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Much of interest has occurred in Hong Kong and' China this week, so that the current number of the "Overland" Chine Mail" will prove a very welcome gift to folks at Home..
"Post-Strike Conditions: All local news, Chinese reports, despatches and cables published daily with footnotes and explanations are reproduced in the "Overland." Stage by stage, post-Strike conditions are described better than a dazen letters could do.
Trouble: How the strikers have given Strikers Give trouble and a startling disclosure as to activities of Canton's "Iron Blooded Corps" have led to important articles in the daily paper. These will be found in the "weekly."
Regimental Change: Beginning with the address of Lt.- Col. Comyn on the arrival of the 2nd Scottish Borderers and ending with the farewell march of the 1/E. Surreys, this week has seen the local regiment changed. Full reports included."
Trafalgar Day, as observed in Hong Kong, is reported side by side with latest intelligence about Yangtse attacks oh, British gunboats. There is also the news of outrages against foreign communities in several ports.
Other Features: auch include the ladies' short sleeve controversy; Kowloon, community. activities; Triple Disaster on the West River; abortive Shanghai coup: Engineers, In- stitute lecture; local sport; cartoon &c-all making a com- plete narrative of life out here and excellent value in compact form for reference or for sending away.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Two fresh cases of enteric Those who use the 8:35 a.m. fever (typhoid)" were reported yes-train from Kowloon to Fanling and terday, the patiente both being other parts of, the Now Territory on Chinese from the city district.
Sundays, especially golfers, should note that the time of departure hus been changed to 8.30a.m.
Messrs. Moxon & Taylor, the well-known firm of stockbrokers, are moving their offices to Exchange Buliding (thirt door) as November .
from
London, October 18.-It
officially announced that permis- sion. has been given for the Ashanti chlef Prempeh, who was cxiled 30 years ago and was allow. ed to return in 1924. to be 'electual
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chief of Kumasat division
The South Australian Govora- ment has granted half an aere of the grounds of Government House.j with a frontage of 108 foot on the north terrace, for a war memorial which is to cost £25,000. Computi- tien for the design is, restricted to South Australians who are British. The Returned Soldiers' Association re taking an enthusiastic interest in the project.
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As from November 1. the Hong newspapers and periodicals of
Kong Stock Exchange will be tem Tieftain, Peking, Shanghai and Eashant.
perarily situated In "Exchange Hong Kong which the Kuomin-
Buliding on the third floor, in tang have black-listed and pro-
Cities In provinces under the rooms numbers 301, 302 and 304. hibited from cireulotion in Can-control of the Canton Government It longer than the memory cun ton have been invited by there to be designated as "special" go back that the local Rialto Bug "Sheng Sze Pao" of Shanghai to and "common." To gut into the been in that part of Ice House join as "allies in declaring an former entegory, a city must be a Street known in the vernacular s "anti-Red" war against that preyfheinl capital, commercial port Brokers Alley. In a big Court party.
or have a population of upwards en euse. counsel once suggested that. 200,000, when a special city gov-to atmosphere there was able to crnment will be established, be hot, and a broker giving evidence,
readily assented "Yes,
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The case in which a Chinese is charged with the murder of two men in a gang fight near the Western Market was again ad- journed after hearing Dr. Craig who gave evidence of the wounds received by the victims. Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg is prosecuting for the Crown and Mr. F. H. Loseby is appearing for the defence.
very
hot
Rome.. October 19-Signed || sometimes." Mussolini received a Commistion of French lawyers, who had audience
Ahorsebox containing the with him. They are visiting Ronenglish trotting mare, Vern Mac, For the purpose of unifying the
which was attached to a goo's respective Civil Codes. In a spectral caught fire shortly before the Signor Muskelini showed himself to be favourable to legislative unifican arrived tin between France and Italy.
at Odense.
On
arrival at the station, says a Copen- hagen measage, the horsebox war A poisonous snake measuring
Berlin. Oétober 14-Tho Cer. in flames and the horse had been.
·denth.. An English aix feet, six inches in length and man government has sent..a new burned to
circumference, note to Poland again demanding
trainer named Stapleton, who lives 4 inches in green in colour, was killed by Mr.the return of the Cherzow nitrogen in Surrey, had travelled with the
horse. A. F. May on Tuesday night plant which
He jumped out before the was illegally con- whilst walking towards Kowloor seated by Poland. The Polish Pain reached Odens and was! frem the direction of the Pot Hingovernment has so far refused to found on the track badly burn
and unconscious. He was brought | Theatre. The snake. dropped || hand over the plant for co pay.
where, becoming i from a tree in front of Messrs.damages in spite of the fact that "hespiteli
moment. he Kong Bros. No. 310. Nathan the Hague tribunal months
ago conscious for a Road:
ave a decision in favour of Gerquired about the horse..
thought to have a chance of res: ¦ many..
