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LOCAL AND GENERAL SOCIAL AND PERSONAL:

Mr. Andrew Caldecott, M.C.S. Shanghal, Feb. 15.-The Dalbank. has taken Mr. H. C. Soll'e place as re-opened this morning. Secretary 'for Postal Affairs. :. F.M.S. and S.S.

Mr. P. T. Allan, Secretary for Chincan Affairs FM.S., will leave for Siam to study the problem of Chinese Immigration.

Sick leave has been granted by the Klangsu Provincial Government to Mr. Yang Shao-han, Chief Judge of Shanghai District Court.

The Japanese Emperor gave luncheon at the Akasaka · Detached Palace in honour of M. Troyanovsky, the newly appointed Soviet Ambas- endor to Tokyo.

It is semi-officially reported in Chinese circles that Dr. C. T. Wang will succeed Dr. C. C. Wu as Mile- ter of Foreign Affairs in the Nan- king Government.

Mr. C. E. Phipps, of the Sluga- pore office of the Standard Oil Company of New York, is looking after the company's Interests In Kuala Lumpur for the time being.

Admiral and Mrs. Mark L. Bris- on the tol entertained at dinner

U. S. S. "Pittsburgh" in honour of Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt and Lady Tyrwhitt, who are in Manila.

Cali (Colombia).-More than 100 miners have been entombed in Las Goldondrinas mine owing to à cave- in 300 yards below the surface. It is feared that all are dead.-"Ex- change Telegraph."

Nancy London, January 29. Miller, the Seattle girl who was engaged to be married to the for- mer Maharahaj of Indore, has can- celled her engagement, stuter the "Empire News" in its to-day's

issue.

Commander Lesito B. Bratton, who as Judge Advoente, will direct to prosentation of testimony at the Naval Court of Inquiry into the disaster of the Submarine S-4, which was rammed and sunk off Provinc town.

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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tate, of Taiping, will be sailing from Eng- land some time this month on their Mr. and Mrs. A. C. J. Towers, | return to Perak. of Ipoh and Tasek, celebrated their silver wedding.

The Nationallat Ministry of Fin- anco has forbidden the export of copper coins from Shanghai,,

HERKIMILLER WARM, I. DI

Dr. Sun Fe, Finance Minister of the Nationalist Government of China, and the son of the late Dr. Sun Yet Ben, who has resigned his post, stating that conditiona for him existing made it Impossible for to work out his dance program. It is expected that he will be eue "ceeded by T. V. Soong.. Finnoce Minister of the Nationalist Govern- ment which was set up in Canton sometime ago.

Mr. Vezer is coming out from Home by the "Karmala" to join the F.M.S. Police Force as Probation- ary Assistant Commissioner Police.

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At Lane, Crawford's restaurant last evening, the members of St. Peter's Church Young Men's Club and their friends enjoyed another of the popular dances organised in connection with the Club. The "Melodians" of H.M.S. "Tilania" supplied the dance music, and a merry time was spent by all.

Mrs. Ursula Cameron Darby, whose death in London on Christ- mas Eve is announced, was the widow of Mr. H. M. Darby, who was the first representative mem- her for Malacen on the Legislative Council. Nr. Darby, in conjunc- tion with Mr. W. M. Sime, 0.B.E.. founded the firm, of Sime Darby &Co., Ltd., in 1910.

Viscount Shimpei Goto, who re- Lurned from Russia a few day ago, called on M. Troyanovsky, the Soviet Ambassador in Tokyo, and expressed his thanks for the warm receptions accorded him by both officials and civilians during his stay in Russia. Viscount Coto ask- ed the Soviet Ambassador to convey his thanks to the Moscow Govern-

Lieut. Commissioner W. Mc- Kenzie, Commander of the Salvation Army in North China, has arrived in Shanghai from Tientaln.

Mr. P. A. Cox, Shanghai Agent of the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company, Ltd., returned to Shang- hai from a business trip to Hung Kong,

Mr. C. W. Biddle, of the National City Bank, who has been attacked to the Shanghai branch for some tine, left Shanghai to join the branch at Hankow.

Marshal Sun Chuen-fang'a troops have been re-organised Into three armies to be controlled by Marshal San himself and Generals Chen Chung-yen and Li Pno-chang.

The marriage was solemnised at St. John's Church, Kuala Lumpur,

Maria, of Mr. G. Sta.

of the F.M.S. Railways, and Miss Goralda Hunis, daughter of Mr. Maurice Nunis, of the Audit Office, Kuala Lumpur, and Mrs. Nunis.

