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THE

HONGKONG

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

HONGKONG. HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL Talographie 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.

Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms, newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beda, Hot and All Trams pass in front of "Cold Water, also Telephone. Hotdi: Most Moderate Ratos in the Colony. Hotel launch moots all steamers. - Dining Room and Lounge now open to the Public.

PROF. C. THERESES..

and

MISS MARGUERITE SENOUR

will give Exhibition Dances every

TUESDAY & FRIDAY

6 to 6.30 p.m.

Tel. Add Victoria.

Telephone C.873. J. H. WITCHELL,

Manager.

HOTEL SAVOY

Comfurt, Convenience and Distinction.

HOTEL METROPOLE. HOTEL BOA VISTA.

22, Ice House Street,

Macac.

UNDER THE SAME MANAGEMENT.

KOWLOON HOTEL

PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON

Modern Toilet System.

Elevator and Telephones to each loor.

Smoking Room and Saloon Bar. First Class Billiard Table

Recently renovated throughout,

Manager's Personal Attention

Tole. K. 608-609,

Cables KowLOTEL. HONGKONO

Tel. Kowloon No. 8

H. J WHITE

Manager

PALACE HOTEL,

Tel Address "PALACE."

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Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.

STAR THEATRE

EARLY IN AUGUST

CHARLES CHAMIER

presents

THE NEW

OUR CABARET

LONDON ARTISTES 10

in a series of

INTIMATE REVIEWS

SIAM'S CATTLE MARKET.

QUESTION OF HUMANE HANDLING.

The Bangkok correspondent the Straits Times writes:

WEDNESDAY.

JULY 27, 1927.

VALIDITY POINT.

(Continued from Pago 1.)

of

leaving Hongkong with more than 12 passengers, a letter had been sent by the owners to the Saigon. agents on the subject of passen

SENTENCED TO DEATH.

ROBINSON FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER.

gers (produced), but thoro had END OF "TRUNK" CASE TRIAL. I notice that the committee ap-baen no knowledge on the part of

London, July 18. pointed by Government to investi-owners, agents or master that the

John Robinson, WAG found gate the question of cruelty to same rules applied to the entry

of murder, at the Old animala in Singapore has issued of passengers as to their depar guilty report. It is interesting to note ture. By the quarantino rule. Bailes, after the jury had listened that the conditions under which they could not avoid being found to the summing-up of Mr. Justice cattle and pigs are shipped are out and with the heavy penalties, Swift, who said that the only not condemned.

it was obvious that an attempt to question emerging was: How 'came

Mrs. Bonati to die? evade the law did not pay.

His Worship called Mr. Lo's nt- tention to the fact that he was ad. AS though dressing the Court defendants were guilty, and he was pleading for a mitigation of sentence,

A: this cyd the Society for the Promotion of Animal Welfare ap pointed a subcommittee to conduct an investigation into the condi- tions under which cattle and pigs were shipped from here, and a similar conclusion was reached. Naturally, on a sen voyage, par- ticularly if the weather be rough,

Question of Bona Fides. a certain amount of pain is un- avoidable, but there is every rea- Mr. Lo ropiled that this was not son to think that the shipping the case. He was merely stress companies with services betweening the point of the bona fides of and master. Bangkok and Singapore, have both

found done, and stil! are doing, their but that if his Worship utmost to prevent unnecessary them both guilty of deliberate cruelty.

evasion, he would be compelled to

owher

Hie Lordship pointed out that prisoner murdered her by first the prosecution alleged that the rendering her unconscious by a blow, and then suffocating her while on the ground, by using a

cushion or towel.

.

The defendant admitted knock- ing her down, after which he denied touching her. The defence epilepsy, to which she was subject, contended that death was due to or alternatively, was killed by a leakage, of gas and accidentally suffocated by the picked-up car-

Entertainments

QUEEN'S

DOROTHY PHILLIPS

THE SPORTING CHANCE

STAR

SIXTY CENTS

AN HOUR

The only doubt that might arise take the care to a higher court, pet where she lay, or smothered by WORLD.

His Worship You mention a Chinese passenger certificate but this has not yet been produced.

Mr. Lo.. intended to produce it later (handing it up).

His Worship. I have

never

the tweed coat she was wearing.

