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An imitation of a fleeing,hare, made of rubber, and inflated before Leach event, is used pn Bouthend's
new greyhound racing track.
The annual dinner of the China "Association is arranged, to be held at the Hotel Victoria, Northumber- land Avenue, W.C.2, on November
21,
Menara Watson & Co., an nounce that all departments will be closed on Monday. The Hong Kong Dispensary will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
A representative from Japan la attending this year's Three Choirs Festival at Hereford, the 207th music meeting since its foundation in 1715. There are numbers from America, the Colonies, Rome, and other European places.
A fire broke out early on Wed- nesday morning in the Fu Loong bean-curd shop at Taiku village,_in the New Territory district of Un Long. The district fire apparatus was able after hard work to com-i -bat the trouble, bue some out-houses were destroyed. The damage is assessed at $2,040, which was not covered by Insurance!
A committee consisting of the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Thorne, | the Legal Adviser, Registrar of the Supreme Court, and Messrs. Ivens and Shearn will shortly sit in Kuala Lumpur to consider the ques- tion of the revision of the Civil Procedure Code. The members of the F.M.S. Bar are being requested to give their opinions.
. With reference to the situation of the headquarters of the Postal Service being in Singapore or In Kuala Lumpur, the President of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association, at a committee meet- ing on the 12th inst., read the cor- respondence which had passed be- tween the hon. secretary and the Chamber of Commerce. After dis- cussion it was decided to stand the matter over until the next meeting to enable the report of the Postal Service Committee to be consider- ed.
"Tumbuk. Estate harvested 827,150 coconuts recently
The transport "Pero de Alen- quer" has gone to Timor Dilly.
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There was no case of notifiable disease in the Colony for the 24 hours ended on October 6,
Tenders are invited for the
erection of an 11,009 volt transmis sion line from Klang to Port Swettenham.
Raymond L Ross, Who GAP Just been appointed chief of the new air WAYS, DIA POIhe section at the Const and Gooderic Survey, which it pro ducfag mape, for commercial avin tion. Through this work, commer cial airlines. beconte acquainten with landing delds, air conditions. and other important features of dying.
A Bangkok correspondent wires that five lives were lost through the foundering of a forcha outside the bar of the Menam River.
Mr. Leland Wang is to preach in both Mandarin and Cantonesa dialects at the Lee Theatre to-day at 7 pm and to-morrow at 2.80 p.m. and 7 p.m.
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In 1926 Japan. exported, cam- phor to the total of 30,382 plculs valued at Yon 5,700,000. This was n decrease of Yen. 1,500,000, or. more than 20 per cent., compared with the preceding year.
The Wilkinson. Process Rubber Co., Ltd., of Batu Caves, received a cable from South Africa ordering 4,050 square feet of reinforced Linatex launderlinings for a single mine on the Rand. As one order such as thie. removes tons of rubber from the market, it is an indication of the appreciable as- sistance to restriction and there- fore to Malaya in general which this new industry Is rapidly giving.
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The following prizes for $1 articles are still unclaimed in con- nection with the M.C.L. "Fun O' The Fair": 47, 124, 147, 261, 281, 304, 332, 355, 405 and 421. Claim- ants are still awaited for the prizes given for tickets 23, 244 and 596 In the $5 competition. Holders of ticket 320 in the 81 competition and 336 in the $5 competition presented the prizes to the funds of the Fair. It was formerly announced that tickes 187 and 234 in the $1 and 35: competitions respectively had won prizes, These numbers should have read 147 and 244. Holders of winning tickets should claim their prizes by noon on Wednesday, October 12. After that date, prizes will be included in the Fair funds.
