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THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY,

APRIL

19, 1937.

STALL-HOLDER

METAL" THIEVING

FINED

EPIDEMIC

CINEMA NOTES

COMMITTED NUISANCE BRASS AND IRON FROM

IN PUBLIC

П

LAUNCH

CORRESPONDENCE

Hongkong Hotels Meeting

To the Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph.

Sir, Will you kindly allow me to Dasure the Directors that at last, Thursday's meeting, my remarks were intended on a rejoinder to the

Hilarious comedy is provided by Lam Kap, 24, a cook on board "When's Your Birthday?" which has steam launch Ares, belonging to the has its run at the Queen's Theatre Blue Funnel Steamship company, to-dny, with Joe E. Brown as fun was charged before Mr. K. M. Amaker-in-chief. Brown is seen as an this morning with the theft of 383 this means of paying for a course in Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy occasional" prize fighter who adopts in pounds of brass and iron from the astrology. Later he refuses to marry 8.8. Talthyblus on April 1, and with his sweetheart, Suzanne Kauren, be

Another moan was charged cause she ins selected in date which receiving. with receiving but was later dis- conflicts with the favourable aspect

fle lands g job docs charged,

of his births planet.

Orologer in a midway

operated by Fred Keating, where Marlan Marsh is also Predicting the outcome of working. April

free,

A fine of $10, or 14 days, was im- posed on Lui Chin, 30, vegetable stall- holder at the Western Market which ha appeared before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy this morn ing charged with commiting nuisance in a publle plice,

His Worship remarked that he was lucky to get off so lightly, as the police were not proceeding with three These other charges against him. were exposing liimsif in front of Wong Poni, married wor

woman, abusing her, and assaulting her.

Inspector Hourlinn sald defendant C, 306 stated that on was gambling near the complainant's about 4 p.m. he saw defendant carry- Complainant protested and the de- he had been given the iron to take fendant abused her. In doing so he ashore and sell. probably turned round and exposed himself. He did not think he had any evil intention.

Delective Sergeant prosecuted.

Hutchinson

15

tall and did not want to go too far. ing the iron. Defendant sinted that a "bis own enables Minor Watson,

DUTCHMAN LACKS PASSPORT

EXPULSION ORDER

MADE

A Dutch subject, Lie Slog. Djie. allas Fritz Timmickman, aged 10, was charged, before Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy this morning for entering the Colony without a valid passport.

Detective-Sergeant F. E. Russell prosecuting, sald defendant arrived in Hongkong on Saturday by the liner, President Jefferson. He had buarded the ship before it called in Shaughal, and had then bought ticket.

The shipping company were however, willing to take defendant back to Shanghal at their own ex- the President Conlidge, pense which would be sailing soon.

made An expulsion order wns against defendant,

03

FORGED NOTES

|

speech concerning his that the "Directors will

find it build a modern establishment on the site of the old Peak Hotel." This i

not reflect the concensus of opinion of the majority of the small

sible at an early date to

holders.

better f

Life's outlook is always overcast to In these days of high cost of bulld. the man whose nerves are awry or Inx, it would be inadvisable to launch who suffers habitually from dyspep- out on a doubtful venture, and am sia. Cheerlessly ho gazes out on the of the opinion that it would be much world's activities and pleasures, un- understand how others can we concentrate our activi- able to ties on our

find happiness the

therein. our present holdings rather

The need of such a man is a than to incur fresh loans for. new undertaking which would doubtless revivifying of his nervous forces.

er

And this can only be accomplished caler for a selective clientele. I would like to amplify that

through his blood, for it is the blood supplies nourishment and "Peninsula Hotel" would not have that been fully occupied if it had not been health to every nerve and Abre of for the closing of the old Peak llotel, man's being.

In Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in It is only at the annual meeting numerable gloomy, nerve-racked Lhot

a member is afforded an oppor- dyspepiles have found just, this Speedily and at his house, stating that the crew face, as they that is screamingly the Company's affairs and the pr. surely these world-famous tonie pills

tunity of learning of the position of long-sought help.

gambler, to make winning bet. and the latter promptly engages the three as his private staff for predicting the outcome of sports ing events. Brown is accepted as an uncannily able astrologer, his star ascends, His difficulties come when Miss Kaaren attempts to re-enter his life in a big way, in spite of the fact that Miss Marsh has by this time supplanted her in Brown's affections. There is a mixup in horoscopes on the eve of d championship bout, and Brown's past explodes right in his pleture comes to a wildly

Mr. James Wong, of the Blue Funnel Company. said it was customary for the second engineer of the chips to band their scrap Iron On April 15 the Ares to the Ares, had taken aboard some scrap iron and had returned to Holt's wharf, The crew went ashore for lunch and the fron was not unloaded. The next day witness received a telephone call

of the Ares had

Witness exciting climax Tun 'away, went to the launch and found that funny. Brown's part fits him like the crew had taken away all their personal belongings. Later that day the proverbial glove, and he has never appeared to better advantage. defendant was brought on board by His

His supporting cast is excellent, und the police, who were looking for the in addition to those mentioned, in- coxswain.

cludes Edgar Kennedy,

burne,

Margaret Hamilton, Bull Montana and others. There is also a funny, ragged the dog which adds Its share to the comedy,

Defendant stated that he had been told to go ashore to buy some food. Returning, he had been told by the coxswain to take the iron ashore and sell it. The iron was in a sampon and defendant followed the sampan ashore, where he was arrested.

Remarking that defendant was an obvious scapegoat, His Worship bound him over in a bond of $30,

18.

OTHER CASES

Inspector Shannon sald defendant was stopped about 6.30 p.m. on April

on

Frank Jenks,

"Devil Doll"

of

the

nerves are

the

Being a minority shareholder of the blood, and thus, at every dose, the vilege of expressing his opinion, purify, enrich and strengthen the fed with now strength, "submerged tenth" I am reconciled

digestive to the fact that the prospects of

organs are charged with get-

fresh vigour, spirits revive, old inting an impartial hearing are remote. interests reawaken, life is found He is debarred by the Articles of the again well worth the living. "I feel Association of interfering in

the a new

taking Dr. man, since management, though recognised as Williams' Pink Pula!" has been the full blown partner and a registered glad cry of thousands of former shareholder, but he is nevertheless restrained from making constructive, sufferers. If you are dyspeptic, ner- vous, despondent, why not let it bo yours too? Dr. Williams Pink Pills are obtainable from chemists every- where. They are equally good for both men and women.

*

comment.

Bug-

PASTEN

"The Devil Doli, new-M-G-M

When I attended the meeting I was thriller, showing to-day at the King's Theatre, is a spectacular demonstra in the unhappy handicapped position tion of the limitless range of the of not having been furnished with modern screen.

nu insight of the Chairman's con- The picture in based the startling, fantastic novel. te spinted speech. Therefore, I had "Burn, Witch, Burn," by A. Merritt, lo be content to rely on my auditory It's marvellous .......

facilities, For the A fine of $50, or two weeks, was distinguished author mystery and rentative passed on Tase 28, unemployed; from a

Company to arrive at n dividend Odol Toothpaste makes evory, when he was charged before Mr. E. Schayer and Garrett Fort. Directed

stage most drastle cuts in

amile dazzling success.Odol Ilmsworth at the Kowloon Magist- by Tod Browning sometimes

referred

share capital and retrenchment in all bring up a gleaming pear- racy this morning with the unlawful to as "the Edgar A-n Poe of the departments have been necessary. I possession of piece of iron on April screen," for his creat

of "Dracula"

in betweens and and the late Lon Chaney mysteries, therefore cannot see what common liness, whitens fronts,

sense or Justification there is in this Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produc-

backs - and it. tion stars Lionel

gesting running into debt by recreat with Lionel Barrymore,

ing and foering a huge overdraft never harms the notable cast of supporting players.

with our Bankers on a venture that enamel. Bo re- are Maureen O'Sullivan, Voice of Bugle Ann": Frank Lawton, rate I am conscious of the fact that Your teeth WIS | VORES DE Chiu Dor, 50, unemployed months hard of six

