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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
At the Singapore Assizes, two Inspector Manap, who was re- Chinese were sentenced to three cently stationed at Port Dickson, is years' rigorous imprisonment for now Malay Inspector at Tapah.
seditious being in possession of literature.
A vivid Illustration of Ameri- can incursions into that field
of collecting which covers the activi ties of British sporting life was provided at Sotheby's when Mr. Philip Rosenbach gave as much as 22,000 for the ten parts, in their original wrappers, of Orme's "Col- lection of British Field Sports," issued in 1807-8.
Mr. George Hogg, the manager of the Hong Kong branch of the National City Bank of New York, will be leaving the Colony about the middle of next month to take charge of the Shanghai branch. Mr. Hogg is a well-known resident
To-day's "Gazette announces that the New Kowloon Cinema Theatre Co., Ltd. and the National Optical Co., Ltd. will be struck off the register in three months and dissolved unless cause is shown to the contrary.
Eight hundred Polish troops stationed near Posen were poleon: ed through eating contaminated. meat. There hundred of the sol- diers are not expected to recover.
The British Air Ministry has completed its secret tests regarding the Flying Battleship," a huge flying-boat with three Rolls Royce- Condor engines of 2,100,horse- christened power. It will be Estate in the Colony amount- "Valkyrie." It has a wooden hull Ing to $42,800 was left by the late of immense strength, specially Mr. Li Fung-man, late of Yan On treated to prevent the absorption of Li village, Kwantung district and water. It is intended for a recon- niso of Nos. 5 and 7 Hing Fong naissance crew of five for whom Street, Hong Kong. Deceased was hammocks have been provided, en- a retired Californian merchant, abling them, to be several days over Letters of administration have been sea. granted to LI Chu, of 183 Wing Lok Street, the "tin fong" wife of the deceased.
Two London motor-cyclists Bet off from Central London on a They At the request of the Hon. journey round the world. of the Colony and has taken a General Secretary of South China were Mr. S. T. Glanfield and Flight- sergt. Sparkes. The sidecars of great interest in the activities of Athletic Association and the Hon. their motor cycles will be used as St. John's Cathedral, of which Secretary of the Chinese Bathing beds. The journey of about 15,000 Club, who have bathing sheds at he was, for some time, Hon. Trea- rth Point for nearly 3,000 mem- miles will be via Germany, Austria, surer. The vacancy in Hong Kong is being filled by Mr. R. M. McLay bers, the Hong Kong Tramway Yugo Slavin, Constantinople, the of Singapore, who passed through Company will extend the time of Syrian Desert, Basra, Bombay, the Straits Settlements, and Australia, on the "Devanha" on his way to running the Post Office-Quarry Bay returning across the United States. cars to 8.80 p.m. from the Post They expect to complete the tour Shangkat."
Office and 9 p.m., from the Quarry in 120 days. Bay. This extended service will The furniture which the Unit- run as from the 18th. The Clubs ed States Government has sent concerned have requested extra At the National Rose Society's for the new home of the United service. but owing to the service, annual summer show in the grounds States Embassy in Prinees-gate, having to be conducted on a single of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, S.W., S.W.-the gift of the late Mr. track, it is quite impossible for the there was a magnificent display of Pierpont Morgan, to which the Company to do this just now. 500,000 roses. The two new roses Embassy has moved from Crewe
of the year, which were awarded, |House, Mayfair-was not in place. An excellent entertainment for the society's gold medal, were the for the reception on July 4. Only the Services was given at the "Lady Forteviot," a seedling raised! aome bedroom furniture has arrived "Better 'Ole" on Thursday. Vocal by R. B. Cant, of Colchester, a large from America since Mrs. Houghton and other Items were given by Mr. one of orange yellow with a fringe (the wife of Mr. Alanson B. Hough- Jack Anstis, Surg-Lieut. Bradfield, of rich copper shadings, and is ton, the Ambassador) gave her Mrs. H. Minney and Mr. V. C. freely scented with orange-like house-warming in May, and the Labrum, whilst some excellently fragrance, and "Everest." produced house was temporarily furnished executed dances were given by the by Mr. W. Easlea, of Leigh-on-Sea, with pieces Mr. Houghton used at following pupils of Miss Daisy a white, large-petalled Rower, with the Embassy in Berlin and have O'Keefe: Norma May, Betty Spauld- slight yellow edging. since been. in store.
