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THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTELI

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPU. SE 'BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL:

AND-

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSLI PALACE HOTEL:

MAJESTIC HOTEL:

HOTELS

LIMITED.

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

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 Telophone.

Telephone C. 871

HOTELS OF

J. K. WITCHELL, "Manager.'

DISTINCTION

MET SOPOLE --SAVOY-BOA VISTA

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of

Phone Nos.

K. 008 & K. 000,

MR. & Mrs. H. J. WHITE.

Cables "KOWLOTEL”.

Hongkong,

PALACE HOTEL

Tel Adress:**

Tol, Kowloon No. 3,

UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN, MANAGEMENT.

A first-class Residential and Tourist Hotel with all the conveniences of ■ Home.

Bar and three Billiard Tables; two in New Billiard Balcon. Moderate Terms: familles, specially catered for.

Hotel newly renovated.

EUROPE

After.dinner

dancing every

MRS. J. II. OXBERRY,

Proprietress.

Cables:-

"EUROPE!!

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE

Tuesday, Thunday Grill

and Saturday..

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.

Arthur E. 0doll, Managing - Director.

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LTD - PENANG

(Incorporated in the Straits Settlements,). LARGEST BALLROOM IN THE STRAITS. Overlooking the Sea.

Hot and Oold Running Water, Modern Sanitary System, Highest Quality Catering.

European Chef,

PRODUCTS DIRECT FROM LONDON MARKET. CABLES' RUNNYMEDE." WILLIAN HAROLD PERRY--Maasyir

Courtesy, Comfort, Service and Luxuries of Modern Hotel

Construction

THE HOTEL RIVIERA,

MACAU.

Cable Address-"RIVIERA, MACAU.” -

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY

DR. POPE'S APPEAL PEAK PINE TREE

TO PUBLIC.

SMALLPOX PATIENTS MAY BE

NURSED AT HOME.

RELATIVES TO REPORT.

A Chinese tenant of the second floor of No. 21, Third Street, was summoned at the instance of the health authorities before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the. Central Magis- tracy this morning for falling to report a case of small-pox in his home,

DESTRUCTION..

COLONEL'S, GARDENER FINED TO-DAY:

QUESTION OF EXECUTION OF POLICE WARRANT.

GUILT ADMITTED.

At the Central Magistracy this The summons was amended by morning, before Mr. R. E. Lindeell, his Worship to assign respos the case against the gardener of bility to the defendant as being-Col. L. G. Bird, of No. 2B, Tho the "nearest male relative" in place of the principal tenant." Peak, for possession of 150 catties

Sanitary Inspector Stevens stat-of pine wood, was continued. ed that at a visit to the floor on the morning of the 27th December, le saw the defendant hold a male child in his arms which was obviously suffering from small-pox. On aceing witness, ho handed the child over to a woman.

Witness who could not speak Cantonese and he put his ques- tions to the defendant through an interpreter.

The interpreter, called into the witness-box; cold the man gave his name as Ng Kee and the woman Ng Kau.

His Worship said witness must have been fully aware that the man and the woman could not have the same surname, if it was sought to prove that they were husband and wife.

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JANUARY 4. 1929.

HELPING BRITISH FARMERS.

AGRICULTURAL LOANS ON MORTGAGES.

SCHEME FEATURES.

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London, Jan. 3.. The Agricultural Mortgage Cor poration, which was formed as rosult of the passing of the Agricultural Credits Act Inst year, will begin active opera- tions in 接 few days' time. The principal object of the Cor- poration, as defined by the Act, is the making of loans on mortgages for agricultural purposes.

with the co-operation of most of the Largo banks, which have arranged to put up £650,000 of their paid-up- capital. The return on capital is limited by Parliament to five per cent. per annum.

The Corporation has been formed

en?-

Mr. L. . Andrewes, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuting, sald that when the case, was heard yea- terday he understood that the de-should be made on terms most In order to secure that the loans fendant was going to plead guilty. favourable to the borrowers, the. He had originally intended to ap- Minister of Agriculture is ply for a remand, but since the powered to make advances to the prisoner was going to plead guilty Corporation for the purpose of es- he thought it was as well to allow

tablishing the case to be taken. He was therefore, rather in the dark yea turday.

