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LOCAL AND GENERAL SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Col. G. C. B. Paynter, D.8.0., bas Mr. E. J, O'Reilly, of the Gov- been appolated an Equerry in Or-ernment Monopolies has left Pen- dinary to the King,

ang for Singapore.

Professor, W. R. Lethaby, who is 70 years of age, has resigned his post as surveyor of Westminster Abbey.

Six women Liberal candidates have been adopted for the next general election, stated Sir Herbert; Samuel

Francis Eric Dancan, a Park hurst convict, escaped from a work ing party outside the prison, but was recaptured. ·-

The gross average earnings of 75 Channel pilots last year was $1,258, while two Rochester pilots averaged £1,828,

The profits of the Government of Ontario from the State-controlled sate of liquor during the fiscal year ending October $1, 1927, were £400,000,

Sir Frank Dicksee's 1879 Royal Academy pleture "Evangeline," which was sold in 1921 for £273, realised £73 108. at Measra. Christie's.

The International Federation of Trades Unions, says the Amster dam "Telegraaf," has purchased the principal daily newspaper in Luxembourg.

The Malacca. “Observer” hás closed its career after an existence of three years and two months.

Dr. R. O. Winstedt, Director of Education, and Mrs. Winstedt, who were on a visit to Penang, have returned to Singapore.

Owing to indisposition Lady Clementi will be unable to present at St. Stephen's Girls' College on January 17. Mrs. Luard has con sented to do so instead."

Mr. P. Carmichael, the well- Mr. P. C known-rabber broker, of Bingapore, who has been at Home travelled out by the "Malwa" which has just arrived in Malaya ports.

Nottingham is to have automa- tie telephone exchanger at the end of January.

The 'Standard Wage Ordinance in Ceylon will not come into force until April next

A Guarnerina violin (1750) realised £500 at Mesara. Puttick and Simpson's, Leicester Square, W.C.

Supt. Freeman Newton, of Swan- sea, formerly of the Indian Police, has been appointed Chief Constable of Hereford.

An ultra-violet ray clinic for miners and their families was open- ed at Sherwood Colliery, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.

Sir Robert Horne started on a four-months tour, during which he The annual meeting of the Hong will visit Ceylon, Burma, Austra Kong St. David's Society will bella, New Zealand, and Canada.. held to-day in the office of Mr. D. J. Lewis, Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, at 5.80 p.m.

Owing to the large number of horses from Kuala Lumpur for the Penang Race meeting the F.M.S. Railway Authorities arranged for a special train to take them.

A lady's silver bead vanity bag containing gold cigarette case and other articles during the dance on board H.M.S. "Tamar" on Wednes- day, January 11. Should any lady A Queen Anne dwarf secretaire find that she has taken such a bag in walnut fetched £1,650, and an error will she please communi- set of Queen Anne walnut chairs cate with the Commanding Officer, £1,250, at Mesars. Sotheby's New H.M.S. "Tamar." Bond-Street, W...

Mr. Bruce, the Australian, Prime Minister, announces the resigna- tion of Sir Hugh Denison, the Com- monwealth Trade Commissioner in the United States.

Mr. Challapin makes his first ap- pearance in Spain at Barcelona, in Moussorgsky's opera "Boris Godou- Rov," which will be conducted by Mr. Albert Coates,

On December 26, the American Consulate, Penang, was removed to the property at 5, Pangkor Road, recently purchased by the Govern ment of the United States,

Amalgamation negotiations be- tween the Essex and Suffolk Agri- cultural Societies have fallon through, and each will hold its own county show this year.

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Miss Marie Lohr is to make her first appearance on the variety stage at the Coliseum, when she wih appear with Mr. Edmund Gwenn in a comedy sketch.

Corporal Arthur James Stanton, of the Royal Corps of Signals, Colchester, died at his quarters after a game of Rugby football in which he had received a body in- jury.

William Lamble, a British sub- ject, employed as book-keeper to a firm on the Boulevard Malesherbes, Paris, has been arrested on charge of embezzling a sum of £1,600.

Mrs. Maryatt, who gave £75,000 to complete the Dundee City Hall, for which her brother, the late Sir James Caird, contributed £100,000, died at Finnart, her Dumbarton

shire home.

Messrs. N. Lazarus, the local op ticians, have presented us with a neat and handy card case which just fits into the vest pocket. Done in dark brown leather it is strong ly machined and will last a long

time.

URERURION & UNIRANDON, 16 Y.

Fran Marie Luise von Truiwkz, wife of the new Cerman Ambassa. dor to the United States, who suc corded the late Baron von Maltzan. Before bar marriage to the Ambas sador. Frau von Prittwita - was Countess Ton Strachwitz.

Unemployed marched out of B soup kitchen organised for their benefit in Victoria Hall, Southend, shouting: "We want work, not soup."

The International Combustion, Ltd., Kingsway, W.C., have secur ed a £202,114 contract for boiler house equipment for the generat- ing station at Leeds.

A proposal to prohibit pillion riding on motor-cycles in certain parts of Stoke-on-Trent is contain ed in a Bill to be promoted in the next session of Parliament.

An increase of threepence in the cost of half-soling and heeling boots la recommended by the Leather and Grindery Merchants' Association (London branch }.

The postmistress, Mrs. Clara Robins, was badly burnt and had to be taken to hospital when the post office at Swerford, near Ban- bury, Oxfordshire, was burnt down.

A motion by Mr. Cosgrave, Pre- sident of the Irish Free State Exe- cutive Council, that the House ad- Journ until February 15 was, car- ried in the Dall by 87 votes to 57.

