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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

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Mr. E. M. Gull, formerly Shanghai, addressed the 1900 Club on "China" on March 30,

Nearly 3,000 people were cremated in, England last year, compared with 451 in 1902.

A Chinese girl, 12 years of age. has been bitten by a chow dog in both her arms and legs and is now In the Government Civil Hospital. She lives at No:19, College View and the dog attacked her near her home.

Four hours after being admit- ted to hospital yesterday, a Chinese man died from opium poisoning, be- lieved to have been self-administer ed. He lived at No. 6, Yeo On Terrace, The motive is not at pre- sent known.

Dr. Hiroshi Kusama (represent- ing the League of Nations) and Dr. T. C. Chin. of China, are among a party of foreign medical officers visiting England under the aus- pices of the League of Nations. They were entertained at dinner on March 25 by the Council of the Institute of Hygiene.

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A smoking concert to to be held by the commandant and officers of the Defence Corps at Volunteer Headquarters at 9.15 p.m. on May 13 when the rifle meeting prizes will be distributed.

Monday's return of notifiable direase in the Colony comprised Four Chinese cases from the city registration district. two of diph theria, one of small-pex and one of enteric fever (typhold),

The total number of persons on the registers of employment ex- changes in Great Britain on March 21

1,078,500. This 40.236 fewer than the week bafora, but 39,146 more than a year ago.

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There were five Chinase cases of notifiable disease in the Colony daring the week-end, all from the city registration district. Two each were of diphtheria and enteric fever (typhoid) and the other was of cerebro-spinal fever.

Scoing a schoolboy in London

The Prince of Wales on April run over by a steam lorry and 11, Inaugurated the "Daily Mail's" | fatally injured, a Roman Catholic new home, "Northcliffe House," the priest named Father Joyce, got off most up-to-date newspaper office in his cycle and gave conditional ab-the world. He toured through the solution in the roadway amidst a giant building and started printing large and reverent crowd. Father the night's edition by pressing a Joyce declares that a priest is en-button mounted on a silver frame. titled to give auch conditional

Meat extract, milk, eggs, absolution when the religion of a dying person is unknown, because chicken, and calf's foot jelly were such person might be a Catholic.

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stated to have been included in the diet of Charles Woodman, 52, a who died from phthisis and ex- Parkhurst (Isle of Wight) convict hauation after being in the prison whom an inquest was held in mail hospital for two years and upon

week.

Mr. James F. Bellard, an Ameri- can who claims to have bought a rug from the Boy Emperer of China for $15,000, is in London. The rug is 12 feet square, -woven about 1736. Mr. Bellard started Viscount Inchcape has subscrib- life as a clerk in a chemist's shop ed £2,000 in response to the in Michigan, and eventually became states that a girl baby, belleved to An "Evening News" report Y.M.C.A. appeal for funds to es

a drug manufacturer.

bas be the world's smallest, was born tablish its work with the Shang- travelled. 425,000 miles and cati- hai Defence Force, £564 has also mates that he has spent at least in Battersea in December, weigh- been subscribed by others, and Sir £150,000 on rugs. Part of his ealing 34 ounces, and measuring fifteen Arthur Yapp, the National Secre lection he gave to the Metropolitan inches. She now weighs four tary, says the total expenditure in-Museum of New York. volved cannot amount to less than i be considerably | £5,000 and may more..

Rain

was registered at the Botanic Gardens on 16 days last month, the total being 8.08 inches. On only one day, the 20th, was thore more than an inch, namely, 2.75 inches. On.eight of the days, the rainfall was less than an inch hat more than a third of an inch. There were five continuous days of rainfall. from the 5th to the 9th and seven consecutive days of no rain. from 23rd to 29th,

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Colonel Cecil L'Estrange Malone,

Britain whose activities in behalf of the Chinese Nationalist cause have lately been noted, has been selected as prospective candi- date for Northampton. He is des- cribed as one of the young arlato- erats of the Labour movement. San of a Yorkshire clergyman, he is a great-grandson of the Earl of Scarborough, and a cousin of the present Earl of Liverpool. During the war he was Air Representative on the Supreme War Council at Versailles, Afterwards Coalition M.P. for Leyton, when he got into serious trouble for paying an un- authorised visit to Soviet Russiu. Last year he paid a visit to China and Japan. And he is yet only 36.

