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THE HONGKONG SELEGRAPH.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1927.

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HONGKONG, 27th April, 1922.

THE C. R. A. MEETING.

"DINTY:

Coronet's Speciál Attraction.

same thing ? - Then whore would | LIFE THERE, NAVER. OMITTING creams of wagen has come from Like the infant. phenomena be the gain in the suggested pre- AN OPPORTUNITY OF DOING. A the laundry-men. One of the in "David Copperfield,” Firat KINDNESS, OR SPEAKING A TRUE four guilds into which these National's olover little bay motor, ponderance of unofficials? That WORD, OR MAKING A FRIEND.-workers are divided addressed an Wesley Barry, must be seen to be is point No. 2. As to the rest, we | Ruatia.

application to the employers of ever so faintly appreciated." do not detect any very generat

its members yesterday and Volite Mr. Cremales' remark- desire for constitutional reform. There were 17 more cases of what developed came we should able daughter, however, he plays. To be quite frank about it, the plague notified yesterday, of imagine, as surprise to the to more than "five people and a which nine were fatal. A fatal workmen. With scarcely a day baby in the pit and two boys in |public is decidedly apathetic over ease of small-por was also reto consider its merits, the demand the gallery." He plays to the the whole business. But if we ported. All were Chinese.. was promptly met by a concession vast moving picture public, and of a $3 increase par month for since his encouraging success in the regular washermad and Daddy Long Legs," "Go_and for each day's Gat It," and other notable First

are to have reform-forced on us let us have it on sound, sensible and reasonable linas.

Protection of Foreigners.

"Don't

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iChange Your Husband, a lively Paramount picture with alaaty centa A moral for wives and sweet-services in the case of the casual National films, the whole moving

hand. haarts, forms the principal attrac-

picture public his come to love tion at the Kowloon Theatre this Doubtless the employers in this him, as much for his youthful evening.

instance have earned to enthusiasm as for his clover take

philosophic viaw jacting. There is something ironic about The Jury having returned a

of the labour situation. It Wesley Barry gets his big the news from the North. An verdict of guilty on two counts of that the increase is likely to be it. Written and produced by sbould be noted. however, chance in Dinty" and takɛs international fleet is assembling arson, Lam San was at the Crim-wall compensated for by addition-Marshall Neilan, this picture, at Tientsin, and is to be reinforced Inal Sessions, yesterday, sen- by US men-o'-war from the tenced by Mr. Justice Wood to a charges on customers. The which forms the principal Philippines station, while such seven years' bard labour.

application of yesterday was con-attraction at the Western land forces as are avail-

Sued to the laundryman of Wan-Theatre this evening, gives able are being concentrated in

chai, and the concession that was him his first leading part in the We are asked to state that all given as the result represented a role of an ambitions newsboy the Cinese capital, partly to unsold tickets for the lecture on 30 per cent, increase on the wages "king" with a Chinese youngster protect the Legation quarter in The Dover Patrol" tomorrow of the regularly employed. case of emergency, partly to form night at Kowloon have been

sod jolly little picaninny as an Allied force for the protection called in and placrd at the Star!

lieutenants.

San Staged in of communication along the Ferry, where application should

Francisco a pictoresqua China- Peking-Tientsin Railway. A be made.

town, "Dinty" abounds in exciting elementary knowledge of China's

incident with acharming romance and occasional note of pathos to give contrast. Humour also plays a big part making "Dinty" an ́ | acute study of life.

[history is sufficient to demon- Mademoiselle Bidgrain, Travel- istrate the prudence of andling Secretary of the World justification for these measures. Students Christian Federation, For week after week we have will address the meeting at the been told that Chang Tso-lin and Helena May Institate to-morrow Wu Pui-foo are going to clash and

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The Hongkong Steam Laundry is not affected. Everything there is going on as usual and the em. ployees have sent in no demands

SUING A MINOR.

FORGED NOTE.

A Clever Alteration.

note was the subject of a cass be- A forged $5 Mercantile Bank As Indian money fore Mr. B. E. Lindsell at the

then that they are not going to: oroing, the 28th. April, at 10.30.

Moneylender Brings now the hosts are assembled, and the first shot appears to have been

"Infants" to Court. fred. Whether the threatened Can proxies be accepted in

An interesting case in connec- bostilities will pater out after all Ordinance? Mr. R. F. Lindsell tion with the saing of minors cases brought under the Opium) remains to be seen. It is possible decided in the negative when he came before Mr. Justice Wood that the rift in the lute down refused the pleas of two Chinese i the Summary Court this South may alter the Fenstient the Police Court this morning morning. Nothing very remarkable tran-

war lord's plans again, for it looks as if General Chan King-mine to appear on behalf of two friends lender, Oyagar Singh, sued two Magistracy this morning. spired at the sunual meeting of may now play a head in frank sequently released on bail yeater money due under a promissory who were arrestad and sub Portuguese clerks for $362,60, the Constitutional Reform As-opposition to

According to the assistant shroff of the Mercantile Bank, who sociation. It was very largely matters have reached a point the defendsats did not them.

day on an opium charge. Since note.

