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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
MESSES. RAVEN AND BASTO. ARCHITECTS SURVEYORS AND
BAKA ENGINEERS.
Are removing to Prince's Build- ing top floor (Corner of Des Voeux Road Central and Ico House Street), as from the 1st of Octo- ber Lift entrance-next Alexan-
Cafe.
HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATION.
FUN OF THE FAIR.
Owner-Drivers visiting the Fun O' The Fair at Lee Gardens on 1st October, may leave their ears in the Lee Gardens Street, opposite No. 1 Police Station, where they will be taken charge of by the As- sociation's patrols.
G. E. S. UPSDELL,
Hon. Secretary.
FUN O'THE FAIR.
NOTICE.
HOW TO GET TO THE FUN O'
THE FAIR.
By courtesy of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., arrange- ments have been made whereby there will be a special continuous motor bus service to Lae Gardens on Saturday, October 1st., coni- mencing at 2.30 p.m., from Chater Rond (C. P. R. corner).'
Fare 20 cents. Also all trams pass the entrance to Lee Gardens.
Fare 10 cents.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
The Sixth Extra Meeting will be held (weather permitting) at Happy Valley on Saturday, 8th October and Monday, 10th Octo- ber, 1927, cummencing at 2.45 p.m. on both days. The first bell will be rung at 2.15 p.m.
The charge for admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1.- per day for all persons including Ladies. Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half price.
Mambera are advised that they must show their. Badges to obtain admission to the Members' Ex- elosure.
Each member has the right to introduce 2 non-members to the Members' Enclosure, tickets for whom сап bc obtained from Messrs: Linstead & Davis at $5- each per day up to Friday, 7th October, 1927. +
The charge for admission for Ladica to the Members' Enclosure will be $2 per day. Each mem- ber can obtain upon application to the Secretary, Badges for admis- sion of 2 Ladies free of charge.
CITY HALL.
Coming Shortly
R. B. SALISBURY'S
“QUAINTS"
IN
**THE BLUE TRAIN,"
"ONE DAM THING AFFER ANOTHER,"
"ON APPROVAL," Etc., Etc.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.^
STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, AND LONDON.
Through, Bills. of Landing issued For Batavia, Persian Gulf, Continental, American and South African Ports. The Steamship,
"ALIPORE"
carrying His Majesty's Malls will
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc tion,
on FRIDAY,
the 30th September, 1927, commencing at 2.30 pm.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Funiture,
comprising:
Teak Hatstand with Bevelled Mirror, Teak Bookcases, Glass Cabinets, Roll Top Desks, Teak Desks and Chairs, Chesterfield Couch and Armchairs, Velvet 'Covered Couch and Armchairs, Leather Covered Chairs, Carpets, Rugs, Ornaments, Vases, etc., etc.
Teak Extension Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Sideboards with Bevelled Mirrors, Dinner Waggon, Glass Ware, Dinner Crockery, Kit chen Utensils, Ice Chests, etc., etc. Iron and Teak Bedsteads with Mattresses, Single, and Double Wardrobes with Mirror Doors, Camphorwood Chest of Drawers, Chamber Stands, Porcelain Basins, etc., etc.
also
A Quantity of Blackwood ·
Furniture.
TRUCULENT.
SEQUEL TO A SHANGHAI ASSAULT.
POLICE STATION : INVADED.
An assault of a Chinese boy by two Japanese marines last Satur- day night resulted in the arrest of the marines by Chinese police constables, an invasion of the Hongkow Police Station by a crowd of angry fellow marines, the gathering of an ugly crowd of Chinese and Japanese on the out- side of the station, and an at- tempted assault on a Chinese con- stable by a marine within the station itself.
SEPTEMBER 29,
MYSTERIOUS POLISH CASE.
GENERAL DISAPPEARS ON RELEASE.
PUBLIC EXCITEMENT.
