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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On Tuesday,ona CASO "of diphtherin was reported as well as a case of enteric fever. Both the patients are Chinese. 2

Notwithstanding: Assurances from the Philippine health service that the islands are free from cholera, reports from the provinces Both official and privatey indicate that the epidemic is growing worse,

Under the auspices of the Crown Prince of Sweden the Royal Nayy Band, long recognised as preminent in Sweden military music will leave in March for an fextensive tour of the United

States.

The Bible Society's

Members of the senior class of Mercer University, America, have presented a petition to the president to have their diplomus written in English, instead of Latin, so they may be able to read. what is written on them.

A rent of 10s. Od week for three-roomed fats is proposed the London County Council at the Downham Estate

From the number of advance reservations and queries for more Information which are pouring in, it appears now as if the Pacifie Rotary conference in Honolulu next May 25-26-27, is an aa- sured success, at least so far a attendance is concerned.

A plan for the formation of a national organisation of Engish teachery in Japan, with Has been under discussion since January, is to be realised soon. The proposed organisation is to be called the Nihon Elgo Shoreikai, or Japanmen store charged at the Kowloon Three Hakka women and five. Society for the Encouragement of Magistracy yesterday, with being the English Language. The or concerned In a conspiracy to accuse ganisation seeks to improve two forest guards of amault and methods of teaching English, and also with asstuiting them.

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to encourage research in the charge against the women being an-language. promoting lectures in proved, they were sentenced to six nual meeting (Hongkong nuxi- and on English and the publica-months imprisonmoat each, while Mary) is to be held at 5.16 p.m. tion of more magazines in two of the men were given three to-morrow at the Helena May

weeks in prison. Institute. Commodore A. J. B. Stirling, R.Ń, will preside. Speakers include the Rev. G. W.

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Bocks in English contributed by British universities to the Tokyo Im perial University library have been arriving for some time and recently several fots comprising more than 1.456 volumes reached Tokyo They were brought free of charge by the vessels. of the Nippon Yusen

Kaisha.

English

Golf was played in Ireland Merriment was caused in the House of Commons when Mr. 300 years ago, according to Sheppard and the Rev. Dr. T. W discovery made by Joseph R. Buchanan, Labour member for Pearce,

Fisher, member of the Boundary the Gorbals Division of Glasgow, Commission. He has unearthed addressing a point of order to the records which show that land was Chairman, borrowed and donned granted Lord Montgomery by the hat of Miss E. Wilkinson, King James near where the Labour member for Middles famous Newcastle. links now are.brough Montgomery gave a site for a school on this and records show Sir Robert Hamilton has that he allotted sufficient space given notice that he will ask the for schools to "play "at golf." First Lord of the Admiralty These disappeared during the whether he is aware that the troubled years of the civil wat small boat in which the late Lord No. 103, Bonham Strandard rebellion in the latter half of Kitchener left the "Hampshire" on East (660) square feet) was sold the seventeenth century.

June 5, 1919, has been purchased to Mr. Leung Kafsheung of

by a private individual, and Macao yesterday, for $38.000 at The last blow has been struck whether It can be acquired as a Mr. B. V M. R. de Sousa's at the literary cafe" of the Paris national relic. auction room.. Mr. L. E., S. Hodge boulevards by a famous cafe put up the Chung Kwok Restaur- which has decided to discontinue Rear-Admiral Kobayashi, ant Co., Ltd (block of buildings the practice of furnishing pen Chief of the Bureau of Naval at West Point) dut the sale, was and ink to patrons. High cost Affairs, in reply to a question in I withdrawn at $290,000.

od, everything," "explained the Parliament recently stated that management.. No longer may the Naval Bill for 8,000,000 yen According to the Japanese per and, ink and blotter be had (approximately $700,000) includ Centrul Observatory," there were for the asking with "book" ored in the Estimates for the next no less than 6,207 shocks in Tokyo Burgundy, Habitues lament the fiscal year for the construction last year against 3,895, in the pres change, recalling the generations of four new destroyers, was part vious year, but of these 5,29%, hear of literary men who have fre- of the five-year naval replace- 800 were imperceptible. The big-quented cafes and the "tavernment programme. This pro- gest earthquakes in 1926 were masterpieces"" that have been gramme provides for the cons those in Tujima Province on May written. French artistic life for struction of five cruisers, five 23rd at Kwarenko, oni the eastern the half of the nineteenth century submarines twenty destroyers, coast in Formosa on June 14, and, was nourished and cherished en five special service boats, and ut Gifu in the Takaido on July 7.. tirely by cafes.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The forthcoming wedding is announced in Hongkong of Mv, George Ivan Cope, civil engineer of the Shanghai Waterworks Co., Ltd, to Mrs: Annie Bradford, "of London.

