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HABEAS CORPUS ACTION

Case Considered By Full Court

JUDGMENT RESERVED

Before the Full Court yesterday, Mr. Justice R E, Lindsell and Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden sitting, Mr. FC Jenkin, K.C brought an application for habeas corpus proceedings. o behalf of Tong Wan-kin, clias Tong Chan-mung challenging the validity of the action of the First Magistrate, Mr. W. Schofield in making a com-j mittal order against a fugitive! -offender on evidence which had not been subject to cross-examina- tion. The fugitive was alleged to have embezzled money from a pawnshop in Canton, of which "be was the managing partner.

After ging a resume of the previous proceedings before the First Magistrate, Mr. Jenkin sub- mitted that the Magistrate had -clearly misdirected himself by giving the benefit of the doubt to the prosecution instead of to his .client. Under the circumstances, he contended that the committal order should be quashed.

After Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assis- Jant Attorney General, had plied for the Crown, Mr. Justice Lindsell said the Court desired to take time to consider the matter and adjourned the case sine dic.

Ervin Lang

erson

Miss McKinle-

Mrs. Dunkal

Mrs. Blanche Dunkel (lower right), is said to have confessed to the "Chicago police that she hired two assassins to kill Ervin Lang, 28-year-old husband of her deceased daughter. Lang's muti- lated body was found in a Hammond, Ind., dump and was identi- fied by his fiancee, Josephine McKinley. Mrs. Dunkel's nephew. Russell Anderson, was questioned when Miss McKinley charged that Anderson shadowed Lang at the request of Mrs. Dankel, who is said to have been in love with her former son-in-law.

ROTARY MEETING ART AND DRAMA

THE CHIRA MAIL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1935

NEW STAGE STAR'S

DEBUT

Sparkling Wit In "Mask Of Virtue"

DRAMATIC SURPRISE

There was just one problem at] the back of the minds of people) |watching the first performance of The Mask of Virte” at the Ambassadors Theatre in London recentis.

-How was it that a play so "typi- en Mr. Ashley Dukes in plot. [manner, and thought, should have been adapted by him from the German?

According to a note on the pro-j gramme, Carl Sternheim, the au- thor of the original, who is high- ly esteemed in his own country,] (although : his works are banned there now; wrote this comedy of eighteenth-century France 238 relaxation from modern satire.

In the translator's elegant hands the result is a worthy suc cessor to "The Man With a Load of Mischief" which it surpasses in wit and daring

Formally Jilted

Mme. de Pommeraye, leader of intellectual fashions in the Paris of 1760, is most formally jilted by: the Marquis d'Arcy, and swears revenge.

Henriette, aged 19, ravishingly flovely, with all the assurance of the devil and the skill of a bori actress, is sent for. She lays her trap until the Marquis marries jher.

Mme. de Pommeraye trim- gloats-but-msuccessful-

Shing Mun Valley German Conductor In Londony slaarquis, violently in

Water Scheme

INTERESTING ADDRESS BY

MR. GIFFORD HULL

Mr. Gifford Hull, Engineer-in- Valley -Chief of The Shing Man

water scheme, gave a remarkably interesting address at yesterday's Rotary riffin on the progress of the work

STA

The big problem before him now, he said, way to calculate the end of the typhoon (season... T after the diversion tunnel closed, there should be a typhoon food, the, waters would rise! against the face of the dam and might spill over on to the sup

immense porting rock, causing damage to it in its present settled state

The risk would have to be tak- en if Hong Kong

get was to water: stored up in preparation. for the coming dry season.

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The President of the Club. Pro- fessor L. Forster, presided at the luncheon, and the following guests were introduced: La-Col M. H. Logan, Messrs. J. Ralston, D. R. Davis. Engineer Captain Hugill, RN, F. W. James, Hong! Kong and EHH Higham. Shanghai.

MEETING-

Licences Refused

BAKEHOUSE AND THREE

"EATING-HOUSES

GALSWORTHY FESTIVAL

Good Character Acting

In "Justice"

...

By far the best feature of "Justice." the opening production _of a "Galsworthy Festival" 2

the Playhouse, is Stephen Bag- gard's performance

25 William Faldes,

the wretched young farger whose character is of the -type that is irretrievably destroy- ed by prison. Mr. Haggard makes a pitiful figure of him, the more pitiful for its air of dumb and reticent suffering: The pri- son scene is about as much as ore can stund, thanks to him.

