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THE

STAR

MONDAY NIGHT Dec. 22

at 9.15

GRAND

CONCERT

By:

SIGNOR GIULIO

RONCONI

World Famous Italian Baritone Student of Cottogne and creator of the leading baritone roles in Meyerbeer's "L'Africaine"; Verdi's " Otello"

etc. etc., etc.

Assisted by Mr Harry Ore at The Piano. Popular Prices $3, $2 & $1. Booking at Moutries and The Star.

QUEEN'S THEATRE

(ALTIUGENILECITHI

TO-DAY, at 2.30, 5.15 and 7.15 p.m.

CONSTANCE TALMADGE

in

"POLIY OF THE FOLLIES'

A First National Attraction

Prices: 80 ct., 50 cts, & 30 cts.

Booking at the Theatre

HOBERLINÓMIEJI.

To-night & Tomorrow at 9.15 p.m.

LAST TWO PERFORMANCES

A NEW PROGRAMME

LONG TACK SAM

HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE COMPANY

COMPANY

Prices: $3-$2-$1-& 50-cts.

BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S

THEATRE ROYAL.-

THREE NIGHTS Commencing at NINE O'CLOCK

DECEMBER 17th, 19th and 20th

THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD

BOOKING NOW OPEN AT ANDERSON'S

PRICES: $3.00, $2.00 and $1,00

THE CHINA MAIL..

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

from

senile One death decay," is one of the itente, in the report of the Incoming s.s. "Tal yuan" from Melbourne.

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'Captain. W. "Brewer of the Hydrangea" notified, on arrival here this morning. that the "Fukki Maru" was stift n fire yes terday, on the Swatow Bar Her back was broken.

About eighty pedigreed dogs are to arrive in Hongkong on Detalls are not available at present but it is sur

December 21.

mised that they are mostly bound for Shanghai and Japan. They are coming up on Japanese steamer from Australia. This will not be the first occasion on which dogs have been shipped up.

Some 4,000 new goldlers, recruited for Gen. Sun Chuan- fang's army in Cheklang, passed through Shanghai on their way to Hangchow. About 1,500 others from Hankow are due in a few days.

"Protectors of the Merchants and Residents" Thus runs the inscription in Chinese on a tablet presented to Col. W. F. L. Gordon, Commandant of the SVC, by the Chinese Ratepayers. Association on behalf of the Shanghai Chinese community as a token of their ap Useful as well as attractive is.preciation of the splendid services. the Christmas souvenir, that the of the Volunteers during the recent

provincial war crisis." Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Con- densed Milk Co. are issuing this year, namely packets of playing cards backed with" a design in colours showing some of the company's well-known products

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At meeting of paper importers at the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce a Paper Importers' Association was launched in Shanghai. Mr. W.

Normann

elected President, Mr. A. Eveleigh Vice- President and "Mr. A. Bye secretary,

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Mr. Wen Shih-tsen, Commis stoner of Foreign Affairs, left Shanghai for Nanking on Decom. ber 11, to discuss important matters

with Marshal Chi Haich-yuan, Tuchun of Kiangsa. This is inter- esting in view of the determined efforts, now being made in Peking to oust Marshal Chib Hsich-yuan, a mandate for whose dismissal was! issued yesterday. Local Chinese. political circles anticipate" sensa tional developments in the Yangtze political arena during the week-

end.

Ascribing the outery in Japan against the American nival maneuvres to discussion by those not sufficiently familar with the facts, General Itam, Chief of the

According toa "Daily Bulletin" A number of prominent Chi- Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff, in an interview asserted that cable from Tokyo, the latest official nese leaders, including Mrs. Japan officially is totally unconist of the casualties resulting from Hsiung Hsi-ling (a famous scholar cerned over the manoeuvres, which the sinking of the "Kwanto Maru" and reformer and wife of a former are purely, an American concern. gives 114 survivors; the number of Premier), Mrs. George Chien Hsu says a Reuter message from Tokyo: bodies recovered, 10 total dead, (president of the Ladies' College 54: and the missing, 42. Thereof Law and Politics, the wife of a was a greater number on board the vessel than was at first reported. A naval enquiry is to be opened.

former Minister of Justice), Mrs. Tang Shaoy! (wife of a former Premier) and Mrs. Lo Chang (wile of the Chinese Consul-General in 4 Chinese press report is to Canada, and daughter of Dr. Kang cal advocate and reformer) have the effect that Mr. Han Kuo-chun, Yu-wei, the well-known monarchi-

