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Sir Henry Pollock Entertains Rotarians With Legal Anecdotes

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There Was นี very large at- tendance at the weekly. Rotary Club luncheon meeting at the

TODAY

Anniversaries and Holidays.

Climacus

Cinemas. (See Column 3 of this Page)

Dances-Cheero Club Dance, 8.30 p.m.; R.E.O.C.A. Carnival Dance and Cabaret, in Peninsula. Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

Hong Kong Hotel yesterday when Paul Verlaine born, 1844. St. John the Hon. Sir Henry Follock. E.C., entertained members of the Club and their friends with a talk entitled "Some Legal Anecdates.”

Professor W. 1 Gerrard was in the chair and, in calling upon Sir Henry to give his address, sald that they had "been very good boys" as the speaker at the previous meeting was a Rotarian and this time again a Rotarian was mak ing the address.

in

Entertainments, Concert Kowloor. Union Church Hall, 9 D..

Malls. (See Page 16). Meetings.--Annual, of HK. Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd., at 10 Des Amongst the guests introduced Voeux Road Central, 11.30 am.; a yesterday's luncheon were His Annual, of China Entertainment Honour the Puisne Judge, Mr. Jus-and Land. Investment Co., Ltd., at tiče R.E. Lindsell, the Eon. Mr. King's Theatre Building, noon; An- JA Fraser. Mr. Harold Lee, Ro-nual of Institution of Engineers tarian F.F. Marsh of Shanghai and and Shipbuilders of Hong Kong, 6

Rotarian William Yinson Lee,

p.m.; Annual of Society of St. George, Hong Kong, at Jockey Club SIR HENRY'S SPEECH

Board Room, Exchange Building. Addressing the gathering Sir 9.30 p.m.; General Committee, S. Henry said:---

and S. Home. 5.30 p.m.: Final, of Kowloon Winter Food Relief Com-

Sir Henry Pollock sald:-

A celebrated jurist once obscrv-mittee, in St. Andrew's Vicarage, 6 ed: "Probably all laws are really p.m.; Kowloon Union Church Wo- uscless; for good men do not men's Guild, 10 am.

want laws at all. and bad men are Miscellanous, Hong Kong Club made no better by them." Such | Drawing of Debentures, 11 am. was evidently not the opinion of good King Alfred, for we find that Ten Commandments and a portion of the law of Moses were prefixed to his code or laws and thus he- came part of the law of England in Anglo-Saxon times.

Moon.-II Moon, 29th. Day. Religious-St. John's Cathedral Lenten Service and. Address by the Dean, 5.30 p.m.

and Social-Mahjong

Bridge Drive at St. John Ambulance Hars..

3 p.m., Whist Drive and Tombola,

In the reign of King Henry the Garrison Sergt's Mess. Queen's Eighth. In an age when knighta | Road. 9 p.m.

were bold, the following curious Sports.--(See Page 10). law was passed:

Sunrise.-6.18 a.m. Sunset.-6.38

"Women shall not meet together p.m

to babble and talk. and all men Tides High at 08.30 and 20.30. "Kucketeers In Exile." Colum-shall keep their wives in their Low at. 02.25 and 14.25.

TO-MORROW Da's dramatic story of a public houses "

who makes religion We have no such legislation in

Moon.-II Moon, 30th. Day. racket and then falls prey to his these days of ladies bridge-parties

Sunrise.-6.20 a.m. Sunset.-6.37 own false, eloquent preachings, and latch-keys and women's right. chmaxing his career with a ruth-And knights-alas-are no longer less' attack on crime, will open to-| bold.

day at the Majestic Theatre.

Another curious old law (which

must

is still un- warn you

George Bancroft heads the large cast as "Big Bill" Waldo, a top-repealed) is the Profane Oaths Act Eight racketeer, with Evelyn Ven- of 1745 (19 Geo...2. c.21) under able, as his home town sweetheart which, if any person shall pro- and Wynne Gibson, as his big city fanely curse ur swear, he is liable. "moll," appearing opposite him.

The film's exciting story begins

on conviction, if a day-labourer or soldier, or sailor, pr seaman, to when Waldo and

are one of one`shilling; if any other his mob driven to cover by G-Men. They person under the degree of a gen- ilde out in the small town where tleman. to a fine of two shillings: Waldo, as the son of a minister, if of or above the degree of gen- spent his youth. Here he stumbles tleman to a fine of five shillings: upon a brand new racket. While and for a second offence, in each speaking in his father's church, case to a double, and for a third Waldo finds he has the gift of offence to a treble nne. vratory. Chuckling broadly, he

LEGISLATORS MEANT WELL starts touring the country as A

Moreover, it was decided by the fake evangelist, cashing in on the

conviction nisguided faith of his followers. Court in 1863, that a His acts ensnare the innocent may include any number of baths uttered озд the same day. No Evelyn Venable, but the harm het

the doubt

legislators of 1745 causes her acts as a boomerang

events that lead up to the stirring elinax.

p.m.