Gwen Ffrangcoo-Davies can hardly help giving distinction. to the rather shaky part of Ruth Honeywill, the woman in the case, and there is good work by Malcolm Keen as the judge, and by Arthur Wonther as the head of the firms. of solicitors which employs Falder."

EUROPEAN LADY

ASSAULTED

KOWLOON CASE

SHOP FOKI RECEIVES. STIFF FINE

Presides At Covent Garden

FURTWANGLER'S FIRST. APPEARANCE

Wilhelm Furtwangler made his first appearance at Covent Garden

he [recently ́“ when conducted

love, considers it "distinguished”.

FAGGED OUT THROUGH HEAT

OTHING is more enervating than humidity, excessive heat and sunglare, which seriously saps the human vitality. Such a strain on the nervous system weakens the powers of resistance, resulting in headaches, conditions of lassitude, nerviness, debility, etc. During hot uying periods "ASPRO can prove invaluable, particularly due to the fact that after ingestion in the system it promotes skin action and poison elimination through the pores the natural function of the body. Furthermore, *ASPRO' quierens and soothes the nerves and is the ideal medicine for minor complaints during sweltering hot weather conditions and hear

ASPRO!

IS INVALUABLE ON HOT TRYING DAYS

to have a bride with a lurid past. FRENCH PRODUCER

There is an effrontery about Mr. Ashley Duke's sophisticated wit which carries all before it His polishing has given a brilliant gem of sparkling comedy.

IN LONDON

Noah" At The New

Theatre

All the players revel in their Mr. Frank Cellier, and Lady Tree Andre Obey's masterpiece by parts. Miss Jeanne de Casalis,

***Noah,* the adaptation of (Henriette's mother) have been Arthur Wilmurt, was presented rarely seen to better advantage by Howard Wyndham and Bron- It is 11 years since Dr. Fart- The dramatic surprise of the son Albery at the New Theatre wangler was first introduced to evening was Miss Vivien Leigh last month.

"Tristan und Isolde.”.

the London public at Queen's the final proof of Mr. Sydney Car- ·A visitor to a rehearsal at the Hall, where he conducted Philhar-roll's skill in casting. He has theatre was very interested to monic and London Symphony Or-made a stage star of this young watch the French producer chestra concerts. His personality film actress:

Michel Saint-Denis at work. His

and art, however, were not fully She has the youth, beauty, and methods are quite different from revealed until he came to London assurance the part of Henriette re- those to which English actors are with the Berlin and Vienna Phil-quires. In addition, she has a accustomed. Movements, restures, harmonic Orchestras. His highly

boldness in attack which wins positions, are established first and subjective style caused lively con-

one's whole-hearted admiration. the spoken lines are fitted in to She should go a very long" way them." troversies, but there was never any doubt of the deep impression indeed. he made upon the public.

Early Career

Dr. Furtwangler is a Berliner,

jaged 49% His father was a Uni- Iversity professor of archaeology

His musical gifts were apparent at an early age. He studied. principally at Munich, under Beer-Walbrunn, Rheinberger and Max Schillings. He began his

German opera houses.

certs at Leipzig.

Te Deum

In Eclipse

RAMON NOVARRO ON LONDON STAGE

Acting In West-End Musical Play

One has only to remem» ber the exquisite performances of the Compagnie des Quinze to realise the effectiveness of this procedure. ⠀⠀

Even at this early stage, it was possible to predict lovely inter-

character

of

pretation of the Noah by John Gielgud. Looking far from patriarchal in a soft hat and overcoat, he already conveyed by his voice the dignity and sin

ments.add

and there was tunes, wenges.

KOMOR

KOMOR

HONG KONG

New goods arrived. From 50 cts. to $5,000. Every article marked in plain figut ba.

O'NEILL'S “GOLD” Keble Gives The First English Production

Oxford.

York Building Chater Road..

SUITABLE PRESENTS

FOR

EVERY OCCASION

REMARKABLE EVIDENCE AT BERLIN TRIAL

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carter as conductor at the smaller Ramon Novarro has just signed cerity of the faithful man of God. In 1920 he succeeded Strauss 28 a musical play called "Royal/stage were Colin Keith Johnston | a contract to appear in London in Among the other players on the

· Mab Wong. 20, a shop foki, was

ced to 2 years' imprisonment SANITARY BOARD fined $50 with the alternative of Opera orchestra's concerts, and due at a West End theatre some short skirts and bare legs for the college dramatic ventures opened

conductor of the Berlin State Exchange."

