1931-07-21 — Page 2

THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL:

PEAK HOTEL

and

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL:

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Doa Wagons Lits, Poking.

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

UNDER THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION

AND ATTENTION OF

H. J. WHITE.

Phone No. DEDUR.

Cable KowLOTEL Hongkong.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1931.

OPENING DAY OF THE ROYAL ASCOT MEETING.

PALACE HOTEL

Tai. Kowloon No. 3,

Tel. Address "Paloce." A First Glans Residential, and Tourist Hotel with all the Con

Cosy ver lancer of a Home. Under Entirely European Management.

Three minutes from Ferry. Families Lounge and Billiard Saloon.

Moderate term, specially entered for.

MRS. J. M. OXBERRY,

Proprietress.

PENANG

The Scenic Gem of Malaya

first class

Hote!

Modern throughout and

beautifully Situated

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL

Malaya's Premier Hotel

Food and Wines especially good

AFTER-DINNER DANCE

Every Wednesday & Saturday,-Orchestra Lailp

CABLES RUNNYMEDE"

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD. George Goldsack, Manager.

EUROPE HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

-RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION

DANCING:

MUSIC:

After Dinner every Tuesday, Thurs-

day and Saturday. On the VERANDAH-. · Monday to Friday 7.45 p.n, to 8.30

p.m. Saturdays-12.30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m..

and 8.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Sunday Concerts--9.50 p.m. to 11 p.m. Robert Drescher's Famous Viennese Orchestra Plays During Tiffin and Dinner Every Day.

GRILL:

Telephone. 5341 (8 lines) Cobics "EUROPE" Singapore.

THE EUROPE HOTEL, Ltd.

Arthur E. Odell Managing Director.

MAN HING

TAILOR

PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED

No G-D'Aguilar Street

Gets you well

'and keeps you wall that is the object of SCOTT'S Emulsion which heals, nourishes NJË #trengthens. Your doctor knows t Ank for

SCOTT'S Emulsion

“The protector of life

Tel 2078.

The finish of the Ascot Stakes (Handicap) showing Mr. F. H. W. Cundell's Noble Star (F. Fox up) winning by three length from Mr. Montague Evan's Blue Vision ridden by A. Smirk. The field were well together at the finish of this two miles race.-(Times copyright.).

MENTAL HOSPITAL

FRACAS.

INQUIRY INTO LUNATICS DEATH CONCLUDES.

SENATOR PITTMAN

ARRIVES.

DINNER GIVEN BY THE US. TRADE COMMISSIONER.

DEATH OF CRIPPLED SEAMAN.

INHERITED FORTUNE MADE

IN CHINA.

London, July 20

The death at Cardiff of George Robertson, a crippled scaman, re- calls that he inherited a fortune,

The inquiry into the circums Mr. David M. Maynard, the art- tances of the death of a lunaticing U. S. Trade Commissivater, in the Hongkong Mental Hospital gave an informal dinner last even- on July was concinded yester-jing at the American Club. in day at the Magistracy before Mr.honour of Senator Key E. H. Williams as Caraner and a who arrived in Hongkong yester-estimated at 1250,000, five years jury composed of Messrs. A. K. day morning, travelling with Mira, age, from an only brother, who Hepburn (foremun), H. H. Mundy Piltman on the President Mekin-won an outstanding commercial

position in China, and A. F. Delgado.

Lies.

to

Pittman

in

It will be recalled that on July Senator Pittman is a Demperat, George Robertson was a paying a lunatic named Lam Yuyuk. He commenced practising law inpatient at the Cardiff workhouse at in the time. One of his first sets was who had been convicted of murder | Seattle, and later practised aboard the steamer, Talamba in Alaska. From 1912

date, to order a £4,000 motor-car, 1926 but was found insane and Senater Pittnun has been a mem- which be visited and received ae committed to the Asylum, had aber of the United States Senate.quaintances.-Reuter. fight with another lunatic, a negro Senator Pittman is on the Foreign named William Bourne. Later Indation Committee, the Inter- morning the Chinese, Baving state Commerce Committee. Com- secured possession

pike, mittee on Mines and Mining, Inade a sudden attack upon the the Committee on Territories and Chinese warders and wounded one Insulac affairs. He will speak at of them severely before he was today's tilfin meeting of the

Rotary Club

the

verboven in evidence at thel

It was

Among the guests at last night's

previous sitting of the Court of dinner were Mes, and Miss Harry

two

now

GOOD LAND PRICES.

KEEN BIDDING FOR LOTS AT KOWLOON.

