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THE CHINA MAIL
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
The main line of the Great A new case of enteric fever Indian Peninsula Railway be- (typhold) was notified on Monday, tween Bombay and Kurla was The patient is a Chinese from the opened to electric traction on peity district. November 1 Both the steam and electric services, will be maintai ed for the present.'
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Through the efforts of the Bol gian national Joint committee of miners and owners, the immediate danger strike in the Centrel basin has been avoided. Negotia- Reminder: Address by Gen-lona. for the regulation of wages eral Bramwell Booth of the will be continued. Salvation Army, at the City Hall,
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A Hankow report of Nov. 55.30 p.m. to-morrow: public In- says:-Railway men of Wuehang-vited. Changsha Hne of the Cinton- Hankow Ralfway ho gond on strike on account of non-payment of their wages, with the conse quence that the train service has boer suspended since yesterday.
The annual administration report for the last official year of the Bombay Municipality shows a surplus of nearly Rs. 1414 lakhs, revenue being Rs. 3,06 lakhs and expenditure Rs. 2,90 kikhs. The incidence of taxation per head increased from Rs. 21 12 to Rs.21 14.42
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Steps are being taken to supervise, the Bow of diggers to the new gold fields in New Gaines. The Collector of Customs ras' advised that as Rabaul is the nearest port of entry for the gold fields all vessels and persons pro- ceeding to the fields must first! exter Raban
Mr. Otani Kozul ex-Count and Abbot of the Western Hongwanji:
Local residents who returned Temple, Kyoto, who is now travel- on Sunday by the "Siberia Maru" ing in Turkey and Europe, has from the North included Mr. J. Sleased from the Angora Govern McKenzie and Mr. G. L. Forton. ment a tract of 1,000 chodu of lands This vessel also brought Mr. J. S. in which Re plan to invest about Y.10,000 for the purposes of sork Gubbay and Miss M. Roza
culture. Mr. Otant intends to dis- patch 25 children each of 12 to 12 years of age to the plantation on his present trip next month.. Otani isuridently, a believer in child labour.
A Chinese girl, six years of age, was knocked down in. Des Voeux Road Central by a car used by Admiral Williams, U.S.N. The child is in the government Civil Hospital progressing as well as can be expected..
Children playing on the sca wall at the foot of Rumsey Street yesterday afternoon, caused a motor car to start. The car found its way over the wall into the sea. and it was not until after 10 p.m. that it was recovered with the aid of a junk.
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Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw and Co. have sent the "China" Mat a copy of their Christmas Catalogue. Profusely illustrated, this should prove most useful to parents who are always faced with a difficult tusk at this time of the year, in selecting suitable gifts for their bairns. The merits of this booklet, however, are not confined to the youngsters, for the second section is devoted to useful gifts for adults, a pro- fusion of appropriate gifts for the "grown-ups" being specially fea-
On the application of Mr. S. H. Loseby, defending, the case against a Chinese charged yester- In view of the fact that Berday morning before Major C. gium intends to bring up the Willson with embezzling over
and institutions are giments question of the Sino-Belgian Treaty $1,000 from the New Zealand Insured. It is noted that clube, re- before the Hague Tribunal, varioussurance Company, was remanded offered a special discount of 10 Chinese organisations in Peking for one week, bait being refused. per cent. on all orders of $50 and are contemplating starting a nation- wide boycott against. Belgium from the date on which Belgium submits the master ünt the conclusion of 21 new Treaty between the two rountries.
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A serious aeroplane accident was narrowly averted at Ambala on October 18, when a Bristol fighter belonging to the 31st Squadron, R. A. F., crashed. The machine was engaged in taking photographs of a battery in action from a low height when engine Sailure compelled the pilot. Flying Officer Roberts, RV A. F., to make
upwards.
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Not satisfied with caring for the souls, of his parishioners, the Rey.
The European community of A Sutherland of the Belgrave Institutional Church, Leeds, is plan-Hong Kong, being composed very ning to look after the soles of their largely of people who have travel- feet, says a table to the "China led, wil welcome the October isaue Press. He has arranged & clinic of "The Blue Peter the magazine at which a woman chiropodist gives of sea travel editad by Mr. F. A. free treatment to poor women in Hook, F.R.G.S., a copy of which the Chita Mall has received from his congregation.
Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co., Ltd: Besides giving much use- ful travel information in the letter- press and advertisements, the pum BAT contains several excellent articles devoted to sea travel, new and old, book reviews, poetry and correspondence. The illustrations,.: printed on art paper, are of the usual high standard, the cover" design being a colour reproduction: of J Spurling's painting "Evening Off the Coast of Cevion."
