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Professor Danenberg's pupile give a pianoforte recital to morrow week in the City Hall at 5.30.p.m.
GENERAL.
Maryknoll Sisters are to be in charge of the normal school at Malabon. P.!
A concert is to be held on Dividend Warrants in con-Thursday, April 2, in aid of the nection with the Hongkong funds of the Missions to Seamen. Electric Co., Ltd., are obtainable | The Surrey Band will play selec- from to-day.
tions and there will be vocal itemiş, J.
A Memorial of Re-entry by the Crown on New Inland Lot No. 661 has been registered by the Band Office, according to law.
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One imported case of enteric fewer, British, one case of small pox, Chinese, and one case of diphtheria, Chinese, were notified on Friday.
It is notified that a set of four drawings has been prepared to illustrate the Report on the Commercial Development of the Port of Hongkong by Mr. John Duncan, M.Inst.C.E., Chartered Civil Engineer Port Engineer, Hongkong, published as Sessional Paper No. 14 on December 29, 1924 A limited number of these The ong dinner of the sets may be obtained from the Shanghai Oxford and Cambridge | Port Engineer, on production of Society will take place on Boita receipt from the Treasurer for | Buce Buye Mareli 21, nt 6.15 p.m. the purchase price which will be
at the Shanghai Club,
$1 a set uncoloured and $4 a set coloured.
The Government Gazette announces that the Yuen Hang Yang Hong Co., Ltd. and the Hongkong Mortgage and Share "Brokers Co., Ltd., have been
struck off the Register.
Mr. Serge Stupin's cello recital ja to take place this even.. ing in the City Hall at 5.30 p.m.
Not the least interesting of the tourists on the California were the amateur photographers who were prominent in their perambulations and who managed to secure many a snap shot of different phases of Chinese life...
The change in the lighting of Pedder Street referred to in a re- cent issue of the "China Mail" is a prelude to a wider addition in the centre of the town which, it, in hoped, will result in a slight alleviation of the traffe difficulty.
He
Carter the Great, has been performing at Singapore, carries elaborate effects, includ ing a real live lion which is made to disappear feat which people. in places which lions frequent would find useful. It is not cer-. thin if he will visit Hangkong:
The opening performance of The Gondoliers by the Hongkong. It is notified that firing will Philharmonic Society takes place take place between the hours of Port Swettenham recently had on Friday next." Booking is at 10 am. and noon and the unusual spectacle of seeing Anderson's.
3 p.m. and 5 pm.to-seven ocean-going vessels. at morrow from a gun situated one anchor simultaneously off the mile to the Eastward of Castle port. These were the Blue Peak Bay Latitude 22deg. 23m. Funnel Dolius, and Agrastus, the North Longitude 113deg. 58m. B. I. Ethiopia, the Benrinnes of East on Admiralty Chart No. the Ben line, the Slavic · Prince, 1180. Firing, will take place in Sally Merske, and Hong Peng. the direction of the West Brother and shipping is warned accord- ingly to keep clear of the area between San Chau Island and the East Brother. In the event of the weather being unsuitable the ring will be postponed until Wednesday.
A Wuchow missionary is advertising in an American paper as follows:-
Send your dollar to-day and help a bright Chinese boy to become a preacher to his own people... God will bless you. All remittances acknowledged. Personal cheques acceptable (China postage five cents).
The Reigenland, the big tour ist ship which recently called at Hongkong, is to proceed on another cruise starting from New York on November 26. She will call at Shanghai Hongkong, Manila, Batavia, and other places, returning to New York on April 8, 1926. The cruise is being arranged by The American Express Co.
To indicate the speed with which the
be seaplanes can handled from the Pegasus, it may be of interest to mention that at Trincomalie the other morning a Amachine was launched, which got up into the air, made a complete circle of Trinco Harbour, and was taken on board again in just under five minutes.
The Siam Society recently celebrated its coming of age. It. was formed on Friday, February 26, 1904. The Society has published eighteen volumes. and the first part of volume nineteen. is in press. The Natural History Society of Siam has recently Says the "Manila Bulletin:" | amalgamated with it. It's not often steamship passenger's begin to cry the min ute they come into port, but those of
the President Taft set up a new precedent by weeping copiously as the liner came alongside Pier 7. steamer on the opposite side of the pier was engaged in fumigat- ing, according to all reports, and the fumes from the chemicals were blowing across to where the Taft was docking. There was a good crowd on the decks of the Taft and suddenly everyone began Pointing out the necessity for to shed big tears. The pungent all British subjects to register, gasses had hit them and hand- and the advantages to be gainedkerchiefs came out in a hurry and thereby, Mr. W. G. King imposed everyone began to cry. No one a fine of 55 on Mr.
