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VALUE OF TALKING PICTURES

ADDRESS. AT, ROTARY CLUB BY LOCAL

MANAGER OF FILM COMPANY.

PROBABILITIES OF THE INDUSTRY IN CHINA.

An interesting address on "The Value of Talking Pictures" was delivered by Mr. Kingston Taft Tao, at the Rotary Club yesterday.

The Hon. Dr. S. W: Tso, who presided, said, in introducing the speaker, that Mr. Tan was a Bachelor of Commercial Scienca and a Master of Commercial Selenes of the New York Univer sity. He was the manager of the Paramount Films in China

Mr. Tan in the course of his address, touched on the vast pos- sibilities of the talking film in Chica.

Sir William Hornell, who has been on a holiday in Japan, made a welcome ro-appearance at the Rotary Club yesterday.

AID TO SCIENTIFIC STUDY.

Daring the past decade, the talk- ing picture has made a place in the world industry that cannot be overlooked and now it ranks as third in importance in America and jilays an almost equally im- portant role in England.

On the other

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1932.

SHIP'S MASTER FINED.

BREACH OF PIRACY ORDINANCE

«Mr. J. ¡A, Fraser, at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, fined Captain F. Green master of the, China, Navigation Company's .. Kaying, for the breach of the Suppression of Piracy Ordinance by leaving the harbour at an hour not approved by the Hon. Inspector General of Police,, on August 15.

Detective-Inspector Elston said the Kaying left Hong Kong with passengers on August.15. The fact that she carried passangerg on this trip brought her under the Sup- pression of Firacy Ordinanca The police were notified that she was sailing at a p.m. that day, but when a search party was Bent

on board, it was found that she was leaving until p.m. Another search-party was sent at 6 p.m., but the ship was again delayed and did not leave until 6p.m. As a result

SAVAGE ATTACK BY CORPORAL'S TRAGIC

BURGLAR.

DEATH

YOUTH HACKED TO DEATH IN NIGHT STRUGGLE,

SUCCUMBS IN YMCA, SWIMMING BATH.

MURDERER LEAPS OVER VERANDAH AND ESCAPES.

LOSS. TO BORDERERS,

We much regret to announes the tragis death of Cpl. Thomas Cole- man, of the South Wales Borderers, last evening.

Using an axe-shaped knife, a "cat" burglar who was surprised after he had broken into the first floor of No. 49, Tung Lo Wan Road,

It appears that Opl Coleman was hacked his way to liberty, and in playing in the Water Polo match so doing murdered a youth of Sfteen between "A" and “B” Caya, at and seriously wounded four other the Y.M.C.A. bath. He was right beside the ball and two other play- people on the premises,

The house in question is that ofers wero'swimming quickly towards Mr. Leung Wing Suen, a prominent it, when he was seen suddenly to Chinese business man, who is a relax and slowly sink. Sgt. Brad- nephew of Mr. Ip Lan Chuen. The lay, who was first to observe this, youth who was killed is the son of immediately dived into the bath Mr. Leung Wing Suen.

and brought Opl, Coleman to the The presence

of the intruder on surfaco. Willing helpers then got the promises was first made known him to the side and Sgt. Bradley by the shrieking of a parrot in the and two or three others kept up house. Leung Szo Sau, a student, continuous artificial respiration. A fifteen years of age, who was sleep doctor was sent for but none could of this delay of five hours, the policeing on a setten in the sitting room be found, but some time later an was probably the first to realise that | ambulance was brought to the issued a summons against Capt.

someone had broken into the house. Y.M.CA. Greek

He was immediately attacked and a toll-tale trail of blood shows that either he was stabbed before he was fully out of his sleeping place, or that the burglar stabbed him just as he was about to get up.

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Asked what he had to say, Capt. Green said he took out his clear

In the course of his remarks, Mr., are twenty-one thousand motion Tan said:

pictures in the United States, twenty-seven thousand in Europe, jabout four thousand in the Far East, three thousand sovou hundred in Latin Amerien, one thousand one hundred in Canada; six hundred and fifty in Africa; and one hun dred and fifty in the Near East The talking picture is not merely At the present time there are lesa an entertainment, but it has been than two hundred motion pictured: papers from the Harbour recognized as a vital force in the theatres in China. development of science, art, trade hand, there is one motion picture and industry as well as creating theatre for every five thousand good taste in drama, music and people in the United States, while literature. From the social stand-one for every two million people point, the talking picture has arousin China. It is evident that there ed such a keen interest that it has are ample opportunities for the a tremendous effect upon the minds development of a chain of theatres of the general run of mankind. It in accord with the mass of people is obvious that the talking picture and the vast area of China. has taken hold of the heart and imagination of the peoples of the world and contributes towards the making of opinions and tastes in all walks of life.

The Pioneer Years,

The year 1925 deserves a word of comment because in that year

!

