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Capt. and Mrs. R. M. J. Martin' Night services have been resum- are going Home on the "City of Marseilles.""

Mr. R. Wood, of the "North- China Daily News," with Mrs. Wood, is on a four weeks' holiday in Java.

Police-constable Hanney, of Dori, Glamorgan, was let down by a rope into a pit 100 yards deep, and rescued a dog from the water at the bottom.

A scheme for the preservation of the natural beauty of the Thames between Chertsey Bridge and Laleham Ferry is being considered by the authorities concerned.

Mr. N. Anil, the Consul-General for Norway, left for Peking on the str. "Coblenz." Mr. Aall will be in charge of the Norwegian Lega- tion during the Minister's absence on long leave.

Whilst working on board a ship anchored off Kowloon yesterday, a coolie accidentally fell into the ship's hold. Ho received serlous! injuries and was removed to the Government Civil Hospital in 'a critical condition.

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be rannot given of Mr. David Brand who is in the General Hospital, Shang- hal, and reported to be very ill from lung trouble. A host of friends in Hong Kong and Shang- hai will wish him a full and speedy

recovery.

Alleged to have absconded with a diamond worth $11,500, the proper Ay of his mistress, a Chinese living at No. 9, Old Bailey is wanted by the police who hold a warrant for his arrest. The man could not be

found at his residence when the place was visited yesterday.

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Four cases of notifiable disease were reported to the Medical Of cer of Health on Monday, all Chin- One from the Kowloon 're- gistration district had smull-pox. Two with enteric fever (typhoid) and one with cerebro-spinal fever were from the city.

Misa Mary O'Day Roberts, Mrs. E. J. Paterson, Mrs. Danenberg, Miss A. M. Davies, Mrs. F. McNair, Mr. E. Bremner and Mr. C. W. Wantz were among the Hong Kong passengers on the N.Y.K. "Siberia Maru" when she anlled yesterday for Shanghai, Japan and San Francisco.

A Chinese worker employed at the M.Y. San Company's factory in Wanchai was 'the victim of an accident yesterday when his hand was caught in a machine and four- fingers severed. He was in 0 serious condition when the police removed him to the Government Civil Hospital.

Mr. N. E. Lurton, United States Commissioner, who has become & partner in the law firm of Schuhl & Schoenfeld; sat for the last time in the US. Court for China, and thanked the S.M. Police for the great assistance. they always had given him, and Inspr. D. Grinnane thanked Mr. Lurton for his invari ably courteous treatment and his fair-minded decisions.

Faise half-crowns were circulated

-crowds at. ed on the Shanghal-Hangchow among the cup-tie Railway.

Nottingham a few wook ago.

Mr. J. Ambrose has celebrated Thieves who broke into the pre- the 60th anniversary of his arri-mises of the Waterloo Bonded val in Shanghai.

Warehouses, Ltd, York-raad, Lam- beth, S.E, stole wines and spirits

When Prince Henry was hunt-valued at £400. ing with the Cottesmore Hounds, a woman rider's, horse lashed out and just missed his face.

The Rt. Rev. Bishop H. Valtorta, Vicar-Apostolic of Hong Kong, left yesterday for Walchow, a mission city on the East River, about a hundred miles from Hong Kong.

Col. Blanton Winship, principal military alde to President Cool- idge, who has been relieved of his post and will be sent to the Philippine Islands as legal adviser to Henry L. Stimson, the newly appointed governor general of the islanda. Colonel Winship will re- linquish his post when he returns from Cuba, where he accompanied the President.

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Formerly minister of Trinity Pressbyterian Church, Wigan, the Rev. Arthur Wood has qualified as a doctor, and has started a medical practice at Brighton,

Low-lying parts of Belfast were flooded a few weeks ago through heavy rain causing the Blackstaff and the Pound Burn to overflow. Tram traffic was suspended.

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Merchants and oficials in Can- ton; Shanghai and elsewhere making proparations to observe the third anniversary of the death of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, on March

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A man named Jose Pollejo, of Argentine nationality, who is xus- pected of being a Soviet agent, was arrested at Vigo, Spain; coincident with the arrival of British war- ships there.

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alight concussion and a minor fracture Bustained in a riding accident, is making good progress.

Commander Eyres Mongell, Chief Government Whip, having been ordered a complete rast, has gone to Jamaica and will be away until Easter, Sir George Hennessy acting for him during his absence.