It will be remembered that the was called up specially in con- A one-man show so far as the longer

where the Powers could not selves appear, his Worship added case came before Mr. Justice Gom. /action with the case, the altern-

defer precautionary their bails must be estreated. speeches wont, Mr. Polleck again measures, and that is why, we are

pertz, just before he went on leave,tion of the figure had been raking over all the old arguments obliged to

and was adjourned because one cleverly done and would not by call the position ironic." seeing that the with- in favour of the petition which drawal of foreign troops from carrying a baby and leading was not present.

The appearance of a woman of the witnesses, Narayan Singh, delected by the ordinary person. Where the figure $5 was printed, has been sent Home to M.P.'s. China has been on the tapis

a piece of paper bearing the figure Mr. Leo Longinotto appeared Aanother starved-looking child by

$50 had been cleverly stuck He spoke of great hopas from this correspondent writes [O the the band in the Police Court this for plaintiff and Mr. W. B. Hind

on which would deceive the means of bringing the issue be- Peking and Tientsin Times that morning on a charge of hawking conducted the defence.

victim were it not remembered licence, led Chang's soldiers openly declare without fore politicians and, using the they will loot Tientsin if defeated ropathetic remarks by

Narangan Singh went into the that the note of the higher decom. the box and stated that he was acting ination was of a different colour. phrase of a far greater man, notwithstanding that, by the Magistrate (Mr. R. E. Liodsell). as attorney for his uncle the plain- declared that "the flowing tide Boxer Protocol, Chinese forces When the Inspector had ex-tiff. On December 23rd. defendants

It appears "from the story of the police that the defendant who is with as." But we have looket are not allowed within ten miles plained the charge, bis Worship were leat $240.

of the city. Even if they look to sid:-1 am not so interested Replying to Mr. Hiod witness this forged note on a flax-dealer is a fisherman of Namtan, palmed carefully through the speech to wealthy native refugees for their in the circumstances of the sand be was not a registered and obtained $45 as change. The discover any tangible ground for chief prog, it would be obviously charge. I am more interested in moneylender, but he was carrying forgery was not detected until these pious-expressions of hope, perilous to leave the foreign the family circumstances. They on all his uncle's business. after the transaction, and when

quarters unguarded at such are obviously very poor. I want! and can find none. That there time.

Mr. Hind: Then you are carry information was laid with the you to make a few enquiries. Ifing on the business of a money-police the defendant was arrested is room for same reform of the Einstein as Film Stunt!

ahe deserves it I will give her a lender with your uncle's money on his boat. free licence." The woman bad-Yes; in bis Dame. government of this Colony we bave never denied, but we have Not long ago it was stated that before this explained that are

With regard to the point of the there were only some dozen very poor. Her husband was defendants being minors, this was said, and we again assert, that people in all the world who had deceased and she was now making admitted by plaintiff. the Association's scheme is not been able to comprebend a bare living by hawking.

Mr. Hind said since the case) by say means the best that could Einstein's the ry of relativity.

Came before Mr. Justice be devised for the purpose.

This has not been for want of When it was known that heGompertz he had found that the Mr. literature upon the subject, as was being looked for in connection said point was raised 27 years ago. Opening of the Season. Pollock twitted opponents of the writers from the dry-as dast with the disappearance of a The case mentioned by Mr. petition because they themselves technical type to popular quality of clothing, a blocket Hind was an appeal to the Fail The Tennis League season › are not is agreement. What of magazine scribes bave done their and two pairs of shoes

the Court, before sir Wm. Gagdman jopens on Saturday, the fixtures best to shed light upon its property of Paymaster Com. (Acting Chief Justice) and Mr. for which dain are as follow:- that? On the main point-that intricacies. Still, the average mander Roberts and the vessel's A. G. Wise (Acting Poisne the Association's remedy is not mind bas only a more or less chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Gill. Judge) on March 27th, 1895. the wisest or the best-they are hazy conception of relativity, and Chinese who had served in the The appellant was Tang Kai- agreed. Incidentally, the As-ludicrous about the ices of pre-aboard H. M.S. Titania returned, Francis, Q. C.), and the respon- at first sight there is something capacity of substitute for a "boy" shang (represented by Mr. J. J. sociation has not always adhered seating this betruse problem and, in giving himself up to the dent Ng Pak-to (represented by to the programme which it now through the prpslar agency of the police, confessed to having stolen Mr. A. J. Leach, Q. C. and Mr. fathers. It has chopped and cinems. A second thought sug- and pawned some of the goods. Sharp). The appest was against gests that the screen may be able He pleaded that he was com-judgment given against appellant changed very considerably as to to render clearly what is difficult pelled to that means of raising for $200, and costs, he being to express in words. It is report-money by the fact that his mother under 21 years of age at the time ed that a 6,000-ft. film, which took as ill in Shanghai and a passage the money Was loat. The In his speech. Mr. Pollock six professors eighteen months to had to be found for his wife to Summary Court Judge held that created the impression that prepare, is on the way to New return to that port and see how the ples could not be set up in what the Association seeks York. One of the features repre- she was getting on, The Magis the Summary Jurisdiction and sents a rifleman firing two shotarate (Mr. R. E. Lindsell) gave gave judgment against defendsat, is the election, by popular at a given object high up in the option of a fine io imposing The appeal was dismissed with vote. of all the non-Chinese the sky, the second, fired twelve sentence of four weeks" bard costs. unofficials. But that is not so.bours after the first, reaching the labour this morning,

