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THE
HONGKONG
"HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL
Telegraphlo Address: ."KREMLIN, » HONGKONG.
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL
Tolographic Address: ""CENTRAL, BILANGHAL”
HOTELS
**LIMITED.
In asociation with the Grand Hotel
Dos Wagons Lita, Peking.
DINNER DANCE
Christmas Eve & New Year Eve 8 p.m. to 12 m.n.
24th December & 31st December."
$3.00 per person
Booking can now be made.
HOTELS OF
DISTINCTION
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1928.
·PEKING RESIDENTS TAKE FREE RIDES.
MORE LAUGHS ON THE OCEAN WAVE!
—With the delightful star of "Senorita" brighter
than ever!
BEBE DANIELS
With
The first girl to awin the English Channel GERTRUDE EDERLE
METROPOLE-SAVOY BOA VISTA
KOWLOON HOTEL
KOWLOON.
Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of
Phone Nos.
MR. & Mrs. II. J. WE
K. 608 & K. 609.
Hongkong.
Cables KowLOTEL"
PALACE HOTEL
Tal. Adresa:”
Tel Kowloon No. B.
UNDED ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.
A first-class Bosidential and Tourist Hotel with all the conventonces
of a Home.
Bar and three Billiard Tables; two in New Billiard Baloon. Koderate Terms: families specially catered for.
Hetol newly renovated.
EUROPE
After.dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
MRS. J. H. OXBERRY,
Proprietress.
Cables:- 1
44 EUROPE"
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.
Arthur E. Odoll, Managing Director.
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LTD-PENANG
(acorporated in the Straits Settlements) LARGEST BALLROOM IN THE STRAITS. Overlooking the Sen.
Hot and Gold Running Water,
Highest Quality datering.
Modern Banitary System. European Chef.
PRODUCTS DIRECT FROM LONDON MARKET.
WILLIAM HAROLD PERRY~Manager
Courtesy, Comfort, Service and Luxurica of Modern Hotel
Construction ·
THE HOTEL RIVIERA,
MAÇAU.
Cablo Address:-" RIVIERA, MACAU,"
Prited and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street. In the City of Victeria Hongkong.
A fight took place in Peking recently between tramway workers and soldiers, the formor demanding that the Company lodge a protest with the military authorities against troops' refusal to pay fares. They then commenced their own method of reprisal and permitted everyone who wished to ride on the trams without paying a cent for fare. The picture shows the large num
bers who took advantage of the situation. Riesha cooliea were panic stricken.
SCHNEIDER TROPHY BIRCH FOR A BAG
PROSPECTS.
NEXT YEAR'S RACE OVER THE SOLENT.
SIX MILES A MINUTE?
London, Dec. t
SNATCHER.
INCIDENT IN GRANVILLE RD. ON SATURDAY.
WOMAN VICTIMISED.
NAVAL SHOOTING
TRAGEDY.
RESULT OF ENQUIRY NOT- TO BE MADE PUBLIC.
CORNFLOWER AFFAIR.
A. Naval Court of Inquiry has been held into the circumstances
Granville Road, Kowloon,. WAS the scene of a snatching incident at
p.m. on Saturday when Mrs. A. of the recent double shooting V. Ribeiro lost her hand bag. tragedy on board H.M.S. Corn- The ling, however, was recovered, Bower, but we are informed that her husband chasing and catching the result of the Court's delibera- the thief, who appeared before Mr. tions will not ire made public. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy inis morning,
Bomeone
The tragedy occurred On
to
It is understood that next year's Schnedier" Trophy race will be flown over, the Solent. A trian gular course will be fixed.
France, the United States and Italy have all Intimated their in- tention to attempt to wrest the Trophy from Britain.
Experts believe that the race It appeared, from the evidence. November 15, when the Corn- flower was on a voyage from will be won at an average speed that Mr. and Mrs. Ribeiro were Nimrod Sound
Hongkong. of 320 miles per hour by planes standing outside their house in Able Seaman It. O'Hara went on that will attain a velocity of at Granville Road, when least six miles per minute "on. theynatched a hand bag from Mrs. Ri-watch as bridge sentry at two straight."-British Wireless. beiro. The thief was chased and jo'clock in the morning, in that The Schneider Trophy is model-stopped at Kimberly Road by Mr.jeapacity being armed. About an led in gold, silver and bronze and A Forbes. The purse was still hour later, shots were heard In is worth 1,000 guiness. It was in the man's possession when the starboard battery, and O'Hara was seen moving away from a presented by M. Juques Schneider, caught.
Addresing the defendent his hammock occupied by Able Sea- an enthusiastle French sportsman and pioneer of aviation, to the Worship said. "Of course I quite man G. B. Lloyd who was subse- Aero Club of France in 1912, and understand you find it much easici quently found shot dead.
O'Hara shot himself becomes the property of the nation to steal from women but it is Scaman
painful if immediately afterwards. which wins it three times in suc- also very much more
An official statement was issued you are caught.** ccasion,
Sentence of six week's hard Ja-at the time alating that the cause bour and 15 strokes of the birch of the tragedy was a mystery and was imposed.
pointing out that O'Hara seemed perfectly normal on taking over the watch and also later when a shipmate spoke to him.
