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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS!

A Chinese case of diphtheria was reported in the Colony, yester day.

The French revenue returns of the first eight months of 1927 totalled 25,818,000,000 francs, showing Increases of 1,171,000,000 francs on the Budget estimates and 6,000,000 over the same period of last year.

From the Shanghai "Zarya" ft m is learned that British and Japan- | ni ese interesta are in sympathy with White Russians in the Far East and propose co-operating with them. Gen. Horvath, it is stated, stands high in their estimation.

A Chicago message states that representatives of 50,000 firemen and helpers on '65 Western rail- roads have agreed with the em- ployers to submit to arbitration the men's demands for a doldar a day Increase in wages. The increase, If granted, would amount to about 12,000,000 dollars per annum.

Eight members of the Shang- hal department have been made detective sergeants and transferred to the detective branch, effective from September 1. The new detectives are: J. A. MacFarlane, F. G Campbell, D. A. Cumming,

0. P. Van Sweringen, whe with his brother," has merged many of the railroads. In the Middle West of the U.S.A. 2

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As a result of recent political S. V. Gash, W. Duncan, R. Wardrop, dlaturbances the Chapel Peace A. Rhind and J. H. F. Omand. The Corps was ordered to report for police work of all of these men has duty and to co-operate with the been exceptionally meritorious and military and police. The men of they are deserving of the promo-the corps, have now been with tion. It was stated.

drawn from duty, the situation' being deemed quiet and orderly.

A case of rables was reported to the Medical Officer of Health yesterday,

A report that the order for the arrest of Fu Siao-em, former Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce,, has been cancelled was current in Chinese circles in Shanghai. The Informs- Elon was reported to have come from Ningpo.

The Eorbes Russell Comedy Company bring their season in the Star Thioatre: to a close this evening Noel with Fallen Angels,., Coward's famous play. Booking is nt. Moutrle's and the Star Theatre' at the popular prices of $3, $2 and

$1.

Spying a prospective fare, in riceha coolle plying In Salkung Road, Kowloon City, suddenly made Pa dash across the road. He did not look where he was going, and the rickha collided with a Chinese man and a small boy who were walking together up the street. Both re ceived alight Injuries. There was a sequal to the affair in Mr. W. Schofield's Court at the Kowloon Magistracyesterday, when the ricahn puller was charged with dan- gerous driving. He was fined $10.

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Yet another, obliging woman has been added to the long list of: victims of confidence tricketers. practising in the Colony. The intest trick was pulled off yester- day, and it was the old, old story which was fold to the police by the luckless woman. She was a new arrival in the Colony, and lived at the Woo Fat Boarding House. While walking along the Praya, she was approached by a man who told her of his good luck in picking up the steerage of a steamers the bar bour. He was a strange to the Colony, old just landed and did not knew his way to a money thing-

's. Would the Kind, lady him, She was glad to be of service, Find the supposed bundle e notes

changed hands. Then as the man was departing for the money Major A. Hilton Johnson, Com-changer's, it was politely suggested missioner-General, it is stated by to her that she should leave some ly in hiding during the first two the Chinese press, has informed the of her jewellery with the man as days the ship was in Hong Kong harbour, and obviously it was the Bureau of Foreign Affairs that the security for the money. The un- defendant's intention to stowaway Shanghal Municipal Council has suspecting woman parted with "a to San Francisco which is the ship's not established a police station in gold bracelet, a pair of earrings and ultimate destination. Although, as Hungjan Road, but has rented two finger rings. When she opened he alleged, he was carried on the house, the property of Mr. Milling the parcel at the money changer's it ship against his will, the defendant ton, to be used temporarily by was found to contain nothing more never reported himself to any of the motor-cycle riders, who patrol valuable than some, waste paper. officers of the ship. Mr. Schofield Hungjao Road during the night, She hastened back to the spot where imposed a fine of $20 or three and that they will be withdrawn she had left the man.

He was weeks' jail.

shortly.

gone.

A Filipino WAS yesterday charged before Mr. W. Schofield at The Woosung-Shanghai Do the Kowloon Magistracy with stow-fence Commissioner has struck a ing away from Manila on board the blow at the pleasures, of wounded s.s. "West Cajost." The defen- Southern soldiers receiving treat dant's excuse was that he had been ment in Red Cross hospitals. Ana roll of banknotes worth $600 in working on the ship at Manila as a order was issued by the Commis- stevedore. He had felt tired and aloner prohibiting the wounded had gone to sleep in a out-of-the-men from going out to gamble or way corner of the ship, and when to assault or disturb merchants or he awoke the vessel was, already the police. Offendors will be well out at sea. This story was die severely dealt with, the order credited by the police who said that states. the defedant was found in the bilges of the ship four days after It had left Manila., He was actual-

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

H.E. the Governor of Macao and Her Highness Princess Helena Mile. Barbosa were yesterday enter- Victoria, daughter of the late tained to an informal tea-party, at Princess Christian and cousin of the Club de Recreio, there being a King George, was among the pas- good attendance of local Portuguese sengers who travelled to Glasgow residents present. The guests of from Belfast on board the Burns honour were welcomed by Mr. Laird Line steamer "Puma." E. V. M. R de Sousa, President of Princess Victoria, who had been the Club, and during the afternoon fulfilling a series of public en- they inspected the new Club house that is being erected at King's agements In the North of Ireland in connection with the Y.W.C.A. was received by Mr. Hay, one of the directors of the Burns-Laird

Park

Mr. Roy Chapman Andrews is making preparations for another trip into Inner"Mongolia which will be of longer duration and penetrate further into the wilds than any previous ones. He will go as far as possible by motor car into the desert and has purchased a caravan of 150 camels which will carry the expedition over the difficult passes and regions where no motor car yet has been able to penetrate.