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Annual prize day at St. Joseph's University of the Philippines pass College will be held on Monday, ed through the Colony yesterday March 12. Mrs. E. Ralpha (wife by the s.s. "President McKinley" of the Inspector of English Schools) on their way to America in the is to give away the awards, and course of a world debating tour. the Director of Education, Mr. After debates in the United States A. E. Wood, will preside. they will visit Great where their programme includes a debate, with a team from Oxford to the University. Returning Philippines by the Suez route, it is possible that they may be able to arrange a fixture in Hong Kong with the European Y.M.C.A.

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Alterations and improvements

New York. March 6.-The 25- year-old daughter of an American millionaire, Miss Mabel Boli, known as the "Queen of Diamonds," on account of her nany jewels, gained her long-cherished wish when she took off last night with the Trans- Atlantic flier, Mr. Charles Levine, aboard his 'plane, the "Mies Columbia," piloted

Wilmer by Stultz, on a 1,400 milles non-stop fight to Havana. Stultz was a pilot to Mrs. Grayson on one of her put in hand at the City Hall around which scaffolding has been erected Trans-Atlantic altempta.-Reuter.

include the removal of the present The new market at Kowloon City roof which is to be replaced with a will be opened in April, it was new one, the inletting of a frame roof and the ceiling announced by the Sanitary Board. between the President, Mr. W. J. Carrie at a which should render the building meeting of the Board yesterday. It more watertight, the inlaying or was agreed that holders of present the celling with teak fillet and the food licences should be given first conversion of the present museum opportunity to bid for stalls in the room into quarters for Naval and new market and the hours were Military Y.M.C.A. Entertainment

The "Lion fixed for between 5 a.m. and 8 p.m. purposes. Those present were Dr. W. V. M. Unicorn," constituting the British Koch, Dr. S. C. Ho, Mr. J. P. Braga, Arms, on the North side of the Dr. G. W. Pope (M.O.H.), Mr. building is to be restored. It will Wong Kwong-tin, Dr. S. W. Teo, be remembered that following a Lt Col J. S. Bostock and Mr. 3. heavy storm the "Unicorn" lost its Watson (Secretary).

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Police Inspector Alfred ("Biddy"') The Captain and Officers of Hutchins who went Home on long H.M.S. Vindictive" were "at leave some 12 months ago and was. home" to say good-bye to their to have returned to the Colony Inst many friends in Shanghai before month, is not coming to the Colony. Balling for Hong Kong. The whole He has been found medically unfit quarter-deck had been covered in for further service, and is therefore with canvas, the ship's band play-Invalided from the Hong Kong ed delightfully and of course there Police Force. "Biddy" joined the was plentiful refreshment, the tra-Force, on December 28, 1911, and ditional Navy hospitality. A suc- reached the rank of Sub-Inspector cession of launches brought off the on August 8, 1922. He was pro- guests, of whom there was a large moted Inspector just before pro- number, including General War cooding Home on leave. As the drop, the Japanese Admiral and his staf and Mr. Fessenden chairman of the Council. The pro ceedings were quite informist and Tery pleasant, the only cause of regret being that it was good-bye Kowloon Traine

rosult of Inspector Hutchina re tirement, Sub-Inspector Phillips of the Kowloon City Police Station has been promoted Inspector, whilst acting Sub-Inspector Smith of the

med in his appointment.

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The officers of H.M.'a Auxillaries ***Fortol," "Francol," "Bekrol," "Ruthenia" and "Kharki" hosts at a dinner dance at Mesars. Lane, Crawford's on Monday night. A very enjoyable evening was spent; the affair was the first of its kind.

It is now practically certain, says the Straits Echo, that Mr. Justice, Stevens, the newly ap- pointed judge of the Straits Settle- ments, will come to Penang when Mr. Justico Sproule goes to Singa- pore to act for the Chief Justice on the latter's departure on furlough.

Suspected to have been connected with some recently perpetrated banknote tricks, in which ignorant Chinese women were victimised. four Chinese have been arrested by the police at No. 61, Portland Street, Yaumati, and are being detained for Investigation. It is alleged that when searched a small roll of blank paper cut to the size of banknotes. was found on one of the arrested men.

WE8

The balance to the credit of the F.M.S. War Relief Fund on Decem- ber 31, 1927, amounted to £37,542 18s. 11d., of which £36,983 78. 1d. British and invested in Colonial securities and £559 11s. 10d. was in cash in the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. The number of beneficiarles in receipt of grants was 23. At the present time payments from the fund exceed the receipts by £1,000 a year, and now that the funds in the hands of the Kunld! Lumpur Committee have become exhausted this oxcess will in future be more than $1,500 nunually. The Kuala Lumpur Branch Committee was dissolved on June 80, and the whole of the fand is now in the control of the London Committee.

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