THE
HONGKONG
{PENINSULA HOTEL:
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTELI
PEAK HOTEL
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTELI NAJESTIC HOTEL,
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel Das Wagons Lits, Foking.
Hotel SAVOY
The Newest and Finest Hostelry in THE Colony
Convenient ... Gosmopolitan.
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,
Tel. Address *Palace. **
A First Olas Rosidential, and Tourist Hotel with all the Con. Cory Duder Entirely European Mauagament, veniences of a Home, Lounge and Billiard Saloon. Three minutes from Ferry, Families specially catered for. Moderato term,
EUROPE
After dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Mra. JM, Oxberry, -
Proprietress.
Cables:~~
"EUROPE"
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.
Arthur E. Odell, Managing Director.
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL-PENANG
A FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
MODERN THROUGHOUT
Beautiful lawna to the Sea. Dinner-dance twice weekly.
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LTD, George Goldsack,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
LUXURIOUS MOTOR LINER HERE.
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dark-room for amateur photo- graphers, and finally the branch office of the Sumitomo Bank on
MONDAY, DECEMBER
1929.
LADY MISSIONARY
CAPTURED.
AMERICAN SEIZED NEAR HER
·HOME BY BANDITS.
board, where all exchange of STRONG U.S. PROTEST. money, cashing of travellers' cheques, remittance business, etc. will be handled to the grent convenience of passengers.
Hankow, Nov. 28.
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Mrs.. Окса Hellestadt, resident of South Dakota and wife Beautiful Public Rooms,
of the treasurer of the Lutheran Another special feature of the United Mission to-day was can- Aured by bandita near her home new liner is the magnificence and on the border of Honan and Hupeh beauty of its public rooms, un-provinces. excelled on any trans-Pacific
Mrs. Hollestadt's husband, who liners, for they exhibit complete i modernity in appointment combin-formerly lived in Wisconsin, is He has been ed with exquisite taste, as mani- now in Hankow. fested in the decorations ropre-working as a missionary for 20 The Rev. Mr. senting various periods famed for years in China.
Hellestadt believes that the captora their elegance and splendour of his wife are soldiers who re- architectural and artistic accom plishment. The decorative work cently rose in revolt in Honan and Hupeh while the civil war there and furniture in these rooms are was in progress. executed and supplied by the well-known house of Waring &" American consular officials here Gillow of London.
"are negotiatin with Chinese pro- The whole space of "A" deek is vincial authorities at Kaifone: commissioner of exclusively reserved for thai through the
Public Roons, where passengers foreign affairs in Hankow. Every spent most of their time during effort will be made to locate the the voyage, and "B" and "C" decks captors of Mrs. Hellestadt, secure are occupied by 1st class state- her release and punish her kid- rooms Including the Suites de nappers.
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Luxe. There are two Suites de The capture of Mrs. Hellestudt Luxe on the ship, each of them is the intest of a series of bandit comprising a apucions sitting-atrocities.committed in the Bonan 100m, à bed-room, a private bath, and Hupeh districts during the
servant's room, a trunk-room, past few weeks.
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ete. Decorations and furnishing
American consular officials have
of the Suites have been carefully made strong representations to executed by two well-known local officials,
Japanese firms in the gorgeous|
Oriental style.
Most of the 1st class staterooms,
off
LAICHIKOK.
numbering some 100, are outside TORPEDO-RANGING AT room with windows or portholes. opening directly on the sea. the staterooms, many have a bath. attached, and all are beautifully furnished, unusually roomy and fitted with beds instead of berths, Rome with pullmans as extras.
NOTIFICATION BY NAVAL AUTHORITIES.
The Commander of the Royal The beds, made by the famous Hoskins & Son, Ltd., are wide and Naval Dockyard, Eng. Capt. L. M. provided with the finest springs Bridge, R.N., has notified the Ilon, and softest of mattresses-Sim-Harbour Master that it is propos-i mona's "Beautyrest"—and with ed to start ranging torpedoes at flecey blankets and snowy linen. Lalchikok on Tuesday, December Hot and cold running water and 3. telephone connexion are installed in every room.
Japanese Room,
Al
On the starboard alde, adjoin- ing the varandah, there In a Zanhiki (u Japanese Room), This is the first time a steamship has ever attempted to place on ocean-going vessel a regular Jupa- with a ceremonial Tokononra (alcove), Fukurotodana (eupbanrd), etc., the floor being? Зиралеке thick covered with tatam! mats.
nese room),
The room will be an unexpected delight, not only for Japanese passengers, but will give foreign
passenjers
In a communique to the Ilar- bour Office, Cupt, Bridge Informs marinera that à red flag will be hoisted on the 2,000 yard target) and on the end of the pler whilst torpedo-ranging is taking place. This will always be the signal when the Range is in use.
