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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY, MAY
1929.
SPRING FESTIVAL AT QUARRY BAY.
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KOWLOON HOTEL
KOWLOON.
Under de Personal Supervision and Attention of
Phone Nos
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Cables
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PALACE HOTEL
Tol. Kowloon No. 3,
Tol Address*
PALACE,
UNDER ENTIRELY KUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.
A first clean Beaidontal and Tourist Hotel with all the conveniencos. of a 11.
Bar and three Billiard Tab'; two in New Billiard Saloon. Moderate Torma: families,pecially entered In
Hotel newly renovated.
EUROPE
After dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
MRS. JH. OXBERRY,
Proprietress.
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May Day was observed at the Quarry Bay School by the holding of a delightful Spring Festival. The above picture shows the Queen of the May and her attendants.
(Photo: Mee Cheung).
S. AFRICAN TENNIS CHALLENGE.
KEEN FIGHTS IN BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS.
THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER.
AFRIDI ATTACK ON SHIAHS BREAKS DOWN.
BUDGET THROUGH THE COMMONS.
DISCUSSION ON POSSIBLE CORNER IN TEA.
H. W. AUSTIN IN FORM.] HOSTILITIES ENDING? PRECAUTIONS LIKELY.
:
success.
London, May 3.
Peshawar, May 3.
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London, May 3. Fierce fighting has taken place After a brief discussion, centred The competitions for the British Hardcourts Tennis Championships in Afridi country, over the North-round a Labour motion regarding are now reaching their closing West Frontier, in the past three the repeal of the duty on ten, the'. stares at Bournemouth. The fea-or four days, and the tile appears House of Commons Lodny ture of the contests this year has to have turned temporarily, per-proved the third reading of the
Finance Bill (the Budget), been the challenge of a strong haps, in favour of the Shiahs. South African mixed team, and The Afridis, who are allied with The question of the effect of the they have met with considerable the Sannis in the campaign tea duty abolition was brought up. against the Shiaha launched their by Mr. A. V. Alexander (Lab.
urged Men's Boat grand attack, prior to a ces-Hillsborough) The honours in the Singles seem likely to go to..Wsation of hostilities for the har-Government to take steps to prevent a possible corner In tea the nonpublication of "Bunny" Austin, who meets the vesting of the crops,
owing to South African captain in the The attack was launched on a
stocks. final. Austin is in great form this wide scale against the Shinh de-
Mr. A. M. Samuel, the Under- fences and after heavy casualties Semi-finals played to-day result-had been sustained by both sides, Secretary to the Treasury, reply. ing to Mr. Alexander, promised the offensive proved a failure, ed as follows:
The Shial launched a fierce that every assistance would be. counter-attack when the Afridi given to merchants and importers offensive was wearing down and to obtain information with regard they drove the allied tribes back, claiming to have recovered all the positions they had previously lost.
Beuson.
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Men's-Singles.
:
A Raymond (South Africa) beat Captain 3, P. Powell, the Cambridge Blue, by 6-4, 6-1, 4-6,
6-3,
H. W. Austin (Cambridge) do fested Robbins, the Southern Transvaal champion, by 5-7, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3,
Women's Singles.
Miss Joan Ridley defeated Misal Joan Fry by 6-2, 6-3.
Miss Heine, South African lady champion, defeated Mrs. Watson, a British Wightman Cup player, by 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, Reuter.
KÓWLOON ARMED ROBBERY.
TWO MEN AND A WOMAN ·
The future of the campaign is not certain. The Shials were res- ponsible for the outbreak of war, lending an attack on Sunnis coun- try, captured from them in 1917, And I supposed that they will follow up their victory.-Reuter.
CURFEW HOURS IN BERLIN.
(Continued from Page 1) protest against the action of the police on May Day,
of
Well organised rioters then erected a barricade in the mile Jong main thoroughfare. Hermannstrasse, felling trees and using underground railway build- Following the arrest of three ing materials. They smashed all persons, two men and a woman, the street lamps, and the district
to stocks of tea.
