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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The symphony orchestra of HMS. "Hawking" is to play at the Queen's Theatro on Sunday

next at 9:15 p.m.

The Water Authority notifies that on and after Monday, the supply of water by means of house services to houses connect ed with the rider mains will be discontinued until further notice. and a supply of water will be given by street fountains, in the rider main districts.

On Wednesday, there was one. cRSS of smallpox, one of diptheria, and one of enteric fever (all Chinese),

An interesting sign of the times is the publication by that great German newspaper, the Bor- hiner Tageblatt, of monthly edition in English,

Mr. A. H. Crook is to lecture at.

Would Shakespeare have re- the Helena May Institute on Mon-fused to write "Hamlet" if he day next at 6.30 p.m. His sub- ject will be "Our local sea-side had known that on his death the Bulk of the profits would have" plants."

gone to the community instead of to his friends or descendants?— Mr. C. F. Masterman.

Sealed Tenders will be re- colved at the R.N. Hospital until 10, a.m. on March 20, 1926, from Mr. S. Tashiro, superinten- dent of the Tokio Salvage Co.'s Persons desirous of supplying Beef Mutton, Fowla, Pork salvage vessel "Azuma Maru"

Bread, Cheese, Pure Cow's Milk, Bussin (local agents. Miksuj

Aerated Waters, Ice. and other Kaisha) and Captain K.

provisions, and necursaries for Miyazaki (master) have success-the year ending March 81. 1927 fully reffonted the U.S.K. steamer Printed forms of Tender and "Altai Maru" which ram or rocks further particulars can be obtain Lin Pu Tun Mun Pass (near the led at the R. N. Hospital.

eastern entrance to Hongkong right to reject the lowest or any harbour). The damaged ship was Tender is reserved. taken to Kowloon Bay to await docking.

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So great is the interest that The Annual Conference, the

is being shown in the Test governing body of the Methodist matches betiveen Australia and Episcopal Church, in session in England in the summer that all the Cervantes Church on Avenida ready the 3,000 bootable seats Rizall Malla declard itself int Lord's for the second Test in favour of the Philippines inde-June have been sold. Everywhere pendence but advised ministers to cricketers are rushing to obtain remain aloof from all forms of all the bookable accommodation practical politics except where and even at the Oval, where the moral and spiritual issues are: Teat will be played in August, directly conernedt The confer ence by a large vote also affirmed its faith in the leadership of Bishop Charles Bayard Mitchell.

many of the 2,800 reserved seats have been acquired,

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Traffic control in Calcutta still engages the close attention of the police authorities, who state that they are at present under- staffed. The appointment of an official to concentrate on traffic ulone is advocated.

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A Chinese: correspondent. wrote to the "Malay Mail' de- procating: the custom of his countrymen of firing crackers for their New Year! Formerly re- garded as luck-bringing, and a" protection from evil spirits, he thinks that the custom is now a mere nuisance, as well as likely in some cases to cause fire.

Establishment of a perman- ent fire prevention office, building of a new fire station at Tayumar Street, construction of additional fire hydrants, re-enforcement of the personnel of the fire depart-

iment arid increase of their salaries. and greater appropriation for his office annually are some of the of important recommendations Chief Vanderford in his annuall report to the mayor of Manila

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French detectives have been Manila city councillors have sent out in an endeavour to trach approved in principle an ordin he whereabouts of missing art ance prohibiting holding of treasures wwned by George marathon, dances or similar en Bakhmetieff, former" Russian tertainments. Marathon dances Ambassador Wt Washington, who The film. "A Day at Doorn," at carnivals, would be bared by last November shipped the tren which seems to have aroused the measure but Santa Ana and sures by slow steamer to his some provincial audiences Lerma cabarets, where similar brother-in-law, Traxton Beale, in much, enraged the Germans even affairs have been held from timeWashington. The treasures in mare. A writer in one of the to time, are not affected, since clude a silver statue of George leading German duilles, speaking both are beyond the corporate Washington, a bronze clock with of the ex-Kaiser, who forsook his DE AR AALAGDE MAC W &mits. The ordinance penalizes an effigy of Washington, which army because the Field-Marshal | with imprisonment for not more was a gift of Lafayette to could not guarantee his security,!" than six months or a fine not. Thomas Truxton, and silver says that he is not surprised at exceeding P500 promoters or soup dish with the inscription, Wilhelm's success as filmi- actor,, groups of persons who dance the "Presented to Commodore "for in truth he never was any marathon" or engage in any re- Stephen Decatur by the citizens.thing else. He has at last found prentions Cr entertainments of Baltimore." The valuable his

Wilhelm's true calling." which text to weaken the partici-articles were shipped without taking of French gold is a bitter pants to the last degres.

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Mr. Geo, Hogg returned to the Colony yesterday by the "Empress of Canada."

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The forthcoming wedding announced of. Mr. George Ivan Cope, Civil Engineer of Shanghai,

AND PERSONAL.

A display of singing, dancing and recitations will be given by the pupils of the Peak School at the | Penk Club on Tuesday, March 30, at 6.15 p.m.

The Queen sent a number of pota of lam from Balmoral do Berwick, on-Tweed to be sold a bazaar

held in aid of the local infirmary..

Cream and gold lacquer furniture.

