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An entrance examination for new boys to St. Stephen's College will be held on Wednesday. April [14 at 9:30 am.

The fifth bi-annual race for the Trevessa Trophy will be sailed on Wednesday, April 21, staring at jum.

Professor Danenberg's 12th wana pupil pianoforte recital will be held in the City Hall on Monday, April 26. The programme will inelul selections DY the Orthophonie Vierrolat

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The twelfth annual pianoforte recital of Professor Danenberg's pupils will be held on Monday April 26 at 630 p.m.

Thousands of Mississippi and A branch of the Y.M.CLA. Louisiana farmers have laid aside is to be opened in Penang... the pitchfork and plos toi parti- eipate in a diamond rush. Mineral rights for land have gone sity high following the report of Chicago geologist that the stones found near Osyka, Miss., are real diamonds, Three weekly papers have announced they will begin publishing daily editions.

"Owing to the acute shortage of bungalow accommodation in Ipoh it is said, says the "Times of Mulaya." that one or two Euro- pean firms are seriously consider- ing the feasibility of building quarters for their staffy,

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On an allegation that they squarderet millions of dollars of in night revels, state money picnics and the like, a number of

In a collection recently officials of the Azerbaijan state wine trust have been haled before brought back to the Univer- of Michigan museum the Supreme Court at Baku, sity

be evidence Russia. The states, attorney, who is believed to

the Chiitese, ዐ። well Edouard Belin, noted French is prosecuting thera, said they that inventor, predicts that within had established especially furnish us the Hindu and Javanese peo- several mouths, radie fans may ed refrigerating rooms for afficials ples, had trading relations with fattach flar screens to their re-suffering from heat or excess the Philippines is far back as

ceiving sets on which will appear drink. He also charged that the 1,000 years, likenesses of the artists to whom they are listening. "Then he saj television will complete Fidiophony,

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accused men had convertedu dual estate outside Baku into a recred- tion centre for themselves.

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The Bangkok Press are in- formed that the Spanish Govern- mint have obtained permission "Shoot if you like These from the Government in Bang Dust front a, volcanic eruption words, uttered by a courageous kok for three Spanish aeroplanes pass over Siamese.cer- in some part of the world probably Chinese woman to robbers, who t Was responsible for a weather raided her house, would have cost titery this month and to land phenomenon in the Twin Cities her her life had not the pistol at Don Muang This is a con- which laiten guarter inch of red jammed. The robbers fled. This nection with the Spanish world snow on the ground. Professor act of bravery, togather with the flight. William O Bed instructor in brave conduct of a Chinese watch- man who attacked armed robbers astronomy at the University of

James By Newsome.. seventy- Minnesota. believes the snow was with his stick, has decided the six, the oklest Pullman porter in coloured red by fine particles of Shanghai Municipal Council to America is dead after fifty-five- of service. He. 318- volcanic ash invisible to the naked present adatory silk scrolls to years Jeye. He sais recent volcanic both the woman, and the watch velled more than 6,000,000

activities in Mexite may be re-man for their example of courage. miles.

Pullman " CANS: sponsible. The red snow mysti- not frequently witnessed in the inee September 10, 1870. fed thousands, and the Fir many robberies committed in the fand no coraplains ever was made Department recnifed calls inquir-Settlement-

against him by a passenger. For ing the whereabouts of the "big

forty-five years Newsome trayel- Bre:**

Work on 2,000 "steel" houses led between Chicago and Denver comprising the three types which early days. Once his train Compulsion in games as exer- the Government proposes to build was stopped by a herd of buffalo eised at public schools was de- in Scottish industrial districts, and another time was attacked precated by Commander Coote, where the housing situation is ex-by Sioux Indians. His largest whe is responsible for the Duke ceedingly distressful, started on tip was given to him by the lave

I was a $100 bill. menu un m* Jet York's annual suramer camp February 19. It is expected that Buffalo Bill

for boys at 1ympne. As at pre- the first thousand will be com- Isent conducted, outdoor games picted this year. The announce- It is an intrepid little bird did not he said maske for" mens nientes the Government's which haunts one of the fashion- Christian type of character; Char-determination to pay no attentionable ball rooms of Singapore, says aeter was not developed by com- to the protests of the bulking correspondent, but it works out pulsion, and the idea of prizes.trades which want building trade of regular Union hours, from was pernicious. At the Duke off wages paid, whereas houses can 7 pm. to 11 p.m. to be exact, and, York's Camps they drew up he built with engineers and com- therefore, likely to be socially un- standard of energy,” and provid- Emon labour at lower rates. A re-popular. The agility with which Jed recreation which would suit cent examination of the steel is chases moths round the many all grades. Everyone found some-houses built last year shows a alabaster electric lamp shades thing he could.de, and everyone successful result. The tenants are hanging from the ceiling, escap- went "lut." At the end of a said to be delighted with the new ing. by a miracle the whirling week all the boys entered volun- Jaxxommodation, and it is said wings of innumerable" fans; is tarily in a mile and a half cross-the "politics arguments con most fascinating to watch. Not country race, and everyone firish-verning the suitability of steel rauch escapes this interesting eal for they had all learned to houses did not trouble them in the little adventurer--it has a bird's "play the game."

