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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Three Chinese notifications of Infectious disorse were made in the Colony yesterday, all from the city. Two were of small-pox and the other of enteric fever (typhold), «

· Reminder: annual meeting of St. George's Society in the board room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, ut 5.30 p.m. to-morrow.

Household furniture will be The annual dinner of the auctioned by Messrs. Lammert Queen's College Old Boys' Assucia-Bros, at No. 101, Austin Road, Kow tion is to be held in the College Hall loon at 2.45 pm. next Wednesday. at 8 pm, on April 9. For part- culars see announcement on page 3.

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A social gathering will be held J tho St. John's Cathedra

The Rev. J. C. Knight Anstey is giving a lantern lecture on "Glimpses of Indian Life" at the Wesleyan Soldiers and Sallors: Home, Wanchal, at 8 p.m. to-mor» row.

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Mr. Loewenstein, the financfor. has decided to sell his two private aeroplanes, one of which, a three- motored limousine, is considered to be the most luxurious of its type in the world. His reason is under.

"In the overwhelming majority Hall, this Sunday, after. Even-stood to be that he has completed

song (6 p.m.) A cordial welcome the high-apoed negotiations will be extended to all Service Men which they were employed.. and others. There will be musie and light refreshments.

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of accidents to pedestrians: It is not tho fault of the motorists but of the pedestrians themselves" declares the Chief Constable of Leicester, Mr. E. Hulmes, in his annual re- port.

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An Organ Recital will be given in St. John's Cathedral by very attractive programme Mr. Frederick Mason, A.R.C.O. has been arranged by St. Patrick's L.T.C... assisted by Mr. C. D.. Lake, Club at 8:30 to-night, at the Club(Tenor), on Friday, March 18, at in Garden Roud, in honour 6.45 pm. Where Th. 1o. a. à of Patrick's Day (to-day) Many Recitet on the following Friday, well known local artistes are to sp-March 25 at the came hour pear in this splendid entertain Adve Tomorrow's programme, is

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mensure tion which would facil- bule the recognition of the Famous Condé diamond if ever it should be stolen again, the cura- tor of the Chantilly Museum has caused casts to be made of it and of another famous 'diamond in his.cof lection jewel presented to the Due d'Aumale by the Bay of Tupiй.

The caskets kontaining the ashes of Mr. and Mrs. Roseve Brunner, who died in tragic air- cumstances at Putney, S.W., last November. were interred very quietly in mail week by Lyna churchyard, rear Chertsey. Surrey, hlongside the grave of Sir John T. Brunter, Mr. Roscoe Brunner's father. Three family mourners Were present, together with a few of the employees at Silverlands; where Sir John Brunner died, who had known Mr. Roscoe Brunner. Three wreaths without any inscrip- lion were placed on the grave. The eremation took place at Woking three months ago.

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hint given to him by

1 former pupil,

vest in rubber concerns is said to have mid the foundation of the fortune of the lete. Rev. Ernest Owen, of Boys Hall, Wes- borough. Ashford, Kent, who left £110,220, with net personalty £104.223 For 10 years Mr. Owen was headmaster of Llandaff Cathey dral School, and was very popular. One of the pupils, on leaving, be- came associated with the rubber in- dustry, and, wrote from the Malay Peninsula. advising Mr. Owen. to-invest his savings in the indus- try, "Mr. Owen did so with great success, and afterwards purchased and conducted profitably a private He died last school in Derbyshire: October aged 70.

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Mrs., Heary Ford, wife of the millionaire motor car manufac

turer.

The Governor-General of Aus- tralia, Lord Stonehaven, with his son Ian,

walked has

50-miles from St. Clair to Germanston, In Tasmania. The track lies through rough, broken, lonely country, and In places is overgrown with tangled bush. Sir John Franklin, an earlyį Lord Stonehaven's route in state, Tasmanian Governor, traversed

carried on chairs by convicts and accompanied by Lady Franklin.

A remarkable Incident le re- ported to have occurrad at a Japan- ese cotton mill in Baikal Road, Shanghai on Wednesday night last, when a Chinese in alleged to have. gene te the main door of the mill pushed it open, and fired a revolver shot inside. He then made a hasty. exit, and 'was not caught. For tunately the bullet falled to Andia living billet.

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What described "the greatest musical and of the zen- tury" has been made by the Superin- tendent of Piedmontese Biblio- graphy at Turin, who, invited to inspect a room full of books and manuscripts, discovered a mous. quantity of 18th Century mas- terpieces and minor works includ- ing 43 operus. The publications are of the greatest variety and in- clude many works which have posa- led completely out of sight, includ- ing editions of Gluck, Philidor and

Ramenu.

The study of industrial condi- tions in England is now being included in the training of boys ut Harrow School. The boys' interest is encouraged by visits to large fac- tdries during school hours. The factories chosen include a coach works, a motor-car works, and a bread factory. Visita will also be paid to an employment exchange and to the Charity Organisation So- eiaty. Dr. Cyril Norwood, the head- master, said to a reporter: "I think that it is most important that the boys should know under what con- ditions work is being done and the conditions of a worker's life. It is not necessarily because the public school boy will himself go into in- dustry, but it is part of his general training"

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

The Earl of Devon, whose death took place at Powderham Castle, near Exeter, was in his 57th year. He was out walking with one of his dogs. was taken during the night. and died almost immediately from heart failure. He succeeded to the earldom on the death of his grand father in 1904. He was unmarried and is succeeded by his brother, the Rev. Henry Hugh Courtenay, rector of Powderham. The late carl was. a man of simple tastes. He took Bftle or no interest in public affairs, but he was a great sportsman and showed much hospitality at Powder- ham Castle whenever spaniel trials

F or coursing, took place.

