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Chinese students and Inbourore A new immigration law which demonstrated At Kongmoon and has been brought into force in the Sanwui important towns in the United States forbids all foreigners Sze, Yup district of Kwangtung) on who have served imprisonment of May 7, says the "China Mall" cor-over one year to enter, the country. respondent at Pakkal

Washington, May 5-Con Nauen, May 8-A huge Arefronted by many difficulties in broke cut in a south station at continuing the annual defence Bucharest, where tank-cary Alled test programme, the War Depart with alcohol exploded. The fire has ment virtually decided to day to induced the government to appoint abandon the test this year. a committee to. Investigate any fraudulent schemes.

Tokyo, May 6-The Yoko hama Specie Bank lowered its ex- change rate agal to-day to $48% on New York and 1s. Ild. B/7 on London. respectively.

Over 8,000 miners, together with their families, are on their way to Budapest, sleeping in the force the fields intending to Budapest Government to hear their demandw..

Tokyo, May 5 The navy A fire broke out en May 6 department has completed plans at the Laboratory of the Chiba to increase the aviation service Medical College in Chiba Prefec The Toyo News Agency re-from the present twelve com-ture, with the result that "some. ports that the wirelear station at panles to seventeen with an 800, tsubo of the building ares Hirunago, Osaka, has completed average of sixteen planes to the have been reduced to ashes. The preparations for broadcasting news company,

damage is estimated at Yen to Dairen Formosa, and the

120,000. South Sea Islands. "This station has hitherto only been receiving foreign news..

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Washington, May 5-The | bill to authorise the building pro- gramme which would provide 2,200, aeroplanes for the army at the end of five years passed the House to-day and was sent to the

Owing to the change in cuil ditions, outdoor officers of the Chinese Maritime Customs at Puk-Senate: kai (Kongmoon) have less to do than in normal times.. According ly says the "China Maid" corres pondent, four more tidewalters have been transferred to other ροτέκ,

Owing to pressure of space, photos of the Boy Scouts parade on Wednesday have been held over till next Satur day...

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A statistical summary of the work of the Straits Settlements: Rural Sanitation Campaign in Malacca during the Arst quarter of this year shows that a total of 59: lectures, was given with a racial attendance of 3,417 The number of specimens examined was: 2,899 and 77.7 per cent were found to be Infected with hookworm. First hookworm treatment was given in 805. cases..

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At a meeting of the Municipal Commission. Mr. E. A. Brown's motioni for including a public hall in the new municipal buildings: was defeated by 10 votes to 9, after a re-vote. The Commis-Jews in Eastern Europe were sub-artists under contract. The bill sioners approved the motion of scribed as a banquet in New York the President, to double the price city, attended by over 2,000 people.

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land," if this is ineffective, for the quets be held throughout the United cutting off of the supply to do-States with the object of raising mestic premises,

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Havana, May 5. The presi dent. of Cubs has signed the act forbidding further entrance of | Chinese into the country.. The only exceptions are diplomats and

created consternation among Chinese businessmen here who

passage. It How le a jaw_and American immigration officials are jubilant since Havana was a clearing house for Chinese New York, April 12-An exper Washington, May 5-Pro-smuggling into. the United dition to excavate the ruined Syna-blems arising in the foreign field States. Rogue of Cherasian, one of the oldest owing to the rising of nationalism In history which is on a rocky sum-in India and China were made mit, 000 feet above the sea of the first order of business, to-day Galilee, will be financed by the Free as the semi-annual meeting of the Synagogue. it was announced. The board of bishops of the Methodist synagogue was built in 135 A. D. Episcopal Church opened to-day. when Roman persecutions had driven the. Jews From Jerusalem jand a temple to Jupiter was built on the site.. The expedition was auggested by Dr. J. Magnes Professor Carstand. curator of the British Archeological Museum in Palestine, and Dr. Lee Mayer of the Oriental School in Jerusalem will

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Tokyo, May 6-At the con- ference of administrative officials held here yesterday, the agricul turals and forestry authorities stated that in five years past, the Japanese population had averaged. Berlin, April 29-Duelling an increase by 12.17 per thou among naval and military officers, sand. At this rate, the Japanese! and civil servants is from now population, in thirty years hence, on prohibited in Germany, accord would total 85,080,000, and the ing to the terms of a bill which Government was studying how to has been adopted by the Reichstay improve the poductive capacity to-day. The penalty for of arable land so that the big breach of the new regulation is population may be fed somehow dismissal from the service..

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Those interested are reminded

The death has occurred of Capt.

of the piano, recital to be given by E. M. O. Mutson, Assistant Marine Mr. Hairy Quel's pupils as the City | Superintendent of Messrs. Kilburn Hall at 5.30 pari on Monday. and Company, Narayangunge.

