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LOCAL AND GENERAL SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Teachers of the Tungahan dis- trict have gone out on strike to enforce their demands for their wages, which have been in arrears for some tima past.
Mr. J. A. J. W. Nieuwenhuys, of the Java-China-Japan Line, has re- turned to Shanghai. He has been Home on leave, and after leaving Holland spent some time in Java, on his way to the East..
Ten armed robberies, ndae of great consequence, were perpetrat- ed over the week-end, says a Shang- hal contemporary. In no Instance did the robbers obtain more than $500-there were no ahots, and no arresta.
The flag On the Shanghai Municipal buildings was half- masted last Monday out of respect for the late Mr. E. F. Goodale.
Mr. E. H. Cressy, of the China Christian Educational Association, returned to Shanghai last Monday, after a visit to Canton and Foo chow.
Many friends of Mrs. Alfred
An eagle seen flying over Buck- Morris will be sorry to hear that Ingham is believed to be the ons she is leaving to-day on sick leave which alarmed farmers, in South by the s.8. "Kashgar," and all will Buckinghamshire. It settled on an wish her a speedy recovery. oak tree and put about 50 crows to
flight,
The ship's company of H.M.S.- "Hawkins" extended a very cordial invitation to members of the Bri- tish Women's Association and their lady friends to a farewell dance, at the Town Hall, Shanghai, on the 9th inst. from 9 to. 2 hm..
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The Commissioner of Public Safety (Shanghai Native City) hos issued an order for the suppression of all kinds of indecent theatricals, films, books and pictures, as, it is said, they have a very bad effect upon public morals.
has
A presentation was made.yester- day on behalf of the clerical and Vice-Admiral Li Ching-bat, Sup- The forthcoming A. D. C. pro-
of Customs, compradore stuffs of the Morvan-erintendent duction "All the King's Horeca" tile Bank of India, Ltd., to Mr. ulified the Chinese General Cham- is due to be staged at the Lyceum. E. Mimmack, the Assistant ber of Commerce that orders have Theatre on the 16th, 18th and 19th accountant, who is leaving the been received from the Nationallst of this month. The cast includes Colony to-day by the ss. "Kashgar," Government whereby the Chinese several artistes new to the Shanghaving been promoted and appoint-language will be the official hai public, but not by any means to
ed to the Singapore branch of the language of the Customs hereafter. the stage.
Bank.
Dr to V18yer. Minister of the Interior of the Netherlands, who has been appointed, by the Gntern ment of that country to deliver the dress which with open the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam this sum
MJT.
Mr. and Mrs. Langston, of the Hong Kong Electric Co., are pas sangers to-day by th 9.8. Kashgar." Their three children accompany them.
Owing to the prevalence of pirates and bandits and the fact that vessels are constantly being commandeered by the troops for transportation purposes, the small- er Chinese shipping companies kave decided temporarily to suspend unilinge to Shantung ́ and' Chikli. It is said that during the past few months they have suffered losses to the extent of a lakh of tnels. The Nationalist Government have been requested to despatch gunboats and troops to the Shantung coast to suppress the pirates.
The Jewish Amateur. Dramatic Circle of Shanghai have thosen as the final performance before the closing of this season one of the most humorous and lively of Yiddish musical comedies erititled "Borg Mir Dein Yolb ("Lend Me Your Wife"), which is in four acta, rehearsals for which have already commenced and are progressing most satisfactorily. The produc tion of this operetta is in the capable hands of Mr. S. Wulff, and it will be presented on Saturday night, June 2, at the Lyceum Theatre.
UNDERSON & UNDERWOOD
New York.The dove of peace- Col. Charles A. Lindbergh; receiv ing another metal-this one from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation." At the dinner in the great flyer's lionor, the prize of $25,000 was also presented to him for his achlove ments in the cause of peace, made on his memorable good-wil Right through Latin America.
Another attempted hold-up oc- curred last Sunday evening about 7 o'clock in Houte Amiral Conrbet, Shanghai, when a foreign Indy, Miss L. F. Bridger, entering her house, was seized suddenly from
A legal partnership of Messrs. behind by a Chinese who had been following her for a short while. W. S. Fleming, C. S. Franklin, and Bisa Bridger was hit upon the N. F. Allman recently an- chest by what she thought to be a nouneed, Mr. Franklin becoming revolver, and felt her bag being associated with the firm of Fleming
her band. She & Allman. Last Sunday afternoon a Chinese; wrenched from formerly a constable in the French gave several loud, cries and attract- police, who had been without worked the attention of a foreign man
the Whanapoo in
Was
The Australian
wedge-tailed
for more than a year, jumped into passing in a motor car, who stop-engle which escaped from the Lon- an attempt to ped his car and ran to her assist- don Zoological Gardens was recap- commit suicide. Rescued, however, ance. By this time the Chinese had tured. A piece of raw meat laid
was made off, but the foreigner storted by some boatmen, the man taken to St. Marie's Hospital, where out in pursuit and captured him a be is consulered to be out of danger. short distance away. He took the thief to the French police station in Rue Poitier where the police start- ed investigations. It
found Was
In H. M. Supreme Court on the that the only weapon the thief car- 7th inst. before Judge G. W.
ried was a cigarette-holder. King, Messra. Hall & Holtz Ltd. brought a case against Mr. E. M. Hynd. Plaintiffs claimed that $97.94 was due to them from Mr. Hynd for goods supplied. The defendant did not appear in Court and Judge King gave judgment for the plaintiffs, with costs.
