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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On Tuesday, a case of enteric The total amount of coal in fever was reported from the Kow-ported Into Shangbad during the Loon district.. The paplent is a fortnight ended February 27 was

Chinese:

146,019 tons. For the name "Edriod last year the total was 601675 tons.

Dusing the absence from the Colony of Mr. R. Rodenfuser, Mr." C. R. Mios will take temporary Echargo of Tho Compugula. dea

Messageries. Maritimes.

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In a collection recently brought back to the University of Michigan musoumi is believed to be evidence that the Chinese, as well as the Hindu and Javanese peoples, had trading relations' with the Philip pines as far back as 1500 years.

The Turkish harem is to go. the Angora Government having adopted the Swiss Civil Code which several jurists at Berne are now translating. This will mean the suppression of polygamy and admit minorities to equality with Tarks. It is a tribute to Switzer- and Turkey seems to be makng more advance than other country. judging by the last month or two.

Another theft of sulle took

The Irish Free State Coinage place on Tuesday night, this time

BU) issued in Dublin provides, that from sufling boats moored near the Naval Yard cumber: Silk balls Thirty-five women of the half-crowns and shillings shall be NO x $130. were taken from fishing village of Boulmer, North- of silver, sixpenny and threepenny the "Vande (owned by Fight, umberland are to receive the pieces of nickels, and pence, half- Commander Birling

of HMS thanks of the Royal National perce, and farthings of bronze. "Vindictive"). The loss from theLifeboat Institution, inscribed on The new.coins may bear an frish "Spratt towned by Mr. Marah)vellum, for helping to launch the harp, with the head of the found- [umounted to $400

Hrebont daring the gale on Decem-er of the Free State: President Ber 20 last.

Grilith. The penny will be a pingin, and the half-crown a "Tect-coroin." The new coinaga will probably be issued in the autumn and minted in London or It will bNew York.

That Germany be compensatad by the United States to the extent The Shanghai Ladies" Journal, of $10,000,000 to cover the value a monthly publication issued by of the German ghipe seized infr. G. T. Lloyd, editor, has ma American ports, at the beginning of its drst appearance. the war is the suggestion contained distributed free to all ladies in in an article by Mr. E. M. Borchard Shanghal and inches among the A picture by Titian, "Venus: Professor of International Law at items besides, the Designer and With the Organ Player," has been Yale University, appearing to the Standard Designer Quarterly pat- discovered in Berlin by Dr., Otto German Shipping Annual for 1926, tern folder special articles of in-Burchard, German art historian

berest to feminine readors..

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and a brother of the expert who a The NC. Daily News" says

Bew weeks ago found the Rubens, Through the Consul General Saint Theresa, -We have received a communica-

in Belgium. tion signed by a number of Rus-for Holland the Shanghai French The authenticity of the Titian, siang. In connection with the de Municipal Council has been ap-which was grimy and battered parture on home leave of Mr.proached with reference to pro-when discovered in a little out-of- Marris, maÐAKER of the workposed fights in Shanghal by the way antique shop, Has been shelters. They state in part We, Dutch aviation company, and asked vouched for by Dr. Wilhelm von the Russian inmates, have the hors what conditions under which per-Sode. After a thorough and our to express by the present our mission would be granted to fly reful cleaning, the picture show- deepest gratitude to him for his over the French Concession.

ed the bright, clear colours of a kindly attention and cure that have has been decided to ask the Service typical Titian, they being especial [been shown tą the Russians. The de Aeronautique at Paris for fo jdocument bears 18 signatures.

formation as to rules governing murked in the deep blue of the

Esky.. nights.over city areas.

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A new publication, printed par-

Barber shop may soon come

Apparently there has been der the auspices of the Anti- Bolshevik Association of China has under State jurisdiction, if a bill sufficient public antagonism to the made its initial bow before the gow before the Boston Legislature schem that the Japanese Im Chinese reading.public in Shang-is passed The measure would perial Household Department has hal It has its offees at 43 create a State board with licens revoked its previously announced Nanking Rond The front pageing powers over hairdressing decision to pull down the five gates cartoon ridicules the militarists of parlours and schools. Suspension round the grounds of the Imperial China as well as students humbling of right to operate would result Polace: Repairs on the gates themselves before the Bolshevik from "conviction for fraud or and on the double tower will be God of Wealth. The publication is deceit in practice, conviction of started next autumn. The rea divided into several sections. In-crime; gross incompetency or for son advanced for the removal of cluding domestic news, interna-hebitual drunkenness." All per- these historic structures was that tional news, editorials, Chinese por soris, who, bob, the hair of females the cost of keeping them in con respondence, local inteligence and of any age and of males up to ten stant repair was too hard on the special contributions on the bor-years of age would be amenable Imperial Household Department's shevik menace.

to its provisions.

pockets.

