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SALLY BILERS AND A PAIR OF PANTS

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theSally Eilers is not one of those successful screen stars who never.

* Scarface,"

showing King's Theatre is probably the most powerful and terrible film Holly

The heavy rains this month have greatly improved the situa

June 1st. The total tion with regard to the water supply on water storage in the Island reservoir was 474.08 million gallons, The total con- compared with A13.90 million golluns last year.. sumption per head, per day, during the month of May, was 19.1 million gallons as compared with 17.8 million gallons in May,

1939.

The mainland reservoirs showed a greater storage with a total of 220.65 million gallons compared with 135.80 million gallons last year. It will be seen that all the reservoirs are a long way below overflow level and very heavy rain will be needed to give the full supply urgently needed by the time the dry season sets in.

ISLAND WATER WORKS »

Contents in Millions of

Y.M.C.A. AQUATICS NEW TERRITORIES THE BROKEN WING

THRILLING STRUGGLE IN BREAST STROKE EVENT

MURDER

MUTILATED BODY PICKED

Ji

UP ON SHORE ́

AVIATION FILM BOOKED.

FOR QUEEN'S

Melvyn Douglas, Broadway stage. player, who recently appeared op The YM.C.A. Swimming gala on

posite Claudette Colbert in The Saturday night-the second of the

Wiser Sex," was borrowed from Benson was featured by a thrilling A mysterious murder is engaging Samuel Goldwyn for the leading struggle in the 100 yards breast the attention of the New Territories romantic rote in Paramount's film stroke avent between Schreuder Police, following the discovery of instion of "The Broken Wing," and G. Fowler which the former the mutilated remains of a Chinese the stage's most ambitious venture won by a touch.

in Kut O harbour, in the shataukok into aviation, and now-made more Although the entries were not as district.

thrilling that ever through the in the May Gala, Saturday night's The dead man has been identified greater flexibility of cinematic pro events were quite representative,as Tsim Shui Lim, 27, employed asduction methods. the Ladies' race and the Novelty a fisherman on a boat owned by

Douglas recently made his screen race baing the only two avants man living at Chek Kok Tau debut opposite Gloria Swanson in which failed to draw large entries. Village.

"Tonight or Nover, playing the When picked up on the foreshore part which be created with Miss ia Kut O harbour at 11 am on Fri-tinhagan on the Broadway stage.

Results.

The results werd

Heat 1:-

1. R. Wood.

-2. C Chadderton.

3. W. Campbell. Time: 30 secs.

30 Yards Aggregate' Handicap :-day the corpso did not give the im- From this role he went to that op pression that it had been in the,posite Ann Harding in "Prestige." water lang. Cut wounds were In "The Broken Wing," he has noticed in the mouth, ears, and the well-known part of the young legs, and numerous braises were aviator who, while attempting a also evident.

non-stop flight, falls on the house of a beautiful native girl, played by Mis Veles, and thus becomes the love rival of a bandit, Leo Car derilla....

Heat :--

1: H. Lange.

2. A. Doan.

3. C. Aris.

Time: 28 Seck.

Heat 3:--

1938,

1933.

Reservoir.

Tytam

Below Overflow. 39' 0"

.Contents in

Millions of Gallous. 133.30

Below Overflow.

Gallons.

37' 8"

136.78

Tytam Beywash

.08

1:22

Tytam Intermediate

50 3*

21.74

B8' 8*

11.2

Tytan Tuk

€3' 6"

310.49

68′ 11′′

939.83

"Wong Nei Chung

29' 3"

4.39

3.83

25' 11"

13.84

26

0"

15.40

21,53

30' 1"

45.78

60 Yards Ladies Handicap :—

474.08

Fokfulam

Aberdeen Upper Aberdeen, Lower .....

*/

Total Storage

.513.00

Consumption of water in the City and. Hill District in millions

of gallons during the month the "May:

1. E. Fullager,

2. A. W. Torrible.

3. S. Fowler and A. Mitchell

(Tied).

Time: 33 3/6 secs.

1. Miss J. Shoosmith.

2. Miss W. Hunter,

3. Miss D. Hunt.

Time: 48 2/3 8328.

100 Yards Breast Stroke:

1. W. Schreuder.

1932.

1933.

Consumption.........

Estimated population Consumption per head per day

i

21 1.78 383.000

17.8 MAY 1932.

938.74 million gallons. 380,000

10.1 gallons..

