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THE HONGKONG

FLFGRAPH

MONDAY MARCH

T/T

HOTELS

THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PRAK HOTEL. Telegraphic Address: “KREMLIN, HONGKONG.”

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL: PALACE HOTEL: GRAND HOTEL KALEE; MAJESTIC HOTEL. Telegraphic Address:

CENTRAL, SHANGHAL*

HOTELS,

"LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel

_Wagons Lits, Ltd., Peking.

Des

KOWLOON HOTEL.

THE PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON.

First Class Billiard Room & Saloon Bar.

Electric Lift and Telephone to each Floor. Telx. K.608 and 1,699. Cable address: -- KOWLOTEL, Hongkong. Under the Personal Supervision and Management of

FRANK L. COOKE. Proprietor.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING,

TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR HOTEL LAUNCH. MEETS ALL STEAMERS.

Tel. Central 373.

Telegraphic Address "VICTORIA'

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 Telegraphic Address" EUROPE, SINGAPORE Telephone No. 2740 (9 lines).

Demand

TOO M

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD. ARTHUR E ODELL, Ma'nager.

EXCHANGE.

(Opening Bate: closing Rate on Fage 1.) BL LING.

kätestatudhatom 2/41

30 d. San Francisco and Ker

10.30

m/1, Mark

2/4.5/16

4 m/s. Francs covenan -60/4

Demand, Termany,

2/44

Not

Demand, New Türk metane 50% T/T. Bombay

101

Demand, Bombay

69

ET. Japan keberkatan

121

T/T. Calcisticationtented

T/T, India

Demand, Calautia

Dam and India akimkardas, am E/T. 80 Trancisco and New

.

501

Shangbala

T/T. Eingapore

Kom

HO

- T/T. Jars 129

ET. Marka sabenkostenbolondral FT. Tzani 9.30 Demand, Paris medikal

BUYING,

On Yokohama zače

Demand, Manila

Demand, Singapoes Demand, Batavia

On Bangkok

/L/0.x 1/51

4. D/P.

1572.42.900 2/51 10.Start 2/5.5/16 31. Bydory and Melbourne 7/5 7/16 New York/London adde

100

Sovereign

Geld le par Tsal

Bar Silverdienend

50.20 -33.6/16

forward

Bank of England r

4.29)

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

•

Hengkong 50 cană pisces

10 я

500

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From

Canton mah. colo Gold Im!

Hopgong, March 31, 1924,

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

0.8.1. Japan, & Bhanghai Than bai

Dom

INWARD MAILS.

Australia & Manila Australia & Mania Grape vis Faus (Letters & Papers Lon- don 5th March Pirols 29th Feb.) - USA. Cacada. Japin & Shanghai 2.9, Japan Shanghai

Jeypore

Emprom of Russia

3. Albans d Kal

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Pr. Adam

Essakaan

but

Hours

Kobmir Prea Jeferson

Pr. Gureld

OUTWARD MAILS.

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Bestow & Bangkok ...

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Below, Amoy & Bochow

L

Hepuis Eastcong

Bestow & Banpkok...

Kalgin

Peritus

Kinka

KRITI

Jaicho Bacchow

Sheth, Esa & Europe via Marseilles ....

Saigon & Bengkok na

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વાળ સમમાં મ

Brutow

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Hazila

Marila, Bandakan, Australia & New

Zealand ris Thursday Is.

Bendaken

Straits & Sakwik

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par

1% dis 7.% dia. 154.50% dia. $50.20

. Due. 31st Mar 31st 7

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Let

1st April

* 4th

- 4th

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11th

14th

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Date. -APRIL-ar

Shipping

from Tucker

sar tobasom

No other so good!

Over in Turkey grow "rich aromatic tobaccos. We buy the choicest selec- tions and combine them with the best American tobaccos.

The result is Chesterfield cigarettes- the kind that satisfy. That rare old-time tobacco taste wins right and left.

- One package of Chesterfields will,abow you why-no other cigarette can be quite so good.

They Satishy

hesterfield

PHILIPPINES INDEPENDENCE.

A DISPUTE IN WASHINGTON.

[United Press Service to the "Telegraph."

the President

CIGARETTES

LICCETT & MYnis Tomacco Co., U. S. A., Manufacturer

ADVENTUROUS

PROJECT.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Per ss. Porthos from Shanghai“ 4,000 Miles in 15-ton Yacht.-Mr. R. A. Kreulen, Mr. J. Ferguson. Mr. W. G. Petersen, Neither from the owner nor the Mr. P. Kilbois, Mr. J. Lambert, captain of = 15-ton steamer Mr. Z. Dubard, Mr. Nouveaux, named the Snapshot, at present Miss Begue, Mr. J. Gollob, Mrs.

