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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

H.M.S. "Frobisher," flying The annual general meeting the flag of Rear-Admiral Boyle, of the Peak Club will be held on arrived at Shanghai last Satur- Friday, July 20, at 6 p.m. day from Hong Kong.

While adjusting an electric bulb in his home in the Chinese City, Shanghai, a Chinese was instantaneously electrocuted, says the "Eastern Times."

It is reported that the exist ing wireless station at Seletar. Singapore, is to be removed to a new site, at a cost of £15,000, of which a first instalment of £3,000 has already been voted.

Gen. Chiang Kai-shek has ordered the arrest and punish- ment of a Nationalist soldier who attacked and assaulted a Chinese station master of the Shanghai- Nanking Railway because the latter refused to obey his orders.

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The cruiser "Yarmouth," Capt: W N, Custance, has ar- rived at Portsmouth with re- lieved officers and men from ships on the China Station, She took out reliefs for certain these ships aš far as Ceylon, whence they were taken on to Hong Kong by the "Enterprise." which left Hong Kong for the purpose on March 24 and re- turned there from Colombo on April 17.

Of the six cruisers scheduled in the current Navy estimates for large repairs and alterations at the home dockyards, three are serving abroad, the "Cardiff" and "Ceres" in the Mediterranean and the "Caradoc" in China. It is a coincidence that all three were completed in June, 1917, The "Caradoc" is being replaced' by the "Curlew," now at Singa pore, and will leave Hong Kong for England about the end of the month.

Some 800 Cantonese troops for the 2nd Army Corps arrived in Shanghai and disembarked at the Arsenal last Saturday morn- ing.

MERRY MILLER, WASH, IN G

Mr. Wang. the Chinese envoy to Japan, who has returned to China. It is reported that sub- jects of international importance together with the present chaotic conditions were responsible for his return.

The staff of the Prison De- partment are holding a whist drive at Lane, Crawford's Re- staurant to-morrow at 8.15 p.m.

The "Shanghai Press" on- derstands that another up-to- date hotel is soon to be erected by local Chinese. This will be the An Tung Hotel, and it will be located behind the Wing On Co.'s building,

The following incident re- cently took place in Singapore. While a Chinese lady was pro- ceeding along New Bridge Road in a ricsha a Chinese snatched a hairpin from her head. The woman went into pawn shop near by and gave the information that she had been robbed. While she was in the shop, the accused came in and attempted to pawn the pin. He was promptly ar- rested. The accused was con-i victed and remanded for sen- tence.

Customs officials in Chicago confessed themselves at a loss when they opened crates from Shanghai containing bottles of alcohol in each of which Was one or more snakes. The Chin- ese to whom the bottles were the consigned declared that liquid was an "alcoholic medical preparation" to be drunk as a tonic. The Treasury Department authorised the Collector of„Cus- tome to admit the snake tonic, on the ground that it could scarcely be classed as a beverage.

"He will hold thee," said An unsolicited testimonial to Tennyson, "when his passion British justice comes from the shall have spent its novel force, north of Palestine. An influen- Something better than his dog, tiai brigand of those parts went a little dearer than his horse." not long ago to a certain Wise ¦ The poet seems to have exagger- Man and poured out, unasked, a ated, as poets will, for the wife The mystery of the holder eulogy of British judicial of the owner of Rin Tin has ob- of the ticket drawing Shian Mor methods. Before the war, he as- tained a divorce on the ground In the Stock Exchange Derbysured the Wise Man, his calling of incompatibility of tempera- Fund which wins the third prize was sadly hampered with over- ment, the chief evidence of of £20,000, is not yet explained. head expenses; there was the which was that her husband "did Mr. C. A. Ware of 35, Mont- Governor, the Police, and the not love her or her horses. He pelier-crescent, Brighton, who is Judge, all of whom had to be paid cared for nothing in the world understood to be the holder. of for their services, and, of course, but Rin Tin." Incidentally, the the ticket and was formerly in the event of arrest any profits fact emerged that the famous senior partner in Messrs. Mc were always confiscated. How Alsatian earns £400 a week for Anally, Inglis, and Littlejohn, different under the__noble_Eng- his devoted master. The equally stockbrokers, of Cornhill, E.C., lish! No outlay for Governor, famous Nazimova is to get only is touring in Wales and his rela-Police or Judge had to be budget- | £600a week-a beggarly rate of tives have been unable to geted for, the takings were never thirty thousand a year, as com- into touch with him. From in- confiscated, and finally what could pared with the dog's twenty quiries at the firm's offices, how surpass the magnanimity of thousand. We like to find a ever, it is understood that Mr. people who, when they arrested moral in every story, but the only Ware did originally hold the you, invariably asked for evid-moral we can deduce from, this ticket, but that he sold it.

ence?

one is that it's a queer world.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

The death is announced of Mr. A Reuter cable from London Henry White, ex-United States, announces the death of Sir Ambassador to France and Italy, Harold Lyle, K.B.E., who spent who represented the United his life in the British Consular States at the Paris Conference Service in Siam. after the War.

