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HONGKONG
PENINSULA HOTEL:
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL:
(PEAK HOTEL
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL: HAJESTIC HOTEL
HOTELS
LIMITED.
in autoelation with the Grand Hotel
Dos Wagons Lits, Poking.
Hotel SAVOY
The Newest and Finest
Hostelry in THE Colony
Convenient ... Cosmopolitan
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1929.
TYPHOON SCENES ON THE WATERFRONT.
GILBERT'S FINEST ROLE
-since.
THE BIG PARADE"
An imprisoned gangster flnds there are four walls in life" still stronger. How he crashes through them and finds" himself makes a truly thrill-
Ing story!
An unusual view of the Central Praya taken during the height of yesterday's storm.
(Photà: Men Cheung).
KOWLOON HOTEL
KOWLOON.
Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of
Phone Nos.
K. 608 & K. 609.
Mr. & Mrs. H. J. WHITE.
Cables KowLOTEL"
Hongkong,
PALACE HOTEL.
Tel. Kowloon No.3
UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANA, EMENT.
A frst clans Residential and. Pauriet Hotel withal the conveniences
of a lione.
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Bar and three Billard Tables; two in New Billiurd Salonu. Moderate Torine: families apncially catered for.
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Hotel newly renovated.
MRS, J. HOXHERRY,
EUROPE
After dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
OUTLOOK.
U.S. AIR DISASTER SEQUEL.
&
JOHN GILBERT
Toll Adderen
PALACE.
This pleture gives an excellent impression of the damage wreaked at the Steamboat Company's Canton wharf. (Photo: Mee Cheung).
'CANTON FINANCE
Proprietrea
THE AUSTRALIAN BUDGET.
MILLIONAIRE MAGNATE SUED FOR DAMAGES,
IMPORTANT NEW TAXATION PROPOSED.
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Sydney, Aug. 22.
Cables:-
** EUROPE "
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.
Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.
REVENUES BEING REMITTED TO NANKING.
LOAN LIQUIDATION.
Cautan, Aug. 22.
OVERLOADED PLANE? EMPIRE PREFERENCE.
Jersey City, Aug. 22.
Since: the situation of Kwang-| A terrible tir disuster In Introducing the Budget in the tang Province has become normal, September, 1927, when seven per-House of Representatives to-day. the Commissioner of Finance, Mr. sons were killed and fire badly the Commonwealth Treasurer ex-1 Fan Kee-moo, is planning to ie-injured, had a sequel to-day when plained that the deficit for the year habilitate the financial problemas a series of suits for damages, 1928-29 was partly due to the fall- which have arisen since the settle-totalling approximately £350,000,- ing off of customs and excise re- ment of the war betwen the. Two 000 were filed at the Supreme ceipts. Kwang provinces, such as the pay-Court, Jersey City, ment of provincial loans after the deduction of the army expwudi- ture. which is now reduced | $2,500,000.
When the Finance, Minister, Mr. T. V. Soong, was in Canton last
Ile proposed to meet the position by introducing new revenue duties, There were twelve persons in a including a ten per cent. increase large passenger aeroplane when in the tax on incomes exceding £2,- it crashed out of control In New 000, while an amusement tax con- Brunswick, two years ago on templated was estimated to bring in
an additional £600,000. September 17th.
The Treasurer sald the Govern- will be remembered that he The plaintiffs in the action are ment was anxious that action to affeeted an understanding with the the injured passengers and depon- reduce Imperial preference should Provincial Government for the
separation of provincial and
oational revenue. Under the hending of National Kevennes such taxes as likin, opium, sugar,j ete,, have been entrusted to thei
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LED-PENANG | Commissioner of Finance for tid-
(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
A
lection.
The revenues collected during! the mouth of July have been re- mitted to the National Treasury, [accompanied with a request to thei Minister of Finance to liquidate} the logns contracted by the Provin-f cial Treasurer, and it is reported} that this request has been acceded) to by the Ministry which has sent) an order for payment to the Pro- vincial Treasury for the selllement) of the Forestoing loans.
