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Again has the civil war in China taken a startling turn. General Chiang Kai-shek is going after Hankow first instead of Peking, and this decision has occasioned a series of com- plications, which are all set forth, and the situation sized up, in this week's "Overland China Mail."

Various moves by the foreign troops in China are being made almost daily, mainly as a result of the threat to Tien- tsin and the. North generally by the advancing Southerners. Fresh disturbances and a degree of anti-British feeling have broken out again in Shanghai and other places; the arrest of Comrade Borodin and other "Reds" has been ordered-all matters appertaining to China in Amis are covered in this issue. Then we have Hong Kong itself. An interesting account of the development of the Peak Tramway, and what it is pro posed to do in the future; how we are looking after the Bri- tish troops here; how Hong Kong. is growing and how the effects of the boycott are gradually wearing away; details of important changes in local laws.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

There was a clean bili of health for the Colony over the 24 hours

ended June 15,

A European passer-by dis- covered the decomposed body of Chinese hanging from a tree off Bowen Road, near the Peak reser voir yesterday.

at Messrs. Lammert's Auction No. 10 Elgin Street was sold Rooms yesterday, Mr. Sang Fat becoming the purchaser for *$25,600 "(an increase of $6,600

on the upset price).

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The current issue of the "British North Borneo Gazette" contains the following para- There, are 1,160,000 Japanese graph:-We hear that the Courts subjects living outside the Japan- may have to try an interesting ese Empire, of whom 530,000 are action shortly. It appears that Koreans and 9,000 Formosans. a Chinese was betrothed to a girl Of the total number, 790,000 live It is now possible to cover. and was supposed to marry her on the Asian mainland, 150,000 in a bathroom wall with opalescent at the Consulate-General on Sun- North America, 140,000 in Hawaii glass in any colour. This glass day, May 15. After the care- and other Polynesian islands and is about a quarter of an inch mony the bridegroom discovered 60,000 in South America. In the thick and is seen in several that he had not married his Japanese Empire there are shades of blue, green, and red, as betrothed, but another girl who 28,280 foreigners, of whom 20,221 well as in ivory, cream, salmon, had been substituted. He had are. Chinese. • Americans' in orange, and mauve (says the | not discovered the exchange dur-Japan number 1,971, British] "Manchester Guardian"). All ing the ceremony owing to the 1,961, Germans 1,062, Russians these colours can also be obtained, heavy veil worn. We feel in-1,176, and French 403.

in a marble effect, which many clined to ask "What should A

people prefer to the plain glass. do?"

A great new "Empire Push" This glass is a most accommodat will soon be in full activity. Aing material, because it can be cut. Which is London's tidiest bring the knowledge of the won long narrow pieces to form fourfold effort is to be made to into squares of any size, or into park? (asks the "Daily Chronicle.") Now that attention minds of our people at home and many fine and uncommon colour ders of the British Empire" to the borders, thus making possible of summer pienickers is being to stimulate trade. It is felt by schemes. Glass of this kind is an drawn afresh to the criminality many that as our trade with for- ideal cover for the walls of a of leaving litter about, it is re- eign countries is going down and bathroom, as nothing could be freshing to know that all park our trade with the Dominions and more hygienic. It is economical, users do not need such

ad-Colonics is going up, the only real too, as the glass will last almost monition. One day a keeper hope for ending unemployment as long as the house stands, for ne Richmond Park assured and getting rid of high taxes and it is not easily damaged and can- with great pride that low wages is to increase our Em- not wear out. It is already very he walks in "the tidlest park pire exports and imports. in London." People have never

popular for the bathroom, and is got into the habit of throwing

also being used for halls, kit- paper and other rubbish about It is difficult to imagine the chens; and other walls where per- in Richmond Park, it seems, part- grounds of a Royal residence manence is preferable to change ly. perhaps, because they, never looking as crowded as a football of fashion. see any bad examples of littering enclosure during a Cup final (says to follow. That is the opinion of the "Sunday Chronicle.") Yet the keeper in question. I wonder this is actually the aspect of whether the keepers of other Windsor's glorious gardens each The careful scrutiny of, parks agree with him?

