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THE STAR
MONDAY NIGHT Dec. 22
at 9.15.
GRAND CONCERT
By
SIGNOR GIULIO
RONCONI
World Famous Italian Baritone
Student of Cottogne and creator of the leading baritone roles in Meyerbeer'sTM “L'Africaine"; Verdi's "Otello" #
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unequalled in motion picture history.
FIRPO vs. WILLS
(iz Rounds)'.
LEMPSEY vs. GIBBONS {15 Rounds)
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So-grent was-the-interest-and-enthusiasm aroused by these sensational bouts on September 12th, 1924, that thousands of people were, turned out from Boyle's famous thirty acres Stadium: Just think what wonder the cinema does. The cinema will bring you to the ring-side and show four of the WORLD'S GREATEST BOUTS. Think - how much will it cost you to travel from Hongkong to U. S. in two different trips. 'And if you were "turned- out", as thousands were, wouldn't you feel as if you had, received a "knock-out."
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Two soldiers of General Chang | Yuan-ming's army are reported by the Chinese press of Shanghai to have been arrested whilst in the act of extorting money from local Chinese residente. One was OX- {ecuted ·şummarily and the other was sentenced to imprisonment for life, by General Chang. ".
The Chinese press announces that a public telephone service. be tween Shanghai and Woosung will be opened shortly after the New Year The service was to have started some time ago. Owing to the recent military operations the opening of the service has had to be postponed to the date mention- Led,
A narrow escape from, what might have been a bad motor smash occurred in Nanking Road, Shanghai, on December 9 shortly before 9 am, when a car driven by a foreigner became jammed in front of a tramcar. Apparently, the car was caught in the rear by atran which was travelling in the same direction, with the result that it was swung round sideways and was left jammed In front of the tram. The tram driver was for tunately able to pull up so that the damage was not very great apart from the ruining of the tyres on the side of the car which was furthest away from the tramcar After some Hule delay it was found possible to push the car il the side of the road.
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An earthquake is reported to According to a Warsaw des have occurred at Hiekdock Istond, patch, Poland has 101 Generals Surigao, Mindanao, on the 15th on active service and 170 on the inst. Twenty four persons were reserve list.. killed and forty-seven injured.
A typhoon, close to the place | It is reported in the Chinese where the last one was reported to. press that Marshal Chang Tso-lin be "Alling up" on Wednesday, has has appointed Generals Chang again been detected. Details are Chung-chang and Wa Kuang-hsin Lat. 12 N, Long 125 E., direction to conduct an attack on Klangsu W.N W., radius unknown. It is and that the latter will bring their close to, and to the cast of the troops south at once. Gen. Chang Philippines group. Hsiaoliang, son of Marshal Chang has been instructed to take charge of other work.
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It is reported that the Japanese Government, proposes to assist with a monthly allowance of Yen The biggest boxing show in 70,300 Chinese students at the which Dempsey vs. Gibbons, 15 Japanese Universities from the rounds and Firpo vs. Wills. 12 beginning of 1925, which is part of rounds, total in nine full reels, the Government's plan of educa has drawn a big crowd while lenal assistance looking towards running at the World Theatre in the establishment of special the last two nights. Those who laboratories in .Peking and have seen it say that it is the most Shanghai, says a cable to the sensational boxing programme "Daily Bulletin." ever shown in the Colony. To morrow is its final show and cinema-goers are advised not to miss this special excellent pig ture.
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One hundred and ten tons of live mussels have been scraped off the bottom of the Royal Mail: steamer Glamorganshire" while lying in dry, dock at Southamp- "A1 a meeting of the committee ton, after the ship had been lying of the Radical-Socialist Party, held down, the river for 21 months. in Paris, Senator Pasquet, replacing The mussels were dumped into a M. Herriot, as chairman, said he huge heap. Millions were put hoped that the English Cabinet into buckets and carried into a would consider with France all the lighter and dumped into the sea.. problems connected with the establishment of peace. France had not interfered with the Anglo- The upper Yangtze season ested Egyptian confict, but she is inter is now closed to large steamers, in all copcerning the although smaller vessels are Mahom the dan world. The Party continuing their sailings, The will continue with the policy to freight, rutes have jumped from. wards Germany outlined by Tis. 10 per bale of cotton yarn. M. Herriot.
to Tls. 16 with plenty of cargo offering. Two new boats have At the hearing of a charge of been built by the Kiangnan manslaughter against a driver and Dockyard in Shanghai for CR inspector of the Kai Tack 'Bus Cox Co. who is now operating Company at the Kowloon Magisa fleet of six new boats of the
anything at all about the accident.
