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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
To-morrow is St. Andrew's Day.
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Tokyo, Nov. 19-A despatch from Otaru, Hokkaido reports that a fire broke out at the Rus- Cuba's next sugar crop will slam Consulate there at 2 o'clock be limited to 4,500,000 tons by this morning completely destroy-restiential decree. Ing the consulate building.
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No 'case of notitiable disease Assessor Martin and Magis-occurred in the Colony during the trate Li, at the Mixed Court, week-end, ie, during the 48 hours Shanghai, on Nov. 19, sentenced ended on Sunday. Jean Poppoff, a Russian, to one month's imprisonment for beg ging alms in Jessfield Road.
The s.s. "Heng Tah" of the Yuin Hsin Navigation Co. was looted on the 12 lust, on her way to Hankow from Chingchow. Over 10,000 strings of ensh were take away and two of the en- gineers severely wounded.
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A Chim "General Omnibus bus conductor received sentence of one week's imprisonment from Magistrate, the Mixed Court Shanghai, for failing to hand into the company a gold wrist watch to which had been surned over
him by Japanese passenger who had found the watch in the bus, Defendant said he thought he might make a little extra squeeze by the sale of the bauble,
The Berlin Press reportA that a German has patented a new process for chemically pro-1 ducing steel equal to the best smelting steel but considerably harder and more plastic.
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A handbill distributed over the week-end in the Pooloo Road dia- trit of Shanghal appealed to the soldiers and police of Shanghaj to The Peking Tramcar Com-co-operate in furthering the revolu pany, has towered the fares for tionary movement which the writers soldiers in uniform to six coppers, any is being organised by the cfti- irrespective of the length of the zens of Shanghai, « journey.
The Ministry of Finance has issued telegraphic instructions to Mr. Chu Yu-chih, Superintendent of Customs at Shanghai, to remit to Peking all the revenue funds collected by the Native Customs, order to meet urgent require- rents.
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The Soviet Government has instituted a new order, the "Order of the Red Half Moon" which a Reuter cable from Moscow states is to be bestowed upon Asiatic politicians who do good service in promoting good relations between Asia and the Soviet.
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In a proclamation to the pub- lic, the Shanghai Chinese police residents in authorities warn Chinese territory that it is their duty when moving from one dis-1 trict to another to notify the local police stations to that effect, and thus to save themselves, trouble with the powers that be.
The Shantung Citizens" Asso ciation of Shanghai is reported to have sent a telegram to Gen Chang Chung-chang protesting against the proposal to send Fengtien troops into Kiangsu", "The Chinese newspapers report that the association has also sent a personal representative to. Chang Chung-chang with the same mes-
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According to the Tokyo
A Chinese telephone operator Metropolitan Police, pickpockets employed at the Yokohama Specie have increased conspicuously in Bank was asked to explain to the
Thirteen students who were that city of late, and the authori- Third Magistrale at Singapore arrested in Shanghai for creating ties warn the public to be on the why he had thrown vegetables as anti-Allied disturbances in Chin- art from the 25th till the end of Miss A. Shaw, steriographer em ese territory during Armistice each month, which is the great played at the Vacuum O Com-Day have now been released, fol- time for the pickpockets. Ap-pany, Robinson Road All belowing a strong lecture from the authorities on the foolishness of their behaviour, and the danger they exposed themselves to in running counter to the authori- ties.
parently they can their opera- tions over into the next month for on the 1st instant the victims of pickpockets ran to 308. in Tokyo a record since the Metropolitan Police were established!
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The Introduction of electric light to the Forbidden City of Lhaan recalls the rapture with Members and friends are re
minded that the lecture by Mr. It was reported from Tokyo which scientific imination on Nov. 19-At yesterday's greeted by the monks of the Con- A J. Chesterton (member) Assist. meeting of the 2nd Oriental Red vent of Praglia in the Euganeaned by Mr. G. F. Taylor (member) Hills Olive oil and candles" had on "Radio," with practical de- Cross Congress, the representa- tive of the Philippines proposed been their only illuminants, when monstrations, will be given at the to hold the Congress at Manila in 1918 the British Army convert-Institution of Engineers and while the representative of ed their monastery into "headquar- Shipbuilders of Hong Kong this Hawati proposed to hold confer-ters, it was not long before their evening at 5.45. This is the ences of the Oriental Red Cross tears ware laid to rest by kindly.second of the series of winter Societies as well as of the Tommy Atkins, who dug their gar-session lectures arranged by the Women's Red Cross Societies at den, repaired their cloisters, and Institute. Mir: L. J. Blackburn Honolulu in 1929. Congress has gave them the crowning joy of (Vice-President of the Institute) For hours the with preside, and friends of mem- decided to express its respects to electric light. the Famine Relief Commission in monks found complete satisfaction bers, including ladies, will be China..
welcomed. in just switching it on and off.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
The estimates for the expendi ture of the Royal Family of Japan for the next fiscal year amounting to Y.19,440,000 have been sanction- ed by the Throne.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Taylor, of Kebe. are guests of the Astor House Hotel Shanghai. Mr. Taylor is a partner in the well- known firm of Harold, Bell, Taylor, Bird and Co., Kobe.
