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HOTELS
LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS
HONGKONG:
SHANGHAI:
Hongkong Hotal,TM-
Peak Hotel; Repulse Bay Hotel
Astor House Hotal,
Palace Hotel Grand Hotel Kalee.
PEKING:
Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits.
The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.
In conjunction with
The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.
and
The Grand Hotel des Wagons-Lits, Latd.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION,
ELECTRIO LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR. HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS. Tel. Central 373.
Taingraphie Address: "VIOTURLA "
J. WITCHELL,
Manager.
THE EUROPE HO TEL.
SINGAPORE.
DANCING AFTER DINNER. EVERY
MONDAY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY.
CES
BIFURSDAYS and THURSDAYS.
The Hotel Orchestra under the Direction of Mr. F. R. Martens.
Telephones in every Room.
Telegraphic Address - EUROPE, SINGAPORE."
Telephone No. 2740 (9 lines).
KINGSCLERE
THE KUROPE HOTEL, LTD.
ARTHUR E ODIEL, Manag
HOTEL
KNUTSFORD HOTEL
MID-LEVEL KOWLOON
SACHSE. LENNOX & Co. General Agents
Are resident Managers.
PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON,
Tal, Na, Kowloon 3.
Tal. Add, Palson,"
Bay In
THURSDAY, MA
OSTEDDFOD INCIDENT
to 2100 Pri At Lampeter County Court Now Tark: Severaly wounded pently Judge Lloyd Mora by three bets from rifles as he kave judgment for the defendants pumped bullets at his partners in which the famous Swan
with High Court poets, in the case from a revolver in either hand, discript male chofe sued the Abars- George Campbell, an escaped ros Eisteddfod Committee for [canriot, was recaptured in a cotton field bear Athens, Georgia. The plainting contended that
£100 priz3. · Campbell, who be one of Kaes York's most desperate criminals, as highest maria at the Eisted
se the adjudicator awarded them is now awaiting, în a hospital alj
fdfod they were entitled to Athens, removal- back to tha Federal Penitentiary at Atlants, the prize. The defendants cop- Georgia, from which he had turn up with Burryport to draw tended that the choir did not.
unscathed.
:
exosped.
Frank Gray, another New York 101 according to custom; but as criminal, who bad fled with him, there was commotion, which threw up his hands, howled for nearly brought the Eisteddfod to a standstill, 8wansea sang, but |meroy, and was recupttivad fat with their sanction, the com
Bath had served six months of scratch committes.
mittes authorising being a a 25-Fours' sentence for holding ups mail wagon in broad daylight to have had a representative pre- The judge held that the choir ina busy New York street and looting the vehicle of registered sent to draw low, and that the [committes which allowed Swan- letters and packages of bonds sea to compete acted in excess (aggregating £300,000 in value.
of its tights.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Mar: 2ét: 11h. Röm.“PresAULIS has decreased moderately to slightly at all reporting stations. A depression still powers China. avarabe China Sea
S Gradients appear to be shallow
hours anding at 10 mm. to-day. Hongkong Rabfall for the 24 og Inch Total since January at 10.74 inches, against an oncUEST FOR THE 24 - HOURS average of 19.97 indane.
ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
District. Forecast.
+ Formosa Channel
2 South coast of Chian -between
BE & Lamooks. I 8. winds,
3 Hongkong
>moderate; to 1 fair.
Gap Rock....na ku
South coast of
China between BK, & Hainan. )
1. P. CLAXTON. Director. H.E. Observatory, May 24, 1923.
DANCING "RECORDS" BANNED..
Sunderland magistraten have. Per President McKinley, Maynon stop dancing contests in the emphatically refused to permit
town. An attempt to break the| 24 hours record was to be made by a local couple,
Their escape was daring and exciting, as were their adventuras during their 24 hours of liberty, which ended when a posss of police and citizens›earnered them.
FROM TOP FLOOR OF HOSPITAL |22-Miss M. Braga, Mr. and Mr The Convicta managed to J. Bought, Mr. and Mrs. A. - C. become patients in the hospital Brockman, Mr. N. Balbatches, Mr. in the top-floor corner of the J. Davis, Mr. E R. S. Dods, prison ballding. Slipping out of Rev. and Mrs F. R. Felt, Mr. and bed when the ward was aslsen Mrs. T. A. Fawell, Madam E. G. they squeezed out of ■ window and, using the shoots for a rope, slid to the ground, cutting the electric light wires 6.8 they descanded.
Gerin, Mrs S George, Miss Edna Hing, Miss Sara Hing, Mr. 5. A. Hamid, Miss D. Andrews, Miss A D. Agnew, Hra. E, A. Allen, Miss Before the prison guards had 0. Allen, Col H A. Allen, Mr. H. ascertained the cause of the Allen, Mr. E Anderson, Mr. Jack sudden darknesa in the prison Brookman, Col. P. P. Bishop, Miss yard the two convicts, by mean E. Chamberlain, Mr. Urban F. of a rope ladder with grappling coble, Hr. T. D. K. Ching, Mr. Col books thrown over by an accom. Theng, Mr. R plice, bad scaled the great wall
W. Canman, and dissappeared into a wood. Mr. and Jos. C. Dewey, Miss F. Here they changed their prison Evort, Miss G. Evert, Mr. and Mira: garb for civilian clothes, which E S. Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. G. F their confederate had ready, then armed themselves, and made off as the alarm was sounded.
