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Hongkonk Angling Club's 2nd annual meeting Is down for Monday at 5:15 pm. at Mesurs. Jardine's board room.
Mesers. Lammert Bros will anction at their sales rooms, Daddell Street, a quantity of household furniture on June 18,. at 2.30 p.m.
AND AND GENERAL.
A Hongkong Hotel motor bus was. "scratched through going too near the side near Magazine Gap, on turning into Stubbe Rond, on Thuraday. The driver, in his report to the Police, said that his 'bus collided with a piece of wood; but nobody was injured.
Moscow, Jüne. 1. -- The Napthe Syndicate of the US.S.R. announces that an agreement. with the Vacuum Oil Company for the sale of 120,000 tons of petroleum was signed yesterday.
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Penang,
4. The Milf Allahabad, correspondent of the A fire call was sent out from "Pinang Gazette" cables that the Jervois Street, on Thursday even-first air post, as the result of con- near the Western Market. cesutions to the Junker Company. When the Brigade arrived they found an Imperfect chimney ablaze inside and soon put the matter right.
Those interested are reminding, ed of the Catholic community's "Centralstation, answered left Teheran on Tuesday "for reception and presentation of addresses at 5.30 p.m. on Monday,, in the Theatre Royal
Pekalongan, May 28-600 bouw of maize have been destroy- ed by caterpillars. In the district Pemalang whilst a further 600 bouw are threatened.
The tender of Ah Woh, $18,300, for extension of the female prison, Singapore, has been accepted, and that of James, Craig Ltd.. $28,575, for a storage tank at Sungei Bakap, Province Wellesley..
Two further arrests have beer effected, by a Hongkong Police detective, at Macao, of men alleged to be implicated in the piracy of a fishing boat of Cheung Chau Island. The first man was arrested in Hongkong. The officer who went to Macao claims to have brought back some of the loot.
At Peking on June 6, it was freely rumoured that Marshal Wu Pei-fu had been arrested by some disaffected officers as the result of its cashiering General Chin Yun-ao. The arrest is said to have taken place on the train as the Murshat was proceeding to Paotingfu. There has been no confirmation of the rumour.
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Purchase of property by for- A police mator-cycle was damaged, slightly, in the steering eign missions in China must be gear, on Thursday, outside the done according to treaty stipula Bank of East Asia in Des Voeux tions says an order issued by the Road. Lee.-Sgt. Mitchell was
Walchiaopu to provincial author- riding the machine. A riesha ties. The notification points out tried to get across,, in front, and that missions and churches have ran into the cycle. The driver frequently purchased land or pro- then bolted with his riesha, inperty without paying the regular spite of calls to stop..
taxes. This being against both the law and treaties, local com- His brown leather purse,missioners of foreign affairs are some money and
asked to prevent repetition. B gold ring which were inside (all)
worth about $14) was lost, by a New decisions on the organ-` Kowloon licensed motor driverisation, administration, and train- yesterday, as he landed on the ing of the Officers' Training Corps Hongkong side, from the "Star" provide that, while the training of ferry. This was about 12:30 p.m. the Junior Division will be under The man thinks that he may have the general direction of the Chief dropped the purse, or that it was of the Imperial General Staff, re- stolen.
sponsibility for supervising the standard and methods of training of individual contingents will rest with General Officers Command-
Answering a charge of at. tempting to get money by false pretences, Hung Ping-cheung (in-ng-in-Chief. terpreter, Sanitary Department) made a complete denish before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. Defen- dant appeared on remand and the case was again. put back. The prosecution has now closed.
Assistance in the
training of contingents will be given by officers of suitable rank from a regular depot, or when this is not possible, from some selected formation or unit.
With the termination of the voyage at Antwerp, March 29, of the Red Star liner "Pittsburgh," the name of the ship was changed to "Pennland.” The change of name, which has been under con- sideration since the transfer last summer from the White Star to the Red Star Line both owned and operated by the International Mercantile Marine Company- was made in the interest of uni- practice in the various courts in the form nomenclature in the Red Northern port. Of course, several Star feet. Since the Red Star foreign ladies Kave been admitted Line was organised, in 1872, the to the bar there, but Miss Cheng isnames of its ships have always the first Chinese Indy
..ended in "land." :
Miss Soumi Cheng, LL.D. The British Government has (Paris), barrister-at-law, has the been asked to take steps tu vest honour of being the first Chinese the administration of lighthouses lady admitted to practice law in in a properly constituted body re- Shanghai. As a matter of fact, presentative of the users of the she is he first Chinese lady to ob- lights and the dues payers: tain the LL.D. from the University Trinity House, which controls of Paris and the first Chinese to British lights, is only a semi-be admitted to the French Bar. official organisation and there, Miss Cheng has been admitted to have been many complaints that the light dues, are excessive and that Trinity House adopts a very autocratic attitude towards those who pay them.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
London," May 24.-The death has occurred of Professor Eric Sutherland 'Robertson, formerly Vice-Chancellor of Punjab Uni- versity.
Mrs. Atkinson, wife of Mr.
