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The Residents' Association nt. Cheung Chan is buey getting roads into shape for the sensor
Tokyo is to raise 800,000 yen towards the cost of building a Y.M.C.A. eosting 1,600,000 yen. One million yen is to come from America. The building will be the largest in the world of this description, outside the States...
The hearing of the case in which three, Chinese (one of whom, Fok Chuen-ygen, disappeared whilst on bail are charged with an alleged conspiracy to defraud the Wing Company of $50,000 reached further stage before Mr. R. lindsell at the Central Magistracy Yesterday and was again adjourned until Friday....
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Overhauls to various houses
Age of Innocence at at Cheung Chau are being conthe Queen's Theatre gives a good templated in view of the approach idea of the famous novel, It will be shown this evening. To-morrow of the sumpar season.
Monna Vannu is the attraction
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The Kobe Cutoms trade re- turns for the first ten days of this A remarkable book has recent month (March 1 to 10) show ex-ly been published in Berlin. It a ports valued at Yen 21,814,000, a psychological interpretation of and imports valued at. Yem the ex-Kaiser's character The 30,485,000, the excess of imports author is Professor Emil Ludwig: amounting to Yen 9,171,000. and the book is making something a sensation in Germany.
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Britain's uncomplaining as-Putnam's have arranged to publish aumption of the burdens of an English edition of the work this the war and the manner in year Miss Ethel Colburn Mayne which it has shouldered a burden is to make the transition. due solely to adherence to a moral dead, is the best answer to the carping critics who believe the industrial sun has set, so far as Britain is concerned. Such is the opinion of Sir Andrew Pettigrew, chairman of the great Scottish textile firm of Campbells and Stewart and McDonald, Ltd.
At the Central Magistracy
The Government of Burma yesterday, an earth coolie was charged with alleged murder of announces that it has come to its another coolie whose body was notice that attempts are often subsequently found in a lane atmade to influence executive en- Wancha In outlining the case,gineers, and superintending en- it was stated that the murder was the result of a quarrel between the two men who lived in a house lat Sun Street. The case was [adjourned.
Every Thursday at noon, there is a service in the Union
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The "Japan Times" states that the installation of automatic telephones in Yokohama will be completed in March, according to the Yokohamia Central Telephone Office. Owing to the fact that this system does away with tele- phone operators and is operated by purely mechanical means, sUC- essful operation depends entire ty upon the proper usage of the machines.
Henry Ford 19 entitled to ex- gineers responsible for accepting clusive use of the name "Ford" tenders on behalf of the Public in the script made familiar by Works Department in favour of Ford Motor Company advertising, particular contractors. The Gov-decording to an opinion handed ernment has now decided that down by a federal judge in an any attempt on the part of the injunction suit brought by the tenderer to enlist support for his Ford Motor Company against the tender will entail the rejection of Fiske Brothers Refining Company.
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Dr. Henslert, Bishop of South Rev. Mr. Yonezawa, pastor of the Tokyo, is making an appeal for Methodist Church near the Kenthe diocese of Hokkaido, in North cho, has had unexpectedly large Japan, the bishopric of which is
distance Television ns. de congregations every week and now vacant for want of funds to bits fair to be as successful asupport it. For 50 years the veloped by Mr. Bard, means that ..S has supplied a Bishop, we can see people as well as hear venture as it is impressive...
workers, and funds, but the them through the ether, This la society is now regretfully compell accomplished by means of a trans- ed to discontinue its grants. mitting instrument which replaces "Unless other assistance can be the microphone that deals purely Television is, procured writes Dr. Heaslett, with sound waves. ing too many passengers.. The Hokkaido must be given up. We transmission of photography. In killing of a dog belonging to have the workers. We have the this case, transmission is instan European was one of the charges properties. We have the oppor.taneous, and distance offers no against a motor car driver who was tunities. We jack, money only. barrier, since the electrical im- fined $10. At Kowloon, a bus A sum of £10,000 will save the pulses that transmit the picture driver was fined $25 for disregard Hokkaido Diocese from practical are precisely similar to those sent
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Among traffle prosecutions at the Central Magistracy yesterday, three taxi drivers were fined $10 each for refusing, hire, while
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Lovers of Sheila Kaye-Smith's King Gustav of Sweden partner- The memory of Scotland's famous novels will be interested to hearing Mr. Setterwall, an Englishman,. bard, Robert Burns, is commemor that she is engaged upon a sequel defeated Frince Chichibu and aated in Atlanta, America, by a of one of the most popular of them. Mr. Murray in a tennis match at club formed of admirers and
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lovers of the great Scotch pöet. "A reproduction-of the cottage at Ayr Captain W. H. Calthrop, in which Burns lived, was built. Calthrop, A.M., OBE, R.N., is by the club where it holds month- retiring from the post of Masterly literary meetings. The cottage Attendant.at.Singapore and leaves walls are covered, with ivy braught for Home on board the P. and O. from Scotland. "Morea" on April 9.
