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HOTELS.

THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL Tolographia Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG."

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL.

Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAI.

HOTELS.

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lite, Poking.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION

ELEUTRIO LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR.

HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS

Telophore Central 873

Tolographic Address ViUTOBIA

KOWLOON HOTEL

Premier Hotel in Kowloon

RATES:- Daily $5.00 Upwards

Monthly $120.00 do

MODERN TOILET SYSTEM Elevator and Telephones to each floor. SALOON BAR & BUFFET.

A.

Manager's personal attention.

Tols: K. 608 & K. 609.

Tel. Address "KOWLOTEL" Hongkong

Tal Address:

"Glanealy" Hongkong.

F

GLENEALY HOTEL

8 & 4, Glanealy

Win. Harold Perry,

Manager.

แ

Telephone C. 980.

(Near Dairy Farm), Splendidly situated with-

A first class Residential and Tourist Hotel. in easy walking distance of all business centres. Large airy rooms. Hot and Cold water. Excellant Cuisine under the personal supervision of the Proprietress. Monthly and family rates at moderate terms.

For further particulara apply to:

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PALACE HOTEL.

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Tel Address "PALACE." Tel. Kowloon No. 8

Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fane through- ant. Every Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooma Unrivalled Cuisine ander the personal supervision of the proprietress. Terms moderate. Special torms to families on application to:

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

PAKHOI OUTRAGES.

(Continued From Page 1.)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1926.

BRITAIN'S POLICY.

SUMMARY OF CHINA MEMORANDUM.

LANGUAGE OF INSECTS.

WINGS VIBRATE 440 TIMES A SECOND.

Insects, like birda and animals, But the sound

SERVICES SUSPENDED. After this incident it was consi-

Shanghai, Dec. 27. "The British memorandum be- dered wise not to continue the sorgins by recounting, the principles vices for a time. The local people agreed at Washington with a view went to Mission saying that they to safeguarding the integrity and independence of China, granting thought it better not to continue for increases of tariff and paving the the present, since, should further way to ulticate abolition of ex-

trality.. incidents occur then the entire street might be involved, with dis- asterous results. They further stated that they know that the Christian mission were right and doing a good work, but that they feared the mob. In deference to the wishes of the local people and many friends, the services have beca suspended temporarily. The ordinary mission work is, how- ever, going on, since the Mission

Great Britain therefore proposes. When seeking honey a bee huma has a church building in addition that the Washington Powers is to sharp, Landoise noticed to the street chapel. The school sue a statement recounting the three different tones omitted by in- work of the German Mission is also facts of the situation and de-sects-a low one during flight, a continuing, but the Mission has re-claring their readiness to "nego higher one when the wings are gistered under the Nationalist Go- tlate on treaty revision and all held so that they cannot vibrate, vernment. Other religious services other outstanding questions when and a higher one yet when the in- are also continuing as usual but the Chinese have constituted an

sect is held so that none of its the outlook is distinctly unfavour-established government. able at the time of writing. Of At the same time they should limbs can be moved. course the English (C.M.S.) School proclaim a construtive polley "de was forcibly closed last summer by veloped and adapted to meet the altered situation of the time." n big strike of students, but then this they should declare them purely religious work is being car-selves in favour of thrift autonomy ried on by a native pastor.

and strongly disclaim any idea of forcing foreign control upon China in any respect whatever.

have their calls. they produce include, the rub bing together of their limbs or wing covers and the vibra- tion of their wings, so they cannot always be spoken of as During the four years since voices. Flies and bees undoubt- clapsed, the whole situation, hosedly mean something when they been changed by the civil war, the hum louder and louder. stendy progress of disintegration, Landoise, the famous naturalist, the decline of any authority in has calculated that to produce the Peking and the uprise of the Nasound of F.By vibrating its wings tionalist party in Canton.

The Nationalist movement has a fly vibrates 350 times a second, dimensions that and the bee to create A vibrates attained such

any failure to meet it with Bym 440 times a second. pathy and understanding would be contrary to the apirit of the Washington conference.

DETERMINED EFFORT.

CONSTRUCTİVERPOLICY

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A tired boe. hums on E sharp. This changé is, perhups, involunt ary, but undoubtedly at the com- mand of the will, and is similar to the voice,

No music is as familiar, as that produced by the locust, grasshop- pers, and crickets, and, although they are not produced by the mouth, they answer as calls, and are, undoubtedly a language to a certain extent; indeed their calls have been reduced to written music,

It is clear that à determined It is stipulated that the Chinese effort is being made to either drive must show that respect for the

The music of grasshoppers is out the leaders of the Christian Banctity of treaties "which is a Church or to make progress of their primary obligation common to all produced in four different ways,. eivilised States." At the same according to Scudder. First, by work impossible. I have just been time the Powers should recognise rubbing the base of one wing upon informed on good authority that a

the justice of China's claim for the other, using for that purpose dctermined effort will be made dur-revision of treaties and hould veins running through the middle ing Christmas to hinder the work modify their insistence on the let portion of the wing; second, by a of Christian Missions, whether car-

ter of Treaty rights."

similar method, by using the veins ried on by foreigners or Chinese During the prolonged period of of the inner part of the wing; leaders. It is reported that in all uncertainty the Powers should enthird, by rubbing the inner sur- schools and other public buildings deavour to promote developments face of the hind legs against the speeches will be made against in China according to the realities outer surface of the wing covers; Christianity. What this may lead of the situation. They should to would be difficult to predict. "abandon the policy of ineffective and, fourth, by rubbing together

protest over

minor matters, re- the upper surface of the front This kind of thing might easily start something which the authoriserving protest, which should then edge of the wings and the under

be made effective"by united action surface of the hind legs. ties would find difficult to stop. "I only for cases where vital in- am informed that the missions are terests are at stake." planning to have their Christmas services on days other than Christ- mas day, or on the days the agita-