According to a Tokyo des-
The latest American educa tional effort, which alós at broadening the scope of Chinese studies is the Research Fellowship for study in China of the Institute of International "Education, New York. Founded through the generosity of Mrs Willard Straight, the Fellowship carries a stipend of G. $2,000 a year for three years. A committee in China will direct the studies of each fel-tracy yesterday, Mr. D. McCallum latest designs... low appointed. Requirements for their minds that they had read asked the jury to dismiss from eligibility include American citizenship (both men and women being eligible), a Bachelor's de- gree, together with special study of Chinese subjects either through residence in China or through graduate or undergraduate study in America, and an agreement to give entire time for the duration of the Fellowship to the study of Chinese subjects unless otherwise permitted by the committee. Particulars can be obtained from Dr. Stephen P. Duggan, Director of the Institute of International Education, 522 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
It had unfortunately appeared in patch, the United States has de- the press that the accident was the cided to build the Embassy build- outcome of the two defendants ing, Tokyo, at an outlay "of fighting on the dashboard. The G. Y3,000,000, instead of G. Y2- found that the steering gear had Work is expected to be put in defence was that the driver had 000,000, as previously planned. tremendous amount of play and hand next Spring, subject to the complained to the inspector about concurrence of the Congress He was demonstrating to the which was to sit about the middle inspector how slowly the 'bus of this month: An edifice of im- responded and had turned to the posing proportions will be erected left not realising that the bus was on the old site, covering an area in danger until too late. The case of 3,000 tsubo, enlarged by 2,000 was adjourned.
tsubo adjoining.
SOCIAL AND
Mr. Jacobs, U. S. Corsul at Can' ton, and Mrs. Jacobs, have been visiting Shanghai as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. Bucknell
PERSONAL.
Mr. B G. Tours, C.M.G., re
Major G. T. Drake-Brockman, cently H. M. Consul-General at British military attache at Peking, Tsinanfu, who has been transfer-left on the "Empress of Australia" red to Yunnanfu, is at present in for Vancouver. Shanghai. He will shortly leave
Mr. E A Silagi, General for Haiphong, en route for his Manager for Chinn of the Truscon new post. Steel Co., has returned to Shanghai after spending nine months in Tokyo on business.
Dr. J. G. Schurman, U. S. Minister to China, arrived in Shanghai by President Grant" and was expected to leave for the North on Tuesday...
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A dinner of Old Carthusians in Shanghai in honour of Founder's Day, was held in the Shanghai Club last Friday evening. Those pre cent were: Sir Edward Pearce, Mr Duncan McNeill, Mr. J. H. Chapple, Mr. R. G. Herbert, M.-A. M. Pres ton, Mr. E. T. Maitland, Mr. J. C. Plews, Mr. D. C. Burns, Mr. C. Gen. Chang Tsai-yang, former Trenchard Davis, Mr. C. B. Blaikie. Civil Governor of Chekiang, who Mr. P. W. Massey and Mr. W. H was ousted by the present incum-Trenchard. Davis. Sir Edward bent (Gen. Hsia Chiao) just before Pearce, who proposed the toast, the memorable flight to Lunghua, spoke on the subject of forming a is expected to leave for Tientsin Carthusian Society for North China. in response to a summons from A cable was also sent greeting Car Gen, Lu Yung-hsiang, Tupan of thusians in London at the Founder's Chihli.
Day dinner.
