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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Lighting-up time to-day is at 6.21, p.m.

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Parliament Mr. Churchil Washington. September 13. Chancellor of the Exchequer, said-Because of the epidemic of re- there was no intention of abolish-cent mail robberies the federal Two sales by auction of Crowning the threepenay bit, "which was postal wathurities issued orders to all mail clerks and postmasters Land are annotinced by an adver-increasingly popular, especially in

the northern portion of the "king- to keep themselves. adequately tisement in this issue."

armed" at all times and "shoot to kill,"

com.

17. The

Two fresh cases: of enteric

Tokyo. September fever typhold were reported on Funday. Both patients are Chi-Tokyo Branch or the Chlaese

Atlantic City, September 11. Kuomintang distributed handbills-An unbobbed girl from Oklå- nese from the city district,

throughout the city to-day explain, homa was to-day crowned as Miss At the end of this month, whening their attitude with regard to America. Miss Norma Smilk. twe motor-lifeboats are completed, the issue betweep Ching and Greatwood, eighteen years old, from the Royal National Lifebost In-Britain. It is intended to hold Tulsa. received the prize and the stitution will have 60 motor-life-mass meeting of Chinese students

honour of being chosen AS boats.

Se-morrow to protest against the

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Eccelesßeld, England, August; Chinese reports state that a at the China Auction Rooms yes-plot. has been discovered by the 31-Hoping to encourage court- ing and marriage, the Wortley terday by order of the mortgagee Shanghai Chinese authorities on " Lan Ho-sht became the own" the pyrt of Canton-agents, who are district coune has closed two $8.200, $200 above upset price. enlisting as spied 'f the "Allied"miles" of country lanes near here forces and waiting their chance to to all but pedestrian traffic for the Yokohama. September 14 assassinate "Allied?" generals and benefit of spooning couples. The No arrests have been lane though its cfficial», title is Eight members of the Crew of the leaders. Istenmier "Koyo Maru" were killed made in connection with the dis-Whiteley Lane, has long been There in the explosion yesterday on that govery, and some uneasingss is known as Lovers' Lane. ship which is in the drydock for felt The authorities are redoubl had been complaints in recent

pairs. Pour others are missinging their efforts against intrigue.) months that motorists were mak-! and it is believed they were killed.

ing quiet spooning impossible. LA are Japanese.

At the monthly general meeting of the Zoological Scclety, held at 10.-The the oflees in Regent's Park,, it was B% September Spanish front in Morocco is show-reported that the total namber of ing renewed activity, following re-visitors to the society's gardens for month of July had been orts that the "Riffian" tribesmen the are gathering, under the leadership 21.612 and the total number for of "Be Khaled." „A Spanish cor the year up to the end of July Had increase of voy was attacked by the tribesma.. been 1.010:335, but without casualties. Pw.48.03 as compared with the same The number Spanish regiments are reported as period of last year. surrounded by the insurgent forces, of visitors

the

society's and the French are doubling their aquarium for July had been 64,154 Forces on Be Northern ntier, in and, for the year up to the end of

geparacion for a further outbreak July 230,678. among the warlike "Rifans"

to

Peking. September 13-There

WAR

Peking. September 11-Mai correspondence from Kaifeng states that the "Red Spears" re- cently disbanded by the author- ities have now been replaced by a new organisation calling itsel the Green Spears." Its mem bers are said to be largely idlers. peasants who have been robbed of their belongings by the soldiery, bandits and others. The country- side wherever they operate, is; Kail to be suffering a reign of terror.

Monbrenk August

The

The tradespeople of Marseille was a meeting of the Extraterri Fand district bave received an un-toriality Commission at Chu Jen-Bishop of London officiated at the

Pensam shock through the suspetang a half past two this afternoon. baptism of 'a Mengonite child born! vion of payment by the Bank of All the foreign, delegates now in during the voyage. of the fineri. arseilles, which had a capital of Puking were present. The "Metagama" frum Glasgow, chisten- $45,000,000, and was used prin-meeting

brief one ing it Nicholas Patrick Metagama Tripal by small tradespeople, and discussed measures to be taken byck. The godparents were Lady TE WILA refrenishment to conclude the work of the com-Cecil and Brigidier-General H... when it failed to open its doors, onmission as soon as possible, as Mr. Harhes. The ceremony was per- August 7, but the explanation was Sas Strawn, the American Dele- formed on the liner's deck fir the Bertheonting in a letter which the gate and Chairman of the Commis-presence of 160 cousing of the director hast left in his desk in ansion is anxious to leave Peking for infunt who formed more than half envelope marked "To be opened on home." The commission will again a group of 300 Mennonites | Fueneity inorning." This, it is meet at the same place.next. Wed- Estated contained an admission of nesday, when Mr. Saburi, the the bank's dfculties. Liabilities Japanese delegate.. is, expected to amount to 110,000,000 or 'f.12,000,- reach Poking in time to attend the

meeting.

