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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The annual meeting of the Victoria Diocesan Assoction is to be hold in theffelenh May Institute on February 11 after the reception to the Bishop and Mrs Duppay."
Mr.
The ship's company of H.M.S.
Edgar Warwick Is "Hawkins will hold a fancy dress bringing Wish Wynne, in her. carnival danes on Saturday even fantous character studies, to the ing at the Seamen's Institute, Star Theatre on February: 10
Seats should be hooked early.
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The Bhe Fume) steamer Mrs. E. H. McEwen, who re *** Putaexel 248** ints met with' bod ".. Silk forwarded from here by cently lost some jewellery, valued weather, on her way from Sing the s.s. Empress of "Asia" on at $100, from her residence a jure, and was expected to arrive at | Tanuary 8, arrived in New York Leys Lodge, Nathan Road, KowHongkong at 1 pm. to-day. | (St. John's, Park) on January 31, loon, has again reported to the
having been 23 days in transit. police the loss of $456 »
The Juicine Matheson steamer "Wo Song, Captain C. Robertson, The Manchurian Research arrived of Trussly from Swntow Society which is responsible for and reports strong north-easterly the "forthcoming great exhibition monsoon with cold weather and In Harbin is showing great high mins, ¡ energy in making this a kreat
Au undierised revolver of 25 Over 500 letters have success. been received from Arms and enlibre in the lands of Toribio organisations who wish to take" Mucario, għanlleu, accidentally bart, and both the Chinese and killed John Calloway, jun Russian Commissionera are hard student. who died at San Juan de at work.
Pids hespital. Manila, on January
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From Messrs. Noronha & Co, ed to have been experimenting in publishers, has been received a recording the preliminary vibras (opy of the official race book for tions of earthquakes, and to have the Jockey Club niceting on discovered a new means" of re February 16, 17, 18 and 21. As cording the tremor, quicker and usual, it is a comprehensive guide! more accurate, than that at present with 'a host of information which used. If his Invention will give will be very useful... sufficient time to get out of build. ings before the earthquake comes, He will have accomplished some thing.
The crew of the D.K.K. steamer "Hakushin Maru" on a recent run from Shanghai to Dairen noticed wounded whale, with, a harpoon sticking in it, about 150 miles out from the latter port. The mammal was taken, in tow and transported to Dairen, where it died shortly afterwards. The whale was after- wards put up to auction and realised two thousand yen, Later Information indicates that it had escaped" from whale fishers near Karatsu.
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From the Vacuum. Oil Com. pany has been received a copy of
Chinese Edition of Correct Lubrication," a pamphlet which it is felt certain, will be found of very material use to any of the readers of the "China Mall" who' employ Chinese chauffeurs, particularly as this booklet contains many illustrated remedies for com mon engine troubles. This will undoubtedly enable any Chinese chauffeur to effect minor repairs without the expense of sending the car to a garage. It may be. stated that the Vacuum Oll Company is prepared to supply this booklet free of charge to any one interest ed. A note to the local manager of the company at King's Building, Connaught Road, will result in the receipt of a copy..
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SOCIAL
Joseph Grimble, who faced trial on remand at the British Court, Shanghai, on charges" of returning from deportation to Hongkong and of obtaining from Mrs. Lohman as electrical massage instrument and $20 under false pretences, was sentenced to serve two months in jail and ordered. to be re-deported on the first charge and an additional two months on the second charge.
The Chinese version of the new American condensed type of newspaper is soon to appear in Peking. Plans are being made to put the first issue of the "Ti Yi Shiao Pao" (the first small daily paper) on the street this month As in American papers, important items will be condensed to a few words. The purpose of the backers of the paper is to popularise newspaper reading.
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A Chinese woman, living at No. 59, Connaught Road West, was injured in a tramcar accident yesterday and had to be removed to the Government Civil Hospital.
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The Vice-Chancellor will give
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a second and concluding lecture on Shelley" to the Cathedral Hall, on Tuesday, February fo, it 6 p.m. Those who lntend to go are advised to read "Adonals,""
A District Court-martial will{ assemble at Murray Barracks to-morrow at 10 a.m., for the trial of Corporal Henry James Short of the 1st. Batt. East Surrey and Pte, William Henry Noonan,
Regiment.