Tides. High at 08.20 and 19.42, Low at 01.53 and 13.45.

Honour; I thought of that, but the cowardly complainant "won't fight,”

In a case of shooting at a land- lord, an Irish Resident Magistrate observed to the accused: "I can't minke out why you practise your shooting on landlords. Why don't you take to partridge-shooting. I you want something to fire at?" To which the Defendant replied "Bedad. Your Honour, we should have to take out a licence for that"

In the West of Ireland a very old offender in that respect was. placed in the dock being drunk and disorderly.

"Ah, Pat," said the Magistrate. "what brought you here?"

"Two policemen Your Honour." "Well, I suppose its the same old

Yes. Your Honour, both them."

of

and sets in motion the exciting meant well. They could hardly story-drunk again?"

have Ioreseen the devastating effect of golf and of contract bridge upon the language of the

"Are you married?" asked a Ma- present generation. In a footnote to this Act, in,, Stone's Justices gistrate of a vagrant charged with begging. The man replied. "I am Manual, it is stated: "This Act

not. Your Honour. but my wife is." docs not appear to apply tu

"Cease your fun, prisoner," reputed women." This seems an unjust

the Magistrate. "Upon my word, discrimination in favour of the Your Honour." said the. vagrant fair sex. A woman's tongue is ad-wearly. "I am mittedly her

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Ruby Keeler In New Musical Picture

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chiet weapon of

not trying to be funny. I was married but am offence. but why give her the separated. My wife married again Delightfully tuneful. with a special and exclusive privilege or but I did not. Therefore, I am generous dash of light comedy, a swearing profanely? romantic story with an unusual

In an English Act of Parliament not married, but my wife is."

JURY ANECDOTES twist and two Javish musical of 1816, a grotesque mistake occur- numbers. "Ready. Willing

My next batch of stories con- and red in consequence of the substitu-

tion, during the passage of a Bin cerns furles. It opens today at the King's through Parliament, of the penalty

Able" is an outstanding picture,

Theatre,

Many years ago. in the south of of transportation for the mfder Ireland. at the opening of the With a cast headed by charm-punishment of a fine. The result Criminal Sessions, the usher ad- ing Ruby Keeler and ebullient Lee of that amendment was that it dressed the persons assembled as Dixon, supported by such well

was solemnly enacted that the follows:

""Now all you blackguards that known players as Carol Hughes. punishment for a certain specified Winifred Bhaw. Allen Jenkins, offence should be fourteen years isn't lawyers, take your proper Louise Fazenda. Addison Richards, transportation, of which me-half places in the Court Thereupon E. E. Clive and a bevy of beautiful should go to the King and the several jurors in waiting promptly

marched into the Dock. Robby Connolly girls, "Ready, other half to the informer. Willing and Able," is certain to please the most critical theatre- goer.

Miss Keeler has never appeared lovelier, nor has she been shown

Next we have the instance of the rebuilding of Chelmsford Gaol,

In an English caso, a juror asked the Judge to excuse him on the

An early clause, in the Act for that found that he was deat in on

purpose prescribed that prisoners should be confined in the old Gao!

ear. "Ob. that's all right,” said his Lordship, "you are only re- quired to hear one side at a time." As is well-known. the jury are

to better advantage as in the two until the new one was built, but dancing numbers in which she at the last moment a section was appears. Her dancing partner. added to the effect that the new sworn to give a true verdict ac- Lee" Dixon, is the young eccentric prison should be constructed out cording to the evidence. Daniel who scored such a tremendous of the materials of the old one. O'Connell was bace defending a The circum- hit in "Gold Diggers of 1937.”

and in this form the Bill was pass-man for murder. ed without the glaring inconsis- stantial evidence was 80 strong tency being detected. Truly aagainst the prisoner that the jur

had already decided in their own public work extraordinary.

minds upon a verdict of guilty when the man who was supposed to have been murdered, turns up

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Edward Arnold plays the pro- The Japanese Ministry of the AlhambTheatre today one of the new season's prizes in audienceter, who arranges to "sell" a Interior has prohibited the show-occurred in the Magistrate's Courts in Court alive and unhurt.

The Judge then directed miserly millionaire, played by mig in Japan of the French aim. in Ireland: entertainment.

Frank Craven, on the idea that he "Grand lusion"

In an assault case a Magistrate fury to return their verdict at The Alm, which

features a

The reason given for this ban suggested that it was a matter once. and they did so, but it was a stellar cast starring Edward Arnold, can clear himself on his hearded Shirley Ross and John Trent, with gold by melting it down and pre- is that the aim is likely to impair which might be settled out of verdict of "Guilty" "What does a supporting cast headed by such tending that it has just been the prestige of the German army Court, whereupon the Defendant this mean" exclaimed the Judge,

sald: "It can's be done. Your Continued on Fage 21) -(Transocean).-: favourites as Rufe Davis, Willam mined.

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