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"I am chloroformed: I don't know what to say. It has been tre mendous?" said one of the French policemen, referring to the recep tion accorded to them on their visit to London.

The Globe Trottors gave a radio performance in Shanghai.

Nearly 100,000 war widows have married again. In most cases their pensions have ceased. "The exact figure up to October fast was 98,500," said an official of the Ministry of Pensions. **A war widow who remarries for feits her pension but receives a gratuity. A widow of a private under 45 would get £35 158, sa of standing timber in British Germany's import for gratuity a useful sum with December amounted to 764.6 which to recommence housekeep- mittion marks, and her exports tong." 798.8 million marks. This is the rst favourable monthly trade balance' since August, 1924.

The Captain Superintendent of Police gives warning that owing to the occurrence of cases of rabies all dogs found straying or wander Careless smokers and motorn about between the house of campers were responsible for de midnight and 6 am will be shot, struction by fire of 10,000,000 feet

Columbia last year, says an official memo through Reuter.

Bullion to the value of

A baby boy was found. In a £10,000,000, -22,000 passengers

fish basket suspended on the rail, A and 2,000 tons of goods were car-

ings of Bath Workhouse. Tried by Imperial Airways. Between Registration in the Chinose paper with the name "Jamesi Croydon and the Continent during Y.M.CA. Day and Evening Schocka Simmonds" was attached to his the 19 months since they com la now going on. Already the on-clothing. That was 77 years ago.] menced flying up to December 3rolment of last term has been. The foundling spent his whole life, last.

passed in the day school and is in the workhouse, and his death likely to be in the night school is just announcedi. He had never though" enrolment is still below been in a railway train: A visiti what it was before the strike.. to a cinema some years ago was This only experience of a place of entertainment." He worked in the workhouse laundry

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-Through the intermediary of the Legation at The Hague, the Chinese Government has contri- buted the sum of 2,000 florins. (approximately £840) to the Netherlands Red Cross for the relief of the victims of the recent disastrous floods in Holland..

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Registration for the spring religious discussion groups at the the Chinese Y.M.CA. will be held

Milton,

this Friday, night at 6:45. Classes *Containing the signature, February 24, are planned in English, English "John und Chinese from 6.45 to 1664," a Genevan Bible, 1888, was A high place in the future for 8 pm each Friday. Suit-sold entirely without guari secretarial and accounting ability able text books on various re-antee" for 241 to Mr. Halliday,, of was predicted by Sir Joseph Cook, ligious subjecte will be available. Leicester, at Sotheby's. Milton's High Commissioner for Australia,Any young man, whether a mem- signature is cn a piece of rough at the seventh annual dinner of ber of the Y.M.C.A. or not, will paper pasted on the inner front the Chartered Secretaries Stud-be welcomed. From time to time cover. Near it is another signa- ents. "One of the great needs to during the term, there will be tue, "Elizabeth, Milton, 1664," day up and down the world, and socials, lectures, basketball games, the name of the poet's third wife particularly in international re-etc., at 8 o'clock after the classes. It was intimated that the Bible

lationship is," he said, "to try and get more accounting, ability press- ed into the service of those who. are responsible for reshaping the world.""

was sold "not-subject to return on account of any defects"

Jack Hobby's sports outfitting:

Ennig Urban Council the shop in Fleet-street was nearly wrecked when an omnibus poked ruling body of De Valera's County ts bonnet to the doorway. Clare stronghold. is to be dis- A breakdown of the electri- The pavement was thronged with solved, owing to the muddled city supply at Liverpool was people homeward bound after the state of its finances. To meet its caused by a few drops of rain-day's work. The nearest saved liabilitics. for the next financial water coming through the roof of themselves by a sudden dash, and year a rate of 41s in the pound the generating station, which sup those who got in their way were would be necessary. The Govern plies most of Liverpool's current trampled on The accident was ment inspector, on whose report. The water caused a short circuit the result of the bus and a taxi the council is to be displaced, re- and tramcars on nearly all the ring to avoid collision. Only by fers to "the consequences of roules were stopped for two inches did the 'bus miss Hobbs's financial imbecility, and alleges hours. There was no electric shop. The taxi jammed into the that the town's affairs have been light in the city until 10.30. side of the bus, and for some time run in the interests of a few in- Thousands had to walk to work Fleet-street traffic was disorganis-dividuals. A committee of three and candles had to be used fored. None of the bus passengers has been set up to try to evolve.

order out of chaos. early lighting.

was injured.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. James Francis Wright, Jr., now carries on the "business of Messrs. Wright & Co.

Chester Corporation propose in- viting the Prince of Wales, who is Earl of Chester to visit the city:

Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung are due to reach the Colony early next week by the "Hakusan Maru.

