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LOCAL AND GENERAL, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Messrs.

Mr. A. W. Brown of

H.M.S. "Calliope" has arrived at Lane, Crawford and Co. has re- Valetta from China, turned to the Colony. from Home leave.

No trace can be found of a packet of jewels valued at £1,500 which was despatched by registered parcel post from a Paris arm to a London firm.

A silver mascot has been re- ported stolen from the bonnet of a motor car which was parked by its Chinese driver in Connaught Road Central yesterday.

Mr. Yang Shao-hŝun formally assumed his new appointment an Chief Judge of the Shanghai. Dis- trict Court on November 19, auc- ceading 'Miss Soumi Cheng.

A set of mahogany chairs, of Hepple-white design and a pair of Jacobean curtains fetched £630 and £588 respectively. at Messrs. Christie's, of some of the effects of the late Sir George Holford, at Weston Birt. Gloucestershire.

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A Chinese employed at the Gas Works was yesterday removed to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from burns to his face and hands caused by some kerosene catching alight whilst he was at work repairing the machinery.

A woman motoring in Addlestone to-day beckoned to a policeman who was busy at point duty at danger Dus cross-roads and suid: am busy doing a cross-word puzzle. thought you will be able to tell me the slang word for 'jemmy.*"*

Judge Greenwell held at New- castle that a doctor's patients are entitled to detailed accounts.

A burglar entered the first floor of No. 174 Canton Road, Kowloon, last night and stole clothing worth $119.

"Please do not go so fast; my pen is not an electric hare," re- marked the Recorder (Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.) to a witness at the Old Balley.

There will be a demonstration at the Helena Mny Institute on Mon- day, December 6 at 5.30 p.m. given by Mr. Schjun Wada on "Japanese Flower Placing." Open to public-Advt.

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Saturday's return of the Medi- cal Officer of Health contained one case of diphtheria and one of ex- teric fever. Both were Chinese.

An American offer of £1,000 for the 500-years-old deeds chest used as an altar in one of the chapels of East Doreham parish church, Norfolk, has been refused.

A Chinese woman living in Chunguk village, Shamshulpo, WAS yesterday removed to the Kwong Wah Hospital suffering from in juries received in a fight with an- other woman in the village. .

'An American named Leon was this morning Plumstead, charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell for refusing to pay his ricsha fare theafter a ride to Wanchal yesterday. He was fined $5, and ordered to pay the coolie his money.

About 16,000 sults of winter uniforms, for soldiers of the 26th Army, have been made by Shanghai tallors. They will soon be sent to the war front, where serious fight ing is taking place.

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The Hospital Comforts Com- mittee acknowledges, with many thanks, receipt of parcels of litera- ture from Mrs. Dunlop, Mrs. A. T. Hamilton, Mrs. Langston, Mrs. Ost, Mrs. Pryde, and Mr. G. W. C. Burnett.

Etsujiro Uehara, Parliamentary Consellor to the Foreign Office, left Tokyo for Shanghai on November 15. for the ригрове investigating the general situation in China prior to the opening of the Diet session.

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Mr. B. Pasco, of No. 36 Macdon- nell Road, has reported to the Police that some time between four and five o'clock this morning Romeone entered the house by forcing the door and stole clothing and jewellery to the value of $60.

The executive committee of the Shanghai Special District, Kuomin- iang, writes the "China Times." has issued a lengthy manifesto de- nouncing the Pan-Asiatic Confer- ence which it states is being used by Japanese Imperialists to further their aggressive policy.

Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 18.-The Bouncil approved of a special pro- vision of $631,071' for the purchase of the building at 57 Charing Cross. London, including structural altera-

Sir G. Rowland Blades, the Lord' Mayor, laid the corner stone of the

A four wheeled chair, apparent-tions and fittings, for the new home west-wing extension of the Caxtonly made for a child, is the latest of the Malay States Information Convalescent Home, Limpsfield, Surrey, which is exclusively devoted queer object to find a resting place Agency to be known in future as

in the Central Police Station. It Malaya House. to the use of men and women en was found lying in Hollywood Rond gaged in printing and kindred in-

yesterday by a Chinese constable dustries.

who took it to headquarters.

