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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. «
sum of £2,730 was paid for a 12-months-old bus at Purth Abor [deon-Angus peligree cattle sals.
Three nolifications of infections dicense in the Colony were made during the week-end, all Chinese. The cases are the of small-pox from Kowloon and one from Aberdeen village, and one of enteric fever (typhoid fremr the city.
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On the occasion of the wedding On the occasion of the first visit of the Dollar Stoumship "President of his Afth son. Mr. Lo Pok-chuon Wilson" to Penang. manager. Lo Chung-kue (compradere of mont of the E.&O. Hotel engaged the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock; the services of the ship's orchestra Co., Ltch) gave a banquet to about for dancing.
200 guests at the Yee Woo restaur ant on Saturday night,,
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The Civil Governor of Kiangsu has refused to countenance the sug gestion for the formation of a new (of which Dr. Chau Wai-cheung is The Hong Kong Chinese Y.M.CA.. lawyers association for the Special Provisional Court and affirms His President) is holding a dinner at former decision that all Chinese.the Association's gymnasium to- Mrs. Fielding, & wealthy Eng-legal practitioners must, before night, preparatory to launching the Hish woman who has W beautiful they can practise, be members of 18th annual membership and subs chateau at Nice, has given and the Shanghai Chinese Bar Assocta-criptions campaign. valued at £90,000 to the municipal on which is attached to the $20,000 will, ip is hoped, be raised ity so that a new road may be made.Kiangsu Higher Provinefab Court in a fortnight The muntelpality's thanks were con- and the Shanghai District Court, in veyed to her by a number of de- accordance with the ruler ald putations, headed by a band. down by the Ministry of Justics.
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Senator Borah, left, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate, and Secretary of Stato Frank Kellogg, when the latter appeared before, the committee to defend the policies of the adminis trition in Nicaragua, and Mexico.. Senator Borah, although a Re publican, is one of the most bitter assailants of the policy of inter- vention which Kellogg has fostered.
Ear Beatty and Me. Stephen Sanford, the American polo player were thrown at a hedge during a run with the Quarn Hounds recent ly. They escaped with a mud bath and a shalong. The Prince of Wales and Prince George came through unscathed, although the wet, trencharnits. ground was, res- ponsible for many spills.
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"He spoke as a Christian shouldi on the threshold of death. Then he lifted his face, and kissed him. 1 hope to meet him in Heaven." Bishop Weldon related this drama- tic, incident to a Salvation Army congregation following the con- Armation of a murderer in Durham Jalk
Miss Mildred Melrose, describ.! ed as the queen of the Charleston dance, arrived at Plymouth in mait week in the "Mekanda" on her] way to London. She has a con tract to appear at the K:-Cat Club. and was surprised to learn that the club was suspended. The Kit-Cat Club was ordered to be struck off the register and a number of its officials were fined recently for pro- viding drink after Ncensing hours.
Exchequer returns published, in the "London Gazette" show a deficit] Pof £114.277.701. This is an increas- ud deficit of nearly £17,000,000 com payed with the corresponding period the defeit WAN iust year when £97.989,782. Revenue receipts amounted to $569,153.120, white the expenditure was £67.030.911. 1- come tax receipts totalled 2124,072,- 000, which, compared with the sume period last year, shows a drop of over £24,250,000. The estimated re- venue from income tax for the cur rent year is £254,800.000. Thus, if this is to be realised, £130,828,000 is needed by March 31, when the!
'Culbone Church, eight milles from Minehead. Somerset, reputed to be the pallest church in Eng land, is to be renovated. For years it has been grumbling. When the zlates were removed for examina-Anancial year: ends. tion of the beams a mass of honey- comb was found between them. The church, which is: 30 ft, in length by 12 t in breadth, is situated on the
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A revolutionary change in the preparing of candidates for the An- lean ministry, enabling business men to take Holy Orders, has been The Bishop has sanctioned a scheme for the establishment of evening classes to permit candidates of the Matriculation standard to pursue commercial and professional life until qualifiedy to face the general Ordination Examination, which has hitherto been a privilege confined to University men, thus excluding a number of men intelectually and! spiritually suited to the Ministry. The new scheme is open to men of all denominations and branches of Chriatian activity.
I really seems (writes "The side of a hill 800 ft. high, overlook-approved by the Bishop of London. Clubman in the "Straits Times")ing the Bristol Channel. It as though most of the English popu- tains a nave, chancel, carved oak lation in Singapore were taking part gereen, Norman funt, porch, and in the forthcoming production of small trancated spire. with two "The Mikado." Bursts of melody bells. The only thing missing is a can be heard in numerous verandahs pulpit, for which there does not about pahit time, on the afternoons seem to be enough room. In the of those days which have no re- summer the building is crowded hearsals. Judging by the keenness with tourists, but at other times, it which the large enst is displaying is of ampie dimensions. for the and the labour they are putting into parish contains a population of only their parts, the show cught to be 30, and there are only two Houses the finest that has been seen up, to in the actual village in addition to the present.
the church.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
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President Doumergue, states Reuter vable from Paris, has ac cepted an invitation, from King George to go to London on May 16, for a three days' visit.
