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LOCAL AND 'GENERAL NEWS.

Messrs. Lammert Brothers ad- vertine an auction of furniture at 4 Armend Buildings, Kowloon, on Monday, at 2.45 p.m.

This is the centenary year of the Glasgow Royal Exchange, and the celebrations will be chiefly distinguished by a visit in July from His Majesty the King.

German, Austrian, Turkish, and other ex-enemy firms can now be admitted as members of the London Chamber of Commerce at the discretion of the Council.

A large quantity of ladies' dress wear and sundries will be sold by

auction by Messrs. Lummert Brothers at their sales room, Dud- dell Street, on Saturday and Mon- day.

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The fourth ordinary yearly meeting of the Prince's Building and Land Co., Ltd., will be held at the Company's office, Prince's Build ing on Tuesday, May 3T, at 4 pan.

· Slik forwarded from Hong Kong by the "Empress of Russia" on April 20 arrived in New York (St. John's Park) on May 12, having been 22 days in transit.

The body of a headless Chinese child was picked up near the scene yesterday by a Water Police launch of the "Leung Kwong" tragedy patrolling in that grea. The roll of victims recovered now numbers 26.

The forty-ninth ordinary an- nual meeting of the shareholders of the China Sugar Réfining Co., Ltd., will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd.. on Tuesday June 7; at noon.

A smoking concert for mem- bers of the Ex-Active Service Men's Association will be held at the Club premises on Thursday evening, beginning at nine o'clock. The "Titania's" band will be pre- sent in addition to other artistes.

Miss V. Capell and her J-Pana are giving an entertainment at the Seamen's Institute this evening, at 8.30 p.m.. and the "Squeakcites" are holding a whist drive and giv Ing a concert at the City Hall this evening, beginning at seven o'clock.

June 14 this year is the 150th anniversary of the designing of the American Flag by Betsy Ross, a Scotswoman, of 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia. There are many Building tenders will shortly Scotsmen and Americans who do be invited for the proposed new The Squerkettes will give a not know who it was who was res- Matinee Performance at the Helena ponsible for the flag of the Stars British Embassy at Washington, which is expected to be one of May Institute on Thursday, May 26, and Stripes, and I should like to at 6.30 p.m. Tickets 50 cents each see all Scotsmen in the United the finest structures of its kind in the world. Latest details to may be booked at the Secretary's States taking a special interest in office-Advt.

the memory of Betay Ross next flag hand show that the building will day, write a member of the Cale-cost about $700,000 (£140,000). donian Club of New York City in an Edinburgh paper.

Mr. W. C. Lyle, the Australian goif professional, who has been giving coaching lessons locally, is in the Government Civil Hospital, but hopes to be well by the end of the week.

A Gibraltar message reads: Telephonic communication hav. ing now been established with Madrid, the City Council hopes to be able within three months to arrange for direct communica- tion with England.

A ship'a bell, valued at £200, and cast at the famous White- Members of St. Peter'e Young chapel Bell Foundry, has been Men's Club, with friends, to the presented to Captain David Bone, total number of nearly a hundred, the commander of the Anchor spent an enjoyable evening yester- liner "Transylvania." The bell day at the first summer function was gifted by Mr. Van Leer which took the form of a moonlight Black, a distinguished American bathing plenie. Blg Wave Bay was ample time for bathing there prior cast a quaint ceremony was per the locality chosen and there was citizen, and when it was being to the return to Hong Kong and formed, the donor tossing a coin Kowloon before midnight-To-

night, the Club holds its last, debate for luck into the glowing mass. of the season at the Club House at Commenting acidly on the 8.30, the motion being "that modern

parture for Home of the editor

ists!

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fashions in dress ure better than

those of our grandparents."-To- morrow evening, another whist drive is to take place at the Cathe-

ral Hall at 8.30 p.m.

of a morning contemporary a Shanghai organ announces that he left by "His Majesty's Ship 'Chenonceaux,'. (Is this a free passage proposition.) No doubt, remarks the "Shanghai Mercury," don cinema and be swung away To sit cosily in a large Lon- the French Mail (Messageries- Maritime) will ask its Govern- to the delights and adventures of ment to protest over this violent Japan befell me the other even- seizure of one of its crack liners To the Sunny East" was shown ing, when the NYK. travel film by the brutal British Imperial at the Philharmonic Hall to a

large, and keenly interested au dience, writes the London cor- respondent of a Liverpool paper. These pleasure cruises run from London to Yokohama every fort night, and are carried out by the large, modern liners of the famous Japanese line. The "Haruna Maru" was the ship chosen for the leading role in the film, and the points touched in the journey included some of the most fas- cinating corners of the East. The cruises are very carefully plan- ned, and the all-in" charge really provides a cheap holiday.

The Roman Baths of Bath are about to be scheduled by His Ma- jesty's Office of Works, acting on the recommendation of the Ancient Monuments Board, as a monument of national importance. They will remain under the control of the Corporation of Bath, whose energies in the 'eighties, when the extensive excavations were carried out, disclosed the remains hidden for some thirteen centuries, and again, during the past year or two, by further excavations, opened ad ditional baths and hypocausts to view.

In view of the considerable

publicity given to the laws deal-

The

ing with the Church in the con- stitution of Mexico and the part that the United States of America has played in the latest develop- ments, a booklet on this question Mexican Consul in Hong Kong is which has been received from the of considerable interest. title of the booklet is "The and it is written by Arturo M. Mexican People and the Church " Elias, Consul-General of Mexico in the United States. In the course of his review, the writer states that knowing something of the traditions which actuate the political life of the people of the United States, I have no fear that they will reach any con- clusion that in the remotest "de- gree will be inimical to the struggle that Mexico is makinig to establish a social and political system which will bring the largest possible freedom and the greatest possible richness of life, ict to a few, but to all of her people."

