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NOTICE OF REMOVAL

NOTICE is hereby given that the above named Company has this day transferred its offices to 3. CHATER ROAD, (Queen's Building, 3rd Floor).

Hongkong, 27th June, 1927. INDO-CHINA NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED, The Forty-Sixth Ordinary Gen- eral Meeting of the Company will

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The undersigned have received instructions to sell by Publis-Aug- tion,

on TUESDAY, the 28th June, 1927. commencing at 2.30 p.m.

CHANGSHA SUFFERS

MONDAY, JUNE

.27.

1927.

AMAZING PARIS HOAX:

DAUDET RELEASED FROM GAOL BY TRICK.

FROM REDS.

CAMPAIGN OF TERRORISM CONTINUES.

Faris, June 26. As the result of an astounding practical joke, M. Leon Daudot, Delest of the Action Francaise and HUNDREDS ARE KILLED.

Somurt, the Communist, have been released from Santo prison. Hankow, June 18.

advices from

It appears that a young Royalist According to Changsha, after the withdrawal telephoned the Governor of the at their Sales Room, Daddoll from Changsha of Japanese re- prison, and, imitating the voice of sidents, a court entitled "the Com- M. Sarraut, the Minister of the A Large Quantity of Valuable munist Special Court" was estab-Interior, ordered their release. It

Household Furniture,

ished in Hunan, and extreme is reported that Daudet has left comprising:-

laws, such as an ordinance con- Paris for an unknown destination.

-Reuter. Teak Hatstand with Bevellcacerning the disposal of the proper-

How Hoax Was Perpetrated. bo hold at the Office of the General Mirror, Glass Cabinet, Tapestryty of gentry of "bad character,"

Marquis de Jiugne, the Deputy, Managers, Messrs, Jardine, Mathe-Covered Couch and Chairs Pic have been in force. son and Co., Ltd., Podder Street,tures, Oll Paintings, Curios, Desks.

Several hundred persons have gave the following account of the Hongkong, on Monday, the 25th Bookcases, Filing Stands, Carpets, already been put to death in incident as gathered from the stuff of the Action Francaise: The Ruga, ete, etc.,'"

Hunan. Families of soldiers who Governor of the prison received a Tank Dining Tables, Teak and are in service are often prohibited telephone message at mid-day that purpose of receiving the Report of

had decided the Directors, passing the Ac-Marbie. Top Round Tables, Dining from going out, detained, or their the Government counts and electing Directors and Chairs, Sideboards with Revelled properties subjected to confisca to release Daudet, Delest and Relatives of General Ho Semart. He was Instructed to Auditors.

Mirrors, Dinner Waggon, Glass tion. The Transfer Books of the Com-ware, Crockery, Cooking Utensile, Chien have met with the same fate. liberate them with me little de- pany will be closed from the 18th Ice Chests, etc., etc.

No palanquins or private rick-monstration as possible.

The Governor of the prison shaws are to be seen in the city. July to 8th August, 1927, both days inclusive.

Even women and children of the telephoned the Minister of the In peasant class are often prohibited terior for confirmation of the in- from going out unless they show &structions, but royalista. intercept- mark of their membership of the cd the call, and told the Governor The majority that M. Sarraut was. out, but that Communist Party. of them have had their hair his private secretary was speaking.

Hongkong Telegraph. July, 1927, at 11.00 a.m. for the

and secure the co-opera-

tion of its roaders in

buying your goods.

Prepaid Advertisements

25 WORDS FOR $100 ($1.50 if not prepaid) The following replies are await- ing collection:-

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PREMISES TO LET.

By order of the Board.

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO., LTD., General Managers. Henghong, 21th June, 1927.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

On MONDAY, 27th June, 3927," the offices of BRITISH-AMERI- CAN TOBACCO CO... (CHINA) | LTD. will be removed to sisth licor, Fund O. Building, Con- naught Road, Central,

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and

Teak and Iron Single and Bedsteads, Teak Wardrobes with without Mirror, Dressing Tables, Camphorwood and Teak Chests of Drawers, Wash Stands, Baby Cots, Chamber Stands, Toilet sets, etc., etc.

also

bobbed.

The voice over the phone said; "Haven't you released Daudet yet? A Quantity of Blackwood

Inconvertible Notes,

Hurry up; send out for a taxi and Furniture.. comprising:

Though the. Provincial authori-be quick about it." Cabinets, Chairs, Tables, Jar-ties are levying heavy taxes on the

Armchairs, dinieres,

Opium people to meet the situation, they Stools, de, etc.

are experiencing great difficulty As a last in maintaining finances. means, the Provincial Government, promulating the Cash Concentra- then Ordinance, has issued incon-al

and

One Gramaphone.

One Cabinet Gramaphone. Twe. Typewriters,

The Governor of the prison then released the prisoners, who were utterly unaware of the reason for their liberty being granted.

