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HOTELS

THE

HONGKONG.

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

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL:

MAJESTIC HOTEL

Telegraphic Address:

"CENTRAL, SHANGHAI."

HOTELS.

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel

Des Wagons Lits, Peking.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Most Modern and Contral 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 Moderato Rates in the Colony,

Hotel launch meets all steamery.

Dining Room and Lounge now open to the Public.

(825 for thirty Tiffin Tickets can be had at the Office

of the above Hotel.)

TEA DANCES.

MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS

5 to 7 p.m.

Tel. Add. Victoria.

Telophone C. 373. J. H. WITCHELL,

HOTELS OF

HOTEL PET

Manuyer. »

DISTINCTION

NEL BOAMSTA

The Kowloon Hotel.

Kowloon.

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

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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. "Kowlotel." Kowloon.

PALACE HOTEL.

Tel. Address "PALACE."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CHINESE POLITICS IN COURT.

(Continued from Page 7).

theres no Peking, Government. His Lordship:-Thit is rather a sweeping statement.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1928.

ENGLISH BALL.

(Continued from Page 1.)

The arrangements in connexion with the Ball have naturally, in- volved a great deal of preparatory work, and in this a host of willing officials has been busy for some weeks past. The various sub-com- mittees are as follows:

Department Dissolved. Plaintiff replied that the Chief Invitation and Reception-Mr. Executive in China, in Peking, C. G. Alabaster, K-C., O.D.E loft and military control was (Chairman). Lt. Col. L. G. Bird,

The Navy Department D.S.G., Hon.

Sir H. E. Pollock, was dissolved and he (plaintiff)K.C., Mr. H. R. B. Hancock. Hon. continued as Director of the Mr. D. G. M. Bernard. Dr. G. M. Pratas Station until March.

taken.

A Mr. Ho, representing the farston, Mr. W. A. Dewley and

Mr. E. B. C. Hornell. Revolutionist Navy, of --tha Nationalist Government, visited Decoration. Mr.

mam.

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E.

Cock the plaintif in April last year (Chairman), Lt-Col. L. G. Bird. with orders for the handing over|D.S.O., Mr. W. A. Cornell. Commr. of all accounts, vouchers, etc. Newill and Mr. G. H. M. Banner- The orders also stated that another Chinese had been appoint- ed to the station. Plaintif accordingly handed over the documents and the ship to Mr. Ho. Plaintiff received a notification stating that funds were exhauster;| and much money had to be paid. The notification stated that plain tiff's accounts would be settled a a later date with money annrø-

Music and Dancing-MrW, A. Dowley (Chairman)," Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Mr. G. Grimble and Mr. J. H. Ramsay.

Cloak Room.--Dr. G. Montague Harston (Chairman).. Hon. Mr. E, D. C. Wolfe, Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Mr. F. A. Wells and Mr. J. Bentley.

priated for public purposes. Mr. Card Room.-Mr. L. C. F. Bel- Ho refused to settle plaintiff's any (Chairman), Mr. H. C. Res- accounts and he would not returnker, Mr. P. S. Cassidy and Mr. the documents so plaintiff issued E. J. Edwards.. a writ.

Wines and Supper.Hon. Mr. In reply to Mr. Jenkin, plaintiff w. E. L. Shenton (Chairman), Mr. stated that in January last yearT. E. Pearce, Mr. W. J. Eldridge, his view was that there was no Mr. V. C. Labrum, Mr. G. B. Frivil Government which

the Labrum, Mr. S. Baker, Mr. F. C. Chinese would reengnise. Plain-

Herridge, Mr. J. P. Robinson, Mr. ti took the same view with D. Sherman and Mr. W. F. Hoyle, regard to February, March, and April.

Pratas Revenue.

Official Supper Party,

Pearson, the Hon. Sir Henry

The official supper party will be Prior to January, 1927, it had as follows:-The President and been the custom far the Peking Lady Tyrwhitt, H. E. Major Gen- erati C. C. Luard, C.B., C.M.G., Government to remit money to him and Mrs. Alabaster, the Vice-Presi at Pratas for the parnose of carry dent" and Mrs. Luard, HE. Vice- ing on the work. That was sent Admiral Sir R. Y. Tyrwhitt Bt.. through the Coastguard at Shang-K.C.B. D.S.O., D.C.L., and Mrs. bai as agents for the Government. He had collected certain revenues' at the Praths, but the receipts Pollock, K.C., and Mrs. Bird, never exceeded the expenditure. Commodore J. L. Pearson, C.M.G., The deficit was made by remit and Lady Victoria Feilding, Sir tances from the Peking Govern, H. C. Gollan Kt.C.B.E., and Mrs...

Wood, the Chieftain of St. ment perlodically.

