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The eleventh anal dinner of President Jefferson, which sailed hibiting the sale: to foreigners of the Hongkong University Medical from Hongkong nt 5 p.m. on shares in German shipping com- Society will be held in the Hong- March 10, arrived at New York at paries engaged in overseas ser-kong Hotel, at 8 p.in. on Tuesday, 5 p.m. on the 2nd inst., having vices has been, abolished, been 23 calendar days in transit.
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A concert in aid of the Hong The return of notifiable dis-kong and New Territories Evange enses in the Colony for the 24 hours listion Society is to be held in the ended on April 3, shows 1 Zase onch Union Church Hall this evening of diphtheria, enteric fever, and An attractive programmae has been cerebro-spinal fever, all Chinese arranged. The return for the 48 hours ended on April 8 shows 3 Chinese caser of amali pos.
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21 April. As this is the only amumi dinner in which allmembers of the medical profession in Hong- kong are expected to participato, the Committee "concerned wish make it a representative one. The charge for one ticket is $6. Those who wish to join can communicate. with the Ion. Secretary before Saturday, 18 April.
"The Vision of the Spirit will be the subject of this week's Public Lecture of the Hongkong
Endeavouring to attract for- Shanghai is wondering if Lodge The Theosophical Society, eign visitors to Germany, pro- there will be a dog show again 16. Queen's Road Central, omoters of travel have asked the this spring. It is understood that Wednesday, April 8th, at 5.45 p.m. German railroad administration those responsible for the last two The public are invited.
to equip coaches with electric shows intend making yet h third
lights and also to increase the A bill has been introduced in speed of passenger trains. The attempt and with fuck they should yet manage to bring off one that the "Holland Parliament with the elimination or reduction of the 10: will be a success in every way, if object of gradually abolishing the per cent. tax upon foreigners, as they are given the requisite state lottery. This was prompt-well as betterment of passport amount of co-operation.
Led by idealistic motives,, as the facilities, also have been recom-
lottery adds 600,000 florins yearly mended.
Through the courtesy of Ad to the Treasury, or about £48,000.. sira Yamamoto and the Japanese 1905 the Conservative Govern Chamber of L'ommerce Gment forbade any lottery in Hol- members and friends of the Shanglund, save those for charitable Pui Chinese Y. M. C. A. had an purposes, while Article 9 of the opportunity to enjoy a encert given act organize the latter lotteries by the band of the Imperial Jupun under the auspices of the State. ese Navy. The band, under the i
{ efficient direction of Mit. Maeda, S
Toronto received largo divi- dends during 1924 on the money it spent in bringing conventions to the city and entertaining them while here. The money spent in this way was $10,000. According The recent performances of to the annual report of the composed of 2 well grained The Gondollers" makes the fol-Toronto Tourist Bureau 107 -con- musicians. Mr. Maeda was a men-lowing doubly interesting:entions were held here, attended ber of the dapanese band that played The news that Venice was going by 16,385 people, who stayed an ut the coronation of King George, to lose her picturesque gondolas average of 3 days in the city and The programme was composed of seen now to have sunk into spent approximately $1.391,550. music Occidental and Oriental. 14 oblivion.
There is, however, This means a return of $70 for was the first time, that a brass bananother attempt to solve the every dollar spent on these con- his played Chinese music and the traffic problem of the Adriatic Ventions. Enumbers were very much abore town by making an underground
ciated by the audience. They were Northern tunes. The numbers Iwere as follow
L-March-Fairest of the Fair
Sousa Overtuigeny in Aulis
Ciluek -Chinese Musie--"Man Fau
---Polka--Viglet, ...... Firenberg 5.Japanese Misi-Yechigojishi
Naguntas 6-Chinese Misk-- "Ping Pong"
Kismet
Murcky
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railway running in part under the "Penny" gospels in English Grand Canal and proceeding to have been issued, it appears, in the Lido, which in summer is large quantities for more than a perhaps the most crowded centre year, and now. Italian-speaking. in Italy. The cost of this enter people throughout the United prise is estimated at a little over States are to become the bene- 100,000,000 lire. Venice, likeficiaries of a similar privilege. now obtain Rome, will probably wait a long These folks can time before seeing" her subway, the Gospel of St. John in their The but assurance is given that the own tongue for one cent. aspect of the city will not suffer little book is 3x414 inches in size, in any way by the tube railway, has a heavy paper cover, and is Another city whose commercial printed in good clear type. It is greatness calls for an under in the Diodati version "which. ground railway is Milan, but there although prepared over 300 years Cera things move with more liveliness ago, is still considered the most Stradella Flow and work on this railway will accurate translation of the Bible
into the Italian language. shortly be started. BF-t'hinese National Antheim:
7.