Semart's Own Story. Semart who is secretary-gener on the Communist Party, said in

One l'air Binoculars in Leatheryertible notes to the amount an-interview that the Governor

Case

Catalogues will be issued.

On View from Monday, the 27th June, 1927.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneer.

$1,500,000, besides the notes of the Central Bank. Consequently, no coins are to be seen in Changsha, and most money-exchange shops are elbsed. Owing to the mone- tary stringency, trade is at a standstill.

came into his cell and told him that he was free, ordering him to be ready to leave the prison in half an hour..

Semart protested that he did not. want a pardon which did not in clude Monmousson, the secretary- generat of the Confederation The Communist Party in Chang- Generale du Travail Unitaire. sha, taking advantage of the The Governor was insistent, how, absence of the Hunanese forces ever, and replied that he could had been planning to take away not say anything more. Semart PUBLIC AUCTION.

the arms of soldiers on home, de- then came to the conclusion that he The Undersigned have received fence service, who number about was not pardoned but released as a Matters result of his appeal to the Court instructions to sell by Public Auc-two or three thousand.

enme to a head on May 21, when of Causation.-Reuter. the Communists, through che Gaol Governor Suspended.

Paris, June 26. General Labour Union and the Peasants' Association, in

The Cabinet met this evening to attempt to dispossess the troops of discuss the prison hoax, and de- arms clashed with the soldiers.cided to suspend the Governor of As a result of the fighting, radical the prison.--Reuter.

Mr. Leon Daudet, the editor and clements of the Kuomintang Head- quarters *and the Provincial manager of the royalist newspaper was melodra- Government, and leaders of the Action Francaise, General Labour Union and thematically arrested on June 15 Peasants Association. have fled.

tion,

un WEDNESDAY,

the 29th June, 1927, comfhending at 11 n.m.

at their Sales Room, Duddell, Street.

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1 Drum Red Boottoping.

1 Case Printing Material.

1 Case Eyelets.

1 Case Canned Sardines.

1 Bundle Figs.

1 Bag Prunes.

and

A Quantity of Sundries. Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers,

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.

4, Duddell Street.

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THE FLYING PUBLISHER REACHES CALCUTTA

:

Penannts Attack Changsha,

an

following disorderly scenes in the newspaper building. Daudet had declined to surrender to serve & On May 31 some 1,000 members five months' sentence passed on him of the Peasants' Association in in November 1925 for libelling the Lingang stormed Changsha in driver of a cab in which the body broad daylight in an attempt to re- of his son was found shot. He It accused the police of murder and capture the city, but in vain.

strenuous campaign seems that the maintenance of waged order in the Province is very dif-against them. There was consider- Azult owing to the small number able fighting at the time he was

arrested.]

of troops.

It was recently brought to light that the Communist Party had fixed June 21 for massacring all men and women abave 25 years of uge, who were not Communists with the object of giving an im- petus to their revolution.

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BANQUE INDUS- TRIELLE.

ADVOCATE GENERAL FAVOURS SQUASHING OF VERDICT.

Judging from the foregoing, it is thought anti-foreign movements, which may be probably re-started

Paris, June 26. by the Communists there at an

At the resumption of the final opportune time, would be more systematic and severe than those appeal in the ease of the Banque

in the past.

The property, which the Japan-Industrielle de Chine, the Advocate ese residents left behind when General, M. Blochlaroque, address" they evacuated Changsha, is seul, ing the Court of Cassation, arriv ed with the name of the Servants' ed at conclusions favouring a Union, and is properly controlled, quashing of the verdict given while Japanese shops are under against the directors of the bank. the care of Chinese employees, Router. under the protection of the Pro- vincial Government.

Future in Hunan.

As to the future in funun, the following observations are made vailing in the Province:

The appeal concerns the al- reged negligence of M. Berthelot and M. Pernolle, repectively, President of the Board and Gen- eral Manager of the Bank who were held to be party responsible for the failure of the Bank and They

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n application and Hothow. Rates and further particulars., on

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The parcola post

suspended.

Registered and Parcel Meil ard closed 15 minutes earlier than the

time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to close at or before 0 a.m. registered and parcel malls are closed at B p.m. on the previous day.

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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE,

From 38th June to 4 Jaly 1227 Ilion WATE

T'kong

Standard

Time.

h. m.

fort

.20

m 8. 2

10

Wed.

20

40

au- Friday

10 66 2017

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4 m

Caleutta, June 25. Mr. Van Lear Black, the publisher plains why Dr. Williams' Pills for Pale People have proved of the Baltimore Sun, who left is a Amstordata on June 15 in his Fok- so remarkably successful remedy for rheumatism in all its ker air yacht for a trip round the Tel. forms and even in its most severe world, has arrived here. He judging from the conditions pre-were fined $5,000 francs.

and chronic stages.

