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The "Sunday Herald" will appear as upund to nowow, The "Chins Mall" will be published on Monday,

It is now practically certain, saya the "Straits Echo," that Mr. Jus- tee Stoyens, the newly appointed judge of the Straits, Settlements, will, come to Penang when Mr. Justice Sproule goes to Singapore to act for the Chief Justice on the latter's departure on furlough.

London, April 5.-A Reuter mos- To-marrok's programme at the sage males that no papers were Queen's Theatre will include the boing published In England on latent Felix cartoon, "Flex In Goody Friday.

Blunderland," The feature film will be the mystery · comedy-drams. "Whispering Wires."

Albany, April 7-Mrs. Knapp has been indicted for felonies and misdemeanours in connection with the 1925 census fund-Reuter,

It is reported from New York that the police there have banned the play. "Maya", and closed the An order has been issued per- theatre under the "Padlock Law", mitting men of the Singapore gar- "Maya” was produced. privately_at rison to wear white, of military at the Gate Theatre Salon in London cut, instead of khaki, when "walk- recently, and was the subject |ing out." This order has already | considerable controveray.

been taken advantage of and the men so appearing present a fine appearance, says the "Malaya Tribune."

Anna Case, celebrated singer, who recently celebrated the wetlerl anniversary of the beginning of her Cinderella career in musle.

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Mr. Barnet Keryon, M.P. Chesterfield, who is 75, and Mr. Kenyon, 73, have celebrated their golden wedding. Having 110 children of their own, they brought up eight, whom they adopted in infancy.

started Mr. Kenyon work at a stone

quarry when he was B. and entered the pit when 15. In 1896 he became president of the Derbyshire Miners' Association.

While Mr. D. H. Nation, of Town-road, Lower Edmonton, was returning home on a recent Satur- day night in the fog two men struck him on the head and snatch- ed a bag containing £25 which he was carrying. In response to his shouts · passers-by came to Mr. Nation's assistance, but he was 81 badly injured that he had to be taken to the North. Middlesex Hospital. From what he could see of his naanilants he thought they were youths with caps pulled over their eyes.

A motor accident occurred near the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank in Queen's Road on Thursday even- inx. A motor cycle which was being ridden by Leading Seaman Parson of H. M. Submarine L15 which was travelling towards Wanghai, bumped into a private motor car

going in the opposite direction. it was

fortunate that both vehicles were going at -a moderate pace and the impact was not attended by any serious con- sequence. Tho motor cycle was

slightly damaged.

On Thursday afternoon an armed robbery was committed by four robbers in house in Shanghai; street, Yaumati. They entered the place on the pretext of wanting to rent a cubicle. Once inside

There was a revival at Cam- they had no difficulty in intimi- dating the inmates who were bound bridge recently of the Right Hon. and gagged.

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The Fire Brigade received a call to York-building at about 9 pm, on Thursday night, but on arrival found that it was a false alarm which

was given rise to by the burning of some waste paper on the back staircase of the premises.

The police are trying to trace relatives of a man known as Cap- tain Gilmour, 38, who for some months had been living quietly in a flat in St. James's-street, and who was recently found dead He is stated to be well connected. An Inquest was held by the West- minster coroner.

there.

Representative Martin B. Mad- den, dean of the filinols delegation in the House of Representatives, who will in all probability be edged" out of his seat by a negro next fall in the elections. Madden represents the first district of Chicago, which is three-quarters degross, who bare decided they want someone of their own race to fill the post that Mad- don has held for so many yourn.

Slight injury wak. suffered by The intruders then D. Lloyd George's political break the 2-years-old daughter of Mr.: spent half-an-bour ransacking the fast parties, when the entertained. S. L. da Silva of No. 18, Chatham-

road, Kowloon, on Thursday even-: premises, breaking into drawers at the University Arms Hotel,

ing, when An amah who was and trunku, and eventually de- twelve of the leading members of carrying the little girl was knooked parted with clothing, jewellery and the University Liberal Club.

down by a motor car near the money worth $102.

children's playground. The amah was also luckly to escape serious injury.

