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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Wom Grammar School Cadet The Anderson Music Co., Ltd. Corps has won the Lucas-Tooth announen their latest list of snow Shield, a Shropshire challenge process records. There is a nies trophy, for the fourth successive variety for different tastes.

A fresh case of onterie tever The Czecho-Slovakia Govern-styphoid) was notified on Thursday. ment has granted an annual sub- The patient is a Chinese from the aidy of 15,000 gold francs (2500) city district. to the International Institute of Intellectual Co-operation.

The glant arum of Sumatra, which produces a leaf one year and a flower the next year, les in full bloom at Kew Gardens and l attracting much attention not only for its size, but for its banuty.

The wife of the Russlan General Ataman Semirnoff, 148

bean arrested in Party on a charge of fraudulently converting to her own use fars and other articles obtained by her on credit. A young Pole, named Langchewski, is being

For sitting on the steps. of the Cenotaph, which was recently made The Hungarian Government an offence by Government rien restored to the French tion, a ecolle was fined $3 by Major authorities the aeroplane in which C. Wilson at the Central Magischarged as an accomplice. the brothers Arrachce nadvertracy, yesterday. tently landed in Hungary.

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Further evidence was taken at

» It is stated that there is a prob- the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday fability of that remarkable old Chi- in a charge of manslaughter against a sanitary coolle. It was alleged rese play. "The Chele of Chalk." being seen

in Londer, in a new that he caused the death of a haw English version during the comingker by prodding him with a bamboo broom. The case will be continued this afternoon.

HELA,

The New South Wales State. Government is showing itself inimical to the policy of the new Sentilors' League formed to faci tate Immigration, and has with drawn the subsidy.

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The Diocesan Boys' School re- openi on Monday, al 9 a.m. Pavonta and guardians can see the lea master in the school office from D to 11 am to-morrow.

Now beva shoul, attend to-morrow at 9 am.

About 80 Chinese, residents of Limehome-rattseway, Tennyfells, West India Dock-striot, and High-' street, Poplar, accompanied, in some ennes, by their English wifes, en ioyed a trip into the erantry on August 7, travelling by char-a-bane, to Kingston, and thence by host to Windzon Among the party were several members of the independri Masonic order, together with men bers Cins Ancient Order of

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British Museumncquisitions In-

clude a Japanese panel painting showing a figure portrait, which is probably seventeenth-century work. and four fine colour prints. One of the principal of these is by an artist named Kiyonngs and another in by the rather boltor-known Hokusik

The Eastern Extension Tele- Kruph Co, notifies that telegraphic" Paris, July 30.-A few weeks communication with Hankow go a patient in hospital at Tarbes | totally" interrupted, Telegrams, to accidentally swallowed a tube con- Hankow and places beyond are now Laining radium to the value of being transmitted by wire from 36.000 francs. The obvious mo Shanghai to Wuhu and thence by sures for its recovery proved un- They are subject to heavyavalling. The patient hua now [delay and are accepted at sender's died, but an examination of the

risk only.

body has failed to reveal the miss-- ing object.

post.

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Mrs. Hayley Mortiss, who is to be released from Holloway Gaol, }, Монсом, August 27. The was sentenced to nine months' im-strike of the employees of the Indo- prisonment in December last for European Telegraph Company con- Fenspiring with her husband who tinues. London is working India

was sentenced to two years hard via the "Eastern Telegraph labour and twelve months' imprl pany, paying daily over £500. The sunment for offences against young five days'strike has caused the con- girls. Mrs. Morriss'a release is oncessionnicus 11 ·loss of £25,000 account of a remission of twe whereas the salary raise demanded months for good behaviour. During by the staff amoants to only £1,350 [his Imprisonment Morriss's estate, per annum--Rengo.

Pippingford Park, has been in the charge of a friend..

