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Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
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chase its requirements somewhat in advance but until this year no note of the commitments has been shown in the statement of ne counts, The amount in question represents three to four months' working under normal conditions.
You will notice that the over- draft at bankers and aundry. credi- tors total $4,618,144.45. Of this there is $1,765,267.18 due to the General Agents. The charge for interest on this large sum, amount- ing to $288,755,34, is a heavy drain on the Company. Bast year I drew attention to this and men- tioned that it might be better to increase the capital of the Com- pany, and I can only repeat that when conditions are more favour- able. this will receive the attention of the General Agents and Con- sulting Committee.
I do not think there is anything further that calls for comment and I how beg to propose the ad- option of the report and accounts as presented, and when this hus been seconded 1 shall be pleased Lo answer to the best of my ability any question which shareholders may wish to ask,
and
The Chairman preposed the adoption the report
of accounts Sir Robert Ho Tung socorded, and the motion carried unanimously,
The Business.
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WAS
Mr. Ho Leung proposed the re- election of the Consulting Com- mittee, consisting, of Mr. II. P. White, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr.
carried.
TUESDAY, JUNE
1927.
HOLDS: "WORLD RECORD,
This is Clarence Chamberlin, the American airman who has accomplished a world's non- step light record, from the United States to Germany, covering 3,905 miles, and descend- ing owing to exhaustion of his stock of petrol.
THREE MARSHALS TO
ALLY.
RECORD FLIGHT.
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the inauspicious ending of the fight, virtually within sight of their destination.-Reuter,
Take Much Needed Rest.
Kottbus, June 6.
The Columbia's flight has ended, the machine being disabled. The airmen are dog-tired and have re- tired to bed. They will go to Berlin to-marrow.-Reuter.
(Continued from Page 1.) KUOMINTANG FUNCTIONS.
Special Committee. Closed.
Canton, June G. The Special Kuomintang. Com- L. J. Davies and the Hon. Mr. Dittee, which was formed at the G. M. Bernard. Mr. Ho Kwong time of the anti-"Rad" coup, and seconded, and the resolution was has been functioning as the highest executive organ in this Mr. A. McKirby proposed the re-province, has just been formally Committee an election of Messrs Lowe, Bingham closed. The and Matthews, and Messrs Percynounced that it was formed to take Smith, Seth and Fleming
charge of the military, political auditors, at a remuneration of and Party affairs of Kwangtung, $1,500, Mr. Choa Po Sien second during a time when, there was no ed and the resolution was carried. Proper central government to re- Newspaper sales broke all records
present the Nationalists. that the Nanking Government has and prayers were offered in the been properly organized, there is churches last night for the safety no necessity for such a special of the airmen, whose wives to-day
telegraphed affectionate congratu committee. In future the Kwang- tung Government will take orderslations to their husbands. directly from the Nationalist Gov- ernment in Nanking.
STRUCK A POLICE OFFICER.
BUS CONDUCTOR FINED FOR ASSAULT.
The difficulty of differentiating
Now
America Frantic.
New York, June 6. America is frantic with delight.
Mrs. Levine declared that if she had known that her husband con. templated making the trip she would not have allowed him to go but "now I am proud of him." Reuter's American Service.
Entertainments
2.30, 5.10, 7.15, 9.20.
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"Reds" In Durance Vile. There are still. more than 1,000 at a glance between buses travelling "Reds" held prisoners in various to Kowloon City via Hunghom and parts of the city, according to la- those passing along the new route test investigations. In the case of whom no PALACE HOTEL.
concerning those
titude of the Red Spears Society through Kowloon Tong, led to a Tel Address "PALACE”
The defeat of the Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station.light altercation between a Portu-evidence is forthcoming to prove
Government authorities are will-Yu-hsiang. Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout. guese passenger and a conductor of that they were Communists, the toward either Hankow or Feng Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. yesterday afternoon.
rory Room with Privato Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms. the Kowloon Motor Bus Companying to have them released on bail Fangtien forces was a result more Torms moderato. Special torms to families on application to:
Sergeant Jessop intervened in the but so far those prisoners, most of of the opposition of these pens- argument, which was taking place hardly find any shops to guarantee armies. At the same time, it is whom are radical labourers, canants thar of the capable fighting of the southern or northwestern between the two at the junction of Nathan and Salisbury Road; and them, because the merchants hate not at all certain that the Red was in the act of taking the conduc-Buch Inbourers bitterly. Lor to the Station when the latter remonstrated and struck the Police officer two blows in the side.
