1934-05-02 — Page 9

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1934.

JUDGMENT

Blond "Peter"

THE CHINA MAIL

NUDISM FILMS

"To-day's Short Story,

RESERVED IN

CLAIM CASE

Mr. Croucher's Claim

•

For $81.188.

MR. MOK IN CANTON

The Chief Justice, the Hon. Mr. A. D. A. MeGregor, reserved his judgment at the close of the hearing of the $81,188.93 claim by Mr. N. V. A. Croucher against Messrs. S. T. Butlin and H. R. Forsyth, executors of the estate of the late Mr. Woo Hay-tong, who was shot to death in his office on June 17, 1932.

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The defendants represented Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., Mr. F. J. Jenkin, K.C., and Mr. H. Macna- mara, instructed by Messrs. Woo and Nash. Mr. H. G. Sheldon ap- peared for the plaintiff.

Mr. Sheldon, in explaining the continued absence of his witness, Mr. Mok Ying-kwal, stated that, as head of the Taikoo Sugar Depart ment at Messrs. Butterfield andj Swire, Ltd., he had been called to Canton to a Government Meeting, he when and it was not known would return. The case for the plaintiff would, therefore, have to be closed without his evidence.

The cross examination of Mr. Forsyth was closed this morning! and Mr. Potter summed up his case, stressing that Mr. Woo Hay- tong was only a second mortgagee of the shares and. also that there: was no contractoral liability.

Deviating from the tradition that Apostle Peter be depicted na an elderly man with flowing gray hair, the casting committee of the Ober- ammergau Passion Play has no- lected Hubert Mayr, the blood vil. lage milkman, te assume the role left vacant by the sudden death of Pater Rendi, the original "Peter

THE CHINA FLEET MOVEMENTS

Mr. Sheldon stated his case to H.M.S. Grimsby Being

prove that Mr. Woo had. in fact, purchased the shares, and WAS liable to Mr. Croucher for $69.600 plus compound interest.

Mr. Forsyth Cross-Examined.

cross-examined by Mr. Sheldon

Commissioned.

VESSELS LEAVING FOR NORTH

IN COLONY

China President's Optimism.

CORRESPONDENCE TO

MR. LANEPART

NO

ROBBERY

By Ronald Fuller.

No one looked in through the I am capable of killing you. I re- sliding door of the compart-frain from doing so only out of The optimistic opinion that the ment, for this was the last car consideration for you. Also you Hong Kong film censors will alriage on the train. Had anyone, supplement my income-very pro low the Colony theatres to show swaying down the corridor for perly, too."

the first lunch, taken the trouble "I'm paying you to keep your

a picture depicting the cult of to glahee in, he would have seen mouth shut," said Pilligrew.

Deane laughed and stroked the Nudism, which the Shanghai two men talking very earnestly, authorities banned in the cinemas looking eager and a trifle excited, barrel of the revolver with his thick under their jurisdiction, is ex-He might have thought them old fingers.

"You have a skeleton. in the cup- schoolfriends net by chance, or pressed in a letter from the Pre-strangers fallen upon a casual board, my dear Pilligrew-and you sident of the Cult of the Nudists argument: or even brothers, for are paying me to keep the cupboard,

Luck!" he went in China to the local President, not only their shapes, but their locked!

clothes were similar the light "That's all it is!" Mr. H. E. Lanepart.

overcoats, the pale-grey suits, He glanced out of the window,

and there fell between them a short? The correspondence is as fol- the brown Homburg hats. lows:

(From a Shanghai enthusiast).

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It is not likely, however, that he and strifling pause; as if they had}' would have guessed the subject of been swimming la the sea and a their conversation, or that the hand great wave had toppled over them of the man who was smiling so and they had gone under, to come; affably over at his companion held up gasping for the air. They were aliding now past flat, velvet-smooth Perhaps my letter of March 19 has a loaded revolver.

of meadowland, turning "Only a precaution, of course." stretches already reached you Last week

said Henry Deane, glancing, still about them like the discs of a Miss Jan Gay's picture, "Back to smiling, at the polished barrel. "Igigantic gramophone. The mist Nature", was played at the Isis don't know why I should carry it that clung to the trees was pale and But then 1 always smoky, and the sunlight every now Theatre here. It is purely a Nackt-about with me.

a cautious chap. Frankly, and then flickered suddenly on a cultur picture, and it was passed by was the Chinese Censor Board of motion don't think I shall be forced to use gash of water, or lit up with an

Indescribable loveliness it." pictures.

ugain or not.

walis of

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Lenoir And Keller," by Frederic Boutet.

