1929-02-26 — Page 42

THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTELI

R

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPU.SE BAY HOTEL:

PEAK HOTEL.

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE :. PALACE HOTELI

MAJESTIC HOTEL.

HOTELS

LIMITED,"

In association with the Grand Hote).

Dos Wagons Litu, Poking,

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms

newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Bods, Hot and Cold

Water, also "Telephone,

Telephone C. 878

ין

J. H. WITCHELL, 'Manager.

HOTELS OF

DISTINCTION

METROPOLE-SAVOY-BOA VISTA

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1929.

THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK ENTHRONED.

BEYOND ALL PRAISEL

ACTUAL German Officers and Sailors played

In this splendid film which redounds to the fine courage of both sides in a manner beyond all praiset

Emden

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

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

Phone Nos.

K, 008 & K..609.

Cables"KowLOTEL" Hongkong,

PALACE HOTEL.

Tel Kowloon No. 3,

Tal: Adrean:" .. UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.

A. frst-class Residential and Tourist Hotal with all the convenienceE pf a Home.

Bar and thres Billiard Tables; two in New Billiard Baloon.

. Moderate Termas familles specially catered, for,

Hotel : newly renovated,

MES. I. H. OXBERRY,

EUROPE

After.dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

Proprietress.

Cables:-

15 "EUROPE"

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTELVLTD.

Arthur E. Odell, Managing - Director.

RUNNYMEDE HOTELL-PENANG

(Incorporated in the Straits Bettiomenta,} LARGEST BALLA JOM IN THE STRAITS. Overlooking the Sea.

„Kot and dɔld Running Water,

Highest Quality datering.

Modern Sanitary System, European, Chef.

PRODUCTS Direct from LONDON MARKET.

GRUNNYMEDE." WILLIAM HAROLD PERRY-Manager

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 PERUY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street. In the City of Victoria Hongkong.

The new Archbishop of York, Dr. William Temple, formerly Bishop of Manchester, was en throned in the Minster. Our photograph shows the Archbishop blessing the assembled crowds at the West Door of the Minster at the conclusion of the ce remony. (Times copyright).

FAVOURITE WINS

THE DERBY.

(Continued from Page 1.)

2-THE EXCHANGE PLATE.- Presented by the Bankers and Ex- change Brokers of Hongkong. Value $1,000 to Winner. Second to receive $300 and Third $200. For China Ponica. Weight for inches as per scale. Ponics that have started in and not won race of 1 mile er over [ at this Meeting allowed 3 lb. Griffins of this meeting allowed 6 lb. Poniew that have run in nt least three Extra Meetings in Hongkong during the

BRITISH ARMY ESTIMATES.

REDUCTION: STILL CONTINUES.

SUPPLEMENTARY, SUM. FOR CHINA FORCE.

Season 1928, one or more of such COMING EXPERIMENTS.

moetings previous to 1st July 1028

London, Feb. 25.

The Army Estimates for the

and one or more subsequent to that date, allowed 5 lb. Subscription Grif Sins of this meeting allowed 10 b. forthcoming financial year totai Allowances accumulative. Entrance £40,545,000, this representing a 310. From the Two Mile Post Dace reduction Round and in (About One Mile 105 cial year of 2005,000.

on the present anan- Yards,)

Mr. Eve's Boxing Eve .......

1

The decreases include £203,000)

in Army pay, £133,000 for supplies, (Mr. Pote Hunt)

road transport and remounts, Mr. Dynasty's Young Pretender

£192,000 for works, lands and (Mr. Haimovitek) 2 buildings, and £296,000 for miscel- Mr. Ho Kom-tong's City Hall laneous services.

¡Mr. Encarnaçao) '3 Increases include £141,000 for Five starters. Three lengths: general stores, and £158,000 for six lengths.

retired pay and other non-eiferLive charges for officers.

Time: 2 min, 14.2/5 secs. Pari-Mutuel. Winner, $9.50; Int, $5.10; 2nd, $6.10.

CHINESE IN SOUTH

AFRICA.

DIJECT TO BEING CALLED "COLOURED PERSONS."

Johannesburg, Feb, 25. The Chinese Consul-General has communicated with the Minister

Cost of China Force.

In an explanatory statement, Sir Laming Worthington Evans, the Secretary for War, shows that the Army Estimates have beent continuously reduced since 1920,1 whe. they totalled £62,300,000.

No money provision is made in the Estimates for the excess cost of additional troops in China, but A Supplementary Estimate states that an additional £115,000 la ro- quired, bringing the total to date to $4,115,000.