It was urged by the defence that the most that could be charged Robinson WAS man- against Alaughter.

is whether the passage ways are absolute wide enough to allow freedom of movement of the atten- dants, who may be incilned to ac- cept the slightest excuse for any

His Lordship analysed, the legal sin of neglect. The matter las one that requires constant attention,

aspects arising out of the inten- and 1 should say close co-opera-seen this before, either as Marinetion behind the blow, and the tion between the society here and Magistrate. or Harbour Master consequences of it, and warned the the interested authorities in Sin-Had I done so as Harbour Master; jury not to be unduly influenced gapore, and it is to be hoped that under the circumstances. I would by Robinson's gruesome treatment both parties will maintain in not have allowed the summons of the holly after death.

The jury considered their ver- timate association. In their good to be executed until I had placed work..

the matter before the Governor-diet for an hour and 40 minutes.

Robinson

sentenced in-Council on the question of the

As death. validity of the certificate. NANKING DEMANDS ON Marine Magistrate I cannot ex-

> JAPAN.

(Continued from Page 1.) YUNNAN FIGHTING.

Murch on the Capital.

Paris, July 26.

A message from Yunnanfu states that General Hu Jo-yu is continu- ing his march on Yunnanfu.

The rival forces have given an assurance to the French Consul that there will not be any fighting In the city.

All steps necessary have been taken to assure the safety of the French residents and Annamite

coolies-Reuter.

BULLION BY WARSHIP,

Matter of Defraying Cost.

London, July 25.

press an opinion on the point at this stage. Do you produce it us a certificate of equivalent value?

Mr. Lo-Yes.

His Worship. Then I have no option but so place it before the Governor-in-Council.

WAS

Earlier Message.

to

[An earlier message stated: London, ∙May 24th. Crowds besieged the vicinity of the West- minster Police Court to-day when John. Robinson, aged 36, was charged with the murder of Mrs. Bonati. People, while waiting in Mr. Lo-That is another point, the hope of obtaining admission to If you are satisfied as to the the Court, gazed at the premises bona fides of my clients, I am opposite, where the accused re ready to withdraw my pleas on cently transacted business as an the construction of the Ordin-estate transfer agent, and where ances. I wish to establish the in the alleged murder was committed. nocence of my clients and will The police evidence showed that a submit the decision to your Wor- statement was taken from Robin- ship as I would prefer not to have son un May 19th by Scotland Yard, In the course of the police investi the case complicated.

gations, Robinson was taken back lodgings in Kennington yesterday morning, when he told the Chief Inspector that he met the woman at Victoria Station and took her up to his office and "(sic) had done Robinson His Worship was about to it and cut her up. adjourn the case, when Mr. Lo thereafter signed a statement, in

His Worship-As Marine Magis. trate, I cannot express an opinion, I must submit the matter to the Governor-in-Council.

Vagueness of Ordinance.

.

to

Scotland Yard

from

his

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

on

In the House of Commons, Com-raised the question of the vague-consequence of which the police

ness of the Ordinance which researched under a may tree mander Kenworthy asked whether

Robinson was re- ger, survey and other certificates." large knife. the British banks at Shanghai and ferred to equivalents for "passen-Clapman Common and found a the Yokohama Specte Bank, on The view of the Court was that it manded till June 1st) whose account three million and applied to all certificates, while half a million taels, respectively, Mr. Lo held the "contrary view, were shipped from Shanghai to citing some "weird document" Welhaiwel aboard ships of the which any small state or country Royal Navy, were making payment might issue, but which would not for this, and defraying the cost. of meet with Hongkong's approval. the fuel expended.

His Worship complimented Mr. Lt. Colonel Headlam said he presumed the local naval authori-Lo on his clever presentation of tles would claim payment accord- the case, but was afraid it would ing to the King's Regulations, not stand the test of law, referring The cost of the fuel was approxi- further to the bickering at present going on between H.M. Govern- mately £2,000.

He did not know whether thement, the Board of Trade and the

Swedish Government,. ships had specially journeyed for Swedish certificate was not consi-o ematics-Hantingdon and Northampton. the purpose of carrying bullion, but the Commander-in-Chief on the spot was quite capable of deal- ing with the matter. Reuter.

AN APPOINTMENT.

Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs:

Shanghal, July 26.

dered valid.

