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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
The Malayan Film Association" Penang are sending a rugby A branch of the Banque de has been exempted from registra-fifteen to play Bangkok next month. l'Indo-Chine has been opened at
tion.
The Filiping baseball team that invaded Hawaii for a series of games with the local teams there' has returned to Manila. The Fili- pinos won 10 out of 27 games play- ed in Hawaii.
Some 464 cadets have deserted from the Military Academy at Whampoa during the last few weeks, according to reports from the academy authorities to the General Hendquarters in Canton.
. Mr. Charles Chamier's New Our Cabaret Company, which scored a big success in Kowloon during its Inst visit to the Colony. will be seen at the Queen's Theatre shortly in a series of potted revues which will form part of the pro-i gramme at all performances dur- Ing the season."
Pictures showing in the local cinemas for the last time to- day are "The Dark Angel" at the World Theatre, with Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky as the leading players, and "The Splendid Crime" at the Star Theatre, with Bebe Daniels playing the role of a lov able girl erook.
Owing to difficulty experienced with the storage of the Morris six- wheelers, the 300 Reservists of the Northamptonshire Regiment and 38th Mechanical Transport Com- pany who were due to sail from Hong Kong on Sunday did not leave until yesterday by the A.S. "Bellerophon." The a.a. "Somerset- shire" with a large draft for the Northamptonshires, to bring the Battalion up to strength, is due In Hong Kong this week-end and will later transfer the complete North- ants Battalion to Shanghai.
"There was a small gathering at the Protestant Cemetery yes- terday on the occasion of the funeral of Capt. James Wilson. formerly master of the ill-fated "Leung Kwong." The Rev. G. T. Waldegrave officiated at the grave- side. Wreaths were sent by Capt. and Mrs. F. Baylis and family, Mrs. Solomon. Miss A. Solomon, Bussie Solomon, Mrs. Nicholas, Messrs. T. A. Nicholas, Churles Nicholas, Freddie Nicholas, A. Mann, Capt. Wilson (Sai Hing Steamship Co.), s.s. "Chung On," $.8. "Derwent," and Sai Hing Steamship Co.
decided to resume certain land in The Government of Johore has Bandar Maharani for the purpose of a Government hospital.
MURAY MILLTA, YAMES.
Major-General Douglas Mac- Arthur, whom Manuel Quezon, President of the Philippine 'Senate, declares is acceptable to fill the post of Gvoernor General of the islands made vacant through the death of Maj.-Gen. Leonard Wood.
big Japanese concern in British The Borneo Fishing Company, a North Borneo, with headquarters in Tawan, have had a very successful time since their inception. have two
They 16-ton motor fishing boats, each with a crew of ten men specially trained. specialises in only two varieties of The concera fish, viz., the Bouito and the Tunny, both of which abound in very large shoals in the neighbourhood of Simporna. On one recent cecasion the crew of one of these boats hooked up no less than a thousand fishes, each weighing nearly six pounds, in forty-five minutes.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
The Colonial Auxiliary Forces long service medal has been grant- od to Sergt. J. S. Reutens of the S.V.C.
Mr. J. Francis, of the Medical Department, Seremban, has gone to Kuala Lumpur for training prior to proceeding to Mantin on transfer.
Dr. and Mrs. W. V. M. Koch turned to the Colony by the Empress of Asia" yesterday.
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panel under the Singapore Improve
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ment Ordinance: The District Judge, the Colonial Engineer, the Commissioner of Lands, Messra. Cooke-Yarborough, Lee Chim Guan and E. S. Manasseh,
A Musicale will be held at the Helena May Institute on Thursday, November 10, at 5.30 p.m. A pro- gramme of "Folk Music" will be given. Tickets to be booked at the Secretary's office, Teas may be had from 4 p.m. onwards.-Advt.
The programme at the World Theatre to-morrow includes the complete official record of the fight between Jack Sharkey and Jack Dempsey which led to the latter meeting Gene Tunney for the world's heavyweight championship. Besides showing the fight round by round, the picture shows in slow motion the clip Sharkey gave. Dempsey under the jaw after the gong had rung for the end of the seventh round.
On the occasion of the visit to |Hong Kong o his way back to |Japan of Mr. Daiti, one of Japan's
representatives to the International} Press Conference at Geneva, the Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Y. Murakami, invited representatives! of the local Press to tifin at the Hong Kong Hotel where they were given the opportunity of meetlig Mr. Daiti and exchanging views on the problems which were dealt with at that Conference.
A meeting of ex-Service women was held at the Europe, Hotel, Singapore, at which it was decided to form a women's section of the ES.A.M.. to be affiliated to the Winstedt was elected president, Singapore branch. Mrs. (Dr.) R. 0. Mrs. Morrell vice-president, Miss Hodder hon. secretary and treasur er, and Mesdames Hope Falker, and Carruthers and Missed Robertson and Laurie, as the committee. It be open to all women of whatever was decided that membership should
rank or rating who served in recognised corps or unit organised) for war work during the Great War (1914-1918) or in any other British campaign, and who can provide proof of such service, and that the subscription should be $6 per annum, payable in advance.
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re- Mr. M. B. Shelley has been elect- 8.Sed President of the Selangor. Golf Club in place of Mr. B. Barnard, who is going on leave.
Capt. E.,D. C. Wolfe and Mrs. Wolfe returned to Hong Kong by the e.s. "Empress of Asia" yester day.
