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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
To-morrow is St. Swithin's.
Entries close to-morrow to Mr. C. J. Tacchi thon. secretary) for the Colony's lawn bowls doubles championship. Conditions are: 21 heudé, 2 woods.
According to the old Chinese (lunar) calendar, the Foast of Heavenly Gifts (Tien-kuang-chleh)
falla to-morrow. It is eno of the Chinesa fixed feasts. (i.e., falling on a fixed, day of the year) but la not widely observed.
At the Kowloon "Maglätracy yesterday a Chiese was sentenced to one month's hard labour for the theft of a raincoat left out to dry on the verandah of No. 10, Hum- phrey's. Avenue, the residence of Mr. Leo D'Almada.
Over 200 bags of mall were brought by the 8.8. "Empress of Russla yesterday afternoon. There were only ten bugs from Europe vin Siberia, the remainder of the mail being from Canada, the US.A.. Japan and Shanghai.
Shortly before the B.I. steam Santhin walled for Singapore on
Monday afternoon, a party of police searchers found 150 ounces of cocaine in tins concealed among the cargo in the tween decks. It ju belleved that the drug was brought from Japan. No arrests were made.
London, June 10--The Over- Burtram Edward Knight, aged seas Trade Department is inaugur | 19; a labourer, of Usk, Monmouth- ating a achome to assist the ex- Fahire was remanded on a charge of port of British motor-cara aiming attempting to murder
his mother. at the reduction, of the cost of with a fat-iron. export.
Calcutta, June 15,-Owing to the heat wave now passing through Calcutta the share market was closed at three this afternoon and at two yesterday. The Hessian Market was also closed to-day.
Paris, July 8-A dispatch to the Petit Parisien from Rabat, Morocco, to-day says 40 were killed mostly Spanlah soldiers and recent- ly surrendered "tribesmen when a band of distant tribes men attacked the market place at Benlonie in the Targuist region.
Montreal, May 30.-On June 16. the 75-foot motor schooner Nigalik, bullt at Vancouver, will leave for the Arctic on a fur-trading expedi tion which will keep her in the Far North from two to five years. The Nigalik will, if possible, attempt the north-west passage to Baffin Land. the same as Amundsen tried to make coming westward.
Montreal, June 7-Armand Poitras, a. commercial traveller. who shot his wife dend last April because she admitted having bean. unfaithful with a policeman, whom he thrashed, was sentenced to thredi
The jury years' imprisonment. convicted Poltras of manslaughter und strongly recommended him th The unwritten law was argued effectively for the defence.
In the retrial of an action in the King's Bench Division by Mr. Frederick Blamey, the operatic singer, against Sir Thomas mercy. Beecham, the fisical conductor and composer, for damages for
Unique in the history of rail- breach of contract, Sir Thomas said that he had been engaged in the way development in Canada, an in- production of operas, for more than novation le now in use along the 15 years and had lost a large for-Laurentiana run of the Canadian tune over it.
Pacific Railway in the form of two: hospital.cars, which will meet any demand that may arise or urgent Sixty-four Anglo-Vernacular
calls that may occur in cases of students have been debarred from sickness or accident on the line. appearing for a period in some First-class cars have been convert- cases of one year and in others ofed into hospital reqms in such a two years, at any examination un-
der the control of the Commissioner of Examinations, Burma, for mals. practices at the recent Anglo- Vernacular Middle and High School and the Vernacular VII and IX Standard Examinations. .
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way as to easily take care of four, or five sick or injured persons..
"A successful first rehearsal was "held at the Spittlegale acro drome, near Grantham on June of a new series of group evolutions, or aerial dril movementa, which will be carried out by four squad- roar of aeroplanes-at-the-R:A.P display at Hendon on July. The pilots of the squadrons, Nos. 11, 12. 39, and 207, y fast day-bombing machines, of which 38 will take part in these concerted movements."
The inauguration of the Pratus Wireless Station-built by the Chi- nese Government will take place to-morrow and "certain Hongkong - A man who was born in Eag oficialy have been invited-to-anake Hand--but has resided-for-60-years the "trip to the island. For the in the United States has sent to the purpose of the visit, the Chinese Chancellor of the Exchequer bonds cruiser Haiyung" has been placed to the value of £1.370 as a con- at the disposal of the visitors. Jttribution towards the reduction of is expected to arrive in Hongkong the British debt to the United this morning.
States. This is the third donation he has sent within the past three A remarkable bone-grafting years, and Mr. Churchill expresser operation has been performed the thanks of the Government for with success at the Derby Royal this further generous gift, Infirmary. A compositor named Cooper fractured the humerus of his left arm two years ago, and have been previously performed | rights. recently the limb was broken, upon a human being, has been William Pierisk, who was also t again in a cycling accident, The carried out on a woman af the the head surgeons have now removed the fibula of the man's leg and graft ed the bone into the arm, and the patient is making excellent pro- gress. An operation of a similar character is being arranged in the case of another local man who re- ceived a leg injury in a motoring accident.
