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BRITISH FILM ANXIETY IN ROYAL DEATH OF MR. A.

INDUSTRY'S

NEW ENTERPRISE.

COMPANY FORMED IN HONGKONG.

DISTRIBUTION OF BEST LONDON TALKIES.

PERFECT SOUND.

That Hongkong and the Far East generally, will sooır. see rezalar programmes of the Intest British talking. filme, is an announcement which the Telegraph is able to make to-day, on informa- tion gathered frum those closely connected with what in undoubtedly one of the epoch-making movements in the film business in this part of the world.

A new Company, formed for the essential purpose of bringing

to film patrons in the Far East the best British productions, 18 now complete.

long-

Its head flee will be at kont, and its directorate consiste of the heads of several heal banks, and other prominent business men. As it is a private limited liability "company, and as its incorporation is the formally complete, not yet actual names of the prime movers of the concern are not to be divulg- ed, but the name of the Company will be China Theatre Enterprises | Ltd.

The distribution of the best British finis will be directly under Its supervision, not only for Hong- kong, but for the whole of the Par East. including Japan, Chins. Siam Malnya and the Dutch East Indies. Besides distributing the film existing theatres, the company has plaus in hand for building hrst- class theatres of its own, and one of the first of these to be under. taken will be a theatre-de-luxe in Kowloon, the site for which has Already been chosen.

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National Importance, That Hongkong should become the centre of such an important) enterprise is due not only to rentral position, but because the spread of British films is regarded as of shch great importance to British trade and prestige that its development is considerent irst fostered from the Colony tha ix reckoned the strategic British of the Commercial stronghold

FAMILY.

PRINCESS BEATRICE NOW SERIOUSLY ILL

ACUTE BRONCHITIS,

London, Jan. 27. The condition of Princess Ben- tries, the King's sunt, who slipped and fell in her room at Kensingina Palace on Friday last. breaking both bones of her Jeit fore-arm, in giving rise to some anxiety,,

Fanbenta fletin suthfactory,

DYER BALL.

PASSES AWAY WHILE

IN ENGLAND.

MANY YEARS IN HONGKONG GOVERNMENT SERVICE.

ORDINANCE EDITOR.

NEW MOTOR TRADE DISPUTES

ROAD READY.

OPENING AT END OF

THE WEEK.

MAY ROAD BOON.

From the end of this week, mid-level residents are to enjoy a boon long desired, and at last conferred, when, by means of the new thoroughfare between Bowen and May Road, they will be able to reach their residences from the City by car.

ACT

A SECRET?

An Irish Motoris: thinks that the Dunlop Rubber Company possess a vortable NEOTEL. Kent what ke aayaz ".........from.practical experienco I have been long since convinced that Dunlop covers and tubes are the best make for ears, motor cycles and oyelos. I say this from long experience."

The Dunlop Company, I think, is like Guioness & Co. It basa mamfacturing secret, undiscovered by its compotitors."

The Dunlop Rubber Co., (China) itd.

Poddar Building.

UNCOMPROMISING REFUSAL.

Telephone: 24554,

INDIAN BATTLE

ROYAL IN

AGAIN DEBATED. MR. SNOWDEN AND PROPOSED WANCHAI STREET.

LABOUR'S DEFEAT NOT{ EXPECTED.

PERTINENT QUERY BY SIR

JOHN SIMON.

DIVISION TO-NIGHT.

London, Jan. 27. The House of Commons to-day continued the debate adjourned from last week on the second reading of the highly controver

the keenest interest

s

DEVELOPMENT LOAN.

REBUFF TO LIBERALS.

London, Jan. 27. The Cheneellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snowden, answering å question in the House of Commons to-day adhered to the position ho took up in November last, namely that it was emphatically not the

policy of the Government to pro-

mote a public loan for reconstruc- tion and development purposes in connexion with the mitigation unemployment.

of

to

Mr. Snowden's statement in view of

Particular interest attaches

motion advocating such a loan

Liberal Party.

It has been suggested that if

SIX MEN SENT TO HOSPITAL.

BROTHERS ATTACKED WITH LATHIS.

SERIOUS FRACAS.

Six Indians are in hospital, two of them suffering from very serious injuries, follow- ing an inter-racial, fracas which occurred in Wanchai last night.

