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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1927.
ANOTHER VIEW OF A RUINED CANTON "STREET.
HOTELS
THE
HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL, Telegraphic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL;
MAJESTIC HOTEL
Telegraphio Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAI.”
HOTELS.
LIMITED,.
In association with the Grand Hotel
Des Wagons Lits, Peking.
KING EDWARD · HOTEL.
CHRISTMAS EVE & NEW YEARS EVE
$2.50
Dinner Dance
8,30 p.m. to 12 midnight.
per person
booking can now be made at the Hotel.
HOTEL SAVOY
Coustort Converter and Distinctio.
HOTEL METROPOLE. HOTEL BOA VISTA.
422, Leo Houso Street
Macao.
UNDER THE SAME MANAGEMENT.
The Kowloon Hotel.
Kowloon,
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, Wharves and Railway Station. Representative meets "ali steamers.
Daily Rates from Monthly Rates from
$5.00... $126.00.
Under the Personal Supervision and attention of
MR. & MRS. f. J. WHITE. „ Tel. No. K.608 & K.609. Cables. "Kowlotel." Kowloon.
PALACE HOTEL. Tel Kowloon No. 8
Tel. Address "PALACE." Three minutes from Kowloon Whart, Ferry and Railway Station Entirely, under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout. Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billard-Rooms. Every Unrivalled Cuising under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Tarms moderate. Special terms, to families on application to:
Mrs. J. IL OXBERRY, Proprietress
EUROPE
After-dinner dancing every
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Cables
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Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
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THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD.
Arthur E. Odell. Managing-Diracter
GLENEALY PRIVATE HOTEL.
8 and 4. Clenesly, ifongkong.
(Near Dairy Farms).
Tol Ad "Glenealy". Hongkong,
.Telephone C.380.
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Proprietress,
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A shot in the dark-The
screech of a parrot!
Surrounded by unknown perils. Groping in the darkest mystery, the Chinese detective sought to solve the mystery of a priceless string of pearls. The only clue was held by the Chinese Parrot. Follow the amazing sequel
in the fascinating new picture by the man who made "The Cat and the Canary"-
THE
CHINESE PARROT
MARIAN NIXON & HOBART BOWORTH
This picture shows another Canton street after the recent "Red" incendiarism.
Mee Cheung).
(Photo:
with
YANGTSE PIRATES
THREE YEARS.
ATTACKED,
(Chitianed from Page 17
[Continued from Page 1.)
Hongkong and Canton. The
SECRET SOCIETY OFFICIAL.
(Continued from Page 9.) ?
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A film of haunting glamour. Produced with amazing skill. Camera effects never seen before. A picture that sets a new
standard.
thin the Government was constant-balance of $40 he obtained in luent
rived in the Colony from Canton, ly communicating with the Gov-currency,
From "here, continued Mr. it could be safely inferred that he ernments of Japan and the United. States on all matters concerning Jenkin, prisoner visited Peking and was a Communist.
The man also had in his posses- their joint interests in China, and other parts of North Chin, and While the British Government was subsequently "turard his attention!sion two elam-shells and cash with within their power which might credit from the Hundredth members drew lots, though he ad- Bank Yokohama, for £80. mittel that he could not under- assist in the restoration of peace
"lucky" and in China, he did not see any reason Against that on January 22nd, helstand which were
Finally there drew £75. He stergered in forg-which "anlucky." at present to believe that the step
ng this letter of credit,
were two red sashes covered with suggested would contribute in any
From Yokohama, Williams got signs which, added Inspector An- way towards the attainment of
to Chili, where he opened another drews, were worn only by officers this end-ruler,
letter of credit with the National of the lodge.
anxious to take any propte petion to Japan, where he obtained a letter which, the Inspector oxulained, the Romance-Thrills-Creeps-Laughs
LATE ITEMS.
Round-Up at Bankow.
Shanghai, Dec, 22.
Attempt to Escape.
City Bank of New York at Valpar aiso. Council could not find that
Concluding the description of anything had been done with this the man's possessions, the Inspec- letter, though it appeared that he for next informed his Worship had been experimenting with that the defendant was a desperate It is understood that the operat-noting the action of ink on the character and had attempted to ing stuff of the Soviet Trade Mis-paper, etc. Among these papers escape from the custody of the sion will stay in Kobe..
was found another letter of credit,police by jumping into the street The Nationalist Government has this having been issued by the Na-from the first floor of the office of authorised General Di Chai-sum totional Bank of Egyot, take over the control of Canton. Generals Chang' Fal-kwal and Wang Ki-cheung having resigned. or disappeared." General Li Chat- sum will leave here for Canton on the 26th, or 27th.
Chemicals Found.
the Secretary for Chinese affairs. He was injured and sent to hospital as a result of that jump. belongings prisoner's
His Worship then imposed a sen- were two bottles of chemicals tence of nine months' hard la- which were effective for removing bour.
Among
is the
His Worship accordingly altered his sentence to six months' hard labour.
ink, also a phial containing a curi- Inspector Andrewa:-Did your A message from Hankow states ous kind of ink and a brush, a box Worship say nine months? I that four more Chinese commun- of annline powders, a box of paints understand six months ists, including one girl, were exe-and a sheet of carbon which, when maximum penalty. cuted on Tuesday. The late head peldste the light, revealed the trac of the Provincial Government, withing of a coat of arms. other officials, was apprehended Counsel then said that prisoner best evening and is awaiting trial had been in the hands of the police on charges of pro-Communism and in various parts of the world. He | mis-government.
