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Hotel launch meets all steamers.
:
($25 for thirty Tin Tickets can be had at the Office
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Tol. Add. Victoria.
HOTELS OF
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J. R. WITCHELL,
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Manager.
DISTINCTION
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Daily Rates from
Monthly Rates from
$ 6.00. $130.00.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14,
1928.
INTERESTING HONGKONG WEDDING.
Group taken at the wedding, at St. John's Cathedral on Thursday, of Mr. F. H. Penty- cross, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, und Miss Una McLean Gubbins. (Photo: Mee
CHINA YEAR BOOK.
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF UTMOST VALUE.
Covering a period of eighteen months up to the middle of last month when Marshal Chiang Kai- sheks influgnee brought about severance of relations between the
Cheung).
IS MADAME SUN A PRISONER?
MOSCOW REPORT REACHES HANKOW.
J
ALL LETTERS WITHHELD..
;
A FAMOUS CIGARETTE.
JUBILEE OF "THREE CASTLES."
An interesting anniversary is being celebrated this year in the fact that it is 50 years ago since the "Three Castles" brand, of tobacco and cigarettes was first Hankow, Jan. 5. put upon the market by the According to a special edition famous firm of Messrs, W. D. and Kuomintang and Soviet Russia, Representative meets" all
cir: H. O. Wills. In 1878, when the the China Year Book, 1928, which of the Kuo Pao which was
the has just been published, is a valu-culated in the Wuhan cities yes- brand was introduced to able contribution to current litera-terday afternoon, news has ar-public, cigarette smoking was in Infancy. The increasing tude on present-day China, in rived from. Moscow which is to its addition to the comprehensive the effect that Madame Sun Yat- popularity of "Three Castles" has summary which it contains of sen is being held a prisoner. been one of the wonders of the tobacco world, and is a tribute China's commercial, educational
According to this paper since and financial activities.
Many previous features of this the anti-Bolshevik coup feeling to the care used in:-Selecting publication, which almost in Moscow has been very bitter only the best Virginia tobacco encyclopaedie in its scope, have against, the different members of leaf; care in the preparation of either been totally eliminated, or the Kuomintang party who are the leaf prior to manufacture; the ruthlessly summarized in order to resident there, chief among whom making of the cigarette; and the now bent on reprisals. "Three Castles" cigarettes and allow for the ambition of the is Madame Sun, and the autheri care in packing. Editor to deal extensively with ties are
Under the Personal Supervision and attention of
MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE.
Tel. No. K.608 & K.609. Cables. "Kowlotel," Kowloon.
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Tel 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 Esom with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms.
supervision of the proprietress the many controversial issues This paper further states that tobacco are to be found on the Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal
which have arisen since the last since the move against the Com-markets of every country in the Throughout the vast Barna moderate. Special terms to families on application to:
Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress.publication. It is essentially a munists commenced, all letters world.
new work from cover to cover, the and telegrams which have been ad-country of China this famous only chapter not completely re-dressed to Madame Sun have been brand is distributed by
Tobacco Co. written being that dealing with withheld from her by the Soviet British-American
Kwang- (China), Ltd. From China's outer territories. Yet in authorities. spite of the Editor's severity with
The report, however, does not tung to Kansu or frem Yunnan to the blue pencil, the Book contains indicate in any way that official Manchuria one will find "Three. over a hundred more pages than news has been received from the Castles" cigarettes in all
The Chinese last year's issue.
Soviet Government upon which a principal towns. There are chapters dealing with deliberate judgment could be people have always considered River Conservancy and Harbours, based, and it seems unlikely (says "Three Castles" one of the premier Currency dealing with Shanghai the Central China Post) that the brands in the cigarette world. Gold Stock Exchange), Railways Soviet would go out of their way (particularly recent Manchurian to harm one who has been the developments), Public Justice greatest friend of their cause in Castles" is unique in the tobacco (containing a summary of the this country. Madame's activity world and it is a tribute to the report of the Commission Dis certainly quite well appreciated care with which Messrs. W. D. Extrality, and the full text of its in Moscow, and hopes in the Com-and H. O. Wills have kept up recommendation
the munist breast are not yet so low their" reputation for Memoranda and Declaration of that they are likely to go out of their consumers by having alway the Chinese Commissioner and the their way to alienate the sympathy maintained the high quality of
their products. Mixed Court Rendition Agree-of one who has worked so as- ment) Finance, Shipping, the Nan-siduously on their behalf. king Outrages, British Conces- sions at. Hankow. and Kulkiang, Sino-Russian Incidents, and many The other important topics.
enormous articles include an quantity of new material, which
(Continued from Page 9.) should be of permanent value to all with interests in China to-day,
The volume is essentially up contributions, and joining in the to-date, a veritable mine of highly processions, what are other pri interesting information, and a dis-vileges? None but sufferings! tinct achievement on the part of its producers.