The wedding was solemnised at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singa- pore, of Mr. T. W. Saunders, of Derrick and Co., and Miss Clarice Chambers who arrived by the "Sarpedon" from Canada where she has been residing for the past twelve months.

The third edition of a unique book in the vast field of memoirs has just been published in Stutt- gart. It is called "The Pedis- cript" and fully deserves this title for it was written by foot" by Carl Herrman Unthau, now. eighty years old, who was born without arms.

Miss Lim Beng Hong appeared in her first case in the Penang District Court on July 6 for a defendant who was sued by a coconut tree climber. for $321 wages. Defendant denied liability beyond $6, Miss Lim submitted the claim was barred by the limitations ordinance excepting $6. The Court gave plaintiff

| judgment for this amount,

Mrs. Evangeline Lodge Lind-

A. Lindbergh, first man to fly across the Atlantic alone.

Senhor A. A. Ferreira, the Consul-General for Portugal, and his wife, returned to Singa- pore from China and Japan by the M. M. mail steamer "Porthos."

The marriage of Lieutenant Commander Edward Dangerfield, R.N., and Miss Elma Birkett took place on Saturday, at St. Mark's Church North Dudley Street, W.I., at 2.15 p.m. After- wards a reception was given at the St. James Palace Hotel, Bury Street, by Captain and Mrs. W. R. Clarke, uncle and aunt of the bride.

The death has occurred of Mr. Arratoon Stephen the famous Armenian millionaire, who gave much assistance to the Mount Everest expeditions. Mr. Stephen had a dazzling commercial career. Unable to speak English and with only £10 capital, he went to Calcutta 47 years ago, and be- came a jeweller's apprentice at 10s. a week. Later he set up in! business for himself, rapidly ex-| tending his activities, coming in time to own the largest Calcutta and Darjeeling hotels.

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LAST FEW DAYS HERE.

ISAKO'S CIRCUS

NEW RECLAMATION GROUND

PRAYA EAST, WANCHAI

We will be leaving on the 23rd instant, so come and see our show now, before we go.

TO-NIGHT

CPL.,

at 9.15 p.m.

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WILL GIVE A

SWORD - SWINGING DISPLAY

COME AND SEE

Misses Cabral are visitors from THE CIRCUS POST CARRIER PIGEONS

Macao passing through on their: way for Pakhoi. Mrs. Cabral, with her daughters, is joining her husband, Mr. Carlos Cabral, who is the Acting Commissioner of Customs at Pakhoi. Before Mrs. Cabral left Macao she and the Misscs Cabral were enter-

In commemoration of the visit of ISAKOS 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 slight will be the recipients of the following gifts:-

AND MANY OTHER VALUABLE AND USEFUL ARTICLES.

To the post of assistant direc-borgh, mother of Captain Charles tor of the plans division of the naval staff Capt. G. F. B. Edward-Collins, late in com- mand of the "Comus" in the: Atlantic Fleet, has been appoint- ed. A navigation specialist, Capt. Edward-Collins was pro- A total of £20,000,000, it is tained to a farewell dinner at GOLD WATCHES, RINGS, BRACELETS moted in December, 1923, after estimated, was given away to Government House on Friday duty on the Weihaiwei Rendi- various people and charities dur- evening. Among the large num- tion Commission, and in 1919-22 ing the last 25 years by Mr. | ber of friends who were at the he was fleet navigating ollicer in Whitney, the millionaire sports-wharf to bid "goodbye" to the the "Hawkins" in China,

man, who died in France recent | Cabrals when they embarked on ly. Mr. Whitney usually requested the "Sui Án” on Saturday Mr. F. Pires da Rocha, first that the source of his gifts should afternoon for Hong Kong, were naval lieutenant, attached to the not be made public. His largest | H.E, the Governor, Senhor Harbour Department, and Mrs. publicly known gift was £400,- Tamagnini Barbosa, accom- da Rocha were guests of the 000 to the New York Public panied by his A.D.G., and Mlle. Governor of Macao at the fare- Library in 1923. It was com-Barbosa,. Mme. Barbosa being well dinner on Friday last. monly said among racing men unable to bo present through Mr. and Mrs. Rocha are pro- that Mr. Whitney who was a indisposition. The Governor of

Cut and bring this slip to the circus ticket office and you will obtain your ticket at a special rate from 30 cta, up.

MATINEE

EVERY

reeding to Portugal from Hong noted racehorse owner, never re- Macao is an intimate friend of Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday

Kong on home leave on Tuesday fused to help a needy turfite, Mr. Carlos Cabral. Mr. F. W. next. Mr. Rooha met with a stipulating only that nothing Carey, the Macao Commissioner serious accident while on duty at should be said about the gifts. of Customs, and Mrs. Carey Macao recently and is proceed- Before his death Mr. Whitney were also at the wharf to wish ing to Lisbon on medical recom- requested that his funeral should Mrs. Cabral and family bon mendation.

be as simple as possible. `

voyage.

at 4 p.m.

Children Half Price.