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PRINCE HENRY IN HONG KONG.

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equalised and scored a second time toward the end of the chukka. The Duks rode a stocky grey and ap peared to find it difcult to get fully away at times. He made some fine, shots on occasion.

"It has of late years been found: chukka but the Whites specdib necessary considerably to increase the numbers of the garrison in this Colony, nad I take this opportunity of expressing to you my apprecia tion of the manner in which Hong Kong, in accordance with your traditions of generous hospitality. bas entertained all ranks of His Majesty's roval and military forces, My two brothers, who have been fortunate enough to visit Hong Kong recently, carried away with them the pleasantest memories of their stay here, and I am sure that

I will do the same.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY

FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1929.

PEACE IN THE BALANCE.

PO PIU LOTTERY

TICKETS.

CONCERTED ATTACK ON TWO PERSONS FINED AT

KWANGSI.

THE NANKING PLAN.

DETERMINED TO OUST WONG SHU HUNG

THE MAGISTRACY."

RESULT OF POLICE RAID.

At the Central 'Magistracy yes-

媳 men" and terday two

Woman

LON CHANEY AS A

TOUGH.

"CROOK" FILM AT THE QUEEN'S.

GOOD ACTING AND BAD CHARACTERS.

It is doubtful if the real genuine

appeared before Major C. Willson | Lon Chaney enthusiast will feel

His mount for the next chukka was a speedier animal and enabled H.R.H. to give fine display. of his riding powers. On one oc[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] for running a po" piu lottery at altogether satisfied with "The Big casion, he took the ball and rede down the field with it at a fast pace and almost scored for the Reds. Despite the strenuous efforts of the Earl of Airlie splendid

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CANTON April 23. Latest reports state that Marshal

back, by the way the chukka ended Chiang Kai She's forces are ad- in a victory for the Whites who wou vancing into Kwangsi from two

194. Queen's Rond Central, third

floor.

The first defendant, the principal tenant of the house, was charged with keeping a gambling house and

City," showing at the Queen's Theatre to-day and tomorrow. In this effort Lon is a lantern jawed a black American tough, with

"I have been profoundly touch-1 by iwe goals. Reds failed to score. I directions. General Ho Chien, head with possession of a quantity of enough "mug" to make a child During the brief interval which of the Hunar Provincial Govern.¦ po piu tickets. The second defen-eling apprehensively to its attend-

ed" by the sympathetic terms in which you have referred to the ill His ness of the King-Emperor

ajesty's health is, I am thankful to say, at last returning. Ian assure you that such expressions of sympathy, which have come like "yours from the most distant parts of the world, have been a grateful source of comfort and help. I shall

not fail to convey

to

the King-

Emperor your expressions of loyalty and devotion. They are sentiments that are always associated with the name of Hong Kong, and I know that my father will appreciate them most deeply.

My stay here; is, I am sorry to ay, of necessity a short one, but I hope to see in these two days as much as I can of the Island and the New Territory.

In thanking you, Gentlemen. once more for the terms of your addresses, for your good wishes, and for the ode which you have composed in my honour, let me assure yon that I shall always watch the progress and welfare of Hong Kong with the deepest in- terest.". (Loud apphuse.)

Again, the strains of the National Anthem followed, as, the presenta tion of address completed. His Royal Highness, His Excellency the Governor, and the party on the stage filed quietly out of the theatre. Their appearance outside was greeted with cheers which last- ed until the cars rolled quickly away en route for Government House.

elapsed between this chukka and the next, H.R.H. chatted for a few memebts with the umpire. Me. W. D. Fiddes Wilson,

In the seventh and last chakka in which H.R.H. played, the Reds won by two goals to sil. The first goal was scored by Thomas, the Duke sending the ball between the posts for the second goal.

The teams were follow:- No. 2 Chukka :-

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meni,

ia attacking from Hunan dant was charged with possession of with the ath Division under General the tickets, and the third defen- Fan Shek Shang. General Fan's dant, who was the wife of the prin troops have left Cheachow incipal tennant of the house, was Southern Hunan, and the main body charged with offering a bribe of $3 of Hunanese forces are being con- to a District Watchman. sentrated in Hengchow, preparatory to leaving for the front. General Ho Chien has been appointed, by Commander-in- Marshal Chiang,

Red.-H.R. H., Lord Airlie. Comyn, Chief of the 4th Military Route and

and Thomas.

White. Dangerfield. Bremner, Campbell, and Stanton." No. 4 Chukka:-

commands all the troops in Hunan:

While General Ho Chien is ad- vancing into Kwangsi from the Lord Red.H.R.H.,

north-east, General Yun Lung Thomas, and Sugden.