He

"That," said Deane, with a ges-! ture, "if I'd had luck ...." Rung down his cigarette and stamp- it. "You're too ed angrily upon amug, Pilligrew. You want harden-

The Settlement authority, how- He stroked a dirty moustache and mellow brick sprawling across the ever, refused to pass it. So the watched his companion. There was quiet moorlands. picture can only be shown in then-ja glitter of amusement in his eyes.! him to see Pilligrew Lres in Chinese territory. I was in It amused the country when it was being afraid. He saw opposite him only shown in Shanghai, I have re-a fat, distressed man fingering his jquested the Isis Theatre to have it watch-chain with hands that trem- shown again, but they told me that bled very slightly. Os Pilligrew's this picture cannot be borrowed, high, bald forehead was a gleam of Mr. Ash, Its owner, asks for some sweat; his hat was pushed back; he money. They have not decided looked uncomfortable, like a small whether they are going to play it boy discovered in a crime.

"You see, Pilligrew." Deane went The movements of the China Mr. Ash has asked me to write to on slowly, never taking his eyes off Mr. Henry Russell Forsyth Fleet on

May 1. given below, you about this picture. It will be sent his companion's face, "this time It's show a general concentration of to Hong Kong after it has been play-really serious——" stated that 8,000 Hong Kong Tram-HM. ships to Wei-hai-wei, the ed over In Shanghai. He hopes that "I don't know what you want of ing. If you'd been through all I way shares had been taken over summer base. H.M.S. Eagle, the it will be passed by the Hong Kong me," replied the other. He stared have you wouldn't look so comfort- Have you ever by the deceased, as a mortgagor only large man-of-war in port. Government. I think it will be at Deane: not into his eyes, but at able and satisfied. from Messrs. Ellis and Co., who will leave on Friday on the sumpassed easily, the Hong Kong au- the fringe of stiff hair, at the lines tramped the streets and scrabbled Have you had defaulted. Other similar trans-mer cruise.

thority will not take it as seriously on the jowl. He didn't want to look for offal in the gutter? uctions had taken place in the past,

H.M.S. Kent, the former flagship on Shanghai did. This picture is a into Henry Deane's eyes. They ever seen a man chuck himself in

he starved, and! He admitted that there had been of the China Station will leave good one, purely backed by all kinds were mocking and merciless, like the river because a rise in Watson's shares between Chatham shortly to rejoin the of nudist activities. In Hollywood the curve of his lips and the words stood watching him drown and June 1 and June 18, and that if China Fleet, while H.M.S. Grimsby, they have some more nude pictures he was speaking. The words float-envying him his courage?" to him, and Pigrew "You seem proud of it!" Bir. Croucher had sold the 5,000

a new vessel to the East, will be such 08 the "Nude Age" and ed across

"Proud! I'd rather have beent Watson's on Mr. Woo Huy-tong's Station this month

"Elysia", but they are mixed with tried to listen, but he found behind acebunt he would have accepted

of him as if he were to see the eyes him than you. I'm not begging for The following were the move love scenes, and the real iden

of a fiend behind some mask of money.

I'm demanding it. You! the cheque and paid it into estate account. He also agreedments of the China Fleet yester-nudlem is somewhat destroyed.

Carnival-only the demand that had are one of those people who are] day.

know. to be victims, you been made so often.

"The parasite," said Deane, "has] Such a good little boy-so long as its place in life. I don't object to there wasn't the slightest induce- being a parasite"

ment for you to be a bad little boy!! "I do,"

You were like that at school. Pili

the

that he would have adopted the| same course had he discovered thei letter from Mr. Croucher.

After a brief re-examination of Mr. Forsyth by Mr. Potter and Mr. Jenkin, the ease for the defence was closed.

Mr. Mok In Canton. Explaining the continued absence

Pre-

Shanghai, April 12.

(From the North China sident. Nudist Societies in China). Dear Mr. Laneport:-

She H.M.S. Kent at Chatham. will leave for the China Station. arriving in Singapore about July 15.

H.MS. Suffolk at Chusan.

