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A WEEK'S PAPERS IN ONE.

~A position of stalemate seems to have eventuated so far as the military situation in China is concerned, and the chief matters of interest during the week have been of political in- terest, Preparations have been completed for the Wu-Han and Nanking "get together" Conference, which was to open at Nanking on the 15th instant, and the events and political fully moves leading up to this gesture of approachment are set out in this week's. "Overland Weekly.”

The situation in Kwangtung is by no means clear, though thanks to its staff of trained Chinese journalists and observers the "Overland" is able to give a comprehensive resume of the trend of events and an indication as to the strength and sym- pathies of Gen. La Chai-sum, the present chief of the Canton military forces.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Money and Jewellery to the value of 360 was stolen from the Maryknoll Mission Home, Austin Road, yesterday.

The manager of the Alexandra Cafe has reported to the police that a shroff who has been collecting small accounts for the past two weeks absconded yesterday with $325.

All the votes (totalling $216,498) before Finance Commit- tee yesterday were approved. The Colonial Secretary added that it would also be necessary to cable £655 for the replacing of the Beck- with Bell and repairing other damage done at Tathong Point (off Shekko) during the typhoon.

Charged with the murder of another boy, older than himself, a twelve-year-old Chinese appeared at the Kowloon Magistracy yes! terday when it was stated for the Crown that documents concerning the ease had been submitted to the Grown Solicitor and the case was at present under consideration, The case was therefore adjourned. until Thursday.

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In Shanghai Mr. I. T. Morris conducted an inquest on the body of Mr. David Aikman, former chief engineer of the China Navi- gation Co. who died suddenly in his room at Williams' Hotel. After hearing the medical testimony of Dr. Wall of the General Hospital the Coroner decided that the de- ceased died as a result of a heat stroke. The deceased was a native of Scotland and served with distinc- tion during the Great War.

One of the longest funeral has passed processions which through the main thoroughfare for a long time was witnessed yester- day when the employees of the Nanyang Tobacco factory, of other business concerns in which the de- ceased's husband was interested, relatives and friends to the total number of 3,000 In addition to about 2,000 coolies bearing fare- well gifts, attended the funeral of Mrs. Kan Hung-chui, wife of a prominent Chinese business inan. The procession stretched from the Central Market to Arsenal Street..

The annual general meeting of the K.C.C. will be held in the Club House on Friday, the 23rd Instant at 5:30 p.m.- -

A Colombo message says that the strike of coolies has been called off as the result of Govern mont Intervention-Reuter.

The annual general meeting of the Hong Kong St. Andrew's Society, takes place in the City Hall at 5.45 p.m. to-day.

A report of the Committee of the Board of Education on School Fees revision (as provided for in the Budget) and approved by the Board of Education, was laid on the table at yesterday's meeting of the Legis

A Belgrade message states that the general election of the Skups-lative Council. tina has resulted in 190 being re- turned for the Government parties, and 112 for the opposition.

· General- Arnuko R. Gomez, activa in Mariean politics, whose name har been placed before the people, of: Mexico as the possible sucosesor of President Callem in the next sloo tion.

During certain hours, Harlech Road, the Peak, will. shortly be closed to the public in the neigh bourhood of the Peak range owing to permission having been granted for the military and Volunteers to use the range for machine gun firing," including the 600 yards range, which is above the road. For harbouring an eighteen- Look-out men will be posted with year-old Chinese girl without the red flags and notices will be put consent of her guardians, a Chinese up in prominent places when the was sentenced to four months hard range is in use. For the con- labour at the Central Magistracy venience of the publie the Aring pesterday. A woman who ap-will not take place between the peared with the male defendant hours of 8.30 am and 9.30 am. was discharged. The girl said that and will cease before 4.30 p.m. she was bought fr n her parents and adopted into another family to the mistress of which she had to band over her monthly wages earn- ed as a leaf sorter in a tobacco factory. When her foster-parents went on a holiday to the country the girl spent all her money on herself and, fearing their wrath went to a friend and asked her to find her a passage to return to her real parents in the country. They were later met by the male, de- fendant and the woman and the latter were about to take her away, for what purpose she did not know, when they were stopped by a Chinese detective and the two defendants arrerted.

At yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council, in addition to business dealt with more fully. elsewhere, the Second and Third Readings were passed of the Bill amending the Asylums Ordinance, 1006, the Bill declaring certain areas prohibited with a view to pro- tecting afforestation operations, and the Bill dealing with the 36,000,000 Loan...

