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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Mesars. Lammert Bros, will all by wiction at 630, Nathan: Rond Kowloon a quantity of household furniture at 11 a.m. on September, 02.
The Colony had a clean bili Philadelphia. September 10-- of health on Friday, no now caseWhen the dirigible Los Angeles of notifiable disease being reported arrived to-day, to visit the air faces 111 connection with the Sesquil- Toronto, August 1-A collie Containial exposition, she was 8- dog crawled out of a railway cosafully brought. to the ground London, September 2-A Lon-wagon laden with grain at Port without either a hangar or a mont don firm has put on the marker Arthur, Ontario, recently, having ding mast. This is a new departure i semi-automatic "foolproof" house-boen, carried." Ally' the way from in heavier-than-air machines and hold wireless two-valve · Bot in-Kindersley, Saskatchewan, andpaves the way to a far more ex' | vented by Sir: Oliver Lodge, which having been a week on the urnsive use of the dirigible.. doek not beelllate. It is not affect journey. 16 la urmised that while
ed by another's oscillation. The tone is quite good despite the volume. It is claimed to be as simple to operate as a gramophone.
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Halifax, N.S., August 2-Five of the crew of the Norwegia steamer "Ringhors," 1.790 tons, į bound from Portland to" Man- cargo of dent have been drowned s A result of the steamer going ashore in a gale off Nova Scotia. Twelve
crew were of the
saved by the Patricia," of the Canadian, Navy, which picked up an S O S call from the stranded vessel:
Madras, September 2.-The Theosophical Society in Australia has established a high-power broad-|| feasting station at Sydney which was opened by the Minister of Education for New South Wales, Dr. G. S. Arundale who said, nt the opening of the station, that it will be one of the most powerful stations in the world, which would soon be able to brongeast to India, America and Africa. Its metto is to be Brotherhood.
the wagon was bolig loaded at a country elevator the dog' jumped in and that the grain poured in too fast to perthit its escape. It was imprisoned under the weight ochester with a Rome, September 3-In pur-grain for a week. suance of the deflation messules the Treasury has provided for cal Kobe Sleeping sickness has Bag in a hundred million Jire of or-now caught Hyogo Prefecture in its dinary notes. Issued under the grip and the Health Department is auspices of the consortium, for the more paniè-stricken than it was State control of industrial securt over cholera. The..epidemic first ties, which is now being abolished, broke out in,Akashi-gun; since then. This means that the first of succes more than 100 cases have been re; sive reductions of the floating debt, ported and 50 have died. All the note issue by half a milliard reris gases are in Mihara-gun, (Awah being actually accomplished. Akashi-gun Kako-gua, Ipnan-gua and Shikawa-gun.. On the 4th inst. Chuched in exaggerated torms. Prof. Nakano and other doctors on appeal has been isaned by the hold a meeting at the Prefectural Chinese Young Communist LeagueAssembly half and discussed pre- who have sent copies to the "China vention measures. A number of Mail They claim to be the lead soldiers in the Himeji Garrison are ing organization of Chinese young a Fetted workers, peasants and student:! The nations singled qut as Imperial- During last year the Inèrense is asticare Britain, Japan. United the price of salt and dried fish was States and France, The appeal less than half that of wet. fsh. Edmonton, August 1-Statis tulks about the red banners of the The Asiatic much prefers wet fish. tles recently published show that Communist International which is in times of prosperity he can afford for several years past November nomore Chinese than it is Hotter more of it ne so ́leåven but à pro-and December afe the real marriage tot. Comment is superfluous," portlon amount of salt and drid months in the prairie provinces „f]
