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WHY

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LOCAL

THE CHINA MAIL.

Mr. ET. H. Banje kindly sunda two parcels of books for the use of the troops.

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The Hongkong Development, Building and Savings Society ha a very effective window display in its promises in Queen's Road, showing the lay-out below Jardines Look-out.

"I should be surprised if there were 100,000 unemployed people in Australia at the present time," said Dr. Earle Page, Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia, at a luncheon given in his honour by Sir Joseph Cook.

Demonstrations · are being given "at Messrs. Whiteaway Laidlaw's by Miss Moore, a travelling representative of the manufacturers of Roh-no, an insec Helde and deodorant. Miss Moore is visiting the larger towns In the Far East and has already met with great success, having proved that the compound "doss what is claimed for it.

The recent performance in Tientsin of "Tilly of Bloomsbury realised a net profit of $740/85, of which $449 66 (£50) was sent to "The Invalid Kitchens of London," and the balance handed to the T.A:D.CO An acknow ledgment of the £50 sent to London has just been received accompanied by a letter from the President expressing most grate ful thanks for the gift, which will be a very real help to them in their work.

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GENERAL.

A charwoman who had bought a £70 piano on the hite purchase system was referred to at Willes- den. It was said that it would take her seven years to pay for it..

Letters from Henry VIII. in.. answer unto a certain letter of Martin Luther sent unto him," sold for £130 at the sale of the library of the late Mr. E. Gordon Duff, Oxford at Sotheby's £1,872 was

realised....

"Merioneth County Council was the most brotherly and Christian like in the country." declared Mr. E. L. Rowlands, Aberdovey, in vacating the chair in favour of Mr. J. W. Roberts, Bals..

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Mrs, Bowers; of Kättering, has died, aged 100,

There are 344,000 Girl Guides In the British Isles.

"Geranium Day," in aid of London blind, will be on May 16.

Ou a man arrested at Toften- ham the police found 400 empty cigarette packets.

"I think you have been here be fore," said Dr. J. S. Crone, Wil lesden magistrate, to prisoner, "Yes; but nearly 25 years ago." Magistráte: I remember."

A tombstone in Heston, Middx., churchyard to Private J. At Kaoyang, and at Fengehen, White-the last man in the British over 5,000 people were fed during Army to be fogged-has been re- the coldest, months, whilst innovated by officers of 7th Hussars. practically all Salvation Army Flegging was abolished in 1866. centres throughout North China, feasts for poor people were pro vided during the Christmas and Chinese New Year Festivities.

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There has been a considerable" fuss in some of the newspapers about.. certain recent cases in the Law. Courts, and it is announced A coolie, having pulled a that even judges and barristers.are ricshain Chinklang for more than going to confer together on the five miles, suddenly fell dead in possibility of detailed reports of the street a week ago. His body such cases being prohibited in the

Yet: was promptly placed in a cheap daily, and weekly Press. wooden coffin by the local bene-thirty to forty years ago Victorian volent societies and three days scandala were given in far fuller later his family came to claim it, detail in the newspapers. The Upon removing the lid to see if Lord and Lady Colin Campbell) ». the dead man was really their and the Crawford and Sir Charles relative they found that he was. Dilke divorces, for instance, were but that the body was still warm. given in detail which would make Efforts were made at once to a modern sub-editor's blue pencil revive him, and after several hours pink. work these attempts proved suc. cessful, with the result that the

The junior officers on a battle- coolle is again pulling his ricsha.ship at one of our naval stations have recently had a severe "dressing-down" from the Admiral commanding. Taking the air one morning upon the quarterdeck of the flagship, the Admiral noticed signals being made from one of the vessels of his squadron. These being interpreted by his signal men, were "Will you come and tear offal with us at one o'clock ?" Inquiry explained the signal as an invitation to some of the gun-room officers of the flagship to lunch on board the other ship. The Admiral sent a signal in answer with some- thing in it about "language" and "officers and gentlemen."

One of the places which Lord Balfour has visited during his tour In most churches in Newcastle of Palestine is the settlement of the thing which went against the Balfouria, so-called after himself. grain with him was the bribery It is one of the numerous agricul- which took place in all directions, tural colonies near Nazareth, in said the Rev. A. Tuson, speaking the Vale of Esdrelon. Founded at a vestry meeting in Northum by the American Zion Common-berland. Children, he said, were wealth about four years ago, its bribed to go to Sunday school by population as yet scarcely exceeds receiving expensive. prizes and 200. It has, however, rather an people were bribed to their Easter, elaborate lay-out, on a circular Whitsuntide and Christmas Com plar, with communal buildings inmunion by receiving envelopes the centre" surrounded by the containing a wonderful picture wooden frame dwellings, and the and a hearty invitation to Com- communal fields beyond. The munion. Confirmation candidates site of the settlement contains were hunted for up and down the altogether some 7,000 acres.

street.

SOCIAL AND

Hongkong's interport cricket team is leaving Shanghai to-day by the President Madison.

