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THE CHINA MAIL.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
An unknown plderly woman in Bha crowd which assembledh n Hammersmith to welcome Me: Alan, (Cebham- was' knocked down by a
motor car and fatally injured.
Two, fresh caseя of enterle Robbers broke into the villa Tovar typhoid) were notified on M: Franck, Governor of the Na Wednesday, Both patients Artional Bank, near Antwerp, and get Chinese from the central district. away with 200000 franes worth ni
silver and jewellery.
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Money and jewellery, to the Assorted hampers of wines and † value of $79, was atolan f. ♫ A Chinese coolie was sent to fæpirits for the Christmas season, ut |; burglary. which occurred early | jail in Shanghai on Nov. 22 for two ||$36, 534 and $38 are announced by yesterday morning at No 40; Wing months for attempting to extort
Messrs. Gande. Price & Co. Ltd. Lok Street..
money from a man employed at the In an advertisement on page 7.
China Marchants Lower whart by
"This is the sort of man he s the other day he Ricked a cock because it would not lay an egg"
The Harbin-Mukden radio ser.
"If you have money for bail,threats. you have it for a licence," said Mr. R. E. Lindsell to a woman charged this morning with hawk-vice will be opened in January or So said an inspector at Doncastering without a licence. His Wor- February next under management)
ship fined the defendant $8. of the Chinese Wireless Station.
when a man was charged with Teruelty to his wife.
An employee of the Labour Maintenance Bureau Was charged before Mr. Willion at the Centr.
Maglary yesterday with stealing two jarkets from private resha Teoulie," The ease was adjourned on the application at Mr. H. S. Loseby, defending.
Broadcasting equipment, as oriler- Charged with touting for led from France, age being install- taxis in Pedder Street, a Chinese sd,. informed Major C. Willson this morning that he was an orphen
and had no job. His Worship re- manded the defendant in police custody for forty-eight hours for enquiries to be made.
Having pleaded guilty when
The association of French
holders of Russian bonds have made,
application to the Minister ofi Finance demanding the dissolution! of the present French commnissioni charged with negotiations with the Soviet commission. The associa
Yang Tae-jih, a jeweller, has they were last before the Bene rion requests direct negotiations in
three Chinese were sentenced to three years' imprisonment at the Mixed Court at Shanghai for eir culating counterfeit, $6 notes, pur
reported to the French Folice, the Woosung and Shanghai Constabu- lary and the Peace Maintenance Corps that he has received a num- ber of, threatening letters demand-porting to be those issued by the Tag $10,000 to be sent to a certain China and South Sena Bank.
house
Boulevard g Montigny,
on the
accord with the Italian and British
hondholders,
Apropos of the question of destitute Ruselan children studying In the public schools of Shanghai, George Mitchell, charged correspondent of the Russian with being drunk and disorderly papers advocates that these chil- in Lyndhurst Terrace during the dren should study in the two exist There was a splendid rice crap early hours of this morning, ading Russian schools where they in Wahu last summer. and every-mitted the offence when brought can get an education of a much bat- ting points to a very good winter
before Major Wilson at the ter nature and much cheaper than Jerop also. A number of rice-clean-
can be obtained the Municipal Central Magistracy this morning, ing mills have been built on the two His Worship imposed a fine of schools. | small rivers running inland from $10.
Wuhu. "These mills are operated by machinesy, gasoline engines being. used in alleases.
Another step towards the re- moval of the Wuchang city wall was sken last week by the de !nolishing of the gates at the
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The Russian Government plans The erection of another two. to spead 9,000,000: roubles in set- court rooms at the Mixed Courting 25,000 immigrants in the re-! at Shanghai to order to deal with zion of Irkutsk. Siberia, during the the vastly increasing work caused present fiscal year, according to aj.- by the increase in criminal and Harbin dispatch to the Osaka
"Mainichi" The migration is parti civil cases is urgently needed, ac-. cording to the Yeport of Mr. J. E.
ol a "general redistribution of
By the Soviet, which is arousing much interest in Japan.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1926.
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you have visited our Dennison Department you cannot realise the wonderful variety of beautifuband useful articles, that you can quickly feara to make of paper rope, crepe paper and sealing was, at an almost unbelleveably low cost, for materiala.
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You are invited-
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to attend the classes in Dennison arts given every day in our store. Commencing Shortly.
Free Instructions are given in...
Rope Weaving Costume Making
Sealing Wax Art
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Children too-
Flower Making
Noveltids....
Decorations
and Favours
are invited to attend the classes. It is great training for the youngsters. They are given an opportunity for the expression of their creative and constructive instincts while making many pretty, and interesting things of Dennison's inexpensive materials,
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Hanyang Mon and the Pinghu Men Wheeler, Registrar, in the "Muni-population plan being carried out DER A. WING & CO. (1923), LTD..
1 is stated that now the Kiangaleipal Gazette." situation has been settled' there is nothing in the way of getting rid of the Wuchang defences.
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Local motorists will be pleased to learn that the Asiatic Petroleum Co. have erected a service station Proposals are under consider outside the City Hall at the junction tion in Shanghai and" are nearly of Queen's Road Central and matured to allow the male Rus-Wardley Streets The Colony has sian population of Shanghat, those without positions, to emigrate to the Argentine. It is understand that a shipping company has granted very reduced rates and that the Bureau of Foreign Affairs has made a considerable reduction
for some time past felt the need of some place in the central district where, supplies of "Shell" motor spirit may readily be obtained; and the site chosen by the A.P.C. is undoubtedly one which will prove of great convenience to the motor
in passport fees. Russian organing public on the island. The pews sations are co-operating so that service station will be operated by the, Hongkong Hotel Garage, and will be opened next week.
suitable individuala may moet agents of the proposed vanture.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mr. C. B. Weiss, of the United States Steel Products Company, av rived in Shanghai on November 24 from the south.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Hyde, Lay, Hong Kong residents, were passengers on the incoming "Empress of Asia" which arrived yesterday from the North.
