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The re-uulon carnival dance of H.M.S. "Hermes" ship's company takes place at the Savoy Hotel on Wednesday, April 4, at 8 pm.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Stewart, L. C. G. Little, Lt. W. H. Marton and Miss A. M. D. Dinneen have ar- rived in Hong Kong on the 5.3. *Arafura."
Sir Laurence and Lady Guillemard attended Mrs. Baldwin's reception at 10, Downing-street, on Feb. 23. Sir Laurence is a former Governor of the Straits Settlements.
Geneva, April 1-The death is announced of Guɛtaye Ador, Prest- dent of the International. Red Cross, and ex-President of Switzer- land, at the age of 89.-Reuter.
St. Louie, April 1-Col. Lind- bergh, prior to leaving for San Diego, categorically denied that he was contemplating a flight round the world or across the Pacific.- Reuter.
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Bira. Blaker of No. 453, The Posk has reported to the police that
time between 2 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m., on Friday last, a travelling clock worth $45 was stolen from a bedroom in the house.
New York, April 1-A bomb ex- ploded and wrecked the three top floors of a 17-storey building, in- juring seven garment workers. The police consider, that the explosion was owing to labour troubles.~~ Reuter.
Whilst walking in Nathan-road, Kowloon, Mrs. Stroker who lives at house No. 235 in the Baine thoroughfare, was attacked by two amall Chinese boys who succeeded in snatching her handbag which contained $10 and some keys.
of
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Brenchley, Henry Camden-crescent, Dover, has died
in her 100th year.
A dinner is being given.to-night, at 7.30 p.m., by the Chinese Bath- ing Club, in honour of the Chinceo football visitors from Malaya.
Havana, April 1.Fifty nations were represented at the opening, of the International Emigration Reuter.
and
The Bombay Silk Store an- nounces that they have received a new consignment of pretty silks for summer wear.
The dancing display by the pupils of Miss Daisy, O'Keefe will take place at the Queen's Theatre on Wednesday, April 11.at 5 p.m.
The late Capt. George Langborne, Conference of of Severn Lodge, Malvern Wells, Immigration-formerly in the P. and O. Service, left $11,276 (not personalty £8,993).
Claude Porter. teft, newly AD- pointed member of the Interstate Commorce Commission.
A dance is to be held in Mesars, Lane, Crawford's restaurant to- morrow at 8.30 p.m. by the ships' companies of H.M.S. "Titania" and the Submarines.
M. Colyn, who 'In June is to pro- skle over the Economic Commission of the League of Nations at Geneva, is at present renewing acquaintance with the Dutch East Indies,
The Duke and Duchess of York, attended by Rear-Admiral Basil V. Brooke, dined with H.E. the French Ambassador and Madame de Fleuriau, at the French Embassy, on Feb, 28,
Miss Enid Lapthorn, of Southsea, daughter, of Mr: T. H. F. Lap- thorn, J.P., has accepted an invita- tion to be Liberal candidate for the Hitchin Division of Hertfordshire at the next General Election.
Dr. Jeremiah Jenks, president of the Alexander Hamilton In- stitute of New York city, and formerly a currency adviser to the Peking Government, arrived in Hong Kong yesterday on the "President Madison."
A fire broke out on Saturday on
Professor Hugh de Vries, the Saturday on board the Java-China- Japan Lijn's s.8. "Tjikembang" famous Dutch authority, on botany, which was lying at anchor in the Author of "The Mutation Theory" harbour. Serious damage was pre-and other volumes, has celebrated The Rev. G. Byrne's subject at vented by the prompt action of the his 80th birthday. Quech Wilhel the Roman Catholic Cathedral to- Fire Brigade from Hong Kong mira conferred on him the Grand
was located amongst Cross of Orange-Nassau. morrow, in connection with the The fire
and flour in the Lenten Mission, will be "The Full-cargo of sugar neas of Religion. The text will between deck of the after hold, and as also your considerable damage was done here "Be ye
perfect Heavenly Father is perfect," Matt. by both fire and water. The ship itself did not suffer any material damage.
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Rome, April 1-The Pope gave an audience to General Nobile and handed him an oak across to drop over the Pole. General Nobile presented the other members of the expedition. General Nobile hopes to fly over the Narth Pole in the Italian dirigible "Italia."-Reuter.
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Four Chinese visited the roof garden of the Sincere Company during the week-end and refused to pay for admission. A fracas re- sulted in which about a dozen Sincere's Tokis took part. The police intervened and removed the trouble-makers,
The April issue of the Catholic organisation magazine, "The Rock" published in Hong Kong, contains
review on the Another police officer who is an interesting Foundations of Education in which listed to receive the police medal at official the forthcoming inspection by H.E. mention is opening of the splendid new school the Governor of the Hong Kong King's College-notes on happen- Police Force, is Sub-Inspector The Japanese Ambassador and Ings of particular interest to the D. W. Barnett who is awarded the Baroness Mataut and the Siamese Catholic community including notes second class medal for bravery and Minister
devotion to duty in an encounter were guests of the from the Mission Esthonian Minister and Mme. articles on Catholic Idealism on the with armed robbers on December 2, Kellas at a reception at the Lega- English Stage, on recent tragic 1925, when two of the desperadoes tion on Feb. 24 to celebrate the events in Mexico and on the Inter- were ahot by the Inspector, tenth anniversary of Esthenian In-national Eucharist Congress. "The be obtained from the dependence. Mrs. Alec Tweedle was Rock" can
office at 62, Robinson-road, the also among the guests.
price being 30 cents.
