1927-01-20 — Page 1

MASON'S

DELICIOUS

O.K.

SAUCE.

Hongkong Daily Press.

Nn. 21.383 號叁拾八百秦千壹萬式第日七拾月弍拾年寅丙

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

Taipo

TIME-TABLE.

مگاه )

Kowloons:

Dep. 6,40

8.03 8.30 9.15|10,3

Bhatia

Dep.) 7.15

Talpo Market Dep. 7.31

Fanling

Shengshui ...Değ.“ 758

Bhamdaan...ÁM: 7,49

Canton

„And — 112.20

6,29

19 166 1,45) 4,56) 5,81) 7.43 9.49 11.04 12.84 1.43 1.56 3.09 605 7.55 9.53 11.00 12.58 1,58 3.00 3.15 5.06 7.59 10.03 11.19 12,42 2,03 211 335 619 6.00 9.07 10.07 13.33 12,53 – 2,07 8,459.13 10,18119

8.90

AMAAN | AMG| POL,{AM. 1X, PM, F,X. | FM Canton Dop.

P.45 Bhamerna Dep 7.19 8.06 10.28 11.40 8.00 417 5.19 Bheungshui Dp 7.36 8.18 10.45 11.17 8.07 4.24

8.11 TaipoMarket Dep. 741 82710.59 12.02 3.31 4.38 8,84 Dep 1,45 8.52 11.04 19.07 8.25 4.43 8.38 Dep. 758 8.8 11.17 12.91 3.98-456 6.51 Dep. 8.19 8.57 11.29 12,33 8,50, 5,08 0,03 ...A

Shatin Termati

Kowloon

3.40 6.08 -6.40

5.47 6.18

5.51 6,19

6.01. 6.29

6.05 6.33

6.18 0.48

8.20 9,08|11,87 12,47 8,58 5,168,11 6.04′ 8.38 7,08 7.20

SHA TAU KOK BRANCH.

E 0

Fraling Bhatankak

7.45 11.50 2.90 8.40 12.25 9.18

1.1. P.M. PM.

8.20 6.95 4.157.90

0

E

Shatzukok Fanling

For

6.30

2.05

P.X. P.3. 8,00

5.15

00 6.51 6.10

10.15 1.05. 7.25. 11.10 8.00

E SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS EXCEPTED, O-BUNDATH AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ONLY. Further information may be obtained at the RamwAY OYYI:BI, KOW- zoom, or from Moeurs, Tris, Coox & Box, Lan,, Howukino, or from PET ANDRICIAn Exzazs - Jon rant, Hoxe Kore.

H. P. WINSLOW, Manager.

HONG KONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVION OF THE HONG KONG, CANTON AND MAULO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., "AND THE CHINA- NAVIGATION: CO., LTD.

CANTON LINE.

Bailings from Hong Kong, Daily, at 8 AM] Sailings from Canton: Daily, at 8 &M)

ADDITIONAL, SAILINGS'........... 8.8. "TAISHAN" will leave for Canton on THURSDAY, 20TH JAN,”]

SATURDAY, MED JAIN",

Sunds

at 2 AM, sad from Canton et 9 r. Samé Day.

MACAO LINE

FROM HONG KONG: 8 AM, and 3 P.M. daily. (Bunday: 9 ́AM. only).-

No Bailing to Macao on FRIDAY, Macio on SATURDAY, 22x¤, st 8.A

FROM MACAO:

8 AM. and 2 P.M. daily. (Sunday: 3.30 F.M. only). 3189 INSTANT, 48.3 PM, or from

SUNDAY EXCURSION :

O SUNDAY, 2317 JANUARY, 11. “BUI AN" will depart from Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9 am, and from Macao. at 8.30 T.M.

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

་

ESTABLISHED 1857.

Registered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office in the United Kingdom.

N. LAZARUS, Hong Kong's Only European,

Opticians, Ertabliabed Over Forty Imin. Manager:-RALPH A COOPER Registered Optometrist (Canada),

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20th, 1927. DAR UMAƑŒÃ‡ØR Pace: 19 FEB MONTH

Our London Letter.

THE NOVELIST." WHO VANISHED.

CHARGES FOR OVERSEAS. CABLES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPON

WAR VICTIMS AT THE PALACE

PRINCESS MARY'S CAKES.

MEN STILL IN HOSPITAL

The Not Forgotten" Association was not forgotten by the Prince of Wales yesterday, aya the Daily

Mail of December 2nd.

THE WEEK'S DIARY.

To-day,

"Extraordinary. "genars) mestint China Frovidant. Loan and Mort

age Company, St. George's Build- Ling, 9.30 p.m.

