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At an inquest at Truro, Cornwall the court declined the offer of a representative of Messrs. Nobel's Explosives Company, Lidi, to show that while he held a stick of galignite in his hand it would buen without exploding.

The committee of the Ceylon Association in London has forward-

ed the liquidator of the British Empire Exhibition as a refund for the benefit of the Exhibition, the £500 which the Exhibition au-

thorities granted as a contribution towards the cost of Ceylon's parti.. cipation in the Exhibition.

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It is understood on good au thority, says the "N.-C. Daily News that a number of local merchants are proposing to estab lish still another bank in Shanghai, with branches all along the Lung Hai Railway. The new institution will be known the Lung-Hal Banking Corporation and it will have a fully paid up capital of $1,000,000.

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The health return for the 24 huura ended Tuesday show two further cases of rables,

The committee of the Hong Rong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce will not at 2:30 pm on Friday (March 19),

The Regimental Orders of the Malay States Volunteer Regiment says that a silver salver suitably Inscribed is being given to the Officers, 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment before the de- parture of the battalion for India. During their tour of service in Malaya, the officers and all ranks: have helped us very much indeed

our training."

The annual general meeting of the Hongkong General Cham-in ber of Commerce is to be held in the Old Chamber of Commerce Room, City Hall, on Thursday March 26, at 4 pm.

At a sale on January 14 and 15 at the American Art Associa then, the Lord Amherst Walter T Wallace copy of "Robinson Crusce" went for $9,525. This is the first N. H. Poulé, a pupil of Colfe edition, with the catchword Grammar School Lewisham H.always at the foot of frat page of SE has won a history scholarship the preface, the word apply in- at Queen's College, Oxford of the correctly spelled apyly one verso H year; д State of preface, and Mine 12 on the verso value of £30 scholarship of about 460 2 year; reading dispatch'd. and a school leaving scholarship. of 250 a year

Addressing the Leeds Lunchem Club, the Bishop of Ripon (Dr. Burroughs) said be thought the word" Locarno was being much Mr.. ER.. Park,, presiding at overworked journalistically, and the annual dinner of the East India added that he even and had sub section of the Motor Traders' As-mitted to him a hymn the first line scelation, said that the motor in-of which was God of Locarno,"" dustry had at last turned the corneri Surplus cars, Imported during boom years, had been. dis- posed of, though at low fures. Hand importers could now look for

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The restrictions placed by the Tokyo Police on the dance halls have now been put into force in Osaka, where no dancing will be allowed after 10 o'clock, no drinks may be served on the same premisesi as the dancing takes place.#no lights may be dimmed, and no minora, students, or intoxicated! persons allowed a. According to the "Osaka Mainich there are? The four dance halls in Osaka. new regulations have been enforced because the neighbours complained of the noise of the gramophones.

ed for Council houses were not big enough for adults, the Chairman The new Chinese Chief of ordered a bath to be brought in. Police at Shanghai Colonel Yen The Chancellor or the Ex-He entered the bath and lay in it.Chung-chang, has revived the old chequer frequently has to acknow-The Council then, approved the style of paternalistic literature in ledge in the newspapers "ebn-

his frequent proclamation's posted safeneo money" anonymously sent

outside his headquarters for the Whereas to the Treasury by some pénitent Those who supposzthat there guidance of the people..

former chieds: other only one Chinese nguage will proclamations of income tax dodger,, and Government departments also re-be interested to know that in the were couched in stiff, formaal and fanguage, Colonel But it is recent foreign language examina-business-like- ceive such offerings. unusual for local authorities to tion for Army officers one subject. Yen's proclamations appeal to the have restitution made to them of wus Chinese and the other "Col-family instinct, which is so strong One of his unpaid Ecences, writes w coloquial Pekinese." The two lan- among the Chinese. respondent. A few days ago £45guages are quite distinct, and this recent proclamations was address- way received by the L.C.C as "con-is probably the first time that any led to "his sons" and lectured the in respect of Englishman not connected with the people on the breaking of the peace- armorial bearings licence duty Chinese Consular Service has by unlawful assemblies. Fathers The annual fee for using a rest passed an examination in the latter should tell their sons and teachers should tell their students to attend recently, there was only one officer diligently to their own business," in the Army Liat who had passed he said. "I treat the people as my in Cantonese, another of the lan-sons and am willing to give them

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SOCIAL AND

Mr. G. B Osland H, Festal Commissioner at Canton, is suing for Home by the "Empress of Canada on Saturday... He will be accompanied by his wife and daughter.

Mr. H. V. Barge, manager of Mesare.. Whiteaway. Laidlaw's branch at Seremban, has left for Home, and will be away for six months. Mr. Creaton succeeds him

8 manager of the branch.

PERSONAL.

Mr. W. Kay of Queen's College, proceeds on Home leave on Satur day nextiți

Mr. H. Holt, a famous Amer- ican publisher has just died. In an interview a few years ago he frankly said that American litera- ture "was going to the dogs" because of cheap magazines.

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The death is announced Redruth, Cornwall. in mail week, of Mr. Joseph Rich, eldest brother of the hon'ble Mr. J. H. Rich, as the age of sixty-eight years. He was a director of several Malayan mining companies.

Mr. and Mrs. PL Knight formerly of Hongkong who return; led to Shanghai last week, are ataying with their old friends Dear and Mrs. Symons. They export to [.........