They had to pass the cottage of a railway employee, appeared at his door attracted by the noise of the prison sirens. Thrusting revolvers against bis
whol
fw minutes from Ferry and Railway Station, Pive minutes by Farry from Hoogkang side, and threatening him with A kolam Hotel in every respect and under Englis's manageoseni,,
Osirin's under personal supervision of the Propriatot.
Long Bar and Billiard Boom.
Terum fodacai.
Specie rrangements for families on application we
ASTOR
HOUSE
lographic address "ASTOR."
ik
J. R. OKBERRY.
Proprietor.
HOTEL.
Telephone Central-170,
11, Cheon's Road Central.
tri clam Hotel centrally located in the shopping and business districle, larga rooms completely movalad and zafamihad. Dialog Boom and Lounge Jari »pened. Entirely under new management.
For terms apply to the Manager.
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BREWED BY
DAI NIPPON BREWERY
Co.,
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Specially Brewed for Export
Sole Agents-
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HONGKONG.
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WISH
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
TEL. NO.L.
11. ICE HOUSE STREET.
TEL. No., 1
tram, which
Hue, Mr. H. Owen Haghes, Hck Sun-chee, Chei Yen-ling, Chei Soon! chow, Mrs. W. T. "Mayo, Mr. U. Omar, Mrs. C. Reynolds, Mr. P.
death if he uttered a sound, they compelled him to run with them until they came to all three boarded, the conductor Demand
T/T suspecting nothing. Their cap- 30 ds. tive paid the fare.
60 djs.
T/T. Singapore IT. Shanghai TT. Japan T/T. India Demand India
fork
Remedios, Master Femands Reme dos, Mr. A. A. Rumjsha, Rev. E. E. Quick, Mr. G. R. Sayer, Mr. W. Z Tau, Mr. F. J. Wingrave, Mr. A. E. Wood, Mr. R Wild. Mr. F. N. Young, Woon Choon- kian, Mr. Glenby, Mr. and Mrs. Cyril J. G R Gardner, Mr.
King, Mr. John B. Katowsky, Mr. Geo. S. Kosko, Mr. S. G. Kirkland, Mrs M. W. Loader, Miss Helen Lyons, Mr. F. E Lewis, Mr. I. Muraski, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McIntosh, Chaplain F. & Moon, Mr. I. Jose S. Reyes, Mr. J. J. Range, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Stein, Mrs. E E. Swanson, Mrs. K. V. Shaner and Miss G. Wrentnore.
EXCHANGE. (Opening Rate: closing Bate on Page 1)
T/T, San Francisen and New T/T. Jays T/T. Marks T/T. Francs .... Demand, Paris
30 d/s San Francisco and New
SELLING
York
2/41 2/4.5/16
4 m/a, Mack...
Nom.
4 m/s. Franci
8.80
5 m/s.
8.85
Demand, Germany,
4
2/41
Demand, New York
541
.Nom
T/T. Bombay
100;
Demand, Bombay
T/T, Calensta
Demand, Calcatta
Un Yokohama
Demand, Manila
543
Dexand Singapore
140
Demand, Batavia
Now
Од
8.20
On Saigon
Haiphong
Nom.
On Bangkok
783
Sovereign
8.27
BUYING.
Gold leaf per Tas!
40.80
.................... 2/5
12/4.15/15 Bar Silver ...............ready
2/5.1/15
forward Bank of England caves New York London SUBSIDIARY COINS.
323
16
4.031
Hongkong 0 cent pieces
10
5
Canton sab, coins
Hongkong May 24, 1923.
After a while they made him alight with them, and left him in the street as they jumped into passing taxi. They forced the driver to go into the country for 70 miles towards Athens, until they came to a forest, far from any babitation. There they alighted, and vanished among the trees.
Meanwhile the trail had been taken up by the posse in motor"] cars. Driven from cover of the forest after running gua fight, the convicts finally were sur- rounded in the cottonfield, where 30d/. Sydney and Melbourne 2/51 they were captured.
MOTHERHOOD.
Ainja. L/C. 4 mj■. D/P. 6 m/s. L/C.
Prom
Shanghai Зарад Straite
don 25th April
Straits
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ENTERTAINMENTS
THE CORONET
To-day 2.30 7.15 & 9.15
PRISCILLA DEAN
In.
CONFLICT
Note that there is no performance
at 5.15 p.m.
THE STAR
To-day at 9.15
MILDRED HARRIS
in
OLD DAD
Note that there is no performance at 5.30 p.m.
