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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Two (Chinese) cases of enteric fever were notified for the 24 hours ended Monday last

The first ordinary annual meeting of the Hongkong Tug and Lighter Co., Ltd., is advertised for Thursday, May 7 at 2.30 p.m.

Ten houses (numbers 1 to 19) at MacGregor Street, Wanchai, were sold yesterday to Mr. Leung Wan-ho for $82,000, rising from $70,000. The houses are in one block and have a total area of 6,695 feet. The sale took place at the sale room of Mr. A. G. da Rocha.

The return of notifiable dis eases for the week ended on April 18, shows 3 fatal cases of small pox. Four deaths occurred in previously notified cases. The return shows. 2 -fatal сабе of diphtheria out of 3 reported, 2 cases of enteric fever; and 5 cases of cerebrospinal fever, 3 of which were fatal. All the above cases were Chinese except 1 case of smallpox, which was Indian.

The Command Orders by Major General Luard, issued yes. terday, confirm the report that in

ed.

The transmission of Radio -It is hinted in the North that Telegrams to Swatow is suspend-the stay of the Loyal North Lanca

shire Regiment in Tientsin will end before next winter. They are A returned banishee gave at to be relieved by the East York- the Criminal Sessions yesterdayshire Regiment. These like the as the reason for his breach of the Loyals are said to be young order mada respect of himself, soldiers. the practice of commandeering coolies to Canton. He had been sentenced to six months, eighteen months and three years' imprison ment for similar breaches and he was sent to prison for another three years.

Aeroplanes flying, high above they will shortly take 1000 photographs for the purpose of making a big air map of Greater London.

vast

The pictures will be fitted together to form a mosaic, giving a bird's-eye view of an area of 100 square miles.,

Still it rains. To the date of writing 31st March, says the "British North Borneo Herald" we The takings of the Manchester have only had one day this month University students in their Shrove on which no ram at all has fallen. Tuesday "rag" for the hospitals. On some days there has been totalled over £5,500. It is a record nothing more than a fine shower-which more than doubles last year's just enough to make outdoor games result, and leaves the last Liver unpleasant. On other days heavy pool figure-which was an object rain has fallen..

of keen rivalry-far behind.

Spanish women, albeit slowly, are seeking higher education. During the academic your that ended in 1923 there were 363 woman students at the institution as compared with 60 in 1917. They are good students, and their work is much more brilliant than that

the programme of intended reliefs of the men, according to the uni- during the year 1925-26, the tst.versity.authorities. Bn. The East Yorkshire Regiment, now in Egypt, is to relieve the 1st, Bn. The Loyal Regiment, North China. The Loyals go to India. In the Artillery Branch, the 13th Heavy Battery will pro ceed to India being relieved in Hongkong by the 5th Heavy Battery from Gibraltar..

The Buddhist Association in Peking has sent a petition to the Central Government praying that the birthday of Buddha shall be observed on April 30 with a holi- day and that an order should be issued forbidding the slaughter of animals on that day.

the

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A quantity of Australian fruit, The crossword puzzle craze and pears of very good quality, including grapes, peaches, apples has produced many curious deve. was recently available in lopments. Librarians are getting Sandakan market owing to the worried because their dictionaries

NO and encyclopedias

enterprise of a Chinese fruit-seller are mych

who purchased them from s.s. NEW in request that their bindings are getting worn out. Lending libraries speculation proved, as it certainly

Arafura. We hope

that his say that the number of ordinary deserved to do, a profitable one reading · books taken out has sensibly decreased, while the book

and that he will be induced to sales departments have done well"British North Borneo Herald."

repeat the experiment, says the with the tremendously increased sales of cheap dictionaries and encyclopedias. Included

H.E the Governor (Sir Edward Stubbs, K.CMG), paid a visit yesterday morning to the site at Ngau Shi Wan, where work is at present in progress for these is the Thesaurus, which, the construction of the new jail. almost unobtainable at second. His Excellency, who was acconi-hand bookshops, will probably panied by his A.D.C. (Capt. find ક way to them in Neville), the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, plenty as soon 15 De craze D.P.W., and others, spent upwards goes the way of all crazes of an hou in inspecting the work, and disappears. But at present it which at the present stage consists is in very full swing Strap of pile driving. Sir Edward, Hangers in busses and tubes knit showed great interest, in the their brows to find animals of four operations, and expressed pleasure letters beginning with a B, "and at the progress that was being parents are pestered, with similar mäde.

questions by their children.

HOT NEWS."

AND

AMBASSADOR REPORTERS.

HIS ONLY CHILD

NEW YORK. Baron Ago von Maltzan, the newly-arrived German Ambassa

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED...

