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KING EDWARD HOTEL.
Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bad BoomBI newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.
Telephone C. 878
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DISTINCTION
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KOWLOON.
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K. 008 & K. 609,
MR. & MRS. H. J. WRITE.
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PALACE HOTEL.
Tel. Kowloon No. 8,
Tel Adresa:"
UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.
A first-class Residential and Tourist Hotel with all the conveniences of a Home,
Bar and three Billiard Tabin; two in New Billiard Saloon. Moderate Terms: families specially entered for.
Hotel newly renovated.
EUROPE
After.dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
MRS, J. H. OIBERRY,
Proprietress.
Cables:-
"EUROPE"
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE
Grill
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Arthur E. Odell, Managing - Director.
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LED-PENANG
(Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) LARGEST BALLROOM IN THE STRAITS. Overlooking the Sea.
Hot and Cold Running Water, Modern Sanitary System,
European Chef. Highest Quality Ostering."
PRODUCTS DIRECT FROM LONDON MARKET.
WILLIAM HAROLD PERRY-Manager
CABLES"—"RUNNYMEDE."
Courtesy, Comfort, Service and Luxuries of Modern Hotel Construction,
THE HOTEL RIVIERA,
MACAU.
Cable Address :-"RIVIERA, MACAU."
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
| LEGISLATIVE JAM IN
WASHINGTON.
RATIFICATION OF PEACE PACT ENDANGERED.
COOLIDGE'S PROBLEM.
Washington, Jan. 18. Considerable alarm is felt in the legislative jam in which the Kel-- logg Pact for the renunciation of war, and the Bill providing for the construction of fifteen now crul sers appear to have been caught.
The check follows the introduc- tion of both measures to the Senate at the same time.
President Coolige's feeling in the matter is reflected in a con- ference between the leading sup- porters of the peace pact and the President, after which Benntor Borah announced that he will ask on Monday for an agreement to limit the debate on the Pact.
MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1929.
U.S. NAVAL MAPS RECOVERED.
SALE TO JAPANESE FRUSTRATED.
SHANGHAI POLICE STOP SECRET DEAL TO RUSSIANS.
OF NO GREAT VALUE.
Shanghal, Jan. 7. Quick action by the local police last week frustrated the secret sale of American naval maps to Japanese intelligence officers who were negotiating with two White Russians for the transfer. The Russians allegedly obtained the maps from an American sailor.
American officers here are un- communicative but the fact has In the meanwhile, the leaders of been established that the maps the group which is necking some formerly belonged to the U. S. sort of interpretation have cir-gunboat Eleano which was dis- culated a petition that the Treaty mantled here recently. bo clarified at least, by a Commit- dee which will make a report em- bodying the views expressed by Senator Borah on the floor of the
Senate.
Incident Minimised.
The American naval officers here minimize the incident. Thoy state that the set of maps containing Twenty signatures to the peli- more than seventy sheets consisted tion have been secured strendy, chiefly of drawings of the China and there appears to be a good coast line, and rivers and harbours prospect of obtaining the addi-of south China and they are "essen- tional thirteen, making the one tailly non-secret in character," third of the Senate necessary to defent ratification if, as is regard- ed as unlikely, the signora hold out to the bitter end.--Reuter's Ameri- caw Service.
BIRCH AND PRISON SENTENCE.
BANISHEE WHO OFTEN RETURNED.
On a charge of returning from banishment before the expiration of his term, a Chinese was sentenced to twelve months hard labour and Liventy strokes of the birch, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.
The defendant, who was deported for a period of ten yours in 1927, was arrested on a charge of larceny
shuipe.
3.
Effort was made, however, by the American officers to keep the incident aceret. The facts were i brought out in the Chinese Provi-: #fonal Court last Saturday when a White Russian in whose possesijon the maps were found when his house was raided on December 28, testified he had obtained the maps "as a gift," from an unnamed American sailor,
No Prosecution.
EMPIRE AIR MAIL ROUTE.
FROM LONDON TO INDIA IN SIX DAYS.
رم
STARTING IN APRIL. ·
London, Jan. 18.
The Imporiti Airways will open, in April, a five-thousand-miles Empire Mail route which will bring India within six days of Lon- don.
The journey will be made in daily
and slages. Passengers mails leaving London on the morn- ing of the first day by a Hardley Page Napier air liner will fly to Bnale. There they will take trafn under the Alps to Genon, where, on the second day, they will m bark on all-metal flying-boats and cross the Mediterranean to Cairo. That flight will take two days.
The flight heroes the desert, from Cairo to Basra, via Bagdad, will be made on the fourth day, while the journey down the Persian Gulf to Karachi will take the remaining two days.
It is proposed to extend the route across India to Calcutta and then, via Singapore, to Australia.
A branch line from Capetowa will ultimately connect with the main line at Cairo-British Wire- less.
NEW MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
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f Dr. W. V. M. Koch and elected
a member in 1928.
Dr. Tso's Service.
Dr. S. W. Tso, who by reason of his services to the community was created O.B.E, in the King's Birth- As soon as the American author-day Honours last year, is now ties learned of the incident.serving his fourth term as a Mem- Lieutenant Carlson, the intelling ber of the Sanitary Board and of ence officer of the Fourth Regiment the Board of Education, and is of United States Marines and Com- well-known for his activities in mander Grayson of the U.S.S. Gea- both spheres. eral Alava, made an investigation and recovered possession of the mars. But they decided not to prosecute the Russian "on the ground that the maps were of no particular value."
