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 Des Wagons Lits, Peking.
KING, EDWARD HOTEL. Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bod Rooms newly renovated and installed with Bor Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.
Hotel launch meets all stoamors.
($25 for thirty Tiffin Tickets can be bad at the Office.
of the above Hotel,)
Tel. Add. Victoria.
HOTELS OF
•MOTEL METRO!
J. H. WITCHELL,
Telephone C. 373,
Manager.
-DISTINCTION
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 steamers.
Daily Rates from Monthly Rates from
$ 5.00." $126.00.
Under the Personal Supervision and attention of
MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE. Tel. No. K.608 & K.609. Cables. "Kowlotel." Kowloon.
PALACE HOTEL.
all
Tol Address "PALACE." Tel. Kowloon No. 8
Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely, under English Management. "Electric Light and Fans throughout. Every Boom with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Roome. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Terma moderate. Special terms to familles on application to:
Mrs. J. H. 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.
The Champage of Kings.
POMMERY
Sale Agents:
AND
GRENO
The King of Champagnes.
CALDBECK, MAGCREGOR & COMPANY, LIMITED.
(Incorporated under the Hongkong Companies? Ordinancés 1811:1915.) Prince's Building (Ground floor }
MASSAGE HALL
Ico House Street.
Mrs. MOTONO
Bland and Electric MASSAGE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
BIAS BAY PIRATES.
LATEST QUESTIONS IN THE.
COMMONS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1928.
THE CANTON BANK- NOTE CASE.
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F.M.S. CUSTOMS FLEET.
ALLEGED OPERATION 'IN DUTCH WATERS.
From Dutch sources we learn, says the Straits Echo (Penang), that the inquiry hold at Kuala Lumpur concerning the allegation that the F.M.S. Customs Fleet had conducted operations in Dutch water has been concluded,
Dec 7-Mr. Bridgeman, First cover it. At the most, the Court Lord of the Admiralty (Oswestry), was only proceeding on what wore informed Mr. Looker (Essex, S.E., merely coples of charges made U.) that the question of station outside of the Colony and which ing a British ship at Bias Bay to still awaited more justification check piracy had been considered, than they might have had. On and this action had been taken on that, he would ask his Worship to occasion, whenever thought desir-grant bail. able. The establishment of a
Awaiting Information. permanent British patrol in Blas
This inquiry was held in cimera, Bay was not thought to be n Continuing, Mr. Lo said he had at the Council Chamber, and was fensible solution of this problem, never heard, in all his life, of
Mr. Looker asked whether it was such a procedure as was being presided over by Sir Henry proposed to take any naval steps proposed of withholding ball, Gompertz, Chief Justice, F.M.S. or to make any naval dispositions having regard to the circum- A representative of the Dutch in regard to Bias Bay in order to stances of the case. What Mr. check the increase in piracy by King had been doing since the Government was present and the the pirates who had a base in the men's arrest, and was now still Legal Advisor, F.M.S., conducted immediate neighbourhood.
doing, was to hold the men while the case for the Dutch Government Mr. T. Williams (Don Valley, he got his information, Thore Lab.)-Will the right hon. gentle were certain movements going on, at the inquiry, man undertake not to interfere as they knew, and before lone it The allegations, we hear from with private enterprise? (Laugh-might be that another regime alour Dutch source (continusa our ter.)
together might como into contemporary), were that certain Mr. Bridgeman said he did not existence. However, said Mr. L vessels belonging to the F.MS. know that piracy, was included in he would not like to touch on poll Government had operated within the phrase "private enterprise."tical speculations.
the three-mile limit off the Suma- (Laughter.) With regard to Mr.
Proceeding with the applica- tra coast, and that some members Looker's supplementary question, tion for bail, Mr. Lo said the of the fleet had even landed the whole matter had been very men were well-known and their Dutch territory.in the course of carefully considered by the Commovements would be watched. these operations. mander-in-Chief on the spot, and They could not return to Canton, he was taking what he thought to nor go to Macao, which was within be the best method of dealing with close proximity of the Chinese City. They could only go to China and Special Treaties, Shanghai or Japan. He was con- Mr. W. F. Mitchell (Safronfident that they would really turn Wälden. U asked whether any up when the case again came up special treaties governing interna-for hearing. They had already tional relations were now being been in police custody since the negotiated between the Chinese 5th. Government" and
the matter.
any foreign
.
Powers; and whether the British Lo) would ask his Worship to Pending developments, he (Mr. Government was aware of the grant bail, which the Court could nature of the proposals under con-grant, sitting as it did between the sideration. In view of the fact that executive and the lower regime. those might be regarded as setting. The accused were entitled to tho a precedent when our own treaties protection of the common laws of with China came to be remodelled. the Colony as members of this
Foreign
On
The commanders of the vessels concerned were represented by Mr. F. B. Ivens, the well-known mem- ber of the F.MS. Bar, »
The Penang paper adds that it understands that the Chief Justice found that there had been i regularities.
