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MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1930. 、

Mr. T. II. G. Bray fold has been ROUND THE CINEMAS appointed non-exclusive surveyorjev to the British Corporation Regis-

Williara J. Worthington, Free- Ian Wood. Mary. Doran, Guy Oliver and Ray Gallagher appear

ter of Shipping & Aircraft, whose EMBARRASSING MOMENTS” AT support

head office is in Glasgow.

Falling from a low stool on which he was sleeping outside 48, Wossung

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

Street at 8.30 this morning, an un- EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT. known Chinese injured his head |

and was rendered unconscious. The Polico took him to the Kwong Wah Hospital..

A young Chinese named Ngan Chung (21), described as a house coalie.employed at 99 Caine Road, was yesterday taken to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital suffering from oplum poisoning stated to have been self-administered. His con dition is reported to be satisfactory

"You're a house coalie. and you are evidently a lazy one" said Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith this morning to Cheung Puk, a servant employed at

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In addition, a Paramount news- 100l and a comedy, entitled "Ar Ease" with Lloyd Hamilton and Estalle Brasfey, are shown."

"Half, a Bride" will be screen. edto-day and to-morrow at all performances, namely, 2.30, 530,

"TILLIE TIE TOILER."

Reginald Denny provides excel-7.20 and 9.20 p.m. lent entertainment in this comedy The next change of programmè, of life. His British voice comes as is on Wednesday and Thursday, a pleasant charge after the usual when "Vanity" featuring Charles voices one hears on the talkies. Ray, Leatrice Joy and Allan Hale

The story is a very simple one will be shown. and can be narrated in a few brief sentences, but one cannot visualise the embarrassing moments with anything like accuracy until one Marjon Davies, as head, with has seen this uproarious comedy Matt Moore, Harry Crocker. facturing Reginald Denny and George Fawcett, George K. Arthur, Merna Kennedy.

Dert Roach, Estelle Clark and Merna Kennedy returns from Clate MeDowell, supporting, com- New York to a home harbouring pose the east of players in the grim mementos of the dim past. A Marion Davies production "Tille

5 Armend Buildings, who was dance is given in honour of her the Toiler," which is on view at charged by Sanitary Inspector wedding to a local beau, who has the Star Theatre to-day. Koylance with-dumping rubbish at heen brought up by a terranical Based on the famous comedy the rear of 1 Armed Buildings the mother and had all the kick knock-strip. "Tillie the Toller" was residence of Dr. K. H. Uttley, ed out of him. The orchestra, for brought effectively to the silver M.R.C.S. A fine of $10 was im- this dance consists of an organ and screen by Mr. Hobart Henley, posed.

a violin, and the dancers them who directed such film successes selves they are so old fashioned es "His Secretary" and "The Auc- A contractor's coolle named Ahas to approach the ludicrous. Miss tion Block." Lung was fatally injured in H.M. Kennedy causes surprise and Miss Davies as Tillie is splen- Dockyard on. Friday afternoon. chagrin by switching on the wire- did and, as a thoughtless and The man was engaged with others less and performing in the New frivolous stenographer, who wreaks In dismantling a crane,, when he York style.

havoc in business. accidentally felt, and suffered This causes the rift in the lute "Fashions for Women, starring severe injuries. First aid was and the engagement is broken. As Esther Raiston and Raymund given by members of the Dockyard an excuse she pleas that she has Hatton will be screened to-morrow staff, and the coolie was removed already been half married-a trial and Wednesday, while from to the Government Civil Hospital, marriage. When asked the name Thursday to Saturday the-attrac where he died about two hours of the after admission.

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disreputable man ske tion will be "Eternal Love" in clutches desperately at the last which Camilla Horn and John etraw-the name of Cruickshank, Barrymore are starred. which is the name of an author of one of the books on the table.

THE FOUR FEATHERS."

For

who had been staying at the Mel- Action-plus adventure, terrors chow Hotel, Des Voeux Road and perils of such convincing big- Central, decided to commit suicide.ness that audiences who beheld them

of the

It is stated in the report on the Forest Administration in Burma

far the year ended March 31, 1929, that up to that date economic re-

some

other

A blind Chinese male fortune teller was to-day charged. before Mr. T. S. Whyfe-Smith with having The father telegraphs for Mr. caused an obstruction In Shanghal Cruickshank and Reginald Denny TIMBER RESEARCH IN BURMA. China, if she desires to take her Street, Sergeant Barnicle intimat- arrives. Then the fan commences place in the van of civilised ed that the man had been warned on terminating in the real marriage nations in the Orient, permit a move to a Inne at the back of the light entertainment one could not

several occasions by the Police to of an admirably suited pair.

state of things that, threatens Post Office in Shanghai Street, desire for better. the lives of British and other where all the other, fortune tellers The Montmartre Follies are a search work done in Burma had foreign subjects? Must her re-were. He did not heed the warn- feature of the programme, and they had but little effect on the develop- ings and on Saturday he was ar give a splendidly reorganized per- cord be continually besmirched rested. A fine of $2 was imposed.formance, displaying talent that is ment of commercial interest in the indigenous hardwoods other than. and stained by outrages on for-

rarely seen in Hong Kong..

