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'FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1930.

THE CHINA MAIL.

MURDER CASE AT PEEPS AT HAWAII. ROUND THE CINEMAS

TIENTSIN.

Passion for Cousin's Wife.

KEEN POLICE HUNT.

DELIGHTFUL CORDIALITY OF "THE VIRGINIAN" AT THE

RESIDENTS.

A MODERN FAIRYLAND,

CENTRAL.

FINE PHOTOGRAPHY.

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None of the Polynesian Islands With big city night life, metro- of the Faciße ocean have as colour-politan underworlds and the life ful, and eventful a history na the bend the footlights furnishing a Tientsin, July 8. As already briefly reported in islands of Hawaii.

plethora of themes for audible moy- From theiring pictures, it is these volumus. on Sunday, July 6,

welcome 6.45 a.m., the body of actual discovery by Capt. James interlude when an all-talking film Chinese man was fourd lying Cook, the British navigator, in such as The Virginian" comes here. face downwards on the grass south 1778, until the present day, the

"The Virginian" is deserving of even more than comparative praise. ns high type

At

A

of Hai Kwan Ssu Road about fifty Hawaiian Islands have been the however. Its value yards from the west end of Lòn- don Road. The head was point-scans of much marine activity and entertainment does not lie alone in ing south and the feet, which had commerce, while the

Hawaiian the fact that it is different from the general run of pictures. Its value as entertainment lies in its own

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no shoes, to the north. Aged nation itself has passed from about 10 years, the dead man was state of savagery to a high civilisa- Wearing n white jacket, grey trousers, black socks and yellow tion, finally to become a part of garters. There was a wound bethe United States. hind the right ear. His two fists.

was

H

a Chinese hook

Curiously

first

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intrinale worth as a talking picture fubrication of rich romance, eple drama and immortal humour,

Here is a picture that "gets you enough, the one of which held a folding fans wealth of the islands was in agri-is a faithful reproduction in talking and holds you" as showmen say. It were inclined towards his chest. A small knife (not bloodstained) culture alone. To-day it la agri- film of the novel by Owen Wister found beside the body culture which forms the basis for and the play by Wister and Kirk La was lying the economic basis of the Terri Shelle. That alone, should be re- five or six steps away. About ten tory of Hawaii, but it is of a doubting Thomas. In the medium commendation enough for any steps from the body there was a mark on the pavement as if an different type than former years. of the all-talking screen the Im-j iron weapon had bren ground Instead of raising pineapples and mortal characters of the

Wister

The B.M.C. Police considered it

sugar cane, us now, for the mar-classic live and breathe. All the

glamorous sounds of the great out, to be a case of murder and theets of the world, turo, yams. doors are faithfully reproduced. coroner appointed by the Chinese rotatoes, and other foodstuffs were Cowboys yell as their herd is driven, anthorities to. hold ast Inquestgrown by the native farmers in bellowing, through a swift river. came to the same conclusion. In small plantations.

Ranchers chant their typical ditties Concert, 5.30.p.m vestigations were immediately set

Hawaif's location in the middle Gun-toting

stars by the campfire. enemies bark their of the Pacife, with its

warm savage epithets. The lovers speak climate and sheltering harbours, their hearts in the murmuring pine

there.

où foot.

Identified Through a Hook.

under the

The Chinese book which was offered an ideal place first for the forest.

discovered near the dead man con-

men to

Add to this an ensemble of per-

tained various names, among them fur traders from Alaska and the feet character portrayals by Gary that of a person named Chu Yu-Pacific northwest to winter and Cooper, Walter Huston, Richard tien, living at Huang Chia Hu purchase supplies. The fur traders Yuan, known to the police as were the earliest white

oneylender. This man was Prisit the islands in any numbers, prehended. He denied knowing the murdered man, but said he They bought meat and large quan- knew a man named Han Teh-shing tities of fresh vegetables, firewood, whose name was also mentioned and ship supplies,

and

As the fur trade decreased,

Lammerts Auction July 29-At 339, Lalchikok Itond, household furniture, 11 am.

