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THE
HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL Telegraphic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL,
MAJESTIC HOTEL.
Telegraphic Addresa:
"CENTRAL, SHANGHAL"
HOTELS.
LIMITED
In association with the Grand Hotel
Des Wagons Llig, Peking.
KING- EDWARD HOTEL.
CHRISTMAS EVE & NEW YEARS EVE
Dinner Dance
8.30 p.m. to 12 midnight.
$2.50 per person
booking can now be made at the Hotel.
HOTEL SAVOL
Hotels of DISTINCTION
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1927.
́CANTO N'S ""RED" REIGN OF TERROR.
ROMANCE and intrigue in an entertaining light comedy-A picture full of amusing complications-
POLA NEGRI
α
Paramount Picture
an
The story of a
woman's
wit
and resource to
the man
she loves.
Naughty
ABOLI TUKOR VRSTELLARKE
A
MALCOLM ST.CLAIR.
TRODUCTION
Produced by the man who made Adolphe Men- Jou's biggest comedy hit, "The Grand Duchess and the Waiter."
AT THE
QUEEN'S TO-DAY ONLY
At 2,30, 5,10, 7,15 and 9,20.
Room and Services from $6. to $.10.
per day.
HOTEL METROPOLL
HOTEL BOA VISTA
The Kowloon Hotel.
Kowloon.
L><ULEZE
SU-SIZE
The Premier Hotel in Kowloon with all modern conveni- ences. High Class Cusine and Table Appointments. Wonderful view of the Harbour and Peak, and five minutes from the Ferry, Representative meeta, all Wharves and Railway Station. atcamera.
Daily Rates frem
Monthly Rates from
$ 5.00. $100.
Under the Personal Supervision and attention of
MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE. Tel. No. K.608 & K609. Cables. "Kowlotel." Kowtoon.
Tel Kowloon No. 6
PALACE HOTEL.
Tel Address "PALACE."
Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Hallway Station, Entirely, under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughost Lounge, Bar and Billard-Hooms. Every Room with Private Bath Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. La moderates. Special term to farallies on application to:
Mr. J. HOIBERRY, Proprietresu.
EUROPE
After-dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Cables :-
"EUROPE"
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
J.
Grill
· THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD. Arthur E. Odell, Managing Director.
GLENEÁLY PRIVATE HOTEL
Each room with privato "bathroom. Near the businoss osatre: Torms moderate. Languages English, French and Portuguese.
Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK, PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street, in the City of Mistoria, Hongkony.
These two pictures give a further vivid impression of Canton's "Red" reign of ter ror. Abové is a typical scene in a ruined part of the city, whilst below are seen some of the
(Photos: Mee Cheung)., dead heaped on a truck for removal.
MUCH TENSION IN CANTON.
Contiward from Page 1.3
A good deal of the furniture was #mashed
on the in the rail Russian Consulate, but the place itself was not destroyed.
SOME FIGURES.
A. Terrible Toll.
MORE REFUGEES.
Over 2,000 Last Night.
structed the Captain not to land the soldiers in view of the di cult situation. Later -on, it do- All vessels arriving last evening veloped that they were wounded registered heavy passenger list, soldiers sent down from Hankow The Lungshan had approximately who were being sent back to their 1,000 with a fair cargo, while s..rative villages, and that there or fighting equip- Sai On had over 1,400 travellers on were no arms
ment on board." board.
fair There is indication of a
Japanese consular circles in West River movement, the Wing Southern ports have been inform- On and Tai Lee sailing last even-led of the report, communicated ing with heavy passenger book-from Shanghai, of a Soviet Mission ings and fair cargo.
to the Canton, Communists, but they were not aware that such a Mission has actually been sent, and have vigorously denied that referred to the Japanese vessel was employed in any other capa- city than that of a hospital and repatriation ship..
The On Lee and San Nam Ho will sail this evening for Kong moon, both vessels being heavily booked.
In reviewing the Carton "Red" insurrection, the Wah Kin Yat Po states that, according to a reliable report from Canton, it is learned that no fewer than 1,052 houses
RUSSIAN EXECUTIONS.- have been destroyed and devastat ed by incendiary, fires during the
Japanese Consul's Views.
For some time 'pusi vessels pass- the Borea "Red" reign. Damage, done by fires alone would amount to more When interviewed by a Teleing Whampoa and than $10,000.000. According to graph representative on the inter-Tigris forts have witnessed a reports which the Canton Police national aspect of the Russian strange vessel, reputed to be a coupled with the received since the beginning of executions at Cantan, Mr. Yoshiat Russian steamer, immobilised in the coup up till yesterday morn-su Murakami, Japanese-Consul mid-stream ing, 1,530 private residences or General in Hongkong, who is close-spectacle of a Chinese cruiser. to the belief that it is a Sovlet business shops and hangs were ly following developments in the standing by. This has given rise
capital, stated:-"Of entered, and looted by "Red" des-Southern
versel.