teak,

of though algns After partaking of a hearty eigners who pursue their peaceful meal on Friday evening, Chiu Man

awakening were apparent. This vocations in the country. whether (28); a recent arrival in the Colony.)

state of stagnation is largely due. to the difficulty of competition in the interior, or in some of the

with teak itself, which is a well- important centres of trade and

known timber, of exceptionally high quality and which in com- commerce? Must China ever be He took a generous dose of were swept into transports of parison with most of the held up to the scorn of other carbolic acid and waited, as he excitement, were projected on the hardwoods of Burma, is relatively nations on account of the outrages ught, stolcally for

the end. screen at the Central Theatre yes- both abundant and easily.extract- on foreign property--the sacking and without a word to anyone in Paramount's epic picture

Before long, however, he repented.terday with the showing of able.. and looting of Consulates and the Hotel, rushed into a street car wild African Soudan country-"The preciated the benefit of seasoning. Nor has the country as yet ar business premises? Must the and reached the Government Civil Four Feathers." There were full The bulk of the provincial outturn

Hospital. Here he reported his houses all day. continuance of civil warfare per condition to the surgeon, and was

of timbers other than teak is used- petually be submitted as an excuse given treatment which put him be is not a word of dialogue in its en- local work for which almost any Here is "n" picture--and there for house building and other rough for China's inability to protect yond danger.

tire footage. This alone, in a day timber is used unseasoned, and the lives and property of Britons

when talkers are rapidly establish- dificulty in obtaining, timber of and other foreigners within her CORRESPONDENCE. ing a new show world, is ample re- the desired species leads locally to commendation for seeing it twice the increasing use of timbers gates?

or three times. It is a big picture formerly, considered to be un- -one which is too big even for marketable. To the Editor of "China Mail."

dialogue. But it should be sald. Under present conditions, lees Hong Kong, Monday, Aug. 25, 1930. lacks a really strong man, able and willing to assume the reins

Sir-The leading article in the

here that the excellent musical than half of the timber growing in of. Government; free of all per- Sunday Herald of yesterday on the Peters, which accompanies the ple- Burma will repay the cost of ex- core, composed by Wm. Frederick the mixed natural forests of FATE OF BRITONS.sonal ambition, free of all jealousy in this Colony is most timely, and the visual interest which the film proved uses are developed adds to establishment of a Juvenile Court

ture, is a delightful supplement to traction. Each species for which on the part of the mercenaries that paper is to be congratulated on Arouses,

the percentage of marketable The latest news regarding the whose only objective is the lining the stand it takes in child welfare fate of two British missionaries; of their own pockets. We read in Hong Kong. In a letter to one novel of British soldier life in the of extraction; also the develop- The story is based on the famous timber and improves the economy

the Misses Nettleton.

of your morning contemporaries Soudan, "The Four and of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek about two months ago. I advocated

Feathers" ment of methods of seasoning and Harrison, is not reassuring. We offering a million dollars for the the establishment of a Copet to deal written by A. E. W. Mason and of increasing in other ways the are told that a combination of capture of two towns in the hands with child offences in the line of Bible of courage."

the "British durability of timber such as im- pregnation, offer a possible means force and gentle pergunsion is still of the Northern rebels," but we favoured the formation of Beratal branded as a coward by his com- pressure of the evergrowing de the U.S.A. and Britain. I also Richard Arlen, a young officer, la of effecting same reduction in the being employed in the attempt to have yet to learn that he is will-institutes in this Colony, for with ades. rescue them from the hands of ing to put up a similar sum for the establishment of Juvenile back" and he does.

He swears he will "come mands on the timber output of the the Reds who made them captive the release of two British lady Courts alone little progress could conquere the stigma of cowardice sighted to neglect. There is there.

How the youth province, which it would be short- several weeks ago. It is added missionaries! It is a sad com-be made, unless there is a place to forms the theme for the story which fore, states the report, no reason that the Fukien military authori mentary on the attitude of the sent for reformation on conviction. Clive Brooks, William Powell and into the possible uses of Burma where the child offenders may be carried him and his three comrades, to regret having started research ties claim that local troops from warlords to the question of the Your Sunday contemporary's Theodor von Eltz through the kind hardwoods or to contemplate clos- Chungan, with this object, at- safety of foreigners. Unfortun- suggestion of lady Justices of the of adventures we have all seen in ing such research down until all tacked 3,000 Communist bandits ately, outrage after outrage will Peace to deal with child offences is "Beau Geste."

species that exist in marketable also commendable, for. none can and defeated them after a continue, but the most trenchant understand the paychology of the

Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. quantities have been thoroughly

tried out London Chamber sanguinary fight in the vicinity of protest on the part of the inter-child better than a woman, and if Schoedsack, the two wonder-men of

Commerce Journal. Singtsun and broke up the Com-ested Powers will apparently have we have woman Judges they can picturedom, whose roving cameras Everyone is beautiful in someone's type of charm. Perfection of feature, munist headquarters there not the slightest effect.

