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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1935

LOCAL YACHTSMEN CAMERA SHOTS

IN MISHAP

VESSEL FOUNDERS IN SUDDEN SQUALL

OVER TWELVE HOURS SPENT ON UNINHABITED ISLAND

THREE local rachismen, had 3 ceny draught of all the

OF ANIMALS IN

DENSE JUNGLES

-་་

ANOTHER TREK COMPLETED

"BRING EM BACK ALIVE" BUCK'S SUCCESSES

After seven months in the Malayan and. Indian jungles. Frank "Bring 'em Back Alive"

Buck is passing through the unpleasant in yachting on Monday evening when the yacht Colony on his way back to in which they were cruising, the Wasp II, foundered in a sud-America with 100,000 feet of den squall near the Ninepins and precipitated them into the film depicting animal and na- water, where they remained for two hours before reaching tive life in these parts. In an Green Island and comparative safety.

¡interview with the China, Mail on board the P & 0. liner Naldera this morning, Mr. Buck spoke of his adventures: during the past seven months and told some-

The three who so nearly lost their lives were Mr. Merritt X. Cootes, the US. Vice-Consul and the owner of the stricken craft, Mr. J. R. Bergne Coupland, of Reiss, Massey and Co, and Mr. H. C. Meeke of the Bank Line.

..

After the yacht went down the three men managed to float.

precarinasty for some time on TO-MORROW'S BIG

an inflated rubber mattress.

but when they discovered that:

the tide was taking them out to sea they abandoned it

truck out for land.

Vivid Account

and

WEDDING

MR. HUGH BRAGA

MISS N. BROMLEY

BRIDE ARRIVES IN COLONY

FROM ENGLAND

Claremont

Maurice Chevalier and Merle Oberon are shown here in a scene from Folies Bergere," a United Artists release, which is coming-

shortly to the King's Theatre.

thing of what his aims were in Today's Short Story. making the films.

He is accompanied by tour

cameramen, a business manager The Ghosts Of

and Mrs. Buck, and they have al- (ready decided on "Claw And Fang las a tentative title for their test

Beverley

EVERLEY Cottage, was an

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HAIG in the Home

More comfortable the armchair more sparkling the conversation..........

more congenia! the cmosphere-

WHEN THE WHISKY IS HAIG!

A

&[picture. It is on the same lines as his previous film, which was named "Ering "Em Back Alive" after the In an interview yesterday

maker of the fil

"No more quarrels, darling" she ibe Benchanting place. The murmured. Jr. Hugh C Meeke gave a vivid

generally released by RKO Radio garden in front was a good deal. Tom, who had felt a touch of account of what happened.

Pictures in about two months and grown wild; the real enchant-irritation, remembered both that They set out in the morning

will probably be showing in the meat was seen through the win-incident, and the curious behaviour from Mirs Bay after having had favourable weather

Mr. Hugh Braga and Miss Colony in three or four months' dows at the back which, beyond (of the storekeeper, the next even- reports

2 fence crumbling undering. from the wireless on board Mr. Nora, Bromley are to be married time

It had been necessary for Church to

SCENES OF SAKAIS AL Shields vacht the Luana at St. Andrew's

creepers, looked upon an orchard him to go into town; and he had The film will have to be connect rioting with bloom. with, be missed the right train home. There were several yachts in morrow at 10 am

A reception will be held aftered into its correct sequences and yond, a background of slender sense of guilt about his careless- the party, but on the retuTTI

also cut to about 7,000 feet to frumtrees. in which cicadas ness irritated his thoughts; Edna journer the fated vessel's en-the ceremony at the

Im with cinema programmes. chirred their song. gine seized and she was left in Hotel, Austin Road, Kowloo

A stream would make a mountain out of the Mr. Braga, who is the son of the Naturally only the most thrilling gargled somewhere the wake of the others in the

in themelehill of failure. will be orchard. rush to get back to safety beHot. Mr. J. P. Braga. O.EE and and interesting "shotsTM

The misty night had fallen upon. *sed

Edna was delighted; and the the little mountain station as be fore the impending storm broke Mrs. Braga, is on the staff of the

