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HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPU, SE 'BAY HOTELI

PEAK HOTEL.

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTELI

MAJESTIC HOTEL.

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel

Dos Wagons Lits, Peking.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, 'all Bad RoomE newly renovated, and installed with Box Spring Bods, Hot and Cold

Wator, also Telephone,

Telophone C. 878-

HOTELS OF

J. H. WITCHELL,, * Manngar.

DISTINCTION}

METROPOLE-SAVOY-BOA VISTA

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE.

Phone Nos.

K, 808 & K. 609.

Cable's" KOWLOTEL” Hongkong.

PALACE HOTEL

Tel Adresa:"

Tel. Howloon No. 5,

UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT,

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

<f Home

Bar and thron Billiard Tables; two in New Billiard Saloon. Moderate Terms; families specially catered for.

Hotel newly renovated.

EUROPE

After.dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

MRS. J. H. OXBERNY,

Proprietress.

Cables:-

“EUROPE”.

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD,

Arthur E. Odell, Managing Director.

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LTD-PENANG

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

Hot and Cold Bunnlag Water, Modern Banitary System, Highest Quality Catering.

European Chef..

PRODUCTS DIRECT FROM LOndon market. CABLES.-"RUNNYMEDE." WILLIAM HAROLD PERRY-Manager

Courtesy, Comfort, Service and Luxuries of Modern Hotel Construction

THE HOTEL RIVIERA, MACAU.

Cablo Addrons --"RIVIERA, MACAU.”

Frisbad and Published for the Proprietors by Pamuck Pror FRANKLIN, at. 1 and 8. Wyndham Btreet. In the City of Victoria Hongkong.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1929.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

IN THE DAY'S NEWS.

Costes, the famous French aviator (on right), is to make an attempt on February 19th to fly from Paris to innol and back in ten days. In the picture he is seen with Le Brix, the couple having Bown from Tokyo to Paris last year in 61⁄2 days.

MURDERED BRIDE'S

REMAINS.

CHRISTIAN FUNERAL ARRANGED IN HONGKONG.

AUSTRALIA HAVE GOOD DAY.

FIVE ENGLAND BATSMEN SENT BACK.

Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, former Commünder- In-Chief of the China Station who was given a warm naval. send-off this morning on his departure for Home.

COTTON COMBINE

PROSPECTS.

APPLICATIONS FROM FIFTY MILLS REPORTED.

́SİMPLE CEREMONY. HAMMOND'S BIG TASK. BASIS OF PURCHASE.

the Adelaide went

had

Landon, Feb. 1. 10 Ia understood that fifty

Cotton

The body of the wealthy Chinese The arst day's play in bride, for whose murder her Fourth Test at hurband, Dr. Chung Yi Miao, was definitely in favour of Australia cotton mill companies have recently executed at Manchester, after Hobbs and Sutcliffe is on the way to longkong by the aid the round for a big totaled to the Lancashire Blue Funnel liner Catchas, which it is curious just how much these Corporation for valuation in the. is due here on Wednesday next. heroes of Test cricket rely one vent of the new spinning combine

måterializing. The remains were recently disin. upon the other, and yesterday, 15

many previous terred at the churchyard at on

occasions, Croathwaite, near Keswick, Mr. Sutcliffe did not long survive the Swinburne, an undertaker, having dismissal of Hobbs with the score offered to send them to Hongkong at 143. at his own expense. The grave

Was reopened by the light, of storm-lamps in the presence of pollee; and the coffin luter sent to Birkenhead by rail to wait ship-

ment.

We learn from relatives of the decensed lady that on arrival here, the remains will be interrel at the Chinese Christian Cemetery and a simple funeral ceremony in accordance with Christian rites is to be held.

for the funeral to take place on the Arrangements are being made day following the arrival of the ss Calchns here,

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SPLENDID NAVAL

SEND-OFF.

SIR REGINALD TYRWHITT's

FAREWELL.

magnificent!

The half-hour before lunch was certainly dinastrous for England for Jardine was also sent back.

Hendren was expected to make a stand, but he seems to have played badly at a nasty ball from Blackie and was clean-howled.

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Ench of these companies will receive a statement in regard to the basis of purchase by the Cor poration, which has been register- ed in London with a preliminary capital of £100.

Detalls of the new combine were published recently. It is backed by a powerful directorate, including Mr. John Tattersall, ir Kenneth Stewart, and Sir James Cooper.

Arrangements have been mado Arthur Chapman had a merry with the Bank of England tó knock, utpacing Hammond, but provide temporary nucessary just before stumps were drawn capital, he fell a victim to Ryder.