Commander-in-Chief of the Yunnan White Dangerfield, Abbott, Has Army, will simultaneously attack

kard, and Bakewell.

No. 6 Chukka:-

No.

Airlie,

Red.-H.R.H.. Lörd Airlie, Clarke

and Thomas. White-Bakewell, Selton, Camp-

bell, and Herbage. 7 Chukka Red-H.R.H.. Lord Airlie, Carr,

and Thomas. White.-Comyn, Perfect, Abbott,

and Wolfe-Murray. Yesterday evening a dinner party was given at Government House in honour of His Royal Highness by H.E. the Governor.

The Prince is staying at Govern ment House as the guest of His

AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE" Excellency:

GIFTS FROM CHINESE AND JAPANESE COMMUNITIES.

Japanese Fireworks. "

All points of vantage in the city, un the Praya Reclamation in Wan chai and in the open spaces in Kowloon were thronged with people the Japanese Inat night, when community entertained His Royal Highness, the Duke of Gloucester with a fireworks display.

On arrival at Government House Prince Henry inspected detach ments representing the St. John Ambulance Brigade under com- mand of Mr. E. Ralphs, the Girl

The fireworks started at. 10 p.m. Guides under Commissioner Mrs. and the display was kept up for W. T. Southora, and of Boy Scouts an hour. Altogether about fifty

from the west.

Evidence by the police showed that District Watchman entered the house on April 13 and that he saw the second defendant writing what looked to him to be pa piu. While he was in the house, the woman, defendant, realising who he was, offered him 83. A police raid later resulted in the seizure of some

tickets.

The first defendant stated in evidence that he did not know who ran the po piu tickets. He was not in the premises when the police raided the place. Yunnan, following The second defendant claimed the example of Kwangtung, is that he was a visitor at the address ardently loyal to the Central Gov-and that the principal tenant was his uncle. He had no employment and was often practising penman- ship at home.

ernment, anu has issued a 'musi esto to that effect. But it has gode further than Kwangtung in the matter of direct action against Kwangsi, and already abandoned the "watchful waiting to which, Kwangtung clings. Yunnan has just purchased an aeroplane which ar rived in Hong Kong a few days ago and is on its way to Yunnan to be used in the war...

KWANGTUNG TO ATTACK.

But Kyungtung will most prob- ably take an active part in the attack on Kwaogai and though no. announcement has as yet been made large numbers of troops are being concentrated along the West River, and several gunboats are concen trated ready to act. Hundreds of carrying coolies are being hired in the Shrukwan district to assist in transporting the baggage of the 2nd Kegment from the Northern bor- der. It seems, in fact, that Kwang.

under Commissioner, the Rev. T. G." rockets" were åred and the tung is preparing in earrest fer Waldegrave. who were drawn up colour combinations produced war against Kwangsi in compliance

on the lawn, The Prince stopped and spoke to Mr. Ralphs and en quired the strength of the Brigade and what work they were doing. and also addressed a few words to Jira. Southorn and the Rev. T. G. Waldegrave.

pretty effects. Red, blue, green and white lights were the predominant

shades.

The rockets were discharged from the Volunteer Parade Ground at intervals of about three minutes The Royal Visitor was then enter- and a strang westerly wind carried Government most of the lights past the city to tained to tiffin at House, following which two pre- the Western district, where the Chi- made to him on nese scrambled for the remains of sentations were behalf of the Chinese and Japanese the rockets" as they came to earth. communities. Sir Shou Son Chow Each light is suspended on a paper on behalf of his compatriots' pre- parachute which is weighted down. sented a Chinese porcelain dinner with a good number of cash and it service with a blackwood tray inlaid is this last which is naturally the main cause of the scramble for the with silver and, suitably inscribed. The Consul-General for Japan, Mr. parachutes. Y.. Murakami, presented, on behalf of the Japanese community, two albums of photographs of beauty apots of his country which the Prince will visit during his stay...

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

This morning the Prince leaves "Government House at a.. and will motor to Fanling by Toipo. POLO AT CAUSEWAY BAY. After a game of golf in the morn- ing, Prince Henry will hare tiffin as guest of Royal Hong Kong Golf Club at the Club House. In the afternoon he will motor back to Hong Kong and attend the garden party at 4.30p.m. on the H.K.C.C.

Yesterday afternoon's polo games at Causeway Bay attracted a con siderable number of residents to the scene. Of ten chukkas, Ris Royal Rain Eightiess played in four. threatened at intervals but did not ground. fall in real earnest until the end

In the evening His Royal High- of the ninth chukka. The groundness will be entertained to dinner made going hard for the ponies but, at the Peninsula Hotel by the Hong

many Kong General Chamber of Com

DexCC.

