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Mr. W. G. Howse, late Chairman of the Negri Sembilan Football Association, has left for Honie.
The housebuilder la very busy in Ipoh and new houses are going up everywhere, anys the Times of Maloys."
Mr. J. Jacobs, U.S. Consul, has returned to Shanghai to take up work at the local Americau Con- |sulate-General.
Colonel John D. Long, Camp Stot- senburg, Pampanga, P.I., has been granted leave of absence to travel In China and Japan.
An application to use the Bourne- mouth United Football club ground for greyhound racing 'during the summer has been refused by the directors.
Mr. E. E. McCarthy was on the "President Pierce" when she left Hong Kong to-day for Seattle. He is with the Yukon Gold Co. of Ampang, Selangor, and is return- ing to America,
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GENERAL SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr. Jacques Thibaud, the famous French violinist, will give a con- cert in Hong Kong on June 16.
Miss N.... Bascombe, B.A., of staff, the Government teaching went on Home leave to-day, sailing on the "Sarpedon."
Dr. Arthur W. Woo of Hong Kong has gone on A holiday to North China. Ho sailed to-day on the "President Plerce" for 'Shang- hai.
Mr. A. Blakeslee of the Hong Kong offlee, National City Bank of New York, sailed on the "President Pierce" for Seattle. He is, return- ing to Amories on leave.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1928.
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Mr. W. Burton, Depaty Legal Adviser, F.3.S., has been appoint- ed to act as a Judge, F.M.S.
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Mr. M. 3. Lloyd of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., an all-round sports- man, was on the "Sarpedon" which left Hong Kong to-day for Home.
Mr.
Hing-fook of Lee
the Canton Nationalist Government has sailed on the "President Fierce" for America where he is to study commercial aviation;
Dr. Chen Su-lan, delegate, of the Methodist Church in Malaya to the General Conference in the United States. has left Singapore en route to America.
Judgment for plaintiff with coats, damages being assessed at $400, was given in the Summary Court yesterday in respect of the
Mr. A. Gordon, A.R.LE.A., Chief claim of Yu Chung, of G Percival- atreet, for alleged wrongful arrest. Architect to the Municipality. Sin It was alleged that the defendant, sapore, has been awarded a Fel-! Ho Kin, of 91-93 Park-street, lowship of the Royal Institute of actuated by vindiétiveness, had British Architects as from March brought 151 unfounded action 1928. against plaintiff whereby.plaintiff The Government subordinate had been arrested and charged at staff, Tampin, gave a farewell en- the Kowloon Magistracy with con- tertainment to Major G. M. Kidd, verting $300 to his own use. The District Officer. Tampin, on the case against him was dismissed. occasion of his departure for Home.
Mr. J. Scott Harston, formerly of Messrs. Deacons (the law firm). and a director of a number of local companies. went on Home leave in- day, sailing on the "Empress of Canada."
Mr. A. P. Cranna, of Chevint es- tate, Labu, Mr. R. Campbell, of Third Mile estate, Seremban, and Mr. A. D. Lay, of Sungei Mahang estate, Nilni, proceed on leave in the near future.
Home
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Michael Knatchbuli and Lady Doreen Knatchball and Captain Cooper. and the Hon. Mrs.. Cooper arrived at Pesang from Rangoon by the "Elephanta," en route to Bangkok.
At St. George's Church, Penang. the marriage was solomaised he tween Mr. J. R. Burnand, of Devon Estates, Ltd., Malacca, and Miss Awdrye Drury, of Jersey, Channel) Islands. The Rev. Keppel Garnier officiated.
The funeral of Mr. T. J. Lesslar who died suddenly at Penang on March 21, was attended by the Commandant and officers of the Volunteer Corps and the Munici pal President. There was a guard of honour from the Eurasian Com- pany.
Congressman William H. Green, of Iowa, Chairman of the House "Ways and Means" Commiites, who has served in Congresa for 17 years, is reported as likely to be named a member of the United States Court of Custom Appcala.
