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THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTELI PEAK HOTEL

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTELI MAJESTIC HOTEL HOTELS

LIMITED.

In assolation with the Grand Hotel Dos Wagons Lits, Peking.

Hotel SAVOY

The Newest and Finest Hostelry in THE Colony

Convénient ... Cosmopolitan'

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of

Phone Nos.

K. 608 & K. 609.

Mr. & Mrs. H. J. WHITE. Cables KowLUTEL " Hongkong.

"PALACE HOTEL.

Tel. Kowloon No. 3.

Tel Address "Palon.""

A Firas Olde Rmbiental, and Tourist Hotel with all the Con vanicnics of a Hone, Und Erely European Management, Cory Lounge and Billiard Baloon. Three winutes from Ferry. Families specially

catered for. Modurais terin.

EUROPE

After dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday

and Baturday.

Mr. Ozberry,

Proprietres.

Cables:-

"EUROPE"

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.

Arthur E. Odoll, Managing-Director.

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL-PENANG

"MALAYA'S NICEST HOTEL"

With beautiful private lawns to the Sea.

MODERN THROUGHOUT

Dinner-dance twice weekly

CABLES." RUNNYMEDE."

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LTD. George Goldsuck.

Minhager.

The GAY OLD BIRD TO-DAY ONLY.

WITH

LOUISE FAZENDA

John T Murray! Jane Winton William Demarest

|Xd.Keskely-him Sieppling Framar hiptuni

Band upon da any le Vagon Tale

Samder vid Clark Led by HERMAN BATHARMĄ

MOUİŞGER BIOS PRODUCTION

at 2.30, 5.30, 7.20 & 9.20.

Funny Fazenda, the great- est of screen comediennes, in her latest and best comedy:

AT THE

MAJESTIC

Nathan Road, Kowloon,

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.-MONDAY, -, FEBRUARY 10, 1930.

HOTEL BUS & CAR IN COLLISION.

CLAIM AND COUNTER-CLAIM

IN COURT.

LIABILITY QUESTION.

WORKERS ATTACK"

FACTORY.

THE US. NATIONAL

ANTHEM.

ASSAILED BECAUSE OF "WET"

ANCESTRY.

BRITISH IN ORIGIN.

(Continued from - Page 1.).

were never so excessive. Taxation is more than five times what it used to be. We have had to cord- pete with the better financed for- eign cigarette companies. We have been unable to increase our prices

Washington, Feb. t. because, every time we increase Them, the Government, who has

The "Star Spangled Banner" got promised to do everything to un-mixed up in the Prohibition con- courage Chinese trade, has hamper. troversy to-day and nearly missed ed us by imposing heavier tash being officially designated as the national anthem of the United tion," they maid, ...

States because of charges by drys that its melody was taken from an old English drinking song.

A collision at Happy Valley, between a. Hongkong Hotel Co. motor bas and a public motor car had a sequel in the Summary Court this morning when Chuen Hong-way, the owner of the car, claimed $844 damages from the "For all these

they Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels continued, "It is only fair to our Garage Department. The defen-shareholders that we should auspend. dants counter-claimed for damage] business instead of being forced to to their motor þus.

lose more money. We can't afford to lose any more."-

Mr. F. C. E. Rendall appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. R.” A Wadeson for the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Garage. The latter said that the quantum of damages on both the claim and the counter-claim had been agreed, and the only question to be settled was that of lability.

reasons,"

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The House of Representative" judiciary "committee adopted a report of its subcommitten recom- mending that the "Star Spangled Hongkong Not Affected. Hanner be made, the official national anthem.. It has long Asked whetlier (he suspension of been recognized as such but it hab the Shanghai,company would have never been officially attested to by any effect on the Hongkong com- Congress." pany: Me. Kan said! no!? He could. For a time there was a great not sayke when or whether the fuss as the drys contended that the Shanghini factory would re-open; words wrilidh by Francis Scott that would depend on the exchange Key as it was held prisoner rates, the market and other con- aboard a British man o war and siderations.&

while Baltimore was being shelled, away back in 1812, were set lo an old English drinking song.