and Jessica Tandy. She and The production is

and five years loss of civil rights several others were rehearsing in One of the most ambitious two months* hard labour by after Nikisch's death he became time during the autumn, and Mr

for offences against minors and Mr. Wynne Jones at the conductor of the Gewandhaus con- Novarro will sail from America purpose of working at the move-|

Oxford recently, when the abuse of guardianship." Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, for assaulting Mrs. M. E. Grainger, of

Keble Players produced Eugene His composi at the beginning of September to Many of the elements which O'Neill's "Gold" for the first time ciples drank spirits consisting of Witnesses stated that the dis No. 61 Jubilee Buildings, Sham-tions include a symphony and start rehearsals.

went to the making of that in England Ishuipo, at Shanghai Street on

The famous film star's last per-memorable production "Richard Hitherto Mr. O'Neill has been 75 per cent alcohol till they were Tuesday last.

The Nazis showered honours on sonal appearance in London was of Bordeaux were again being unwilling for it to be presented in incapable, after which choir Inspector R. Shannon appeared him in 1983, but last December year or so ago, when he drew assembled for Motley was in this country and was refused children sang them sober. They At yesterday's meeting of the for the prosecution.

his defence of Hindemith-per-crowded audiences to the Palla-charge of the decors and cos several attractive offers How declared that the accused adopt Sanitary Board an application for Mrs. Grainger, wife of a private

Isona non grata with the new re dium

ed young girls for education and some ever, he gave special permission a bake-house licence at 192 Re of the East Lancashire Regiment, gime caused an historic conflict. Among the Hollywood stars who incidental music by Herbert for the undergraduates to do it

poisoned them morally. Street. ground, four, gave evidence of the assault,

Wessenberg told the court that was refused by five votes to two. (which was corroborated by Mrs. Furtwangler was

During the rest of the winter Dr. have appeared in London recently

Competent Acting ·· he had raised, a corpse and had in eclipse, but on the legitimate" stage are Li The President stated that the Elleen Haseley, of 18 Jordan Eoad,

in March

undergraduate, a reconciliation was Damnita, Anna May Wong, Greta

held spiritualistic talks with Bis-, premises were not well ventilated who was with Mrs, Grainger at the ected, and later he returned to Nissen, Douglas Fairbanks, ju.

Osmund, has been responsible or marck Goethe and Luther: He and the lighting was bad. The time.

the production, which has also claimed several thousand follow- Berlin to conduct the Philharmonic and Laura La Plante premises were old and dilapidat- | Defendant declared that Mrs Orchestra ed, and the District Inspector. Grainger's little boy had stolen Chief Inspector (Kowloon) and some sweets from the shop. When the Medical Officer of Health had he took the sweets from the boy recommended that the licence be he cried out and complainant, refused.

thinking he had struck the child, Applications for eating house struck him in returns det und licences 28:113 Queen's Road East, "I don't like men who do this to ground floor: 189 Lockhart Road, women and children,” said the ground foor, and 1, Comaught Magistrate în passing sentence. Road West, ground flour, were re-

clamation

fused by the Select Committee POET FRIEND OF TENNYSON The Board approved of the re Insal

Other business was of a formal nature.

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London, To-day-

ANTI-PIRACY MOVEMENTS AT BIAS BAY

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Captain Yang Chao-lum, former commanding officer of the cruiser

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

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Chao Ho, is the executive officer of "Wheat: While hedge offerings the Anti-Piracy Office. He is are still heavy, better mill directing the guards in exploring a noticeable. We would suggest the baylets, which are useful as an accumulation for profit, on landing places for the freebooters. tinued bullish crop and harvestin The First Group Army appointe

Total "sales:137,970,000 this mayal officer as Second-in-

Sir William Watson, the oldest Command of the Present at the meeting were living English poet Mr. W. J. Carrie (President), Hon Tennyson and thrice Mr. E M Henderson (Vice-Pre when considered sident), Dr. G. W. Hope (Medical date for the laure

Wong yesterd aged

JUBILEE LSO. CONCERT

Elgar's "Nursery Suite Heard

An

been supervised by Leslie

an old Keble man. The by Dr. Parkes and the tings by other members college were among the tractive features of the Ition

About 2,700 children, drawn by

The actinga" was ballot from the school of the throughout, and LC.C., gathered at the Central good performan Hall, Westminster recently on the MA Goodlin invitation of Mr. Robert Mayer Prideaux in the lead for a Jubilee Concert,

After he had announced the ading of a yale

P.

INTERPORT TENNIS FIXEDD

FOR SEPTEMBER

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of £4,000 sukses