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HOTELS

THE

HONGKONG

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AND

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HOTELS.

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Dea Wagons Lita, Peking.

KING EDWARD HOTEL. Most Modern and Central Hotal in the Colony, all Bed Rooms newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and" Cold Water, also Telephone.

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($25 for thirty Tillin Tickets can be bad at the Office

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1928.

AVIATORS WHOSE MACHINE CRASHED,

Tel. Add. Victoria.

HOTELS OF.

MOTEL MER

J. H. WITCHELL,

Telephone C. 373.

Mannger.

DISTINCTION

The Kowloon Hotel.

ences.

Kowloon.

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

Daily Rates from

Monthly Rates from

4

... $ 6.00. . $130.00..

Under the Personal Supervision and attention of

AIR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE. Tel. No. K.608 & K.009.- Cables. "Kowlotel." Kowloon.

PALACE HOTEL

Above are seen Captain W. N. Lancaster and Mrs. Keith Miller, with their machine, "Red Rose," which crashed on Tuesday when taking off at Muntok, Dutch East Indies, for Batavia. Both were slightly injured and the machine so badly damaged that the flight to. Australia, on which they were engaged, may have to be abandoned.

STOLEN MOTORCAR

MASCOT.

EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS AT RANGOON.

WOMAN HAWKER FINED FOR EARLY MORNING SCENES OF

RECEIVING:

Mr.. W. J. Smith appeared as complainant against two hawkers before. Mr. "W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, the

EXCITEMENT.

WORST FOR YEARS.

Rangoon, Dee. 17.

defendants "being charged with unlawfully receiving a motor Rangoon was startled by one of car mascot valued at $25, knowing the severest earthquake shocks it has experienced for many years the same to have been stolen,

The first defendant, a woman, early this morning. said she purchased the article about six months ago from a small boy. It was later sold to the com- plainant's driver for $1.

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LETTERS FROM PRIVATE BOXES.

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CHINESE CHARGED WITH THEFT.

A Chinese, who appeared to be of the coolie class, was charged be- fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell, this morn- ing with stealing letters from private etter boxes at the Post Office. He was also charged with' attempting to obtain money by false documents..

With regard to the first charge; Scenes of excitement were wit-Sergeant Whant, prosecuting, said essed in some quarters where the he had seen the Post Office officials, populace rushed into the streets who indicated that they were not in alarm. Occurring as it did in a position to prosecute, as the about 2:30 am. most people were matter did not directly concern of the first defendant, said that asleep, but so violen. was the them, since the theft did not occur he was away from the stall when shock that few remained undiswhilst the letters were in the cus- the mascot was bought.

turbed. The effect was felt worsttody of the Post Office.

The second defendant, husband

Jawfully.

His Worship said that there was nothing against the man who was necordingly discharged,

Terrible. Experience.

In reply to his Worship. Inspec-in bungalows and such wooden In regard to the second charge, tor Marks said that there was no structures where the noise of Sergeant Whant said it was be- direct evidence against the defen-creaking wood and the rattling of lieved that the defendant stole dants except that it was bought pictures and crockery produced letters addressed to people in the from a small boy, who could not the sensation of being in the interior of China. These letters have obtained such an article carriage of an express train. are generally sent to addresses in Hongkong, where they are refor warded. It was alleged that the The roof of house No. 193, 27th defendant stole such letters, and, Street felt on to the road with a using the envelopes, substituted Asked how she thought a small crash, tearing away a gutter pipe another letter which would beg boy could have come into posses in its descent. At the Mogul for money from relatives outside of the proprietress.sion of such a mascot, the defen- Guard some of the Sergeants' | of China. He would then present dant replied that she made no quarters had, cracks in the walls himself with the letter to the ad- enquiries from the boy.

The defendant was convicted and plaster dislodged while in the dresses and obtain money.

servants quarters a whole line of and fined $15. and also ordered to bricks was dislodged and fell on repay the complainant's driver to the verandah. the dollar he had paid for the mascot,

Tel. Kowloon No. 8

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Sergeant Whant indicated that he would call witnesses from the country to support the second charge, and asked his Worship for

remand.

