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Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 1, 1929.

THE LATEST, SPANISH " COUP"

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Mr. W. ITPlew has been ap pointed Manager of the St. Francis Hotel

The annual general meeting at the Hong Kong Benevolent Society will be held in the Cathe- dral' Hail this evening at 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1929.

TERHING MARK

· GREATCOATS FOR INDIAN **

POLICE

· OHANGE INÍLUMIFORU

BEATBONA PLAYERS

TO STAGE “THE PHILANDER-

KOERS" AR KOWLOONS

DOING

AWEELAIN SHANGHAI

• Black greatcoast for Indian Police- The Macdona Players are giv- men von. duży have made their spy ing a farewell performance in the |pearance fom the streets in place of. Star' Thentre, Kowicon, can the An extraordinary meeting offre dil capes which were only worn 15th instant, ModeS the Hong Kong and Shanghal for protection from rain.

Mr. Thomas A. Randell, the ad- Banking Corporation will be held

Members of the European contin-vance manager of The Macdona in the City Hall, to-morrow at

gent have had greatcoats for some Playera who is passing through years, but the wearing by Judian Hong Kong on the sa. "Morea," officers of the garment, obviously informs us that the Company are

hai.

noon.

The ordinary ammual meeting

of the "Star Ferry Co., Ltd. will for keeping warm io, is an Innova-playing to big houses in Shang- take place at Messrs: Jardine, tlon, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Friday, February 15 at 12:30p.m.

H.E, the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi) will perform the open ing ceremony at the new Alice Memorial Hospital, Bonham-road, at 3.30 p.m. on Monday next.

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'A GOOD SMACKING"

́ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. AT 20

COUPLE- CHARGED "Mr. H. H. Rose, of the P.W.D., At London Sessions Leonard Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bottomley and Thomas Walter Clifton, a boot re- Mrs. Witchell (widow of pairer, and Eliza Noble Bell, a "Bob" Witchell) returned to the domestic servant, both 20 years old, Colony yesterday by the 4s were charged with attempting fr "Macedonia.”

commit suicide. They had been on ball since their committal from Lambeth Police Court on Dec; 7.

Hong .Kong Horticultural Society's annual show will be held at the Volunteer Headquarters on the 21st instant: Entries close on the 18th instant in the Secretary's office.

The Company will be returning to Singapore on the s.s. "Kashgar" and arrangements have been made for them to perform on the night the ship will be in Hong Kong.

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The play to be staged is "The Philanderer," a new play for Hong Kong. It will be the last opportunity to see this popular company perform,

Booking opens on Tuesday, 5th Instant, at the Star Theatre, and Mesars. Moutrie's

CUNARD CO.

THREAT OF LEGAL ACTION IN U.S.A.

SEE

Mr. J. F. Eastwood, prosecuting, aid that the youth and the girl wir both of the highest character...New York,Another phase in the Clifton had a boot repairing bust-fight between the Cunard Line and ness which he was paying for by the American shipping interests to The Rev. Father Byrne, S.J., Instalments, and had worked hard secure for the British part of the The winter tourist trade to Havana de- will distribute the University and kept his payments up. certificates to the successful girl had worked hard in domestic veloped with the publication of letter sent by Mr. Robert Blake,, candidates of the French Con-service. vent School; Causeway Bay, on The couple were engaged to be associate director of the Cunard Thursday, February 7 at 4 p.m. married, and had bought some of Steamship Company, to Mr. T. V. their furniture. They were to- O'Connor, chairman of the United DAYLIGHT ROBBERY gether during the evening of Nov. States Shipping Board, Mr. Blake

11, and when Clifton's parents; wrote:

publicity has been went to bed 'they thought he was "Your

raferences to your In his room. Next morning Mr. full

drive Clifton senior found his son and announced endeavour to

"Caronia" out of the Miss Bell unconscious in the bed- the

We room. Two gas jets were both New York-Havana trade. turned on.

may find it necessary if we are dam-

CARRIED OUT IN BROAD DAYLIGHT

A BIG HAUL

of

enemies of the Dictator have been able to influence the soldiers under their command to rebel. So far the result, has been disastrous for the rebels. This latest attempt A daring armed robbery was car- A letter was found in the room aged to any appreciable extent to seems to have been as badly several desperadoes at No. 1, Lower was to be" read: "We find life

ried out yesterday afternoon by and signed "Mr. and Mrs. L. Clifton appeal to the Courts for relief.”

