12
THE
HONGKONG
PENINSULA HOTEL:
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTELI
[PEAK HOTEL
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL: MAJESTIC HOTEL,
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Poking.
HOTEL METROPOLE
Contral, Convenience, Com- ·
fort, Good Meale & Modorate ratus:
HOTEL BOA VISTA, MACÃO. Likel Pinar for werk onda,
MOTEL METROPOLI
KOWLOON HOTEL
́ KOWLOON.
Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of
Phone Nos,
K. 68 & K. 609.
Mr. & Mrs. H. J. WHITE.
Cables KoWLOTEL
Hangkong.
PALACE HOTEL.
Tel. Kowloon Na. 3,
Tel Addres
UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.
PALAUK
A fest class Residential and Touziet Hotel with all the conventchees of a Home.
Bar and Gre Billiard Table; twin Now Billiard Saloon. Moderate Term': Cärmises apprimily enteral to
Hotel howly renovated,
EUROPE
After dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
MRS, J. H. ONBERRY,
Proprietres
Ji
Cables:-
"EUROPE"
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.
Arthur E. Odoll. Managing-Director.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
KOWLOON TRAFFIC)
OFFENCES.
CHAUFFEUR WHO "CUT" NATHAN ROAD CORKER.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1929.
BENCH ANSWERS CRITICISMS.
IN SIGHT.
DUCHESS OF BEDFORD'S TRIP
TO INDIA & BACK.
I
A GREAT AIR FEAT A FLAMING ROMANCE OF JAVA!
a setting of savage tropical beauty, you see an amazing love triangle-a tale tense and throbbing, rising to a smashing climax in the unforgettable tiger-hunt scenes!
(Continued from Page 1.)
various possibilities, come to the conclusion that it was an unavoid able accident. He agreed, how. NEW LICENCE GROUSE,ever, that both cars were not on
their proper side of the rond, but DUE CROYDON TO-DAY. that each was encroaching the other side.
Mr. H. G. Howard, of the Hengkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., appeared as the complainant before, Mr, T. S. the Kowloon Whyte Smith, at Magistracy this morning, against the driver of a China Light and who was Power Co. motor car, charged with falling to keep. lo his proper side of the road, on turning the corner from Mody Road into Nathan Road.
"
,
His Worship was of the opinion that this was an admission of the fourth possibility which he pro- pounded rather than the third possibility suggested by Mr. Lo.
Case Dismissed.
In his decision, Mr. Hamilton and that while he was perfectly atisfied that Mr. Muckichan was According to Mr. Howard, whin, certain of what he said was correct, together with a friend, was in a when he said that liis car was hug- the glug the roadside and that Mr. Teu's rleksha in Mody Road 0 afternoon of July 9, the defendant, was well on the wrong side of the on turning into Nathan Road, rond, still he (his Worship) could not reconcile that evidence with the "cut" the corner and caused rieksha In Nathan Road to rusosition of the cars and the damage into the kerb to avoid an accident done. Without making & distine- If the roolie had not swerved to tion as to who was more at fault, the gutter, he would undoubtedly his Worship said he would diamiss have gone under the defendant's the summons, ╩* : 1,
The defendant admitted the
London, Aug. 8, The Duchess of Bedford and Captain C, D. Bayard, who are atempting to fly from England to India and back in seven days, are
aw within striking distance, so to speak. of this most remarkable feat.
They are now flying from Aleppo in Syria, to Sofia, Bulgaria, and they will take off from Sofin on non-stop fight to Croydon which they expect to reach to-morrow at about five o'clock in the afternoon.
If the Duchess, who is over 60 years of age, uchieves her ambition, he will have created a new record for the return flight to India as well as a now record for the homeward journey:
The record for the outward jour- ney is held by the R.A.. long-dis- tance machine, the Fatrey tono plane, which did the trip non-stop in fifty hours. The Duchess left last, and she arrived at Karachi on Monday, commencing the return Journey on the following morning.}
charge and said that his brakes LLOYD ROYAL BELGE, Lympne, Kent, for India on Friday had broken. He had apologised to Mr. Howard for the incident,,
*
Mr. Howard remarked that the efendant did not stop after the incident, but drove 10 the China Light, and Power Company's ofler, where witness later saw the driver.
FIRST STEAMER DUE HERE
NEXT MONTH.
