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The members of the "Our "The Teachings of Moham Cabaret" Company were again med" will be the subject of this In fine form last night and sub-week's public meeting of the mitted another change of pro- Hongkong Lodge The Theoso gramme to the immense liking of phical Society; 16, Queen's Rond the audience. The Company com- Central, on Wednesday June 3, at plete their Hongkong senson this 5 p.m. The Public are invited evening with n complete change of programme and commence a shoft season to-morrow at the Star Theatre, Kowloon.

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A specimen of Depmeptera Sphingidae (Hawk Moth), was rare species of taken recently by Mr. G. F. C. Woodlatt in a Sandakan bunga- low.

Mr. Preston Clark of Boston,

It has been presented to: Massachusetts, who is reputed to the finest collection of

This book was trans-

which has just been handed back Sphingidae in the world.

Sakhalin, the northern end of have

to Ruasta by the Japanese, ls as big is Scotland and has a popula-. In view of the return of M. The remarkable experience of tion of about thirty thousand. Caillaux to office it is interesting. suddenly losing his power of mostly convicts or ex-convicts, to note that a short time ago ha speech befell, an Edinburgh man and is also inhabited by bears, published a book entitled "Ou va residing in the South Side of the wolves, hairy Ainus, and pelagic la France? Ou va l'Europe? city. I seems that he was read-seals Its value is purely a work' which is a challenge to all ing a newspaper at home shortly strategic, for though not un-thoughtful students of European after ten o'clock, when he sud- inhabitable the climate is any-politics. denly became conscious of the thing but "Mediterranean. Doubt-lated into English and published fact that he could not utter a less the Soviet Government will by Messrs. T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd.,. coherent word. On Sunday the restore its ancient fame as a con-under the title of "Whither man was able to say a few words, Viet settlement.

France? Whither Europe." and hopes of his recovery were entertained. The only cause to which the man's misfortune can be attributed is an experience of shell-shock during the war, when, It seems he was thrown & con- alderable distance by the explosion of a shell.

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There has been in Hankow A special commissioner of the recently the representative of a "Olserver." in the course of a strong British firm, says the series of articles on "Sc tland "C. C. Post," on the mission of To-day." describing the "Glasgow ascertaining from the Municipal Sunday was much as ever-anction a scheme for supplying Sunday," says: The "Glasgow Councils whether they would day when the stimulus of work Hankow with a tramway service. Glasgow Town Council has weight of dreary architecture and whole expense of the undertaking. was withdrawn and the combined The firm is prepared to face the decided by a large majority in negative morality sat heavy upon What sort of reply will be given favour of the demolition of the the soul. Glasgow is not a city to there has not yet been time to steeple along with 3t. Enoch's dream in, and when its industrylern. .Church. During the discussion imported the Irishman, who must Treasurer Graham pointed out have his dreaming-time, it took to that it was in the interests of the itsell a full cargo of social dis city to take this step and doại with cord. A scheme of life based on the congestion of traffic. had no option. he said, but to clear flourish by, the preaching of the They "gear and grace" ("Let Glasgow thsquare and make it of some Word") could not assimilate a use to the citizens. Councillor race touched to lighter, if not to Stark Broun argued that they had finer, issues.

The Irish submis- bought the church and the steepleaton was at £36,000 simply for the purpose mitigated by shebeening and its A slow and sour one. of getting rid of them. "All the crude consolations. protests which were made now were others who could not fill the But there ought to have been raised at the void of the Sabbath with glut time negotiations were taking tonous "diets of worship." place. It was not the Corpora- became the silen prisoners of the and flon who should he spoken of asinelastic code. vandals.

Unction 1 was the Church of ugliness turned many a mild and and Scotland, who for sordid gold sold harmless bohemian into a social the church and steeple,

malcontent.

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After a health trip and North China, Mr. A. Morley returned to the Colony by the ss. Nagoya on Sunday.

Mr. H. R. Phelips, of the Gov- ernment Audit Office, left Hong- kong for England yesterday on the Blue Funnel s.s. Rhexener.

Mr. Edgar Warwick and his company which recently played in Hongkong, is at present enjoying considerable pocess in Australia.

American motor-car statistics always interesting and an authority quoted in the "Literary Digest (New York)treats them in a new way, California, it ap- pears, in the matter of automobile! itself, having one density, stands in a class by vehicle for each ibree inhabitants. Next

Oregon, 4.4 each. New England comes lown with 4 1. then Nevada 42, and Kansas. Nebraska and seems to lag far behind these mont being the nearest with 5.7. wealthy Western States, Ver-

South so impoverished that they while there are some States in the can only muster one car to every ten inhabitauts,

PERSONAL.

arrived at Shanghai yesterday, and Replicables that Prince George is staying at the Consulate General. He leaves for Weihaiwai to-day aberd the B. N. S. Tangchow..

engaged to sing at Devonshire Dame Clara Butt, who had been Park, Eastbourne, on May 15 had to cancel the account of ill-health. In January engagement on last Mme. Butt underwent an operation in a Leeds nursing home.

