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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
„The annualensis 6. sound and signal rockets
led out
at Stonecutters Taland oday from 6.30 pm onwards.
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The sale of house furniture at Kinsale" Severa Road,, 403 The Peak the Residence of the Hon. Mr. J. H Komp. will take place on Monday March 16, 1925, commencing at 2.45 pm
in
aDramailo Club alwessity.
It is rearely thatanyone.com
with Boy Scouts or nect
-Preston Brigades appears here magistrate
A group of Sulvationets cello recital is to be given the gurb of the may have been City Hall on Monday the noticed in Hongkong-evidently 16th inst. at 6.30 pm by the passers through on their way Runous Russian cellist Mr. Serge north fe Stoopin, whose credentials are el the highest. Mr Harry Ore will {animt.
Apavilio
Imposed (1020) Eisteddfod
Private wards at Westminster Hospital are to be named "The Prince of Wales Wards,"
Rubber flooring for the Prince of Water Hospital, Tottenham and Middlesex Hospital, has been pre sented by the Roblier Growers Association.
Mr. Hsieh Civil Governor of There were in Great Britain in Peking has issued an official, pro 2003 | 1922, according to an official return, clamation prohibiting all geniblinge 32,992 provident societies with within the fine sections of Peking.
compared as well as those 24 districts - under Whilst the British, and Aurer:33:332.587 members; ican Conant are protesting, theth 33193 societies and 34.015,868 his control. Mr. Hsieh orders that Tientsin mullionties, with the members in 1921: Funds for 1922 from the first of March, all sort of totalled £32481931:30 od for 1921-gambling must be strictly forbidden proval of the Jajuise Consul
£331,124,085 General Gays the Chinese Press), began collecsang the special tobacco. tax on Ferry 23.
King stamps
[HMS Woodlarkand
HMM. L.'s 307 and 510 have kete a gorgeou with a nodel left Hunkow for Shanghai,
whute the iwo latter willppended ther de pat out of commission, new Lord Oxford place of these vessels H.M.S. Cricket is to be re-commissioned for "service on the Yangtze,
and all offenders are to be punished by imprisonment or monetary ines accordance with the creams- Lances and the nature of their The sale of lottery tickets crijverly ent
is also forbidden.
sent,
Shoul sire w
of tone,
The Registrar-General states in his quarterly returns that the lowest inrrige mite ever recorded
he will have to pay a fee of was that in the first quarter of 1924- £73.108 AN
There were 20,711 fewer marriages timn in the last quarter of 1929. | The head of a anlatfound" în The latest loan story is that cost heap in Shanghai walu the first quarter of the year 1921 Peking has consented to open examined by McKinstry 60,382 1023, 58,981, and 1924, there were 76,158 mariages: 1022, Chapo (2) as a treaty port for Assistant Health Quiger. He cer16,196 The births registered in consideration of 83,000,000 fimified flat the infant had been
millions
certain foreign Powers. A foreign capitated after death and that its the second quarter, ending June 28, gunbont has visited the place dudage was less than months. The were 187,187- the lowest recorded I made a survey. Peking is also to be about te issue bonds for $13 Mixed Court decided not to hold in any second quarter except during
an inquest and ordered the head the war. to be handed to be tipo for Burial.
St. Paul's is five times mien- Judgment for Gold $63064.02
Fellow passengers who hade tioned in Shakespeare, always as was given by Judge Milton D.the outward journey to Jamaica. Paul's. Two of the references Purdy in the United States Court with Mr. MacDonald say that he ure in Richard III, of which for China in favour of the For and was less amiable than usual. The indeed. Paul is the ruling apostle. "Wond Trading Company chef on board seems to have had (loucester went three times by Biederman) Limited in the action a sense of humour, for one night hins; and even the King in the last which the company brought against the menu contained, among the extremity, swears by the Apostle Anderson Meyer and Company to sweets, Snowden Pudding, and Paul). This oily rascal says recover the proceeds from the sale when a Londou solicitor who was Prince Hal of Falstaff, is as well of a cargo of the defendite Italtting at another table sent a note known as Pals and it was in was indicated that the matter has to Mr. MacDonald asking him if St. Paul's that Falstaff claimed to bem pending in the United States he could furnish The recipe of this have bought Bardolph. There is Court for long period. Previous dish, the ex-Premier was not besta lament from the Porter's 'mai i ly Judge Lobungier had given judge pleased. He made it clear that he Henry VIII,' distracted with the inent in favour of the plaintiffs. did not know how the pudding crowd"; "We may as well; push" The decision handed doten by Judge was made, did not want to know, ngminst Patil's as stir them which Purdy was in connection with an and did not want any one else to in its way testimonial to accointing to fix the amount due. know.
stability.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Lieut. Comniander R. W. Black- Xlock, of H.M.S. Anthrose, lind re- turned from a shooting trip To Kedab.