POSSESSION OF" A REVOLVER.
AU. S. SHIP'S CARPENTER
CHARGED."
Robert Douglas Thompson (31), chief carpenter of the .s. Presid
Mr. Locker-Lampson. Under lower regime, and should be grant Secretary for
Affairs ed this ball irrespective of Mr. (Wood Green). The Peking au- King's information being correctent Jefferson, appeared before Mr. thorities have raised the question or incorrect..
The Money.
W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magis- tracy this morning, on a charge of being in unlawful possession of two revolvers and 186 rounds of am- munition on board the vessel yester- day.
of treaty revision with the Belgian, French, Japanese, and Spanish Governments, but, while negotia- tions have in some cases
been
Mr. Lindsell-Has this money initiated, I have no reason to be-been touched in any way? lieve that any substantial pro- Mr. King-Your Worship, gress has yet been made. His since I was last before you, I The defendant admitted possea- Majesty's Government have gen- would add that, as to the pos- sion, remarking that the arms and eral knowledge of the lines the sibility of these men leaving the ammunition were secured in his negotiations are following, and the Colony, there is nothing to hold locker. consideration adduced in the them in the Colony with any Inspector Arls (A. C. I, Kow- second part of the question is re-money on bail which your Wor-100a) applied for a remand for the ceiving careful attention.
case to be heard by two Ma- ship may advise. I would add gistrates.
MODERATES SOON EXPECTED.
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that in the original warrant, there were three men mentioned, and The defendant was, accordingly these two men were arrested in the remanded till next Tuesday morni evening between 5 and 7 o'clock. ing.
But the third man, whose name wis, mentioned, left the Colony, the
same day at noon for Macao, Lo HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? which Mr. Lo has just now said they dare not go. The police have made certain enquiries and have, ascertained, definitely
The following are the replies to to-day's questions:-
et. Carpeta: bouta 'and shoes; salt; biscuits:
¿Continued from Page 1.) „
form of Governmental Treasury Bonds. At first, this was objected we lo by some, who pointed out that that the sum of one hundred thou- $10,000,000 was borrowed by the sand dollars was sent from Canton Government only a
few months and deposited in a certain Bank in ago, but this amount was believed to have been taken by the "Reds."Hongkong. Part of that sum was transferred from that Bank to If the "Reds" came back for a see another Bank, with the request ond time, then the Government that it be remitted to Shanghai. would very likely have to borrow One of the accused went to the dar by. red letters. 9. He was thrown from from the merchans again.
shipbuilding. 2. Indla. 3, fichard I. during the building of his Norman fortress: Chateau Cleeds, keep the day ruch, as they interrupt. the wau's rays; they make the night close, the dey from reaching a higher belt of the as they prevent the heat accumulated during duy or rest day, market in the church calen atmosphere, 7 - Emily Bronte. 8. A sainta
Gaillard. 4. Filmul Sperzer. G. 1368. 6.
his home while riding through the streets
At this juncture, many proposals second Bank with the man who of Nantes, which he hail razed to the ground.
the request for it to be transferred to Shanghai. The Robert Browning 12. A dry, much tervened by saying that, the last second Bank refused to carry out Swiss valleys and helps to ripen the grape wind from the Alps, which blows down the time the Government borrowed $10,030,000 from the merchants, the transaction, Those are the harvest. the latter were already much dis enquiries we have made and heartened. If the Government established since l'appeared before wanted to further borrow from the your Worship Inst. people, it should proceed by re- questing the people in the various hsiens in Kwangtung to buy the Mr. Lo: As Mr. King has bean Governmental Treasury Bonds and able to tell that much, I would like
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Thieves or Servants?
not to aim at the merchants only. Mr. King to tell us further whether
Three Decisions.
the request by the accused for transferment of the money to.
Chat,
Shap
There were four foreign war. ships in harbour this morning, these being the American Pam panga, Sacramento, and Chaumont and the Italian Sebastino Cuboto,
Following
A statement from the Marconi this, Mr. Yuan-chung and Messrs. Chan Shanghai was of a personal nature the opening of a Beam Service with Co. is expected shortly concerning Tang Yin-wah and or whether it was a request by the the Far East. The directors' re- for transfermert of Mr. Chiy-chun delivered speeches accused and eventually. it Was
de-money from one regime to another port issued on Dec. 12, states that the total number of words carried cided that three steps
Be in China. In other words, arc
over the four existing Beam Ser- taken to maintain the value of the they robbers or thieves, or are they vices during the week ended Dec. really not acting as servants of 3 was at the rate of 31,840,000
notes:
(1) To issue $10,000,000.