SOCIAL

Mr. Chus Huge, formerly of the Star Theatre, is at present on "a visit to the Colony,

The [O'Gorman

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many, who

know Mrs.. Anderson (Stellar Benson) will be glad to know that her last book has gone into second edition.

The Singapore St. David's Society recognised the Saint's Day by holding a dinner in the Adelphi EODOR The function proved a very pleasant gathering.

The marriage, arranged between Mr. R. A. Wanless; of Sungei Way Estate, Selangor, and Miss" S. J. Brown of the Methodist Girls" School, took place in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Lumpur, yesterday.

Captain

Moyes-Lewis,

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Wales Borderers, who has just been promoted to that rank, was recently adjutant of the Singapore and Malacca Volunteers, Singa- pore, where he was very popular. He is with the Home battalion..

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Bright coloured gowns and Chin- ten are the mode over the

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Thirty-four members and their guests were preacht at the annual dinner of the Malayan branch of the Royal Asiatic Society on: February 26.

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Alderman C. Pascal. Mayor of Hammersmith, thaugurated a mik lion penny fund on by half of the West London Hospital by laying. down a line of 300 new pennies. out- side the building.

Mr. T V. Seshagiri lyer, ex-

Believed to be the oldest couple Judge, Madras High Court and ex Member of the Legislative AR-in Britain. Mr., and Mrs. John Tay- sembly who was laid up with lor, of. Farnborough, Kent. have typhoid for some time past died on February 24.

DUCHESS LEINSTER

Intimation of an action for divorce is given in a quit filed in Edinburgh by the Duke of Leinster against his wife, The Duchess formerly, was an Actress,

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each seen over 100 Christmastides. Mr. Taylor will be 102 in April; A. Taylor was 101 last August.

A gamekeeper at Eddarton, in the Ross-shire Highlands, found a wild enta air the other dhy on a remote part of Story Hill and took poмkett sion of three kittens, then only a few days old. These are now being reared by a tame tabby, whose own kittens had gone the way of all flesh, and Mr. MacDonald, the gamekeeper, hopes in a week or 80 to be able to "present one of the kittens to the London Zoo. "

"Some of the plays being shown in New York are,perfectly paraly sing," said Mr, George Graves, the well-known comedian, when he landed at Southampton, on his re- turn from "Amerien. Commenting upon the New York theatre world. Mr. Graves made the remark given above, adding that the theatres were always packed to suffecation. "There are plays," he said" out- doing. those of Paris. In fact, New York is getting more Parisian every day."

who

Mrs Eleanor Barton, J.P., of

Quite unperturbed at the fact Sheffield, has been elected general that she is one of the richest girls Mr. Alexander Graham, Surveyor sacretary of the Women's Co-opera-in England, Jean Ferris, the of Ships, eldest son of Mr. Johntive Guild, which has over 50,000 14-year-old American giri Graham, Superintendent Ship-members. A well-known Labour attends & school near Bournemouth, wright, Singapore Harbour Board,worker, she twice contested the shows no exaggerated interest In and, Mrs. Graham, was married, to King's Norton division of Birming the fact that her income in future Misa May Murray Yapp, only ham að u Co-operative and Labour will be 4100 a day. According to daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William candidate.

messages from America, Jean has Yapp, of Irvine, Scotland on March

come into a legacy, exceeding

1 in the Presbyterian Church Sir Ronald Storrs, the Governor, £800,000. The money comes to her The bride, accompanied by Mrs. of Jerusalem, a very old and through the termination of a trust Graham came out from home by enthusiastic, supporter of the Over-fund left by her grandfather, the the "Sarpedon," disembarking at Sens League, gives an example of late Claus Spreckels, the Sugar Penang.

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|_ Mr. G. Sim, manager of the bo pleased to hear that an Oversuk 8 Mr. Lloyd George's gibe at the Glasgow Sailors Homes for over Member of the junior stof. due to new Highland chiefs, and his re- twenty years is spending a month's be married this week, wrote down ference to the need for central "holiday" "In Malaya and Sumatra. to the Secretary of the Turz Club, heating in their wearing of the He is escaping the rigours of an Cairo (whom he did not know and, kilts, has drawn a rebuke from the English March, after a breakdown had never seen), requesting hini, as Cameron of Lochiel. Presiding at in health and at the same time is from one Over Sesa man to another, the Inverness-shire, Unionist, Asgo- taking the opportunity to visit to forward him by return a top-hat clation, Lochiel said kir. Lloyd some of the rubber Estates in for which he duly enclosed . George did not tell them that most which he has interests here and sovereign, and within two days of of the n irds referred to, were la Sumatra, Mr. Sim who de make posting, had the satisfaction of his own

riera At Elgin, he ing his first acquaintance with the receiving a glossy- and (actly added the ex-Premter made a most East, is Welfare Officer" for the fitting cylinder, in which I (who unjustifiable attac

of the Indian Inscars in Glasgow, and has have to later all British unions, best and cla

he ho been connected with many reforms in Palestin

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