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THE CHINA MAIL,

LOCAL AND GENERAL SOCIAL

Mr. K. S. Nair, Municipal Veter inary Surgeon, is given the powers and duties of Government Vetorin ary Surgeon in Singapore.

Mr. T. W. Stubbs is appointed to be a member of the Board of Vish tors to the Singapore Reformatory in the place of Mr. E. Gatkey.

I am a good husband," said a man at Croydon County Police Court. I can cultivate the gar den, do snabbing (boot-repairing), make clothes, and cut hair.”

Undor instructions from the Im- perial Government the Governor has been pleased to recognise Mr. Robert M. J. Fellner as United States Vice-Consul at Singappro.

The marriage of Mr. Arthur James Simon, assistant Pastor of the Methodist Tamil Church, Ipoh, and Miss Rajamwal Gnanapraga sam, is to take place at Wesley Church, Klang.

NANAY MILLER, WASILAC

Admiral Charlos P. Hughes. until recently Commander-in-Chief of the fleet, who on November 14 rolloved Admiral E. W. Eberto as Chief of Naval Operations, the ranking post- tion in the son service of the coun. try,

Mr. G. L. Ham M.C.S., Mr. H. H. Abdool Cader, Dr. Koh Lip Teng and Mr. J. M. Milne have been re- appointed Municipal Commissioners for Penang. Mr. Tan Sea Hock and Dr. Tan Seng Tee are reappointed Municipal Commissioners for Malacca...

The Hon. Mrs. Owen, widow of the

Rev. Thomas Mainwaring Bulkeley Owen, of Tudamore Hall, Shropshire, who died aged 82, was well known in National Eisteddfod circles, and was the oldest member of the Gorgedd. She was a daugh-

ter of the first Lord Harlech.

AND PERSONAL.

The Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow is to distribute the prizes at the Ellis Kadooric School at 10.30 am, next Saturday,

Mr. W. W. Rae, of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank ut Malacca, is shortly leaving for Kobe on transfer:

St. Peter's Church Young Club are holding a dance at Crawford's Restaurant this ing, beginning at 8.45.

Mr. C. R. Bicknell from Singapore has assumed the management of the Alor Star Branch of Mossrs. Hut- tenbach, Lazarus and Sons, Ltd.

The National Physical Labora- tory, Teddington; was broken into and £60 was taken from a safe. The theft was discovered by the night watchman.

Men's Lane,

A live homing pigeon was pre- even-sented as a souvenir to each of the 150 guests at the annual gathering of the Noo! Park Hom- ing Society, Wood Green,

Dr. B. H. Mellon, Port Health Officer leaves by the "Pres. Jeffer- son" to-morrow, to undergo a serious operation in America. He hopes to return to the Colony later.

Acting on information received, the Police made a seizure of 14,160 rounds of ammunitions near the Naval Torpedo Basin at Laichikok on Sunday night. One arrest was made.

Mesars. Jebsen and Co. present an attractive calendar issued by the Hamburg-Amerika Linie giving around the border the flags of all countries at the ports of which the Company's vosgels call.

Admiral Anew Kennedy Bick- ford, C.M.G., R.N., of Hove, A.D.C. to Queen Victoria, 1836-1899, who died on Oct. 9, aged 83, left pro- perty of the gross value of £4,801, | with net personalty £4,234.

The necessary work of clearing the block on the road between Tsun Wan and Castló Peak, caused by the landslide of Sunday has been started, and before long the road will be available for motorists.

The marriage arranged between Capt. Philip Jermy Gwyn and Miss | Elisabeth Tilley, older daughter of the Rt. Hon. Sir John Tillty, G.C.G.G., and Lady Tilley, was to take place at Tokyo on January 7.

Mr. Chu Chao Ilsin, formerly Chinese Minister in London and delegate to the League of Nations, has, it is stated in London diplo matic quarters, been appointed Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in Canton.

Lady Heath, the air pilot, has sailed for South Africa for a holl- day, and has taken a two-seater light aeroplane packed up on the steamer in which she is travelling. She intends to use her machino for making flying visits in South African.

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Earl Bontty has received. a cheque for fifty dollars from Miss Mary Pickford and Mr. Douglas Fairbanks for the rebuilding fund of the Dockland Settlement.

The marriage arranged be-) tween Mr. George Shelton Agar, of Seventh Mile estate, Kuala Lumpur, and Miss Phyllis Lloyd Whitworth, was to take place at Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon, on January 8,

W. T. Francos, Americao Mlaister to Liberia. He recently called at the White House to pay his rec spects to President Coolidge before sailing to take up his now post,

It is computed that 52,000 sum- monses and over 3,000 warrants have been dealt with by Warrant- Officer Wm. Pullen, who retired after twenty-five years' service in the Metropolitan Police Force, the last ten years of which have been spent at the Marylebone Police

The Hotel Riviera, Macao, opens on Sunday, January 15, when there will he a special dinner-dance in the evening. Tables may be booked at the Hong Kong Hotel. The, 8.8 "Sul An" leaves here al 9 a.m. and leaves Macao at 5 p.m. on the day Court. in question.

Mr. Kenneth Axford Toft, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. A. Toft, of Seremban, who was formerly on the staff of the Anglo-Chinese School, Seremban, recently sat for his B.A. examination at the Hong Kong University. He la expected back in Malaya shortly, and on his return will join the Government English School, Seremban,

shire County Secretary of the Bri- Captain Biltcliffe, the Hertford- tish Legion, has resigned the post of hon. secretory of the Welwyn Garden City branch of the British Legion, as a growing practice of wearing dress protest against the clothes at functions of the local

branch.