Last year, the Trophy was won for Britain, by Flight Lieutenant Webster, with a speed of 281.49 miles per hour, which conparea with 44.7 miles per hour attained by French competitor when it was first competed for In 1913.
So far, Britain and Italy have each three wins to their credit, the United States two and France one, Recently, Flight Lieutenant D'Arcy Grieg (Britain) -uttained apeed of 310% miles In an attempt to break the world's re- cord, flying a Super-Marine Napler of a similar type to that used by Lieut. Webster last year.
SERIOUS ACCUSATION
MADE.
GIRL'S ANSWER TO CHARGE OF STEALING.
NEW ANXIETY FOR THE KING.
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Able
BRITISH GENERAL'S DEATH.
PAGET.
No large crowds assembled owing to the early hour, but early THE RIGHT HON. SIR ARTHUR workers in the streets through which His Royal Highness drove to the Residency sympathetically saluted.--Renter and Britich Wire-
бекк.
Brindisi Arrangements,
Brindisi, Dec. 9.
London. Dec. 9. The death is announced of Gen- crul the Right Hon. Sir Arthur Paget, K.C.B., K.C.V.O.--Reuter.
[General Sir Arthur Henry Fitzroy Paget was born on March 1st, 1854, and entered the Scots Guards in 1869. He served in the Ashanti War, 1873; the Soudan, 1885; Burma, 1887-88; the Sou-
An Italian aeroplane has arrived and will be placed at the disposal of the Prince of Wales when he arrives on Monday morning.
The Naval Attache of the Bri- Magistracy this tish Embasey at. Rome and the dun, 1888-89; and during the Boor War he commanded the 1st Scots
Before Mr. E. W. ́Hamilton at the Kowloon
morning a young Chinese girl was | British Consul-General at Naples Guards. charged with stealing a quantity have arrived to await the Prince
From 1902 to 1906, he command- of jewellery from No. 101, e-of Wales. In view of the Impos- clamation Street, while an elderly sibility of knowing the exact time ed the 1st Division of the 1st Army woman stood in the dock on of the arrival of H.M.S. Enter-Corps, held the Eastern Command charges of receiving the jewellery prise, the administration of the rail-from 1008 to 1911, and from the and harbouring the girl.
ways has arranged for fourteen latter year to 1917 he was in com-!
Mr. F. X. d'Almada, jnr., watch-possible times at which a special mand of the Forces in Ireland. He ed the case on behalf of the com- train conveying the Prince may was the holder of many British plainant in the jewellery case, leave Brindisi-Reuter,
and foreign decorations.]
In answer to the larceny charge, the girl pleaded that she was told to steal by the woman, who, how ever, denied both charges.
The cases were adjourned until Wednesday, the girl being remand- ed in the custody of the Po Leung Kuk.
KWANGSI GROUP AND COUNCIL.
LI CHUNG-YEN FORMALLY
· ASKS CONTINUANCE."
STEAMER DASHED ON REEFS.
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man was found, and all four were buried in San Juan Cemetery after rites had been observed,
STEAMER ASHORE.
FALLS CITY AGROUND NEAR SINGAPORE.
Singapore, Dec. 8.
The 8.8. Falls City, with a cargo
of con] from Durban to Singapore,
At noon on November 25, the ran aground at Tree Island, about Aurvivore proceeded to the municl-15 miles from Singapore, yester- pality of Lavozares where they ob-day afternoon. She le carrying no tained relief from officials, a Ger- passengers,
Hankow, Dec. 9. man merchant, and a Japaneso The vessel went ashore in broad General Li Chung-yon, Chair-planter. They were furnished daylight. So far it is thought shó man of the Hunkow-Wucheng transportation for Bulusan, Sorso-has suffered little, if any damage. Branch Political Council, has gon, from where they went to Some difficulty is being met with wired to Nanking requesting per- Bulan.
In getting the ship afloat again mission for continuation of the At Bulan, Crispin Reformn, who and an attempt will be made with functions of the Council,
was nearly drowned, was put un-the afternoon tido to pull the veg. He states that numerous impor- tant issues are engaging the attender treatment by Dr. Sanlos whosel free, tlon of the Council at present, not serious. Not knowing that William R. Smith and Sons, Ltd.,
reported that his condition
The Falls City is owned by Sir which are impossible of solution within the short period given by the Titania was sent to get them, of Bideford. She has a tonnage the National Government for the the survivors, under their captain, of 4,729 tone gross, and was built It by Ropner and Sons, Ltd., of was on board this steamer that Re-Stockton, in 1913. dissolution of Branch Poilleal boarded the Samal for Manila, Councils.
forma died."
was
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SWIM GIRL SWIM
SHE
'HE didn't know how to swim, but won the biggest swimming event of the year! Bril- liant Bebe as the neatest, sweetest bathing beauty in a fast and breezy story of love and athletica!
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At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
CLEVER ACTING; wonderful camera work, and many exciting scenes in the winning picture of real. college life!
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BROWN HARVARD
ACTION!
AT THE
With WILLIAM. 'HAINES MARY BRIAN-JACK PICKFORD FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN' JR.
VIMİ
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WITH
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RAYMOND HATTON MARY BRIAN
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Comedy showing that thers may be a funny side even to War.
A SPECIAL
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· Continuous 2.80 to 11.15.