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AT THE
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ON
Tuesday February, 2nd Dinner Dance, $2.50 per
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WM. HAROLD PERRY, Manager.
PALACE HOTEL,
Tel Address "PALACE." Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fana through. but. Every Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billard-Rooms. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress: Terms moderate. Special terms to families on application to:
Mrs. J.. OXBERRY. Proprietres
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Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,
Cables
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1927.
SHANGHAI READY FOR
EMERGENCIES.
At Shanghai, barbed wire has been erected at the junction, of Avenue Edward VII and
"all roada running worth.. Our picture shows one of the sections.
MORE SHIPS COMMANDEERED.
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played in the South. The evening
THE SPRINGS OF
HUNGARY.'
DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH RESORTS.
as well as the morning Press re Budapest, December 13-There gard the proposals outlined in the is every probability that within a Foreign Secretary's speech as con-few years Hungary will become 'a structive and far-reaching. The health resort centre. The natural. Evening Standard, considers the mineral springs all over the coun- British policy
has "the Clarity try have been left unexploited up" distinguishing all policies based to the present, but since the re- on common sense and an apprecia. establishment of the country's, tion of facts." It adds: Mr. Binances offers of loans from Chen
claims the revision of foreign financial groups continue' Treaties, to which he annot be to pour in.
to
catitled unless the Cantonese Coy During his election" tour Count ernment is at least in its own Bethlen vislied the town of Szo- sphere effective and unless it an boszlo, near Debrecen, aad, re- trust itself and be trusted to keepceived from the mayor arport) its own people under control and about the possibility of utilising prevent them from acts of the hot springs there. An English violenes against foreigners. The financial group has recently offer question as to whether this is so, fed to invest 80 milliard crowns in is the immediate crux of the developing the town as a watering- negotiations, for any doubt upon place. This group désires not only It would make such concessions to build a thermal establishment are proposed instantly unsafe and hotels, but to erect a station! it also vital factor in the where the salts will be extracted formulation of a policy of wider from the water and prepared for extent."-british. Wireless,
export, as. at Karlsbad, Ems, etc.) Count Bethlen has promised to visit Szoboszlo after the elections, and will himself investigate the springs, as he has gained con- Madrid, Jan. 31. sidérable experience in the com- In a statement on China General position of earth gases in Tran- Primo de Riveria said, that it was sylvania, unnecessary to dwell on Spain's a- The Society for the development titude of absolute neutrality as re- of Budapest as a watering-place gards the warring Chinese fichas decided to erect the pavilion tions.
of the International Balneological
SPAIN'S ATTITUDE.
WHY CRUISER IS COMING.
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The cruiser Don Baslezo had Exhibition (which will be opened been despatched, firstly, in case in 1928) on the top of Mount Gel- Spaniards required protection;lert--a rock on the Buda bank of secondly, in order that the Spanish the Danube--and, plans have al- flag should be represented along-ready been received from English, side those already in Chinese German, and American firms as watera; and, thirdly, because the well as from the Hungarian archi cruiser may go to Japan to return fects. The city will furnish ixty the recent vist of a Japanese millard crowns for the construc- squadron to Spain-Reuter.
OTHER ITEMS.
HANKOW CHINESE DEMANDS..
Hankow, Jan. 23.
tion of the exhibition buildings. and a funicular railway capable of transporting 1,600 perams an hour! will be put up. Seven States, up to the present, have signified their intention of taking part.
A letter has been received by the British Chamber of Commères):
in Hankow from the Chinese Cham The Jurer's List for 1927 has her demanding compensation for been posted at the Law Courts, and. Chinese merchants10.cover losses notice of any proposed amendment sustained as a result of the sus-must be given to the Registrar be pension of service by British mer-fore the 15th instant. chant steamers, which brough: Chinese business to a standstill.- Kuo Wen.
NOT TO SEND TEQOPS.
Tokyo, Jan. 24.
The last of the horses of the Morecambe tram cars were sold. at auction recently. The tram cars stopped running a few weeks) ago and have been replaced by Though the clovenors of Anglo-motor buses. Many of the cars Japanese co-operation is indicated will be sold as garden shelters and by Sir John Tilley, the British greenhouses. Ambassador, visiting the Foreign Office almost every day for the purpose of exchanging views and information on the Chinese situa tion with Baron Shidehara, the Foreign Minister, it is learned that the Japanese Government has no intention of following Britain's example by sending land forces to China al present, as it considers Luaval landing particš able to cope
with any circumstances that may be likely to arise there in the new" future.
Japanese official opinion appears to be hopeful that the contending factions in China will compromise shortly, also that the Chinese au- thorities and foriegn Powers wil patch up their differences with- out resortion, to force.-Reuter,
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Berlin. The first railroad in Germany, built 91,yoara ago,, from. Nuramburg to Fuerth, Bavaria, six mlles, was sold as jurk recent-
1924 BY MEA BERVICE, INE.
Some beauty that's skin.
deep is knee high
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of loos! sharadtations issued to-day:
Banks.
Hongkong, $1,FOS
n.
n.
Chartered, Bank, £21 Mercantile A & B., £32 .
