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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
"Messrs, Lammert Bros arè holding an auction sale of valu- ablo household furniture on Monday next at 2.45 p. m. at No. 8. Broadwood Road, Happy Valley.
The third annual athletic sports meeting of the Cheung Chow Government School is to be held on the football ground on Cheung Chow Island on Satur- day, May 2, at 1p.m.
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The names of Britto & Co., Ltd., and the Hung Hing Cheung Co., Ltd have been struck off the register of companies.
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Boundaries to the western, central and eastern districts, for the purposes of rider-main water supply, are newly defined in the "Gazette.".
An order published in the "London Gazette of February 10 amending the Foreign Marriages The sonsational trial in Lon-Order in Council, 1913, is me don which involved the famous tioned in the "Hongkong Govern Rajah Singh of Kashmir, other- ment Gazette." wise known as the mysterious "Mr. A." In a £150,000 auit, has had little effect in his native country beyond starting a rush of tourists to Kashmir.
For the 24 hours ended Thursday last, one case of small pox, one of diphtheria and one of cerebro-spinal fever-all Chinese were notified to the Health Authorities.
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.Bill was pugnacious, but he didn't live long "A few days after his Juneral his widow was hanging pensively over her front gate. A neighbour cause along
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H.M. the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to the ordinance amending the Tole- Ordinance, graphic Messages 1894.
Immigration to Canada during the month of January totalled 2,007; }; made up of 543 Britishers, 632 Americans, and 832 from other countries, according to a report issued by the Department of In- migration and Colonization. In addition, there was recorded 1715 returning Canadians from the e United States."
A duel with swords took two Paris between place in
The Canton Gazette states that, Italan journalists named Sarti, due to the exchange shops. combin and Pirazroli over un article ing to advance the rate of exchange written by Sarti concerning the between Hongkong notes and Decorative Arts Exhibition, to be subsidiary coins, the tendency held in Paris. Sarti was wound- towards an increased rate cons ed in the arm, and this ended the tinues, the highest rate. touched being 31.2 per cent. Copper coins, combat.
owing, to illicit smuggling, have become cheaper, 160 pieces being the equivalent of a dollar.
It is interesting to mention that, the oldest Christian Mission in Singapore is the Portuguese, late which wits founded by the Father Maia from Mučao on February 6, 1825, just six years after the foundation of Singapore
Blackmail is quite a ́, bad mozally as murder-Sir Ernest Wild
Between "education and peace
there is a very close connection.-
'I doubt if a man with a large
hann
SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1925.
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SPORTS MEETING.
and stopped to commiserate with by Sir Stamford Raffles. Father her. Well, poor Bill." she res Main was a contemporary of the Mr. Hudson, M.P. marked, "e'll be "iting the arpite Sir Jusé d'Almeida, who was head is ever below averige ability.
"Not merchant and the first Portur. Adolphe Abrahams, with the hangels now." e." said the widow, "more likely guese Consul in Singapore. One The cause which captures youth e'll be fitting the hungels with the of the streets in town is named is the cause which will capture the
The growth of the Tutorial, 'arp!"
after him, and Sir José is also future-Mr. Morgan Jones.
Some one cure wrote that giang during the just six years. Institute of Hongkong from a small credited as being the first te dis.
Other countries are educating greatest stories-stories that prole was shown at a large gathering of With the pound sterling over the use of gutta percha for the taste of the general public; going up or the dollar coming submarine and telegraphy cable.
why not England?-Lady Bing-"
Fably never would be written anb teathers, pupils and friends on the down, whichever way it may be
̧¡that were better than any bust could, fauery's Colluğa Recreation Ground Hooked at, gold coins have egun A Tasmanian industry" is The art of profiteering is one of the wrist,, Were taking place behind Caseway Bay yesterday after
ribble back to the Bank of the promotion of the big sweep the most skilled amongst the few the wall of the bones of the haun- sorts of the Institute.
boon for Blues first anal abhJétác England. The experts or the stake known as "Tattersals. I who control the raw materiali subject calculate that whout embraces all turf events of any market Mr. Ben-Turner.
