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HOTELS.

THE

HONGKONG

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

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL. Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL”

HOTELS:

LIMITED,

FIn association with the Grand Hotel

Doe Wagons Lits, Poking.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR.

HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS

Telegraphia Address

Telephone Central 373

is VICTORIA**

KOWLOON HOTEL

PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON

Modern Toilet System..

Elovator and Telephones to oach floor.

Smoking Room and Saloon Bar. First Class Billiard Table

Recently renovated throughout.

Dinner Dance Every Thursday

Manager's Personal Attention

Tols. K. 608-609.

Cables KOWLOTEL. HONGKONG ·

Tol, Kawloon No. 8

WMHAROLD PERRY

PALACE HOTEL.

Manager

Tel. Address "PALACE." Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely ander English Management. Electric Light and. Fans through- ont. Every Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms, Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress, Terms moderate. Special terms to families on application to:

Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress.

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

Cables :-

"EUROPE"

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE,

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD. Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.

Cafe Restaurant Parisien

Dinner Dansants Nightly from 8 p.m.

Pedder Building.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

HONGKONG IMPORTS.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT.

The fortnightly Price Current and Market Report, published by the Hongkong General Chamber of Com

merce, states:

Fancy Flece. Goods and Fancy Cot- ton Gooda A fair amount of enquiry covering most styles of Staples and Fancies but the quantity brought to BOOK is poor in comparison with fermer years due principally to the uncertainty of the political situation. The latest quotations are those of the 9th inst. Eg. Sakel 18.66d. Amer.

book

"Spot" 7.80d.

Cotton

A

Yarn-There have been some enquiries during the interval and small bus

business was put through in spot and forward at an improve ment of $1 to $2 por bale.

Quotations are purely nominal: No. 10s. 8140/155. No. 128. $146/100. No. 168. $185/170. No. 208. $175/180. Arrivals 500 bales. Shipments Ni Sales 1,000 balea. Unsold stock 13,000 bales. Bargains 18,500 bales.

Wooliens-Market opening slowly after the China Now Year, with dull

and uncertain tone.

Raw Cotton. No sales to report, Metals Market dull, very little

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1927.

FINAL HANKOW MEETING.

(Continued From Page 1.)

the Nationalist Government would refrain from taking an aggressive attitude towards Britain."

HANKOW RULE. DETAILS OF ADMINISTRATION. A Hankow corespondent of the Canton Gazette states that the provisional Council now handling the affairs of the British Conces alon comprises the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Com

the Nationalist munications of Government. It meets once a week. The details are delegated to four departments: Secretariat, headed

OFF TO RUSSIA.

DELEGATES FROM CANTON,

The Provincial Department of Education at Canton Is sending Lai Yao-ting to Moscow to make an investigation of Russian educa- tional methods. It is reported that he will stay in Russia for a year. From Russia he will go on to Switzerland, Holland, France and America, for a tour of six months. Mr. Lai is at present Chief of the Youths Department of the Pro- vincial Kuomintang.

The Chungahan University wil also send Kwok Chou-wa to make a careful study of political condi- tions in Russia. Mr. Kwok w{!}| travel to Russia with Mr. Lai.

Tai Chi-tou, member of the by Mr.T. G. Woo of the foreign Central Executive Committee of ministry: Finance, headed by Mr.tho Kuomitaag and Nationallat C. H. Loi of the ministry of com- Government, has been sent on a munications Public Safety, headed mission to Japan by the Nationalist by Mr. H. O Tong of the finance Government with the subject of ministry: Sanitation, headed by cementing friendly relations be Nationalist China and Mr. C. Y. Lee of the ministry of tween

Japan. communications.

