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In three months, public recognition of the value of the better Buick 1926 has been so sweeping that to-day one in every four cars sold for $1000 or more is a better BUIK

SOLE AGENTS.-

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Rose Day will continue to be held each June in perpetual re membrance of the late Queen Alexandra who began it,

A party ham St. Stephen (Chinese Church) made a pilgrimage in the early hours of Christmas morning distributing gifts. woolies

to

To decide whether the annual towar sow should be held next year or not, a special meeting of members of the Hongkong Horti cultural Society and those interested in horticulture is advertised to be bold in the Bourd Room of Mesars.. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Thursday, January 7, ab 6.30 p.m.

An extraordinary gençnil meet. ing of Queen's College Old Boys As-ociation, is advertised to be held in the Hail of Queen's College on Wednesday next ut 5.30 p.m. for the purpose of considering a pro- posal to amend the Constipation in u manner indicated in the adver- tement. The 8th annual gen erud meeting of the Association ja to be held immediately after the ex- truonglivary meeting. At the latter meting the general committee's report and statement of accounts for the Findrcial Year ended Novem for 30 will be presented and of JOD-GOGODNOJOUUUUDDD vinku elecked for the year 1925-26.

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"For the new fall' and Winter Frocks, hereį are silks more exquisite than any we have ever shown in this Store before... Graceful patterns in both gay and somber tones make up this selection.

Prices are unusually moderate this fall. D. CHELLARAM

The traffic return of the Shanghel Tramways for the week places occupiers of sma ended December 2, shows gross property have receipts amounting to $109,427. saving. They place, In car miles run 122,562 atid pas meters half-crowns, threepenny Sengers carrier 2,388,296. The and sixpenny bits, and even pound miles run during the 11 months Treasury notes When the spare ended November 30, were cash is required they send for the 5,087,812 and the passengers car collector to open the meters. riad 95,484,270 as compared with 116,419,608 for the same period: of 1924,

"Her eyes were diluted," said. constable at Marylebone in a effort to describe a symptom of con- viviality. Another officer, referring to u prironer who had struggled violently, declared "Sho was Opatropolous,"

"When I arrested her," said a third officer, "ahe adopted auth objective attitude."

"Objective or subjective?" ask ed the magi tanto.:

"Well, subjectivi, your war ship replied policemali,

The warst of constables using g words is that they es so often the wrong ends, observed the "magistrate.

For the proper development of the Association Training Camp Junk-Bay the most valuable ac qulaftion, the sum of at least ten thousand dollars is urgently need- ed, says the current issue of the "Silver Wolf" You may think that we are asking for a lot. We agree, we are. But we are look ing wide and aiming high, or wa shall get no-where. At present we are advancing Please assist us to keep it up

Sir Ronald Ross was to leave London for Ceylon on December 11 on board the steamer "York- shire" in furtherance of his pro posal for all plantation companies to co-operate to drive out malaria from Ceylon. According to this proposal, the companies will be

The Komeya Hotel on Lake "grouped on a geographical basis Chuzenji, Nikko, has been burned. end a resident: malarial expert. The fire was extinguished after will deal with each group, report all the firemen, members of younging to a central committee. →→ men's bodies and reservista asso-

the

Fleet and

ciations had battled the flames, The two Reserve which, aided by a strong wind cruisers "Yarmouth"" spread with terrific speed and "Calliope have been detailed to Mr. Gustav Holst, of Liverpool consumed

entire building proceed to Hongkong with a relief University attacked the warship of covering more than 120 tsubo, crew for the flagship "Hawkina," farriga names in music in England. Police investigation revealed that and a new half-crew for the depôt You remember the Blue Viennes the fire was caused by a suicide ship "Tamar Captain M.B the White Vieneee, the. Fink. pact, entered into by two guests Birkett has been appointed to who had been given a room on the command the latter vessel for Hungarian, and so forth. It is