Warsaw, Sept. 28. Some unknown person has for warded from Kattowitz to the newspapers a statement alleging that General Zagoraki, whose dis- appearance had caused such a stir recently, was murdered in a fort near Warsaw by members of a military organisation in, close touch with the Premier. The body was afterwards thrown into the Vistula.
The Government press ridicula According to an official version this statement, but the opposition of the affair, which started about press, while throwing doubt on the 8.45 o'clock, the Chinese boy who report, urges the Government to was assaulted appealed to a Chin-publish without delay the results. ese constable. The constable went of the military authorities' in- to the scene and was struck seve- quiry into Zagorski's disappear ral blows by the two Japanese ance-Reuter, marines. The constable blew his police whistle and other Chinese constables responded and the ma- rines were taken to the Hongkew Station.
The Inspector in charge of the station placed the two marines be- hind the bar in the charge room while the constables related their story.
of had
The marines became in-
a
Country Excited,
1927
POST OFFICE NOTICE
NOTICE
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The parcels post service to Russia in Asia via Japan in temporarily. suspended.
Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and whore mails are advertised to close at or before 9 am, registered and' parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
Dutable articles forwarded by letter post to Grant Britain are Tinble to confiscation by the Customs. Such articles should forwarded by parcel post only. befe Letters and postcards only for the United Kingdom and Europe will
via Siberia it so superscribed. Parcels post service between Hongkong and Ports of the Yangtze West of Hankow is temporarily suspended.
Parcels for places in Szechwan will now be accepted for transmis sten at sonders' risk. It is to be noted that parcels are liable to delay, and that the service may be suspended again st
· time. '· RADIO NOTICES.
Radio Telegraph Services are now in operation between Hongkong and the following places.-French Indo-Chinn, province of Yunnan, Can- ton, Swatow, Kongmoon, Macau, Kwongchouwan, Fort Bayard, Wachow and Hoihow. Rates and further particulars on application to the Radio Counter, 1st Floor, G. P. O. Building.
Letters and postcards for Europe and the British Isles are forwarded via Siberia if so superscribed.
From
INWARD, MAILS.
Per
Hapeh
Khyber
September 20, September 80.
Szechten
October 1.
Suwa Maru
.October 2.
.October 2.
October 2
October 3:
.October '3.
October 10.
Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai Straits U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Sbanghai Pres. Pierce Straits A Warsaw, message of Sept 14 Manila
Sal Sang stated: The whole country is Australia and Manila...
Emp. of Canada Arafura excited over the whereabouts of General Zagorakí, the popular Opposition leader, who mysterious- ly disappeared after his release from prison five weeks ago.
It is alleged that the authori- dignant over this and one of them ties again seized him secretty, and attempted to assault a constable. are interning him on an island off In the meantime crowd Dantzig. Colour is lent to this
Japanese
Chinese assumption owing to the receipt of and
the a letter from Zagoraki bearing the assembled outside station, the Japoneze de Dantzig postmark, containing a manding the release of the ma- contribution to the "Aviators rines. The Chinese spectators for Victims Fund," alleged to be for- the greater part were just curious warded by means of a trick. and made no noise. Some of the Japanese, however, were loud and threatening About 20 Japanese marines, headed by two or three On View from Thursday, the officers, entered the station and 29th September, 1927.
Two Motor Cycles.
One Piano Player by Bush and
Lane Cecilian and 12 Rolls Music.
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· Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
expressed indignation that the two marines had been placed behind the bar.
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A semi-official explanation is that Zagorski is at present in Paris, and got a friend at Dantzig to take his letter and post it there.
Technical Charges.
