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KING EDWARD HOTEL, '

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

HONGKONG'S TRADE REVIVAL

SIR CECIL CLEMENTI TALKS

IN SHANGHAI..

CANTON FRIENDSHIP.

Shanghal, May, 12. Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of Hongkong, passed through Shang- hai yesterday on the Empress of Russia on his way Home. He ex- pects to return to Hongkong at the end of the year.

Sir Cecil was in an optimistic mood with regard to South China, when seen by a representative of the North-China Daily News, yes. terday. He said:

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1928.

JAPAN TAKES A FIRM HONGKONG'S NAVAL

STAND.

(Continued from Page 1.) abandon Peking. The where- abouts of Chang Tso-lin is: sup- posed to be a mystery, some reports stating he is in the foreign con- cession in Tientsin, whilst others suggest, he has, gone back do Man- churia. The probabilities aro that he is still in Peking,

DEFENCE..

WITHDRAWAL OF SUBMARINES CRITICISED.

"O" BOATS COMING?

The whittling down of the dozen "L" class submarinca at Hongkong by the withdrawal of A New Commander,

half their number may be a prell- minary step to the establishment Marshal Chang Kai-shek has ap-of a flotilla nt Singapore, but, 15 pointed General Chu Pel-teh, former ruler of Kiangai, to direct operations at Tientsin, while Chiang remains in the South while the Tsinan incident is in abeyance. Yangtuze Quiet.

the Naval and Military Record points out, the Hongkong naval establishment being of first-rate Importance to our strength in the Far East, the moral effect of the decision is not good, oven, although the material effect is of little mo

world' affaira.

"Hongkong has made a remark- Naval wireless messages rement in the present posture of able recovery from the troubles ofceived this morning show that con- a few years ago. Trade is doing ditions in the Yungtaże ports are very well indeed. In fact, the unchanged, no untoward incl.

having revenue of the colony is approach-dents

troubles. We anticipated a defeit

Under the Washington Treaty been reported.wo agreed not to develop the nával

Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooma ing the best years before the There have been large troop move. defences of Hongkong in return

king and Wanhsien. ' newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Bods, 'Hot and Cold last year and had a surplus. This ments in the vicinity of Chung-for "consent to the Singapore Water, also Telephone.

Hotel)

Ten Dances:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Hotel launch meets all steamers.

year, we expect a much larger surplus, perhaps na high as $2, 000,000.

($25 for thirty Tiffin Tickets can be bad at the Office of the above are very good, indeed General Li

Tel. Add-Victoria."

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"Our relations with the Chinese Chai-sum did me the courtesy to son Mr. Chu. Chao-hain to see me off when I,left Hongkong. The Canton Government wants to be on

Nanking's Order,

Shanghal, May 16. An official announcement con- cerning the war operations has been issued by the Nationalist Govern- ment at Nanking.

Thla states that according to the a cordial basis with us and we na-reports received from Marshal Chiang Kai-shck and Marshal Feng turally fully reciprocate.

General Li Chal-sum seeks to Yu-halang, all the Nationalist forces maintain order in Kwangtung pro- have been making victorious pro- vince and all the officials are work-gress, ing hard for the rehabilitation of

It is added that the Nationalists the southern provinces. Kwang-have captured Shichaichwang and si has been free from war for Tehchow and are, now ready for a some time and I understand that joint attack on Tientsin and Peking, they are doing remarkably well the fall of which are expected in & in that province. If the Canton very short time. officials Rucceed in suppressing

Finally, all Nationalist Generals

scheme, but It Is distinctly ques tionable whether the strategical value of Hongkong Is not really higher than that of Singapore. The point must necessarily be considered in relation to the "pos- sible enemy."

The only one great naval Power in the Far East is Japan. In the much more troublesome to her event of war Hongkong 'would be than Singapore, because it more directly dominates her vital line of communications with China. But, of course, nobody plates war between Great Britain. and Japan. Actually we are on a particularly friendly footing with our former ally, and a great as- semblage of Japanese warships as just concluded a friendly and

contem-

brigandage and piracy in Kwang-are ordered to continue their ad-estive visit to the British port.

