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The "China Mall” will not be, pub-| Commander Sugamuma, Naval lished to-morrow, Good Friday, but Attache at Shanghai, has arrived will appear as usual, at mid-day on to assume his new post. Saturday. The "Sunday Hernd" will

be published as usual on Easter Sun- day. The "China Mall" will be pub- lished on Monday.

Mrs. R. E. Spurgeon of Hong Kong, with her family, has gone on a pleasure trip to the North. She sailed yesterday on the "President Cleveland,"

AND. PERSONAL.

It had been hoped that the French opera company, who play throughout the winter in Saigon. would be able to give short sea- Mr. G. S. Carver, M.L.C., partner 000s in Singapore and Kuala Lum in the well-known Singapore legalpur on their way back to France, firm of Messrs. Donaldson and Howeyer, owing to lineas of several Burkinshaw, is leaving that Golony members of the company, they shortly for good.,

are returning affect to Europe.

The engagement is announced and, the wedding will take place at Home of Mr. A. O. shortly

Cattle straying in the streets at night, and causing dangerous of Mr. J. A. Thompson and Mr.struction to traffic was the subject G. B. Enders, of the American Ik of a question asked at a recent Marshall, of Borneo Motors, Ltd., Products Co., left Hong Kong yes meeting of the Singapore Munici-Kuala Lumpur, and Mlas Dorothy M. Worters, elder daughter of Mr. terday on the "President Cleveland" pal Commissioner's,

and Mrs. J. H. Worters, Chipstead, for Shanghai.

Surrey, and niece of Mrs. J. Lotnie.

Mra. H. M. Bristol, the wife of Admiral Bristol of the American Astatic Fleet, left Hong Kong yes terday on the "President Cleve- Jand" for Shanghai.

Mr. J. L. Knopp of the Hong Kong Excavation, Pile Driving & Construction Co., Ltd., has gone to Shanghai, sailing yesterday on the "President Cleveland.".

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Mr. D. Van Riemsdyk, a Govern- ment official at Padang, Sumatra, salled from Hong Kong yesterday on the "President Cleveland" for Scattle. He is returning to Holland on furlough.

A Chinese was yesterday charged before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy, for causing unnecessary suffering to a pig by carrying the naimal in a crate in a vertical position. A fine of $20 was imposed,

Mr. Hargreaves of No. 10, |Humphreys-buildinga, Kowloon, yes- terday charged à Chinese with theft before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy. The gczused was remanded in police custody until Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Edwards, who are tourists from Australia. left Hong Kong yesterday on the "President Cleveland." They are going to Japan, whence they will cross the Pacific and the American continent, and then go to Europe.

Mr. J. M. Sandford having re- signed oa leaving Shanghai on Home leave, Mr. J. M. Mackinnon, of Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie and Company, has been appointed Honorary Treasurer of St. An- drew's Society.

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A new portrait study of Secretary. of Commerce Harbert Hoover, takon In ble office immediately after he Bad announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Pres ident at the United States:

A diorama that has just been finished for the Imperial Institute shows a Malayan house set against the white cliffs of a blus river and a bamboo bark laden with tin go- ing down stream, while a polite crocodile swims out of its way. The companion pieces showe creeping dredger at work on a pit which it has dug for itself.

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Mr. Lellie, an American visitor, hak been telling a "Daily Sketch" writer about his experience coming to London from Shanghai by the Trans-Siberian. Express. What

with changes and breakdowns, the journey took him a month. Food had to be got from wayside sta- tions, and outside Irkutsk the en- gine wouldn't move, so the driver cut down trees to provide fuel.

There is a dearth of really fine Chinese porcelain in the art market now-a-days, but recently the modest "property of a lady, offer- ed at Christie's a famille-verte square vase of the Kang-He period, 19 in. high, enamelled with flower- ing plants, birds, and butterflies, with a dragon and butterfies on the neck, fetched 350 guineas, and a Chinese dark green jade koro fetched 160 guineas. At Sotheby's a sang-de-boeuf Ming vase withdrawn from competition.

was

We hear that a Malay recently

"Three Live Ghosts," the sensa-shot a tiger near the P.W.D. coolle tional comedy with a London back-lines at the 2nd mile, Temerloh- ground which was to have been road, and that some coolies who de- A. very successful and well-staged by the Wilbur Players this clared that they had assisted in attended dance was held at the week, will now be presented at a killing the animal conveyed the the Star carcass to the Temerloh Police Central British School on Friday, matinee performance in March 30. An excellent pro-

Theatre un Monday afternoon. Station to claim the reward, to gramme of dance music was provid-Children will he admitted at half which the Malay also protested his

price.

right. The District Officer shrewd- ed by Mr. G. Bond and his late

ly ordered that the coolies should Cafe Regent Band who offered their services free in aid of the

School Games Fund.