"I am one of those who believe the franchise for both sexes should begin at 25, although I do not mean

The Chinese Citizens' Anti- Opium Association, Shanghai, urges the Chairman of the S.M.C. The Chinese papers have it that not to accede to the request of 60 there is a movement in native smugglers, who are said to have labour circles for the re-establish- petitioned the Council to rescind to say that I would take it awayment of the Shanghai General the official ban on the sale

Labour Union, to be conducted un-oplum and to permit them to en- der the auspices of the Kuamin- Joy a monopoly. tong. It will be known as the Federation of Shanghai-Labour.

from anyone under that age who already has it," said Sir Robert Horne at a meeting of. Unionist women in Glasgow,

The clothing of a girl whose body was recently recovered from the Ouse, near Saltmarshe (Exat Yorkshire), was recognised by the parents of Malaie Scotland, aged 17, of Victoria-avenue, Hull, as belong ing to their daughter, who was last heard of on September 30.

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The French police authorities raided the Kin-Han building in the Hong Kong passengers leaving French Concession, Hankow, at on the P. and O. 8.8. "Mongolia" about nine o'clock on Nov. 14 and on Saturday included:-Mr. and acized a large quantity of arms and Mrs. T. W. Carr, Mr. A. S. Exell, ammunition formerly belonging to Mr. H. McKechnie, Mr. T. Meek, the Hunanese troops which were. Mr. C. B. Mehta, Mr. and Mrs. Jstationed in the building and which Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. had evacuated Hankow. Purslow and Capt. G. G. Thomson.

It lo said that Roumania is agor

The report of the progress of over report that Princess Ileans, the experiments in Germany in con- daughter of Queen Marie. has nection with the production of syn- eloped with a young naval lieu-thetic rubber have left the London tenant who was one of the late King market undisturbed, says the Lon- Ferdinand's aides. Ileana, who is don correspondent of the "Free 18, was aald to be destined for a Press." The "Times" declares that marriage to t wealthy young the German investigations are still American.

In the experimental stage.

"It is mistake to think that a horse is working when drawing only one, ton," said Mr. J. C. Dawes, a Ministry of Transport inspector, at an inquiry respecting transport at Hehburn-on-Tyne, Durham. Dawes said that the country by un- der-estimating the power of a horse was losing more than £600,- 000 a year.

Mr.

The Police have received a re- A Chinese pianist and a Malay "In accordance with an order port from a Sikh money lender liv-schoolboy were charged at the issued by the Central Executive ing at No. 17, Front Row. Taihang, Perak Criminal Assizes with kid- Committee of the Nanking Nation- that his house was entered be- napping the latter's sleter. The allet Government," says a telegram tween 2 and 2.30 this morning by first accused was sentenced to one from Nanking as published in the a barglar who forced his front day's Imprisonment and a fine of "Eastern Times," the Ministry of door. The thief atole a quantity $200 and the second, who was under Labour has decided to detail de of jewellery and money to the total the age of 16, was released on his puties to Shanghai to take over the value of $1,850.

father's bond for his good be- management of the Shanghat | Labour Unions' Unification Commit-

tee."

Kau Tong, the master of n grocery shop at 24 Wellington Street, has reported to the police that his manager, Au Wai-aan, a man forty years of age and of medium height, disappeared on Saturday and has not been seen since. He had $2,400, the money of the firm, in his possession.

The marriage of Miss Mayling Scong, sister of Mme. Sun Yat-sen,

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HELP HONG KONG'S POOR.

