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Traffic regulations are an- nounced in connection with the Investiture at Government House on Saturday next.

The number of Philippine Scouts. has been reduced, by order of the House of Representatives on the military appropriation vote to 7,000 Also $220,000 was appropriated for barracks and quarters in the FL.

GENERAL.

There has just been published Contractors will shortly start the first number of the Amateur work rebuilding London Charing: Stage, a Journal devoted to the in-Cross underground station, ta en- terests of amateur actors and able it to deal with an increased actresses, Hundsomely produced, volume of passenger traffic which It should have a wide append will arise when the Kennington

extension opens next year..

An ordinary general meet ing of the Marine Engineers Guild of China will be held at the Guild Office, Sailors! Home, West Foint, on Wednesday, March 10.

The Star Ferry Co., Ltd, ad-1926, at 5 o'clock vertises for sale the two double-

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extraordinary general Star" and "Southern Star." These meeting of the Institution of En- have been supplanted by the newgineers and Shipbuilders will be vessels Golden Star" and "Meri-hell in the Institute on Wednes dian Star

day, 10th inst., at 6 p.m. A good attendance is requested.

In December last the Swiss Mint lasued 50,000 gold pieces of 100 franchi These were so eagerly sought for that there is not one in circulation at the present time, and It is reported that these coins now fetch 1 andi even 180 francs.

The population" of Italy la placed at 42,116,608 in the results of the census completed - on December 31, and undertaken upon the order of the Premier, Benito Mussolini. This figure re- presents in increase of about 13,000,00 over 1921.

Novels, romances, reviews and other matter published before * the war and classed as belles let- tère are to be banished from Leningrad's 120 public libraries and reading rooms. An order to this effect has been issued by the local board of education. Direc- tors of Hibraries and reading rooms who fall to comply with the decree by February 1 will be held

A vernacular daily says that the retail prices of daily neces- shries in Kobe, which have been steadily declining since the autumn, showed Rtile change on February 1. compared with January 8. Investigations made The following ordinary annual by the Kobe Chamber of Com-responsible.. meeting of local companies are merce reveal that of 35 standard announced to be helt The Hong-items, nire had fallen, in price on kong Electric Co., Ltd. on FridayFebruary 1, five had advanced, but March 2: the Green Island Cement only slightly, and the remaining Co. Lad on Wednesday, March, 17, 21 had remained unchanged. and the Hongkong Fire Insurance" Co., Ltd. on Friday, March 26,

The fatal fall of a Chinese who attempted to jump from one verandah to another was inquir ed into by Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy yester day when a verdict of accidental death was returned.' The evii ence showed that the man was running an opium divam at a house in Sun Street, Wanchai, and met his death in attempting to escape from revenue officers.

Kansas criminals applying for paroles have, no chance to obtain them unless they guarantee to reimburse their victims, accord ing to a new mandate laid down to The health authorities in Glas- the state pardon board by Gov.. gow have started a scheme for Ben St. Paulen. Those who have supplying mothers who are in a good records in the state penal in- delicate state of health with stitutions may obtain paroles only daily help at a minimum cost. Af they by the insta ment plan, mother confined to bed, but com- pay back to those they wronged pelled to look after a large family, the cost or amount of property can under this scheme be relieved they legally obtained. Failure to of all her cares, and worries by meet instalments will mean re- merely raring up the Corporation Evocation of the paroles. department. A woman is sent at

A new political party, "The once to the home, where she takes up the reins of, management Peoples Party has been formed washing the kiddies and doing all under the leadership of Prof. W. The anniversary celebration of the innumberable things necessary Magenni's, who seceded from the the Wesleyan Church is to be con, in a household of young children. Irish Free State Ministerial Party tinued to-morrow, when a tea, folThe authorities satisfy themselves following the London agreement lowed by a public meeting is to as to the integrity and compet-on, the question of the boundary be held for the Saflong" and Soldtersence of the women supplied. The between North and South Ireland Home, Arsenal Street. The Chair-minimum sum to be paid each day Tho new party's aim as announcedi man at the meeting will be the Revis fixed at 1s., but there is no will be to secure unity on Irish A. H Bray, MA BD, and the fixity of remuneration above that territory and the establishment of speakers will be the Bishop of figure each household may make a central government for the Victoria (the Right Rev. C. R. sehr payment as is thought fit, whole of the country. The execu- Duppi) the Rev. R. D. Ress, The scheme has given great satis-tive committee includes Senator M.A., und Mr. P. V. Barly, M.B. fuction, and is one which should Moore... Patrick McCartan and Solos are to be contributed by My.recommend itself to other civic Padriac Maille, Deputy Speaker E. E Huggar....

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Otten returned to the Colony yesterday, by the " President Grant."

Mr. J. Johnstone of the Union- Waterboat Co., Ltd. returned to the Colony yesterday from Home leave, by the "Hakusan Maru."

