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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

A seat, on the New York Stock Exchange has been sold for 200,000 dollars (£40,000), creat- ing a fourth new record within a week,

A Russian who was walking on the road adjoining the Hunkow Race Club and Recreation Ground, was shot at and wounded on May 18. He was dressed in shorts and athletic shirt. With blood stream- ing down his side, he made his way to the club house, from where he

was sent home.

'There was a large congrega- tion at the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Wanchai, last night when the service and address were sup- plemented with choruses, part songs, etc. by members of the Winie Voice Choir of H.M.S. musical pro- "Dauntless, the gramme being concluded with the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's "Messiah" and Turner's "Sun of My Soul." The conductor of the Thoir was Mr, C. J. Amery of the Choir was Mr. C. J. Amery and the accompanist, Mr. Boutle, of H.M.S. "Danae.'

The : 300-yards tunnel | through mountains- near the Jungfraujoch, 9,000 feet high, in the Jungfrau range, Switzerland, which eliminates the dangers of the old route, has been completed.

Another

typfenlly Chinese story tells how the trouble in the Fishery College at Newchwang has been settled. Apparently the headi of the College had seen fit to ad- montah certain youths for spend ing their evenings in gambling and

other resorts. The rebuke was re- sented, and the students went on strike in sympathy with the offer- ders, Eventually & conference was held, as the outcome of which the head was dismissed and three students were expelled!

MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1927.

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of the "Penang. Gazette" states that a foreign vessel carrying ammunition and guns from Europe to China is awaited there. If she does not call at Colombo perhaps Singapore will tackle her,

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A movement favouring knee- brocches instead of trousers not only for ceremonial and evening! Wear but also during the day is gaining ground rapidly in Paris. Its leader is Maurice Waleffe, one of of the most caustic, critica modern dress, which he regards as unbecoming and unmunly.

slovenly and considers trousers

says that any mun valgar and worthy of the name should dress in the courtly knee breeches of a cantury дно. "Frenchmen have taken up knee-breeches with en- thusiasm." he says, "particularly in the Riviera. It is also spread- wond, Socialist, M.P. for New-ing to North and South America, castle-under-Lyme, said that there Foland and Central Europe." He was anything from £100,000,000 to has started a newspaper called £200,000,000 of British capital in-Adam," to advocate the new vested in China, and they did not fashion. want that capital to do the way of capital invested in Russia, after the Russian revolution. The only way to protect it was to negotiate with the various Chinese Govern

Addressing the North Stafford-

shire Chamber of Commerce at Stoke-on-Trent Colonel J. C. Wedg

ments "however many provoca- tions te may receive from the more reckless elements of the Chi- nese population."

The position in China was discussed at the annual meeting of the Wesleyan Methodist Mis- On the occasion of His

sionary Society in the Central Majesty's birthday, the residents

Hall, Westminster, on May 2. Rev, Russell Maltby, the preal- of Cheung Chau, including the

dent of the Wesleyan Conference, four Cheung Chau Kaifongs, met at the house of Mr. A. C.

A heated controversy is going said that we had tried to carry on our work in China in water- Franklin where the loyal toast on over the famous sculptor Mesh- was given by the host who re-kovitch's great statue of a nude tight compartments with limited The traders only minded those present that un- 13 feet man symbolising the Ser- liabilities.

the first wanted to go to China to trade, der His Majesty's rule and the vian victories since

Belkan War. It is proposed to the bankers only wanted the in! protection of his men and ships, erect it in the centre of Belgrade. 'vestments to be safe, the states- à condition of security was en-

Church authorities are crying out men only wanted treaties kept, joyed by all of whatever na declaring it as offence against and the missionaries only wanted tionality. On faking leave, the Kaifongs expressed their thanks morality and that it will destroy to deal with religion. To-day, in women's modesty. A Church the great eruption, the Chinese for the opportunity of honouring paper violently attacks the sculp the King's birthday and acknow- tor and says the statue ought to be ledging their indebtedness to his buried in order that "posterity Government which enabled them should not see how demoralised conduct their business in their forefathers were." An anti- safety.

statue committee has been formed:

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confused all those distinctions and pieced together Western civil- sation, Christianity, and trade and bad treaties, and made one enemy of them all.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Captain J. Leslie Jones, I.A., and Dr. and Mrs. F. O. Smith are bound for the United States.