The receipts of the National re-i venues for July are as follows:-- Likin, $263,127.92: opium, $67,- 214; explosives monopoly, $17,211.-] 91,--Couton Neien Agency.
BORDER RAIDS IN MANCHURIA,
J
LATEST DISARMAMENT PROPOSAL.
Small British Cruisers for "Police Work,”
AMERICAN CONCESSION?
Washington, Aug, 22.
A solution of the Anglo- American naval disarmament problem is being considered, ac- cording to latest reports.
The suggested plan is that the United States and Britain shall have parity on 10,000-ton cruisers, but that Britain be allowed to maintain a large number of small cruisers for "police duty" in connexion with The Colonies.-Renter'a Ameri. ean Service.
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dents of those who lost their lives, Including the widows of the pilot con-and the mechanic.
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Sabotage on the C.ER. tinues. Two locomotives' were; wrecked and four persons, includ-
be postponed pending an Imperial : Conference, the convocation of which was urgently desired. He also said that the Imperial Govern- ment should make every effort to retain the Dawes Plan as the basis of reparations_distribution. The new revenue duties are ex- pected to produce £2,750,000.
The duty on foreign silk plece. goods will be raised from twenty to thirty per cent.; while the duty on artificiat ilk goods will be al- tered, to twenty-five per cent. for British goods and thirty-five per cent, for foreign.
The wine and spirit duty will be raised two shillings a gallon; the tobacco and cigarette duty will be raised eight pence a pound, and on cigars a shilling a pound.
New duties of ten per cent, wilj be imposed on precious stones; and twopence a gallon on the petrol content of enriched crude | petroleum.-Réater.
BRITAIN GAINING HER HER POINTS?
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The defendants are Mr. Richard will be far more in its effect than ing the driver, injured, when Reynolds, of the Reynolds Airways the small extra sacrifice required bomb exploded under a train. Fokker Aircraft Corporation; the
Incorporated, New Brunswick to meet the British claims.
Britain to be Met. is taken for granted that tho
It is declared that the "the bomb was placed there by Soviet Allanite Aircraft Company, and
and German agents. The train was derailed, the General Motors, Incorporated. Italian, Japaneнe
representatives have It is alleged that the machine financial but fortunately the carriages did
was overloaded and was allowed shown a disposition to give fresh not turn over,
Lo go up when it was not in pro- proofs of the spirit of international Telephone wires have been cut
per repair.
collaboration" and that as a result Britain will find most of its demands with regard to deliveries in kind will be agreed to.
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of Soviet troops on Tuesday, so far. there is no confirmation
KAISHA, LIA.
Bole Agents. Hangkong.
Printed and Pablished for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and Wyndham Street, In the City of Victoria Hongkong.
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-Shanghai, Aug. 28. It is interesting to note that Mr Although there are rumours from Reynolds inherited a great fortune
Japanese sources that Tungning from his father, who was the well-i It is stated that the creditor elty, in Kirin, fell into the hands known tobacco magnato.
Powera have rejected Dr. Stresemann's request for the
of the Mr. Reynolds was recently Ben transitional adoption of the Young story,
Lenced to five months' imprison-Plan scale by Germany as from It is believed that the city was ment in the second division for September 1st. It is held that the plundered by Soviet invaders, who manslaughter arising from subsequently departed. Nam motor accident. Reuters American Dawes Plan must continue until the
Service, Chung Po
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Young Plan is actually onfarceû.-- Reuter.
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in
Four
Walls
With
JOAN CRAWFORD
QUEEN'S
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9.20.
A SPARKLING COLLEGE ROMANCE!
AMUSING! THRILLING! UNUSUAL!
MARIAN NIXON
and
CHARLES ROGERS
IN
RED LIPS
WORLD
TO-DAY and TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.15 7.15 & 9.20.
HIGHLIGHTS IN THE LIFE OF A "GIGOLO"
An exciting. colourful drama.
** With
ROD
LA RCCQUE, ЈОВУНА RALSTON.
RODA ROCQUE
Gigolo
AT
THE
STAR
10-DAY at 5.30 & 9.20. TOMORROW.at 2.30, 5.30 & 9,28,