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HOTELS
THE
HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL
Telographie Address:
"KREMLIN, HONGKONG."
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL
Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHALTM
HOTELS.
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel
Des Wagons Lits, Peking.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone,
Hotel launch moets all ateamori.
($35 for thirty Tin Tiekots can ho had at the Office
of the above Hotel.)
Tol. Add. Víctoria.
CHOTEL
HOTELS OF
J. H. WITCHELL,
Telephone C. 373.
Manager.
DISTINCTION
The Kowloon Hotel.
Kowloon.
The Premier Hotel in Kowloon with all modern conveni- encos. High Claas Cusine and Table Appointments. Wonderful vlew of the Harbour and Peak, and five minutes from the Ferry, Wharves and Itailway Station. steamers.
Daily Rates froma
Monthly Rates from
Representative, meets
$ 6.00. -$130.00.*
Under the Personal Supervialen and attention of
MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE.
Tel. No. K.608 & K.GU. Cables. "Kowlotel." Kowloon.
PALACE HOTEL
all
Tel. Address "PALACE." Tel Kowloon No. 8
Toros minutes from Kowloon Whart, Ferry and Railway Station. Optirely, ander English Management Electric Light and Fans throughout. Zvery Room with Privata Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rous. of the proprietress. Darivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision Tarms moderate. Special terms to familles on application to:
Mr. J. B. OXBERRY, Proprietrean.
EUROPE
After dinner dancing every
Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday.
Cables :-
"EUROPE
Singapore,
HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
Grill
THE EUROPE "HOTEL. LTD.
Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director,
T. NAKAO
Japanese Shoe Expark. TORTOISE SHELL BOXESTM AND CABES A. SFECIALITY
Hongkong Hotel Building, Queen's Road Central,
Mrs. MOTONO Hand and Electric MASSAGE
No. 31B, Top Flour. Wyndham St.
Hongkong
THE DOVER
The Ideal Stove
Estimates submitted for all types of stoves.
GAY KEE
60, Des Voeux Road, Central TELEPHONE C..5503.
* Printed and Published for the Proprietors by ALFRED MORLEY, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1928.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CHAMPIONS WINNER AND PLACED PONIES.
Love amid soft lights and sweet music-Love amid. the blare and tinsel of a circus-Love amid the brilliance of a royal palace.-
At loft is seen Mrs. L. Dunbar leading in Elliot Bay (Maitland up) after that poay's, runaway victory in the Champion Stakes yesterday afternoon. At right is seen Pickle (Heard up) and Bengal (Pote Hunt up), the accond and third placed ponies. (Photo: Moo Cheung).
CHINESE TARIFF PROBLEM.
PEKING PROPOSES AN INCREASE.
HOPES OF AGREEMENT WITH NANKING & POWERS.
WILL JAPAN OPPOSE?
Peking, Feb. 3. Mr. Wu Chen, Vice-Minister for Fáreien, Affairs, has submitted
a proposal to Generalissime Chang
AMERICAN STEEL PASSING OF GREAT
CORPORATION.
TO BUILD FACTORIES IN CANADA.
Montreal, Feb. 15. The Star reports that the United States Steel Corporation has decid- ed to establish itself-in Canada, and to building big factories for the Canadian market and for export.
STATESMAN.
"
WORLD TRIBUTES TO EARL OXFORD.
VALUJED FRIEND & SERVANT "OF THE STATE.
The first factory will be establish- A CHERISHED MEMORY.
rd at Djibway, near Windsor.--- Reuture Americea Service,
London, Feb. 15, World-wide tributes to the memory of the late. Earl of Ox- ford and Asquith, the veteran
Terlin, regarding the Customs WORST COLLISION FOR Liberal statesman, are being paid
The substance of the
question. proposal is:
1 The 2.5 per cent. surtax;
shall be abolished, and in- stead the imposition of 12,5- per cent, tax be put into -effect.. 2.The 12.5 per cent, tax shall be collected at the Customs houses,
YEARS.
¿Continued from Page 1)
Lo-day."
