HOTELS.
THE
HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL PEAK HOTEL
Telegraphic Address:
"KREMLIN, HONGKONG.
'AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL
Tolographic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL" HOTELS,
LIMITED..
In association with the Grand Hotel
Des Wagons Lits, Poking.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING,
TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR.
HOTEL, LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS
Telephone Central 373
Talographic Address - # Vrɑronka,”
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 attention.
Tols:- K. 603 & K.. 609.
Tel::Addross "KOWLOTEL" Hongkong
Tol Address:
"Glenealy" Hongkong,
GLENDALY HOTEL,
8 & 4, Glonesly.
A Arst class Residential and Tourist Hotel,
Win. Harold Perry,
Manager.
Telephone C. 980.
(Near Dairy Farm). Splendidly situated with-
in any walking distance of all business centres. Large airy rooms, Hot and Cold water. Excellent Cuisine under the personal supervision of the -Proprietress. Monthly and family rates at moderate terms,
For further particulars apply to:..
Tal Kowloon No. 9
MRS. FREDERICKS, Proprietress.
PALACE HOTEL.
Tol. Address "PALACE." Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fans through.. ant. Every Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Terms moderate. Special terms to families on application to:
Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress.
EUROPE
After-dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD.
Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
1926
DOMINION PREMIERS HONOURED.
Dominion Premiers and the Maharajah of Burdwan recently received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws at Edinburgh University,
Left to right:--Mr. S. Bruce (Australia), Maharajah of Burdwan, Mr. J. G. Coates (New Zealand), Sir J. A. Ewing (Principal of the University), Lord Provest Stevenson, Mr. W. Mackenzie King (Canada), and Mr. W. S. Monroe (Newfoundland),
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DA1'È QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local share otations issued to-day
Banks
Hongkong, $1120 8. Chartered Bank; £21 Mercantile A. & B. 232 n. Mercantile C., £133n. P. and 0., £91 b. East Asia, 584 n.
Marine Ins.
Canton Ins., $640.b. China Underwriters, $1.45 sa North China, Tis. 145 n. Union Ins., 290
Yangtsze Ins., $45, s.
. Fire Ins.
China Firos, $200 Hongkong Fire, 615
Shipping Douglases, $28
Steamboats, ob
Tugs, $1 b... Indo-Chinas, (Pref. $32 b. Shell Trans., 90/- n. Star Ferries, $561 b.
b. Waterboats, $151
.Refineries. China Sugars, $23 Malabons, $36 n.
Mining,
Benguets, $1.40 n Kailane, 38 n. Langkats, Tls. 25
b.
n.
S'hai Exploration, Tis. 4.50 . Shanghai Loans, Tle. 8.00, Raubs, $41 Tronohs, 21/- B. Ural Caspians, 8/- n.
Docks, etc.
n.
8.
Kowloon Wharves, $115 n Whampoa Docks, $45 Hongkews, Tls. 170 New Enginvorings, Tis. 5,50 b. Shanghai Docks Tls. 113 b. I
Lands, Hotels, etc.
b.
H. and S. Hotels, 89 s) H.K. Lands, $54 Realtys, 6.15 Territorials, $3 8. Humphreys, 8141 Princes Bldgs, $89 Rural Lands, $13 n.
Cottons.
B.
-n.
Ewos Cottons, Tis. 8.85 h. Orientals, Tla. 27. 5. S'hai Cottons, Tls. 54 b
Buses, Trams.
China Busce, $9) b. Tramways, $21 ea. Peak Trams, fold) $15) S'pore Tractions 15/ Taxis, $2 B.
Miscellaneous, Amusements, $16. Canton Ices, $5 n. Comente (Comb.) $10 China Lights, $161 s. China Prov., $5.25 Constructions, $1.90 Dairy Farms, $181 Der A. Wing, $6 n. H'kong Electrics, 6573 m. Macao Electrios, $35 n Ropos (Old $108. Lane Crawfords, $8-n. Mackintosh, $19h ni Sinceros, $91 a. United Asbestos, $20 Watsons $13. n. Powells, $6.
HUGE DRUG RING.
STARTLING CANADIAN
DISCOVERIES..
Montreal, Dec. 30;
PAWNBROKER TRICKED.