In connexion with the recent an- nouncement by Reuter of the in- His Worship imposed a fine oftention of the Lloyd Royal Belge
to establish a monthly service from! $20.
the Continent to the Far East, it Two Charges."
will unbiless interest merchants Charges of failing to produce to learn that the first steamer, the! his licence and of causing an ob- | “Cawasier," sailed from Antwerp struction in Peking Road, outside on 4th instant and is expected to the Star Theatre, were brought | arrive in Hongkong about. 11th against Mr. K. S. Berbage, who piox. admitted the first count, but denied obstruction,
The Bank Line, Limited, have been appointed General Eastern Agents, while the interests of the line in Canton will be in the hands of Messrs Stemssen & Co. All ves sels will proceed to Pacific Const and cargo will be accepted for Van that the machine was in the gat-couver, Seattle, Portland, ele, from
ports of call in the Orient,
Sergeant Serin gave evidence of Kading the defendant's motor eyele parked outside the Star Theatre on the north side of the road, but admitted cross-examination
ter.
الت
The defendant pointed out that it. was permissible to park eyeles on the south side of the rout, but said that on account of the slope he had on this occasion left his machine on the north side,
Surgeant Serim pointed out that the eyele haut been immediately opposite the Emergency Exit of The theatre.
His Worship said that he never held that the prosecution had to prove actual obstruction, so in the present case he would convict un a technical
obstruction. JU might be, continued his Worship, more than a technical obstruction, for, as the Sergeant had said, the machine was outside the Emer gency Exit.
i
The Lloyd Royal Belge, as its name implies, is a Belgian Company and owns some 22 steamers aggre- pating about 110,000 tona gross.
*
NEW NY.K. MOTOR LINER.
ASAMA MARU DOES WELL
ON, HER TRIALS.
They are dying in a giant mono- plane named the "Spider" with a range of well over 2,000 infles.-- British Wireless.
HIGH SINO-SOVIET TENSION,
(Continued from Page 1)
The Russians made a hasty exit, and a minor explosion occurred only damaging a small portion of the truck, which' was repaired on the game day.
Another party of Russians dug up the Pallway track north-west of Tsitsikar, on the C.E.R. and but for the timely discovery by Chinese officials on the Line the express on Tuesday afternoon would cer tainly have met with an accident.
10
The Manchurian Government's ) Intelligence Department has been informed the activities Chinese territory of a number of organised Russian plain-clothes troope who are engaged in creating Itrouble on the CER.
While Russians?
A forelæn report suggests that the White Russians were respon-, sible for tur-railway ineidouts dir The N.Y.K. newly-built motur object being to inflame Chius into] atramer Asama Maru, of 22,000 war with the Sóviel. tons, the first of a series of three
In the opinion of the Chinese large palatial passenger Liners management of the C.E.R. at Har ordered for the Orient-Cali-
bin, the damage done is the work furnik Service. WIN rrently of discontented Soviet nemler's of put through her official trials at the C.ER.
The Chineze oficials Nagasaki, attaining the excellent are now enlisting Chinese workers. speed of 21 kuots per hour, which to replace the Russian workera His Worship said the defendants almost a record for Diesel and engine-drivers, must not talk on that.
The defondant replied that the Emergency Exit was not used: nobody hud come out of it.
On the abstraction charge, his Worship registered a caution.
Licence Grumbles. Rezerting to the other emat, his Winship asked the size of the licence and femarked that he heard prople grumbling a lot about the new motor ear licences.
The defendant informed his Worship that the Tralic Ofire Tormerly Issued covers with a
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LT-PENANG ||piece of paper inside and it was
(Incorporated in the Straite Settlements,
"
LARGEST BALLROOM IN THE STRAITS.
Overlooking the Sea.
Hot and Cold Running Water.
Highest Quality Catering.
Modern Sanitary System European Che1.
PRODUCTS DIRECT FROM LONDON MARKET, CABLES.RUNNYMEDE." WILLIAM HAROLD PERRY-MADAker
An
Overflow
H
of
I
Enjoyment.
Every Boffle
MITSUI
BUSSAN
KAISHA, L. Nola Agania. Hongkong.
B
R
Printed sud Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong,
a
possible for the paper to be taken out. The defendant said! that a man usually carried pocket book or tolero pouch, and if he had to carry his licence, as)
coolle to well he would need a carry the things for him.
His Worship said the licence was. not a large us a tobacco pouch.
