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SHIP MASTER'S CLAIM

Alleged Conspiracy Thrashed Out In Court

"DINNER AT EIGHT"

An All-Star Picture

GUILD OFFICER GIVES EVIDENCE piece of motion-picture entertain-

The case in which Captain L. N. Beer of Marble Hall, Nathan Road is suing the Foo Hong Steamship Company for wrongful dismissal was continued before the Chief Justice, His Honour Mr. A. D. A. Macgregor at the Supreme Court yesterday.

The plaintiff's claim is for the sum of $1,365 being for three months' salary as from July of last year. He stated that he was de-rated by the Company and refused to accept a post as Chief Officer with them. The Com. pany alleged that the plaintiff was negligent.

Mr. H. C. Macnamara instructed by Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton appeared for claimait and Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. W. A. Mackinley represented defen-. dants.

Counsel for defendants recalled Capt. Beer yesterday, to question him on a Lloyds surveyor's certi ficate which, he suggested, dis- proved plaintiff's statement that some of the damage to the hull

Or that the people at the house have not reported it?

Described after its sensational opening at the Astor Theatre in New York City as the greatest inent of times with a cast, the like of which in draw names and acting ability has never been assem- bied Lefore to be photographed by a camera, Dinner at Eight. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's filmization of the Broadway play hit, will be shown at the Queen's Theatre from next Sunday,

LOVE ON LINER

Kay Francis And Powell

One of the strangest and most fascinating romances ever told is. the theme of "One Way Passago," the Warner Bros, production co- starring Wiliam Powell and Kay Francis, which is showing at the Alhambra Theatre.

Warren Hymer has the part of Steve Burke, the dogged member of the San Francisco police force, An abundance of comedy is supplied who proves Hardesty's undoing.

Most of this action is laid on a Pacific liner sailing from Hong Kong, where the two ill-fated It is almost unbelievable that lovers meet for the first time, to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was able to San Francisco, where the final fare. gather. for m one picture such wells are said. William Powell has outstanding film numes. Marie oue of the most impressive roles Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace of his career as Dar Hardesty, the Berry, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barry-debonnir criminal who is finally!, more, Les Tracy, Edmund Lowe, tripped up by the police Kay Billie Burke, Madge Evans, Jean Francis is considered by Metro- Hersholt, Karen Morley, Louise pulitan critics to have the finest Closser Hale, Phillips Holmes and opportunity of her career in the May Robson, together with a sup role of Joan Ames, ready to give porting cast of eleven players.

up life itself for a month of perfect The remarkable part of the pic-happiness while the steamer pur ture is that its episode narrative sues its course across the Pacific. light-offors each of the celebrities in the Yes. cast a meaty role. Just as there are enough stars in "Dinner at Eight to equip more than a dozen 6lm vehicles, so ite story has enough plots and sub-plots to furnish any NOT

of the Kame was done near the Officer on the Kamo when she 13 number of separate cinema, narra- DINARY YEARLY MEETING will Amherst Rocks. Counsel suggest-alleged by the defendants to have lives, but the picture is so cleverly be held at the Company's Offices, P. &ed that it was caused of Ocksew struck a rock or reet on Ocksew contrived that it interweaves the

Island, said he gained his certi-various tales into Island on July 8, 1933.

one magnificent Capt. Beer replied that he was fleate in 1900, worked for the climax in which the majority of thoroughly familiar with the ship's Union Steamship Company, and characters are brought together. bottom and as the damage was served" from 1906 to

One phase of the picture deals unimportant it was probable that Burns Phillips & Co.

with Lionel Barrymore, who is worried over the collapse of his shipbuilding concern, the while his The captain "came up on deck dinner for a pair of visiting Bri- wife, Billie Burke, blithely arranges almost immediately afterwards inftish aristocrats. It is into this pyjamas and said, "We're sink aspect of the story, that Marie Dress- Ing!"

ler is introduced as a retired trou- per of the gay nineties" and a old flame of Lionel. Also concerned Is Lionel's daughter, Madge Evans,” who is in love with John Barrymore, a has been" movie afar.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FORTY-FIFTH OR-

O. Building, ou Wednesday, 14th March, 1934, at 11 am., for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Dir- ectors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December 1933 and slecting Directors and Auditors"

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 3rd March to 14th March, 1934, both days inclusive, during which period on Transfer of Shares can be registered."

