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AND

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ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL.

Telegraphic Address: CENTRAL, SHANGHAL"

HOTELS.

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In association with the Grand Hotel

Des Wagons Cita. Poking.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Moet Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms, newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.

All Trams pass la front of Hotel. Most Moderate Rates in the Colony,

Hotel launch meets 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

5 to 6.30 p.m.

Tel. Add Victoria.

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Manager.

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Modern Toilet System,

Elevator and Telephones to each floor.

Smoking Room "and Saloon Bar. First Class Billiard Table

Recently renovated throughout.

Manager's Personal Attention

Tels. K. 609-609.

Cables KOWLOTEL. HONGKONG

H. J-WILTE

Manager

PALACE HOTEL.

Tel. Address PALACE."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY,

AUGUST 4.

1927.

BRITISH LONG-DISTANCE FLIGHT CRASH.

"Abovo are shown, the machine in which the second attempt to "hop" from England to India has been made, and the pilot, Fit. Lieut. Carr, who, with his companion, was bad- ly shaken when the aeroplane made a forced descent on the Danube.

LIMIT TO RAID ON ROAD FUND.

MP. CHURCHILL'S CONCESSION.

During the discussion on the Finance Bill in the House of Commons recently, Mr. Churchill announced a concession on the Road Fund question. He under took to limit the amount trans ferred to the Treasury from the Road Fund to £12,000,000.

The balance of the Rond Fund, he said, had turned out to be some what in excess of the £12,000,000 expected when he introduced the Budget, and the additional money would be applied to the further relief of scheduled roads.

The greater distribution would be on the basis of a full 25 per cent., instead of the 20 per cent. with which he started. ·

If the balance was still greater than expected, he would be pre- pared to consider further relief for rural roads.

STRUCK WITH A SOUP DISH.

COOLIES FIGHT DURING MEAL.

CHINA TURMOIL ·

INTENSIFIES.

[Continued from Page 1.)

the hongs, rather than pay the unbearably heavy taxes.

on

When two Chinese coolies were

Upon the arrival of Wuchow partaking of a meal at No. 8, Des boats it is learned that taking the Voeux Road West, yesterday, a dis-lead in the strike are the medi- pute arose which resulted in temeine shops, which struck hers becoming overheated, when August, 2, while is example will they fought each other, using be followed by the firewood mer- chants, who are expected to close household utensils as weapons.

down to-day,

This morning both men appear ed before Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy, the first man' being apparently uninjured, and the second man's head being swathed in bandages and his left arm bandaged round the upper.

part.

SECRET MEETINGS.

Chiang's Negotiator.

Peking, July 28, Mr. Lo, n representative of Sub-Inspector Murphy said the Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, secretly He is General doctor had reported that the in-arrived here on July 26.

not very serious. now negotiating with juries were

Yang Yu-ting, Marshal Chang's One of the defendants, he added, Chief of Staff in great secrecy struck the other with a soup dish rezarding cessation of hostilities

They were each fined $5, and

between were bound over to keep the peace Southern forces. for six months, in a personal bond of $50.

F

the

Northern

And

The substance of the negotia- tions and the names of the con- ferees are kept strictly secret, but

Next year there would be avail able £2,000,000 or £3,000,000 more for roads. There was no inten- tion to touch the increased Road Fund, and, no intention to make VERY POOR HAWKER. in reported that as a proposal

further inroads on the future yield of the motor duties in the life- time of the present Government. The £12,000,000, however, was an integral part of the finances of the country.

MARINE COURT.

(Continued from Page 1)

to suspend hostilities uncondition- ally which was submitted by the representative of General Chiang BORROWED HIS BAIL MONEY. Kai-shek is consistent with the persistence hitherto maintained When a Chinese hawker was by the Fengtien faction, the between the two charged with obstruction by plac-negotiations

ing his stall on the footpath in parties are progressing quite hope-. Queen's Road, East, he asked the fully. Magistrate to, send him to prison

Marahal Chang Tso-lin hae

as he stated that in the event of

fine being imposed he did not given orders to his subordinates to want to pay it out of his bail keep secret the substance of the

negotiations.

money.

Terms Offered.

The defendant added that he. age, namely off the Sam Yik Coal had had great difficulty in raising

The terms of compromise sub- Yard, whilst having on board 196 the $4 bail required of him and Tal Kowloon No. 8

Three minates from Kowloon Whart, Ferry and Railway Station, tins of kerosent. This action was after much begging he managed mitted by the delegate of General Entirely under English Management Electrio Light and Fans throughout. taken as the result of the blaze in to obtain $3 from his landlady, Chiang are said to be (1) that the Buy Boom with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms. the Yaumati Typhoon Shelter, who was very poor herself and Nanking forces will immediately Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. when a junk was burnt to the needed the money. The remain-suepend hostilities unconditionally ing dollar was lent to him by one in their status quo, and (2) that Terza modarnie. Special terms to families on application to:

Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress. water's edge on Saturday last.

Defendant pleaded guilty and of the constables at the police both parties should keep strictly secret the substance, of an agree- stated that her junk had got station. adrift, a defence which His Wor-

His Worship discharged the ment on armistice.

that the ship characterised as "rubbish." man with a caution.

