1935-03-27 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1935

PICTURE FOR HORSE LOVERS

"Broadway Bill" At

The Queen's

THRILLING DERBY IN LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

(By Phyllis Juby) "Broadway Bid" himself, is the finest horse that ever won a Derby, If you enjoy a good race and ali the exciting preliminaries don't miss this film. And there's a first-class story

back- the ground.

Warner Baxter, as Dan Brooks. gives perhaps his best performance in this film, beginning as manager of his father-in-law's, paper-box factory. But he soon tires of nodding his head at stiff committee meetings: The prefers training "B," his horse. When he is re- primanded by J. P. Chase at one of the staid dinner-meetings he grows ungry and speaks his mind about

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this firm "money-grubliers,? |

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BROADWAY BILL" BY AN ARTIST

The artist has tried to recapture with brush and ink some of the delightful, whimsy and charming romantic- comedy that makes "Brondway Bill," showing at the Queen's Theatre from Saturday, one of the most entertaining pic- tures of the new seaSON.

much to the delight of Francis HON. MR. C. G. MACKIE DEFENDANT

Myrna Loy), Chase's youngest

daughter, who also hates the busi-

ness and loves Bill.

Dan lenyes with his horse nad nn amusing old negro, and together they live in an old tumble-down bar preparing Bill for the Derby, His wife prefers the comfort of the Chase home, but Francis come's to help him; bringing with her

Bill's best friend-the rooster.

The culties before the race. are numerous and

FAREWELLED

Chinese Merchants'

Club Dinner

· DISTINGUISHED · GATHERING

The personal Chinese friends of the Hon. Mr. C. G. Mackie last, night gave a farewell dinner in

in mest exhis honour at the Chinese Mer- citing succession. " Dan ennno*:

jchants' Club. raise the entrance money; a violenti

In the absence of Sir Shou-son

DISCHARGED IN

To-day's Short Story.'

It Was "Widows Night"

By Tomlinson Wright

T was "Widows' Night" at the, Aunt Emily (explained Jackie) Senior Ladies and the Silene was not a woman you would have Lounge was a-buzz with woeful expected any sane man to want to little women reverently compar-marry. Fale and wan, she had a ing notes on husbands they had most distressing habit of sniffing. lost.

and her one idea of enjoyment was]

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"I have never allowed anything of to visit the local cemetery poor Algernon's to be touched," said Sunday afternoons. one bleak soul. "Everything is just To tako tea at her primylittle Vic- as he left it twenty years ago.".

torian villa was always, to me, a "How devoted of you, dear!" harrowing ordeal. Not only did she murmured her pinched, companion. refer constantly to her late hus "Of course, you could never bring band, Alfred, but wherever you yourself to marry again?" →→→→ looked you seemed to see his photo-

"Never," declared the late Alger-graph. non'a helpmeet, wiping away a stray Itear. "It would seem like sacrilege.

I need not describe the man in

He was such a né man. I shall detall. Suffice it to say that he had always remember how.....'

always taken a great pride in his

Here a rather masculine member rose and left in some haste. Reach- ing the bar, she called sharply for a restorative.

"You look ill, Mrs. Tuffncil- Parkes," remarked the superior 'cocktail-shaker anxiously..

"I feel ill, Jackle," said. Ţuffne}}- Parkes. "All this woeful. widow-

MURDER TRIAL hood gets me down. I suppos

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Hearing Continued Against Two Others

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TO-MORROW'S STORY"

To-morrow's story will be "A Day After The Fair," by Helen Simpson.

there are husbands worth' a lifetime whiskers and that of solitary self-denial, but, person walk of life he could scarcely have in a humbler ally, I have never met them."

failed to be appointed town beadle.

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Jackie, whose business, it was to be all things to all women, agreed that they were hard to find.

Emily would sniff. "So kind and "He was such a good man," Aunt. MR. MCNEIL CLAIMS NO

thoughtful. I never knew an un- EVIDENCE AGAINST ANY

"Would you call it self-denial,

kind word pass his lips." OF ACCUSED TRIO

though?" she demurred. "I have been rather dull?"

"Surely life with him must have always regarded it more us a form afternoon to suggest. Kwok Han-hi, the third ac-of self-indulgence.

I ventured one The woeful storm gives Bill a nervous fever: Chow through indisposition, the cused in the murder trial and soon they are almost despair-Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall gave the ions before His Honour the of those still with her. Take my we went, he was the life and soul!

proceeding at the Criminal Sesselfishly indiferent to the welfare Alfred was

now widow, in my experience, is mostly. "Oh, no nel Your poor Uncle "Dull?" she repented incredulous. ing. An old colonel tries to be

tonst of the evening and ex-Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A Mac-

never dull. Wherever helpful and there's a most amusing! pressed the regret of the Chinese||

Aunt Emily restaurant scene where each tries]

community at Mr. Mackie's de charged after his counsel, Mr.

Gregor, was this morning dis-i to borrow money from the other,

parture. and neither has enough to pay the

Thomas Tam, Before Dr. Kotewall addressed

had submitted bill.

had been requested by Sir Robert

prima facie case against his client,

Millionaire Relents

horsea...

of the party."

