1928-09-13 — Page 12

12

THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL Telegraphic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG. AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL

Telegraphic Address: "CENTILAL, SHANGHAL"

HOTELS.

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel

Des Wagons Lits, Peking, --

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bod Rooms newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Bods, Hot and Cold Water, alap Telephone,

'.

TEA DANCE3:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m. Hotel launch meets all steamers.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1928,

WORLD'S TINPLATE LORD DERBY'S 4TH

MARKET.

AMERICA AND WALES REACH

AN AGREEMENT.

WILL NOT COMPETE.

London, Sept. 12. American and Welsh tinplate manufacturers havo signed AD agreement allocating the world's tinplate market, it is announced at Swanaen.

ST. LEGER.

|FAIRWAY WINS IN FINE STYLE.

FAVOURITE'S FINAL BURST DECIDES ISSUE."

BRITISH EXPORTS

RISING.

INCREASE FOR FIFTH MONTH IN SUCCESSION.

FIGURES FOR AUGUST.

London, Sept. 12.

Figures for August show that British exports have again in eronsed-for the fifth month in succession. They amounted in value to £62,217,000, showing an in-

The object of the agreement is FRENCHMAN SECOND. crease of $1,331,000 over July, and

to secure, if possible, the freedom

of the United States from Welsh competition. In certain markets

London, Sept, 12.

year, exports have shown an in- During the eight months of this croase of £20,461,000 compared with the same perlod in 1927.

of $2,800,000 over August of last year. where tho. Americans hold large Glorious weather prevailed at

The figures are remarkable in capital investments in the local Doncaster with the result that a view of the fact that the unemploy packing industry, while the Euro-hugo crowd was presont to see the ment statistics show increseo. pean export market is secured to favourite, Fairway, carry off the South Wales from American com- historie St, Leger race in wonder. petition and the United States get ful style. priority of claim over the South American and Canadian markets..

In regard to the fear that the Germany, it is stated that a simi- lar agreement is being arranged with that country.-British Wird- Icas.

($25 for thirty Tin Tickets can be had at the Office of the pact la playing into the hands of

above Hotel).

Tel. Add:-"Victoria."

Telephone C. 879

HOTELS OF

J. IL. WITCHELL,

Manager.

DISTINCTION

METROPOLE-SAVOY-BOA VISTA

PALACE

Tel. Kowloon No. 3,

HOTEL.

Tel. Address: "Palace," UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.

A first-class Residential and Tourist Hotel with all the conveniences of a Home. T

Bar and three Billiard Tablon; two in Now Bilford Saloon. Moderato Terms: families specially catered for.

For terms apply to

Hotel newly renovated,

Mrs. J. II. Oxberry,... Proprietress.

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

SPECIAL SUMMER RATES.

Daily from $5.00 Monthly from $125.00

Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of

Phone Nos.

K. 008 & K. 600.

MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE,

Cables KowLOTEL" Hongkong.

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

Oables:-

"EUROPE

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.

Arthur E. Odell, Managing - Diruotor.

Courtesy, Comfort, Serv.co and Luxuries of Modern Hotel Construction

THE HOTEL RIVIERA,

MACAU.

Cable Address:-"RIVIERA, MACAU."

CARGO HELD UP. daily instead of once as bitberto.

ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING STRIKE,

Many ships are already held up at Brisbane, Adelaide, "Sydney and Molbourne.

,

Mr. Bruce, in a speech in Parlia ment, foreshadowed that drastic stops would be taken to secure the enforce ment of the arbitration' award. Em ployers are considering the question of employing tree labour,

Melbourne, Sept. 12. Thousands of tons of cargo are held kup in the ports all over the country'

It is understood that the Govern- by a strike of the wateraiders, who mont are considering having recourse are refusing to accept the new arbit to the Crimes Act, involving a year'

imprisonmont, and deportation if the wation award, which provided that offender was not born in Australia, Jabour might be "picked up" twice Rouler..

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK Puzor FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.

Lord Derby's horse was exceed ingly well managed by Weston, who did not put his head in front" until the distance was reached, when he challenged the leaders and won a fine race..

Imports during August amount- ed in value to £97,700,000, showing an increase of £2,232,000 compared with July and of £7,584,000 com- pared with August of last year.:

For the eight months of this Lodore jumped off in front at year, imports show an increase of the start being followed by Fair- £2,253,000 compared with the cor-

I

Lodore Leads.

THE DEFENCE CORPS. way, Tourist and Flamingo. Fox responding period of last year.

