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Oralyongower Cricket Club At No. 28, Humphroys Build- All friends of Dr. Joao Caetano members are holding another of ing. Kowloon, Messrs. Lammert Soares of Macaciare invited to meet their popular dances in the club Bros. will hold an auction of house-him at a reception, to be given in house, Happy Valley, on Saturday hold furniture on Tuesday next at his honour at the Club Lusitano at
2.43 'p.m
5.80 p.m. on Friday: night.
Reminder: British Legion (Hong Kong and China branch) annual meeting at 0.10 p.m. to morrow In the board room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co... Ltd!
An Organ Recital will be given in St. John's Cathedral by Mr. Frederick Mason, the Cathedral organist, assisted by Mrs. L. G. F. Bellamy (soprano), on Friday, March 36, ut 6.45 p.m.
A London motoring correspÿn- Public pressure has resulted in an alteration in the programme of dent understands there is every the Duke of York's tour in Victoria. likelihood of a risp in price in The garden party has been cancell-motor-car tyres early in April fedrand the day will be spent In the Business firms with large fleets of
surrounding country,
cara have been laying in tyre stocks againat a rise.
Of 180 applicants for the vacant Secretaryship of the. Royal Asiatic Society, carrying a salary of 2200 per annum, Mra, R. W. Frazer., who was Secretary before her marriage, was appointed!
Mr. C. G. Marcal of Rua For- most, Macao, who died on October 12 last year, left $8300. Probate
has been granted to his son,. Mr. F. J. Marca, a Micno Government Femployer who is at present living
Nathan Road, Kowloon,
A message from Mukden BayS that a new phase of Bolshevik pro-" paganda has just been discovered. On the evening of March 8 from "6 to 8 pith, there was broadcast from. Vladivostok by radio in Chinese u programme of music and theatricals followed by a harangue against Im-.] perialism and Great Britain. This! was heard by "listeners io" in Muk- iden.
My Gray Grayrigge, who died in Shanghal on February 23, 1926, hold shares in Hong Kong in trust. to the value of approximately $27,000; in the joint names of him. self and Mr. A. J. Welch, for Messra, J. A. Wattle & Co. He be queaths a legacy of $1,000 to the person who winds up his affairs, in
the addition to
ordinary fees. Probate has been granted to Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, of Messts, Johnson, Stokes, and Master,
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Fashioned from a 600-year-old. beam of Westminster Abbey, this wooden
CTORS was taken to Canada by the Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor and presented to the Anglican Church at Windsor, Ontario. The presentation was. made during the visit to. Windsor of the choirs of Westminster Abbey and St. George's Chapel, now on a tour across the continent
On
the All-Red CP.R. route. These famous choirs, which have been in existence for six centuries, are making their first visit away. from England. Their tour will 'completely embrace Canada from 'Coast to Coast and will be of over two months' duration.
A Paris message states that the St. Regis Hotel, in Fifth-avenue, New York's millionaire quarter, famous for a suite of rooms which cout the occupant more than £10,000 year to live in. has One of Canterbury's most been sold by Its owner, Mr. famous landmarks, the building Vincent Astor, to Mr. Benjamin which formed part of the King's Duke, brother of the late to- Exchange, one of the two mints of bacco millionaire. The £10,000 England in the 18th century, was. suite" was so named when Mr. E. R. destroyed by fire. The building Thomas engaged the three rooms was occupied by a confectioner. It For that gure and alept in what held a prominent position in the is known as "The £2,000 Bed"High Street and dated back to 1100, The price of the suite is now more The ancient premises adjoining than £10,000..
were saved.
We have received from Messrs.
Dodwell & Co, agents for the Roneo Ltd., an excellent, indexed diary for the year 1927. It is a most useful little book and meets every require- Įment.
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A large turnover of business. sur done by the Sind Silk Stora,dur! ing the first two days of their: which provad very "sale" popular. The management tender their thanks to the many patrons:
THEOSOPHY * "THOUGHT-IMAGES" " will be the subject of this Week's Public Lecture of the Hong Kong Lodge The Theosophical Society, 7, Duddell Street, on Thursday, March 24, at 6 pm. Lecturer: Mr. J. Rubucll The Public are heartily Invited to attend.
Theosophical Books for sale. Good Library.
Inquiries: Monday, Friday and Saturday from 6-8 p.m. Other days' before and aftor Meetinga till 8 p.m. Literature free.
The delivery of correspondence received by the F. and O: "Devanha" was slightly delayed at Singapore owing to the large number of bags dealt with, nearly 600 for. Singa- pore, including those received from Europe, Netherlands East Indies, Australia.. Borneo, United States of America, China, Japan, etc.
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Some very interesting purchased have Been made for the Tate Gal lery and for the Duveen Fund, which is àpart from the Tate, although most of its acquisitions are shown there, Manchester will the be particularly interested in purchase of Mr. Charles Cundall's portrait of his mother. Mr. Cundall was born in Lancashire, and worked for a time with Mesars, Pilkington. M. Robin Guthrie's "Sermon on the Mount" is another. Duvgen Fund purchase. The Tate Gallery purs chases include a flower piece by Mr. street A. People and an Italian scene by Mr. H. Bishop; and to the same gallery the Department of Overseas Trade have presented Ambrose McEvoy's "The Search- light Tattoo at Wembley," Mr. H. G. Wells a figure picture by Mr. C. R.. W. Nevinson, and Professor F: Brown a picture of a head by Mr. Rodney Burn.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
According to a Reuter cable from Dr. R. A. Ponsonby Fane left London, Sir Ronald Macleay, former Hong Kong yesterday on the "Taiyo Minister to Peking, has been ap-Maru.' painted Minister to Prague.