Sunday of the Royal family's alleged faked Whistler pictures residence there when the gardens which is engaging Mr. Walter and a band plays for them on the ler' pupils at the moment re- are thrown open to the public, Sickert-himself one of Whist- East Terrace. The custom is an minds us of the simple errors old one, dating from the time of which have at times given away George III, and Queen Charlotte, otherwise skilful who were wont to go a step fur: ther and promenade among their subjects.

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Colours, of course, are the chief forgeries. of the picturefaker's pitfalls.

There must be in various parts of the country a good deal of old Chinese wallpaper such as that which the Duke of Atholl is selling at Sotheby's, observes the "Star." In the eighteenth cen- tury a lot of this wonderfully painted wallpaper was brought from China for decorating houses, and possibly some of it has been stored away and never used, as in the case of the 24 rolls which the Duke is selling. These are unrolled, and just as they came from the East years ago. sands of Chinese who would not screws. As with pictures, so This painted Chinese paper is have heard of the affair before- with other fields of the forger's very beautiful, mostly with long-hand, and, in any case would not activity. "Antique" furniture of tailed pheasants and other bril have understood it, but it is a the Stuart period has been found liantly hued birds interspersed real surprise to learr that when to be mahogany, a wood not used among bright flowers and green the "1812" bombardment started for furniture in Europe until foliage, and the colours remain the troops in Nantao and Chapei comparatively recent times. Most remarkably fresh and unfaded stood to arms! Still better is the amazing of all perhaps was a after being hung a century. At assertion, said to have been very forged Treasury note Logie House, Abrdeenshire, the widely circulated, that Major actually found its way into a seat of Col. George Milne, there General Duncan has "gone Tien- bank. It was betrayed by a is some of this exquisite Orientai tsin more far" with the very use- simple fact-the back of it was wallpaper as good as ever.

ful proceeds of the Tattoo! quite blank.

Prussian blue and cobalt were quite unknown to the old masters, though forgers frequently try to Jokes about the Torchlight improve their work by using Tattoo are pouring in, says the them. The wood panel on which "North China Daily News Of the canvas is placed has betrayed course, it will be understood that more than one fake, for careful there must have been many thou-scrutiny

revealed present-day

SOCIAL

Mr. E. C. Richards of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor poration, Singapore, is being trang- ferred to Kuala Lumpur.

The "Straits Times" learns Government House

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AND PERSONAL NEWS.

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Mr. Jacob Epstein, the famous White Lodge, which will hence- sculptor, whose Ramsay MacDonald forth be pleasantly remembered 'as bust has been acquired by the the first country-home of the Duke. Glasgow Art Galleries Committee, is and Duchess of York, is now almost marrier to a Scotswoman. His wife ready for its second "house-warm- was a Miss Dunlop, a native of ing. That is, unless Lord and Islay, and is still an enthusiastic Lady Lee decide, like their royal Caledonian. She and her husband predecessors, to dispense with this of holidayed in Inverness last year, once H. E. the Governor

popular

coremony. The the and both are highly pleased that donor of Chequers to the nation has Straits Settlements. and bet for the first time his work has now now completed his removal to the ter known to the world been officially recognised by a lead- famous villa in Richmond Park. under, her former name of Mrs. Ing.Scottish gallery.

Even the books and pictures are Henry de la Pasture, under which she won for herself so great a re-

in order. The comfortable library, putation in the literary and drama.

with its delightful outlook. and the tic world of London and America,

special picture room, which is an sailed from Southampton on June

catholic and cultured tastes of Lord innovation, reveal at a glance the Lee and his gifted wife. No drastic alterations have been made to White Lodge, and a recent visiter found many little things which were re- miniscent of its previous royal oc- cupante.

