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THE HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY

1928 Issue

NOW ON SALE AT: Whiteaway. Lakllaw & Co., Ltd.

Kelly & Walsh.

Lee Yee.

Kowloon Wharf.

Ah Yau-(H.K. Ferry

Wharf).

Ah Yau -(Peak Tram

Station).

(Kowloon).

Hung Cheong-

AND AT: The Office of the Publishers, 3A, Wyndham Street.

China Mail

THE HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY

1928 Issue

NOW ON SALE AT: Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co, Ltd.

Kelly & Walsh.

Lee Yee.

Kowloon Wharf.

Ab Yau-(H.K. Ferry

Wharf). Ah Yau-(Peak Tram

Station).

Hung Cheong-

(Kowloon),

AND AT:-The Oßce of the Publishers, 3A, Wyndham Street.

THE

ESTABLISHED

1846

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1928.

IRAQ RAIDERS.

Report Of Ibnsaud's. Good Faith.

PREVENTING TROUBLE.

Persuades Tribesmen To Refrain From Frontier Attack.

BLUE FUNNEL

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST | PASSENGER SERVICES |

FREIGHT AND"

LONDON SERVICE.

*PHILOGFETES" 20th Mar, Marseilles, Leon, Kilner, Hamburg & Hull

"AENEAN"

"SARPEDON"

#CALCHAS

3rd Apr. Marseilles, Loadan, Rasterion a Glancow 18th Apr. Marevilles, London Koti-room & Chocow 1st May Marseilles, Loudan, Rotterdam & maburg

LIVERPOOL SERVICE.

"POLYTHEMUS"

BELLE OPTION

"ORESTES"

* OASPA"

4th Apr. Genna, Havre, Inverpool & Glasgow

Apr. Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow

b ny Cenon, Hore. Liverpood & 1 Pasgow Juezon, Ilwere, dáverpool a Glasgow

PACIFIC SERVICE.

ROBE & YOKOHAMA

"TYNDAREUS"

Mur. Victoria, Valves & Seattle

"PROTESILAUS" Dib Apr. Vietaris, Vatroniyor & Fraile

NEW YORK SERVICE.

"STEAMER" (29th June Boston, New York. & Baltimore PASSENGER SERVICE

" AENEAS"

"SARPEDON"

3rd Aft..

18th Apr.

*PATROCLUR” Hth May

ANTENOR" 13th June

Fingapore, Marseilles & London Fingapore, Marseilles & Loalan Wingapore Marseiles & Fouston Singapore, ar villes & London:

Almo cargo alexiners with limitat pasenger secámmodation at specially radaced faros,

for freight, waze mana yulia Tirupatha Lake tu

Butterfield & Swire

For

A ens.

OUTWARD

SATURDAY, Swatow, Amcy and Foochow

Amoy

Straits

Manila

Sam Shui and Wuchow

Swalow, Amoy and Formosa Bangkok

MAILS..

Per

17..

MARCH

Hai Hang Tjisondari

Norviken

Empress of Asia San Ning

Kaijo Maru .Chinhua

19. MARCH

Fushimi Maru Hydrangea Szechuen

2 p.m. 2,30 p.m. 2.30 p.m.

3 p.m.

4 p.m.

SUNDAY,

MARCH 18.

9 a.m.

9 a.m.

10.30 a.m. 2.30 p.m.

4 p.m. 4.30 p.m.

5 p.m.

MONDAY,

Shanghai and Japan

Swatow

Amoy

Manila

Swntow

TUESDAY, Straits und Calcutta, Parcels 9 a.m.

Letters 10 a.m.

20.

Talma

President Lincoln Chaksang MARCH

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Bagdad, Yesterday.

A messenger despatched by Ihnsaud overtook the sheikh of the powerful Ataibah tribe who

Sheikh Ibasaud, about whom an interesting report appears to-day.

STILL EXCITED.

THE "TOTE."-

Effects Of Radio And Cable Fusion.

Efforts To Legalise Its Use..

BILL IN PARLIAMENT.

MARKET MOVEMENTS.

:

Marconis Steady And Cables Jump Government Promises To Facilitate

Upward.

London, Yesterday.. The stock market was again excited this morning over the wireless and cable fusion.

Marconis fluctuated rapidly be- tween 678. 6d. and 70s..

Canadian Marconis were com- paratively steady at 289. but Eastern Telegraph stocks rose sensationally 33 points to 192, Eastern Extension £10 shares by 21 to 19 and Western Telegraphs by 24 to 19.-Reuter.

THE S.C.A.

APPLICATION FOR BILL OF INCORPORATION.

OBJECTS AND REASONS.

Passage Of Bill.

London, Yesterday. "The Government is as divided in opinion on this question as on the Prayer Book," said

Mr.

Mr. Winston Churchill, who discusses the introduction of the Totalizator on English race

courses.

