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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Soviet Russin. hav

recently placed in foreign yards a mumber of orders for submarines, includ; ing several of large dimensions.

Manila telephone girls now help the public by informing them of the arrival of ships in port.

Signs èructed in Parliament Usually mild weather for Square, London, instructing pedes this time of the year prevalla trians to cross as right angles. in throughout Italy except in the ex-order to prevent jay walking, re- treme north, where the first snow main unheeded, especially during ha fallen.

the rush hours,

Mrs. John Thorburn, who has Idled at Ottawa In her 02nd year.. kept the same cook for 60 and the Buine muid for 48 years, and both survive her.

- Professor Zsigmondy, of Jena, famous German chemist, who has- been awarded the Nobel prize in chemistry, the work which won him the award, being largely in the field of enlargement of the capacity of the microscope.

h A selection of Tonkin embroi deries will be sold at public auction by Messrs. Lammert Bros. at the mezzanine floor of No. 47 godown (Kowloon Gedowns) on Saturday. ¡beginning at 11 am..........

Charles King, a seaman, way fined 35 by Mr. T. W. Ainsworth, at the Kowloon Magistracy yes. terday morning for being drunk and incapable and for assaulting Sgt. Naughton, when taken to the charge room.

By kind permission of the Commanding Officer, the dance band of H.M.S! "Caradoc" will play under the direction of the band President, Mr. D. R. Reiss- Smith, at Repulse Bay Hotel this Saturday at 8.30 p.m.

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The British Legation at Kabul has been completely burned down. The foreign diplomable corps and the Afghan Government rendered all possible assistance and there were no casualties. The "Legation. staff are removing to the new Legation building which is under construction ""

Sydney City Railway has open- ed the first underground section, from the Central Railway Station) the terminus of the suburban and

country train service, to Saint

James' Station in King Street, tear. the centre of the city. The service ran smoothy, and many thousands made the journey out of curiosity. One suburban line is already elec trified and others are being pre- pared for this..

The city of Antwerp has been. awarded 1,000,000 franes, with in terest from Detcbor 1916, by the Germano-Belgian mixed tri- bubal being the sum forcibly col

To-marrow It 4.30 p.m. at lected by the Germans during the Government House, H.D. the Gover war for damage done to Germannor, Chief Scout of Hong Kong, will Property in the eisy.

inspect the Scout Troops and pre Miss Mary lay, formerly of sent the Prince of Wales Banner the Ziegfeld Fellies, "was granted won in 1926 by the 20th Hong Kong a civorce in the French courts Troop for general efficiency in from her husband. Mr. Richard Scoutcraft and the year's work, Barthelmess, the film actor. best The holders of the Banner, during known for his acting in "Broken their year of tenure, are entitled Blossoms," the adaptation of Mr. to be called "The Governor's Thomas Burke's short story,

Troop."

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The heaviest day's traffic in the history of the underground Company was on Dec. 18, when 3,647,732 passengers word cavriods.

The extent to which English- men are wearing German, hata is disclosed by figures showing that 1.708,000 were exported, to England last year.

A sailor, on beard a Japanese runboat at Hankow a few days ago while doing some painting work on the vessel fell into the water and was drowned.

Herr Essen, elected Vice- President of the German Reich- stag, succeeding Dr. Bell, Minis. ter of Justice of the Reich..

Minted at Dover during the reigns of Ethelred the Second, Canute, and Edward the Confessor. between 970 and 1.066 when Dover had a Royal mint. six silver: pennies have been acquired by Dover Corporation for the local

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Stern, Mr..." Hubert Singapore Frenchman who was charged at Rangoon with the at- tempted murder of Miss Aileen Wells, another Singaporean, has been found insane and committed to the Mental Institute.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Mr. G. S.. Arehbutt of the Union.

Insurance Society of Canton,. Ltd, accompanied by Mrs. Archbutt, ro- turned to the Colony yesterday on the "President, McKinley."

Mt. J. J. Paterson arrived in Hong Kong last night by the "Pre sident McKinley" from Shanghai.

A special reprosentative of the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co. in Mr. D. H. Clutter arrived in Hong. Kong yesterday, on the "President. McKinley" from the North.

Mr. and Mrs. H. O'Dell returned to the Colony last night by the "Pre Mr. N. A. Thomas, a represents-sident McKinley" from the North. By Royal Decree of Decembar 20, tive of the Texas Of Co., Mr. R. G.

Mr. A. Methofer, Vice-Consul at- Lamm (a Kobe business man) and Dr. F. Bunje, and Dr. E. L. detached to the Dutch Consulate-m Mr. Victor Haimavitch arrived in Souza arrived in Hong Kong on the General in Hong Kong, has been Hong Kong yesterday on the "Pre-N.Y.K. "Haruna Maru" from Lon-promoted à Consul as from January aident McKinley" from the North. don via Singapore.

