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HOTELS.

THE HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; FEAK HOTEL. Telegraphic Addresa: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL: MAJESTIC HOTEL,

Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL"

HOTELS.

LIMITED.

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

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

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

Ten Dancest

Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 6 to 7 p.ni. Hotel launch meets all steamers.

$25 for thirty Tin Ticketa can be had at the Office of the above Hotel.)

Tel. Add:-"Victoria."

HOTELS OF

Telephone C. 878. J. H. WITCHELL,

Managar.

DISTINCTION*

STORE BOR VITA

METROPOLE-SAVOY-BOA VISTA

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

SPECIAL SUMMER RATES.

Dally from $ 5.00 Monthly from $125.00

Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of

The Nur.

K. 608 & K. 600.

Tel Kowloon No. 8

MR. & MRS. II. J. WHITE.

Cables KowLOTEL

Hongkong.

PALACE HOTEL.

Tol. 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. Loango; Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Unrivalled Cuisine ander the personal supervision of the proprietress, Kerma moderate. Special terms to familias on application to:

Mr. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress.

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

ánd Saturday.

Cables:--

* EUROPE

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

Grill

THE EUROPE Hotel LTD.

· Arthur E. Odell, ~ Managing - Director.

THE HOTEL RIVIERA

MACAO

Cable Address:~" RIVIERA, MACAO"

EMBODYING THE LUXURIES OF MODERN HOTEL CONSTRUCTION

THE FINAL EXPRESSION OF COMFORT AND SERVICE

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23,

1928.

THE ARMS EMBARGO | BRITISH READY FOR

EXCEPTIONS.

LABOURITE IS SATISFIED WITH EXPLANATION:

CRISIS.

·(Continued from Page: 1.)

it would be contrary to practice to circulate as a White Paper, the despatches containing the Japan- RIFLES FOR THE S.V.C.ese and the Chinese versions of

the incidents at Tsinanfu.

Both versions, he pointed out, London, May 22.

out, had been given full publicity Following the Government's ex-In the Press, and the public there- planation yesterday regarding the fore had the whole case. before Jack of Insurance facilities in Great them.-Router. Britain for. arms shipments to China, Commander Kenworthy "to- day questioned the Foreign Secret- ary regarding the issue of licensea. Captain D. H. Hacking, in refly, said that in view of the arms em bargo, no licenses had been issued for arms and ammunition likely to reach the contending factions in China.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by ALFRED MOELEY, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkonir.

HWANG FU RESIGNS POST, Dr. C. T. Wang Likely to

Succeed Him.

| STREET LIGHTING IN KOWLOON,

OVERHEAD ELECTRIC LAMPS INTRODUCED.

li

STANDARDS TO GO.

Street lighting of a most modern and up-to-date type is promised for Kowloon by the introduction of overhead electric lamps in place of the gas lamp standards, which are being removed to make way for the new lamps.

Many have been the complaints received from Peninsula résidents with regard to the system of light- ing, which has often been described as inadequate, but the new lamps should remove these grounds for complaint from both pedestrians and motorista, particularly the lat

Shanghai, May 23, ..Mr. Hwang Fu, the Nationalist Minister for Foreign Affairs, has tendered his resignation, and the Nationalist Government, has seter. cepted it.

It is believed that Dr. C. T. Wang, who is at present at Tainan, will be given the portfolio.

been

The lamp standards, which were placed in the centre of the road, rendered traffic conditions. difficult on occasions, especially with the ad- A certain number of licences, however, had been issued in res

It has been known for some time yent of the large types of buses, pect of one or two revolvers and a that Mr. Hwang Fu has

but with the removal of the stan very small consignment of sporting non persona grate with the Can-dards more room will be available rifles and ammunition for private tenese maque of the Nationalist for vehicles and trafic conditions use, and also a few cenies had been Government, and the failure of his will be facilitated.

