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HOTELS.
THE
HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL: REFULSE 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 Das Warons Lits, Peking.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms, newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Buda, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone. All Trams pass in front of Hotel. Most Moderato Raton in the Colony. Hobol launch moots all steamers.
Dining Room and Lounge now open to the Public.
PROF. C. THERESES
and
MISS MARGUERITE SENOUR will give Exhibition Dances every
TUESDAY & FRIDAY
5 to 6.30 p.m.
Tel. Add Victoria.
Telephone 0.873. J. IL WITCHELL,
Manager.
HOTEL SAVOY
Comfort, Convenienco and Distinction.
L
HOTEL METROPOLE. HOTEL BOA VISTA.
22, Ice Houso Stroot.
Macao..
UNDER THEÁBAME MANAGEMENT.
KOWLOON HOTEL
PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON
Modern Toilet System.
Elovator and Telophones to each floor.
Smoking Room and Saloon Bar. First Class Billiard Table
Recently renovated throughout.
Manager's Personal Attention
Tola, K. 608-609. Cables KOWLOTEL. HONGKONG
Tol Kowloon No. 8.
H. J. WHITE
Manager
PALACE HOTEL.
Tol. Address "PALACE,"
Terman moderate. Special terms to families on application to:
Mrs. J. II. OXBERRY, Proprietress.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
A HINT TO RUSSIA.
BRITISH WORKERS
UNAFFECTED,
London, July 8,
SATURDAY,
DEVON HEROES.
EPIC. STORY. TOLD BY. PRIVATE SOLDIER.
Mr. J. H. Thomas, at the Na-published from his own privato ad- A war book by a private soldier, tional Union of Railwaymen's dress, and ponned without hope of conference, vigorously condemned reward in order that justice might Soviet attempts to dictate to Bri- be done to his native county-men, tish workers, and said the Rus- is attracting much attention in the alans were subsidising people West of England. without influence, and wasting
money.
They must stop this foolish, in- sane and absurd method, and realise that Communist propagan- da will not divert the great mass of Britain's, workers from follow- ing the constitutional path in or der to effect the social changes required.-Reuter.
Britain Quite Different.
London, July 8, Pointed references to Russian Communists activities were made by Mr. J. H. Thomas at the Na- tional Union of Railwaymen's con- ference at Carlisle to-day.
JULY 9, 1927.
GUEST HOUSE FOR LONDON.
·COSMOPOLIS IN DULWICH WOOD.
Amid the fine tress which boar evidence of the luxuriousness of the old woods of Dulwich on the north slope of Sydenham Hill, It tells the uple story of the 2nd where Charles I used to hunt, and Devons, under the title of where Lord Byron 125 years or so
Through Hell to Victory," and it is impossible to read Mr. Richard go played robbers with his Colwill's simple, unvarnished nar-schoolboy friends from Dr. Glen- nia's Academy, there was formally. rative without emotion.
opened last month an Interna tional Guest House for London.
The Devons formed part of the 5th French Army, against whom dous offensive on the Reims-Laon the Germans launched the tremen-
rond in 1918.
To the 2nd Devons, 000 all told, was allotted the task of holding two little hills to make it possible
for the remnants of a British divi. sion to pass over a single bridge
last;
tional extension of the work of "The guest house is an interna-
the Holiday Fellowship Move- ment," Mr. T. A Leonard, ao long associated with this work, tells где (writes a Homa correspon- dent.) "The Fellowship has made ing to the desire of many for- so many contacts abroad, lead- eigners to visit England, that it has become highly desirable that
which here spanned the Alane:
They were told to hold on to the It was certain death, but nobody flached... For hours He said Moscow is subsidising they fought. Hundreds of them there should be a real inter- people without influence, and is were killed. Practically every national contre hore, whore like- wasting Its money because no man was wounded. Their am- minded people of many lands greater mistake could be made munition was exhausted, and they may meet together with Eng than to assume that the circum-fought like demons with the bayolish people. We have been for- stances that brought about the net, till at last they were over-
tunate in securing Hitherwood, Russian revolution could ever holmed. All who were not killed
one of the mansions on Syden- were taken prisoners. .'.'. Of ham Hill, close to the Crystal the whole battalion fewer than 50 Palace, where those visiting Lon- nearly all wounded-managed don will be able to stay, only to escape across the river,
"
operate in Great Britain.
He hoped the Government would rectify their blunder in breaking cff relations with Russia, but Rug alans should change their foolish, insane and absurd methods, and realise that neither a minority. Government nor Communist pro- paganda was going to divert the mass of the British people from following the constitutional path. Russia should abandon the idea that she can engineer, a revolu tion in this country.
