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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The senior ship of the Hong- The number of deaths from all kong. Canton and Macao Steam-causes during 1925 among the boat Co., Ltd., the s.s. "Talshan" crews of merchant vessels regis- has been temporarily taken off tered in Great Britain and North- the Macad run and was docked at

ern Ireland Was 1,413. This Taikoo yesterday for half-yearly figure includes fishermen, overhaul and bottom cleaning. The usual week-end excursion to Macao will be on the "Kinshan."

Peking, May 27-The appeal of the primary and middle schools for a payment from the Peking Octroi was submitted to the Min- latry of Education. An answer from the Director of the Octroi is reported to have pointed out that the collections are below normal and until that point' is reached, no funds

will be available for education.

A collection of Polynesian sculpture, eonsisting of some 150 pieces of representative art from New Guinea, New 'Ireland, and New Zealand, is to be shown this

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The Colony had a clean bill of health on Wednesday.

There will be a change in the ferry service to Cheung Chau short- ly; an extra run will be made fach way at 6 p.m.

Peking, May 27-Despatchea from Nanking refute recent We have received from Mesars. rumours of an impending invasion A. S. Watson & Co. sample bottles of Shantung province by General of Glibey's Dry Gin, and Spey Royal San Chuang-fang's forces. It is Whisky. We can recommend both explained that these reports were the gin and the whisky to fabricated in order to draw Gen-readers, oral Chang Tsung-chang away from Peking.

"Hongkong forty years ago”. --a series of articles will start In the China Mai to-morrow. Included are ex- tracts from the pen of-a-former Governor, Sir William Des Voeux, and comment 'thereon.

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While Mr. J. Ralston, of the Education Department. was driv- ing his motor-cycle combination in Hollywood Road yesterday after- noon, his machine knocked down a Chinese lady near the Old Balloy corner,. The lady was not hurt, and went on her way.

The ma- fchine was not damaged.

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London, May 6.Among the novel means adopted in getting to Seattle, June 2-Fans for work on the Arst day of the gen- month at the Flechtheim Gallery the expenditure of $125.000 in aeral strike at Home, a method re- in Berlin. The sculptures were

news advertising campaign were miniscent of Holland in winter, brought over by missionaries 100 announced here to-day by the Ad-was that of a well-dressed man, years ago. They now belong to

miral Oriental Line, which now is apparently a city clerk, gaily the private collection of Baron under the ownership of the Dol-roller skating along an asphalt van der Heydt. of Amsterdarlar interests. The advantages of road crowded with motor cars, who is lending them for exhibi- travelling over the short north lorries, horse-vans, motor-cycles. tion.

ern route, to the Far East will be and cycles. People stopped to the keynote of the campaign. cheer this resourceful man, thus Nauen. May 22-The Syrian | Advertising will begin in a short utilising transport that is general- merchants committee has ap-time, company officials said. ly a monopoly of street urchins. pealed to the world fer help demanding the immediate inter-

Owing to a difference of The Peking "Yi Shih Pao" is vention against France's policy in opinion regarding compensation responsible for the report that Sir Syria. The London "Daily Tele for lass on transit between ship-Ronald Macleay, the British Min- owners and shippers, many con- ister, has submitted a memoran- ment of Damascus by the French signments from Shanghai to Candum to the Ministry for Foreign says that the French first sur-

ton have been held up pending a Affairs asking for compensation rounded the city and cut off the settlement. This has caused no for the losses sustained by British supply of water and electricty and little inconvenience to the imnationals and merchants as the re- then bombarded the city with porters and exporters of the two suit of the civil war last year, and artillery, aeroplanes, and machine-ports. The Canton shippers are suggesting that the Chinese for- guns, and killed hundreds of virtually boycotting certain ves-eign commissioners in the pro- civilians, including women and sels, while the shipping companies vinces he ordered to deal with the children...

are unwilling to accept the pro-matter or that the Foreign Office posals of the shippers in their consult with the British Legation. entirety.

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of girls in baths.

2,888 carats, produced last year.. The Council of Labour and De- fence added the instruction to the Trust systematically to in- crense the output of emeralds and other precious stones to provide a fund for export purposes. The Trust is to increase considerably the output of carubonum ore from 4,770 tons per annum to 8:200

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. John Manners returned from Sydney by the s.8. "Arafura.”

Mr. P.. A. Cox has been appointed acting Oriental manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company during the absence of Mr. A. Cameron..

The Rev. C. A. Gaff, leader of the Bible Study Clase at Cheung Chau, was presented with a special translation of the New Testament by the members as a mark of their appreciation.

Mra. Kerr of Cheung Chau, who celebrated her 86th birthday on June 1 has been admitted to the Matilda Hospital suffering frem.

