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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Dr. (Miss) KM. Hyslop, who
Mr. Justice Pritchard is expect- has just arrived from Barope hased at Penang in the Milwa absumed "duties as Lady Medical Officer, Alor Star.....
Cholera › has spread from Parala to Mesopotamia;; where. 252 deathe, have occurred during the past fortnight-Berlin Wirelena; Com-At an athletic meeting.organis
The Italo-Lithuanian Treaty of The Navy League, through the Conciliation, Arbitration and courtesy of the Hong Kong Amusemerce has been signed. ments Ltd., will-hold their annual concert on October 21 at the Queen's Theatre.
Pakkal (Kongmoon), Sept 17. -Cholera is still prevalent in Kong moon city and Sanwul city, which are connected to this port by rall- way. Several deaths occur each' day. Our own correspondent.
The management of the Star Theatre, in a special advertisement in this issue, announces that the Forbes Russell Comedy Company, which, is now playing at the Ther- tre Royal, will open a brief season in Kowloon or Monday, September 26, at the popular prices of $3, Æ and $1.
Land is being reserved near Kuala Lipis for an experimental fruit station to be maintained by the Agricultural Field. Officer, Pahang West.
Yesterday afternoon three Chinese men and one woman were takon to the Central Police Station and from Messra. D. Chellaram's store | in Queen's Road Central, where one of the men was alleged to have attempted to smuggle a roll of silk out of the premises which they had visited in the guise of prospective customers.
A debate on the motion "That Money Is Essential To Happiness" will take place at St. Peter's Church Y. M. Club House on Monday, September 26, at 8.30 p.m. The motion will be proposed by Mr. S. Jenyns (Ellot Hall), seconded by Prof. R. K. Simpson, opposed by Rev. J. C. A. Bohn, C.F., and second- ed by Mr. G. S. Zimmern.
Leasehold property at 153, Queen's Road, Central, was sold at the China Auction Rooma yester day by order of the mortgagee. There was brisk bidding and a Jump of no less than $25,000 on the upset price ($60,000) at the very start of the sale. Eventually, Mr. Wal Tack. of the Hong Kong Land Investment and Agency Com- pany, Ltd. concluded the sale with a bid of $92,000.
Redoubled efforts are to be made by Japanese business men to protect their interests In China, according to the "Japan Chronicle."
9. F. Schlee, of Detroit, Mich., who with Billy, Brock will take off from Harbor Grace, N: P, to st tempt a new world's racord for circling the globe. They intend to heat the present record of 21 `days, -and-will cee the same alt metal manoplane-used by Eddie Stipson in winning the Ford rollablilty run?
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The topical gazette which, will be screened at the Queen's Theatre to-day, showa among other recent events, the arrival of the Prince of Wales and the Prime Minister in Canada, the winning of the motor bont. trophy and the damage caused by the big cloudburst in Switzer An interesting item is the ascent of Mont Blanc by aerial railway.
land.
At a joint meeting of the Osaka Paris reports that automobile group and Tokyo-Yokohama trade drivers there are now required to representatives, held in the Tokyo stop behind street cars, as has long Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Yone-been the custom in America. In sato, President of the Japanese France it has been a matter of Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, judgment with drivers as to whe and Mr. Funatsu, President of the ther they should stop or not. On Japan Master Spinners' Association the high roads also the government in China, read reports qn unfair has changed the rule that gave taxation. Views were exchanged drivers on national roads the right and it was decided to secure the of way. The blanket rule that the co-operation of 'other trade organ- cdr coming on the right of way is
now the rule of the roads.
isations.
ed in honour of the American Legion, a German named Peltzer, covered 1,000 metres in 1min., 46,4-5 secs.—a world's record, nie
Mr. Y. Murakami having been transferred to the Bombay Branch of the Bank of Taiwan; his authority to sign for the local office has been revoked. In his place Mr. Tadao Mitsuda is authorised to siga as per pro manager; /
The Importation of all bronze or copper coinia, issued by any Gov- ernment other than that of the Straits Settlements' into the FMS. le prohibited. This is probably an attempt to stop the presentvary wide circulation of Chinese, copper coins, many of which are, worthless.
When a Chinese was yester- day charged before Mr. W. Scho- feld at the Kowloon Magistracy with selling preserved plums with- out a licence, he offered a novel excuse, He said that he was a professional street singer and offered the pluma gratle to people who gave him money for his sing- Ing. The Magistrate was not con- vinced and imposed a fine of $4.
