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LOCAL AND GENERAL

The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company sailed from Liverpool.. on the Canadian Pacific liner "Metagama," for a five months" tour in Canada.:.

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A violent earthquake shock occurred at Lisbon, but no serious damage is reported.

According to the Calendar, the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Candlemas fall to-morrow. The day, of course, is a Bank and Customs holiday on account of China New Year.

An unsuccessful attempt hus Been made to refont the French cruiser "Devastation," which has been lying sunk in seven fathoms of water in Lorient Roads for the past four years. The work will On Thursday, the Hong Kong be resumed shortly with fresh Chinese General Chamber of appliances.

Commerce will celebrate "the usual New Year ceremony (in the It is reported that news hasChamber's premises) at 3 pm, been received by mail from Eng-when refreshments will be served. land that Major Louis Cassel, OB.E., who was General Staff Ocer and D.A.A., Q.M.G. In Hong Kong during the War, has been offered very high appoint- ment in connection with the pre- sent crisis in China.

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The approximate traffic ré. turn of the Manchester Ship Canal For November, 1926, was £126,834, compared with £112 000 in November, 1925; an in crease of $14,834. The total for the 11 monthe of 1926: was £1,331,757, compared with £1.- 277.188 in 1925, or a total-in. crease for 1026 of £54,574.

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A coolle was knocked down and killed by a train on the Shanghai-Hangchow line the Fung-ching bridge. It ap- pears that he was walking along the sleepers, and although the train's whistle was "sounded: several times he took no notice, and was run down before the en- gine had sufficient time to pull up. The body was said to have been cut into two pieces.

Marza Irza Davoud Khan Malah, new Minister from Persia to the United States.

According to reports in the Chinese press. Capt. Fiori, Chief of the French police, Shanghai, has sent a message to the Chinese authorities informing them that The Volunteeer Defence their co-operation, should a crisis | Corps turned out in commendably come in Shanghai would be ac-strong numbers for the second ceptable. He has also informed route march through the City the Chinese residents and the yesterday, the route being by way Amalgamated Association of of Garden Road and the Praya to Street Unions that their assist-West Point and back through ance would also be much appre- Queen's Road, The Scottish com- ciated. The night patrols through pany provided the band. There out the concession have been con-were over 400 present.Lt. Col siderably increased since the pre-L. G. Bird and sent trouble started.

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NEWS.

"No. 17, Wing Fung Street; was sold at the China Auction Rooms yesterday by order of the mortgages, Mr. Cheung Tsai be came the purchaser for $8,500.

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The motorship "Saaremaa"" has disappeared without leaving a trace while between Reval and Helsingfors. An explosion is re- ported to have been sighted at sen about the spot where the missing ship ought to have been at the time. It is supposed that she struck a floating mine, several of which have recently been dis- covered in the Gulf of Finland.

One of the first ventures of its kind in Malaya, the Checker Stores, opened in Old Market Square, Kuala Lumpur, really re- presents a "Woolworth's" of the East Over a thousand different articles are offered, the price of none exceeding 60 cents, and the goods include E.N.P. work, sauce- pans, hairbrushes, cutlery and scores of novelties, There are of course, many items priced at 10 ets.. 20.ets, and upwards, and one of the most attractive con- veniences of the shop is that one can buy a book of vouchers of various values at. we believe, the price of $7.50 for $8 worth of tickets.

It will no doubt be of inter- est to many to learn that the Bishop of London has kindly con sented to take the chair on June' 29 at the annual meeting of the Victoria Diocesan Association at. Victory House, Leicester Square; London. The fact that his Lord- ship has so recently stayed in the Colony wil help tremendously towards linking up those who have the interests of this diocese ht heart both here and at Home, Those who are likely to be in England this summer should send their names in so that in- vitations may be sent to them. It is also possible that many in the Colony may have friends at Home who would like invitations.. All names and addresses, should be sent in as soon as possible to the Diocesan Chaplain, Bishop'a

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Mr. P. Valiram, one of the pro- A message from Pisa an- prietors of Pohoomull Brothers,nounces the death of Vice- who has been visiting Malaya, Admiral Simonetti, commander- left for Hong Kong via Saigon by in-Chief of the Italian navy: the s.s. "Angkor."

The forthcoming wedding in Singapore of Mr. Edward The marriage has taken place announced of Mr. H. dos

Henry King-Harman of Jalan Remedios, bank assistant, No.

Acob Kapar, F.M,S., to Miss 606, Avenue Joffre, Shanghai, to Mabel Grace Whitaker, of Ex- Miss Phyllis Maria d'Almada Castro, No. 1, Lyemun Villes, mouth, Devon, England Mody Road, Kowloon.

Miss Collie, whose death took place at Home recently, went to Malaya about, July of last year and was Lady Medical Officer at the General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.

A new way to keep tennis balls in perfect condition has been found (observes the "Children's Newspaper.") Shops at present. keep them in cardboard boxea with little partitions; as in egg- boxes, but they do not keep very well like this. They are now be. ing packed in airtight tins, with eir compressed 20 pounds to the square inch, the same pressure as is maintained inside the balls by the modern methods of manufac ture."

The death has occurred in Tientsin of Mr." Augustus Henry Jacques, one of the port's oldest foreign residents. Mr. Jacques spent 30 years of his life in Tien- tain, receiving the China Medal for services in the Boxer rising. In the Great War he joined the! Royal Engineers and attained the Col. Corestes Ferrara, famous rank of Major. He leaves. A duellist, who is the now Ambas-widow in London, and one son, andor from Cuba to the United Victor, who is engaged with a law Diates. During a life full of ad-

firm at Bangkok. He received a venture, the Colonel, who is 51

military funeral. years old, has fought more than a score of duels. Born in Naples, he served under Gomez in the Cuban war of liberation.

Prof. A. Langsher, M.L.L.C., sailed from Hong Kong for Manila this morning on the round-the-world liner "President Harrison,"

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Among the many passengers who sailed this morning from Hong Kong on the "President Harrison" (for Europe via Manila and New York) were Dr. and Mrs. G. B. Huntingdon and Dr. J. H. Franklin.

A former Senator and former Ceretary of Blatente. Plike Best, who won the $25,000 Wilson Peace Prize for his Invaluable work in aid of World Court. He suggest». ed means of picking judges for the International Tribunal

Glass has certainly come into its own again (says the Weekly Dispatch," Flowers in

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Just how much blood does each one of us have in his body? asks a Home paper. This has been a puzzling question all through the centuries of medicine, and only Twenty-five tone of air a minrecently have experimenta been ute is the pumping capacity of amade through which the ap new mine fan, the largest ever proximate weight of the blood has built. That is a blowing capacity been found. Naturally, not every colours destined to float in sha of 700,000 cubic feet of sir every one has the same amount of low bowls are being made in It minute and requires 650 horse-blood. As might be expected, it power of electricity to operate varies with the weight of the rest Glasg heels to evening shoes are Powerful alr control of this type of the If you divide the Cinderella-like novelty, though prevents dust and other explo-weight of your body by twenty deceptive, the heel being in sions in mines, besides protecting you will get approximately the reality of wood thinly the health of workmen. The fan total wal

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