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KING EDWARD HOTEL.
Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all' Bed Rooms, newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone. All Trams pass in front of Hotel.
Most Moderate Rates la the Colony, Hotel launch meets all steamers.
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Dining Room and Lounge now open to the Fublic. Tel. Add Victoria.
Telephone C.373.
J. H. WITCHELL,
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HOTEL SAVOY
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HOTEL METROPOLE HOTEL BOA VISTA.
22, Ico House Street.
Macao.
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Smoking Room and Saloon Bar. First Class Billiard Table
Recently renovated throughout. .
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Cables KOWLOTEL. HONGKONG
Tols, K. 608-609.
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H.J. WHITE
Manager
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Tol. Addrona "PALACE," Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fass throughout. Every Room with Private Bath, Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms, Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress, Terme moderate. Special terma to families on application to:
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CHINA SITUATION.
THE CHINKIANG INCIDENT.
Shanghai, June 24.
According to a wireless message, received from Chinking, as the steamer Loongwo was going along- side inst evening fifty Chinese soldiers overran the Jardino Ma- theson's hulk, apparently for the purpose of making a search of the passengers luggage.
They fired on the naval detach ment sent from H.M.S. Verity to drive them off, but fortunately there were no casualties. The naval unit dispersed the soldiers without firing a shot.
YANGTSZE SITUATION.
Very Little Change.
Iehang, June 24 Gen. Liu Hslang, it is now ascer- tained, did not proceed to chang as orginally reported. He has, in fact, sent very few troops diwn the river-Naval Wireless.
At Changsha.
Changsha, June 21.. The oil installation is intact, and the removal of oil is proceed- ing. The general atmosphere here Ha qulet but there is no one in charge locally. Gen. Tang Sheng- chi is expected "here shortly from Hankow.--Naval Wireless.
British Steamer Fired On.
Hankow, June 21.
A British steamer was fired on at Hangchow on June 23,,seven shots being red. The situation.
At Amoy."
SATURDAY, JUNE 25. 1927.
WEDNESDAY'S DEMONSTRATION.
H. E. the Governor (second from left) with officers in the. New Territories on Wednesday, when the capabilities of the Morris six-wheel lorrica were demonstrated. (Photo: Mec.
SUN'S ECLIPSE:
TRAINS TO PULL UP AT
SIDINGS:
'Choung).
COERCIVE STRIKES
BANNED.
(Continued from Paga 1.)
(3) of section 5 are based on Moorland excursion parties are clause of the English bill. The being arranged in Britain for the section as a whole is designed to eclipse of the sun in the early prevent intimidation. morning of June 29. Trains will 6. Sub-section (1) of section 6 atop at moorland sidings between is based on clause 6 (2) of the, Leyburn and Aysgarth and be-English bill, the Government of tween Richmond and Darlington. Hongkong taking the place of the There will be special steps for get-ocal or other public authority" is otherwise quiet-Naval Wire-ting the passengers down and up of the English clause. Sub- Hess.
again: cloak roam accommodation section (2) of section 6, which is will be provided, and restaurant aimed at strikes in essential cars, during the period of waiting, services which are, commenced will serve as buffets, not only for without due warning, is based on Amoy, June 24. Processions were held at Amoyal public on the moors.
passengers, but also for the gener-section 4 of the Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act, 1875, and Kulangsu in connexion with
but it extends the principle of celebrations of the 23rd, but these On the eve of the eclipse sixteen that section to electricity, to tele- passed off without incident-special trains will be run by the phone and sanitary services, and Nurul Wireless.
London and North-Eastern Rail-
'to the means of transport by way from King's Cross, Mary hikvay, ferry, trum and bus. The lebone, and several provincial cen-English section is confined to gas Nanking, June 24.
tres to Richmond. Aycliffe, Dar and water. Sub-section (3) |_ D£} Marshal Chiang Kai-shek haslington, West Hartlepool, Leyburn, section & is copied from section
In addition to the 5 of the above English Act. returned here. There has been no and Aysgarth." development in the situation. restaurant ears, with which they
No Outside Domination. Naval Wireless.
will all be equipped, there will be.
7-(1) Section 7 is intended to in one instance, sleeping cars.
free Hongkong trade unions from The London Midland und Scot the risk of domination by organiza- tish Railway are running a cheaptions outside the Colony. Paat excursion from Euston at 11.10 experience shows that there is a p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, to South-grave danger that such domination, port, returning at 8.20 the next if it were allowed to exist, might morning. Supper will be served in some cases be used, not for any on the outward journey and break-genuine trade union purpose, but fast on the return. Another ex for bolshevistic and anti-British cursion, which may be prolonged objects.
Marshal Chiang at Nanking,
Nothing to Report.
Shanghai, June 21. The situation remains un- changed and there is nothing to report from other Yungtsze ports not referred to in other wireless messages.-Naval Wireless.
SHANTUNG TO-DAY.
Effects of the War.
Chucheng, June 8.
