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THE HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY

1928 Issue

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ESTABLISHED

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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1928.

LADY BAILEY.

Arrives Safely In Johannesburg.

WARMLY WELCOMED.

Escorted From Pretoria By Six 'Planes.

London, Yesterday.

Lady Bailey, who is making

Y.M.C.A. IN CHINA. ARRIVE AT LAST.

Tribute From General Sir John Duncan.

BENEFITED TROOPS.

Missionaries Wanted Back In Larger Numbers.

London, Yesterday. Major-General Sir John Duncan,

"Bremen❞ Crew Now In New York,

UNEXPECTED VISIT.

Reach Aerodrome Quietly To Avoid The Crowd.

St. Agnes, Yesterday. The "Bremen" airmen, in the re- plane, have arrived here. leave for Washington to-day.

Curtissfield, New York,

To-day.

The "Bremen's" crew arrived

"solo" flight from England to Cape presiding at a Y.M.C.A. luncheon Hef town, landed to-day at Barag- in honour of Dr. Yui, thanked Dr. They waneth aerodrome, Johannesburg,

Yui and his compatriots for the In the presence of a large crowd.

received while She was escorted from Pretoria many kindnesses by six planes. Lady Bailey will he was in China. He paid a warm resume her fight to Capetown as tribute to the protective work of soon as possible to rejoin her hus- the Y.M.C.A. centrca in Shanghai, band, Sir Abe Bailey, the South and that the troops' discipline was African millionaire gold mining so. good was, in his opinion, due to magnet-British Wireless Service. those centres.

unexpectedly, hence, apart from a few reporters, the aerodrome was deserted.

It is believed the airmen's plan was kept secret to avoid an un-

THE FAMOUS bickering partners in a new and bigger pro- duction The amusing sequel to the first big comedy success !

CARL

LAIMMLE

THE

COHENS AND KELLYS

IN

PARIS

Aroma SIDNEY,'

LÄS MOOKALDY

AM BLAUDINE, PRODUCTION"

With

Dr. Yul gave an exposition of manageable crowd gathering. GEORGE SYDNEY-J. FARRELL McDONALD

the sims of the Chinese National-Reuter's American Service. PERSIA'S FINANCES.ist movement as distinct from the

APPOINTMENT OF NEW FOREIGN ADVISERS.

CROWN LANDS AND JEWELS.

Nationalist Party

and declared

that China was going through the RAILWAY DISASTER.

most gigantic revolution the world had ever known.

He strongly contested the news- paper statement that the work of Teheran, Yesterday.. Christian missions had ended in Dr. Walder, Director of the Swiss China. They wanted missionaries Bank, is reported to have accepted to return in greater numbers but the post of Treasurer-General of they must realise the new situation

JOHANNESBURG PASSENGER

TRAIN WRECKED...

TOURISTS AT HAND.

Capetown, Yesterday. Five people, including one lady

Persia. Dr. Lindenblatt, has been and adjust themselves to it.Passenger, have been killed and a appointed Director of the National Reuter. Bank of Persia:

It is understood that the capital;

of the Bank will be raised by the sale of Crown lands and Crown jewels,

Conversations are still proceed- ing with regard to the appoint- ments of Accountant-General, and Inspector-General of Finance

Reuter.

[A cable, dated April 21, stated that the German, Dr. Lindenblatt, formerly Director of the Credit

OIL PRICE WAR

"SOCONY'S" SILENCE RE- SENTED IN BURMAH.

COMPULSION THREAT.

Rangoon, Yesterday, The Tariff Board enquiry into

number injured in the derailment of a passenger train from Johannes- burg at the famous Hex River Pass near Worcester. This was the scene of the disastrous wreck of a troop train in 1914, in which many of the Kaffrarian Rifles were killed...

The train was rounding a bad curve on a steep gradient when the dining car ran off the rails, drag- ging after it six coaches. The fire- in the dining car set the piled up coaches ablaze.

A number of American doctors,

Bank of Sofia, had been appointed, the price war between the Stand-who were among a party of tourists by the Persian Government as fin-ard Oil and the Royal Dutch Com- from the Cunard vessel "Fran- ancial adviser in succession to the panies, President Ginwala com- conin," whose train was held up by

plained of the paucity of inform the disaster, assisted the injused. American, Mr. Milispaugh.]

