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HOTELS;

THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL Telographic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG,

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL

Tolegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL”

HOTELS.

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Dea Wagons Lits, Peking.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms nowly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telophone.

Hotel.)

Hotot launch meets all steamere.

(326 for thirty Tifin Tickets can be had at the Office of the above

Telephone C. 878 J. H. WITCHELL,

Manager.

Tel. Add:"Victoria,"

HOTELS OF

MOTEL METROP

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 Forry, Wharves and Railway Station, Representative meets all steamers,

Daily Rates from Monthly Rates from

$ 6.00. $130,00.

Under the Personal Supervision and attention of

Tol. 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. Terma moderate. Special terms to families 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. Odoll, Managing - Director.

THE HOTEL RIVIERA

MACAO

Cable Address:-"RIVIERA, MACAO"

EMBODYING THE LUXURIES OF MODERN HOTEL CONSTRUCTION

THE FINAL EXPRESSION OF COMFORT AND SERVICE

Printed and Published for the Proprietars by Aurazo MORLEY, st1 and 8, Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoris, Hongkong.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NEW CAPITAL FOR ELECTRIC CO.

(Continued from, Page 7.)

constituents can have no cause for complaint.

Extension Programme,

In 1924 my predecessor made re- ference in his speech to a proposed extension of the North Polat gen- erating plant to 28,000 K.W. Steps were taken to put this work in hand during 1925, but owing to indue- trial troubles that year the expect ed growth in the demand for elec tricity falled to mature and we de- ferred action until the end of 1926. This postponement of part of the scheme for expansion has enabled us to spread the expenditure over a longer period and at the moment we hope to be able to carry out our programme without calling upon shareholders for new capital in the

immediate future.

FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1928.

COMMON LOYALTY

IN EMPIRE.

'GEN. SMUTS' MILD. REBUKE TO

SOUTH AFRICA,

RIGHT OF NEUTRALITY.

· ELOQUENT NÁVAL FIGURES.

(Continued from Paga 1.)

So, he said, when one looked at the contributions of the United States of 500,000 fans and our own) of 2,000,000 tons one could not say we had not done our part...

Cape Town, Mar, 15.

"I do not think," said Mr. Bridge- "We are

not free individual man, "It is quite sufficiently under- States but free members of an as- stood how large a part we have Bocinted. Empire," said General played in this matter. We aro Smuts in the South African AB-the only nation that is dependent sembly to-day when the debate for our very existence on the free- was resumed on the motion to passage of the seas and for that ratify the report of the Imperial reason our contribution, I think, is Conference.

all the more remarkable."

General Smuts spoke at con- siderable length in developing views opposing Mr. Hertzog's opi non regarding the Dominions right of neutrality.

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Less Than U.S.-or Japan. · Our present naval expenditure was seven per cent of the total budget of the country instead of the pre-war figure of 27.6 per cent, and as against 8.5 per cent, in the United States at the present time and 14.9 per cent in Japan.- British Wireless.

Genova Disclosures,

He intimated that the Opposi The expenditure on Capital Action would vote in favour of the count amounted to $1,116,464 roport, and said the Empire meant which covers part of the cost of a security for all the Members, but new generating station building if all asserted their right to neu- and machinery at North Point, the trality what would remain of building and equipment of sub- security? stations at Wong. Nei Chung and

Mr. Bridgeman condemned as They would all have to build erroneous the off-repeated idea Causeway Bay and the laying of armies and navies in the nature of chat whereas at the Geneva Com 18 miles of high tension and low protection against possible future ference, the United States suggest." tension cables in various parts of troubles. They were not free in-ed a total of 400,000 tons, Britain the island. The purchase of new dividual. States. If it was a mat- machinery accounts for the in-ter of major concern for the, Dm crease under the heading of Bills pire, he hoped and anticipated that Payable.

the Dominions would always do what they did in 1914)

Branch Offices.

...

It would be practically impos- A new item appears in the acaible for any Dominion to declare counts this year under the head-its neutrality in a war in which ing of Branch Office equipment. Britain was involved and vice We have opened branch offices for versa an Empire not built on neu- the collection of accounts, etc., lacrality would not endure thereon, Shaukiwan and Wanchai. We be- but on the common loyalty of the lieve this is a convenience to our members. constituents and propose to ex- tend the arrangement, to other parts of the town as occasion arises. Our generating machinery and distributing plant has been maintained in good order during the year and we have been free: from any industrial troubles.

