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A stone age axe-head, believed by experts to be 15.000 years old, has been dug up in an Oldbury (Worcestershire) mart hole..
From January 1, 1928, the Academic year at the University: will be divided into two terma instead of three at present.
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The Dollar: Directory la now on Sale...
Donations, amounting to over $20,000 have so far been con- fributed by Singapore residents
A meeting of those interested In the proposed Kowloon Choss Club will be held this evening in Central British School....
The "China Mall" acknow udges receipt of the Investigation "When I refused to give him and Examination of Works execut-fish and chips for nothing he took ed for the supply of water to the his false teeth put and put them City of Macao, issued by the la his pocket. I thought he meant Public Works Dept., Macao. The to fight me-witness at the Man volume is a bulky one printed in sion House. Portuguese,
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During the 24 hours ended Wednesday, one case of small-pox,"
According to the notice in our to-day's issue, the Catholic Presse case of diphtheria, and two Day, under the auspices of cases of enteric fever, were notified
All the cases were Chinese, Religiao e Fatria," will be cèle-. brated on Sunday, 22nd instant at
A baby show under the the Cathedral of the Immaculate auspices of the Child Welfare Conception and at the Club Society of Singapore, and under Lusitano. It is a matter of the patronage of Lady Guillemard, gratification to the Portuguese will be held at the Town Hall on Community that a special blessing Wednesday, April 29. has been bestowed on the above- named monthly by His Holiness Pope Pius XI.
Latest Schoolboy howlers are as follower
Etiquette is the noise you make The Ball given at the British when you sneeze. Embassy, Lisbon, in connection
Moses threw down his rod and with the Vasco da Gama celebra-it changed to a servant. tions was a brilliant. success. This substance is called Caustic Most of the members of the Bri-Soda because it's in sticks. tish colony and many. naval A workman was sent by his officers were present. The master to a house to be repaired. Diplomatic Corps also attended
The Shanghai Boy Scouts are to give a burlesque of the Mikado this aroning.
The new block of Government houses at Happy Valley, behind Le Calvaire is to be called Ventries Road,
The Russian-Ukrainian Opera Co is performing in Shanghai. It company will is probable the visit Hongkong.
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A 200 piece violin orchestra is being organised in Manila. A tour of the world is planned with Shanghai included in the itinerary.
Bishop Walpole, in attacking birth control at Edinburgh, sald that owing to the practice among the abler part of the community the most intelligont would be re- placed by the most ignorant.
"It will be surprising if the Chancellor can decline to give us back the penny post this year. said Mr. A. E. Goodwin, secre- tary of the Joint "Industrial Council of the Printing Trade. The Council are continuing their campaign, and are to follow up. the interview with the P.M.G. by special representations in other "The Governmental quarters. demand to the Chancellor is being supported by every Chamber of Commerce and by 'every import- ant trade organisation in the country," he added. "The im the ball, to which they went after.
A young woman recently call-pression left on the minds of the witnessing the gala performed at the Foreign Office in Paris to deputation was quite clearly that ance of Werther, at the Opera see M. Herrlot. She was asked if the decision rested with the House. There was a reception the reason of her visit, and she P.M.G. alone it would be favour- and dance on board H.M.S. Hood repiled that she had a mission to able when there were nearly 2,000 full, and that she had come all guests, British and Portuguese. the way from the Lorraine village'
"Felix II.," the car in which of Senonges to Paris because the Major F. A. C. Forbes-Leith re- archangels had told her to do so.
cently travelled from London to Her mission was to inspire M. India distance of 8,527 miles. Herrior's policy. The woman, arrived at Tilbury little the Cecile Hamard, is to be mentally worse for its long and trying examined. She was born at ordeal. Verdun, not far from Domremy, the home of Joan of Arc.
The Liid Agricultural Review (published by the Ling Nama Agricultural College in con- nection with the Canton Christian College) has among its contents in the current issue an interesting "Report of a Fertiliser Survey in the "Mulberry districts of Kwang- tung," by Edward Shim, associated The long suggested tunnel to professor of Apronomy; one on link Liverpool with the Cheshire "Night Soll storage and Hook side of the Mersey will soon come Worm by Dr. Frank Old; a
into being.. The capital outlay
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journey, which consisted of 96 "During the whole
running days, spread over a period of 5% months, we had only two punctures. The engine was perfect, and we never had occa sion to use a spanner," said Major Forbes-Leith.. at
ed over 1,800 miles of desert, 300 miles of salt desert, and 100 miles of bottomless sand, and for a dis- tance of 250 miles we bumped over the sleepers of a railway track." While in Central Persia of the Liverpool landing stage tance of seven miles, but general- the party were fired at and chased by roaming horsemen for a dis-Jamp Out Of Car and should very materially facili- tate the business of the Birken-ly speaking they were either a day head section of the Mersey Docks late or a day in advance of desert and Harbour Board estate.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Lyle sail by the Kashgar to-morrow for Home.