Provision is made

<

for An

DERBY DAY AT THE RACES.

"HUNGTAIL'S FANCIES FOR TODAY'S EVENTS.

"Ringtail" tips the following as likely winners in to-day's Races:

5th Race.

1 Dunbar'a Selected, 2 New Years Eve,

3 Chesapeake Bay.

6th Race.

1 Ho Kom Tong's Selected.

2 Duke of Chantilly.

3 Frenchmans Bay.

2

7th Race.

1 Dunbar'a Selected,

Christmas Chimes.

3 Town Hall.

8th Race.

1 John Peel's Selected.

2 Mongolian Stag, 3.O'Moon.

1

9th Race.

Pelerkin or Majestic Hall.

2 Kings Counsel.

3

Rummy.

10th Race.

1 Boxing Eve,

2 Winsome Stag.

3 One Third,'

11th Race.

1

Skinfaxi,.

2

The Sun,

3

Mountain Air.

LIGHT RAIN.

To-day's Observatory report states:-The anticyclone Is central to the N.W. of Vladivostock. A

may

of Interior outlining Chinese establishment of 150,500, or 3,000 shallow depression is shown over grievances, particularly as refewer than in 1928, when there Tongking. Fresh monsoon gards restrictions due to the fact

for constitutional be expected along the S.E. coast of were included that the Chinese are included in

Indian 1,500 reasons

troops China and over the N. China Sea. the category of "coloured per-employed by the Air Ministry in The forecast till noon to-morrow 6ons."

the Middle East, which are now :-Enst winds, fresh; overcast;

Army Mechantantion.

A deputation of Chinese, head-to be withdrawn. ed by the Consul-General, is short: ly visiting Capetown in order to make representations to tite Minis- ter on the subject.-Reuter.

THE CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES.

A further decrease of 1,500 in the establishment is due to the smaller number of additional troopa employed in China, the disband- ment of the West, African Regi- meat, and the reduction of the Sierra Leone karrison, the inechand- sation of another Field Brigade of

Bome light rain,

HOME FOOTBALL.

PORT VALE SCORE, FOUR AGAINST READING.

London, Feb. 25. --

the Royal Artillery, the abolition In the Second Division of the INCREASE PROVIDED FOR of the horse transport companies English League to-day, Part Vale,

THIS YEAR,

I

3

of the Royal Army Service Corps, playing at home, defeated Read- and economies resulting from a ing by four clear goals-Reuter.

all systematic examination of London, Feb. 25.

catablishments, The Civil Service Estimates, insued to-day, amount to £808,500,- The total net Estimates for 1928 were £295,250,000-British Wire less,'

000.

The health return for the 48 hours ending February 24 shows five further cases of small-pox one being British.

The conversion of the Eleventheional training will be carried out Hussars at Ilome into an armoured In Aldershot and in the Southern Car Regiment has been completed, Commands, culminating in exor- and similar reorganisation of the cises to test the experimental In- Twelfth Royal Lancers in Egypt fantry Brigades in the light of the will be accomplished during the lessons learned from the experl-' year.

mental Armoured Force.

There will be a series of exorcises No Manoeuvres.

without troops for the investiga There will be no "Army tion of problems of mechaniantion.

-British Wireless. manoeuvres this year, but-

--ADDED ATTRACTION

ORLOFF BROTHERS,

AT THE

· SELECTIONS ON THE BALALAIKA AND STEEL GUITAR

QUEEN'S TODAY AI 2.30 5 10 7:15, 89-20.

TO-MORROW A1, 2.30, 7.15, 8 ́9 20.

To-morrow At 5,00. Miss V. Gapell's Dancing display.

RAMON NOVARRO

With

RENEE ADOREE

MARCELINE DAY, CARMEL MY3

A rip-roaring romance with the handsome hero of "Ben Hur" and. "The Student Prince". I an entirely different role-a6 1 heartbreaker who finally met his match!

A Certain Man Young

AT THE

WORLD

Orchestra 5.15 & 9.20

A FILM OF PERFECT LENTERTAINMENT ›

TO-DAY AND

TO-MORROW:

1- reratan 2.30 #. 7.15.

THE ADVENTURES OF A PHILANDERER!

EVE STARTED SOMETHING

but it

imn't over

yell

SEE

ADAM

AND EVIL

with

- riot

of maritat mix-ups!

LEW CODY AILEEN PRINGLE

AT THE

STAR

Origing

by PH

Florance.

Direcres

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 5.89 & 9.207

MATINEE TOMORROW AT 120 1.4)