The

guusts were all either prospective Liberal candidates, or 3019 of Liberal candidates, and included Lord Pentland, Mr. H. M. Foot the club Bodmin), (president of

Lord Shuttleworth, on account of

The behaviour of the clergy is closely enough scrutinised in Malaya but congregations in Japan Mr. G. M. Mason, Mr. W. W. aeem to be even more critical, says Sargent, and Mr. 1. S. B. Lloyd his age and impaired strength, has a Straits contemporary. The Rev. (ex-president of the Cambridge resigned the Lord-Lieutenancy of G. A. Bridle Chaplain of All Saints' Church, Kobe, in request-canidate at the next election).

Union Society, and a prospective Lancashire, to which he was ap- ing that members of the congrega- tion would refrain from criticising their new Chaplain, who is expect- ed in April, until he had been among them for a year, said that he himself had been blamed for wearing crepe rubber soled shoes In Church, for walking on the Kobe hills in shorts, and for bath- ing!

"It is clear that very special efforts are being made to stimulate the oil palm industry in the Malay States," writes the London corres-. pondent of the "Free Press." The greater part of the plantations, he says, are in Negri Sembilan, 20 per cent. of profit can be expect- ed on capital, and companies are rapidly coming into the field. pro- Ividing quite a number of openings both for experienced planters and beginners, though the latter must be 21 years old. The majority of firms seem to treat both the kernels and the husks on the spot and those who do send home the pro- duct for treatment have not as yet surmounted the risk of acid- ity on the voyage.

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Dame Margaret Lloyd George, wife of Great Britain's famous elutempu,

pointed in 1908. He is 84. His resignation has been accepted by the King and the Prime Minister, but will not take effect till some persons recently recommended have been placed on commission of the peace for the county.

Following on the retirement of Superintendent T. M. Crowe, of Clerkenwell, after thirty years' service, In the London Fire Brigade, District-officer. R. G. Pettit, of Southward headquarters station,

had been promoted to the vacant position at Clerkenwell, and Station- officer W. C. Warren, of Bethnal- green, becomes. district-officer at headquarters. Mr. Crowe has had a remarkable career as a fire- man, and for his extraordinary bravery in saving lives has gained the brigade's silver medal. He was also

awarded the King's Police

and Fire Brigade medal for his work during the air raids on London. On two occasions he was so severely injured at fires that his life was despaired of, but he made wonderful recoveries. He has for several years been in charge of the City area, which includes the re- (cognised. "danger zone."

That well-known charity the Lion Hospital Aid Society, which has distributed £55,000 in the course of its thirty years' existence, held its annual dinner and dance at the Princes Galleries recently. A Jarge gathering, with a strong sporting! flavour, attended under the chair-: manship of Mr. I, Messer, as the result of whose efforts funds maounting to some £1,500 will he

At the Kowloon Magistracy on Thursday, Mr. W. Schofield heard case of highway robbery in which the story of a long chase through various streets and narrow lanes was told The complainant In the case was the master of a rat- tan shop at No. 509, Canton-road, Kowloon, and he was held up whilst he was walking In that thorough- fare, near his shop on the evening of March 24 last. Three assaulted him und relieved him of $220.70. He gave chaze when the Atill containing over £22 Was handed over to the organisation, three mien décamped with his taken away from the. The Horns The toast "Success to the Lion| money. Two managed to evade public-house, Hampstead-road, Wat- Hospital Aid Society" was proposed him, but he kept the third man in ford, on a recent Saturday night by Mr. I. Isaacs, who said that its sight until the latter. fell into a by three men who drove up in a activities in relief of the suffering trench which had been dug up in motor-car. While two of the poor Included bearing the cost of Austin-road. Before the fugitive occupants of the car pretended to operations, surgical appliance, in- could regain his foot, the com- be engaged with the engine, the valid chairs, optical and surgical plainant pounced on him and other man jumped a fenow at the attendances, as well as providing secured him. The defendant's side of the building and got subscription for orphan asylums, Story was that he saw two mon through the window. Uplocking homes for the aged, and hospital attack the complainant, but did not the front door from within, he all over the country. A himself take part in the attack, seized the till and joined the other feature of the evening's colles- He was merely an innocent by men in the car, which drove rapidly tion was the sale of numerous gifts stander.. Inspector Fallon in away. The men had evidently in kind, by the well-known sports timated that the police could call watched the landlord, go out. The man, Mr. Moss Deyong. Upwards evidence to refute the defendant's landlady, who was upstairs; hear of £800 was quickly realised, a cake atory, and the Magistrate ad-ing a noise, hurried below and which was auctioned many times fourned the case for this evidence saw a man rushing out of the front over accounting for 100 guineas of to be called.

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