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HOTELS
THE
HONGKONG
· HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE 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 Dea Wagons Lits, 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 Cold Water, aleo Telephone.
All Trams pass in front of Hotel.
Most Moderate Rates in the Colony.
Hotel launch meets all steamers..
'Dining Room and Lounge now open to the Public.
($25 for thirty Tiffin Tickets can be had at the Offee of the above Hotel).
TEA DANCES
MONDAYS, "WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS
Tel. Add. Victoria.
a to 7 p.m.
Telephone C.373. J. H. WITCHELL,
Manager.
HOTEL SAVOY
Famous for its Comfort, Conveni-
auce, Appointments and Cuisine.
You'll be proud to stay at the Savoy.
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HOTEL METROPOLE. HOTEL BOA VISTA.
22, Ica House Street.
Macao.
UNDER THE SAME MANAGEMENT.
KOWLOON HOTEL
KOWLOON
A FIRST CLASS HOTEL WITH ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES.
High Class Cuisine and Table Appointments. Wonderful view of the Harbour and Peak, und five minutes from the Ferry, Wharves and Station.
Drawing Room, Saloon Bar and Billiard Room.
Very moderate rates
on application to-
Tel. Nos. K608 & K609. Cables, 'KOWLOTEL,'
Hongkong.
PALACE HOTEL.
H. J. WHITE,
Manager.
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Tal. Kowloon No. 8
Tel: Addreas "PALACE." Three minutes from Kowloor Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station." Entirely, under English Management Electric Light and Fans throughout. Billiard-Rooms. Every Room with Private Bath, Lounge, Bar and 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
THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD.
Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
DARING PIRACY IN · HARBOUR.
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water, has now boen towed away for repairs. The launch is fairly well known in the harbour. It has 110 upper bridge and resembles some of the older Poliçe launches. The extent of the damage to the craft is not yet known.
THURSDAY,
DISTRICT WATCHMEN.
LOCAL BODY'S WORK LÄST YEAR.
OCTOBER 13, 1927.
QUEEN'S THEATRE,
"THE SONG AND DANCË MAN” TO-DAY. Scores of pretty chorus girls The District Watchmen "Com-take part in "The Song and Dance met on 12 occasions in Man," the notable Paramount mittee 1920, states the S. C. A's, report, fim which comes to the Queen's the average attendance being 14. Theatre to-day with Tom Moore The loyal advice and assistance of and Bessie Love ns the leading the committee (which deals with players. These girls are members every kind of question affecting of George White's famous musical the Chinese Community) continue comedy revue. "Scandals," to be of the greatest value to the magnificent fan number of which Government.
Is reproduced as one of the set- tings for the film.
The Official Report. The official account reads:-A
The balance to the credit of the clerk of the Wo Fat Shing Shipping District Watchmen Fund at the Company, of 81 Wing Lok Street, reports that at 6.45 p.m. an Wed end of the year was $16,627 us nesday he and seven other passeng- compared with $47,318 in 1925, ers left the Canton Wharf on board the expenditure thus exceeding the steam-launch Wo Fat Shing to the income by $691. Of the balance, $28,000 is invested in go on board the, s.s. Prominent.
Hongkong 6% War Loan, and the remainder $18,627 deposited in the Colonial Treasury.
Shortly after leaving the wharf, the engineer, named Ah Wong, and the stoker, named Ah Li, of the above launch, suddenly appeared on dicck and produced pistols with which thes threatened the passeng- ers, eventually forcing them all into the forward cabin. They then searched the passengers' belongings and removed in all $148 worth of trinkets and jewellery.
From a large box, which was not lerked, the two men extracted two wooden boxes containing gold bars valued at $24,000, the property of the Wo Fat Shing Stearnship Com- "pany.
The Committee were much in- debted to Mr. Wong Kam Fuk for undertaking to audit the monthly acounts.
The total strength of the Dis- trict Watchmen Force at the end of the year was 117 while the approved establishment is 122.
the
Man"
"The Song and Dance is woven round the adventures of a vaudeville player who seeks to gain a footing in New York but instead finds himself the contral figure in a dramatic situation that bringe sudden fame to the young girl dancer he has befriended.
The story of "The Song and Dance Man" has been adapted from the great stage hit of the the film is highly original. Most of same name, and as unfolded in the settings are now New York's theatre-land. They afforded excel- dent glimpses of back-stage scenes, the spectator in effect being taken among the players as they are
The number of convictions secured by the Force was 467 as rehearsing compared with 371 in 1925 and theatre. 498 in 1924.
before the empty
The acting in the "The Song a high Sub-Inspector F. W. Shaftain and Dance Man" is of continued in charge of the Force order, Tom Moore having caught Half an hour later, the launch during the year, and is again to the spirit of the title role in crashed into something At that be commended for the good work admirable manner, and Bessie time one of the passengers managed done, especially with the detective Love possessing both the charm to free himself and he released all branch. The uniformed branch and the talent necessary for the who The others and proceeded on deck, still lacks the attention of a special part of the young dancer
The Song and They found that the lunch was European police officer; it is hop-leaps into fame.