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THE Sixty-fifth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on TUESDAY, the 97 MARCH, 1934, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1933.

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the surveyor had not made a re- port of it before this occasion when he was told to examine

every injury.

Chief Officer Sacked William E. Kirby, joint secretary of the China Coast Officers Guild

and the Marine Engineers Gulid of China, sald he saw Mr. Willam- son and Mr. Ramsay and suggest- ea that instead of de-rating Capt. Beer, they should, suspend him. They said they would consider this, and Mr. Williamson made a re- mark about a conspiracy between the Chief Officer and the Chlef Engineer to get rid of the Master, He added, continued witness, The Chief Officer is out of luck. as I have sacked him."

Cross-examined, witness said he made his suggestion because he considered it averse to discipline to reduce any Master to a rank in which he might serve under a man who had formerly served un- der him, or where the second mate i might be a Chinese.

What The Ship Struck?

Thomas McG Brown, Chief

1927 with

He said he felt a bump and went on deck. They were only 100 to 150 feet from the island.

Mr. Sheldon: Is Capt. Beer's story that she struck a floating object true?

Witness: She struck a rock or reef as far as I know.

Why did you put "Struck ob- struction" in your log? Because he told me to.

The tragedy of this movie star who tries desperately to make a "come back presents a new angle. Questioned as to the alteration His intrigues with his agent, Lee

two by

of Dan's fellow-crooks, passengers on the vessel, like him. self. The roles are played by Aline McMahon as "The Countess and Frank McHugh as Skippy, Fra- derick Burton, is the doctor travell- ing in attendance on Joan Ames. Douglas Gerrard is a titled Britis her who figures amusing in the complications

board ship. Herbert Mundin contributes à vivid portrait of a steward.

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the polish and smoothness expected from this dean of stage actors, recently drafted to Hollywood and the M-G-M studios.

Walter Huston gives what this As the booze-ridden "Professor,'*

reviewer considers one of the best. performances of the great character actor's career. It is a perfect rois for Huston that of an manager who rehabilitates his own old fight 01 the Harbour report, witness Tracy to appear affluent before character in the interest of groom. said that when the signed sheet Jean Heraholt, a theatrical produ-ing for the championship fight the him by the cer, and the tragedy which results young man he discovers working in was returned Captain for transmission to the when he falls to get a coveted part & barroom. Harbour Office, he noticed that in a Broadway show, also involves there was no reference to the in- cident, and he put it in himself. e agreed that this was a beach of discipline, but thought that it

to

was his duty at the time.

As the referee of the big match,., Miss Dressler and Miss Evans Jack Dempsey reveals all the great Then is presented the domestic charm and ability that are charac picture of Wallace Beory, the hard-teristically his. He is an excellent boiled business racketcer who is actor, this Jack Dempsey. responsible for the upheavel in Lionel Barrymore's shipbuilding No Conspiracy

interests. Beery is married to the Witness denied that he was in flashy Jean Harlow, who carries on This concluded the case for a conspiracy against Capt. Beer. an affair with Edmund Lowe behind plaintiff.

He had no enmity against him, he ber busband's back and whose social Chak Kwok Ming, wireless opera-said. Referring to an incident at ambitions bring her into contact tor, said that off Ocksew Island San To port he denied that he with the other principals at this he felt a bump and shortly after came back to the ship drunk

ail star dinner. wards the captain came in excited- Mr. Macnamara (cross-examin-George Cukor was given the ly and said, "Sparks, send out an ing): You have told us where you difficult assignment of handling this $.0.S."

were up to 1927, but you have not, amazing aggregation of stars. The told us where you were between picture was adapted from the then and 1933.