Chair although young in years has labour, to date from the first day of niso fined $5, or two weeks, for who portrayed David Copperfield in the gentleman who occupied the feel clean

manhood; Robert Grieg, gargantuan

cast

nad a very wide experience and tooth Birst the March Sessions, wes passed by possession of a quantity of scrap iron comedian who is for the

Round training, and I am satisfied villain; Grace Ford, the the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac-on April 18, when he appeared be-

with his candid assurance that no- teacher who be dancing Gregor. This morning on Ho Fun, afore Mr. E. Ilimsworth at the Kov. time as

came a kereen "And" Lucy Benu- thing will be undertaken with the young wornan, who pleaded guilty to loon Magistracy this morning.

suggested proposition without very Fred Warren and three charges of attempting to utter

mont, Arthur

careful consideration. Hongkong Government dollar notes

other

players. The at Kowloon on January 23 inst.

Accused, whose trial was to have

story tells of a scientist, gone mad in his efforts to discover a means of

the atom. taken place last month, was repre-

Не conceives Leo sented

Hon. Mr. by the

creatures D'Almada, Jnr. Instructed by Mr. J.

might be reduced to one-sixth of M. D'Almada Raemedios.

YOUNG WOMAN SENT TO GAOL

Sentence

18 and he admitted taking the iron Among them Barrymore in "The might never be profitable. At. any freshing, too!

from the Kong Yik Iron yard. 乍

the

Inspector Shannon said defendant ivas stopped in the street and he ad- itted stealing the iron from the Fut

Hing Chung marine store dealer.

last seen with

Oklahoma

shrinking, that if all living ·

The

the

In mitigation, Mr. D'Almada said that she, reallsing the notes were their natural size the world food sup- his client came from Canton and oh-forgeries, decided to palm them off.ply would be adequate for all. His tained the notes from E money- Mr. E. II. Williams, Assistant fantastic dream brings into existence weird laboratory where. animais changer there. She had no idea that Attorney-General, who prosecuted, a they were forgeries until she went said that attering forged Government and human beings are reduced ac- But, in the to a cigarette stall on the day of her Treasury notes was a serious offence. cording to his formula.

His

their brains are destroyed, more process, arrest. After the note had been

Lordship: Are. they rejected, she went to another stall sacred in the eyes of the law? leaving them trencherous morons.

"Racing Lady" and was again refused. It was then (Laughter).

-DAY-BY-DAY_NEWS_IN_BRIEF

HARDINESS

1s

PLENTY AND PEACE DREEDS COWARDS; HARDNESS

от EVER MOTHER--Shakespeare,

The net proceeds from the charity ball held at the Peninsula Hotel recently in ald of the Society for the Protection of Children was $1,441.93.

Suffering from scales which she re- ceived when she accidentally sat on a Chan brass pot of bolling congee, Fook-kui was admitted to the Kwong Wah Hospital yesterday.

Lam Fook, aged 53, a ricksha coolic, was sent to the Government. Civil Hospital yesterday suffering from injuries to the head, caused when he was assaulted by a number of people at Tai Hang.

$350.

co-featured.

A young girl gives a smug automo- ble magnate a lesson on sports wn- ship in Damon Runyon's thruling

"Racing Lady story of the turf,

produced for the screen-by

showing at

at the Alham- The Hongkong Travel Association Radio and

addi-bra Theatre to-da Ann Dvorak,

to-day. acknowledges the following tional subscription: The Fesk Smith Ballew and Harry Carey are Tramways, Ltd.,

as one of Recognised the greatest American sports writers, Runyon has fushioned a throbbing story about a subject which has long been a favourite with him. Other angles aro adapted from the Story, "Odds Are Even," by J. Robert Bren and, Norman Houston. Miss Dvorak, At the meeting of the Rotary Club Ballew and Carey are supported by Frank M. Thomas, Berton Churchill, Dr. Arthur to-morrow, other delegates to the Rotary Con-Ray Mayer, Hattie McDanield, Wille Lew Payton and others. ference recently held in Nanking Best, will give an account of the proceed-Wallace Fox directed. Many of the

An unknown Chinese woman was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday after she had been knocked down by a motor bus in Shanghat Street near Market Street,

ings.