During the recent anti-"Red" The conductor was accordingly campaign, a large number of the taken to the station by force, and at peasants corps were disarmed, the Kowloon Magistracy this and a large quantity of arms was morning was charged before Mr. seized by the military authorities.
The position of Marshal Sun'a W. Schofield with assaulting Ser- The last few days, many of these
We are just in receipt of a very peasants corps have addressed. troops is not at all clear. He is a city called geant Jeskop.
In evidence Sergeant Jessop said petitions to the Army Headquar-retreating toward that he saw. the Portuguese ters asking that their arms be re- Suchien, but his armies are still interesting letter from Mr. W. Sin gentleman and the defendant turned. The Headquarters has holding an important sector in clair, who will be so well remember until northern Kiangsu on the casted, here in connexion with his work arguing, and he interfered. The replied, however, that
for the A. D. C, and who for some conductor grabbed the Portuguese the peasants corps and by the hand, and later gave him mitices are properly reorganized,
time past has been Director of the the Government cannot allow them a push.
Hart House Theatre, Toronto. to possess arms.--Nam Chung Pao.
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Witness requested the defendant to accompany him to the station, where his name and address could be taken for the purpose of taking eut a summons for assault on the
passenger. The defendant refused to go, and moved towards the Portu- guese gentleman again.
Sergeant Jessop then caught him by the shoulder, and pushed him in the direction of the station. The defendant turned round and struck witness two blows. It was with some difficulty that the man was eventually taken to the station.
Mr. L.A. Gutierres said that he boarded the defendant's bus to go to the Club de Recreio ground, in- tending to travel via Chatham Rond. The route sign indicated "Kowloon City,"
Peasants Aring.
ICHANG WANTS TRADĘ,
com-
NEW APPOINTMENT.
Spears, who are defending, their homes and villages against allen militarists, will join another group Chinese political of outsiders. circles are seeking positive infor- mation on the subject, but nothing MR. WALTER SINCLAIR GOING
TO AMERICA. is available.
flank of the Nationalist forces..
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DRESS SUITS WHILE YOU WAIT.
FOUR MADE FOR IBANEZ-"
IN THREE HOURS.
Senor Vincente Ibanez, the Span- ish novelist, and author of "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," Cunarder Franconia, and has given has. Beri round the world in the us a record of his travels and im- pressions in "A Novelist's Tour of the World."
life.
**
He can still control egress on
Senor Ibanez finds that the Pana- the Lunghai Railway to the sea.
But his alliances and associa-
ma Canal is an amazing success as tions are not clear, nor is it known Mr. Sinclair writes to say that a commercial speculation, bringing. exactly why General Chiang Kai-
dollars (4,800,000), and rapidly shek does not force him to capi- the theatre there has just conclud-in an annual income of 24,000,000 Merchants Fear Early Insolvency. tulate or to retreat to Tsingtao by ed a most successful production of becoming too small for the growing
sea from Haichow at this time "Twelfth Night," which it wit betraffle." Shanghai, June 2.-A message when there is no Shantung army remembered, Mr. Sinclair and the and never a single hour of liberty. Thousands of years of history from Ichang dated yesterday, re-to protect his rear and flanks.
A. D. C. put on here in 1913. Some Democracy looked upon as an ab- ceived in Shanghai this afternoon
No explanation is available in or the scenes originally designed by surdity, contrary to the rhythm of says:
"Various labour organizations in Shanghai, although many guesses Mr. Sinclair and used here in 1913 semblance of virtue only under the People who preserve that from the suggestion and around this city, which were jare made, recently broken up by General that Sun Chuan-fang actually were used, and, in press cuttings influence of fear.
How will they, he asks, ever Yang Sen's troops, are now being reached an understanding with which are enclosed in Mr. Sinclair's reorganized. The new organiza- the Nanking Government to the
achieve greatness when they have tions will be forbiddon to take likelier one that it costs too much letter, high praise is lavished on so little sense of the intrinsic value
of the individual? any extrame actions and their in men and shot to defeat Sun's the production and the acting.
Yet there is no denying their leaders are to be appointed by army decisively.
