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LOCAL AND GENERAL, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1927.

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An organ recital will be given | Mr. M. M. Mass returned from] by Mr. F. Mason in St. John's Shanghai by the "Empress of munion for clergy on Saturday, Cathedral on Tuesday, December Canada" to-day.

December 17, at 7.45 a.m. in St. 12, at 5.45 p.m.

John's Cathedral.

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There will be a demonstration on "Japanese Flower Placing," by Mr. Sohjun Wada. at the Helena May Institute to-day, at 5.30 p.m.

Found hanging from a tree on the hillside off Jubilee Rond yester day, the body of a coolle was cut down and removed to the public mortuary.

Quarantine restrictions have been imposed against arrivals from Batavki on account of cholern.

Mr. A. D. Laichand, who was a partner in Wassiamall, Assvomull & Co., has severed his connection with that firm and intends to open a silk store on his own account.

A Chinese fireman employed on board Police launch No. 4 was yea- Amoy, November 27-General |terday romoved: to the Kowloon Tani Ting-chieh, Commander of Hospital suffering from oplum pol- the 10th Division of the 11thsoning, said to have been self ad- Army, leading 1,200 soldiers ar ministered as the result of a family rived there yesterday from: Foo- quarrel. chow on board the transport "Shunli." These troops immedi- ately proceeded to Changchow.

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London, Nov. 17-Leaving Calais at 10-47 s'elock in the morning on novel Invention of his own, which he calls "hydrocycle," a young Parisian, Rene Savard, arrived at Dover at five o'clock in the even ing. He collapsed, after landing and was put to bed. The machine is an ordinary bicycle, mounted on floats, to which a propeller is at tached.

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The opening dance of a series arranged by St. Peter's Church Young Men's Club is to be held at Messrs. Lane, Crawford's Restaur- ant on Tuesday evening, beginning at 8.30. The music will be provid- ed by the "Titania" Melodians,

St. John's Cathedral roof has been badly attacked by white ants, and is needing considerable re pairs, hence the scaffolding which now obstructs the view in the Cathedral. It is supposed that the repairs will be concluded before Christmas,

Penang, Nov. 24.-The Govern- ment Girls' School had their Prize The Bishop of Victoria and Mrs. Day to day, when Mrs. Sproule Duppuy und the Rev. Alfred Swann (wife of Mr. Justice Sproule) pre-and Mrs. Swann are expected to sented the prizes. The Resident arrive in the Colony on January 6. Councillor, the honourable Mr. R. One nasistant Chaplain has been Scott, who presented a challenge secured in the person of the Rev. bowl for annual competition, said H. V. Koop who will, we under- that games were an important part stand, be arriving later. of the training of children, and ap- pealed to the parents of Chinese scholars to let them stay at school until they reached the higher forms, where they received the greatest benefits from the educational cur [riculum.

"St. Andrew's Church Messen- ger" states that a Carol Chair will tour the district again for two or three evenings during Xmas, Last year nearly $300 was raised by this means and was divided between St. Dunstan's Hostel, the Choir Fund and the Church Pastoral Society.

The Rev. H. C. Moyle is leaving on December 91. He will preach for the last time In the Oathedral on Christmas morning, at 11 o'clock.

Hankow. The relations between Chen the "Big. Three," Generals Chien, Li Tsung-jen ad Hu Taung- tao. continue to be very strained and, according to well-informed sources, a break between them is! possible at any moment, The question of finances is one of the chief causes of the trouble.

Sir Oliver Lodge; lecturing re- cently at the Town Hall, Hover- stock Hill, Hampstead, N.W., said he did not think it would pay to utilise the energy of the tides. He added:Gradually the moon is get- ting farther and farther away from the earth, but there will come a time when the length of the day will equal the length of the month, and then the process will be reversed until the moon rejoins the earth.

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There is a porter in Covent Garden Market who writes plays: in his spare time and hopes to be-l

1 successful playwright. Tom Connor is his name, and he is only twenty-two, but he has been a call-boy at Drury Lane Theatre, a ship's steward, and a stowaway. He has been to the United States and to Canada in search of work. He works among the frult during the day and writes his plays in the evening. One is being considered by Miss Athene Seyler, the actress.

A woman motorist who is muk- ag a name in the speed world is Mrs. W. B. Scott, who recently won ably French trophy awarded to In the US. Court for China,

the fastest woman driver. It is Shanghai, recently, Judge Purdy granted a divorce to Rosa Michael of plague has occurred at Deviku-band is one of the

Madras, Nov. 18.-An outbreak only a year since she began to take part in motor racing. Her hus- Reger Swartz in her suit against Jam.

most famous Fred Charles Swartz, a sailor on ports four deaths.