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Dounds and has survived bronchitis having been nursed in a maternity home surrounded by hot-water Toral estate amounting to bottles and cottonwool. She has $304,800 was left by the late Mr. since been removed home. Her E. M. Joseph, bachelor, formerly of mother and sister are in perpetual Hong Kong and late of Shanghai, attendance. The matron says that who died there on February 27. the child Is a living miracle. 1927. Re-scaling of exemplifica-Firstly it resembled a doll and tion of letters of administration has seemed- unlikely to survive. She been granted to Mr. G. G. Tinson, of however, expected the baby to grow Messrs. Johnson,

Stokes and Master, inwful attorney

up into a healthy child. of Mr. R. M. Joseph, 74 Szechuen Road, Shanghai, the late Mr. Joseph's brother. In addition to local estate, there was also left siderable estate in Shanghai.

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Constructor of H.M. Dockyard in Mr. J. S. Gillingham, Chief

Hong Kong, who is being trans- ferred to the Admiralty, is to be succeeded here by Mr. J. C. Joughin, || Senior Constructor at Devonport

Mr. Says the "North China Daily Dockyard.

Joughin who served four years in Hong Kong as News": Nationalist scouts made an important capture beyond the Brian assistant constructor (leaving In tish outposts at Jessfield on Wed-1910) represented the Admiralty at the shipyards of Messrs. Haw- nesday. There were sounds of a

Leslie, Hebburn;. and terrifle cannonading and troops thorn. doubled out from all quarters to Messra. Palmers, Jarrow and was rope in a delightful old character subsequently in charge of the beloved of snipe-shooters for at building of H.M.S. "Queen Mary" and H.M.S. "Resolution," being least 30 years past. With his an-

instructed in 1914 to prepare for ciont flintlock gaspipe, and for a consideration, the old boy always aen the Turkish battleship "Sultan

the was ready to make up

de Deman.". Mr. Joughin's appoint- ficieneles in any amateur sports-ments included that of constructor man's bag. Now he is locked up on the staff of the Director of War- in Lunghua, charged with foment- ship Production, later holding the ing a counter-revolution, or some positions of Senior Constructor and thing of the kind. Some-one really Warship Production Superinten-

dent, NE. District. ought to get him out.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Lady He Tung has taken 11, Lancaster Gaté, and will reside there during her sejourn in Eng. land with her two daughters.

Lady Macnaghten, Mr. F. G. Penny, M.P., and Mrs. Penny, and Mr. and Mrs. S. B. McElderry (of Hong Kong) were among the guests of Mrs. Amery, wife of the Secre- tary for the Dominions, at an At Home on March 23.

Mr. E. B. Stuart-Edwards, ex- change broker Kobe and past pre- sident of the Kobe Club, wes guest of 80 members of the Club at a farewell dinner at which Mr. H. L. Mullins presided.

The "Suwa Maru" arrived from London vin Singapore on Sunday and sailed to-day for Shanghai and Japan. Among the passengers on board were Lt. J. D. S. Keenan, Dr. S. Harn, Dr. Y. Otani, Commander Y. Funakawn, Captain Y. Koh, M. Russell, Dr. T.

Passengers arrived nt Hong Kong yesterday by the "President Major F.

Shionoya. Jefferson" from, Manila included Mrs. J. J. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. J. McSweeney, Captain and Mrs. J. C. Ruddell, Lt.-Comdr. and Mrs. V. S. Armstrong, Lt. and Mrs. A. R. Harris,

The Rev. T. Biggin, M.A., of the London Mission, Sino Chang, near Tehchou, who embarked at Tien- tsin, is passing through Hong Kong to-day on his way Home on fur- lough He has been in China 27 years, his first experiences being the Boxer riots of 1900. In com- mon with numerous other mission- aries he was instructed to evacuate Siao, Chang, but fortunately he was left to quit without any terrifying or exciting experiences.