For information leading to the arrest of the culprits responsible for the bomb.attempt on General Hung Shiu-lun, at Kowloon City on October 26, the Police are offer ing $1,000 reward. General Hung is an anti-Sun leader and he was Civil Governor of Kiangsu, wille formed a new organization known] leaving his home in Kowloon when a bomb was thrown at him. For tunately, it did not explode. In the early days of the Revolution he successfully contested extradi tion proceedings taken here against him by ex-Tuchun "Lung Chi- kwang.

concurrent Military appointed Governor, with either Gen. Chen

Tupan. Tino-yuan or Gen. Kung Pang-doh Should as associate Marshal Chi not hand over office within seven days, the Fengtien be brought south troops will against him.

There was a further sale of Shanghai school authorities and students are lodging a strong griffins, discards and others, at the Bazaar, Shanghai, on protest against the encampment Horse

number of of more than 1,000 of Gen. Chang: December 10. A Yuan-rings-troops-in the Chinese griffics, whose reserves at the Public Recreation Ground at West, previous sale were judged to be Gate. These men have been here prohibitive, were disposed of at since the recens Kiangsu-Chekiang considerably reduced prices. The conflict, and now the Defence feature of the auction was the sale Commissioner is asked to with- of Symphony, for whom there was draw them. Complaints have also spirited bidding from various been lodged with Gen. Chang quarters. Starting at Tis. 1,500, against his troops for living in offers rapidly went up to Tls. 2,800 private residences, public guilds, and at this price the pony was temples and schools in the vicinity knocked down to Mr, Dallas. A of Langhus. Gen. Chang has good-looking chestnut griffin, with ordered the men to get out and not a good report on its 1/4 mile trial to molest the people in future, gallop, was sold for Tis. 2,000, Mr.

Allan being the purchaser. says the N-C." Daily News"

as the National Women's League, interests and welfare of Chinese the aim of which is to further the womenfolk..

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The "Intransigeant " recounts faccording 10 Reuter) that

attached to the Englishmen League of Nations recently set himself to compose thumbnail sketches of the nations of the world. Among his lightning de finitions were the following

One Englishman is a fool;

a match two Englishmen are

great thres Englishmen are a nation.

One. German is a pedant; two Germans make a brewery; three, Germans make war.

One Americao is a millionaire: two Americans are two drunkards; three Americans are prohibition.

One Frenchman is" a gossip; two Frenchmen are a conference; three Frenchmen mean a good dinner, and all that a good dinner leads to.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. N. G. de Ma

the Italian

Ambassador in Tokyo, who left Yokonania for Home on a months furlough by the "Presi dent. McKinley is quoted by the lochi" as saying that he hoped to induce d'Annunzin, the noted poet and patriot, to, go to Japan

next year.

His Grace the Archbishop of Go is at present staying at the Spanish Mission in Hongkong, being due to leave for Indin to- marrow. He hopes to spend Christmas in Singapore. The Bishop of Macao is also on a brief visit to the Colony.

Two former residents of Shang-

Mr. Gion Murakami has been! Japanese Consul- appointed General at Hongkong.

Mr. Reece H. Barkalow, the new Third Secretary of the U. s. Legation, and Mrs. Barkalow, have left Shanghai for Peking via Tientsin.

Mr. W. Armstrong, Chief of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Shanghai Municipal Police, leave by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamer due on January 2.

The funeral of the late Mr. E. Ti Arnold, whose death was reported || yesterday, took place at Happy hai have been returned to Parlia-is expected to return from Home Valley in the afternoon at the mest in the Conservative interest Protestant Cemetery: the Rev.

G. R. Lindsay conducting then the recent election, They are rave-side service. Those present Mr. Cecil Hanbury, formerly con- included Mrs. Arnold, Mr. Everest, nected' with Messrs. Probst, Han- a number of 'deceased's colleagues bury & Co., and Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messrs. Deacon. The last and others.

nured was also resident in Hong- kong for some years,

Mr. Tsuneo Matsudaira, Vice- Minister of Foreign Affairs and for some time in charge of the Tokyo Bureau of European and American been appointed Affairs, has Japanese Ambassador to Washing ton..

