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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, SHANGHAL"

HOTELS.

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Peking.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms, newly renovated and installed with Eox Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telophone. All Trams pass in front of Hotel. Most Moderate Rates in the Colony. Hotel launch meets all steamers.

Dining Room and Lounge now open to the Public. Tel. Add Victoria.

Telephone C.373.

J. H. WITCHELL,

Manager,

HOTEL SAVOY:

Comfort, Convenience and Distinction."

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HOTEL METROPOLE. HOTEL BOA VISTA.

22, Ico Houso Street.

Macao.

UNDER THE SAME MANAGEMENT.

KOWLOON HOTEL

PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON

Modern Toilet System.

Elevator and Telephones to each door.

Smoking Room and Saloon Bar.". First Class Billiard Table

Recently renovated throughout.

Manager's Personal Attention

Tols. K. 608-609."

Cables KOWLOTEL. HONGKONG

PALACE HOTEL.

H.J WHITE.

Manager

Tel Kowloon No. I

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 Billard-Rooms. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Terms moderato. Special torma to families on application to:

Mr. J. II. 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:

THEATRE ROYAL

TUESDAY, JUNE 21st at 9.15 p.m.

FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

4

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AN EXHIBITION OF

CHINESE CLASSICAL DANCES

BY

MISS TZE LO LAN

AND HER TALENTED COMPANY

Miss Lo Lan has been proclaimed as a genius-her interpretation of the Chinese dances of one thousand years ago being delightful studios. CHINESE DANCING,

SINGING and ACTING

$3, $2 and $1.

Booking at Moutries.

Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 5, Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

CHANG BECOMES DICTATOR.

(Continued from Page 1.) ' GENERAL'S EXPERIENCE. Escapes from Burning Fire,

Canton, June 16. General Chien Ta-chun, the anti-Red Field-Marshal, had a nar- row escape on a burning train on. which he was travelling from the Kiangai front to Canton, on Tues- day afternoon.

General Chien boarded the after- noon train at Shiukwan about two o'clock, together with a number of bodyguards.

The train also carried a large quantity of paper and tobacco.

cara.

When nearing Mapah the paper! suddenly caught are, and soon the blaze spread to the other The angines were also affected. and certain parts were destroyed, so that the engineers were unable to stop the train.

The Games gradually spread to, General Chien's car, part of which caught fire. Fortunately the railway station at Mapah had re ceived reporte of the Incidont, and when the train arrived there it was stopped. General Chile then boarded a special train from Mapah to Canton, where he did not arrive till the next morning.

Many believe that the fire was incendiary, and the work of Red Inbourers Nam Chang Pao.

NORTHERN OFFENSIVE.

Plans for Renewal on All Fronts.

Shanghai, June 17. Marshala Chang Tsung-chang and Ste Chuan-Tang have sent out a joint telegram. pledging their Joyalty to Marshal Chang Tso-lin. They

suggested that Marshal Chang should be upheld as the Generalissimo and asks the Feng- tien chief immediately to take up the Generalissimo's office otheially.

The Peking Conference de- cided to resuine the offen. Hive

the various fronts, The northern forces are being rearranged and will make

another attempt to push down through three different directions. Marshals Chang Hsueh-liang, Chang Tsung-chang and Sun Chuan-fang each take command of one direction, and the Kirin Ariny under General Chang Tso- hsiang forms the general reserve force. Marshal Chang Hsueh- liang, who commands the Feng- tien contingent will counter at- tack through the Peking-Hankow line with the assistance of Wu Pei-fu's remnants. Marshal Chany Taung-chang's Shantung army will operale through the Tientsin- Puko line. While Marshal Sun Chual-fang will be responsible General for the eastern route.

Chu Yu-pol,commanding the Chibli contingent has arrived at Peking to take up important military questions with Marshal Chang Tso-lin.

The outposts of the Fenglien and Shansi armies are not far apart in Shichuang but so far there has been no dash. Shansi troops under General Haang Cheng have made their appearance in Sigyang and Chahar, according to reports reaching Peking yester day, when Marshal Chang Tao-Jin ordered more divisions to rein- force the Three Speciál Terri tories. Wah Kiu Yat Po.

KIANGSU REFORMS.

Comprehensive Programme, The Kiangsu Provinical Recon- struction Bureau held its first meeting on June 8 since its in- auguration about one month ago in Nanking. At this meeting the functions and duties of the Bureau were clearly defined; that the work of reconstruction for the entire province be commenced at the earliest possible time.

Among the important functions of the Bureau the following are given as an indication of the na- ture and scope of its activities.

1. To determine the territorial boundaries of the Province of Kiangau.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18,

1927.

SHARE PRICES. ·

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of loosi. share quotations issued to-day:

Banks.

H

Hongkong Bank, $1,072) n. Chartered Bank, 420 n. Moroantilo A. & B., £301 n. Mercantile C., £13) n. P. and O., £9 b. East Asia, $68 n.

