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THE CHINA MAIL

LOCAL AND

GENERAL

Ampextraordinary general The annual mer of tlio: meeting of the Hongkong Philhar Pouk Tramways Co., Ltd., is to be monte Society will take place at the held at the Hongkong Hotel Cathedral Hall, on Monday, June 7am. to-morroy at 5.30 p.m.

Fines of $5 were imposed at the Central Magistracy yesterday on several Chinese for firing crackers in the vicinity of the Government Civil Hospital...

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Captain, Loriga (the Spanish Bylator) is unlikely to fly his machine from Macao to Manila,

The tenth Congress of the because of the uncertainty ternational Woman Suffrage of when his nowmotar

The Netherland Indian Govern ment has declared Amos to be an Infected place or account of plague.

Ipoh May 18-Amall bag From Ipoh to Malacca was lost in transit to the local station last. night and is still untraced

Shareholders are reminded of the annual meeting to-morrow, it Union Building of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd (11 am.); British Traders Insur- Peking May 8 Evacuation ance Co. Ltd (11.15 am) and of troops from Peking'a historical China Fise Insurance Co., Ltd centres is said to have been affect- (11.20 am.)

ed by General Wang Huaching. The places from which: the military n-are being moved include the Con

fuelan Temple, Lama, Temple Coal. Alliance is to be held in Paris, Hl Templo, Temple of Heaven and will arrive in Macao from Cal-Tay 30 to June 6. Although Chi-Temple of Agriculture. ¿) cutta:

nese Woman Suffrage has not yet By the terms of a resolution A police report states that ational woman's organisation. It husndopted at the recent annual Chinese escaped from the charge decided to send a fraternal dele-neral meeting of the Shanghai room at the Taipo police stationate

to the conference to carry Medical Society no longer will any while under arrest. The man's greetings from, the women of the account be taken of the nationality name is Lee Yuen, 21 years old! Fand he was dressed in blue cotton

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Evidence was taken at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday in a charge of theft of about $400 in money and jewellery against a Chinese servant girl from a house

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"Mr. Chow Shing-trng, the chairman of the Chines Chamber Commorge, Hankow, has sent in long petition to General Head- quarters complaining that in spite

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The long reported issuance of of the transport companies adfunds to the employees of the

at Woo Sung Street. The caseyancing $300,000 to the railwayPeking-Hankow Railway Adminis- company as transportation fees thetration materialised recently, when was adjourned.

military along the Tino are still all the officials received their pay Three property sales are adverfreely detaining cars ft. Chow for April, and were promed the tised to take place at the auction voices the hope that Eeadquarters arrears for January February and rooms of Messrs. Lammert Bros. will take the necessary measures March by instalments within ten on June 3 ut3 p.nz. The properties towards protueting the cars in that are being put up are: The. future Ming Yuen Gardens, Leasehold ut 19 Eonhum Road and Leasehold Property situate at Nos. 21, 22, 23 and 24 Hi Road

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months. It is said that Mr. Lad Chih-chany, the new Director of the Bureau is preparing to pay -all: the arrears of salaries to the dis- missed employees shortly.

Peking, May 18-The Panshen Lama has circulated a telegrent joining those in the demand that | Dr. W.. W, Yen assume office with.. Paking, May 8-The British out further lose of time- as NS Minister culled on Dr., W... W. Yen For allowing his dog to begency Premier The Tibeta this morning in connection with Jabroad without being muzzled or dignitary dwelt upon the dangers the Nquidation of Jours owing jon lead. Mr. Reid, of Broadwood which would ensue to the country Great Britain by China At the Road was fined $10 at the Magis. the present state of affairs request of Sir Ronald, it is report- tracy yesterday. The caretaker Reking were allowed to continued that Dr. Yen promised to pre of the Japanese Crematoriumy, and voiced the hope that all civilian sent the question to the authori Sookumpoo, was fined $40 for and military leaders throughouttes, when a discussion of the keeping four dogs without the country would co-operate with liquidation of domestic and foreign licences Fines of from. $5. to one another so that the country loans as regard the use of the in- $10 were imposed on other may settle down at an early dute.creased Customs revenues.came up. offenders...

Billards enthusiasts are re On May 18 a fire broke out Thert

were 314 denths. fuminded of the exhibition by Mr.in a shop in Kampong Djawa at

The flames soon spread. Singapore during the week ending Claud Falkiner at Spam to- Padang. May 8, recording to the statement morrow, at the South China A. Ato the adjacent buildinga and of the Registrar of Births and headquarters in China Building was not long before the whole of Beaths Pneumonia accounted for The famous British professional the market was one sheet of flame. 44 of these, convulsion of 23, will meet Mr. S. C. Kwok, one of Al houses and shops were a prey phthisis for 33, fever not specified the best of Chinese: cueists in the to the flames Lack of water was for 21, and malarial fever for Colony. M Kwok has been the reason for the rapid spreading Under nationalities there were one firast in the Hongkong champion of the fire. No casualties are re- European two Eurasian, 249 Chirhips. When not playing for any ported. More than 100 stops have. nese, 45 Mulay, and 16 Indian trophy, as he will be to-morrow been burnt down. The damage is deaths One death from bubone night, he is likely to give of his estimated ut roughly 200 to 300 plague occurred. A ratio per mille best, his style being of the free and thousand guilders of which only a of the population of 3200 was reesay, and three figure breaks are small amount in covered by insur turned.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Lt.-Com. G. W. Hoare" Smith has been appointed to H.M.S. "Moth," in command...

