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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
News from Paris states that Reminder: annual prize giv. Soviet Government hasing at Ellis Kadooria School for Bought two guillotines.
Indians at 11.30 a.m. to-morrow."
the
¡ Eeminder: annual meeting of Advices from Budapest state
(AdmiralQueen's Collego Old Boys' Associa that the Regent Horthy) has pardoned 77 political tion in Queen's College hall, at
5.30 p.m. to-morrow. and other prisoners."
Tuesday's return of notifiable The Norwegian Parliament has adopted the Bill providing disease in the Colony was con that foreigners coming to Norfined to two Chinese cases of way to work must obtain the diphtheria, one from the city and Government's permission before the other from Shaukiwan. ärrival
Mr. Li Hoi-tung is the chair. man of this year's board of Among 37 instrumentalists directors of the Tung Wah Hos from the Royal Marines Bandpital, with Mr. San Sing 8am and which accompanies the Duke and Mr. Ng Yu-hon as vice-chairmen. Duchess of York on: the "Renown" are 11 expert jazz players.
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Mr. Tsao Yin-hein, M.A... is assuming charge of the Hong Kong Chinese Y.M.C.A. Mr. Tsao/ A message from Rome states returned from America, and that under the recent security Europe two weeks ago. He is a laws, the Civil Court has trans-graduate of Yale University, ferred the papers in connection with the trial of Violet Gibson The Rhenish Mission Chin and Zaniboni to the Military ese Church, Bonham Road, Court.
holding a bazaar on Friday and Saturday. Many tickets of ad mission have been gold and each. ticket entitles the holder to a prize.
Three coolie ships have arriv. ed at Singapore from China, and each has reported a birth among the immigrants during the voye age. The total number of im- migrants brought by these ships, the "Darviken," "Norviken" and "Hong Peng" was about 4,000.
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A correspondent who has ar rived from Kelantan informs the "Straits Times" that during the recent floods a bungalow kitchen and compound belonging to the Austral Malay Rubber Co. at Pasir Besar, slipped into the river leaving nothing to indicate where the property once stood.
The Fiat car and the dia. mond bracelet in St. Paul's Girls' College Bazaar are to be sold by public auction The" motor-car
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1927.
The drought has broken all GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
over Queensland and the crops are growing wonderfully.
A small fire broke out in the American Club, Shanghai," at about eight o'clock on the morn ing of Jun, 15, and was easily put out before any material dam age was done.
It was stated at, a Bradford' inquest on Edith Button, aged 16, a mill worker, who jumped from Viaduct, Bradford, Thornton
90-ft. down, that she left a note saying that her reason for suicide was that a girl friend would not forgive her for telling a lie.
THEOSOPHY *
The Work of the Theosophical
Society in the World" will be the subject of the week's Public Lecture at the Hong Kong Lodge "The Theosophical Society,
Duddell Street on Thursday, January 27th, at 6 p.m. Lecturer: Mr. N. S. Rama Rau, M.A., ̃ ̈(Can- tabl. The public are cordially invited to attelld..
Good Library. Theosophical
safe,
Literature for
Other days and Sunday before
Inquiries Monday, Friday, Satur "Traviata" was presented by day from 6-8 pim. Signor A. Capi's Royal Italian opera Company as their farewell and after meetings. to Hong Kong at the "Star* Theatre last night. The company
An interesting part of sailed for Shanghai on the "BH.M.S. "Renown's" deeprations press of Canada,"
are the trophies which formerly belonged to H.M.S. "Common- Owing to slight indispost wealth." These have been preserv- tion. Mr. R. E. Lindsell was un
"Commonwealth was removed able to take his seat on the Benched by the Admiralty since the at the Central Magistracy this from the Navy list, and they were morning. Major C. Willson. T.Dent to the "Renown" for the trip
O.B.E., dealt with a number of summonses against hawkers in the 1st Magistrate's Court.
The "Daily Telegraph's" Paris correspondent intimates
is to be auctioned at Messrs.that, according to official figures, Lammert Bros. sales room to the vintage yield in France is morrow at 3 p.m. The proceeds considerably lower for 1926 than of the sale are to be divided the previous year. The total among the Tung Wah Hospital production of wine, excluding (40 per cent.), the M.C.L. (40 that from Alsace and Lorraine is per cent.), the Home for the estimated at 40,564,101 becoli- Aged Poor, Kowloon City (10 tres, compared with 62,411,680 per cent.), and the Kowloon City hecolitres in 1925. A hecolitro Blind Home (10 per cent.).
is equivalent to 22 gallons.]
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in order that the Australian people may have a chance of see- ing them. A considerable portion of the trophies were subscribed for by the Australian publie through Sir Josiah Symons's committee, on whose behalf Lady Northcote made the presentation on the "Commonwealth's" quar. ter-deck after the Coronation naval review in 1911. Part of the presentation consisted of a silver centre-piece for the ward- room table. This, it is under stood, is being used for the Royal dinner-table on the "Renown."
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Mr. F. Soutar of Taikoo Dock The death is announced of the has gone
on leave with Mrs Dowager Lady Michelham. Soctar. sailing last night on the "Empress of Canada."
The Hon. I. Gabaldon is one of the passengers on the "Empress of Canada" from Manila, sailing from Hong Kong last night for America.