Canada, U.S.A., Japon and Shanghai Emp, of Russia
OUTWARD MAILS,
Por
For
Manila and parcels for Germany via
Ilamburg Tourano Shanghai, Japan and Europe vis
Siberia Pakhot
Hothow, Pakhoi and Haiphong Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Manila, Australia and New Zealand
-via Thursday Island
Haiphong
Weihaiwel ... Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Swatow
Swatow; Amoy and Formosa 1 Swatow and Bangkok
Shanghai and Japan
Zagorski was arrested last year. on technical charges after declin- The placing of prisoners behind ing to support Marshal Pilsudski'e the bar is customary at any Shang-coup d'etal, and was imprisoned hai police station and any person | for fifteen months. He is reported arrested, civilian or service men to have arrived at Warsaw last of any nationality are treated the August to await Pilsudski's return same in this respect.
from the country, but it was later More Japanese officers arrived declared that he had obtained his and more indignation was exprces- escorts permission to take ed, resulting in a conference be-Turkish bath, and never returned. tween the officers and Sub-Inspec- A semi-ocial. explanation is The Undereigned have received tor Holt. The marines were or- that he has gone into hiding in instructions to sell by Public Auc-dered released shortly after their connexion with the charges for tion,
arrival at the station but they re- which he was arrested, although fused to leave, acting under in-no.official indictment has been pre- atructions of their officers.
pared. Zagorski is known to have been at loggerheads with Pilsud- ski'since the Great War.
on TUESDAY, the 4th October, 1927, commencing at 10.30a.m.
At No. 2, Inverness. Terrace, Kowloon Deck, Hunghom.
A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture,
comprising:-
The assaulted boy was brought to the station, suffering from a slight cut on the back of the bead. It is expected the matter will be taken up with the Japanese au- thorities.
Parliament Adjourned.
A report from Warsaw on Sept 21 declared: The storm brewing between the Government and Parliament was reflected in an up- roarious sitting of an extra-
ASSAULT ON A COOLIE. ordinary session of the Diet which
resolved on the relaxation of Press' restrictions and the lodging of un "Chesterfield Couch and Chairs,
FOREMAN FINED, interpellation regarding General Carpets and Rugs, Extension in-
Zagorski, the popular Opposition ing Table, Dining Chairs, Side- Alleged disobedience by a sub-leader who mysteriously dis- board with Bevelled Mirror, Din-ordinate led to a quarrel between a appeared some weeks ago after ner Waggon, Crockery, Teak Bed-coolie foreman and one of the being released from prison." - stead with Mattress zimest new, workmen of the Kowloon Godown Teak Wardrobe with Mirror, Co., with the result that the senior Dressing Table, Wash Stands, etc., man struck his employee, causing Injuries from which the police feared the man might not recover, and accordingly the assailant was held on bail of $2,000.
etc.
and
One Cottage Plano-almost new. Catalogues will be issued.
On his appearance before the Magistrate this sum was reduced to $25.it. being-stated that the On View from Monday, the 3rd, doctor reported the injuries to be October, 1927,
Terms:--Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
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of a minor nature.
This morning the defendant in the case was convicted of assault and fined $10 by Mr. W. Schofield. It appeared from the evidence that the defendant went to the complainant's flat to order him to work, the latter, the defendant claiming, refusing to attend to his duties. The foreman was seen to strike and dick the coolie.
UNPAID LIQUOR DUTY,
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A COMPRADORE FINED.
Manila
Amoy
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, "U.S.A., *C. & *S America, Europe" vin San Francisco and Furope via Siberia
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Weinaiwei Swatow
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S. America and Europe via Vancouver, B.C. and Europe via. Siberis
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E.. and S. Africa, Egypt and Europe vin Marseillan
Other interpellations were also Swatow, Amoy and Foochow mooted including one expressing Straits and Calcatta no confidence in the Cabinet. The latter stole a march on the legis- lature to-day by abruptly announc- Sandakan, ing the adjournment of Parlia ment for a month.
CLOTHES-LINE THIEF,
Manila
8.20
Saarland.Thurs., Sept. 29, 3.80 Chungkong. Thurs., Sept.
Kashmir Limehow Tean ...
Haiyang
Albans
Thurs., Sept. 29, 6 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 29, 5 p.m. Fri., Sept. 30, 10.30 am,
Fri, Sept. 50, Noon.
Fri.. Sept. 30, Noon.
Parcels
Registration..1.45 p.m. .2.30 p.m.
