NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
COMMERCIAL UNION 'ASSUR
ANCE CO., LTD.
URING abteñen el Ms. B.
INTIMATIONS.
THE OCEAN ACCIDENT & GUARANTEE CORPORA- TION, LTD. (OP LONDON).
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1927.
DR. HEPBURN on Dave MKE Directors of the store Cer
B. W. GARDINER will act as LOCAL MANAGER of the Company. [5498
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
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IN THE MATTER OF THE Estate of WILLIAM SCUTT TURN- BULL LATE of 95, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON, IN THE COLONT Home KaNG, MASTER- MARINER, DECKABED,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Court has, by virtue o Section 58 at The Probates Ordinan:- 1897 (No. 2 at 1897), made an Order limiting the Time for sending in Chims to or against the above Estate 10 the
UTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 19:7.
Creditors and Claimants are hereby required to anud their Claims to the Undersigned by the abure date.
Daved this 2nd day of November, 1927.
A. J. O'HONOGHDE,
Foliortor for Executrix,
6, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong.
SANDAKAN LIGHT & POWER CO. (1922), LTD.
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THE FIFTH ORDINARY YEAR TLY MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Head Office, 8. GEORGE'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD. Victoria, Hong Kong, on WEDNES- DAY, NOVEMBER, 1997, at 12.30 O'CLOCK P.M., for the
of parnase receiving a statement of Accounts an the Report of the General Managers for the Year ended 30th Jus1, 1927, avť lecting Consulting Committee anl Auditors.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.. „General ManagOTA,
·Hong Kong, 24th Oct., 1927. (574
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
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THE SEVENTH EXTRA BACE MEETING will be hold (Weather l'ermitting) at HATT VALLET SATURDAY, Öra NOVEMBER, 1927. Commencing at 2 .M. The First Bell will be at 1.30 r..
The Charge Yer. Admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1.00 fr all Persons including Ladies. Soldie and Sailors in Uniform: Half Price,
Members are advised that they must show their
isio Admission chilsin Badgra to the Members' Enclosure.
Each Member has the right to in- troduce 2 Non-members to the Member Enclosure Tickets for whom can be obtained from Mewars. Lixatead.& Davia at 30.00 Each Up to FRIDAY, 478 NOVEMBER 1027
The Charge for Admission for Ladies
-
poration Notify the following Changer :-***
MR ALBERT CHARLTON HALL is Appointed MANAGER of the WENT END BANCI, LONDON, na from 1st JANUARY, 192, and M. GRAEME
INTIMATIONS.
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What a prospect Is the history of the past three years to repeat itself or have these men learned the lesson which thoir recent experiences ought to have taught then, Mr. WANG CHIXOTEL has been in Canton for the Bast two days, "Mr. T. V. Socio-rrived in Hong Kong Festerday. He informed an interviewer that he did not intend to take any active, part in Canton politics, but End simply" come to
The Chinese who was charged with pawning a pair of bangles saying they were gold, was yester- day fined $100 with the alternative of two months' hard labour.
A goldsmith of Shanghai Street, Taumati, has reported to the Police that on Monday be entrusted sa assistant with $100 to come over to Hong Kong to purchase gold leaf. The man has absconded.
Mrs. Tang. Shao Yi, wife of an
LEGISLATIVE 'COUNCIL.
TO-MORROW'S MEETING.
MR. F. C. JENKIN TO APPEAR FOR THE INDIAN WATCHMEN,
A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held to-morrow (Thursday) afternoony, when the ordinance to make provision for regulating the keeping of dogs and for the prevention of the imports
PRINCE'S BUILDINGA S
CHANGES HANDS AGAIN,
PURCHASED FOR THREE MILLION DOLLARS,
INCREASE IN VALUE OF $250,000 IN FIVE YEARS.
DOUGLAS NICHOLL in Appointed GOLD AND: PRIZE visit his friends and would not ex-Premier of the Republic, whose rion and spread of rabies witi be Prince's Building by the Prince's
MANAGER for CHIN a from 18T NOVEMBER, 1927.
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TO BE LET UNFURNISHED. TO. 88, BONHAM ROAD-Five Nooned HOUSE. This Bed room, Two Sitting Rooms, Three Bathrooms, Grass Ürlen.Apply:
[5488 BONHAM ROAD '84.