During his stay in Japan, Mr. Eric Rice added about 100 mem- bera to the Overseas League, principally in Tokyo, Yokohama and Kobe
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The forthcoming wedding is-an- nouneed of Sergeant R. T. P. Hicka, of Murray Barracks, to Miss Phylies Storey, who, is due to arrive in the Colony by the B.. "Assaye." The Bev, T. W.. Pearce, LL.D., of the London Mission and Warden of Morrison Hill, has been the local Secretary of the British & Foreign Bible Society for over 40 years, Dr. Pearce is proceeding on Home leave shortly.
When Mr. Henry Ainley played Those who witnessed "If will Benedick in "Much Ado About be interested to hear that the Nothing." in London, he appeared author, Lord Dunsany, is publish-in costumes worn by Irving in the ing a new novel a romance of the Anme part at the Lyceum in 1882. Golden Age of Spain. The title is
The Charwoman's Shadow."
The Secretary of State for the Colonies has approved of the ap pointment of the Hon. Mr. Hayes. Marriott, CM.G., 19 Colonia? Secretary Straits Settlements; in The Rev. G. McNeur has been succession to the Hon. Mr. E. S appointed Moderator of
the Hose, C.M.GE Presbyterian Church in Zealand. He leaves on the "Tango Fam told on good authority, says Maru" to-day with Mrs. McNeur. a Home writer, that every shingled Residents of Cheung Chau have woman who respects her shingle cordially
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These Irving costumes are stored in a costumier's warehouse in Wilson-street, Long Acre, withi thousands, of other dresses belong- Ing to Mrs. H. B. Irving and Mr. T. Hestlewood.
The "Catholle Times" states that the Pope has bestowed on Sir Alfred Bower, Sir Frederick Barthorpe, and Sir Harold Downer, the Knight Commandérship of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, in
tires to bed for the night, to keep Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of the her hair in position to protect the City of London. In the case of Sir The following were recently wave; and to prevent the ends at Alfred Bower his Holiness has add- elected officers of the Kobe the back furning up The new "beded the further distinction of the branch of the Society of St caps are not so elaborate as those Star of the Order. George: Mr. A. W. Cosser, Presi- of former days, but they are night- dent, Mr.. G. N. Hallett, Vice-cans for all that. President, and Dr Barker,
wishes expressed their good dons a sleeping cap when she ve memory of their year of office a
Captain P. Watson and Messrs. The managing committee of the E. B. S. Edwards, T. G. Ely. M. Foreign Section of the League of Ellerton, J. P. Trousdell, F. A. Wells and C.A. Aslet, Committee
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Harry Lauder had a surprise for his admirers--or that small section of them who were able to get seats Nations Association of Japan, has when he reappeared at the accepted the resignation of Dr. Victoria Palace after an absence R. C Armstrong, its chairman, from London of almost two years.. who is shortly, to return to He made his, first entry disguised ⠀⠀⠀ The opera season in Tokyo open- Canada, and appointed Dr. G. as a piper in full blast, and the dis- ed with “Rigoletta by the Carp Ramstedt Flanish charge rutse was excellent, until the Opera: Co. A predominantly d'affairs, to serve from the time audience started to look for the Japanese audience greeted the of Dr.Armatrong's departure tune. Then they found Harry ins présentation with much applause, until the next annual meeting stead and welcomed him back up. The Italian Ambassador Count
Della Torre, Madame Della Torre
roariously, for 60 minutes Lauder": with his rich, pleasant voice.
and their two daughters, together. Funeral · services for one of clean pafter and infectious chuckl with members of the Italian Kobe's oldest American residents, was like a breath of mount Embassy staff were among the dis-Dr. A. G. Boyer, took place at from his own country: - His tinguished members of the foreign Kobe Union Church, the services toire included. When Meet community who attended the per- being in charge of the pastor, Dr. Mackay Susie Maclean "The formance.
H. WHyers. Dr Boyer died at Wig, Wig, Waggle of the Kilt, the residence of Mr. W B. Strong and I Must be Boss of the Hoose" where he had made his home for and though they were sung as only several years. He had been suf Lauder can sing them, it woul fering from a heart allment for idle to pretend that they will live viously but had in the memory like the old
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