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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 Lite, 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 Tiffin Tickets can be had at the Office

of the above Hotel).

TEA DANCES.

MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS

Tel. Add. Victoria.

5 to 7 p.m.

Telephona C.373. "J. H. WITCHELL,

Manager.

HOTEL SAVOY

Famous for its Comfort, Couveni

ence, Appointments and Cuisine.

You'll be proud to stay at the Savoy.

HOTEL METROPOLE. HOTEL BOA VISTA.

22, Ice House Street.

Macao.

UNDER THE SAME MANAGEMENT.

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON

A FIRST CLASS HOTEL WITH ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES.

High Class Cuisine and Table Appointments. Wonderful view of the Harbour and Penk, and five minutes from the Ferry, Wharves and Station.

Drawing Room, Saloon Bar and Billiard Room.

Very moderate rates

1.

on application to.... Tel. Nos. K608 & K609. Cables, 'KOWLOTEL,'

Hongkong.

PALACE HOTEL.

H. J, WHITE,

Manager.

Tei. Kowloon No. 8

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, Bur. and Billiard Rooms. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Terma moderato. Special terms to families on application to:

Mrs. J. OXBERRY, Proprietress.

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Cables :-

* EUROPE"

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

Grill

THE EUROPE. HOTEL. LTD. Arthur E, Odell, Managing Director.

American.

Express

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5,

1927.

SCHNEIDER CUP VICTORY TEAM.

Flight-Lieut. 3. II. Webster, R.A.F., who won the Schneider Trophy for Great Britain at Venice, and Air Vice-Marshal F. R. Scarlett, Squadron Leador F. H. Slatter, Flight-Lieut. O. E. Worsley, Flight-Lieut. S. Kinkead, and Flying Officer H. M. Schofield, and the other members of the team, were accorded a great public welcome on their arrival at Croydon by air liner..

Photo:-(L to R.) Flight-Lieut. S. Kinkend, Sir Philip Sassoon, who welcomed the team," Flight-Lieut. S. H. Webster, and Flight-Lieut. O. E. Worsley, after their arrival at Croydon.

FOREIGN CONSTABLE

DISCHARGED.

BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT AT SHANGHAI

counsel, "and I submit that the accused's story is almost incredi- ble. Moreover, It is story which is not corroborated."

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Counsel drew attention to His- ton's being in sole charge of the River P6Nce launch and to his having admitted certain neglect in his duties on the nights in ques- ALLEGED OPIUM OFFENCE. tion. For example he carried friends on the launch against or ders and tied up alongside wharf and went to sleep. These things Huston admitted. "And a man who no flagrantly neglects his duties as he did, his word is not worthy of credence."

Charges

"

a

All. five

preferred against James Z. Ilusten, an American, ex-constable in the em ploy of the River, Police, arrested on suspicion of having, on Octo- ber 10-11, attempted to deal in opium, unlawfully entered into evidence against the accused with negotiations to import opium into regard to the opium was mostly China, and agreed to accept a gift circumstantial for it had not been or consideration us an inducement

Mr: Master admitted that the

even

or reward for refraining from re- proved that he touched or porting an attempted deal in opium, saw any opium that night. The were dismissed by the Magistrate, evidence merely showed, said Mr. I. T. Morris in H. M. Police counsel, that his actions were in Court at Shanghai last Monday, connexion with oplum. after an all-day hearing.

tú

The address for the defence Mr. I. F. C. Master, appearing was brief, Mr. Wing pointing out on behalf of the Chinese Mari-that while the, prosecution had time Customs, complainants, con- proved "ots of things," not one ducted the prosecution. Mr. Ty-of them, if proved fifty times cho Wing represented the aceus over, would prove that the necus-

ed had been trying ed.