It is intended to apply at an early Winston Churchill, speaking had set out to attack the Iraq frontier and persuaded the tribes- date to the Legislative Council for the Racecourse Betting Bill, a pri- men to return. This appears toja bill incorporating the Secretaryvate member's measure legalising

Chinese Affairs. Particulars the use of the totalisator on race-' dispose of the report that Ibnsaud for

are given in the courses and permitting racecourse is supporting the raiders.-Reu- of the bill

"Gazette." The objects and ren-authorities to control book- ter.

sons state; inter alia:-.

makers by allowing them to use a' It is desirable in many cases that fixed pince for betting on the race- the S.C.A. should, hold leasehold course.

HOME SPINNERS.

NO CONFIRMATION OF BIG

PROPOSAL.

London, Yesterday.

property on trusts' of various kinds A Labour motion for the rejec- and the convenience of incorpora- tion of the Bill failed by 149 votes tion for this purpose is obvious. to 184 and the Bill was read a

Section 7 vests in the new cor-second time.

Mr. Churchill intimated that The Secretary of the Cotton poration the leasehold propertica

The the Government would facilitate! Yarn Association has refused to referred to in the Schedule. confirm the circumstantial Man-Schedule is divided into four parts the progress of the Bill but the re- chester report that definite steps Part I comprises District Watch-lations between the Jockey Club, were being taken in the next man stations. Part II contains the bookmakers and the Exchequer fortnight to form a big combine Chinese Public Dispensaries, Part must be most carefully consider- of mills in the American section III includes various temples and ed.-Reuter.

of the spinning trade and that a temple properties. Part IV meeting was being held on March sists of various

27 at Manchester to discuss the trusts, e.g., schools. proposals, the general idea being

to form a holding company with a large capital.

con-

miscellaneous

A Village Goddess.

OUR WEATHER.

THE WORLD'S SWEETHEART in a brand new riotous comedy of youth and love!-

MARY

PICKFORD

IN

MY BEST GIRL

with

CHARLES ROGERS.

A

UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE.

A story enlivened with a thousand hearty laughs and through it' all the vibrant joy of the delightful comedienne.

AT THE

QUEEN'S

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20. .

Through the flames of a vast farest fire this romance of the Forest Rangers aweeps to a thrilling climax!-

JOAN CRAWFORD & CARMEL MYERS.

IN

PARTICULARS ABOUT LAST THE UNDERSTANDING HEART

+

MONTH.

SUNSHINE AND RAIN..

There were only 78.3 hours of

AT THE

FROM THE BOOK BY PETER B. KYNE.

WORLD

no re-

Orchestra 5.15 & 9.20.

The leasehold properties speci- fied in the Schedule, with one ex- It is understood the scheme ception, stand, in the respective re- was supported by some of the gisters, either in the name of the leading banks. A novel aspect of present substantive holder of the the project would be the appoint-office of Secretary for Chinese Af-sunshine in Hong Kong during ment by an operative of two offi-fairs, or in that of a former sub- February, twelve of the twenty-

days showing cials to be paid by the company stantive or acting holder of the nine

the at

Observatory. to assist the directors of the office of Registrar General, or cord combine-Reuter.

under the title "Secretary for Chin-Rain fell on eight days, exceeding ese Affairs" or the title "Registrar one inch only the 27th, and the General." It is clear in all cases total fall for the month (as re- that the intention was that the corded at the Observatory) is 3.57 holder of the office for the time be-inchés.

Other rainfall figures were:- Ing should be able to deal with the legal estate, though this intention Botanical Gardens, 11 days, 3.87 seems to have been imperfectly inches; Matilda Hospital, Mount effected in many of the cases. Kellett. 9 days, 4.05 inches; Police Mr. F. B. Kellogg has handed "Registrar General" was until 1913 Station, Taipo, 7 days, 2.18 inches. The mean barometer reading (at the Japanese Ambassador copies the title of the office now known

OUT FOR PEACE.

AMERICAN NOW TACKLES JAPAN.

Washington, Yesterday,

Temperature.

of separate arbitration treaties, jus the "Secretary for Chinese Af mean sea level) for the month was the former similar to that recent-fairs." The one exception referred 30.18 inches, the lowest being ly ratified with France and the to at the beginning of this para-129.879 at 6 p.m.. on the 5th.

This is the latter similar to the Bryan Treaty graph is S.I.L. 142.

The maximum squall velocity drafts intended to replace the site of a temple at Shaukiwan combined conciliation and arbi-The crown lease, which is for 999 was 42 miles per hour, at 30.30 The Postal Service to Swabue & neighbouring places is entirely tration pacts submitted to Matsu-years, was issued in 1877 in the p.m. on the 11th. The mean velo- suspended until further notice..

daira on December 31 last in order name of Lam Ah-neung. A long city for the month was 10.8 miles to place negotiations with Japan search for Lam Ah-neung resulted and the mean direction east-north- on the same basis as those being in the discovery that there never east. conducted with other countries-was any such person as Lam Ah- Reuter's American Service,

From

INWARD MAILS.

Per

SATURDAY, Australia and Manila

MARCH ·17.