ing, Dorothy Tollan, Muriel Gub- bay, Betty Clero, Betty Pestonjl,
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Eethel Minney, Marian Bryson, Prior to the, reception aboard At an extraordinary general Lorna Tollan, Thelma May, Bella the French cruiser "Primauguet", testing yesterday of shareholders Pestonji, Millicent Suiter. Irene of H.E. the Governor and naval, of M.Y. San. Co., Ltd. (in liqui- Butler and. Ann Tollan The ac military and Government officials dation); the following resolution companiats were Mrs. R. Pestonji, of the Colony, a flight demonstra- was carried unanimously:-That Mrs.. Suiter and Mr. W. R. Fleming. tion was given yesterday-by the arrangement between the Com-
Flight Lieut. Demougeot. pany and its creditors and the The third band concert will plane used was that which is proposed sale of the Company's take place at Kowloon Dock Bath- seemingly precariously poised Con assets to a new Company in con- ing bench to-morrow afternoon the fore awning of the visiting sideration of the allotment of one when selections will be given by French cruiser. Its discharge into $5 ordinary share in the new the 2nd-Welch Regiment. A the air is effected by means of a Company for each $25 share in launch will leave Statue Pier at catapult and on its return a crane
it back Into the old Company, the terms of 4.15 p.ms, returning from the con- hoists
position. which arrangement and sale are. cert at 7.80 p.m. The following Amongst those on board who were embodied in the Agreement aub will be the band's programme interested spectators of the flight mitted to this Meeting and initial-, March, Silver Trumpets; Overture, were H.E. Sir Cecil Clementi and led by the Chairman for identi- Poet and Peasant; Selection, The his children, the Hon. Colonial fention, be sanctioned pursuant Mikado; Morceau, In Monastery Secretary and Mrs, Southora. His to Sections 184 and 185 of the Garden: Fox Trot, I can't get, oves Excellency Major General C. C. Companies Consolidation Ordina Girl like you; Waltz, I love the Luard and Mrs. Luard, Commodore ance No. 58 of 1911 and that the moon; Selection, Rose Marie; Pearson, the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Liquidators be authorised to seal Melodie, Un Peu D'Amour: Three Wolfe and Mrs. Wolfe, and many the said Agreement. The resolu-Dances, Nell Gwyn: Selection of naval, military and Government tion will be submitted for con- Welsh Aira; Regimental Marches. officials. The French Consul (Mr. firmation at a meeting on Monday, Land of My Fathers, The Lin Dufaure de la Prade) and many
and August 22 at the same time and colnshire Poacher,
members of the French community place.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Chief Justice, S.S., Sir The Chief Justice of Malaya (Str William Murlson, left for Penang Henry Gompertz) and Lady Gom on Saturday, Aug. 6, to attend the pertz have left for Brastagi for a Appeal Court which commences short holiday. there on Aug. 9,
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The wedding was to take place on July 7, in London, of Mr. C. E.- Carlos, late District Treasurer, Batu Gajah, and Miss Phyllis May, of Downham-rd., London." H.E. the Governor has been
to The Bexhill-on-Sea "Observer" of pleased appoint Mr. Robert It is understood, writes the July 2 had a picture of the Mayor, Baker to be Manager and Chief Johore correspondent of the "Free Sir Ernest Birth, K.C.M.G., at the Engineer of the Kowloon Canton Press," that Mr. R. Goulding, wicket. In Malaya, as British Re- Railway, with effect from August 1, Superintendent of Surveys, will be returning to the Federated Malay sident, Sir Ernest was a leader of 1927.
States on transfer shortly, and that sport, and encouraged it in every branch.
Mr. C. T. M. Husband will replace him in Johore..
At the annual meeting of the Society of Chemical Industry, in The marriage has been arranged. Edinburgh University, the society's and will take place in October, at gold medal for 1927 was presented August 26 at the Garrison Church, Penang, between Octavius Hugh to Lieut. Colonel G. P. Follitt in the inte Rev. H. C. Sturges and Mrs. vice to applied chemistry. Mansfield Sturges, younger soù of recognition of his distinguished ser- Sturges, of Mansfield, Lee-on-the- Solent, and Myrtle, second daugh- ter of Sir Henry Dering, Bart., and Lady Dering. of Surrenden Daring, Pluckley, Kent.
The wedding will take place on Tanglin Barracks, Singapore, of Miss Join Hamilton, daughter of Mr. A. W. B. Hamilton, and Mr. K. G. Exham, of the Duke of Well- Today's "Gazette" states that ington's Regiment. After the cere the Governor has been pleased to mony at the church, a reception will appoint the Hon. Mr. Charles Mc- be held at the Officers' Mess, Tang- Ilvaine Messer to act as Postmaster lin Barracks. General, in addition to his other duties, during the absence on leave of Mr. Michael James Breen, with effect from August 8, 1927.
