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The Klangau Bureau of Agricul- ture and Labour has ordered an investigation of the labourers' living conditions, says the Chinese press.

The Nationalist Government has issued a mandate ordering all military leaders to exert their energies towards arresting Marshal Wu Pel-fu.

GENERAL SOCIAL

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H.M.S. "Keppel" has arrived in Shanghal from Nimrod Sound.

The N.Y.K.Wharf coolies and godown keepers who went on strike on November 27 have re- sumed work.

Mr. W. H. Lee Warner has left Penang for Kieng to take up the appointment of District Officer there.

The Anti-Gambling League is to take legal action against the Mr. R. Boyd, Assistant Director trustees of the Crystal Palace with of Co-operation, has gone up a view to preventing the opening | Penang Hill and is staying at the of the proposed greyhound racing | convalescont' bungalow. track there.

A report from Kiukiang states that a detachment of the Srd Army, some of whom were reported at Nanchang, have arrived at the former place from the Honan- Kiangau border, s

Mr. A. Haslam, of the printing department of the "North-China Daily News," has returned to Shanghai from Home leave.

The French Culinary Association won the championship for a six- course dinner for six people at the Cockery Exhibition at Holland Park Hall, W.

According to the Chinese press, the Nanking Government has de clded to grant special rewards, to the Nationalist land and sea forces on New Year's Day,

The Nanking Foreign Ministry has boon asked by the Shanghal Chinese authorities to approve of a series of regulations governing the bureau for the registration of Rus- sians in Shanghai.

Mr. Round-Turner, of the British North Borneo Constabulary, will be going to Kuala Lumpur in the near future for a month, during which he will be attached to the local Police Depat.-M.M.

A meating which was arranged to be held in the Shanghai Students' Union for the purpose of discuss- The price of London standarding the organisation of a "Shang- Mr. A. O. Newboult has aucceed- flour has been officially advanced hai Peasants, Labourers, Mer-ed Mr. R. Bird, who has gone on by Bd. a sack to 448. delivered in chants and Students League" was furlough, as Secretary to British the Home Counties, with a reduc- abandoned owing to the poor at- Resident, Negri Sembilan. Mr. tion of 6d. to 1s. a sack in the tendance,

L. H. Gorsuch takes Mr. Newboult's Londen district.

place as District Officer, Jelebu.

The Chinese preas understands that Mrs. Ching-wei will leave for Paris in a few days to join her husband, for whose arrest a war- rant has been issued by the Nan- king Government.

"Canton Under the Reds," a film record of events in the recent re- Death sentences were imposed by volt, secured at.ch personal risk, Judge. Wen and Mr. Shimizu, Senior is to be screen. at the World Consul's Deputy, in the Provisional Theatre from Tuesday to Thursday Court on two Chinese found guilty of next week. Although neces of armed robbery. Both were de- sarily scrappy, the film is of, ex-prived of their civil rights for life. ceptional local interest, particular- ly the part showing captured Rus- asians being morched through the

streets.

At the China Auction Rooma yesterday afternoon there WAB fair attendance for the sale of Nes. 6, 8 and 10, Centre Street, which, sold in one lot, realised $71,400 Mr. Pun Yat-kai was the buyer 4、

a message received in Java from Sir Frank Dyson, F.R.S.. Astronomer-Royal, it is stated that most probably the British expedi-, tion will go either to Malaya or Sumatra, and not to Siam, to study the total eclipse of the sun in 1929.

Mr. Francis Gordon Small, agod 35, an engineer, who was found not guilty at the London Sessions of being drunk in charge of a motors car and assaulting a policeman, is stated to have incurred £150 in costs, counsel's fees, and disburse- ments.

Gen, Chiang Kai-shek gave a dinner at his home in Shanghai to the Japanese Consular officials and naval and military officers stationed in Shanghai, when he ex- plained the real aspirations of the Nationalists and urged the Powers to remain neutral.

In the course of a statement' ap- pearing in the Chinese press, Gen. Pei Chung-hai, Garrison Commis- sioner, who has been appointed to: the command of the 2nd Army Corps, stationed in Hankow, nounces that he is determined to protect Yangtze shippers.

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Charles D. Blies, Vice-Chairmən of the Republican National Com mittea.

Chao Wu-yih, a. former officer of the Shanghai General Labour Union, was sentenced to 10 months' imprisonment at the Frovisional Court, he having been found guilty of distributing Communistic hand- bills.

Corporal John William Moore, Highland Light Infantry, who was found guilty by court-martial of neglect in allowing Private Drow, a prisoner, to secupe on November 14 from a cell at Aldershot, was sentenced to be severely repri- manded.

The Prime Minister has declined to receive a deputation from the miners who have marched to Lon- don from Wales, but the Minister of Labour, Sir A. Steel-Maitland, is ready to meet M.P.'s with a limited number of their constituents who may be in London,

Mr. Chang Ching-kiang, former acting chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuo- mintang. arrived in Shanghai from Hangchow, where he has been re- cuperating. Mr. Chang la an inti- mate friend and ́s personal adviser of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek.

A cashier, who was brought be- fore the Shanghai Provisional Court on a charge of misappro- priating 840,000 from his emi- ployers, the Ong Kyeu Native Bank, last month, was ordered by Judge Kuh to be remanded for. two weeks. Ball was allowed in the sum of $20,000 shop security.

