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AND
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In association with the Grand Hotel Des. Wagone Lita, Peking.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms newly renovated and Installed with Box Spring Beda, Hot and Cold Water, also Tolephone.
TEA BANCES:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m. Hotel launch meets all steamers.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
BRITISH ATTITUDE
TO EGYPT.
·NO INTERFERENCE IN THE LATEST CRISIS.
MATTER FOR PEOPLE.
London, July 23.
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TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1928.
MANNERS OF A MANAGER.
"MUST BE AFFADLE TO, WOMEN."
Mr. John Hay Morren, of Temple Fortune-mansions, Golders Green," N.W., in the King's Bench Division, Bued Excel Co., Ltd., of Russell- gardens, Kensington, W., for dam- ages for alleged wrongful dismissal: I have no statement to make Mr. Morren claimed that he was on recent developments in Egypt, engaged in October 1920 as general | The attitude of the British Govern- manager of all the company's re- ment remains unchanged. It re-tall. provision and general stores at gards the Egyptian Parliament a salary of £500, rising to £800 a and Constitution primarily ne year, but was dismissed without matters for the King of Egypt and reasonable notice in June 1927.. the Egyptian people to determine." Giving evidence, Mr. Morren This was Sir Austen Chambor- said he came from Scotland to tako lain's reply to three questions In the position offered him by Mr. the House of Commons to-day re- Montagué Abrahams, the manag- garding the suspension of the ing director. Egyptian Parliament.--Reuter.
No Advice Tendered."
In the course of his remarks on
(326 for thirty Tilln Tickets can be had at the Office of the some previous indications of what
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TILDEN NOT TO BE THE LAUGHING, DANCING FILM HIT
PLAYED.
KEPT OUT OF MATCH WITH FRANCE.
L.T.A'S FIRM STAND.
Now York, July, 23. Officials of the United States Lawn Tennis Association have cabled to Mr. S. H. Collum, the President of the Association, en- dorsing his decision not to play Tilden in the Davis Cup challega round between the United States and France.
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Tilden's disqualification is the result of his having violated the amateur rales by writing, for pay ment, articles on the Wimbledon tournament,
Lord Hewart: It has been said that the Scotsman's finest prospect is the broad high road to England.
The announcement has caused (Laughter.)
sportiner circles, surprise in Mr. Morren said that all the com- where it had been confidently felt the Egyptian crisis, Sir Austen pany gave him was the position of that Tilden would be played Chamberlain said he had had manager of a branch shop, and
when he resented this he was dis-view of the request of the French was going to happen, and Lord missed. He claimed alx months Lawn Tennis Federation to roin-
state him. Lloyd, the British High Conimis, notice. sioner, and he had carefully re- Mr. Montague Glucksteln Abra- Mr. Collum has cabled the frained from expressing any opin-hanis, managing director, stated United States Lawn Tennis Asso- ion or tenderlag any advice, that Mr. Morren had no experience clation from London stating that of retail ahóps and was not com-ho has replied to the French Lawn petent to supervise a number of Tenals Federation saying that the them. He was given the manager charges against Tilden should ship of premises at Golders Green, stand. and he (Mr. Abrahams) found him in the shop wearing a hard felt hat Mr. and, an ordinary lounge suit. Abrahams pointed out that he should wear a long grey cont..
It had been the consistent policy of His Majesty's Government to refrain, as far as possible, from interference in purely Egyptian affairs and to safeguard only these interests which Britain had to maintain and those obligations which it was Britain's duty to fulfil-British Wirelenz.
RECKLESS DRIVING.
ITALIAN MOTORIST FINED FIFTY DOLLARS.
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Grilen-Party Cont. Lord flewart: As if he was go- ing to a garden party?
Mr. Abrahams: He was cynical, and I warned him that he would have to drop that manner. "Your customers, mostly, are women, and you must be affable to them," I told him.
Lord Hewart: Do they like an Mr. J. Giovanni pleaded not affable manager? Does it make guilty when be appeared this morn-them buy an extra half-pound of |ing before Major C. Willson sum-butter? (Laughter.)
moned for reckless driving on Mr. Abrahams added that Mr. Stubbs Road on July 10.
Morren was 'not satisfied and would. not stop, so he (Mr. Abrahams) gave him a month's notice.
The Treasurer of the United
Tennis States Law
Associa-
tion han now cabled to Mr. Collum
saying: "All concerned here 'en. the dorse the sentiment that charges against Tilden should' stand and that he be not rein stated in the team."—Reuter's American Service.
REAL SUMMER IN ENGLAND.
A STATE OF DROUGHT DECLARED.
Sub-Inspector Alexander, out-
London, July 23, fining the case, said that defendant
As a result of the continuous Mr. Comyna Carr, KC. (croAA- on July 10 was driving behind a examining): You were not very hot weather, which at present large motor-bus belonging to the affable that morning. Did you shows no signs of a break, a state Hongkong Hotel. They were in me away from the shop leaving of drought is officially declared, Stubba Rond when at the bend the Indy cashier in tears fifteen days having passed without
"Huntingdon," defendant (Laughter.)
rain. passed the bus. At that time twa Mr. Abrahams: That is news private cars, Nos, 990 and 225,] to me,
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were proceeding in the opposite Lord Hewart: Perhaps, they direction and but for the fact that were tears of joy. (Laughter.) both applied their brakes on time, Was the manager to wear the frock a collision would have taken place, coat and a white apron at the same
Colonel J. C Bostock, R.A.M.C., 'said he was driving car No. 990) up Stubbs Road, following about 20 yards behind car No. 225 The driver of car No. 225 suddenly stopped and witness had to pull up at once. Afterwards, the Colonel noticed that No. 225 kad pulled up becauso defendant's car was overtaking a large vehicle' un the wrong side of the road and at the bend.
