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The return of notifiable dis- ensen in the Colony for the three days entfed on October 12 shows Chinese euse of enteric fever...

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The Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China has opened brunch at Tsingtao.

large suction Shanghai Chinese community is inking up with renewed interest the study of Esperanto in the Jupe that this will be the inter-

"It said "Pull'--so I pulled," Christian national language of the future. National e

was the testimony of a country Council of China made extensive]

14d from Sussex when brought | preparations for observing Sun-

the annual dinner of before a London magistrate on a day, September 27, as "Anti-hospital medlent staff (says charge of sending in a false alarm Oplam Sunday, throughout the London newspaper) the following of tire. The youngster was said Ind.

story was taid: "A little boy of six in court to have an irresistible de- naked his mother if it were truesire to see what the insiri of The total output of the Kailan that "an apple a day keeps the every automatic appliance looks- Mining Administration's nines dochar away.

On being told it like, but on this occasion ha com- for the week ending September was su he said: "Well, I kept auitted the tactical blunder of re- 26, 1925 amounted to 90,334 tons, teu away this inorning. But maining on the scene until the and the sale during the period to think we will have to come soon."

He then took to firemen arrived. 74,CR LOS.

his heels but was overhauled. Frete the "Glasgow Herald: The incident recalls a somewhat a few examples of similar episode when a country- signboards displayed within a nut man, on coming up to London, very large district in the South noticed a sign in front of a build- Side of Chasgow: The Officeing, Ring the bell for the is in era" (area?), "Boots are janitor." He gave a lusty pull and when the janior appeared to nak what he wanted the country- man replied. "What I want to know is why you can't pull the bell The resulting for yourself." alturcation landed the two of them in court. Evidently a too literal belief in signs is imprudenti

Ha" are

Another consigninen, of sub scription griffins for the Hongkong) Jockey Clum ara due to-day by thes. Wai Shing." Should the steamer arrive in time, the draw ing will take place at the race-led win heated at moderate course This evening.

pricus." "Fresh ash is sup plyed dayly" "Only home-fed Best of eet is tocked heur.” dl. perhaps, is a notice in a hair dressing saloon. "Why be bawld? found in Mongolia, has been pretise our heir creem and command sentent to the British Museur by

risperkod," the American Museum of Natural History, New York, and is view in the gallery af reptiles at South Kensingron.

A plaster reproduction of the skull. of Proioeemtops, one of the Idinesturs which laid the exx

iss!!

"Bank off our tramways" Mr Somerville Hague, paint was the slogan of the Municipder and sculptor, entered on 'n carn- Tramways Association at the paign against the Epstein pariel inpening of its annual conference last month by making a twelve- at Brighton Alderman Charies hour speech in front of the Hud- His object, it Higham, chairman of the Black-son Memoriul. burn Corporation Tramways As was explained, was to create sociution, referred in the "bril-public opinion, which in its turn liant iden hat has leapt to the would influence Parliament to re-

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Nothing has turned up combretion with the loss of the coasting steamer "Yue Ying Wa." a cousin) vessel which was on its | way to Hongkong. Accordingly, a Court of Laquiry is to assemble at the Harbour Office on Friday minds... con ingenious public move the criticised sculpture.coc

the remedy For The speech continued with inter-3 morning to investigate into the offiral: tital circumstances attending the diet ingestion "may be found vals for sandwiches and lemon- | 1000000000000000X

excluding Tramway's from ade (three bottles of the intter appearance of the ship from the in high seas.

contral areas-only the tram were consumed). There was a in the evening ways." Last year trams cries? large crowd

A Haga finished. In a foreword to "Egg Pradar- more than 4,443,000,000 passen, when Mr.

was taken by u show of The average receipt per vote tion in the Home Colintry." thegers. Home Secretary (Sir Wiliam passenger was 1.53d, compared hands. There was a very large Joynson-Hicks) points ont that with 1.05d. in 1913-14 or an in- majority in favour of the removal Great Britain is generally regard grense of 48 per cent. only. They of the panel. Mr. Hague an- ed as the most important market provide the cheapest and most nounced that he was going to the in the world for the surplus egg constant means of transport," de- House of Commons to request the Of member for South Kensington and poultry not only of the Clared Alderman ligham." tinental nations; but even of auch 3,182 fatal and 69,99% non-fatal, (Sir William Davidson) to put in a petition to Parliament for the Great accidents in 1924, trams were re-

If that is rejected by EGJUNJEZINUL distant countries as China.

Britain is at present paying near-sponsible for only 13 deaths and removal.