The Prince of Wales at Aldershot A Reuter cable from Florence death of Prince the Welsh announces the recently inspected Guards, of whom he in colonel. Scipione Borghese, the first man to motoring back to crose Asia in a motorcar from Pek- afterwards London,

ing to Paris in 1908.

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It is authoritatively atated that Lord Birkenhead, who, it was re- ported, intended visiting India dur- ing the next cold season, will not make the journey this year.

Princess Elizabeth, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, has been taken from 17, Bruton-street to Buckingham Palace... It is un- Berstood that Prince George has transferred his quarters to the apartments formerly occupied by the Duke of York, and the rooms thus available will be used for the purposes of a nursery.

Deaths announced at Home in mail week include: Lieut.-Colonel John Samuel Dyke, formerly com- mandant of the Duke of York's Mili tary School. Dover; a member of A report from Kankow states that Folkstone Town Council: aged 67 the engagement is announced of Miss Ishbe MacDonald who suddenly ct Folkstone; Divisióhal Mr. T. V. Soong (Sung Tsc-man) learned the art of being a political Detective Inspector Hunt, of Minister of Finance of the Nation- hostess during her father's occup-dington, he was in charge of thalist Government. to Miss Laura

inquries fats the Bayawater mur3] Chang, daughter of Mr. and ̈ Mrs. | ancy of No. 10 Downing Street, was

der; from double pneumonia, fol- James Chang of Kiukiang. Miss among the long list of hostesses

lowing influenza; and Mr. George Chang was educated at the Eliza having reception early last

Reid, Belgian Consul in Newcastle Yates Memorial School of Shanghal. month. She and Mr.

Ramay for nearly 63 years: believed to be the marriage will take place this! MacDonald. Kave £ big "At the oldest cansul in the United spring. Home" Of the eve," of the Kingdom; identified with the coal opening of Parliament at their trade; aged 80% at Newcastle. charming old-world home, Upper On Frognal Lodge, Hampaled. this

Mr. MacDonald's ocension library, which is the blue drawing room, was brought into "service as a reception room. Miss Mac- Donald will be 24, this month, and has quite outgrown the shyneas of her early roign at No. 10. Her alater Joan is now 17, and in a posi Elon to help as assistant hostese.

Imitating the tactica employed by. Sir James Barrie many years ago when he impersonated his own valet in denying his whereabouts to American reporters, M, Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of England, successfully cluded all newspaper interviewers when he went on a visit to Mr. Mellon, Secre. tary of the U.S. Treasury, at Wash- Ington. A reporter there thought he suw, the governor of the Bank of England leaving Mr. Mellon's office. He Verlied his impressions and hur- ried after the secretiva banker, who bas an unconquerable dislike of publicity: Mr. Norman increased. This pace, but the reporter doubled round another way and the two met face to face. After some embar rassing, converantian, in which Mr. Norman evaded questions as to bia identity, the newspaper representa. tive slyly suggested. Perhaps you can tell me, nevertheless, whether Mr. Norman's visit may have some- thing to do with the possible' re- storation of the gold credit riven to Britain, which has expired. The banker replied, No: I'm sure his visit was entirely a persona óne

Mr. Stephen G Porter Pennsylvania, Chairman of the American House Foreten Am Committee, who

duced a resolution cancellation lie

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The death took place at Sand- banks, Dorset, of Sir James Komnal, managing director of Messrs. Bab cock and Wilcox, Ltd., with which engineering firm he had been as80- elated for more than 40 years He “was also a pioneer in the develop-1 ment of electrical power. He was a'director of a number of com- panies, and a member of various engineering societies. He was a Hveryman of the Shipwrights' Com- pany and a Freeman of the City, of London. The various factories con- trolled by Sir James employed aboutį 10,000 workers,

Sir James, Roll, Lord Mayor of London during 1920-1921, died "In mail woel at his home, the Chest- nuts, Caribridge Park, Wanstead, En la 31st year: :: As a poor] farm-boy labouring in Norfolk fields; James Roll had dreams of ris- ing in the world, and he determined to make them come true He was only 14, but had saved enough to pay the boat-fare from Great. Yar- mouth and so he left home to seek his fortune in London. An uncle mat him at London Bridge, and pre- sently young James bocamo an office-boy in the service of the Pearl Life Assurance Company. He||| rose to a clerkship and within E few years was a superintendent and was opening branches for the com- pany in the north of England A last he became chairman of the company, and after 50 years"

vise he retired in 1918. B1908!

of new ones by the Freudent and he had been blasted Sheriff of the

recognition of Risovereign

City of London, and was 'cranted baronet in 1921

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1927.

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A WEEK'S PAPERS IN

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THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.”

The most important development during the week in the struggle in China is the Nationalist split. The full story of the Atruggle får supremacy between the Moderates and the Extremists is tersely told. The value of this to the resident at Home is considerably enhanced by copious footnotes about the leading figures in the split.

The latest movements of the troops in the Colany detailed at length.

This week's issue furthermore furnishes reliable informas tion of the latest happenings on the Yangtze, the problems there, of course, being inseparable from the struggle in China as a whole, as well as exercising an important bearing on the relations between Great Britain, and China

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