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. J. E de Becker died at Kobe on March 27 after a serious iliness of long datation.

A tablet has been erected to the

memory of the late W. T. Stead the noted journalist, at his birth- place; Embleton, Northumberland.

The Sarpedon's passengers in clude M. H. Martin Little and Mr. A. F. Downie, of Shanghai..

The Archbishop of York, speaking at a luncheon, said that when he was in New York he was asked whether it was true that the rea-

son why the Church of England Mr. W. J Williams, Municipal was doubtful about Prohibition Engineer, Penang, has been ad-was' that both its archbishops liked mitted a full member of the In- their dram, (Laughter.) The stitution of Mechanical Engineers Rev. F. A. Iremonger, the editor (England) and, of the Institution of the Guardian," said that one of Structural Engineers (Eng American newspaper, in describing land).

Dr. Lang, stated: The Arch- bishop of Yurk, though not of particularly striking appearance, has a much more refined face than the average, Englishman."

The marriage of Mr. Martin Ernest Wright and Miss Ivy Moir took place on March 25 at St. Andrew's Church, Kuala Lumpur, Laughter.)

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Lady Astor, M.F. speaking at a Six Point Group dinner to Mrs. Pankhurst in London, said she would gladly. "get out of the House" to give Mrs. Pankhurst her place if only she saw her way to take it.

Australia is not to compete in the Davis Lawn Tennis Cup com- petition." This is due to the de- pleted finances of the Australian- Lawn Tennis Association, and the fact that neither J. D. Anderson nor Gerald Patterson, will be avail- able.

Sir Robert Horne, addressing his constituents in Glasgow, said that he had received 430,000 from Mr. Leybourne Davidson, of Huntley. Aberdeenshire, to assist emigration to the Dominions. Mr. Davidson was a pioneer in the Mr. William Smith,, who lives at held at residence of Mr. WartenDromara, Co. Down, has celebrated

rubber Industry.. which had Hastings.

his 125th birthday, and claims to brought enormous wealth to the be the oldest man in the kingdom.country, and he was desirous of

the Rev. R D. Whitehorn officiat- ing: A reception was afterwards

A very great tribute to the He was born in Saintfield in 1801, convincing young Britishery of popularity of Corps St-Major and this date is confirmed by: off the condition of life in the

Dominions. David Leighton was paid by mem- einl papera. His longevity is bers of the S.V.C. when he took attributed to a simple, open-air life.

hla departure from Shanghai, The The" veteran is still hale and Mr. Robert Leslie, just retired Volunteer band was. in attendance, hearty and

can talk T an from the position of superintend-

and in addition many members of animated and a familiar way of ing engineer of the Peninsular the Corps were present. a great events that happened over a and Oriental Steam Navigation proportion of them in uniform, century ago, He served in the Co., was entertained by "a few of Crimean War and walks. half ahia pid steam engineering friends"

Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brailsfort mile cach Friday to draw his at the Jules Restaurant, London, Mrs. Jane McKeown, when he was presented with a of Kobe passed through the Pension. Colony on the Arafura, for New Kilmacarale, near Fomeroy, Co. silver salver bearing facsimile Zealand, where Mr. Brailsford's Tyrone, has celebrated her 100th signatures of the donors. The relatives live and where it is birthday.

presentation was made by Sir Archibald Ross. Mr. Leslie served hoped that, after a long alege of

continuously with the P. and 0. for over 50 years.

illness, he can be nursed back to Arranger ata are now being health and strength, awa from made by the governor general's a climate which apparently far office to fill three vacancies in the from agreed with him. Mr. Manila Harbour Board created by 1. In order to curtail the amount Brailsford came to Japan some the retirement of BC. Earle, chief of tobacco that he consumes in a two or three years ago and ob- designing enginger of the bureau | day the Prince of Wales is trying tained a position with the Japan of public works and JF. Masias, a new form of cigarette. · Outward- Chronicle, where up to some vice president of the Bank of they those cigarettes are of the usual two or three months ago, he was Philippine Islands, and the ex-size, but in reality they contain actively employed in journalistic piration of the term of Marlano only about half the amount of work, until a breakdown in health Yenko. The vacancies were re-tobacco; the other half, which is rendered him practically unable ported by Collector. of Customs placed between the lips, being to leave his house and, later, Aldanese. It is understood that composed of a hollow cardboard necessitated a change of climate Acting Chief Designing Engineer tube. The tobacco used in these Mr. and Mrs. Brailsford will be Grodake of the Bureau of public in a very mild Turkish, and the sadly missed by many, as they works is being considered as E. Clube makes them bosutifully" cool have been instrumental in doing Earid's successor on the board,amoking, while it is claimed that much good in a very quiet and while Yenko's term will probably they last nearly as long as an or- unobtrusive way

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