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WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1930,

MANILA ATTORNEY. NO ACTUAL FRAUD, ROUND THE CINEMAS

DENIED ADMISSION TO HOUSE.

MRS. PERKINS SUES.

Manila. July 2,

PROSECUTION OF 13 CHINESE.

"HAPPY DAYS" AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE

THE-

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE.

NEW SONGS AND DANCES.

Songa, dances, and jokes that are

day afternoon charged before Mr. not to be recognised by old friends,

Thirteen Chinese were yester-

A. W. G. H. Grantham, at the

In spite of his virtual victory in court yesterday morning when Judge Eulogio P. Revilla, of the Central Magistrney, in connection because they are all new, are heard city court of first instance, refus with an alleged "long firm fraud in "Happy Days," Fox Movietone ed to issue an injunction sought by his wife to prevent the sale of by Mr. T. G. Bennett, whilst Mr.

The prosecution' was conducted all ster, all talking musical their Dewey Boulevard home, E. A. F. H. Loseby was for the defence.

romance, ROW Perkins, prominent Manila at-

playing at the torney and honorary consul for was conspiracy to obtain goods by The charge against the accused

Queen's Theatre. Siam, last night had to acek shelter false pretences from the Kam cognize the outstanding members Old friends, will, however, re- for the night at the Manila Hotel Cheung knitting factory, and of the billion dollar cast as it in- when he was donied admittance to from the Po Kee sack dealers. eludes such well known stage and`- the house.

Another charge was that of ob- than two hours talning credit by fraud. Perkins

screen personalities as Will Rogers, patiently re- mained outside his house while the accused was stated to have Charles Farrell, Walter Catlett, For the purpose of their fraud James J. Corbett, Janet Gaynor, awaiting the intervention of police rented on May 9 the ground

For Mr.

more

officials in an effort to get in. floor of 69, Des Voeux Road West George Jessel, El Brendel, William After all efforts had falled finally went to the Manila Hotel at the rate of $155 per month. White, Ann Pennington, George he from the Yuen Loong Chan firm, Collfer, sen., Sharon Lynn, Marjorie where he registered at midnight The first and second accused ran MacFarlane, J. Harold Murray, last night. The house remained locked and barred.

the business under the firm name Victor McLaglen, Edmund Lowe, of Wing Hing Cheung.

Police Called.

(

"THE LADY LIES."

From books of the firm seized Warner Baxter, Marjory White, In response to a call for police by the Police, it appeared that the Richard Keene, Tom Patricola and protection, safd to be from Mrs. principal business was deals in George Olsen and his music. Perkins, several uniformed and sugar. This part of the business plain-clothes men were sent to the was legitimate, because the as- neighbourhood of the palatial Per-cused bought forward and sold in king home last evening.

due course, thus making their When scen outside hla house last profit. In less than a month, night, Mr. Perkins stated he came however, the accused branched brown-eyed beauty in a number of Claudette Colbert, stender, from a movie theatre downtown. Jout into other lines of business, Broadway productions, and Walter When he arrived home shortly bo-and this resulted in the present Huston, one of the outstanding stars fore 10 o'clock, he found his house prosecution against them. locked and was confronted with the

of the legitimate stage in the past police officers guarding the place.proached by the first accused on history, are reunited in leading The knitting factory was ap-five years of Broadway theatrical Mr. Perkins couleur was also June 7 and asked to supply towels roles in the Paramount All Talking denied admission,

on credit, payment to be made ten Alm success, "The Lady Lies," Immediately after learning of days after delivery. giving it à gratuitous advertise the situation, Mr. Perkins sent for given because accused claimed to to-morrow..

Credit was which comes to the Central Theatre ment at the expense of the anfor-service, but Mr. Novins could not firm which did a lot of business handsome widower and Miss Colbert John Nevins, chief of the secret he the representative of a Manila tunate subscribers to Reuter's be located,

In this production Huston is the with the factory. cablegrams in the Far East.

Injunction Refused.

Then, on June 13, a man who sible for his social downfall.

is the woman unwittingly respon- Truth to tell, in the present were sleeping in the house, as also representative of the Wing Hing roles together in the tremendously Mrs. Perkins and her daughter gave his name as Chan Ching-po, campaign of civil war In China, it were some servants, Mr. Perkins Cheung shop, visited a hemp shop popular stage

They first appeared in leading is the most difficult task possible said,

at 10, Saiwan Lane and ordered Abbott, "The Barker," which had a When Mrs. Perkins' petition for 3,000 gunny bags worth $527.20, long run

play by George for the foreigners on the spot-injunction came up before Judge also on credit. Similarly, goods played the part of Nifty Miller. let alone in far-off London-to E. P. Revilla, of the city court of were obtained from other local the tough carnival man and Miss on Broadway. Huston grasp the realities and to gepar-Arst instance yesterday, he refused firms, A hat maker delivered 23 Colbert played Lou, the side-show ate the truth from the fable on injunction and gave Mr. Perkins' an electrical goods shop supplied to issue a preliminary mandatory dozen topees, worth $200.90; and either side.

