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THE HONA KONA S DIRECTORY

1928 Issue

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THE HONG KONG S DIRECTORY

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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1928.

CONGRATULATIONS.

OFF TO THE POLE.

Lady Heath Completes Comdr. Byrd's Trip. To

'Her Flight.

CAPETOWN TO LONDON,

Sir S. Hoare And The "Adventurous And Successful" Effort.

London. Yesterday.

Cost $500,000.

"OLD MASTERS.”

Important Sale at Christie's.

ENORMOUS PRICES,

Nearly A Million Sterling For Sir Geo, Lindsay Holford's Collection.

London, Yesterday.

SPECIAL RADIO.

Aviator Will Be "Broke For Life" If He Fails.

Radio apparatus worth $25,000 Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for wll be taken on his South Polar Record prices were obtained ati Air, has sent t..following tele-expedition this fall, Commander the sale at Christie's of the final gram to Lady Heath, who yes- Richard E. Byrd, North Pole and portion of the pictures in the col- terday completed a flight from trans-Atlantic fier, revented while lection of Sir George Lindsay Capetown to London in a light in New York recently. He says the Holford. Seventy-eight Flemish acroplane: "Congratulations on entire venture will cost $500,000 and Dutch "masters" yesterday safe return after your adventur- and that he "will be broke for life" fetched £364,094, and to-day's fous and successful flight."-Bri-if it does not go through as British and Spanish masterpieces

tish Wireless Service.

planned.

£52.103. The elaborate wireless equipment The Italian pictures, sold last to be carried by the big ice ship year, fetched over $160,000. "Samson" when she shoves off for Most of the pictures are expect-

jed to go to America.

MODERN PERSIA.

BRINGING COUNTRY'S FINANCES UP-TO-DATE,

REFORMS CONTEMPLATED:

Teheran, Yesterday. Since he arrived here

n week ugo, Dr. Lindenblatt has been studying the projects drawn up by the German Doctor Dotzke, the financial expert, who came to Persia last winter on the initiative; of the Persian Government, and also of the American, Mr. Mac- Casky, the ex-Treasurer General,

an

It is understood that a bank will shortly be established with initial capital of 800,000 Tomans out of the 2,000,000 ratifled by the Mejliss. Branch banks will also be established In the chief towns in Persia.

In all about a thousand miles, of new lines will be needed.

DR. STRESEMANN.

PATIENT SHOWS "MARKED IMPROVEMENT"

UNDERWOGO & UHOLA

Comdr. Byrd.

The collection, including books, realised £946,000.-Reuter.

A SENSATION!

LONDON'S POLICE AND "HYDE PARK CASES."

"JIX'S" IMPORTANT MOTION.

London. Yesterday.

A first class sensation has been caused by alleged police methods, arising from the recent acquittal of Sir Leo Chiozza Money and a girl friend of 22 named Miss Savage, who were charged with im- proper conduct in Hyde Park.

The question of prosecuting the plain clothes officers who arrested them for perjury has been under official consideration.

In the meantime two Scotland Yard offleers went to Mias Savage's

the Antarctic in September-the place of employment and took her:

cross-

London, Later.

It has been decided to erect new telegraph lines where necessary and to extend the existing lines to the Russian and Turkish frontiers. Veel already has left Tromsce, to Scotland Yard. It is alleged Norway, under command of Capt. that she was subjected to five hours Isak Isakson, to take on supplice examination,

The matter was brought up in at other European porte, and is due Most of the material has already here within a month-will include Farliament when the Labour mem- been purchased in Russia, but the both short and long wave sets for ber, Mr. Johnston, read her sworn Government is also considering the communication from the ship and statement that she was question of purchasing ships to from the inland bases Byrd expecta examined in the most Indelicate prevent smuggling in the Persian to establish on the ice cap at the fashion. The House was extreme- Golf. It is stated that the officers other end of the world. on the ships will be Italian.-Reu-

ly indignant and the, Home Secre- There will be also light port-tary promised a searching in- ter.

able sending and receiving ap-quiry by a High Court Judge. paratus for use in the planes with

