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The Yaumati School sports which were to have taken place yesterday afternoon were Post poned on acosaunt of the inclement weather,

GENERAL,

REH Yal at Bangkok on E March 7. Hail is a phenomenon and Ellect will be the subject of the Law of Cause which is said to occur only once this week's Public Meeting of the in ten years in Bangkok, and if Hongkong Lodge The Theosophical memory serves there have been Society, 16, Queen's Rood Central, two falls in the last twenty-one on Wednesday, April 1, at 5.46. years, once on April 7, 1904, and p.m. The Public are invited. once about 1914 or 1915, says the "Bangkok Times,”

Eighty-nine million bushels of wheat were ground la Canadian A reminder is given of the mills last year, or about 5,000,000 The Chamber of Commerce an- Theatre Royal on Thursday next, 19,923,000 barrels of flour, or Grand Concert to be given in the more than in 1923. This produced nual report in ita new form is an when the Surreys Band will ren-872.000 more than la 1923. Wheat joying good demand. Usually der a delightful programme of four: exported during the year 350 copies are printed. This year light classical pieces and Mrs. amounted to 11,477.868 barrels, as there have already been an extra A. M. Bowes-Smith and Mr. D. M. Compared with 11,198,635 in the hundred and 350 more have been Richards will sing. Proceeds are ordered, of which a hundred will to be given to the Missions to

preceding year." go to Wembley..

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The second of a course of three lectures on the "Civilisation. of China, was given at King's College. Strand, W.C.2, on February 12 when Professor WE Soothill, M.A., F.R.G.S., Professor of Chinese in the University of Oxford, spoke on "China's contribution to Western Civilisation." The Principal of King's College, Dr. Ernest Barker, LLB., presided, in the absence of Mr. Chao-Hsin Chu, Chinese Chargé d'Affaires.

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At the Volunteer Headquarters yesterday afternoon 67,850 square feet of Crown land at Kelles Bay were sold by auction at the upset price of $34,125. There was no competition. The purchasera were Mr. Li Sing-kini, Dr. T. P. Woo, Mr. Chen Pre-cheung, and Dr. C. O. Chun. The annual rental is

The Chia Mail" is informed by the "Star Ferry Company that in response to the need which has been voiced through the Kowloon Resilents Association, it has been [decided to extend the ten minute service until 5 p.m., cominencing Con April 1. On the sume date the inst night ferry will leave Kowloon 12.15 .. instead of 12.16 as fat present, while the last ferry frone Hongkong will leave at 1a.m. This latter will be a special ferry and will not be available to monthly ticket holders except ipon payment of the special fare of 20 cents. The special late ferry will run until further notice.

SOCIAL

Mr. H. B. Harker was a passenger from Kobe on the Arafura

Mr. A. Kirk of the P.W.D. delivered a lecture on Art at the University last night.

Monsieur Fernand Didier, who was chief engineer and manager of the Bangkok Water Works up to the end of last year, has re- ceived the decoration of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur.

The Rev. J. A. Bakin, D.D, and Mrs. Eakin although retiring on pension are, in due course, and if their health permits, returning to Siam to pass the remainder of their days.

M. A. Danjou, Consul for France at Singapore, is expected to leave for France on furlough on April 6 by the Compeigne. During his absence M. B. de Scey-Montbéliard will be acting Consul,

Miss Margaret Bannerinan tells a good story of an actress who. went out one day and bought a beautiful new hat. That evening she confessed to her husband that It cost her three guineas.

"It's a sin!" he exclaimed. "Never mind," said she. will be on my own head."

London Freemasons are taking up the cause of St. Paul's Cathedral in carnest, although no direct The proposition to put back appeal has been issued to them. the clocks in Ceylan half an hour, Collections are being made at and thereby gain half an hour's lodge meetings and the amounts more daylight, is very attractive forwarded direct to the fund and appeals, to many sections of Historians may quibble as to cur community, said the chair-whether Sir Christopher Wren was man of the Ceylon Chamber of a Freemason or not, but deep down Commerce recently The Cham-in the average member's heart is ber was asked for its opinion, and the conviction or belief that he after very careful consideration was, and this fact alone, apart from felt that from a commercial which also, lies deep in every the love for national monuments aspect there were many difficul- Mason's heart, prompts the gift on ties, and many disadvantages in the way, and while hoping that such an occasion as the present. some means would be found in the future perhaps to remove those Chinese press) has been estab- A police-station (says the difficulties, they had at present lished in a Chinese district next to report somewhat adversely door to a portion of the boundary against the proposal.

of the western district of the purpose of preventing Settlement Shanghai Settlement"for the. extension China's sovereign rights." Much and breaches of space is given in the local Chinese newspapers to a report of the opening of this institution.

