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HONGKONG HOTEL.

A CHINESE NEW YEAR EVE AFTER DINNER

CARNIVAL DANCE

will be hold

in the

ROOF GARDEN

On

FRIDAY, 12th February, 1926.

اجين

From 9 pm to midnight.

Fancy or Evening Dress Optional.

DINNER.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SALE OF PONIES.

THE LATE ME. TAYLER'S STABLE.

Aunty Eva Brings $300,

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1926.

CHINESE FINANCIAL

MUDDLE.

FRENCH FINANCES,

INTIMIDATION CASE.

AGREEMENT CONSIDERED TO BE IN SIGHT.

THE WORST POSITIONIN TEN YEARS.

APPLICATION FOR FRESH HEARING..

A Tax on Production.

A number of local racing' men

Urgent Need of Funds, Paris, Jun. 16. were present at the Hongkong A sudden change took place in Jockey Club Stables at Causeway the Finance Committee of the

Peking, Jan. 18, Bay yesterday evening when four Chamber after speeches by M.

Chen Chin-lao's departure ponies belonging to the late Mr. Briand and M. Doumer. A declveals the most acute financial H. H. Tayler were offered for sale sive step towards agreement seems by public auction by Mr. B. II. S. to have been taken, on the promise Alves, of Mesars. Hughes & Hough, of the Government that it will not Intend the application of the tax The ponies

were offered on commercial transactions longer separately and in the following than 1926, but, will agree to con

sider soon at a debate on all other suggestions.

Ltd.

order: Subscription Grimin "Aunty EVR"

M. Feret and several Deputies (Grey Mare) ........................13.1 Old Pony Uncle Chick" (late

of the Radical Left moved to-day Golden Chrysanthemum) Bay 13.1; Old Pony "Thiele Gusengel" (late

an amendment, replacing the tax Auchenreoch) Dun

13.1 on payments and the present tax on the turnover of business by a single tax on production.

(Including admission to Carnival Dance) $4.00 Per Head. started by Mr. If, P. White, who

7.30 p m. to 9,00 paù.

Table Reservations should now be made,`

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A DINNER DANCE

TUESDAY

will be held every

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Dinners served from 7.30

and

Special Menus on Wednesdays and Saturdays Regular Menus on Tursdays and Thursdays

SATURDAY

io 9.30 p.m.

Price...$350 "Price...$2.50

DANCING AND MEALS A LA CARTE UNTIL MIDNIGHT

SUNDAYS:-ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS

during tiffin and afternoon tea.

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JAPAN BLAMED.

FOR KUO SUNG-LING'S DEFEAT.

Alleged to Have Actively Supported Chang Tso-lin.

New Witnesses Avaliable.

There was on echo of the recant

Tsingtao, Jan. 18. strike intimidation case nt tho Speaking at a reception, Pi Shl- Contral afternoon when Mr. Owen applied

Magistracy yesterday chen, a prominent Fangtien Gen. to Major non for the ease to oral, declared that the Japanese stringency in the past decado, bu reopened."

were responsible for Kue Sung-1 The Government's present 70- It may be recalled that the case ling's defeat. The Japanese, he sources are apparently exhausted, was concluded last week, the two said, fearing that Chang's downfall and local troubles are feared at the threatening to do bodily harm to u men who were charged with

would result in the displacement of New Year unless funds uro pro Hongkong, Hotel pantry boy dur-Japanese influence in favour of the of course does not affect properly cured somehow; But the situation ng the strike, being sentenced to Soviet,, actively supported Chang

three months' hard labour.

Tsu-lin. Yesterday, Mr. Owen said he secured Chinese bonds.

applied for a rehearing of the soldiers obstructed Kuo Sung He alleged that the Japanese

M. Doumer has accepted the pre-rent post of Minister of Finance. liminary text, which will be sub- Another emergency meeting of the mitted to Parliament during the Cubinat was held this afternoon. week.--Indopacifi,

Reuter. Paris, Jan. 17.

now

411 ad-

C. T. Wang was offered, but de- casu on the grounds that witnesses Old Pony "Unele Albert" (late

elined, the morning, the congue.who were not available at the pre-ling's army at Liao River, keaping The Wasp) Chestnut 13.1 The grey mare was the greatest

vicus hearing could attraction and the bidding was

when he applied for

Be them there until Chang could, brought. He mentioned that journment last week he was in- who were then launched upon mobilize and bring up his troops, effered $200. A bid of $50 was followed by Ave successive bids

formed that the case was closed. Kuo Sang-ling's forces, who were. fof:$10 and the mare was eventually The Finavo Committee of the