A Berlin cable to the "China Press" says that Germany, once known as a nation of beer and coffee drinkers 1s turning to cocon and chocolate. The high price of
a forced landing on the parade- a stein of suds, the government rer ground of the "10.3rd Silth ports, has cut the annual beer con- Pioneers. The aeroplane. ran intosumption from 102, litres for every a ditch and, a tree, and was badly man, woman and child to 75 litres smashed. The pilot and passen- Coffee consumption has been cut in ger escaped with a severe shak-half, the average cost per pound ing..
being about one dollar.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS,
The newly appointed General Secretary of the Y.W.CA. Miss Scott, recently arrived in Kuala Lumpur, and was given a wel come by the members at a social gathering..
The wedding took place in St. George's Church, Penang, of Charles Loftus Blundell, of the
Asiatic Patroleum Company and Ethel Mary Deacon, head mistress of the Penang Anglo- Chinese Girls' School.
Mr. Adolphe Landau has re- turned from a visit to Shanghai, arriving in the Colony by the, s.s. "Siberia Maru" on Sunday. The "China Mail understands that Mr. Landau has severed his con- nection with the Cafe Parisien, Mr. Landau, however, will be as- Bociated with a similar enterprise in the near future.
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In the Tramway Co.'s reading room at Shanghai, Mr. John Marshall, the company's account- ant, was presented by Mr. C. Burgess, the general manager; on behalf of the foreign staff. with. a gold watch as a token of re- membrance on his retirement from China. Mr. Marshall sailed for Japan and is making the trip Home via Australia and New Zealand.
The
Doorn, Nov 22 ex-Kaiser has been in bed for a week serious chill Reuter,
Miss Fulford Government Hos- pital, Malacca, has gone Home on leave.
Reminder:Wanchai Wesleyan Church concert at the Wesleyan Sailors' and Soldiers' Home (Arsenal Street) at 9p.m. to- Bishop Hurth, of Nueva Sego-morrow; also sale of work at same via, P.I., has resigned his bishop-place at 3.30 p.m. ric and is returning to the United States.
The late General Manager of FM.S. Railways, Mr. P. A Anthony, has been appointed to a similar position in the Palestine Railways.
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On October 30 Vice-Admiral Gooazen and the Chief of the Dutch East Indies Naval Staff made night from Sourabaya to Batavia. The fight was accomplished four and a half hours, without landing.
Major-General Henry J. Allen, former Governor of Kansas and equally prominent as a writer and educator, arrived here on Sunday aboard the steamer "Ryndamn," as a member of the faculty of "The American University Afloat."
Colonel P. C. Young, B.E., presided at the Armistice, Day dinner of the United Services As- sociation, Tientsin branch, held at the Tientsin Club. Mr. W. P. Ker, CM.G., HB.M. Consul- General, was the guest of honour.
Mr. Edwin S. Cunninghami, The Shanghai Chinese newa-American Consul General who is papers state that the Chief to leave shortly for the United Magistracy of the International States on a leave of absence, and Gauss, Mixed Court is to be given by Acting-Consul General Marshal Sun to Mr. Hsiu Wei- who already has assumed office in chen, formerly Chief Justice of his stead, were düal guests of Shansi.
honour at a luncheon party ten- dered at the American Club by the American Chamber of Com- merce. Shanghai, on November. 16 Mr. Cunningham reviewed his activities and thanked his audience for the many honours. conferred upon him during his stay.
An Auckland report says:-The mystery of the disappearance of Captain Williamson, master of the steamer "Marama," who was not seen again after leaving the Unton Company's office in Wellington on September 15, was solved when the body was found in Wellington Har- bour. There were no signs of
4 violence,
The Rev. G. E. Arrowsmith will be the recipient of a farewell pre- sentation from the St. Andrew's. Church Young Men's Association on Friday at the second-social of the winter season organised by that body, of which he is Presi. dent. During Mr. Arrowsmith's association with the members. he has won their esteem and affec tion by the wholehearted manner in which he has worked on their behalf and his impending depar ture is deeply regretted.
A Madrus report of October 3 saye Sir Charles Innes, member of the Viceroy's Council, with Lady Innes, arrived in Madras to-day by the Calcutta mail on a four in the southern districts. He will leave for Calicut on Monday night, and, after visiting Ernakulam and the Trichinopoly wil return to Medras on November 1, leaving for Bombay on the next night. j Sir Charles and Lady Innes dur ing their stay in Madras will be the guests of Lord and Lady Goschen at Government House,
London, Nov. - 22- Prince Henry has been operated on for the re moval of his tonsils He is making good progress.
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