OPIUM AND HEROIN . PILLS.
WOMAN HEAVILY FINED
THIS MORNING."
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100% ALL TALKING!
SAMUEL GOLDWYN
PRESENTS
Ronald COLMAN
"BULLDOG
DRUMMOND"
UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE // *
/T THE
LA FIRICHARD JONES : PRODUCTION
The Screen's Master Romancer in a Stirring Mystery Drama !
An answer to his ad- vertisement for ex- citement leads 症
bored. ex-army man into gripping adven- ture and his life's greatest romance.
Brilliant in its story, absorbing in its. drama uproarious in its comedy, this. fast-paced film sensa- tion will hold you spell-bound.
ITS THE THRILL FILM OF THE YEAR.
QUEEN'S
"OUR POOR DAY.” SALE OF ROSES REACHI 84,000 MARK.
This morning, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul held its annual street sale of roses on behalf of the poor of the Colony,
Aided by large numbers of ladies, girls and boys, who occu-, -:[]} opportunity to
A Chinese woman who was ne- fuspect the interior of a Japanese rested on November 28th at 29, pied positions at all points of van- dwelling. On these new liners Queen's Rond Central, was churg-tage in the city and on the Kow- therefore, one can have an in-
ed before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at loon side, the collections were a teresting and attractive foretaste the Central Magistracy this morn-big success.
The whole of the boxes had not of Japan before, rénching the
lug, with having in her posses-, country itself,
sion 8 taels of prepared apium and come in up to the time we went 500 herain pills.
to press, but we understand that Shi was convicted on both at least $4,000. has been secured The Swimming-Pool in Roman counts and fined $2,000, or 12 by this morning's sale of roses. style is on "E" deek and can easily months, and $1,900, or one year,
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul acknowledges with grateful thanks! be renched from any upper floor(rusmectively.
the following donations to the forth-1 coming Fete la aid of Hongkong's poor: H. E. the Governor, $25;
Swimming Pool,
by the passengers' elevator. The
White-tiled pool, transparent ACR
water, the temperature of which NOBEL SCIENCE PRIZE. Messrs Graca & Co., $20; Mr. Woo
the
is always regulated to suit bathers, measures 17 ft. by 26 ft. The walls are of tenk, and the bal- conies with balustrades, at the afi. end and at both sides, are re- served for onlookers.
AWARDED TO A' LONDON
PROFESSOR...
London, Dec. 1.
Hay-tong, $100; Mr. Wong Kar-fuk, $10; Dr. B. Mellon, $50; Mr. M. J. Patell, $25; Mr. G. P. de Martin, $25; Sir Henry Gollan, $10; Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, $20; Mr. Cheuk Ming-shan, $6; Mr. He Kam-tong $25; M. 8. c/o Miss C. M. Gonsalves, $10; A marble fountain at the for-
Mr. P. W. Parker, $5; Mr. Li Ping, ward end and night large cylindri-
The Nobel Prize in Science for $25; Hon Mr. A. C. Hynes, $50; Capt. cal columns of marble finish re-
IL L. B. Dowbiggin, $10; Dr. J. P. mind
1928 has been awarded to Pro-Fehily, $60; the Estate of Mr and Mrs one of
Pompeian A
fessor, O. W. Richardson, the F, A, Gomes, $25; the Estate of Jose bath, Convenient dressing-cubicles, fresh water shower-baths and a Director of Research in Physics Eduardo Gomes, $15; Mr. M. K. Lo, London.10; Mr. Lo Cheung-shiu, $5; Bir drying-room zeet a'l the require at King's College,
Robert Ho Tung, #160;. Lady Ho ints of bathers.
Tung128.
British Wireless,
NEW MOTOR LINER IN HONGKONG.
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW At 23.0, 5.10, 7.15 8 9.20.
IT CAN BE DONE
GLENN
TRYON
AT THE
with
and
WORLD
SUE
CAROL
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 5.15 & 9.20.
Al 2.30 and 7,13, CHINESE PICTURE
· PLUTE OF “EARS"
CABLES. "RUNNYMEDE."
Manager.
MAKE THE WILL TO SAVE THE DEED.
BY EFFECTING
LIFE INSURANCE
How many men, having decided to save say £100 year for 20 years, die after having accumulated only £200 or £3007
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By investing the £100 a year in Life Insurance the will would have been taken as the deed and at death the savings would have boon anticipatod.
CHINA UNDERWRITERS, Ltd.
LIFE ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT, Hongkong Bask Building, la Des Voeux Road Central. Tel. C.,1122.
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PEROY FRANKLIN,, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.
The now N.Y.K. motor in er, Asama Maru, which
STAR
this morni
AME
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
At 5.80 & 9,2020
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