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Before a tour through his Hebri- deán constituency in October Mr. A. Mackenzie Livingstone, M.P. for the Western Tales,' is going for a month's quiet holiday to Beckton, an out-of-the-way village in Norfolk where politics and Stornoway mail | 37 steamers will cease to trouble him for a time. Mr. Livingstone pays the same attention to details of his constituency as he does to the big A private business which ha directa and controls. Mr. Livingstone, and his wife and eldest son are all good" golfers.

'Mrs. M. S. Bertram, a lady jour- hallst who, for the past 80 years, held a prominent place in the public life of Leith, and, latterly, of Edin- burgh, died in mail week. At one time editor of "The Lady's Com "panion"" and "Home: Life,"^, two London periodicals, Mrs. Bertram may be said to have been one of the pioneers of the feminist move- mont, Nearly all her writings were strongly expressive of what are now accepted as modern views on the place of women in the work of the world. She had a vivid toach as a fournalist, and in the circles: in which she chiefly worked her per- vices were greatly appreciated.

Mr. Honorio. Pueyrredon; Am- basandor from Argentina to the United States. He recently com- pleted a 10,000 mile trip through tire United States, during which he studied conditions which will he reported to his Government. He was accompanied by his wife, son and two daughters,・・ The trip took 67 days to complete.

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Lord Reay is telling his London friends that he has had “a wonder- [ful time" during"his"" first' season in Britain. He is going back to Holland at the end of the month to complete his military service, which he has to perform, as Dutch citizen. He is an ensign in the Royal Dutch Horse Artillery However, he is coming back to settle down in Britain, and hints that he may take a place in Scot land. A predecessor became Under

Secretary of State for India, and Lord Reay (herewith)' hopes' to "en- ter the British Diplomatic Service.

The employees and feuars on the estate of Nether Pollok are con- sidering the suitable recognition of an interesting event which is to take place soon. This is, the com- ing of age of Miss Btirling-Maxwell, daughter of Sir John and Lady Stirling-Maxwell. Arrangements are being made for celebrations at Pollok House. Mias Stirling- Maxwell has already interested her self in many activities on the ea. tate, and for several years she has been known beyond its bounds as an enthusiastic member of the Lanarkshire and Renfrewshira: Hunt.

Granny Douglas, Morayshire's eldest inhabitant, died, at Dallas on August 6 at the age of 88 years and six months. Many years ago she prophasfod that when she was no longer able to move about, she would die. The prophecy has come true, for until a few days before her death Mrs. Douglas, who lived alone,' did all 'her 'own' hotsework. As a hill-farmer's wife for 59 years she lived a hard, laboricua life, and covered 24 miles on foot "to" Elgin each market day with her farm pro duce. Her recipe for long life was Keep active, and cat little.” She leaves six sons and six daugh- tera, 38 grand-children, and 15 great-grandchildren

The Marquis of Aberdeen and Temair gave a dance in the Victory

Mr. Robert Paton, · Monaltrie, | Hall, Aboyne, in mail week, on the Mr. Baldwin in mail week cele-Milngavie, teacher of tech

al occasion of his 80th birthday, for brated his, 60th birthday. He be drawing under the Glasgow Educa-the contingent of Scottial V.A.D.'s, came Prime Minister when he was tion Authority, has retired under numbering A nearly 800, then in 56, which is about the average age the age limit after 42 years ser- camp at Craigendinnfe, Lord in recent years at which men have vica, Mr. Paton, who is a native Aberdeen, in kilt, went through the reached the position. Lord Oxford of Galston, received his first ap-grand march with zest, footing 'It was 56 when he became head of the pointment, as a teacher. In John, with the nimblest in the hall, and Government in 1908, Mr. Lloyd Street evening school in 1885, aftar it was difficult to credit that he had George accupied 10 Downing Street words proceeding to Peters hill reached his 80th Venres, The when he was 58, and of atill living School, where he tought for 38 Marchioness was a stately figure in Prime - Ministers he was the years. For the last 11 years he black and silver draperies with a youngest to achieve the rank He has

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For the first time in many months Chinese military activi- ties have shifted from the Yangtze ports to the coastal city of Swatow, which has been captured by a body of "Reds. Situated in the Provincial of Kwangtung and nominally under the dominance of General Li Char-sum, Swatow capitulated to the invaders without much of a fight. Three Cantonese forces. are now making their way towards the city, and it is expected that the "Reds" wil evacuate rather than force the relieying soldiery.

The situation on the Yangteze is not very definite, What certain is that the breach between the Wu-Han and Nanking Nationalists is gradually widening and that there is little likeli hood of a united government or military organisation to take up arms against the North. Full details are given in the "Over

During the week the Portuguese colony of Hong Kong has been en fete in honour of the visit of H.E the Governor of Macao His Excellency's activities are fully set forth in this issue of the "Overland," Of great local interest also has been the trial of the two Chinese charged with the murder of a European lady, Mrs. Mackay, at Chai Wan, a little while ago. Sporting and social activities are fully dealt with in this issue.

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