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THE
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HONGKONG HOTEL REPULSE BAY HOTEL, PEAK HOTEL Telegraphic Address "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.'
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL;" MAJESTIC HOTEL,
Telegraphic Address: CENTRAL, SHANGHAL" HOTELS.
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lite, Peking.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
LOCATION
CENTRAL LOCATION
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING,
TELEPHONE ON LACH FLOOR.
HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS
Talaphone Central 373
Telographio Addross, Vrotonzà !'
KOWLOON HOTEL
Premier Hotel in Kowloon
RATES:- Daily $5.00 Upwards
Monthly $120.00 do MODERN TOILET : SYSTEM · Elevator and Telephones to each floor, SALOON BAR & BUFFET,
Manager's personal
Tois:- K. 608 & K. 609.
Tel. Address "KOWLOTEL” Hongkong
Tal. Address:
Glenoaly" Hongkong,
attention.
CLENEALT HOTEL.
3 & 4, Glenealy
2
Wm. Harold Perry, .Manager..
Telephone C. 980.
(Near Dairy Farm). A frst class Residential and Touriet Hotel Splendidly slanted with in easy walking distance of all business centres. Largo airy rooms. Hot and Cold water. Excellent Cuisine ander the personal supervision of the Proprietress. Monthly and family rates at moderate terms.
For further particulars apply to:
MRS. FREDERICKS,
Tel Kowloon No. 8''
PALACE HOTEL,
Proprietress.
Tol Address "PALACE."
Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Forry and Railway Station Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fans through out. Every Room with Private Bath. Loango, Bar and Billiard-Room Unrivalled Culaine under the personal supervision of the proprices Terma moderate. Special terms to familios, on application to:;
Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY. Proprietress,
EUROPE
After-dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FOOCHOW FEARS.
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own private house. It is reported that the Chamber of Commerce is agitating to have him restored to his position, as Governor.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1926,
OF INTEREST TO OUR VISITORS.
LATEST AMERICAN CABLES.
ERICA'S BUDGET.
POSTPONING NAVAL CONSTRUCTION.
AMERICA'S FOREIGN
POLICY.
"WELL-KNOWN FOR ITS
OBSCURITY A
Practically all the Northern soldiers have evacuated Foochow, some going overland, northwards,Į others being embarked on steam- ers for the North; and the Na- Honaflat forces have not yet come"] In; so there is an air of nervous the fiscal year beginning June the President's address to Con- 1st. next provides for appro- greas are strongly Hinged accord-
ness everywhere. The streets aro hung with the blue and white flag
GRAPHIC STORY.
Washington, Dec. 8.' The Government's budget for
The newspapers' comments on
Now York, Deg. B..
tion.
of the South; shops are half clos-priations amounting to 84,014,ing to their political pre-diaposi ed. What a day or two may bring | 000,000, an increase of $16,000,-
Perhaps the best criticism comes forth, none can say.
000 as compared with the from the Journey of Commerce. current year chiefly owing to in which draws attention to the fact creases in pensions for veterans that the World' Court was not even
mentioned, but that President, of the Civil War and Spanish War Coolidge expresses his willingness and incpasbdaaropriations for to follow the lines laid out at the (Continued From Page 1.)
the Vatan's Bureau, and the Washington Conference in 1921. "Our general foreign policy is met by a volley from the officers, Postal Service On the contrary well-known to be according to our which resulted in four pirates. there is the prospect of a reduc- President and ite naturo is describ- being killed.
After describing how the other ton of $30,000,000 in interest oned in such vague terms that it remains well-known for its ob-- passengers were taken through the public' debt. Prohibition en-scurity also.-Routers American the skylight to join the officers forcement will cost $30,000,000 Servica. already on the bridge; during and navy appropriations $9,000,000 which the Chief Engineer was shot less than the present year,
a second time in mistake as he President Coolidge has asked Congress to postpone the construc-
came up the ladder by himself, witness proceeded to give graphic account of a second rush
tion of the remaining three out of the eight light cruisers which were
by the pirates and how it ended. to have been started before July
AMERICAN COTTON MARKET.