METROPOLE-SAVOY-BOA VISTA tung, that is all that can be ex-

The

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Kowloon.

pected of them at the present time and under present conditions. And I believe that they will make a a sincere effort to do it.

vance without delay so that the Northern Expedition may soon be completed.-Nam Chung Pao.

Chiang Visits Nanking.

"The people of Kwangtung seem

Shanghal, May 16. to be concentrating their interests and energies upon the rehabilita- Marshal Chiang Kai-shek left, tion of their own province. They Hsuchiow at noon on Monday for want to turn Kwangtung into a Nanking, where he made a report the Nationalist. Government The Premier Hotel la Kowloon with all modern conveniences. model province and it seems to to High Class Cusine and Table Appointments. Wonderful view of theme that a start in this direction on the Japanese action in Tainan. Harbour and Peak, and five minutes from the Ferry, Wharves and can best be made in Kwangtung." -Nam Chung Pan, Hailway Station. Representative meets all steamers.

Daily Raten from

Monthly Rates from ...

$ 6.00, $130.00.

Under the Personal Supervision and attention of

Tel. No. K.608 & K.009.

MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE.

Cables. "Kowlotel." Kowloon,

PROCESSION WITHOUT

PERMISSION.

ADVERTISING THEATRICAL

PERFORMANCES.

SHANGHAI INCIDENTS. Brutal Attack on Mill Manager.

Shanghai, May 11 Hostility towards the Japanese has been manifested openly in many places.

At least 100 cases of assaults on Japanese school children attending the public school in North Szechuen

A street procession on April 25, Road and other schools by loafers, PALACE HOTEL.

advertising

a theatrical

per-and rowdies have been reported. 'Tal Address "PALACE," Tal, Kowloon No. 8

As a result of these attacks, Ja- Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Forry and Railway Station,formanes, led to the appearance Entirely, under English Management. Electric Light and Fan throughout. this morning, before Mr. R. E. Every Room with Private "Bath. Loungo, Bar and Billiard-Rooms, Lindsell, of a Chinese summoned paneze marine patrols in North Sze- Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. fur holding a procession without chuen Rond district have been ferma moderate. Special terms to families on application to:

the necessary permit from the strengthened so as to take in most of the malu roads in the Japanese Mrs. J. H. OXDERRY, Proprietress. Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

residential district,

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As to the submarines which are

returning to England with their depot ship, the Ambrose, rumouri has it that they may be replaced at Hongkong by a corresponding number of "0" boats when these are available. Nothing has been decided, however, and the rumour is officially regarded as unlikely to materialise. No doubt the Ad, miralty has come to the conclusion ever contemplating an attack upon that the possibility of any Power Hongkong is negligible. In case fight draught gunboats und destrayers in the existing silun- tion should be of greater service to the C-in-C. than submarines.-- "China Express and Telegraph" (London).

any

MARINE INSURANCE

RISKS.

LONDON UNDERWRITERS MAKE INCREASE.

London, May, 15.

an

hulle or

In consequence of heavy losses The defendant was the repre

Mr. S. 1. Watanabe, manager of in the marine insurance market in sentative of the Ting Chai Kwai firm who supplied the purapher the Shanghai Cotton Mill No. 4, 15 recent years, the Institute of Lon- nella which made up the proces-ay Road was seriously injured by don Underwriters announces

a gang of lonfers who attacked him increase in the rate on

of ownership sion. Pleading guilty, he

in Pingliang Road on Wednesday,irrespective Fined $10.

evening. He was set upon by nationality, by ten per cent. Mr. R.A. Forrest, whe prloafers and although he was knock- The increase will become opera- secuted on behalf of the Secretary, ed down several times he managed tive on the renewal of existing con- for Chinese Affairs, told his Wor-to escape from his attackers and

'tracts.-Reuter. ship that the District Watchmen enter the house of Mr. Kobayashi Committee had asked the Secre- at 64 Pingllang Road, As a result of tariat to assist in putting a stop the attack, he has been taken to to such processions.

the Shinozaki hospital, 68 Boone Road, for treatment of his injuries, Troops Return to Tientsin.