Ash. The marked cheapness in Canada. The reasons for this de- Cairo. September. -The Singapore of salt and dried fish is aortion of June in favour of Finance Commission decided not to due to Singapore being the xrent November and December are pure- recommend the Chamber to auollecting centre for the salt apd economic, not sentimenta thorise the payment of Interest dried fish trade of the archipelago. Wheat in Canada does not rival the Ottoman 4 per cent. lean of The high prices obtaining in until late in the autumn and sals 1855, the guaranteed Egyptian Malnece are thought to be due to of the grain are not made most tribute, on the ground that papurchase on a small scale, The leases until the early winter ments hitherto were made at the express demand of the Ottoman Government which no longer was suzgrain. The Commission recpla- mends that the interest should be San Frangiseo, September 10— Edeposited in a lank until the State's 'The 'cause of prohibition enford
Hability is settled in the Courts.ment received a serious blow to day "when, the clypuit court of ap Berlin, August 30-Disorderly penis ruled that prohibition agent scenes marked a law ads in whicht were not empowered to seize liquor Herr Schacht, the President of thevithout search warrant Hitherto Reichsbank, sued Herr Roil, the agents have searched automobiles Chairman of the "Reichsbank Credi fer suspected liquor without found that in their extensive te- fors' Association," who described Warrant, unded the general provise Herr Schacht as not a cheat but a
Chat offeërs of the law could enter windler, Hundreds of members private property where it was of the Association broke into the thought 1érimé· was `baing Coft- Court. Exim Police were summam-mitted. It is understood that the ed and a babel enaaad before, the governing it institute an ap Court was reared. Herr Row was peak in the Sarrañedo case to Aned 750 marks. At the close of the supreme court at. Washington, [the trial crowds'again stormed this to obtain e final decision on this | Court.
question
many Malaccu dealers, mostly come personally to Singapore and bay the small quantities they require.
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therefore the cautious young farmer waits until nature has assured him a grain, crop.
Johannesburg, South Africa, September 1-A paradise for wives and mothers-in-hy has been foun in Northern Rhodesia by an expeñí- tibn iegt by Prof. Robert N. Doke, professor of ethnology at the Rand University, Prof. Doke studied the little known Lamba tribe. agai
Įritory, sueckssion to titles and pro-
perty rights passes_from_mether 'o|
father to not caughter, Fathers have no authority over their children. even officially Women" arrange all marriages, husbands, upon maringe, mová 10. thein wives" villages. The mother- in-law as well as the wife, is en- titled to order the husband" about.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
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Mrs. H. Dowbiggin is due Arrive in Hong Kong by the P. & O. (2.8." Delta," whigh' leaves London
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Mr. D. Bayies, of. the Sanitary Department, and Mrs. Davies are returning from Home leave by the 1. & Ost Kurmala," which leaves London on September 23.
Dr. J. H. Sanders is returning to long. Hong on the P& O. s.s. Mantua." which left London on September 10. Also returning to the Colony on the same steamer [bre Mr. H,"A. Taylor (of the, In
porta and Exports Office) and Mrs. Taylor.
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This afternoon the Peak Church Sunday School sports and tea are Leing held at Mount Kellett, con mencing at 4 pm. It only requires fine weather to assure, the youn aters participating in a programmo in which they will be in their element and have a very enjoyable
time,
Mr. G. G. Seth. Solicitor-Generik of the Straits Settlements, returned from leave by the "Moren."-"
son:
A new English elementary school is to be built at McNair Road, Sin- gapore.
London. September 2.-General Sir Charles Harrington will be Commander-in-Chief of the Western Command in India, from June 14,
Probate of the will of Mr. Eric Munro Ross has been granted in the Supreme Court. Mr. Ross was a chartered account of Shanghai who died at son in the 8.9. "Morea" 1927. on January 12, 1926. His estate in Hong Kong amounted to $34,400 London, September 3.-General Among his bequests were the fat Sir Walter Braithwaite is appointed lowing. to the
and Shanghat St. Adjutant-Generat
Major- Andrew's Society Tls. 1,000, and General St Hastings Anderson, to the Scottish Company, Shanghai | Quarter-Master-General. Volunteers Tis. 1,000.