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Marshal Tuan Chi-jui is reported The Prince of Wales' horror of to have ordered the Ministry of putting on weight was arobably, Finance to find money for the at least partly, the reason for that expenses of General Hsu Su visit of his to the hottest part of tseng ("Little" Hsu), High In the Repulse, when the ship was trial Commissioner to Europe and crossing the Equator He is not "America, while he is abroad. If above a jakie on the subject. When we remember aright, $800,000 was told he wue again to appear in seut to Hsu ahout two months ago, butter at Wembley this year, he says the "N. G. Daily News," which remarked! "I don't mind a bit as adds the query: At that rule, long as I don't spread!" is it really worth the former Anlu leader's while to come back?

A question I'm occasionally Mr. Hugh S. Miller, who, for of people suffer from mostly?

asked is: What do the majority the past few months, has been in says Mr, Sandow. charge of the U.S. Consulate-isn't any particular amor. 'itis

"Well, it General at Singapore, has pre-ortion but want of proper exer ceeded to the United States on case, fresh air, leave, accompanied by

proper food and Mrs. wound sleep. Miller, on the Steel Navigator. medicines and for the majority of These are Nature's Mr. George F. Dickins, who was common illnesses no others are need- formerly Vice-Consul in charge at ed. There isn't a drug known that Penang, has been appointed the will do all that these simple at-hand Acting American Consul-Generál remedies will do, and they cost so for Singapore. Mr. Miller was

little." formerly a member of the "China Mail staff in Hongkong.

Mt. W. H. Perry for two years Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., and for the on the staff of the Hongkong and last eleven months resident manager of the Hongkong Hotel, has resigned his position with the Shanghai to take charge of a Company and is proceeding to small catering establishment.

There were five generations at the festivities following the wed- ding at Romford of Miss Gladys Starling, of Prospect-place, the oldest being Mrs. Louisa Bull, who has just reached her hundredth birthday. She assisted to cut the cake and sang a song. She lives has never worn glasses, and makes with a daughter, who is pearly 80, some of her own clothes.

The Duke of York as Earl of Inveness was elected Chief of the Scottish Clans Association at the annual meeting on May 16. As profound interest in the activities indicating His Royal HighneLE'S

will be the head, it is interesting of the influential body of which he to note that, immediately on his return to White Lodge he sent a sing regret at his inability to attend letter to the present Chief expres the annual meeting, but hinting that he and the Duchess of York might be able to attend one or other of the functions of the Asso ciation during the coming year, The three events from which he is Dr., Ti Chi-fane. M.D, (Berlin). Hikely to choose are the Burns was summoned postlaste to Concert, the annual dinner, and Those who remember the visit Dr, Sun Yat-sen's bedside when the valt which the clansmen pay of the Scottish basso, Mr. W. the Geneliaimo's condition beach summer to the Royal Cale- Heughan will be interested in the carte critical in Peking, has re

donian Schools at 'Bushey, following which has been received turned to Canton, from his manager, Mr. David Lt was cabled for when Dr. Sun's writes the China Mail correspondent. Dr. Kennedy, from Dunedin.

It will no doubt interest your that there we no

Peking medical advisers pronounced readers to learn of Mr. William Prior to his departare, Dr. L Heughan's great

more hope. Dunedin--the Edinburgh of the took the first boat but was too late intelegraphed back instructions and South, where his reception has. Dr. Smu had died before he undoubtedly bean the greatest and river. Dr. Li was accompanied Princess has taken a warm interest. the most enthusiastic ever given by Mrs. Li and his private secreA couple of days before the happy to an artiste. From his arrivalry and they subsequently proevent Princess Mary saw the an when he was met at the station by cceded to Japan for holiday, thousands of expectant enthusiasts,

Success

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who

Princess Mary celebrated her twenty-eighth

One charming feature were several birthday vary quietly, but was the recipient of a pile of congratulatory messages. greetings, each signed by little groups of women wociated with helpful social works in which the

niversary mentioned in a nowe. and last concert, the enthusfuum Mme. Suzanne Despres, the birthday, and although she was not paper programme of the week's was Intense and the press celebrated French actress, has the only lady fu the diary, she was and public alike have been fused the Legion of Honour. alone in having her age stated: unanimous in the opinion that be Her husband, M. Lugne Poc. I shall never be able to keep my is the greatest and most versatile himself a Legionaire the well-age a secret," she smilingly.com. artiste who has ever visited the known author and playwright; has mentor. city. At many of his concerts, notified the present Minister of or no large numbers were unable to gin Fine Arts that she does not desire atta dmission, the hall, being packed the honour, which was recently, ber

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