In three months, public recognition of the value of the better Buick 1928 has been so sweeping that to-day one in every four cars-sold for "G$1000: or more is a better BUICK
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LOCAL AND
The return of Notifiable Diseases for the 24 hours ended Wednesday shows one English case of diphtheria,.
GENERAL
The Bank of Taiwan has The students at Yale Univer- Brazilians heard a measure decided to close is branch ateity have voted 1681 to 241 in from President Coolidge asking Bangkok.
favour of abolishing compulsory the American people to offer up attendance at chapel.
thanks for the blessings of the last year. The message was, con- Sir F. Seton James, former tained in the Thanksgiving pro- Colonial Secretary of the Straits clamation of the American Chiet It waa radiocast in Settlements, who is now Governor Executive. of Grenada, has reintroduced the the Portuguese language after. It At the funeral of Queenpenny post in that island as from had been read to the American Alexandra, on November 27, near January 1 next.
colony by Ambassador Morgan. the entrance to the chapel was a tribute from the Emperor and Missionary grants are seldom
At the West Ham Police. Empress of Japan, the Crown made to the diocese of Victoria Court recently, Chee Shing, 25, Prince of Japan, Prince Chichibu. Hongkong, but £200 was provided storekeeper, of the s.a. Telema towards a new church for a Chinchus, was charged with unlaw For unlawfully importing ess congregation at Yaumati, fully importing 240. of raw 100 tins of prepared opium" Ah Kowtoon.
oplum, fastened to his body with Leang, a carpenter of the P 0.
tape. It was Taw Persian opium steamer "Gharinda," was sent to The Right Hon. Sir Montague He offered no defence, except that prison for six months' hard labour Barlow, who has recently arrang he intended to take the opium to at East Ham Police Court, and led with the Government the China... The Bench ordered six his deportation was recommended. Perak Hydro-Electric Agreement months imprisonment with hard on behalf of Messrs. Sir W. Glabour, with a recommendation Armstrong Whitworth and Co. for deportation. Ltd, left Penang by the 3.8.|||
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On December 5 the Bishop of Gloucester commissioned about "Haruna Maru" on Saturday last."
35 Oxford undergraduates to It is hoped that the Perak Hydro-General Booth has told a start a campaign organised by Electric Power Co.. may be float-Manchester Guardian" repre the Student Volunteer Missionary ed in London at an early date. sentative that the Salvation Army Unlon at Oxford. Many students:
is particularly anxious to extend So far that Rome's famous geese must its work in China. intending to go abroad as mission- aries will take part. The cam-have sent a pair of their progeny work has not suffered any dis paigners include all denominato Britain, according to the fol- turbance at Chinese hands. "We tions and all missionary societies;lowing account sent by Mrs. Lars considered by both sides to be five of them are women students; Green to the "Selborne Maga-friends of the common people." he and five are foreign students from Izine":- Africa, China, Egypt, India, and Ceylon. This is the third cam- paign organised from Oxford since the war.
It has been decided to offer for sale by fender the freehold site and buildings of Madame Tussaud's-partly destroyed by fire in March-together with the goodwill and contents of the ex hibition There is a probability. of a company being formed to take over all that remains of the exhibition and to revive it, and it isunderstood that the services of Mr. Joki Tussaud, who has been associated with the exhibition for 40 years..
available. will be Many of the historic 'rekes which
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1699 Mariam Rovt. Shanghai,
said "and they let us go on The Chinese prison system is out-
On a visit to the Wye Valley rageously cruel, and here, as in I noticed that on each occasion many other lands, the Army is the ferry-boat was accom-working among the prisoners." panied by a fine goose, which Four or five years ago General decupled in stately dignity the Booth bought a hundred little stern of the craft, or else swam Chinese girls who had been offer- in its wake,
led for sale in a time of famine, Since 1915 she has appointed paying 258. each for them, and herself guardian of the ferry, put them into an institution to acting the part of watchdog save them from a life. of horror. Not only is she alert when foot "I have already a report." he steps approach in the night, added, "that more than half of but she will call for the ferry-them are going to turn out splen man when a prospective "fare" did women, and I think most of appears.
them will probably be Salvation Army workers.
On one occasion her warning came in sufficient time to save the boat, which had broken loose from its moorings.
