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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER

1927.

GRASSHOPPERS AND ANTS AS FILM ACTORS.

HOTELS

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AND

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HOTELS.

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In association with the Grand Hotel

Des Wagons Lits, Peking,

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CHRISTMAS EVE & NEW YEARS EVE

Dinner Dance

8.30 p.m. to 12 midnight.

$2.50 per person

booking can now be made at the Hotel.

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UNDER THE SAME MANAGEMENT.

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Thros minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Forry and Ballway Station. Entirely, under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout Brary Room with Private Bath, Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Booms, Darivallad Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Dermis modemte. Spacial terms to families on application to:

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After-dinner dancing every

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One of the most remarkable films ever produced will be shown shortly in London. It

Photo shows

is a German film entitled "Nemesis" and practically all the characters are taken by ants and grasshoppers. Many years have been spent in making the film.

the Grasshopper Jazz Band in the night club.

SENT FOR TRIAL.

(Continued from Page 1.)

defendant should. undoubtedly have given an explanation. He had not done so, and the onus resting on the defendant in this respect still remained. fle must be committed before a jury to give that explanation, although nis Wor- ship agreed that the evidence of the prosecution was very unsatisfac- tory.

THE PRELIMINARY TACTICS.

WUCHOW FEARS ÅTTACK BY

CANTON.

EYES ON HUNAN TROOPS.

The situation in Wuchow, on the West River, is tense, according to Mr. d'Almada. having reserved a vernacular report. Since a large his defence, defendant was commit-number of "Ironsides" entered Lea for pal at the toncoming and occupied Lukpo, a city north- Criminal Sessions.

west of Shiuhing, panic has pre- In view of the unsatisfactory sailed among the people, and the position of the prosecution, Mr. Kwangsi Government officials, at d'Almada applied for bail. He con- Wachow Some of the Kwangs. sidered $5,000 to be prohibitive, and troops there, under General Wang said that defendant could find only Shao-hung, are said to have re- $2,000,

treated to Nanning, the enpital of Kwangsi, while a good number of Dificials of the Wuchow Govern- ment. have also left for Nunning, following the spreading of the news that the Ironsides" "were coming in great numbers to attack Wuchow.

"

His Worship granted bail, in the form of $2,000 cash and $1,000 in personal surety.

RED RUSSIANS FOR CANTON?

(Continued from Page 1) including a number of farmers the poorer class.

.

The consequence of this is that uneasiness is felt by the merchants and there is a consider- ofale decrease in the value of the Kwangsi banknotes. Money is The paper states that the tight. In business elrefes, But Chinese authorities are keeping despite all these rumours, the the matter quiet and consequently elty remains quiet.. details are lacking. "But from Wang Kl-cheung At Samshui. What we have learned," the paper,

General Wang "Ki-cheang the slates, "it would appear that the leader of the "Ironsides Arrived raiders, who were all armed with at Samshul, on the West River; rifles, automatic bombs, etc., first surrounded the his armies in the various West pistols and from Canton on Tuesday, to direct village and then plundered the River districts, in order to attack houses, many persons being Wuchow. Wang arrived by train,

massacred.

and was welcomed by a large "The circumstances surround-[crowd of his followers at the ing this sanguinary incident are station. exactly the same as those attend- The Canton Government recent- ing the Communist uprising atly informed the director of the Wusieh and Ishing recently."

Shekchang Arsenal, in Canton, MUKDEN ARMIES MENACED. [ducing power of all the depart that he must increase the pro-

Plot to Destroy Arsenal.

ments at the Arsenal. The edict added that, in view of the fact that Mukden, Dec. 2. The Chinese military police au- were threatened by the counter- both the West and East Rivers thorities have as far arrested three attacks of the armies supporting Chinese belonging to anti-Feng-General Li Chai-sum, it was ex- tien plain-clothes men's corps in pected that a large quantity of connexion with a plot to blow up ammunition would be needed to the Mukden Arsenal.

supply the "Ironsides" in the As a result of rigid examina-near future. tions conducted by the military. It is said that additional police authorities, the arrested mechanics and labourers are now Chinese have confessed that about employed by the Arsenal, so that 1,000 anti-Fengtien plain-clothes work can be carried on day and men were plotting to blow up the right. Mukden Arsenil, to raid the elec

Generals Fan and Fang. tric power station, and to set fire Two Kwangtung generals, Fan to houses in various parts of the Shek-sang and Fang Ting-ying, city, taking advantage of darkness, who are now on the Hanan bord- with the object of disturbing the er, will be likely to play a dominant rear of the Fengtien armies in part in the coming struggle: be conjuction with another party ofween the armies supporting Li plain-clothes men along the Pek-Chni-aum and those on the side of ing-Mukden Railway.

the "Loftist" Government, says another Chinose report.

HSUCHOW OUTLOOK.

It will be recalled that a few The Kuominchun Attacks,

months ago, when General Tang Seng-chi, the "Leftist" military Peking, Dec. 8. ruler who governed Hunan and Foreign messages from Talnah Hupeh, split with the Nanking Na- state that the Shantung forces tionalists, General Li Chai-suni, personally commanded by Chang who was the supreme military Chung chung are still holding governor of Kwangtung, sided. Hsuchowfu, despite the repeated with the latter. To assist Nan- attacks of the Nationalist and king to effect a speedy defeat of Kuominchun troops.