The Manchester Town Hall Com-has been nude for Princess Mary's

to Mrs. Annie Bradford, widow, ofmittee has decided to recommend bed-room at Egerton House, New-

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the City Council that the Freedom of the City be conferred on the Earl The Resident of Perak bas ap-of Derby and Mr. C. P. Scott, Editor pointed the following gentlemen to of the "Manchester Guardian" for form the Town Planning Coramit- over Afty years. tee, Ipoh: President, the Chairman

of the Kinta Sanitary Board; The Chinese Government has Deputy President, the Town Plan-bestowed apon Jonkbeer van ning Administrator, Ipah: Mem- Karnebeck, the Dutch Foreign bera: State Engineer, Perak, As- | Minister, the Grand Cross of the sistant Superintendent, Revenue First Class of the Order of the Survey, Kinta, Mr, R. P. Brash, J. Golden Rice Stalk, inlaid with P., Mr. A. N."Kenion, J. P., the precious stones. Government Town Planner (ex- officia) Aseparate notification adds the names of the District Officer Kinta, and the District Engineer, FM.S. Railways, Ipoh, to the above Committee,

market, by the disabled soldiers of the Lord Roberts Memorial work- shop.. These men... who are now. skilled craftsmen in lacquer work, wore gardeners, grocers, milkman, and bricklayers before the wor."

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The King has honoured the Society of Chemical Industry by consenting to become patron of its next annual general meeting, which will be held in London during the week commencing Monday, July 19, 1926. At the opening meeting. Lord Balfour will deliver the third tessel "memorial lecture in the Mansion House, at which the Lord" Mayor of London will preside.

Recent Sarawak appointments gazetted inélude:-Mr. W. F. Dick for duty at Baram, as from date of arrival; Mr. R. E. Le Sueur to be Acting Assistant District Officer, Kapit; Mr. G. W. Aldridge, Cadet,

Miss Enid, Russell-Smith has the to be Assistant Controller, Govern- ment Monopolies, both with effect distinction of being the first woman from January 1; Mr.. B. A Trech-to pass. a Civil Service examination man to be an Assistant. Treasurer: under the new conditions, admitting and Mr.. D. Y. Proudfoot who suc women to the higher Government posts. Her name appears ninth on the list of successful candidates most of whom are men who pass thie examination have the chance of eventually becoming permanent under-secretaries or equally high oftelals with salaries.

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How long should a stage kiss last? is a question which has been agitating: the London theatrical profession. The matter "Was brought to a head by several actresses who are decidedly opposed! to realistic embrutes on the stage, and who, when Kisses have to be

An English woman of high social given, Insist on only those of the standing whose arrival in India has "peck" variety. These actresses caused some stir in the country is have encountered opposition, how Miss Madeline, Slade, the daughter ever, not only from other actresses, of Admiral Sir Edmund Slade of £3,000 or £3,500 a year. but from producers and directorsex-commander in chief of the East who insist on realism. One pro-India Naval Squadron, Miss. ducer contended a kissing scene in Slade intend to devote the rest of his play should continue at least her life and personal fortune in the sixty-five seconds, and during re-

cause of the Master." as she calls hearsals he held a stop watch,

Mr. Gandhi She came to know. of Mr. Gandhi and his views,

A Chinese wedding of great France through Romain Rolland magnificence took place on March 3 who is himself a great admirer of

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Two jazz bands, one of them made up of women, are shrieking away nightly in Covent Garden and hundreds of dancera are foxtrotting:

of grand opera. But Dame Nellie a temporary floor held over the Bentw and stage of London's home.

from America to reinforce, her May, and Challapin will come

at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. Gandhi in Europe Miss Slade Melba will drive out the dancers in Mr and Mrs. Yung Tsong-king 120 was so attracted with the Indian Seymour Road, Shanghal when Mr patriota doctrines that she made Woo Ming-tuh daughter of Mr. and and see him for herself. Yung Pu-zung was married to Miss the venture of coming out to India and lifty other artists for the Mrs. Woo Ung-tez.

The bride-

seuson of grand opera, which will open May 10 and close July 2. The season will be long on Wagner. Lavers of the German master com plained there was not enough of his work last year, so the manage-

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groom a student of Nanyang Coly Mr. Arnold H. Hollingsworth, lege from which he will be gras Assistant-Director of Public Works duated in June 1927 saw his bride is retiring very shortly on pousion. for the first time at the ceremony, Mr. Hollings worth has spent just which was traditional in every on thirty years in the Fubile Works ment will give all the tour operas sense except for the singing of Department of the Colony and has of the Ring as well as The Mel- Lohengrin's Wedding March" by a worked his way up in the service tersinger and Tristan and group of eleven students from the| having folded the service, as McTyeire School for Girls, where assistant engineer in December the cousine of the bridegroom are 1896- For a few months in 1920. in attendance. The ceremony is Mr. Hollingsworth was- Acting; stated to have cost $100,000, and Director of Public Works, Having A festing of warmth, comfort" and 5,000 invitations were sent our to previously acted as First Assistant relief from pain follows an application friends and acquaintances of the Director His substantive appoint- of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It is a Yung family Mr. Yung senior mentaalstant Directore dates penetrating liniment for deep rented Painful swellings. beads cotton and four mills in from

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