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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Mr. Harry Ore's pianoforte recital commences at 5.30 p.m. at the City Hall to-day.
A complete list of street fire alarms now installed in the Colony, indicating their respec- tive positions, is advertised else- where in this issue.
An advertisement appears on page 3 of this issue giving instructions for motor traffic going to and from the ball on H.M.S. Tamar" to-morrow night,
H.E. the Governor (Sir Cicil Clementi, K.C.M.G., and Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John), will inspect the local Corps of the St. John Ambulane Brigade on Murray Parack | ground to-day at 5.15 p.m...
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The Queen Alexandra Im The horcic ricsha coolie, who perial Nursing Service and the went to the aid of his master, the Queen Alexandra Military chief of the Chinese staff of the Families Nursing Service have Shanghai Tramway, Co., who was been amalgamated by Royal War-murdered last week, died on Saturday afternoon as a result of the two bullets which struck hiny.
rant,
Five cases of notifiable dis ease were reported to the Medical Officer of Health on Monday, as follow:-3 of small-pox from the city district. I of typhoid from the city and 1 of cerebrospinal fever from the Kowloon district. All the patients are Chinese.
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Don't wait here, lads. and play your football." This is whut Father Knowles, games master of St. Bede's College, Alexandra Park, Manchester said to his pupils, who gathered round him when he lay on the roadside recently, severely injur ed after collision with a car while When a Chinese was charg-motor-cycling on his way to the
News has been received in the Colony to the effect that it is highly probable that Leo Podolsky and his wife,.." Vern Mirova. are hoping to arrange another tour of the Far East. These two talented artistes are not, of course, strangers to Hong. Kong, haying given several per- formances here some years ago. Mr. Podolsky is at present in Chicago with the famous. Sher- Wood Music School. His wife re cently appeared before Queer Marie of Roumania during her Majesty's visit to Chicago.
When Mr. James Dalrymple.
ed at the Kowloon Magistracycollege football ground. He was the Glasgow tramway, manager, yesterday with returning from conveyed to the Royal Infirmary, was charged at Glasgow last banishment, it was stated that where he was found to be suffer-month with forging and uttering, The had been sentenced upon six ing from a compound fracture of a telegram, a novel objection was previous occasions for the same the right leg. scalp and face raised by his solicitor. He point- offence. Mr. Schofield passed } wounds, and, severe shock,
ied out that the telegram was sentence of twelve months' hard
wholly typewritten, including the labour with twenty-four strokes Mrs. R. A. Jaffray, a welfare signature, and in his submission of the birch.
worker who has recently arrived was not a forgery in the sense of here from the United States, pro the Post Office (Protection) Act, The teacher had been giving poses founding here a "Friendly 1884. He was unable to discover lesson on the, reindeer-its League for Christian Service," a single instance of a typewritten- haunts, Habits, aux uses. One the object of which is to provide forgery. The prosecution con- little chap was not paying the recreational facilities for busi-tended that the telegram was not] slightest attention, so the teacherness girls of Hong Kong. The genuine in any respect, and as a pounced on him. "Now, what is proposal is to take the premises telegram was defined as a written the use of the reindeer?" she ask-formerly occupied by the Corone: for printed message, the one in ed him. The startled youngster Theatre and to fit it up as lunch question' came within the latter looked up. paused, and them re- and rest rooms. Other activities category. The Sheriff said that it plied: "Please, ma'am, it, makes will include the making of de-was a novel point which he would things grow!".
corative and useful articles for take time to consider. He accord the Home. It is also proposed [ingly adjourned the case. The Kowloon Motor 'Bus to see it as 'a centre for exhibi- Company's new Leyland-Liontions for the Blind Home and motor bus will be given a trialsimilar Partitutions.
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"I was
never anxious for money, I do not care for money," said Mr. Bernard Baron, the mil- 5.15 pm from the Star Ferry. A Sheffield woman has lost lionaire who has recently given Kowloon. Among those invited her pension through reading her away several thousands of pounds are the Hon Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe prayer book. When a girl she for philanthropic purposes, when (Captain-Superintendent of Po had been called in to nurse her he presided in London at the ice and the Hon Mr. D. G. Maunt (her mother's sister). The meeting of Carreras, Ltd. "If all Bernard (President of the Hongaunt died, and the girl eventually great concerns paid good wages Kong Automobile Association). married her uncle. and three it would bring happiness to a children were born of the mar-great number of workers and to "Making the Police collect a riage. The husband died, and the their homes and it would pay zivi debt is a practice to be woman received her pension un-these concerns to do so." Speak- frowned on," said Mr. C. A.. 3.der the National Health Insurance ing of his own firm, who employ Russ at the Central Magistracy Acts. Then one day she saw in 2.500 hands,' he said that he had yesterday afternoon, when de-her prayer book "a table of kin- no happier time than when he fending a man and his wife dred and affinity," which lays could get among them. "They charged with obtaining money down that a woman may not receive me like a king and they and a quantity of jewellery by marry, her "mother's sister's hus-do all they can for me: Money la Bale pretences. Mr. Russ argued band Distressed by the dis-nothing in comparison to that. that the case was one for thecovery, the woman wrote to the think we have reached the stage Summary Court, with which Ministry of Health for informa- at which we are all happy and T argument Mr. Schofield concur- tion, and has been informed that am one of the happiest of the red, discharging the defendants. she is not entitled to a pension.
lot."
