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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS:
The next Criminal Sessions will be held on Monday, June 20.
Tenders are being invited for the filling in and surfacing of two areas for the parking of cars at Un Long, New Territories.
To-day's "Government Gaz- ette" contains a list of Hong Kong's Justices of the Peace. There are 72 official and 188 unofficial Justices of the Peace in the Colony.
The fourth centenary of the birth of Luiz de Camoens,, the Portuguese poet, was commemor- ated in the Colony yesterday. British warships in Harbour dressed ships in honour of the oc- ension, and a salute was fired at,
noon.
The Eastern Extension Tele. graph Co. notifies that normal cable working with Macao has been re-established.
An election among the un- official Justices of the Peace is to be held on Tuesday, June 21, to fill a Licensing Board vacancy.
The Committee for "Hospital The Mohammedan festival of Comforts" beg to acknowledge Id-Ul-zaha was celebrated at the with very many thanks receipt Hong Kong Mosque this morn- of $1,000 as a donation to the ing, most of the Mohammedan Red Cross Hospital Comforts employees in the Colony being Fund, from "An Anonymous | granted a day's holiday. Britisher."
The Singapore "Free Press" With regard to the call of notes with satisfaction the de- $3 per share on the capital of cision of the F.M.S, Government the China Light & Power Co. to act energetically in the mat-! (1918), Ltd., an announcementter of flood prevention. Though appears in this issue that another the possibility of flooding cannot postponement has been made till be removed entirely, the margin! November 30, 1927.
of safety can be greatly in- creased. It is quite certain that A young Japanese journal- the desnagging and dredging of ist, Mr. Hachiro Yamada, has rivers will have a material effect arrived in London after walking upon their ability to carry-off
China, A fit of coughing by a fifteen- through
Russia
The present and abnormal waters. year-old girl, which caused her to Europe. He is on a walking tour expense, however, would never wake up, saved the lives of a of the world, and will go on to have had to be incurred had there household at Rottingdean, near South America. He gave a lec-been a sufficient realisation of Brighton, recently. When the, ture on his experiences at the cumulative effects. girl woke she smelt smoke. She Japanese Club, Cavendish Square, awakened her mother, who found W., on May 6. that the house was on fire. Father, mother, and child escaped by means of a rope of bed-clothes, but the house was badly damaged.
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The lawns on the north side of St. Paul's Cathedral provide The buildings of every age one of the loveliest pleces of of its soothing colour in the City reflect the character dominant interests (says &
fobserves the "Daily News"). "Daily Chronicle" writer). In Just now there are tuling in The authorised strength of the Middle Ages men built cathe-abundance, vermilion brilliants, the Glasgow Police Force has drals. To-day we. build magni- pink cottage maids, and yellow been increased by 12 members. I ficent, banks (and other coun- and red striped 'Kaiser Krones. ал unusual Official intimation has been re-jtries build magnificent railway Flowers grow to ceived that the Secretary of stations). A pamphlet issued height in the garden of St. State for Scotland is prepared by the National Provincial Bank to sanction an increase of the gives a very good idea of the authorised strength from 2,272 spacious dignity, the majestical- 2,284. The revised authorised ly solid and self-respecting char- strength is-One chief con- aeter of its new Head Office, stable, two assistant chief con- Nothing could better illustrate stables, 13 superintendents, 50 the important part which bank- lieutenants, 109 inspectors, 200ing plays in all our lives, whe- sergeants, and 1,909 constables. ther we know it or not.
Paul's. According to Mr. Henry Colville, the City Corporation's gardener, the reason is that in the shadow of the great tower- ing walls the flowers crane upwards to seek the light. Last year, for instance, the dahlias grew to the astonishing height
of 10 feet,
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Mr. Archibald Ritchie, Char- tered Accountant, has been authorised to "sign the firm" for Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Mat- thews in Hong Kong.
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Mrs. Victoria Woodhull Martin, a well known American writer has, reports Reuter, died in Eng- and. She was born in 1838 at Homer, Ohio, and was the mother of Miss Zula Maud Woodhull, the writer on scientific subjects.
Miss M. D. Horne has been appointed a nursing sister in Hong Kong Government Service.
