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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Rules made by the Governor in Council under Section 16 (1) of the Peak Tramway Ordinance. are published in the "Government Gazette."
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Bishop Duppay, who has been medically advised to leave before the hot weather, will be going on Home leave by the a.. Kashgar" on March 12.
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There will be another social gathering. to which all Service men are, especially welcomed, at St. John's Cathedral Hall to morrow evening at seven o'clock.
Passengers arriving from the north yesterday by s.s. "Mantun included Mrs. "Harston, Mrs. Noble and Mrs. Courtney. There were 70 first class passengers on board, of whom 17 disembarked here.
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A Monster A-Day Work- ing Party has been arranged at St. Andrew's Church Hall on Tuesday in aid of the London Mission Hospital, of Hong Kong. It will last from 9.m. to 12.30 and from 2' p.m. to 5.30 p.m. :་
Mr. Li Yau-tsun (chnirman Chinese of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Compierce) will distribute the prizes to the students of Sacred Heart School on Monday at 5.30 p.m. at St. Patrick's Hall Garden Road,
There was a very good at- tendance at St John's Cathedral Ha last evening, for the third of the series of organ recitals, ap- ranged in aid of the fund for wiping of the defeit on the newly constructed organ, Mr. Frederick Mason, the Organist. gave a re- cital which was immensely en- joyed..
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A Breman of the Hong Kong river steamboat "Paul Beat, wyse invested with the King's |Medal at the Council Chamber on Thursday for his meritorious work in connection with the boiler explosion on board that vessel last year. The investiture was private, Mr. G. W."Coysh, Deputy Shipping Master, making the in- troduction.
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The ship/a company. of H.M.S. "Danae" held a very suc cessful concert at the Saamen's Institute last night.
It is notified that the date on which the Treaty of Friend- ship. Commerce and Navigation with the Mexican Government wili japse is June 22..
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Memorials of Re-entry by known as the centre of all the gay life of the gayest city in the the Crown on Kowloon Inland world, is deeply depressed at the Lot No. 1720, Kowloon Inland closing of 10 cabarets and night Lot No. 1882; and New Kowloon fclubs owing to the lack of foreign Inland Lot No. 645 have been
customers. Since the golden sum-registered according to law.
"Silver Jim," the araulest prize winner at a cat show makes it clear that he is accustomed to high life by making a home out of his prize cup.
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A Board of Arbitration determine the amount of com- pensation to be paid in respect of the resumption of Taat Tze Mul village houses, Nos. 5 and 68, has been constituted as follows:- Mr. Justice J. H. B. Nihill! (Chairman)", Lieut.-Col. · F. Eaves, Assistant Land Officer, jand Mr. L. Gibbs, A‚M:1,CE. The Board will commerce its sittings on March 14.
Land in Bilstone, Leicester- shire, held in the eleventh cen- tury by Lady Godiva, the heroine. of the famous ride through Coven- try, will be included in Messrs. Knight Frank and Butley's sale of the agricultural portions of Lord! About! Waring's Gopsal estate. 6230 acres including two other villages and 32' farms, will be on sale.
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During excavations the rear of premises in Eastgate .Street, Chester, a Roman retain- ing, wall, believed to extend for 253 Jeet into Bridge Street, was discovered on January 12. Fro-. fessor Newstead, who had been superintending the work of ex- Amer when British, American, and cavation, said the wall was pro-
other visitors flocked in thousands bably part of a building which, to Montmartre, proprietors of the was used first as a school of in-1 establishments of this kind have struction and later as a lounge. threatened to suppress their He stated that it was a double orchestras and even close if the colonnaded building." with Government does not rescind the open court in the centre, tax on all night cabarets which, from which opened rooms; they allege, amounts to 32 per some containing baths, The cent. of their receipts. Many of wall found is .3ft.. 9in. the cabarets now advertise the thick, consists of 14/4 in. price of champagne outside their courses of masonry and is 11ft. doors. Notices in English that below the ground level. It is "champagne here cost only so regarded as the most important much a bottle" are now becoming discovery made at Chester In
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
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The Marquess of Zetland, father sof Lord Ronaldshay (an
Governer of Bengal) is dangerous- ly I with influenza in London.
The forthcoming wedding is announced of Mr. David Hood Maxwell; marine engineer, of the China Navigation Co., Ltd., to Miss Gertrude Tait, who is due to arrive in the Cdlony by the s.s. "Khiva."