Woo and

Pleading guilty to charges of breach of the Deportation Ordinance, Yan Loi and Chan Shing were sentenced to three und two years' hard labour respectively by Mr. Justice Rt. E. Lindsell at the Criminal Sessions this a'morning.

A fatal accident occurred in Prince Edward Road yesterday when coolie, Lam Pang, fell off the rear of motor lorry No. 2351. He was taken to the Kowloon Hospital to receive altention, but succumbed to his. in- juries ut. 0.10 a. 1

to-day.

·

Charged with possession of an Iron stanchion and an instrument at for an unlawful purpose, Tam Lin- wun, 29, unemployed, was fined total of $10, or four weeks, by Mr.

በኒ Himsworth E

the Kowloon

prosecuted.

a

of six Sentence x weeks' hard labour was inflicted on Lo Ho., aged 26, a Magistracy this morning. Inspector coolle employed at the Government Chester Woods Civil Hospital; before Mr. K. Keen at

The wedding took place at the the Central Magistracy this morning. for the theft of two surgical instru-Registry this morning of Mr. Endel ments valued at $10 from the Mein, musician, son of the late Mr. Hospital on April 13. Lance-Ser-Endel John Mein, and Miss Anastasia geant W. Sullivan prosecuted, Petrova, of Canten, daughter of the late Mr. Anastasia Jokot Petrova. Charged with the larceny of a trou Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith officiated and wheel weighing about 60 lbs. from the the witnesses were Mr. Chan Shing- grounds of St. Joseph's College wal and Mrs. S.

P.Chan yesterday, Leung Kui, aged 20, was.

Chan Ching, 21, unemployed, waa❘ bound over when he appeared before Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magis-Aned $5, or one week by Mr. E. iracy this morning. Inspector J. R. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magis- McWalter said defendant was seen tracy this morning for the theft of a Arying to sell the wheel in Tai Ping brass cooking, pot from stall No. 32, Shan, and, on being questioned by a fin Kwellin Street on April 18. In- district watchman, said he found the spector Chester Woods stated that de- wheel in Kennedy Road, but later fendant admitted the theft when admilied taking it from the College. The wheel was used by the students stopped by a detective and questioned. for weight-lifting.

exciting racing scenes in the photo- play were filmed at the famous Santa Anita track.

HUTS ABLAZE AT

AU TAU

TWO MEN DETAINED BY POLICE

Damage to the extent of over $200 was caused to a number of huts at at Au Tnu, in the New Territories, yesterday, when a fire broke out in a matshed belonging to Hung Sul- kul, and rapidly spread to huts near- by; It is understood that two men have been detained by the police in connection with the outbreak.

FATHER KILLED CHILD BY BOXING HER EARS; JURY SAYS "NOT GUILTY"

(Continued front Page 1) again reminded the jury that the real question they had to consider was

whether or not they thought it was Keung Kin, 34, and Chan Plu, 24, unreasonable and improper for a Remanded from Saturday, Lok Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon cursed, to slap his offending daughter both unemployed, appeared before Chinese father, having twice been Yeung, 24, unemployed, ex-member of Magistracy this

morning charged on the head. Headmasters had been Boys Club in Bonham Road, who with the theft of a sewing machine known to box the ears of their pupils stole a gold watch and n pocket wallet containing $7.00 from Mr. trom No. 3, Portland Street and two without being charged with man-

sewing machines from the Joseph Sing Mow, Superintendent of Sewing Machine Co., 424, Shanghal

slaughter, added His Lordship. Singer Without

the jury found the club, on March 20, wa this

noi Street. Detective Sergeant Hedridge accused morning sentenced to hard fabour by Mr

to six weeks' Bald the value of the machines was our by bir. W. Schofeld at $230, During investigation on the Lordship sald: "I hope you will re- the Central Magistracy. The remand first charge, defendants admitted the member this grave lesson to you as had been to enable him to raise $49, theft of the machines named in the A father. Next time, remember, don't the value of the watch, but he could second charge. ·Defendants were lose your temper until you are close only find $5 through a friend. This sentenced to four months on the first enough to your children to punish

plainant as amends.

charge..

Before Sing accused, -His

them to receive the punishment.”

hind

FRED. 11. KEW.

QUEEN'S THEATRE TIMES

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