To-day's ESSEX is the insab ever bullt." It is the smoothest, most rollabin" ESSEX ever built. It is the best looking, most comfortably riding ESSEX ever built. And the pries, because of volume; ie the lowest at which ESSEX/aver sold. Its over. whelming pablie "acceptance confirme by actual salqı supremacy the outstanding leadership of ESSEX value. Never was that position so clear and so rightly deserved as to-day.
Touring . $3,500- Conch...
Including complate special equipment,
.$2,600
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
38, Wong No! Chung Road, Happy Valley.
WHITEAWAY
GENTS. OUTFITTING DEPT:
OVERCOATE
MEN'S overcoats in light,
medium and heavy weight. Best cut and style.
$49.50 to $8:50:
MEN'S "WOOLLIES"
and Coat Sweaters in plain
and fancy designs.
$4.95 to $22.50.
GLOVES & MUFFLERS
CALL AND INSPECT
WHITEAWAY,
LAIDLAW
& CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG,
CST-O-LITE SU- per Service Bat- teries offer you the highest grade, most, powerful and longest lasting storage battery ever made, yet they sell at a price surpris- ingly low. Let us tell you more about this
PRESTO
new Preat-O-Lite battery,
HONGKONG HOTEL
GARAGE.
Phone C.159.
Prest O-lite
Battery
China Mail
No. 20,003
HONGKONG,
D
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1927. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
HULLOA, NEW YORK. SNATCHER CAUGHT.
FIRST WIRELESS TELEPHONE
CALL.
A GREAT SUCCESS,
THEFT OF "MALWA LADY'S
HANDBAG.
CHINESE BROKER. PRAISED.
Yet another bag snatcher has beer brought to book.
'UP TO" CHEN.
Promise to Maintain Law and Order.
POSITION IN HANKOW.
British Action Endorsed At Home.
ART TRIUMPH.
FLEMISH AND BELGIAN EXHIBITION:
WORTH $15,000,000.
CRACKERS.
N. LAZARUS. Hong Kong's Only European Optician- Established Over Forty Years. Manager: Ralph A. Cooper, Registered Optometrist (Canada);
REGULATIONS FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR.
USUAL FORMALITY.
Rugby, Jan. 7.- In view of the approaching
London, Jan. 7. The London-New York wireless
At Royal Academy to-day private Chinese New Year, it is notified Mr. Fan Shiu-nam, a broker
view was held of exhibition telephone service was formally in-
of that in accordance with Ordin- Flemish and Belgian art organised ance No of 1888, permission. is augurated to-day, the first mess-in the Arm of Messrs. W. R.
by Anglo-Belgian- Art Union. given for crackers to be fired as. age to be heard in New York be-Loxley and Co., was congratulat- ing the chimes of St. Paul's strik-ed by the Police Magistrate this
London, Jan. 7. There are 704 exhibits and they in- follows:- Authoritative, circles in Lon.clude paintings, sketchings, draw- Within those portions of the ing a quarter to two sent through morning on effecting the arrest of a special telephone fixed in the a snatcher who made off, yester- don consider the promises of Mr.ings, and pieces of sculpture. They City of Victoria and the Kowloon. south tower of St. Paul's. There day with property belonging to Eugene Chen to maintain law and are not confined to one period, for Peninsula bounded by the follow- after Sir George Murray, Secrea lady passenger on board the order in the British Concession in in afteen rooms and galleries there ing limits:- tary of the Generaly Post Office, P. and . "Malwa," as she was Hankow as an asset. The opin are works by artists of the Flemish ion is expressed that it is "up to" school of the year 1,400 and by conversed with the President of taking a walk in town.
Mr. Chen to prove that the Can-artists of all periods down to the tonese Nationalist movement is post-war era.. law-abiding and worthy recogni-
the American Telephone and Telegraph Company; and the ser- vice was then opened to public
use-Reuter.
Expectations.
London, Jan. 7.
Mr. R. E. Lindeell observed that Mr. Fan was to be highly commended for his public spirit and it was a pity that there were not more like him.
Caught After Long Chase: Accused was not caught until A post office official said that after a long chase along Peel the public wireless, telephone ser-Street into Queen's Road Central vice from London to New York and Hing Lung Street. Mr. Fan progressed most satisfactorily, was in a ricsha when he noticed Ten calls were made in the first the thief running, with Mrs. Rosk 14 hours. He expected the ser- Fischer in pursuit. He jumped vice to continue till eleven o'clock out and held the fugitive until the in the evening. When the normal Police arrived. service is opened to-morrow calls. will be taken between 1.30 to 6 p.m. The atmospheric conditions about were very troublesome sunset, and the engineers would not put a caller through unless they could guarantee a clear line. -Reuter:
OFFICIAL REPORT.