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Masons generally will be interested in a letter sent recently by. Rudyard Kipling in reply to an inquiry concerning Masonic experiences. In it he wrote in part: I was secretary for some years of Lodge Hope and Perseverance, No. 782, E.G. (Lahore, English Constitution), of the Society of St. George is to The annual general meeting. which included brethren of at be held in the City Hall, on, least four creeds. by a member of the Brahmo p.m. for the following pur- I was entered Monday, April 6, 1925, at 5:15 Somaj (a Hindu), passed by a poses:-(a) To receive the report Mohammedan, and raised by an of the Committee and statement Englishman. Indian Jew. We met, of course, (b) To elect the Officers and Com- Our tyler was anof accounts for the past year, on the level, and the only differ-mittee for the ensuing year (c) ence that anyone would notice. To consider the manner in which was that at our banquets some of St. George's Day shall be celebrat- the brethren, "who were debarred ed. (d) To transact any other by caste rules from eating food business of which due notice has not ceremonially prepared, sat been given. over empty plates.

All members are requested to attend.

AND PERSONAL.

Baden-Powell, who is much better in health, has been spending a holiday on the edge of the Pyrenees, about, 30 miles from Biarritz. It cost him about 55. a day, and there was good fishing in the vicinity, though some of the rivers were low.

"The undersigned, being young franchise has already been granted" men of under 30, to whom the -began a petition in favour of the names which followed were those Votes for Girls' Bill. The two first of Alister MacDonald, son of the last Premier, and Oliver Baldwin, son of the present one.

Mr. H. G. Wells, who, in spile of a ably writing another novel, is in nervous break down, is indefatig- stalled in a very hush-hush villa up at Grasse, behind Cannes. Nobody -even precisely where the retreat is, and close friends-knoWS when H. G." has visitors meets them in a public square and lunch or tea. conducts them to a restaurant for

he

At Oxford, on January 22, 1925, the degree of Doctor of Science was conferred (in absence) on Major J. C. Moulton, of Magdalen College, late Director of Rames. Museum and Library, Singapore.

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Mr. F. G. H. Kerr, of Messra. Dunlop Plantations, Ltd., is taki ing over the honorary positions Malacca St. Andrew's Society, of Secretary and Treasurer of the vice Mr. Esson, who leaves for Home shortly.

The Interest, of Mr. A. Denison! in the firm of Denison, Ram and and honourable connection with Gibbs, Architects, closes a long

E. R. F. Sample joins the firm as this old-established firm. a partner. Mr. Denison will con- Mr.

tinue to reside in the Colony.

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Lipham, engineer cfficer of the Lieutenant Commander E, B. U.S.S. Huron, was knocked over. board into Manila Bay by a coal Service Association of Malaya, water he is thought to have fallen The Malacca branch of the Ex- from a barge. Before striking the basket as the Huron was coaling which was inaugurated a few with force against the side of the months ago, promises to turn out ship. He was picked up from the well. The Committee appointed bay and taken to the U.S.S. navat "It are all keen and energetic workers hospital at Canacao, While in a and with the prospect of various serious condition, he has a fair. Although there are those who future, under the auspices of agree.

events taking place in the hear chance of recovery, physicians profess. to believe that Royalty is the Branch, the membership nota draw at public functions, the roll should be considerably Civil Service dizner, at which the Prince of Wales was present altracted over 4,000 applications. for tickets, although the seating accommodation was only. 800 There was, in consequence, much heartburning at the omissions from the guests Usually there are plenty of tickets going.

augmented."

Foreign and Chinese friends of Mr. Roy Anderson, including The Union Jack Club, which has Shantung bandits who are now the former Lincheng captives of proved a boon to the men of the residing in Shanghai, have decid Combined Fleets during their vislied to raise a fund for the erection to Singapore, was the scene of a of a memorial monument at Mr. pleasant informal function when Anderson's grave in Peking. Vice Admiral Sir Allan F. Everett, Mr. Leon Friedman, who was one Commander-in-Chief of the China of the bandit captives, has been About an hour before the Station and the senior Admiral at appointed treasurer of the fund... P. & O. Malwa left her berth, ference, carried out an inspection have been asked to communicate Singapore during the naval con- and those desiring to contribute Swettenham Wharf, Penang, and the ship itself presented a lively of the building. Is one of the with him, care of the China scene. There

best clubs of its kind I have seen, Motors, Bubbling Well Road, gathering of friends seeing during the tour of inspection.

a large was one of the Admiral's comments Shanghai. people off by the boat. Major

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R. R. Robertson, who left for A prelly wedding was celebrated home, had a rousing send-off on Saturday Jast at Kuala Lumpur: Over fifty friends and members of (FM, S) between Dr. L.LYong different Penang Volunteer units a graduate of medicine from the went on board to bid him adieu... University of Hongkong and Miss A few of Major Robertson's YG Fab, omy daughter of Mr. | friends, some of whom came from and Mr.

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turday at the home of Mrs. 582 Rue Ratard. Dyson, the President! inal story entitled, rican Poman

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