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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A consignment of Guernsey cattle, which left Plymouth for New York, is valued at £11,000.
The Variety Concert in aid of the R.A. Association takes place to-morrow in the Theatre Royal nt 9.15 p.m.
Commander R. M. Tabutean, the Governor of Brixton. Prison, lecturing at St. Mark's, Kenning, ton, said that last month all thei cells in Brixton were fitted with
National Savings Certificates Another sunk German dew sold to date number 718,790,876.stroyer has been lifted at Scopa Flow by Messre, Cox and Danks, One(Chinese) CRSO of Ltd., London. cerebro-spinal fever was notified for the 24 hours ended Thursday last.
The current issue of "The Yellow Dragon": (Queen's College) is a double,number and is full of light-heartedness, "
In response to
The fourth annual general meeting of the British Legion will be, held in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Friday, May 1, at 5.30 p.m.
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The "Far-Eastern Traveller'a Gazotte" for April-June, issued by numerous Messrs. Thos. Cook & Co., Ltd., is washstands, 80 that prisoners requests from passengers who replete with information, and con- ould wash themselves us resin-desire to amuse themselves by tains valuable information to able men.
working cross-word puzzles on those about to travel. trains, the Canadian National- Railways have ordered diction- P. Pehrson, the well-known New Kowloon Island Property aries to be placed on all library British motor cyclist, in the 2,000 Lots. Nos: 221 and 223 with areas
miles "Deutschlandfahrt," equipped cars,
the of 4.320 and 9,810 square feet
most important motoring event in respectively were sold yesterday. afternoon at the China Auctionmittee announce that the Italian despite snowstorms, without, an The National Savings Com-Germany, completed the course, rooms after brisk bidding The auctioneer was Mr. E V. M. R. authorities have decided to offer involuntary stop. de Sousa. The former, with the people of Italy a new invest-
Returning to their bases after Crown Rental of $20 was knocked muent called the "Buono Postale
their fruitless search for the down to Mr. Sam Kam for $21,500, Fruttifero." which appears to be missing Huil trawlers, HM.S. after being started at $20,000. The modelled in many respects upon Harebeli and Godetia dipped their latter, with a Crown Rental of $40, the National Savings Certificate, ensigns as they passed the Humber put up at an upset price of $50,000, whose great success in this in silent salute to the dead reached $55,250 at which price it country has impressed many fishermen. was knocked down to Messrs.foreign nations. Chan Ying-yee and Wong Pan.
steanier.
The following commendatory letter has been addressed by the Shanghai Council to the Commis-
An instrument called the Official returns show that prophet of the tides" has been The new dock at the Kiang-1851 Jews, 4,579 men. 3,836 presented by the Liverpool steam- nan Dock and Engineering women and 3,442 children, enter ship owners to the Bidston Obser- Works, which has been under coned Palestine as immigrants vatory nt Birkenhead The straction for the last 19 months, during the 12 months ended machine will tell the time of ocean was opened last week by the dock- December Inst. During the same tides in any part of the world 50 ing of the str. Liberator, a 11,000-period, the Jewish emigrants years in advance, and it will also ton Quited States Shipping Board numbered 2,037, so that the net give the time of all the tides.
of The Liberator, men-increase
the population during the last 600 years. sures 430 feet in length with a through immigration during the 56-font beam. The newly con-year was 9,814. The correspond- structed dock is capable of,accort- Ling increase in 1923 was 3.788.- modating vessels 500 feet long, 60 feet beam with a drift of 23 feet. The interiors of the templessioner of Police, on the termination The dry dock was designed and of the two most" powerful of the recent cotton mill strike :→→ constructed by R. B. Mauchan Buddhist sects In Japan are to be and the entire work was carried opened to the motion picture out by the Kiangnan Dock and camera. The Higushi Honganji Engineering works, no outside and the Nishi contractors being employed in the sects in. Kyote have decided to works. The company now have make use of the movies in their two dry docks and with the missionary work, and allow the modern equipment for pumping temples and sacred precincts, to be and handling of this class of sed as locations for filming the work are in ar advantageous posi-lives of the priests and the reli- tion. which considerably increasesgious ceremonies. The scenario: the facilities not only of the of a religious drama by the chief Jiangnan works, but of the port priest of Higashi Honganji on Klangņau.
already is being cast.
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Honganji
I am directed to request you to convey to all ranks of the Police Force an expression of the Council's grateful acknow. ledgment of their arduous services in connection with the recent cotton mill strike. The Council is of the opinion" that' serious developments. averted by the vigilance of the Police and their tactful handling of a difficult situation and wishes to record its gratification at the efficacy of the measures taken to deal with it.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Prince George will be the guest
of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodotion at their dinner to-day.
annual
Caroline Thompson, Portsmouth, has died, aged 100.
Mr. J. K. Brand, the popular amateur jockey at Shanghai, has been taken to hospital on account The next visit of inspection satisfactory to know that Mr. of an attack of scarlet fever. It which the King pays to the Royal Brand is not considered to be in Tank Corps will provide his Majes-
Mr., G. McGrath of the Lee White . Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Snodgrass, Mr. and Mrs. E. S.
ty with an opportunity of wearing any danger, as it is but a slight Aldrich, and Air. P. W. Parker which all who have seen and worn keep him out of the saddle for the the new headdress of the corps, ffack, but unfortunately it will are passengers on the Presidentit so far agree is remarkably be. Spring Meeting. Pierce which soft yesterday.
