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AND
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KING EDWARD HOTEL.
Most Modern and Contral Hotel in the Colony," all Bed Rooms newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.
TEA DANCES:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m. Hotel launch mests all steamers.
($25 for thirty Tiffin Tlekots can be had at the Offico of the
above Hotel).
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Hotel newly renovated,
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Mrs. J. H, OXBERRY, Proprietress.
KOWLOON HOTEL
KOWLOON.
SPECIAL SUMMER RATES.
Daily from $5.00 Monthly from $125.00
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Mr. & Mrs. H. J. WHITE.
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"
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1928.
LOCAL HARBOUR THOSE SAM BROWNE NANKING TREATY
.....
INCIDENT.
RIVAL JUNK OWNER'S
- TREACHERY.
BELTS.
SERGEANT WHO COULDN'T · GET FITTED..
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A humorous incident has result- ed from the provision of Sam Browne bells for the members of tho. Chinese section of the Police FUKIEN PARTNER BOUND AND Force, demonstrating that the
IMPRISONED.
| VESSEL THEN STOLEN.
|
problem of discovering the elusive waist-line is not confined to the realm of feminino faghion.***
The new order has not worked as well as expected, in the case of one particularly corpulent police-
man.
A most admirable Sergeant, he is a familiar figure in the cen-
REBUFF.
PORTUGAL OPPOSES
ABROGATION.
CHINA'S UNILATERAL ACTION DISPUTED.
PARLEY SUGGESTED.
Shanghai, Ang. -7.
A copy of the Portuguese Reply to Ching on the treaty revision question was handed to Router's representative this morning..
An amazing story of Chinese duplicity, Involving the theft of
junk and a carge of clothing, tral part of the city, and those who have seen him will concede that lies behind A brief Police .г0-
its by no stretch of the imagination port issued to-day. One of remarkable features is that the could he have been considered as
It acknowledges the receipt of waist attack was made while the junk having a mere 18-inch was leaving Hongkong and was Apparently the authorities had not Dr. C. T. Wang's Note of July 11th, near Stonecutters Island, and that taken account of his "out-size" which stated that the Sino- it came from inside, the instiga-when placing the order with their Portuguese Trealy of December tor being a part-owner.
agente in the Metropolis for these 1st, 1887, having lapsed on April Sam Browne belts, with the result that when they arrived, the one allotted to the Sergeant was much too short.
Through a story of plotting and treachery, there runs a vein of provincial antagonism, which ap- pears to have provided, the principal motive for the theft.
It appears that some time ago, San Chun-fu, a Fukienesc, entered to partnership with a Cantonese, named Loc Lai, for the purchase of a junk and its operation in, the coastal trade. The arrangement worked out well for both partners, except that friction now and then arose amongst the crew, of whom eight were Fukien men, and the remaining. two Cantonese,
Trouble Begins.
On Wednesday last, the junk pro- [cceded from Shamshuipo on one of her usual trips, having picked up
good cargo of old clothing for Tungadam, in Fahich province. The owner of the consignment, a Cantonese named Cheung Tong, was also on board as super-cargo,
After enduring, the belt for a had to bend almost double to con- number of days, during which he form with the exigencies of the situation, he successfully applied to be given permission not to wear a belt until one conforming to his requiremets was forthcoming.
A search of the Government stores having proved fruitless, a special order has now been placed with the Crown Agents for the supply of a belt of the correct size,
LOCAL BUILDING
SCHEMES.
28th, 1928, has become null and vok and that the Provisional Re- gulations enclosed with the Note should be used to maintain rela tions between the two countries.
Expiry Refuted.
The Reply point out that neither in letter nor in spirit does the Treaty contain any disposition im- plying that it expired on April 28th, 1928.
This date merely marka, accord- Ing to Article 40, the limit of the period of ten years at the end of which either party would be en- titled within six months to demand the revision of the tariff and com mercial Articles exclusively.
Con- the
"The chango of political, economleal or commercial condi tions claimed to have occurred in both countries are not of a nature entitle China to dissolve the Treaty by unilateral withdrawal.
(Continued from Pege 1.) ·
Refusal to Acquiesce.
"Under such pertinent con- The boat had not proceeded fur immediate development of the re-
ditions and ther than Stonecutters, however, maining part of the block is intend-
relevant circum- stances,
Gov the Portuguese when the Cantonese partner of theed at the moment.
ernment can
the but robut vessel began to conduct himself in While building progress Ja somewhat queer manner. He
statement that the Sino- first ordered the Fukien memberstinuer in the city, there is a fair Portuguese Treaty of December of the crew to turn in, leaving the amount of activite in Kowloon and 1st, 1887 in no longer in force boat to be managed by the two elsewhere. On the peninsula, work and refuse to acquiesce in the Cantonese men.
is progressing rapidly on the new imposition of the Provisional Po Hing Theatre, the new block of flats at the junction of Peking and Nathan Road and the Chinese pro- perty near Knutsford Terrace. The new Majestic Theatre in Nathan Road is rapidly nearine completion, and it is understood that more house property will be erected in Kowloon in the near future.
The Fukien partner was soon frightened when he heard a voice say, " will kill him!" He then saw the two Cantonese boatmen seizing and trussing up the super
cargo.
Revolver 'Drawn,
One of them had drawn a re- volver and the other was. brandishing a piece of wood.
