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HOTELS.

THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL Telegraphic Addrosa; "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL: MAJESTIC HOTEL.

Telographic 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 Bad Rooms newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.

All Trams pass in front of Hotal.

Most Moderate Ratos in the Colony.

Hotel launch meets all steamers.

Dining Room and Lounge now open to the Public..

(895 for thirty Tiffin Tickets can be bad at the Offco

of the above Hotel..

TEA DANCES

MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS.

5 to 7 p.m...

Tel. Add, Victória!

Telophone C. 373; J. B. WITCHEll,

HOTELS OF

HOTEL, METRI

Mawnger.

DISTINCTION

The Kowloon Hotel.

Kowloon.

The Premier Hotel in Kowloon with all modern conveni- ences. High Class Cusine and Table Appointments. Wonderful view of the Harbour and Peak, and five minutes from the Ferry, Wharves and Rallway Station. Representative meets all

teamers..

Daily Rates from Monthly Rates from

€ 5.00: $125.00.

Under the Personal Supervision and attention of

MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE. Tel. No. K.608 & K.609, Cables. "Kowiote." Kowloon.

PALACE HOTEL

Tel Kowloon No. 8

Tel Address "PALACE," Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station Entirely, under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout Frary Hoom 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:

Mr. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietrcan.

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday,"

Cables :-

*** EUROPE”.

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD.

Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Dirostor.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NANKING POLICE.

(Continned from Page 19

JAPAN'S POLICY.

Italian Pope's Comment.

Benie, Dec. 27.

The Tribuna has published a dispatch. from Moscow maintain- ing. notwithstanding the recent denials of Mr. Tartuka, Japanese" Ambassador, that the information it gives is correct in regard to the intention of Japan-to-play-n-cle- | finite role in China.-Indo-pacifi

Ambassador's Protest

Tokyo, Dec. 25...

Mr Tabaku. Japanese Ambassa- dor to Moscow, has sent a Note to the Soviet Government, protest- ing against the insinuations of M. Boukharine on the subject of alleged Japanese designs in China." -Indo-pacif.

KOREAN UNREST.

Anti-Chinese Teeling.

Tokyo, Dec. 26. Replying to Chinese protesta- tions against the persecutions suffered by Chinese residents in Korea, the Japanese Minister "at" Peking has given his assurance that the Governor-General of Korea has taken all measures in his power for their protection- | budo-preifi:

Tokyo, Dec. 25.

The Soviet Consul-General at Makden,has entered into nugotia- Licns with a view to finding ways and means fpr, an improvement in Russo-ChineÊU relations.-Indo- parif.

A HOUSE BUILDING DISPUTE.

Continued from Page .7.)

Mr. Potter, (smilingly) - could quite easily. at any rate under some circumstances, but I agree with precautions.

Plaintiff was further questioned with regard to other items which he agreed were not in the contract. He did that work, he explained, because it was necessary for houses of the kind, he was build- Ing.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1928.

AFTER CANTON'S" REIGN OF TERROR.

The above picture shows a truck-load of coffins being conveyed through the streets of Canton for use in connexion with the burial of some of the victims In the recent "Red" · reign of terror. (Photo by Merl La Voy, Pathe Nows).

Here are seen two Chinese lads using rattan sieves in one

of the ruined districts of Canton, searching for coins among the debris. (Photo by Merl La Voy, Pathe News).

THE HOME FLOOD MENACE.

AN IMPROVING SITUATION.

London, Jan. 4. The flood situation to-day, is better In some areas and worse in others.

Dartford, in Kent, is one of the new areas badly affected.

The

DAY BY DAY.

זו'.

To-dry' Observatory report states:-The anticyclone has weakened slightly and spread eastward. Fresh to moderate monsoon may be expected along the SE. Coast of China and over the China Sea. The forecast up noon to-morrow is:-N. E. to winds, fresh; fine to cloudy.

Mr. Potter then referred to the third agreement on January 10, 1924, and his Lordship remarked that if that document was to be River Darenth suddenly burst its

Mr. W. J. Kerr, of the Fanling. banks during the night and to-day brought in then the stamp quese were four feet of water in Golf Club, has reported to the Home of Dartford's streets. Some police that on January 3, a Mr. Potter replied that he would 200 houses are flooded and their European riding a pony belonging undertake, that the sum of $101 re-occupants are living in bed-rooms. to the Fanling Hunt, was thrown quired would be"paid.

tion arose.

