HOTELS.
THE
HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL Telegraphic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL
Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAI.”
HOTELS.
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel
Des Watona Lita, 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 Telephono.
Hotel.)
Tea Dances:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 6 to 7 p.m.
Hotel launch meets all steamers.
($25 for thirty Tin Tickets can be had at the Office of the above
Tel. Add:-"Victoria."
Telephone C. 875
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1928.
OUR JAPANESE VISITORS.
YO-HO-HO!
A HIGHLY romantic adventure story
pirate ships fights at sen, a plot to rescue Napoleon and the gallant love of Jean Lafitte, last of the buccaneers!--
HOTELS OF
'J, IL. WITCHELL,
Manager.
DISTINCTION
The Kowloon Hotel Kowloon.
The Prander. 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.
Daily Rates from
Monthly Rates from...
$ 6.00.
$130.00.
Under the Personal Supervision and attention of
Tel. No. K.608 & K.609.
MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE.
Cables. "Kowlobel," Kowloon.
PALACE, HOTEL,
Photographs taken on Monday, on the occasion of the official landing of Admiral Kato. Above, the Admiral inspecting the guard of honour; and, below, the Pipe Band of the KO.SB. (Photos: Ming Yuen and Mee Cheung),,
SPURIOUS COINS.
TRAMWAY EMPLOYEE SENT
TO PRISON.
Sentence of four months' hard labour was passed by Mr. R. E. Linduell. this morning on an em-
་
FOREIGN PRIEST
SEIZED.
STRIPPED AND CARRIED OFF BY BANDITS.
REALTY AND TRUST COMPANY.
(Continued from Page 7.) with the firm in question-with which arrangement our clientele are in complete agreement. ployee of the Hongkong Tramways, MANAGES TO ESCAPE. calling for particular comment, I There being no further matters Tel. Kowloon No. 8
Tal. Address "PALACE” Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Limited, who was found in posses-
now beg to formally propose that Entirely, under English Management. Electric Light and Fan throughout.sion of thirty-seven purious ten-
Kiukiang, Apr. 1. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms.jcent pieces.
the repart and accounts for the Every Room with Privato "Bath. Unrivalled Caline andor the personal supervision of the proprietress, According to evidence given by Father Rouchon, when travel-1 financial year ending 31st Decem- Terms moderate. Special terms ie familles on application to:
a Tramway Inspector, it appearsling recently from village to vil-ber, 1927, as presented, he adopt- Mrs. J. II. OXBERRY, Proprietress. Į that the defendant went on duty lage, was seized by bandits neared, and that the appropriations
EUROPE
After-dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Cables:---
"EUROPE
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.
Arthur E. Odell, Managing Director.
THE HOTEL RIVIERA
MACAO
Cable Address:--" RIVIERA, MAÇÃO”
EMBODYING THE
LUXURIES OF MODERN HOTEL CONSTRUCTION
THE FINAL EXPRESSION
·OF COMFORT AND SERVICE
Erinted and Fublished for the Proprietors by ALFED Mostar, #4 3 and 8, Wyndham Street, In the City of Victoria, Hangbang,
The proposal was seconded by Mr. W. J. Hawker and was carried unanimously.
at 6.40 a.m. and at 10.10 p.m. when Hukow, 15 miles from Kiuklang.. recommended by the Directors be his satchel was searched, it was He was captured about 'a.m.confirmed, and I shall be much found that a number of coins had and stripped and his servant was obliged if some shareholder will been set aside, which the Inspecsent away to raise $1,000 ransom kindly second such proposal, for at once saw were counterfeits. before nightfall. As the money whereupon questions as to the re- Continuing, the Inspector said that had not arrived when darkness port and accounts may be raised, on being discovered, the defenfell, the bandits with many threats
Business Matters. dant begged to be allowed to go, proceeded to move the Father up! but instead of complying, the in the mountaink, Inspector took him to the No.
However, the night was so dark Police Station.
and the going so bad that after å Mr. W. E. van Eps proposed that The coins were examined by the few hours they had only covered a the appointments of Mr. L. Dunbar Magistrate, who expressed the few li. So the bandits decided to and Sir Elly Kadoorie, K.B.E. to opinion that they were very good return to the village where the the Board be confirmed and that The Inspector, however, pointed capture had been effected to await Mr. P. K. Kwok and Mr. John Fleming ba re-elected Directors. out that the colour was entirely
Meanwhile the messenger vent Mr. A. W. Smith seconded and the different from genuine coins and for the money warned all the vil-proposition was carried unani- added that he could easily tell the lages and farms he passed of the mously.
fakes.
difference..
the dawn.
presence of the bandits. Now the Mesars. Linstead and Davia were The defendant claimed that he farmers had a grudge of their own re-elected auditors at a remunera collected the money in the course against these particular bandits tion of $500 on the proposal of Mr. of his duties and when he detect-
ed the faked coins he set them aside and at daybreak a body of irate P. II. Suckling, seconded by Mr. R. in his satchel. He had no inten-where the bandits were said to be
farmers marched on the village Sooderam.