E Require FLAT and HOUSES
in CENTRAL KOWLOON and above MAY BUAD Lavit, Bong Kong, Will Landlord interorted sendi part. cular to SMALL INVESTORS
TEL. C, 403O P
MEDALS !
DEWAR'S
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stay longer than a week. Dr. C. C. home is in Shanghai, ia spending We is expected shortly and it is a few days in Hong Kong on her Tumoured "that he proposes to re-way to visit relglives in South establish the Canton Gazette, the China. She arrived yesterday by English paper jublished in Canton, the s.s. Empreis af dnia. devoted largely to propaganda and formerly subsidised by the Canton Government. The politicians if they remain in Canton and devote themselves to the work of Govern ment caay be of rent help to the
from verandah whilst he was Medical Registration Ordinance, ↑ In recent years the Colony has provinces for most of them are men walking along the street.
seen many big property transace - The Ordinance to provide for the al considerable experience and
registration and regulation of tions Jardine's property at East western training. But it will do. For speeding at West Point, watchmen
Point, Union Building the old Post Office Building, Queen's Build-
An interesting property deal was concluded yesterday by the sale of
read first time.
Building and Land Co., Ltd. to The ordinances which will eine the Hong Kong Land Investment,
the and Agency Co., Ltd. The pur up for second reading are
þchase price is $3,000,000.00, which following:-
The Ordinance to provide for the is $250,000 more than the price the incorporation of the Procurator in Prince's Building and Land Co., A Chinese man of no fixed abode | Hong Kong of the English As Ltd. paid for the building five as on Monday taken to the Gov.sistancy of the Jesuit Order.
3.
The Ordinance to amend the years ago. Confirmation of this. erament, Civi: Hospital suffering Cameral din and fuscribed Stock was resived from offeints of the from scalds which he said were Ordinance, 1913.
two companies by a representative received by boiling water thrown The Ordinance to amend the of the Hong Kong Dudly Prese
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no harm to remind them that with from Hill Street to Belcher's Street Jenkin will, with the permission of ing and others have changed hands
out their assistange Kwangtung and Kwangsi have minde some progress.
rate, comparative order has been maintained. If
B UILDING CONSTRUCTION SCOTCH WHISKY,
Contractors require a General Works SUPERINTENDENT. Essentials-Britan Nationality: Practical Experience of Reinforced Concrete; Executive Ability. Estimating and Balary (First Year) H.600.00 to 5800.00 Per Month according Qualifications. Applications to P.O. Bex No. 583, HONG KUNG.
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ANNOUNCEMENT. The marriage of Mr. K. K. STAPLE and Miss M. J. WABBRICx will take place at St. John's Cathe dral. 04 Monday, November
14th, at 2.43 p.m., with a recep- tion afterwards at the Hong
Kong Hotel.
OF GREAT AGF.
IT NEVER VARIES.
BOLE AGENTE: —
All friends are cordially invitel. A. S. WATSON
No formal invitations will be issued.
$5494
Hong Kong Office: 11, Ice House
Street
London Office: 21, Bride Lane,
Fleet Street, E.C. L
The Daily Press.
Horo Koxe, NOVEMBER 2ND.. 1927
THE RETURN OF THE POLITICIANS.
to the Members Enclosure will be THE establishment of Governments $1.00 Each Member can obtai::. spor application to the SECRETARY,
& CO., LTD.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
Phone C. 816. Established 86 years.
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end in view, even went to the length
of following Manking's
elén red exemple and
out the Rusions, but all to no purpose. Haukow and Nanking, represent-.
It is understood that Mr. F. C. at six o'clock en a Saturday even-
the Government, address the Coun- ing, Michael Lim, the owner of ail on the Bill for the registration at big sums, but yesterday's "deal » Harley Davidson, was fined $15 of watchmen. As already announced is the first big transaction' siner yesterday. Sergeant Baker stated Mr. Jenkin has been briefed by the Strike and Boycott in 1995. that the defendant was driving at their oase against this measure
a number of Indians to present
a rate of 30 miles an hour.
