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P. A. LAPICQUE-4 Queen's Buildings.

BIRTH

WELLBELOVE-On October 22,

1922, at Shanghai, to Mr.' and Mrs. B. Wellbelove, a daughter.

DEATHS.

ment between the Government and the Fascisti. Mussolini accepted and"

THE CHINA MAIL"

LOGAL AND GESTURAL.

RETIRED TAIPANS.

the requel is told in to-day's Inter The late Mrs. Violet Inez Levy, PROPOSED FAR EASTERN CLUB of Route des Swear, Bhangbai,

cables.

From the confusion and excitement left estate in Englund valued at

of the change pas very nificant facb-emerges.The-Government has been forced to resignat, the rifle's point. One section of the community. is imposing its will on other sections by sheer armed force. (The frunzi d catfusiasm of the crowd can be dis counted; it is a recognised phase of mob. paychology.) The gau has pasted the ballot box. The merits af the issue quite apart, th: principle could not be worse. It means the triumph of armed polítics, .!

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

£2,322.

Mr. Hattori, who held an appoint meat at the Japane e Consulate in Nanking, has been appointed Chancel: or at the Embassy in London.

Lieutenant A. E. Horret shortly joins the "Am rose." This officer was lately going through the Staff Col- lege course. He joined the Navy during the war, and got his prasent rank last year..

The late Mr. James Commack, of Edinburgh and Leith, shipowner, who left estate of the gross value of £515 000, bad, amongst considerable holdinga, £47,923 in shares of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia

The American band of the s.s, | and China, "President Jefferson" is playing at│· to-night's special 'dance the Kowloon Theatre.

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IN LONDON.

[CONTRIBUTED.]

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31.-1‹12.

Cumaliaw, comshaw." It is thought _COMPANY REPORT. that this little touch of local colour

will brighten the Members on their THE CHINA LIGHT AND FOWER

COMPANY (1918) LTD.

way.

Ada

The report of the general managerá

GOING TO 'PICTURE PALACES, One of the heart-ra dering sights a person from the East dens in London A strong feeling existe that the wearing lounge suits and women in specting the year's working of the is-Movie-shows-packed-with-men-(Messt.Shewan Tomes un/l Co.) re- preacur conditions of living in Lon tweed walking costumes. The sight Ching Light and Power Company don are not suitable for men and is disgusting-to any. The least of it. women home on leave from the Far The movies should be treated with (1918) Ltd. for presentation to the Fast of for pople who have returned more respect. Members will therefore shareholders at the fourth ordinary. to retire on their hard-earned or be expected to appear at the movies general meeting to be held on Novem- gotten gains. The cost is almost appropriately drissed; e. the male ber 9, atatea: The General Managers prohibitiv. It is thought that & Members in dinner jacket suits and have now to lay before the Share- Club reserved exclusively for the the female Members in evening frocks. holders a Statement of Accounts for classes of people referred to would be When a Chaplin film is shown male the 12 months ended on the 30th a decided boon, a Home from Home, Members will wear evening dress. In Septembrz, 1923. aB East from the East; a place to order to escape the jeers of the The Groes Profit for the which they could retire and live a London mob Henilers will wear the rational life and escape from ordinary rosette of the Club, that will take the hotels where they have to listen to smile off the faces of the common War Profiteers and Labour Leaders herd. eating their soup.

With a view to forming a Club of

CLUB COAT OF ARMS.

-$266,657.92

After allowing for

above period is.. Intercal......$56,200.04 Writing off for depreciation

on the Com- pany'a Lints, Buildings

and Machin-

this kind a small- and "influential It is suggested that he Club Cost Provisional Committed has been of Arme-should take ice form of a The death has occurred at Singa. formed. The Committee has suitable shield divided into four quarters. The pore of Mr. Ten Cheng Siong, General Premises in prospect consisting of a top left band quarter will have two disused Lunatic Asylum within bottles of Johnny Walker crossed, the

ETY, &o..... 74,462.20 Manager of the Oversea Chinese Bank; At Jankow on October 25. The deceased, who was 42, was a well twenty minutes' rickshaw ride of top right baud quarter will have a Consulting. Lt. Tucker Gibbs, 3. C., . S. Was known philanthropist, and was con- Trafalgar Square. The bong, with cocktailglass rampant, the bottom Committee's married to Miss Estelle Warwick, nected with many local business requisite coolie quarters, stan s left hand quarter will have a in its own grounds of about soda water bottle dormant, and the 10 Mox and is considered bottom right hand quarter will be eminently suitable for the purpose resident of the Club. The shield will reserved for an impression of the first without extensive alteration.

be aurmounted by a sccoli engraved “Martini Chop Chop..

sister of Lt. Walter W. Warwick, of the U.S. 8. Black Hawk."

organisations.

