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SPAIN TO CHANGE

LEGAL SYSTEM.

To Be Based Upon the British Code.

THOROUGH REVISION.

Madrid, Yesterday.

The British legal system will be the model for the new Spanish legal cody. The Minister of Justice yesterday received the Presidents of the Madrid Supreme Court and

TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1931.

RUBBER RECORD LOW

13PALEVELSPA

Difficulty Found in Selling!

SCARCITY OF BUYERS.

притуль

London, Yesterday.

Rubber reached a new low record

NEW YORK'S 'REIGN OF TERROR.

Girls Dread Sharing Vivian Gordon's Fate.

WIDOW'S BLACKMAIL.

Now York, March 10.

New York was shocked to-day

which

yesterday when it touched two and by startling new charges against seven eighth pence and closed at two fifteen sixteenths. At one

the "ylee racket" Vivian Gordon, hostega who was

with the night club strangled on

the Court of Justice and urged the time difficulty was found in sellingi February 26, is said to have been

necessity for thorough revision of the Spanish legal system on the broad lines of the British system, 83 far as it was adaptable to Spanish requirements-Reuter.

NAVAL AGREEMENT

CONSIDERATION OF BASIS OF AGREEMENT.

PRESENT POSITION.

owing to the scarcity of buyers.

One of the contributory causes of yesterday's weakness was the an nouncement of the Port of London figures, showing an addition 2,771 tons to the stocks of last

week.-Reuter.

of

identified before she decided to give information against her for- mer Associates-and paid the penalty.

president of the Society

Mrs. Catherine Parker Clivette, for the Prevention of Unjust Convictions, ontered the liats with a public an- nouncement in which she states that at least 1.000 girls, includ

ROUND THE CINEMAS ing some belonging to the highest

ZIEGFELD PRAISES COLOUR EFFECTS.

"WHOOPEE."

levels of society, are hiding panic- stricken in their homes, afraid to venture on the streets for fear they may meet the same fate as Vivian Gordon.

Police "Crooks." These girls. Mrs. Clivette de- clares, are the victims of the plot- Questioned in the House of Com-calved the praise of millions of crooked policemen, and corrupt Although technicolour has reting, of police "stool plgoons,"

Rugby, Yesterday..

Screen

monk as to the present position of

enthusiasts all over the magistrates. the negotiations between France

world, and some famous artistes: and

the Italy concerning

Naval

have added their paeans to the Agreement, Mr. Henderson saldwelling chorus, it is doubtful that the drafting committee were engaged in preparing the declara-) tion which was to give effect to the basis of the agreement. Certain difficulties which had arlsen were under consideration between the three Governments represented on

the committee.

He added that there was no foundation for the statement that It may be suggested that the British Government were not public fund be opened inme. willing to proceed at the present diately for the relief of the rela- time.-British Wireless Service. tives of the dead and for those

CELEBRATION OF FISHERMEN'S

FESTIVAL.

injured most seriously. In such CHEUNGCHAU NOTES a distressing calamity time is undoubtedly the essence of the contract. As only Chinese pas- sengers are involved perhaps the Chinese Chamber of Commerce may care to take the lead in open- ing a public relief fund. They may feel assured of the strong- est support from every section of the community.

News in Brief.

I was 76 at 10 a.m. and 91 at 4 p.m..

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Cheung Chau, Yesterday. The last of our Easter visitors

left, on Sunday afternoon from House 20, and so avoided the subse quent torrent of rain.

whether technicolour has ever re- ceived any praise more satisfac- tory than that accorded by Florenz Ziegfeld, the noted producer of the Ziegfeld Follies.

colour.

They are afraid to tell the vice commissionera their tragle storley, and consequently have imprisoned themselves in their homes. not knowing where to turn for aid against the system which has ruined hundreds of lives.

before the

Ziegfeld. in association with Samuel Goldwyn, produced "Whoo woman, the majority of these girls In common with the murdered hee," now on view in the Queen'a would like to appear Theatre completely in techal Vice Commission. but the terribie example of the fate moted out to After the completion of "Whab-Vivian Gordon has rendered them nee" Mr. Ziegfeld wired to Dr. terror-atricken, fearful lest the Herbert T. Kalmus, President of underworld might learn of their the Technicolour Corporation, as intentions and seek vengeance. follows:-

"Whoopee' is the first of my musical comedies to appear upon the screen as it appeared on the It will enable the entire stage. world to see a production for which seats cost $6.50 for less than. a dollar. Technicolour enables us to transfer to the screen the mar

vello s stage colouring, losing no beauty."

"THE DEVIL'S HOLIDAY.”

and directed

Goulding скове 1 typically

In the course of her statement Mrs. Clivette gives the instance of a young society girl, now a widow, who "suffered mental torture and extortion to the ex- tent of £70,000" as the result of three auccessive "frame ups" by police racketeers:

hood.

