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THE CHINA MAIL.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
The current "Gazutte" gives the
No. 8. Liberty Avenue, Ho Mr. William Graham, a La- roll of midwives duly certified under Mun Tin, was sold at the Chinabour member of the House of the Midwives Ordinance and who Auction Rooms yesterday, Mr Cominons, has joined the research are in active practice in the Colony.M, D'Almada Remedios becoming committee of the Empire Market-
the purchaser at $14,200 (risinging Board. The annual meeting of seat- | from $10,000). hoders and subscribers of St. John's, Cathedral will be held in the Cathedral Hall on Monday, Jan- uary 31.
The credit balance of the
"STILL LIFE.
An official photograph of the Hong Kong Government Treasury Chinese still which was erected on October 31 was $5,700,76174.in Mr. R. E Lindsell's Court at During October the Revenue was the Central, Magistracy on Tues- $1,732,867.80; the, expenditure day in the course of proceedings. was $2,229,612.71.
against a Chinese who was subae-
The annual Sale of Work of the Mothers' Union will be held at the Helena May Institute at 2:30 p.m.; n Tuesday, February 16. As in former years, a wide variety of useful and, fancy articles will be
fered for sale.
During the Chinese New Year vacation (Feb 2-6) the offices For the Supreme Buurt will only be open frorn 1:0. w.. to 12 hoom. On Public and Gen- eral holidays it will be entirely
losed:
The names of the China Nu- biola: Company. "Nadu, and she Num King Restaurant Ltd., have been struck off the Register, sfales, the "Gazetter"
Memorials of Re-entry by the Crown have been registered in respect of New Kowloon Dairy Farm Lot No. 125 New Kowloon Inland Bot No. 605: New Kowloon Lot No. 931: Kowloon Inland Lat No. 1877 and Ping Chau Farm Lot Ne. 1.
Prosecuted by Mr. Twemlow, Assistant Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department. two Chinese were each fined $1 this morning for cutting Government wood at North Point, near the quarry.
Mr. A. L. Shield of Messrs. Shewan. Tomes & Co. is stated in a report to the Police to have been bitten by a dog belonging to Mr. Ho Yung of No. 6. Peak Road. The log is in quarantine at Kennedy
Town.
... Two cases of enteria fever, both British fone imported; and one cuse of puerperal fever, Chi nese, were notified in yesterday's
health return.
quently fined $500. or four months hard labour. Describing the outfit as the first of its kind to be seized on the Island,
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A message from Paria states that France's population ig |40,748.000, including 2,495,000 foreigners, of whom 500,000 are
Paris, and 1,100,000, mostly talians, are in Southern France,
The
historic Livingstone Congregational Chapel at Stan- ford Rivers, Essex, has been des- troyed. Mrs. Kenniford, who was conducting the service,, over- turned a lamp as the service was starting, and the chapel was quickly a mass of flames. Mrs. Kenniford, escaped. Livingstone's Bible was destroyed. In this church Livingstone preached his! first sermon. After mounting the pulpit, he was, seized with ner- vousness and rushed out of the building. 11
A three storeyed building &t the corner of Douglas Street and Connaught Road Central was destroyed by fire yesterday. The upper floors, which were used as domestic tenements (Chinese) were entirely burnt out and there was little left of the ground floor premises, occupied by Messra. Ah Ying and Company, Government Contractors. No lives were lost. Several safes in the building con- taining documents and money were saved. The prompt work of the fire brigade prevented the fire from spreading..
Chief Preventive Officer S. J. The London Press recently Clarke added that it had a capa-devoted some attention to the city of three gallons of highly-question of women in business. intoxicating liquor per forty An official of the London Cham- minutes..
ber of Commerce pointed out that two years ago there were only five women members of the The reputation, the ship's Chamber. To-day there are 110, company of H.M.S. "Hermes" all holding controlling positions in have established for hospitality every conceivable kind of busi and good entertainment was en-ness. Most of them must be hanced by a most successful earning at least $2,000 yearly. carnival dance at the Hotel Savoy last night, at which they were the hosts of the evening. There was large company present, many in fancy costumes, a parade being held in the course of the evening at which prizes were awarded.
Among the latest women recruits to business is Miss Helen Robert- son, the daughter of Field-Mar- shal Sir William Robertson, who has entered the Head Office of the London General Omnibus Company.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Captain J. S. Miller of the American Navy and Lt. J. A. Bond arrived here yesterday on the "President Pierce" from Manila.