Man," therefore, is a ashore, jast opposite the Minged that this defect will be remedied Dance Yuen Gardens
in the near future, and this branch picture that should be greatly of the Force rendered thereby enjoyed.
Arrangements more efficient.
An arrest was made last night, and one bar of gold recovered.
I'
CONVENT SALE OF
WORK.
OPENED" BY MRS. SOUTIIORN.
A remarkably fine display of embroidery work, linen articles, and woollies, graced the stalls at the annual sale of work of the French Convent, which was open ed this morning by Mrs. W. T. Southorn, by the pretty ceremony of cutting a red, white and blue paper cordon held by two of the girls across the entrance gate.
Mrs. Southorn, in the course of a brief speech, said that she had visited the Convent for the first time on Tuesday, and was much impressed by the splendid work being done, not only in the school, but in every department of the Convent activities.
have now been definitely made to alter the uniform to ono of a more modern, pattern.
THE CHINESE PUBLIC DISPENSARIES.
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MUCH WORK DONE LOCALLY.
The total number of cases treated at the dispensaries was 139,469 as compared with 135,571 in 1925, says the report of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, for last year. Of this total 77,732 were new and 61,737 return cases.
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BRAZILIAN LOAN FLOATED.
PART OFFERED IN LONDON.
London, Oct. 12. Particulars of a big Brazilian loan are published. Seven mil- lions sterling are offered for sub- acription in this country.
This is part of an issue of £8,750,000 of Brazilian 6% per cent. Londs. the balance of which will be offered in Holland, Switzer- land and Sweden. At the same time, an approximately similar amount of external sinking fund bonds, namely G$41,500,000, is be- ing offered in New York. The konds are offered at 91% per cent. and the issue is expected to be The total expenditure on the dis-promptly oversubscribed. British pensaries, was $44,321 as against ireless. $52,266 in 1925.
The total number of vaccinations, performed was 11,342 as against 10,489 in 1925.
The net revenue of the dispen- saries, excluding a grant of $9,000 The magnificent and self-by Government was $38,486 as The two Kowloon dispensaries at Sacrificing efforts of the Convent compared with $41,532 in 1925. sisters "was apparent to all, and she wished them every success. Hunghom and Shamshuipo show balance of $1,848 and $1,528 respec- tively. In 1925 the balances were $3.644 and $3,598.
The proceeds of the sale will go towards the support of the large number of orphans and incurables maintained by the institution, and it was gratifying that the sale was well patronised during the morn ing.
Raffles, games and a cinema show have also been arranged in connexion with the function, while the ten-rooms are excellently de- signed.
The stall-holders were:
French Stall-Mesdames De La Prade, Lem, Rollin, Albuquer- que, and Miles. De La Prade and Delage.
The Dispensaries Committee are again indebted to the authorities of the Alice Memorial Hospital for as sistance in the matter of the issue of medicines ami drugs, and the regulation of the consumption.
NORTH AND SOUTH COMPROMISE?
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occasioned anxiety among relatives American Stall-Mrs. J. H. Tag- and friends.-Reuter. gart, Mrs. Geare, Mrs. Sommers, Lady Ho Kai is the widow of the Mrs. Bagram, Mrs. Grossman and late Sir Kai Ho-kai of Hongkong. Mrs Callanan.
Their children included six Scottish Stall-Mrs. Temple-daughters and nine sons. Mrs.
THE NEW COSGRAVE
CABINET.
IRISH FREE STATE MINISTRY.
Dublin, Oct. 12. Mr. Cosgrave has reconstructed the Cabinet, with the following appointments:
Minister of Finance, Posts and Telegraphs; Mr. Ernest Blythe,
Minister of Defence: Mr. Desmond Fitzgerald.
Minister of Education: Mr. John M. O'Sullivan.
Minister of Industry and Foreign Minister: Mr. McGilligan. Minister of Agriculture: Mr. Connor Hogan.
Minister of Fisheries: Mr. Finian Lynch,
Local Government: Mr. Richard J. Mulcahy.
Minister of Justice: Mr. Kenney. -Reuter.
ton, Mrs. Drummond, Mrs. Stain-C. C. Wu is the second daughter. depicted in the topical gazette Among the interesting events field, Mrs. Wotherspoon, Mrs. Mor-of the nine sons, three are still in being screened at the Queen's rison. Mrs. McNeillie, Mrs. Bar their minority and the remaining Theatre to-day is the launching of clay, Mrs. McLeod and Mrs. Swan.six are at present doing business Britain's latest 10,000-ton cruiser,
Refreshment Room.-Mrs. F. Maitland. Mrs. Bennett, Mra. 'Sandes, Mrs. Redmond, Mrs. Green, Mrs. Cassidy and Miss Stevenson.
Woollen Stall-The Misses Tse. and the Misses Chao Po-sien,
Fish PondMrs. Macdonald, Mrs. Lawless and Mrs. Matheson. Toy Stall--The Misses F. Dixon, N. Simmern, Anderson, and Chao Po-sien.
in North China.