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At the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, two Chinese. were each fined $50 for breathes of the Dangerous Goods Regulations. In one case a quantity of gun- powder was kept in and in the other a cellar where occupied by a number of people,
firewood was kept was used for storage of kerosene ofl.
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Kongmoon Yesterday, the her run after her annual overhaul. steamer "San Nam Hol" resumed
'Kwong The Wuchow steamer Ying" is undergoing repairs at Shamshuipo after grounding and the "Wo Ping" is being converted into a passenger steamer with a new superstructure.
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Marshal Chang Tso-lin, ac- cording to a Tientsin despatch, has established an immigration bureau there for the sole purpose of immigrating unemployed and poor people in Chihli to the Three
Eastern "Provinces for reclama-` tion work. He is said to have
raised $1,000,000 to meet the ex-
penses.
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SATURDAY, February 7th, 1925
Exceptionally cold weather has been experienced at Canton during the past few days. During the early hours of Jummary 30, and 31,
The Director of Education there was a noticeable full of snow. (Mr. G N. Orme), at yesterday's The temperature was much lower meeting of the Education Com- than usual, and many ürticles inmittee, mentioned that he had only daily use became frozen. The poor that morning received the report and homeless have been receiving of the sub-committee which met to relief from charitable institutions in consider the desirability of teach the form of cotton pudded clothesing Portuguese at the Belilion • and bet food stuff. The farmers Public School. He would circulată welcome the snowfall and antici- it to members of the Board and pate a plenteous harvest in the then it could be discussed at a Spring
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PERSONAL.
Mrs. Middleton Smith and Mr. J. | Sir Ronald and Lady Macleay Middleton Smith left by the .. leave Peking on February 10 on "St. Albans" for Australla. Other leave. passengers included. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Shand and daughters.
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Mr. T. Herlihy, manager of the Grand Hotel, Tsingtao, following | a trip to Manila and Hongkong, li making a brief visit to Shanghai stopping at the Astor House.
A reception in honour of the Bishop of Victoria and Mr. Duppuy is to be given in the Helena May Institute on Wednes day, February 11, at 4.30 p.m.
Mr. A. D. Lalchand, manager of Messrs. W. Assomull and Co., is leaving Shanghai for "home on furlough.
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Mr. F. L. Mayer, Second Secre- tary of the U. S. Legation, Peking: was in Shanghai recently en route for Manila.
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The Norwegian missionary, Mr. Anda, who was seized by bandits at Sichwan (Hupeh) early in November, has now been released.
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The Hon. Mr. Mountstuart Elphinstone, Managing Director of the British North Borneo Company, was due to arrive in North Borneo on January 17, for a fairly pri longed visit.
Mr. Tokichi Tanaka, ex-Vice- Minister for Foreign Affairs, and,, Mr. Samata Fuwa, ex-Chief of the General Affairs Department of the "Eastern News Agency," have decided to join the "Japan Times" as Manager and Editor-in-Chief respectively,
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and the Loyals again paraded without a stain on their · moral escutcheon.
According to a Munich dispatch At the close of the last regular
of January 29 to the "Deutsche meeting of the Rotary Club, Shang- Col. J. Barnard, Assistant Mill-Allgemeine Zeitung," Ludendorff hai, Mr. H. B. Lane, former pre-tary Attaché at the U. S. Legation, will withdraw from political sident, said a few valedictory words Peking, who has been in Shanghai activities to avoid further con- before his departure for America, for a few days, has returned to the troversies, thus clearing the road
capital.
for the re-organisation of the Mr. H. Anderson, of the Chinese
nationalist socialist liberty move- A GOATS DIET. ・ Maritime. Customs at Samshul, A Reuter cable from Toklo ment under Hilter's leadership. has been transferred to the, Lappai reports the death of Mr. Sennosuke Station. Mr. O. Phahl goes from) Yokota, Minister of Justice, the
CHOCOLATES AND CRIME
The goat was not penalised, for Whampoa to Samshul is Mr. mainstay of the Seiyukai, who has by his son, arrived last week in Mr. H. W. Kinney, accompanied
SHEETS.
many of the rank and file owed Anderson's successor,
died from preumonia. His death Peking from Tokio and expects to
him a deep debt of gratitude. The is regarded as a serious loss to make his home in Peking. Mr.
other day he ate up all the crime political circles, where he was Kinney has until recently been North Lancashire men who have An amusing story of the Loyal
sheets.
