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THE CHINA MAIL..
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
There was 21 clean bill of health in the Colony yesterday.
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An advertisement announces that the exchange banks will be closed for the transaction of public business on July 1.
Meaara. A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd. announce that all departments will be closed on July 1 at 1 pm. The Hong Kong Dispensary will be open on this date from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Presiding at a meeting of the The funeral took place yeater London Missionary Society at day afternoon of Able Seaman Queen's Hall, the Rev. J. D. Jones Heury Francis. Bailey, of H.M.S.
The Chinese cyclist who claim- ed against the China Motor Bus Company, Ltd. in respect of a colli ston near the leather factory, Kow-| loon City Road, when the bus swerved to avoid a bad patch in the road, was awarded $30 damages at the Summary Court yesterday afternoon.
"Hawkins" who died at the Naval said that the Indian Church Running to the gate to look Hospital from the effects of a poi- could not yet be left to carry on for a companion with whom she soned loot. The body was interred, without the European missionary, was to visit a menagerie, Nannie with accompanying military hon-of whom there were so few, bo- McKerron, nged 5, of Elgin, found ours, in the Catholic Cemetery. cause of the lethargy of the a police officer there. With the The appalling exclamation, "Oh, mammie, here's people at home. deficit of $50,808 was evidence a policeman!" the girl who is enough of htat fact.
stated, to have been of a nervous temperament, fell back dead into her grandmother's arms.
After half an hour's retirement yesterday afternoon, the jury found "not guilty" the man Leung Sang who was charged with the murder of a woman at a matshed at Kow- loon City, on whom about eighty wounds were inflicted with a chop per. The man was accordingly discharged.
HONG KONG LODGE.
The Bathing Pienic arranged for:
The funeral took place at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon of Air Mechanie E. Davis whose death at the Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. took place on Monday night. The funeral was attended by fellow R.A.F. men and Naval ratings, There was no businesA of special public interest at yester- among the officers present being
Ellot. Wing Capt. day's meeting of the Sanitary Huskisson. Lieut.
Commander Board. Those present at the meet- Lieut. Jolm, Li
n. Woodruff, 2nd July next will leave Queen's ing were: Mr. N, L. Smith (Pre Mr. Gibson and
Abel Smith, Pier at 4 pm. for Pienie Bay. Mr. Robertson.
The charge will be 60 cents per sident), Dr. S. W. Tao, Mr. Wong, The graveside service was conduct- head, inclusive. Kwong-tin, Dr. 5. C. Ho. Mr. J. Ped by the ship's chaplain, the Rev. Braga, the Hon. Mr. H. T. Jackman F. Freeman. Wreaths were sent cordially invited. (Director of Public Works), J. C. MacGown, Dr. G. W. Pope and from various departments of Dr. From the ship's company of H.M.S. (Medical Officer of Health) and the Fleet Air Arm. Mr. D. Davies (Secretary).
A remarkable escape from ser- ious injury was that of Mr. J. Chut terten, of the P. & O. Bank, whose Austin 7 car toppled over the em- bankment at the top of Broadwood Roud as its driver was backing it to the parking place. There is a declivity of about seventy feet at this spot and the car, which struck trees and boulders as it careered madly down the slope, was totally wrecked. Fortunately, Mr. Chat terton was thrown clear of the car at the top of the descent, and al. though he sustained many cuts and bruises none of these was serious,
Three men sitting close to gether in the Distinguished Strangers Gallery in the House
Members and their friends are
"They speak about 'the gen tleman with a duster'; we can now speak of the Home Secre- The trustees of the National tary as the Minister with a dust- Gallery of British Art (generally pan, who has cleared out a lot of known as the Tute Gallery), Gros-old, rubbish," said Commander venor Road, Millbank, S.W., have Oliver Locker-Lampson, M.P., at accepted the offer of the "Daily a meeting held at Cannon Street Mail to present, to the gallery Hotel, E.C., in support of the Mrs. Dod Procter's picture, "Hands off Britain" campaign. "Morning," which was recently, Britain, he added, lost more trade purchased by the "Daily Mail" through Moscow in one week of for the nation and is now on ex- the general strike than she would hibition at the Royal Academy, lose in 5 years of the policy now Burlington House. The trustees being adopted. have undertaken all the details of the loaning of the picture to the large number of galleries the authorities of which have applied, for it.
Scott's, the restaurant in Coventry Street, Piccadilly, W., was sold by auction in the rooms of Messrs. Goddard and Smith 'for £200,000. The buyer, Mr. I. of Commons in mail week passed a hat announces that he has received dealer, and the purchase price Blaster F. B. Walker in Shang-Fredman, is a West End property number of written messages to the membership books and regalía covers the freehold of the pre- each other. One was in a grey for the Frothblowers recently en- mises and the goodwill. Stocks,
He was Sir Wyndham listed. The membership books, Childs. Another, dark and heavi- ly built, wearing a dark suit, was Sir William Horwood. The third, small and dapper in a morning coat, was Colonel H. S. Turnbuil, chief of the City Police engaged in the Soviet House inquiries. They had come to listen to the
suit.
which alone are worth the entrance; furniture, utensils and fixtures fee, ever are being revised, and the are to be purchased according to latest has a page showing Edin-valuation. A reporter was told burgh Castle and a jovial piper, that the restaurant will be carried with the verse:
McEwan spurns 'the Whusky, He's blawing frath the noo: It's lighter on his liver, And on his bawbees too."