The conference passed á resolu- tion approving Mr. Thomas' views. -British Wireless:
These men were joined by the Details these men who were not As a rule in the fighting line the cooks, shoemakers, drummer boys and unfit men. Together they till at last one officer and half a fought rearguard actions for days, dozen lads were left. That is briefly what happened.
CONDITIONS IN INDIA. palms.
STEADY IMPROVEMENT
Lord
NOTED.
London, July 8.. Winterton, the Under Secretary for India, speaking on the India Office vote in the House of Commons to-day, anid many people did not realise the extent to which the local government in India was in the hands of Indians themselves, without official on- trol.
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fifteen minutes "by electric train from the centre of town, and yet in a quiet spot that might be milea in the country."
The care which the Dulwich Colleges Estates Governors have bestowed on their property bas
preserved the immediate dis- trict (including the old gate close to "Hitherwood's" garden on- trance) in a way that will give visitors memorials of England at. its best, and not at its Blooms- bury lodging-house" worst.
Attractions.
Mr. Colwill says there was hard- ly a mention of the epic story in the war 'correspondents' dia- patches at the time, and the Bri- tish Army authorities have never been generous in their praise. The French, however, awarded, them the Croix de Guerre with From the six acres of ground in which level areas have been With enormous labour Mr. Col-cleared for tennis courts, and will has compiled the detalls of the for small conferences in a little battle, in which he himself took natural amphitheatre facing a fine part. He has thrice traversed the grotto, wonderful views of Lon- battlefield, cross-examined every don are obtainable through survivor whom he could trace, had trees, while from the supper access to confidential diaries, ob- storey and the roof is obtainable surviving officers, and even tried tained, the willing assistance of
a unique and uninterrupted to get the German's side of the Paul's to London's striking power panorama of London, from St. story.
WICKED PRACTICE.
STORY OF LIVE COBRA.
the
house at Lots-road, with High- gate, Hampstead, and, on a clear day, Harrow Church as a back- ground.
The formal opening ceremonies on Thursday will be in the after- noon and evening. "Mr. Arnold
Entertainments
TO-DAY
ONLY
QUEEN'S
2.30, 5.10, 7.15, 9.20
JAMES
LAURA LA PLANTE KIRKWOOD
&
IN
IN
THE
"BUTTERFLIES RAIN"
TO-DAY ONLY
WORLD
ROD LA ROCQUE
IN
5.15 and *9.20 p.m.
DOROTHY
GISH
"NIGHT LIFE of NEW YORK"
2,80 to 8.30
CONTINUOUS
LARRY
SEMON
in
STAR
The WIZARD
At
9.15 p.m.
WILBUR PLAYERS
in
OF OZ
THE WHOLE
TOWN'S TALKING
This right to manage their own affairs had greatly increased in Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station, the last five years. Economic con- Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout.ditions had improved. Primary
Rowntree, the ex-M.P. for York, Owing to the non-arrival in Hong Kong o Every Room with. Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms, education Was making great
A child of Panadure, Ceylon, who has been associated with our Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress, strides, and in the Punjab, the narrowly escaped death a few days movement all through, will por- films posted in Shanghal twelve days ago, -the
number of pupils in the schools ago as the result of a wicked prac-form the actual ceremony," said
will be a slight change years by nearly 400,000 to a total ed in had increased in the last four tea! joke in which a cobra confin-Mr. Leonard, "and the Federation a sealed earthenware jar of Youth are giving folk dances, enrolment of over 900,000 thou-played a prominent part.
Although we are not formally TO-MORROW at THE QUEEN'S sand.
It seems thut a. fisherman dis-opened, our fifty beds are full The programme of new railway covered the jar floating in the sea for Whitsun, and besides British construction covered 5,000 miles. and on it had been written in Sin- guests, we have already French, Last year £7,000,000 worth of rail-halese "This belongs to him that Belgian, German, Czech, Italian, way atores were bought in Britain finds it.".
American, Norwegian, and Danish in open competition with several; Imagining that the jar might visitors. Three hundred visitors continental countries.
contain something of value the have already booked accommoda- fisherman declined to open it intion during the next two months. the presence of the small crowd which had gathered on the beach, attract as many as possible from We are particularly wanting to but, instead, took it to his home. France."
Hore the jar was opened with the fisherman's wife and child as interested spectators and out crept
EUROPE
After-dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Cables :-
** EUROPE"
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
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A Revelation in Ice Tanks.