The Grahamsland estate re-

racing drivers. She began by ne- Plantation board the U.S.S. "Elcano," Plain-work has been suspended and com- Brooklands, and last year Mrs. companying him on the track at t, who is Russian stated that pulsory inoculation has been intro Scott had her first experience of they were married in Chefoo on duced. July 12, 1926, and her husband trolled and the authorities are panied her as her mechanic.

Foodstuffs are being con- racing, when her husband accom lived with her for one week be taking all precautions,

A fore he was transferred to Han-

few weeks ago she registered 124 kow. He had not supported her,

Recond fastest time ever made at had not contributed to her sup

miles per hour for three laps, the port and had not communicated

Brooklands. with her excepting for two letters. She saw him twice in Shanghai, but they had quarrelled and had not lived together.

16.-The

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Recently Mr. R. A. D. Forrest of the Rationalist Press Associa gave a before, under the auspices tion.

on the

Jesus." Another lecture

on ***The Historicity of same topic is to be given by Hr. Forrest at Messrs: Lane, Craw ford's Restaurant on Wednesday, at 530 p.m. A cordial invitation is extended to the public.

London, November Blood Transfusion Service of the British Red Cross Society received 137 calls last year, being nearly send us the 1923 Diary issued by Messrs. Reiss Massey & Co., Ltd. double the number for 1925. The Messrs. Samuel Osborn & Co., Ltd. Society regrets that only 450 blood the Sheffield steel manufacturers, donors volunteered just Many employers were unwilling to

for whom they have recently been allow them to leave their work. appointed Sole Agents for Hong even though the Transfusion Ser-some useful computation tables for Kong and South China. It contains vice pays for lost time, because all who handle metals and quite a wrong idea is prevalent that a man or woman would be

chinery. unfit for work for some days on necount of debilitation. donors were drawn from all classes and included barristers and char Women. The lowest age limit was 18, while two doniors were over 60.

Says The

B.S., a prominent Chinese merchant Manila.-Mr. Chen Hsi-ching,

in the Philippine Islands, is plan ning to organise a paper mill with 500,000 pesos to be established, in the suburb of Manila, All prepara tions have been practically com- expected shortly, pleted, and its inauguration can be Mr. Chen, the raw material for According to manufacturing paper in the islanda is very rich, and the future of the business is very bright.

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one of the modern opera houses in The Haing Ming Theatre, Paking.

ma- the Capital; and located at Hsiang

Chang outside Chienmen, was com pletely gutted by fire. The total "St. John's

Iosa Cathedral property

is estimated at Notes"-We were glad to wel- $70.009, Two servants have been come Mr. F. Dason back to the arrested. organ after his furlough in Eng- land. Our sincere thanks are due to Mr. R. A. Brown for the way in which he earried on during Mr. London, Nov. 17.-Singing "Pack Mason's absence. Up Your Troubles in Your Oid Kit much appreciated by us all. Some His work was Bag" and other Wartime songs, the very useful help has been given unemployed miners from Wales by men of the Army and Navy marching to London, entered Read- which has been most welcome. ing to-day, complete with field.

kitchens,

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When Sir Walter Runciman, the veteran shipowner, want to sea, it was the days of the old wind- tempered captains with jammers and hard-fisted, quick- end for a Bible. Crews were tough lots, too. Sir Walter was chief officer once of a sailing, vessel; manned by a crowd of real' cut-

rope's

and an ussortment A novel feature of the New Ter- throats. One of them gave the They ritories Agricultural Show, which young officer impertinence and was have married an average dials to be officially opened on Wed-surprised to find himself sent to tance of 17 miles per day, in the nesday of this week by H.E. the the deck with a knock-out blow hope that they will arrive in Lon- Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, which put him out of action for a don on Saturday. With their K.C.M.G.), at Tung Ying Hok Po, week. That was in 1869. A week "Red" commander-in-chief, wearing Sheung Shui, by courtesy of Sir or two ago Sir Walter was attack- an armlet with the Soviet symbol Robert and Lady Ho Tung, will be ed in London by a pickpocket. He. of three red stars, a sickle and the cinema pictures which are be- la now eighty years old, but the hammer, at their head, they pre- ing shown free by courtesy of Mr. pickpocket met the same fist as the sented an unusual spectacle. Each H. W. Ray, of the Hong Kong rufian sailor and quickly beat a man carried a lighted miner's lamp. Amusements, Ltd. Filma are be- retreat.

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London, Nov. 15. Sir Cecil Bon Meyer & Co., and Andrew hai (staying at the Y.M.C.A.)

