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LOCAL AND GENERAL Reminder: St. Joseph'a ColA sensation has been caused in

lege prize distribution (by Mr. WW Hornell, O.I.E.) to-morrow at 5.15 p.m., at the school,

A number of military ofloors; ladies and other ranks were on the P. 4. O. mm. "Khyber which arrive ed here from Home yesterday. Full particulars will be found on page 4,

New York by to suicide of Mr William Knox President of the Bower Savings Bapk, one of the large eavings banks in New York. hayin resources of $50,000,000 He shot himself following a nervous breakdown consequent upon the arrest of three of his employees on larceny cargas Mr Knox was born in Strabane, Trand, in 1862,

and went to the United States the rgo of ten. Hobby was The oldest man in the world has thrift, and as an authority on bank been located in a village in Centraling, he was in gron: demand as a Russia, says an Exchange. (Berlin) lecturer, finally becoming a mighty. correspondent. Hois named figure in the inaneal worlds Tschaikowski, and fs 145. A woman named Malariena, alao living in Russia.. is probably the second oldest person, her age being 131,

Annoyed at a section of the audience throwing him penpien dur- ing a performance at the Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, Little Tich do- and clined to continue his "turn," afterwards saw the "munager, and immediately terminated his con itract, saya a message from Mei-

bourne.

Attempts are being made to link the capitals of several, Balkan States into one long-distance tele phono system. Greece wants. Athens, her capital, connected with Sofa and Belgrado. Through the latter city Athens could then reach Bukharest, Budapest, Vienna, Rome, Paris, and London."

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Thus a Malayan paper:-Our local contemporary, commenting on the appearance of the officers' and men of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, says that they attracted, much attention of the natives as they had of tartan slacks and khaki tunion instead of their kilts IL may interest our contemporary to learn that the K.O.S.B.. is a Low- lund regiment" and that the men never wore kilts in their lives!"

The work will soon be put in hand of converting Wolvesey, a Royal residence in Saxon times, in- to a home for the Bishop of Win- ichester (Dr. Theodore Wood). Farnham Castle has for centuries been the episcopal residence of the Bishops Df Winchester,

and

Lord Stenhaven, Governor. General of Australia.

On the subject of the Brunner. Sir Alfred Mond, Mond merger, M.P., in s

said recent speech, that there was not a penny profit the change has been caused by the being made out of that merger. It creating of three new dioceses out was a question of safeguarding a of the present diocese of Winches-great industry. It had been said endeavour to attack tér. Anxious to secure an historie: it was an house near his cathedral and the Wages. No idea was farther from diocesan administrative centre, Dr. the mind of those who were direct ing the affairs of the company. He Wood suggested restoring Wolvesey promised nor worse but better times to its original use as the bishop's for those who, he hoped, would form residence and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have approved of the part of the great brotherhood of plan. Wolvessy is at present used chemical workers throughout the

Empire. As the diocesan church house.

SOCIAL AND

San Albert Baker, says a

& six Francisco message, won hour coffee drinking marathon when he gulped his 96th cup just within the time limit. Louis Harrimger, a former champion, finished one cup behind.

The Prince of Wales has made no definite arrangements for his Easter holiday, but, unless any

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he la hoping to go again to Biarritz, and to stay there for two or three weaks (says the "Daily Chronicle.") It is probable that while at Biarritz the Prince will take this opportunity to pay his long-promised visit to the King and Queen of Spain in Madrid:

NEWS

Mr. P. H. Suckling (general GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO. LTD.

manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.) and Mrs. Suckling left for the North on the "President Grant."

Mr. Frank W. Lee, who has been in the Colony for some time left for Shanghai to-day on the President Grant. He was a journalist in Canton some years ago and, latterly, has been head of a school in Shanghai

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Mr. C. Gordon Mackie and Mr. T. G. Weall were passengers on the Shanghai-bound "President Grant" which left this morning. Others on the ship were Mr. Mök Kon-sang Mr. A. G. Sufiad, Mr., Mrs. and Mise Jupp, Mr. Lo Kan, Mr. M. W Stevene and Mrs. B. A. Proulx.

The Duke and Duchess of Buc- cletich are shortly, to be visited at their Bowhill home by their daugh- ter Lady Margaret Hawkins, whose! wedding in Cape Town last year was one of the.biggest social events in South Africa Lady Margarát is a. tall, dark girl, with the bearing and dignity of manner of her fam- ous ancestor the Duke of Mon- mouth: Both she and her sister.. Lady Mary Scott, are. especial favourites of Queen Mary. De

On the occasion of their de parture on leave, Mr. W. J. Hawker (managing director of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd.) Mrs. Hawker and Mias Dahpne Jawker were givên an enthusiastic send-off by the Hotels Company prior to embark- ing on the President Grant." Mr. Hawker and family are travelling via San Francisco.