Represcatative Frank L. Reid, of Illinois, who as chairman of the Bood control committee of the House of Representatives saw bis bill on flood control reported to the House. The bill- drastically dit- ferent from the flood plan prepared by Major Gonoral Jadwin, chief of Army engineers.

reward.

Oldrich William Peaka, is at pre-

A Czecho-Slovakian boy scout, have the carcass and the Malay the

sent in Hong Kang Сп his way around the world on foot. He started on September 23, 1924, he says, from Chicago and, for a wager, has to complete the trip in five years. He has already visited Europe, Syria, Irak, Persia, India, Burma and Siam, and is now off to Canada and the United States. He thinks he will have finished his walk in a total time of around four years,

He carries with him да Interesting scrap book which con- tains the autographs of Dr. Benes and Mahatma Gandhi among many. others.

The "Daily Mail," writing of the enterprise of manufacturers as re- flected at the British Industries Fair, mentions that a British per fumery firm a year or two ago sent small quantities of a cheap hair grease preparation to the Orient and were amazed when numerous repent orders were received. Re- presentatives found the grease was In abundant demand by Chinese and other coloured races, who used It to smear their faces and cloth- ing before going courting. The trade now represents the largest section of perfumery exports from Britain.

Mr. J. B. Davies, acting United States District Attorney at Shang- hai, last week won his first day whon J. Napoleon Hercules Bona-

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Late suapshot of President Cool- Iago.

After having been in charge of parte, diminutive Hawaiian seaman At a meeting of the Singapore the Hong Kong office during the entered a plea of gulity on a charge Municipal Commissioners, during a temporary absence of Mr. D. M. of vagrancy before Judge Purdy, discusalon on the fresh milk sup Bigger, Mr. Frick of the Equitable and was sentenced to serve 80 days ply, Municipal control was sug Eastern Banking Corporation has in the American gaol. J. Napoleongested but the Health Officer sald returned to Shanghal where he is didn't seem to mind and remarked he thought that unless Home re- manager. He sailed from Hong to Mr. Thurston R. Porter, United gulations were Introduced, which Kong yesterday on the "President States Marshal, that the local was not likely, nothing short of the Cleveland," accompanied by Mrs. American gaoi is one of the best he abolition of the Bengali milk-sell- Frick and family.

has ever visited. J. Napoleon even er would solve the question.. The went so far as to praise the meals, people handling milk in that Colony but lamented the fact that the were not fit and never would be U.S. Government does not supply fit to do so, no matter how well prisoners with cigarettes.

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educated.

Among the passengers on the "President Cleveland", which left Hong Kong yesterday for Shanghai, Japan and Seattle were Mr. & Mrs. Lau Lim-yeung, Dr. McWhirter,

The death occurred recently of Mr. Pang. Shiu-ki, Dr. and Mrs. Tons of Money," the

A.D.C. production Sir David Miller Barbour, K.C.M.G., W. R. Morse, and Mr. Francisco Shanghai, Aragon, the Philippines lawn tennis scheduled for April 13 and 14, pro- KC.S.L, an outstanding authority mises to be a most amusing play on mattora,, of finance and cur champion.

It is full of ridiculous situations rency; and of Major-General Sir The death took place yesterday of whch ought to be very capably Robert Bellow Adams, V.C., K.C.B., an old Hong Kong Government handled by Miss Germaine Lemiere whose carcor. in the Indian army servant in the person of Mr. and Mr. Jack Dupuy in the parts was both long and distinguished. F. Q. R. Xavier. The deceased, originally played by. Miss Yvonne Sir Robert received his Victoria who entered the service of the Arnaud and Mr. Ralph Lyna. Cross for the rescue (with others) Government many years ago, was Miss Lemiere will be remembered of Lieut. Greaves under heavy fire 68 years of age at the time of his for her excellent performance in on the N.W. frontier in 1897. On death. Just prior to his retirement "The Young Person in Pink," and Feb. 14 died Admiral John Robert last year, Mr. Xavier was signat should be admirably suited for her Ebenezer Pattison, who entered man at the Government signal-sta-part in Tons of Money," whilst the Navy in 1859 and went to seu tion at the Peak. He leaves a Mr. Jack Dupuy, one of the most on a wooden steam battleship. widow and three grown up sons: prsatile of our younger actors, He attained flag rank in 1899, was The funeral will take place this needs no Introduction to Shanghai promoted Vice-Admiral in 1904 afternoon

playgoers.-N. C. D. Nowa. A end Admiral in 1908.

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