"The funeral of Gen. Hajeb Hung haun, former commander of the 4th Cheklang Division, took place in Shanghai on Nov. 21. A precedent was established. a Municipal gur carriage belps used to carry the remains.
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Mr. J., Harold Dollar, after an absence of over 12 months, return- ed to Shanghai on Nov. 20. Mr. Dollar was accompanied by Mrs. Dolla, their two children, and Mrs. Dollar's private secretary, Miss Clarice Hefron. They were wel- comed on the wharf by a large num- ber of friends.
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The death occurred in New York Be Oct. 19; of Commissioner Thomas Estill, head of the Salvation Army Eastern Torritery, which comprises twenty-two States. The "commis- sioner served in the Salvation Army since 1878, beginning at its birth- place, Whitby, Yorkshire, and was afterwards in command in Holland, South Africa, and Japan, besides serving in Now Zanland and Aus tralia.
His Excellency the Governor, save the "British North Borneo: Herald," met with a slight accident to his shoulder on his voyage from. Europe to Singapore but an X-ray examination shows that nothing is seriously wrong as fa evidenced by the first game of golf he played. 'In Jesselton when on, a muddy course he went round in two atrokos more than Bogey. His Excellency's' keenness on games will no doubt prove a boon to the State..
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wright res ji Amongst recent arrivals at Home turned to the Colony by the ss.from Malaya are Mr. Worthington.. British Resident, Pahang, and Mr. Carmarthenshire" yesterday.
Gillman, Controller of Labour,
Miss Evelyn A. Magnet, aFMS. teacher and self-supporting mis- sionary, died recently at the Kobe Sanitarium.
Mr. S. S. Perry was an putgoing passenger to-day on the "Siberia Maru."
Others who left included Mr.L. Ryssin. Mrs. H. T. Tong and Miss Tong, Mr. A. Vieira-Ribeiro, Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Kirk.
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The engagement la announced be- tween Maurice Drummond Peterson, British Embassy, Tokyo, son of the late Sir Wiliam Peterson, K.C.M.G., and Lady Peterson, and Eleanor Angel, second daughter of the Rev. H. W. L. and Mrs. O'Rorke. of Woodstock Rectory, Oxfordshire.
Mr. J. E. Badeley, the Shang- Dr. Howard G. Barrie, the Rê- sident Medical Officer at the hai barrister who was married at St. John's Cathedral on Friday, is Kuling Sanatorium, has gone Home via Siberia. He intends a member of the firm of Han- sone, solicitors to the Shanghai to make a six months' tour of re
Municipal Council. Mr. Badeley, presentative. tuberculosis aboria in England, the Continent with Mr. Duncan McNeill, senior and the United States. Dr. H. C. partner in the firm, represented Ball, of London, will act as S.M.C. before the International Director of the Kuling Sanator-Judicial Commission which held an inquiry into the Nanking Road iam in his absence...
incident laat year.
Moscow, Nov. 27-Comrade Kameneff, ex-Chairmari of the Moscow Soviet, has been ap- pointed Soviet Ambassador to Italy in succession to Comprade Kerjenzeff-Reuter.
Writing front, Jesselton on' November 2, the correspondent of "Singapore Free Press says:~~~ Our new Governor, His Excel lency Mr. J. L. Humphreys, C.B.E, is staying for the present Min Jesselton and is expected to leave for Sandakan and the East Coast at the end of this week, re- turning to Jesselton towards the end of the month. Mr. Humph reys has been playing as much golf as
execrable our ther has permitted and is handicapped at scratch in the
Club. "Josselton Golf
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If his plans materialise he may travel extensively in the Interior during December. Mr. J. S. Hill, who joined the Service early this year, has been appointed Private Secretary
The sympathy of many old China hands will go out to Mrs. Lay, of 82, Margaret Street, W.1, widow of Mr. Amey Lay, of the Imperial Chinese Customs, in the death of her youngest son, Lieut. H, N, Lay, RN., as the result of a seaplane ac
Mr. Percy Crighton, a well-fcident near Malin on Oct. 21, in Mr. Richard St. George Moore, known Shanghal resident, recent- which three officers and a tele- Lieut. who died in London last month, was ly celebrated a birthday anniver-graphist, lost their lives. widely known as a consulting ensary which takes him a little over Lay, who had qualified as a pilot, gineer for harbour and waterworks. the half-century, with 81 years' was attached to the Fleet Air Arm, Among other works he was engineer residence in Shanghai. On mak- He entered Osborne College in Jan., for the Paris Gigantic Wheel, the ing a morning call at the Race 1916, from a school near Brighton, Gosport drainage, the Hankow Club, says the "N-C Daily and was appointed an midshipman waterworks, and the Marlborough News," he was accorded bolster in Sept., 1919, to the "Benbow." He and Grafton Hallway. He was also qus congratulations and the look was appointed for air training, at connected with the Baku, Tiis, of perpetual youth about him led Netheravon in June, 1924, after a Arad, Singapore, and Arequipa to the suggestion, da view of the year, in the minesweeper "Truro," waterworks. He was the recipient. even now he may come out again and it was while undergoing the of the Banner of Honour from the present shortage of jockeys, that pliots' course that, he was promoted
to lieutenant in Oct. 1924 Chinese Government.
and win another Champions.
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