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As will be seen in the daily issue, these reports come from the largest variety of sources this week, making up a complete and vivid pen-picture of the stirring events. Not only do they reflect the opinions of British and the Chinese Nationalists, but also of disinterested parties.

Such a collection is the best for sending away to friends at Home and abroad, friends, who eagerly look forward to re- sidents in China telling them all they want to know about the developments, not only at Hankow, but in other Treaty ports.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The Colony had a cleah bill A crowded scene was witness-

An old man in Vienna who of health on Wednesday, no case ed art n. Chinese shop in Nanking [lived in prent poverty with his

of notifiable disease being re- ||Road when a number of legal prac needy family, attempted ", threa ported.

to times to "strangle himself with a re-telephone wire. He was provented, the but afterwards cut his veins open

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titioners called at the shop order collars and gowna, 48 qutred in appearing before Kingsu' Provisional Court.

apd died of blood poisoning. Sud denly his great-grand-daughter, a That the Thiping Rebellion had seen the old man's attempts child of three, disappeared. She against the Manchu Dynasty h the and was found in a corner, breath- middle of the past century wing with difficulty, and with cord There was once a thrifty Aber: really a nationalist movement, whe donian. He was a doctor whose the statement of Dr. C. C. Wa. After it was removed she cried bit- wound twice round her neck. Flarge practice was suitably sym-former Mayor of Canton under the terly and exclaimed, "I wanted to]

bolized by his handsome door plate. Kuomintang regime, in un address But his wife was thriftier. In fact before the Shangin Rotary Club.

go to my dear grand-father in' she was so thrifty that when her

It is the first time on haaven." at the Astor House Hotel, Shang record that a Child of such tender husband died she put a door plate hat. The Boxer Rebellion, al on the cofin.

age has made an attempt at suf though misdirected, "was also &

cide |naţionalist movement.. Dt. Wu de- Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, la reclared. In reference to the present ported to have grown very angry nationalist movement, Dr.. Wu de- lat an article written, in Shanghai |clared that the agitation is not Chinese newspaper about himself against foreigners resident in and General Chen Nyi, former China. but purely against the Im Civil Governor of Chekiang and perialistic regime under which has ordered the author's arrest, foreigners reside in China under nevording to the Chinese news-the protection" of the so-called un papers.

equal treaties.

There is no doubt that the "fat" Charlestow is taking London ballrooms by storm. There are still those who learned the dance before the kick was taken out of it who complain that they cannot keep their heels on the floor, bus that As a matter of time and practice. The appeal of the new Charleston- is that it provides just the change that was wanted from the ungain- by shuttle into which the fox-trots and one-steps are degenerating. Those who have been to the first winter dances of the London Scot tinh Societies leud one to under- stand that the Scots are shy about Festaying the Charleston.

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The origin of soup is a mystery. but we have many evidences of its antiquity. It is mentioned at least twice in the Bible under the nume of borith, at a period corresponding bor several centuries before Christ. In the Louvre in Faris there is; an interesting old vase of Etruscan manufacture, whose age is com. pated at about 2,500 years. bears a group of children in relief who ure

blowing engaged in bubbles from pipes. Though cer, ftain vegetable juices are capable of being used in blowing bubbles, it is for many reasons more probable that soap of artificial manufacture was employed for the purpose. bu the unearthed city of Pompeii there is to be seen a soap manufactory, with all the paraphernalia pertain ing to the business, alsova, quantity of soap, evidently the product of this antique "soapery,"

Archbishop Puyurpis, Metro- politan of Xanthi, Greece, distin guished" prelate of the Greek Church, who has gone abroad. to. study educational methods.

The London correspondent of the "North China Daily News," writing on December 16, saya: "Per- haps I might add that the Chinese speaking nowadays. Dr. Stewart over here are very energetic in Yui who belongs to the Tsing Hua University of Peking has this week huen preaching at the Student Church All Hallows, Lombard intreet, while Dr. Hu Shih has been addressing the students of both Bedford and University Collegōs."