Meeting. To-morrow-Important meeting of Subscribers to the Kowloon Tong Cumberland Road, Kowloon Tong. Building Scheme, Garden City Club,

Miscellaneous.

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July 31-Hong Kong Cricket Club

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

Alron, Mary Brian, Eugene. Pallette

The following programme and others and you have a picture

will be that is definitely a masterpiece.

broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong "The Virginian" opened at the Broadcasting Station 2.B.W. an 358 Central Theatre yesterday for a scheduled five days' run. Nobody should miss it. It's simply great.

metres:

:

G-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme, 7-9 p.m.-Evening European Programme of H.M.V. and Victor Records selected and supplied by

"Morning Messrs. Moutrie and Co.

Noon and Night in Vienna"

Vienna Philharmonic Orch. (1667).

"Millions D'Arlequin"-Serenade, "Diane"-Waltz,

Clullett Morino (Violin Solo with Guitar) (21225).

John Turner, Toner (B2331). The Drace' Way", "Homes",

Norman Long, Humorous (2257);

in the busk, and who was an ap- prentice of the murdered man.sandalwood in the first part of the Han Teh-shing was found to be nineteenth century brought the been admitted into the family of absent from Tientsin but his son British and American traders in nations, through the action of the said he recognised the book as be- their sailing schooners to Hawali United States, Great Britain and longing to a man named. Wang

in large numbers. The wood was France. Shu-tseng, living at 3, Yi Yin Li, gathered on the Sandwich Islands ministers were received from the Regular envoys and French Concession.

Enquiries were made at 3. Y by the natives, and then shipped kingdom by the leading nations. Yin Li and a man named Hsiao

to ports of South China. As One of the Hawaiian monarchs Yin-nan was arrested there.

sandalwood became scarce, a new was the first king ever to visit the Maire My Girl", He stated that Wang Shu-tseng.

industry appeared to take its place. United States and make a trip "For You Alone", man named Li Cheng-shan

Large whaling grounds were found around the world. Another had Elmaelf had lived, together.

off the coast of Japan, and the the distinction of being the first Li Cheng-shan, who had left the whalers stopped at Hawaii to sovereign to visit Japan, where he house, was traced to the Chinese gustained the islands in the same 1898, when annexed by the United "Marche Slave",

winter and buy supplies. They was given regal reception. Until City and through his statement and Hsiao's it was definitely establish way as the fur traders, only to a States, the Sandwich Islands were ed that the murdered man

greater extent.

As many as 500 ruled by eight monarchs of royal The Chocolate Soldier", Wang Shu-tseng.

whaling vessels were known to lineage. There were several at-Sympathy", stop at the islands in a year. The tempts on the 'part of native rulers

Winnte. Melville & Derek last big year of the whaling era of. to cede the Islands. to both the

Oldham (Duet) (1582). LI Cheng-shan, made a statement Hawait was in 1859. Discovery of United States and Britain at "Mignon"Overture. to the following effect. It seems petroleum and the Civil war caus different times, but neither country

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (6850), withdrawal that the murdered man had formeded the

of many accepted the invitations.

"My Wireless Set To-day Hawail receives many

John Henry (Humorous) cousin, Li Wen-chih, and was in With the decline of the whaling thousands of visitors. Travellers

(2155). the habit of visiting her. He had industry, efforts were made to are never disappointed in Hono-"Old Time Songs”, in consequence quarrelled with his raise sugar cane, cotton, tobacco, lulu. The diving boys greeting the cousin. The latter had a friend, rice, silk and pineapples. During ship as it noses its way into the "The Good Little Boy and the Bad Sun Chan-shan, connected with the the period of Chinese immigration, inner harbour, lels thrown about military, who came to Tientsin rice exports were high. Adverse one's neck upon landing, surf board "Under the Enzunken Trea", from time to time while at the same weather conditions destroyed the riders at Waikiki beach, and

His Wife's Cousin

was!

an illicit passion for the wife of his whalers from the Pacific.

Little Boy"

Philadelphia Symphony _Orchestra (6513).

Orchestra (1687),

Norman Long (Humorous)

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LOVE UNREQUITED. SPURNED ADMIRER'S REVENGE.

