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LOCAL AND GENERAL, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Burgess have Two Chinese casea of cerebro- returned to the Colony on the "Em-spinal fever were reported in the press of Russia" from Manila. Colony yesterday.
Mr. W. B. Y. Draper, who recent ly returned from leave, has been appointed Government Architect, Johore.
Mr. Hou Yuan-kao, Judge of the Nationalist Supreme Court at Nanking, expected to assume office on December 10.
Rugby. Dec. 12.-The Crown: Prince of Denmark arrived in Lans don last night, on a privato-visit.
Lady Clementi has consented to distribute the prizes at the Peak School prize giving on, Tuesday, December 20, at 5.15 p.m.
London, November 14.-Accord-
divorces were granted in England and Wales in 1926, compared with 2,657 in 1926.
Messrs. Lammert Bros. are auc- The Chinese press states that tioning the goods and chattels of the Poking-Hankow Railway Ad-ing to official statistics, 2,859 the Magasin General at 5, Beacona-ministration has succeeded in bor- field Arcade in small lots on Mon-rawing $200,000 for the payment of day next at 2.30 p.m.
the staff.
News has been received by cable of the death in London, after a brief illness, of Mra. B. W. B. Powell, wife of the Senior En- gineer, Posts and Telegraphs, Pon-
ang.
A meeting of the creditors of the Prince's Building and Land Co., Ltd. will be held at the offices of Mesars. Percy Smith,
Seth and Fleming, on Saturday, January, 7, 1928. at 12 noon. •
We have received samples of Mr. P. M. Cocke, Superintendent Lane, Crawford, Ltd.'s desk of Customs, is shortly being trans- calendars. for 1928, got up in the ferred to Kuala Lumpur from Tai- usual attractive style with red bind-ping. Mr. Cocke has been the or ing together with complete enlen-ganist at All Saints' Church, Tai- dar for the year on the reverse side. ping, for some time;
The engagement is announced of The work of the Naval and Mill- Miss Sylvia Lau, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lau Hey-shlng, of 60, Kennedy Road, Hong Kong, to Mr. James T. Choy, eldest son of Mr. Choy Hing, of 2. Park Rond, Hong Kong.
Mr. J. Maxwell Hall, who has. been acting Chief Justice, British North Borneo. 'since the early part. of the year, has left Sandakan for Hong Kong en route for Home. The Hon. Mr. Justice Sherlock has resumed duty as Chief Justicë öf the State.
Feminine beauty is no aid, but instead is a hindrance, in getting a job according to the majority of opinion prevailing among Chicago employers. Pretty girls, they de- clared, prefer marriage to business careers, while their faces are often disturbing to men.
The Shanghai vernacular papera have it that a Russian agent has arrived in Shanghai who will pay handsomely for the assassination of Ataman. Simionov, who, it is understood, would have returned to Japan some time ago, but for his children, who are ill
Baron Shimpei Goto, former för- eign minister, is planning to leave for Moscow. He said that the object of his visit is to create a closer friendship between Russia and Japan, especially as regards Не ст- economic co-operation. phasised that he is going in a pri vate capacity.
The Commissioner of Foreign Affairs has received a report from the Foochow authorities stating that is is dangerous for foreigners to travel in that province. Bandi- try there, is rife and the situa- ion is so uncertain that the thorities cannot promise foreigners proper protection.
AU-
A pocketful of coppers is gen- erally considered a heavy load by the average foreigners, but news comes from the north that the Shantung Provincial Bank recently bought $100,000 worth of coppers in Tientsin for the maintenance of the money market in Shantung pro- vince.
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The famous Veitch collection of Chinese porcelains and jades, ex- hibited during the past twenty-five years in the Birmingham Museum, will be sold at the Anderson Gal leries on December 15.
The English Egyptologist Pirth announces that his excavations at Sakkara of the former elty of Memphin revealed Royal tombs probably including that of King Zoser of the 3rd Dynasty.
