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A meeting of membra of the Association of Subscribers to the Kowloon Tong Building Scheme is to be held to-morrow. -
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There was one Cjrinese ense of China and Japan are to parti- A distressing accident oc- dip here reported during the 24cipate in the Manila Carnival, curred near Onomichi city in hours ended ba Weuesday. The Chinese Consul at Manila Japan whewa festival was held at hus: organised a committee com- the Kasanokami Shrine. Crowds posed of prominent Chinese, to of people flocked to the shrine all take charge of the construction of day long. In the afternoon the the Chinese pavilion and the in-stone torz auddenly fell down staliation of exhibits. Construc-killing two people outright and tion werk in the Carnival City is injuring fourteen ethers, four of Arrested in Chapel for re-well advanced and by the end of the number very seriously. cruiting soldiers without proper the month more than 70 per cent. authority from the headquarters will have been completed of General Sun Chuan-fang. Tupan: of Kiangse, three Chinese have suffered the full extent of Cheking military law. The three ren were taken out at midnight
and shot,
Secretary Mellon has been unable to find the proper place to dispose of a fund of $91,000 of which he has had custody, and has asked the Department of Justice
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A fire broke out at the Nimeriza, a theatre in Okeya- cho, Nagoya, and the whole build- ing was destroyed. The loss is estimated to reach over Y260,000. Some carpenters who were work- ing in the building until very late to start court proceedings to de-the previcus night, making things A Japanese clerk of the Yokocide to whom she money shall be ready for a New Year perform hama Specie Bank in Hankow, paid. The fund represents a pay-ance, are believed to have faded while cut on a shoeing trip by ment by the Government of Peru to properly extinguish a fire they himself in the vicinity of t
to the heirs. of Jolin Celestine had made to keep themselves Wuchang about three weeks ago. Landrenu for claims by Landreau Warm has never returned. All efforts to and his brother for services in locate him have failed, and there mining development. is no way to ascertain what has happened to itim. The magis- trate of Wachang has issued notice offering 81,000 to anyone
who can find him dead or alive.
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There are about 3.000 for- eigners actually enrolled this win- Important prison reforms, in-ter at the University of Paris chading the establishment of a Many of them are British or prison colony for women, wore ad American. There is no real re- sentment expressed anywhere, though, it is suggested that some of them would do well to begin their studies in the provincial universities. Various problems arise which are the subject of dis-
Paris is proud that it should be cassion in the important French newspapers, but on the whole regarded as the centre of culture. The Quarter Latin is converted into an exotic district in which jone may find the Anglo-Saxon,. the Oriental, the Balkan. the Slav and the Latin races mingled..
before the British Columbia Government by repre- The Corporation of Austrian sentatives of the Provincial Coun Publishers and Booksellers is init of Women, an organisation. viting the Education Board and embracing the entire Province. the Press & co-operate in a plar The delegation urged that in diate good literature. It is pro- brought into effect; that women to educate the masses to appre-determinate prison sentences de posed to found public libraries in prisoners be allowed to engage in all districts, bintaining well-useful work like poultry raising. printed and carefully-selected needlework and dairying, and that editions of the world's best litern- Ea home for drug addicts be ture. The production and distri-created! hetion of the books will be ar ranged in order to bring thems within the range of all classes..
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A comparatively small but nevertheless importunk housing Unfortunately the invasion of reheme is being steadily carried students from countries. whose "Peace is Christ's message toon by the Church Army, London, money has maintained a high level | humanity," said Lord Parmoër in through a subsidiary organisation tends to raise the prices for the an address urging forgiveness and called Church Army Housing. French students, who, dependent Christian charity for the healing Ltd. The society has been in upon the franc, are much poorer of the nations of Europe. Locarno existence since November, 1924 than their foreign colleagues.. was the first step toward a per- and hus erected blocks of housesThese latter can pay whatever is manent pence system, he skik K[of. the non-parlor type. demanded by the hotel keepers.. was admissedy partial in its ap-which can b rented. in-by the restaurants and by the plication, and Great Britain wis eluding
local taxation, cafés. and they have first choice. assuming the responsibility of a for about 129. a week. in three dif-It is not surprising that some pro- guarantor without herself assent-ferent districts of London. Great text should be raised from sine to ing to arbitration for the settle-difficulty is experienced in the time, but, as the Figaro puts it, ment of all international dis-vicinity of Loridon in finding suit- the presence of so many strangers pines. In the long run he saidable,sites for small housing cpera- on the Boulevard Saint Michel: the wider principle" adopted at tions and the Church Army should be a matter of congratula Geneva in 1924 must be accepted activities will hereafter adopt the tion, for it is a sign of the prestige and all nations must assent to in-plan of acquiring a large acreage of French intelligence, a pledge of international friendship, and a tribunals as a substitute for the the, building as funds. become arbitrament cf war.
