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CONSPIRACY CASE,

YESTERDAY'S HEARING.

THEATRE LIGHTS,

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH,

a certain acone its offest is lont Because provlously when the Some Novel "Effects.

stago was "white" or, in less theatrical Janguage, whon the Marking the greatest advance stage had no colouring effoot, it The hearing was resumed at the in the mechanics of stage light-meant that every other combina

¡ing since, electrical illumination tion of lights was off and the Central. Magistracy yesterday after-was first used to produce stage electrician had to immediately noon of the onso in which Lo Shu-lighting effects, a multi-proset sot his other combination for the fan and Cheung Pui-chuen, alias theatrical switchboard, the first next scone. Thus working in the Charles Kent, two clorks in the em of its kind in the world has just dark and with oftimes only his ploy of Messrs. Hastings and boon perfected in the Wosting-memory to guide him, the stage Hastings and Donage and Bowley, house Works at East Pittsburgh, electrician has made many mia are charged on three counts.

It is Pa.

takes in lighting which has ca118- alleged that the defendants conspired board is quite revolutionary in actors to usa abnormal theatrical The new stage theatre switch od good stage managers and together to defraud Wong Tak-yin (a charactor in that it permits the language. concubine of Mr. Ho Koin-tong) of lighting effects for 20 different In addition to speeding up the her property by false representa Roence to bo preset and then changes of lighting offoute the tions that Lo Shu-fan was owner of, thrown on morely by the turn of now awltohboards oliminato this certain lauds in the New Territories' a master switch. Because of the hazard of mistakes in awitching: and had transferred the same into great number of preset lighting for the scenes when once set can the mume of the said Wong Takyin effects, stage producers will be be left the same way for monthe and desired to mortgage the same able to provide inore perfect and at a time and only used when The other two counts alleged that, beautiful lighting effects in the required.- Bus defendants conspired together future and thus give theatergoors to induce the complainant by falso reprosatations to nign two doeds of

anic.

The enormous amount of work more novel ontortainment than nocossary has been possible in the past. the lighting offects in ono panol in combining all The inventor of the now switoli- can be appreciated by those board is James C. Masek, au familiar with the switching loelrical engineer in the service arrangements now suporsodod hy In the last two counts, the deof the Westinghouse Electric the multi present switch. fenikunts are alleged to have acted Company, Mr. Masok has been one unit of this 20-scone, switch. In in conjunction with Au Hon Fu and developer of theatrical lighting board

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aro 1,000 switchos all Hu Sailok, son of the complainant mechanics -ince his school days. designed so that variation of The stage has always had a deep lighting can be secured. The

Mr. M. K. Lo prosecuted and Mr.interest for him and it was quito 1,900 switches are in addition to E. Davidson appeared on behalf of natural that since he became an tho master switches, the switches the defendants. Mr. HL Leo electrical angineer the electrical for the dimmers and the myriad

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The Purchaser's Evidence.

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HUSBAND'S INDIGESTION.

To those who never have been behind the scenes, ono of the Mr. Davidson concluded his cross greatest mysteries of the stage is examination of Ho Sui-lok yester.tho production of beautiful light- dny,

ing effoots. Even those who have been behind the scenea and havo] watched the stago alactrician asi ho.changes the lighting for every] scane have cfton felt mystified at the great number of seemingly unrelated switches. Of course, when the lighting effects on the en 13th.

November, 1022, for the sluge grow dim or when they purchase of 134 Bonham Strand and change, it does not just happen.

Tho.a aro electical devices bo- 4 Shin Hing lane for 850,000, he said at the end of 1922 An Ion-fuhind the stage that are operated to produce these effects. The two entled on him at the Chiones Mur-principal devices of units, are chants Bank, told him about the known as the dimmers which buyers, property and showód hún the valua- do to the lights what their name Now Engineeringe. Tle. 6,85, tion paper.

Au said he was acting suggests and the switches-which..buyers... broker named Lo Shu fan, throw on or off combinations of Oriontala. Tls. 3.50, buyers. whereupon he told him to usk the coloured light, 1 bo stage electrici- Shanghai Cotton. Tle. 57, broker to deal with him directly. an must change these combina-buyers. Later Au Hon-in accompanied Lotions of lights and also their com

binations with corresponding Slam-fan to his office and introduced, diners

the different wlon Lo as a clerk of Megan Hastings scenes requiro different lighting| WIFE'S ANAEMIA. and Hosting Bru Lo spoke about vitects. Thus it is always a my- the property, saying that the owner sterious process to the novice who Williams' Pink Pills Again was a relative of Mr. Chow Tung seos the stage electrician jump. Prove Their Value As A sang returned from Peking and, was]ing: about from switch to

