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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Easter Day brought Italy severe - An exhibition of Chinese art is hail and snow storms, causing ex- being held at Leo Garden, East tensive damage.

Point, from Sunday to Tuesday in clusive.

The Turkish Parliament has voted nearly £26,000,000 to Public; Works, mainly railway construc-

tlon.

In a ease at Wood Green it was staled that a woman, after taking out a summons against her hus band, wrote to him that she held 09 chances of succeeding and she conceded to him the 100th chance. The husband won.

"Many of you are going to sleep, please get up and shake yourselves," said the Bishop of Pretoria, Dr. Neville Talbot, ad- dressing a missionary meeting, at Reading. The audience rose in a body, and the bishop, higlily amus- ed, rubbed his hands and resumed his address.

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The Baronne de la Grange, who earned the title of "Mother of the British Army in France" for her devotion to the troops in Flanders after her home, the Chateau de la Motte, near Hazebrouck, was covered from the Germans, was the guest of the British Legion at Hull. She is helping in an effort to erect a memorial in Oppy Wood, where the full Brigade suffered 2,000 casualties on May 3, 1917.

Workmen digging in a copse at Titchfield, Hampshire, discovered ancient pottery and other articles at a depth of about 2ft. below the surface. Mr. C. J. Mogridge, of Fareham, an archaeologist, thinks that the workmen have, unearthed fine example of a Neolithic kit chon hearth. The hearth contain- ed a good stare of pottery, which was broken, and other Stone Age. implements.

At an inquest at Bradford on Annie Elizabeth Keighley, aged 42, wife of a master butcher, it was stated that she had taken 181 aspirin tablets in a few hours. "A doctor aald the usuni lose was six tablets a day. A verdict of Death from Polsoning through 43 DC- cidental overdose was returned,

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There was a large attendance at the fancy dress dance in Police Headquarters last night. Prizes were awarded as follow:

Ladies' most original, costume

The St. Peter's Church Month- ly Leaflet, which has made its ini tial appearance. Iss handy medium for keeping members of the Church with and congregation in touch

in connection various activities with the Church. From it, we learn that a moonlight picnic is to-Miss Wiltshire. be arranged on Monday. May 16 and that the weekly plentes will commence on Saturday, May 28. The last debate of the St. Peter's Young Men's Club will take place at the Club House on Tuesday, May 17 at 8.30p.m., the subject being "that modern fashions in dress are better than those of our grand- pareata."

Ladies' best dress-Miss Hunt (Bo Peep).

Gentlemen's most original costume- Mr. Gillespie (Plus Sixteen).

Gentlemen's best dress-P. O. Mason (Felix).

Music was by the "Melodians" Band.

Through falling into the Chinese Y.M.C.A. (enclosed) re- creation ground in Bridges Street, a Chinese boy (three years of age) has been injured in the head to an extent warranting treatment in hospital,

Inquiries are being made for two Chinese, sald to have been on the crew of the a.. "Taishan." The manager of the Kwong Wo Cheong firm, No. 828, Queen's Road Central, alleges that he en- trusted them with $810 worth of singlets and other goods for de- livery to a firm in Canton, which thas not received the merchandise and the men have not been heard of.

The ribbon attached to .wreath placed on the bridge at Christchurch by the Duke of York as a souvenir of his visit has been stolen, though it was put at a height of 16ft. for safety. The theft is especially resented because the City Council had arranged to have the ribbon made into artificial flowers to be kept as a souvenir. Abou- quet placed by the Duchess of York

the cenotaph at Hamilton dur- ing the New Zealand tour also dis- appeared. A woman afterwards confessed that she took the flowers not knowing that they were the Duchess's gift. She retained the ribbon to adorn her wedding bou- quot...

"If more companies adopted ni more conservative policy in holding depreciation reserves and wrote off a large amount for depreciation, a great many more of them would be kept up-to-date, like Brunner, Moad, and Company," declared Sir Alfred Mond, the chairman, at the annual meeting of that company. The company, he pointed out, al- located £200,000 to depreciation and had a depreciation reserve of £982,000 to provide for the contin- geney of any new process render- ing plant obsolescent. Answering a shareholder, Sir Alfred. Mond denied that there was any con- tract between the company and the promoters of the Imperial Chemical Industries. Circulars were issued to ahareholders, he explained, ask- ing them to exchange their shares. for shares in the amalgamated com- pany and 95 per cent, responded.

would be very much to the inter- he said, to do so as speedily as pos- ests of the remaining shareholders,

sible. There was no question of winding up Brunner; Mond, and Company.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

A Reuter's message from Cairo saya that the American Minister, Dr. Howell, is resigning from July 6.

Mrs. Charlie Chaplin, nee Lita Gray, has been awarded $1,500 monthly alimony pending trial of her divorce suit against the come- dian. The payments are to date back to January 10, when the suit was filed.

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Among the, Hong Kong passen- gers to sail on the "Atsuta Maru" to-day for Singapore, Europe and London were Rev. E. Papinot, Mrs. J. Herschell, Miss O. M. Russell, Mr. M. A. Machado, Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Faria, Mr. G. A Forstery and Captain Oskar Monsen.

With their bearskins held aloft. on the point of sword and bayonet, the officera and men of the 1st Welsh Guards, led by Lieut.-Colonel Leatham, the commanding officer, gave three mighty cheers for the Prince of Wales, at Aldershot after he had inspected the battalion, of which he la colonal.