The parts spent about two rent being cheap. Tom was The rearnost vacht. the Hong Kong Engineering and Con-)

mouths in the Indian jungles and lighted.

de stepped off the train. From the It was not until they shadow of one of the waiting Luna was just disappearing struction Co. Ltd over the horizon when the gale Miss Bromley, who is the daugh-t

the rest of the time in Malaya were taking possession that they rooms a slight figure moved to struck, jamming the mainsail iter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Bromley, Walle on location in Malaya the heard about the ghosts.

join hima The pallor of Edma's "It's not Beverley Cottage you're face startled him; there was some- and making it impossible for fot. Beckenham, Kent, arrived in the Party camped to the north of the

Colony last Thursday from Hai-State of Johore and struck inwards going to?" The man in the store thing pathetic about her frighten- them to head back inte

to the heart of the jungle from that looked at them queerly,, halting in led appearance... wind. The frail craft was ship-phone by the steamer Canton,

She had no re- ping water baly and soon filled

taking their order. "Good Lord"proaches for him, but pathos of (Continued on Page 7) and sank.

"What's wrong with the place her appearance was a reproach.. laughed Tom.

On Green Island On reaching Green Island exhausted, the three men looked for some place that would give them shelter from the drench- ing rain, but discovered that it was quite uninhabited and the only suggestion of shelter was a few bare, rocks on the hillside. i A launch passed them late att night but although they hailed it was as much effect as they could summon. it passed by without noticing their predica

ment.

to

CHINESE WEDDING YESTERDAY

LEE

CHAN

MILLIONAIRES DAUGHTER FROM MALAYA

Bride In White

point

lead

DOG AT LARGE

CON BEACH

European Resident Fined $7

+

“Nobody's lived there for ages,” said the store-keeper awkwardly, as if he could say a lot, but was)- afraid of ridicule.

"We know," retorted Tom. "The agent told us that it's been shut up for ages, and the owners only recently gave him permission let it."

store

mactle looking curiously after them.

to

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Lady In The Forest," by Walter Jago.

"What's

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"Someone was in the house this afternoon."

"Someone in the house he ex-

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"I had been standing in the kit NEGLECT CHARGE MILITARY TRAINING

FOR STUDENTS

Three Weeks' Field Exercises

18, 1935, at 9 am, placed his little Natalina, aged 31

CANTON MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Canton, To-day.

Mr. E JR. Mitchell was this

They had an uncomfortable feel- A the Registrar's Office,morning fined $7 by Mr. Q. A, A. Jing that as they went out the man. Supreme Court, yesterday morning Macfadyen at the Central Police had conveyed what was apparently

"I got scared. It got on my the marriage took place of Mr. Lee Court, for allowing his dog exciting news to others within the nerves, people wandering into the Hau-mo, B.Sc. (Eng.)

Big to Mission

Wave Bay beach on

Iplace as they do. Three people Looking back, they saw Rescue came in the shape of a Daisy Chan King-yue, Mr. J. 3. July 27 without a muzzle and four people standing in front of it opened the gate at different times sampan the following morning. Prectis officiating.

to-day; and when I showed myselfį and they made their way Witnesses of the wedding were He was also ordered to pay $3

The cottage was as comfortable they hurried away, as if starlled." Shek O and then home by ear. Messrs. H. S. Lee and S. G. Lam. as compensation to Chan Sui Wan, within as its surroundings were

"That won't happen when people "Robinson Crusoe Existence. A Chinese ceremony

was also a student, whom his dog had bit beautiful. The furniture was old-set to know the place is let." Tom Questioned regarding his performed later at the Hong Kong ten

fashioned, and apparently recentis assured her. sensations during his twelve-Hotel by Mr. Lee Po-kwai. J.P. Sergeant Grover said that the touched-up; but it yielded the sense

"It wasn't only that," she said, hear Robinson Crusoe existence formerly President of the Chinese complainant was in a swimming of well-being that good famiture clinging to his arm as they walked. or Green Island, Mr. Meeke said Chamber of Commerce.

party that day and had swum to imparts.. There were quaint that naturally his greatest sen-

The bride's father is a well-the shore when he was bitten by knick-knacks all over sation was one of

the place; discomfort known millionaire in the Federated the dog. He returned the next somebody who had furnished it claimed incredulously. There was no wood with which alay States, being a Justice of day and recognised the dog. The very comfortably as a home had they could build a fire to pute Peace of the State of Selangor student had been treated private-apparently left everything stand- some warmth into their chilled and a prominent miner and plantery and at the Government Civil ing.

chen,, staring out at the view, won- bodies, and no matches even if

of Kuala Lumpur.

