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THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSÉ, BAY HOTEL, PEAK HOTEL

Telegraphle Address: "KREKLIN, HONGKONG.

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL: '

MAJESTIC HOTEL.

Tolegraphic. Address: "CENTRAL, SÍÏANGHAL"

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel

Des Wagons Lita, Poking.

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 Telephono.

TEA DANCES:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 6 to 7 p.m.

Hotel launch meets all steamers.

($25 for thirty Tifin Tickots can be had at the Office of the

shove Hotel);

Tel. Add:-"Victorin."

Telephone C. 173

HOTELS OF

J. H. WITCHELL,

Manager.

DISTINCTION

METROPOLE-SAVOY – BÓ A ZV18TA

PALACE HOTEL.

Tel. Kowloon No. 8,

Tol. Adresa:"

UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAŃ MANAGEMENT.

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

of a Home,

Bar and three Billiard Tables; two in Now Billiard Baloon. Moderate Torms: familles specially catered for..

Hotel newly renovated,

MRS. J. H. OXBERRY,

Proprietress.

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

SPECIAL SUMMER RATES.

Daily from $5.00 Monthly from $125.00

Un for the Personal Supervision and Attention of

Phone Nos.

K. 008 & K. 609,

Mr. & Mrs. H. J. WHITE.

Cables "KowĻOTEL” Hongkong.

EUROPE

After.dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

Cables:

"EUROPE

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD,

Arthur E. Odell, Managing Director.

Courtesy, Comfort, Service and Luxuries of Modern Hotel Construction

THE HOTEL RIVIERA, MACAU.

Cable Address:-" RIVIERA, MACAU.".

For the Best

LOCAL VIEWS

and

PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS

MEE -Studio, Ice Honso St.

Go To

CHEUNG

Branch 7, Beaconsfield Arende.

Pricted and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victorin Hongkong.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1928.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.-

R.A.F. FLIERS ARRIVING TO-DAY.

A picture of the R.A.F. fllors, who will arrive in the Colony this afternoon. The -- personnel is precisely the same as when the flyingboats set out from England over a year ago when this photo was taken. Left to right:-Group Capt. H.M. Cave-Brown- Cave, Squadron Leader G. E. Livock (second-in-command) Flight Llouts, P. E. Maitland, R. G. Sawyer and C. G. Wigglesworth, Flying Officer G. E. Nicholetta, Flight Lieut. D. V. Carnegie, and Flying Officer S, D. Scott.

RESPONSIBILITY OF AIRCRAFT UNIQUE FOOD SHOPS ON

ARCHITECTS.

MUST NOT SHELTER BEHIND

OFFICIAL PERMITS.

AMENDING LOCAL LAW.

One of the features of an Or- dinance to amend further the Pub- Health and Buildings Ordinance of 1903, which in short- ly to be introduced in the Legisla-|

ty.

TO COLONY.

R.A.F. FLYING BOATS

DUE TO-DAY.

MAMMOTH AMPHIBIANS ON FAR EAST TOUR.

The four

noon..

Perfect Weather.

PEAK.

THE NECESSITY OF PROPER CONTROL.

A POSSIBLE DANGER.

The law dealing with unwhole- some food is being amended by a revision of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance.

The object of Section 6 of the places for sale of food being main- amending Ordinance'is to prevent

man.

Ply. the Sanitary Department, acting

tive Council, is the intention of GREETİNG BY HERMES. making the responsibility of architects in regard to new build-

tained in the Hill District unless ings niore definita than it is nt,

Supermarine Sou-they are licensed and properly present, and not to enable them thampton flying boats, now tour-controlled. Experience has shown Lo shelter behind any certificate the Far East under the the danger of the establishment or permit of the Building Authori-direction of the Royal Air Force, at the leak of shops in which the left Salomague for Hongkong at sale of food is not kept under pro- This is to be done under Section down this morning and aro ex-ner sanitary conditions. Such 9 of the amending Ordinance, and, Perted to complete the 690 miles shops tend also to attract rats and with this object in view, para-journey at 1.30 o'clock this after- might possibly become contres of Infection if plague wore tó return grapha (a) and (b) place upon the architect the responsibility of cer- It is probable that planes will to the Colony,

go up from H.M.S. Hermes to

The new Section, 82 (like the tifying that a new building is atructurally safe, which is much greet the visitors and to guide Sections of the principal Or the same principle as is laid down them to their special moorings in dinance, namely 82, 83 and 88A,

Kowloon Bay.

which replaces) makes it as of- in Section, 225 of the principal Ordinance with regard to altera-magnificent craft is no email ono.

The feat accomplished by these fence to sell food which is un- wholesome for animals as well te tions 07 additions to existing When they descend in the har-foud which is unwholesome fer buildings.

bour this afternoon they will have Sub-section. (c) of section of completed 24,000 miles of con-destruction of unwholesome food The power of ordering the this Ordinance relieves the Build-tinuous flight without the alightest continues vested in the Head of ing Authority of any duty to cer- mishap, beginning from tify that the requirements of the mouth in October last year, and principal Ordinance have been including India, the Straits Set-pon the recommendation of cer complied with, because it is obtlements and Australia.

tain expert Officers, instead of vious that the Building Authority

being vested as under the English could not conscientiously give any

Act In the Magistrate. In viow auch certificate for the reason that;

'of local conditions of elimato, It is impossible for him, with his

They left Singapore seventeen etc., it seems desirable to retain present staff, to ensure that such days ago on their tour of the Far the power of ordering destruction requirements are complied with. Labuan, Puerto Princesa, Manila of the Head of the Sanitary De East and have touched at Kuching, of unwholesome food in the hands Moreover such responsibility ought to rest exclusively upon the turn to Singapore, they will have

and Salomague. When they re-partment. party for whom the new building completed a round trip of 5,430 of the Section 82, 1.c. $500, Is The Ane under sub-section (2) is being erected and his archi- miles.

the equivalent of the £50 In the tects and eontractors.

