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THE CHINA MAIL.

·LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The telegraph office announce that owing to faulty cable connec tion, telegrams to and from Shang- hai and beyond are subject to delay.

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The transfer of big blacks of skipping shares in London has led to a revival of the rumour on the Stock Exchange that a big new shipping combine is about to be

formed.

There was brisk bidding at the sale at China Auction Rooms yesterday of No. 54 Jardine Bazaar when the upset price was increased from $8,000 to $12,600 at which price Mr. Liu Chung- ping became the purchaser.

The business before the Legis- lative Council yesterday included the 2nd and 3rd Readings of Bills amending the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1503 and for Incorporating the Directors of the Japanese Residents' Association of Hong Kong. The Bills were read and Acally became law.

The votes before the Financo Committee yesterday (printed in our last issue), amounting in all to $22,730 were approved without comment from Unofficial members. The Colonial Secretary, who pre- sided, said with regard to the grant of $2,400 to the widow of Chief Meter Render S, F. Santos, of the P.W.D., that it in accordance with the policy of the Government to grant the equivalent of one year's Balary to the widows of deserving public officers who died whilst in service.

was

Viscount Weymouth, son of the Marquis of Bath, and heir to $6.00 acres, comprising one of England's Apex estates, who will be married Kot to the Hon. Daphne Vivian 22year-old daughter of Lord Vivines

The Hong Kong Hotel an- nounces that accommodation in- cluding meals is available at re- duced summer rates from July to Soptember.

The number of French disabled men in receipt of war pensions on January I was 708,591, classified as follows: Arm and leg injuries, 404,606; lungs, 235,834; oxes, 27,281 (of whom 2,585 are blind); vars, 17,730 (of whom 4,338 are deaf); mental disorders, 14,502; and facial injuries, 8,588.

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A combined meeting of members of the Hong Kong Branches of the China Const Officers' Guild, and the Marine Engineers' Guild of China will be held at the Guilds' Offices, No. 67 Des Voeux Road Central at 10.30 a.m., on Sunday, June 26.

Nineteen golden wedding couples, whose combined ages totalled 2,767, were entertained at the house of a local boot manufac turer at the village of Earl Shilton, henr Hinckley, Leicestershire. The King and Queen sent a mes- sage of cordial good wishes, which was read when all were assembled.

ap.

In moving at yesterday's Coun- cil meeting a resolution confirming approval of the construction by the Tramway Company of a single

of the "New York Herald" states from Morrison Street into Con- A despatch in the Paris edition and of an additional curve leading track tramway in Percival Street

that the 500 dollars (£100) which naught Road Central, the Colonial Mr. J. C. Penney invested in a store Secretary said that the provisions in Kemmerer, Wyoming, in 1902, The concert at the "Cheero" has grown to an invested capital of of the Tramway Ordinance required (Chater Road Naval and Mili- £6,000,000. Each dollar invested that when changes in routes were tary Y.M.C.A.) which has been has multiplied itself 00,000 times. made, the change should be arranged by Mrs. A. T. Hamilton, The J. C. Penney stores in the proved by the Governor and Execu assisted by Mrs. Costen, takes United States now number nearly tive Council and confirmed by place to-morrow night and was capital of £100 was turned over The resolution in question was 800, and last year the original motion in the Legislative Council. not held on Wednesday night, as 230,000 times, the total sales for adopted without dissent. erroneously reported yesterday. the year exceeding £23,000,000. The artistes are Messrs. H1,! V. C. Labrum, J. Grenham,

It may possibly distress some Wohlgenuth, Clemo and Pater- Lord Birkenhead tells a story of the older fashioned official types, son and Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. of the doings of a couple of Rus- says the "Free Press," to see the Fleming, Miss Doris Henderson sinn hounds which years ago were unofficial way in which Sir Hugh and the Saxophone Ensemble un- Rutledge, a learned friend on the department which he wishes to presented to him by Sir Guy Clifford descends upon a place or der Mr. D. Smith Hill,

North-Western Circuit. They were | Inspect and the unconventionality as silly as they were big, and on of his official attire, but this com- The rumour is spreading that one occasion in the course of an monsense method of obtaining an a certain Malay house at Tanjong altercation with some sheep put to understanding is a more effective Kling ein miraculously produce death sixteen of the flock. "It hap- way of doing things than coming money, much to the consternation pened by an unfortunate coin-down from on high at a prearrang- and delight of onlookers who visit cidence," said his Lordship, "thated hour with all the pomp and cere there solely for the purpose of each of the deceased sheep was in many appropriate to a guberna- seeing this wonder, · days the lamb to a pedigree ram.”* Those torial progress. This policy of "Malayan Observer." The money, dogs, by the way, are the same gaining a first-hand knowledge of it is said, falls from the ceiling and which had the unique distinction actual working of the machinery is is distributed amongst those pro- of holding up Sir William Forwood bound to have excellent results sent. In connection with this a at his home in Bromborough, when it comes to a question of "Tangkal" (charm) is issued at the Cheshire, one stationing itself at scrapping, adapting or enlarging price of a dollar, A similar the front and the' other at the rear that machinery, and it will increase rumour was rife some years ago of the premises, and obliging him the confidence of the people in the regarding a house in Umbet on the to ring up the owner to call them actual working of all the depart- way to Merlimau.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

