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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 7. 1931.

WATER-POLO LEAGUE,

LAST NIGHT'S CONTENTS. 'Although they had a last minute search to got together a team, and had to send out four of their second division men, Kowloon were able to koup even with the Chinese Bathing Club in last night's first division They could not, water-polo fixturo however, gain a lead, and the match finished one-nil draw.

BRITISH TALKIES IN HONGKONG.

(Continued from Page 1.)

FERRY COXSWAIN FINED,

1.

TYRANNY OF THE SHOT IN BARRICADED

UNIVERSITY.

YOUNG OXFORD'S DE- MAND FOR REFORM.

4

HOUSE.

POLICE DEFIED FOR FOUR HOURS.

Huntingdon, June 14, London, June 15. For four hours this morning the

ALMOST RAN INTO POLICE LAUNCIL Account "accond runs" the total

Wong Fook, the coxswain of would be 540 plctures per annum

If a 25% the steam launch Man Sang, of the for the six tliestrea. quota system was adopted here. Shamshuipo Ferry, appeared before A call for revolt against what police at Huntingdon watched a which wo are Informed, is the Commdr. Newill, at the Marino he described as the "tyranny" of cottage which an armed nian had quota enforced in ludia and Singu: Court this morning, to answer the University has been sounded locked and barricaded and from poro, at the Instigation of the charge of failing to observe the by Mr. W. F. Morris, of Ruskin which ho occasionally hurled de- Kowloon actually had more of the Board of Trade, the minimum rule of the road on the evening of College, Oxford, a Rochester man fiance at them.

a ladder was put to Eventually a who is up for his second year. play, but the presence of the inex number of British pictures re- July 1 perienced players told its tale and quired would be 135

per annun

Mr. Morris, at the meeting of the

Smith (who has been known theatre. her they failed to make the most of their or say two per month | opportunities. The teams were: As Many as Necessary and More. stated that at about 9.30 nm. on mitted a motion "that the time is in the district as Alfred Cole) Sgt. Waglan, who prosecuted, the University Labour Club, sub. George om window, and the mun, We could quite easily supply the day in qucation, à coller now ripe for the reform of the then shot himself dead.

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on the following lines"; Previously he had shot a Swiss who is now in hospital in a criti-

C: B. C-Wan Kwong-tin, Wong pui, Chu Chi-cheuk, Chan Fook-bing,

Kam-fan, Leung Sul-man, Shek Kam very much more than this quantity nearly occurred between the No. Univers of the Proctorial pri-jnumed Marinz Joan Amoudruz,

Angur,.

Lnu Yum-ching.

Kowloon.-G.

Franks, Staker, E. Railton, Brokenshire, Speirs, C. Aris.

Second Division.

As was expected, the University were all over the weak Borderers in the second division fixture, and dur ing the first half scored alx goals in the soldiers' n. The studenta slack. ened off in the recond half but although they left many openings for the service team, no goal came

Uni- ninteh ended with the Beren; versity, goals: Borderers, nil. Teams:

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we

Art

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from the contemplated releases of Police Launch, in which he was on the various British producers for patrol duty, and defendant's launch. whom

He gav distributing

launch defendant's saw the agents, so we

can assure you approaching, but, without any there would be no difficulty in this warning, it ergsaed the bows of the respect.

police launch. On seeing what was happening, witness ordered full But the standard of British speed astern and the defendant'a pictures shown here in the past, Jaunch passed about 40 feet uhend has admittedly been very much of the police launch. below that of American producd;

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tions, and in consequence theatre Defendant denied that he passed owners have been averse to can within 40 feet of the police launch, tracting for such unpopular show-but stated that he could see it the Theings.

whole time and was never within 600 feet of it.

A fine of $25 was imposed.

In this connexion we venture The opinion that unli "Splinters." "Rookery Nook," "Plunder." "Lord Richard in the Pantry," etc., were brought into the Colony by our Company, very few theatre gorra

EXCHANGE RATES.

University, S. 11, Wong, F. F. Lee, J. J. Guterres, P. L., Tan, K. M, L. 3. L, S. F. Chan.

Borderers Coleman. Valager, Su-had had an opportunity of judging therland. Harries, Brown, Smith, of the really excellent work that

British producers are now turulag | Paris. out.

McCarthy,

The other second division game be- tween the Argylle and Royal Signals was postponed Sg, O'Brien was re-i ferre.

LAWN BOWLS.

K.RG.C. TEAMS FOR

SATURDAY,

The following will present the Bowhon Bowling Green Club in their League mutches on Saturday:

1st Team v. Taikon Chome), at 330 pon. 5. Keele-hali, d. 8. Sherriz, H. Nish, W. Russell (skin); J. Rodger, T. S. W, West, G. E. Rayhaner, D. F. Warren (skip: R. 8. Nichot, G. J. Chambers, E. W. L. 1ogbin, 1. Guy (skip). Reserve: A. K. Taylor,

2nd Team v. Taikoo (away), at 11.30 pont. F. Stoneham, J. S. Logan, W. E. Hael, A. W. F. Davidson (skip); C. S. Heal. W.

