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The following.extract; from the A. Shanghai Chinese: Associa Along-distance telepho

too of Chartered Accountants has service between baen organised in Shanghai. A Tientsin is expect charter was granted to the associating within the next two or three tione recently by the Minister of months. Agriculture and Commerce,

Ordinance, relaying to Jurers is published in the Hongkong Vulin: teer Defence Corps Orders. The following persons shall not be, liable to anrve as JurorsAll Officers and Non Commissioned Officers of the Hongkong Volun teer Defence Corne, and such other efficient members of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps sa may be allowed by the Governor in Council

It has not escaped notice that the lower level tram cars which have had new overhead covers fitted bo them, ulve Increased' seating accommodation. When the China Mail agitated for these covers it was said that they would make the cars (op-heavy the be dangerous: In typhoon weather Evidently the new manager, who is, an expert, thinks otherwise The Innovation Is certafaly appreciated.

American residents In Skang. John W. Mal) Maloney.hal celebrated Washington's Birth sanitary engineer, was arrested by day by holding a ball at the Majes the US Deputy Marshal at Hotel Shanghai on a charge of carrying

pistol, and 100 rounds of Another petition in reported ammunition. The prisoner was to have been Banded to the Frovi brought before Judge Purdy at the lonal Government by the Paking U. S. Court and admitted to bill. General Chamber of Commerce Sith the earnest request that the A communication from the Ministry of Interior bobstructed Belgian Legation asks the Chiness to take effective measures in deal. Foreign Office to arrange for Ing with those who are propagating conspensation of the damages Communist Ideas In the Capitale done to the homes of the foreig fallwaymen of the Lung: Hal Line by Chipre troops. Likewise the return of the rolling stock of that road now held by the military if requested s

One armed robber was shot te death, his companion surrendered and two other armed robber suspects arrested following a gun duel which scores of pedestralos Swimessed at Shanghai last week, Bills which became how In the

He did not know when the The killing followed an exciting Legislative Council - yesterday.

Council wantd be able to proceed chase down several streets after were those amending the Stamp with the Rents resolution stand four armed men bad robbed a Ordinance, 1921, the Dangerousing in the name of the Colon la pawnshop at 901 Woosung Road Goods Ordinance, 1873 and the Secretary sald His Excellency Advertisements Regulations Ord yesterday. Upon the suggestion Gan Ching Chung-chang, dinance, 1912. That amending the Legal Practitioners Ordinance was to have had its first reading but was allowed to stand over.

of the Hon. Mr. F. H. Holyoak, instructions were given that the words not to be proceeded with at this meeling should be added to such resolutions. In future when was only a matter of them appearing on the agenda as a formality..

Profesor Kut Tia Shoung and his company, concluded a two nights season at the Theatre Roval, The professor did some amazing !.... tricks whilst the Jung brothers prov ed themselves no mean athletes. Perhaps the most interesting thing was the large audience composed in the main of, very interested Chinese of all classes. There was also a jizz band, in which the saxophone predominated."

Commander in Chief of the rat | Fengtien Army, has ordered the Commissioner of Shanghal and Woosung Police to take or the work of drug suppression. Gen.. Chang states that there are at present three or four bureaux deal ing with the drug traffic, all of which are money-making concerns which afford protection to opium arnugglers and sellers, hence they should be suppressed

A case of alleged attempted human sacrifice before a Hindu deity is being tried by the Sub Divisional Magistrate of Alipore, states a Calcutta message.InThe Ordinance to provide for this case, Saroda Charan Mand the incorporation of the Bishop of is being prosecuted by the Bis Victoria in the Colony of Hong toopur police on a charge of kong passed its final stages and having attempted to sacrifice became law yesterday afternoon. The Hon, Mr. D. W. Tratman, Sanyast Maj before the idol The word Lord appearing acting Secretary for Chinese Panchanon of Augunsia village originally before Bishop was Affair, took the oath and his seat is alleged that a subscription deleted upon the motion of the as member of the Council nt yer was rised to defty puja ex: Attorney General. His Rxcellency terday's Legislative Council meet-penses. Siyasi declared his in the Governor explained that ing

ability to pay. but was invited although the Bishop of Victoria was to attend the puja ceremony. When always referred to as Lord, Bishop, he went there he was told that as the title was not recognissed, as it he could not pay he should give only applied to those, Bishops who up his body to satisfy the idol. It sat in the House of Lords. It was is alleged that the accused then legally incorrect and the word struck Sanyasi on the neck with a should accordingly be excised. dao. The accused was remanded The Council agreed to the amend in custody.

"A huge black book containing 11,000 signatures and chops, re- presenting the petition from the Hongkong Tenants' Protective Association, was laid upon the table at yesterday's Legislative Council meeting.

