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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Shipping is warned that tor- pedoes will be fired at Laichikok on Thursday next, commencing at 9.30 a.m.

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Four tons of "unserviceable Owing to a breakdown in the army cordite will be burnt by the organ at St. John's Cathedral, the military authorities at Stonecutter's recital advertised to take place this Island on Thursday morning next.evening, has had to be cancelled.

cerebral from apoplexy on the down trip of the Sardinia from Shanghai, has been reponed

A taxi driver has reported to the police that at 2 a.m.. yesterday his car ran into five public ricshas at Eastern Street. Several shafts were broken and other damage done to the ricshas;

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The usual Public Lecture will be given at the Hongkong Lodge The Theosophical Society, 16, Queen's Road, Central, on Wed- nesday November 26th, at 5.45

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Allure welcome.

For failing to appear when sum- moned to sit on a Coroner's Jury, Mr. C. B. Shank, of the Chino American Industrial Development Co., Ltd., was fined $5 at the Kow- loon. Magistracy this morning,

The Hongkong Women's Guild and Ministering. Children's League are giving a Lantern Show for Children at the Helena Mav Xt Institute to morrow at 5.30 p.m. is hoped that all League Children

will be present.

Money and jewellery to the value of $432 were stolen at about 4 o'clock this morning from a shop Our Kongmoon correspondent on the second floor of No. 126, reports that there is no change, to Queen's Road Central. The thief record in the political situation in entered the premises by a door the Sze Yap districts. General which was left open. Leung Hung-kal, the big man of the place, is busy preparing his. winter defence as pirates are particularly active at this time of

the year.

A charge of leaving his car unattended near the Star Ferry station was preferred against Mr. A. N Lucy, of the Hongkong Electric Company, at the Kowloon A cable from Norfolk, Magistracy this morning. On the Virginia, states that, on Saturday, evidence of the constable being two bombing planes attacked the taken, however, the case resolved hattleship "Washington" with itself into one of driving on the fourteen inch armour-piercing wrong side of the road.. The hombs. It has not yet been ascer charge against the defendant was lained whether any hit was regis therefore dismissed. tered on the target but the hull of the ship is still afloat.

The first of a series of concerts to be given from time to time at the Palace Hotel, Kowloon, was held last Saturday night and was a great success. The orchestra from the "President McKinley." provid- ed the music. Among the singers was Mr. Felix Fullbrook of H.M.S. Iroquols." Announcement of the next concert will be made in due

course.

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The two solickors clerks, charged with fraud and conspiracy in connection with certain property belonging to a concubine of Mr. Ho Kom-torg, were again before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon. The com- plainant's son, Ho Sal-lok, was recalled and further examined by Mr. E. Davidson, the defending solicitor. The further hearing was adjourned.

For anchoring his craft in the cable reserve off Railway Pier. Kowloon, a native trading junk master was fined $5 at the Marine Court this morning.

The loss of a sum of $231, left: in the pocket of a coat hanging in his bedroom last Sunday, is re ported by Mr. J. F. Tavares, of No. 44, Rose Terrace, Kowloon.

The question of the Indian Mariae has been Mercantlle engaging the serious attention of the Indian Government for some time. While any decision on the bigger issues raised by the Come mittee must awalt more detailed and careful consideration, it is that Government understood

made A definite has already move for the establishment of a training ship in India, and a re- quest has been made to the Admiralty at Home to send out an export officer who can work out definite proposals to promote the object in view. As soon as definite information is received from London that a suitable officer is available, the scheme will be placed before the Finance Com

mittee for sanction.

The Society for the Propaga tion of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, in its monthly survey, notesi The French Minister for

that it is wonderful news that the Foreign Affairs, whose attention Shantung Christian College has was called to the message of the been recognised as a University in Peking correspondent of "The the full sense. The British Times stating that 18 Breguet Government felt that it could not biplanes have been supplied by a confer such a status upon a body French firm to Manchuria in co-outside the Brish Empire. But! traemion of the firms Embargo the Canadian Government has been Agreement of May 5, 1919, has able to do this honour to an institu issued the following explanatory tion which has thus won high International commendation It will now, of statement:-The Agreement [Arms Embargo] of

course, have the right to confer 1919, the interpretation of which degrees. The same Society says has been officially agreed upon it is not possible yet to announce between the interested Govern what steps are to be taken in order ments, excludes from the list of to strengthen the Nippon sei prohibited. arms commercial aero- Kokwai. The whole problem is in planes unprovided with equipment the hands of the Archbishop of which could give them a military Canterbury and of the Missionary character. The 20 commercial Council of the Church Assembly. aeroplanes ordered from French Here at home the wish is to do private firms by the commercial what the Church in Japan considers representative of the Governor best. Apparently there is no of Manchuria long before the doubt that the Church requests beginning of the present political from England a Bishop for Robe. crisis are of a purely commercial The work established by the For the first time since 1916 type, and entirely devoid of any Church of England in Japan, the the ordinary Budget for 125, thing in the way of armaments. workers sent out by our Church, The French Government, anxious whether C.MS. or S.P.G., are, introduced by the Dutch East to respect its obligation, officially diminishing in numbers. There Indies Government, shows a small inspected these machines when surplus intead of the usual deficit. they were being packed, and it are no doubt, political questions also which affect the Christian The total ordinary expenses was only after this inspec-

