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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

According to the old Chinese calendar, White Dow (Pal-lu, pro- nounced, Bank Lo in Cantonese) falls to-morrow,

To-morrow is the anniversary of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Miss will be cele- brated at the Rosary Church, Kowloon, at 6.30 and 7.30 am, and at the Cathedral. Glenealy. High Mass at 7.30 am, and Benedic, tion at 5.30 p.m.

When a Chinese was charged at the Kowloon Magistracy yes terday with assaulting a bus con- ductor. i was "stated that he escaped from the charge room at Hunghom and had to be chased and caught. The Magistrate im- posed a ne of $2 on the assault charge, while on the more serious charge of escaping from police custody he was sent to prison for ter days with the option of a fine.

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Rome, August 30.-The elec- tion of municipal officers by Popular Suffrage, allowed since the Kingdom of Italy was found- ed in 1870, was tolished to-day by the Fascist Government. The Council of Ministers, under the presidency of Premier Mussolini, adopted the decree extending the Podesta system

town and village. with the exeep tion of Rome and Naples. The decree affects 1,700 places. Under the Podesta system the central government appoints an official to rule.

il Diocesan

New term at the Boys' School. Kowloon. begins on |Sept., 19. Further detalls us to new boys, parents and guardians are contained in an advertisement on page 3.

A Chinese amath working at No. 67, Caine Road, was sent to the Government Civil lospital yester day following an attack her right leg by a brows mongrel dog.

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The animal, belonging to Mr.

Moscow, August.12.-An ex- pedition p the Academy of Science, exploring the course of the River Ileku, has discovered in three places habitations of pre- historic man. «

The freight earnings of the in the Government Railways

of last second ten-day-periód month amounted to yen 4.778:342, 1.763,738 tons being transported.

Xavier, of No. 6, Ying Wah Ter-Compared with the eqrresponding period of last year. the number of race, was taken to Kennedy Town

tons lifted shows an increase of for observation.

26,999 and receipts an increase of yen 89,775,

Excavations at one of the Five Knolls tumuli on the brow of

The Arst big generating sta Dunstable Downs have revealed the skeleton of na Bronze Age man tion under the Government's Elec- with n cremation tricity Bill will be built on associated burial. Altogether cleven skele-Duke's Meadows, Chiswick, W., tons have been found.. One dia.at a cost of about 2,000,000. This covery was of the remains of a decision is the result of negotia- primary burial. The skeleton was tions between the London and found in a crouching position Home Counties Joint Electricity about 6ft. below the top of the Authority and Chiswick District |

Council; It is understood that tumults. "

the plans of the scheme have been "completed and that both purties are awaiting the approval of the Electricity Commissioners.

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The proprietor of a German Hotel (reports the "North-China Daily Mail, in the Hatamen Street at Peking applied to the

Berlin, August 27. The Metropolitan Tax Office recently for registration of the deeds of sixteenth conference of the Inter-: to every city.the premises of his hotel, which national Air Traffic Association opened at the Foreign Office here he had leased, "forever." Tax Office referred the matter to to-day, 23 aerial companies repre- the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,senting 18 countries being pre- which has now issued an in sent. The Japanese delegate was The spokes- struction that in the interior no Professor Ogawa. foreigner of whatever nation man for the German Government ality, is allowed to buy and own expressed satisfaction over the Tokyo, August 17-Verna- property, and therefore the per- removal of the Versailles Treaty eular newspaper's report that re-petual lease of the hotel cannot restrictions, allowing Germany to develop her resources For the cent night-firing practice conduct.be registered.

benet of European air traffic. ed by the navy, in the Bungo Channel, with two scrapped. des. Washington August 4-The troyers, the Hatsuharu and the United States exported 216190,- Louis Borno, president of the Fayol as targets, was a failure. 974 linear feet of positive motion Republic of Haiti, in an address! The Battleships "Nagato" and picture films, more than 40,000; before a group of New York bank- "Yamashiro" opened fire on the miles. valued at $6.534.202, dur-ers, expressed his belief that the destroyers at a distance of 10.000 ing the year ended June 30. For Republic will in time become an metres and during a constant the same period there WIN H important source of crude rub- bombardment of two hours, it slight decrease in the export of ber. Technical experts employed declare that neither of the thr-negatives. The greatest falling by the Government have made an gets was hit. The range was re-off in American exports of motion- exhaustive investigation of rub- duced to 7,000 the next night and pieture films was in the quantity ber growing possibilities and had the light cruisers "Yar" and taken by the United Kingdom, a reported favourably, he asserted, "Sendal" attempted the bombard drop of about 20,000,000 feet. emphasising the excellent trans- ment with no success whateves. This helped to place Latin portation facilities of the coun- It is new.understood that an at. America ahead of Europe as a try. An invitation to American tempt will be made to sink the market for American films. The capital to aid in the development destroyers by bombing them from Far East showed a satisfactory of the natural resources of the the air.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

M. Sun, a Chinese govera, ment official has returned to Tientsin from America,

As secretary in the YW.CA. Miss Evelyn Derry'expects to stay in Tientsin for three years.

President of the New York fur firm of S. Isaacs Co.. Mr. S. Issues arrived in Japan by, the "President Grant," accompanied by Mr. H. La Force and Mr. Een Wolf, on a busk

nesa trip.

