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THE
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AND
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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 Modorn and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms,' newly renovated and installed. with Box Spring. Beda, Hot and Cold Water, also 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 Office
of the above 'Hotel).
TEA DANCES
MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS
Tel. Add. Victoria..
6 to 7 p.m.
J. H. WITCHELL,
Telephone C.373.
Manager.
HOTEL SAVOY
Famous for its Comfort, Conveni
ence, Appointments and
Quisine.
You'll be proud to stay at the Savoy.
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HOTEL METROPOLE. HOTEL BOA VISTA.
22, Ice 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, and five minutes from the Ferry, Wharves and Station.
Drawing Room, Saloon Bar and Billiard Room.
Very moderate rates
on application
IL. J. WHITE,"
Manager..
Tel. Nos. K608 & K609. Cables, 'KOWLOTEL,'
Hongkong.
PALACE HOTEL
Tel. Kowloon No. 8
Tel Address "PALACE." Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely, under English Management. Electric Light and Fane throughout. Every Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress, Turismoderate. Special terms to families on application to:
Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress.
EUROPE
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SATURDAY
OCTOBER 15, 1927.
MANILANS WED IN HONGKONG.
The above groufal was taken? Alta Dêng the Peak 6llowing the weddilig um St. dohn's Cathedral on Monday last wheir Me. Thomas Metro Hiánytor, the Standard Oil Com- sranio „dupaný, nie marrichts Misa Goriride Biser, di modiles (Photo: Ming Tuen) Jeft
FUTURE OF THE
DOG TRACK.
HOW GREYHOUND RACING WILL CHECK FRAUD.
CANTON OUTRAGE.
(Continued from Page 1).
ELECTRICAL "MEN” AT WORK.
"ROBOTS, APPEAR IN AMERICA
New York, Oct. 14. Karel Capek's dream "Robot," or mechanical man, seems within measurable distance of realisa- tion.
The Fatahan was the only boati not affected, her normal lay-up in Canton coinciding with the time. An official code of rules and reof the meeting. gulations for greyhound racing will be issued shortly, and, The Paul Beau missed one round although it will not ba trip through the retention of the binding on » all companies crew. This boat was due in Hong- and all tracks, it is certain that pro kong at eleven o'clock on Thurs- The Westinghouse Electric Com- moters generally will feel compelled day night, but owing to the fact bany has exhibited a marvellous to adopt some of the principles that that the boat would not return electrical mechanical are to be laid down, says a writer i antil after the meeting, the crew which if addressed in the proper a Home journal. (*.
refused to work her and she did tone, neither too high nor too low, The sport has made such head not come down. Offers were made or off the key, answers questiona way that it is bound to attract certo allow the crew to return by and carries out instructions most
undesirable elements. If the next boat in time to
tain
attend speedily.
man,"
One of these. "men" ivas so con-
door,
is impossible to anticipate all the the meeting, lint these were refused tricks that may make their a The Paul Beau left at four o'clock structed that at a cry of "Open pearance on the greyhound track yesterday afternoon and was in Sesame!" it opened In this imperfect world the best fongkong by eleven o'clock, main- Another lit a series of lights, new things produce new vices as taining her schedule time, but miss started an electric fan, turned on well 13 virtues. The racing: ing one trip.
authorities and the police have, to
a searchlight, operated a mechani-) cal sweeper, and started a signal)
wait and see what special dodges The Kwong Tung also missed ond | lamp. the great confraternity of crooks trip. She could have left Canton, At present there are only thrac may try in their efforts to draw as usual yesterday afternoon, after clectrical "men" who are already illicit profits from the pastime.
the meeting, but in the meantime working.. Their duties are to Meanwhile there have ben use the Kwong Sai had arrived. This keep a check on the reservoirs cor- ful discussions of rigid regulations intter boat made the return trip to nected with the Washington water based on the valuable experience Hongkong last night, leaving the supply, and to report the number gained in other sports, especially in Kwong Tung in Canton to make the of feet of water in the reservoir, horse-racing.
next trip down.
when they are rung up, from the The water supply headquarters. height of the water in the re- servoir regulates the instruments, so that at the telephonic request for information, the machine
It is admitted that the "Sport of! Kings" is cleaner to-day than it
The Tung On left again for Can has ever been. The most serious ton at ten o'clock this morning. erime of the past has almost en tirely disappeared... We may some-
At present no further trouble is
times rend of spectacular precau anticipated as the matter appears to
tions taken to guard a great horse be entirely for the seamen and thefutters its characteristic note a number of times corresponding but. sportsmen generally note such Union, having nothing to do with with the height of the water.--- measures with some amusement the shipping companies, with the Reuter's American Serving, Doping has become such
exception of causing interference
dangerous game that it is seldom with their schedule sailings.
feared. Even the professional "welsher" is becoming a rare bird of prey..
"Welshers" Scarce.
Recently a popular-baronet, whe ago, laughingly confessed that his took up racing about three years
only disappointment had been that, having rand so much about exciting scenes of the hue and ery after a defaulting "bookie," he had not seen a "welsher" since he had been attending race metings.