Prince Tokugawa, President of the Japan-America Society, sent

As Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots, Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles, spent a busy day in the Edinburgh district. At the Glen- corse depot of the regiment in open- ing a memorial gateway the Prin- cess said she had but one message to convey to them:

Mr. and Mrs. K. McIntyre were among the Hong Kong passengers who sailed from Hong Kong on the "Arafura." They are going to Brisbane. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wilson are going by the same boat and Mr. P. V. Cotter, to Sydney.

A well-known old Peking resid- ent, Mr. H. P. Hearson, formerly an officer in the British Navy, committed suicide on April 25 with a shot-gun. Mr. Hearson was in ill-health recently, suffer- ing from heart trouble. He left a note saying that he feared he was losing his mind and that he no longer was of use to anyone.

Mrà. Alister Campbell left Shang- bai for Home by the P. & Q. 9.9. "Malwa," Among those present on the jetty to see her off were Col. May all who pass in on the Gordon and the officers and warrant threshold of their career learn officers of the, Shanghai Scottish, how best to devote themselves to S.V.C.,, which unit presented her the service of their country and with a handsome basket of flowers of their regiment. May those in appreciation of the work she who go out to join their bat-did for the Scottish while her late talions remember the deeds done husband was in command.

in the Great War by those Royal

com-

a telegram on Friday to the Nagymnasium took ten with the wives tional Memorial Foundation at and families of the men of the Washington to express the ap-regiment. preciation of the Society here for the cherry blossom festival, which the Foundation is sponsoring in.

One of the most original wed-

Scots .whose fame fa memorated by these gates.

Group Captain J. A. Chamier After luncheon with the officers who has handed over the appoint-1 the Princess visited the sergeants ment of Chief of the Air Staff in mess and the Royal Scots Institute, India to Group Captain R. P. Mills, and later the afternoon in the proceeds to England to succesd Group Captain H. M. Cave-Brown- Cave as Deputy Director of Design in the Department of the Air Mem ber for Supply and Research. Groupi Captain Chamier, who was asso- ciated with Sir John Salmond in the Washington. The telegram points ding presents I have ever heard enquiry inre the condition of the out that the mutual celebration of is that which is to be given by Royal Air Force in India in 1921, of the cherry blossom season is the Duchess of Hamilton to Mr. took up the appointment of Chief one,more bond between the two E. Macintosh on his marriage of the Air Staff in the early part of this spring to her daughter, Lady. 1923, and has thus been intimately nations.

Jean Douglas-Hamilton (says a connected with the reorganisation "Daily Express writer) It undergone since that year, Be- and expansion which the force has In command of the "Bluebell" since February, 1926, Commander consists of a school in which Mr.sides being a most capable air off- G. C. Muirhead-Gould, D.S.C has Macintosh, who has already had cer Group Captain Chamler is an been appointed to the "Hawkins, some experience as a teacher, will enthusiastic student of the science additional, for special service. He act as headmaster. It is a of flight, and he has publicly lec- Is one of the few naval officers who curious fact that Mr. Macintosh, tured on that subject and in parti have passed through a course at who is a remarkable all-round cular on the possibilities of gliding. An Old Pauline, he was originally the Military Staff College, Camber athlete and probably one of the the Indian Army and saw his ley. Intelligence Ofct in the best English ski-ors had never arat active service in the Semall- Mediterranean flagship in 1920-22, ridden & horse before he met his land Campaign of 1904. In the he was afterwards in HMS future wife. Lady Jean and her Great War he won the D.S.D. and "Ceiro" on the East Indies Station' slater Lady Margaret Douglas the milltary C.B.E. and subse Commander R. W. Blacklück, D.B.C. Hamilton, are famed for their quently was decorated with the who succeeds him in the "Bluebell,

prowess in the hunting field, CMG and the C.B. He has ren attained his present rank In!

other Lord Clydesdale, is dered valuable services to the 1925, and was formerly in doinki of the Marazion" attached t

the world asthe box aura of aviation in Ind

promotion and it was through which he about submarine flotilla Sip Chignifi

Jean Bluebell, bas been at Hong Ko

met her be welcome | kinse 4ovember.last.

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