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KOWLOON HOTEL.
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This First Class Residential and Tourist Hotel provides the acme
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Six Stories of up to date elegantly furnished airy rooms with latest
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"
Excellent cuisine under supervision of experienced Chef.
First Class Billard Room and Saloon Bar. Electric Lift and Telephones to each floor. Rates for Families greatly, reduced. "RATES:-Single-Monthly from $120, Weekly from $30 and Dally-
from $5.
Double Monthly from $230, Weekly from $55 and Daily
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Telegraphic Address:- "KOWLOTEL" Hongkong..
THE EUROPE HOTEL. SINGAPORE.
Terms: A la carte or Inclusive.
Telephone in avery room." After-dinner dancing overy Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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Telegrama "Europe Singapore"
ARTHUR E. ODELL,
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GLENEALY HOTEL.
Tal. Address:
"Glenenly" Hongkong,
3 & 4, Glenenly
A first class Residential and Tourist Hotel.
in easy walking distance of all business centres.
Telephone C. 980.
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:
Friday, September 24 at 9.15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 at 5.15 & 9.15 FINAL PERFORMANCES. IN HONGKONG
before their return to America of
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THE
AND
DENISHAWN
DANCERS
Popular Prices $3, $2 ℗ SI.
Booking at Moutrie's
THE STAR-
Now Ready
LOOKING ON IN HONGKONG).
By Winifred Lochmere Clift. Published by Messrs, Kao Shean,
Price One Dollar,
59, Queen's Road, Central,
At All Booksellers.
Printed and Poblished for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
OPIUM CASE.
(Continued From Page 1)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1926.
COAL ISSUES.
APPEARING TO-NIGHT:
(Continued From Fage 1.).
proposals were considered in further detall.
authorities since the last adjourn ment, and had gone extensively into the legal aspect of the procedure. It is understood that the miners but in any case he asked his Wor-fare anxious to have their new ship to state a case, for, in spite proposals presented to the coal of his Worship's ruling last week, owners at a three-party confervace to which he bowed with the greatest and that they are making efforts rospect, he did want a ruling for to Induce the Premier to bring future guidance.
this about. Against, this, is Mr. Baldwin's declaration of Inst Friday, that it is not within the power of the Government to bring about a conference."
He did not wish to repeat what ho had said last week, or the rea- sona, ha advanced for his protest against the procedure, but, at all events, it did appear to him that opium prosecutions could not be different from other prosecutions..
aro
Further developments awaited with growing interest---| British Wireless
UNPAIL TO DEFENDANT. Alluding to the constant adjourn-Mr. Lloyd said that it was not nignts applied for by the prosecn- tion, Mr. Lo went on to say that this his fault that the prosecution wan was unsir for the defendant, not, ready. With the work and who was put into constant fear number of cases he was called up by this Damocles' aword hanging to give attention to within his de- over his head. The prosecution partment, both at Youmati, and in the Supreme Court, he could not must be certain of the date, other wise it was not fair to the defen-give re much time to this opium dant. If Mr. Lloyd had transla-case as when he had not to divide tlons of the documents to hand to his attention and confine it to one
case alone. him, on his own part he would see to it as being his own business to be ready, in the expectation that, on his part, Mr. Lloyd would do the same. In any case he was weeks. opposing any further adjourment.
"REASONABLE TIME":
The Magistrate-I am afraid I cannot help that, Mr. Lloyd. This
man has been held here for four
́MLLE., M. 'SMIRNOVA,
the Prima Ballerina of 'the. Stavringki Dancore, who appears when the Company opens its acason at the Theatre Royal to-night.
RUSSIAN DANCERS.
TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMME.
;
..
the Theatre Royal to-night.
The Stavrinaki Dancers, of whom Mr. Lloyd think the pro- the Shanghal preas apeak in very His Worship, Mr. Lo pointed out,secution should be given a reason-high terms, open their season at was sitting between the executiveable time. and the ordinary rights of the His Worship:---Is not public,
weeks a reasonable time? would be five weeks if I give an other adjournment.
four It
The programme will open with a mimo-drama for full ensemble, Mr. Lo went on to say that the
entitled Tavern of Death," a vivid prosecution had its own way in
eturisation of Paris' underworld. calling witnessee. It hal then Later, Mr. Lindsell said: I will Mile. M Smirnova and Mr. B. asked for an adjournment and was give you,, Mr. Lloyd, one more Krupin will appear in a tango granted this application. It now formal remand. "I think you which will no doubt delight the had a further charge to add. But should give Mr. Lo copies of deca- Hongkong public. in spite of a' this help. and the ments by Friday. By that time it repeated adjournments and time will have been five weeks since the given to it, the prosecution were man has been arrested.' still not ready and stated that! Mr: Lo- am glad your Wor- they were unable to proceed with ship has expressed that view. the hearing this morning. If an-don't want to embarrass the pro- other adjournment were granted, secution, but I believe that all the for all he knew to the contrary, a time necessary for the translation dozen additional charges might of the documents has been given, again come up at the end of that with this additional week's re- time, not to mention the possibil-mund they will have bad all the lity of another application for an time necessary, even if they want adjournment-for the purpose of to translate the Chinese classics. translating another whole Hbrary I cannot imagine that the Govern of books. And so the thing ment could be so poor off for trans- might go on ad infinitum lators. If so, I despair for the "I ask your Worship to give a Government in case Mr. Lloyd is definite hearing of the case. The overworked and has to go on leave. translations would be furnished The afternoons of Monday, by a certain date. Otherwise Tuesday and Wednesday a fort- your Worship will dismiss the night hence, were set aside by his case, that is what I ask your Worship for the hearing of the Worship to do," added Mr. Lo.
case,
Selected solo numbers and ducts form the second part of the pro- gramme and here ample scope 18 given to the company's leading ar Itist, Mr. B. Baskakoff, to show his skill in Russian" National Dancea His Kaukasian dance, "Lesginka," might well be called a masterpiece of terprichorcan art. Milo. Mos- kaleva and Mr.. E. Suvorin repre- sent the classical school among the ballet and it can be said that both these artists are very finished. re- presentatives. Mlle. M. Smir- nova's Spanlah dance is " de- lightful combination of natural grace, danced in striking costume.
The programme will be con- cluded with other ballet numbere for full ensemble, entitled "Olym- pic Games," the movements being adapted to express all kinds of sports.
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QUEEN'S
TO-DAY TI
SATURDAY.
At 2,30, 5.15, 7.15, and 9.15
HAVOC
A DRAMA OF WAR CRAZED SO CIETY. The play, which had long runs both in London and New York has been faithfully transferred to the acreen by WILLIAM Fox. It is the greatest film of the war since "The Four Horsemen.".
STAR
JOHN
CONTINUOUS 5.30 to 11.15 p.m.
BOWERS
and
MARGUERITE DE LA MOTTE
WHEN A MAN'S A MAN
WORLD
TO-DAY ONLY
RICHARD BARTHELMESS
THE FIGHTING BLADE
THEATRE ROYAL
CITY HALL
Starting TO-DAY-FOUR DAYS ONLY 9.30 p.m.
THE
STAVRINAKI DANCERS
with.
MLLE. M. SMIRNOVA
in
THE TAVERN OF DEATH
and
DIVERTISSEMENT
A troupe of twenty artistes, which the N.C.D.N. did not hesitate to call one of the best ballett shows ever seen in the Far East.
Popular on Land & Sea
Booking at Messrs S. Moutrie & Co., Anderson, King Edward Hotel and at the Theatre Royal.
Prices $3, $2 & $I.
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