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During December 74 inches rain fell at the Botanical Gardens, three moist days being required to make up that small total.
At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, Hakin Haram Bux, of, No. 34. Haiphong Road, was charged with having a quantity of poison in his possession without a permit "to deal in same. A large number of botties seized by the police are now in the hands of the Government Analyst. The de- fendant, who was represented by Mr. HJ, Armstrong, was remand ed on $1,500 bail.
The Central Fire Brigade were summoned to Tsat Tse Mui, North Point, yesterday morning, the
message
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THE CHINA MAIL.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1925.
GENERAL.FIRESTONE GUM-DIPPED
The "New York American," An outbreak of fire occurred of November 4, states:-Hoh Liu- yesterday at No. 351, The Peak, Yuen, a Chinese, pleaded guilty the residence of Mr. F. H. Penty- before Federal Judge Inch cross. The police extinguished the yesterday to a charge of smug-fire before much damage. was gling sixteen Chinese into the caused... United States on the United
Before Mr N L. Smith at the States Liner "President Monroe," which docked at Bush Terminal Central Magistracy this morning, Brooklyn, on October 23. Hea Chinese, was fined $5 for import- was sentenced to serve one year ing 23 chow puppies by the as, and one day in the Federal Peni-"Lung Shan". An application tentiary at Atlanta and was fined made by Inspector Fishes, of the S.P.C.A., for, confiscation of the $500.
animals was refused.
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Kuomintang influences
Presumably a result of the again making themselves manifest Hon. Mr. Bird's questions in the in Haskow, the, Central China Legislative Council, flags will in Post" says, and a meeting of the future be flown daily from the Labourers' Union was held in the Cenotaph. The police will have Russian Concession on Saturday
an
last. The meeting was attended charge of the arrangements for of seeking Haukow and Canton sunrise and sunset respectively. by representatives of the workers holsting and lowering them at Hankow Railway ricsha coolles, When the flags are not flying they factory operatives and others, and will be kept in the Hongkong Club. from the Shaukiwan was presided over by Mr. Chang
The "North China Daily Police Station being to the effect Tu Resolutions were adopted that several coolles had been buried that a loyal telegram in his support Mail" calls Tientsin's taste in Arthur under a fall of earth. Assistance be despatched to Dr. Sun Yat-sen question in connection with the was sent at once, but it later trans-and that the organization's activities announcement of pired that the report had been exag- shall be re-established in Wuchang Sullivan concert given by the band of the Loyal Regiment. gerated is only two coolies-had and Hankow,
It says: From the history of received slight injuries to their legs in a small landslide.
The London County Counci! Tientsin in the past 25 years we 'may not, after all, have a motto know quite well that if it were a A Cairo message says:-A on their coat-of-arms. After the German military band that were Council, in May, 1914, had ap- giving the concert, aa in pre-war movement is afoot, apparently proved the design of the coat-of-days, the Gordon Hall would be originating from the Engineer-
arms, the General Purposes Com-full. Not only would every Herr ing. School, to institute a new mittee were entrusted with the land. Frau in the community be national dress, and thereby en-task of selecting a suitable motto. there, but other nationalities as courage local, industries.
A few months later the Com-well. especially the British men, coat will be of a military shape mittee recommended the Council matrons, and maids in profusion. with four wooden buttons, and mufflers from the mills at Mehalle to adopt as a motte Loci dulcedo What we do not understand is nos attinet." but the Council re-why the British community do and Tel-el-Kebir will be wor ferred the suggestion back to the not give at least equally generous instead of collars and ties. It is not intended to make any change Committee, with instructions to support to one of the best mili- submit a motto in English. The tary bands, possibly the best, that at present in the shape of trou-war intervened, and the Com- has ever come to this port The The population has been mittee now report that although conductor, if he were a German, would be a Kapellmeister whose invited to support the proposal."
they have considered the matter name would be on everyone's lips, from time to time, they have not
sers.
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The
Much concern is expressed by
been in a position to comply with and the merits of his leading in- It has their instructions. "Since 1014, strumentalists would be discussed the Council has received over a nightly after dinner. thousand suggestions for 'been suggested that the Loyals
a
ré-
those Interested in the welfare of foreign seamen coming ashore in Japanese ports over the increasing namber of establishments of matto. Most of these, the
played above the "heads of the fame catering to foreigners. It is claimed that there are more port states, were in English, Tientsin public, but this can no community of, its size in the salpons for foreign seamen in including many quotations from hardly be the case, for there is Yokohama than in any other port the Scriptures and the pels. Far East that is more apprecia- The motto is perfectly indepen- east of Shanghai. To make matters dent of the coat-of-arms and has tive, as a rule, of first-class worse, adulterated or spurious
Any foreign orchestra, The music. liquor is freely sold and of the no necessary connection. kind that causes the worst stage Committee recommend "That the choir, vocalist, pianist, a violin- of intoxication. Many have been Council de not adopt a motto.", ist of merit who comes along is
sure of a good welcome. rendered unable to return to their An amendment, to be moved by Loyals, however, have hardly The fault may, ships in time with the result that Lieutenant-Colonel Levita, is that
are frequently stranded, "London," inscribed on a scroll, had their due. causing no end of worry to their be placed underneath the coat-of- after all, rest with them. They
do not put on enough swank: consular authorities.