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The band of the “Hawking" is to play at the Queen's Theatre on Sunday evening.
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Mr. F. Thiel. German Consul at Shanghai has returned from trip to his home land.
M Alexandre Varenne, Gov- ernor-General of French Indo- China, is to pay a visit to Siam early this year on the invitation of the Siamese Government.
A report in motion picture Joseph O'Fose, supervising Mr. L. M. Jee, manager of the circles that the stork is to make tobacco inspector of the bureau of Pesenck Motion Picture Com-second visit to the home of internal revenue, Marila. retired pany in China, gave an address at Charlie Chaplin, comedian, has December 31, after 26 years of the Shanghai Chinese Y.M.C.A. been partly confirmed at the continuous and faithful service, on "The Moving Picture Industry Chaplin studio. "This is just a Orosco is resigning under their China."
litttle previous, isn't it?" "the Osmeña act, which entities him to
comedian countered in answer to queries. "We live in hopes and I would be very happy if it were true. Come around a little later and we may have something to
to see, however:"
receive. 20 per cent. of His regular Mr. Fletcher S. Brockman, salary from the Government.secretary for the Far East of the Silverio Blaquera, special tobacco National Council of the Y.M.C.A's Pagent of the same bureau and of the United States, arrived in
secretary of the tobacco board, Shanghai en the "Shanghal tell you. Mrs. Chaplin is the one has been designated to fill the Maru on January 2. vacancy.
New Year greetings from Pre- Among ibe
The Liberty Magazine's week- passengers whosident Coolidge, Secretary of War farried fc-day on the P. und 0, s.s.Davis and the Bureau of insular $1,000 in cash and a gold medal y prize for bravery, consisting of Malwa," were Mr. and Mr. Affairs for Governor-General Austin, Major and Mrs.
Was E. A. Wood and the Filipino people
recently awarded to Staff Albuster, Mr. W. D. Bell, Capt. were received by cable from Sergeant Patrick Ahearn, U.S. G. Byers, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Washington, D. C. at Malacañan...
Army, instructor at the Gulf Barbour, Lady Bell, Miss Bel,The cable said :--
Coust Military Academy, Missis Mr. A. H. Crook and child, Mr. "Wood: The President, the sippi, as the Liberty's recognition Cecil Dormer, Mrs. Gillingham, Secretary of War and Bureau of of most distinguished heroism and self-sacrifice. With his clothes Mr. and Mrs. Gray, Mr. S. H. Insular Affairs extend to you and Hills, Mr. D. E. Hudson, Mr. the Filipinos people best wishes on fire and himself swinging from W. R. Little, Lient. S. W. for the New Year." Ludington, Mrs. R. Larter, Maj.- ften. 0, 0 Luard, Mr. 3. M. The Chinese community atter to safety after all hope was
Medkie, Copt, J, D. Milne, Mr. and Mrs. F. BMudie, Mr. and Mre. Maitland, Mr. F. Marshall, Mr. and Ms. Markham, M. R. Murray, Capt. C. D. Nicholl, Mr. J. S., Oliver, Mrs. M. Potts.
Manila observed New Year's Day, in new style with a special literary and musical programme. In the morning the members of the Chinese Dramatic Club held a re- ception and staged a drama in the Confucius theatre. "The theatre The Tokyo Amateur Jazz was crowded with Chinese of the Orchestra, composed of business younger generation, men of Tokyo and Yokohama, evening, the Kuomingtang party started their season on December held a monster mass meeting in 14 by playing at the banquet and the auditorium of the Chinese High School. Addresses were ball given in honour of the new delivered by leaders of the party.
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And the following comes from Raja- institutions which have benefited North America, is now in Japan. are St. Luke's Hospital (14,000), en route for a visit to the East kup Lower Porak, F.M.S."I tried
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