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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1931..

UNSAVOURY CASE, H.K. PHILHARMONIC CORRESPONDENCE.

GIRL CONSENTS TO BE

SOLD.

ONLY WAY OUT OF MONEY TROUBLES.

All three defendants pleaded guilty.

SOCIETY.

TO PRODUCE MISS HOOK OF HOLLAND."

WAY

All letters intended for publica tion must be accompanied by the name and addren of the writer, not for publication, unien an denir. ed, but as evidence of good faith- ED.]

A SUGGESTION FOR LAUNCH BATHERS.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE LONG KONG

A MUDAILY PRESS."]

Even in t

these days of super cinema productions, the appeal of That a girl consented to become the Amateur Stage is in no a prostitute in order to obtain lessened, for it still has its fascina- money for her mother who was tion, its influence and its glamour. bcing hardpressed by creditors And when this Amateur Stago ia was the story told it Kowloon filled with local talent, the appeal Magistracy yesterday when a man | is, increased a hundredfold.

818The mentality of those and a woman were charged with The Hong Kong Phharmonie whose complaints led to the closing taking a girl from the Colony with Society needs no introduction, for of Teland Bay to launch picnics it the intention of selling hor for the its excellent work in the past is clearly revealed by Mr. Surprised's" purpose of prostitution. The girl's well-known to all Hong Kong resi lotter which appeared in your issue mother was charged with aiding dents, and each year there is added of July 22 It supports the view and abetting.

at least one more laurel to the list that the object of the ban is to of its successful achievements

reserve that bench for those who Last season the

fell upon

wish to minke it exclusive... Now; the well-known Gilbert and Sulli Sir, if a handful of persons, in- van opern The Yeoman of the fluential no doubt, are

able to Guard," and although this old persuade the Government to ban favourite must have been seen belaunch picnics to Island Bay be fore by many of the audience, yet cause they find it aggravating to the high standard of the productioned the place infested by bathers gained whole-hearted admiration from launches cannot these same and applause.

bathers from launches petition the Government to remove this ban.. Surely if bathers from launches put their view to the Government în a proper way, they will by their overwhelming majority, get a hear- ing. They must act now before the present picnic season is over.

Inspector Murphy said the defen dants took the girl over to Macao, the intention boing to sell her as a. prostitute, Thoy stayed at a boarding house, and attracted the attention of the Macao police, who thought the girl had been kidnap ped, The defendants, together with the girl, were sent back to For the forthcoming season the Hong Kong where they were hand-opera decided upon is the enter. ed over to the police.

taining iss Hook of Holland," Giving evidence, the girl, who is with its charming costumes and 18 years of age, said she lived with delightful music. Arrangements her mother at Mongkok Her are going steadily space under the father died some time ago, and direction of the President, the she and her mother owed a lot of Hon. W. E L. Shenton, in colla Creditors were pressing boration with a representative Com. for payment, and there being no mittee and it is intended that way out, she suggested that she be rehearsals shall commence early in sold as a prostitute in order to September, of which due announce meet the creditors.

mente will be made.

As of

money.

The defendants were her half brother, and his wife. They had a sort of family discussion at which her mother was not present, and it was suggested that if she must be sold, the should be sold in Hong Kong. She herself objected, any. ing she preferred to go away from Hong Kong. Finally, they agreed to go to Macno.

They can make out a very good case. In the first place they do not seek to exclude anybody; they only ask to be tolerated. There is nothing to warrunt, the view that the place has ever been overcrowded launches. There are no undressing even when infested by bathers from

facilities or cheap transport to In Dapable Hands,

induce hathers from Iaunches to The Hong Kong Philharmonic turn inndlubbers. There are other Society has always been favoured arguments already put forward in in securing the voluntary, services your lenders and by correspondents, of highly qualified producers and Do you think, Sir, that it is any musical directors and for this sense to petition the Government, or son it is no less fortunate in having that it is about time to take a sten for its Musical Director Mr..J. Lin the right direction in organising make our voice Gecks, A.R.C.M., by kind permis. qurselves to sica of Lt. Col. R. F. Gross, D.So, heard 7-Enclosing my card. Wales. Borderers, and Mr. W. Commanding 1st Battalion, South Yours, etc.

A BATHER, FROM. Robertson for its Producer. These

BELAUNCHES, gentlemen have already charmed

Hong Kong, July 4, Hong Kong audiences; Mr. Gecks by, conducting delightful band con- certs, while the several plays which have been produced by Mr. Robert DOLLAR LINE ENTERPRISE. Bon were handled with extreme care

Mother Consents. The mother was informed of this decision, and she had no objection. She told the first defendant to sell the girl, and return to her the pre-and discrimination and gave much creds of the sole, after deducting the expenses incurred.

The first two defendants and the girl then went to Macao where they stayed in a boarding house. A man and a woman visited them, and the latter appeared to her to be looking her over, but no money was offered.

The girl stated that she was not a prostitute before she was taken

to Macao, but was a working girl

FLEET.

pleasure to all who were fortunate RECENT PURCHASE OF LARGE enough to see them, In such capable hands the forthcoming pro duction can be looked forward to with anticipation.

