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HONGKONG

·HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL Tolographic Address: *KREMLIN, HONGKONG.

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL

Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL"

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Dea Wagona Lita, Poking,

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Host Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms sewly renovated and installed with Box Spring Bods, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.

30

TEA DANCES:

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

Hotel launch meets all steamers.

(326 for thirty Tin Tickets can be had at the Office of the above Hotel). Dinner Dancos Tuoaday and Saturday 8 to 12 a.m.

Tel. Add:-"Victoria.”

1. H. WITCHELL, Telephone C. 878

HOTELS OF

Manager.

DISTINCTION

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1928..

"OPIUM SMUGGLING HOSTILE TO SIMON THE KWANGSE NOW

DETECTED.

BIG CONSIGNMENTS FROM WUCHOW.

· PRISON & NO OPTION.

That oplum Imported from Wuchow is still an attractive line for smugglera is revealed in two further cases which came within the notice of officers of the Re |venue Officer yesterday.

Information having been re- ceived that oplum emuggled in from the West River port was being taken to a dealer at Shauki wan, a raid was prepared by

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COMMISSION.

BIG DEMONSTRATION AT LAHORE.

-BLACK FLAGS CARRIED BY DANGEROUS MOBS.

BREAKING UP.

REPORT OF BUMPING BY ANOTHER, STEAMER

DESTROYER LEAVES.

The wreck of the China Naviga- tion Company's Kwangse, stranded on Ping Rock, is being pounded by heavy seas, and is already begin- ning to break up, according to`n BARBED WIRE BARRIER Naval Wireless message received,

this morning.

Lahore, Oct. 80.

Simon Commission in different The hostile reception to the parts of the country, organised Youths League, was repeated at so-called inrgely through the

Lahore to-day.

The vessel ls one of the older craft belonging to the Company, Greenock. She was of approxi being built as long ago as 1898 at mately 2,000 tons gross, and is 275 feet long.

H.M.S. Sirdar, which has been standing by since the first message of distress was received, was the Inst to leave the doomed ship, re- turning to Amoy last evening. Tho crew were taken off by the 8,8. Ninghai and are now on their way to Shanghai, while the Taikoo tug left at 2.30 yesterday afternoon for Thousands of anti-Simon demon- | Hongkong.

Special police precautions had been taken to prevent the pos- sibility of disturbances Including the erection of barbed-wire barri- cades and the drafting of a large force of constables to the Station and its environs.

Revenue Officers and successfully carried out yesterday. A valuable haul of raw opfum, amounting to

hundred ,one

tacls, made and the dealer was arrested. The prisoner was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning by Revenue Officer Grimmitt. He was fined $3,000, or six months' hard labour on the charge of possession of the drug and also sentenced to a further three months hard stratore, still agitating for a boy- It is learned that another labour, without the option, in rescott, carrying black flags and steamer belonging to the China pect of the more serious allegation headed by the well-known agita-Navigation Company actually of dealing.

tor, Lal Patrai and other leaders bumped a submerged rock at the The other discovery was made of the Nationalist movement,

same spot a few days ago when within the hollow ribs of a pack-awaited the arrival of the train.

standing by the Kwangse, though In case landed from a Wuchow'

we are informed that no damage of Importance was done.

bont yesterday. Fifty taels of pre-

pared oplum, of an estimated value

of $600, was found thus cleverly

"Go Back Simon”

When Sir John Simon and his

concealed. A passenger who ad-colleagues alighted, the mob press- mitted he was owner of the case waned against the barricades, yelling charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell "Simon go back."

METROPOLE-SAVOY-BOA VISTA | this morning and fined $4000, As the Commission's cars emerg-

PALACE

Tel. Kowloon No. 3.

HOTEL.

Tel Address: "Pairco." UNDER ENTIRELY BUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.

A first-class Residential and Tourist Hotel with all the conveniences

of a Home.

Bar and three Billiard Tables; two in Now Billard Saloon. Moderate Terms: familles specially catored for.

For terms apply to:-

Hotel newly renovated.

Mrs. J. II. Oxberry,

Propristress.

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON'.

SPECIAL SUMMER RATES.

Daily from $ 5,00 Monthly from $125.00

Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of

Phone Nos..

K. 808 & K. 600.

MR. & Mrs. H. J. WHITE.

Cables "KowLOTEL'

Hongkong.

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday,

Gables:

"EUROPK

Singapore

HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.

Arthur E. Odell, Managing - Director.

Courtesy, Comfort, Service and Luxuries of Modern Hotel Construction

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THE HOTEL RIVIERA,

MACAU.

Cable Address:-"RIVIERA, MACAU,“

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Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FEEDERICK POT FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Vistória Hongkong.

with the option of eight months' | ed from the station, the Polico hard Inbour,

CANTON TRANSPORT

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SERVICES.

NEW THORNYCROFT MOTOR BUSES.

Canton, Oct 30. An order has been placed through Mr. R.R. Roxburgh by the Canton Municipal Government for ten new motor-buses with Messrs. John L Thornycroft. There are the latest type Thornveroft 24-seater motor- buses. It is belleved that some, of these are already in Hongkong and. will be brought up here in a few. days whilst the remainder are

already on the way out from Home The petrol-driven tramcars are also expected shortly, the rails have now been completely laid from the Tai Ping Malon to the terminus of the Canton-Kowloon Railway at the [station at Tai Sha Tau. It cannot be denied that it is rather late to lay down ralis now at a time when motor-buses are in favour. How- ever, a concession for running tramears In Canton was granted some time ago and the local Govern- ment, realising that this concession had not been taken advantage of, iherefore decided to enforce it im- mediately. The whole track has been laid in about three months.----- Our Own Correspondent,

| ADVISER TÓ KWEICHOW

GOVERNOR.

