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ON

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Special Attention to a La Carte Service and Dinner Parties.

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Xmas, Wedding and Christening cakes to order.

A large

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THE CHINA-MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. A big mango predicted for the this year.

harvest is One case of small-pox, the Seven large cargo liners,. Philippines patient being of British natioùnl-six for Silver Lines, Ltd., are ity, was: reported from the placed for building by Sunder- Kowlooh district on Wednesday. land firms. Three thousand men lnemer

will be employed.. Five tolephone

"Qualifying rounds of the working in the district of Inac,

The Berlin City Council is Jolo, were murdered on JanuaryPhilippines Carnival Golf Cham-

to Rich- pionship, a two ball foursome erecting a monument 19 by More outlaws.

the famous airman, affair, started on Saturday on the tofen, In accordance with instruct-Municipal golf laks and will irstead of honouring an unknown ions from the war department continuo until Sunday next. soldier, as the Allies have done.. the. governor general of the Philippines designated January

u

There is an idea abroad that

Edmonton Board of Guar 124. Law and Order Sunday, and the service on Sunday evening at dians, having paid out £500,000 arged in a proclamation-its ob- St. John's Cathedral, is solely on able-bodied unemployed, "now A test-work scheme. servance y "by

patriotic for Freemasons. Such is net the propose

will be Tho

general public Public improvements societies and all organisations in euse.

undertaken and the work will be general which have at heart the heartily invited to attend... duc

offered to needy men. preservation of order by respect for law which is so essen- A symphony concert wasS tial to the prosperity and pro-given on January 22, at the

In future, all persons taking Munila Grand Opera House by (gress of the people.'

out or renewing motor-drivers the Philippine Constabulary Hences at Home will be sup- The biggest flood the pro-Orchestra with Professor Lippay,plied with a book of safety rules vince of Agusan ever expert director of the Conservatory of and instructions. It is compiled enced. has puse

a number of Music, as guest conductor, and by the National Safety First Association assisted by every municipal districts under water Mary Jordan as soloist. for more than a week and almost,

destroyed completely

many Mt. Y. P. Law BA, In-mportant motoring organisation

in the country. Juhnea and coconut plantations, specter of Schools, will distribute especially newly planted ones, the prizes to the winners of all according to a telegram received the schools under the Sisters of Precious Blood at the by the hureau of non-Christian The Tribes from Governor Curato of Catholic Young Men's Society im-Caire Road, at 3 p.m.. to-morrow Butiran who appeals for. Emediate holy.

Saturday,

";

An official reminder has been To safeguard the public from crooked business transac-given that from January 4, the tions, the Philippines Chambag new rates of contribution. under of Commerce at a meeting last the Old Age Pensions Act and the new Health Insurance and week decided to work for enact-

Unemployments Acts whit apply. ment of a law regulating the

These are 38. 6 instead of 10d. brokerage business in the Philip for men and s. 1d. instead of 9d. pines. The matter was brought for women (including domestic up by Director Teodoro R.

servants and charwomen). Yanguo, and a committee of

sary

of

three was appointed to confer A correspondent writes with officials of the bureau

from Cheung Chan: After commerce and industry or neces-long delay the pier is again open

legislation. It is under-

for use; the repairs had been stood a bill similar to the plan completed for some time but worked out by the commerce waited inspection before being bureau will soon be drafted.

passed. The structure looks strong, and we hope will not need further repair for many a year.

La

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When forks were first intro- duced into England in 1629 there was great opposition to their use, and those pioneers who first used them were deered at as “cox-

fops" even combs. and later the brave man who first was mobbed! sallied forth under an umbrella

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When the tender Flying Breeze was about to set of from Liverpool with Christmas parcels for the men on lightships in the Mersey estuary, who do duty for a month at a stretch, a woman came hurrying alongside, with a special parcel she had made up for her husband. She was asked if she would like to make the trip to MUTTY wish her husband Christmas," and readily joined the other people or board who were going out to cheer up the men on their lonely vigil..

"A

month

The National Dental Asso-

Licence collections by the ciation of the Philippine Islands, component member of the

Manila bureau of public works American Dental Association, is

A movement is being started on automobiles and other street- preparing for its third annual among members of the Filipino and highway vehicles between convention beginning February Veterans' Association to induce January 1 and 12, this year show 10, and lasting three days. the association at its convention a handsome increase over the Sessions will be held twice daily next month to change its present corresponding period in 1926. In at the Philippine General Hos-policy of Keeping out of political the first 12 days this

was taken in AS pital Speakers will discuss pro- topics so that suitably prepared P79,587.01

P51,788.89 during the blems of the profession and out resolutions urging immediate in-against line its wonderful service to dependence may be passed and first 12 days in January, last humanity. Clinical demonstra-sent to the United States. Car-year an increase of P7,748.12. tions also will be given. Virtually Itain Feading, veterans believe that To avoid the closing day rush, every dentist of standing in the silence of their association on the bureau advises auto owners. Manila is planning to attend. In the independence question is be- to come early. February 28, is gluding Army and possibly Nuvaling interpreted as indifference the last day for registration dentists stationed there.

to the national enuse.

without penalty.