"

nevertheless, there were thrills for the onlookers and riders.

On Saturday the Duke will have The first chukka in which H.R. H. appeared resulted in a win for his tiffin at the Kam Ling Restaurant, side. Comyn took a shot passed to West Point, as the guest of the Chi him by H.R.H. and scored neatly nese Chamber of Commerce, and the for the Reds. The Duke's side officia! farewell will take place at scored the first goal in the next 4 p.m."

DEATH OF REV. N. J. COUVREUR.

with the order of Nanking. This is further corroborated by the fact that General Chen Taal Tong has been appointed Director-in-Chief of the 8th Military Route, a post formerly held by Marshal Li Tsai Hain. When Marebal Li was a rested Marshal Chiang ordered the abolition of the Headquarters of the sth Military Route, but its restoration is a olear indication of war in the near future.

INEVITABLE!

In conversation with a promin- ent military officer, the writer was informed that war with Kwangei was inevitable. The authorities are making every preparation, but no announcement will be made until the last moment, for fear of further endangering the financial position of the Government, The Govern ment hope, the writer was further told, to carry on the war without arousing public notice. No official declaration will therefore be made until actual fighting has begun

IF WONG SHIU HUNG RESIGNS!

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ant parent or amah. But it falls a bit short.of the real Lon Chaney of such good old horrors.

The Monster" and the "Ua: boly Trinity. The story is quite well told and efficiently acted, being all about New York "thieves who double-cross each other, in a really amazing criss-cross.

Lon Chaney,

the bullying leader of a little gang, gets "goofy about the somewhat insiped little innocent, but she, evi- dently with an uncanny insight into the prospect of a too close proxi- mity with Lon Chaney's visage, double crosses him, herself. So. having turned over a new leaf and returned a big haul of jewellery he comes back to find little Sunshine (Marceline Day) in the aims

The Man who likes to

be not merely in the fashion but right on top of it, will appreciate this-

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THE PARK DRESS TIE

Be careful to order in

accord with the size of

the collar worn.

Speaking of the visit of the of his not very pleasant apprentice.| LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

watchman, the witness said that the man had accused him of being

At this he became communist. frightened and began to cry. The watchman asked for 83 but as wit- ress had nothing to offer, the in- truder woke up the third defendant and asked her for 85. The woman managed to borrow some money from the shop below her house and eventually gave the watchman 83.

Curly (James Murray).. Lon consoles himself with his old colleague, a handsome if not very good temper- ed blonde, played by Betty Comp

sou.

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So they all go off to be married and to be good, beautiful and happy ever after-R.B.

CINEMA NEWS.

His Worship fined the first de- fendant 850 or four weeks' hard labour on each of his two charges. The case against the second defen- dant was dismissed, and the woman offering the bribe. was fined 825 or three weeks for THE IRON MASK" SUNDAY

AT QUEEN'S.

Mr. Loseby, for the defence observed at the close of the evidence that in regan to the charge of bribery, his Worship had to choose between the watchman's story and the version of the woman defen dant He suggested that it was quite possible that the constable did ask for the squeeze and it was quite probable that be argued over the same way as the Chinese the amount he was to receive, in

kind of deal. hugggled over the price of every

CORRESPONDENCE.

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All the world loves romance. In his newest picture," The Iron Mask," which comes to the Queen's on: Sunday, Douglas. Fairbanks embodies the romantic spirit of adventure and valbur. Once more he is 'Artagnan, the dashing hero of Alexander Dumas stories of seventeenth century France. Again he rides with Athos, Porthos and Aramis through years of intrigue, war and love.

The arst part of the picture takes place during the reign of AN APPEAL TO SAILORMEN, Louis XIIL when the four mus

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG

DAILY FRESS."']

Si, I am writing the story of the four-masted steel barque, Wan- derer (1801-1907), built and owned by Messrs. W. H. Potter & Co., of Liverpool.

May I ask any of your readers who have information, log-books, log-sheets, abstract logs, photo graphs, drawings or memories of this ship, or photographs of officers and men who sailed in her, to be so kind as to let me see and copy their material ?—Yours, etc.,

JOHN MASEFIELD. Boars Hill, Oxford.

REST."

There is, however, strong rumour that General Wong Shit OFFICIALS IN NEED OF Hung is preparing to submit to the Central Government and that his command will be given to Yu Tsok Pak, a former subordinate of Gen- erai Liu Chen Wan, a Kwangsi man expelled from Canton by Chiang Kai Shek during the summer of

A CANDIDATE AND HIS

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keteers wield their swords in de- fence of their king and his infant son. The time of the second part is twenty years later during the early period of the regime of the young Louis XIV. D'Artagnan and his companions are as valiant and loyal in their guardianship of the new king as they were of his father. D'Artagnan solves the mystery of the man in the iron mask, outwits the cardinal and his conspirators, restores the rightful Louis to his throne, and goes to his grave with the baton of the Marechal of France

upon his breast.