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BABY," SCHOOLGIRL, MAID and MOTHER What is your Face Value ?

eyes. Mother, baby, twelve-year-old winsome expression, lovable smile. Lucy and eighteen-year-old Joan you all have an appeal of your own Here, then, is an opportunity to turn face value to advantage. Enter tion is in four groups and so the ladies, but foreign authorities Wright's simple family competition

enter any one of them. If you have and win handsons CASH PRIZES. an attractive child or baby, submit are naturally rather sceptical. Every photograph will be judged photograph too. SEND IN YOUR strictly and fairly on its particular ENTRIES, NOW.

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News in Brief.

One case of puerperal fever was notified, during the week-end. The British Consul, Mr. Martin; pro

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JUVENILE COURT.

deal with such cases more effective ly and sympathetically.

May I suggest that, pending the establishment of a Juvenile Court

often referred to as

were responsible for the remarkable adventure fim," "Chang" .and "Grass," apent nearly two years in Africa, taking, the "shota" whith in this Colony, and before lady constitute "The Four Feathers" Justices are appointed, in future all and for which they faced unbe- child offenders began to the llevable dangers.

Society for the Protection of "Chil- It would be an idle waste of

Ten Years Ago.

IFrom the "China Mull," August 25, 1920.).

To-day'a dollar is worl

'Herein no comment one way or

ls still at Kienning, attempting Dr. Au King, living at 41, Tal has a vary competent lady Inspec- Feathers" in detail here. It can dren to be dealt with? The Society words to try to describe "The Four Photographs tile their release by negotiations. It yan Road, Kowloon City, was yester-tor who understands child only be said that here is one of the and entre 450 is believed that as a result of they attacked by its own yellow paychology well. She will know most magalicent, one of the most the other. Let the Facts speak for

chow" dog and bitten on the left what to do in such cases. I hope thrilling adventure films screened, themselves. £20 troops' attacks the Reds have leg. He is treating himself for the this suggestion will meet with and if you don't agree with this re £10. been split up into smaller bands, injury and has turned the dog ove some consideration from the proper lower when he says that, well-it' ese fisherman was charged for

It may thus be more difficult to to the Police to be sent to Mataukok

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THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE CAREFULLY NOTED:

for observation:

trace the whereabouts of the lady

Yours, etc..

At the local Polica Court, a Chine simply because your have not seen possessing two tins of gun cotton. the picture.

A Chinese woman named Wong Fa Chim Hung (21), lving at 504 Queen's Road West, reported to the

A. RESIDENT Hong Kong, August 25, 1930.

"HALF A BRIDE."

The Police said that the gun cotton was part of a lot dumped into the sea by the Naval Authorities stuff unwanted and

1. Name, address of photographer each must be accompanied by three and clasa under which the subject is outalde, printed #rapper.com Wright's captives. entered, must be written distinctly in Coal Tar Boap/RTING REC Whatever may be the ultimate Ink on the back of each photograph, Lady Moira Combe and the

Editor of the Daily Sketch will get fate of the two British mission

as AnalANDARDS

2. Photographs submitted must be

A highly amusing story is un- thus 'discarded.

taken by the sender who must be 20 regarded decision must be aries cannot be conjectured Police yesterday that between 2 and he old lady, from the country ravelled in the Paramount picture The Police said the fisherman had amateur. Photographs must not have

6. The last day for receiving en The policy of "force and gentle the house, an unlocked drawer in though she had heard vaguely about traction now showing at the case was similar to a man convicted 7 p.m., during her absence from was really enjoying herself. A "Half a Bride," which Is the at dredged the gun cotton, and, the (been previously: used: 素 connection tries In London is September 30th, 2 with any other competition cx pub 1030, the reinite will be announced persuasion seems the only one her cubicle was ransacked and seven the wondern of the city, she bad Majestic Theatre, Kowloon of dynamiting, fiah, ond was fined to tho ender of the photographs ded in the London Dally chain and Log: to continue if the lady captors pieces of gold, platinum, and life in actual face what they were dry. Cooper of "The First $100,

and don Sketch on Betober 27th Pay

1990, and piri Jocal, press as soon as are to be released without mutila diamond jewellery, worth $8,210 King popularity is in the leading

What's that big place?" she role with Esther Ralston, a strik Accused was not charged with cingiz asked her niece, who was acting as lug blonde, opposite. Directed by dynamiting fish. He was accused Accident at her guide.

Mr Gregory La Cava, the picture of selling the gun cotto a Chin The girl looked up at the office tells of the wild adventures of h Magistrate Can you eman em- building towering above them young woman sensation, seeker hevas?

tion or torture.

not to the subindonés can be en

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