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'Kelantan Gold Mines, Limit-li meeting of the Bank of East Asia.fed, was struck off the Register of Land Ltd. is adverbised for February 6,1 Companies on December 21, 1928, at 3.30 pm.
A Dinner in connection with the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders will "be on Friday, February 19.
held
The return of notifiable dis eases for the 24 hours ended Thursday, shows one Chinese cusé of smallpox and one Chinese case of diphtheria, "
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The world's record for fast and accurate typewriting has been established on Underwood typewriter, Albert Tangoru retain ing his title at 130 not words a minute for one hour.
A reader of the "China Mai gives us to understand that the bonds in connection with the former Banque. Industrielle de Chine have arrived and are being checked. He expresses the hope that no time will be lost in dia- tribusing them..
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The annual subscription to Hongkong Horticultural
Matheson & Co., Ltd.
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The manuscript of "Actions: Reactions" is now fted to
Andrew's University, by Rudyard Kipling, its ex-Lord It is reported that the Asso-Rector. At auction in London or ctated Chambers of Commerce of New York the MS would fetch Malaya are not in favour of the 2400 or 2500-perhaps more. registration of business names. Another manuscript that has found a home at St. Andrew's la For striking another inmate that of the address on "Courage" on the head with a poker, a 70-by Kipling's Rectorial predeces year-old inmate at Torringtonsor, who presented the document (Devon) workhouse has been de- to the wife of the Principal, Sir prived of his tobacco for a fort-James Irvine... night.
Sir F. Seton James, former Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements, who is now Governor of Grenada, has reintroduced the penny post in that island as from January 1.
An old broken fiddle, brought down from the garret to "be re- paired for son to practise on, has brought Mr. and Mrs Phil Menges an offer of $10,000 from F. B. Cherloski, Detroit violinist. On the back of the violin which cost the Menges $26, is a label "Antonius reads:
Cremona sis Faciebat Anno 1716," and in one corner in a circle containing a eros are the famous initials, A. S.," which appear on all the master maker's violins..
The bungalows built by the which Yokohama municipality for for-Stradivarius, eigners who are seeking that type of house in Yokohama have beer completed recently, including four Sagiyama and one at
it the Y.C. and Mameguchi near A.C. They consist of two bed- rooms, drawing, dining and bath- room and servants' quarters.
The Federation of British Industries is to put all its weight into the matter of the "movies" Boriely of $35. be now due and The captain of a ship which and the British side of it, and any persons interested in Horii-left its nsual course in plying be- future development will be watch- calture and desiring to become tween Baku and the Persian ported with interest, especially as the Members should communicate with Enzell recently discovered an old advertising side of American the Hos. Secretary-Mr. B. C.Asiatic city buried beneath the pictures is being pushed in Eng- Hornell care of Messrs. Jardine, waters of the Caspian Sea. land so forcefully, although the Streets, mosques and bouses of state arrivals of American stars Eastern architectural design could and "movie magnates" has de- Medical Board has beenbe clearly made out in the clined with the end of this year's established at Weihalwai consists shallower stretches of the sca. Itfall" It is very noticeable im ing of Dr. Francis Clark, MD thought this town is the ancient London just how how the newly M.CPP... Senior Medical Haraba-Shater which sank be erected picture theatres around Officer, Mr. S. 1. Burdett. M.,neath the Caspian Sea after an Piccadilly Circus are booming the Junior Officer, and Surgeon Com- Pearthquake 300 years ago. The latest big films--possibly, thanks mander N. S. Meiklejohn. D.S. fishermen of the Caspian insist to the FB.I., it will be the same M.R.C.S. L.R.C.P... Royal Navy, that there are several such towns with British films before this time Medical Oficer of Health (Island) at the,, bottom of the ocean and next year.
that some of them can be seen on The American Petroleum In-clear days.
A questionnaire was recently stitute announces that John D. Rockefeller has pledged a fond of
Some weeks ago the "Com-addressed to the workers, who are $250,000 to the institute "for the mercial" published an article. attending the State Opera in initiation of a programme of entitled "Shipping agents: Are Moscow in increasing numbers be- scientific research in petroleum." they worth while ?" and emphasis cause 30 per cent. of the tickets Mr. Rockefeller stipulated that the ing the value of having a man in are reserved for trade-union mem- results of this research are to be touch. A reprint of the article bers at reduced prices, as to their freely available to the industry has been
made by Messrs, preferences in the matter of The re- and public generally.
Litchfeld and Soundy, Ltd., ship operatic performances.
that they gen- ping agents, of Great Tower sult showed The British population Street. This concern, at any rate,erally prefer Russian, to foreign Kobe, according to the latest appears to have nothing to fear operas; and Rimsky-Korsakov's Police censur consists of 506 men from a discussion of the utility of Sadko" and Borodin's "Prince The next numer shipping agents, and one cannot Igor" came first in the order of "Sadko" is. dis- ous section of the foreign com- but compliment them on their prefer ne
Fs beautiful! munity (excluding Chinese. of entero se in printing the article tinguished for whom there are nearly 5,000 in along with a brief statement of melodies, and rich imaginative based upon an old Kobe) are the Americans with 309 their policy and methods. Thus staging. men and 240 women. Germans the Press may directly "damn Russian legend, while "Prince come next with 244 men and 182 with faint praise," or indirectly Igor" contains an extraordinarily
brilliant ballet-scene. praise with faint damning.
and 120 women.
women.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Dr. Lim Boon Keng addressed jolt meeting of the Singapore Teachers' Association and the Old Rafflesians in the Raffles Institu- tion hall last night.
