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THE "OVERLAND' CHINA MAIL."

BIGGEST EVENT SINCE THE WAR.

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Shanghai's 'capitulation and the attacks on Britons and other foreigners make one of the most picturesque chapters in present history since the Great War.

Everybody at Home will be "full of Shanghai This week's "Overland China Mail" summarises all the events lead- ing-up to the Nationalist capture. With carefully written explanations, each message will tell your folks at Home exactly what they want to know.

Friends will be expecting to hear all you have to inform them. Instead of writing laborious letters, post them a copy of the "Overland." as a link between Hong Kong and the Old Country.

HOW PIRATES PREY ON BRITISH SHIPS. Prominence was given in many ways to the piracy of the 'Sunning." Meagre details have been cabled Home about the latest attack on another British vessel, the "Hopsang." a

The description is also included in this week's "Overland" and will make interesting reading.......

As usual, all the local news and China despatches have, been reproduced.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The totalisator at a Capstown race mesting paid out 2582 for a 108. "double," there being only one winning ticket.

Remindar organ recital at St. John's Cathedral at 5,45 pm, to-

morrow.

The Navy League, (Hong Kong Mr. W. W. Hornell, C., Vice-branch) annual meeting is to be Chancellor of the University is held at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, in giving away the prizes at the Messrs. Jardine, Matheson's board Diocesan Girls' School,, Kowloon, at room. the annual speech day, at; 6 p.m., bo-morrow,

An Organ Recital will be given in St. John's Cathedral by Mr. Frederick Mason, the Cathedral organist, assisted by Mrs. L. C. F. Bellamy, (soprano), on Friday, March 26, at 5.45 p.m.

The Hungarian Government in- Itends to introducu a heavy tax on bachelors and somewhat lower tax lon married fathers with only one child Italy has already adopted a bachelor tax following en trade de- pression.

The "Daily Mail political cor ¡respondent states that the Board of Customs are conaldaring a scheme for examining the luggage of pas- sengers from the Continent. In some of the Pulimar, trains, to avoid the cramble at Dover and add to the comfort of visitors.

At present Englishwomen re- siding in England desiring to divorce husbands living in the Dominions are practically debarred therefrom, buing assumed to have the same domicile as their hus- banda. Mr. Herbert Williams in- tenda introducing a Bill in the House of Commons allowing such women to seek divorce in English Courts.

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Marie Draxder, a servant gir employed in a butcher's family, in a Saxon village has been informed ofcially that an uncle who died at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A., has bequeathed to her one million sterl

of ing. She has received scores offéra of marriage, mostly from strangers, but she says that she will remain faithful to her fiance, young Bricklayer.

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A social is to be given in the Great Hall by the University Union at 8 pm. on Saturday. There will

dress. be dancing and fancy optional.

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MEERT WILLEN WAM NA

President d. Lawrence Lowell, of Harvard University,

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foremost America's educators who believes that in many instances sending a person to college defeats the object of ob. laining an education for him. He holds that some persons are better equipped to obtain an education in the ordinary walks of life than through the formal lessons of a college he says.

The members of the German Raichstag who enjoy free railway travel are now demanding free. passages on all the German air lines.

Six Chinese cases of notiftable disease were reported on Wednes- day one of cerebro-apinai fever three of enteric fever (typhoid) and one of small-pox from the city, and one of small-pox from Kowloon.

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"One of the rarest stamps in existence will be sold in London. It is the famous 4d. blue stamp of Western Australia, 1854, in which the awan is upside down.

There aru only nine known copies in exis-

tence.

The notorious leader of Chinese gang-robbers in Perak, whose opera- tlons have been going on for the past fifteen months, has been track- ed to his lair in an obscure spot on the Perak River banks and captured by Captain Morrish end Mr. Hussay of the Parak police. The two offi- cors travelled to Kuala Kangsar by boat at night time and came upon. the robber chief whilst he was asleep. He will be tried for Д series of outrages pommitted re- cently and sensational disclosures are promised:

Mr. John Baird, of Glasgow, a leading research worker in tele- vision, announces that in conse- quence of widespread international interest in his work, including that of America. Germany and Franco, he is constructing a full-size model of his new "black light," which con- slats of a powerful ray like a scutch- light. Anvisible in darknesu yet brik Mantly illuminating anything upon which it is thrown... It oven pene- trates fog. Mr. Bald'says he will be able to pick out aeroplanes over London at a height of 6,000ft.

