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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Bull-fighting, though illegal in France, has bean spreading of rein cent years through certain south- ern regions, but has sustained its first severa check. The Prefect of the Hautes-Alpes, learning that a bull-fight was to be staged at Gap, issued at once peremptory orders to the police and local authorities for bidding it...

At the Mansion House, Mrs. Jeanette Spitzer, carrying on busi ness at 28, Commercial-street, Leeds, was fined, with costs, 4170 10s. for the evasion of Customs dues in connection with the importation of silk frocks and scarves. It was atated that there were eight impor tations in connection with which, by means of double. Invoices. Mrs. Spitzer had paid about half the duty..

There was a pulpit Innovation at St. John's Church, Brixton, on July 3. The Vicar, Instead of de- livering a sermon, answered ques- tions which he asked the congrega- tion to put to him. Later in the day the Vicar said: "It is all very well to preach my own views Sunday after Sunday, but there are people who think in other ways. I am trying to get to know what people" want."

"A Turkish Lady-in-Waiting at the Ameer's Court" was the exam- ple quoted as one of Afghanistan's efforts to model itself on the Turk- ish example by the Afghan Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Tarzikhan, whose European travels had brought him to Constantinople. Although his visit is declared to be non-political, it is noteworthy that he interviewed Mustapha Kemal Pasha and the Turkish Foreign Secretary.

An Ipoh correspondent tele- that the severity graphs of the drought through-

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ed. With the exception of two inches of rain on June 16, the past)

There was a clean bill of health the Colony yesterday.

In his temporary home in the Victoria Embankment Gardens, Eros on his pedestal is undergoing his annual clean up. Soap and water were not sufficient to cleanse him, so the cleaners had to resort

to emery paper.

Marilyn Miller, actress and wife. of Jack Pickford, motion picture actor. She has gone to Paris, where she expects to get a divorce Persistent rumors of dificulties In the Pickford-Miller family began many months ago, when Miss Millor left Hollywood to return to the 'musical comedy stage, which she

deserted on marrying Fickford

Local estate amounting to six weeks have been practically $13,700 was left by Teang Kau, rainless. In Kinta the only fall late of 17 Kowloon City Road, has been one of three-quarters of Tokwawan, merchant, who died in Probate has been an inch on July 6. An increasing October last, number of small Chinese, mines are granted to an elder son, Teang ceasing work and water courses are Hin-hung. The estate is to be divided into five shares, each of drying up.

four sons to receive one, and the other to be given to the heir of a deceased son.

The Domesday Book was cited in support of a claim to burn al common for fuel by the villagers of Local estate amounting to Alcombe, near Mine head, Somerset. 228,000 was left by Mr. Jaman Two Alcombe men were summoned Stewart, late of Shanghai, a marine by the Minehead Urban District engineer who died in September Council for unlawfully lighting a last. Letters of administration have fire on Alcombe Common, but the been granted to the local attorney magistrate said the defendants had of Mary Stewart, sister of the de- made out a claim of right and the ceased, and also one of the next summonses would be dismissed. of kin, residing at Burnbank, The justices had no jurisdiction to Buchannan Street, try an issue of that kind.

Scotland,

Dumbarton,

A representative of a Liverpool firm of tobacco buyers had his motor-car badly damaged by a lon at the house of a planter near Fort Jameson. The car, a baby Austin, was left for the night outside the house, when the lion came round and attacked the tyres, mudguards, and windscreen, losing much blood in the process.

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The Public Control Committee of the L.C.C. decided not to revoke the licences held by Mr. George Topper to carry on two massage establishmenta in Oxford-street. street, W on the ground that he had, issued a mis- leading circular in connection with' a hairdressing and beauty culture school carried on at one of his places of business.

THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.

A Bathing Picnic will take place on SUNDAY, August 14th, the Launch leaving Blake Pier at 8.45 p.m. (Weather permitting).

The London "Star" of July 8 states that the Beecham Estates are offering Covent Garden Estate, in- cluding the markets and the Opera House, to the City Corporation. Mr. James White offered the Estate to the City in 1926, but they rejected it on the ground that the price was unreasonable. If it is now accept- ed it may mean that the Opera House will disappear in order to ex- tend the market.

A most enjoyable, evening's entertainment was given. by the party of naval and dockyard enter- tainers (The Co-optimists") at the Warders' Mess on Monday evening. Those amateur artistes have already established a' reputa- tion for versatility and variety and their novel Items greatly pleased their audience, particular-

scene ly the jockey

by Mesara. Edwards, Forester and Ball, P. O. Wheeler provided a 'great hit as Don Alfonso, the Toreador · and the others who contributed to success of the evening were Mesure. Huchins, Wheeler, Herbert and Williams.