After a visit to the United States, | Mr. M. Zide, who is interested in the fur business and a representa- rive of the Russian Government Trade Organisation. is returning heme to Habarovsk. Dalgostorg, o

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Swaraj (Home Rule) leaders in India have started A movement for an

Indian National Union with the object of putting an end | to religious feuds between Hindus

arid Moslems,

Commissions as Second Lieuten- anta in the, Singapore Volunteer Force,have been conferred on Mr. S. V. Hogan and Mr. E. G. Wheatley. [

The marriage of Mr. A. N. Wighton, of Morain and Co., Cal Mrs. Stanley Baldwin, at Leigh,cutta, and Miss E. M Secker, of; Worcester, presented Henry Lips-Jesselton Hospital, British North tombe, a retired engine-driver, 80 Borneo, will take place at the years of age, with a case of pipes, Presbyterian Church, Rangoon, in recognition of his voluntarily early in October. driving trains on the G.W.R. dur- ing the general strike. Mrs. Baldwin said Lipscombe retired 20 years ago, and refused pay for his work.

General Sir Neill Malcolm, for merly General Officer Command- ing the Troops, Malaya, intends' paying a visit to Borneo in February next in his capacity as President of the Court of Direc Mr. C. M. van Cuylenburg, minne sing director of Powell and Cators of the British North Borneo Ltd., Singapore, who has been in Company. disposed from some time past. woes as a short holiday on the round Chicago, August 30,-Krishna- touor Australia (Sydney) by the murti, the "new Messiah" is re- Murella and thence on by P. and maining in strict seclusion" pend- to vin Melbourne, Adelaide "anding his introduction to the world Fremantle to Colombo, returning loon Wednesday. On that day he Singapore by P. and O. about the will address the international con- end of October.

ference of the World Theosophist Society and will deliver important spiritual message."

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The Federal High Court, sitting jat Sydney gave leave to appeal in a case where Mr. Judd, à prominent Communist, had been fined 19s, for failing to vote at the last Federal elections. Mr. Judd's counsel sab mitted that disagreement with the politics, religion, or personalities of all the candidates offering in a par

Mexico City, August 31.-On ticular constituency was a valid reason for not voting. He contend- complaint of the German legation

The Ipoh correspondent of the ed that Parliament's actior in muk-to-day, the foreign office. has

an examination

the of Straits Times" wires that ing voting compulsory was ultra ordered

Rudolph Valentino film "The Four death has occurred unexpectedly vires.

Horsemen," advertised to be of Mr. V. C. Upton, manager of shown here for the first time. Lauderdale Estate Mr. Upton The production will be forbidden was a captain in the Malay States if the police are convinced that it Volunteer Rifles, and had been contains scenes derogatory to the well-known in social and sporting German nation. The death of circles in Perak for many years. the screen stan hae caused sudden

Singapore, August 30,-Comdr. popularity of his films which has

the offset the Catholic economic boy- Geoffrey Freyburg, R.N., cott. Some of the moving picture Master Attendant, was taken theatres are showing old reels of seriously ill on Saturday evening Valentino and are even turning and was removed to the General away patrons.

Hospital. On enquiry yesterday we were informed that his condi

had Tokyo, September 1. Gustav tion somewhat improved. Adelphus. Crown Prince of Commander Freyburg was to Sweden and his consort, Princess have taken part in the Pageant Louise will arrive in Yokohama at the Stadium on Saturday night, to-morrow aboard, the Japanese but owing to his sudden illness liner "Siberia Maru." They plan the services of an understudy had to spend two months in Japan and to be employed. "Singapore Free warship toward the end of Octo- will leave for Korea on a Japanese Press."

Melbourne, .: August 25.-The Commonwealth Government enter tained the visiting Japanese parlia- mentarians to luncheon to-day. The luncheon was attended by leading citizona. Extending a hearty wet come. Mr. Puge, on behalf of the Commonwealth, said that Australia had much in common with Japan. He endorsed the Japanese plea for the removal of misunderstandings ir connection with the Pucite pro- blem, and said that he was con- vinced that the visit would tend te strengthen and extend the friend- ahip between Australia and Japun. ---Rengo.

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The following letter to the "Daily Mai speaks for itself. Sir.--1 agree with "A Warwickshire Shop Keeper," whose latter was publish

The Japanese Government Mena, Arkansas, August 31.2- ed on Friday, that the only terrɔ" here in Warwickshire is that which interida to make the occasion Commonwealth College announc Mr. Cook and his tribe are making. memorable. They will be guests ed that the American Civil Liber If he had kept away every pit would of the nation for two days only, ties Union nad offered to help the now, be in full swing, and one September 12 and 18, although college authorities fight efforts county at least would be doing its they will occupy the Kasumigase- by the American Legion to in- duty to King and country. Why ki detached palace, former home vestigate them on the charge of are such men allowed to rutu this of the Prince Regent, as teaching students radicalism and country?

they remain 1 am thankful to any long

announcement in treason. that my husband has been worlding Tokyo. The Imperial house- states that any attempt by the nearly six weeks. We are not liv-holdte mapping an itinerary American Legion to interfere ing on the rates. All the shop for the royal pair but the dates with the work of the college will keepers have bean most generous will not be announced until they result in a "fight that will make and all the children are well fed. have been approved by the Crown the Scopes trial in Dayton Ten

A Miner's Wife Warwickshire. Prince himself..

nessee scem trivial."

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