ALL IS NOT GOLD THAT GLITTERS:
How a pawnbroker at West The biggest drug ring in North Amerien, responsible for half the "Point was tricked into lending a illicit drug traffic of the American sum over and above the Intrinsic Continent for many years, is what value of a gold-filled hair-press the Canadian Government's Nar- which was represented to him as cotics Department claims to have being manufactured of sterling discovered through official investi- gold, was: related at the Centrul gators impersonating a United Magistracy this morning during States narcotics importer, thus the hearing of a charge of ob- taining money by false pretences securing the ring's confidence.
A mass of startling evidence has against a Chinese.
It was stated that the defendant, bean Secured, showing that the drugs are brought to Canada on two occasions, went to a pawn, district to through the Atlantic seaboard. by shop in the western rum-runners and others and dissolicit loans, and the security he offered on each occasion was a tributed throughout the country hair-press. In the belief that the concealed in other materials. Montreal is described as the big-pledge offered was of sterling gold, gest marcotics base in North the pawnbroker lent $6 on the first occasion, but subsequently discovered in a test that the ornament was only gold-covered.
Attempting the same trick on another occasion by means of a second hair-press, the defendant was recognized when he again call- MORE LOANS EIKELY.ed at the pawnshop. To gain time,
America:
7
A number of arrests has been made and drugs valued at $10,000 scized. Reuter's American Service.
CUSTOMS SURTAXES AS SECURITY.
Peking, Dec. 30.
whilst the police were being..sent for, the pawnbroker told the Court that he went through the formula of writing out a ticket. The de- fendant was thus kept in the shop until a constable arrived.
The Magistrate convicted the de- It is understood here that the fendant on the two charges and aggregating Nationalists intend collecting the imposed sentences Customs, surtaxes at Hankow and eight weeks' hard labour. Kiukiang from January 1.
EXTRADITION CASE.
In view of this it is felt that the Fongtienites will not be long in following suit. It is further un- derstood that the Nationalists pro- pose fibating a loan secured on the surtaxes, which again is an INDIAN'S SIXTH REMAND. example which the Northerners are likely to folow, but financial
"I am not supposed to hold this authorities think neither Nationa man time after time, just because lista nor Fenglicnites are able to these instructions have not been re- raise a large loan on such security ceived from India," said Mr. R. E.
They point out that even well-
secured loans are now quoted very Lindsell when an application was low, and confindence must be res-made for yet another remand in the tored before foreigners or Chinese case in which Diwan Mengal Sen, a subscribe to a new loan of any native of Lahore, in the Punjab, is importance.-Reuter,
being held for extradition on charges of forgery and criminal bronch of trust.
Sergeant Elston produced the ac
A FAMILY'S BAD LUCK.cused before the Magistrate this
TWO LORDS CHICHESTER
DIE WITHIN 9 DAYS.
morning when it was stated that a telegram had been sent to India for definite instructions, Pending the reply, which was expected to be re- ceived by Monday, the police were asking for the accused to be again remanded.
"The Luck of the Pelhams," the ancident family of which the Earls
After commenting on the repeat- of Chichester were the head; has not been good luck of late years, ed remands-the present being the says the Daily Mail of Nov. 29. sixth appearance of the accused Four Earls of Chichester have his Worship sald he would give & died in the last 24 years. The 21-further remand until January 3rd, years-old 7th Earl of Chichester, at-10 am, the accused to be ngain who succeeded to the title on the held in police custody. death of his father on Sunday of
last week; died from pneumonia on-
Monday night after being earl for ham, the sixth earl who died ton only nine days.
days ago,
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THE MYSTIC MAZE
By WALTER DOIUSON
Here is a hidden picture-in full He was unable to attend his The new Earl of Chichester is viow, yet invisible. The picture le father's funeral because he was the late carl's younger brother, the contained in the passages that make suffering from pneumonia, the ill-Hon. John Buxton Pelham, who, up the mystie maze. ness from which his father also at the age of 14, is now head of
the House of Pelhain. died.
Walter John Pelham, fourth Barl In quick successions to estates of Chichester, died in May 1902 there is no question of paying the and was succeeded by his brother, full estate duty twice over Francis Godolphin, Pelham; who Under the present law the amount was for some time Rector of Lam-payable on the second succession outline of a picture. Fill in the out- beth, S.E. He died in April 1905, is reduced by 50 per cent. if the line and complete the solid silhouette. when he was succeeded by his second death occurs within one it will show an object which is better
whon buried: oldest son, Jocelyn Brudenell Fol-lycar of the first.
To and the picture, take a pencil and start to trace a course through. the maze. You must go in one of the entrances, find your way in and out through the passages, without retracing or without crossing bars.
The correct course will form the
week's Picture-The Smo