Golf Navy e Army, Fanling, Kallop Chinese School annual presentation of prizes at Grand Theatre, Wandhai, 4'p.t.

EK Society Prevention Cruelty

H.K. Hotal tas dance, 430-p.m This splendid body has taken in Entries close for United Services its charge the comfort and enter-Recreation Club sanual tennis tour-

nament, 5 p.. tainment of wounded ex-Service men who are still in hospital na ato Animals Annual meeting, Jar result of their injuries in the war. dia, Matheson's Board Room, 5.15

p.m Princess Mary is its a less Musicale Helena May Institute, and yesterday the Pri

5.30 p.o distribute enke and giv.

it to

endly

LONDON, December 18th. The chief topic of conversation for the last ten days has been the dis appearance of Mrs. Agatha Christie, a writer of sensational detective stories, from her home, Styles, Sun-word to as many as he wid of 700 men gathered for tes in the riding. ningdale, in Berkshire, and after a school of Buckingham Palace at the hue and cry on a scale without pre-invitation of Mias Marta Cunning- cedent she was eventually found at ham, the organiser of the associa

tion. a leading hotel at Harrogate, York- ehire. Mrs. Christie had been stay-

The cakes the Princes enfawer ing, there all the time, while the presents from his sister, placed on whole country was discussing her. table of honour below a tall She was under an assumed name Christmas tree on a dais in the cen and took her part to the social lifetre of the school. At table alter around her. Presumably she had table sai: the invalid and mained read the papers, which priated of the war. Some of them who columns about her, and she saw her could not walk were wheeled in in photograph, which appeared daily bathchairs and in carriages in

in practically every journal. The which they lay. Others were helped explanation given by her husband, in by robust Guardamen. Colonel Christia, regarding her mya-

Merry Scene. terious conduct is that she was--and fastid-suffering from loss of but this does not account mremory.j for the fact that she got to Har regate, where apparently she in tended to go, as she asid in a letter written to her husband before she vanished that she intended to stay at Yorkshire spa to recover her henith

Probably the public imagination would not have been stirred quite so touch were it not for the drama

tie circumstances of Mrs. Christie's

Queen's Theatre; "Lady Winder- mere's Fan."

World Theatre: “Manhattan." Star Theatre: "From the Ground

Principal Maili-Loward: U.S.A. etc. (President Pièree); Australia, etc. (Mishima Maru).

Friday,

Golf: Ladies Championship and Captain's Cup, Fanling.

Chinese Chamber of Commerce Meeting 2.30 p.m.

Association

HE. Hotel tes dance, 4.30 p.m. Hockey Club Jat XI. 1. 5/2 Pan- jabis', Marins ground, 4.45 pm.

K dinner dance, Roof Garden, H.K.

Automobile Hotel, 3 p.m.

Carpi's Italian Opera Company, Star Theatre, Kowloon,

open

Queen's Theatre: "Lady Winder- mere's Fan

9.16, 2011 Torres)

World Theatre: "Manhattan."!

THE

HONGKONG

Roxoxone Horusi. Harutan Bar Roya

"KREMLIN, HONGKONG."

AND

SHANGHAI

Aaron Hota Hetals Patantioraz Minnie HoTILA

Telegraphic Address »j *CENTRAL, SHANGHAI”

HOTELS

LIMITED.

WHISKY from the WOOD!

MACGREGOR'S-

V. O, S.

in fi gallon casks.

Ideal for a Mess.

In association with the GRANDBECK, HAIGREGOR & CO.,

Dai Wagona Lite, Pekiyo,-

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

JESTRAL LOCATION,

Electris Lifts and Lighting. Talephones on each (floor." Hotel Launch meets all Steameri -Telephone: Central No. 378

Tol. Addresss · VICTORLA

J. WITCHRI

Marger.

Stat Theatre: "From the Ground PALACE HOTEL. Up."

Principal Mails:-Inward: Europe TK. No. 3. Tel Ads PALACE." vid Suez (Kashgar)

Three Minutes trom Kowloon Wharf, Fany Wharf and Railway Station. Entirely under English Management

·Electric Light and Fans Throughout.

EVERY BOOM WITH PRIVATE BATH

The Prince made the journey especially to London and arrived about half past five. By this time the whole school was a scene of true Christmas hilarity. He went about

Baturday. the hall talking specially to the Fanling Hare and Hounds paper men in bith chaley and Thralid (chase, gutters Arms, 3. p.m.- carriages about their injuries and pete for Commodore's Cups

Yachting Racing Classes com how they were getting on and which Cricket and Football (Detaile was their hospital. He shook hands in Saturday's issue).

