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HOTELS

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KING EDWARD HOTEL.

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.

TEA DÄNCES:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 8 to › p.m. Hotel lunch meets all steamers,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NEW NATIONALIST COUNCILS,

MAY BE INAUGURATED ON NATIONAL DAY.

MORE C.E.C. MEMBERS.

Shanghai, Sept. 25.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEM ER 26, 1928.

MADRID DISASTER

VICTIMS.

ENDLESS PROCESSION AT STATE FUNERAL.

IMPRESSIVE SCENES.

NEW POST OFFICE COIN ORDER.

ARTILLERY OFFICER FIRST TO BE SUMMONED.:

CAUTION SUFFICES.

The first case since the publica- Madrid, Sopt, 25.

tion by the Post Olico authorities The whole city is in mourning of an announcement with reference At the meeting of the Standing Commitee of the Nanking C.E.C. for the hundreds who lost their to the sending of coins in fetters, held yesterday, 11 new members lives in the, terrible Noyedades came before Mr. W. Schofield at were elected to the C.E.C. Mr. Koo Theatre disaster. All cinemas, the Kowloon Magistracy this morn Ying-fan, the former Canton Mini- ater of Finance (who arrived. In theatres and other places of pubing when Capt. 0. F. Browne, Royal Artillery, was summond for Hongkong yesterday morning from lic entertainment have closed, and attempting to send cous by post Europe) and General Wang Shao-in many cases, shop-keepers have from Hongkong to Calcutta, on hung, military director of followed this example.

September 17th. Kwangai, were amongst those

Over 40,000 people knelt in the

Capt. Browne sald he had to 'elected..

The meeting did not discuss the streets to-day to pay their respects admit the charge as he was res- draft scheme governing the powers at the funeral of the victims of the ponsible for everything that took and functions of the Ave Govern fire, whose bodies have been re-place in his battery. Ho por ment Councils, of which copies are being sent to the various Commis covered: Firemen are still search-sonally, was not aware that colna

until he received the summons. sioners of the C.E.C. for considera-ing among the debris and up to the had been enclosed in the lotter present a hundred and ten bodies have been recovered.

($25 for thirty Tin Tickets can be had at the Office of the tion.

above Hotel),

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DISTINCTION

It was decided, however, to tele- graph to all Kuomintang Commis sioners remaining in Shanghai to proceed to Nanking to attend the meetings of the C.E.C. which are scheduled to sit during the next fow days when the draft counells will be formally adopted.

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It is report that the Government has decided to"inaugurate tho five new Government Councils

10th, the October

Chinese National Day. Instructions have been sent from Nanking to all Provinces that the coming

National Day should be fittingly

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Branch 7, Beaconsfield Arcade.

However, much depends on the nicoting of the CBC. on Thura- day, when the appointments of the chiefs of the five Councils are due to be decided.

In spite of the continued desire of Tsal Yuan-pel to become 'Chief of the new, Supervisory Council, it is reported that the Government is contemplating the appointment of Chang Ching-kiang to the post.

New Generals.

Continuing, defendant explained that he had occasion to send a A representative of King Alfonsmall sum to Calcutta in settle- so, the whole Cabinet, and the ment of a bill. He handed the members of the Diplomatic Corps money to his Pay-Sorgeant for marched in an endless procession remission to India. He signed the to the cemetery, where the victims covering letter but omitted to tell the sergeant to get a money order. were all interred at the public

Mr. T. M. Perjiotuo, Assistant coat.

Superintendant of Malls, who Several carringes fönded with prosecuted, romarked that the wreaths formed part of the pro-sending of coins by post placed temptation before sorters and ression.-Reuter.

other employees of the Post Omica. At the same time, said Mr. Per

PLAGUE OUTBREAK IN MANCHURIA.

VIGOROUS MEASURES TAKEN

AT DAIREN.

WAR AGAINST RATS.

pressing the caso in this instance.

petuo, the prosecution was not

In reply to his Worship, Mr. Perpetuo said that there was no objection to paper money being safer for the sender to purchase sont by post, although it would be money orders.

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Answering a further question Mr. Perpetuo said that this was the first case, taken under the now Order although there was another pending in Hongkong.

SURVEY OF CHINA COASTERS.

Makdon, Sept. 15. The epidemic around Tunglino

Hle Worship and he thought a (Palintala), reported in a previous caution would meet the cnes, re message, has recently been demarking that it was inadvisable Shanghai, Sept. 25.

identified 118 bubonic from all points of view to send Marshal Chiang Kai-slick has finitely appointed Generals Koo Chan and piague, which may easily turn into coins by post. Pang Tsao-yu, leaders of the the pneumonic varicly, a couple of 16th and 17th Nationalist Divi- cases of the latter having already sians respectively. These two been discovered by the Japanese divisions are to be stationed in medical experts despatched to the districts south of the Tsingtao-infected region. It is now learned that the first cases appeared be Teinanfu Railway.

tween Tunglino and Niufangtzu early in August, but nothing be chme known of them until weeks afterwards. The total number of cases (whether all fatal is not known) is reported to exceed 100. One case having appeared east of the Infected area, at Talin,

Chengchintun- station on the Tunglino line, all-sale of tickets on that line has now been stop- ped.

Allegiance to Nanking,

Shanghai, Sept. 26.