The defendant replied that he did not propose to leave his tabacco pouch at home and carry the Hence unless it became too expensive.
enginos,
This magnificent vessel, carry- ing, the most luxurious and up-to- date equipment, will make her maiden voyage from Japan to California in September.
She will come to Hongkong on the 3rd December and sail on the 11th on her first voyage from: Hongkong.
VANDAL IN EMPTY HOUSE.
PRISON FOR STEALING ·
FITTINGS.
On a charye, of larceny of a quantity of electric fillings from No. 187, Warung Street a Chin- ese was sentenced to three months' hard labour is Mr. P. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistraes this morning.
The defendant was fined $5. It was stated that the defendant On a charge of causing uni was found reshoving the fittings obstruction in Bankow Road from an unorempied house.. opposite the Star Theatre, Mr. G. F. Komor was fined $3.
His Worship remarked that the defendant was not even in the right rond. In the last case the defendant had nearly complied with the regulations.
THE RUSSIAN CULT?
MAN WHO REFUSED OFFER OF HAIR-CUT.
}
BRITAIN FIGHTING LONE BATTLE.
(Continued from Page 1)
tion, declared that the reconstrue- tion of Europe needed nobility of 'conference's soul, therefore the acceptance of, the whole Young Plan was essential-Reuter.
French Criticism.
Paris, Aug. K "Brutal" is the epithet which the French papers apply to Mr. Snowden's attack on the Young Pla
They fear he will wreck the conference.
The Petit Parisien says the group of nations supporting the Young Plan has become consolf. dated, and it is no longer possible for Mr. Snowden to enlist their support-Reuter,
German View.
Berlin, Aug. 8.
On production of the defen-
The papers are most apprecia- dant'e criminal record it was found that he had been Senteured to tive of Mr. Snowden's overt and sen days for larceny in 1927 resolute stand, though they de- and one month in May last, for clare Germany in disinterested. unlawful possession.
SIX WEEKS FOR TWO EGGS.
:
DEFENDANT HELD TO BE BAD CHARACTER.
Two eggs were the subject of the charge when a Chinese appeared before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-
ing.
Solicitude was expressed by the Bench for a mu, who, charged with the possession of seditious pamphlets on "Red Thursday," ap- peared in Court this morning with shork of hair which made it ap parent that the owner had lacked the attention of a barber for some. weeks,
Mr. Humilion directed his in-fendant hand a previous conviction, terpreter to enquire of the prisoner if he needed a hair-cut.
Surprised by the question, the man nevertheless returned an emphatic refusal. He was formal-
y remanded for a week.
Henter.
SINO-JAPANESE QUESTIONS.
MR. YOSHIZAWA NOW IN SHANGHAL
o'clock.
Shanghai, Aug. 8. The Japanese Minister, Mr. Yoshizawa, returned from Tokyo this afternoon at three He will stay for a few days to interview a number of prominent National Government, oficials be fore proceeding for Peking, le tald interviewera that formal nego- tiations for the revision of the Sino-Japanese Commercial Treaty will take place in the near future.
Dr. C. T. Wang also arrived, tu) His Worship sentenced the de-Shanghai to-day. He is to hold! fendant to six weeks hard labour. one meeting with Mr. Yoshizawa
His Worship said he could not have regarded it as a very serious theft, but for the fact that the de- and was evidently a bad character. He was sentenced to ten days' hard Inbour on July 29-and had only just come out of prison.*.
From the story by
JOHN COLTON
author of
THE SHANGHAI GESTURE
and co-author of
"RAIN"
GRETA CARBO Wild Orchids
With
LEWIS STONE NILS ASTHER ROMANTIC!
AT THE
THRILLING!
FASCINATING!
-Also-
LATEST M. G. M. NEWS
TO-DAY& TO-MORROW
QUEEN'S At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
A COMEDY-DRAMA OF THE PRIZE RING!
A Lively story of love and athletics told with startling flashes of humour against the colourful background of Continental life.
THE
BOXER BRIDE
AT THE
With
XENIA DESNI
WORLD
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
At 5,15 and 9.20 Only.
2.30 & 7 15, Chinese Pic ure, "R morse"
RED
AT THE
JPS
TAKE A COURSE OF COLLEGE ROMANCE
with
MARIAN NIXON
and:
CHARLES ROGERS
-in a delightful.
story of modern youth!
TO-DAY At 5.30 89.20.
STAR ·TO-MORROW "At 2.30, 5.30 89.20,