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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, SHANGĦAL”

HOTELS.

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Dos Wagons Lits, Példing.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Roous will not be available. for the Public,. neither the Lounge & Dining Room, till after the 14th day of June. There is a special lounge at the back of the Bar for the Public.

HOTEL SAVOY

The Havey Is the cutalamiing Hotel

in Hongkong and one of Har appointed in South Chiun.

firent

HOTEL METROPOLE. HOTEL BOA VISTA.

22, Tee House Street.

Масао,

UNDER THE SAME MANAGEMENT.

KOWLOON HOTEL

PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON ' Modern Toilet System.

Elevator and Tolophones to each floor. Smoking Room and Saloon Bat. First Class Billiard Table Recently renovated throughout.

Manager's Personal Attention

Tola, K. 608--609. Cables KOWLOTEL. HONGKONG

H. J. WHITE

Manager

PALACE HOTEL.

Tel. Address "PALAČE.” Tel. Kowloon No. 8

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 Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Terme moderato. Special torms to families on application to:

Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietresa.

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday,

Cables -

"EUROPE"

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD."

Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.

ROOF SAFELY

and avoid endless

cost and trouble

by using

"ITALIT"

The Perfect Asbestos-Cement Roofing

STOCKS CARRIED

In Grey & Red Colours.

SHEWAN TOMES & Co.

SOLE AGENTS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

HANKOW HOPES.

TO BE IN PEKING BY

JUNE 30.

TENSION NOT RELAXED:

of

THURSDAY, JUNE

1927.

MANILA YACHT CLUB.

CANNOT HAVE ANCIENT FORT.

The application of the Manila Yacht Club to lensd Fort San An tonio Abad be for a period of 50 years was turned down by the de- partment of commerce and com munications upon recommendation of A. T. Sylvester, director of pub-

To bo in Peking by the end June In order to avoid the in- evitable crash awaiting the pro-le works. sent Hankow situation was how a foreign observer, who arrived in Shanghai from Hunkow two days ago, described the policies of the Wahan government, says the N. C. Daily News. An offensive cam paign along the Kinhan Railway fine is what the Russian advisers of the Hankow: Nationalists are planning, according to this in formant.

The present situation, he said, had been caused chielly through the embargo on silvor which had so upset puolle confidence in the Chen-Borodin regime that even the coolies in the streets were.de- manding a change. To restore confidence in the banknotes issued by the Central Bank of China, the Bank of Communications, and the Bank of China shone forth as the only solution for the prosent party In Hankow if the crash was to be avoided.

The Hankow market is flooded with this paper money. A fixed rate of 71 for tals into dollars and vice versa is another demor alizing aspect of the situation. All movement of silver out of Hankow was at a complete stand still when the foreigner who has provided us with information left the city, and first-hand informa- tion elicited by him from the Hankow authorities was enough to convince him that restoration of confidence in the paper currency was recognized by them as prime importance.

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The silver ambargo, described as an emergency act, was institut- ed as a measure to prevent large quantities of silver being removed by wealthy Chinese and a few others when the first clouds ap- peared.

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The director of public works states that the government has plans of its own regarding the im- provement of the bay front from tho Army and Navy club to Maytubig, Pasay, in accordance with the Burnham plan and that it would conflict with the government's Flans to lease the old fort site. San Antonio Abad fort tos be- tween Maytubig, Pasay, and the Bouth end of the Cavite Boulevard. Mr. Sylvester, however, said that the club may build a club house' at the site sought to be leased.

Figures show that in 1925 in Honan and Hupch there were 168 such factories as against 67 at the present time.. Much of the tea producing area in Ilonan has been under fire, actual figures showing that as against 31 factories there. in 1925" there aro

now only 12. Hupch has suffered less, but what- ever the expectations of the tea hongs it is evident that tea has not found its way to those in Hankow

to

writing. prescrit At the first whiff of the present trouble practically all ten stocks belonging to Chinese ten hongs were sent to Shanghal; Sycer secured for them; and the silver deposited in substantial banks here. And, as there are no teg stocks to speak of in Hankow, now, it is imagined that the ten hongs regand the present predicament with more than the customary nnxiety.

up

the

· Conlie Class Discontent. Plenty of movement of "cargo from Hankow to Shanghai is vouched for by our informant, but the upward movement is nil from Shanghai.

Regarding the shops catering to foreign or foreign- The Sycee in Hankow. educated Chinese, present stocks are declared to be getting cleared With approximately $40,000,000 out and among the patrons noted in banknotes on the Central Bank are some of the 200 to 300 Russian of Chinn in circulation, it is stated Bolsheviks who buy goods with that there is in silver sydee in bank banknotes which are discounted vaults only $10,000,000 to cover the about 15 or 20 per cent. by the issue. Strangely enough, however, local stores. There are rumblings Chinese are optimistic regarding from the coolie class in Hankow, the particular phase of the situa-according to the information ton. Should the Wuhan govern- obtained in this direction, and far ment capture Peking as they had, from being paid by Labour Unions until a few days ago, do confidently for their strikes, it is stated broadcast in Hankow their ability definitely that each member must to do with decision and despatch, pay something towards the upkeep the money market would automatic ally be restored and the situation of the Union. During the present pass off in the ordinary course of mobilization for the Peking cam- paign, each union is expected to thinga.

furnish 20 men for the army.