There has been attorneys, Clyde De Witt and Wil 20 dozen dry batteries, valued at seldom a civil war in which pro-liam Brady, until next Monday to $127.20.

Charles Ruggles, famed as one of paganda has been so reckless of study the motion led by Mrs..

the leading juvenile and elderly the truth and in which exaggera- Perkins, and reply to her com- search warrant on June 16. No white way," plays the comedy relief The Police executed an arms gentlemen comics of "the great tions and fabrications predomin-

plaint.

Besides an order seeking to pro- persons found on the premises at first ston

arms were found, but all thirteen role in "The Lady Lies." He was ate in the "news" supplied to the hibit Mr. Perkins, in a civil suit the time of the raid were arrested pictures in "Gentlemen

and heard in talking Press of the country under docketed lato Monday afternoon by for further inquiries and the Press," Paramount's renowned play of the threats of pains and penalties if

Attorney Vicente Sotto, asked for firm's books were taken for ex-of newspaper life based on the the dissolution of their conjugal amination. undue prominence is given to the partnership and distribution of tion was derived from the books Huston also made his debut in talk- Interesting informa-stage success by Ward Morehouse. other side. It is little wonder their conjugal property. The plain- and the accused were charged, that the general public is sick and monthly sum of P.3,000, pending evidence, discharged all the ac habitant of city rooms, Ruggles was ing films in the Morehouse opus, tiff, at the same time, asked for a The Magistrate, after hearing as Wick Snell, the inveterate in-. tired of reading columns and the termination of the suit. columns of matter emanating|

the inebriated reporter who never from the various publicity depart-

seemed to know which paper he was working for. ments of the warlords.

Property Enumerated.

At

The property. valued P.817,165.24, distribution of which But that takes us back to the ault, includes the lot and building is sought by Mrs. Perkins in, the fact that nothing that appears in with furniture on Dewey Boulevard the London Times can possibly valued at P.225,000; endowment throw any more light on the pro-insurance, P.17,913.24; shares of blem of what is really happening Mining Company P.117,600; three stock. in the Benguet Consolidated in the North or even in the South automobiles, P.8,500; one parcel of Ilong Kong, Wednesday, July 9, 1930. of China at the moment. To ask unimproved real estate, P.44,000; the Press of this. Colony to pay collection, P.1,000; jewellery, furs. personal library, P.8,000; stamp

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cused on the ground that no actual fraud had been brought home to them.

1

PALESTINE.

BRITISH POLICY OF "FULL MANDATE"

performer.

"The Lady Lies" was written as a stage play by John Meehan, who served as the director of dialogue in the all-talking. version. He has had years of experience as a stage. director, notably with George M. Cohan,

Ten Years Ago.

[From the "China Hall" of

July 9, 1920.3.

To-day's dollar is worth 3/84-

Geneva, June 9. CHEAP PUBLICITY. good money for cables in these silver, etc., P.50,000; shares of Permanent Mandates

At to-day's meeting of the difficult days for reproducing stock purchased through Hair and sion,

Commis- Dr. Drummond Shiels, what the Times has written is Elliot of Manila, F:44,000; one In Under-Secretary of State for the The time has long since passed really impudent. If the Times Mutual Line Insurance Co, of New that the British

vestiment annuity policy In the Colonies, Great Britain, stated since the London Times-the

really seeks a gratuitous adver- York, P.5,500; 50 shares of stock stood for a full Mandate in Pales- Government great Thunderer as it was wont to tisement it knows the procedure in the Philippine International tine and measures be termed could expect to as well as Reuter does, and Reuter Corporation, P.4,500, investment in taken to make the application of water leairy toward Lyemun

were being influence statesmen and Govern-

Kowloon Bay and the stretch of is really taking advantage of our other minor property altogether

the law business, P.300,000; and that policy more effective. ments.

It is to-day no, more good nature. If Reuter wants to valued at P.24,350.

The defence and police forces sight the last few nights. Fifty Pass has presented a remarkable than an integral part of a com-advertise the Times or any other of Mrs. Perkins for an injunction seditious propaganda would now and after dark it looked as if now gave a greater margin of or more sampans, all with bright mercial system of journalism London paper to the extent of half to prohibit Mr. Perkins from sell-be under greater control...