afy columanity. This, Apregnanie of twenty ovonts 5.000,000 sovereigns are out on magnituie in Australia. and hoard."
exauditimis and keen competition ancial are tending toward sternly bunhed, and bans, postal as the machine would accom. normal, people who were fright-matter addressed to its head-modate.-Sir E. Charles, K.C. rag the emotions of those who ened by the bogey "of valueless.quarters, the Federal Treasurer A great many people fail, not real life crate no ripple in the great paper are letting go their hidden levied at the sources tax upon because they lack brakis or energy,!
exfunseof human endeavon. Aupplies of gold Ettle by little. the prize money. This the Com- but because they do not stick 10
When one ses Basterfly, Uni- Perhaps they realized that even monwealth has
one thing-Lord Riddell.
Every time there is a conflict veral-Jewel which will be shown Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, who con- The prizes were distributed by when Great Britain gets back on forgo, and as it 'amounts to some- to a gold basis the convenient thing like $120,000 a year, needy hetween will power and imaginar at the World Theatre on Wednes grataited the sports committer and treasury itu will still be the Tasmania. like Pool Bah in The tion it is always imagination that day next, one is convinced the competitors on the success of the current exchange and as good as Mikado, can do nothing but has the better of it. without excepthe wtknown writer in question is would take a keen interest in sports first meeting. He hoped the boys tion.-M. Coué. gold for all daily purposes.
Now that matters fin-while the Federal Post Office.have as many ladies on the pillion il happiness, it tragedy all sit was shown by the boys taking part. If had a motorcycle I would author unvisioned joys, and grids, was worked off under ideal weather
pocket the insult.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr. and Mrs. Montague Ede are i
Mr. R. A. Joffray and Mr. L.A. | Soares arrived in the Colony by to leave for Home at the end of the Mishima Mare on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hewitt, continue their Homeward trip from Shanghai by the Empress of Australia.
the mosti.
Mrs. W J. Hawker and children left for Home yesterday by the Empress of Australia.
The Committee of St. George's Society is to lay a wreath on the Cenotaph on Thursday next at 12.45 pm. Members are requested to attend.
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A good start has been made and much should me expected of the Institute ja fiance in the field of sport.
night in every contention except in future and maintain the repats- one, and that is that such storiess tion of the Institute. might be written. Butterfly" up-
The results were xs tuler :-- peals as being a record taken fro Kwok-la (5 feet); 2. Isu Yee- High Jump (Senior-1 Kwong some hoine and from the lives of sham: 3, Chun How-leng, real persons.
High Jump (Junior) - 1, Tp Shai- The original story was written by choot (4 feet 7 inches); 2, Loung Balleen Norris, al Clarence L. Chin-kin: 3, Chay Kwok-chitas Brown directed for the screen the interpretation of the thoroughly Cs-tum (15 feet 7 inches): 2, Long Jump (Senior).-1, Lay man notes that makes the story thaw How-loung: 3, Fan Yeo- one of nusual power.
ebon.
Laura La Plante, Ruth Clifford, Necrological services followed
Long Jump (Junior)-1, 'Ip by a parade, in honour of the death cell Harlan and Norman Kerry Sh-cheon (14 feet 9 inches): 2. The waxen figure of Dr. Sus of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, first were selected as the featured play- Chan Kwok-ching: 3, Leung Chin- Yat-sen was one of numerous provisional President of China, of the casts, which includes king.
TX) yds. (Senior)-Chan How- effigies destroyed in a disastrous were held under the auspices of Ruch, well known screen players
$14 Cesare Gravity, fire at
Marguerite leung: 2. Lok Wing-fai; 3. Ho Madame Tussaud's" on the Chinese Association at the March 19.
Grand Opera House, Manila, on Livingston, Freeman Wood and Chu-kwong. Sunday last.
Hoy Barnes,
Signor Carp has chartered the Yelko Maru to bring the members ol his Grand Opera Company to Tientsin from Japan. The Com. pany have done exceedingly well in Japan, and will no doubt be not less successful in Tientsin than it was on its previous visit. The Company is stronger than it was last time, especially in regard to the principals, but many old Road friends will reappear.