3

Guarantee

Fund. The advances must not exceed will be free from interest for sixty £750,000 in the aggregate. They

years,

On his return to his olce after Further Government assistance la the case, Mr. Anderwes thought it provided in the kape of underwrit advisable to get the plan of 14-ing the Brst issue of debentures to Col. Bird's house from the Land maximum of £1,250,000 in de- Office, which he did, Having seen bentures. For the present, how the plan, he sent for Mr. Carr and ever, it is proposed to advance loans told him to go to the premises and out of available share capital, and look at it again. Mr. Carr went to defer the issue of debentures to a again, and, as a result of that later stage.--British Wireless, visit, Mr. Andrewes could say that Carr was extra fair, in that he had in his evidence yesterday, Mr. el for comment from the inter-stated that the tree stumps were preter, and he should have inves- at a distance much neurer than

igated the matter further. His Worship felt he could not go on

they actually were from the house. with the enre. with the evidence that was offered, and he dismissed The summons.

The similarity of the unies Riven in this case should have call-

Ar Lindsell asked Dr. G. W, Pope, the Medical Oficer of Health, who was in Court, if he desire to make any general ob servations in regard to the pos)-

tion.

Dr. Pope said he wanted it to be I made known to the public that this case was really brought to make it clear to the public that in the first place, enacs of small-pox should be reported, and that there was no particular penalty attacked to re-

orting such cases.

Furthermore, with regard to Chinese cases, some ten years ago, the Sanitary Board ruted, and the Governor-in-Council agreed, that cases might be nursed at home, provbled that everybody in the house was vaccinated and a notice put up on the front door showing that there was a case of small-pox in the house. The Roard was still willing to allow auch eases to be treated at home, provided the public would play up and report the occurrence of such cases:

The statement of the Medical Officer of Health was conveyed particularly to the representativen in Court of the Chinese press who were requested to give it the fullest publicity in the interests of the welfare of the general com. munity.

PICKED IT UP!

A.WOMAN'S EXCUSE IN OPIUM CASE.

A charge of being in possession

Garden Encroachment.

Mr. Andrewes said that he had got the stumpa drawn into the plan of the house, and it was clear that none of them were within private property. In fact, auid Mr. Au- drowes, Lt.-Col. Bird's garden en croached on Crown land.

TO MARINERS.

DERELICT JUNK A DANGER

The following Notice to Mariners (No. 1 of 1929), has been issued by the Harbour Department, under to-days date:

Wooden derelict, apparently # dismasted, junk, scarcely afloat, sighted In Latitude 22.15. N., Longitude 135.22. N., at 7.40 Mr. Andrewes, proceeding, said G.MT., on January 2. This is that Mr. Carr's evidence was sub- dangerous to navigation and in stantially correct, and if his Wor-reported on the authority of the ship would like to recall Mr. Carr, master of us. Sokndal. the latter was available.

·

Mr. Lindsell indicated that that would not be necessary.

Before proceeding with the evidence, his Worship, addressing Mr. Andrewes, mentioned that a small point was made by the pro- secution yesterday to the eneet that, Mr. Carr, when he first went to the premises with the warrant, was refused admission.

Execution of Warrants.

Tungchow Channel,

The following Notice to Mariners (No. 937) has been lasund by the Marine Department. of the Maritime Customs at Shang- hal, under date December 28.

Notice is hereby given that on or about the 8th January 1929, and without further notice, Reach Buoy will be moved about 1% cables S. 20 W. from its present position, its characteristica re- maining unchanged. From

the

refusal was absolutely justified In Point Beacon will bear S, 394 E., In fact, said Mr. Lindadil, that new position of the buoy, Plover that Mr. Carr, or any other off-distant 5.1 miles. All bearings had no right whatever to execute a cer of the Forestry Department, given are magnetic." warrant on his own. The warrant the constable or officer who applied was issued to a police officer, and for the warrant should have gone with the forest guard.

