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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
CHRISTMAS CAKES
Chocolate Bar.
$1.50 per..
Chocolate Cream Layer Cake.
A Sponge Cake with layers of Chocolate: Cream envered with Chocolato icing $1.00), $15.0 $2.00 and $3.00 each.
...Fruit Gâteaux.
A Sponge Cake with layers of Butter Cream And Peaches. Apricot and Pineapple, covered with Butter Cream. -$1.50 to $400 jach..
Fresh Cream Layer Fruit Gateaux.
Similar Cake to above, hut, fresh Cream is used instead of Butter Groun.- $2.00 to $5.00 oach,
Lemon Curd Sandwich.
A Sponge Sandwich. with layors of lemon curd, envored with chocolate or vanila white icing, or powdered sugar- $1.00 to $5.00 such.
Plain Ginger Cake.
A madeira Cake with preserved ginger. -75 conts per th
Fruit Tarts.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1927.
OUR FOOTBALL COMPETITION.
PRIZE OF $50 WEEKLY.
TROTSKY GETS À FLOGGING.
HUNDREDS OF OFFICERS ARRESTED.
bled.
BIG SOVIET SPLIT.
to
HAUL OF REVOLVERS.
CHINESE CONSTABLE AS DEFENDANT.
LANCASHIRE COTTON
CRISIS.
AN APPPEAL FOR FRESTI RESTRICTIONS.
CO-OPERATION WANTED.
Mr. M. K. Lo appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning re- presenting a Chinese constabla who is charged with being in possession of forty Smith and Wesson revolvers and 1,089 rounds
London, Dec. 19. The American Section of the from the Captain Superintendent Lancashire cotton spinning indus- of ammuniton without a permit of Police,
The "Hongkon Telegraph" ofters a prize of $50 to the readers, who send in twelve correct fore- casts of the results of the English and Scottish League matches (to
London, Nov. 22. be played on Saturday next, De- cember 24th) set out in the Coupon The Paris correspondent of the betow No goal scores are Exchange Telegraph newsagency required; only forecasts showing reports that recently Trotsky and
It will be recalled that on De.try has drawn attention to a cir- wins or draws.
his associates, Preobrajevski and cember 8th, the police effected the cular sent by the Cotton Yarn In the event of us reader fore-Smilga, were logged until they arrest of two coolics on the water- Association to the Directors of front, who were carrying between mills spinning American yarns, casting all twelve matches, a prize
The flogging was ordered by them a packing case containing the which, says that six weeks have of $25 will be given to the reader
arms mentioned above. These passed since the Association, by Stalin who sends in the greatest number
M. Radek, another of the de- two coolies were this morning removing restrictions on price and of correct forecasts; and in the
lunders was charges in conjunction with the production, allowed unrestrained event of two or more readers send-posed Communist
competition to play havoc. Trade. ing in an equal high number, the imprisoned, but later released on defendant,
andertaking not speak in Prior to the hearing of the case. margins have fallen so far that it prise of $25 will be divided.
public.
Sergeant Whant, prosecuting, pro- is now impossible to sell yarns for A Riga message states that posed that the two coolics be dis-the ordinary trade at a price show- Madame Trotsky is facing poverty, charged and that their evidenceing a profit to any mill, however She has lost her position of chair-be taken by the Court, after which favourably it might be financed. The circular contrasts this woman of the Scientific Depart-he would ask his Worship to grant ment, over which she had presideda remand for one week as there situation with that favourably for years, and is now no longer was a possibility of making a fur-ruling during the operation of the ther arrest in regard to the haul. the lender of "red" society.
Association's policy of cartall- Mr. Lo objected to this course,ment, which proved that standard Trotsky and Zinovieff are now in
as he thought it was fair either to prices are maintainable and the hiding.
adjourns the ease altogether or to present losses unnecessary. The carry on with it. there and then, Peircular says that the Association
His Worship reminded Mr. Ia
is prepared to end the present that the course suggested by Serchaos immediately if the support geant Whant, namely, to hear part of those who have hitherto hin- of the case, was practised daily.
Mr. Lo anid that he had no ob: It is not prepared, however, to dered its efforts is forthcoming. the case proceeding
allow non-members to improve
The competition is in accordance with the rules published in the Telegraph during the weeks August 29-September 24.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" FORECAST COMPETITION.
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MANILA'S NEW GOVERNOR.
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SHORTLY.
New York, Dec. 14. Col. Henry L. Stimson, newly age pointed Governor General of the Philippines, to-day said that he expects to assume his duties in Manila by the end of January.
Name
DIVISION III (NORTH).
Address
No. 17
Dute
St. Mirren. St. Johnstone. Hearts.
Strike out the teams which you think will lose, but make no marks In respect of matches which you think will be drawn.
All claims must reach, this office not later than Wednesday follow- ing the date on which the matched are played." No prize will be awarded for which a claim has not
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A merciless weeding-out is proceeding in the Red army.