H.K. Hotel tes dance, 4.30 p.m. here and there and everywhere,

St. Paul's College Annual Prize though his own right hand was Distribution, by Hon. Sir Joseph bound up, he having slightly Kemp, KO. Entertainment, 7.30

Man to p.m. prise distribution, .p.m. strained his thumb while in the

Diocesan School Old Boys' Asso- hunting field on Monday. He deciation Social and Dance, Dince

กา scribed is as a more nothing," san Boyy School, Kowloon, 8.30 and he had been out shooting with the King at Windsor earlier in the day.

of the cakes for the several tables, The Prince cut successive chunks and, balancing them on the knife, bestowed them safer into the hands of the then elected to receive them.

Gable Hates

p.za.

Bachelor's Dance, Craigengower Cricket Club, 9.15 p.m.

Carpi's Italian Opera Company, Star Theatre, Kowloon, 15 pi (Rigoletto)

Queen's Theatre:"Lady Winder mere's Fan"

World Theatre: “Hankattan." Star Theatre: From the Ground

Up." *****

Principal Mails:-Inward: U.S.A., etc. (Tenyo Maruy Outward Europe via Marseilles (Kashmir), 10.30a.m.; Canada and America,

Lounge Bar and Billiard Booms Darivalled Cuisine under the personal

TERMS MODERATE,

persion of the Buristress,

Special Terms to Families on applic

Ma, J. E, OXBERRY,

Proprietress

The Gely Hotel in CANTON,

Directly under European Management

THE VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN

Cruiden

And Trips arranged for

LIMITED.

ilove varsted under the Compening Ordinatam.

18, QUEEN'S BOLD ONFTRAL Tax CESTRAL 75.

FOR

SALE

SCOTT'S STANDARD

POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUES

1927

AT $4 EACH,

GRACA & CO., DEARERA IN PHILATELIC GOOD

PICTORIAL PorÍCARDS, “. GARDEN BID, &c. &c.' -N 10, WYNDHAM. STREET, F.O. Box No. 820, BONG KONG

The Sign

THE

ADVERTISING

and

PUBLICITY

BUREAU

Alexandrs Building

The Advertising Agency

disappearance. She left home in her motor-car in the evening, and early next morning a labourer trudging to his work saw a lady in light shoes and evening dress trying to start a motor-car pear Guildford in Surrey, She was very agitated, and as there was a sharp frost be was surprised at her appearance at that hour, at a lonely spot, lightly clad, and in apparent distress. But he asked no questions. He simplyF turned the handle, set the engine I have heard anmerous com etc., Europe eld Victoria and vid going, and the lady got into the plaints in the Caty recently regard-Siberia (President Madison), 6 car and drove off. It was dark ating a new regulation introduced by p.in.

...that supplies Advertisers the time, being an hour before day-the cable companies affecting Bri-

Farling Hunt lawn meet Comdr.. Light.

with a Complete Service of tish overseas traders Briefly, the and Mrs. Hartford's bungalow, Found At Harrogate.

facta are that the various cable comm 10.30 Kil

Principal Mails-Outward: Original Copy, Ideas, and Golf: Junior Championship (frat Europe vid Marseilles (Agapenor) Designs for Posters and DODWELL & CO., LTD., discovery of a motor-Mrs. Chris provide that no cable messages will at Indian Becreation Club ground, Canada); Wednesda

The next thing recorded was the panies introduced, as from the 1st

9.30p.m.; Europa vid Victoria, Blacks, November last, regulations which round), Fanling.

Cricket ERC. Volunteers, B.C., and vid Siberia (Empress of

that checks all insertions Commodore's Ompers compete for Chinese: Play at Queen's College papers for its Cllents,

Public School present in Foreign and Chinese Tennis: Mixed doubles. K.C.Call, 3 p.m.

Club de Recreio, at Kowloon Cricket Club, a pm. Star Theatre, Kowloon, & p.m. and Carpi's Italian Opers Company,

£1,000 on aitaining the age of Fifty-five. Premiams moderate.

Conditions Hiberal.

Partoulars fromme.

ÁGIETI,

$, QUEEN'S BUILDING,

KOWLOON HOTEL

TEL NOS.

K. 808; 609.-

KOWLOON.

CABLE ADDRESS:

KOWLOTEL, Hong Kone.

A FIRST CLASS · HOTEL·

With a wonderful view of the Harbour and Peak,

Three minutes from the Ferry and Station. Six stories of modern Rooms and Bathrooms Under the Personal supervison of an Experienced European" Manager.