No guests are being invited to the Diocesan School Old Boys dinner to-morrow.
Lieut. J. R. Henderson has been appointed to H.M.S. Carlisle, as from February 7,
Mr. T. A. Arthur returned to the Colony from Shanghai by the Kashgar.
Mr. W. A. Donaldson well
Mr. J. Bartholomew is now Act. known in Shanghai and Hong- ing Secretary of the Hongkong kong journalistic circles, is on his and Shanghai Hotels Ltd.
MI. W. Thomas, barrister-at-law,way Home. and brother of Dr. H. G. Thomas, has now returned to the Colony, j
Mrs. J. Hancock, and Mrs. L. C. F. Bellamy, newcomers to local musical singing circles, will appear in this evening's production
The Gondoliers."
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Mr. Felix Dyck, a noted pianist, is to perform this evening in the City Hall at 5.30. Mr. Dyck comes with a great reputation..
Miss Cecil Hindman, plapist, and Miss Virginia Smith Cowper, singer, who recently went to Shanghai appeared on a radio pro- gramme in Shanghai on Wedoce- day. Jast.
"Bigger, better, brighter than ever before, was said of the Ministering Children's League Bazaar held in Shanghal on Satur- day last. Despite the inclement weather, it was a huge success both in point of attendance and buying. activities, and in the beauty and variety of exhibits and entertain
ments.
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The Hongkong Hotel is full to overflowing and with the arrival of the big tourist ship, a great strain will be placed upon the staff.
Mr. D, M. Richards, the well known local baritone singer, is to help at the concert in aid of the missions to Seamen on Thursday April 2
Mr. F. H. Warner, formerly Secretary to H. E. the Governor writes interestingly of his trip home, which included a visit to the Pyramids."
Mr. J. S. McCann, well known in local rugby and boxing circles, has been transferred to the Kobe office of Messrs. McKinnon McKenzie and Co...
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DONT'S FOR YOUNG MOTHERS.
Capt. A. B. Garwood; of the
The Quarry Bay A.D.C. should! P. & O, service, died in Greenwich be interested to hear that the soothing mixture or opiate of any kind Don't give baby a looping draught, Hospital on January 19 last. He American Players in Shanghai except by order of a competent doctor first went to sea. In 1883 and served have decided to produce "Nothing who has seen the child. All these things his time in sailing ships engaged But the Truth" next month. in the Calcutta trade.
are dangerous.
When Mr. A. W. Blackstone, manager of the Penang branch of Mesars. Paterson, Simons and Co., goes on leave with Mrs. Blackstone to the near future, Mr. L. W. Learmount, from Singapore, will probably take his place in Penang..
The engagement is announced and the marriage will shortly take place between Mr. S. Belither of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd. The following promotions in the and Miss Fitzgerald of Dublin. Hongkong Volunteer Defence Miss Fitzgerald is a sister of Mrs.
Don't give medicine to check the Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Armstrong, movement of baby's bowels in diarrhoea Mr. and Mrs. Heilbrona, Mr. T. F. Feed the child sparingly and give Baby's except upon the advice of a physician. Keating and Mr. D. H Cameron, Own Tablets to cleanse the bevels of are passengers on the President irritating scoretions. Keep the abdomen Wilson which left yesterday.
give young child catharties, Miss Doris Woods, is teaching torture Baby's Own Tablets have
anch the newest steps, including the gentle laxative action and never fail to osator o, which gripe wad,
feather.step.in the fox-trot which care constipation.
is so much in evidence in London Don't walk up and down the floor with ballrooms just now. This step cro, restless child. Nothing can be was danced at the World's Fox-wore demoralizing to the little one, and Trot championships hold recently it is serious tax upon, the parent' at the Queen's Hall, London.
strength and nerves. Give the child Baby's Own Tablets occasionally and they will remove the cause of the Mrs. Tom Gun, widow of restless and niske the little one aloep
Corps are announced: Staff Sergt. A.H. C. Allen of Bastion House, Tom Gan, the famous Chinese soundly as a vial of Baby's Own D. Davies, Medical Section; Malacca. promoted Warrant Officer: Class
aviator who died recently xa a re- Don't fail to keep a II and appointed Staff Quarter Mayor Kenneth Bourne, M.C., in Shanghai on the Presidente come saddenly one to is sult of u fall while flying, arrived Tablets on hand. The lip of the little master Sergeant, Sergt. HW of the Shanghai Municipal Police, Jefferase of the ones prore plunkowa reliable medicine
Petley, Machine Gun Platoon, son of Sir Frederick Bourne was accompanied by Miss M. Gun, promoted to Company Quarter (formerly Assistant Judge in their daughter, master Sergeant,
Shanghai and Lady Bourne, was married on Tuesday last to Miss
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