The annual meeting of
suh- scribers to the Bibliotheque Fran-
Forthcoming weddings announc ed include that of Mr. J. H. Bottomley, architect. The Blarney Stone, Hong Kong, to Miss M. V. Bhodes, Wrose View, Baildon. Yorkshire, England.
When Mr. Baldwin: the Prime Minister, addressed a gathering of young people in the Albert Hall recently his speech was relayed to. Hyde Park, where it was heard by about 80,000 people.
Mr. W. P. Hampson, consumers' engineer in the, Electricity Depart- ment, Kuala Lumpur. was enter tained to ten by the subordinate staff at the Kilat Club prior to his departure to Europe en leave.
Only one case. of notifiable dis- ease was reported to the Medical Officer of Health on Monday. The patient was a Chinese from the Kowloon registration district, auffering from enteric fever (typhoid).
Yesterday afternoon Major C. Willson passed sentence of four months' hard labour on a Chinese charged with demanding and obtaining money, by menaces from the wife of a stall holder near the Western Market.
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described Mr. C. C. Pan. special envoy of the Nationalist Government in Canton, sailed from Kong Kong to-day on the "President Pierce." He is on Д mission to the United States of America and to Europe.
caise (French Library in Hoag Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Pratt, Jr. Arthur Cattey, aged 21, of 2, Kong, was held at the French Con- were passengers on the "President Addison Court-gardens, West Ken-sulate yesterday. The Hon. Prest-Pierce" which sailed from Hong sington, W., a member of the dent. M. Dufaure de la Prade Kong this morning. Mr. Pratt is Northwick Tennis Club, Kenton, (French Consul-General) comment-the son of the Vice-President of near Harrow, Middlesex, was fined on the steady expansion of the the Standard Oil Co. of New York. ed £10 at Wealdstone for stealing library and referred to the fact He is going to Shanghai with Mrs. three £1 notes, the property of an- that within two years, the number other member.
a fall
of books had increased from 500 to 1,250. These included works from past and contemporary French Killed as the result of
authors. The financial position from a height of about eight feet was reported as being satisfactory whilst carrying cargo at the Kow-The new committee was appointed, loon Godowns on March 9, a coolie the Consul boing re-elected Hon. was the subject of an inauest by President.
Mr. W. Schofield and a Coroner's jury at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. A verdict of accidental death was returned.
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Many well-known people were on the "Empress of Canada" when she left Hong Kong to-day for Shang- hai. Japan and Vancouver, includ- ing Mr. R. M. Alarakia, Mr., E. D. Bush, Mr. H. J. Brett, the Rev. C. I. Bianchett, Mr. D. G. Bruce, Mrs,
Pratt.
The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton of Messrs. Deacons, who has served on the Legislative Council, went on Home leave to-day, sailing on the "Empress of Canada" to travel vin
Canada. Mr. Shenton was enter- tained at dinner by a number of Chinese merchants this week.
In a supplement to the F.M.S. "Government Gazette", the Chief
with deep regret the death on Secretary to Government records March 5, at Bandar, of the Tengku Panglima-Besar, Raja Abdul Murad'
Three cases of notifiable disease were reported to the Medical Officer of Health on Tuesday, as follows:
Chinese (Imported) case of small-pox from the Kowloon regis- D. Chapple. Lt. Col. L. Cook. Lt. Almerhum Rajs Muda Musa. tration district, one Chinese case of diphtheria from the city, and of enteric Portuguese case fever (typhoid) from Kowloon.
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Business communications, the "China Mail" has been requested to announce, will be dealt with by the Diocesan Chaplain.
