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The annual general meeting of, thu Kowloon Golf Club, 'will be hold, [nt the Central British School,, Kow- loon on Wednesday next ot 6:36. pimy

]. In accordance with Ordinance No: 5 of 1912, the Exchange Banks: will be closed for the transaction of Public Businesson Friday, Saturday, and Monday, April 3, and April 5, 1926,

A copy of Travel Bulletin". (issued by the NY.K. and sent warr free on request) for March: 5. describes the trip of the King and Queen of Belgium on the "Suwa Maru. The issue is appropri ately illustrated and has much information, of wide range and interest.

GENERAL.

Far

to debtor County Court

Acat chased by a terrier): climbed a 40-foot wireless mest at. Southampton and remained perch:

ed on the top broadcasting for several hours until a youth named Mills climbed the pole and brought it down.

A chair in which King, William. IF sat, has been presented to Comber, County Down, Orange- men, by John Miller Andrews, à Imember of Sir James Craig's Cabinet. The fortunes of the chair can be traced without a break for 235 years

"Baby" Guy Stillman whose legitimacy was challenged by James A Stillman the multi-millionaire Now York bhukor, in a suit against The correspondent of the his wife. This brought on a sorlesKurjer Warsawsky in Berlin in a of sults which dragged through he dispatch says he learns from a

ourts for ive years. The Stillm One of the world's most have become reconciled.

competent; source that Ignaz famous race-horses, Sceptre, has

Seipel former Austrian Chan- died at Lord Glaneley's stud,

cellor, during a recent visit. to nehr Newmarket, at the age of 27.

Berlin signed a secret treaty, the Three parishes-Chelsfield, effect of which is to unite Austria This mare, a daughter of the late Cudham, and Knockholt of with Germany. The treaty is King Edward's Derby winner, Bromley had not a single case of said to provide that the two Persimmon, was bred by the late drunkenness during the past year countries shall recognise each Duke of Westminster. She was

other's

that bought in 1900 by Mr. R.. Sievleri

passports,.

thei for £10,000, the highest price

An interesting event in liter-Austro-German Railroad shall be paid for a yearling at publicary history is the impending re-united in a single system for com- auction at that time. She proved constraction of Mudie's, famous nercial and strategic purposes, as control of Ger one of the greatest bargains the library in Oxford Street. Mudie's and as soon Turf has known

was the first of the circulating many by the League of Nations libraries, and it is still the largest, ends, Germany shall assume re- The death of Mr. Maconochie It used to be said that the nuin-sponsibility for Austria's finances. calls back memories of many ber of copies of a new book taken happy days when his famous by Mudie's was an assured test of

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Just another new idea in M. and V.ration (meat and an author's popularity. In this assuring oneself of leaving a vegetable) varied, the monotony direction, their order for 2,500 street railway car at the proper of bully-beef and biscuits on copies of the third and fourth place was brought to light in active service. Outside the quar-volumes of Macaulay's History is Pittsfield, America, by a Chinese: termaster's stores the pleasant historic. Mudie's has an interest-He was placed on a trolly car concoction of meat, carrots, ing etory of its own. The original bound for Lee, by a countryman, haricot beans, and thick gravy, Mudie kept a newspaper shop in and under his arm he carried a put up in a tin about the size of Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, and used small, package. When the car a tongue, was always known as to lend booke at a penny a reached the business section of "Maconochie, despite the fact volume. Later on, this Charles Lee, he began to grow uneasy and that the genial inventor gave us Edward Mudie opened a small attracted the attention of other lots of other things, in cans, such subacription libra in Southamp-passengers by his apparent ner- as marmalade.. Truth to tell, tom Row, and the business vousness. Suddenly the sound of M.. and V. sometimes seemed a faurished. Me's of to-day an alarm clock gong trilled from httle too rich, but there was controll something like two million the paper covered package. The never enough of it to cause ill books, which are stored in a Chinese shut off the alarm and effects. It was usually heated by labyrinth of rooms. now to be signalled the motorman. It was putting the whole tin, unopened,, gutted and reconstructed.

time for him to get off.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. O.. Kitchell returned to the Colony by the "President, Harrison"

A special train leaving Kowloon at 11.02. a.m.will be run. 口啦 Monday in connection with the Fanling Hunt Races.

