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HOTELS

THE

HONGKONG

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

AND

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SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL

Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAI." HOTELS.

LIMITED. :

In association with the Grand Hotel

Des Wagons Lits, Poking.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Moat 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 pase 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 Tina Tickets can be had at the Office

of the above Hotel).-

TEA DANCES

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MONDAYS, WELNESDAYS & FRIDAYS

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1927.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

LOCAL WEDDING.

SWIFT and powerful, spectacular and thrilling. One of the best pictures of any year-

WHAT PRICE GLORY

5 to 7.p.m.

Tel. Add. Victoria..

J. H. WITCHELL,

Telephone C.378.

Manager.

HOTEL SAVOY

Faraque for its Comfort, Conveni

ence. Appointments and Cuisine,

You'll be proud to stay at this Savoy,

HOTEL METROPOLE. HOTEL BOA VISTA.

22, Ice House Stroot,

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 Peak, and five minutes from the Ferry, Wharves, and Station.

Drawing Room, Saloon Bar and Billiard Room

Vary moderate rates

on application to-

H. J. WHITE,

Tel. Nos. K6DB & K609. Cables, 'KOWLOTEL,'

Hongkong.

Manager.

PALACE HOTEL

Tel Address "PALACE." Tel Kowloon No. 8

Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely, under English Management Electric Light and Fans throughout. Room with Private Bath Lounge, Bar and Billard-Rooms. Every Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Terme moderate. Special terms to familles on application to:

Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress.

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

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THE INTERPORT.

MALAYA GO IN FIRST.

NEW LOCAL ORDINANCES.

(Continued from Page 1.)

that the summons was duly served, and (2) on oath being made be-. fore the magistrate substantiating the matter of the complaint or in- Tormation.

It has long been the practice to issue this warrant upon sworn

tion, establishment and regulation RATHER SHAKY START.

of the Hongkong Police Reserve," evidence of the service of the sum- mons, without requiring the com- and it is explained in the Objects plaint to be substantiated by cuth. Malaya's heavy defeat by Shang- and Reasons that the Bill pro- The reason for this practice is pro- hai notwithstanding, speculation poses to repeal and to re-enact bably to be found in the form of was rife when the third and final with variations, the Hongkong warrant which is given in the match of the triangular interport | Police Reserve Ordinance of 1914, First Schedule and which is re- serios, between Hongkong and The principal variations intro-farred to in the margin of the sec- Malaya, opened this morning on the duced by the Bill are:-

tion, Le., Form No. 2 That forma IL. K. C. C. ground. is, the

(a) The oath of allegiance is recites sworn evidence of the ser-. eleventh of the contests between dispensed with as the Reserve is vice of the summons but does not Hongkong and Malaya, each side purely a civil force;

recite that the matter of the com- having won five hitherto

(b) All penalties for breath of plaint was substantiated by oath. discipline, other than reprimand Section 4 of this Ordinance and dismissal, are abolished exceptjaments the section in questión so while the Reserve is called out for las to make it agree with the prac- active service;

tice.

Malaya's brilliant batting against Kowloon, justifying as it did ac- counts of their skill and enterprise with the willow, lent additional in terest to the game to-day, and the

(c) Power is given to the Gov- general feeling was that Hongkong was not to expect anything in the ernor in Council to direct that nature of an easy victory. Obser- members of the Reserve shall be vers were of the opinion that the paid when the Reserve is called Southern visitors were likely to be out for service, more successful in an attempt to Jeollar the Hongkong bowling than they were that of Shanghai, and, barring accidents, "a high scoring game appeared likely.

Draft Regulations.

11

Fines for Drunkennesis.

Section 11 repeals section 93 of the principal Ordinance and sub- Istitutes a new section. The Acc- tion in question deals with various Every person desirous of be- offences conected with drunken- coming a member of the Reserve neas. The principal changes are shall make application to the as follows:-

Captain Superintendent of Police,, (a) The present section 93 (1)

the

or

It was finally decided last night Every member of the Reserve provides varying penalties for the to make no change in the Hongkong (who is desirous of rusigning from first, second and subséquent con- defeated the Reservo shall give one month's víctions, of being found drunk in a team, from that which Shanghai, and the Colony is there-notice in writing to the Captain public place, i, fines of $5, $10 fore represented as follows:

Superintendent: provided that jund $ 15. The new section 93 (1) T. E. Pearce (capt.), W. Brace, (1) no such notice shall be given provides a single penalty of $10. " (b) The maximum penalty for Licus T. H. Dale, F. Goodwin, while the Reserve is called out fur Lieut. J. B. A. Hankey, A. Wactive service; (2) I shall be being durnk while in charge of a Hayward, A. W. Ramany, Capt. Alawful for the Captain Superinten-motor vehicle is increased to $250 G. Dobbie, G. R. Sayor, E. C. Fin-dent to dispense with the notice and imprisonment for six months. cher and C. D.. Wales.

deem The present maximum pénalty Malaya's team is: N. J. A. Foster such cases as he may

under section 93 (2) is $25 proper. (Capt.), Lieut. H. C. H. Taylor, 3. Members of the Reserve shall be imprisonment for two months. W. Blelloch. R. L. L. Braddell, Capt., C. II. Congdon, N. H. P. entitled to pay only during such The new maximum penalty is the Whitley, Capt. F. O. N, Ford, R. B. period as the Reserve shall be same as that under section 4 of the Vehicles and Traffic Regulation Lewis, A. B. Jordan, II. R. Rix and called out.

