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A Chinese employed at a timber BIG FIRE AT SHAMSHUIPO. CORRESPONDENCE." yard in Canton Road.. Kowloon, was sent to the hospital on Wednes day after an attempt to commit suicide by hanging himself in a

cubicle,

Like most propaganda: “What Price Glory

lessens its effect by overstating the case. Even the War was not, taken as a whole, so bad as this. Humour and unselfishness may have played a maller part than romanticista like to think, but A Chinese was knocked down by the blackness 61-Rhône years was an earth truck on the Kowloon not wholly unrelieved The Big City reclamation and seriously in- Parade," also shown in Hong Kongjured on Wednesday. The

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we do not want them introduced too frequently in Hong Kong For my part I don't want them at all. Give the British freedom, that is

All the fire fighting equipment of SIR.In your leading article o Kowloon assembled in Laichikok the Sanitary Board, Food Prices Road, at the 'bus terminus near the and Mussolini" in to-day's issue Shanshuipo Police Station, to deal you say Mussolini's methods may with a dre which destroyed five be all very well on occasions, but The question arises as to whether

The forthcoming wedding is an- three-storey houses yesterday,

The Kowloon Fire Brigade re or so aims depicting the Great nounced of Mr. Carl Friedrich War are either desirable ar popular. Rolf Heyn, merchant, residing at ceived she alarm at 5.33 in the Men with war experience invariably No 6-4 Rue Courbet, Tientsin, morning and were doon on the scene ridicule the technical imperfec- and Miss Ingeborg Gertrude Klee with two engines and the Mangkok good enough for me,

route to this Colony equipment, but the fire had got a

But, Sir, I sympathise with the firm hold on the inflammable con- business man who complained about tions, declaring that the trench and Gobert, en

pa the Derfinger. bombardment episodes have

touts of two rattan shops on the the noises in Kowloon, Possibly silailarity to the real thing." On!

The old Astor House Hotel in ground floor where the fire origin- you live in a part of the City where the other hand what is termed the Queen's Road Central, which has ated European Sub-Officers War you are not surrounded by Chinese post war generation effects, not been reconstructed, and is now den and Buckridge sent for a third neighbours; otherwise I feel sure without reason, a hearty dislike of called the St. Francis Hotel, was engine from Kowloon, the new are you would not dismiss the com- anything relating to the war. To opened for business yesterday float from Hong Kong and the Yair plaint so lightly. You say that it AMERICAN those to whom the war brought morning. The hotel is under the mati float, the last assisting by might be a great hardship to pre- pumping water from the sea. Mr.vent wortby citizens from playing bereavement such films cannot fail Proprietorship of Mrs. Cameron.

H. T. Brooks. (Superintendent) and a friendly game simply because to be distressing. And yet war A debate takes place this evening Mr. G. C. Moss of the Central Fire they could not afford a tablecloth films continue to be produced in at the European. Y.M.C.A., Row Station were also on the scene, to deaden the noise of the rattling Four houses, Nos. GO, 62, 64 and mah-jong stones. I think Musso- large numbers and at stupendous loon, between a Y.M.C.A. team and expense. There are several reasons. the Oregon University bean (on 66. were completely burnt down. fini would say that those who can FRUIT IN EIQUER TRU VALUE First and foremost there is a feel- tour of the world) on the subject The dwellers on the upper floors not afford a table-cloth have no ing that the facts and the lessons"Is Democracy a Failure?" Fur- had only just time to escape with business to buy a mah-jong sot and. of the war should not be forgotten, ther reference to this is made their lives and lost a their belong as long-suffering Kowloon resi ings. The contents of the ground dent I should be entirely with him. LA MERITA and nothing emphasises them more

floor shops were also destroyed. A The people who want to play mah forcibly than the cinema. Then

fith house, No. 69, adjoining one jong should not disturb those who there has sprung up a national

of the rattan shops, was also a want to sleep. They might even volved to a lesser extent, although use the clothes Irom the bed to As You LIKE IT emulation as war records, each

the belongings on the upper floors cover their table if nothing else is country being anxious; to show

were destroyed and the Sun Cheong available. what it did Thus The Big

As things are at "pre- engineering shop on the ground sent they are a nuisance and should Parade," "Shoulder Arms," and

door suffered serious damage to be stopped by law. "What Price. Glory have had

You are right when you say too their British answer in "Made

their machinery by fire and water.

