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All the aeroplanes brought south of the Great Wall by the Mukden forces in the war against the Chili party are now reported to have been moved back to Manchuria

To morrow the American members of the Shameen "com- munity will be the hosts at a Ball to be held in the Canton Club theatre in commemoration of George Washington's birthday. A large member of guests are expected.

The decoration and general" arrangements on board H.M.S. "Hawkins" for the Officers ball which was held last night are being retained for the ship's company dance which takes place this evening at 8°30 o'clock.

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"A reminder may be given of the meeting of shareholders in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to-morrow at 11 30 a.m. in the City Haļi: v

Most of the workmen formerly employed in the Shanghai Arsenal are now being moved to Mukden for employment in the arsenal there, General Sun Chuan-fang, Tupan of Chekiang, is said to have removed a considerable quantity of the Shanghai Arsenal plant to Hangchow.

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Paolauchen will soon become a new commercial city to foreign trade in the North-West of China.

The Chinese Charge-d'Affaires in Denmark; Hau Chao-hsung has wired the Foreign Office asking. for funds which are badly needed. His position is worse than that of other Chinese representatives abroad, in that his Legation has no banks to fall back.on for funds.

The newly appointed director of the Hupeh Government Mining Bureau, Mr. Tseng Wangchap, has issued a public announcement alleging that the former "director, Mr. Ho Pei-yung, has embezzledy sums almost amounting to one. million dollars from his office.

special representative of the It is a Chinese custom that dur Central Government is on his waying the first days of Spring the to Chahar and Suiyuan for the magistrate's from the district cities purpose of taking the matter up and towns in a province should with Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang and come to the provincial capital in General Li Ming-chun, Tutung of order to pay congratulatory visits to their chief With a view to avoid- ing this, troublesome proceedings, says the Central China Post, Tupan Hsiao Yaonan has sent instructions throughout the province requesting the magistrates to dispense with these visits this year.

Sulyuan.

Experiments have been tried to Perak in connection with laying planks of bridges on a bed of scrap rubber and it has been found to most successful in reducing Jolting and vibration,

The return of wharfage doek 11, 1924, as received from the for the quarter ending December Chinese Maritime Customs, shows

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A notice at the Harbour Office requires shipmasters pro- eeeding to Canton with twenty coolies or less to obtain a permit with a weakness for looting and Fengtion and other soldiers from the Deputy Shipping thieving have another grim re- Master and from the Harbourminder of the punishment in store,& total sum of Tls. 305.410 77 Master when there are more than In addition to a few decapitated accruing to the Shanghai Municipal twenty coolies. All coolies, cattle heads hanging up in the Chinese Council. attendants, etc., are to be signed city in Shanghai, the official"exe- on the articles.

cutioner's gang now, parades the Arrivals in port on Sunday principal streets After being at large for six onwards, carrying with them the "Tsushima," from Shanghat, where from 6 p.m.included the Japanese gunboat years following commission of tools of their office-two, ugly she has been on patrol, since her murder in Manila, Kasima Kuto-looking execution. knives and a Ko, alias Tagaki, who killed an-bamboo rod..

last visit in January last year. She leaves for Formosa to day. other Japanese on Gaile Lardizabal on the night of October 17, 1919, - A freakin the form of a baby. was arrested by the constabulary boy with some protusions on the officers in Lucena, Tayabas, rehead, resembling horns of a cently and on February, 12 turned goat has been discovered in over to the Manila secret service. Calle. Constancia No. 515. Sam in charge of Jardine, Matheson in

paloc, "to which a large crowd ofterests in Hongkong, in a recent letter to a London paper states that he was astounded when passing. through the Panama Canal zone some time-back, to observe the im- munity-from-mosquitoes and other insects which was obtained, an im- munity which since then appeared to have intensified. The London editor replied that information on the methods employed by the sani- tary authorities could be gathered from the "Panama Canal Record," published by the Canal Commis- sjoner,

On her last trip from Hong-curious lookers has been attracted kong to Autau, the steam-launch during the last few days, says the "Tak Hing" was "requisitioned" Philippines Herald" of February by Chan Kwing-ming's troops for 12. The child died a few hours use as a transport. The next day after birth. The parents of the she was released. After taking freak are Jose C. Zarate and Sixta on passengers for Hongkong she Cenas. This is the second case was stopped by four cf Dr. Sun's of this batuge, the first having been men-of-war near the Sam Munregistered at. the Philippine Customs Station and accused of General Hospital a year ago. It assisting the enemy. She is now is stated that the so-called horos

detention and

well-defined, other are not

being launches plying to Autau are simply a slight enlargement on chary of going there.

under

SOCIAL

Jean London Abbott, daughter

the head.

Major Henry, Keswick, member of the London committee of the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, and for many years

AND PERSONAL.

Mr. Howard Ashton, associate

there for about a fortnight.

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Sir Gould May, the well-known Landon surgeon, is on a short visit to Ceylon.

The delegates to the Internas

of the late Jack London, novelist, editor of the Sun, Sydney, has tional Conference at Singapore. on February 10 at Oakland, | arrived In Singapore from convened under the auspices of California, was granted a divorce Australia, and will be remaining the Health Organisation of the from Park Abbott. Their differ

League of Nations, were entertain ence arose over Jean's desire to

ed at dinner at the Singapore Club retain the name "London" and to

on February 7, by the Society of give her child that name."