Then it was learned that one of the staff outside the East"Seward Roud gate was about to put up a

With arowed wets rinning

decided that the "Star Spangled Banner" h a perfectly proper national mathem despite is wel ancestry.".

Outlining his case, Mr. Rendall said the accident occurred about 12.30 on November 22 when the plaintiff's driver, Yu Sze-tung, had taken some passangers to Wong Nei Chong Road and was return-posttr announcing the terms of set-broadly the judiciary committee ing to his garage at West Point. Approaching the Monument, be 14- tended to turn into Gap Road. Mr. Rendall explained that at the junction there was a privule rond leading to the premises of the Hongkong Hotel Garage. In the centre of the road was a tramway standard bearing a notice "All buses siop here."

As the plaintiff's driver ap- proached the private road, be noticed a bus belonging to the do fendant Company turn, noross the tram lines in an attempt to enter the private rond.

Cur Front Smashed.', Seeing that an accident.was un- avoidable, the plaintiff's driver put on his bralces, but the bus collided with his vehicle, smashing the

right front part of it.

tlement. Running round to the Seward Road entrance, the Press representative was just in time to see the member of the staff emerge, The crowd at once gathered round this man and, as he attempted to paste up the poster announcing the terms of settlement, be was set upon by the crowd, who shouted "Parag Dang!" (Hit him! Hit him).

Badly Beaten

Tearing the poster to a thou- sand pieces, they assaulted the un- fortunate idlow, who was forced to flee for his life. He managed to get inside, but not before he had been "badly beaten.

CHINESE DRUNKARD

IN COURT.

ASSAULTED WOMAN WHO

REFUSED MONEY.·

Appearing on behalf of a Chin- ese woman who charged a man before Mr. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, with assault. Mr. J. M. Remedios The workers then attempted to intimated that the complainant storm the place again. Finding was not hurt and that she would they could not shake the gate open, be satisfied if a nominal fine was they tried to push it down, and imposed and the defendant bound they were doing this when the po lice arrived in response to a tele-over, as she wished to prevent a

'repetition of "the offence. phone message from the manage ment. Thanks

In answer to the charge, the de to their efficient

fendant said he was drunk at the handling of the situation, peacetime; but did not assault the was soon restored. After much The mer, bus went on to collide persuasion, the crowd was prevail with the standard and went fur-ed upon to leave. ther to the house of a monumental mason, where it knocked plaster off the walls. The public car was twisted round, and finished up in the side lane about six feet from the motor bus.

Sitting with him in the driver's seat was another man who re ceived injuries, to the right side of the bend by pieces of glass when

the windscreen was shattered.

Mr. Rendall conterided that it was the duty of the motor bus to avoid the collision and to give

way.

Plaintiff's driver guve evidence bearing out Mr. Rendalf's opening. Long Skid Mark,

In cross-examination by Mr. Wadesan, he was asked if he knew that his car left a skid mark 58 feet long on the road, Defendant adinied that he made rather a long ski mark when he applied bis brakes.

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CHOPEER ATTACK.

TWO CAIZIENTERS FINED .. AT KOWLOON."-

Charges of assault were brought against two carpenters before Mr. the Kowloon Whyte Smith at

woman. Jie merely grabbed her by the arm, He mentioned that he was borne in Japan and, on returning to Hongkong, had gone in search of the complainant who was a "sworn sister" of his own sister, but when he found her she refused to have anything to do with him.

Mr. Remedios Intimated that the defendant was alleged to have struck the complainant in the face, but the injuries were not severe. He would be satisfied if

Magistracy this morning, one of his Worship imposed a small fine the defendants being alleged to on the defendant's own plen and have struck another man over the also bound him over. The defen- head cused of being thieves.

with a chopper when ac-dant was a confirmed drunkard and frequently borrowed money net upon the from the complainant. On this Both defendants complainant and

were striking occasion she had refused to give him with their fists, one attempt him any more money. ing to use the chopper, when a constable arrived, on the scene,

The defendants were each fined $10 and ordered to pay $10 eam- thepensation cach, as well as to aiga

bonds for their future behaviour,

Mr. Wadeson said evidence would show that the slid mark almost parallel Lo cemetery wall and started from the right-hand back wheel of the motor car.

