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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1931.

DEATH OF SIR T. ANOTHER TELEPHOTO. PICTURE.

HALL CAINE.

FAMOUS MANXMAN

NOVELIST.

RESEMBLANCE TO SHAKESPEARE.

London, Aug 31..

Sir Hall Caine, the famous Manx novelist, who has been ill for some time, died shortly before midnight in London.

He was seventy-eight years of age.

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Cheshire, in May, 1853. father was a Alarxmun. He was educated in Liverpool and the Isle of Man,

of his teachers being the father of Mr. Lloyd George, and was brough up as a Unitarian.

At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to an architert, and coum began to write for the papers of his profession, which, however. i did not he never practised.

find the work congenial, went bac live in the Isle of Man and took |

lecturing and teaching.

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A neture which he gave uni Dante Gabriel Rossett led to friendship with the painter-port

whom he with

he went to live in

where he beernte 24 After Rosalil's death Hall Caine wrote "itevoilections" of his friendl And published 1 volume

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critical studies, He also contri. inted to Ther Readema amul, the Liverpund Pont.

First Novel.

In 1885 he published his Beat novel The Shadow of a Crime," which was an immediate mareenan, These and his other Manx stories he wrote the advice of Rossetti who bad pointed out to him that

of the isle Man was virgin soil for the novelist and abounded in pletareaque vistoms and roman- the tradition This other novels include

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"The Reve A. The i

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City" "The Prodigal Sou. "The City White Prophet and The Woman

That G Gaverl Me." all written be

tween 1886 and 1963.

"To-my-

Hi fret play was

Ten Chree," produced in 1888. years later came" "The Christian" which was very suerasful.

followed by dramatisations of others of his novels and by original plays.

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This is the third of the pictures transmitted over the Canton trunk Tien-kou, shows Mr. Ching line by telephoto process today. the Mayor of Canton. These are the first pictures over published of photographs received in Hongkong by the telephoto

transmission.

NOVEL MOTORING

POINT.

QUESTION OF LICENCE RENEWAL.

"PERIOD OF GRACE."

Fystem of

Eid to you "if i go along after the holidays world that, be all right to, renew my eeee?" No don't.

!

Did you tell me that it would be to Inte alter the holidays and that to-morrow would be all right? No.

Addressing his Worship, the de- fendant sail thr he thought the motoring public should get a de finite ruling an to the month's grace allowed by the police. He I wanted a definite statement as to A plen for a definite ruling as a whether it was genuine or not. if lance for motorists in the re-it were genuine, he would win his newal of their Besaces annually ense, but if not genuine, he must w me by Mr. Lewis, of 18, lose, but that did not matter. Broadwood Rond before Mr Schofield at the Central Police Court this morning, when it was decided that even if a month's grace were allowed by the police, Omer to negotiate Canadian cothe period expired at 5 pm, on right.

July B1 and motorists failing to Curious Attark.

have their licences renewed were that? Before the wor he wrote a:fes of articles attacking the Isle of railty of driving without an appro- Man and its inhabitants andpriate Hence, declaring that the Manxman was

Hall Caine, who had a good deal to do with the abandonment of the three-volum novel. weat Canada in 1895 on behalf of the Authors' Society and the Clonal

DEFRAUDING THE POST OFFICE.

MAN CAUGHT WITH OVER

20 LETTERS..

Un-

FIFTY DOLLAR FINE.

Found with a package of stumped letters in his possession,

De Leung Pak-hee was brought fore Mr. Williams at the Central Magistracy this morning. Ile was arresteil coming ashore from

river o

bont.

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Prosecuting. the Postmaster General Mr, E., W. Hamilton) said:This case is exactly similar to the first one I brought before you, but not to the second one. love here 27 letters, or 26, and they are all dressed to places out- side the Colony, none of them stamped. On the outside of the package which was found on him Wa was written "Measra, lei Leung, 75, Des Voeux Road Cen- tral." On the left of this address there A note in Chinese which rendis "forty cents is to be paid to benrer"

It is not a case of deliver-

*** | ing individual letters, It de-

1s berately defrauding the Chinese Post and there is also reason to be- lieve I was for profit-he was to Ket 40 cents out of it. I ask your Worship to take a serious view of il.

Replying to the Magistrate, Mir. Hamilton stated that some letters: were addressed to Manila, Rotter dam, and tollund, but mostly to the Philippines. The unpaid postage letter. worked out at four cents a

The defendant was fined $50, or Dve weeks. He had a previous. conviction, having been given 32 strokes for carrying po pie lottery tickets,

Mr. Hamilton:-- shall have a few words with the addresses whom fortunately 1 have got in this cuse, I shall deal with these letters,

THREE HOURS IN THE WATER.

