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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
A strange shooting accident took place at Aurillac, in the cen- tre of France, when a farmer nam- ed Delcher took a shot at a fox and found that he had mortally wound- ed his ten-years-old son. It pears that the boy was crawling behind a hedge picking flowers and his father mistook the sweater he was wearing for a fox.
The "Hospital Comforts" Com- Under new regulations of the mittee acknowledges with very Ontario Department of Health aim- many thanks, receipt of the followed at the prevention of communi- Ing gifts for the Hospitals:-12 cable diseases, roller towels, elder- doz. packs Playing Cards from Mr. down quilts, and wooden bedsteads Ho Kom Tong, O.B.E., parcels of are prohibited in all lodging-housea, magazines from Mrs. A. Morris, and a shower-bath must be pro- Mrs. A. T. Hamilton and Mrs. A. R. vided on each floor. Barbors must Sutherland, and parcels of books sterilise all their utonsils and must from Mrs. W. Shewan; also a sew-wear Ing machine (on loan) from Mrs. A. Morris,
What happens to best acilera is one of the questions answered by! Lord Ernte in "The Light Reading: A feature of the sale of Noa. 38 of Our Ancestors" (Hutchinson, and 40, Queen's Road, Central, at 158.), a lively contribution to liter: Mr. E. V. M., R. de Sousa's Auction ary history. The light reading of Rooms yesterday the exceptionally one generation becomes in many high bidding, one of $50,000 being
the heavy reading of the next. Many books now read only made. The bidding was opened by a Japanese gentleman at $50,000 as period pieces, or left, hopefully in the way of children, kept their which was immediately doubled by earliest readers up all night. A second bidder, the price being still larger number, over which our taken to $187,000 before the pro- ancestors raved or simpered, are perty was knocked down to Mr. now completely forgotten.
Tao Tsez-ying.
спаса
executors think fit; my
coata, Before
washable shouting "Next, please" every bar- ber must wash his hands. Powder puffs and sponges are banned. In the matter of food supply the re- gulations demand the compulsory wearing of gloves by all persons handling unwrapped bread for sale,
The scheme for throwing open famous gardens to the public on be- half of the Queen Alexandra Memo- rial Fund is an elaboration of the campaign started by Mr. William Ropner, the father of Major Leon- ard Ropner, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary
of
State for War. Mr. Ropner Mr. James Meredith, of Ash-
in the last three or four years has A remarkable story of the field Park, Ross, Herefordshire, pluck and coolness of British sol- attempted to institute "Garden Sun- formerly a draper and milliner, diers in China was told at the Cen- Bank Holiday, when an increasing dey" on the Sunday before August who died last February, aged 83,tral Hall, Westminster, at a meet number of Kardens are accessible left £11,747, with net personaltying of the Wesleyan Methodist £11,101. In his will he said: My Missionary Society, by the Rev. G. to the public in the north of Eng- body may be disposed of as my Matthew Thomas, who has spent and think the public will ap view is that a funeral pyre on the During an attack by the Cantonese makes one's gardeners desperately personal the last two years in that country. Preciate the scheme, his son stat- ed recently, "and incidentally it top of Penyard or the Chase Woods, mob on the British Concession at where I enjoyed the shooting for Hankow on January 3, when they keen for at least a month before
One so many years, would be an ident tried to force back British Royal hand to out-do their rivals. method-my ashes cast to the Marines and rush it, he said, a bed at all."
can hardly persuade them to go to winds of Heaven and so remain in Royal Marine corporal stood out death as I have been in life-free in front and treated a shower of as God's air. This method would stones and other missiles as balls, save the turmoils of future burial meeting them with a baton and boards such as I experienced when hitting them to right and left as chairman of various councils when calmly as though he were playing Ross Church was extended.
a game of cricket.