The funeral of Mrs. Florentina Joanna Barros Figueiredo ("Tita") took place on Saturday at the Roman Catholic Cemetery at Happy Valley and was attend- ed by a large number of friends and relatives. Deceased who was 90 years of age, passed away on Friday last at her home at No. 1, The Albany.

Owing to ill-health, the Bishop,

A Reuter cable from. Brussels states that the King of the Bel- gians has confirmed the appoint- ment of Prince De Ligne as Bel- ginu Amador to Washington.

The cost of filming the adapta- tion of Mr. John Buchan's novel, "Hunting Tower," is estimated at 250,000, of which Sir Harry Lauder, in the role of the retired

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Considerable regret is being expressed by the townfolk of Nikko, Japan, at the approaching Miss Megan. Lloyd George departure of Sir Harold Parlett, made her first political speech at who was responsible for making a women's Liberal demonstration Nikko famous for its salmon at Bethnal Green. Supporting| trout. About 30 years ago the Major Nathan, a prospective can- British Embassy counsellor im- didate, she said she admired his ported some of these fish from courage in coming alone to a England, which have since thriv- women's meeting. "Hitherto men had had everything their own way," said Miss Lloyd George, "but women now say, 'No further. Men have always ad-! Shanghai has lost by retire-mitted that women outwit them. ment, after 34 years Municipal Now that women are going to service, one of the most loyal ser- outvote them the men are becom-

ants ever in its employ and aing nervous." distinctly outstanding personage in his particular sphere of work Mr. W. Armstrong, Director of Criminal Intelligence in Shanghai Municipal Police. a family long connected with St:};

of Victoria, Hong Kong (Dr.ed in the river at Nikko, where C. R. Duppuy), who is at pre- the local citizens have named the sent in England, had to cancel all trout "parlett." his engagements, including the annual meeting of the Church Missionary Society, of which he is a former home secretary, at the Queen's Hail on May 3, when he was to have been one of the chief speakers.

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so long a time, Mr. Armstrong. really has been in himself so much the Shanghai C.I.D., that a history of one more or less is

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There recently passed away at his residence in Southsea, a member of Andrew's Church, in the person of Engineer. Rear-Admiral John Fielder, staten the "Monthly Mes- senger" of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon. Admiral (then Captain) Ficltter was a member of the Vestry from 1907 to 1909, and was Trea-i surer in 1909 until he left thei Colony. The eldest son of Admiral Fielder, Mr. John Fielder, was at- tached to the Air Ministry at Basra, overland to Port Said, en route for Mesopotamia. While proceeding England, Mr. Fielder was fatally in- jured in a motor accident, and was buried at Bayreuth on the day be- Mrs. Mabel May; Hon. Treasurer, fore his father's death. Another Mr. Burjor. Talati, B.A.; Hon. on, Mr. B. E. Fielder (also a member of the Vestry), has Librarian and Booksteward, Mr recently returned to Hong Kong. Herbert E. Lanepart. Committee We would' express our sincere sym- Members, Messds. David Gubbay,pathy with him, as well as with Wei Tat, B.A., Maurice Minney Mrs. Fielder and family in this and Wong Man-keung.

double bereavement.

Travellers by the homeward- bound "President Pierce," which Parrived in Hong Kong yester- day from Manila include Mrs. Crovat, wife of Mr. Crovat of the firm of Rosenthal and Co., Manila, who is due to arrive from that of the other. Shanghai in the "President Jackson" Mr. G, M. Ivory, manager of the Manila office of At the annual meeting of mem- the US. Shipping Board, bound bers of the Hong Kong Lodge, for Shanghai on business; Mr. The Theosophical Society, the V. M. Smith, assistant director following officers were elected for in the Orient for the U.S. the ensuing year. President, Mr. Shipping Board, bound for Malcolm Manuk; Vice-President, Shanghai on business; Mr. Mr. John Russell; Hon. Secretary, W. G. Hall, manager of the Honolulu Iron Works, proceed- ing to Honolulu; Mrs. G. E. Heyler, wife of the President of the N. and B. Stables Co. at Manila, bound for Los Angeles with her family.,.

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