THE HONGKONG
FLFGRAPH
MONDAY MARCH
T/T
HOTELS
THE
HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PRAK HOTEL. Telegraphic Address: “KREMLIN, HONGKONG.”
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL: PALACE HOTEL: GRAND HOTEL KALEE; MAJESTIC HOTEL. Telegraphic Address:
CENTRAL, SHANGHAL*
HOTELS,
"LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel
_Wagons Lits, Ltd., Peking.
Des
KOWLOON HOTEL.
THE PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON.
First Class Billiard Room & Saloon Bar.
Electric Lift and Telephone to each Floor. Telx. K.608 and 1,699. Cable address: -- KOWLOTEL, Hongkong. Under the Personal Supervision and Management of
FRANK L. COOKE. Proprietor.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION.
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING,
TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR HOTEL LAUNCH. MEETS ALL STEAMERS.
Tel. Central 373.
Telegraphic Address "VICTORIA'
J. WITCHELL,
Manager.
THE EUROPE HOTEL.
SINGAPORE.
DANCING AFTER DINNER, EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, TEA DANCES
TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS.
The Hotel Orchestra.under the Direction of Mr. F. R. Martens.
Telephones in every Telegraphic Address" EUROPE, SINGAPORE Telephone No. 2740 (9 lines).
Demand
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THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD. ARTHUR E ODELL, Ma'nager.
EXCHANGE.
(Opening Bate: closing Rate on Fage 1.) BL LING.
kätestatudhatom 2/41
30 d. San Francisco and Ker
10.30
m/1, Mark
2/4.5/16
4 m/s. Francs covenan -60/4
Demand, Termany,
2/44
Not
Demand, New Türk metane 50% T/T. Bombay
101
Demand, Bombay
69
ET. Japan keberkatan
121
T/T. Calcisticationtented
T/T, India
Demand, Calautia
Dam and India akimkardas, am E/T. 80 Trancisco and New
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501
Shangbala
T/T. Eingapore
Kom
HO
- T/T. Jars 129
ET. Marka sabenkostenbolondral FT. Tzani 9.30 Demand, Paris medikal
BUYING,
On Yokohama zače
Demand, Manila
Demand, Singapoes Demand, Batavia
On Bangkok
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4. D/P.
1572.42.900 2/51 10.Start 2/5.5/16 31. Bydory and Melbourne 7/5 7/16 New York/London adde
100
Sovereign
Geld le par Tsal
Bar Silverdienend
50.20 -33.6/16
forward
Bank of England r
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SUBSIDIARY COINS.
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Hengkong 50 cană pisces
10 я
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POST OFFICE NOTICES.
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INWARD MAILS.
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Date. -APRIL-ar
Shipping
from Tucker
sar tobasom
No other so good!
Over in Turkey grow "rich aromatic tobaccos. We buy the choicest selec- tions and combine them with the best American tobaccos.
The result is Chesterfield cigarettes- the kind that satisfy. That rare old-time tobacco taste wins right and left.
- One package of Chesterfields will,abow you why-no other cigarette can be quite so good.
They Satishy
hesterfield
PHILIPPINES INDEPENDENCE.
A DISPUTE IN WASHINGTON.
[United Press Service to the "Telegraph."
the President
CIGARETTES
LICCETT & MYnis Tomacco Co., U. S. A., Manufacturer
ADVENTUROUS
PROJECT.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Per ss. Porthos from Shanghai“ 4,000 Miles in 15-ton Yacht.-Mr. R. A. Kreulen, Mr. J. Ferguson. Mr. W. G. Petersen, Neither from the owner nor the Mr. P. Kilbois, Mr. J. Lambert, captain of = 15-ton steamer Mr. Z. Dubard, Mr. Nouveaux, named the Snapshot, at present Miss Begue, Mr. J. Gollob, Mrs.
Washington, Match 30.-In the berthed in a Liverpool dock, Griffin, Miss Root, Rev. Pers Senate the Territorial Committee complains & Home paper, can Sallon, Mr. M. H. Gutteres, Mr. any information be obtained con- Savitsky, Mr. A. P. Derbin, inquired whether
cerning a projected 4,000 miles Mr. G. J. Chayne. Mr, R. R. would sign the bill providing for. atrip with. & crew of six men Norton, Mrs. M. Badaloff, Mr.}
which it is intended to commence Neves. plebiscite in the Philippines in 1935,
shortly. The tiny craft's objective Per 8.5. President Lincoln- if it was passed
is somewhere in West Africa. Her first attempt to accomplish Mr. J. V. Achin, Miss Ruby E. Chan Tak Nung, Mr. & Mrs. Chun the voyage was unsuccessful, the Achip, Mr. Chan Chu Ping, Mr. buffeting the vessel experienced Kee Wai, Mr. Chu Book, Miss
Mr. Whitehouse, the spokesman, said that the President was already rommitted to independence, but he intimated that he did not favour
off the Welsh coast being 100 much for her to
with-
Margaret Clayes, Mr. Ho Ah Shuck, Mr. Lam Shung Miss Les stand. The captain explained Goe Ho, Mr. & Mrs. Lee Lup, that the vessel is a pleasure yacht Miss Lee Kam Chow, Mr. Li
converted at
such an early date, and pointed to the fact that Philippines indepen dence loses a favourable customs
which would be tariff on sugar and tobacco.