Group Captain II.M. Cave- Home Act, instead of the $100 in Section 10 raisen the penalty Brown-Cave D.S.O., D.F.C., le in 83A of Ordinance 1 of 1908 tor dangerous blasting from a command of the expedition, which which seems to be a wholly in- maximum fine of $100, which is has enjoyed perfect weather adequate fine for 存 serious Inadequate, to a maximum, fine of throughout the present fight, and offence. Moveover the same sub- haa encountered no difficulty section, following the English Section 11 also deals with the whatsoever.

Act, confers upon a Magistrate question of inadequate maximum The mammoth machines which power with inflict imprisonment, penalties; it being of the utmost are being used in the light, without the option of a fine, for a importance that all plans sent in weigh over ten tons, in spite of term not exceeding six months. to the Building Authority shall be the fact that 9001b have been Absolutely correct. The maxi-saved by the fitting of duralumin mums are increased' from $100 to huile, instead of the wooden $1,000.

hulla usually seen on this, type of Section 13 of the amending Or-craft. Tho machines havo a dinance relieves the Government wing spread of 75 feet, and from and any officer of the Government tip to tail they are 50 feet in from legal liability in respect of length, requiring buildinga or works, ollier than Government buildingja

$500.

Magnificent Time-keeping.

or works to be erected or carried Twin-engined, the flying bosta out upon designs or plans, or of lare equipped with 460 h.p. Napler type, construction or material ap-Lion engines and they can main: proved of by the Government or by tain height and even climb on one any Government officer or in res-jengine alone. In no better way pect of the fact that any such could the superiority of British works or buildings are subject to aircraft construction have been the approval or inspection of any shown. They have flown as one Government officer.

unit according to a schedule laid

HUGE SHARE SALES.

New York, Nov. 10. It is estimated that the total sales on the Stock Exchange yes- erday exceeded 6,700,000 shares, Reuters American Service.. ;'

FINER WEATHER.

The weather forecast up to noon to-morrow is:-Overcast at first, clearing later..

The four boats are commanded Cave-Brown-Cave,

The idea underlying this section down months before, and have by Captain

is that owners of buildings or kept to that schedule as rigidly as with Squadron Leader G. E. works and their architects and a railway train.

Livock, D.F.C., ae contractors should be responsible:

his second-in- Special, arrangements have been for the erection and earrying out made at the Kni Tack Acrodromo Command, and there are alx pilots besides mechanics, riggers, and of non-government buildings ard to receive them, though. excopt wireless

operators. The pilots works as regards all the aforesaid that wanted for mooring and re-are Filght Lieut. P. E. Maitland, matters of detail, «

fuelling, the boats can continue absolutely independent of shore A.F.C., Flight Lieut. D. V. Car- help,

| negio, A.F.C., Flight Lieut. C. G. Wigglesworth, A.F.C Flight Lieut. Ii. G. Sawyer, A.F.C., and Flying Offers S. D. Scott and G, E. Nicholetta.

AMERICAN FINANCIER.

Glant Amphibians The interfora of the giant amphibians have been specially Moscow, Nov. 10. equipped so that the crewa can

New to Colony

Mr. Dewey, the American finan-sleep on board and can cook their Hongkongis particularly in- cial adviser to Poland, was given meals. They carry food and a special reception to-day by M. water for about two days, besides Brukhanoff, the Commissar of extra emergency rations. Finance, and M. Platakoff, the The fuel tankage, greater than Chairman of the State Banknormal, has been installed in the Reuter,

wings.

terested in the flight as it is the first time that aircraft of this amphibian type has been seen in those waters. The flying boats are staying until Monday, November 20th.'

Ramon Novarro

with

THE HANDSOME HERO OF "BEN HUR"""and > "THE STUDENT PRINCE" IN AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ROLEJ

azing was never more en-

than in this capital light comedy picture. From first to laaf, a film of perfect entertainment!--

RENEE ADOREE, MARCELINE DAY, HEDDA HOPPER.

A Certain Young Man

AT THE

A riot of laughs and thrills such

you've seldom seen before!

QUEEN'S

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

CLARA BOW

AT THE

The Vivacious little star of»»Ï¢!! in a highly amusing story of, a prise-Aghter who substituted physical for social culture and almost lost his girli

WORLD

Orchestia 5,18 2 9:20.

ROUGH

HOUSE ROSIE

AND

REED HOWES ÁRTHUR HOUSMAN

FINAL SHOWINGS

TO-DAY Extärpenter R.50 2.7.15.

MATINEE

LADIES

with MAY MCAVOY HEDDA HOPPER

AT THE "way

THE Comedy romance of beautiful Cabaret-- girl and a

Aww! gigolo

A

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

STAR Continuous 2.50 to H.15.