The mascot which is a three-year- always concidered a possible editor of "The Tranc-Pacific, a been recently stationed at Shan-old with a pair of horns that would Premier.
magazine published by the Japan haikwan near the Great Wall 1 do credit to a prize bull, was dis Advertiser Co. of Tokio, and hel China for the protection of The death is announced of Ms. has gained wide fame as an author. [ British subjects during the civil covered in Chanak. Where the Murata Tamnotsu at his residence fo His work includes two well-known war is told in the "Far EasteÏA | company goes there goes the
Mr. Wen Shib-tsen (T.S. Wen), Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in the late Nanking Government, who took part in the negotiations following the Lincheng outrage, is a visitor to Họpgkong,
· goat.
German social statistics conclud-
Omachi, Kamakura. Mr. Murata novels, "The Code of the Kate Times" A brass tablet has been placed was to his 84th year. He was the tens" and "Broken Butterflies," in the baptistry of St. John's pioneer and president of the Japan both published
The reputation of the Loyal Cathedral by Dr., and Mrs. Black Marine
comparatively Regiment hung in the balance. Products Association, recently and both most favourably A serious outbreak of robbery had in memory of their son Colin, who which he had organised in 1881, received. Mr. Kinney will repres occurred in the canteen, and there ed toward the end of last year died in the Indian Ocean on his and in this respect he won the sent "The Japan Advertiser" ธ way to Britain in
1923, aged special favour of the late Prince Peking and expects to continue his eight years.
Fushimi, and was made a member: writing.
was every evidence to show that show that 200,000 German war a cunolog member of the light widows were married again by of the House of Pears in 1890.
fingered profession had been at October 5, 1922. work. Mr. H. Owen Hughes, who has Prior to this he had been dispatch-
Chocolates from the can- Britain and
The wedding of Miss Elizabeth teen had been constantly dis- represented Hongkong at cricketed to study in
Dade Embick, daughter of appearing, and the thief or An Interport matches here and in Germany. Shanghai, sailed by the s.s. "St.
Colonel and Mrs. Stanley Dunbar thieves bad left no finger-prints Albans for Sydney. He expects The Director of Education (Mr. Embick to. Mr. Albert Condy, or other clues to their identity. the canteen was to be in time to see the last of the G. N. Orme) presided over the Wedemeyer, Lieutenant, United Even when
the Education Stutes Infantry of Fort McKinley, locked up for the night "the Five. Test Matches "between I meeting of Australia and England.
Committee yesterday, and there took place this afternoon at the chocolates continued to disappear, were also present the Inspector of sunken gardens of the Corregidor the only. deduction, therefore, An application bas been for English Schools (Mr. E. Ralphs), Club, Manila. Miss Embiek was being that the work was that of a warded to the British War Office the Inspector of Vernacular attended by her sister. Miss skilled inside" cracksmat. [by the Shangbat Municipal Council Schools (Mr. A. R. Cavalier), the Margaret Embick as maid-of-A special court of inquiry was. for permission for Sergeant InRey T W PEACE OBB the honour, and the bridesmaida bald, and while the officer pre structor of Muskerry P. Campbell, Rev. A. D, Stewart, Dr. A. D. were the Misses Dorothy Rogen siding was taking down the Shanghai Scottish Company of the Hickling, M.B.E., Dr. Wan Man-stock, Elinor Hero, Cecile Hart, evidence the regimental · Angore Volunteer Corps, to be attached to kat, Messrs. S. W Teo, U. Rum Barbara King and Adeline goat poked his head inside the the Small Arms School, Hythe, in jahn, B. Wylle. L. Forster, E. F. Kendall. The ceremony was per- door. His face and whiskers wera May next, for the purpose of Aucott, J. M. Alves and G. P. de formed by Chaplain E. W. Weber smeared with chocolate The undergoing a course lu Musketry, Martin (Secretar
of Corregidor..
court of inquiry then adjourned
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