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THE CHINA MAIENA
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Italian Consul at Tientsio denies that any offer has been made for the purchase of the Italian gunboat Caboto," which was reported in one of the papers "there.
A Military Cable will be laid across the Harbour from the V. R. C to Kowloon Railway Station at 09.00 hours to:morrow Shipping should keep clear of craft laying this cable.
--Marshal Chang Tso-lin has A deck passenger on the s.s. donated $7,000,000 to the funds "Tean" from Sinagpore and of the China International Famine Amoy, died during the voyage to Relief Commission, the "Peking Hongkong. Daily News" states.
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From Mackintosh & Co., Ltd,, The action of the Federal we have received a handy little Government in charging £32,000 calendar showing three months. duty on ten locomotives imported dates at a glance, a very useful by the West Australian Govern Christmas souvenir. ment has caused 'great resentment in that State.
Returns indicate that the Federal Tre isurer at Melbourne A motor car driver is under (Dr Earle Page) has probably detention in connection with an under-estimated the year's total accident occurring in Jubilee revenue by £5,000,000. Thiese small boy and seriously fractured tax remission next year. Street, when his car ran down a agures suggest a further income his akull. The boy now iles in a critical condition at the Govern- ment Civil Hospital.
Mr. Verthomal Shewaram has opened the Ploneer Silk Store, at China Building, Queen's Road Last week's health return Central. The opening ceremony shows four cases of smallpox took place to-day at 11 am, and (three Chinese and one. Indian), "open house" is being kept up. of which one was fatal; three ill to p.m Chinese cases of diphtheria (one) fatal); four non-fatal cases of typhoid (three Chinese and one Indian); and one fatal Chinese case of cerebrospinal fever!
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protests against the "protec
Chapel residents are lodging bnary" tax which they have been ordered by the Paoshan District Magistrate to pay. What special protection they have received to warrant this new imposition the residents fail to see.
has. without
Mr. L. Pribislawski,, Viennese civil engineer and for two years a resident in Tientsin, has perfected what is called the 13. Figure Key by means The recent cold spell
number of 13 frozen over the Yalu which a figures can be transmitted by one giving time for the floes to float code word with the 13th as a check up and down the steam as usual, figure, thus bringing about an says the "Manchuria Daily
of to users codes, News of November 27. From есопоту especially banking institutions, about the 23rd, the ice along the bank on the Antung side about the Railway Bridge melted in part, Traffic over the frozen surface of the river was not expected to be opened before the beginning of December.
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Eleven owners of small bativo the craft were prosecuted at Marine Court this morning för lying within 100 yards of the sea- wall during prohibited hours last night and were each fined $5 (in leu of five days') by the Magis- trate, Lieut.-Commander G. F. Hole, R.N.
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The Chinese Press in Chefoo states that a number of Chinese with shot guns who had ventured to the South Hill to search of pheasant, were surrounded by a number of Chefoo soldiers who ordered their arrest. The soldiers seemed certain that the sportsmen were bandits and there was much controversy and delay before the matter was settled,,
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An amusing incident is report: ed from the ex-Russian Conces- slon, Tientsin, where someone substituted an old bag for the Soviet flag at the Consulate, and the Chinese servant, whose sphere of duty included the flagstaff, impartially hoisted the bag in place of the red emblem. The error was rectified when observed, and been taken precautions, have
An empty against a recurrence. windbag, however, in the opinion of the N. C..Daily Mail," is not a bad emblem for the Soviet.
According to a Havas Agency cable from Paris, the Minister of the Interior has sent a circular to the Prefects of Departments point
A Chinese report, quoted by ing out that France still remains
the Chefoo Daily News," says faithful to her traditions of hos pitality and will protect foreign A very severe rain storm that four Chefog policemen having workers wishing to live peaceably occurred recently at Bentong, been despatched to arrest four in French territory, and will allow F.M.S." It washed away a tem known gamblers, arrived at the political refugees-forlive in the porary dam on the Chaming river, gambling house and found only country. All will be allowed the and destroyed the concrete works two of the gamblers. Wishing to free exercise of public and private and P.W.D. plant. The engine appear efficient, the four police rights. But such foreigners must driver's wife and infant child were went out of the building and respect French laws and refrainwashed away and drowned. There arrested the first two pedestrian from political agitation. If any of was also a landslide which who came along and took these they take part in attempts at crumpled up the pipeline, con- men' disorder or acts of violence against veying water to the hydro-electric persons or the Nation, the Govern plant of the Tin Bentong Co., Ltd., ment will bring them before the thus holding up that mine's opera
tions for some weeks. courts and expel them,
together with the two gamblers to the police station. Fortunately for the passers by, they were able to prove their Identity and were later released.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
The annual ball at Kowloon Dock takes place on January 2.
