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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

At the Financial Conference held in Tainan it was decided that the price of salt be increased for the support of the military. The actual increase will begin on Nov- ember 1,

The "Times" says the lizard and the sanke skins, softened like satin, and highly polished, have undergone a revival. Dyed all colours, they are being used for the manufacture of shoes, leather- ware, collars and hats.

Mr. Kao Jen-shan, Professor of the Normal College in Peking, and soven others, who were arrested by the Gendarmerie some time ago on a charge of having distributed In- flammatory handbills, were examin- ed by Court Martial. The Court decided to shoot them.

The next meeting of the Medi- cal Society, Hong Kong University, will be held on Wednesday next, at 6.16 p.m., in the School of Anatomy, when a paper will be read by Dr. E. W. Kirk, M.D., Ch. B., F.R.C.S. Ed., on "The Gubernaculum," The Chair will be taken by Professor J. L. Shellshear, D.S.O., M.B., Ch. M.

A new acction of the East Coast railway line has been opened. It is about ten miles long and runs be twean Pahi and Manik Ural, in Kelantan.

On Sunday, September, 25, the Rev. Father V. Weber, Rector of the Sacred Heart Mission of Jea- setlon, celebrated the Silver Jubilee of his Priesthood.

Mr. R. Kellar, manager of Wearne Bros., "Ipoh, who is an in- mate of the Batu Gajah Hospital, is very much better. Mr. Kellar will be In Batu Gajah Hospital for about four weeks and will leave for Australia on a health trip as soon as he is well enough to travel.

The Paris correspondent of the "Daily News" states that modlates assert that women's masculine modes have departed and that they expect that frilly skirts, with lace embroidery will return to favour.

The much vaunted Burma Wor men's Party has evidently died a natural death for their political activity during the past six months has been nii. It is stated that the apathy is due to the Council decid- ing to close its doors to women.

A storm springing up sudden- ly on Lake Mecklenburg while a Ġerman woman: teacher of gym- nastica was boating with her sweet- heart, she pushed him overboard to lighten the boat and the man was According to a Moscow des drowned. A jury acquitted the wo- patch, Mr. Eugene Chen, former man because German law does not Chinese Nationalist Foreign Minis-recognise the guilt of a person kill- ter. has denied fnat he and Mrs. ing another if her own life is jeo-| Sun Yat-sen are married, as was pardised. reported by the Riga correspondent of the "Daily Mall." He said that; he was travelling with his two daughters, while Madame Sun Yat- sen had gone to Caucasus.

With their faces painted in the Chinese national colours, & gang of five robbers descended on the

A message from New York home of Li Cheng, a wealthy Chinese states that a special grand jury farmer of Yuan Pin Hsien, about holda 36 prominent Alabama reai- thirty li to the west of Peking, re- dents responsible for 20 brutal flog-cently and robbed him of $124 and xings. The jurors denounce the clothing und jewels valued at $500. Ku Klux Klan; James Asdale, Li was shot in the left leg when he Grand Dragon of Alabama, Cecil protested that he had no cash in Davis, Grand Titan of the South his home. His family were 90 ern Order, the Rev. Nalls, Exalted frightened that they dared not go Cyclops of Georgina Klavern," and out and report the matter to the A. R. Thomson, Exalted Cyclops of police until long after the gang had. Lucerne Klavern, are among those) kot away with their loot. held responsible for the outrages,

A special meeting of the Hong Kong University Medical Society will be held on Monday next, at 6.16 pn., in the School of Anatomy, when a paper will be read by Dr. Wu Lien Teh, M.D., M.A., Sc. D., Litt. D., LL.D., Director, Man- churian Plague Prevention Bureau, who is passing through Hong Kong on his way to Calcutta to attend Conference of the Far Eastern As- sociation of Tropical Medicine, on "Observations on the Health Move- ment during a recent trip to Europe." The Chair will be taken by Professor H. G. Earle.

