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THE

HONGKONG

KPENINSULA HOTEL:

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 Lits, Peking.

HOTEL METROPOLE

Central, Convenience, Com- fort, Good Meals & Moderate ratos.

HOTEL BOA VISTA. MACAO. Idol Place for work nude.

HOTEL METROPOL

KOWLOON HOTEL

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KOWLOON.

Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of

Phone Nos.

K. 608 & K. 609.

Mr. & Mrs. H. J. WHITE. Cables KowLOTEL "·

Hongkong.

PALACE HOTEL.

Tel. Kulpan No. 3,

Tol Addres

UNDER ENTIRELY RUROPEAN MANAGEMÈNT.

PALACE,

A first class Residental and Tourist Hotel with all the conveniences

1of a Home

Dae and three Billiard Tablon; two in New Hilliard Saloon, Madstate Terms: familim apsqjally culored for..

Hotel newly renovated. -

MRS. J. II. OXBERRY,

EUROPE

After dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Propriotrows.

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 Running Water.

Highest Quality Catering.

Modern Sanitary System: European Chef.

PRODUCTS DIRECT FROM LONDON MARKET. CABLES." RUNNYHEDE." WILLIAM HAROLD PERRY-Mansgar

INTERFERENCE ON

SHIP'S BRIDGE.

«Continued from Pcác 1.) owners. Furthermore, he did not show the letter of dismissal to the pwners.

afder that applicable to the Chief Oficer left in sole charge of the ship?--Yes.

1

Nol Justifiable.

Commdr. Hole-If a passenger

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1929.

HIS MAJESTY NOW LOCAL COMPANY ENGLISH AMATEUR

CONVALESCENT.

TO GO TO WINDSOR MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH.

'SANDRINGHAM LATER.

London, Apr. 23.

His Majesty the King is now definitely convalescent, and tàère

la no reason to suppose that any thing will interfere with his con-- tinued recovery,

His progress has now reached a point where it is unnecessary for further daily atatements concern ing Is Majesty to be issued.

It is learned on trustworthy authority that His Majesty will definitely conclude his stay at Bogner during the middle of May His Majesty will then go direct to Windsor, where he wi? stay for about a month before going to Sandringham.

His stay at Windsor will cover the period of the General Election. 1 ia understood that the King has expressed a desire to carry out the usual duties falling to the Sovereign al such a time, but it

Parliament.--Reuter

WOUND UP.

THE UNITED: ASBESTOS

AGENCY.

NO CHANCE OF FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT.

SHAREHOLDERS AGREE

GOLF TITLE,

HOLDER MEETS WITH SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

TOLLEY IN KEEN GAME.

London, Apr. 23.

The first important amateur fx- ture of the sonson, the English; Amateur Native Golf Champion- ship, began at Gosforth Park, tion is decided by match play and Newcastle, to-day. The competi

the first two rounds were cluded to-day.

сол

It la rather unfortunate that the

holder of the title, J. Stout, has met with an accident which ins prevent him from defending the

This morning the shareholders of the United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ltd., unanimously agreed that the Company be wound up volumtarily and that Merrs. Dod well and. Co., Ltd. of Hongkong, championship. be appointed liquidators for the purposed of such winding up

While participat-

A COMEDY-DRAMA AS REFRESHING AND SOPHISTICATED AS THE TITLE!

The story of a man who lived to play, and of others who played to live!

DRY MARTINI

ing in a four-ball match, he slipped and put out his right knee. Mr. J. F. Warrentpresided at the He has torn a ligament rather meeting which was held in the badly and it is feared that it will offices of Dodwell and Co., Ltd., not be sufficiently well to enable and there were also present him to play off his match to- Messrs. T. E. Pearce, H. J. Silva, morrow. B.S. Vieira and G. E. Edwards (Secretary),

The extraordinary general meet.

is not expected that he will per-ng which was held this morning form the opening ceremony of the will be followed by a further ex- andtraordinary general meeting on May 10, for the purpose of con- firming the resolution to wind up the affairs of the company. ·

now

British Wireless,

THE KING'S MESSAGE.

LOYAL, REPLY SENT FROM

HONGKONG.

His Excellency the Governor de spatched the following telegram to the Secretary of State for the Colonies to-day:

Disappointing Results,

The first round provided no sur- prises and no matches of out- standing interest,

In the second round, Cyril J, H. Tolley, the ex-Amateur Open title holder had a great fight with Paul Speed, a Tyneside rivetter, beat- ing him on the seventeenth green | by three and one.