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troubles now unise it will be obvious to whom they should be attributed. Confidence in the stability of the A paper on the Historicity of Canton regime is essential to com. | Jesus" is to be read by Mr. R. A. mercial prosperity but even as we D. Forrest at a meeting of the write comes news that pickets, with Hong Kong branch of the Ration- special badges in show their callalist Press Association this evening, at Mesars. Lane Crawford, Ltd. ing, are attempting quother boycott The meeting begins at 3.30 p.m. and of British and Japanese goods the speaker will be prepared to Nothing will more quickly under-answer questions.
mine confidence than the continu- ance of illegalties such as these.
Two Chinese cases of enteric fever were reported on Monday.
There will be a meeting, of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to day at 2.30 p.m.
There will be a meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce this afternoon, at 2.20.
Among passengers arrived yes terday in Hong Kong by the Emprar of dein were Dr. and Mrs. Koch and Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C.
The 5th annual meeting of the
ing in effect, two sections of what Sandakan Light and Power Com was formerly Canton's northern pany (1992), Limited, will be held
Another. The civil goverumente Building,
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DOCKYARD EMPLOYEES.
FITTERS OPPOSING CHANGES OF TERMS OF CONTRACT,
Chinese workers in the leading dockyards in Hong Kong are now demanding a readjustment of their terms of employment.
Prince's Buildics is a land wark to the Colony and, occupies, as is. well-known, the block of land bor- dered by Des Voeux Road Central, Yee Houw Street, Chater Road and Statue Square. It stands on year claimed round and was originally built by Sir Paul Chater and Mr. N. Mody in the early years of this century. Then the hoogs, were cen- tred in Queen's Road Central, but the new Building very soon attract- ed business inen and since that time The cominittee and members of It appears that it has been the it has been occupied by the Shanghai Cricket Cluh have practice for many years in most of of the Colony's biggest firms. issued invitations to farewell the dockyards in Hong Kong to let Sir Paul Chater later purchased dinner to be given to Mr. G. M.the work out on contract; that is the Building on behalf of the Billings, on Saturday, November for a superintendent having work Central Estates. Ltd., together with" Sth, at the Shanghai Club. Mr. to do to call in the No. "Ones" Queen's Building, the International Billings some years ago.
and assign it to one of them at Bank Building and others. Interport Cricket match at Hong a certain cost, A No. "One" For many years it was operated Kong by hitting a ball from Webs usually would sub-let the work or the Central Estates, Ltd., uatil ter, out of the ground. He was
part of it to his assistants or fore in 1022 it was sold to Mears. fast, man in and captained the side.
men, who would then employ, nuen, T.M.S. Nemazee and J. E. Joseph for the job Practically all classesį
won an
Ms. Wimble, an employee at the Naval Yard, was eumoned for negligent driving before Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning. The incident was said to have occurred on October 20th at Des Voeux Road Central, near the Central Market, another motorist, Mr., Thomas, of proposal and have been holding The fitters are opposed to the the General Electric Company, ap-meetings to discurs the situation.
was fined $7.
Badges for Admission of 2 Ladies Fre appears to be a popular pastine | expedition are now at war with one to-day, at 12.30 p.m., at St. George's pearing as the complainant. He
of Charge.
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GOVERNMENT house.
N ENTERTAINMENT ander the Auspices of, and in aid of the
HONG KONG WOMEN'S LEAGUE
AND
MINISTERING CHILDREN'S
LEAGUE
Will by kind permbulon of H.E. THE OFFICER ADMINIS. TERING THE GOVERNMENT be beld in the BALL ROOM of GOVERNMENT Houss" on THURSDAY, 3RD NOVEMBER, at 5 r.M. TICKET PRICE: $1.00 may be obtained
from
ANDERSON MUSIC.CO. AND MOLTRIE & COMPANY.
MARY KING;
Fon. Usneral Secretary. Hong Kong, 28th Oct., 1927. [5456
FLATS
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46/52, NATHAN ROAD. KOWLOON
APPLY TO
S. J. DAVID & CO.
PRINCE'S BUILDING,
CHATER BCAD,
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with a good many Chinese poli- ticians. A year or two ago
the
Kuomintang had its headquarters in Canton, and the only recognised
Then
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some
of workmen in the dockyards, in who formed the Prizes Building cluding blacksmiths, coppersmiths, and Land Co., Ltd. to supervise electricians, moulders, carpenters, the management of the many busi joiners, and sawmillers, are employ. ed through the No. Ones." Only ner offices concerned. The value.. one, other class, the fitters, are cui- of the shares of this lust Company ployed direct by the management rose after its incorporation, but ex of the dockyards. It is now under-i stood that the fitters' foremen are perienced a sharp decline on ne trying to get ali work done on count of the Strike and Boycott, contract.
