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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL

Upward of 109 Chinese shops in Peking had to close their doors at the New Year, owing to financial difficulties.

AND

GENERAL.

An order for the confiscation of 14 revolvers, seven automatic pistols and 3,000 rounds of Ammunition, wis made by Min. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloor The Secretary to the Shanghai Magistracy yesterday. Sergeant Municipal Council has been direct- Johnstone, who made the applica- ed to take the necessary action to tion. said that the Captain of the enforce the registration of Chinese "Angkor handed him the and unregistered foreign medical stuff. practitioners, and also to carry into effect the Council's decision to impose a condition to the licence issued to chemists on the lines of the minute of July 16 Fast.

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The appointment of a paid adjutant for the Shanghai Volun: teer Corps is being considered by the Watch Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Council.

set for the 25th anguil'. cam-

According to the old Chinese calendas. to-day is the beginning of the season of Rain Water (yu-shui)...

health on Derby Day..and a clean There was a clean bill of weep for the winners of cash sweeps.

The FMS. Government has contributed a sum of $2,142,57 10- ward the Imperial Institute funds.

Four men appeared on February 12, before the Mixed Court, Shanghal, on a charge of intimidating workers at the Nagal Wata Kaisha Cotton Mills, where about 10,000 met,, women and children are how out of work, Three of the men were brought before Mr... Jacobs.', American Assessor and one before Mr. Bucknell. The case was remand- ed.

The goal of $40 000 has been work is being 'carried out in con obtained for St silver. One map At Kongmoon, surveying nection with the scheme of con structing a bund along the river front leading to Pak-kai.

paign of the Chinese YMCA

at Shanghai.

Although an analysis of the returns for 1923 shows that the British Empire's share of the foreign trade was about 41 per cent, it should not be overlooked, says a writer in the "London Times," that Hongkong contribut- ed nearly two-thirds of that share, and in this connection the fact that Hongkong is a distributing centre. for South China, should not be forgotten.

attendant on the fatal parachnce The enquiry into the facts descent of Mr. R. Earnshaw has een fixed for Wednesday next, February 25.

Owing to the influx of a con- siderable number of light-weight copper coin, the value of silver coin has increased. In some parts of Shanghai 400 coppers can be alone is said to have brought to Shanghai more than half a million of the light-weight coins.' The authorities, in response to a request

import under threat of severe from the merchants, have consented to take action forbidding their

punishment.

com-

A novel method of "The Rock," the organ of the bating mosquitoes was proposed local Catholic Men's Club, has recently to the French Academy made a belated appearance. This of Science by Dr. Legendre. He the first issue since November, stated that in certain parts of but it is hoped in future to appear Brittany he had discovered a regularly monthly. The Novem-family of harmless mosquitoes The expenses incurred by theber-February magazine is very revealed the fact that wherever which do no, bite. Close search F.M.S. Government in connection good. The local subjects are these particular mosquitoes are with the visit of the King of Siam interestingly treated, and there found, the noxious type do not aigounted to $1,217.25.

are several excellent articles of a

exist. The proposal, therefore, is more general nature.

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At present foreign money orders are issued and cashed by.. eleven post-offices in Siam, includ- ing two in Bangkok. That number

will be doubled from April 1.

The Chekiang forces appear to have been very much alert when they decided to evacuate Shanghai

Among the things they took with them were five of the French

breed millions of these non- biting, mosquitoes at all points where their presence would be desirable to evacuate the other and dangerous families.

Last Thursday being the anaeroplanes from the aerodrome at accurring with

Armed robberies, though not niversary of the "unification of the Lunghwa. These planes formed which characterised the situation the frequency north and south of Chiha" a general holiday was declared in air force which daily went boniting less taking place with a regularity part of General Lu Yung-hsiang's several months ago, are neverthe Shanghai. All local Chinese public

the enemy lines offices, with the exception of the

during the of period, not locality, that is Mixed Court, were closed for the plember war. According to the causing the Shanghai police many "Chinese Press, General Kuan- [day. The holiday was really a

an anxious nfoment: The hsin, the Minister of War, ordered number of arrests hade fortunate nominal one, because of the

the local police chief to seize they counterbalances the political situation, and most of the

crimes his

men committed, and with such a state official staffs were working as usual. machines but when Flags decorated the doors of the reached the aerodrome it was as of affairs existing, the officers of bare as Mother' Hubbard's the law are to be congratulated on cupboard.

the work done, says a local paper,

different offices, but there were no receptions.

SOCIAL

AND PERSONAL.

Among passengers leaving | Lieut. C. D. Armstrong, M.C., Hongkong for Australia yesterday East Surrey Regiment, has been by the s.s. "Mishima Maru" were promoted to Captain from October Mr. M. Manuk, Mr. M. E. F. Airey 16. 'and Mrs, and Misa Aircy, and Mr.

Tang (St. Stephen's' College).

Lieut. G. A. S. "Cope. East Surrey Regiment, arrived here by 'Malwa" and rejoined the

the ss. unit.

Lieut. and A. 1 R. E. M C E. Dodd, R. E, and Lieut. OS G. Sheppard, R.E.. having embarked for Home on December 19 and 31. respectively, have now been struck off the strength of the local Command.

The appointment of Lt.Col. L. M: Cosgrave in succession to Dr. J. W. Ross (retired) as Canadian Trade Commissioner to China is now officially announced by the Minister of Trade and Commerce at Ottawa."

The Hon. Mr. Cecil Clementi, CM.G., Colonial Secretary of Ceylon (formerly of Hongkong) is acting as Officer Administering the Government until the arrival of the new Governor," Sir Hugh Clifford, G C.M.G.