Kumour is inclined to the view peradoes or ruffians who took a course, the usual international vantage of the confusion during procedure on a rupture of diploma-that this vessel of allegedly Soviet and after the coup. Moreover, tie relations between two Covern-ownership is the one which was there are many others who havements would be that the diploma- bringing Soviet officers and arms "Red" · Armies, declined to make reports to the lie representatives be given their for the Chinese Police, but it would not be very passports and safe escort cut of The cruiser standing by her is stated to be the four-funnelled far from the truth to say that not the country; but in this a single street or road in Canton there are a number of exceptional Flying, the largest of the Can-
It depends to has not been visited and molested circumstances.
what extent the Soviet represen- by "Reds"
According to reports of the vari-tatives have permitted themselves, ous sub-stations of the Canton as they are reported to have done, Police force from the day on to interfere in the domestic aitua- effected to Lion of the Government to which which the coup' was
SWATOW "RED" TERROR. Thousands Flee to Hongkong.
*
"
"The Mystery Ship.
case,
ton naval flotilla.
A HONGKONG INCIDENT.
A "Red" Desperate Act.
A sensation was created local-
It is not clear from the circum- stances, whether the man thought he might be able to make his
yesterday morning a total of 2,320 they are accredited, and, besides,ly on Saturday morning when it their relations with China are a became known that one of the people were killed.
little different from ours, as we "Reds" taken, into custody from a stil retain extra-territoriality. Canton boat, leaped from an upper am not in a position to express and floor window at the Secretariat for opinion on the report of the Rus-Chinese Affairs (opposite the As the result of Communistiesian exevutions, until I have rec-Central Market) and was seriously disturbances in the Hoifung and ceived exact information from my injured in falling to the ground... Laktung districts, near Swatow, colicague at Canton." it is calentated that at least 10,000 Chinese refugees have come into Hongkong from this locality since In the investigation into the escape by that desperate means, September.
origin of the Communistic coup or whether he was contemplating The Communistic movement was and the charges that Russian ad-suicide. At any rate, the man started originally by a Chinese vice and collaboration were ex-while being interrogated in a who is said to have imbibed his tended to the Cantonese "Reds," room at the Secretariat of Chinese ideas in Russia. Under his guill-attention has been focussed on the Affairs on the, first floor of the ance, a "Red" organisation was arrival, a few days before the out-building, suddenly dashed to a formed, the members for which break, of a strange ship from Han-window and before he could be were recruited from people rent-kow. It has been rumoured and restrained he had leaped to the a distance of ing land for cultivation. By pay- widely believed that this ship was ground, dropping ing twenty cents a month to join, bringing Soviet aid to the Com- more than fifteen feet. He received the members were informed that munists, and diplomatic interest serious injurfea to the head and they would only need pay 60 per was stimulated when the fact was was removed to Hospital in cent of the rent which they for- made apparent that the vessel was serious condition.
It is learned that the injured merly paid to their landlords, and flying the Japanese flag. Inves- the Society would guarantee them tigations have been made by the man was one of the three taken against reprisals,
Japanese Consul on the spot, and into custody from the Canton boat
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As a consequence of the activi- the following has been communi- the previous night. In his possca- ties of this Society, there have cated to the Japanese Consulsion was found amongst other been many conflicts with the land-General in Hongkong as a result things, a "Red" badge, a wooden owning classes, at least a thousand "A Japanese tramp steamer, dagger, and a book covered with have been killed. The "Red" ter- owned by a Japanese Company, did mysterious and seemingly in- ror has caused so much panic in arrive at Canton on the 11th inexplicable writings. The "Red" the districts named, that, thourstant, in the afternoon; with some badge was a medallion with the sands of Chinese have come into 300 Chinese soldiers on board. Kuomintang Communist flag em Hongkong, mostly by junks. The Japanese Consul at Canton in-blazoned on its face.
เ
See the man who knows
no fear. Watch him "laugh at death.
ALWILSON
DARE-DEVIL AVIATUI
THREE MILES UP'
ALSO
CHARLIC CHAPLIN
in
SHOULDER ARMS
AT THE
WORLD
TO-DAY ONLY
Orchestra 5,15 & 9.20 Interpreter 2.30 & 7.15.
With..
MONTE BLUE VERA REYNOLDS WILLARD LOUIS
OTIS HARLAN EDDIE CRIBBON JACKIE BUFF
AT THE
The LIMITED MAIL
STAR TO-DAY ONLY
Continuous 5,15 to 8.45 and at 9,20