All officers of the Reserve above Ordinance, 1912, Ordinance No. H. G. L. Richards.

"Malaya Bats First.

rank of sergeant shall be 40 of 1912.

(c) Sub-section (6)' of the new Malaya's Captain sulceeded in entitled to pay for the full period the toss for choice of innings and during which the Reserve is called section 93 contains a definition elected to bat firsts, sending in out. Such pay shall be as follows: of drunkenness which is taken Lieut. H. C. H. Taylor and J. W. Deputy Superintendent at the from the report of the committee Bleddock as his opening pair. rate of $140 per month; Assistant appointed by the British Medical Dobbie and Wales were entrust- Superintendent at the rate of Association on the 21st October, from the Naval Yard end. Three at the rate of $100 per month; ported on the 9th February, 1927, ed with the attack,, Dobble bowling $120 per month; Chief Inspector 1925, to report upon the tests for drunkenness. The committee re- singles were scored in the first Inspector at the rate of $80 per and suggested the definition of over, the Malaya pair displaying month; Sub-Inspector at the rate drunkenness which is adopted in admirable judgment in running of $60 per month..

this Ordinance. between wickets.

All members bolow the rank of Taylor drove Debbie to the leg Sub-Inspector shall be entitled to being drunk while in possession (d) The maximum penalty for boundary, in the latter's second pay when the. Reserve is called of loaded firearms is increased over and after seven minutes' play but but only for the days on from $25 the first ten appeared on the which they are actually employed to $250 and imprisonment for six or two months: scored-board. Taylor hit eleven on duty. Such pay shall be as months. It is also made of the first thirteen runs, punish-follows: Sergeant $3.50 per day: effence to be in possession ing Wales as well as Dobbië.. Lance-Sergeant $2.50 per day; of a firearm and

The wicket was playing easy favouring the batsmen, while bright sunshine prorailed. Both Dobbie and Wales were bowling well and the scoring rate fell off, Dobbie bowling two maidens in succession.

Belloch Caught. „

Constable $1.00 per day.

MAGISTRATES POWERS. Increased Fines For Drunkenness.

and

new

make

an

arz-

"any munition therefor while drunk. The defintion of drunkenness re- ferred to above has been adopted to meet this case.

Question of Evidence. Among the new Bills to be in-

Section 103 of the principal Blelloch, however, hit out at troduced is a draft Ordinance to Ordinance does not at present ex- Wales, sending him twice to leg, amend the Magistrates Ordinance,pressly refer to the case wher the though Fincher prevented the first 1890.

party aggrieved wishes to appeal The from crossing the boundary. In

objects

reasons on the ground that there was no essaying a similar shot off the last state that the

measure evidence on which the magistrate, ball of the over, however, Blelloch is designed, to

& num-could convict. mis-timed the ball and was clever ber of minor amendments, Section 16 in this draft Ordin-. ly taken by Dale, fielding at fine additional to such as have

auce includes an express refer- point.---20-1-8,

been made by the amending Ordlence to this case in scotlon 103 Taylor was bating confidently, (nance of 1920, employing a nice variety of strikes, Section 2 amenda section 8 of the of the principal Ordinance. That but he was put a few minutes later principal Ordinance by malding the will have the effect of applying when he got in front of a straight Deputy Harbour Master a marine such an appeal the provisions one and a very confident appeal by magistrate. When that section was amended in 1925 the office had Ho had been batting for 25 not been created, minutes and had scored 15 out of 24, including two boundary hits, 24-2-15.

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At 11 o'clock, the scores were:

Malaya. Lieut. H. C. H. Taylor, l.b.w., b

Dabble J. W. Blelloch, e Dale, b Wales K. L. L. Braddell, Dale, b

Dobbio Capt. C. H. Congdon, not oat

R

N. J. A. Foster, not out

Extras

Total (for 8 wits.)

relating to appeals on the ground of fact. One effect of this ap- parently is that it would be pos- sible for the Full Court, should' it think fit in any particular case, to hear further evidence.

Penalty of Non-Appearance. Section 11 (1) of the principal Ordinance provides that, if a de- fendant does not appear in an- The draft concludes: awer to n summons the magistrate There is still much in the Má- may issue a warrent for his arrest. gistrates Ordinanco, 1890, which 15 (1) upon being satisfied by oath calls for examination. and amendment, e.g.,, the. curious du- At 11.30 the score was 69 runs plication between sections 11 and for the loss of 5 wickets. Cong-14. Re-arrangement would shor den har antributed 6, and Foster ton and simplify the Ordinance 15, R and Ford being in, with considerably. This, however, 1 and 4 to their credit respectively, would have involved the expondl- 31 Wales had then taken 8 wickets|ture of more time than was avail-

for 27:

Table

HUMOUR, drama

and pathos with the war as a back- ground.

AT THE

VICTOR MFLAGLEN-EDMUND LOWE DOLORES DEL RIO and a superb cast,

From the age triumjā be

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A FAMOUS comedy star in his biggest comedy hit

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