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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1927.

CO STABLE HERO'S FUNERAL.

HOTELS.

THE

HONGKONG

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

Th

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL;

MAJESTIC HOTEL:

Telegraphie Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL"

HOTELS.

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel

Des Wagons Lita, Peking.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CHRISTMAS EVE & NEW YEARS EVE

Dinner Dance

8.30 pm. to 12 midnight.

$2.50 per person

booking can now be made at the Hotel.

HOTEL SAVOY

Comfort, Canconienca mud Distinction.

HOTEL METROPOLE HOTEL BOA VISTA,

22, Ica House Street,

UNDER THE SAME

Macao.. MANAGEMENT.

The Kowloon Hotel.

Kowloon,

The Premier Hotel in Kowloon with, all modern conveni

Wonderful ences. High Class Cusine and Table Appointments. view of the Harbour and Poak, and fiye minuten from the Ferry, Representative meets all Wharves and Railway Station.

steamora,

Daily Rates from

Monthly Rates from

$. 5.00. $125.00.

Under the Personal Supervision and altention of

MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE.

Tel. No. K.608 & K.609. Cables. "Kawlotel." Kowloon.

اولر

V.

The above photog. apha were taken on the occasion of the funeral of the late Chinese Constable Won Wang-chi, who was shot dead by an armed robber whom he pluckily intercepte in Wednesday's shooting affair. Above is seen the cata- falque at the head of the funeral procession, whilst below are police officials, following immediately after the mourners. (Photos: Welcoma Studio).

WUCHOW OUTLOOK

BETTER.

BANKS REUPEN FOR.

BUSINESS.

•

THE US. MERCHANT MARINE.

LAGS BEHIND OTHER NATIONS.

Washington, Dec. 4.

THE SEARCH FOR CAPT. LALOR.

DEFINITE HITCH IN ARRANGEMENTS.

Shanghai, Dec. 9.

Wuehow, Dec. 9. The tension in Wuchow, caused earlier in the week by the ap

For every first class merchant) A message from Ichang shows of pearance of a large number

thip built in the United States that there is a definite hitch in "Ironsides," has eased and Now

ince 1921, Great Britain has built [the arrangements for the release more Kwangsi troops have come

1 Germany 12, Italy 5, and France of Capt. W. G. Lalor. down the river. At the same time, faran aproximately 4 each. Mr. Forbes Tocher, the Scottish there is no dication of an ad-says the annual report of the Ship-missionary who is acting as in- vance by the Kwangtung forces.

oing Board, made public here to-termediary, proceeded in a lunch tay..

to the agreed rendezvous only to

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The Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, who left the city on Tues-

The report also showed that lind on arrival that Capt. Lalor day, following the appearance of the board's operating loas during was not being produced, and that the "Ironsides," has now returned the year ending June 30 was the bandits had again removed to Wuchow

£$£6,000,000, against G.319,000,- | their captive, this time further In- Another indication of the easier and in the previous year. The land, with indications that they PALACE HOTEL:

situation Tel. Address "PALACE."

that the banks United States Line, which is intend to hold out for more money, Tel. Kowloon No. 8

reopened for business operated by the board, showed a Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. have

closing when Entirely, under English Management Electric Light and Fans throughout. following their

Billiard-Booms. Kwangst currency depreciated. Every Booth with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Naval Wireless. Terms moderate. Special terms to families on application to:

Mr. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprieta eun.

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

and

Cables :-

** EUROPE"

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD.

Arthur E. Odel, Managing-Dreptar.

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FATAL MOTOR-CAR MISHAP.

[nrufit of G 3$371,000,

The board, at the end of the year, possessed 800 ships, of which 307 were in, active oneration, and 516 Inid up. Since 1921 it has sold

Messages left by Mr. Tocher suggest that he does not think) Capt. Lalor has been, or will be,

ill-treated.

No naval escort accompanied

to Amerean citizens 1.134 ships, Mr. Tocher to the appointed ren- ennepscaling 4.993,346 tons of dezvous. Hia only companions FAUDRA A11,097 30. The sale of these were Chinese intermediary agents. COOLIE DIES IN HOSPITAL.

vessels included nine established-Reuter.

The local naval authorities have motor fatality is reported ship lines. The services were sold from Kowloon, the victim being a on the basis of a guaranteed opera-as yet received no further in- formation concerning Captain coolic who was accidentally knock-tion for a fixed number of years.

The report said that if congress Lalor's whereabouts. ed down by a car yesterday after- wants the merchant marine turned

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British marines who are return-over to private ownership im-

ing Home after duty in the Northmediately, a Government subsidy TWO STEAMERS RUN were yesterday taken around the will be required.

New Territories in motor-gars, and It was whilst one of these parties was returning that the accident. occurred.

A car containing a number of these marines was passing Mong- kok Police Station at about 5.30 when a coolie ran out from the

NORTHERN MILITARY

OPERATIONS.

HSUCHOW STILL HOLDING OUT.

Peking, Dec. 9.

verandah and was struck by the Independent reports from Chf near side lamp and mudguard ofnese and British sources state that the vehicle. He was knocked suchowfu is still held by the down and received severe injuries Northerners although more than Later, the coolie was taken to the once it has been on the point of

canitulation. Kowloon Hospital, where he pass ed away at 540 a.m. to-day.

HORSEWOMAN FINED.

CONSTABLE'S STORY OF

53.

THREAT.

ASHORE.

RESCUES OFF CAPE

HATTERAS.

Norfolk, Va., 4. Twenty-four men. the members of the crew of the Norwegian steamer Clbao, aground off Cape Hatteras, were rescued to-day by life savers.

The same number of seamen were saved from the Greek tanker Foreign messages state that Paraguay which was aground when Chang Chung-chang was in north of Kitty Hawk, N. C. The critical position and attacked ship was deliberately ran aground from bath west and south Sun after it had sprung a bad leak at Chuan-fang turned up unexpectedly

Crom the region of Tsingklangpu Four members of the crew and devastated the Nationalists were-washed overboard and lost. Before running for shore the Edith Chapman, the proprie chang to throw his whale weight at the time the rescue was taking right flank, enabling Chang Chung-ship sent out a distress signal, and tress of a riding school, living at successfully against the Kuomin-place other ships were searching

Oxford-terrace, Hyde Park, W., was at Marylebone Police

the aca in an effort to find the San Chuan-fang, who recently stricken vessel. Court fined 20s. for riding her went to Tehchow is now remain- horse to the common danger ating at Hauchowfu" co-operatin Bayswater-rond.

with Chang Chung-chang.

Chang Tso-lin has instructed

chon.

P. C. Richards said that, while he was on duty outside Victoria Wa Chun-sheng, the tupan of Hel- Gate, Bayswater-road, and hold- ing up the traffic going north and lungklang to send 30,000 men to south from and to the park, Chap-Shantung to make up the recent

Chihli-Shantung losses-Reuter. man, on horseback, came out of

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

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