Later in his letter Mr. Sinclair adaptability. They made Senor General Yang Sen himself,
tells of a new appointment he ia Ibanez four dress suits at Singapore taking up. His letter reads: "Next in three hours, of perfect cut and
fitting. season I am going to New Orleans He describes an incident at Bom- where the Petit Theatre du Vieux bay which illustrates the horror of Hindus. The Spanish Consul there Curre runs on similar lines to Hurt taking. life which characterises the
The Jocal Chinese General Chamber of Commerce earnestly desires foreigners to resume busi-
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FRENCH FEARS.
Question of Neutrality. On tendering his fare, witnessness and is daily holding a con-
Paris, June 6. said that he wanted to go along theference to discuss the matter.
The report from Nationalist Hunghom route and was informed It is feared that if things go on. by the conductor that the bus was like this, there will be many in-headquarters at Hankow to the not passing Hunghom. The con- solvents amongst Chinese mer-effect that Chang Tao-lia intends House here, only on a larger scale saw a cobra among the flowers of ductor handed back the fare to witchants before long.
to evacuate Peking and to con- with a subscription list of 3,000 his garden. His servants refused neas and instructed him to alight. Many of the leaders of the centrate at. Tientsin leads Le
he shot it with a revolver they Chinese General Chamber of Com-Matin to observe that such an members and a waiting list of 600. to assist him in killing it, and when Witness, who was carrying a ten- merce are now strongly advocat event will create a new situation I have an Assistant Director there all left him, and no others would nis racquet at the time, was doing the postponement of plans for and the Powers will no longer be who is in charge of training stage take their places. liberating whether he should remain on the bus and continue until Jor- reestablishing labour organiza- able to maintain neutrality pend- tions. The President of the ing the emergence of a responsible Jan Roud before alighting or whe General Chamber of Commerce to-government. ther he should wait for another bus. day invited the authorities of He was then standing on the foot Japan, Britain, America, and Le Matin adds that such a policy board and losing his balance he France to the Chamber and ex-of wait and see is impossible if krubbed at the defendant's arm to pressed his desire to have for the fate of Manchuria is left in the steady himself.
eigners resume business, The balance-Reuter. President also asked them to post- pone the carrying away of petro- leum from the city on the ground that such an action will leave the city in darkness.
The conductor became abusive, and stopping the bus, alighted. He caught the passenger by the arm, but was interrupted by Sergeant Jessop.
Witness corroborated the ser geant's account of the subsequent proceedings, and on the defendant not making a statement, his Wor ship Imposed a fab of $10,
:
THE RED SPEARS.
What of Sun Chuan-fang?" Shanghai, June 3-Nothing is said in recent roporia of the at-
aspirants. They have been re- questing mo to go for some years,
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
The following are anawers to
my connexions here. Our Beason 1. Ceorge III 2. "Ye Game and Playe of has been a great success, but Chosas" printed by Caxton. 8. Shakespeare himself. 4. Sheridan, on the occasion of tha America offers much greater scope. burning of Old Drary-lans Theatro, which So I am going to try my luck over he had recently bought 5. The kiwi, a natier af New Zealand. O. "The Castle of Oirante," there. I am returning to England by Horace Walpole. 7. Goetse. B. Cadrana. on June 3rd., and shall return to Florenting artist of the fourteenth century America early in 'September to take architect of the Ponte Vecchio 10. Pitt, up my new appointment.
"With best wishes to you and all my friends in Hongkong."
And we need, scarcely add that the Middlesex are under orders to Mr. Sinclair will have with him in leave for Welhaiwal. They expect his new sphere the best wishes of to leave within the week.-Reuter. very many in this Colony.
and their offer le so attractive that
I have reluctantly decided to sover to-day's questions.
· BRITISH TROOPS, MOVE.
Sallings From Shanghai,
Shanghai, June G The second battalion of Border- sailed this afternoon for. Tientain. The first battalion of
ora
after hearing the news of Anatorijts. 11. TEP leyrand, under Louis XVI, the Bevolution, Napoleon, and Louis XVIIL 12 In honour of one Augustin, a medieval minstrel of Vienna the alte traditional: 18. A strip of Poland. stretching up to the Baltic and separating. Best Pula from the rest of Germany. -14. Through the discovery of the Rosetts alone, on which the, akime inaneiption was printed in
hieroglyphice and in Crook. 16. The Holywell A Room, at Oxford.