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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 13. 1927.
HOTELS.
THE
HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL Telegraphic 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 Lits, Peking.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
ROOMS AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC. Highest degree of comfort and taste.
Renevations
and
lavish decora.
tions Just completed; ovary modern convenience) aatering de luxe; best fead and liquors.
Managor, J. H. Witchall...
Each room has hot and cold water private phone, box mattress Elo. spacious public facilition; attention and service.
Phone 0. 373, Cables Victoria," Hongkong.
FINDLATER'S
'DRY CLUB'
SHERRY.
A LIGHT MEDIUM WINE, WHICH HAS ESTABLISHED
ITSELF AS A FIRM FAVOURITE IN MANY
LEADING CLUBS OF THE WORLD.
Entertainments.
SZEECO
'S
2.30, 5.10, 7.15, 9.20 p.m.
ARE PARENTS
PEOPLE?
W
THOMAS MEIGHAN
IN
THE NE'ER DO WELL
HOTEL SAVOY
When in doubt, make it The Savoy!
KOWLOON
HOTEL
PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON
Modern Toilet System.
Elevator and Telophones to oach floor.
Smoking Room and Saloon Bar. First Class Billiard Table
Recently renovated throughout.
Manager's Personal Attention
Findlater's Sherry Dry Club Findlater, Mackle Todd Chil
London
Stocked by:-
THE WING ON Co., Ltd.
THE SUN Co., Ltd.
THE SINCERE Co., Ltd...
NAM HING LOONG
SANG. TYÉ
TYE SHING
CHUEN YUEN
KWAN TYE
HUNG CHEONG, Kowloom.
THE EMPRESS STORE, Kowloon.
RAHIM'S STORE, Sharmeen.
ALSO AT THE PRINCIPAL
HOTELS AND CLUBS.
SEAR
RICHARD DIX
IN
THE LUCKY DEVIL
P. T. FARRELL
Consulting Engineer & Manufacturers'. Representative.
Agencies forum
Bolinder's Crude Oil Engines Marine, Stationary and Lighting.
"WYANDOTTE" Boiler Cleaner and Cleanser.
King's Building, Top Floor.
Telophons Contrai 442. 2 Tolegraphic Address
FARSEEING"
Tols. K. 608--609.
Cables KOWLOTEL. HONGKONG
WM. HAROLD PERRY
Manager
Tel. Kowloon No. 8
PALACE HOTEL.
Tol, Address "PALACE." Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely under English Management, Electric Light and Fans throughout. Every Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Unrivalled Culinu under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Toms moderate. Special terma to farailics on application to:
Mra, J. 11. OXBERKY, Proprietress.
SUGGESTION:
LADIES APPRECIATE THEIR DINNER BETTER, AFTER A GLASS OF FIND LATER'S "DRY CLUB" SHERRY, THAN AFTER A COCKTAIL.
Distributors-Cilman & Co., Ltd.
EUROPE
After-dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Cables :-
"EUROPE"
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD.
Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.
CONCRETE FLOORS
made
'WEARPROOF-DUSTPROOF-WATERPROOF
with
A Guaranteed Concrete Hardener. "If you are interested in results let us tell you more about it. Fresh Stocks Just Arrived.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Sole Agents.
OUSTING SHANGHAI
"REDS."
(Continued from Puge 1.) subordinates throughout the pro- vinces, in which closer relations between the Kuominchun and the Soviet delegates Reuter.
are
ANTI-SOVIET MOVES.
Britain Not Fully Consulted.
GRACEFUL INCIDENT.
Pleasing Act of Courtesy.
Those who had the good fortune
Preserve and decorate the Woodwork of your House
with
TIMBORED
WOOD PRESERVATIVE AND STAIN COMBINED
IN
THREE SHADES OF BROWN
AND
THREE SHADES OF GREEN
STOPS Dry Rot, Decay and
Destruction by White And
Tint Cards and Information from Agents:
S. C. LAY & CO. Alexandra Building-Telophone C, 763.
WILKINSON, HEYWOOD & CLARK,
Shanghai,
Hongkong.
shipping cireles here are experi- encing difficulty in loading and unloading cargo. The shipping) business of the Customs and attendance at the office of Custome officers has been hindered since ta be on or near the Race Course February.
yesterday morning at about 11 The Customs Commissioner call-o'clock, says the N. C. Daily News urgeded on the Japanese Consul this of Saturday last, saw a pleasing
morning and said:
act of courtesy on the part of the "With regard to the demands famous_regimental band of the presented to the Customs House Green Howarda. A battalion of by the Seamen's Union, I have men and officers of the Imperial received a reply from the Acting Japanese Navy, with colours fly. London, April 12.
