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The return of notifiable disenses in the Colony for the 24 hours of April 17, was blank.
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The manual generul inteting the Navy League will be held the City Hall, on Tuesday, April 28, at 3.10 p.m.
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Forthcording land sales at Kao
MAIL.
AND GENERAL.
· According to official estimate. 30,000 persons entered the car, nival city at Iloilo the first night The features of the carnival in
Book lovers should be interest- ed in two films which afe shortly to be screened, in Hongkong. They are Lorna Doona" and
#The Courtship of Myles Standish,"
felude ar aud torium where dances are held each night," side shows, athletes, airplane swing and in Berlin during January increased features from the Manila carnival,
merry-grounds.
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The number of foreign visitors.
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1925.
HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE,
Hydraulic
THE NEW-
1925 STUDEBAKER 196
Holland, Four-Wheel
to 23,257 as compared with 22,201 In December. At the head of the Lange Bang Kwan Ti Pak Smpy is responsible for delay it followed by Austria,
A slight modifiention in nutho- list was Poland with 1811 visitors, Wan, Sam Hang nuda as the appearance of some picuresque Czechoslovakia. From America are advertised in the "Gazytic."
- postage stamps now being prepared there were only. 803, visitors: This due 10 the The metrul fact is that in this Paris for use in Tudo-Ching, small number is
Ettle, oficial derision that the clrcumstance that the day Opportunity not only knocks
winter at your door but is playing an sasilion of the Dependene i months are not tourists' months, chorus on every man's door, and rendered in future as one word so far as Berlin is concerned. Then tays for the owner around this late of two had neersit the
Aberdeen Cluniber · of 'Cour- corner with a ciple The World is re-engraving the frames in one needs met: who can do which gre to Ductose rightfiff of merce discussed on March 11, the things.
Hovermant palace,iative difficulty of placing in situations the Inderd, cists enn eneily
everincreasing numbers of young be recalled he everyone where tople, river stene, el.
men tuking the degree of Commerce, :Opportunity netmilly stashed in thef “Badr nad pollitreik her eundidadeezed i Hobart is the political and Acting a suggestion of the dragged him fouth to
ancial capital of the State of Phiveinthorities, the Chamber Tasmania, but it is certainly not agreed to finish them with a list ELBERT HEARED.
the centre of the trade and of companies now trading with the The whole Chinese community industry of Tasmania. Rallway East who might have vacancies, communication between the south in Shanghai observe memorial and north-west is slow, expensive, rites for the laity Dr. Sun Yat-sen and irksome.
At Sotheby's sale of works of It is easier and ari #130 was paid for a set of five and Chinese shops and allicesquicker to cross the t40 miles of Oriental porcelain plates, meusur both within and without the Sestle Bass Strait to Melbourne than to ing from in. to in diameter, ments were ondered by the Genend undertake the tiresome railway smelled with ignes of mindig.. Chamber of Commer hel-journey from the north-western ins, seated with attendants, in their Hng The services were seaboard to Hobart. Consequently garden, and a set of seven saneer* held at the Chinese public sera for purposes of trade the north shaped plafos, 9 h, with similar tion grout near the West gatewest province is virtually a suburb durations. A Chinese armorial May, thousands of people repres of Melbourne, and a considerable service, decorated with flowers in selting 231 wetusols and 200 offer proportion of its population know red, blue, and goid, and painted organisations were prent. Namn the Victorian capital as well as, if with the, egest and metto Merchants Volunteer Corps and not better than, their own. boy and girl scouts co-operated to
Williamson, 75 pieces, brought ...0, preserve ordin
the
of
At the last meeting of the French Municipal Council Shang. At the Tons of the Chinese hai, Mr. H. J. Sheridan brought to Said states that the British steer A Renter message from Port Melical Association last week, Dr. the notice of members, complaints Corparsonshire (of the Shire, Line) S. C. An presided over a pet by numerous American residents of the Hongkong Anti-Opium sending their children to
Bonder to Vokötnina has Society to decide on a definite policy school in Avenue Per in on the one aground in the Cadal. Assist which includes the distribution of subject of the excessive speed of has been sent for unloading. terature, the employment of street motor cars in that thoroughfare. The passage is free, later cable dentors, and the publication of The American Association also says that the vessel was reflonted, Corticles in dis ternaculy press, I asked that severe measures be, after discharging 320 tons of enrgo, was decided to coffine the Society's taken to put an end to the dangers and sailed for Suez. The motor activities to the educative sphere, which pedestrians and especially vessel Canton has sailed Dr. Sing Ching-yue, ofthe Slung children incurred through this Valencia, T4 message from Fort Jnd Society, was also present. He cause. The Chairman of the Suid on April 1. reported a collision spoke of his being informed by Council said that strict instructions in the siding at Deversoir between. Jeffeiuls, whit on a mission of in-would be given to the police to the Swedish motor vessel Canton vestigation in Yaunas, that he pre-deal with any infringement of the from Hongkong and the British sent cennomie conditions of China regulations, and it was also point steaner Rhess from Yokohama. didnt justify supression of popped out speeding is forbidden in The Canton's stem was damaged enltivation.
the Concession.
and Rhesus was bailly. holed midships.]
SOCIAL
Charlie Chaplin is to appear for one month at the Theatre des Champs Elysées, Paris, at a salary of fifty thousand francs a day (2540). He will play in a sketch.
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We had the pleasure of con- gratulating Mr. and Mrs. R. S Cliff, of the China Inland Mission, on the birth of a son on the 4th inst. writes the China Mail Chefoo correspondent. -
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AND PERSONAL.
"Alaried life was quite happy
Princoss, Mary. Viscountess until certain event," said Tascetice his accepted the vice- woman at Tottenhar Police Court presidency of the women's soction Magistrate: What was that? of this year's British Empire The woman: The birth of my Exhibition," thirteenth child.
