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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tenders are being invited for the supply of summer uniforms for Revenue Officers. They should be sent in before noon on Thurs day next,

The Selangor A.D.C. pro- duced on Thursday, and. Saturday: last Ernest Denny's comedy," All- of-a-Suddon Peggy originally produced at the Duke of York's Theatre, London.

The Ellis Kadoorie Indian School is to hold its Annual School Sports to-morrow, the 18th instant, on the IR C. ground at Sookumpoo Valley. Mr. U. Rum- Jahn will distribute the prizes.

Italy is not really a place where jazz tunes are born. Jazz sounds out of place. But it im poses itself upon your attention everywhere. As one strolls about among the 450 odd churches of the city.one hears in the most unex" pected places such tunes as "When You Wanna, I Don't Wanna, or "Last Night on the Back Porch etc., and I Can't Get the One, I Want." The most unique, the most amusing and the most bizarre jazz palace in Rome, is the Bragaglia, and this weird, underground, half. German, half-Montmartre, half. civilized cabaret, which has an American bar, a Coney Island shooting gallery, and balconies like a fire escape, is situated right in the middle of Rome-In the ruins of the Emperor Septimus Severus, they say.

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The Water Authority notifies. by advertisement to-day that the supply of water to all the rider main districts will be controlled on and after Thursday next. Water will be turned on for two consecutive hours daily.

The Governing Board of the Community Church at Shanghal sent a wireless to the passengers on the s.s. Gallfornia, the round- the world ship Inviting them to the dedication of the new church building.

For over ten years a search has been golog on to find a motto for London, or, at any rate, for the County Council's coat-of-arms. In all, 1,200 suggestions have been considered by a special com hemittee, and no decision being

News has been received from Colombo of the death there of Mr. J. A. Morris, of the Waterworks Department, Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Morris came to Malaya from Ceylon nearly 30 years ago and had been in the Waterworks Department continuously until left for Ceylon, two months ago owing to falling health.

ved at, the Council has deter mined to use just the one word "London"

The death has occurred at Singapore of James Alexander Pereira, who occupied the position fused permission for Mr. Ben

The House of Commons re of head reader in the Government Turner, the Labour member for, Printing Office. The deceased, Batley and Morley, to introduce a who was well advanced in years, Bill to restore to the nation all was a Portuguese, being born in lands, minerals, rivers, streams Lisbon. He was connected with and tributaries. Mr. Turner said. the Press in both Ceylon and India and 20 years ago went to the Psalm "The earth is the Lord's he was supported by the 24th F.M.S. and was attached to the and the fulness thereof." He was Malay Mall. Later he joined the further fortified when he read in. staff of the Mataya Tribune. Four Ecclesiastes: "The profit of the years ago he joined the Govern-earth is for all. He was also ment Service.

Those Interested in the hous ing problem may be glad to know that work on the first "steel houses" designed to quickly relieve the housing shortage at low cost will be begun immediately in Birmingham. The first group of houses is to be an experiment to determine whether dwellings of this 'type will come up to the ex- pectations of the designers. Pro- blent of climate would seem to indicate that steel-houses are not suitable for such a place as Hong

supported by Leviticus, which said: The land shall not be sold in perpetulty, for the land is Mine." Sir H. Craik, who opposed, re- minded Mr. Turner of the "Thou reference in the Bible, shall not remove thy neighbours' landmark."

A hundred years before the entry into England of William, the Conqueror, there was an organ at Winchester possessing four hundred gilt pipes, said Dr. Thomas Keighley in the course of a lecture at Dukinfield on organs and organ music. Dr. Keighley, who Why are boys 10 per cent.is Professor of Music at Man- better at arithmetic than girisichester University, said organs in Dr. F. H. Spencer, London County those days were terrible things." Council Chief Inspector of Schools, The old organ at Winchester who puts the question, confesses required twenty-eight pairs of bal. that he does not know. But there lows and seventy-two men did the it is, the fact being attested by a blowing. The organ | could be scrutiny of the work of 15,000 heard throughout the town. -For puplls in 366 classes. It is not due correct playing two mem were to inferior teaching, but he hints necessary and the keys were that the explanation in part may be struck with the fist. From that. found in the greater keenness of action arose the old name of boys regarding the subject.

organ-striker."

Radio pirates, listeners in who do not pay a licence fee to the post-office at Home, will be subject to a year's imprisonment and £100 fine under a new bill the Govern-kung. ment will introduce in Parliament. This is an effort to make the British licence system, with control of broadcasting by a single semi- official company, successful. It is admitted the pirates" number between a quarter and a half million people. At present they can only be fined £io and it is almost impossible to convict be ceuse a warrant cannot be issued to search a place for unlicensed apparatus. The proposed. law provides for search.

SOCIAL AND

Two cases of cerebrospinal fever, Chinese, one of diphtheria, Indian, and one of smallpox, Chinese, were notified during the week-end..

Mr. H. A. Ozorio of Bradley & Co., Ltd., Swatow, has a photo- graph of the bamboo bridge across the West Lake, Chao- Chou-fu, in the February number

of "Overseas."

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"The forthcoming wedding is announced of Mr. Alexander Vernon Harcourt master mariner, to Miss Ilma Saul, who arrives in the Colony by the s.s. Changsha from Australia.

