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HOTELS

THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL. Telegraphic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG,

AND i

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 Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.

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.

($25 for thirty Tin Tickets can be had at the Office

of the above Hotel).

TEA DANCES

MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS

Tel. Add. Victoria.

5 to 7 p.m.

Telephone C.373.

J. H. WITCHELL,

Manager:

HOTEL SAVOY

The Navy im The statusing Botel

471

Bongking and ne of the Посет appointed in Double Chip 4k,

HOTEL METROPOLE. HOTEL BOA VISTA.

22, Ice House. Stroot.

Macao.

UNDER THE SAME MANAGEMENT

KOWLOON HOTEL

PREMIER HOTEL IN HOWLOON

Modern Toilet System.

Elevator and Telephones to each floor.

Smoking Roomi and Saloon Bar. First Class Billiard Tablo

Recently renovated" throughout,

Manager's Personal Attention

Tele. K. 608-609.

Cables KOWLOTEL. HONGKONG

Tel Kowloon No. "8

H. J. WHITE

Manager

Tel. Address "PALACE,"

PALACE HOTEL 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. Terma moderate. Special terms to familles on application to:

Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress,

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

Cables :-

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Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD.

Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.

HARBOUR VIEW

Goop-Foop-SERVIC-CLEANLINESS.”

Moderate Monthly and Daily Rates.

CABLES :—PERRYBURNS, Hongkong, Teis, K. 900 & 1,800.

W. H. Perry, Proprietor.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

LABOUR IN NORTH BORNEO.

HOW A COMPANY SOLVED A PROBLEM.

VALUE OF CHINESE

Ever since the original North Borneo Provisional Association commenced its labours to secure a Royal Charter for the govern- ment of the territory the provision of labour has been one of the chief questions affecting the wel fare of the country. When the Charter was granted there was little or no native labour available and to proceed with development it was necessary to import the same, the Immigrants then con- sisting almost entirely of Chinese. Much was done by way of special agents being sent to China, Com- missions appointed and efforts in ather directions. Some were at- tracted Επ come voluntarily, but most had to be assisted. What the country has wanted throughout its career, which is now approaching half a century, has been labour even more than capital for its development.

In the • course of time native labour has been in- duced

to come

from down up country and there is now quite a considerable force at work on Imany of the estates. Government regulations as to enforced leave for them to return to the Kam- pongs for a certain time in each year has rather tended to inter- fere with the working native, but' on the whole he has done some good service and eased the position attle. He still remains some- what shy, and enre has to be taken in the way in which he is handled and treated on an estate. An assistant or

manager who

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is not sympathetic may easily Scare him away, but if he is wireated tactfully he makes quite a

good estate labourer and often) gives very satisfactory service. Ill-treatment was not a paying pro- ! position, as the man will only work on his own terms and in a manner that he approvea cf. Recently, Government has become more stringent in the matter of advances which will render his employment on estates more difficult. The re- gulation as to any advance not being allowed to exceed $5 per head, has hitherto been honoured more in the breach than in the performance. Now it is be forced, which will mean that, any sum exceeding it will have to be written off as a bad debt, and some

On-

MONDAY,

SEPTEMBER 19, 1927.

Staff impressions by a patient at the Matilda Hospital.

ARMED ROBBERY AT HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

SHAMSHUIPO.

ARRESTED MAN GETS THREE YEARS.

estates may have to write off con- siderable sums. It may be pointed out that in the case of a native borrowing there was generally a reasonable and specific cause, without which the man would not seek to work on an estate. Fai- lure to abtain the sum required usually resulted in the man seėk.

A robbery at a house at Sham- ing the money elsewhere. His shuipe, when

men armed with need for borrowing was different daggers bound some women and to that of the average Chinese or robbed them, was recalled at the Javanese coolie, who probably Criminal Sessions this morning. wanted it in many case for the when Hui Tak was charged with purpose of gambling. Whilst ap-robbery, by two or more, before the lying the régulation as to the acting Pulsne Judge, Mr. P. Jacks.

amount of the advance more strin

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

1. From the best place at the best time, ber Eween 2,000 and 3,000 stars. About 5,000 al- together are visible to the naked eye. 2. The Quantum Theory sinten that energy is atomic in nature. 1 la emitted from. or absorbed by, wystem, it continuously as ic n flow. but in listo unilles, or quante, it were, in

arts. A quantum is the minimum anxunt geneli plant-one that can form need without of energy a particle possesses. 3. A partibuno- belas poliinated-is of rate securrence, but la known in some hawkweeds, in the mountain mindles, and in some meadow rues. 4. Many dieuses in plants or animals can be procured by inoculation, with the Bitered juice of planta or animals suffering from the same disense,

cal and scarletins in man. They see probably due to oust minute living organieres ke virulent bacterin. 5. Certain small spiders

everlasting, in the dandelion, in some lady a

The prisoner said he had just sently now, it is said that on the come the country, and some people foot and mouth dische in nairaali. ether hand Government is sald had indeed him to fake part in the not to insist on natives returning robbery. He had no idea of the annually to their villages. Ru-serious nature of the offence. mour also says the question of ad- His Lordship remarked that the vances may be shelved as to its men carried weapons. They also strict interpretation. The result threatened and robbed women. of it all has been that the pay of native labour has been increased in most cases, MO

perhaps that covers a wide construction of the regulations."