Former well-known Hongkong residents in the persons of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Knight, left, on the Malwa on Saturday...
Mrs. W. En. Patienden goes on Horie, on leave this month.
Mr. Poyser. St. John's Cathedral verger, is vacating his position.
Dr. and Mrs. H@Earle of the University go on Bome Leave this month,
Rome,' March 7 Signor Mrs Middleton-Smith and son Mussolini received Ministers and returned from a holiday at Baguio officials, who congratulated him on by the Arafura on Saturday, his recovery from his illness.—- Router,
Passengers who left on the Mantua on Saturday for the north included Mr. and Mrs. Dinsdale, Mr. H. Pearce, Mr. D. O. de Silva, and Mr. D. Ralph.
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H.E the Governor "has been pleased to appoint Mr. D. W. Traiman to act as Secretary for Chinese Affairs and Registrar of Marriages, and also to be Member of the Executive and Legislative Councils, during his tenure of that office.
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The following appointment was made by the Admiralty on January Commds Gadner (T.) P. J. Skuse, DS.C.;to Carlisle (February 16)
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Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bridger re- turned to the Colony by thụ 6.8.. Mantua,”-“Mr. Bridger returns to his duties at Messrs Lane Crawford and Co., Ltd.
When the Queen visited Norwich Cathedral the blessing was pro nounced, for the first time for several centuries, from the ancient stone throne in the church.
The Japan Tourist. Bureau states that the Oriental Hotel on the Bund at Kobe, which was partially burned in 1923, has been com pletely restored with the addition. of a spacious hall and banquet room and more than 30 new bed. rooms, is well-equipped on most! The St. Stephen College Asso- modern lines and is under the ciation is to hold At Home on efficient management of. Kent W Wednesday next at 3:30 pm, at } Clark. the Chinese Rexerton Club, There will be spotta and refreshments will be served.
Mr. and Mrs. Piestly have re turned to Shanghai Mr. Priestly acted as time-keeper during the annial race meeting and is part The following have been co-opted owner of severul poaies which won
to the St. John's Cathedral races last, mojith Church council: Mrs. Creasy, Mrs. Stirling, Miss Owen Hughes, The Assistant Staff Officer of the the Rey R. J. Northcott, Mr. local Forces of the Straits Settle T. W. Ainsworth has kindly comments Lieut Harry A.A Howell, sented to act as secretary. The Middlesex Regiment has been name of Mr. E. G. Stewart was gives the local rank of captain omitted from the last published list, while so employed Captain Howell was commissioned in the Mr. Calin Sara who has acted as Diehards - 1918, and served honorary secretary to the Civil tilkahe end of the war (Brigh Wat Service Cricket Club from 1918 to | Medal and Victory, the present, was presented with a silver epergne on Saturday by the members of the Club as a mark of their appreciation of his services, Sir Claud Severn made the presentation on the call of the Captain of the Clau, Mr. E.- W Hamilton
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A passenger on board the Em press of Russia on one of her recent trips, writes:
All around us are soft-footed celestials. I mean Chinamen, not angels. The sixty officers of the boat are Canadian, English and Scotch, but the crew of 500. are Chinamen. They are small, wity, quick, intelligent, willing capable deckmen and first class-servants.
the dining room they appeared the first day out in long, white, close Etting tunics quite like the garments in which old-fashioned men sleep. Just beneath the tubsc you could ace their black sateer or cambrics trousers, tied tight around their ankles. They wore white stockings and black slippers with felt soles. After a few days" the white tonics gava place to blus tunics I asked the dining-room steward the reason for the changej and he smilingly replied: Wash Day
Minister" to Oudendijl, by the munity of Shanghat, at the Astor House, over 100 being present. The Chinese Commis laner of Foreign Affairs alço entrabad, M. and Publication lesped by the Japan Reuter cables that M. Paul Mine Oudendina Umn at the Tourist Bureau, dated November, Kremer, the popular French Copin! Majestic Hotel, the Net! ands last, says that the work of recon- at Hongkong, has been made a Consul General, Mr. W. A. A Mstruction in Tokyo has Kaight of the Legion of Honour, Dazisis, and Mrs. Daniels, belog: satisfactory that individu In addition, M. Wilden, French among the guests, who facinded and small parties and Conant at Shanghai - has been many entatives of the locat: at all in matters of named an Officer
modation, and si
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