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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Owing to a faulty cable con noction, telograms between Hong. Kong and Shanghai and beyond jare subject to delay.
"The strike situation in various Chinese mils at Shanghai remains unchanged, with several thousand men and women unemployed.
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On Monday three wore four
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of enteric fever ((typhoid); All patients
Chinese, three from the city and jone from Shaakiwan.
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A car owned by the Num Hing Motar Bus Co., on its way to Sha 'tau-kok from Fanling. knocked down a woman who subsequently died in the Kwong Wah Hospital, (on Monday night.,
At, the Engineers, and Ship" balders' Institution at 5.45. p.m. to day. Mr. Frank F. Van Horn, late Superinterdent of Highways, New York City. will read a paper on "Road Construction.”
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The Canton Information Bureau reports that the first contingent of Government and Party leaders left Canton yesterday for, Wachang. Atembers of the Government have reached Nanchang where they were met by Geserpl Chang. Kal-shek.
When a summons.ngainst the owners, agents and master of the Ps.s. "Poo Sang" was called in Mr.
Gurman foreign trade in Octo- The authorities have AN. ber showed 110 million marke pas-rounced at Tsinan that the monthly sive balunce, Including 158 millione subsidy of $2,000 is granted to "imported specie.
Tsingtao University....
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The French Socialist Party has
The French Municipal Council introduced a Bill for reducing mile of Shanghal has decided to convert tary service from ten to nine
80 mow of land on Avenue Petain into a aports stadium,
months.
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A Chinese woman has bron: The final dress rehearsal of the admitted to the Kwong Wah Hospi- “Pirates of Penzance" by t'e Hong | lab with wounds on the head which, Kong Philharmonic "Socle inkoy It is alleged; ware inflicted by a place at the Theatre Royal at. 8.39 | chopper. Her husband has been to-night.
detained by the Police.
THEOSOPHY
The wife of F.C. D947 has been admitted to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from oplum pol-Theosophy And World Probleme" Boning which, it is reported, was
will be the subject of this week's T-administered.
· PUBLICĂ LECTURE of the Hong Kong Lodge The THEOSOPHICAL There will be a Public Lecture | SOCIETY, 7; Duddell Street, on at the Helona May Instituto on | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9th, at Wednesday, December 15, at 5.806 P.M. The meeting is open to the p.m. Ven by Capt. Miles on "Wire- Public. less Telegraphy and Telephony." Admission free.-ABV.
Tuosday's return of local' noti- fable diuende comprised 1 case of diphtheria from Kowloon, I case of typhoid from the city and another from Aberdeen district-all patients were Chiness.
An exciting affray which ended in the wounding and arrest of a Chinese took place ab Shunghat last week, A police party at- tempted to search the Chinese, who
hroke. loose and dashed down!
R. E. Lindwell's Court this morning. Mr.Horace Lo asked his Worship to grabs a remand for one week to en-turning, firing two uble the master to attend. His Worship granted the application.
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Protests are now being made by the Shanghai populace against una alleged loan" of $5,000,000 whics Japanese Ananciers are said to be Badvancing to Makden, inasmuch as this wil increase the burden of the people and bind the country, as well as interfere with the fight for international peace.
The time for the fairy play and shadow pictures at the Theatre- Royal on December 22 and 23. has been changed from, 4.30
p.m.
shots which
took no effect. A Chinese con- stuble replieth wounding the man on the chin.
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Engaged to take three men to the Yaumati typhoon" shelter. .N Chinese sampan woman was attack. ed on the return journey. Nothing daunted, however, the woman put up a struggle falling into the water with two of her assailants, Water police responded to cries for help and two of the miscreants have been captured. It is assumed that the third man was drowned.
The Shanghai Branch of the Rationalist Press Association held a meeting on November 26 with Mr. J. A. Jackson in the chair. In outlining the objects of the Asuo- eintion the Chairman explained that its principal aim was to stimu
the physical The loss of a basket of clothing late interest and the master's licence is reported selenees and the various branches from a flahing junk which is stated of criticism and phlicsophy, as con- to have been. the victim of piratesected factors in that progressive whilst on a voyage from Shaukiwaa human culture which is indepen
of theological creeds The master reports that his boat dogmas. to Ping Hoi, Bias Bay, on Nov. 24. dent
was hailed by another and that from the latter eight armed meny boarded the junk and ransacked it for movable effects.
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to 5.15 p.m., For both days. A new organisation, known as The proceeds will be in aid the Sino-Japanese- Association will luf the M.CL. and the Sen- soon make ils appearance in Shang- men's Institute.. Tickets will be bai. It is said to Have been initiat obtainable from the Andersoned by Baron Runatsu, whe, during Music Co. on and after Decem- his recent visit felt an organisu ¡ber 13. Prices are $2, $1 and 50' tion of this sort would help to re- gehts, children and Servicemen in move the misunderstandings that uniform half price. An advertise- have so long existed between the ment appears In to-day's "China two peoples. A drive for $500,000 Mail"
la being arranged for this purpose.
