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Having bent the shaft of a The 36th Annual General Meet chair" as he was backing a caring of the Hongkong Benevolent at Wong Net Chung Road, Mr. D. Society is to be held at St. John's Eegan give the coolfe $2 He was Cathedral Hall on Wednesday Hummoned yesterday for not re February 24, at 11 am Those in porting the accident. The police tarcated are cordially invited to admitted that 83 would gaver the attend. extent of the damage but Maj Wilson said that it was important A postcard sent by a resident that accidents should be reported in Minato-ku, Osaka, to a friend As the police never knew what in Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka, might arise out of them
has turned up after seven months The postcard was posted in June. Several Europeans appeared last year and bore the postmark of at court yesterday on charges of January 15, 1926, traffic law infringements. Mr. G
Many shops at Home are dis playing dainty safety razors for the necks of shingled womanhood..
Whon South Afrifan students visited Bath, the Mayor and Mayorass, -Mime Sarah Grand the novelist, entertained them to an Al Elth" ten of Sully Launa, Bath chape, polonies, peppermints) Bath buna, Bath Olivers, and Suhs wators.
From the "Magical News and Herald" He was now to the Halloy, of the Hongkong Electric At the formal opening of the musical trade, having, aa, a matter Company was fined $10 for driving Seremban branch of the Ho Hong of fact, graduated in a motor at an excessive speed: Mr. L. Bank, Limited, there was a large depot. But what he lacked in ex- Warren and Mr. T G. Weal were gathering among whom ware perience he made up in resource, fined $8 for leaving cars off the the British Resident, the hon ble and when the customer inquired for atand in Pedder street and thus M. E. C. H. Wolff, the hon'ble Mr. some "pianoforte pieces he was causing an obstruction; Dr. G. Wong Yick-tong, and many other not at a loss. "I am sorry, sir, but Thomas was fined $6 for passing business men and leading citizens we only sell whole planos here!" a stationary tramcar Wallet on his of the European, Chinese, Mainy motor cycle; the, chauffeur of Mrs. and. Indian communities. The A. Murphy of Kowloon. was fined $4 for leaving the car, unattended
a
Some ten civilian members of British Resident formally declared the crew of the airship R38 have the bank opon, expressing the hopestved short notices of daroissal, on a similar charge to the latter that there will be more in future Mr. Lytton, of Kowloon was fined years, when the country becomes An official of the Air Ministry told "Daily Chronicle representative aimilar amount: Mr. A. W more prosperous. In response, the that all essential men and the Ramsay, of Kowloon, was Aned $5 manager, Mir Lee Shan-ming,. for disobeying the signals of Aspeaking in English as well as in highly skilled personnel had been Indian constable at the Star Torry Chinese thanked Mr Wolff for parforming the opening ceremony, and the guests for their presents and attendance and good wishes.
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retained. Staff reductions were necessary on the ground of economy. In addition to the R58 mon a number of erectors and other workmen at Cardington and Pulham would be paid off. It is of probable that more members the crew will be paid off later, but the question of transferring some of them to other duties: ia under consideration..
A resident of Adelaide recently received a letter from Singapore. On the envelope was
On the afternoon of Jaau- en-ary 16, the P. and Ostoamer telosed. On opening it he found hybor," on her way to Shangha
that the middle portion of the let-sighted a motor fshing boat at ter had been torn out, but that fanchor, flying a signal of distress, pinned to the top corner of one of One of the "Khyber's" boats "was the damaged sheets was a £5 note: lowered,, and the third" officer with On reading the missive the re-alcar crew went off to investi- There are queuea'dadly at the cipient discovered that it had been gate. The sea was far from Canadian Building Trafalgar posted in Singapore by his son, xmoothe and there was a bitterly Square, of men anxious to emigrate and that it contained a reference cold wind, but the "Knyber's" boat under the new 3 fare scheme. to the fact that the money was for managed to get alongside, and took which came into force on January
Christmas box. It was also for the crew and their few portable 1. The response exceeds all stated that two photographs were belongings. The motor boats crew pectations. Three young men with Feneloned. These could not be consisted of eight Japanese and farm experience walked nearly all found is believed that some two Chinese, and had been on the way from Scotland to, London dishoudat person had felt the stiff voyage from Nagasaki with a cargo to apply for immediate sailing.. cards:
inside the envelope; and of rope, after delivering which they "Women especially are applying in that he had torn the latter across, were to proceed to Shanghai, where large numbers," said an official throwing away the remainder of the boat was to be handed over to "They come from all classes, and the contenta without noticing what new owner. It was being pro-include .teachers, dreasmakers, was folded in the paper. The let- visioned for this voyage that saved clerks, typists, and so on. Most of tar had been rescued by the postal them, for after the motor broke them realise that whatever may officials and sent to its proper down they had been helpless. for abs their future, they must, at first, address..
week.
take up domestic work".
