1932-07-26 — Page 13

NOW HERE!!

NOW HERE!!

BUY YOUR

HONG KONG

DOLLAR

DIRECTORY

From the Offices of the Publishers, JA, WYNDHAM STREET.

KINGS THEATRE

BOOKING

AT THE THEATRE T. 25313.

7.15 & 9.30

LAST TWO AT 2.30, 5.10,

DAYS.

P.M.

Two KINDS OF WOMEN

with

MIRIAM HOPKINS

PHILLIPS HOLMES (Gamount||

WYNNE GIBSON, STUART ERWIN,

HIVING PICHEL

-NEXT CHANGE

COMMENCING THURSDAY, 28th JULY,

The intimate close-up of American family life; it

tears, its laughter ----

CLIVE

BROOK

"HUSBAND'S

HOLIDAY"

with Charlie Ruggles Vivienne Osborne:

MAJESTIC

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

She realized that if her kisses wouldn't bold him.....her tears wouldn't bring

bim back...so she 'ook lessons in love from her husband's girl friends.

GOOD SPORT

LINDA WATKINS JOHN BOLES GRETA NISSEN MINNA GOMBELL

HEDDA HOPPER ALLAN DINEHART CLAIRE MAYNARD

The

China Mail.

EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION

·HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1932.

·MARINE APPEAL IS PRISONERS' STRUGGLE

PROCEEDING.

Counsel Discussing Speed of Ships.

$40,000 AWARD OPPOSED.

IN DARKNESS.

Attacker Held Under Observation.

MOTIVE IS UNKNOWN.

BRITAIN ADDS TO

TARIFF WALL.

Heavy Charge Upon Foreign Potato.

TO PROTECT FARMER.

London, To-day.

An attack by a prisoner upon an- Hearing was resumed at the other prisoner occurred in the Supreme Court this morning in the Central Police Station cells in the Under the Additional Import

appeal brought by the Nippon early hours of this morning.

Yusen Kaisha a judgment against Ho Tak-ming, (25), who is "de-Duties-Order which the Treasury in favour of the China Navigationtained for deportation "from the issued to-night on the recommenda- Company Limited for $40,000 as the Colony, is alleged to have assaulted tion of the Imports Duties Advisory result of a ship collision last year. Leung Sang, (20), charged with Committee, foreign potatoes, im. Sir Peter Grain presided over larceny. Ho, It is said, with a lense ported Into Great Britain, will be Full Court of Appeal with Sir from his spectacles, slashed Leung's chargeable as from midnight Joseph Kemp-and-Mr. Justice Wood, neck.

10 per cent.

of

and assisted by, two assessors, Com-i Ho, it is reported, attempted to Wednesday next, with a duty of £1 per ton." In the case of new mander E. D. Brooke, R.N., and Lt. commit suicide by cutting himself, potatoes Imported between Novem Commander Rudyerd. Hälpman, but before anything serious could R.N.

happen, other prisoners who had ber 1 and June 18, the duty will be four shillings, eight pence per hun- Mr. H. G. Sheldon, for the appel-been awakened by the disturbance,

dredweight. lanta submitted that had the s.a. prevented him:

These rates are inclusive of the Toyooka Maru dropped her an- Both men were sent to the. Gov-existing general ad valorem duty of chors, the collision could not have ernment Civil Hospital, where the been averted, as the .. Kiangsu assailant is now being kept for ob The Advisory Committee will was travelling at an excessive servation. The victim was allowed

ahortly submit arepart dealing speed.

to return to the Police Station, after with horticultural products general- Counsel then went on to analyse treatment.

ily. They made the recommenda- From what could be ascertained, tions regarding potatoes in advance the evidence previously given by. Capt. Ritchie, the Master of the it would appear that both men were of this report owing to the recent Kiangsu. It was stated, said strangers. Leung was attacked

(abnormal importations of potatoes counsel, that at 7.45 a.m., Capt. while he slept. The Police have

seriously affecting British growers, Ritchie had observed fog ahead at been unable to find the piece of whose supplies are available and a distance of from 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 a mile. įglass.

sufficient to meet requirements.— From "7.47 to 7,51 a.m., the latter

British Wireless Service.

being the time at which the col NATHAN ROAD PALMS

lision occurred, the 5.1.

Klangsu

TO BE MOVED.

Court Finds They Are "Obstructions.”

PEDESTRIANS COMPLAIN.

CONVERSION LOAN BUYING RUSH.

(Continued from Page 1.)

This meant that 598 of this stock was being converted for every 22 that was not.

was travelling in a thick fog. Counsel exhibited charts in court to prove that the distance traversed by the & Kiangsu between 7.45 a.m. and 7.51 a.m., was approxi- mately 7% cables' length. This would correspond to an average speed of 7% knots per hour over a period of 6 minutes, which cal-!