These four meet dally and hear Flour Market-Stocks: About 600- sacks. Market: There is very little reports from the subordinates in movement and prices have a declining their respective departments, a tendency. Quotations:-American sue all necessary orders, ace to il Patant, $4.30-4,46 per sack; American Straight, $3.20-3.60 per

sack; Ameri- that they are carried out and off $3.30-3.80 por sack; generally direct the administru - Shanghal Flour, 38.33, per sack; tion. Any non-routine matters Australian No. 1 1, $3.65-3.75 per sack;

Cure left for decision by the Pro- Canadian Cut off, $3.25-3.35 por sack

visional Council. Canadian Straight, $3.15-3.26 per sack; Canadian Mixture, $3.05-3.25 por sack; Canadian 2nd Clear, $3.00 per anek.

can

Sugar.Market dull,

Now

Saltpetre-Tone of the market seems to be promising after Year Holidays.

"ROPE" SHARES.

(Continued From Page 1 was no question of delivery of fual serfpt,

"CONCESSION" FINANCES. The financing on the area is now being shouldered by the National- ist Government directly. Pending the decision to be reached as a result of the negotiations now go- ing forward between the Nation- alist Government and the British diplomatic authorities, that method of finances will continue. The entire administration and direction of the affairs of the con- accession are, at the moment, pure-

ly provisional.

Mr. Potter:handed to bis Lord-

CHINESE POLICE. ship a solicitor's letter and a con- promise bill, which, he declared, There have been no changes refuted the contention of the de-whatsoever in the usual course of fence that Chan bad dropped out of the den).

Mr. P. Tester, a stock broker, and one time Secretary of the Hongkong Stock Exchange, called to give evidence.

Wis

SELLER CAN REFUSE.

affairs inside the British Conces sion since the intervention of the Nationalist Government. The entire stalf of the municipal office remains the same, save for the British heads, who no longer func- tion. The polico, now, are all you Chinese. The Indians who former pury wore used as traffic officers no

longer are used. The new Chine police have been recruited from excess men on the police roster in the two special areas which were formerly the Russian and German Concession."

Mr. Potter: Supposing disclose the name of the chaser, is the seller of the shares entitled to refuse the name.

Witness:-Certainly. Supposing he does necept that name? Then you write on the contract "buyer's name disclosed." 1 take it that in the vast majority of cases there is no question of disclosure at all-Yes.

I take it that it is only when you yourself are not satisfied with the purchaser that you adopt this method of protection?--Yes.

MOB ATTACKS.

(Continued From Page 1.

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JAPAN SNOWSTORMS.

MUCH DESTRUCTION.

Tokyo, Feb. 14. The snowstorms which have con- tinued unabated in North Japan for three weeks until Saturday, when the weather cleared, are again raging, causing widespread death, destruction and intense suf- fering-Reuter,

FEATS OF PENMAN- SHIP.

SOME MARVELS OF MICROSCOPIC WRITING.

A complete calendar for the pre- sext year has just been completed by Mr. Rowland Rispin, a Derby. shire man, the whole of which is contained in so small a space that if can be covered by a threepenny- piece and can, it is said, be read without the aid of a magnifying glass.

Mr. Rispin, who is a railway conchbuilder, has many similar achievements to his credit. Six- teen years ago he wrote one of Mr- Lloyd George's speeches, consist- ing of 3,466.words, on the back of a postcard measuring 5 in, by 3% in. The card contained 100 lines of writing, and the task occupied Mr. Rispin 8 hours.

Some time ago the Queen of, Italy received from an Italian in the United States a postcard on which the sender had written a history of Montenegro compressed into 1,900 words, each perfectly legible and caally read. But Mr. Rispin would

achievement, seeing that he sue-

not ready and willing to deliver.fire in the courtyard. The foreign-

They also suggest that we were dows on to the now blazing bon-scurcoly think that much of an In the case of a sale of shares on ers had to stand and look on

ESCORTED TO YAMEN.

the Hongkong Stack Exchange, is while all their goods were burnt, it invariably the custom that the script is always delivered "by the seller-No.

There is a rule dealing with another way? That is so. Wit ness added that the seller usually handed to the broker a delivery order on the Bank,

If you were putting through this transaction and had been acting for both parties, would you have accepted this order for delivery and put this transaction through?

-Yes.

い

No doubt you would have gone to the Bank with the cheques, and obtained the release of the shares, and handed them to the purchaser? →Yea.

