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THE CHINA MAIL.:
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
On Monday a new case of au- teric fever (typhoid) was notifies to the Medical Officer of Health The patient is a Chinese from the elby,
On November 3, 23 Japansko student graduates of the Police, School at Dalren arrived, in Teing- bao from Shanghat, they being
upon a tour to inspect conditions.
The Colony had a chan bill of health 'yesterdays
Germana who paid three gold francs each were allowed to visit Alsace-Lorraine Kraves on Al |Souls' Day.
H.M.S. "Tarantula," which los the ponnant of the Senior Naval Under (Britiah), Weat River Pubrol, was at Samant? last week.
The Congress of the Interna- tional Aviation Federation has
News on October 14 was re- agreed to permit women to compete.ceived in Barry (Wales) that on Ter records. A Spanish proposa? uncle in Australia left several has been adopted to establish thousands of pounds sterling to Helicopter pilot's certificate... Frederick Andrews (70), a dust- man But Andrews had been run over and killed a week before.
A canoe hewn out of solid oak, The relic of a bygone age, has baer. found in the bed of the River Tyne about six miles west of Newcastle. It was removed to a Newciatio
museum.
The emciency of America's motor-car industry, due to mass praduction and improved machin ery, may be gauged by figures pub- lished to-day indicating that the output for 1927 estimated at 4.300,000 car, enting previous records by at least 100,000. In this Festimate Canadian-owned factories Jare included.
Owing to the great demand re- the reived for reservations, on Trans-Siberian Express and the many disappointed passengers who were 'net able to book owing to the trains being full, it has decided in Cature to run three trains a week.
The Forty-Third Australian Battalion has been allled to the Basti Lancashire Regiment, and the Otago Hussars to the Sixteenth and Fifth Lancers.
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The advent of the flying parson- Is foreshadowed in an advertise- ment inserted in the London Morning Post on behalf of the Rev. C. Danfels, of Wileannia, nak- hg for contributions for the pac chase of a De Haviland "Moth" machine for "Church of England work in an outback Australian parish the size of England."
Germany has announced ot- cially a new series of postage
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THEOSOPHY
The Kamek Cabinet in Aus- tria has. resigned following the refusal of the Public Service to
The Brotherhood of Man accept the Government's offer of an finereuse of 10 per cent, in salaries. will be the subject of this week's The Chancellor (Dr. Ramek) said PUBLIC LECTURE of the Hong. that a further increase was impos-Kong Lodge, the Theosophical S sible; In consequence of Austria's city. 7, Duddell Street, on THURS- precarious financial position.. DAY. NOVEMBER 18TH," at 6 P.M. The Meeting is open to the Public
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Sir Alan and Lady Cobham on October 14 attended Sir Sefton Brancker's lecture on Aying. In
far ahead of the re-
After stumps were drawn on the Hong Kong Cricket Club
The Russian Government ground yesterday afternoon (the plans to spend 9,000,000 roubles in third day 0: the Inter-settling 25.000 immigrants in the i port match between Hong region of Irkutsk, Siberia, dur- Kong and Shanghai), "the ing the present Ascal year, Pipes and Drums of the 2nd according to a Harbin dispatch to Batt.. King's Own Scottish Bor- the "Osaka Mainichi." The migra-tralia was liderers, under Pipe-Major Mackie. Ition is part of a general redis- played a selection of Scottish airstribution of population plan being on the outfield. The turn-out was carried out by the Soviet, which transport paid it would boom very smart and heartily applaudie arousing much interest in ed by a large number.
Japan
well-
Mr. H. M.. Goerling, a known Western Australian amateur of Wurargą, reports that the Breslau station, Germany, was log ged with perfect clarity on October 10 Mr. Goerling, who is operating Telefunken circuit, added that the broadcast programme dealt mainly with market réporis, and the station cloned down with. "Dentach land uber alles. This station wan. working on 418 metres, and Mr. Goerling is the first Western Aus- talian amateur to log this 10 K.W. putation successfally:
high it was mentioned that Aus
development of air routes.. mainder of the Empire in the]
When
throughout the world, and the best prepared country would reap a Kreat Harvest.
Aurvivor front H.M.S..
in Hampshire,"
which Bord! kitchener perished, was concerned A quarrel on the footplate of a triple tragedy in Belfast, the engine of a Versailles-Ruris Samuel Sweeper, separated froin express train on October 14 result- his wife. is alleged to have attacked in the death of the driver, who eher and her mother fathily was found with a broken neck be- with a butcher's knife in the streetside the railway line, When the and to have cut his own throat fireman of the angine was question-1 afterwards. Sweeney served in fed at the St. Lazaire station the Royal Navy for 20 years, and Paris) it was found that he had cined the mercantile marine aftar, a black eye. Evidently the driver de Hampshire experience when he and the fireman had a fight, and swam ashore. He had just return-f the driver was knocked off the ed from a voyage.
engine.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Mr. J. Gardner of Taikoo, and Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmett Mrs. Gardner, are among the pas- with sail on December 3 from Eon. sengers leaving from London fordon after long leave. He will be Hong Kong on December 3 by the accompanied by Mrs. Grimmett "Morea:"
and their six children.