8. Chinese Music
Seth Faust"
10. Finale - From
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr. C. 8, Bubbay arrived in
the Colony By the President Funk-Alweiler on March 81, of Arthur son yesterday,
Sergeant Condon of the Hay kong Police Force has been pointed aeting Assistant Station Offrer, Temporarily, at the Central Fire Station, vice Mr. F. Moss, who preceded on. Home leave by the Muning on Sunday.
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The death, has occurred at Mr. and Mrs. Denis H. Hazell sailed for Singapore by the 8.8. Antenor this morning. They will be away from Hongkong about six months.
Clair Stephen, the only surviving son of the late Mr. A. G. Stephen and Mrs. Stephen. The elder sou was killed in the war in 1918.
The Rev. Eustace Strong, has resigned the Chaplaincy of Christ Church. Mr. Strong has been Chaplain of Christ Church for the past six years, and his work at the Lady Aglen, wife of Sire of the earthquake, in which Francis Aglen, Inspector General he displayed the utmost heroism of the Chinese Maritime Custorns, and self-sacrifice, will be re- is seriously ill at the Victoris membered. Mr., Strong will be Nursing Home in Shanghai succeeded by the Rev. Cecil Lady Aulen arrived in Shanghai Hedges, recently a member of the by boat from Nanking and Korean Mission and Principal of expects to depart for Great Bri- the Diocesan Training College of tain. She is accompanied by Sir the Episcopal Church.” Francis and their youngest child.. In England they will join their other children who are in school, for sports too have their academy
The Paris Academy of Sporis Miss Aida Kawakami, the well-is about to award its annual prize and Pelletier Doisy is known Japanese dancer, has left indicated as the recipient. The Shanghai for a trip to include Tokio prize is given for on exploit She will make her accomplished in France or by a debut, as an exponent of classic Frenchman abroad which, while and modern dances, before the sporting in character, yet con- Japanese public at the Imperial tributes to social and moral pro- Hotel in Tokio on April 3.
Miss gress.
Dolsy's performance. in Kawakian hus the distinction of his flight frem Paris to Tokyo is being the only Japanese toe dancer belleved to correspond to these in to Far East. Mise Kawakumi conditions. It will be remembered bas sken with her three very that Doisy passed through Hong talented Russian dancers with kong on his way home, and met whom she will appear.
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Representatives of the Church, the Law, and the State sat at the President's table at luncheon of the Portsmouth and Southsea Rotary Club," when the Rev. C. E. Spencer, formerly Sub- Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, was entertained.
Why is the Order of Merit'sti!! withheld from Mr. Rudyard Kip- to die is Sir Archibald Geikle, the ling? asks a writer. The latest O. M.
geologist, and there are now several Vacancies. I know of only one man who declined this coveted decora- tion-the late Sir W. Robertson Nicoll. He thought it ought to be given to his friend Barris instead, and he ventured to say so.
King Feisul of Irak is trying to teach his subjects to practise self- denial, and in order to cut state expenses, has offered to forgo half the monthly allowance to which he is entitled under the civil list. He has taken this step on learning 'the' ime condition of the Irak treasury, which suffers from a sérious deficit.
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At the last meeting of the There was an interesting cero- Dramatic Section of the B. W. Amony at the Hongkong Hotel yes at Headquarters, Shunghui, the terday, when Mr. Herbert John programme was arranged by Mrs. Morse, of the Standard Oil Com- Says the Manila Bulletin of Peyton-Griffin formerly of Hong-any, who has served the con- March 27H, M. S. Marazion kong. The following items were pany for 33 years, 16 in China and | arrived in Manila yesterday with given -stories by Mrs. E. Gutterly as manager of the Amoy several well known British officers Tait, song: "Brahma," Mrs. J. F. branch was presented will a aboard. The presence of this por Feely, song "Over Hill Over platinum watch and chain at a tiffintion of the fleet will occasion Dale," Mrs. F. Jones, duct selecriven in his honour by the local several social affairs" "to-oight. tion from "Don Juna," Mrs. Estuff of the Socony organisation. Several men-of-war and a number Jones and Professor Selivanoff; The presentation was made by Mr. of British submarloes arrivlog sketch "A Fair Encounter," to ho] D. H. Cameron, the Generul hero during April will cause many played by Mesdames Peyton-Griffin Mansger of the Hongkong branch, society functions reaching and Michael.
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ancient Grecian garb, loone tunic je neriod lie had worked with rackets, and is so often.- and light stodais. Of course there them always smoothly and with might be some little flurry if a few co-operation at its highest Mr ow of us started to walk along some of and Mra Morre are leaving to day the principal streets of Shanghai by the Hugo Stinnes liner Albert garbed in that mode. But way Voegler for Naples, from which more so than it con were dressed in point they will proceed on pro
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