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HOTELS
THE HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL Telegraphic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTELL
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 Bed Rooms newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone. Hotel launch moots all steamers,
(825 for thirty Tin Tickets can be bad at the fles
of the above Hotel.) Tel. Add. Victoria
HOTELS OF
HOTEL METT
Telephone C. 373. J. A. WITCHELL,
Manager,
DISTINCTION
The Kowloon Hotel.
Kowloon.
The Promler Hotel in Kowloon with all modern conveni- ancos. High Claas Cusine and Table Appointments. Wonderful lew of the Harbour, and Peak, and five minutes from the Ferry, Representative meets all Wharves and Raliway Station.
steamers.
Dally Rates from:
Monthly Rates from
$ 6.00. $130.00.
Under the Personal Supervision and attention of
MR. & MIS. H. J. WHITE.
Tol. No. K.608 & K.609. Cables. "Kowlotel." Kowloon.
PALACE HOTEL.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
COMMUNIST SPLITS.
BRITISH PARTY. IN" DISGRACE
AT MOSCOW.
The Communist Party of Great Britain is not only in disgrace at Moscow, but is divided against "it- self.
The Executive of the Parly would like to expel at least one member, It not others, but they dare not do The members out of favour know too much.
SD.
Recent events in Russia hayo, had their renètions in the Communist Parties of most countries, Great Britain among the rest. The whole truth about Trotsky and the op- position in Russia has not yet been revealed, but the opposition of which he is the leader has found ex- pression in the foreign Communist Parties.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
MASTER'S GRAPHIC STORY.
GHASTLY TRAGEDY IN
YANGTSŻE..
"SCREAMING AND CURSING AS SHIP WENT DOWN."
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
FRIENDSHIP WITH CHINA.
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alme which will both satisfy Chin- ese desires and give to British trade and to British traders the necessary guarantees and safe- guards,
Britain's Hope,
The full realisation of this aim must necessarily take" time. Dis- organisation and chaos in China will delay it. For that reason it is
1928
the earnest hope, of my country that the Chinese people may com- pose their differences and that there may ultimately emerge a government with whom real pro- greas can be made.
...
Wo saw them crowding-aft, screaming, cursing and fighting for placed. an the ship went down and then the lights went out, said Capt. Iahil, master of the In the meantime it is our object Japanese s.s. Atsuta Maru descrito live on friendly terms with the While, there is not much direct bing the terrible scenes enacted in actual governing authorities wher- evidence of a Trotsky group in the the Yangtze shipping disaster on ever they exist in all parts of British Party, it has been notice- Saturday night last, when in pitch China, and to conduct our relations able for at least two months that, darkness the 8.8. Hein Tah Ming with them in the liberal spirit of while the propaganda of the Inter-crashed into the freighter Atsuta our publicly-declared policy. In national Class War Prisoners' Ald. Maru as the latter was proceeding this manner we hope that the way has been increasing, propaganda down' the Yangtze to Shanghai. will be paved and the atmosphero for the Communist Party has It was one of the worst disasters created for an ultimate general practically stopped. Has the Bri- which has occurred In China settlement which will be mutually tish party been put on "atarvation Waters for many years, and it is satisfactory, mutially, beneficial four and mutually. honourable to both diet?" The typewritten workshop estimated that three to papers, once so common, have af hundred Chinose, men,
women, countries. most disappeared..
and children perished in the ley Yangtze waters as a result of this collision.
A full report of the speech of Bukharin (who is now the most powerful figure in Russin next to Stalin) delivered at the recent con- gress of the Communist Party of The Soviet Union, has just reached this country. In it he severely criticises the Communist Party of Great Britain.
Misjudged Speed.
Object of Visit,
The atmosphere which we must strivò to create must be one of re- ciprocal good will and respect. Capt. Ishif said that he left Nan And the first step is to try to
undérétand one another's difficul king on Saturday with his vessel ties and to get thoroughly familiar. in ballast and reached Beaver with each other's point of view, Island about 9.30 on Saturday That is the underlying motive of evening. On approaching Tai "The Communist Party leadera Ping Chiao, a small port about 30 my, fisit to South China. When I came as British Minister to China and certain Communist Party mem- miles from Chinking, two steam-I realised that I could not hope to bers in Britain," he said, "continue ers were observed leaving that understand the various questions to commit pronouncedly opportunist Port. One of these was the ill-which arose by dealing with them blunders. Nor were the tactics of fated Hsin Tah Ming. She was simply on paper at Peking. It is the representatives of the Com-the second to leave.
necessary to have knowledge of the munist Party at the British Trades Union Congress entirely satisfac- tory.
