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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1913.

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THE KINETOPHONE.

Mr. Edison Tells How His Motion

Pictures Talk, "

Tournament, MR. SUNG'S Murder.

In the Soldier's Clab' Billiard THE TRIAL CONCLUDED,

Tournament the completion of the

Mr. Thoms A. Elison, whose in- last match in the second round ventions have, for more than a [Our Own Correspondent.]

was reached last evening when third of a century, held the world Shanghai, April 15.

Sergt. Herwood and Bomb. Col. breathless and made the "Tales The trial of lung Kwe-shing mer, of the 33 Co., RG A. met of the Arabian Nights" seem on a charge of instigating the Lt. Col. W. H. N. Smith and the commonplace by comparison, bas murder of Sung Chao-jen has Rev. W. Foster Pegg of the Staff passed his own wonder record been concluded. The diplomats and Departmentals, Sergt. Her-f electric light, phonograph, in Peking hold the view that wood of the 83 Co., best Lt. Col. fluoroscope, kinetoscope and there is no reason why the W. H. N. Smith by 200 to 143, countless other marvels by his acoused abould not be handed making a good break of 30, Bomb. latest magical invention-the over to the Chinese Authorities, Colmer of the the company kinetophone:

200 to 174, both players making evening of the 23rd, of this beat the Rev. W: Fostar Pegg by It is anticipated that upon the

month Hong' ong is to be given Members of the Kuomintang oluded as a win for the 83. T.G.A. full invention at the Theatre The match has therefore con-Jan opportunity to see this wonder- Party have held Memorial whose score totals 1501, or 00 more Service to the late Mr. Sung, last- ing a whole day. Thirty-thon- than their opponents. sand people attended and General Chen Chi-mei was the chairman. follow:-

but the Consuls concerned have

not yet referred the case.

Violent Speeches.

The majority of the speeches were couched in terms of most extreme intemperance, and open accusations and threats of re- venge against President Yuan Shih-kai and the Governmont were made. The wiping out of the Mandaria class was also

advocated.

The members of the Kuoming- tang perty are not pressing their most extreme policy in Peking, where wiser heads do not desire to force the President to extremes, which would cause an irrevoc- ablo aplit between North and South.

12 as their highest break.

The fall team scores are as

83. RG.A. Gunner Goodwin .... Gunner Bonnett Guaner Doughty

Gunner Wetherell ... Gunner Tyrell Gunner Campbell Sergt. florwood Bomb, Colmer.

104

Staff and Departmonts. 8. S. Williains Bergt Coy.

Le Corpl Poland

3. S, Fuster

Mj Hunter...

"EXPRESSED SORROW'te Bartholomee

8. Col. W. II. N. Smith Rev. Foster Pegg

200

Royal.

The Edison Kinetophone Agency of No.4 Queens Buildings, are now arranging for a demoos. tration.

Youngest of all the wonderful 170 children of that wonderful brain, 171 but requiring the most of

103 mechanical ingenuity, the longest 200 sustained effort, it Beems 200 destined most of all to preserve 200 for him his title of "The Wizard 200 of Menia Park."

Mr. Edison has been explaining 1504 his invention to a newspacer man,

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First he took the visitor to hie Ltd. 200 experimental theatre. It was 200 much like the type of motion 200 picture theatre known to every 110 person in the land that is old 102 enough to walk-about forty fest 143 witle and twice as long. At the 174 far end was the broad white screen; in the rear was the motion 1408 picture machine. Fulding chaira -took the place of ordinary seals: The matches in the third round for, in his numberless experie morning before the Paisne Judge will be between the Пongkong ments, Mr. Edison must have Mr. Justice Kemp, Wong Lung Volunteers and 83. Co B. C. A., sued the Wo Ki Firm, and claim- and R E."A" Team and 87 Co ed the sum of $145 for damages G. A

Boat. Which was Said to

Have been Thrice Sold, **

In the Summary. Court, this

alleged to have been sustained

by the plaintiff, through the defendant's failuro to carry, out un agreement, dated January 16, for the sale and delivery to him on January 20 of a 'junk valued at 8115."

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trial.

'MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

noon, before bir. C. D. Melbourne, Singapore for this port on the 14th At the Police Court, this after The P. & O. as. Palawan left

Mr. R. C. Faithful appeared for

tor Watt with entering the house the 20th inst., at 10 a.m. a Chiness was charged by Inspec inst at 4 p.m., and is due here on the plaintiff, and Mr. Fairbrother

of Sanitary Laspector. B. G. Mason, of Messrs. Wilkinson and

The Cargo of Silk s.8. Paul Grist for the d lendunt.

Mo. Ewen,

at Beaconsfield Lecat, which left this port on the Mr. Faithfull said the two par M. Docason 6-1, 6-1, 0.7, 6-3. Just then there burst upon Arcade, and stealing, money, a 11th ult, was delivered in Lyons ties entered into an agreement Singles Handicap "A" Class. of "Il Trovatore,"

the ear the opening graine silver wich, and clothing to the on the 11th inst. for the sale of a junk. The de- Second Round: M. R. Harris the

Not in value of about $34.20" Tho_pri-

Professional

whilst awaiting trial, and was recently re-arrested in Macao.

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fendant firm consisted of one (rec, 3:6) beut Capt. Tracay (owes of the phonograph, but clean, the Government Civil Hespital hareh metallic timbre soner is the man who escaped from. woman, and an inspection of the 3/5.) 6-2, 6-3. H. A. Nishot (owes clear and resonant, as from so craft having been made, an nr. 30/2) beat T. H. hing (reg. 15), orchestra, many toned and per- rangement was mide that de-64; 4.6; 8 3.

fectly balanced. The nextinstant Singles Handicap, "B" Class there flashed upon the screen the livery should be made on

Prisoner pleaded guilty. January 26. On that date-Second round: Lieut. Beattie opening scene of the great opera. ing at Be consfild Arcade, stated Mr. R. S. Vergenti, also resid plaintiff and his broker went (reca. 1/d) beat W. E. Warburton From the crowded stage came that he furf the prisoner on the 4th inst., from Yokohama, to the defendant and was (reos, 15) 6 2, 6-2.

the full-throated voices of the verandah of the house at 4 told that she had sold the

&c. Paira-Second singers, blended in perfect hor- one else. She Round:-Capt. Atkins and Captmony with the orchestra,

Andrews, H. W. Kan Chee fle. seized the prisoner Bothwell, Miss Johns, H. boat to some offered to return a deposit of Walker bent H. Humphroy and

Rising, swelling and sinkingtody of Indian Constable B. Bernard, H. V. Leong Jok-kan

and gave him into the cus $10 which had been made plas D. Clarke; R. F. O Master and in cadence, all in faultless rhythm 336.

Lin Hon-son an equal amount, and expressed G. A. Hastings beat Dr Grone and with every motion and gesture of missed certain articles from his Danielson, J.

Witness said he had Condit, Miss Leong Shing- Borrow that she had done so. Dr Aubrey.

tak.. those picture singers, the mingled bedroom. Defendant had in the meantime To-night's Ties.

Duelas, G., Michael, Miss musio of voice and orchestra resold the boat for $250, and it The following ties are to be floated forth from that picture al

Sanitary Inspector McEwen Figueiredo, Miss Nientezer, Mr. was for the diffe ence between played of this evening-Mait

aronsed W28

by A. de the two prices that he was suing land and Niabet v. Humphreys stage in an illusion that held the the last witness. The pri Fischer, Dr J Pritchard, Mrs. visitor spellbound. Not a false or a Mr. Mason contended on behalf and Clarke; Uarris and Master harsh note! Not a single ill-timed being caught, and he

soner struggled violently after of the defence that the document

an.l. Daavis; movement, nor a belated geatore handed over to the police. Wit and Joseland which was claimed to be a con- Penman

from a single one of all that life-ness missed several articles of tract of sale between the partnore, Elborough and Halifax; like throng, gathered there on clothing. was not chapped, either by ber-Green v. Major Bowen; Hev the phantom stage; but all in self, or on her behalf. In fact heurg- Fuster Pegg. Crook Capt.

