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business only.

The members of St. Andrew'a" Church' choir toured Kowloon dur

ly clear in a notable book undering the few nights prior to Christ- the title "Royon (artiñcial silk) mas ringing carola Their efforts Industry," by M. H. AYRAM, were much apprecinted. Lecturer on Industrial Engineer; Ing. New York University, and published by Constable & Co. Nearly half a century ago a French scientist, Count Chardonnet, pro duced the first commercial yarn of artificial silk. But it is of interest

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CHRISTMAS CHEER AT THE

QUEEN'S.

HAROLD LLOYD, THE DEPUTY SHERIFF,

[BY OUR FILM CRITIC.)

ing parties being Miss Annie been arranged for Christmas at the

Email and Mr. Usuf Ebrahim..

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A very delightful programme has

Queen's; although the spirit of The ceremony was performed in hilarity comes vid America it brings accordance with the Mohammedia with it memories of an English religion and was largely attended English Christmas and you will be exceedingly hard to please if you do by the Mohammedan, ceramunity as not laugh heartily and throughly well as by several prominent Chi- enjoy your cinema during the next.

two days. nese and Europeans.

First of all the orchestra in a The bride who looked very charm-medley of Christmas bella, carols, ing in her dress of Chinese brocade and songs, strikes the right note. silk with gold braiding, is the Unfortunately, they cannot give the Mr. A. Fonseca, residing at St.. tral, made a report to the Police share broker, Mr. H. M. Hajec considered. The short Métro Gold- Francis Hotel, Queen's Road Cen- daughter of the well-known local encorey demanded at sach house, for the next performance must be

The bridegroom is with win comedy Sugar Daddies" bas the Civil Service in Jesselton, some very amusing situations and British North Borneo, for trich

moves swiftly.

port he will be sailing, to-dhy with his bride, by the s.3. Sultang.

nitrocellulose into fine threads wharf, Taikoktani.

which the

inventor, George

Audemar, called "artificial silk." Thus it can be claimed that Eng land was in fact the pioneer coun

to the effect that whilst he was in try of the industry,

the bathroom; some person atale Chardonnet spent years in study from a suitcase in his room, No.

ing the life, habits and secretions 313, a sum or $150.

of the silk worm, and in conjunc tion with Messra. Wardle & Daven-

Among passengers leaving on the P. & O. & Kashgar for Europe on Saturday were Mr. and Mrs.

port, of Leek, he produced his first synthetic fibre, using pulp obtained

Gourlay, Mr. and Mrs. W. Parkin- from the mulberry tree, as his rawson, Mr. W. T. Sparkes, Mr. F. A.

material. In 1999 be publicly ex Wells and Mr. and Mrs. C. F.

Esmail.

MARRIAGE ARRANGED.

MR. J. D. LLOYD AND MISS DOROTHEA CROWE,

Most of us will confess to a weak- ness for Harold Lloyd; his absurd.. ingenuous look, and his extraordi- nary agility, would make him in teresting in any role, and to add to this his stories and the support. ing caste are always well "chosen. The Kid Brother" is as good as any thing he has given us. It is a the electric bulbs from the public

change to see Lloyd as a farm lad*. A cable from England announces and perhaps his make up suffers urinal at Shanghai Street and Fort that a marriage has been arranged a little, for Harold the exquisite land Street, was arrested by a dis-between Mr. J. D. Lloyd and is more laughable than Harold the Dorothea, the eldest daughter of houbledahoy; but it gives him more Mr. Crowe of Weston,

acting to do, and he does it very well;

hibited specimens (of his silk; and | Young. it is from this that the beginning

ROBERTSON'S of the artificial silk industry shoukt be dated. The display con vinced capitalists that there was a future for the new material; and the first artificial, silk factory was" set up at Besancon,, the native town of Chardonnet,

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A Chinese who removed some of

trict watchman. He was charged at the Kowloon Magistracy yester

was sentenced to four day and months' hard labour,

A fatality occurred near Holt's wharf, Kowloon," yesterday-after- TETLEY, a leading member of Cour-mocn. A coolie was sleeping on a taulde a business then carried on block of wood on the lower pact

