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In association with the Grand Hotel Dea Wagons Lita, Peking.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms, newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and All Trams pase in front of Cold Water, also Telephone. Hotel. Most Moderate Rates in the Colony.
Hotel launch meets all steamers.
Dining Room and. Lounge now open to the Public.
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and
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will give Exhibition Dances every
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TUESDAY & FRIDAY
5 to 6.30 p.m.
Telephone C.378. J. H. WITCHELL,
Manager,
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KOWLOON HOTEL
PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON
Modern Toilet Systäm.
Elevator and Toiophones to each floor. Smoking Room and Saloon Bar: First Class Billiard Table Recently renovated throughout.
Manager's Personal Attention
Tols. K. 608-609." Cables KOWLOTEL. HONGKONG
Tel. Kowloon, No. 8
H. J. WHITE
Manager
PALACE HOTEL.
Tel Address "PALACE." Three minutes frem Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout, Every Room with Private Bath, Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietrees. Terms moderate. Special terms to families on application to:
Mrs. J. II. OXBERRY, Proprietress.
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Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.
A Revelation in Ice Tanks.
THE TUNDICE TANK On the Thermos principle.
EVERY bottle becomes and remains ice-cold.
Only 3 lbs of ice a day required.
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH,
U.S. IMPERIALISM
EXPLAINED.
PACIFIC INTERESTS GIVEN
AN AIRING.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1927.
UNDER RED RULE.
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vernment did not enjoy jurisdle- tion, to disclaim responsibility. Chen told Borodin of this shir versation and the latter laughed heartily, being well pleased that the "boys" had done the job, so.
Honolulu, July 19., Sir Arthur Currie, defending Canada's immigration policy be fore the Institute of. Pucife Rela-well. tions, said that the development of the country depended on the unified aims and aspirations of the people, who feared the admission of large groups with strange as pirations from other countries.
Ho predicted a great future for Canada, whose tride was growing and whose resources were still largely unused.
The aspirations of each of the ten countries represented at the
Now, in addition to the papers that had been brought to the Con- sainte, I was told by Borovai, the Oonaul's secretary, that a rich haul of jewellery had been mads, including diamond studs, gold watches and chains, cross, medals and the like. When, Boro-1 din arrived to look things over he decided to leave the examination of the papers to Petroff, whose arrival was then expected; and to
TROOP TRAINS DESTROYED.
(Continued from Page 1.) CANTON ARSENAL TROUBLE..
"Red" Strike Suppressed. An attempt by "Red" labour to cause a general strike in the Central Arsenal in Canton, for the purpose of over-throwing the Director, Mr. Samuel. Wong, has failed.
Mr. Wong had seven of the chief agitators arrested, and the trouble, was subsequently suppressed.
Labourers Fight in Street. Last night the Wal 01 Road, Central, one of the busiest sec- tions of the city, was the scene of
Entertainments.
QUEEN'S
SYD CHAPLIN
in
His Super Farce Comedy
"Oh, What a Nurse"
conference were briefly present arrange later for the division of of big battle betweeT STAR
ed.
the Jewellery among the workers. of labour unionists: The hum- Mr. Lionel Curtis held that Bri-The next day, when I went with ber in each group was "over 100, Gulen touwd Borodin, I found Kiri- and not a few of them carried tain's aim was a world confederalready busy dividing the pistols, while others used daggers tion for peace. change.
The battle broke out as soon as Mr. T. Z. Koo, on behalf of trinkets into two Jota. The more and knives ng weapons.
valuable things were put aside ne Young China, gald that her ideals presents for the delegates to the the two parties met at the corner were peace and national progress. prospective Pan-Pacific Party Con- of the Wing Hon Road. It continu-
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, reference. They re to be given ed for nearly half an hour. presenting the. United States; de-
as "souvenirs." The rest of the Finally the trouble was sup- clared that 90 per cent of its loot was to go to the participants pressed upon the arrival of a jargo population would be ready to go in the robbery, members of the orce of armed police. some lengths to secure perpetual Consular staff and others. I felt peace. The United States "is that it might sometimes be useful only imperialistle because all the to have a "souvenir" of the Bel other nations are."--Reuters
chenko robbery in my own hands, American Service.
so I asked Kirisheft if he was not going to give anything to Galen's subordinates,
MAIL TRAIN ROBBERY IN MALAYA.
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DARING THEF IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
Kuala Lumpur, July 14. A daring theft is reported to Tuesday have taken place on night's mail train Trom Ipo to Kuala Lumpur.
It appears that Mr. Tan Swee Plow, branch manager of the
Overseas Chinese Bank, hoarded the train at Ipoh with $600, hotes in his trousers pocket and $50 in He a purse in his coat pocket. went to sleep in the compartment using his coat as a pillow.
On getting up in the morning near Kuala Lumpur he discovered that his trousers pocket had been cut open and $60 extracted. The purse had also disappeared from the cout.
Another Chinese travelling in the same compartment lost $135 which he kept in a purse, in the pocket of his coat which was hang- ing on a peg.
The police are making enquiries.
