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A Metro movie revue and the all- talking picture Three Live) Ghosts" provide combination at the Queen's. The A large number of immoral books main picture deals with the return in the Chinese language were seized į nfter the war of three soldiers who by the Police yesterday when they had been taken" as prisoners and carried out a series of raids oa were posted in the records as

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It is understood that the books were not published in Hong Kong, but that a large quantity had been flowing into the Colony from neigh bouring ports. Over twenty book atores were raided and in each were found some of the offensive

volumes.

The books are being officially translated, and it is quite possible that some charges will be brought by the authorities against the offending stores in connection with the sale of these books.

MOTORIST BURNED TO DEATH.

IMPRISONED IN BLAŽING CAR.

Mr. H. L. Thomson, chief engi neer and general manager of the Cannock Urban District Council electrinty department, was burned to death in his motor-car following * collision, at the cross-roads, Watling Street, Cannock, last

month.

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STROKES.

A Chinese schoolboy of 14 whose father was employed as a coolie at Kowloon "City," was before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, yesterday on a charge of kidnapping two children aged five and seven years respectively..

lived in Third Street and were seen

It was stated that the children

at the Yaumati Ferry Whart in the. company of the defendant. A Chi- nese detective, on questioning the defendant. learned that the latter had been told to give some pic tures to the children and to entice them away to "Yaumati to see the glephants."

Mr. Lindsell, (the Magistrate): He was really employed by this man to do this?

D.S. Clark: Yes. He was pro- mised 82 for it. It appears that he has already enticed three other children away. It seems that they were seen in King's Park They were kidnapped by the man who employs a woman to take them out of the Colony. The defendant at- tends school in Yaumati and his father is emplosed as a coolie at Kowloon City. The defendant's mother is in Court.

Oaber being called forward, Mr. Lindeel said to the mother: What

The driver of the other motor- car was the chauffeur of Mrs. Bur- ton, of Longner Mall, Salop. Mrasort of a son is this you have got? Burton and her son ware in the He spends his time in enticing back seat of the vehicle.

away children.

When the collision occurred both motor.cars caught fire, but the chauffeur rescued Mrs. Burton and her son a secund or two before they must have perished in the Rames

,"

Mr. Thomson's motor-car over- turned in a ditch. Both doors be came wedged and imprisoned him. A road scout and several people who rushed to the spot madó fran tie attempts to release him, but were.driven back by the flames.

"I was strolling along when I saw the two motor-cars collide, said an eye-witness.

"A moment afterwards they became one mass of flames. I saw one driver jump from his seat, fling open the door, and throw his passengers free from the flames.

"Mr. Thomson must have died almost immediately. He was im prisoned in a furnace,

"He was taken to the Cannock mortuary, where he was identified by one of his assistants, outside whose house the accident occur- red."

Mrs. Burton, on arrival home, was suffering "from shock and was unable to make a statement.

Mr. Thomson, who was a widower was alone in his car.

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The Mother: I did not know what he was doing."

Mr. Lindsell: Can't your husband keep a better eye on him than this? The Mother: He is employed at Kowloon City.

Mr. Lindsell's Are you prepared to go.security for his future be-) haviour? Yes. He goes to school.

Mr. Lindsell scateneed the lad to receive 12 strokes and placed him under a personal bond of $50 ad his mother under a security of 50 for his lutare behaviour. The Magistrate added. You will not only be thrashed next time, but you will go to prison for a year.

A FOUR-LEGGED COLD- MINE.

GIB MAKES FORTUNE FOR VILLAGE.

This is the story of The Village That Leaves On A Racehorse,

The horse is Gib, the famous 'chaser, who was bought for £15, and has won eight races off the reel, the horse who Bashed like a meteor, across a corner of the rac ing wärld.

When Mr. Alfred Bendon, the London stockbroker, brought Gib to Park House stables at Cholderton. he began the "Once upon a time of a Wiltshire fairy tale, and they are still living the happy ever after."

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A four-legged gold mine came to Cholderton, and the 100-odd inhabi- tants are still pinching each other To make certain that they are awake.

The population are living, loving, and dying by Gib. They marry on him, propose on him, furnish houses on him, swear by him, quote hin, set the time by him-worship him I' I entered the Bundy Arms, the tiny thatched inn of the tiny thatch- ed hamlet, writes a correspondent of the Sunday. Express.

The population of Cholderton raised his tankard, equinted amiably inaide, and then, with the precise languor, of the trained beer drinker, allowed the creamy brown foam to trickle daintily down his throat,..

Down, clanged the tankard on the wood of the bar, and the popula tion wiped his moustache, slapped his thigh, winked, and remarked.

"Oil There be folks who don't 'old with 'osses, and folks you can't 'old from. "'orses-like, but I saya make bay while the sun shines, and so long as Gib lad be in Cholder- ton, there be oil"

And Mr. Bundy, the Cholderton Circe, and jovial mine-hostess of the Bundy Arms, laughed and laughed, and her merry eyes twinkled.

A

At the stables a trim maidservant showed me, where Gib, wis. young man in the road crossed over to tell me that he had backed the animal all eight times, and was buying a bike ! ||

Gib was in. Although every time be sneezes all Cholderton takes a mustard bath, he is not conceited. He is the most gratuitously ugly and clever horse I have ever met, but his popularity is weighing on hira.

"Last time out I won three new bedspreads and a day at the sea- side for two chaps in the village," he neighed, and I am told & friend of mine there wdbts piano"

He whinnied meditatively.

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