Missions. Information is wanted. amount to only 77 per cent of tion that the Compagnie. "des

Would it be wise to send out those of 1921, and the extraordinary Messageries Maritimes was official-

someone, well qualified and wise. expenses are only 24 per cent. of ly assured that the dispatch

actual no perhaps with" yet those of the same year. The total to China did not constitute any deficit of the combined ordinary infraction of the French decree of Japanese experience, with authority to collect all possible information, and extraordinary Budgets, In November 8, 1919, which was and to enlighten us at home? An- cluding the naval expenses,, is issued in execution of the Interna #38,000,000, which is fl.46,000,000 tional Agreement of May 5, 1919. other fact has also faced us of late, less than in the budget for 1924. The French Goverment had no namely, the news that the Japanese Government has placed a tax of For 1925 the Goverment will re more right to prohibit the export 100 per cent on all imported place income-taxes and taxes on of these aeroplanes by private luxuries." These articles, how- produce and all by including manufacturers than it would have corporation profits tax to 12 per had to prohibit the export of motor-ever, are the accustomed necessities cent. in all. On rubber produced cars or other vehicles, the export is an indication that we of the of British and Americans. Still, it in the Dutch East Indies the of which is not prohibited by West. should in Japan live more Goverment will levy an export French law.

than we do as the Japanese. tax estimated to yield A500,000

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The engagement is announced The marriage took place at St. A Sale of Work will be held in of Miss Effie Grace Swanson, Andrew's Church, Colpetty, the Compound of Union Church daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ceylon, recently, of Mr. William on Thursday, December 4, and Swanson, and Mr. William Dick George Murphy, of the Imperial will be opened by Lady Severn at Brown, of the Chartered Bank, Bank of Indin, Ltd, Calicut, with 3 o'clock. The entire proceeds of Bangkok, and elder son of the Miss Mary Elizabeth Archer Craw the Sale are to be given to the late Mr. James Brown of Dua- ford, who had just arrived from Building Fund for the Ying Wah Girls School, London Mission! There is a good assortment of A wedding is arranged to take plain, and fancy articles suitable Dr. R. M. Cramer, of New York, place in the Cathedral of the for Christmas presents; a varied and Dr. B. A. Ross, Professor of Sacred Heart, Canton, on Sundayil selection of children's garments; a Sociology at Wisconsin, have November 30 at 11-30 between toy tall and bran tub for the arrived in Delhi to study the con- Mr. Jose Maria Conceicao and children, sweet and cake stall etc. temporary Indian mind by enMise Felita Caron Y. Huggas. Admission is free, while ten can

The reception will be at the be obtained for 50 cents. quiries among, and Interviews Victoria, Hotel. with, representative men through-

out lodla and Ceylon. The doctors are expected to reach Colombo at the end of the year.

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• Dean. Inge last month presided at the opening of the "Padding Season, at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese in Fleet Street, where he

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The Dollar liners.s. "President Mr. Julius S. Fisher has arrived Garfield,” which arrived here in Kuala Lumpur in connection yesterday, had the following with the compilation of a Who's dissengers 00 board: Mr. Who is Malaya, of which he is Ednando Dapprich, Editor of the editor and publisher. He is "Excelsior," Mexico City's fore- obtaining the biographies of lead-

most newspapers Mr. E. H. ing members of the community for Lohmann, of the Central National Inclusion in the book, which is to Bank, Oakland, accompanied by be artistically produced, with Mrs. Lohmann; Mr. A. Coyne, photographs, and also with views merchant of Honolulu, accompani- sat in, the seat reputed to have of Malays Already he has secured led by Mrs. Coyne: Mis. Clare been used by Dr. Johnson, In the the blographies of a large number Shatto, one of the wealthiest re.. candlelit dining-room, and made of prominent personalilies in idents of Los Angeles and the former owner of Catalina Island, the first cut in the rump-steak,

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A Batavia cable announces the Whitney Mr. Drew - Chidester, served on these occasions. It was arrival there of the Dalch airnen. shipping magnate of San Franciaco, perhaps characteristic of Dean. A neuage from the Hague states, rompanied by Mrs Drow Lage thit, he, should, in his after that in recogel of their feat. Chideater. All these are makingİLER "BANKA" dinner speech, bare told a story HM, the "Queen" of the Nether the world tour. Commander S against himself and expressed the lands has appolcard. M. Van der Bbers of the United, Selles Nayy, Stafor relief that it was to be able to tell Hoop and officer Van Weerdenend family are cont the Horwithout seeing a great Goelman Koight of the Orange Colombo, Van shunting in his chair and. Nassau: Order. The gold medal wife of the

ayings Sir, og have no idea of the Order was conferred upon. Eks Ch

the mechanic Van der Broske! }??

Singapore.

I posted on

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4th December

WI) joare for Bangkok vis Bwaśow on, be moogt Til December

Will leave for

Jith Dea

mber.

anna miss Babject to change without notice.

JOHN MANNKEN