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HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL Telegraphic Addrean;, "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.

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HOTELS

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

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Roome ewly renovated and installed with Box Spring Bedi, Hot and Colu Water, also Telephone.

TEA DANCES:

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

($25 for thirty Tiffin Tickets can be had at the Office of the above Hotel). Dinner Dances Tuesday and Saturday 8 to 12 a.m,'

Tel. Add:-"Victoria.”

J. R. WITCHELL Telephone C. 370

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Tol. Kowloon No. 3,

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of a Home.

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Hotel newly renovated.

Mrs. J. B. Oxberry,

Proprietress:

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KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

SPECIAL SUMMER RATES.

Daily from $5.00 Monthly from $126.00

Under the Personal Supervision und Attention of

Phone Nos.

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MR. & Mrs. H. J. WHITE.

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Hongkong.

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Singapore

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Arthur E. Odell, Managing - Director.

Courtesy, Comfort, Service. and Luxuries of Modern Hotel Construction

THE HOTEL RIVIERA,

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THEATRE ROYAL SATURD «Y, Oct. 27. At 9.15 p.m.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1928,

BIG ARMS SEIZURE JAPANESE VIEW OF LONDON-BRIGHTON

IN SHANGHAI.

FIELD-GUNS & SHELLS FROM A LAUNCH.

LICENCE EXCEEDED,

Shanghai, Oct. 25.

A rather remarkable seizure of ning was made by the Chinese authorities to-day, but it is not yet clear whether the detention has any importance or not,"

TREATY PROBLEM.

UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN MR. YADA & DR. WANG,

SPEEDWAY.

COUNCIL APPROVES £3,000,000 MOTOR ROAD.

ARTICLE 26 DROPPED? | WONDERFUL PROJECT.

Shanghai, Oct. 26. Mr. Yada, the Japanese Consul. General, arrived in Shanghai this morning.

Later.

The report that Mr. Yada had Il appears that a steam-launch arrived in Shanghal turns out to was more or less openly moving a be incorrect. He is still in Nan large quantity of arms and in-king, where it is understood that munition when officials of the Shanghai Defence Commissioner's Department appeared on the scene and seized the consigament

The hand includes not only a large number of rifles, with appro- priate ammunition, but four field- guns in parts, with 32 cases of shells and a quantity of dynamite. A point of interest is the fact that an officer attached to the 25th Division of the' Nationalist Army was in charge of the transporta tion, and for this reason, it is doubtful whether the seizure will be upheld.

further meeting with Dr. C. T. Wang on Sino-Japanese questions will be held to-day-Reuter.

It is officially stated that excel- lent progress in the negotiations is at:11 being made.

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London, Oct. 24. The Brighton Town Council has signified its approval of the proposal. to construct a motor road speedway between London and Brighton.

All that is necessary before con- struction can begin is that a special Bill be passed by Parliament and the necessary financial arrange- ments be made. The cost is es timated at £3,000,000,

The object of the rond is to pro. vide direct access for the enormous traille now passing between London and Brighton. The road is only for On the tariff and treaty revision motor traffic, all of which will be problems, Mr. Yada has intimated required to pay a toll fee of vary that the Japanese Government willing amount. Small motor ears, for not insist on a strict interpretation instance, will be asked to pay about of Article 26 of the present Com-4d, for the whole journey. mercial Treaty.

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An understanding has been reached regarding the Tainan acident, providing for the setting up of a Commission which will en quire into the cause of the trouble, and into the nature of the loss in lives and property.

It seems that the amount of the consignment vastly exceeded that stated in the transport licence, and this accounts for the deten-settled on much the same lines as The Nanking incident will be the agreements, with Britain and America.-Nam Chung Pao.

tion.

The Defence Commissioner, it is understood, has reported the inci- dent to the Military Council in Nanking, reking for instructions: Nem Chway Puo.

$25,000 SAFE.

SUSPECTED FOKI PROVES VERY HONEST.

Some ten days ago, the machinery of the law was set in motion in a arch for a fok of the Wah Tung Native Bank, who, areording to a report made to the police by the manager of the Bank, had abscond- ed with $25,000,

It was then stated that while the master of the Bank was away, his faki took the opportunity to steal. The money and make his evenpe, hefore the master's retorn,

Chinese reports from Shanghai quote the Japanese Minister, Mr. Yoshizawa, as saying that if the Tainan incident is to be speedily settled, both sides will have to make concessions.

Mr. Yoshizawa is also credited with saying that he has suggested to his Government that Japan should agree to the abolition of extra-territoriality.

BIG KUOMINTANG CONGRESS.

MAY INTERFERE WITH NEW GOVERNMENT.

POLITICAL

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For motor omnibuses, eighteen stops will be provided, and there will be overhead footbridges for the use of inhabitants from adjoining villages who may wish to join them.

The illumination of the rand by night is to be carried out by 25,000 coloured reflectors, which are to be

will be without parallel in Europe. set up at intervals of fifteen yards. If and when completed, the road British Wireless.

FOR THE POOR,

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

SOCIETY BAZAÁR.

The first meeting of the 1928 Bazaar Committee of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was held yesterday. It was decided to hold the 1923 bazaar on the 9th Decem- her, and the preliminary arrange- ments are already well In hand. "Rose Day" (street sale of roaes in aid of the Soclety's funda) will be on Saturday 1st December,

Tickets ($3 eack) for the annual Motor Car Draw are already on sale. The first prize is a 5-seater 4-door Pontiac Six Sedan de luxo.