NEW ROLE FOR LA PLANTE.
100 yds. (Junior)-1, 1p Shui- cloon 2. Chan Kwok-ching; 3, The American Women's Club- will entertain to tiffin Mrs. Jacob. The Cunard liner Mauretania
Miss La Plante has a rôle con- Mok Kin-ting. Gould, Schurman, wife of the sailed from Southampton for New
100 yds. Small Boys)-1, Ng: Riderably different from those in Minister to China to-day April 18, York on March 21. Among the which she has made her spectacular Ping-kui; 2, Ko Wui-tung: 3, in the Club Rooms, 66 Szechuen passengers booked to travel hy
Ng Ping-it. her were Mr. and Mrs. D. G M accesнes as a Universul star. That
120 yds, Hurdles (Senior),-1,- Bernard, infant and nurse; Majors, it is different in part, for at first Says Truth of March 18:- C. D. Fowler; and Mr. and Mrs. he is seen as a joyous, carefree Chen How-leng; 2, Law Kai-
younger sister whose great ambitions: 3, Look Wing-fai. E. C. Gale..
ix to keep house for the elder sister Shui-choon; 2, Chan Kwok-ching; 120 vis. Hurdies (Junior),-1, Ip and to become a great violinist. Th, Mok Kin-ling. girlere orphans and the elder sister
220 yds. (Senior).-1, Chau Bow.
khun.
Major, John Macready, D.SC., Prince George's throat has been Beds and Herts Regiment, serving giving trouble for some weeks
The Duke of York has under- on the staff of the Cilina Com-past, and on his return from Sussex mand, Hongkong, who has just to Buckingham Palace it was taken to preside at the annual been promoted to that rank, was decided to operate for removal of banquet of the Japan Society on is employed in a secretarial capacity leung; 2, Lee Po-chi; 8, Lau Yee- almust at the top of the captains the tonsils. This was successfully June 25. The banquet will be by a man with whom she is in love, list of the army. He was com- done on Monday. From the made the occasion to bid farewell and whom she believes to be in krve missioned in May, 1907, and pro-surgeon's point of view it is a to the Japanese Ambassador, who with her. moted captain in 1913 He served trifling matter; but, of course, is leaving England in August for in France and Belgium during the Prince George's departure for the Tokyo, late war. was wounded in action, East is again deferred indefinitely. was mentioned in despatches four times and received the DSC.. 1914 Star with clasp,, Order of
the two wat medals.
ile Federated Malay States
Office will allow
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Putting the Bhot.-1, Tum Kung-mong 140 feet): 2, Ho Chui-
wong; 8; Tom Kim-hong..
9 yds. (Junior)-1, Ng. Ping- kai: 2, Ko Win-tung; 3, Ng Ping- As the story progresses Miss Lo viri. Plante is seen as a young woman of 440 yds. (Senior)-1, Chau How. wilful disregard of others; selfish leung: 2, Man Ping-fat; 3, Tam Miss H. Taylor, daughter of Mr. and determined to attain, her own Kim-hong, In view of the fact that Sir and Mrs. W. Taylor of the Royal desires regardless of the costs to
.440 vils. (Junior)-1, Cham Naval Yard, Hongkong, sut for her those who love her. It is a now Awok-ching : 2, (ban Yoo-chan; 9, Leopold, Belgian War Cross and George Maxwell Chief Secretary of examination in Pitman's shorthand role for the younger star and the Ip Shui-choon.
in January last at Hongkong, in manner in which she acquits herself Government, was at one time men- Theory and Speed, and the received in a revelation as to her versatility. One of the most popular social toned as a possible Governor of yesterday from Messrs, Pitman's Miss Clifford as the self-orific events of the season has been the Hongkong, the following from the and Sons Bath, England, a 1st ing older sister gives a fine perform
Old Boys' Race-1, Leung Hoy; Shanghai Customs Club
"Straits Echo" (Penang) makes fancy.
