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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

On Wednesday two farther cases of enteric fever typhoid) were nollied.

Both patients were Chinese, from the city district.

Further evidence" was taken st the Kowloon Magidrney yesterday' afternoon in the case in which four men are charged with committing an armed robbery at the residence of a Chinese merchant. his wife. The Times of Malaya" under- [and daughter," from whom they are stands that the Government is re-alleged to have stolen valuables ducing the charge for electric and money to total of $1500 | light in Ipoh to 20 cents per mit The case will be continued this afternoon, when it is "expected it as from August 1

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In the Co-operative Hall, vertisement for assistant en Methil, Fifeshire, five miners who gineers for P.W.D. of the F.M.S. were sent to praon under the for four years' service on a begin-Emergency Regulations during ning salary of $400 a month..

the general strike for holding up traffic and throwing stones at the police, were acclained as heroes and presented with medals pro- vided through the International Class-War Prisoners' Aid. There was a large gathering and the speeches were interspersed with the singing of the Red Flag.

Thirty bags of letters date" Lendin; July 29, were included in ja total of 95 bags brought by the 8. "Tilawa" yesterday! The Home paper mail ef. the same date is due on Sunday.

Shop fittings, furniture. tables, betstead's, carpets, etc., will be sold by auction at Messrs. Bane. Crawford Ltd-old pre-

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Bros., at noon to-morrow,

A distingthed officer of the Indian Medien! Service recently undertook an enquiry into "Hent- Lammertstroke in Allahabad Independent

Brigade Area in relation to metec rological conditions.". The fol Nairobi. August 12. The lowing is an extract from his re- port which has just been publish engthy trial of a native, charged Unfortunately meteorologi- with outraging an elderly Euro-cal conditions in 1925 were un- pean lady, aged 70 years, twice in favourable for the occurrence of a single night, and also with heat-stroke and only one "case brutally assaulting her conclud-occurred in Benares during June" ed to-day when the accused was found guilty and sentenced to 14,

and years imprisonment lashes. This case, which occur- red in Kijnbe on May 17, was one

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Dairen, August 16-Through the Japanese Consul-General at Mukden, the Kvangtung Govern- ment tendered a formal protest

measures

of the chief,enuses of anxiety, re-to-day to the Makden, authorities garding the safety of white women, which resulted in Gov-against the drastic

jaken by them tocheck the steady ernment action and the revision of decline of the Mukden notes. The the law recently any unce).

The Hongkong Radio Sockly is transmitting a programme off gramophone records between 7 and 8 this evening..

London, August 13, Mr. Quaritch on behalf of an English customer has again acquired the "Pilgrim's Progress" copy for a smaller amount than auctioned on July 26. The price is not dis- closed-"Times of Ceylon."

Geneva, August 6-Tasa, the officia Russian news agency, will not be represented at the League of Nations Commission of News Agencies to convene at Geneva on 19 for the purpose of August securing improvements in inter- national press facilities.

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London August 10.-Rome. Commenting on the Italian and Spanish Trenty, the "Giornel! d'Italia" remarks that many countries have Mediterranean in- terests. notably, Great Britain. whore watchfulness towards com- munications to India nobody cun dispute, but defines the principal aim of the present Treaty to be the shifting of the equilibrium in the Mediterranean by a joint effort of two sister nations.

London, August 12-There has been an unusual sequel to the sale of "Pilgrim's Progress," meflioned in the message of July 26. the buyer having returned it to the auctioneers on the ground

that it was not a first edition, but a second issue of the first! edition. The existence of this issue, which is distinguished by a' five-line errata at the end, was hitherto not generally known to protest, pointing out the arrost of bibliographers. The book is still the clerks of the Japanese ex-worth a thousand sterling, but is London, August 12r.change brokers and the temporary scarcely as valuable as the origin- Havelock Wilson, addressing sea- closing of the Japanese Ex-al first edition. men at Middlesbrough, said that changes, demanded. Pone of the greatest misfortunes of authorities take more moderate

the Labour movements was its en-steps in future hey into politics. The Trales. Unions were now in a very seri

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A reference to à mounted

white tiger being on show int Indiat called forth a letter to the

six months' "Statesman," Calcutta, from a cor- was respondent who says that recent- . imprisonment on August 19 passed on E. D.ly.two such white tigers have been

the Pasan Zemindary:: Sykes who was convicted by the shot in Singapore District Judge. Mr. Cential Provinces. Bilaspore Dis- P. F. David on three charges of trict. The skin is practically chocolate (not black) cheating by tendering cheques in white payment of debts when he had no stripes very prettily marked, u funds in the bank to meet the most handsome specimen, all else of is normal including the eyes. In- cheques. Sykee had a sum $1.700 in the bank. it was said, formation frequently comes in of and during his stay in Singapore, other tigers of, the same colour doing business is an import and having been seen, in the same for- export broker, he had distributed (ests... The correspondent raises cheques amounting to over the question of whether this is n

distinct species. $18,000..

ous condition, negiriy everyone of [riporous them being unknipt; worse still hundreds of thousands of men had declared that they would never pay anything more into the Unions. Labour and Capital WELL mutually indispensable, "Let us try and foster a better understanding with the employ ers," added Mr. Wilson. "This is the one way in which the Unions can recover. I am glad to say that we have arrived at something like Tax intelligent position in the ship-

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Livut. Coindr. C. E. Allen has hern appointed to H.M.A. "Titania" fer vonand of a submarine.