She added that he would never have thought of going anywhere

the gathering, he said that he that the Crown had not proved a PRISONER · ATTEMPTS without her. Not; of course, that

Dr. Kotewall's Speech murder was alleged to have

SUICIDE

she would have raised any objec tion, but such an idea had never entered his head. They had been

In the meantime old Chase has Ho Tung to express his regret relented and begins to take. an for his inability to be present

After yesterday's adjourn- interest in the race; the fact that owing to the somewhat strenu- ment, His Lordship, the counsel, Commits Crime On Day so all in all to each other. he, a millionaire, puts two "buckeous afternoon spent at the Aber and the jury this morning in- on Broadway Bill causes endless deen Industrial School.

At this point another caller, ar spected the junk on which the

Of Arrival excitement and the horse becomes

rived. It was Humphrey Hard- Charged with breaking into and proprietor of a chain of provision castle, mayor-elect of the town and popular. He wins the race and "All of you, I am

sure, will taken place. collapaca. Chase then sells all his share my regret that Sir Sou-son

The case is one in which three village with intent to commit ay he lowered his bulk into what entering a hut at Wong Chuk Hang stores locally. A trife thoughtless- factories and sends his parasitie Chow, owing to Indisposition, is young, Chinese boat men Hors-in-law to work, and leaves not with us this evening. If he charged with the alleged murder Shun, unemployed, was this morning armchair,

were felony on Monday morning, Leung had been Uncle Alfred's favourite with Francis and Dan to rear were here, he would, no doubt, of Chan Tai-li, another boatman sentenced to four months" hard

give us one of his witty after-j&t Castle Peak on January 15. It is a good film and excellent dinner speeches which would de- The accused are: Chan Cho

labour by Mr. W. Schofield at the sniffed Aunt Emily. "Would you "Oh please, Mr. Hardcastle," light entertainment, Warner Baxter light our hearts and aid our (25) of Tung Kum village, repre-

Central Magistracy. and Myrna Loy are well paired and digestion." Unfortunately for sented by Mr. D. McNeil, in-

Sub-Inspector Armit also said foolish of me, I suppose, but I-1 mind not sitting there? It is at their best, whille Walter Connelly you, he has nominated a poor structed by Mr. F. X. D'Almada, that defendant had arrived in the cannot bear to-see-another-sitting -as-Chase gives-another-great-per-substitute-But I-shall-bo-short, jnr.;-Ho-Wing (22) fisherman

Colony-on-the-day-of his arrest and

in that chair." and I know that this will suit of Shun Tak village, represented that he had attempted to commit Mr. Mackie, as he is such a shy by Mr. Leo D'Almada, jnr, In-suicide in the police cell by hanging

structed by Mr. J.-M. D'Almada himself with a singlet. "I should like first of all to Remedios; and Kwok Kan-hi, thank our other guests, our Eng-fisherman, of San On village, re- lish friends, for their kindness presented by Mr. W. N. Thomas in Joining us in this friendly Tam, instructed by Mr. Ai 'da party, The gathering, though Silva... ·

formance.

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"BROADWAY BILL”

CONTEST

Only Three Correct Solutions

Only three persons were success- ful in the popular "Broadway Bill" masked screen star competition, entries for which closed yesterday at noon. They were:

Mr. Ma Nai Kwong c/o South. China A.A. China Building

Mr. P. Leong

Metropole Hotel

Mr. Kwold Wai Yin

c/o Sanitary Department

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

The man rose as briskly as nature. would permit. He was palpably most anxious not to offend Aunt Emily. I could not fathom why at the time, but later, when we were leaving the shrine together, he staggered me by laying bare his Boul.

Case Against European] "B-r-r-r-umph!" he began, making

Next Thursday

pervaded with a spirit of friend- Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At- liness, is tinged with a feeling of torney General, appeared for the regret, for we are saying 'Good-Grown assisted by Mr. W. J. bye' to a good friend. We would Lockhart Smith, Assistant Crown have liked to give Mr. Mackie a Solicitor. public' dinner, but he has ex- The jury empanelled compris- The date for the hearing of the pressed a preference for this ed:

Messrs. A. W. da Roza manslaughter charge against Mr. A. smaller but more friendly party. (Foreman), W. H. B. Rigg, W. TE, Ainsworth was fixed for to-mor

. 22 Years In Colony

Sullivan, D. Latimer, J. W row week at 2.15 p.m. by Mr. E... "Mr. Mackie has spent 22 Reeves, H. Ping-nam and G. S. Wynne Jones at the Kowloon Magis- years in the Colony, and during, Rodger:

tracy this morning.

Jury Leave Court

It will be recalled that, on Febru

De-

the animal noise with which he usually prefaced his remarks, "Mias De Vere, I have something to say to you. Did you ever know your Uncle Alfred?"

"No-thank Heaven!" I replied)

wit feeling.

"Why do you say that?" he In- quired curiously.