Despite this, however, the property bas realised a greater value and now the property has changed hands again at the highest price ever paid for it. The Hong Kong Land Investment and Agency Co.,
The fitters fear that, by the con tract system of employment, the foremen will get the most efficient
sible when competition in keen.
There was a lengthy agenda at workmen at the lowest wage pas Ltd., the management of whom bas
the Sanitury Board meeting yester
have to all intents and purposes Among passengers arriving fes- disappeared and all power is in the terday in Hong Kong by the as. division in the Country was that hands of a few militarists. Mr. Makosaki Marn were Dr. and Mrs. day afternoon. There were 33 between North and South.
EUGENT CHEN has gone to Moscow. M. Braendlin and Miss Braend-tens on the agenda, but of these in, and Lient-Co II. G. Gunn. all but two were formal, One came the northern expedition and and now declares, with some mea. sure of truth, that neither Hankow
of these latter, relating to the the politicians packed their bags
or Nanking is entitled to speak en bill of health as regards reported elsewhere. The other mat- The Colony had an unusually re-adjustment of market rents, is and trekked across country to Hankow in the wake of CHIANG
KA SHER. The Wuhan cities be- camin for a time the centre of political activity and ong result was the virtual surrender of the British Concession at Hankow to
EUGENE CHEN, 3. BORODIN and his associates were then in the ascendant and China's policy was to a largo extent dictated from Moscow. CHIANG KAI SHER CON-
in the name of the Kuomintang tiable disease last week. Only ter" was a minute with regard to
that, it short," the revolution has
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| two fresh cases, both Chinese enses the leave of the President's (Mr. faiterl CHIANG KAI SHER forsook of enteric were reported.
There N. L. Smith) and the appointment Nauking and has gone to Japan to were three deaths from that div of Mr. W. J. Carrie to act nr. Pre- sec about getting married and since case.
sident during his absence, that time, lacking funds and hav- ing ng particular objective, the Nanking politicians have been like
sheep without a shepherd.
Mesars.
A
CAFE REGENT.
RENDEZVOUS 'FOR MEALS
AND DANCING,
...
OPEN TODAY.
been responsible for a great deal of development both in Hong Kong and across the harbour, are the new. owners. They own it for the first time, although there is a general misconception that it was they who sold the building to the Prince's- Building and Land Co., Ltd. The fact was that the Central Estiles,
The Cafe Regent which 'opered Ltd., and the Hong Kong Land' to-day occupies the premises in Investment and Agency Co., Ltd. Pedder Street just opposite The
CONVICTED MAN SLIPS HANDCUFFS.
Hong Kong Hotel. The premises were under the same roof. have been very considerable altered At the Summary Court yesterday, nad entirely redecorated. The the Puise Judge (M. whole of the ground floor is now before
opened up to form a large hall Justice, J. R. Wood), Mr. R. F. where breakfasts, dinners, tiffins Strange, whose address was given and tons will be served, and a very loon, was sued by the Kowloon greater part of the upper floor. as the European Y.M.C.A, Kow charming tea lounge takes up the Hotel, who claimed, the sun of The tea lounge will hold sixty well $140.40, being 8140 for board and spaced tables and be lit with softy lodging, and 40 cents for stamps shaded lights, and it is hoped that Mr. MW. Lo, appeared for plan it will be specially patronised by
A Chinese coolie who had been. tiffs The defendant did not ab- ladies in search of a refreshing ten | sentenced to six months" gool by pear, and after evidence had been seryed in quiet and pleasant sur Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon kiven that the amount was owing roundings to fortify them during Magistracy slipped his handcuffs plaintiffs with costs, his Lordship gave judgment for the shopping expeditions.
CAPT.
非
FOUR MONTHS FOR ESCAPING.
while he was being taken back to the Victoria Gacl.
Messrs. Mody & Co. write to inform us that Chatursing Hiras ing, who is facing a charge at the British Police Court, Shanghai, of Three years of warfare and the illegal conversion of funds, is not, establishment of three governments as we stated in yesterday's issue tinued his military successes until first in Canton, then in Hankow of the Daily Press, a Parmee mer- Nanking and Shanghai fell into and subseqüently in Nanking, has chant of Hong Kong.
that he hit possession. After that the ex. left China 'immensurably worse off Mody & Co. State
Hindoo merchant of Ceylon. Absolutely pedition, which had set out to reach than she was before. Peking and to unify China, began thing has been gained.
