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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1931,

PEACE PROSPECTS.

BOTH SIDES MUST MAKE CONCESSIONS.

Shanghai, Nov. 4. Foreign observers state that the slow progress made in the peace negotiations between the Canton and Nouking Governments in mainly due to the fact that both Governments are maintaining, an

ONE CENT MORE.

OPIUM RETAILER INCREASES

FIXED PRICE.

The first prosecution of its kind instituted in Hongkong WILI brought by Mr. R. R. Todd (Acting Superintendent of Imports and Exports) before Mr. Schofield at the Central Police Court yesterday when he summoned i Government different, viewpoint and opium retailer under Section 3 of polley. The Southern insistence the Oplum Ordinance which gives

the

Governor in Council power to in the aimultancqua audication of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek determine the press t and the

of dissolution the prepared opium may be sold to the Southern Government la a direct

public.

demand which Chiang Kai-shek finds it difficult to comply with, although it is generally thought that Chiang is willing to accept cortain Cantonese lenders in the

new National Government. Un-

cult.

which

The defendant, who was sum moned for selling a pot of opium for one cent more than the fixea gates, was represented by Mr. G. S. Hugh Jonca, who entered a plen of guilty.

LIQUOR LICENCES.

BOARD REJECTS WANCHAI APPLICATIONS.

Applicants for licences. under ko Liquors Consolidation Ordin. anee enmo bofore the Licensing fourd yesterday afternoon, when ill existing licences of various lescriptions were renewed.

The Board paid special atten- ion to four applicants who lesired restaurant keeper's adjunct Beences For premises in the Wan- chai district. Three of them wer Japanese. Of these only one an peured, Kuljiro Suharn. He was

granted a licence for 100, Lockhart Road on the condition that he sold nly Japanese liquor to Japanesc customers.

Addressing the applicant, Mr. W. T. Southorn (chairman) eald int the Board was of the optalon that there was not sufficient do- mand to justify new licences or increased facilities for drinking, but in thla case it had been de sided to grant a licence for six months on the special conditions. The two Japanese who wore ab- sent, were refused licences.

Mr. Todd described the manner less both sides make concessions in which Government oplum is a compromise will be most dill-sold to the public, remarking that there were aboutt' 60 lleensed re- Chiang Kai-shek conferred with tailers who-received a fixed month his subordinates and the Nanking y salary and were not paid on peace representatives at Hend-the commission basis. The price quarters at Nanking yesterday ixed by the Governor In Council evening and said that with thi were Innt revised

February. in convention of the Fourth Kuomin- After giving the prices for the tony Congress at Nanking the various quantities of opium, Mr. Government would be willing to Todd exhibited

which he n pot permit all the Cantonese delegatos anid had been sold by the dolen- to attend for discussions relat dant

for $1.11 Instond of $1.10 as ing to the Party rehabillation.

Axed by the

by the authorities. Blessrs. Chung Chi, Cu Calnk. kiang, Wa Tich-chen, Shao Lei Lac, Chu Pel-teh

General Ho Ying-ching (the War Minister) left Nanking for Shanghai yes- terday afternoon to resume therently one licensee had been dis-the kind he desired to open. negotiations with The Candorasy delegates.

The Cantonesn pengo delegation has issued a joint prochaintios

of over three, thousand words answering the charges made by Chians Kallick in his speech des livered on Monday.

Painful Inpresim.

re

thing and

Aaron Landau told the Board ho was desirous of having an adjunct licence for his premises known as Jimmy's Kitchen" at 42 Lockhart Road, where he intended serving on was refused, Mr. Southern liquor with meals. His applica-

In pressing the charge Mr. Todd sald that although the present ense was the first within his ex-

stating that the Board did not Perience it was not the first occa sion that the offence had hap-and in that area for premises of Consider there was sufficiant de- that pened. He mentioned

missed for the same

New Kowloon Hotel. notices had been sent to all the etailers who were also reminded

Another new applicant, A. II. of the prices fixed by the Govern Lowe was granted a hotel-keeper's ment, but the warning did

for six months. not adjunct licence em to have had the

He told the board he intended required offect.

opening an cataunishment to bu Mr. Hugh Jones said that the known as the Trocadero Hotel, al practice of adding an extra cent

the corner of Peking and Hankow and become universal. The prac-

| Roads, Kowloon. ice came into force before the recent Ingrenser when the pots of The size produced by the prosecu- tion were sold for 80 rents

avariably purchasers. produced ine ten cent pieces and waived the one cent change which the enndor kept. When the prices

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Janac Levy Goldenberg was granted a renewal for six months jor the Palace Ilotel, during which time the board expected h.m o complete certain reconstruction work at the hotel.