Hundreds of officers who were
Ji
jection to
partisans of Trotsky and high officials of the O.G.P.U. who re- vealed secrets to Trotsky, have been arrested.
Kamene, another opponent of piecemeal if the police were pretheir position at its expense, and Stalin, while speaking at the Compared to outline their case. munist conference, was howled His Worship eventually decided the losses being incurred on yarn down but managed to interject to hear the case and to fix the next sold to-day are removable imme- diately they are prepared to co- that Communism was heading to hearing at an early date. the abyss."
The two coolies were then dis-operate with their fellow-spinners.. Failure to act means that the retorted: charged. One of them was called Stalin's followers
course is set for bankruptsy.— The abyss is yawning for you, to give evidence and he said he not us, O prophet."
was engaged by another coolie to Reuter. When Stalin's followers shout-carry a case from a spot near ed down M. Rakovsky, former So- Hollywood Road to an address 'in viet Ambassador in Paris, in the West Point. He said the case was presence of visitng foreign Com-in the street, but he remembered manists, Rakovsky "said to the going up house, where he saw latter. "Now you see what sort of the defendant. The packing case was not in the house but in an- democracy exists in Russia.".
other part of the same street about twenty cheungs away,
The struggle between Stalin and the opposition is intensifying, says the Riga correspondent of the Times.
Asked by the Magistrate as to
امت اما
ARMED ROBBERY SEQUEL.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS CASE.
Having stated to the Magistrate
The former's threats who pointed out the case to him, in the lower Court that he ran witness said that he was taken to away because he saw other people
of prison are answered by threats
or
of counter-violence. A paper was the place by the coolie who en-running, a Chinese named Chan thrown on the platform of the raged him, as well as by a man Lani pleaded not guilty when Communist Conference inscribed whom he thought was the defen-charged at the Criminal Sessions "The time is coming when wedant's brother.
this morning before Mr. Justice shall strangle and shoot, you
Wood, with robbery by two more. followers of Stalin." The Soviet poet-laureate, M. Bredny, com- plains that Stalin's opponents threaten to murder him unless he stops lampooning them.
DEAD SEA SALTS CONCESSION.
QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS,
London. Dec. 19.
1
He was arrested in connexion
In answer to another question by his Worship, witness said that the defendant was dressed in police with a robbery at Koshing Street trousers when witness first met in which six men took part, and him on the 8th, When witness WIS took the police to the defendant's House on the 10th, he was dressed quite differently.
caught, the prosecution alleged, after a long chase by an office coolie in which a detective joined. The Crown also alleged that the man resisted arrest,
Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, wit- ness said that he was not sure if
The case for the Crown was the defendant said anything at all outlined by Mr. T, S. Whyte Smith, when he was engaged to carry the who stated that the robbery was of the type which is unfortunate- In the House of Commons, the case on December 8th.
At this stage the hearing was ly very prevalent in this Colony. Undersecretary for the Colonies adjourned until to-morrow at 2.30 At about nine o'clock on the night was asked whether, in view of them. The Magistrate refused the of November 26th, three mon great value and extensive interests application of Sergeant Whant, entered the Ming Lee import and mark your forecasts on the dupli- concerned in the Dead Sea con- who asked for a week's adjourn-export firm premises, and, after
been made.
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eate list given below. Keep your duplicate lists and compare them later with the published results of the matches and if you find that you have eight or more correct send in a claim for the prize.
Mark your envelopes "Football" on the front and write your name Awithout address) on the bick of the envelope.
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Arsenal Derby. Sheffield U.
FANLING STEEPLE-
cession, the Government would ment. take measures for forming an in- dependent British company on the lines of a chartered company for working out this concession.
Mr. Ormsby Gore replied that in view of the terms of the Man-
for date
Palestine and the Covenant of the League of Nations it was not practicable to adopt the suggestion.
Aaked whether, there was any LIST. BO NOT FORWARD IT TO US.possibility of the Dead Sea salts IT IS PRINTED FOR YOUR CONVENI-being handed over to German-in- ENCE SO THAT YOU MAY KEEP Aterests, Mr. Ormaby Gore replied RECORD OF THE FORECASTS YOU HAVE that in the negotiations an. en-
deavour BENT IN!
was being made arrange that any concessionaire selling outside Palestine should nat enter into an agreement with any one of the three big monopo- lies without the concurrence of the Government. But it was very difficult to sell an article of that kind in the world's market without. some form of agreement with existing organisations,
Fulham
Leeds Newport
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Everton.
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Birmingham.
V Bolton W.
v. Blackpool.
V,
Stoke.
V,
Southend.
Plymouth
V
Crystal P.
Bradford
V.
Chesterfield
V.
Wrexham
V.
St: Mirren v. St. Johnstone v. Hearts.
Halifax
Clyde Hamilton Kilmarnock
M.C.C. TOUR.
MATCH WITH TRANSVAAL DRAWN.