LONGER SKIRTS FOR WOMEN.
LONDON STEALS A MARCH ON PARIS.
London, June 18. According to the Evening News, London stole a march on Paris in launching the new longer skirts reaching the calf on Gold Cup Day al Ascot, when the Parisian cos- tumiers had planned to reveal the sepret to the fashionable world at the Grand Prix races at Long- champs to-day,
A picture of the frocks showing the new skirt is strikingly pictures- que. It is exquisitely feminine, owing its charm to its individuality, -the skirt dropping gracefully at the back and falling at the sides in light tapering folds or very full and plain with a closefitting and a severely simple bodice.
It is ideal for tall, slim women and in made in the most pliable fabries like taffeta, georgette, net, chiffon and tulle. It is expected
that longer skirts will be more pro- . nounced in the autumn necessitat- ing women cultivating a new walk, -gliding gracefully instead of strutting on stilted steps.
Äs # result of this the sheath-dress has now become old fashioned.
A KING KISSED:
UNCONVENTIONAL WELCOME" AT PRESTON.
London, July 19. After a fortnight's social activi- ties in London King Fuad arrived in Liverpool yesterday and began a tour of Lancashire to-day as the guest of Lord Derby. He intends
A Denial Expected. "No," said he, "but I can give you a few things. Here's a nice little silver cup and an amethyst stal that could be made into an attractive ring. You can have them, if you want them." Some of the valuables which T then saw Kirisheff sorting. I later saw being openly worn by persons of high rank in the Red organization, as well as by the man who actually robbed Belchenko's house.
These fights, though frequent formerly, have been
rare since the anti-Red coup.-Nam Chuny Pao,
CHINA'S REGIMES.
Recognition Withheld.
London, July 19...
In the House of Commons, re- plying to Colonel J. C. Wedgwood regarding simultaneous recogni- tion of any de facto Government of China, Mr. G. Locker-Lampson uld tha: the Government was in with constant communication
Јарапене and American the Government on all matters of Interest. He should joint" have thought that at pre- I sent there was nu risk of any- This account of the robbery of body recognising any Government the Portuguese Legation naturally China, and assures Colonel does the U. S. S. H. no credit and Wedgwood that we should not re- it may he vociferously denied by cognise any without consulting the Red Consular folk, but if they the other Governments, but he. undertake to challenge the AC- was unable to say that would be curacy of this account, I shall the United States policy.- enlarge upon the subject of official Red crimes and edify Shanghai by, telling how the rooms of the Coa- sack's Union here were robbed, how the fat of an American in- telligence oflicer named Larson was burgled, and who got away with all of Domrachieff's papers, besides producing evidence in the Belchenko case.
N
QUITS POLITICS."
Mrs. Sun Yat-sen, who has resigned from the Kuomin tang, on the graund that it is turning aside from her late husband's policy.
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SHANGHAI RIOT.
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Reuter
RE-INSTATEMENTS.
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Canton Moderates Return.
Canton, July 20. In compliance with the recent decision of the Central Kuomintang Committee to cancel all orders that were issued during the "Red" domain against anti-"Red", mam. [bers of the King party, the Kuomintang Committee in Kwong- ting has been instructed to cancel the orders for the arrest of Tse Ying-pak (better known as Y. P. Tse) and other arominent rightist leaders of the Kuomintang.
Mr. Tse and his colleagues, who were expelled from the Party re- cently, are being restored to mem- harship Nam Chương Phan
RIFLE SHOOTING.
WORLD'S RECORD IN BISLEY COMPETITION.
A world's record in rifle shoot- ing was made recently on the ranges of the, N.R.A. at Bisley by Mr. A. Eccles, who scored highest possible of 105 points in a competition of the North London Rifle Club.
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The conditions were those of the King's Prize First Stage- acven shots per man at 200, 500 and 600 yards, and Mr. Eccles scored seven consecutive bull's eyes at each of the ranges, thus scoring three highest possibles of thirty-five points each, and making the full possible aggregate.
He made the magnificent per- formance under very difficult con- ditions, the wind being very high and chargeable, and the light bad.
The employees of Messrs. George Newnes, Ltd. hold their annual walking race from Westminster Bridge to Brighton Aquarium C. ye erday. The winner was Bower, a lad of eighteen, who was making the journey for the first time. His time was 10 hr. 3 min. W Chittock was second in 10 hr.- 28 min.; and A. Clark third in 11 hr. 6 min.
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If William, Duke of Normandy, France no longer will be depend teachers in the United States in charge on the part of the police steps of the guillotine during the Belgo of proportion to the number of pupils, and the sticks of Beveral of the Andrew Jam
had been defeated by King Haroldent upon the oil wells of other Ale, G. Johnson. 7, Plus IX.. 1847- at Hastings in 1066, Thomas Good-nations for motor fuel, according is. Miss Marie MacLeod. She re- plainclothes force, the soldiers 78. 8.-in) At du Junction of Park-lane and ceives G.$75 a month and teaches taking refuge across the native Hamilton-place: th) in the garden of Laices-win, an English farmer, might have to announcements of government.
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