Heard Clearly on Both Sides,
AY
Mrs. Fischer had eight gold rings in her bag, as well as two purses, a silk scarf valued at $131, two £1 notes, and a 50-sen Japanese coin.
His Worship imposed sentence of nine months' hard labour and twenty strokes of the birch. If prisoner is found medically unfit for the birthing, he will serve an additional three months.
SITUATION TENSE.
Banking Business Closed Down.
Shanghai, Jan. 8.
A message from Hankow, dated 1 p.m... Jan. 7, slates that the situation is most tense.
An official expressed the opinion that if the exhibita came into mar-
ket at least £16,000,000 sterling would be realaed. They have been assembled from Belgium, Holland, France, and United States as well as this country. King George has sent seven pictures from Royal! Palaces; the King of the Belgians *Antwerp has lent Brackerers' Cathedral," and many British noble- men have contributed. The exhi bition is declared to be a triumph.
Business with Banks hasBritish Wireless Service. totally closed down in spite of Nationalist assurances as to the
keeping of law and order..
Further developments are anxiously awaited.
くり
this afternoon, to discuss the posi- tion. He assured them that there Reuter's correspondent, with was no reason for panic, declaring others, is confined to A.P.C.that the Nationalist Government premises by pickets but "they could control the situation. expect to be liberated very shortly."
The situation at the other concessions is not clear though the evacuation of women with children is advised. Reuter..
On: the application of the Police yesterday, Mr. T. W. Ain- sworth, the Kowloon Magistrate, Rugby, Jan. 7.
remanded for a week the Chin- The conversation between Sir ese charged with snatching the Evelyn Murray, Secretary of the handbag of Mrs. J "Barros General Post Office in London and Maher, a Portuguese lady, a few Mr. Walter Gifford, President of days ago, at the junction oftion by the Powers; therefore the American Telephone and Nathan and Jordan Roads.
Telegraph Company in New York, The prosecution intends to ask which inaugurated the British-for committal to the Criminal American wireless telephone zer-Sessions. vice, is stated officially
to have!
been heard clearly on both sides and to have been on the whole fairly satisfactory.
4. London
subscribers
Service
A London
INDIAN FLIGHT.
LONDON TO KARACHI IN 11 DAYS.
who subsequently had a conver; sation with New York go far!
Rugby, Jan. 7. ther than this and report com- plete satisfaction.
Sir Samuel Hoare is due to leave newspaper director, who convers-Karachi for Jodhpur to-day by the ed with a New York newspaper De Havilland Hercules biplane by proprietor for eight minutes, de- which, in company with Lady Maud clares that not once had either to Houre, he has flownfrom London.in. ask the other to repeat anything. eleven days. "It was like speaking to London suburb, only much clearer."
Preparations are being made for receiving Sir Samuel at Delhi to-
Mr. Walter Gifford and Sir merrow. Evelyn Murray both dwell in their
Lady Maud's flight is the longest conversation on the important yet undertaken by a woman-Bri effects which the service would tish Wireless Service... Phave in facilitating business and "Mothe" Great Achievement,
promoting social intercourse be- tween Great Britain and the Unit-
in a real sense, although separated by thousands of miles."
GRENADE BOMBS.
some confidence is felt that he will carry out his undertaking.
It is understood, that the high-
Later the majority of the American community decided to evacuate.
A meeting with the British with a similar object was a fiasco, only one person attending besides Mr. Goffe. Only one feeling pre- vails here, namely, utter lack of confidence.-Reuter.
Troops Watch Constable. " Shanghai, Jan, 8.
A Japanese report from Han- er authorities in London entirely kow dated Thursday,' says that approve of the action taken in the flag is not flying at the Bri- Hankow, which was taken on the fish Consulate-General From entire responsibility of the local this morning the Consulate pre- British authorities who are commises are being watched by Chin- petent authorities. They express ese troops, and the Consul General the opinion that they acted wisely is staying therein.
in choosing the, alternative of an British residents still in Han- attack by a mob with Cantonese kow are taking refuge in the troops protecting the British to a Hong Kong Bank and A.P.C. possible attack by a mob aided by buildings, which also are being Cantonese troops.-Reuter. watched by Chinese troops and
pickets.
U.S. OPINION.