Sensational statements involving another man whose name shore. fused to disclose and an assertion that she had offered the accused her life's savings, were made on July 7 in the Shanghai Special District Court by Miss Wong.Pei- ying, dancing Partner of the Black Cat Cafe and complainant in the prosecution of Dong San-mai, the son of a wealthy grocer, charged with forcing her. on June 29, to make an attempt on her Iffe by swallowing a patent preparation containing poison. The case was adjourned.

The case is the sequel to a death pact believed to have been entered into by the complainant and the accused and which, they attempted to carry out in the Burlington Hotel, where they had engaged a

room.

was

The courtroom, where the case was heard yesterday, says the Shanghat Times of July 8, crowded with interested spectators, who craned curious necks for a glimpse of the attractive 19-year old cabaret girl who was still weak as the result of swallowing the contents of a bottle of Medinge.

Girl's Story.

Miss Wong related bow on June 29, she drove with the accused in his car in the direction of Woo- sung. On arriving at a lonely spot, she said her companion, who had danced with her the previous evening, produced a cheque book Jack Hylton and Hischeque for Tis. 50 to purchase a and told her that he had issued, a

plitol to kill them both if she still sparned his offer of marriage. she said, who intervened and wera. There was another man in the car,

ed the prisoner to be more con- siderate. The warning was given when the mediator alighted. On instructions from the accused, the chauffeur again drove the car to- wards Woosung. On the way, she sald, prisoner re-opened the sub- "Ay, Ay, Ay”,

ject of their marriage. ' her ex- "Standehen"

De Groot & the Piccadilly plaining that she was betrothed to another man, she continued, "I'm Blase

prisoner declared that her refusal "Prophecles"

least two persons, if not three. would result in the death of at

time the guilty wife was supposed silk and cotton farms, and the to- bybiscus, passion flowers. and "The Gipsy Baron" Selection,

(2434).

to have been sent away to her, hus-bacco raised there was not of high colourful tropical blossoms seen band's birthplace, Tsao Chiang-quality, As California became under green coconut, mango and halen, although this has not been more settled, the demand for sugar breadfruit trees, all contribute to proved Pronounced bad feeling arose. It soon became a more make a beautiful and never-to-be- existed, owing to the affair of the profitable crop than coffes, and forgotten impression of one of the woman, between the murdered man, then the leading industry as it is world's most gorgeous spots. Li Wen-chih and Sun Chan-shan. to-day.

Hawali has been made. famous by the delightful cordiality of its re- sidents who exemplify the spirit of Aloha Oe.

The woman has disappeared and so far all efforts to find her and the two men have been unsuccess- ful.-Peking and Tientsin Times.

ACCIDENT AT PESHAWAR.

•Of

Ferdy Kaufman & His

Orchestra (1393).

What Done", "Nocturne",

Winnie Melville & Derek Oldham, Vocal Duet (1690).

Orchestra (2617).

Population.

Norman Long (Humorous) Hawaiian Islands the Japanese are "The Walta Dream"Selection,

the population of the

(1205). by far the largest with 136,000

De Groot & the Picendilly Orchestra (2684). Filipinos

82,000 "In an Old-Fashioned Town"," Korean

65,000 "Wait.John Turner Tenor Portuguese Kawallans

"Zampa"--Overture (2205), Americans

84,000 -26,000 ... 3,200

Victor Symphony Orchestra __(85985). !

(a) "Buy My Strawberries"

(Oliver).

Efforts were made by the Police The pineapple had to be intro- to apprehend Li Wan-chih and duced to the world. In 1890, the Sun Chan-shan but no trace of them total export value of fresh and can be found. It has, however, canned pineapples amounted to been discovered that the murdered less than $15,000. In 1925, more man, Li Wen-chih, and his wife had than 8,700,000 cases of pineapples

Mies Wong went on to say that stayed in a grocery shop behind the were shipped from the Territory of

the accused stopped the car at French Cathedral for five or six Hawali.

