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No evidence was forthcoming A Chinese was sentenced to:

Ont offer of $2,500 was made? against a Chinese who was ar-six months' hard labour by the for the steam launch "Calmeges rested at Yaumati, recently on a Kowloon Magistrate on Saturday Prince" when put up for auction charge of unlawful "possession of for kidnapping a small boy, who by Mr. L.. E. Lammert on Saturday. twelve, pistols and seven rewas alleged to have been taken to This was below the reserve price and as there were no advanngs the volvers. Dot-Inspector Pincott Shumehua where he was found.

Haunch was withdrawn. It was asked permission to withdraw the case at the Kowloon Magistracy Shanghal July 21. An agree- Hormerly the "Koe Cheong" when on Saturday, and the man was is reported to have been owned by Shewan Tomes, and Co.

reached accordingly discharged.

between General Chowd: Dimensions are: Length 1 Yin-jen of Fukien and General Hofeet width 10.4 feet; "depth 7.2) Yin-chin of Swatow, whereby the teet Kross tonnage 274; het ton

inage 18.7 fons. She is licensed district of Shaoan in Pukien is to be marked out a huffer state and carry 73 passengers. She ja Attot! with apérine return Jube type boiler| either side is to attack the other.

five feet 4 inches in diameter by six feet nine inches long. Heri working pressure is 120 pounds.

Smoke coming

from the cargo hold of the s.s. "President Jackson" on the voyage from Manila to Hongkong led to an in- vestigation and the discovery of three young. Filipino stowaways endon vouring to cook a meal. They were handed over to the Police on arrival here and sentenced at the Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday to three weeks' imprisonment with hard labour,

Peking. July 00.ht Cabinet office today, it was given out that a telersom had been "re- rived from Marshal Wo * Premier Tu Hai-kuei, stating that there may still be the possibilty of Houting $20,000,000 "Re- organisation Toun." using, the enstoms money as security. Ho this loan is to be raised, whether Inside Chita or through foreign financial institutions, is not mad

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The largest snake at present at the London Zoo is a reticulated, Pythen mensuring 27-than-un- wieldy and malicious pet, present-1 ed to the Prince of Wales by thei Federated Malay States on the Kortheaw, June 26,--Mr. E. L

visit to the Far cension of his Dowding and a party of friends

East in 1922. The moving of such Toom Lhubrum, after picnicking "at

giant snakes is no easy task, and Sker, went for a bathe, teaving the

the services of at least fifteen non- ninic baskes under a tree. Wheat

panicity men are required when? hey returned they found that

dealing with this specimen. chi'd. about nine months old had

Keepers are disposed at intervals ren placed in the basket. There wax to name on ita" clothing. Ju Chinew boy who came before the of a foot or two, like firemen on a one shot was a 28. piece. Efforts Kowleen Magistrate on Saturdisse, the larger number being as i being madr 10

the had already been savirted there signed positions on the tail. In the meantime, Mrs can Ave previous vernalena. Evi. Dowding is looking after the child.dence

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Allahabad, July 24-Private despatches from the Kommon hilly indicate that the monsoon is very active. The whole district hus bren swept by a phenomenally Feavy raiiful. 20 inches being re- corded in 8 hours the terms are now raging torrents, Aandslides and washaways rendering munications impossible, bunds have been destroyed, bridges swept off and the hillside villages demolishe. The casualties are un- known at present, but most of the. Trust and other estates have severe y Buffered. Nainital is partially Bent o from the plains:

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Berlin, July 31, The Saar Kiven that scension which led to his sixth Basin, in, which French troops Pppearaner he attempted to piel, are stationed, to enforce the pay the pocket at a member of the ment of reparations in coal audience during a performance as

wants a stabilised currency, A a theatrical matshed at Hunghor, petition to that effect has been The alarm Was given and sent to the League of Nations.j Pendant escaped from the matshed The claim is made that the Bank to run into the arms of Sub of France has insisted on treat- Inspector » Clark. Dir. If I. ing the Saar sector as foreign hill endered the denotans to territory and has refused to give yedvive twelve strokes of the birch it the credits necessary becausej and to be plåeed" under * Police fof the devaluation of the franc.]

Under the peace treaty, France. aupervision for two years.

has absolute control of the Saar and the currency is all French.

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In accordance with his wish that his last resting plice Should be amongst those for whom he hail-

The Chinese police are now worked and died, the baily of the in the habit of sending plain Rev. Father 1. Ionrardy,

detectives clothes

into the Founder of the leper settlement t Tokyo, July 31-Japan is to Sheklung, Was exhumed at

Settlement, Shanghai. in order to the have an industrial congress in Roman Catholic Cathedral lay before their chief, Gen. Yen which business men will sit us re- Saturday morning da orier thai Chun-yang, full reports of con presentatives. With a view to

it might be taken to Sheklung für ditions and events in this terri-i promoting closer trade relations, re-interment. The exhumation tory. In this the Chinese state with the South Seas and India. ceremony was performed by Bishop that they, are doing no more than the conference will view all sides Valtorta, the Rev. Father imitate the methods of the Settle- of Japan's world-wide commerce Deswagierest (the present hend, egment police, who, it is well known, programme. The Foreign Office the Sheklung leper settlement and have their own men in Chinese is calling the congress and the the Fathers of various Missions. territory to keep track of local in- business men who attend will, for Father Contardy, who waa adustrial events. It naturally! 10 days, occupy seats in

died the Belgian.

Lwelve years follows that events outside the House of Representatives and ago after seven years spent in Settlement Have a close relation- have power to vote on every item alleviating the lot of leper-inship-to-what goes on inside and of this world programme. The South Ching At. Saturday's cere- vice versa. Hence no reasonable conference opens on September mony the Belgian Consul General objection can be raised

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Mr. J. Clement; 'was present. procedure by either side.