Mr. N. M. Currie manuger. Messrs. Davie, Boag & Co.) and Mrs. Cunrie left for Manila yester day on the "President Madison."
Dr. C. T. Kow, Mr. C. F. Silva and Mrs. S. A. small were among the many passengers who sailed from Hong Kong yesterday on the northbound s.8. "Taiyo. Maru."
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The. Duke and Duchess of York have sailed for Australie, according ton Reuter cable from Wellington.
Captain. H. Bartlett, R.N. arrived in Hong Kong yesterday on the "President Madison" North.
from the
Mr. P. H. Massey, vice-chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council, was one of the passengers or the "President Madison", which arrived in Hong Kong yesterday.
Two footballers who were formerly in Hong Kong but who eame down with the last Shanghai Interport team' (East China) again Going on into the interior of Siam eniled for the Northern port yester and Indo-China, a dealer in wild day. They were Mr. Lau Ku (who animals and birds in Mr. W. H. also played for the Shanghai Inter-Rogers arrived in Hong Kong yes port XI) and Mr. Pang Wab-hingerday on the "President Madison." Cone of the East China reserves), He is also a game bunter and has
come here to tranship. The late Sir John MeLeavy Brown, C.M.G, of the Langham. Hotel, Portland Place, W., coun- sellor of the Chinese Legation in London, for many years Chief Com missioner of Chinese Customs and Finance Minister in Korea, who died on April 6, aged 90, left estate in England provisionally valued at
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Among the Hong Kong pausen- gers arrived yeaterday on the "Pres sident Madison" from Seattle were Mr. H. L. Che, Mrs. C. and Miss Claxton (returning to Australia from Shanghai); Mr. and Mrs. Kal Quan of New York, Mr. W. E. Smith. Bound for Manila on the same ship were Mr. F. Chamberlain of the Peacock Film Co., Mr. C. A. Core (an old Shanghai resident), Mr. F de la Guardia (a Spanish writer and tourists in Mr. and Mrs. T. Hence of Germany and Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Warren of Berkeley, California.
Mr. N. B: Karanjia, a well known merchant, returned to Hong Kong yesterday by the. "President Madi- son" from Shanghai.
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A Shanghai merchant in Mr. D. B. Sparks arrived here yesterday on the "President Madison" and is passing through on a business trip..
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A Reuter cable from Sydney states that Major General Sir Granville Ryrie has been appointed High Commissioner for Australia in succession to Sir Joseph Cook who is retiring.
A love of the land seems to run in the Royal blood (anys a "Sun- day Chronicle" writer). The latest devotee of farming is Princess Mary whose poultry farm at Goldsborough la proving so profitable, that she is contemplating extending it scopes The Princess's farm is conducted on strictly business lines, there being a full set of proft-und-losa books. The forthcoming marriages are-
Spring-cleaning is already " announced of Mr. Ma Henry (Henry Joe Young), merchant, No. 2, St.the air," and it is an annual domes Stephen's Lane, to Miss Mary Weng, tie evant which applies to Royal No. 56, Kowloon Tong: Mr. F. E. housewives as well as to the most 'Shuster, assistant, Messrs: Rutton-jowly ones.
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J systematic manner, and does not depute to somebody else the plan- Mr. John Graham, chief superinning of what is to be done (observes writer). tendent shipwright, Singapore Har-a "Dally Chronicle" bour Board has left for Home by While at Sandringham the Queen the "Mantza" after close upon 27 has been making arrangements for years' service spent first with the auch spring-cleaning as is neces- old Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. and sary at the Hall, and this will be later with the Harbour Board. Mdone before Easter. During the Graham is now retiring. As a mark time that the Court is in residence of their appreciation and esteem Fat Buckingham Palace, Queen Mary members of the Harbour Board pre will be making similar plans for the sented Mr. and Mrs. Graham with spring cleaning of the London Royal silver tea and coffee service. Mr.residence, but the bulk of this work Graham was made chief superin will not be put in hand until after tendent.shipwright in 1912.
Easter, when the King and Queen) There are are going to Windsor. The current Law Journal, in a certain little bits of the work, how It is a tribute to the pervasive biographical review of the career of ever, for which the Queen fe as ness of the Celt that the negotia the late Sir Thomas Braddell, ex zealous as any villa housewife at tions in China on the banks of the Chief Judicial Commissioner of the Tooting or Muswell Hill, and which muddy Yangtas are being conducted F.M.S., states: "The late Sir she does not allow to be performed in accents that one more readily Thomas was one of that distinguish by any hands save her own. Some associates with the almost muddier ed band of Crown Celony Judges of the most wonderful of the Royal Liffey, says the "Daily Mail" just to whose reputations become familiar Chide and the collection of Jade hand from Home. Mr. Owen St Cthrough the medium of Privy Coun-articles, of which the Queen in 10 O'Malley's voice leaves no doubt as cils decisions. In further comment, proud, are always spring cleaned to his Irish origins. Mr. Chen, the Law Journal states: "After his by their Royal mistress personally though without a drop of Irish call, Braddell want out to practise On her return to town, also, the blood in his veins, apeaks with at Singapore, which of late years Queen will be doing that checking strong brogue unconsciously picked owing to the volcanic upheaval of of stocks of chine, glass, linen, and up from the Irish musters at the rubber industry--has become such like, with a view to replenish Queen's Royal College Fort of fer the average barrlater the most menu which is one of the mos Spain, which he attended" in his lucrative and attractive centre of necessary parts of spring cleaning, early days in Trinidad.
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