1927-06-13 — Page 5

DISORDER STILL RAMPANT.

TERRORISM BY "RED" BRIGANDS.

BADGERING THE CANTON MERCHANTS.

UNWANTED DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST ENGLAND AND JAPAN.

Despite the change of risern ent ad SOLIT or less vigorous campaign against the R

ami

CORRESPONDENCE.

A CHINESE COMPLAINT,

TO THE LOITOR OF THE "

DAILY PRESS"]

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,

HNG XUNG

STR. 1a passing from Queen's Real East up to Moon Street and Star Street through the Wing Lok Lane, ppposite Lamdale Street, one to almost safforated by the poi- sonous enal fiumes and smells from the filthy canvas covered soup kit

CARGO THAT WENT

ASTRAY.

A SHIPMENT OF PALM LEAF FANS.

ACCUSATION OF RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

SATURDAY'S COURT.

Sti A MONTH FOR TWO

PEOPLE.

In the course of the hearing of a ease in the Bankruptly Court, he fore the aeting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice J. B. Wood) on Saturday

the debtor stated that

JUNE 13th, 1927.

THE CLASSIC SPIRIT.

SPLENDID HOMERIC FILM.

GERMAN COMPANY'S

TRIUMPH.

{BY OUR FILM CRITICS)

The Fall of Tray," of which the second part is to be seen at the World to-day and to-morrow is, we consider, the finest spectacular film which has been released tor date. The outstanding feature of this production by a German cont- pany is that the spirit of the' clas sies has been maintained through.

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Centrai Magistracy on Saturday morning, a frail dealer, was charged with while an receipt of a salary of only the unlawful possession of 1,315 a month he kept himself and bales and 15 cases of the fans, know. his mother.

Heplying to the Officia Heceiver, who asked how he managed to do it, bebtor said that they rented a cainele at Yannati for 81 a mouth! out. There are no jarring notes Debter was Jose Augusto Lopez. | such as mareed " lutolerance" and a clerk and former compositor, who! - The Loves of Pharoah," nor is i was forced by the pressure of In there

the versional Tatonic dian money tenders, to whom he stolidity and sentimentality of the had recourse during the last two Nibelung saga.

Lehens and rocking stal's, and fester- [CROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]; ing cubbish, which block this publicing that day were sinten outside The Ladies and school the waters of the Colony- thoroughfare. girl dar

not pass through this

amount involved was put nt $1,094, Last Meat and after 5 p... Mr. C. 4. Alabaster, K.C. (in- wing to the end smells, the filthy strmcted by Mr. Hornce Loj ap Coalition of The Bane, and the peared for the complainants trwo ush flirty prespiring coolies, syndicates of palm leaf manufae- she end and these stalls. turees at Sanwai, Chinese territory) What would happen in case of a fir insale the ne, I leave the and Mr. J. A. Gordon eark ap Authorities and the Fir Brigade peared for suvised. to judge.

Dystore

Tedere

|

#

years, to file his own petition for bankruptcy. Halities $1.30.

WITH

Her has made Troy and Helen live 45

the supreme picture of valour ami besuty. Their names are the most familiar of all Etern

if we except the Bible) and

scholarship has any meaning. For are held in jenlous regard wherever i

this reason alone if was a hobl ex- periment to put this greatest of all receipt of S105 a month. His debtsepies on the screen, the medium all were contracted owing to the fact ! too often of cheap emotionalist. that he could not keep his family But it was

oflice.

He Was New a clerk, in

the unauthorisel fogers of disorder alled with them, party strit, ligandage, and Bolshevisto remaia. a national mice. Many Chinese in Cunton believe that only concert

A partner of the Chu Nam, letion on a big seal between the

Win the Police and the Sanitary"

Debtor, who is 2 years of age. Hong

Heng Cheons

Ta

said that he was born in Mayao central and local authorities can Board Inspectors kindly take, tute

Komp of palen and By

pay a visit to this leality Wong Cheong ad searity.

nasionally, and personally satisfy was far shops of Sagwai said to Hong Kong 25 years ago, working first with the long themsecting this lowal authorities are Themselves at the misalire is a

tor and later the same enpacity powerless. Very ittle attention has serious danger to public health and that on April 19th list. he ship. Kong Printing Press as a compoki

Yours truly,

jped to Canton from Sanwui 20 with various newspapers in the been given by Canton to the calls safety.