. Two of the three men arrested in connection with the attempted robbery at Lalchikok when à Chi nese man and woman were attacked in bed and detectives arrived. promptly on the scene on hearing the woman's screams, were charged at the Kowloon Magistracy yes. terday. They were remanded for a week and it was intimated for the Crown that a third man who was shot by a constable would not be discharged from Hospital for It was some considerable time. possible that he would not be able to appear before the Court at all, although the Doctor had stated that he would recover,

A remarkable incident on the night express from Euston to Scot- land came to light, when an Eton College schoolboy named Douglas Byng Stamper, aged 16, of Dod- nell, near Lewis, Outer Hebrides, was found lying unconscious beside the railway line at Beattock Ferry, i

The 40 miles north of Carlisle. boy was wearing pyjamas and his clothes were found in a sleeping compartment when the train reach- ed Oban. He was found by the driver of a goods train and taken to Moffat Infirmary, and afterwards by special train to the Cumberland Infirmary at Carlisle. The cause of the accident la un- known.

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The Metropolitan Carriage, Waggon and Finance Company of Birmingham has secured a contract from the South African Govern- ment for 97 railway coaches at a price of £182,847. Several foreign In tenders, states a firms sent Reuter Johannesburg' measage. The English Electric Company, of

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London, has secured contraces for Four land lots were put up for equipment for the electrification of the Lyttleton-Christchurch (New sale at Messrs. Lammerts Auction Zealand) Tunnel. The price. Rooms. yesterday. The first lot. cording to a Reuter Wellington mes Inland Lot No. 8, situate at Sha

sage, is stated to be about £90,000. Po, New Kowloon, was withdrawn Sir W. G. Armstrong. Whitworth, when there were no offers at the and Co., Ltd., has received con- upset price of $9,000. Lot No. tracts for twenty locomotives for 5.908 in District 1 (agricultural the Egyptian State Railways, states Lot) was knocked down to Mr. LiModern Transport," and for Cheung-hing for $800. Lot No twenty-five boilers for superheated 5,918 (in District No.1) was also locomotives of the Bengal-Nagpur Foundry, withdrawn without any addition to Railway, The Vulcan the upset price of $9,000, New Ltd, of Newton-le-Willows, Lanca- Kowloon Inland Lot No. 53 toge- shire, has received orders for ther with the Tal Wan Glass Fac- twenty-seven locomotives; for the tory, was. also withdrawn, no bids Madras and Southern Mahratta being offered at the upset price of Railway and twenty for the South

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Mr. Peters, manager of Pontlank Messrs. E. C. S. Adkins and S. R. Franklin have passed the prescrib-Gold, Ltd., is visiting Kuala Lum- ed examination. in Law held in pur. July, says a Straits Gazette notif cation.

Another story of Malaya by Mr. S.-J. Vincent, entitled The City of Enchantment, appears

the in August issue of **The World To-day."

Mr. W. C. Lyle, the professional golf instructor who arrived in Siam from Hong Kong last month, has gone on to Hua Hin, where he is now fulfilling. an engagement with Their Majesties the King and Queen of Slam.

At the Conference of the Far Eastern Association of Tropical Medicine which is to be held at Calcutta in December, the Malayan Government will be represented by the Hon. Dr. A. L. Hoops and Dr. AR. Wellington and Dr. A. N Kingsbury for the F.M.S. Sir Malcolm Watson will represent the Malayan branch of the B.M.AT

The trial at Savona of the. Socialistex-deputy, Philippe Turath and others who assisted In Turati's flight in a motor-bont from Italy to Corsica last Decem- ber 12 has ended. Turati and five" others were sentenced to ten years imprisonment, one to 311, months, and four acquitted. Turati was sentenced in absentia Reu- ter

We regret to announce the death. of Misa Maria Jose (“LU9%) Franco, who passed away at her residence at St. Joseph'sTM Build- inga; ? Robinson Road, atrasone o'clock this morning after a.short.

Mr. E. M. de Villa, geologist, Siam, arrived in Penang en route to Soerabaya. -

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Sir Edward and Lady Brockman, now spend their winters who abroad-very often at St. Jean de Luz-went to Scotland this summer for the fishing.

Mr. C. Stamford Raffles, Deputy Commissioner of Trade and Cus- toms, has been spending the earlier part of his leave with Mrs. Stam- ford Raffles at Bembridge, in the Isle of Wight.

His former Siam frienda, will be interested to. learn that Mr. Warington Smyth, C.M.G., Secre- tary for Mines and Industries in the Union of South Africa, has retired on a pension, and has sailed from Cape Town on the “Carnarvon Castle" for England...

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