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HUSBAND SUMMONED.

CASË AT KOWLOON MAGİSTRACY.

summons for maintenance taken out by Mrs. Tansley (Chan Sheung) against her husband, Mr. W. Tansley, of 58 Pak Tai Street, came up before Mr. Whyte Smith the Kowloon Magistracy yester day. The husband was alleged to have been persistently ill-treating

the wife.

Mr. F. X. d'Almada, Jr., appear. ed for the defendant and informed the Magistrate that his client was in Canton on business.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1930,

FURTHER ENLIGHTENMENT ON THE TALO ROBBERY.

STATEMENT BY VICTIM, His Worship enquired if it was absolutely essential that the case

Further news is now known of should be settled in Court, Mr. J'Almada replied that he could not the affair ar Tai-O on Thursday when a Chinese youth was attack- offer enlightenment on that pointed and injured by a robber. A as he had not yet seen his client.

Police report He would, however, seg if anything morning gires the following state issued yesterday

could be done.

"GIRLS' INTERNATIONAL

THE SILVER SCREEN.

"THE DUKE STEPS OUT."

CLUB MEETING.

WOMEN'S PLACE IN HOME. THEME OF DEBATE.

Miss Dudley, of 4 Basilea Terrace, One of the most famous fight was hostess to the Girls' Interna tional Club on Thursday afternoon stadiums in America, the Holly bi-weekly meeting. The Club now stars gather to watch fati stars in on the occasion of their regular wood Legion Stadium, where film

some of whom are students, girls in the home and young business wo on the screen. Though famous ic men, and it also live up to the Almdom for years, it was used as connotation of the word Interna

a film lucale for the first time in tional" in its name, in that the producing The Drake Steps Out," membership represents eight differ-william laines new Metro-Gold- ent nationalities.

wyn Mayer play, which will im shown for the last time to-day ht the Queen's Theatre.

Hearing of the case was adjourn." ment made by Tang Cheung Hi of has a membership of about 40 girls, combat, has at last made its debut

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Tama Village. I was in the cook house, at about 3 o'clock in the morning when a man, whom I re cognized ai Lau Kan Yeung, sprang in through the window. He caught hold of my throat, attempted to strangle with a hand of cloth, and tried to gouge my eyes put. The programme on Thursday Just as I was beginning to lose afternoon brought these young wo consciousness, he suddenly left me men of varied experiences and na- and disappeared through the win-tionality upon common ground in dow."

In spirited debate on the eternal question of woman, and her place in life and society. The motion put before the

group was: Resolved-that women's place is not solely in the home." Miss Elsie Wong was proposer for the motion and Miss Sheila Whiley seconder, DOLLARS "DROPPED INTO ¦ while Mrs, Ivy Glaston was op power against the motion, with Miss Nellie Field acconder.

It was stated that the assailant is a fellow villager of the victim and that his motive in carrying out the robbery was to take away 830 that was being kept in the house.

POCKET."

YOUTH GETS WHIPPING FOR A THEFT.

A 16 year old Chinese boy was before M: Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday charged with stealing four silver dollars from a woman in Waterloo Road.

Detective Sergeant Fitches told the Court that the complainant was bargaining with a hawker when he felt someone tugging at her coat pocket. Turning round, she saw a boy running away. She soon .discovered that her pocket had been picked and that four. dollars were issing. She raised an alarm and chased the defendant, who was caught by an Indian constable out- side

the Post Office. The four silver dollars were found in defen. dant's possession when he was gear- ched at the Police Station.

Defendant's story that the money was placed in his pocket by the netual thief was discredited by the Magistrati, who gave him twelve strokes of the birch.

MOTHER FINDS 'SON" IN THE DOCK.

ANXIETY RELIEVED ON DISCOVERY.

A mother who was anxious as to her son's whereabouts, found him, after much searching, in the dock in. Mr. A. W. G. H., Grantham's Court yesterday morning.

The boy was arrested following a larceny at a book store in Holly wood Road. It was stated that the hoy examined a number of books and, slipping one under his coat when he thought he was not being 'observed, he left the shop. He was, however, arrested.

The complainant was not in "Court during the proceedings and the Magistrate asked the mother if she had settled the matter with the shopkeeper.

The woman replied that she had been looking for her son and was glad she had found him. She add ed that she had previously report ed to the Police about his disap- pearance, a point..which the police verified. She had not been to see the book store at all.

The defendant WIE duly dis charged.

"The Duke Steps Out," is a vivid filmization of Lucian Cary's famous Saturday Avening - Pist story, directed Ly James Cruze. Joan Crawford plays the heroine. and a notable cast appears.

It is a drama of a prize-fighter who goes to college to please his sweet- heart, and still has fight to pro- tect his title Haines' adventures in double identity furnish both thrills and hilarious comedy,

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The most spectacular thrill of the CRAWFORD play is the fight, staged at the and Jack Roper, well-known heavy.. Legion Stadium, between Haines weight contender, before an dience of several thousand.

James Cruze, who directed "The i Covered Waggon and recently directed Haines in Excess Bag

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Gripping Discussion. The presentation of both pro powers and opposers was ably made and brought out many interesting points, familiar enough to those Hundreds of college students from: who have attained adult years, but

California university appear is fresh and gripping in interest to the campus scenes, and Haines has these young folks who are just fac.

one fight in college and another in ing or preparing to face adult life.a nearby cafe as highlights among Among these points was the econo-

his thrilling adventures in th mic pressure upon many women to realms of higher education. find a place in the working world, because of the fact that the women of the world far outnumber mea. This, in turn, brought up the fre qüent" world-wide problem of un" employment and the competition created by women entering the business world, as an important factor in the problem. It was also pointed out that many women, in order to evade their responsibility for home and family life, take ad- vantage of the necessity which forces some women into the work a-day world, that economic depen dence made for mercenary marri- ages; that women whose interests

The Emperor Nero, who fiddled were confined solely to domesticity while Home burned, would enjor tended to become narrow-minded, sering The Trail of 95," the great possessive of their children long Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer epic direct after the years of childhood, anded by Clarence Brown, which opens often failed both husband, and at the Queen's Theatre on Sunday children as a companion in their with sound synchronization. wider interests.