An advertisement in this issue 6 pounces that the new flats erected by the Hamphreys-Estate-and- Finance Coy. Ltd. in Kowloon on the site of the Fold Wigwam Tennis Club will be ready for occupation about the wildle of November.

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Three popular veterans of the Shanghai torf returned Lo the Ltd Northern Settlement by the Cavadis

Pacific liner "Empress of Asia." They are Mr. John Johnstone, Mr. William Will and Mr. R. M. Dalgliesh. ̧

: About 000 gurats, including Admiral Anderson and the visiting

The ongagement is announced of American naval ollicers were enter Lieutenant Robert Ross Stewart, tained-by-H-E.-the-Officer-Adminis-Royal Navy-son-of-Mr-and-Mr-A. tering the Government (the Hon. Mr.-B. Stewart, and Aileon Elizabeth Claud Severa C.M.G.) and Mrs. Severn daughter of Mr. George Hastings, of at a dance at Government House lart Hongkong, and niece of Mr. and Mrs. night.

John Has inge, of Wincombe Park, Shaftesbury.

began a campaign of violence, ast only against the anarchic elements but alas against the poor peasants of the rural organizations.

Pleadings were ordered by Judge Peter Grain in the Shanghai Supreme

The death of Earl Spencer recalls Court in the case brought by Mr.to remembrance that, as Lord Cham- James Wylie Fraser sgainst the Shang-berlain, the late Earl, when Prince hai Mercury, Ltd. The plaintiff alleges Fushimi was ou a visit to London that while employed by the Mercury as

RULES.

The following rules have been drafted by the Provisional Committee but are subject to amendment at the first General Meeting of the Olub.

MEMBERSHIP,

Membership will be divided into four glasses as follows;—

FONIES AND RACING,

The grounds of the proposed Club are not extensive enough to permit of a race courée and the erection of stables. The Provisional Committee realising that the majority of men who have been in the East like to -HONORABY—IJFH-MEMBERS think of themselves na packet editions East for at least 40 years. This their little Butter, I ave got into touch Perange who have resided in the of Solly Joel and that they must have deserving class will not be called upon with a travelling showman who is to pay the Entrance Fee or Annual going ont of business and who has a subscriptions.

very good hobby borss merry-go round for eale. The Provisional Committee recommend that this out the East at least 30 years.

Persons who have been resident in it be purchased and set up in the

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LIFE MEMBERS.

andAuditor' Fees.

3,300,00

134,002.2+

The Balance to be dealt

with is....

.$132,605,68

which it is proposed to appropriate as

follows, viz:-

To write off Goodwill. As,

count.....

To put to Bad and Donbt-

....$ 25,000.00

7,605.68

ful Debta Account..... To pay a dividend of 50 Celts per share on 200,000 shares

100,000.00

$132,605,68

Consulting Committee. During the year Dr. J. W. Noble was appointed in the place of Mr. T. F. Hough, absent from the Colony. In accord- grennds so that Members may take abce with the Aricles of Association part in their old sport again.. An an the Hot. Sir Paul Chater. O.M.G., Persons who have been resident in anal Race Meeting will be arranged. Mesars, H. P. White and A. H. the East for at least 20 years.

general reporter, he was wrongfully stopped the revival of The Mikado" dismissed on September 5, involving at the Savey, thinking that the comic

would annoy

the Prince. breach of a written agreement dated opera

amusement

caused Wag June 28, 1921, that plaintiff be in their Mach employ for three years at a salary of when Prince Fushimi replied by (a) $100 per month, Plaintiff is claim telling his band to play the

music of "The Mikado on his or

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MEMBERS.

