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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 1928.

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SHANGHAI, September 27th. The remaining batch of 11 pris oners held at the Provisional Court awaiting execution at the hands of the Chinese authorities, yesterday followed their 16 predecessors of the day before and were taken to Lung. hna where the sentences of the Court were carried out in the late afternoon.

As in the previous instance they were each given an opportunity to make a last statement before & Court composed of Judge Tseng and Senior Consul'a Deputy, Mr. Bur dett, but unlike their companions on the day before the majority con-

50,000 CHARACTERS BEING MADE.

SHANGHAI FIRM'S BIG TASK,

SHANGHAI.

One of the large European print- ing establishments of Shanghai has under way an undertaking in the nature of type manufacture with one parallel anywhere. It is the preparation of a set of Chinese type which will include approxi- mately 10,000 characters, the most comprehensive set thus far made by anyone. Each character will be. made in five sizes, bringing the total number to about 60,000. The work has been in progress already. for more than three years and near ly four more will be required to complete it.

The labour of making Chinese is slow and arduous. Each type

COURTS.

FRENCHMAN. AT 'CENTRAL,

MAGISTRACY. Y

ARMS POSSESSION CHARGE.

A Frenchman, named Pascoi Grisoal, was charged at the Cen- tral Magistracy with the "ponses- sion of an automatic pistol and six rounds of ammunition. The arms were found by the police at No. 8, Fung Fai Terraed,

The police asked for a remand as there, was a serious allegation behind the charge and they wanted to conduct certain investigations,

A remand of 24 hours was then granted.

HONOUR AMONG THIEVES!

The adventures of A pair of burglars were related to Mr. W.

lessed their crimes and the hearing, charseter is photo-engraved ou cop Schofield at the Kowloon Magis-

were largely given up to matters more or less trifling, which seem. ingly were their last thoughts to be aired.

Too Eindly Officials. ** Humour of a grim ironic kind was again the keynote and was largely abetted by the officials of the Court who, on bearing of a last request of one of the accused that he would like some wine, raised a fund and the wish was granted. Too much so for the smooth running of the Court's machinery, it later turned

cut.

per plate and an impression taken in type metal. This impression is cut out by hand and a brass matrix prepared from which the type itself

is made. The work of cutting the

impression is as intricate as that of cutting beads and necessarily quits as leisurely. It is work, too, upon which many men must be employed, for the Chinese frequent ly grow weary of the exacting task and take a summary departure, often returning after a week or a fortnight's rest.

The printing establishment which is doing this remarkable work is the A.B.C. Press, of Shanghai, a co- cer founded a number of years ago by several Swiss printers, "the thoroughness of whose" work has brought them the favour of the community to such an extent that

The Prison Menu. Another utilized his last state ment to make a violent harangue about the food provided in prison and spoke until forcibly quieted by the attaches. He did admit bis guilt and was little concerned over his coming execution, but the ques-thair plant has been enlarged al- tion of chow gave him great most yearly until the substantial concern.

position of the business has enabled them to undertake the most remark able printing work ever known in the Orient, or perhaps anywhere else.

Still another faced the Court arrayed in a "long fur-lined gown which he requested should be sold

The set of type which they will to provide him with a coffin. The produce, and which will be copy Court stated that every considera-righted with the new Chinese Goy tion would be given to his wishes and after a profound. bow and thanks to the police, who had led him into a room, he quietly walked back to the ward room and was casily the most composed of the lot.

The question of the gaol's food was again brought up by another of the accused who managed to reach the prisoner's bar only after entang ling alliances with a large stanshion upholding the ceiling. Finding he could not get through it he took a roundabout course which was only completed after three complete turne of himself not unlike pirouettes that caused him as much amusement as the spectators, He admitted his crimes and was content to face his doom after learning that relatives had given one of the officials of the convey safficient money to provide him with a coffin. The money was to be turned over to the Chinese oficials, and, on being assured of this, he meandered from the box.