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Batavia, September 2-Mr H. A. Pin-money as a factor in re- Bluett, a British commercial agent stricting industrial output was in Eutavia, while out hunting feli mentioned by Mr. A, Angles, of 30 ft. into a pit containing a nest the National Institute of Indus, of shakes. He fruetured his leg trial Psychology. Amon reasons and was removed to hospital, for restricted output, he said, was
satisfaction with present earn London, August 30-Melbourne ings. This was generally the caseMr. S. M. Bruce announced that with pin-money rifle, who kept Sir Joseph Cook would continue to most of their earnings for dress be High Commissioner for Australia allowance. That type, he said. for an additional six months, and had a harmful effect on the real that he will be available for con- i worker, and in one particular insultation during the Imperial Con-
stance well-known firm decided ference.
Mrs. A. H, Barlow, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Bird and Mise Bird. Mr., not to employ such girls. W. A. Eustace, Dr. G. M. and Mrs. Harston and Miss Earston, Mr..: W. J. Lockhart-Smith, Mrs. C
Middleton-Smith- and Mise Middleton-Smith, Lady Renshaw, Mr. and Mise Staple-Smith, Mr.į and Mrs. D. Muir, Mr. P. MacCormack. Mr. and Mrs. E Prophet, Mrs. E. D. C. Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. M. Bannerman and Mr. AA. McDonald are all return- ing to Hong Kong on the. P. & 3. "Macedonia" which leaves
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London on October 8.
There ill be an interesting ser- vice at St John's Cathedral to- morrow morning at 11.30 when the Bishop of Victoria (the Right Rev. C. R. Duppy) will ordain ons priest and two deacons. The ser Ivice will be for the most part in Chinese, bet those of the congrega- tion, which it is hoped will be 'n large one, who are unacquainted with the language will be able to follow it la English in the Prayer Book. The Ordination will neces- sitato a slight change in the or dinary service houra. The child- ron'a service will be at 10 a.m. as usual, but will be held in the Cathe dral Hall, instead of the Cathedral; while Matins will be at 10.30 with „Cut (körmal?
Sylvia: Gaines. 'was mysteriously braten to death while visiting her father near Seattle.
The engagement is announced and the wedding will shortly take place between Richard Power Browning, of Jugra estate. 'Banting, and Margaret Theresa second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Baxendale, of Glenwoods, Guild- ford. 41..
A cable from Bangkok states that the death occurred on Thursday afternoon, September 9, of Mr. C. W. Andersen, chief Covernment
| Marine Surveyor. Mr. Andersen, who was 51 years of age, came out to Sium in 1901 The funeral at fherotestant cemetery was largely attended.
Singapore. September 11-Three brides, arrived at Penang " from Home during the week, and the following weddings took place: Mr. Robert Madigan Latham, Manager, Estanui Rubber Estate,; Ltd., Teluk Anson, Perak, was married to Margaret Gertrude, widow of Mr J. Gorman, formerly State Engineer, Kedah; Mr. H Gall, planter, Kedah, to Miss G, Henry; and Mr. Claude Singleton Exane, manager, Straits Trading Company, Pulsu Brani Singaporo, to Mrs. Christian, C. Chivers,
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MAKING NAVAL HISTORY.
Officers and men of the China Squadron have been making history on the Yangtse. All the despatches published daily, with copious footnotes to tell strangers what the names of persons, places, &c, stand for, are reproduced:"
Our reports give prominence to the rescue, the names of those concerned (also the mercantile marine officers), the effect of the bombardment and reprisals, and the steps towards negotiation.
Side issues at Hankow where warships and steamers have been fired upon, and in some instances retaliated, combine to make an impressive pen picture.
"Actions" in which American destroyers took part are also described.
RELATIONS WITH CANTON..
This week's issue also contains:-General Chang Kai- shek's manifesto to foreigners, the circalar to shipping by the Strike Executive, reports of "scraps" with Canton, and a lengthy review of the past year's complications.
OUR NEIGHBOURS AT WAR.
All the daily intelligence from war zones are included, telling how W Per-fu is counter-attacking, and how.. the southerners are asking for several millions of dollars from the merchants.
POLICING THE RIVER.
Step by step the activities of the British Navy are Ex- described up forstrike pickets leaving the, Canton River. planations areimpuded in this issue as to how Canton has begun to realise responsibilities.
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