H.M. the King has sent a tele- gram to Lady Oxford expressing sympathy with her in her fona and his grief at the death of a valued friend and a great servant of the State.
the two cars to pass to the left of the trame beacon.
The eastbound car was, just At the close of question-time in touched in passing, but the west-the House of Commons, the Pre- 3-A Commission shall be or-bound car was struck heavily, the mier, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, rose ganized in order to draw up whole front, being torn away, while and said he was sure the House a statutory tariff, and the the firemen on the left of the would have heard with the most profound regret' of the death of Commission shall meet in machine were swept off.
The impact was sufficient to the Earl of Oxford, and he gave Shanghai 10 discuss the
rock the tram on the track, but the notice that he would to-morrow matter, 4.-Customs lariff autonomy dozen passengers on the top deck move an appropriate resolution.
shall be put into operation had no time to realise their dán-l as from January, 1929.
Mr. Edwardes' Advice,
ver. Within a second of the erash,! the fire appliance was at rest on the sidewalk, with the rear wheels in the gutter.
The Injured Men.
Illustrious Statesman, The Belgian Government, in a message to its Ambassador in Lon- don, has paid a striking tribute In this respect, it is learned
to Lord Oxford, in stating: that Mr. Edwardes, the Acting
"Belgium will never forget the Inspector-General of the Chinese
Fire Officer Buckeridge crashed brilliant services of this lus Maritime Customs has advised the Peking Government to effect on the fire alarm at the Hongkougtrious statesman who directed the agreement between the Northern Hotel carner and immediately in British Government with such and Southern Governments and formed Headquarters, while pas loyalty and strength at the mo- also to seek an understanding with sangers from the tram left the ment of the outbreak of war. Bel- the foreign Powers, concerned,ar and attended to the injured gium will always recall with grati.
A prior to the execution of the above-men. motor ambulance was tude; the momentous decision. mentioned plan.
quickly on the scene and the which he inspired, with a view to Mr. Edwardes, it is understood. sufferers, were removed to hospital securing rospect for the treaties will take charge of the task to An examination of the machine, and of helping Belgium to defend effect an understanding with the shows the right mud guards and herself against the violation of Nanking Government while Messra, hub caps to be damaged while her neutrality and independence." Wa Chen. Yen Kuo-ling and Chou the equipment box on that side is! The King of the Belglans hus Chuan-ching are now endeavour also smashed and the front wheels also sent messages of sympathy to ing to secure R understanding.
The King George and to Lady Oxford. nut. HTC
of alignment. with the Ministers of the Powers ninchine was cleared from the
French Regrets. concerned.
semme hy 9.30 am, and repairs. immediately taken in hand.
Later.
It is stated in Chinese circles that Great Britain. America, France, Italy and the Netherlands have already expressed their ap- proval towards the Chinese plan.
To Restrain Japan.
་
The French President, M. Dou- morgue han addressed his epndol.. It is learned that. Kwong Wing ences to Lady Oxford, and M. the foreman fireman was able to Briand, the French Premier has leave hospital after treatment telegraphed his profound regrets while Fireman 34, Tsoi Tim, has and those of the French Govern- from ment. been datained, auffering internal haemmorlinge.
-
French and Belgian, newspapera unanimously record the fact that Lord Oxford felt the tremendous FINE WEATHER EXPECTED. responsibility of throwing the British Empire into the Great War on the side of their countrice,
It seems that the Chinese authorities, considering that Japan will oppose the enforcement of the Chinese plan. under existing conditions, are devising measure: to restrain Japan. This can be
Today's Observatory report judged by accounts appearing in states:-- The anticyclone. Is various Chinese newspapers here. stationary over north-east China, and generally declare that for, this nct alone, their people must As the steps the Peking Govern Fresh monsoon may be expected cherish the memory of the late mont is going to take will have a along the south-east coast of British statesman. very important bearing upon the China and over the China Sea.
Lady Oxford hus received an Powers, expecially upon Japan, the
noon to offer to bury Lord Oxford in West- The forecast up to development of affairs is being morrow is: North-east winds, closely watched by the public.
fresh; overcast at first, finer later.minster Abbey, but has yet reach- ed no decision.-British Wireless. To be Boried Quietly,
London, Feb. 15.
