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Describing the actions of her. There was a nil return of | At a school near Birmingham lodger, at Bow, an East Ham notifiable diseases in the Colony the children, were told to write a woman said: tried politeness for the 24 hours ended on August
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This film holda the Singapore, unique distinction, so far, of being the only one which has been patronised by their Majesties the King and Queen. It is likely the film may come to Hongkong.
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A woman of yesterday was travelling by Tube the other day and noticed that a modern girl in the uniform of her kind was look ing at her a good deal. As the girl was about to leave the car she came across and said, "You must have thought me jolly rade to stare ut you so much, but I simply couldn't help it, you look 80 charming."
So there are modern girls who can appreciate their elders still.
Raleigh. One child wrote: "It was a very muddy day, and Bir Walter Raleigh put his cloak on the ground for Queen Elizabeth to walk on. As she stepped into her carriage, she said, 'I'm afraid I have "dirtied your cloak, Mossrs Carroll Bros., have Raleigh," He picked it up and received a cable from Singapore said, Dieu et mon droit, which advising that rubber is now $1.25 means, 'My God, you have.'"* per lb., and that the Bukit Timah. Rubber Estates, Ltd., have declar. ed a 4 per cent. interim dividend.
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Leon Trotzky is now a fre- quent contributor to the newB- papers. Two long extracts from
Army by four divisions, together Pravda; and he has also publish Reduction of the Japanese his now book, Whither Goes England have been printed in with the decrease last year, has cut ita numerical strength one-riots. The extracts from his book ed an article on the Shanghai third, said Count Michimasa Soyeshima,
the uphold the most orthodox Com member House of Peers and graduate against the evolutionary
ideas munist. revolutionary of Cambridge University, Eng moderate arguments of Premier and land, in his initial address before Baldwin and Ramsay MacDonald, the Institute of Politics under Mr. Trotsky is chiefly concerned the Norman Wait Harris Founda with attempting to prove that
largely come about as a result of revolutionary violence. In his article on Shanghai he rejects the idea that the disturbances in that city arose out of Communist pro- paganda and argues that the
elgn agents in China constitute the best method of Communist agitation.
At least two questions of Im- tion at the University of Chicago. progress, even in England, has
perial concern appear on the notice paper of the Legislative Assembly, Singapore, and are due to be answered on the 25th of this month. One member de sires to know whether cigarette ment offices, another demands: "Is Government aware of the fact that Musalman watercarriers are generally supplied with tin cans which scon become dirty and-insanitary?"
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Astrong movement has begun in Paris to obtain the clos- ing of the theatres on one day a week. Many of the managers and actors are in favour of the proposal. At present there is absolutely no
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Professor Gorden Harrower, The Rev. Wulter Weston, well M.B., Ch.B. (Hons), of Glasgow known for his journeys in the University, Professor of Anatomy Japanese Alps has been re-elected at the College of Medicine, Singa- a member of the Council of the pore, has been awarded the Royal Geographical Socisty, Lon degree of Doctor of Science of don. Edinburgh University for the excellence of his Thesis, entitled Contributions to the Craniology of the Tamil and Chinese.
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Mr. Loft, manager, Whiteaway, Laidlaw and Co., Taiping, who was recently severely injured as a cycle, was removed over a week ago to Penang. Last Sunday he was examined by X-Ray. It has been decided to send Mr. Lott home and he will be sailing on or about the 26th instant.
Mr. J. Russell Kennedy, who has been seriously ill of pneumonis, is recuperating at Karuizawa.
Mr. Cyril Champkin, formerly acting Commissioner of Boy Scouts, Hongkong, of the P. & 0, Banking, Corporation, Shanghai, has undertaken duties of Com missioner, Shanghai Branch, dur- ing the absence on short leave of Mr. F. C. Millington.
The announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Fanny Eva Shellabear, of Malacca, daughter of the Rev. W. G. Shellabear, D.D., and the late Mrs. W. G. Shellsbear, to the Rev. Robert A. Blasdell, Principal The King has given permis- of the Anglo Chinese School,sion for the wearing of the Ipoh.
Insignia of the following decrra- tion:--Mr. Cecil Bedell Follett,
An armed burglar broke into the Police Colonel in the Bangkok home of Mr. Stephen G. Adis, 3,877 Gendarmerie.--Third Class of the Sugiyama, Negishi-machi, Yoko Order of the Crown of Siam, con- hams, and was searching the house ferred on him by the King of when Mr. Adis and his brother-Siam in recognition of valuable Owing to the unrest in China, awoke. They gave an alsam im- services. 20 priests of the American Mary- mediately and the intruder ran knoll Mission at Yeung Keng, in way, taking with him a purse the Province of Canton, had to containing only a few yen, all that leave the mission, and on June 20 he had had time to pick up. Mr. last they arrived at Manila by the Adis is employed by Mears, Empress of Russia. Amongst the Andrews and George Company of refugees Was Father Bertie Tokyo Ashness, second son of Mrs. Clementine Ashness. of Malacen,.
Cecil Parkin, the humorist and
who in December last was in 4 times enfant terrible of the Malaces spending Christmas with cricket world, has burst into print his mother, and sailed from once more Hie latest effort, Singapore at the beginning of the "Parkin Again le dedicated to year to join his mission in Sutcliffe and Hobbe (not forget Canton.
ting Tate), and is an interesting concoction of poetry (sic) and prose. Here is a sample of the
J. M. Elizalde, President of the former th Casino Español, Manila, will give A batsman there was nams of a diaper in honour of Consul-vrat General Potous on Sunday. The dinner will celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Mr. Potouse en trance into the Consular
of Spain. The Spanish munity of Manila also wil}} despedida banquet month, in hondat Potous Bebor Pote September
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Patsy Gallacher, of the famood Glasgow Celtic Football Club, has been playing in New York. Many tempting offers have been made hun to remain in Americe, but he says that the game has not reached the stage for him to consider such a change at this time. Although it has been intimated, in certain quarters, that he might consider going to America next year.
He (Huxley) did not suffer fools gladly, and he was much pestered by them all his life Tet there szó compensations even in this, for, as The exclaimed, "Of the few innocent pleasures left to men past muddle life, the jamming common sense down the throats of fools is per haps the keepest." -Lec Haley in Centenary Com
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