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THE CHINA MAIL. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
The whist drive to be held in aid of the funds of the Police Branch, M.C.L, at the Helena May Institute takes place on July 7 and not to-day as previously announced.
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The Fire Brigade was called last night to a small conflagra- tion which broke out in an umbrella shop at 68, Bonham Strand East. The fire was ex- tinguished within a few minutes, little damage being done.
A Router cable from Paris states that a special committee of the Chamber of Deputies by | a majority of one decided to re- commend that Doriot's Parlia mentary immunity should not be raised. Doriot is the Communist who visited Carton and Hankow in company with Tom Mann.
Four cases of enteric fever (all Chinese) were notified in the Colony yesterday.
Mesars, Lammert Bros. are auctioning a quantity of house- hold furnitúre, including black- wood ware, at their Duddell Street sales room on July 5.
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The "China Mail" will be pub- lished at noon to-morrow, which is a Bank holiday, Ordinary pablication will be resumed on Saturday.
According to preliminary figures complied by the Cabinet Statistics Bureau, births in Japan: exceeded deatha by 940,000 during: the past year: The final estimates are expected to show a total excess of approximately 1,000,000.
The
Australian Government} has accepted the offer of the co- operation of the British-Australian Tobacco Company in carrying out investigations to determine whether Australia is capable of producing tobacco for the whole of her own requirements.
The management of the King Edward Hotel announces that dinner dansants will be held on Saturdays (8 to 12) and tea dansants on Tuesdays and Fri- days (5 to 7). Prof. C. Thereses and Miss M. Senour will give ex- hibition dances on each of these evenings.
Mr. Ganeshilal, jun., of Agra, India, had a command audience of the King and Queen at Bucking- The Trunk Murder, says a ham Palace to show to their "Daily Mail" writer, has once more Majesties his collection of Indian Two probates have been shown the importance of the un-historic and other jewels and em- granted locally, that of the will sightly laundry mark. Many broideries. The King and Queen of Choy Ping-woon, late of 5 Tai people like myself must wish, were much interested in the col- Pak Terrace, being granted to however, that these marks wereflections.
Choy Yun-sang and Ho Sze-chi, not so often attached to the most
of 33 Wing Wo Street, and let noticeable parts of the articles According to a Reuter cable ters of administration in respect they mark. White ties, for exam- from New York the Governor of the will of Mr. F. Xavier ple, are frequently covered with General of the Philippines has Alvares being granted to de little red criss-crosses of thread on arrived to report to the Pre- ceased's sister, Miss C. Alvares, the bow itself instead of in the sident on the Philippine situa- of the Italian Convent. middle, and many a silk handker- tion. It is definitely announced former left local estate amount- chief of mine has been too con- ' that he will return to the Philip ing to $158,700 and the latter spicuously decorated with the pines to resume his duties in spite local estate amounting to $2,500. figure "44" stitched on to the of reports to the contrary. edge which projects above the breast pocket.
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Arriving unexpectedly "Pass the porcupine" is a an Empire exhibition phrase heard frequently in the city Chertsey, Surrey, which Has marriage a danger point? to-day, states the Paria correspon- daughter, Miss. Analysis of the divorce
Megan Lloyd cases dent of the "Daily Mail."
The George opened in aid of the local heard in mall week suggests that French National Zoological Society hospital, Mr. Lloyd George, it has. It shows: About 60 per gave an exotic luncheon, at which said: "I did not cent. of the marriages concerned | roast porcupine was the chief dish. here with the intention of mak It was pronounced to have the mosting a speech. I came to fetch the were childless. The average age delicate of the parties involved was 35. chosen for their rarity included girl home. (Laughter). She More marital crashes occur round stewed Sahara lizard, which had a gave me serious warning that I about the twelfth than any other slight flavour of musk; also pigeon, was not to arrive until her year. Commenting on this re into the heart of which a sauce had speech was over. It is the first view, a leading K.C. told a report been injected and pumped through time I have had the privilege of er that this wide experience of the flesh.
hearing her, and I think she will Divorce Court work encouraged
do." (Laughter). Miss Lloyd him to agree that most marriages The rough wooden cross George said the Cottage Hospital that failed were childless. "With which for centuries marked the was a comparatively new institu- the other facts I would not agree, spot in the Coliseum where hun- tion. There was a time, not so however," he said. "In the first dreds of Christian martyrs met very long ago, when only large place statistics must be unreliable, their death, and which was re- centres were provided with hos- as we are dealing with the failure moved after the fall of the tem- pitala, which meant that al of so many of the hasty mar-poral power of the Papacy in patient from the countryside had riages of the war and immediate- in 1870, was placed in position to make a long, wearisome, and ly afterwards. Then again the again in the presence of Queen painful journey until he could new Act giving equal divorce Elena, who sat in a specially receive relief, and, in serious rights to women tends to make erected tribune. The fact that cases, the length of the journey the cases before the courts not the ceremony, during which made recovery doubtful. All that typical of the normal, Speaking State and Church officials had been changed. Every county without help from such statistics, mingled, was attended by the now had its cottage hospitals, and I would say the danger year in Queen is of special significance as it was now possible for persons marriage is round about the indicating the changed relations to receive relief with less discom- seventh. It is certainly earlier now existing between the fort and considerably less danger than the twelfth."