It appears likely In reply to His Worship, Sub-

Northern forces will make a halt at Hauchow, while the Southern Inspector Brown stated that the

and that the region between Hau- chow and the Hwaiho River will be made a buffer zone.

Wants Peace.

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

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CALDBECK, MACGREGONE COMPANY, LIMITED.. (Incorporated under the Hongkong Companies' Ordinances 1911-1913.) Prince's Building

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junk was berthed inside the Yau- PRESENT-DAY JAPAN. troops halt at the Hawaho River

mati Shelter and that this was, the junk which had been on fire on Saturday evening and was burnt out,

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AN ILLUSTRATED RECORD.

Addressing the accused, His Worship said "I don't know what!

We have received from Mr. M. According to a report made to to do with people like you."

Ide, the local representative of the the Ankuechun authorities by Mr. Accused interrupted and had to Osaka Asahi, a copy of the very Li Cheng-wu, a representative, of be reminded not to do so.

handsomely-produced English sup-General Chang Tsung-chang, who "You take a junk into a crowded plement recently published by has just returned from Nanking, anchorage," continued His Wor-that paper.

General Chiang Kai-shek is hearti ship, when he was again interrupt- It deals with. "Present-dayly desirous of armistice, and the ed by the accused. "Will you shut Japan," and is a comprehensive Southerners' withdrawal from up?" was the response from the review of the country, its arts, its suchowiu is attributable to this bench,

industries, its people, and so desire of General Chiang Kai-shek. "As a result of your acts, there forth, and its past, present and Mr. Li Cheng-wu is said to be of. is a big fire, and your junk is burnt probable future, in a series of the oninion that the realization of to the water's edge, taking away articles which are charmingly an armistice between the Northern from you your chief means of live-illustrated.

and Southern forces largely de-

lihood. By going inside the Shel- The supplement as a whole pends upon the Fengtien faction, ter, you endangered hundreds of forms a remarkable record of the provided the negotiations do not lives and had anybody outside your development and continuous pro-touch political questions. own junk lost their lives, you would

have been charged with manslaugh-gress that typifies" modern Japan.

ter.

The penalty for this offence

is $100 for each day of its con-

Marshal Chang Tso-lin has tele- General instructed graphically Chang Tsung-chang to come up

tinuance. The only fit and proper WITH PLEBEIANS AND to the capital immediately in order,

punishment for you is imprison-

ment, but unfortunately, by law,

I have to inflict a fine.

It is no

cause you cannot pay, but observing

ARISTOCRATS.

J

good my inflicting a heavy fine, be- DUKE OF YORK HAS A SWİM.

the fact that you have lost your all,

I will inflict a nominal fine of $20

London, Aug. 3.

to discuss matters relative to armistice.

This morning's Harbour Ofee The Duke of York has just com- Reports gave 12 arrivals and 17

with the alternative of two weeks' ploted a visit to his camp at New departures, of which three and six

imprisonment. I announce public-

ly in this Court, that should a simi Inr offence be brought before me, I will make the fine so heavy that the defendant will have no option but to go to prison in default of payment."

C

Romney, on the coast of Kent,

where, as in the past few years, respectively were British leaving boys from Eton, Harrow and other 72 vessels in harbour, British 35. public schools make holiday with working boys.

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

1. 180 Lons: 1878: 2. Charles I. and Louis sneret compnet XIV. who entered into whereby Charles I. humbled himself for an annual allowance of £200,000: 3, A quie la k short, necautie retart a quibble is a play on

the camp, the object of which is

There are 400 boys this year at HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? to bring together in comradeship boys of different interests and en- Mr. Neville Chamberlain,

vironment, so that they may know plying to Sir John Power in the something of each other's view- House of Commons, said it was point. diment to frame a reliable esti-

The Duke on his visit entered mate as to the annual need for thoroughly into the fun of aquatic

houses. It was estimated sports which had been organised, werda, usually in order to evade the truth: 4. thus the annual requirement in He himself entered the sea and order to meet the growth of the swam about for some time, with a population was 70,000 houses. crowd of boys, playing an im- Statistics were, not available as to promptu game of water polo and W. Mellinley, 1901: B. A province, partly the number required to replace British. Wireless. closed and demolished houses or with regard to the addition to the

new

Letchworth. In 1899: 5 A small insect common

In the West Indies. It plorces the skin and rauare great. Irritation: 0. Jullo: 7. Abraham Lincoln, 1866. Jame Abram Carteld, 1881.

In Relature and parily in Holland: 9, Robert Iridge, appointed In 1913; 10. The Lumbards of Italy, the ren balls being the ancient prma of Lombardy: 11, Eleven Lendon, York.

The Hongkong Hotel Roof Gar-Liverpool, Manchester, Birrainghast, Loeds. Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street, in the City of housing accommodation: during den will be engaged to-night. Shefeld, Bristol, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Bradford. the year ending March 81 last due Therefore the grill room facilities and Norwich: 12. British Musaum; London; Viberia, Hongkong.

to the. conversion of existing will be eftuated in the dining room in organs of a dower: 14. 1760; 16, Twenty houses into flats.

on the first floor.

approximately 3,000,000: 13. The pollen-bear-

Shillings.

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