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Harmston's circus is showing in Singapore, It will probably come to Hongkong,

Murray Path will be closed from this morning until the com- pletion of repairs there, It will probably remain closed for about a fortnight.

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The Manila Carnival is to be held from January 30 to February 14. 1926. The Committee has issued an illustrated booklet which gives full, particulary.

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GENERAL.

"A Perfect Day" prompts a reader to ask whether a wee Hieland laddie's idea of a perfect day-"A shooky-shoe on the yett

day, and cream tae ma parritch in the morning," is not an excel- fent one.

"Anglice: A awing on the gate.',

The proceedings of the Diet, which heretofore have been some. thing of a mystery to the general Japanese public, will be given the people by radio, if the plans of a Tokyo radiocasting company re- ceive appreval

More and more nearly, as one Mesars. Harland and Wolff grows older, the teachinge of have just launched from their Christ, stripped of the dogmas. Govan shipyard two strongly built that others. have put upon them. steel lighters for Elder. Dempster, apply with amazing wisdom and and Co., having a deadweight knowledge to modern gonditions, the author, Mr. Hugh carrying capacity of 80 tons. suy's These lighters will be used in Walpole. Recently the Colombo wire-loading the owners' vessels on the less authorities have been en-West Coast of Africa, for which deavouring to provide radio enter- tainments almost every night purpose they are specially design lowing to their growing popu- Įlarity.

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The radio interest has grown

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What is said to be the nearest approach to a blue carnation ever grown has been on exhibition at the autumn show of the Royal When Horticultural Society. A deer, dashing out of to such an extent in Japan that viewed from certain angies the Epping Forest, was knocked down some of the middle school authori- Bower has a distinctly bluish by a car driven by Dr J. H. ties in Tokyo have issued orders tinge.

that students, shall not "listen in"

The direct annual cost of sick- Nichol. of Chingford, Essex. scrambled to its feet again and.during certain hours of the even- minus an antler, darted back into ing. but shall devote those hours ness and death"attributable to The school malaria is between £50,000,000: the forest, apparently unhurt. to their studies. The car, however, was badly dam- heads found upon investigation and 260,000,000, according to Dr. that the youngsters were neglect- Balfour, Director of the London aged Dr. Nichol had his nose

Medicine, who in a speech at the broken and a shoulder and thighing their school work in the even School of Hygiene and Tropical injured. His three passengers ing to listen to the radio.

Guild House, Eccleston Square, were also hurt.

A zoclogist is said to have pointed out that malaria was While searching the cottage proved that the dividends of Aconstantly warring against the of a man named William Prit- firm in the fur trade are affected Empire, picking off officers attach- The argument ised to the mercantile marine and He added that chard, who died suddenly at Old by sunspots. Windsor, in his ninetieth year, the that the abundance or otherwise crippling trade. police found: £326 in sovereigns of fur animals devides the the world's annual death roll from and £384 in Treasury notes trade's prosperity that the supply malaria was 2,000,000. hidden in tin boxes and cigar of animals depends on the food

It seems that few telephone cases in various parts of the available, which in turn depends house. Pritchard had for many on cycles of warmer or colder subscribers in England are aware years lived alone in the cottage, weather: while there is evidence of a service which the telephone doing all his own work and cook-that those cycles are affected by exchanges are prepared to supply.. ing his meals.

the cyclic movements of spots on For the sum of threepence daily the sun." Weather is the chief subscribers may arrange to be The return of notifiable dis-influence affecting harvests, of called at any hour of the day or enses for last week in Hongkongcourse; but it is not the only in night they desire, the Post Office above "chain" (which has jurisdiction over the shows three cases of diphtheria fluence. The (two fatal), and two fatal cases of reminds one of Darwin's demon telephone service), acting as a enteric fever. One of the diph-stration that the success of a sort of governmental alarm clock. theria, cases was's Japanese. All clover crop in a certain district At the hour named the bell will the others were Chinese. One of might depend on the number of be set ringing and will continue. Other cats there! "Clover flowers are until someone answers. case. A fatal (Imported) case of fertilised by bumble-bees, whose services which the telephone ex- rabies was also recorded; the arch-enemy is the field mouse. If changes are prepared to render victim being a Chinese. The daily the mice are not kept down by are the giving of the exact Green- return for Monday, issued yester leats or otherwise wholesale wich time or the daily weather day contained only one new destruction of bees follows, with forecast, both of which cost one.