The

many friends of Mr. Corbourne Little will be interested to read of the ceremony which took place at sen on bands.s. President Garfield when that vessel was be- tween Shanghai and Hongkong. This was the marriage between Miss Winifred E. Moores, daughter of Mr. J. Moores of Kensington, London, and Mr. Corbone Little of the well known Hongkong firm

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PERSONAL.

Mrs. Weill left the Colony by the ss. Angkor on Tuesday, for a holiday in France. Mr. and Mrs. O'Dell also left by the same steamer.

The members of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, are to entertain at dinner the members of the, rowing crews who were successful in the recent Interport events at Manila. The function is to take place on Friday next in the Club House, North Point.

Commiander C. J. Crocker, D.S.O., began duty at the Admiralty in the Intelligence Division of the Naval Staff on February 16. He was formerly Senior Officer of the West River Patrol, on the China Station, and monitor M.31. during

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Mr. B.. Tanner, present head of Queen's College, is to retire, this year.

When in Shanghai, Sir Harry and Lady Lauder, attended service. at the Union Church.

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The engagement is announced of Miss Alda Augusta Franco and Mr. C. A. Schneider, both of Canton,

Surgeon Captain H. T. Chater has been appointed to H.M.S. Tamar and for duty at the Royal Naval Hospital, Hongkong.

Mrs. Morrison won the Ladies' Golf Championship of the Colony, at Fanling on Sunday when she defeated Mrs. Hornell by 4—3.

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Captain and Mrs. Hussey, and Mr. A. D. Franklyn were passen- gers to Manila on the President

Grant which left on Saturday.

The following appears in the latest orders of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps:-The

The German A. D. C. Shanghai under-mentioned have qualified as produced J. Molnar's "Liliom" at marksmen and are entitled the Olympic Theatre yesterday. The leading roles have been ex- wear the badge for are year: Pte. Adams and Wood. Captain Lowry H. G. B. Burns, No. 1 Platoon (90ceptionally well cast. A synopsis of the President Garfield acted as points); Pte. G. E. Falkner, No. 9

in English is given in the pro- the afficiating clergyman as he was Platoon (94 points); Piper G. legally entitled to do as master of a Nisbet, Pipe Band (91 points). vessel on the high seas and the passengers made a particularly enthusiastic congregation.

gramme.

Miss Mabel Garrison is to sing in Shanghai this month. The The Rajah of Sarawak has singer has signed a contract to appointed the Tuan Muda on his appear in some 30 concerts in arrival in Sarawak to administer China and Japan, and other Mr. Hobo Hat, the world travel- the Government of the State countries in the Far East, and is ling boater arrived yesterday by during his absence. Until his at present conducting a tour on! the .. President Garfield. Harrival, the Government of the the Pacific coast of America. She occupies suite of rooms ou the State will be administered by the is accompanied on her tours by vessel and his ticket is endorsed by committee of administration, her husband, Dr. Stemonn, who Captain Robert Dollar liimself. Ou with the Chief Secretary as was her teacher of harmony and a scroll of parchment, more than President. three feet in length, there printed his parts of call, with a reserved space for the signatures and ex- pressions of friendliness of the notables at each place.

the piano at Peabody's Institute. Her visit to Shanghai is being looked forward to with interest.

Local members of the Overseas Club, and others who remember

The King held an investiture at Mr. Eric Rice, formerly private Buckingham Palace on February Secretary to H.E. the Governor, 12, at which a large number of will be interested in the following those whose names appeared in from the February Number of the New Year Honours List were "Overseas"

invested with the insignia of the

Between port and port. he is encased in a black leather hat box which is adorned with his name and journey, and the crossed flags of the United States and the Dollar Mr. Eric Rice, our Special Com-various Orders and received Steamship Line Outside of his missioner, continues to blaze the decorations: Among those who case he looks forlorn and wretched, Over-Seas trail in an eminently received the King's Police Medal || battered beyond belief and soiled satisfactory manner. After the was Mr. William Conlay, Com- with innumerable stampings, re- great success of his Malta visit he missioner of Police, Federated miniscent of the days when he has scored quite a personal Malay States. He has rendered travelled as mere dunnage. M. triumph at Alexandria, in Palca prolonged service, distinguished Hobo Hat was yesterday received tine, and at Cairo. Mr. Rice has by special merit and ability and in audience by H, E. the Governor, auccceded in Toping in many of has achieved considerable success Bir R. E Stubbs who received him the leaders of the British com- in organising the Police Force of very kindly and when he departed munities in Palestine and Egypt, the Tederated Malay States. his parclinent history, bore the among others Sir Herbert Mr. George Bond-Hugging, for following word I have explained Samuel, the High Commissioner merly apprentice on the 8.8, to Mr. Hobo Hat whom I was of Palestine, Lady Storrs, the Bowes Castle, was awarded the pleased to meet, that Hongkong is Right Rev. R. Macinnes (Bishop Board of Trade Silver Medal for not in China. He seemed antis of Jerusalem), and in Alexandria, gallantry in, saving life at sea fed.Reginald E. Stubba, This Dr. Morrison, Dr. Weakley, Mr. during the typhoon at Hongkong refers to the strip ticket which is Woodhead (head of Mesars. when the ss. Loong Sang was headed Hongkong, China

Thomas Cook), and Mr. Carver sunk,

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