Mr. W. G. C. Clifford, who has represented Shanghai at inter- port cricket, has left Shanghai to take up an appointment with his old employers.

Friends of Mrs. Pasco who is in Flospital as the result of a re; grettabile motorcar accident, will be glad to hear that Mrs. Pasco is in no minediate danger, and is going as well as curr be expected.

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PERSONAL.

Mr. Sun Fo, former Mayor of Canton and son of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, has sent a letter to the Civil Governor of Kuangtung (Gen. Hu Han-ming) declining the Magistracy for Chungshan Dis- trict, his native district of Heung- shan, which was recently re- named after his father,

It was amusing to listen to the Chinese Minister telling stories the other night at the Pen Club dinner-stolies", he called them. He told three or four quaint anecdotes in the Chinese, vein. Two Chinamen were once arguing whether ghosts existed. One said Among the passengers to sail"Yes," the other said "No." The by the President Grant yesterday argumenr grew most heated. But were Mr. A. H. Compton and Lt. it made no progress towards con- Commdr. G. E. Murray, Mr. G.viction til at last the believer in Edwards for Europe, Mr. Sig. Hart ghosts said. "I cannot waste any for the United States, Mr. M. M. more time arguing with you." You Hamilton, American Vice-Consul think I'am a real man, but I am at Cantor and Mrs. Hamilton To not I am a ghost myself." And Shanghai, Mr. P. Cotton and Mr. with that he disappeared. C. M. Anderson of the American Milk Products for Shanghai.

The King of the Belgians, who has celebrated his 50th birthday, ¦ are believes not only in the British The following Officers detailed for the H.V.D.C. Annital Public School system, but also in Efficiency Board, which will sit at the moral effects of caning upon Volunteer Headquarters on boys. His son, Prince. Leopold, Thursday, June 4, at 5.45 pm, was at Mr. Lubbock's house, Eton. Capt. R. Melville Smith, M.B.E..from 1916 to 1919, and Prince Capt. J. B. Ross, Lieut. C. Charles, who is now at the Gunnery Wilson, O.B.E. V.D., Lieut. S.School, Portsmouth, was at one of the best of our preparatory schools. 2nd-Lieut.3.5 Jordain, M.C., Bartholomew, and 2nd-Lieut. J The house master of one of these Norrie Owen. The Commandant boys was invited to stay with the

King, and soon after his arrival, is presiding.

went out for a walk with him. The conversation was on education, "People insist on asking me to and His Majesty spoke warmly in what denomination I belong, I admiration of the way his own tell them, simply and sincerely, boys' characters had been in that my father was a Quaker and fluenced in the fight direction by my mother an Episcopalian that the judicious application of cor they both became Plymouth - poral punishment. Brethren, that I married a Congre- radius Rationalist, who takes me to a Presbyterian church bulit by Baptist, where we sing kaibgiic hymns and share a Jewispunite, writes the New York correpich dent of Truth."

Aypasenger. homewned bound on the Buriah, vin Rangoon Buys The Struits passengers. well to the fore in most thin One lady from, Penang man from Singapore had voicea! Their singing great pleasure. The Penang lady at the piano, a med

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TO-DAY

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Government

The Norwegian proposal to grant the Crown of Prince a yearly allowance 50,000 kroner (about £1,600 at present rates of exchange) was carried in the Storthing recently by a large majority. A proposal made by the Labour Party for a reduction of the King's appanage was rejected.

There are several distinguished Christian leaders from all parts of China who are in Shanghai as members of the National Christian Council. Amongst the better known are Bishop L. H. Roots of Hankow, Dry Luella Miner of Shantung Christian University, Tsinan, Dr. J. L. Stuart, President of Yenching University, Dr. Murdock MacKenzie of Manchuria, Dr. E. H. Hume, President of Yale-in-China, Dr. A. J. Fisher of Canton, Dr. Ida Kahn of Nanchang, Mrs. W. H. 'Lingle of the Inter national Committee of the Y.M.C.A., Dr. R. J. McMullen of Hangchow and Dean T. C. Chao of Soochow University.

The Venerable F. H. de Winton, Archdeacon of Colombo, resigns his office at the end of next October, after serving the Church He was for about 50 years. ordained deacon in 1876, and priest in 1877. Two years later be went to Ceylon, and has laboured there ever since. He, was installed Archdeacon in January, 1902, and his appointment was thus amongst the lost made by the late Dr. R. S. Copleston before he left Colombo for Calcutta: The Archdeacon served throughout the whole of the Episcopate of Dr. E. A. Cople sten, and has held the position of Commissary on seven occasions, five times for the Bishop of Colombo and twice for the Bishop of Calcutta.

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5-6 Seized by Throat. 78 Our Great Win.

Nasty Smash.

„10–12] Constable Wounded

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Property Sale

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Easy Money.

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Like A Fable:

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Beamers Collide

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Higher Rents

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$10,000 Demand

Family Killed

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Japan's Welcome... Bathing " Scandal” Quick and Cheap Opium Death

& Splendid Fares; Junk Cars Toro

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