Shanghai, January 18. knocked down to Mr. White for Chamber adopted the first twenty

Mr. Armstrong, who prosecuted cut to pieces, Kao Sung-ling being Owing to his failure in issuing the in the case, objected to EL $300. The buyer was also the sae- articles of the counter-proposals Treasury Bonds and the approach hearing, and pointed out that the

reseized and executed.-Router. cessful bidder for Uncle Chick, of the Cartellists. Several men of the Chinese New Year, Mr.defendants were given an oppor which he purchased for $50, therebers of the minority returned to Chen Chin-tao, who realized the tunily of calling witnesses and of being no opposers.

take part in the proceedings,tions of the Government, has difficulties in meeting the obliga- Uncle Gusengel was hid to Mr.Indopacifi. H. C. Maenamara for $25. repre- senting three, bids of $5 each above the upset price. There were; no bijis..fur Urile- Albert, which has been invited and the pony was being withdrawn, when Mr. L. Reidy pffered $10 for the an imal, which he intends destroying.

Uncle Chick has a very, credi- |

PITTSBURG TRAMCAR

DISASTER.

MANY CASUALTIES FOLLOW PLUNGE INTO RIVER.

Pittsburg, Jan. 19. Three persons were killed, 24

Heerelly left for Tientsin. He submitted" his resignation on the morning of the 17th instant. On the same afternoon. Mr. Hsu Shih-ying called a spéciaí Cabinet meeting and decided to send a special officer to pursuade Chen to remain in office. ME

Wonk Ching-ting has also been instruct-

not take advantage of, if the case giving evidence which they did

was re-opened it would mean ardi- tional trouble and expense fog the complainant."

Major Wilson said perhaps some allowance could be made for defendants not qulling witnesses before. On the other hand, as the prosecution had pointed out, there was the question of the complain and trouble.

ANOTHER BIG NILE DAM.

DESIGNED TO IRRIGATE DESERT AREA,

Khartum, Jan. 18. large crowds assembled to greet The streets were beflagged and Lord and Lady Lloyd, who arrived formally, to open the Makwar Dam, a gigantic engineering feat.

fable racing record and since he were injured, and three are missing ed to again approach Sir Francis ant being put to further expense designed to fertilise several.mil. started as a grin at Klangwin in as the result of a tramear plunging Algen, the Inspector of Customs, February, 1923, he has participated

into the river....

for assistance in issuing the is no less than 47 events, with the end resting on the bank. Reuter's other measures will be devised to The car lies half-submerged, one bonds, and if he still refuses, following successes:

American Service.

First on 8 ocensions.

Secani on 8 neersions, Third on 11 pensions. Unplaced on 20 occasions, Runping in the Handicap "A"! Class on June 1, last year, and i carrying 156 lbs. in the saddle, he defeated Saligia (160 h), doing the 14 miles in 2 minutes 10,2. Con May 2.

Although he has never won a race, Uncle Gusengel came before The eyes of the racing world in. February last. In the American Cunfurlongs 55 yards) he was defeated by Grey Knight by ore and a half lengths,

COAST OFFICERS' WAGES.

«POSSIBILITIES OF A REDUC- TION SHORTLY.

Opinion in Shanghai.

The North China Daily News learns that discussions have been in progress for some time between the Officers' Guilds and certain of. the China Coast. shipping com- panies on the subject of a reduc. tion in wages, made necessary by the striku and boycott general shipping slump.

and the

The Guilds have met the owners and the matter has been discussed in all its aspects, it is stated, but] there is as yet no official informa- tion to be obtained and locally, no- thing bearing upon the rumoured reduction nor the Guild's attitude teould be gleaned.

Upon the situation as it now. stanils, the N. C. D. News of Jan-i uary 15 says: We are informed that at a largely attended meeting of the China Coast Officers' Guild and the Marine Engineers' Guild of China, held on November 20 at Shanghai, a resolution was passed to the effect that "in view of the ever-increasing cost of living in China contrasted with conditions elsewhere, the combined Guilds emphatically decline to consider any reduction of pay whatsoever; but considering the prolonged boy- cott and loss to trade it is agreed that a demand for an increase of May to meet the higher cost of liv Ing shall be set aside for the time j being," A resolution on similar lines was passed at Hongkong some two weeks previously,

WAR DEBTS.

Moscow, Jan. 18. An article in the Pravda states that M.,Trotzky offers a concrete: suggestion for satisfying French creditora and simultaneously securing credits in Paris. It saya Russia is wilting to pay high in- terest on loans, hence if the market value of a loan is seven per cent. the French Government might de-

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