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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Will members of the H.M.L.. please note that on Monday, 22nd November, at 8.80 p.m. M. D. 0. [de Silva will give
lecture on "Japan."....
Entrance tickets for the M.C.L. fete in the grounds of Government House on the 20th Instant, can bo obtained from Mr. V. Rupchand of the Pioneer Silk Store at $2 each.
The vernacular Press by Poking is unanimous in expressing approva! of the stes taken by, the Chinese Government, and states that Chine has passed the cost whether she would be successful or not as re gards the revision of the Sino- Belgian Treaty.
on November 7.
A very dense og enshrouded Shanghal on the 9th Inst. Pedes- trians in Hongkew say that It was so heavy that they could not see more than 10 feet in front of them.
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Your persons arrested in con rection with the recent Kuomintang attempt to capture Shanghai word released by the native authorities on the 9th instant Six others. how. ever, ure till detained at the Allad headquarters.
A plague has broken out among the war refugees Nankow and some twenty doctors have been eure the sufferers despatched to under the ausplees "of the Swas tika Association, a local philan thropte society formed by Bud
dhists.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1926.
In its attempt to avoid a GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
motor-bus a truck hired by the 22nd Infantry Regiment, fully laden with munitions, fell over a precipice and was smashed to pieces near Mishimamura, Dhime- ken, Japan on the 4h instant, A sergeant, a private, and purveyor were crashed to death, while five others were badly hurt.
About 12.30 pm. on the 3rd
nurned! inst,, whilst a seaman Heudrikson, of the U.S.A. Destroyer John E. Ford" · was getting into a sampan at the jetty in front of the San Pen Steam Navigation Co.'s property. Har kow, he missed his footing and fell into the river, being carried down by the rapid current, Naval off- cers made attempts to resebe him but their efforts were unavailing.
The proposal of the Japanese Education Departmen: to create an office of superintendent in the prin
The trial of the men accused [epal Government Universities in No. 66 Hollywood Road was
of baking part in the sensational prder to control he thought of.sole at the China Auction Rooms Palace robbery al, Bangkok sonte students, was approved, of as the yesterday. by order of the mortga Bonths ago has at last come to an Budget Conference of the Cabinet gee, Mrs, o Shi becoming the purend and judgment was delivered on chaser at $30,000. At Messrs. the 6th inrtant. All the seven Lemmert Bros salesroom, No. 6. Perdued were found guilty, one wae Prince's Terrace was also' put up | renterited to twenty YOUR m- for snie at the order of the mortga pribnment, two to twelve years, one gee yesterday. The property was is nine, one to eight, two to five
reara. Fines were also imposed! withdrawn from sale at $28,000.
mounting to, over £17,000 which was approximately the value of the jewellery stolen.
Premier Wakatsuki was plied with questions at his offleiul ve- sidence on November 7 by Judge Sunami, of the Osaka District Court, In connection with the Alatsushima yeandal case, Mr. Kawasaki, Vice-Minister of Home Afairs, also was tried on November 1 by Judge Supami concerning the
same case.
Another police raid was con- ducted on the Chinese Students' Unton premises, 26 Chunk Wah Road, Shanghai, on the 9th instant. A quantity of inflammatory, Com monistic literature was found, and two men who were attempting to were arrested and taken into custody. They are being de of earthquake were felt in the dis-trined by the Chinese police pund
ng further investigation
The Harbin correspondent of the "Shanghai Mercury" wrote on October 31: Three distinct shocks
trict of Chalantun owe morning thes week, one of them being so nevere that a number of houses had their! walls cracked.
This part of the Jebuntry was at some remote date u volcanic sone and in 1901 there was an earthquake of considerably more violence than the one fer this week.
rscape
Two Italian sailors were at- tacked by a crowd of rowdies on the wachinkai, S.A.D... Hankow, i on the 3rd inst. Seeing them ing distress two American sailors went to their help: but on the mob increasing in size and violence all had to run for it and fled to the "Racecourse Ground. From there' they were able to get a message through to the Itnan gunboat, the commander of which promily! landed a squad of men since an Italian team was playing football The on the Race Clab Ground. armed squad safely escorted the men back to their ships.
A certain foreign resident of Hankow was returning to town from the Ride Range on the 3rd inst. and on his way was met by a native who asked him for money. On replying that he had no money on his person the foreigner was attacked and received a brick on According to Bulletin Quaranthe, head which the Chinese had
Police in the Chibi province benaire published by the Conseil ready in his hand. The foreigner Sanitaire Maritime d'Egypt, there stacked his assailant and handed of China recently committed a faux were during the month of August him over to the police.
pas when they carried out the in- Inst in Indo Chima 1,661 enses of
structions of Governor Chu Ya-pd- cholera and 1,322 deaths from the Since the destruction by the to the letter. The edict had gone same disease, Of this number 419 Japanese earthquake of the State forth that hobbed hair was startl cases and 203 deaths were in carriages, motor-cars have been" ingly contrary to old custom, and Tonkin. 240 cases and 199 deaths chiefly employed for the Imperial females with shorn locks were [in Arinam, 272 cases and 226 deaths cortege. Since the beginning of promptly hauled off to the police j'in Cochin China. 247 cases and 241 this year carriages have been in station and fined anything from $25 One day, however, deaths in Cambodge, including the the course of construction and to $250 gold. death of one European, 45 cases seven of them are to be completed the Governor's wife decided to try and 116 death in Laos, and 344 before the year-end, for the Prince the prevailing pode, and she in lenses and 247 deaths in Kwang-Regent's use in the New Year turn was taken to the police station. chów-wan. There were also 11 ceremonies. The carriages are. And no ladies' fashions are no enses of plague and nine deaths built of home materials, and are longer a matter for Governmental from the same disease.
