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Vessels bound for Dairen must pass through quarantine until fur ther notice, states a telegram received in Shanghai........
AND
GENERAL.
The Importation of cigarettes In spite of the porsibility of into Japan has, ipcreased. 500 per disorder breaking out, cargo on cent: during the past year the the Canton Elver and adjacent luxury tariff increasing rather than delta is moving freely. As a decreasing the quantity of im- result, the tiver steamers between ported tobacco, according to Hongkong and Canton are all officials of the Government getting plenilful offerings of ship- Tobacco Monopoly Bureau. The ments both on the up and down quality of the imported tobacco, routes, however, it is explained, has fallen greatly. Last year 39 million cigarettes were imported. This year, up to the end of October, the stimports amounted to 150,000,000
cigarettes.
According to the Chinese press of Shanghai, HM. Minister in Peking has notified the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that insufficient protection is given to foreigners in Honan against the bandit and military outrages. Immediate steps should be taken to afford | them the pecessary protection. 1
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The Japanese population Vladivostok is reported to be fast dwindling. The Jift says that during the past month there has been a decrease of some 200, re The two Chinese constables of the Water Police Department, ducing the total number Japanese residents to 450. Most Charged, with misconducting themselves as constables, and of those who have left have gore demanding money with menaces, to Manchuria and a smaller hum- were convicted at the Kowloon ber to Korea. Their chief com- Magistracy yesterday. "One" de plaint is the exorbitant taxes, fendant was found guilty on both being exacted at Vladivostok.
charges and sentenced to three months on each, to run concurrent ly. The other was found guilty on the charge of misconduct only, and was sentenced to two months. Mr. D. McCallum appeared for the complainant from whom the de fendants were alleged to have demanded $80 and Mr. J. T. Prior for the defendants,
A Shizuoka message to the Osaka Jiji" reports that a win ter ascent of Mount Fuji was at tempted by Mr. Charles Dewes a. British painter, on the 1st instant. Accompanied by igoriki; he set out for the summit from Yoshidaguchi at 5 a.m.. and reached the 5th station at hoon. There the snow was over five feet-
A piercing blizzard was blowing"
and the foreigner had to get back, with toes frostbitten. After ob- taining medical aid, he drove for Gotemba and took train: fer: "Osaku,
As incoming shipmasters are reporting fresh" instead of "very strong" monsoon, it is presumed
that the head winds with which North-bound vessels have to cope are moderating. With one or two exceptions, there are indications around that the strength, of the N.E. monsoon le decreasing and that Improved weather prevails.
"
police. by Yae. Cheung-lal, a wo
A report has been made to the.
man living at No. 23 Leighton. Hill Road, ground floor, that a leather bag..containing money and property to the value of $272 was stolen from the house yesterday by forcing open a locker. In this. connection two men and three women have been arrested..“ ‚·
The body of an elderly Chinese woman, which was found on a The Singapore Municipal deep, and, no passage was open. Health Officer, during the week vacant piece of ground near the foreshore it Taishikoo, was brought ended November 29, recorded to the public mortuary yesterday. 152 deaths, 27 being due to Several wounds on the head point phthisis, ig to malaria, 16 to to the woman having been done to One fatal case of enteric fever is reported to have been living pneumonia, and 13 tor beraberi death hy robbers, as the deceased occurred. The death rate for the alone in a matshed not far from the :week wash:2348. peramille
annum compared with 27.57 is the place where the body was found. corresponding week of last year.” The infantieenth rate, was 143.4" per mille. Fouripersons died who had been less than three months resident in Singapore....
Mr. K. P. Chen, general manager of the Shanghai Com mercial and Savings Bank, who has just returned from a trip to Chungking gave an address to the Y.M.C.A. Club in Shanghai at -a-meeting held in his honour.-In the course of his lecture," which was illustrated by lantern slides, Mr. Chen urged that business men of China should see more of their In Szechuan, the own country.. richest and most populous pro- vince in China, there were prati cally limitable possibilities of development. Other speakers during the evening were Mr. T. K. Tseng, director of the Chekiang Industrial Bank, Mr. Wong Kok sun, Chung Hwa Steel Products Co., Dr. Chung of the Peking Union Medical College, who recently returned from America, and Mr. Chang Nieh-yun.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1924.
