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A WEEK'S PAPERS IN ONE.
What is going to happen to Hankow, and what is going to happen to Peking?
These are the two questions mostly discussed in China to-day. Chiang Kai-shek's threat to attack the former and vust the Communists has not yet materialised, though there are many indications that such a move is imminent. Feng Yu-hsiang is persevering in his march upon the Fengtien forces, with Feking and Tientsin as his objective, and has crossed the Yellow River, His menace to Chang Tso-lin and the capital appears more ominous than Chiang's now long-promised exter- mination of the Bolsheviks in Hankow and other Yangtse ports. Never was the political-cum-military situation in this 'sorely-tried country at a more interesting stage. Develop ments that have led up to this position are fully set out in this week's "Overland Mail."
Here you have a week's papers in one, enabling yourself and those at Home or elsewhere to follow the events in their logical-so far as anything out here is logical-order.
In regard to Hong Kong news, there is the full report of the "Leung Kwong" inquiry, carrying with it a severe con- demnation of this Colony's regulations in respect to safety measures employed on ships engaged in passenger business be- tween here and river ports; there are full details of the strike amongst employees of the China Navigation Company, result- ing in the laying up of a large number of coastal vessels, and there is all the local, social, sporting and commercial news, intelligently arranged for the reader who desires to know what has happened over the whole week. The "Overland" is the ideal weekly paper to send Home.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Marshal Chang Tsolin is reported to have ordered that; only 1,800 men be employed in the nine Government Boards in Peking. All the rest are to be dismissed.
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One case of enteric fever, An Order-in-Council relat- British, was notified in the Kowing to extradition between Bri loon district yesterday.
Mrs. Alister St. Clair Camp- bell, whose husband died recently, has returned from Shanghai, and staying at Staplewood, Hore- ham Road, Sussex.
General Yamanashi, Japanese ex-Minister of War, who hads been to China on an alleged special mission from General Baron Tanaka, the. Premier, has returned to Japan.
The Chairman of the Chin- ese Mission to Lepers (Hong Kong Brunch) begs to acknow ledge with thanks donation of $100 received from the Hong Kong Football Association.
The Mukden correspondent of the "Manchuria Daily News" states that it is now tolerably certain that Generalissimo Chang Tso-lin will not appoint any one to fill his position as Governor- General of the Three Eastern Provinces. He will keep the chair vacant for his own use in Mukden.
Dr. Holder, a surgeon in Fulham Cancer Hospital, ad- dressing patients of the British Empire Cancer Campaign, said: I am not so sure that the whole treatment of cancer by operation is not in the melting pot. I be lieve we shall soon arrive at the point when the crude method of cutting out cancerous growths, which is not a cure in the true of the sense, will be a matter past.
An appetising volume on "Gastronomic Zoology," by Mr. E. G. Boulenger, director of the Zoological Society's Aquarium, discusses many dishes unknown in England. The very strangest edibles are mentioned, but this paragraph will perhaps startle the least prejudiced: "The elite in certain parts of China devour new-porn mice, which are dis- posed round a dish of syrup in the centre of the table. The assem- bled diners then take up the mice by their tails, dip them in the syrup, and engulf them." At the same time, dormice, still eaten in the byways of Italy, were much esteemed, the author reminds us, by the ancient Romans.
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over six pages.
The marriage of Miss Mario Hineman to Mr. Frank Finnell took place in Peking on June 30, in the Tung Tang Catholic Church, Mr. Finnell formerly was connected with the American Legation,
According to the Shanghai Chinese press, the Commissioner of Customs, Mr. F. W. Maze, says in reply to the Japanese Commercial attaché, that no ex- port permits will be granted unless the special surtax has been paid.
The Chefoo vernacular papers state that a Russian subject who had been employed in a loca! foreign business, and who had been acting as correspondent for the Soviet Consulate, was held in custody by the Chinese authori ties for a short time whilst cer- were tain suspicious matters examined into, but was released and now has left for Tientsin, accompanied by his family.
The members of the Shang- hai Portuguese community enter- tained at a tea dance last Satur- day afternoon at the Majestic Hotel in honour of the officers of the departing cruiser "Republica" "Ad- and the newly arrived amastor." About 300 attended
the dance, special features of which included an address of
the The famous Seventeenth welcome by.
Portuguese Century chateau of Pontchar- Consul-General Mr. F. de Paula train at which Montesquieu ond Britto on behalf of the com- Saint-Simon guests, and munity to Captain Barry of the where Waldeck-Rousseau spent "Adamastor," and of appreciation| many a holiday, is one of the to Commodore Ferraz command- prizes at stake in a lawsuit nowing the "Republica" which ar- before the Paris courts involving rived in Shanghai at the begin- property valued at 300,000,000 ning of the trouble in the spring. Eranes (approximately £2,420,- Commodore. Ferraz was present- 000). The dispute is between ed with a silver plaque inscribed the three children of Auguste with appreciative sentiments by Dreyfus-Gonzalez, who made a the community and in answer to fortune in South America. The the Consul-General's address the sons are suing the daughter, al- Commodore thanked the com
the handsome gift leging that she cheated them of munity for their rightful share in the estate and for other kindness to the by her influence. over their officers of the "Republica" dur- mother.
ing its stay at Shanghai.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Mr. R. Baker has been ap- pointed to act as Manager of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, in addition to his other duties.