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

* Gray' "Elegy Writton a Country wg-laying mammal. 3. (a) 20 1b) 32, 4. A

Churchyard." . An ant-eater pecaling as an Greek philosopher, 286 11.C. to 680 B.C. 5. to the three miles 5., of Cirencester, Glon Change of shape and form: 3. Usually wald ceaterbire, but more properly formed by the. their sources in the Cotaweld H, 7. Leices Isia, Church, Cole, and Leach, which have the ter Abbey in the year 1830, of dysentery. 8. 9. Grodne ust 12: partridge, Sept. 15 phramat, Oct. 1. 10. Lancaster. 11. The remnant of the Leng Parlament, dispersed by Cenwell. 12, Somersby, Lincolnshire. 11. Gor ribbon, chimpanzed, orangan. A page from the Atiantle to the Pacife Ocean by the northern coast of the American contient discovered by Sir, R. McClure, 1850- 1851. 15. A woman In Sheridan's comedy. The Rivals," famous for her amusing blon der in the use of words.

Mr. Lo requested that His Wor- ahip would facilitate matters as much as possible to which the Court agreed, but, pending a deri- sion, the ship would not be allowed to carry passengers into. Hong- kong.

ů

14.

The Home public walted anxi- ously to see the mystery "Ava" night-bomber in flight. The ma-

It was ascertained that the pas- Mr. Quo Tai-chi has been ap-

senger certificate produced would nointed Vice-Minister of Foreign not be required unless the ship Affairs, concurrently with his was entering a Chinese port. Mchine's appearance was one of the present post of Commissioner of Lo was about to cite Saigon regu-sensations at the Royal Air Force Foreign Affairs In Kiangulations, when His Worship an

AT THE QUEEN'S.

"THE SPORTING CHANCE."

With

LAWN TENNIS.

THE MALAYAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.

1

Hitherto re-

nounced that he was not interest-pageant at Hendon.

guns and steel- ed in Saigon law and adjourned arded as a "hush-hush" 'plane,

bristling with the case sine die..

constructed for protection of its vital parts, it is probably the world's most powerful fighting acroplane. Its two engines total the bxceptionally well.

horse-power-twice 1,400 developed stery and excellent in-

strength of the R.A.F. machine terpretations of the respective

which lifted 6% tons when begin- parts, "The Sporting Chance"

ning the contemplated non-stop showing at the Queen's for the last

flight to India. Details of the aeroplane time to-day, is one of the best

are secret. A special crew of four took the Ava to Hen- stories of the turf yet screened and added to its many attractive scenes | The Malayan open tennis cham-don to demonstrate its ail-round is a pony race inside a ball-room pionships are to be contested at dying capabilities. with members of the fair sex in Kuala Lumpur during the August the saddles..

Bank Holiday week-end. It was Though simple, the plot is most the turn of Singapore to accom- fascinating and shows girl's modate the championships this loyalty for her father and her year, but as the Padang will be lover who has staked his last cent occupied by cricket it was decided. on his one and only race horse.that the event will again go to The girl willingly offers to make Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore will a marriage sacrifice for the sake be the scene of activities next of her parent who is threatened year.

A

with imprisonment. However, she

enda happily.

Singapore players are well re-

Heighf,

Welgbt.

HONGRONG TIDE TABLE.

From 18th July to 3rd Augael, 1937.

EIG WATER,

-LOW WATER,

oog

m'kong

Standard

lgjandard)

Time.

Tune.

..

Thats. Rem8 31

7 4

10 46

11 20

Ostar.

30 m. 9 61

$1

kon.

is saved from a forced marriage, presented, though it is unfortun and, with a thrilling race bring- ing the picture to a climax, all ate that P. Clerc is unable to com- relday 20

pete owing to business reasons. The part of the daughter is weil Khoo Hool Hye, the champion, played by Dorothy Phillips, while and Chua Choon Leong will play, the opposite load is Interpreted by and D. H. Kleinman (who beat

Clerc in the S.C.C. singles chamra.

--: Pristed and. Published for the Proprietor "by FREDERICK Theo Von Eltz. The principals pionship) will play in the doubles wer PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street, in the City of are assisted by Lou Tellegen and a

well chosen cant. Victoria, Hongkong.

with Dando,

BEBES BBB B

HOOT GIBSON

'in

THE SILENT

SILENT RIDER

5th PROMENADE CONCERT

(Under the Patronage of His Excellency the Governor, Sir Cécil Clementi, K. C. M. G.)

BY THE BAND OF THE

1ST. BATTN. THE CAMERONIANS

(By kind permission of Lt. Col. E.B. Ferrers, D.S.O. and Officers)

Conductor:

Mr. Horace E. Dowell, L.B.A.M.

with

ASTROFF

in

ORIENTAL & ECCENTRIC

DANCES.

BRILLIANT PARISIAN COSTUMES.

LEE GARDENS

SATURDAY, JULY 30th. at 9 p.m.

Admission: $1.00

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