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THE CHINA MAIL.

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A dance will be held at the Craigengower Cricket Club Saturday night, January 17.

Thero will bega Musicale at the Helena May Isstitute for Members and their friends on Thursday, January 22nd, at 4.30 p.m. Tickets should be booked in advance, 50 centsleach; obtainable from the Secretary,

AND

GENERAL.

The Bible Study Circle at the Helena May Insitute will be conducted by Mrs. H. L. Clift on | Friday, at 10,30 am. The meeting

is open to all women.

Newer and biggertramcars for the Peak are foreshadowed by the Invitation of tenders by the Peak Tramway company. This, it is thought, will cope with any con- gestion which takes place at the busy hours of the day."

boat

At yesterday's committee meeting of the Chinese Chamber

The P. and 0. mail of Commerce, it was mentioned that the Chamber had written, to Kalsar-i-Hind arrived at Tilbury the Captain Superintendent of on December 26 after a record Police for an extension of hours voyage from Bombay. Her new for cigarette hawkers to 17 o'clock time from Gibraltar to Plymouth at night instead of 10 o'clock as at is 6r hrs. 17 mins, present. A reply is expected In% few days.

The "China Mail" has receive ed a number of artistic Chinese calendars from Messrs. W. G. Humphreys & Co., announcing their Sperry Blours and breakfast foods.

A correspondent writes to the North Borneo "Herald"-I killed a small green snake with a peculiar heart-shaped head and with white bars across is back, which was hanging in a creeper on the wall of my house. This is said to be one of the most deadly snakes in the country and is, I believe, of the The staff of the Canton Fsame kind that bit Mr. Dale some Municipal Hospital went on strike, years ago at Sandakan, with very but are now back at work owing nearly fatal results. This snake to the intervention of the Comhas a habit of suspending itself in missioner of Public Health, accordinw bushes or creepers where, if ing to the Canton Gazette." The startled, it strikes at whoever is strike is said to have been called passing by. I was quite near it as a demonstration to demand pay before it was seen by my wife, ment for arrears of salary.

"shortly before some painters had

been working at the spot.

One case of enteric fever Chinese, was notified yesterday,

Li Ching-in has informed the Ministry of Communications that he has appointed a "detachment of soldiers and gendarmerie to protect the trains between Peking a" Dally and Tientsin, states Bulletin " cable from Peking.

According to a "Daily Bulletin" cable from Peking, a Chihling Mandate instructs the Ministers of Interior, Finance and Commerceto institute measures to prohibit, so- called prize bonds..

An Indian anti-piracy guard of the river steamer "Anjou," was cautioned at the Marine Court yesterday, for being absent from his ship at Wuchow on January 6. He missed the ship because it

sailed earlier than usual,

..

In an armed robbery com- milled yesterday afternoon, two women inmates of No. 8, Woosung Street, Yaumati, were decoyed to an unnumbered house and there deprived of their personal property amounting to $217. Two men were concerned, one of whom had a revolver. The Police arrested both the men a little later, and most of the property was recovered.

It is understood that the scheme

Mr. W. H. Mallory of the for extending the: Hongkong Hotel

International Famine Relief Com- will not be proceeded with yet,

A motoring accident which mission in Peking has outlined and that the ground floor of the might easily have had serious con- the method adopted to meet the Dewly acquired building, which sequences occurred a fortnight ago situation resulting from the recent was formerly occupied by the on the Kuala Lumpur road, one foods in North China. Co-opera- Alexandra Café, will shortly be mile from Klang. It appears Mr.tion of all Chinese relief agencies O.C.P.D. Kuala has been effected in order that available forerent. The first and Langworthy,

was returning second floors are being used as the Lumpur;

from duplication of effect may be avoid- administrative and clerical offices Kiang with Mr. Teswill in a downed. The American Red Cross has of the Hongkong, and Shanghat pour of rain when he saw another undertaken to deal with situations Hotels Ltd, and allied companies. car approaching. On taking a requiring immediate attention, curve Mr. Langworthy's car skid while the International Famine The estimates for 1925 provide ded. He got the car under control Relief Commission has assumed for material increases in the Hong.however, but almost immediately the task of feeding the population kong Police Force. The increase. It skidded again and went down in areas which will be without food sanctioned on account of the con

the side of the road completely until the next harvest. stantly-increasing population, with turning", turtle and pinning the flooded areas of the Province of Ita attendant increase in crime, occupants underneath. Mr. Hussey, Chihli the autumn crop has been comprises 10 Europeans, 60 Indians OCPD, Klang, who was return-entirely destroyed and the rate of and 140 Chinese and will bringing to his station' saw the accident run-off of the water is so slow that the tots effective strength of the and at once went to their as the planting of winter wheat is Force io 1,625. A new Superinten sistance. Fortunately none of the impassible. This means that these dent, Mr. Scott, has been appoint. occupants of the car was injured people will not have another crop ed.

seriously.

until the autumn of 1925.

In the

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. H. Ashworth Hope, of Ipoh, has left for Europe. He goes to Switzerland.

Dr. J. B. Fearn, manager of the General Hospital, Shanghai, has departed on a trip around the world, expecting to return to Shanghai in about six or seven months.

Mr. A. G. Macdonald, 'Assistant} Warden of Mines, Perak, has been appointed to act as Warden of Mines, Perak.

Mr. Raper, Assistant District Officer, Telak Anson, is going Home shortly on sick leave. Mrs. Raper is accompanying her husband.

