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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

A Reuter, cable from Rio de Holidays will be observed by Janiero states that the Portuguses the local exchange banks on Friday, world aviator has arrived there.Saturday (Sunday) and Monday, April 15 to 18 Inclusive, when no public business will be transacted

During the Easter holidays,. Mcasra A. 8. Watson. &Co., Ltd.. will be open as usual on Saturday, On Good Friday and Easter Mon- day, all departments will be closed with the exception of the dispen- sary in which prescriptions can be Alled between 10 am and 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. and 7.30 p.m.

A class of instruction in "Home Nursing" is being formed by the St. John Ambulance Brigade and will be held at the Helena May Institute, commonefag May 4 at 8.15 pm Dr.. (Mrs.) E. M. Minett, M.D., B.S D.PH.. has kindly consented to act as lecturor! A practical demon- stration in connection with the "Home Nursing" class will be given ut the Matilda Hospital on Friday, April 22 at 8:30 p.m.

In compliance with the Yacht Racing Association's new rules 89 to cutting down the masts and sa spread of yachts exceeding seventy feet, it is reported at Cowes that orders have been given for shortening the mast and topmast of the King'a cutter. "Britannia" The Royal yacht will not, however, go into commission until July 1, thus missing the East Coast, Clyde, and Belfast regattas. As at present arrang- ed, "Britannia's" opening racing engagenients will be at the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club's regatta at. Falmouth on July 15 and 16.

Estate in Hong Kong to the value of $232.000 and considerable estate in Shanghat was left by Mr. G. D. Coutts, Tate of Shang hal a re-sealing of whose will and a codiel has been granted to Mr. L. D. Turnier, Solicitor and At

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heroin has been found by the Paris. poline skilfully hidden in the backa of large mirrora consigned to Shanghai and other porta in China. states Router bable from Paris. A "drug aquad" has for long been

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From six claims diamond fleida at

suspected of sending Grasfontein, Transvaal, diamonds worth more than 250,000 have boen recovered. The hole in which they have been found is 23ft deep and shows no signs of exhaustion. The claims were originally bought for £1,100 The adjoining claims have proved valueless,

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Dr. von Keudelt who as: Home Secretary, in the new Marx Min- istry; occuplus, the key post la the „Hew German cabinet.

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Judge Sir Alfred Tobin was wide. West-end furriers state that

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man's spats is attributed to the The unprecedented boom in spread of the fashion to York- shire artisane attending Soccer games. They wear muffler's and caps toning with the latest shades in anklewear, which a year ago they would have hailed with derision.

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Violet "farming flourishing in England as well as in the South of France. Two enterprising women, the Misses Allen, Brown, were showing pink and white as well as the more usual purple violets, double and aingle that they grow on their violet farm at Henfeld, at the British Industries Fair. "It's a strenuous life," one of the Misses Allen-Browar impressed on "Westminster Gazette" writer. "Six-thirty in the morning is the latest one can be out and about.. There is no specially busy time. } Violets take as much looking after in the summer as in the winter. Some years we get no holidays at all. Violets are much more trouble than children."

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That Lady Clifford is not likely to accompany Sir Hugh to Malaya in August, says an ex- change, le indicated in the report of the Irishmen's Dinner where it is stated that Lady Clifford is shortly making a brief trip It is Home, being run down in health understood that Lady

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torney of the executors, Messrs. Donald, both of Shanghai. Includ. the Westminster County Court, red among the bequests is one of "What sort of husband buys a 120,000 taels to his step-daughter £250 fur coat?" The furriers Miss G. R. Irving, noy known as say that the average fashionable Mrs. Coutts, and others of 80,000 woman pays from 500 to COO baela to ench of his two sisters. By guineas for her coat, and some the codici. 5,000 taels is left to women do not consider spending Mr. R. G. Mae Donald To various servants he left 500 taels each end $1,000 as extravagant. A special a further sum of 2,000 taels is to Chineilla coat was sold recently be divided among other house and for 6,000 guineas: Leading shope office servants in his employ at expect to sell daily an average of the time of death

five fyr coats at £100 apiece.

the best lately. Whilst in Ceylon Sir Hugh and Lady Clifford have; greatly favoured the medium! climate of Kandy for residence in preference even sanatorium of Nuwara Eliya, to the whilst they stay in Colombe only on special occasions. If the same relative climatic preference ob- tains in Malaya, Perak and Selangor should see a good deal of Sir Hugh "and Lady Clifford,

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Dr. A. C. Bryson left Shanghai|| by the Lloyd Triestino str. "Eemo." He expects to be away for nine months.

Mr. Mar Foss of the Victor X- Ray Corporation has returned to Shanghai after one year's absence spent in British and Dutch East Indies.

Mr. D. Burlingham, Deputy Superintendent. of Police in Hong Kong, and Mrs. Burlingham, weat on Home leave yesterday by the "Khyber."

Comdr. E. 0. Broadley, D.S.O. of H.M.S. "Hermes" left Hong Kong yesterday on the P. & 0:"8.8. "Khy- ber" for Home, after service on the China Station.

