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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
A young Chinese apprentice. Rome, July 2-The govern If a proposal of a committee. of a knitting factory was ordered ment appropriated 8,500,000 lira of the Glasgow Corporation to in- ten strokes with a light cane by to be spent in replacing the stain- troduce a 2d. maximum fare on the Kowloon Magistrate yesterday led windows of St. Paul's Basilica the Glasgow tramwaya is carried, for stealing four pairs of scissors with thin folls of oriental alabas-passengers will be able to travel from his employers.
ter. The work will start imme-from Paisley to Airdele, a dia- diately and has been placed in the tance of about 20 miles, for 2d. hands of the best Italian experts⠀⠀⠀ in foila.
The Governor-in-Council has ordered that the society known as the Chop Yin Sai Yi Hong, Singa- pore, be dissolved on the ground that it is being used for a purpose incompatible with its objects as aet out in the Register of So- cletles.
Friends at Home are doing their best to secure the services of another additional chaplain for the Singapore Cathedral. The than Clergy at Home are more 1.000 below strength, yet for all this we fervently hope someone will offer for this important work.-Cath. Paper.
Several crates of empty bottles together with three coolles sented on top of them were thrown into the road from a lorry belonging to Messrs. A. S. Watson and Co. when the vehicle took the corner near the Hongkong Club yesterday, coolies were quickly removed for attention to their injuries by cuts from pieces of broken glass.....
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Portland, Oregon, July_8.— The Japanese's steamer Relyo Maru reported in distress off the Aleutian Island is proceeding to Japan under escort of the Japanese stedmer Asaku Maru. The disabled vessel expects to reach Japan, unless storm arises, according to a wireless message to-day.
For the week ended June 5, Mr. J. P. Shipley, who is the number of cases of cholera in aged 80, was sitting reading a Bangkok continued to show a de- book near the window in the front cline, as did also the number of room of his house, 63, Sherrolds- deaths. The record for the regis- road, Walham Green, S.W., when tration area of Bangkok, as far as À porpoise provided an en-
a 5-tons lorry crashed into the that week is concerned, shows 116 tertainment for hundreds of peo- room. His chair was pushed new cases and 50 deaths, as op- ple on the Chelsea Embankment, away as the lorry went through posed to 146 cases and 60 deaths S.W. For more than an hour it the window and came to rest by during the week preceding, and plunged about the water, leaping a bookcase. Hearing the crush, out and diving in again with such Mr. Shipley's daughter rushed rapidity that the spectators won-into the room and found her dered whether they were watch-father still in his chair smother- ing the antics of one porpoise ored with debris from head to foot more.
but otherwise unhurt."
362 new cases and 192 deaths
during the week ending May 22, the peak of the epidemic.
When four boys were charged at Thames Police Court with at- tempted theft it was stated that
* A Chinese obtained judgment in the Summary Court yesterday Washington, July 3.-The they broke into some works, ran- for $21.20 put into a carpenter's United States Shipping Board sacked the premises, and forced business at Kowloon City and the and the Department of Com-off the top of a big iron safe. The defendant was alowed a counter merce to-day were directed to money was, however, too low claim for rent due from the plain- conduct a joint investigation and down in the safe for them to tiff who occupied a room in the submit plans to the Senate on reach, Mr. Cairns, the magis- house of which the defendant was January first for the maintenance trate: 1 think it is a too-realistic principal tenant.
of a permanent and efficient mer-appreciation of the "pictures." A receipt pur- porting to be payment for the rent chant marine under a resolution He bound the boys over on con- figured in the hearing but defen-adopted to-day by the Senate.dition that they did not enter a dant said that he was promised The resolution was offered by kinema for two years. payment only after he appended, Senator Jones (Republican of
Washington, July 2. More his signature to it.. That payment Washington), chairman of the
Senate commerce committee. It than $7,000,000 was expanded by declares that the present mer- the Anti-Saloon League in 22. Allahabad, May 19. The chant marine is falling into de-states during the last six years, notorious man-eating leopard cay." which for seven years has been
had not, in fact, been made.
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according to reports filed to-day with the Senate campaign fund the terror of West Garhwal, in Manila, July 4-Contrary committee. Expenditures were the North-West Provinces, has at to general expectation, Governor- made in New York, Maryland, last been killed by Captain Cor-General Wood will not grant Rhode Island, where there were bett, of Naini Tal, who spent ten pardona on the occasion of no local dry laws and also in atrenuous weeks in tracking the the anniversary of the Amer- Pennsylvania and Illinois. Wayne animal. No fewer than 125 ican declaration of independ- B. Wheeler, general counsel of the human victims have been tracedence to-day, a high. official Anti-Saloon League, explained to this animal, being usually at Malacanang declared yeater- that the national and state organ pounted on in their houses at day. This contention was based isations collect funds indepen- night" and carried away into the on two reasons: first, the fact dently, although the states contri-"; jungle. The leopard displayed that the chief executive is not bute to the national league. The the most astonishing caution in town; and, second, that it is Anti-Saloon League record show- when traps were laid for it, and not the practice of the governor-ed that "honorariums" were paid it a little wonder that the eneral to grant pardons on the Garhwalis had attributed to the occasion of holidays. It was also beast supernatural powers for learned at Malacanang that about which human agencies were no 90 per cent. of applicants for match.
parcons are recidivists..
to prominent men. Among them was the late William Jennings. Bryan who was given $11,000 for his lectures. Sam Smáli, the evangelist, recej ved" $82,000,
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Tokyo. July 2-It is reported that M. Karakhan, the Soviet envoy at Peking has been ordered to return to Moscow.