She

will sail for Woosung on Saturday, arriving the next day,

born

"Yes, but then you can't. At grew, weren't you? Someone else After having received your letter least, not without some incon-did the dirty work, and you got the H.M.S. Cumberland will arrive of April 20, I met Mr. Ash yesterday. [venience. You know quite well that profit. And if there was any ques-

He said that the picture "Back to at Wei-hei-Wel to-day.

of his witness Mr. Mok Ying-kwal, H.M.S. Berwick at Miyajima. (Nature" is playing in Nanking

Mr. Sheldon stated that, as

the

She

will Bail. on. Friday for now. It will be back in Shanghai head of the Taikoo Sugar Depart Etajima, arriving the next day. again next week, and it may be ment of Messrs. Butterfield and H.M.S. Cornwall is at present st played once more

Swire, Ltd., he was attending a meeting of the Canton Government, Mr. Sheldon said "I cannot apply for an adjournment, as I do not know when he will come back.

shall, therefore, have to continue my case without him."

Wei-hei-Wel.

Monday.

Chusan, arriving

will

H.M.S. Adventure

here. He has wired to the United States demand.

GAMBLING DEN RAIDED.

Arrested In Sanitary Coolies' Quarters.

Lion of discovery——————"

"You seem to forget," answered Pigrew, "that it was you who! were at the bottom of everything. You say you might have been an! [honest citizen if it weren't for at the H.M.S. Eagle will leave here on ing another copy to be sent over 21

poverty." Deane's smile Friday for

phrase angered him. His voice rose, as possible. It on to China as soon

"You don't seem to consider that I will go to Hong Kong within these leave two weeks. He will call on you'

Lok Fuk, a tailor, Au Hing and might have been an honest man if you'd never lived. Supposing I Shanghai on May 14 for Wei-hel-when he gets to Hong Kong. He

didn't tell me about the price, bur 19 others, were charged before Mr pulled this cord and told what I Wei, arriving on May 16,

Q. A. A. MacFadyen at the Central to only told me that he had got a

know of you to the nearest police- fence Mr. Potter disagreed with ankow, will arrive to-day or to/charter aiready for playing his Police Court this morning, for keep man?" His face was very red, and, pictures in Hong Kong, Canton, ing the third floor of the Sanitary his hat had fallen off on to the seat, coolies' quarters aa ́a gambling house H.M.S. Sandwich will leave Hong and Macao. He is a Latvian, too.and for gambling. Mr. Croucher and deceased was Kong on May 25 for Woosung, ar The picture Back to Nature is an Lok Fuk and Au Hing were fined The other laughed with a coarse,

American product sponsored by $50, in default one month's hard forward purchase. He said, "This

delight. Pillgrew saw that his contention that this sale, if there riving on May 28.

H.M.S. Bridgewater will leave Miss Jan Gay based on her book labour each, and the 19 others were feeble bluff had falled. He was a sale, was on the same basis Wei-hei-Wei on May 19 for Shang-On Going Naked. The scenes were fined $3 each for gambling, with the felt the same baffled, impotent as a forward purchase of shares hai, arriving May 20.

selected from Several nudiet by Mr. Woo leaves entirely un

H.M.S. Folkestone will leave Han. centres in Germany, France, and exception of two who were fined $2 answered the question why kow on May 15, arriving at Nimrod the United States. They just show each for being locked up during the rage as he had felt years before at

Summing up his case for the de-

point made by the plaintiffs that the transaction alleged between-

Mr. Woo should undertake $ Jiability

to pay Mr. Croucher $69,500."

Not Gambling,

Mr. Potter submitted that for a

H.M.S. Calcutta, en route

morrow.

Sound on May 20.

II.M.S. Falmouth will leave san on Monday, arriving at Point the next day.

to the public what nudíam is and Chu-what the nudists do. Therefore Vine there are no movie actora at all. All the persons appearing on the

H.M.S. Grimsby, at present at creen person to enter into a forward Home, will be commissioned for

be gambling the China Station this month. purchase would not

are our fellow-nudists in different countries. There are three speakers in this picture, Pro- fessor Aolf Koch, of Germany, a founder and head of the all-Gar- man nudist movement, and H. K.

night.

MAN WHO LIKED KRAFT CHEESE, Steals 60 lb. And Fined $200.

and the high forehead shone with! little drops of sweat.

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The dwarfe of Hungary-261 of

"And supposing I told what I knew of you!" cried Deane, slapping his knee with a great hairy hand.! with the broker's money, for they H.M.S. Keppel, will arrive at

"It wouldn't help you much to get must assume that if there was a Wei-hei-Wel to-day.