I take this opportunity of plac ing on record the Directors' ap- |preciation of the services rendered

by the staff and workmen during the year. Nothing further, I think, calls for comment and I now beg to propose that the report and statement of accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1927, be adopted. When this has been seconded I shall be pleased to answer to the best of my ability any questions you may desire to

aak.

A

Seconder's Speech.

General Smuts urged that the question should be

left for the consideration and judgment of the Imperial Conference.Router.

LI CHAI-SUM GOES NORTH.

(Continued from Page 1)

Man-yan and a

few subordinate omelals, together with General Chan Ming-shui who joined the party later.

naisted on 600,000; and explained that the United States demanded twenty-five 10,000 tons cruisers..

Britain retorted that if all crui- sers were to fo 10,000 tons shipa Britain would require 600,000 ne her total tonnage because she re- quired numbers and not size.

Mr. Bridgeman pointed out that we dropped three cruisers in the drst place for the benefit of the exchequer, but also to show tha whatever happened nt Genova or claewhere, it was not going to drive us to a great naval building competition with America or any.

one else.

Referring to the American naval programme, he said eight large cruisers had already been authorised and if the further fifteen were completed they would have twenty-three which would be only two less than the number they demanded

Geneva. ~~~ Reutor.

at

LORD TERRINGTON'S

:

CAR.

In a brief chat with General Hsu King-tong on the wharf the Telegraph representative was In- formed that Marshal Ll's trip to SIR H. RECKITT'S ALLEGATION Nanlding will be a short one, pro- OF £200,000 FRAUDS, and that conferences will be held bably lasting about a fortnight, with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and Commissioners of the Nation- allat Political Council on military and other matters,

Mr. Leung Yan-po proposed that Messrs. Linstead and Davis be re- elected as auditors at a remunera- tion of $1,500. This, on being seconded by Mr. C. G, Alabaster, was carried,

It was stated in the Court of Appeal during the hearing of an appeal concerning & cheque drawn by Lord Terrington on the ac

Re- count of Sir Harold James ckitt that Sir Harold had been "similarly defrauded" of more than £200,000,

The cheque concorned in the appeal was drawn in part pay- ment of a car purchased for the use of Lord Torrington, and was signed "Sir Harold James Reckitt,* Bark, Terrington, ugent."

Mr. G. C. Moxon, in seconding the proposal, said:-Mr. Chairman and gentleman,I think every shareholder has reason to be satisfied with the report and accounts for 1927 and also with the proposed appropriation of the profits. One of the changes in Hongkong most noticeable to me ie the increased use of electricity for lighting. As far as our Com pany is concerned, the output of electricity 1927 was more than 21⁄2 times greater than in 1920, The Company has since 1920 The Chairman stated that that

Before Lords Justices Scritton scrapped the whole of Its old and closed the business of the meeting and Sankey and Mr. Justice Rus- obsolete plant and has installed n Those present at the meeting new and up-lo-date system at a were Mr. C. G. S. Mackie (Chair- sell, Messrs. Barnett, Pembroke cost of over $8 millions. With man of Directors) supported by and Slater, Limited, of Alexandra Garage, Old Barrack Yard, a nubscribed capital of $3,000,000, the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Sir this has only been possible be- Robert Ho Tung, Mr. T. G. Weall, Knightsbridge, appended from a cause we have carried out the the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow and judgment of Mr. Justice Rowlatt, holding that they were liable to greater part of these works by Mr. T. E. Pearer, (Directors) and Sir Harold Reckitt, of Rutland investing our reserves in the busi- Mr. F. R. Marsh M.I.E.E. (Mana- Court, Knightsbridge, for £200. пере The proposed issue of ger). Shareholders present were Mr. Jowitt, K.C., for the appell bonus shares will give share-Messrs. G. C. Moxon, C. G. Alabas ants, said the question to be de holders a reasonable return upon ter, K.C., O.B.E., O., F. Ribeiro, Velded was: Which of two inno- the undivided profita of latter Sorby, Ip Fook, To Tao-hing, H. cent persons should suffer for years and is an arrangement Ruttonjce, L. C. F. Bellamy, Dr. the fraudulent act of a third, Sir which they will, I am convinced, C. M. Heanley, F. L. Brown, Chun Harold Reckitt some years ago consider eminently satisfactory.

Seng-choo, J. T. Bagram, E. M.appointed Lord Terrington to act Raymond, Chan Pak-yick, Leung-for him: Lord Terrington Yan-po, L. J. Davies, D. J. Lewis, given very wide powers, which We are interested in your re- W. H. H. Murdock, J. H. Taggart, were subsequently extended, marks on the reduction of charges Ezra, R. Pestonji, G. H. Fotts, that he could draw cheques since 1914. My own experionco L. E. Ozorio, 0. Baptista, Wong Sir Harold's account without re- enables me to confirm the state- Iling-kwong, W. J. Stokes, A. Kit-striction. ment that the price of electricity chell, B. L. Seton-Winton (Attor

Extraordinary Result.

