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A war gas has turned out to be Mr. Foo Sze-in formerly Pro- fussor at the Puking Nationalist of great use to the silk industry, University, has arrived at: Canton When the cocoons are killed: 'It has to take up the post of Professor of been found, that gussing them la Literature at Chungshan, Univer-much better than the old methods of baking or steaming. The cocoon 'alty.

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There will be a public. Lecture therefore, can be handled as non- at The Helena Hay Institute on perishable merchandise in trans- Monday, February 21, at 6.30 pm.portation and storage. given by Fight Lt. J. Newall Subject: "Aviation." Admission free.

Hankew, Fob 8-M. O. J. Todd, chief engineer of the China Inter- national Famine Relief Commission. was to-day appointed adviser to the

London as well as Manchester Mr: is to have its olectric hare. Hupeh Byke Commission of the Nationalist Government. The ap- .." It is notified that His Excel Harry Day, Labour member and pointment was made by Mr. Sun lency the Governor has made the theatrical producer, is head of a Po. This is the second appoint following order under the Streets syndicate that is negotiating for the ment of an American adviser to a (Alteration) Ordinance. 1923, Or-purchase of a large ground in Lon- Nationalist Government commia-dinance No., 24 of 1023-The ex- sion. The rat was that of Ddetortreme southern and of North Street, J. B. Grant of the Peking Union referred to in Government Notif Medical College as Public Health cation No. 631 of 1926, la closed. adviser of the Wuhan municipa|| aren."Canton Gazette."

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Professor Kilpatrick, the dis tinguished American educator on the faculty of Columbia University, New York, who has booh specially Invited by the Government to visit Canton and deliver a series of lee- Ptures at Changshan University and other educational institutions, "has arrived in Canton.

Nptiqing children playing with what resembled a copper baten Professor Mora, Director of the Hungarian Museum, found that it was portion of a finely chiselleds gold sceptre, says the Strasbourg correspondent of the "Daily Mail." It has been discovered in an adja- rent churchyard, a search of which yiekied 92. gold coins, and gold cups and dishes, believed to be the trea- sure of the Gepidaé, a 6fth century German tribe, who revolted against the Huns after Attila's death:

Singing between the courses was the novel way in which 300 Ameri- cane and a few privileged British guests made merry at a banquet held by the American Society In London at the Savoy. Hotel, Strand, w.c. With Mr. Gibson Young, as master of the musle, leading thern the diners entered thoroughly into the spirit of the innovation, and its sucess, after a rather doubtful start was unbounded. The Ameri- Ambassador, Mr. A. B. Houghton. was among the chief guests.

don where a coursing track will be made and four hundred kennela buil Electricity to provide not only the quarry but the sunlight: and installation of lampa. is to pro-

The Hon. Mrs. Robert Brand, wife of the Hon. Robert Brandi. son of Viscount Hampden, is one of the famous Langhorne sisters, of Virginia,, and a sister of Lady Astor. Before her marriage she was Phyllis Langhorne.

duce the "sunlight" that is used in kinema studio.. All the race- course furniture is to be provided

Proof that it is not possible to discipline after-dinner speeches has Apparently there is little pros- been afforded by a test at Tun- pect, after all that the Americanbridge Wells. For the annual ban- quet of the local Chamber of Trade Indian will disappear. According the length of each speech was fixed-grandstand, paddock. Tattersall's to the Assistant: United States In- at five minutes. It was arranged dian Commissioner, there are 80,000 that after four minutes a green more than there were in 1900 while light should be switched on by the their per-capita wealth, owing to toast-master and a minute later a valuable holdings of oil and timber red light. A guest stated that both lands is approximately $4,700, the speakers and the listeners dis- This is nearly six times the per- regarded the signals and that the four toasts, capita wealth of the nations which toast-master, after

abandoned the signalling device. were involved in the World War.

ring, and public betting rings,and when the day comes it is antici- pated that the bookmakers will not be absent. The courses' will be three-a haM-mile, three-sixteenths of a mile. and a quarter of a mile. Big prizes are to be offered, and mininture Grand Nationals will be staged.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Mr. Arthur Ransome of the Man- chester "Cuardian," who arrived in Shanghai several days ago, has left for Hankow for a stay of one week in the interest of his paper. will later return to Shanghai, oven- tually going to Pekin

Mr. Clarence, Mackay, the multi- millionaire cable magnate, appears

Taking a leading part in a short play presented by the West Somer-

to have responded to the wobing of set Players near Minehead, Lord the baby of Mrs Irving Berlin, wife | St. Audries had his hair cut on the Mr.atage in the old-fashioned pudding- Hoof the

composer. jazz Mackay had disinherited his daugh- basin fashion. Miss Davies, who ter, but his heart melted at the performed this toilet operation. blandishments of his day-old grand-caused laughter among the large audience when, on lifting the basin, daughter.

abe left a mass of dripping on his lordship's head.