At the annual general meeting of the Planters Association of Ceylon held on March 12, presided over by Major J. W. Oldfield Sir Hugh Clifford, the Governor of Ceylon, who attended, was given a córdia) welcome..

The late Mral Emily Topham, of Hunthill Sandgate. Roud Folker stone, Kent, widow of Mr. W. H.. Topham late of Messrs. Topham; Jones and Railton, engineers and public worka, contractors, who bullt the Singapore Harbour | works) left £247,750. The duties on the property will amcunt to about | 270,000; leaving nearly £120,000 for the various charitable bequests.":

MURIELAM CORMICK,

Miss Muriel McCormick, daughter of Harold McCormick, head of the International Harvester Cop was robbed of £5,000 worth of jewels. as she art in the home of friends at Palm Beach.

Lord Decies, D.S.O..., writing in the "Weekly Dispatch" on how much of life is due to luck, pays the following compliment to Lord Mrs Hole and child and Mrs. Inchcape-Men like Lord Inch-Raworth and child are due to leave cape may have owed something to London on April 28 by the Mantua. luck, to that. best form of it, health

[and strength. Yet he certainly The Hon. Dr. A Hoope would not have got where he did P.C.M.O., is a patient in the Singa- if he had not patience and judg-pore hospital suffering with an old ment and unwearied and unflagging knee trouble. industry and perseverance."

The annual meeting of the Kow More than 250 guests were pre-loon Golf Club is to be held on sent at the dinner and ball arrang Wednesday, April 7 at 6.15 p.m. In ed by the Singapore, St. Patrick's the Central British School. Society the second event of the kind since the formation of the Inspector T G Hawking of the Society at the Europe Hotel Mr. Dindings has been the recipient of Den's Santry the President of the silver cigarette caso presented to Society, presided The Horble him by the residents of that dise Mr. Hayes Marriott was the reel strict on the occasion of his de- pient during the evening of cordial purtare on leave prior to retire. congratulations upon his recentment, Izspector Hawkins, joined appointment. F. E. Mejor General the 8. 8. Police Force in 1904, Sir Theodore Fraser" and "Mios serving Avo years in the Irfall Con Fraser, and Captain Shipway H. Najstabulary, were among the principal guests.

WEEK

The medical students of the

Me Powers Murray and Mr. King Edward Gordon Mackay wore hoste at a Medi very novel dinner party at the Home in hond Mants Golf Club The queateTim

were asked to come dressed 88 Whe children and children's gamea were | Hon'bl played after

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Invitations are being issued by the Club de Recreio, Kowloon,, fer a dinner at the Hongkong Hotel on Easter Monday, April 5, at 8. p.m.

Mr. G. Dumbarton of Shang- hai who underwent an operation last week, is progressing satisfac torily and hopes to leave the Nuraing Home this week.

The appointment of Mr. I. Straton-Ferrier to the position of Full Manager of the Fenang branch of the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd. has been confirmed by the Board of Directors in London.

Mr. A. W. Still, Editor of the Straits Times," has arranged to leave Singapore on retirement In about two months. time. Mr. W Makepeace-of the Singapore Free Press," will be retiring about four

months later,

The forthcoming wedding is an nounced of Mr. Philip Valentine Simpson, of the British American Tobacco Company, residing at the Repulse Bay Hotel, to Miss May Fenton Keatch, who is due to arrive In the Colony by the s.8. Antenor."

The Honourable Mr. JHW! Park, O.B.E., Colonial Engineer,, has just returned to Singapore from an official visit to Malacca The construction of the new Malacca water worka la proceeding apace. Over 6,000, water pipes. have been landed. Another steamer is expected to arrive there next mouth with another shipment |pipes,200

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