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HOTELS.
THE
HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEZA HOTEL Tolographic Address: “KREMLIN, HONGKONG,
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL
Talographle Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAI,”
HOTELS.
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel
Dos Wagons' Lits, Peking,
KING EDWARD HOTEL,
Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, ali Bad Rooms newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telophone.
Hotet launch meets all stoamera,
($25 for thirty Tiffin Tickets can he had at the Office of the above Hotol.)
Tel. Add:"Victoria."
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HOTELS OF
HOTEL METROP
Telephone C. 373
J. H. WITCHELL,
Manager.
DISTINCTION
The Kowloon Hotel Kowloon.
The Premier Hotel in Kowloon with all modern conveniences, 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 all steamers.
$ 0.00
$190.00.
Daily Rates from Monthly Rates from Under the Personal Supervision and attention of
MR. & MRS, II. J. WHITE.
Cables. "Kowlotel." Kowloon.
HOTEL.
Tel: No. K.608 & 1.609.
Tol Kowloon No. 8
... pl.
PALACE
Tel. Addreas "PALACE” Thres minutos from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely, under English Management Electric Light and Fun throughout. Every Room with Private Bath, Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooma. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Terma moderate. Special terms to families on application to:
Mrs. J. H. OXDERRY, Proprietres.
EUROPE
After-dinner
dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Cables:-
"EUROPE
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.
Arthur E. Odoll, Managing Director.
THE HOTEL RIVIERA
MACAO
Cable Addressi 'RIVIERA, MAGAO"
EMBODYING THE
LUXURIES OF MODERN HOTEL CONSTRUCTION
THE FINAL EXPRESSION OF COMFORT AND SERVICE
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by AUTRED MORLEY, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Bireet, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong,
THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH.
SUCCESSFUL NON-STOP FLIGHT.
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1928.
THE WORLD'S greatest comedian in his greatest
comedy!—
Charlie
Chaplin
ghe CIRCUS
Charles A. Levine and his historic New York-to-Germany monoplane "Columbia," rebulit after its crash in Italy has completed successfully a 1,400 mile nonstop flight to Havana, In the above picture the "Columbin" is taking off from Mitchel Field, Long Island, on its first reconditioning flight. Below (left to right) Levine, Misa Mabel Boll, a millionaire's daughter, who made the trip as passenger, and Wilmer Stultz, who was pilot.
DOCK COMPANY REPORT.
GROSS PROFIT, OF OVER
SEVEN LAKHS.
The report of the Directors of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., for the year ending 31st December, 1927, states:
As shown by the Profit and Loss Account, the gross profit on work
TREATY REJECTED
BY EGYPT.
(Continued from Paga 1.)"
gaging services of foreign officiala will give preference to British sub- jects. Other nationalities only to be engaged if qualified Britishers are not available.
ditions.
ditions of admission.
· BRITAIN'S USE OF BOXER FUNDS.
MUST WAIT FOR STABILITY OF AUTHORITY.
London, March 7: The use of the Boxer Indemnity funds was the subject of a ques- tion in the House of Commons Article Nine, Britain to support to-day, when Mr. G. Locker-Lamp- Egypt in obtaining the consent of san replied that though British the Powers to the modification of relations with the various regional capitulations in order to conform administrations in China had ing for the year ending 31st De-with the closer spirit of the greatly improved, it was not yet. comber, 1927, is $700,564.33. After time and to meet the present con-clear that they had achieved any degree of permanency or stability deducting interest, rates, Crown
Article Ten, Britain to support of authority. rent, insurance, directors' and Egypt's request for admission to 'It was therefore useless, he said, aditors' fees and allowing the the League of Nations. Egypt deto attempt to give effect to the bum of $62,017.81 for depreciation clares herself ready to accept con- recommendations of the Boxer Indemnity Commission as the on buildings and plant, thero re-
Article Eleven, the Brilish re- Boxer money must be used for the maina a net profit for the year presentative in Egypt to be an welfare of the whole of China- 1927 of $133,436.99; To which must Ambassador with precedence over Renter be added the amount brought for-all other foreign representatives. ward from last year, $68,614,11,]
League Obligations. making the amount at credit of) profit and Loss Account at 31st) Article Twelve provides that the December, 1927, $202,051.10, which rights and obligations devolving it is recommended should be car-upon either party under the ried forward to next year.
Convention of the Longus are not-
AUTHORITIES CLOSE DOWN Directors. In accordance with to be prejudiced by the treaty. Article No. 90 of the Company's Article, Thirteen refers to the
THE WORKS. Articles of Association, the Hon. annexes in which the arrange-
Calcutta, March 7. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard and Mr. H. P. ments for carrying out the Treaty
The Fast. Indian Railway White retire by rotation, and offer are set out.