Venobles,

G. EF. Thompson, W. 5. Drake (skip); El. V. Whitin. J. G. Meyer, P. L. Rapley, V. Petherick (skip) Reserve:-B. Wylle.

LEAGUE TENNIS.

RADIO SPORTS CLUB GAIN FURTHER POINTS.

Scores:

Wm.

H. P. Lin and N. Kitchell 0-2.

Wan Wu and G. Singh (R.S.C.) drew with Howard and de Sousa 8-6; bent Howard and Broadbridge 7-5; lost to Lim and Kilchell 5-7

ALM

Was wanted. we stress

proved first

Hieneva

Berijn.

1Oslo.

!Athens

producera Helsingfors,

considered Buenos Aires..36.1716

speriat Shanghai

successes Amsterdlari

Friday." 121,284

.26.19

20.3%

First-Class Successts,

18.16%

29:34

advising the

what

17%

錢

Laid

1/$24

The

fact that only New York,

.4.86.31/82

12.00%

.18,14%

.34,607

.51.06

517

.29

1/9%

.3-4.90%

.$2.80 15

.18.16

.1641

110%

should be sent to us and this 1s Stockbulm

present policy of our suppliers Vienn

As far as Hongkong is concerned. Madrid.

At this point we would mention Bucharest that studies both in America and Montevideo. England, are forced to turn out Hongkong.. cheaper produced pictures as well Brussels. as super pictures, as the latter Milan

Copenhagen. Prague would be quite beyond the purs Clausing power of the cheaper admittance priced cinema theatres o in America and England.

Reasonable Offer.

Bamtiny..

,3.25/12 .1/5.25/32

Yokohama.....2/0.11/32 Silver (spat)...33.11/16 (forward) 13.11/16.

-British

Abolition

vileges.

Abolition of petty restrictions, feal condition wins to have been

The

such as gnte money. Equality of treatment for men the outcome of the quarrel of two

and women undergraduates, friends over a woman, Undergraduate representation Amoudruz, a painter and de- on college and university corntor 51 years old, lived with councila,

Smith until last Thursday when After a short discussion, the they quarrelled. Amoudruz was motion was postponed till a later turned out and want to live with Mr. and Mrs. Earl at Brampton, date.

"I am quite serious," Mr. Marris 2 miles away.

News-Chronicfr, "and 13 At midnight last night Smith told the want the question discussed cycled to Brampton and, knocking seriously.

at Mr. Earl's door, called for

Smith was armed with a service

"Much of the present system is Amoudruz. more fitted for younger people than↑ far nien and women: The less inter-rifle which he had hidden in the ference by authorities, the better fields while on a visit to Brampton chance the individual has of Ang-carlier in the evening,

Amoudruz get out of bed, opened ing himself."

the door, and immediately was Yesterday. So far as the women were con-)

shot. 124.2344 corned, Mr. Morris said the cħape- 25.09% on rules were Victorian and were

20.5 totally out of keeping with the out-stairs and found him lying neross 18.16 Ride world today.

199%% #75 BALI/161

Responsibility,

1/37% Sir Michael Sadler, the Master 4.86% of University College, commenting 12.08% on the resolution, said:

Mr. and Mrs. Eart rushed down-

the door-step suffering

from severe wounds in the chest and Jahoulder.

Police Threatened. Smith disappeared and the police began a search for him. At three o'clock in the morning it was found that he was in his cottage,

18.149 "The last proposal is, to my 34.58% mind, the most important, and in a little dwelling in a court off the 61.16 teresis me most. I do not know figh-street, in the centre of Hun-

817 whether the undergraduates them tingdon.

1/04

selves would wish to have any

heavy

Upon seeing the police Smith

باد

34.84 more responsibility in college life

than they now possess. They have pushed his aged housekeeper

of the house and bolted and rnen responsibilities

as barricaded the door. Ile told the 1644 Sixth-form bays at school and are

glad to be relieved from similaris night's rest, and they could police that he intended to have 3.23/32 duties. An Oxford college is a come for him at eight o'clock.

ones, not a school. 1/6 democracy,

110%

them.

The police kept watch on the 2/0.11/32 Undergraduates representa-pince until seven o'clock, Smith

13.9/10 tives would find that an effcetive Frequently threatening the 13.0/10 share in the work of the University Wireless, would be too heavy

Shortly after seven o'clock tax on their Police Sergeant Waters placed a time. They would not serve long ladder against the bedroom win- enough to get acquainted with the dow and began to climb up. business, and the method of elect

To continue. I the powers- that be should desire to adopt n) quota system we, on behalf of the producers for whom we are work- ing. have no hesitation in saying super productions, so there is no we would be quite content if same disadvantage in this connexion. we found that the box office only of temporary nature. 17 It is receipts do not justify the con-

In conclusion we would draw tinuance of British pictures from

attention to one point that must purely business point of view not be overlooked in the fixing of then W are quite sure our & pota and that is the possibility principals would not wish to have of theatre owners, anticipating a continuance of the quota, at

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loss to theatre owners.

The "Dude."

Smith immediately throw open ing representatives from the whole the window and called out that if body of undergraduates would pre-Waters entered the room it would sent many difliculties."

