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There's Many a Slip Between Stolen Lips!

Nothing makes a love pirate so mad as to have the man's baby daughter bob up just when cho's about to hear the words: “I love you !”. But Baby Peggy was fighting for her, rights and she went right out on the stage in the middle of her father's" play and stopped the show. There is plenty of tbrills in this episode of modern family life.

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A "Reuter's message. from A normal service of through At the Government pawnshop Gibraltar states there are disquietruins, with the exception of the at Widown, Java, seven months ting rumours from Morocco, in night express, was started on the ago, a big "disc" was pledged cluding a reliable report that the Shanghai-Nanking Railway the Spaniards have been compelled to week before last, for the first since for five hundred gulders. "Phis abandon the post of Rio Martin, September 2 when the line was end diamond was not redeemed and near Tetuan.

lowing to the cinsi of the contending ; when it was sold at a pubhe auchjasta | Kiang and Cheking armies. The it only feteled sine guilders. It As will be seen from an at 7 ani., the express in levity in charge of the pawnshop wilt huve. service provides sight this starting was nude of glass and the official advertisement in this issue, shareholders, in the Peak, Hospital 9.0.1. The night express is to make good the difference, Limited, now in liquidation, are tot being run owing toumilitary dif- receive a return of $9 per share:ficulties, chiefly mustial,how in the They should apply to Mr. H. Province, and the fict that the Smith, 6 Des Voeux Road Central, Tenisin-Pukow service is lis

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The Consular body of Chunk- A correspondent writes to the king has requested the Civil Gover" North Borneo Herald: nor of Szechuan to abolish at onceled b small green snake with a all irregular military taxes fimposed peculiar heart-shaped head and on foreigners trading in the pro-with white bars across its back vince. The irregular taxation has which was hanging in a creeper on been the subject of frequent Con the wall of my house. This is said sular protest, but recently the taxes to be one of the most deadly have grown in number.

snakes in the country and is. I believe, of the same kind that bit Mr. Date some. years ago at Sandakan, with very nearly fatal results. This rake has a habit of suspending itself in low bushes or creepers where if startled, it strikes at whoever is passing by. I was quite near it before it was seen by my wife, and shortly before some painters had been working at the spot."

Of late, many cases of theft at Shameen have been reported, says the "Canton Gazette." It will be remembered that some days ago the strong room of the firm of T. E. Griffith was broken into by thieves who got away with a lot of valuables deposited there' for safe keeping by Chinese Merchants. A similar case of theft has now been reported, the victim being 'Loxley! & Co.

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Julio de la Rosh, architect, who sued the Bank of the Philip pine Isländs more than a year ago The Ford car is making its for the payment of P30,000 for the way to the farthest west corner of alleged failure by the bank to carry China. In Chengtu a motor road out its contest for the best plan built by Yang Sen is nearing com- of its new edifice, lost his case in pletion. Thirty Ford cars have the Supreme Court when it handed been ordered to arrive in Chengtu down its decision absolving the in the near future. This is the bank from any obligation. The first trial of Governor Yang Sen's lower court awarded the plaintiff ambitious plan to build motor high P4,000, but on appeal he" lost ways in West China. The build-everything He alleged that the ing of other roads awaits the success of the Chengtu line.

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Jose Monteiro, a musician of the "President Cleveland," arrested by agents of the Customs Secret Service at Manila for trying to bribe a guard and attempting to smuggle a firearm. He gave the man on guard at the "President Cleveland" a ten-dollar bill which the latterbrained and later turned it over to his chief. Both money ⚫ and firearm

were confiscated. I The case will be turned over to the City Fiscal for action.

bank failed to award the prize of the contest on the date it had announced, but this allegation did not prevail in the Suppreme Court The case centred around the contest recently won by Juan Arellano, who was awarded the first prize, P30,000

In his remarks to the share- holders of the Colonial Bank, the chairman, Mr. C. F. Wood, said the Nigerian palm-oil trade tivation of the oil palm in the was menaced with scientific cul- Dutch East Indies. It was be coming increasingly evident, he said, that the history of the triumph of the cultivated variety of rubber over the wild product was likely to repeat itself in the case of the oil palm... The. planted acreage in Sumatra had shown a remarkable and signi- ficant increase.

The President-Polk, which had arrived at home from the East with, a cargo, including about 1,250 tons of rubber, took The fire in New York Harbour. damage is reported to be serious, and a long delay in the delivery of any part of the cargo which may be saved is a certainty. The demand for near rubber in America is keen. and a delay in the delivery of 1,250 tons. let alone the possible loss of some part of this quantity, affected the market considerably, says A home paper.