The Shipping Board, he says, has managed as its immediate pre-Castle-road, off Caine-road, occupied hard to live so we will take the violated the Federal Statute in decessors, as it has been speedily by a wealthy Chinese family.

best way out. Wishing all our placing the liner "President Roose checked. It was evidently intend- Two men appeared first, one car-

Mr. Blake goes on to gay nesa." On the reverse side of the that the Cunard Line for ed to effect a wide area, and prob-rying two revolvers and the other friends the best of luck and happi-velt on the Havana route.

a dagger and revolver. They said letter was written, "I hate to do the sake ably to include Madrid itself, but that they had come to borrow $100. this, but it is the best way out for rates. 10 per cent. higher than of peace made its for some so far unexplained rea-Those In the house at the time us. Please pay Albert, my friend those of the American Ward Line. son it proved abortive except in were Mrs. Wong Leungtze, aged 2 Bd for the stove. Money at the The latter company, however, an-

about 70 years, her grand-daughter shop. L. Clifton."

its reducing

minimum from regiment seized the police bar-vants.

with the following writing on the New York to Havana to £24 as racks and took up a position with How the robbers managed to en-backs:

against the Cunard's $95. The guns in the street. But elsewhere ter the house is not known. They

*Please we wish to be put to American United Fruit Company no corresponding rising took suddenly appeared in the old lady's gether as we are found, as we are also announced a 25 per cent. re-

room at-2.50 p.m., whilst she was happier together. I was told by duction. place, and the Government speedi- giving instructions to the cook. She a gipsy I would die before I was: In objecting to the discrimina ly set about effecting "repressive had her wardrobe open. Before the 21, and all she told me as yet has tion against the Cunard Line, Mr. measures." Soon-evidently the old lady could recover from her sur-come true. It would be an un-Blake points out that the United prise at the audacious request for natural death. (Signed) May." Fruit Company operates two British

Ciudad Real,. There, an artillery and son-in-law, besides several serThere were also two photographs/nounced a. 25 per cent. decrease,

very next day-the Dictator, a loan by the two etrangers, three "Obviously. what these two

abips in the New York-Cuba trade, : young people want is a good smack- Never before," he says, "has any ing, but unfortunately they are too Government tried to prevent inter- old for your lordship to administer national shipping. If any foreign that," Mr. Eastwood remarked to Government imposes discriminating the Chairman, Sir Robert Wallace, restrictions on American shipping K.C.

Sir Robert: I leave that to you, Mr. Eastwood.. (Laughter.)

Mr. Eastwood: I should be very

anywhere, the duty of the Shipping Board is to Investigate and report It to the President for remedial action through diplomatic channels,

amidst the cheers of the Assem-other men came in. bly in Madrid, was able to an- The Ave had no difficulty in nounce that the crisis in Ciudad binding and gagging the inmates Real was ended. By leaflets drop-of the house. Then the place was thoroughly ransacked, the raiders ped from aeroplanes the rebels getting away with jewellery; money were informed that "the whole of and other property valued at Spain is quiet. Surrender imme-In her report to the police, Mrs.

|$40,607,00.

diately and return to barracks, Wong. states that an amah named pleased to give it to both of them, and, falling auch redress, to report otherwise you will be bombarded Ah Hing, who had been employed (Laughter.)

It to Congress. If the Brlilah.. to-morrow." The rebels took the in the house for the month, went

French, or German Government, for Detective-inspector Coryaald instance, adopted such a position to advice and one more attempt to cut at 6 pm on Wednesday and that when he asked the award American shipping, that overthrow Dictator Primo di of having been connected with the committee suicide Clifton said Board."

did not return. She suspects her cused, why they attempted to would be the duty of the Shipping Rivera has thus to be numbered robbery, with many others.