The following deaths were an nounced at Home In mall week:—

A few weeks hence Mr. John The Countess of Arran (only Taylor, of 'Hillside House, Green Green, near Orping- daughter of Baron Huyssen van Street

Kent, will be 103, Kattendyke, of Zeeland, Holland), ton, who was married to the Earl of and his wife, Sophy Taylor, will! According to an "Associated Arran in 1902, died at Thoby attain the same age in August. Press message from London, it is Priory, Ingatestone, Essex; Dr. They are said to be the oldest rumoured from Seville that the John Moore Swain, who was 100 married couple in Britain. Mr. Prince of Wales is about to become last January and had practised Taylor enjoys his daily glass of engaged to the Infanta Beatrice, the medicine in the Vale of Belvoir for beer and a smoke, while Mre, elder daughter of the Spanish sover 60 years, at Long Clawson, Leices-Taylor is able to read and knit Mr. Taylor is a eigns, King Alfonso and Queentershire; Professor Arthur William without glasses.

Phillips, Professor of native of London. When the Great Victoria. The Infanta has reserved Scott a suite in the Hotel Claridge, Lon-Sefence at St. David's College, Exhibition buildings of 1851 were don, while the 'Prince will be the Lampeter, Cardiganshire, since being erected in Hyde Park be was the 1872, aged 81; and, Rev. John A. employed as a carpenter, and laid guest of honour at the ball Spanish ambassador is giving at Joyee, who went to India for the planks for Queen Victoria and the the embassy in London late in London Missionary Society in 1892 Prince Consort to walk on when May.

and was stationed at Berhampur, they paid a surprise visit to the north of Calcutta, with his wife alte. until 1925, at St. George Road,

CHEFOO RESIDENTS.

Mr. & Mrs. H. J. Alty Leave For Home.

During his Premiership Notting-Westminster, S.V., aged 61. ham Corporation decided to ask the Right Hon. D. Lloyd George to accept the honorary freedom of the city. Pressure of work prevented Mr. Lloyd George from visiting Not- tingham, at that period, but it was understod that he would under- take the journey later. Alderman Pendleton, an ex-Mayor of the clty, has now given notice of his intention to move at a meeting of the Counci a resolution providing that if the freedom of the city fo not actually conferred within one year after a decision in relation to it has been arrived at it shall be deemed have Jaya, and shall not be acte upon without a fresh prasļution,

After 24 years as assistant jailer, in charge of prisoners in the dock at Bow Street Police Court, Police-Constable Frederick Cavell has retired on pension. He had teen in the police force for 26 years, No fewer than 200.000 delinquerte have been "ushered by him before

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

.:Chefoo, April 25.

Sir John Sutherland Harmood- Banner died at Ingmire Hall, Sed- bergh, Yorkshire. Sir John, who was Conservative M.P. for the Everton division of Liverpool from 1905 to 1924, was in his 81st year. He was Lord Mayor of Liverpool in.. 1913, For more than half a century he was an accountant in Liverpool. Both in local affairs and in Parliament he led a busy life. Besides his accountancy in- terests, Sir John was on the boards On April 21, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. of 21 companies, including a num Alty, who have lived and worked ber of oil and transport concerns, here for many years; left the port. He was knighted in 1918 and`re. It is 38 years, since Mr. Alty firatceived his baronetcy in 1924. .comd: to Chefeo. Mr. and Mrs. Was twice married, and his heir is Alty have been connected with the Major Harmood Harmood-Banner, China Inland Mission schools from who is a coal-owner. the first, and they will both be greatly missed by the community. For many years too, Mr. Alty has held offler at St. Andrew's Church Major-General Senn McKeon, com- and before they left, suitable pre- manding the Free State troops at sentations were made by the mem- The Curragh Camp, has been ap bers of St. Andrew's Church Coun-pointed Quartermaster-General of cil and by their fellow-workers at the Free State Army. Formerly the schools. Mr. and Mrs. Alty blacksmith in Ballinales, County have now retired from active ser- Longford, General McKeon was one vice out here and their friends wish. of the most prominent lenders of

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12 successive magistrates. Among them many years of restful and less the Irish Republican Army in the them were many noted criminals, exacting service in the Homeland, and at least 1.000 have been extra-pane

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fighting which preceded the esta blishment of the Free State At dited to almost every part of the The death is recorded with regret one time there was a price on his world. On six occasions P.C. Cavell of one of the gldost residents in the head, and when in the early sum- has been the victim of violence person of Mr. A. K. Oussintinaki, mer of 1921 he was captured, he from the dock, the last time being who passed away on the evening of was court-martialled and sentenced only few months ago, when he April 19 from apoplexy to death Members of the I.R.A. was attacked by woman who had The funeral took place in the made extraordinary efforts to res more than 250 convictions against East Beach cemetery on April 21sue him from Mountjoy Prison her He frequently Intercepted when the widow her sister and a Half a dozen of them, dressed fo missiles intended for witnesses and nephew and niece were the chief, British uniforms, seized an armour magistrates, but despite his mourners. The committal service red vigilance, the woodwork in the was conducted by the Rev. A back of the witness-box still bears Faers, and the pall bearers amark caused by a boot throws Messrs V Eckford, 1 Cappe with great from the dock A. Faera, J. Palzis and A Polverind

and-gained access to the but at the last moment their was tolled General McKeon Liberated on the signing of the

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