Some idea of the terrific speed attained by the three British air- men who won the famous Schneider Cup race-281 miles an hour-can be

obtained from the topical gazette which will be shown at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow. The gazette also shows a number of other recent events, including the return of Scott's ship, "Discovery" from Polar Seas, London's 739th. Lord Mayor being elected, the 1st Royal Dragoons leaving for Egypt, the munching of a 20,000 ton liner for the Australian service, and the winning of the motor racing Blue

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A hardening tendency is noticeable in regard to shares in the rubber section of the market, tele graphs the London correspondenti of the "Free Press." Business is, however, alment negligible, and there are few actual alterations fa prices. The "Financial Times" is making a point of laying stress upon the importance to investors, in estimating the values of shares, | of the all-in cost of production. There is a good deal of quiet buy- ing of the better tin shares, tele- graphs the "Free Presa's" corres- pondent.

Both the principal pictures at the World Theatre and the Star Theatre are showing for the last time to-day. The former is Gloria Swanson's productions of “Madame Sans Gene the famous play of Napoleon's day by Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau, and the latter!! is Zane Grey's story "The Call, off the

Canyon." "Madame: Sans Gene" begins promptly at the ad- vertised times, comprising the whole programme. The orchestra plays at 5.15 and 9.20 and

Chi- nese interpreter attends at 2.80 and 7.16. The continuous programme at the Star Theatre ends at B.30, the popular musical comedy com- pany the Quaints presenting the big London success "Oh Joy" at

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Mr. G. W. A. Trimmer, Chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, to returning from Home by the "Man- tua."

We understand that Mr. M. D. Dando has joined the staff of the Wilkinson Process Rubber Co., Ltd., at Batu Caves, as office manager.- M.M.

Mr. N. K. Bain, District Officer, Kuala Kangsar, is going Home on leave shortly.

Among the passengers on the "President Wilson" are Mr. W. T. Darton and Mr. B. C. Gibson of the Fiske Rubber Company.

Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Kirkland, of Shanghal, returned on the "Presi Mr. M. A. Nathan, Assistant In-dent Jackson" from Manila and vestigating Officer, attached to the Hong Kong and are registered at Railway Police, Kuala Lumpur, has the Plaza Hotel. left on transfer to the Singapore Railway Police.

The death occurred on October 10, of Admiral Andrew Kennedy Bickford, who was born in India in 1844, entered the Navy in 1858, and Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific in 1901-4.

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Mr. J. A. A. Faith is to take over the duties of Assistant District: Officer and Magistrate, Kuala Pilah, on the transfer of Mr. H. J. Cockman to Pekan on promotion as District Officer there.

We are informed that Mr. M. Gaggino and Mr. W. H. Cowie have passed their examinations for mas- ter and first mate, S.S. "Mercantile Marine," Board of Trade respec tively. Both were students of the Nautical Academy Sallors' Institute, Singapore,

The death occurred in the General Hospital, Penang, of Mr. John Graham Grant, an assistant on the New Columbia Estate, Dindings, at the age of 81 years. He was an active Freemason and a keen volunteer. The deceased leaves a mother and sister in Rothesay, Scotland.

The death has occurred, at the advanced age of 81 years, of Mr. Alfred Reid. Venning, IS.0, à former Federal Secretary of the Federated, Malay: States. Mr. Venning, who died at The Home- stead, Bracknell, was keenly in- terested in rubber, and sat on the. Boards of the Brooklands, Chem ||bong and Sungel Choh companies,

Mr. R. C. Burdin, representative of the Victor Talking Machine Company, accompanied by Mrs. Burdin, arrived in Shanghai on the "President' Jackson" from the south.

Miss Ruth Elder, 23-year-old aviatrix. the latest aspirant for-a non-stop flight over the Atlantic. Her plane was missing for a time. and great relief was expresscd- when she was found,

M. B. Glaser, French Commercial Attache at The Hague, who was re- cently sent out to the Dutch East Mrs: O. G. Steen, wife of Mr. Indies to install M. J. Burin des O. G. Steen, general manager of Rosters as Commercial Agent of the Dollar Line in the Far East, France at Batavia and to study the returned to Shanghai on the "Pre conditions, has been invited, on hissident McKinley from San Fran return to France, to lecture before circo. She brought her son with various Chambers of Commerce on berw

| sourse of his tour...