The absence of these standarda issued from time to time for the guarantees that his relations with supply of such war material to boxlies like the Shanghai Volunteer Japan would preclude any posat will be specially beneficial at night Corps and the Chinese Maritimes bility of a Sino-Japanese clash in for motor traffic and the greater Shantung Imniensely weakened his power of the new electric lights will Customs authorities.

position, to the extent that he had add a large measure of safety to practically no alternative but to prevailing conditions, both

inolorists and pedestrians. hand in his resignation.--Router.

Up to the present a number of Mr. C. T. Wang, who is a na the standards have been removed:in tive of Ningpo, in 46 years of age. the vicinity of Yaumati, Mongkok, Ile is a. B. A. of Yale University and the lower end of Nathan Road, and has been prominently associat-leaving a number of them remain- It is ed with the Y.M.C.A. movement, ing in the middle portion. having been General Secretary of hoped that the work will be com- the National Committee in 1916-pleted during the course of the 17. After the Revolution, he serve next few months.

Commander Kenworthy expressed satisfaction with the Government's statement. Reuter.

SERIOUS CHARGE.

SCHOOLBOY ANNOYS

LADIES.

"I

Chung Yu-fan, an 18-year-old schoolboy, belonging to a well-to-do family, appeared before Major C. Willson, at the Central Police Court this morning, on a charge of inde- cent behaviour when he met two European ladies in Kennedy Road, at 7.30 on Monday night. He was remanded for a week on bail of $500.

It was stated by the prosecuting police officer that on meeting the two Indies, who were walking to- gether in Kennedy Enad, defendant dismounted from his bicycle and went under the light of a street lamp, where he committee the act complained of.

It was the intention of the ladies tó seize him on the spot and turn him over to a constable, but he |cluded them and ran away. Later,

for

ed in various capacities under Li The provision of these lamps in Yuan-hung, joined the Canton Nathan Road is by way of an ex- Military Government in 1947 and periment, and if they prove as sa- in the following year he was sent tisfactory as anticipated, it is pos as envoy to the United States in sible that the improvement will be an endeavour to secure recogni- extended to Hongkong or certain tion for that Government. He parts, although, we understand, was also a delegate to the Paris the suggestion has not yet been Conference. Since then, he has seriously considered. held various posts, and in 1922 ho was chief delegate to the Sino- Japanese Commission on Shantung affairs. He has been living in Shanghai in retirement since the Kuominchun evacuation of Péking, but in the summer of 1927 he was commissioned by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek to act as liaison officer with Marshal Feng Yu-haiang in Honan.

Peking Evacuation. The family of Mr. Yoshizawa, the

COTTON INDUSTRY

BILL.

SECOND READING IN UPPER CHAMBER,

London, May 22. The House of Lords has passed the second reading of the Cotton Industry Bill-Renter.

This Bill prolongs for five years

thinking that the coast was clear. Japanese Minister, were among

in the operation of the Cotton Indus-

he returned for the bicycle but was some 200 Japanese residents arrested by a constable, who appear-Peking who have evacuated, accord-try Act, but reduces from

BIX- ed from cover, and taken to the ing to vernacular cables. The mapence to threepence the levy im- Central Police Station.

jority of them were bound for posed under the Act on the sale Japan, but a number went to of overy bale of raw cottona lovy made for the purposes of the Em- Dairen.

pire Cotton Crowing Corporation.

PROMISING HEDJAZ

OUTLOOK.

SPIRIT OF CONCILIATION IN MESOPOTAMIA.

London, May 22.

The Colonial Office Announces

Peking, May 22.

A meeting was held to-day of the various foreign consulates' officials on matters pertaining to problems of communications, and the protec tion of foreign residents in Peking in the case of the occupation by the Southerners.

Japan Alert.

Shanghai, May 22. that the negotiations begun at That the Japanese public is Jeddah on May 8th between Sirinking a very serious view of the Gilbert Clayton and the King of China situation is indicated by the the Hedjaz, Iba Saud, have made large number of special correspon very satisfactory progress.

dents of the leading Japanese The conversations have now newspapers, who have arrived in been suspended owing to the ap- Tientsin, proach of the pilgrimage season, It is supposed the Japanese are and the British Mission in return-contemplating eventful happenings ing to London to report.

at Tientsin.

