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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Berlin, June 17-The cable steamer Colonin began to drop a 'new 6,000 kilometre cuble into the spa which to to be another link connecting London and New York.

Poking. June 20.-The Cabinet Rouen, France, June 201 Office Issued: a denial yesterday of ¦ Damage estimated at five or six the report that a $20,000,000 jonn million france was caused by a fire had been concluded between Drto-day which destroyed part of a Wellington Koo and the Hongkong steamer and most of the Grand

Government.

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Tokyc, June 19-The general meeting of the shareholders of the

Burlin, June 17-The Ruman-u South Manchuria Railway Com-

inn debt to Italy will be paid, off pany, which was completed to-day within fifty years, according to announced that the general income agreement reached at Rome. of the company Teacher Y201,608.- Italian petrole company has grunt 000 while the expenditure wased the Rumanian government Y166.78,000, effecting the net pro- fit amounting to Y34.865,000, JU -Increase of ¥300,000 over last year.

"Poking, June 24.-The Shan- tung, authorities have for some, time been charging a special tax called "Soldiers gratuity fee" on use of freight cars, on, the Kao-Tai Railway. The provincial author ties announce this impost.. to...be reduced to $75 from July 1 and further reductions of $25 monthly to follow, thus abolishing the fee at the end of October....

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Haxing failed in his efforts to secure downpoür of rain, the Civil Governor of Shantung is re- ported to have sent an agent to Kantan to take the Iron Shield God to Tsinan. Upon the arrival of this deity in Tainan on Wednes day, June E. rain is supposed to have fallen immediately, thousands of people having gone to the station to welcome the god.

In 1924, and again last year, the P. and O. Company sent out to

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Peking, June 15.-The anti-

alleged to be within 180 11 of the Wu Pel-fu forces in Hunan are

provincial capital of Changsha. These troops led by General Tang Sheng-chih, are reported to have re-dccupied Faoking. Yungfang and to have taken Hatang Hsiang on Sunday. Defensive measures are reported to be in progress at Yochow under Ma Chi.

New York,. June 21-Artario Elias, Mexican Anandlal agent in the United States, announced to- day that the Mexican government would resume paying the interest on her foreign debt. July 1. The total value of Mexico's external bonds is about 3500,000,000 and in- terest payments already in arrBATH. amount to about $200,000,000. With the exception of one payment of $15,000,000 made in December, 1923, Mexico, has paid nothing on |her foreign debt for almost 9 years,

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Tokyo, June 22-According to the announcement just published by the Finance Department, 21,601,000 yen's worth of foreign Mukden, June- 9-paid and domestic bonds were lost dur- classes, notably petty officers anding the great earthquake disaster in Kwanto Districts in 1925. The Government is now delivering new honda te

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and passenger steamers,

Nakiera" and the "Narkunda," on the London-Australian run. This year they are sending out the "Ranpura" on the London-aggravate their uneasiness and Bombay run. The fact that she may lead to social unrest, and in is due to arrive on July 2 and order to meet the situation. they leave Singapore on July 30 on her increased their wages by fifty per homeward run is an indication cent, on an average. that she will terminate at Shang- hai her outward run.

A foreigner, believed to be a Greek, giving his name as Congle..

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The Chinese press reports that a delegation of the Chinese Sea- men's Union visited the Japanese Chamber of Commerce here on June has been handed

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them by the Wuchang authorities by the Han entered into with kow Folice on a charge of dealing Japanese after last year's strike in arms.

Strict measures are be strictly adhered to. They com being taken by the Chinese author plained that the Japanese were ties at Hankow and": Wuchang dodging their obligations in the The Chamber informed against arms dealers and armed matter.

been robbers, there having

the delegation that the sum 2 violent outbreak of armed offences | 835,000, had been handed over to in that locality within the past few the Chinese Chamber of Commerce weeks. One theory is that the for them to distribute in accord- Shanghai police are making things Tance with the ternies of the agree- 80 hot for armed robbers in this part of the world, that they are all migrating to Hankow, Good for Shanghai, but tough on Hankow.

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The Japanese Chamber" is also stated to have agreed to carry out that clause stipulating a 10 per

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the ex-holders of auch domestic bonds when they are pro- perly entitled thereto, but to the ex-holders of the foreign bonds the Government will deliver bonds after purchasing them from abroad with the money from, the sinking fund.

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Following the withdrawal of the Chinese police from North Szechuan Road Extension, Shang- hai, Chinese merchants of the dis trict have petitioned Dr. V. K Ting, director of the Shanghai and Woosung Special Municipality, arging him to Ale a protest with the Consular Body and to strive to 'get the Chinese police reinstated.on that road. They pleaded that with the withdrawal of the Chinese- police they were exposed to rob.. beries and lawlessness, and also to the collection of taxes by the $.M.C Dr. Ting expressed his sympathy. with the petition, but said he felt it incumbent upon him to put the matter on one side till the rendi- tion of the Mixed Court was com pleted.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

The Hon Mr. R. H. Kotewall will open, at 2:30 p.m. to-morrow, the last day of the St. Stephen's College building fund bazaar, at the University.