Inspector Watt said the pri- ed that it was a forgery and there- Clarke v. Miskin: Lieut Beattie Perfect keeping-perfect beyond soner had given a deal of trou- fore that the defendant was onlit-v. Walker; Dodwell v. Hickling voices and instruments.

perfection with the strains of ble, and had escaped from led to dispose of the junk as she Joseland. Major Hunter.

The modulation of melody and whilst in handcuffs. Through his the Government Civil Hospital wished. The junk was not sold

harmony, of voices and orchestra, escape a number of men had got until January 30 and was die-

80 different from the screeching into problem

some phonographs, with their

Indian Constable 336 said in reproduced with an exactness tried to jump over a fones. dull, flat monotony of timbre were arresting the prisoner the latter and realty worth of a finiebed

*Sergeant Floyd. depced to searching the prisoner at the Central Station.

Prisoner was committed to the next Criminal Sessions for trial:

posed of at the same price as it

was offered to the plaintiff.

Stewart

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In the box, the defendant, said Immigrant Accepted on Hong that she agreed to sell the boat kong Consul's Certificate. to the plaintiff. The purchase was

was a concocted one,

ly in the country.

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don, 15th March-Mrs. 8 Sharpe, ary, 21, but on that date the Wellborn gave recently in

Mra P. H. Holyoak, Misses A plaintiff turned up and red the Federal Court will make Yes, the illusion was perfect;

Holyoak, D. Holyoak, Aycock, only $20 on account. Defendant entry to the United States at Los the visitor was not listening, to a

Mr R Chan Johnson, Miss Lie-|· declined

bert, Mr. R.Carr, Rev. E. Walker, to accept this Argeles easy for Chinese coolies, phonograph; he was not looking And she extended the time for the eye an American paper,

at a movie." He was bearing Recommended for Continuance,Mr. A. Verbruggy, Miss Fraser, completion, but the plaintiff The decision was rendered in and seeing the greatest of emo The contract for the eng-ge-Messrs. F. Parsons, O D. Gander, never went near her shop again. the case of Wong Kui, arrested ional operas, rendered by the ment of Mr. A. W. U. Pope of the V. P. Walters, R. Wilson, A. Ull, Mr. Mason submitted that the in a laundry at Bakersfield, in living flesh and blood of singers Shangbai-Nanking Railway, says Surgeon S. Muroya, Mrs. Fukano,

and musicians and not some

the "Peking Daily News, haa Master Fukane, Mesere. R. O story of to re sale of tho jaak 1909, on a charge of being illegal subtle combination of dead metal expired, and owing to the meri. Dandas Firth. K. Hoshino, Mr. His Lordehip said he had not The Chinese produced a certi and celluloid and dull wax, gal- torious services rendered by him and Mrs. G. Braithwaite. Dr. and very much doubt that the story ficate of admission as a merchant vanized by electricity into phan the Director, Mr. Chung Wen-yao, Mies M. F. Egerton, Lieut. and has recommended. to the Ministry Mrs. E. A. H. Jamoa, Mr. and of the defence were true. The which he had received from Mr. tom life and balance of probabilities was Amos P. Wilder, American Con- Then followed the blowing of of Communications. the -con- | Mrs. B. McKay, Miss R. Alexen- strongly itain favour and be would sul st Hongkong. RY horns and whistles, together with tinuance of the contract for one der, Dr. J. Black Milne, Staff

Despite his merchants's certi- piano, violin and local scica, all year. cate, however, Wong Kui was in perfect coincidence of move A Prophet.

ordered to be deported after a ment. Mr. G. E. Batcliffe, of Sholapur, hearing before United States Last of all two collie doge who professes to foretell seasons Commissioner. William M. Van romped on the stage and set up by astronomical obervations, Dyke in that city several months a most lugubrious howling. An foreshadows in a letter addressed ago. He appealed and the de-hour before, these dogs would to the Times of ladie, an early cision of Judge Wellborn, was have set that visitor's heart trip. with copious rainfall, and ways Government attorneys imme that the monsoon as a whole will diately filed notice of their intent good and will be distinguished tion to carry the case to a higher by having no break in it,

find for the defendant with costa.

break of the south-west rains, the result,

court.

ping to excited amazement., Bat he was beyond that now; he had exhausted all his stook: of ac tonishment juga suciptors

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