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HOTELS.

THE

HONGKONG

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

י

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.

Renovatione and lavish decora tions just, complated; ovary modern convenienos; entering de luxo; treat food nd liquora.

Each room has hot and cold water

privalo phono, box mattresa Etc. spacious pubila facilities; tiention and service.

Managor, J. H. Watcholl Phone 0, 373, Cablon Victoria," Ilongkong,

HOTEL SAVOY

When in doubt, make it The Savoy!

KOWLOON HOTEL

PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON

Modern Toilet System.

Elevator and Telophones to each floor. Smoking Room and Saloon Bar. First Class Billiard Table

Recently renovated throughout.

Manager's Personal Attention

Tels. K. 608-609.

Cables KOWLÖTEL. HONGKONG

...

PALACE

"H. J. WHITE

Managor

HOTEL.

Tel. Kowloon No. 5

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

Mrs. J. . OXBERRY, Propristress.

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing" every

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Cables :-

** EUROPE

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE:

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD.

Arthur E, Odell, Managing Director.

"RICKSHAW A

BRAND

CEYLON TEA Cheapest and Best

From all leading Compradores. PRICE $1.00 PER LB.

Be Guided by the Quality-Not the Price.

CHAINED MAN'S AGONY.

RABIES VICTIM DIES,

IN STREET.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, “ TUESDAY, MAY 17. 1927.

SOUND ASSETS.

MISSISSIPPI FLOOD REGION.

Entertainments

(Continued from Page 1)

The crux of the whole situx- tlon unquestionably rests with London, and any improvement there would act as a tonic to marine insurance" throughout the World. The ramifications of un- derwriters in the United Kingdom 'extend to al lands and amongst all peoples, at present to the detri- ment of rates. Whilst admiring their enterprise, there are times, when we cannot but feel, I speak for our local field only, that it would be better for all concorned were they to obtain a more accurate appreciation of the risks they so lightly undertake at the lowest of rates.

In addition to the dimculties of marine insurance generally, we have of course to face a serious" fall in premium income arising from the decrease in trada' which

from necessarily resulta

the chaotic state of affairs in Shang- hai and the Yangtsze Valley, al- ready referred to.

No Undue Strain Likely.

It is difficult to predict what lies ahead of us but thanks to the cautious policy adopted in the past, the Company is in a position comfortably to weather a fow lean years without feeling any undue strain.

Turning now to the accounts it will be seen that the premium 1- come for the year 1926 shows an increase of approximately $335,- 000 over that for the preceding year, this is entirely due to the lower rate of exchange, viz:- 1/11..at which we converted our sterling income on the 31st December last, compared with 2/4% for the previous year. The final balance of this Account is less by the sum of $245,718.36 than that for the year 1924. The rating for Tosses and for commis- slon and charges work out at 69.98% respectively, as against 59.156 and 20.34% for the year 1924...

The balance at credit of working account for 1926 is $2,351,206.94 as against $1,970,269,66 for 1925. This increase is also due to the

fall in sterling exchange and it must therefore be remembered that it will require more dollars | to pay for sterling losses. This a further working account has tivelve months to run and, though it is early yet to forecast the final result, I may say we anticipate it will be satisfactory having retard to existing conditions.

Sound Assets.

Our assets expressed in sterling stand at £1,147,200-0-0 as against £1,229,661-3-7 last year, a decrease of £92,461-2-10. But on the other hand in Hongkong Dollars they show an increase of $1,315,427.08. Both fall and rise are due to exchange.

The underwriting suspense account is in a very sound position and stands at £118,210-18-6 as compared with £103,308-16-8 at the same date last year, an increase of £14,802-1-10. It is essential that we maintain this Reserve in a strong position no as to be able to meet all demands that can pos- sibly be made on it.

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MOSCEOLA

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ASPRINGFIELD

EMITH

NEW MADEI

LAKE

ARK.

MARKED TREE

MEMPHIS

TENN.

CORINTH

CLARENDON

LITTLE BOOK

ENULANIERENA ALTHEINERTAKED-

GREENVILLE

SHREVET

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MISS.

NEW ORLEANS

This map shows the vast area affected by the Mississippi alley floods. The shaded parts indicate inundated regions. Cables to-day report an extension of the affected districts..

AMOK TRAGEDY.

TERRIBLE CRIME IN PERÄK.

A UNIFIED JAPAN TO MEET TROUBLE.

CHINA QUESTION NOW IN BACKGROUND,

Ipoh, May 10-Further details of the Kuala Kangsar amok disclose that it was one of the

and bloodthirsty SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT, most gruesome affairs in the history of such

Tokyo, May 1. crimes,

to

grave

Kulop Mat Daud, who is no- The ability of the Japanese torious in cuek-fighting circles in nation to forget private feuds the village of Lubok Merbau, near and factional quarrels and Kati, six miles from Kuala Kang weld themselves into a harmoni sar, appears to have proceeded ous and ontogeneous whole, about his work of slaughter in a when confronted with a

crisis, again has been vividly il- most cool-blooded fashion.