In this second operation thin view of the fact that the United OUTPUT ESTIMATE REVISED. pirates used more caution and States is negotiating for a widen utilised the cover afforded by the ing of the Washington naval
New York, Dec. 8. ship's bonts to direct a hot fire armaments treaties.
The Presi The cotton output for 1926 is on the bridge, Witness.could see dent has also omitted provision for estimated by the department of dim forms creeping along, while the construction of two rigid air- Agriculture to be. 18,618,000 bales. points of flame flashed from reships, which Congress authorised A report issued on November 22 volvers to reveal where the pirates to be built at a cost of $3,000,000 estimated over eighteen millions lay.
prior to July next and asked for for the first time on record, but this The Inst shot appeared to time to be given to experiment bearish estimate is thus already have been fired at 4.15 am. when with an all-metal airship now considerably discounted which fa the No. 5 ship's boat was the building at a cost of $300,000.
probably the reason why to-day for first to take to the water
the first time for several months the Government cotton report has with occupants whom witness could not recognise. A quarter of an hour later, No. 6 boat took to the water with other occupants.
PASSENGERS ADRIFT,
were
Twenty millions are appropriat- ed for aeroplanes, $313,000,000 and $306,000,000 for the War Depart. But caused any uneasiness on Ex-
change. Price advanced from 25 ment. President Coolidge em
to 30 points following the publica- phasises that the present peacetion, but quickly reccted under fulness does not warrant the neg southern hedge-selling and closed.
President lect of defence.
All that remained for the officers
Reuter's American Service, the No. 3 lifeboat which Coolidge has emphatically declared at from four to nine points lower: however, was burnt out, the second that he is against any permanent of the two lifeboats (No. 1) and reduction in tax rates at present.- the No. 4 ordinary boat. The No.
Reuter.
2 boat was also available, and on their own part, the officers launch-
this, after putting aboard the KIDNAPPED, AGENTS. wireless operator, the lady passen ger, the two quartermasters and the Third Engineer. The painter or towrope was burnt through and It barted, casting off the boat to drift with its passengers on seas
ADVERTISING LIQUOR.
U. S. EXCLUSION LAW. MODIFIED.
Washington, Dec. 8." General Andrews, the head of the Prohibition Enforcement De- partment, will now permit the ad mission of periodicals containing liquor advertisements except when they are intended for distribution
NOW RELEASED UNMOLESTED.
· Cables:
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Washington, Dec. 8. which had now become heavy with Singapore,
A message from Puerto "in the freshening of the monsoon. Mexico, says that the two kidnap They were later picked up by the ped prohibition agents have now in the United States and not in Norwegian vessel Ravensjell and been permitted to leave unmolest-the country where printed. eventually transferred to a war-Jed, after having been listed as He argues that since Congress - ship which brought them to the prisoners..
has exempted newspapers from Colony.
Government officials are puzzled exclusion it could hardly mean to what to do and are studying the exclude publications less frequent- legality of the original seizurely issued and lesa valuable. On his own part, witness said of the vessel before. acting.-as advertising mediums.-Reuter'e he could see sixteen different Reuter's American Service. pirates whilst he was on the ves-
HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD.
Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.
FIVE IDENTIFIED..
sel, and amongst these ho identi
American Service.
fied Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 20 defen-as the ship's) in an amateurish struck down, with the lead, on the dants. He recognised No. 4 be-way. The No. 1 defendant" was bridge."". cause of his assiduous attention noted by witness. because of his
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This concluded Mr. Hirst's evid
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to his person, and because of the appearing to exercise some au-fence, and at this stage the Court fact that he was carrying a Win-thority over a number of pirates, adjourned, reserving the
whom, he lexamination" for this afternoon. chester rifle (of the same pattern No. 20 was the man
Entertainments.
ROLAND WEST'S production of
THE
BAT
· Additional
A Comedy Mystery, Drama
Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hop vood
From the stage play produced by Wazenhals and Kemper
Adapted and directed by Boland West
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