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Chicago, August 13.--The zoological section of the Capt. In connection with the reported Marshall Field Brazilian Expedi discovery of giant Monitor lizards|tion obtained during its first week, Et-Col. P. T. Betherton. Inte in the Dutch islands of the Eust a wolf-spider, a mouse-oppossüm of British Consul-Cignail in Turkese ladies, the Times publishes a photo- ja species hitherto not represented tan, in an article in the Daily graph of the Two-Panded Monitor in an American museum, and many Graphic attributes Soviet Russia's now in the London Zoo. Which is other valuable specimens to the But the Banded number of 300. This was reported non-acceptance of the invitation to ft. 7 in. long. be represented on the Opium Com-Monitor is insignificant compared to D. C. Davies, director of Field Museum of Natural History here, mission to the existence of pappy to the giant lizard of the same pantasions in Russian Turkestan. genus, which has been known to affrom which the explorers departed the existence of which has been few zoologists and to a few Dutch cleverly concealed, and from which officials and sportsmen since 1912. the Bolshevists derive So, lucrative These creatures, found on the island an income. The frontier of Rus of Komodo, are said to attain the slar Turkestan marches with that Fength of 30 ft... and to be extremely of Western China.

dangerous to man.

accom-

for Tuana recently. Mrs. Field is taking as active part in the work, a communication stated, panying George K Cherrie, leader. each morning on collecting expedi-| tions.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Mr and Mrs. E. Thursby-Felham were among the passengers whe Errived by the s.s. "Taiping" from Australia yesterday

The principal Japanese delegates to the Lengue Assembly at Geneva are Viscount. Ishii. Mr. Kinzb Adachi and Mr. R. Nagai.

Mr. W. H. Daukes and Lt. Col. A. ED. Auderson. D.S.O., M.C., directors of the Anglo-Dutch Plan- Itations of Java, Ltd., have left London for Java on a visit to the company's properties.

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Tainanfu, September 3.-Mr. Kang Yu-wei, modern sage of China," arrived at Tainanfu from ¡Tsingtan on the night of September

12.

The Council of the Society of Accountants and Incorporated Auditors have elected Mr. Thomas Keens as president, and Mr. Henry Morgan as vice-president for the ensuing year.

Matheson Lang bade farewell to London at the King's Theatre, Hammersmith, in "The Chinese Bungalow," and will not be seen again in the metropolis till his re

Canadian tour.

Ir. Robert Hyde Greg, formerly British Minister to Siam, arrived in Bucharest on August 9 to take up his duties as Minister Roumania.

The Lord and Lady Montagu of Beaulies had the bonour of being invited to luncheon with the Queen on board the Royal Yacht at Cowes Roads on August 6.

Mesurs. M. Honja, K. Kawase, S. Kuboto, A. Munago and I, Watonbe arrived at Southampton on August 10 from New York on board the Cunard liner "Aquitania,"

The late Mr. William Montague Hammets Kirkwood (76), of New-turn, late in March next, from hisand Hygiene of the Royal Colleges

bridge House, Bath, barrister-at- law, at one time Legal Adviser to the Japanese Government, left unsettled estate valued at 33,373 (net personalty, £2,082).

The wedding of Miss. Dorothy Muriel Holyoak and Capt C. D. 'Armstrong, M.C., East Surrey Regi- ment, has been fixed for October 18. After the service at St. John's, Cathedral there will be a reception at Government House.

Mr. D. J. Jones, a young Pontar- dawe schoolmaster, was chaired as the Bard of the Annual Welsh National Eisteddfod" at Swansea on August 6, winding the prize for an ode entitled "The Monk Led to the platform between two of the Bards, he was installed in the chair which was part of the prize, and which was a fine example of Chin- ese terved work, the gift of the Welsh Colony in Shanghai."

The Chinese Delegation to the Seventh Assembly of the League

Nations is as follows:-First Delegate: H.E. Mr. Chao-Hsin-chu, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Italy; Second Delegate; H.E. Mr. Wang King-ky, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Belgium. The Third Delegate has not yet been appolated. Mr. Chao-hain Chu was Chinese Acting, Minister In London 1422-1925.

Mr. Percival, A. R. Leith, chief civil and mechanical engineer, Smith's Dock Company, Limited, South Shields, has been appofuted chief engineer to the River Tees Conservancy Commissioners, and will take up his new appointment on October 1.

The Diploma in Tropical Medicine

of Physicians and Surgeons of Eng- land has been conferred on W. 2, C Yuen, M.B., B.S., Hong Kong.

The Marquess and Marchioness of Reading left London on August 10 for Sectland, where they will be the guests of Viscount and Visconn~ tess Inchcape at Glenapp Castle, Ballantrae..

course of

Baron Fukushima and Count The death is announced, in his 80th year, at Schonenwerd, of M. Sano, of Japan, are among the Edward Bailly-Prior, senior direc-coutmasters of eight nations who tor of Bailly. Limited, one of the commenced an annual largest shoemaking firms in the scoutcraft at Gilwell Fark, Essex, world, who was a member of the

on August 6: Swiss National Caunell from 1902-

to 1917.