An interesting visitor to Shang- of British Harper & Son,

Mr. John R. Adlam, from Australia, representing the "Farmers and Graziers Newspaper" and the "Bun- day Times," and filling in his time as a lecturer and entertainer with monologues and songs at the piano. Already he has travelled extensive- ly in the Far East and is just back! from a tour in Japan, of which country he has many interesting stories to tell, particularly of how English with an American accent is taught in the schools. He is very complimentary to Shanghai, especially as regards its big modern buildings, and, though very proud of Australia, he says, when com- paring it with Shanghai, that, after all, Australia is just a big camp"!

Guiana, at a luncheon given by the Royal Colonial Institute, said that; Mexico City-It is related that Indians were admirable settlers and General Obregon approached the enjoyed political equality and three captured assailants shortly practically free education of their after the attempt on his life, and, children. Nevertheless, the fact bowing deeply, said aarcaatically: that India would only allow her "You are brave men." One of the sons to emigrate on prohibitive two wounded assailants, drawing terms should be noted as a tragic himself up to attention, gasped out failure of Imperial statesmanship. painfully:-"And so are you, my So many acres in British Guiana General. While General Obregon, were lying idle, ready for the recep- a candidate for the Mexican Presi- tion of Indians, while India was so dency, was driving to congested.

bullfight, a It was a magnificent bystander fung two bombs into his opportunity for statesmen with car. vision.

General Obregon escaped The financial resources with cute due to broken glass. His and influence of Great Britain and companione shot and seriously India could do for British Guiana wounded two of the attackers and what Rhodes had done for Africa. a third was arrested.

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How Pallid Faces and Bloodless Lips, With That Tiredness and Weariness Which Accompany Them

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After the long trying days of the hot. For many years past throughout the season many people find themselves left Far East and in other parts of the In outlining the whole present 'Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of

thin and wan, devoid of appetite, con- World Dr. Williams! Pink Pills have Berlin-Electric angling is fore-scious of a general enfeeblement of been pre-eminently popular as the position of the Colombo Govern Hong Kong, who returned to the shadowed as the result of experi- body and of spirits which cannot be blood and serve tone to use for this. ment's big electrical projects, the Colony by the "Fushimi Maru ments conducted in a lake here, shaken off by any force of will. Purposes Not only do these Pills Colonial Secretary told the Legis on Friday, was entertained to din-of fish which will follow a direct among lative Council that it was intended

following the discovery in Vienna Especially is this condition common ply purity and enrich the blood, but the setually make tiew, red, to run them entirely on commercial ner at the Shanghai Club prior to electric current through the water, teens, who by reason of their sex are food for the nerves and renewed vital- women and girls in their health-giving blood, thus providing lines, "divorced from Governmental his departure for Hong Kong by with their heads towards the post-prone to develop anaemia and when ity for the whole system. and Legislative influence, except members of the British Chamber tive pole and swim at right angles climatic conditions are unfavourable for the normal control of funds." of Commerce and the China Asso to alternating currents. Both cur- golekly suffer through irregularities of ed, run-down; if your digestion gives If you are anaamic, nervous, defect- A small board, the constitution of ciation. Mr. R. Calder Marshall, rents have a temporarily stupefying health. which had not been definitely de acting Chairman of the Cham- effect on the flah.

trouble, or rheumàtic noisen · in your A cable con- cidad, might be formed to manage ber, presided. The guests in addi- nected to one pole of the current by numbers of Intelligent men and woman amleted with the aliments so It is a wise precaution now practised blood causes you pain; if you are s the Hydro-Electric and other under- tion to Sir Cecil Clementi were: was stretched across the bottom of women to take a short course of tonic common to your sex, delay no longer takings. It would include members Vice Admiral

Sir Reginald the lake, while a second cable con- treatment immediately the hot season in giving. Dr. Williams Pink Pills for of the Council and probably "fuil-:{ "Tyrwhitt, Major-General John drawn along the surface. Fish five built-up and placed in a condition to everywhere, or post free, $1.50 per nected to the other pole was slowly

is over for in this way the system is Pale People a trial of chemists- time" experts. The Colonial Secre Duncan, Sir Sidney Barton, Judge to six yards from the moving cable feeblement of digestion and those Willams Medicine Co. 60 Klangse the prices to be to settle at once Peter Grain, Mr. E. G. Jamieson, appeared to be, dazed; but recovered other maladies which follow on thin-Kond; Shanghal. They will surely dó resist colds, xhumatiem, malakia, en bottle, #8, for 4 battles, from the Dr. the prices to. be charged for elec trlofty generated by the Colombe and the Very Rev. Dean Symons, plant to enable contracts to be en Many members of the Chamber tered into from the beginning of and the China Association, includ next year.

ing Lord Abingdon, were present,

when netted. Possibly the lake, ning and impoverishment of the blood you good was completely cleared of fish, for when the experiment was repeated, none was caught.

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