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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The English mail of March 31, by the P. and O. steamer "Morea." and arriving by rail from Penang, was delivered in Singapore in three weeks from London.

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Mr. C. C. Knight of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire was a passen- ger on the "Ifector" which left to-day for Singapore and the United Kingdom.

Among the passengers who

Mr. W. J. Clerk of the Hong left Hong Kong to-day on the Kong & Shanghai Banking Cor- "President Jefferson" for Shang-poration left Hong Kong to-day hai. Japan and Seattle were Mr. by the "Hector" for Singapore Carl Shank, Mr. N. B. Karanjin, and the United Kingdom via Mr. and Mrs, R. H. Purcell.

Marseilles.

Mr. J. H. R. Hance of Messrs.

One Chinese case of notifiable Butterfield & Swire (with Mrs, disease was reported yesterday Hance and the Misses Hance) left from the Kowloon registration. Hong Kong to-day by the district. There was also a Chin- "Hector" which is bound forese case of enteric fever (typhoid) Singapore and Marseilles.

from the city.

Bound for Home on leave, Owing to faulty eable connec- Captain E. Prigent of the Hong tion, senders of telegrims are Kong, Canton & Macao Steam-notified by the Eastern Extension boat Co.'s "Taishan." sailed to- Telegraph Co. that messages to and day by the "Hector" with Mrs. from Shanghai and beyond are

subject to delay. Prigent and Miss E. Prigent.

Mr. Chen Yiu-tso, who has been appointed acting Commis- sioner of the Canton Department of Reconstruction, formerly as-

By permission of Commander Clover of H.M.S. "Dragon," the "Dragon" Concert Party will give an entertainment for Service men at the "Cheer O" Naval and Mili-¡ tary Y.M.C.A., Cluster Road, to-day at 6.30 p.m.

have been made in the course of Valuable inds of Roman work excavation work near the village of Rodinghen, Cologne. Twenty Roman graves have been discover- rd, many of which contain the most beautiful vasos and elaborate ofli lampa in perfect preservation.

THEOSOPHY

"The Coming of the World Teacher" will be the subject of this Week's! Public Lecture of The Hong Kong Lodge The Theosophical Society. 7. Duddell Street, on Thursday, May 5th, at 6 p.m. The Public is cordially invited to attend. turer: Mr. H. E. Lancpart.'

Good Library.

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Theosophical Books for sale. Inquiries Monday, Friday, Satur- day from 6 to 8 p.m., all other days from 7 to 8 p.m.

The Rev. William Scholes, for 23 years a Wesleyan missionary at Hanyang, is returning to England. In Winnipeg he declared that he sees no prospect of missionary work į sumed office on Monday. Mr. of the Household Cavalry, in to pre-

in China in the future owing to the violent anti-Christian attitude of the Southern element.

The National flag of the Southern Government of China is much in evidence in Singapore in honour of the sixteenth anniver- sary of the death of the 72 un- known heroes at Huan Hwa Kan (the Yellow Flower Hill).

The Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature in the Univer- Bity of Edinburgh has awarded the "James Tait Black Memorial" prize

for the best novel or work of that nature for the year 1925 to Mr. Liam O'Flaherty. For his book “The. Informer."

The Blue Funnel 5.9. "Hector" took away a good many passengers to-day from Hong Kong and Shanghai, for England vin Singapore and Marseilles. Those on board included Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Danby, Mr. F. A. Wells, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. B: Joly, Mr. T. A. T. Begg, Mr. R. A. Jones and Mrs. A. C.. Potts.

Chen is n returned student, a graduate in civil engineering of Columbia University. He has re- cently been in charge of the Bureau of Highways.

went On

Mr. A. H. Potts of Messrs. Benjamin & Potts holiday to-day, sailing for Potts has been for some months Home on the "Hector." Mr. acting Master of the Fanling Foxhounds. A few years ago, he rode regularly in local flat races but more recently, he has confined himself to hunting and to steeple chases, riding a winner at last Saturday's meeting

on his own Craigavad.