2. G. Fowler.

From 1st to Bth a constant street 'fountain, supply was operat- ed and from 7th to 10th à 14 hours supply was given (8 a.m. to Sp.m.) From 11th to 26th the supply was reduced to 8 hours daily 0 to 10.a.m, and 4 to 7 p.m.) From th to 31at the hours of supplly were 7 to 8 am, and 4.30 to 0 p.m.) to metered pro.. perties and old street lountains but a supply of 11 hours per day (7 a.m. to 0 p.m.) was maintained through the new street foun- tains from 27th to 31st excepting the districts between Arsenal Street and Shaukiwan, where the hours supply (6 to 10 am, and 4 to 7 p.m.) was continued till the end of the month as the new fountain were not ready.

MAY 1933.

A 6 hours supply (6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4.30 gum.. to 7.30 p.m.) was given to all districts during the whole month.

Réservoir.

Kowloon Main

MAINLAND WATER WORKS

Kowloon Byewash

Shek Li Pui

1933.

Below Overflow.

90' *

Contents in

Milhons of Gallons.

1932.

Below Overflow

Contents in Millions of

Gallons.

484"

31.18

117.00

42′ 4′′

ᅦ

33.00

63 6'

17.29

24' 11'

35.39

13' 4

07.78

14,31

5' 11"

18.58

136.80

220.65

Shing Mun Reception... 7′ 10′′

Total Storage

Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions of gallons during

the month of May :-

Consumption

Estimated population

1932. 143.43

290.930

· 1933. 137.13 million gallons, 313.750

14.1 gallons.

Consumption per head per day 15.4

MAY 1932.

Constant supply to all Districts from 1st to 6th. From 7th to 10th a 14 houra supply was given to all Districts. From 11th to 31st a 7 hours supply (6 am to 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.) was given to all districts,

MAY 1933,

A 3-hours supply (6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.) was given to all districts during the whole month

The reports of the Government Bacteriologist and Analyst show that the quality of the water is satisfactory.

Total rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory from January 1, 1932, to May 31, 1932, 10.945 inches. Public Works Department January 1, 1933, to May 31, 1833, 8.025 inches.

dreamed of becoming an actress. EXHIBITION TENNIS reliable than that of the Philipines

ter.

She dreamed of little else and soon wood has ever produced. It is above all a film with a purpose, to after reaching her 'tegas, took a dramatic course at a Hollywood show ruthlessly, and. pitilessly, to

school. Many of her school friends the American people. the true

were in motion pictures, 80 she nature of the horrible gangster decided to get a job as an extra lentlers and their jackala, who had in the hope that this might prove been allowed to fasten, like a disa stepping stone to something bet ease, upon the big cities of the

Her parents were not at all in United Stateя. "Here are the

sympathy with her ambition, but men," say the producers and ae

she continued to nurse it in secret tors,

whom you fools and suck and one day her big chance pre- ers have actually glörified, think-sented itself. ing them fire fellows, the Robin. Woods of to-day." These are the people whom a gallant police force- is fighting, fighting against the handicap of, weak and corrupt

courts.

GUEST MAKES FINE. DEBUT

champion If he had any fault it was that more than once he lost a stroke he should easily have won through trying some spectacular or fancy" shot. Gavia, too, played finely, despite the score against him. He was, in this set, opposed to player superior to him, but he did not let that fact rattle him, and often boat Tsui by some nice pass- ing strokes: en

3. H. Lange.

Time: 821 secs.

25 Yards Underwater Race:-

1. C. Chadderton.

..

Following a statement, by Tsim Sins, 25, a brother of the murdered man, Chinese man and woman living in the village have been tained by a Chineŝo detective,

*** CRUELTY " OR "GROSS

CRUELTY ''L

MAGISTRATE'S DILEMMA

MUI TSAI CASE

7

The Paul Dickey-Charles W. Goddard stage success" was adapted to the sèreen by Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt.

"

Melvyn Douglas, while compara- tively new to the screen, is well- known in dramatic circles, After, an intensive training in dramatic IN stock companies in Chicago, Madi- son, Wis., Evansville, Sioux City, Columbus Cleveland, and Datroit, he came to New York on a three- At Central Magistracy on Satur.year contract with. William A day, a woman named Kwan Sae Brady and appeared in and out of Toshi was charged before Mr. the city in such well-known dramas Schofield with having ill-treated as A Free Soul," "Jealousy," her mui-tsui on June and previous "The Silver Card," Recapture." date.

and Tonight or Never." His The woman pleaded that the muistage work in this last drama fani was sont out to get some brought him a contract to play the vegetables and as she took an un-same role in Gloria. Swanson's pic duly long time over if she was ture, and other picture assignments

quickly followed. given a few strokes with the cane.