Kerry is well cast 18
2, Lu Shi-wa; 3. Lee Kwok-lam. dress ball, and this year it pro interesting reading: It is almost class certificate for speed and 2nd ance.
clase for Theory. Miss Taylor Kronski, the violinist who is des Tug of War.-Class 8.) mises to be even more so. It takes inconceivabis that the Colonial received her original tuition in tined to become such a potent factor
Half Mile-Tam. Kim-bing; 2, giace to-day, starting at 9:15 p.m.,
Bir George
in the lives of the sister. Kenneth "Tam Kon-ong: 3, Chau Kwok- And there are to be prizes for the Maxwell, who is just in the prime, shorthand at Rosyth, Scotland.
Harlan, to, is well cast as the ching- prettiest and most orignal costumes. of life, to retire next year, age-limit
An element of romance is employer who marries Butterfly. Another Customs Clab function or no uge-limit, without making
The story carries the self-sacrifice which is certain to attract a great un effort to retain him either out associated with the death of Miss deal of interest is a concert by here in Malaya or as Governor of Susannah Barlow, of Windsor, of the elder sister and the selfish Herbert Cave and Melsa which is gone other Colony. To do so would, who died at the age of 101. In ness of the younger through the to take place on Friday, April 24, bo sheer waste of the very early life, it is stated, she was giving up by the elder of the man st 915 p.m. In addition to these finest Imperial material. Nor disappointed in love, and for 80 she loves, because the younger sister
latioguished artists, it is hoped can we imagine Bir George himself years she carefullly kept a wed- wants him. After the marriage the TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS: that a considerable amount of local settling down to any life of ease ding garb specially made in the younger sister decides that she loves.
The Kronski. Then the elder sister re- talent will be secured.
and dignity at Home. He might, event of her marriage.
The result is a scene which with pleasure to himself and satis garment was never worn, and, bels. The annual business meeting of faction to the many admirers of when she died it was laundered afforded all four of the principals the Tientsin Woman's Club was his versatile pen, take up literature and utilised as her shroud. great opportunities. held on the afternoon of April 7 for a bit and write some more Mr. R. V. Meyer has arrived in
at the Masonic Temple, at which sketches in the vein of "Malay
Inter-class Team Race.-ClaB 2. Small Boys Mathematical Race. 1, Ko Wu-tong: 2, Chau Kan- ming: 8, Fok Hui-chui..
SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, HONGKONG.
THE Committee of the Society" will lay a wreath on the- Cenotaph on ST. GEORGE'S DAY, April 23r4, at 12.45.p mp.
It is hoped that.as many Members
Hongkong. 18th April. 1925.
time the various officers and chair Foresta," the best book about this Shanghai to join the firm of N. DON'T BE DISCOURAGED mes gave their reports and the country, which, by the way is now Lazarus, refracting and manufac by constipation. No matter how sinh- afficers for next year's session out of print, though Blackwood's turing opticians, to take the place bors, it can be permanently over me it as possible will be presen gave a most inspiring President's almost immediately.
ere slected. Mrs. E. K. Lowry are bringing out another edition of Mr. H. Tobias, maneger, who treated the right way. Fint close But in the is going home on leave, his first In the intestinal trant by taking small message and the Club with hearty long run, so feal size, be could be twelve years. Mr. Meyer has doss of Pickettes, the little gentle an
+našasa-luxativas-Thouwatek-your-diutu Bompianity re-elected her as ProBi like a lost soul, without a big bow been manager of branches of the real fruit, vegetables, limficiency of dent for the third session of 1925 to run and progressive country to company in Hongkong and Singa-filtered water med dag, and t 26. The other officers are as administer Moreover, the Empire pore for several years. He is a odional deve of Pinkettesben URNITURE FOR SALE of follows: Vice President, Mrs. F°C. Rose. Recording Secretary, Mrs Cannot afford to let officers of his fellow of the Spectacle Makers DOTERRA laxative perfection; 104- Completely furnished Bathroom
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