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The King. as Colonel-in-Chief

Guards and to the Royal Horsc sent new standards to the Life

Guards. It has been arranged that the ceremony, which is expected to be full of colour, shall take place on the Horse Guards Parade on the regiments by his Majesty the June' 24. After the inspection of

old colours will be trooped. the names of the chief battles in Blues have fought will now which the Life Guards and the added to those of the Great War in which they took part.

To

be

We are in for a season of the blues, for blue is the decree of fashion this spring (saya the "Star") The girls are going to drop their green, their red, and their golden hats, and wear, first felt and then straw hats of every Mr. Tang Shiu-yam has been pale shade of blue. Ladies tell me appointed Superintendent of Can some blues will be horribly out of ton Customs in succession to Dr. fashion. Dark blue is to be taboo, Lam Tsze-fung. He formally as- even if Oxford does win the Boat sumed office on Monday. Mr. Tang Race. It is to be the pastel of is a graduate of Illinois Univer-soft shade, such as nature gives us sity, in the department of econo- in the love-in-a-mist of our gar mics, and took post-graduate work dens. at Columbia and Harvard. He was formerly Commissioner of the Municipal Bureau of Finance, and latterly head of the Wine and To- bacco Tax Collection Bureau.

overdue.

Of course, it will not be

is long before blue Piccadilly Circus, I saw a golf bag In для athletic store, near

of sporting coats and ties with the of radiant blue leather, and no end

new shades.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

A fancy dress carnival dinner dansant is being held at the Cafe Restaurant Furialen, this evening. Prizes for ladies, which, have been an view at Madame Flint's. "Au Chie Parisien," will be presonted.

The Hon. Sir Shop-son Chow (senior Chinese member of the Legislative Council) sailed from Hong Kong yesterday by the "Shinye Maru" for Shanghai With Sir Shou-son Chow

Mrs. Chow Chan Shi and Miss Pearl Chow.

vice

KA custodian

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After nearly fifty-two years' ser of Waimer Castle, Mr. Edwin Paramor retired on March 31 under the age-limit rule. Mr. Paramor, who is in his 70th year, was appointed custodian on November 7, 1875, and has served under eight Lord Wardens.

Among the passengers on the "Shinyo Maru," which salled from Hong Kong yesterday for Shanghai, Japan and San Francisco were Mr. and Mrs. Ip Shou-chu, Captain and Mrs. A. Jenkyns. Mr. Andrew Tae, Mr. J. F. Van Nieuwkuyk, Lt. J. D. Keenan. Dr. and Mrs. Brunemeier, Rev. and Mrs. Zenas Olson.

The death has taken place at Jersey of Mr. Edward Withy, aged 83, formerly of Hartlepool," and founder of the shipyard there which was ultimately merged into Furness, Withy, and Co. He was for some years resident in New Zealand, being a member of its House of Representatives.

The "Sydney Sun" suggests editorially that the Duke of York ahould be given the title of the Duke of York and Canberra. The paper points out that this would certainly be a very fitting title, having in mind that the Duke's visit is primarily for the purpose of breathing the breath of life into the future Australian capital, It would add immensely to the strength of the Imperial bond.

late Mr. Charles Grenier, has ar

Mr. Carl Grenier, son of the

rived in Kuala Lumpur from Switzerland, where he had been living for the past few years. Mr. Grenier has assumed duties as managing director of Charles Grenier and Son, Ltd.

to

The death occurred exactly a fortnight after that of his wife, of Mr. Thomas McKinnon Wood, aged 72. Mr. Wood held several offices in Liberal Ministries, and represented the St. Rollox Divi- sion of Glasgow from 1906 1918. In 1911 he was given the position of Financial Secretary to the Treasury, and the following year was made Secretary for The Grand Duchess Elizabeth, Scotland, but after four years hej widow of the Grand Duke Con- again returned to the Treasury as stantin-Constantinovitch, died