Marino Ins

Canton Ins, $620 B. China Underwriters. $.80 n. North China, Tls. 143 b. Union. Iax., $280 n. Yangtazo Ins., $40 n.

Fire Ing.

China Fires, $210 b. H. K. Fire Ins., 600 n.

Shipping.

Douglases, $311 6. Steamboats, $227 n. Tugs, $1.10 1},

Indo-Chinae, (Prof.) $30 h. Shell Trans., 98/. Star Forries, $521 s. Waterboats, $15 80 b.

Refineries.

China Sugare, $18 R. Malabons, 831' 11.

Mining.

Banguote, $1.70 b. Kailans, 40/- 1.

Langkats. Tle. 201 n. S'hui Exploration, Tis. 31. se Shanghai Loans, Tis. 7 Raubs, n.

Tronoha, 19/3 n. Ural Caspians,-81. n.

Docks, etc.

n.

1.

Kowloon Wharves, $1081 b. Whampoa Docks, $38 Hongkows, Tis. 142. b.. Now Engineerings, Tis. 51 b. Shanghai Docks Tls. 107 b.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $6.90 8,

: K. Lunds, $55 b. Realtys, $68. Territorials, $li n. Humphreys, $12} Princes Bldgs, 389 I. Rural Lands, $1 "n

Cottons.

4

8.

Ewo Cottone, Tls. 735 8. Orientals, Tis - 2.10 n. S'hai Cottons, Tls. 52 b.

Buses, Trams...

China Busos, Tls. 7 b Tramways, $20.80 6. Peak Trams, (old) $15 Singapore Trams, $10/- Taxie, n.

Miscellaneous.

Entertainments

The Week-end at the Cinemas!

-TO-DAY.

FOR THE LAST TIME

-TO-MORROW-

AND MONDAY

QUEEN'S-

GLORIA SWANSON

in

STAGE STRUCK

SINNERS

EVEN

A Comedy in which most of the Cast are Crooky.

-WORLD-

TOM MEIGHAN"

in

OLD HOME

WEEK

CLOTHES

MAKE

THE PIRATE

STAR-

PERCH

of the DEVIL

CHARLIE'S

AUNT

Frigidaire

9.

ELECTRIC

n.

B.

Amusomonts, 3203 b. Canton Icos, $5 m. Contents (Comb.) $7.35 b. China Lights, $14.20 China Prov., $41 b. Constructions, $2.30 n. Dairy Farms, $15 B. Der A. Wing, $6 R. H'kong Electrios, $521 b. Macao Electrics, $35 b. Ropes (Old) $10. n. Lane Crawfords. $7 8. Mackintosh, $19. n. Sinceres, 8 n. United Asbestos, $20 n Watsons $11. b. Powells, $6 n. Telephone 3.70, n.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

The following are the replies to to-day's questions:

1. A.D. 70. 2, Francle Key. 3. 1781, 2. To make plan and devise a

Wylam Newcratie. 4. Morenes Lawrence. system for the construction of Grorge 1.. 59 years. G. Mingonpolis. 7. Mark Anthony. R. 1862-1864. .. 34ina 30. railways. public highways, navig-May 24, 1819. 11. On the Somme, Sept. 1916. able' waterways, and telephonic 12 "Platba 18 117,230 (1021). 14. Ap

13. Archblahop Theodore, A.D. connexions throughout the Pro-

prox. 3. vince.

3. To make a survey and study of all municipal and suburban administration in the Province.

4. To supervise all work con- cerning agriculture, navigation, embankments, and dredging of all rivers and the Canals,

5. To direct all enterprise pertaining to agriculture, forestry, sericulture, fishing, grazing, and mining.

G. To supervise all public con- atructions and make an index of all industrial supplial of the Pro- vince.

473.

2

The Royal Observatory weather forecast for the week-end is as follows. South winds, moderate; fair to showery.

The Superintendent of, Imports and Exports is prepared in approved cases to issue permite for removal to the Imports and Exports Office of dutinble tobacco which arrives in the Colony for transhipment and export and cannot at once be placed direct on board the exporting ves- sel, says a notification in the Gov- 7. To supervise the installation ernment Gazette. In ordinary cir of electric lighting plant, power cumstances the maximum period for plant, waterworks, and inter-city which duitable tobacco covered by transportation system throughout any permit as above may remain the Province.

at the Imports and Exports Office

8. To train skilled staff work will be three days; all auch ers for the civil service and muni- duttable tobacco will be entirely cipal work of the Province.

at owner's risk.

The present staff maintained by

the Bureau, which will be enlarg ed to meet the increased activities

been the most conservative of tho Although Germany always has of the Bureau In due course of European nations in the following time, consists of the engineering of sports, golf is now being on- expert, one agricultural expert, thusiastically received and one forestry expert, export, one soricultural export and dozen now linka

one textile sweeping the country. About a one mining expert.

are under con- . struction now.

is

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