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14.

NOTICE

BY THE-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SIKHS AND GIN.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1923

AN UNLUCKY START.

WEATHER REPORT.

October 24th 11h. 83m-Pras-

ENTERTAINMENTS.

sure has increased considerably," The Idol Dancer," at Shanghai and slightly from Broken Blossoms,” Formass to Indo-China. It has decreased slightly over the "Way Down East,'

and now

ONLY LIKE ONE BRAND.

DRIVER UP FOR MANSLAUGHTER. The interesting fact was dis- closed in a Police Court case. Having been licensed only a heart by Mr. C. D. Melbourne to. day, that ur Sikh policemen formight, the driver of a four-ton Philippines and at Guam.

The anticyclone has spreadi motor lorry stands before Mr. have. a preference for only one Justice Gompertz. at the southward.

gin. A bottle was proCriminal Sessions, charged with

İs. S. “PRESIDENT JEFFERSON"duced in Court this toorning by candlaughter. The case started hours ending at 10 am, to-day,

WE

have just

received

a large selection of-

THE LATEST ›

DANCE RECORDS.

MAKE YOUR SELECTION EAKLY.

THE

BRUNSWICK STUDIO

17. Ice House Street.

HOTELS.

LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS.

Hongkong Hotel,

HONGKONG

Repulse Bay Hotel.

Peak Hotel.

Astor House Hotel,

SHANGHAI:

Grand Hotel, Kalee.

Palace Hotel,

PEKING:

Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits.

The Honkong Hotel Co., La! la conjunction with

The Shanghai Hotels, Lud.

and

The Grand Hotel des Wagons-Lit«, Ltd.

KOWLOON HOTEL

Tarphone K. 608 and 609.

Cable Address Kowlote! THE PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON.

Electric Lifts to all Floors and Roof Garden.

Telephone on all Floors. Daily, Monthly & Family Rates.

Apply Mrs. M. BLAKE.

FIRST CLASS SALOON BAR

AND

BILLIARD ROOM. Proprietor: FRANK L. COOKE..

PALACE HOTEL,

Tel. No. Kowloon 3.

KOWLOON.

Tel. Add. Palace.

Two minutes from Feray and Railway Station. Fire minutes

by Ferry from Hongkong.

A first class Hotel in every respect and under English manage-

meat.

Cuisine under personal supervision of the Proprietor. Loung Bar and Billiard Room

Terms moderate.

Special sanzements for families on application to

J. H. OXBERY,

Proprietor.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING,

TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR. HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS.

Telegraphic Address "VICTORIA

Tel Central 373.

J. WITCHELL, Manager.

THE EUROPE HOTEL.

SINGAPORE.

DANCING AFTER DINNER,

EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY,

TEA DANCES

TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS,

The Hotel Orchestra under the Direction of

Mr. F. R. Martens.

Telephones in every room.

Tographic Address" EUROPE, SINGAPORE"

Telephone No. 2740 (9 linas)

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD. ARTHUR E ODELL, Manager.

Revenue Officer Grimmett, who' this morning.

said that it was found duty un-

paid, in the possession of Con-

stable Sunda Singh.

Sunda Singh told the Court that a watchman, employed on board the Mazao steamer Churuchow had given him the bottle as a present. How was he to know under the circumstances that duty had not been paid on the bottle!

Revenue Otheer Grimmett

Hongkong rainfall for the 2466

"TOL'ABLE DAVID”

an

10.00 inch. Total since January

1st. $9.44 inches, against average of 79.95 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District.

Forecast.

The Attorney General (Hon. Mr. J.H.Kemp), in opening, gave it as his opinion that many of these motor vehicular accidents which occur were due to the presumption on the part of drivers that the other person1 Formosa Chann 15 N. winds, would do the correct thing at the last moment. Accidents were sometimes due, the Attorney General thought todrivers cutting

agreed that that might be so. The it too fine, and

to him from the

watchmen employed on board these vessels were responsible for most of the smuggling.

The Magistrate:- I suppose these Indians like gin?

-R. O. Grimmett: This is the only kind of gin they drink.

The officer added that it was

only natural that on detection the

defendant should attempt. to throw the bottle into the water.

His Worship: -Oh yes. He will probably think "I am in the Police Force, and if I am caught with this bottle of gin in my possession, it will be a very serious matter for me."

was

* South coast of

strong.

China between N.E winds. FI.K.& Lamocks moderate it seemed

to fresh: evidence that the latter

the 3 H'kong to Gap fair at first,

Rock. the particular

some main cause of

rain later. accident in the case being tried. had

cooler. The prisoner thought, he room to pass but, unfortunately, he had not.