The happy A fine of $200, in default three only my sentence. forward purchaser there must be a H.M.S. Whitehall is now en route

de Mongest, and a famous Ameri- months' hard labour, was imposed family broken up-father in gao!!" forward seller.

to Hong Kong from Shanghai.

on Mo Kal, a former employee of the He flung his head back and laughed He said that an interesting point HM.S. Witch will sail for can lecturer in Nudism.

I am co-operating, with one Dairy Farm Company, by Mr. Q. A. very loudly with an animal laughter: A Pennsylvania. Raflroad_detac- with H.M.S. raised by the plaintiffs was “What Chusan in company would Mr. Croucher get out of the Eagle on Friday, 2

friend, Mr..... We intend to or A. MacFadyen at the Central Police "Rich!" he murmured to his hat on tive, searching through some goods transaction 7" Mr. Potter sald M.S. Whitehed, with HMS. anise a China Health Society Court this morning, for the theft of the rack above Pilligrew's head; vans here for hobos getting free them have decided to organise in "Why should Mr. Croucher, as arst Wren and H.M.S. Veteran, now at based on the nudist movement. It 60 pounds of Kraft cheese from the "Rich!" he chuckled, as though the rides, was astonished to and order to obtain their "rights."

hat were some small familiar spirit honeymoon couple in one of the "The demand, among other things, mortgagee, get anything out of the Nimrod Sound, will sail for Wei-may be the first nudist organiss-Dairy Farm last Monday.

tinn in Shanghai. We are also transaction? Mr. Woo had acquired | hel-Wei `to-morrow.

Sergeant. Hemsley said that ac-that alone could appreciate the joke caTS. issue an interest in the shares, either as H.M.9. Medway and the Sub-planning to

a monthly cused's place of abode was visited a second mortgagee or by asign marines, Osiris, Olympus, Oswald, magazine for propaganda purpose. by detectives and the cheese, valued ment." He further stated that Orpheus, Odin, Otus, Perseus and will send you a copy of our re- at $48, was found.. when a second mortgages takes up Rainbow, will leave Chusan to-morrulations in English. My nudist a mortgage, the first mortgagee, surow for Taingtao arriving on Batur-garden--The Sunday Garden-will kça generalį rule, gets nothing out of day...

You'd be done in, my friend. Good The bride and bridegroom, aged half-price tickets on trains, trams for you, too-your money lost, your 18 and 21 respectively, had travel- and buses and also for theatres and family broken and you starving in led in this uncomfortable fashion cinemas "because they are 80 the streets... You always were rather from Marion, Virginia. Their des-

amali," a horrid little boy. The sort ofitination was New York.

$105 GINSENG THEET be open

to all questa from June talogu

boy one longs to kick, for no res, They told polles that they had They also request thap the jaw wor October," sach person only being it, so why in this case should Mr. H.M.S. Bruce, will accompany

Sentence of four months hard son at all except that you know that left a Civilian Conservation Corps regulating the construction of build- H.M.S. Medway, leaving Chusan to charged 50 cents per day for los labour was imposed on Lee Cheung prise me in the least that you should and that they had lived for shall have specially rooms made for

he won't kick back.' It didn't mor- camp to be married on February § | Inga be changed so that dwarfs, Croucher.

~ing, and boarding. A swimming Cloning his case, Mr. Potter said 'morrow.

a watchman, by Mr. Q. A. A. Ha "I submit to your Lordship, that HLM.S. Wishart, H.M.S. Wils pool, gymnastum and tennis court Fadyen at the Central Police Court have left me to suffer and tried to time with the bride's parents be them in certain new houses.

That was the old core deciding to go to New York Next year, the dwarfs of Hungary plaintif has falled to prove the Swan, and H.M.S. Verity are at is provided. Your friends are this morning, for stealing $160 hide yourself. the most, essential point of present in Hong Kong, as are the heartily welcome. Charges will be worth of insens from a medicine Filigrew the swine who dirides his where the bridegroom's family hope to convene world conference in Bygden Budapest at which they expect tha contractoral liability between submarines Proteus, Parthian, Paarranged for guests who wish to her shop in No. 68 Bonnie hands and shoves the blame on lives.

others!"

Their case was turned over to presence of 6,000 dwarfs from all himself and defendant;

dora and Phænir are at present in remain longer,

Strand: East, where socused was

Fontinued on Pára 10.).. the Transient Bureau-Reuter, parts of the globe.---Beuter. (Continued on. Pace 73' Hong Kong.

Shanghai, April 14.

employed, last Monday,