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HONG KONG, MONDAY, 日叁拾月正年卯丁
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
Kowloon
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1.85 243 456
9.49 11.04 19,34
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741 8.37 10,59 12.02 3.21 4.39 5.34 Taipokarket Dep. Taipe
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FEBRUARY 14th, 1927. # BUBA÷4#BATEX PRICE: 13 PER MONTH
BUSINESS AT KIUKIANG.
FIRMS CARRY ON IN STEAMER'S CABINS.
COOLIES STILL OUT OF HAND,
INTERVENTION BY BRITISH LANDING PARTIES.
boat
THE WEEK'S DIARY.
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To-day. Yachting: Ladies' Section sai! tio. of Championship Handicap Class; Menagerie race for all classes.
H.K. Hotel tes dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy. toa dansant, 4.50 H.K. Philharmonic Bociety re- bearsal (E.M.S. Pinafore), Caths dra! Hall, 5.30 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: Flower."
The Dust
World Theatre: "The Ten Com- mandments."
Stat Theatre: "Lost and Found." Principal Malls:-Inward: U.S.A.,
Tuesday, etc. (President Monroe).
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saloan, which is now known as armed sailor after armed sailor. British Traders Insurance Co.. In semeiation will the GRAND HOTEL CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,
Extraordinary meetings of Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.; Just at that moment the Woodlark Ltd.; and The China Fire Insur- put her nose round the corner of the ance Co., Ltd., at Union Building, junks. The conversation was brokat noon, 12.18 p.m., and 13.30 p.m. en off abruptly. Those junks were respectively. empty in about two minutes and so was the bulk.
Later in the day another party The report in to-day's wireless] press news that business has been of soldiers again attempted the same thing and when the. Consul resumed as usual in Kiukiang is remonstrated with them they show not true, says a F.-C. Daily News ed no intention of moving. An correspondent, writing from Kiu armed party was signalled for and kiang on January 30th. The Bri- H.M.S. Woodlark ordered to come The Chinese soldiers tish are still forbidden by their alongside.
were so intent on the argument, with Consul to go ashore. They have opened temporary offices to transact the Consul that they did not see the urgent business in cabins in the armed party until they were actual frat clase Chinese accommodation alongside, when to their amaze on the str. Kiangued. These cabins, ment they saw the tiny picket 8 in number, open on to a central of H.M.S. Flying Stran disgorge Billeter Square. The enterprising agent of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe bon & Co., in combination with the River Inspector, pinched the best Fice, No. 4 Billeter Square, but
the the have met their match in
but A.P. who started in No. 8 have shown a tendency to spread that they now occupy most of the saloon, Billeter Square, itself. An hourly launch service to the shore enables Chinese office assistants to be present when required, weather Permitting.
Se January 19 the Chinese Chainler of Commerce has been attempting to make arrangements with the shipping bongs to open the hulks and deliver the cargo there Erma before the Chinese New Year Ninety per cent, of the cargo in the hulks is for Chinese consignees.
Pickets Meet Their Match.
Mothers Union, Sale of Work Helens May Institute, 3 pim
H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy ten dansant, 4.30 p.m
H.K. Chinese Amateur Ath. Asso-!.. elation dinner to Eastern China Football Team, South China Re-
DE
Siegfried,"
The
DICES."
World Theatre:
Social Theatre: Star Cade.""
Princips Kails:-O útward: Europa vid Marseilles (phine), 5.30 p.m.; Australia, etc. (Chang-
Wednesday.
H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.20 p.m.
thi Ie0ess L178, Pano
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
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Electric Lifts and Lighting. Telephones on each floor. Hotel Launch woots all Steamers Telephone: Central No. 373. Tel. Address: VICTORIA.
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Hotel Savoy ten danstat, 4.30 PALACE HOTEL.
m Hockey: HK Hockey Club . E.K.S.R.A., U.B.R.C., 3 p.m.
Concert Italian Convent School, Dedication St. John's Cathedral Caine Road, 5.30 paa. Organ, 45 p.
Queen's Theatre: Dance And-1 sess."
On the same day further party of American refugees arrived from Nanchang, consisting of two men, one woman and three children. They succeeded in moving their ataurant 8 p.m. baggage to the halk but once there Queen's Theatre: "Dance Mad-
Their predicament was held up for money by the hulke coolies. noticed from the ships and at armed party went off from the Wild Stean to rescue them. They were placed on a launch and tent off to the str. Changale for Shang- hai. On arrival at the steamer ite), 10.30 am. was found that pickets bad arrived Coolla Udions Want Squeeze. on board in a sampan and they Out of consideration for the mer-attempted to prevent the unloading chants, with whom there is no of the refugees' baggage, into the quarrel, and after consultation with steamer. Again a naval party was the Consul, the shipping hengs sent. The pickets were bundled decided to open the bulks and per- into a sampan which was then All towed out to midstream (the river it delivery of the cargo. arrangements with the coolies, who at Kiukiang is a mile wide where are still on strike, were to be left they were left to their at devices. in the hands of the Chamber of The pickets working anggan Commerce and a guarantee was re-it is understood at the huling quired that no damage would come Estate coolies, who had carried the to the hulks through coolie rioting. baggage on shore, were haaled off Headquarters and fin- However, before delivery could be to the Union. made the cargo has to be passed by foreign imperialists.
by ed far being running dogs of Principal Mails:-O u't wird: the Customs, and so the Commis sioner of Customs wrote to the The Municipal Police, who have Canada, America, etc., Europe vid officials on shore and demanded & been ordered by the Municipal Vancouver, BC and vid Siberia guarantee that his men would not Council that they are on no account (Empress of Russia), 20 am. he interfered with nor molested to work for the present adniinis Canada, America, etc., Europe viá while examining the cargo, So far tration, have practically been con- Victoria and vid Siberia (President no reply has been received but fined to their barracks since the McKinley), 3.30 p.m. meanwhile the Labour Union has evacuation. They were given their intimated that not a single package January pay and the usual New could be moved cntil a donation of Year bonus To-day the adminis $10,000 had been made to Union trator ordered them out on duty
Musicale, Helena May Institute, funds by the Chamber of Commerce, and when they refused he threaten- The matter is still under negotia-ed to arrest them. They then offer- 6.30 p.m.