SCOTTISH COMPANY'S

ANNUAL MEETING,

Volunteer.

The annual business meeting of the Scottish Company of the Hongkong

Defence Corps was held last night at the Corps Headquarters, Captain K. S. Morrison presiding.

pressad Logere and at the half-British Wireless. way singe she still held a gond lead from Tourist, Fairway hav ing by this time dropped into seventh place.

Gang Warlly, Buland, Marconi- gram and Cyclonie in that order were running well behind Tourist, Lodore kept her place until the entered the straight, horses followed by Cyclonic, Palajs Royal The accounts for the past year, Tourist, Flamings and Fairway. were presented and adopted by the meeting.

It was decided to hold another Halloween dinner on the night of

October 31st,

During the evening, an appeal was made to young Scotsmen in the Colony to join the Company.

HOME FOOTBALL.

HULL CITY'S EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE.

Lodore was rapidly overtaken and passed, and, below the distance, Cyclonic, Palais Royal II and Fair- way were well clear of the rest of

the field,

Great Finish.

The three fought out the finishi in great style, Fair way bursting ahead and win ning brilliantly by a length and a half. She was a hot favourite at seven to four, and more than justi- fied confidence.

Flamingo was fourth and Tourial fifth, with Luvaneran tailed out last.

The time waa 3 minutes, 3 ree- onde.

London, Sept, 12. Hull City accomplished an ex- cellent performance in forcing a draw with Middlesbrough in the

The St. Leger in the last classic Second Division of the Footballer of the season, only second in League to-day. Two other matches importance to the Derby. It was were played, the results being:

Lord Derby's fourth St. Legur vic tory.

រ

"Division II. Mid'brough 1:Hull City

Division III (South). Bristol Rov. 4 Walsall

Division III (North)..

1 South Shields 0 .---Reuter.

Nelson

BANDIT RAID ON BOYS' SCHOOL.

(Continued from Page 1.)

The Results.

The result was as follows:

St. Leger.-1 mile, 6 furlongs,

132 yards Lord Derby's Fairway (Weston) 1 M. Jacques Whittouck's Palais

Royal II (Allemand).... Major J. S. Courtauld's Cyclonic

(R. Jones)

Sir L. Phillips's Flamingo

(Elliott)

Tourist (Dines} Bourbon (H. Wragg) Buland (Beary)

COMMUNIST AGAIN EJECTED.

SCENE AT BCOTTISH MINERS' EXECUTIVE.

Glasgow, Aug. 17, Mr. William Allan, Secretary of the Lanarkshire Miners' Union and a well-known leader of the Communist movement in the Scot tish "Black Country," again 'ap- peared to-day at a meeting In Glasgow of the Executive of the Scottish Mine Workers' Union, and once more found himself forcibly ejected.

A few weeks ago he met a simi- lar fate, and it was understood that following the incident lip was to be refused admission to further meetings.

He arrived at the meeting to- day and about 20 minutes later Mr. Smith, the Secretary of the Executive, came down the stairs and summoned an inspector and a constable, who were waiting out- side. The officers entered the meeting room, and shortly after wards there were sounds of a scume.

The door opened, and Mr. Allan was seen lying on the floor strug- gling with another member of the Executive. He was dragged out! side. He made no attempt to go back, and went downstairs bathe his face, which bore algna 2 of the scuffle.

to

The business of the Executive 3 then proceeded.

In the minutes of the previous

4 meeting it was stated that Mr.

o Allan made an offensive remark,

o and when asked to withdraw his words he refused. He was re- peatedly asked by the Chairman, o Mr. Robert Smillie, M.P., to obey of the ruling, and when he declined ol there was no alternative but to o call the police and get him re- o moved.

the actual murder, but he was hop-Cherry King (Caralako) ing to get that from the authori-Gang Warily (S. Donoghue) ties in Canton The police had Lodore (F. Fox) been endeavouring to get that Marconigram (G. Richards) evidence, but had not so far suc-Plantago (J. Childs) ceeded.

Luvaneran (H, Beasley)

Won by a length and a half; Mr. Allan was also ejected by one length between second Mr. Herbert Smith from the con- ference of the Miners' Federation and third. Betting: 7/4 Fairway; 100/6 of Llandudno in July.

Palais Royal II; 100/15 Cyclonic.

had,

Boy's Evidence,

The evidence which he said Mr. Fitzroy, was from one of the boys, who was kindnapped.. The father of another kidnapped boy, who paid a ransom of $6,000, was also available as a witness. The mother of the murdered boy. could any that she appealed to the bandits to leave her son alone. Sho was apparently one of the poor ones of the village and was unable to pay the ransom.