Monday being H.H. the Sultan's lustrated. All shades of political birthday, most of the village opinion, both public and private, Malays left early for the Kuala have sünk their differences and

celebrations. Kangsar

About it can be said without exaggera nine o'clock in the morning shots tion that the whole country is were unexpectedly heard near united in extending every possible Kulops house. Then the latter support to the Tanaka Government entered the house of Che Shariff, Lo enable it to tide over the pre- a retired surveyor, who owns 2 sent economic impasse. 50 acres rubber estate, and fired twice, mortally wounding. Che Shariff.

Chinese Women Victims,

All Parties United. Parliament has been convened for s'short extraordinary session to sanction the approval of emer- He then stepped on to the maingency financial measures which road to Upper Perak and killed will run up to a grand total of two Chinese shopkeepers wao P-Y.907,000,000. This approval vir- peared, and also Exo Chinese tually has been obtained. Japan's

women.

and

the

He then walked down the road parliament is yet more or less of a toy and the convening of the and fired at the driver of an 'ap Diet to secure approval for the proaching lorry. The driver was proposed emergency financial killed instantaneously

measures was more a matter of lorry was overturned.

forth, a sop to convention, than Kulop next shot the Malay anything else. The Ministry in driver of a hire car, also killing power, invited all parliamentary the passengers. The Car over-

leaders to a private banquet given turned. Another car was also

by Baron Tanaka and explained fired at.

to them the grave nature of the Shot Dead.

erials confronting the country.

Bum-

on the

ODERNO

CHARLES RAY

and

ELEANOR BOARDMAN

in

THE AUCTION BLOCK

W

VORLA

SEAR

KENNETH HARLAN

in

THE ICE FLOOD

2.30 to 8.30 p.m.

CONTINUOUS

RIN TIN TIN

in

TRACKED in the SNOW COUNTRY

STAR-

COMMENCING TO-NIGHT at 9.15

WILBUR PLAYERS.

in a repertoire of

UP-TO-THE-MINUTE COMEDIES & DRAMAS

To-night and To-morrow night

"DO FOOLISH WIVES PAY"? The laughing success of the day in three hilarious acts.

Thursday and Friday, 19th and 20th

CAPPY RICKS"

Peter B. Kyne's Lovable Character

Saturday and Sunday, 21st and 22nd THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS”

A comedy drama of American Home Life.

Magnificent Scenery

A Fun Show

Special Lighting

Effects.

BOOKING:

PRICES:

MOUTRIE'S AND THEATRE $3.00, $2.00 & $1.00

The Reinsurance Fund stands at $2,563,670.18 as against $1.- 903,049,62 for 1925, an increase of $469,020,56.

The Investment and Exchange Kulop then entered the jungle. The Government spokesmen de- Fluctuation Account shows. a de- When police reinforcements ar-clured that the national credit and crease of $268,169.13. The drop rived they patrolled and formed is due to the fall in the market a cordon in the locality, but prestige of Japan abroad were at stake and that a serious domestic invest- Kulop evaded all attempts at cap-crisis was likely to eventuats un- value of gold and silver ments, the lower rate of sterling ture and escaped for the night. exchange on the 31st December, He was brought to bay later, less all parties united in giving a lonely limestone the authorities the fullest possible and to the high cross rate; be- however, on tween. Hongkong and Shanghai, atcliff near Padang Rengas railway co-operation. Paltry tactics, at this time, it was insisted, would the end of the year. The balance station. More police were of $754,978.77 at credit of this moued and formed a cordon at the have unpropitious effects Reserve is ample.

spot, starting organised stalking country at large and what the The surplus to be dealt with is Kulop, apparently, had plenty of country's leaders to-day had to do $854,362.81, out of which has been ammunition and defied capture was of a nature that transcended paid an interim dividend of $18 till noon, when he was shot dead party politics. Special emphasis pected before the present session favour of the Bank of Japan to per share. We now recommend by an Ipoh constable. The body was laid on the statement that, of the Diet is over.

was brought to Kuala Kangsar at such a juncture as the present, the payment of a final dividend of $22, the same as last year, and this afternoon, the transfer of the balance,

to $454,362.81, amounting underwriting suspense account to close the year 1925. The balance of $2,351,296.94 at credit of 1926 account allows of the payment of the usual interim dividend of $18 for that year:

to

I do not think there is any- thing further that calls for special comment, but I shall be pleased

covor such losses. The principal, Although the moratorium and which totals nearly a billion yen,

it was the bounden duty of all the announcement that the Gov-will," it is feared, have to remain

true and loyal Japanese to back ernment is taking effective steps funredeemed for many years and, to remedy the financial situation even if it does not threaten the the Government to the utmost.