It is understood that Fieid, Marshal Lord. Plumer, High Com- missioner for Palestine, will take. three months leave from the end of next May, but does not intend to retire until August 1928.
Arriving here yesterday on the "President Pierce" from Manila
were Brother Edward Clifford, Rev. Fr. W. H. Musson, Rev. Fr. G. Schotte and the Rev. Fr. A van Zugt.
Mabel Garrison, soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Com- pany.
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The name of Mr: M. Muir is! given in the "Gazette" as an addi- tion to the list of galled auditors.
The "Gazette" notifies that the Incal rank of Captain la granted to Lieut. C. H. Steele, MIC, R.A.R.O., Royal Irish Fusileers.
The marriage of Capt. P. C. Perfect, 2nd/King's Own Scottish Borderers, and Miss Helen. A. Hog is to take place in Hong Kong in April.
The annual meeting of shage- holders of the Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ltd., will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel on Satur- day, February 12, at 11 am.
Dr. and Mrs. W. Bloom, Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Taylor and Mr. Yang Shin-po arrived in Hong Kong "President Pierce." from Manila yesterday
on the
The coming of age of the Earl of Stradbroke's heir, Viscount Dunwich, was celebrated at Hen- hamn, Hall, the Earl's seat in Suffolk. The Viscount is on the "Renown as A. sub-lieutenant.
The King and Queen have made frequent thquiries regarding the condition of Sir Sidney Greville. one of his Majesty's rooms in waiting. whosis ill in a London nursing, home, and who is reported |
Miss R. E. L. Watkins, a CMS to be slightly better. missionary from... Kwangai and Hunan salled on the Arafbra" yesterday for Melbourne where she has gone to spend her leave..
The forthcoming wedding is an- nounced of Mr. Hubert Hope Has- ham, electrichi engineer, Kowloon K: M. C. A., to Miss Yadiva An- thonovana, Astor House, Shanghai.
There were a number of Hong Kong pussengers on the "Arafura" when she sailed yesterday for Manila, Brisbane, Sydney and Mal- .bourne, The majority had arrived here from other porta to tranship.
The following appointments to the Colonial Service of Hong Kong have been made by the Secretary of Stute for the Colohies:-Mr. 1. S. Jenyns, to be Cadet: Miss. D. M. Jaques, to be Physical Train- ing Mistress, Education Depart ment.
Miss Eva Ho Turig, on whom the degrees of bachelor of medicine and bachelor' of surgery were recently conferred at the Hong Kong Uni- versity Degree congregation, is. notified in the "Gazette" on having been registered as a medical practi- tioner:
Madame Corestes
Ferrara
wife of the new Cuban Ambas- sador to the United States.
Sir
Gooch, Daniel
third baronet, died at his home, Tatch- bury Mount, Totton, Hampshire, Hong Kong passengers on the in mail week, aged 67, Sir The Duchess of York's hats in- "Kitano Maru" when she sailed Daniel accompanied the late Sir clude 15 planned by herself and yesterday for Shanghai and Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Antarc. made. by a girl milliner formerly Japan included Brother Paul and tic Expedition as far as South employed by the firm which sup Brother. Alexis and Mr. R. Georgia. He had digued on a pied most of the Duchess's trock Johnston.
anable seaman in. the seau, who lately set up in business "Endurance,*** the expedition for herself. With the milliner's ship, and was one of the men in help the Duchess planned hats to Professor S. E. A, W. Rodrigo, charge of the dogs on board. wear with the hot-weather frocks. bandmaster and composer, of Owing to the many claims upon Moat of them are of crinoline Colombo, has been awarded by him at home, Sir Daniel left the straw, white, pink, or blue, of a the Vatican Exhibition Com- ship on December 5, 1914, being shape that the Duchess prefers mittee, Rome, the Papal Exhibi- paid off when discharged with a wide at the sides, turned up in tion Medal (Bronze) Beneraaren shilling. He said that it was the front, with an arch-shaped brim ti, for the musical compositions, frat he had over earned, Sir and usually with simple dower or which he sent for Exhibition at Daniel is succeeded by his son, feather ornamentation. None of the Vatican. The distinction is Mr. Robert Douglas Gooch, who them indicate startling changes unique in Ceylon.,
De dia 21000
of fashion,
SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1927.
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