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Chief Warder J. C. West. and Mrs. West are joining the Morea at Marseilles on Decer ber 10 to return to Hong Kong from leave in the Old Country,
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The assistant Government Mar- Ine Surveyor, Mr. R. Hall, is expected to sail from London on December 3 by the "Morea" on return from Home leave.
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Principal Warder A. Calvert Mr. A. J. C. Tayler, the Police and Mrs. Calvert with three Accountant who has been spend- children have booked to leave ing his furlough at Home, is due London on December 3 by the to sail on December 31 by the "Morca" to return to Hong Kong "Mantua" from London to return from leave.
to work.
Mr. H. K. Prosser, the local barrister, will leave London on
Mr. J. Reid, the manager of December 3 by the "Mores," Taikos Dockyard, left London for with Mrs. Prosser, their two Hong Kong on November 5 by children and a nurse, after spend-the 8.4. "Malwa" and should be ing their holiday at Home.
back again from leave shortly, with Mrs. Reid.
Mr. A. Nicol formerly of the Port Development Department
Miss N. W. Bascombe of the (now
re-emerged with the
Education Department teaching P.W.D.) left Marseilles on Novem- ber 12 by the P. and O. "Malwa," staff is to return from leave short
London ly, leaving accompanied by Mrs. Nicol' after and O. 8.3. "Kalyan""
leave at Home.
Mr. M. Manuk, Secretary of the Dairy Farm Co., left Hong Kong for Australia by the 3.3. "Taiping yesterday. Other passengers on the same vessel were Lt.-Com. and Mrs, C. P. Price and Dr. Paul
Herment.
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Mr. W. Kay, one of the Queen's College masters, is to join the P. and O. s... "Kalyan" at
Colombo and return from leave. The ship is due to sail from
London on November 18.
Mr. C. W. Jeffries (chief assist. Mrs. A. O. Lang is returning to ant at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong by the "Malwa" which Kowloon), and Mrs. Jeffries, have left Marseilles on November 12. booked by the "Morea" (leaving She is the wife of the Hon. Mr. London on December 3) to return A. O. Lang, one of the Unofficial to Hong Kong from holiday. members of the Legislative Coun- cfl and head of Messrs. Passengers booked for Hong Mackinnon, Mackenzie and Co. Kong by the "Morea" (departing and of Messrs. Gibb, Livingston from London on December 3) in and Co., Ltd.
clude Mr. A. C. Hynes, Sergeant H. G. Hallam of the Police. Mr
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Mr... J. Wattie of the Works Department has, with Mra. Wattie, booked to leave Home (after their holiday) on December" 31 to. return on the "Mantua" to Hong Kong
Best known as hon, secretary of Union Church, Mr. E. B. Cubey of Taikop will be back in the Colony shortly as he is due to sail from London on December 31 by the "Mantua.
Passengers on the P. and O. 3.8. "Mantua" (leaving London for Hong Kong) on December 31 in- clude Mrs. Macpherson, Mr. D. Paterson, Miss B. S. Woolley and Mr. L. R. Whant of the Police
Force.
Mr. W. G. Fitz-Gibbon, sub. manager in Hong Kong and terri tory for Mesars. Wilkinson, Hey. wood and Clark, Ltd. (paint manufacturers and merchants) is! to join the "Mantua on January
Colony.. 7, bound for this
Mr. D. MacNeillie of Taikoo, with Mre and the two Misses and Master MacNellie, are among the passengers leaving London on R. Lanigan and I W. E. Dthe last day of the year (by the Robinson, R.N
"Mantua") to return to Hong. Kong from a holiday at Home.
Passengers, on the "Malwa" (left London on November 51 bound" for Hong Kong include the Hon. G. Cochrane, Comdr. G. B. On December 8, Mr. L. A. Hartford, Mr. Laing of Barton, Cashier at the Treasury, Taikoo and Mrs. Laing and will sail on the P and O. "Moren children, Pay Lt.. A. T. Phillips, from London, after spending his RN, Pay Comdr. H. Rogers, furlough, at Home. He will be R.N., Mr and Mrs. J. Smith and accompanied by Mrs. Berton and Miss Smith, Mr.T. Swan of their four children, Talkoo with Mrs. Swan and
children and Miss M A. Searle. The new officer in charge of Naval establishments at Hong One of the best soccer players in Kong (successor to Rear-Admiral Hong Kong will be out in the field A. B. Stirling) is Commodore early next month. He is Mr. Pearson. R.N., who will ar
Mr. M. T. Johnson, one of the Hong Kong Jockey Chab stewards, will be back from long leave in ample time for the training season for the next annual meet Ing as he has booked to sail from Marseilles by the "Mantus” on January 7, Mr. Johnson signs per pro in Hong Kong for Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie and Co.
The new commander-in-chief of C. W. E. Bishop of the Public rive in Hong Kong early in the China Station is expected to Works Department. Before the December. He left London on arrive in Hong Kong by the local senson began his name was November 5 on the "Malws with P. and O. ex: "Morea" early
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