on in its present style. Scott's was installed on its present site about 100 years ago as a coffee house. Subsequently, it became a
Home Secretary's further state- On the subject of the Frothblowers. tripe shop. When the old Wilton ments on the raid, and while wait-now that there are several hundred public-house standing on the corn- ing for the speech, which was members of the joyful Order iner was demolished, the premises postponed, heard with evident Shanghai, is it not about time some were extended. The establish- interest the references to Kate one took steps to form a recognised ment was sold by the executors of Grussfeldt, the notorious spy who be held? asks that "North China Sinclair, who owned the property Vat, so that regular meetings could the late Mr. Malcolm Stuart | was recently laid by the heels. Daily News."
and who died last March.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
A Reuter cable from New York) The death has occurred at Mr. C. W. Campbell, C.M.G., who announces the death of Mr. Henry Durban, Natal, of Mr. George died in London on May 27, at the Clay Pierca, the famous financier Hall Rennie, a well-known Aber- age of 65, served for many years and oil magnate.
deen shipowner. Mr. Rennie, in China, and was with Admiral who was 75 years of age, was for Seymour in the attempt to relieve many years head of the firm of the Peking Legations, as well as in Messrs. John T. Rennie and Son, his extensive travels in Korea and shipowners, of Aberdeen, London, 1861, he joined the Consular ser Mongolia. Born on October 21, and Durban..
Passengers departing for the North last night by the "President McKinley" included Mr. H. E. Pethick of the Standard Oil Co., the Rev. R. B. Blakeney of Foochow, Mr. and Mrs. H. McClure of the America. Lingnam University to Mr. R. L. Lewis, a rubber planter of India, is en route to Europe.
vice as a student interpreter in 1884, and was for a time stationed in Korea.
Bracs in which James Gilmour, On the cottage at Cathkin
the London Society missionary, Mr. Will Fyffe, according to was born there has been placed
Englishwomen are so often the "New York Herald Tribune," a tablet to his memory. Gilmour taunted with being worse at has signed a three-years contract of Mongolia, as he is known, was dressing and cooking than the with an American theatrical firm a missionary from 1870 until Frenchwoman that it is curious
is to return to New York "next | fall."
at a Hurry Lauder salary." He 1891, when he died in Tientsin they so rarely retaliate by saying had a great at the Palace The memorial has been provided they are, at least, better at keep- Theatre, New York, where he largely by the young members of ing their babies alive (says the sold out the house at every per- the Congregational churches in "Evening Standard.") The popu- formance for three weeks." He Glasgow and district.
lation statistics for France in 1926 are just out and show that Apart from numerous other the infantile death-rate is still claims to distinction, the King of very high. The Frenchwoman The Hon. Violet Gibson,
Spain, who is now 41, is unique used to claim that she kept her in one respect among living children "In her pocket," and is daughter of the first Lord Ash-i bourne, who made an attempt on monarchs he has resigned since still sometimes a little scornful of the life of Signor Mussolini, has the moment of his birth. He was our specialized nursery life, but been set free by the Italiana posthumous child, and at birth the more modern of well-to-do Prosecutor's Office on the ground dispossessed his five-year-old sis- French mrthers are now very of "Irresponsibility due to a total ter from the throne she had held eager to follow English ways -nominally at least for six with children, and in some cases derangement of mind." She left in charge of her sister and his birth make him Europe's be dominated by determined months. The circumstances of are allowing their households to three English nurses, and imme-sentor ruler in length of reign. English "nannies.". diately departed for England. His Majesty is also the most be- Another link with the old-time! titled of mortals, his subsidiary seafaring fraternity of the Straits dignities totalling over seventy,
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Since returning to town from
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is broken by the death of Capt. and including though King Windsor, Queen Mary has found G. D. Wilson, who, passed away at George might dispute the right-time to slip down to Kew Gar Hull on May 4. Capt. Wilson sailed King of the West Indies, King of dens for a few hours (says a in the coasting trade for many Gibraltar, and King of India! years and was a well-known char- acter. He retired some years ago to Hull, his native place, but kept in touch with friends here to whom the news of his death will come as a shock. He leaves a widow,
"Daily Chronicle" writer.) Very few of the people who were there Debutantes who are to make at the time were aware of her their curtsies at the first two presence, so unofficial was her Courts are very busy choosing visit. The Gardens are particu their gowns, for they are not so larly beautiful just now. Though long now and fashionable dress the Japanese cherry is almost The death took place at Band- makers are suffering great pres-over, the crab apple trees are rum, near Dunfermline, of Dr. sure (says the "Westminster hung with fairy bloom, the Burnett Smith, husband of the Gazette."). One confessed to me rhododendrons are affame with well-known novelist, Annie S. the other day that she did not colour, and the famous bluebells Swan. Dr. Smith retired several really Hike making Court gowns are making clouds of beauty on years ago from a lucrative prac and trains at all. The gowns the ground. It was the blusbells, tice in Worcestershire and acquir invariably looked so much nicer I think, which persuaded the ed the mansion-house and estate without the trains, which are now Queen to go down to Kew this of Bandrum, where the family of so short a length that they week. She always pays at least had since resided. He took an barely touch the ground behind, one visit there while they are active interest in the affairs of that her clients did not like the out, and usually more than one. Saline village, adjoining, Band- ensemble. Then there is the This year the bluebells are parti- rum, and he had been for two additional bother of complying cularly fine and are so well ad years a member, of Fifeshire with the regulations of length and vanced that Sunday ought to be Education Authority, represent modest decolletage and yet man Bluebell Sunday-even if it fen't. ing the first electoral area. He aging to produce a modern alim, Queen Mary's Informal visits to was 70 years of age,
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