men
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The
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Lord Parmoor, Lord President)
Mr. Charles J. Hambro has joined
The marriage took place recent ly, first at the British Consulate- General and afterwards at All Saints Church, Kobe, before the The Rev. Dr. Robert Calder, Rev. G. A. Bridle Chaplain, of Mr. Gillie D.C.I.. of Marylebone Walter S. Antill, of Kobe, to Miss Presbyterian Church, has been Cicely Leith, daughter of Mr. and Mr. R. H. Pinhorn, headalaster elected moderator of the Presby Mrs. F. W. Lelth of Walmer Court, of the Penang Free School, is still terian Church of England., England. Miss Leith arrived early a patient at the General Hospital,
last month from. England. Penang, bor is making good progress.
of the Privy Council, accompanied the Board of Directors of the by Lady Parmoor, was to leave Mercantile Bank of India. 'London On December 15 for
Ceylon.
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Sir Robert Horne left London on November 27 for a trip to India, Burma and Ceylon. He is making the trip partly for business and partly for pleasure. Suggestions are, it is understood; being made After an absence of nearly that he should take the opportunity, eleven months from Bangkok. His to extend his trip so as to include Royal Highness Prince Kambang Australia, New Zealand The engagement is announced Bejra, Commissioner General of Canada. of Mr. G. Bolton, D.C.M., of the the Royal State Rallways of Siam, Criminal Department, Singapore, arrived at Bangkok Noi. and Miss Iris Jansen, of Kuala December 8, where he was warmly
The welcomed back by a large number, Sawak estate, Seremban. wedding will take place, in of people of various ranks. February.
The forthcoming wedding is announced of Mr. Arthur Leslie Terry, accountant of the Hongkong Mr. F. A. 5. McLelland, Auditor and Japan Telephone Company, to General in the Straits Settlements, Miss Daisy Annie Kearsey, en route who is now acting as Official from England by the-s's. "Malwa, Assignee, has been appointed Treasurer to the F. M. S.
of
and
Among the passengers who arived by the" Pres. Tali" from Manila were: Major L. H. Hedrick, Judge Advocate of the U. S. Army, returning to the United States for The Duke of York has accepted bis next assignment via San Replying to Sir Phillip Richard. the Presidency of the, Wembley Francisco, Dr. and Mrs. A. A. M. son in the House of Commons, Exhibition in 1925. H M. the Groot returning to their home in Earl Winterton said the question King and the Prince of Wales will Denmark via the United States. and be patrons and the Board will con- Dr. Groot is the physician to the readjusting the Day allowance of officers in India to sist of Lord Stevenson (Chairman), Bataafsche Pertoleum Mij, of Java. meet the increased cost of living the Duke of Devonshire, Mrs. H. Mr. and Mrs. J H. Pardee return- was being very carefully con- Thomas, Sir Henry McMahon, Sir ing to New York via Hongkong James Allen (representing the and Europe. Mr. Pardee is Pre- High Commissioners for the sident of the Manila Electric Co. Dominions), and Sir Charles Mc Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cook for Hong- Mr. E. Whitehead, manager of Leod. The Chief Administrator kong. Mr. Cook is special lecturer Linotype and Machinery Ltd will be Sir Travers Clarke and the and Conference leader of the left Singapore recently on Financial Controller, Sir James Y. M. C. A. in the Far East. an extensive tour of the FM.S., Cooper. Perang, Stam and Indo-China,"
sidered.
prior to his leaving for London to
:
Travellers to Japan will learn A very prolly wedding took attend the printing and Stationery with regret of the death of Mr. place lu Holy Trinity Cathedral, Exhibition.
Horace Reginald. Johnson, Chief Shanghai, which was tastefully Steward of the Oriental Hotel, decorated for the occasion, when Smith Crawford, Mr. Li Tian Yin, a well known Kobe. The late Mr. Johnson, Miss Jean and respected resident of Jesselton, whose death took place on Decem- daughter of Mr. James Crawford died on November 25, in his Iber 22, was born in London on of Glasgow and the late Mrs. ninetieth year. Deceased bad March 21, 1880. He was, at one Crawford, was married to Mr. been in North Borneo for about 35 time, connected with large hotels Arthur Lockerbie, youngest son of cars, Best at Kudat and later in in London, Paris, Cairo, and San the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duncan Lockerbie of Renfrew. Jesselton where he traded as chop Francisco as Chef.: He joined The Very Reverend Dean Symons Kwong Ng! Loong and chop Pau the Toyo Kisen Kaisha in 1911 38 performed the ceremony. The travelling steward going from bride, who was given away by ship to ship instructing stewards-Mr. Charles Lockerbie, was attend- The examination in the bankruptcy and chefs to improve the serviced by Miss Lillian Davis, as brides- court of Major Argold. Wilson, the of the company's ships. He was mald. The matron of honoNT WAS promoter of the Gibbons Bidom appointed Chief Steward of The Mrs Charles Lockerbie and the field fight, has been concluded, Oriental Hotel in January, 1916, linle Misses Polly and Margaret In a statement of his affairs his lipon its purchase by the TKK. Lockerbie, nieces of the bride liabilities were shown as £17.316 Fie kindly quiet manner won him groom, were flower girls. Mr. and his estimated assets £344 thousands of friends among the Edward Lang was best man The debtor said that he lost £3,000 billig public who will miss and Mr. AL Crompton acted as on the Wembley fight
him on their visits to Kobe usher
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