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THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL

Telegraphic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG:

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL;

MAJESTIC HOTEL

Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL”

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Dos Wagons Lite, Féling.

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 DANCES:

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

(for thirty Tin Tickets can be had at the Office of the

above Hotel).'

Tel. Add:Victoria,"

Telephone 'C. 378

HOTELS OF

J. H. WITCHELL,

Manager.

DISTINCTION

METROPOLE-SAVOY-BOA VISTA

PALACE HOTEL.

T

Tel. Adress:".

Tel. Kowloon No. 3,

UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.

A first-class Residential and Tourist Hotel with all the conventonces of a Home

Bar and thres Billiard Tables; two in New Billiard Saloon. Moderato Tarma: 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

Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of

Phone Nos.

K. 608 & K. (08.

MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE.

Cables "KowLOTEL” Hongkong.

EUROPE

After.dinner

dancing every

Cables:-

"EUROPE"

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE

Tuesday, Thursday Grill

and Saturday.

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.

Arthur E. Odell, Managing - Director..

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LTP-PENANG

(Incorporated in the Straits Settlements } LARGEST BALLROOM IN THE STRAITS. Overlooking the Sen.

Hot and Cold Running Water, Modern Banitary System

European Choi. Highest Quality Untering,

PRODUCTS DIRECT FROM LONDON MARKET. WILLIAM HAROLD PERRY--MAC

Courtesy, Comfort, Service

and Luxuries of Modern Hotel

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MINISTER FOR WAR RESIGNING SEAT.

UNABLE TO LOOK AFTER COUNTRY CONSTITUENCY.

CHANGE TO BE MADE.

London, Nov. 22.

Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Secretary for War, to-day, an- nounced to the Colchester Conserva- tive his decision not to stand for re-election for that constituency at the coming General Election,

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1928.

FRENCH REUNION IN HONGKONG.

ENJOYABLE EVENING AT CONSUL'S RESIDENCE,

PENNY POSTAGE IMPOSSIBLE.

WOULD MEAN HUGE LOSS TO TREASURY.

Ten years ago, upon the ter- miliation of hostilities in the Great War, the French armies under

RUMOURS DENIED. Generals Pau and Castelnau enter ed Strasburg, the capital of

London, Nov. 22. Alance-Lorraine, and repaisted the Hopos of the reduction of the tricolour over territory which had stamp duty on letters from 1d. been lost to France for 47 years. | to the old rate of 1d. were shatter- To mark the algaldance which ed by an announcement made in the anniversary has for every the House of Commons to-day by citizen of the. Frencli Republic, Mr. Winston Churchill, the Chan- the French Consul and Madame cellor of the Exchequer. Dufaure de la Prade organised a Rocial evening which took the farm of a reunion of members of the French community at the Consul's residence at Peak Road last night At the last Election, we won the Included in the large gathering sent in a straight fight with a fa-present were a few friends who bourite by a majority of 3,330. It shared in the enjoyment of a very fa understood that a safe scut is to

happy evening. be found for him negrer London.

In his letter he states that his health is not strong enough to en- able him to do his work as Minister of War and to look after a country constituency...

British Wireless,

1

Sir L. Worthington-Evans has been Secretary for War since No vember, 1924, previous to which he had held the posts of Postmaster General, Minister of Perisions and, during the war, Minister of Block- ade.

introduced by the French Consul The keynote to the foto was

torio event of ten years ago and in a moving peroration on the his its significance for all Frenchmen. He was followed by others who also spoke with much feeling on the subject.

Prior to the gathering sitting down to a sumptuous repast pro- He was for a time editor-in-chiefvided by the Hongkong Hotel, a

of Commons,

or

Mr. Churchill stated that, con- trary to recent reports, there was no intention to revert to penny postage for letters in the near future.

He added that the re-introduc- tion of penny postage on the pro- war basis would entail a loss to the. Treasury estimated at be-l tweoh £5,750,000 and £7,250,000.'