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Among the passengers arriving from Shanghai by the "President Cleveland" yesterday were Mr. T. C. Wu, Mr. W. G. E. Jones, Mr. F. L. Mayer. Mr. Owen St. Clair O'Malley. Mr.. Henry Ozorio... Mr. H. F. Payne, and Mr. Victor Smith.

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F. L. Spence on May 31 of a ful} elzed Rugger. ball in silver, as an expression from the Kobe Regatta and Athletic Club of appreciation of his services as Rugger, Referee for the last twenty years. gift, which was fashioned us a ball, but intended for utilitarian pur poses, bore a suitable Inscription and on it were engraved the names of Rugger players past and present and followers of the game who had contributed to the fund for its pur- chese:

Miss Nora Macky arrived from Auckland, New Zealand; last week to take up the position of Matron of the Singapore Y.W.C.A., i post which has been only temporarily filled since. Mrs. Herd left in December. Miss Macky, who is a graduate of the New Zealand University and a qualified nurse, finds in the Y.W.C.A. plenty of scope for social service. Besides being re- sponsible for the care of the Hostel it is hoped Miss Macky will have time to share in the in- creasing general activities of the

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The engagement is announced At the parsonage of the Church of W. 0. Fiddes, Taiping, of St. Peter and St. Paul, Singa- eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jamespore, on May 31, Monseigneur Fiddes, Rubislaw Den House, Mérel, Archbishop of Craina, was Scotland, to Ethel the guest of honour at dinner. Aberdeen, May King, eldest daughter The Archbishop returned to Ipok of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. King, of where he is conducting a mission. Taiping, and Sydney, Australia.

Penang, May 31-The death has occurred of Mr. C. Ray, the Penang manager for the British American Tobacco Company, who had been ill for the past three weeks. The funeral was attended by many friends and á great many beautiful wreaths were sent,

Mr. and Mrs. Horace Dodge, Jum., millionaire marmbers of the family which formerly were stockholders in -the Ford and, Dodgear motor Car Com

panies, Eave made up their minds to obtain a "friendly" diyoros; according to reporta from Paria,

At the fifth annual general meeting of the Selangor Golf Club, Mr. D. F. Topham, who pre- sided, referred to the loss the Club had sustained by the death of Sir Lionel "Woodward, whose intention it had been, after retire-, ment, to build a house on the club: reserve and live there.

It is curious to note, says the "Straits Echo," that, while we in Malaya wear white dinner jackets or mess jackets with black trou- sers at evening "shows," in Cal- eutta and other parts of India they wear black coats with white trousers. An amalgamation of the two conventions. that would make the costume "all white" is clearly indicated.

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Domestic Occurrences Leading Articles Seven Injured London, May 20-Their Majes-Misbehaviour ties gave a half-hour inspection at Correspondence Buckingham Palace to motor Marine Court Cases caravans for hunting completed Accidents for the Maharajah of Gwalior, Thefts

after which these were driven to H.E. The Governor the India Office where they were"Pres. Jackson" examined by Lord Birkenhead's To Beauty chief officials. Their Majesties Traffic Day received the King's Indian order- Local Wills. ly officers-Times of Ceylon."

Bandita' Work Morrey Loan London, May 20-The first of Fire Report the reunion gatherings of a novel S.P.C.A. Work character, to commemorate the Ran Aground comradeship formed during the Property Auctions recent strike among the volun-Thefts and Crime teers, was held at the Piccadilly Bound Over .... Hotel, when 200 members of the Our Wild Beasts temporary staff of the Great Mr. Claude Falkiner Western Railway, who worked at Impressive Scenes Paddington.including: King's The Reception Counsels and ex-officers, dined Harbour Incident. under the Chairmanship of Rescue At Sea Brigadier General Burt who was Motor Cycle Smash himself a volunteer. The company Astor House also included the Chairman, Gen Amoy Notes. eral Manager and leading adminis-Like Lascar Row trative officials of the Company. | Talkoo Theft Many of the volunteers ware blue Bank, Notes over-alls in which they grappled | No Control; with milk churns during the Briak Bidding strike. Soup was served from After 80 Years milk churns, two burnished speci. Hospital Cases mens of which stood at the head Peak Tram of the table-Times of Ceylon.

CONTENTS.

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1. Flagrant Perjury 14 C.P.R.

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Dance Display

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Quiet Market

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Ferry Licences

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Parcels Fost,

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Bogus Detective

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Local Companies

New Bath Opened

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Junkmen Arrested

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Canton Newa

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Wedding

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First Aid Cheung Chau Kowloon 'Buses Excellent Sport Tails Up!... Won At Last Lawn Bowls League Tennis Billiards. Amoy Sports How We Lost Interport Shoot

8-10 Interport Dinner

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Colony's Health

Standard Rent

Assault Summons

The Cannon Case Poets Corner

Confiscation

Opium Traffic

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School Work:

Whose Dog?

Passenger List”

Coast Officers

"The Kid Company Shares

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