During the Christmas holiday, It is authorita-1 was dined at Liverpool for being a tively stated that the military stowaway, and was subsequently cursions will be run to Macao authorities are detaining twelve convicted at Rome and Vienna. He by the Hongkong, Canton and Ma- Russian women and five men, but was imprisoned in Versailles in cao Steamboat Company, by the Sailings that all of them will be released 1925 for two years, for swindling... Sui An and Sui Tai.. shortly, excepting two men, named Counsel added that the police here will be from Hongkong at 9 a.m. Glatz, The Balbank manager, and had prisoner's Scotland Yard re- on Sunday and at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Yessin, a Soviet trade representa-cord..
on Monday and Tuesday. Return tive, who will probably be deported Concluding, Mr. Jenkin emphasis.sailings, from Macao' will be at after further investigation.―ed the seriousness of the prisoner's p.m. on Sunday 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. acts, nointing out that they had on Monday and Tuesday. Special gone great pains to get him, having breakfasts, tiflin's and dinners will to get him extradited from Chili. be served on board at moderate
Defence Plen.
prices.
FALL OF HSUCHOW.
Peking Politicians Anxious.
Mr. Leo d'Amada, for the de- When the case in which a tele- Tientsin, Dec, 22.
fence, said Williams was born in phone coolie was charged with In connexion with news of the Quebec 30 years ago. At the out-arcency of wires from the Penin- fall of suchow, important move break of the war he joined up and sula Hotel, was called before Mr. ments among the Peking politicians was gassed at the Battle of the W. Schofield at the Kowloon are reported.
Somme. After that he went to Magistracy this morning, Divi- General Cha Yu-pu, Commander Gallipoli, where he suffered asional Inspector Aris said that the of Chihli-Shantung forces which similar fate. He was once men- have been withdrawn from the tioned in despatches, and Wed yesterday could not be found man whom the defendant mention- Isuchow front, arrived in Peking invalided out of the Army. He
the 20th. inst., probably
was he known Ereturned to Canada and after a give a detailed report of the fall while left the country in order to there. After the defendant had of suchow. The Premier, Pan earn his, bread and butter. Like riven evidence, repeating his Fu, left Beking, for Tsinan on other young men, he was temptedstatements made yesterday, his the 18th fust taking with him from time to time, and he fell. Worship again adjourned the intimating that he would full instructions for Marshal is war service was in the name case, Chang Chung-chang.-Nam Chung
on
Pao.
KÖREAN PRECAUTIONS.
Many Agitators Arrested.
The Japanese Government has
nt the Hotel nor
of Charles Stone which, counsel inspect the place from where the understood, was his correct.name. wire had been taken.
Dealing with his previous c01-
The following are the replies to to-day's questions:-
Three linifnence to any part of the world. 2 212000. 3. Secretary of State for War. Presidens of the Board of Trade, Minister of Bluestion. 4. France and Jugo-Stevia to tako Delfun tottether zwalnut any decisions of the
arcurity" "of "elther "of "the" £wn "mallerant, Jame
victions, couneel said that prisoner] HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? had been in trouble in Liverpool, Rome, Vienna, Budapest and Versailles. His mother, said Mr. *Tientsin, Dec. 22.
d'Almada, had been addicted to drugs and had been in a lunatic instructed the Korean authorities
Prisoner, too, on two asylum. to take all necessary measures 10 anenaions (in Florence and suppress the anti-Chinese feelin Vienna) had been confined to in Korea, and up to the present over 100 Korean agitators have been arrested-Nam Chung Pun,
SOVIET CONSUL'S PLEA.
Action in North Feared.
Tientsin, Dec. 22.
mental asylum.
Counsel submitted that there was some mental derangement in Williams.
His Lordship:-His aberratian does not show any sign of insanity. Counsel went on to explain that there were two other letters of
Logue of Nations which might endanger the
come lue Nile at Lake Teuna Etho Smyth. 7. Russia, Germany, Italy. France, Spain, Japan. 8. Amerteun film wir English poet and exltic; new Lord Mayor of London: King's, Counsel; English amalesr woman of champion. 0 23.91. 10. Box- oli, motor racing, badminton and cheas wa tennis, cricket, 1. The proccan of work- metals and reinenting them from their
12. The Aaclest Mariner.
in
On dearning that it was contem credit, to the value of roughly plated by Marshal Chang Tso-lin $3,500 which prisoner possessed had been driven by some great to take anti-Soviet action similar and was willing to hand over to accessity or by some great tempta to that taken by the Nanking Gov-the prosecution.as partial retribution to bring himself within the ernment, the Soviet Consul at Pek-tion. Prisoner was also a partner (reach of the criminal law.
"You scem," said the Chief ing has called on the Foreign Min-in an 8,000 aere detale in South ister and given an assurance that Africa, and had already given in-Justice, "to have started out with there will be no breach of interna-structions for his share to be the intention of levying contribu- tional procedure, neither any at-realised in order to pay back what tions from banks and businesses of tempt at propaganda among the he could. Chinesc.
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"A World Tour."
that kind in the course of what might almost bo called a world He declared that it was his duty
tour. I have taken into consi- only to take care of the Soviel's His Lordship, in passing. sen-deration what has been urged by interests in North China and hetence of three years' imprisonment counaed on your behalf and have requested the, Minister to afford with hard labour, said Williams also paid regard to the fact that all possible protection.-Nam had pleaded guilty to an offence you not only joined up during the | Chung Pao.
of a very serious character. It war but that after you were gass- was not a case in which a person lod you went back to the front,"
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