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HOTELS.

THE

HONGKONG

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AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL;

MAJESTIC HOTEL.

Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL.”

HOTELS.;

LIMITED.

In nuociation with the Grand Hotel

Des Wagond Lits, Peking.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

ROOMS AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC. Highest degree of comfort and taste.

Renovations

and tavish decora. tium fuit complated; wery medarn conveniences catering di saxo; est food and liquors.

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Each room has hol and sold water privato phone, box mattress Elo. spacious public facilition; ationtien and service.

Manager, J. H. Witchell..... Phone Q. 573. Cables Victoria," Hongkong.

HOTEL SAVOY

When in doubt, make it The Savoy!

KOWLOON HOTEL

PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON

Modern Toilet System.

Elevator and Telephones to each floor.

Smoking Room and Saloon Bar, First Class Billiard Table

. Recently renovated throughout.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, -MAY

1927.

BRITISH AEROPLANES AT SHANGHAL

167

Two of the six British aeroplanes from H.M.S. Argus are here seen on the Bund in front of the Yokohama Specic Bank. They were later housed in new hangars at the Race Course.

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Entertainments.

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY ONLY

Must Girls Use Their Sex Attraction in

Business?

HERE

Is a question of vitali interest to everyone-

whether business girl or not. And there is an answer-sur- prising and fascinating-in this exciting screen romance-

Directed by HOBART HENLEY

NORMA SHEARER

with LEW CODY

HIS

SECRETARY

HOBART HENLEY production

WILLARD LOUIS

'Manager's Personal Attention

Tola. K. 608-000.

Cables KoWLOTEL. HONGKONG

Tel. Kowloon No. 8

WM. HAROLD PERRY

PALACE HOTEL.

Manager

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

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietres

Cables :-

"* EUROPE "*

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD.

Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director

AT

AU CHIC PARISIEN

Madume Flint

FOR A FURTHER WEEK

"GRAND DISPLAY AND SALE"

OF

NEW SPRING SEASON PARIS MODELS"

Under the Expert Supervision of

One of the six British acroplanes now. in Shanghai, which fly over the Race Course.

WILL BRITAIN RE-TAKE MARCONI TO RE-MARRY.

HANKOW?

(Continued from Page 1)

-ENGAGED TO ITALIAN COUNTESS.

SPURIOUS NOTE.

CASE AGAINST INDIAN

ADJOURNED.

The case in which Asraff Ali was charged with trying to pass off a spurious note at No. 52, Hollywood Road, came up before Mr. R. E.! Lindell again, this morning.

Chion's 20th Division are being.

Rome. May 2. withdrawn from the East River, The engagement of Senatore and will be sent to the North Marroni, of wireless fame, to the River also. The Field-Marshal's Countess Bezzi Scali, of Rome, headquarters are directly con-officially announced.Kruter. trolling the Yogh-Han railway! [Senatore Marconi married the administration, so as Lo faci-on. Beatrice O'Brien in 1905, bated that he did not give defendant's litate the transportation of the marriage was dissolved name to the Police right away as he troops and military stpres along 1921.! that line.

Yesterday morning the Field- Marshal's headquarters ordered. the Police Department of Canton to have the required 2,000 commis- sarint coolies ready before noon) to-morrow.

AN R.A. TRAGEDY.

SCULPTOR'S DESPAIR WHEN STATUETTE SMASHED.

་

Iron Bux was recalled, and stat-

did not know it, neither did he know his addreas.

Sergeant 'Baker gave evidence regarding the arrest of the defen-: lant, and bow he was traced. They came across him near Aber-1 deen Street, by mere chance,

Letter to Magistrate.

Offensive Imminent. According to latest informa-

There was a pathetic incident at

At this stage, his Worship in- tion obtained from military circles, the Royal Academy, where sculquired if Mr. Loseby had seen a General Chien will leave personal-ture was being received for selec-letier which was sent to the Magis ly with a regiment of bodyguards tion for the Summer Exhibition, trate as well as to Sergeant Baker. to-morrow morning for the North which was to open on Alay 2. | Mr. Laseby replied that he had not, | River, and an order for a generalj An elderly man, Mr. John Tay- Miss Brent was recalled, and attack against the "Reds" will be lor, of Forest-hill, arrived carry was asked to confirm. her pre- given as soon as General Chien in under his T 1 plaster vious statement that Indians were. arrives at the front.

statuette. He refused to allow the unknown in her house. She did! General Hsu Ching-tang assum-killed attendants to unwrap his so, whereapon Mr. Loseby paradi ed his new office yesterday. work. His handa were shaking. ed six men into the Court (all) Commissioner of Military Affairs perhaps with the excitement of the Indians) and asked her if she of the Provincial Government.

bul ever seen them. She replied General Li Chai-sum attended As he was taking the last wip that she may have. 1

per of the figure, which was that

as

occasion.