Ditbeulty will prepent itself in con-Compton retire, and being eligible ASSOCIATE MEMDENS,

nection with the Sweepstake, the offer themselves for re-election, and Persons who have been;-

Home Authorities who have never the appointment of Dr. J W. Noble Resident in the East for not less been in the East and therefore du not requires conûrmation.

Auditom. The accounts have been than 10 years.

know the meaning of the word sport, frown on anything in the form of audited by Messre.' Linstead, and

Asylum of

Bmental Nursing the Home Offics for permission is ran and Matthews who are recommended Home of good standing for at the sweep, If the Application is un- for re-election, least 10 years:

successful, Members will bare to do the beat they can on the quiet.

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Fing the sum of Max. $8,800, repress flagship, which was stationed at (b) Inmates of an approved Lunatic gamble, Application will be made to Davis and Mears, Lowe, Bingham

ing salary for 22 months.

Chatham.

(c)

Confined in an Insbriates Home of repute for a period of not less than 10 years.

COUNCIL OF TIÉ CLUB.

The Council of the Clab will consist of the President, (who will be called the Taipan) the Vice-President, (who will

As Admiral Leveson is taking a

We have heard of a shaying new flag captain out with him to China, Capt. W. Jamee, at present à brush being made with bristles of or command of the flagship, will come rubbar, but the latest new discavery home for spell, says the China a rubber bowler hat, says the Times Express, Capt. James is a real gunnery of Ceylon. There are lots of people enthusiast. When he took the light to whom the bowler hat at any time cruiser "Curlew out to China is 1020 makes no appeal whatsoever, but it he soon put her at the head of the ia impossible to walk in the streets of feat out there for target practice. London without realising that its Then he transferred to the Engship "Hawkins," and within a few months she was able to beat his old ship by a barrow margin. Incidentallyal though it does not do to mention it in his hearing unless you have at least four gold stripes on your cuff-Capt. James is the original of Millais's | famous “Bubbles" pictars.

THE CHIT SYSTEM.

The Chit System will be used in the Club but prospective Members are warned against trying it on taxi dri vers, policemen, etc.

FINES.

In order to maintain the tone ol

pased on the following scale :- (1) Fool must be referred to as

horrible popularity is undimmed. In be known as the Number Two) the the Club Goes penalties should b. ira- this case if it can be made better of Treasuter, rubber than of felt there is no reason why it should not be made in the former, sud rumour has it that room no one will be able to distinguish rubber bowler from the common or garden felt.

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the Secretary, and four other members, The Council will hold office for one year and will be allowed to leave at the end of the year as soon as the Clob funds have been checked and found correct.

RESIDENTIAL "ACCOMMODATION.

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LOCAL WEDDING.

XAVIER-ROCHA.

The wedding took place at St. Joseph's Church on Saturday alter- nood, of Mr. A. de P. Xavier of the B. E. Telegraph Company, to Miss Stella Lizola Rocha, daughter of Mr. R. Lizela Rocha of the Harbour Office.

"Chow". Any Member beard cal ling food food will be fined $10. The mid-day meal is called it fin". Any Member referring to

The bride, who was given away by will be this meal se "Lunch'

her father, worn beautiful dress of fined $100 without the option.

white crepe astia trimmed with and silk neb Any Member who walks to his or

orange blossoms her place of business or to bard embroidered with crystal Pictura Palace will be fined beads in exquisite flowery designs. $1,000. The dignity of the Club The train was also of crepe satin with faust be upbeld.

The Rev. Fr. Augustine officiated at the ceremony, which was attended by a large number of the friends of the bride and bridegroom.

band-grabroideries to match. A tulle

veil surmounted by a crown of orange blossoms, completed a pretty picture.

The property on which the Pro- Benito Mursolini, the founder of

To-day is the birthday of the visional Committee has an option has Fascism, former editor of the Socialist Among the passengers who left Emperor of Japan. The Japanese a large number of bedrooms, some of (3) official organ, the Avanti, and plain Shangbai by the steamer President Consul General held a reception for them bava verandahs, those without CLARK-On October 22, 1922, at soldier during the war, banded together Grant" on Sunday week was Mr. his countryman at his residence this will have verandahs painted on the Philip Williams, one of the best morning. This afternoon st 4 o'clock, walls, and all bedrooms will be Shanghai, Harriet Galick Clark, ex-soldiers drawn from the young known and most highly respected a raception will be held at the Hougequipped with ceiling fans, mosquito missionary in Japan for 35 years, middle-class intellectuals and former members of the shipping community kong Hotel, when the Consul will be nuts, Chinese spitoons, and a small GARWOOD.-On October 23, 1928, at

Shanghai, Walter II. Garwood, Socialist Syndicalists. He was soon of the China Coast both ashra and at home to representatives of the supply of mosquitoes. basbind of Gertrade Garwood, joined by the adventure-loving, the afloat. Mr. Williams is retiring from Government, Naval and Military aged 10 years.

