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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Dixon. Ill., August 12.-The The treeping season of 1926-27 will open on September 24 with the Illinois primary law of 1910, departure of troops from Southamp-covering all candidates except ton for various Eastern garrisons. those for the legislature, was to- day declared unconstitutional by three circuit judges.

An exten "bathing beach" atcam-launch ferry will be provided on week-days. As from to-day it will leave Pottinger Street pier at 3.30 p.m. and Kawleen Police pier at 3.45 pan.

Nalul Tal. July 19--Thirteen inches of rain fell yesterday but so landslips occurred in the stution proper. Two bridges between Mathgodam and Naip Tal have Constantinople, August 12-been washed away. Several luni Messages to-day from Aleppo say that Druse tribesmen sacked a train between Aleppo and Damas- cus, holding all the Armenian pas sengers, including the former chief of police of Damascus.

tips have occurred in the motor rend. Trame is entirely closed."

Paris, August 11-The text of the treaty of amity with Roumania is withheld and probab iy will not be published for a few to pro- Cairo. July 28.-While the days. It is understood debate in the Chamber was pro- vide for the maintenance of the ceeding, an owl Aew in and settled status quo in the Balkans and for down Owls are regarded as the arbitration of all differences birds of evil omen and so the sit-between France and Roumania. ting was suspended while the de puties co-operated to drive it out.

Tokyo, August 8.---The foreign office stated to-day that Japan had entered an agreement with the Ger-

Washington, August -The State Department, is minimizing the importance of the Pan-Astatis Congress which is labelled as. gathering of Chinese, Hindus and radien uniuiuential Japanese eles ntenta.

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Canton, August 3.-Word hus reached hors that Great Britain pas further added to Her possessions at Singapore by purchasing. hundreds of acres of land on shore line, and two island truets, and arhich, with her other holdings, constitutes u formidable beginning for her great Aslatie naval base.

Mania, August 10.-The seh- te last night confirmed in execu- tive session the appointments ori Judges Platon Quintero, Rovira and Borbon made by the governor general during the last legislativet recess. These appointments were the first important ones favourably acted upon by the senate.

Rantoul, inois, August 3~—

London, July 28-Paris. man dye industry whereby a com- Lieutenant C. E. Partridge was kill- The University Council has sane-mittee should be appointed to deed to-day when his neroplane took tioned the foundation at the Sorcide all questiona arising arent a tail spin and fell 300 feet to the bonne of a Wireless Telephony portune dve stuffs with a view to ground. Harold C. Wilson, flying | Institute to brondeast lectures by insuring fair treatment to betheadet, went to his assistafice when Cadet eminent professors. The Institute bounties. It was also stated that his plane aide-slipped.

Wilson was seriously hart and may opens in November. The ques-the agreement makes probable A

die. Lieutenant J. R. Wolf, a pas- tion of examining and awarding | German-Japan commercial treaty.

aenger in Wilson's plane, also was certificates is still undecided.- T-T. of C."

seriously hart.

Madrid, August 10. The war office announced that troops

New Yorky July 15-The first Salom, Kentucky, August 12. of the Spanish colonial army had Five miners who were impri- captured the holy city of Kauen,aeroplang taxi service, operated by soned by a cave-in at the Hudson the last of the Rifhan strongholds an hotel was inaugurated to-day. mine a week ago were brought to in the Spanish protectorate. With when four hotel guests" "laxied" to the surface alive today. One of the exception of Tetuan, which is Philadelphia. The service was in- them was critically with a col now the Spanish headquarters, augurated by the Hotel McAlpin by! and a wrenched back: The others the fighting around Xauen durarrangement with the Curtiss Fly

When the were in good condition but wenking the last year has cost moreing Service Company) from hunger. The rescuers work-Spanish lives that any other guests ordered their aerial taxis they were taken to the North River ed unceasingly for leven days."

as 34th street in an automobile and there boarded the planes.

point.

Dallas, Texas, Aug. 9.-Both London, July 29-In the Governor (Ma) Ferguson and House of Commons, replying to a Daniel Moody will be certified for question regarding Flying Officer the Democratic nomination for Denny and Aircraftsman Hirst, governor in the run-off primary, who are alleged to be prisoners of the Democratic committee decided Sheikh Mahmud, in Persia, for to-day. The committee denied the over six months, Mr. G. Ormsby-request of Governor Ferguson Gore said the High Commissioner that Moody's. name be not certi- it Bagdad and the Charge fied. The official canvass of the d'Affairs at Teheran were doing primary vote to-day, showed that their utmost to secure their early Moody was 1,771 votes short of a release. The Persian Government majority of all the votes cast. had expressed its determinationmaking it necessary for the two to assist in every way possible highest candidates to run in a and were taking active steps. second primary,

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Moscow. July 15, Two thou- sand seven hundred new schools will be opened in Siberia with the commencement the ensuing educational

term, report thu Siberian Educational Authorities. This is the first stage in the intr- auction of universal education. The Educational Authorities have taken special measures to train teachers from students graduated Several from the middle schools.

hundred teachers are also to be brought in from European Russia.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Mrs. T. Lathan, whose husband. H.R.H. Prince George joined died a few weeks ago, has left Kunia | H.M.S. Hollyhock at Nanking on Lumpur, and will sail for home by August 5, and proceeded in her to the "Hector from Penang.

Weihalwe where he will rejoin HMS. Hawkins.

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Among passengers embarking on July 16 at Marseilles in the P. & 0. s.s. China. was Sir Edgar Rees Jones, for Hongkong.

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Sir Frederick James. who was formerly Colonial Secretary t Singapore and is now Governor of the Windward Islands. and Lady James have arrived in England.