F
"I want money for China parti- cularly, and I want doctors. have the money in the bank waiting to be spent for a hos- in the fire, but the lower floor, "Should rations be scarce, the pital for women and children near with its hall of tableaux and the goose has been known to enter the Peking, but I find it very difficult "Chamber of Horrors." escaped,kitchen of the inn, and snap up to get doctors and nurses. I ako and sufficient remained, with the morsels from the table though want builders and teachers; I Agures that can be replaced, to looking very guilty if caught in have a hundred-schools in the form a very attractive exhibition. "the act."
SOCIAL
world."
AND PERSONAL.
Mr. A. B. Cross, who is retir- Mr. and Mrs. Allen Dennys are. Sir Montague Barlow is leaving ing from Malaya, sails for Eng-returning to Penang in March, land on January 18.
Dr. Cyril Norwood, Master of appointed head of Harrow School.
901219931||37|716158.46 Marlborough College, has been
The wedding of Miss M. B. Holmes, sister of Mr. R. N. Holmes, to Mr. P. W. Saffery, took place on Monday last at St. George's Church, Penang.
Kuala Lumpur, sailing for home to-day.
The wedding of Mr. Andrew Harper and Miss E. M. Mahoney will take place to-day at 8.30 p.m.
Bric Herbert Seth, the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Seth, December 21 of acute pneumonia.
G.FALCONER & CO. (HONGKONG) LTD, pointed to be a European master, the most familiar figures, for Singapore, died in London on
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he best Food and Wines served..
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Mr. W. E. Dyer has been ap- English Education Department,
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Mr. Alexander Carlisle, one of many years, in Belfast, and who has recently returned from a
Mr J. R. Hirzel, assistant, visit to Doorn, in Holland, said that the ex-Kaiser was keenly in Messrs. Kennedy, Burkill and Co., The following weddings have terested in England and in world Penang, will be proceeding on six
place in the affairs. recently taken
"He discussed the war months leave to Switzerland FMS. Rev. E. H. Morris and without bitterness, and his ex-early next year. Miss H. M. Jones; Mr. Joseph Lee pressions towards. England were and Miss G. Macintyre; and Dr. of the most friendly character." G. H. Oorloff. and Miss N. de Krester.
on
The engagement is announced of Violet, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wickett, of Enggor the Federated Malay States, and Mr. J. Headley Will moti, of Messrs. Mansfield and
Miss Verà Orth, the new assistant secretary of the Mr. M. D. Fallon, Manager of YWC.A., Singapore, has arrived New Serendah Rubber Co., to assist in the general work Co. Ltd., Penang. Selangor, was married at Home the association, Miss Orth has
most successful Mr. W. J. B. Ashby, who some November 18 to Buth followed Madeline, eldest daughter of Mr. musical career in Australia and time ago retired from the Secre Fand Mrs. Arthur Trower, of St. Japan, but has given it up at the taryship of the Kinta Sanitary. urgent request of the association Board, has been appointed secre- Leonard's-on-Sea.
in Singapore. It is hoped, how-tary of the Ipoh Turf Club, în ever, that Miss Orth will have succession, to Paymaster-Com- many opportunities of using her mander A. F. B. Livesay, resign talent on behalf of the association red membership.
Those who remember "Leo and Tedo" who brightened local entertainment circles some years ago, will be sorry to hear that
A farewell Juncheon was given news has been received of the The following have been assign recently at the Selangor Club by death of "Tedo" owing to a ed Eastern cadetships in the the Club committee to the Hon. motor accident in which "Leo" Colonial services as a result of the Mr. O. F Stonor, the retiring pre- was injured.
open competitive examination sident. Among those present held in August: Winnington-were the Chief Justice (Mr. Ingram, EA (Oxford) Blelloch, H. H. J. Gompertz) and the Hon. TWEdinburgh)
On board the Japanese training ship Iwate at present in Singapore roada, there is eers As a naval cadet Prince Fushimi,
Admiral Fushimi.
ntander
of the Sasebo and second cousin of Emperor of Japa
Mr. McGrath, who successfully
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Far East, has alread
land with a talented com artlete known as The who will be visiting Malay In the New Year blaivisht Hong
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Mr H W The Stonor's health was prop Ceylon Mr FB D. the club
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