EYESORE.

baches and 2 boxes of fans belonging Cely and at Mr. Brigit For help from Wenfay, Shantak,

Hong Kong, June 10th. BOT.

for his syndicate, and 1,235 baies Prince and places where the

anal 13 cases belonging to another elupie 54 still committing ont

i syndicate with which bis syndicate In Loting on June 5th, how

The fans were to be was working. moderate Kuomin

distributed to various firms acting tungites defended themselves very

as their sales agents in Canton. speressfully against an attack of

The cargo was transported to Can- Reds and members of the peas

to by junk. The witness himself santa corps. killing seven of their assailanta. These supporters of the

Mrs A. T. Hamilton, ressisted by delivered the fans to the junk mas su party 11/ a dozen latlies and fer who placed his chop Hankow faction have been operat),

gentlemen, entertained

arge witness's delivery book. g under theme of Luen Yea

zaldi rice of soldiers at flan Cheer *Tem The Chaton Authorities are V.M.U.A.. Plater Road, on despatching additional strength to Friday evening, with stortions of Kungehow, and to the island of Hainan, where Rods still possess

raged.

sonte infimetre.

Bandits and pirates who style thumselves Rods " are very active around Shinhing where they are Organizing them selves

tante

than 79 groups for the purpose of exacting tribute from ships pdying the West Rive

TIMID MERCHANTS AND

|

ENTERTAINING THE

TROOPS.

A GREAT SUCCESS AT THE

CHEER O."

a varies nature.

Chce agam Miss Eler Woods proved to be the Tommies favourite, and so persistent were the mucures that she obliged with Ан

fewer than seven satis other success was scured by Mrs. H. Blen, who wrordered violin salos, That proved most acceptable

The other artistes who conshined

to

make the entertainment through success were Mrs. C'osten who led the Community singing) Messes. G. W. C. Burnett (humor ou munders), ( W. R. Bishop, F. W. Blackley, T. 4. Paterson, F. Meformar, B. Batt, E. W. Penece (recitations), and Pagon. The ac byists were Mes. C. P. James

and Mrs. Harry Woods.

These concerts her given at the

· (here (9) every Friday evening. | Mr. G

Entertainmes respectively Taiks ling responsible for the arrange

BOLD AGITATORS. The merchants of Canton are nature of a peaceful and timid dis position. They ear little or no thing about politics and all they ask is for a Government capable of preserving under and which allows them to trade in peu That is about the last thing they get in

Just these demineratie days, ting are being told to sing an British and anti Japanese by the Kuomintang party tl workers and students. Rentry have very little direct in- terest in Canton-foreign trade and ean agitate in favour of this and flot without any harm to thein- selves. To the merchante it is dif ferent, tnd the political and "patriativ

ventures IPI

ימי יוון

W. Burnett and then

i

i

on the

On the same day witness wrote

his Canton agents telling them That the fans had left Sanwa). days after the junk had left the witness received a letter from his Canton agents saying that the fans had Bot arrived. Witness went to Canton to make enquiries and inserted advertisements in the newspapers offering a reward of

the $500 for information leading recovery of the fans.

$3 Not A Fair Price. Beylying to Mr. Lensk, witness said that each case of faus cost 8150 and each bale $6 (Bong Kong yur- resicy). The cases and bates of fans in Court the witness recognised as his property. The markings on them bad been blurred with ink. but several of them stili hore their original markings. The price of a per bale quoted by Mr. Leask was nut a fair value of the Inus. The

|

of six children and mother on the

salary he was receiving.

At the conclusion of the public examinations debtor was adjudirates jhankrupt and the Official Herriver:

appointed trustee.

{U

an experiment which has been amply justified. To many among the tense audience at the World the captions (the one wrak-

rss of the production) were

Sang Loong And Company.

intelligale, but in no mind Eure- or Chinese was uliere atr It is metifed in the Governmat peat Gate that a first and final deaba as 14 the beauty and signifie- dividend is intended to be declaredance of the story, nor did the pic in the matter of Wong Wai Shing. deceased, formerly trading as Sang-fated epe fali far short of the

at No. glamour of the Homeric poem. Long and Company,

Street, adjudiented Hamer, probably not in writing Wellington

but again And again with his own bankrupt on January 22, 1927. Creditors who have not proved

her debts by July 20th, will be lips, told his tale of hattles, of love," escinded.

treachery and high courage, to his primitive hearers in homesteads and market place. It is exactly That atmosphere of the stately no folding of an epic poem by word of mouth which has been achieved in the film version. Starring and dramatic as the story is it is curi ously restful. The hurry of the ciara has been overcome and that alone is sufficient to make it milestone in film production.

