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The great iron pillar at Delhi A "Grand Howl and Inspec- Bon" of the Shanghat Boy Scouts:has withstood corrosion for 1,800 years. a fact which, even taking has been Almed and will be sent to the Chief Scout, Sir Robert into account the dry climate of
Delhi, deftes explanation. Buden Fowell.
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Representative of the Soviet will visit the gutornment United States in connection with the sale of certain Murplus articles from the old Imperial collection of jewels.
The Parak Amateur Wirelesa. Society will shortly be inaugurated io Ipoh. As the result of an ex- cellent response to circulars sent out, nearly a hundred members of various communities have agreed
Society And to join the Inaugural,publie meeting was held at the Town. Hulk. pol on Tues- day, the 19th Inst
A badger killed all the poultry. which was to have been sold at an nuction in Yorkshire recently,
Poorly illuminated corners of Manila city soon will have better. lights, the municipal board having appropriated: P2,028.70 for that purposo,
In the High Court of Justice it has been decided that a "cat may roum over walls and roofs, and is 'first not misbehaving itself the
Baits, the leader of the famous dog-team which raced with sup Epifea to Nome, Alaska, during the
diphtheria epidemic some time ago, I time is to have a statue in his honour In New York Central Park.
pigeons.
it bites the neighbour's:
Fourteen more Filipino me- News of the Kuala Lumpur Ichanics to work in the shops of floods must have reached England the Ford Motor Company at De- I. exaggerated form We have trait will be selected through coin- topetitive test at the bureau of Jalat seen a letter addressed
the Red Sea, Old labour, a committee composed of someone in Markit 9. Kuala Lumpur, which two senators and labour officials has been safely received here, says having been appointed to conduct the test. Eleven successful com- the Malay Mail
potitors are ready to be sent to the United States.
on
Ancient Visayan customs will be depicted for the entertainment Mr. W. C. Lowdermilk of the and formtion of the public:
and during the Visayan Group Ball Agrieg Mure College of
which will take place at the Nanking University. Forestry
One of gave a valuable lecsure in the Mauila Carnival auditorium lecture hall of the Royal Asiatic the night of February 10.
the features of the programme will Society, under the auspices of the
be typical Visayan wedding as China Society of Science and Arts.
the 18th century Mr. Arthur de C: Sowerby was in celebrated in
The unique wedding ceremonies the chair. Mr. Lowdermilk's sub-
and the celebration which follow- deef was "Some aspects of the con-
ed, a typical of the southern servation of rainfall in North China with particular reference islands, will be revived that night.
1o. the Pen Ho watershel Shana," and enbo:fed the results of care- fal scientific Investigation upen this subject.
A total of 40% wis realised: recently in Edinburgh for three lettors
of Robert Burns. They were purchased by Messrs. Spencer 01 Pondon. The first letter, writ
The return showing the num-ten to Mr. Boyd,, an architect who was bulking a cottage for the poet ber of cases of notifiable disease which occurred in the Colony dar į at Dumfries, realised £35;
tha
Karl Vlerina doctor. Tha Doppler, has discovered that by touching up blood vessels with a weak solution of carbolic acid re- javenation within a few days has been the result, with lasting suc- Cess. Old persoas feel nu longer depressed, but fresh and Bt. is stated that the operation is very simple, and can be perforined by greatest success in his attempts, any doctor. Dr. Doppler had the on animals by touching up the blood: vessels of the male and female
glands.
'It
Not only the Manila public was disappointed in viewing the partial eclipse of the sun, but locai weather officials, who were unable
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ing the week ended Saturday, the second, written from Ellisland to to take clear pictures, because of HONGKONG & TERRITORIAL ESTATES, LTD.