An excellent concert was ar- ranged by the Naval and Military! at the Y.M.C.A." organisation R.A.F. encampment, Cameron Road, Kowloon, on Monday even- Ing. Those contributing were Mrs. Minney, Miss Marion Bryson, the Misses Dorothy and Lorna Tollan, Messrs. Betty Pestonji, Miss Gaskin, Millar, Hughes, Hawkins, Bolne, Haster and Hinton, and Sergt. King, R.A.F. panists, were Mrs. Suiter, Mrs. Pestonji, Miss Bella Pestonji and Mr. Aylem. Thanks to the artistes and to Miss O'Keefe, who arranged the programme of dances, were expressed by Flying Officer A. A Jories.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

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'News has been received that Mr. After over thirty years in Bang- Sir Davison Dalziel, Bt., upon whom the King

recently Lim Keon-teck has graduated with kok, the editor of the "Bangkok the conferred

honour of a honours as LL.B. (London) and has Times," Mr. W. H. Mundie, is mak peerage, has assumed the title of been called to the Bar at the Middle Ing one of his rare visits to Europe. Lord Dalziel of Wogler. Lord Dal Temple, He is the eldest son of It is getting on for twenty years ziel has taken his seat in the House Mr. Lim-Boon-seng, of the Singa- since he was last over the water, of Lords, when his support-pore Trading Co., Ltd. ere will be Lord Daryngton and Lord Queenborough.

Mr. W. T. Cosgrave, head of the Cosgrave Government of Ireland, who won out over the de Valera party of Independence In the late, election for members of the Dail.

Sir William, Joynson-Hisks, the Home Secretary, helped to gain the only win scored by the House of Commons in their foursomes against Royal Ashdown Forest, at Forest Row. He and Admiral Beamish beat Lord Donoughmore and G. Aylwen by 3 and 1. Royal Ash- down were successful on the day by 11 to 3.

Mr. R. D. Robint-Browne of the Stock Exchange, Johannesburg, arrived in Singapore by road from: Kuala Lumpur and is staying for the time being at the Europe Hotel. Mr. Browne, who travels in his own Rolls-Royce limousine and has more than a good word to say of condition of the roads, in Malaya, is an ardent propagandist for the country of his affections South Africa.

Mr. Laidore de Lara Jast month underwent an opera- tion in A Paris nursing home, and has made arrange- ments for the production on Aug. 30 at Aix-les-Bains of his new, musical extravaganza, "The Prince of Marcocana." For the time be ing, however, owing to his ill health he is unable to prosecute his campaign for the foundation of a British opera house.

after a winter-In-England-and] Scotland he expects to return in re- newed health and vigour.

Dr. Junkers, German air ex- pert, who has been awarded the Grashof medal for his work in aviation. He is the inventor of the famous Junker German gern. plane

Edinburgh Town Council have decided to confer the freedom of the city upon the Hon Alanson Bigelow Houghton, the United States Ambassador to Great Britain, Inappreciation of his visit for the Viscount Bangor, of Castle Ward, purpose of handing over the war Mr. Clement Martin Le Breton, Downpatrick, has decided to sell memorial presented by men and his estate in East Down, where the Women of Scottish blood in the KC, Recorder of Sudbury, who died USA. Lord Provost Stevenson said in a London nursing home at the family has been resident for gen- very large number of Americans age of 76, was the brother of Lady erations. Bernard Ward, the first were coming over by special steamer De Hathe, formerly Mrs. Langtry. Viscount, was MP for Co. Down, 1749-70; and the present holder of to take part in the celebration. Born in 1861, he was fifth of the the title is an Irish representative peer. The estate consists of 802 holdings.

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Mr. William Llewellin, M.Abar 9/8: rister, who died at Upton House, rising Poole, aged 71, was formerly High

six sons of the Very: Rev. William Sir William Beveridge Vice Corbet Le Braton, Dean of Jersey Chancellor of the University or from 1850 to 1883, who was des London, unvelled, In. Tavistock cended from a Jersey family dating square-gardens, Bloomsbury, A bust back to the 18th century. Clement, of the Dame Louisa Aldrich Blake, like his brothers, went to Victoria the late dean of the London (Royal College, Jersey, and from Band- 10.8 Sheriff of Monmouth and Doract, Free Hospital School of Medicinehurch passed, into.

for the gasetted and a Justice of the Peace of both for Women. The deals counties for many years. He was i memorial statue was the chairman of the East Dorset: Con Edwin Lutyens, va

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