That agreement, said plaintiff, referred to the question of extra work and was suggested by the defendant. It was to the effect that the defendant was to be liable for extra work only if there was

previous written agreement. He agreed that he had discussed the question of the erection of the hauses before the signing of the original agreement, but he denied that the fitting of a flush sanitary system had also then been discuss

.ed.

Mr. Potter: I put it to you that in estimating for $325,000, the con- fract price; you actually took into eänsideration the work required for making the sanitary system a dush one, such as building pump houses and sinking wells?-No. ·

The case is proceeding.

STRAITS GOVERNOR.

TOURING IN SIAM,

Bangkok. Dec. 27."

The Thames continues to rise from the pony, which has since and in places where it has over-been roaming the hills. A report flowed its banks it is six or seven was received to-day by the pollee that the animal was found this times normal width.

morning

At Clapton, in East London, many houses are marooned as a result of the overflowing of-the river. Lea; a tributary of the Thames.-British Wireless.

Conditions in Europe.

Belgrade, Dec. 27. Owing to heavy falls of snow and rain, the Drave and Drina Rivers have overflowed, inundating several kilometers of agricultural land. The situation is disquieting-Indo- pacifi.

"Athens, Dec. 27. Torrential rains have caused the rivers to overflow in the plain of Patras. Several villages are in- Bandated and crops are destroyed. The Government has dispatched as- sistance. Railway communications are cut-Indo pacifi.

The Helena May is giving a Concert on Thursday, 12th Janu- ary, at 5.30 p.m. The programme will consist of Liza Lehmann's Nonsense songs from "Alice in Wonderland" and "songs from Shakespeare. Tickets to be book- et at the Secretary's office. Teas may be had from 4 p.m. onwards.

Advt.

J

In connexion with the recent complaints, among the Chinese re garding the new system of white- washing in Chinese houses a meeting was held, presided over by Mr. T. N. Chas, at the Hongkong and Kowloon Land and Loan Co's office yesterday afternoon, Among those present were Li Chor-sap, Li Hoi- tung, Ip Lan-chuco and many others. It was decided to address a letter to the two Chinese repre- sentatives, Messrs. 8. W. Tso and Wong Kwong-tin, of the Sanitary TO-MORROW'S COMEDY AT THE Board, requesting them to appeal to the authorities to revise the new system.

"KID BOOTS.”

QUEEN'S.

•

Sir Hugh Clifford, Governor of The new picture at the Queen's the Straits Settlements, accom- Theatre to-morrow, according to The Medical Officer's weekly. panied by Lady Clifford, is making a special advertismeent in this health return gives a total of ten a trip across the Indo-China Pen-issue, is "Kid Roots," a big comedy cases for last week, nix being insula next February."

hit that must not be confused with enterio fever, two diphtheria and

capital-Indo-paciti.

cerebro-

Sir Hugh is due to arrive at Harold Lloyd's "The Kid Brother."one eich cerebro-spinal fover and Bangkok on February 6th, 'and to Eddie Cantor, famous as, a stago puerperal fever, All were reported leave on February 12th, to go comedian, plays the leading role from the Victoria registration overland to Saigon. During their in "Kid Boots," and he has the district, with the exception of the sojourn in Siani, the Governor and support of an able company le diphtheria cascs, and all the victims This morning's Harbour Office The master of a trading junk | Lady Clifford will make an ex-by Clara Bow, Billie Dove and were Chinese, two-ontorio cas08 Reports. gave 23 arrivala and 15 reported yesterday to the police cursion to Ayuthis, the ancient Lawrence Gray, New York's pic being imported. There were two departures leaving 73 vessels in that at 5 p.m. yesterday, a collision capital of the Kingdom. They will turesque cast side, where second- donths from diphtheria, two from harbour, of which 27 were British. took place between his junk and a be received by the King of Siam hand stores reign supreme and enteric fever, two from There were six British arrivals and launch (identity unknown) be the day after their arrival at the keen competition develops strange spinal fever and one from puerperal four departures of the nationality, tween the Star Ferry wharf and

methods, offers wide scope for the fever. There was also, one death opening scenes. Cantor, as a reported from influenza, which in inward cargo being 3,248 tons and Blake Pier. According to the through, 1,853 tons. The best man's story, his junk was procead-

shop assistant, finds himself up tofnot a notihablo disease. raturns were made by Japanese Ing from Hongkong to Yaunati, to

his neck in difficulties. Through and Dutch vessels.

the typhoon shelter. They were

a rapid sequence of riotously carrying a load of bricks and as a

funny situations, he is thrust info] consequence, progress was. meccss-

an exclusive golf club as a caddy and he has never even seen a golf ball! His predicament be- comes more involved with the en-1 trance of Clara and her villainous would-be lover. Further colour Lawrence Gray and Billie Dove

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L

KILLED BY WOUNDED,

ELEPHANT.