To loge five wickets for 246 runs but until Australia have disposed on the first day is not a good sign, of Hammond, on whom everything now seems to depend, it would be

a shot in the dark to venture an catimate of the 'future prospects. The scores are appended:

England-Ist, Innings/

Hobbs, e Ryder, b Hendry Sutcliffe, st. Oldfield, b Grimmett Tammond, not out

74

04

47

|D). R. Jardine, 1,b.w. Grimmett

Hendren, b Blackle

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18

A. P. F. Chapman, e A’Beckett, b

Ruder

30

0

Extras

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The fleet gave a send-off to Vlee-Admiral Sir Regi-Duckworth, not but nald Tyrwhitt this morning, on his departure from H.M.S. Kenl to board the P. and "O, liner Morea, by which ship he is taking passage to England.

Talal (for 5 wkts..): 240 Larwood, Tate, Genry and White. to bat.

Fall of Wickets: 1 for 143 ruhs

-ACY PROH

AMERICAN RAILWAY

The object of the combine is 10' enable mass production

the trade lost in certain ranges methods by which it is hoped that Lancashire will recapture since the war and soon begin to make up the enormous losses in

c trade with China in recent years, as the result of Japaneso competition-Reuter.

PEKING POLITICAL

SURPRISE..

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FOREIGN LEGATIONS

PUZZLED BY A RESIGNATION.

Peking. Feb. 1.

Following the resignation of General Pet Chung-hsi, the mill- The former Commander-in-Chief Tabs), 2 for, 143 (Sutcliffe), 3 forary leader in Peking, another embarked in a galley at 10 a.m., 149 (Jardino).'

Important politician, Mr. Chang Cai, Chairman of the Peking and, preceded by a motor pinnace.

Branch Political Counell, has ten- and escorted by two cutters man- ned by officers, his progress across

dered his resignation. Strictly, dr. Chang Chi's post is higher the barbour was marked by many expressions of enthusiasm.

than that of Civil Governor of Chihli Province, and his resigna- tion comes as a great surprise. It is understood that some of the foreign Legations are enquiring regarding the motive of his decl sion,

All ship were manned and as the galley passed, each cheered in. turn, Vice-Admiral Tyrwhitt, who was in mufti, rising and saluting.

An unofficial demonstration was also staged by boata from various naval csinblishments following in the wake of the galley, firing bursts of crackers.

CAPT. FRIED'S TOUR ABANDONED.

SECOND THOUGHTS BY THE U. S. SHIPPING BOARD.

Washington, Feb. 1. The United States Shipping Board has decided, after all, to

ACCIDENT.

SIX OF THE TRAIN STAFF KILLED.

New York, Feb. 1,

In some quarters it is belleved That six railwaymen were kill- that the resignation is the result ed, while none of the passengers of recent attacks and counter. received serious burt, is a rather! remarkable feature of a railway attacks between the Peking Kuo- mintang and the British Political accident reported this morning Counell. The Nasking Govern- from Henderson, Kentucky.

A fast passenger train was in- ment has failed to obtain obedience volved in a head-on collision with to its order to the Kuomintang goods train, the engines crash-leaders in Peking to yield to or- ing at a high speed. The mishap ders of the Political Council. occurred just outside Henderson, j and assistance was rapidly forth coming.

Six of the officials on the trains were found dead in the wreckage,

but though there were a large

HIGH COUNCIL NOW RE-CONSIDERING.

number of passengers, only slight GENERAL BOOTH. TO OFFER abandon the projected goodwill injuries were reported.--Reuter's tour of Captain Fried through American Service.

the United States.

It was planned, after the rescue

HIS VIEWS.

London, Feb. 1.

The High Council of the Salva-

by the s.s. America of the crew of ANOTHER COMMUNISTtion Army met in London to-day

Fried should visit leading cities

an Italian steamer, that Capt.

to demonstrato. the superiority'

of the American Mercantile

SPLIT.

Marine."-Reuter's American Ser-BUKHARIN MAY BE REMOVED

vice.

LU CHUNG-LIN.

FENG'S SATELLITE'S NEW POST.

Nanking, Feb. 1.

FROM OFFICE.

to discuss the decision of the High Court of Justice.

Notlee to proceed with fresh adjudication as to General Booth's fitness, in accordance with the direction given by Mr. Justice Eve, was conveyed to the Presi- dent of the Council, who is now A message from Moscow alludes in communication with General

Berlin, Feb. 1.

to "the highly charged atmos-Bramwell Booth-British Wire-

phere" in political circles and the cas

SPANISHI CONBUL.

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great excitement occasioned by the reported impending removal of M. Bukharin from the Presidency of the Communist Internationale,

M. Bukharin, who, since the The chief Heutenant of the death of M, Lenin has been regard- "Christian General," General Lued as the chief theoretician of

Madrid, Feb. 1. Chung-lin has left Pengpu for Nan- Bolshevism, opposes M. Stalin's It is announced that Senor king and it is understood that he political and economic policy, and Spottorno, the Spanish Comaul- is to be formally Installed as As their differences have recently General in Shanghai, has been sistant-minister of the Nanking come to a head-Reuter.

appointed Consul in Smyrna.— Ministry of War.

Reuter,

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