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the incidental musia in talking The Hong Kong Technical In- Alms will be provided in this stitute will re-open on Thursday,
October 4th,
manner.
Two Chinese woman were fined $1 each at the Kowloon Magistracy Yesterday morning for causing uns
The Annual Swimming Competi- tions for Brigade Trophies will be hold at King's College on Sunday, September 30th, at 10 am,
to four weeks hard labour at the A Chinese youth was sentenced Central Magistracy yesterday morn ing for stealing a clock and other
articles from 145, Wanchai Road.
The Consul General for the us that Hong Kong has been declar Netherlands in Hong Kong informs ed plague free by the authorities of
the Dutch East Indies.
The Assistant Commissioner of
the St. John Ambulance Brigade acknowledges with grateful thanka the receipt of a donation of 8100 to the Brigade Funds from the
Mercantile Bank of India.
For driving his motor-cycle.com- mination along, Stubbs Road on the evening of September 8th without a light on the side car Mr. C. D. Wright was fined $3 by Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday.
A marine hawker was fined $75 on charges of buying a quantity of type from a child 14 years of of the transaction. age and failing to make a record The case was heard before Major C. Willson, and defendant was represented by Mr. Horace Lo.
The British Weekly of Auguat 30th states:The Rev. F. C. Young, who is leaving Bellingham Church, London, S. E., for Hong Kong, bas been presented with a silver branch of Toc H., of which he was cigarette case by the Bellingham padre, and which owed its begin hings to him.
A VERY SIMPLE
CASE,
SEQUEL TO ·“FLUTTER
AT SUMCHUN.
***FANTAN" SYSTEM THAT- FAILED,
Mr. P. M. Hodgson who appeared at the Summary Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice P. Jacks, on
Ba
behalf of a Chinese, who claimed from another Chinese - 198 on 1.O.U., told his Lordship that the
however, not so simple judging from case was a very simple one. It was, a letter from Mr. Léo d'Almada, who was appearing for the defend- ant. The letter set up a 'special. defence, saying that it was a
The American Consulate General, Shanghai, is interested in obtaining information regarding the where abouts of Mr. Paul Berthed gambling debt and, therefore, not Murphy. It is reported that he recoverable in law; last resided in San Francisco,
Outlining his case, Mr. Hodgson California, and that be accepted a hended by the police while begging in recent months.
Three lepers were recently appre-position with a firm in the Orient said that the plaintiff was going to Taipo by train on Jurie 19th. He met the defendant at the Railway near the Western Market
The case for the film providing its own musical accompaniment is strong, and it is based on the fact SOCIAL OFFENCES.... that such mechanical music necessary pain to a pig.. Under the influence of bad while far inferior to a first rate bootleg liquor so many social orchestra is preferable to a bad or seven second rate one. The wedding offences are committed frequently that, according to of music to the film should,"more- a document emanating from over, result in a far more bar New York, young man have demonious presentation than is now vised the following formula: possible except at very considerable expense. Under the present, system the conductor of each theatre has a number of musical scores at his disposal portions of which he usos, as he thinks fit, as the scene changes with the consequent that certain tunes are always used for love scença, others for storms and so on with very little regard to the rmotional maaning of the picture As a whole. The reasons for this Striking hostess with bottle; spanking hostess or female are obvious; printed music is ex- normal thrice weekly change of flm has very little time for rehearsal. New music max be obtained for special films but the tendency is clearly towards nu catablished round. The public in general are quite satiated provided that the music is reasonably well played and it is only occasionally that some one with a nice musical sense writes to the papers to complain of the inappropriateness of cow boys play ing poker to the Tanhauser March
There would appear to be no reason why the film studios with the enormons' resources at their disposal should not employ a first rate orchestra, and a composer cap able of choosing the most suitable music for each successive episode
They
option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be the I.R.R.U.. MACAO, CAUREWAT BAT guests; riding to homads in persive and the orchestra with the described themselves as natives of A police report issued yesterday Station, who asked for a loan, of
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Canton and have been returned to that City under police escort.
The hearing of the case in which two Chinese are charged with posses fixed for Thursday. One of the men sion of arms has been provisionally who was shot in the ankle at the time of arrest is still in hospital.
