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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Mosquitoes have been 80 The American portion of the troublesome in one of the Austrian Polish loan has been largely over- bathing resorts on the Danube that subscribed-Reuter. the local authorities are building a special tower to house a'colony of 200,000 bats,

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At Hankow, a proportion of the Central Bank note issue has been cashed. The meeting of residents passed off quietly and resolutions of not a startling character were made.

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The Cheklang Industrial Bank is accepting notes issued by its Hankow office, this, it is understood, being the 'Arst institution to do this

A Chinese whose age since friendly relations between given as 53 was yesterday taken Shanghai and Hankow were resum-to the Kwong Wah Hospital suffer Ing from the effects of opium poisoning, which was alleged to have been self-administered.

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The Shanghai Municipality (Chinese) has decided to censor "mosquito" newspapers for indecent articles, to take a census, and to revise regulations for employeca leave.

A Tokyo cable states that the recent visit to Kovno of the mill- tary, attache to the Japanese Lega- signifying the establishment of a tion in Warsaw is interpreted as

Japanese Legation for the Baltic states.

The Bombay police raided the

The Commissioner of Foreign office of the "Indian National

Affairs la reported by the Chinese Herald," and confiscated the issuo To fill the blank left by "l'Echo press to have lodged a protest with of February 2, containing an article de Chine," another French news-H.M. Consul-General, against the on China, and a pamphlet entitled paper to be known as the "Journal landing of troops at Pootung some India and China, with a foreword de Changhai will be published in days ago to protect the property of Shanghai, Mr. M. J. Fonteney; correspondent of the Havas agency, the British-American Tobacco Co., has been appointed editor,

where trouble had occurred among the workers.

by Mr. Saklatvala, M.P. ·

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Messrs. Lammert Bros. are auc- tioning on Thursday, October 27, a large quantity of household furni-I A message from Krefeld states ture at 15, Humphreys Bulldings, that the Federation of Textile Students of archaeology In Kowloon. On Tuesday, October 25, Employers has decided upon a Canton have not yet lost faith in they will auction at their Sales lockout on the 29th instant, in or their fellow men and have suggest- Room in Duddell Street a quantity der to forestall a declaration of aed to the militarists in power that of office and household furniture, strike, which 60,000 members of they should appropriate something including some blackwood furni- the Readymade Clothing Workers like $35,000 to repair the famous ture, a piano player and two motor Union were preparing.

five-storeyed pagoda north of Can- cycles,

ton. Of course, they will not get As a result of family troubles, the money. No one is able yet to Hong Kong estate to the value V. D. Balanof, member of the Re-say when the much-talked of Sun of $83,200 was left by Ko Kaiserve Section of the Shanghai Yat-sen and Wu Ting-fang memor- Kat-cheung, late of Swatow, pro- Municipal Police of the Interna- iala will bo started, hate of whose will has been granted tional Settlement, shot himself," to Ko Yuk-yan, 10 Bonham Strand, after a quarrel with his wife, it is and manager of the Electric Light alleged, on the ground of dancing, Company, Swatow. The will says the "Shanghai Zarya.” directs that the estate be managed and controlled by Yuk-yan until the son, Yui-yan comes of age when the estate will be controlled be-

tween them.

A writer in a Singapore weekly paper, says the "Malay Mail." be- moans the lack of a suitable simile, except the hackneyed "pigeon eggs," for hailstones. A brave amah, who came to the heard of the Irish journalist who Sutely he has rescue of her master, whilst the wrote that "hail-stones fell varying house at 39, Cumine Road, Shang-In size from a shilling to eighteen- hai, was being robbed by two men, pence." one of whom carried a pistol, now is in hospital, suffering from gun- shot wounds. The gang broke in and the resident tackled one of them. When the amah assisted him she was shot, whereupon the gang made off.

According to the Shanghai "Nippe," Bank of Communications notes from Hankow have been ship ped to Shanghai, where the latter name has been substituted for the other. At noon on Wednesday, the native bankers and exchange shops decided not to accept these notes, it being believed that foreign banke have adopted a similar attitude. Meanwhile, the Bank of Communi- cations is devising ways and means to restore public confidence in its note issue,

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Appearing at the Magistracy yesterday on bail of $1 which was said to have been lent to her by the police, an aged Chinese woman who

without a Hcence, was recommend- was charged with hawking

ed by the Magistrate to receive a free licence.

The Royal Asiatic Society (North China Branch) has arrang- ed for the opening meeting of the session to be held to-morrow. at 5.30 p.m., in the lecture hall, 5. Museum Road, when the 70th anni versary of the founding of the address Society will be commeniorated. An

entitled: "Three" Score Years and Ten," the story of the North China Branch, will be givan! by Mr. Isaac Mason, Vice-President of the Society, and the Chair will be occupied by Sir Sidney Barton, the President. The meeting will be open to the public.

bone-boiler for permission to use, An application on behalf of a the first floor of No. 100 Aplu! Street for the purpose of storing bones was refused at the Sani The report of the directors of

tary Board for the year ended May 31, 1927, that the the Bukit Jelotong Rubber Estates day.

meeting yester. The Chairman indicated states that the net proat for the

applicant WAS In year after deducting directors' fees

possession of an "offensive trade" and depreciation on buildings etc.

licence in respect of bone boiling. was $34,572.39, amount brought business should be strictly confined As It was considered that such a forward from last year $10,834.02, to the ground floor, the Offensive balance available $45,406.41. The Trades Standing Committee did not directors recommend that this think it desirable to grant the ap- amount be dealt with as follows:-plication. The only other Pay a final dividend of 9 per cent, business before the Board was an absorbing $31,228.50, transfer to application for the registration of reserve account $10,000, and carry No. 36 Nanking Street as a Dairy. forward to next account $1,117.91. This was granted.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Major C. D. Rawson has arrived in Peking from Shanghai to spend a few days sightseeing. Major Rawson is with the British Forces in Shanghai.