Washington, Match 30.-In the berthed in a Liverpool dock, Griffin, Miss Root, Rev. Pers Senate the Territorial Committee complains & Home paper, can Sallon, Mr. M. H. Gutteres, Mr. any information be obtained con- Savitsky, Mr. A. P. Derbin, inquired whether

cerning a projected 4,000 miles Mr. G. J. Chayne. Mr, R. R. would sign the bill providing for. atrip with. & crew of six men Norton, Mrs. M. Badaloff, Mr.}

which it is intended to commence Neves. plebiscite in the Philippines in 1935,

shortly. The tiny craft's objective Per 8.5. President Lincoln- if it was passed

is somewhere in West Africa. Her first attempt to accomplish Mr. J. V. Achin, Miss Ruby E. Chan Tak Nung, Mr. & Mrs. Chun the voyage was unsuccessful, the Achip, Mr. Chan Chu Ping, Mr. buffeting the vessel experienced Kee Wai, Mr. Chu Book, Miss

Mr. Whitehouse, the spokesman, said that the President was already rommitted to independence, but he intimated that he did not favour

off the Welsh coast being 100 much for her to

with-

Margaret Clayes, Mr. Ho Ah Shuck, Mr. Lam Shung Miss Les stand. The captain explained Goe Ho, Mr. & Mrs. Lee Lup, that the vessel is a pleasure yacht Miss Lee Kam Chow, Mr. Li

converted at

such an early date, and pointed to the fact that Philippines indepen dence loses a favourable customs

which would be tariff on sugar and tobacco.

Mrs. Pang Shee, Mr. & Mrs. Percy Senator King's Independence Bill Calabar and he will then return Chung Wah, Mr. Li Mi Hem, has been sent to the War Depart to Liverpool, leaving the owner. Stansfield, Mrs. Tam Shee, ment, where it was studied regarding abroad. He further stated that Mrs. Charles H. Tinsley, Mr.)

necessary military safeguards. The Democrats charge that the depart ment is exerting an attempt to kill the Bill for Independence. The sentiment is growing in both the House and the Senate, and will be considered this week

SEQUEL TO SUICIDE.

Whole Family Bambooed.

many smaller ships had success. fully negotiated more hazardous trips, and personally be had been across the Bay of Biscay in a lifeboat.

The captain. added: "One nowadays has to do some- thing to live." All that the owner, who is working his passage, would say was that he hoped to arrive at bis destination in five weeks, and be resolutely declined to say anything as to the object of the trip until then.

WEATHER REPORT.

Thomas W.. G. Wallace, Mr. fr. Frederick E. Walsin, Mr. Young Go..

Pers. Empress of Russia from Manila-Mr. W. E. Douglas, Mr. C. A. Goldenberg, Mr. R. E. Murphy, Mr. J. J. Nislen, Mr. E. F. L. Sturdee, Mr. & Mrs. A. T. Senior, Mr. G. Thomas, Mr. Taizo Nishijime, Mr. K. Higski, Mr. J. Turton, Mr. E. P. Williams, Mr. T. Henry, Capt. Tenney, Mr. W. S. Hoston, Mrs. L. B. Hoston, Mr. C. P. Stavert, Mr. R. E. Cutler, Mr. H. Yaras, Miss E. R. Cun- ningban, M. F. Nierras, Mr. A. H. Phillips, Mr. H. D. Robison, Mr. J. Simpson, Mr. A. R.. Eichler, Mrs. Robison.

The other day young wife committed suicide. A common enough occurrence in China, but somehow the district official got

Mar. 31d. 11h. 40m.-Pressure word of it, writes the Chowkiakow correspondent of the N. C. D. N. bas increased slightly to mode- The father and mother-in-law, rately over Japan and from Che-

It has PASSENGERS DEPARTED. to Vladivostock. the uncle, the four neighbours, foo

of

local decreased "slightly from Hong- and.

course, the constable were all brought to kong to Indo-China and Borneo: and is nearly stationary over the court.

Philippines.

The neighbours were severely beaten for not interfering on be half of the young woman, whose body was bruised all over by the harsh treatment that bad forced

The anticyclone has moved EN.E. and now covers Japan.

Moderate monsoon may be ex- pected along the coast and over

Pers.s. Porthos. Dr. & Mrs. S. S. Strahan, Mrs. Ta Thi, Mt. Lau Kwai Chuck Mrs. Fong Sang, Mr. Lum Hoi, Mr. J. C. Changeux, Mrs. Lam, Mr. J. W. Gwinnell, Mr. Vergalt, Mr. Ho Yut Kad, Her her to take her life.

the N. China Sea.

Mrs. Leynaud, Misa Elton, Mr. A. uncle pleaded that he lived in an

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 Pingrin, Mr. &.1. Valentin, adjoining yard and should not be

Mr Changeux, Mr. & Mrs. involved, but the magistrate hours ending at 10 am. to-day, would have it that he must have 0.08 inch. Total since Jantary Lupre, Rev. Father Ruel, Mr. L. heard cries of the victim and 1st, 5.77 inches,against an average Sangines de Renou, Mr. Maurice ought to have taken her part, so of 6.16 inches. the uncle was punished. Both the father and mother-in-law were bambooed. They were asked why thetr sons and daughters did not commit suicide.

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

District.

The constable lived in a village i Formosa Channel two miles away, but he must

have known of sach cruel people,

Forecast. N.E. winds, moderate.

and should have reported the 2 South coast of E winds,

affair. For not doing so he had,

1,000 blows, was dismissed from

his post, and put in prison. Such

Chinx between moderate; HK. & Lamocks overcast,

mist, rain.