Lovers of the Dumas-novels will find that the players admirably fit the characters. Athas, Porthos and Aramis are played by Leox Bary, Stanley J. Sandford and Gino Corrudo, ideal types for the swash- buckling young musketeers. Nigel de Brulier is the crafty, conspiring cardinal, and Lon Poft plays his fellow churchman Father Joseph. Uirich Haupt is cast as the villain- ous de Rochefort, and the two Louis, father and son, are portray ed by Rolfe Sedan and William Bakewell. Charles Stevens is Plan- chet, the faithful scrvant of D'Artagnan, and Heary Otto is Master of Wardrobe,

1925. Since his expulsion from Con- [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ton, Yu Tsok Pak has been recor

CANTON, April 25. iled with Marshal Chiang and his return to Kwangsi is said to have Mr. Chen Yung, a former chief

Marguerite de la Mette is once eurator and in 1881. became the the approval of the Nanking Mar-judge of the Kwangtung Supreme Procurator of the same body at shal. All the big leaders of the Court, arrived in Canton on Wed-more Constance, to whom D'Artag- Singapore and quickly rose to be Kwangsi clique are also said to be neaday bringing with him what nan gives the only love of his life, were understood to be documenta as she was in "The Three Mus one of the chief Anancial figures in preparing to resign and let this

of the very greatest importance. keteers." The treacherous Milady FORTY-THREE YEARS IN THE the Straits, where he controlled the ex-Kwingi leder form a govern-

vast, interests in real property on ment while they take a rest Their nature he refused to divulge de Winter is played by Dorothy. FAR EAST.

behalf of the mission. Indeed he abroad." If this is true, there will and the matter is still a closely Rivier, and Vera Lewis is Madame Peronne, the midwife. Belle Ber- was considered one of the ablest be no need for war, not for the guarded secret.

Mr. Chen denied that he was re- nett plays Anno Austria, Queen By the death of the Rey. N. J. financial experts in the Far East time being at least!

turning to bis old post, saying that mother of the young Louis XIV. and although a French citizen he

Mr. Law Man Chuen was holding

In this final story of D'Artagnan, Couvreur which occurred in Paris

was in 1904 selected by the Govern-

it with great distinction. On the Mr. Fairbanks has spent months recently after an illness extending ment as assessor to sit with Bir

other hand, Mr. Law has sent in of preparation in perfecting the over several months there passes Lionel Cox, Chief Justice, in the

COURT.

bia resignation to General Chen historical accuracy of every minute case of the expropriation of cer

Tsai Tong stating that he is in need detail. The sets for "The Iron away a personality conspicuous intain land belonging to the P. & O. the social and commercial life of Company, and Mesara Jardine, CHINA TO RESUME CONTROL of a rest! The resignation has not Mask," erected in the United

yet been accepted.

Artista Studio, were the largest Singapore for upwards of 40 years. & Co. which was required for the

Mr. Hoo Ying Fun is expected ever built for picture, and (Wah Tez Yat Pao.) The Rev. Nicolas Justin Couvreur construction of the Singapore and

in Canton from Nanking in the thousands of extrae were employed out the atmosphere Was bora at Graucey-sur-Ource Kranji Government Hailway in

So, April 25. course of the next few days. There to carry (Côte d'Or) France, on August 6, 1904. He finally left for, France in

The Judicial Council has decided is a rumour that he will become head of seventeenth century France. 1855, and was educated at the April, 1922, and entered upon his

upon the resumption of the control of one of the Provincial Govern- Through the village streets and ecclesiastical colleges of Langre and retirement at Le Vesinet, Paris. He left bie native land in Paris, although he paid a yearly of the Provisional Court at Shang- ment Departments, probably that of the courtyards of the palaces Mi. Hau Chung of the king ride D'Artagnan hai. In this connection, the MinisCivil Affairs. October, 1878, in the interests of visit to London in order to renew the Société des Missions Etrangères his associations with his numerous tay of Foreign Affairs will soon Ching, the present holder of the Athos, Porthos and Aranás, per-

romance and adventure. and went to Hong Kong where for friends from Malaya who had notify the foreign authorities con- post, announces that he is tired of sonifying the never dying spirit of

cerned.

the job and in need of a rest. three years he was Assistant Pro- settled at Home.

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