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LOCAL AND GENERAL SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

KM. the Queen has given £105 to King Edward's Hospital Fund for London."

The final contingent of the Royal Marinos from Shanghai have arrived at Portsmouth.

Rev. H. W. G. Abscott, curate of All Saints', Hereford, has been ap- pointed Chaplain, R.N., and to H.M.S. "Titania."

Viscount Lascelles and Viscount- eas Lascelles (Princess Mary) are to spend a part of the spring in the warm climate of Egypt.

M. Charles Pindor was to lonve Warsaw on Jan. 31 for Peking with a view to completing negotiations on the subject of a Polish-Chinese Treaty.

The Eastern Extension Tele- graph Co. announces that tele- graphic communication between Hong Kong and Shanghai and be yond has been re-established.

Plans of the North-East Coast Exhibition at Newcastle next year provide for palaces of engineering. Industry, and art, a festival hall, gardens, and a sports ground.

Mr. F. P. Small (President) and Mr.. C. H. Benson (general m:in- ager in the Far East), of the American Express Co., sailed fram Hong Kong last night on the "President Jefferson" for Manila on a business visit.

A raid was conducted by the police on Sunday in the Shun foi Kok, Chinese semen'a Boarding House. No. 14, Gage Street. The place was thoroughly searched, but nothing of an illicit nature was found, and no arrest was made,

Singapore, March 5-Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce have adopted a resolution in fawr of the gradual removal of rubber restrictions from the end of 1928, provided the Dutch producers do not agree

to co-operate in the scheme.

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1928.

Lord Glanely and Bir - Wi|| GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD. Mr. W. L. Pattenden returned to Hong Kong on Sunday by the Reardon Smith have been offered

the freedom of Cárdift. "President Jefferson."

Dr. J. I. Noest, Dutch Vice Consul in general service, has been appointed to a post at the Consulate General at Shanghai..

It is notified in an advertisement on page 7 of this issue that bonds for the Hong Kong Government & per cent. Publie Works Loan of 1927 can now be obtained from the Hong Kong Bank.

Licut. C. Frank Schilt, U. S. Marine Corps aviator, who by his daring work saved 18 Marines and native guardemen at Quilall, Nicaragua, from death at the hands of the revolutionary forces under General Sandino Flying a two seater plane, Lieutenant Schilt dived down into the narrow streets of the town and brought his plane to safe landing and under heavy fire carried the men two at a time to his plane and transported them to the Marine base at Ocatal, 25 .miles away.

Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Whitamore have arrived in Shanghai from Chinwangtao, by the str. ping."

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A wag declares that have ceased tolling stories themselves-because they are their own expense.

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Sir Edward Kalloorie' and his Bon; Mr. L. Kadoorie, arrived from Shanghai on Sunday, by the "President Jafferson."

Lady Victoria Feilding, daughter of Lord Denbigh, is coming to China. She is to stay at Singapore with Sir Hugh and Lady Clifford for a time.

* Believed to be over 100 years fold, a golden carp, 2814in. long and weighing nearly 20lb., was netted and replaced in a pond at Bislington Priory, Kent.

Mr. T. B. Wilson, general agent la Hong Kong for the Dollar and American Mail Lines, has returned to Hong Kong from Amoy whene incidenta relating to the freighters "Edmore" and "Cupram" have successfully attended to.

Colombo, March 5-Three Bud- dhist priests are going to London to establish a temple at Kensington to propagate Buddhism. A wealthy Ceylonese is meeting the priests' expenses and donating 75,000 rupees towards the establishment of the temple.-Reuter.

London, March 5.-The death is announced of Baron Sinha formerly well-known 13 Sir Satyendia Prassano Sinha, K.C.S.L, Governor Events for the week at the Cheer of Bihar and Orissa. He studied 0 Naval and Military Y.M.C.A., in law in England and was a King's Quean's Building, to which Counsel and practised as a barrister Servicemen are invited, are as fol in the Calcutta High Court low:-Tuesday, 7.45 p.st, special concert: Wednesday, 7 p... whist drive; Thursday, 7.30 p.m., dance; Friday,

sing-song; Saturday, 7.30 p.m.. concert; Sun- day, 7.30 p.m., mesle.

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The January bulletin of the us that the P.EN. Club recalled Late Thomas Hardy as recently as October last received with charac- teristic warmth a young Chinese Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Kynoch arrived

whose enthusiasm for the great to-day on the "St. Albang" from Sydney. Other Hong Kong passen- Boston, March 5.-For the most writer's work brought about a meet- gers were Mr. W: H. Beatty from interesting and most memorable ing. "C'etait un four inoubliable," Melbourne, Mr. & Mrs. K. McIntyre story of at least 70,000 words. wrote Mr. Y. S. Kuo, "It was in from Brisbane,

Commandant having as background the World unforgettable day." Pascale from Townsville and Mr. War, the publishing

Among the passengers who ar- T. Kobayashi from Sandakan.

Houghton and Miffin and the Anter- lean Legion Monthly are jointly rived at Hong Kong yesterday on offering a

prize of G.$25,000 in the "Sarpedon" from Home were:- addition to the customary royalties. Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Danby, Mr. & The competition is open

to all Mrs. J. S. McIntosh, Major R. nationalities, but the manuscript Todd, Mr. & Mrs. M. H. Turner, Mr. R. G. Edkins. Mr. S. H. must be in English.-Reuter.

Edkins, Mr. R. T. Innes, Mr. & Mrs. G. K. Oliver, Mr. J. T. Towns and Mr. A. B. Wilkinson.