WOULD-BE SUICIDE CHANGES MIND.

Three hours of indecision by a would-be suicide brought about two separate Incidents on harbour yesterday,

the

At 9.10 in the evening, the ery of "Man overboard !" was raised on the Yaumati Terry launch Man Inspector Alexander: I think, following the discovery that that question should be put to the pan travelling third class, had water. thrown himself into the The launch, which WRs in the inspector General of Police.

central fairway, proceeding to Hongkong, was stopped and a search made for the man who was believed to have attempted suleide, but without result.

Not in Regulations. His Worship-There is nothing at all in the Regulations about Inspector Alexander; -9h, no- Defendant:-Then, your Wor- The defendant was summoned ship, the police admit there's 7 an individual incapable of tealing for driving private motor car No. period of grace?

Hie Worship: can't take aur This brought down it in Hennessy Road nt & p.m. The truth.

on July 31 without the vehicle untice of this period of grace. alarm of criticism on his head, but

Defendant should like a note in later years his fellow-islanders being duly licensed and also with

driving the car without an appro- made by forgave him.

American

Three hours later, at 1.30 in the morning, a motor-boat belonging to the J.CJ.L. picked up a man swimming in the central fairway. lie was in the last stages of haustion and the rescue was effect.

priate driver's Heenee. With the ther there's Worship as to wheed in the nick of time,

Date Included.

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AN ENGLISHMAN'S"

WORD.

BRITISH METHODS IN ARGENTINA.

High tributes to Englishmen in South America are coupled with an indictment of their business enter- prise in striking article by Mr. William Lytle Schurz in the New

·York Herald-Tribune.

This article largely agrees with the analysis of Anglo-American trade rivalry in the Argentine Re- public made by Mr. George Eder after the Prince of Wales visil. Mr. Eder was dismissed from his post in the United States Depart- ment of Commerce for ralaing the controversy.

his

"The Englishman is honoured for his fidelity to his word and for Mr. punctuality," writes Schurz, referring to the establish- in ment of English merchants Argenting. "If a native wishes to emphasise the seriousness of a pro- mise or an engagement, he says, Palabra de, Ingles (The word of an Englishman'); if he really in- tends to appear at the time agreed upon, he

'Hora Inglesa' says, (English Time)."

The police, to whom the rescued period of grace or

Hot During the war he did propa-

in- Kunda Work, which include sue permission of the Court, the defen- not. That's the whole reason for man was turned over, were long in connecting the two not taking the case.

cidents. They made the discovery cessful lecturing tours in Aniertendant entered a formal plea of

If Worship:-Asmuming, and

hundreds of articles in railty.

that the individual who threw edited napers, and

The reason, he was pleading not the sake of argument, there's

himself from the Yaumati ferry King Albert's Book, the proceeds guilty, said the defendant, was be-period of grace allowed, and a hunch was the same man who was of which were devoted to helping cause the question affected be-suming also that this period picked up by the motor-boat. It

At the tween 100 and 200 motorists and the month of July, it appears to the Belgian George he assist he wanted the matter threshed me that the period of grace neces-is to be presumed that, after the request of Lloyd

sarily expires at midnight on July first sobering effects of the immer- ed In the preparation of the out for their benefit.

Inspetor C. F. Alexander said 31 and it is a fact that the Trafficgion, he changed his mind regard British war film in 1918.

In the same year ho

was knight it was a straight-forward case, the and Licensing Offices close ating suicide and kept himself It there afloat for three hours, although ed and in 1922 was made a Com whale question being whether them. on that day.

fore impossible for

motorists within halling distance of passing panion of Honour. His strong defendant had ficences or not. anti-German feeling gave place

1 get licences before some time craft, still turning over the idea the morning of August 1 in his mind, until finally per later to advocacy of reconciliation and

The defendunt said his Worship Then during that period the un-mitting himself to be rescued. The man, giving his name poma of Kanckalse" (n

Defendant:- thank your Wor Li Wai-tung, told the police that Manx camp where aliens had been wuld notice that the police allow-renewed licenses are out of date.

arrival in the interned) in which his changed drivers and licensees en monte ship. That's the point I wanted he was a recent

Colony and had been staying at Mr. Shurz continues by declaring views find a place. Its Manx race, and the regulation definitely make clear.

stated that the license was renew- novels in which there are excel-able on the first of the month, not

His Worship-It appears, then, the Tung Nam Boarding House. that, due to the excessive conser- that any person who has no He is 20 years of age and appearavatism of their business, and in- lent pictures of local life and

One month's

licence at 6 pm. on July 31 must to be in a dostitute state. He was dustrial methods, the British have character are generally regarded the end of the month,

necessarily fall outside of the sent to the Kwong Wah Hospital. failed to take advantage of improve- as his best work with the possible trace therefore included July 31.