E. Fiddian, the former Boy Champion, defeated F. Ingham, oi Addressing the shareholders Northumberland, by 5 and 4 in present, the Chairman said:As the second round, and is required you are aware, the 'result of this to meet Tolley in the third round Company's working for the last to-morrow.--Reuter, three years has been very disap pointing and not only has it been impossible to pay any dividend, bul inroads have had to be made. on the Company's resources, in order to keep things going.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN PIRATES!

Mr. E. W.

"The Governor-in-Council, on be- half of the Colony of Hongkong, re- At the last annual general meeti spectfully and gratefully, thanks ing, the Hon. Mr. Owen Huges

RAID BY PLAIN, CLOTHES Your Majesty for your gracious and anid he considered some serious

POLICEMEN. ought to be Inspiring message received on St. steps

- taken George's Day. It is the earnest In view of the unsatisfactory

Charged before prayer of all Your Majesty's loyal state of the Company's business. Hamilton this morning with re subjects in Hongkong that Your The Chairman stated, in reply, sisting arrest three odd-time Majesty may be preserved in com- that Mersers Dodwell and Co. labourers employed at the Talkoo plete health and strength long to Ltd., who were the largest share. Sugar Refinery asked how they holders, in view of such a position could be expected to know that Paris, Apr. 24, as refered to by Mr. Hughes, had they were policemen who carried The British Embassy hus sent in mind the advisability of volunt-out a rafe on their quartera, message ta the Press expressing ary liquidation while the assets They were not in uniform. Ilis Majesty's deep appreciation for of the Company were still intact. the sympathy shown by all classes

Your General Managers, have in France during his illness.

had this matter under considera- The case occurred as a sequel to the execution of an arms war-

reign over us.""

A message from the Hague, lowstion for some time past and as the that the British Legation there has working result of the durent year fasued a similar message to the

is unsatisfactory and there doce people of the Netherlands-Reuter, not appear to be any chance of the Company showing an improvement, they have reluctantly decided that the best thing to do in to go into voluntary liquidation.

SERIOUS DISPUTE IN COTTON INDUSTRY.

LOCK-OUT OF HALF A MIL- LION WORKERS THREATENED.

London, Apr, 23.

While the T.U.C. and employers' organisations are endeavouring in London to find the way to in- dustrial peace, a serious dispute developing in Lanenshire, though there is plenty of time to

Ten Months' Working. The working for ten months, without allowing anything for bad debts, depreciation, etc., will come tut about even, the turnover being smaller than in previous years resulting in less revenue.

Company was originally founded As you probably know, this to supply stores, paints, engine 1com requisites, ele, to sleamers frequenting the port, but ouding to world-wide stringency, with A general lock-out in the Lan- its consequent reduction in ex- cashire cotton industry is Ahren-penditure, steamers take most tened, involving at least hall a of Their supplies at Home ports:

ward it off.

million workers,

"Perhaps you thought they were pirates?" queried Mr. Hamilton.

WITH

MARY.

ASTOR

ALBERT GRAN+SALLY ENERS

JOCELYN LEE MATT MOORE

HARRY DARRAST

PRODUCTION

THE PICTURE WITH A THOUSAND HAPPY LAUGHS!

AT THE

-Also

PATHE COMEDY

LATEST BRITISH GAZETTE

QUEEN'S

·FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

rant, which, however, did not have BASED ON THE FAMOUS STAGE SUCCESS!

the results expected. When the police entered the coolles' quarters attached to the Refinery, the in- mates were engaged in a game of cards.

The accused were said to have put up a lively struggle with the officera and were overcome only by, the combined efforts of all the policemen present.

Sergeant Mottram secured week's remand for the case, after mentioning that the police were following up investigations in connexion with another charge.

SHANGHAI CHINESE

CHAMBER.

COMPELLED TO CLOSE ITS DOORS.

Shanghai, Apr. 24. The Chinese Chamber of Com-

add to this the ever-increasing There has been n misunder competition on all sides in this standing at the Alina Mill, Old-class of business, this Company ham, where the employers and the does not secure sufficient orders operatives accuse each other of to make it a paying concern. merce has closed its doors, as a breaking agreements, As the re-

Your General Managers have consequence of Labour Unions suit of which the operatives have given this matter their very seri-using its rooms without a permit struck.

ous consideration and have finally An appeal has been made to the At a meeting of the Emergency come to the conclusion that liqui-Nanking Government by the Cham- Committee of the Muster Cottondation is in the best Inforests of ber. Our Own Correspondent. Spinners Federation it was de- cided to recommend the Federa tion to serve lock-out notices to the whole industry, to take effect on May 18th.--Rruter.