Bidding for the Crown Land lots inquiry that the Chinese was Barton Hawes, wife and daughter anctioned by Mr. Parker Rees yester. fovercome by reinforcements off of Senator Hawes of Missouri. day, was exceptionally koon, and some warders, and that while he was Senator Hawes is a dentocrat, is a very satisfactory prices were realised. lying on the ground. the negro member of the Missouri Legisla Bourne seized the bamboo handle ture, was elected to the United Lung secured two of the lots offered Messrs. Chung Yuk-hing and Chui of a broom and struck the Chinese States Senate in 1926. Senator adincent, arens at the corner of Ki with it, stabwise. The Chinese Hawes is In the Philippines Lung Street and Poplar Street, Kow- was put into a straight jacket, but and will visit Hongkong in about foon. One, of 3,782 square feet, with collapsed and died fifteen minutes

weeks.

Jan upert price of $455 was nécured! Jater.

Melical evidence wan Among the other guests were: for $10,000 and the other, of 12,324 given in the effect that he safer Mesars. Tan Eng-hool. Manager square feet with an upset price of

terrible internal injuries, of the Ho Hong Bank: C. S. Lu,$80,810 went for $50,100. ciling a ruptured liver, though Manager of the National Commer-

A lot of 10,472 square feet, also at some of the injuries asend toicial and Savings Bank of China; Ki Lung Street, with an upset price have occurred after death.

K. F. Lay, Manager of the Bank for $26,180 went to Mr. Wong Foo for Yesterday, corroborative vj.

of Canton: Kan Tong-po, Chier 841,000. Mr. Katt Chiu-wong bought dence of the fracas in the Anglom Manager of the Bank of East Kowloon inland ist 2649 at Ki Lung

Kiven by

WILS

who was only Chinese warder! Asia; Mr. Li The-fong, Manager of street, upset price $26,030, for $43,300.

injured and Bank of East Asia; Mr. D. S. The area is 10,412 square feet. by Mr. L. A. Cellver, assistant Yuan, Assistant Mannser of Bank Attendant in the Asylum.

The most interesting evidence of China: Mr. J. D. Bush, Mann- gur of Yue Lee Yuen, importing and exporti firm: Mr.

rling

Fans: was that given by the Head Al-and expor tendant. Mr. J. Murray, who said Kong-un, Owner and Mantrer of yesterday that of the eighteen a large imparting and exporting THE STAR FURNITURE STORE. patients confined together in one firm; Dr. Russell M, Story, head of ward approximately wine were Political Science Henartment of criminal lunatics,

under. Home

Pomona College,

California, now going life sentence, and nine or on research our of the Orient;

High Class Second-hand Furniture dinary patients,

and Mrs. and Miss Maynard, wife and Sundry Household Requisitos at The jury reached the conclusion and sister of Acting American lowest prices. that the death of the decensed Trade Commissioner.

was the result of the blows inflict-

not

ed by the lunatic Bourne, altered a verdict accordingly. though the jury emild

May The jury also added a rider re- the what was the state of Bourne's commending that in future mind at the time (ie., whether he criminal and non-criminal lunatics intended murder). The jury enbe accommodated separately.

SALESMAN SAM

YOU GOT A DRUG

DEPARTMENT

HERE, AIN'TCHA?

YOU BET WE HAVE!

WHERE WE SELL SANDWICHES, CANDY

DOLLS, ETC -

HERE

MIXED MALBE WHISKERS

AND SPINACH

(European)

Hankow Rand. Kowloon. (opp Star Theatre)

Ladies, gents' and children' cast off garments bought and sold. Inspection invited.

A Loving Husband

WAL, MAKE me up. THESE HERE

TWO PRESCRIPTIONS! I GOT

TWO SICK UNS, AT MY

HOUSE!

Two

BONES

A PAIR

FOR: DOOS

ONLY SPATS FOR

SPITZ

POST NO

BILLS, PLIZ

YESSIR

I WILL!

THE ST. FRANCIS HOTEL

ANNOUNCES

THE SALE OF

AMSTEL'S

FASS BEER

(Iced)

ON DRAUGHT

Eve

Kayamally Buliding, Entrance Gordon's.

Mezzanine Floor,

REMOVAL SALE

We are offering our stock of

MACBETH HATS

at $15

Usual price $35/$40

MODERN BEAUTY TREATMENT

PERMANENT WAVING NATURAL WAVES, CURLY ENDS. ELECTRIC BATHS,

JAPANESE MASSAGE.

Tester Beauty Parlour Kayamally Bldg. 26. Peak Manaioda. Tol. 22103. Ground Floor. Tel 29311.

AN' BE SURE AN' WRITE PLAIN ON THEM BOTTLES WHICH IS FER TH' BRINDLE COW AN' WHICH IS FER TH' WIFE

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TODAY ONLY AMMUNITION)

FREE

GET A

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