1. Other Schemes.
Mesars. Clarke and. Ju have pre-
Regulations.”
in pursuance of the friendly re- Nevertheless, the Note continues, lations.maintained between China and Portugal for many centuries the Portuguese Government is pre pared to open negotiations for the revision of existing Treaty on a basis of equality, mutual respect and territorial sovereignty.
new
Willing to Negotiate. The true purpose of the opera-pared plans for several new houses!
The Portuguese Government will tion being thus revealed the rest in the Hun Valley district on became intelligible to the watch-which work will start almost at be willing to conclude a ing Fukien partner. He soon once. Two large Chinese family Treaty with the Chinese Govern- found himself bound and thrown houses are being erected on the bigment as soon as circumstances per- into the hold with his fellow-lot between Wong Nel Chong Rond mit the application of its provi provincials, but later he was taken and the Stubbs Rond level, these aions and earnestly hope that the out, and, after being tied to the providing five rooms on each of mutual desire of the two countries
will be speadily fulfilled. helm, was made to steer the, beat, the three floors.
The following night, the junk In addition, two semi-detached to anchor off Lin Tin, in houses of European tvoo are being Chinese writers, where it remained built at the junction of Wong Nel for a further twenty-four hours Chong Road and Wong Nei Chong before an interesting development Gap Road, these also occupying a commanding position. Both lots of houses will be notable for the ex-
Shanghai, Aug. 6. cellence of architectural design and Dr. C. T. Wang gave a tifin the position which they occupy and party in honour of the members Apparently as a result of a pre- will form welcome additions of of Shanghai Chinese journalists vious arrangement, two boats then property to the Happy Valley dis-to-day and, in the course of a brief appeared on the, scene. They look | trivi.
came
occurred.
Cargo Taken.
fover the eargo from the boat and
sailed away.
$
菲
Several hours afterwards,
third boat arrived, and into this, the captive Fukien, partner the super cargo and the Fukien crew were transferred, and later put ashore, some miles from Macao.
OLYMPIC RECORD SMASHING.
The Reply is signed by H. E. Joao Antonio de Blanchi, tho, Por tuguese Minister to China- Reuter.
Sino-Japanese Treaty..
speech, expressed the opinion of Sino-foreign Treaties, stressing the need for abolition. The Sino- Japanese Treaty of Commerce was the subject of special reference and Mr. Wang intimated that his attitude hereto had not changed.
The Anti-Japanese Boycott.
Shanghai, Aug. 6. The Japan Consul General The champions In the Graeco-called on the Commissioner for Roman wrestling competitions Foreign Affairs on Saturday and
(Continued from Page 1)
Having been given the sum of $15 | GRAECO-ROMAN WRESTLING. for expenses, they were able to make their way to Macao and eventually to return to Hongkong, where they arrived yesterday,
The value of the stolen junk and its cargo is stated to amount to nearly $6,000 in a report which the Fukien man has made to the Po lice.
BIG YACHT RACE.
MISSING U. 8. BOAT LOCATED.
ure:
Bantam: Leucht (Germany). Feathers: Waeli, (Esthnia) Lightweight: Keresztes (Hun-
gary)
Middleweights/Kokkinem (Fin-
land), Light-heavies: Moustafa
(Egypt). Heavyweight: Svenssen (Swe-
,den).
--Reuter.
Rowing,
Sloton, Aug. 2. Santander, Aug. 2. The University of California- The American schooner Azara, eights crew defeated Belgium by missing contender in the trans-eight lengths, and the Harvard Atlantic race for the King's Cup, la fours erow lost by three feet to the safe off the Spanish coast and is German team during the first day making its way slowly to Santander of the Olymple regatta today... The vessel had been becalmed. King Alfonso went out to the ship Belgium, looked unbeatable. They The Californians, in defeating in a launch and talked to the crew.
Concern had been felt, for the covered the 2,000-motre course in schooner because the other entrants the fast time of six'minutes, 21% 21% in the trace finishod days ago,
seconds.
"OCCASIONAL RAIN,”'
Canada defeated Denmark in the firet heat of the eights.
demanded a dissolution of the anti- Japanese organisations in view of the violence committed by their members in the boycott movement. -Router.
L
Japan's Intention.
any.
It is reported that the Japanese forces intend to disarm Shantung,. Chihli or Nationalist troops who become engaged with- in 20 Chinese mijes of Shanhal- kwan..
Hopei. Government.
Shanghai, Aug. 8, A reliable Chinese report states that the Hopel (Chfhli) Provincial Government, now at Tientsin, will shortly be removed to Peking...
HICKMAN APPEAL.
CALIFORNIA COURT'S-
·REFUSALA"
San Francisco, Aug. 2. Francé finished: third, two
The California Supreme Court lengths bahind, in the fours event to-day denied rehearing of the ap- won by Germany.
**** peal of William B, Hickman, "who The races were held on Sloten is under sentence to be hanged for the murder of Marian Parker, Los Angeles girl.
To-day's Observatory report states:-Pressure is high to the north-cast of Japan and low over. canal. China. The depression has moved to the north of Korea. The fore:
Cast up to noon tomorrow is: South-east or variable winds, mo derate; overcast; occasional rain.
Later,
The Queen of Holland to-day lower court within 30 days and ... The case will be returned to the gave a banquet at the Royal Palace Hickman will be executed sometime. in honour of the Olympiad between 60 and 90 days after that. Rentor.
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