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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1929.
THE "POWDER PUFF" AERIAL DERBY,
DIRECTED BY THE MAN WHO MADE "BEN HUR"
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KOWLOON HOTEL
KOWLOON.N
Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of
Phone Nos.
K. 008 &.K. 609.
Mr. & Mrs. H, J. WHITE.
Cables" KowLUTEL/", Hongkong.
PALACE HOTEL.
Tol. Kowloon No. 3,
T'al Address :''
PALACE,
UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANA, EMENT
„A frat class Rosilontiul and Tauriat Hotel with at the conveniences.
of a Home.
Har and three Billiard Tables; two in New Billiard Saloon, Moderate Terms: Faullies specially catornil fo
Hotel newly renovated.
MAR, J. H. OXBERRY,
Proprietress,
EUROPE
After dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Cables:
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Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD. Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LED-PENANG
(Incorporated la the Straits Settlements.
LARGEST BALLROOM IN THE STRAITS.
Overlooking the Sea.
Hot and Gold Running Water.
Highest Quality Oatering.
Modern Sanitary System European Chef,
PRODUCTS DIRECT FROM LONDON MARKET. CABLES.RUNNYMEDE." WILLIAM HAROLD PERRY--Manager
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Printed and Published for the Proprietom by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 5. Wyndham Street, In the City of Victoria Hongkong.
Above are some of the competitors in the "Powder Puff" aerial Derby, from Los Angeles to Cleveland, which has just concluded. The winner was Mrs. Louise Thaden, while Miss Marvel Crosson lost her life as the result of a crash. Picture shows:--1. Bobble Trout; 2 Marvel Crosson; à Mr», Louise Thaden; 4. Amelia Earhart; 5. Mrs. Florence Barnes;. 6. Lady Mary Honth; 7. Ruth Elder.
REVOLVERS WITH AMMUNITION.
RETURNED EMIGRANT FINED THIS MORNING.
SON IS DISCHARGED.
Al
KWANGTUNG ARMY MEDICINE VENDORS
REDUCTION.
MILITARY MEETING DECIDES ON FIVE DIVISIONS.
NEW APPOINTMENTS.
Canton, Aug. 28.
FIGHT.
MONOPOLIST OBJECTS TO INSTRUSION.
A. FERRY SQUABBLE.
In a kit-bog belonging to
Claiming exclusive rights for returned emigrant from the United State, the police yesterday found bandment scheme has now been drugs objected to the interference The Kwangtung provincial disthe sale of medicines on the Yaumati Ferries, a Chinese dealer two short revolvers and andther off Mauser pattern, with if mands of decided on as the result of a mili-¡of his trade by another medicine coresponding ammunition, which1tary meeting held they seized and took tolle Central | Those present included all the pre-boats. Police Station.
minent military officials and
establish yesterday, vendor who tried to
himself in business on one of the
At the same time, the emigrant General Chan Chai-tong presided.
The man, who had been carrying and a younger man, believed to bel
The meeting lasted the whole disturbance with the new comer on a lucrative business, created a his son, were taken into custody, being later afled out in a sum of afternoon And details of the with the result that both were $700 to await their appearance be-scheme were lengthily discussed. arrested and brought before Mr. Jore the Magistrate this morning.
the
# manient
T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning on charges of disorderly conduct."
It was stated by Sub-Inspector James that the defendants were
Among the important decisions Mr. E. W. Hamilton, who heard reached was one to the effect that euse, was informed of the future the National Army forces police view that the arms were for Kwingtung will be limited. to not intended for use in this five divisions only. Colony. They were dienvered at It was also officially announced seen creating a disturbance and
the two men at the meeting that the when concerned were about to leave appointments of five divisional They were taken to the Police,
new were told to stop but refused. for Kongmoon on a river-hout. generals his been made by order Station, when they continued their of the Nanking Military Ministery fight. The first defendant claimed exclusive rights to sell medicine on the ferry, while the second General defendant stated that he had been
hawking for a number of years. General Tsaj
defendant that he should
His Worship told the first!
have for settlement and not strike the taken his grievance to the Company
second defendunt.
The men arrived here on th Korea Mara, and before taking passage tickets to retum, presuro- ably to their native village by way of Kongmoon, they had been stay- ing at a native lodginghouse.
They appeared to Eave plenty of Funds for before Inspector Shannon had an opportunity to consult higher police officers as to what action should be taken.) many thousands of dollars prodired for bail.
were
.
as follows:
59th Division. -
Han-mio, 60th Division:-
Ting-kai. 61st Division.-General Chiang
Kwang-nai.
.
General Li
62nd Division.-Generul Sheung
Han-ping. 3rd Division, -
King-yang. Orders for the above appoint ments will be effected from to-day. It is understood that at the,
Replying to the charge of posses- alon of arms without a permit, the meeting, verlain decisions concern- elder defendant assume respónai-ing the reorganisation of the naval bility for the arms, saling that the other defendant, who was Squadron were Iso reached. It
his son, was completely ignorant of the possession, of the arms.
His Worship fined the 'firat to sign bonds for their future defendant $3 and ordered "both
behaviour.
landing forces attached to the 4th MILLION VEHICLES IN
landing forçat would be limited to was previously decided that these three regiments directly under the Replying to his Worship. In command of Admiral Chan Chak, spector Shannon said the police but after discussion at yesterday's had no objection to the case meeting it has was resolved to against the younger man being reduce the landing forces to three withdrawn.
regiments only,
DAY'S TRAFFIC.
GROWTH OF LONDON'S TRANSPORT SYSTEM.
London, July 14. Trafic enumerators, who were
This was done, and a fine of At present there is only one regi- busy all day yesterday in London, $400 was, imposed on the eminent of the landing force attached had, at the close of their labour to the 4th Squadron there.last night, recorded over a million Nam Chung Pa
Krant.
The fine was accompanied by an order for confiscation of the arm.
FAIR WEATHER
The Royal Observatory reports
that pressure is highest In the vicinity of the Bonlus, and
WATER LEVELS.
FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS.
journeys of different types of, vehicles through the main high. ways of the metropolis.
The census is made annually to enable the police to gauge the growth of London's transport sys- ten.
It was anticipated that this year's census would show an, in- The following table, compiled crease of several thousands in the relatively low over Chinu and is a Works of Kwangtung, shows the
by the Board of Conservancy number of journeys. trough extending from Indo-China water levels, in English feet on
H
Hyde Park Corner, the busiest
to the Ladrones. The depression the West, North and East Rivers spa, had 65,000 vehicles passing it remains to the north of Hokkaido on the dates named:
and a typhoon may be, developing
The forecast till noon to-morrow | to the East of Southern Luzon. is:-East or variable winds, moderate; fair.
Shishing
Tsingyuen
Shamshuf
Shoklung.
in the 12 cenas hours last year.
Aug. 27 Aug. 28 The record was likely to be sur-
passed this year, the success
of systom having made the Corner a popular route
24.4 7.6 .15,0
23.1
8.0
the roundabout
4.8.
3.6
for all traffic.
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