Excellent Cuisine.

Daily Bates from 15. Monthly from $120, Récently renovated throughout..

W., H. PERRY,

Manader

tie's kar-half-way down a hill on the Sarrey downs" Her for cost was inside. The car had avidently.. been sent down the hill with nobody in it, and it had turned and wedged itself in a trick roadside hedge. Oneal code abbreviation; also, that

be accepted at deferred rates if 2.p.. more than one-third of the message

consists of figures (or figures ex- pressed in words), combinations of figures expressed in letters, or the

Sunday.

Yachting Cruisers

MM Monday...

the other side of the hedge was a deep chalk-pit. Where was Mrs.

messages bearing more than this 9.15 p.m. Christie, the owner of the car 1: It proportion of figures, etcy mild only was assumed that she had wandered be accepted at the ordinary full off into the woods and had perished from cold and exhaustion

For ten days the countryside was searched by police and by hundreds

rates.

As

many Arms take advantage of the week-end rates to get in touch with their representatives abroad, and vice versa, this regulation can

of the public, aeroplanes went up not fail to fall hardly upon them,

sad Special Cam

Taken of TOURISTS Cable Address: “VICTORLE”:

Belilios

HE. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Entries close for Hong Kong that bas an unrivalled Fedtsou, O.MG. Mr. Fention the best media for all classes Jockey Cles dans ces 5 pm. And Extensite knowledge of

Diace given by Commodore J. L. and Ward Room Officers of H.M.S. of Advertisers, Tatar

School Old Boys' Diocesan Boys'

HK. Hotel tes danes, £20p.m United Services Recreation Club Association Social and dance, annual lawn tennis tournament Diocesan Bay School Kowloon can place all this know opens.. Championship race

Yachting Ladies 7th and last

ripal Usile-award

that being independent, ledge and experience at the Cadada, etc) + (President Jackson).

free disposal of its Clients, To Beccetaries,

ensuring that the money. [Secretaries of clubs and socis they spend on Advertising tion, etc., are kindly requested to will bring them the best the Daily Prete for Inclusion in the possible return, Cup forward any forthcoming events to

above-column-which-it-is-out-en- deavour to keep as correct and 4:16

Telephone Central 30. Sanitary Boarding [up-to-date as possibila.];

Carpi's Italian Opera Company, Star Theatre, Kowloon, 9.15 p.m.

Tuesday. (Ladierertion

Golf: Final of Railway Fabling.

Cup

Distribution of prizes at Ver-

to try to locate a dead body on the especially as a great deal of the downs, and the neighbouring pools substance of the matter cabled and ponds were drugged., 11 is deals with estimates, prices, and quite a long time since public in specifications involving the use of

figarse. It is considered, therefore, p.m. tercat was so thoroughly aroused; that the regulation will entail such and now, behold! while all this was additional work and expense to nacular Middle School by Director

firme going on, the missing novelist was judice to British de

as to constitute

a serious pre-of Education (Mr. A. E. Wood)...

H.K Hotel tes dance, 4.30 p.m. apparently normal and happy in a As a case in point, I have been Annual Inspection of St. John Harrogate hotel where the song, shown a copy of a cable received by Ambulance Brigade and presents danced, played bifliards, read the New Zealand: The cable came darether, Marty Rated

a firm here trop their agents in tion of trophies by E.E. the Parade Ground, papers, bought herself new frocks, within the restriction and cost at 8.15 p.m.

Pianoforte recital, by Mr. Harry and was popular with everybody the full rate 184, whereas had it The wife of he hotel manager re been sent before the new regulation Ore, City Hall, 5.30

came into force the coat would only St Andrew's Society hold cognised her from published have been 40/- The Federation of "Burn's Nicht Dinner, Volunteer photograph in a newspaper, and in British Industries are considering. Headquarters, 8 p.m. this way the was “discovered.”

the matter with a view to making Carpi's Italian Opers Company representation: to the International | Star Theatre, Kosloda, ka (Continued on next Column). Cable Convention HB

(Continued on nezi Optumn).

CAMMELL LAIRD & Co.,

LIMITED.

Controlling THE LEEDS FORGE CO., ABWLAY WHEEL CÓ, KA- Birkenhead. Shemfeld, Nottingham, Birmingham,

Leeds, Penistone and London.

BAILWAY TASSENGER COACHES

CE FREIGHT COALA CARS STEAM DRIVER BAIL COACHI-E NEWLAY SOLD BOLLED STEEL BAILWAY WHEELS

13 PEKING ROAD, SHANGHALONEN