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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY, MAY ́7,
1927.
NAVAL RATING'S FUNERAL.
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.
Renovations and Invian dosora. tians just completed; every modern Convenience1 catering de luxo bost food nd liquors.
Manager, J; H, Witchell......
Each room has hot and cold water private phano, bax mattress Eto. spacious public facilitius aliention and servic0,
Phone C, 573. Cables Vietorin," Hongkong.
HOTEL SAVOY
When in doubt, make it The Savoy !
KOWLOON HOTEL
PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON
Modern Toilet Bystoin.
Elovator, and Tolophones to each floor. Smoking Room and Saloon Bar. First Class Billiard Table
Rocantly renovated throughout.
Manager's Personal Attention
Tols. K. 608-609.
Cables KOWLOTEL. HONGKONG
Tel Kowloon No. 8
H. J. WHITE
Manager
PALACE HOTEL.
Tel 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-Boorus, Unrivalled Culaino under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Terma moderato, Special terms to families on application to:
Mrs. J. II. 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.
AT
AU CHIC PARISIEN
Madame Flint
SPECIAL
REDUCTION SALE
OF
20% to 30%
OFF ALL GOODS From 5th. May.
DO NOT MISS THE OPPORTUNITY.
Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.
The above pictures show the funeral this week of Petty Officer Thomas Basselt, of H.M.S. Sterling, who lost his life in the harbour.
WAR FORTUNES FLUCTUATE.
(Continued from Page 1.)
CASH SWEEPS.
RESULTS OF MACAO DRAWING.
had been that 10 per cent. of all municipal revenues be devoted to
The winning numbers in the Cash the education of labourers. Sweeps at the Novices races at the Another feature was that Council first annual inter-club athletic meet- meetings opened with the reading ing held under the auspices of the of Sun Yat-sen's will, which Club of Macas Ltd, at the Areia International Raco, and Recreation denounces foreigners. The Preta Racecourse on May 1 and 3 were British members had decided that as follows: they would leave the building if) this occurred again.
Cash Sweep "A" May 1.
Pony.
Prize Six Hundred White Pony Honey Moon Whisky Soda
Suspense on the River. Speaking on his experiences on his journey back to Shanghai, Mr. Lenox Simpson said that down- river from Hankow everything spoke of suspense. At Kiukiang the foreign community were living concentrated in a couple of houses Glenmerin in the centre of the Bund. At Cherry Brandy Wuhu there was stagnation. But Gold Star complete lifelessness was reserved Jan Ja
"
for Nanking. The entire water- front there was deserted and periodic duels between the Lion Hill forts and Pukow were uceur-Jan Dor
Pony ring.
Chick To
Entertainments
QUEEN'S-
TO-DAY ONLY
STARTING PROMPTLY
at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
Goldwyn
PICTURE
REX INGRAM'S thrill marvel has been hailed as an epoch-making screen production! Two years in the making, wing thousands of player, filmed on the actual locations on the Continent this is, a picture that will amaze you by its bigness and magnif cence!
Submarina wartato ravnated for the first time, and gulmat the background of a world in arma, tha atomogant,' the rear moving love story aver told!
By the Great Author and Director of "The Four Horsemen "i
REX INGRAM'S
PRODUCTION
MARO
nosTRUM2
by
(OUR SEA)
BLASCO
worth
IBANEZ
ALICE TERRY and ANTONIO MORENO
-PRICES-
Circle $1.00, Stalls 80 cts. & 40 cts.
9.20-Circle $1.50, Stalls $1. & 60 cts.
Ticket No.
44
$76.45
141
£1.30
51
10.66
67
2,00
Cash Sweep "B" May 1.
Pony
Ticket No.
Prize
163
$90,00
2.30 5.10 7.15
}
164
27.00
29
13.80
201
2.00
Cash Sweep "A" May 3.
Ticket No.
8
Prize
$98.14
110
28.04
Six Hundred
160
14.02
Sun Ning Lucky Star
84
200
159
2.00
Cash Sweep "B" May 3,
TO-DAY.
Ticket No. Prize
129
$102.20
ONLY
218
29.20
120
14.00
83
2,00
166
2.00
166
2.00
✪
2.00
Kuomintang Suaperseded.' Speaking of the general siuation, Mr. Simpson concluded: "AB & party the Kuomintang in spite of pretences, has ceased to exist. Pony What remains of the Nationalists Glenmarin are simply n series of separate Areia Preta riut-centres. It is very necessary Jan Ja
U-Un that the Powers realise this. No Whisky Soda Yangtaze group is capable of form-Honey Moon ing anything remotely resembling a White Pony Government. The hour has arrived when the facts will have to be faced and reconstruction attempted by force from abroad.
The navigation of the Yangtze ought certainly to be controlled with an iron hand.
Intervention 'Welcome.
STOP PRESS.
I am HEROES OF WANHSIEN-
DECORATED.
Mr. Simpson concluded: not here thinking alone of foreign interests. although it is legitimate that, steps should be taken to save these from the disaster that will overwhelm them if things are al- lowed to drift.
I am thinking also of the tens
London, May 7.
The London Guzette announces
of thousands-nay, millions of de- that His Majesty the King has cent Chinese who would welcome approved the award of decorat- foreign intervention as the one and only thing now that will save them and their country.”.
The mysterious disappearance! of an attache case containing im- portant State papers belonging to the Japanese Embassy is still en earing the attention of Scotland Yard. The papery had been brought from the Continent by an official of the Embassy, who be- lieves he must have left them in a taxicab in which he was driven from Victoria Station to the Em- bassy. Police officers are making) inquiries in various parts of Lon-| don to-day, paying special atten- tion to taxicab garage. The Presa Association understanda that the case contained only doco-{ ments of a diplomatic character. which were of no value to an or- dinary thief.
tions and medals to the officere and mon of the Navy and Mor- cantile Marine, in recognition of thair services at Wanhsion on September 5th, 1926, including Distinguished Service Croses to
Lieut. Jack Poterson, of the Kiawo, and Captain Alexander Thomson, of the s.a. Wanhnien. In addition Officerships of the British Empiro Order to Cup- Lain Albert Williamson, of Kiawo, Captain Stuart Batos, of the ss. Wantung, Liont. Commdr. William Lalor, of the 1.8. Wanliu, and Chief Engineer Kingswood, of the Kiswo Bunter,
SERVICEMEN-50 cts. to BACK STALLS
30 cta, to FRONT STALLS.
STAR
2.30 till 11.15 CONTINUOUS
IRENE RICH
in
COMPROMISE
CLIVE BROOK PAULINE GARON,
TO-DAY
ONLY
with
TO-DAY
ONLY
LOUISE FAZENDA RAYMOND MCKEE
WORLD
MATT MOORE
MARIE PREVOST
in
TO-DAY
ONLY
"THE CAVE MAN".
A ROLLICKING, FAST MOVING COMEDY DRAMA
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