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LOCAL

Nearly nine million cigarettes wewe seized by the Police on Thura- day on board a junk.

The students of the Nagasaki Medial University have recently formed a boat club.

The final performance of "Bull- dog Drummond" by the Hong Kong Amateur Dramatic Club will be given at the Theatre Royal thie overing. A "full house" 18 ex. pected,

An application was made at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday morning for the confiscation of 48 jars of Chinese wine on which duty had not been paid. The application was granted,

The Colony had a clean bill on Thursday,

The British transport "Assaye"! arrived at Chinwangtao on Novem- ber 10.

For the entertainment of the ДП "Ai Interport Cricket teams Fresco" concert ie being held at the Hong Kong Cricket Club this evening, beginning at nine o'clock.

As a white-washer was engag- ed on No. 27 Humphrey's Building, a carpenter's plane from the floor above fell on him and he was taken to hospital suffering from minor injuries.

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The Tientsin A.D.C. presented "The Sport of Kings" at the Olym pic Theatre recently.

A motor service between Tian- tsin and Paoti, Chihli province, started operations last month.ht

The Shop Sigaboard Licence Tax Bureau has issued an order that all small shops in Tsingtao having a capital of less than $200 each must pay $2 annually for their licences,

In view of the silting up of the Hai Ho some Tientsin, merchants ere organising the Shen Haing Lighter Co. for conveying cargo be. tween Tientsin and Tangku. The Mails from England by the s.5-era registered with the local Cus- company owns more than 80 light- "Kashgar," dated London, October

tom House. An aged Chinese male who at 27, and parcels dated October 20, tempted to commit suicide by jump were distributed yesterday morn Ing from the Mengkok ferry yestering. There were 549 bags of mail day was picked up by

a sampan and 133 bags of parcels, woman and later sent to hospital, where he died shortly after ad- mission.

Members of St. Andrew's Society who have not yet sent in their lists of guests are requested The subject of the lecture to be to kindly do so as soon as possible given by Mr. J. Russell at the week-to Mr. E. M. Bryden, Joint Hon. ly public meeting of the Hong Kong Secretary, care of Lowe, Bingham Lodge of the Theosophical Society

& Matthews. at Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, to-morrow (Sunday) evening will! be "One Life One Law."

A belated report was made to the police on Thursday by a woman residing at No. 241, Temple Street, to the effect that a robbery took place at her house on November 12 and that money and jewellery to the value of $551 were stolen from a box in her room.

There appears to be quite an epidemic of influenza in Taiping Dr. W. H. Hart, Senior Medical Officer of Perak, has been one of road to recovery. Several of the the victims, but is now well on the subordinates in the Government Offices are also laid up with the same complaint.

His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government has] given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to Ordinance No. 21 of 1927.-An Ordinance to make provision for re- gulating the keeping of dogs and for the prevention of the importa- tion and spread of rables.

The Chinese driver of a Malacca ear has been arrested and charged with causing death by a rash act as the result of a fatality which occurred in Jalan Besar one Saturday night. The deceased is a Chinese. The case against the driver was mentioned in the Second Police Court on November 15 and postponed, bail of $500 being al- lowed.

Mr. Bruce, the Australian Prime Minister, states that only 2 per cent. of the messages handed in for transmission by the beam wire- less service during the past two months have been transferrod to the cable companies. The amount paid for the transmission of these messages was £3,298.

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The directors, head office staff "Status Quo Ante" writes to and outside officials of Messrs. the "Straits Times" criticising the Pease and Partners, Ltd., coal. taph on Armistice Day as nothing at Darlington, have accepted af ceremony at the Singaporo Ceno-owners, whose headquarters like so impressive as in previous further reduction of 10 per cent. уедга. He suggests that a com- in their salaries owing to the de- mittee should be formed represent-pressed state of trade. With this ing all communities to settle the reduction salaries are now 20 per question for next year as to whe-cent. below normal. ther or not the ceremony should be of an entirely non-religious charac- ter,

According to the latest census taken by the Peking police head- After having convicted and quarters, the Chinese population in fined a Chinese hawker $2 for sell the twenty police circuits of the ing salt fish within the limits of

city and its four suburbs is

Schofield subsequently discovered females. There are 755 families of the Shamshuipo Market, Mr. W. 1,297,718, in 261,461 familles, con-

Bisting of 779,704 males and 518,014' that it was no offence to hawk galt foreigners, making a population of, fish within market limits and order- 2,289. The police report also states ed the case to be re-opened. At the that Peking has been divided into Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, 428 sections and contains 4,871 | however, it was stated that the de-

kutunga. fendant could not be found. The man's fine of $2 was given to the Poor Box.