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Lady Drummond Hay was among the passengers sailing for the North

yesterday in the

8.8. “Fushimi Mart.”

The forthcoming wedding is an- nounced of James Howden Hume (engineer), of Shanghai, to Kathleen D. MacFarlane, of Glasgow.

The "Soir" states that Charles Chaplin, the film comedian, is quitting the United States and establishing a film studio in France.

The death is announced of M. Riotteau, the doyen of the French Senate. M. Riotteau, who was born in 1837, and became well known as a shipbuilder, was elect ed deputy in 1876 and senator in 1906.

same

year.

The King and Queen visited Lord Rosebery at The Durdans, Epsom. Their Majesties stayed about. an hour and a half, and then drove to Epsom Downs to see the new grandstand.

The death has occurred at Ilford of Mr. Ardeshir Kapadia, barrister-at-law, who defended Mrs. Dyer, the notorious baby farmer, in 1896, at the Old Bailey. Mr. Kapadia married an English- woman, who died at Hastings în 1925. He had visited her grave every week-end.

Lord Belley, a bachelor of 70, married at St.-Mary-of-the. Angels, Paddington, the bride he met during a world tour six

So many beautiful and famous months ago Mrs. Elaine Carlisle women have been sitting to equally Dodd, a wealthy widow, of Johan- famous painters that it looks like especially interesting nesburg, She is dark, good-look-being an

Academy 'this "portrait"

With Sir Hugh Clifford leaving ing, and 40.

Heading the list, of course, is Mr. Ceylon to take up his post of Jack's striking study of Queen Governor of the Straits Settle- Passengers arriving yesterday gown of gold tissue, the train of Laurence Guillemard, it is under- Mary, wearing a magnificent Courtiments succession to Sir from Vancouver and Northern ports which is lined with blue brocade. stood that Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, included. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Cameron, Captain A. R. Barles, Her Majesty's choice of jewels, in the Colonial Secretary, will fill the

cludes Lieut..Comdr. C. B.

the inimitable Koh-i-noor, Elbrow, Major P. Hoyes, Lieut. G. Morri ropes of diamonds and pearls, petri post of Officer Administering the Mr. son, and the Company of Wilbur earrings, and a pearl and diamond Government of Ceylon. Players, who open

artist has Fletcher was appointed_Colonial at the Star diadem. The Theatre this evening.

painted Lady Marjorie Erskine, Secretary of Ceylon in January, Lady Phyllis Macrae, and Lady 1925, and assumed his duties on Greenaway, Mre. Flora Lion will January 20. Previously he served Lord Carnegie, the eldest son Grey of Falloden in a velvet gown. Service of Hong Kong, where he contribute a legal portrait of Lady in various capacities in the Civil of the Earl of Southesk and hus- A notable stage study will be that; band of Princess Maud, has of Mise Jean Forbes-Robertson in acted as Colonial Secretary on established at Elsick Farm, Kin- her "Berkeley-Square" role, the several occasions. He returned to cardineshire, a herd of pedigree artist being the Hon. John Collier, Ceylon from long leave early this Ayrshire cows, all of which have passed the tuberculosis test From a dairy equipped on the latest scientific and hygienic lines he is supplying "Grade A" milk to Aberdeen and Stonehaven by motor vans. Lord Carnegie con- templates adding pig-breeding and poultry-keeping to his dairy ing operations.

year.

liamentary Private Secretary to Sir Lord. Huntingfield, who is Par-

Mile, Cecile Sorel, Countess de Philip Cunliffe-Lister, is likely to Segur, and Mile. Suzanne Lenglen be one of the busiest of his have been staying at Nice, and confraternity this session, owing to there appears to be a certain the protracted tussle assured by rivalry between them (says the the Committee stage of the Films "Evening Standard")... A few Secretary is a M.P.; who volunteers ment for the benefit of men Bill

A Parliamentary private days ago there was an entertain- to be his chief's alter ego, attend-mutilated in the war and both ing Standing Committees to assist An historic pageant, it is and seeing that his Chief is in the whether or not they finally shrank his Chief in the passage of Bills, ladies promised to take part. But announced, is to be held in the House of Commons Debating Cham from, so public a test of their re grounds of Craigmillar Castle orber when required. Many distin- spective popularity, they both July 14, 15, and 16. The pageant guished men have found these post pleaded sudden indisposition at will take place while the King and tions the ladder to Government the last moment and failed to ap Queen are in residence in Holy-positions. Sir Herbert Samuel, and pear. Mlle Sorel sent 500 francs rood, and Their Majesties have Edward Montagu, who both for the charity and Mille. Lenglen his cousin, the late Hon. graciously consented to be pre-aubsequently held. Cabinet ofles, sent the racket with which she sent on the afternoon of Thurs started by being the alter ego won the championship of France, day, the opening day, at 8.80 p.m. of the present Earl of Oxford. Mr. which was put up to auction, and The proceeds of the pageant are Davidson, the Chairman of the fetched 3,500 francs. The ques to go to the funds of the Queen Unionist Organisation, acted simi tion is which scored. The sup Victoria Jubilee Institute for larly for Mr Borar Law and Mr. porters of Mile. Lenglen urge that Nurses, Castle Terrace, Edin Baldwins while the latter him- she contributed the larger, sum burgh The grounds of Craig benches in order to become Mr. Mille Sorel retort that Mile self emerged from the back to charity, but the supporters of millar Castle have been lent for

Bonar Law's PPS.1 when the the occasion by Brigadier-General latter was Chancellor of the Ex-Lenglen gets her rackets from the Sir Robert Gordon Gilmour, chequer during the war ertmakers for nothing

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