H.K. Philharmonic Society re- tion but as China New Year is only, ed to resign, but were told that, if two days off the merchants will they resigned they would be im-hearsal (H.M.8. Pinafore), Cathe have to act quickly if they really prisoned. Four of them persisted dral Hall, 8.45 p.m.
Debate, European in their refusal to go on duty, so intend to get their cargo.
On January 27th two junks and they were scized and marched off to Kowloon, 9 p.m. some lighters were alongside one of prison. After four hours they were the British hulks, when a party of released and made to sign a bond
World Theatre: Texas Streak " scme 30 soldiers marched down and that they would not again refuse
Star Theatre: "His Jazz Bride." commenced to embark in them, to do duty. The police are in a The ma
Principal Mails:-Inward: U.S.A, stock and barrel. The hulk is a very difficult position. registered British ship, and the jority of them bave wives and etc. (President Wilson). Outward
and they have Europe
Siberia (Porthos), ALA
the
Bocial
World Theatre: "Siegfried." Star
"The Theatre: Code."
*Thursday,
H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy tea dansant, 430 p.m.
Y.M.C.A.,
Queen's Theatre: Brown of Harvard."
Consul immediately went off to it families in Kind they attempt noon.
to warn the soldiers that the hulk been warned that, could not be used by them for am- to run away, swift retribution will barkation purposes. They marched follow on the family. The families
of course are not allowed to leave. off without giving any trouble.
GREAT BRITAIN'S NEW FORESTS.
PLANS FOR THE COMING SEASON.
VANISHING OAK AND BEECH.
season, will cover 30,000 acres, an area considerably larger than the New Forest."
Friday. H.K. Hotel tes dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy tea dansant, 4.30
p.m.
Organ Recital, St. John's Catho dral, by Mr. F. Mason, 5.45 p.m.
Victoria Recreation Club annual meeting, 6 pm.
Queca's Theatre: "Brown of Harvard,
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There are 100 other plantings, of which the principal are:-
World Theatre: "Texas Streak." Allerston Forest............ Yorkshire
Star Theatre: "His Jazz Bride." Cannock Chase Forest. Staffs
Principal Mail-Inward: Aus Berkshire Branshill Forest
Flertford tralia. (Tango Maru); Europe vid Mortimer Forest
forfolk Buez (Mongolia), Swaffham Forest
Saturday. During the season which has just Glenburich Forest... Argyllshire Elgin
First Committee Mesting for New commenced, and will last until April Culbin Forest or May, the British Forestry Com Glenmore Forest Inverness Territories Development Show.
........ Fife Inaugural Race Meeting at mission expect to add 2,000 acres Tentanuir Forest .....
Tho Crown forests Sherwood, Macao. to the 71,000 they have already. planted with trees. Meanwhile the Rockingham, High Peak; cte.Football and Cricket: Details in older plantations are reaching taken over by the, Forestry Com Saturday's leue.
Golf Club .. Ladies; Bogey stage when they have a scenical missioners two years ago, are also value. Almost as high as a man. being extended as well as replanted pool, Fanling.
Yachting: Presented Cups Race, they sre blotting out, except as fiances permit and with the
"Brown of through their avenues, landscapes help of grants (£2 per acre for soft for all classes.
Queen's Theatre: hitherto, visible, but at the same woods and £4 for hard woods), Harvard." time are themselves progressing 50,000 acres have been planted by
World Theatre: Texas Streak", P.O. from plantations to woodlands, so local authorities and private in- that it is possible to visualize dividuals, a figure which will prob- Star Theatre: "His Jazz Bride
Principal Maila: Laward: U.S.A., Britain's new forests
ably have been increased to 100,000
Out- ward Europe vid Marseilles acres in 1929. That year will see etc. (President Jefferson).
the 10 years pro- the completion of mataion, and the (Kalyan), 10.30a.m. gramme of
be
Sunday. roughly, that
Junior Golf: 400,000 acres of plantations and
Nor will thee woodlands be wholly for the benefit of the next genera- tion, for the Commissioners intend,
a representative of the Observer situation will thea
was told, to open them to the public woodlands will be controlled by the Bemi-final; Bogey Pool, Fanling
38 soon as the strength of the trees Commission, an area about
warrants this course, and provided suitable by-law powers can be ob
tained.
The Thetford Forest.
Qual
Championship Yachting: Re-sail of 1st Cham- to that which was stripped of wood-pionship race, cruisers. lands σα
Social gathering, St. John's account of the war, Land is being bought by the Cathedral, p..
Marriage Commission wherever it is available Queen's Theatre: By far the biggest forest, young and suitable, the ideal aimed at Clause."
World Theatre Prairie Wile." as yet, but rapidly growing in size with each purchase being to get an
Star Theatre: "The Ten Com- and height, is that at Thetford, area sufficiently large to enable Norfolk, which in the last five years seeds to be grown in one part ready mandments. has expanded from 4,000 to 28,000 for planting out in an adjacent scree, and which, at the end of this part.
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