FAMOUS BIG GAME HUNTER.

Nairobi, Dec. 21.

The Hongkong, Canton and arily slow. Near the Star Ferry Macao Steamboat Company an-Wharf, a launch with a black body nounce that the s.. Kinshan and yellow funnel backed out from arriving from Canton on Saturday the Praya Wall and although the night will be docked for overhaul master alfouted at the coxswain to Mr. William Judd, another at Talkoo either on Sunday or stop, the latter continued to go famous pioneer and big game is lont by the conflicting loves of Monday. The 8.5. Lunghan, on astern, as a result of which the hunter, has met his death. completion of overhaul, will be junk was struck amidships on the Mr. Judd, who had been hunting The picture ends with a highly undocked from Taikoo on Satur- port side by the stern of the launch. for 30 years and was well-known amusing "thrill," " day and resume on the Canton mun The damage done to the junk is throughout the big game world, at midnight on Sunday.

estimated at $160.

was charged by a wounded ele phant yesterday in the presence' Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK of his son, who killed the elephant, PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street, in the City of but was too late to save the fe

of his father. Victoria, Hongkong.

TO-DAY.

Dollar on demand Lighting-up

2/-7/16.

5.53 p.m.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

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

1. Dual in minute particles with infinitely small condensed water-vapeur particles eling.

ing to them, 2. By choosing the Iraden caket in which she had hidden her portrait. translation into English of St. Johs' ancient inhabitants of Britain, Gasl, and Germany. 6. Starboard. C. An ocalist is an nye doctor; an optician is one who makes or sais optical Instruments. 7. Pyrenees, North Asla, East' Africa, .8. “And all the men and woon merely players." :0. A heavy grating, slidink up and down in vertical grooves, at the sides of a gateway in a fortress. 10, George Meredith, Mark Twain, Anthony Hope. George Eliot. Rudyard Kipling. 11. An un.. wieldy three-decked ship, formerly used by the panlarda 12. Very softly, very loudly,

rikanday.

Gospel. The priests of the religion of the

Entertainments

A lonely desert fort manned, by a garrison of dead men! What was the secret of this grim mystery?

ALICE JOYCE NEIL HAMILTON NOAH BEERY

MARY BRIAN

WILLIAM POWELL

NORMAN TREVOR

RALPH FORBES

VICTOR MSLAGLAN

BEAU GESTE

a Paramount Picture

RONALD COLMAN

(BY PARANGEMENT WITH SAMUEL GOLDWYK) | HERBERT BRENOM Production

The theft of a priceless app- hiro. The flight of three brothers under the shadow of disgrace. Their amazing adventures in the -French Foreign Legion.. A ploture: packed with mystery, romance and thrills.

-TIMES & PRICES-

· 2.30 & 7.15 $1.00, 80 cta. & 40 cts.

5.00

9:30

* AT THE

$1.50, $1.00 $2,00, $1.20

& 60 cts. & 80 cts.

QUEEN'S

FINAL SHOWINGS.

TO-DAY

Thrilling as a bandit, supreme as a lover-

RUDOLPH

VALENTINO

In

THE

EAGLE

∙Also

CANTON REVOLT

AT THE

FILM

WORLD

THURSDAY

TOP MA

SATURDAY

Orchestra 5.15 & 9.20. Interpreter 2.80 & 7.15.

ADOWH ZUNON.

мир

JESSE L LASKY"

AT THE

Show

STAR

@Malcolm St. Clair Production

WITH

FORD STERLING, LOIS WILSON LOUISE BROOKS, GREGORY KELLY

Paramiainit】 Picture

The

amusing story of a big bluff Adapted from a play that ran for

JARIE,

two.

THURSDAY ΤΟ

SATURDAY

Continuous From 2.30 to 11,15.