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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Twenty debentures of. $500

On Thursday, no case of notiable disease was reported to each will be drawn the oth annual drawing of the Hongkong the Medical Ofeer of Health. Club on Sopteraber 14 at 11a.m.. These are payable on September 30,

Bill Marr, described as the Paris, August 28-A Ham-world's champion Bre eater, is to burg firm is said to have obtained present a 16-minute act at the Cafe Restaurant Parisien on æ concession in regard to lead and untimony mines in China in re Saturday night when a special turn for the delivery of a quantity dinner will be served. of arms and ammunition.

The Central Fire Brigade 3- Peking. August 16-While theceived a call at 8 pm. last night Tariff Conference is at a deadlock, from No. 176. Wellington Street, the Chinese and Japanese Delegates where a small fire had broken out are preparing for a conference be tween the two nations for mutually favourable tariffs, that an early settlement of the problem between the two nations may be arrived at,

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the roof. The inmates ex- tinguished the outbreak before the arrival of the Brigade.

St. John's Cathedral Sunday The School will re-open in October, Cairo, August 19. Finance Commission of the Cham-when the help of some ber has recommended the pay.teachers will be welcome: The ment of 75,000 Egyptian pounds School is held in the Cathedral to the Sudan for the Defence Hall, on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Force and to strengthen the per-Sundars in the month at 10 a.m. manent bonds between Egypt and the Sudan.

Paris, August 19-France is now doing her own dyeing. Since the close of the war the dye stuff. industry has been growing and now the total production is 14,549 tons annually. Instoud of importing

makers now export their products. dyes from Germany the French dye

Peking, August 16,The second batch of military notes redoomed by the authorities was burned, In front of the Tienanmen yesterday in the presence of a prominent assembly headed by General Chang Tyung-chang and Generals Li Shou- chin. Wang Chi, Yi Yuan, etc. In all $500,000 Notes contained in ten enses were burned.

has announced that during, the

The Secretary of State for Air

more twelve months ended June last post-war seventy aeroplanes of design and 192 of war design had crashed. The value of the machines involved was, roughly, £600,000. The Air Force personnel killed and Mr. J. Bir of the P.W.D. has injured were 63 and 89 respectively. The casualties compared favourably reported to the police the loss bei tween 9,35 and 11 p.m. on Wednes-with those of other aly forces. day of a pocket book containing money, a book of tram tickets, and two tickets for the Denishawn per

The total value was Indo-formance.

The Manchuria" Staple Pro- duce Dealers' Association has petitionéd the S.M.R. Co. to des- patch an economic mission to the South Seas and French China to find out if there is pos- $26. sibility of opening a new markel for bean cake."

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The sum distributed in war pensions since 1914 will, at the end of the current year. exceed £725,000,000, or more than the amount of the National Dibt

The num-! when war broke out. ber of pensioners and dependants at the end of last March was over 1.800,000, and of the 3,000,000 claims made in respect of war per vice, five out of every six were ad-

It is hoped that the rite of confirmation will be administered London, August 17.-There will be no Naval review when the St. John's Cathedral, some time in December. Meanwhile the Imperial Conference is sitting, Chaplain will be glad if the names but the oversea Premiers will be of candidates can be sent to him afforded an opportunity to visit so that the classes may be ar-mitted by the Pensions Ministry. the Fleet at sea in the Channel,ranged, probably to begin early in probably to witness firing prac-October. tices.

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The "Golden Star" which was An enterprising crocodile, says the "British North Borned reported to have been involved in Herald," recently got into one of a serious mishap yesterday after noon is on the run this morning and the drains off Penampang Road, Jesselton, and seized there u Chin-pon enquiry the "China Mail was As his only access to informed that it had not been taken ese coolie. this spot was through the Sim-off last night. bulan stream which bisects the ing was effected on the Kowloon golf course it is not surprising side yesterday but the incident hal

caddies hesitate

been exaggerated beyond reason, it before searching for mishit balls therein. was stated. and ne delay in the

service had transpired,

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A rather bad land-

The master of a "cargo, junki reported to the Water Police yes terday that strike pickets held up his boat, which had no curge

at Tai San on August 11, and board, near the Customs House robbed him of clothing and money to the value of $100, taking ali the arms, including "two rifles One member of the crew was

the pickets. stated to have been removed by

White ants have agdin given trouble to the St. Peter's Church! Tientsin, August 15.-The

(West Point) orgen which had to Civil Governor of Tientsin has The case in which three Chin-be dismantled before they could just issued orders to the Chief ese are alleged to have participate be driven out. Messrs. Tseng of the City Police. the Foreigned in the piracy of a junk and Fook and Co, are entrusted with Commissioner. the Taoyin and ill-treating the master by chain-the work of repairs which is pro- also the Tientsin magistrate in- ing him to a tree for three weeksgressing very satisfactorily. To structing them to form a commit was mentioned at the Kowloon all appearances this family of tee to take up the question Magistracy yesterday when the white ants is very loyal to the

that with the French-Belgian Com-defendants claimed

the Church, having been there for pany concerning the rendition of charge was brought in revenge many generations, and repeated the Tientsin electric Tramway for fights which took place be efforts to persuade them to leave and electric light to the Chinese tween them. Hearing was ad-it have proved unsuccessful by purchase without delay. journed until Tuesday afternoon. Church Notes."

SOCIAL

Mr. J. H. Nieuwenhuis, resident' jor Solo, Jaya, has resigned. His successor has not as yet been ap- pointed.