THE TUNDICE TANK
On the Thermos principle.
EVERY bottle becomes and remains ice-cold.
ONLY 3lbs a day required.
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There had been considerable improvement in the conditions of labour and India was one of the few countries that had ratified the Washington eight hours, conven- tion-British Wireless.
BURGLARY ALARM AT COUNTRY HOUSE.
THIEVES TRACKED BY BLOODHOUND.
RAYMOND GRIFFITH'S Farcical and Satirical Comedy HE'S A PRINCE
The Tale of
M
"A REGULAR FELLOW"?
Several bodies are actively, as- socisting themselves with the a large cobra, hissing | Guest House. They include the leiously and extending its hood. Friend's Council for Interna-
Dog Saved Child.
tional Service, the Holiday Fel- Luckily for the family the dog lowship, the Women's Interïn- attacked the snake and gave the tional League, and the Aduit woman and child time to get safe-School Movement. Mrs. Maud ly away, though the little one is Rowntree, daughter-in-law of stated to have had a very narrow the late Joshua Rowntree and cou-instead
ain of Lady Parinoor, has just ar- rived from Constantinople, where she and her husband have beën
up the position of Warden. Tur- engaged in education work, to take
escape.
the snake was recaptured.
The dog was bitten and died and
killed, but was shut up once more, The reptile, however, was not
The Horsham Magistrates com- mitted for trial, at Horsham, Quar-, ter Seastons, Harold Wilson and James Alfred Kershaw, who were in a bottle this time, and thrownkish guests are shortly expected, charged on remand with breaking back into the sea. and entering the house of Lady
and Dr. Becker, the Prussian Mini-
Muriel Loder, at Leonards Lee be and sympathise with the reluctterested himself in the guest One can, of course, understand ster of Education, has actively in- tween 10.15 p.m. on May 17 and
сле
cannot
3.45 a.m. on May 18, and stealing ance of Buddhists to take the life house. articles to the value of £13 16s. Gd. of any living thing under any cir- Lady Loder said that she was Ceylon Observer, commenting on cumstances whatever, anya the awakened about 4 o'clock on the the incident, but morning of May 18. She looked fathom the mentality of a man out of the window, and as everywho sees fit to write a misleading thing seemed quiet she returned to bed. Two minutes later alie description upon a jar containing heard a noise as
If a wardrobe venomous snake. was being shut or a chest of drawn bottle or jar and set it afloat to In any case, to seal a snake in ere opened. Thinking it was her die of starvation is surely more re- nurse, she opened the bed room. door and saw a man about 9ft prehensible than killing it out- away. He was in a crouching right, to say nothing of the danger
to human life. position and ran seross to the bath room, She rushed back to her room, locked the door, and called her nurse, who blew a whistle and rang three of the bells in the house. The first bell Tag Also rung.
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HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
The following are the replies to to-day's questions:--
1. Cales, who was nicknamed Caligula, P. At Dabylon its 923 1.C. 3. Islands visited the Phoenlelane for tini exact localian nat known. The Mohammedan Bible, 5. (4) 180.000 miles per second. (b) 1,100 feet per
Police-constable Brockhurst said that he went to Leonards Lee with a bloodhound. The dog took him direct from the pantry window to a wood where the two men were
second. §. Battle Abbey. 7. Drace, an Athen- lan magistrata. All his punishments wera washing in a pond. Another con- death.. 8. Amerigo Vespneel, a Florentine mer- stable stated that the stolen pro- Cook. He an named it because Mr. Banks chant, P. In Amirslia, discovered by Captain perty was found tied up in a hand- and Dr. Bolander, two aefentiate who were kerchief in Kershaw's overcoating with him, discovered several botanical |pocket.
The defendants said they would plead "Guilty" at the Quarter Sessions.
speelmens Ciere, 10. It de in the shape of a **W.** and consists of five sinës.. 11. Anselm,
blahop of Canterbury by Willimi 71, . 12, Sr.
when he was told he had been appelated Arch
Franch Drake. He took thres veus, and dis
it in the Pellean, which was renamed the Golden Kind.
Lots of working girls koop plugging, but never get rich.
will be screened
of “O, what a Nurse 1"
TO-NIGHT at 9.30 p.m.
2nd PROMENADE CONCERT
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(Under the Patronage of His Excellency The Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, K. C; M. G.)
BAND OF THE
1st BATTN. THE CAMERONIANS
(Scottish Rifles)
LEE GARDENS
If Wet-in the Spacious Lee Theatre
ADMISSION-$100.