It will return to Jeddah, at the earliest possible moment to re- sume the negotiations, which throughout have been animated" by a spirit of conciliation end a genuine desire to ensue good rela- Lions.-Retter.

WHERE D'YOU GET THAT HAT?

(Continued from Page 1.) In regard to the charge of pos- session of seditious literature, the police asked his Worship for a remand, which was granted. It is understood that the case will not be proceeded with until's transla- tion of the documents seized is prepared by the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs.

Kowloon Case.

A Chinese arrested in Woosung Street on Saturday evening was charged before 'Mr. W. Schofield

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Soviet Policy Stated. Moscow, May 22, (10.30 a.m.). M.Chicherin interviewed in regard to the Tsinanfu affair and morning with distributing sedi- the Japaness memorandum to the tious pamphlets and also with be- Fengtien authorities said that the ing in possession of literature con- Soviet attitude was absolutely taining seditious matter. On the negative. The Soviet could not application of Sergeant Mottram, directly or indirectly approve of the defendant was remanded for any intevention or military occupa-one week for the documents to be tlon, particularly of China, The translated. Soviet Government policy was one of good neighbourly relations with China and absolute non-in-" INterference in Chinese internal af-

fairs.

CHILDREN'S LAUNCH

TRAGEDY,

OVER THIRTY DROWNED

RUSSIA.

Replying to a question, M. now Chicherin said that he was Moscow, May 22. A terrible tragedy occurred near informed that Japanese soldiers, Temruik to-day when a steam-after attempting to occupy the launch carrying about eighty chil-Soviet military compound in Peking dren capsized in the River Kuban. later left it. Ho emphasised that Exciting rescue scenes followed, the compound was Soviet property but thirty-four of the children were and no troops whatsoever had any drowned.—Reuter.

PEKING APPOINTMENT.

London, May 22...

right to occupy it.-Reider.

Munitions to be Returned.

Tokyo, May 22, (7.36 p.m.).

A message from Tainen states

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

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

1. Hombas. Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam, Murray River, Australia. 2. An American ex-

Tanganyika. Mr. J. A. Stevenson. 2. The pedition, led by Dr. Toy Chapman Andrews, who special Duleet is to find traces of priral. Live man. 4. St. Peter's, Rome. 6. Robert Taula Stevenson in his cray, "El Dorado," A rectangular caloum or pillar, inserted partly

10, wall. 7. Cape Flatteras, on the North Carolins roast. B, "But I go on for ever," Words supposed to be spoken by a brook in Tennyson's poem The Brook." P. Mreca 10. It treats of the measurement of lines, „Angier surfaces, and soilds, with their varlana "relations to-one another. 11. Bwitserland 12.

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that as a results of the conference army who are to make a final stánd batweon the Southerners and the against the Southerners. The War Office has announced Japanese, Japan has agreed to In the meanwhile it is said that that Colonel G. Badham Thornhill return the prisoners, and the müni- certain Shantung leaders in a will be the new Military Attachetlons captured from the local at Peking-Reuter.

FAIR WEATHER.

To-day's Observatory report state: The anticyclone is now central to the cast of Tokyo. A depression now covers the whole of China. The forecast up to noon to-morrow is:--Southerly winds, moderate; fair.

Chinese police. It da understood that the, munitions will be return ed to-morrow, though owing to the necessity of settling expenses and other questions, the return of the

conférence have approved a re solution in favour of stopping the war and uniting with the Souther nors for the purpose of wiping out the "foreign insult," and to settle the Tainan affair-Reuter,

prisoners may be dolayed.--Reuter," Tientsin Schools Close.

Chang Chung-chang Restored,

Tientsin, May 22, (7.36 p.m.). 'Tientsin, May 22, (7.35 p.m.); ' It la reported that the Nankai Chang Chung-chang has been University and other Chinese restored to favour and has pro- schools in the vicinity of Tientsin ceeded to the Tsinpu front to closed down to-day owing to the Ircaume command of the Shantung proximity of the war-Reuter

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