14.
HOTELS,
THE
HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL Talographic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL.
Telegraphie Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL"
HOTELS.
LIMITED.
In association wil the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lite. Poking..
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 Trama pass in front of Cold Water, also Telephone. Hotel. Most Moderate Rates in the Colony.
Hotel launch meets all steamera. Dining Room and Lounge now open to the Public.
TEA DANCES
MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS
5 to 7 p.m.
Tel. Add Victoria.
Telephone C.873. J. H. WITCHELL,
Manager.
HOTEL SAVOY
Comfort, Convenience and Distinction.
HOTEL METROPOLE. HOTEL BOA VISTA.
22, Ice House Stroot.
Macuo.
UNDER THE SAME MANAGEMENT.
KOWLOON HOTEL
PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON
Modern Toilet Systom.
Elavator and Telephones to each floor.
Smoking Room and Saloon Bar. First Class Billiard Table
Recently renovated throughout.
Manager's Personal Attention
Tele. K, 608-609.
Cables KOWLOTEL. HONGKONG
H.J WHITE
Manager
PALACE HOTEL.
I
Tel. Address "PALACE.”; Tal. Kowloon No. 8
Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout, Every Room with Private Bath, Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Roomi. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Terms" moderate. Special terms to families on application to:
Mrs. J. II. OXBERRY, Proprietress.
EUROPE
After-dinner dancing every.
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Cables :--
EUROPE
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
Grill
THË EUROPE HOTEL. LTD.
Arthur E, Odell, Managing-Director.
ERVEN LUCAS
BOLS
QUAD-DECANTERS
Four Liqueurs
in one Bottle.
A saving of time
and
joy to the eye.
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & COMPANY, LIMITED. *(Incorporated under the Hongkong Companies' Ordinaða 1911-Jul5.)..
Teleplione 75 Central. Prince's Building
Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 18,
1927.
CANTON, HANKOW AND CONVICTS KEPT FROM | MARINE COURT CASES.
NANKING.
(Continued from Page 1.)
BRITISH PLANE'S MISHAP.
Chinese Troops Obstructive.
London, Aug. 17.
RESCUE.
1,200 WATCH THREE BOYS DROWN.
BREACHES OF HARBOUR REGULATIONS.
At the Marine Court this morning, before Lieut, Commdr. G. F. Holo, there were a number DISCIPLINE AND HUMANITY. of cases hoard, involving charges of breaches of regulations, all New York, July 8.
defendants pleading guilty and during a practice flight at Shang- Widespread indignation is ex- being mulet in fines comensurate hai yesterday, made a forced land-pressed here at the action of ward- with the offences. ing on the International Race-ers of Sing Sing Prison in prevent-
A British army aeroplane,
course, a few miles from Shang-ing convicta from going to the Officer, was the prosecutor. in a
hai, owing to engine trouble.
tica.
rescue of three boys whose cande The fuselage was removed. capsized in the River Hudson, by Chinese troops quartered there the prison. The boys were drown obstructed the removal of the ed. wings of the plane. The British
Twelve hundred convicts were have lodged a protest with the taking their morning exercise in higher Chinese military authori-the prison yard. They saw the boys handling the canoe with skill and daring as it darted through the white-capped waves. But sud- denly a high wave colled up and struck the frail craft amidships, overturning it. The convicts grouped behind the fence saw that the boys could not swim.
Reports from China indicate further advance of the North erners towards Nanking.
Refugees are flocking along the Nanking-Shanghai Railway to the latter city, where the conditions, however, are at present quiet.
Trade Prospects.
Representatives of commercial
"I can swim. For God's sake, let me help them," shouted one of the criminals, but the warder's voice reverberated, "Stand back!
Mr. Wyatt, Chief Boarding case against the master of the steam launch Poseidon, for having anchored in Repulse Bay, north of a line between the east polat of Tung Po Chau and a red buoy off the foreshore of Repluse Bay. Defendant stated that he had erred in choosing this berth and his Worship, stating that he had received a communication from the captain Superintendent of Police in respect of this charge,
conviction registered a caution.
with a
An Old Offender. Wong Lai Fuk, master of the steam launch Kwong Sam, was charged with failure to observa
concerns with interests in Yang I'll shoot the first man that tri the rule of the road on, August 12, 1
tse ports, in company with British officials, are proceeding slowly to Ichang, Chúng sing and other centres up-river, to enquire into conditions prevailing in those localities.British Wireless.
CHINESE CUSTOM.
(Continued from Page 1.
After her husband died she con- tinued to live in the house until it was pulled down.
man
to climb that fence."
"Back or We'll Shoot." The convicts edged back from the fence then surged forward as one of the boys lost his hold of the bottom of the canoe and Bank.
"One's gone," shouted several convicts in unison. "Let us go.
Don't allow them to drown. You have rifles and we cannot swim out of range."