Letters
(Duo Thursday Taland 15th October). Tonkin .Fri., Sept. 30, 130 p.m. Kueichow..Fri., Sept. 30, 2.30 p.m.
Khyber
Sat, Oct. 1, K.P.O.
Parcels..30th Sept. 4.30 p.m. Registration 1st Oct. 9 am Lettors
10a.m.
G.P.O. Parcals 80th Sept. 5 p.m Registration 1st Oct. 9.45 am -Letters
10.90 a.. (Due Marseilles 29th October).
Chaksang
Kaifo Maru
Kweiyang
Suwa Maru
Sat., Oct. 1, 5 p.m. Sun., Oct. 2, 9 a.m.
Sun., Oct. 2, 8 a.m.
Mon., Oct. 8, 10.30 a.m., Pres. Plerce... Mon., Oct. 8, 4:30 p.m. Suiyang
Mon., Oct. 3, 6 pm.
Siberia Maru
Tues., Oct. An Registration.0.45. ... Lettors....10.80 m (Dao San Francisco 28th Oct.) Hathong
........Tues., Oct. 4, Neon. Hulchow...Tues., Oct. 4, 2.80 p.m. Kwal Sang „Tues., Oct. 4, 5. p.m.
Parcels
4th Oct. 5 p.m. Emp. of Canada ...: Wed, Oct 5, Registration .9.15 ·à.m. Lettars
.10 a.m. (Duo Vancouver, BC, 23rd October).
Hector
Wed, Oct. 5, Registration...45 4.m. Letters 10.30 am. (Due Marseilles 2nd November). Hai Ning
Thurs., Oct. 6, 1 p.m. .Fri, Oct. 7, Parcela
Lai Sang
Lettors
1 p.m. Sui Sang...... Fri, Oct. 7, 190 p.m. Emp of Russia
Tues., Oct. 11. 3.30 pm.
*Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.
PARADE OF THE
"OLD CONS
TRIBUTE TO DISABLED COMRADES.
V.Ca. Present. On the parade ground there INEFFECTIVE LIES.
Iwas a religious service, conducted by the Rev. O. S. Watkins, Deputy "What's the use of telling those
Chaplain-General to the Forces. lies," exclaimed Mr. Lindsell this
and the Rev. J. D. S. Parry-Evans, morning when 'a clothes-line thief
Assistant Chaplain-General, Alder- told an impossible story of how
shot Command. Facing the eques- some clothes dropped off a bambo.
trian statue of Lord Roberts, the at a house at Wongneichong Road.
About 700 survivors of the men formed three sides of a He denied that he endeavoured to original: British Expeditionary square, four deep. In the centre hook the clothes off the drying Force, sent to France at the out-stood two V.C.8, S. F. Godley and pole.
C. A. Jarvis, carrying the wreath break of the war, took part in of palm, laurel, fern, and red Acting Sub-Inspector Rogers mail week in the second annual poppies. Merged long since in stated that his quarters were Cenotaph Parade of the Old Con- civil life, the "Old Contemptibles" situated close to the scene, and
looked what they were a typical from the window of his kitchen he temptibles Association, which was assembly of men in the forties. could observe the defendant, yes-founded in 1925. ·
drawn from the general communi- terday afternoon, using a length
but made particularly dis- tinguished by the long row of of wire to bring the pole within his reach.
medals, including the Mons Star,
Favoured by fine weather, they assembled on the Embankment
A compradore who had delivered goods to the .3. D'Artagnan, which was berthed alongside the No. 5 wharf at Kowloon was arrested 2 8
It was shown that the defendant at Cleopatra's Needis, and, led off which almost every one of them by a Chinese revenue officer when leaving the ship carrying fourteen days hard labour for stealing. playing "Tipperary," they marched Rev. J. D. S. Party-Evans,Lost
was, a year ago, sentenced to four-by the band of the Irish Guards had pinned on his civilian cont.