A large number of Northern military officers, formerly under General Chang Chung-chang, have arrived at Luanchow. They propose on their own initiative to join the Nationalist ranks..

Troops of the defeated Northern remuants arriving at Machang are over 20,000 in number. It is re- ported from Chinese sources that 8,000 there are about 7,000 or Northerners in the vicinity of Luanchow and Tongshan,

General Chang Hauch-liang has telegraphed to General Pel Chung- hai arranging a meeting with him at Tongshan to consider the dis persal of the Northerners,

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'Medical Corps Organised. As for the Supinkai-Taonan line a couple of suspicious cases have been discovered at Chinshan and Fengku, and the sale of tickets at those stations has been suspended. A Sino-Japanese medical corps has been organized for the isolation and treatment of all suspects. At A Nanking telegram says that a conference held at Changchun the Nationalist standard is to seen on the 12th, co-operation between flying in districts east of the Lu- the S.M.R. and the C.E.R. was de- unho River, whilst all the Feng-elded upon. Both railways have tien troops atationed there are instituted medical observation of wearing the Nationalist military passengers and have a special badge.

Koods-car for isolation purposes attached to each train.

Yen in Peking,

The Kuangtung authorities are Shanghai, Sept. 25.

already alive to the danger of the Marshal Yen Hei-shan arrived disense spreading to Dairen by in Peking early this morning, his some infected cargo, and a vigor intended arrival being unknown ous campaign against rats in the to Government circles.varves has been ordered: Shortly after his arrival he had a General brief conference with Fang Chen-wu and a few of his chief subordinates.

even

SNEAK-THIEVES. RAID STEAMERS.

SEVERAL CASES REPORTED

RECENTLY. :

INSPECTOR AS GOOD SAMARITAN.

TO FIND JOB FOR YOUNG CULPRIT:

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APPREHENSION FELT LOCALLY.

Some apprehension is being) shown In shipping circles regard- ing the revision of survey regula- and river tions for constal steamers, now that Board of Trade recognition of the Hongkong ogean-going certificate has been It is feared that the obtained. regulations may be too sovers and drive shipping from the port. "The question of obtaining recognition had been under review for some years and the desirability of making the Hongkong ocean. going' passenger equivalent value all over the world with passenger certificates issued in the United Kingdom is appre elated, but it is being urged that local conditions demand special treatment,

certificate of

It is hoped that as the result of representations modification of the local legislation will be re-i sorted to, rather than adoption "halus bolus" of highly compli cated Board of Trade instructions applicable to European conditions and stormy waters of the North Sea.

LX-MAYOR FINED,

SUNDAY DANCES AT A'

RICHMOND HOTEL, 1

Arthur Howitt, proprietor of the Castle Hotel, Richmond, Surrey, A 14-year-old Chinese appeared twice Mayor of Richmond, a mem- before Mr. W. Schofield at the ber of the Surray County Council Kowloon Magistracy this morning and of the Richmond Town Coun- charged with stealing a clock, hat cil, was fined £10 and £10 costs and Jacket from a house in Port at Richmond Police Court recently for allowing music and dancing on land Street.

Defendant was arrested in Lai-his licensed premises, the Castle chlkok Road at 5.30 a.m. on Sun Hotel, Richmond. day with the stolen articles in his possession.

Reports have been received from various river vessels, that whilst lying at their berts in Canton and also in Hongkong, the ships have been visited by sneak-thieves, who have in a number of cases mada

Mr. Frank Norman Emery, County Council Inspector, stated good their escape with money and jewellery to a considerable amount. Inspector Hoare said it was not that he went to the Castle Hotel Whilst the s.8. Taishan was borth- suggested that the defendant and obtained admission to the ed at Canton, the second officer'a broke into the house to steal the Keen Dancers Club, hold on the cabin was rifled, the thief getting articles. The same lad, was taken premises, on payment of 88, 6d. away with a wristwatch, razor to the Police Station previously He found about 60 people dancing fountain pen and other personal for being found in the kitchen of and having tea, effects. The second officer of 8.8.

Mr. Dudley Auckland, solicitor a house in Shamshulpo." On Lungshan was also victimised, Josing both money and minor valu-account of the boy's. age the com- and clerk to the County Council, plainant did not wish to prosecute stated that Howitt told him that Among other ships visited by He was sent to the Boys Club but there were 1,000 members of the thieves in Hongkong have been the in view of the circumstances under club. Although there was a com- 6.8. Sanning and the s.s, San Nam which he came into the hands of mittee, Its members never met, and the Police was refused admittance; there were no rules. The secre Hai. In these cases money to a con- Inspector Hoare volunteered to tary admitted new members to the siderable amount was stolen from the clothing of the officers while find work for defendant, who, he

Sophia Stevens, of New End, they were asleep, it having been said, was an orphan and who had learned from the watchmen that the Intimated that if he had regular Hampstead, a dance hostess, em- prowlers come on board on a busi-employment, he would not steal.ployed by Howitt, stated that any ness' visit to one or other of the His Worship ordered the lad to one could join the club, which held officers concerned and after carry-receive six strokes of the cane and dances, on Sunday evenings, on ing out their nefarious designs, afterwards to be sent to Inspector payment of 25, 6d entrance fea

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