Later. Prior to his departure for the south, Mr. Edwards submitted a written recommendation to the Mr. Pan Fu, the Premier, helde... Central Revenue Council regarding a conference with Messrs. Liang It is stated, on behalf of the
Shih-yl, Shen Jul-in 1 6!h-hou,;
the Customs question..
In his recommendation, Mr. Ed-Wang Ko-min, Wang Yin-tni, Wu family of the late Earl of Oxford wardes suggests that the callee Chen, Yon To-pu and others con- and Asquith, that he will be tion of the 2.5 per cent, surtax, now cerned with the Customs question aried privately, in accordance in force, should be at the Customs at the Kuawuyuans at 4 o'clock with his special wishes, and not Houses, but that the revenue thus this afternoon. There were dig in Westminster Abbey as suggest- collected be delivered to the Supercussions on reform of the Customised by the Government,
A memoral service will, how intendent of the Customs House administrative system, restoration concerned.
of the Customs tariff autonomy ever, be held in the Abbey Then Mr. Edwardes proposes and enforcement of a transitory February 21st, Tuesday that the 2.5 per cent, surtax should tariff panding realization of a be abolished gradually, the cus-atatutory tariff, on the basis of toms tariff be raised to 12.5 Perr. Edwardes, and view were ex- the recommendations submitted by:
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? cent. indiscriminately (?), and this tariff be made the transitory changed regarding what stops the tariff pending the enforcement of Peking Government should take
Though it is not clear whether a statutory tariff.
Reuter.
T
on
next.
The following are the replies to to-day's questions:
Anglo-American expedition, who are excavat-
collection, worth C600,000,-/8, Viscount
He further suggests that they definite decision was reached. Ur of the Challies; gold and silver tres- foreign loans and the public bonds at the conference, It seems that res sosiy 6,500 years ald, discovered by the secured on the Cuatoms revenue Mr. Edwardes suggestion in con her, the late Mangals of Catridge. (a) there are opposed views regarding ing a king's icmb. 2. Lord Ivengh's private should be redeemed with a portionnection with the distribution of drochloric acid, (b) exalle "wald. &.llery of the Customs revenue, and the the Customs revenue. Some hold vill. Beaumant and Fletcher, remaining ILK. Tla. 60,000 (the that Mr. Edwardes plan is too on Janson 10 Losi XV. (176-1793) amount calculated on the figures favourable to the South, which Thomas Campbell, William Cowper, Zanag 14027) be distributed among the already occupies territory collect. Watin; John Dryden, 12, An orgamenini governments concerned in propor, ing 10 per cent of the total of tion to the proceeds of Customs the Customs revenue. Toko, houses under their control,
In kirunding. 18. In the Cotswold Mila.
wereep covering the wall behind the' alters a
carrying awKTYWALAN; 'N seroen between the i nava and the chancel, brvaring, cro
perforated stone basin, within the altar, for
AT THE
RONALD
COLMAN
and VILMA
BANKY
MAGIC
FLAME
HENRY KING"
From the
by
stage play
Rudolf
"King Harlequin".
Lothar
QUEEN'S
TO-DAY to
SATURDAY
-USUAL TIMES & PRICES-
At 2.30, 5.10 & 7.15, $1.00, 60 cts., 40 cts., &' 30 cts. At 9.20.
$1.50, $1.00, 60 cts., & 40 cts.
Audiences loved, her as the heroine of When Knighthood Was
in Flower
YOLANDA
With..
MARION DAVIES AT THE
WORLD
Orchestra 5.15 & 9.20. Interpreter 2.80 & 7.15.
AN
ALLAN DWANY PRODUCTION
"ADDISH ZULDE,
BIELE
THOMAS
with
RENEE ADOREE
AILEEN
PRINGLE
AT THE
MEIGHAN
TIN GODS"
STAR THURSDAY TO SATURDAY
Continuous 2.30 to 8.80
At 9.15.-Banvard Musical Comedy Co. in "Katja.