In Hong Kong alone, there was

fore 1930, but recent records show only one talking picture house be

that fifteen houses have been in- stalled with sound equipments in this Colony.

Paramount pictures have been translated into thirty soven foreign

Office at 11 am on the day in question. He bad over 1,000 tons of cargo to take, and it was obvious that the master of a ship could not

what time he would be able to got possibly tell to within 10 minutes his ship away. He thought he could got away at 6 p.m., but when he got on the ship at this hour, be found that a lot of cargo had yet

to be taken

..

4.

Reasonable ExcREO?”

Eis Worship (to Inspector Elston): You mean a ship, cannot delay, sailing after being searched

Inspector Elston: Yes, your War ship, but only with a reasonable

excuse.

The Murder,

Opl. Coleman did not regain con- sciousness but was noticed to emit blood from the mouth. He was taken to Kowloon Hospital where he died shortly afterwards.

Well-known in Sport,

The late Upl. Coleman, who was The youth was stabbed in the unmarried, had served seven years

neck and shoulder and could not in the Regiment, and was going have offered very much resistance Homo this season to be put on the to the fierce onslaught by the armed Reserve. He was about 25 years burglar. He collapsed near the old.. sottee where he had slept

He was severely injured in an Meanwhile the noise of the brief accident in Palestine a few years and unequal struggle had awakenedugo, when, crossing a railway line an elderly amah in the house. The in a lorry, a trbia came unexpected- smah proceeded the sitting roomly round the bend. and just as she entered the room, the burglar pounced upon her and did not hesitate to use his knife on the woman, who consequently was

By this time, Mr. Leung Wing

electrically recorded phonograph languages including the super What is a reasonable excusebadly injured in the head and back.

with reproducers and imposed Chinese titles. They are Something wrong with the ship's

records horns

of cientific

mercial

design showing to more than soventy coun-engine or the weather, your Wor- Suon was aroused from his sleep placed a lagging phonograph tries throughout the world. More- dustry once mare on it com- over, they have maintained their feet, Also during the de-luxe houses in London and Paris. period 1922 to 1925, successful ex- amples of the modern commercial talking pictures were shown in America. Two machines of promise were the phonofilm of De Forest

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Bir William Hornell.

Before calling upon Sir William Hornell to thank the speaker, the and General Electric Pallaphoto- Chairman welcomed Sir William

...

The deceased, who was an all- round sportman, was also, an ex- ceptionally fina swimmer; and, but for his tragic death, was a likely winner in to-day's military harbour,

race.

MARINE COURT.

ship.

and it appears that he seized a Inspector Elston went on to say heavy ruler and went after the in-. that the police did not 'summons truder. He also was attacked by every master for delaying. Every the barglar, who, in the course of; caso was taken on its merits. In a savage attack on Mr. Leung, cut JAPANESE MASTER FINED. this case, the police issued a sum- off one of his exre besides, inflict- mons not because of the inconveni-ing a number of wounds all over ence caused to them. They didn't his head and shoulders.

In the Marine Court yesterday

mind that at all. What they were

A domestic servant girl in the morning before the Hon. Comdr. had been searched, the master in the combat against the burglar, master of the s.s. Chong Leo, was Sir William Hornell said: I have allowed two hours for possible was also injured, while a girl of charged with lawfully working light.

DA Sunday, had a very good holiday, thank you, pirates to got on board. That was twenty, a visitor, was also stabbed. cargo at 10 2.23. One of the contributions that the but it is always nice to get home. the danger in this case.

The only people in the house who August 7, without a permit from

The defendant' pleaded children of Mr. Lesung and his wife,

guilty," Inspector Elaton: That hour was who stayed in their, cubicle, while

the tragedy was being enacted. not approved by the I.Q.P.

phone. In Europe, notably in Ger- back to Hong Kong after his hoti-objecting to was that after the ship samo horse, who fearlessly joined Holo, Capt. Nagakawa, Japanese many and Denmark, experiments day in Japan. inTalkies" have also come

to

.

talking picture made to the scienti When I was in Japan I had intend His Worship: What is wrong inescaped injuries were two small the Harbour Master.

fic study is revealed in the fact thated to attend Rotary meetings but some lending colleges of surgeons have ultilized talking pictures for Rotary had not penetrated to the use in preventive and remedical mountains where I had been living, Larrivad in Yokohama on the after. madicine, These include pictures)

noon of the day when the Rotary of surgical operations performed by | mantets in their craft, with alow luich was held, and did not have motion, and inagnified so that the much time to discuss Rotary with

details of the most difficult and in-

the ship sailing at 8 p.m. 1

His Worship: I'm afraid I can't understand. Then if the 10.P. does not approve of the time of sailing, Capt. Green cannot help anyone. I met a hard-working committing an offence. officer who was Reuter's agent

Capt. Green: That's just it.

Escape Over Verandah.

Having literally out his way to freedom, the burglar accaped by leaping over the verandah into the street, a drop of some fifteen to tricale operations can be studied.