Mr. B. W. Fleisher, publisher and editor of the "Japan Ad-
(Official Photographers of the “China Mail.") vertiser," Mr. O. D. Russell, the
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of the "Japan Advertiser," and Japan correspon- dent of the "New York World," and Mr. H. W. Kinney, South Manchuria Railway publicity direc tor, arrived at Hong Kong on the "President Madison" yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. O'Brien of Boston, Massachusetts, were among the passengera on the "President Madison" which arrived here yesterday. Mr. O'Brien. is editor of the "Boston Herald" and was formerly secretary to the late President Cleveland. 'Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien are making a pleasure trip around the world. They are going on by the "President Madison" to Manila.
London, March 31.-An import- ant development which completes the machinery for maintaining peace in the shipbuilding industry has been taken by the Shipbuilding the Employers' Federation and shipyard trade unions, who have issued a joint. Invitation to Mr. MacMillan, the well-known King's' Counsel, to be Independent chair. man at a national conference to be held under the agreement reached last year. Mr. MacMillan has ac- cepted the post-British Wireless
The Secret of Keeping Young. This is an age of young people. It is unfashionable to admit oneself old. Instead of wearing caps and shawls pow-a-days many, grandmothers dance Some and arò all the better for it. women sven are taken to be the ais ters of their own daughters.
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Col. Osmun Latrobe, U. S. Car alry, who has just been named-mil- Itary aids to President Coolidge, succeeding CoL Blanton Winship, who has become alde to Col. Henry Stimson, governor general of the Philippines. Colonel Latrobe gan his army career whan in 1896 le sorted in the Cuban Insurgent AFFY
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Yesterday afternoon & Chinese tailor of No. 16, D'Aguliar-street, committed suicide by cutting his abdomen with a razor. A large wound was inflicted from which he died shortly afterwards. Accord- Ing to other inmates of the house, the man had been mentally un- balanced for a short while, often declaring that he was being pur- sued by creditors.
According to a report 'received by the police at Cheungchau, fear
Js entertained that ten lives were lost in a junk mishap near Lapsap- mei, In Chinese waters. A Chinese who gave the Information to the police said that the junk which was laden with a cargo of hay struck a rock and sank. There were on board at the time the master and ten fokis. Only one man, a foki named Lo Keung, has been ac counted for.
Sir. Frederick White, K.C.S.L., who addressed a meeting of busi- ness men on China, at the School of Oriental Studies, Finsbury-circus, K.C., on March 6, was leader of the Delegation representing this coun- try at the Second Conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations at Honolulu In July last. Subsequent ly, at the invitation of the Chinese delegates to this conference, he visited China. The chairman at the meeting was Mr. L. N. Leefe chairman of the China Association, who was one of the Jardine taipana in Hong Kong some years ago.
The Japanese Ambassador__and Baroness Matsui gave a dinner party on Feb. 27 at the Embassy In Grosvenor Square. Their guests- What is the secret of looking and They have an outstanding record as foling young when well on into mid-restorative of health and vigour to cluded:-Capt. R. H. G. Ashby, We,life? Unquestionably, It depends mea broken down by over work, worry, Mrs. G. H. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. The King held a Levée at St. included: The German Ambassador almost entirely upon the condition of or other causes. If you feel that you Blackmore, Mr.L H. V. Booth, James's Palace on Feb. 28, at which and Frau Sthamer, the Belgian the blood for from the blood the ar prematurely ageing, if you lack Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Brawn, Engr. there was a large attendance. The Ambassador and the Baroness de whole system draws its nourishment, strength, spirit, appetite, if you are nd when the plot is anemic, im- troubled with rheumatic pains, last Comdr. RJ, Brown, Mr. W. J. following were among the members Cartier de Marchienne, the Nor- poverlabed, witated, the complexion begin a course of Dr. Williams' Pink Burling, Mr. and Mrs. Chatterton; of the Diplomatic Corps, who were egian Minister and Madame Vogt, dades, the face becomes drawn or Pills to-day, and note how soon you Mr. R. J. B. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. Introduced by the Lord Chamber the Austrian Minister, the pany and-lined, the eyes lose bright will begin to feel their unique re- Doss, the spirit droops, elasticity leaves vitalizing,fbjuvenating, health-and H. Compton, Mr. M. Duggan, lain: The Japanese Ambassador, Marquess and Marchioness of Sligo, the limbs, the muscles, the skin... strength restoring onects, it isyan Mr. C. Ewens, Major R. A. Flood, Mr. W. Moriya, Mr. K. Yonezawa, Mary Lady Lawrence and the Hon. And how is the blood to be kept derful how quickly they impart test Mr and Mrs. J. Fraser. Mr. and Mr. K. Nihro, Mr. M. Narita, Mr. Anna Lawrence, Sir Austen Cham pure, rich and red? The answer to to the appetite, Invigoration
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