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In three months, public recognition of the value of the better Buick, 923 haş been so sweeping that to-day one in every four cars sold for $1000: or more is a better BUICK

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THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

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is now situated on the FIRST FLOOR opposite Bessie's Bar. Hours 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. MANICURING A SPECIALTY.

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Dick Norton-who has visit- ed Hongkong-is in Singapore with his new Globe Trotters.

Chase imparted Podian ches of mad"pos add one Chinese case of diphtheria were reported to the Megend Offen of Headh Oli Moduley.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

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GENERAL.

A Russian bootmaker told The Nippon Women's Collega the North London Magistrate is to celebrate the 25th anniver- that he could not make Russian sary of its establishment next boots, which were so much. In||Apřil demand that he could not get any ordinary boot work to do?

A writer in the "Observer" recently pointed out that the first Royal personage in England to Increase of more than 180,000 sign his name was Richard 11. over last year's collection from (in 1886), his predecessors having realty taxes in Manila is pradict-been content to make their mark. ed by the city finance depart ment after computing the amount collected the last three quarters,

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Motorist fined at Bangor for leaving his car in a street for an hour and twenty minutes: I was waiting for a woman who told me that she "would not be long.'"

Colombo's new broadcasting station was opened at noon on December 16, when Sir Hugh bearing the likenesses. Wood-The station was designed by the Two new postage stamps Clifford broadcasted a mésange,

row Wilson und Benjamin Harri-chlet Engineer of Telegraphs. son, soon will be placed on sale by

the Post Office Department, the Messrs. Armstrong, Whit- wilson stamp

of 17 conts de-worth's steam plant should be nomination, and the "Harrison of supplying power to Kinta mines 13 cents.

within two years and the hydro- electric plant should be in opera- tion within four years, says the "Times of Malaya."

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The n'turn of cases of notifiable

for the weekend Edesiraes

Satumbay last, shows ne hires Ease of emalt pox, w British and Ewa Cizmese costs of diphtlesse,

ense of parnlyphoid The "dole" can be claimed by design and one case ng dugo of nihen. Ja person who, on grounds of con- PLEA Vy

deaths from lecientious objection, declines em-

ployment associated with the sale From the current number of For alcoholic drink, states the the "L.C.C. Staff Ganetle"; "Dear "Daily Express." This is the Six-Ishall be very much obliged fefeat of a decision by the Court if you will have the locks repair- of Referees ander the Unemployed that the school-keeper has ment Insurance Acts, arising out reported bipken. The cupboards. of the suspension from benefit of are not safe, for the school is an unemployed Yorkshire mill girl used for Sunday School, parish who refused to accept a situation meetings during the rest of the in a local public house.

week."

To prove that it was possible for Laif Krieson to have dis- covered Amerien 500 years before Columbus Captain Folgere of Osle, Norway, intends to make an attempt next year to reach that country in u ressel the exact Tapete of the belts used by the En vikings. His bom will be 40 feet long and 12 feet wide. and will follow. a route by Deveg, Pini-terre, Madeira, and shen arruss the Atlantic. in the [hope of reaching Philadelphia.

Many interesting details may Mr. Harvey S. Firestone was be cleaned from the volume of once asked to go and watch à pro- statistis published by the Board cess for making rubber out of of Frayle relating to the trade of milk. Sure enough, rubber was foreign countries. From a re-made to appear out of a churn of Jeent issue contemporary [rojlk, and it was only by accident "The most remarkable travel gathers, for instance, that there that the rubber magnate discover- searon ever experienced in the has been lately greater prosperityod that rubber had been dissolved history of Yosemite National among the working classes in in the milk before the "inventor judging Park is the characterisation Germany,

from the started manipulating it. Igiven the tourist season of 1925. greater number of oranges and The total attendance for the eggs now imported into Ger- Even the inhabitants of travel year ending October .many.

During the past year. 12- was 209,166 visitor, according to Soviet Russia are living in im-frigerating installations the Naliene! Park Service.proved circumstances, it seems, itted. under Lloyd's superinten- Yosemite, open the year around, is sinée "there is a considerable dence, in 31 vessels, representing now preparing for winter sports, improvement in the quantity of a capacity of nearly 4,500,000 California led the registration of food, drink, and tobacco purchas-cubic feet. With this addition, automobiles. Vosenmite with ed." Russia's rude also shows the •Society' Refrigerating 125,095 machines. The next nie remarkable increase in sugar Machinery Certificate (Lloyd's Headers by states were: Washing-and

perfumery and R.M.C) was held at the end of Juon. Nevada. Texas Arizona, cosmetics (!) But it is significant June, 1925, by 342 vessels, with Oregon, Ohio, Hinois. New York, that she is still importing flower in upwards of 69,500,000 cubic feat and Kansas.

considerable quantities.

of insulated space.

soapy

G. FALCONER & CO. (HONGKONG) LTD. SOCIAL AND

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLER.

DIAMOND MERCHANTS Union Building (Opposite G.P.0.)

Agents for: ADMIRALTY CHARTS ROSS'S BINOGULARS*and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL · INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH SILVERWARE," direct from Manufacturers,

The new King of Siam has dis- pensed with the escort of a police cfficer on a motor-cycle when out driving

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PERSONAL.

Miss Edith Atkins, a student at Canadian Academy, Tokyo, re- cently broke her arm in two places in an aeridental fall.