4 South coast of

Hirtz

Par Admiral Oriental Line 8.8. President Jackson from Seattle, and Victoria' etc.-Dr. R. E Belilios, Mss A. Boleekeurff, Mr. B. Callus, Mr. Jas. Carnegie Jr. Mr. G. P. Daswan, Hr. R. Een ham, Lt. Comdr. J. M. Doyle, Mrs. J. M. Doyle, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Ellis, Mr. & Mrs. J. B:{ Ferrier, Mr. J. S. Gubbay, MF. &} Mrs. Geo. B. Johnson, Mr. C..R Judah, Dr. & Mrs. M. Kistchke, Mias D. Klatchke, Mr. W. J. Lyan, Mr. A, Maleeli, Mrs. D. Nissin, Mr. Thos. O'Connor, Mr Harold M. Sangga, Ray, Harold M. Snugga, Mr. & Mrs. E-Sara, Mr. T. S. Wearn. Mr. Guy T. Barnes, Mr. P. Brown, Mr. Rafael Ferrer, Mr. & Mr. F.C. Jordan, Miss Bernice Jordan, Mr. Geo. Kantzler, Mr. H. Mat sumoto, Mr. Chas. L. Murphy, Kegistration 8aming how even notoriously cruel either ignorant of what had hap Miss Nancy Nye, Mr. Frank, * Letters 8.20 xx people negotiate new victims pene, or too mad to be restrain Delassen, Mr. M. Wayne, Mrs. (Dse Thundayle. 15th April)

Wade, & Bark, so without much difficulty if poss. od, was starting to beat her. Wayne Pierson, Mr. C. J. bapless young daughter-in-law Sabistan, Mre Jose Bantos, Mr. Wed, 2 in ZPE.ezzed of money. Wed, 2 Inak, 2.30 pm On the very evening of the day when her neighbours at once. Francisco Santos, Mr. Olfyer Thurs. 3. 6on which the above case was interfered, fearing they would be Varze, Dr. & Mrs. Carl Zepp, Kr | dealt with, mother-in-law he involved if trouble resulted Carlos Zapp

China

between S.E wirds, HK & Hainaa moderate.

1 inst., 8.32.officiall action is so uncommon, 3 H'kong to Gap Ta 1 inst., 8 30 that the gossip of the town ran

Rock..... Tuinsk, DOOR Tase 1 st 1pm. that the magistrate must have 1 inst. 230 pm had some family history of pain- Tues. (Das Marseilles about 2nd May 1

Tet, 1 i 230 pmfal memory thus to make him so Tum. 1 Lost, 2.30 p. hard on the offenders,

"When the old plaster comes Tues., 1 inak.. 2.30 p.m

Tam. 11, 5pm. of the wall it is replaced by Tues., 1inst. 5p.new" is a common saying. New Tom. 1 st, 6.30 wives can take the place of the

Parcela lat 5 p.m.

family drudge. And it is astonish- 2 ink..

Wooing

Fra Jickson

Ársfurs

o' pondmade basging vessel's name unly.

- Hinnang- Footag Taming

Deffinger

Zamils. "Eingspore & parcels only for

Quenazy via Hamborg

Sant Sew I+

T. E. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong, Mar. 31.

AMUSEMENT

Commencing Today

at 2.30, 5.15, 2.15 & 9.15 pm,

WESLEY BARRY

RAGS

RICHES

A delightful and wholesome comedy-drama for young and old

THE CORONET

ENGAGEMENT

TONIGHT

till WEDNESDAY.

EXTRAORDINARY

THE STAR

TWICE

DAILY- 5.30 & 9:15

The Sensation of The Manila Carnival. PETER THE GREAT (Peter Limutkin)

THE STRONGEST MAN IN ALL THE WORLD The Modern Sampson............. Elmo The Mighty ́out' done. $1,000 REWARD

For anyone that can perform these remarkable feats. LIFTING 30 MEN BENDING R. R. RAILS.

SEVEN PASSENGER BUICK Fully loaded driven scross his chest.

LIFTING 2 MEN

With little finger

LIFTING 5 MEN With one band.

A HUNDRED OTHER STRENGTH DEFYING FEATS. In conjuction with an exceptionally good ploture programme.

GLADYS WALTON

IN

Playing With Fire.

FELIX THE CAT.:

IN

Felix Comes Back.

BARGAIN PRICES.

Nights $1.00 & 1.50 Katinees 60 ets. & $1.

Children and Service men Half Price. Booking at the Star 11 a.m. to ii p.m. 'Phone X. 795.

W

ORL D

THEATRE

Des Voeux Road Central

MONDAY AND TUESDAY

31st, and ist.

April

5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m.

JACK HOXIE

In his latest screen triumph. You will get your all

of thrills, action, suspense and romance.

THE MAN FROM WYOMING"

UBUAL PRICES. BOOKING AT THE THEATRE

MORISON PIANUS.

Specially built for this Climate, Cash or easy payments.

TSANG FOOK BIANO CO.,

Telephone 2127.