Eng-Capt.. E. G. Pallot, who is now undergoing a senior course

.The **Siam Observer". is Miss Doris Woods, the well- of engineering, and is attached to the "Victory," will be transferred anxious that Sir Malcolm Watson known teacher of dancing, arrived the s.5. "Glentara" this to the "Tamar" for duty as chief should be engaged by the Siamese engineer at Hongkong Dockyard Government to visit Bangkok and morning. Miss Woods made a as from December 14. He served advise on anti-malarial work prolonged stay in London, where there, saying that "the she studied all the latest forms of recently as chief engineer. at

cannot be 80 very dancing under the most famous

teachers in the capital. possessed of excellent initiative. far off His general aim was to introduce be just as notorious for malaría changes which would be conducive las is any town or village in the

F.M.S." to economy, and in this he was successful.

ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY Pembroke, and proved himself tim when Bangkok will

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Commander W. F. Simonpetri, USIN., has arrived in Shanghai to assume charge of the N.S." Navy Purchasing Office, relieving Com.. mander H. W. Browning, who] shortly will return to the United States vid Europe. Commander

The latest titbit from the Lieut..Commander R.-D. King. Chinese press regarding the Harman, a member of a well- "Christian" General is that Mar- known Irish family, has been shal Tuan Chi-jui has instructed and Mrs. Simonpetri are staying appointed to the light cruiser Dr. C. T. Wang to visit Marshal at the Palace Hotel, "Carlisle," China Station and will Feng Yu-hsiang at the Western join her from the "Weymouth," Hills near Peking, to urge him to which left Southampton last withdraw his letter of resignation month for Hongkong, with a new and to come out of retirement: crew for the light cruiser Tuan promises Feng a high mili- "Despatch." Lieutenant A. R. tary post in Anhui. Farquhar will return-home-by the "Weymouth" and Lieut., O., 0. Governor General Wood has Shintaro Kawashima, Consul Wrey, O.B.E., will join the "Des- decided to recommend to President General at Hamburg, and Mr. patch," temporarily, on her recom- Coolidge the appointment of Shiro Hanaoka, Councillor to the missioning.

Associate Justice E. Finley John- Japanese Embassy at Rome.. son as Chief Justice of the Philip

Among the diplomatic ap

ments mentioned in a point "Daily Bulletin" cable from Tokyo, are Mr. Socho Yamasaki, Vice Consul at Sydney; Mr. Yoshihiko Taketomi, Consul. -General-at-San-Franciscot-Mr.

The vacant majority in the East piné Supreme Court vice the late Marshal Feng Yu-belang, the Surrey Regiment the 1st Batta- Manuel Amullo. The recom-Christian" General, is stated by tion of which is at Hor gkong-has mendation is made with no inten- a Chinese newspaper to be, living been filled by the advancement of tion of breaking the precedent of in the Western Hills, Poking, in Captain Frederick A... Bowring, having a Filipino as Chief Justice, eclusion, and 'wearing the habit of latterly adjutant of the 8th Batta but out of appreciation of Justice Buddhist monk. This sounds Hon at Surbiton. Major Bowring Johnson's 24 years of excellent like the typical petty falsifications has served in the regiment since service Justice Johnson's retire of the Chinese press when it seeks 1906, was adjutant of the 1st ment is expected shortly after the to discredit some political leader. Battalion in the early days of the appointment, if President Coolidge But if it really were true 1 It would late war, in the course of which he dets favourably on the recombe a pathetic roti-climax-after-alt was severely wounded (1014 star meudation, which will leave the that has been said and written with clasp, British War Medal and way clear for the permanent about him by his missionary the Victory Medal, mentioned in appointment of a Filipino to the admirers, remarks the N.C. "Daily despatches).

News,” "[post.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1924.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS

GRAND CARNIVALS

Fancy

or

Evening Dress

Optional

HONGKONG HOTEL

BOXING NIGHT December 26th.

LATE CAR TO PEAK 1.30 am.

TEA DANCES DAILY "DINNER LANCES NIGHTLY

IN

GRILL ROOM

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

NEW YEAR'S EVE, December 31st. GRAND NEW YEAR CELEBRATION DINNER DANCE

(Fancy or Evening Dress Optional) LATE CAR TO PEAK 2.00, " LATE BUS TO HONGKONG 1,15 a.m. LATE BUS TO PEAK HOTEL 1.15 m

TEA DANCES

'FRIDAY-December 26th.- SATURDAY-December 27th.

DINNER DANCES

SATURDAY-December 27th, SATURDAY January 3rd

̈THURSDAY—January 1st,

ORCHESTRAL CONCERT

during TIFFIN-to be followed by

TEA DANCE

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