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On the other hand the same

Our informant dented knowledge optimisin is displayed by the bank- ers at the suggestion that Chiang of the report that conscription is Kai-shek might oust the present being carried on by the Hankow Hankow government to supplant it government at the rate of one man out of every three. The Wuhan with his own variety. In that case, it is believed that the money issued government, he said, claims by the Nationalist Government have 30,000 men in the army a part would still be credited, us it is of which has been engaged on the pointed out that Chiang Kai-shek Honan border, and besides recognized the Nationalist Govern therd are 50,000 pickets available, ment and has for his only aim ret- According to Russian computation ting rid of the Russian advisers to in official circles. the present Hankow regime.

At the present time it is im. possible to get coppers, in large tiantities. Supposing $1 to equal about 800 coppers, when a purchase

made amounting to about 100 coppers Chinese shopkeepers refuse to give the change and point out things in the shop which can be purchased in order to bring the necessary change down to 30 or Coppers which is the most which can be wangled out under the pre- sent desperate financial plight.

Business in Doldrums.

It can readily be seen that im- porting business, had it not stopped efore this situation, would have felt the thumb-screw under the pre- Lent conditions. Exporting as far

this

of

With yesterday's reports Southern reverses in Honan, how- ever the campaign to Peking seems to have been temporaril deflected.

LANE CRAWFORD'S RESTAURANT

By Kind Permission of Capt. MacKinnon R. N..

THE

f's old contracts are concerned goes VERSATILE DANCE BAND

on at a halting pace, the foreign Chinese buyers must pay for cargo in Central Bank of China notes, but the importer or exporter find this currency of no value to him to. tay for his side of the contract. Naturally no new stocka are finding eir way into Hankow, As silver uot tranferable from bunk vaults, and as the banknotes are distrusted, the only way to realize money, or to save it as the Hankow merchant informant declared yes

erday, is to ship cargo to Shang- halany kind of cargo which an be changed into solid currency here. A knowledge of economics is not necessary in order to see what is meant, therefore, when the Wuhan government stress their present offensive campaign again at the north.

Another aspect of the situation, which is extremely interesting, is that of the tea markets. The tea scason has net opened yet, but it is believed that it will open as soon As some kind of change is indicated by the veering wind. Small Chinese farmers in Honan, and Hupeh, with thair tea factories, whonco products are transferred to the Hanków tea hongs, have produced less this year, partly owing to the result of the silver embargo.

Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and B, Wyndham, Street, in the City fighting in Honan and partly as a Viétoria, Hongkong.

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and

CONCERT PARTY

Will play Orchestral and Danco Selections interspersed

with

Male Voice Quartettes Violin and Cornet Solos

and

Vocal Solos.

During and after Dingor

SATURDAY June 4th

Usual Restaurant Charges.

Diners will have opportualiles for Dancing.

1

TO-DAY till-

SATURDAY

Entertainments.

QUEEN'S

The Picture That Brings

2.30, 5.10, 7.15, 9.20.

Gay Broadway to You!

Broadway! BROADWAYI

What a picture that name calls up-gayety, jazz, gorgeous girls! And here, at last, is re vealed the true story of The Great White Way-Its glam- orous revels and romances, and, the drama stalking back of its footlights. The true life story of an actress who, by her. faith, brought back an erring husband from a lifa of wine, women and song.

See the Charleston danced as it's never been done before!

wich

ZAJU PITTS, TOM MOORE, LILYAN TASHMAN

Added Attraction ANN PENNINGTON

From the story "fearts" by ADELA ROGERS ST. JOHNS Adapted by Alice D. G. Miller

PRETTY LADIES

A

MONTA BELL

PRODUCTION

with Scenes in Technicolor

A Metro-Goldwyn Mayer

LIVE GHOSTS

PICTURE

WORLD

THURSDAY to SATURDAY

2.30, 5.15, 7.15, 9.15.

A GEORGE FITZMAURICE PRODUCTION

Pals in the war-ripted

lost and now they breez-

ed back hem:1

A uc'er do all who, fear- ing the law, was perfectly

willing to stay "dead."

A blac-biood, chell'shocked out of his name and past into a habit of stealing any thing in sight.

A rotring bucko

whose

surrection" spoiled Step Mama's plans for collecting inewrance.

Add a wife, a baby, two in- terrupted lovis and 57 com-- plications! Mix with con- ahi curprises and laugh for a solid hour!

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

The following are answers to to-day's questions.

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1,200 foot mountain moving at the rate of a yard a day is threatening the Yalta automobile. highway skirting the shore of Crimea along the Black Sea. The mountain has been on the move

for several weeks. Gangs of shovelers have kept the motor highway clear of loose rocks and dirt which continually slide on tha pavement but it is feared that the: mountain is now coming so close to the precipitous sealing that the highway may be upset Into the Black Sex just as the summer rush of holiday-makers is about to be- gim Yalta is one of Russia's fav ourite resorts.

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