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An organ recital will be given in The recent "drive" by the St. John's Cathedral to-morrow | S.P.C.A. · resulted in a sum of (Tuesday) evening, at 5.45, by Mr. $5.870.17 being secured with 1,061 Frederick Mason.
subscribers.
At Sunday's public meeting of the Twenty-nine miners are reported Bong Kong Lodge The Theosophi- to have been injured, nine of them cal Society at Lane, Crawford's seriously, following an explosion Restaurant, Mr. David Gubbay gave of gas in Mitsui's coal mine at an address on "The Religion of the | Idamachi, Fukuoka Prefecture. Sikhs".
M. Leygues, French Minister of the Navy, declared in the Chamber that he intended rather to aban- | don his office than to allow a Parliamentary Enquiry on ques- tions of discipline in the Navy.
Bordeaux, Nov. 24,--M. de Fleuriau, Ambassador of France in London, has handed to Lady Blades; wife of the former Lord Mayor, the Cross of the Legion of Honour,
Paris, November 28. Speaking to-day from the pulpit of the Passengers due to arrive from Cathedral of Notre Dame, Mon- Home on the P. & O... "Kalyan" seigneur Hayasaka, Bishop of Wednesday include:Bir. and Nagasaki, expressed his delight at Mrs. F. L. Evans and infant, Mra.being able to pay a tribute of grati- I. Hooper and two children, Mr. and tude and admiration to France. Mrs. R. B. Humbly, Surg.-Lieut.
on
A. E. Phillips, Mrs. G. H. Stewart and infant, Mrs. Thompson and two infants.
Owing to persistent anti-semitic outrages in the Hungarian uaiver sities, which the Hungarian gov crnment does not try to stop, all Jewish students in Hungary have decided to stay away from the uni- versities until the government has taken the measures necessary for their protection.
Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall. chier of staff. 0.8. A, who was called back from the Factic Coast by the War Depúrimeal, for what. they claimed was special pusiness. but reality was a reprimand, it
In alleged, for the General's remarks as to the army housing conditions.
The Government iron works at Yamata, in Northern Kyushu, have announced that they are discharg ing 800 men on December 14 owing to a re-arrangement in the internal organisation of the works. The newspapers report that the men to be discharged include radicals, among whom are two members of the Yawata Municipal Council.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1927.
Mrs. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
London, November 23. Delvigne has been committed for trial, on a charge of murdering her mother, Mrs. Walte..
President von Hindenburg has received the Salvation Army's Gon cral (Gon. Booth) and his daughter Mary, commanding the German Salvation Army,
The "Corriere della Sera" writes. that the Pope intends to hold in the second part of December a discourae condemning all forms of Nationalism, enjoining the Catho- lies to oppoge it in all countries.
Toys left over, from the St. Vin- cent de Paul bazaar will be sold by auction by Messrs. Lammert Bro- thers on Wednesday afternoon on the site of the old Wigwam Tennis Club in Kowloon. For the venience of ladies teus will be ob tainable. There will be no reservél
con-
A special birthday anniversary prices. sale is proceeding at the Pioneer Silk Store for 10 days' only. Qu Mr. A. S. Abholt, the manager Shturday each customer was pre-of Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., sented with a gift of chocolates to returned to the Colony on Tues- mark the occasion. Yesterday the day, on the s.s. "Kitano Maru." premises were specially decorated. The enterprise of the "gift mart" will doubtless le rewarded by large crowds daily.
At 4.45 p.m. on Saturday the Kow- loon Fire Brigade received a call from the Royal Observatory. Twò appliances, under Sub-Officer Buc- keridge, were soon on the scene, the cause of the arm proving to be a malshed at the rear of No. 2 house. The fire which totally des troyed the matshed, was extinguish- ed by the firemen within a few minutes.
London, Saturday.—Sir Ronad Graham, British Ambassador at Rome, is visiting Sir Austen Cham- berlain at Geneva to-day. Sir Ronald has not seen the British Foreign Secretary for over a year and the latter's presence in Geneva offers a favourable oppor- tunity for discussion of questions on which the Ambassador hus in- timate knowledge.
The authorities of the village of Bures near Versailles, are search- ing for the "armistice-kend" who recently gt down the tree planted on Armistice Day. It is apparent- ly the same man who did the same thing every year with the tree planted in conmemoration of the 1918 armistice. So far no clue has been found. In former" years too all investigations, had been unsuccessful,
Mr. A. J. Waller, a director of the company, and who acted during Mr. Abbott's absence, returned to Shanghai by the "Empress Canada" on Wednesday,
NEHTY MILLEN, WE
Albert B Fali, former. Secretary of the interlar, who is, now on trial in Washinten in Phnection with the Western vil cases.
of
Prince Iwao Matsukuta, holding himself responsible for the failure of the Fifteentli, or Peers, Bank, has requested permission to give up his title. The Prince has de-, cided to sell his remaining pro- The Marchioness of Aberdeen perty, donating the proceeda was on Ocober 20 prosented in towards the settlement of the Glasgow by the Committee for the Bank's affairs. who was formerly
His Highness. Training and Employment of Wo- millionaire, is now
multi- men in Scotland with a gold thim- small house at Meguro, on the out-of the golden wedding of the Mar Eng ina | ble and good wishes on the occasion
skirts of Tokyo.
anis and Marchioness.. Lady Aberdeen is a chairman of the Com- mittee. and the presentation made by Mre, R. K. Hannay and Baillie Snodgrass.
