THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE
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1928.
WEDNESDAY'S FASHIONABLE CHINESE WEDDING.
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, SHANGHAL”
HOTELS,
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel
Des Wagons Libs, Peking:
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms wwwly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.
Hotal)
Ten Dance:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Hotel launch meets all steamers.
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($25 for thirty Tiffin Tickets can be had at the Office of the above
Tal. Add:-"Victoria,”
"Telephone 0, 378 J. H. WITCHELL,
Manager.
Bridal party and relatives of the bride and bride and bridegroom, photographed on the Occasion of the wedding of Mr. Robert Ho Tung and Misa Hesta Rosalind Hung. (Photo: Ming Yuen),
PEKİNG CONTROL TRANSFERRED.
AN EPIC OF THE SEA!
TORM, shipwreck and, mutiny in a in the days
of the convict ships! The amazing romance of a girl of rare beauty alone on a floating prison!
HOTELS-OF ·
DISTINCTION
AMITA
(Continued from Page 1.)'
Finance Conference.
Shanghai, June 8. The Finance Ministry of the Nanking Nationalist Government declares its intention of calling a National Conference on July 1st
POWELL'S TO BE ́REORGANISED.
SOME DEPARTMENTS TO CLOSE.
on important outstanding problem LOSSES TO BE MET BY SHARE
of finance confronting the Govern-j ment.
Telegraphic messages have been sent to the Chairman of the Branch
METROPOLE-SAVOY-BOA VISTA Political Councila in Canton, Han-
KOWLOON HOTEL
KOWLOON.
SPECIAL SUMMER RATES.
Daily from $ 5:00
M caibly from $125.00
Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of
Phone Nos.
K. 608 & K. 600.
Mr. & Mrs. H. J. WHITE.
Cables KowLOTEL " Hongkong.
PALACE HOTEL.:
Tal Kowloon No. 8
Tel. Address “PALACE.” Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station Antirely, under English Management. Electric-Light and Fan throughout. Hvary Room with Private "Bath, Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms.
Ustrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Farma mederata. Special terma to families on application to:
Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress.
EUROPE
After-dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
THE
Cables:-
"EUROPE
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
Grill
EUROPE HOTEL LTD.
Arthur E. Odell, Managing Director.
THE HOTEL RIVIERA
MACAO
Cable Address:—“RIVIERA, MAĊAO"
EMBODYING THE LUXURIES OF MODERN HOTEL CONSTRUCTION
THE FINAL EXPRESSION OF COMFORT AND SERVICE
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by ALFRED MORLEY, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong,
kow, and other leaders urging them to make preparations to send de- legates to attend the conference.
The New Foreign Minister.
Shanghai, June 8,
REDUCTION,
SALE OF BUILDING.
H
·RUMANIA-HUNGARY DISPUTE.
OPTANTS INDEMNITY AFFAIR
SETTLED. A
Geneva, June 8. The representatives of Hungary and Rumania, reporting to the Council of the League of Nations, leclared that the respective poal-
tions regarding the optants of Transylvania, which caused, a deadlock in March, had not chang- ed in the meantime,
re-
The Council thereupon [approved resolutions passed in September and March, Sir Austen ¡Chamberlain urging Rumania and Hurgary to settle the matter by direct negotiations.
Schemes for the reorganisation of Wni. Powell, Ltd., were dealt with by Mr. M. Munuk, presiding M: Titulesco suggested that á at the annual general meeting as Member of the Council should
Dr. C. T. Wang, the newly-ap-shareholders, held at noon to-day determine within six months, the It was stated that all depart-indemnity due to the optants, the
pointed Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Nationalist Government, willments showing a loss were to be decision to be binding on both leave Shanghai to-morrow (Satur- closed down and that the Tailor-countries. day) for Nanking..