Mr. John Daniel Lloyd, who Eas been in the Cadet Service of the "Hong Kong Government, since 1907, went on leave during the early part of this Summer and is expected to return to the Colony in March next. He has been spending

as a family concern by the Cour of a crane in a timber yard ad-most of his holiday in Weaton

tands in Essex for the manufac ture of crepe-was so impressed by what he saw that he persuaded the principala to take over the manu- facture of artificial silk, and there by paved the way to fortune for thousands who were lucky enough to buy shares in the enterprise when investors were invited to par- ticipate.

joining the wharf, when the house structure swung around and struck him on the chest, killing him,

It is learned that Sergeant Mc-

who were injured in a street battle Mahon, as well de the constables

with armed robbers, are doing very well and are all expected to re- cover. In regard to Sergeant Me- Mahon, it is understood that "a further operation may be necessary, bet if nothing untoward_happens, he should be out of hospital within the next month.

Ho

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Harold is the youngest of three sons of a small town farmer; his father and brothers are strong. gilent men all brawn and muscle, so. Harold with his slender physique is cinderella. His ingenious methods. of washing clothes and dishes, and the neat ways in which he scores

off hie big brothers, are fresh, and

super-Mare, his native town. was appointed Superintendent of amusing, and the action never fal- Imports and Exports in January.ters from beginning to end. The

1923

MR. NGAI BONG PING'S -ELDEST DAUGHTER.

TO MARRY MR. LEE SHIU KEE.

The wedding is announced to take place on January 3rd of Miss Sgai Ling Chee, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nga Bong Ping of 3, Lower Castle Road, to Mr. Lee Shiu Kee.

It is therefore apparent that like many other great industries the manufacture of artificial silk started from small things. It grew from the production of a lcx

Meny, past and present pupils thousand pounds in 1900 from one

of St. Joseph's College will learn factory, to 172,000,000 pounds in with regret that the Rev. Bro. BOOKING can now be made at the Hotel. 1923 from over a hundred factories.

The development in Europe haspital inst Thursday, was operated Felix, who entered the French Hos beea rapid, but very little of the on for appendicitis on Christmas new textile fibre found its way to Eve. The operation has proved of Mr. Lee Shiu Kai who recently America till 1bfo. Different pro- cesses of manufacture are adopted in the production of various kinds House of artificial silk now on the market.

WANTED OFFICE ASSISTANT British; age about 25 years.- Reply, stating Experience to Box 291, c/o Hong Kong Dilly Press. [201

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successful and the patient is pro- gressing as well as can be expected, although no visitors are allowed for

charge of the Matriculation Class at St. Joseph's College

the time being. Bro. Felix is in

But Mr. AVRAM is careful not to assume the role of prophet in regard to the ultimate supremacy of any one of these processes over

FIRE AT YAUMATI. IPSS, the others.

"The wonders

The police report of the fire that of technology occurred at Yaumati on Friday never cease," he states; and there might states that the outbreak com- HONG KONG, DECEMBER 7TH, 1927. may be astonishing "developments incaced at 141, Reclamation Street,

The Baily Press.

ARTIFICIAL SILK.

yet in methods of production. occupied as a rattan ware shop. Apart from that, the importance The fire spread to 150, and 163 and of the future of the industry can 157 were also damaged.d.

There was no lose of life but the amount of damage is unknown Three houses were gutted and two others damaged.

scene on the derelict boat' ïs as good a one as we have ever seen - on the films, and you are left-mar- veling at the brain which invented such a mulitude of amusing inci- dents. A bide, and seek of this |description" generally consists of a more or less well repeated series of incidents, but Lloyd never repeate himself, '-

THE WEEK'S PROGRAMMES.

Today and

Queen's.

to-morrow Harold

Commissioner of Police at Canton,

Mr. Ngai Bong Ping was formerly Lloyd is at the Queen's in one of his most riotous moods, and on and the bridegroom is the brother

Thursday.comes "Resurrection" Dolores del Rio who plays" the married the eldest daughter of the heroine was discovered" quite by Hon. Dr. R. H. Eotewall, C.M.O. chnace in Mexico City by her He is at present studying medicine.

director Carew when on his honey. noon. Her first great success - Was

ary 4th at Kim Ling restaurnat in A dinner will be given on Janu-

honour of the mariage.

