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THE
HONGKONG
PENINSULA HOTEL: "
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL
PEAK HOTEL
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE 1. PALACE HOTEL: MAJESTIC HOTEL
HOTELS
LIMITED.
in association with the Grand Hotel Dos Wagons Lits, Poking.
HOTEL METROPOLE
Central, Convenience, Com- fort, Good Meals & Moderato rates.
HOTEL BOA VISTA, MACAO, Ideal Place for wook ends.
MOTEL METROPOL
KOWLOON HOTEL
KOWLOON.
Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of
Phone Nos,
K. 008 & K, 609.
Mr. & Mrs. H. J. WHITE. Cables "KowLOTEL"
Hongkong.
PALACE HOTEL
Tel. Kowloon No. 3,
Tel. Address :"
PALACE,
UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT. A Beat class Residential and Tourist Hotel with all the conveniences of a lomu.
Bar and Three Billiard Tablon; two in New Billiard Saloon. Moderate Tertan i famílios specially catered for.
Hotel newly renovated.
EUROPE
After dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,
MRS. J. H. ONBERRY,
Proprietres.
Cables:-
"EUROPE"
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.
Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LTD —PENANG
(Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) LARGEST BALLROOM IN THE STRAITS. Overlooking the Sea.
Hot and Cold Running Water.
Highest Quality Catering.
Modern Sanitary System European Chef,
PRODUCTS DIRECT FROM LONDON MARKET. CABLES.-"RUNNYMEDE.” WILLIAM HAROLD PERRY-Manager
THE MAIER DESIGN FOR SHIPS.
A CHANGE IN NAVAL CONSTRUCTION.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1929.
ALTERATIONS AT GOVT. HOUSE.
ACCOMMODATION WILL BE
MUCH IMPROVED.
NEW CONCRETE ROOF.
Extensive repairs and alterations aro being carried out to the ball- room and other rooms in the cast wing of Government House which, when completed, will provide much improved accommodation for public receptions.
It was the original Intention to extend the ballroom eastward, tak- ing in the original verandah there.
BRITISH ELECTION NOMINATIONS.
CONTEST AMONG 1,717.
FOR 608 SEATS.
HUGE SCALE CHALLENGE BY 'LABOUR PARTY.
PREMIER'S BULLDOG.
NULLAH WATER 'FOR FLUSHING.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.
POSITION EXPLAINED.
In reference to enquiries mado regarding the utilisation of nullah water for flushing purposes, we are officially informed that the Sanitary Buard does not recommend to Government for approval the in- London, May 20. stallation of W. C's unless ap Nominations for the General plicants can prove to the satisfac Election closed to-day, the final rotlon of the Board that an indepen- The alterations necessitated the re-burns from the constituencies re-dent and adequate water supply is moval of a portion of the roof, but vealing that there are 1,724 it was discovered that white anta candidates in the field, a figure a now record for had wrought so much havoc to the which sets woodwork that it was decided to British parliamentary elections. construct an entirely new roof. This Probably the number of un- will be of concrete and, will be fat, opposed candidates, soven, is also with a stairway leading to it which a recordage ap diawa will enable visitors to sit out and enjoy the fresh air.
The figures mean that: 1,717 candidate will contest 608 seats,
obtainable. In the City of Victoria and in Kowloon, the water for those purposes is obtained from wells and is pumped to tanks placed on the roof of the building concerned,
The Colony's water supply is not allowed to be used for flushing purposes. Only a few isolated ex- coptions to this rule have been per- publie buildings;, also those on the mitted in cases of hospitals and
The plan now is to extend the ballroom on the south alde, taking and therefors that three-cornered Peak-supply where it is not possible |
will provide a much larger floor. space for dancing. Improvementa involved on the west sido include the demolition of His Excelloney the Governor's private office and the provision of a crush hall at the top of the stairs. On the cast aide, a hew projection will be made, where the dais will be constructed. stead of the one entrance," several new entrances will be made thus facilitating movement to and from the ballroom.
In-
His Excellency's private office will be on the ground floor to the left of the stairway leading to the ballroom and Immediately below his
former room.
ghts will be in the vast majority
Labour's Challenge.
The party strengths in the nominations are as follows:
588 Conservative's: Labour: Liberal: *Communista:
Othors
510
25
31
Fower women have been selected than was earlier expected. The total for all parties is 68, of which number the Conservatives have chosen only'd small proportion.
