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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

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One case of enteric fever, Bri- The London General Omnibus Company have submitted to Scottish, and one of corebo spinal fever, land Yard new six-wheeled Chinese, was notified yesterday. covered-top double-deck omnibus for service on the London streets, and, if it passes the Scotland Yard tests, the vehicle will be put into operation as an experinient forth

with.

An amendment to the standing grders of the Rhine-Army grants n officers which has privilege to caused most satisfaction. This is the wearing of civilian clothes when not on duty up to eight o'clock at night. Hitherto ali ranks of the Rhine Army had been forbidden to wear civilian clothes.

The cuse in which Mr. J. H. Ruttonjee sues Mrs. D. A. Rosa fori $173.25 for the supply of electric current to a fiat in respect of whichį he was the lessor, was again__ad-| journed after a Summary Court heuring yesterday. The defence is that there hast been a change in the connection of the meters and that the amount charged in respect of the fat in question was far in ex- cess of the consumption.

Now that our Government has broken with the Soviet Republic,'| we are threatened with the imme- diate suspension of all -Russian orders. The threat leaves us cold, remarks a London journalist. It is Russia rather than Britain that will suffer. Russia cannot do without our market, but we can get along without Russian trade, for our ex- ports are only valued nt about £6,000,000, whereas our imports from Russia last year reached value of case upon £24,000,000. Russia fa engaging in the doubtful operation of cutting off her nose to spite her face.

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Ilome papers to hand by the last mail contain reports of the breach

The Canadian Pacific Railway Company have placed an order for two large North Atlantic linera, each 18,000 tons gross, with accom- modation for 1,600 passengera, with Messrs. John Brown and Co., Ltd., Clydebank, Glasgow,

„JENKY MILLER, WASK I G.,

M. Marinkovitsch, the new Foreign Minister of Jugo Slavia, whose polley la "the Balkans for the Balkans." It is claimed that he is none too friendly toward Italy.

Upton Sinclair, by way of con- testing the censorship of his latest novel, "Oil," has left for Boston to invite arrest by reading the "Song of Soloman" from the Bible

"I was ar on Boston Common. rested once," he said, "for reading. the American Constitution in San Pedro,"

The 300th anniversary of the arrival in Japan of Jahn Adams, the first Englishman to reach the country, was celebrated by Budd hist prayers at his tomb and ad- dresses by the Governor of the Yokohama district within which Adams lived and by the British

The Ambassador, Sir John Tilley. tomb, carefully preserved by the Japanese, is on a hill-top overlook- ing the naval base at Yokosuka. Adams arrived in Japan as a ship- trented wrecked sailor. He

well but not allowed to leave the country.

"We must put away the crino- line because of the traffic; we must cast off long skirts because of the dust; we must alilngle, or bob, or Eton-crop our hair for hygienic reasons. No one can deny that or- dinary women are becoming rarer, and most of us are extraordinary in one way or another." said Miss A. Bennet at the twenty-first an- nual conference of the Dickens Fellowship at Birmingham. "We- men now," she continued. "were holding their place in the business in world in a way unthought of Dickens's day. They were in train. ing to make their own lives, and the lives of those about them, interest- pro- ing. vital, co-operative, and gressive. Education and public progress made thent move with the times."

The British India policy of steadily modernising its fleet goes on, the latest ship to be sold being in of promise case,

London has traffic problems the "Tara," a Denny-built unit which Mr. Justice MeCardie and no other city has, and they are of the older T. class which quarter- a jury awarded a sum of £1,200 problems more difficult to solve has just passed her

to Miss Agnes Graham, 30, of than those of New York, accord-century mark. Her sisters, either West Newport, Dundee, against ing to Dr. J. A. Harriss, chairman exactly or practically, were the her ex-sweetheart, Mr. James of the Committee on Traffic Re- "Taroba," "Teesta," and "Thong- A twin-screw steamer of MacKechnie, of Singapore. Sum-gulation and Street Uses, New wa.” ming up. Mr. Justice Swift stated York, who is now in London. 6,322 tons, she had a speed of a he was just a little astonished at "The most urgent measure requir- comfortable fourteen knots, and, the airy way Mr. Batt, for defen- ed to-day," he said, "is the segre-like every other Denny ship, was: dant, had spoken of breach of pro- gation of traffic into various cate exceedingly pleasing to look upon. mise actions, as if they were the gories-fast-moving cars on their She is very httle known in home rarest possible things nowadays. own tier. omnibuses and lorries waters, having been employed on and Singapore He pointed out that from January on theirs. Segregation and the the Eastern 1 to May 26 of this year, no fewer many-decked street are the way routes, but she did a few runs to than 12 actions for breach had out. By these means there is no the Thames when she was releas- been up for trial in those courts. reason why cars should not traveled from Government service, a good deal of Even in these days when, as Mr. at 100 miles an hour in perfect which included Batt had stated, women took a safety, safety being ensured on trooping. She is understood to: great share in the affairs of the these roads by lighting signals. hove fetched $16,500 from her moment, the profession of mar- The surfaces would be of resilient Japanese buyers, and it remains riage and housekeeping was still a rubber. There is no limit to the to be seen whether she will go highly honourable one, and one number of decks a street might to the scrapheap or whether she which women counted upon. Most have." Dr. Harriss is visiting will be put on the native passen- of them preferred to have a hus- European capitals to study traffic ger trade for which she is ex- band and children to look after. conditions.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Mr. L. A. C. Biggs, Secretary of the Penang Municipal Commission has retired after 30 years' service. Mr. Biggs first join- the Municipality in 1897

receiv assistant secretary, ing the full appointment as scere-j tary in 1906:

