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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND

The U.S.S., "Sac-13

GENERAL.

Tenders are called in the

One case of smallpox,

now at Shanghai for an indefinite" Gazette" for the supply of 15 Chinese, was notified on Thurs-

day..

stay.

pilot, coats for European Revenue Officers, and for the supply of 5,000 tons of coal to be delivered by April 1.."

The Shanghai A. D. C. are at present engaged in rehearsing "The Mikado," which will be presented at the Lyceum Theatre about the end of this month.

Governor-General Wood chas suspended four members of the Manila City Council for corruption. in awarding a contract for building city schools, says a message from Manila.

The results of the retreat of defented troops and the disband- ment of others already are being

A proclamation regarding the felt around Shanghai. It is re-Judgments (Facilities for Enforce ported from Pootung that 20 such heat) Ordinance, 1921, of Hong- men, all armed with. pistols or kong, as extended to superior: rifes, suddenly entered the dis- courts in the F.M.S., appears in the

"Government Gazette." trict, fired a volley into the air and then commenced to loot the

A number of members of the shops. A member of the volun

to maintain Shanghai Municipal Police have teer body formed. order raised an alarm and was returned from Home leave in

The Shanghai American badly wounded by the robbers, England. These were Sub-Inspec-

that the ventor Robertson, Detective Sergeants Players announce then, fearing" the

and mystery play "The Thirteenth geance of police or regular troops, Douglas. and Robertson,

Sergeants Crowley and Pike. Chair will be presented some made for the open country.

time during February under the direction of Mrs. Gardner Crane."

who

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Particulars can be obtained The Belfast built, cruiser

from the Government Marine

The "Nieuw "Sourabaya "Vindictive"so named in hon Surveyor regarding tenders for a our of the stout old third-classew Police Launch. The principal Courant" learns that tens of thou- cruiser which left her hull in the dimensions are:-length 100 feet sands of guilders have been waters at the bottling up of the O.A; length 94 feet BP; breadth embezzled by a few native princes "hornet's nest"-in one of the zi feet moulded; depth 10 feet in the Sultanate at Djocja. The finest achievements of the British inches moulded; maximum draft money was intended for the Royal

Grants. fleet is being reconditioned at mean 7 feet 6 inches.

The Government will Chatham to take a place in the

hold an enquiry into the leakages: China Squadron. The work is to

A Shanghai man, who with kis

The Russian Embassy in Paris be completed about the end ofwife went on a shooting trip over

will cost

OVAT about Christmas, had the misfortune to has been made March and

to the Soviet £152,000 to complete. Her chief run into the war zone near Feng-representatives of the armament lies in the half dozen ching where they were stopped and Government. The portraits of the of 7.5 inch guns, which are their boat sesrched. The reason late Tsar and Tsarina have been mounted behind armoured protec- given by the soldiers for this sent to the Grand Duke Nicholas, tions, on "the centre line of the search, was that in, the last war who now resides Dear Paris. The ship and have an all-round fire." certain foreigners" found in the plate belonging to the Embassy is The 7.5 inch gun throws a pro-war zone allowed General Sun- valued at £200.000, each piece jectile of 200 lbs. weight to a long Chuan-fang's soldiers to use their bearing the Imperial arms: The distance and with great smashing houseboats for conveying machine- fine furniture of the State rooms guns up the creeks and taking the of the Embassy was worth 450,000, effect."

Chekiang soldiers at a disadvant-but has suffered from neglect age!

during the last few years.

Shanghai people returning frém Christmas holidaya in

An order was made by his Hangehow continue to tell excit ing stories of the way they Honour Judge Sir Skinner Turner managed to return after the rail-in H. M. Supreme Court, Shanghai, way was cut. One party deter for the annulment of a receiving mined to go to Ningpo where they order granted against Messrs. Horace Hanbury, Charles Jackson could board a steamer, and they white and William A. White, The used ricshas, sampans, carts and order was in connection with the even walked a certain distance. receivership of the Central Garage Unfortunately, as they were Mr. D. R. Cooke appeared as crossing the river, the sampan official receiver, and stated that the capsized and threw them into the scheme submitted at the last hear water, They had

a narrowing had been approved and that the escape, but reached their goal- mortgage had been executed to his the wharf where the Shanghai- satisfaction. He asked his Lorship bound ship was modred,

to discharge the receiving order.

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At. Cologne recently

of a huge con⭑ Cardinal Bishop" of Cologne, in the presence gregation, baptised and consecrat- ed the new huge bell, the cost of which has been met by State grant, and private municipal devy, subscription, to replace the "Kai- serglocke," which towards end of the war was lowered from its place in the south tower and cut up to be converted into munitions of war to be used against the Frenchy even as it itself had been mainly cast from French cannon captured in 1879

the

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. C. G. Humphreys returned to Shanghai from Home.

Store

Mr. W. H. Loft has been appointed Deputy Naval Officer at Weihaiwei.

Mr. M. J. Upcout, leader of the Singapore bar, will probably be going Home early this year.

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Mr. W. Turner," manager of In today's "Gazette," the. ap. Reuter's, arrived here by the pointments of Mr. Tsang Sheung Empress of Russia” on a short and Mr. Ip Cheuk as Forest ⚫fficers and Mr. Li Kwai-fat as visit.

Foreman Forester at the Taipo Reserve, are notified.

