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THE
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HONGKONG HOTEL," REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL
Telegraphic Address:
"KREMLIN, HONGKONG.
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL.
Telegraphic Addresa: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL"
HOTELSJ
LIMITED.
Ja association with the Grand Hotel
Des' Wagons Lits, Peking.
KING, EDWARD HOTEL.
Most Modern and Contral Hotel in the Colony, all Bod Rooms newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.
Hotel launch moets all steamers.
($25 for thirty Tiffin Tickets can be had at the Office of the above Hotel,) -
Tol. Add. Victoria.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1928.
THE SHIP THAT SUNK THE S-4.
Entertainments
The best detective film of the season!-
Who had killed Eugene Cassenas, found shot through the back in his chair? Six people had been heard threaten him' with death. Who had fired the fatal shot?
HOTELS OF
HOTEL METROPOL
Telephone C. 373.
J. H. WITCHELL,
Manager.
DISTINCTION
The Kowloon Hotel.
Kowloon.
The Premier Hotel in Kowloon with all modern conveni- ences. High Class Cusine and Table Appointments. Wonderful vlew of the Harbour and Peak, and five minutes from the Ferry. Representative mects all and Railway Station.
Wharves
steamers.
Daily Rates from
Monthly Itates from
$ 6.00.. $130.00.
Under the Personal Supervision and attention of
-Liiwai=,
MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE. Tel No. K.608 & K.609. Cables. "Kowlotel." Kowloon.
Tel Kowloon No. 8
PALACE HOTEL.
Tel. Address "PALACE Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station, Entirely, under English Management Electric Light and Fans throughout Every Room
with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietresa. Terms moderate. Special terms to families on application to:
Mr. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress.
EUROPE
After-dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Cables :-
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Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE,
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD.
Arthur E. Odell. Managing.Dirankar
KING EDWARD HOTEL
CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVAL DINNER DANCE,
#pim. to 12 p.17.
with real peppy
Tunes
Start the Year
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driving away your blues
The Footwarmers &
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Red Hot JAZZ
Tea Dances Monday to Friday Dinner Dance Saturdays
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
8 p.m. to 12 mn.
MASSAGE HALL
MRS. 8. UZUNOYE Expert Masseuse
87, Queen's Road. C 2nd.foor
Mrs. MOTONO
fland and Electric' MASSAGE
No. 310, Top Floor Wyndham B.
Hongkong
Hore is the Coast Guard destroyer Paulding, which struck the S-4 and sent the sub- marine to the bottom. The Paulding, badly damaged by the collision, was barely able to rench shallow water close to shore, and is now resting on the bottom. In the background at
the left can be seen the U. S. S. Tucker, standing by,
ANOTHER WITNESS
FOUND.
DEVELOPMENTS IN BIG COURT CASE.
NO PERMISSION.
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FINES FOR BOARDING "KUTSANG."
ALLEGED THEFT OF TORCH.
CHINESE CONSTABLE AS DEFENDANT.
A Chinese constable was charged before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, with stealing an electric. toren from a Chinese at the Shamshuipo Ferry early on the morning of January 3rd.
The name of a married woman
At the Marine Court this morn- ing, before Commdr. J. B. Newill, When the case in which the Yue R., D.SO., five Chinese were Hong Bank, of 24, Wing Lok Street, charged with boarding 4.3. Kut sues the Tai Hing Wo firm and sang without having first obtain Tae Chou-tam, both of 132, Coned the permission of the officer naught Road Central, for commanding. $27.231.13. and costs was resumed
Defendants pleaded guilty. One before the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, in the Supreme Court this stated that he did not know the morning, Mr. C. G. Alabaster in-law, as he had been here from appeared on the charge sheet as nounced that another witness had Amoy only a week; another stated the complainant, while it was was a bird dealer and had stated that the man from whom the come forward. Mr. Alabaster, he
over a consign- torch was taken was 'nt present in together with Mr. H. G. Sheldon, is boarded to take for the plaintiffs, and the defence ent; a third was seeking orders the country. is being conducted by Mr. Eldon for rattan ware; while the remain-
It is alleged by the prosecution Potter, K.C., and Mr. F. C. Jenkin. ing two were coolies soeking work.
that the defendant, after searching When the ease was heard yester- The officer conducting the case the man took the electric torch, day morning it was discovered that did not press the charge, although, which belonged to the complain- the only witness for the plaintiffs he said, the police regarded this ant. The man later left by the was in Canton and his Lordshy boarding in a serious light, parti- Shamshuipo Ferry, the complain- refused to grant an adjouriament, cularly so in this case, as at the ant having gone to the wharf to saying that the Court could not time the offence was committed, see him off.
the police flag was flying and the wait for witnesses.
vessel was still under way,
Mr. Alabaster said that as the result of the report of the case!
A fine of $10, with the alterna- appearing in the Chinese news-
tive of 10 days' imprisonment,, papers, another man had come along whose evidence would be of was inflicted in each case. a similar nature lo that of the missing witness. He was told that
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Noticing the defendant take the torch, the woman demanded its re turn, but, was refused. She Inter made a report of the theft at the Police Station.