This is the last week for con- culation was corroborated by the Proprietors of hotels, stores and version and every post continues assessors. Counsel strongly em-other establishments along Nathan to bring in scores of thousands of phasized the fact that during this Road, near and opposite the Majestic assents. Major Elliptt said the 6 minutes, of which 4 minutes were Theatre, were warned by Mr. response so far had been very spent in a thick fog, the s.s. Fraser in the Kowloon Magistracy satisfactory and that the opera- Klangen was travelling at the in-to-day to remove the palms and tion was already an assured suc- secure speed mentioned above. plants that they have placed along cess.

The case is proceeding.

EUROPEAN DRIVER'S CASE ADJOURNED.

the

the walks for beautification of the In a letter to General Seely re- neighbourhood.

garding the Conversion Scheme, John Several complaints have been re- Foreign Secretary Sir gistered with the police of injuries Simon said; "Nothing has been sustained by pedestrians while more striking in recent weeks walking along Nathan Road in that than the impression this whole) (Continued from Page 1.). section. They bump into the conception has made on

plants, it seems,

minds of other countries." The Magistrate: You suggested A plea to substitute smaller plants British Wireless Service. an experiment last week, but the for the present large ones was en- Palice strongly object to holding tered by Mr. T. P. K. Kimble, who this.

was defending a group of merchants Mr. Moorman: I suggested last who had been summoned because of week that a Police officer go with the "obstructions" in front of their me in the car.

stores.

The defendant added that if the

The Court agreed to smaller de- Police officer would care to clock corations but ordered the others re- his speed at the crossing, he would moved. do the text alone.

His Worship: The Police have strong objection to an experiment In any form,

Defendant: That is my only hope of proving my case.

Hla Worship: That is so. Traffic-Insp, Alexander: That is so, your Worship.

Defendant (after thought): I can bring other people who have crossed the same stretch who would testify that it was impos- sible to do the crossing at that speed..

His Worship adjourned the hear ing to next Tuesday, at noon, re- marking, "I hope that by then vo shall be able to finish the case."

MANILA WARNING...

A warning issued from the Manila Observatory at 8.30 p.m. yesterday states that the typhoon is situated in about Long. 125 E, Lat. 16 N., mov- ing W.N.W.

A later warning issued from the same source at 8.50 a.m. to-day states that it is new moving N.W. and is situat- ed in about Long. 128, E., Lat. 17 N.

FUEL MAN'S OFFICE BUILT OF COAL.

Nauvoo, Ohio, You've heard about the house that i Jack built. The one George built in of coal.

George Mitchell was struck by the weatherproof qualities of coal when he watched a driving rain pelting a coal pile In his yard. So he built an 8% by 10 office, one storey high, fro mwhich to conduct his fuel business, and built it of sight tons of block coal..

A brick foundation, fireproof composition roof and arched win- dows with shrubbery about made | in- uniqué,

.it Derisive neighbours called "Mitchell's folly." Now they call it "Mitchell's novelty" for it is four years old and "apparently as good as new. But the insurancs companies shy at it. If it ever I burns down, it is a total lose.

THE GREAT CHINA TREASURE

IE. You require. JADE, JEWELLERY, DIAMONDS, PEARLS, CURIOS, IVORY, GOLD or SILVER WARE

come to us, as we are the biggest dealers and our stocks are the best in Hong Kong.

A Trial is solicited.

54A, Queen's Road C.

Tel. 27684.

光華珠寶玉石公司

QUEENS THEATRE

THEATRE PAYS YOUR TAX

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

THE BOY who never knew

A

MOTHER!

For love of him

she sacrificed her

whole life! That

WOR

THE SIN OF Madelon Claudet

A Great Soul Picture! Introducing One of America's Foremost Stage. Stars ------

Helen HAYES

with

LEWIS STONE NEIL HAMILTON CLIFF EDWARDS JEAN HERSHOLT: MARIE PREVOST

"CALL THE COP" Boy Friends Comedy

Who was JACK O'

Lantern ↑

Also

NEX CHANGE

INCTUM

From the play "The Lullaby"

by Edward Knoblock, Directed

-by

EDGAR

SELWYN

¿

HEARST NEWSREEL

ARTHUR WONTNER,, GORDON HARKER in

CONDEMNED to DEATH

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

H STAR

2.30, 6.30, *-*7:20 & 9.30

DW.GRIFFITH'S

MAMMOTH SPECTACLE"

Abraham lincoln

SALLY BLANE

JOYCE COMPTON- Directed by KENNETH MODENNA

A FOX PICTUR

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

FLEMING ROAD, WANCHAIR

WATCH FOR

THE

GRAND OPENING

COMFORTABLE, SEATING, PERFECT, SOUND

CSTERN CHOICE, SELY

VAZ GOODĚ VISIONI SEJMI

>TRIC_SOUND EQUIPY

rinted "and

Atridol

At 2.30, 8.15, 7.15

& 9.20 p.zz.

B BAYER

Afridol- Soap

Prevents and cures A

TO-DAY &

TO-MORROW

Nat

Levine

WORLD

Prickly Heat KING

WILD

WALTER HEL