The representatives of the Colonies, Protectorates,, and Mandated Territories now in London for the Colonial Office Conference were the guests of the Government at dinner on May 10 at Lancaster House, St: James's. Mr. L. 5. Amery, Secretary for the Dominions and Colonies; presided over the 'com- Our Chefoo correspondent re-pany, which included Mr. H. ports: Dr. B. Broomhall of Sian Marriott (Straits Settlements), Fa has safely reached Chefoo Dr. R. O. Winstadt (Malay and Mr. S. B. B. Mc- States) after rather trying experiences by the way; also the Rev. F. S. and Elderry (Hong Kong). After Mrs: Joyce, Rev. W. and Mrs. dinner Mr. and Mrs. Amery held Hagquist, and Mr. and Mrs. a reception at which the com- Clarke of the Navy "Y". We re- gret to record the departure from the Port of Mr. C. H. Martin, of the Russo-Asiatic Bank, and Mr. H. Abrahamson, our genial Har bour Master..
pany numbered over seven hun- dred. Besides those named above there were also among those pre- sent Sir Ernest and Lady Birch, Sir Stanley and Lady Bois, Sir Frederick and Lady Lugard, Sir George and Lady Maxwell, Sir Matthew Nathan, Sir Frank and Mr. John Archibald, former Lady Swettenham, Mr. and the "Central China Hon. Mrs. Archer, Sir Travers Post," Hankow, has, according to and Lady Clarke, and Lady a Reuter message, died at Piggott. Huntly, Aberdeenshire. Born in 1853 and educated at Aberdeen University, the late Mr. Archi- bald arrived in China in 1872 in the interests of the National Bible
editor of the
CHEFOO MEMORIAL SERVICE.
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married Miss Elizabeth Allandes.met During his missionary activities | Cemetery
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A social gathering will be held at St. John's, after Evensong, to-morrow, when a programme of music will be carried out. Re- freshments will be provided. Ser- vice men are specially invited.
Looking extremely bronzed and fit, the Bishop of London, Dr. Ingram, had a rousing reception from a large number of clergy and laity at Victoria Station on. his arrival home from his world's tour. One patriarchal old man, with muttonchop whiskers, was so enthusiastic that he kissed the Bishop on each cheek. In an interview Dr. Ingram, who visited Shanghai, said he thought the British Government had acted rightly in sending a force to Shanghai. Although our attitude was conciliatory, he was of the opinion that our Treaties needed. revising, He was strongly in favour of Sir lain's policy.
Austen Chamber-
Recent appointments by the Colonies include the following:-- State for the Secretary of
Federated Malay States: Mr. R. G. Keays, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.0., B.A., Medical Officer: Miss L. M. Mansie, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., Lady On the morning of May 30, the Medical Officer; Mr. J. C. P. Grey, Society of Scotland. In 1878 he American community at Chefoo M.B., B.Ch., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.. the East Beach Medical Officer; Misses W. 0. for their Mem- Nuraaw, M. Macreby, K. Mat- he travelled extensively in Hupeh, orial Service, which conthews, K. M. Fosdike, V. E. M. Hunan, Honau, Anhui and Kiang-ducted by the Rev. W. B. Glass, Hunt, H. Grandison and J. Wil- si, and was instrumental in D.D., assisted by the Rev. H.liams, nursing sisters.. Straits opening the Treaty port of Hilscher. Mr. Balfour, of the Changsha. He resigned from Navy "Y", effectively sang the the National Bible Society of hymn, "Rock of Ages." Scotland in 1909, when he started A detachment of men from the the "Central China Post." When U.S.A. warship "Hulbert" attend- trouble commenced in Hankow in ed, and laid flowers on the graves January last, Mr. Archibald pro- of their comrades buried in ceeded to Shanghai, where he Chefoo. The decorations were stayed for a while before pro- beautifully carried out by Misa ceeding Home.
Rietveld and Mrs. H. Strausser.
Fettlements: Mr. J. V. Landau, M.R.C.S. L.R.C.P., M.D. B.S., D.P.H., Medical Officer; Second- Lieutenant J. L. Rosedale, Ph.D., D.Sc., Professor of Bio-Chemistry College of Medicine; Mr. H. L. Hodge, European Master; Misses G. Hoyle, N. Graham, M. M. Orr and M. A. Webster, nursing sisters.
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