"As far as beauty in legs is con- cerned, there is nothing more de- lightful than an expensive silk stocking, and nothing uglier than the average female knee," says Mr. C. B. Cochran, the theatrical pro- meter, in an article in the "Weekly Dispatch" in defence of bare legs among stage dancers and chorus girls. "Clever make-up. hides 'most deficiencies, and therefore managers prefer bare legs, on the grounds of economy," he says.

The following deaths are an nounced': Mise Mary Hancock Thomson, a niece of Lord Kelvin, the British physicist, at Newcastle- on-Tyne, in her 73rd year: Mr. Harry Leggett, of Great Billing, a member of the Northampton Bourd of Guardians and formerly an ins- pector at St. Pancras Railway Station, aged 78; and the Rev. John O'Reilly, administrator of the Pro- Cathedral, Dublin, who had assisted. in the church ceremonies at Christ- mas, in a Dublin hospital.

The following appointments to ships on, the China Station haye been made by the Admiralty- Cemmr. W. R. Richardson, to "Titania," additional (Jan. 20), and to "Titanin." additional.. for com- mand of a submarine, (frem date of joining). Lt, Commr. ER. Hooper. to "Titania," additional (Jan. 20), and to "Titania," addi- Lignal for command of a submarine (from date of joining) Commd.- Bosna.-E. R. West, to "Hermes." and W. Cashman, to "Titania" (Jan.

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Harriet Chalmers Adenis, Pre sident of the Society of Woman Geographers She is noted an an author, lecturer and photo- grapher, and has been identified for many years with the National Geographie Socfety She is an authority, on Latin America, Spain and her colonies, and on early American peoples. M

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David Low, the Australian black and white artist, has signed a cop- cract with Lord: Beaverbrook's newspapers, of which the principal one is the "Daily Express," at A figuge which is understood to be a world's record for a political car- toorist. Low left Sydney a few years ago, under contract with the London "Daily News" and "Star." His political cartoons, have attract- ed wide attention.

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There is no truth in the report that Signor Mussolini is making in- quiries regarding a supposed for bear of his name, Cesare Mussolini, a musician in London in the 18th century. So many "ancestors" have already been found for him that the discovery of now, ones created, no surprise. Recently Signor Musso- lin received four people who, after laborious, researches, submitted a voluminous document showing that? the Premier is descended from some noble family or other in' Northern Italy. Signor Mussolini pushed the document aside, saying: "You had better take this home with you again. My ancestry beging with myself."

Miss Annette Ashberry, "the "first woman member of the British So ciety of Engineers, has been read- ining a paper on Sqme Products of a Small Machine Shop" in which che.describes works with which she is herself connected. Interviewed Major C. B. Mullins who has Mr. Norman Brookes, the famous afterward she said her interest In been appointed to the China flag- tennis player, has been chosen to engineering was first roused by her ship. "Hawkins," is a qs" that is, play an important role in the Aus work on munitions during the war, he was granted the staff qualiça tralian manufacturing world. At At Park Royal, she said, she worked tion without examination in con- the first meeting of the board of in the shell section and also on sideration of employment on staff Australasian Paper Manufacturers magnetos. Later she did general duties during the war. In January, Ltd., which has a nominal capital machine shop work at Kirkeud 1918, he was appointed in charge of £2,000,000, he, was elected chair bright. Eventually she felt eff of the Intelligence School at the man of directors. This new comclent and joined her present arm, RN. Staff College, and in 1928-25 pany was formed by the merging afterward becoming a shareholder served in H.M.8 "Cardiff in the of the Austrabulan Paper and and a director." "Engineering to Mediterranean,The present Fleet Pulp Con and the Cumberland me has a wonderful fascination, Royal Marine Officer in the "Haw Board Mills With one exception, and the theoretical side interests the king" is Major and Brevet Lieute Brookes malo, all the loss than the practical There is Colonel A. S Cantrell (the well, paror and board raille in Australis nothing I like better when I got the known cricketer) who was appoint were under the control of the com chance than to slip into the hop

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