Unopposed Members. The repairs are much more ex- tensive than were at first planned, Among the unopposed candidates on account of the ravages of white are Captain the Rt. Hon. E. A. ants. It is nearly forty years since Fitzroy, the Speaker; and the Con- the east wing was constructed and servative Member for Daventry; the when the alterations have Been Rt. Hon. T. P. O'Connor, the Na- completed, the accommodation, tionalist Member for the Scotland of Liverpool (the whilst perhaps still not quite ade-Division quate for some of the bigerer fune-"Father" of the House of Com tions, will be very much improved. mons); Commodore H. D. King, Lavatory accommodation on 4 the Conservaive Member for Pad- much larger scale than hitherto is dington; and Colonel T. Sinclair, also being provided.
the Conservative Member for Bel His Excellency the Governor re-fast Univeralty.
repairs it will not be possible to hold,
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grets la announce that owing to the Mr. D'Connor, Commodore King, the usual reception at Government and Colonel Sinclair were unoppos- House on the occasion of Hin Ma-ed at the 1924 election. jesty's birthday next month. His Excellency hopes, however, to hold a reception later in the year when reconstruction work at Government Kouso has been completed,
SIR HENRY POLLOCK ROBBED.
BURGLAR WHO "FISHED" FOR
Majority of One.
for which an additional charge is made.
Houses on the Intermediate levels where the flush system is in- stalled obtain their supply from nullahs.
On the northern side of the, is- land of Hongkong there are 54 nullahs from which water is ob- tained, through some 150 intako connexions, to supply houses or blocks of houses where W. C. In- stallations exist, and in some cases the water is utilised for swimming pools, returning again into the hullah to be later used for flushing purposes.
On the southern side of the island, there are 64 nullahs with Intake connexions utilised for simi- lar purposes,
The gaugings of these nullahs aro carefully taken before additional intakes are permitted, as in time of drought their capacity is severely. taxed,
A VITAL PROBLEM OF THE WORLD TO-DAY!
Why
DO
GIRLS LEAVE
HOME
"THE PORT OF MISSING GIRLS"
A
THROBBING, VIRILE DRAMA!
A Sensational photoplay showing the pitfalls and of the modern perils flapper! -Water for the usual cleansing of
Chinese tenement houses is obtained from a well at the Western Market except in the Eastern District where not more than 2,500 gallon a week are used.
Sen-water and water from nullahs is used for side-channel flushing and none is drawn from the mains for this purpose.
FENG YU-HSIANG'S FIRST BLOW.
(Continued from Page 1.).
The Government has at present a majority of one in the now House of Commons. This is the result of the complete list of seven un- opposed returns, consisting of four Conservatives and three Irish Nationalists. In the General Elec- the campaign on the Eastern tion of. 1924, there were thirty-two
Front, and General Shek Yau- unopposed nominations, out of 1,428 candidates for the 615 seats, sham will have charge of the
campaign on the Northern Front. While political headquarters in Tunkwan will be the Kuomin- London were carefully examining chun military headquarters and the list of candidates from all Feng Yu-hsiang will return there The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock has over the country, the Prime Minis- after an inspection of the Loyong lost a table fun over the holidays. ter, Mr. Stanley Baldwin was at troops. It is believed that Feng It was stolen from his chambers Blackpool, where the famous Lanca- will launch his first attack in the in Princes Building, and the thief hire holiday-resort was offered direction of Shantung, in an effort evidently exhibited great inge-something new in the way of to cut the Tientsin-Pukow Rail- nuity. His identity is not known, holiday excitement. but investigations are being made by the police.
TABLE FAN.
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Investigations so far mnde show that while the offices were closed during the holidays, the thief gained access to the room above Sir Henry Pollock's cham bers, and, after removing a couple of the flooring boards, became the "complete angler." With a hock en a piece of string, he fished for anything that would "bite" on Sir Henry's table. His only "bite" apparently was a table fan, valued at $20.
The thief was apparently, very dissatisfied with his catch, leav ing behind the "fishing" apparatus for which he would seem to have no further use.
The
Whitsun Holiday Specch..
way.
When fighting on a large scale will break out no-one seems very
A hundred thousand Whitsuntide certain. It is probable that Feng excursionists were greeted by ale waiting for Chlang to make the wireless election speech by the first move, while Chiang is wait- Premier, who spoke to a crowdeding to test the strength of his visible audience in a theatre, from alignments. which, a network of wires extended across the promenade and linked "p with dozens of loud speakers
on the Bards.
The beaches were packed with care-free listeners; and Mr. Bald- win took the opportunity of refer- ring to the greatly improved rela
employers and tions between workers sinco the War.