Mr. F. H. Blundsen was fined $15 by Major C. Willson for driving a motor-cycle in a dangerous manner on September 6th on Morrison Gap his speed was between 25 to 30 miles Road. The prosecution stated that an hour..
states that two boys, the children of well-to-do parents living at 109, Wanchai, have returned to Hong Kong after a two years! absence. The children were the victims of taken to Shuntak. Recently infor- a kidnapping gang and had been mation as to the boys' whereabouts was supplied to the Kwangtang police and a raid on a certain house resulted in their release and return to overjoyed parents who had long ago given them up as dead.
$95. Plaintiff gave him this and ar a matter of form asked him to sign on 1.0.U. Plaintiff had since
several times, but had been put off asked for repayment of the money from time to time."
He understood that the defence would be that both the plaintif and defendant went to Sumchun to play fantan and that the money was lost there, and because it was a gambling debt defendant refused to pas,
Evidence was then called and
Shanghai last week of Mr. J. C.. The death occurred suddenly in P. d'Assumpeso, one of the most Mr. Shinichi Upemura, arrived Portuguese community, and an old popular - members of the local in Shanghai a few days ago, travel and respected member of Messrs plaintiff in the witness-box corro- ling from Japan with Mr. S. Yada, Dodwell & Co. Mr. d'Assumpção the Japanese Consul-General. Mr. was born in Macao in 1968 and arborated Mr. Hodgson's opening. Uremura has joined the Japanese rived in Shanghai more than 40 Cross-examined by 'Mr. d'Almada, Consul. Previously Mr. Uyemura been in the service of the shipping Consulate in the capacity of years ago, since which time he has plaintiff said that he had been to was an Attache in Ottawa, Canada; department of Messrs. Dadwell's Macao and also to Samchun for a he was then some time in Moscow, Though not in good health recently," flutter" now and then. He had and later in Odesa as Vice-deceased was up and about as usual Consul.
known the defendant only six and was at his work up till the even months and thought that he was an ing before his death. He leaves a widow and several step-children to honest man.
cases continus to be notified but mourn his loss. on the whole the Colony is fairly
A certain number of enteric
EXCELLENCY.
The forthcoming marriage in
Mr. d'Almada: I put it to you that this occurred on August 18th. You met defendant with his wife on the ferry and you suggested that he should go with you for a futter in Sumchun --No."
Mr. d'Almada: He went with you went on playing on a joint partner. and you both lost 810. You then The echo of an ambitious project RF. Wright, of the Hong Kong ship basis Subsequently the money
of typhoid were notified on Monday- Hong Kong is announced of Lieut.
creating his own where desirable and welding the whole into a com- position in key with the tempo of Cases reported last week were:--|
clear of, serious infectious diseases. the picture. It would need very Enteric, 8 (4 deaths); small-pox, 2; FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS. considerable musical skill but is diphtheria, 1 (1 death); puerperal fever, 11 death); influenza, 8
AIDE-DE-CAMP TO HIS by no means an impossible ideal. deaths. Except for one Indian case The music film would also open a-Two cases of diphtheria and one of enteric all patients were Chinese. new field of cinematography in the presentation of opera, and might succeed where Sir THOMAS, BEECHAM in which the United States and Singapore Brigade, Royal Artillery, has failed in popularising this art China were to be linked by radio who was appointed aide-de-camp in question was lost and you made in England. The screen version of heard in Shanghai last week, to E. the Officer Administering defendant sign au 1.0.U for 895 1
thys the N.-C. Daily News, when the Government, and Miss Edith "La Bohême," for example, would news was received of a contemplat- Marjorie Sinton, of Banford House. No, this is not true.
Cutting The Cock's Head, ed suit by the Radio Corporation Gilford, County Down, Northern gain enormously by the accompani-of-America against the Government Ireland.