Morcantile C, £134. P. and O., 9 b. East Asia, 184
Marine Ins,
Canton Ins., $656 b
China Underwriters, $1,25 a North China, Tls. 146 n. Union Ins., $284 Yangtze Ins., 8437
Fire ins
China Firas, $200- Hongkong Piro, $615
Shipping
Douglases, 30 b. Steambouts, $231 s.. Tugs, SLIT n. Indo-Chinas, Pref.) $301 Shell Trans, 93/-. m. Star Forries, $543 X, Dive bu Waterboats, $132 X Div.
Refineries.
China Sugars, $22 Malabons, $34. sa..
Mining.
Benguets, $1.30 Kailans, 38/-. Langkata, Tie. 25
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B
0,
Shai Exploration, Tls. 50 m. Shanghai Loans, Tls. 8,00 Raubs, $41
Tronabs, 21- bi
Ural Caspians, 8/-. n.
Docks, etc.
5.
Kowloon Wharves, $111 sa Whampon Docks, 340. Hongkowa. Tls. 165 New Enginvorings, Tls. 5, n. Shanghai Docks Tis: 105" n.
n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $7.10 b. H.K. Lands $57 Realtys, $5. n. Territorials, 82% R. Humphroys, 874 Princes Bldgs $89 n. Rural Lands, $1.
Cottons.
8.
Ewos Cottons, Tls. 9. Orientals, Tls. 3. n. S'hai Cottons, Tie. 54, n
Buses, Trams.
China Bures, Tls. Tramways, $2180
8.
b.
Peak Trame, fold) $15), b. S'pore Tractions 13/8. Taxis, $1 B.
D.
b.
Miscellaneous.
Amusoments, $17.10 Canton Ioes, 65 I. Coments (Comb.) $9 China, Lights, $141 b. China Próv., $44. Constructions, $2, Dairy Farms, $183 n. Der A. Wing, $6- H'kong Electrics; $59 B. Macao Electrics, $35 n. Ropes (Old) $10 Lane Crawfords, $8 Mackintosh, $191. n. Bincoros, 88. " United Asbestos, $20 n. Watsons: $12. b.. Powells, 6 n.
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Entertainments.
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WEST.
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TO-DAY at all SHOWS
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CATHEDRAL MEETING. drastic steps taken. The questio
was then thrown open to discus- slom..
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Members' Views. Sir Henry Pollock put for There is one other point I wish ward the suggestion that while to refer to, and that is the use of the
renta should not: lebits for collection. The chit sys-be abolished' altogether, seats
tem is very convenient and I can
should only be reserved until cope with the chits of regular at seven minutes, to eleven in the tendants. It in another matter morning and from then to leave sorting out the many unfamiliar them unreserved. He agreed with
an im signatures which crop up after the chairman that such crowded service such as Armistice
rushed.
Day or Christmas Day. On such portant question should not be occasions am inclined to think
Mr. T. H. King asked the chuir that chita should be barred. If man what effects the abolition or that sounds too drastic then I sug the pew rents at the evening, Ber- gest that those who only attend vices had had. the Cathedral on occasions few und
The chairman said that ther.) far between, should put in a chit
was a better nttondance for a really substantiul sum and certainly the front rows of the xive a legible signature and a full Church were occupied, though th address. I have in my office a few Dioceson Boys School attende undecipherable signatures, with no the services.
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address, and I have had chits which! Mr. King proposed the abolition have had to be collected through
The attend ofthe pew rents. the post, and I may remark that lance present at the meeting h these amounts are in no: Case more than $1. I should like, said did not show that those therefore, to appeal beyond this opposition to the resolution wer menting for a little reflection as very enthusiastic about it,
Mr. King pointed out the man- t, the trouble thar an be caused through "the misuse of a systanner in which St. Andrew's Church designed for the convenience of held a Thanksgiving Sunday to regular church goers, and not for raise the funda lost on the aboll- tion of paw rents. He said that casual attendants.
the Cathedral should do likewise.
Mr, Cassidy said that in view In bringing up the subject of the abolition of pew rents, the of the attendance be thought it chairman snic that in 1920 the advisable to leave the matter to Ho name subject was discussed. The the incoming Church Body. proposal before the meeting was said that in 1916 when pew rents that all sents be free. A that time was first instituted, the sum of the seats were reserved at both the $3,100 was realised but that was
decreasing. It morning and evening servicos. steadily After some considerably discussion $2,500 this year of which $900 a compromise was arrived at and came from firms, and It would be a It was decided that the seats should question if the rents were abolish bo reserved until the bell stoppeded whether the firms would In- at 11a.m. and that they should crease their donations, instead of be entirely free at the evening paying the pew rent.
He thought that there were service.
It was thought that they could some people who would
account of have their own seats and he not be abolished on financial loss. The financial posi-thought they should be considered. tion of the Church at that time In view of their not signifying was uncertain and it was resolved their disapproval however, he was that the matter should be brought of the opinion that the matter, úp at a later dato after it was soon be left to the Church Body nud how the Chater endowment was when a decision had been arrived working?
at, they should be notified that the" The Church body now thought It seats would be abolished at a was advisable to bring up the sub certain dute. ject again. Carils were sent to subscribers to either vote for or against the proposal and 20 voted for the abolition of pew rents The following officer's T while 23 were against the motion.
elected on the Church 5ody, The chairman, thought that in Messrs. P. S. Cassidy T. H. King, view of such a small majority, the JAE Bullock, T.G. Neal. W.L. subject should not be rushed or Patterden and Col. Hayley Bell,
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ice to
Mr. Cassidy proposed that the matter to be left to the committee and the motion was carried.