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to oight days, will leave Euston (2) Sub-section (1) accord- for Southport on the morning of ingly provides that, except under Tuesday, June 28.
and in accordance with the.permis- Civil Engineers have a party gosion of the Governor in Council, The edict that was promulgating by special train from St. Fan-no trade union which is establish- ed some time ago regarding the era to Settle; and Stowe Pabliced within the Colony shall protection of foreigners residing School a party from Buckingham affiliated or connected with any up in this city also recently, but north-eastern section of the line outside the Colony in such a maa- in Shantu province, was put to Rhyl From stations on the trade union or other organization it was soon torn to pieces like all special trains will run on the Tues ner as to place the Hongkong trade other proclamations of the autho-day night to North Wales; from union or its members under the rities. It has also been seen put the Midland section to Settle; and control of the organization which up on the hillboards at Tsingtao. From Manchester, Liverpool and is established outside the Colony. recently. The Chinese are a very district to Southport. In addition Any Hongkong trade union so clever people. When practically to these arrangements tickets will affiliated, without permission will, all foreigners have evacuated the be issued to the eclipse arca from under sub-section (2) be an unlaw- interior, then they promise to pro- certain stations within 80 miles at ful society, or it may, under sub- tect them. However, it remains single fares for the double journey section (3), be declared 201 to be seen how it will be executed third class; and parties of juve-unlawful society. in due time.
niles can be taken at half the or dinary single fare for children.
back their business would be goof again."
A Goods Tax Bureau, has just recently been opened in the suburbs of this city. Al sorts of wild rumours are in circulation about the taxca to be collected by this bureau. To-day But now, then please tell me a story goes round that a cow, just all about your trip?" bought in the market and paid due |laxes for there, was goized, and another sum of dues was levied on it, because its value exceeded Mex. $25.
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(3) In order to facilitate proof, and to avoid doubts as to what establishment within the Colony means, sub-section (4) specifies certain facts, e.g., the exhibition of a sign board, from which it is to be inferred that a trade union
is established within the Colony.
(4) Sub-section (5) provides "Very well. I travelled up to Nanking, and found there many that no person shall on behalf of soldiers. The houses, especially any trade union outside the Colony the foreign houses, are practically give any direction or notice to any all broken into and looted. If person with regard to any action Famine Prevails.
there are some things that could by such person within the Colony, those houses the land sub-section "(6) makes posses- Grain is daily soaring in price, be used in and the poorer population is at its soldiers take them away. In the sion of any such direction or more or less notice in writing an offence un- wit's end, for the landowners close houses, which are down the selling out of their habitable, the military make their less lawful authority or exeuse can grain when the prices are at their quarters, whereas in many foreign be established.
(6) Sub-section (7) throws on highest. That is a peculiar trait houses, horses, etc., are being
kept.
the defendant the onus of provid-1 of this class of people. The poorer. färmers and the beggar classes
ing that any organization in ques- Paro boiling tree leaves in water to
tion was not a trade union, or that sustain life. Some have sold On my arrival in Nanking the any organization in question was their girls into slavery, in order soldiers avere very suspicious of not a trade union established out- to escape starvation, which has me, and followed me everywhere. side the Colony. been staring them in the face the They have never stopped me, it is 8. Section 8 prohibits the ap whole spring. It is a relief to truc, but still they watched me pllention of the funds of any trade think that the wheat harvest is in closely. Theré was only one union to any political purpose sight, and it promises very fair. " foreign house left untouched, and outside the Colony, and prohibits The silver dollar is souring in I took up residence in it, and my any levy for such a purpose. exchange values, but is disappear Chinese friends brought me food . Section 9 is copied from 3 ing on the market at the same —I doubt whether I could get of the English Trade. Disputes and time. It is most likely hoarded up food at the hotels, but I certainly Trade Unions Bill. It gives the by the wealthy, like the grain sup. could buy it in the market. My Attorney General" the right to plies. Business, however, is un- Chinese friends told me that they apply for an injunction to restrain usually dull and some shops are were most anxious that we all any application of the funds of closing down. Let us hope that come back. They were very trade union in contravention of better times are coming in the friendly, but I could feel anta- the Ordinance. near future.
NANKING SITUATION,
Soldiers Suspicious.
gonism in the attitude of the mill- 10. Section 10 is the general tary there. The town is a real penalty section. military camp now, and soldiers The Chinese version of the are doing just what they please." above Bill is published in a special
"Isn't there anybody in cóm-supplement to the Gazette mand there?" I queried.
"I believe that General Chiang
Kai-shek was there at the time was in Nanking," was the reply I got,
day.
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HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
Friendly to Foreigners. The Nanking Chinese want us back," anid a foreign missionary ton Shanghai Mercury representa- tive Inst week, when speaking his trip to Nanking, where he had
The following are the replies to spent two or three days.
I attempted to find out whether to-day's questions:- "Were they the same to you as the foreigners could return to 1 Nurse of a 'paans goddess. 2. South-east before?" he was asked.
Nanking at present, but he told me of South Auries, 3. Portsmouth.
Adam and Eve ure described as making "They were very, very nice and that although the Nanking Chin-breech" of fixien ves. 6. 1841. 0. Denmark. plainly told me that they want usese, were very good friends to Metal covering of part of an airplane. 8. "They realise that they are losing for foreigners to return on accounts denturies. 14, Italian pioneer of electrical io come back," was the reply foreigners, it was not advisable 10. 17 feat. 11. Tale of Athelny.
The disciples; James and John, 15, Nearly" money now, and that if we come of the attitude of the military
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