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THE
HONGKONG
PENINSULA HOTEL:
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL:
(PEAK HOTEL.
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR, HOUSE: PALACE HOTELI MAJESTIC HOTEL.
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Láta, Paking.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, 'all Bed Rooms newly renovated and fustalled with Box Spring Boda, Hot and Cold
Water, mimo Telephone.
Telephone C.87E
HOTELS OF
-J, HL,"WITCHELL, Manager.
DISTINCTION
METROPOLE-SAVOY-BOA VISTA
KOWLOON HOTEL
KOWLOON.
Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of MR. & MRS. H. J WHITE.
Phone Nos.
K, 808 & K. 609.
Cables
+
KOWLOTEL" Hongkong,
PALACE HOTEL.
Tel. Kowloon No. 3,
Tol. Adress:" UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.
A first-class Residential and Tourist Hotel with all the conveniences
of a Home.
Bar and three Biliard Tables; two in New Billiard Saloon, Moderate Terms: families specially catered for.
Hotel newly renovated,
EUROPE
After.dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
THE
MRS. J. H. OXBERRY,
Proprietress.
Cables:-
"EUROPE”.
Singapore,
HOTEL
SINGAPORE
Grill
EUROPE HOTEL LTD.
Arthur E. Odoll, Managing Director.
1.
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LTD-PENANG
(Incorporated in the Straits Settlements,)
LARGEST BALLROOM IN THE STRAITS. Overlooking the Sea.
Hot and Gold Running Water,
Highost Quality datering.
Modern Sanitary System, European Chef.
PRODUCTS DIRECT FROM LONDON MARKET.
CABLES.—"RUNNYMEDE."
WILLIAM HAROLD PERRY-Maongar
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 PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and S Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Houskong.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1929.
CAPITAL AIRPORT |U:S. ADHERENCE TO
ACHIEVEMENT.
AUTOMATIC FLOOD LIGHTING DEMONSTRATED.
U.S. AND MR. TELEVOX.
New York, Feb. 19.
An extremely valuable device for
WORLD COURT.
IMPORTANT NOTE ISSUED BY MR. KELLOGG.
POLITICAL CRISIS DOWN UNDER.
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FACING DEFEAT?.
LEADING OBSTACLES. PAYMENTS TO STATES.
Washington, Feb. 19.
Canberra, Feb. 19.
Mr. Kellogg, the Secretary of It seems clear that Australia is the aid of aircraft, made possibleState, has handed to the diplama now entering upon the biggest by the combination of two recent tie representatives of all Powers Inventions was effectively demon- signatory to the World Court Pro-political erials since Mr. Hughes strated at the Newark airport in tocol, a Note intimating that the went out of office in 1920.
United States fa willing to become New Jersey this evening.
a Member of the Court of Inter- In response to the sound of a national Justice at the Hague pro- siren from an approaching sero-vided a formula can be discovered plane, the vast landing ground was for safeguarding the interests of automatically flooded with light the United States and overcoming from a 24,000,000 candle-power the obstacle of the fifth American
| electric beacon:
This was accomplished without aid of any kind by the ground staff. The test was repeated with com- plete success from various direc- tions and altitudes by the same pilot and the same machine,
It was afterwards disclosed to journalists invited to witness the demonstration that the experiments were carried on by means of the sound sensitive device which is a vital portion of the internal me chanism of "Mr. Televox," the famous mechanical man, or robot, manufactured by the Westinghouse Bectric Company.
The application of the principle to other machinery seems & likely development. Reuter's American
Service.
MORE CONCEALMENTS OF SMALL-POX.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY BAD.
CASE,
Further cases of concealment of small, pox were mentioned at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when the occupiers of two houses, in Reclamation Street were each fined $50 by Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith for failing to notify the outbreak to the medical officer or the nearest Police Station.
vaccinator.
reservation A
The Government, which only avoided defent over the recent ar bitration award discussion by, the casting vote of the Speaker, is now threatened with defeat on the Fin- ancial Agreement. Bill.