The success of the traffic re- gulation in Paris, which is now remarkably efficient, disproves the idea, very prevalent in France it- self, that it is impossible to get the French voluntarily to submit to discipline
(says the "Evening Standard.) It is more difficult to regulate pedestrians than vehicles, but pedestrians in Paris show every disposition to fall in with the rules made for their own benefit. the latest of which is that, when they are waiting to cross the road they must wait on the pavement itself. This
and road
rule is particularly
Women visitors to the Tobacco Trade Exhibition at Olympia, Ken- Three probate grants have been sington, W., recently far outnum- made at the Supreme Court. In bered the men. At every stall respect of the $666,400 local estate women, old and young, were tak- of Pun Pui-yu, late of 99, Caine ing the keenest interest in the mak- Road, probate of the will has been ing of cigarettes or the wrapping granted to Leung Wan-han, his of cigars, and wherever they went concubine, and Kwok On, late of they asked questions. A tobaccon- No. 3, St. Stephen's Lane; in res- ist told a "Daily Mail" reporter of his experiences of the woman smok-pect of the $4,000 local estate. of and not on the edge of the
the Rev. C. G. G. Vaudin, of Wither- er. He said: A sports girl Fre- fers "gaspers," with a Turkish or ley Rectory: Atherstone, letters of Egyptian cigarette occasionally administration have been granted The bridge enthusiast often pre- to the attorney of Mr. M. L. M. fers the luxurious cigarette all the Vaudin, of Courtlands, Kingsbridge, time. If a girl wants a change administrator; in respect of the sle rarely takes to the pipe, which $7,700 local estate of Alexander is a bit harsh for
but Gillan, master mariner, late of chooses a small cigar. These small Zetland House, Hong Kong, probate mild cigars are having an in of the will has been granted to Mr. creasing sale among young women, S. M. Bander, the estate to be left especially for after-dinaer smoking. In trust for the children of his They do not appreciate the big executor until they attain the age cigar as the man does.
women,
of 21.
necessary in Paris, where the chauffeurs have the habit of just shaving the pavement. The rule forbidding pedestrians to cross the road in the Avenue des Champs- Elysees, except at certain places where there is a notice-board has worked very well and may be ap plied to some other important tho- roughfares. But Parisians, like Londoners, make very little use of the under ground passages, which there are a few in Paris.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Capt. W. Davidson, Marine-Super- Inspector W. F. Blackman and intendent of the C.P.R., Hong Kong, for Kobe, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. | Taggart for Shanghai and Mr. J. C. Gubbay for Shanghai are paasen- gers aboard the R.M.S. "Empress of Ruasin," which leaves Hong Kong for Vancouver vin Japan to-mor-[
Tow.
Are Cairn terriers more dan gerous than Alsatians? asks a London writer. The Hon. Her- bert Asquith, the husband of Lady Cynthia Asquith, would probably say they were. He has
of
Miss Myrtle Shipper's claim to daughter, Mrs. M. Dallin and glory is that she once manicured daughter, wife of Mr. Dallin, Audit the nails of the Prince of Wales Department; Mr. A. J. Wheeldon, during his visit to Canada. Miss P.W.D.; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Shipper, who is known to thousands Chambers, land bailiff, Taipo; Mrs. of trans-pacific passengers, is chief Dovey and daughter, wife of Mr. manicurist on the world-cruising E. R. Dovey, Government; Miss P. liner "President Wilson," which Brown, Education Department; | arrived Hong Kong on Sunday from Sergt. A. E. Saunderson, Police; America. Miss Shipper says that and Mr. R. Burns all leave Hong the Prince is a perfect gentleman. Kong by the s.s. "Mantua" for It is also stated that the Prince Home on June 25.
complimented her on her know- ledge of the business she is en- gaged in. Miss Shipper was formerly chief manicurist on the Dollar liner "President Pierce."
fourth
Mr. S. R: Waller, of the A.P.C. only now returned to his duties for Europe, Mr. J. Randall, of as publisher's reader in Pater-Manila for Vancouver, Mr. W. C. noster Row after a three months' Gibson of the National City Bank
London papers announce the absence, due to his having been of New York, in Hong Kong, for death of Lady Cunard, wife of bitten on the nose by his terrier. New York, and Mrs. Gibson for Sir Gordon Cunard, The marks are still visible, and Europe, Mrs. A. E. Bramwell, wife at first he had actually to go to of the manager of Warner, Barnes baronet, which occurred in a She was Edith bed.
