1930-09-02 — Page 7

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1930.

1ST THE

MR. WHYTE-SMITH & ROUND THE CINEMAS | THEFT FROM SHIP. A "FIERCE WOMAN”.

Said She Was Slapped by Police Inspector.

FOOLISH BEHAVIOUR.

·HEDDA HOPPER'S NATAL DAY | MEN CHASED BY CHIEF OFFICER

ON A FRIDAY.

APPEARING AT QUEEN'S

AND CREW.

JAIL FOR BOTH.

CHINA

MAIL.

MR. H. S. HORNE AND LOST FORTUNES.

£25,000 That Became £483,000 for a Time.

NEW RECORDS

SHADOWS BEFORE EVERYBODY

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN CHINA MAIL.

Social Functions, To-day-Diner Danco at Feuin-

by

sula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

To-morrow-Dinner "Dance

at

Fortunes made and lost Hedda Hopper, one of the fore- Luk Lal, a marino hawker on a Henry Spence Horne, the financler, most character actresses of the sampan, and Mok. Sum, his foki, whose address was given as that of t-talking screen, who portrays both pleaded guilty this morning Park Street, Mayfair, were describ the role of Lady Muriel Wynek before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, ed in the London Bankruptcy Court statement was hum in "Such Men Are Danger-when they were charged with the before Mr. Registrar Warmington. Co.), nunual dinner and dance,{

"I could not raise bail, so the police Inspector slapped my face

This curious made by a Chinese woman to

us." Elinor Glyn's' first offering larceny of a tarpaulin, valued at According to Mr. Horne's state- T. S. Whyte-Smith

to the seren since it began to talk, $200, from on board the steamshipment of affairs, his liabilities this morning when she was charged before his was born on a Friday and on the Clara Jebsen in harbour;

amount to £83,799 (ranking £428,- Worship with a breach of condi-13th of the month, yet she Detective-Sergeant P. Kellett 886) and his assets to 284,652 net.

suid that the two defendants tion of her hawker, leance. She laughs at auperstition.

In his deficiency account Mr. admitted it,

"Such Men Are Danger-boarded the Clara Jebsen from Horne returns his not loss since Sub-Inspector C. Evans stated Gus," the attraction at their sampan, yesterday morning. November, 1928, at £664,328 and that when the worian was brought the Queen's Theatre: is They want into a small room in his loss on farms at £25,250 and to the Mongkoktsui Police Station high power thrilling drama that the fore-peak and took away the their depreciation at. £51,487. she began to light a cigarette centres about a multi-millionaire tarpaulin, after which the two Liabilities on guarantees are ea whilst in the dock. He took it who disappears from his luxuri-en threw it over down to a sant-timated at £50,000 and household, cut of her mouth, and the woman ous aeroplane while crossing the tan, where two boys pulled away and personal expenses (including strongly objector. She made English Channel after his, and rowed off. A small boy on staff wages, business expenses) at great disturbance in the cells the beautiful bride deserts him on the ship who saw this gave the whole afternoon until fate in the their wedding night. After he is alarm. evening.

thought to be dead, he secretly,

Captured by Crew. A Fierce Woman.

A

His Worship:-She seems to be one of these tromen who can be come "fierce."

Sub-Inspector Evans: She also threw a bucket about!

The woman still kept to her

statement.

The Magistrate intimated that the woman had, behaved- foolishly. He was going to caution her, but ns she had given so much trouble, ho was not inclined to do so.

The defendant. I could not ruise bail, so they slapped me!

The Magistrate: I don't believe word of that. If they struck you it was because you resisted

them.

£37,042 during the same period.

Mr. Horne said that, as a stock- broker in 1913, he had £25,000. By 1923 his capital exceeded 120,600, and he became interest- crew, ed in cement undertakings.

visits a famous plastic surgeon: The two defendants were cap. and is completely remodelled from tured by the chief officer and an ugly and repugnant individual me

members of the

to an upstanding and handsome Meanwhile the two boys in the In 1930 he was interested, in man. The change is

só over-sampan had pushed off towards farming and, during the last two whelming that aven his wife, to Jardine's Wharf, but on the way years he also bred racehorses. whom he makes love, fails to re- they threw the tarpaulin into the He had expended over £100,000 on cognise him after the complete harbour, and it cannot be re-his farmTIS. metamorphosis.

covered. The two boys later aban- doned the sampan and absconded. The second man admitted hav- ing served four months' juil in 1920

Warner Baxter, of "In Old Arizona" fame, portrays the role of the man, Ludwig Kranz, whilst Catherine Dale Owen. until re- cently a New York stage star, el-Lui to four months hard labour; The Magistrate sentenced Luk acts the role of the bride who runs and Mok Sum to six months hard away. The supporting cast is n large one, the most prominent of whom are Albert Conti, Hedda Hopper, Glaude Allister, and Bela

The woman was cautioned by Lugosi.

the Magistrate, who warned her not to create disturbances future.