With the return of Dr. Koch from leave Mr. J. P. Braga will re-
The Philippines Labour Unione will send Mr. Cyrile Begent as delinquish his seat on the Sanitary legate to the Pan-Asiatic League. Board. which will be held at Shanghai next month.
The marriage will take place in Ceylon of Miss. Regina Ponniah," only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Ponniah, of Seremban, and formerly of Klang, to Mr. S. P. Ingatius, headmaster at St. Henry's Higher Grade English School, Itavalai, Ceylon.
His Excellency the Governor of British North Borneo has been pleased, by an instrument under the seal of the North Borneo Gov- ernment, to appoint Mr. Douglas Rider Maxwell to be Officer Ad- ministering the Government during his absence on duty from the State commencing on October 13, 1927.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. C. H. Wolff have left Singapore for a short holiday in Java. Mr. Wolff, who has put in thirty years service in the Colony, the Federation and the Un- federated States, has been granted permission to retire next year and will be leaving Malaya in April. In the course of his service there he has filled many important posts and has been deputy for the Governor of the Colony during the latter's absence.
On board the 8.8. "President Jefferson" outbound from. Hong Kong to Manila are:-Mr. Geo, A. Kerr, Vice-President of the Philip
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Richard 0. Marsh, Rochester ex- plorer, who will head an expedition lato the South American Junglos in search of Paul .Redfern, missing Georglan Byer.
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Alor Pongau eatate, Bagan Seral, Mr. A. R. Morgan, manager of Perak, accompanied by Mrs. Mor- Mongolia." gan, returned from Home by the
A Reuter message
from Berlin states that Prince George Wilhelm von Schoenaic Carolath, second son of the ex-Kaiser's wife Hermine, died in hospital at Gruenberg Sliesia, as the result of a motor- cycle smash.
Mr. H. J. Cockman, the Kuala Filah Magistrate and Assistant! District Officer, left Kuala Pllah for Penang, where he will meet his family, and then pro- ceed to Pekan via Singapore. A number of. Kuala Pilah residents, including members of the staff of the District Office, assembled at the Seremban railway station to see him off, and a group photograph was taken.
H.M. Ships "Frobisher (Bagship of Rear-Admiral Boyle), Danae, Delhi, Dragon and Dauntless will be leaving Hong Kong for, Malta to-morrow where they are re jolning the Mediterranean Fleet They comprise the first cruiser squadron which arrived in Hong Kong seven months ago and the officers and men of which have made themselves exceedingly popular during their service with the China Station
The following passengers are on the "President McKinley Mr. HB. Beakers, representative of Harmsel Verwelj: & Co, who have extensive connections throughout Java, making a business and pics: sure trip home to Europe. Mr. Capt. J. M. Daly, ex-commodore Beakers will stop over at Shanghai pine Cutch Corporation, on a bust-of the Straits Steamship fleet, and and will later proceed to San Fran ness trip to the Philippines; Miss Mrs. Daly will arrive back in Sin- cisco; Mr. F.-W. Diehl, managing R. Zimmerman, Secretary to Mr. gapore by the N.Y.K steamer partner of Mesers. Criman Kerr, travelling to Manila; Mre. "Hakozaki Mara" after a long trip to Shanghof MRY CH Sibleken & Co. Java, on a Business B. Reiger, and Mrs. E. Themas, holiday trip round the world. Varkevisser representative of wives of US Army. Officers, Capt. Daly is well-known to the Mesara, Erdmann & Stelcken, sugar stationed at Fort McKinley, return older residents of Malacca, having merchants In Java, on business ing after a vacation to Hong Kong; been captain of the "Malacca in trip to Shanghai Mr. and Mrs. L Col. and Mrs. B. Taylor and Mr. the early nineties. He retired Dunbar and Miss Dunbar, travelling H. W. Taylor, returning to Manila about ten years ago.-"MO.". after a vacation in Hong Kong
to Shanghal Mr. Dunbar to the Col. Taylor is attached to the U.S. Dr. A. C. Black is expected at C. A. Bower connected with well-known flour merchant, Mr. Army at Fort McKinley, Manila; Seremban shortly to assume duties Andersen, Meyer & Co., travelling to Lieut. and Mrs. E C. Franklin, as Senior Health Officer for Nagri Shanghai; UBfr.““ands Mrs Fung returning to Manila after vacation- Sembilan: Dr. C. S. Ryles, the pre- Manter and two daughters, travel- ing in Hong Kong Mr. John 8. sent Health Officer, is leaving ling to Shangha MrFung Manter Drummond, connected with the Seremban on transfer to Teluk An-la a well-known Chinese merch Chartered Bank of India, Australia, son. Dr. E.A. Struthers is also in Hong Kong Mr. and Mrs. and China, joining the firm's proceeding on transfer possibly to Howey and child, travelling throus Manila branch; and Mr. and Mrs. Kuala Lumpur. Dr. R. A. Pallister to Seattle Mr. Howay in attached to H. C. Kruse, travelling through to is now attached to the same depart the Standard on Co. In Batavia Singapore and will stay in Manilament se Health Officer at Tampin Major C. E. Bone, travelling to the for a few weeks. Mr Kruse re- It Is expected that Dr. B.VC United States with stop over at presenta Davis & Lawrence, manu Majumdar will leave for India on Kobe Major Bond is attached facturing chemists In New York, furlourb
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