"to be drawn by six horses each. regulations in Chibi provings.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Dr. Wong Sik-to, the local eve specialist. has Feturned to the Colony after a vacation in Shang
hai,
Mr. G. E. Wetton, principal in the cent Arm of Messrs. H. Skott & Co., left London' on October 22 on the
“Macedonia," returning from Home
leave.
Mrs. T: G. Weall, the wife of Mesara, Dodwell's taipan, is return- ing to Hong, Kong "by she *Macedonia" which sailed from London on October 22.
After spending long leave in the
Old Country, Mr. A. Brooksbank of the Public Works Department sail ed on October 22 from London By the. "Macedonia," with Mrs. Brooks bank and their two children.
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Mrs. H. Balean, the wife of Dr. It is announced that the Inter H. Balean (the local medical prac-port Cricket dinner at the,, Hong titioner) is returning from a trip Kong Club is postponed from Tues- Horrib, having sailed from Londonday to Thursday at 8 pm. on November 5 on the "Malwa."
Mr. T. W. Ainsworth, a Cadet in the Government Service, is re- turning from Home leave having left London on November 5 by the P. and O. s.s "Malwa,"
A Cadet officer in Mr. E. 1. wynne Jones who has been on Home enve this year is on the "Malwa" which left Marseilles on November 12 for Hong Kong,
Mr. A. R. Sutherland of the Education Department is coming back from a holiday on the "Malwa" which left Märseilles on November 12. He is travelling with Mrs. Sutherland.
The dress for the dance at Gov- ernment House to-morrow night is white
mess jacket. H.E. the Governor and Lady Clementi are entertaining the Interport cricket teams on the pension of the visit from Shanghai.
One of the Hong Kong residents. board the P. & D. "Macedonia" which-left London on October 22 in Mrs. W. A. Eustace, wife of one of the managing directors Messrs. Lane, Crawford Ltd. and of Messrs. William Powell & Co., Ltd.
of
Lt.Col-L. G. Bird, the architust "(of Messrs. Palmer & Turner) and ministrative commandant of the Kong. Vplunteer Defon e Corps will be back, again fröm
Hong
The wife of the Chief Manager of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. Mrs. A. H. Earlow, is returning to the Colony Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, C.1.B.; Home leave this month. On Octo- by the F. & O. 3. Macedonia" the Deputy Superintendent ofter 22 he left London, with Mr. which suffed from London on Octo-Police, who has been absent on Bird and Miss Bird Ler 22.
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leave, aalled from London on November 5 on the "Malwa" to return to the Colony.
Macedonia."
on the
Hong Kong residents who are de
Dr. G. Montague Harston, senior back by the "Macedonia" which sailed from London on October 22
Captain P. Bell-Smith, one of farther in the firm of local medical include Mrs. G. F. Brearley, Mr. and the most popular of Hong Kong Kong again shortly from Home practitioners will be back in Hong Mrs. Martin Blake, and their two river steamboat skippers, will be leave. With Mra, Montague children, Mr. F. Cullen, Mr. RC back shortly from leave. On Hartton and the Misses E. and P. Wallace of Taikoo and Mrs. and November 5, he sailed from Lon-Montague Harston, he sailed from Miss Wallace,
don on the "Malwa with Mrs. Marsellies on the ""Macedonia" Bell-Smith and their two children. which left London on October 22,
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Headmaster of Salyingpun School when the strike began last
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Miss Grace Hutchins and Miss Anne Rochester, members of the Associated Press of America,
Bishop Roche, S., of Tuticorin, with head offices in Chicago, have year, Mr. W. L. Handyside has who was in Colombe in connection arrived in Shanghai, from a visit been Home on leave.. On Novem- with the jubilee celebratione of the to North and Central China. They ber 12 he sailed on the "Malwa"Rev. Bro. Philip, of St Benedict's were guests on the 10th inat, at from Marseilles with Mrs. Handy-College, Kotahena, of whom he was a reception given by the Chinese side and their three children and an old pupil, paid a visit to Kegalle Journalists Club.
will be back to serve the Educa on October 26 on his way to Nuwar tion Department next month..
Eliya. The Catholic population and the Parawa" community accorded His Lordship a suitable welcome.
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An Interesting · devolopment., žy railway executive organisation la Indicated by the announcement of the Londen, Midland and Scottish Rallway, the longest railway group In Great Britain, that when the General Managerahip is vacated by the Rt. Hon. H. G. Burgess, on March, 81 next, his office will be ve placed by an Executive Committee composed of Bir Josiah Stamp, Pro
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News has reached China of the resignation of Miss Hilda C Bowser from the position of or Lady Buckull writing to ganising secretary for the Chris friend in Singapore says that the tian Literature Society for China: late Sir John Buckdill, formerly Miss Bowser was for some years Chief Justice of the Straits Set- private secretary of the late Dr. tlements, died quite suddenly and Timothy Richard On leaving peacefully in his sleep. Lady China she served the Society as Buckmill was not with him, at the
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