The Attempt on Chang Chung chang
ing. and Outfitting Department M. Apponyi (Hungary) promis- would be carried. on in less ex-led that his Government would con- pensive premises. The Company sider the suggestion, upou which has to vacate Powell's Building, the President of the Council de- sold to the Land "Investment. Co,clared that as far as the Council Shanghai, June 8.
was concerned the affair of the The Chinese who fired five shots by August 31st:
By reducing the Company's capl-fontanta was finally closed.- at Marshal Chang Chung-chang in tal from $294,000 to $84,000, a Reyter. Tientsin on Wednesday afternoon
sum of $210,000 will be secured, has been detained by the pollee.
None of the five shots found and this is to be dealt with by its target and Marshal Chang es- funding 50 cents per share to writing $180,000 off loss and re- caped without injury. When taken shareholders on issued capital, to the Police Headquarters, the culprit said he was an official of the
Tientsin. Government. secret trial is in progress.
Tientsin Situation.
A
NEW IMPORT DUTY,
ON DOMESTIC GOODS FROM CONTINENT.
'London, June 3 The House of Commons has greed, by 225 votes to 84, to a 25 por cent, ad valorem duty on resolution Imposing for five years imported enamelled domestic hol low-ware, chiefly German, Belgian
The Year's Profit'‚‚ Addressing the shareholders, the Chairman said:-The net result of the year's, working, after allowing for depreciation on fix- Shanghai, June 8,
tures and fittings, writing off bad Tientsin remains under Martial and doubtful debts, and paying Law. All big business shops in Directors' and Auditors' fees, etc.. the Japanese Concession have amounted to $6,628, which you will erected wire barricades.
The delivery of postal matter to the adjustment account. This and Dutch-Reuter, between Peking and Tientsin is result, done by motor cara.
The Diplomatie Corps in Peking
observe has bech carried forward
though by no means 2 last year's working, satisfactory one is better chan
Marriage was the name of a
have requested the Government Your Directors have carefully woman who sought a séparation considered the situation and are from her husband at North London satisfied that it would be in the police court. interests of the shareholders to
for a second time to inaugurate a train between Peking and Tientsin daily.
Monarchist More.
Shanghai, June 8.
Mra. Simmons, of Arlington close down all the departments Manor, Newbery, Somerset, has which are showing a loss and to inken over the Mastership of the carry on the Tailoring and the Quarme Harriere.
In view of the prevailing uncer-Outfitting Department on premises, tainty in the Three Eastern less expensive. With this object Provinces, supporters of the Man-in view, we have rented premises,
chu Throne are said to be most as from 1st. August next, at HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? active in an attempt to bring back reasonable rental.
the ex-Manchu Emperor, Fu Yi, to Fengtien to establish a new Man- chu Empire in these Provinces.
Train Bombardment Sequel,
Sale of Building.
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The following are the replies to to-day's questions:-
Your property known
1 1918, 2 An annual tribole paid in former Powell's Building has been disumes to the Pope. BL Pancrat, martyred Shanghai, June 8.
posed of for the full amount, less at the age of fourteen. 4 Kandy, Colombo. & Halfpenny, collected recently in New Jersey, Consequent on the tragic death $80, of the two, mortgages,, VIZ. U.S.A. & Land attached to a parish for the of her husband, General Wu. Chun- $566,000, thus leaving a net loss benet of the Incumbent. 7 Shakespare's "Henry IV., Act I, Seane 1. 8. 34a, dd, 19s. sheng, the aged Tupan of Hellung-of $304,000.
O sd., o, id.. 9 Amber' is the foalliand kiang, who was one of the party
The interest on the mortgage, resin of trees, found principally on the shores lof the Baltic. An aurabrý là a niche in a
And killed in the bomb outrage, one less rents collected, constituted church near the altar for vestments of the wives of the deceased too heavy a rental for the business er utensils. Ambergris is a fatty sub- Telance found floatlog in the sen, derived from General, committed suicide by we were doing; moreover, it was the spermaced whale; it is used in perfume. taking poison.
apparent that we should have to. 10 The Arat "Bridewell" was a house of correction formed out of the old palere of St effect extensive repairs in the near Bride, Blackfriars, by Edward VI. 11 Parts of future which we could not afford, the pesan near the Equator where, calms and Laffling winda prevali. 12 "Dicles and -Bay- It was therefore considered advis-ins of the Philosophers," printed by William The fighting which is going on able to dispose of the property, Canton is 1477. at Koku, eighteen miles from Tien- and the sum of $566,000 was the tain on the Haiho River is accom-best we could get from the Land panied by intense rifle firing. Com Investment Co., which was accept-out of General Reserve and Equal- munication with Tangku has been cd,
|ization of Dividend Account, thus severed.