London, June 25-At the Ceylon "At Home" at the Hyde Park Hotel 410 people, wore present.
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London, June: 25-To-day the Ceylon bed was unveiled at the Hospital of Tropical Diseases at
Mr. W. I. L. Legg, of Messrs. Mansfield and Co., left for home by the Prometheus. He had to pro- | Endsleigh Gardens.. ceed home under medical advice.
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sented to become Patron of the newly-formed Ex-Services Flying Association (Singapore).
A summond has been issued against the Hon. Mr. H. Fairburn, the Inspector General of Police at Singapore. He is summoned on allegations of "using criminal force" to a tamby employed by the Telegraph Company, a
The current issue of the FM.S. It is understood that His Excel-Gazette-notifies that the Hoi'able Mr. O. F. Stonor. C.M.G.. British Resident, Selangor, has been ap pointed British Resident, Perak: the Hon'ble Mr. H. W. Thomson to be British Resident, Selangor, and Honolulu,
2.Frank Mr. A. F. Worthington British Fanning Jewett,, widely known Adviser, Kelantan, to be British chemist of Oberlin, Ohio, died here, Realdent, Pahang, all to take effect. to-day after a lingering illness. He from February 26, 1926. was 83 years old. Prof. Jewett was connected with the Imperial University of Tokyo for a number
On the occasion of the E.S.A.M.Jency the G.0.0 Malaya, has con." Sorame Ball, held in the Kuala Lumpir Town Hall, entry to the hall was only to be gained by way of a very realistic dug-out and fire trench, where the guests were re- ceived by Old Bill'in person. When the British Resident arrived a guard" turned out, The Carnival was in every way as successful as last year's Carnival
July
The death occurred on Sunday | of years. aight, July 5 at Ipoh of Mr. W. A.. Sayer, assistant at the Malayan Tin Mr. R. F. R. Swettenham, Deputy Dredging mine, at Batu Gajah Hos-Commissioner, Trade and Customs pital, from. pneumonia. He came Department, Federated Malay out from home only eleven months States; has been appointed to act ago. There was a large attendance as Commissioner, Trade and Cus at the funeral, including forty toms, Federated Malay States, in Europeans from the Malayan Tin place of Mr. Charlton Maxwell, Dredging Company. The Rov, who has retired on pension,,“ W. E. Horley officiated.
The "Singapore Free Press!! records the death of a miner at Ipoh on July 6 in the person of Mr.
The wedding took place on July 3 very quietly, at St. Luke's, Teluk Anson, the Rev. Graham White, officiating, of Richard Green, M.B., B.S., of the Institute for Medica) Research, Kuala Lumpur, Florence Boddington, of the "Malay: ataff, widow of Rev. Mail". Vincent Coke Boddington," B.A A.G. The bride was given away by Mr. S. H. Langston.
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Washington, July 2-Senator Osmena called at the White House, the War Department, the bureau of insular affairs and several other places today and said goodbye to President Coolidge, Secretary Davis, General McIntyre and a number of personal friends. He probably will the Fresident Jackson leaving leave on Monday for Manila aboard
London, June Baghdad Whilst returning after shopping from Home the wife of the French T. J. H. Fenner, for many years Commandant of Palmyra, aged 26 with Kinta. He was the discoverer was murdered by her native escort. of the Kamunting Mine, which laterThe car in which she was travelling was floated into an Australian, com the escort shot the driver and rob stopped to repairs puncture and pany. He recently retired from the managership of the Phin Soon mine bed and stripped the woman. The on July 9
French Camel Corps is reported to near Ipoh, and died from the effects of a gnat ating on the chin, which have arrested the murderer. developed blood poisoning, An unsuccessful operation was per¬- formed at the Bata Gajah Hospi- tal.
E the Governor and Lady Guillemard Mrs. R. Scott, Major Fenung, July 4-Amongst the and Mrs. Jensen, and Mre. J, D. cases down for hearing in the Hall were among those present, at Supreme Court next week is the the christening of the daughter of divorce suit in which the petitioner Mr. and Mrs U. A Currie, of Fenang, July 6-A pretty wed is Fau) Domingo of Singapore, and Kaala Reman Rubber Estates, Ltdp ding was solemnised at the Presby the respondent, Geralda Eulalie, Kuantan, which took place at St, terian Church; the Rev. Whitehord who is alleged to have left him George's Church, Penang, the Rev. officiating, when Daniel Wills, Asst. some years ago and to have lived Keppel Garnier, Colonial Chaplain, District Officer, Butterworth, and with another Filipino Government officiating Helen Livingatone, only daughter servant in a respectable position. of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Livingstone Both, were the principais: The service
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