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Trenton, New Jersey. July 22. -W.A. Roebling, builder of the famous Brooklyn Bridge; died at his home here to-day. He was 89 years old, and widely known Has an engineer.

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PERSONAL NEWS:

Dr. Violet Comber, M.B.. B.Sc.. Gustav Lindenthal, architect and who has been appointed resident | engineer of the Hell Gate Bridge. medical officer at Willesden Muni- | will receive the degree of doctor of cipal Hospital was a nurse at that engineering from the Polytechnic institution xix years ago. A pupil School of Vienna. The distinction at a Willesden elementary school is infrequently bestowed but only the obtained her medical training after rigid formalities Tokyo. July 26-It is announced winning scholarships and ex that Rear-Admirul Kichisaburohibitions

Nomura, Chief of Naval Education, has been appointed Vice-Chief" of the Naval General staff. succeeding Vice-Admiral Shichigore Saito, who died on July 25.

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That Prince Humbert of, Italy is engaged to Miss Etta Mussolini, daughter of Announcement "had the Dictator

ILLI. Princess Atsuko, second. daughter of H.I.H. Prince Fushimi, is to be married to Count Kiyos This autumn. The princess la gow been expected of his engagement to 21 years of age" and an honoare Belgian Princess, so the news

comes as a surprise to Rome. "General" Booth of the Salvation graduate of the Pegresses' achoul. Army is to arrive at Tokohama via Count Kiyosa is a graduate of the Canada on October fl. AccordingScience-Course-of-the-Tokyo-im-- to "Major-General" Yamamuro, the perial University. His mansion at General, in his three weeks" sojourn Kojimachi will be completed in the in Japan is to lecture in Tokyo, early part of September. Sendai Nagora. Kyoto, Osaka; Okayama, and Fukuoka and take a week's trip to Korga

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Moscow. July 27-Whether the expulsion of M. Zinovieff from the Russian Communist Council is to

permanent will depend entirely

Berlin, July 27-For the first time in the history of Prussian the influence of Trotsky and lectures on peace are to be given the report to be made by Rakowski after his return," from Paris. in Kiel University. The Govern

Moscow. July 9, The Schlus semburg Fortress, the "Bastille" of Russia, the place where the Tsars kept the revolutionaries cornered, but which has fallen into a statej of disrepair, since the Revolution, is being restored and will be main-

tained as an historical museum.

At the annual meeting of mum- Should Zinovieff be re-instated itbers of the Hongkong Lodge of The ment. has appointed Professor will be a victory for that. faction in Theosophical Society, the following Schuheking to give a course at the, the party seeking to conciliate officers were elected for the ensuing nutumnal semester on "Historical Development of the International Peace Movement."

capitalistic nationa

Miss Margaret Bondfield, whose election for Wallsend is announce! The Covernor-General of Indo- by Reuter, was the first woman to China and three Resident Superiors hold office in a British Government. Care expected to arrive in Bangkok She began her career as assistant about the middle of this month, as secretary of the Shop Assistanta guests of the Siamese Government. Union, was the first woman dele During their stay, which is ex-gate to the Trades Union Congres pected to last for a week or ten in 1899, rising to be President of days, it is understood they will to the Congress in 1928. She became entertained by the King the a Member of Parliament in Deeem- French Legation, and the Alliance ber, 1923, after being defeated, a Francaise. Comte de Serrey will Northampton. Miss Bondfield wen: leave Bangkok for Indo-China and considerable kudos na Parliament will accompany the distinguished ary Secretary for the Ministry of visitors to Bangkok

Labour.

Year:-President, Mr.. Malcolm Manuk; Vice-President, Mr. David Gubbay; Hon. Secretary, Mr. H. E Lanepart;, Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Gubbay; Hon. Booksteward, Mr. Wong Man-keung; Hon Librarian, Mr. Lee Tin-sik; Committee Mem- bers, Messrs. Alfred Lane, R.N., Wei Tat, John Russell. Maurice Minney, O. de Silva and Burjer Talati.

In consideration of the growing of Chinese interests in the French Concession, in Hankow, the French Consul-General:there has asked u prominent Chinese resident of the

Major-General R. S.: St. John, London, July 27-The "Times" Concession. Mr. Liu Tre-tsin, Com- recently promoted, is appointed to fo-day, in referring editorially pradore of the Russo-Asiatic Bank. tilke over the Bangalore Brigade the unpleasantness which has take a seat on the French Muni- Aren in succession to Colonel H. W. arisen over the utterance of Andrew cipal Council Mr. Liu. Tee-tain is Jackson, who has held it since Mollon, treasurer of the United cne of the oldest, if not the oldest. the French May. 1923. He joined the Indian Stuten, on the British war dobt Chinese resident in Staff Corps US an unattached site, declared that the caustic Concession, where he has lived second-lieutenant ir 1897, and saw tomment in the British press and since the Concession was establish- service in China. In fact he was the flat denial of Mellon's chargesed and where he possesses very in- On account of stationed in Hongkong just a few by Winston Churchill, have all portant Interests. years ago. During the war he was been

The Times" is personal and social standing, Ansistant Quartermaster- General holds that it is necessary from the choices of Mr. Liu Tso-tsin de of the Indian Expeditionary Force. time to time to let the people of the first Chinese representative. in Embarkation Commandant, India, the United States know exactly the French Municipal Council will and in command of the Administrasi the trend of British opinion onb unanimously approved by the tion Base. For his administrativa vital matters affecting both na Chinese and Foreign communities work he received the C.I.E.

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where he is equally popular.

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