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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Abe Hongkong Volunteer Yesterday morning there was Overhead street. Hghting in Corps animal riffe meeting has been a total of 94 vessels in the harbour place of standards is being Ased for April 11, -12 and 18, 432 British, 8: Dutch, 3 French, 2 adopted by the authorities in the from Panama, s American, one centre of the town: Pedder Italian, 15 Japanese, 13. Norwegian Street is now having this system 3 Portuguese, and Iz Chidase. So fixed up." congested was the harbour an Wednesday, that two vessels were unable to obtain anchorage at the buoys.

Witness at North London: "She swore at her husband." Magistrate

is force of habit."

For the 24 hours ended March 11, one case of small pox, and one case of enteric fever were reported.. Both were Chinese cases..

It is quite common now in the Riviera to find English names, ko London House, the Scottish Tea A concert is to be held next Rooms, the Strand, and Piccadilly. Monday St. Andrew's Hall, But you open your eyes when you Kowloon, in aid of the training sea in the main street in Monte ship Arethusa, The artistes in-Carlo, a large sign over a door chule Mrs. Aubrey, Mrs. Dongles with the words, "A Window in Reid, Miss Macgill, Sir H. Thrums!" Pollock, Mr. D. Olivé, Mas Patter

and the Rey, GE. Arross- smith. "Tickets are $1 enel..

Son

In about a month's time, the old P. & O. building which was sold to Chinese for four hundred thousand dollars (about $60 per square foot) will be opened as a Chinese restaurant after the style of the Nam Tong restaurant in China Building.

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People are wondering whether the Betting Tax project will be revived. Just before the general election of 1933 a Committee of the House of Commons held that such a tax was practicable, and would yield about £20,000,000 Owing to the fall of the Baldwin Government nothing "more was heard of the Committee's report Ms. Churchilmay bow turn his attention to it as a present help in time of trouble..

Probate of the will of the hite Mr. A2 G. Stephen, foriner Chef Manager, of the Hongkong and

In many of the Churches Shanghai Bank, Is been granted. heally, and his. Hongkong estate throughout England collections agoie is valued at $179,667. The were made on behalf of the St. testater leaves to his wife the life Paul's Cathedral Restoration Fund. There is a precedent for this, "use of his Carditure and other goods. When the cathedral was in process and the incate Bronr his extate, while she remains his widow, on of construction collections to defray the building expenses edition of her maitilaining and were taken in the London churches suitably educating their children: als grunting power to the trustees and in churches in all parte of the country. They extended over a to pay out of the capital of the period of thirty years, and among estate air advance to the children of the subscribers was Sir Christopher their eventual inheritance, igit not, Wren, who gave £60. exceeding one fourth part, for the f purpose of starting the nin ny prufession or employment, or providing the daughters with an outfit on the invasion of their marriage, or for the children's On advancement in the world his wide's death or on her re warriage, the whole of her interest in the estate is to cense, and the children shall then for on coming of Age, if janions share equally in the estate, the share of a icensed child without lesne to be divided among the survivors. The festator's silver cups, pictures, and sporting trophies me to go to the

eldent era.

A huge tiger,was,found dead a few days ago o the beach near It is Kaishu, Kokaido, Korea. supposed the beast was drowned in a daring attempt to swim acoss to an island, for that it walked over to the island at low tide, and was overtaken by the flood tide on

trip. their making the return

The

Seoul Press" states that the police put the-beast up to auction and it was knocked down for 300. It is only a short time ago that a great whale was washed ashore dead on the east coast of the peninsula,

New Territories -Building and. Agricultural Development Co., Ltd, send a sample of lettuce grown by the Company's staff in the New Territories.

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The Washington birthday ball at Tientsin was attended by over 400 guests. The principal feature of the decorations was a cherry tree with an axe stuck into its lower part.

Mr. T L. Hughes, head of the tobacco section of the United States Department of Commerce, states that the number of cigarettes smoked in America rose from 15.000,000,000 in 1913 to 63,000,000,- 000 in 1923. He attributes the in- crease largely to women smokers.

The poet whogę birthday was world over, once jestingly pro- celebrated by Scotsmen the phesied the Importance which posterity would attach to the anniversary In 1786, when at last emerging from obscurity, Burns wrote to a friend, "I am in a fair way of becoming as eminent as Thomas a Kempis or John Bunyan, and you may henceforth expect to see my birthday inscribed among the wonderful events in the Foor Robin's Almanac, along with Black Monday and the Battle of Bothwell Brig." Many a serious prediction has been wider of the mark i

FRIDAY MARCH 13 1925

"DRIVE

the new

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So quietly and smoothly, does the New V-69 operate that owners, say, 'they are' scarcely aware that there -

a motor beneath the hood.

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE. SOLE AGENTS:

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DRESS MATERIALS.

for the coming HOT WEATHER

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'Before the Royal Asiatic Society Mrs. Ayscough gave an extremely interesting lecture on Chinese Memorial Temples. The lecturer said that a study of

temples' threw memorial strong light on the psychology of the Chinese people. Since very early days it had been the practice to honour, after death, the spirits of certain worthy men a species of and women by beatification, and to erect temples of shrines in their honour. By this spiritual hero-worship, certain definite historical types, which were held up to future generations as shining examples to be follow ed had been established

maintained.

and

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Lieut.-Commander P. W. S. Henderson has taken up duty as Superintendent of the Chart and Chronometer Depot at Sheerness, in succession. to Lieutenant- Commander P. W. C. Sharpe, whose two years have expired. The new Superintendent held a similar position at Hongkong Dockyard up to April last.