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The two Aberdeen Junk em- ployees who were charged at the Criminal Sessions yesterday with kidnapping a Chinese doctor whom they got on board on the false pre- text that there was a patient re- quiring his attention were found guilty by the jury at the afternoon hearing and sentenced to ten years hard labour, together with 24 strokes of the birch,
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Decision was reserved by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis- trame case in which Mr. W. A. tracy yesterday afternoon in Laasin was summoned for driving motor car along Nathan Road in dangerous manner on the after- noon of August 91 last: for the prosecution was that the Evidence defendant drove to the danger of the public by going at about 60 miles per O'Donoghue, for the defence, sub- hour. Mr. A. J.
mitted that as the defendant had full control of the car, he could not be driving to the danger of the public, even though, as he ad- mitted, he was doing 60 miles per hour. Sir J. Gibson Craig who was a passenger in the defendant's car deposed that it was capable of being pulled up within 30 feet. On Mr. O'Donoghue's suggestion that unless defendant was actually travelling to the danger of the public no conviction could be re corded, his Worship postponed judgment until Thursday next.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule and, and Mrs. Sproule will be going up the Penang Hills in a few days, and will stay at Government House for one month.
Mrs. Ho Kong Kee and her daugh ter have returned to Kuala Pilah after a trip to Hong Kong, and Canton. Mr. Ho Kong Kee, who is now In Shanghai, will return next month.
Pleading guilty to being drunk or board H.M.S.. "Adamant" (de- pot ship for submarines), Surgeon Lieut. Robert Borns was sentenced by a naval court-martial at Devon- port to be dismissed his ship and reprimanded.
A Ipoh correspondent states that the Honourable the British Resi- dent, Mr. H. W. Thomson, waS-ER= tertained at a farewell function at Taiping. He leaves Perak to assume the Chief Secretaryship on the departure of the Honourable Mr. W. Peel, while Mr. C., W. H. Cochrane is expected in. Ipoh from Johore.
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News has been received from Japan of the death of Mrs. J. E. R. Harris, which occurred at Unzen. Mrs. Harris, who had been in poor health for some time past, left for the holiday resort at the beginning of the summer, hoping to be able to recuperate. Much sympathy. will be felt for her husband, and her sisters, Mrs. E. Harris and Miss Joe Bourke.
Dr. G.-H. K. Macalister, Frin- cipal of the King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore, has been admitted a member of the Royal College of Physicians..
Mr. Julian Frankel has arrived from Singapore to relieve Mr. Tan Chin-wah, who will be leaving Kuala Lumpur for Colombo and Madras by the "Taires."
It is, proposed to hold an Ola Haileyburian dinner on September 24 in Kuala Lumpur, Those who wish to attend should communicate with Mr. Noel Fisher, of Kapar..
Mr. F. M. Mackwood has presented to the Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, S.W., 60 boxes of but- terflies and moths which he has collected in Ceylon..
HE. the Governor has appointed Mr. G. B. Keliagher, M.C.S., Acting Registrar of Companies and Official Assignee, Straits Settlements, to act as Registrar, Supreme Court, Singapore, in addition to his own duties,
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Mr. R. S. K. Irvin, who was for several years a resident of Shang- hai while with the local office of the American Express Company, spent last week in Shanghai. Mr. Irvin, who now lives in Philadelphia, has been on a brief business trip to the Orient. While in the Far East he visited his father, Dr. Irvin, inqui Chosen l
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The engagement fa announced, and the marriage will take place shortly, between Captain Kenneth LI. Fasken, 1-20th Burma Rifles, Indian Army, son of the late Lieutenant-Colonel WA. - D, Fes- ken, MD IM.S., and Mre: Fasken, of 106; Addison House, Grove End Road, London, N.Wand Margaret Yahalagang tany Mary, only daughter of the late Mr. itrumured, mayuber Ryan, of 147 Oakwood Court, Ken- Cart of Ballinoren Gerald Ryan and of Mrs Gerald selected by President Cooldra.assington, W the US. Ambassador to “Məxico.
Mr. Garrett is a diplomat of the old school, having already served as Minister to Holland and sise to Argentina.
A regrettable accident occurred last week in Shanghai, as a result of which Mr MP Ferguson, fourth engineer of the China Mer chantalsteamer: "Klangwah, foar his life through drowning.
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