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A fine of $400 or six months hard labour was imposed by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning on a ship's compradore for being in possession of 20 taels of raw cpium
The Diplomatic Corps in Peking has notified the Chinese Government that permament pro- tection must in, future be granted in the case of the Foreign Settle ments in Shanghai," states the "Journal of Commerce."
AND GENERAL.
The Colony's health return during the five days ended Decem- ber 28, showed five cases of noti fiable disease, all Chinese one diphtheria, two of enterie fever and two of cerebro-spinal fever.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Star Ferry Co. Ltd., is advertised to be held on Wednesday, January 14, at noon, in the offices of Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co. Lid Full particulars may be gleaned from the advertisement appearing in
is issue..
It is reported it a fire
Interviewed representa dit on the Japanese liner Giydive, of the vechar papers Mari," of Acapulco, Mexion," on a yesterday, the Hon. MRH. voyage to Puffle Coust poris from Katewall, Chinese unofficial em Balbo All of the 75 passengers ber of the Legislative Cole were resented by the American stated that a definite site had not
been decided itpon for the probos steamer "Talis Tarkenbach."
ed Hongkong Industrial School but the institution was likely to be erected at Stanley,
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The rise in the marriageable" age of girls in Korea is stated to
A meeting of the Sanitary have brought about a disproportion: between the sexes on the marriage Board was held yesterday after- Office market. The Korean girl is nowday afternoon at so engaged in finishing off her Building Mr. W. D. Tratman was education that she has no time to in "the chair and other members get married, with the result that by present were, Dr. A. G. M: Severo the time she has left school she Dr, V. M. Koch, Dr J. C. finds all the young men of about MacGowan, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin her own age have already married and Mr. D. Davies. There were Go matters of public interest before the. Board.
**The U.S. flagship Huron, the Admiral's yacht, "the "General Alava," and the destroyer" Peary were expected to leave Shanghal on Boxing Day for Manlia.
· The Bible Circle at the Helena
May Institute on Friday next, January 2nd, will be conducted by Mrs. H Lechmere Clift. The meeting which is at 10.30 am., is open to all women.
From the Portuguese monthly, Religiae Patria is to and an in- teresting and artistic almanac- Almanaque da Bea Imprensa para 1925-which the said monthly is distributing to its subscribers.
Gen. Lu Yung-hsiang, the new Pacification Commissioner of An- hui and Kiangsu, is said to have intimated his desire for peace with Marshal Chi Haich-yuan if the latter will retire peacefully from Kiangsu Ex-President Hsu Shih- chang is said to have gone to Nan- king and urged Chi not to retire, but to fight. Another report says that Hau has come secretly to Shanghal for political activities.
Dr. George Chien Hsu (former Minister of Justice), Gent Pab Wen wei (former Tutuh of Anhui) and Gen. Niu Yung-chien (a leading revolutionary general) have visited Marshal Feng Yu-balang in Shensi and urged him not to resign, saya the "Siawanpao." These three men are fellow provincials of Marshal Feng and are leading Chinese Christians. All have been
associated with Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Canton at different periods.
A hawker in South East Loeds
It is just upon two years ago turned out on the elections polling that Mr. Harold, Nijhuis, of Kobe, day with a dohkey which was liter was arrested ou 4 charge of ally smothered with red colours and criminal assault, the complainant strentners, and carried a picture of being Mutsuu Hanu. There was a fierce-looking Bolshevik, with the no corroborating evidence of any slogan "Follow Russia." The man sort, and there were various CIT
Representations by the Hon. himself, however, was as plentifully cumstances that made the test Mr. Chew Show-son and the Hon. decomted with the Conservative many of the plaintiff extremely Mr. R. H. Kotewall, the Chinese Candidate's colours, and carried a doubtful: In the Court the unofficial members on the Legisla placard on which He had printed necused wasntence to three tive Council, to the Captain We're not nil asset tevas a years' imprisonment. In the Oska Superintendent of Police (the Hon. boid display in such division, and. Court of Appeal the sentence was Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe) have resulted as was to be expected, had a very reduced to two years. In tife in the extension of hawkers' sell- short life. The ran and his donkey Court of Cessation, to which a furing hours to. ten o'clock at night, were quickly the centre of a small ther appent had been carried, the say the vernacular papers. Hitherto [mob of "Reds," and after a short, Osaka sentence was confined, but the closing hour for all hawkcers sharp, and very one-sided argument stay of execution of sentence, was was nine o'clock. At this time of he returned home with, his animal, granted-which means that the the year, the extra hour will, cer- looking a good deal the worse for accused goes free and adfers no tainly be welcomed by those con- his adventre.
more inconvenience over the affair.