Hospital and the dog had pre- there had been wood. He had

Edna and Tom, like lovers again, dering whether it was time to get

(Continued from Page 1)

never been more grateful to see!

Mr. Lee Kwailu, father of theviously been innoculated.

revelled in their discoveries, feel tea, when something made me turn Mr. Mitchell said that his dog ing it good to be together in this towards the dining-room. There COMPLAINANT'S. CASE. a sampan in all his life than he bridegroom, is a merchant in the

Mr. Brooks then put his case as Colony and a miner in was yesterday morning.

Kwangsi must have strayed to the beach little place on the mountain was a woman sested there; a grey "Don't you think that it was and Malaya. The bridegroom's through the carelessness of his Each, with regret, had recognised woman with a prettiness that was follows

servant

faded, like the furniture. She was Mr. John S. H. Waan, of Ex- rather peculiar that none of the brother, Mr. H. S. Lee, MA (Can

that they were drifting apart-staring at the view, too, and she change Building, Des Yeux Road others thought of turning back b), is the President of the Selan-

A Friendly Dog

They had considered very little to lend a helping hand or at or Miners' Association.

Mr. G. Findsen, of No. 510 the but the impulse of the moment seemed as startled as I was when Central, Hong Kong, had on July Peak, was fined $5 by Mr. Q. A. A when they had made their precipi But how did she get into the daughter,

I spoke to her" least of sending some launch out

The bride looked charming in Macfadyen at the Central Police ate marriage; neither had con house? You left the door open?" months in Dr. Arthur Woo's senior middle schools in the city. The military students of the when you did not return?" - he was asked.

a white organdie gown trimmed Court this morning for permitting sidered the necessity of. giving] "People do not usually start with white pleated flounces and his dog in Stubbs Road without way on matters of their personal her when we began talking. She as she was then ill. On July 20 tang for military training, are “No; I didn't. I forgot to ask Nursing Home at Babington Path who are now concentrated at Yin- worrying until midday the fol-set of with a long fine tulle veilmuzzle or lead, on July 26. liberty and inclinations. Small gaid she was sorry for trespase-she was still in the Nursing Home, participating in a field practice lowing day as it is quite a She carried ginger-lilies tied with It was stated that the dog was clashes were estranging" them. known procedure to anchor for pink and white ribbons.

ing, but she didn't know the house but as her condition seemed to be which was started on Monday in Tom had his aux about her as was let; and she had been in the getting worse complainant ang. the area near Shankewling. The the night when the weather is Attending the bride at the that it had followed him to the they watched the sunset gilding habit of coming in to sit and look gested to Dr. Woo that Professor campaign is considered, the big- unfavourable,"

Mr. Meeke Chinese ceremony were the station..

It appeared to be a the beauty of the scene behind the at the view. She once lived there." Gerrard should be called in to as gest and most advanced in the replied.

Misses A Lee, F. Chan, A. Choa very friendly dog. ·

Jevitage

"Did she tell you here name?"? Mr. Meeke, like his com-jand V. Pang, who wore fitted or

"We ought to get on like z house

history of student military train- "I forgot to ask. When I was panions, is still confined to bed sandie dresses of light pink,

afire here," he said softly. "We're talking to her everything seemed fessor Gerrard being employed, The cadets have been in the

Dr. Woo would not agree to Proting in the province. suffering from the after effects green, powder blue and fawz

A GOOD STORY away from all the gadding about quite natural; I even told her that nor, for that matter, to any Euro-Yin-tany of the previous night's priva-These dresses had pleated collars

of that flat business.”