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
The American community of Hong Kong will be at home to friends on Monday, July 4, at the Hong Kong Hotel roof garden from 4 to 4.30 p.m..
If one is to believe the latest story from Paris, M. Doumergue may have welcomed his visit to London, as an opportunity of escaping from the attentions which pursue ellgi. ble bachelors in France. It is said that recently a mysterious Ameri can woman had been chasing hira mercilessly, and it was only his Loasted chivalry that prevented the police from arresting her on sus picion as an Anarchist. She had gone so far as to make him a pro posal in writing, giving her age (thirty-two), the amount of her dowry (£440,000), and enclosing her photograph. The Dollar Frin- cess little knew her man, for M. Doumergue is about as susceptible to tender emotions
graven image.
The latest celebrity to take an ac tive part in anti-Red propaganda Is Sir Thomas Beecham, who an- nounces that he is going to take, every possible opportunity of speaking in public on this subject Previously he has always refused to take part in public meetings, al though he has always watched poll- tics very closely from the time he left Oxford. "My father sent me to the university with the express intention of fitting me out for political career," he says. "But kicked over the traces and decided that any carcer was better than
one in Parliament. But although I have produced 120 operas in 10 years, I have never kept my head in the air and both feat off the ground as most musicians do."
The death took place at Easter The King and Queen held Warriston, Edinburgh, of Lieut-at Bucknigham Palace the enant-Colonel Gerald Andrew first Court of the season, the at- Agnew, late 90th Light Infantry. tendance totalling nearly 1,000. Colonel Agnew, who was in his The Court, which was held in 92nd year, was the last surviving the Throne Room, was mainly son of the late Sir Andrew diplomatic and official. The Agnew, seventh Baronet of Loch- Queen wore a dress of English naw, Wigtownshire, and was the cloth of silver, with an overdress uncle of the present Baronet, of delicate tulle embroidered Sir Andrew Noel Agnew. Lieut with pearls and silver. Her head enant-Colonel Agnew received his dress was a diadem of diamonds. commission in the Army in 1865, Her neck ornaments served under Havelock at the first diamonds. The Court opened with were also relief of Lucknow, and was the entry of Lady Chamberlain, wounded during the second siege, wife of the Foreign Secretary. He acted as Deputy Assistant Presentations in diplomatic, offi- Adjutant-General in Ireland, and cial, and general circles followed, was Captain in the 90th and 30th Regiments, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
The s.. "President McKinley," which left Hong Kong for Seattle on June 28, had the following passengers aboard:-
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Bender, of the National City Bank, tra- velling to Shanghai.
Says a Home paper: it is possible on almost any morning just now to catch a glimpse of the King riding in the Row that is, if you are as early a riser as His Majesty. Except when the weather is distinctly inclement, the King rarely misses pre-breakfast exercise. Many people are not at their Mr. Tsu Yee-pei, manager of best at so early an hour, and the trip to Shanghai. the Bank of China on a business usual curtesies are apt to be forgotten, but it is not so with the, Miss M. Hoesington, daughter King. He observes every saluta- of Col. and Mrs. Hoesington re- tion and is punctilljouk turning to the States, stopping acknowledging it, although thei over at Shanghai. Miss Hoesing repeated raising of his hat can- ton is a missionary worker con not add to his enjoyment of the nected with the American Pres-ride. byterian Mission, Canton.
Mrs. M. E, K. Farrar, pro- minent local resident, going to Shanghai:
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The Queen has a little intimate tea-party almost every afternoon in her private drawing-room et Mr. P. M. Roll, travelling Buckingham Palace. through to Seattle. Mr. Roll is Daily Chronicle" writer.) These (says a attached to the Shell Oil Com-are very jolly affairs, with hardly, Mr. H. H. Pethick, of the local about them. Tea is served by any formality or ceremonial
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was 68 in mail week, is fond of office of the Standard Oll Co., re- the Queen's Lady-in-Waiting recalling his own early struggles turning home to the United Lady Joan Verney at the moment for the encouragement of budd-States on vacation (
and the Queen enters freely into ing story tellers. Though he had a Mr. and Mrs. McLure and in-conversation with her guests. short story published in "Cham-fant of the Lingnam University; It is expected, that there will be ber's Journal-first encourager Canton, returning to the States one of these tea parties every of so many famous writers'on_vacation,
afternoon while the Court is at when only 19, he wrote for three Mrs. A. C. Bailey and two Buckingham Palace except when years after that without an daughters, returning to the Queen Mary has a tea-time. acceptance, and his early books United States. brought but a small financial re- the wife of a prominent businesswomanly tea parties, and the
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masculine element is usually ab- of his literary career, indeed; he Mr. J. R. Lewis, going home to sent. Even the King rarely looks never made more than 250 per Europe on furlough, Mr. Lewis in at them, though Princess Mary annum by his pen, and the first is a tea planter in India. sometimes joins her mother for of the famous Sherlock Holmes Mr. M. V. Suter, travelling tea. Occasionally, too, the series be sold outright, after home to Europe. Mr. Suter is a Queen's guests are delighted by minuerous publishers had rejected prominent in banking circles in the unexpected 'popping in to it," for 425.
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