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THE
HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL Tolegraphié Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL: PALACE Hotel; MAJESTIC HOTEL
Telographic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAI."
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Poking.
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 Telephona,
TEA DANCES:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 5 to 7 pmL.
Hotal launch mesta all steamers.
($5 for thirty Tin Tickets can be had at the Office of the
above Hotel),
Tel. Adde--"Victoria."
Telephone C. 878
HOTELS OF
J. H. WITCHELL
Manager.
DISTINCTION
METROPOLE - SAVOY-BOA VISTA
PALACE ΠΙΟΤΕΙ
Tel. Kowloon No. 8,
Tel,' Adress!” UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.
A ral-class Residential and Tourist Hotel with all the conventonces of a Home.
Bar and three Biliard Tables; two in New Billard Saloon.. Moderate Terms: familles specially catered for.
Hotel nowly renovated.
MRS. J. H. OXBERRY,
F.
Proprietress.
KOWLOON HOTEL
KOWLOON.
SPECIAL SUMMER RATES.
Daily from $5,00 Monthly from $125.00
Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of
Phone Nos.
K. 808 & K, 600),
MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE.
Cables "KOWLOTEI,” Hougkong.
EUROPE
. After dinner
dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Cables:
"EUROPE"
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.
Arthur E. Odol), Managing - Director.
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LTM—PENANG
(Incorporated in the Straits Settlements }
LARGEST BALLROOM IN THE STRAITS.
Overlooking the Sea.
Hot and Cold Running Water,
Highest Quality Oatering.
Modern Sanitary System, European Chet.
PRODUCTS DIRECT FROM LONDON MARKET.
WILLIAM HAROLD PERRY-Manager
Courtesy, Comfort, Service and Luxuries of Modern Hotel Construction
THE HOTEL RIVIERA. MACAU,
Cablo Address:-"RIVIERA, MACAU,”
Printed and Fabilahed for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street. In the City of Victoria Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.
PRISONER ESCAPES FROM DOCK.
GETS AWAY WITHOUT BEING. OBSERVED.
KOWLOON INCIDENT.
The extraordinary discovery that n prisoner in the dock of the Kow- loon Magistracy, had disappeared was made during the hearing of several summonses yesterday and, notwithstanding in a search of the precincts of the Court, the man was not re-arrested.
It appears that the prisoner, who had been brought before Mr. E. I
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1928.
CHINA AND THE
SOVIET."
DOES RECOGNITION HOLD GOOD?
INTERESTING POINT RAISED IN COURT..
SHANGHAI ACTION.
Shanghai, Nov. 22.
TOLL OF TWO GALE DISASTERS.
THIRTY-TWO DEAD IN LOSS OF ITALIAN SHIP.
VILLAGES SUBMERGED.
Amsterdam, Nov. 27. -
The death-roll in Holland as the result of the devastating week-end gale le now placed at 58, thirty-two of which occurred in connexion with the wreck of the Italian steamer "Salento" which went aground near Zondvoort in the height of the storm and be- Whether or not diplomatic re-camo a total loss. Wynne-Jones on 2 charge of Iations between China and Soviet The majority of the deaths larceny of several articles of cloth-Russia are broken, off, and who-occurred at sea, soveral being ing from No. 614, Shanghai Street, ther a State is allowed to bring among the lifeboatmen, who wont was remanded in police custody en action in court, together without gallantly to ships in distress. until this morning. Following other interesting questions of in- From Ghent, Belgium, it la re the usual procedure of prisoners ternational law, were argued by ported that as the result of the who are remanded in the custody Dr. O. Flacher in the Provisional torrential rains which accom- of the police, the defendant was Court yesterday,
panied the terrible gale, serious handed over to the charge of the constable who had cffected the Dr. Fischere appearance before floods Have occurred in the low- arreat.
Judge Xing was on behalf of his lying regions around Termonde.