GAMBLLER FINED.

SEQUEL TO DISCOVERY OF

GAMBLING OUTFIT.

Mr. B. E. Lindsell's court at the Central Magistracy bore a reseri blance to a wel equipped Chinese gambling den at one perial oc Saturday morning when the cup- ment for games of chance was s played by the police and a store- keeper of the Tang Tai Engineer ing Works charged with manufa after his cargo of fans had suring and also with its possession. stolen, when he was informed Mini the accused had bought the fans From a ma named Ho Yu Chu, whose bame the witness also heard for the first time.

witness first heard of the areused

Bumper Concert Next Saturday, Nest Saturday a bumper ersternt. now

is bring a ranged to be hard in the

The manager of the Kwong Hop anti-City Hall, when some of the best

amateur artistes in the Colony will eng, Ye Meng Kung, Wing Kee boycott Frentribute. A charge of only fwendy

and Kwong hz Wo group of palm leaf fan manfacturers of Sanwui, agruts, Ponts will be made, and the pia also manager of the Lrong These ronds will be given to the Ent Fat Company of 183, Des Vaux

tinent Fund.

Further details will be published Rend West, the Hong Kong agency of the syndicate, stated that on during the week.

May 6th he received information from dealers in Canton that a cargo of fans shipped to Canion From Sanwai had been last.

תיו

The Managing Directors of Rail- ways controlled from Canton, who wteris appointed by Mr. Sun Fo are to be replaced by supporters of the Nanking régime, Mr. George Bow | has taken over the management of The Canton-Samshui fine, and Mr. Yip Ka Txan is to relieve Mr. Lo

Visit To Wing On Godown. He made enquiries locally and obtaining vertain information went to the Wing On Godown on May 19th. There he saw the accused with some bales and cases of palm leaf fans.

The man said that he was look ig after the things for someone else, and was rertainly not running a gambling house

aeronut.

}) his Own

the

131

#

Greeks and Trojans are shewn us as products of a vigorous young civilization, into which has crept

mature state and which stili fly a few of the vices of a more Enger relies of an earlier barbarism. But the essential classic spirit which we cling to even in this 20th

there. was century

That princes of Grence wele as quarrel- some and proud as children, that they were farried by a superstions polytheism, that marriage by con- quest and marriage to a god seem

The

The Police reported that storekeeper lived in his store in the Works and that the gamblinged to them equally reasonable, is

utfit was actually discovered in his room.

as nothing in comparison with their worship of courage, health and art. How can you say you were look-

The stage craft and photography of ing after them for someone else the film are excellent. The actors demanded his Worship.

Defendant, who volunteered no reply, was fined $100 with the months hard alternative of two

Jabour.

On the second charge he was fined 820, or fourteen days,

he

have teen admirably chosen bath on the score of physical type and for their histrionic skill. Jelen and Paris are as beautiful as any actors we have seen, Hector and Achilles also are true to Homer's drawing. The actual Homeric story has been a good deal adapted, but always with a sympathy and a skill that make one feel that everything in the production was under the censorship of some true lover of We hope very ancient Greece.

It is pretty certain that the mer chants bave no sympathy, whatever pretative they may make nut of fear for their personal safety, for a Min. Managing Director of the movement which will benefit | Kowloon Railway, Mr. T. T. Lee. were subsequently found in the the scent. Accused did not under much that the regular audiener of

Chinese Section of the Canton

ate except the professional agita-head of the Yush-Ban, has resign

this

However, the last few days have

been run as "anti-Japanese werk" in Canton. All bending organisa. tions in the City have passed re- solutions supporting the Kuomin- tang profeet against the Japanese landing of troops in Chimge Ter rizory.

The Chinese Seamen's Union in Canton, at the request of the lend ers of the proscribed brauch in Hong Kong has appointed a com mitter to try and stage a general strike imong Chinese seamen on Dritish vessels calling at Hong Kung. The Union claims to have. $10,000 in the bank to spend on the

strike.

No

visible

Su

the Queen's will be given an op Troy, It is a film which is bound portunity of seeing The Fall of to make an appeal to every Eng-

your goods or a customer's" -Yes, lishman who sees it. and accused did not reply.

