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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.'
The Hong Kong Dance Club's next dance will take place at Lane, Crawford's restaurant on Friday, May 20, at 8:30 p.m.
Jaipur (India) police have captured eight more dangerous dacoits, making a total of 65: There were several severe fights and much shooting, with slight Mr. William Kemp, of Hat-casualties among the police. field, Hertfordshire, has cole brated his 105th birthday. He remembers the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837.
Mr. L. G. Husar, former U.S. District Attorney at Shanghal has left for America on the "Empress of Asia, where he will remain pending his appeal.
According to a Reuter cable from New York, Rembrandt's "Visitation of Saint Elizabeth" has been bought by the Detroit Museum of Arts for G.$150,000.
Four cases of enterle fever two in the Victoria district and two in) Kowloon, were notified yesterday, also one case of small pox in Vie- toria district. All five cases were Chinese.
The "Daily News" says it is rumoured that Senatore Marconi has arranged a midnight surprise at the Italian ball at the Savoy Hotel, when a speech made by Signor Mussolini in Rome on the occasion of the 3000th anniver- sary of the foundation of the city will be relayed to the ballroom,
The first English coin issued: under the name of "penny" pro- bably dates back to the reign of Offa, a king of part of England in the eighth century. One of these coins was sold a few years ago for £275. Metal itself as a means of exchange, however, has been known for nearly 4,000 years.
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Insistent rumours, apparently originating from Russia, to the effect that Great Britain has started to 'calist Finnish volunteers for. operations against, Russia and! China, have caused the British ot Helsingfors. to There has come to notice, says Legation
denial. a Shanghai paper, an instance of a issue
A great of applications have, postal official in a certain outport number boarding a steamer which was however, been received at Brl- carrying mails to Shanghai and pre- tisk Consulates in Finland from senting to the Chief Officer a letter persons desiring to enlist in the addressed to another postal official | British, forces. in Shanghai, with a polite request that, if possible, he would deliver it personally, "as it is important!"
The trouble in China looks
The "Canton Gazette" reports like bringing a little grist to the that a Naval Academy will be or said a Home paper in mail week. mill of the South Wales coal trade, ganised at Canton, and a building behind the Cement Factory at It is reported that a 6,000 to Honam has been selected for the 7,000-ton steamer has been fixed Academy. The enrolment of stu- to Hong Kong or Wei-hai-wei at dents has begun. "A hundred | 278. a ton, on Admiralty terms, students will be admitted as cadets April loading. This is unmistak- after a searching entrance examina-ably a cargo of best Welsh coal tion."
going out to China for the use of business of our Fleet there. It may not be the only one of its kind, if the trouble lasts.
no WEN
There public interest at the meeting of the Sanitary Board held yesterday. Those present were Mr. N. L. Smith (chairman). Dr. 3. C. Macgown, Dr. B. C. Hu Mr. Wang Kwong-tin. Mr. J. P. Braga, Mr. H. T. Jackman (acting D.P.W.), Dr. G. W. Pope, (M.O.H.) and Mr. D. Davies, (secretary).
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A recent discovery of scienti- fic interest and importance is said to have an added value from the economic point of view, writes the Liverpool correspondent of a London paper. Indeed, if I am The Admiralty have now to believe what I am informed are allocated names to the Naval the possibilities of the substitu- vessels of the 1926 programme tion of helium for nitrogen in ordered recently. The cruiser diving bells, there is no earthly which is being built at Ports- reason why those old Spanish mouth Dockyard and engined by galleons, with their loads of gold Messrs. Cammell Laird and Co., and silver and precious stones, Birkenhead, will be the "Dorset-should not be secured from the shire," the Fairfield Shipbuilding bed of the sea at Vigo and elsc- and Engineering Company's where. It seems there are some similar vessel will be the distinct disadvantages about "Norfolk," and Palmers Ship-nitrogen, which, it is believed, building and Iron Company's the are non-existent in the case of "York." Messrs. Vickers' sub-hellum, and now it is a matter of marine depot ship will be the experiment to ascertain to what "Medway" and their repair ship extent the latter will be useful the. "Resource."
and practical.
THEOSOPHY
"Reflections of Life" will be the subject of this Week's Public Lecture of The Hong Kong Duddell Street, on Thursday, May Lodge The Theosophical Society. 7. 19th, at 6 pm. Lecturer: Mr. H. E. Lanepart. The Public is cordially invited to attend.
Theosophical Books for sale. Good Library. Inquiries Monday, Friday and Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m., all other says from 7 to 8 p.m.
A Mosquito--British_type-| was indiscreet enough to bite a British Vice-Admiral (retired) in the County of Surrey recently and immediately there was the very devil to pay. For British Vice-Admirals, whether retired or on the active list, may not be bitten with impunity by anybody of the human, animal or insect world. The gallant sailor brought! an action against the mosquito through the Surrey County Coun cil whose road making causing swamps he held to be responsible for inviting the mosquitoes. Leading lawyers are puzzled over the suit and nobody envies the Lord Chief Justice in his efforts to do justice to the Vice- Admiral's feeling and the natural desire of the Surrey County Council to build a needed road. New York mosquitoes would be electrocuted for a thing like that.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Gilbert Swain, the Welsh foot- ballor, was killed by a motor cycle
A well-known publisher, Mr. Alexander Gardner, Paisley,, died at his residence, Dunred, Castle-at Llandinam, Montgomeryshire. head, in his 82nd year.