"I told him I should require a written notice for this and he went out added witness. "The next morning he told me to keep quiet about the incident."

In reply to Mr. Macnamara, itness said he did not see the captain write an order.

Reef Or No Reef

Rawnovald Ellefsen,

acting

Witness: I was doing nothing I was just walking round on shore. You were perhaps living on private means? -Yes, I was living on private means.

You know about Satan finding some evil for idle hands to do; perhaps you went to some public houses? No, I didn't,

Why did you leave- Burns,

Chief Officer on the s.s. Hal Ching. Phillips?-For private reasons. said that two years ago be was

passing Ocksew Island when he 54. breakers "weler could only be caused by a reef" but which were not recorded on the chart.

He altered the ship's course and told the master, Captain Stewart. Cross-examined, he said he did not actually see a reef or rocks and he did not report the matter to the Harbour Office as that was not his job.

Counsel: Do you not think it is singular that thousands of officers of merchant ships have passed there and have not reported see ing a reef?

Witness: Yes, it is singular. Would it not be singular if the expert officers of Els Majesty's Navy failed to mark a dangerous {2334 'reef off this island?—Yes.

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To put the matter in plain

George S. Kaufman-Edna Ferher play by Frances Marion and Her- man J. Mankiewicz with additional dialogue by Dohaid Ogden Stewart,

THREE GREAT BOXERS

language, you were dismissed for And A Charming Lady drunkenness?---No.

You are on cath. Yes. The manager said "If you have private reasons, all right." I said "Yes. I don't want to go to sea again for a few years, and that was all."

The Harbour Report

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and

All the glamour, colour thrills of the prize ring are rea- listically on display in "The Prize- fighter and the Lady," the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film opening to-day at the Queen's Theatre.

Max Baer, who is paired with Mr. Macnamara: Why did you Myrna Loy in the Dew picture, alter the Harbour Report after proves himself as great a lover as the captain had signed it? he is a fighter and, according to Witness: Without any malicious reports, threatens to overthrow the intent.

standard movie meaning of the Why did you not mention it to word "romantic." Tall, lithe and him? I see that I should have handsome, Baer's stature conjures done. I thought it was a fair up mental images of clean-limbed thing to do.

Greek gods and Socratic athletic You know that the incident hap-students. "pened sometime before, and you Wherever there is Baer, there is

has been through several ports movement He is never for since You have had a lot of ex moment still. One watches him perience and you know that Hong making love to beautiful Myrs Kong was not the proper port to Lay or battling with giant Prime enter it-It is something I did Carners in an apie ten-round fight not know before.

and one wonders about the source Witness denied that he was of such tremedous energy.. drinking in the Chief Engineer's And Baor is graceful as he is cabin when he should have been active. Tall, with extremely broad supervising boat, drill.,

shoulders, he has a wasp-like waist

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In reply to his Lordship he state and long,, supple legs. This would ed that the draught of the Kamo seem to be the formula for grace.

at the time of the incident was fulness for Baer moves more like 14 feet.

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a dancer than anything else. Primo

Carnera, by comparison, resembles

a great bull elephant, but a very Peter Urquhart Mudie Catras, fast and dangerous-looking elep

Chief Engineer on the Kamo said bant,

he felt a bump and felt sure they' Against the background of thudd- had struck a rock or reet Heing fists and the barking guns of denied being a conspiracy Wille Ryan's gang : of... racketeers, against Capt. Beer and said that W: Van Dyke the director, has be was de-rated temporarily for woven a beautiful, sensitive, frugile allowing his assistant to go on love story,

shote against Fleet Regulations. Myrna Loy gives a gripping per- He was not drunk at San To formance-as Bello, night-club Mr. Macnamara; You say you hostess who falls in love with Steve were not drunk?.

Morgan (Ma Baer), protects him from her ex-sweetheart, the gauge- ter Ryan, and impels him to famo and the championship match.

-Otto Kruger playa Byan with all

Witness: I have never been drunk.ee

The hearing was adjourned untli this morning.

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