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The Manila Hotel has been show ing, moving pictures taken of the lounge and pavilion of the Hotel The reels are to be sent to America so that the folks back home will see what company Marilans keep."

The "Manila Rotarians were en- tertained-ata lupcheon on board the Franconin, by Mr. Ross Skinner, director of the cruise."

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Mrs. Conrad has written a book about her late husband called

Joseph Conrad as I Knew Him

Instead of breakfast, dinner and The friends of Sir Paul Chater, tea, third-class passengers C.M.G., will regret to learn that White Star liners are to enjoy he has been confined to his housebreakfast, lunch, and dinner, as th for the last two days, suffering the other classes. from a severe chili.

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St. Andrew's Cathedral chair, Singapore, attended in full strength recently to do honour to one of number. Mr. Hector

Miss Frances McEuen has been taken to the General Hospital, Shanghai, pending an operation for appendicitis. Miss McEuen is the niece of Mr. K. J. McEuen,. late Commissioner of Police...

The death is announced in Shang-their hai of Mr. WilHam Lent of Messrs. MacDonald Wyllne, on the occa- Calder-Marsha) and Co, Ltd, which aior

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Mise. his marriage to occurred at his residence, Wong Margaret. Ann Littledyke, daugh-

Professor Gustav Eberlein, noted Ka Shaw Gardens. The late Mr.ter of Mr. Littledyke The ride sculptor, is dead at the age of Lent, who was 52 years of age, died groom is a director of Messrs. seventy-nine. He studied at very suddenly.

Aldens Successors (Eastern), Ltd. Nuremberg, and as first devoted his and has been a popular member of time to the goldsmith's art. Later, The he turned to sculpture, among his the choir for several years. Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. Rev. Works being statues of William 1, C., J. Ferguson-Davie, officiated, Emperor Frederick and Bismarck. Assisted by Archdeacon F G He was the author of works, on Swindell, and the service was fully poetry, painting and travel. choral.

Mr.. U. de B. Daly, of the En- gineering Department of the Rising Sun has received word that he is to be transferred to the London. 'office of his firm Mr. and Mrs. Daly expect to leave Kobe for England March 25 on the steamer "Empress of Canada".

The marriage of Mrs. Marian Curtice to Mr. A. Wallace Jones has been solemnised in Kobe The consular service was held at H.B.M.'s Consulate General

Mira M. E. Smith, who was the first woman Cabinet Minister in the British Empire, and who is known throughout British Columbia as Our Mary Ellen has taken the initiative in attempting to revive a big Industrial development scheme

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Mr. Douglas Robertson, who has been signing, per pro for the Borneo Co., Ltd. at Bangkok for some time, has been transferred to and a quiet church lavolving, the erection of a large the head office in London, wherevice took place at All Salatsetes! works near Vancouver he will be assistant manager. Mr. Church followed by a wedding 1922 steps were first taken to raise and Mrs. Douglas Robertson will be reception at the residents of Mr. £8,000,000, with the promise that leaving Bangkok shortly. Prior to HT. Stapleton Mr. Jones was £300,000 should be guaranteed by going to Bangkok, Mr. Robertson manager of the Kobe Branch of the British Columbian Government, was in the Singapore office of the the Chartered Bank but will departmilar guarantee being forth Borneo Company,

on home leave with his bride vir coming from other sources. Mrs. the steamer Empress of Canada Smith has now filed a resolution which sails from Kobe March 25 Mr. Stapleton relieved Mr. Jones as Kobe manager of the Bank.

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the Provincial: Legislature, nak ing that the British Columbian Government's guarantee should. Vo carried outs

A shake-up in Cabinet em- ployees is threatened by Chief Secretary Teng Han-haiang un lasa better hours are kept. first day that. the Chief Secretary Mr. H. E. Standage, manager arrived at his office at nine of the Yokohama office of the according to the Peking Leader, shipping firm of Mackinnon there was no one there but coolles Mackenzie and Company Ltd The same thing happened again has been transferred to the Hong and warning has been given that kong office of that firm, and will those who want to hold their obe leave Yokohama for Hongkong on had better be at their desks early March 18, says the Japan Ad happened like thi in the morning, the Chief Secr-vertiser, Mr. Standage is well told an enterprial tary himself appearing at eight known in Yokohama and Tokyo, man

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