Tribute to British Tact,
The British Concession is at present being governed by a Com mittee five selected from members the local Kuomintang.-Reuter..
(1) City of Victoria.
South-Bonham Road, North-The Praya.. WeatWestern Street..
East-Sai Street and Morrison!
Street..
وا
12.) Queen's Road East from Royal Naval Hospital entrança to Kennedy Road, by Kennedy Road to a line running through Hing Wan Street: down Stone Nullah Lane to Wanchai Road and Tai Wo Street to Praya East, along Praya East to Burrows Street and by Burrows Street to Cross Lane to the Gas Works, by Wanchai Road to Wanchai Market, both. sides of the street are included in these limits.
(3) Kowloon Peninsula..
All the area south of Austin Road.
"
$
On Tuesday, the 1st February, from 6 p.m. to 6 p.m.; and on
Slumber Wear
There is no doubt that Pyjamas of fine quality maverial pleasing designs and "roomy" cut coaduce greatly to that recuperative alesp which is so essential
1
We have a complet: stock of Pyjamas in all weights and sizes.
BATH ROBES & SLIPPERS
Wednesday, the 2nd February, MACKINTOSH
from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., and 6 pm, to 6 pm. On Tuesday, the 8th February, from 6 am to 8. a.m, Within those portions of the City of Victoria and the Kowloon Peninsula (South of a line run- ning from the junction of Nan- king Street and Temple Street, Yaumati, to the boundary of Kowloon Marine Lot No 40) not comprised in the above limits, with the exception here-- after mentioned:-
From 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the lat
February, till 4 p.m. on Thura-|| day, the 3rd February, and on Tuesday, the 8th February, from 6 am to 9 am
No cracker-firing will be permit
ted in Ice House Street, Duddell Street on the lanes leading out of Duddell Street for a distance of 80 yards from Queen's Road. Cracker-firing is to be strictly confined to
named the times above both within and without the prescribed area; and both sides of all streets, or parts of streets famed as the boundaries. above, are to be considered as within the prescribed area.
1
ነ
New York, Jan. 7.
LOCAL REPORTS. The whole Press is following with intense interest the drama-
"Evacuation is Completed."
No burning crackers or other tic developments in China, to
fire is to be thrown above the "Evacuation Rugby, Jan. 7. which even Mexico and Nicaragua
is completed"
be carried on in the vicinity of The restates a Naval wireless message The two small Moth aeroplanes take a second place. ed States and in generally streng- are now within a single stage of markable tact and forbearance of received in Hong Kong from Han-mable, material, and all reasonable precaution must be taken against thening the ties between the two India, having arrived from Jask at the British naval authorities in kow,
every one is liable countries.
Charbar yesterday. Their Right most difficult circumstances are
In Kiukiang also, all have been accident, as Mr. Walter Gifford remarked: from London is the most remark-emphasised on all sides.
evacuated, according to Naval for damage arising from his care.
lessness. "Through the spoken word aided able ever undertaken by low-power- The majority of the newspapera wireless messages. The Consulate
The firing of crackers is not to by personality of voice the people ed machines.-British Wireless Ser-point out that the Hankow dis-there has been officially sealed. of New York and the people of vice.
turbances are a strange commen- The British flag has been hauled by detonation, or which contain London will become neighbours
tary dn the liberal tone of the re-down, and committed to the care places of Christian Worship dur- cent British memorandum.
of the Chinese military authoring Divine Service."
Attention is drawn to Govern- The "Herald-Tribune" says:ities. "The State Department has been Sir Delyn Murray' recognised
This morning, the new Admir ment Notification No. 298 of the that difficulties still had to be
reserving its answer to the Brial, Sir Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, 8th July, 1921 No person shall" overcome before the trans-Atlan-
tish Note and by a curious col- left for Nanking by H.M.S. "Des- make, sell, or have in his posses
sion any fireworks which explode cidence the riots broke out almost patch. tic service could attain the stand-
at the moment when the Chairman
Naval authorities are unable to by detonation, o rwhich contain ard of regularity and re. liability which Was aimed Three Bengali youths have been of the Foreign Affairs Commit confirm rumours that the British any "explosive ingredient or mix- at.. But he was convinced that arrested and remanded in connec- tee of the House of Representa forces have landed at Hankow ture other than black gunpowder, there was no better means of solv-tion with the discovery of thirteen tives was introducing a resolution and that the Concession has again charcoal, sulphur and saltpetre,
The Police have strict orders to revolvers, which would "orient American been taken over by arrangement. ing these difficulties than by put- "grenade" bombs, two
house
in policy more or less in the British [Nanking is near the mouth of summon or arrest persona firing ting the service to the crucial test and ammunition in of daily use.
direction. The resolution will Yangtze River, above Shanghai, crackers in contravention of the now be examined in the lurid if but below Klakiang, It is the foregoing restrictions. confusing light of Hankow. In-capital of Kiangau province and tervention looms more and more some distance below Hankow.] large as the tale of the incidenta mounts up."-Reuters' American Service.