Lieut.-Cok $. B. Smith, D.5.0.. His Imperial Highness Prince 10.B.E., R.A.M.C.. has been up- Chichibu paid a visit of inspection pointed a member of the Sanitary to the Westminster Hospital, one Board.

of London's famous hospitals, opposite Westminster Abbey on Forty-one British subjects join-Dezember 18. His Highness was as the escorted about the rooms in the A 491 5111 111 413 GULE FOR IN HIS DOE ed the Overseas League

result of Mr. Eric Rice's visit to different departments by the Bangkok.

High Class English Jewellery.

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Meals à la Oarté at all hours from 8 A.M. to 12 Midnight

Xmas, Wedding and Ohristening cakes to order.

A large

consignment of Cailler's Chocolates and California Fruits just received for the Festive Season.

Only the best Food and Wines served. Alexandra Building

Telephone C. 2936

Nowell B. White

Proprietor.

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Bank of Cantod Building,mi

Dr. Lim Boon-kéng, Q.E.EX, the Principal of Amoy University; is in Singapore, where his stay will probably last two months.

chairman of the Hospital Board and the Prince manifested lively interest in the Institution.

The installation banquet for the Rising Sun Masonic Lodge in Koke was held at the Kobe Club. The forthcoming wedding is ( Mr. E. J. Kiston was installed as announcedi of Lleut. John | Worshipful Master. A feature of Aylward Parkes, of the Royal the programme was a number of Artillery, stationed at Singapore, solos by Mr. William Heughan, to Misa Varu A. E. Thompson, of 1, Torres Buildings, Kowloon.

Mr. S. Benet of the Hong- kong Electric Co., datd,, wish, Mrs. and Miss Deacon, left Ruby by The A foster on Home Teave.

The Honourable Mr. H. J. J. Gompertz, Chief Justice, FM.S went to Seremban on January 5 to preside at the first Assize Court for the year.

The marriage arranged between Mr. Wm. Lowson, of Wearne Bros., Ltd., and Miss A. S. MacIver, Lady Supervisor, Malay Girls Schools, took place in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday, January. 7.

Mr. W. B. O'Sullivan, Senior Assistant European Master, High School, Malacca, has left the Settlement on transfer elsewhere; Capt. A. C. Cooney has been ap- pointed as his successor, and will arrive with his family this month.

the Scotch operatic singer. Mr. Heughan is a member of a Masonic Lodge. Gladys Sayer, Mr. R. J. Curtis, who returned Mr. Heughan's wife, played his from leave of absence on Decem-accompaniments. ber 3, has been appointed un assistant District Judge for. A gift of Y1,000 has been given

Mr. R. S. O'Meara, Canadian Singapore and Penang, and any Mr. Ichitaro Kusanagi, rice Government Trade Commissioner, police magistrate for Penang. dealer at Yarniceho, Ushigome, to will arrive shortly from South the social work bureau of Tokyo Africa to take over the post in the Dr. G. W. Park, who was Muni-Municipality, with the requestSingapore area. His hendquarters cipal Health Officer, Penang,that it be given to poor people in will be in Batavia, The out- From 1898 to 1917, sent a Christ- Tokyo as New Year presents. going Canadian Government mas cable to his successor. Dr. Another gift of Y800 has been Trade Commissioner, Mr. A. B. P. Stuart Rese, conveying "greet-made by Mr. Tatsuu Uyeda, a re- Muddiman, who has been in ings to all old friends." Dr.sident at Otsuka, to the education Singapore over three years, will Park is now living at 2 Abbots- department of the Municipality. then be transferred to Europe. for Crescent, Edinburgh..

The latter gift is for elementary schools in the slum quarters of the city.

Mr. R. J. B. Clayton, of Teluk Anson, writes to the "Times of Malaya"-Mr. J. R. Wheeler, District Commissioner, Scouts, | Perak, carried the banner of the F.M.S branch of Toe H. at the Birthday Festival at the Albert Hall on December 19 and wires ♦♦ that the birthday celebrations

⚫were splendid.

By his will, which was proved recently, the late Sir Lionel Mabbott Woodward, Chief Judi- cial Commissioner of the Feder- ated Malay States, who died on. September" 6, nged 60, left £120 free of duty to his servant, Awa Ludin bin Mahomed Arifin, now or late of 362, Ayer Itam Road, Penang.

↑ "His Excellency the Goverfor has been pleased to add the names of the following gentlemen to the Commission of the Peace, for the Settlement of Singapore Charles. Varhon Bailey Cheong Koon-beng, William Dunman, Mohamed Unus bin Abdullah; Horace Walter Raper, Thomas William Stubbs..

Count Alexander' Bikis, head of the new Polish cab

The Fortheaming weddings are announced of Mr. Robert Cryan, of the Public Works Department, residing at No. 5 Queen's Curdena, to Miss Bertha Durrania, who is due to arrive in the Colony by the k... Hector Mr. Loo Villersleo Jensen, of the Great Northern | Tolegny (ompany, of Shanghai, to Mus Phyllis Parker, of Season Hotise, London, England,

A supplement to the F.M.S. Government "Gazette" notifies the following appointments The Honourable Mr. O. F. G. Stonor, C.M.G., British Résident, Selangor, to act #8 Eritish Resident, Perak; the Honourable Mr. H. W. Thomaon, British Resident Pahang to act-as-17) tish Resident, Selangor: Mr, A. F. Worthington, British Adviser, Kelantan, to act as British Re- sident, Pahang: Mr. G. E. Shaw an officer of Class II; Malayan Civil Service, seconded for service in the State of Kelantan as acting British Adviser. These appoint- ments all date from December 20.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1926.

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