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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Mr. Leong Ye Khean, son of the late Towkay Leong Fee

A new English School will of shortly be started at the V.M.C.A. Perak, has given a Dodge motor- in Kuala Lumpur. bus to the new Anglo-Chinese Girls' School, Ipoh.

Recruiting for the Nationalist army is proceeding. 900 recruits from Canton arriving in Shanghai only a few days ago. Another batch of 1.000, also from Canton was expected..

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is res ported to have given 600 dollars for the erection of a boulder to stand as a monument to Spiritualism on the grounds of the Plymouth Spiritualist Church at Rochester, Now York,

Havana reports that the Presi- dent of Cuba, on the 4th instant. is authorised to control the export aigned an act whereby a company of sugar from Cuba, and to re- strict its output till 1993.

Due to the prompt action of the out yesterday on the 8.4. "Anjou" fire float, a small fire which broke

place of origin, and put out within was confined to the lazarette. Its a short time of the alarm having been given. Little damage was done. The "Anjou" at the time was lying alongside the Tai Hing

wharf.

An agreement between the Chief Secretary to Government,

Charged and Commander-in-Chief of the Schofield at the Kowloon Magis before Mr. W. S.S., re the acquisition of land at tracy yeaterday on three counts of Bukit Serayah. Province Wellesley, impersonating a policeman, a Chi- by the FMS, as a means of nese admitted two charges and access to the Bukit Serayah Rener-denied the other. According to voir, is published in the S.S. Detective Sergeant Mottram, the se- "Gazette."

cused's motive appeared to be to obtatu "aqueeze." A remand was given to give the accused an oppor- tunity to call a witness.

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The Chinese obviously lack Interest in police methods for com batting piracies and robberies which have been taking place in The young Chinese student Shanghai in recent months. A who was injured when a motor meeting callud to discuss police car in which he and five others measures which was to have been were riding to Repulse Bay held at the Chinese General Cham- into a large rock on the motor ber of Commerce had to be can-road on Tuesday, died at the Gov- celled owing to the poor attendance. ernment Civil Hospital yesterday. Two of his companions who were also injured were able to leave cuts and hospital after their bruises had been attended to.

Privileges under the Inventions Ordinance. S.S., have been granted to the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. of the, C.S.A., in respect of an invention for "Pneumatic, Tyre The report of the Singapore Treads," and to Mr. W. W. Hume, Mercantile Co-operative Thrift and of Melbourne, in respect of inven- Loan Society, Ltd., for the year tions entitled "Improvements re- ended June 30, 1927, states that Inting to automatic control devices on that date there were 86 mem for electric are welding apparatus bere on the register. The highest and other purposes," "Improve-individual subscription was $20 ments on and relating to concrete pipes." and "Improvements relating to electric welding apparatus."

per mensem. The majority of members contributed $5, The average monthly subscription per head was $4.07. No loans have been issued during the period un der review.

At the Kowloon Magistracy yes- terday, Mr. W. Schofield heard fur- ther evidence in the ease in which three Chinese

Admiral Yang Hau-chang, hend of the Nationalist naval forces, re- turned to Shanghai from Nanking after a conference on naval affairs with the Military Council.

Pocteur recently took command of Paris reports that Admiral

the French Mediterranean Squa- dron at Toulon. It is anid that, in spite of communistic propaganda, the ceremony was orderly, and the was impressive. discipline and bearing..of the men

When the summons against him for allowing his dog to be at large without a muzzle was again called before Mr. W. Schoßfeld at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday. Major G: L. Gore of the 5/2nd Punjabi Regiment once more failed to hered, was left in the Major's care appear. The dog, it will be remem- by another Officer, and at the last hearing it was stated that Major Gore was away from the Colony on duty, but was expected back this week. other adjournment of the ease, and

The Magistrate gave an directed the police to quiries as to whether he had re

make in-

turned.

Within a year or eighteen months the Kuala Lumpur-Port Dickson road will have been im proved almost out of recognition. The two hairpin bends at the 27th mile have already been eliminated by a cut through Rinching estate, a bypass will soon do away with the most dangerous of the corners half a mile beyond Cheras, and the tortuous stretches of road at the Seremban end of the Mantin Pass are being straightened and widened. Quite half-a-dozen steam rollers are at work and large gangs of coalies are engaged in widening the road- surface, cutting away banks, and filling up-depressions.

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On the application of Mr. Leof d'Almada, for the defence, Mr. W. Schofield yesterday, gave remand until Tuesday next, of the another Some very interesting Malayaa coins, a bracelet and a porcelain

case in which a Chinese is charged plate, have been dug up by one of

with victimising a pawnbroker. The allegation against the accused the dredgers near Lahat, while

was that on October 17 he pledged a dredging the old course of the Kinta

pair of bangles which he represent- River, says the "Pinang Gazette." The coins are about fifty in num-

are charged with ed to be gold at a pawnshop at No. her and date from 1774. Some of Laichikok Road on the night of and obtained

armed robbery in a shop at No. 185 343 Reclamation Street, Yaumati, the markings on these coins are September 13 when the wife of the money on them. Later the pawn- a certain sum of quite clear. The bangle is a small shopkeeper who gave the alarm was broker discovered that the bangles one of solid gold and evidently be stabbed with a pair of scissors. were not made of solid gold and in- longed to little Malay girl. It Subsequently the intrudere became formed the police, with the result was not joined into a circle and was alarmed and made a dash for free that the acct sod and a woman were very thin. The old Malay porcelain dom without stopping to steal any arrested. The woman who was plate came up in one of the buckets, thing. One of the trio (second ac- charged with aiding and abetting and, fortunately, was not damaged. cused) ignored the challenge of a the man was discharged by the The Malays in the district stateChincae constable outside the shop Magistrate who held that that a kampong existed there about and was shot at and wounded three knowledge had not

guilty been proved 90 years ago.

times. The case was adjourned. against ber.