MR. W. D. Fraser has been appointed a member of the Central Committee under the Rubber Restriction Enactment in place of the Hom Mr. R. C. M. Kindersley.

Rear-Admiral William W. Phelps.. member of the Nayy General Board

Mr. E. A. Winnington Ingram is appointed to be a Collector of Lund Revenue for Malacca. He is also appointed an Asistant District Judge, a polles magistrate, and a corcher.

A pretty wedding took place on

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The engagement is announced of Sir Charles Coupar and Barrie Ethel, only daughter of Sir James Broom of Colombo:

Mi, E. C. Poyser, who has been. for some time la Malacca, has been transferred to the Singapore branch of Adamson, Glfillan and Co.

Dr. A. T. Stanton.. Director of Guvernment Laboratories, Kualu Kùmpur, hás been elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London..

at Washington, has been consigned | May 7 at Shanghai, in the home of to command the Fleet Base Force the bride's parents when Yale on the Pacific. · Rear-Admiral | Arnold daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phelps, who formerly was in com- Hollis Hine Arnold of Shanghai Mr. W. A. Fell has returned to mand of the U. S. Yangtze Patrol was married to Anker Ballye Singapore and resumed his appoint- in China waters, is well-known in Hennigsen, son of Mr. and Mrs.ment as a member of the Singapore Shanghai.

A. P. Henningsen.

Harbour Board. Mr. Ai. W. Blackstone resumes his appoint- Singapore. May 7-HH. the Mr. S. Westwood. a veteran ofment as a member of the Penang. Rajah of Sarawak and Miss Brooke 04 hus recently accomplished a ride Harbour Board, arrived from Kuching restenplay by of 5,320 miles over the greater the Government yacht "Maimunah" portion of Australia, on a standard and left for Home by the B.S.A. 2.49 h.p. 2-speed Motor "Macedonia", this morning, Eis Bicycle.. Sonte of the country, he Highness and Miss Brooke dined at traversed in Northern Queensland Government House last night. They and Western New South Wales was watched the SC.C. tennis Anal in almost impassable, and he had to the afternoon.

travel by compass over unmade and undefined roads. Nothing daunted. Washington, May 4.-The Spanish Mr. Westwood now proposes mak- ambassador, Senor Don Juan Riano,ing a trip completely round Aus- trulia on the same machine-a who returned to-day from Madrid,. said King Alfonso of Spain plans striking testimony to his faith in

to visit the United States and South the reliability and strength of his America as soon as Spanish condi-mount,

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Lt-Coll W. H. Kelly, R. E has assumed command of Royal En gineers, Malaya, in succession to Lt.-Col D. Forster. Capt. and Bt. Major T. A. Lowe has assumed duties. G.S.O. third grade, Malaya. Lt. Col. W.H. Kelly R. E. has been appointed 0. C. Troops, Pulo Brani

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His Royal Highness the Prince of Songkhla left Bangkok on May 6. The Nangsue Bimb. Dat learns that the Prince is proceeding to Ameri- ca, via Europe, in order to study to start such a trip at present. The Among the passengers who left medicine. In addition to H.SH. ambassador said that when King Singapore for

the Princo Bunsri Kashem, who is go- Alfonso does come to America he "Macedonia" was the Hon. Mr. A. M..ing to England with his wife for will travel extensively in the United Pountney C.M.G.. C.B.E; a pro- reasons of health, a son of the late States probably visiting Florida,minent Government offeial to whom Prince Prachaks, Mom Chao Dong Texas .and California which Malaya says "good-bye with very Dun Dhavai will also be of the formerly were Spanish possessions.. keen regret. Mr. Pountney spent party. He is going to America.as

his whole career in the Malayan a student. Civil Service, for it was as long. ago as 1896, that he. Arst came out here as a cadet He did most valuable work in connection with the Ainunces of the country, as Treasurer of the Straits Settle- ments, to which office. he was opi pointed in 1914, and Financial Adviser to the Straits Settlements. and the F.M.S. from 1921. He was specially thanked for his services "in "connection with the War Tax, and the award of the C.M.G. in 1923. followed other most important work. Last year the creation of the Oplum Reserve formed Mr.. Pountney's contribution to the solu tion" of, this ̈ difficult question. Like Sir George Maxwell, the retir- ing Chief Secretary of the FM.S.. who sails on the. "Macedonia" from Penang, Mr. Pountney in an officer who has left his mark on the ad- ministration of Malaya.⠀ „A: host of friends wish thom every happiness. In their retirement.

Mine Lo Wai-fong, a charming waitress at the Ko Shing teahouse, Hongkong, who holds distinct risks as to the propriety of her calling- By courtesy of the "China Blar"

The "fun of the fale" at last week's K.A sports. The gentleman on the right, dressed is "Musless" took

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