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A Reuter message from Belgrade states that the American Consular. Official, Mr. Dayton, who was shot by a woman on December 5, has died as a result of his injuries,
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Mr. Justice Thornely, of the The Hon. Mr.H.T. Creasy, Direc- International Appeal Court, Bang: tor of Public Works, presented kok. and Mrs. Thornely are due "back from leave by the P. and O. Mr. A. Kirke, of the PW.D. with an inscribed silver salver at the 'Macedonia."
P.W.D. buildings this morning. This had been subscribed for by Mr. Kirke's colleagues and was to mark the occasion of his marriage to-morrow.
Captain F. B. Bassett, chief hydrographer United States Navy Announces the ocean's greatest The forthcoming wedding is known depth, 6.18 miles, has been announced of Mr. William Wood- discovered about 145 miles south- Sir Archibald and Lady Edmon-.. ward, engineer of the P.W.D., to each of Tokio. Is this what used stone are leaving Home shortly for Miss Margaret Mary Wyatt, en to be known as the Tuscarora the East, where they intend to,
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route from England by the s.s.
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Major W. H. Elkins, who won the open Golf championship at Hua Hin this year, will apparently be unable to defend his title as he has left for Europe on leave, says a Bangkok contemporary.
Patent rights in connection with
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spend the winter. Among other In referring to the recent elec places they are to visit-is-Hong- tion, the "China, Express" says kong, where their youngest son, The Straits experts, Mr. M. R. Licut. Edward Edmondstöne, R.N., Thornton, Mr. C. W. Darbishire, a godson of King Edward, is now and Mr. E. Macfadyen, who had stationed. lost Parliament and placed them toyed with the 'Socialists during
in power, fell by the wayside in
Sir Thomas Arnold, in a lecture
the fight, for Britishers still hold at the Persian Society on the place the view that our duty is adequately of Islam in art, said that, though a rubber washing machine have to defend our Empire and attend the Moslem religion was hostile to been granted to Mr. J. H. Shaliess, to the needs of our own people first. representation in human form and of Singapore, and in connection į with synthetic ammonia production to Dr. L. Casale, of Rome.
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the impulse of Persian art was The passenger list of the P. and decorative painting, artists were mainly directed to architecture.and O "Macedonia" due to-morrow, includes the names of Mrs, A. Hot deterred from the representa- dances. which His Ex- Barlow, Lt-Comdr. Barraclough,
tion of religious history, cellency Sir Edward Stubbs will E,M., RN., Mrs. Barraclough, Mr. reproduced, in proof of that state- give at. Government House next and Mrs. D. R. Chester Woods, ment, a number of remarkable ancient lectures showing how month, will take place on Friday Mr. E. Carpenter, Mrs. Carpenter, 9th. and Friday 30th January, in- Senator A. Xavier da Silva, Mrs. closely the story of the Koran stead of as previously announced. da Silva and family, Mrs. M. resembled the Bible in some re-
spects. Garrod, Miss E. D. Garrod, Mr. S. Among the passengers sailing H. Garrod, Sub-Lt. R. G. Hayter, for Manila by the s.s. "President Mr. and Mrs. Misken and Mr. C.,EM Pierce" to-day are Mr. R. M. Millard. Johnson, Mrs. E. Danenberg, Mr. |
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H. C Anderson, Mrs. I. Orme The Chefoo Dally News" of No- Sheppard, and Miss Clara Lvember 29 says:-The str. "Feng- Cleveland.
tien" which is expected to leave for with Shanghai to day will carry 92 CI M. School children home for the
A Washington cable says that winter holidays--M-end Mrs. President Coolidge regards the Ford will be accompanying the German elections as a hopeful party to Shanghai A further party sighso far as they dicate the of approximately 18 children will determination of the German he leaving by the Huichow" 'people, to execute the obligations also to-day for Hongkong and will under the Dawes' scheme.
be under the care of Miss Black. more, Principal of the Preparatory
A billiard match has been) School. arranged at the Club Lusitano between Mr. R. C. K. Johnsop, the Among those who left Singapore billiard champion of Shanghai by the Montoro" was Mr J and Mr.. A. J. Osmund, champion Symmons on, retirement from the of Hongkong. The match will service of the Singapore Harbour. take place at 5.30 this afternoon. Board where he was Chief Cont Clerk for sixteen years Blunt in Miss Violet Capell, the popular speech, yet possessing a heart of teacher of dancing, has arranged gold, writes a correspondent to the! two displays at the Queen'safts Times, I was liked by
•Theatre, on January 7 and 9 almost every one with whom he respectively.. Those taking part came in contact, He is returning will be the pupils of Miss Capell, to his home.lu New Zealand. The kludly assisted by Miss Daisy officers of the Board quietly got up O'Keefe, The proceeds from the A. subscription among themselves two performances will be devoted and presented him with a hand- to the funds of the London Hus some purse as a souvenir of his pital and other charities. Tickets, fellow workers goodwill and price $300 each, can be obtained teem. His successor is Mr. D. J.
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