Mr. Khoo Sian-ewe, who, has identified himself, or more than one occasion previously and has in fact followed in the foot- steps of his father, the late Mr. Khoo Cheow-teong, by giving donations

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towards deserving causes and scholarships to the various schools in Penang has given the sum of $1,000 for the erection of a tiffin shed for the The Eastern Extension Aus-

Girls' School, Anglo-Chinese and tralasia

China Telegraph Company's ship "The Cable," left Anson Road, which will fill the Thames on October 25. She is long felt want and for which the proceeding to Singapore, where "Penang Gazette" is sure she will take up the work of re-principal, and the students of the pairing the cables as occasion Anglo-Chinese Girls' School will arises. Oil fuel allows the ship abe very grateful. "He always" range of 6,000 miles, Sir John takes a keen but unostentatious The native' press of Hankow, Denison Pender, Chairman of the interest in public affairs, and in reports that Mr. Chow Shing-tang, Eastern associated group of cable addition to many high offices he Chairman of the Hankow Chinese companies visited the ship or holds in various institutions, the Chamber of Commerce, has pro- October 23, in company with latest honour conferred on him posed the holding of a special one- many interested in cables, and was his election as President of day race meeting at the Inter- bede farewell to the captain and the Old Free's Association. He national Race Club and a three crew, "The ship will never go headed the list for the Red Cross days' dramatic performance at the. home. She will, if she lasts as New World Building in order to long as her predecessors, remain buted liberally to alleviate the Fund with $8,000, and contri- raise funds for the relief of the is commission for about forty sufferings of the victims of the poor in Shanghai and Chekiang years and, then be sold out of last severe influenza epidemic in provinces

have suffered service, possibly finishing as a who through the recent hostilities. cargo boat in the China Seas.

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Mr. Austen Chamberlain left London for Paris yesterday. He is bound for Rome.

PERSONAL.

Mrs. Roy Andersen, who has been travelling in Europe for six months, is expected to return to Peking by Christmas,

Mr. E. C. Lobenstine, honorary secretary of the National Chris- Mr. W. T. Alexander, general tian Council in Shanghai, visited manager for the Far East of the Changsha recently, Mr. Lobenstine | Palmolive Company of Milwaukee, is at present visiting various is now visiting Hankow from cities in the interior in the, in- Shanghai, lu' connection - with terest of the Council.

business of his company.

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Miss Wong Yin-heopg, living at The death has taken place of a No. 21 Old Bailey, has reported to well-known resident of Shanghai, the Police the theft of a diamond in the person of Mrs. Dorothea ring valued at $800, she left on Wegener, who passed away at the a wash-stand at the To To Sin Paulum Hospital, Shanghai, last Restaurant whilst washing her week. The deceased, who was 57 hands, on Wednesday.

years of age, was of a very lovable disposition, and her loss will be Mr. Andrew C. Fleming, mana-greatly felt by a large circle of

friends. ger of the Robert Dollar Company at Chungking, is now travelling to Shanghai on his way to America

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Mr. Tokugawa, First Secretary at the Japanese Embassy, has removed to S.W.7.

25, Queen's-gate,

Mr. M. Nagai has been appointed Japanese Minister to Sweden. He was formerly Counsellor at the Japanese Embassy in London,

Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Noble, Mr. G. Babb and Mr. and Mrs. A. Maffei were registered at the Palace Hotel, Shanghai, on Sunday

Mr. J.H. Le Rougetel and Miss The marriage arranged between Penrose-Tharkwell will take place in Tokvo next spring. Penrose Thackwell England on January 16.

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Mr. Roland Strasses, the young Passengers departing to-day by Austrian painter, is holding his first on home leave. During his ab the Admiral Oriental Liner London exhibition at the Austrian President Jackson for Shanghai Legation in Belgrave Square. It Dollar Company at Hankow, will include Mr. Douglas Jenkins, is the result of very extensive be in charge of the Chungking American Consul General at office.

Canton, accompanied by Mrs. Travelling and includes scenes in Jenkins, Dr. E. Irizawa, and Mr. Thibet, Mongolia and China. It is announced that the appoint. H. Taggart. Mr. and Miss ment of Capt R V.. S. Johnstone, Clover are travelling to Seattle by Royal Marines, us--District Intelli- the same ship. gence Officer, Singapore, has been

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Miss Doris Woods, Hongkong's popular dancing teacher; whose arrival has been delayed owing to Aileen at Sumatra, is expected her appearances with her slater back per s.s. "Glentara" next Sunday, when she will resume her

exter de a to December 2z next year. Mr. Chow Sin-tang, chairman of Capt. Johnstone has held the ap-the Hapkow Chamber of Conf pointment since February, 1923. merce, and Chow Yung-shuen. and was previously District Intel chairman of the Hankow Street gence Officer at Shanghal for Union League, are interesting classes.

several months,

themselves with plans for the M. de Fleuriau, the French organization of the Hankow Meri Minister in China, who succeeds Among-passengers-departing, chants Volunteer Company A Comte de Saint-Aulaire as French today by theEmpress of request for permission to atm the Ambassador in London, was born Australia" are the following for volunteers has been sent to the Shanghai: Major Cassel, Mr. 1. governor. Zellensky, Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak and Miss Holyoak, Mr. H. Ś. G. Giles, H.B.M. Consul at Canton, accompanied by his family and Sir Henry Gollan, Passengers by the same vessel for Vancouver in clude Mr H. M. Tibby, Manager Morgan Van Curlenberg Orloff, of on October 2z, and left for Paris of the Glen Line, Shanghai, Mr. Messrs. Wälteaway, Laidlaw and The Siamese Minister, ith the MA Goben, A.D.C. to Dr. Sun] Co, Teluk Anson branch, son of personnal of the Legation, and Yat-sen, Mr. G. Ludos de Negri, Mr Norman Orloff, a retired several Boglish friends; were at Mexican Consul General for Hong senior official of the Ceylon Victoria Station to take leave, of loping

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