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A Tokyo cable announces that Mr Debuchi has been appointed to succeed Mr Matsudaira as Vice- Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Mr. C. D. Riley from San Francisco is joining the Pacific Mail Co's. Hongkong office as accountant. He made the full trip to Manila and after a short stay returned here by the "President Pierce."
Mr. H. A. Yağle, of the Yellow
Cab Company of Chicago, U.S.A. who is touring the Globe in the interests of his firm-was---a passenger from Manila' by the
President Plerce" yesterday. M. Yagle goes to Japan this week.
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Mr. C. J. Haley, assistant agent for the Pacific Mall at Yokohama, According to arrivals from
Mr. Liu Tsung-yi, who has de-left Kobe on the NY.K. steamez Chikungshan at Hankow, the clined an offer to become Chinese "Fushimi Maru" for London Mrs. report that Marshal Wu Pei-fu is at Consul General In London on the Haley will join ibe steamer at present ill is untrue, says the round that London weather would Moji, en route to England, where Eastern News Agency. He is seriously affect his health, has she will spend a holiday. Mr. quite well and in high spirits, evidently beca scared by the Haley will return to Yokohama. - laking a rest at the Chikungahan reports of the wok Augmer at villa belonging to Gen. Chin Yun-1 Home. Or is he thinking of the "Commander of the 14th Division.. fogs? But these had no fears for one of the earliest Chinese visitors Marshal Tuan Chi-jul has re-to wonderful London in the Canton fused to accede to the demand of factory days, the "N. C, Daily a number of naval officers in News" recalls. In verges descrip tour. The Osaka. Asahi", says tive of the great city as it appeared he may return to Japan later to in the twenties of the last century, take a professorship in one of the the poet wrote rapturously of fog universities. effects near Blackfriars in the depths of a cold winter. He also recorded an appreciation of the climate.
Matkapliig
Shanghai reggeling him not to use the services. Lin Klen chang as Mineof Navy on the ground that is not a gentle nian and that if he become Minister, the morale of the Navy will be brokeů“
Maishal Wu Pel-fu has written.
Mr. Ku Hung-ming,, the aged Chinese scholar and monarchist advocate, who was in Japan last month, is now in Formosa and is soon to go to Korea for a lecturing
There was a large gathering of friends at the Customs Jetty st Shanghal to say farewell to Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Roberts, who sailed'| on the 6.8, "Hector" fur Home, where they are retiring. Mr. Roberts, who has been, for many of Messrs. Butterfield-ard Swire years in the Yosurance Department: thas recently suffered from
health, which has necessitated, bis retirement from, China.
a letter to Marshal Chang Teo-lin, A cable has been received, an states the Chinese press, announc-nouncing the death at Homeo? Mrs. ing that he will surrender entirely Hhn M. Henderson, an old-time to the latter if ex-President Tsao resident of the Colony, which look Kun is released from his imprison place at Scotstour, Glasgow he ment. Marshal Chang has replied late Mrs. Henderson came to Hong saying that he had no unftiendly kong in 1898 with her husband, the feelings, now towards Wu and has late Mr. John M. Henderson. One sent an agent to Honan to see Wa son, ME Maurice J. Henderson of to urge hitn to proceed immediate the staff of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe Ly to Peking. Meanwhile, the ex-son & Co. Ltd is lefto mourn of Mr. Erold, Joh; Cực M President is said to be weakening her loss. Mrs. Henderson who was Craig was far man Zyzara liga daily and cannot sleep at nights. 4 sister of Mr. D. Gow of Kowloon in business to Shaand was Marshal Tuan has ordered him to Dock, was a brominent member of well known in
The death occurred at-Guy's Hospital, London, Okul
be given special treatment and that the Union Church and always took The owner of the Webatable. doctors hail be engaged to look a very active interest in all social his pony won the or with after him, but he cannot interfere work in Kowloon Together with Vancouver at the Sr with Tsao's alleged corruptior her husband, she displayed mucli
case personally as it would be interest in the Kowloon Dock Rein 1903, and the, S
with Algerine att interfering with the administration cereation Club and in the Kowloon He was a Ste of justice if he did,
Bowling Green Club,
Clab.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1924.
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