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A further list of donatione to St. Paul's Cathedral Fund brings the total received to date up to $250,500 1s. 34

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GENERAL.

The Offices and Stations of the Chinese Maritime Customs for Kowloon and District will be closed to, public business from the 12th to 16th inst., Inclusive.

The Diocesan Boy's School Committee has issue a map show ing how the new School near Hoeae Mun Tin may be reached. It is readily accessible by main roads, via any of the ferries, or by the railway.

Thousands of Hindus took their bath in the sea at Madras on January 14 on account of the Solar Eclipse. Four cases of drowning are reported; the victima being two boys and two adult males. Three of the dead bodies have been washed ashore, Several canes of resevo by the police have also been brought to notice.„

Two horses were in the hold of the 8.8. "Lapwing" when she hadled over in the Firth of Clyde as the result of the snapping of a derrick, One animal, after being liberated, swam ashore, but on landing and not finding its mate, re-entered the water and swam out to the vessel remaining close by until the other horse was rescued.

Lord Riddell proposud "His Majesty's Government" at a recent Press Club dinner in London In the following verses:—

"We meet to-night on neutral

ground,

Where each one loves the other. Where Lib, and Lab, and Tory, too,

Regards his foe as brother. So let as all our glasses raise,

Forgetting smouldering embera For, fagin the Government,

We're not agin its members."

The inaugural meeting of the stock company organised for the purchase of the Oriental Hotel, Kobe, will be held on February 16, according to the vernacular papers.

The general secretary Fascist Tabour Crganisations" has

A new law agilnst. announced

to whichi vagrancy, secording every case of voluntary unemploy- ment is forbidden. All loafers and these who pass the day and night in idleness will be arrested.

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A very fine specimen of Chin- carving in the shape of a blackwood chair is being present- ed by the Shanghai St. David's As the question of marine Society to the Welsh National transportation is to be brought up Eisteddfod to be held at Swansea. at the next International Labour Conference at Geneva, the capital- A verdict of accidental death at delegate from Japan will be chosen from Koba shipping circles, was returned at the Kowloon At a recent mesting of the Kobe, Magistracy yesterday at an in-Chamber of Commerce, following quiry into the circumstances negotiations with the Shipowhers under which a coolie lost his life Association, it was decided to by falling from the first floor of a nominate Mr. Ginjiro Katsuda, pre- house in Cariton Road during aident of the Katsuda. Kisen gambling raid.

Kalsha..

The Police discovered in a but, at Leung Wat Tau, in the New Territories, the dead body of a villager, who had been severely hacked about the head and arms, apparently with a chopper. It is believed that the motive of the murder was personal vengeance, as there was no attempt at robbery.

Some time, ago Mr. Werner Laurie gave us a successful book drawn from old Chinese tales and called in English "The Inconstancy of Madame Chuang and Other Stories. He is now giving us second series, also in English by Mr. Edward B. Howell, of Tientain, under the title, "The Restitution of the Bride and Other Storlen." The tales appear to have been Further evidence was taken written towards the end of the at the Central Magistracy yeater-Ming Dynasty, or about the time of Queen Elizabeth, but their day in the case against a Shan-

authorship is a myster, and no constable who tung

stand's

record of their first publication charged with the murder of an

exists, They have a quaint and constable. Hemorr- European

cynical touch and in many esãos they lay bare the everyday work- ings of the Chinese mind..

hage and shock as a result of the bullet wound was stated to be the cause of death, and the opinion was expressed that the shot had been fired at a range of not more than 18 inches Hearing was ad, journed until Monday,

There has been a sudden, country-wide revival of the old English country dances, and a great all-England folk dance festival ushered in the new year in the grand hall of London

The Sang Yuen Land Invest ment and chased a plot of land which wasing the Morris dance and the offe. 1 for sale yesterday after-sword dance into their own again, noon at Mr. A. G. da Rocha's says a report by the English Folk which asserts auction. The property consisted Dance Society,

Loan Company pur-University. The revival is bring-

The promoters, who mainly consist of prominent Kobe business men, of 1,487 square feet of land with these dances are being taken up place the value of the land on the erections thereon known as with enthusiasm by tens of thous which the hotel stands at 7700 Nos 602 and 604 Queen's Road, sands of young people throughout per tsubo, of the building at West, situated on Inland Lot No. England. The society la confi Y350,000, and of the furnituro at 1591. With an upset price of pelled to refuse hundreds of appli- Y500,000. This is Y270,000 abovu | $25,000, «e property was knock-cations from would-be learners the price paid for the property,ed down at $28,100, after several because of its inability to secure. which was 1,000,000..

bids of $100 and others of $900, e- ugh ballroom space;

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. H. J. Lamb (T. Arthur,. Ltd.) proceedy on Home leave on Saturday next.