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Endeavouring to ascertain the names of Mr. C. B. Cochran's five tennis players who are stated to be turning professional, the "Daily! News" has already obtained the denials of four outstanding players in Turnbull, Gregory, Kingsley, and are concerned. Greig, that they

The Dally News" adds: "Mr.. Cochran may get five players, but It is difficult to know how they can be described as 'famous.''

Shanghai papers announce the death of Mr. George Demmel, the manager for some time of Messrs. Kunst & Albers, who passed away at the Paulun Hospital. At the time of his death Mr. Demmel was 41 years old and had for some time been the representa- tive of the firm in Shanghai and a well-known personage amongst the German community in Shang- hai,

Mme. Yone Suzuki, called the wealthiest woman in Japan, and also the "most hated woman in the world," whose failure in business caused huge financial loss. Her loss is put at one hundred million dollars.

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The Prince of Wales will open the Scottish Motor Exhibition in the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, on the afternoon of Friday, November 4. In the evening His Royal High- ness will attend the dinner of the Royal Scottish Automobile Club.

Passengers arriving by 9.5. "Khiva" yesterday from the north included Squadron Leader A. E. Barr-Sim, Paymaster Comdr. J. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Cheeseman, Lieut. N. C. H. Downe, Mr. C. Gordon Mackie,

E. Monkman, Flying) Captain Officer S. C. Parker and Lieut. Colonel and Mrs. Twilley and family. Most of them left by the same vessel to-day for Home.

The statement that the Prince of Wales will accompany the King and Queen when they go to Holyrood Palace on July 9 is quite wrong. H.R.H. will make the journey to Scotland on Wed- nesday, July 13, and on July 14 will inaugurate the Scottish Na- tional War Memorial at Edin-1 burgh Castle in the presence of the King and Queen. Their Majesties will then proceed to Craigmillar Castle for the His- toric Pageant. The Prince will return to London on the night.

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Box 6 Persons..$12. Single Box Seat ..$2 1st Class Chairs $ 1. Gallery .50 cts.

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After eleven years litigation, costing a large fortune, the estate of the late Mr. Jay Gould, one of America's pioneer financíal or- ganisers, was settled amongst six

Sir James Roberts's offer to Wednesday, heirs. In the Supreme Court part in the spectacular opening of buy Haworth Parsonage will be Justice Tierney signed an order the new Regent-street, London, on much applauded by all Bronto of approval. The estate was June 23, which has been entirely enthusiasts, for the home in

út, a cost entered as being of the value of re-built since the war,

The shops have which the Brontës lived through £17,000,000, but it has shrunk of £20,000,000.

the finest window display in the their intensely emotional youth since to about $18,000,000. Near- world, some of the rents being as and (all but Anne) also met their early deaths, is still pervaded by the same "spirit of place" which distinguishes much of their work (says the "Evening Standard.") THE CIRCUS POST CARRIER PIGEONS Bleak Haworth is not the most easily accessible of places, but over ten thousand pilgrims go every year to see the Parsonage which sheltered the Brontës.

ly every member of the Gould high as £2,000 a year for a 10-foot family was involved in the litiga- | shopfront. tion.

The Editor of "Truth" com- Princess Mary had a hostess menting on the fear of women's who is an old friend and round competition in the battle of life, about her own age, in the Hon which has been expressed in the Mra. Laurence Methuen, who en-Isis" and by the Dons in a wider tertained her at Blythswood press, says that the last time he House on the occasion of Her was in Oxford it struck him that Sir James Roberts was himself Royal Highness's visit to Clyde- it was the men who were feminis born at Haworth, and made a for-

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In commemoration of the visit of ISAKO'S CIRCUS to Hong Kong, frces 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:----

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bank. The only daughter of Lord ing the place and the women tune in the textile trade, becom- GOLD WATCHES, RINGS, BRACELETS and Lady Blythswood and her who were giving it such touches ing owner of Saltaire, the model husband are to have their prin- of masculinity as it possessed. alpaca manufacturing town cipal homes in Scotland, while it He suggests that the University founded by Sir Titus Salt. He is seems likely that her parents authorities should rid Oxford of one of the English manufacturers may spend more time at Penrice the extremely unpleasant young to have great faith in the Russian Castle, the beautiful place at gentlemen who mince up and market, and gave $10,000 to Swansea inherited by Lady down the High in waisted jackets Leeds University to found a chair Blythswood from her aunt, the and are not ashamed to touch up for Russian language and litera-

ture. Hate Misa Talbot.

their complexions!

Cut and bring this slip to the circus ticket office and you will obtain your ticket at a special rate from 20 cts, up.