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„A movement in my foot to “ ting a more aphor at organise a debating society in con-home."-Husband at Willesden neetidh with the Hongkong Univer-Pallee Court. jaity..

Don't kiss the Book-that auperstition is done away with."" Mitrlborough Street magistrate to witness.

Fire caised! considerable damage to the. Prince of Wales's stables at Tor Royal Farm Princetown in Dartmoor Forest. bat all the Princels horses were safely removed.

When at Port Talbot it was said that the inhabitants of one street had paid neither rent nor rates for some years the magis. [trate remarked, "This seems to be

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"Don't come any further or you will be sitting on my lap soon"-Judge Partite to woman who failed to see the witness-box land, advanced on the judge's {bench at Clerkenwelk

A Chinese bostman charged Int the Kowloon "Magistracy, yes- fuerday with participation in un armed robbery on beard a junk at Deep Bay claimed that he was kidnapped by the other robbers [and forced to accompany then to Ithe boas. This story be

Wie Elieved and the MAIN WIL jelarged.

Eggs have been sold at Market Drayton at a rozen

cheaper than pre-we duyar

Messrs. Madrigal and Co. of Manila bave purchased the army colliet "Major. Hubert L. Wigmore." The purchase price is approximately $27,000 (g).

A Bondon telegram to the Statesman says-Diners were panic-stricken when m drunken Chinese armed with a sword enter- et Paris cafe, smashed the tables with chairs, severet! a dog's. tail and then cut the animal in twa, before he could be arrested

Judged by the prosperity and peace which it should promote through opening to cultivation ACTON in the Sans 3.000,00 "Makepeace" would seem more ape. propriate than Makwar as a name For the great, a recently opened on the Blue Nile.

Women pickets in

The four Dutch submarines visiting Manila were opened for public Inspection.

Moscow is to maugurate an air post service between. Euro- rean Capitals on May 1a.

know he's liar but you can't help loving how said a woman of her husband at the Bow County Court,

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A. Blackpool Corporation workman, engaged on street work, stuck his.pick into a cable, .com- posed of 1,600 telephone wires,, and 562 subscribers were cut off from the Exchange..

Wholesale prosecution municipal officials in Passny

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result of failure to enforce the anti-view ordinance in force in that municipality since 1920 is expected to begin during the next few days..

A gift from Trinity House has been received by the National Lifeboat Institution, as a mark of gratitude for the saving of textileone bf the keepers..of Godrevy Lighthouse, who was dangerously

during a gate.

dispute at Kinkheaton have adapted music us a "persuader. As the non-striking operatives leave the factory the pickets "chorus?" sings, "Onward,

Christian Soldiers The heads of the fire are also "serenole with hyrina. About one hundred women are affected

Bethesda in· Carnarvonshire,

· France has successfully pro- hibited absinthe as a beverage and accomplished it in a single day. The absinthe habit was rooted in the French people. Up to the first days of the war the Paris boulevard and a France had its

hour" every afternoon at 5 o'clock.

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One of the attractions in the lungest in the country and odcupies 480,000 square feet. The market is an association of 750 wholesalers and 552 brokers who operate umler the supervision of municipal authorities. Two then sand fishmongers and layers fitom numerous hotels and staurants assemble at this mar-meet again and try to invent guarantee of 20,000 yen for the

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As a result of carefully plon nedi newspaper publicity. Brighton

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is having considerable difficulty in selecting one in Wekh. A sub-

The University of California committee submitted loce possible names to the urban conacil! to-daybusebadteam's proposed tour of tranogwen," Ghangwen. Trefor Japan this summer has been can wen and Naftogwem. None of them fcelled, say cables from America, was sufficiently attractive, and the The reason given for this action special committee was asked to is that the University wanted

better one.

expenses of the tour, whereas the Japanese organisers offered only a the An influential delegation, re- part of the receipts from presenting 300 chambers of com-games. The California baseballers merce and several important will however, tour Hawaii for

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organisations, aix weeks. visited Winston Church Chan-

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cellor of the Exchequer to make a A new Roman Catholfe So- Cardinal vigorous protest against the pre-ciety. supported by sent tax methods by which busi-Bourne and many Catholic Arch- į were lonked during 1924, while theness is done by co-operative, so- bishops and Bishops, is launching| 4 passengers passing cieties, which receive more an organised campaign through- through the barriers of the Central favourable tax treatment than out Britain against spiritualism, Station, Brighton during the first private trading. Co-operative which is described as a dangerous six wells of 1925) was 660,000; societies have reached an enorm-cult, aiming at the root This is an increase of 27.8 per centous size in Great Britain, and it branch destruction of Christian- (as conspired with the correspond was pointed, cut that they arety. The late Bishop of Salford) ing perin st year. In all no profit-making organisations and Dy. Casartelli), claimed that Bewer than 16,500,000 passengers do not deserve preferential trend-spiritualism was responsible for passed in or out of the atation in ment as against heavily-taxed a large leakage from Roman

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Catholicism.

KASIS.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Princess Mary and. Viscount Lascelles have sent £100 for the National Memorial to Queen

"My husband said if I didn' forgive him he'd give me a good hiding."Woman th Willesder Police Court

Sir Harry Lauder, when he visited Cardiff was 'met at the

station by pipers, who conducted him to his hotel,

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Mr. A. N, Hornby, of Nantwich, A woman with a large dog dyedi Cheshire fot 20 years captain green was seen in Harrow Road, Lancashire County Cricket Club.N.W.. [left £6,420

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Mrs. W. T. Austen and Miss Maliel Austen for many years re- sidents of Yokohama are on Carewell visit to Japan before leaving for their future home in England,

Mr. Louis Leon Joseph Maurice Permetel, President of the French Red Cross in Vladivostok during. One of the most outstanding the war, has been decorated, for dresses seen at St. Patrick's Ball his special services to the French Shanghai, was worn by Madame and Allied Soldiers. with the Lily formerly of Hongkong. ItLegion of Honour as Knight in was made of green taffeta, trina- date of January 31, 1926. med with French gold lase and garlands of hand-made flowers in Louis XV style.