In connection with the petition safety, and Press excesses and flares, have been fishing there; fighting tooth and nail against, equally powerful trusts each with to supply our advertising rates.

a column we shall be quite pleased ing the house on Dewey Boulevard

Hong Kong had grown another: no more semblance of indepen

to Feliciano Paterno, for the alleg solicitous for the welfare of non-fish on these occasions-with The Mandatory was equally populous suburb. How do they dence than a mui-tsai in Hong cabling this kind of "news" (sic!) king, and Vicente Sotto, counsel for

Finally, if Reuter persists in and Brady, attorneys for Mr. Per-the population....

ed amount of. P.590,000, De Witt Jewish as for the Jewish part of spear or net? Kong.

Someone kindly Under the circumstances all the way from London, the rate- Mrs. Perkins, were briefly heard Arab-Jewish co-operation. The what the Times says on affairs at

Success ultimately depended on

*tell; us!: Home or abroad is of no more ly the questión demanding that

payers may well consider serious yesterda" morning by Judge Arab leaders must see that the interest to us in Hong Kong than

scenes of last August-were not re- Source of Unhappiness. an inspired article

peated. The Jewish leaders must the Government of this Colony in the

Mr. De Witt, in behalf of Mr. see that more trust was shown in

Revilla.

The

Ten Years Hence.

[From the "China Mall," July 9, 1940.1

Timbuctoo Warrior. Reuter's should save the huge sura at pre- Perkins, opposed the petition of those who had undertaken solemn Telegram Agency, however, still last year for general news ser- vard on the ground "it is an ex-ment officials was unwise, and engaged for the first time in con-

sent paid to Reuter-$31,181.07 Mrs. Perkins and insisted on sell-obligations.

ing the building on Dawes Boule- Persistent criticism of Govern- takes the Times very seriously vice and cost of Pacific Service pensive house to run and the often unfair.

A fleet of light aeroplanes was- indeed, and apparently for cables." That sum could easily source of too much" unhappiness." | something better to cable in the be earmarked to defray part of rel for the respondent was that the world knew it was a Jewish State the antiquated system of even Efforts must also be made to away out to sen; and was acclaim- veying the refuse of the Colony way of real live news"-spreads the cost of increased Government building

Another reason given by the coun-eee that the Jews throughout the ed to be a vast improvement on itself to the extent of half a Servants salaries and thus P.40,000 and the mortgage is now taken to advance.

Was mortgaged for that the Mandatory had ander-motor rubbish carts." column of valuable space to tell us lighten our taxation by over overdue. what the Times has written on $31,000 per year. The Govern. In an effort to perpetuate the was reason for great hope, in the Dr. Shiels added that there the situation in China. For all ment is already well served with through, her counsel, offered

ownership of the house, Mrs. Per future. the value attached to its preora- a reliable news service by the Bri- to redeem the mortgage. tion we could very well have walttish Official Wireless Service, court was informed that the pot ed for the arrival of the Home which comed to it free of cost. In tioner had enough money to cover mail a few weeks hence. It is these hard times an obvious the mortgage and cancel it.

economy of over $31,000 is not to In the course of the hearing stalo and stodgy, without a word be sneered at!: 33692 that is new, without a thought 4 BEKISA MAJudge Revilla suggested a recon Dora Avis Perkins, 15, is their only rostrum five unofficial Justices of.. cillation between the petitioner that is inspiring, without an idea that there was a purse-lying onture, he was informed by the ntkins alleges that they had been cases in the Juvenile Court: As He pointed out to the taxi-driver and the respondent. At this junc- child. In her complait, Mrs. Perhe, Peace appeared to take the torney for the defendant that this ing pescefully and happily until only two were required they "Yes," said the driver when was precisely what they had been at January, when Mr. Perkins "tossed" in the adjoining chari It has merely to thank Reuter, of business is bad I put it there and trying to effect for a long time, uggcated Mr Perkins leave for Ber to decide who would serve.

Zita enne maker leave the door open

and that efforts have been in vain. the States and get a divorce. She The first cane was one in which It was hinted that the idea of said ake refused on the ground two boys were charged with play- giving the respondent a week to her was no reason for doing so.ing pitch and toss. They were study the motion and reply to the Manila Bulletin.

Weers admonished and harged,

likely to influence anybody or any the floor of his cab. Party either at Home or in China.

a day when genuine news was ap but you've no idea how parently arce in the hot and ple jump in for a she

Bultry weather of a Jul

“Ior 1 they see it

At the instance of Chinese philanthropists three creches have complaint was to give the parties leave their babies whilst at work, been opened in the centre of the city wherd Chinese mothers may another chance for reconciation:

Mr. and Mrs. Perkins were mar-

ried in Manila in January, 1914.

By an error in the printed