A telegram from Moscow states that Marshal Feng has been busy since his arrival there attend ing official functions, arranged in The appointment of Mr. E. This honour. He is quoted as plan Williams as a police magistrate at ning to go to Germany very short- Penang, and also a member of the ly to visit industrial centres. Board of Examiners in Malay, has been notified

Madrid May 20,-Archbishop Ventura Martin Garcin, the last. Spanish Archbishop of the Philip- pines, is seriously ill and physicians feel that his recovery is doubtful"

John R. Freeman, Jr, of the Bureau of Standards of the United At a recent meeting the Board of States Government, arrived in Directors of the Shanghai Chinese Shanghaf recently accompanied by Peking, May 8-It is announcY.M.CA. accepted with regret the Mrs. Freeman. Mr. Freeman is the ed that the Italian Minister will resignation of Mr. C. G. Hoh.. for son of JR. Freeman, Sr., who was soon be transferred, and will re several years the General Secretary formerly connected

Conservancy Board turn to his country at the be- of this Association, who has been Whangpoo ginning of June.

detained in Honolulu by family re- | hore

ponsibilities. Mr. Z. H. Tong suc-. ceeds him,

with the

Mr J. Merle Davis, general

recretary of the Institute of Pacific

The Annual Ball of the Russian Benevolent Society took place at the Majestic Hotel on May 18, Tokyo, May 21-Seventeen Chi-Relations, Honolulu, was the guest. and proved an unqualified suc-nese connected with electric enter- of honour at a tiffin given by the cens. The ball room was throng-prises arrived from Peking this Pan-Pacific Association of Shang- ed with dancers, close on seven morning, at the invitation of Buron hai at the Union Club on Monday, hundred at least being: present. Den, President of the Japan Elec- May 17. Mr. S. U Zau presided and tric Association. The party is re-in addition to the address by Mr. maining til May 27 inspecting the Davie there was a talk by Mr. general condition of electric enter Chen of Shanghai prises in Japan. ?:

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The engagement is announced of Joseph W. Brouwer, the Singapore YM.C.A. cricketer, and Edith Joan, younger daughter of Mr. E. V. Xavier, retired" Kuala Lumpur postmaster, and Mre Xavier-M.. Mark

Washington May 20-Vice- Nearly 400 people representing. Governor Gilmore called at the all the Volunteer organisations in White House to-day for a final the French Concession, Shanghai, conference with the president be- were present at the dinner giver fore leaving Washington. He On arrival here from Haiphong, on May 21 at the French Club by plans to all for the Pallippines Madame Herriot (wife of the ex-M. Naggiar, French Consul-General, on June 27. Subjects touched French Premier and President of and members of the French Muni- upon at their conference to-day in the Chamber of Deputies) was cipal Council when high tributes cluded the auditor bill, educational entertained at the French Consu- to their services to the municipality and health questions.“ late Madame. Herriot was accom were paid. panied by Madame Wilden (wife of the French diplomat)

It is reported that arrangements are being made by a number leading Shanghai educators and merchants for the establishment of

Rev Father Jose die Neves, San Francisco, April 21-Liu Vienr-General of Portuguesa Timor, Yu-ching 8 feet high krrived and Father Alberto hore to-day from China, He is the arrived in Malacca on tallest Chinese that ever came out route to Portugal Father ose has

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Domestic Occurrences: Leading Articles Hit In the Eye Correspondence Un A Tree.. St. Joseph's College Time Ball.. Going Home Pirates Buay Magistracy Items

au Sing Sanitary Board Valedictory.

Two Lakhs Loss

Power Waning "Settle Strike"

Junk Captured

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Property Sales. Local Estate

of the Far Beat A special bunk laboured in Timur.da a missionary Harbour Offences had to be arrangad for hir aboard for 29 years without a break, and, Port of Pakholu

a commercial colleges in Hankow the Dollar Liner President has held Mr. Y S. Wai Mr L. 9 Tong and several other prominent business Lincoln." His weight is hear 400 for the men are reported to have made pounds. He is 88 years old and contribution of funds and that one time was a college is expected to be ready to raperial Guard at open sometime this September peets to go into the

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Dramatic Escape 14 Catholic Work

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Communists Out!. Dog Bites..

Boycott Ending?

Stolen Cheese Empire Day

Obituary Hongkong Imports Club Bowly Charity Soccer Still "Green" One Match

Hongkong XI On Tour Soccer Concert On The Flat Holiday Golf School Sports Rainy Racea Not In Form? Local Baseball- $10,500 "Joss”. Bankrupt Bank) Motor Smash A Great Logg Communist Peri War Soon!

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