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EVENTS.

To-day. (March 3.).

Exchango Banks and Hong Kong Stock Exchange Close, noon.

Racing-Annual Race Meeting. (Happy Valley).

Cricket-Volunteers €1. H.K.C.C. ground, 1 p...

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AMERICA'S ROBIN HOOD.

AL CAPONE AS A BIOGRAPHER SEES HIM.

WHAT IS THE SECRET OF HIS POWER.

AL CAPONE, THE BIOGRAPHY of a, saying: "21" thought I told you to World Theatre: "Protection." Star

Uh, es Theatre:

SELF-MADE MAN" By Fred D. discharge that fellow." It. AVinter Comes,"1

Pasley, Faber & Faber, 71, od. plained the judge, "I was off the Central Theatre: "King of Al Capone-the name is pro bench that day. I wrote a memo,

for Judge

and my bailiff forgot Jazz.

nounced to rhyme with throne - } Tea a Danco: H.K. Hotel, 4.30 p.m.is, though still in his early thirties. Capone,

to deliver "Forget!" cried

"Don't let him forgel? Dinner Danos: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.. already more famous then all but again "

European Mail.-Inward; Europe a few of the world's leading}. What the secret of Capone's power rid Marseilles (d'Artagnan) statesmen.

in, however, reminius something of There have been great Europe vid Siberia (Chenoncomur). }

mystery. First, of course, Pm- Outward: Europe v Mareilles criminals before him, and there, hibition plated into his hands, sinre (Cenonecaux), 1.30 p.m.: Europe have been great organisers of crime Chicago is a "wet" city, and was Siberia (d'Artagnan), 2 p.m.; before him; but he more than anywho were doing their best to take not altogether enger to crush those. Europe via Marseilles (Menelaus), 2 p.m.

other man, seems to have organimed it wetter. Then, the large alien erine on big busines" principles, population made it easy to organise and to have succeeded in forining law-breaking by the methods of the Becret society. Add to this, that the Exchange Banks and Hong Konga trust for the purpose of breaking police fore, was undermanned, and 5tock Exchange Close, noon.

the law by methods of gueritia war that palities of the Big-Bill-Thomp- RacingAnnual Race Meeting, Happy Valley,

son type were a native prodact; and fare.

it is easy to see that the atmos We are naturally inquisitive as tophere, of Chicago was the iden the character of a nigh who, in the atmosphere for the genius of Al

Capone. heart of a great civilisatioit, enn barshal a small rebel army of bis

The Sentimental Side,

own, breaking what laws he pleases -But his personality Well, we as violently as he pleases, and defy are told that he is a good father, judges and policemen to lay a hunds playing games with his sou, that who is never happier than when he

on him; and many people will turn he is extremely generous and that

Wednesday. (March 4.)

Dancing Display by the Pupila of Miss Violet Capell, Theatre Royal, 1.30 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: Let Us be Gay."

Protection," "

Winter

Theatre! ** If

World Theatre: Star Comes

Ten Dance: H.K. Hotel, 4.30 p.m. Binder Dances: Peninsula and H.K. Hotelo, 8.30 p.m.

European Mail-Outward Europe vid San Francisco and vid Siberia (Chichibu Maru), 8.30 a.m.;

to Mr. Pasley's book in the hore of 1.if anybody is killed in a gang, war discovering a new stream of facts ever shaves till the funeral ie over. He is also said Huver to

"played aquare," with him.

Europe zid Vancouver and vid about the extraordinary anreer of have "double-crossed anyone who Sihoria (Ezop. of Canada), 10 am.

Thursday, (March 5.)

H.K, Canton and Macao Steam rout Co., Ltd., 111th ordinaty year ly meeting of shareholdere, 1, Queen's Building, Li aan.

Gay.

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this, King of the Gangsters. Mr. Easley's book, however, is not so He is fond of music, "espociallý. of Verdi, and his favourite vice is much a biography of Capone as an

gambling. And, as a student of acopint of Capory Chisago human life, he has perfectly sound eviews his own profession Capane

is one who will tell you,vand in

Ex-Soldier and Gengster.

Sonie interesting facts we do moralising way, that crime does not learn. General Al the Scarface, we pay. And if you ask why be are told, is an ex-Service man who doesn't retire he will answer, 'Once went with the American Expedisin, there's no out. As the most shot-nt man in Amerien" Ke looks back longingly to the days "an impecunious when he was hoodlum." Lineasy lies the head at which rival gangsters are perpetual- ly aiming bullets.

Consort of Instrumental Music, Helena May Institute, 5.30 pm.

Hong Kong Boxing/Association City Hall, 9.15 p.tn.

Quen's Theatre: Let Us betionary Force to France. He had already been questioned by the New York police in regard to two mar ders when he arrived in Chiengo and found work ander Torrio-a gaining absolute control of the gangster with the high ambition of illicit liquor traffic in his adopted city.

World Theatre: "Sarriet Maid" (Chinos picture).

Star Theatre: "Soft Living" Tea Danca: II.K. Hotel, 4.30 p.m. Dinner Dances: Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

Friday,

ties, and apart from his manifest Still, apart from a few characteria-

ruthlessness in action and his talent As the assistant and successor at for organisation, we cannot get 'n (March 0.)

Torrio, Capone made this dream all very clear picture of the man. He Property Auction: (19-14, Queen's hut a reality, and by 1027 he way is almost as elusive as the Hidden Road Central) · China Auction running an illegal business the Hand. He is never much more than Fooms, 3 p.m.

turnover of which has been estimuta mysterious, forec in the back. Dancing Display by Miss Violeted at £21,000,000 a year.

Kround,, whose crimes somehow can Capell's pupils, Theatre Royal, 5.30

not be brought home to him."

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Queen's Theatre: "Let Us be Gay"

World Theatre: "Scarlet Maid" (Chinese picture).

Star Theatres Soft Living" Ten Dance: H. K. Hotel, 4.30 p.. Dinner Dances: H.K. and Penin- sula, Hotels, 8.30 p.m. - Saturday. (March 7.) Annual Meeting, Bank of Canton, 12 noon.

Racing-Annual Race Meeting (Happy Valley).

This he has succeeded in doing, as all the world knowa, by various methods-bribing judges and police men, shooting down rival gangsters, getting his creatures elected to in portant posts and intimidating, witnesses,

more

Mr. Pasley's book crowded, in deed-almost congested with mys terious figures whose crimes cannot There bo brought home to them.

"AL characters in are Capane" thun in the "Iliad." and, Ho mincat a figure did he be though wo suspect half of them come in the life of Chicago that, their stories are largely sceret and of murder to the point of certainty, when Pinedo arrived there in the course of his flight round the world, so cannot fie told in full. The Capone was the first citizen to greet crimes we know, but the perpetra- him. The extent of his power is tors are shadows, despite their din shown in the story of his ringing up mond rings, their machine guns, and à judge, when one of his henchmen their bullet-proof motor-cars.

(Continued' on 'Page 2.) had been dragged into court, and

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