In answer to another question,

the inauguration ceremony per of a frockented man, he snapped she said that she was under the sonally, and represented the Army off the feet at the ankles. My impression that Indians always Heulquarters and the Special eliance has gone," he said. "I wore a turban. Kuomintang Committee in present-enppose I am too old. ing the seals of office to the new must give it up.” Mitary Cominissiomer. feneral

Li advised General Tang, who was

I am 60. I

And he turned sadly away,

Mr. Milor, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, gave evidence to the effect that the note was u forgery. He said that he had had the note passed to him by Mr. Mor- rison, also of the Bank, who is now

General Li's closest follower, that forces, and that Chiang had used he should do his best in perform-the large amount of rolling stock ing his duties to clean up the pro- there to facilitate his retirement. on leave. vince of bandits and "Reds," The report also stated that fol Mr. Lindsell asked Mr. Loseby which is of vital importance at the lowing the evacuation of the roll- whether he would insist on Mr. present time.

ing stock from Nanking, Chiang Morrison being produced. Mr.

be or-

COLONY'S HEALTH.

TEN DEATHS FROM TYPHOID.

Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer

PICTURE

TO-DAY

and

TO-MORROW

WORLD

TO-DAY and TO-MORROW

STILL RUNNING:

SYD CHAPLIN

in

CHARLIE'S AUNT

TO-DAY

and TO-MORROW

STAR

TO-DAY

and TO-MORROW

VIRGINIA VALLI

in

WILD ORANGES

with

FRANK MAYO AND FORD STERLING

SPRING FESTIVÁL.

AT QUARRY RAY SCHOOL.

||

Many

The Maypole dance, for which

a big Maypole had been erected' was particularly striking, and in General Chien Ta-chun, the Kai-shek's men tore up rails in Loseby replied that he was entitled

this effort the children seemed North River Expedition comman- the vicinity of Lone Tree Hill State have the case of the prosecu-

to radiate the joy of spring.. dancing der, said he hoped General Hsu tion, which is probably the nearest tion proved to the hilt, before he

with 3 grace that will maintain perfect order in the point on the railway to Nanking made any defence.

parents and friends was good to see.. Other dances rear while he himself is carrying City if the terminus is excluded.The case was adjourned until attended the Quarry Bay School were the "Flower Dance,"

and the out the anti-"Red" expedition.

It was at Lone Tree Hill Station in Friday afternoon.

this morning, when a Spring Fes- "Spring Dance." Hsun

tival was held, in which all the General Li Chai-sum has given 1913 that Marshal Chang

A number of songs were ren- notice to the Arsenal and munitioning Nanking from Purple Moun

had his headquarters while attack-

scholars attending the school dered, the one that avas best sung. participated. Among those pit being "The Saucy Sailor," which fartories in Canton to the effect tain.

sent were Lady Clementi, Mr. A evoked much laughter from the that night shifts should ranised, so as to increase the dally that the cutting of the railway Later reports. however, were

E. Wond, Director of Education, onlookers. Mr. E. Ralphs, Inspector of Eng- output during these days, when was the work of a party of Com

The programme concluded with lish Schools, Professor R. Forster, the song "Maytime is Playtime," general ahli-"Red" military cam-munist raiders from Wahu, com.

and the Rev. T. E. Peareq. paign in the province is about to ing overhad. They did cut the

after which the youthful artists The children, who had been be wagel.-Nam Chung Pao.

railway but subsequently all were

The feature of last week's health trained by the staff, gave an excel- danced from view in the wake of taken prisoner, FIGHTING AT NANKING.

was that there had been lent programme with considerable the Queen.

The accompanists were Mrs. S. Chinklang reports were to the eleven cases of typhoid fever, ten skill, especially the dancing items, w. Cressey (piano), Mr. S. W. Communist Raid on Railway.

effect that no trains were being al- of which have proved fatal. In addition to dancing, songs and

There were also two fatal casco recitations were given.

Creasy, and Mr. W. E. Webber, lowed to run between Changchow Persistent reports were citeulul- and Nanking, and apparently rail of small-pox, two fatal cases of A prettily-executed dance com- (violinists) ed in Shanghai on Thursday to the way communication from Shanghai cerebro-spinal fever and one non-menced the programme, in which At the conclusion the head- effect that. General Chiang Kal is open only as far as Changchow, fatal case of diphtheria.

pupila dressed to represent shek was evacuating Nanking and

All the above Loopholed entrenchments

cases were violets, primroses, and country mistress, Miss G. M. Cotton, "sald wan intending to make Shanghai reported to have been constructed Chinese.

boys heralded the arrival of the she hoped those present had on- his headquarters. The report went on the river bank near Chinkiang, Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK

Yesterday's health return shows Queen of the Moy, "(Mias Annie on that White Russians had al-about two and a half miles above two fresh cases of diphtheria and Weir), who was escorted by pages joyed the performance, and ex- FERON FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street, in the City of ready entered Narking, having Vine Point Beacon and others are one each of smallpox and typhoid and children representing snow pressed thanks to all those who

creened the river from Pukow as seen to be in the course of con- fever, the sufferers being all drops.

bad so kindly assisted. the varguard of Sun Chuan-fang's struction.

MADAME JULIA RENEE

Special Representativo

from

FAMOUS PARIS HOUSE

Victoria, Hongkong.

are

return

Chinese.