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Mrs. I Day (the wife of the tutor in electrical engineering at the Univeraity) was a passenger on the Homebound "Khyber," sailed from Hong Kong yesterday.

In the ballot by the Straits Settle- ments (Singapore) Association for candidate for Mánicipal Commie. sion, Mr. C... C Dunman pólled 240; and Mr. H. J. Fougere 203. Over 68 per cent. of the active members voted.

Mr. Greenland was elected pre- sident of the Royal Society of St.. George, Tientsin branch, at ita annual meeting, and Mr. E. J. Nathan vice-president; Mr. G. W. Fisk, hon. secretary and treasurer.. The following were elected to the committee: Mesars. Lionel Smith W. G Parkin, H. F. Barnes, K. de C. Longmire, and L. Stedman.

Blue, her favourite colour, has been chosen by the Duchess of York: for her boudoir in her new.home fr Piccadilly, and the same colour is to predominate in the principal drawing-room (anys the "Evening. Standard). At White Lodge the drawing-room floor was 'covered with a dead black carpet, but the Duchess has decided against this sa being unsuitable, to London,

have left Shanghai for Home

Mr. and Mrs. G. Burton "Sayer furlough by the Glen Line steamer on "Glengarry."

Professor K. H. Digby (Professor Mrs. Digby went on Home leave y'es- of Surgery at the University) and terday on the P: & O. as, "Khyber."

the Victoria British School, anled Mrs. F. M. Clark, headmistress of from Hong Kong yesterday with "Khyber" when she sailed for Lon- The Hong Kong passengers on the her two children, on the "Khyber."don via Singapore yesterday in- They are spending long lenys at,cluded the Rev. Brother Paul, the Home..

Rev. Brother Michael, Lt.-Comdr, Thompson, Surgeon Comdr. and Mrs. Willams and Miss M. "J. Stewart.

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After a period of service as the "captain" of H.M.S. "Moorhan" on the West River, Lt Comdr. A. B. Fanshawe, R.N. sailed for England yesterday on the "Khyber." This officer was very popular on the river and delta and had his full share of experiences with pirates.

Mr. M. M. Magill has returned to take charge of the retail store. of the Chinese-American Publish- ing Co., Shanghai, and assumed his duties on April L. For the past) several months, Mr. Magill has been touring Europe and America, and has kept in touch with the literary trend in the many countries he has visited....

Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Howard, Mr. Dithor and Misa Schoedler, all and Mrs, W. C. Hulbert; "Mr. 5,

of the General Motors. Ltd. of Jaya, who are transhipping here.

Through passengers arrived at Hong Kong to-day on the "Presi dent Taft from San Francisco in- cluded:-(for Manila) Mr. J. S. Colbath (engineer with Benguet An honour was conferred upon R.N.R., commander of the Cans-chant) and Mrs. Maes; (for Java) Captain James Turnbull, C.B.E, Robert Macs (ap Antwerp Her- Mining Co.) and Mrs. Colbath, Mr..

dian Pacific ateamship "Mort nsin," when he was appointed alde-de-camp to His Majesty King vice in the merchant marine, is George V. Added to his long ser a distinguished career during the War, when he was placed on the active lit R.N.R. as captain in 1917, the rank being confirmed, in 1920. Captain Turnbull com manded the H.MS. “Diana" of the Dover Patrol during his active service, receiving several homotra, among them Commander of the Order of the British Empire, mille tary division.

It seems hardly credible that the Prince of Wales refused the more elaborate items on the menu at the Mansion House banquet, contenting himself with a plate of cold beef, with the idea of, as has been suggested, keeping his weight down (observes an “Even- Lord Provost Stevensoll,

Ing Standard writer. Unlike Edinburgh, received a letter from Lord Stamfordham on February 24 The forthcoming marriage is an more than a century ago, his the Prince of Wales of rather Intimating that Their Majesties the nounced of Mr. E. A. Ribeiro Royal Highness does not sufer King and Queen have now decided (clerk, General Post Office) No. from any supertfully of flesh- that they will be in residence at 526, Nathan Road, Kowloon, to Miss rather, in fact, the reverse. He Holyrood from Saturday, July 9, to L. A. Mattos, No. 436, Nathan Road takes ample instead of rich Monday, July 18 During the Kowloon. perfod of their stay, which will in

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clude two Sundays, a number of A decree nisl was granted Mrs that he prefers them. Ch public functions, it is understood, M. Noakes by Judge Grain in HM pagne he drinks very rarely, will be undertaken by their Ma Supreme Court, Shanghal, against deed, choosing, usually, jesties. Though in the meantime her husband Mr. Noakan, who did and soda. At a public lunch nothing in the nature of a definite not contest the case. After taking the North of England last year programme has been arranged, the evidence of domicile, plaintif told the Prince, somewh Scottish National War Memorial the Court that she had married Mr dismay of his hosti, made a mea ceremony in Edinburgh Castle is Noakes in the Philippines in 1921

expected to occupy an important and that they separated in April of cheese and biscui place in the list of Royal engage: 1925 There were no children by Charles Dickens called

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