The room available for the Bar unemployed, and the desparate, also the engine room service of the Chino Officials and the members of the

Navigation Co. after more than full Consular Corps. In the evening meie small, only eighty feet by (5) time, says the N.C.D. News. Brought bars of the Japanese community and

that the Bar will of bearing arms to resume prosaic civil up from early childhood on Double their friends

will attend a Geisha forty, life. The middle-classes gave finan-Island, Swatow, in the old sailing verformance at the Star Theatre, be a short one of only eighty feat ship days, he has lived nearly his Kowloon, which has been hired long. The Provisional Committee cial assistance to Fascism and gave it whole life in Chion, excepting periods apecially for the occasion. Most fully realise that a Bar of this absurd-(6) Any Member who is ecen Doria Lazola Rocha (the bride's sister)

·The · China Mail.

"TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVIČE "

Hosɑroso, Taranay, Cex. 31, 1932.

FASCISM.

by the type that has become "too food

a reactionary character. Very soon of home leave. There are many here Japanese business houses observed the Fascisti numbered 400,000 roung who will miss his sound common. boliday and several Japanese ships in men, well organized and armed. sense advice and help, always given the barbour displayed boating.

This formidable body was soon able will look forward to his promised.

to friend and stranger alike, and who to ove:awe the Government. To return visit to China some time in suppress the movement the whole of the future. ! Italy would have to be put under

BO

THE BAR.

a

ly short length is much too short for

anyone who has been in the East for

any length of time and that Members

would not enjoy their drinks in each a stuffy little hole. By ⚫ clever

GARD DROPPING,

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Any Member who fails to own at least one pony, within three days of being elected will be mulcted to the tune of $10,000. Any Member who knowingly and without reasonable cause fails to talk about poines will be stuck for $10.

Miss Lucy Coelhows in attendance as bridesmaid. She wore a pretty dress of canary coloured crepe de Chine with georgette pancis and little blue rosette trimmings, and s white taile picture hat. Little Misa

in a Picture Show dressed in a and the Misses Magdalens and Ester tweed suit will for the first Xavier (the bridegroom's sisters), offence be fined $1 and on the wade three pretty little Rower girls.

Mr.

Laurel F.P.

of second offence will be expelled

Mesars Jardino, Matheson and from the Club. Any Woman Member who is Co., Ltd, performed the dutica found guilty of getting out of bed of best man, and the Rev. Fr. A. M. before 12 noon, arcap to attend. de Barmente, of Macso, attended a race meeting, shall be fined a groomsman.

$100. This sort of thing is not" After the ceremony, a reception was done in the best circles and held at Belvoir," Wanchai Road Members are requested to report East, where the usual toaste wein any case that comes to their honoured. notice to the Secretary.

The bride's going away-dress-was- of saxe blue Palace crepe with hand- mada eyelet embroiderm in flowery designs and laition trimmings of the same material:

News on the local Rialto was arrangement of mirrors the Pro (7) exciting yesterday, says the N.C.Dvisional Committed intend having News of October 24. The report fixed up, the Bar will appear to be What is the Farsieti; this faction

went out that a local resident had one mile long at least, late at night. strong enough to overthrow a govern- martial law. The Facts Cabinet, in The advance of the Chinese wo- gone shooting in the Woosung even longer, so that Members cancell ment and force the King to make. its deed, attempted, as a last resort, to man along Western lines of progress district, had had the misfortune to one another that their Bar is the loader Premier ? Its origin dates from take this course, but the King has been exemplified in no more strik put a few pellets into a native of the longest on Earth.

