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One Chinese case of diphtheria was notified for the 24 hours ended Wednesday Inst.
Oxford won the University hockey match at Beckenham last month by three goals to two. The Dark Blues included M. W. "There are not ten Members Turner, at right half back. He is of Parliament who speak English the son of Sir Skinner and Lady properly, and those who write it Turner, The "Times" report it with grace or originality are says: M. W. Turner (Mariborough still fewer. We allow our lan- and University) and Jaipul Singh guage to be mauled and mal-were doing the work of four treated in way, that no other men," great nation. tolerates."-Dr. E. Graham Little, M.P. for London University, at a school function.
Three white rainbows" ap- peared in the sky a few days ago. at Taiyuanfu, Shansi, saya a despatch received from that clty. The white rainbow, according to the Chinese usage, predicts further national troubles.
In a letter from Messrs. Beck Automobile Club of China, the and Swann, Secretaries of the Shanghal Municipal Council was requested to undertake the regular inspection and control of petrol pumps in order to insure correct measurement to the consumer..
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A 38 Mauser type pistol was "Glasgow Herald:"-Preston has
found in the, Shanghai Cathedral heard the Highland bagpipes on In the stomach of a cow two or three famous occasions, compound and was handed over to the Police, by Deap Symons, slaughtered by Mr. Fred Nither but apparently it doesn't want to The pistol was unloaded, and. It land Burnley butcher, were hear them again. The Chief would seem, had been thrown over found fifteen sixpences and four Constable of the town stated the wall by someone wishing to ather silver coins.
There were concerning an itinerant Gillian avoid artest by a search-party. conflicting theories one being that the tone of his musical that the animal was an Aberdeen instrument jarred on the. nerves Angus with a special eye on and was amidance to shop "siller but it is believed the keepers in the locality and the money may have all been in one piper was requested by the Magis- purge which the animal chewed trate to take his music elsewhere.
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Telephone subscribers in Canada now number 1,087,554, according to the latest bulletin issued on this subject by the, Dominion Bureau of Statistics. By Provinces the distribution was as follows: Ontario, 456,126; Bri- tish Columbia, 89.330: Quebec, 190,760: Saskatchewan, 97,275; Alberta. 67,279; Manitoba, 65.237; Nova Scotia, 38,301; New Brunswick, 28,136, and Prince Edward Island, 4.181.
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The Hongkong Tenants Pro- tective Association has aban- doned the proposal of bringing the matter of retaining HE the Governor, Sir Edward Stubbs, KC.M.G, up at their annual meet ing on April 4: The Association originally intended to put a reso lation before the members at the annual meeting that a telegram be sent to the Secretary of State for Colonies, requesting that His Excellency's lerm
of office be extended. The reason for drop ping the proposal is said to be to avoid interference with the political arrangements of the Home Government..
SOCIAL
Mrs. Bell is amongst those leaving the Colony to-morrow for a holiday at Home.
Mr. Albert Edward Stiven, of the staff of the Borneo Company Ltd., passed away at the Bangkok Nursing Home. Mr. Stiven was one of the old members of the for eign community in Bangkok. He came East in 1888, arriving in Rangoon for the Arracan Co., Ltd. on New Year's Day, 1889. After some years in Burma he went to Bangkok in 1892 as manager for the same Company, On return from leave in 1898 he was again sent to Burma, but went to Bang kok to relieve Mr. Halliday "in 1899, and has been there ever since. Following the destruction of the Arracan Co.'s mill he joined the Borneo Company, I.td. in 1001 or 1902, as rice inill manager, and had been connected with their produce department, ever since. Mr. Stiven would have been 57 had he lived til June. Mr Stiven's two hobbies were racing the golf.
Reuter announces the death of Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Culmes- Seymour, K.C.B., C.B., M.V.O. Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Culmes Seymour had been second Sea He was born Lord since 1924.
on August 29, 1867. ∙He was a lieutenant in the Navy in 1889, captain in 1905, and was promoted to rear-admiral in 1916 and vice- admiral in 1920. He served in the Battle of Jutland and was men- tioned in dispatches. He was rear-admiral commanding the Black Sea and Caspian squadron in 1919; second in gommand in the Mediterranean in 1920, and com- mander in chief of the North American and West Jadies squadron from 1922 to 1924.
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"Great Thoughts" gives an account of the office of the Deemster in the Isle of Man: The word "Deemster" is a corruption of "Doomster," which means "The pronouncer of the doom" or judgment. The oath which all Deemsters have had to take for man centuries, is exact ly the same now as it was 1,000 years back. And it is one of the most amazing and curious caths in existence in our islands. Here it is word for word: By this Book, and by the Holy Contents thereof, and by the Wonderful works that
During the month of March, rain fall on 16 days as registered at the Botanical Gardens.
The total was 8.38 inches. On the 26th, there were 2.73 inches, the highest for the month and .01, the lowest, was recorded on the 16th and the 18th..
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A Practice Parade in uniform for the annual Volunteer Inspect- ion will be held at Corps Head- quarters at 5.80 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, as well as a mufti parade on Monday, April 6. It is hoped that all members will at- tend this parade. Members are reminded that attendance at the G.O.C.'s Inspection is one of the qualifications for efficiency.