Lends to proceed to Rangoon to.

1-No assurance can be given have twice appealed against this

decision.] These Pills are pre-eminently amorrow. Reuter.

as regards safety of residence in

Appeal Court Sustains Fines. Changsha or elsewhere in Hunan.,

Paris, June 26. TO LET-European Flat, 29A, Blood Tonic; they purify

2.It will be difficult for Japan Kennedy Road, 4 rooms 2 bath-enrich the blood; by rapidly in-

The Court of Cassation in giving Yangchung, better known as Tai eso to transact business owing to its decision in the case of the rooms servants quarters. Apply creusing the red corpuscles they Telephone C.547, or Thorablil may be said to actually make new ping Tao, a hsien district of Kinng financial stringency. Aerated Water Factory, 154, Fraya blood. And at the same time they su province on a small island in The navigation of steamers Banque, Industrielle de Chine re- strengthen the nerves, nid digesthe middle of the Yangtze, is little is possible under escort of men- jected the appeals of the directure, and known to outsiders. The island is of-war. There is no obstacle to M. Berthelot and M. Pernotte, in tion, increase the appetite TO BE LET-Furnished from 1st bulld up the whole system. a little over seventy li in length loading and unloading of cargoes regard to the infraction of the company law, on the ground that July, Forebank West, Magazine

Obtainable from chemists every and less than forty ti in width, and at present.

4-Japanese may be able to the Court of Appeals decision in Te Gap, The Peak, six rooms, four where, also post free, $1.50 per is situated to the west to Taihing.

of Chinking. The return to Changsha to readjust the matter was final, but quashed Bathrooms, Modern Sanitation, bottle, $8.00 for 6 bottles, from and east Private Garage.

Apply F. M. The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., population of this island dis- their affairs, but they must be in the Court of Appeals' decision in Crawford, care of Lane, Crawford, 60, Kinngee Road, Shanghai. Re-trict totals a little over 200,- readiness to take refuge either on rogards to the distribution of Thur

000. The women aro most a warship or steamer in case of fictitious dividendo," as the fuse substitutes; Ingist on having

ly engaged in, farm, work while emergency. It la unadvisable for thenticity of the balance sheet satur. their men folk pursue different them to return to Changteh be- was admitted by the Court of

Appeal. trudes in Nanking, Chinklang, cause of lack of communication. Changchow, Wusih, Soochow and

The latter's decision fining M. Non- Pernotte and M. Berthelot 3,000 was upheld. The The trustees of Izaak Walton's francs cach The area of cultivable land in the cottage, at Shallowfort, near Staf- question of what court the case is while district is between 310,000 ford, which was scriously damaged now to be referred to will be de- and 320,000 mow, wheat and rice by the recently, have decided to toko cided later, but it probably will being the staple products. Among steps to restore the premises as far be the Court of Orleans-Router. other products of the island arena possible to their original con- silkworms, mulberry treee, sheep,dition, and to issue an appeal for awine, fish, shrimps, bamboo funds. The main walls of the cot- shoots, peaches, water caftrons, tage and some of the principal pears and crabs. The annual timbers are still intact. The on- yield of the whole district is valu-cient Tireplace, which is the chief ed at about $1,400,000. As the feature of interest in the interior place is seldom affected by extern and was covered with debris, is to al disturbances, the people live albe carefully restored. quiet and frugal-life.

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PRINCE CONSORT'S REST.

Пagaz, Switzerland; June 25, Tho Prince Consort of the Netherlands has arrived here to take the cure.--Reuter

LOW WATER.

I'

Standard

Tim.

b. m.

Mr. N.B. Brown and Mrs. B.D.F. Baith were among the passengore who arrived here from Shanghai by the Mantua. When the vessel aail- ed again on Saturday last for Home thero wore the following pussEDġers from Hongkong, among others: Mr. W.F. Blackman, Miss. M. Blackman, Mrs. Bromfield and infant, Mrs. H.R. Cleland, Payın. Comdr. W.II. Coomber, RN, Mrs. E. R. Dovey, Miss M Dovey, Lieut. Comdr. W.K.D. Dowding, R.N., Lieut. A.H Drake, R.N., Mr. J. McKelvie, Pay Sub-Liout. W.A. Rhind, R.N., Mr.. H. Lo T. Richards, Mr. A.E Saunderson, Mr. and Mrs C. O. Warren, Mr. A. J. Wheeldon.

WATER LEVELS.

REPORT FROM BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANGTUNG. WATER-LEVELS IN ENGLISH FEET.

Place of Observation..

West Revier at Shiuhing North River at Taingyuen North River at Samshul East River at Sheklung

Highest W.L. Lowest W.L.

on

W. LW.L.

record

record

41:0 2827

2728 +2773

25/6/26/6

16:9 rising 9.5 rising 9.3 Brising 4.8 +44