Later the happy couple motared to 1919. Italy emerged from the strain refused to eign the proclamang way than by an incident occurring place, and that a whole village bad

One of the many hardships the

who the Repulse Bay Hotel, where the and chaos of war weak and exhausted, tion.. Former governments had at a meeting of a rubber plantation set upon him, mabbed him and, it

company which took place yesterday, I was even said, caused his death person home ou leave has to pat with Any Woman mbor Her economic and social strength bad not dared to oppose the Fascisti, says the N.U.D. News of October 34. The first suggestion was that a

performs a menial task shall be honeymoon is being spent. is the absence of reasonable facilities

Goed $10.50. The female Members teen overtaxed, "Internally she was They had found it safer to let the dis The prosence of Chinese male share-wellknown American lawyer had been for dropping cards. Of course you

are reminded that it is more saltering from a smouldering vol-orders of Commanists and Fascini ulders at auoli-meetings is, of course, killed, but then it was announced can drop them on your friends but A commonplacs, but we do but that he had b au sen at a tea dance they pay absolutely no attention. This

dignified to go with a hole in their utionary movement... With peace cancel one another and hope for the remember having seen a Chinese we several hours after the alleged is a tanly lamentable state of affairs

-stocking than to mend it. disorder broke looss everywhere. best.......

man thareholder until yesterday, when occurrahee. Then the story and the Provisional Committee intend

Prospective Members and persons 'Italy was swaying towards the abyss. The armed Fascist congress held one put in an appearance at the came out. Another lawyer getting over the difficulty in this desiring further information should The Fascisti claim they saved their at Naplai last week, brought the issue Fahang Rubber Estates held at the Wooenng, and in the course of his district will, in consideration of a

annual meeting of the Shanghai Ead been motoring home from way. A number of old women in the communicate with the Secretary to the Provisional Committee-Mr. country.

ahead. Mussolini orely office of Messts. A. R. Burkill & Jons journey Chinese, trying to dodge small annual fes, have card boxes Taipan Tiffin, Camshaw. Cottage, The dinillations of pero and an announced the movement's intention Needless to say those pressat were another car, had run into him. For fixed on their front doors and Compradore Road, Maskee-on- rmployment causid violent reactions to participate in the government, mors than interested upon ber arrival, tunately the car was going slow, bat Members can indulge in their gaseze, N1. Stroll, Rayland. in advanced-Socialism. The 1019 declaring the object of the movement She was found to be a daly registered still the man was knocked over, and favourite and time-honoured

shareholder, and although unable to at once acrowd gathered. Knowing pastime

of card dropping to elections proved-s-triumph-fur was to safeguard free innuitutions, the talk English, she sat through the meet what to do, the lawyer went to the their hearts' content,

Among the passengers who left in the slums of a big city in the settion: Socialism, and the following year, the honour of the army and to: enkenda ing, paying das head to the procedure, adjacent police station to explain

| Sb ughai by the ́s.s... Buwa Máru #- for the quaint story of Suashing fasberipe ware occcpined. Faicism was the greatness of Italy.” When it Her exsuple in attending such a matters, while the injured man was

REALISTIO TOUCHRA, for London was Mr. Rone U. Starling Alley in which Mae Marih appeara founded to act as a pabiotic counter became known in Rome that general meeting is to be warmly welcomed, as taken to hospital where the damage Two men will be employed and of the Chinese Maritime Customs, and at the Coronet to day. The film is stroke to the excesses of the Socialist mobilisation of the Fascisti had been holders are so remiss in the matter of There the whole incident ended so far to stand at the front catrace to Joan. Mr. Starling has recently had this evening's performance-there will it only too often happens that share was faurd to be slight in the extreme. drossed as coolies. Their job will be Mrs. Starling and their daughter being shown for the last time and at Communists. First effects were good, ordered, the Premier telegraphed annual meetings that at times it is as can be discovered, and the tale of the Club, one will my Rickshaw, the sixth order of the Chino conferred be special musical programme by but after coving the overbearing Mussolini asking him to come to Reme difficult to obtain the necessary a dark tragedy at Woosung fades into rickshaw, to every member leaving on him, by the, Chinese, Government the combined orchestras of the Can- Communists, the movement 2000, to discuss the possibility of an agies" quorum,^,

onet and Kowloon Theatren: the Club and the other will may for his services. the litabo of things oscuring not.

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