NOTICE.

NEW ISSUE OF CAPITAL.

are

hereby notified that the Second and

with In the presence of a congrega- dor, made quite a favourable SHAREHOLDERS

tion of some thirty persons on impression upon the ship news Sunday morning, March 29, Bishop reporters. He declared that the Final Call of $5.00 per share on Shares.. Heaslets held a service of dedica- death of President Ebert would of the New Issue is payable on or tion in the temporary wooden not affect the stability of the before the lat day of May, 1925. church which was erected last sum- German Republic, which, he mer on the site of the old Christ predicted, would "go on for ever."

Cheques should be sent addressed Church, Yokohama. The Chaplain, the Rev. Eustace Strong, and the afford any larger families," he Certificates of Title in respect of the Diplomats in Germany cannot to the Company, together with Rev. A. 5. Hewlett, who has been replied when asked whether he First Call, when Folly paid Certificates acting chaplain during the winter, had only one child. also took part in the service and

He said will be imued. Mrs William Blundell played the music.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Way, Mr. | It has been decided to place a

Mrs. Coolidge is expecting a A Carpenter, Mr. J. Rapley, Mr.wreath on the War Memorial in happy event, says a London wire J. Jamieson, Mr. W. F. Millington Shanghai on Anzac Day, April 25, of March 28. No child has been [and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Brockhurst This is the anniversary of the born at the White House since!

were passengers on the incoming Hakozaki Maru.

A Home paper Olive Orme.

Says Miss daughter df

Mr. Charles Orme, Penrith, a -mistress of Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, and

Bling of the Anzacs at Gallipoli, and is now observed throughout Australia and New Zealand as their National Day..

In her book about her, genius an expupil of Queen Elizabeth busland, s Amold Bennett Grammar School, Penrith, has states that his lobbies are playing accepted a good scholastic ap- the piano, handwriting, painting in pointment in Hongkong, and ex-water colours, acting, reading pects to sail soon after Easter. modern poetry, dancing, and meet- ing your ports, musicians, actors and actress. Mr. Bennett men tions also that the great man can write a novel in two months.

away!

Girl."

1893.

The Prime Minister's Socialist son, Mr. Oliver Baldwin, has already a novel to his credit, and we are now to have another book travel in the East. dealing with experiences and

Tt & Transfer Books of the Company in respect of the New Issue of Shares will be closed from WEDNESDAY, the 22nd day of April, until SATUR- DAY, the 2nd day of May, 1925,- (both days inclusive) during which period no Transfer of Shares of the New Issue can be registered.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managera. Hongkong, 20th April, 1925,

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THROUGH BILLS OF LADINO JESUED " FOR EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN AND CONTINENTAL PORTS AND LONDON:

THE Steamship.

BARON AGO VON FIANTZAN

an interest.ag little private din of a political nature just now." "experienced journalists would Mr. Ramsay MacDonald gave not expect him to make utterances Commons. His guests were. Sir but he emphasised that "through carrying His Majesty's Mails will be.. ner party at the House of He had no hot news for them,

"LAHORE" James Barrie. Mr. and Mrs. the initiative and genius of the Drinkwater, Mr. J. Tweed, the United States a vast plan bad been despatched from this port at NOON sculptor, and Mr. John Strachey, worked out the Dawes plan-by taking Cargo for the above Ports.

00 TUESDAY, the 281 April Silk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France and London (under arrango- proceeding to Bombay and there tran ment) will be conveyed by this Steamer

Marieilles and London.

L

Conan Doyle has opened in West- At the bookshop which Sir A. minster his own books are not on

Parcela will be received at the Office

which the terrible economic wounds inflicted by the world war indirectly trat the world is to be are to be healed, and that means set in order again so that true nations in a new constructive friendship and harmony." Under antip.m. on the day previous to the Dawes pian Germany had sailing. The contente and value of all accepted heavy burdens, but the packages must be declared. letter and spirit of that plan, in finding a solution for the Repara-

For further, particulars, apply to Kobe Women's Club meating the Baron, would faithfully fulfill

There was a large assembly at the tions problem, Germany, said the MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO...

▲ gente. her afternoon, when a programme "That," he concluded, "is the Bengkong, 22nd April, 1925. of Gilbert and Sullivan songs was guiding principles of my instruc given by Miss Anderson (who tions, and will be the keynote of organised it), Miss Bass, Mr. my work." Graham Batter, and Mr. Stuart Young. The songs were all very well received, and there was much

gramme proceeded.