Was

Mary

Pickford

This

This is a romancë of - youth--with riotous comedy to make you laugh when you are almost on the verge of tears.

The kind of picture that only MARY PICK- FORD could make- combining the tender- ' ness of a moving love story with the rollick- ing joyousness that made her "The World's Sweetheart."

AT THE

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TO-DAY &

QUEEN'S TOMORROW

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20."

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PETER B. KYNE'S THRILLING

NARRATIVE

Romance-Delightful Comedy!-

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At The

Mr. Justice Rowlatt, said coun

in Hongkong compares favourably ney for A. David & A. J. David), sel, held that as Lord Terrington with that in England. This result and Li Kin-pai.

is all the more extraordinary when one considers the enormous cost

of land in Hongkong and the generally higher cost of all those supplies required by an under- taking of this nature.

INCREASE OF CAPITAL Approved by Extraordinary Meeting.

An extraordinary meeting fol-

signed the cheque as 'agent the appellants were put on notice and must suffer. The case was in- portant because Sir Harold Re ckitt had been similarly defraud- ed of £200,000:

Mr. Schiller, K.C., for Sir Har old--More than that.

govern other

We are pleased to note that the lowed, Mr. Mackie again presiding. extension of the North Point plant The Chairman sold-Gentlemen, Mr. Jowitt said the decision is now proceeding. The fact thatThis meeting has been called for would probably the postponement of this work in the purpose of obtaining your cades. 1925 has enabled you to forecast sanction to the increase in the The hearing was adjourned, the possibility of carrying out this capital of the Company, which is holders for more capital is of in- bonus shares of which I have just ings in France, but is too ill to scheme without asking share necessary before we can issue the the subject of xtradition proceed- terest; as it must be one of the spoken. He then proposed that be moved to England. few instances in which the in- the following resolution be passed:

dustrial troubles of 1925 have

heen of advantage to any section That the capital of the Com-

Lord. Torrington ls at present

of the community. In conclusion, Pany be increased from its present HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

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

I desire to congratulate the capital of $3,000,000 (Hongkong Directors, the Company's Agents Currency) divided into 800,000 and the staff on the very satis-shares of $10 each; to $0,000,000 factory figures placed before us, (Hongkong Currency) divided into and I have much pleasure in 600,000 shares of $10 each, and that seconding the adoption of the re-such additional shares shall rank King Paal 15. of Tavolars, an island off port and statement of accounts.

Business

1. Captain Fami Beyton, on March 11. 1878. 2. In 1996, during the rules of Willem 111. in all respects pari passu with the the Bardtaian coast. The St. Edmund original capital of the Company" manuscript dealing with events under Hear

This was seconded by the Hon.. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard and was carried.

IL 6, "Robinson Crusos." Tha, daže in, that on which lie original, Alexander Bellick, was found on the inland of Juan Fernandès. 8, Oodnadatta, Australia, where there is only "one train, every foreight; 7. Those of Quee

Catherine and Jane Barmour.. 8. The site of his palace and trosrure homes at Winchester. was not French bat Polish, and that his ros),

On the proposition of Mr. J. H Taggart, seconded by Mr. LC. F. Bellamy the appointments to the The Chairman announced that Board of Mr. C. GS Mackie, the a further extraordinary general. The African inch. 10, That Jules Verne Hon. Sir Shouson Chow, and Mr. meeting would be held in the same ADSO Olatewica.......11. The Vienna TE. Pearce were confirmed; and place at 12.30 px, on Monday, hazelius copies of which have Just Sir Robert Ho Tung and Mr. T. G. April 2nd, for the purpose of con Well were re-elected to the Board. firming the resolution.mat

been found hidden in the Austrian - Giate.

Lury. 11. Betlitin, which third

lighter, the aluminium,, bót much harder and uncorrodible.

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Orchestra 5:15 & 9.20;

HEART

with

JOAN CRAWFORD

CARMEL MYERS

ROCKCLIFFE FELLOWES FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN JR.

Directed by:

JACK CONWAY

TO-DAY and TO-MORROW

Interpreter 2.30 8 7.15.

The story of à man who captured twenty-two war prisoners but feared to fight the town bully!—

From the Play

AT THE

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KENNETH

HARLAN

THE SAP

with

Mary McAllister

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