The first steamer passed the highly varied local conditions. My Atsuta Maru hut the Hsin Tunintention was to travel as much as Ming attempted to cross to the circumstances permitted to ace for other bank, apparently misjudging myself what conditions were at the speed of the Japanese valous placee-and more important freighter.
still to establish personal contact with the local authorities.
"The line of action was not pro- nounced enough, and the criticism of the Trade Union and Labour Party leaders was weak. There was too much loyalty towards those leaders and the like. It is for the Komintern to correct all these mistakes and to ensure a greater stability of the party's tide. political directives."
A collision could not he averted and the Chinese steamer crashed into the bows of the Atauta Maru which was proceeding with the
Terrific Crash.
The crash was such that the FORESTRY RESERVE.Japanese vessel was holed In the port bow a tear some ten feet by three appearing while the impact erushed the bow and stem post of the Chinese vessel below the water
PROHIBITED AREA.
The Governor-in-Council has ordered that an area designated "Mount Collinson Forestry Re- serve" ls to be a prohibited ares with a view to the protection of
Tol Address "PALACE." Tel. Kowloon No. 6
Thres minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. tirely under English Management Electric Light and Fans throughout Mary Boom with Private Baih. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms.afforestation operations:
of the proprietress. Harivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision Farms moderate. Special terms to families on applicatluu tor
Mrs. J. II. OXBERRY, Proprietress.
EUROPE
After-dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Cables:-
"EUROPE
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
Grill
THE EUROPE hotel Ltd.
Arthur E. Odoll, Managing-Director.
P. T. FARRELL
Consulting Engineer & Manufacturers' Representative.
Agencies for
Bolinder's Crude Oil Engines Marine, Stationary and Lighting. "WYANDOTTE" Boller, Cleaner and Cleanser, King's Buliding, Top Floor."
Telephone Central 4423. Telegraphlo Address. "FARSELING"
CANTON'S REIGN OF TERROR Photographs showing the terrible havoc now on sale at
MEE
Btudio, Ios House St.
CHEUNG
Branch 7, Beaconsfield Areație,
Printed and Published for the Proprietors; by ALFRED MORLEY, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street, in the Olty of Victoria, Hongkong.
This reserve has an area of 328 acres. The boundary line con-
moncos on and follows the old
Shek Ored in a north-westerly direction, so an to include the northern slope of Mount Collin- son, until the function of such road with the new Shek O rond: thence along the new Shek O rond in a south-easterly direction so as to include the western slope of Mount Collinson; thence leaving
line..
The latter vessel had some 550 Chinese passengers on board and the panie which ensued can better he imagined than described.
J
Sne immediately commenced to sink, bow first, and the passengers rowded to the aft deck carrying the paraphernalia which inovit they travel. ably accompanies Chinese when
Iam very glad to be able to include Canton in my present journey. Both on account of the part which it has played in the rise of the Chinese Nationalist movement and on account of its proximity to Hongkong. it is particularly important for me to have personal knowledge of this city and to have personal acquaint- ance with its administrators.
The welcome which you have given me is a happy augury. In- deod, my whole fourney has been made most pleasant by the friend- ly reception accorded me and the place that I have visited. My great courtesy shown me eneh journey is not yet over, and it is my earnest hope that something concrete may come of it and that it may prove to mark an importat stage. In the improvement of our mutual relations.
Panic prevailed. Women screamed and jumped HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? into the swift moving waters only to be engulfed. Rescue was bo- yond human power.
Swarm of Bees.
The following are the replies to to-day's questions:-
1. Two rrtralin of Giorge
Washington;
creation of a Canadian Legation in France
at French fegatian in Canada. 3. Egypt: the work of cleaning the fourth chamber
the new Shek 0 rond) in a direct Those who did not jump crowd-by the King's Galleries, Chelsea. 2. For the line to a point on the Dragon's ed to the stern of the vessel and Back; and thence, in a direct line; as she sank clustered like a swarm down the eastern slope of Mount of bees. There was no hope for Collinson to the point of com- any of them and as the mencement on the old Shek O claimed the ship they accompani-
ed her.
road..
..
MARITIME FRANCE.
SOUTH AMERICAN TRAFFIC SOUGHT.
Paris, Feb. 16.