Allan knew what it was all about until Mackenzie in H. M. Police Court, they got ashore, other than the Councillor, the Hon. Mr. A. B. Shanghai, for failing to register fact that something had "hit" Voules, presided last week, decid- at H. M. Consulate during 1922, them and that they just had toed that in order to attract oplum 1923 and 1924. Mr. John Colvill cry. The "tear gas attack" clear-addicts' attention to the decision Hutchison, H. M. Vice-Consul, ed the forward portion of the that the matter be advertised in appeared on behalf of the decks of the President Taft in a the Chinese press as well as by Consular Office.
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Lord Curzon, whose condition is causing great anxiety, is a noted traveller and writer.
Mr. Felix Dyck, German pian- ist of wide repute, performed at the Manila Opera House on March 10. It is not known if he will play in Hongkong."
According to the Penang cor- respondent of the "Straits Times." a special ward at the General Hospital, Penang, is to be set aside for the purpose of treating those destrous of being cured of the opium habit. A meeting at which the Resident
AND PERSONAL.
The foundation stone of a Girl Guides Hut has been laid by Lady Shaws at Singapore.
Professor W. Brown and the Rev. J. Romains Lee will be leav- ing the Colony for England on May 15,
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'Ma. ·P, Y. Chu, Adviser, to the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture Mr. P. C. Nicholis has been up- and Commerce, arrived in London pointed honorary Dutch Vice- on February 2, from the South Consul at Tuihoka (Japan) for
of France.
the island of Formosa,
Sir Francis Piggot, whose Professor W. J. Hinton will be..
Among those who are likely to death, was announced on Satur-proceeding to England on May 25, visit Siam's Wembley are Sir day, was at one time a notable and will return in September Six Laurence and Lady Guille- figure in Hongkong life. In the before the commencement of the mard the Sultan of Johore, the latter years of his life he devoted Autumn Term at the University.Sultan of Perak and the Regent his energies to journalistic and literary pursuits.
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The Rev, H. du T. Pyner, of the The Circumnavigators Club, Diocesan Boys' School, left for Manila, gave a dinner yesterday England to-day, by the
in honour of Sir Harry and Lady Angkor. Lauder, who arrived on that date.. -Eligiblés for club membership are
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the British Legátion Chapel, ports, and the best way of protect means of recovery Peking, recently. The bride was ing and heiping men of the Navy If you are interested in the etre of accompanied by four bridesmaids and the merchant marine in that theunistin write for a copy of our free At the Polo Club, Manila, the and Mrs. Captain Field was at the part of the world. An advisory booklet, Diseases of the Bloos."
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begin your cure to-day with Dr. Wal presentatives were entertained at Mr. John Maxwell, of the firm utters, of white Lady Astor is the overywhere, or post free $1.59 per a dinner given by the Manila Boat of Rupert Manasseh and Elias, poly Parliamentary member. The bottle, for bottles, from the Dr.
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Boad, Shanghai. General Thomas Harrington, Mr. inst. following an attack of expresses her belief that it will help Hospital, Singapore, on the Bra held the other day, and Lady Astor A. C. Groves of the Hongkong enteric fever, Mr. Maxwell, who the Colonial Office to keep in touch aggregation, and Mr. H: C. Whit- tall, president of the Manila Club. was a well-known local business public opinion..
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All Claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 26th March, 1925, or they. will not be recognised
The death is announced of Mr. Francis Bernard Pitcairn,
Chinese attcudant at the Rowing A tragic discovery was made by M.I.C.E., engineer-in-chief of the
Club, Shanghai, on February 20. Shanghai Water-works Co., Ltd.,
Sitting upright in one of the who passed away suddenly at the
rowing muchiyes was the body of General Hospital Shanghai. The deceased was the son of David
Inspector W. Moore, of the Mumi- cipal Police, who and been playing Pitcairn; 6th Wrangler at Cam In connection with the tour of basketball during the evening. bridge who for some years was the Prince of Wales it should be After the game he was seen to go Parliamentary draughtsman, He was a member of the Institute of to the British Exchequer will be for to practise a few strokes It is remembered that the only expenses over to one of the machines Civil Engineers, the Institute of the ses passage (and warships thought that he died suddenly Mechanical Engineers and was must sometimos cruise) and for from heart failure. Mr. Moore prealdent of the Engineering such official functions army had been in the police for Society of China in 1924. held on the Repulse. All the time years. With Mrs. Moore he had Pitcairn was an enthusiastic he is in Sonth Africa the Prince been interested in numerous chant- sportsman and often went up will be the guest of the Unionable pursuits, particularly in con country on hunting expeditions. Goreriment. In the Argentine nection with the Door of Hope He was an engineer of extreme the Prince will in the sune way be and rescue work gontally He ability and first came to Shangie guest of the Freuden, und say much of the miseries of Shang FOR COUGHS AND COLDS." the free storage period. hai in 1899 in the service of the Government of the Republic The herunderworld having for the When changeable weather or exposure. Shanghai Waterworks Co., Ltd, or has a very practical business laat
few years been engaged on cold and wet reults in bronchit taking charge in 1921. He WHE
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von He leaven a hitty years, and strongly recommended
the first engineer to install water mains of 88 and 40 inches, Athing previously unknown in Shanghai
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