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For the second time, after two
tary Y.M.C.A. Entertainment Com-references back from the Commis- mittee is to be wound up at a meet- sioners, the Singapore Municipal ing to-morrow at Messrs. Jardine Committee has decided to grant the Matheson and Co.'s Board room¡ Home Pipe Co. a ten years' lease when the Chairn will present the of the Bukit Timah site for the report of work accomplished during | manufacture of steel pipes. the past seven months,
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Victor L Berger, veteran Bocial fat representative from Milwaukee, Wis., whose election as auccessor of Eugene V. Deba, as bead of the Bo clalist party of the 'United States, bas just been announced, says be seca nothing to prevent the nomina tion of Governor Braith of Now York by the Democrate is 1928 and pre- dicta als election. The prohibition law is one of the most vital ques tions of the camiog election, he declares.
Washington, December 1.-The White House winter social season opened to-night with the traditional dinner by the president to members of the cabinet and their wives.
the
Dawes and a number of personal Vice-President and Mrs.
friends also were guests,
The death took place at Malacea Captain T. P. Coe, Acting Seere- of Mr. Benjamin Alfred Nuris. tary to Resident, Perak, is shortly Mr. Nanis had been in the employ going on long leave. Capt. Coe of the Chartered Bank, Kuala (says the "Times of Malaya") is Lumpur, for about sixteen years, a great M.S.V.R. enthusinst, and when failing health compelled him will be greatly missed during his to retire.
Ag a reward for his absence. He has done much to faithful service the Bank granted rouse the recruiting spirit in him a pension for three years. Malaya.
Washington, December 1.-Re- presentative McLeod, Republican from Michigan, to-day fled with the clerk of the House a bill which will be presented to Congresu as soon as that body opena, calling for a definite prohibition referendum.
Other tasteful calendars received by the "China Mail" since the week-end include a gample of that Issued jointly by the Canton In- surance Office and the Fire Insur- ance Co., Ltd., of 18, Pedder Street; the Messageries Maritime, and the Queen's Dispensary..
The "Eastern Times" reports that, as a result of the Canton coup d'etat, Moscow has instructed | 14 Russian advisers, under the leadership of "Kufuch!," to pro- ceed to Canton vin Japan, Chinese students also have been ordered to return at once and begin active service in the cause of the Soviet.
The Shanghai Chinese papers carried the story that Wang Ching- wei had sent a representative to the offices of the C.P.O.S. to pur- chase h transportation In the "Empress. of Russia." When in- terviewed by representatives of the press, Wang Ching-wei denied he contemplated leaving
that
Shanghai.
London. Dec. 12.-A number of prominent people lanched to-day at the Danish, Legation with the Danish Crown Prince, who is pay- ing a private visit to London. They included the Premier and Mrs, Baldwin, Sir Samuel Hoare, Air Minister, and Lady Houre, and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Labour leader. The Prince of Wales is dining with the Danish Crown Prince this evening.
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Dr. E. J. Strick, of Amoy, Chair- Council (Foreign Settlement) is a man of the Kulangsu Municipal
visitor in Shanghai. Dr. Strick is visiting his daughter, Miss Jean Strick, who is a pupil at the Amer connected with the United States ican School. Dr. Strick is also Public Health Department and is owner of a private hospital in
Amoy.
London, November ' 14.-"It is difficult to understand why a
The Mission Clinic in Penang from enthusiastic admirers that he
Mussolini received so many gifts guilty person in a divorce action not held to be aa great an is hoping to build a small but well-as been obliged to issue a com-offender against society as a card- equipped Sanatorium-Hospital on a site in the Burmah Road, district munique announcing none will be sharper," declared Bishop Welldon accepted in the future. He begs preaching at Durham. Cathedral and is appealing for funds, $90,000 all deairing to ahow devotion will recently when he appealed for in all. Many Chinese have already donate the money to charitica
higher standard of citizenship. given assurance of their support works of public utility. He offers "Sometimes," he said, "I wish and tablets are to be placed over to indicate which institutions are
Rociety would more forcibly ex- the entrances to the various unita most worthy.