The party leaders pledged the have resulted in allaying the wave country's national finance, is ox- HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? Ministry support, returned to their of hysteria-almost of panic-pected to put many an obstacle

respective political, folds and in-that swept the entire country some before the various schemes of structed their followers to put no ten days or so ago, there is yet a" the authorities for the further in- The following are the answers obstacles in the way of the Gay-strong undercurrent of restless dustralization and modernization

The public still is appre of the country. ernment's measures. Thus, theness. to to-day's questions:

ship to the injury of the owners. 4, Bon

financial measures,

parliament

.boforo 1810. commonly bailayed to be a woman, E. even

to answer, to the best of any

A tenure for, which the tenant has nothing

& C-

famous Roman ruler, and Frederick the Great

ovalution, 8. Bird of the thrush family.

drew Barton, an admiral under James IV. 12, Portuguese navigator who discovered the ne

1. Charles Dickens. 2. Dr. Washingtos Tanaka Cabinet already virtually hensive of further crises, and all The press is absolutely oppos- Luin. 3. Fraud lay the master or crew of had sccured approval for the conversation to-day is tinged with ed to the granting of relief indis- references to the economie situa-criminately to the banka that to Beaumont. A French adventurer of 1728 emergency

met. tion, such references being far have closed. This is a very wise ability, any question arising out to show but the copy of the rolls made when This extraordinary and very wel- from optimistic, despite the pro- stand, for many a Japanese bank of the accounts which sharehold-inted 52 penseelun. 6. Nums. Pompilius, como unity in times of peace also paganda of the authorities that is essentially unsound, and, in ers may wish to put, after the 7, Samuel Butler (died 1902): iftie is. No proves that the crisis hovering all would come out well in the more than one other land, would in Warsaw the police chained the adoption of the report and where reversed, and buck is a salire on over Japan is replete with very end. The Bank of Japan's noto not be allowed to conduct bust- manacled sufferer in a ramshackle counts has been duly seconded. In 1400, about October 26. 10. Pyramids, Srave possibilities and that this issue reached its climax on Aprilness in the manner some of these cart filled with straw. The jour- I now propose that following Hanging Gardens si Babyka, Statue of Zeus seriousness is not belittled by rea 25, totalling Y.2,659,000,000. This institutions have been doing..

at Olymplu, Temple of Artemis at Ephesponsible leaders.

decreased to ¥.2,036,000,000 five The general belief is that the au- noy occupied 24 hours.

resolution: "That the Report and

Maakum at italicarnass, Colossus at

days later. There have been sub-thorities will close these unsound Government's New. Strength. As it was Sunday no doctor Accounts as presented, including Rhodes, the Pharm of Alexandria. 11. An

The Government's forces in sequent decreases, but of a com-banks for good, will compel ethers was at the institute to attend to the payment of a final dividend the man, who remained outside, in respect of the year 1925 of $22 route to India, 13. Bongist the Tete, in 467. Parliament have begun to in-paratively insignificant amount, to aliliate with stronger and bet- 14, ra, Masham, the favourite of Queen Anne, crease. When the Tanaka Minia-No one in able to tell, with any ter institutions and will extend Warsaw. There was a sensa- and after many hours of suffering per share, and of them in 1710. 16. Homan admiral, Caravalus, who try took office, the strength of its degree of accuracy, when the ald sufficient to get on their feet, tional occurrence here at the Pas-died in the street chained to the dividend in respect of the year throw off allegianco to Rove in 280.

1926 of $18 per share, and the

adherents, numerically, was far note issue will return to the nor-again only to such banks as have cart. teur Institute.

Ever since the financial storm below that of the combined Op-mal figure, which is somewhere in been proved to be really sound. A farmer who had been bitten Crowds, attracted by the suffer- addition of $454,862.81 to Under-

broke over the country, Japan has by a dog three weeks back doveer's cries, surrounded the cart, writing Suspense Account be mittee on the proposition of Mr. position parties. Since the Gov- the neighbourhood of Y.1,200,000,-

Lo Cheung-ahiu, seconded by Mr. ernment'e appeal for unity, the 000,

Heavler Annuni Expenditure.. relegated China, which enjoyed loped symptoms of hydrophobia, and wore so facensed because no adopted and pussed." and as it was necessary that he doctor arrived that they almost de-

R. A. Dastur.

ranks of the Solyuka! (Govern-

The expenditure of Y.907,000, frat-page prominence for quite a Mosara. Lowe, Bingham and ment party) have been growing. should be brought to the Institute molished the institute.

Matthews and Messrs Percy atronger and, at the time of writ which the emergency financial while, to a secondary place. Now Sir Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. Smith, Seth and Fleming were re-ing, the respective strengths of measures necessitato, it is estim-that it is certain the Government the Government forces and of theated will increase the annual ex-will be able to put its emergency A.H. Compton, L. Dunbar, A.S. elected auditors,

The Chairman announced that combined Opposition forces stand penditure by Y.50,000,000 annual-measures through, the public will Gubbay, Henry Humphreys, T.E. Pearce and HP. White were re-dividend warrants were ready, and at 215 to 245. Further additions ly. This includes the interest on once more feel reassured. C. elected to the Consulting, Com- obtainable on application.

to the Government side are ex the loan bonds to be issued in Daily News

Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PEROY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.

Mr. Ho Kom-tong seconded, and the resolution was unanimously carried.