"Any person having any knowledge of a Will of the late William Josiah Wilkinson, who died on the 21st day

Mr. Robert Lyell Willumson, the Angio managing director, Burma Rice Co., Ltd., Rangoon, had died in London, aged 51,

Mrs. Annie Besant intends to pay a visit to the Dutch East Indies following, on her tour in the United States. The well-known Thecaophist Kreshna Murti, will also tour those islands shortly..

The latest fad on, its way to London from Paris is the wearing of wooden rings, which the fair owners touch from time to time to ward off l-luck. The new craze

An Investiture will be held at Government House, Hongkong by

Prince H.R.II.

George, KG1 G.C.V.C, on Saturday, March. 13 at 11 a.m. Guests should arrive by: 10:45 a.m.

Speaking at the luncheon of the British and Latin Chamber of Com- merce, the Spanish Ambassador said the Prince of Wales "one of the most remarkable types of 'men

and Princes living to-day"-learn- ed a considerable amount of Spanish while in South America. He has continued his Spanish, and," said the Ambassador, "I my self have had the honour and

the Prince in my own language.”*-

of February, 1926, at 25, Prayais said to have originated among East, Hongkong, is asked kindly the Apaches of the Faria under-pleasure of conversing with the to communicate with Messrs. Joworld. son, Stokes & Master.

"A new Japanese Prima Donna, The Tournal of Commerce re-appearing under the name of cently reached the one hundredth Jovita Fuentes, has made her year of its existence. To mark the debut at the Municipal Theatre at occasion, a social function was Amsterdam in the title role of the held and a presentation of his late- Giacomo Puccini's

opera portrait, in ails made to the pro-Madame Butterfly" The theatre prietor, Mr. C. Herbert Birchall, was filled to capacity, and the J.P...

thusiastic reception.

The engagement is announced of Mrs. Dorothy Rains Päips of New York City, to Capt. Douglas Rudolf Wahl, late Royal Engineers, now of the Shanghai Municipal Police, Mrs. Philips is the widow of Lieut. Kingsley Philips, U. S. Army Air Service.

The forthcoming weddings are announced of Mr. Michael Thomas William Howell, Chinese Maritime Customa, to Miss Mun Sai-ying,, of Tal O; Mr. Marcos Maria da Roza, of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., to Miss Elen Maria, de Sousa, of Broadwool Road, Happy Valley

Steve Donoghue, who won the Derby on Manne last year, was almed in a race to represent the famous win. The film was taken? on the Nice training track, which admits of a motor carrying the apparatus keeping pace with the horse. Donoghue rode Major singer was accorded an en-Misa's four-year-old, Scottish Prince painted with the characteris- tic markings of Manna. The film is to be called "A wonderful repro duction of Manne's great race."

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H.E the Governor-General, Fortuguese Indis, has tendered his resignation owing, it is stated, to the unfavourable attitude taken up by the Govenrment of Portugal towards the measures proposed by His Excellency for the rehabilita- tion of the finances of Portuguese India, involving an increase of land assessment and taxes and heavy re. trenchment of civil and military ex- penditure:

Sir William Turner, Lord Mayor of Belfast, at a civic luncheon said. the citizens eagerly looked forward to welcoming the Prince of Wales

Mr. J. M. Ormston is a passenger in Belfast during the present year. on the Sarpedon to Bin If his royal Highness should honour

Over 70 years of age, but looking 20 years younger, still active- minded, and an attractive -pez- sonality to meet, Mrs. Pankhurst has returned to England from Canada to see if the homeland win- ter suite her health better than the rigours of Canada. She is staying. with her sister in West London, "Daily where she said, to a Chronicle representative:“Of course, you know I am a naturalised Canadian. I have become more an Imperialist than ever I was. But I have my doubls about the future

Vapore where he joins the the city by a visit, he could rest of the Empire. As far as Canada Singapore Harbour Board-as-assic assured-of-a-reception such as its concerned anything may happen.

tant to the general dockyard manager. It is interesting to note: that Mr. Ormston had much to do with the building of the boat on which he is a paanonger

would be impossible to describe. They hoped for an opportunity of demonstrating to him the height of their admiration and the depth of their affection

On the day on which her en "The Londoner" In the Even" gagement was announced, Missing Standard" la, taking business Gwendolen Permewan, 28, daughter men to task about City luncheons of Dr. William Fermawan, of Liver- |*The average lunch of the pros.... pool University, has died. In a perous," he writes, lasts now Saturday evening", paper, both the about two thours, and constitutes engagement and obituary notices a substantia)-ideal. I followed "appeare

People talk about Canada, going over to the United States. When recall the little towns I have seen in the West, with their lack of local government, their American movie show their American drug. atore, where you buy everything, including American literature of the lowest type, I cannot say I am surprised.

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