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23rd Instant shows that there Mr. Boyd, brought 251; and the the dense "tumulus" clouds that were two Chinese imported cases third; also to Mr. Boyd, £41. At practically covered the
from horizon. All available astronomi- the same auction a latter or smallpox, two. British and one
Admirat Nalson to Lady Hamilton, cat instruments fitted for the Chinese case of diphtheria, ene
in readiness. of the Chinese ease. imported, of enteric dated September 25. 1801, was observation were,'
Megara. Stephen and Father Saderra. head: fever, one Chinese case of cerebro-sold to spinal fever and three cases of Pollock, of Ayr, før 26. 15s., while seismological division, observed changes in the magnetic a Robert Louis Stevenson letter, the The three cases rabies in dogs. of rabies occurred in the Victoria written from the Grand Hotel, elements during the eclipse from One Chin Nice, in 1886, fetched £16. Athe magnetic station in Antipelo, registration district.
letter of Sir Walter Scott was sold while Director: Sulga with his for $2 12., and an original Allan various assistants remained in the
central observatory. Ramsay manuscript realised £30.
ese caso of cerebro-apinal fever was reported in the Colony on Monday.
SOCIAL AND
The annual bull of the Dock Yard Recreation Club is to be held in the City Hall on Thursday. February 4.
An exhibition of dancing by the pupils of Miss D. O'Keefe, is to be given in the Theatre Royal on February 18 and 20:1 H.E. the Governor and lady Clementi have given their patronage.
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John A., Foster, prohibition director. of New York, is rounding up the big rum ring in the metropolis, twenty- five of whom, including members of the Coast Guard, are under arrest.
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Fleming of Shanghai, announce the engages ment of their daughter, "Loraine Margaret, to Mr. Charles Dewey Culbertson.
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Mr. Charlton Maxwell, Commis- A marriage has been arranged between Mr. Arthur Akehurst, andsioner. Trade and Customs, F.M.S., Miss Elsie Lydia Harrison, of will be going on leave about April.xx Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, Shang- hai.
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Miss Ethel Deacon, who spent some months in Shanghai has now she to Penang. where gone on has been appointed "Cambridge teacher, in English subjects at the Anglo-Chinese Girls School
Mr. Mackay and Mr. Broadfoot of the mission at Pakkai have re- turned there (writes the "China Mall Kungmoen correspondent). It is expected that the hospital and misstan will re-open after China New Year (February 17).
Owing to the departure for England in the near future of Mrs. E. B. Heaton-Smith her duties as Hon. Secretary of the Minister- ing Children's League have now been taken over by Mrs. N. W. Hickling, 13, Weihaiwai Rond, Shanghai.
Sir Harry Lauder saved himself the cost of a telegram at the end of his broadcasting performance In London. After he had finished. singing "Just a wee deoch and doris," he spoke these words to his wife, who he said was listen ing to him
"Now listen hore, sweetheart," he said. am coming North to Glasgow to-morrow night, travel- ling by, the 10 o'clock from Eueton. Mind you re there to meet me."
Sic Harry proved to have a re- markably fine broadcasting volce, whether in song or speech.
Half of the foreign branch of the Shanghai police force volun- teered to give a pint of blood to a young comrade, P. C. P. Main, who passed away at the General Hospital aftor a protracted illuesH It was not until last, wéik; when it was realised that blood trans fusion was the only hope for his recovery, that the services of the deceased's comrades were called "you are headachy liverlab, biliour upon. Finally Barrack Constable -tempered, blue, try a little doss of W. G. Groesslade was picked upon, Pinkettes to-night and you'll test 100
the morning. for the operation. F. C. Main, who XTE CASE,
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Mr. Sect Cheang Swee, chief eterk of the Ponang Harbour Board, was the recipient of a gold watch, a medal and a silver picture frame, subscribed for by the staff, on his retirement from the Board after 21 years service, owing to failing eye-sight.
Stockholm rumoured that the Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to Vico President Dawes for his plan for the German reparations settlement,
The Orst volume of Raymond Poincare's memoirs is to be pub lished in. February and will dan! with the policy of France during the years 1912 and 1913. it is said to contain many hitherto un published documents. There memoirs are to be published under the title of "In the Service of Franca." It is understood that M. Folneare feels somewhat that he was not consulte wáy, duringthezonunuşl ministerial Crisis that foll the fall of M Painleve ministry. It is not tha ed to be a
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