Mr. Frank Smith, widely-known San Francisco newspaperman, was among those arriving at Shanghai on the s.s. President Lincoln," Mr. Smith was former connected with the San Francisen "Examiner" and other newspapers of that city. He is a Great War veteran and was de- [corated by two nations. Mr. Smith
has been visiting, Manila and is turning to "San-
Francisco on the "Lincoln."
The Clan Mackay is changing Its chieftain. The titular chief is Lord Reay (Eneus Alexander Mackay), who succeeded his father six years ago, but the Mackays have adopted the Duke of Sutherland in his stend. It is simply a case of a man on the spot displacing an absent leader. Lord Reay, who is also Baron- Mackay of Ophemert, Holland, cele- brated his coming of age in Decems. ber at his Dutch seat, Arnheim, The Reay barony was created in 1628. Lord Roay was born in Hol- land. und la un infrequent visitor to Scotland. Mr. Peter Mackay, one of the leading clansmen in London, explained the position. "We have," he said, "seen so little
of
A Reuter cable from Madrid Last surviving descendant Marydd, King of Cardigan, whe states that the King of Spain's con- reigned about 830 A.D., Mr. Lewis valescence is proceeding, favour- Evans has died at Landyasul,ably, and bulletins as to his condi Cardiganshire.
tion are being discontinued.
Mlle. Suzanne. Lengler is return- ing to France with Mr. Baldwin, Sir William Job Collins, has an- heir to "Lucky" Baldwin's" "millions, nouned his forthcoming retirement as manager for her proposed Euro-
pean
professional tour. Suzanne from the London University Senate.declines, to say whether she has also Sir Williant is Vice-Lieutenant of cast her lot in love with Baldwin.
Richard E. Byrd, right fret man to fly over the North Pole, with Floyd Bennett, who piloted his plane, both of whom gain promotions for the feat under.commissions algned by, President Coolidge, Byrd becomes a commander, thus obtaining, his second promotion since. going of the retired ist in 1918, because of physical disability. Casent of promotion on the rotirod list are very rare. Bennett, under the 'now orders, is promoted from chief machinist mate to, warrant officer
machinist.
of Lord Reay in this country-be the County of London, a member of The following deaths were an- has been in Holland most of his very many public bodies in Great nounced at Home in mail week: time--that the Sutherland" people and the Mackay clan look to the Britain, but he is chiefly noted as Sir Thomas Robinson, of South- Duke of Sutherland as our head. a Master Surgeon." He had a dis-Jands, Cleethorpes, who rose from The Duke is president of the Ross:
in. Univeralty cabin-boy to owner of a trawler fleet} and Cromarty and Sutherland Astinguished career Bortation. He owns a good deal of College School, London, and St. and is said to have been the first the Reay estates, and we are not Bartholomew's Hospital; and was fisherman to be knighted, died while really in direct touch with Zord
later Vice Chancellor of the I-on-yachting in the Mediterranean, agod Reay. The Duke seems to take very kindly, to the position of chief.don University. He is consulting 72; Mr. John Richardson Mackri!!, He is jovial and a very fine speaker. surgeon to a great number of Lon-of Grimsby, prominently identified Moreover, he is very enthusiastic in don hospitals and acted as Pleni
all things pertaining to Suther potentiary for Great Britain at with the fishing industry, aged 89; land, and has attended fifteen con- three International oplum confer Rov. William Masten Roberts, rec- secutive dinners of the association. ences at the Hague, 1911-1914. Dur- tor of Luddesdown; near Rochester, I have had no intimation that Lording his Parliamentary career he was and honorary canon of Rochester Reay is to attend the Glasgow cele temporary Chairman of the Con Cathedral, aged 85; Rev. James brations, and the Duke who is away, ciliation and Arbitration Board for Stalker, D.D., the Frea Church theo will not return home,till later, Civil Servants, 1917-1918. His logian and writer, whose "Life of What is happening is that the numerous books on medicine are Christ was translated into six Mackaya are just leaving Lord Reay standard text-books the world over, languagus, died at Florence, aged. In abeyance without making any and, in spite of great pressure on 76, Kad Mr. James Henry Marlow. fotmal pronouncement. But the hip time, Sir William was for a of The Villas, Stoke-on-Trent, head Duke of Sutherland is our active number of years a member of the of Minton, Holling, and Co. tile head."
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jmakors, died at Manchester, aged 64
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