Medical Officers of Health of Malaya." On February 8, they paid a visit to the quarantine station at St. John's and were considerably impressed by what they saw in the course of the visit.

On February 9, the delegates were the guests of Sir David Galloway at luncheon in the Europe Hotel..

Mr. Penman, one of the best. known Australian mining experts, is at present in Penang in connec tion with an important gold pro- position in Kelantan,

The F. M: S. Government has granted a gratuity of £100 to the widow of Able Seaman Benger, of H.M.S: "Hood," who was drowned at Taiping during the visit of the Special Service Squadron to Malaya

Paymaster Commander J M. L. Cusack is now the Resident Naval Officer.at Shanghai, in succession to Paymaster Commander E.T.M. Green, who has been at that base for three years. Paymaster-Com- mander Cusack left the battleship Valiant in July last, and has since studied at the Secretaries' Course at Portsmouth."

Mr. G. P. Atkins, Manager of the Penang branch of Borneo Motors, Limited, is shortly leaving for Home on furlough, and will be accompanied by Mrs. Aikins. Mr. R. V. Patterson has arrived from Singapore to take over the management..

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Mr. L. P. Kidgeway, of Shanghai, whose wedding takes place within a few days time, was the recipient of a handsome presentation from the Committee of St. Patrick's Society to mark the occasion. It took the form of a piece of English silver plate engraved with the Society's harp as its crest. The President of St. Patrick's Society. Mr. L M. Beytagh, inhanding over the plate, made - felicitous re- ference to Mr. Ridgeway's work.

appointed Superintendent of the Mr. Yah Lan-pin, the newly Hankow Custom House, arrived in Hankow on February 6.

A large number of local officials and gentry assembled on the "wharf to In the event of Mr. Yoshizawa welcome him. It appears that he being sent to Moscow, as the first, will not take up the usually con- Japanese Ambassador, the Japanese current post of Commissioner for Press" believes that Mr. Debuchi, Foreign Affairs, his lack of know- now Vice-Minister of Foreign ledge of foreign languages having Affairs, may get the post of

rendered it necessary to make an- Minister to Peking. If, however, other appointment for this post.. an Ambassador is appointed to China, Mr. Obata stands a good chance of returning to Peking. is understood that the, Russian Treaty will not be ratified by Japan until March.

The marriage has taken place at St. George's Church, Penang, the Rev. Keppel Garnier officiating, of Mr. F. Į Gibbs, of Messrs, Fraser and Neave, Kuala Lumpur. and Miss Mabel Hendrika McNamee, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Mr. Montgomery Reader Harris, solicitor, Shanghal, is a passenger J. W. McNamee. by the P. and O. steamer Kashmir" which arrived here yesterday. Mr. Harris formerly practised in Hongkong.

Mr. J. L, Lonie, of Messrs. Boustead and Co., is due back from leave at the end of February and Mr. W, H. C. Robson, of Kow. will take over the management of loan Dock, is proceeding on Home the Penang branch from Mr. F. A leave by the Pledger. Mr. Pledger will then Australia leaving to-day.

"Empress of proceed to Singapore to relieve Mr D. Drummond, who is going Home on leave.

Dr. A. Picken, of Penang, will be going on leave in May or June,

M Herriot, French Premier, and M. Clementel, Minister of Finance,

The Hon. Mr. Chou son is in disposed and has been confined to his home for the last few days. many friends will be pleased to He is improving, however, his

learn.

are planning a journey to London, British General at Hankow, arrived Mr. Herbert Goffe, C.M.G, to settle the French war debt here by the s.s. "Kashmir" on his

way Home:

problem in personal deliberations with the British statesmen abortly.

Notification of the appointment of Mr. N. F, Allman, local attorney, as honorary consul for Mexico was was given in a letter from N. U, Comm. G. de Rossi, Consul General for fialy and Senior Con- su to the Shanghal Municipal Council. The letter stated that it was desired that in future Mr. Allman be considered a member of the Consular Body.

The wedding of Mr. H. A. A. Howell, of the Middlesex Regi- ment Asst. Staff Officer Local Thompson took place at the Forces, and Mles Maud Mary Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, last Saturday. Mr. E Howell is. the eldest son of The Rov, P-M. Scott Church Colonel H A L Howell, CM.GA] It is learned from a reliable of England missionary in Peking, and Mrs. Howell, of Greestone source that Marshal Wu Pel-fu, who was formerly Chaplain at the Holme, Lincoln, and the bride is regretting that there have arisen British legatlon, is a passenger by the only daughter of Colonel various rumours and misunder the P. and O. steamer "Kashmir R. L. B. Thompson, C.M.G, standing as to his presence in now in port.

DSO and Mrs. Thompson, of Hopeh, is now desirous to move

West Kensington. Colonel to Lushan, where he intends to Mr. G. E. Stockley, student Thompson, who was General lead a quiet life in the future. Interpreter, has recently joined Officer Commanding in Malaya However, it seems impossible for H.M, Consular Service, in China, prior to the arrival of Major. him to do so as long as he keeps and is now connected with the General Sir T, Fraser, is now ith followers about him.

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