MR. HO KWONG RECEIVES APPOINTMENT.

It is learned that Marshal Chow Sai-sing, the Military Governor of Kweichow, has sent a telegram to Mr. Ho Kwong, of Hongkong, an pointing him High Honorary Ad- viser in connexion with the reor- ganisation plans which are being carried out in the province.

The telegram saya that Marshal Chow desires the help and guid- ance of Mr. Ho Kwong in the re- organisation of trade

and com-

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MISSING FLIER.

Above is Lieut.-Comdr. Henry C. Macdonald, the young British airman who has not been heard of since he set out on his flight across the Atlantic in a light Gipsy "Moth" aeroplane. He is a

son of the late Major and Mrs. Donald Macdonald, of Hongkong, and was born in the. Colony,

merce, in view of the latter's ex-armed with lathis were obliged perience in Hongkong. An expres- sion of thanks is also included for charge the crowds in order the hospitality shown to General drive them back.-Reuter. Mo Kwong-cheung, a colleague of Marshal Chow's, during his recent stay in the Colony.

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This is not by any means the arst demonstration against the Statutory Commission since their return to India earlier in the month. On their arrival at Bom- bay a huge crowd collected out- M. THOMAS'S VISIT TO side the Ballard Pier, and shouted

FAR EAST.

"Go back, Simon" nt every car,

THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT'S

INVITATION,

Poona, and Bombay.

On that occasion they carried black flags and posters which were not visible owing to the fact that the landing was

made round about

London, Oct. 30, M. Albert Thomas, the Director midnight. [of the International Labour Offica Similar scenes greeted the Com- of the League of Nations, has mission at Poona, where a hot re- accepted the invitation of the ception was prepared as their Netherlands Government to visit the special train passed through.

Serious attention is not, however, Dutch East Indies for the purpose being given to these demonstrations. of gaining first-hand knowledge It is felt that the outlook is much and information in regard to more favourable than when the labour conditions thore.

Commission went out to India in January.

lie will make a short stay in the Dutch East Indies when returning from Japan,

..

The agitation for general boycott, on the ground of the non-Indian and purely Parliamentary composition height.

DOG-BITE CASE.

CHILD BITTEN ON THE LEG:

After a lapse of some days, an- other ease of dog-bite has been reported to the authorities.

A child of four, living at No. 334, Queen's Road West, first floor, has been sent to the Government Civil Hospital for treatment after having been bitten on the left leg by a dog.

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British-India to make general the ban ordained by the National Con- gress at Madras and the National Liberal Federation at Bombay; and all that could be said on the other side was that some important ele- ments in public life, notably tho strongly preponderant Moslem sentiment, were offering objection to the policy of fenoring the Com- mission.

Some progress was made towards acceptance of the methods of secur- ing Indian partnership in the in- vestigation while Sir John Simon and his colleagues were in India. During the summer months the boy. cott movement has been completely undermined. Against it there in arrayed the mass of Moslem opinion. With the exception of the least im- portant--the Central Provinces Council-all the provincial Legisla tures have followed the example of the Council of State in deciding to co-operate by means of committees. "Impropriety,"

The Legislative Assembly decid- ed last February on boycott by a small majority, and is being taken at its word. While the Council of State is electing its proportion of members of the Central Committee, Sir John Simon has requested the Viceroy to complete the compost- tion of the Committee as he thinks

most proper. It is understood that the cholée will be made from among the members of the Assembly who' voted for co-opera- tion. Sir John also intimated that the Commission will be prepared to include the report of the Central Committee as an annexe to their own report, so that both may be presented to the King-Emperor and be made public at the same; Central Committee on these lines time. The decision to set up the

Is naturally unpalatable to the 'leaders of the boycott movement, who immediately submitted a re- presentation to the Viceroy aug- gesting that such a course, would be "a grave constitutional im- propriety."

Nehru Report.

Piqued by their failure, the more aggressive boycotters have pro duced a scheme for Dominion. statue embodied in what is knówn as the Nehru Report. It secured endorsement from a so-called "All Parties" Conference at Lucknow at the end of last month, but has been vehemently repudiated by leaders of important communities Moslem, Bikh, Indian Christian, the Depressed Classes, and so on. In form the Nehru schemo dis regards the Statutory Commission; but in fact its preparation is a recognition that the boycott has broken down. Though not formal- ly submitted to Sir John Simon and his colleagues it will no doubt receive their attention as provid-

the Far East vary shortly. Ho pro

M. Thomas will leave Geneva for of the Commission, was then at its ing material for considering the poses also to visit China and Siam, and will reburn to Europe in time for the next meeting of the govern ing body in Manch, 1929. -Reuter,

Change of Feeling. Pressure, both political and social was being applied in all parts of

arguments of those who wish India to jump the "successive stages" whereby, according to the Preamblo of the 1919 Act, responsible govern- ment In India "can only be achieved."

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