The highest award of the Boy British unemployed ex-Service Souts Association-the Bronze jueu at a meeting in Dublin recent-Cross-has been griptel Post- |ly passed a resolution of sympathy, hummply to mark the heroism of a with the King on his illness. [An.] 18-year-old Chiluše boy. Scout Fred ucknowledgment has been received | Gsell was a number of the 1st Trom the Home Secretary stating | Tientsin, Troop. When his homej Mrs. P. P. J. Wodehouse left for that the resolution had been laidagh fire recently he gave the Wei-hai-wei on April 16 by the before His Majesty, who was.plensed alarm. His father was stupefied s.s. Huichow,
She expects toto receive the same very graciously, and able to move, and the hoy return about the beginning of
elected to remain with him rather July.
Among the passengers tailing | than follow his mother to safety. for Home on Sainyday per ss. Karmala were His Honour Mr.
A master mariner's certificate Justice Gomperiz and Mrs, Gom- is not a thing that one usually pertz, Mr. and Mrs. C. C Stark, (Vacuum Oil Co.,) Lieut-Col. associates with a woman, but at R. Butterworth, Mr. C. J. Tacchi,
woman is a qualified (PWD) Mr. D. W. Leach, Mr. and Mrs, G. B. Dunnett.
Mr. A. J. Basio, Mr. and Mrs. A. D Galloway, and Mr. A. J. Remedios returned to the Colony by the President McKinley on Saturday.
Mr. Herbert Donald of Messrs. Brunner, Mond and Co. has been transferred from Chefeo and Mr. Shekery has arrived to act as their
agent.
Magistrate ↑ "What! You mean to say this fellow choked a woman to death in a well-lighted cabaret in front of over a hundred and fifty
•people?
Didn't anybody inter fere
Polecian: "No, sir, everybody thought they were dancing."
The interesting Billiard Com petition at the Soldiers' Club will will be brought to a close to-night with the final game in which the Royal Engineers. will meet the Royal Naval Dockyard Police His Excellency Major-General C. C. Luard will present the cup and a prize for the highest break on the close of the game at about 10 pm. The winners in the Hockey Competition will also receive the cup and medals.
least one
"skipper." She is Lady Mar- garet MacRae, sister of Lord Bute, and wife of a Highland chieftain. Lady Margaret quali- fied some years ago, and is a well- known figure in the yachting world. She navigates her own yacht at the Cowes Regatta each year, and is an extremely com- petent seaman-or should it be ses-woman?
Passengers to Hongkong on the Nagoya "which left London on March 14, include Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Black and yo children, The Craigengower Cricket Club Captain Mark Scott of Macleod Mrs. Chester and child, Mr. Miss Black, Lieut. J. A. Chester, held a successful dance on Suter and Company, Inc. Manila for 27 Chester, Juur, Miss Chester, Miss day night, the members for the years a resident of the Philippines. Curwen; Mr. A. E. Dyer, Mr. first time appearing in fancy dress and one of the most widely known. W. Fletcher, Mr. R. E. Hough, The arrangements were all that and popular Americans in the Mr. and Mrs. G..8. Lonnon and could be desired, and an enjoyable islands, died at Camp John Hay child, Capt. 1. A. Lovegrove, Mr. time was spent by everybody. Army Hospital, Baguio, of high
followed by a concert.
The close of the cricket season blood pressure and hardening of A. Petty, Mr. T. C. P. Rees, Miss will be celebrated by the usual the arteries. Captain Scott had C: C. Renwick, Mr. S. Summers,
'Cricket Dinner"
on May 2, been in ill health for more than Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Sheppard, three years and during the past Miss Sheppard, Mr. D. Taylor, The China. Mail's Chefoo Cor- health resorts in an effort to in-
several weeks had been at various and Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Walmsley. respondent writes:I regret to prove his health. However, it was have to report the death of Mr. Albert H. Craig of the Chinese Maritime Customs, which took place at the French Hospital Do the 19 ult
not thought that his condition was Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles The death is announced of unusually serious,, He had been Hotham, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., the in Camp John Hay hospital about senior officer of his rank in the one week prior to his death.
Royal Navy, Born in 1843, he Alko Mr. and Mrs. Courtney, of "I have always loved my native and was not 20 when he was pro- entered the Navy when barely 18, Messrs. Butterfield and Swire county of Devon,and in the have left recently. Mr. Courtney glorious history of its sons I have noted to lieutenant. While serv- having been transferred to New ever found my greatest inspiration in the New Zealand War of 1863, ing in his tank he was engaged chang. Mr. J. Cunningham has and taken over pro-tem. Other deworthy of them."
a constant incentive to be where he repeatedly distinguished pariures include Mrs. and Miss Mr. John Lane, of 8, Lancaster In these words
himself. As Captain he com- Mortensen, and two children, who late-terrace, Hyde Park,
manded the Charybdis for a com- have left for Europe on home well-known publisher, who has left mission in China. He was Fing leave, where Mr-Mortensen 16,211 explains has bequest of fuptain to Admiral Sir shortly be joluing them. Mr. and his books to Exeter and Plymouth Beauchamp Seymour at the bom Mrs. O. Nielsen, also of the. Submarine. Telegraph Company,
Libraries. Subject to his wife's hardment of Alexandria and have also left for European consent, he desired that these feel-dring the subsequent operations leave. Mr. Paul Alexandrovitchings should be placed on record in the coast of Egypt: From Timofeev has been appointed to public position in the institutionsbruary, 1890, to March, 1893, the post of Berthing Pilot for this accepting these gifts, in the hope it was Commander-in-Chief in that the same emotions may thereby the Pacific, with his flag in the be fostered in Devonisus vot to be," Warspite.
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