Andrew's Society and Mrs. Lewis, the President of St. David's So ciety and Mrs. Tompleton, Hon. Mr. Hallifax C.M.G., C.B.E., and Lady Chow, Mr. W. A. Dowley and

At the end of December, 1926, the sum of $113,140.31 was due to plaintiff. The last payment from the Government before that was a telegraphie transfer of $2,000 on November 25th. The amount due was reduced by a remittance of over $5,000 from Shanghhi which must have come from Peking and a transfer of $1,976:50 from the Maritime Customs in Hongkong.

The case is proceeding.

THEFT OF COPPER WIRE.

ELECTRIC CO. EMPLOYEES SENTENCED.

Tal Kowloon No. 8

Three minutes from Kowloon Wheart, Ferry and Rallway Station. Antirely, under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout. Three Chinese "appeared before Srazy Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Mr. I. F. Lindsell at the Police Darivalled Cuisine ander the personal anpervision of the proprietress: Court this morning charged joint-

arms moderate. Special terms to families on application to:

Mrs. Hynes, Hon.. Sir Shou-son Chow and Mrs. Wolfe, His Honour Mira Justice Wood and Mrs. Comyn, Sir Victor Mackenzie, Bt., M.V.O., D.S.O., and Mrs. Shen ton, Hon. Mr. Hynes and Mrs. Han- cock, Hon. Mr. Shenton and Mrs. Jackman, Hon. Mr. Wolfe and Mrs. Owen Hughes; Mr. H. R., B. Han- cock and Mrs. Harston, Dr G. M. Harston and Mrs. Dowbiggin, Hon. Mr. C. McI. Messer and Mrs. Cock, Mr. F. A. Perry and Mrs. Mureel, Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin and Mrs. Lindsell, Mr. E. Cock and Mrs. S. Baker, Mr. W. W. Hornell and Mrs. Wells, Mr.-S. T. Butlin and Miss Johnson.

Clementi, H. E. the Governor will Owing to the illness of "Lady not be présent, but will be repre

Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietresa. ly with the theft of a quantity of sented by II. E. Major General

copper wire, the property of the Luard. Hongkong Electric Company.

EUROPE

After dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

Cables

“EUKOPE"

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE,

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD,

Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT Co., Ltd.

MACHINE MADE WIRE-CUT BUILDING BRICKS

"Stock on hand

For particulars apply to:-

SHEWAN TOMES & CO..

General Manngers

St. Georga's Building.

Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street, in the City of Fictoria, Hongkong.

It was stated in evidence by Mr.

G. Bailey, an electrical engineer

of the Electric Company, that the

The Dunces.

For the dance programme, music

men were employed in replacing will be provided by Art Smith's orchestra. In all, apart from wires in Catchick Street. The first defendant was a linesman extras, there are 22 dances on the and the other two were plasterers. tard, these comprising the Lan- Regarding the copper wires, wit-cers, fox-trots, waltzes and one- steps. This year there are no ness said that these were original-

specially characteristic English ly covered with rubber insulation dances, such as the Sir Itoger de but that the defendants had ap Coverley or Barn Dance. parently stripped the rubber off.

the

The wires were expensive, costing For the oficial Lancers, about $1.25 a yard, and the defen-President's set will comprise the dant had in his possession at President and Lady Tyrwhitt, II.E. least $84 worth of wires.

Major General Luard and Mrs. Alabaster, H. E. Vice-Admiral Sir R. Y. Tyrwhitt and Mrs. Pearson, Commodore, Pearson and Mrs. Luard.

The Electric Company had been suspicious, for some time past that thefts had been going on, and, as a result, all old wires which were dismantled, were checked. The Vice-President's set will be It was owing to this check pro- composed of Lt. Col. L. G. Bird and bably that the defendants farned Mrs. Wood, Sir Henry Gollan and their-attention to the new wires. Mrs. H. ft. B. Hancock, Hon. Mr. The arrest of the three men was Hallifax and Mrs. Wolfe, Hon. Mr. described by a Chinese detective E. D. C. Wolfe and Lady Victoria who said that, yesterday, he Feilding." stopped a Chinese coolie, who was carrying a sack. He found in the sack a quantity of wires and lead clip, and, while he was question- ing the coolfe, three men came up and claimed the wires. He had them arrested.

The Magistrate imposed a sen- tence of three months hard labour on the first defendant, six, weeks on the second and, dis- charged the third man, as there was not sufficient evidence to con- vict him.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

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

4.

1. The cream obtained by gently beating the milk in earthenware pans. North Devon era. 2. Upper. 3. A plant growing on the estarial mud. Ones used in the making of glam. Freshwater shrimp.. Dr. Priestley: 1792. 5. ̈ ́A ́£r&ve,~T: Twenty-one dayır” 2:Casta Farm; near Swindon: Portsmouth; London; Hunting- den Prune old wood of black currant ; prine new of red currant 10. Sallora term for sun-hows, or fragmentary rainbows. 11. Hetry Williamson Sheila Kaye" Bmitk; Sir Phillo Gibb: Wilfrid Ewart:John Galsworthy, 12. Betwoar Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.