second floor.. The man and voyage out and home. This: probably not news to your tort they woman, it was reported, set fire to cruiser has only just been with were nearly all composed of English the Japanese matting of their drawn from the fully-commission- players. When we played on the room, after they had saturated ited strength of the Atlantic Fleet, her as wir English band I got two with petroleum and druck poison in which she was commanded by 36A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. .....ÕÕÕÕÕÕDANOODOBNOMODBUDUDUDUDDengue incas a week, and had to play in an attempt to commit suicide-Captain W. T. R. Ford Instruc Free times daily on weekdays. Their bodies were found among tions have been given that the twice on Sundays, and was allowed the ruins of the building. The total number of ratings carried in

put on a white and gold unifompletely equipped of the noted re-authorised complements.'' I am and played in the foreign bund I scrts, and nearly 60 guests were glad to think, says a writer, that got three guineas a week, played sleeping in it-when the fire broke "Truth" has not been protesting twice daily on weaklys, and not out. The damage is estimated to in vain for the past two years at all on Sunday and got travel-be in the neighbourhood of against the overcrowding of the

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SOCIAL AND

PERSONAL.

A Portuguese Women's Asso- Mr. R. W. Foster, Mr. Chang ciation is being formed in Shang- Tong and Mrs. La Woo are hal

"President passengers in the McKinley which left on Wedies iny.

Major R. W. Russell of the general staff, Malaya Command, ; is going to Europe or four months' leave.

The engagement is unounced in Shanghai of Ming Kathleen daughter of wyneth Thames,

Dr. Wilson, of Ipoh, relieves Dr.Mrs. H. J. Everall, to Claud J. H. Banks as M.O, General Trenchard Davis, M.C., son of Hospital, Taiping. Dr. Banks is leaving Malaya

Mr. R. H. Sidney, of the Vic- toria Institution," is leaving for Home by the "Kashima Maru," sailing on February 20.

Mischa Wigdorçluk, the young planist who recently performed in Fongkong, gave a recital iri Singapore on the 17th instant,

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Mr. W. McCulloch, of the Chartered Bank, Kuala Lumpur, is to go on leave shortly. Mr. Macdonald is likely to act as Agent in place of Mr. McCulloch.

Mrs. H. T. M. Kent has left Port Swettenham for England and does not expect to return for about two years. She will prob- ably visit America, France and Italy while away.

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Trenchard Davis, formerly of Hongkong,

Mr. Lionel Giles, D. Eitt, the learned sinologue, has been an pointed Deputy Keeper in the Department of Oriental Printed Booka and Manuscripts in the British Museum.”

Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, president

arrived in Chicago recently The of the Reichsbank of Germany,

greatest living American, in the opinion of Dr. Schacht, is Vice- President Charles G. Dawes whom he met in Europe during the can Prince Chichibu, of Japan, deferences that led to the adoption posited a wreath of chrysan- of the Dawes plan for stabilizing themums at the foot of the Germany. Cenotaph on November 11 A card attached to the wreath bore the inscription-Prince Chichibu, Japan, in homage."

A number of legacies for kind. ness have been left from his estate of £19,950 by Mr. Coningsby James Erskine of 77, Lexham Gardens, W., the nephew of the 12th Earl of Kellie. They include sums ranging from $200 to £20, which are to go to his banker, lawyers, doctor, nurses," "and

Governor-General Wood was the guest of honour at the first joint debate between the U. P' Debate ing Club and the University of Santo Tomas at the Philippine Normal School auditorium, servants. Manila Associate Justice. Malcolm of the Supreme Court, presided. The subject of the debate was "Resolved, that the Philippine Islands should address her plea for independence to the League of Nations +PAN

Miss Hisako. Endo, one of the clerks at the Hypothee Bank of Japan, is a winner of £3,000 pre mium out of the Reconstruction Savings Debentures. The happy clerk said that she was requested to sell two debentures like the rest of her associates and that she bought them for herself, since she was unable to sell them at that time

Members of the Diplomatic Miss Kemp, European sister of Corps, a number of Japanese Gov- the General Hospital, Taiping, ernment officials and others pro- who is attached to the Infant minent in society in Tokyo were Welfare Branch, leaves Taiping the quests of the French Charge for- Home. It is under- d'Affaires, Mr. B. Gentil, et al. A novel bequest and ban on stood that she is severing connect- motion picture entertainment in preaching appears in the will of ion with the FMS Government the Imperial Hotel Auditorium. Mr. William Rutherford

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