Captain Tobin C. Rote, Infantry, First Lieutenant C. L. Kanaga, Fleld Artillery, First Lieutenant Thomas D. White, Air Corps, and First Lieutenant Carl E. Engle- hart, Coust Artillery Corps, com- pose the new detail of officers to be assigned at the American Lega- tion at Peking and the American Embassy of Tokyo for language study.
After $1 years' residence in the village of Snodland, near Roches- ter, Mr. Tom Hilder senr, has died at the age of 82. During his 61 years in the district he had occupied the following positions: Schoolmaster, tax-collector, rate- collector, assistant overseer, clerk to the parish council, secretary to the gardeners? society, secretary of the workmen's club, school at- tendance officer, and organist at the parish church for 30 years. Last year the King congratulated hirn on celebrating his diamond i wedding.
A pitiful figure is Mrs. Ada Garrett, a Chicago millionairess, now past seventy, who, left with something over £200,000, de- veloped such pernicious habits that, with over £1,000,000, she was recently removed from a poor-class house wearing gar- ments not worth more than twenty shillings and literally dying of undernourishment. At a hospital expert care saved her! life, but on leaving she refused to pay the charges. Such a charac-! ter is exceptional, but Chiengo millionaireases take few risks
A Reuter cable from London announces the death of Mr. Charles Ford, former Superin- tendent of the Botanical Depart- ment of Hong Kong.
Viscount Takahashi, Minister of Finance of Japan, who with the new Governor of the Bank of Japan. flave agreed on a tentative plan for the adoption of a hanking system similar to that of the United States. This action is taken to prevent a reaction of the recent bank panle lu Japan.
Gaz-
To-day's "Government ette" publishes the King's ap- proval of the appointment of the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard to be an Unofficial Member of the Executive Council,
According to a Reuter cable from Dublin, the death is re- ported of Constance Georgine, Countess Markievicz, the first woman to be elected to the Bri- tish Parliament, but who as a Sinn Feiner did not take her seat. She was returned to the Dail Eireann as a De Valeran in the recent Irish Free State Gen- eral clection.
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Japanese papers state that General Tanaka, the Premier, has decided to appoint Mr. Yoshizawa,
Minister the China, to the post of Foreign Minister. As to when his formal appointment will take place, nothing definite is yet decided, but it is predicted that it will be! early in the autumn. As there are Chinese problems calling for .his attention, Mr. Yoshizawa will return to his post after the pre- sent Eastern Conference,
The many friends of Mr. N. G. Crymble, says a Shanghai paper, will regret to learn of his death in Vancouver on May 25, Mr. Crymble was in Shanghai for many years, being in the employ of Mr. P. O'Brien Twigg for over 12 years and in the Shanghai Club's office from 1918
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Prince Mary performed two with their money and like to save, opening ceremonies in Kent, the first at Maidstone and the second
Mr. Billy Kilpatrick, the Cape- The Duchy of Cornwall have at Orpington. At Maidstone she instructed Messrs. Knight Frank opened the nurses' home at Kent! town dental mechanic-formerly
In commemoration of the visit of ISAKO'S CIRCUS to Hong Kong, free prizes will be given away. At every performance, our carrier pigeons will be let off in the centre of the ring and the persons on whom they alight will be the recipients of the following gifts:-
and Rutley to sell Gurney Court, County Mental Hospital, built at of Leeds--who drew Call Boy, GOLD WATCHES, RINGS, BRACELETS
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Cut and bring this slip to the circus ticket office and you will obtain your ticket at a special rate from 30 cts. up.
West Harptree, one of the finest a cost of nearly £50,000. On the the Derby winner, in the Calcutta examples in Somerset of the way to Orpington Princess Mary Sweepstakes, has received hun- domestic architecture of James had a narrow escape from acci-dreds of begging letters and two 1.'s reign. The court was erect- dent. Her car was overtaking a offers of marriage. He says he ed on the site of an earlier family motorist who had given the will go to England to settle an residence of the De Gourneys, "pass" signal when another income on his mother, who lives and apparently passed to the motor-car dashed out of a side at Milnthorpe, Westmorland, and Crown in the year 1827 on the road. The driver of Princess will then return to South Africa attainder of Sir Thomas de Mary's car accelerated and a to continue his occupation as Gourney for his supposed com- collision was avoided by inches dental mechanic. Mr. Kilpatrick plicity in the murder of Edward only. When the ear arrived. at who has gone Into hiding to II. It has been stated that the re- Orpington at the new home of the avoid the importunities of beg- sidence was later restored to the Newport Army Training School, gara, share-sellers, and other family and reverted to the Duchy a military school for homeless fortune-hunters sold to a group Wednesday, upon the failure of the Gourney boys, which Princess Mary open-of five local residents a half-share male line in the 15th century.ed, a Union Jack drooping over in the winning ticket. He thus The exterior of Gourney Court the main entrance was caught by received £84,000 (half of the has been preserved practically the carriage work of the car, first prize of $108,000) in addi- intact, together with the original. The flag and its stall were tion to the sum paid for the share staircase.
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