On the retirement of Major- General Sir T. Frasr, K.C.B., | C.S.I., C.M.G., the command of the Troops in Malaya devolves upon Colonel L. N. Malan, O.B.E,

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The long-feared return to black stockings has come at Inst (says a "Sunday Chronicle" writer). is no longer smart for society women to wear light hose, Miss Marcella Duggan, who is off, for a last trousseau-buying trip to Paris, is, I hear, getting a quantity of the new "shcer" black silken hose. Fashion creators stop at nothing to achieve a new design. They are now robbing the farmyard to pro-.] vide oddity and novelty on the new Aunshades of black satin, bordered with ducks and geese in white. The ominous thing is that these sunshades are made waterproof!

Like his late father, the new Duke of Leeds, better and more widely known by his previous title of the Marquis of Car- marthen, is a great yachtsman aa well as a great hand at buai- ness. In Child's Bank he is re- cognised as a man possessed of almost insatiable energy: he has worked hard and played hard, principally on the lakes of Italy, where he has been able to apply himself to the boating he loves with the utmost zest. He is the youngest of a family whose other members are of the feminine gender, and he is related by mar- riage to the Royal Family; his sister's husband is the Duchess of York's brother.

Ernest von Simeon, Secretory of State of Germany, who has been elected a member of the Locarno Commission to which bolong repre- contatives of France, Belgium, Po- End and other countries

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Besides creating a widespread public interest, the fact of the sporting young Marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale having Mr. T. M. Healy's term of office joined the Royal Air Force Terri

Free State comes to an end this

Sir Edward Wittenoom, Presi- dent of the Western Australia Legislative Couricil since 1922. who was a member of Parliament for Western Australia so long ago as 1883, is visiting Singapore.

Sir James Matthew Barrie, O.M., who celebrated his 67th birthday in mail week, is a man of few recreations, but can play a fine gamle of billiards, and used to be a far better cricketer than some of his little stories against. himself might seem to indicate. Telling of his prowess in a certain

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ISAKO'S

CIRCUS

match he once stated, "In the first NEW RECLAMATION GROUND

innings I scored a run in the

second innings I was not so BUC- cessful." Though he is a Glasgow Academical, Sir James has never

PRAYA EAST, WANCHAI

shown any great interest in COMMENCING TO-DAY

"rugger."

People are still discussing the amazing memory shown by Mrs. Amery, the wife of the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs and the Colonies, at the reception at Lancaster House. For one hour! and a quarter she stood at the top of the stairs greeting every- one by name. Not a single guest! of the 900 seemed to baffle her. Guests who had been there before

PRICES OF ADMISSION REDUCED

Box 6 Persons...$12. 1st Class Chairs $ 1.

Single Box Seat...$2 Gallery....... .50 cts.

MATINEE

EVERY

noticed that the hideous nude Wednesday, Saturday

statue discovered in Croydon hall of Lancaster House has been many yeras ago and set up in the

removed.

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Children Half Price.

While British boxing, save for

the doldrums, in America the game is flourishing to such an ex- tent that Tex Rickard, the well- is likely to have a serious com known promoter of big matches, petitor A Home paper hears that, with a view to the erection of a new stadium, a site has been purchased near Madison Square Garden for a sum approaching £8,000,000. The moving spirit GOLD WATCHES, RINGS, in this bold enterprise le a Mr. gazy, who, as becomes a man

COME AND SEE

THE CIRCUS: POST CARRIER PIGEONS.

In commemoration of the visit of ISAKO'S CIRCUS to Hong Kong, free prizes will be given away. At every performance, our carrier pigeons will be let off in the centre of the ring and the persons on whom they alight will be the recipients of the following gifts:—

as Governor-General of the Irish torials and being attached to the occasional flashes, continues in autumn, and there is some doubt Glasgow. squadron, will afford a as to whether he will continue much-needed stimulus to Scottish for a second term or whether he will retire to finish his long-aviation in general. Well known promised book of memoirs, which and greatly liked in boxing and ought to prove interesting. Those other circles throughout Britain, who knew "Tim" in those days, the young Marquis has been when he distinguished himself by his bitter invective and suspen- evincing a growing, interest in sions, would hardly recognise him flying, and there is no doubt that in the role of "His Excellency." recent events have prompted To-day he coos gentler than any him to become a pilot in His turtle dove. It is probable that

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if the present Government is re- Majesty's service. He is train turned at the general election Mr. Ing at Stag Lane Aerodrome, and Cosgrave will go to the Viceregal is expected to quality in six Lodge, although the Earl of Granard has been mentioned in weeks. He will then be attached some quarters,

to the Glasgow movement.

of big ideas, has his headquarters in the Woolworth skyscraper. Although the first brick of the new stadium is yet to be laid Mr. Fugazy is already in touch with Gene Tunney! There are still some hustlers in America.

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