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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

One casa of enteric fever Japanese, was notified in Hong Kong during the 18 hours ending yesterday,

The next Criminal Sessions open on Tuesday.

The Exchange Banks will bal closed on Thursday" next, Armistice Day...

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A horse and lorry disappeared: Faulty mechanism connected Dever the quayside at Queen's Dock, with one of the fire alarmns la Upper Hulk and fell into the water, The Chamber of Trade and the Asso- Albert Rand yesterday morning relerry was being loaded and theciation of British Chambers of sulted in the Fire Brigade receiving horne, having backed, war pulled Commerce have passed resolutions overboard and drowned. The protesting against the Post Office driver jumped clear as the lorry scheme for postmark advertising. felt into the dock,

all to the mid-level district short-

ly before 10 a'elselt.

The annual Church Parade or the Scottish Company. H.K.V.D:C, will be held at the Union Churchi Jon Sunday morning, November 23, the Sunday nearest to St. Andrew Day November ab1.

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Among the contributions re- ceived towards the fund for the preservation of the Seven Sisters cliffs, near Eastbourne. was a Two houses at Market Deep-licheque for 25 guineas. from Mr. Ping. near Stamford (Lines)Rudyard Kipling one of the many were destroyed by fire after being literary men who are anxious to wrecked by what is believed to have been a thunderbolt. The prevents this unique beauty spot occupants escaped uninjured: from being cut up for building purposes, and so lost to the nation.

According to an oversea tech- nical man, the materials used in the production of the modern car include gold, platinum, "diamondu tungsten. iron. steel, copper, | brus, tin, zine, clay, cement, sand gravet, lime; glasst wood, enamel and rubber:

At the international congress on the rights of authors which is to be opened at Warsay under the auspices of the President of the Polish Republic, the question of a further revision of the Berne Con- vention already revised at Berlin, in 1918 will be considered.

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While digging in a sand pit on Knott End golf links. Fleetwood, (near Liverpool, for sand to cover the floor of a hen house, à farmer unearthed frem under a boulder 400 Roman brolize coins in a good state et breservation. They date from the time of the Emperor Claudius to that of Severts. The coins were cielosed" in a large animal skin. which fall to pieces when touched

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The "British North Borneo, Herald" understands that Mr. E Bateson, mycologist, has perform ed what in planting circles is con- sidered almost a miracle. experiment of his with some fertiliser on backward rubber has had most satisfactory results and further development in this direc- tion is being awaited eagerly by planters.

Some time ago a copper tin containing an iron bull and two inscribed silver plates were dug up near Prome, Burma. The in- seriptions on the plates read: "This was made by an ancient saint over

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120 years after Nirvana of Buddha. Whoever drinks water or oil into which it has beer: sunk will be free from ail disease." The rumour spread. and ignorant villagers from far Paris, October 22-A despatch and near flocked to see the tin from an Italian source announces and drink water from it. For this an early meeting between M. Briand privilege they paid handsomely to and Signor Mussolini. The discus-the enrichment of the finders. Spurious half-crowns now in Patons. It is andd, will touch upon circulation in England were stat-the French mandatory power in ed at a Fulham Borough Council Syria, Italy dumending that France credited with the magic power of A ten-year old boy, who is meeting be 90 perfectly renounce it to the proft of aly, halting street cars and trains, is made that they were indistin- who would give up all pretensione guishable from genuine coins. in Tunis and Marocco in consecreating excitement in the bazaars The only test was to place them in quence..

It seems, however, that of Colombo. according to dis- a testing machine, when it was France has no intention of paying patches from the capital of Cey- possible to detect the counterfeit for a recognition of non-existing Sayed Coya Thaingas, first came

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Among the 303 new police re- Washington, October 26-Pre-fare. Stepping down," the boy gulations issued for easing Con-dent Chelidge is inclined to be looked at the car and ordered it.|| svantinople's traffic congestion avoueable in his consideration of to halt, and halt it did, causing a and increasing the city's cleanli- requests of the United States half-hour traffic blockade until ness and safety, are the follow-shipping Board for increaand oper- the conductor "apologised to the ing-Women are forbidden to ang appropriations next year young magician and conceded him walk in public wearing long hat-provided the board can satisfy the a free ride. Sayed apparently pins, or protruding pins on their Bucket Burenu that additional specialised in a profitable use of dresses. People must not sit on funds are necessary to assist in the the "black art," for he is reported pavements, roofs, or chimneys.lans of the government to put the on another occasion to have Moterists will be fined for splash-merchant fleet on a self-sustaining Hypnotised མིི European shop ing pedestrians by driving fast basis. The board asked for assistant into giving him through mud or pools. Advertis-$13,000 for the next fiscal year bicycle on which he rode off with- ing by means of carriages, motor-which is an increase of between Hout paying for it. He is the son cars, and sandwichmen is stopped. || $4,000,000 and $5,000,000.-

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL” NEWS.