The engagement is announced of the Rev. H. A. Wittenbach, of the Church Missionary Sonety younger son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Wittenbach, of Melbourne... to Mins H. G. Blanchett, elder daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. C. 1. Blanchett, of the Church Missionary Society, Canton,
M. Bridat tacting Cuban Consul) and Mme. Bridat are leaving Hong Kong on the "President Wilson,' the Consul having been promoted to Calcutta. A farewell dinner
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given by friends at the Hong Kong Hotel at which were present the Consol for Mexico and Madame Cas- bilo. the Consul for Chile and Madame Guzman Cruchaga, the Consul for Panama and Madame Vallarino, the Consul-General for Peru and Madame Bonachen, and others.
Inspector E. Bond, who has been charge of the craft of the Water Police. and who Halla for Home to-day on the "Mantua" to - take his pension, was the guest of friends at a farewell dinner at the Hotel Savoy on Thursday, โช addition to the presentation al- ready reported. Inspector Bond was the recipient yesterday of an em- broidered seroll from the crews of the Police inunches. The presenta- tion wit made in Taim-sha-taui station, where Divisional Inspector J. Ogg and Det. Sub-Inspector K. Andrew culogised their departing colleague,
Lt. Col. A. S. Cantrell, who commanded the Royal Marine on H.M.S. "Hawkins" (flagship) 'is leaving the China Station. Colonel Cantrell is a very fine cricketer and was captain of the Royal Navy 1st XI when playing, in Hong Kong. For the Inter- port against Shanghai last November, the Colonel acted ag one of the three selectors. His Puteady bowling, will long be re- membered in the Colony. The "Mantua” is taking Colonel Cantrell Home (having embarked at Shanghai) after Hia period of service on the Station,
NEWS.
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M. Paul Lapie. Rector of the Mrs. Crooks, the widow of Academy of Paris and formerly || Mr. Wir Crooks. M.P.. has Director of Primary Education, has married Mr. William Adamsot, a died at his residence in the Sor-chemist of Southall, Middlesex. bonne, at the age of 57.
The death occurred at the Burapean Hospital, Kuala Bukit Jalil Estate, Petaling, aged Fumpur, of Mr. R. B. Francis, of
24 years. Mr. Francis was injured in a motor-eyele accident on Feb ruary 13, when he severed an artery He had been in the in his lex. country only two months.
Mr. E. H. Toft, the well-known Perak football and hockey player, who died last week, took a chill pur, where he had gone to when returning from Kuala Lum- play hockey for the F.M.S. against the Colony. He could not get through to ipon forn week owing to the nods. He was removell: to hospi- tal with symptoms of appendicitis.
As he was alighting from an A benefactor who twice placed omnibus in Trafalgar-square the London and the nation under deep Hon. Edward G. Strutt slipped and indebtedness has died in the person was of Sir William Gwynhe-Evans, Bt. fell injuring his head He taken to Charing-cross Hospital for Sir William, who was in-his 83rd treatment. His injuries were not
year, presented to the British serious, however, and later a car Museum the Arthur Morrison col- -was sent for him from"ble home. lection of Oriental, paintings, and | Mr. Strutt, who is in his 73rd year, he it was who gave the sum of is a son of the second Lord Ray- £50,000 to promote the Incorpora- leigh.
tion of University College, London.
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His Royal Highness. Prince Georgy hav, like...his popular brother the, els Prince of Wales, provon that he is highly democratii sihat kid Interesta are diversified; that the education" and welfare of the people.of, the, Empire are matters of serious personal consideration, During his recent fourney across Canada on the Canadian Pacific for Saint John where }; he sailed for England to spend Christmans with the "Royal household, Prince George was informed that the train was nexting Devon, á rei mote settlement aloty the Canadian Pacific in northern Ontario, and that the new school car was operating there.” His Royal Highness: expressed wish to visit the school car and so a special stóp was arrangeda. Tha Royal traveller was greatly interested to learn that the school car trav.) alled about from place to pluoc bringing the opportunity of education to the children of niany wilderness settlements... „Ha spent many, minutes, inspecting, the well-equipped dar and Habering to the class, comprised chiefly of foreign children, in a lesson review. It was a big event in the lives of there children to, have a special visit from: ■ Prince..
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