The serious outbreak of fre which occurred in North Ctékiang Road on December 11, and caused the deaths of four Chinese, two; women-and-two children, is now | said to have originated through It is stated in an Army Order the upsetting of a lamp in use by a that the new mess jacket for soldier who was smoking opium. officers of the Army Service Corps The soldier, a man named Chang, will be of blue cloth, with white has not been seen since the "fre cloth roll collar and white cloth occurred and is believed to have pointed cuffs; shoulder straps of absconded. When the firemen blue cloth and rounded points were engaged in removing the fastened with a small button; smouldering débris of the two badges of rank in metal and gilt houses, which were completely. collar badges, but not buttons on destroyed, they came upon the the front of the jacket, and no remains of the four victims. There gold braid or piping. Officers in is little doubt of their identity, possession of the existing pattern mese jacket will be permitted to continue it in wear until requiring replacementar
SOCIAL AND
The
appointment
of. 'Mr. B. RJ. Yalland as. Inspector of Riggers, Hongkong naval dock- yard, is officially announced,
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Passengers leaving yesterday
although this could not be com pletely established: It was a costly accident, three other houses also being seriously damaged.
PERSONAL.
Mr. H E. Stevens, Chief Officer of the Singapore Fire Brigade... has been appointed a member of the Institute of Fire Engineers..
Mr. E. G. Osborne has been ap- by the Tango Maru" in- pointed general manager of the cluded Captain C. Trott, Rev. Far Eastern Radio Company, A. C. Clark and Mr. N. I. Brewer. with offices at the Manila Hotel.
Acting W. Telegraphist F. C. Honeybun has been appointed to H.M.S. "Hawkins" for w/t duties. in Fifth Cruiser Squadron.
The Moderator for the Pres- elected is the Rev. Dr. R. C. byterian Church of England just Gillie, D.C.L. of Marylebone con- gregation...
Paymr.-Lieut. E. H. Harvey The "Times of Malaya" reports has been appointed to H.M.S. that the eldest daughter of His "Tumar" (ad) and for duty in Ifighness;the Sultan of Perak has the office of Commodore A. J. B. been betrothed to the son of Stirling, C.B.-
H.H. the Sultan of Pábang..
in the cafe.
Mr. Kawakami Toshihiko, the former Minister in Poland, whose name came into much promin- ence in connection with the con- versations with My Joffe in To- kyo, in which he represented the Japanese Government, has been elected Mayor of Dairen.
as
at
Commander C. E. Brooke, hav-
second-in-charge of the Dockyard ins completed two years
Hongkong, is relieved by Com- and Naval Establishments
mander C A. Browne, who was promoted in June last, after being navigator of the cruiser "Cairo”
in the East Indies. :
was
Marshal. and Mrs. Feng Yu- halang will leave for abroad within Mrs. Middleton Smith is to pre- Mr. L. E. Gaunt, formerly of a week, says a Teking telegram. sent the prizes, at the Chinese Singapore, stood as the Unionist They will first go to Japan, after Y.M.C.A.. on Saturday night, to 'candidate. at Kingston-on-Hull which they will visit America and the students of the Educational against Lt. Commander Ken- Europe, Mrs. Feng, who Institute.
worthy, Libérul.. The latter formerly а secretary in the polled 15,234 votes against Mr. YWC.A., is a fluent speaker of The announcement is made Gaunt's 12,904.
English. A second report in the that the Alexandra Cafe manage-
Chinese press is that Marshal Feng ment propose to have ten dances A Bangalore message of Dec. 5 directing his forces "behind the
Further announce- Ist. states: The Rev. Mr. B. 0. screens." ments will be made shortly. Jervis, who was mauled by a
wounded tiger in the Shimoga Herald" which has just come to A note in the "New York The Rev. D. B. Ottley, Arch-jungles and whose arth was am- hand, refers to the unusual Army deacon of Calcutta, was found putated as the result of injuries, record of the Wilson family, of shot in his bath room on Novera- died at Bowring.Eospital, Banga Greenville, NC., of which Mr. Henen•n•n•ber 26. He is thought to have lore.
been a victim to nerves.
W. B. Wilson, Jr. (US. Vice Consul in Shanghai) is a member.. The "Gazette announces, under During the war the family had Major E. St. L. Shaw, of the date June 1. that the King has five sons who were officers in the East Surrey Regiment, is placed appointed. J. F.Johns, Esq. to US Army, Mr. Wilson, a West on the half pay list on account of be His Majesty's: Consul-General Point graduate, serving as lieute ill-health. The notification in for the Kingdom of Siam, to re- nant. It is stated that search the "London Gazette" is dated side at Bungkok; and J.D. Hogg, through the records of the army October 16.
Esq., M.B.E., to be His Majesty's and navy has failed to reveal Consul for the. Consular District another instance in which "five Passengers arriving in the of... Senggora, comprising the brothers have been afficere. Colony on the s.8. "Kitano Maru" Monthons of Puket, Surastra, yesterday includcu Sir A. Nakawn-Sritamarat and Patani, Edmonstone and Lady Edmon- to reside in Songgora. stone, Mr. Alex W. van Andel, Mr. and Mrs. J. Purves, Count K. 'Hirosawa.
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