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LOCAL AND GENERAL, SOCIAL AND PERS ONAL,

Mrs. Almira Goodhue, mother of Mra. S. G. Blamey, of Veryan, Mrs. Coolidge, je in hospital seri-Cornwall, in mail weck celebrated ously with Influenza. A later her 100th birthday. message stated that the Indy was out of danger.

London, Dec. 13.-His Majesty gave an audience to Major-General Wardrop on his appointment as G.0.C. in North China.

Mr. Geo. E, Sokolsky, who recent-

The concert to be held at the Helens May on Thursday December 15, is postponed until January. Tickets sold will hold good for next performance.-Advt.

A memorial outside the Italian Church, Hatton-garden, W.C., to the 140 London Italians who fell in the war was unveiled by the

Mr. C. W. Bowerman, Labour M.P. for Deptford, was presented with an illuminated address in re- cognition of his 21 years' repre- sentation of the borough in Parlia-ly underwent an operation for ap-Italian Ambassador, Signor Chiara-

pendicitia, has how-left hospital monte Bordonare. and is convalescing at his resi dence.

ment.

A thief entered the servants' quarters of No. 3. Pratt Building last night, and got away with mones, jewellery and. clothing worth $195, the property of the

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Croydon, following the example London, Dec. 13-The death is of Hull, Bradford, and Portsmouth, announced of the Commissioner has exercised its statutory powers Elijah Cadman, the first Salvation to provide all the blind beggara in Army Captain whose adoption or the town, about eight, with pen- that title led to the system of the slons, totalling £456 a year. ranking of salvationists.

It was stated in Parliament that;

Mr. Maurice A. Colien, well known in Nationalist circles and once the bodyguard of the late Dr. Much sympathy has been express- during the year 1926, the total Sun Yat-on left Shanghai recented in Tientsin for Captain C. E. number of persons assisted to ly after a visit there lasting sev-Crowne, of the First Battalion, The emigrate under the Empire Settle- eral days..

East Yorkshire Regiment, and Mrs.ment Act was 65,530. The total Crowne, in the loss of their little expenditure involved was £1,046,- daughter, Pamela Joyce, aged nine 000.

from years, who Imaged away measles.

Driver Edward Stones, of Lon- don, drove the L.M.S. Royal Scot express the 300 miles non-stop Euston to Carlisle run in 334 minutes, beating the previous re eord by two minutes.

Passengers due to arrive from Home to-day by A.. "Kalyan" include Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Evans, Belgrade. Yesterday.-Four pro-and Infant, Mrs. I. Hooper, and two minent Italian newspapers, includ- children, Mr. . Mrs. R. B. Ham- ng the "Giornale d'Italia," have bly, Surg-Lieut. A. E. Phillips,

circulate been forbidden to

in Mrs. G. H. Stewart and infant, Yugo-Slavia owing to their alleged Mrs: Thompson and two infants. attacks upon the King, army and people of Yugo-Slavia.

In order to induce the owners of motor cars to obtain licences for use in Chinese territory, the Shang- hai and Woosung Municipality has offered, in the vernacular press, to reduce the fee for the winter quar- ter by thirty per cent.

Mr. G. S. Pardesi, of the Hong Kong University, is expecting two notable visitors about the middle of the month is the rersons of his uncle and aunt, Mr. K. S. Chowdhury, Barrister-at-Law, and Mrs. Chowdhury, M.D., F.R.H.S.

A Chinese servant employed at No. 32, Caine Road, was yester day removed to the Government Qivil Hospital suffering

from serious injuries received when he accidentally fell into the road from the first floor verandah of the house.

In-

The Duchess of York, who was Razetted Colonel-in-Chief, of the King's Own Yorkshire Light fantry last August. will pay her first official visit to the regiment on Thursday, when she will carry out the inspection of the first battalion at Blackdown, Hampshire.

New York. Professor Indra and his son who murdered Swami Shradanand and his assistant editor, Pundit Satyraama, have been respectively sentenced to 3% years, and 18 months rigorous imprison. ment and fined 1700 and 75 rupees for publishing newspaper articles tending to excite communal hatred.

A coolie was yesterday after- noon knocked down in Connaught Road Central by a motor car, the number of which was not ascertain- ed as the driver of the car failed to stop after the accident, and has up to this morning, not yet reported the matter to the police. The coolie was taken by the police to the Government Civil Hospital

for treatment.

says that owing to the war situa-

The Second Annual Dinner Dance of the Hong Kong Automobile Asso- ciation will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel roof garden on Friday, from 8 until 12.30. A short resume of the activities of the Society dur- ing the past year will be given by the President, Commander ford.

Hart-

Mrs. Virginia Haldeman wife of George Haldeman, the intrepid navigator-pilot, who accompanied Miss Ruth Elder.

The King has approved the ap-1 pointment of Mr. Claud Russell. lately Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Addial Ababa, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Berne.

Mr. Tseng Ko-kuang, who was sent to the Federated Malay States and the Dutch East Indies to study municipal administration, returned to Shanghai and at once reported to the acting Mayor of Greater Shanghai.