Two occupants of a motor-car, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wood, of Beaumont-terrace, Gosforth, New- castle, met their deaths near Mor-

The marriage arranged between John peth (Northumberland). The car

Baring Burnard, of Devon C. V. Lingham, a clerk in the Estates, Malacca, crashed into the parapet. of Har- Survey Department, Kuala Lumpur, Awdrye Drury, of White House, and Diana burn Bridge and went over into the who was arrested some time nga in Jersey, will take place in the early burn. Both were drowned, being Ipoh in connection with a charge spring. Mr. and Mrs. Drury and imprisoned in the overturned car. of forgery and criminal misappro-Miss Drury. will have early in priation, was charged in the Kuala | February by the P. and O. "Mon- Lumpur Police Court, with forging golla" for Penang for the wedding. cheque for $71.40 issued by the the name of "B. Solomon” on A

Mr. D. Hillary, who has beex promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police, is expected

to return leave. It 线 understood that

Survey Department on Oct. 29, and Unable in the fog to find Hen- to the Straits from criminally, misappropriating the low (Beds) Aerodrome, to which he will be posted to Sungei Patani money, which was delivered to him. he is attached, Flyg Officer J, W.

He reserved his defence and

Colquhoun, pilotin, Bristol aero- to relieve Mr. E. Cheers, A.C.P. committed for trial at the next plane, made a forced landing in a Central Kedah, who is going on Assizes. leave.

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fold of brussels sprouts at Holme Mills, Biggleswade, four miles from the aerodrome. The mashine was slightly damaged, but the pilot was

unhurt.

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A visitor, writing of Kuala Lum- A lighthouse system whereby pur, states: "I have admired the Bashes are determined by automa-fine buildings and many bridges of tic mechaniam has been installed your metropolis, but in the shop at the lighthouses at Burnham on- houses hidden away from the public;

Birmingham Corporation Sca.

The high lighthouse, which there appears to be an extraordin-motor bus laden with passengers stands among the houses of the These rodents are

ary number

toyshop window of rats and mice, crashed into town, will give a flash of two and

* potential which had just been dressed with a half seconde, and the low light-means of spreading plague and, as Christmas goods. A window-clean- house on the beach will emit one time to time in Malaya, it seems though the damage to the shop and cases of this pestilence occur from er had a narrow escape, and, of one and a half seconds,

highly desirable that steps should the bus was severe, only one per- we taken for the wholesale destruc-Bon, a female passenger, complain- The Postmaster-General

tion of rats, instead of waiting till ed of injuries. take. power next session to acquire plague la rampant."-M.M. for the purpose of the Post Office,

will

In explanation of a valuable,

by compulsory purchase or other- Two stone diggers on Hosey Com-sporting dog being abroad at night wise, sites in various parts of the mon, Westerham, a few weeks ago stated at New Forest Police Court contrary to county by-laws it was country, including Manchester, turned up an ancient flint recap- Reading, Warrington, Ashton-tacle containing fourteen gold that the dog mistook a discharge under-Lyne, Worthing, Denton Celtic coins. These coins, together of fireworks for guns and ran to (Lanes), and Uxbridge for exten-with the flint vessel, have now foin a shoting party. The magis sion of post offices and telephone found a permanent home in the Bri-trates held that ignorance of the exchanges.

tish Museum, and in pursuance of law by man or dog was no excuse, the Treasury's policy of encourag-and fined the owner. ing prompt and full disclosure of

A few months ago the Lord Fatmflar, finda cheque has The next meeting of the L.G.C. | Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman A. J.I been sent to Mr. R. S. Bateman will discuss a motion by Sir Percy Howell) was seriously ill. He will and his son, Oliver, for a sum re-Simmons suggesting that a special shortly resume work. His con-presenting the total value of the committee be appointed to consider valescenco dated from the moment find, less 20 per cent. Treasury ex- and report as to the procedure for he received from certain colleagues penses.

a message of sympathy and, good wishes for speedy recovery: The first four signatories were a doc tor, a solicitor, an undertaker, and

a monumental mason.

the consideration and decision; of applications for Hcences for stage At the Central Magistracy yes tograph exhibitions, and as to the plays, music, dancing, and cinema- today afternoon the inquiry held desirability of making improve- by Mr. Roger Edward Lindsell and ments In the same.

n Coroner's jury into the ciream

stances attending the death of a

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Under the auspices of Che small Chinese girl who was killed America was too cold, and if Aminah (wife of Che Daud, A.D.O., 14s the result of a moter accident they went there they would die Pekan), Mrs. K. A. Maugham, Miss on the Praya East Reclamation near and never see India again, was the J. Israel and Siti Zahara (wife of the Bowrington Canal Bridge on excuse of sixteen Lescars who ap. Syed Abdul Rahman, B.A.A December 27, last, was concluded. peared at the Glasgow Police Court, Pekan), leading Malay and other The jury which was composed of They had signed on to work on ladies, among whom were Mrs. H. J. Messra, E. W. Blackmore (fore board the British steamship Cockman, and Miss G. O'Rafferty, man), Leung Sik-kai and Harry "Suveric," but when they learned assembled at the Maternity Hos- Way returned a verdict of "death it was going to Norfolk, America, pital, Pekan, at a farewell function by misadventure," and added the they refused to proceed. They given in honour of Dr. C. B. Kibble, rider that no blame could be at told the justices they would rather the popular Lady Medical Officer, tached to the driver of motor car ge, to jall than go to Ambriza. on the eve of her transfer to Kuala No. 216 which was concerned in They were sent to prison for four Lumpur.

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