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Major H. von Heldenstam, Wireless telephony has now been Engineer-in-Chief of the Whangpoo|patablished between. Parls and Conservancy Board, will return to Algiers. [Shanghai about September.

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Ore Chinese 'case of smallpox was Thousands of members of notified during the 48 hours ended Scottish societies filled the Second yesterday, Presbyterian Church at Newark, New Jersey, to attend a memorial service for the late Earl Haig.

Scaling, a water pipe, a thief gained admittance to the first floor of No. 30, Stanley-street by the open verandah door. He stole jewellery and clothing valued $696.

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A thief entered No. 6, Shelley- street during the week-end and stole clothing valued at $27. The theft was not discovered until Sun- day morning when a report was made to the police.

The Peking Diplomatie Corps is reported by the Chinese papers to have requested the Chinese Govern- ment to take all necessary aures to protect foreign lives and property in the war areas.

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A proposal is afoot in Poking to reduce the aalarios, of the foreign members of the Customer Service and the Salt Administration by 25 per cent. and to devote the pro- coeda to military expenses, says the vernacular preys.

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Martil law has been declared in Peking and Tientsin, according to telegrams received by the Chinese press and the "Dah Tung Evening News" of Peking has been sup pressed because it published war news not officially censored..

Stockholm, April 29.-What is elaimed to be the longest tele- phonic communication in Europe! has been successfully tested. The connection is between Kiruna, in Upper Lapland, and Geneva, a dia- tance of 2,422 miles-Reuter.

KEREYMİLER, WAUM. B. C. '

Grindell Matthews, British selen. tist and laventor of the 'fnvisible death ray, who is paying the United States a visit, Mr. Mat thows, claims his ray will stop the magneto at an airplane or automo bile at: great distance, and the invention was buccessfully tested oat in London. He is also the Inventor of the machine which throws pictures on the clouds.

Clothing valued at $50 is reported to have been stolen from the first floor of No. 497, Nathan-road, Kowloon, on Saturday night.

MILION MILLS, YAH, EC,

The lion, Elsle Munkay, the third daughter of Viscount Inchcapo, British ship-buildlag magnate, who was lost at sea while attempting a trans-Atlantic fight with Capt. Wal- ter G. R. Hinchell Ke, British ace.

When Mr. C. T. Wong was rid-. ing in a rischa in Bonhami-road, a aneak thief approached the vehicte from behind, and snatching a hag from the foot-rest made off with it. He got clear away before Mr. Wong could get out. of the ricaha to give chase.

A fiunnsial statement contained in, the "Gazette" shows that at the the end of January the Colony's credit balance was $4,705,161, as compared with 53,985,761.57 at the end of December. The revenue for the month totalled 82,099,- 691.30, as compared with $1,787,- 627.29 for the same month last year. The total expenditure for the month

which was $1,877,291.67, compares with $1,177,757.41 for January last year.

London, April 29.-A Committee, headed by Lord Balfour of Bur leigh, bas been appointed to examine the regulations in the Straits Settlements and the Malay States governing the protection of women and girls. The Committee comprises Mrs. Alfred Lyttelton, Mra. Neville Rolfe, Sir O. Warburg, Miss Barrie Lambert, and the Reverend W. C. Roberts. The Committee, will be assisted by representatives various Government deparments.- Reuter.

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The "Eastern Times" says that, a trament was passing Rue

MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1928.

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An advertisement announces that Mr. C. Rahim, of Messrs. Currimb hoy & Co., Ltd., is leaving for Bombay and that Mr. C. Esmall. will be in charge of the firm from May 1.7

The Commonwealth Government expects to spend upwards of £150,000 on cancer research this year, according to an announce- ment made by Mr. Bruce, the Com- monwealth Prime Minister.

According to tho "Eastern Times," a disastrous fire occurred; in Chungking (Szechuan) and burnt a large section of the city. As the Japanese Consulate was seriously endangered, marines were landed.

When a tenant at 592 Chaou- fong-road; Shanghai, crawled from an upper storey window to notify the police that armed robbers were on the premises, the gang decamp- ed, taking with them, however, $500 worth of valuables.

It is reported that Mr. C. A. Montalto de Jesus,, the well known Portuguese writer and author of "Historic Macao" has been sen- tenced to four months' imprison- ment with the option of a fine on a charge concerning certain state- ments in the book.