An operation, said never
Winnipeg, June. Three full- bicodel Red Indian chiers from North-West Canada are leaving for London to appeal to the King, as they did last year, concerning their to alleged infringements of
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Northampton General Hospital by a London specialist. The operation, which has been successfully tried on a monkey, involved the removal or a nerve in the vocal chords of the woman, who had lost her voice. The nervo was replaced after treat- ment and the operations is to be repeated in a fortnight
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of last year's mission.. fought in the war and lost an arm The chiefs, who sail at Cambrai. from Montreal - the Alaunia Saturday, will be accompanied by Mrs. Charles Williams as interpre- They bring with them their ter.
of deer' full ceremonini costumes skin and feathered head-dresses to wear in the King's presence.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Passengers arriving yesterday, by 8.8. Empress of Russia included "Mr. R. R. Templeton and Bishop A. Gauthier:
Essen, Germany, July 5-Dr: Otto Ludwig Wiedfelt, the first German ambassador to the United States after the war, and recently director general of the great Krupp works, died to-day,
An anonymous gift of £10,000 has been received towards the provision of an annexe to Glasgow Royal Infirmary..
Albert Johan Kramer, who is 9ft. 3in. in height and claims to be the world's tallest man, was married at Dundee to Miss Wilhelmina Fassler, a Swiss.
Twelve newly married couples, Washington, July 6-President who had chosen a 12,000-miles sea and Mrs. Coolidge left for the trip followed by a tour of the Eng Adirondacks to-night for their sumtish country for their honeymoon
The Queen of Egypt has given birth to a daughter.
"A pair of "opus Anglicanum" panels, in silks and gold thread on crimson velvet (English, about 1,300), in the collection of the inte Lord Carmichael of Skirling, realis- ed £660 at Messrs. Sotheby's.
At a male of porcelain at Menors. Christie's a pair of Sevres vases and covers, of acorn shape, painted with landscapes and birda, realised £262 108., and a Worcester dinner
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mer vacation. The executive offices renched Southampton, from Brie-service, painted with flowers, £157
the Orient 10s. will be established at a hotel at bane, Queensland, by Paul Smith's where 100 marines will be on guard.
Los Angeles, July 4.-Mrs. Aime Semple McPherson, evangelist, who was held captive in Mexico for month, refused to-day to discuss the statement made yesterday by the mayor of Agua Prieta, Mexico, branding her abduction story, as false,
London, July 8-The Royal Society's gold medal for literature to-day was presented to Rudyard Kipling, famous author, at the BO- ciety's centenary banquet. The author made his first "public ap- pearance since his recent illness and took a good-natured: fling at his 'critică in his speech of acceptance.
This Friday will be an Open Day at Victoria Britlah School, Sookum». 000. Parents and friends have. been invited to attend at 11.15 a.m. when they will be able to see the work done by the children during the term which is now drawing to a close in view of the summer holi- days. A lengthy programme will not be given but a few, rhythmic dances will be presented.
Seattle, Wash., July 8-The first naval officers training school in any American zuiversity will be opened at the University of Washington next Auturan, it was announcet to-day. After four years of train- ing the cadets will be commissioned as reserve officer Not more than 60 freshmen may enroll the first year. The uniforms are to be the same as those worn by midshipmen at the Annapolis Naval Academy. Lieutenant Commander Eric Lloyd Barr is to be the temporary io- structor
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Constantinople, June 9-The National Assembly has passed a law forildding persons in the. Turkish Army, Navy, gendarmerie, and Government services foreigners,..on pain of being retired and losing their pensions. who have already married foreig ners will be retired with the usual pensions..
Dr. Ma Yin May, M.B., Assistant Surgeon, General Hospital, Ran- goon, has been awarded a Burma State Scholarship by the Local Government to "prosecute further Medical Studies in the United Kingdom. Dr. May is a Burmese
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Mr. Clara Benecal has been ap pointed Sherif, bf Clinton County, NY, to aneesed her husband, whó died recently. Her term has nɛynur
Melbourne, June 8.-Mr. Justice Theyre Waigall, of the Supreme Court of Australia, has died sud- denly, at the age of 66, following a bréf attack of influenza.. Hia Melbourne colleagues describe him as having been the ablest equity judge in Australia.
Brigadier-General Edward Abadie Plunkett, of Moore Street, Cadogan- square, S.W., was knocked down. and fatally injured by a motor-car in Plecadilly, W. He died while being taken to St. George's Hospi tal. General Plunkett was 66. He served in the Nile campaign of 1898, Military Attache in the Balkan War of 1912-13, and in the Great War. For a time he was Military Attache at Belgrade, Sofa, Athens, and Bucarest.
London, June 8.-The Prince of Wales arrived at Sandwich, Kent, late on Friday night for a holiday, and on Saturday played two full rounds of golf on the Royal St. "George's course in a blaze of sun- shine. Over the same courae 'yes- terday he played; umbrella golf, starting out soon after three o'clock a. contest with his equarry, Major the Hon. Piers Legh, and a friend. After they had left the first tee rain fell, and the caddies held umbrellas to enable the players to make their strokes. They carried on to the last green, the game ending it.
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