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The Bishop of Warrington (the Right Rev. Edwin Hone Kempson)
Mrs. Chavasse, who died in her has announced his intention of re-
sleep at Garsington Rectory, Ox- ford, in her 77th year, was the wife signing the Rectory of Winwick and the Suffragan Bishopric of War-
of Dr. Chavasse, who was Bishop of rington in October: Consecrated. An interesting incident took place Liverpool from 1900 to 1923. Young- Bishop Suffragan in 1920, he was at the Kuala Lumpur Town Hall est daughter of the late Canon formerly an assistant master at (writes the Malay Mall"). after Maude, vicar of Chirk, she married both Clifton College and Harrow the reception to Sir Hugh Clifford. Dr. Chavasse when he was rector of School. From 1912 until his con- While His Excellency was having St. Peter-le-Balley, Oxford, in 1881. sceration he was-Canon Realden-,refreshments, one of his old aub- Both at Oxford and fat Liverpool tlary of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
ordinates, who served with him in Mrs. Chavasse entered zealously Pahang over 25 years ago, was into activities such as the Mothern Miss Betty Baldwin, the "Frime presented to him, in the person of Union, and carried them to success. Minister's youngest daughter, had Dr. H. S. Talalla. In those days She had four sous and three daugh her car stolen while she was shop- Dr. Talalla had the privilege of ters. The eldest son, the Rey. Mr. ping with friend in Brompton- rendering medical assistance to a C. M. Chavasse, M.C., is rector of rond, S.W. -She left the car, a member of Sir Hugh's family, for St. Aldate's, Oxford." small two-seater which she drove which he was given a certificate. On herself, outside the shop, and al- being presented to the High Com- though she was away only a few missioner Dr. Talalla produced this who died at Oxford in her 99th minutes it had disappeared when certificate and asked His Excellency year, was the widow of George she returned. She reported her whether he remembered him. Sir Carnac Barnes, formerly, Foreign los to the police at once. Next day Hugh, needless to say, was greatly Secretary to the Government of the car was returned to her, the impressed by the incident. police having found it abandoned in the West End. ⠀⠀
Mrs. Margaret Diana Barnes,"
India, and had survived him since 1861. Born on June 26, 1829, shel was the daughter of Major H. R. Sir, Mark Oldroyd, whose death Chetwynd Stapylton, 10th Hussars, occurred at the age of 84, fallowing and a niece of Baron Hammond, Mr. F. G. Penny, M.P, entertain a seizure, at his Goathland: resid- who for nearly twenty years was ed some 40 members and officials of enco, near Whitby, was n well-Permanent Under-Secretary v for the Victoria League to tea at the known woollen manufacturer and a Foreign Affairs. Mr. Barnes, whom House of Commons on June 28 former Mayor of Dewsbury. Born she married in London, in 1886, 1- The guests were young Malay, Chi-| în:1849, ho was a son of the late while he was home on leave from nese, Indian, and Eurasian law stu- Mr. M. Oldroyd, of that town, and India, was a son of the Rev. George dents from Malasya, and also in due course rose to be chairman Barnes, first Archdeacon of Bom- cluded people interested in their of the family business of Oldroyd bay who refused, the Bee of Cal- welfare in England, and the late and Sons, from which he retired in cutta fa succession to Bishop Governor of the Straits, Sir 1920. He was also a director of Heber, and on his mother's side a Laurence Guillenmard, G.C.M.G Airedale Collleries Ltd. He re- grandson of Sir James Rivett and Lady Guillemard came to meet presented Dewsbury in Parliament Carnas, a former Governor of Bom them. It must be pleasing to as a Liberal from 1888 to 1901. He bay, Barnes was made Commis Malaya, says a Home, paper, that was knighted in 1909. He was sloner of the limbalis "Division"- Mr. Penny, notwithstanding his twice married first in 1871to which was to play an important part onerous duties as a Government Marla, daughter of Mr. W. Mew. In the defensive campaign against Whip, finds time to keep in touch, buru, and, secondly, in 1920, seven the Mutiny, because it contained the with those who come from that years after her death, to Hiss A. J. Army headquarters and, the last tropical country where he spent so Pattison of Gainsborough, who. Punjab section of the Grank Trun many years of his life. A died in 1920,
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