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HOTELS.

THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAR HOTEL Tolographic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG,

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL Talographic Address : "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL."

HOTELS.

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lite, Peking.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1928.

CANTON'S BETTER NANKING POLITICAL

OUTLOOK.

COUNCIL

HUGE FORTUNE IN FEW DAYS.

MOST OF THE TROOPS MOVED MANY NEW COMMISSIONERS IRISH SPECULATOR CORNERS

FROM CITY..

PEACE AND ORDER,

APPOINTED."

Shanghai, Mar. 15.

The Central Political Council

NEW YORK SHARES,

decided at yeaterday's meeting to WALL STREET ENVIES. elect General Tan Yen-kal as act- Ing Chairman of the Council, dur-

-

The fact that most of the armies of the Southern Government, haveing the absence of Marshal Chiang now left Canton for other districts Kai-shek, who is shortly leaving in Kwangtung is regarded as a for the Northern front.. further indication of the fact that the Communist menace has been removed from the city, consequent on the strong action recently taken by Marshal Li Chai-aum's Government.

The Council also decided to ap. point General Yen Shih-shan and eight others as Commissioners of the Taiyuan Branch of the Poli tical Council, with General Yen as Chairman.

General" Fung Yu-hsfang has wired to Nanking stating that he willing to accept the appoint- mont as Chairman of the Kaifeng Branch of the Political Council.

Peace and order have been rès- tored in Canton, and the terise feeling which prevailed until re- cently has now completely relaxed. Shortly after the Communist coup in December, when large Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, Gen- numbers of "Reds" were still at oral Tan Yen-kal, Messrs. C, T. large in the city, Marshal Li Chal-Wang, Chang Ching-klang, Wu sum, in order to prevent any fur- Chi-fal, Chai Yuen-pel, Li Shih- thor untoward events, concentrat chang and two others are appoint

cd Commissioners of the Commit- Southern Government inside the tee on Foreign Affairs of the Coun- city. These included the 11th and cil-Nam Chung Pao.

Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Colded almost all the Armies of the Water, also Tolephone.

Hotel.)

Hotet launch meets all steamers.

($25 for thirty Tiffin Tickets can be had at the Office of the above 13th Division of the 4th Army,

Tel. Add: "Victoria."

HOTELS OF

MOTEL THEIR

Telephone C. $78 J. H. WITCHELL,

Manager.

DISTINCTION

The Kowloon Hotel Kowloon.

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

Dally Rates from

Monthly Rates from

$ 6.00. $130.00.

Under the Personal Supervision and attention of

Tel. No. K.608 & K.609.

Tel, Kowloon No. 8

MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE.

Cables. "Kowlotel." Kowloon.

PALACE HOTEL.

Tel. Address "PALACE," Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway. Station. Entirely, under English Management, Electric Light and Fan throughout. Every Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Terima moderato. Special terms to familles on application to:

Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress.

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

Cables:

"EUROPE

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.

Arthur E. Odell, Managing Director.

THE HOTEL RIVIERA

MACAO

Cable? Address:-"RIVIERA, MACÃO'

EMBODYING THE

LUXURIES OF MODERN HOTEL CONSTRUCTION

under the leadership of Generals Chan Chai-tong and Hsu King- tong; the 5th Army, under Gen- eral Tang Yin-wah; the 38th and 39th regiments and the newly- recruited 2nd and 6th Divisiona

"

HIGHWAY ROBBER

PUNISHED.

WOMAN.

of the 11th Army, under General | THEFT OF JEWELLERY FROM Chan Ming-shiu; and also the 7th Army, under General 'Wang, Shao- hung.

A highway robbery on January Now, with the exception of the 22nd, this year, the last day of the 11th Army, which is still in the old Chinese year, had its sequel in Canton city, it is stated that most Mr. R. E. Lindsell's Court this of these troops have either been morning when a Chinese was despatched to other districts for charged with the theft of a quanti- station duty or have joined inty of jewellery, valued at $175, the big anti-Communist expedition from n woman whom he attacked on the East River. A good por-near King's College: tion of the 7th Army of General The man pleaded guilty to the Wang Shao-hung has returned, to charge, but explained to his Wor- Kwangsi.

ship that there was also another Conditions on the streets and in man concerned in the affair. business circles have returned to His Worship: What has hay- normal. In the main thorough-pened to the property ?. fares, there is an absence of troops and armed corps of police patrols, who were much in evid ence at the time the Communist coup came to an end.

