1929-02-27 — Page 42

THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTELI

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTELI '

PEAK HOTEL.

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL:

MAJESTIC HOTEL.

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel

Des Wagons Litu, Peking,

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rocean newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold

Water, also Telephone.

Telephone 0.373

7, H. WITCHELL, Manager.

HOTELS, OF

DISTINCTION

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SHANGHAI FANCY DRESS BALL,

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1929.

SUPERB BATTLE SCENES!-

A Wonderfully Vivid pictorial record of one of

the most stirring and dramatic naval engage- ments of modern times!

Emden

At the Fancy Dress Ball, given at the German Garden“ Club in Shanghal recently Miss Pankratz and Miss Sutterer appeared as a couple of naval officers; while Mr. Haas, in the centre. of the group, made up as a "coon.” On the right are Mr. and Mrs. Randow as Chin. ese lady and gentleman.

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KOWLOON.

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MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE.

Cables" KoWLOTEL" Hongkong.

Phone Nos.

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PALACE HOTEL.

Tel Kowloon No. 8,

Tel. Adresa:"

UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.

A. Arst-class Residential and Tourist Hotel with all the convenfancës

of Home,

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

MES, J. K. OXBERBY,

Hotel newly renovated,

EUROPE

After.dinner

dancing every

Proprietress.

Cables:-

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SINGAPORE

Tuesday, Thursday Grill

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(Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.)

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Cable Adreas" RIVIERA, MAUAU.”

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FEEDERICK PEZUT FMARIKIAN, RE 1 and B. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria. Słomnicomar.

The two ladies on the left, Miss Denkhaus and Mrs. Washer, represented in original style the Osram China Company and the couplo on the right, Mr. Sandt and Miss Krause, the German Garden Club ball.

RACE PROSPECTS.

FOR TO-DAY.

WEATHER LIKELY TO CAUSE

UPSETS OF FORM,

ELLIOT BAY TIPPED.

"Ringtail," commenting on the prospects for to-day's racing, says that President Hall, the Derby winner,' will be saddled fur the Champions, but in view of the bad weather conditions his chances of success may be inter- fered with, as the race is sure to he a fast one, and the going may not be to, his liking However, he has a good chance of winning, and may turn the tables on Elliott Buy, which annexed the race last yeur.

Elliot Bay will probably have Coos Bay as a paco-maker, in which case the race is sure to be

THE HONEYMOON ;

MURDER.

(Continued from Page-1.)

THE CONSERVATIVE COUNCIL.

WORKING MAN ELECTED TO THE CHAIR.

1.

was on her way to Europe, and I felt that at all costs I must rid my- self of this encumbrance. There was only one way. Blame me FORMER WELSH MINER you will, for I was weak to yield to this passion, and weaker still to carry it so far as I did.

London, Feb. 26. Mr. Gwilyn Rowlands, a working

"The Best Way."

man who spent many years in a coal mine in Wales, was to-day elect- "There was no real reason why ed Chairman of the Council of the I should marry the woman. She National Union of Conservative was ready to link her life with Associations, in succession to the mine on any terms I close to lay millionaire, Colonel Gretton. down. It was just madness that Mr. Rowlands comes from made me do it. There was no Rhondda Valley, which is noted question of money. You know for its extreme Socialist elements, that better than anyone.

He was proposed as Chairman by

"The Emden" in the romance of gallantry; it belongs no more to Germany than to the whole world. It has no villains; it is the story of the clash of heroes, in which the victor and vict ma share the honour

It is dramatic

yet true, true yet dramatic, and it drowns all natioanl differences with a salute in the full, free and thrilling comradeship of the sea.”—The Manchester Guardian,

-ADDED ATTRACTION-

ORLOFF BROTHERS,

AT THE

QUEEN'S

SELECTIONS ON THE BALALAIKA AND STEEL GUITAR

FINAL SHOWINGS 10-DAY

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To-day at 5.00, Miss V. Capell's Dancing Display,

A GREAT STAR IN A NEW ROLE!