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A message from Berlin says it The OB.E. has been conferred ia reported that M. Trotsky has upon March, the chauffeur Who been arrested and is now im-drove Sir Lee Stack when he was prisoned in the Kremlin at assassinated.ukk
Moscow, consequent on his refrisal to obey the Triumvirate's order to leave for the Caucasus. :
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Mr. Winston Churchill has re- signed from the National Liberal Club, and how the Eighty Club A special meeting of the has requested him to resign, stat- electors of the Singapore Cham-ing that it will otherwise erase ber of Commerce adopted Mr. his name from membership. Guy Clarke as their nominee to represent the Chamber on the
Capitaine Fernand Didier, Legislative Council. In place of President des Camerades Fran- Mr. W. Lowther Kemp, who re-cais de la Grande Guerre, is cently retired.
ranks.
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leaving Siam for good. He has been for many years in Siamese Government service in connection with the Bangkok, water supply.
After an absence of nearly eleven months from Bangkok, His Royal Highness, Prince Kambaeng Bejra, Commissioner- General of the Royal State Rail- Percival' Garrettson, who has ways of Siam, has arrived at been living in China for thirty Bangkok Noi, where he was years, has returned to Rome with warmly welcomed back by a large a fortune. he accumulated after number of people of various learning the sedret Chinese pro- cess for dryingggs. From his plant at Hankow, he exports Prince Isaburo Yamagata, 100,000,000 dried eggs annually. Privy Councillor is Japan's official Envoy for the return visit Mr. Karakhan, Soviet Ambas- of H.E. Merlin, Governor-sador, has notified the Govern- General of Indo-China, according ment that the Outer Mongolian to a message to the "Daily Bul- representative at Moscow, Mr. letin." Prince Yamagata will Dansan, has left the Soviet proceed to Indo-China in capital for Urga, in accordance January, accompanied by M. with the stipulations of the Claudel, who is going on furlough. Russo-Chinese draft agreement
on general principles.
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Mr. Justice G. Deane, Chief Justice of Leeward Islands since Mr. V. G. Lyman, assistant 1928, and Mrs. Deane, arrived manager of the Standard Oil from Home at Fenang by the Company of New York, has been P.&O."Kalyan." "Mr. Justice appointed a member of the com- Deane has been appointed amittee of the General Chamber of Puiane Judge of the Straits Set Commerce of Shanghai. The tlements and it is expected he will other American member on this be stationed in Penang, until He committee is Capt. W. I. Eisfer of relieves Mr. Justice McCabe Eisler, Reeves and Murphy. Reavy, of Seremban, when the [latter goes on leave.
Mr. Pozdneyeff, once Commis- Mr. Fumio Asakura, one of the tion in Transcaucasia, has been sioner for Ways of Communica- foremost artists in Japan, has just completed a bronze bust of appointed by the People's Com- Mr. Cyrus E. Woods, the recently the U.S.S.R. as Vice-President of missariat of Communications of retired American Ambassador to the Board of Directors of the Tokyo. The bust will be sent to Chinese Eastern Railway, in the Mr. Woods as a personal gift in place of Mr. Serebriakoff, Mem- recognition of his services to the ber of the Collegium of the P.-C. country, especially during the of Communications, who has re- time of the great earthquake of turned to Moscow. September, 1923 The gift will
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shima, who was recently The Rev. Bister Agathe, of appointed First Secretary to the the Congregation of St Paul de Japanese Embassy at Washing Chartres, is at present visiting ton, and will be presented to Mr. Hongkong says "Religio Woods, Mr. Asakura, like other Patris."Notwithstanding her victims of the disaster, lost his advanced age, she attends morn house and all his property during mga delions daily at 4.30. the earthquake and fre. He la Having ready visited the estab said to have been greatly im-lishments of the Congregation in pressed by the great and humane Japan and the Philippines, she endeavours of the late Ambassa-will next proceed to Holhow, Pak dor towards the relief of the hof and Fokien before returning sufferers.
to France.
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