Mr. C. H. G. Clarke has been appointed to officiate as Second Magistrate, Singapore.

Lady Rycroft, wife of the Governor of British North Borneo, was a passenger to Singapore by the s.s. "Morea."

The death is announced at the age of 97 of Dr. George Downing Liveing, President of St. John's College, Cambridge.

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The wedding has taken place at Home of Mr. W. E. Speers, Com-The "Morning Post" says it is missioner of Police. Kedah, and believed that Baron Hayashi will The death has occurred of Mr.} Meta, only daughter of Captain retire shortly and return to Eric ChampmaD at the age of 60 and Mrs. McKinty. Cofeen, Japan. Viscount Ishii "and Baron years. He was formerly manager] 'Prince's Gardens, Larne.

Matsui are mentioned as possible at Colombo of the Madura, Com- successors, says a Reuter's cable-pany. gram.

Mr. F. W. Barrow, who has al- ready paid ore visit to Borneo to advise upon the railway, recently arrived from home on his second visit. He precedes the Hon. Mounstuart Elphinstone, managing director of the Chartered Com pany, by three weeks or so..

A

Mr. Houghton, the American Ambassador at Berlin, has in- dicated his willingness to accept the Ambassadorship in London in. succession to Mr. Kellogg, states a Reuter's message from Wash| ington.

At a masonic installation at "Negri Sembilan Lodge, Seremban, i

when Mr. A. B. Cross was installed Mr. August Belmont, whose Master for the ensuing year, over death was recently announced, was a hundred masons from all districts the millionaire owner of Tracery were present, including Sir and Zey. He was head of the Malcolm Watson, D.G.M., Middle. New York banking firm of August East, Scottish Constitution. The Belmont and Co. installation was followed by a banquet.

The engagement is announced of Miss Janet Warren of Tokyo and Mr. Joseph Titcomb Chatman of Kennebunkport, Maine. Mr. Chatman expects to arrive at Tokyo from the States in early February when the marriage will take place. A honeymoon trip.in Japan, 10 Honolulu, and through the Panama Canal is planned, after which they will make their home Jin Andover, Mass.

Mr. F. Bolton, of Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth and Co., Ltd., who has been exploring the possibilities.

of hydro-electric power in the Perak river under the concession granted to the company by the FM.S. Government, left for home from Penang on January 4.

the

Comte Martel, the new Franch Minister to China, arrived in Shanghai with his family on Sun day. The party will leave for Peking to-morrow.

The wedding took place in Sourabaya on November 29, of Miss Carla Hedemann, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Hedemann of Copenhagen, and Mr. H. Chester Walsh, British Vice.Consul, Soura-] baya.

"Mr. Floyd Gibbons, a well- known American journalist, formerly managing editor of the "Chicago Tribune," and now special correspondent' for the paper, has arrived in Singapore from Australia.

The marriage took place at St.) Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur, a fortnight ago, the Rev. B. C. Roberts officiating, of Mr. John Douglas Dalley, of the F.M.S. Police and Misa Margaret Capel Layard, sister-in-law of Mr. G. A. De Moubray, of the F.M.S. Civil Service,

Mr. Hughes, asked whelber his resignation from the office of Secretary of State of the United States foreshadowed an intention Among the passengers on the The death at e age of 72 is on his part to become a candidate P. & O. "Morea" were Dr. and Mrs. announced of Captain Frederick for

Presidency four Robert Liddell of the London Ludwig Sommer, in his native years hence, Indicated. that|| Missionary Society who are on

had, no town of Bonne, Denmark. The be

further political their way to China. During their late Captain Sommer was born on ambillons. He stated that he short stay in Singapore they were June 2, 1851. He joined the desired to devote his time to the guests of Dr. Lim Han Hot. Nippon Yusen Kaisha in 1885 as professional work and would re- Dr. Liddell is the brother of the chief officer, was given con maid sume his law practie after a short British Olympic Champion, Eric. of a ship two years later, and was hollday, states, Reuter's cable-Liddell, who is now at Edinburgh successively in command of the gram from Atlarita.

:

University.

The Rev. Mr. D. G. M. Leith, of

"Hiroshima Maru" "Hyogo Maru," "Satsuma Maru," "Miške Maru,” “Takasago Maru;” “Nagatę Maio,”

The Archbishop of Canton, the the Wesleyan Missign, was "Kumamoto Maru," "mi Maru," Rt. Rev. Merel, was given a drowned in the sea at Egmore, a Tenshin Maru, Hokula Maru," recepiton at the residence of suburb of Madras, on December 27, Kumaro Maru, Bingo Mare" Towkay Kok Cheong-sun-and Mro. The deceased, Mrs. Leith and Kamo Maru," and "Mishima Kok Chong-sun, Pudu, Federated children and a party of friends Maro" He retired from the service Malay Slates The Rex Fiber ment to bathe in the lagoons. on August 23, 1917, but lived in LeMaher, of the Church of St. Suddenly the Rev. Mr. Leith was | ● Yokohama until 1922, when be Anthony Robertson-rd, accom-swept into a deep whirlpool. He left for Europe. Captain Sommer panied his lordship, who later did not know how to swim and held the Meritorious Service medal fulfilled other engagements. A disappeared. An immediate search of the N.Y., and the Fourth Class | dinner party was held in the was made and Miss Horwoon Oider of the Sacred Treasure. avening.

found the body in shallow Wales."

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