import Tho case for the prosecution opium or deal in opium. "There is alleged that Huston on the night only the evidence of the luodah," of Uctober 10 and in the early said Mr. Wing, which, at the hours of the morning of Octcher very best, is merely the evidence 1) allowed the launch under his of an accomplice and lacks corro-l control as an officer of the River (boration, save that opium was Police to be used by a gang of afterwards found on the Steamer. Chinese to proceed to MacKenzie's but several hours after accused's wharf at Pootung where the launch was on that side of the

to dine's steamer Ping Wo was | river.". berthed allegedly for the purpose of securing a quantity of opium concealed on the vessel. A party of soldiers of the Woosung and accused, said: "I have given this Mr. Morris, in dismissing the Shanghal Defence Force met the ease every consideration and con- gang at the wharf, however, and sider it a very serious one. The drove them off with a fusillade of accused is a member of the River rifle and pistol shots. Evidence Police and in the ordinary way was enlled from a Customs Sear offences of this nature committed ching Party officer to prove that by eivilians are difficult enough nearly nine piculs of opium worth to detect but when they are com- approximately $40,000 were found mitted as the prosecution allege, on board the Ping Wo some hours by a man with the accused's un- after this incident. The prosecu limited opportunities, they become tion alleged that Huston took the almost impossible to trace. kang of Chinese across the river in order to get this opium.

Magistrate's Comment.

but

"I cannot say that the accused is guilty of these offences, Defendant's Story.

the circumstances are full of sus- picion. Although a certain amount] Huston's story was that he had of opium was found afterwards on tied up the launch Carlson the Ping Wo, no opium was found alongside the NY.K. wharf on in the accused'e possession and no the Shanghai side of the river opium was found, so far as I and gone to sleep and that whilst know, in the possession of any of he was asleep a gang of about 20 the Chinese whe left the launch Chinese loafers" had boarded the at Pootung and returned a little launch and at the point of the inter pistol taken

possession of it,

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crossed to Mackenzie's wharf-benefit of the doubt, I hope he "While I give the accused the though he stated that he knew will never again place himself in little, of the movements of the

launch as he was kept below a similar position, I shall dis- under guard-and there part of miss all the charges." the gang went ashore, to return within a few minutes in a great hurry as the soldiers and the gang exchanged shots, with success fav. ouring the former.

The football match this after- noon hotween the R. A. and the Recreio has been cancelled owing to the death of Mr. Fuertes.

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Huston claimed that the reason The did not report the incident to his superiors was because the

Preston (Lancashire) Labour leader of the gang had warned Clubs propose to build a brewery. him that if he did so he would A Labour Clubs' Brewery Society, "get him," und Huston expected Limited, has been registered under him to carry out his threat. But the Industrial Provident Act, will when he found that the matter la capital of £15,000. There are was already known to his superioreno individual shareholders in the statement in concern and all the shares will be which he told this story, which held by clubs. was his principal defence

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. he volunteered a

4-A, Des Voeux Road, Central, Нодякова.

"Almost Incredible." · "Mr. Master, addressing his

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

to-day's questions:-

The following are the replies to

At the age of 21 Mrs. Flossie alvorce on the grounds of cruelty Honour for the prosecution, sub- Sullivan Parr Broden Parr Lane two years later. She was married mitted that there had been ample has secured her fifth divorce at again when she was 16,, but a evidence produced by the pro Sioux City, Iowa. She was first divorce followed. Other marriages secution to justify a conviction on An married when she was 12, she told and divorces occurred when she the court, but was granted a was 17 and 18 years of age.

Printed and Published for the Proprieter by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and S, Wyndham Street, in the City of Vietoria. Hongkong.

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

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The following is the list of local sharo quotations issued to-day ;

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Banks.

Hongkong. Bank, $1140s. Chartered Bank, £201 b. Mercantile A. & B., £314, n Mercantile C., £133 n

P. and O., £10, n. East Asia, $68 n.

Marine Ins.

Canton Ins, $565 Union Ins., $292 b North China, Ins. Tis. 143 „Yangtoze Ins., $461 b.

B.

D.

China Underwriters. $1.20 8. Chi & Fires, $215 m.

H. K. Fire Ins., $590 b.

Shipping

Douglason, $351 b.

H K Steamboats, $218.