Woosung and suggested that she of the five main days and the proprietor of this shop The tribes

She said he changed his mind after should jump into a river near by, admits this but can throw no other islands were united in 1705 light on the mystery.

through the warn of Kamehameha

remembering that she could swim the Great. Kamehameha saw the

and suggested that it was better. wisdom from association with foreigners. Two American tradera, The Hawaiians as a race (owing

9 p.m.--Weather Report, Localtinued that on returning to Shang- to take some medicine. She con- John Young, and Isaac Davie, were to the intermarriage with these Time and News. induced to become his advisers, aliens) are fast dying out and this

hal, her companion, stopped at 9,05-10.80 p.m-Studio Concert pharmacy and bought a bottle of It was through their direction, that is pity Sweet and comely (1) Trios y semene Fopular Song Medinie. They then drove to the the king was successful in his are

the maidens of Hawail (Kretsler)Misses. J. and ware. Earlier he had been taught delicate and gracious in their (2): Two-Bongs of London:

Mr. John Braga ako

Burlington Hotel and engaged s by Captain Vancouver, of the bearing. They live, in a

room. The accused told her, to take the medicine. She thought British Navy, to build larger ships. pleasant land and are fascinat

Liholiho,

she would rather die than cause demureness: Kamehameha's son, ing for all their

the death of others, she being an abolished the taboo system and the Well if you lived in Fairy

orphan and plone in the world. andleat idolatrous religion of the land where cherries were as big as Hawalians. Scarcely had the king plums, plame as big as apples,and (8) done this than. American mission strawberries of no account, where aries from Connecticut and Yale the procession of fruits and flowers University arrived at Hilo and of the season was like a pageant Honolulu, in 1820, to start churches in a Drury Lane pantomime and It is officially stated that at nine and schools. The natives readily where, the morning air is like new adopted. Christianity and educa- wine why, you would let business o'clock this morning, at the Kabuli tion spread rapidly, especially on slide once in a while and kick un Gate. Peshawar City, a rifle was tho falan of Oahu and Hawalf, your heels with these fellows. accidentally discharged by a Lance-Su ameniple were the, kanakas to The Hiwalians are a mustent Corporal on duty, hitting the wife the white man and his ways of people but their love songs are (6) (8) Devonshire Cream and and two children of Sardar Gangaving and worshipping, that the dreamy and pathetic. They seem Bingh, supervisor of the military board of American missionaries ways to tell you dairy farm

The children were killed instan- favour of taneously, and the wife was removed thirty year to hospitali A huge excited crowd slonaries assembled, and the police and mill- great

Two Children Shot Dead.

Peshawar, May 81.

tary were compelled to fire in self^ defence." Ibis reported that thres people were killed, and their bodies were

off hops are clos

withdrew

active support in they have lost

kere only regain.

Aloha ever so" pathe Bald #the

the paradise -hove

song

the bird

(b) "Down Vauxhal

Way" (Oilver), egy

Mts. O. C. Womack

(Soprano)... (a) "The Skipper's Courtship”

(SL Quentin); (b)The-Longshoreman (Cher

hám),~~Mr. ~~~ AJ Brock, A young man had consented to) Meditation-Thais (Mazsenot) dance, but at the last moment com Baritong

attend a deaf and dumb people's (b) Otardas Mont) Mr. John plained that he would not know

Braga, (Violin Solo). (8) (n) "Memory's Home

how to ask a deaf, and durab girl for a dance.

(4)(a)

(b).

Along (Beale) Mr D. Cairns Contralto

Berlinton, Dintén, és More

(Holiday) Mr. AJ Brock, Baritone (7) Blow Flow Thou Winter Winde

(Roger Quilter) Mra00 Werdhek Boprano,

John

kas (8) S

10.80

a) tralto,

"Oh, don't worry about that, re plied a friend "Just bow, smile, take her hand and waltz eway."

Arriving at the hall, he saw L pretty girl standing alone, so be, accordingly. " bowed, smiled, took, ber hand, and they went dancing down the hall. By the sixth dance Brown, the young gian, was wonder. ||ing how to get rid of the viri, when another, man, atwade up to the pa and addressing the girl,

Darling aren't you going to have ore dance with me to-night !!"

Well, exclaimed the girl,

Just longing to get

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