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The total expenses incurred in training and equipping a crew for the boat race generally 'amount to a little
than £1,000. A new bont is built every year and costs about £130 and there is a further sum of £25 for the cars. The cost of boarding and lodging a crew varies, for it may be invited to stay with a private host when at Putney. All that a member of a crow fa called on to supply is his outfit.
Geneva, Swing self-respect. which for years has smarted under the uncomplimentary use made of the word "Schweizer" (Swiss) in
close to a tree in a garden of a house in Oval-rond, Regent's Park, lured the bird from the tree top and it was taken back to the aviary.
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Over the week-end the Shanghai Municipal, police arrested 92 per- sons who were charged at the Pro- number Mr. A. Murdoch presided at the visional Court. In this seventh annual meeting of the were 10 alleged armed robbers ar- British Legion (Hong Kong and rested by West Hongkew detectives,
two alleged murderers, China Branch)
and two yesterday. The report stated that membership had who were found in possession of 12 thecreased during the year and a Twenty-seven of the lot have been new Mauser 38 calibre pistols.
in custody before.
request was made that the members bring to the notice of any ex-service men and women who are not mem-
Unsuccessful search bere the fact that there is a Branch
was again of the Legion
for in the Colony, made
the bear which Thanks were expressed to Miss escaped from Mr. Chapman's a donation of private zoological depot at Withdean Dafay O'Keefe for £20, which had been remitted Home, Hall, Brighton. Drenching rain and for the donations from the prevented many people from taking Hong Kong Jockey Club and the part in the hunt. Some 50 men and Boxing Association, added to which boys of the villages on the northern was the annual interest from the slopes of the downs made an early Inte Sir Paul Chater's fund. Col. morning sweep, heating the gorge
Hayley Bell mentioned that the and poking the undergrowth.
Buccess of the Poppy Day. effort Motorists and R.F.A. cadets later was greatly due to the work done by took up the hunt. Mr. Piercy, as Mr. Leask was in hospital. Mr. Piercy deserved the thanks of the members for his services.
The Shelter House admits only women of advanced age. Eleven applicants have secured admission, one of them being over 90 years of, Germany, has at last received satis- Sir Alfred D. Fripp, at a luncheon age. Last Sunday afternoon the faction owing to the energetic in- of the Ancient Order of Froth- Shelter House under the wing of tervention of the Swiss Minister in blowers at the Hotel Metropole dur- the Shanghai Hobrew Rellef Society Berlin. Schweizer is often eming Easter announced "a nice little was inaugurated by the committee ployed in Germany to describe a Easter egg for charities." It has by giving a tea party to all friends cowherd or farm labourer, and the been decided, he said, that £20,000 and well-wishers. Quite a number German Foreign Office has promised of the order's fund should be were present to inspect the premises
new twenTY CENT PACKET that in future it shall disappear allocated as follows: £14,000 as a and the arrangements made to give
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Reduction in prices of Pint and Quart Bricks 70 Cents and $1.25 SAME HIGH QUALITY.
The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
from the official publication "Wirt-permanent endowment to a fund practical help to the aged and crip schaft und Recht."
for helping Girl Guides and Boy pled in life.
·Scouts; £1,000 for the endowment
of two cots at Guy's Hospital;
The new hut of the Soldiers' £500 each for the endowment of About 60 silent singers occupied Christian Association at 68 ccts at Queen Alexandra Chlidren's 53ate on one side of the body of St. Yuyuen-road, Shanghat, was open- Hospital. Brighton, Queen Mary Clement's Church, Broughton, Man- ed recently.. A dedication ser- Hospital, E., Charing Cross Hos-chester, where the choir is on vica. was held, when about 60 pital, the Prince of Wales Hospital, strike. The choir stalls were empty missionaries and friende, as well as Tottenham, and the British Hos- and the choristers anpenred as 20 odd soldiers were present. The pital for Mothers and Bables, members of the congregation, but cost of the hut with all the-neces-Samuel-street. Woolwich; £500 to stood in silence during the hymna sary fittings, etc., amounted to Tis the Dockland Settlement; £500 to and other singlag. "Passive re 2,300, out of which Tis 2,000 has the School Journeys · Association; siktance"> was the description been received. The hut still neede £500 to King's College; £500 to Wee applied to their conduct by one of a verandah and mosquito proofing; Walfs of the Press Fund, and 2500 them. A member of the Congrega- this will cost approximately Tis. to the Mansion House Miners' tion said to · a......... reporter.-
450, so that they need for the com- Fund. Sir Alfred Fripp said, the Trouble has arisen because the pletion of the work a, sum of Tis. $14,000 for Girl Guides and Boy mombers of St. Clement's cricket 760 to cover the total cost. Chequea Scouts, was to, enable them to go to club object to the ruling of the or bank notes can be sent to Major camp with children' In a more for rector, the Rev. J. Daft, against Les Spratt at G8 Yuyuan-road, tunate 'financial position.
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