Ipoh, August 6-An appeal by Mr. Ferguson Davie for £50 to Send a European crippled child to England, resulted in £70 being sub- scribed through the local paper in 24 hours.

The following forthcoming wed- dings are announced.-Mr. David C. Wilson, of the Newspaper Enter- prise Ltd to Miss Hilda Bell, of 148 Queen's Road, Wimbledon, S. W. 19, who will arrive in the Colony by the P. & O. More. Mr. Percy John Austin, of the Chinese Mari- time Customs, to Miss Winifre Suckling, who will arrive in the Colony by the .. Khyber.

Lt.-Com. A. S. Hutchinson, RN. will join H.M.S. "Titania" in Hongkong, in the Arst week of September and take over command of a submarine of the Fourth Flotilia. He joined the service in 1914, and in the early part of the late war was a midshipman on the ill-fated "Queen Mary," sunk at Jutland. He was latterly serving with the battleship "Centurion." Reserve Ficot, Portsmouth.

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Among civilian appointments by the Admiralty is that of Mr. A. H. Stoakes, first-class draughtsman, for the Constructive Department of the Hongkong Naval Yard.

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H.M,S. Teal left for the Upper Yangtze on August 12, Commander C. M. Butlin, D.S.C., has been appointed in temporary command of HM.S. Teal to replace Commander Higgins, whose death occurred a short while ago.

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Two ladies, respectively Liverpool and Dublin, have secured the Diploma of the Royal College! of Veterinary Surgeons.

New Orleans, La., August 9. Colonel Clement Story, aged 72. said to be the first man to volun-) teer for the Spanish-American war,

led here to-day.

Lieutenant J. 3. Baker, R.N. second aide-de-cump, has been ap pointed first aide-de-camp, to the Governor of Singapore, vice-Major V. G. Olive, resigned.

London July 30.-Geneva-A | message from "Sofia" says that the! betrothal of King Boris of Bulgaria| Mr. F. de Paul Britto, Consul-and Princess: Giovanna" of Italy is! General for Portugal, has left considered an accomplished face, Shanghai for a vacation in Japan, though it has not been" ofleially un During his absence the duties of ounced. Consul-General will be undertaken By Mr. J. H. Botelho, the vice conaui.

A report comes from Kuala Lampur that Mr. C. R. Harrison, of the Malayan Civil Service, who is

It is rumoured in Kuala Lumpur now at Home on leave, has under- at Mr. C. V. Espeut. Director of gone a serious operation and pos Public Works, will go to the Cotonyaibly may not be returning to as Colonial Engineer in sugcersion Malaya. Mr. Harrison was acting' to the honourable Mr. Park, who us Under Secretary to F.M.S. Gov- will be going on leave towards the crnment prior to going on" leave. end of the year preparatory to re. He is an able officer and if he does tirement. T.mes of Mainya. not return to Malaya it will be a loss to the country-"Times of Malaya."

Mr. L. R. Burkhart, an old and popular resident of Shanghai, re- turned to Shanghai by the Dollar liner "President Hayes yesterday. Mr. Burkhart has been touring the United States on a pleasure iaurt, and he embarked on the "President Hayes" at New York. coming right the way through to Shanghal with the same vessel..

"I'm going to The "London Gazette" notifies

smash into that the King has approved of the Shanghal with a big noise-like following appointments:-Mr. G. L. this!" demonstrated Douglas Fair- Winterbotham as Consul of Siam at banks, striking his hands together, Bombay; Mr. Keizo. Naito as Con- when he said good-bye to Ralph and travel of Japan at Rangoon: Parker, interviewer W. R. Wright ne Con-writer now at the Hotel Plaza. Fairbanks said that he hopes to sul of Japan at Durban; Mr. A. W. Micallef Eynaud as Consul of Siam visit Shanghai next year Parker, at Malta Mr. J. J. Mucelo as vho writes under the pseudonym of Vice-Consul of the United States of Marco Quest, is in Shanghai to America at Hongkong.

"write about several local celebrities for American magazines.

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Rogers, Arkansas, August. 9.-.

William Hope Harvey, who became tionally famous as a free silver. advocata during the first pre- William ridential campaign af Jennings Bryan, died here to-duy at the age of 76. He was the a thor of several books on financial subjects and theories of currency. Harvey was the author of "Coiny Financial School" which gained! tremendous vogue during the 1806 campaign. He was universally known as "Coin" Harvey.

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When Mr David Beatty, Secro- tary for Chinese Affairs, goes on leave, possibly prior to retirement, Mr. A. M. Goodman, Protector of Chinese, Perak, will probably go to There is Singapore in his pláce.. also talk of Mr. W. T. Chapman, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, FMS retiring, Both Mess77), Beatty and Chapman are only afty years old and, if the report is true; that they are contemplating taking their pensions, their departure will be a grievous loss to Malaya. Such experts in matters Chinese, are not made in a day. Perak will be sorry to lose Mr. Goodman to the Straits a tram with her husband. Mr.his holiday, fully restored to health Settlements, but would welcome. Mr. MacPherson was taken to the and with renewed strength. For A. B. Jordan, at present Protector Police Station but was later re some months past, Mr. Hynes has o Chinese, Selangor, in his place.

T.O.M. not been in the best of health, leased on bail of Tes. 8,000.

Mr. T. Hynes, Superintendent of A tragle accident occurred in Bangkok last week, involving the the Mails Department of the Hong- death of a Malay woman. Mr. G. Kong Post Office, departs, from A. H. MacPherson, who came out Hongkong for New Zealand to-mor- to join

Borneo Company, row by the 8.8. Changte on leave Limited, about two years ago, was

He will be away for about ten driving an Opel, car along New months, and his many friends in road, when he dashed into the the Colony hope to see him return woman, who was waiting for to Hongkong at the expiration of

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