Home Secretary's Motion. which Commander Byrd plans to do his actual exploration work at the The Home Secretary has given. South Pole. For Byrd is counting notice of ¿L motion to on radio to help him solve the pro-moved in the House of blems of navigation down there Commons and the House of where the magnetic lines of force Lords on the 22nd Inst., approv converge until they are thickering the establishment of a Tribunal than fleas on a dog and the ordin-of enquiry in a "matter of de- According to the "Daily Tele-ary compass is almost worse than finite and urgent public import. graph" Mr. Baldwin, the Premier,

ance, namely, the prosecution of yesterday caused special inquiries

Sir Leo Chiozza Money and to be made at the German Embassy

This dealston resulted largely Savage's evidence given with re- concerning the health

from the of

experiences of Dr.merica" last

theference to the action of police in Stresemann,

summer on her connection with their interroga- After the Embassy had com-

flight to France. On that occasion tion of Miss Savage on May 15." municated by telephone with the Commander Byrd was able to com-

It is understood that when the German Foreign Minister's private municate with ships under him, Tribunal has finished the Home even though they were invialble in Secretary will assent to a larger the fog, and to get his bearings Investigation of the police, methods from them by triangulation and

regarding which he is at present

MR. BALDWIN'S CONCERN.

London, Yesterday.

secretary, Mr.

Baldwin, whose kindly concern for Dr. Stresemann was highly appreciated at the

useless.

How Radio Will Serve.

be

Mias

Wilhelmatrasse, was informed that radio compasses aboard the surface consulting Labour leaders and Siri the distinguished patient's condi- craft. In the Antartic he will be John Simon-Reuter.

tion continued show marked

to improvement. British. Wireless Service.

NICARAGUA WAR.

SKIRMISH IN A DENSELY- WOODED. REGION.

U.S. 'PLANES IN ACTION.

Managua, Yesterday. It is reported that one United States' marine and one Nicaraguan auxillary were killed and an off- cer wounded' in a skirmish with Sandino's troops near Pasoreal on May 5,

able to get bearings only from the "Samson" or hle land base (both on the same straight line to the Pole) and consequently will be "unable to tell more than that he is on or off the proper course..

ASYLUM EPISODE.

SEQUEL TO THE ESCAPE OF A PRINCE.

BASTONE'S SENTENCE,

London, Yesterday. The former attendant Bastone, who has charged at Hastings with

THE " ITALIA."

CRUISES OVER AN UNEXPLORED REGION.

King's Bay. Yesterday,

The airship "Italia" has landed on the conclusion of a cruise over the unexplored region between Franz Josef Land and Nicholas Land-Reuter,

RUSSIAN EMIGRES.

THE ATTACK ON THE SOVIET MINISTER AT WARSAW.

Warsaw, Yesterday,

The Sandinoites had several kill-aiding. and abetting the escape of ed and wounded.

Prince Selfeddin, was fined £20 · the American aeroplanes dropped

maximum penalty under

As a result of the attack on M. medical supplies to the United the Lunacy Act. The Chief Lizareff, the Emigré organisation, States patrol concerned, which was Constable described this as totally known as the Union of Russian isolated, two relief columna ruch- inadequate for the nature of the Youth, in Poland, has been sus- ing to assist the patrol who at offence, to which

Bastone had ended and its archives sealed.— tacked in a densely-wooded region,

pleaded guilty-Reuter," -Reuter.

APPOINTMENTS.

To-day's "Gazette" announces

the following appointments:-

LORD TERRINGTON,

· Refused' Bail.

London, Yesterday. To serve on the Advisory Com-

Lord Terrington has been com mittee, Hong Kong Volunteer De-mitted for trial, bail being refused. fence Corps: The Hon. Mr. Reuter

Reuter.

AMERICAN AIR MAIL.

The Rates Halved.

→

Washington, Yesterday.

President Coolidge has signed aj bil halving air mail and postal rates.

Charls Gordon Stewart Mackle, [Lord Terrington in charged Hon. Mr. Benjamin David Fleming with defalcation of large sums CHINESE. CONSUL'S DEATH. Beith, and Mr. Neilage Sharp entrusted to him in his profes- Brown.

nadadalonal capacity of solicitor. The

Wellington, NZ, Yesterday. Captain Samuel Johnson Jordain, authorities had great difficulty In

The death is announced from an to be Major, H.K.V.D.C. effecting his arrest in France of apoplectic stroke off Li Kwang Lieutenant Eric John Roderick ing to his lordship's alleged seri- Heng, the Chinese Consul here.- Mitchell, to be Captain, H.KV.D.C.

ous illness.]

Renter.

JOSEPH M.SCHENCK presents

HERBERT BRENON'S

SORRELL and SON

WITH

H.B WARNER ANNA Q. NILSSON ALICE JOYCE NILS ASTHER CARMEL MYERS

A

a

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