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Chief Inspector W. Kent of the Hong Kong Police returned from long leave yesterday, via, Canada, Ey the "Empress of Asia," accom- panied by Mrs. Kent and Miss M. A. Kent.
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Captain W. Davison. R.N.R, and Mrs. Davison returned to the Colony yesterday, from. Home letve, on the "Empress of Asia", Captain Davison is marine superintendent in Hong Kong of the Canadian Paci- fe S.S., Ltd. and is the Rear-Com- modore of the Royal Hong Kong. Yacht Club.
In the case of Mr. Ross Bone Toledo v. Herman Reyes Toledo for divorce in the American Court, Shanghai, adjournment for ono week was granted on November 22 at the request of Mrs. Toledo's attorney. It is said that the alimony part of the matter will be settled, out of court.
Going or leave before his Arm moved into the palatial premises at
The death has occurred of Mr. W. H. Porter, the banker, a member of Morgan's, states a Reuter cable
rom New York.
Trade unionisation is invading branch of business it every. Wuchany the latest being the Wharf cookies" union, the water car riers union, the domestic servants? The anion, and tenants union. last
organisation has prepared three ferce demands to be present- ec to Wuchang's landlorda: Ars!, that all house rents be relinquished for three months: second. that future payments of rent shall have A 20% discount; third, that there- after no increase in 'rental can be made without the consent of the
tenants.
NEWS.
Mr. A. H. Strange, of the Asiatic Petroleum Company at Chinkiang, returned to Shanghai on. November 24 from a holiday spent in Manila,
Mr. C. E. H. Beavis, partner in
The British Chamber of Com- the local law. frm of Messrs,
merce in Peking zavé a farewel Wilkinson and Grist, arrived yestimin on November 24 in honour of terday on the "Empresa of Asíu" with Mrs. Beavis.
Sir Ronald Macieky, the British Minister, who sailed from Tientsin for Shanghai on November 20.
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Mr. C. Atkinson of the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd... and Mro. Atkinson, arrived back in Hong Kong yesterday on the "Em.nounced prese of Asia" from Canada,"
H.E. the General Officer com-
mancing in China. (Major-General C. C; Luard, C.B., C.M.G.), and Mrs. Luard, returned to Hong Kong on the "Empress of Asia" yesterday, after a short risit to the North.
A British wireless message an- nounces the death of Sir Ella Griffith, Under-Secretary for Home Affairs under Lord Oxford (hen Mr. Asquith) from 1912 to 1916, at Swansea British Wireless Ser- vice.
Mr. A. Nissim, partner in Mesara. Moxon and Taylor, sharebrokers, and secretary of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, returned to Colony yesterday on the "Empress of Asia" which came in from the North,
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The forthcoming marriage is an- of the Rev. James Alexander Dunachie, of the China Thland Mission, at Pingyaohsier, Shanal, and Anna Gertrude Ritchie,
the C1.M. Hwochow," also of Shamsi.
On November 10 Mr. A. M Monteiro died in Singapore in his 70th year. He was a well-known the Eurasian com- member, of munity. He was chief clerk of the General Post Office, and after wards managing clerk to the late Mr. F. M. Chopard, when in prac tice as a solicitor. He was born in Malacca, but had lived the greater part of his life in Singapore,
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Messrs. Robinsoft and Co. of Ber- Singapore' have lost an, old thevant through the death at his re*|
sidence at Telok Kurau of Mr. Fred Fox. Until his retirement last year, Mr. Fox, who was 57 years of age, had been in the em-
Exchange Building, Mr R. L The King has been pleased to ployment of Messrs, Robinson and Bridger, one of the managing direc-approve the appointment of Mr. Co. as a travelling agent for over tora of Mesara, Lane, Crawford, Harold Arrowsmith Brown, L. C. S.,thirty years. He was the son of Ltd., came back yesterday on the to be a Pulane Judge in the High Captain W. Fox, & well-known ship- “Empress of Asin together with Court of Judicature at Rangoon, master sailing out of Singapore Mrs. Bridger, Mr. Bridger also afts in succession to Mr. Edward Dyce about the middle of the last con- on the board of Messrs. William Duckworth, 1.C.S., who will retire tury. Powell, Ltd.
in January.
Miss Gordon and Miss Trefusis The "Empress 01 Canada" After long leave at Home. Mr. have been giving an exhibition of "brought a "good many passengers and Mrs. L. S. Greenhill returned to their pictares in the Selangor Club, to Hongkong yesterday, including Hongkong yesterday vin Canada by Kuala Lumpur. The two Indien a number of local residenta. The the "Empress of Aala?", "Mr. Green- 'have travelled extensively in the fat includes the names of Mr. C. B. hill le secretary of the Hongkong) East and their pictures - include Humphreys, Miss K. Murphy, Lt, Land Investment and Agency Co., studies made in Burma, Sumatra, C. V. King, Mr. W. R. Buckberrough | Ltd. As honorary secretary of the Java, and Ball. Miss Gordon haa (passenger agent of the C.P.R.), | Hongkong Cricket Club "for in addition travelled and painted'in the Rov. and Mrs. H. W. L. O'Rorke, several years (till, last spring) ho Palestino, Gresco, India, Kasurır
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