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Lady Clement will preside at the annual distribution of prizes at St. Mary's School, Kowloor, on February 28 at 5:15 pm:

' The return of notifiable dis- ouses for the 24 hours ended Wednesday shows one Chinese case of smallpox.

At the list meeting of the Hongkong Lodge the Theosophical Society, a number of speakers gave thoir, views on duty in life.

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Mr Elizabeth Booth, who E60 tramways carry over has no fewer than 120 descendants million passengers in six hour living, died at Elworth, Cheshine, the day during rush period. Inged 96..

A Tynewydd colliery in the A family of six, including two Rhymney Valley, closed some children under two years are years age is to be re-opened. living in a wagonette at Barwelk Leicestershire,

In consequence of an outbreak of sickness said to be due to fruit, Port Talbot police seized large supplies of apples and sent them For analysis..

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Murder is suspected in the find of the body of an earth coolie at Moon Street, Wanchal, yester day, with stab wounds in the neck. and throat. The occupants of the floor where the man lived have.| been detained for inquiries,

It is reported that American farmers intend to ask the immigra ion committee in Congress, to in creaxe the yearly contingent of Dutch and Danish farm in-

A combined meeting of the migrants, according to a report members of the China Coast from New York. The demand for Officers Guild and Marine En-farm hands is urgent in America, gineers Guild of China is to be they say.. held on Sunday next, at 10.30 a.mi

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The Chinese community in thạ Philippines observed Now Year's "A sale by auction, consisting Day old style) with special ter-mhinly of bedroom furniture ary and musical programines in salvaged from the Hongkong Hotell club and schools. throughout the fire, is to take place to-morrow at islands. The Chinese Aug was, in a.m. at. B: Düddell Street. fevidence, everywhere and Chinese shops were closed. Chinese club- men entertained their friends at dinners it their private residences and at the different reading clubs The Chinese community also

Dny Uniffention observed

Am has been produced in February 12 in honour of the

Dr. Eugénio Quesada, America showing the progress of unton of north and south pharmaceutical chemist who has consumption of the lungs. By as the time that Dr. Sun Yat-sense perfected a new brand of using Rentgen rays a series of was elected. President of China.

writing ink fluid, mimeograph ink exposures was taken of the theat Chinese. educators, and lerary and brary paste, using partly of a New York hospital patient men addressed large gatherings cal materials,, has urged esta suffering from a virulent attack. of their countrymen at Manila...

blishment of a patent office under Day by day for three months the "It gives me great pleasure to an independent administration to patients submitted to the procesn endorse this move on the part of take charge of legally protecting The resulting film is dramatic. the local Chinese community. to the products of inventive talents of Filipinos, either in science or in continue cordial relations between arts. Dr. Quesada, declared he the people of China and the people, savoured the dias worked out by 80,000 young Armenian girls are

Mr. Ladislao of the department of commerce and communications.

The statement that at least

of the Philippine Islands and to

budeme has naturally caused a promote mutual better, understand

at prosent prisoners in Turkish

great deal of distress to sympathe ing and knowledge of each other and of the lands in which they

tle people in England, and it has offer live" atatos Governor-General! Consul General Lingoh Wang, moved one gentleman, to Wood in a pamphlet that, is being accompanied by Vice-Consal Hak£1,000 to the Armenian Massacre widely distributed to the public by Chow, Deputy Consul Hsieh Relief Fund, 358. Strand, for the the Chinese community of Manila Hsiang, Chancellor T. L Lee, purpose of rescue work, on the

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and condition that another £9,000 is- at its booth in the carnival for the Attorney. purpose of promoting friendlier Secretary Kid have been visit-raised by the end of the year. An relations between the two peoples.ing towns in Pampanga province opportunity is thus given, to sym- the wretched The pamphlet also contains state-for the purpose of promoting pathisers with ments by Vice-Governor Eugene friendlier relations between the Armenians to express their feeling. A. Gilmore, Archbishop M.Chinese and Filipino peoples in a practical manner. A writer President They will be the guests of the in a Home paper says "I doubt ODoherty Senate

community of" Manuel L. Quezon, Senator Jean Chinese

San whether there is any other way. Sumulong.. Speaker Roxas of the Fernando. The party visited the than this of rescuing the girls house of representatives; Pre-sugar centrals in the larger towns always supposing that they want The League of aidert Rafael Palma of the Unifof the province as well as historic to be rescued.. iversity of the Philippines; Mayor points of interest. The Chinese Nations, which has had the matter of San Fernando before it, has come to this con- Miguel Romualdez, Henry Uy Cho residents