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"Wanchai has now a European An enjoyable dance was held at Dr. J-C. Ferguson has arrived in café.

the Seamen's - Institute last Shanghai by" "rail" "from Poking, evening. A large number were and la, staying there for several HM.S. Foxglove arrived in present and a. very pleasant days. Hongkong from Wei-hai wei yes-evening was spent. The orchestri terday morning.

played & splendid selection of dance music, and greatly contri- Mr. R. H. Cousins, assistant buted to "the success of the manager Taikoo Dockyard, goce | evening. on Home leave to-morrow, sailing by the P. & O, s.6, Malwa, -

Mr. Ivan Chen, former "Com« missioner of Foreign Affairs. In Shanghai, who fa, a barrister-at-law- has been appointed a councillor to the office of the Tupan of the Conflicting reports continue to Shanghai Special Municipality, in be circulated regarding Marshal Mrs, G. McPherson's exhibitions | Wu Pel-fu. As a variant from the Dame Ellen Terry, making of pictures which opened this wild rumours of the last few weeks. her first public appearance moming, will be continued to Wu is reported by some Chintae | stuce she got her title, was morrow morning from 10. a.m., to papers to have gone to Kuling given "a magvellous reception 6 pm. The exhibition is being Other papers say he intends to get at the Strand Theatre, where held in the private dining room of to Chefoo to spend the rest of his she watched "The Thief" from a the Hongkong. Hotel.

life in retirement and study.

box, Seldom has such enthusiasm been seen in a theatre. -

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Sir Hairy Lauder will make his final appearance in South China on Thursday next, at 9.15 pm. when he will give selections from his repertoire at the Star Theatre.try and Economics considered | Arbuthnot and Co., Calcutta, his Very little in excess of usual prices Ethically in the Light of modem been elected a director of the will be charged. Early booking Psychology, was delivered yester Chartered Bank of India, Australia is most advisable

day evening in the Great Hall of and China, to fill the vacancy the University, The subject of the Caused by the death of Mr. lecture was "Socialism and J. M. G. Prophit Anarchy"

The third of the series of Public Extension lectures by Mr. J. W. N. Mr. Henry Bateson, of Messrs. Smith (Professor of Education), Ogilvy, Gillanders and Co., dealing with "Problems of ladus London, and Mertes, Gillanders,

Lieut.Commander H. L, Haste- wood, R.N., who with his wife, was prominently Identified, with the movement in Hongkong which ro sulted in legislation making the Mui Taa system legal in the Colony, is now Resident Director of the Sailors Club at Marseilles.

At the Helena May Institute yesterday afternoon, Mr. W. Tinney, of the International Bible Students Association: (the heads quarters of which are at Brooklyn, Sir Edward Beauchamp, Bt, China Dally Nowa New York) who is at present on a whose death at Lahore 18 y tour of the East, on behalf of his announced, was a midshipman on Considerable laterest is display- organisation, delivered an able H.M.S. Prince Royal one of the ed in Chinese circles as to who lantera lecture, entitled: “ From last of the wooden bauleships, and will be the new chairman of the Paradise Lost to Paradise Resaw Service in her on the China Bank of Communications,_ _The gained.*.

Station. His death is much election takes place this month. regrotted in London where he Marshal Chang Tso-lio, who is now A well-knowu Chinese practi- occupied the distinguished position the biggest shareholder, favour tioner in Tientsin, Dr. Pond Mooar of chairman of Lloyd's songs Mr. Täão Yu-lio, former Minister Tee, has just died. Dr. Jee, was a model of Finance, and it is more thag son of the late Rev. Gee Gin of Sir Edward M. Cook, formerly probable that Mr. Tio will be San Francisco, where he was bom | Secretary to the, Gavemmeat of giren the job. Toao, it will be on June 4, 1880. He was educated India in the Finance Department, recalled, was one of the Three at the University of Californių, left Home by the as. Khyber on National (Anfo). Traitors"; who where he took his M.D in 1908, January 30, to take up his dullar were forced by merchants -and and subsequently west to Harvard as the nowly appointed. Financial students to retire from office in for 12 months. He first came to Adviser to this: Government : ef: 1918, China in 15% ), jolblog the staff Slam. He was accompanied

An open cargo boat with four General Ho Feng-lin, accom. Chinese men, a woman and twö panied by his brother, General children thoard, was overturned by Hɔ Feng-yu, has returned to a Chinese launch in the, Huanggu Shanghai from Nanking. General between the Customs Jetty and the Ho, whe was formerly. Defence Dollar Wharf. No rescues could Commissioner, Shangbai, Bed with be made and no bodies have been Lu Yung-hslang to Japan when the recovered, but a fleet of small Chêkiáng army was defeated by boats in busily grappling for the Marsha! Chi last autumn.

bags of cargo and has recovered some of them, reports the "Nofth

of Nanist University, and sub- Lady Cook, and they wiE requently going to Tongshan de short tour. inɛthe Straits - Sente, physician to the Engineering ments before proceeding College there. During the Bangkok pneumonicplaguespidemicin Man

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