A Sad Note.

But stark drama entered the court and brought a more sober frame of mind to all concerned when one of the accused asked as a last re quest that he be given news of his wife who was a prisoner in a local gnol and was expected to give birth to a child the day before.

Always giving each prisoner his say and most deferential in every respect to the condemned men, the Court held up proceedings until the condition of his wife was ascertain ed and when given the news he broke down and wept, leaving the room with tears streaming down his facc. The woman had died in childbirth and though the infant was living it had been taken up country by its maternal grand

father.

Of A Higher Type.

ernment, will have more characters by several thousand than the set in use by the largest of the Shang- hai Chinese newspapers.-Christian Science Monitor.

SPRING FEVER."

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A CRUSTY OLD GENTLEMAN,

[BY OUR FILM CRITIC.]

Spring Fever" is one of the films made in praise of the modern American youth, who fancies him- self as a

card. The hero la a shipping clerk with a talent for golf, who is given a fortnight in an expensive club by his employer in return for some coaching in the Royal and Ancient Game." You bave, perhaps, seen William Haines before, and if so, will not be xur prised at the manner in which he comforts himself at the club.

tracy after the men bad pleaded guilty to entering No. 103, Tai Nam Street, early on Sunday morning.

· According to Sub-Inspector Hosïe,

back wall by standing on

the second defendant got over, the

the

other's back. Then by inserting a chopper through the cracks in the door leading to the fat, they were able to slide back the bar" and

enter the house.

While they were at "work the iamates. were disturbed. The second defendant bolted, but his confederate, who hid behind counter, gave him away when the him over to the police. inmates caught him and handed

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Beth defendants were sentenced to four months' hard labour.

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Another man was brought before the hagistrate on charges of theft of jacket and having in his possession two keys for an unlaw COMEDY-ROMANCE, SPECTACLE-DRAMA!

ful purposes. A Chinese detective saw the man in an alleyway early in the morning, and on being ques ioned as to his business at that early hour he gave the excuse that he was returning from a visit Do R Iriend at No. 1, Armend Buildings. He was taken there and a servant claimed a jacket the Iman was wearing. A further dis. covery was the presence of" a key in each of his shoes.

The defendant admitted stealing the jacket, and explained that the keys were from the house where he had stolen the coat.

When asked why he put the keys in his shoes, the defendant replied:. "They were jingling and I didn' like that, so I put them in my shock."

The sentence was Bix weeks' hard labour on each charge.

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"FOUND A PAWN TICKET

When charged with possession of two silk jackets, one silk.petti cost and one long cotton coat res- sonably suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained, a Chinese gave the excuse that he' found a pawn ticket relating to the clothing and redeemed them.

His Worship: Why did you re- deem them?

Defendant: I wanted to see if they fitted me.

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BACK TO GAOL AFTER ONE WEEK.

WAB banished A Chinese who What the woman's jacket 3-I did three years ago for a period of not know what they were until I

ten years and was recently sent to saw them.

Inspector Marks informed his gapl for disobeying the order was Worship that the defendant had found strolling in Lalchikok Road given the police the same story

escort out of the when he was stopped at the Yau week after his discharge from mati ferry wharf. It was found prison and that the garments had been pawn Colony.

TRAFFIC CASES, SPEEDING THROUGH CROWDED DISTRICTS.

A number of public vehicle drivers were before Major C. Will- son at the Central Magistracy for spteding in the City.