WORLD THEATRE
PRONE. 1337
PHONE
Thursday, 24th. to Saturday, 26th.
at 5.15 & 9.15 p.m. -
PAULINE FREDERICK
IN
537
One of the greatest roles of her triumphant career,
"THE MISTRESS OF SHENSTONE
The story of a woman who was loved less than her husband's dog.
2.30 & 7.15 pm.
FRANCIS FORD & ELLA HALL in
i
THE CREAT REWARD Episodes 5 & 6.
Booking at the Theatre.
Usual Prices.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
Mr. K. Touka, Mr. and Mrs. C. Kada and child, Mr. M. Satoh, Mr. Per 8.s. Tenyo Mars, May 23. J. Shimoda, Mr. T. Uyeda, Mr. S. Mrs. N. D. Allan, Mr. Harry E. Sakurai, Madam M. Atomi, Mr. K. Buchler, Mrs. A. S. Bissell, Mr. Ikeda, Miss E., H. Whitcombe, Mrs. and Mrs. C. J. Bernhardt, Mrs. E, E. Suma and two children, Mrs. S. G. Bedford, Miss E. C. Bedford, Watanabe, Miss T. Hoabine, Mr. Mr. A. E. Bigelow, Mr. W. Bosker, S. Inouye, Ma K. Adachi, Mr. H. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Boyd, Mr. and Itoh, Mr. H. Ohshima, Mr. N. Mrs. R. Brooms, Dr. and Mrs. J. F., Hijikata, Miss D. Parkes, Mrs. Cottingham, Mr. Chow Won, Mr. Than Fok Shi, Mr. J. A. Barring H. S. Dent, Lient. E. L. Davis, Dr., ton, Mr. L. C. Macgregor, Mr. and B. de la Fuente, Lieut. C. S. Fisher, Mr. Hewkin and child, Mr. and Mr. L A. Fontarne, Mr. L. Goff, Mrs. Jensen sad infant, Mr. M. Mr. M. Kotade, Miss B. M. Law- Shimizu, MrJu Ching. Tsing, ton, Bishop and Mrs. C. E. Locke, Mr. C. Morioka, Mr. C. H. Meaden, Rev. de Jaime Martin, Mra. A. 1.3frs. Penning and infant, Mr. and McCay, Mr. Oliver McCarty, Mr. Mrs. A. M. Macgregor' and infant,. and Mrs. W. D. Mitchell, Mr. C. A. Mr. Y. Sugiye. Mr. K. Yamada, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. L. N. Nelson, Capt. K. Iyesaka, Mr. T. Mori, Mr. T. ... Fri, 25 st. 9.30K A. North, Mr. M. Ogier, Miss Sano, Mr. R. Kikuchi, Mr. N.
.. Fei., 25 inst .. Fri. 25 inst.. 1 p.m.
1 Pavlovitch, Mrs. K. S. Smith, Helanzan, Mr. M. Shimoda, Mr. H. Fri. 25 inst. 2.30 pm. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scalla, Mr. Ikeda, Miss T. Kikuchi, Miss E. Fri., 25 icat. 5.30 p.m.P. Scalla, Master D. R. Scalla, Mr.Griffith, Mrs. Zwissler and child,
B. Shewalram, Mr. M. Skassarev-Mr. T. Yoshimoto, Mr. K.. Kobaya Registration 845 ... sky, Mr. Tso Ho Chua, Mr. and (shi, Mr. T. Takazawa, Mr. K. Letters 9.76. Mrs. Eugene Wossner, Mr. G. Yasukawa, Mr. M. Sugiura, Mr. (Dae Thoracay Is 6th June
Yoshiyasu, Rev. E. Heberg, Mr. Oligar, Mr. J... Hattam, Mr. Lin 20 inst 25 m Bat.. 6 in. Spa M. C. Herrera, Mr. H. Ayba, Mr. Yong, Mr. J. Hylkema, Mr. II. ...Bag 27 inst 9am H. J. Klyha, Mr. Ramkrishindas Kubokura, Mr. K. Murata, Mr. W. Parcela 25th 5 pm. Motiram, Mr. F. M. Marandon, Mr. MeG. Davies, Mr. K. Tak30, Mr. L. ...Bal. 17 inat
Registration 145 pm. B. Socorro, Mr. Detaram Valiram, Mikami, Mr. Chan Pak Eng, Mr. Letters 2.30pm. Mr. L. Vidal, Miss E. Vidal, Mrs. Kusaka, Mr. T. Ochiai, Mr. S. (Due Thursday Island about 3th June) D. Z. de Vidal and Mr. V. Waliram. Tyse, Mr. J. Flornas, Mr. P. Maths,
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HL Tanaka, Mr. John Ward, Mr. contralto, which the contended. and Mrs. Y. Takanobu, Rev. A. A. were a travesty of her voice, are. Parcela 29th 6 pm Bartolo, Lieut. A. Pimenta Pereira, ba destroyed. On this cou Wed 30 inet."
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