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AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Mrs. G. G. Franklin, with her son

returned to Singapore by the P. ånd 0. steamer "Kashgar."

The death bas decurred at Medan Bishop Titus Lowe, D.D., Sumaira. of Mrs. Vester, wife of Singapore received the honorary

Mr. Vester, director of the Nether degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.);

at" the recent Commencement exercises of Nebraska Wesleyan | University.

Tientsin. Augus! 17.-Owing to the suspension of schools at Tien- sin, more than four hundred Kuo- mintung students have lately left for the South to join the anti- North expedition.

Mr. O'Hara Hickson. one time Chairman of the Incorporated Society of Planters of Malaya, gave recently an address on the history and work of the Society to a large number of North Borneo planters and others at the resi- lence of Mr. Fitz-Gerald Day of Kinarut Estate.

"In connection with the depar- ture of Mr. C. P. Goodhue, at Batavia, owing." to indifferent health, for England at the end of last month, the office of the American Trade Commissioner will be in charge of Mr. Don. C. Bliss, Assistant Trade Commis- sioner.

Mr. J. Marvin Howes, for the last six years a resident of Shang- hai was on August 26 inducted into the office of clerk of the Unit-

lands Trading Society.

Mr. F. D. Evans may not be re- turning to Malaya. Rumour has it that he has been appointed De- puty D. P. W., Nigeria.

Captain N. C. D. Brownjohr's name appears in to-day's Volunteer) orders aa, adjutuns of the Corps in pince of Captain G. E. Swinton, MC..

The Peak Church Sunday School is having sports and tea on Satur- day, September 18, at Kellett Crest, at 4 p.m. The Chaplain will be glad to welcome the parents of the children on this occasion.

Of the choir at St. John's Cathe drai, "Church Notes" says:-The full rehearsals which were suspend-i Mr. James Campbell Hanning, ofed during August are being re- Morden Hill House, Morden Hill, sumed in September, on Thursdays, Lewisham, S.E., formerly of the

at 5.30 p.m. We shall be glad to Hongkong and Shanghai Banking, welcome new members for the win- Corporation, New York, left 28,621,

ter montha. Particularly needed are personal estate in Great Britain.

sopranos and'. contraltos. Mr. Mason is hoping to prepare a spe- cial programme for the re-opening of the organ before the end of the year.

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India, → Sinila,

August Gandhi, leader of the Hindus in their opposition to British rule, has preach Christianity.. decided to

He declares that he believes Chris- tianity will be his best aid in the passive resistance campaign họ is carrying on.

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passengers who arrived by the "President Pierce" were Mr. and Mrs. P.. K. Liew, Mr. Liew, formerly of Lugard Hall, graduated from the University f Hongkong in engineering two years! The death is recorded at Johore | ago. He has spent this time in! Bahru of Tungku Azizah, wife of America where he took up "ad- Tungku Abdul Aziz, the Deputy vanced studies. In mechanical on- Mentri Besar, and sister of H.H.

bineering and gained considerabia the Sultan" of Johore. The deceas ed lady was only thirty years of age, and her end was sudden and unexpected, being due to heart

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experience from well known manu-j facturing centres such as Detroit, Mr. and Flint and Milwaukee, Mr. Liew are on their way ho Malaya whero' Mr. Llew hopes to start a business of his own. His friends in Hongkong all wish him

The Hon. Mr. David Beatty, success. el States Court for China, sic-Secretary for Chlipse Affairs, who ceeding Mr. William A. Chapman, is shortly leaving the F.M.S. on now under arrest in Seattle, retirement, was presented with a Wask, on. charges of having em- valedictory address by the mem- bezzled about $30,000 of Govern-bers of the Chinese Advisory Board. rent funds there.

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London, August 18. The death is unnounced of Brigadier-General Charles Triscott who served with

Roberts in Lord

Afghanistan. and the Poh Loeng Kuk Committee General Charles Prideaux Triscott, at Penang when he made his last C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., R.A., was born. The "Straits Times" under- tour of inspection in the northern in 1857. He served in Afghanistan stands that Mr. Aw: Boon Haw, settlement.

including action at Charaslab and of Singapore, who has the inter-

the march from Kabul and Kanda- ests of his poor decrepit country-

har (medal and bronze star) Ho men very much at. heart, is will Among the passengers which ing to donate $10,000 towards the left by the "President Hayes," served in the Burma campaign, 1885-88; and commanded the "ex- erection of a public home for aged on August. 27 from Singapore at pedition against Salay Hill Kachina, poor Chinese. Mr. Aw Boon 10 am. were Mr. and Mrs. T. J. and also in the expedition to Lake Haw, who is the proprietor of Cokely, Mr. Cokely, who is the Endawgyee and Jade Mines Eng Aun Tong and Co., has been General Agent of the Dollar (despatches. D.S.O. medal with always ready to assist when there Steamship Line, Singapore, is pro- two clasps); He served in the le need for help, and he has been ceeding home on leave and dur-Tiran Expeditionary Fords (des- considering new means by which-ing his absence Mr. B. R. Bates patches, medal with two claspa) to befriend poor and helpless lise been appointed Acting Gen- and Officer Commanding, the men and women,

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RENTS PLEBISCITE.

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MAIL SHIP FRACAS.

In the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL will be found an account of the extraordinary in- cident on the French mail steamer Angers when defiance was shown by the French crew to the Captain, the Police, and Revenue Officers, the latter of whom seized morphine and cocaine valued at half a million dollars.

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