Hermon John Henry White, licencee of the Kowloon Hotel,

creased the practice WHA re was warned against a repetition

tained.

Chalon. Now, 1, General Chiang Kai-shells op wel stating that he does not wish to miris and demnade the

nncondi- tional canellation of the National Government his created a painful janpression here. The headers herc insist that the Governmeal laven will continue to function until a unified government is formed,

Officials have not received any word about Mr. Hu Han-min's demant of Chiang's exile, as all that although he had warned his The licence renewed for the messages from Shanghai an sub-mployees against charging Hotel Cecil was endorsed to the ject to censorship and long delays. xtra cent it had apparently been effect that it applied only to the A cablegram from Shanghai dated done and Oct. 29 reached the National Gov-one and the defendant took full ground floor and upper storeys. responsibility as the licensee. As | Mr. -Southern remark.ng that he ernment here only yesterday this was the first prosecution and understood there had been re- Central Press,

of the onquests for the reopening

past as dement, known in the

The licence did "The Coal 'Ole not apply to that section of the premisen.

of a police complaint that his After referring to the de en- lant's character and good stand-establishment was open after mid-

night.

Delegates to Return?---

Canton. Nov. 4.

The Canton delegation has tele- graphed to the Government re- porting that the benee negotiations have come to a deadlock as the result of Gen. Chiang's unwilling- ness to resign.

It is rumoured that the delegates may return in two partles on the 7th and 10th inst.--Hinako,

More Delay.

Shanghai, Nov. 4. The Nanking delegation returned here this morning and went to Mr. Wu Tich-chen's residence for a pre- minary exchange of views, then proceeded to Dr. C. C. Wu' resi dence to carry on the discussions with the Cantón delegation.

The delegations held the 6th. preliminary meeting at four o'clock

or Mr. Hugh Jones remarked

the

the praction had been going for many years. Mr. Hugh Jones anked for a caution. He pointed out 'that there was no fraud on the Government but perhaps a "squeeze" on the public.

wax

It stated by Mr. Todd that the defendant's salary was 300 per month.

His Worship remarked that as thought he would not inflict a very It was the rat prosecution he

heavy fine.

The defendant was fined $25.

S. P. 6. A.

$3,296.50

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this afternoon. The Sanking dele-Staff of Butterf gation proposed that the Fourth M. Ruttoning & dar National Congress should be can-The Hen. Mr. W. T. Souther sened at the date fixed (November A. G. Grantham

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who have arrived at Canton ta attend the conference at Nanking.. Davies The Cantos delegation replied that Pooley, Jr.

Mian E. A. Girling they had to obtain the opinion of F. H. Crapnel! the Extraordinary Session, and

the meeting was adjourned till to- morrow.--Renalia.

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Canton, Nov. 4. Two divisions of the 19th Route Army, the 60th. and Gint.. have Lt. H. C. Gould, RA, arrived at Nanchang, and will soon Lambert leave for Nanking.

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Ransacked in Riots.

The application for a renewal of the Suchiro Hotel, Haiphong Road, was withdrawn, on receipt

fetter from the licencee stat ing that he was no longer carry- ing on business there, his premises maying veel ransacked and strip-.

during ped

the anti-Japanese riota.

The Hotel Nathan licence was renewed for three months, the licenroe being warned against: breaches of the regulations.

Applications from the tollowing premises were granted without endorsement or stipulation:

Publican's-Repulse Bay Hotel, Hongkong Hotel, Peninsuln Hotel, Publican's, without bar-St.

Francis Hotel, Lane Crawford's, King's Restaurant, Marcel Restau

rant

Hotel keeper's adjunct-Peak Hotel, Tokyo Hotel, Chitose Hotel, Empress Hotel, Tung Shan Hotel, flote!

Asia, Great China Hotel, Mee Chow Hotel, Fukuzumi Hotel, | Shokudoraku Hotel.

Restaurant keeper's adjunct- Yamakawa Hotel, Cafe Alexandra,; South China Restaurant, Queen's Cafetarla, The Chinese Restaur- ant, Asahi Beer Hall, Prince's Cafe, South China Cold Storage Co. Ltd.

The Board comprised: Mr. W. T. c.

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