Patrons of the Star Theatre will he pleased to learn that a general

London, December 80-The news- Sentence was passed by Judge decrease is being made in prices Chau in the Provisional Court on

as from to-morrow, also that per-papers are of opinion that Mr. T. O. Teppers, a German, who, was formances in future are to be con- Philip Snowden's resignation from charged by a Mrs. Tonkin and tinuous from 2,30 to 11.15 p.m. the Independent Labour Party was several Japanese with obtaining The new prices are as follows:-hastened by differences of opinion goods by presenting worthless at 8 o'clock dress circle 60 with regard to the Labour proposal cheques. Teppers was given six cents, back stalls 40 cents, front as to the surtax, which Mr. months for each of six charges but stalls 80 cents; after 8 o'clock-Snowden contended should go to he was permitted to serve only 18 dreas circle 80 cents, back stalls debt redemption and not to Social-

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Two years WAS the sentence It is understood that Dr. Wang At the 17th Annual Genoral meted out in the Provisional Court Chung-hul,, Minister of Justice in Meeting of the Chung Hus Book to a Chinese who was charged with the Nanking Government, who was Co., it was announced that labour, larceny, breaking and entering and formerly the Chinese member troubles had influenced business to returning from expulsion, com-the International Court of Justice such an extent that no dividend plainants in the case being Mr. at The Hague, may resume the could be declared.

Among the Clover, G. D. Litchfield Co., and latter post in the near future. eight directors appointed are Mr. Mr. Hager. The Court ordered Meanwhile, the Peking Government Tong Shao-yi, former Premier of that a typewriter which accused has recommended the appointment China, and Mr. Loh Fee Pab-hung, admitted having stolen from Mr. of Dr. Wellington Koo, former Pre- the present Chairman of the Com- Hager should be kept by the police mier and Foreign Minister, for the

and that a civil action should be place. brought if the owner desired to When accused is re- recover it. The vernacular press states that leased from gaol, he will be re-a coolle told the Provisional Court Charged with stealing a ricsha, the British, French and Japanese expelled from the Settlement, Ministers have lodged another pro

Judge that a tall man had com- test with the Waichinopu against

pelled him to pick up the shafts the commandearing of the Shan- The next production of the and run; if he refused the tall tung salt revenues by Marshal Shanghai A.D.C. will take place man threatened to assault him. "I Chang Chun-chang on the ground early in January. It is a crook was frightened when complainant "so I ran that it is contrary to the loan play, "Ask Beccles by Cyril chased me," he said, agreements. Should protests be Campion and Edward Dignon, and away. I didn't know that I was unavailing, it is said, definite action was produced in July, 1926, at the stealing it. The Judge:"I know will be taken to prevent similar Globe Theatre, running for many that you did. One month. Next actions in future.

months with Mr. Basil Foster in Casa,"

the principal. part. In the local

cast, Mrs. Seddon and Mrs. Liddell New Year festivities will take Members of the Shanghai Gen-have parts well suited to them. the form of carnival dances in the eral Chamber of Commerce, among Mr. Norman MacGregor takes the Hong Kong Hotel, the King Edward, whom were Messrs. B. T.. Byrne, title role, and Colonel Logan has the Kowloon Hotel; Lane, Craw T. H. R. Shaw, Mein Austin, H. W. a responsible part. Among 'new-fords and the Cafe Regent, and P. McMeekin, F. W Maze, A. comers are Major Gaye, of the there is to be an especially big Pitacco, A. Gray, and B. Firth, Beds. & Herts. Regt., and Lieut. night at the Repulse Bay Hotel. visited the Riverside Power Station Pratheroe-Benyor, of the Welch The Peak Club are holding a New of the Municipal Electricity De- Regt. Mr. Herbert Langley will be Year'a dance and St. Stephen's Col- partment and were

conducted responsible for the production, over the Installation by Mr. while stage settings, are in the C. S. Taylor, Acting Engineer-in-hands of Mrs. Yorke Irwine. Chief, inspecting recent additions to the plant.

lege is giving a concert in aid of the new building fund. There is also the "President's Dance" at the Crafgengower Club. The usual Watch-Night services will be bold.

1.Dr.J. Darroch, in an address at the Royal Asiatic Society's Hall, The Tainanfu manager of the Shanghai, explained the origin and Admiral Jean Stotz, Commander- International Bye-Products Co., development of the characters In-Chief of the French Naval Inc of 108 Woosung Road, Shang which form the Chinese language. Forces in the East, paid an official hal, made his appearance in the The earliest were simple in, form, | visit last week to H.E. the Governor Provisional Court last Saturday, gradually growing more complex. of Macao. Admiral Stotz, whose charged with misappropriating the The beginnings of a phonetic script | flagship, "Julea" Michelet," - 18mg in sum of $7,000 Det. Sgt. Gash in were bo bé đound in Chinese, but Hong Kong, made the trip in the formed the Judge (Mr. Liang Lone) this yielded, as in the case of French gunboat. "Argus As the that accused was arrested at the Egyptian, to an alphabetic, lan- French vessel entered the port, a Instance of Mr. A. A. Mortimore, guage. The characters themselves salute was fired from the Portu- the company's local manager, un- comprised Idénsi der instructions from the Tientsin. the minds of anolent office Mr Mortimore informed Invented them.

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The scene at Canton continues to change: ddenness. The Ironsides, who recaptured the city from the Communists, have now left, taking a lot of money with them. and the Kwangsi forces are ready to step into power

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