Yee and Consul-General Lingoh arranged several dinners and reclusion, but is held up for want of Wang

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The officers of the French cruiser. Mr. Horace Bleackley, the well. The women, members of Lon "Aules Michelet," which arrived in known writer who has been stay-don's new light airplane club have, Manila have been guests at a num-ing for a few days in Kuala ber of dinners and entertainments Lumpur; s going on to Java: given by members of the French colony and others.

Hale and heurty in his 108rd year, Mr. Thomas Peafold, of

decided their enthusiasm for fly- ing is not to interfere with their interest in dancing. With this end in view, the first social func- tion of the club was an inaugural

The names of candidates Three Bridges, Sussex, attended dance during the holidays at the nominated for election to. the the wedding of his grandaon the Suffolk Galleries. Shanghai British Municipal Coun-other day. He has been married

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eit for the coming year, are asthree times, had 19 children, and The Bey of Tunis is scheduled to follows:- Archibald, AC: Burn, has 37 great grandchildren. Ask-pay a visit to the President of the, O: W. B. Cattell, Ch. B. Dixon,ed what made him so hardy, he French republic in May next, when E. O Drake, J. W. Evans, P. S. said his mother took him naked out he will be accompanied by his Hopkins, J. H. Little, J. Rasmussen, into the snow and rolled him in it. wife. The Bey is seventy-two, his W. J. Reid, R. F. Wilner.

wife sixteen. Both will take the The Prince of Wales paid a "cure" at Vichy before rejoining. Among the jobless former surprise visit to Scotland Yard. Tunisia. rulers, in Germany, most of whom Ho expressed an interestin succeeded in obtaining more or criminology, and conversed with. A characteristic comment was Hess plentiful helpings from the the hoads of various departments, made by Lady Astor. "There is country's possessions, there is at discussing the methods followed in nothing new to say and there is least one who thus far has been recent unsolved mysteries. He nothing new to do," she remark left out in the cold. He is Prince visited the finger-print department, ed. "If the Christian nations Lippe, former head of the prin and also the "Black Museum" could remember the Christ mes

contains souvenirsof cipality of Schaumburg. He is so which

Kage, 1926 would be a new year famous crims, completely broke that he is now

well worth while.. drawing an unemployment dole. although he owns the ancestral rastle in which he lives.

Disciples of Izaak Walton will learir with satisfaction that the Trench literary prize known as the Prix Goncourt for the best novel written in 1924-1925 was won by a skilful angler, Maurice Genevoix, for the book "Raboliot." Wounded three times, with almost as many citations for valour as he received shrapnel in the body, he was struck off the army rolls. He then joined the Franco-American Fraternity Association, where he worked until 1918,

In view of his forthcoming de parture for Europe, the old boys the Victoria Institution Solanger entertained their Head master, Mr. B. J. H Sydney, to farewell tea at the old boys headquartersn Rodger Street The function was presided over by Mr. K. Ti Ganapathy Pillai and therewan quito a large gathering of old boys' present. Before garlanding the guest of honour the president eulogised Mr. Sydney's services to the Victoria Institution Other, speeches followed, after which Mr. Sydney suitably replied.

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Frau Helene Lange, seventy- seven, has been elected honorary chairman of the Democratic party. of Germany in recognition of her forty-five years. of campaigning for women suffrage. Frau Lange is a veteran leader of the German feminist movement: She identi fed herself with the women's movement in early eighties and soon became editor of "Die Frau” the suffragist organ, Frau Lange is now writing her memoirs,

The first honorary diploma of the ancient and honourable Society. of Apothecaries was awarded on January 5 to the Prince of Wales. Under it the Frinco is duly ilcenced to practice medicine and surgery, and may write the lat tara "L.M.S.S.A. after his name. The cover of the casket containing the diploma was ornamented in. silver with the Arms of the Society. and a single feather from the Prince Arins with the motte "Ich dien (Iserve). A single feather. was chosen in place of the usual three in imitation of a very old design on some silver in the Frince's possession The body of the iket was Zashioned from and to ensure that an 18th

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