The fifth reservation stipulated This in a Government measure that the World Court shall not which aims at finally, eliminating without the consent of the United States, entertain any request for the system of per capita payments advisory opinion touching any dis- to the States of the Commdawealth, pute or question in which the United States is interested.
Unofficial circles in Washington, on learning of Mr. Kellogg's Note, express the opinion that it la not unlikely that the impending con- ference of international jurista at Geneva on amendments of the statutes of the International Court may discover a formula to be in- corporated in the revised Statutes which wül adequately cover the reservation made by the Senate of the United States-Renter's American Service. J
LEAGUE WIRELESS
EXPERIMENTS.
TRIALS TO AMERICA, JAPAN | AND AUSTRALIA..
Washington, Feb. 19, The Secretariat of the League of Nations has informed the Federal Radio Commission that it will con- duct short-wave broadcasting trials in March to the United States, South America, Japan and Austra Ha..
League speeches will be broadcast to the United States and South Amerian, on March 12th, 19th, and Sanitary. Inspector Ecceshall 26th, In English, French and Span said that the cases were discover-ish for one hour; to Japan on
the public ed by
March 13th, 20th, and 27th, in When the house was visited one Japanese for half-an-hour; and to of the patients was found to be Australia on March 14th, 21st, and 28th, th English for half-an-hour. In a badly advanced stage. In The League wireless station view of the fact that there were three patients on the same floor the medical officer took a serious view of the case.
ARMED ROBBERY.
MARRIED WOMAN WHO WAS GAGGED.
Late last night, the police receiv- ed a report that an armed robbery had occurred at No. 529, Lalchikok
Road, a married woman named Sze Ting, who lives on the ground floor, being the victim.
PCLL Uses a short-wave of 18.4 metres with a power of 25 kilowatts,
Reuter,
HANKOW BOYCOTT
POSITION."
JAPANESE MARINES REPLACE POLICE.
The Labour Members of Parlia ment are voting solidly in favour of the restoration of payments. The defeat of the Government on this measure, which is regarded by Mr. Bruce as all-important, would mean the immediate resignation of the Bruce Cabinet, and the formation of Ministry by Mr. Scullin, the La- bour leader.
As-it is equally obvious that a Labour Government could not last, a Gepenal Election would follow.
The Government is striving to avoid defent,, but political circlus are pessimistic.-Reuter,
NEW TERRITORIES THEFT.
VILLAGER GETS THREE MONTHS.
"
Taim Kun-tae, a native of .Ping Chau Lo village, in the New, Ter ritories, was on Monday sentencod by the District Court at Talpo to three months' hard labour for steal- ing money and jewellery amounting to $40 in value from a woman named Lam Yee-mui, living in the same village.
The woman complained that the accused, whom she know by sight, visited her house, and, pretending that he was sent by the police to look for contraband, searched her belongings, eventually leaving with $20, and a pair of silver bangles.
REPARATION EXPERTS!
CONFER.
SCHEME FOR ORGANISING SUB-COMMITTEES.
London, Feb. 19. Hankow, Feb. 19.
At its meeting' in Paris this All Japanese police formerly on patrol duty at the strategic points Reparations received certain sug morning, the Experts Cmmittee on leading to the Japanese Conces- sion were replaced on Sunday by gestions from Sir Josiah Stamp Police officers who called at the Japanese marines,
and Dr. Schacht, the British and house to make enquiries, after the The Japanese Consul at Hun- German members, who were re- robbery, were informed that three bow has again urged the Chinese quested by the Committee to con- men entered the place and threaten-authorities to order the cessation
tinue with the assistanc of ed the woman with a dagger of the strike and to negotiate for Savitch (Italy) and Guit (Bel- Messrs. Parmentier (Franco). After binding her and thrusting the settlement of the incident in gag into her mouth, they went which a Chinese coolie was killed gium) their investigations into Through her belongings, eventually in a malor misluup.
the best means of organising sub- (leaving with, money and jewellery The Chinese have 'so far not re-examination of complex questions committees for the special amounting to $70 in value.
plied to the note.
on the agenda.-British Wirelens.