The unfortunato cock in China ment of Puccini's music, but to of China for G.813,000,000, charg. The wedding is also announced who gets its head eat off during the provide it means not only a very ing default on a contract which is of Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins, Hong ritual of settling a dispute between alleged to have been drawn up in Kong Civil Service, Observatory 1921 between a subsidiary of the Quarters, Kowloon, to Miss G. H. Radio Corporation, the Federal Johnstone of Serle, Cheshire, es Telegraph Company of Delaware, route to Hong Kong by the and the Chinese Government. It is Į Khyber, understood the matter will be taken up through diplomatic channels and
considerable outlay on the part of the management of each theatre in which it is shown but many re- hearsals. If it were to be refilmed to the accompaniment of the opera score, the caste would probably act even better, and the emotional effect on the audience be very consider ably heightened. The music film would in fact, if the method of reproduction could be perfected, solve the difficulty of finding an THE great interest which is being actor and a singer in one person for taken in the future of talking the next development would be to KowLoox. 5 Rcomed HOUSE fims has given rise to another have first rate, artistes, ont of the suggestion, the music film. Both camera's range, to sing the part are strongly opposed by profes-while it was being acted... sional orchestra musicians. They One of the factors which has led feel that the orchestra will be of to the present experiments with no more importance during the sound films is the demand of the screening of a talking film than American public for a programme
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AT in CanNARYON BULLDOGS.
FILAT
in MINDEN AVENUE, KOWLOON.
· €395)
Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD..
Alexandra Buildings.
LET.-Farnikel,
KWANGTUNG,
PLANS FOR, CULTIVATION.
an attempt will be made to reach WASTE LAND IN WESTERN an understanding before the suit is filed. The local office of the Radio Corporation of America in Canton Road will not be concerned with the affairs, and a solution is expected to be reached before the end of the year.
litigants, was again mentioned when Mr. d'Almada told his Lordship that Sir Henry Gompertz, a former Chief Justice of Hong Kong, had made a ruling in regard to this procedure. Mr. d'Almada said that bis client would pay the money if the plaintiff would chop off a cock's
waste land in the Western region, debt did not arise from gambling. In view of the great amount of heat with him and say that the General Chan Chai Tong, the Re-He suggested that the plaintiff be habilitation Commissioner for this. region, has drawn up a plan for asked as to whether he would take the reclamation and cultivation of an, oath of that nature. all these areas so as to turn them into productive fields.
The district magistrates are to encourage the cultivation of untilled use all means in their power to land so as to increase, the produc tive power and give employment to workless people.
His Lordship: I cannot. make a ruling. The plaintiff is on oath.
should be fought on its merits. He Mr. Hodgson said that the case knew all about these little dodges to strengthen the case of a party who was not willing to go through the ceremony of chopping off a
cock's head,
It is now probable that the general election in Great Britain will be in the first week of June, though of course no exact date can yet be confidently stated. That is, Budget, and for the Conservative it will be about a month after the party much will depend on whether Mr. Churchill's next Budget proves to be an asset or a liability. The immineace of the general election Where villages are sufficiently adds importance not only to the affluent to raise funds for the Conservative party conference which reclamation of these areas in their meets at Yarmouth this werk, but vicinity, a report to this effect is to also to that of the Liberal party, be recorded.
Defendant in his evidence said they themselves are during the which includes other attractions in and is also at Yarmouth, and to cultivation of the virgin land shall
which is on October 11th, and 19th- All profits realised from the that he was returning to Kowloon action of a stage play. From being addition to the film. The cinema that of the Labour party, which is be enjoyed by the village people.
on August 18th, with his wife, when an integral part of the entertain-theatres have been forced by com the Conservative conference. There find the funds to reclaim wasty for a game in Sumchun. He agreed at Birmingham, the week after Where villages are unable to plaintiff asked him in English to go ment they will find themselves repetition to spend so much money will thus be about a fortnight of land, the magistrates of the dis and plaintiff then spoke in Chinese 2818 SEPTEMBER to the 12 Manazine · Gazi near Motor ROAD. quired only to play the audience in on singers, dancers, aerobate, and highly interesting and possibly tricts concerned are to assume OCTOBER 1923, Both Days inclusive. Good Garden. Private Gamze-Apply:
exciting party conferences under the control of the land and invite so that defendant's wife could hear By Order of the Board of Directors,
Bex No 6273, c/o Hong Kong Daur
shadow, or the limelight, af tenders for the cultivation.
and said that they had a little M. MANUK,
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general election six or seven months profits derived from such land will business to do in Sumchun and he later. The Liberals will have the then be applied to the use of the invited defendant to go with him. laat word. "It is an accident that district as a whole, and not merely
Defendant left his wife and weat to Sumchun. They took 820 and both the Conservatives and the for the villages in the neighbour.