By the terms of the sale we leaving, after deducting the profit The Northerners have placed ar-have to vacate the premises on for the year, viz. $6,628, a debit tillery to the North of the city, in-31st, August next. Under the cir-balance of $189,000 to be carried dicating that they are making a cumstances we have to sell the forward to the current year's stand.
major part of our fixtures and account.
ed.
Fight Near Tientsin.
Tientsin June, 8.
A report from Tangku states fittings and to dispose of the Immediately after this meeting that Chang Chung-chang has con- stocks held by the departments your Directors have called an solidated his position on the north which are to be closed down. extraordinary general meeting of bank of the river and firing has With this, in view, you will observe, shareholders, when the proposal ceased. It is strongly rumoured on, referring to the adjustment will be submitted for your, ap- that a U.S. plane was shot down account, that we have the follow-proval to write down the value of whilst flying over the scene of ing reserves: For depreciation of the Company's shurea from $7 to battle but the report is unconfirm stock, $75,631.40; for depreciation $2, and to reduce the Company's of furniture and fittings, $10,000; present issued capital from $294,- Sun Chuan-fang left for the to which must be added the loss 000 to $84,000 by similarly writing north yesterday.—Heuter,
on property, viz. $304,000, and the down the fasued shares from 37) Shanghai, June 8, loss carried forward. from last to $2. . This reduction' will pro- It is reported that the Kuomin-year, viz. $90,996.60, thus making vide us with $210,000, to be dealt chun troops under General Han Fu-a total loss of $420,628.00 to be with, as follows:-Write off loss klu have been having a hard con- provided for out of existing re-carried forward, $189,000; refund test with the Fengtien forces for the last few days near Kuan which the latter captured: Fighting is continuing on the banks of the Yungting Ho within twenty miles of the Peking-Tientsin Railway Router.
serves.
50 cents per share to shareholders on 42,000 Issued shares, $21,000; (total $210,000.
Meeting the Lossen. On the credit aide of the same [The extraordinary meeting amount you will notice that the was in progress as we went to Bum of $225,000 has been provided press].
CAPTAIN SALVATION
With
Comopolitan
LARS HANSON - PAULINE STARKE MARCELINE DAY ERNEST TORRENCE
مال
Metro Goldwyn- Mayer
FICTURE
AT THE
QUEEN'S
Production
SEE
EE the terrific fight between two pow.
erful men 75 feet above
the deck-in a tangle of ropes, sails and masts— in a picture of startling realism!
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
AFTER THE WARI
HIGH JINKS in the Army of Occupa- tion. A merry story of lovelorn soldiers and pretty frauleins. One of the jolliest pictures of the year!
(CARL LAEMMLE
PRESENTS
BROWN
ANODEACTION
BUCK
PRIVATES
IVA DE
MALCOLM SUITVOR
UNIVERSAL PICTURE
Written by Captain Stuart Lake and produced by Melville Brown, who made Reginald Denny's "Fast and Furious."
AT THE
WORLD
Orehasten 5.15 # 9:20,
FINAL SHOWINGS- TO-DAY Interpreter 2.35 # 7.15.
LAUGHS AND THRILLSI
THE LIVELY story of a lost love, a kidnapped husband, a divorced wife and a couple of crooks!
PRISCILLA DEAN
Ia
FORBIDDEN WATERS
AT THE
A METROPOLITAN PRODUCTION
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
STAR Conf 230 to 11.15.
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