Parliament, Mr. Hague says he ly £17,500,000 annually for eggs) 5.515 non-fatal accidents, as com-

poultry irapurtzel from red with 256 and 8.211 respec- intends to ask the King to have

the panel taken away. tively in 1915. tbroad.

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Mr Oliver Marks, C.M.G., took O'Gorman Anderson), was du have over on October 1, the Secretary Heit Bugland last mouth on her re-up of the Association vat British

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Į Malaga in London.

Pernard The Bake Mr. Francis Pamir, (19), of the Shanghai Waterworks Co., Bald., Tebi ostude in Great Britain valued at £5,309.

Major-General Sir J. S. Fowler, fermer 0.06, at Hongkong, is included in the list of lecturers #t the Royal United Service Institute dusing the coming winter. Big Chinese subject will be "The Armies of the Present Day."

Mrs. B. H. Aris, Mr. R. O. Blaker Mr. A. Dreyer, Miss T. ST Dupay

Mr. Justice and Mr. Gompertz, Mr. W. G. Gerrard, and Mr. Alan Keith, are due by the as "Mantua" which left London on [September 11.

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On Monday, His Excellency the Governor anded the Races. the evening His Excellency, OWIN- panied by A.D.C.. Captain Swinton, and his Private Secretary,

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"There is no comparison what-

ever," said Jack Hobbs, when a

friend congratulated him on beat- ing W.G.'s record." The G.O.M.," he continued, "made the we are playing, and batting in his day was much more trying basiness than it is now. Besides, he could take wickets as well as make centuries. I repeat there is no comparison whatever."

Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Lightinn | game that and family, and Mr. J. V Panizzi, u dio la rouch the Colouy by the "Kitano Marn" which left Ludon-cu' Septeniber 12.

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Prince Chichibu und this Japanese Fantasy are among the ticket- hoblers for the Royal Northern,' |Hospital Carnival Ball 11 the Royal Albert Lial, on Artist Night,

November 11.

very

The captain of Worcester County cricket eleven, Mr. Maurice K. Foster, is engaged to be married to Miss Betty Robin- son. youngest daughter of the The wedding is to take place in late Canon Ludovick Stewart' Tientsin of Cuplain Archibald Cook, Robinson. Mr. Foster, who is 38, | of the 9. N. Co's Fus. "Chang-is a member of the famous chow, Miss Frances E. Wight, cricket family, being the sixth of the American Presbyterian Misson of the Rev. H. Foster, of There sion at Tangchow, Shantung. Aberdovey, North Wales,

A dahlia named after Juck

Mr. Gainford-8t. Lawrence, was Hobbs, the famous cricketer, was entertained to dinner at the Lee one of the exhibits at the annual VIDEOMIE BEE BARTOMERS, Garden by the Hon. M. Chow Shou-show of the National Dahlia

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A telegrain has been received in Macsó reporting that His Excellency Col. Maia Magalhães, the new Governor of Macao, in due to arrive in Hongkong on the 16th branch of the British American instant. in the morning. It is not Tobacco Co., and Miss Bianen Gutierrez, of the China Import yet known whether he will stay Export Co., Ltd., are to be married for a few days in, Hongkong or in Manihi on November 18. tome over to Macao at once.

was a time, owing to the playing: band of Foster brothers, when the Worcester county eleven was "Foster- popularly known shire."

"Canadians are no more, think- ing of annexation with the United States than citizens of the United States are thinking of annexation to the British Empire," the Canadian Prime Minister, W. L Mackenzie King, declared at the. luncheon en Inter-! directors'

national Day of the Canadian National Exhibition. He added; amid laughter, that the idea of Canada's annexation of Great Colonel, W. F. L. Gordon, Invitations are out for the mar- Britain and the United States: C.M.G., D.8.O., was elected pre-riage of Mr. May Strawson to Mr. was one that he would prefer to sident of the St. Andrew's Society Stanley Freeman Aubrey. These brought about before the Din Shanghai last week for the wedding will take place at jolting, of Canada to the United coming your and Mr. R. G. Miramar, Manila, the residence States was considered. So far as McDonald, after a brief summary of Mr. Charles A. McDonough, at he was concerned, he would op- of his numerous useful activities in Parma, at sight o'clock on pose with all his might the idea the community had been given by Saturday evening, October 24. Mra. of annexation of Canada to the Mr. C. M. Bain; was elected vice Strawson has a wide circle of United States. president. There was some rara- friends, and is the proprietor of t mont as to the election of the comMaizer's as proven herself one mitten, if being maintained by of Manila's most ablé busness. somo, that a committee of twenty- Womeni.

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