press their indignation against 'commemorning the names of the
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The marriage was solemnised at
Mr. Paul W. Wright, special cor. London. Barnacles may pro- Beechen Grove Church, Watford, respondent of the "Chicago Dally vide an important clue to cancer, by the Rev. G. H. Ruffell Laslett, News," who has been in the Far judging by the discoveries at the between William Titus, only son of East for several months, has left Liverpool University where re- Mrs. Hallam, of Gorleston, and Shanghai on the "Empress of Rus- search workers are investigating Phyllis Margaret, eldest daughter sia for Hong Kong, and will marine growths. Doctor John-of Mrs. Gray, of Watford, and the probably extend his four to India. stone. Professor of Decanography, late Mr. A. W. Gray. The bride- Mr. Wright, who is accompanied by accidentally noticed phenomena groom is on furlough from Singa- Mrs. Wright, arrived in Shanghai similar to those made by his pore, and Mr. H. Morris, of the after an extensive tour of Japan, colleague, Professor Blair,
In African and Eastern Trading Co., Manchuria and North China, cover- studying cancer. Both will be Singaporo, who is also Home On ing the situation for his paper. studied on similar lines,
leave was best man.. The three bridesmaids were Miss Hazel Gray (sister of the bride), Miss. Laura The marriage in the reformed The funeral took place yesterday Westgate and Miss Van McEwen, Chinese style took place at the afternoon of Boy Scout Tip Mow The reception was held at the Sunyoke School, Rawang, of Miss wah, of the South China Athletic home of the bride, and later the Wong Ngan-yoke, younger sister Association troop of Boy Scouts. bride and bridegroom left by car of Measra. Wong Kim-yoon and His death occurred at the Govern- for Cornwall and Devon,
Wong Koon-yoon, of Kuala Lumpur, ment Civil Hospital on Sunday.
with Mr. Lim Sal-long, eldest son: The deceased was eighteen years:
of Towkay Lim Kak, of Rawang, old and was a member of the Boy Tributes to the work of the Rev. There was a large gathering of Scout football team in the Hong H. Copley Moyle, with particular: both European and Asiatic friends Kong League. A number of Scout reference to Service men and the to witness the ceremony, and officials and his comrades attended socials arranged at St. John's speech in Malay was afterwards the funeral at Causeway Bay Ceme Cathedral Hall were paid at the made by Mr. C. C. Brown, District tery.
Sunday night social when his re- Qucer of Ulu Selangor. gular attendance and interest in
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Bangkok, December 1.-Yester- of the Service men was mentioned. London, November 18. An day afternoon the first meeting of The Rev. Copley Moyls was also animal dealer asserts that popular the newly-constituted Privy Coun- the guest last night of St. Peter's Christmas gifts will include tame cil took place. Prince Bidyslong Young Men's Club on the occasion lemurs, dwarf antelopes, baby korn, on a vote, was elected Pre- of his impending depature. Tri- chimpanzees, ⠀ mormoacta, mon- sident. The King was represented bute to the work of Mr. Moyle in gooses, hedgehogs and squirrels. by his principal private secretary, the Colony and his interest in the He says he could sell a hundred In a message the King sold his Young Men's Club, of which he chimpanzees, which ate lovabla desire was to develop the duties of was a Vice-President, was paid and pets, at £50 each. At present he the Council and to broaden the a presentation from past pupils, of is demanding £85, A lady, toy- constitution' according to the needs Diocesan College, many of whom maker is popularlaing wooden of the country, The members had were present, was made. A für- figures from "Alice in Wonderland" not been elected as representatives ther presentation is to be made to and fairy tales. Shops are filled of any particular group hat in the the Rev. Copley Moyle at a recep- with giant glass-eyed German toys. Interests of the country m
as a tion to be held at the Cathedral The latest mechanicals include whole.W
Hall on December 20
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