Directors present in addition to tion of passing the coins.
the chairman were the Hon. Sir An official of the Tramway Com-detaining Father Rouchon.
For a few minutes the situation Shou-son Chow, Mr. E. M. Roy. pany who was in Court told his looked very unpleasant for the mond, Mr. P. K. Kwok, Sir Elly Worship that the defendant had! been in the Company's
employ Father, but he was eventually able Kadoorle, K.B.E., C.L.H, Mr. John since June last year. Cases of the to slip away while the farmers Fleming, and Mr. J. H. Taggart present kind were very scarce, the held the bandits attention. The managing director). Also Mr. C. last case being about six months bandits later retired unharmed to F. V. Ribeiro, (acting secretary). the mountains as the farmers did Shareholders present were Messrs. not dare to attack them without W. J. Hawker, P. H. Suckling, A.
ngo,
ONE MEMBER LESS. arms. It appears that though up-W. Smith, R. Soonderam and W. E. pealed to for assistance, the calvan Eps: The total shares repre- Chinese authorities took no steps sented was 66,475. whatever to effect the release of the Father and it is probably due!
YAUMATI PICKPOCKET
CAUGHT.
A gang of plekpockets operating to the providential help of the far-
in the Yaumati and Mongkak dis-mers that he owes his life.-N. C.. tricts was partly broken up on Daily News.
Tuesday when one of their number
was arrested after extracting a
purse from the pocket of a pedes-
'BOMB HIDDEN IN -
LAMP-POST.
(Continued from Page 1.) All lamp standards have a small
a yard from the. opening about
trian in Shanghai Street. He was BIG SAXON LOCKOUT. ground, used for the inspection of charged before Mr. W: Schofield: this morning.
cables. It is believed that the criminals, disguised as workmen
The defendant was seen by a QUARTER OF A MILLION MEN pretending to effect repairs, com
district watchman together with several others in a crowd of people in Shanghai Street. While the
INVOLVED.
•
fortably placed the bomb at the base of the lamp standard.
The outrage is variously attri- buted to al-Fascite and anar- Elaborate measures are
Berlin,, Apr. 13. A quarter of a million metal chista,
complainant was being pushed about in the crowd, the defondant, using his hat as a shield, put his workers in Saxony have been lock-being taken to prayent excitable hand into the complainant's pocket ed out owing to 20,000 striking. Fasciata from venting their rage and relieved him of a purse con- Ofcial efferta are being made to on supposed criminals-Reuter. taining ton cents and some papers. settle the dispute.-Reuter.
..
Defence Commission. After the defendant's arrest. In [The 20,000 metal workers down-' vestigations were mado by the ed tools early this month, bringing
Rome, Apr. 18.. The Tribunal for National De-| Police but the others could not be a number of workshops to a stand-fence has sent a Commission to located, although one man was de- still. It was stated in a previous Milan, headed by General Bolzano, tained and later released.
mossage that Saxon Industrialists the Army Advocate General, - and The defendant was sentenced to were to meet to consider the ques- Colonel Marconi, chief of the In- four months' hard labour by his tion of imposing a lock-out on all formation Section of the Tribunal. Worship.
the metal workers.]
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THE
a Garamount
Pictur
with
Eagle
OF
THE Sea
Florence Vidor, Ricardo Cortez
BASED ON CHARLES TENNEY JACKSON'S NOVEL “CAPTAIN SAZARAC”—PRODUC- ED BY THE MAN WHO MADE "THE SEA
·HAWK."
AT THE
QUEEN'S
TO-DAY and TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20. ..
DOUGLAS
FAIRBANKS
ADVENTURE THRILLS ROMANCE
AT THE
WORLD
Orchestra 3.13 and 9.20.
In
ROBIN HOOD
With WALLACE BEERY ENID BENNETT
TO-DAY and
TO-MORROW
Inforgratar 2.50 and 7.15,
STAR THEATRE
W. R. BANVARD
presents
THE BANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY.
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY TO-NIGHT
FRIDAY, APRIL 13th. at 9.15. p.m.
In
An Entirely New Revue
"HORS D'OEUVRES".
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Including items from the latest London 8 New York musical hits. PRICES-84, 85, $2, & 81. Booking at Moutrie's and the Star