Head Stuck on Pole.

The head of this particular boy was taken back to the village

Time: 3 minutes 8 seconds. TRADE MARK CASE.

Reuter.

·SOON BACK AGAIN.

BANISHEE SENTENCED AT .KOWLOON.

"EVER-READY" 'BATTERY

PROSECUTION.

The third case in which the National Carbon Company, of America, are prosecuting locat battery companies for infringe- Banished as recently, as Augustments of their "Ever-Ready" trade

by the bandits on August 16, It 29; a Chinese, who had served two marks, was commenced before Mr. was stuck on a bamboo pole, and terms of imprisonment during the W. Schofield at the Kowloon past six years, stood in the dock Magistracy this morning when the the object apparently was to ter-before Mr. W. Schofield, at the management of the Chung Wah rorise the parents of the other Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Battery Company, of No. 189, Lai- boys who were kidnapped, Ap- parently they succeeded in strike on a charge of disobeying the de- chikok Road, appeared bafore

portation order,

his Worship on five counts. ing terror into the villagers, for Six years ago, the defendant was

Mr. G. 8. Hugh-Jones appeared several ransoms were paid.

sentenced to three month's hard Kwan Chan, a sixteen-year-old labour for being in possession of for the complainante and Mr. C. A. schoolboy, then went into the wit-

Mr. Hugh-Jones described the ness box to recount his experience arms and ammunition, while he re-8. Russ defended.

ceived a term of two months' hard. when the bandits raided his vll-labour during the early part of this present case as the most serious year, On August 29th, he was of the three, remarking that on The heating is proceeding.

banished to Shum Chun for a per- the premises of the defendants fod of ten years,

was seized en oven larger quantity The defendant, who said 'ho re of batteries and labels than in the turned to take his wife and child other cases, sentenced to eight. General Sun Liang-cheng, an im-away, was portant Kuominchun leader, who months' hard labour and twelve has been in charge of affairs in strokes of the birch. Shantung, arrived at Nanking from Talan to-day.

lage.

Nanking, Sept. 12.

He has been urged by Marshal Feng Yu-halang to take up the chairmanship of the Shantung Pro- vincial Government, but he stated that ho is still considering the mnt- ter.

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

After evidence had been taken, the case was adjourned until this afternoon, when the defence will open,

A summary of the present re- gulations for grants in aid of agricultural education in England NEW SECRETARY APPOINTED, and Wales is contained in a pam He mentioned that banditry 1s

phlet issued by the Ministry of rife in Shantung and he hopes, after

Agriculture. They cover grants an Interview with Marshal Chiang Mr. Carrol Lant has been ap-in aid of agricultural education to Kai-shek, to take measures to com- pointed to the position of Secretary local authorities and to approved bat the lawless gangs in the near of the American Chamber of Com-Institutions for higher agricul

merce-Reuter.

tural education. future.Nam Chung Pao.

Shanghai, Sept. 18.

Russia in Revolt!

THE fascinating story of the supreme love of a princess and a peasant boatman in the storm-swept Russia of the recent revolutionl

CECIL B.DEMILLES

LENORE J

Bakcöviors ·

WILLIAM BOYD BLINOR PAIR

MULLA HAYE and PRIODORE KOSLOFF

"The VOLGA

BOATMAN”

An absorbring stery of a great romBACE, fearful danger and tangled lives told. against a sensa- tional background! »

Produced by the famous direc or of "The Ten Commandments" and filmed on a spectacular scale with a huge cast!

Thilling-Gripping-Alluring!

AT THE

QUEEN'S A 2.50, 5.10., 7.15 & 9.20.

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

At

TIM

MCCOY

in

SPOILERS

OF THE

WEST

with MARJORIE DAW,

A man and a girl-strange 'soumise in a war for the winning of the West—until Fate staps in and lore taken a handi

AT THE

The Popular Western Star In His Most Thrilling Picture!

WORLD TO-DAY TO

Orchestra 5.13.9.20

MARION

SATURDAY

Interprater 2.50 O 7,15.

DAVIES

ja her

latest comedy rlot-

THE

FAIR COED

roilleking, frolicking

· comedy' of life, love and Jaughter inside college.

-- walls, with Marion as a

campus airan who BRUISE kavos, la tha kearts of al the meal

BASED ON THE FAMOUS MUSICAL COMEDY

AT THE

TO-DAY TO. SATURDAY

STAR Continuous 2.30 to 11.15;