In the final show of hands the victory went to the proposers of the motion, the group deciding upon the merita of the arguments, that women's place

not solely in the home. In the free talk which followed the decision, it was quite evident that these young folks were more or less at one in their personal opinion that if A woman undertakes to enter upon

the marriage partnership to eatab ish home, her responsibil ity to home life and child training

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should have first consideration.

The meeting ended with ten and Club, which, included plans for a games, and the butiness of the tiffin pienie on Easter Monday with outdoor sports and the first swim of the sensen, from the home of Mr. Huttonjee on Castle Peak Road, which he has kindly offered the use of for the occasion.

PROHIBITION OF SUPERSTITION. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

and A Man's Man, directed the new production. Kari Dane is seen as the giant trainer, and Tenen Hotis as the comedy fight-manager in the new play Delmer Daves, former class prest dent at Stanford University, plays the heavy and Luke Cosgrove, Herbert Prior, Eddie Nugent' and others of note are in the cast..

Great Fire One of Many Thrills,

One of the most gigantle fires ever registered in a motion-picture story is but one of the many thrills con tained in this great fim. I re Presents the burning of Dawson City when the Klondike gold rush was at its height. In order to get duplicate of Dawson City at that this spectacular scene an" exact time was built in the hills back of the studio at Culver City, · California.. blocks square, built mainly of wood. The huge setting way several and containing a number of two and three-story buildings. After Director Brown had filmed his

confiagration, the torch was applied street scenes and all the picture was complete with the exception of the to the gigantic set"

The fire was arranged for a dark night so that it would stand out la bold relief against the skyline. As the thousands of extra players ran through the streets, and buildings toppled and fell, a great battery of cameras recorded the awe-inspiring scenes, the result being one of the most thrilling fires ever flashed upon the screen..

ENTICING A GIRL.

TAKEN TO SINGAPORE FOR

CANTON, April 11. The Provincial Government, of The crew of the British schooner Aramay, which was seized on April wangsung has today issued an off the coast of Maine by a patrol elaborate set of regulations govern- boat and towed to Boston, were ing the dealers in spirit money, red

INFAMOUS PURPOSE. - absolved from blame in connection candles, paper furniture, and all with the sinking of the vessel. A other paraphernalia for the Elysian

Hearing of the case in which a a conference of Customs officials Field. These classes of merchants the skipper of the Aramay testified are branded as promotors of super woman, Chan Mui, alias, Fak Mo that the craft had been leaking fortition which must not be tolerat Pa, of 398 Shanghai Street, is At the time the ed in this age of scientific progress charged with enticing a 19 year old a fortnight. schooner was seized, eight hundred and enlightenment. They are given girl and taking her to Singapore a year's notice in which to change for immoral purposes was continu- cases of liquor were found aboard.

their business. If they do not do so within the alloted time, the ed by Mr. Whyte Smith.

Kowicon Magistracy" yesterday. Government "will close their shops Accused was defended by Mr.

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"AUNT MARIA'S WIRELESS " A SUCCESS.

At & previous hearing, Inspector Seating accommodation was al- John Murphy, appearing for the most full at the St. Andrew's. prosecution, said that on Septem- Church Hall, Kowloon, last night ber 10, 1928, a party of Chinese when an entertainment was given emigrants left for Singapore after by the St. Andrew's Club. Besides having been interrogated by the a few well rendered musical selec S.C.A in the usual manner. On tions, it was apparent that all that occasion the girl was instruct efforts were concentrated on the or less superstitious, merchanted by the defendant and another production of the two plays “Á guilde of the town in their task. girl to tell a false story. When the Blank Cartridge," a farce by Ian Anti-superstition, lectures should girl arrived at Singapore, she was Hay and Aunt Maria's Wireless " be given from time to time to the introduced into a brothel. where by Mabel Constanduros. inhabitants, urging them to aban- she stayed for about a year. The don their time, honoured religious Parents of the girl communicated ridge" was in the hunting lodge, practices.

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a gang of dangerous pirates has Bias Bay. The marines of the Fourth Squadron permanently stationed at Bias Bay proceeded to tha den of the pirates by the gun boat Min Shang. Five pirates ware captured, two of whom are believed ERMAN, Brian, English, Com-to be connected with the piracy of the s. Anking a couple of years. been brought back in Canton and ago. These two desperadoes have are to be tried. The rest were de tained in the district jail near Bias Bay.

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by this girl to Lo Kiu's (another Street, where she met the defendant. Lo Kiu and Chan Mui asked her to go to Singapore for work in a rubber plantation. She agreed, and after staying in a boarding house and after being taken to the .C.A., sailed for Singapore, toge ther with defendant, Lo Kiu and three other girls.

At this stage of the hearing, the Magistrate ordered the case to be adjourned till Tuesday, April 22, at 2.13 p.m

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Aunt Maria's Wireless." the snappier of the two plays and provoked roars of laughter from the audience. It was comical from beginning to end and there were many who wished that this play had not come to such an abrupt ending.

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