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Three assistant masters (rexi- dential are required for the Thomas Hanbury School for Boys under the Shanghai Municipal Council.
The
fifth annual re-union dinner of the Queen's College Old Boys' Association will take place in the hall of the College, on Saturday March 7, at 8 pm.
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To-day is St. Matthias's Day, is also Shrove Tuesday and pancake day.
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The fifth annual re-union dinner of the Queen's College old Boys accompanied by a concert, wl take place on Saturday March A Shanghai paper publishes 7. at 8 pin. in the Hall of the a Hongkong cablegram headed: College. "Shanghai Residents Win Hun... dred Thousand Dollars" in a Hongkong Derby Sweep. It reads The Hon. Judge Chow Houson and Mr. F. W. Satterle, of Shang hal, have jointly won the South Chipa Athletic Association's Derby Sweep of over $100,000.
"Fooshing was successful, at! noon, yesterday, and the
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II.M.S. Pegasus, the seaplane" carrier, which arrived at Singa pore at the end of April last year and during the greater part of the time since then has been stationed" at Singapore and Johore, with a short interval in Hongkong, has
The attempt to refloat the now left for Home. 19
The entire receipts of the The Scottish Company of the Namea Island and beached her wtih aram to abam So,000 Keswick" to k the vessel to sperial „eigarette tax in Peking, Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps will parade at the Star there for temporary repairs When wolly, will be used for the upkeep Ferry pier at Kowloon on Thurs the ship has been patched up of traps in the, Capital, sive tac day evening and march to Kowjourney being made, she
sufficiently
**Eastern, Tines." Protests agninast willi loan Docks.
the tax are said to have been lodged return to Hongkong for com."!
by the British and |plete repair and reconditioning.
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In recent years it has been a
plant trees on Arbour Day with a view to promoting afforestation, March 21 (Saturday) has been fixed by the Civil Governor for the observance of Arbour Day this!
custom for students in Canton to
¡ year.
A number of Japanese war. ships arrived yesterday, making the usual call in the course of Instructional cruising. These were the 23rd Destroyer Flotilla, consisting of the Matsu, Sugi, Kashiwa and Sakaki, and the 25th Submarine Flotilla of two boats, accompanied by the sloop Komakashi, The destroyers will leave here for Cauton to-morrow at 9 a.m., the submarine and the sloop, remaining until February 27, when they will put to sea and make junction. The whole squadron, will then rerurn to Formosa.
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MrD. H.Morley, lecturer at
"The New Bunan of Foreign the University, reports that whilst driving his car on Friday along Airs, which was ladly damaged ine Road, he knocked down a by the troops of Chang Youn-ming Chinese who attempted to cross the deleted Defence Comm the road in front of his car when stoner). Ims been repaired, near the junction of Castle Road. prescht Commissioner, Mr. S. K. The man was taken to the Governi|Chen, however, prefers for a whila ment Civil Hospital, where he was the safety of the French Concession, found to be suffering from which he is at present currying abrasions of the knee and hands. on his duties,
A man in possession of a large pantity of counterfeit coins was arrested by the police in Paskong, Honam, on Sunday reports the "Canton Gazette" The culprit was passing Paokong with a large trunk and his conduct seemned so suspicious that the policeman took him for a robber. He was stopped and questioned by the policeman, and when the latter insisted on examining the trunk, it was found to be full of counterfeit coins..
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It has been decided that the aerial visit from Japan to Europe by two neroplanes will be carried out at the beginning of May by way of Siberia. It is understood that the distance to be covered is between Tokio and Paris, and that the flight will be completed in fourteen days. the actual. Aging time being 69 hours and 25 minutes.
The Peking "Chen Pau" is re of Chang. This calling a sponsible for the report that Mar- ullerenes to solve all important questions in the Tlave Eastern control of the Punyu Magistrate, Princes arising out of the prvent is now to be protected by the city war" Genem) "Là chúng-lin's per municipai police, as a consequence turn to Mukdeis is consiented with of the expansion of the municipal his conferences Marsdal Tuen jurisdiction. A new police officer and General Chang Tsung-elgang appointed by the Commissioner of hav Police, has been ordered to take and, for questions inside the al-settripesentatives" to ever charge of the police stations Great Wall day also be disgrassed in that locality, says the "Canton view of the existing cir Gazette."
Before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, at the Central Magistracy, * The Police at Fong Tsun Chinese boy was charged with opposite the city of Canton pro- playing football on Pokfulam Roadper, which was formerly under the and causing obstruction to traffic. Mr. John Arnold. in his evidence, stated that, he was coming into town on Saturday afternoon and saw about ten boys obstructing the road. He chased and caught the necused. In fining the offender $2. the Magistrate warned him against the risk of playing on a road used by motor traffic.
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Mr. H. E. Trenerry, of Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, who has been in the Singapore office for a number of years, has been transferred to Hongkong.
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Mr. S. K. Chen-Commissioner of Foreign Ailus, gave dinner on Feltry 17. in humour of the now Spanish Minister, Settur Don J. Garrido.