"disastrous results to the clover! penny. Chinese case of enteric. wear during

Prices are unusually moderate this fall,

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Major R. S. S. Paton, 1st | Max. A. D. Galloway and Miss

Major W. W. Prat, proceeded to North. Chinas Battalion, the East Surrey Regi-Jean Galloway are passengers in Medical Officer on the transortment, has been granted sick leave the "Sarpedon" which left Hong-

from last Thursday until Decem-kong to-day. "Derbyshire,"

A dance arranged by the ship's company of H.M.S. "Hawkins" is: to be held to-morty,w evening in the Seamen's Institute..

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At & meet of the Britannia The Right Honorable Sir Mat-Beagles of, the Royal Naval thew Nathan, G.C.M.G. and P.C., College, in honour of his 99th ex-governor of Queensland, Ausbirthday. Mr. Richard Ferries led tralia, dined with Governor and the field. Mrs. Leonard Wood at Malacan ang during the 12-hour stop, which the s.s. "Tanda" made.",

Mr. J. Behar, Mr. and Mrs. W. Heughan, Mr. D. Kennedy and Mr. H. Lerzer are passengers in the "President Grant" which left- yesterday.

Command. Orders state that Mias NM. Smaridge, an Army schoolmistress, has arrived from the United Kingdom and has been placed on the strength of the Command.

Passengers per s.s. "Sarpedon," sailing to-day include His Hon. Mr. Justice Gompertz and Mrs. Gompertz, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Hyde of Kowloon, Engineer Com- mander G. W. Lambert, R.N., and Mrs. A. N. Lucey.

Major and Bt.-Lt.-Col. H. B.

A tragic incident occurred a few weeks ago near Balmoral, though it may sound trivial

At the Manila Chub British ex- enough. Briefly, the King failed service men of Manila foregather-to recognise a man he had known ed with their friends at a most in the days when be was Prince. enjoyable dinner-party to com-After someone had jogged his memorate the seventh anniver-memory he was very much upset, sary of the Armistice. H.B.M. remarking that he'd far rather Consul-General Thomas Harring have lost the Derby by a head than ton, who presided, made remarks have forgotten. an old acquiant- htting to the occasion, after the ance.. This, was a bald statement presidential and royal toasts had of fact, not an exaggeration due been honoured.

to momentary regret.

The first Office-bearers of the Caledonian Society of British North Borneo elected by ballot,.

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President, Mr. J. K. S. Malcolm;

LTD. M.C., Capt. Vice-Présidents, the Hon. Mr. J. W. and Mrs. Carlew, Lieut. and Watt, Mr. M. P. Anderson; Com- Mrs. E. J. Quinn, Lient. C. E.mittee, Mr. A. S. MacAskill, Mr. D. G. Wood, Mr. G. Mavor, Mr. Feneley and Lieut. G. B. Carmichael were among those W. A Millar, Mr. G. B. Fleming, arriving in, the Colony by the H.T. Mr. J. Mackean; Honorary Secre "Derbyshire" recently and have tary and Treasurer, Mr. C. K. been taken on the strength of the Langlands. 12th Heavy Battery, R.A.

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An attractive programme con- taining some excellent numbers has been arranged for the first! musicale at the Helena May In- stitute to-morrow at 5.80. p.m. Those who will contribute to the entertainment are Mrs AM Bowes-Smith, Mrs. N. Mathieson and-Messrs."H. Gardner, and N. Hopkins (songs) and Mr. ATMM! Bowes-Smith at the piano. Fifty cenfi will be charged as admis- sion to the musicale.

Captain J. H. Abbey, of the "Palermo," received a gold watch and gold fountain pen at Sotre- baya from the passengers, who had travelled up on his ship from Sydney and other Australian "porta, in:mading the presen tion on behalf of 21 adult passen- gers, dr. Alexander Hanter expressed warm appreciation of the consideration and kindviss extended to all on board by Captá Abbey during the tun Capt. anks for

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