TO ATTACK FENG.
Chang Tso-lin's Instructions. Peking, Oct. 12.
It is officially announced that the Fengtien forcos moving from Sinto have captured Iwailu, west of Shihchlachwang, also that all Shirai troops who are outside the ACTRESSES, NUNS AND Nianglzekuan Pass have been cut
off from Shansi.
OTHERS.
THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN EMIGRANTS.
Marshal Chang Tso-lin wirel Chang Tsung-chang this evening instructing him to press an at tack against Feng Yu-hsiang along the Lunghal railway, with all pos- sible strength. Reuter.
The report of the Secretary for An hour after the Australian Chinese Affairs for 1926, in deal-steamer Largs Bay had left Malta ing with the protection of women two stowawaya were found fast as
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H.M.S. "London," and the inau- guration of the Eucharistic Con- gress by Cardinal Boggiani with great pomp at Bologna. The gazette shows events that took place little more than three weeks ayo, having been sent to Hongkong by the Siberian route.
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
The following are the replies to to-day's questions:--
Empira 1. Quebec Bildge. 2. United Loyalist ware British subfacts who, alter the American Revclution, declining to denva the Mother Country, found their way north
into Canado and settled here in the east-
ern provinces. It is one of the
proudest
descendant. There.
Empire Leralist's boasts of a Canadian to-day that he is an 51000 of them. & There are 380,009,000 acres of sgricultural land available in Cana- da, but only 60,000,000 sro, so far; uzder men went west- trup. When the white
wards over the prairie he lived on the bat falo, as the Indien had done before him. Moreover, the skins were useful for ram, and there was indiscriminate slaughter. The Indians to check the advanes of the while mun. rounded up the buffalo and slaughtered ed under Government anxylees in large timeta
The twin cities are Port Arthur and
and girls, states that the number leep In deck chairs on the pro- tham wholesale. The animal is now preserv and or territory pet apart in the weet and examined and allowed to proceed Dennett, of Bournemouth. abrond was 29,636 (women 19,591, George Winspair, of Birmingham, north. A wallow in a buffalo sand-bath, girls 2,797 and boys 7,248) as com serving in the aircraft carrier Fort William, attuated at the head of the pared with 15,082 in 1925, a re- Eagle as Royal Marines. When the Lakes, and ore es called from their Jaz taposition. They are the seat heat-collect- markable increase of almost twice Largs Bay arrived at Plymouth and distribating port for the Prairie they were given in charge of a Provinces, the grain radiating from thom to all parts of the American contient and naval escort.
to Europe. 6 3.775 miles by rall from Halifax, NB...to Vancunswick, Prince Ed 1.0. 7. Ning: Nova Bota, New ward Island, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Baskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia There are also the Yakon and North West Territori, B. (a) Mortreal, commamial metropolit, (b) Ottawa, federal capital 3. Vita 10 On the S Lawrence Illver, between Brockville and Kingston, Ontario,
resort of Zastera: Cano ano McGill University, Montreal, anda tive University of Toronte. 18. Manitoba. Baskatchewan, and Alberta.
The record of the occupations of the female emigrants over 16 years were also 13 actresses, 25 hair- of age shows that out of a total dressors and 19: nuns. of 19,591, 6,829 were going to join
From Singapore: 130 prostitutes. relatives, 6,574 with relatives or were sent back from Singapore of husbands, 384 as tailoresses, 700 whom 127 were returned on the as prostitutes, 5.272 as maidaer- Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK vants or nurses, 6 as students and ground that they were too young Populae boliday
to practise prostitution, PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street, in the City of266 to work on the land. There Victoria, Hongkong.
Entertainments
The Curtain Rings Up For
The Song and Dance Man
The glamour of the
stage with intimate glimpses of life behind the footlights. So res of beautifulohorus girls and a famous musical
review.
comedy
MELENDI M ADOWHUKOR EL LABEY
A
HERBERT BRENON
PRODUCTION WITH
TOM MOORE BESSIE LOVE) HARRISON FORD
FROM
GEORGE M.COHAN'S STAGE SUCCESS A Garamount Picture
AT THE
QUEEN'S
THURSDAY TO SATURDAY
2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20
A great star in a great story-
AT THE
HOOT GIBSON
in
THE PRAIRIE KING
with
BARBARA WORTH
THURSDAY
WORLD SATURDAY
Orchestra at 5.15 & 9.20. Chinese Interpreter. at 2.30 & 7,15.
"ADOCK ZUK 5o in JESIE L. LAŠKY~
WITH
WARNER BAXTER BILLIE DOVE MARY BRIAN,
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS-L
a Garamount Picture
The Air Mail
AT THE
An epic of the men who
pilot the mail
through the
planes
myriad
dangers of the air.
An IRVIN WILLAT PRODUCTION
thrilling story of love and adventure in the flying. age. With a sterling cast of popular players,
STAR
THURSDAY TO SATURDAY Continuous from 2.30 to 8.30