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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The death has occurred of Shalla. older daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Savage, of Perlis. The funeral took place at Perlis, Mr. P. S. Williams, Acting Bri- tish Adviser, Perlis, officiating.

Singapore, October 19-Ow Sunday there passed away Mrs. Webbe, an old Frish lady resident of Singapore. She was the widow of Mr. J. F. Webbe. who for many years contributed to the Singapore newspapers.

To-morrow is the anniversary. of St. Simon and St. Jude.

Members of the Hong Kong Roxing Association are reininded of the seventh annual meeting ati The only case of notifiable 5.30 p.m. to-morrow, at Messrs. disense reported on Tuesday Was. Jardine's board room, followed by: that of a Chinese, from the city, another meeting at 5.45 p.m. with diphtheria,

Melbourne, Australia. October

Berlin, October 18, — The↑ 1-A bush Bre covering 2.400 New German postage stamps.will square kilometres, is raging ajong bear portraits of famous Germans the Queensland coast. The city of including Goethe. Schiller, Leinitz | Brisbane is cut off, at the moment, and Frederic the Great..

from the work because of the burt-l ing of telephone and telegraph Indoor activities at the Euro-veles. It is nos believed that the pean Y.M.C.A. commence to-mor-eity is a peril for It has adequate row with Literary and Debating water to raise the sweep of the Club dinner, ping-pong cup cham- pionship (knock-out tournament), draughts competition, sing-songs|

Tientsin. October 20-Mr. A. MacDonald of the K.M.A., met with an accident on his motor- cycle yesterday afternoon, as the rosult of which he was taken to the Hospital suffering from etc. abrasions to the leg. His injuries are fortunately not serious, but his machine was badly smashed ap:

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According to the "Chon Pro," they Ministry. of Finance issued an order to the: "Salt In- It ús reported

pectorat to the effect that salt North China contemporary funds here fore 'deposited with the| that. the Central Bank of Russo-Asiate Bank should hence-i with the be deposited Canton

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Changsha forth

Kong and Shanghai This are now worth about 10 cents Hong

Corporation. ad Banking" to the dollar.. The reason

displeased has greatly duced for this is that the place is order flooded with paper money, with the Chinese bankers, who are insist o silver to cover it and the shops ing that this money should now be deposited with domestic banking in- are depleted of goods.

Elitutions, according to the paper

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Nice. A rapier duel occurred ut daybreak one morning at Gairant, six miles outalde Nice, be tween Leonida Campolonghi, alter of the Italian page of the French anti-Pascist paper. "La France, Jand Signor Porta, the sditor of an

talian Fascist paper. " Pensiero Further evidence in the case. Haliano." After 1 fercy fight in which five men are concerned Many fortunes have been wan which lasted half an hour, Signor in the piracy and murder on board and lost since 1920, but it is not Campolonghi touched his opponent, the steam launch "Sa Kangoften that one hears of a sum of opening a vein in the right forearm., about a month ago was taken at $600,000 being made within a few the Kowloon Magistracy yester-months by someone who started day and the men were remanded with very little. A member until this afternoon. The pro-the Kuala Lumpur Chetty com- secution is calling over 30 wit-manity, however, is stated to have nesses, which is, a record for any made this amount since February one case brought before the last, chiefly we understand, by gambling on tin. A Kualn Kowloon Court.

Lumpur reader. who passed through Penang a few days ago, is stated to have realised $500,000 in ubber since the beginning of the year, but it will!! be hard to beat the record of the local Chetty.-S. Echo.

The sympathy of a large circle of friends in Malays will go out to Dr and Mrs. E. A. 'C Travers on the loss they have sus tained by the death of their only son, Robert, which occurred on September 17, at Mundesley-on-

Those who like the unusual Sea, England. The ute Mr. Travers was till lately Kenya, can do worse than visiting the Tai but owing to the condition of his Ping theatre (West Point) to

Chou health was forced to return to right where the Wan England a few months ago. His Acrobat Troupe are commencing childhood was spent in Kuala "short season. This talented Lumpur where his father was company of entertainers is fresh State Surgeon. The late Mr. from North China, chick with Travers was only 20 years of age., laurels gained in several parts of the world. Some sensational feats are performed with the utmost ease and confidence.

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Mrs. A. J. Wilson, of Messrs." A. J. Wilson and Co., Ltd, adver tisement contractors, of 254, The death is recorded of Mr.

Clerkenwell Road, London, EC. has been appointed managing Charles Wilham Valberg, à retir

director after 30 years of con- ed Government pensioner, after a Fondon, October 18-Photo-tinuous service. She joined the|| long ress. Deceased had been raphers have begun to reap a ill for a number of years and the harvest from the Eson, rep which firm as Miss Ethel M. Sayer, as a recent death of his daughter adds women are rapidly discovering typist, and, after being private ed to his sufferings. The late Mr. sets off strikingly the beauty secretary, company secretary, and Valberg hailed from Singapore bure shoulders, bare arms and bare director, has now become manag and in his younger days was a back.