Police rushed to the scene

The Princesa la 73 years of ave It is with the atmost regret ling the ninth child of the Info that we have to chronicle the Queen Victorin, and severe death of Mr. A. Dyer Ball, illuess at bor advanced age must formerly of the Hongkong Civil be regarded as serious,

Service and latterly of the Cey-

The work has taken fourteen "bolletin issued A

yesterday

lon Service, official notification months to complete, and has in- announcing the mishap stated this which reaches us from the volved the widening of the foot 1er

Royal

Itiyhness was making

Colonial Secretariat. The death road from the top of Garden Rond, sini Trade Dispute and Trades which is to be submitted by the after the affrny was ' over dis- satisfactory progress.

vía Rowen Road, Magazine Gap. Unions (Amendment) Bill, This morning, however It was nerve.l on Sunday last, in

The newspapers this morning covered that an attack had been stated that while the Princess's arm Englund, whither Mr. Dyer Balland, May Road, as far as Aigburth which is being vigorously attack-

Hull. It has cost $10,000, anded by the Conservatives, and is gave considerable prominence to the made by a group of Indians, was making satisfactory progress, had gone on sick leave,

three-fold the Arat part of a

on two the Liberal Motion, which was drawn famed with lathis, criticised by The patient had developed neute

strongly for some little scireme, which embraces It appears that

direct

up at a private meeting of the solitary individuals, Sohbat bronchitis.

time the deceased gentleman hat

road to The Peak, vin the inid-Laberals.

Party held on Monday night. In Khan, and his brother Abdul Teaser is

The debate will go on to-morrow addition to the demand for a an-Khanan, who, it was stated, put indifferent levels to Magazine Gap, and direct comewhat It state that the health, suffering from malaria, connexion with the Western side and will conclude with a division arm was still making good pro-which affected his heart. He was

at eleven o'clock to-morrow night, tonal development loan, it calls on up a vigorous resistance and of the Colony, via Conduit Road. Stress, but an attack of Acut

The two latter phases in consequence grantet sick leave

of the the result of which will be awaited taxation of land values as a feature. returned blow for blow, before supervened, and tromphis has

and lett Colorin for Home on scheme have yet to be put

in with

being felled to the ground, half- unconscious, December 16th last.

hand, but when ultimately the pro-although the Liberal Party is abstain, individual SANCIONELLENTIATING APP:NANA NEPAN TROFEJER

The late Mr. Over Ball WAN gramme is completed this willleinlly to

are expected to vote twire married, his first wife pass-mean a shortening of the roule to Liberals

against the measure. few years ago, The Peak by 21⁄2 milce. ing away some

Liberal Attitude. The completed road allows Later, he married Miss Robinson,

sister of Mrs. A. B. Rnworth thoroughfare 20 feet wide by

It is generally believed that the Hongkong. There is one son by which all vehicles can travel from Gayernment will avoid defeat, but An the first marringe, a young tad the top of Garden Road to May only by a narrow margin. who is still at school in England. Road. The scheme necessitated depends upon the extent of Liberal The utmost sympathy will be felt the strengthening of the Bowen rebellion to the ruling of the for the widow and child in their Road conduit, the widening of the Party, and in this connexion, the

bridge over the Peak tramway

Chief Whip states that not more heavy bereavement.

1927 that Bowen and May Roads, and the than twelve Liberals will It was in January, Mr. Dyer Bull left the Hongkong grading of the old rund to a ruling against the Government.

The speeches to-day centred Government service on promotion gradient of one in eleven, to suit

The Government as Legal Draughtsman in the Atmodern motor traffic. The total mainly upon the legal aspect of torney General's Office in Ceylon. length of the road is approximate the measure. He And served

in Hongkong 1,600 yards, and it is surfaced spokesman, Sir William Jowitz, contends that the Bill dues nut for some twelve years and during with tarmacadam.

make legal any strike that was that time he showed himself to be

legal in 1928, and that it is A most capable official. whilst he

specially singles out as illegal any won much popularity in social life

strike that is undertaken for poll- amongst a wide circle of friends.

tical purpoRLA,

F.M.S. Service.

MRS. BRUCE IN ANOTHER MISHAP.

Plane Turns Turtle in Take

Of At Baltimore.