"Because I dislike vulgar brawls,"

He pondered this,

"I should like to have known him," he said almost wistfully. "It fa my carnest desire to model {myself upon that man.”

that comparatively long period he has made a large number of When the hearing resumed this ary 1, Mr. Ainswoth was driving his I told him; "and from all I've heard friends among the Chinese. We morning, Mr. Fraser asked. His car along Nathan Road when he of Uncle Alfred I should have run In the circumstances the last have learnt to like him and to Lordship if the jury might not be knocked down and killed Ma Ho-tal, amok and smashed something be- two mentioned winners will receive respect and admire him. We like excused for a few minutes while A Chinese, who was crossing the fore I'd been with him five minutes." two dress circle tickets for the him as a man, for his geniality counsel were addressing Him. His road. Queen's Theatre instead of the one and simplicity of nature; we ad- Lordship agreed, and the jury left! they would have qualified for had mire him as an able and shrewd the Court.

Bail of $500, in addition to two large securities, was granted. there been more correct solutions.business man; and we respect Mr. Ma wrote a short history of and trust him as a public man.

Mr. D. McNeil, counsel for the fendant is being defended by Mr. frst accused, addressed His Lord-J. M. D'Almada, Remedios. each of the stars and will thus re-

"His going is a matter of gen-ship on behalf of the three ·ács ceive four complimentary dress uine regret to us, and

we hope cused.

I stared. "What on earth for?" circle tickets, instead of two.

that he may one day come back He submitted that the evidence

"Because I wish to marry your Miss Patience Tso, of No. 2 to us, even for only a Breezy Terrace, Bonham Road, 1st time. Mr. Mackie is so active, to establish a case against any of and seven cases of meningitis were reise that there is practically no

short produced by the Crown had failed diphtheria, three cases of typhoid fever,

Two cases of small-pox, five cases of Aunt Emily," he said simply, floor, had one mistake in her solu- both physically and mentally, three accused.

Well, nowadays, of course, I real- tion, and, as her entry was one of and so, young in spite of the co

ported in the Colony during the week woman some won't feel the urge to the first to be opened, she will re-four of his hair, that I cannot of evidence that the actual mur. ¡period three persons died from small marry, but I was a good deal young-

Counsel said there was no trace ended March 23. During the same ceive one complimentary dress imagine how he can really en-der was committed by any one of typhoid fever, seven meningitis and 64 that our mayor-elect was losing his circle ticket for "Broadway Bill," joy complete retirement. I feel the three. He referred His Lord- from tuberculosis:

pox, four from diphtheria, one from er then, and "I could only suppose which opens at the Queen's Theatre sure that before long he would ship to the witness Leung Kam, |

mental grip.

on Saturday,

The correct

want to be in harnass again.

solutions were:

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widow of the deceased, who stated

but found that there was no caselessly.

Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Frank that you will share that hope--that the one' man who was not caught, grant Mr. McNeil's submission, left him and hurried home breath- "I hope, for his sake-and I know that the murder was committed by Mr. Fraser and said he did not Capra, Helen Vinson, Lynne Over. In the cass of his predecessor Mrand that if the accused are to against the third defendant who way at the time-my medical.parent All tickets have been sent out to call him to greater duties and resonly on two counts, that of alding/Was only recognised by the wit having carelessly neglected to get

man, and Walter Connolly.

the winners.

JAPAN'S WITHDRAWAL

FROM LEAGUE

Murmuring polite sympathy, I

A.: O. Lang, hie Company will soon

We were in a pretty bad awer before the jury it must be ponsibilities, duties that may one day send him out here again as High and abetting the killer of the deness Leung Kam after he had been himself on the panel and I burst Commissioner on a tour of inspec

indoors to find mother manicuring ceased and secondly with carrying arrested. His Lordship accord tion. In asking you to join with me out some felony with a common ingly discharged him.

"What do you think?" I began. her own hands. in drinking to the good health of Mr.

Entente

Following this the fury fled Mackie, I wish him and Mrs. Mackie, Third Defendant Discharged

back into Court and were inform-Old Hardcastle wants to marry (Continued from Page 1)

health and happiness." "

ed that the third defendant had

Aunt Emily proposal to bring the immigra

There was no evidence to show been discharged, and that the first Mother remained incredibly calm. tion laws within the scope of its

that the accused had any inten- and second defendants bad cases have suspected it for a long tion of stealing the ship or of to answer,

time," she said.She is always ZO- functions. In the last resort other Powers, why should not committing larceny, for nothing Mr. McNell and Mr. Leo D'Alceiving hampers of provisions with Japan, when her Far Eastern po-Japan's actions to provide for her was removed from the junk. mada both stated that they were licy was challenged, argued that, rapidly-expanding population be After Mr. D'Almada and Mr. not calling any witnesses, and then don't send groceries to the

|his compliments,” ali If the exclusion of Japanese was equally regarded as her private Thomas Tem had made their sub-morning session – adjourned with prekine very agend a matter of domestic policy for concern Reuter

women they love, I object missions,

His Lordship addressed Mr. Fraser addressing the jury

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