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LOCAL

To-day is

Ash Wednesday.

The owners of the launch Tack Hing have learned that the vessel, which has been' missing for a number of days, is in the hands of General Chan's men. She was er her way from Hongkong to Shamun

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AND GENERAL.

The largest oil tank caught fire The second annual dinner of at Baku on February 4, causing the the Rationalist Press Association leath of 27 persons in the monstrous takes place in the Hongkong Hotel flame rly 70 yards high.

qn March 14.

The German Reichsing las neespted the anal draft of the eru-Czech agreement regeluk ins and facilitating frontier traffic between the two countriest

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1) A long queue assembled out- side Moutrie's in Shanghai before 8 a.m. on the first day on which the plans were opened for Sir Harry Lauder's season. One hour before Moutrie's closed, 3,000 seats had been booked...

Kan Chi, the donster of a fucking junk, charged in the Marine Count with anchoring in the approÏLONM

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the southern fairway, on

An attempted robbery at No. Amoy Lane, on Monday even- Ling.

was foiled by one of the inmates who seared the intruders by blowing a police whistle. Nothing was stolen..

one of tư higged blad Colombo lips seen for a very long Jane, ovcurred on Jangay when Messrs Hayley and Kenny's stores | February 23. pleaded guilty,

Lin Darley-Lane were practically stated that pub onrent was burned to the ground in a couple di strong thand he was mumble to shifter A fine of $10 with the normative of 10 days imprisonment was

inpoil,

home, and, tuo owns, of fibre destroyed. The danige is extinted at approximately own

lakhs of rupees,

Command Orders state" that real rate of the dollar for all payments fixed in, sterling, which Ives to be made in Hongkong and on the Chinn Station during the month of March. 1025, will be 2/344. •

Twenty-seven boys employed the Chinese Telegraph Adminis tution, 67 Szechen Road, Shang hai, went out on strike at 5 o'clock Their action the other evering, wag in protest of the dismissal of fire employees. The strikers were aptly chopped from the surol and others given their places.

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A further adjournment was made at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday in the case in which gunner of the R.1.A. was alleged to have demandei money by pre- At the Criminal Sessions

On the occasion of i recent tending to be a military doctor and yesterday, Mr. J. T. Engram was to Paris, His Highness the with malfily, petising surgery. called upon by the Puisine Judge Saltan af Perak obtained two baby The armed, who up till yesterday (Mr. Justice Gompertz) to ex-elephants. A hard of dephants in- had been in the castely of the plain why he was not present valed a beading, and or, being police, was remanded in military when called to serve on the jury driven off left these two younsters, custody: The Judge accepted Mr. Bagrams excuse that he was pressed by business, but said that he must fine him in the usual

way.

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behind, and they were moruptly captured. The younger of the two is waredy two feet in height. Both the animals have been removed, to Minh Hansat.

The Seattle Trade Commission

Jo-day by the President McKinley.)

the Orient returned from Manila A fine of $25 was imposed.

Play left by the . Futshan The Hongkong. Amateur

At the Marine Congl yesterday Finton sailing at 6 am, and ve Dramatic Society, which is pro Captain Brown, master of this stern here by the se. Flona, sai ducing the farcical comedy "French Leave" to-night, toAnjos, pleaded guilty to anchoring fm there at jim, on Thurshey morrow. Friday (matinee) and his graft in the "pjronches to the and dog to arrive here at midnight Saturday, gave a dress rehearsal southem fairway on February 13, on that day, so re-embark on the. at the Theatre Roya: last night. hemby causing a distriction. President Mckinley, stiling at The audience was mainly com He said that when informed by the, on Fridly, posed of members of the sisterPolice launch that he was infring services, who appeared thoroughing the regulations; he shifted in- ly to enjoy the play, which augursediately, Aminal fine of $1b

ous day's imprisoner was well for its success,"

imposed.

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A Chinese junk carrying 1000 of Boar fran, Shanghai to Bashing was attacked by pirates in the river on Farmury 10, and the het, was plundered of a large part of its gargo. The pirates un santed • to be defeated soldiers who used sampans in which "to board the vessel. After holding up the crew they stole abint $30 in cash, some ·

Kowloon Fire Brigade re- Kiangyin residents in Shang ceived a call at 9.30 on Monday i have telegraphed to Peking de evening to attend an outbreak at handing the dismantlement of the the Wharf and Godown Company, Kinngyin Ports. As a result of the but the flames, which had been nights for its possession, many lives conthed to a heap of gunnyhive heen lost and civilian suffering jewellery and chithing and also sacks, had been put out with has been arte: Tue fo looting, gemoved 200 bags of four. One of buckets of water by the watch The only thing to avoid fuch acts the men who resisted was so severė, The cause of the fire sad blondshed in future is to dis- Į ly beaten that, when the junk put thought to have been a lighted mantle the forts forthwith:, soy back to Sloughas the man had to cigarette.

the spitors.

The taken to the Red Cross hospital.

man.

SOCIAL AND

Mr. John F. McGee. United States district judge, died in his chambers at Minneapolis on February 15 from a gunshot wound which was self-inflicted.

Mr. Mn Soo, formerly Dr. Sun's

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PERSONAL.

Major J. W. B. Skoulding, who' has died at Uxbridge, aged 91, served in the Crimean War, Indian Mutiny and China and Afghan Wars.