Upon her third arrest on a trump- cd-up charge of immorality, the girl, according to Clivette, took poison in her cell, but her life was saved by expensive medical treat- ment. "The Devil's Holiday," a new

Real Menace. Mrs. On account of the theatricals at Nancy Carroll picture is now show-

Olivette's announcement the Fishermen's (Paak Tal) Fes- ing at the Central Theatre.

has served to bring home to apathe- It is an original play by Ed-tie New Yorkers the existence of a The lowest open air temperatare tival an extra ferry trip is being

to-morrow (the 21st), mund Goulding, sensational author- very real menace to their woman- yesterday was 71. The humidity made until

leaving Hong Kong at 10 and re-director who wrote

Any respectable woman or Gloria Swaneon's "The Trespass girl, she says, turning from Cheung Chau

may be arrested, is. held, an- cr."

backmailed by disreputable law- At the Crown Lands Office yea- 11.15. This theatre terday, Mr. F. C. Parker Reas dis-nually in a huge specially erected

yers and "stool pigeons," and then posed of two lota of Crown land matshed. In former years a launch American locale the Mid-Western thrown into prison by corrupt ma- (Nos. 2468 and 2459) at the upset was chartered to make many trips whent country, for this stirring gistrates without having committed

romance drama, It concerns the lives of God-fearing farmers and

Her statement will probably re- It was, perhaps, well that the the enemy-breed, the urbanites pult in the Vice-Commission speed- Hong Kong, Tuesday. April 21, 1931-Nanking Street, has reported to the promoters limited the extra trina who attempt to prey upon them.ing up its work in attempting to fix As a gold-digging manicurist In the blame for the system and clean Police that a friend of her hus-the weather has been unfavourable league with several tricky Bales

men, Miss Carroll gets a commis-up the New York police force and

judicature. years. native of the Philippine to pleasure seekers.

Meanwhile, the police are con- Islands, had absented himself from

There was unpleasant evidence slon for wining and dining the

boarded the as one

ferry this farmer-buyers of agricultural im- tinuing their process of elimination the house since ten o'clock yester

After she gets them in their investigations into the day morning)

morning that many of the trippers plements, were not used to the sea, As the "ga-ga" about her, the salesmen Gordon crime. The latest clue-a boat made a stop of only a few put over the finishing touches by

Train Disaster Fund?

.News of the disaster on the Kowloon-Canton Railway Jast night, spread very rapidly, creat~

price of $18,593 each.

Mrs. F. X. Remedios, of 13.

land's, Thomas Rozario, aged 19

ing

---

Miss F. C. Woo, M.B.E., speak-

on the day, including an 11 p.m. journey.

this year to one return journey as

ing passengera.

an offence.

at the "At Home" yesterday of minutes it was necessary to swab closing the sales. It's an "on-the statement by two men that they saw decks, with hose, to the consider-level" racket, but it's not exactly a woman struggling in a yellow taxicab on the morning of the Victoria Diocesan and Mission-able inconvenience of the return-open and above board, and there murder-is regarded as the most comes a day when Naticy regrets important piece of evidence yet that she ever engaged in it, for she falls in love with Phillips of Holmes, handsome young son a wealthy farmer, after she has baited him for a deal with a trac- tor salesman.

been More applications have of her coming in for houses in the Sum-

ary Association, interestingly de- scribed her experiences in America and Canada in the course campaign to successful

raine G$65,000 on behalf of the St. Paul's Girls' Schhol.

mer, and the full ferry service may soon be expected.

ing the utmost concern among the whole of the community, Chinese and

non-Chinese alike. The scenes witnessed cannot be ima gined by any who were not actual eye-witnesses either of the de- railment of the train or of the subsequent rescue operations, the In regard to the rumour in Hong latter being carried out under Kong-that trame via Siberia has most exacting and trying circum & Son, Limited, have received tele- been suspended, Messrs. Thos. Cook

stances. The real cause of the graphic advice from the North that LOCAL ESTATES VALUED FOR catastrophe-whether a wash this rumour is entirely without

PROBATE. away or otherwise-will be deter- foundation. No interruption has taken place and none is expected. mined in the course of the in- The service is operated thrice week- quest on the unfortunate victime, ly as heretofore.

MONEY LEFT.

presented.

SENTENCED

Heavy emotional scenes follow To Go To Church Every Sunday

For 5 Years.

when Nancy tries to compromise her mode of living with the alm- plicity of life to which. Holmes Indianapolia Two young men. has been accustomed. The story were found guilty before the has many stirring, dramatic mo- Mayor of Indianapolis of stealing ments.

petrol from a car while the own- Included in the supporting caster was attending service at church Eng Ting-ying, otherwise Chan are James Kirkwood, Hobart Bos- and had parked his car outside.