POLICE RESERVE.

in

—

"GENTLEMEN OF THE PRESS."

Those who saw "Gentlemen of the Press" at its second per formance at the Central Theatre last night will talk about it for ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT months. No one who has expos

WEEK.

ed himself to the spell of this tremendous drama can ever who Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D., C. y forget it. It is life as it is

fing, real.

labour.

RAIN TO BLAME.

RESPONSIBLE FOR CAR COLLISION.

NEGLIGENT DRIVING:

In 1928-9, Mr. Horne said, he provided £20,000 (of which £2,400 was repaid) to meet the expenses, of Sir Henry Segrave's successful attempts to recover for Britain the world's motor speed record. trereased to £483,254, but, in con- By the end of 1928 capital had

sequence of foreign competition in cement and the general un- settled state of the industrial market last year, his shares de preciated considerably.

Owing to the continued and. severe fall in share values, parti- cularly towards the end of the year, and pressure by, bankers to reduce an overdraft, Mr. Horne Instructed his accountants to in- vestigate his affairs. On receiv

tion.

A Chinese youth named Ma Siu-ing their report he filed his peti- hung, the owner of a private car, was to-day charged before Mr. R. E.

He attributed his insolvency to the unprecedented depreciation

Hong Kong Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

Sept. 4.K.V.D.C. (Portuguese

Club de Keercio, Kowloon.

To-day

Entertainments.

Queen's Theatre "Such Men Are Dangerous.” -

To-day Star Theatre, "Resurrection".

To-day-World Theatre. "The Changing Age" (Chinese pic- ture).

To-day - Majestle Theatre; "The Wife's Relations."

To-day Central Theatre "Gentleman of the Press,"

To-day--Violin Recital br Efrom Zimbalist, Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m.

8.

Sports

See Special Sports Diary on page

Honie Malls. To-day-Inward from Europe via Siberia (Sarpedon); Outward for Europe via Marseilles (Sarpedon), 6 p.m.; for Europe via Siberia (Berrima), 6 p.m.

Meetings.

To-day--Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.16 p.m.

September Hong Kong Club General Meeting, Club Hours, 5.30 p.m."

Lammert's Auction.-

Street, postage stamps, 5.15 p.m.

Sept. 6-At Sales Room, Duddell

Miscellaneous.

Sept. 4-Hongkong Philharmonic Saelely Rehearsal of "The Yoemen of the Guard,” Cathedral Hall, 8.45. p.m.

'September 20-Hong Kong Stock Exchange Settlement. Day for September.

Wolfe, C.A.G., Inspector-General:: , gripping, pulsating, satisfy-Lindsell with negligent driving in 1st year of the shareholdings in in

tember 6.

Caine Road at 2,40 p.m., on August 21, thereby causing a collision. He the companies with which he was admitted the offence.

connected.

turning into Cathe

of Police, state:-

Members of the Police Reserve are Newspaper life as it is lived is reminded that the entries for the the theme of this drama. Walter ninth antal aquatic sports of the Huston, the star, handles the

Traffic Sergeant McInnis said that Police and Prison Departments to difficult part of a veteran news he was examining a learner driver be held at the V.R.C. on Saturday,aperman, torn between the fas and they drove a car up Arbuthnot September 13 must be sent to Ser-cination of his work and his Road. Оп geant Rt. 1. Huni pr or before Sep-family ties, with admirable full- Road they collided with defendant's Bus. à splendid cast carries a car which did not stop clear of the variety of human characterisations function, although the red light was Revalver Practice. The regular with stirring effect. There are against him at the time. weekly revolver practice (valuntary) laughs rippling through the story

It Magistrate (to defendant): Why will take place at the Bowen Road and pathos at moments and all aid you not watch the light? It wnз{

there is the sense of raining at the time, and I could not 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. It will be living which only great art in open to all ranks of the Police, Spe-could bring to the screen,

writing, directing and acting Sergeant McInnis: There was cial Constables, Chinese Company Charles

only a slight drizzle.

General,

Revolver Range to-morrow, from

the time

see.

,

Ruggles. the wall Having aszertained, that

the

and Flying Squad. Police Reserve known stage comedian, translates damage done to the other car had and to all persons holding permits to a minor part into an outstanding been made good, hia Worship Impos-

to carry arins.

rale. He is naturally funny, anded a fine of $5. vet pathetically weak. Everyone

-

KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR.

Police Training School. The weekly classes for Police Re- laughs at him; everyone pitics servists at the Police Training him and everyone understands School, Kowloon, will be held to-day him. His characterisation is an

Chinese Company.

.

A Chinese boy, aged about seven

at 5.30 p.m. All members of the evening's entertainment all by. It- Chinese and Indian Companies, and self. Betty Lawford does some years, was the victim of a motor of the Flying Squad who have not wonderful work as the daughter accident in town yesterday after- yet passed Part 2 of Training and Katherine Francis, another noon. He was stated to have tried Course should attend.