Being held responsible for the it case of Mr. Chao Chin-po, an adviser to Marshal Chang T- in, by the Fengtien authorities, Mr. Wang Yung-pao, the Chinese Minis- ter to Tokyo, had applied to the

Waichiaopu for his return home for recuperation...

Recent Colonial Office appoint- ments include the following:-Mr. M. P. O'Connor, M.B., ChB, etc.. Medical Officers Malaya; and Miss P., Smith, as Nursing Sie- ter, Straits Settlements.

Mrs. Margaret Proctor Smith, the

well-known singer and lecturer who engaged in volunteer mission work in Wuchung until last year when Shanghai,

a visit, September 2.-Ser she left for America för geant Short was one of the pria- turned to Hankow a few days ago. She will be with Dr. and Mrs. Bas ipale yesterday afternoon at a cero mony at Holy Trinity Cathedral part of September, and then go to when he and Miss Mary Hoffman Icharg to visit Dr. and Mrs. Luten of the U.S. Navy, in October, re- were married in the presence of a

The turning to Hankow for a two weeks' small gathering of friends.

Deaconess Hart, after ceremony was performed by the visit to

which she will make her home in Rev. A. C. S. Trivett, Sub-Dean,

Hankow.

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Mr. Stewart Becker and Mr., The American Minister to Peking. Stuart Allon, who were graduated Mr. J. V. A. MacMurray, accom from Princeton University in the panied by Mrs. MacMurray and Mt class of 1926, have arrived in and Mrs. Peck and daughter, of Peking to teach English on the Peking, will pass through Hong faculty of the YM.C.A. School of Kong about the latter part of the Finance and Commerce. Both month on route to Manila. Mr. young men were active in their un- and Mrs. MacMurray will spend dergraduate days, inking positions part of their vacation with of leadership in student affaira. Governor-General and Mrs. Wood.In his Senior year Becker was man- The party will probably visit US ager of the Princeton Commons, a Consul General and Mrs. Jenkins, dining hall for 1200 students, at Canton, and will merely be in They are living with Mr. Robert R the Colony for a Low days Garley; former General Secretary of Reyter.

tho Y.M.C.A. in Peking.

Simla, August 22It is under stood that Lala Laj Fatrai, the well-known leader of the Punjab Hindus, has resigned from the Swaraj Party owing to serious differences with Pandit Motilal Nehru, and intends to join the Responsive Co-operation Party to be led by Pandit Malaviya, the All- India Hindu leader. Lala Laj Patral's resignation, though nat confirmed, da regarded as a great. blow to the Swarajist organisation on the eve of the General Elec- tions

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OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.

Outstanding events of the weak up to this Wednesday (inclusive) are

graphically described in the Overland China

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People at Home want to know all about the historic." occurrences concerning sojourners in China. Better than writing a letter is to send along a copy with all the news.

OUR NAVAL CASUALTIES.

The events leading up to the Naval action on the Yangtse, details of the casualties suffered by the British in an heroic attempt to uphold prestige, will be found in this week's issue, together with names of ships taking part and other. in- formation.

PICKETS AS PIRATES.

How action was taken against the Canton strike pickets by forces of H.M.'s Navy at Canton and Swatow-and the sequel to the incidents is also described in the Overland China Mail. The "protest" of the Canton Foreign Ministry is included.

WARS IN CHINA.

Prominence is now given by Home papers to the struggles in China, and the effect on foreign intercourse, Friends "will be asking themselves questions. Not a cable from the daily publication has been, omitted. Such tell the folks what they want to know. Despatches regarding the epic defence of Wuchang will give readers an inkling into methods of Chinese warfare. Wu Pei-fu's "death." "capture" and his real condition will also prove interesting.

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Colony's loss: The death of another well-known re- sident, in Dr. J. C. Dalmahoy Allan, is recorded.

"Matiny" on ship: What happened on a Hong Kong bound vessel, the "Talamba," when deportées gave the officers an anxious time, is told in full.

All the local news of the week: All the local news is included in the Overland China Mail every week, out on Fridays in time for the mail.

A host of unique events in and around the Colony-com- bining to let others know about life in the Far East-will be found. To mention only a few:-Reception to Prince Dahni and Princess Sipham of Siam: Hong Kong as the "Island of Kisses'in a film taken here; Canton's decision to hand back mission hospitals; the Governor being entertained by Chinese; Hobbs's reply to local cricketers.

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