Mr. Andrewes:-Ile had a polico oficer with him.

His Worship:-1 understand not at the time.

Mr. Carr: I had a detective with me all ine tiine.

His Worship:-Chinese detec-

tive?

Mr. Carr:-Ye.

His Worship:-Oh, 1 see! You

of 22 laels of prepared opium wshould have made that clear. brought against a Chinese woman,

MARIONETTE PLAY BY MRS. UNDSET.

A CHRISTMAS WISHI, “.

Oslo, Nov. 21. Mrs. Sigrid Undsel, the Nobel Prize winner, is a great lover of the Marionette theatre, and has Just signed a contract with one, of the leading theatres in Oslo, for the presentation of a comedy. The title is "East of the Sun and West of the Moon." This is the first work from her hand for the

before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the sputer police must be with the

Mr. Lindsell added that the re-theatre, Kowloon Magistracy this morning. The defendunt admitted the charge, and said that she had picked up the opium.

His Worship:You should be careful what you pick up.

On looking at the amount, his Worship exclaimed:--"You picked up $176 worth of opium! You are very lucky.

A fine of $1,760 was Imposed. Two women and a man were charged with possession of 15 tucls of raw opium. The third de- fendant, an elderly woman, took responsibility for the oplum, the other two pleading not guilty.

IIIs Worship remarked it was obvious that the age wonian was taking the blame on the assump- tion that she would not get dealt with,

She was fined $450 or three months Imprisonment, the other two being discharged.

MR. HERRICK BETTER.

New York, Jun. 3. Mr. Myron. Herrick, the U.S. Ambassador to Paris, who is ill at his country home, is reported to be better to-day-Reuters Ameri- can, Service.

DISARMAMENT ISSUE,

Moscow, Jan. 3.

M. Litvinoff has received a letter. announcing the convocation of the Preparatory Disarmament Com mittee on April 16th.-Reuter,

a warrant.

Useless Witness.

Forest Guards when they executed are well known. When approach- Mra. Undset's works for charity

ed by several institutions and no- Mr. Andrewest- understand❘cieties with requesta tó attend from Mr. Green that that had nf-] dinnera arranged in her honour ways been done,

the published the following state- ment in all the papers: "Tintes are not such that we who have! The houseboy in Lt.-Coi. Bird's enough money should cat and empley was, then called. The cedrink. It will soon be Christmas. fendant had said yesterday that the houseboy knew how he came by the wood in the witness-box, the houseboy told his Worship tint ne knew nothing whatever of the wood.

Mr. Lindsell (to defendant) This witness is not much good to you, defendant?.

Defendant made no reply, when his Worship naked him if he had anything else to any."

Defendant: There is nothing I want to say. I ask your Worship to give me a chance,

Pleads Guilty. His Worship:You in fact plend guilty now, then?.

Defendant: Yes, I do.. His Worship: You might have saved the Court a lot of time and trouble if you had done that originally,

In answer to the Magistrato, Mr. Andrewes anid that there had. been a lot of spoliation in the Government plantation In that vicinity, over a hundred trees having been cut.

His Worship imposed a fine of 340 on the defendant. If the fine was not met, the alternative was three weeks' hard labour..

should enjoy nothing more than to know that the money otherwise spent on dinners for my sake were riven to the poor to help them to

good Christmas."

NAVÁL MOVEMENTS.

FLAGSHIP ARRIVES AT SOURABAYA.

H.M.S, Kent, flying the flag of the Commander-in-Chief, arrived at. Sourabaya on Wednesday..

H.M.S. Magnolia left Shanghai for Tanglao on Thursday, and H.M.S. Concord left Singapore for Hongkong, being due to arrive here next Wednesday.

The transport Neuralis, which, arrived yesterday morning, salied the same day for Singapore where she is due on Monday.

· SPANISH LEGATION.

Shanghai, Jan. 3. It is understood that the Spanish Legation at Peking will be re- moved to Nanking some time in February.

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