His Worship:-Can you tell me what speed he was going?
Witness: I'don't know. It wna
n reasonable speed.
time?
Mr. Abrahams: I don't recollect anything about a white apron.
Lord Hewart: Oh. Perhaps it was a white waistcoat (Laugh- tur)
The jury returned a verdict for Mr. Morren for £366, and judgment was entered accordingly with costs.
ANGRY SCENE IN THE
DAIL.
THE SPEAKER CALLED A "SKUNK."
The driver of car No. 225 corro- The Speaker of the Irish Free borated this evidence and asked State Parliament was called
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Landon's sources of water, how- ever, make the capital aafe from any danger of a water, famine, though its normal consumption of water is 260 million gallons per day-British Wireless.
AMERIČAN MARINES IN CHINA.
TO BE REDUCED BY TWELVE HUNDRED.
Shanghai, July 24: Orders have been received to re- duce the number of United States marines in China from 3,800. Lo 2,600, by evacunting 1,200 from. Tlantain to America shortly.
It is understood that this order
recommendation that the China stated that it was about 25 to 30 during a stormy discussion on the situation does not at present re- miles per hour,
Constitution (Amendment). Bill inquire the maintenance of the The defendant made a statement the Dail recently.
The Magistrate in Italian in
When the Minister for Finance United States forces at their pre-
sent strength.-Router., which he explained that the bus moved the closure, Mr. Frank driver signalled him to pass. He Louth, said, I want to speak on this Deputy, for Aiken, Republican requested some official of the court to visit the scene.
about the speed of defendant's car party hack" and "a mean skunts the result of Admiral Bristol's
to
His Worship imposed a fine of $50, remarking that the defendant bad had a week to prepare his case.
The defendant left the court an- parently protesting loudly Italian.
NEW ARRIVAL
TANKER “HELEN, VINMONT" IN PORT.
in
A new arrival in Hongkong is the tanker Helen Vinment, which appeared in this morning's Har- bour Office Reports, carrying cargo of 14,363 tons of fuel oll for the A.P.C., from San Pedro.
question,
The Speaker replied that he would accept the Minister's motion. tr. Aiken (heatedly): I say that it is a dumned disgrace that the Bill should be allowed to go through without further discusalon. You are a damucil party hack and nothing but a mean skunk.
SOLICITORS IN THE DOCK.
ONE SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS FOR FRAUD.
A passion for betting on horses, The Speaker proceeded to put the amounting almost to mania, was motion, and Mr. Aiken exclaimed stated at the Old Bailey to have led loudly: I say you are nothing but to the downfall of Edward Arthur a damned hypocrite.
Mammatt, aged 53, a solicitor, of Addressing he Government Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, benches, Mr. Aiken cried: You are who pleaded guilty to fraudulently nothing but a pack of psalm-converting to his own use £7,683 singing hypocrites,
which had been received by him as trustee of two estates.
Mr. Aikon refused, to withdraw his remarks, and Mr. Cosgrave, President of the Executive Council, moved his suspension, which was carried by 61 votes to 44.
The Helen Vinmont was bri, ginally built as the Agwismith by},
"ORDER OF THE RED BANNER.”
the Newport News Shipbuilding SOVIET RUSSIA'S PROPOSED Company in 1921 and is now owned by the California Petroleum Cor- poration. She is a steel twin
DECORATION,
Sentence of three years' penal servitude was passed.
Mr. H. D. Koome, prosecuting, said that Mummatt was trustee of the estates of the late Alfred William Bean and the lato Llanel Bean. According to his Instruc- tions £7,688 did not represent the It was alleged that in respect of whole of the misappropriations, the estate of Lionel Bean he had misappropriated £13,500. With re- Soviet Russia la proposing to gard to the estate of Alfred Wil- screw steamer, built on the longi-follow the example of non-Com-lam Bean there had been a claim tudinal framing system, for carry-munist countries In establishing against Mammatt in the High Ing petroleum in bulk. With
an "Order," the conferment of Court for £27,137, but £12,844 was groas tonnage of 10,188 and nett which will, moreover, carry with found to be due from Mammutt tonnage of 7,880 nett, her dimen-it monetary benefits. The Council In addition there was a warrant slons are length 500 feet, beam of People's Commissaries has sub-outstanding for £10,808, alleged to 68.2 feel; depth 29.3 foot and with milled its statutes to the Prest-have been faudulcatly, converted machinery aft, she is engined to dlum of the Central Executive from another trust. 457 N.HP, by the builders. Committee of the U.S.S.R. for the Mr. M. St. John Hutchinson, for
Under the American flag, she is latter's approval. commanded by Captain C, G. Lung-
the defence, said that Mammatt This Order is Instituted, as a quist and carries a crew of 42, one reward "for meritorious services desired the outstanding warrant of whom is British and the re-rendered to the Soviet Union or to Laken into consideration. Mam- mainder Americans. *
the separate Union Republica in matt had been a solicitor for 30 the field of production, scientific years. work, or government or, publie "At one time," ho said, "Mam- kervice."
matt put as much as 1,000 on At Thames Pollco, Court a Persons upon whom It has been horses in a single day. Io standa coloured man stated that he was conferred, and members of their in the dock literally without a robbed of 28. Gd. whilst selling familles, will be entitled to per- farthing and his wife has only £40 mascots which brought luck.
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