Inspector Alexander remarked period of grace. I think there-

ments in manufacturing and com- exception of "The Eternal

in the present ense the licence fore I am obliged to convict on

mercial practice which their Am- was one month overdue. The police both summus.

orlean rivals have utilized so effec- tively. went out ufter five o'clock on July. 31 and after that time licences were not procurable, as the Traille Office was closeri.

The

and in 1923 he wrote

that But though he took his writing | very seriously and went to the scenes of his books for local colour. the results are somewhat crude, sunsational and sentimen- tal.

IND

When Does Day End? Defendunt:-May I appeal your Worship? Have 1 the power to appeal?

Crilic of Modern Theatre. Defendant:--In reply to that 1 In 1927 he denounced the asked the traille sergeant if I could "utterly Insincere. Impure thing go the following week and he said that now too frequently goes by "No, to-morrow will be all right." rounde the name of drama. He was

His Worship:-As far as I can that the great public sec, the month's grace appears to sure, he said,

contend, in the provinces did not want have expired, as the

police "this kind of mack-raking," which at 5 p.m. on July 31. he described wh

As the work of

at

plays. Gastle, his Mans home At 26 he was still writing Every fine evening he wont for a stroll on the road between Douglas and

Peel where he enjoyed nothing more than a chat with holiday- 'makers who

aufficient plucked up courage to address him.

In July 15

1920, he was honoured

and not at midnight.

time.

any

M. BRIAND,

NOT ABLE TO GO TO GENEVA.

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SING, MAN! DON'T BLEAT!

(Continued from Paye 6.)

Paria, Aug. 31. Although Professor Vadmez, M. Briand's doctor, states his patient is on the way to recovery, he has ment down, not to the sawdust. ordered him to week's rest.

take another but to the sink.

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Marship: - Ôn what

Defondant:-On the ground that a day ends at 5 or 6 o'clock The defendant went on to an that all Police Stations opened all 'M. Briand's departure for The other night. I was in the Defendant: That, your War-right, and he could deposit money Gonova will therefore be postpon- canteen of a Territorial battalion literary eunuchs who are pouring shup, is not one month. their

inte passions

His Worship:If you consider with the sergeant on duty at abortive

He was misled by the ed. Pending bis arrival, France'a in-camp. We aang the old march- the Ordinance very strictly, the traffic sergeant who told him that delegation will be headed either by ing songs, and we sang them lusti

M. Francols Poucet, Ambassadory, and we were not ashamed of real time is midnight on the 31st. "to-morrow would be all right, designate to Berlin, or the Finance our voices. They were the songs Defendant:-If the sergeant had otherwise he would have paid the Minister, M. Flandin, both of that some of us sans when it was told me to go straight away I could fee that day.

whom are under orders to proceed not easy to sing, but then we sang have done so.

His Worship:You wish n'case to Geneva. The final decision will for the good of our soula, ás now Inspector Alexander:--The In-stated? spector General of Police

Defendant:In the case of con- be made by Taval after con- we sang for the joy of being able motorists to renew licences during viction I wish to give notice of sultation with M. Briand.

Then somebody put on a gram- July, not August.

appeal.

s Worship: Then you wish a judgment has not yet been given mophone record and into the hearty, healthy, merry meeting against which I must appen). case stated?

His Worship: Then I think I came the song of syrup, the elily had better announce the fincs, $5 bleating of a simpering shadow of for driving without a licence and a man.

"Cut it out, can it, put n'sock in it." $10 for driving an unlicensed ear, and allowed seven days in which

yol days in which The protesting shouts were to pay the fines.

Defendant:Then I know the good to hear. Trained men living status of motor drivers. I shall in the open under canvas roaent

the intrusion of.tanors of treaclo. Worship,pay the finer

in

Douglas and with the freedom of

returning thanks he said: "The Isle of Man has been my school, my university, my alma mater. I has taught me all or nearly all know of, human nature."

Facially, Hall Caine somewhat resembled Shakespeare and this likeness he did his best to increase by the way in which he wore his hair, and beard-Rettter and I.B.5.

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Sergeant's Evidence, Sergeant Brittain sald that at about 6 p.m. on July 31, he stopped the defontant in Hennessy Road and found he had not renewed his licences. He told the accused the Traffic Inspector would be Inform- ed.

Defendant-Do you remember I

Defendant; I shall have to engage counsel.

Ilis Worship: If you consult counsel you will have, soven days before you give direct notice.

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