Eight hoses were brought into much legislation, especially if it in action by the combined Brigades enacted hurriedly, is not good for and arduous work for nearly twos. But I wish you would try a side of the burning area.

few nights in the neighbourhood in hours saved the houses on either which I live. During the past two A plucky rescue of a sixteen-year-year I changed" my" residence fre- old Chinese boy from the second floor verandah of one of the burn- ing houses was effected by a Chi- nese sub-officer early in the opere tions. The youth found his escape by the stairways cut off and his frantic appeals for help were quick ly answered by the officer who climbed an extension" ladder and brought him down.

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DEATH OF A FORMER RESIDENT.

MR. S. E. BEETON,

The older generation of residenta of Hong Kong, Macao and Canton will hear with regret of the death few days ago at his home in Farnham, Surrey, of Mr. S. E. Beeton, for many years a member of the firm of Herbert Dent & Co., Canton.

that Governments have not been slow to offer facilities, placing WATSON oval and military resources at the

diapoint of the film companies. Mr. Beeton has a son, Captain This appears to be particularly the W. G. R. Beeton, now in Hong case with the British Admiralty, Kong with bir regiment," the and the earlier "Battle of Jut- Queen's Royal Regiment. land," was followed by "The Flag Lieutenant," and now the battles of Corquel and the Falkland Islands have been portrayed.

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So far as is known there was no Probate in respect of the will of loss of life, thanks largely to the Leung Wing Shang, late of Poon Tong villager Pun U district, fact that the fire broke out at lay- Kwangtung, who died at this ad break and was soon noticed. dress, ou December 24th, 1926, has It is understood that the first been granted to his son, Leung three houses destroyed wera cover- Shiu Liu, second floor, No. 71, Reel Street, Hong Kong, Testator ed by insurance. Insurance also leaves 88,200 in this Colony but extended to rattan stocks on the other properties else ground floor of No. 68 and machin- there are where..

It would, of course, be a mistake to abolish the War from the screen. So great an episode must remain in CESTRAL Kowloos and

for generationg a source of in- Abore MAY ROAD LEVEL, Hong Kong. Will Landlords interested send part- "piration to all forms of art. But INVESTORS it is to be hoped that the British Qalars to SMALL

film industry, which is making an encouraging start in face of for midable rivalry, will not fall into the error of concentrating upon this

La his will, the testator directs cry on the ground floor of the one subject. We need a British film that after his death 84,000 in adjoining house. industry for national tastes differ Canton currency shall be paid oat of his estate as marriage expenses and just as we prefer our own plays for his third son Shiu Tz, and the and novels we should probably sum of $3,000 Canton currency to bis daughter, Sau-Shan, and also rency for the maintenance of his concubine, Li Shi. The last men- tioned sua is to be paid during her lifetime and when she dies a like sum for funeral expenses.

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Home Kore, Decembra 2nd, 1927,

WAR FILMS.

Tan American war film "What Price Glory," when shown recently at the Queen's Theatre aroused good deal of hostile criticism. In London and New York it mot with success, but Paris appears to have hooted.

ANOTHER SMALL FIRE.

KOWLOON BRIGADE

SUMMONED.

The Kowloon Fire Brigade re- Testator directs that his son shall ever pay for her mainten- ceived another call abortly before ance," and shall not be allowed "to 8 o'clock last night from Mongkok- shift the burden to anyone else.

Deceased instructs $500, Canton

tsui and despatched three ap

anything that other nation's can give us. Germany is to be con-

·gratulated upon a break away from the Hollywood tradition and both the Nibelung and the Homeric films were things of rare beauty,

The cinema, thanks to the science of photography and to its freedom currency, shall be placed on interest pliances. The fire as one the first from space limitations has endless and the profite be given to his floor of No. 15, Kremer Street.

daughter, Yim Hing and after her In a few minutes the fireman put opportunities in the realms of death the same sum shall be appro- out the fire with the help of hand fancy and romance. The plays of priated for funeral expenses. Sir J. M. BARRIE, the first literary three equal shares to his children, to their stations.

After learing the property in buckets and the engines returned Damage done millionaire, show that such works testator directs that family pro was very slight. are in accord with popular taste perty shall be kept for the purposes

of ancestral worship, and emmerently profitable. Both in those directions and, in narrative based on our own romantic history the British film industry has before

The management of the it a great and almost unexplored Hong Kong Amusement Company field for enterprise. was, however, 'certainly interpreting the wish of a large number of cinema goers who had read enthus

On Wednesday one Chinese (im- DA. JOHN M. TUTT, C.8.Biastic praise of its merits when they chinese case of enteris were notified. ported case) of diphtheris and one

Op Kannan Citr

Member of the Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church,

The First Church of Christ, ficientist, ia Boston, Massachnietis

In the Old Chamber of Commerce Room, City Hall. TUESDAY,

December 6th, 1927, "At 5.45 p.m.