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For the twenty-ninth year in God hath miraculously wrought succession the Home of Rest for in the Heaven above and in the Horses at Cricklewood presented ite Earth beneath, in six days and inmates with a special menu seven nights, I the person being New Year's Day. This consisted worn do swear that I will with of apples, carrots, bread, and white. out respect, favour or friendship, and brown sugar. Wheeled round love or gain, consanguinity or in large trucks, each four-footed affinity, envy or malice, execute guest was given & generous, help- the laws of this Isle justly betwixt ing One veteran, which after our Sovereign Lord the King and being found ownerless on one of the his subjects within the Isle, and Sonine battle fields was adopted betwixt party and party, as in- by an English officer, dil his part differently as the herring's back-by ringing the bell for dinner. bone doth lie in the midst of the There were two other war horses in fish! So help me God and the the Homo distinguished by bunches Contents of this Book.
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AND PERSONAL.
Lammert Bros., are to conduct an auction sale of furniture to morrow at No. 1 Canton Villas, Kimberley Road, Kowloon, at 10.30 a.m."
Mr. A. K. Henderson, Assistant General Manager, Hongkong Tramways, goes on Home leave to-morrow by the P. & O. 9.5.
Mantua.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Mackintosh Sir Francis Aglen, Inspector- and children left this morning by General of the Chinese Maritime the Empress of Russia. Mr. Customs, and family are leaving Mackinton Managing Director for England shortly. Sir Francis of Mack Co., Ltd. will return to China in October.
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Jascha Helfaiz, Russian violinist, has applied for his first American citizenship papers. He is a native of Vilna, Russia, and came to America with his parents in 1917.
Dr. Allan left this morning for England by the Empress of Russin. There will be general cause of this regret at the departure made necessary by the state of health of Dr. Allan's father..
A new Japanese Consul to
H.R.H. Prince George, who is Hongkong is expected to arrive coming out to the China Station at the end of the month.-Mr. J. to join the flagship Hawkins, was Murakami, who is to take the not a passenger on the E. & 0. place of Mr. S. Takahashi. The 5.8. Macedonia. He underwent an operation at Buckingham Palace for tonsilitis on March 16, and was afterwards to leave for the Continent. Should his health permit it was thought probable | that he would leave for the Far East at the end of March.
new Consul-General is 36 years of age and has served in diploma- tie posts at New York, London and Chanchung, Manchuria.
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Dublin (AP) -A distinction with out precedent in the history of the British or Irish bars was conferred recently upon Kevin O'Higgins, Free State Minister of Justice, who without the formality of an examination, was called as barrister, that is, given permission to plead in the Free State courts Mr. O'Higgins at one time passed
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Prince Henry, King George's third son, will soon be appointed to the staff of his regiment, the a10th Hussars, In view of the ad
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Africa, Prince Henry will be called on to fulfill many engagements which would otherwise have gone to his two elder brothers,
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The annual fête of the theatre Girls' Home in Paris has just been held it was founded eighteen years ago by the Rev. F. A. If Queen Maud of Norway had Cardew, to protect the British had to eam her own livelihood, dancing girls who are engaged in she would probably have adopted
To & Mosquito..... Paris. They are given accom a literary career. She has a decid-Wembley Example.. redation in the most homelike ed inclination toward writing and surroundings. Altogether there not only finished one novel but is are about 140 of them who live in working steadily on a second. the icme or take their meals there, Queen Maud is reported. to have but it is estimated that in addi- told a friend that if her novel were tion there are another 100 English published it would be issued under or American girls who dance of a pseudonym, and nobody would sing in the Paris theatres.
have any. Idea, as to the real identity of the winter.
The death has taken place at Falmouth on March 1, of Mr.
years was a member of the staff of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd. Mr. Crispin first
When the Prince of Wales wants cane to Hongkong and entered to get eway for an off hour or two. At St. John's Cathedral yaster- the service of the Dock Company he gets away and nothing steps day afternoon Mr. James East in 1900 and retired last year him, and on the Repulse, of course, horpe Needham, executive en- through ill Health. He was then he will make his own time-tables gineer in the service of the foreman carpenter and very well -is-an-ideal way of doing your Shanghai Municipal Council, was known among all who were country a real service (which he married to Miss Nelle Florence acquainted with the Docks. Ap does, whatever a few ill-condition Lloyds who arrived from Home parently the illness which neves ed critics may may) and reeing the yesterday by the P&O: steamer sitated his early retirement to sunny side of so many distant acedonia. Mr. A. W. Hayward England has proved fatal. Mr. countries of the world. No heir to Crispin was about sixty years of the Throne ever had so thoroughly gave away the bride, and Mr. A. age, and in his time rendered good filme, ssys Home writer Powell was the officiating Piercy was best man, The Rev. valuable services to the cause of save perhaps some of the deyman, and Mr. Mason pré- music. For many years he was a warrior pilances, who lived, only member of St. John's Cathedral for Bghting, and carving out new moda la ben spent at Repulse
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