Mrs. Pang Shee, Mr. & Mrs. Percy Senator King's Independence Bill Calabar and he will then return Chung Wah, Mr. Li Mi Hem, has been sent to the War Depart to Liverpool, leaving the owner. Stansfield, Mrs. Tam Shee, ment, where it was studied regarding abroad. He further stated that Mrs. Charles H. Tinsley, Mr.)
necessary military safeguards. The Democrats charge that the depart ment is exerting an attempt to kill the Bill for Independence. The sentiment is growing in both the House and the Senate, and will be considered this week
SEQUEL TO SUICIDE.
Whole Family Bambooed.
many smaller ships had success. fully negotiated more hazardous trips, and personally be had been across the Bay of Biscay in a lifeboat.
The captain. added: "One nowadays has to do some- thing to live." All that the owner, who is working his passage, would say was that he hoped to arrive at bis destination in five weeks, and be resolutely declined to say anything as to the object of the trip until then.
WEATHER REPORT.
Thomas W.. G. Wallace, Mr. fr. Frederick E. Walsin, Mr. Young Go..
Pers. Empress of Russia from Manila-Mr. W. E. Douglas, Mr. C. A. Goldenberg, Mr. R. E. Murphy, Mr. J. J. Nislen, Mr. E. F. L. Sturdee, Mr. & Mrs. A. T. Senior, Mr. G. Thomas, Mr. Taizo Nishijime, Mr. K. Higski, Mr. J. Turton, Mr. E. P. Williams, Mr. T. Henry, Capt. Tenney, Mr. W. S. Hoston, Mrs. L. B. Hoston, Mr. C. P. Stavert, Mr. R. E. Cutler, Mr. H. Yaras, Miss E. R. Cun- ningban, M. F. Nierras, Mr. A. H. Phillips, Mr. H. D. Robison, Mr. J. Simpson, Mr. A. R.. Eichler, Mrs. Robison.
The other day young wife committed suicide. A common enough occurrence in China, but somehow the district official got
Mar. 31d. 11h. 40m.-Pressure word of it, writes the Chowkiakow correspondent of the N. C. D. N. bas increased slightly to mode- The father and mother-in-law, rately over Japan and from Che-
It has PASSENGERS DEPARTED. to Vladivostock. the uncle, the four neighbours, foo
of
local decreased "slightly from Hong- and.
course, the constable were all brought to kong to Indo-China and Borneo: and is nearly stationary over the court.
Philippines.
The neighbours were severely beaten for not interfering on be half of the young woman, whose body was bruised all over by the harsh treatment that bad forced
The anticyclone has moved EN.E. and now covers Japan.
Moderate monsoon may be ex- pected along the coast and over
Pers.s. Porthos. Dr. & Mrs. S. S. Strahan, Mrs. Ta Thi, Mt. Lau Kwai Chuck Mrs. Fong Sang, Mr. Lum Hoi, Mr. J. C. Changeux, Mrs. Lam, Mr. J. W. Gwinnell, Mr. Vergalt, Mr. Ho Yut Kad, Her her to take her life.
the N. China Sea.
Mrs. Leynaud, Misa Elton, Mr. A. uncle pleaded that he lived in an
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 Pingrin, Mr. &.1. Valentin, adjoining yard and should not be
Mr Changeux, Mr. & Mrs. involved, but the magistrate hours ending at 10 am. to-day, would have it that he must have 0.08 inch. Total since Jantary Lupre, Rev. Father Ruel, Mr. L. heard cries of the victim and 1st, 5.77 inches,against an average Sangines de Renou, Mr. Maurice ought to have taken her part, so of 6.16 inches. the uncle was punished. Both the father and mother-in-law were bambooed. They were asked why thetr sons and daughters did not commit suicide.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
The constable lived in a village i Formosa Channel two miles away, but he must
have known of sach cruel people,
Forecast. N.E. winds, moderate.
and should have reported the 2 South coast of E winds,
affair. For not doing so he had,
1,000 blows, was dismissed from
his post, and put in prison. Such
Chinx between moderate; HK. & Lamocks overcast,
mist, rain.