Straits

.Aki Maru .Nagpore

Calcutta and Straits

.Kutsang

Shanghai

Szechuen

Shanghai

Kanchow

SUNDAY, MARCH

18.

Amoy

.Talma

U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai

Straits

Straits

Shanghai

Manila

..President Lincoln

Fushimi Maru

MONDAY, MARCH

19.

.Santhia

.Chenan

26.

27.

Empress of Asia

.Porthos

MONDAY, MARCH

TUESDAY, MARCH Japan and Shanghai Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, *U.S.A., *Canada, *G. & S. America and Europe via San Francisco-due San Francisco, 13th Apr. Regia- tration 9.45 a.m. Letters 10.30

a.m......

Straits, Egypt and Europe vla Marseilles due Marseilles, 20th Apr. K.P.O. Registration 1 p.m. Letters 1 p.m. G.P.O. Registra.

Taiyo Maru

tion 1.45 p.m. Letters 2.30 p.m. Philoctetes Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A.,

President Grant Kutsang

C. & S. America and Europe via Victoria, B.C.due Victoria, B.C., 9th Apr. and Europe via Siberia, Parcels 3 p.m. Registra- tlon 4.15 p.m. Letters 6 p.m. ....... Amoy

WEDNESDAY, Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Thursday Island-due Thurs- day Island, 2nd Apr. Registra- tion 8.45 a.m. Letters 9.30 am. Tango Maru Jave via Batavia

MARCH

Tjisuroes

21.

p.m.

60 YEARS OF AGE.

BILL TO AMEND PENSIONS ORDINANCE.

COMPULSORY RETIREMENT.

ance of 1862,

The maximum temperature was neung and that the name was only 71.1 degrees on the 22nd, the low- put forward by the villagers to re-est 45.0 on the 1st. The mean tem- present the goddess of the temple.perature for the month was 58.7 In the case of S.I.L. 528, K.1.Las against 58.8, the average over! 1647, K.I.L. 1686, K.I.L. 2004, a period of forty years. K.I.L, 205, N.K.I.L. 35 and N.K.L.L. The mean humidity was 82 per 652 no Crown lease has yet been cert. 100 per cent. cloudiness was issued and the lots are held on the recorded on thirteen days. conditions of grant in the name of

the "Secretary for Chinese Affairs."

Resolving Doubt.

LOCAL WILL.

ESTATE OF CHINESE AT MACAO.

CONNAUGHT-ROAD PROPERTY

At the next meeting of the Crown leases are about to be issu- Legislative Council It is proposed to ad in these cases. introduce a Bill intituled an Ordin-1 ance to amend the Pensions Ordin- The vesting is in every case made subject to the trusts on which the The object of this Ordinance is respective properties shall have to require the compulsory retire, been held immediately before the

$60.000 estate in Hong Kong ment at the age of sixty years of commencement of the Ordinance. every judge or other public officer! Section 4 is drafted with the in- was left by Ku Leung Shi, Inte of who attains that age after the tention of enabling the officer for 4, Suf Hang Mi, Macao, probate commoncement of this Ordinance, the time being performing the of whose will has been granted Ku unless the Governor in Council de-duties of the office to deal with the on behalf of the executress, de- cides that his services shall be re-legal estate, whether he be the sub-ceased's daughter-in-law, tained. This is the rule in Ceylon.stantive holder of the office or only Yeung-shi.

The will reads: "As I am ad- an acting Secretary for Chinese Affairs. It is also intended to vanced in age and have been ill obviate the rule that a lease granted for some months I am afraid 1 to a corporation sole passes to the cannot stay long with you. I am of the now more than ninety years and personal representatives

can be regarded as having enjoy occupant and not to his successors,

Section 5 provides a means of ed the blessing of longevity. So Washington, Yesterday. resolving any doubt as to who is, or all of you need not be grievous The United States has formally was at any date, the occupant of and painful over my death. You informed Britain, France, Spain the corporation. The method adopt must be diligent and frugal and and Italy that it makes "full re-ed Is that of a certificate by the sympathise with the difficulties servation of its position" on Any Colonial Secretary.

"OPEN DOOR,”

AMERICA REAFFIRMS HER POLICY.

decision' affecting its rights that

with which your ancestors have built up the estate when I shall

may be reached at the Morocco An unusually dense fog ap- rest with my eyes peacefully

few closed after death." Madrid conference at Paris, declaring that peared over

rendering traffic the old-standing American policy weeks ago,

in favour of the open door" re- very difficult and-artificial illumina 2.80 p.m.mains unchanged. Reuter's Ameri-tion essential in the streets in most

part of the city.

can Service,.

Deceased makes family be- quests including that of 108, Con- naught-road, West, Hong Kong, to his exccutress.

FINAL SHOWINGS

TO-DAY

Interpreter, 2.30 & 7.15.

The story of a man who captured twenty two war prisoners but feared to fight the town bully!-

AT THE

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IN

THE SAP

with

MARY MCALLISTER AND HEINIE CONKLIN.

STAR

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