After a short address by the bottles of liquor on which the duty For the present offence, he was to the Horse Guards Parade, amid Post" was sounded, followed by had not been paid.
given six weeks. On being charged before Mr, W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis-
diary magistrate at West Ham, in
15s, ordering him to
J
brought to the · Mall in motor-
the warm cheers of thousands of "Reveille" and the crowds of At the Canadian National Ex-tracy this morning, the compra-
spectatora. Lieutenant - General spectators joined the men in sing hibition swimming Marathon the dore said that he was arrested
Ing "God Save the King "Something ought to be done to Sir H. C. Unlacke was in command, Then there was a march to the TO LET-Bright corner FLAT, be despatched from this part on regulations required bathing suits immediately he left the ship, and stop dole awindling." said Mr. and among those accompanying Cenotaph for the laying of the
our living rooms, double veran or about THURSDAY, the 6th
at the start, but 16 minutes later therefore had no time to pay the A. P. Quicke, the deputy atipon him were Lord Curzon, M.P., Mr. Wreath, after which the Associa dah, fully furnished.
October, 1927, at 10 am, taking the water was strewn with dis- duty on the wine. Centre
tion, returning to the Horse Nathan Road, $115 per month Cargo for the above Ports.
carded suits. Two women defled. R. O. Lanigan said that the binding over Edward Watson, E. Gordon Craig, Sir, G. Duckworth Guards Parade and thence to the Apply Box No. 208,
Silk, Valuables and Tea for authority by wearing only sheets, defendant, when arrested, was Queen's-road, Plaistow, E. for King, Sir Alan Cobham, Major E. Mall, paid a striking tribute to Hongkong Telegraph."
stara, gement) will be transhunder which they dropped before plung walking in the direction of his fraudulently obtaining relief total. W. Warner, D.3.0., and the Chief their disabled: comrades. Thette, arrangement) will be transhipped Ing in. The course is 21 miles, sampan and not towards the go-rapy the money. Mr Quicke Marshal, Captain J. F. Dandy coaches by the Not Forgotten at Bombay Into the Mall Steamer three times round a triangle in the down.. proceeding direct to Marseilles 'and frigid-waters of Lake Ontario. His Worship imposed a fine of added: It is gotting into the The red, white, and blue banner of Association, and numbering about. London.
George Young, the 17-year-old $35. and ordered the liquor, two minds of people that it is quite the Association was carried in 60, stood in a line at the foot of Parcels will be received at this Toronto boy whose win in the battles of brandy and two bottles easily done and I would like to front, bearing its crest with the the Duke of York's Steps, most of Office until 6 p.m. the day before Catalina Channel swim last apring of French wine, to be confiscated. see some Act passed making it date 1914, August 6 to Novem-them in hospital blue and support- aafling. The contents and value resulted in the present Marathon,
compulsory for every man -con-ber 22, and its motto "God, ed on crutches. The band taking of all packages must be declared. through his backers and the City
victed to be put into the stocks King, Country At the rear was up a position at the top of the For further Particulars, Apply of Toronto offering £10,000 in Playing on the Diocesan Boys' in public streets so that people the historic "General"" omnibus, line, played "Pack up your trous to-
prizes, collapsed with cramp after School ground yesterday after may see the class of man who is "Ole Bill," inscribed with Its bat bles in your old kit bag," and the MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & two hours in the water. Many noon, the School boat a lawn taking advantage of the charitable tie honours, Ypres," "Somme, men in the procession took off theik others in a semi-frozen condition tennis team from Queen's Collego, work which is being done. He Loos, "Ancre freshly painted bats and caps and marched past had been earlier taken out. by the large margin of 16 games should be put into the stocks every and bufared, looking nque the their comrades, giving them the
day for a month.
worse for its adventures military salute:
CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.
4, Duddell Street.
If you have anything you would ke to sell, exchange or advertise It to the CHINA AUCTION
E. V M. R. de SOUSA.
COMPANY, Agente. Hongkong, 29th Sept., 1927.
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