The Article Fourteen, the parties authorities have decided to close themselves for re-election. Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard has agree that any disagreement on down the Lilmoak workshops, as Over been appointed Chairman for the the applications, be dealt with in the staff is not working.
accordance with the provision of fourteen thousand men are in- year 1928.
volved. Auditors. The accounts have the League Covenant.-Reuter. heen audited by Messrs. Lowe,
British Officials Unchanged. Bingham and Matthews and Messrs. Percy Smith Seth and Fleming who retire and offer themselves for re-election,
יז
RAID ON LOCAL "STILL."
BRANDY AND LABELS SEIZED.
London, Mar. 8. Annex One of the Egyptian draft treaty elaborates the procedure proposed for carrying out Article
Seven.
Annex Two provides for Egypt to appoint in agreement with the
INDIAN RAILWAYMEN ON STRIKE.
The men are striking for increased wakes, 'the unskilled workern claiming double pay and the skilled workers a 25 per cent. increase. The authorities state that it is impossible to comply with the demands.——Reuter. -
British Government, financial and SMUGGLED MUNITIONS. judicial advisers. The number, status and functions of the Britisli
officials now engaged in the public FOUND ABOARD YANGTSZE security and police services to re- Train unchanged pending the modification of the capitulatory
:
'STEAMER.
1
A raid by Revenue Officers on a
Ichang, Mar. 7. house in Queen's Road West, yester-system.
The British Commissioner of In a despatch to Lord Lloyd, day, resulted in the seizure of a
lat., Sir Austen Customs has taken charge of a quantity of "local" brandy and vari dated March ous ingredients for its manufacture. Chamberlain refers to the former's quantity of ammunition which was telographed report on the con- found on an upper river steamer. Among other things seized were versation with Nahua Pasha, the The ammunition had been smug- labs bearing the words "Star leader of the Wafd, who bad gled on board.-Neval Wireless, Brand Port Wine. Manufactured stated that he felt it useless to
in England." A number of bottles discuss what advantages the vari
were also seized and instead of the ous clauses of the treaty would hands of the administrative au- Usual Excise label on the capsule have for Egypt since the instru-thorities responsible for main- there were tobacco labels of Macao ment failed to provide for the tenance of order and for the pro- origin.
complete evacuation by British tection of life and property, in troops.
Five men sald to be concerned in the running of this Illicit still were formally remanded at the Magistracy, this morning.
4
NEW GERMAN MINE-
DISASTER.
"No British Government in the light of the experience of the late war can divest itself wholly, even
Egypt. Realities of Situation.
So long as there was any pro- spect of an early conclusion of Sir Austen says that Nahas a treaty of alliance which would seemed no more inclined to re-dofiue the new responsibilities and cognise the realities of the situa- rights of the two parties the Bri- tion than did Zaghloul Pasha fourtish Government were content to years ago, when Mr. Ramsay Mac- refrain from all comment in the donald made it clear that:
expectation that they might rely' with confidence on the Egyptian Government to avoid legislation. which might make it impossible in favour of an ally, of its interest for the Egyptian Administration in guarding such a vital link into decharge successfully decreased the British communications as the responsibilities Inherent in the Berlin, March 7.
Suez Canal. Buch security must treaty regime... Six miners have been killed and be a feature of any agreement," eighteen others are entombed as Sir Austen Chamberlain adds it the result of a fire-damp explosion was Sarwat's recognition of these amino at Ludwigsdorf-realities which made it possible to Reuter.
negotiate the, troaty and it is Nalins' refusal to recognise them which will again make a settle
în
SIX KILLED AND EIGHTEEN ENTOMBED.
· RUBBER QUESTION. ont impossible...
PENANG PASSES RESOLUTION.
Note to Egypt.
Right Reserved.
"Now that the conversations with, the Egyptian Government have falled the British Govern ment cannot permit the discharge, of any of their responsibilities under the declaration of Febru- ary 28th, 1022, to be endangered whether by the Egyptian legisla Sir Austen authorised Lord tion of the nature indicated or by Lloyd when the treaty was re-administrative action, and they ( Penang, March 8.
jected to send the following note reserve the right to take such steps. The chamber of commerce has to the Egyptian Government, "The 8, in their vlow, the altuation passed a resolution in favour of British Government have for some may demand."" the continuance of the present time gaat vlowed with misgiving The White paper concludes, with rubber restriction for at least certain legislative proposals in the terms of the Egyptian Govern- twelve months to enable the civil the Egyptian Parliament which, if men's rejection of the treaty on research authorities to thoroughly they were to become law, would be the plea that it legalises the oc- investigate the question. Reuter. Likely, seriously to weaken the cupation of the country by Britian
forces.-British Wireless,
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