SLIGHTLY INJURED,

Baltimore, Jan. 27. Mrs. Victor Brace, who has met with a succession of mis haps tal adventures since mbarking on her long flight sonic months ago, wens injured to-day when her plane over- turned as the British lady Bier was taking for Washing

ton

Later.

It transpires that Mrs. BrucT escaped lightly, her injuries consisting of litle more than slight cuts and bruises, Renter's Ameriern. Servier.

A FOR of the late Mr. Dyer Rail the well-known authority on

the Chinese,

decensed things gentleman was born in 1888. He

AGE &

DEATH OF SHIP'S OFFICER.

MR. M. L. BRODIE PASSES AWAY.

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was ederated at Mill Hill School Mr. Brodie, familiar to many as a We regret to record the death of | and Exeter College, Oxford, when ship's officer on the China Coast.

he took his R.A. degree in 1911.

Conservative Demand.

vole

Sir Boyd Merriman, a leading Conservative lawyer, who Wis Solicitor-General in the

last

Party and the country generally Government, declared that his desired that the Measure should

AKCIONIRA

TROOPS OVERWHELMED IN AVALANCHE.

Italian Losses Near the French Border.

MANY DEATHS FEARED.

Paris, Jan. 28.

A startling report from Modane states that a colume of Italian Alpine troops on the march near the Franco-Italian border, were surprised by a hillside avalanche, which carri- ed away a captain and twelve

men.

A company of Alpini report-

to be missing, is said to have arrived at Bardonneehe with severe dead.--Rrater.

ITUSAUNTINGANANOVAZIFICILMENTE COMÉRCELTIESEN

Mr. Snowden could be neraunded to change his attitude the Govern

They had been picked up by and compassionate compatriota taken up to their quarters in a house near-by wherein they were subsequently found and removed to Hospital, seriously hurt.

Trouble Over Quarters,

is The origin of the trouble obscure, but it appears to have- developed from some long-stand- Star ing grievance. No. 20, Street at one time housed a small "colony" of Indian piracy guards, watchmen, chauffeurs, and the like. Discord caused the party to split up a month or two ago, when the two men alleged to have beon attacked, were deserted, the others moving over tó a floor of a house near-by.

While feud appears to have existed nothing happened until last evening, when what is alleged to be an organized onslaught was made on the two brothers.

Colled Into Street.

It began with an invitation by

one of the ringleaders to Sohbat Khan to come down into the street.

A native of Argyleshire. Scot-be clearly phrased to ensure that ment would accept the resolution Immediately he emerged from the'

we was a keen sportsman and tand, the Inte Mr. Malcolm Lamont,

Her Royal Highness's condition is not without anxiety.

The Princess Beatrice is the mother of the Queen of Spain and of the Marquis of Carisbrooke. Rester end British Wireleas

the THE TARIFF TRUCE

FARCE.

Orient. The inception of Company, it was learned to-lay, kna been by no means a sudden move, but is the result of hamiha of study the situation by both loctil capitalists and by the principals of the British film industry, at Home.: Careful inquiries have been made:

of

in each country of the Far East

as to the class of film required, the

CONVENTION PADS OWING TO NON RATIFICATION,

whilst at Oxford won his half-blue | Brodie has been on the China for hockey. He was appointed a Coast for a great number of years. year and was Within recent years he had been Cadet in the same posted to the Federated.

Malay in indifferent health, having been States.

sick on and off. Latterly he had After having acted as Secretary been staying with friends at 324, It was while to the Sanitary Board at Kuala Canton Road, and Lumpur he proceeded to Canton there that he became seriously ill, in July, 1912 to study Cantonese, passing away at 10 o'clock yester

asainie his examination in 1914. day morning before he could

removed to hospital.

Omhis return to the F.M.S. he was made Acting Assistant Controller

be

The late Mr. Brodle, who was 41

of Labour at Perak, later becom-years of age, was unmarried, ing First Class Magistrate.

London, Jan. 27.

It

Replying to a batch of questions

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Hongkong Carcer.

was in 1915 that Mr. Dyer

Passed Culet and, on his

Hicer. Fle

all was transferred to Hongkon:

RABY CASTLE OPIUM CACHES.

SECOND SEARCH REVEALS NEW CONSIGNMENT.

government was ever again hurassed by such an event as ta

General Strike of 1926.