News has been received that Margaret Joan Jaffee (aged 18%) has headed the list in the open scholarships for girls under 15 at Milton Mount College, Sussex, England. Joan Jaffee was a pupil for nearly six years at the Cathe- dral Girls' School, Shanghai, and left for Home last April.

Vico Air. Marshal Sir Edward Ellington, who is in command of the Royal Air Force in Irak, where the Sand, King of the Hedjnz, the "Arab Napoleon," has threatened those loyal to the British mandates. irak and Transjordania, Recently 900 followers of the Sand were kilted during British, air raids,

The Chinese Legation In London Pere Robert, Shanghai, lust has written a letter to the Chinese Sufday evening shortly bfore 8.30, Ganeral Chamber of Commerce, a The general warehouses of the a shot. was fired by a unknown copy of which appeared in Shang- Staté Railways at Zemoun, near person and a window was smashed, hal's vernacular press, to the effect Belgrade, have been destroyed by There was general confusion in that it wants the

DAMES and fire owing to an explosion in the the car and a passenger narrowly addresses of the leading Chinese petrol stores. The workshop of escaped being hit. Inquiries manufacturers, importers and ex-. the Icarus Aviation Company were made of the French Police porters as many British firms are situated close by Was saved, but it was learned that there was anxious to trade with them. although for a short.time the fire no truth in the report as no bullet threatened to spread to it.

could be found. It was pro- As the result of a fire that broke bable, however, that a stone had out at Colorado House Hotel;. Sportsmen in the Far East will been thrown and that this had Denver, thirteen persons received be glad to know that cable news broken the window.

injuries from burns and bad to be has been received that Mr. P. H.

taken to hospital. Four of the McKay's two-year old filly out of Mr. W. M. R. Pringle, for some injured are in a critical condition. Friarstown Luss won the Beck- ten years a member of the House Five persons were reported mis- hampton plate at Newbury this of Commons and a prominent mem-sing, but have been located. month. This must be a favourite ber of the Liberal Party, died sud-About 100 guests escaped-by- Jump-| stamping ground of his, as last year denly on April 1 at his home, 10, ing out of the window on the at the same meeting he won the Sutherland-grove, East Putney, lower doors. Compton Handicap with his four- year old Lentlover.

S.W., London, in his 54th year. Mr.

Pringle, who appeared to be quite quite a commotion was well, went to see the University.

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The all-conquering cinema has Boat Race, but early on the followin Staunton-street on Saturday supplanted the old "Deutsches ing morning he was taken: Ill, and night when the sound of a re Theatro," Cologne, where for many he died from heart failure at 5.30 volver shot suddenly broke the years the British Rhine Army a.m. before the arrival of a doctor stillness of the night followed by Dramatic Club produced a new who had been summoned. Mr. a chorus of police whistles. It play nearly every week, and where Pringle was to have been at the was soon discovered, however, that many of the leading members of next general election the Liberal Chinese constable had accidon-

tally pulled the trigger of his re the profession, including Mrs. candidate for Paisley. Patrick Campbell, who played)in}o\.

volver and the shot had entered "Pygmalion" the part sho At a meeting of the General his foot. He was removed to the originally created, appeared.

Frederick Ward Post of the Amer Government Civil Hospital, Ican Legion, held recently at the American Court, tentative Manila, April 22 The second Before Mr. W. Schofield, at the plans, for the annual pilgrimage to enforced "dry" period, resulting Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday, the tomb of General Frederick Ward from the new Election Law, was a two Chinese were charged with were discussed. The following complete success in Manila yesbor stealing half a ton of coal from officers were elected: Commander day; says the Manila Times. Not the M.C.K. conlyard. A watchman J. B. Swan; Vice-Commander, L. Bone violation of the regulation saw four men acting in a suspici Shinazi; Adjutant, R. F. Clarke; ous manner in the vicinity of the Treasurer, R. G. Fairfield Ser against drinking was reported un Yard-and, on investigating. found geant-at-Arms, C. Heyn; Historian, daight, when the "veta" the stolen coal in a dinghy. Two Mrs. C. Bennett. All American again had it That Manila's thirst of the alleged thieves got away, veterans of the World War were is of no light-minded variety, but the dndian arrested the other Invited to join the

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