Mr. W. Holt Managing Director of Wm Powell Ltd. is to go on Home Teave next month. Mrs. Holt is already in England..

Sergt. Oram, of the Shanghai Customs, has died. He went to Shanghai from Hongkong, 15 years ago..

Miss A. M. Bolton, late of the The following forthcoming South China mission, and who will weddings are announced. Mr.be, remembered in Hongkong, is Reginald Emil Ost, manager of lying seriously !!! at Home. Arnold and Company, to Miss

Mr. K. W. Lane, Inte of the Government Laboratory is now engaged in literary pursuits... A poem of his recently appeared in a New York Literary Review.

The Rev. W. T. Featherstone, headmaster of the Diocesan Boys' School, who was unable to attend the annual prize distribution of his school on Tuesday, through indisposition, is much better.

The Shakespearean museum of Randolpir-Somerville, director of dramatic art at Washington Square College of New York University, bas recently heen enriched by the gift from Ellen Terry of eight por- traits of herself in her most The Hongkong Rowing Team, famous Shakespearean roles. Each consisting of Messrs. Easter-litograph bears the signature of Miss Terry and the writing tells Robertson, Rasmussen, brook, Grobes, Bishop. Lenfesty, and the tale which years have added to her chirography. Lady Henderson, returned

to the even Colony from Manila, where they Macbeth, Beatrke, Mistress Page, had taken part in the Interport Portia Imogen and Juliet, with Mr. Sterling, as the Nurse, are races, by the President Taft.

mong the collection

Fedora Alice Deakin, of the Hill"The Little World," sketches of Crest, the Peak; Mr. Alfredo travel in many parts of the world, Frederico dos Remedios, of the by Stella Benson is to be published Stella Benson is Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, to next month. Miss Lucia Marin Beltran, of No. well-known in Hongkong. 5 Punjab Buildings, Kowloon.". Mrs. G. B. Landenberg, wife of the Commodore of the United States Asiatic Squadron, who is returning, to San Francisco owing to an urgent call to the side of her son, who is in a serious condition, was a passenger on the President Taft which arrived yesterday.. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Moss, who are well known in Shanghai, and ais returning to that port after a honeymoon spent in the Philippine Laland, were also on board.

When H.M.S. Bluebell visited Teluk Anson (F.M.S.), recently, Chief Engineer Officer, Lieut. J. F. Webb, R.N., a former Scout master of the 33rd Portsmouth

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Mr. D. A. Hamilton, late manager of Messrs. W. R. Loxley A well-known figure in the & Co.'s Singapore branch, has Shanghai shooting world-Mr. taken over the affairs of the II. W. Lambert is going Home Urbaine Fire Insurance Co. and on leave and will not return to

China: Mr. Lambert is a keen: Assurance Franco Asiatique, arid assumes control of all offices and Volunteer with over 38 years' ser agencies of these companies, vice at Home and in the Far East throughout Malaya as from to his credit. He came to China March 1.

early in 1914 and at once joined up with the S.V.C. For over Troop, and District. Scoutmaster Mr. Laurenson, assistant secre- eight years he acted as Sergeant of Portsmouth, sent greetings to tary of the China Cost Officers Musketry Instructor in "B" Co., Guild in Hongkong, is reliev. later transferring to the Reserve ing Mr. Kirby in Shanghai while Co., holding the same rank. He the latter is on leave, ilpon arrivcompeted at Bisley in 1920, repre- ing in the Northern port had the senting the S.V.C. As a small misfortune to injure his eye bore shot his prowess is known to seriously. He was admitted to all rifle shots in Shanghai. The the General Hospital, where Small Bore Club was mainly was found necessary to perform founded by him. In full bore pshooting he has figured in the Interports and the annual match

the Troop at Teluk Anson and in- vited the Scouts aboard. He re- ceived them in Scout uniform, showed the lads over the ship, and gave a most encouraging short chat to the Scout officers,

Was

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A pleasing musicale was held at the Helena May Institute an operation. yesterday, and those present thoroughly appreciated the splen did programme provided for their entertainment The full programme as Ender: Monologue, Captain Macready. Piano Solos, (a) Nocturne (Grieg), (b) Prelude in Ab (Chopin), Mr. Bowes Smith Mrs. Jarley's Waxworks: Mrs. Farley, Captain Macready; Susan, the Sino-Japanese War of 184405,The following office-bearers Mesi Murray, Jane Miss Brad, ha més at Peking, and, when the haze slo Little Jack Horner, Misa J. Queen of Korea was murdered; he by the Holyoak - Little Miss Muffet, Missan at Seoul - la 1897 he joined eciation Birkett; Red Riding Hood, Miss the Metropolitan

Saunders, Owen Hughes, Dól, Mísa Elist Jowing his resignstions rojo, that K Mother Hubbard, Miss Forter Force, became Lymember of the Jolly Jack Tar, Miss Thwaites Hongkong Police Force Fond VDAY Fairy, MitsWade Felix Miss later. Ha

Inspector Walter Kent, who is doner and a member of the City acting Chief Inspector of the Ride: Club it is likely he will be Hongkong Police Force, has the peshooting in future with distinction of having completed 35 Shanghai as his opponents. He years' Imperial service. He first competes at Bisley again this came to the China Station in the year but as an ex-member of H.M. Royal Marides in 1800. Daring Forces.

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