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da No. 2 Bungalow, Noth Point (behind the Taxi Co.'s depof), an auction of household furniture will be held by Messrs. Lammert Bros, at 2.45 pm; on Wednesday.

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The Colony had a clean bill of health on Thursday.

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A, French aeroplane-imbak ance conveying an injured man crushed at Ain Dorig, in Morocco. Mrs. R. M: Dyer is to present The wounded man and the mu the prizes at Kowloon Junior Bri-chanic were killed and the pilot tleh School (Gun Club Bill) at 1 was injured. a.m. next Tuesday,

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Finish guarantee pact negotia-New York police court. The Petroleum Company at Paoking,tions is. ascribed to the Soviet's same ticket got him out. Young Hunan, on October 28, it is now refusal to accept the neutral was accused of selling hottery stated that the value of the arbitratich court, stocks burnt amounts to about $54.000.

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German diplomats and high Foreign Officials recently com plained bitterly that their ap- pearance

social functions dressed in ordinary Prince Albert suits, caused them to be confused with waiters and valets. As a re- sult, the Foreign Office issued a decree, restoring the right of Germun diplomats 'to wear! & special. "diplomatic uniform." comprising blue coat and trousers and a two-pointed hat with ostrich feathers.

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On Nov. 7 the Soviet Unich celebrated the Binah anniversary of the Bolshevist revolusion. The "Izvestia" and other newspapers publisher 35 official "slogans" to be inscribed on the banners. the predominant themes being Futerk evolition, the British strike, the Chinese civil war. the Cor. pist International and the Red Apmy. Among the "slogans" was one proclaiming the victorious Fallinnce of the Chinese revolution- Faries with the Soviet Republies and

the world's proletariat

The Berlin Press reports that a German has patented a new-pro- cess for chemically producing steel equal to the best smelting steel but considerably harder and more plastic.

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A passenger train crashed into a freight train near Villa Anastacio. Brazil, elght persons being killed and more than 50 Injured. The majority of the victims were workmen.

tickets, but a court interpreter couldn't tell whether it was u laundry ticket, a love letter or a lottery slip.

A Madras report says that a strange new gem Has been found the value of which "ex- perts have not been able to de- termine. It was discovered as Part of a necklace of a maharajah which was auctioned. The jewel shows a rosy tint in daytime, but changes to royal blue at night.

A Tokyo report of November 25 says: No. 103; passenger A Prague telegram states rain bound for Shimonoseki col that two. representatives of the ded with a freight train while British Government will arrive passing through Yoshinaga there shortly to study Czecho-Station on the Sanyo line at 9:07 Slovak methods of cultivation of..

The passenger pim... yesterday. the beet as well as the sugar in train derailed and seven persons dustry of the country.

were injured The cause of the. "accident is said to be negligence

of a station-clerk.

The statement of the French press, according to which M. Briand informed the German Ambassador. 'Herr Hoesch, that one of the claims made by Heri Stresemann in his recent foreign affairs speech is acceptable to France, is officially denied by Herr Stresemann'

Residents in an hotel in a small settlement in the Federated Malay States sought their rooms,. and hos languidly either, when a large tiger walked in one day recently. Biliard players didn't even stop to rack their cues. Rpt the best was as frightened' as the players and sought refuge A sportsman had under a table. to coax: out to shoot it.

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An 8. C. 9. for a Ried Piper has been sent to London by the oficials of Crowthorne, a small Berkshire village. The town hass suddenly been overrun wish, rats. The report stated that thousandwore oratory by Fascist followers, Pas could be seen coming through the village streets like a regiment i bi, cavalry. Officials stated, they were almost helpless against the invasion.

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As check to ever-enthusins-;

of silence," which forbids all Mussolini has issued an “orderi

speeches that are not confined to a direct exposition of facts and data. The approaching anniver- sary of the March on Rome has been prefaced by an outburst of speechifying at various centres throughout Italy..

The Shanghai "Daily News" says-We read in the Minute Man, the Sprisely Hyle organ of Cuba recently severed dio, the American Company, S.V.Cmatic relations with Uruguay, and that efforts are being made 10 || recalled its Minister from Uruguay establish a Reserve Section of the The step was taken because of the