The correspondent adds: In his apecchi closing Parliament the Kink remarked, "The situation in China la being watched by my Government Our with the closest attention. country is animated by strong.sym-j pathy for that vast majority of the Chinese people whose aspirations are for settled conditions, for a new www of prosperity and for friendly calations with foreign Powers.”.

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The dismal state in which China finds itself is well illustrated by a letter the "North China Daily News" has received from its Slang- tan, Hunan, correspondent, writing.. on December 28. He says, among other things: am almost afraid now to describe conditions here, 1 Peel that we are watched so closely nad what goes. out from here fa at leuat read if not censored. We are living under most unples- Bant conditions.. The Magistrate seems to be helpless and trouble for us and for Chinese Christians seams, to be a delight to those in! power. I never expected to Bec such a state of things in Hunan as exists to-day. It seems impossible that we should carry on, but there seems nothing else for us to do. even though our work has been shot to pièces,"The Shanghai paper adds that our correspondent lea missionary of many years. standing, and one who has always been of an optimistic turn of mind where the Chinese are concerned.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Engineer Captain W. H. Michell, R.N. and Mrs. Michell and family were on board the P & O. "Mantua" which sailed from London on Dec.

Mr. A. Davidson of Taikoo Dock and Mrs. Davidson will be back in Hong Kong very shortly as they sailed from London on Dee...16 on the P. & O. "Kashgar" after spend-31 and they are bound for Hong ing a holiday`nt Home.

Count Ludwig. Salm Von Hoog- stracten, husband of the former Millicent Rogers, has arrived in New York to defend the divorce action instituted by the heiress:

The Police Accountant. Mr. A. J. C. Taylor, who has been on long leave, la returning to tho Colony by the "Mentus" which left London on Dec. 31 and is due here about the end of this month.

A Reuter cable from London re- porta that the War Office has, an- nounced the appointment of Major. Genoral Vant Strubenzee to be General Officer Commanding in Malaya, vice Major General Sir I Fraser. Maj. Gen. Van Straubenzee has been Ģ..0.0. the 48th: (North, Midland) Division. T. Avainco 1928. Born in 1887, he entered the Royal Artillery, in 1886, and has a die- tinguished army racord.

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Tientsin papers announce the death, which took place at the French Hospital of Mr. George T. Poole. Managing Director of Chandless & Co., Ltd., at the age of 57. Up to June last Mr. Poole had been a man of most active habits, though it is believed that he had long been warned of exces sive blood pressure. lfs was a keen tennis player, and could out- eat many a younger man on the courts. In June, however, he had a stroke, and the medical advisor prescribed three months' complete rest at Peitaiho. Mr. Poole bene- | fitted" sonalderghly from this, and evidently unwisely delayed his pre- parations for the long sea-trip which the doctors ordered, "though his passage had actually been booked some little time ago,, when The again fell His condition was very serious when he was re- moved to hospital and little hope was entertained of his recovery.

The most popular model in Italy. Her engagement book la always full, na there is persistent competition among the leading artiste and sculptors for her

Sergeant L. R. Whant of the Police will be buck in the Colony towards the end of the month as he sailed from London on the "Mantua" on Dec. 31, on the expiry of long leave. <

The latest picture of George Bernard: "Shaw. Awarded the Nobel prize for literature for 1925, he directed that the money be used to promote a closur literary contact between Sweden and England.

Sergeant R. 5. R. Swan of the Police, formerly a loading goal- keeper until he gave up soccer, will 'be back in Hong Kong this month. He went on leave last year and sail- ed from Landon on Dec. 16 by the "Kashgar.”

Mr. G. C. Howard, American Trade Commissioner, and Registrar of China Trade Act. Companies, has left Shanghai for Washington. During his absenco Mr. A. Bland Calder will function as Trade Com- missioner, and Aselatant Trade Commissioner A Viola Smith will function as Acting Registrar, China Trade Act Companísa.

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