The best thing in the picture is the characterisation by George Fawcett of the crusty old employer, Mr. Waters. Mr. Fawcett is always worth watching and although the roles given him to play tend to be similar he never duplicates himself His face can alter wonderfully. Sometimes he is lat and jovial as in "The Circle"; sometimes sinister, for he can look terrifying, kindly, or crusty according to the part he plays, but he is always genuine, and no matter in what company, one of the interesting pered the clothing could not be found labour, also 20 strokes of the birch.ance of another two public vehicle

at the address given.

sonages on the stage

In

Spring Fever he plays a shipping magnate, who is golf mad. When he plays well he is charming but if he has a bad patch he is liable to dismiss any of his em- ployees who crosses his path. It is

On the whole the men seemed higher type than those of the day role which suggests burlesque before, who were members of the but Mr. Fawcett plays it seriously Dixwell Road gang of kidnappers, and makes Mr. Waters the one These were not only better dressed human character in a big canvas. but seemed more conversant with His naive delight in his protegés

ed and that they had been redeem. The man had nothing to say in ed by a man who looked like the his defence and was sentenced this defendant. The person who pawn time

to twelve months' hard

His Worship remarked that it looked very much as if someone had stolen the garments and given defendant the ticket. A fine of 810 was imposed.

DIFFERENT STORY EACH TIME.

An pleven-year-old Chinese boy

YAUMATI DOUBLE MURDER CASE.

Two motorists were fined $15 and controlled ares. The police accus ing the latter defendant of touch- $20 for speeding in the Whitfield

ing 32 m. p.h. through this section.

The Queen's Road Bart section. between Wanchai and Garden Road was responsible for the appear- drivers in Court. This is a place where drivers seem to get an im pulse to step on it." Speeds of 27 and 30 m.p.h. were proved against the defendants who were fined $10 each.

The man accused of the double murder in Woosung Street, Yau- Other convictions were made for mati, last month was up again speeding in Central and Shaukiwan yesterday afternoon before Mr. While a Chinese motor-cyclist" was Schoñeld at the Kowloon Magis fined $3 for being on the wrong tracy,

side of the road.

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy is for the

the defence, while Mr. Remedios is prosecution and Mr. H, S. Lo for Watching the case on behalf of the COMPREHENSIVE AND COM relatives of the deceased men.

It will be remembered that st the last hearing Mr. Lo asked reserve his cross- permission to

of the deceased's examination

soap and water. They looked in Buccess in the championship and was charged with being in posses- several cases as though they might his attempt to attract reflected sion of 35 po piu lottery tickets He told the Magistrate that a be moderately substantial ahop.glory to himself by proclaiming him keepers and the one who possessed his nephew is excellent and worthy man gave him the tickets to take the fur coat helped the police to of both a better picture and a more

to the Hunghom ferry wharf where he would be given 20 cents for the some extent by trying to keep

The heroine is played by Joan trouble, order among his companions on grateful herd.

Sub-Inspector James said that their was into "the was. He was Crawford who shows intense sin- older and seemed far more in- cerity at times, but is generally the boy was taking the tickets telligent, bus like the others he was rather disappointing. George E. from the ferry. He refused to give unele until the ease was called a confessed kidnapper and went to Arthur also has a very small part, the police his address, stating that again, and the witness was accord- his fate with the same composure No one in the cast with the excep his mother and father were deadingly put in the box yesterday." he would assume in going about a tion of George Fawcett, however, and that he slept in the streets.

is capable of doing their best in He later said he lived in Lower that the defendant had previously One of the younger of the lot the company of Mr. Haines, whose Lascar Row but did not know the been his nephew's partner and kept Subsequently he inform the books. Later, after the part- made the plea that he did not want bounce runs riot through the whole number.

ed the police that he resided at nership was dissolved, they re his parents to know what an film.

Row with on bad terms and frequently quar There are some good-outduor No. 76, Lower Lascar How wi ignominous death he had mot and

relled, and on one occasion "delen- following out his wishes the Court scenes on the links and amusing his mother, gave orders that he be reported as trick shots by the hero It will His Worship adjourned the case dant, had threatened to kill the having died in "army service. This probably interest golfers to discover until today for the mother's at. deceased. done, he thanked the Court and left how these are worked and generally tendance the room-NC. Daily News. to criticise the hero's famous, swing.

more honourable business.,

(Continued on next Column).

Questioned by Mr. Lo he said

The case was remanded-unti, October 11th at 2.15 p.m.

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