Many society women reing director, her husband being She married Mr. well-known sportsman. He was a now having their pictures taken in chairman. very fine cricketer, both as bats- profile or with a half-rear view, Wilson in 1921 when she had on the directorate i man and bowler and was very This view, it is said, thanks to the already been populer. He retired from the Eton crop now reveals the natural for several years. Mrs. Wilsonis position of Superintendent of curves, of a woman's body--that also a Freeman of the City of Malls, General Post Once, is, if she has a well-shaped head London and has been for ten years Penang, about 30 years ago. set on handsome shoulders.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Mr. Eki Hioki, chief Japanenų, delegate to the Peking Tariff Con- ference, died in Tokyo on October 19. A previous message stated that Mr. Hioki was dying of Eright's disease and stomach ulcer.

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Dr. Dowden. Principal Medical officer, F.M.S., is expected back from leave early in December. Dr.

R. Wellington, now acting P.M.O.. is going to Australia to attend the Pacific Health Confer ence. which opens on December 15; ir Melbourne, prior to going ou leave.

Mr. A. Manuk, of Hong Kong. lectured to the Shanghai Theoso-

hical Society on October 20,

General John J Pershing in accepting the honorary post of Na- tional Commander of the American) Legion sent a message to the annual eonvention in Philadelphia, express- of the Musicale at the Helena Maying his gratification, and pleasure. Institute, advertised for pm to- morrow.

Those interested are reminded

Dr. Hugh McCormick Smith has been appointed by the King of Siam to the post. of director of the Siamese Department of Fisheries...

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Mr. J. L. Humphreys read, his commission as Governor of British North Borneo at an official cere The British Minister at Bangkokmony held at Jesselton on October has presented to H.R.H. Prince Damrong Rajanubhab the insignia of an Houorury Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, this dignity having been recently, con- ferred upon His Royal Highness by His Majesty King George V.

The Prussian Hohenzollern Bill places at the disposal of the ex- Kaiser the Castle and park at Homburg as a residence, should the imperial couple desire and be per- mitted to return-which is improb. able.

Mr. Chen Fah-shin, assistant teacher at the Methodist Boys School, Kuala Lumpur, one of the winners of the Loke Yew Don. Scholarships is shortly coming to the Hong Kong University to study for a degree in engineering.

The wedding took place in Pent ang, at St. George'e Church, of Albert Edward Fallows, of Kuala

H.E the. General, Officer Com- Selangor, and Sarah Smith, Wadsley Bridge, England. Themanding (Major-General C. C. bride was given away by Mr. G. ELpard, C.B., C.M.G.) will inspect Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shang-Mann, the best man being Mr. W the Mobile Column of the Hong Taylor. The Rev. Keppel Garnier Kong Volunteer Defence Corps to- morrow evening. A guard of officiated.

honour will be formed by a de- HMS Hawkins," flagship of tachment at Volunteer Headquar-

hat, was the scene on October

of a quiet but pretty wedding when W. Attwell Lynch Palmer, of the A.P.C. Ichang, was married to Lilian Emily Burton. The bride

groom is the son of Mr. and Mr the China Squadron, with Ad-ters at 5,45.p.m., and following miral Sir Edwyn Alexander the inspection by H.E. Major- A. L Palmer, of Fentney King's Sinclair, K.B., M.V.O.Com | General Lard, the unit will move Lynn, Norfolk, and the bride, the mander-in-Chief of the China to a point of vantage in Statue daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Station, on board, arrived in port Square, where the General will Burton, of East Dereham, Norfolk, yesterday from the North, where see them on the move.

she has been for the summer

Marshal, Chang Tso-lin, who de-

Dr. A. G. M. Severn, Medical cruise and, during the recent Officer of Health, left for shang- trouble on the Yangtze. She will hal on Sunday on the "President probably be in the harbour forclared some time ago that he would Lincoln," en route to England via come little time. The "Hawkins" Siberia. Dr. Severn who has left went to a buoy in mid-steam close the Colony for good, is a very to the destroyers. capable and popular officer with

a splendid academic record. His many friends in this Colony re- gret his departure and wish him every success. Mrs. Severn and two children are returning Home

via Suez.

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not recognise the capacity of A. Karakhan, ex-Soviet Ambassador to Peking, is also refusing to recor- nise that of M. Cheruniff, newly! appointed Soviet Acting Ambas- A typical cavalryman; • Major-sudor to China. Marshal Chang ia communicating with the General Sir Robert Hutchison, who now was 58 last month, had rather a Moscow Government, through the varied regimental career, for he Waichizopu as to the capacity of entered the 7th Dragoon Guards, the new Ambassador. On the other became A captain in the 11th hand, M. Cheruniff, considering

his new poit: Hussars, and a Major in the 4th that if he proceed. 'Three new consular officers are Dragoon Guards before gravitating without settling the case, it will not shortly to be sent by the American to the Staff, Before setting out on only affect his honour but also Government to south China, ac- his distinguished term of service in obstruct the diplomatic negotia- cording to recent reports received the Great War, he had seen service tions between Rusafa and China, The three men are all coming in the South African, War.. Elected has wired to the Moscow Govern from Mexico and South America. for Kirkcaldy in 1922, he became a ment saking for instructions and at They are Mr. MacLean, now at most popular Liberal Whip; but the same time is negotiating with Guayaquil; Mr. Butterick, now at recent events have led him to the Peklig Government through the THE H.K. DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO. Valparaiso, and Mr. Bay, now at sign that appointment. An army Russian Embassy Under the cir Tampico. They are not expected which prefers Aghting internally to cumstances, the time of M. in China for several months. The engaging the enemy was not on Chermiff's departure for the order for their transfer has, bow. in which he was disposed to hold] Capital seems to have not yet boon

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