BOOKS & PICTURES

FURTIVE TRAFFIC, IN...

PORNOGRAPHY

that he got into debt and The Shipping Board threatens to was worried about paying off reduce its fares still further and to the instalments on his business draw upon the £2,000,000 vated by The couple owed their lives to the "Congress" to "protect" American fact that this was a slot meter and shipping. Meanwhile the "Presid- If the jent Roos:velt" is being extensively the supply of gas ran out. gas had been on all night they advertised as the fastest steamer

·would both have died.

on the Havana route. p. Addressing the accused. Str. Robert Wallace said: "I am sure

That there has been another attempt to overthrow the Spanish Government and that the coup has been unsuccessful, like its pre- decessors, proves two things, namely, that the Government

As a particularly interesting with General Prima di Rivera as sidelight to the present abortive its head still has many enemies "coup" is the arrest of ex-Pre- and that it is strong enough mier Sanchez Guerra, who has to resist opposition. This latest just been detained in a military rising, which took place in prison at Torres de Cuarte,

The Ward Line announces that From time to time complaints Ciudad Real (a province of Cen-Valencia. Senor Guerra, it will about the rather furtive traffic in you do not intend to do anything Merchant Marine Commities of the reach this office, Bays "Truth,"

Mr. Wallace White, chairman of the tral Spain) occurred as suddenly be remembered, was mentioned indecent pictures. In newspapers of this kind again."

House of Representatives, will seek as the other abortive coupe and, in connection with the last aber- of indiferent reputation advertise

"No, my lord," the youth and the to ensure protection for the routes to introduce legislation necessary stranger still, it found the Gov-tive plot against the Dictator, reproductions of pictures in-vari-

ments are inerted offering for sale girl replied together.

within what American operatoró ernment forces, ready to cope which took place no less recent-ous famous picture galleries. These Robert Wallace remarked: You Huence, and will propose Bavere

In binding them over, Sir consider to be their sphere of in-. with it effectually. General dily than last September, Presum-reproductions are almost invart are proposing to get married and legal restrictions, discriminating Rivera evidently is under no delu-ably, the Dictator and his col- those who apply for them soon dis- do your best."

ably of "nude" figures," and

you are getting on in business, so between the duties of foreign ves sion as to his position in Madrid leagues are of opinion that the ex-cover that they and offered other and giver every indication that he Premier is also mixed up in the albums of pictures of a more ex- does not intend to be caught, nap- present revolt and have evidently, citing kind, most of the originals [of which have nover been on the ping. The previous attempt to

concluded that the time has arriv-walls of any picture gallery. In onst him and it is almost cerad for some definite step to be other words, they are pornographic, tain that the risings are agairist

taken to curb.

his activities, It jand tire comparatively innocuous General di Riveria personally-

ones which are advertised In the

At the last meeting of the Bris- la, a dangero step they have first place are merely the means of

The annual distribution of prizes to City Council, a report was pre- ended quite as successfully for the

taken, as the ex-Premier has getting lato touch with those whose of the Yeung Chung Girls College sented from the Balaries Committee Dictator (for that is precisely probably a large following tastes run in the direction of the was held in the Ko Shing Theatre dealing with rs arrangements which vbéterday. The prices were given bare recently taken place in the obscene, t General di Riveria's position) as throughout Spain, who are suredenca or Denunciation away by Mr. Yu Wan, B.A of the management of the docks Alder. this one that has been nippped to be incensed by the action taken The same thing can be said with certificates by Miss Cheng Yuk of the report, and Alderman Dyer Eadention Department and the clan Dowing moved the adoption mcipiently at Cuidad "Real. against their leader. Important equal truth of publishers of nasty mul, the headmistress. Clearly, the Dictator believes in and perhaps

(chairman of the Docks Comm:t for the simp reason that to do 30 Miss Cheung read the school re tee). In secondlag, wald the scheme tuftous adver- port and referred to the increase then put forward did not

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