Mr. H. G. Allen and Mr. R. D Gillespie (with Mrs. Gillespie) of Messrs. Brunner, Mond and Co., the Ltd., were passengers on outgoing "Empress of Canada" for Shanghai.
Major CT. M. Smith. Captain M. G. O'Leary, Captain J. M. Hunt and a number of Indian officers sailed on the "Empress of Canada" last night, with the rest of their regiment, the 5th/2nd Punjabia, for Shanghai..
Mr. Stephen Peabody and Mr George Peabody of the Texas Oil Company were passengers on the "Empress of Canada" when she left Hong Kong last night. They came from Southampton and are going on to New York.
Major R. D.. Bennett, M.C., Middlesex Regiment, who is General Staff Officer 3rd grade on Major-General C. C. Luard's staff (China Command) sailed on the "Empress of Canada" last night with the 5th/2nd Punjabis, for Shanghai: 20
Mr. Lee Chou-ham, a
well known. Chinese merchant who la now in General Li Fook-lam's army (the 5th Nationalist Army) at Canton, was a passenger for Shanghai on the "Empress of Canada" which she sailed from Hong Kong last night.
Mr. C. W. Hau, who has charge
The Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak is going home on leave early in March..
Diamond, wife of Captain Abercromby and daughter of Lord Hardinge of Penhurst, is dead.
Mr. H. D. Sharpin. manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai, Bank, Singapore, sailed for Home by the "Malwa," with Mrs., Sharpin Mr. O J. Barnes, who was until recently in Culcutta, has taken over the acting man- agership of the Bank in Singa-
Dore."
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The late Sir Adolf Tuck, of the famous Christmas card firm, London, left an estate valued at £821,638.
Prince Henry, who has been staying with the "Duke of Con- naught at Cap Ferrat to recuper- ate, after his recent operation,. has arrived at Buckingham Palace looking considerably bet- tor of the change.
The Earl of Home was, elected an honorary member at a meeting of the Master Court of the Incorporation of Ccopera of Glasgow. A luncheon was subse- quently held in the Trades Hall, Deacon John Allan presiding, supported by the Earl of Home, Lord Provost Mason, and Deacon- Convener Dallas.
Mr. D. B. McLay, Municipal, Engineer, Singapore, who recent- ly returned from leave accomi
The eldest daughter of the panied by Mrs. McLay, attended gallant Field-Marshal Earl Haig. the fifth International Road Con- Lady Alexandra, la one of the gresa" held in Milan and Rome last September. Mr. McLay also young Border ladies who is visited a number of English and popular at house parties on ac- Scottish towns to inspect muni- cipal work
vivacious manner
count of her and clever playing of the ukulele. She has Madonna-like features and wears her dark unshingled Among the passengers due athair closely drawn over each ear. Singapore by the "Kitano Maru" Her sister, Lady Victoria, has from London is Mr. F. A. Mac- not been much about in society Mac-yet, and this will be her first big quisten, K.C., M.P. Mr. quisten represented the Spring-winter, horn division of Glasgow from 1918 to 1922 and has been the member fo Argyllshire since 1924. He is accompanied by Mrs. 1 and Miss C. M. Macquiston Macquisten.
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Straits papers record the death at Taniong Kabong of Mr. T. C. Loveridge, at the advanced age of eighty-two years. Mr. Loveridge was one of those residents whose connection with the Settlement dates back many years-well of Prates wireless and meteo-over fifty It is believed--and his rological station (to the south death removes another of that east of Hong Kong), and his small hand whose recollections go brother. Admiral C. C. Heu of back to the pioneer days. the Chinese Navy, were passen- gers on the "Empress of Canada”. which sailed from Hong Kong last night for Shanghai,
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The following deaths are re.. ported:-The Rev. Charles Jamjes Smith, the first headmaster of Latymor Upper School, Hammer- smith, W., a post which he held from 1894 to 1921, at 59, Barrow- 73; Mr. C. W Newlande, a gate Road, Chiswick, W., aged partner in the Arm of Messrs. Newlands and Newlands, sofici- tors. Jarrow, South Shields, and Newcastle-on-Tyne, aged 71, Mr. C. E. Cadle, for 19 years coroner Easington ward, County Durham, and a solicitor for more than 50 years, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, aged 78; Mr. James F. Moseley chairman of The Rev. George G. Warren, in Mesara, David Moseley and Sons, many respects one of the most Ltd., india-rubber manufacturers, fascinating personalities among of Manchester, at his home, the missionaries in China, died Darlands Hall, Rossett, Denbigh- Among the passengers on the in Changsha on Jan. 16. In the shire, aged 68; Sir Frank Forbes North-bound^ "Empress of unsettled state of affairs in Adam, chairman of the Manches Canada" when she left last night Changsha, his friends, many of ter and City Bank and for 25 were Mr. and Mrs W. H. T. them Chinese, dared not arrange years on the council of the Davis, Captain and Mrs. E. W for the funeral to which a man of Manchester Univeralty, formerly Cowan, Captain and Mrs. A. J. his prominence in a Chinese com- president of the Bank of Bombay Holland Lt. C. V King Count munity would ordinarily be en and Antonio Meliam, Mr and Mrs.itled, and he was buried in a Peter Wong, Mr. C. David, Mra corner of the surden of his own. Free KF.CA M. Gandall, and Mr. H. G. Pearse.
member of the Legislative “of India, at the Royal ospital, Gray's Inn Road, sred 80****
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