The Customs would not 'dis- continue their examination of im ported ton, and tea which waB. found to be mixed with other substances, or to be unft for human consumption, would be subject to the direction of the Commissioners of Customs.-- Renter
CRICKET SEASON
* BEGINS.
(Continued from Page 1.)
shire in a drawn match at Cam- round bridge, pulling the game splendidly when a victory for the county team appeared probable.
The scores were:
Yorkshire: 420. ̧ Cambridge: 211 and 425 for
7 wickets..
Yorkshire gave a capital display
this
[F] connexion with the arned was plunged in darkness. rabbery in the servants' quarters Three hundred police within the first innings, thanks in the of No. 1, Armend Building, the armoured cars attacked the bar main to Oldroyd, whe hit up 111 residence of Mrs. D. Harvey, ricade at midnight, but the attacks in good style. E, D, Blundell took charges arising from the incident were suspended at 1.80 in the wickets at a cost of 90 runa.
The Varalty fell short by over were brought against the accused morning until dawn, in order to before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith ai avoid unnecessary bloodshed in 200 runs of their opponents' total, but gave a vastly improved display the Kowloon Magistracy this the pitch-dark streets. morning.
Meanwhile the rioters escaped in their second innings. M. J. Against the first defendant was through the tunnels of the under-Turnbull collared the Yorkshire an indictment of participation in ground railway, leaving the scene bowling and hit up 167 (not out),
battlefield. COUNTY "FRIENDLY." the robbery, while the other two of the fighting like a were alleged to have received The street was bespattered with
•Owing to the County Cham- a portion of the Jewellery and blood; other articles which were stolen. All the shops were looted and pionship' condition that all teams their windows smashed. Drums must play 28 matches exactly, the
Essex matches On the application of Detective of petrol were found in the bar-Noits and Sub-Inspector Dorling, the defen- ricade, and apparently, it was season are friendly games. The dants were remanded for one intended to set fire to it.-Reuter. Arst of these was played at Not- week.
Berlin, May 3. tingham, the, home county win- Most of the barricades in the ning by 92 runs in a low-scoring Hermannstrasse were removed by game, in spite of the scoring of
two centuries. eight o'clock this morning.
Notts relied on Individual per- The police are patrolling the
to fermances to give them decent and they intend stracts
both innings. The occupy the whole district to pre-scores in vent the erection of barricades. figures were:
Workmon constructing the new Nolis: 236 and 250 for 8 underground railway have fused to work under police super-! vision. Many workmen did not go to the factories this morning, but gathered in groups discussing
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
APPOINTMENTS.
APPROVED BY COUNSELLORS OF STATE.
יו
The Gazette notifies that the Connellors States, on behalf of H. M. the King, have approved the following appointments:
events,
The rest of Berlin da normal
Hon. Comir. G. F. Hole to be an | Reuter, Official Member of the Legislative Council.
Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington to be an Official Member of the Legisla tive Council.
A
Hon, Mr. J. P. Braga to be an Unofficial Member of the Legisine tive Council.
SEDITION IN INDIA.
Te,
WELL-KNOWN CONGRESSMAN
ARRESTED.
wkts. (decd.)
Essex: 183 und 213. "
Walker contributed 111 (not
cat) to Nolts' first innings total, white Whyall mide 101 in their second innings. Nichols took 6 Notts' wickets for 61 runs in their first innings.-Reuter.
WEATHER TO IMPROVE.
The weather forecast till noob Lahore, May 3, to-morrow is as follows:-"North Hon, Dr. Tao Seen-wan to be an
The well-known Congress lead east winds, moderate; cloudy Unofficial Member of the Legista- er, Satyapal, has been arrested on with occasional rain; improving,"
a charge of sedition.-Reuter.
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