4 South coast of
Hirtz
Par Admiral Oriental Line 8.8. President Jackson from Seattle, and Victoria' etc.-Dr. R. E Belilios, Mss A. Boleekeurff, Mr. B. Callus, Mr. Jas. Carnegie Jr. Mr. G. P. Daswan, Hr. R. Een ham, Lt. Comdr. J. M. Doyle, Mrs. J. M. Doyle, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Ellis, Mr. & Mrs. J. B:{ Ferrier, Mr. J. S. Gubbay, MF. &} Mrs. Geo. B. Johnson, Mr. C..R Judah, Dr. & Mrs. M. Kistchke, Mias D. Klatchke, Mr. W. J. Lyan, Mr. A, Maleeli, Mrs. D. Nissin, Mr. Thos. O'Connor, Mr Harold M. Sangga, Ray, Harold M. Snugga, Mr. & Mrs. E-Sara, Mr. T. S. Wearn. Mr. Guy T. Barnes, Mr. P. Brown, Mr. Rafael Ferrer, Mr. & Mr. F.C. Jordan, Miss Bernice Jordan, Mr. Geo. Kantzler, Mr. H. Mat sumoto, Mr. Chas. L. Murphy, Kegistration 8aming how even notoriously cruel either ignorant of what had hap Miss Nancy Nye, Mr. Frank, * Letters 8.20 xx people negotiate new victims pene, or too mad to be restrain Delassen, Mr. M. Wayne, Mrs. (Dse Thundayle. 15th April)
Wade, & Bark, so without much difficulty if poss. od, was starting to beat her. Wayne Pierson, Mr. C. J. bapless young daughter-in-law Sabistan, Mre Jose Bantos, Mr. Wed, 2 in ZPE.ezzed of money. Wed, 2 Inak, 2.30 pm On the very evening of the day when her neighbours at once. Francisco Santos, Mr. Olfyer Thurs. 3. 6on which the above case was interfered, fearing they would be Varze, Dr. & Mrs. Carl Zepp, Kr | dealt with, mother-in-law he involved if trouble resulted Carlos Zapp
China
between S.E wirds, HK & Hainaa moderate.
1 inst., 8.32.officiall action is so uncommon, 3 H'kong to Gap Ta 1 inst., 8 30 that the gossip of the town ran
Rock..... Tuinsk, DOOR Tase 1 st 1pm. that the magistrate must have 1 inst. 230 pm had some family history of pain- Tues. (Das Marseilles about 2nd May 1
Tet, 1 i 230 pmfal memory thus to make him so Tum. 1 Lost, 2.30 p. hard on the offenders,
"When the old plaster comes Tues., 1 inak.. 2.30 p.m
Tam. 11, 5pm. of the wall it is replaced by Tues., 1inst. 5p.new" is a common saying. New Tom. 1 st, 6.30 wives can take the place of the
Parcela lat 5 p.m.
family drudge. And it is astonish- 2 ink..
Wooing
Fra Jickson
Ársfurs
o' pondmade basging vessel's name unly.
- Hinnang- Footag Taming
Deffinger
Zamils. "Eingspore & parcels only for
Quenazy via Hamborg
Sant Sew I+
T. E. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong, Mar. 31.
AMUSEMENT
Commencing Today
at 2.30, 5.15, 2.15 & 9.15 pm,
WESLEY BARRY
RAGS
RICHES
A delightful and wholesome comedy-drama for young and old
THE CORONET
ENGAGEMENT
TONIGHT
till WEDNESDAY.
EXTRAORDINARY
THE STAR
TWICE
DAILY- 5.30 & 9:15
The Sensation of The Manila Carnival. PETER THE GREAT (Peter Limutkin)
THE STRONGEST MAN IN ALL THE WORLD The Modern Sampson............. Elmo The Mighty ́out' done. $1,000 REWARD
For anyone that can perform these remarkable feats. LIFTING 30 MEN BENDING R. R. RAILS.
SEVEN PASSENGER BUICK Fully loaded driven scross his chest.
LIFTING 2 MEN
With little finger
LIFTING 5 MEN With one band.
A HUNDRED OTHER STRENGTH DEFYING FEATS. In conjuction with an exceptionally good ploture programme.
GLADYS WALTON
IN
Playing With Fire.
FELIX THE CAT.:
IN
Felix Comes Back.
BARGAIN PRICES.
Nights $1.00 & 1.50 Katinees 60 ets. & $1.
Children and Service men Half Price. Booking at the Star 11 a.m. to ii p.m. 'Phone X. 795.
W
ORL D
THEATRE
Des Voeux Road Central
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
31st, and ist.
April
5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m.
JACK HOXIE
In his latest screen triumph. You will get your all
of thrills, action, suspense and romance.
THE MAN FROM WYOMING"
UBUAL PRICES. BOOKING AT THE THEATRE
MORISON PIANUS.
Specially built for this Climate, Cash or easy payments.
TSANG FOOK BIANO CO.,
Telephone 2127.