Mr. Arnold W. Brunner, one of representative, in the United the leading architects of New States and editor of the China York, died of pneumonia on Review, published in the New February 15. He was 67 year York City, is among Dr. Sun's old. many followers who have gather- ed in Peking..

Lieut.-Commander H. D. C. Stannistreet, D.S.C., appointed to the river gunboat Mantis was | mentioned twice in despatches during the late war, and won the D.S.C. by a very during piece of work in the North Sea.

Captain C. E. Purvis-Kennedy, appointed to the command of the cruiser Diomede, got his pennant in December, 1921, and the Diomede will be his first sea-going billet since his promotion. He was fatterly employed with the Wire less Board in the capacity of Naval Member.

Prince George was prevented by sudden indisposition from being present at the wedding, on January 24, of his equerry, Lieut. commander Ronald Bowes Lyon,

RN.

Admiral Armand Powlett, who has died at Rugby,

Temple

his 84th year, served through the shipman. in the "Fury' Crimean War, and when a nid severely won ded in the attack on the Peiho Forts in 1859 He retired from the Service in 1901.

he was

Mr. A. Morley, who is a patient in the, Government Civil Hospital, is making good progress toward recovery.

The following appointments were made by the Admiralty on! January 23:-Lieutenants.-V. F. | Boyle, to Carlisle, and T. E. B. Manders, to Diomede, from date Lieut.- of joining (undated). Commander (E.).-V. J. H. H. Sankey, .to Tamar. addl. (February 10); and for Hongkong Dockyard, as Assistant to Chief Engineer, and for Torpedo Depôt (from date of joining).

Mrs. Nicholis Longworth on daughter at Chicago. The mother February 14 gave birth to a and baby are doing well. The child is the first born of the Long- daughter of the late President worths. Mrs. Longworth is the

Roosevelt. Nicholas Longworth is representative in Congress from the first district of Ohio and is the Republican floor leader of the house. They were married in the White House in 1906...

The King bas caused the following message to be sent to His Imperial Highness the Prince Regent of Japan:-"I am touched by the signal confidence in my Mr. O. W. Dorch, the assistant country shown by the decision of

The following appointments manager of the Hongkong. office your Imperial Highness to permit were made by the Admiralty on of the Asiatic Petroleum Com- His Imperial Highness Prince January 22:-Commander.-H. S. pany, is leaving shortly for Aus- Chichibu to complete his studies Bowlby, to President, additional, tralia, where he will take charge here. He will be most cordially for duty with D.S.D., Admiralty of the Melbourne office. Mr. Dorch welcomed by myself and my (February 23). Lieutenants.- has been in the Far East since people, and his presence here will

1911. and came to the Hongkongive fresh proof of the close F Pugsley, to Widgeon (Janu which unites ourary 27), and G. R. Fuller, appoint- friendship office about 18 months ago. His nations. (Signed) George R.I ment to Widgeon cancelled. Surg. many friends in the Colony will The Prince, who is 22, is the second, Commenders.-J. E. Johnston, regret his departure.

son of the Emperor. The Prince M.B., to Pembroke, additional, for Regent of Japan has sent the Vindictive, on commissioning for Dr. McKenny to-day severs & following telegram to the King: trials (January 27), long and notable association with "1 feel most grateful to your the Government Civil Hospital, Majesty for your very kind message when he departs for Home on the concerning the proposed sojour in your country of my brother 8.8. Kamo Maru. On Sunday Prince Chichibu. It is my earnest night he was the guest of honour desire that his presence there will at a dinner given by the medical prove contributory to the further students of the University at the ance of the friendy relations be South China. Hotel. The good tween

nations. (Signed) wishes of the Hongkong medical Hirohito.", community and the students of the University accompany Dr. McKenny.

our

Mar. Shimun XXI, the Patriarch of the Nestorian or Assyrian

Capt. and Brevet-Major G. B. H. De Chair, O.B.E., M.C., Royal Sussex Regiment, who has just assumed the duties of a General Staff Officer in the Department of the Chief of the Imperial Staff at the War Office, is a member of an old naval and military family, Major De Chair, who was latterly doing duty with the 2nd Battalion of which he was adjutant at A cable received at Taichu, Christians, who is only 16 years of Singapore, has been in the regi Formosa, states that the party of age, arrived in England on January ment since 1911, and was for some St. time with the 1st Battalion now at proceeded to Prince Yamagata to Indo-China Augustine's College, Canterbury, Londonderry. He was mentioned was to leave Saigon for home on where he is to be educated. The three times for his services in the February 11. It is said that the Assyrian Christians, of whom. His late war, was given the O.B.E. and party will call at Förmösa en route Holiness is the head, are the the MC, the latter for his con- preaving on Marcit & There were "Envivors of the great period of spicuous courage in action, and rumours at one time that Prince Eastern Church history. Until he also served on the staff in Yamagata was to be Governor the invasion of Tamerlane the France and Belgium. In addition General of Formosa. It would not Katholikos of the Ent held sway to the decorations already men- bé a good appointment, however, Over the entire Church

from tioned he wears the 1914 Star with as the Prince is one of the most Odessa to Peking and from clasp, the British War Modal and unbending to bureaucrate.

Tartary to Southern India.

the Victory Medal.

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