FERREL

A rose by any other name would cost less.

SHARE PRICES.·

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of local sharo quotat ons issued to-day:

Banks.

Hongkong Bank, $1165 b.. Chartered Bank, 21 b. Mercantile A. & D., £32) •n P. and O. £10 n. East Asia, $70 11.

Insurances.

Canton Ins., $500 b. Union Ins., $299 al.

North China, Ins., Tls, 143-n. Yangisze Ins., $46) b.

China Underwriters, $1.95 b.

China Fires, $215 n.

来

H. K.,Fire Ins., $680 b.

Shipping.

Douglases, 2402. n.

H. K. Steamboats, $25 b. " H. K. Tugs, $2.10 8,

Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) $30. Shell Trans., 90/- n. Union Waterboats, $17.50 b

Mining.

Benguota, $94 Kailans, 6/6 n. Langkats, Tls. $187 b. S'hai Exploration, Tls. 2 Raubs, $34 m. Tronohs, 17/6 b.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharvos, $128, b. Whampoa Docks, $36 b..' China Providents $1.55 b. Hongkews, Tls. 160 b. Now Engineeringe, Tls. 5 s. Shanghai Docks, Tls.

Cottons,

90 m.

Ewo Cottons, Tls. $71 b.. Orientals; TIM. 11 n. S'hai Cottons, Tls. 36 (old) b.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, 8 sa. H. K. Lands, $65.35 b. S'hui Lunds Tis. 124 b. Humphreys, $14.35 ea Realtios, $7.30 o. Territorials, 311 n.

Public Utilities.

Tramways, $231 b. Peak Trams, (old) $14. Star Ferries, $62 b *China Lights, (Comb.) $131 b. H'kong Electrics, $64 b. Macao Electrics, $58 b. Telophones $3.90 n China Buses, Tis. 64 1. Singapore Tractions, 11/9 b.

Industrials.

China Sugars, $91 s. Malabons, $273 Ꭼ . Canton Icos, 821 b Coments (Comb) $7.95 b. Ropes (Old) $5 b United Asbestos $10 S.

Stores &c. Dairy Farms, $37 b. Watsons, $11

Der A. Wing, $6" 8. Lane Crawfords, $3 b. Mackintosh, $22 8. Sinceros, $7 b Wm. Powolls, $3 b.

Miscellaneous. “ Amusements, $23 b. Constructions, $11 s.

B'que Ind, G. Broda, 56% b. H. K. G. "Loan, 4%in. Prem

THE NICARAGUAN

WAR,

PICTURESQUE REBEL CHIEF,

Managua, Jan. 5.

The "rebel" chief Sandino was one of the leaders of the Liberal army until the latter laid down their arms in accordance with the agreement reached by President Coolidge's Envoy, Mr. "Stimson. General Sandino, however, refused, to surrender and gathered to his standard all those disatisfied with the settlement and founded a little Republic in the Nueva Segovia dis- trict on the border of Honduras. He seized American mines, levied taxes, coined money in the name of the republic and established a most. rigid prohibition regime, under which a man caught selling intoxi- Cants was shot. Even the members of his own party call him a bandit and assassin, while Sandino styles himself as "The wild beast of the mountain." --Router's American Service.

GREEK VISITOR.

RECEIVED IN LONDON.

London, Jan. 5..

M. Cáfandaris, the Greek Fin ance, Minister, was received at the. Foreign Office this morning by Sir. Austen Chamberlain.-- British Wireless.

Entertainments

LAUGHS AND THRILLS

and

Presenting the screen debut of a famous stage comedian in the role he played for three years in New York. A story of golf and love full of amusing complications. ending in an exciting climax-

EDDIE CANTOR

In

KID BOOTS

with

CLARA BOW

BILLIE DOVE

LAWRENCE GRAY

BEVIES OF ZIEGFELD BEAUTIES

-TIMES & PRICES

2.30 5.10 & 7.15...$1.00, 60 c., 40 e. & 30 c

9.20

.$1.50, $1.00, 60 e. & 40 c.

AT THE

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY

AND

TO-MORROW

Thrilling as a bandit, supreme as a lover-

RUDOLPH

VALENTINO

In

THE

EAGLE

Also

CANTON. REVOLT

AT THE

FILM

WORLD

TO-DAY

AND

TO-MORROW

Orchestra 5.15 & 9.20. Interpreter 2.80 & 7.15.

-ADOLEH ZUKON, JESSE & LASKE

AT THE

The

STAR

how Off

Q Malcolm St. Clair Production

WITH

FORD STERLING, LOIS WILSON LOUISE BROOKS, GREGORY KELLY

a. Garamount Picture

The amusing story of a big bluf Adapted trom a play that ran for yoare

two.

TO-DAY AND

TO-MORROW

Continuous From 2.30 to 11.15.