According to an official report y the Government, since the "Red" insurrection in December about fifty Communist rendezvous have been raided, at which some 700 "Reds" were arrested and put into prison.

In view of the stability and security now prevailing in Canton, the Canton Garrison Headquarters may be re-organised and renamed the "Bandit Suppression Bureau."

LEAGUE AND SOCIAL

EVIL.

EXTENTION OF ENQUIRY TO FAR EAST.

J

Defendant: All melted down. Is Worship: How much did you get out of it?

Defendant:-Only $25.

The police, in answer to his Worship, stated that the man hud a provious conviction for the same offence.

Sentence of nine months' hard labour and twenty strokes was passed by his Worship.

TWO STOWAWAYS SENTENCED.

WANTED WORK IN HONGKONG.

New York, Mar. 14. The whole of Wall Street is envi- ously admiring the American-Irish speculator, Michael Mechen, who, almost single-handedly, staged the sensational riso in Radio Corpora tion stock, as cabled yesterday,

Twenty years ago, Mechan was selling tickets for a Broadway Theatre agency.

Yesterday's coup is believed to have yielded him from £1,000,000 tribute to his "daring and success to £3,000,000. His rivals pay a which have probably never been equalled."

The Stock Exchange, has begun AN investigation of the report that a technical "corner" existed In Radio Corporation common stocks in view of the shares advance of forty-five dollars in the last seven trading sessions-Keúter's-American. Ser- vice.

WONDERFUL CITY WELCOME.

(Continued from Page 1.).

tries and more thorough inter- change of ideas between our prosperity and enhanced happi- peoples may result in increased mess to both."

Gold Casket,

Thus interpreted the Address was handed to the King in a gold cnakot. .King Amanullah rose to reply amid loud cheers.

だ

He thanked the citizens of Lon- don for their warm welcome and declared that "the friendly rela- tiona existing between His Britannic Majcsty and 'myself should be a great factor in the future political and commercial rolations between the British and Afghan nations and assura me of the promotion of the natural re- lations between two countries in conformity with mutual wishes.".

London's Magnificence.

The procession was again form- ed and the Royal visitors, were conducted to the banqueting hall where the magnificent decorations and the glitter of the city's famous gold plate presented a dazzling l-scene.

No 'Speeches. To-night Sir Austen "Chamber- lain gave a dinner at the Foreign Office in honour of King Amanul Inh. The Prince of Wales was Two Chinese, who were charged present and the guests included before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Mr. Stanley Baldwin, members of Kowloon Magistracy this morning, the Cabinet, Mr. Lloyd George and with stowing away from Swatow Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, the High on board the s.s. Cremer, were sen- Commissioners of

Oversens tenced to three weeks' hard lab-Dominions,

our each.

Geneva, Mar. 14. The Advisory Committee on the It was stated that the second trafile in women and children has defendant had been deported by decided, in principle, to extend the the police authorities at Sumatra, enquiry of the special body of ex-but, after being landed at Swatow, perts to countries in the East and he returned to the ship and was Far East..

Istor found concealed among the cargo. The second defendant had hidden in one of the ship's bonts.

The matter will be reconsidered next Session when it is thought possible that definite recommenda- their homes in the country had Both defendants pleaded that ttons can be made.

Meanwhile the Committee en- they wanted to come to Hongkong been destroyed by bandits and Hoto the assistance of Membera and the voluntary societies repre- to work.

sented in the draft of the. British resolution. The Committee carnest- ly hopes that the Governments of all countries which retain the eye- tem of licensed houses will In- vestigate the question without de- Jay,

J

MOTOR CYCLE MISHAP.

MACHINES COLLIDE IN KOWLOON.

The Committee has noted the fact that 23 out of 42 countries, whether members or non-members of the League of Nations have

A motor cycle accident accurred abolished licensed houses, while yesterday evening in Nathan Road, nineteen have retained them under Kowloon, near

Glanville Road, regulations.

when motor cycle No. 960, ridden.

and high military officers. There were no speeches, but the usual toasts were, honour- ed.--British Wireless.