what is really wants.

It wants some of them so elected,target an easy winner, because the earth has swung half-way but one to be chosen by around to the object. It is safel privileged body-the Chamber to say that the "movies". will

DEMAND FOR INTERNATIONAL CONTROL AT HARBIN. According

Mr. Hind submitted that this cane was wrongly decided.

His Honour replied that it was a decision by the Fall Court and

Mr. Hind contended that His

to the Shanghai be was bound by it. tic Corps at Peking have warned

the Chinese Government that if

of Commerce. That would mean interest people in relativity to an Journal of Commerce, the Diplom Honour was not bound by it

extent that no literary explana- that some people would have tion, however learned or however twice the voting power of others pictureeque, could do. Who would not a very democratic line for have thought of Einstein as a rival an Association which prate, sottraction to Charlie Chaplin ? loudly of its progressive ideas. Regrettable. If we are going to have election

The case was adjourned.

TENNIS LEAGUE,

“A” Division. Chinese R. C. v. Civil Service. Club de Recreio v. India R. C. Mitsui Bussan Kaisha v. Kow-

looo.

Hongkong v. United Services.

RC.

is

"B" Division.

Craigengowery. Chicèss R. C. University v. Club de Recreio. Police R. Q. v. Mitsui Bassan'

Kaiths.

Indian R. C v. Kowloon.

Queen's College v. Civil Service. : the ground of the first named Matches are to be played on Clube unless mutually arranged otherwise.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

go steps are taken to reform the raised. In those days they had if additional arguments were municipality of Harbin, which is not such a work as Halsbury and Not since 1878, when boroosh,

Lad county geols generally in disgraceful condition, they points, he submitted, were easier

were transferred from. the local wil demand that the place be pat under International control. The After quoting various authori-authorities, to me Ministry of Foreign Affairs basr. Hind pointed out that there been closed, more or less for good, ties in support of his argument, control, have so many pritons

missed.

Following on the intention of ever his connection with the

tion of the Ministry of Interior, matterad take steps towards the taken within certain rules of law most of the old prisons by coa- infant was sued, unless he was economy. To what new was will necessary reforms.

to make him liable, the case would 78, was reopened as a play verted? One London gaol, closed

on a broadly-based franchise, let the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak to brought the matter to the attesever had been any objection faa are being closed within the the new electorate, Flect Legislative Council, the news of which is asked to look into the to suing an infant, but when an faszt few months for reasons of

be lost.

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whole of the non-Cloese on the resignation of Mr. Ho Kom officials. That is point No I. Astong from the Committee of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to the unofficial mjrity, and from public life in general should say there is small hope will be received with general

Mr. Hind submitted that in ground! Another, the old Savoy of the petitioners getting what feelings of regret Mr. Ho Kom-running into a huge sum of view of these further arguments Frison-originally erected us s they ask. Even if they do, the tong has been actively associated money. These retirementa of His Honour was not bound by the place of detention for deserters with the body named for very leading Chinese citizens from Full Court case mentioned and down to make room for Waterloo from the Guards-was' poiled. "safeguarde" must necessarily be

many years, in addition to which public affairs at the present june-should give a decision for defen-Bridge. The once-famous Cold of such a nature as to rob the grant he has played a prominent part ture in the history of the Colony dants.

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of any real value. Mr. Pollock says in many other aspects of public are regrettable from many stand- His Honour replied that he Bath Fields Prison was converted that with an unofficial majority life in Hongkong. Hehs, more points, At no time has their co-considered himself bound by the in the eighties idto a parcels post over. been a most generous sup- operation with the Government earlier decision in the 1895 case. Nexgate was rebuilt as the new office the still more famous of one, if this went entirely

porter of numerous public and their guidance to others been Judgment was given for plain Old Bailey. gainst the Government it would institutions, his benefactions more needed than now.

tiff, with costa.