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Another clean bill of health has to be recorded-this for the 24 hours ended Thursday,
The Royal Hongkong Golf Club have purchased in Acto motor mower, which it is proposed to use at Deep Water Bay.
GENERAL.
Wilfred Whiting, a Grimsby Mongolia shortly is, to have its dorker though his own job absojown money unit, the "Tngurik," lutely depends on strength, freely which will replace the Chinese offered a trauslusion of his life's) silver, dollar now in uso. Blood to strengthen his tende union Tugrik will be equivalent to the fender, Mr. Bramley.
Soviet gold ruble.
The
Benjamin Winter, who che A second expedition into the un- penniless from Poland 21 years ago, known region" of British Columbin Judge Terroll, during the bear-and who recently purchased the lying north of the Stikino River. ing of a case at Folkestona, hus laid home of Vincent Astor at Sixty-included within which is the down the law on reconstruction. Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue, for mysteriona" "Tropical Valley" of To fix water and sink in a bedroom, abant $3,000,000 haa bought the the Far North, is to leave shortly. long with minor gas and electri- William K. Vanderbilt mansion at It is planned to fly from Prince city alterations, does not turn & Fifty-Second Street and Fifth Rupert in a high-powered all-metal floor into a fas, and floors must Avenue, where he wiil erect a com- plane, said to be capable of curry- be let at rents apportioned on the mercial buildig. The price was aiding Several passengers and approxi standard rent of the house.. to be approximately $4,000,000. mately 'ton of freight.
The First World Power Con- A decreo has just been publish- The other day a dog mada its ference, which was held in Londoned by the authorities forbidding way into the police station at North from June $0 to July 12, 1924, was pupils to wear party colours and London, passed along the corridor attended by delegates from 12 com- badges in the Berlin schools. This to the cells and stood semicling tries and was reported and sup- decree is welcomed by the greaetr and whining outside one of the ported by the press of the world. part of the population, who die gree cells. I was found that his meter The Transactions of that Confer-with the, participation of you in was inside. When the magistrate oneo, written, by over 300 writers of repute from every country in the world have now been produced and published in four handsome volumes, Containing 6.500 pages.
politient life. Hitherto, non itless boys and girls have appeared in clussrooms wearing medals, buttons and ribbons of some nationalist or republican organisation.
heard this, on the principle that a mu who is good to his dog is not irretrievably bad, he allowed the man to go."
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In the Threuberg Strusse in the With not
less than 30,000 Ply 2,000 musicians took east of Berlin the first municipal| fallowes uking part, the Depart in the British Columbin musi- children's reading room has just I moralie party at Manha on Mon- Feat competition, which opened on been opened together with the ikey, velebrated its victory at the June 1. The competitions were of twenty-sixth municipal public polls during the recent general a highly interesting character and library. The well-appointed read- elections in one of the biggest international interest attached to ing room is already attracting hun- pulir demonstrations sen if the chamd contests between schools | dreds of youngsters who keeply up- Mamta in some years. Representa- from Seattle, Tucoma, Vancouver precinte "the wealth of interesting tive delegations from all neighbours and Victoria. The judges were reading material at their disposal bug provinces where the party won Tertius Noble. New York com- | Atcertain Tours. Þon, short lectures jolied the parade wut the sperch poser and organist: Dr. James Lyon with limelight illustrations are (making prophamine as the Langla of London, Eng,, who judged the given for the children, of such u which was "the climax of the e vocal and instrumental classes, and nature as to claim their interest and monstration.
Professor Sedgwick of the Univer edaente them at the same time. sity of British Columbia, who heard the cloention contexts,
A well known collector of stumps]
Now instructions have been of Manila lans, sold to another en
issued by the Ministry of Finance thusiast, a philatelic ruraty consist-
Horses are gradually coming to Cermin customs officers in fron- ing of one whole complete sheet of back into use for short distance tier towns to facilitate tourist and 4 stamps of the first issue of the haulage purposes in London and in other international travel as much Philippines, 1864, 1 Real Fuerte, the chief provincial centres, The as possible. Not only is thero slate blue colour, for P1,100, This increase over a year ago is placed by abandoned the practice which whole sheet contains the much sports at fully 10 per cent. from obtained during the first yours after sought error "Coiros," besides as is personal observation and reports of the war, by which every traveller well known by specialists, all the representative users of horses at must trave the railway coach with 30 stumps laave some differences, as tending spirng sales, Those who his baggage at the frontier and sub- the copper plate was curved by keep heavy borses report that in the it to a careful inspection of his linnd, by a Filipino of San Palce. | host two years, firms which have belongings, but the officers have So far as known, only half a dozen given motor vehicles extended trials seen fold merely to require the occa complete sets xixlis, of these 40 on short journey work with heavy siendi opening of a trunk by way of stamper, Seme twenty years ago the beds and frequent stoppages are re-malting a test. Transit passengers vander of this same sheet paid for yerling to horses because they find who are merely crossing Germany it only about 150.
horses more economical.
Inre not to be molested at all.
SOCIAL AND
Mr. H. Walter has just arrived from Home to join the Editorial staff of "The Peking and Tientsin Times." Before he left for Tientsit he was pursuing, his profession on newspapers in Bur- row-in-Furness,
PERSONAL.
Capt. Robert Dollar spoke at the Cheery news, is to hand from Community Chuch service lust the Ven. Archdeacon, of Hong- Sunday morning on the subject. A kong, from Dorset. "Missionary and Business Co- operation."