NO TRANSACTIONS.

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ceeded in crowding nearly twice as

a re-

But far more wonderful were

#

Entertainments.

Queen's

TODAY ONLY .

2.30. 5.10. 7.15 & 9.20. HELENE CHADWICK, CLAUDE GILLINGWATER,

JAMES RENNIE

in

THE DUST FLOWER.

-SPECIAL at 5.10 &“ 9.20-

GROVINI and

QUEEN'S JAZZ BAND.

2,80, 5 p.m. 7.10, 9.25 CECIL

DE MILLE presents

HIS SPECTACULAR DRAMA THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

5.15

to

8.45 p.m.

in 12 BIG REELS..

STAR

HOUSE PETERS

in.

and at

9.20 p.m.

LOST and FOUND

ON A DESERT ISLAND.

THE LURE OF PARIS.

COMEDY OF A CANCELLED PERFORMANCE.

DIAMOND OUTPUT.

mary words into the same space. In the library of the Queen's Doll's House is treasured After this had gone on for some markable specimen of microscopic time, leaders of the agitation, who writing the Lord's Prayer writ- had become alarmed at the blaze ten six times, a total of 420.words, created by the flames they had fan-in the space occupied by Mr. Ris- ned, endeavoured to calm the pin's 1927 calendar., This was the mob, but without success. They work of Mr. Froderick Smith, a appealed to the foreigners to Birmingham chemiat. leave the building to save thei lives, and escorted them through the specimens of microscopic writ- the infuriated rabble. This actioning done by the late Mr. William diverted attention from the one Webb, F.R.M.S., though Mr. Webb

BILL TO CONTROL IT. remaining room of the building. necomplished his marvels with a and the mob followed the for- machine he invented. He used

Johannesburg-It is understood eigners out into the courtyard. the machine for writing on slider Here they were eacorted by so for use in microscopes, and pro-The Royal Theatre of Copenhagen is to be introduced during the Copenhagen, December 28.—that under the Diamond Bill which diers to the magistrate's yamen.duced a series of twenty varying where they remained until the fol-aizes of writing, the smallest of has been unlucky with the pro- forthcoming session of Parliament - lowing Tuesday.

'which would have enabled thejected performance at the Odeon the Government will securo power The party spoke well of the whole contents of the Bible to have Theatre in Paris. The plan way to control the output of alluvial » plied the irrepressible debtor and

In answer to further questions, treatment received while under th bean written fifty-nine times in the his defence went on these lines. witness said on July 28th, the magistrate's protection.

Hspace of one square inch! These to present "Scaramouche," a pop-fields. "I am a poet; out of my brain Stock Exchange was closed and a Hupeh man and treated them slides could be read only with ular pantomine, in Scandinavia, They are at present unable to DINNER WHICH WAS

there was no free market for with kindness. He sent men to high-power microscopes. Mr. "Ropes" on that day. He could fetch what remained of their be- Webh broke up his machine short-

with music by Sibelius. The first NOT PAID FOR.

And cheatings," added the not remember any transaction in longinga, among which was, for- ly before his depth, but most of night was fixed for December 27, Digging is now producing £2,- Rome-A young Italian, with

"Ropes" since 1925.

tunately for them, the bedding on the alides he wrote with are still and the Danish minister had been 000,000 worth yearly, and at the "But what

Mr. D. H. Blake, of Messrs, two beds in the one room which in existence. be-frizzled hair and dressed in

can you expect?

invited, along with many French existing rate of increage that asked the defendant, "I had no

Wilkinson" and 'Grist, said the had not been looted: This bed- the Bohemain fashion of fifty

figure will soon be doubled. more money. Carmina non dant plaintiff and defendant attended ding, divided among the five "of

Charged at the Centrul Magis- celebrities and dignitaries.