But the warders levelled their rifles and fingering the triggers, they thundered, "Get back there-
back or we'll shoot."
Meanwhile one of the warders had cimbed over the fence and was He knew avainly searching for a boat with "named Lam, who, went to which to go to the rescue. When live with her to look after her. the governor, alarmed at the shouts Mr. Alabaster: Do you still re- of the convicts, arrived on the scene, His comment as re- gard her as a member of the Ngai all was over. family? She had never left the produced in the newspapers was family of Ngai.
that discipline must prevail-dis- cipline before humanity is how the
Answering further questions
witness said he knew of other cases. in the village where other men, had similarly gone to live in widows' houses. After Lan went to live with the plaintiff, she adopted a son, but he could not say which sur- name the child adopted.
Grown-Up Cases.
affair is described.
ALPINISTS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TRAGEDY ON LEDGE OF MARMOLATA.
Mr. Alabaster: Do you know of
Landon, July 28-An extraor cases in your village where people dinary Alpine accident is report- have bought adopted aons of a difed from Trento. ferent family who were more party of eight experienced than, three years old? Yes, evermountaineers were returning after as old as 24. I know of four or a successful ascent of Marmolata five such cases.
the he having ateamed down
the Southern southern side of Fairway from the Harbour Office Street wharf, to Wing Lok Admitting previous convictions- for similar offences in November 1920 and August 1923, on both occasions he being fined $16, he was fined $50 with the alternative of one month's imprisonment.
As in the previous case, Sergeant Shepheard was
when Chan master of the steam launch Yau prosecutor, Hing, was charged with unlaw fully using his steam whistle for purposes other than navigation Defendant was on August 12. fined $5, with the usual alterna- tive.
the Hei,
Leung Ping Kan,, master of a mctor cargo-junk, was charged at the instance of Mr. McKay, Chief Junk Inspector, with failing to take cut a clearance on or about July 29. Defendant admitted that he had made a mistake, and was fined $20, with the alternative of three weeks' imprisonment.
THRILLS OF THE TURF.
"DOWN THE STRETCH" AT
THE QUEEN'S.
Jockeys are not always whip- ping their horses ACTOSS the finish line as winners, nor do they wear their bright silks to dinner. (10,972 feet), when a thunder- They have hearts and troubles and Witness added that he knew of a storm came on.
joys the same as the thousands similar happening with regard to The climbers were on an ex-who crowd the, stands on Derby posed ledge, and calmly awaited a Day. The lives they often lead. one of his brother elders.
Questioned with regard to the de-break in the weather.
are portrayed in "Down the Suddenly, lightning struck a Stretch," the big racing film fendant, witness said she married about 40 years ago. The house in wire rope and threw the whole which comes to the Queen's Thea which she lived was sold by her party to the ground, unconscious. tre to-day. The hero of "Down about 17 or 18 years ago, after One climber managed to crawl to the Stretch" is a young jockey which she went to Siam, but left the refuge, despite the fact that who wins the hand of the girl two sons behind her, both of whom both his legs were severaly crush-he loves in spite of almost im- bore the surname Li, the name of ed by falling rock, and brought possible odds. The climax of the race in which story is a great Some of the fastest horses in the country take part on the Belmont race track. Robert Agnew, one of the most accomplished horse- men of the screen, plays the joc- key, and Marion Nixon, the win- some little star of "Taxi, Tax" the young lady for whom he goes through so much.
her husband.
Questioned by Mr. Jenkin, wit- ness said the ages of the sons were 36 and 25, and they were born in the village. He only knew of one case in his own village of a widow faking a man. In that case, he said, they continued to live in the former husband's house.
The ancestral tablets bore the surnames Chiu and Li, being the surnames of her two husbands. He explained that the second man, Li took his tablet to the house when his own was pulled down be- cause of the Government taking over the place.
Witness was closely questioned with regard to the details, of this instance, and said that in the case of Chiu, the money descended to the adopted son.
Witness explained that he him- self had three adopted sons, their ages being 10, 9 and 1.
The case is proceeding.
BENGAL SECRET
SOCIETY.
SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURE IN DACOITY CASE.
rescuers.
The rescue party found the re- mainder not seriously injured, except the leader, Father Lauto, whose body was burned to ashes,
THE JOANNA SOUTH-
-COTT BOX.
LIST OF CONTENTS WHEN
OPENED.
05
11
7:
CHINESE AGITATORS IN JAVA. ATTEMPT AN ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
Batavia, Aug. 13- An attempt to boycott Japanese goods has started here, emanating from the Kuomintang.
The message adds: "You will agree that our duty as patriots and brothers is to support the mother country. Should you prefer per- sonni profit to the mother cour try'a interest you will be punished. We hope you take the warning to heart."