Sir George Gibb, who arrived in the Colony on" the "Morea," is Chairman of the parent company of the China and Japan Telephone and Electric Co., Ltd., and is here on business connected with the contract with Mr. W. Armstrong, Director of local "company's Criminal Intelligence, who has the Government. been on Home leave, has re- turned to Shanghai,

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The first Shangini wedding of the new year was solemnized at Holy Trinity Cathedral on Saturday afternoon. when Miss Florence Beryl McCnan, daughter of the late Mr. Henry Edward McCann and Mrs. McGinn, was married to Mr. Arthur George Philip Dewing, son Sic Albert Spicer, of the well-of Mr. Charles Dewing and the late known firm of paper merchants, Mrs Dewing. Dean Symons ofici after sixty years in the City of

ated: The marriage has taken place at London, has retired from business Colpetty, Colombo, of Mr. E...H.

A Nairobi message says the Macgregor, of Messrs. Cargilis management. He and Lady Spicer Ltd., son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter are passengers on the P. & O.

"Morea," now passing through Duke and Duchess of York arrived of Strathbungo Hongkong, en route to the North Macgregor,

at Mombassa on December 22. The' Glasgow, with Miss Elvera Elsie Macaulay, daughter of Major and where they intend visiting their town was on fête. The Duchess a white sun helmet. The "Duke, Mrs. Macaulay of Wanganui, New missionary daughter, Miss Evawore a cream colour costume with Dykes Spicer, B.A., Oxford, at

who wore a white Naval Captain's Zealand.

Nanking.

uniform and blue sash, shook hands cordially with the Governor, Arabs officials and everybody. and Goans presented addresses in Illuminated ivory beautifully caskets. The Aga Khan's followers also presented an address. Their... Royal Highnesses then left for Government House. The proces. The sion consisted of five cars. Governor was in the first, the Duke and Duchess of York in the second, Lady Annally and officials in others. After a private lunch Their Royal Highnesses attended

The Hon. Mr. Harold Thomas Creasy, Director of Public Works,

Dr. Frederick G. Bonser, Pro- has had his appointment as an fessor of Education at Teachers official member of the Executive College, Columbia University, New and Legislative Councils, ap- York, is a passenger by thy Presi- Dr. Eonser is the proved by H. M. the King with dent Wilson."

author of several books on educa effect from November 18, 1924.

tional topics, the last published being The Elementary School Curriculum."

Dance, 1895,

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H.. E. the Governor has ap pointed Dr. Joseph Patrick Fehlly to be a medical officer for the purposes of Section 6 of the Dr. A. C. Price, who is a

by Coroner's Abolition Ordinance, ger

the 1888, and Section 18 of the Births has served the Chinese community a vast dancing festival in which and Deaths Registration Ordi-of Shanghai for over ten years every tribe was represented. The a member of the staff of Shantung Duchess was smiling and highly Roud Hospital, and on his departure amused. The Aga Khan's follow- Commander R. R Mann, United has been the recipient of presenta

were actively represented. States Navy, head of the Naval tions both from the foreign anders were the only Indians who radio station at Los Banos, died Chinese Staff. Dr. Price will spend last week in Sternberg General some time in India, where his Hospital, Manila, of acute peri- parents are living, and will then tonitis, Commander Mann had proceed to England, ¡been only three or

of four days.

Commander Mann is survived by

his wife, who is in Manila at pre-

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An incident that had actually taken place in front of the palace of the Governor General of the Dutch Mr. V. Montgomery, who was East Indies at Buitenzorg about a sent, and by his 13 year old son, recently in Bangkok, started fortnight ago, was reported in who is in the Brent School in from Canton without clothes, nearly all the papers, saya a Java walk exchange. Ons night, at about & Baguio,

money or baggage, on a

o'clock, His Excellency was retura- round the world for a wager. He ing to the palace, and the sentry set out attired in old newspapers on duty near the entrance to the The After a life-time spent in mission and got his first suit from the palace challenged him. work in China, Mrs. John Newton police of Canton. He is now Governor General said he was the The sentry, # дет Hayes (Mercle Briggs) passed making for Ceylon via India on "G.G." away at the home of her son, Mr. this journey. At Calcutta he soldier just transferred from an Egbert M. Hayes. 724 Dixwell told a "Statesman" representative outstation, replied, "I don't know Road, Shanghai-Mrs Hayes, who that he reached Bangkok from you, come nearer for my inspec was 71, had been a member of the Hongkong with his finances in a 11ou." His Excellency had to go Presbyterian Mission in China for low condition, and set out to walk reater to him without receiving more than 40 years past, during to Moulmein, arriving after an ny satute first, and to his surprise almost all of that time being adventurous journey over moun- the soldier said, "Anyhow ! stationed at Soochow. She and Mr. tain, plain and river. During his believe you this time," and the Hayes had retired from mission long trek he existed solely on salute was at last given to His work about a year ago and had bananas and rice He spoke Excellency The next day this. since resided in Shanghai warmly of the kindness of the new soldier was sent for by his Mrs Hayes is survived by her villagers he encountered en route, superior. He was thereafter husband, two sons, Egbert, M. and He met only four Europeans, oidered to have a good view of Newton Hayes, and two daughter, Tom Moulmein, Mr Mont His Excellency's big photograph alf of whom are engaged in mission

from 4 p.m. till 5 pm, at che gomery walked to Bangkok.weede work in China.

pilace for 14 days

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