The librarian of the Tokyo Women's Club is seeking copies of the Club Year Book previous to

Mr. J. A. Clarke, parish clerk at Cromer for 53 years, died.. aged 82. Cromer has had but two parish clerks in 113 years.

In the Navy Estimates £55. 000 is included for soup

and tobacco for seamen, compared with 471,000 in 1925,

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CONTENTS,

1

the said

Arms Seizures Correspondence

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Beggar Nuisance 15 Canton Custome

Rent of Flat.....

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20.

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Steamer Seized

.20

5

Society Work

.21

of

School's Progress First Aid

6

Youth's Offence

21

B1

Canton's Boycott.

Water Figures .....

7

Police: Deserter

21

7

New Hope...

22

7.

Cargo Seized...

.22.

7

Kowloon Houses

23

8-10 Dagger in Waist

'.23

10.

"Not Decided

.23.

10

Tower Collapse

.23.

10:

Men in the News

.24

Bank Notes

24.

11.

Postmen Strike

.24

11

K.B.G.C. Meeting.

.25"

Enterprise Wins

.12

Same Fees

12

"Buffaloes"" Meet

.26

Holiday Golf

Cricket Notes

12

Soccer Match

.26**

18.

Strange Billiards

.13

Soccer Interport'

.27

.18

Champions Win

27

.18

Cricketers Dine

.14

Rain Wins

.14

Lawn Tennis

.14

"Swire" Cup

.14

A Plucky Chinese.

28

.14.

Ships Personnel

28

.15 .16.

Dr. Ho's Offer.

Dr. Ozorio's Reply

China Provident Motor Mishaps Manila Flight ductor of the famous Sheffield Mr. H. A. F. B. Archer: O.B.E., Mr. Scott Skinner, the famous Armed Robbers Choir, at a meeting of a Rotary who has been Acting British player of reels and strathspeys, Unofficial Mission. Club,

Consul in Chunking has arrived who is 80 years of age, is to take "Robber" Cave

Volunteer Orders in Shanghai and will assume part is the old-time fidding con-

Illicit Opium Mr. Alfred Clay of Darley Hall, charge of the Shipping Office Intest at Lewiston, Maine, U.S.A., Quarry Fatality Matlock, whose will has just been H. M. Consulate-General. Mr. next month, which is open to proved for $140,000, bought the Mills who has been in charge of those over 60. The prize is 1,000 New Member

Dog Bites first ticket ever issued by Thomas the Shipping Office recently will(dols. (2200).

Wedding Bells Cook, and San for a tour round the relieve Mr. Toller in the Land

Quiet Market world: „Mr. Clay was an inveterate Office,

Mr. C. M. Varty; who will be Gallant Catch globe trotter, and he could say

remembered in Japan as the Silk Stockings manager of the Kaihin Hotel at Dental Register Kamakura for many years, has Triad Societies?

a sort of human "Bradshaw."

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16-17 An Appeal Lodged

Strike Pickets

offhand where and when railway England's cricket captain is not trains and steamships connected to be selected until the season with one another in the most dia-opens. This was the decision of been appointed assistant manager Dogs' Ordinance tant parts of the earth. He was the Test Match Selection Com-of the Hotel Plaza at San China Sugar Co. mittee.. P. F. Warner took the Francisco. Mr. Varty left Japan Growing District chair, and A. R. Gingan, P. a few months before the earth New For Old A report that the personal Perrin and J. B. Hobbs were

Kowloon Matters bodyguard of the Prince of Wales present. A cable was sent to quake and fire disaster of 1923,

Broker's Win has been doubled, and is now Rhodes, who is in Egypt, and he

In Bankruptcy under the command of a chief-is in agreement with this course, A woman was noticed at the Great Record inspector of the Special Branch

theatre the other night in London Out of Date: of Scotland Yard, has been official- The reason for the drive against with her finger nails Ughtly tinted Up-Country Life ly denied. An official of the western dancing is that "it is gen- with jade green to match the Robbery Planned? Prince's household told a repreerally recognised that in the precolour of her gown. Such a Local Imports & Exports..18 sentative of "The Daily Chronicle sent period of great confusion in fashion of coloured nails has had Coffin Mystery that the Special Branch inspector the thinking world of Japan. the a certain popularity across the For Canton -- who for years has accompanied social dancing introduced to Channel for some time past, and Party Struggle the Prince has recently been on Japan from atroad is doing much at one of the most exclusive dress Blection Time short leave, and that a temporary, to deteriorate the traditional man- salons it is now possible for a "Lake" Boats Sold arrangement had been made, for pers and customs in Japan and woman to buy beads, shoes and Obituary other officers to perform his confuse the family system of the nail polish to match each new Kowloon Water duties..

evening frock.

ration."

Canton Health

Chinese Humour.

Treasure Lost?

Restaurant Fees:

.18:

Reached Canton

80

.18

Ray of Hope ...

18.

.19

Worthy of Hire?

19

Cupid's Dart er

20

Passenger List

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Trade Boycott