SOCIAL
The King Edward Hotel "an nounce tea dances each Tuesday und Thursday, and dinner dancos every Saturday.
The Rev. J. T. Holman, Chaplain to the British Legation, Peking who has been acting as Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral during the past few weeks, left by the M.M. liner “D'Artagnan" yesterday England via Marseilles.
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AND PERSONAL.
Pat Donoghue, son of the famous Writing of the author of "If" jockey, beat ... Bush, from Wwhich the Hongkong ADC is to Earl's stable, in the annual stable producs next month, a London lads boxing tournament.
writer has the following:
Lord Dunsany's constant help- Mr. D. M. Millar, of the Charter-mate and literary adviser is his When he an 8. ed Bank, Penang, will be taking wife, Beatrice. leave in March when he will go "Where on earth have those papers down to Perth, Western Australia, one that I left on my desk three to join Mrs. Millar..
neek ago 2 she can always find them for him. This gifted son of Members and subscribers of the the Plunketts is just at the begin- Royal Hongkong Golf Club are re-ning of a great career. He has Captain and Mrs. Follett with minded that the dinner to the written a wonderfäl novel of Spain Miss Follett have finally parted | visiting.
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in the manner of a modern place from Singapore, saya the Cathedral at the Roof Garden, Hong-Cervantes, and as a novelist he Paper. They have all been in- kuny Hotel, at 8.30 p.m. to may yet do his finest work... timately connected with themorrow. List closes 2 pm on that. Cathedral through long year day, but early notification is re- Mrs. and Miss Foilett have beenquested from those who can be very regular members of the choir present. from which they will be much missed. We wish them every hap- piness in the old country, and we are very sorry to lose them..
On learning of the death of Major-General Sir William Rycroft, His Excellency the Governor, in consultation with representatives of the Government Service and of Princess Mary sits a horse as the various communities in North well as do her brothers.
Her Borneo, despatched on their Joint favourite mount is a lovely grey behalf a telegram of sympathy and Mr. F. D. Haigh, formerly man-mare, which was a wedding, Procondolence to Lady Rycroft. ager of Messrs. Kelly and Walshfa sent from Ireland, but she has a In a letter acknowledging this establishment, Singapore has been chestnut mare also, of which she telegram Lady Rycroft asks that admitted to Shanghai Hospital very very fond, and which is generally her deep gratitude may be convey- seriously ilk Mr. Haigh is now taken by a groom to a given spotted to all nationalities for their If tho Princess is likely to be sympathy in her great sorrow To with Linqtype and Machinery, Ltd in Shanghai Mr. B. Ellis, of the following hounds for any length of the members of the Government same Company, who was formerly time. As a matter of fact, how manager of Linotype and Machin-ever, she is not very fond of long ery. Singapore, has just been dis-days in the saddle, and the early charged from the Shanghal Hoafternoon generally sees her motor pital after a bad attack of typhoid ing back to Goldsborough. fever.
Sorvice and to her many personal friends and acquaintances both European and Asiatic, she desires. to send her grateful thanks
Mr. Somerset Maugham the well; Many of the big game hunters known author and playwright, with. Sir Austen Chamberlain has who, are going from England to his Secretary Mr. Gerald Haxton, written to the Lord Mayor of Lon-Africa this winter will use motor has been paying North Borneo don expressing his thanks for the cars to hunt in the deserts and visit, They came up from Brunei resolution of the Corporation to along the edges of the jungles by launch to Weston, and thence by confer on him the Freedom of the Among the first to leave for the train on January 19 to Jesselton City: The letter contains a parti-season a sport, were Sir John and where they were the guests of His cularly interesting passage It Lady Harrington, who will jump Excellency the Governor and Mrs. is aaya Sir Austen, an honour off from Khartum for an expediPearson at Government which any Englishman would be tion in the wilds of the White Nile They left on ardat proud to receive, and doubly grate County Sir John knows the Darvel for Sandakan, en route ful to me who recall the occasion Budanwell, san GOBE.
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