This, is recognised, is years ago, was brought up for panem You doubtlessly under his office and brought with them them, sufficed until they reached trney this morning, with disonder Suddenly the whole affair was Atrial in Milan for giving dinnerstand Latin?"

a delivery form. They waited for Klukiang. They were escortedly conduct by fighting in the street, cancelled on Christmas eve. It

danger. parties without paying for them.

the purchaser, but he did not from Loping to Kluklang by four two Chinese proceeded to give a seems that the director of the to change the quota of production The Government do not intend The judge made a shrewd guess i "But who did you think was go-arrive. The defendant seemed to soldiers from the magistrate's demonstration in Court, of what

ing to pay for the dinners?"

be in a position to complete the ramen.

precisely happened. They were Royal Theatre, Mr. Johannes of the companies, "Yes," answered the young man, And the young man answered contract as soon as the buyer

RESCUED BY BLUEJACKETS. ordered to desist, and la giving his Poulsen, who has stayed in Copen The competition of the alluvial faa you ace, I am not yet Nel unhesitatingly: "Why, the two tion that Chan should drop out of edip other missionaries, making had been locked up for two nights, a last moment's Inspection, fore- fields has been causing serious

arrived, and there, was no sugges En route to Kiuklong they pick decision, Mr. Lindsell said: "Youhagen and only went to Paris for

Mohideen was pressing Mr. Chan until arrival at the Treaty Port. you will go to gaol.". the deal. At that meeting. Mr. their escaps, and had a calm trip so you can go. If you do it again,

perturbation among the big ea- to complete the transaction.

tablished producers. Here they experienced great dif-

POET AND JUDGE.

at his age.

verses overflow...

Judge.

mezzo del cammin'di nostra vita." young ladies, with me.

rl

+

Be

When the judge "congratulated element with me, Mr. Judge; him upon his knowledge of Dante, will write some beautiful verses the young man reeled off the rest for you because I am a poet whose

of authors until he was pulled up:

prisonment and a line of a hundred 1925,

Baw a gigantle scandal. Prepara tions had been heredibly casual;

a considerable part of the cast,

and especially the young ladies,

interfere with production.

At the meeting at Johannes-

In-

The plaintiff said that on April Reulty in roaching the Kingwo, In the case in which a Chinese is of his acquaintance with the worldgenius will one day dazzle Italy 30th. ho, catered into a contract lying anchored off the Bund and charged with the theft of a number were so absorbed by the gaiety of burg. on December 14 of the by a caustic remark about his in- The unrecognised poet got a with Chan for the sale of "Ropes," being used as a sort of hotel by of articles from the A. P. C. build Paris that they had forgotten Johannesburg Consolidated timacy alao with swindles. light sentence of seven days im- completion day being on July 28th, the few remaining foreigners.ing, and with forging and utter everything even the rehearsals. Vatment Company, which 18 Boatmen created unnecessary difing a cheque in the name of Mr. Mr. Poulsen at once decided to interested in the Diamond Syndi- "Do not talk to me about such re because, to use an Italian ex- Mr. Potter: It is suggestion ficulties, and soldiers turned W. A. Butterfield, Detective Ser- countermand the performance, and cate and the chief South African miserable trifles, 1 who have pression; he "did not seem to be that, on the 27th, be disclosed the "nasty." They were finally rescued geant Baker applied for another now announcen his intention to Diamond mining companies, Mr. S. shaken hands with Marconi," re-in possession of all kis Fridays." name of the purchaser, and you by a launch from II. M. S.

the B. Joel expressed the hope that Wild remand before Mr. R. E. Lindsell present "Scaramouche" in agreed to deal with him direct? Swan, and arrived in Shanghai, this morning. He rald Mr. T. H. Odeon in June, with due precauit would not be long before the cheerful on the whole, but most of King would take over the proactions against feminine preoccupa- Government gave the uncontrolled His Lordship gave fudgemont for them feeling, the effects of the cution at the next hearing. De tion. Scenery and dresses will re-production of diamonds careful the plaintiff with costs, with an terrible time they had been fondant was remanded for one

main in Paris till the next attempt consideration and decided.on A order for specific performance. through.

week.

is made.

now policy.

Printed and Published for the Propleter by FREDERICK PERCY, FRANKLIN, at 1. and 3, Wyndham, Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.

Witness: No.