Round-the-world tourists in Mr,

and Mrs. Will A. Dunn of Lòs An- geles, with their three daughters, arrived for a stay in Hong Kong on the President McKinley" which also brought Mr. and Mrs. C/ G. and Miss N. Spencer.

According to a Home paper, Mr. W. Ja Mayson, Secretary, Singapore Club, accompanied by Mrs. | Mayson, has been touring the Bri

tish Isles from one end to the other. He is returning to Singa- pore shortly,"

Through passengers for, Japen and Shanghai on the "Haruna Maru" which sailed from Hong Kong yesterday included the Mar quis and Marchioness T. Komatsu with their family and party, Lt. A. K. Ferguson and Baroness E. de Sigalas.

Mr. R. Grimshaw, the well known Shanghai sportsman, puased through Hong Kong on the "Haruna Mart" on his way back from Home, Bailing, from this Colony together with the Shanghai Interport footboll team (including Mr. A. H. Leslie, the manager) yesterday.

Sir Andrew Duncan. has ac. cepted the chairmanship of the Central Electrielty Board under

A recent portrait of the new Emperor of Japan

Passengers from Hong Kong to

the new Electricity Supply Act. Shanghai and Japan on the MAY.K. The appointment may involve con-.. "Haruna Mary" (left yester. siderable difficulty in reconciling day) included Mr. A. M. d'Eca, Miss the interests of municipal under- V. da Luz, Mrs. C Gutterres; and takings. The salary is not dis- Miss M. Knudsen. closed, but is stated to be below

£10,000 per annum, which salary Dr. and Mr G. Taylor, the has been frequently mentioned in Rev. and Mrs WL, King, the Rev. connection with the post.. ... and Mrs. H. 1, Smith were, among

the passengers on the N.Y.K. a.

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Mr. James W. S. Marr, who as a Boy Scout patrol leader went with the late Sir Ernest Shackleton in his last expedition to the Antarctici is to be zoologist to the Discovery expedition to investigate deepseu life in the Antarctic.

Home newspapers feature the Temantic career of Mr. E. M. Mathins, of Adelaide, who is visit- ing England for the first time for 48 years. Mr. Mathias landed in Australia with twopence, He is know, managing director of a firin

employing 500 people.

Although he has been in office only a couple of months. Mr. J. L. Humphreys, the new Governor of British North Borneo, is already, nays the "Daily Mail." winning good opinions. As a former member of the Civil Service of the Federated Malay States, he went to Jesselton: with the great, advantage of know- ing the language and the little ways of his quarter of a million rather spirited subjects.

According to papers from Mel- bourne,senious alarm has been renused by the condition of Mrs. Harrington Lees, wife of the Arch- bishop of Melbourne. Mrs. Lees has been in health for some time,. bút a serious development concern ed her medical advisers to such an extent that it was found necganary to recall the Archbishop from Tas- mania, where he was spending a short holiday Special prayers for her recovery were offered at all services at St. Paul's Cathedral...

Speculation is rife in Malaya ‘as to official changes likely to take place in the spring, Mr. Thomson

ment, F.M.S., and Mr. Wolft to act an Colonial Secretary, B.S., seem to berfairly obvious appointments. Mr. Worthington may go to Petak it is hoped that Mr. Lornie will not

Manila residents returning home "Korea Maru which sailed for Santo act as Chief Secretary to Govern- 'on the "President McKinley"Francisco via Shanghai and Japan,

(which arrived in Hong Kong lest.

be disturbed at the Selangor Re

night) include Madame, Polzat de A late bus will be run to the Hong Coster and her three sons, Mr. T Kong Hotel a 1930 anos Satur Danan, Mr. C. A. Greenidge (of the day night after the special dinner Mantle Electric Co.) and his family, dance at the Repulse Bay Hotel, and Mr. N. M. E. Schurmann of the "Dinner de at semper head, fancy or aldency Mr. Harrison would pro- Shell 011 Co. Other through pas evening dress optional Tables bably go to Seremban. Who will || sengers include Mr. C. B. Garrett may now be booked as usual. get Pahang depends on the man (Lolanbogan Lumber Co.) and NG TA

who get the substantive Resident family, Miss A. Mason, Ming Merritt 1 raw,

Lancashire charities will benefit appointments now vacant. In or and Miss, B. Scheirich (mission by about 240.000 under the will der of seniority. Mr. Douglas, Mr. arkas), Mr. and Mrs. H. 2. Pages of the late. Mind Alch Ann Pi Cochrane, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Biles, Mr (travelling round the world), Mrs. Ington, of Lanosider House, Ac Haynes and Mr. Clayton have all Mary T. Russell (a teacher) and Mr.rugion, who la understood te held acting appointments as Real and Mrs. W. C. McDuffie (Shell Oil have lezt the aligeatlas of the dents or Advisers and may there Co) who will be going on to Sin money at the sole discretion of herfore be regarded as "Atrong; pro-

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