SOCIAL AND

The Rev. and Mrs. E. Dewetoo are leaving shortly for England.

Mr. & H. Michael returned to Hongkong yesterday by the "Suwa Maru."

The children from Chefoo school who have been staying at Cheung Chau, are expected to return to their work early next month; they have all had a good holiday.

A recent issue of the "Building News" contains examples of the word of Mr. G. A. V. Hull of Hong- kong who is studying at the Liver-

University School pool. Architecture.

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of

PERSONAL.

Mr. and Miss Manuk returned to the Colony by the "Suwa Maru."

Mr. A. E. Wright of the Building Ordinance office left on Home loave on Wednesday last.

The Rev. J. Rankin conducted the service at Cheung Chau on Sunday last. The preacher this Sunday will be the Rev. J.-Robb..

The name of Mr. Smith has to be added to the list of these who havo holed out one on the Doopwater Bay golf course,

The celebration of the fifth graduation of the Chung Hok

The name of Dr. H. G. Holdbrook has been added to the Commission of the Peace for Malacca.

Lieut. Harold William Hartwell, late Machine Gun Corps, having been convicted by the civil power. is, states the "Landon Gazette," de- prived of the rank of lieutenant.

Mr. W. N. Porter, who recently left Japan after a residence .of. several years in the country, has received permission to wear the insignia of the Fifth Class Order of the Rising Sun, granted to him for his services to education.

Dr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Gulick Class, and distribution of certi-announce the engagement of their The Prince of Wales defeated Acates by Lady. Clementi is to take daughter Ethel to Mr. John Graves Barrow. of Canton Christian: Lieutenant F. W. De Guingand. in place at the Queen's Theatre on:

College. Dr. "Gulick for many the second round of the army Saturday, February.

years was active in missionary and squash racqueta tournament

educational work in Japan but now lives in the United States.

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the Prince's club. The Prince Henry C. Carretson, elvil engin" played a clever gums and showed ear in charge of insular buildings improved form, using the aide work and maintenance and for time acting chief of the walls and angles with telling effect. some The score was 15-8, 13-15, 15-11. buildings and part works section of the bureau of public works, has Lawrence D. Wharton, in charge been appointed district engineer of of the hardware department of Cebu province aucceeding District the Pacific Commercial company's Engineer Valérlano Segura, whose Iloilo branch, died following an resignation has been accepted by

liver for operation

trouble, the director of public works Mr. immediately subsequent to which a Garretson is leaving for his new typhoid fever complleation set in. post on the steamer "Pompey," " Mr. Wharton or "Daun," as he was

Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Sands have insued invitations for the marriage of Miss Edith Leadley Earnshaw and Mr, George Brnest Mann at St. Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, February 6, at 11.30 o'clock, and afterwards at the Station Hotel

The Rev. Mr. Hall, who was Bentor, chaplain at Gallipoli, is ap realing through the Press to any officer or civilian possessing a flag connected with the directly:

usually called after his service in Friday, January 22, was the Gebu as dean of the southern anniversary of the birthday of two island branch of the University of well known residents of Manila, the Philippines, had a host of both of them are veteran news- Gallipoli operations to deposit it friends in the islands. He origin, papermen as well as old timers in in the "safe, honoured, and per Arst one is petual custody of Gallipoli Eltham, ally came to the Islands in the the Islands The service of the bureau of education. Henry D. Woolfe, who enters Chapel, Holy Trinity,

into his 76th year. The second is where a faculty has been granted Dr. and Mrs. "Earnest S, Lyons Mr. McCullouch Dick, who has for reception and guardianship, have sent, out" cards announcing attained the age of 58. Mr. Diék is the approaching, marriage of their leaving on the steamer "Coblenze" daughter, Marian Jeanette to for a year's vacation in Europa Lieutenant William Melton, Towson During his absence, the Philippine February 9 at Union Church Free Prest of which he is owner, Manila After the ceremony there will be conducted under the man: will be reception at the hotte"ut

the bride. The couple will H. Merriman,

leave at once for Baguio, returning

is time to sell on the February.

com

Lloutman Tow has

two your tour in the

Philippine Islands and

Mr. Broughton Richmond, of the Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada who has been paying a short visit. to Boraso, is a keen naturalist.

with him by He took

Tanda for the Sydney the Zoilewing 1198 sportner 2 Wah Wah Monkeys.

2 Orang Utan

2 Crocodiles.

the

Zoo,"

TPython (about 15 feet long)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1926.

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