Douglas was born in Maeon/Ga...„ Addressing the Bench, Sub-Inspec tor of the S.C.A.. said that informa- but later the family lived in Nash- der, B. Rasmussen, E. Fullager,tion was received regarding the girl ville, Tenn., where Melvyn spent. being ill-treated. The girl was seen most of his youth and where he re- by a lady inspector, who found herceived his early education, sup- washing a huga pile of clothes in plemented by a year in Europe. Later, he resided in Toronto, Ont.. the kitchen. She was examined for five years, then went to Chicago, the presence of the defendsat and 3 cane marks and several bruises where he started his dramatic were found on her body,

2 R. Goldman.

3. E. Fullager,

Time: 17 secs,

200 Yards Team Race (Teams at

Eight): -

1. E. Railton's team: E. Lange, C. Aris, D. Sutherland, W. Schreu

C. Chadderton and E. Railton.

2. A. Donn's team G. Fowler, Mitchell, R. Wood, K. Jenner, Fowler, W. Campbell and A.

G. Donn.

Novelty Race-Mixed

1. Miss D. Hunt and C. Aris. Miss W Hunter and Sutherland.

3. Miss J. Shoosmith, and Campbell.

VARSITY NEWS

D.

Mr. Schoßeld said that in the doctor's opinion this amounted to w.crualty. but he did not know whe

ther it was gross cruelty,

The following will represent the Hong Kong University in a friend- ly water polo match against the Y.M.C.A. at the Y.M.C.A. Bath at 6 p.m. to-day:-E. L. Gosano, A., M. Rodrigues, S. F. Chan, M. C. Lo, R. E. Alvares, P. T. Wong and Y. F. Boon.

Tennis,

Continuing, Mr. Schofield said that under the circumstances he would impose a fine of $200 or two months' imprisonment.

OLD HONG KONG HAND

PASSES

MR. DAVID WOOD DIES IN

ENGLAND

The undergraduates will meet the I.R.C. in a tennis league match at

News has been received in the Pokfulam at 5 p.m. to-day. The Colony of the death in London re team is as follows:-H. N. Lecently of Mr. David Wood, former (captain), K. M. Lo, Y. K. NE, ly of the Pablic Works Department M. C. Hung, A. Selnoy, H. Malian in Hong Kong. He retired in 1924 Singh, A. T. Lee and F. R. Zim after thirty-three years service.

mern.

Launch Picnic.

The University Christian Associa- tion will hold a launch picnic on Wednesday afternoon. The destina- tion will he Silver Mine Bay.

BANK NOTES IN CIRCULATION

Returns of the Average Amount of Bank Notes in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hong Kong, during the month ended May 31 1933, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks are as follow:-

Averago Specie Amount in Reserve.

In addition Sterling Securities are deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £1,183,000.

The second of the exhibition

BANKS. matches arranged for the Filipino tennis stars during their stay in the Colony took place at the K.C.C.

Chartered

Bank yesterday. The weather was not at

Though the play was not so fast

........ 13.291,863 8,300,000* all favourable, the two singles and thrilling in the second set it H.K. & S'hai matches being played under over-

was worth watching all the same Bank 136,714,892 123,000,000+ She had been a fellow-dramatic cast skies and the doubles game be- Tsui again carried, all before him Mercantile

Bank in the opening stages, attacking all- 'student with Carole Lombard and ing entirely washed out.

1,831,367 1,350,000₫ | one day decided to visit her at The No. 1 Singles, between Gavia the time and giving the Filipino the Mack Sennett studio. While and Tsui Wai Pui, was a match no rest. Gavia did not lose coo. Total...8151,837,929 132,630,000 lunching with Miss Lombard, Sen replete with thrills. The Chinese.fidence but 2-5 was called against nelt saw her and offered her a played a confident game from the him, his position seemed rather place in the cast of a picture which very start and ran off with a lead hopeless, especially as he appeared The film is dominated by the had suspended production because of 4-1. He was hardly in the somewhat tired, his usual cannon- an actress had walked out on him slightest trouble with Gavia's ball service being reduced to half magnificent acting of Paul Muni as following an argument over wear strong service and repeatedly won pred At this stage, however, Tsui the fiendish Napoleon of the

points by driving the ball back, grew over-confident and committed Underworld.". Can such men existing pants in one woeno.

Miss Eilers had no objection to Gavia, on the other hand, seemed some glaring blunders, while his The Lindberg crime is the appal wearing pants and immediately unable to make any headway opponent seemed to have gained ding affirmative. United Artists took the role in which she was against his opponent's steady and heart. The result was that the must have earned the gratitude of successful that she was signed to forceful service.