He was rounding a blind corner when the machine ran over him, fracturing his skull,
Fred Morgan, the artist, famous for his studies of happy children, has died at Broadstairs, aged 79 years. The son of John Morgan, an artist known as "Jury Morgan," his first picture. the "Rehearsal," was exhibited at| Sir Stanley Reed, formerly the Royal Academy when he was editor of the "Times of India," | 16. states that there is no foundation in the report that he is going to edit a new paper in Delhi, financ- ed by the Indian Princes, or con- Mr. P. J. Mandelli has returned trol a publicity organisation on to Malacca from his health trip { their behalf in London. to Hong Kong. In Mr. Mandelli's
The "Bangkok Gazette" an- nounces that the King of Siam was pleased to confer the second-" class of the Crown of Siam on Mr. A. H. Duke, formerly Adviser in Perlis, on the occasion of his leaving the Government service..
resignation on medical grounds Washington, May 17-President from the District Scout Master-Coolidge is in bed with a slight cold ship, says a Malay paper, the
local Scouts have suffered a great loss.
A supplement to the F.M.S. "Government Gazette" notifies that the Hon'ble Mr. W. Peel, C.M.G., Chief Secretary to Gov- érnment, has been appointed to administer the Government of the Straits Settlements and to be High Commissioner for the Malay States, with effect from May 6, inclusive.
Mr. Robert Charles M'Cleery, a well-known theatre artist, died at his home in Southill Park, Hampstead. He started with
Hawes Craven, and they together painted practically all the scenery for the late Sir Henry Irving. He was at Drury Lane Theatre dur- ing the time of Sir Augustus Harris and Mr. Arthur Collins.
REFYRMENT İNDERWIOWE,UNDLEWOO
I see in to-day's issue of your paper two articles, one about woman's chronic unpunctuality, the other quoting the fact that she lives, on an average, longer than a man," writes Mr. William Platt in the "Westminster Gazette." "It occurs to me that perhaps the reason that she lives longer is due to the fact that she is too unpunctual even to die at the right time."
Passengers sailing from Hong Kong by the President Lincoln to-day included:-Mr. Adolf Gutzwiller, with his wife, and two children, bound for Curacao, South Americu, Mr. Gutz- willer being connected with the Asiatic Petroleum Co.; Mr. Lam Chik-ho, a student of the Lingnam University, Canton who is going to the United States to further his studies, having joined the Mass. Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass.; Mr. Moy Hun-shew, a prominent Chinese Merchant in Chicago, returning with his wife and child, after a trip to China; Mr. Lawrence Todnem, a mission- ary worker in North China re- turning to the States on furlough; Mrs. Margaret Wong, wife of a prominent Chinese business man in Cleveland, Ohio, returning to
The Rajah of Sarawak was a passenger on the P. & 0. "Malwa" when it arrived at at the White House. His physician Fenang. The Rance of Sarawak states that his pulse and tempera- who is the younger daughter of ture are normal. Reuter's Ameri- Lord and Lady Esher, is reported can Service.* by the latest Home mail as being engaged upon a new play and a There were four entertainments visit her people; Mr. P. V. Guest,. novel and is a writer of many Naval and Military Y.M.C.A. being Export Co., Ltd. returning to for Service men yesterday, the representing the US. Rubber years standing under the name of responsible for three of them, con- Shanghai after a business trip to
certs taking place at the Hong and Kowloon depots and the South; Mr. and Mrs. EL M.
Sylvia Brett.
Admirer's of P. G. Wodehouse's drive at the City Hall. At the Goldin, theatrical performers of amusing stories will be interest Seamen's Institute, Miana V. Capoll repute, the former better known ed to learn that this outstanding and her popular-Fans"enter- as "Raffles," travelling to Shang- British author is having one oftained a large number of Bervice hat Mr A. M. Mul connected his best stories, "The Small men. Among those who contribut with Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Bachelor," filmed by Universal. (arranged by Mrs. Costen) were: Chang, Manager of the Bank of ed to the Chater Road depot concert Co., going to Shanghai: Mr. Loy Wm. A. Seiter, an experienced Mrs. Richard Sanger, Mr. T. J. producer, is directing the filming Patterson, Mrs. Head, Mr. G. W. C. China, Hong Kong, making a of the Wodehouse atory. The Burnett, Mr. W. N. Fleming, Miss business trip to Shanghai; Mr. leading role will be played by James and Dr. and Mrs. McCand-J. F. Purcell, a well-known busi Andre Beranger and opposite him lias. The "J-Pana" (at the Sea-ness man in the States, accom will be Barbara Kent, the winner men's Institute) comprised; Y panied by his wife, booked of a beauty competition. Otis Capell, M. Gittins, A. Steel, E. through to Seattle, but making a Harlan, Gertrude Astor, Car Rose. Berry, P. Capell, P. Gittins, stopover at Shanghal and Fit Lt E. Woolley, R. Wong, N. Kelly Hollinghurst and Wing Comdr. melite Geraghty, Tom Duggan, C. D. Lake, A. W. Ramsey, G. Bond, and Vera Lewis are included in the cast,
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L. Schierhorst, F. P. Lenfestey, G. Barrett, British Army Officers Arnold, D. Kelly, and R. Woolley, going to Shanghai,
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