Col. R. G. Clarke, C.M.G., D.S.O., Lady Chater. Mrs. K. M. Fetterly, Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Geare and family. Col. and Mrs. E. Hickman,
The Rt. Rev. Dr. C. R. Duppuy Mr. and Mrs. J. Hyde. Mr. W. Hyde and Miss M. Hyde, Captain (Bishop of Vietoria) and Mrs. The engagement is announced, E. S. G. Howard, Mrs. H. K. Duppuy left for Shanghal to-day on and the marriage will shortly take Holmes, Mr. J. E. Joseph, Sir Elly Lordship is to attend the General the "Empress of Canada." His place in Shanghai, between Cap Kadoorie, K.B.E., Com. Leg. Hon., tain Vivian Gerald Olive, Inte 1st Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie, Mrs. Ma Synod of the Chung Hwa Sheng Battalion South Staffordshire Regt, Wing-chan, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Kung Hui and will be back on May younger son of the late Mr. A. T. May, Mr. W. II. Peters, Major and 4 or 5. During his absence. Olive of Datchet, Buckinghamshire Mrs. T. A. Famplin-Green, Colonel Dean will act as fils Commissary. and Mrs. Constance Olive Bellaire and Mrs. T. A. F. Robinson, Mr. daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Whitey Smith, Captain and Mrs. Hadfield-Jones of Folkestone.
G. T. Tyringham, Mr. and Mrs. D. Templeton, and the Shanghai There were many local passen- Portuguese, interport football team.
The "Pinang Gazette" reports gera on the Blue Funnel 8.5. "Sarpedon" when she sailed from At the Central Magistracy yes the death of Mrs. E. Wallace, a Hong Kong to-day for Home, via terday, Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, sister-in-law of Capt. P. Vaz, at Singapore and Marseliles. Among C.I.E., D.S.P., prosecuted the Chi-the General Hospital after a lin- those on beard were Mrs. L. G. S. nere driver of public motor car No. gering illness. She is survived by Dodwell and children, Mr. L. Jack, 382 for dangerous driving in Des two daughters, Mrs. A. W. Wilkie, Mr. W. C. Clark, Mr. G. H. Wilson, Voeux-road West on April 10. The who is in Scotland, and Mies Mrs. A. W. Hayward and children, defendant pleaded guilty. Mr. Wallace, of Penang. Mrs. W. B. Cornaby' and children; Wodehouse said that at 2 a.m., on
nun in France, and the others' are Mrs. Eric Grimble and children, April 10 he was walking in Des Mr. D. Abbey, Mr. A. H. Penn. Mr. Voeux-road West travelling east, Mrs. W. J. B. Ashby and Mrs. R. Minjoot In Ipoh.. There are two Somers Ellis, Mr. A. Chittenden, when near Eastern-streat, he saw Mr. and Mrs. A. McClure.
moter car No. 382 which was going brothers in Kuala Lumpur. in the opposite direction, come
The Council of the Royal Unit- Although the departure from along on the wrong side of the road."
being on the wronged Service Institution, of which the Kuala Lumpur of the Hon. Mr. H. Beside
thecar King is patron and the Duke of W. Thomson, C.M.G-who has been side of the road, acting as Chief Secretary, F.M.S., was travelling at a great Connaught president, has unonim- during the absence on leave of the speed between 30 and 40 miles ously elected Mr. Archibald Hurd Hon. Mr. W. Peel, C.M.Ghad per hour, and appeared to be trying an honorary member. "In recogni been announced as "unofficial, to catch up another car. Trafiction of his distinguished services many Civil Servants and others Sub-Inspector Alexander Bald in to the naval art, and literature." met at the railway station to say reply to the Magistrate that the The membership of the Institution a good le confined to officers of his goodbye to him and Mrs. and Mins defendant did not have Thomson when they left by the record. He had many entries Majesty's forces, and Mr. Archibald mail train for Perak, where Mr. against him. Major Willson im Hurd in the first civilian to be nd- 3. Ja hmatning high palkkaat zeyndyman 1 525, and soutiennd Lmitted to honorary membership for
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