BELA KUN.

NOTORIOUS HUNGARIAN "RED"

ARRESTED.

ARRIVES FROM RUSSIA.

Vienna, Yesterday.

ation in the evidence of thei Standard Company's representa- tive, and said that the Burmah

The Casualties.

Capetown, Later. The casualties are now stated to

“NO PROGRESS.”

Oil Company had agreed to give be six killed and seven seriously 'all information necessary. did not feel that the Standard missing-Reuter,

He injured, while three passengers are Company was co-operating with the Government of India or as- 'sisting the Board's enquiry. The Board was aggrieved at the Com- 'pany's attitude especially as it GOVERNING BODY OF LABOUR Bela Kun, who was head of the had assured the Company that it short-lived Communist Government would treat matters confidential- of Hungary in 1910, has been ar- ly if required. The Board would exercise its power to compel the Bela Kun arrived from Russia Company to give information.- on a political mission and took an Reuter. office under the name of a business,

rested here.

Telegraphic Addresses Persons and firms having correspondents in the places named above should in order to avoid delay to telegrama received by firm. Here he and his Hungarian radio register their telegraphic address immediately,

INWARD MAILS.

From

Per

SATURDAY, APRIL 28.

Straits Shanghai

.Yuen Sang .Szechuen

SUNDAY, APRIL 29. U.S.A., Canada, Japan, Shanghai and Europe

via Siberia Straits

Shanghai

Straits

MONDAY, . APRIL 30.

TUESDAY, MAY 1.

SATURDAY, MAY 5. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghal

MONDAY,

MAY 7.

Australia and Manila Manila

President McKinley .Talma

Linan

.Alipore

.Pres. Monroe

.Tands .Empress of Russia

OUTWARD MAILS.

For

SATURDAY,

Straits and Calcutta, Parcels noon.

Letters 1 p.m.

Saigon

Haiphong

Sam Shui and Wuchow

Amoy

Japan

Sandakan

SUNDAY,

Swatow, Amoy and Formosa

Bangkok via Swatow

Shanghai

MONDAY,

Holbow, Pakhol and Haiphong

Swatow

Amoy

Manila and parcels for Germany

via Hamburg

Per

APRIL 28.

Kum Sang Pheum Penh Tonkin

Kochow

Fooksang

Yamagata Maru APRIL 29.

Hinsang

Kishu Maru Kwangchow APRIL 30.

party friends could meet.

Measures are being taken to ar

NON-STOP RECORD.

rest his accomplices. He will be BRITISH RAILWAY'S PASSEN. (charged with being a member of a

GER TRAIN FEAT. · secret society, and with returning

#

OFFICE.

HOURS' CONVENTION.

Geneva, Yesterday. No progress was made at the frat public sitting of the govern- ing body of the International Labour Office, which is devoted to the consideration of the report of the Standing Orders Committee, chiefly on the method of dealing with proposals to revise conven-

The question arose as to the British Government's proposals for the revision of the Washington Hours Convention, which the

to the country, contrary to an ROYAL SCOT" EXPRESSES. tons.

order which forbade him to do so. -Reater.

Further Arrests.

Vienna, Later.

London, Yesterday. Two runs from London to Scot- land by the "Royal Scot" · ex- Another communist was arrest-presses of the L.M.S. (London, Workers Group strenuously op- ed; also a girl who is alleged to Midland and Scottish) Railway рове. be Bela Kun's secretary.-Reuter. from Euston to Edinburgh and Eventually on the suggestion of

Glasgow, respectively, a distance COTTON EXCHANGES. of 400 miles, have created a world non-stop passenger-train record. PROPOSED CONTROL COMMIT. Both arrived in a little over eight

[hours.

TEE WITH BOARD.

IMPORTANT POWERS.

New York, Yesterday. The New York Cotton Exchanges have proposed the catablishment of & Control Committee with a board. equipped with regulatory powers,

This will be voted at a special. meeting of the exchange on May 9. 1.30 p.m.

The proposal le intended to 3.30 p.m. satisfy congressional opposition to 4.30 p.m. the present methods of the Cotton

5 p.m.

Exchange brokers. It is suggested 5 p.m.

8.30 a.m.

9 a.zz.

9 a.m.