Tang Song-chi, Li Chat-sum ap

were

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TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS. The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:

Banks, Hongkong Bank, $1145 b. Chartered Bank, £21 b. Mercantile A. & B., £31 P. and O. £10 n. East Asia, 362, n.

Insurances. Canton Ins., $555 b. Union Ina., 8293 b. North China, Ins., Tls. 143 n. Yangraza Ins., 8461 b. China Underwriters, $1.20 s. China Fires, 8215 m.

H. K. Fire Ins.. $640 b.

Shipping. Douglases, 8382 b. H. K. Steamboats, $20. 8. H. K. Tugs, $170 s. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) $30 Shell Trans., 90/- n Union Waterboats, $17 n.

Mining.

Benguets, $21 n. Kailans, 63/- n. Langkate, Tie. $187 b. S'hat Exploration, Tls. 2.90 Raubs, $32 b.

Tronohs, 19/3-D.

Docks, etc "Kowloon Wharves, $123) sa.

Whampoa Docks, $35 a. China Providents $48. Hongkowe, Tls, 157 b. New Engineeringa, Tla. 5 s. Shanghai-Dooks, Tle. "93 n.

Cottons,

Ewo Cottons, Tis. $7.10 b," Orientals, Tla,

S'hai Cotton", Tis. 461. b.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

1,

H. and 8, Hotels, $7,0 as. H. K. Lands, $58. S'hai Lands Tis. 124 Humphreys, $132 b. Roaltys, $7.40 n. Territorials, 1} 8.

Public Utilities. Tramways, $21 b. Peak Trams, (old) $14. s Star Ferries, $571 b.. Chins Lights, (Comb.) $127 b. H'kong Electrics, 857 sa. Macao Electries, $44 b. Telephones $3.90 b. Obina Buses, Tls 4 88. Singapore Tractions, 12/9 - 'n

Industrials. China Sugars, $13 Malabons, $30 Canton Icon, $5 Cements (Comb) $7 Ropes (Old) $7. United Asbestos $12.

Stores &c. Dairy Farms, $15.10 Watsons, all s. Der A. Wing, $6 n. Lane Crawfords, $58. Mackintosh, $22 s S'ncoras, $3$n Wm Powells, $5.

Miscellaneous, Amusements; $19 b. Constructions, $12.8.- B'que. Ind. G. Bonds, 551% H. K. G. Loan, 4% Prem.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

A critical situation was created pointed the two generals Fan there recently when all the Sun Shek-sang and Fang Ting-ying to: Chuan-fang and Chihli troopa head a big army to attack Tang in The following are the replies to

withdrawn and sent to Hanan, ⠀ Lincheng and Talning for the pur

to-day's questions?-- Who Will Win Them Over? 1. Ope-third of the total number. 2. pose at meeting the Kuominchun

After the "Ironsides" insurrec-ing town of Aberdeenshire,

•Lancashire, coast, South Devon coast, flab attacks, leaving only the Shan- tion at Canton, there was much suburb of Dablin

Quernsey, tung forces to hold the city. The speculation in the Chinese papers alen. 5. The use of pleasant word for

Ireland. Lefiater" ac port, Ireland, 3. Mr. Micawber. 4. Mag. Nationalists almost captured the the said Generals, and despite red Greece. F. Goneril. Regan, Cordelia.

in connexion with allegiance of pleasant thing & city, but their attacka were driven ports to the contrary, some went 19. The colouring matter of the red cor Table salt. 7. Antonio Stradivari (seventeenth century), off after desperate fighting..

drawals from Hauchowfu

It is stated that these with-had definitely made up their minds

80 far as to say that they puncles of the blood. 11. Rome, Paris,

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aer financial support, and for that the units of these two dailitary Officially Chang Chung-chang this reason alone they may change leaders will soon return from claims. that the Euominchun their affiliation. Two representa-Hunan to Shiukwan, on the North forces are now thirty li to the tives of the Canton Military Coun- River west of Hsuchowfu-Rezter." ell yesterday took a full train load

The story of the greatest lover of all ages-

JOHN BARRYMORE

In

DON JUAN

with

MARY ASTOR

ESTELLE TAYLOR WARNER OLARD – MONTAGU LOVE

HELENE "COSTELLO-

John Roche-Josef Swickard June Marlowe

· Phyllis Haver-Jane Winton Helen Lee Worthing

Hedda Hopper Sheldon Lewis,

Romanoe and adventure in the days of the Borglas with one of the most thrilling fights ever filmed.

AT THE

TO-DAY &

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At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15, & 9.20

HAROLD LLOYD

Paramount Release

AT THE

Directed by SAM TAYLOR

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In

FOR HEAVEN'S

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Thrills and laughs in a big sparkling comedy

WORLD TO-DAY

TO-MORROW. Orchestra at 5:15 & 9.20. Interpreter at 2.30 & 7.15

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Oh!

What A Nursel

CHAPLIN

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STAR

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