Plans are being made for Company; under Lieut. J. W. failure of the Montevidean Govern-considerable enlargement of the Baldwin. It is felt that there are ment to give Satisfaction for the C.E.R. railway administration many good Americans in town alleged insult to Cuba's dignity offices at Harbin as so many new who would join a Reserve Section, voiced by the Uruguayap delegate hands have been engaged lately with its comparatively

few before the League of Nations. The that there is not room in some. parades, but who do hot feel delegate is alleged to have declared of the departments to seat them justified in joining the American that Cuba's sovereignty was res-all. Two large wings are to beli Company proper owing to the tricted by virtue of a permanent added, one at each side of the time taken up with their greater treaty between Cuba and the United huge building, and the work will number of parades.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Mr. Peter Neubourg, of Neu- Mr. D. N., Asaoomul, Sister Mary bourg Motor Service Co., "has_re-Regiwald Mother Mary Joseph turned to Shanghai from Tientsin Rogers and the Rev. A, M. Thiboitts arrived in Hong Kong Officers of the steamer "Rio to-day on the "President Wilson" Panuco" denied reports that from Manila. Prince Henry of Prussia Inboard the vessel on the way to

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Mrs. C.. S.. Random and Master C. S. Ransom are passengers on the "President Wilson" which arrived here this morning. from Manila, en route for San Francisco.

It is officially confirmed that the Republican leader Lerroux Was arrested because he wrote a letter which, it is alleged, incited to re- bellion and insulted the Madrid authorities.

On his way back to Shanghai, Dr. C T. Wang. the leading politician And President of the Chinese | Amateur Athletic Federation, arrived in Hong Kong to-day on the "President McKinley" from Manila.

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Hou Kwan-fu, Shanghai City Magistrate, returned there on December 4 by rail from Nanking.

Pao Kwan-chen, adviser to Mar- sha Sun Chuan-fang, departed from Shanghal on December 4 for Manking.

Mr. Loung Shia-chi, Miss Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt were passen- gers on the "Aki Mary" which left) for Japan to-day.

tralia.

A number of American Naval Mr. L. C. Scott, superintendent and Military officers were on the of the Peak Tramways, Ltd., went "President Wilson which arrived on leave by the s.s. "Changte" to- here this morning from Manila.day, bound for Manila and Aus- These included Colonel S: Alexander and Lt. J. J. Mahoney, U.S.N. for | Shanghai: Lt. J. P. Jackson: U.S.N. (and Mrs. Jackson) for Honolulu Lt. A, C, Dickson, Lt.-Comdr. H. W. Craf, U.S.N. and Capt. B. D. Sykes, ties have sent a delegate to Sung-U.S.N, for San Francisco. king to see Mr. Chen Tai-yl, making him to cancel his leave as soon as possible and resume his office in Nanking.

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News has just been received from Shansi to the effect that Mr. Blix, the former Postal Commissioner for Manchuria is returning to his native country, Norway, in the near future.

Dr. Peter Giles, Master of Emmanuel College. Cambridge, England, has been appointed by

the Council of the Senate to be a member of the Universities Bureau, of the British Empire for ive

ears.

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Masayuki Otani, heir of the late General Baron Otani, hás definitely relinquished the title of Baron, to which he WAS entitled. General. Otani led Japan's expediting to Siberia, following the European War. Eis heir seems to have com- plied with his father's will.

Professor George B. Roorbach, Professor of Foreign Trade, School of Business Administration, Har- vard University, addressed the members of Commerce, Shanghai'at the American. Club on Friday last" Professor Roorbach has an interna tional reputation as an expert on foreign trade, in addition to being an interesting and Instructive spenker

Mr. Philip Snowden, Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government, who approves trusts because they will tend to become not merely national but Interna- tional. According to a British wireless message to-day," Mr. Snowden holds that the general effect of trusts in the United States has. not. been to Increase prices.

On the "Changte" which left to- day for Manila and Australia were Mr. H. F. Gray of the Eastern Ex- tension Telegraph Co. and Mrs. H. F. Gray. 4:

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On the occasion of the diamond jubilee (60th anniversary) of the Club Lusitano, a reception is to bot held at &D Bpm. (at the Club) to-day, followed by an informal dance.

The son of Sir Joseph Cook, High: Commissioner for Australia In London, Mr. J. W. Cook passed through Hong Kong this week and] sailed for Australia to-day on the "Changte."

Among the passengers arriving in Shanghai by the Dollar liner "Pre- sident Taft" on Dec. 8, were Major. Gen. W. C. Neville and Mrs. Neville, and Mr. and Mrs. R. Frazer, Gen. Neville (U.S. Marine Corps) is on a tour of inspection throughout thei Orient, whilst Mr. Frazer is on an Inspection tour of U.S. Consulates from Washington.

Mr. Alfred Sze, Chinese Minia- ter in Washington, whe is in Turkey negotiating a treaty between the two countries, la reported to have received instructions from the Paking Government to hasten to Geneva and co-operate with Mr. Chu Chao-hsin. In making propaza tions to submit the Sino-Belgian treaty dispute to the langue in case the Belgian Governinent insista on referring the matter to the Hague.

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