Not only royal patronage, but

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on, board the P. and O.,'Kashgar," the fact that society is "buying and is expected to arrive in the British" accounts for a remarkable Straits Settlements. towards the rush of orders received by the current month.

many ladies who have recently gone into business. Most of the dresses for the forthcoming Court There are still a few people in will be home creations. Lady Malaya who will remember Brig.. Angela Forbes is one who has A boy of 14 is the youngest ex- Gen. Sir Gordon Guggisberg, from proved conspicuously successful as hibitor at the Paris Salon, which the days when he was stationed in a creator of lovely dresses, and was opened last month in the Grand Singapore, with the Royal En- now Lady Clanmorris has joined Palais in the Champs Elysees. He gineers, from 1889 to 1896, states the distinguished company of titled is Tony Ricou, the the

of M, "Malaya Mail." He married women who are creating fashions. Georges Ricou, who since 1925, In the well-known actress, Misa It is significant that within a week conjunction with M. Louis Masson, Decima Moore, and spent the latter two famous heads of business has been responsible for directing part of his career in West Africa houses in London and New York the Opera Comique and who under We read in the "Times" of April 26: have predicted the near approach his agreement will have that job for Sir Gordon Guggisberg, who has of a time when Paris would lose another five years. Tony, who is Been Governor of the Gold Coast its leadership. This is no rosy and presented by two studies of still since 1919, left. Accra, the capital, fantastic dream, Nearly all the

life, on his way home last Saturday. His distinguished women who now con- tionale des Beaux Arts, one of the is a member of the Societe Na- departure was marked by demon- trol the smart fashion shops in the societies the members of which strations of affection from 80,000 West End are flourishing.

the Salon. people, who lined the streets and

Anglo-Saxon names in the same section of the gathered on the beach to show their

Salon are those of Beatrice How, appreciation of the progress made

expressing the delicious charm of by the country during his governor-

childhood, the Australian, G. J. ship.

Coates, showing an excellent por- trait of a young girl, and the American portrait painter Mrs. Leslie Cotton.

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It must be very little that Mr. J. H. Thomas and Mr. Cook have in Mrs. Baldwin is never backward writer in a Glasgow paper, they

common; nevertheless, remarks in well-deing, and she has her own appear to favour the same restaur original methods of helping the in- ant. A certain rendezvous in the

The promotion of Sir William stitutions which particularly inter- neighbourhood of Holborn, and by Peyton to the full rank of General, est her. One would have thought no means the most democratic of seems to have escaped notice. It it impossible to find a new way of restaurants, is rapidly becoming a merits attention because it serves raising money for a good cause, yet rallying ground for Labour M.P. A a useful Mrs. Baldwin has done it. She has and Trade Union leaders. The Napoleon's Baying about knapsacks reminder that hit upon the novel idea of collecting fact that it is not far from the Min- and Marshal's batons is by no from her friends old gramophone ers and Railwaymen's headquar- means a fletion. Sir William Pey records. There she sells to the tera may have something to do with ton has not attained to Marshal's makers of records presumably to the fact. Nevertheless, on a recent rank yet, but his firat promotion be melted down, and the proceeds day, I encountered in the entrance was when he received his commis aro being sent to the Young Wo-hall Mr. Cook, talking noisily as slon within twenty months of en men's Christian Association for the usual, and a group of miners' dele listment, and it may be said that fund which is being raised to estab- gates, all exhibiting that difficult he has won every other step up- lish a central club in London for sartorial peculiarity of Labour men wards by real merit. He joined the business girls. The city girl has and bookmakers, namely, walking Army for a romantic reason. always had a strong claim on the about with heavy overcoats thrust Friends, especially those of the lady Interest of Mrs. Baldwin. During back and banda deep in trousers he wished to marry, twitted him as the General Strike the Prime Min pockets. Within the restaurant set being a young man with no pres ister's wife organised's service of the sedate Mr. Arthur Henderson,pects. No recruit over applied care to take girls to and from their still bronzed from his Australian himself with so much determina- offices. It worked very unostenta tour, lunching with his son, Mr. tion to soldiering. He has gained tiously and very efficiently per Wille Henderson. On this oc distinction on the battlefield and forming a service which was high-casion Mr. Jimmy Thomas was has had two miraculous escapes ly appreciated.

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from death.

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