The Public

Cordially Invited

to Attend.

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secured the film for exhibition

locally. It depicts, war from the Mr. H. C. Bexam; of No. 83, point of view of the pacifist who Robinson Road, has reported to the maintains that armed strife between police the theft from his bedroom nations has no' redeeming feature. of jewellery valid at 880. The bully, and the cheat came to the

The ships' company of H.M.S. top and to them the decent citizen Titonia held a very successful and is subordinated. Warlike courage enjoyable dance at Messrs Lane, and efficiency are found to the Crawford's Restaurant Isst even greatest extent in men not lar re- ing. moved from the criminal class. The

P.W.D. REPORT.

ACTIVITIES IN 1928.

S.S.WING ON" UNDER

FIRE.

The as Wing On, returning here

The report of the Public Works from Wuchow on Wednesday night, Department, reviewing the activi was fired on by bandits in the ties of 1926, was published yester day. A suitable comment we neighbourhood of "Parrot's Beak" never. It is at dubioase of has been fred on when passing the appear to be." Better late than Channel in the West River delta.

bulky volume Twice recently the ss. Shing On

interest to future historians when

they wish to write upon the "he same spot and her crew have suf-

same slight casualties. gress and development of the ferad Colony,

The following table shows the expenditure on public works since 1916:

2,272,949.70 2,024,815.83 2,060,017.11 31 3,448,895.46) 3,860,359,17

|

1916

1. 1917

1918

1918

+1020

1091

4,643,708.48

horror and strain of the trenches

While engaged at work in the

1929

5.471,950,28

· ទ

7,042,918.43

Taikoo Dockyard, a workman ac

1994

11,091,522.06

1925

11,638,372.83

1926

7,791,081.88

Total

$62,33,305.08

are shown unsparingly while the eidentally received a blow from a atmosphere behind the line is one hammer, necessitating is removal of moral squalor.

to hospital

WEATHER REPORT.

The Royal Observatory's weather report forecast and remarks issued at 6.46 p.m. yesterday stated:

The anti-cyclone over China is inchanged.

Moderate to fresh monsoon will prevail along the Coast and over the. China Sea.

Local Forecast-N.E. Winds, fresh, fine.

quently in the hope of finding a place where one could get a quiet night's rest, but I have not been. successful yet. If you were here you would probably buy a gun 'sad. not wait for legislatie a joke of

You, Mr. Editor, make the complaints of the business man resident in Kowloon but if you could use your influence to bring about some reform you would earn the grateful thanks of many Kow- loon residents who now have to listen to Chinese gramophone music and loud Chinese conversations until the early hours every morn- Mussolini or no Mussolini, ing. law or no law, is there not any remedy 1-Youri, eta,

FINE EAR.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL ROSE DAY.

WELL OVER $4,000 TAKEN.

ALL SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY HELP.

The appeal of the Society of St. » Vincent de Paul for funds to he Hong Kong's poor received gratify- ing support from the public yester day. The sale of roses in the strests went merrily and no one judged a contribution in exchange for a white, pink or red rose.

At the Savoy Hotel, kindly placed at the disposal of the Bazaar Cos tinually replenished their stocks of mittee, a large band of Beliers con- flowers. At the end of the day the. gollections amounted to. $4,234.35 and there were a few boxes still to be brought in.

on

Last year's sale of roses brought in $4,930, which was little short of the 1925 effort (84,500)...

were out Those who

the streets yesterday were struck by the watchful way in which the rose sellers went about their business The Chinese ladies particularly worked very hard and their win- ning ways helped in the collections for the good cause

Praise is also due to the other

committee who undertook the willing, band of helpers, the sub counting of the money. These were

Graca, D. A. Rozaric, Fred Xavier, Miss Loureiro and Messrs. J. M. B. Young, Li Yat Choi, A. J. Raptis shroffs from the Hong Kong & and E. Alves, assisted by a few through the Shanghai Bank courtesy of Mr. Ho Wing.

The organisation of the appeal has, as usual, been in the hands of Mr. J. M. Alves,

FURTHER DONATIONS.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul bege to acknowledge further donations to the funds of the Al Fresco Fete on December 4th.

Mr. J. M. de Castro Basto, $20; Mr. Stefano Carrara, #10; The Edward, Dispensary, toilet articles The China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., 40 packets of Cube sugar; Liggeti & Myers Tobacco Co., China, 2.000 cigarettes Mr. L G. Ribeira, Mr. C. H. Basto and Miss F. Capell, useful articles.