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"In lieu of the customary Sir, Ally and Lady Spirer and chun-ming, or Spring dinner, Mr.Bishop SV. K. Grose, arrived on B. L. s. "Tokliwa after a visit Li Po kwai, Chairman of the February 16, from Halow in the to England, the United States and Chinese General Chamber of "Wansing, Bishop Giuse India. Commerce, entertained about one lus been attending an importaut hundred merchants at a tea parissimary conference in Chengto The Civil Governor of Kings at the Chinese Merchants' Club S
has issued a formal notifications tha yesterday afternoon.
he has appointed Mr. Wang Tz
Mr. A. P. Blunt, C.M.G. of kang, Tady of the Shanghai Dis- God of Wealth, the Chinese 1. Consular Service, formerly trint. Noether appegatee, says the equivalent of which is taken toerr Miministering the Govern notification. is to be recognised. indicate Mr. Liang Shih-yi, former 11 of Weltwei, "who arrived in Premier of China; is nientioned by Shanghai recently on,"returning the North China Daily News as from one "leave by the
Prince George visited the King: being expected to leave for Peking Malwa teft
and Queen at York Cottage to- yesterday. It was thought that February 16, by the .. Suiwe" Saturday, January 31, he had an for Tebang onwards the end of January. On Mr. Liang would remain in Shang- take up his duties as acting Con engagement at Norwich, where he hai some time before proceeding North. Mr. Liang has been living here, at Robinson Road, for some months.
Sul ill. that
laid the foundation-stone of the new children's block of the Nor- An Eastern Times telugrunnfolk and Norwich Hospital. Falleges that warrant has been Designated to restore former issued in Peking for the rest ofM. Domergue, the Frelich Pre- Governor Ferguson his political Dr. P. W. Kuo, former President sident, received in audience on rights which were taken away of the National South-Eastern February 13. the son of the from him when he was impeached University at Sanking and the Emperor of Annam" who, after and removed from the Governor Shanghai College of Commerce.aving studied in France for twn ship years ago, a Bill has been while the Kiangsu Educa- years and returned to Annamn, went passed by the Senate by a majority tional Association has telegraphed with a special mission to Paris to of twenty-six. Ferguson and his ending Thr. Kuce's retention in remit to 3. Doumergue n wife have received the congratulate as well as the Kiangsu Com signed by the Emperor of Annam. tions of their friends, says on missioner of Education, Mr. Tsian Austin (Texas) message of February 10
At the initial meeting of the newly elected French Council the Chairman, M. Meyrier, the Consul Guneral, welcomed B. du Puc de Marsonlies, the newly elected, member, and expressed regret at the approneling departure of M. Le Bris, who had rendered the Con
letter
Wechiao. Dr. Kuo is one of the If the Japanese Ambassador in younger class of Chinese who London goes on leave, Reuter graduated in Amerion. He is learns that he will not depart 1.9. and I. LITT.D. and is probably until March. Nothing is sidered to be one of the foremost known as to whether he will retire rational Fonders"in China of the from the Embassy, or who will sent day.
Act as Chargé d'Affaires while he is away on leave.
A very pretty wedding took place in February 14, in Holy Trinity
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Sir Harry James Veitch; one of
cension the greatest services. On Cathedral when Miss Eleanore the best-known horticulturists of the motion of M. du Puc seconded, dughter of Mr. and Mrs. modern times, left property of the by Mr. Sheridan, Mr. W. J. N... Heal, was married to Mr. value of £79,385. The public Dyer wus unnimously elected. David Hail, son of the late Roy. bequests included £1,000 each to Vice-Chairman of the Comicil
Mrs, D. Hall of Paisley, Scot- the British and Foreign Bible land. The Rev. A. C. S. Trivett Society, and the China Inland Miss Gracie Gale, of Shanghai, performed the ceremony, The Mission. died aboard the steamer Pre bride who was given away by her sident McKinley," who was on the father, wore a beautiful dress of Major-General Robert Macdonald passenger list as Mme. Blondeau. ivory satin charmeuse with front Chambers (01), Indian Army She tried to cut the arteries of the panel of silver lace and girdle of (retired), of Guildford, Surrey, ankie, but, failing, applied an pearls. The tulle veil was worn in who served in the Indian Mutiny, instrument from her manicuring the French style with clusters of the China War, and the Afghan set to the wrist, and was found orange bloons at either side, and War, left £7,672 (net personalty dead in her cabin on the morning the long train was lined with pla610
of the third day out (January 30) pink georgette. She carried a spray from Seattle, The American bouquet of roses and freesias. When
authorities in Shanghai had no Mr. and Mrs. Hall left for their The Chairman and Council of knowledge of this woman on honeymoon which will be spent at the Japan Society entertained Mr. the official records and
be Repulse Bay, Hongkong, the bride I Tokugawa, secretary to the lieved her to be of European na wore a black crepe de chine dress Japanese Embassy, at a farewell tionality. It is thought that embroidered with an effective Bower luncheon at the Naval and Military she married a German or Swiss spray, design, a coat of black face Club, London, on January 28. Mr. many years ago and in March, 1917 sloth with border of French appli-Tokugawa leaves London this French citizen Blandeaus, inque and a cloche of fuchais toning month to assume a post at the New York.
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