The Lord Advocate for Scotland, Mr. Craige Aitchison, K. C., main tained, on behalf of the Govern ment, that the Measure simply amended the injustice which the Act of 1927 imposed upon the Trades Unions, and declared that it contained nothing which inter- fered with the ordinary commun law.

Sir John Simon's Question.

and ensure an extension of its term of office with the continued sup part of the Liberal Party-Reuter and British Wireless.

GREEK INFLUENZA

EPIDEMIC.

GOVERNMENT FORCED TO TAKE ACTION.

Athens, Jan, 27. Sir John Simon, one of the The influenza epidemic in Greece keenest opponents of the Measure, has assumed auch alarming propor asked the Government to state tions that the Government have whether, if the events of 1926 decided to close all schools until recurred, the present Bill would further notice and cinemas, make them legal or illegal British Wireless,

thea-

staircase, he found himself in the. midst of a hostile group of his compatriots, who attacked him with sticks and iron bars. Going to his brother's assistance. Abdul

fow minutes, both of them had hanan joined in the fight. Within been knocked practically uncon- scious, although before this, they And retaliated with such effect that four of their attackers were also felled.

The injured were

Suhbat Khan, motor-driver, aged 26.

Abdul Khan, motor-driver,

aged 28.

Mir Aslam, guard, 28. Mir Akbar, guard, 30. tres and music-halls for ten days.

Mohamed Afar, watchman, Publie meetings are to be prohi-

Aktar Gul, watchman, 32. bited.

All of them are Cabinet

in Hospital, very Prime the two first named being

cuudition victims. His

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During the 15 minutes of its duration, the fight was watched by a large crowd of Chinese, whe remained throughout indifferent to the seriousness of the affair, neglecting to inform the police.

methods adopted by the American in the House of Commons on the arrival here, he was made Acting roncerns who have

had more or subject of the Tari Truce Con-

Mr. Arthur Hayday, M.P., the District Assistant tes their own way with the moving-vention, Mr. William Graham, Pre-

Four members chairman of the T.U.C. General

of the are il with influenza, the Counell, recently stated; picture business, and the circumsident of the Board of Trade, stat-passed an examination in Hakka

New York, Jan. 27. stances of each circuit of theatresed that eleven countries, includ later acted as District Officer

Up to the 1027 Act Parliament Minister, M. Venizelos being among seriously Injured, In the succeeding years, A further inspection of to be supplied. The result is that ing Great Britain, had ratified the at Taipo.

thehad not been called upon for more the in a few weeks time, regular

Mr. Dyer Ball acted as Police British 8.4. Raby Castle by preven than a hundred years to legislate satisfactory.—Reuter. pro- | Convention.

Magistrate and

Опе grumes of all British productions

The time Umit for rntification ex-

attached five officers roventall an additional against the trade unions. to the Imports and Exports De fourteen hundred tins of opium, Act after another was passed, not will be available to theatre-goers. and the wealth of the material bepired on the 25th instant and no provision had been made for the ex-

partment and also the Colonial bringing the total value of the to restrict or disable the unions, hind British literature and histori tension of the time limit.

Secretary's office. in 1919 he was, harcnties found aboard to G$175,- but to define with greater legal U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT vin the cal stage productions.

for He was unable to explain, he

time. Acting Assistant | 000.

preefsion their powers and respon- talkle-film will be reproduceri

said, why Britain's chief commer

Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Yesterday's haul was estimated sibilities. cial competitors had falled to ratify. Council and he also acted as Clerk to be worth $120,000 and to-day's The question of bringing the Can-to the General Military Service about $43.750. vention into force had been post- Tribunal. In June, 1920, he was poned sine die—Renter.

Far Eastern Theatres.

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British Acoustle System. Another activity, just as import- ant as the distribution of British- films, which China Theatre Enter- prises has undertaken, will be the distribution of what is known as the British Acoustic system of re- production of talkies In the theatres The equipment of themselves. theatres. for talkies has been so far largely in American hands in the Far East, and most of the theatres have taken the Western

system.

age, the

Ten months

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COTTON DISPUTE.

PRIME MINISTER TO MEET BOTH SIDES.