The case was fixed for hearing

SPURIOUS COINS

Those living in the Scott Market say the experience was terrible, The girders were heard grinding together in such a manner that on Monday morning. it seemed certain that part at least must fall. Many private houses had cracks in the walls and plaster dislodged, but the big buildings seem to have escaped njury. Some state the shock was A claim for $733 being the preceded by a peculiar rattling or balance of wages due, and com- hissing sound which ended in an mission at 15 per cent. in respect explosion. One lady says she saw of services rendered and business a light travelling through the air. Tai Nam Street, Shamshuipo, introduced was made at the Sum-and then heard, an explosion.

yesterday resulted in Police, dis-

CLAIM IN THE SUMMARY COURT.

j INTENDED FOR USE IN

MACAO."

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A raid carried out at No. 212,

the

mary Court this morning by lp Lights were to be seen switched covery of a quantity of spurious Kam-chong against the Wong Fat on in practically evory house and Hongkong ten-cent pieces. The Firm, 110 Queen's Road West. it WRS sometime before the occupier, an elderly. Chinese was

taken into custody and at Mr. W. D. Owen appeared for occupants were sufficiently calmed the plaintiff and Mr. F. E. Nash to return to their beds

Kowloon Magistracy this morning for the defendant firm. Mr. Owen The disturbance which lasted.

£7 charge of possession of 525 sad the defendants were an en- about eight seconds was preceded counterfeit coins was preferred gineering firm and had a verbal by three shocks of minor inten-against him. agreement with the plaintiff that sity but which one the less were he should be paid, commission at distinctly "felt and each the rate of 15 per cent. on business accompanied by a slight noise. introduced by him. He claimed that $783 was owing to him in con- nexion with business secured from various Chinese ships. The case thrown into a state of excitement

A 'Meteorite?

WAN

The Indian population were

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The defendant, in answer to the charge, said that he did not intend to utter the coins in Hongkong. He intended to take them to Macao where he would use them. He had been given them by à man in Hongkong.

would be difficult to prove owing this morning by the appearance of His Worship remarked that the to the fact that some of the ships a large white object in the sky. Police might endeavour to find this were not in port,

Mr. Nushi admitted, the verbal

It was stationary and resembled man and remanded the defendant agreement and commission and a star. The appearance of this for 48 hours agreed to five of the items on the phenomena immediately after the claim but did not admit that the earthquake shock has given rise Bums mentioned had been received. to all sorts of ramours among the Indians. The "phenomenon" was The Pulsne Judge gave judg-probably a meteorite. ment for the defondants for one of the sums claimed, the case in? respect of the others being ad- journed.

STEALING BRICKS.

CONSTRUCTION OF FISH ..POND.

WUHU BOYCOTT.

MAY AFFECT SHIPPING.

Wuhu, Jan, 11.

It is likely that the movement for that he made use of the bricks the boycotting of British goods but was not aware that they had will interfere with the shipping been stolen although the woman business. The present position in

means Batisfactory. had previously suggested taking by some from No. 120, Kowloon Tong. Naval Wireless, He had told her not to touch them.

The woman was seen carrying a number of bricks to No. 31, Kow-

A Chinese male and female ap-loon Tong where the defendants: peared before Mr. W. Schofield at were engaged in constructing a the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-Ash pond. It was found that a ing on charges of unlawfully large number of bricks belonging to stealing 250 bricks from No. 120, the Kowloon Tong Development Kowloon Tong, and, alternatively, Company had already been used. with 'receiving the bricks knowing The first defendant was fined them to have been. stolen or un- $25 or three weeks imprisonment lawfully obtained,

on the larceny charge and the The woman admitted the first man was convicted of receiving charge and accepted responsibility. stolen property, a fine of $15 being The man, when questioned, said imposed.

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