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THE CHINA MAIL

LOCAL

The Countess of Bristol has died at the age of 84 years, as the result of being struck by a motor car in Hyde Park.

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An Important advertisement appears on page 3 of this issue. with regard to the Flower 3how on March 10, together with thatrue tlons to members of the Horticul- tural Society.

Freemasons of the English and of the Scottish Constitution are attending the second annual ma- sonic service in St. John's Cathedral at 6 pm, this Sunday. A cordial Invitation la extended to all free- masons in the Colony to attend.

owner Poace

No. 142 Des Voeux Road Cen- tral was sold yesterday at the China Auction Rooma, Mr. Wong Kwischeng becoming the at $61,500-Property at Avenue. Hemuntin (comprising up- to-date bungalows), was withdrawn at Messrs. "Lammerts yesterday when the prices did not rise above $81.700 and $32.200.

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A Belgian M. Scoiuy-has offered £100,000 worth of radium for the treatment. of King Ferdinand of Roumania, free of charge. Five grains of radium bronide is the largest quantity ever used at one time. It is cons tained in an apparatus.specially constructed by the Radium Institute.

Brussels

Messrs. Hutchinson; the pub. lishers, have withdrawn from circulation a book in which the. author stated that Lord Kit- chener's private, secretary was a German whose efficiency made him indispensable. The publish ers find that the statement is untrue, and they apologise. The secretary is still living

After 81 operations and having been twice certified dead, Mrs. Shrive was buried at Rash den on Jan. 25. Thirty years ago when she was being carried to the Bristol Mortuary her bearers

AND GENERAL NEWS.

Tickets are now available for the Masked Bail at the City Hall on the night. of March 4 and can be obtained from the Advertising and Publicity Bureau.

American tenderers have under-bid the Australians for the whole of the War Office contract for 1,500,000 tins of canned beef.

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When a Chinese was charged An experimental station for the before Mr. W. Schofield at the Cen- investigation of malaria, to be nam trai Magistracy yesterday afternooned after Sir Ronald Roas, will short- with the theft of fifty cattion of ly be opened in India, according to announcement of the indian: pine trees, Sgt. Kirby informed hia after his Worship that shortly. arrest and handcufing, the defen-

Willian Howell, ak saw versity of New Hampshire wh bne bava elleted" unmorart of the American Puutual forlivs Anra olatien one-of the mager bra pantank posts existing the MCA, MÁLSTE of the gridiron. KO'RS He served Gilmour Dobler-al Carnell-

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During the Arst three days of race week (next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) the local exchange banks will be open for public busi Russ caly from 9:30 am. t) 12 noon, according to an official an- nouncement" on page 3 of this lasuo..

A report has reached" the "China Mal?" that native men.. suspected to be unauthorised, are asking for subscriptions for the Canton Hospital, which until the 1926 crisia was run by foreigners. It is learned that the majority of the canvassers have not met with any response:

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An alpenstock inscribed "Doctor J. Bean," which was cast. up by the Bossons Glacier, Mont Blanc, is a grim souvenir of a tragedy of 57 years ago. Dr. Bean, an American, and the Rev. Mr. McCorkindale, a minister from Glasgow, in September, 1870, with eight guides, climbed to the summit of Mont Blanc but were overtaken by a blizzard in descending and lost their way. The snowstorm lasted for a week, and then the bodies of Mc- Corkindale, Bean and three guides were found in a crevasse.. The other bodies were not re- covered.

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Says London message of Jan 24: Assisted by Sir Oliver Lodge, the Psychical Research dant succeeded in dodging his Society has arranged to lock up esecrt, making good his escape on six scientists on the night of the hillside. Ad Indian constable February 16, and cut off all com- the outside on patrol duty on the Cheung Sha munication with" Wan Road five hours later how-world. The scientists will en ever, spotted the man who had not deavour to get messages out to been able to remove the handcuffs. the world, but mast not utter the A fine of $17 with the alternative messages only think them of six weeks hard labour wassim Wireless listeners throughout the posed.

world are asked to catch the mes- sages, and send telepathic impres- sions to the British Broadcasting The scientists' Corporation thoughts will be written before- hand, and placed in sealed en-) valopes, but the scientists will be locked up until the listeners have had time to send their telepathic impressions, which will then be compared with the contents of the envelopes.

stumbled and the woman WAS found to be alive. Two years later she was laid out as dead,

Whilst attempting to board a but regained consciousness. Her

moving contractor's train on the relatives say it is a happy release Castle Peak Road early yesterday since she suffered from lupus and morning, a Chinese slipped, falling cancer, but had an exceptionally under the wheels of the trucks, sound heart.

found The case is His decapitated body was

shortly afterwards by members of medically regarded as a mar- vellous instance of resistance to the Kowloon contingent of the y- ing squad,, who happened to be on malignant disease. At the rela-duty in the neighbourhood at the tives' request, two arteries were time. The body was removed to severed before interment.

the Kowloon Mortuary.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Mrs. R. S. Piercy, with Miss R. K. Last night Mr. B. Ralphs was in- stalled as Provincial Grand Prior and Master R. P. Piercy; sailed vice Sir Paul C. Chater, deceased from Hong Kong yesterday on the It is worthy of note that the lastKamo Mare" bound for the North installation took place In 1885, 42 years ago.