His Excellency the High Commia- stoner and the Chief Secretary visited the Institute for Medical Research when at Kuala Lumpur,

The Attorney-General, S.5., the Hon'ble Mr. M. H. Whitley and Mrs. Whitley are passengers by the "Mantua," due in Singapore on November 4.

On board the "President Wilson," were H.R.H. Prince Pura- chatra, Princesa Purachatra and Princess Mayurachatra of Slam, returning to Siam after a visit to Manila, Philippine Islands.

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M. Georges Clemenceau attended the wedding of his grandson, whe also bears the name of Georges Lucie Roseneau, at the Mairie of Louveciennes. The former Pre mier was looking well, despite his i * advanced years and the effects of

his recent illness.

On the eve of her retirement from the Telephone Department after 16 years' service, Mrs. G.. Carrol, Senior Supervisor, was entertained to a farewell dinner by the girls of the Exchange at the Coliseum Cafe, Kuala Lumpur. An address was read and Mrs. Carroll voiced her appreciation of the kind sen- timents expressed.-M.M.

Mr. Tan Hoon-slang, of the P. and O. Co. has received a wire stating that his elder son, Dr. Tan Chong-yan, formerly. of the Straits Government Medical Ser- vice, has been successful, in obtain- ing the L.R.G.P. and S., Edinburgh, and LR.F.P. and S., Glasgow, and is now proceeding to Rotunda, Dublin, to further his studies.

It is reported that Mr. Y. Kataoka has succeeded in recover- ing the ingots of gold. valued at 800,000 roubles from the "Black Prince," the British warabip which was sunk in the Black-Sen athun- dred years ago. Mr. Kataoka pre- viously succeeded in salvaging the gold bullion in the Mediterranean Sea from the sunken Japanese steamer "Yasaka Maru.”

A cable to Batavia records the death In London of Sir Wilfrid Peek, Bart., D.3.0., Vice- chairman of Francis Peek and Co. The deceased baronet was 48 years of age, and served in the Great War. He was educated at: Eton and Trinity College, Cam- **| bridge, and held the rank of Major So in the Davon Yeomanry. He visst-

the Impressions gathered in the fr. Samuel H. Young of Kamun-ed the East about four years ago,

ting, Perak and Miss H. O. Farmer,

A correspondent, who has just of Penang, were married at the In the Portuguese Church of St. arrived in Shanghai from Home,, Gospel Hall, Sungel Bakap. The says that during his trip out the Rev. W. D. Ashdown officiated and hest for three days in the Red Sen among those present at the Chapel was terrific, and practically unbear were Mrs. L. B. Childs and Mrs able. Mr. T. Roberts, the chief E R. Boage M steward of the "Glentara," on d which he was travelling, was taken The Rev. R. I Whitehorp, M.B.E. fll, but in spite of the careful nurs M.A, minister of St Andrews ing of two of the lady passengers Presbyterian Church, Kuala Lum

and of wireless consultations from pur will be sailing for Home about

Joseph, Singapore, Mr. Cecil de Bouza was married to Miss Cecile Begina Monteiro, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Monteiro, of Singapore. The "religious cere- mony was performed by Father Gonsalves, the assistant vicar The bride was given away by her father sponsored by Mrs. I de Souza, and attended by her sister

two large liuers which were acted Nov. 23. Mr. Whitehorn, to the Matiel as her maid. Mr. G. F. de suppp, he died on September 27, and regret of very many people In Sousa was sponsor for the bride-

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The big event in South China during the week-one over- shadowing wars and rumours of war has been the shelling of the merchant ship "Irene" after it had been seized by pirates in the vicinity of Bias Bay. A British submarine carried out the action, rescuing most of the passengers and crew of the vessel (together with the pirates). The full story as supplied officially and as collected by our outside staff, appears in this week's issue of the "Overland." The accounts make graphic reading and have been so arranged that the affair is presented in proper sequence. Police court proceedings against the suspected pirates are also reported in the "Overland.""

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