The question of men's dress In Church is raised in the "Monthly Three armed robbers entered-a | Paper" of St. Andrew's Cathedral house in Yaumati at noon yester which considers that white suits day, disguised us electric me are far more comfortable than chanics. One man produced 1 "store clothes," instancing the dagger and threatened the inmates example of Calcutta where the late not to give the alarm. One of the Bishop of Singapore found every- women courageously struggled with one wearing white at Evensong. It the robbers, eventually succeeding must, however, be remembered that in freeing herself from the robbers | for many months in the year it is and running into the street to give very much hotter in Calcutta than the alarm.” The would-be robbers it is in Malaya and that white then tried to escape. One of them clothes are an abrolute necessity,! was caught and taken to the Yau- Many people in Malaya wear wool mai Police Station. The other two len coats in the evening not be men succeeded in eluding the cause of custom but because they Polico.

feel the need for them.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Mr. G. P. W. Gray, of Jasin Lallang estate, Malacca, has left for Home:

Mr. S. N. King is to act as Collector of Land Revenue, Penang, in addition to his duties as Second Magistrate.

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Mr. Walcott of the Chinese Gov- ernment Salt Administration planning to leave Peking within few days for Canton.

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The Chamber of Commerce re- presentatives who have been re- maining at Tainan about the luxury tax business returned to Tsingtao on November 10.

Sir Meredith Whittaker, who is 86 years did and has twice been Mayor of Scarborough, has with- drawn his acceptance of the mayor- alty for the coming year.

The Hon. Richard Strutt, son of the 2nd Baron Rayleigh and an authority on Church muafe, died in Bath nursing home, at the age of 79, following an operation.

Flight-Lieut. S. N. Webster, win- ner of the Schneider Trophy, at tended a banquet given at Felix- stowe in honour of the Schmelder Trophy team by members of the dis- trict council and prominent towns- people.

Mr. and Mrs. Maze left in the "Kashgar" for Shanghai to-day.

The name of Mr. Gabriel Van Wylick has been added to the list, of authorised architects.

The engagement is announced of Mr. Walter J. Keates and Dorothy, Mr. A. J. Sheedy, Deputy Com- eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.missioner of Police, FM.S., has H. W. Rey.

been appointed to act as Commis- sioner of Police, Johore,,"

Mr. Robert Harvey Mason, of Necton Hall, Swaffham, Norfolk, one of the founders of the Red Poll Cattle Society, has died at the age

of 80.

A reception in honour of Mr. S. G. Lum, the tennis player, will be given by local Australian Chinese at the King Edward Hotel at 5 p.m. to-day.

Prominent members of the thea- trical: profession and leaders of the peg A Socialist Party attended the service at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafal- gar-square, W., in memory of Mr. Arthur Bourchier, the actor, who died at Johannesburg in September.

Mr. G. E. Cator, acting Superin- tendant, Government Monopolies, Singapore, who has been on the

Nur Black Squirrel Miller, of the Tonawanda Indian Reservation, New York, whose „agu is estimated to be between

112 and 115 years.

Lieut. Hugh Noel Beresford 8/0 sick list, has resumed duties. Mr. Jat Regiment, is (says the "London

A. Gilmour, acting Assistant Gazette") removed from the Indian Superintendent, Government Mous- Army, the King having no further polies, and Head of the Preventive need of his services.

Service, who carried on in Mr.

Mr. George Mozart, the comedian, has returned to the London stage after an absence of two years. as a "turn" at Maskelyne's Theatre, W.

Mr. Reginald Brill, whose work has been seen at the Bradford City Art Gallery exhibition, has been. awarded the Prix de Rome Scholar- ship In Decorative Painting for 1927.

Major Cohen the leg-less Mem ber of the House of Commons was fined £10 for dangerous motoring, driving at the rate of 52 miles per hour. He said that he had driven | thirty thousand miles in sixteen

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The death occurred in Singapore of "Mr. J. H. Littlefair, who was ́ for many years resident in Malaya and for several years acted as manager of the now defunct Kuala Lumpur Aerated Water Co. From 1924 to 1926 the late Mr. Littlefair, was branch manager for Messrs. Fraser and Neave in Kuala Lumpur. He had just returned from leave and was about to take charge of the Fenang branch of the firm. He leaves a widow,

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sonfor partner of the legal Bookbinders. firm of Messrs. Sisson and Delny, Singapore, has left with Mrs. Everitt for Home on retirement. He has been 22 years in Singapore and has been a member of both Legislative and Executive Councils. He has Dentist. always taken a special interest. In the Mercantile Marine and has acted as legal adviser for both the

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