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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Guz. Li Fac-chang, Commis- sioner of Defence, Shanghai, has is sued a proclamation to the effect that any person found instigating workers to strike or preventing them from continuing their work will be severely punished, accord- ing to the rules governing special Imartial law,
Peking has had the heaviest. full of snow this year since 1916- ccnsidered a lucky omen for the ad- ministration-and also the lowost temporatures in an unknown num- ber of years, which is decidedly unlucky for the poor. The thermo- meter has fallen several times to eight degrees, below zero.
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Rehearsals begin in Shanghai shortly for the next A.D.C. produc tion "Merrie England" under the joint production of Mr. Arthur. Jones and Mr. Alec. Gilbert Davies. The musical show will be put on. some time in Aprit and choruses which are now being chosen will begin their work. on February 7,
Probate of the will of Manuel Pedro Remedios, late of No. 8. Humphrey's Avenue, Kowloon, who died on January 6, has been granted, to Maria Purificacao Rocha Remedios, his widow. De ceased' net estate amounts to $4,645, all of which is left to the executrix, the sole, beneficiary: under the wil
A Musicale will be held at the Helena May Institute on Thursday, February 17, at 5:30 p.m. Tickets, including Tea, 30 cents each, must be booked at the Secretary's Office before noon on the 7th, inst. Items will be given by Mrs. R. Sanger, Mrs S. S. Perry and Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bowes Smith--Adat..
Sitting as Coroner at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon Mr. T. W. Ainsworth held an inquest into the death of an elderly Chinese woman who was run over by a bus early on
the morning of January 20: Medieal evidence having been called to show that death was due to haemorrhage following,a ruptured lung, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
SOCIAL
Sir Henry Cowper Gollan, the Chief Justice, sailed for Home to-day, on leave, by the Blue Funnel s.s. "Sarpedon."
The death is announced from Lon- don of Sir Francis Fox, who was born in 1844 and was connected with several great engineering works including the building of the. Simplo Tunnel.
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Mr. J. L. Parren of the Stan- dard Oil Co. and hon secretary. of the Kowloon Residents' Asio- eiation, sailed to-day on the "Sarpedon," accompanied by Mrs. Parren and their child,
The Vatican has annulled the marriage of 3Signor Marconi ind his wife, formerly Hob. Beatrice" O'Brien, daughter of the Earl of that Inchiquin. It is "reported. Signor Marconi is engaged to the twenty-five year old daughter Count Seall.
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A Chinese casa of enterie 1, fever (typold) was notified from the city district on Tuesday.
Monday's return of notifiable disease in the Colony comprised one case of smallpox and two of typhold (one imported). All patients are Chinese and were registered in the city district.
Rear Admiral H. H: Hough commander of the American naval patrol in the Yangtse River, who is in charge of the naval opera- tions about Hankow,
towards
the
In the current issue of the Town Traveller the Traveller dilates mournfully on the dial illusionment following the anim peded progress of the Komin chun and the Kuomintang during the past twelve months. Here he writes, "there was reason to believe, was a movement born of the will of a people weary of domestic upheaval...that for fifteen years had led practically nowhere..... And how miser" ably, how utterly has the South failed! In place of the orderly
her processes
sympathisers hoped for reigns confusión worac confounded. The Frankestoin which we of the West have. assiduously built up lo, these many years; has, in turn created another. And while wo of the West may still view with polite amusement the antics of our
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creature, not so the menace which she has fostered. Her Franken- stein is about. to rend her: end it will be once more for the West to restore her corporate entity." The Tematy Harbour Board The Traveller goes
on to insist! shows a gufficiently hurge profit to be able, after providing liberally that the voice heard in China to- for depreciation had interest on day is the voice of Soviet Bussin, sinking fun, and after crediting a fact so apparent as long to have. 865,845.96.
debit become a truism. In another balance brought forward, and plac-place, the Traveller waxes gently ing $185,000 to reserve accounts, to sarcastic on the feary entertained! by certain members of the com- feary forward $23.205.76.
munity as to the supposed pernicious influence of the film. Michael Strogoff." The issue contains a number of excellent short stories and articles, all of which make amusing reading, and another entertaining stanza of the "Griffiniad," in the course of which we learn much about Peking that does not appear in the guide books.
Mr. Ralph A. Cooper (man-, ager of Messrs. M. Lazarus), Hong Kong, has received a-leiter from Mr. Mackenzie King, the Prime Minister of Canada, think- ing him for his efforts during the... past Canadian political elections.
A message from Adelaide states that Dr. Herbert Basedow, M.D.. of South Australia, who is one of the best-known Australian explorers of the present ern, has been made an honorary life member of the Adventures of the World Incor- porated, an American institution."
Mile. Lori Loraine, the "charming young Austrian actress now ap- pearing in "Sweet Kisses," a popu- lar new play in Vienna, receives. forty-seven kisses during each performance, As there are seven shown a week, it means that she' receives a total of 658 kisses a week.
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Mr Ralph Hodgaon Hickman, Old Hall School, Wellington, Salop, left 258,081. He directed his executors to pay 2,000 guiness each to the schools of Malvern,| Winchester, Rugby, Marlborough, and Shrewsbury in trust for a barsarship, to be known as "The Old Hall Bursarship." primarily for boys educated at the Old Hall.
Mr. William Crawford hiscuit manufacturer, chairman of Messrs. Wiliam Crawford and Sons, Ltd, left unsettled personal estate in Great Britain valued for probate at 2876,211, of which aib interests in Menara Willem Crawford" and Sons, Ltd amount, to £342,148, and his holdings in War Loans &c.. to £257,900. He is held large interests in the North Bri tish and Moreantile Insurance Co.
Ltd.
Marshal San Chuan-fang con- templates using his aeroplanes in the Cheklang hostilities, according to Chinese ruportal Marshal Chang Tse-lin recently made him a present of four machines which are being tuned up in Shanghai ready for ser vice. Narehal Sun's aviation of eers are reported to have been very busy in the last few days getting the, machines into flying condition.
AND PERSONAL NEWS.
A Manila mensage states that General Wood has been operated on for hernia, His condition is good.
The Duke of Marlborough the nullification of whose marriage to the formex Consuelo Vanderbilt by the Rota Tribunal in Rome, has created that spreading controversy in the religious world the annulment being attacked by prominent Protestant clergy.
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Among the passengers whe sailed for Manila yesterday on the "President McKinley were the Misses Gowing and Mr. Gang Shui-po.
Mr. R. A. Wadeson, of Messrs. Deacons (solicitors), was a pas senger on the "Sarpedon" which sailed from Hong Kong to-day for Singapore and London.
The forthcoming wedding is. announced of Mr. George Willlam Sinclair, master mariner, Nont 521, Nathan Road, Kowloon, "to Miss Chan Lai-keng, of the same address..
A Reuter cable from Singapore
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of announces Mr. W. A. Lavender, Assistant Engineer of the P.W.D. who was shot by an unknown assailant at Malacca on January 31.
Passengers on the Homeward bound "Sarpedon," sailed from Hong Kong to-day included Mrs. A. J. Chesterton and the Misses Chesterton, Mrs. R. J. Hall, Lady Jane Grel, who has been here for a short stay, Br;
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