Describing by means of plans

Crown's version

of the tragedy, the Attorney General explained that the deceased- an old woman-was helping to push

the

4 South "coast of China between H.K. & Hainan

T. F. CLAXTON Director. H.K. Observatory. Oct. 24, 1923.

The fact that the accident occurred at all, in view of the truck laden with bamboo along road space the drive: had at his direction, on the left-hand side of evidence of negligence on the the Praya East, in a westerly disposal, was at least prinsa face| the road, near Stone Nullah Lane, part of the driver, the Attorney A four ton lorry, belonging to the jeneral contended. The evidence His Worship decided to believe Kwong Sang Hong and driven seemed to show that the driver following. A had failed to take-ordinary and the defendant's story, and ordered by accused," was his discharge. Defendant had,tram was approaching from the reasonable care and was, there however, to part company with opposite direction. What must fore, guilty of manslaughter. have happened, the Attorney The Attorney General mentioned General thought, was that the that accused had had a licence lorry endeavoured to overtake and only about a fortnight, and made pass the truck and in doing the comment that it was a little so struck the truck and knocked dangerous to put him in charge down the old woman and ran of a four-ton lorry..

ver be.

his beloved bottle of gìn, as an order for its confiscation WIN made.

$1.000 HOUSES.

BUILT WITHOUT PERMISSION.

A peculiar case of trespassing was mentioned in

i ~RTIT DAS against five women at the Police Court this morning.

It was stated that these wooden, with others, who have not e me forward, combined to build a jnumber of houses on Crown land. The spot which they selected į happened to be right in the track" of the new Kowloon City Road. Building operations had com- menced and when the matter the notice of the Fulc Works Department, Mr. Burford warned the women that they must cease operations and quit. Mr. Burford said that on Jone of these occasions he drive the workmen away.' but when he returned he found them still hard at it.

came

ران

The case is proceeding.

Wm. POWELL Ltd. ☀

(Hongkong Hotel Buildings.)

GENTLEMEN'S

TAILORS and BREECHES MAKERS

60 d.

His Worship agreed that other | T/T people more responsible had not Demand

30 d come forward. He imposed a fine of $5 in part case and onder- ed that those houses already built should be removed "within" three weeks.

It was stated that the erections were of concrete and probably | cost $1.000 each.

MORE "SQUEEZE."

MILITARY TAXES QN JUNKS.

EVENING WEAR

LOUNGE and SPORTING SUITS

A SPECIALITY.

EXCHANGE.

Opening Pate: closing Pate on Page 1) BELLING.

T/T. Shanghai.... T/T. Singapore T/T. Japan T/T. Indis Demand India

30 d. San Francisco and Ka

Tark

2131

446. Marc

2/3 6/15

4 m. Franc

9.40

6/0.

9.60

Demand. Formany.

2/3

Demand, New York

511

Nom

T/T. Bombay

*

Demand, Bombay

1531

.104

T/T. Calcutta

153

Demand, Calcutta

.1634

On Yokobam A

104

Demand, Manila

1024

York

51

Demand

T/T, Java

133

Demand,

Singapore Bataris

133

T/T. Marka

Nom

Ou Haiphong

Kom.

8.85

8.57

BUYING.

2/4 1/16 2/4.3/26

47.50. 31.13/5 317/15 1% 4,41}

T/T. San Francisco and New

TT. France Demand, Paris

On Saigon Un Bangkok

Sovereign

That is the starring record

RICHARD

of

BARTHELMESS

Who now rivals Doug. Fairbanks

as the most popular romantic character on the screen.

"Tolable David "

won the Gold Medal for the best film shown in 1922.

It is showing

TONIGHT till SATURDAY

-THE

at

CORONET

MAXINE ELLIOTT.

in

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FIGHTING ODDS

TONIGHT

at

THE STAR-

WORLD THEATRE

FRONE. 1337

PHONE 1337

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

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Porthos

1.1/2% p..

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Wednesday, 24th. to Saturday, 27th. October. at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m.

A Dramatic Mystery Picture

The MYSTERY

of the YELLOW ROOM

Six Reels of the most Fascinating Mystery Ever Screened

Admission :

9.15 p.m. $1.20 & 8 cts. -5.15 p.m. 80 ets. & 50 ets,

'Booking at the Theatre

4. L/0.001 4. D/P. int L{0. 20 dk. Sydney and Melbourne 2141

Gold leaf per Twi Bar Silver.....sady

forwarding a gun Bank of England P New York/London COINS.

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SUBSIDIARY

Hongkong 50 cent places 2

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Denton jab. coins

Hongkong October 24 1933,

There are strong complaints being voiced at the moment re- garding the illegal imposition of taxes on commercial jaoks ply- ing on the North, West and East Rivers. In addition to taxes to various pirate organisations along these waterways, military forces have now erected numbers: of matsbeds along the banks, at equel distances one from another, and from these places the troops | Baigne - stop the junks and demand Shanghai - further payments.

Shanghai Straita

From

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The owners of the junks have appealed to the Canton Govern- ment for protection, in order that this squeeze te stopped aad provisions thereby made London Parcela 125th Sept) cheaper, but although promising | Australia & Mazila

London Letters via Brindai (25th Sept and via Nezapatam (27th Sept.) 0.3.&., Canada Japan & Shanghai Europe via Nagapatam Papers only

London 27th Pept.)

to give the matter attention, the authorities have not yet taken any active steps in the matter.

THE STAR.

FIGHT FILMS AND VAUDEVILLF.

The Star donounce a pleasingly novel entertainment for the three

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Parcels for Canada only 24th 5pm. Keller, Mr. Lak Kin-ya, Mrs. M. N. Louie Thing Chun, Mr. Louie Gay...: Empres of Asia Thurs., 25 inst.

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