The Committee have a large re-

PROBLEM.sponsibility placed on their shoul- ders. The expenditure of the The Bank were surprised to

Society on relief to the poor and Hearn therefore that a sum of

Shanghal, Oct. 24..

on the education of the children $25,000 had been deposited with

Interviewed by Chinese journal of the poor now amounts to about their buich allive at San Cheong,ists in Nanking, Mr. Sun Fo, the $1,500 a month. A report will in the Toi Shan district, by the Minister of Railways, declared that shortly be issued on the work of very foki who was supposed to have the Nationalist leaders have decided the Society during the past year, absconded with the money.

that the Third Kuomintang Dele- and it is hoped that, with this ac- A report to the effect that the gates' Congress is to take place on

count of the year's valuable but money had been recovered was January 1st, 1929,

unostentatious work of the Society

.

made to the police yesterday and This declaration is considered to before them, the generous publie the explanation given was that the be significant as it is understood of Hongkong will again extend to manager, on returning to the Bank that whilst the highest Government the 1928 baznar that whole-hearted after an absence of several bours, authorities are the Central Excentive was panic-stricken when his foki Commitee and the Central Pollti-support which has resulted. In the was missing and the $26,000 had cal Council, if there are disputes success of the Society's annual not been accounted for:

which these cannot settle, they are bazaar in recent years, and has enabled the Society considerably What really took place was that to be submitted to the Kuomintang

Delegates' Congress, the decision of Lo extend the scope of Its benef they faki, nol wishing to trust any- which will be final. In other words, cent activities among Hongkong's one else with snel a large sum personally took the money to the this Congress is higher than the poor,

C.E.C. and the Central Political brunch in San Cheong but forgot and undoubtedly higher than the to notify the manager of his inten-newly establishel five Yunna Ition,

11 is hulieved that if the apomors of this Congress, including Mr. Sun Fo, can overcome opposition and

LOW WATER IN DELTA, call the Congress for the beginning

CAUSES DELAY TO RIVER

BOATS.

ROBS HIS FELLOW EMPLOYEES.

THEFT.

Giving the excuse that he was about to leave the service of his employera, a coolle employed by Messrs. R. Corney & Company was given the key to the folis' quarters, in order that he might collect his belongings.

Instead of doing so, however, the man stole money and clothing of other fokis belonging to the firm. He was traced and arrested yester day and appeared before Mr. R. E. three Lindsell this morning, on charges of theft.

of the year, a number of important COOLIE CAUGHT AFTER THE rownlutions may be passed dealing with reconstruction works. The Congress may even reorganise the present Nationalist Government.

In the same interview, Mr. Sun Owing to the low rainfall dur-Fo stated that all the leaders of the ing the summer, water in the

Administrative Fuen will take the Canton Delta has already fallen oath of effice to-morrow, (Thurs to a point which in previous years day.) and the inauguration cere had not been reached until Decem-mony of the Yaan will also take ber.. In consquence, most of the place. The Legistative Yuzu will river steamers are arriving late.

be inaugurated on Tuesday, the with adverse tides adding to the leaders having decided that the delay.

Legislative Committee shall consist The Longshan, from Canton, of 9 members, was not berthed unt! 2 o'clock this morning, while other vessels on the run also had slow passagen and were compelled to anchor for varying periods, one ship not reaching her wharf until'3.30 a.m. West River traffic is no better, some medium-draft ships being already on the mud with normal tides. It is anticipated that the next few months will record more than the average number groundings for the low-water

Benson,

FRESH MONSOON.

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RETURN OF MARSHAL LI CHAI-SUM.

ONLY A BRIEF STAY. IN CANTON; †

Shanghai, Oct. 24. With regard to the return of Marshal Li Chal-sum to Canton, he trip will be a very brief one, as he has decided to go back to Nan- king after a short stay in South China. It is thought that as Chief-of-Staff, he will stay perman- ently in Nanking.

The Royal Observatory reports Temporarily, however, Marshal that a belt of high pressure ex-Li will act concurrently as Chair- tenda from the lower Yangtze man of the Southern Government Valley to the East of Japan.

and of the Canton Banch Political The typhoon appears to be nearly Council, until the formal abolition stationary about 250 miles ensi- of the latter at the end of the year, south-east of Manila. Moderate to

fresh monsoon will continue along

the South-East Coast of China and i This morning's Harbour Ofco over the North China Sen.

reports gave 16 arrivals and 15 de

His Worship imposed sentences of six weeks on each charge, stat- ing that they were to run concur-¡ rently.

IN MEMORY OF DR. SUN YAT-SEN.

MEETINGS TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH.

Shanghai, Oct. 24.

The Propaganda Department of the Central Kuomintang Depart- ment, Nanking, has announced that commemorative ceremonial meetings should be held among the followers of the Kuomintang, cause all over on November 12th the country this being the anniversary of the birth of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen,

The 8.6. Daviken was docked at

The forecast till noon to-morrow partures, of which four and seven Talkoo this morning for overhaul fa:North-cast winds, moderate; were British, leaving 66 vessels and rent.

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in port, British 16. Freights were again low, with 13 inward of which four were of four figures and eight The Naval Armament Supply throughs, of which only two were Officer announces that a quantity of four figures. The total of of fireworks will be discharged for British cargoes under both head- proof purposes at Stonecutters inge was less than 4,000 tons, with Rife range during to-morrowgistries and one American entering Japanese recording the high re- afternoon.

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