༢.་
Johannesburg, Dec. 19.
M.C.C., 129 and 360 (for 9
whts, declared).
Transvaal: 199 and 183 (for
three wickets).
CHASE.
THE CHIRISTMAS HANDICAP,
The Christmas Handicap, the fourth race at next Saturday's Mecting at Fanling, is as follows.
|
Easter Day
Wild Fellow
Ibs. .160 160
to
Mougli
160
Ma Kou Size
158
James Pigg
· Humdinger
Lock Rannock Deer Hound
Blotting Paper
158 .158 .156 .156 156
Chin Shan
.136
More Better
.154
The Gomeril
.154
Min River
2154
Bill Brewer
.152
"Loongwa
.150
Alhambra
.150
Red Leaves
.160
Race Horse
$150
Taree
,150 ·
Tarzan
Honeymoon
150 .150
Asked if the concessionaires were not supported almost entirely by British capital, Mr. Ormsby Gore said he understood they were supported by quite independent capital not in any way connected with any of the present potash
concerns.
·FANLING GOLF.
usking a series of more or less idle questions, produced arms and held up the occupants... They were joined by three other men almost immediately.
The occupants, the master, a merchant, from Siam, another partner, and several fokis were bound and gagged and placed in
a
room at the back, while the robbers secured the keys of the safe and ransacked the place.
They had, however, overlooked an ofice coolle who was working at the back and he oscaped through the back way and sought police aid. The robbers had de- camped before he again appeared on the scene, but, the conk who had freed himself from his bonds, saw" two of the prisoners walking in the direction of Sutherland Street. One of the two men was the prisoner,
The chase was immediately taken up and one of the robbera disappeared from view, but pri- soner Wag followed through Sutherland Street into Queen's Road West where he was caught by a detective who joined in the chase.
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The detective would tell the Jury, said Mr. Whyte Smith, that the prisoner resisted arrest when he was caught just opposite the Koshing Theatre, and that he had to knock the man in the down before he gave
up the struggle.
When Arst charged,
dock
BOGEY POOL RESULT.
prisoner sald he knew nothing about the There were only eleven cards robbery, and afterwards when
A further question was put as | to when Mr. Novomeysky formally applied for the concession and what were his qualifications, and A feature of the match between Mr. Ormsby Gore replied that the M. C. C. tourists and Trans-Novomeysky made his first formal vaal, which was left drawn, was application to the High Commia- the bowling of Vincent who dis- sioner for Palestine, who reported missed nine Englishmen for less it to the Colonial Secretary in than ten runs per wicket. Scores: July, 1921, The High Commis taken out in the Bogey Pool held charged before the Magistrate st sioner also reported that Novomey-at Fanling over the week-end. the Central Police Court declared Although President Colidge
sky had since 1911 been working The pool was won by Mr. B.that he had just arrived in tho broached the Philippine appoint- ment to hint several weeks ago,
on the question of the extraction Raworth who returned a card 2 up.
cause he saw other people running Col. Stimson said the actual dp-
of sults from the waters of the The next nearest scores were re-Colony from Canton. He ran be pointment came suddenly, and be
and heard police whistles blowing. Dead Sea. He understood that turned by Mr. F. A. Redmond and fore he had arranged his personal
Evidence for the prosecution Novomeysky was a member of the Mr. J. L. Shellshear, both 3 down. affairs preparatory to the depar- In the M. C. C. first innings, Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
was still being taken when the ture. He expects to complete Nupen and Vincent caused all the as well as being scientifically
case was adjourned until this afternoon. these arrangements early in Janu- damage, the former taking five qualified. ary when he will sail for Manila wickets for 68 ans and the latter Asked if Novomeyaky had ever four for 16. Vincent was the been an official in Soviet Russia, most successfuf bowler in, the Mr. Ormsby Gore answered that
The accountant of the San Yun not even aware Oslo, November 3-In memory second innings, turining five wickets he was
that
shop. of No. 267, Des Voeux Road, of the Scandinavians who were
reported to the police this morning. killed in the Boer War two great for 78 runs. Toware's the M.C.C. Novomeysky had any Rusalan con-
that, during last night, some per tombstones are to be unveiled on total of 360, Hammon, the Glou-nexions whatever. He understood hie parents were Polish but he
Phoenix, Dec. 14. cester batsmats, scored .182. the Plain of Magersfontein on
son managed to break open a show was Palestinian and he was not Brigadier General Frank Uphamn case in the shop and steal there- December 16. The ceremony will Against Transvaal, in the first aware that he had had any Russian Robinson, retired,, died here to-day.from electrical goods to the value be performed by General Smuts. innings, Geary took six vickets connexions since he went to Palea-lis Arany career Included servico | of $48. All the money has been collected for 75 runa. Reuter
tino-British Wireless,
in the Philippines. from private subscriptions."
with his wife,
DEATH OF AMERICAN GENERAL.
FORMERLY IN THE PHILIPPINES.
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