The following members of the Straits Settlementa (Singapore) Association have been nominated for the vacancy on the Municipal | Commission:-Messrs. F. S. Wood, W. P. D. Parsons, L. Stuart-Bell and Sefton Cullen.

Omar Rumjahn sprang a sur- prise on tennis followers-and upon his younger brother, A. L. Rum- jahn-In the semi-finals of the Open Singles Championship, Tientsin, on Saturday week, when he defeated the titleholder 5 7, 6-2, 9-7.

The Kajang, arriving from Bor- neo ports, brought as passengers to Singapore-Mossre. E. E. F. Pretty, the British Resident of Brunei; R. L. King, J. P. Ager and McGowan, of Sarawak Oll Fields, Miri; and Wall, of Dunlop Planta- tions."

Mr. F. G. Penny, M.P., says mall paper, is spending a happy and active vacation in the wilds of Scat- Jand-stalking, sailing, shooting. The sea fishing near Tobermory has been excellent, bream and pollack being very plentiful. He has shot his Arst stag after an adventurous stalk.

News has been received of the death in London of Mrs. Dominic D. Daly the widow of Mr. D. D. Daly who was in the North Borneo Civil Service many years ago. He was Resident of Kudat and later' of Mempakul when he took a leading part in the Padus Damit War. Mr. Daly died in Labuan,

Mr. J. B. Drakeford, of Shanghai, is spending a few days in Peking.

Mr. A. Davies, of the Chartered Bank, has recently been transferred to Peking,

Admiral Saito, before rejoin- ing his post as Governor-General of Korea, has had an audience

with the Emperor at which he reported on his mission to. Geneva. Admiral Saito recent ly passed through Hong Kong on his return from Europe.

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The death has occurred suddenly at his home in Sussex, of Captain A. B. C. Francis, who was in the service of the North Borneo. Com- pany for 20 years.

Madame Munter, the charming) Danish singer, will sing a group of Daniah songs at her first concert | under the auspices of the Poking Institute of Fine Arts on Novem ber 2.

The forthcoming wedding ia announced of Mr. Carlos Jacinto Pintos, widower, of the P.W.D., residing at the Peak Reservoir Station, to Mrs. Maria Foung, of the same address,

The engagement la announced and the wedding will take place shortly of Mr. Francis Masacorale, of the P.W.D., Johore, son of Mr. Theodoris Manacorale, of Kalahe, Gale, Ceylon, to Miss D. A. Mabel, siater of Mr. W. D. Reginald, chief clerk, Han Yang Estate, Seletar, and niece of Messrs. M. P. de Silva and A. D. A. Samaranayaka, of Kuala Lumpur and Han Yang Estate, Seletar, respectively.

The King has given Mr. Arthur Herbert Duke, Director of the Assessed Revenue Department of the Siamese Ministry of Finance. authority to wear the insignia of the Second Class of the Order of the Crown of Siam, which decoration has been conferred on him by the King of Stam în recognition of valu- able services. Mr. Duke, was Ad- viser in Perlis many years ago when that little State was under Siamese control,

Relations between Japan and Russia are very cordial, declared M. Deasedovsky, of the Soviet Embassy at Tokyo, when interviewed at Har bin. The forthcoming visit of Mr. The death took place at the

Ujaku Akita to Moscow, he added, M. Algeranoff a member of will also contribute a great deal General Hospital after a short ill-Mme: Pavlova's corps de ballet, at toward the promotion of under- ness of Mr. E. A. G. Stuart, Direc Covent Garden Opera House, is an standing between the two coun tor of Education, Kedah. The Englishman, regarded by me.tries. Mr. Akita, a dramatist much deceased came out in 1909 as assis- Pavlova as the greatest Russian in sympathy with the Japanese tant master at Kuala Kangsar dancer aho has seen outside Rus proletarian movement, will give a Malay Colloge. The body, las acsia. M. Algeranoff is 28 years old series of lectures on present-day cordance with deceased's wishes, and the son of a Londen sculptor, Japanese literature. was conveyed to Alor Star where and was ongaged in Tokyo, where NSWARA the burial took place.

at the Imperial Theatre he danced with madame herself.

According to the "Vaderland," Mr. Van Lear Black, who recently Mr. Roy Chapman Andrawals.

flew to the Dutch East Indies and making preparations for another Mr. Halford W. Hewitt, a director back. has resumed his flights in a trip into Inner Mongolia which will of rubber companies, Mr. W. Low K.L.M. machine, with Geysendorf be of longer duration and penetrate ther Kemp, formerly of Harrisons, fer as pilot-first to Biarritz and further into the wilds than any Barker & Co., Singapore, and Mrs. further to London, Copenhagen, previous once,” – He will go as far Kemp, and Mr. H. CA Wilcox, secre- Stockholm and Oslo. On Septem as possible by motor car into the tary of the China Asspolation, with her 24 he was to fly to Venice to desert and has purchased a caravan Mrs. Wilcox and Mrs. 8. R. Wilcox be present at the race for the of 160 camels which will carry the were passengers by the P and O. Schneider Cup. The two pilota and expedition - over the difficultles "Ranchi," which left London on the expert mechanic will later te | passes and regions where no motor September 10 on a cruise to Naples, the guests of Mr. Yan Lear Black

car yet has been able to penetrate, Cyprus, Greece, and Constantinople, on a trip to Aimerien, da

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