Filipino atarted "chasing." There suc- When 4-1 was called agafikte bi was a moment, at 6-4, when the America, for this story, which de-a contract. Meanwhile, she

ceeded in breaking down her par Gavia rallied and, despite stubborn Chinese seemed almost certain toled 4-2, but at this period Polintan spite its crude violence and unenta objections and launched her resistance from Tsui, took the next win the match, but he missed the

“woke up" and still attacking. humanity-for there is no "buman" screen career in The Good Bye Character in it-is fine and convinciKiss" Later, she appeared in game. At this point, leading now chance, and play up a great retook the next four games for get. by 3-2, Tsui kept up a brillimat and sistance all the way, he could not His service was slightly faster than Miss Eilers played roles in silent ceaseless attack Gavin, however, prevent his opponent taking the on Thursday, and had he managed There is something of the violence pictures at various studios, but it was also. at his best, and the play score to 83, at which point the to play a steadier game he would

ing druma. It is a film to see if you I number of Sennett comedies. want more than entertainment.

and terror of Elizabethan drama in

this picture, for Paul Muni makes

was not until she signed Fox Filme that followed was of the highest match was declared drawn contract and flamed to new heights quality. Rally, succeeded radly till

in "Bad Girl" that she establish- seven dueces were called. Here

his scarred gangster no Victorian, ed herself as one of the outstand. Gavia missed a wonderful chance of

and Richard III.

A

success

In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents and Straits Government valued at £3,200,000.

In addition Securities desposited with the Crown Agents valued at £180,000.

probably have had less trouble. No. 2 Singles..

The only feature ur this stanza was, The No. 2 Singles, in which our the repeated returning of difficult villain, but on the model of Lagoing leading women of the wereen. taking the game, with the advan-other visitor was opposed to A. E. ehots by Gueat.

The scoond set was played slight- She repeated her

intage to him he had a really easyP. Guest of the Kowloon Cricket

sitter" to deal with, but, to the Club, was something of an untily faster it was not very interest "Dance Teain" and scored personal Many hard things are said of trium Disorderly Conduce surprise of everybody, ho netted it. climax, after the fine exhibition ing, Politan still pursued his Hollywood. but there are two evils and Hat, Check. Girl! before she Tsui seized his opportunity and won seen at first. Guest is always a forceful Lactics and made many Guest continued his which it has in recent pictures was assigned to her role in "Be the next two strokes for game and steady but non-spectacular player, mistakes.

and Polinton was not in such good steady defensive game, and, after lashed, and lashed sparingly, the card Hand Wife," her latest Fox set. yellow press of America and in-picture, coming soon to the King's In this set the O.R.C. player was form as at the H.K.C.C. In addi- leading 3-1, won the set at 6-2. In

Theatre.

at his best, putting up a very dif- tion it is probable that Guest's the last few games he seemed to he He this film the gangster. If the gang-

The story was adapted from ferent display from the one he gave steady play somewhat puzzled and more aggressive than usual. ster has ever appeared, on the Kathleen Norris sensational novel at the H.K.O.C. on Thursday His rattled him for he made many mis-made quite a good debut in exhibi screen in sympathetle and semi-of love and divorce. It was writ service was equal to Gavis's, if not takes through over impulsiveness. tion tonnis for, after Politan's Winning the first game Guest, defeat of Tsui on Thursday, it was heroic guise, in this picture the ten for the screen by Hamilton botter, he drove nicely and follow offence is attoned:

MacFadden who also directed the ed up his attacking shots well, after six games had been completed not expected that he would give D.P.R. picture.

while his back hand was much more (Continued at foot of next Column) him much trouble.

Mr. Wood, who was born" at Aberdeen in 1805, was educated at Gordon's College, Aberdeen, and later entered the Civil Service.

He came to the Colony in April, 1801. as chief accountant to the P.W.D. and remained with that de partment till his retirement after 33 years service.

On several occasions Mr. Wood acted as Assessor of Rates, whilst in 1000 he was Director of the Widows and Orphans' Pension Fund.

In 1891, he was Secretary of the Commission on the Housing of Chinese, whilst from 1900 to 1903 he was Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer of the Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Committee.

Mr. Wood lived a very quiet life, but for some years he was Hon. Secretary of the St. Andrew's Society, and always took a keen interest in that body.

career.

J

"The Broken Wing" comes to the Queen's Theatre on Thursday.

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