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SOCIAL

Sir Newton Stabb was Amen

AND PERSONAL

Among latest acquisitions shown recent visitors to Gleneagles Hotel; at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Perthshire,

M. H Taggart, managing director of Hong Kong and Shang- hal Hotel, Ltd., arrived at Scuth- ampton on August 24 by the R.M.S. ("Mauretania."

South Kensington, is a 19th cen tury. Chind set of implements for

writers fable, the gift Royal Asiatic Society.

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NEWS.

Vienti, August 18.-Felix. Prince of Luxembourg, the husband of the Grand Duchess of Luxem- bourg, while driving a motor-car other car. Fortunately no one was near Steinach, collided with an-

injured-Reuter.

Simla, Aug 19-Thanks to the generous donations given by Peking. September 11.-Mr. various regiments and others. 85,000 Wang Ying-tai, Vice-Minister of rupees have now been raised to Foreign Affairs, telegraphed to wards an Army in India polo team Marshal Chang Eso-lin yesterday, The late Mr. Adam Johnstone to visit America Hurlingham Clubinforming him of the departure McClure. of. Eixons, Lockerbie has allotted its share of gate money. of M. Karakhan, saying that ho Pumfries, and late of Yokohama estimated at £5,000, and also, sub-representative of the Waichiaopu inrgely interested in the Charteredject to certat conditions, a sum was present at the Chienmen sta- Lank, of India, Australia, and China for the purchase of some ponies intion to see hip off. (personal estate in Creat Britain England. The stewards of the left estate value for probates a €36,220.

Royal Calcutta Turf Club haye

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donated 15,000 rupees and offered The wedding took place last n loan, without interest, under.cer. Wednesday by special licence, be- It is announced that the wedding tuin guarantees. The Maharaja of fore Mr. G. A. Hereford, Penang. will take place in Hong Kong on Jodhpur has subscribed 10,000 of Mr. Claude Singleton Evans, Saturday, September 25, of rupees and has offered the commit-manager, Straits. Trading Com- Doreen Holgate and Lieut. II. M. A. tee a certain number of ponies. pany, Pálu, Brani, Singapore.. Day, RN This event is of con-About 10000 rupees are still and Mrs. Christian" C. Chivers, siderable "interest to Shanghai as wasted.

Miss Holgate, who is the younger daughter of Mr. Harold Holgate, went there as a very young girl and has spent several years in the port

The wedding of Joseph Edward Badeley, barrister-at-law, ui Shanghai, only son of the late Mr. E. J. Badeley, of the Hong Kong Civil Service, and of Mrs. Badeley, of St. John's Wood, N.W., and Evelyn Holmes, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Holmes. of Hurn View, Beverley will take pince in Hongkong at the begin- ning of November.

Messrs. B. Wylie" (S. C. M. Post"), M. F. Key, (Chamber of Commerce), C. M. McDonald

"China Mail) and W. Kazi Queen's College), have been hilf Felimbing together in Scotland.

Ow

his way from Australia on steamer "Larga Bay," a big sea came aboard and knocked Mr. McDonald over, with the result. that he broke

the

a couple of ribs and had to lie up In the ship's hospital for 10 days.

Rear-Admiral Ernest Wigramı, M.G., D.S.O.. AD.C-well known on the China Station just pro- moted to fig rank, is a brother of Colonel Olive Wigram, C.B, C.V.O., .S.I., Assistant Private Secretary to the King. Colonel Wigram is the oldest Bon and Rear Admiral. Wigram la the third son of the lute Mr. Herbert Wigram, Madras Čivit 'Bervica, and, of course, „KTE ARKO- elated in family ties with the Fitz- Wygram family Last month Rear- "Admiral 'Wigrama) was appointed nuval A.D.C. to His Majesty, which appointment he now relinquishes.

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Princess Flora, formerly Mes, Frank J. Gould, suod Oscar Burke for "divorce in the Parle courta.

who arrived Home by the Blue Funnel liner "Patroclus." "S Echo."

The Shanghai interport swimmers Who returned on September 16 from spar on the N.Y:K.. "Siberia Maru” expressed keanest delight at the splendid reception that had been given them in Kobe. The weather was hardly ideal for swimming, the water all the time being somewhat choppy, but nevertheless some ex- cellent sport was Beer The Kobe team has promised to arrange a return visit to Shanghai at the ear- liest moment.

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Peking, September 10-A list of books for children will be com- piled by the Association for Child Study of the Normal University, After the list is complated the Association will endeavour to ob-| tain those books and set up ai library for children, and then the children book lists will be printed for circulation in the country. Children clubs will be established by the joint action of the associă-i tion and other educational bodies; in Peking.

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