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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
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For carrying furniture in a The Standard O Company The latest official reports, from private motor car, a Chinese was of New York has issued an excel-Manila show that Christianity m Aned $10 by Mr. W. Schofield at flent memo block and calendar with making rapid strides in the Moun.. the Central Magistracy yesterdaya separate leaf for each day Busitain Province, the last stronghold | afternoon.
ness men will find it most useful. of Malay paganism in Luzon.
After warning a Chinese 'de During the 24 hours ended on fendant that because, a Fire Tuesday the only case of notifiable Brigade car could pass a station-disease reported in the Colony was ary tramear it did not mean that from the city, the patient being a he could do so, Mr. Schofield im-Chinese with enteric fev (ty posed a fine of 35 at the Central phoid) Magistracy yesterday afternoon.
At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon Mr.T. W. Ainsworth granted a confiscation order in respect of 88 revolvers which were recently found unclaim od in the steerage quarters of the .s. "President Grant."
In honour of the C.M.G. being t bestowed on him;, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, LL.D., is to be compli imented at the Kai Ling restaurant to-night by the chairman and direc- tors of the Tang Wah Hospital, the Fleading Chinese philanthropie Insti
tution in the Colony.
The aviator photographer, who Inst passed through Hong Kong' year, Mr. Peck, with the United States party, to record from Java the eclipse of the sun passed through the Colony again yesterday on the "President Grant" bound for Seattle.
1 not often that two concerta are staged in Hong Kong on the same night but such will be the case to-night. Local music lovers can choose, batween the Male Voice Choir at the Cathedral Hall at 9 p.m. and H.M.S. "Hawkins" party at the Theatre Royal, 9.15 pm.
The President, Vice-Presidenti and members of the Committee of the St. David's Society of Hong Kong were At Home to members of the Welsh Community yesterday, at the Chamber of Commerce room, Clby Hult, an enjoyable two hours being spent by a representative; gathering. After tea had been served an exhibition of dancing was given by little maidens, attired in Enjoyable Welsh national dress. musical items were also rendered.
When Gabriel Barerre revisited the scene of the battle of Verdun,. the horrors of the war came back to him and he became deranged:
Martial Law is still being en- forced in Nantab and Chapei.. Owing to the prohibition of traffic after 10 p.m. every night consider-Į ablo Inconvenience has been caused residenta and merchants in those districts.
Following investigations Into cirgumstances of an armed robbery. at Ñq, 213 Temple St., Yaumati; the Yaumati Police have effected the arrest of one suspect, and recovered" jewellery to the value of $240. The man will be charged before the Kowloon Magistrate in due course.
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* THEOSOPHY ↑ The Usual Weekly Public Lecture will be given at the Hong Kong Lodge The, Theosophical Scelety, 7, Duddell Street, on Thursday Jan. 13th, at 6 pm. Lecturer:-Dr, C. Craghill-Handy, FTS. FO.S.E., Honolulu (subject to his timaly arrival).The Public is heartily invited to attend!-
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Included in the sale of porce Min, and decorative objects, of art at Massrs. Christis'a en Dee: 14' was an interesting collection of 184 Chincie anu bottles: mainly of the Kang-He and Kien-Lung periods, formed by Mr. F. G. Jenkin, a bar- rister, of Hong Kong. This fetched Betty's fondness for visiting the 2189 (Spencer). A Chinese globu- Usurers rarely get much change stables had led to such an un-lar jar, enamelled with horses and out of British courts at Homey but desirable extension of her vocabu-emblems on green wave-pattern. a money-lender named Jacob Myers lary that her mother pronounced a ground, Ming, realised 140 gulneas must have received a particularly strict taboo., Finding the prohibi (Mallett). nasty shock in the Westminster tion evaded the distressed parent County Court, recently The case called upon a church dignitary who was of the usual sordid variety, the was staying in the house to deal sum sued for being £16:8, consider with the young offender. "Betty, ably in excess of the amount bor- my child," said he gravely, "I hear rowed. Judgment was given for you have been visiting the stables Myers for the totul amount,-whlch | probably pleased him-but ac- companied by an order for repay ment by monthly instalments of one shilling-which probably did not. lp other words, the moneylender has to wait just over 27 yaara for the last shiling.