Broadway favourite, is charming to dash across Des Vocux Road Cen. sind competent,

tral, a little to the west of Pedder Revolver Practice.--Members of One of the most remarkable Street when he was knocked down by the Chinese Company, who have things about "Gentlemen of the a public motor car. passed Parts 1 and 2 of Training Press" is the perfection of the The Doy was seriously injured Course, will attend at the Bowen recording. The dialogue gives the and died in the ambulance--just Road Revolver Range to-morrow at impression of issuing naturally before reaching the hospital.. 6 p.m. sharp for revolver practice from the mouths of the charne- under Musketry Instructor E. Car-ters penter.

so naturally that one. accepts it without thinking about

BRITISH LAGER FOR EAST INDIES.

British

Indian Company.

it. The results which Paramount; Parade-All ranks of the Indian has achieved with dialogue repro- The introduction of Company are reminded of the parade duction in such a short space of lager beer into the Netherlands to be held at Police Headquarters time are amazing,

East Indies has made further pro. under P/Sergeant R. J. Hunt to- Taken all-together, "Gentlemen gress during the past year, stat- day at 5.80 p.m. sharp. Dress-of the Press" la truly great en ad Major the Hon. . H. Cripps. White uniform, belt and cap with tertainment, it reveals the real who presided at the annual gen-. possibilities of the screen. It is eral meeting of the British Cham- Flying Squad.

a picture that everyone whoker of Commerce for the Nether- Revolver Practice. All ranks of wants to see the finest and best lands East Indies in London. the Flying Squad (Hong Kong Sec-in moving pictures with dialogue tion) will attend at the Bowen must gec.

white cover.

+

Road Revolver Range to-morrow at 5.30 p.m. sharp for revolver practice

under Musketry Instructor E. Car- penter.

"THE DANCE OF LIFE."

the same

He added that although the turnover was small it was an effort which might well be copied by supplies of other articles of which it was said that their in- troduction into the Dutch Eas

►

Sound and colour have been suc-Indies market was impossible. The weekly instructional patrol cessfully. combined on of the Kowloon Section will take narrow.strip of motiori picture place to-day. Fall in at Teim-taa- film and the surprisingly success very well in her first encounter with A young bride had not come out tsul Fire Brigade Station at 530ful combination will be seen p.m. sharp. Dress-Khak! Uniform the Central Theatre on Wednesday She ran to the telephone and called at the cookery book and gas stove. and cap with khaki cover..

In "The Dance of Life," the all-

up her mother.

"I can't.

The weekly instruction, patrol of talking, all-singing, all-dancing Mother" she sobbed, the Hong Kong Section will take picturization of the overwhelming understand it. The recipe says place on Friday. Fall in at the Cenly successful stage play, "Bur- clearly, Bring to boil on briak fire, tral Police Station at 5.15 p.m. losque." 2. sharp. Dress-Khaki uniform and The perfected sound-and-colour beat it for ten minutes

stirring for two minutes. Then cap with khaki cover.

process has been used to phate when I came back again it was burn- Sharpshooters' 'Company,

graph and record a lavish stage ed to a cinder!" Revolver Practice. The usual revue in "The Dance of Life." The fortnightly revolver practice will not stage and performers appear in

hour. T

...and

The

be held to-morrow as the Range la natural colours, the brilliant tion, working with sound engineers- not available that day, but will take jewels, the gorgeous gowns, the of the Paramount studies. place on September 10 at the usual daneing choruses and beautiful use of this process, in The Dance settinge Eighty dancing girls of Life" is the first that has been Motor Patrol-A detachment of are used in the production and the successful enough to present to the Company will accompany the sound of their stops and volcen are the public Flying Squad on their weekly patrol distinctly heard. A 82-place The Dance of Life, a story of on Friday Members with cars and orchestra and the song of life behind motor cycles will fall in at Police spiolet/are packed together on Headquarters at 5.15 p.m. sharp single bit of celluloids scarcely Uniform Caps with khaki covers more than an

Taniest shorts, puttees, belts, hol- The

atera and revolvers vegna five yound and colour

{(Sgd) D. L. RING © Dicture film is the work of acles-

DSP (R) Mistr of the Technicolour Carpor

lights

the use of this med sequences, wheresedlont-

(use)

the foot Lapted to

ate, stage presentations. Into the plot of the intensified and vivided)

colour:

MORE OGPU SPIES.

A

Apparently all is not yet well in the Soviet Embassy and Soviet or- ganisations in London, and group of Ogpu (secret police) officials are going there.

is learned they' will

with false

passports,

land

which they are describ- ed វាន "accountants." Their ostensible mission is to inspect the books and accounts of the various Soviet departments in London, but, in reality they are continuing the, work begun by Rolsenmann, Mos- cow's master spy.

They are being sent to England to frighten the rebellious Soviet employees who have threatened to make sensational disclosures un- less they are left in peace.

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