SOCIAL

AND PERSONAL NEWS..

Mr. B. J. P. Joaquin, the Kuala Mr. J. A. Duthie' returns to Sin- Lumpur lawyer, is expected backgapore from Home by the "Haruna from Home leave next month. Maru" due early in December.

Mr. C. Baines, Superintendent of Customs, Ipoh, is lying ill at Batu Gajah Hospital with an attack of fever.

Mr. A. H. Gubbay, of Hong Kong is making a visit to Shanghai, arriving there on the "President Jackson."

Miss Soume Chen, the Chinese; woman jurist, who has been ap- pointed to the bench of the Provi sional Court, has left for Nanking,

Mr. D. A. Gee, of Gopeng, was married in London on Sept. 20. He saila for Malaya with his bride at the beginning of next month.

After pleasure trip to Hong Kong, Miss M. Eucarnacao, Mrs. A. A. Leitno and Mrs. E. J. Leitao returned to Shanghai on the "Pre- sident Jackson."

Mr. J. H. Bassctt kas, in addition to his own duties as Town Plan ning Administrator, Ipoh, been appointed to act as Deputy Public Prosecutor, Perak.

Mr. S. R. Gotts, of Messrs. Mustard and Company, and Mrs. Gotts were among the passengers arriving in Shanghai on the "Pre- sident McKinley" from San Fran cisco.

Mr. Arthur Acland Allen has been appointed Chairman of the Chersonese (F.M.S.) Estates in succession to Mr. Noel Trotter (formerly. Postmaster General), who, aftor holding the position for 17 years, has retired from the board to obtain greater leisure.

He has collected :some

Mrs. H. H. Arnhold was among the passengers returning to Shang- hai on "President McKinley."

Mr. C. Everitt as an Unofficial The re-appointment of the Hon. Member of the Executive Council, S.S., has been approved.

General John H. Russeli: U. B. High Commissioner in Haiti. Ha was recently in Washington and, gave President Coolidge first hand

· information regarding conditions in that country. It is also said that he reported the reason why Senator King was barred from Haiti by President Borneo last winter.

Mr. H. N. Pendlebury, who has been on a scientific expedition in Borneo, has returned to "Kunis Lumpur.

The Nobel prize for physiology thousands of entomological apect for 1926. has been awarded to mens and his adventures included Professor Johannca Fiblger on becoming lost in the jungle with the University of Copenhagen. two Dyaks and having to spend the The same prize for 1927 was night in the open.

awarded to Professor Wagner von Jauregg of the University of It is with very deep regret, that Vienna-Reuter. we record the death on Saturday,

2. October 15, 1927, of Mr. John Mr. RA. C. North, of the Secre- Graham Grant, aged 81 Mr. Grant tariat of Chinese, Affairs, formally had been for the last eight years took the oath as a member at yes on New Columbia Estate, and westerday's meeting of the Legislative

Mr. E. E. Colman is appointed a commissioner under the Mahomedan and Hindu Endowments Ordinance,

Mrs. S. W. Wolfe, manager of the G. T. Fulford Company, returned to Shanghai on the "President McKin- ley."

tive of the

Mr. William Burrell, representa- American Asiatic Underwriters, is making a business trip to Shanghai.

Prof. and Mrs. A. I. Nasmith of Shanghai College are rejoicing over the arrival of Helen Esther on. October 10.-S.T

Mr. H. E. Page, manager of the General Electric Company of China, arrived in Shanghai on the "President McKinley" from the United States.

Mr. S. E. King, M.C.S., is to act as Assistant Director of Educe- tion for Chinese Schools, S. S., an Assistant Director of Education for the Registration of Schools Ordinance, and a police magistrate for Malacca.

Dr. O. E. Goddard, the preacher

at Community Church, Shanghai, Is the Secretary of the Foreign Mis- sions Board of the Southern Metho dist Church, He is in Ching for: their annual conference which convenes this month.

Mr, B. H, F. Barnard, of the. Forests, Department, is going Home on furlough, Mr. Barnard, who! has been over 80 years in the F.MS. Government Service, will return to Malaya for one more com -paratively short spell of duty be fore retiring on pension.

The Rev. Fr. L. M. Duvelle, Vicar of St. John's Church, Kuala Lumpur, who has been Indisposed for sometime past, has been or- dered a change. He left. for Sin

apore, and will be away for a few weeks. The Rev. Fr. M. Serres his absenco. takea charge of St. John's during

W. W. Sinclair, a Londen schoolmaster, arrived at Liverpool in the liner "Montrose" after an at- tompt to conquer the Atlantic in a four-ton yacht Sinclair with Richard Jackson, a law student from Northampton, managed to reach Iceland but met with a storm

a capable planter, and Secretary of Council. Mr. North has taken over in attempting to reach New York the Sitiawan Branch of the Incor, the duties of directing the Secre via Newfoundland, striking hurrie porated Society of Planters. He tarlat in the absence of the Hon. caue at Belle Isle. They were was a native of Rothesay, where his Mr. E. R. Ballifax who took over tossed about in terrific seas for six mother and sister now realde, to the duties of acting Colonial Becre- days and nights, and even their whom much sympathy will be extary during the period of the Hon. Clothing had to be used to patch pressed in their bereavement Mr. W. 1: Boutborn's acting Gover the battered boat. Ultimately they "Pinang Gazette,

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Hostilities in the north between Shanti and Chang Tso- Hn have given way to open warfare between the two Nation- alist factions on the Yangtsee, the Wuhaners and Nanking-ites. and the latter are having the better of matters.

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