Tinder, the name of the Portland Although some of the principal California Steninahin Company, the have been allocated, there still re- parts for Miss Hook of Holland Dollar Steamship Lines have pur- chased the twenty-two vessels com- main a few vacancies and Mr. Horisine the former feet operated in welcome all those who desire to 3. Bast. the Hon. Secretary, will the Gulf and inter-coastal trade by

the Trans-Marine Lines; join the Society.

in the empley of a preserved fruit LORD ALLENBY AS A BOY of the vessels, but it has been in-.

factory in Shamshuipo. She was willing to become a prostitute be cause it seemed to her to be the only way out of their troubles,

Asked if what the girl said was true, the three defendants answer

ed in the affirmative.

ONLY PRIZE HE EVER WON. -

who presented prizes at Dulwich Field-Marahal Viscount Allenby, College, revonded that at school be had only one priza

The Erst defendant was fined $100 or two months, the second teresting book. I have had it for "That was a very dull and unin defendant was cautioned, and thefty-three years, and have not got. third defendant was fined $30 or to the end of it yet,' two weeks. His Worship ordered amid laughter. the girl to be handed over to the -B.C.A.

"

he, added

"Although I am not good at winning prizes, I have very great respect and admiration for those who do. The only value of prices FOREIGNER ARRESTED AT is their proof that you have gained

knowledge by hard work,

TAIPO.

"A little learning is a dangerous thing, but knowledge is always SEQUEL TO ALLEGED, THEFT lection of facts, is itself of little valuable. More knowledge, the col OF RING."

nso the

|

The fleet was operated by the Trans-Marine Lines from 1994 to' 1029. Nothing definite has been de cided as to what use will be made

timated that possibly six of them. will he used in the coastwise fleet of the Admiral Line and the balance in the Trans-Pacific trade.

GUNBOAT IN COLLISION.

MILITARY OFFICER HOLDS

UP STEAMER.

the Yangtze, at, Kikiang, on the A serious accident occurred on 28th instant, according to informa tion which has been received in the Chinese, river grinboas Chu-yu Shanghai, in the course of which was badly damaged by the Ningpo. sing. The damage to the Chuyu Shaoshing S.N. Co.'s str. Ning. marit; you have got to knowledge you have acquired, and feared that she might sink. How was so bad that, for a time, it was uso it in such a way that you get A development in connection with the best cut of yourself not for ver. this did not happen and the report made to the police that yourself only, but in the interests the damaged gunboat to the Kao steps are now being made to tow a diamond ring, valued at 82,250, of others. had been obtained by a trick from The Master of Dulwich College hat for repairs,

chanzonao Naval Base in Shang the Wai Keo jewellery store in the Mr W. R. Booth) said, "We hear Hong Kong Hotel building, was the a good deal nowadays of parents: ly shows that the Ninghing was The information received local. arreat of a man named Vasili who wish their sons to be turned leaving her berth at 8,30 o'clock on Palecek, stated to be of Bulgarian out in the public school mould, the night in question and the haw nationality, at the Taipo Railway Soms seem to fancy a kind of livers to the How had been released Station

[77] inv* stream poured into wast iron but thons which tied the stern of It is alleged that at the time of vesselay there to set and remain cast the vessel to the pontoon were not. his arrest the suspect bad in his throughout life! We consider that However, the vessel was about to vot possession a box in which was a wrong picture, though ly ondor, way (Captain Wir Hau ring, but the diamond supposed to means a wrong ides Is it notuel, by the way, is master of the have been mounted on it, was miss that they desire first of all no Ninghsing) when high military ing,

learning, but the spirit of learning officer was noticed running down On the application of the police, not an necumulation of facts, but the gangway loading to the non- the Kowloon Magistrate granted a the desire to accumulate and as toer and enlling apon the vessel romand for 24 hours when the armilate the facts which are help to stop and wait for him rested man was brought before him ful to them in solving life's pro resterilny and formally charged with biens.".

the theft of the ring.

A

The report made by the Wai Kee

store was to the effect that a

foreigner, who gave his name as D. SWIMMING TEST FOR NAVY Keller, arranged for the ring to be delivered to him at his room in the

Peninsula Hotel. A messenger, was mad

PROMOTIONS.

Bwang By Current, Captain Wu ordered the engines to be stopped and, on this was

done, the strong current caught the

Nisghsing and swung her round, As he swung, the Ninghaing struck, the gunboat Chu-yu amidships and catted heaty damsas, Tollowing - this, there was another crash, the

sont with the ring, but the pseudo- The Admiralty announce that an client left the room with the ring and after January 1 next, no man Chu-you being struck this time in and never returned; setTMEN in the navy will be rated acting the bow

the repeipt of lending mong leading following are water travant the report, the police circulated the ignalman acting loading telegra the captain of the Ninghaing went various stations and also telegraph phisto acting leading aloker un-on board the Chu vn and promised ed to the Canton polios, and as a lobe he has passed the swimming to assume responsibility for the result the suspect was arrested.

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