Rather unsatisfactory reports have been recolved in Kuala Lum- pur regarding the health of Mr. A. W, H. Hamilton, Deputy Commis- sioner of Police, F.M.S., who has been spending the latter part of his leave in Florida and the West Indica,

In the F.M.S.Government Gazette," the Chief Secretary to Government records with deep re- grot the death of Dr. R. J. Colbert, Medical Ofleer, Malayan Medical | Service, which occurred at the

European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on Jan. 30.

Arthur Bliss Lane, formerly see rotary of the American Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico, who has been named chief of the division of Mexican affairs of the State De partment.

General Chen Tino-yuan will Viscount Goto visited Baron Kuala ment.

proceed to Hauchowfu to direct Mr. G. M. Marriott,

Tanaka and reported on his insper-military operations at

the front. Lumpur manager of Caldbeck,

He expects to confer with General MacGregor and Co., was entertain- tion tour.

staff prior

Chiang Kai-shek first, who now in ed to dinner by the to his leaving for Singapore on

at Hauchowfu. transfer.

It is generally expected that the Peking Cabinet will undergo u fundamental re-organisation within a few days' time. The Ministers of Finance, Justice and Foreign Affairs will be among those to be re-appointed, says a "Kuo Wen" re- port.

Rather unsatisfactory reports in Kuala have been received

Lumpur regarding the health of Mr. A. W. II. Hamliton, Deputy. Commissioner of Police, FM.S., who has been spending the latter part of his leave in Florida and the West Indies.

Mr. Ismail Khan, son of the late Mr. Ibrahim Khan of Taiping who went lo England to study for the Bar, has passed with Honours in Class I. In the finals of the Bar Examination Mr. Ismail Khan was formerly student of St George's School, Taiping,

The case was concluded before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday, in which summoned Mra. L. R. Castellain her former "amah for disorderly of abusive conduct and the use language. The Magistrate bound the defendant over in the sum of $60 to keep the peace months.

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Brig. Gen. Logan Feland, com- manding the marine barracks at Paris Island, 8. C. who has been ordered by Secretary Wilburto Nicaragua with 1000 more Marines In an effort to quell the revolt of Gen. Augustino Bandino, the guerilla leader there. General Be ∙land will be in command of ap proximately 2,570 officers and men stationed in Nicaragua.

Following the "w against the.

pigeons at St. Paul's Cathedral, an-

The 25th anniversary of Mr. Yu Ya-ching's connection with the Netherlands Bank was observed on Saturday night, when a dinner was given at the Astor House Hotel. Mr. Yu is chief compradore of the bank, a position he has held for many years. '

The American Consulate-General fa interested in obtaining Informa- tion regarding the whereabouts of Mr. L. E. Hoover, Mr. Arthur Marey, and Mr. R. G. Batson. Any particulars regarding the present whereabouts of the above-named persons will be appreciated.

Mr. J. Samuel, Chief Government Vaceluator, Penang, has retired on pension after 38 years of meritori- ous service. Starting his career in the Medical Department in 1890, as Hospital Assistant in Butterworth Hospital under Dr. J. H. McClosky,! he was subsequently in charge of several District Hospitals.

Charged before Mr. W-Schofield at the Central Magistracy with attempting to plek the pocket of a Chinese woman on a Yaumat) ferry launch, a

member of the "light- Angered brigade" who was alleged to have cut the woman's pocket, was i sentenced to six months' hard labour and 15 strokes of the birch."

An erroneous, "report was cir- other drastic thinning-out of the

Pirates in two bonta attacked a culated to the effect that Dr.birde was agreed to by Holborn Chinese boat ut Yang, Yau, in the Wilhelm Solf, the German Ambas Borough Council. This time south Whangpoo recently and sador to Japan, had arrived in pigeons neating at the British robbed it of $2,000 booty, accord- Shanghai by the N. D. L. 5.88 Museum are doomed., The Public, ing to the Chinese newspapers, The "Saarbruecken," Dr. Soit siill 18 Health Committee stated that a boat was carrying a

cargo of In Tokyo, Lat his two sons, Herman firm of contractors were prepared towels, stockings, etc., and every and Otto, accompanied by their pathlessly to trap the birds at a one of the boatmen who resisted tutor, governess, and nurse, wer cost of £10 a 1,000 or upwards, or the attack was wounded by the on the steamer Mrs. Solf win Join 5. for the best possible "bag" up armed pirates. The wounded men the vessel at Singapore. Dr. Solf

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to 1,000. It was agreed to pay the are being treated at the local Red £10 fee.

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