H. K. Tugs, $1.90 n. Indo-Chinae, Prof.) $30 n. Shell Trans-, 80/-. Union Waterboats, $17 n.

Mining:

Benguets, 821 Kailans, 62/6 Langkats, Tis: $16.60 S'hai Exploration, Tim. 3 8. Rauls, $37 h... Tronohs, 19/3 a.

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n.

Docks, etc.

(t.

Kowloon Wharves, $119 n. Whampoa Docks, $35 s. Chipa Providente $4 n. Hongkews, Tla. 145 b.. New Engineerings, Tls. 4.60 b Shanghai Docks, Tis. 39 b.

Cortona.

Π.

9.

SOME OF THE GRANDEST scenes evor presented on the screen-

JULES VERNE'S "MIGHTY DRAMA

MICHAEL STROGOFF

with

IVAN: MOSINE, EUROPE'S SCREEN IDOL::

and..

OVER 6000 PLAYERS.

A thrilling story pre-

sented on the biggest

scale.

REGAL

SPLENDOUR

BARBARIC

WEALTH

ORIENTAL

BALLETS

AMAZING

BATTLES

SUPERB

COLOUR EFFECTS

AT THE

QUEEN'S

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

Starting Promptly

At 2.30, 5.10, 715 & 9.20 USUAL PRICES EXCEPT 2.30 & 7.15.

William

deMille

PRODUCTION

with

BESSIE LOVE NEIL HAMILTON PHYLLIS HAVER

ZUKOR

Fra ik Oravan's

stage success as

an amusing film. A light comedy

with a moral.

NEW

BRONS

b.

AT THE

Ewo Cottans, Tis. 7.60 9. Orientals, Tls. 2.20 S'hai Cottons, Tls. 461 b.

Lands, Hotels, etc.. H. and S. Hotels, $61 H. K. Lands, $561 s. S'hai Lands T. 117 Humphreys, $12.10 b. Realtys, $5.50 b. Territorials, $1} 97 Princes Bldgs, $120 b Public Utilities. Tramways, $20 b Peak Trams, (old) $14 Star Forrios, $34,

'kong Electrics, $521 b. China Lights (Comb.) $12

Macao Electrics, $43 n. Telephones 83 65 h. China Busos, Tls 6 b Singapore Tractions, 12/9

Industrials, China Bugaru, $13. „Malabons, "$30 · 15. "Canton Icos, $5 n.

Cements (Comb) $7 s. Ropes (Old $10 5. United Asbestos $12

Stores, &c...

·Dairy Farms, $15.10 Watsons, $11 Dor A. Wing, $6. a. Lane Crawfords, 65. Mackintosh, $22 a. Sinceros, $ n Wm. Powella. $5 e

Miscellaneous, Amusemente, $19. Constructions, 81: s. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 54% b. H. K. Loan, 1% Prom

£

B

Mr. Bruce, the Australian Prime Minister, states that only 2 per

1. What a esik wan's at being full cent. of the messages handed in the charges facing Huston, de Lethe. 6. Tille of a Musulman who has less service during the past two Death Valley, California, 5, William Penn..

oriental guide or Interpreter. for transmission by the beam wire- spite the "somewhat extraordinary ton. 8. Orders inged by the King atter months have been transferred to made a pligrimage, to Mecen. 7. John MI~" atory which had been told by the hung been passed by the Privy Counel, the cable companies. The amount defendant."

9. The ordinary citten of Rome. 10. tween the two stories, said Pope.

"Your Honour has to choose be- 11. From 6 m. le 8 p.m. 1 Alexander messages was £3,298.

Paper folded to the sise Bins, z. By paid for the transmission of these.

a Prisimount Picture

ALSO

Dempsey-Sharley Fight

WORLD

TO-DAY

ONLY

Orchestra at 5 15-89.20. Chinese lnterpreter at 2.30 8 7.15.

ROD LA ROCQUE & LEATRICE JOY

IN

CECIL B. DE MILLE'S

Sumptuous Production-

TRIUMPH

Dazzling Gowns, Lavish Settings, Gorgeous Entertainment.

AT THE

STAR

TO-DAY

ONLY

Continuous From 2.80 to 11.15