London, Jan. 27. The Prime Minister has invited British representatives of the Wenvers' Acoustic apparatus was perfected. Amalgamation and Employers' Or- and it has created a veritable furore anisations to meet him on Thurs- in Great Britain and on the Con- day for the purpose of informing tinent. Since that time over 300 himself personally of the position theatres have been installed with regarding the dispute lu the cotton what in regarded as the most por-industry-British Wireless, fuel system of reproduction science can at present evolve.

The combined brains of the ex- perta of the Marconi Company, the British Gaumont Corporation, His Master's Volca Gramaphone Com- pany, and the principal cinema com Saving got produced, and the

that

The Raby Castle arrived here

Parliament and Unions.

Not always willingly, Parlia called to the Bar, and, after having from. Port Sald and carries ament had come to recognise that been appointed as Second Police Chinese crew-tenter's American the unions were fulfilling impor Magistrate, was made Assistant | Service, Attorney Generni.

Mr. Dyer Bull was later most closely associated with the Courts of Justice, .but ho Inter also served for short spells in the Colonial Secretarial and at one Lind was Acting Private Secretary to H.E. the Governor. In 1924 he acted as Pulane Judge for several months and in 1926 was Official Receiver In Bankruptcy.

CAPTAIN ROBERT

DOLLAR.

UNFOUNDED RUMOURS AS TO ILLNESS.

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tant functions In Industry and

FIGURES.

Fight to Finish.

The upshot was that it became a fight to a finish, and was all over by the time the Police learned of the disturbance.

NEARLY 6,000,000 AND ALL NOT INCLUDED.

European Police offers, on Washington, Jan. 27.

their arrival, discovered their According to an estimate pre- social life. In the administrationpared by Mr. Green, the President way into the floor at Star Street. of sqcial servees, such as national of the American Federation of La- and realising the grave condition of the two victims, of the attack, health and

in- unemployment

hour, there were 5,700,000 unem they had them promptly removed

in the United surance, they had indeed become a

ployed wagé-carners

to Hospital... part of the machinery of govern States early in January.

Four other Indians were aub- ment.

This alarming figure does not Into this machinery the Baldwin include farm workers office equently taken to Hospital by Governnient fung

monkey workers-Router's American. Ser-their friends, suffering from mul The 1927 Act was an

tiplo injuries testifying to the wrench.

terrific' nature of the aftray. net of sabotage. Its koynoto was

The other participants are not repression. Its restrictive provi-

in custody though it is under.. stood that the police are seeking them.

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the

vice.

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BRITISH AEROPLANE

EXPORTS.

FIGURES REVEAL A BIG TRADE.

We are informed by the local slons were extended to cover For some time later. Mr.. Dyer office of the Dollar Steamship the sympathetic action of unions industrial disputes; the Ball acted as Attorney General, Linea that current rumours re-in Sir Joseph Kemp being engaged on garding the ill-health of Captalu picketing of places, where trade other duties.

Robert Dollar, the well-known disputes wore in progress; tho

Patna, Jan./37. unions One of the works by which Mr. chipping veterán.

with are unfounded amilation of

It is officially stated that five per- and Trudo Union Dyer Ball will best be remembered and grossly exaggerated.

Congress

sons were killed and one seriously: in Hongkong will be his edition of Because of rumours which have the Labour Party; the organisa-

London, Jan. 27.

wounded as a result of police firing In the House of Commons to on a crowd of ten thousand who the Ordinances of Hongkong, gained currency, the local office tion of unions in the public 1884-1923, the work of editing to-day cabled the San Francisco services, local and national; and calling for much legal technical office making enquiries, and the the arrangements made by unions day, the President of the Board of attacked them in a Village in the Trado, Mr. William Graham, stated Monghyr District after a number the collection of funda

for that British acroplanes and air of their leaders had been arrested. The Prime Minister to-night skill and hard work. At the reply is to the effect that Captain for received a deputation of members meeting of the Legislative Council Dollar is improving rapidly from their political work. By

THE SCHNEIDER CUP.

London, Jan. 27.

every

.panies were commandeered to pro of Parliament interested in secur- which sanctioned the publication (his recent indiaposition and ex-means that the ingenuity of law engines valued' „£840,000 were ox-, in connexion with the

duce system which would surpass

I paid to the Editor's service.:

the next day of 40.

(Continued on" Poresk)

and, December, 1980 Britis

A Wire.

endence

Nine policemen were inju