London, Nov. 20.-"Cavalry are threatened with extinction, but we Lare going to die hard," declared Field-Marshal Viscount, Allenby at
J
Was
Berlin, Nov. 26.—Contrary to re-u reunion dinner of the Royal Bucks
London, December 2-Sir Per- ports-disseminated by certain In-Hussars, who were recently turned ceval Phillips, writing terested circles to the effect that into a Field Artillery Brigade. He "Daily Mail," discussing the growth in the the German Foreign Office is try added that he thought that of the Communist movement in the ing to keep acerct the political the cavalry would be diminished. Dutch East Indies, declares that the aspects of the big Russian bank but they must not be dis- Dutch are entitled to consider the notes forgery case, it is stated at heartened, for it hnd al- Berlin that the Foreign Oflee in ways been the "arm of opportun- Insufficiently thorough in maintain- British in the Straits Settlements Sists on a thorough, investigation of ity." Tanks, infantry and airmen ing control of Communist agents in the case, as it holds the view that could not have done what the caval- Singapore and Malaya. He special- political intrigues against a foreign ry did in Palestinc. He found that in State cannot be tolerated in Ger- war the infantry always shouted Alimin and Moesoe.
ly mentions the recent cases of for the cavalry.
mun territory.
Peking, Nov. 23-Feng Kuan- New York, Nov. 28.--Four hus- It is a moot point whether Sirtae, notorious robber of Kalgan, bands of Kathryn, an unpreposses- Henry Mallaby-Deeley's chief claim who was recently arrested by the sing woman, appeared at a Chicago to fame will be that he made a Charhar authorities, arrived here court yesterday with the result Clothes Council unnecessary by dis-under heavy armed escort on Tues- that the woman was sentenced to regarding the dignity of a legisla- day afternoon and was sent to the three years in prison for hexgamy.tor and stepping into the tailoring headquarters of the joint police One husband found a book contain- arena, or that he added to the and military office for trial and ing six mon's addresses and en- amenities of Pall Mall by beautify-punishment. Feng was not dis- quiries showed that all were mar- ing the Carlton Club. Anyway his turbed in the least by the large ried to her. The woman said to baronetey was well earned. Sir crowds of spectators who' turned
the jury "A husband is easy to get. Harry was 64 on October 27. No-out to see him. He regaled them All there is to do is to flatter them thing appeals to him unless it is with a recital of the crimes which And they marry you. A spinster on a vast acale, London was stag- he had committed in Kalgun. should learn about flattery,"
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gered when he bought Covent Gar-
: den Market; but it was his tailor- ing venture that appealed to some.
A prospector, newly re- Freshly demobilised, the price of a turning from New "Guinea, suit of clothes made them pine for states that he is very con- the Garden of Eden, and they ralli- fident of the future of the gold-ed to Sir Harry's banner immediate fielda recently discovered there. y. Gold is to be found not only in rich veins but also in easily accessible places. Apart from the gold, oll
der
of
"Students must stand up and when the latter come to and leave pay due respect to their teachers the class-room is the latest or- the Peking. Ministry of Education, circulated recently to various schools in the metropolitan districts, private and governmental, courtesy is a part of school lessons It is stated in the order that be an attraction for concessionaries. Scotland, who delivered in the which students must learn und The report of an Australian M'Ewan Hall, Edinburgh, his Syndicate formed for the exploita rectorial address as Lord Rector all the most indispensable rule of that politeness to teachers is after tion of the new areas is promised of within the next three months. October 27 had a lively welcome propriety handed down from the
ancient sages,
The Right Hon. Sir John Gilmour,
has been discovered and seems to Bt., M.P., Secretary of State for
Edinburgh
University,
on
on his arrival in Edinburgh from King's Cross, London. Sir John, who was accompanied by Lady.
In aid of the new Soldiers' and
London, November 21.-Refer- Sailors' Home which is in course of Gilmour, was met on the platform construction, the "Thracians" gave by members of the Students' Repre- ring to the release of MessrA. an excellent variety entertainment sentative Council, and conducted to Satyondra, Chandra Bose and Mit- on Saturday night in the old an open cab, in which the party tor, Earl Winterton said that it was Soldiers and Sailors' Home, by drove to Sir Alfred Ewing's re- common knowledge that the "object permission of Commander H.E.sidence in Moray Place, where Bir ↑ In detaining all these porzons is not Snepp, RN. The programme was a John will stay during his visit. punishment for past crimes, for varied one and the audience was: The cab was pulled by a team of which they had not been tried, but kept thoroughly interested and en- Varsity "Blues." It was vividly lit in order to prevent their conspiring tertained. The programme includ- and decorated, and there was an to commit certain criminal acts.” ed-"Worries of a Father" by A, escort of students in fancy dress Mr. G. Lansbury (Labour) drew at- Blenkinsop, "Dexterous Decep- bearing torches, The route of the tention to a statement made by Mr. tions'; by E. Hull, "A Coffee Stall" (procession" was thronged with Subas Chandra Bose, alleging that by A. Thomas, A. Blenkinsop, E. people, and on reaching Moray the police employed agents provoca. Hull and F. Eldon, and --“Bygones Place, there was a dense crowd.. teurs for artificially creating a re- and Mightbe's" by the company. Before entering the house Sir John, volutionary movement. Earl, Win- The accompanist was Mr. CAAWhin thanked the students for their terton replied that the allegation
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