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Revdik: October 19-The French Socialist Radical Deputy, Bavaria. October 16-At the M. Bertrand, declared to the pængs | Magelang barracks, seventy-fre: || that his Party advocates the im Timorese sollegs attacked a num- nædiate evacunción of the Rhineher of Javanese soldiers with hand and the return of the Sundewords and stoney A sergeant distajet. if Germany is prepared to ardered the guard to fire in the air, bolster up the frane. His Party is ter which the Timorese calmed also prepared for the ravision of town and retired. The guard has Versailles Treaty and thebeen doubled. The officer com- abolition of the Polish corridor. manding and, two, soldiers were wounded, and doors and windows Among the local firms who were smashed. have moved or are about to move into the new Exchange Building The Penang Turf Club are the Hong Kong Telephone Co.,$10,000 to charite has been divided is also credited with a fondness Ltd who have removed to the fourth floor, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which will be situated in Hocms No. 301, 302 and 304, from November 1; and Messrs. Moxon and Taylor, stock, share and general brokers, whose offices will be situated on third floor in Rooms: No. 327 and 328, from the same date.
The Royal Family's liking for Chinese jade and ivory is well known. The Queen especially is very fond of them and made some purchases during a visit to Harro gate while staying last month with her daughter at Gölde- Princess Mary borough Hall bought a Buddha of rose quartz and objects in rose quartz and jade figured among the wedding. presents sent her by personak friends., Lady Patricia Ramsay:
as follows:-St. George's Church for jade objects and ornaments, $1,000, St. Andrew's Church $1,000,and began her collection during a the Convent $1,000, Children's Ati tour of the Far East many years Fund-$1,000, District Commissioner ago with her father and mother. for Malay Scouts $1,000. Po Leuna Queen Alexandra had a collection Kuk 3000, St. Mark's. Butterworth of jade that included 3500. The Club has also given £100 animals, and those friends pri- theruch to Dr. Barnardo's, Hemes and vileged to send her late Majesty the Fresh Air Fund and $200 birthday gifts used to add to the towardy, the Poppy Day Fund, 1920 menagerie,
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
The Rev. W. G. Parker, formerly Mr. John Ford, of Messrs. Evatt
many
The "Catholic Times" states that of the Methodist Mission, Kuala Jarid Co., Penang who is at present the Holy See has accepted the 're! Tumpur, has been elected Professor home on leave, has been capped forsignation of the Archbishop of of Religious Education at Evans-Scotland against England at Water Bombay, Dr. Goodier, owing to ill
health.. ville College, Evansville, Indiana.
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Mr. C: W. Watson has arrived. In Ipoh from Home to join Wearne Brothers, Lt, as Works Engineer. Mr. Watson was selected from the staff of Armstrong-Siddeley Motors, Ltd, for this post.
Passengers who have arrived in the Colony by the s.s. ""Arafura" en route to Australia were Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Evans, Mr. D: Blair. M and Mrs. E. H. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Johnson.
The Methodist Mission in the F.M.S. has been reinforced by the arrival of Rev, and Mrs. D. P. Coole, who
Ftationed aru
at Sitiawan, Perak. Both Mr. and Mrs. Coole are graduates of Baker University. 1:
To meet H.D. the Governor and Lady Clementi, a reception will be given by Sir Shou-son and Lady
Polo.
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The "Hallow'een" dinner and concert to be held at Volunteer Headquarters at 8 pm, this Satur- day is under the auspices of the Scottish Company, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
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Mrs. E. B. Reed, the retiring cap- taim of the Ladies' Section of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, is proceeding. Home shortly on holi- day and will be missed by a large circle of friends and admirers.
The engagement is announced be tween A. Dickson Wright, son of the late Dr. E. Wright and Mr. Wright, of Dublin, and Molly Bath, daughter of the late Mr. Thomas H. Bath and Mrs. E. Si Manasach.
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The memorial erected at Yama- ruchi, Japan, in memory of St. Francis Xavier, the pioneer of for- Christian missionaries JA sign Japan, was unveiled in the pre-1 sence of a Papal legate, delegates] of France, Italy, Spain and „Portugal, and a large number of Japanese..
Friends of Mise Lilian C. Grand,
of the Wesleyan Methodist Mission, Viyang, Hunan, will hear with deep egret that she was takey sudden.
ill at Yiyang on the night October 5, and passed away at 9.30 m. on Thursday, October 7. The Bause of death is believed to have been cholera.
Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule, Senior Poisne Judge, returned from Home leave on October 21. and "assumed Mr. Justice The Hague, October 14.-The Cuties in Penang, R. H. Kotewall at Lee Garden (East Feisal at the Log in the presence
until he goes on loave early in
Mr. Justice Farrer Point) on November 5 at 3.30 p.m. There, will be music and variety taries.
of a large number of court digni-January...
Minister Damlust trans-Manby will preside at the next! entertainment.
lated the Feisal's speech from criminal Assizes in Ipoh. Arable into French after which tea was served. Emir Feisal arrived
Chow and the Hon. Dr. and Mrs.Dutch Queen received the Emir Brown will also remain in Penang,
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Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Dollar
are due to return to Shanghai from and departed in a special train at 33 Scott Road, Shanghai, on the
placed at his disposal by the Queen.
the, United States by the end of this month on a round-the-world trip. The Queen decorated her vialtor Mr. Dollar, his many friends will with the Grand Cross of the Order be pleased to learn, has completely of Orange Nassau, " recovered from a serious illness. Mr. and Mrs. Dollar will remain in Shanghai for a short time.
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