Only Few Saved.
waters
of the tomb of King Tutankhamen. 4. No: Lachesis. Atropos. 0. It was introduced by the troops returaleg from the Crimes, where
he is Bronnied by a trumpeter. 5. Clutha,
they had been allowed to grow beards on ac- count of the cold. 7 Ayun Regla, a mixturs of nitele and hydrochloric acids, 6. Alexan- der Pope: "Man niver is but always to be bleed." . amarate. 10. Excalibur. 1. A favourite of Edward II.; wife of Edward IV. Anishop of Canterbury in William the Con- queror's reign: wife of George II. 12, Lin- coln; Bedford; Cheshire Devon: Northamp
By heroic work on the part of the crew of the Atsutsa Maru, 20 were saved: 27 men, one old on: Durham, woman and a girl. Four died, in- cluding the women, before day- light.
Another steamer, the Tah Chee, hastened to the scene and saved A projected law of M. Candace is about 50 of the passengers and being elaborated in the Chamber, crew. The captain and officers and sponsored by the Ministry of are missing, the former was seen Finance, designed to exploft the by one of the survivors clinging maritime postal services to Brazil to a plece of furniture just after and Argentina with the view to the ship disappeared in ten
fathorns. strengthening the French mercan- tile feet to the point where it ean compete with other flaga.--Indo- pacifi.
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Some Interesting photographs of the Hongkong Police Reserve will appear. In the Telegraph's pictorial. page on Monday,
These will comprise a group of the whole Corps, another of the Sharpshooters' section and another of the Flying Squad,
Junks to the Rescue,
children, and was also proceeding to visit parents. No one seemed to From the time of the collision, know who the old woman was but only one hour clapsed before the it was said that she was seen nurs- Hain Tah Ming entirely disappearing a young baby who apparently The present U. S. regulation of ed. The forepart of the vessel was her grand-child, the mother signal lights controlling street went under water within a fow was on board and both mother and crossings wastes fifty per cent. of minutes but apparently water-child were drowned, crossing time, concludes the tight doors held the vessel for a The Alsuta Maru la a. vessel of National Automobile Chamber of period. Junks appeared on the 1:300 tons, is owned by Suito Commerce.
sceneland picked up some of those Shoko, Tokyo, and is under time struggling but the confusion was charter to the Dairen Kisher Kal- such that rescue work was most aha. She is an occan going vessel THE PRINCE'S BUILDING AND difficult. Many died on board the and this was her first trip to Nan- LAND CO., LTD. junks as a result of shock and the king to, which place she had taken. icy waters. The Atauta Marua cargo of coal. She is 268 feet in stood-by until 8 am, on Sunday is 211 feet in length and her re- length whilst the Hein Tah Ming and then proceeded on her way gistered tonnage is 710 tons, Tho to Shanghai at half speed, the latter vessel was re-built In Shang- hole in ker bows being anly five hal last year being provided with fect from the water line and it now hull, but, the engines with was necessary for the pumps to which she originally was fitted be working continuously.
were re-installed.
(In Voluntary Liquidation). SECOND & FINAL RETURN OF
CAPITAL OF $25.84 PER SHARE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a second and final' return of Capital of $25.34 per share will be paid on WEDNESDAY, the 29th instant.
A Bridegroom's Tragedy. A pitiful tale was told by one of the survivors on board the Japanese steamer. He had just been married and was taking his bride to his J. HENNESSEY SETH,
parents home. His wife perished. S. HAMPDEN ROSS, All their furniture and wedding Liquidators. gifts accompanied the pair. An- Hongkong, 25th February, 1928. other had lost his wife and two
DEATH.
GIBSON-On January 28th, at Stanmore, Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada, Emerson Fitz- gerald Gibson, Inte of Hong- "kong, aged 64 years.
ROMANCE AND INTRIGUEI
The great star of "Ben-Hur"
in his first picture since that
mighty epic of
the
ages-
RAMON NOVARRO
A
With
ALICE TERRY
LOVERS
Adapted from the big stage success. "The World and His Wife"-A fascinating story of Spanish love. Filmed with a superb cast.
AT THE
QUEEN'S
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20.
The star of "The Merry Widow" in a new drama' of modern society-
MAE MURRAY
With
CONWAY TEARLE
Ja
A McUD Goldwyn. Mayer FICTURE
ALTARS of DESIRE
AT THE
WORLD
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
Orchestra 5.15 & 9.20. Interpreter 2.80 & 7.15.
amazing CECIL B. DE MILLE'S
drama of reincarnation-A lavish and fascinating film-
THE
ROAD
TO
YESTERDAY
With
JOSHEPH SCHILDKRAUT
WILLIAM BOYD
VERA REYNOLDS JETTA GOUDAL JULIA FAYE
At The
STAR
4355
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY Continuous 2.30 to 11.50