After-dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
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Arthur E. Özüll, Managino-Diranter,
DR. JOHNSON'S PROOF printers too late.
SHEETS
$3,250 FOR A LINK WITH THE DICTIONARY.- UNIA MISIMINISIOS
and of
“BULL" THOMPSON'S
CAMPAIGN.
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DIPLOMATIC SCAPEGOAT.
MR. HANIHARA REFUSES AN EMBASSY.
Mr.
the
Tokyo, Dec. 7. Mr. Hanihara, ex-Ambassador "You must clearly understand at Washington, who was con~. "Johnson's delay in deating
that the idea of the Communists jfidently predicted as Ambassador
Belgium, succeeding with "proofs was notorious, and
is solely to put everybody out of to work and form the Reign of Terror. Adachi, who will probably be sent the exasperated printera" proba-
to render all powerless. Then they to Paris, announces his defaite bly went to press without waiting
will get hold of the government refusal of the Belgian post and for their return,”
their absolute his determination to retire from London, Dec. 1. A particularly human
and carry out. remark
Monarchy and put all opponents to the diplomatic service. Proof sheets of the first edition appears in Johnson's writing on
death. The cruelty of their politics of Dr. Samuel Johnson's "Die- the back of a slip containing a
The Nichi Nichi Shembun Conary of the English Language" quotation from Charles I. illus-
CHICAGO LOSES VALUABLE is obvious.
"The Garrison Headquarters, lauds Mr. Hanthara's decision -published in 1755-Were Bold trating the use of the word "as-
BUSINESS. "Remember on
therefore, had to commence the and asserts Mr. Hanihara man- shouldered blame for for £3,250 at Sotheby's auction acrt:" it runs
in fully Anti-Bolshevist raid at once Monday to fetch in N and sort
London, Dec. 7. rooms yesterday.
They came from the #brary of it,"
Mr. John McKeown, a promin- order to prevent future troubles. Washington's rebuff over Keele Hall, Newcastle, Staffs, It is presumed that Dr. Johnson ent business man. stated to-day All those Communists now, in con- "grave consequences of his formed by the late Rev. Walter jogged his memory successfully that Mayor Thompson's anti-trol of the Labour Unions have letter during the exclusion dis- Sneyed.
had caused been very severely dealt with. So cussion at Washington. It says: Mr. B. Maggs, of Con-
British campaign duit-street, was the purchaser. The health bulletin of Eastern Chienge manufacturers to lose everyone who is likely to oppress "One of the gravest consequences Mr Hanihara to Japan'a The sheets, which do not, how- ports for the week ended Saturday, orders totalling 1,500,000 dollars. the ignorant people, maltreat the of the Exclusion Bill is the loss diplomatic service. Undoubtedly ever, represent the whole dic- January 7, Issued by the Principal Mr. McKeown said that he had workers, disturb peace, and stir up of Monary, are bound
in three Civil Medical Officer, contains the been informed by an Australian troubles will pay the penalty.
a large
"Fellow-labourers! You shouldHanihara was made a scapegoat." volumes, and bear many un- following cases, the figures in purchasing agent that published corrections and addi- parenthesis indicating deaths: Australian order, principally for know that the Kuomintang is your Bone in the handwriting of. Dr. Plague, Bassein (2), Rangoon (4) radio equipment, had been placed real protector and shows bene-
Miss Ivy Inez Jared, of York- Johnson and his assistanta. Colombo 1 (1) Cholera, Calcutta in America, but not in Chicago.volence to all people and love to all
Hardly any of these alterations (27), Moulmein 1, Singapore 3 (6). As a result, Chicago radio manu creatures Now we are doing our avenue, Great Crosby, was at seem to have been incorporated in Bangkok 7 (8), Saigon 2 (1); Small-facturers were thoroughly arous- best to reform your livelihood and Liverpool Countly Court awarded better your conditions. So, don't £100 damages, with costs, against. fater editions. "This," said an pox, Bombay 4, Calcutta B (4) a authority to a Daily Express repro- Cochin 1, Karachi 1, Madras 11 Mr. McKeown mentioned an-be fooled by the Communists again. her fiance, Mr. Cyril E. Thomas, tentativo "points to the sheets (4), Rangoon 28 (4). Tuticorin 1 other instance of a New Zealand Do your part in the campaign of Oxford-drive, Waterloo, for in- juries received on September 17 Being final proofs submitted to Vizagapatam 3, Bangkok 2 (1), business man, who declared that against the Reds!
This order shall come in force when being driven by him in a The author, which reached the Saigon 1, Moji 1.
his self-respect did not permit
stated that her him to buy in a city so thorough-from the day of its, promulgation.motor-car. She
All those who force the workers to face and throat were severely cut. y anti-British as Chicago..
Mr. McKeown added that the contribute money or maltreat them and she had scars that would be same feeling was general through-hereafter will be treated as Com-permanent. She was still engaged
munists and be severely punished" to Mr. Thomas, out the British Dominions...
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