A woman who moved into the floor only two days prior to the robbery is suspected of being an accomplice. It is stated that she was seen to admit the men and that she disappeared from the house after the robbery.
ICE WAVE TRAGEDIES ON CONTINENT.
PARIS ASPHYXIATIONS DUE
TO FROZEN PIPE.·
Paris, Feb. 19.
CUSTOMS OFFICE FOR DAIREN?
SUGGESTION NOW BEING CONSIDERED.
Shanghai, Feb. 19.
To facilitate the collection of Chinese Customs duties, General Chang Hauch-liang, head of the Manchurian Government, has wired to the Nanking Ministries of Finance and. Foreign Affairs suggesting the formation of a The escape of gas which enused Chinese Customs office and the ap- the deaths of eleven persons sleep-pointment of
a Chinese Customs ing in a night-shelter last evening, Superintendant in Dairen, was due to the bursting of a gas It is understood that Mr. T. V. pipe by frost.
Soong and Dr. C. T. Wang are con
GENERAL PEI STILL INDISPOSED.
AGAIN ENTERS GERMAN
HOSPITAL .!
Peking, Feb. 19. General Pel Chung-hsi, one of the "Big Four" of the Kwangal Clique, who some time ago tendered: his re- signation on account of bad health, has again entered the German Hos. pital here..
Yesterday, General Li Chung-yen of Hankow wired to General Pel requesting him to return to Hupch to direct the demobilisation of the superfluous troops in the Fourth Nationalist Army Corps, but It fa plied rejecting the Invitation.
It in learned from Prague that templating neceding to the pro-understood that General Pel, has re-
as the result of the cold wave, the posat, mortality for the half of February has been practically double the nor mal. The mortuaries are over- flowing and the crematorium is A working overtime.-Router,
BRITISH TENNIS 'INNOVATION.
Among the passengers leaving for Home on the s.8. Sarpedon to- day are Mrs. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Guy, Mrs. F. A. Mackintosh,
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL. RANKING LISTS FOR PLAYERS Mr. J. H. Dobble, Mrs. M. M.
COWDENBEATH SURPRISE
ST. MIRREN,
OF BOTH SEXES.
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Dutton, Mr. P. A. Dixon, Mг, D. Lyon, Mr. Eric Grimble, Mrs. H. London, Feb. 19. R. B. Hancock, Miss Hancock, Mr. Following the practice that hus and Mrs. P. Drummond, Mr. L. G. long been in vogue in the American S. Dodwell and Mr. F. J. Abbott. governing body, the English Lawn Tennis Association has decided to Institute ranking lists for both Cinema-goers should note that the first evening. performance at The first Hista will be issued at the Star Theatre will, as from to the class of the forthcoming season, day, commence daily at 5.30 p.m. The LT.A. has also resolved that instead of 5.16: The change has Another Scottish League match in future gold medals will be award-been made in order that office peo- between Glasgow Celtic and Hamiled to all ladies representing Great ple may have ample time to cross ton Academicals resulted in a win Britain in the Wightman Cup the harbour. Other performances for the Celtic by 3-0.-Reuter. matches against America.-Reuter, as usual.
London, Feb. 19, Cowdenbeath effected one of the biggest surprises of the season, in the Scottish League, visiting St. Mirren and scoring a capital vic- tory by four goals to orie
dexes.
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WITH
THE STARS OF "FLESH AND THE DEVIL" IN A DRAMA THAT WILL SWEEP YOU OFF YOUR FEET!
in
LOVE
STERING
GRETA GARBO JOHN GILBERT
And a superlative cast of players!
SUCH LOVE SCENES AS
'THE SCREEN HAS
SELDOM WITNESSED!
AN
·EDMUND GOULDING PRODUCTION
BASED ON “ANNA KARENINA,”- LYOF N. TOLSTOI'S FAMOUS STORY
AT THE
QUEEN'S
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-as a superb
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AT THE
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· TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
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-but at the game
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a perfect duffer!
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AT THE
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Spring lever
· With
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TO-DAY and TO-MORROW
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Ca---9.15.