The defendant, who had engaged a solicitor, was remanded until
this man was actually the persen FALSE OPIUM LABELS. Friday morning on $500 hail.
why made entries in the books and
could speak quite as well..
Mr. Potter asked what they
were to do in a case of that kind.
It
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DENIAL OF OWNERSHIP,
WOMEN GAMBLERS
CAUGHT.
was absurd to say that the A charge of being in unlawful parties could not get into touch possession of 3,200 fulae opium with employees of the Bank at any labels, scized during a paid at No. time they liked. In addition, his 33, Argyle Street, was brought Lordship had made a ruling against a Chinese before Mr. W. POLICE INTERRUPT A PARTY. yesterday,
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AT THE
QUEEN'S
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the
Nine Chinese women, mostly of labouring class, were caught
Schofield at the Kowloon Magis- His Lordship replied that yester-racy this morning.
The defendant stated that the day he was only dealing with the
in a gambling raid carried out by facts as then presented. If the labels belonged to the occupier the police from the Central
Station last night. new man was in a similar position of the, flat. to the missing witness he (his
When the officers entered the. Réveine Officer J. Brown, in Lordship) did not see why he evidence, said he raided No. 33.premises, a hand was being dealt A should be bound by the particular Argyle Street at 11.15 p.m. on out in a game of pai-kau.
The defendant stampede followed on the appear- January 15th, was found in the kitchen washing ance of the police and, scattering a number of opium pots, while on from the table, some of the women Mr. Polter remarked there were bed, which the accused claimed sought to escape through the door, allegations of fraud in the cases being hie, witness found three while others pulled quilts over
their ears, feigning sleep. which was of the most serious packages containing the labels. nature.
difference.
Serious Allegations.
On appearing before Major C. His Lordship replied that was The defendant denied that he Willson this morning, one of the why he was anxious that anything lived in the house and his Wor-women said she was celebrating a baby who had that could be done should be done. Iship adjourned the ease until to the birth of He was tender, to the case for the morrow for witnesses to be called attained its first month; another
to prove hie statement.
said she was calling to pay her plaintiffs for that reason.
respects to the happy mother, while a third said it was a dif- forent game than that described by the police which they were playing.
Mr. Potter said they were told most distinetly that Wong, whe
Sir George Sutton, Bart has was able to speak with regard to the payment of the money, was not presented to the Dickens Ilouse,
Four of the defondants had forthcoming, and now the other 6, Doughty-street, W.C. 1, a fine sele came forward with another collection of first editions of the
books written by Dickens while in "jumped" their bail. Four others witness. Did it rings true? asked residence there from 1537 to 1839 were fined $5, while the ninth was Mr. Petter. Was it cage in which his Lordship should assist
Adischarged.
the plaintif? They had made
no attempt to get other people.:
Vansittart Although Sir T.
It must have been obvious to them Bowater, M.P., has retired from!
from the start that a very strong the Governorship of the Irish HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? attack was being made. The Tris Society, his successor will not be tee in Bankruptcy would never elected by the Common Council have been content with one atate- until February,
ment if he could have got others
as well. He would later put it to
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The following are the roplies to to-day's questions:--
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1. The sinking of Victoria, the Dagship of
Admiral Bir George Trren with Sir George and 358 of the ore, in Jane 1898 by the
his Lordship that if the Trustee in by utting the Trustee in the box
Camperdown, of which Vice-Admiral Jolin- Bankruptcy, who was an officer of to explain why proper, steps were
stone was in command. Z. Lord Cranworth, the Court, rad known what they not taken.
who has taken a shop in the Batter Market, knew, the case would never have
Mr: Potter. commented that it. That of St Olave'a Bermondsey, 4. Yerk, 1,632 f5. Manchester Exchange Station, been brought.
was remarkable that the new man which will be 2.100 feet. The Tarim Ilver Hie Lordship remarked that that made the third man who knew the in China, which leace Tiself in the Tarint De sert 7, 40th. 8. The Seychelles, in the was another matter altogether. It facts. Apparently there was no Indian Ocean. 3. Mr Vernon. March, of was possible that something might lack of people when they tried to Farnborough, and his mater and six brothers be said about an explanation as to get them why the other witnesses were not The Trustee in Bankruptcy was That of saties, or the burning of widow searched for. The way in which then called to give evidence, and on the funeral pyre of her husband, which the new witness was obtained did was cross-examined by Mr. Potter Ganges. 1 The Frail One, The Picture. not seem to him to be the best way as to what steps were taken to The Troubadour, and The four years He thought the case might be met obtain 'witnesses.
The case is procecding
who are at work on the Canadian national war memorial, which is to cost £38,000, 10.
has just been attempted at Rarh, on the
Mr. Lloyd who is in
his pen has brought him more than the seventeen years of office during which he re solved over 200,000.
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