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Londen left Singapore last week for Australia.
An assistant to the Official Measurer, Hong Kong, Mr. H. Nish sailed for London on Satur- day on the P. & O. a.s. "Kashmir to join his wife and family at Home.
Mrs, L. H. King and family were passengers on the Home-bound "Kashmir" from Hong Kong on Saturday. She is the wife of the engineer in charge of the electri- cal office of the Public Works De- partment.
Under Miss Skinner (head- mistress) and her staff, the girls
The Roumanian Legation em- phatically denies the reports of the engagement of Princess
Jeana.
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Among the passengers who sailed from Hong Kong yesterday on the N.Y.K. "Tenyo Maru" for Shanghai, Japan and San Fran- cisco were Mr. J. L. Maxwell, Mr. C Garcia, Mr. C. D.
The following deaths are an-Schneider. nounced:-Sir John Scott Keltie, the famous geographer, aged 86. Sir Thomas Colpitts Granger, the County Court Judge, aged 75.
Accompanied by Mrs. Cave, Mr. G. P. Cave of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., Taikoktsui installation, sailed for Home by the P. and O. s.s. "Kashmir."
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Mr. T. King, the ardent swimmer and yachtsman, will be away from Hong Kong for some time as he has gone on a business visit to Batavia (Java), sailing on the "Kashmir" via Singapore. He is the local representative of Linotype and Machinery Ltd....
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Mr. Frederick Lane, a director of Mr. W. G. FitzGibbon is re the Asiatic Petroleum and other oil turning to the Colony from leave| companies, who died on Sept. 24, by the P. and O. "Mantua" which of Belilios Public School are pre-aged 75, left extate in his own disis due here on February 4. For senting a Chinese play at 8 p.m. position of the to-morrow, the venue being the 1571,10 hall of Queen's College (by courtesy).
was
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The Earl of Ronaklahay, dis- tinguished soldier, traveller and author, who was on Lord Curzon's stuff when he was Viceroy of India. writing the life of the famous statesman.
Mr. E. G. Renton, who played cricket regularly for the Kowloon Cricket Club, sailed for Home by the "Kashmir." He analyst attached to the staff of. Messrs. W. R. Loxley and was Mr. J. Stewart of Taikoo Dock, very popular with the younger a former Hong Kong Interport fraternity in Kowloon.
eighteen months before going on leave Mr. FitzGibbon acted as Secretary of the P.W.D. and, upon his return, will take up that position permanently.
A "Reuter.cable from London the death of Mr. announces Preceval Landon, barrister- at-law, special correspondent, football centre-half, sailed for
dramatist and author. From Home on Saturday on the P. and 0.9.8. "Kashmir." He 1899 to 1900 Mr. Landon was the Among the many passengers
"Times" during the who joined the "Kashmir" at was also an active member of special correspondent to
South Hong Kong on her Homeward the Victoria Recreation Club. On bound trip were Captain C. G the same boat was Sanitary In African war. In the latter year Ramsey, R.N., Surgeon Lt. D. spector J. Watson with his wife he was made private secretary to Glass, R.N., Captain D. H. James and family. Mr. Watson also Wales. As a journalist he cover- the Governor of New South
Captain S.
Ominundsen,
Mr.
played for the first eleven of the W. E. Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. Hong Kong Football Club and the
ed the Delhi Darbar for the "Daily Mail," and was also cor- respondent for them in China, Japan and Siberia in 1903. "In the latter year he was correspon- C.M.G., Mr. J. W. Stoneham, Mr. The forthcoming wedding is dent for the Times" during the C. F. Taylor and Mr. F. Wright. announced of Dr. Phoon Seck- Lhasa expedition and for the Make a Bawah No. 41A, Bonham Road,Daily Telegraph" daring the Scenes of Eastern life and and Miss Suen Lan Chan, No. 1, visit of the Prince of Wales to in Persia, scenery figure in the exhibition St. Stephen's Lane. Dr. Phoon India, 1906-1906; of work by Miss H, M. Gordon Seck-wah graduated M.B., B.S. India and Nepal in 1908; Russian which opens at Lane, Crawford's at Hong Kong University in 1922 Turkestan in 1909 in Egypt and at 11 pm. on Thursday, Lady with his brother Dr. Phoon Sock- the Sudan in 1910, and the Delhi Clementi performing the cere- foo. His elder brother, Dr. Durbar of 1811. During the mony. Miss Gordon is u well Phoon Seck-wing was given the Great War he was with the Bri- known artist and recently made M.D. at the congregation this fish and French lines in 1914- an extensive tour in Northern month. The prospective bride 1915 and with the Italian lines and Central India in pursuit of groom was House Surgeon to the in 1917. He attended the. Peaca her art. She has also travelled University from January to June, Conference in 1919, and attend- in the nearer East, scenes of 1922 and all three brothers woned the Prince of Wales's tour in which figure among the many the King Edward VII scholar 1921-1922 He was the author beautiful paintings on exhibít,
of several books of travel.. ship.
J. B. de Courcy, Mrs. A. R. Eng- two of them were presented with land, Mr. and Mrs. "R. J. Hall, gifts from fellow members. Miss J. Hall, Mr. W. Hewett,
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Notes on the Minted Coins of China,
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