This their national conference, The Canton Gazette.
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Hong Kong, 14th Sept., 1928. [6751
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and out of the theatre, a function more and more luxurious theatres, which could be performed at con-
that they have turned to the talk siderably less expense to
ing picture as another and the through Colony requires In- management by an electric piano or
cheaper novelty for their patrons
EUROPEAN STENOGRAPHER TYPIST for Few Hours Each Day, Time of Employment about 14 Days Reply: 6752, co Hong Kong Daily Press.
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BUSINESS GENTLEMAN passing mediately the Services of a Compatent organ; should music films come. But opinion is still very sharnt Liberals have chosen Yarmouth for hood of the areas being worked. tried their luck at fantan.
THY Continue to suffer when your reach-Pimples, Catarrh, Asthrus, Bronchitis, Cough, Constipation, Dia bas been Declared LOST, and if at the Expiration of One Month from the Date the Diseases. No Drugs, Purely hereof the above Document be not forth. Chinese Herbs. coming the Said Certificate will be POO ON HERBS CO., deemed CANCELLED and of No 66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, IT FLOOR, Effect, and A NEW CERTIFICATE
TZL C. 5009. for the sald Shares will be issued in Ita sted by the Society.
PAUL LAUDER,
they fear that their services would dispensed with altogether.
divided as to the desirability of sound films and it is certain that
Liberals were invited to Yarmouth, last summer, and they accepted, as no conference had been held in the eastern countice since the ene ia 1897 at Norwich. The closeness of the dates is another accident. In
money was soon lost, and plaintiff told him to go upstairs and have some refreshment, while he would continue and try a secret system In the projected music film the a large number of theatres will
WEATHER REPORT.
which lie had worked out and which would break the bank. Plaintiff orchestral accompaniment will be refuse for the present to install the
Yesterday's weather report, foresaid that whatever they won or lost played in the studio and recorded necessary mechanism for their re- the ordinary way the Liberal con- cast and remarks, issed by the would he shared. Plaintiff returned in about three quarters of an hour's May, but there was special con- The anti-cyclone remains over time said that he had lost $900. vention on the industrial policy China and to the east of the Defendant was then asked to pay annual meeting of the Liberal ary. The depression is nou central signed an 1.0.U. for $95 on the Federation was accordingly post to the north of Hokkaido Fresh train while on their way back. poned until October. Yarmouth to strong monsoon will continue Next day defendant heard from the itself might be described as a key along the coast and over the runner of the fantan house that plaintiff had not lost $200 and constituency-that is a balancing China Sea,
Local turned in 1923,-and-&-Conservative fresh, cloudy, occasional rained, he therefore refused to pay.
Forecast-N.E.winds, thinking that he had been defraud. was returned in the Zinovieff A message despatched from
Finding that plaintiff's story was thousand votes, which is a small is a typhoon in Long 131deg. E ship gave judgment in his favour election of 1024, but only by a Manila at 7 p.m. etates that there, the more, plausible one, his, Lord.
majority in these days,
Lat deg N moving W.N.W. for the amount claimed with costs.
Twenty Shares, £4 Par Bharo. POO ON HERBS are within on the same strip of film as the production. There will be in conference would have been held in Royal Observatory, stated:-.. picture; it will be reproduced in sequence be rivalry between the CHO YIK TONG of SHANGHAI,betes, Dropsy, Rheumatism, and many the theatre presumably by the houses showing sound films and in London in the spring, and the Bonins and the trough "ja, station- $100. Defendant handed: 5 and
same mechanism as is used for those which remain faithful to the talking films and it is probable that old tradition where the pictures will the voluntaries" played before
be technically better since sound films must for some time he in the and after the show will be also partsture of experacute. The cinema of the film. Whether the music film theatres showing silent films will as such is a feasible proposition develop their orchestra as a means or no it is extremely likely that of meeting the new competition,
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