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Horses attached to a van from Buckingham Palace stables bolted in Buckingham Palace-Road,_S.W., and crashed into the rear of an L.G.0.0, motor-omnibus, the driv- Ing-pole being broken.

War bonuses have been abollsh-| ed by the Hull City Councli 'and- employees' salaries stabilised on non-fluctuating basis calculated on a 70 per cent, increase over the pre-war cost of living.

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Judgment day will be day of horrible surprises," said Dr. Gore, formerly Bishop of Oxford, in a sermon to, a crowded congre gation at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, Chelson, S.W.

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The oil tanker ⠀ "Mitra," `5,592 tons, owned by the Anglo-Saxon Patroleum Company, bound for Skaw (Denmark) in thick wenther, Gothenburg, went aground off the

but was afterwards refloated;

The forthcoming weddings are announced of:-Mr. Aleksei Alek- No. 566, Nathan Road, Kowloon, seevich Trambitzky, merchant, of

and Miss Valentina Petrovna Grunberg, residing at the same ad- dress: and of Acting Sub-Inspector When an 18-year-old Post Office Force, and Miss Isobel Keith Wal-bound over on probation at Barns- James Cargill, Hong Kong Police sorting clerk, Ronald H. Veal, was lace, residing at No. 7, Albion Ter-ley charged with the theft of postal packets, it was stated that 241 race, Kowloon Dock.

opened letters were found at his lodgings.

The attention of theatre-goers is Trotters season at the Star Thea- drawn to a change in the Globe

A party of boys from secondary Screams," which is to be giver this scholarships by the Fellowship of tre. The revue "Scenes

and schools who have been awarded evening, will be repeated to-morrow the British Empire Exhibition for night, and an entirely new revue, "Pleasureland," will be presented agricultural college have sailed a one year's course at Australian on Sunday and Monday. Booking from London. mission prices of $3, $2 and $1. is at 'Meutrie's at the popular ad-

The best exhibit at the British Alsatian Association's show at Bir- mingham was Helen, of Hortlach, shown by Mr. G. R. Clay, ofr. W. Schofield had before him at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- Nuneaton, which WIS awarded many special, sa well as class. day a Chinese: man and a woman prizes.

Another little gift we have to Acknowledge is made up of pack ages of matches given out by the Dollar Steamship Line, each box bearing a pretty picture of a ship and the alogan "Serves the World." They are good matches, too.

Provision is made in the London

County Council (General Powers) Bill, 1928, for the compulsory sale of coke in the County of London by weight only while it will be made an offence to water it to in- crease its weight fraudulently

Captain Arthur Holme, comman- der of the White. Starliner "Homeric (34,361 tons), having reached the age limit, has retired after 45 years at sea, 30 of which charged with the theft of 250 have been spent in the service, of bricka from No. 120, Kowloon Tong the White Star line. The woman admitted the charge

man admitted making uso of the South Africa, who sent the Prince and accepted responsibility. The Mrs. Head, a widow of Uitenhage, bricks but was not aware that they of Wales £5,000 for war-blinded had been stolen. The woman was fined $25 or three weeks' jail for men during his tour in 1925, har larceny, whilst the man was con- tune, £40,000, to the British Em bequeathed the whole of her for victed of receiving stolen property pire Service League, and fined $15.

A most unpleasant looking spect-1 Of the six cylinders, believed men of a sea snake was taught the to contain polson gas, bought at other day at the wharf steps an auction by Mr. Vincent Sped- (Jesselton). It was about six fest dings, a metal-scrap marchant, of long, with a curious Battened tall Stanforth-Road, Sheffield, four and complete with poison fangs, the other two to contain acetylene have been found to be empty and As far as we know the practice of The sum of £3,000 was collect bathing off the whart has, most 88 ed as a result of the visit of the advleedly, ceased, but if there are Duke and Duchess of York to the any die-hards who still persist in When Miss Marian ___ Frances Walthampatow, Wanstead, and it we trust for their own sakes

Evans, of Rydens-Road, Walton-on- Leyton Children's and Genaral Hos- that this lateat capture will finally Thames, was fined £5 and 188. 6d. pital, Walthamstow, E. leaving put them off. As far as we are costs at Kingston-on-Thames, Mr. only £3,000 as the amount require ed to complete the large extension.

concerned, we prefer to let these wild sea-creatures have that part of the sea to play in by themselves,

B.N.B. Herald"

Thorburn, defending," said it was a great shock for a person to be subi- moned on the first day of driving

A new RAF bombing squadron, one of three fresh home defence squadrons to be provided in the Before Mr. W. Schofield at the The police are searching for a present - financial year, is being Kowloon Magistracy, yesterday, a man who went into the Twicken- formed at Worthy Down Aero Chinese and his wife, both ham-Road post once, Isleworth, drome, Hampshire, and will be described as hawkers, were charged stated that he had been sent to equipped with Handley Pago with receiving a motor car mascot examine the telephone, and then, Napier biplanes developing 1,000 worth £26, knowing it to have been when he was allowed to go behind hap. listen and stolen. The mascot was offered by the counter, anatched £20 in Trez-

the male accused to Mr. Wsury notes and bolted.

His Excellency Bir Hugh Clifford, Smith's chauffeur for The High Commissioner for the Malay woman claimed that she bought the States, the Hon. Mr. Cheah Cheang mascot from tomall boy six Hal lim, member of the Federal Coun- month ago Desi that the ell, and Mr. Chang Ah Ming, mem boy could not have

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