The As a result of the concert given to waver, and eventually came to northern war-lord, CHANG TO LIN, by the J-pans on Octuber gend, at
The aim of the Cafe Regent will n halt. Political dissensions deve is fighting against the Shansi the premises recently, occupied by
be to serve pleasing homelike meals at all hours of the day, and very "After a chase he was recaptured loped. CHUANG KAI SHEK declared Tupan but this campaign has little the. Nayal and Military Y.M.C.A.,
FUNERAL.
great care has been given to all the and charged with escaping while in that he would have nothing further to do with the South although the Kowloon, Mise Capell has handed
appointments of the enfe, silver, WILSON BURIED AT table linen, china, etc., with this custody. Defendant said the Police to do with the Russians who were Hankow and Nanking militarists, over the sum of $400 to Mrs. L. A.
HAPPY VALLEY.
ideal in view.
should be blamed as the handcuffs still paramount. He started whilst fighting between themselves Rose on whose behalf the concert
In the rear of the ground floor were so loose that he did not have crurade for the "purification" of are also inclined to take part in
As reported yesterday, the death lounge is the bar which is fully the Kuomintang of all, alien and the operations, and the consequence who imiped to make the entertain-
to return her thanks to all of those took place on Sunday, at the Gov. licensed, Dinners.are served both any difficulty in slipping them off, ernment Civil Hospital, of Capt. on the ground floor and in the He was sentenced, to an extra terr extremist influences and established is confusion, bad trade and a ment the grent, success it was.
James Wilson, a former master of gallery between 8 and 9.30 p.m. - of four months' hard labour. the as Lenng Kong and latterly The cafe is open from 8 am to a Government of his own in the altogether obscure position along
acting recand officer of the 8.3. makinight and the orchestra will play country's ancient capital-Nan- the Yangtsze. The only satisfaction
Representatives of the English and
Chúng Đ
between the hours of 1 to 9:30, for There was a small gathering pre-tea dances between 5 and 6.30, and king. This Government for a time to residents in the South is that Japanese newspapers were, enter tent at the Protestant Cemetery, again from 8 till 12 p.m. attracted a nimber of the poliwhile all these experiments have tained to tiffin at the Hong Kong Happy Valley, yesterday afternoon
at the funeral The Rev. G. T. An informal dinner was given last Yesterday's weather report, fore-, ticians who had previously held been tried and found wanting Hotel yesterday by the Japanese Waldegrave officiated at the grave night to which manager, Mir. 8. E. cast and remarks issued by the Green, invited members of the Royal Observatory at 5.40 p.m.- office in Canton, while Mr. EuotNE. Canton has been left in "pence, Consul-General, MF, Y, Murakami, side.
Wreaths were sent by Capt, and Press and other European and stated: CHEN and a few of his associates But now it is Canton's turn once in order that they might meet Mr.
Mrs. F. Baylis and family, Mrs. Chinese friends. During the course
The anti-cyclone has, weakened Daiti, a director of the Associat- Solomon, Miss A. Solomon, Bessie of an excellent and well served further. It remains stationary over continued to shoulder the burden again. The politicians are coming ed Press Agency of Japen. Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Nicholas, Messrs. T meal the orchestra rendered several S.W. Japan: Moderate mOTBOOT of administration at Hankow. back, like homing pigeons and, a Daiti has been on a business tour in Nicholas, Charles Nicholas, pleasing, selection, and our reput may be expected over the China. Various attempts were made to cording to report, they intend Europe and reached Hong Kong Wilson (Sai Hing Steamship Co.), play classical and operatic music Freddie Nicholas, A. Mann, Capt,sentative was told that they would
Sea settle the differences between the establishing a Kuomintang Govern yesterday on his way back to
foreenst: Enat Local Trout time to time as a change from * Chung On, . Derwent, and Sui Feng Steamship Co.
the usual jazz.“, two parties and Hankow, with this ment again in the Southern capital, Japani.
modrate, fine.
D
was organized.. Mrs. Rose desires
WEATHER REPORT.
winds,