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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1926.
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THEOSOPHY
* MAN IN LIFE AND DEATH"
will be the hubject of this week's public lecture of the Hongkong Lodge The Theusaphics. Society, 7. Duddel Street, on Thursday Marely 4th, at 6 pm. The Meeting is open to the public.
Lissaman Ranger.
Brother on Same Boat.
Well-Known Shanghai Resident.
Very much regret will be felt in Mr. Arthur Evelyn Lissaman, Among the passengers leaving Shanghal at the death of Mr. elder son of Mr. C. A. Lissaman, 04 for home by the P. & O. a. a. Man- A. E, Algar, says the N. C. D. Woodside, Luten, has taken, advantua on Saturday will be Divisional Neute. Mr. Algar returned from tage of a leave home after several Inspector Lanigan of the Honga prolonged stay at Home only years service in Hongkong as an kong Police Force. He has seen a few months ago, and this return engineer in the Public Works de-21 years' service in the Force, and has been attended by the most partment, to be married in the home while he "may retire dur- tragic circumstances. Just over country says a Luton journal. The
ing bla leave, there' is a month ago his wife became III, bridegroom is well known locally possibility that he will return to and died following ar operation, as well as in Hongkong, and his].
while pneumonia attacked Mr. the Colony. bride, Miss Dorothy Gladys Ranger, He came out in 1906 as a con- Algar about a fortnight ago. He younger daughter of Mr. F. C. Ranger, of Ilfracombe, North stuble, being recruited from Lob gradually became worse, and passed Devon, has also spent several don and is a native, of Kilkenny, away. years in Hongkong. The newly- He has served at various stations niarried couple will return to China in the Colony, and was promoted In August.
to lanes sergeant "in 1910, be The wedding took place at All coming full sergeant in 1914. Souls Church, Langham Place, the rank of Sub-inspector later, He received the promotion to last week. The bride was given and subsequently he was away by her father, and was
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gowned in white, georgette inset pointed Inspector." with silver lace godets, and silver-j Before going on leave in 1920 coloured shoes to match: Her he served for nine years con- long bridal veil had a sprig of tinuously with the Water Police, orange blossom at the hem, and was and when he returned from Home attached to the head by a wreath he was placed in charge of Shau of orange blossom, and she carried kiwan atation. He was tranfer a sheaf of Madonna Illies and red to Shamshulpo, and his nest white heather. Her ornaments station wra Yaunati, where consisted of a string of pearls and stayed for aboutroue and a half La Chinese carved ivory banglo, years,
Mr. Algar, who had long been associated with Shanghai was born in Quebec on January 9, 1874, He was educated at the Chefoo School,
He took up the profession of architecture and was a Licentiato of the Royal Institute of British Architects. In 1897 he Was appainted by the then. Imperint Maritime Customs, as engineer to superintend certain construction work at Hangcbow. In 1891 he established himself as an architect and land agent, and the connection has since progressed without in terruption and for some years past under the name of Algar & Co., Ltd. Mr. Algar was closely
Shanghai and he had an
excep- tional knowledge of the value of land, of which the Shanghai Municipal Council' availed them-
Her two little attendants, the Misses| He was drafted to the Central Rita and Daphne Hawker, daugh-Station in 1924 and ronde Divi-associated with the growth of ters of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hawker, sional Inspector during the strike of Hongkong, were dressed in white of last year. satin with net petals piped with
Inspector Lanigan recalls that white satin, and wore wreaths of he was in charge of the Yaumati gold petals on their heads. They station in 1923 and was present selves by appointing him to aaseSS carried baskets of roses, chrysan- themums, and white heather, and at a police raid on armed robbers, the land values in the Settlement wore pendants of crystal and mar- when two Europeans officers, three on at least two occasions, quisite, gifts of the bridegroom robbers and two Chingue detec-integrity and close attention to Mr. Gordon Stuart Lissaman, bro- tives wore shot. This raid took the details of his business earned ther of the bridegroom, acted as place near the police station pre-for him a large circle of Chinese friends, as well as those of other "best iman."
nationalities.
mises.
It is interesting to note that The Rev. Arthur Buxton, M.A. his brother, Inspector Robert RI- officiated, and the church was chard Lanigan Is decorated with palms and white Home on leave on Saturday by the proceeding chrysanthemums. A reception
same boat... was held at the Langhum Hotel, W. Mr. and Mrs. Lissaman, are touring the South of England for their honeymoon, the bride's going- away dress being of green silk repp, and a black felt hat.
SYRIAN TROUBLE.
REBELS CUT RAILWAY LINES.
French Bombardments.
Cairo, March 2 A message from Beirut shows that Damnpeus is completely encircled with barbed wire.
The French artillery on February 28, bombarded groups of rebels at Yalda and Yayla.
It is also stated that the rebels have cpt the Hedinz line between Kowa and Damascus, and fired on a train. The train from Haifa did not départ on February 28.
A press censorship has been lished in Syria.-Reuter,
HONGKONG RAINFALL.
FRANCE AND TOURISTS.
OVER A MILLION VISITORS.
His
In his early days Mr. Algar was was a keen Rugby player and a interested in many sports. He
good oar, rowing for England on several occasions, He had been
a member of the Deluge Company of the Fire Brigade, and at one time an officer, in the Artillery Battery, S.V. C.
Mr. Algar is survived by two daughters who are both in Shang- hai, and a sister, the wife of Mr. G. V, T. Marshall, Secretary of the British Municipal Council, Han kow.
prominent the
The last report of the National Tourist Office shows that the number of tourists visiting France Is steadily increasing from year
Mr. Algar was 2 to year. The expenditure of Mason and belonged to tourists within the country is a
Northern Lodge of China and very favourable element in French commercial transactions,
Accepted Scottish Rite. and an effort has been made to estimate the amount of this ex- penditure. In the case of Ameri-
Is it possible for the wives of cans, it is estimated at 18,000 || Australia's Test cricketers to francs per head. In the case of prevent the team from wives British tourists, who number travelling with their husbands ? each your about 420,000, but who This point has been raised by a
do not stay so long as Americans, correspondent who, writing in it is placed at 5,000 francs. Even the Sydney Sun, points out that more Spaniards than English the wives may, if they wish, re- visit France, more particularly fuse to allow their husbands to orossing the frontier by the go to England without them, as motor-car, but they spend less, before a married Australian the averago expenditure being leaves the country he must ob- estab-placed at 4,000 francs.
tain the written consent of his) Altogether, a total of roughly wife. Inquiries at Australia 7,600,000,000 francs (about £59.- House show that, although it is 000,000) is brought into Franco the general practice to obtain the every year by tourists, who num-written permission of a wife ba ber well over a million. Not only fore granting a passport to her is this a benefit to trade, but also husband; and vieo versa, it is to the rate of exchango, since understood that there is no seven and a half milliard francs Federal or State law that actual- have to be bought before they can ly enforces it, neither is it quoted be spent in France. The publica as a passport regulation. The During the month of February tion of this report is particularly practice is, however, universal, a fall of 2.58 inches of rain was opportune at the present time, and ensures a rainst a man leaving recorded at the Botanical Gardens. when there is a tendency on the the country without making pro- Rain fell on 11 days, the heaviest part of certain short-sighted per per provision for his family's being on the 21st, when 1.00 Inches sons to cry out against the influx support. If the permission was were recorded, followed by 51 on of tourists who are placed in an withheld, it would be necessary the 22nd: The lowest fall was advantageous position with re-to bring the matter before a Court vi on the fourth, sixth and nine-gard to Frenchmen on account of of Justice before withholding a téenth of the month.
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