The Bishop of Victoria and Mrs. Duppuy are going to Yunnan-fu, which is at the remote end of the diocese, says "St. John's Cathedral Notes."

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Berlin, June 15. Abdel Krim, his wives, children and relatives, comprising forty persons, will be exiled to Madagascar, according to the "Petit Parisien "

Tokyo, June 22. Haruichi Nagaoka, the Chief of the Treaty Bureau of the Foreign Office was

The section of the Forbidden The engagement is announced of City in which the Museum is Liddell, daughter of the Rev. located was re-opened to the pub-J. D. Liddell, of the London is lic on June 16. This historicalsion, Tientsin, to F. S. Turner.appointed Ambassador to Ger spot has been closed since the de- of Messrs. Mackenzie, and Co.. parture of the Kuominchun,

many by H. I. H. the Prince Re- gent yesterday.

The engagement is announced of Peking, June 19-General Hovvian Deans, daughter, of the from small-pox at the Isolation The death took place on June 18 Yao-tsu of Hunan is reported to Honourable Mr. Justice Deane and Hospital, Tientsin, of Miss Emily have declared his independence at

Mrs. Deane, of 8 Goodwood Hill, Wilder, aged 49. years.

Miss Changteh on Thursday.. This

Singapore, to Leslie Bertram Wilder, who was born in Cali new factor in the already com- Gibson, of the Malayan Civil Ser-fornia in 1877, had travelled ex- plicated military situation, ia szid to have added to the pessimism.

tensively in India and other coun- tries of the Orient. She was, the of the Hunan people..

local head of the Theosophical Society...

vice.

A double royal jubilee is already Peking, June 19.-The Pacifica- under preparation for King Gustav tion Commissioner of Lung Tung, V of Sweden two years from now, Kansu. is reported to have deas at that time he can celebrate London, June 20. It is under- nounced Liu Yu-fen, the Tupin, in both his 70th birthday and the 20thstood that Sir John Hanham,

u circular telegram. Ten great crimes are laid at the Tupan's door by the Commissioner who calls upon the Kansu people to drive him from office.

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anniversary of his succession to the Appariter General to the Arch: throne. Though the two dates do bishop of Canterbury, will become not exactly coincide they fall near Prince Chichibu's tutor at enough to each other to justify a Magdalen College, Oxford. Sir combined observance. The celebra John Ludlow Hanham was born tion will probably be set for thein 1898, and was educated at spring of 1928,

Winchester College and Magdalen. During the Great War he was wounded whilst serving with the Grenadier Guards.

Hankoy. June 21-A wedding of exceptional interest was cele. brated on Friday when the son of

Sir Bruce-Porter, speaking at Gen. Sung Ta-pel, commander of the 1st Division: married the the annual conference of the daughter of General Yu National Federation of Christian Hauch-chung,

Workers Among Poor Children, An autograph copy of Nelson'n the comman-

held at Kingsway Hall, London, will, signed by Nelson himself and of the 26th Division. The ceremony took place in Gen. said that discontent among the witnessed by Captain Hardy, with Sung's residence in the B.A.D. and People was due to bad health. If codicils attached bequeathing to was attended by all the high we could only get healthy men Lady Hamilton £2,276 and certain officials in Wu-Han who presented and women in the country, there gold boxes set with diamonds, would be fewer disagreements ber fetched £120 at Sotheby's recent- their congratulations.

tween masters and men and fewerly. A letter from Lady Hamilton talká about strikes and lockouta. to John Scott, Nelson's Secretary, The marriage was celebrated at: Shanghai on June 25, in Holy

in which she wrote, ""Take care of Trinity Cathedral of a well-knowTI Mr. Cheng Kuo-ping, chairman him. This dear, glorious man and popular Shanghai, couple, of the Chungshan Association in spoils me for all others," went for Walter J. Dexter and Francis Canton, an organisation of towns-312, and another for £25 108. Kelly The Very Rev. Dean men from the district where the Symons, MA., officiated; Mr. R. C. Isto Dr. Sun Yat-sen was born: 15 Young presiding at the organ visiting Hongkong partly in con- Mr. Dexter is a member of the nection with the promotion of an staff of the British Insurance Co. early termination of the anti- He has been closely associated British boycott. In Genton. He is with musical life in Shanghef, le to call on the leading Hongkong honorary organist of the catho merchants to-day, Mr. Chen will dral and has taken part in Many also try to Interest the Chungshan A.D.C performances, Miss Kelly Association of Hongkong in com whose home is in Omaha, pleting the purchase of a site in Nebraska, USA, came to Shange Caton

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