concentration camp” tions.

land skirt flounces. The two flow- "Its one of the best stories I've

She stiffened

if she was so fond of the view, pean practitioner being called in since July 18. A grand review of er-girls wore mauve and yellow jever heard", remarked Mr. E. 1 “Gadding about?

she could come when she liked It Daring July 21, 22 and 23 the child them will take place to-day on You talk as Cresses. They all carried shaded Wynne-Jones in discharging if it had all my fault. If you had to feel creepy. I watched her go her condition continuing to grow and Political Academy to mark was when she went that I began remained in the Nursing Home, the drill ground of the Military Chinese male, Chan, Wah, who, not stayed out so much with youring along the road, but she turned worse, and at 7 pm on July 23 her the termination of their three The bride's mother wore when charged with the uniawn friends --->> Chinese formal dress. The daties possession of wolfram ore at the Checking herself, she laughed a looked out again the had rope

her head, and I drew back; when temperature reached 105 degrees weeks military training. — Cen- of best man were undertaken by Kowloon. Magistracy this morning, little, and nestled closed to him.

Complainant was then informed tral Press. vamabed! stated, in defence, that he was a

1 ted a man who by Dr. Woo that the child would passed the gate a little later if he have to be removed to the French and negligence of Dr Woo in re- The ceremony was followed by coole employed at the Shing "Man 400 PLANES WILL a reception at the hotel, at which Valley Works, and that he picked

knew a woman in grey who must Hospital notwithstanding her dan-fusing to call in a second opinion, Canton, To-day a large number of friends and up the ore, which had been washed

TAKE PART

have passed him on the road. Helgerous condition Dr. Woo-po- and on his insisting on moving her said he hadn't seen anybody." Messrs Chen Tat-tsai, Lai relatives, of both the bride and down the hillside. Kwok-tsa, and Chang Tuerfeng, bridegroom were present. The members of the Kwangtung Foliti-hotel orchestra was in atten-

(Continued from Pape 1) cal Research Commission, baveriance.

It is understood that both the Summoned for not stamping a new divisions being formed to re-

At 8 pm that evening she was proceeded with immediately and receipt for $22 received, Wan place those going to East Africa morning sentenced to sx months temperature then being 108 de Brooks objetted saying that he Tu Saen-lung, aged 28, was this seen by Dr. J. H Montgomery her the first witness called, but Mr. Chung-re, of Room No. 19, Chins are being sent to the South Tyrol imprisonment by Mr QA Agrees. At 12.50 the following had come prepared only to put his Building, was fined $10 by MrEfrontier.

Macfadyen at the Central Police morning Natalina was dead

case and not to examine or cross- LWynne-Jones at the Kowloon It is announced that the French Court for committing an indecent NEGLECT ALLEGED examine Police Court this morning Government has conferred the assault on Mrs. E. Clemo, of 97 "It is my client's opinion, Mr. Hia

Wong Yat-foo was also fined $10, Grand Cross of the Legion of Wong-nel-cheong Road, at Queen's Brooks submitted, "that the death and fixed next Monday for not stamping a receipt for a Honour on Marshal Badoglio, the Road Central, near the China of his daughter was mainly caused Timrsday and Frid sum of 20 SEK

Tallin Chief of Star

Emporium on Saturday,

and contributed to by the neglect for the bes

CANTON MOVE FOR

-ECONOMY

Reduction Of Number Of Employees

lilies.

Mr. Lo Chi-ki

jointly submitted a proposal to the The honeymoon is being spent Commission for the reduction of on a trip to England via Italy and the number of employees of local France.

Government departments and the amalgamation of certain of them

It will be brought up for decus-

ALL WELDED SHIP

sion at the next regular meeting The world's largest all-welded Commission Central ship, the Joseph Medill, has

been launched at Wallsend

found there by a constable, and

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CASE OF INDECENT ASSAULT

vided his own car and the child to the French Hospital when her was taken at an excessive speed to temperature was 105 degrees.** the French Hospital, arriving there Mr. Jenkin said that he saw no at 7.10 p.m. on July 23.

reason why the case should not be

reed with him