The Mayor sentenced each one Ng-sze, a married woman, who died worth, Ned Sparks, Morgan Farley, and, therefore, need not be di In an attempt to close a window at 229, Lai Chi Kok Road, 3rd floor. Jed Prouty, Paul Lukas, "ZaSu to a term of detention up to five cussed at this junction. It may during the heavy rains asterday on November 30 last year, left local Pitts, Morton Downey, Guy Oliver, be poor consolation to the victims afternoon, Cheung Fo-shing (82) estate to the value of $17,200. Jesale Pringle, Wade Boteler, and and to the bereaved relatives to fall from the second floor of 187 Letters of Administration have Laura La Varnie.

Reclamation Street, on to the Iron been granted to the widower, Chin suggest that if the Canton exroof of the first floor. He suffered Park-doon, residing at 28, Wing press train and not the 4.89 train injuries to his legs and chest, Lok Building, Kowloon.

"BILLY THE KID,"

from, Shumchun had been derail which necessitated his removal to Chan Ping-u, (Chan Ping-yee), a| Even picking dogs for these

ous..

on

ed in similar manner the disas. the Kwong Wah. Hospital. His partridge-cane dealer, who died at "Period" pictures isn't so easy.

When King Vidor came to the ter would have been magnified condition is considered to be seri-65, Queen's Road West, 2nd floor,

on July 23 last, left estate valued planning of his scene for "Billy the tenfold, as the Canton express

for probata at $105,900. Probate Kid," which will be shown was carrying no fewer than six On his arrival from the country has been granted to Chan Sing-chiu, Sunday in the Queen's Theatre, he hundred passengers.

on the afternoon of April 19, Lo his son. Tostator directs that "o found that the question of appro- account shall my estate bepriate canines was indeed an Im- At the moment, all that can be Kam, unemployed, was befriended no

by a Chinese, who offered to accom-squandered at random, or extra-portant one. A done is to tender the most sinpany him to No. 2 Tis: Hong Lane -vagantly spent for private pur"Billy the Kla" la an historic cere condolences to the relatives on the pretence of Binding him em-posed...

of those who unfortunately lost ployment. Le handed over to him

prote

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years in the Indiana Reformatory, but suspended this punishment or

condition that the youths attend- ed all church services each. Sun- day for the next five years.

The youths have to make monthly report to an officer of the Court testifying that they are ful- Alling their part of the bargain.

Ten Years Ago.

[From the "Chine Mall" of April 21, 1921)

!

www.c

tecital of the life of the Wild wwwm West's most famous character. It To-day's dollar, is worth`2/6%;

deals largely with the town of Lincoln, New Mexico, and the

cattlemen's "war"

their lives and to those passen money and clothing to the value of OLD BELL OF OLD NEWGATE. $11, and, on waking up the next gers who suffered serious ta morning, found that his "friend" juries. The fortitude of the had disappeared Burviving victims was exem

famous

which A letter received by the Pre-

took place there are manuten The Iron bell which for long years Therefore Lincoln," when repro At the monthly meeting of the tolled the dismal tidings of a hang-duced, had to be accurate in every the various recette parties, hand! yesterday. It was decided, after come back to Britain from America. And the dogs couldn't be wire or German 7.capped by darkness and by road somakdiscussion, hot to send a red was bought soma time as by hatred for terriers

Communications being cut

presentative to the coming Kuomin-Mr. G. W. Ritchie, of Providence, Police, dogs or water spaniels, a tang National People's Convention, who recently died. It is his widow Vidor's choice, in fact, was limit deserve the highest prkien.

It was also decided to call a meet who has returned it to London, ed to mongrels of uncertain breed, wax,a veritable, night of terror ing at an early, date to determine where it will be placed in a museum shephards, greyhounds, or collies.

John Mack Brown, Wallace Beery for

sengers, the attitude of Chinese merchants fan, stärnal reminder of the day Kay: Johnson, and Karl Dend head]

on the currency question. Are when crowds gathered for, a hang- port, could afterward be forwarded lag and the highest bidder secured large cast in the new Metro-

the best seat:

"Goldwyn-Mayer" production. to the Currency Commission.

plary in the extreme. Likewise Chinese Chamber of Commerce ingat old, Newgate Priaon, has | ParticularASE ANAL BOVEN

all conderned- trai fficials, and that will long live In the memor

zuérz

Faldent of the Hong Kong St. Androw's Society from the Prince of Wales, reads as follows:

Dear Sir have just been in- formed of the great assistance you have given towards the furtheranca of a scheme for the erection of the Scottish Nations! War Memorial, and as President of the Committee I would ask you to accept my moat grateful thanks. Yours very truly,

402 (Signed) EDWARD P.

President, Scottish National!?

Var, Memorial.