Dr. WellingtonKoc, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, is re- ported in Chinese cirles "to have contributed a kirge amount” of. money towards the development of science and the application of western sciences in China, says the "N. C. D. News."

Mr. A. Brooke Smith who is re- tiring from China next month after nearly thirty years spent in Hongkong and Shanghai in connec tion with the old Hongkong Cotton M1 and the BwoCotton Mi im Shanghai, was présented at the annual meeting of the latter com- pany last week with a silver salver as a mark of appreciation and token of esteem.. Mr. Gordon Mackie made tho presentation..

be in Shanghai ti lata in Aprii,! Sir Harry Lauder, in speaking when they will return to England. of his travels describes, how, when ༣ travelling between India and China, The High Commissioner, F.MS.. This ship was caught là a cyelone. has approved the following promo-"One blow turned pir 15,900 ton At Mehtone, close to the Italian tions in the Malay States Voiun-ship right round." he said, "and berder, lives Blasco Ibanez. Mr. teer Regiment: Captain (acting another blew it back again." There N. Williamson, head of the Majors) N. J. A. Foster, M., and was great excitement when the automobile school of fiction, has a J. V. F. Macdonald to be Majors. vessel narrowly missed a hidden villa at Monte Carlo; so has the Lieutenants (acting Captains J. B. reef, and Sir Harry had a word of Baroness. Orzey, Also Mary Gar Scrivener and W. A. D. Edwarden praise for the expert soumanshipden, and Lady de Buthe (formerly M.C., to be Captains, Second Lieute. which enabled the vessel to avoid Mrs. Langtry), and Mirza Khan, H. W. Steele, T. Lathan and A¦ C. | 4. -

Persia's lately deposed Shah At Canncs are W. J. Locke, Brand Godding, M.C., to be Lieutenants.

Whitlock, and the Aga Khan, sup Posed to be half-divinity E. Maurice Maeterlinck near Venice Phillipa Oppenheim fa at Cagnes and Lloyd Gebourne at Cap d'An

Dr. Robert. Chidley Holloway, youngest son of the late Mr., Henry Holloway, of Singapore; passed away on the 28th. ult. at the age of 42, and was buried the follow- ing morning by Archdeacon Swin dell

Deceased was the "irst student to obtain his diploma at the local Medical School and be longed to a well-known local family. He is survived by three brothers, one of whom is a Govern ment pensioner, one in the service of the Singapore Municipality as a Mechanical Engineer and the third

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The death took place in a London nursing home, on March 1, of the Rev. Thomas Stamford Raffles, rector of Lexden, near Colchester; et the age of 72 years., He was: a cousin of Sir Thomas. Stamford' Raffles, founder of Singapore; and the father of Mr. S. C. Stamford Who has the most extensive Rafles. O:B.E.. Commissioner of mastery over foreign tongues? Sir Trades, and Customs, F. M. S... to

Donald MacAlister, the veteran whom sympathy is extended. The Principal of Glasgow University; Rev. Thomas Stamford Raffles was writes fluently in several languages: the head of the Raffles family, the and not long ago issued a book of elder branch having died out. poetical translations from and into the speeches of various races. Another Scot, Sir Ronald Ross, poet

An amusing Incident occurred.

an assistant in the firm of McAl-auring the visit of the., King and and scientist la said to be the mas

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Queen to the British Industriester of twenty-four tongues, while Several Penang and other well- Fair when a Salvationist lass one of the foreign correspondents known people left for home by the begged a donation to the Self of the Times" speaks no fewer P&O "Mantua last week. Dealal Fund The King and than eighteen. There must be Among those were Mr. E. E. Cham- Queen stopped and smilingly felt specialists who hold even more bers, manager of the Fenang their pockets for their purses and surprising records. branch of the Chartered Bank; Mr looked helplessly at each other G. F Robson of the Singapore having discovered that they were Harbour Beard Mr. E. G. Bird, of penniless. The members of their Caldbeck, MacGregor; Mr. J entourage, however, came to the Wilkinson, of Islay, Kerr and Co., rescue with a handsome contribu Mr. J. A MacDonald Mr. D. tion. The King purchased a foun- Middleton, of Nova Scotia Estate Teluk Aneon, and Mrs. Middleton; Mr. J. M. Pennycujek, of the Eastern Smelting Co., Penung: Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Evans, di Sumatra Major and Mrs. C. E. Morris, Mr. WPrice, of Whiteaway Laidlaw and Co Mr. R. H. Boyne, Miss Howard Mr. H. Bredin, Mr. W. Duncan, Mr B B. Marsden of Meranti Lapan Estate, Ipoh and Mr. ER. Salisbury,

Dame Nellie Melba on February denied the report that the pro- nocaes to live permanently In Australia at the conclusion of her farewell tour. She said that she at pen, inaletion on a broad was not thinking of returning to He was also interested in a Australia for 12 or 18 months, after mechanical race,ganic The King which sho would visit her home backed the white hora and the annually and then return to the Queen the black horse, Otherably world Dame Nellie Melba backed other colours. There was said that she had no definite plans loud laughter when the black won for antering politics. It was true Their that she had been asked to stand and the white was last Maleatles watched the manufacture for a constituency in England, but of a tennis ball and were delighted if she did anything of that sort it drn that British balla were would be in her own country, which used at the Cannes tournament it was her ambition to help.

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