Sergt. Major Rejan Singh was bitten by a crocodile near the new Sikh temple at Batu Tiga a few days ago about 8 p.m. says the B. N. Borneo Herald." He went

Malcolm Scott hus, temporarily to wash in a swamp, and the deserted the halls for the theatres. erotodile caught his arm. He Many sic all artistes have done Estruggled to get away and fell and this at various times-usually im- sale. Even Sherlock Holmes 6nds peace and goodwill may bind all shipped to the on-carrying Steamer lor the entile got him by the handstressfully. In towns where they no plice on the shelves. The shop but eventually he was able to get inve proved an enormous attraction is wholly for the sale of spiritualis Sorg-Major Kejan Singh at the music fall, they have been tie literaturo. It is a propaganda is at present in Hospital.

able to attract at the theatre shop, Even Vesta Tilley, who was pro- As the last meeting of the Coun-known in the Variety world, was bably the greatest "draw" ever cil of the Royal Colonial Institute, not sness when she toured in 20 nsident Fellows, non-resi dent Fellos, 32 Associates, and musical play called "The Bicycle Undergraduates were elected. Bongst them being the following from British Mahya-Francis ti Allen, Singapore). Michael D.

The omniscience of Lord, Balfour Fallon (Serendah, James D. G.

is truly remarkable, Not only has Morice (Kuantan), Wm. Paterson and adviser-in-chief to the British enthusiasm, which grew as the pro- he become a sort of political oracle (Perak), E. Pengilley Kaula Government, but he remains an Tasyo, Joseph Roberts active social figure. (Prani), Harry W. Smith

The tide-table given below has been (Kelantan), and Robert C. Vergette physical powers are no less amaz

compiled at the National Almanac Office Kuala Lumpur)..

ing.

There is a rather amusing

The King of Siam has written a London from the result of the story about an enthusiastic young five-act tragedy, Madanabadha, of an automatic tide-recording machine analysis of observations taken by means lady who was sitting next to him (the Legend of the Rose). It is in the Water Folies Basin at Trim Sha

in Siamese classical verses Tsul daring the years 1008-9. (Chhandas) of various metres, The zero of the table some of them rarely employed by the zero of the founding one with sounding in the Ad- modern Siamese poets.

It has

miralty Chart, which has been found to been submitted to the Committee

be 4 feet 8 inches below mean sea-level of the Royal Literary Society, and tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard To obtain the depth of water on the the author received from that add a feet 4 inches, and on the gauge at body a diploma dated May Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet 11, B.E., 2466 (A.D. 1923). 4 inches to the height given in the table.

And his

· Lord Reading's trip to England #h a dinner. After expressing her is being made boli on personal and wonderment at his sporting prowess, political grounds. His health of the formed to him and asked late has not been quite as good as sweetly: "Have you ever thought of it ought to be, and a few months taking up golfie in England was strongly recom- mended by his dietor. But of

course the primary reason for his A hundred years ago on March visit is political. Rumour has it 29 Inst. Charles Lamb, homeward that Lord Lyftion. who is bound from the city, slipped into temporarily stepping into the the letter-box of Crabb Robinson's Viceroy's shoes, is now in the ruti-chainbers in the Temple a note con- ning for the post when Lord Read-sisting of these words: I have left ing vacates it. The latter, it the d

Colonel Zanni, who has been making a number of trial flights India House for preparatory to the resumption of surprised Shioyn-ites, by making joy." the flight round the world, rather something of a dive over the hills behind Suma, and coming out o very low over the sea at Shioya. looked-from-Sumaas though

ia said, would like to be succeeded Ever! Give me great by the present Governor of Bengal. The centenary of this event was Lytton has been born and brought commemorated on Monday, the up in an oriental atmosphere. His 3th, by a dinner in the Hall of the father was Viceroy when Queen Inner Temple-adjacent to Lamb's Victoria was minimed Empress Birthplace, 2, Crown Office row he was also a poet of distinction, Ladies were, ndmitted on this no the aviator was in difficulties and who wrote under the pseudonym som: The chair was taken by was going to land somewhere in of "Owen Meredith. The pre Mr. Augustine Birrell and the the hills, but in two or three sent Earl han a somewhat gloomy speakers included Sir Edmund minutes the plane came sailing cast mind, with strong literary Gosse, Mr G. K Chesterton, and yet again on its way back to

Mr. J. C. Bquire.

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THE Undersigned bare received instructions to sell "by Pablia Auction

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FRIDAY, 24th Aprii, 1985;

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One 4 H. P. Hotorcycle with Sidecar complete with Accessorier, including Horus, Lemp, Fump, we, slc., (ja good turbing order)

On View from Thursday, the 23rd April, 1925.

Terms -Cash on delivery.

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