They carried spare drives and firemen who changed duty en {route.-Reutér,

OPIUM TRAFFIC.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

CLUDE THEIR WORK,

MEET.IN 1929.

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the German delegate they adjourn. ed until to-morrow,--Reuter.

-OUTLAWING WAR.

GERMANS APPROVE OF MR. KELLOGG'S PROPOSALS.

NO RESERVATIONS.

Berlin, Yesterday. Dr. Stresemann (Secretary for CON-Foreign Affairs) handed to the American Ambassador Germany's (reply to Mr. F. B. Kellogg's anti-

war proposals.

Geneva, Yesterday.

It is reported that the German- Government approve in principle to The eleventh session of the Ad-the proposals without any of the that the committee be empowered,visory Committee on Opium con-reservations as made by France- to fix a minimum limit for cotton cluded-ita work with the adoption (Reuter. contracts to be held by any mem- of the Council's report.

ber of the exchange in one month, The next session was fixed for and will also be entitled to inves January 1, 1929.-Reuter, tigate the dealings of members and Carnarvonshire-

8.80 a.m. examino their books.—Reuter'a' Tean....

10.80 a.m. American Service. Hydrangea ..................... 2.80 p.m. Szechuen

Carl Leglan TUESDAY, MAY 1. Fort Bayard, Holhow and Halphong Song. Bo Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu and

*San Francisco-due San Fran- cisco, 25th May

4.80 p.m. PATRON'S MEDAL. 3.80 p.m.

TO BE AWARDED TO CAPT. WILKINS. 8.80 a.m.

Shinyo Maru

10.30 a.m.

‚*Correspondence boaring vessel's name only,....

Printed and published for the proprietors. The Newspaper Enterprise, ‹ Ltd., by GEORGE WILLIAM CADE BURNETT, Managing editor, at Sa., Wyndham Street, Hong Kong,

HIS MAJESTY APPROVES.

London, Yesterday. H.M. the King has approved of} the award of the Patron's Medal of the Royal Georgraphical Society to Captain G. H. Wilkins for his work

in the Polar regions, which cul- minated in his flight from Point

CHINA & PORTUGAL.

་་།་་

COMMERCIAL TREATY TO

TERMINATE.

Nanking, Yesterday. As the Chinese-Portuguese com- mercial treaty expires on April 28, |the Foreign Ministry is issuing a | declaration announcing. Its ter

mination-Reuter,

PRAYER BOOK.

CHURCH ASSEMBLY APPROVE

OF NEW MEASURE. "-

PARLIAMENT NEXT?

London, Yesterday. The Church Assembly; · by : 896 | voter to 158 finally approved of the Prayer Book Measure-Reuter,

„THE TIME BÅLL.

"Owing to alterations to the Time Ball Tower the Time Ball will not be raised after 1 pm. to-day until] further notice. The Time Signals| by lamps at 9 p.m. and the Wire- The clearing rate of the dollar, less Time Signals at 10 am, and

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.

VERA GORDON-KATE PRICE-GERTRUDE ASTOR.

AT THE

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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY.

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20,

A WONDERFUL story of the war filmed with magnificent realism !—

JOHN GILBERT

IN

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With

AT THE

RENEE ADOREE AND KARL DANE.

WORLD

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, 6.30 & 9.15 p.m.

A RACY comedy of social errors amid the splendours and allurements of the gay show places of sun-lit Florida !——

FOOTLOOSE WIDOWS

With

LOUISE FAZENDA & JACQUELINE, LOGAN,

AT THE

STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

Continuous 2.30 to 11.15.

WARNING.

the

а

Certain people in Hong Kong have been uttering lying and malicious statements

circulation regarding the

and quality of the "China Mail” as Newspaper. We have the names of the aforementioned people together with sufficient unimpeachable and conclusive evidence to prosecute now.

•

We hereby give warning that if, after this date, these statements continue to be uttered we shall without further notice take what legal action we are entitled to take.

Our reason for not prosecuting on the evidence before us is, having issued this warning, should further statements of such a nature aforementioned be uttered, the matter assumes a more serious and a more damaging aspect.

Clean, healthy business competition is good; business built up on lying and malice is bad and should be stopped.

The NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE, Ltd.

Proprietors of the

"CHINA MAIL,”

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April 28, 1928.