The marriage took place at St, Mary's Church, Bambalapitiya, on Mr. W. Adam Oram is revisit. January; 31 of Mr. G. P. Adams, ofing familiar scenes and old friends Messrs. Gow, Somerville and Co., Bangkok. He retired from the Colombo, with Miss Ursula Mary service of the Hongkong and (May) Pirrie, elder daughter of Shanghai Bank shortly after his Mr and Mrs. Norman Pirric of last visit to the East, which was in Adderstone Lodge, St. Margaret's 1917. He has been staying with on-Thames, Middlesex.

Mr. R C. Edwards. He is return ing Home across the Pacific.

Major F. A. B. Johnstone, 24th Bombay Grenadiers (K.EO) has been granted six months' extension of leave until August 22.

The Wish Wynne company, of entertainers sailed for Singapore yesterday by the ss. "Tilawa,"

Captain G. J. Dilg, well known in local shipping circles, was a passenger for Singapore by the s.s. "Tilawa" yesterday.

Mr. Andrew W. Anderson, the Hongkong representative of the United States Shipping Board, was a passenger to Manila by the s.s. "President Pièrce" yesterday.

The forthcoming wedding is announced of Mr. Robert Charles Piggott of the R.A.0.C.. to Miss Elsie Molly Dixon, of Erown Hill, Catford.

The Very Rev. Fr. P. Tamayo, Provincial of the Dominican Order in the Far East, was a passenger by the sis. Mishima Maru," yesterdays for Manila. Father Tamayo is returning from an extended visit of inspection of the several missions of his Order. He is an accomplished English scholar and was for several years connected with the University of Santo Tomas, one of the oldest Universities in the world,

Typically courteous is General. Sir John Fowler's letter to the A pretty wedding was solemn Commandant of the Shanghaiized at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Volunteer Corps. During his Shanghai, which was tastefully occupancy of the Command in decorated with bamboos, plants, Hongkong General Fowler has and flowers, on February 12, pad several visits to Shanghai, when Miss Edith Margaret Grey, most of them connected with the younger daughter, of Captain and Volunteers, and he has always Mrs. E. Lawson Grey, of Shanghai, faken the kemnest interest in the became the bride of Mr. Robert do`ngs and efficiency of the Corps, Frost, of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe while the very great charm of his son and Co., Ltd, son of Mr. and

The P, and 0, s.. "Kashgar" is personality has made him extrenie Mrs. J. Frost of Redcar, York-nging the following pasaga ly popular with all ranks. And it shire. Dean Symons officiated. *wers ter Hongkong --Mr. L. R. is characteristle of him, that he

Andrewes, M. 4. H. Burgers, MP. writes not to say farewell, · but

The marriage is announced to H. W. Brunan, R.N., Miss., 6. merely au revoir.

take place at Shanghai in March of Chende, Mr. P. J. Condon, Lieut. The newly appointed Foreign Major K. M. Bourne, M.C., late R. A Cockayne, Mr. V. H. Lancashire Regiment, Chitteiden, Pay Coindr. P. G. Affairs Commissioner, Mr. Hu Chun, arrived in Hankow on younger son of Sir Frederick Cunningham. HN ME W. A. February 8. He is a returned Birne, C.MG, and Lady Bourne, Dyer, Mr. d. : Dick, Mrs. B. of Mayfield, Sussex, and Marion, Be Saune. Mr. A. W. Eastinan, student who studied in France, daughter of Mr. Harold Porter, Master Bastian, Mr. J. F. Fagten, and he is a native of Hupek.

H.M. Consul-Geners at Mukden, Mr. Won. FitzSiamin. Mr. J. (. S. Ferider, Mr and Mrs, F. H. Glover and child, Mris and, Mrs. E. IL.

South

Sir Anton Bertram, Chief Justice and of Mrs. Porter. of Ceylon, presided for the last

time at the Kandy Assizes on Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman," Histed, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Tall, January 30. At the close of Minister in Peking, will become Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Holland and the day's work the entire Bar Dean of the Diplomatic Corps with child, Mr. E. E. Hagger, Mr. and assembled in the Audience Hall the departure from Peking this Mrs. C. 11. Deddra aud infot, Mr. to join in an expression of farewell, month of the present Dean, M. J. W.-H. Megat, Mr. L. di,

Mr W. and tributes were paid to Sir Anton Batalha de Freitas, and of the act Mist,

Mair, Rev. by the leading members of the jug Dean, M. Oudendijk. In order The Ilon, B.-G. W. Maith, Mas, legal-profession in Kandy.

of presentation of credentials, Dr. J. MacIndos, Dr. and Mrs. 1. Schorman is actually sixth on the Newton, Mr. Adamis Omuua, Mr. A sabicgram from the Board of diplomatic list, but following the and Mrs, R. J. Rioul, Burg-Lt. Foreign Missions of the Presby. Fortuguese and Durchs Ministers, WT Bank K. MIC M terian Church, U.S.A, announces come the Minister from Cuba, Smith, Mis. M. Sinzu. Mish 3. the death of Miss Clyde Birthale who is

present absent, Humpson, Mr. C. II. Sidebottom, mew on February 8 Miss Bar-the Norwegian Minister, who C.P.O.."W. H..

Spargo, tholomew went out to Manila in his asked to be relieved of the G. B. 8. Thomson, Mr. R. H. 1905, to open a Bible Training doyenship owing to lack of staff to Thomas, Sub.-Lt. C. W. Vereker. School for Girls in Manila. She handle the extra work, and, lastly, Mr. and Mrs. I.. B. Wilson nat continued as the Principal of the the Brazilian Minister, who is child. Mr. G. Walt Surg, -Comdr. school to the time of her going to abicht from Peking. Dr. Schurman J. Whelan, R.N., Gunner C. H. America a year ago on account of has been Minister to China since Wech, Puy-Lt. Comdr., H. C.

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