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Mr. A. H. Turner, of the Union Society. of Canton, Insurance Singapore, is leaving home for the East at the end of this month.
At the inquest on Canon West- lake, 46. Custodian of Westminster Abbey, who died after attending Queen Alexandra's funeral service, it was stated that he was suffer- Rudolph Valentino celebrateding from a diseased heart, and a The wedding of Mr. David de his first night in Paris with n bik verdict of Death from Natural
Causes was returned. Souza and Miss Louisa Joseph is Monmartre party, which wound up fixed to take place at the Cathedral in Mitchell's Negro Entertainment Blanche ut 6.30. of the Good Shepherd. to-day. Club in Rue This will be" followed by a recep- "o'clock in the morning.
the Singapore Catholic
tion ut Club.
When Thomas Freyer, R. native 4N. of Lincolnshire, was fined: costs at Grimsby for failing to "Mrs. Elizabeth Dibdin, cf Brock-register as an alien, it was stated: well near Monmouth, who has that
26 years
sgo he went to America and became an American now revisiting citizen, and was the scenes of his boyhood.
An informal reception was held just celebrated her 101st birthday on New Year's Day to the Chinese was told by a doctor more than 50 Staff and Agents, at Shanghai at years ago that her heart was bad the residence of Mr. Perry Fowler, and that she had only six months Chairman of Masers. Brunner, to live. Mond and Co. (China),Limited. It was attended by over a hundred members of the staff, and included both Chinese and foreigners.
The Prime Minister has written
to Sir Travers Clarke, chief admin-
Mr. Raymond Phillips, only sonistrator of the British Empire
the
his
Lord Beatty, First Sen. Lord of the Admiralty, in a letter states
of the late Mr. George Phillips, Exhibition, expressing the Govern Signal and Telegraph Enginear, ment's warm appreciation of F. M. S. Rallways, has arrived in great services which he and
Ataff have rendered "in an enter A Shanghai Telephone Com- Kuala Lumpur, and is taking ever pany staff dinner was given to the duties of District. Telegraph prise. which has done so much for Mr. P. H. Cole, Engineer-in-Chief Engineer, M.S.R. from Mr. the Empire." and General Manager of the Com- Gutheridge, who is proceeding on pany, at the Astor House. on long leave. January 2. A novel feature of the dinner was a pie, which, on being opened, disclosed Master Freddie Parlant, who greatly amused the guests by reciting "Old King Cole. Miniature telephone poles and wires extended the whole Tength of the table."
Mr. B. Walde, late secretary of that about £7,000 is still required the Malacca Club, at present in to make good the upperworks of Penang, contemplates artrip to the old Trafalgar ship "Implacable" Australia in the near future, for (captured from the French), and health reasons. Mr. E. J.T.Pearce to equip the vessel as a holiday is at present acting as aesrétary of training ship for boys. Thanks the Malacca Club, pending the chiefly to an anonymous gift of arrival of the newly appointed: £15,000, the under-water repairs The annual dinner of the Ex-secretary from home;
are being, put in hand The King has subscribed £50.. Further sub: Gunners' Roll of Shanghel - was held at the Hotel Plaza.
scriptions should be sent to Sir Vincent Baddeley, Midland Bank, Westminster Branch, Wesleyan Hall, S.W. 1.
Brig.
The engagement was recently Gen. Macneghter, C.M.G., B.S.O., announced, at a dinner party held formerly of Hongkong, was in the at the Great Eastern Hotel Shang- chair and was supported by some hai, and at a tea-dance at the 40 members. After the royal toast Astor House, of Miss King May, had been proposed from the chair, Wen, a niece of Commissioner Wen There has been a sequel" to a Brig. Gen. Marnaghten, in propos Taung-yao, to Mr. P Y Tang facetious remark made by Sir ing the allent toast, made special Miss Wen le an artist who received Edward Nicholl, the shipowner, reference to the loss sustained by her training in England. Mr. who was MF for the Penryn and the Roll in the death of Brig Gen Teng is now sub-manager. In his Falmouth Division from 1918 to Marr Johnson, CMG., DS.O. The father's silk mil).
1922, in a speech at a police only other toast to be honoured
function, when he stated that, in Was The Royal Regimentofter diamet
onsequence of a burglary at this. which & merry evening was spent Mr. F. J. Brygnt, the well- mansion, Littleton Park, Shepper with song and story. A special known Ipoh lawyer, who has exton, Middlesex, his servants had vote of thanks was extended to tensive mining and planting inter fed he had failed to sell his BrixGen Macnaghten for all heste in Parak da leaving for Home mansion, and "up to the present had done for the Roll, and after early in April, though this is not I have not been able to give 10 the singl
Polly his final goodbye to Malays. It is away Through the last remark goodfellow, the room resounded kte intention to visit the county. Long taken seriously Sir Edward Bryant may be has been so ted with lettera
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