The last game of the Far Eastern Biruit Tournament was played at Mr. F. F. Watts, he sou of the Manila Polo Club on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Walts, re- Inst between the 26th Cavalry and turned to Tientsin on the Tung-the Manila Polo Club Blues. The chow laying come out from Home; usual ten dance, followed and an on the Malwa. He shook the dust been larger crowd than usual was of Tientsin off his shoes ten years in attendance. There were nearly nga, when but 17 years old, and thirty reservations for tea, which went Home to complete his educanumber is the largest the Club has Hon. He was at Marlborough, I had for some time. where he gained his Rugger cup." For the last two years he had been in the City. He will join the stuff of Wilson & Co., Tienten.
After the concet at the Opera House, Manila, Colonel Josep) N. Wolfson and Mr. Jubin Wolfson gave a very informal buffet supper
!
Mr. F. A. Britton, on the staff London on August 7. of St. Stephen's College, leaves
The annul Salonika and Black Sea Fores dinner took place at the Hongkong Hotel last night.
Bishop Lander, formerly Bishop of Victoria, Hongkong, has had to undergo special treatment. for gout, which has had beneficial effects.
Captain R. F. Walker, M.C., R.A.M.C., having returned from lenve on the 16th instant, the unex The late pired portion of his leave, i.e., June
17 to 24, 1926, is cancelled.
The death has taken place at his residence No. 42 Woodrow Wilson Street. Tientsin, of Mr. Henrique Alves de Figueiredo, of the firm of Elbrook and Company. Mr. Figueiredo, was born in Hong- kong in 1872. and subsequently went to Shanghaj where he was for at their home in Pasay in honour thirty years with Fearon Daniel & of Miss Mabel Garrison, who re- Co., leaving Shanghai two years catly ang in Hongkong, and her ago for Tientsin, Mr. Figueiredo husband, Mr. Gorge Biemon. is survived by his wife and ten Those who were invited to meet children. the distinguished singer and her Insband were, Mrs. J. L. Shepherd,
Lieut. H. C. Gould. R. A... and! Lient.F. A. Henslowe, R.A., having returned from leave on portion, i.c., June 13 to 15, 1925, is Jime 12, 1925. the unexpired
inncelled.
I leave nothing to my nephews, not because I have any complaint against them, but because experi-
It was 80 ence has taught me that a legacy
Mre. Gordon McPherson, Mr. The cheering was immense as Thomas Carey Welch, Colonel the King and Queen drove round George L. Langhorne, Colonel the Wembley Stadium at the Frank Hodsell, Mr. and Mrs. Leon opening ceremony. Dreyfus, Miss Ivonne Dreyfus, Mr. loud that, sitting near the Tunnel left to a youth generally proved a and Mrs. Frank B. Ingersoll Mr. exit, a visitar could see that the curse rather than a blessing and Mrs. Robert Rogers, Mr. and assed bands of the Brigade of This passage occurs in the will Mrs. W. H. Rais, Mr. and Mrs. Guards were playing, but could of Mr. Frederick William Bach,
It was of Carlos A. Basunlilo, the latter of not hear a single note.
Dresden Road, Upper whom was formerly Miss Leonor the King himself who ordered his Holloway, who left £7,291, includ Hughes, the celebrated dancer,
carriage to be opened so that the ing £500 each to several nieces: people should not be disappoint- "To be used for the propaganda ed He leant over and said of Socialism and for no other The Tientsin Rotary Club had something to the Queen, and the purpose," he left over £2,000 to several interesting visitors as gueste next moment an equerry at the last weekly tiffin. They beckoned to and given the neces- and the London Labour party.
was the Parliamentary Labour party were Mr. Edward Johnson, the sary orders. fumons tenor, Dr. W. W. Peter (both of whom are Rotarians) and
Miss Ellen Wilkinson is Labour
Mr. M. S. De Muth, the American. One agrees with the Evening Member of Parliament for Mid- cartoonist. All of them did their Standard of London, says the dlesbrough. A district messenger share in returning the Club's hor "Monitor in its editorial attor bay rerently arrived at the door of pitality. Mr. Johnson told several ance regarding the unwarranted the House of Commons with a good stories with relish, especially uction taken first by two Americans market basket in which was a little those against elf and his pro-and next by two Englishmen in brawo puppy addressed to Miss fcasion. Dr. Peter induced one of forcing themselves through the non. Earlier in the evening the shyest of the members, who Wembley crowd to shake Kigas officin-ooking individual had persistently refused to permit George's hand. This sort of had tried to deliver the puppy at his fellow members to lost the thing is pk bad mammers, at the House, but the lady member quality of his musical voice, to join wrote in part. It is gratifying to away In the Midlands, so the in "Lit Liza Jane," and Mr. De learn that the British press is pro-messenger was directed to her Math drew a number of lightning testing with anual unanimity letter to Dear Our Ellen," ask-
home. With the puppy was al sketches, including a couple of against the invasion of the privacy studies of two of the leading mem-of the King by individuals, whening her to accept the puppy, as the bers of the Club.
Mr. De Muth he moves among the people. The could not afford to keep him, But donor's father was out of work and Look the opportunity, moreover, to only sensible attitude, it was point- put in a good word for the man-intel-out if the London-paporno MERENESIS had been employ. uniform, which met with the kind that taken by the crowd, as express poverty. And the event synchron- ed, a fact which-did-not-spell ly reception it merited Four new ed in its about Leave the King ved enriously with a little episode members were admitted, namely alone, Just the same, what a Mr. M. T. Liang, the well-known wonderful commentary on the do- in the House of Commons bers Chinose diplomat and philanthropmocratic
- better Astonand a l nature of the British ist, the Rey 0.5W/ Scott,
governing polity those incidents Faster, and Mr. N. Grian
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