Mr. Churchill's announcement to the effect that the Post Ofee follows a report issued on Monday had been asked by the Government to make a retail of the estimated loss to the Exechequer which would be occasioned by a reduc- tion to one penny. The loss, it was then stated; might be con- siderable when it was shown that|

of the Financial News, and is re- musicale was given in which the approximately 4,000,000,000 letters garded as a great authority on excellent talent available amongst were carried by the Post Office Company law. He distinguished himself some years ago in the In. the audience was úlilised in one every year. surance Bill debates in the House items were rendered by M. and in England as long ago as 1871,

form

other. Instrumental

Penny postage was Introduced Mme. Bonenfant and songa by or 67 years ago, and the rato was others, Mile, de Coudar also giving only increased to three-half-pence two Hungarian dances which were much enjoyed. This was followed a temporary measure to meet by the filming of a number of in- the financial stringency caused by

the war-British Wireless, teresting pictures.

RIVER STEAMER CHANGES.

OLD BOATS TO RESUME SERVICE.

Changes in the schedule of river steamers, particularly those lying between Hongkong and West River are rumoured, with additional ves sels employed after long lay-up.

It is stated in well-informed circles that the 5.8. Paul Beau and the 8.8. Charles Hardouin are to again b commissioned on the Canton run. but a date is not stated. Their employment has for a long time been the subject of speculation and with both vessels having recently undergone refil, there appears basia

for the belief that they are once

more to be put into service.

With new charterers, Yuet On is likely to be taken off the Canton service and to be em-

played between here and Kengmoon, Aniling on Sunday.

A number of the ladies, includ- ing the two young daughters of the Consul, were dressed in the pretty and picturesque constumes worn by the women-folk of Alsace- Lorraine. Decorations and other effective means were employed to enhance the atmosphere with which the function was invested,

MEI LAN-FANG.

DELIGHTS LARGE FOREIGN

AUDIENCE.

.

JAPAN EMPEROR'S CORONATION.

BRITISH NAVAL MESSAGE APPRECIATED.

The following message was sent to the British Naval Attache at Tokyo on November 10, on the oc- casion of the enthronement of the Emperor of Japan, by the British Naval Comunander-in-Chief:

"Please ask Minister of Marine to convey my humble duty to His An exquisite play in an exquisite Imperial Majesty on behalf of His setting, by an actor who is acknow Britannic Majesty's Forces in ledged to be supreme in his art, China and to express our humble was the attraction which took and respectful felicitations on this large number of the foreign com-Auspicious occasion."

The following reply was receiv- munity to the Kashing Theatre last night. That they were much ed from the Naval Attache:

spectacle which was "Your telegram dated November The new s.a. Chuen Chow, having impressed by carried out trials yesterday, Is

a revelation of Chinese art, there 10. Minister of Marine requests practically ready for service and, could be no doubt. Mei Lan-you may be informed your message after compass adjustments to-day, fang was enthusiastically applaud-of congratulation was laid before will be berthed at her wharf anded and was presented with a vase His Imperial Majesty on the make her maiden trip to Macas in by His Excellency the Officer Ad-afternoon of November 13 and that the early part of the week.

ministering the Government, one of he has now been informed through the many distinguished visitors pre-His Majesty's A.D.C. that His Im- Reports received Indicate th

perial Majesty received it with the vessel proved extremely satin-sent at the performance. factory on trial, making a speed of The play in which the great Chin-great satisfaction." 12.7 knots, which will no doubt be use actor appeared in based on the improved upon when the engines mystical conception of a Buddhist are run in and her complement be-

comes used to her.

The passenger certificate of the 8.8. Kochow has not yet been grant- ed, but there is every probabil: that on her next return in part, this will be issued after a final Inspec- tian by the Government Marine Surveyors.

PRISONERS RELEASED IN

EXCHANGE.

legend, the attainment of the CAPTIVE PILOTS FREED divine state by a process of self- discipline and merging of one's individuality into the theme of the Great Universe. Magadha, a dev- out disciple of the Great One, and his disciples had the great test im posed on them to decide whether they had reached that holy and highly desirable state, and it was in the role of the ethereal fairy sent out to make that test by scattering

WOMAN WITH MUCH flowers on the crowd, that Mof Lan-

OPIUM.

pa p

HEAVY FINE OR YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT.