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Mr. A. 'N. Laybourne, of the The marriage, which was ar- His Excellency the Governor of Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., ranged between Leslie Harold the Straits Settlements,

| returned to Singapore last week

from Home.

Penang papers record the death of Mr. W. H. Snelling, at his re- dence at Butterworth, at the age 62 56. He leaves a widow and nine

children,

Readers should note that the price of tiffine at the Cafe Restaur- ant Parisien, with musical enter." tainment, are charged only $1 per cover, as from to-day..

Mr. Adolph Landau, the popular manager of the Cafe Restaurant Parisien, is leaving for Shanghai on the "Empress of Russia" on a short private visit: Mr. Laudau expects to return to the Colony in the course of the next two or three weeks.

The Rev. Fr. A. Riganti, organizt and precontor of.. the Roman Catholie Cathedral, was admitted to the Italian Convent Hospital (Wan- chai) last Thursday, suffering from a severe attack of dengue fever. His many friends, especially the Catholic community, will be pleased to hear that he has now recovered, and is leaving the Hospital in a few days' time...

The first danco to be held at the Palace Hotel this season took place on Saturday night and was gon-j erally voted a great success. The "Black and White" Orchestra was In astendance and provided an en- joyable programme of dance music The management. of the Palace an- nounce that they will hold similar function every weolt unless an announcement is made in the legal press to the contrary.

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Following a three and a half years of absence from China, Mrs. Florence Ayscough, well known as a student of Chinese culture and as the author of "Fir. Flower Tablete" in collaboration with the late Miss Amy Lowell; of "The Chinese Mirror" which made its uppearance in Shanghal during the year just past; and of a recent book. published In October, The Auto- blography of a Chinese Dog," arrived in Shanghai last Sun day to spend the winter there.

Gorsuch, Mulayan Civil Servies, and" Roona L. Smith, elder daughter of Mr. Churles Smith, of Scarborough. took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral, the Archdeacon F. G. Swindell officiat

A reception was afterwards | held at the residence of the Colonial

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though ctherwise in quite good "health, is suffering from a slight attack of! phlebitis of the leg, for which he has to lie up for some days..

Mr. Ashley Gibson, the editor of the "Malay Mail", who has been in Indifferent health for some time is! sailing for Home by the "Mantun", and on medical advice will not be returning to the Bust. Mr. Herbert" Welham, for many years editor of the "Straite Echo," will resume the cditorship of the "Malay Mall" on his return from leave early in 1927.

November the Dominions' Premiers are to-day visiting the high power wireless station at Rugby. Mr. Mackenzie King and General Hertzog, the Canadian and South

Mr McEvera Bayard Brown, of African Prime Ministers, are after- wards going to Chequers where 32 Nassau-street, New York, and they they will be the guests of Mr. of the steam yacht "Valfreyia," for Baldwin during the week-and-many years living in this yacht in British Wireless Service.

Mary K. Browne, former national tennis champion, is shown signing the papers by which she be came a professional and agreed to meet Suzanne Lenglen,

dry dock nt Wivenhoe, Essex, a mani of eccentric habits and generally reputed to have been a millionairė, left property valued for the pur-: poses of the Engidh grant CED 610,550 28. 78. gross, with het per- (sonalty £1,037 15. 10d. The valvo of the American property is not stated definitely, but as "exceeding $20,000.”

The retirement from přiet nor vien of Captain W. "E. Kent, who left Shanghal for Englând viå Canadu aboard the "Empress of Canada."| rives Shanghai reason once more to reflect upon the changes which cach | year brings. Captain Kent was onaj of the best known among, pilots in China waters; having served about 20 years as a travelling pilot for the Canadian Pacific liners with a subsequent period of three years in the service. of the Shanghai Licensed Pilote' Association.

Among the distinguished passen- were aboard the s.s. "President Grant when this veskel arrived at Shanghai from Kobe, was Bishop William N. Ainsworth of Atlanta, Ga. He came to superintend the work of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in China, Korea and Japan, Bishop Ainsworth is ac- companied by Mrs. Ainsworth, and they are at present the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Jno. W. Clino, 9 Youngi Allen Court: Bishop Ainsworth

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