The management of the Lee Theatre as well as the Tai Law Tin troupe, who leased the Lee Theatre recently were also RUM-| Inoned in connexion with the pro- cession. Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones, appearing for the management of panics of infantry which was sent the Theatre, claimed that he had to Tainan last month from Tien-

Tsingtao, May 15.

A detachment of three com-

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HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

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

1. The prolocutor: the Archdeacon of Bt. Atbana. 2. A. F Houman: Kenneth Ora hame: Thomas Hardy, 3. Britannis, 4. The

Furry (or Plural) Dance, held in honour of the coming of apring; the dancers danes in and of one another's hours. 5. In (a)

.g. use, usable: pronounce, pronounceable

no knowledge whatever of the pro-tsin, has arrived at Tsingtao and is dropped except after soll "&" or "g," cassion. The Theatre had been immediately boarded destroyers ske, man, Agcable; in 1b3 "Ate" is drop leased to the Tai Law Tin troupe, for Tientsin owing to the tense who are now in Canton. The pro- cession advertised the Tal Law Tin's performance.

altuntion there.-Reuter,

Japan Preparing Her Case..

Tokyo, May 15.

ped. ..: appreciate, appreciable. 6. Amber; Deep blue: mauve; green or greenish blue. 7. Yeomen of the fiuard. 8, 240 acres. D. Mr. Micawber. 10. To plead for the freedora of the Press. 11. Apples. 12. (a) Multiply the radius by 2. (b) Multiply the answer to in), the diameter by 8,1415.

Mr. Forrest agreed to withdraw the charge against the management' The Foreign Office has stated of the Lee Theatre, and his Wor-that a memorandum to the League

Mr. George Offor, who outlived ship remarked that the only re- of Nations is being considered, al- medy Mr. Forrest had was to wait though its nature and the time of 10 of his 14 children, has died at till the return to the Colony of its presentation have not been de- his home, Peak Hill Villa, Sydney-

the Tai Law Tin tṛoupe..

JAPANESE DOCKYARD

DISPUTE.

COMPANY ACCEDES TO

UNION DEMANDS.

Osaka, May 15,

cided, It is understood the Goy-ham, S. E., aged 101.

ernment's agents are at present

gathering evidence at Tsinan for

the purpose of refuting the alleg. have been disposed of by Chinese, ed Chinese statements with re- while the Japanese military casu gard to the cause of the Incident.alties total 233-Reuter, -Router.

The Japanese Policy.

Amoy. Situation.

Amoy, May 15.

Modified

Osaka, May 15. The Northern squadron has now Mr. Mitsuchi, the Finance loft for the South. The dispute between the Kawa-Minister, speaking before the martial law continues, troops.be- saki Dockyard and the Seamen's Economic Association in Osaka, ing still on guard againet a possi Union has been settled, the com- explained the Government action ble attack. pany agreeing to the payment of in Shantung and said that as soon minimum wages, and also filling vacancies in the crews,-Reuter.

A HOME FOR PRINCE. CAROL.

UNWELCOME GUEST TO GO TO BELGIUM.

Brussels, May 15. M. Jonescu, the ex-Prince Carol's Surrey host, has found England's unwelcome guest home in the Ardennes.-Reuter.

Efforts to strengthen the anti- as the safety of Japanese, na-Japanese boycott have not met. tionals, had been assured they with success. A continuation of would promptly withdraw the the boycott is probable-Neuter. troops. Ha declared that this had been the fixed policy of the Gov- ernment which the military nu- thorities quite understand. Reuter.

The Casualties.

Tsinanfu Relief.

Singapore, May 15. Chinese feeling against Japan on account of the Tsinanfu affair is illustrated in the fact that the fund opened by the Chinese Cham- Tsingtao, May 15. ber of Commerce for the relief of Consul General Fujita, who has the Chinese victims at Teinantu arrived at Tsingtao from Tainen, totalled $200,000 within a week. states that 1,040 corpses of Chinese The Chinese are doing the ut soldiers have been buried by Ja-most to avoid anti-Japanese dis apanese since May 8 and it is be-orders but are determined to boy- lleved that at least 1,000 more cott Japanese business-Reuter.

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