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Mr. H. R. Cheeseman, Inspector Mr. R. J. Schwartz, of the of Schools, Penang, returned from Shanghai International Testing. Home leave on June 2o
House, was a passenger on the "President Lincoln," arriving at: Mr. R. E. Smith, of the Educa-Shanghai from a holiday in the tion Department. Mrs. Smith and Miss Joan Smith, Lady Supervisor,
C. W. Atkinson, Shanghai Mana- Telephone Exchange. Penang /nited States.
ger of the Standard Oil Company | of New York, left on the "Empress of Russia,"
rived from England on June 2,
Washington, June: 2; Re appointment of T. V. O'Connor as chairman of the United States Mr. A. R. Thornton, of Messrs. Shipping Board was announced Wreford and Thornton, Penang, here to-day by President Calvin' London, May 27, Cairo-In the Mr. J. McNeil, of Messrs. Stark Coolidge. O'Connor's term will presence of King Fuad the cere- and McNell and Mr. J. Cruick-be for six years. mony connected with the de-shank, of Caledonia Estate, Pro- parture of the Holy Carpet was vince Wellesley, sailed for Home The latest arrival in Malacca celebrated with great pomp... on June 6 by the P. and Ois Mr. John N. Pakeiman who
Canton, June 10-Dr. Wai Kok, professor of philosophy at the Canton Christian College, to-day took office as Commissioner of Education for the Nationalist Government. He is also acting as 000000000 chief of the No. 2 bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Our own correspondent. "
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has come out to Messrs. E. A. Barbours. Mr. Pakeman is 4 The Rev. W. H. Williams, who member of the Young Conserva was absent on furlough in Europe tives Association at Home and for nearly a year, has returned did much useful work for that and resumed charge of the body prior to coming out, a trip Pastorate of Methodist Episcopal to Moscow and Danzig as their Church, Kuala Lumpur, thus re- special representative being one lieving Mr T. W. Hinch who did of his many missions for them. the dual duties of Headmaster of the school and Pastor of the church.
It is with regret we have to re- Tokyo, June 1-The Konky
cord, the sad and sudden death of kai, the most influential party in
Mr. Kentaro Ochiai, the Japanese the Upper House, will decide their In reply to the despatch of Ambassador to Rome, which event attitude towards Cabinet re Malaya's message of congratula took place in Shanghai.. organisation to-day. Premier tion to Their Royal Highnesses ceased accompanied "by his wife
The de Wakatsuki will have an interview the Duke and Duchess of York and his official interpreter Mr. to-lay with both Mr. Hamaguchi on the occasion of the birth of a Thouye, was on his way home from and Mr. Sengoku, the Minister of daughter, the Government has Italy (on account of illness) aboard Finance and the Minister of Rail-received a request, through the the N.Y.K. liner "Kashima Maru."! ways, respectively.
Secretary of State for the The cause of death was sarcoma, Colonies, that an expression of complicated by peritonitis: Moratuwa, May 20-The mar-Their Royal Highnesses' apprecia.... Aqu riage took place at St. Matthias on may be conveyed to the Church, Laxapathiya, Moratuwa, people of Malaya. yesterday afternoon of C. W
London, May 20.-The death has occurred of Miss Clemence Jane Layard, aged 30 years.
de Mel Licensed Surveyor News hasbeen received The late Miss Layard was a of Moratuwa; with Harriet of the death in hospital daughter of the late Sir Chas. Mendis. daughters of Mr. H. S. at Cape Town of Mr. George Layard, KCMG who was Mendis, proprietary planter, and Howard Triance, of Singapore, in the Ceylon Civil Service from of Mrs. Mendia, of Laxapathiya, The deceased was einployed in 1828 to 1879 and was for 30 years Moratuwa. The Rev Jacob the general goods department of Government Agent of the West- Mendis,theumbent of Holy Messrs. Huttenbach and Lazarus en Province. A brother of Mas Emmanuel Church, Moratuwa and Co., and was on his way to Layard was the late Sir Chas officiated, assisted by the Revs England on leave at the time of Layard, who was Attorney- AB. Karunaratne..
his deathy He was unmarried General of Ceylon from 1892 to and had been in Singapore e num 1902, and Chief Justice from 1802 ber of years, and was previously to 1906. Times of Ceylon." employed by Weare and Coo
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Philadelphia, June 3. The Shrinera to-day selected Atlantic City for the 1927, conclave, and fixed the date for June 14, 15 and
A pretty wedding took place at memorial to the author of ""Abide
16 The newly elected imperial 11 o'clock on June Lab, St.With Me," the hymn which has potentate is Judge David Crosland George's Church, Perang when brought comfort and consolation of Alcazar Temple, Montgomery George Moore Ross Jackson to millions throughout Christen- Ala. This closed the routine ses of the Survey Dep sion and the convention adjourned F.M.S., stationed
sine, die. Leonard P. Stuart of was married to Ella Almas Temple, Washington, DC, fourth daughter of was elected outer guard. This Samuel Lampard Was the only officer contested, the bourne, Kent, and others moving up with the retire- of Mr NV. J. Cur: ment of the impérial, potentate. Genera Several thousand, uniformed bridegr Shriners participated in a special bar, wat drill at the Sesqui-Centennial an Stadium
nent, dom, is expected to follow the re- commendation of a reader of the London Morning Post that this deserved, if belated, recognition be paid to one of the most beautiful and touching poems in the English to the man who Frands years the gen minister of the rough and
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