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 Wagons 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 Telephone.
TEA DANCES:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 5 to 7 pm. Hotel launch meets all steamers.
(185 for thirty Tißin Tickets can be had at the Office of the
above Hotel).
Tel. Add:-"Victoria."
Telephone C.373
HOTELS OF
J. H. WITCHELL,
Manager.
DISTINCTION
METROPOLY-SAVOY BOA VISTA
PALACE HOTEL.
Tel. Kowloon No. 3,
Tel Adress:” UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.
A first-class Residential and Tourist Ilotel with all the conveniences of a Home.
Bar and three Blond Tables; two in New Billiard Saloon, Moderato Torms: families specially catered for.
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Hotel newly renovated.
г
MRS. J. H. OXBERRY,
Proprietress.
KOWLOON HOTEL
KOWLOO N.
SPECIAL SUMMER RATES.
Daily from $5,00 Monthly from $125.00
Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of
Phone Nos.
K. 008 & K. 609,
MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE.
Cables "KowŁOTEL' Hongkong,
EUROPE
After dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Gables:-
74 EUROPE"
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD::
Arthur E. Odoll, Managing Director.
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LP-PENANG
(Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) LARGEST BALLROOM IN THE STRAITS. Overlooking the Sea.
Hot and Cold Running Water
Highest Quality datering:
Modern Banitary Bystem, European Chef.
PRODUCTS DIRECT FROM LONDON MARKET.
WILLIAM HAROLD PERRY--Ma ong
Courtesy, Comfort, Service
and Luxuries of Modern Hotel Construction
THE HOTEL RIVIERA.
MACAU
Cable Address "RIVIERA, MACAU.”
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PEROY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street. In the City of Victoria Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
THURSDAY,' NOVEMBER 22, 1928.
LORDS DEBATE ON COLLECTOR OF STRAY FORGED BANKNOTE
PROTECTION.
LABOUR'S POLICY CRITICISED AS CLUMSY.
DOGS FINED.
BENEVOLENT SANITARY”
INSPECTOR.
While expressing admiration for the benevolence of a Sanitary In- GOVERNMENT STAND. spector in providing a stray dog with food, Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones, London, Nov. 21.
before whom the Inspector was Lord Arnold, in the House of charged with allowing the dog to Lords, raised the question of be abroad without a muzzle and Safeguarding Duties and moved a keeping the animal without a resolution demanding from the license, commented that members Government a clear and unequi-of the Sanitary Department had an vocal declaration of its programme added duty to perform as they were responsible for the origin of in this respect,
the order.
The Earl of Plymouth, replying for the Government, sald' the do clared policy of the Labour Party, to prohibit the importation of goods produced under sweated conditions abroad, was a form of Protection infinitely more, clumsy than the procedure being applied
by the Government.
نائمه
CASE.
TWELVE CHINESE BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.
اربی
NO BAIL ALLOWED.
The ten men and two women who were charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell on Monday In connexion with the forgod bank-note caso appeared again before his Worship this morning and were remanded for one week.
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It will be recalled that the arrests of the defendants came about fol- lowing a series of police raids over the week-end.
Since their
last appearance before the Magis
arrested and he was also arraiga-
trate, one further man had been
The defendant, Inspector Sinton, said the dog did not belong to bim though he was willing to take the consequences. He explained that the dog had for some time been roaming about the streets of Shamshuipo and on one occassioned before the Magistrate this he had given it food. Since then it had frequently appeared at his office and had become attached to him.
The Safeguarding Duties had justified themselves. They had increased employment and produc- Defendant said it was nevar his tion in the industries to which intention to obtain a license or a they had been applied. He re-muzzle for the dog! Iterated the pledge that the Govern His Worship painted out that the ment would Introduce no laxes on
food.
The polley of the Government in regard to Safeguarding bad been entirely consistent and logi- cal from the beginning. They lovally accepted the verdict of the eloctorate in 1923 against Proter tion. They had no intention then,. and still had no intention, of In- troducing Protection through the back door of Safeguarding Duties. But it was perfectly clear that at the General Election in 1924 the Government received a very de- finite mandate to proceed with the Safeguarding Duties,
mornings
Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro appeared for two of the men de- fendants, and Mr. C. E. L. Grist also appeared on behalf of one
man.