THREE BENGALI YOUTHS ARRESTED.
Calcutta, Jan. 7.
Calcutta.-Reuter,
1
PERAK POWER.
HYDRO-ELECTRIC CO.'S MANAGER.
London, Jan. 7,
Greetings were exchanged by the new service between the: Mayor of New York and the Lord Mayor of London. The Mayor of New York, expressed his conviction that world com-! merce would be given an added impetus by this new channel of Mr. John Ferguson, electrical Communication 'between the engineer of the East Indian Rail- worlds of the two greatest com-way, has been appointed General mercial marts. The Lord Mayor Manager of the Perak River
}}
"INTOLERABLE.”
Looting. General at Kiukiang.
The firing of Bombs,""Electric" crackers and "Golden Coin" crack- era is strictly prohibited.
DYNAMITE STOLEN.
Dynamite fuses and detona- tore valued at $40 were stolen from a building contractor's in-matshed at Aberdeen village yes-
of London said: "The city of Hydro-Electric Power Company Admiral C. S. Williams; Com-tolerable, looting being general, tarday by robbers armed with
London in its long history has in Malaya.Router
revolvers.
AMERICAN ADMIRAL
# Shanghai, Jan. 8. Ordered To Go to Shanghai A Klukiang message of yester
day states: Washington, Jan. 7.
The position is absolutely mander-in-Chief of the Asiatic mostly by adidiers. Fleet, has been ordered to Shang- The authorities are utterly unbe fishermen, who wanted the Phat "to observe and report on con- able to control the situation.
The British Concession has North-west winds, fresh; fine-editions."
* citles are brought within sound the official weather forecast till Navy Secretary Wilbur said been evacuated. All the British of each other's voice. For, many noon to-morrow for Hong Kong, the that Admiral Williams would use are safe on board the gunboats. years past the need for closer adjacent coast and Formosa his own judgment in regard to the Reuter..
been associated with many great events but none more wonderful
than this in which, through means of modern science, two
communications has been insisted Chanel.
upon as a means of developing
the essential brotherhood of the
English-speaking races and now.
THE WEATHER.
as if by magic we have been heard first of all not a human brought, through the instrument-voice but the bells of St. Paul's ality of the telephone into that Cathedral chiming the time. A real touch that we all of us de- special telephone had been fixed for the purpose in the south atre so much.AN
The service was opened at 1:45. tower of the Cathedral British Operators in New York actually Wireless Service,
number of ships he would take with him. Beuter's American Service
NO REASON FOR PANIC
But Americans Will Evacuata
Hankow, Jan.-6.
Mr. Eugene Chen met the lead ing Americans at three o'clock
EARLIER CABLES.
A Word to Mr. Chen,"
London, Jan. 7, The "Daily News," in "A word to Mr. Chen," hopes that he will make good his pledge to "keep the situation in hand." There Is (it (Vontinued on Page 12.)
The miscreants are believed to explosives for fishing operations. KAILAN MINING. ADMINIS- TRATION.
The total output of the Anmin- istration's mines for the week ended December 25 amounted to 68,764 tons, and the sales during the period to 66,440 tons.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR
The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 1/117/16.
& CO., LTD..
Men's Wear Specialists.
Alexandra Building,
Des Voeux Road.
Those who stead, neith moured at the tellimuseg endeuatuze
AIR PRICES RESH STOCK INE QUALITY AITHFUL SERVICES
TABAQUERIA FILIPINA
NOTICE TO SHIPOWNERS, MASTERS & AGENTS.
The Yuen Wo Seamen's Institute always has men available to ship as watch-
men, seamen, &c.
Our men are employed by the leading passenger lines. We guarantee satis- faction.
Please phone or call:" K.661-No. 2, Saigon Street. Yaumati or
C.2560-No. 38. Tung
Man Street.
TANG YUK, DENTIST
Successor to
#1
the late SIEN TING, 14, D'Aguilar Bizeet. TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.
CHEAP SALE.
READY MADE LADIES' SHOES
50% Discount.