He assisted in founding St. Stephen's College, for Boys and for Girls, and was secretary to the Chinese-committee for raising an Endowment Fund for the Hong- kong University.
Enquiry in local police circles de- Dr. Teo was also the originator of blanketa from a house in Sham-veloped the fact that two While of the Public Vaccination Cam Russians, formerly attached to the paign at Hongkong in 1916-17, Accused admitted both counts. It was discovered from the de- staffs of the White Russian gia- and has rendered valuable assin fendant's record that he was banish-eral-Koltchak and Semeinoff in tance in all subsequent campaigns. exl in 1926 on being arrested for Siberia, had obtained possession of When the Colony was faced with Inrceny. During the beginning of the maps in an unknown manner a serious housing problem before 1926 he disobeyed the order of de- and were negotiating with the Jap- the War, Dr. Tao was associated portation and was sentenced to twe-aneae naval intellingence officers with Sir Kai Ho Kal, in promoting
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strokes of the birch.
The defendant was against sent away from the Colony, but returned almost Immediately afterwards, and, a being brought before the Court, was given another year's im- prisonment with twenty strokes of
the birch.
an their price $600.
Only $100 Offered. After examining the maps the Japanese offered only $400.
But in same way the, local British intelligence officers learned of the negotiations and tipped off On the present charge of return the local police who raided the res- ing from banishment, the defendence of the Ruslans and obtain dant was sentenced to twelve the mage-Chicago Tribune
Correspondent.
months' hard labour and twenty atrokes of the birch. Sentence of three months' was imposed on the lareny court, the terms to run con- currently.
LLOYD GEORGE OFF TO MEDITERRANEAN,
TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS YESTERDAY.
CHINESE WORKER FALLS ON
DRIVING BELT.
Two fatal accidents occurred yesterday, according to reports made to the police.
HOPES TO RECUPERATE
HIS STRENGTIL ⠀ .
A Hunghom, a Chinese oiler, in the course of oiling a crushing London, Jan. 19. Mr. Lloyd George, the Liberal plant, fell on the driving belt and Dame was heavily thrown to the ground, leader, accompanied by
and receiving severe injuries to his Margaret Lloyd
Megan body. The accident occurred at Lady 4.10 p.m. and despite the fact that dered and that the man was rush
George daughters, Mias Lloyd George, and
his
-Scheme.
His appointment to the Coupell will bring the list of public bodles which Dr. Teo Rerves to
on
twenty.
A contemporary this morning drew attention to the lack of ac- commodation in the present Coun ell Chamber for the new members, and we have been informed that a new Council Chamber will be ready within a week or two.
RECEIVING ORDER REFUSED.
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and seizure under "any writ or warrant, of the Supreme Court;" for in that section the term "execution creditor" is confined to the person who is entitled to pro- perty seized under "any writ or warrant of the Supreme Court" a distinguished from a distress warrant,
Carey Evans, left London this every possible assistance was ren- debtor in proceedings in the
morning by the continental boat brain express for Cannes.
From Cannes, they will go dor n Mediterranean cruise.
Mr. Lloyd George stated that he was very much better, and was taking this tip for the purpose of recuperating his strength. He hoped to return to London in about a month's time.-British Wireless.
SIXTY MILES AN HOUR
ON BICYCLE.
NEW WORLD RECORD IN THE MOTOR-PACED CLASS.
I am of opinion, therefore, that seizure under a distress warrant is not an execution against a Court, and, the petitioning creditor ed to the Kowloon Hospital, he having failed to establish either of expired at 6 p.m.
the alleged acts of bankruptcy, The second accident was in that this petition must be dig- Belcher Street, where a Chinese, missed. aged about 50, and having the ap pearance of a shop coolle, slipped the creditor firm, in the street and had the misfor- tune to knock his head on a stone. The blow rendered him selous and he died in the Govern- mont Civil Hospital a few hours after admission.
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£100,000 ROTARY CLUB FOR LONDON,
..SCHEME FOR INTERNA- .. TIONAL HEADQUARTEKS. Individual Rotarians belonging to different nutions have act on foot a movement to provide in London a central club for the ne- Melbourne, Jan, 13.
commodation of resident and visit- San Pedro, Jan. 7. The well-known racing cyclist, Blekemolen, et up a new world Nearly $2,000,000 will be expending Rotarians, both British and
foreign. record to-day when he challenged. ed in reconditioning the liners, Pre-
The proposed club, it is expect- the motor-paced time for five sident Garfield and President
Harrison, the dollar. Line an-ed, will be on the lines of the Au- miles.
nouneed to-day-Associated Press, tomabile Club, and Mr. W. A. Fox Strangways, Becretary of the Rotary Club, of London, stated recently that the cost would pro- The anticyclone la passing into bably be about £100,000. the Pacific Another may be
There are 45 rolarian clubs in forming over NW. China. The London, and though there depression is central to the west business headquarters in Norfolk- of Vladivostock. Moderate mou-street and a secretarial depart soon may be expected over-the ment at the Hotel Cecil, there la
no club accommodation. China.Bca.
The forecast till noon to-morrow
It is proposed to set up an in- :-North-East winds, moderate; ternational committee to decide on
the details of the new scheme.. fine to cloudy.
Elekemolen covered the distance In 4 minutes 39 seconds, an average speed of over sixty miles an hour, enally creating a new mark.
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After walking about with a fractured leg for 17 months, Mrs. Amella Wright, of Grove-road, Bow, was admitted to Bt. Andrew's Hospital, Poplar, where she died from pneumonia.
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