In asking for a remand, Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant Director of Criminal Intelligence, explained dog had become attached to de-that it would give the police time fendant, who was responsible for to go into the plant seized and would also enable the Government
it.
deux that defendant could have
It was stated by Sergeant Cor-Analyst to examine the exhibits.
It was indicated that expert taken the dog to the Shinmahuipo witnesses would probably have to Pallce Station to be sent to the be called into the case from out- Dogs' Home.
side the Colony,
His Worship: How many more dogs have you got attached to you? Defendant replied that he had no more dogs attached to him but there were many stray dogs roaming about Shamshuipo.
Mr. D'Almada asked for bail on Defendant said he would be behalf of his client, but the appli- taking dogs to the Station everycation found opposition from Mr. tay in that case.
Murphy, who said he had had no Into the case opportunity to go
D'Almada's clients, | Mr.
enid eime to a "house" Murphy, together from outside the Colony and one had a forged note on him. All the other defendants had connect His Worship repented that de-something or other to
At the next them with the case. general lines as in the past fendant, ne a Sanitary Inspector, hearing he would be able to deal
had an added responsibility,
with each man separately, but he The defendant was fined $4 on must oppose ball at the moment. each charge.
The Government intended to continue its policy on the same
British Wirelesa,
LABOUR THREAT IN CABLE DEBATE.
(Continued from Pagc 1.)
The Labour lender expressed the view that the Advisory Committee had not been given suffelent power to compel the Board of Directors to CRITY onl their will or advice.
.
SINKING OF THE **TEJO."
SIGHTED BY STEAMER BEFORE MISHAP
In connexion with the sinking of the 8.5. Tejo, below Whampoa, it is learned that a local river
He urged that the contract should vessel passed the Tejo at 5.40 p.m.
be debated in the House.
Losses in Operation.
on Monday, heading back to Canton.
In granting the remand, his Worship informed Mr. D'Almada that he was not disposed to grant baif at the prozent stage.
NOTED GERMAN DRAMATIST.
DEATH OF HERMANN
SUDERMANN.
Berlin, Nov. 21. The denth is announced of Her mann Sudermann, the noted Ger- dramatist and novelist.- man Reuter.
Sir John Gilmour, who presided
At the time of sighting, she had at the Imperial Conference, wind-a heavy list to starboard and it
Hermann Sudermann was bern ing-up the debate on behalf of the appeared that she was overloaded,
on September 30th, 1857, at Matzi- Government, emphasised the neces- Cargo which was stowed on the sity for keeping alive cable com- top deck was being hurriedly ken, East Prussia, close to the Russian frontier, of a Mennonite munications for the purposes of transferred to the lower deck, with family long settled near Elbing. safety and secrecy..
the apparent object of bringing is father owned n amali brewery He quoted figures showing the in- the craft back to an even koel. In the village of Heydekrug, and creasing losses suffered in the
The reason for the Tojo's offert Sudermann received his early ednça- operation of the Government cables to return to Canton is a mystery, tion at the Realschule. In Elbing, and also stated that heavy and as the safest plan would have but, his parents having been ro crushing losses had been sustained been to beach her in the vicinity,duced in circumstances, he was by the privately-owned ones.
where the muddy bank would have apprenticed to a chemist at the nge, The Imperial Conference was provided an easy resting place, of fourteen. faced with the problem of maintain with ample protection from the ing eable communication at the. east costly method for the tax- payer and of discovering some me- thod of working which would enable dhe freest development of the latest inventions through the beam or otherwise,
(Sir. Jolon Gilmour pointed out that the Advisory Committee would reprezent all the partner Govern- ments, and were responsible in their different countries for the afe- ruanding of a proper service of the jullie interests.
forts close by.
He was, however, enabled to enter the Realgymnasium in Tilsit, and to study philosphy and history at Kenigsberg University. In order to complete his studies, Sudermann went to Berlin, where he was a tatur in several families. lie next became a journalist, was from 1881 to 1882 editor of the Deutsches Reichsblatt, and then devoted him- MR. YADA STILL HOPES FOR self to novel writing. He was
THE SINO-JAPANESE DEADLOCK.