With a view to affording batter: public telephone service new call boxes have been installed at vari ous places and additional ones added in various other convenient centres in the Colony. Two new call boxes have replaced the old one at The hearing was continued yes- the Star Ferry and three addi- terday afternoon of the case intional, ones have been fitted at the which the Wing On Company Hong Kong Hotel. The latter are charged their former employee, at the back of the lounge, near the F. H. Chan, with conspiring with rear entrance to. Mac's Cafeteria,. H. K. Yeung and with others un- Near the cloak room at Lane, Craw- Two Chinese merchants, relat-known to damage their business by ford'a cafe will be found another ed to the proprietor of the Kwong atealing chip chandlery business. public telephone. For the benefit Yuen Fat Hong of Des Voeux Road, Mr. Philip Goekehin, Chairman of of holders of Repulse Bay matsheds, West, have arrived in Hong Kong] the Wing On Directorate, and also a call box has been atted on Beach after nearly a year spent in bandits' the General Manager of the Com- rond, whilst at the Tramway Com- hands. At the time of their capture pany, denied in evidence that he pany's waiting room at Causeway by bandits they were living in their had ever authorised the lester ad- Bay, another can be found. Three native village in Kwangtung.vising the intention to raise the little known call offices are those at Seventy people were carried off, inį prices of 'supplies or the revised the City Hall, Queen's Theatre, and the raid many of whom have been
Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden. ransomed, others having perished
These improvements are in line with and some being still in the hands of
the progressive policy of the Tele- the bandits. The release of the
phone Company, the management two merchants in question was
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price list, nor did he see, until the case came to light, the replies of customers to these. He did not grant defendant's application to re- sign, nor that of the other emplyee concerned in the case. The case was adjourned to October 17.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Mr. E. W. Mumford has succeed-
The Interport Polo Dinner will ed Mr. H. C. Taylor as O.C.P.D., | be held to-night at the Hotel Savoy. Seremban.
There will be a, dlaner dance this evening at Mesara, Lane's Craw- Mr. E. E. Colman, Oficial As-ford's restaurant. signee, Singapore, returned from Home leave by the "Kashmir.”
In the August "Mining Maga- zine," Arthur L. Webb gives an account of the new tinfield in'? Uganda and Tanganyika.
Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunning- ham, who has lastƐannounced that, abe will be, a candidate for the U, B. Bénato from Texas: in the "naxt election.” MrW/ Cunningham has been very active, in Demo dratie politics and at the present tims' fa in Washington instructing the members of the Woman'a Na? @tional Democraito Club in polttles. the 'in' executive Secretary of the
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Mr. G. D. Cameron has arrived In Kuala Lumpur to join the staff of Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd.
The Royal Engineer's Junior Dance Club are holding their open- ing dance at the R.E. Theatre, Wellington Barracks on Monday.
The Chief Justice, Lady Gompertz and Mr. Justice Thorne left Ipoh, for Taiping, where they will stay for a few days on the Taiping Hills.
A carnival dance under the auspices of H.M.S. "Ambrose,” isi being given at Messrs. Lane, Craw~; ford's Restaurant on Tuesday next. Dancing will commence at 8.30 p.m. and will continue until 1 am.
Lieut. H. R. S. Zehnder je appoint ed acting captain whilst incom- mand of the Eurasian Company, S.V.C, and Lieut. J. R. Angus, act- Ing captain, reverts to his rank on ceasing to command the company.
Notice is given in the "Gazette"" - of the accession of this Colony to the Treaty of Commerce and. Navigation between the United Kingdom and Eathonia. The stipu lations of the Treaty will apply to this Colony as from July 14, 1927.
His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government has appointed, provisionally and sub- fect to His Majesty's pleasure, r,, Roland Arthur Charles North to be a Member of the Executive and Legislative Councils during his tenure of office as acting Secretary for Chinese Affairs, with effect from October 5, 1927
ya Gazette states that with reference to s thesised of 13.0
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Mr. S. P. Waterlow, G.B.E., the British Minister at Bangkok, is on a visit to Singapore.
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Mr. H. A. Forrer, Registrar, Supreme Court, Penang, leaves for Singapore on transfer.
Mr. J. M. Riley, Chief Inspector, Selangor, hue returned to Kuala Lampar from Kuala Pilah, where he has been seting as O.C.P.D.
Mrs. Nicholas Losworth, for of the late President). and wife of Nicholas Epeaker of the House
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