Certain recommendations of the to the Pentland Forth: Their tors are planning their parades, etc. This is wise and commend Extrality Commission's report can houses were underground build- able on the part of the Church lead-be carried out now, says the memings, more commonly called earth

orandum. ers since it shows that they are The step of most immediate. im- anxious not to be the means, ovenportance is to "undo the evil re- CONSIGNEE NOTICES. indirectly, of causing any trouble." sults that have flowed from the failure of the "Tarif Conference to implement the promises made at Washington," with regard to an increase in the tariff.

BANDITS ACTIVE. Bandits are reported to be active all over the country-side." There is a band of about two thousand in the

CUSTOMS SURTAXES,"

The memorandum. goes on to point out that Great Britain has district of Fongshing with whom always strongly objected to the at- the Government, troops have beentitude of other delegates at the carrying on a ceaseless warfare. Tariff Conference that the surtaxes Another band is active about Ling must be put under foreign control shan, led by the notorious Lau Tsan- and used for the consolidation of Wan.

China's unsecured debts.

For five and a half centuries- A.D. 296-844-the Picts inhabited Eastern Scotland from the Forth

housos.

OCEAN STEAM SHIP. CO., LTD.

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And

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Consignees per Company's Steamer, "CYCLOPS.

From 'UNITED KINGDOM via SINGAPORE.

At a place called Kowloon, in the 'Great Britain. Was always are hereby notified that the cargo will Yamehow district, the Government against any extension of föreign be discharged into Holt's Wharf. troops engaged a big band of ban- control in respect to surtaxes. Kowloon, where it will lie at Con- dite for eighty days before captur-Therefore, she "strongly urges that signce's risk and subject to terms and ing the place. Once the Nationalist the Powers should now authorise conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. troops "got hold of the place they the levy of the Washington sur-The Cargo will be ready for delivery und after 28th taxes unconditionally throughout from Godown on practically wiped it out, killing most

December. China," of the inhabitants and burning their

here, unless notice has been given Optional cargo will not be landed houses, it is said. The same thing

prior to steamer's arrival, but carried has just happened at a small place

on from port to port to the anal port in the Liefchoy district above

of call to which the option extends Nomhong called Shek Tarr Woci.

All broken, chafed, and damaged However in this case many of the

are to be left in the Godowns, goods houses which were not barned were

where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the confiscated as well as the rice fields,

hours of 10.45 and noon within the which were just ready for the reap

free storage period.

ing.

A small place in sight of Pakhol, Called Shap Ye Uk, has been attack- ed by a small band of bandits, but fortunately for them, the bandits were not well armed and were few in number, and were therefore

driven off.

WUCHANG UNREST.

This may be contrary to the wording of the treaties, but it must be recognised that the latter are in many respects out of date.

A

· NOTÉ TO. ÁMERICA. " With the memorandum is issued an annex addressed by the British Government to the United States on May 28, emphasising Britain's No claims will be admitted after the opposition to pledging the sur Goods have left the steamer's Godown, taxes for unsecured, debts, as also and all Goode remaining undelivered the after the 5th January, 1027, will be to any foreign control over surtaxes, and arguing that any subject to rent. reasonable promise made by China in respect of unsecured debts should be accepted by the Powers

Neuter:

FRENCH POPULATION.

OVER FORTY-MILLIONS.

Paris, Dec. 27.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 19th January, 1927, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong December 25, 1926.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA LINE.

From EUROPE And STRAITS. The Steamship,

(Continued From Page 1.)

cording to report, intimated their intention of not using them" für: ther until the order fixing the ex- The returns of the recent census change has been withdrawn. Their have been published. They show case is that there are now so many that France's total population in 1926 amounts to 40,743,851, in- without any appearance of silver cluding 2,498,230 foreigners formed that their Goods are being

of these notes in, circulation, ana

Reuter.

G&G.]

""HAKOZAKI MARU.“.. having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby In-

landed and placed at their risk in the to back them, that it is impossible

Hongkong and Kowloon Whorf and

Kodown "at Κοιν The population at the census Godown Company's Kee to do business with them at that

obtained. rate. They offer, however, to try taken in March, 1921, was 30,200,- loon, where delivery may be

Goods not cleared by the 4th January, 1927, wil be subject to rent. Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the What the merchant community Consignco's and the Co.'s representa- will do is not definitely known at the tives on any

and circulate the notes at a fiue- tuating exchange which will bögin as far as the present time is con- cerned at two hundred coppers to the dollar note.

moment but meetings are being 12.30 p.m. within and Fridays, at

the free storage

held, and the issue will certainly not Poriod. THE NEW LOAN ISSUE....

must be presented withla meet with a favourable reception.

Al claims must tan days of the steamer's arrival here, It is reported that leading mer This is being regarded with a good deal of apprehension by the chants are of opinion that there is after which date they cannot be re-

cognized.

ms will be admitted after the No claims Torcharts and business community too much paper on this market now,

of Hankow. In several quartora Itand whatever the security, volun- goods have left, the Godown is heartily condamned, and regardtary subscriptions at any rate are

ed purely as a loan, its failure is likely to be conspicuous by their foretold,

nbronce.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, December 23, 1920.

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