A memorial meeting was to be

The Palestine Public Works held in the Unification Committee of Shanghai Labour Unions, Huchowi Department has now officially con- Guild, Chapel, at 10 a.m. on Satur-demned the dome of the Church day, in honour of the female of the Holy Sepulchre, surmounting workers of silk fllatures who were "the orthodox portion of the build- killed on November 5, when a tea-ing, also the so-called "Centre of shop on Mongolia Road, Chapel, in the World," which was cracked which they were holding a meeting, during the recent earthquake, Temporary roofing will be con- The Shanghai and Woosung Gar-collapsed..

structed as quickly as possible, but rison Commissioner has disapproved the plan of the workers at the Owing to the increasingly heavy the major part of the work will be British-American Tobacco Co's cost of living the poorer classes in postponed until the coming sum. Poatung factorica to organize Tsingtao are suffering seriously mer. nicket corps consisting of 180 and are pressing the authorities to members, and haa instructed the take some definite measures to pro- "Poster publicity work is a very Commissioner of Police to see that hibit merchants and vendors from tricky business," said Mr. S. G. his veto of that proposal is car-raising their prices. The authori-Tallents, secretary to the Empire ried out.

ties have sent inspectors to investi- Marketing Board, at the City of gate the truth of the charges London Tradesmen's Club. "An American soap company spent against excess profiteers.

£2,500 on an advertisement depict- Before Judge Li and Deputying a young woman hanging wash- to Gen. Chiang Kai-shek has been tentatively fixed for November 30 Stevens at the Special Provisional ing on a line with a baby on the at Miss Soong's home, 139 Seymour Court, Shanghai, on Nov. 18, a grass at her feet, but every poster Road. It is understood that thericsha coolle, aged 30, residing at had to be scrapped because contracting parties have agreed East Kashing Road, was charged artist forgot to give the woman a that all presents shall take the form with unarmed highway robbery, in wedding ring." (Laughter), of contributions, towards the con- which a steward of an American struction of a hospital for invalid victimised and relieved of $18 in Hallifax, will return home from the cruiser, named Reymond Stark, was

H.M.S. "Carlisle," Captain G. W. Bookbinders. ed soldiers.

cash and silver. The case was re- China Station on the conclusion of Mr. Chang Yi-hui, dean of the manded.

her present commission, for refit Normal départment for men, of the

and retubing of her bollera Her National Metropolitan University, The French police in Sharghal present ship's company joined her

rich Chinese in on October 22, 1925, at Hong Kong. Dentist. has abolished nine classes in his report that

has received two The Carlisle was completed in Frenchtown Institution as a means to cut down' expenses. The atudents of the threatening letters, demanding 1918, and in the following year classes involved are urged to at huge sums of money. Following in went to China, where she has serv tend to other classes. The monthly bers of the intelligence service, two when ready for service again sho vestigation, carried out by memed ever since. It is expected that expenditure of the school always men, alleged to be senders of the will be allotted to the American and exceeds its budget. For instance, letters, were arrested at a lodging West Indies Station. the department spent some $82,000 house. They will soon be brought last month, but only received $18,000 from the Ministry of Educa Court,

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While on his trip to Welhaiwel nalist and manager of a book, store be the "Berwick, Captain RS. Judge Peter Grain heard the case on Foochow Road, has received an Wykes-Sneyd, D.3.0., built by the of the murder of Chiang Miao-shib, order from the Kiangsu Stamp Fairfield Shipbuilding Co.,which the fret wife of the late Chiang Duty Bureau appointing him as commissioned at Devonporton Ex Ya-ho, of the village of Chang officer-in-charge of the bureau to Nov. 1 for the China Station, The Chia t'an, Chiang Liang-ahih, enforce the placing of duty stamps executive officer of the ship will be formerly secondary wife or concu on perfumes and other tollet Commander R. C. Woollerton. The bine of the late Chiang Yu-ho, the articles on sale in Shanghai and engineer officer will be Engineer accused, was sentenced to ten Paoshan writes theShanghat Commander Gerald Robins, who has years Imprisonment, although the Journal of Commiorca.gs. It is re-been conne

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