NOVEMBER WEATHER.

a1 HOURS OF SUNSHINE.

of

occupa-

Charmaine in What Price Glory." As the film is unusually long it will start directly after the overture at each performance.» Sunday next brings us the promised "Bedu Geste," another long film, and one for which heavy bookingsi are expected; so don't be late.

World. The meteorological obsefrations A comedy of the army taken at the Royal Observatory tion called "Tin Hate takes us during the month of November to Germany to-day and to-morrow. Tas other day Lady Houston, scarcely be exaggerated. The ad-

show that the average mean tem- Conrad Nagel and Tom O'Brien, the widow of the shipping magzate, mixture of artificial silk with

highest recorded being 4 on the take part in a most amusing pie perature for that period was 71, the “Bull" of "the Big Parade Sir ROBERT HOUSTON, called at cotton has been tried of late years

4th, and 82.3 on the 3rd, and the ture. The South Seas and delight- Whitehall and handed over to the in England with satisfactory

lowest 58.7 on the 30th.

ful Gilda Gray, bring romance and Ernest Kendall, of "D": Com- Treasury a cheque for a million results, and in this direction it is

There were 231.4 hours of sun beauty to the "World" on Thurs- pany, the Queen's Regiment, has and a quarter pounds in settlement probable immense possibilities may been admitted to the Kowloon Hos. shine, the longest period being on day the film being "Aloma of the of death duties on her late hus be opened up for manufacturerspital suffering from injuries to the the th, 10.7 hours, with ten other South Seas. Some of the scenes band's estate. This huge sum was with resultant advantage to trade bead sustained whilst assisting at days of over ten hours of sunshine were taken in Porto Rico, and the

and to consumers throughout the

each, and there was 1.005 inch of storm scene is one of the finest obtained for the immediate pur

world

rain, while the average humidity ever seen on the screen, pass chiefly by the axle of shares

Star. in Courtaulds, Ltd., the great ar-

WEATHER REPORT.

The rainfall for the month of Monte Carlo and yet another. November at the Botanical Gardens | Ruritania are shown of the " Star'" Yesterday's weather report fore

was 1.32in. on 5 days, at the Matilda to-day and to-morrow::: In cast and remarks issued by the

the Royal Observatory yesterday morn- Hospital," Mount Kellett, it was Lucky Lady lovely Greta Nissen ing stated.

0.50în, on 3 days, and at the Police | is a princess who tries to look ugly The anti-cyclone has passed intą the eagerness of the investing for Rickebamen totalled 83,070 on the Pacific. The depression, over Station, Taipó, it was 4.20ins. on to discourage an unwanted suber, public to obtain holdings in the the 20th instant,

N. China has been replaced by a 2 days,

Lionel Barrymore; but shews new anti-cyclone, The monsoon artificial silk industry, the develop-

The lowest reading of the baro, beauty to the dashing youn will frebben along the east coast of

meter (M.S.L) Was 29.070ins. at who carries her off to a China.

aless

romat The report

issued at 5.55 stated: 18th hour 30th minute on the 20th. tie land. On Thursday we see New An anti-cyclone has formed, over

The maximum squall velocity, as York Padlocked" with" Noah AN. China. A deep depression is From the standpoint of the

Among passengers arriving on central to the N.E, of Japan. A recorded by the Dines-Baxendell Beery and Louise Dresser tells of general observer artificial silke the President McKinley from the shallow depression appears to be anemograph, was at the rate of 74 the conflict between old and young formed over Tongkiak miles per hour at 12th hour 27th and the temptations of nightlife on a very recent "newcomer in the North yesterday was Mr. S. 8.

Local Forecast East

winds field of commerce, a discovery Challaram.

moderate cloudy.

minute on the 20th.

Broadway.

KOWLOON. tificial silk manufacturers; and Dr. Frederick Thompson has been

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