Gift to Premier.
ELOPED COUPLE TO MARRY AGAIN.
SECOND CEREMONY IN ENGLAND.
London, Apr. 25, It is understood that Mr. and loss of the fan was dis- He said he believed that the Mrs. Hector Mappin, the Cam- Gretna covered by Sir Henry's office boy, present methods of co-or ration bridge undergraudate and his girl who was at a loss to understand would become much closer, and bride, who eloped to the nature of the burglary until that unemployment was beginning Green, will go through another he noticed the missing boards into fall. Even the most depressed deep sea steam trawlers which he- the ceiling.
haved splendidly on their maiden voyages, Crave doubts had been ex-
marriage ceremony in England,
Yesterday was spent in family consultation at Windermere be- tween the bridal couple and their the previous night.
pressed regarding the way in which DAVIS CUP CONTESTS, regaining her pre-war prosperity mothers, who had arrived there|
DENMARK QUALIFY FOR
THIRD ROUND.
Copenhagen, May 20.
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industries in Great Britain were showing signs of Improvement, and the prospects of the country
the new ship's design would answer
were.brighening.
It is expected that Mr. and Mrs. the helm but this has proved to be
When Mr. Baldwin sat down Mappin,, with Mrs. Ridadel, the really remarkable. The ship an
after his address, which reached bride's mother, and Karrine, her The endeavours of all naval ar-swers the helm at all speeds equally
thousands of cotton mill operatives chitecte have as their object the re- well in a calm or a rough eca and
who had gone to Blackpool for year-old sister, will return
homo to-day, duction of the ship's resistance. irrespective of the angle to the
the day, a woman, presented him
Yesterday the advice. The problem cume particularly to sea at which the ship is steaming.
with 2 fine bull-dog, which sought of the Rev. Euston Nurse, the fore in recent timea in connex- The steadiness of the course was ex- In the second round of the Davis took to its new master kindly. the rector of Windermere, and don with the intest ships. It is a cellent. With a 5-6 wind the head Cup Competition, Denmark to-day Reuter.
the legal adviser to the Arch- question of constructing the new seas were sprayed off the bows like defeated Greece by four matches
bishop of Canterbury, will prób-· shipe in such a way as to obtain a vell and thrown aside. The pitch-to one, and qualified to meet Czecho- the highest possible.spoed with the ing movements of the ship romain Slovakia in the next round,
ably be consulted in London on least possible expenditure of engine ed gentle and agreeable throughout,
the effect of the Gretna Green At Havana, in the American Zone power. The essential point may be The loss of speed due to the waves content, Cuba eliminated Mexico
marriage.. summarized by stating that the was consequently fat less than in from the Davis Cup-Router. surface washed by the water is less the case of a normal ship.
On her maiden voyage the steam-' than in the case of a normal ship.. The stream lines of the water aleng er Welasenfels" had to contend the body of the ship are also short with a strong 7-9 north-west wind ened in comparison with "normal and on this occasion the loss of construction, The layman will speed was only half of what it also easily understand that this would have been in the case of a reduces the surface friction and normal ship. consequently the ship's resistance.
CHINA FAMINE
RELIEF
BRITISH VIEWS ON CHINA WAR.
"APPREHENSION AROUSED BY NEW OUTBREAK.
London, May 21.
In an editorial this morning, the
The Mafer ship design has thus U.S. RED CROSS COMMITTEE Times says that disappointment will This Mater design has already fulfilled all expectations on its first been adopted in the case of a large adoption in practice and it may number of ships up to 12,000 tons he hoped with assurance that the under construction in Bremen, The large ships which follow will be first of them to be completed were satisfactory in any way...
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Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PAY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.
Mr. Hector Mappin and his father are also to discuss with the Cambridge University authorities the bridegroom-undergraduate's changed position.
FAIR TO SHOWERY.
INVESTIGATION.
be general in Britain and wherever
The Observatory reports that else it was hoped and believed that pressure is highest to the east of Washington, May 20.. A special committee appointed Republican China had emerged North.Japan and relatively low over. China generaly, A depression fo by the American Red Cross Society from the confusions of civil war. is sulling from Vancouver on May action may be, the prospect of a re- and Yep. The forecast till noon to- However justifiable Nanking's indicated 1)tween the Pefew Inlands 80th to survey the situation re- sulting from the famine in China.newal of civil war on a wide scale morrow fat South winds, moder
moet arouse apprehensionReuter. Fate: fair to showery,
-Reuter.
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