LADIES' GOLF.

be as a dead man. He then banged the window down and a second or two later a shot was heard.

Thinking this might be a ruse Sergeant Waters pinced his helmet on a pole and pushed it in front

the same poor results that they HANDICAPS MAY BE OBTAIN-of the window.

ED AT HAPPY VALLEY.

'PLANES TO SINK A BATTLESHIP.

whether purSaturday and Sunday but not on any which is being steered by wireless

have seen in the past, purchasing

As nothing happened he climbed The adoption of a quota system second class British pictures at

into the room, where he found would overcome the present long cheap prices with an iden of kery forward contract for American ing these anticipated losses to aed for June, 85-679,

Captain's Cup-Mrs. Roffey qualif Smith lying across the bed dead..

Some years ago Smith married a In a "C" division tennis match on

pictures difficulty, and

whilst minimum, and looking to the per- the Craigengewer ground yesterday. these contracts would still be jumitted number of more expensive won, G2-03, Miss C. B. Robin- she died soon afterwards.

Eclectic Competition-Mrs. Piercy widow over 70 years of age, but the home team were defested by the Radio Sports Club by 5 sets to B4, existence, and would have to be American super-pictures to recoup son, second, 70-460. carried out in due course, a pro- themselves fater on.

Handicaps may now be obtained at portion of the showings would be

Happy Valley. Men's tees must be Box office receipts for inferior used and players are warned that the Chanson and C. T. Lau deferred to make room for British (R.S.C.) lust to II. Y. Howard and showings on "force majoure" pictures will undoubtedly be poor, L.G.U. book must be signed before A. F. de Sousa 1-6; loal to E. Sground. Certain theatre owners Whether the pictures are British taking out a card. Attention is alag Howard and F. Broadbridge 2-4; beat have expressed a desire to handle or American but if the policy we drawn to the fact that only one card WIRELESS STEERING.

British pictures, but have nivised have recommended to our supper, week may be taken out fur the

Tests in which fast bombing us that they are powerless to do pliers is made the general policy purpose of handicap. The week starts

for some time to come, unless of all theatre owners dealing with on Sunday and ends on Saturday, so craft of the I.A.F, will attempt to

pictures,

e-(that a card may be taken out on sink a heavily armoured battleship some legal monsuro is put into British

from the studios we operation.

prasent, or elsewhere, then we other consecutive days. venture the opinion that British pictures, after being given R It is for this reason and for this thorough showing, will

quite

The pre-war battleship Cen- reason only that we would wal-easily obtain a hold in this market

turion, while it is travelling full. come the adoption of a quota sys-

speed, controlled by an necompany. tem, as if a general demand could and will continue to do so.

Thanking your many corres-SEPOY DISAPPEARS WHILE IN ing ship, will be attacked by squa- be secured, we are confident that

DEEP WATER. have pendents for the kind things they

drons of Hawker Rolls-Royce and the type of picture we

Fairey Armstrong-Siddeley, day- arranged to distribute, would, in have said about

Police at Hunghom are searching light bombers, which will rain live duo course, sell on its own merita, leases and you for the helpful. without the need for further interest you have shown in British for the body of a Sepoy named bombs on to its heavily armoured

| pictures.-Yours, etc.,

Mohammed Lamam, who is be- deck. "quota" assistance.

Should they be unable to sink. THE BRITISH FILM DISTRIBUTIONlieved to have been drowned. The With regards to terms it has.

man was seen to disappear while It, a squadron of great torpedo now became the practice for dis-

Distributors of British and swimming in deep water at Hung planes will swoop down to within. tributors of American pictures to

Films, Dominion

British Lion hom Bay at 5.30 p.m. yesterday. a few font of the surface of the supply same on a percentage basis,

Films, Gaumont Films, Gains- He was attached to the Indian sea and launch their torpedoes at and we are contracting to supply borough Films, Sterling Films, Medical Service. At the time of the battleship. British pictures on these terms

W. Abbas and Y. T. Man (R.S.C.) heat Howard and de Sousa 6-3; bent Howard and Broadbridge 7-0; bent Lim and Kitchell 6-3.

GOLE

TOMMY ARMOUR ATTRIBUTES MUCH

OF HIS SUCCESS, TO KEEPING THE RIGHT

ELBOW CLOSE TO

THE BODY.

the STARS Play it

Why is it so important to keep: the right elbow tacked in close Lo the body?

Most golfers know that to hit a successful golf ahol it is necos- aary to bring the club into the ball from the inside. To accom- plish this, the right elbow must be hold close to the body during the awing. Tommy Armour attributes much of his success to this simple fundamental.

"Should the elbow wandór away, the right hand is almost aure to have too much control, hitting from the outside, and cutting

the ball. ncross

If the player will concentrate on this particular duty, many of the fundamentals of the golf swing will automatically follow. ART KRENZ

Selling on Merits.

our recent re-

COMPANY.

BATHING TRAGEDY.

and at no higher percentage than British International Films and the tragedy he was wearing a is charged for similar American Twickenham Studio Films.]

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EVERYTHING

with no one on board are to be staged in the North Sea during the next few weeks.

The tests will be watched by naval and air experts.