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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
There are, according to latest published figures 613,209 Guides in the world.
At yesterday's Council meet Do not forget the opening Girling the Attorney-General elabor-show by Dick Norton's Globe- ated on the reasons for the intro-trotters at the "Star" Theatre, duction of measures to empower Kowloon at 9:15 pm; to-morrow." the Governor to appoint such as
The Colony had a clean, bill of health on Thursday, no caso of noti, fiable disease being reportad.
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he thought it na Regletrar of Shanghai, September Marriages; also for powers with General Llu Tso-lung, commander regard to pay and discipline of of the Hankow-Hanyang Defence Annual subscriptions to the Volunteers during the annual Forces, yesterday Said a vialt to the local Boy Scout Association are due Camp. The second reading was Japanese Consulats at Hankow and |om|October 16-(a) minimum for alea passed of the Ordinance to formally apologised for the resent membership $5 and (b) "Silvercharge the Loan to the Colony on firing incident wherein the Japan- Wolf Fund. 85.
the general revenue and assets of cse warship. "Katada" was attacked, the Colony.
by Chinese troops.
A picked detachment of 24 from the Scottish Compahy, H.K.V.D.C. will meet the King's Own Scottish Borders on their arrival in Hong Kong. 27
turn over to China 66 villages Amar river,, which were occupied situated on the 1st aide of the during the Boxer Revolt
said flatly to have rafused "the Rudin
demands...
Nduon, September 9-Accord- festo. issued by the Shanghai Die Chinese Chamber of Commerce at
Peking, Sept. 23-in a mani
ing to a dispatch from Moscow, the trict Kuomintang Party, and repro-Harbih has demanded that Russia duced by the "Minkuopag" this Paris, September 22-"Lethe most tyrannical of all the im- morning. England is described as Martin reports that Druse at perialistic nations and the strongest tacked three French squadrons power in the East. 90 per cent of north-east of Damascus. The Druse fed leaving ten dead.
the Oriental people are under the oppression of Britain," the mant festo states therefore. It we are to: carry out our anti-imperialistic acti- vities we should regard England as our principal opponent."
In November, Miss Trotter. (District Commissioner, East Herts) and Miss Wanklyn (District Commissioner, Choshunt) "are com- ing to Hong Kong to conduct a four montha' training of Girl Guides and ¡Guiders.
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Paking, Sept. 18-According Ministry of Intarior, the statistics to a recent census made by the.
for foreigners in Peking, according Hankow, September 24-The Students, 688; these engaged in to bccupationis read as follows: first train to bring foreign re-commerce and industry, 560) mis- sidents from Chikungahan to Hanalcharies, 121: teachers 50; doctors; Technical Institute classes
kow since the retirement of Mar-6; prostitutes. 59: those engaged in resume on Monday. Entry forms shab Wu Pol-fu arrived at alxcommunication, 87; in mining and can be obtained by applicants a'clock yesterday evening. Ac Ashing, 11 in agriculture and the Education Dept. (for attendance
cording to. statements brought forestry, 5, and lawyers, 2 at Queen's College) and at the
down by those who came down Central British School (for classes perienced a dreadful time after the South Valley residents ex- in Kowloon),
Nauen. September 16-A re- port from Moscow states that a British note has arrived in Moscow on the Algeciras question: British Foreign Office is of the The opinion that the agreement made with the Czarist Government at Algeciras is to be considered in valid as the Soviet Government nullified all treaties made by the Czarist Government..
San Diego, California, Septem the capture of the place by the ber 16-Vice Consul Fukuoka a of Los Southern forces, whose exemplary Japanese Vice-Consul ing several of the bungalows. behaviour, was Clustrated by loot-Angeles, has arrived here. to inven. tigate the machine-gunning "of the is now stated that the Railway will Japanese schooner "Iwate" by the Sintien from now on. run a daily train to and from Mexican fisheries patrol steamer "Tecate recently. It is reported that the Japanese Government will lodge
American territorial waters.".
protest against the capture and firing happened outside Mexican or
לי.
Shanghal authorities, the Shanghai With the approval of the Rice Guild proposes, as from to- day, October 1, to take definite
steps to regulate the price of rice. The plans have not been made Peking, September 11-The public but it is understood that Cabinet to-day requested the For- rice merchants will be asked to eign and Education Ministries" to hang out signboards showing that re-examine the revision auggested they are members of the guild and by the Ministry of Education informing the people that they are Article 10 of the Sino-Japanese selling the grain at reasonable and Far Eastern Cultural Enterprises regulated prices. The public will Regulations, namely, that all busi-be asked to deal only with these ness matters relating to the Cul places and not to go near any shop tural Enterprises shall receive the which cannot prove, ita aflation approval of the majority of both with the guild as such generally the Chinese and the Japanese Com-turn out to be an agency of the missioners.
profiteering ring,
Moscow, September 16.-The Commintern (Headquärtare of the Third Internationale) issued a manifesto to-day, strongly express ing its opposition to any reinforce- ment of forces in China on the part of the Powers, especially of Ex-. tains. Meanwhile, in view of the recent development of the situation in China, Various anti-foreign agitations are going on in Russia under the watchword of "Non-inter-. ference with Chinese internal politica Anti-British agitation is particularly, active.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Reminder: Farewell dinner' of, El Gloria Lodge, No. 5872, RA.0.B.,
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The many friends in Hong Kong of Mr. Walter Sinclair will be fa-
in the Royal Naval theatre, at 8terested to know that he has been p.m. to-morrow.
re-appointed Director of the Hart Ilouse Theatre; Toronto, for the season 192627.