Mr. L. R. Wheeler, B.Sc., B.A., (London), Assistant Commissioner of Boy Scouts for Malaya (F.M.S. and Malacca) who was Assistant Inspector of Schools in Perak for some months past, has left Copeng för Kuala Lipis where he will be Inspector of Schools, Pahang.

Mr. E. W. Latic of the Columbis Pacific Line arrived in Hong Kong yesterday on the "President McKinley from Manila and will continue his voyage, on the same ship to Seattle. Mr. Latie was leading baseball player in Hong Kong in the season before last.

Lt. Col. Frank S. Cooper, D.9.0. who handed over command of the 2nd Batt The Suffolk Regiment at Shanghai on Feb. 1, on completion of his tenure, possesses a knowledge of the Chinese language, and pre- viously served three youra

at Wel-Hal-Wei with the 1st Balt. Chinese Regiment.

By 17 votes to 15, a motion "That the Cinema exerts a greater in- fluence on pdblic opinion than the Press" was rejected at a debate held by the St. Peter's Church Young Men's Club last night. Mr. P. Sands and Mr. G. S. Zimmern led for the motion; Mr. H. G. Hughes and Mrs. W. Faid led the opposition.

Yesterday Mr. W. Schofield fixed Friday for the hearing of the mir der charge against the Standard Oll Company's watchman, Sandagar Singh, who is alleged to have killed a fellow watchman named Jitte. Singh by hacking him with a chop- per and almost severing the head from the body.

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The former Chinese engineer of the steam launch "Wo Fat Shing." who is charged in connection with

Among the passengers who land- the armed robbery on the launched at Hong Kong from the "Presi- on October 12 last when gold ingots dent Jefferson" on Sunday were Mr. worth $32,000 were stolen, was w, H. Woodward, Standard Of again before Mr. W. Schofield at Co.; Mr. S. S. Kwa and Mr. C. C. the Kowloon Magistratey yester-Gan, Shanghai bankers; Mr. W. G. day. Sub-Inspector Dorling in Pirie, M. Z. Sachs, Mr. I. Sassoon, formed the Magistrate that he had Shanghal brokers, Mr. Sassoon be been instructed to withdraw the ing accompanied by Mrs. Sassoon; charges against the accused, and str. W. W. Baer, Union Oil Co. he was accordingly discharged.

Fraulein Tutti Fertig, who was chosen from hundreds of European beauties of Vienna, Budapest and Paris, as the Queen of Fashion of Berlin for 1923.

Sir Charles Addis, Sir Edward Crowe, Mr. H. D. C. Jones (Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank), Mr. Takao Incal (Sumitomo Bank). Mr. Maloul (Mitsuf Bank) and Mr. H. Suzuki, were among those who at- Lended a memorial service for Mr. Michael Spencer-Smith, held on Jan. 27 at St. Helen's Church, Great St. Helen's, Bishopsgate.

Professor W. E. Soothill, of Oxford, who has recently been lecturing in Manchester on China, has gone to the United States, having accepted an Invitation to Borva 28 visiting professor at Columbia University, New York, from February to June. He will deliver a

course of lectures Chinese language and literature..

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Mr. HE. Oakley, C.B.E... M.Int.C.E., Deputy Director of Works and Buildings, Air Ministry, retired on Feb. 1 after 37 years in the Civil Service, having entered the Works Department of the Ad-" miralty In 1890. During his ser Whilst on a trip on a ferry hoat

Through passengers, bound for vice with that Department he was from Hong Kong to Mongkok, a

Manila, on the "President Jeffer- engaged on the construction of young Chinese woman suddenly gon" which arrived here on Sunday docks at Chatham, Malts and Hong jumped into the harbour. A H03- Included:-Mr. F. E Borden Kong, airship sheds at Kingsnorth man of the launch immediately (Feltman Bros.) and Mrs. Borden; and Cardington, and air stations at jumped in after her and succeeded Mr. F. Sykora, Texas Oil Co. Dr. Cranwell, Lee-on-Solent, and Cal- in rescuing the woman. She is stated to have, attempted suicide J. N. Hall and Dr. Leonard Freeman shot. He was transferred to the following a quarrel with her hus (from Denver), on a visit to the Air Mitary in 1918. He is Buc- Far East with their wives; Mr. ceeded by Mr. R. F. M. Pearson, band.

E.A. Baum, Ensign E. H. Kirach, M.Inst.C.R. Lt. and Mrs. R. W. Woodworth, 'to

Miss Eva Cavalli, a well-known The police have received a report join the U. S. Coast and Geodetic from a Chinese woman that she Survey: Mina Doris A, Halford, mezzo-soprano and wife of M. Paul and a companion had been victim-daughter of the Asiatic Fleet Com- Richter, Is a daughter of the late Ised by another woman to the minder of the U.S. Marine Corps: Mr. Louis Spitzet, one of Li Hung

He died twenty extent of $20,000 in a jewellery Mr. A. Walker (Messrs. Connell change, dvisers. deal. One of the victims parted Bros. Mr. 1. F. Simkins, P. I. years ago, and Mrs. Spitzel survived with $8,000 and the other $12,000. Bureau of Insular Afairs; Mr. him till few days before pail The alleged swindler could not be V. Chamberlain, Far Eastern re-week, ays the Chips Express & found, but the two complainants presentative of Metro-Goldwyn-↑ Talegrą managed to secure her realder Mayer Picture Carporation: Mr. one of the vant, whom they took with them to. E. C. Nolan, round-the-world tour latter the police yesterday, and made ist: Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Sutterle of rose to fame, in General ("Chinese"") kasie report. The swindle occurred. Shanchal

E. S. Cooper of 'Gordon's ture and visited Hong Bome time ago, and the fact that Shuniita

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