& Co., importers and exporters at nursing, home. Manila, for Europe, Mr. E. J. Mary, daughter of the late Murphy, a Superintendent of Colonel John Stanley Howard, of Schools, at Manila, for Vancouver Ballina Park, co. Wicklow, and leave Hong Kong by the R.M.S.in 1889 married Mr. Gordon "Empress of Russia" to-morrow. Cunard, who was born in 1857
Major Segrave, the famous racing motorist, announced his intention of retiring from the motor-racing track in October. In future he hopes to get his thrills from motor-boat racing. "I have been at it eight years," he said in an interview, "and the time to re- tire is when you are at the top of your form and everything is going
and succeeded his brother, Sir Bache Cunard, third baronet, in 1925. Lady Cunard leaves three
It may not be generally known, sons Mr. Edward Cunard, late says "Times of Malaya," that the of the Diplomatic Service; Lieut.
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tance against the Malays in the Cunard, R.N. (retired); and all right. I am taking to motor-Perak War, which followed the as-Victor, born in 1898. boat racing, and I am going to sassination of Mr. W. W. Birch, work seriously at it this year." father of the present Mayor of Bex- Major Segrave added that he hill. The late Mr. Chan Sow-lin, would not take part in any of this who was a Justice of the Peace for year's motor-boat racing events, Selangor, was for many years. as he had a lot to learn about State Council, retiring in 1921 ow valued member of the Selangor motor-boats. During his recent ing to advancing age. He was also stay in America, where he set up a Trustee of the Victoria Institu- a new world's motor speed record, tion, Kuala Lumpur, where he did he acquired two motor-boats, and much useful work with these he intends to practise this summer.
The death of Viscount Cowdray; says the London correspondent of a Liverpool paper, has come as a men, for though he was not very real shock to London business
often in the City of recent years
his office lying chiefly White- hall way his unmistakable pre- sence was well known in Lombard Street, and if he was considered a somewhat cold' and aloof per- Mr. Malcolm Watson writes sonage, with a very limited circle The following deaths were an in a Home paper: From Mr. John of real intimates there was no nounced at Home during mail Southern, a general manager at doubt about the high regard week:-Sir R, Muirhead Collins, the Garrick, I learn that arrange- which his integrity and superla- who was the first official repre- ments have been concluded for tive business talents inspired sentative of the Australain the appearance in the West-end of among the lords of London's Federal Government in Great the popular screen artist, Miss haute finance. I do not think Britain, and Official Secretary to Betty Balfour, in musical comedy, that any peerage given to a busi- the Commonwealth in London The piece chosen for the occasion ness man within the past 20 from 1910 until 1917, at Sydney-is an adaptation from the French years was more. universally ac place, Bath, aged 74; Mrs. of "Le Zebre," a version of which, ceptable among men of all kinds Adams, an old servant of the entitled "The Glad Eye," by Mr. in the world of important activi. Duchess of Teck and later of the José G. Levy, was done some ties associate with Key-industries Queen, who had been in the Royal sixteen years ago at the Globe, of Great Britain. When he re- service nearly 50 years, at where it achieved a run of 498 ceived his barony in 1910, the Brough, Westmorland, aged 88; performances. The new piece remark was made "there is no Alderman Thomas Scott Pearson, will be presented under the direc doubt about this man's merit; of Waner Farm, Rampaide, Bar- tion of Weatlan Productions Ltd., Weetman Pearson is one of the row, who became a member of which, it may be remembered, pioneers of the world's civilisa- Barrow Town Council 16 years was responsible for bringing tion." He was as well-known in ago, aged 69; and Mr. Arthur "The Ghost Train" to London. New York as in London, and it is Hawker Cox, chairman of Messrs. Miss Balfour has just returned on record that the late Willam Arthur H. Cox and Co. Ltd., from Nice, where she has been Rockefeller of Standard: Oll; a wholesale manufacturing chem doing a little filming, and at the brother of "J.D." once said "you ists of Brighton, at Brighton, same time recovering from her may not Hke that Britisher, but aged 58
recent illness,
by heck, you can't overlook him."
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