A concert is to be given in the Chinese Y.M.C.A. to-morrow at
8 pm. by the 20th Hong Kong Troop of Boy Scouts on the first
anniversary of their formation.
Paris, September 13.-M. Marin presided at the solemn inaugural ceremonies in Sarrebourg of the cemetery for French nationals who died while prisoners of Germany during the World War.
Parts, Sept. 18-According to "Le Petit Parisien," Kraasin is to proceed to London during the week end and will become the Soviet Charge d'Affaires.
London, September 22-Lord The following have been grant-d'Abernon is leaving the Berlin post. ed commissions in the Hong Kong on October 6. He will give a ban- Volunteer Defence Corps, C.S.M.quet before leaving at which Pre- J. E. Hancock (Armoured Can sident Hindenberg will be the guest Company), Sgt. N. L. H Railton of honour, z
Artillery Co.) and Sapper M. G Noll (Engineer Co.)
Mr. W. H. Edmonds of the Water Works, who, is a musketry expert, has received the substantive ap-
Berlin, Sept. 18 Dr. Shurman, American Ambassador to Berlin, is going to Washington via. Cherbourg. to participate in a financial con ference with President Coolidge and the British and French Ambas
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Madras, Sept. 12-Viscountess Goschen, who arrived in Bombay:pointment of Regimental Sergeantsadors to the United States,
on the s.8." "Rajputana" after four Major in the Defence Corps, having Paris Press, believes that this may months' stay in England, returned held "acting rank for some time. foreshadow a revision of the Ameri to Madras this morning, accem- Ife goes on leave til July 81 next can policy regarding the French panied by "Miss Portal and two year.
war-debts. (A.D.C.'s....” His Excellency, the Governor and members of the Cabinet gave her, a cordial welcome at the station.
The programme of the Feast of Fraser, Peking correspondent of the Peking, Sept. 20-Mr. David Our Lady of the Holy Rosary at London "Times," who has been Rosary Church,, Kowloon, on Sun-
day is as follows First Masa, 8.30 home on holiday, returned to London, Sept. 13-The "Morning.m.; Second Maas, 7.30 a.m.; Third Peking to-day. He came by way Post" says that Sir Prodyat Tagore Mass, 8.80 a.m.; Solemn Pontifical of Russia and Siberia, making, the has commissioned the well-known Mess, 9.30a.m. artist, Mr. Jacomb Hood, to paint is at 4.30 pm. the portrait of Lord Lytton for, the Victoria Hall, Calcutta. After the completion of the work the artist! will proceed to India to paint the portraits of Sir Prodyst Tagore and his wife and son and the Maharajah of Burdwan. ̧ ̈
The board of management of Milton Mount College has appointed ae head mistress Mrs. Dorothy M.
Henman, widow of an officer who fell in the war, Mrs. Hanmani is
Evening Service trip from London to Peking in thirteen days. Mr. W. H. Donaldy Director of the Government Bureau of Economic Information, who has. been substituting for Mr. Fraser: during the latter's absence, will leave Peking for Shanghai to be gone for two weeks.
The late Mr. Andrew Adan Bolton, an engineer at the Talkoo Dock who died at sea whilst on a homeward voyage by the .. "Montclare" on June 16 of this year, left property in Hong Kong, mounting to $10,200. He left everything to his widow, Mrs. Mary Isabella Bolton,
ladies were getting lato ricshus yesterday's long-gowned Chinese of the student type came up and spoke to the coolies. As it happened one of the ladies knew the language and was Interested to hear the intruder state that the riosha pullers bad promised at the mase labour meet
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"The Feast of the Little Flower" the daughter of the late Dr. G. H.St. Theresa of the Child of Jesus, Bondfeld, who did such fine mis--who was canonised last year sionary work in China, and niece was solemnly celebrated at the of Miss Margaret Boodfield, the Roman Catholic Cathedral restoring held on Wednesday not to have Labour leader. She has a success-day The celebration of the feast foreign passengers in future. ful career at Giston and was head consisted of a solemn High Mass then requested the two coolles to mistress of the Shanghai Highaungat T30 am, and a solemn keep their promise. Neadless to School and Jatar of the Cathedral Holy Hour with sermon and Bene-any they did so by refusing to take School for Girls, Shanghai
diction from 5.30 p.m. to 5:30 pm the ladles Special music under the direction
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden neither smokes nor drinks That fact has caused interest in this democratic heir to the throne of Sweden all the way around the Hong Kong is shortly to have a world on his present tour. He was distinguished visitor in the person the subject of countless interviews of Dr John Afson, MA, LL.D., and newspaper comment in America RSD., who recently retired from
of the Rev. Father A. Riganti was Paking, Sept. Mr., Miao Po Burg in the morning ns in the after-tao, Asscalate editor of the Chinase hoon service
service of this agency, was released at seven o'clock last evening after about nine hours' detention in the headquarters of the Yichur army, He was queried as to the origin of report which appeared in a recent
last summer and nearly all of them the Headmaatarship of George issue of the Chinese service to the querled him on this subject He Watson's College, Edinburgh Heffect that pomo Yichun troops in is similar to the Prince Regent of Is et present on a world tour of Ronan ignored the order of General Japan in this regard. Japan's pre- Watsonian Clubs and is dre here Kou Ying-chieh to co-operate with Bent-Regent also is a total abstainer on November 22 Old Watsonfans his troops in the Auppression and does not poke Sweden's the wish to join in extending hor banditry in that provinte In reply Crown Prins told American news vitality to Dr Allion are asked to Mr. Miso said that the report came writers he hasn't moked nor ta cordmunicate With NME A John from the Hanan correspondert of alcoholic beverages for more than Fleming, of Mesars. Lowe, Bingham, this agency, and
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