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in Yaumall, yesterday. No passengers were at the back-scats in the bus, and no one was injured.-Newsphoto.

GAMBLERS FINED

Sequel to Police Raid, On Christmas Eve

E.

When hearing of a charge of keep- ing a common gaming house against the manager of the Grand View Film Company, Kowloon, Chlu Shu-sun, 35, and a painter named Chan Shing- ku, 29, concluded before Mr. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday, Mr. C, Y. Kwan, re- presenting the National Women's Relief Association, denied a report in the Chinese Press stating that the Association had taken part in the Grganisation of the carnival which led to the arrest of the defendants.

Mr. J. Whyatt, Clown Council, prosecuted, and the defendants were represented by Mr. D. McCallum.

It will be recalled that the Film Studio in Pak Tal Street was raided

SHEKKI ATTACKED

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Shaw Of It

MR. SHAW is looldust for an actor, who must be at least oft. tall,

At the age of eighty-two, the fire- less G. B. S. has recently started work on a new play-his fifty-first.

It is an historical play titled "In Good King Charles's Golden Days" the central figure is Charles 11.

"I have no actor in mind for the by the police un Christmas Eve, part at the moment," Mr. Shaw told the disclosure that me. "But he will have to be at least resulting in pai-ku, a game of chance, was being six feet tall. Charles II. was a tall played on the premises. Chiu stated man.

that at the time of the raid a carnival "I cannot say yet when and where show, was being held in aid of the play will first be produced.

Puper cards refugees.

and not Perhaps at Malvern next summer. money were used in pai-kau: the perhaps before. I hope to have the cards could be exchanged for prizes, first draft finished within a month or or used on other amusement stalls on two." the premises.

When asked if Charles II was a character for whom Mr. Shaw had an especial admiration he replied:

have no admiration for anyone," "I am over eighty

Following submission: by both Counsel yesterday, Mr. Himsworth said that the case against the delen- dants had been established by the Mr. Shaw sold. prosecution's evidence. He was satis-years old. What have I got to do

that the carnival held was a with admiration? bona fide one, its purpose being to Therefore, raise money for refugees. he would not order the confiscation of money tins found on the premises and would take a lenient view of the ease.

Fines of $10 each were imposed on the defendants.

Ten other men were charged with gambling on the premises, and nine of them were discharged. One, who was not in Court, had his bail of $10 estreated.

Arising from an opening statement of Mr. Kwan, Mr. McCallum sold he' understood that a newspaper report imputed that the Relief Association had some connection with the Studio and with the running of the carnival. This was not so, and throughout the case the defence had made no men- tion of these two points.

The chief point about this play is that Nell Gwyn will not be in it. "Previous plays about Charles II have been gossipy trash about Nell Gwyn and The Merry Monarch." Mine will not be gossipy trash, second character in the play will not

Quaker." be Nell Gwyn, but George Fox, the

The

Asked if the success of the "Pyg- the tical frolic. "Geneva"

ation" film and of his current poli- Saville), had restored his faith in London audiences he said.

faith in "I have never had uny

nudiences, or any other London audiences," said Mr. Show, frmily-- and Anally.

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Beauty Lucky In Crash

A junior high school band mem- Cleveland, O. her did a "Corrigan" at a football Florence Ford, 25-year-old photo-game, when he marched grapher's model, driving her automo- while the rest of the band marched bile, across the New York Central the other. The "wrong way" march- tracks here, was struck by a train, er evidently become more interested hurled 32 feet. She climbed from in his music than in the formation the

band was forming, the lender said. the wrecked ear unhurt.

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Macao, Jan. 0. when Junt

(Chungshan Shekki district) is recovering from its recent bombings and the population was returning lately Japanese aeroplanes ngan bombed Shekki this morning. destroying the Electric Plant in which several workmen were killed. Shekki's population is again fleeing. -Our Otes Correspondent.

Non-Defended Area

Shekki, Jan. 9. This town was badly bombed to- day, and Japanese warplanes ma- No Chinese Kok Chow yesterday. chine-gunned Chinese troops in Sam planes have appeared here or in this vicinity, and none of the towns are by anti-aircraft guns.- defended Special.

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A number of local authorities on the trial by mitled for Houston at the Central Magistracy lower Yangtse delta have issued yesterday. He was charged on three orders that no foreign vessels will counts with having, with others not be allowed to do freight on passenger trade at their ports unless they fly in custody, feloniously uttered a forged cheque drawn on the Shang- the Japanese or Japanese-occupied No interference with Britlah vessels hal Commercial Savings Bank Ltd., China da. for $1,500 (Chinese national cur- rency) on December 1, 1938, one for or trade has yet been reported.--- $1,000 on December 5, and with re- Heuter. ceiving a stolen chop belonging to the

the party of armed complainant, Wu Hoi-shan,

Mr. C. A. 9. Russ appeared for the boarded Wu's Junk at Nam Sha, defendant, and Detective-Inspector | Chinese Territory, and took away his cargo of cigaretter. They also took W. Ritchie prosecuted.

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