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Members are reminded of the annual meeting at the pavilion, at 6.30 p.m. to-morrow, of the Hong- kong Polo Club.

The case in which the master of an engineering shop at Yaumas scharged with unlawful posses" sion of six dismantled canten has bcon fixed ffer" hearing before the Kowloon Magistrate next Monday *fternoon.

The pupile of Miss Violet Uspell will give a grand dancing display at the City Hall on Satur-

The Shanghat military au Fire broke out at the thorities Have issued orders for Kinsenro, a hot spring hotel at bidding soldiers to enter amuse-Okutsu, Tomada Gun, Okayama ment resorts without paying for Ken, Kobe, on May 16. As a admission. No soldiers are to re-strong wind was, blowing, the main in these places after 10 dames rapidly spread and 32

clock at night.

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Bangkok, May 15,--Anthrax has broken out amongst the cattle

The Kobe Customs trade re- in Bangkok Four animals have turns for the first ten days of died Rigid control is being ex-this month (May 1 to 10) show ercised. The quarantine sheds exports valued at Yen 15,439,000, for the export of animals are not and imports valued at Yen, 38,- affeted"Straits Times.""

115,000 the excess of imports amounting to Yen 22,676,000,

Washington, May 15-Cor--

day and Wednesday, June 5 andgressional action on the naval

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Part of the proceeds will be appropriations bill was completed Apart from reinforcing his 8 on to the London Hospital. The to-day when the Senate adopted detective force, Gen Yen Chun- display, which is under the patron-the conference report, which pre-yang Commissioner of Shanghai age of H.E the Governor, will beviously had passed the house. The and Wonsung Police, has ordered on a much larger scale than the bill was sent to the president to an additional 60 ateel vests from last one about eighty pupila day. It totals 319,650,000 Germany for the protection of his taking part.

subordinate in hunting down dangerous criminals.

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Manila, May 18-Yesterday The wato" situation is discour-was the third hottest day in the agingly "serious, and is causing history of the Manila Obae vatory, grave anxiety at Manila. Until according to Father Coronas, Sharghal, May ́ 10. — Che- there are rain, the only remedy director of the institution. At kiang people are working hard lies with the people. Unless they 2:55 o'clock yesterday afternoon for provincial self-government.. economise in their use of water, the thermometer registered 88.2 Various Chekiang organisations unless they limit its use for Centigrade, or 100.8 Farenheit. have secured the agreement of aprinkling and other purposes. Up to 1914, the Manila tempern-prominent Chekiang gentrymen which can be dispensed with, it will ture had not touch the hundred to see General Sun on his arrival soon be difficult to get enough for mark in 67 years.

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The Chinese Minister Washington, May 15-Vicente America, Dr. Alfred Sze... has Banuan, head of the Philippine been appealed to by the Citizens

A section of the Shanghai press bureau, spoke," before, the Diplomatic Association of Shang- students of the American Univer hal, to protest against the arrest Chinese community is already for of some 800 Chinese residents in protesting against a proposal LTD.ty and outlined the case

independence and the general pro- the United States by the Amer-made by the Shanghai and Woc- gress for severing, the political ties ficar government. The alleged sung Special Municipality for the between the United States and the anti-Chinese movement on the collection of a special tax on land archipelago! Pfofessor Wood part of the American government and houses coming under the chairman of the meeting, followed a causing ill feeling according to iurisdiction of the municipality. with a brief address. He made the the telegram sent Dr. Sze and A meeting was held when it was assertion that if "independence de may affect lendly relations be decided that the tax was far too pended on me and this audience it [tween the two countries which much and those present could not would be granted immediately." have long existed. A strong pro- see the purpose for the collection test is urged in the cable sent the of the money. Until a definite explanation was forthcoming, it was decided to withhold payment.

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London, May 70-The War minister. Office announces. that arrange- ments in connection with the forth- Calcutta, May. D-Ordering" | coming visit of a body of 500 Amer- the re-trial of Mr. G. C. Wilson, BU DAH || kena State troops are now approach the Assam Tea Estate manager) Tsinanfu May 14 - Since Ing completion. The troops are who was acquitted by the military operations began in due to reach Plymouth to-day. Sessions Judge of culpable homi- Shantung, serious financial dif After a stay of three days they ride not amounting to murder fficulties have arisen. The gravity will visit the battle-fields offin connection with the death of the situation is intensified, France and Belgium, under the of a coolie named Dasrath, the aside from the circulation of command of the Governors of Con-Criminal Beach of the High $8,000,000 in military notes, by necticut and Virginia. The unit Court remarked that, it would be the Japanese loan of $4,000,000!| with the largest representation is an evil day for the administra the Connecticut, Foot Guards, or, Įtion of justice if political const ay they are also styled, the derations were to influence the of Shantung rehabilitation notes Governor's Foot Guarda, who wear judicial mind, which should be to $20,000,000. A special bureau the uniform of the Coldstream free from all taint of bias. In of the Finance will work out the Guarda of the period of 1780. A Their Lordships' opinion the details. The loans are to be series of entertainments is being Judge's charge to the jury con-borne by the hsiens, the larger arranged for the troops during tained expressions which were part in Tainanfu, Tsingtao and their stay in England.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Austin re- turned to the Colony from Shang- hat by the "President Adams" yes, ¡terday.