"It is curious that Princess Mary appears to have no hankering after foreign travel. She shares the dis tinction at present, with Prince Henry of being the least travelled member of our Royal Family (says a Home paper's gossip writer.) Since her honeymoon in Italy, sha has not left England. She does not even care for town life, and likes nothing better than her quiet home life in Goldsborough. Here she is a familiar figure Just now in her trim sport suit and close-fitting hat. This reason, however, she will be entertaining at Chesterfield House on a large scale.

PERSONAL NEWS.

Mr. T. Hope, of Singapore," the former Selangor cricketer, has been operated on for Appendicitis In the General Hospital. He is making satisfactory progress.

Takvim !!

The engagement is announced of Miss Ursula Spicer, youngest daughter of Sir Albert Spicer, Bart, paper manufacturer to Mr. Sydney Potter, chairman of the Paddington branch of the LLP Miss Spicer pent some time in China and Japan recently, on a visit with her father to her sister, who is missionary teacher in Nanking.

Two well-known member of the Singapore Bar, Mr. Roland Braddell, of Braddell Brothers, End HE-A Stevens of Allen and Gledhill, have returned from leave 242,

Latest papers to hand from Lon- do contain photographs of the vis of the Duke and Duchess of York to Jamaica One photograph shows the royal visitors with the Governor, Sir Edward Stubbs, formerly Governor og Hong Kong and another shows the Duchess of York with Lady Stubbs and her

little daughter

"Mr. Denis H. Hazell, who is well known in Hong Kong: Singapore and Shanghai tennis circles has met with further success in lawn tennis at Home. He played for Somerset center at Latol and then, in mail in their county match against Glou- week, was again chosen against Devonshire at Weston-super-Mare. An additional honour that has be fallen Mr. Hazell is the invitation

Deaths announced at Home in mail' week include: Lieut. Col. Henry Mellish vice-chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council, a meteorologist, and a noted rifle shot, who competed annually at Bisley; aged 70; dropped dead in Prominent retired Chinese

his garden at Hodsock Priory, leaders in Paking. Tientsin and Shanghal are planning to make a Worksop Lady Lakin, wife of Sir joint appeal to various rival mili- Michael Lakin; at Warwick; Dr. tarists in the country to cease hos. F. O. Stedman, of Bramcote, Wey- to him to become vice-president of tilities and get together for a con-bridge, Surrey, aged 64; Mr. ference to settle all impending na-Frederie Horne, who was keenly tional questions and present a unit-interested in land reform, contest ed front to the Powars. These ed Ludlow division, Shropshire, lenders are of the opinioa that the and Barkston Ash division, York- diplomatic situation arising from the despatch of British warships shire, as a Liberal; a Small Hold

ofings Commissioner, member of and troops to China is full dynamite, and that if it is not council of Land and Nation handled with care, it may lead to a League, aged 68; at Maidstone war with Great Britain which would and the Right Rev. Francis eventually involve the whole world. Ambrose, Grigory, late Bishop of They assert that in order to pre-Mauritius; aged 78; in a London sent a united front to Great Britain and other Powers associated with nursing home

her, it is essential that north and south should bury the hatchet and meet at the conference table sto thresh out their differences.

The Annual Review of the "Manchester Guardian Commer cial" gives by its principal articles the impression that the chaos" and 10EB of 1926 may be regarded in retrospect without creating in the mirda fealing of unrelieved gloom. Mr. W. F Rowe in his survey of production estimates the general effect of the disturb- ance of industry is something like la 10 per cent, decrease in butput,

and Sir Josiah Stamp is doubtful' how much or how little the dis turbance infenalfed the effect of world ecoiffie Torces which tend- ed to depress, trade, And loss, whatever it may be Joalah says, ABY be

for certain ivantages wh

the Somerset County Lawn Tennis Association, he being the second playing member to serve in that capacity.

Mrs. Pankhurst's Parliamentary candidature for the Whitechapel Division of Stepney is now definite, says, a writer in the "Sunday Ex- press." It is a curious fact that as yet no member of the Intrepid band of women who contributed so much fervour, force and fize to the mill-

tant movement for votes for women has found her way to Parliament. Instead a once-svowed anti-femin, fat, the Duchess of Atholl; has not only got to the House of Commfions, but into the Ministry and there are MALTY. “Women, and men too, who would think it right and fitting that Mrs. Pankhurst should at last have an opportunity to devote her great gifts of leadership and organization. to national endura

That distinguished sportsman and ex-Colónial Governor Sir Ernest Birch, is so rapidly extend- 37This City interests, says the #ally Mall that he seems in the running for Arst place among direc tional pluraliste. In the last

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