A public meeting was held last month in the Hoare Memorial Hal. at Church House, Westminster, in connexion with a lecture on Jcanna Southcott's life and the opening of what had been described "Johnna Southcott box," the con- tents of which were submitted to
Threatening letters have been an X-rays examination list May.
out stamped "Patriotic Professor A. M. Low presided, sent and the Bishop of Grantham was League," stating that Japanese pn the platform with a number of troops have been landed in Shan- clergy. The walnut box was open-tung, violating the Bovereign ed about 9.20, the Bishop of Gran- rights of Ching, as a result of tham and Mr. H. Price assisting. which a most rigid boycott has The contents of the box were been proclaimed in the mother found to include a pistol, a diary country. for 1715 with manuscript notes, a book by Richard Brothers (Joanna's |rival) dated 1795, two discourses, a calendar of the French Court published in 1793, a puzzle, a child's night-cap, an earring, a dice-box, a lottery ticket dated 1796, with the Calcutta, July 26.
name Richardson Good Luck and Sensational disclosure regard- Co., a Jubilee medal, 1791, a bead
Four China-born agitators have of what was purse, a wooden box with a seal, a been arrested and will probably be ing the activities known as the Bengal Secret So- book with a seal, a book with metal expelled. Two distributors of the cicly were made to-day by Diba- clasps, a shilling token of George letters have absconded. -kar Patro while giving evidence III, a coin of Cromwell, miscellan eous coins, a book, "Surprises of before the special tribunal at
Love" or "An Adventure in Green- By kind permission of Lt. Col. Chinsurah, Hooghly, in the Aram-wich Park," and a medal of Augusta R. G. Clarke, C.M.G., D.S.O., and bagh political dacoity case.
Princess of Wales, who died in officers, the Band of the 1st Batta- -The witness said he came to 1772.
lion Queen's Royal Regiment, will know one of the three accused,
play at Evensong at 6 p.m. on San- Swadesh Bhusan Das, in 1925 at an exhibition at Tamluk, Swadesh as- Mr, Won Kenn, son of the late day next, in St. John's Cathedral. sured him of financial help and en- Towkny Wong Kam Tong of Ipoh, listed him as a member of the re- has arrived in the Straits from HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? volutionary society there known Europe where he has been studying
The following are the replies to at Lyons University under Prof. as the Bengal Secret Society.
The general duty of members, Victor, Loret, the distinguished to-day's questiona:
Egyptologist. He obtained his 1. A halfpenny is exactly 1in. diameter. 2. he added. was to manufacture D. L. degree with a thesis on the Sir Walter Scott. 3. Whisky that has escaped duty. 4. Thirty-five years. 5. 206 days, thru. bombs. Patro, it will be recalled, origin and evolution of hierogly. Robespierre, 1. Kent. 8. Two and one- was also an accused in the, case phic characters and ancient Chinese Afth pounds. 5. French, German and Halian, and on pleading guilty was con- writing. Ile has travelled exten-cording to proximity to France, Germany or
practically Italy, bot French victed by the tribunal and later sively and will remain for Home George IL (Deltlagen), 11. oxamined as a witness for the months in Malaya with the object Mediterranean coast). 12. Italian. 18, Sum- Crown.
of studying the native languages.". side). 18, 1817
.
Domnion 10.
N.W. Africa
mit is in France. 14. Ryde Park (Marble Arch
Entertainments
QUEEN'S THEATRE
The Lure of the track-the
call
the
of speed jockey all out to wina thrilling
drama of
Turf,
the
DOWN STRET
THURSDAY to SATURDAY
2.80, 5.10, 7.15, & 9.20.
WORLD THEATRE
す
A vivid story of mother love-
th
The COMMANDMENT
How a great earthquake changed the lives of two families
THURSDAY to SATURDAY
Orchestra at 5.15 and 9.20 : Chinese Interpreter at 2.30 and 7.15.
STAR THEATRE
THURSDAY to SATURDAY
The film version of Herman Melvilles great
story of the sea, "Moby Dick—”
THE SEA BEAST
with
America's greatest stage Actor JOHN BARRYMORE
Continuous from 2.30 to 8.30
At 9.30-
OUR CABARET in "HERE AND THERE”
DECCA
THE PORTABLE GRAMOPHONE
So light and compact that you can carry it with ease; so well disguised that, closed, noone would imagineit tobea gramophone. Open and play- ing, it has the volume, clearness and tone of gramophones many times its size and price. A world-wide CLOSED demand testifies to its popularity and superiority.
Dreca Book and name of nearest Agent from -11.2. Hazroy, P.O. Box 75%, Bhangi hal, to whom all trade ngultier should nieu, be addread.
Made by "DECCA," London, England. Propeler Barnell Samual & Sons, 'Limited, i
OPEN
# Holala, 3 stese---Leather Cloth, Fürodiis, Cowhide, TRAK,
Betablokad 1898.