The estate of the late Lord Bearsted, founder of the Shell Transport Company, has been sworn at $4,000,000.

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The Rev. R. J. Campbell, the famous preacher, has been mar ried at Brighton to his secretary, Miss Smith, and later in the day they left for North Africa to spend a honeymoon in the Sahara.

When Viscount Curzon, who is

I hear that there is quite a noted as a speed motorist, was

Prince of driving at Hove, his car skidded

Nurseries specially fitted up by rivalry between the on a bend in a frost covered road

the Queen are ready at Sandring-Wales and Frince George as to and overturned down à bank. Lord Curzon was taken to hos-ham awaiting the Princess Eliza-who shall shine best at the

pital suffering from a dislocated shoulder and severe shock.

The death is announced of Major-General, George Stewart, who entered the Bengal Army in 1866 and served throughout the Indian Mutiny, 1857-59. He was present at Havelock's relief of

13. Cawnpore and Lucknow. also participated in the China War, the Afghan War and the Ambeyia Campaign.

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A New York message says that Mr. G. Bernard Shaw has started legal proceedings for an injunction against Mr. William Page, an American theatrical man, and the latter's publishers and printer, to restrain them from publishing, without per- mission, four letters written by Mr. Shaw to Mr. Page 26 years ago. With regard to the produc tion of some of his plays in New York, which Mr. Page has incor- porated in a book, Mr. Shaw is also claiming $100,000 as dam- ages.

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beth, who is expected to make the journey soon. There has been a slight delay, as the baby has been

a "Sunday Chronicle" writer.) It is an open Charleston (says secret that Prince George's danc- ing partner is the same good- looking brunette with whom he was constantly seen before he went to the China station. She was, in fact, one of the first peo- ple he saw on his arrival home. and rumours are again rising with regard to the "next- Royal en- gagement.

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It is curious to notice how many women artists and wives of artists have refused to cut their hair short. I say it is curious because I believe it was a woman artist who first started the fashion (says a "Daily Chronicle" writer.) Miss Carrington, then! a Slade School student, bobbed her hair a year or two before the war, and for several years the only women in England who wore short hair were the women- folk of that illustrious Slade School generation which included Nash, the Spencers, Nevinson, Wadsworth, and Gertler.

The illness of Ellen Tarry re-

A recent photograph of Mreminds me that she is almost the only

Charles Chaplin, the former, Lita Grey, Mr. Chaplin is suing her famous busband for divares.

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actress still with us whom Queen "Warrior" arrived at Singapore-

Victoria saw on the stage (says a on Feb. 18 with a party

Daily Chronicle writer.) The of American and English

late Queen greatly admired the act- people on board.

ing of Ellen Terry, and on one oc- The yacht is owned by Mr. and Ms. Harrison Williams, of New suffering from a cold in the eyecasion treated the present King Clarence and Avondale, to a box at York, who have with them as The Queen has even selected a and his brother, the late Duke of guests Mr. Paul D, Cravath, Lady cow to supply the daily ration the Lyceum to see Torry and Abdy, Col Rivers Wargen, and the Princess. The King and Irving in "The Merchant of Capt. Ralph Burton, The pas Queen alike are looking for Venice. The Queen insisted upon sengera joined the yacht at ward with pleasure to the ar- the young, Princes writing their Madras, and since leaving that rival of the baby guest. It is impressions of the play and the port they have called at Rangoon, rumoured that Princess Elizabeth acting l'impressions, which she Penang, and

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To satisfy the demand for information from the spot. To help the cause of correct representation of facts, &c.

HOW PEOPLE GET MUDDLED.

As another instance of people at Home being muddled in their ideas, it is interesting to mention that a leading London paper gives the name of Shanghai's defender, as Sun Shuari (meaning Sun Chuan-faug)..

Detailed reports from this part of the world, from an impartial source, must be particularly welcome just now.

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The latest issue of the "Overland" includes the unique "seditious literature" care (as an illustration of Labour Union unreasonableness): the reports right from the beginning of -the Shanghai strike (including the cables about Chinese offi cials beheading strike agitators); the settlement of the Hankow dispute (with subsidiary statements): the China War and Canton's advance on Shanghai; and, as usual, all the local news, and China cebles.

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