For this absence
!!
STOP PRESS.
KUOMINTANG MAY RE-UNITE.
Shanghai, Oct. 15.
FRANCO-AMERICAN TARIFFS.
IMPORTANT CONCESSION
PROPOSED.
Paris, Oct. 14. Before the Council of Ministers, M. Bokanowski, the Minister for Commerce, communicated to his colleagues an outline of the French the tariff dispate. The Govern reply to the last American note on ment approved the reply, which is
of crime we Chinese official telegrams from have to thank the combined services Hankow announce that. Messrs. of the Jockey Club and the police(c. C. Wu, Sun Fo, Wang Ching- The latter, indeed, seem to be of opinion that the worst offence now wei and General Tang Seng-chi, immediately being transmitted to connected with hose-racing is that in efforts to unify the Kuomintang. Washington.
It is believed that the French committed by the bogus agent who have reached a compromise agree- Government propose, while the does business from an office far re-ment whereby Wang Ching-wei negotiations are proceeding, that moved from the scene of the race, and Tang Seng-chi recognise the America shall have the and absconds as soon as he Kas! winnings to pay out.
legality of the Central Special Com-benefit of the tariff applied her before 1921, and Whatever offences make their apmittee, pending restoration of the to pearance on the greyhound tracks, Central Executive Counell and the consequently as the result
is not expected that "welshing" Standing Committee, with authori- this new modus vivendi, the United will develop In this matter the ty and responsibility, and its scope she occupied before 1910.
States will return to the position new sport has an advantage over properly defined. horse-racing, for more confined.
the course is
of
This is an important concession;
It is understood that a supervisory as in several cases the maximum
tariff applicable to America will be
At a meeting a few nights ago committee will again be placed in below the minimum tariff conceded the familiar cry was heard. Acharge, with the duty of maintain-to Germany-Reuter. bookie was found to be making in
effort to slip out. But there waing discipline in the ranks of the nowhere to runi. He was wedged Government and party...
in a dense crowd, and in a few. It is noteworthy, however, that} seconds was sorry he had ever been reports from other sources stale born. The would-be "welsher" at that Tang Seng-chi retains,com- a greyhound meeting has no more chance than he enjoys at a football plete control over the administra-
match.
A MINISTER SHOT DEAD.
tion in his sphere of influence.-ALBANIAN STUDENT'S 'DEED. Attempts to tamper with the Reuter. dogs may be tried. A sensation was caused recently at Manchester
when it was discovered that six
QUEDUGON
Prague, Oct. 14. A young man' hn's shat dead Cenabeg, the Albanian Minister to Belgrade, who had been nowly ap- pointed Minister to Prague.
dogs had been taken ill. The in-make it easy for dogs to be sub- cident caused anxiety for here stituted. Admittedly the public do Iseemed to be the first dramatic case not like the peculiar principle which The assailant fired at Cenabeg in of "doping" in the new sport makes it necessary for their runners the hotel where the Minister was Happily, police inquiries served to to be on a course a week or so be-living, and Cenabeg died on route
fore the race allay the first fears.
meeting. But, to hospital actually, this is likely to check any fraudulent manipulation. "
Doping of Greyhounds.
It is a fact that those closely There is to be an improved identified with greyhound racing system of surveillance at all the fear that certain developments chief courses, and the fact that for arising from its amazing succena time before a race the dogs are]
The murderer la'a student named Arivindhbebi, is 23, and a native of Elbassan. He said. his action was due to Cenabeg desiring to hand over Albania to Jugo-Slavia.
Reuter,
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. muy encourage the doper to try his under the eyes of trainers and HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
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Silk Median ang pants are * *DA WA
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craft At present it is not worth stewards, who are gentlemen of the while.
Skin highest credentials, is the best But since dogs which could have guarantee of fairplay, and the
The following are the replies to been purchased for a few poundsurest guard against foul play.
to-day's questions:- have risen in value to hundreds,
1. In the British Museum. It belonged to Halas, Queen of the Nile Valley. 2. The and stakes are rapidly increasing The relaxation of this rule may Chrysatam. In the art century.
baraboo. 3. The Royal - Exebanga. there are
5. From greater temptations indeed, prove to be a very grave Butler's fodbran. 6. The first veses of the Then, too, betting is undergoing a mistake. I, by any unwise agita- first Palm. If a criminal was able to change which is not entirely wel tion, it is abandoned, then there are handed over to the Church, his life being read it be claimed "Benefit of Clergy" end come. There are already tales of those associated with the new sport spared. 7. Caliphs of Hazdad-faroun-al very high stakes.
who sincerely fear that it may make wuran open mouth, D, Boutage was a pay- It has been suggested that the possible attempts to introduce some ment by knights in commutation of service? multiplicity of authorities and of the worst crime which
silags, a feudal lax imposed on those not courses under distinct controls may marked horse-racing.
once liable to knight-service. 10. The Greek is toerale who usurped the goversmant of Albeng in RC. 404.
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