Inspeetor-General of the Chinese ing, marched on to the course. Ir. the House of Commons, Maritime Customs at Peking that where they were received by Colonel Wedgwood asked whether as the demands are too extrava-officers of the Yorkshire Regiment, the "Green the Government was aware of or sant as compared with other better known as
While the naval en had authorised the raid on the localities it is impossible to accept Howards." Soviet at Peking before it neer-them. Therefore, I have no alter- were standing easy, the band of red, and whether it had given its native but to close the Customs the "Green Howards" played a approval after the raid before House from to-day. As not only selection of beautiful music under
the
# conductor, loading and unloading of cargo,
well-known consulting the United States.
Br. G. Locker-Lampson replied but the entrance and clearance of Kneiller Hall graduate, and when a heap of cinders. The apologist gunboats informed of the aitun- that the Government had been in vessels will be rendered impos- the naval battalion reformed then fondo a hurried return and, action until the last foreigner in formed beforehand that the Pro-gible by the closing of the ranks and stood to attention, the
that group of refugees was over tocol Ministers were prepared to Customs House, I have notified the band played the Japanese National cording to those on shore, act thing the city wall and gone. The only authorise the entry the Doyen of the Consular Body to the Anthem, while British officers and Military officers, student leaders, savages out of the foreign houses moving with phenomenal speed. way to frighten the uniformed metropolitan police
men of the regulars and volun- teers stood either at the salute or agitators and evil functionaries was to explode shells immediately Legation Quarter. The Govern- ment had issued no instructions
Accordingly, the Japanese Con-at attention. When the naval were rounded up and pressed into over them, which was done from Replying to further questions, sul is now considering remedial men marched off, the band played did not help to find every foreigner gunboats with remarkable accu- service, being warned that if they both the Americha and British the spirited "Gladiators" march, and, as a fitting finale, the British in town and bring him, with all
racy and with spectacular effect. National Anthem, not in the per- due solicitude to the Band, none The first shell from the Non crack- Amoy, April 13. functory manner in which it is of them would survive the morned immediately over the house In An agreement concerning the often rendered, but with a rare ing.
It is certain that Nanking which the refugees were huddled. postal strike has at last been trace and expression that impress- for a Chinese friend tells the and fairly stunned them all, but
has never been so thoroughly comb roached, and the dispute has now ed many. The whole episode was
it gave to all the Southerners the been settled. The situation has one of those graceful acts that writer that he raw excited groups agility of antelopes. They bound- shown considerable improvement make the world a much happier of students and soldiers spread out
Naval Wireless. in the course of the last few days. place than it would be without over the fields, searching every muded out of every house and just as hovel and every ditch, and even pry- they got into the open the second Foochow, April 13...
ing into empty graves. Many of shell struck the city wall and the Looking The Moderate Party have con-
thoge found in hiding, were treated whole earth vibrated. with tender solicitude, to which out ever the fields from the emin- they have since testified, and for once, the foreigners could see sol- which they are in debt, us they are tiers, students and armed ruffians for their lives, to Admiral Hough's running as human beings seldom success in making his threat con- do except in a cinema film. Mean- while the unhappy signaller who vincing.
was standing Immediately under the first shell that burst, stuck to his post and kept up his wig-wag-
ર to
the above effect."
Mr. Locker-Lampson said the proposal to picket the Soviet Cor sulate at Shanghai was unknown
to the Government before it occurred.-Reuter.
FRENCH FORCES.
Arrive in Hongkong To-day.
The MM. Chenonceaux arrived in Hongkong this morning with 195 French and 10 Annamite
mensuras...
Postal Strike Settled.
troops, who embarked at Saigontrol of the situation, which is
The French coaster Songbo satisfactory.-Naval Wireless.
from Haiphong, is also due to arrive here this afternoon with another contingent of Indo-
Chinese troops, who will be trans-
ferred to the Chenonceaux.
'AMOY CUSTOMS CLOSED.
JAPANESE REFUGEES.
Being Transported Home.
them.
NANKING HORROR.
(Continued from Page 1.)
He
A Brave Signaller. was told that the Naval men were A high tribute à paid by all ging. While the fareigners were interested in none of his explana. those who were on Socony Hill to getting down to the wall and over tions and had no intention of nego-the American sailor who main-it, he kept up a running story of tiating about anything and, whon tained his position on the top of events with his signals and then, ho still persisted in his efforts to the highest house, under fire from when the last refugee had disap cloud the major issue and gain snipers and under the shrapnel peared, he came down and slid over time, Amiral Hough cut him short of his own gunners, keeping the the wall himself. abruptly and told him that if the missing foreigners were not brought to the river-front at ten o'clock he would reduce Nanking to
The M.M. Liner will sail with It was expected that two N.Y.K. these troops for Shanghai as soon' steamers would arrive in Shang- He got a brusque reception. as the transfer of the Haiphong hal on Saturday from up-river, force and its equipment has been carrying with them 1,000 of the completed.
Japanese refugees who have been forced to evacuate Hankow and other porte.
The Korea Maru, which was to have made her usual southern run, was detained in Shanghai and the As a sequel to the refusal by intention was that she would the Customs House of the demands transport these refugeen to Japan, presented by the Seamen's Union,"
Result of Seamen's Demands.
Amoy, April G.
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