Plaintiff's driver denied that he was in a hurry to get back to his garage, and said that the motor | bus carried side lights, had lights inside and also one on top.

In reply to further questions,

STOP PRESS.

witness admitted that when JAPAN AND U.S. NAVAL

Chinese constable came up shortly after the accident," he said he would have been surprised if there had not been an'accident, because

PROPOSALS.

The defendant was fined $10 and also bound over to be of good behaviour.

PLIGHT OF BYRD

EXPEDITION.

RELIEF SHIP ENTERS THE ICE-PACK

Oslo, Feb. 9.

It is reported that Rear-Admiral Byrd's ship, the City of New York, has entered the fee-pack and is a1- tempting to force her way into the Rass Sea in order to relieve

driver breed at which plaintiff's SATISFIED THAT BRITAIN WAS the members of the Expedien

course.

travelled past the

Face-

denied

ALSO SURPRISED.

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The driver of the ear that he ran into the side of the

Tokyo, Feb, 10, motor bus when it was right across While the belief exists in some the road and on the point of en- quarters that the American pro- tering the garage. If that had pornis at the Naval Conference occurred, he contended, the entire received the tacit approval of front part of his car would have Britain prior to their presentation to Jupa, the Foreign Office em- phasizes, that it is convinced that there is absolutely no connivance between the two countries.

been smashed.

The case is proceeding.

SAMPAN CAPSIZES.

OLD WOMAN AND CHILDREN,

RESCUED.

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The Foreign Office, on the con- trary, intimates that it has reasoa to declare that both Senator Reed's proposals and Mr. Stimson's state- inent took the British delegates by 18 much surprise as was experi." enced by the Japanese bak..

The last news of the Expedition was to the effect that its members were instilled in camp in Little America, with their supply ship unavailable owing to the unpre- cedentedly heavy fee barrier. It was reported, however, had Rear- not suffering Admiral Byrd was from shortage of supplies.—Menter.

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FUKIEN DISPUTE.

GOVERNMENT' CONTEMPLAT- ING DIRECT ACTION,

Nanking, Feb. 9. The Fuklen situation remains i unsettled in spite of the efforts of Nanking loyalista in Fuklon to bring about a settlement of the dispute among the militarists.

The National Government may order the Chinese Garrison ut Shanghai, under General Isiung Shih-hui, to Fukien, to paticipate in the suppression

of the mal-

A aumpan containing an old woman and threo children

At the same time, Japan is satis- sized between Kennedy Town and fed that the American proposals Cheung Chau this morning, but, gre not intended as a hard and fortunately the mishap was not fast offer, but merely as start- attended with any fatal con- ing point for bargaining. Bequences, all the occupants of Owing to the unfortunate im- the boat being rescued suffering pression left by the publicity from nothing more serious than a the effects of the immersion.

given to Mr. Stimson's statement, According to

it is learned that Japan is not contents. one report, the Cheung Chan ferry launch Sunlikely to follow the British exam- Chau was on her morning trip to ple of issuing a statement, though Hongkong at about 8 a.m. today a reply will be sent to the pro- when the Coxswain espled a capsized sampan off Kennedy Town with four persons clinging to it. The ferry-boat at once made for As the reply requires careful Bonins in moving the spot and picked up the four consideration both in Tokyo and Fresh to strong monsoon will boat-people, who were then London, several days are likely to prevail along the south-east const brought into Hongkong. On elapse, before it is submitted to of China and over the North China arrival, they were taken to the the American delegation, and it is Sor. The forecast till noon to.. Water Police Station to make a not likely to be made public.

morrow is:-N. E. windą, fresh ; report.

cloudy; drizzle or mist later.

posals which Senator Reed pro- sented to Mr. Wakatsuld February 5.

Reuter.

од

DRIZZLE OR MIST.

The Royal Observatory, reports that the anticyclone central over North China has strengthened. The depression between Tokyo and north-east

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