1.

ZEPPELIN BEGINS A NEW FLIGHT.

ROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN VIA SPAIN.

Friedrichshafen, Apr. 23.. The Graf Zeppelin has started comes on the bridge and gives un- on a second cruise of the Meditor solicited advice to the officer anranean. It is understood that the watch, do you consider that justif- outward trip will be made via able or unjustifiablo-Unjustif-Spain and the Canary Isles, the lable.

grent airahip returning across the Commdr. Hole then went on to Western Mediterranean. jaay that as Mr. Corbin was on duty There are twenty, passengers,

ESCAPED TSINAN

CONVICTS.

t

shareholders.'

Liquidation Proposed,

hai

་

A Chinese message from Shang- states that members of the

With JOAN CRAWFORD, HOUSE PETERS

A

Magnificent Story

of Love and Secrifice!

ROSE

MARIE

AT THE

WORLD

Orchestra 5,15 & 9,20.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

Interpreter 2.30 # 7:15,

Kuomintang 'Salvation Society. A BREATH-TAKING STORY-

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I therefore beg to propose the formerly known the anti- following resolution as an extra: Japanese Boycott Society, raided ardinary resoluilon:-"That tap the Chinese Chamber of Com- Company be wound up voluntarily merce, and strong representations and that Dadwell and Co., Ltd. were made to the National Gov- of Hongkong, be appointed liqui-ernment, protesting against this dators for the purpose of such action. winding up.hide

The raid took place on Monday The resolution was seconded by morning, when a quantity of Mr. T. E Pearce, and carried un-furniture and the accounts of the animously.we aim t

Chamber were destroyed, whilet its officials had narrow from being assaulted..

The Chairman then announced that a further extraordinary gen eral inceting would be held on May 10 for the purpose of confirming the resolution.

THE LEIGHTON HILL··

BURGLARY.

SOME OF THE SILVERWARE RECOVERED

escapes

JUDICIAL CHANGES.

CAUSED BY LORD SHAW'S RETIREMENT.

London, Apr. 23. The following announcements are made:

Mr. Brutton argued that witness did not know what was happening an the bridge until he was called at the time, he was responsible for including an official of the French

The lives of 'over 700 ns Embassy in Berlin-Renter. and therefore was not an eye-wit-

[Hengera,

What defendant ss of what happened..

did

this CARC, said Witness, however, stuck to his his Worship, he regarded as

vory serious offence which might point, maintaining that his letter have imperilled the lives of hunt was based on his own observations, dreds of people. He intimated Commdr. Hole (to witness) :--Do that he had no option but to find J'ou consider that a passenger should fine of $1,000, or six months' hard

defendant guilty and imposed a NINE RECAPTURED DURING | right, but the pee have not yet years' service. come on the navigation bridge and slabour, advise the master of a vessel on Owing to the heaviness of the the handling of a vessel?-Cer- fine, Mr. Loseby naked for a week's 1inly not.

Lord Shaw has resigned his Mr. A. T. Hamilton has been lie office of Lord of Appeal-in- to recover silver ware to the value Ordinary. The King has confer- of $118 which was stolen from his red a Barony upon Lord Shaw house at Leighton Hi on Friday upon his retirement after twenty

WEEK-END.

bern able to trace the discharged His Majesty has appointed the houseboy who, thinks Mr. Hamil Right Honourable William Wat Shanghai, Apr. 23, ton, was responsible for the burg son, Lord. Advocate for Scotland, A message from Tsinanfu statex lary which involved a 'loss of to be Lord of Appeal-in-Ordinary. time in which to pay, but his Wor-that nine of the escaped convicts $1,750.

The King has approved the ship only allowed defendant six who broke out of the Tainanft Investigations by the police appointment of Mr. Alexander Commdr. Hole-Do you also con- hours.

City Prison during the week-end resulted in a parcel of ellverware MacRobert, Solicitor-General for have been re-captured at Tang being found buried in the ground Scotland, to be Lord Advocate, and Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY Halang and taken back to Tsinan at the back of Mr. Hamilton's house, the appointment of Mr. Wilfrid but there is still no trace of the Normand to be Solicitor-General FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of. Victoria 'fu.

remainder of the missing property. for Scotland-British - Wireless. Hongkong.

of the stage and the race track!

From the famous stage play.

The

CHORUS LADY with Margaret Livingston

AT THE

STAR

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