Financial Secretary. He repre- a nursing home at Leipzig at the sented Central Hackney on the age of 62. The terrible experiences L.C.C. from 1892 to 1907, in she had in Russia before she was able to escape and the loss of her which year he was made an son, Prince John, who was murder. Alderman. He was chairman in d by the Bolsheviks in Siberia in 1898-99 and chairman of the 1918, told on her health, and she Parliamentary Committee from had been ailing for a long time. 1895 to 1898. He leaves four) The grand duchess was by birth a sons and one daughter. princess of Saxe-Altenbourg.

works the other day, Queen Mary When visiting a London dye recognised some carpets and cur-

The engagement is announced between Maurice Shepherd of Singapore, younger son of Mr. and

Mme. Anna Pavlova, the dancer, Mrs. Frank Shepherd of Filey, who is touring Central Europe, was Yorkshire, and Hilda Mary, elder persuaded at Belgrade to dance daughter of the late Mr. John a fox-trot for the first time, ac- tains which she had dispatched Bunting and Mrs. Bunting of cepting an invitation from a young Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, Russian named Bykoff, formerly a from Marlborough House recently and sister of Mr. B. Bunting of midshipman in the Imperial Rus- to be dyed and cleaned (says a Kuala Lumpur.

sian Navy. They met at a supper- "Daily Chronicle" writer). The dance at the principal hotel and he incident is not only another The engagement is announced asked her if he might dare to sug-proof of the Queen's keen sense between Philip Henry Goss, Kest a fox-tret. Although Mate. of detail, it also has made people second son of Mr. W. M. Goss and music and modern dancing in mont Wales has a moving day coming Pavlova requlutely denounces jazz remember that the Prince of the late Mrs. W..M. Goss, of forms, she laughingly complied, Auckland, New Zealand, and and danced the fox-trot as perfectly along shortly. The interest Florence Joy King,second as every other dance she attempts, aroused by the Duke of York's | daughter of Mr. A. J. King, of She said she did not intend to re- Taiping, Perak, and Mrs. A. verse her judgment of auch dances, King, of Mosman, Sydney, Aus- compared with really artistic move tralia,

ments.

B.

new home at Hyde Park Corner has made some folk forget that the Prince is also changing his town residence. There was time when the Prince was very Lieut-General. Sir W. Thwaites The German ex-Crown Prince has has been appointed Commander-in- reluctant to make this change of arrived at the Villa Roccabella, Chief of the British Army of the residence. A friend of his told near Locarno, where he expects to Rhine, in succession to General Sir me that when it was first sug- make a prolonged stay. Although J. P. Du Cane, appointed Governor gested the Prince of Wales de- there is plenty of room at the of Malta. Sir William, who was finitely negatived it, saying that Roccabelle, the. Prince's other born in 1808, became a cond York House is an ideal bachelor's brothers rarely stay there, prefer lleutenant in the Royal Artillery, in residence, and that Marlborough ring the freedom of their own villa 1887. Since then he has had a House is distinctly a house for a at the opposite end of the town. distinguished record of promotion married man. So, knowing the During his visits "Little Willle" is and active service. He served in always the star attraction for the South African War and was at Royal feelings in the matter, sightseurs, and he can be seen al- the defence of Ladysmith. During people are making all sorts of most any morning on the terrace of the Great War he served in France Prophecies in connection with the a local teashop sipping 'apéritifs" and Belgium and attained the rank move. When it will take place is under the admiring gaze of groups of major general, receiving the uncertain, but Marlborough of compatriots. Last time he was K.C.M.G. and C.B. Several foreign House is being made ready, and nt Locarno the ex-colonel of the States, hopoured him with decora the Queen, who is supervising, Death's Head Hussars was much tions. He has been Director of some of the internal changes, comforted by the prophecies of a Military Intelligence at the War frequently allps over, there during fortune-teller, who predicted Omée since the armistice, and line the mornings, to see how things his return to the throne "after a also been « General Officer Com-

series of obstacles have been over-manding the 47th (2nd London) are progressing and to make cotie:"

Division of the Territorial Army.plans.

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