RAMON NOVARRO

A CERTAIN YOUNG MAN

in

SEE

AT THE

Women will

dare men will be fascinated by this carefree film romance

Metro-Goldwyn Mayer

HOTUB

EE what happened to this prince of heart- breakers when he finally met his match!

WORLD

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY-

Orchestra 5.15 & 9.20.. Intergratar 2,50 8.7.30

"Somehow I have felt for a long Mr. Davidson, Chairman of the time that my mind was giving Party, was seconded by Lady way, and this was the crowning Iveagh, member of Parliament, point of my folly. By the time and was elected unanimously by a fast one.

you get this I shall be dead, and the seven hundred delegates pre- Owing to the weather cond!- have no regrets, for I feel that sent.

Anothet M.P. Dles. Dies tions, some upsets.of.form are it is the best way after all.

Another, Conservative Member likely to occur, especially amongst I should not have been happy the heavyweights, and packera had I been forced to spend my of Parliament, Mr. A. E. Jacob, would be advised to watch for an life in prison, and I only appeal who sat for the East Toxteth occasional turn-up by one of the in the vain hope that I could division of Liverpool, died to-day. lightly-weighed contenders. Selec-throw dust in the eyes of the He is the fifth M.P. to, die this THE ADVENTURES OF A PHIL DRART

judges, as I have thrown dust in month. All five were Conserva the eyes of so many of my friends.tives.... up to now.

tions for to-day are:

1st Race,

1 Tarmacadam

2 Town Hall

3 U Un II.

2nd Race.

1 Eve's Stable 2. Hiawatha

1 Stag Stable

3rd Race.

1 Stag Stable

2 Bakers Bay

3 Majestic Hall

4th Race,

1 The Pheasant

2 The Sun

3' Picey

5th Race.

1 Dynasty Stable,

2 Blue Danube

3 Stag Stable

6th Race.

1 Eve Stable

2 King's Courier

3 Glorious Stag

7th Race,

Sunshine

2 Monk or Piccy

The Ape

Since this Farliament was elect

"I have gambled and lost, and ed in 1924, there have now been

I must pay. Do not grieve for 28 deaths of members. British me. I am not worth it. Tell Wireless,

"

Lace the truth It is better she At the last General Election, the should know, and let our little late Mr. Jacob polled 18,139 votes ono grow up in ignorance of my against 6,280 by Mr. C. Borden from (Labour) and 4,163 by Mr. F. C. fate. No good can come clouding the life of others by Bowering (Liberal).. revealing such a secret.

"Good-bye for ever, and may you learn to forgive me for the sorrow I have brought into your} lifer

8th Race.

Elliot. Bay. President Hall Adam

9th Race. Fifty Fifty

2 Rose Hall

3 Kom Tong Hall"

10th Race.

1 Monterey: Bay,

2 Christmas Chimes 5 One Third

11th Race.

1 Skinfaxi

2 Thunderbolt

S The Ptarmigan

WOMAN'S DEATH IN A

FLAT.

The death of Mrs. Jenny Bains- bury, aged 45, who was found lying on the floor of a flat in j Windsor-mansions, Marylebone, with her body a "mass of bruises," was further investigated recently. Mrs. Alice May Hume, of Great Portland-street, W., a sister of the dead woman, said that Mra.. Safns- bury sometimes drank to exccas.

The Coroner: On what terms had she lived with her-husband? I think all right on the whole, but sometimes they had differ ences, and Sport

After evidence by Dr. Bronte, the Home Office pathologist, the jury returned a verdict that the woman died from, heart failure due to acute alcohólic pofsoning, and that her death was accelerated by injuries she received from fall- ing about while in that condition.

EVE

STARTED SOMETHING

but it

· isn't over

yet!

SEE

ADAM

AND EVIL

with

na ziot

of marital mix-ups!

LEW CODY.

AILEEN PRINGLE

AT THE

STAR

Robert

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At 2.80, 5.30 9.20.