The engagement is amore herwerp Lint, Condr. leent EUS R.N.. and · Madeline. younger daughter of the Herbert George Bowler, of Shang Hai, China, ajal 'Mrs. Dowler, 25. (Fitzforge Avenic. West Ken-
sington.
SÜÜGITÖÖ....... ̈ ̈ ̈¤a-------------- month. The purpose of his visit is to consult the Chinese Com- mission on the question of intro- ducing modern libraries into China Dr. Bostwick represents the American Library Association, which, it is said, proposes to establish libraries in China with the American share of the Boxer Indemnity..
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Reuter cables.-The death of Sir Eyre Crown Sir Eyre Crowe, G.C.B., G.C.M. G., had been per manent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs since 1920. He was born on July 30, 1864, 3rd son of the late Sir Joseph Archer Crowe, E.C.M.G., C.B. He was appointed as a Clerk in the Foreign Office, 1885; Senior Clerk, 1906; Counsellor of Embassy, 1907; Assistant Under-Secretary of State, 1912; Minister Plenipotentiary,
coming. Something similar in shape is worn by the post-war Highland regiments in which bis Majesty holds a command,
Mr. Fletcher S. Brockman, who was formerly for many years the General Secretary, of the National Committee of the YM.C.A.'s of The Rev. J. Mullins, C. M.May widely known and hailed as Father unknown in Hongkong has re- China, will arrive in Shanghai on
Mr. Brockman who is) Mullins, is leaving Peking next cently been appointed Administra week for Tientsin en route home tive Secretary of the Foreign оп furlough. He will work
writer In
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among the soldiers in Tientsin Department of the National Com- Doctor Arthur Bostwick, library before going on to Shanghai to nittee for the Far East and in this authority, scientist, and author, board a steamer early in May for connection will spend a part of is go to Shanghai next
Europe, Fortunately for Peking; och year in visiting Associations says the Peking Leader, it is in China, Japan, Koren and the understood that he will return Philippines. toward the end of October, sé he is not
A technically "leaving"
the Evening Peking.
His many friends will Standard, saying how glad he is to look forward to his return after a have Sir Frank Swettenham join well-deserved vacation at home, him in one of his hunts after truth, remarks that, what we are hunting A resolution of gratitude from with side-lights on the origin of
now is the swimming "monkey, the Empress of France's tourists the human race. Sir Frank has of Communications at was recently sent to the Minister seen mockeys swimming. Also Three paragraphs
Peking once, on the banks of the Ferak Whereas; the fourth and last under water in a deep pool, and commenced River, he saw a monkey swimming reading:
was told that it was trained to Leading Articles. Therefore, be it resolved that catch fish. During the ten minutes we express to the Government of he watched the monkey had no the Republic of China, to the luck but, remembering the monkeys Ministry of Railways and Com which are trained 10 munications and through them, to coconuts, he saw no the benign people of the great doubt its powers.
reason to Chinese Republic, in words of heartiest thanks, our distinct sense of appreciation and satisfaction wood, who in November will be for a visit that has been as
Commander-in-Chief come thoroughly delightful as it has India,, is affectionately known to The death has occurred at St. been memorable and gratifying. Marie's Hospital, French Con-
thousands of soldiers as "Birdie," cession, Shanghai, of M. Louis
and to the public as "The Soul of Ardain. Manager of the Banque de
About two months ago Says The Yellow Dragon Anzac." 'Indo-Chine, at the age of 55. The Queen's College) The cruss word him to a lunch, and in his speech the Overseas League entertained late M. Ardain had been in the fever Far East for many years and all members of the European Staff, he explained how on his way there his life he had been connected and now, after tifin, instead he had met a very young member with the Banque de l'Indo-Chine, of ensconcing themselves
of the League. "We are enter- having served at some time or fortably for
a nap, they lay taining General Birdwood to- other at nearly all the Banque's their heads together and try to him. "We often entertain an morrow," the young man confided branches to the Far East. He solve the puzzles in various papers. old buster of that sort. served at the branches at Saigon, Laughter was
We don't caused on one Bangkok, Canton,
Hongkong, occasion by the ignorance of the believe all they say, but they like Singapore, Pnom Penh and Bible displayed by our two padres. it, and the older they are the more Haol and came to Shanghai, One of the required words was they talk" Sir William, who is where he was appointed manager the father of Abraham." The not yet sixty, fell in with the of the Shanghel brauch in 1919. two reverend gentlemen could act young man's enthusiasm, and sald He-was-a-member of The Com- tell, and what roade this the more he thought General Birdwood Was mittee of the French Chamber of remarkable was that two of the about ninety! India is no new Commerce for China Torna" neatliens know the gentleman's
field to-our-latest: Field Marshal; great services he was made name. In other repects however between the South African and for he spent most" of the years Chevalier of the Legion of the Church is waking up our Honour. He leaves a widow and junior padre has Lecome Furonesit wars in that part of the Ason, both of whom
ase in enthusiastic dancer Holt bonpire, and was Cominand-in- Shanghai
Chief during the recent absence of smoking neza
| Lord Rawlinson.
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