The villages of Grembergen law firm, liquidators of the All
Moerseke are completely Union Soviet Textile Syndicate, and plaintiffs in an action against Mr. under water, in some places to an S. Heimann, principal of Messrs.extent of 65 inches-Reuter.
After the disposal of the usual morning casca, the Magistrate had a large number of obstruction aummonses to deal with, and, as
PHILIPPINE TYPHOON, DISASTER.
Coffee Crop Ruined,
The coffee crop in the Cartago Provinca of Costa Rica, which' fetches good prices in the London and Hamburg markets, where it is used for blending purposes, has been ruined by a atorm which has
The Government will probably have to re-establish the small growers financially, Renter's American Service.
in the ordinary course of the hear-8. Heimann and Co. for Tls. 100,- ing of such cases, the offenders 000, value of 536 bales of place were lined up along both sides of goods belonging to plaintiffs, the dock as well as in front.
The latter alleged that the The conalable in charge of the prisoner on remand was also Hoods were stored in defendant's appearing in some of the sum-godowns before the exodus of the monses, so, for the sake of con- venience, he put the prisoner backstripped the trees. into the dock until such time as he had concluded all his cases.
Shortly after 11.30 a.m., when he was about to leave the Court, the constable went for his prisoner, but, to his surprise, he found that he was not in the dock. Exactly how the man made good his escape. without being seen is not known, but it is presumed that he opened the door of the dock, and, behind the shelter of the defendants in the obstruction cases, gained his liberty.
When the case was mentioned before Mr. E. W. Hamilton this morning, Sergeant Clark informed his Worship that the prisoner had escaped and that the police were at present making enquiries into the matter.
It will be remembered that some two years or so ago, another prisoner made good his cacape from the Kowloon Magistracy and was never re-vaptured.
MR. HOOVER'S TOUR OF LATIN AMERICA.
PUBLIC SPEECHES AT LA UNION & AMAPALA.
Death-Roll Now Estimated at Two Hundred.
HUGE. PROPERTY DAMAGE:
Manila, Nov. 28. The death-roll caused by the typhoon is mounting as re- 310W ports come in, and is estimated at 200, but com- . munication with the stricken Provinces is only possible by runners.
Four destroyers are leaving to-day to reinforce the Navy relief operations.
It is impossible to estimate the. property and crop losses, but it is expected that the total will be several million pesos. Reuter.
AMERICAN LABOUR &
IMMIGRATION.
ANXIOUS TO EXTEND THE QUOTA SYSTÉM.
New Orleans, Nov. 27. The Executive Committee's re- port to the National Convention of the American Federation of Labour advocates an extension of the yuola immigration Rystem
Latin to America, the West Indies, the Philippine Islands and Canada.
A motion was adopted at the re- quest of the Detroit delegates op- posing the "ruling of the 86" of the Department of Labour, under which it was stated that 20,000 men daily crossed the boundary between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit to work at Detroit factories.-Reuter's
THARINEKUESTIONATA BOSTONINTZAK KESENTARA BENKI MAZENA American Service,
Reda from Shanghai in December laat year, which defendant later refused to returned, to the Syndi cate's liquidators according to New York, Nov. 27.
Heimann also Mr. Herbert Hoover received dis- Dr. Fischer. Mr. tinguished attention on his arrival brought a counter-claim for Tls to-day at La Union, Salvador, the 114,000 against the Syndicate, U.S. President-Elect being accord-estimated value of property be
nt
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Not Empowered?
longing to him, which he claimed, ed a wonderful reception.
of was requisitioned by the Soviet Replying to an address
Amapala yester-Government some time ago. welcome, day Mr:
declared Hoover that he Was engaged this tour of Central and South America in order that he might learn more of the commun problems of the Western Hemisphere.
on
The knowledge gained, he hoped, might render him better fitted for his coming task.
nations
03.
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means
of
sia, corresponding to the Ministry of Commerce in China.
The certificate, counsel asserted, was endorsed by the Chinese Charge tle relations between China and d'Affaires in Moscow. If diploma- Soviet Russia had not been severed, counsel declared, he would ask the court to accept that document us conclusive proof that the Syndi énte was a corporation and not a State institution, and not question il.