Mr. C. Falkiner, the well known blillard player, arrived in the Colony yesterday by the sis. "President Adams.” Mr. Falki nor will give an exhibition game of billiards at the Chinese Club to-morrow at 8.30 p.m.

Mr. E. V. Pearce, metallurgist to the Pulo Brani Smelting Works, Singapore, has gone Home on leave:

Mr. H. H. Kung, formerly resie dent director of Sino-Russian affairs, who reached Shanghai on May 20, from Peking, is a de- acendant of Confucius and is Mra. Sun Yat-sen's brother-in-law.

A marriage has been arranged, and will take place shortly, be tween Agnes younger daughter Mr: Donald Carroll, of the of Mr. and Mrs. W. Netherington, Sarawak Forest Department, has of Stanwix, Carlisle, and E G. gone on six months leave to Eng Montford, of Tapah The marland. He was formerly a resi rlage will take place in Ipoh dent of Kuala Lumpur and wee educated at the Victoria Institu-

Dr. C T. Wang, former Minis- tion. Word has just been received inter of Foreign Affairs, whose Tientsin from England that David arrest has been ordered by the John Allan, the oldest son of the Paking Government, has just ar Rov, and Mrs. C. W Allan, Chang rived in Shanghai. He has made sha, has passed his finals as a statement to the effect that he medical practitioner. He hopes to will remain in Shanghai for the come out to China later as a medi

present and: "refrain from cal missionary, w

political activities.

Gen. Hu Han-min, former Civil Governor and Tutuh of Kuangtung, who is one of the leading members of the Kuomin tang, arrived in Shanghai from Canton on May 16. Gen. Hu re- turned to Canton from Moscow a fortnight.ago.

Mr. H. Tobias of Lazarúa and A party of Japanese judges, Co., passed through the Colony on who are on their way to England Mr. J. F. Davie, manager of Saturday, on his way to Shanghai, and the United States, for the Whiteaway, Laidlaw and Co., returning after a year'a vacation purpose of studying the systems Shanghai, has returned after a spent in Bagland, France and of jurisprudence in those coun- protracted stay on the continent, Italy. Whet. in London, Mr. tries, arrived in Singapore on the Mr. Davie returned to his quar- Tobias spent almost nine montha""Itano Maru" on May 13. They ters at the Palace Hotel in the Refraction Hospital and paid a visit to the Supreme Court, arriving on the "Empress of passed the examination of the when they had an opportunity of Russia" from Canada. He has Hospital before: leaving, Mr. and studying the procedure in the spent nine months in England and Mrs. Tobias will reside in Shang-Bankruptcy Court. They left by France. that

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The wedding was solemnised

It is stated that a second by the Rev JD Liddell on The engagement is announced,

batch of former students of the Saturday May 5 of JC and the marriage will shortly take Tung Chi University, who refused Manley and Winifred A. place, between Hugh Handley Pegg of the Public Works Depart sign pledges to sever their Rutherford, at the residence In connection with the Students Rue de Verdun, Tientsin, of Mr ment, Hongkong, younger son of Union and who were expelled be Coppin, brother-in-law of the Mr and Mrs. W Carter Pegs Cause, they declined to obey the bride, Miss Lottle Butherford, Derbyshire and France: Mary Margaret Huxtable of the Nursing for Canton on May 20 tool mald, and the best man was Mr.

orders of their teachers left Biter of the bride, was brides Staff of the Government Civil Hoathe University of Kuangtung R E. Rodger pital, only daughter of the late Mr. Some 800) of these young Chinese James Huxtable and his John left the Tung Chi University At The Marquis of Clydesdale and Kemp, of Dawlish, South Devon. -

the same time. MARK (Mr. E. Eagan, two well-known amateur boxers, arrived at Singe Mr. W. A. Elder left with Mrs. We understand on good au- pore on May 17 from Rangoon in Elder for home on May 5; they thority, says the "North Chine the course of a tour of the East. are not returning to Slam Mr. Daily News, that under the will Their stay was a very brief one, Elder at the time of his departure of the late Mr. Henry Lester the however, as they embarked on the from Lampang was the oldest Cathedral and the Cathedral "Tuaman" for Australia. European resident, as he is the School, the Shantung Road Hog India vion, they enga oldest member of the Anglo-Siam pital St. Luke's Hospitals the several bouts and boxing Corporation's staff in Siem, Mr. Institution for the Chinese, Blind, Elder arrived in Siam early in The Children's Refuge, The Litle seen jema? 1902, - and was on his way to Sisters of the Poor, The Shanghai The Lampang when the Shan rising Mission to Ricsha Men and St. took place. It took him two and Joseph's-Asylum

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