Mr. Leask: I put it to you that be wrote Customers," and gave you two names in Cantonese -No. that question I spoke in Cantonesc When acensed hesitated to answer and told him I was the real owner

"WOMAN HANDLED" AT THE QUEEN'S.

Handled"

which

B

The witness said that when w the accused in the Wing On Godown he spoke to him in Man- Two other cases, said witness, darin in order to put accused off they wrote accused's fruit shop. When the stand Mandarin witness entered the godown accused down what they wished to tell each il.

Chinese students sent by the was in the act to opening some of other.

Mr. Leak: You wrote "Are these

· Red

Administration in Canton The cases which had to study in Japan are to have their tharks on them. Some patches of paper on the cases attructed the subsidies stopped and if they re-

witness's attention and while talk- turn to Canton, they will be ar-

ing to the accused he peeled some rested at sight.

Wong King Tong, a student of of the paper off. Underneath were

Woman Pui Ying College, who was kid-markings which led the witness de napped near the school on June finitely to identify the earge as the property shipped from Sanwui

shewing to-day at the Queen's is ath, has been reæened by the Police.

Lo Canton. The accused went pale of the fans, and seat for the police a most delightful comedy, which The Reds" appeared to have a

Witness added that when he de- had the audience in roars of laugh- in the face when the witness started special grievances against the in

to peel the paper off the cases, and cured himself to the accused the tar. It tells the story of a wealthy alitution. Less than two yours ago,

romantic lady claim to bc. Where is they attacked the school and car attempted to prevent him from latter said That is only what you young pola player, Richard Dix.

your who to please his

love goes west' to learn to be ried away more than students

in the "great open several of whom were shot or died

spices." To his dismay he finds in captivity.

tin Lizzie, has invaded the west that civilisation, even down to the almost as much as New York. The dure devil cow boy has been re- plared by the sweepings of the Alleged Admissions.

Bowery, and rather sheepish sweep- Witness alleged that on the way ings at that baths and radiators, The Kuomintang Financial Minis

to the station the accused said:golf links and an up-to-date bunga- Purchases By Five Local Shops. "I am ouly acting for someone low, do not offer him the chance try, has refused to reconsider the

received of roughing it, as Asked why he recent order to all tobacco manu-

As the result of enquiries made else." facturers to pay 50 per cent.

after the accused's arrest, three stolen goods, "aceused was alleged desires. valorem domestic tax. Foreign 10-

local firms which had bought fans to have replied: "I am working bacco of all sorts entering Canton

from the accused were traced. The for commission and will sell any will be assessed at a similar rate.

witness also had information that thing that is brought to me. I The Bureau for Overseas Chinese

This closed the prosecution and Affairs in Cauton has been abolish the accused had sold some of the don't care if it is stolen or not!"" ed. It may be revived in the future fana in the harbour.

MORE MINOR REFORMS:

now illegal for Canton It is

excessive officials to indulge in gambling and students are not to smoke-anything.

The Magistrate: What made you go to Wing On's on that, day I was informed that some goods were being taken delivery of. It was by accident that I ran into the accused there.

doing so. Subsequent to the ar rival of the police the accused's | proof!" fruit shop was visited and the other two cases of fans found.

Replying to the Magistrate the witness said that this type of fan was made only in Sanwai. Witness had been in Hong Kong for the past ten years and he had never known the acensed to deal in palm leaf fans.

ཛཱ།

his sweetheart

ANTI-RED MEASURES. The "anti-Reds" in Canton have

However rather than disappoint taken action to curtail the power

her he writes eloquent letters about of Mr. Chen Fu Mum, the head

his rough rider deeds until she of the Labour Bureau and director

comes in person to inspect her glorious rough man," and he has of two Kuomintang newspapers, the

Mr. Leask admitted these sales Mr. Lindself adjourned the bearing to stage a western scene to keep Kuo Min Sin Wen and the with the idea of promoting the and supplied the names of two until 2.15 on Wednesday afternoon. up the illusion. From there on the Run Jik Pau. A new polier order

welfare of Chinese abroad and to decrees that all newspaper articles shallese a Police censorship before going to press. Persons who wish for peace within the Kuomintang Pariyar auggesting that Mr. Chen, who is former Hong Kong Chinese editor, should take a holi day abroad.

(Continued on next Column.)

assist those returning from foreign

other local shops which had pur-

chased fans from the accused.