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Alfred Davis, music hali Press agent of Tottenham, claims to be one of the three direct line of claimants. to the Thomas Hall for tune of £3.600,000. Other clau- anta are Amelia Pinkerton, of Syd- ney, and Mrs. Sulley, of Vancouver, The Canadian National Rail-who is Davis's aunt. Davis: says, way contemplate the construction that he saw a chance reference in into touch with Miss Pinkerton and Mrs. "Sulley with a view to mar shalling the proof. His father used to talk of a fortune waiting the family if they established their claim.

A correspondent who wrote to the Admiralty inquiring whether extracts from a book by Mr. Win- ston Churchill could be considered authoritative, received the reply, by 1980 of new branch lines total-Miss Pinkerton's claim and so got "Mr. Winston Churchill's books araling 1.470 miles, including 868 in not official. Their Lordships at the Admiralty accept no responsibility for the statements and opinions ex-

pressed in these books and do not necessarily share those opinions."

Alberta, and 283 in Saskatchewan, thus opening up for new settlement over 40,000 farms of 160 acres each and providing for an additional population of 220,000;

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

A London message announecs the deuth, at Monte Carlo, of Mrs. Frank Curzon, who was formerly Miss Isabel Jay, the well-known musical comedy actress.

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The new Governor of Queensland,

Sir Thomas Goodwin has decided not to take his own domestic staff to Brisbane except his wife's long service maid Sir Thomas Goodwin says that she has been five years in Australia, and it was only right that they should have an Austra ilan staff and even possible an Aus trálian private secretary,

A resident of Hackney, Mr. A. Hattemore, who, while working as anavvy for the Metropolitan Water Board had a picture hung in the Now English Art Club in November last, has been notified that the Club. has accepted two more pictures, a flower study and a figure. Mr. Hattemore paints in his spare time.

Since his last success he has been promoted to the position of Wasta Inspector.

Princess Mary Viscountess Las- celles, has been admitted an honor- nry follow of the Royal College of Surgeons. · She was present with Lord Lascelles at a private. meeting of the Council of the Col- lege. There are already lady fel lows of the College, but Princess Mary is the first to receive honorary diploma. Later Princess Mary, wearing her cap and gown, attended the Hunterian oration de-

tvered by Sir Berkeley.

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To-morrow'a social and, concert for Servicemen at the Wesleyan Sallors" and Soldiers' Home com- mences at 8 pm.

Gloom descended on "the H.M.S. "Renown" when Marine Band-

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birthday.

Mrs. Hayzan, of Canterbury, celebrated her 100th She travelled to Australia in a wind-jammer with her husband during the gold rush of 1852.

The departure of Mrs. Graham, master J. E. Burnett, who was the "curator," or in other words the specially taken from a shore job housekeeper, at Chequers, is a mat- to act as conductor of the jazz orter of some interest. Mrs. Graham chestra, died during the night from has ministered to the needs of three pneumonia and pleurisy. The Prime

Lloyd Ministera-Mr.

burial service was attended by the George, Mr. Ramany MacDonald, Duke of York, the Earl of Cavan. and Mr. Baldwin, in whose son, Mr. and the whole staff.

Oliver Baldwin, she took an almost maternal interest.

Commondatore Daniela Vare, the newly appointed. Minister to China, has already considerable experience of Chinese 'affairs, having passed eight years of his diplomatic career Sylvia Lent, the noted violiniat, at Peking, in the capacity of First who is probably the youngest Secretary and Charge d'Affaires.|"artist so far admitted to the group Signor Vare married an English- woman--Mlas Elizabeth Stansfeld -of an old Yorkshire family Oddly enough, says the "Daily Mail" a former American Minister to China, Mr. Paul Reinach, has paid tribute to her typical "Italian beautinis Chinese Memoirs.

of world famous artists of the operatic and concert stage to broadcast over the radio,

The death occurred at Penang on March 15, at the General, Hospital, of Dr. J. Stuart Rose, Municipal Health Officer. Deceased was had Health Officer, Deceased who had been in the service of the Munich

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Some good speeches were made at the Kennel Club banquet at the Savoy. Lord Chesterfield, for example, recalled an incident of 1880, when he was in San Francisco. As he was dressing. "a servant -knocked at his door:-"Lord Lons- dale's compliments, air." he said, "and can you lend him a shirt, col- lar and tief His lordship wishes me to say that he passed close to you at the fight last night, and you [didn't recognise him." Lord Chesterfield wondered why Lord Lonsdale should-want to borrow" a shirt, but, when they met, he was not surprised at his faflure to re- cognise him for Lord Lonsdale, with a beard and long hair, was just

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