In Shanghai, counsel said, the Syndicate was under the supervi sion of the Soviet Trade Mission, and on January 11, his law firm received a letter from the yamen of the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs enclosing a list of Soviet institutions whose offices were or dered to be closed up, together with two names of Soviet institu- tions which were allowed to carry on business. In that letter, Dr. Fischer declared, the name of the Syndicate did not appear.
The Syndicate was represented by Dr. F.. Wilhelm and Dr. F. T. Cheng apeared for Mr. Heimann. The case for the defence, accord- fng to Dr. Fischer, was that it was an institute of the Soviet Govern- ment and as such was not em- Speaking at La Union, Mr. Hoover urged a freer exchange of awered to bring action because, Dr. Fischer said, defence,counsel political education and scientific had contended that there was a ideas among .the American breach in the diplomatic relations Achieving an enduring basis of between China and Soviet Russia. Dr. Fischer contended that the mintual' respect.
Mr. Hoover afterwards left for Syndicate was not an institution Corinto, Nicaragua, and a Inte re of the present Russian Gov- but only Д corpora- port states that he has arrived ment,
Russian existing under there-Renter's American Servlet.tion
Mr. Hoover on landing at Corin-corporation laws to-day. He also was officially welcomed by declared that even if it was proved President Diaz, ex-President that the Syndicate was an institu- Chamorro, and President-Elect tion of that government, and fur Moncnoa, and heartily greeted byther if the relations between the two countries were actually strained, a crowd.
Mr. Hoover afterwards enter the Syndicate would still be entitled tained notable Nicaraguane on to bring action. board H.M.S. Maryland-Reuter.
to
THE REPARATIONS COMMITTEE.
BE DRAWN,
Closed in Shanghai. Questioned by the court as to why the Syndicate was closed in | Shanghai, counsel stated that it an application was because of from the Provisional Court asking The them to close their offices. court he pointed out, acted with- out instructions from the Nation- alist Government and issued real- Recognition of Soviet. Ing orders which they served on The Syndicate on application from Elaborating the argument on in the Shanghai Municipal Pallce, ternational law, Dr. Fisher point- Dr. Cheng's submission that ed out that China had recognized hostility existed between the two Soviet Russia in 1924, and even a countries, counsel, said, was ab suming that there was a breach in solutely Incorrect, The Soviot
| MR. CHURCHILL REFUSES TO diplomatic relations between the Embassy was still functioning in
two countries, Soviet Russia could Poking and Harbin, having Inter- not now be donted jurisdiction
In
WOR
the Shanghai courts, and course with Nationallet authorl- ties. London, Nov, 27. Mr. Winston Churchill, Chan- further that if her existence acknowledged by once cellor of the Exchequer, was ques- the Chinese Government, she tioned in the House of Commons would still have to be recognized to-day regarding the composition to-day, even if there was a breach of the proposed Committee on In the international relations of the Reparations.
two countries.
A "Local Affair.”......
The most Interesting part of counsel's address was when he de- clared that the incident of Decen ber last year and the consequent closing down of certain Soviet In- stitutions here, was merely a local affair. The Soviet Consul was merely asked to leave and Soviet institutions ordered to suepend
He replied that the personnol
Dr. Fischer pointed out that and the terms of reference, of the Committee had not been settled, Soviet Russia to-day was not hostile and accordingly he was not in a rat war with the Chinese Gov. position to make a statement. He ernment. When he was in Moscow might be able to give a reply next few weeks ago, he saw the Chi Monday, but there were five or sixes flag flying over the Chinese Em-business.
bassy and met a number of Chinese Governments to get into touch officials from Nanking there. with.
this Expert Not State Institution. Committee would be appointed by In reply to the court's inquiry as the Reparations Commission under
Asked whether
It would not be correct, counsel said, to say that there was even a breach of Intercourse between the two countries, but it could better be described as the interruption
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