Mr. Leask asked the Magistrate to consider the reduction of bail. film is fast and furious and the final scene of a stampede of cattle is Bail of $15,000 and 85,000 cash was hard for his client to get. He really exciting. could give security for $5,000 and

Accused And Trade In Fans. Canton Authorities hope to start. "International news agency" to

In eross-examination by Mr. replace the present Information Bateau of the Foreign Offer. This cank, the witness said he was posi-$1,000 cash. is in charge of Mr. Wei Yuk nadive that the accused did not deal

in palm leaf fans. supplica Kuomintang propaganda for foreigners,

(Continued on next Column).

!!

The picture is full of excellent touches and maintains movement

amusement and Mr. Alabaster raised no objection surprise and buil was fixed in the sum sug. through. gented by Mr. Leask.

(Continged on next column).

"SUNDOUR"

GUARANTEED FADELESS FABRICS

FOR

LOOSE COVERS, CURTAINS, ETC.

A NEW RANGE

OF

CRETONNES

AND

CASEMENT CLOTHS

JUST RECEIVED.

IN THE NEWEST COLOURS & DESIGNS

SO GREAT

IS OUR

CONFIDENCE

IN THIS

(4

TUBFAST *

AND

**

SUNFAST"

MATERIAL

THAT

WE ARE

PREPARED

TO REPLACE

ANY PIECE

THAT FADES.

SEND FOR SAMPLES.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

The

Viva-tonal Columbia

The only Gramophone that is supported by scientific proof.

Hear it at

THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.

ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING.

IT KEEPS ON SELLING

Over ten thousand copios told.

Now in the fifth edition

THINGS CHINESE:

or, noter connected with China by J. DYER BALL, M.R.A.S.

Fifth Edition, Revised by E. CHALMERS WERNER.

Price: $8.50. WHY IT SELLS, BECAUSE:—

It is a treasure-house of information."-Kobe Hernia

clear and concise."-China Mail,

It is

It is

It

"Gires

Fall of just, accurate and well considered description."--

N.C. Daily News.

than all previons public-

information more

Kong Telegraph.

ations."-long form part of every library.--

"Things Chinese"

Shanghai Merenry.

"No book could be more opportune."-Publisher's Circular. It is "a mine of definite knowledge."- Standard.

"For ready reference there is nothing like it":-New York Nation. "Explanation of practically everything which goes to make up Chinese life and social structure"-Pall Mall Garzette. THAT IS WHY IT IS SELLING SO WELL.

& KELLY WALSH, LIMITED.

THE BOOKSuar.

THE WEEK'S PROGRAMME.

Queen's.

A

CHATER ROAD,

OBITUARY.

MI THOMAS MILLER.

CHARGEMAN AT THE

NAVAL YARD.

"Stage Struck," Thursday to of painters at the Royal Naval

"

Woman Handled," to-day. "The Exquisite Sinner, Tuesday and Wednesday, in the story of a young Frenchman who went wan

We regret to record the death Conrad Nagel and Renée Adorée. of Mr. Thomas Miller, chargeman dering with a gypsy girl. It stars

Saturday, with Gloria Swanson as & Dockyard, Hong Kong, who passed waitress who tries to go on the

away at the Royal Naval Hospital on Friday after a very brief illness. stage.

World. "The Full of Troy," To-day and The deceased was removed to hon Tuesday. Soul Fire, Wednesday pital earlier in the week suffering with peritonitis, and despite every and Thursday; the story of a young

Old Home effort to save his life he passed American musician. Week," Friday and Saturday. The way as stated. programmes from Wednesday to Saturday are at 8.15 and 9.15 only. At the other houses the Chinese "The Story of the Three

is being shown.

Star. Two Fisted Jones," to-day. A story which justifica the title." The Dixie Handicap," Tuesday and Wednesday, a racing pleture which includes the International Stakes in which Epinard, the French chara-

Perch of the Devil. pion lost.

fitm Kings

Thursday to Saturday, featuring Pat O'Malley."

The late Mr. Miller had been resident in Hong Kong for over three years, and was well known and popular in Dockyard circles. In his younger days he saw active service in the Boer War, Much ympathy is extended to his widow and family who are in England. Mr. Miller came from Chatham.

The funeral took place at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley, on Baturday afternoon, and was attended by a large number of Naval Yard colleagues and felende There were many beautiful floral

*ributes.