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When informed that one of the witnesses in a case would be, af small boy, Mr. G. W. King, the Registrar, in" H. M. Police Court. Shanghai, remarked. "Well, I shall not say as a certain famous Judge) did to a juvenile witness. 'Do you know where little boys go when they tell Hes? On receiving the reply that they went to a certain place, he said. Then you know more about it than I do.'" The Registrer also propounded the theory that, in his experience, very little happens in this world without a cuuse...
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
In aid of the Ministering Child- ren's League Funds, & masked fancy ¡dress, dance" is to be held at the Peak Club to-night, beginning at 19.16.
General Pah Wen-wet, former Tutun of Anhwei, arrived in Shanghai from the north on Nov. 24.
Tickets at 50 cents
Reminder: Musicale at .the M Chicherin informed the Helena May Institute at 5.30 p.m. French Ambasador at Moscow of to-morrow. his..forthcoming trip to the Rivlernach, including tea at 4.45 p.n for health reasons, and 'expressed: the hope of meeting M. Briand en route in Paris.
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Det. Sub-Insp. Robertson and Sub-Insp. O'Dwyer of the Shanghai Municipal Police, were removed to the General Hospital there on Nov. 26, but it is believed that they will resume their duties shortly.
Mr. F. Ross, for Ave years manager of Wagons Lits Hotel in Peking, arrived in Shanghai on the str. "President, Hayes" after a ledye of absence in Switzerland. He w act as manager of the Palace Hotel, Shanghal.
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Professor O.. Hellwig, who for many years has been connected ji with the German Department of the- National University, has died at Peking Professor Hellwig, was 66 years of age and had resided at the Wagons Lits Hotel for several years. He had lived in China. 15, years, 12 of which were spent "in": Peking
Colonel F. Hayley Bell Com miestoner, has resumed charge of the Chinese Maritime Customs office for Kowloon and District in place of Mr. W. 0 Law, Deputy Cont missioner Colonel Hayley Beil! has been in Canton for over a year since the trouble began in June and in sudagssor to him there han nów
been appointed;
While Crown Prince Adolf of Sweden and Crown Frm ceas Louise have been travelling,
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M, Lachevitch, says in French Radio message. has been appointed Vice-President of the Chinese Eastern Railway in place of M. Savrassoff, who was dismissed.
Mrs. H. March who, on Nov. 24, underwent un operation for ap- pendicitis at the Victoria Nursing. Home, Shanghai. is doing aplen didly, and expects to be about
General Li Ten-chun, Commis- sioner of Politics of the Canton | again shortly. Government, and former Tupan of Kiangsi, will visit Shanghai on his Way to Kiangsi where he will at-West China, who has been conduct- tend his mother's funeral.
His cor
Dr. H.
in the Far East, their summer after 21 ya home, Sofiero, In their duchy of passenger on Scania, has been robbed.. The which left- joot is supposed to have been of Dr.
The Rev. Thomas Darlington,
ing a mission in Shanghai, W&S the preacher at.. the morning ser- vice
in Holy Trinity Cathedral there on Nov. 23.
The signature "Peggy O'Neil!” en the winning ticket for the St. Vincent de Paul motor car rafe! concealed the identity of a lithie Hong Kong girl, Mias Peggy Everest, daughter of Mr. R. J Everest, of the P.W.D. Peggy, who la eleven years of age, was born in Hong Kong. She leave for Home with her parents in April.
Capt. J. Gordon Dyson has been confirmed the appointment as Chief Officer of the International Bettlement Fire Brigade; 'Shanghai, In succession to Mr. M. W.. Pitt: who has been invalided out of the service. Capt. "Dyson: arrive;} In Shanghai on May 7, 1922, as Deputy Chief Officer, and sipee.) that time, during Mr. Pett's ab- sence on leave or through sickness, he has been in charge of the brigado for 2 years altogether. N
One of the most successfull musicales of the season was given before the Union Church Ladies' Society, Shanghal, on Nov. 24. The programme was as follows:- hong "Motta, My Girl," by Mrs. Sims song, "Spring-le Coming" by Mrs. T. Nimino; planoforte solo. by red Mrs: Standcifft; song, "They're
Far Far Aveby Mrs. Gibson sodgi: "Love" is 'Meant to Make Us Glad" by Mrs. Pearson Grant: pianoforte gold by Mra. A. Toone; song, "A" Perfect Day, ***-by. Mrs. Gibson:"song, "A Song of Sleep" by Mrs T. Nimano, song, "When I
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| stated that the spral couple will spent the Chrizining holidays in India. Their return harve pected to take place about the
diddle of Febri triumphant reception
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With a French colisami Fresson proposes foun rical' and ical diseas Cannes.
"We are Baven" and "The Prayer" by Mrs. Baldwin
Grant And Mrs. Toons,
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