The will Sir John Blakes, Barn..

Brighton, Mas beun proved at 300,000, on which the estate duty will be about £75,000.

Peking, August 16-Mr. F. Mr. H. F. Monk has been ap- Hussey-Freke, formerly secretary pointed a Police magistrate for of the Haiho Conservancy Commis- Penang. sion. Tientsin, signed a contract yesterday evening appointing him Associate Chief Inspector of the Salt Gabelle. He assumed offee this morning.

It is not true that the Singapore Police Band has been engaged to play in Hongkong.

Dr. W. M. Lupton temporary Nauen, August 4-A Carnegie Medical Officer; has been second- It is proposed to hold two com- petitions in design dach year among professorial chair will be in- ed for service under the Govern- the drawing offer staff of the Sing-augurated at Berlin's University ment of Kedah.-P. G. apore Municipal Architect, at an of Politics, "Dentsuhe Honnschule jannual cost of about $250,

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fuer Politik" following the recent A promenade concert at Volun- visit of President of the Carnegie teer Headquarters on September Hankow, August 14-Keports refund, Nicholas Murray Butler. 24 is announced in current corps Lesired by the local Chinese news Each year au internationally orders. It will be held by the paper states that Me. Chipne Tao-known authority on ethnology will fafantry Co. Tickets are at 50 pin, leader the Kuomintang, has lecture at Berlin, as was done cents each. [been amiointed as pacification com- before the war.

missioner of Hupch by the Canton Sationalist Government

Cairo. - Considerable feeling has "been created in Egyptian Miss Mitchell, who already holds | eircles by personal attacks. 011

Bombay, August 13.-The new Governor-General of Portuguese India, Senor Massano De Amori.) and received!

the French speed record for typing.ping Fuad in connection with the arrived to-day

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ernment.

Dr. Fitzpatrick is now in charge of the District Hospital-Kuala Lumpur. Dr. Fitzpatrick is the sixth medical officer to hold this appointment in the last eight months. The hospital has nearly 1,000 beds.-M.M.

beat her own record at the recent exchange of a Crown building (for officers of the Consulate and re- Pongress the tenderaphic the purposes of the Egyptian presentatives of the Bombay Gov- Federation held at Auxerre, when University) for State lands alleg- she made 882 tors to the minule,ed to be worth six times the value or 14.7 per second

of the building. The question was raised in the Chamber and Commissions as Second-Liesten this has been followed by a violent ante in the SS. Volunteer Foret. Press war around the person of Reserve of Officers. have been the King. Pranted to the following: Mr. C. A. Scott. Mendames Pearce, Mr. A. W.

"By 187 votes to 173, the Wes- Frisby; Mr. CA Reutens and Mr.

leyan Methodist Conference at A A. de Uruez, all of Penang... York recently adopted a recom- Carleas, Venezuel: August 1-mendation that women should be 1be German ex-Chancellor, Dr. mude eligible for the ministry of

us far as Staff-Officer in China, 1990-1, wAB | Eather, who is visiting the chief the Wesleyan Church

as injured by a taxiçal almost "im- German wettlements 511 South possible on the same terms

The

recommendation con- mediately upon his arrival at San America, has been the principal men.

Traveling, with the guest at "many functions. Detained the qualification that the Francisco. Luther visited President Gomez und marriage of a woman minister general, from Shanghai, were Mr. should be regarded as equivalent and Mrs. E. F. Bothwell, en route to resignation or withdrawal from to England. active ministry.

is now on his way to Colombia.

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Mr. Geo. W. Grey, F. S. 1, Architect to the Hongkong Realty: ind Trust Company, Ltd., has been' elected a Member of The Royal Sunitary Institute. We understand his election was owing to his work, and writings. in connection with sanitation and plumbing, relating to public health.

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Major-General Sir Charles Herbert Powell, K.C.E., a veteran the British Army, who was

The Singapore Band shows de- Excavators working on the finite promise of coming, into Roman amphitheatre at Caerleon being. A short time ago about the site of which was purchased twenty more bandamen arrived for the nation by "The Daily from India and there is now a Mail"-found an inscribed stone strength of twenty-six players. on the original road surface in the Four players are still required to middle of the recently opened up play the bassoon, bass, French entrance to the arena, The stone horn and cornet. A good deal off The many friends of Mrs. Burton, is inscribed with a man's name, spade work has yet to be done wife of Mr. L. A. Barton, of the reading "U. Hentulium." In the before any public performances Hongkong Treasury, will be in opinion of those in charge of the can be attempted. It is hoped, terested to hear that she has sue-excavation, the stone was prob- however, that by the beginning of ceeded in passing the Londonably carved not as part of an next year the band will come inte College of Music examination or official work but just as a signa- full service. We are assured that piano-playing She has been made ture: Another interesting find when it does make an appear- ah Associate and has received the was a Bin-long bronze pin, with a ance, it will be well worth hear- College diploma.""

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