SETTLEMENT.
a most prolific writer, and his first drama "Die Ehre," inaugurrated a new perial on the history of the German stage. One of his most
Nanking, Nov. 21. In spite of the deadlock reached Mr. MacDonald's motion was in the Sino-Japanese negotiations powerful social novels was "Es defeated by 258 votes to 134 and over the question of the evacun-War," which has been translated the second reading was accepted-tion of Japanese troops from into English. Reuter and British Wireless.
GAMBLING ON NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
SEAT SOLD FOR A TERRIFIC FIGURE.
New York, Nov. 21. The opposing forces on the Now York Stock Exchange were in a turmoil at the opening to-day and the volume of trading was again enormous, approaching 6,000,000 Alinres.
The rise of prices, however, was sharply
checked. Considerable profil-taking was in evidence throughout the day.
About 2.30 o'clock in the after- noon, the market was decidedly wenk, but prices rallied towards the close.
A sont on the Stock Market was -to-day sold for $525,000 which is.
a new record.--Reuter.
NEW OIL MERGER.
GERMAN COMPANY IS INVOLVED,
Shantung, Mr. Yada still thinks there is a possibility of progress being made, although expressior THE VESTRIS INQUIRY the view that as complications have arisen, not a great deal can be done at the moment.
If the Chinese maintain their stand on the troop question and Mr. Yada falls to persuade them to take up the matter of the Han- how and Nanking incidents, he will return to Shanghai..shortly and there await farther instructions from his Government
THE REPARATIONS PROBLEM.
ALLIED REPLY NOT YET. READY.
London, Nov. 21. It is authoritatively stated in London that although, so far ar is known, no differences of view exlat
RESUMED.
CHIEF OFFICER MAKES ADMISSIONS.
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New York, Nov. 21. At the resumed inquiry into the loss of the British liner Vestris, Mr. Tuttle, the American attorney, expressed his intention of adopt ing the Burgestions made by Cap- tain McConkey, the British Assessor, with a view to throwing light on the disaster.
Evidence was given .. Mt. Frank Johnston, the Chief Officer of the Vestris, who, on being recalled, admitted that the release mechanism of the lifeboats was unsuccessful and the discipline unsatisfactory.
He also said that when the ves- sol-was-sinking, the crewmem hers were absent from their
on any important points of prin- stations at the lifeboats.Reuter's ciple, the full terms of the reply American Service. which the Allied Governments will
in due course send to the German To-day's Observatory report Government on the subject of the states that the anticyclone now proposed Commission- of, Exporta central near Shanghai Is moving to deal with the reparations pro- castward, A somewhat deep do blem have not yet been definitely prassion to the NE. of Japan is Berlin, Nov. 21,
fixed...
[ moving-E.N.E. The typhoon is Negotiations are nearing a suc- The manner in which the reply about 500 mlies ESS: of Manila, cessful conclusion, whereby the will be communicated has also not moving westward. Fresh to Anglo-Persian Oil Company will yet been decided, nor has any de- strong monsoon will continue over nequire control of the Olex Petro-cision been reached no to the num-the Chinn Bea. The forecast till Icum Company, one of the leading ber of experts or the place of noon to-morrow in N.E. winds,
fresh; fine, oll concerns in Germany-Reuter. meeting-British Wirolcar.
WILLIAM HAINES
THE popular star of "Slide Kelly Slide," "Brown of Harvard" and
"Spring Fever" appears again as the leading player in a fascinating pic- ture of life in a famous mil- itary academy!
Brenes
A delightful mixture of romance and football: Thrilling of Cadet training and a great army-bavy football scene sa a amash- ing climaxl
THRILLSI
WEST POINT
With
JOAN CRAWFORD
AT THE
Also
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in
DIX
At 2.30, 5,10; 7.15 & 9.20.
a Garamcant Picture
WITH
Mary Brian
Clarence Badger
PRODUCTION
"MAN POWER"
Directed by the man who made
and "Senorita"}
AT THE
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"It"
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
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JAZZ MAD
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with
JEAN HERSHOLT MARION NIXON GEORGE LEWIS
Love beats, heart bents
and a laugh or two. The story of a musician who momentarily yielded to the lure of jazz but whose genius finally triumphed over syncopation!
STAR TODAY TO SATURDAY
Continuous 2.30 to 8.30.
THE AD.O; PRODUCTION 9.15-THE SPORT OF KINGS"-9.15.