Javanesse Labour...

Javanese labour is employed on a number of estates, and there must be a good few of indentured lahcurers in the State. Handled properly they make quite mod and efficient labour. Consequea“, apparently. on the recent 'agita- tions that have been going on in Java the Dutch Government is

The prisonor replied that the other men carried the weapons and did the robbing. He denied being in the possession of arms.

Sentence of three years' labour was imposed.

TO-DAY.

hard

Dollar on demand: 1/11 11/16 Lighting-up

6.24 p.m.

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"Can I have a summons against taking special precautions to see my mother-in-law for definition of that labour employed in countries character? Woman applicant at outside its own territory receives Willesden. Police Courtyne the very best treatment. An Inspector of Javanese labour has

recently paid a visit to North

exude one threads of sitk thut form aflumt in e breeze, and on these, they can travel passively as the who may carry them. By winding up part of their floats the spiders can come to the ground, and the froken off threads form a shower of gonadmer,, 6. When hunt they are symmetrient and swim in the ustal fish poultion; but on they grow larger they become unsymmetrical, and come to rest and awim on the bottom. on their right mide

(ptaler, sole, hallit), or on their left side (turbat, brill, megrim). They have not the

a swim binder of the bony trhow which

helps to keep the body balanced. The bignient disappears from the unamined down-turned wale, and the eye of that aid moves round to the up-turned wide. 7. The smallest amount utaubstance that can exist in a free state is called a molecule; but molecules in soluțion tend to diamociate into two or more portions whleḥ become associated with mofecules of which, and are called “loha," are containing a charge of positive, and one a ebarge of negative electricity. 8. An atom · (ypically consists of a core with a girdle of electrons. When an atoro has lost one or two electrons from It system is called an ion. The breaking way of electrona from ntori is ended fondantión, "bud this is a constant event In the terrific battering that goes on at, beh ́i

temperatur.. o... in the heart of a star. D. secta, suplers, not related to true ants, which lon to the wasp and use order, Hymenop

White ants beking to a primitive onler of in-

tera. In the white ant commanity the workers are arrested sterile Individuals of both sexes: in anis "The workers are arrested females, 30. When excited in the presence of larger animate the rattlesnake vikontes the end of its tell, and its horny rings produce a airių, atauing Electro-magnetie radiutions, which are given diferent numes

Borneo and has been threatening he knows little about what he puts and whirling, tonn 11.

to withdraw permits to estates to his hand to when he starts. Benecording to their wave-irarth. The longest to considerable are used in broadcasting. Among the shortest import such inbour unless a good rapidly rises

are those used in radiotherapy. 18, in our

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dreds of Tonnes and hundreds of retinules, and probably this kind of eve is more useful for detecting movements Lhan for perceiving

Kaspe

dead more is done in the way of efficiency, if not proficiency. eye the vertebrate eye-there is one lens and housing, water and particularly Subject to certain of his pre-anffed retias; in the Insert there are hun

judtees being respected, rations. The latter daily rate has

the same good immi- been raised to 25 cents a day for makes ench coolic and 10 cents for each grant in North Borneo that he child. The effect will be to raise usually does in whatever part of the cost of this class of labour, the world he tries hla hand ia. which in the case of rubber He is the most expensive class of estates will have the effect of in-labour in the country, but he creasing the f.o.b. cost of the generally gives more work for it,

rubber:

Chinese Labour.

particularly.if his payment is by results-always the most satis- factory form in which to employ him. As a settler, small shop- In ordinary ways it is the keeper, planter and small estate Chinese who largely perform all owner, he usually does fairly well general classes of labour. He is at what he turns his hand to. an enterprising fellow who as No wonder that the Government make money, and he usually does, for his presence helps to make the though too frequently he gambles country go, increases the revenue it all away with a light heart and and generally adds to the welfare hand. Nought need be said about of the State. Further efforts are his industry, his ability to with- now being made, and inducements stand the climate and his aptitude offered, to get him to come to the to take up any class of work. If country.

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AN AMUSING'story of New York Life Filmed with gyros- copic camera

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BEBE DANIELS

The

Manicure

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Girl

HE MAN who's too good for the rest of the family, who cuts a great figure in the social world, and leaves his wifejat home.

THE

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From

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with

JOHN GILBERT, NORMA SHEARER

AT THE

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CONRAD NAGEL

WORLD

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