It has been decided to hold the annual dinner of the Engineer The Queen's College Old Boys' Company of the Hongkong Volun-Association are arranging a dinner teer Defence Corps on Thursday, to be held on Saturday, March 13 April 1

in the Hall of Queen's College.

Mr. L. D. Wood) manager of the Penang Branch of The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 18 proceeding to Europe of Home leave in early Mrs. Wood accompanies

Marchi bim.

Mr. W. H. Tate of Taiping, will be going Home in the near future. Mr. Tate counts 41 years residence in Malaya, all of which have been spent in: Perak-n somewhat. unique record.

The Hongkong Chinese Young Women's Christian Association, of No. 127, Caine Road, will hold the sixth annual meeting on Wednesday, March 10, at 3. pam Proceedings will be mostly in Chinese. Miss Nelle E. Eliott is the senior secretary.

Among the wreaths at the funeral at Windsor of Mr. John Jones, Sergeant-Farrier at the Royal Mews, Windsor Castle, was one from the King and Queen.

Under a Poor Law Act of 1601; George March of Battle, Sussex, was ordered at Sutton, Surrey, recently' to pay. 108. a week towards the support of his grandchildren, who were not being. maintained by their father.

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Lord. Knutsford writes from the London Hcapital, another of his crisp letters of advice on the protec tion of property. "The cat bur glar season is opening," he says.

ladies will keep their jewels in

a safe put in a passage, and fot In their bedroom; I have it. on the authority of a friend of mine, a re- The fifth concert in aid of Stired cat burgiar, that none of them John's Cathedral organ fund will would dare to try to open it." be given on Wednesday, March 10, at e p.m., in the Cathedral Hall.

The French recently gave signal The artistes at this concert will be honour to George Moore, Irish Mrs. Batean Mrs. Bellamy, Mrsauthor, who spends half the year Minney and Mr Squires. Tickets in his Ebury atreet house, Pimlico," (one dollar) may be obtained from London and the other half divided the organist at the Cathedral Hall between Paris and Fontainebleau.

or payment made at the door. They not only dined him and decorated him but they said in

We regret that Miss Betty Ramprint, openly, that his English has is leaving the Colony this week all the qualities of goad French (observas Cathedral Notes) prose." Praise, in Paris, could go Over the pen name of “Philacepa” no further. A she made several charming con-

The following Colonial Service tributions. We wish her every "People rogord lovemaking as: appointments have been made: happinens Our thanks are grate-something shameful that must not, Straits Settlements. Lieut. Bfully given to Mr. Evan Stewart, be mentioned," said the Rev. Mr. Clarke, European Master Educa-thee well known student of history, Patton, addressing the Hull Free tion Department. Malaya.M lafe of Trinity College, for his kind Church Council The church RR P. Bingham and Mr. 1. W. help in the February and March should assume the responsibility. Blelloch, Cadets; Mr. P. E. Hope issues of the magazine

for guiding the irresistible force of Falkner, Police Probationer, Malay

lovemaking along the right chan- States. Mr. F. S. Ward, Assistant

and encouragement and providing nele, giving Christian sanctification Mycologist.

the lovers, meeting places within its blessings and security.

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week.-R.I.P

Notes says: It is with deep ser The current lasue of Cathedral

row and regret that, we record the At the annual dinner of the sudden death of Colonel Bacchus Shanghai St. David's Society. Mr who was a regular worshipper in S. Barton, H.M.'s Consul-General, the Cathedral. His charming per- When Maurice Rostland, son of

sonality, and the great value of his a famous father, and latest recruit. who was present as a guest, pro friendship will be treasured by all to the ranks of posts who appeAT IT auced a leak which he had had who met him. Our sympathy and Parle music halls, came on to do from a Welsh regiment 22 years kindest wishes out to Mrs. his turn not long ago, he didn't previously, and complimented St. Bacchua who leaves the colony this recite any of his own verse David's upon being the one and only society which could boast of

stend, being that logical and tactful thing, a pacist, he launched into, a members who were able to carry For some time past the inhabi tirade against the war in Morocco, on their proceedings in their realtants of Mentone, Southern France, Whereupon the audience kissed him native language. The President have wondered why so much smoke vigorously and showed anch further (Mr. Ellis Pugh) who proposed should issue from the chimneys of signs of lack of appreciation that "Devi Sant," and Dr. Evan a certain large and commodious the poet hid to beat an abrupt re Morgan who proposed The villa. None of the neighbouring treat. The peace he longed for was Guests" had made their speeches houses had fras, going alike, that restored only when his fellow In both Welsh and English. Judge even during the

ted artists, a troupe of trainod seule, Grain said that he hoped it was cold snap

took Maurice's place. permissible to pull the Consul- | and "still those Generala Jeg and suggested that overtime. Bisto St. George's Society could claim was solve the same honour of being able to home of the carry on their proceedings in their Ibanez.

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