Family Remedy, A WOND He also said that the switch seemingly without rhymo

and often to tho The right way to build up a owner was in need of money and or reason desired to sell her property as soon

accompaniment of harsh words waak stomach is through the I from tho

blood. Anaomia is poverty of actor or stage as possible. She wanted a deposit

thanager whion he pulls the blood and requiron tonic treat- of 36 per cent of the sale price and wrong switch and so spoils the ment. There is nothing romark- would like the dent to ho completed lighting offoots of a scono.

able, therefore, in the fact that! within six months. Lo Shu-fan It was the maneuvering of the Mr. and Mrs. Julien R. Lowie later said the woman was a relative stage electrician behind the found restoration in Dr. Williams, of Mr. Ho Kom-long, from whom scenes which assisted Mr. Masok Pink Pills, the blood and nerve tonic of long-established interna- she had bought the property, and it in perfecting his now invention. Mr. Ho knew of her intention ho

He felt that a system of tional reputation.... switches could be devised to ve would buy the property back.

all this more or less haphazard therefore asked witness to keep the work and make etage light wutter a speret. Witness said he the most scientific part of the would inspect the property. He drama. With this idea in vio", inspected the property and after Mr. Masuk sought to assemble wards instructed Messrs Lee and the thousunda of switches necaнS- Ratas, solicitora, to mukas n search ary to produce the various light- for the property.

The search proving effects in one unit and also to ing satisfactory, he told An and Lo, build this unit in such a manner when they saw him, that he would that lighting effects once secured pay 800, the transaction to be could be obtained again and

again without trouble,

He

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completed within six months He HOW HE OPERATES. went to Messrs. Hastings mund Hust- The multi-prosot switchboard ings othco and then saw Kent, On is thus the outcome of a love for another day he was sent for to sign the theatre and also an electrical an agreement at Messrs Hastings engineering education. As the and Hastings office, Ho went namo Buggests, Mr. Masok's Several days later he again

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to the same solicitors' office having advance the lighting effects for Colombe, Ceylon, states-"I was agreed to buy the property. There all the scenes of any production. martyr to indigestion. Those ITS "EVER-READINESS" IS he mw Kent with Wong Tak-yin Thon with the switch combina who have been similarly situated

and Ho Bai-lok. In the presence tion for the scones set by merely know the suffering that entails; A GREAT CONVENIENCE. of the last two named, Kent ox turning a master switch he can

violont stomach pains, especially plained the agreement to him. The produce instantly proper light after eating; dizziness, insuffi-ITS HEAT IS AVAILABLE whole party eventually went before ing effect for any scene with-cioni steop, headaches, and a AT ANY TIME. Mr. Davidson and he and Wong out trouble and what is more im-general lowering of vitality. Tak-yin signed the agreement.

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"I suffered in this way for some IT CAN BE REGULATED Mr. Masek's switchboard portimo, deriving only temporary Mr. Lo: Could Wong Tak-yin and mits the setting up of 20 different relief from various medicines and TO GIVE THE EXACT Ho Sai-lok have hoard what Kent scenes, which is ample for the proscriptions. It was through HEAT REQUIRED. explained 1

most intricate of modern stage the urging of a friend that I tried efforts. Twenty is not the limit Dr. Williams Pink Pills. Then Witness: I think so, but I am of the multi-precst system but is almost from the first improve- only the limit of the board at its mont was noticeable, I hardly present stage of development, dured hope that this would be One of the most exasporating more than temporary, but am things that happen to a stage thankful that it proved permanent, manager has automatically been I now enjoy my meals and keep eliminated by the new switch in good health.

not sure.

The Magistrate (Mr. J. I. Wood): Whilst in Hastings and Hastings uffles did you speak to Wong Tak yint--No

The Magistrate: The

com plafiant says that she supposed she was signing a mortgage?

board. This bas boon the set-up "After my cure my wife, who of lighting effects for a scene. It suffered from anaemia, resolved is well known that lighting the to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, stage is one of the most import-boing much impressed by their ant parts of the show. Stage wonderful effects in my own case,

Mr. Davidson: No. She supposed managers spend hours with the She found them equally beneficial

she was signing an agreement for electricians trying to find the and gained both in weight and the sale of property bolonging to proper lighting effects for the gonoral health.”

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Io Iu This witness has nothing to different scenes. Thuso varia- Dr. Williams* Pink Pills for put tions are osrefully recorded and Pale People are obtainable from kept by the stage electrician. The chemists everywhere, or post sluge manager, however, is ab-free, $1.50 per bottle, #8, for 0

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