Mrs. G. H. Elliott left for Mel- bourné yesterday by the "St. Albans."

The Shanghai Portuguese Women's Association inaugurated its activities with a tea dance held at the Club Lusitano on Sunday last.

Mrs. W. H. Bird has kindly Mr. T L Fox, who has been secretary of the consented to distribute the certi-appointed ficates to the pupils of the Anglo- | Selangor Turf Club, does not take French Schod at Causeway Bay up the office until his resignation from the Army at the latter end on Wednesday, the 10th inst., at

of March.. 4 p.m.

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Passengers sailing yesterday by s.s. "St. Albans' for Aus- tralian ports via Manila included Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Douglas, Mrs. C. C. Nelson and children and Captain L. W. Smith R. A.

Lady Clementi. is to distribute The many friends of Mrs. P. H. the certificates at the fifth Holyoak will regret to learn that graduation ceremony of St. she is a patient at the Peak Ilos-Paul's Girls' School on Saturday pital, where she is to undergo an next at the Queen's Theatre at operation.

10.30 p.m.

Mr. G. B. Sansom, commercial The Reverend P. L. Froc, direc- counsellor of the British Embassy,tor of the Siccawei Observatory,

| Tokyo, is leaving for England but is leaving Shanghai for a efw expects to return to Tokyo in months on account of his health. about a year.

During his absence Reverend Father Chevalier will be in charge of the Observatory.

Mr. E. A Swan, late of Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co., who retired in 1919 arrived in Penang by the s.s. "Gleniffer" on a visit to the Straits: He comes on to. Singapore, but intends returning. to Penang for a few weeks later on. Mr. Swan, who first came to Malaya in 1892, ia "rising 61," but dues not look a day older than 40.

Mr. Justice Sankey had hia.

anger prints taken while visiting

a prison, but would only consent to these identification marks being recorded on condition that they were returned to him by the chief warder. The famous judge con- fided this to an audience at the Working Men's College, Crowndale Road. N.W. "At present," he said, "I have no previous convictions.” ⠀

One of the most remarkable. figures in Australian Journalism es, died at Mt. Gambler, Mr. John Watson, who had been the editor or "The Border. Watch since 1863.

The death took place suddenly at the General Hospital, Singa pore, "on January 8, at the early

Nominations to fill the vacancy age of 30 years, of Mr. Raymond on the Licensing Boards caused by Charles Lewis, late Superinten- the expiration of the service of dent in the General Post Office. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C. closed Mr. Lewis went to that Colony in yesterday, The only nomina He was the oldest newspaper. 1920 and served for a few years in tion was that of Mr. Alabaster, editor In Australia, and was the the Penang Post Office, going to who was proposed by Mr. Eldon Arst Mayor of Mt. Gambier, when Singapore in 1929. Besides being Potter and seconded by Mr. F. Cthe town was incorporated as n a Freemason, he was a member of Jenkin. No election will now be municipality in 1876. Mr. Watson the Royal Singapore Yacht Clubnecessary, Mr. Alabaster resum was 91. He was 21 when he land- an' a keen and enthusiasticing his position on the Beard. Volunteer, having been at times

od in Melbourne, and was first employed at the Jobbing office of

temporarily in comm 1 of the The concert at St. John's the "Argus." Signal Section of the S.REV. Cathedral Hall last night, in aidat He saw service in France and was of the St. Peter's Church repair Opening ceremonies for the a member of the Singapore branch fund, was well attended, and an new French Club at Shanghal of the ex-Service Men's Associa excellent programme was sub were held last week in the slabor- tion of Malaya.

mitted. The artistes were 2 Mr. ate clubhouse on Avenue Joffre, Victor Banders (vocalist), «Miss at which members of the club and sie Raymond Lam and Mrs. Gay their guests were welcomed by the Cuming (elocutionists), ** Mts. Committee of the club. Inaugura- Balean(violinist); Mrs. Morgan

by Mi French (vocalist), the Rev. G. E. Arrow

Consul- smith (ventriloquist), and Migs General, and Mr.J Mad Alleen Hynes and Miss Iria owing which guests were per Worley (dancere)mitted to

one

Further news of the death of Miss Leona: Kearn of the Bobbies, who was was overboard from the "Empress of Asia", outside Yokoham rece has been received in Kobe. pears that the pa

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