TOMMY MILLIGAN

FOULS.

MIDDLEWEIGHT EUROPEAN TITLE BOUT,'

London, Mar. 14, All Edinburgh is agog in antici- pation of to-night's fight for the middleweight championship of Great Britain and Europe.

Tommy Milligan, the holder, is challenged by Alex Ireland, another Scot, and both ard in perfect condi- tion and well within the weight; limit.

Later, Milligan was disqualified for hit- ting low when he was ahead on points.

The Committee expresses the by Mr. B. Wong, with a Mr. Zim after having been outboxed for opinion that this system is doomed to disappear in time--Reuter.

PRINCESS MARY IN ··

EGYPT.

Ireland was awarded the decision

mern on the pillion-scat, collided of Tommy Milligan was applied in nine rounds. The disqualification with motor cycle No. 990, driven the ninth round-Reuter. by a Portuguese sailor with an- other saflor on the pillion.

Mr. Wong's machine was slight- ly damaged and Mr. Zimmern re- ceived injuries to his leg, but; only of a superficial nature. The Portuguese sailors were not in-

GIVEN WARM WELCOME WITH jured.

HUSBAND.

AMERICAN DISASTER,

· PRETTY VALLEY

DEVASTATED,

Los Angeles, Mar. 14.

CHARTERED BANK.

DIVIDEND AND BONUS,

ANNOUNCED.

The Chartered Bank, has recely- ed the following télogram from its Head Office in London:

At the approaching meeting of Shareholders, Directors will re- commend dividend for past half, year at the rate of 14% per an num 'free of Income Tax and, a bonus of 68, 3d. per share; £100,- 000 added to Offtcore, Pension Fund; £25,000 written off pre- mises; £200,893.4.8 carried for ward."

London, Mar. 14. Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles arrived at Calro this afternoon. They were given a warm welcome, being met by a re- presentative of King Fuad and the Staff of the British Residoney, as well an by a large gathering of A pretty valley in the San Fran other British residents..

cisquito Canyon is transformed After inspecting a guard of Into a wreckage-strewn desert. honour composed of Girl Guides, The thick yellow sand is impoding Princess Mary and Viscount Las-the feet of thousands of volunteer celles drove to the Residency, ac-workers belonging to every rescue companied by Lord Lloyd, the organisation in California, who

To-day's Observatory report High Commissioner. The streets are searching for bodies here and states:-The anticyclone is pro- were Hned with spectators.

there.

bably central over West Man- Princess Mary and Viscount Dead livestock stick out of the churla. Fresh monsoon, may bo Lascelles will leave Cairo on mud beneath which dozens of expected along the South East Friday night for Luxor, whenca victims must be buried. A few Coast of China and over the North Printed and Published for the Proprietors by ALFRED MOXLAY,They will return to Cairo on March to find relatives. Reuter's Ameri- noon tomorrow Is-North-east hey will go to Sudan by steamer survivors are dementedly digging China Sea. The forecast up to 1 and 8, Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoris, Hongkong, 31at-British Wireless:

can Service: Mi

winds, fresh; generally cloudy.

THE FINAL EXPRESSION OF COMFORT AND SERVICE

Mary Pickford

in

MY BEST GIRL

A throbbing story of young love set gaily among the gee-gaws of a five and. ten cent store; enlivened with a thou sand hearty laughs and through it all the vibrant joy of the eternal play. girl, Mary Pickford.

SEE IT AT LEAST ONCEI

UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

AT THE

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY to SATURDAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

Blazing Forests-Exciting · Adventure-Charming Romance-Delightful Comedy!—

THE

PETER B. KYNE'S THRILLING NARRATIVE

UNDERSTANDING

At The

WORLD

- Orchestra 5.15 & 9.20.

HEART

· with

· JOAN CRAWFORD

CARMEL MYERS

ROCKCLIFFE FELLOWES FRANCIS-X, BUSHMAN JR.

Directed by JACK CONWAY

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

Interpreter 2.30 8.7.15.

The story of a man who captured, twenty-two war prisoners but feared to fight the town bully-

From the

Play.

AT THE

STAR

KENNETH

HARLAN

THE SAP

Mary McAllister

TO-DAY to SATURDAY Continuous 2.30 to ILIS.