His Worship: It's a matter for twenty fost. He was probably pn- Buch pictures can be shown and

injured and managed to escape.. explained to surgeons in all parts member of the Tokyo Rotary Club you, I'm afraid. The fine in 150.

Later, the police found in a shaped knife, the type used by rattan workers, and it is believed that this may furnish a clue as to

Tokyo and he told me he was t

and such was the enthusiastic spirit

of the world over and over again,f the club for collecting subscrip

until they are able to duplicate the work of the masters.

here.

ALC SAN ANTO

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In giving evidence for the pro- secution, Sgt. 8. J. McNamara of the Water Police said that on the day in question at 10 am, he went alongside the Chong Lee and asked the Chief Officer for his permit.

At the time, there were two or three officers on deck working general cargo from No, a and No. holds into junka. The ship had no pormit to work cargo ou à

Defendant stated that on Bun- the identity of the burglar-murderer day, August 7, he was unloading The thief is believed to bave cargo, consisting of apples and gained entry into the house by potatoes, which had been taken climbing up a drainpipe,on at Chufoo. Defendant went on

to say this

as the cargo was The injuries to the old amah, whe was the first to go to the assist perishable goods and came under the heading of fruit," he did not

Temats school-room, and series of figure: : The Bulletin, which I hùy Ching-not Rotary I mean Talkies ange of the murdered youth, think it necessary to tako, out a

Sunday, tions that he, being a poor man, had sors at the University and the Dean This bring is, by natural tránsito fall out. I understand we do will become a superfluity. Instead tion, to the more general matter of intend to repeat the mistake of a popular, Dean and a barassed Vice Chancellor, we would have a education. Visual-instruction will receive a great impetus from the am very glad indeed to see that figufa on the talking screen--a sort medium of talking pictures. The during the summer months, which of vetroloquist to do their work. necta

Lof eminent teachers and lec are always trying, the Hong Kong However, I gather from Mr. Tan's surers will be brought to the most Rotary Club has maintained its talk that Rotary was known in been able to rend since my return, 1000 years before the Christian certainly shows no loss of life. I suppose we can regard our have suggested to the editor of the self a condemned to death with an

indefinite reprieve, Bulletin that before long, if«? ή° went on at this rate, he would prob ably be offered a scat on the staff of China is one of the greatest fields: Punch,(Laughter)-but on second in the near future for the use of the thought I am not sure at all that talking picture. Although we use

he, would not find himself more at a common written language, we

home on the staff of the Sporting have many dialects in different pro Times (Laughter.) vinces. However, the talking pic

talking filma on every conceivable subject will become available to

educational institutions."

Talkies in China,

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Eliminating Professors.

of a serious nature, the woman lying now in a grave condition in the Gov- ernment Civil Hospital.

The Osinalties.

The list of casualties follows:

Déadmodu

Leung Sze Sau, aged 15, student, son of Mr. Leung Wing Suen, stab wound in the throat

Wounded,

Turning to the figures of Rotary I mean tolking" films—the industry: seems a valuable one. I must con- fess that some of the talking pic tures I have seen reminded me of stin shed, a thunderstorm and clat ter and a large number, of ladies |lege in the air.” Still-things ́ars? tures will prove of special value to

progressing (laughter) -- and wo convey the ways and means of com-blends

have only got to look at the pictures mercial and industrial development Coming to the paper, itself, 1 on the wall to be assured of that as well as a powerful instrument must confess that all this talk of and it is undoubtedly & very great for the mass movement, of the scientific advance somewhat fright- boon for exiles like an to be able to imniformity in speech in China. A pe, atlier gather that if listen to voices and plays produced Undoubtedly, it will be a stepping Mr. Tan and his fellow workers had in London and reproduced on the

talking screen, stone to the national solidarity. their way, there will be no necessity

Sir William then moved a vote of sister of Kung Kwan and visitor to ** Kung Siu Hing, aged 20 yḍaru. In a review of the statistical refor. Vice-Chancellors and Profess

it is indicated that cords,

there (Continued on next Columa. thanks to the speaker.

the floor, alight injuries

Leung Wing Buen, aged 43 years eng severed, and injuries to face. Not serious

Chin Ping nged 17 years, amat injuries to head and back.

tion may be serious...

Kungan Bredde domestic servant girl, slight

Sunday working permit. Boxes of apples formed the major part of the cargon 4

In answer to the Magistrate, he adinitted, however, that the goodi were not kept in cold storage during the voyage:

Comdr. Hole then quoted the Ordinance which stated that the only cargo that could be regarded as for immediate consumption, and that therefore perishable, was which had been kept in cold storage.

Comdr. Hofs : If the apples were

Condi-brought from Chefoe without being. * kept in cold storage," I cannot re- gard them as being for immediate. consumption.

#Defendant was fined $200, or, in default one month's hard labour.

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