The local postage stampe of Hankow of thirty years ago is the subject of an article by Mr. Fred. J. Melville in the "Daily Telegraph." These stamps, he says, started an avalanche of new stamps from all the treaty ports, which resulted in philatelists setting up an organisa- tion whose object was indicated in its alliterative title, the Society for a shrug of the shoulders, said scorn-the Suppression of Speculative fully, "Oh. one of those dd Stampa, The Hankow stamps were aparrows, I suppose."
withdrawn in 1896.
again.” Betty admitted the erime, but asked curiously, "Who told you" "Ah.". said he, "a little bird whispered it to me." For a moment Betty looked incredulous, then, with
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
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NEWS.
Mrs. Wattie and family, left Lon-chers Co.. went to Shanghai yester-Taikoo Dock, who went on Home
don by the "Mantua" on Dec. 31 to return to Hong Kong on expiry of their holiday at Home.
day on the "President Grant."
Mr. P. W. Cotto of the American MER Products Co.'sailed from Hong Coming out to Hong Kong by the Kong yesterday on the "President "Kashgar" (which sailed from Loa-Grant" for Shanghai.. don on Dec. 16) are Major CT. M. Smith. F/O C. John, R. A. F. and Captain E. C... Thompson.
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General freight agent in the Orient for the Canadian Pacific Co., Mr. J. G. McNab was a passenger on the "President Grant" which left Hong Kong yesterday for Shanghai.
ALEXANDRIA VICTORIA Princess Alexandria Victoria, ex-wife of August Wilhelm, fourth son of the ex-Kaiser, Is travelling abroad.
On board the "President Grant" which left Hong Kong yesterday for Seattle are Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Foote who are going on to Europe.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Botelho were passengers on the "President Grant" which left, yesterday for Shanghai. Lt.-Coindr. F. R. Porter way also on board..
Returning to Kobe after a visit to Australia are Mr. Windeyer and Miss Windeyer, who sailed from Hong Kong yesterday on the "Prest dent Grant."
At a luncheon in the Shanghai, Club, the committee of St. Andrew's Society, silver quaicks were presented to Mr. W. M. MacLennan, Mr. A. Y. Tait, and Mr. C. B. Blaikie.
The following appointment was made by the Admiralty on Deci 18:Engr. Lieut-Com. S. -0. Frew, to "Dolphin," addl, temp., on relief, and to. "Hawkins," amended orders (Jan. 1). -
The many friends of Mr. "Billie". Gande will be pleased to learn that he has been Usuccessfully operated on for appendicitis at the Shang- hai General Hospital and hopes to be about again within a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. D. McNeillie of
leave last year, sailed from Lon- don on Dec. 31 on the "Mantus" to return to Hong Kong.....
Mr. W. G. Fitz-Gibbon, first clerk, at the Colonial Secretariat, sailed from Home on Dec. 31, on the "Mantua," to return to Hong Kong on expiry of leave.
Mr. A. S. Hersee of Messrs. David Sassoon & Co., Ltd. is returning to Hong Kong by the P. & 0. "Man;. tua" which left London on Dec. 31. Mr. Hersee joined the boat at Mar- seilles.
WILLIAM BEI
William Beebe, has planned to explore the floor of the Atlantic, in a steel cylinder:
Mr. J. W. Huck, the Oriental Hon. secretary of Union Church | Captain W. B. Turnbull of tho agent for the Great Northern Rail-at the time of going Home on leave, Douglas S.S. Co. was a passenger way, left Hong Kong yesterday on Mr. E. B. Cubey of the Taikoo Dock on the Blue. Funnel 5.8. "Aeness"" the "President Grant" to return to will be back in the Colony towards which left Hong Kong yesterday Shanghal. He came down recently the end of this month as he sailed for the United Kingdom via Singa to meet Mrs. Huck who made the from London on Dec. 31 on the pore. trip from Australie,
"Mantua.
Mr. M. T. Johnson of Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. will
Formerly secretary of the Hong be back in time for the annual race Kong Boxing Association, Mr. T. G. meeting The "Mantua" left Lon- Bennett of Messrs. Johnson, Staker con on Dec. 81 and will be here & Master (solicitors) left Home just towards the end of the month and on New Year to catch the Men- Mr. Johnson (who is a Steward of tua which sailed from London on the Hong Kong Jockey Club) Join Dec. 81. Mr. Bennett ha ed the ship at Marseilles,
long lasve
Thas been on
Mr. D. E. Clark of Messra. Joha D. Humphreys & Son is nm, pasken ger on the P. & 0. "Mantus" wh Jatt London, on Dec. 81 turning to Hong Kong Tram long leave and his service.
be available for the annual race meeting, as he is an omelal of the Jockey Club.:
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