Paris, Oct. 23. Reine and Sere, the two French commercial pilots who have been prisoners in the hands of rebel Moors in Rlo de Oro for nearly four months, were released to-day.

A telegram received by the com- fang appeared. His dancing was pany which employed them states rythmic and wholly in keeping with that they have been taken to. Dixit, the part, while his singing was a Spanish military post near Villa pleasing to the ear, although in the Cisneros. Northern dialect;

It is believed that the authorities. Amongst those present were not only agreed to pay a ransom, number ΟΙ An enormous amount of prepared His Excellency the Officer Ad- but to release

to opium was produced at the Kowloon ministering the Government, the Moorish prisoners in order Magistracy this morning when Re-Ilon. Mr. W., T. Southern, C.M.G., secure the pilots' release, venue Officer Grimmitt prosecuted accompanied by Mrs. Southern and n Chinese woman on a charge of Mr. W. R. Scott, private secretary possession of 137 taels, found on to His Excellency, H. E. Major her premises at No. 510, Canton General C. C. Luard, C.B., CM.G., Road.

C.B.E, Mrs. Hallifax, His Hon. On learning of the amount of Sir Henry Cooper Gollan, the opium, his Worship expressed sur Chief Justice, Mrs. E. D. C. Wolfe, prise and remarked that the woman Mr. C. D. Melbourne, the fion, Sir Shou-son Chow, Lady Chow, Dr. R. was most probably the scapegoat.

R. O. Grimmitt informed his H. Kotewall and Mrs. Kotowall, Worship that although the opium did not belong to the woman, she

took the responsibility for the DEATH OF MR. GEORGE

drug.

It was pointed out that the Ane, leviable was $10,000, but the woman' could not possibly pay that amount. If his Worship intended to make the penalty smaller, R.. O." Grimmitt said he would still ask for the alternative of twelve months' hard labour.

His Worship imposed a flue of $2,500 or twelve months' hard la- bour.

CYCLONIC GALES AT SEA.

H. JONES.

CHAIRMAN OF STANDARD, OIL CO, OF N. :J.

vice,

Nativo Moroccan troops have trapped, near Bridjo, the bandits responsible for the attack on two Europeans states, A report

from Casablanca,

One of the bandits was killed, two others captured, but the leader, Ben Helock, escaped.

Nothing is known of the fate of the European who is still their prisoner.

HISTORY OF 1923 ELECTION.

Mr.. A. P. Nicholson, whose account of the secret history of the tariff election of 1923, given in his newly-published book, "The Real Men in Public Life," was "contradicated by Mr. Neville New York, Nov. 22.**

Chamberlain, the Minister of The death fa announced of Mr. Health who has made a rejoinder. George H. Jones, Chairman of the "My account," said Mr. Nichol- Standard Oil Company of New son, in an interview, "emphasis Jersey.-Reuter's Amerelan Sering the fact that a tariff election was required to rally Sir Austen [The late Mr. Jonea was born Chamberlain and the other digat- at Carthage, New York, in 1872: dont ex-Minister to the fold, va He began his business, career na rests on the authority of a res- stenographer to the National ponsible statesman who waS & The Royal Observatory reports Transit Company, of Oil City, Pa., member of the house party at that the antleyclone has weakened and later became connected with Chequers just before the Ply. and is central between Shanghal the legal department of the Stan-mouth speech and whose word and Nagasaki. The typhoon is dard Oil Company, N, J and has always been trusted." crossing the Visayas In a westerly since 1907 has held high posts in direction. Strong monsoon may that concern, including those of be expected over the North China chief accountant comptroller of Sen and cyclonic gales over the subsidiaries, director, treasurer eastern portion of the South Chitia | and chairman. He was a member of the New York State Chamber Printed and Publisked for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY Sen. FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Forecast:-NE winds, fresh; of Commerce, and, was a Repub

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Shanghal, Nov, 22. Yesterday the Associated Chin- ese Chamber of Commerce of all Provinces elected Mr, Feng Shao- shan as Chairman,

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JOAN CRAWFORD

AT THE

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