The Shanghai and Woosung Gar- rison Commissioner has received: telegraphic information from the war front to the effect that the Na- tionalist forces occupied Peikuan. ustation to the north of Hauchow- fu, which city the Shantung-Chihli Armies claim still to hold.

H.H. Sultan of Perak and suite left Kuala Kangsar by mail train. for Kuala Lumpur, travelling in a reserved saloon which was attach- ed to the mail at Kuala Kangsar, His Highness will be returning at the conclusion of the Selangor Turf Club's amateur meeting.

The death occurred at the Gen- eral Hospital, Colombo, on Novem- her 8. after an operation, of Mr. C. A. Jansz late Chief Inspector, Posts and Telegraphs Department, F.M.S., at the age of 64 years, The late Mr. Janaz retired from

the service In 1919. He leaves a widow, two sons and two daughters in Ceylon. The Rev. P. Lucian Jansz officiated both at the house and by the graveside.

Says the "North China Daily News": In an article published in the "Peking and Tientsin Times" of November 20, we note that our Mr. Rodney Gilbert is described as "one of the most billiant and well- Chinese af- informed observers fairs." This looks so much like an effort to be cryptic by crossing billous with brilliant, that we do not know whether to be pleased on

A seaplane from H.M.S. "Argus" his behalf or not, and have hesit- was obliged to make a forced land-lated to point out the passage to ing near Stonecutters when engine the subject of the doubtful com trouble developed in the course of pliment. exercises. The pilot maintained control of his vessel but the chine was slightly damaged on alighting. It was later towed back to the mother ship by a naval pin-

nace.

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Major C. Willson and a jury yea- terday afternoon held an inquiry at the Central Magistracy into the cir- cumstances attending the death of a Chinese who was knacked down by a motor lorry in Praya East on

The Shanghai "Nichi-Nichi" In connection with the seizure of December 3 and subsequently died tion in North China, which is 23 jars of dutiable wine on board at the hospital from injuries re- gradually turning in favour of a junk in Shaukiwan harbour dur-ceived. After evidence had been Feng Yu-halang. and the conse-

ing the week-end (already report- taken as to how the accident hap quent danger to the lives and pro-ed), the master of the junk was pened, and medical evidence was perty of Japanese residents in charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell given, the jury returned a verdict Shantung, the question of the des- at the Central Magistracy yester of "accidental death" and exonerat- patching of troops to Shantung day and remanded until noon is likely to be again taken up by Thursday for an additional charge the Japanese government. -The

of importing the wine to be added on the Magistrate's suggestion. matter will chiefly depend upon the situation at Hsuchowfu.

on

Judgment for plaintiff by Con- sent with stay of execution for a There is a fairly heavy calendar fortnight was entered at the Sum- for the December Criminal Sessions mary Court yesterday in a case in which opens at the Supreme Court which Messrs. Alex. Boss and Cu, on Monday next. There are two (China), Ltd. claimed against the murder and one manslaughter Dragon Motor Livery Service, of 24 trials, to be taken before the Chief Des Voeux Road Central for Justice, and the remaining six cases. $458.18, balance of goods sold and include five armed robberies

and delivered. Mr. W. D... Owen Was one case of throwing corrosive.acid for plaintiffs and Mr. D. McCallum at a girl at Kowloon, The latter for defendants. cases will probably be heard before.

the Puiane Judge. It is expected

ed the lorry driver, who is employ- ed by the Ling Nam Transporting Company, from blame.

Inquiries made at the Central Police Station this morning elicited the welcome information who was shot by Chinese gunmen that Sergeant Thomas McMahon early last Wednesday morning is continuing to make good progress The toward a complete.recovery. Indian constable and the wounded gunman are reported to be also recovering, but Chinese detective No. C446 who was earlier in the week stated to be progressing favourably weakened somewhat during yesterday, and is again in a critical condition.

The Organ Recital by Mr. Fre- that the Sessions will continue until derick Mason, A.R.C.O. L.T.C.L., Friday,

at St. John's Cathedral last even-

Members of the three Chambers of ing, was an enjoyable offering. The The St. Peter's Young Men's programe was as follows:-

Commerce Chinese General, Dis- Club are holding the first whist Prelude and Fugue in C trict and Chapel-and the Shang-! drive of the season on Friday at

Minor, ........Bach.hai Commercial Federation have 8.30 p.m. at St. John's Cathedral 2-Evening Song.......Bairstow. wired to Dr. Alfred 3. K. Sze, Chin- Hall. In addition to prizes to be 3.-(n) Song Without Words, ese Minister to Washington, re- Holloway, garding the American loan to the (b) To a Wild Rose, Macdowell, South Manchuria Railway. is proposed to award a prize to the 4.-March Solennelle,

railway, they say is in Chinese tor- player who has the highest ac-

Tschaikowsky.ritory and the American lenders cumulative score at the end of the

will be 'encroaching on Chinese ter- Hymn 268. season, players being requested to 5.-The Question, ..Wolstenholme. ritory if the loan is made, hand in their scores after each 6-Spring Song,.........Hollins. Chinese are opposed to the scheme. drive together with their names. 7.-Festal Offertorium, ...Fetcher. For the sake of Sino-American A charge of fifty cents is made for

friendship, the writers demand admission.

presented at each fortnightly drive during the forthcoming season, it

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