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of the regime for the time being words a year."
Mr. King's information surely. (2) As the security for this can tell us that much, loan, the Government should assign the collection of a certain
Mr. King applied for bail in the portion of the Government re-amount involved in the case..
vention to the creditors.
Mr. Lo said the limit of exorbi
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tions which were taking place out- side.
Mr. Lo asid with regard to these (3) A Committee of 17 members
Mr. King, which to be elected, consisting of five tance had been reached when bail statements by
an ex-parte charaċ- was made in the sum of $100,000, were of Government delegates, ve from which was the amount of moneyler, ad not hitherto thought, it the Chambers of Commerce, and
Ty to take instructions seven from the Various Trade in respect of which the accused necc Guilds.
were charged, but, such as it from his ellents, But he know stood, he would accept that bail this much, that what was over with the satisfaction that at least and above this $100,000 had been justice was given.
RAIN PREDICTED.
Mr. Lindsell: I don't see why they should phy this money into Court as bail, Mr. King.
Million Stolen.
paid into a fanious Hongkon Bank, the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, notwithstanding its 60- called "Imperialistic reputation. This money was not touched; it was not paid to the Canton regime nor to the regime to which the ac- cused would have liked it to be paid.
The Return of a Famous Film-
TWO great stars.
great director... ong of the world's best be loved love stories.... film production of gorge ous beauty, the glorious, sacrifice of a mighty pas sion....
You'll call this picture great, too!
with RENEE ADOREE ROY D'ARCY, GEORG HASSELL and EDWARD EVERETT 'HORTON'
34 FRED 24 GRESAC. Suggested by Humi Hurge's "Lija in the Latin Quarter," Com sinuity by Ray Darle *** Harry, Bibs Di rected by KING FIDOR
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LILLIAN GISH
JOHN GILBERT
in
KING VIDOR'S
Production
LA BOHEME
AT THE
QUEEN'S
& Metro-Goldwyn Mayer PICTURE
TO-DAY
AND
TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5:10, 7.15 and 9.20.
The handsome hero of "Beau Geste" in one of the roles that helped to make him famous
RONALD COLMAN
In
Thief
ว
dise
The popular British star in the thrilling romance of a man who posed as a missing heir.
AT THY
WORLD
TO-DAY
AND
TO-MORROW
Orchestra 5,15 & 9.20. Interpreter 2.30 & 7.15.
CLARENCE BADGER, Production
Garamount Picture
RAINMAKER
with
ERNEST TORRENCE GEORGIA NALE WILLIAM COLLIER,
AT THE
STAR
·TO-DAY: "& ✅TO-MORROW
Continuous 2.30 to 8:30.
At 9.15
THE GLOBE TROTTERS IN "HAPPY MOMENTS."
It is advertised that Mr. Sverre
THIS MORNING'S' WEATHER REPORT. Rain is predicted by the Royal Mr. King There is another Observatory in the weather report consideration. That is in addition issued this morning. It states that to the charge actually before your Mr. Lo then urged his Worship the Japanese anti-cyclone has Worship. Before this charge was to grant bail, pointing out that the been replaced by a depression. The alleged, I say authentic official Court and executive, by the grant- centre of the Chinese anti-cyclone documents in Canton, speaking of ing of this privilege, at least would is farther North this morning. a million which had been stolen. have the luxury of feeling that Moderate to fresh monsoon may be What the exact terms of the re-they had done justice to the ac- expected along the South-east-const quisition, from Canton will be, I cused. of China and over the North China don't know. Whether they will be
-Remarking that the charged with retaining a million, I sen.
case was Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK row In-moderate North-easterly that there is something more than posed to grant bail, which he fixed. Consulate has removed its offices from Shaukiwan, a British casu
The forecast till noon to-mor- don't know. I am quite satisfied fraught with difficulties for the police, his Worship said he pro- PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3," Wyndham Street, in the City of winds; generally overcast; some the question of a hundred thousand at $50,000 for each of the accused. to the Bank of Canton Building, of diphtheri, and a Chinese case Victoria, Hongkong..
dollars behind the actual negotia-
of small-box were reported
MRS, 8. UZUNOYE
37, Queen's Road, O 2nd floor.
Expert Masseuse
No. 81B, Top Floor Wyndham 8).
Hongkong
rain.
Only one case of notifiable dië- Berg has resigned from Messrs ease occurred in the Colony during Thoresen & Co, Ltd., and that Mr. Bjarne Stendahl, and Mr. Proitz the whole of last week, a case of Kristoferaen have been authorised typhold (Chinese) being reported. to sign the firm "per procuration." There were however two deaths from influenza. Yesterday, a case It is notified that the Norwegian of enteric (Chineso) was notified
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