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·LOCAL AND GENERAL SOCIAL

A thief entered No. 109, Castle Peak-road during Monday night, and stole clothing worth $12, a ailver wrist watch, and $26 In

notes,

AND PERSONAL.

Commander and Mrs. Littledale, Warsaw, May 1.-M. Pilsudaki'a who have been for some timeliness is only slight. He is expect- resident at Cheung Chau, bave left) ed to resumo duties in a week.---- for Shanghai,

Reuter,

Mies Doris Woods to singing A jewellery box containing two "Land of Hope and Glory" at all gold rings valued at $60, is re- performances of the Bea film now ported to have been stolen from the | showing at the Queen's Theatre. second floor of No. 84, Gough- street on Monday night.

A valuable collection of postage atampa, including rare Hong Kong, China and Macao specimens, will be auctioned by Mesara. Lammert Bros. ut their sales room on Tues- day next.

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Members and subscribers of the Penk Club are reminded that the finals of the Badminton Tourna ment will be played to-morrow (Thursday), at 6 p.m.

Mr. Taneyoshi Kataoka has been appointed Sub-Manager of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, vice Mr. H. A 10-year-old Chinese girl was Uyemura, appointed as Agent in yesterday afternoon fatally injured❘ Canton, Mr. Kataoko is authoris as the result of being knocked downed to sign documents on behalf of by a motor car. She died soon this Oce. after admission to the Government Civil Hospital).

Whilst a Chinese

was walking near the old Fire Station in Queen's-road yesterday afternoon, his pocket was picked and three cheques stolen. Two were of the face value of $500 each and the other for $1,000.

year.

In a

raid on shop-fronted premises in Liverpool's " "China town" 25 Chinese were arrested recently. It is stated that behind the shop men were engaged in a game of what is known as Chinese dominces, and that a considerable sum of money was lying table.

on

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about to be made in the Colony, a Another venture in taxicabs la

Chinese concern managed by Mr. Tsang Yuk-fu having ordered some. vehicles from England,

The marriage is announced to take place shortly between Mr. E. M. G. Ozorio, of the Asiatic Petroleum Co.'s Canton office, and Miss Olive Xavier of the same company's Hong Kong office.

In aid of the funds of St. Vincent de Paul Society, the Sociedade Juvenil are giving a special exhibi- tion of the "Contra Danca" at the Club de Recreio, King's Park, dur- ing the week-end. A small charge will be made for admission to the show which is open to the public.

Chinese press telegrams atako that the Tientsin-Pukew Railway is now open between Pukow and Tenghalen, a town to the north of Lincheng and about 100 miles to the south of Talantu Beyond that point, the line has been badly damaged by the retreating North- ern foreca

The Chinese papers say that Mr.

Yesterday Major C. Willson had T. V. Soong, Minister of Finance before him, at the Central Magia in the Nationalist Government, has tracy, the driver of private motor presented A number of silver car No. 401 who was summoned shields and medals to the B.-A.T. for driving the car in a reckless

Last week, detectives attached employees in Pootung (near manner in Garden-rond. He plead to the Chenju Volunteer Corps, Shanghai) who assisted in main-ed "guilty." Inspector Smith, who, near Kading and Nanziang, where taining order during the strike last was driving behind the defendant, the recent Communist uprisings said that after stopping at the Peak took place, observed large groups Tram Station, the defendant back-of people forming in the streets. Warsaw, Yesterday.-Dr. Wro-ed his car in such a careless man As they were outnumbered, word czynski has been appointed Com- ner that it bumped into his (wit- was sent to the Volunteers and an missioner of the League of Nations ness's) car. A fine of $10 was attack was launched on the gangs, to direct the work for the inter-imposed.

Two Communists were national relief of victims of the

captured, while the rest escaped by swim-! earthquake in the Balkans, to make

ming across the river. every effort to restrict the effects of the catastrophe and to combat the epidemics resulting from it.— Router.

"Mr. B. Pasco of Messrs. Brewer & Co., has now returned to busi- ness after an absence of 10 weeks due to his football accident in February. Mr. Pasco was fortun- ately insured against accident by the General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd., for whom the local agents are James H. Backhouse, Ltd?-Advt.

Sir Gerald du Maurier, the - ac- tor, at a meeting in support of Hampstead General Hospital said that almost every week he was cast for the part of the "Gloomy Dun." He once wrote to Lord Rothermore on behalf of a theatrical charity, while a friend in 'a competitive spirit, wrote to Lord Beaverbrook. Lord Beaverbrook sent a polite re- ply and a fairly substantial cheque. Lord Rothermore wrote a letter that was curt and almost rude, but it contained a cheque for £500,

KEYLER WARN, D. C

A new snapshot of Chlef Justice William Howard Taft of the United States Supreme Court,

At the Central Magistracy, yes- terday, a Chinese was charged with the possession of counterfeit coina, and with uttering some of the money at the Post Office. Accord- ing to Detective Sergeant Hum- phreys, the defendant who is a Sokl of a native bank in Wing Lok- street, bought 50 cents worth of stamps at the Post Office and paid for them with "dud" coins. When he was searched after his arrest, spurious coins to the amount of $5 were found on him. Sentence of six weeks' hard labour was passed, and the coins ordered to be con- fiscated. :

Jewellery and other property valued at £3,000 were stolen from the residence of Mr. Mark G. Miller, Golders Manor-drive, Golders-green, whilst the house was left unattended. The stolen jewellery included a necklace of 157 fine graduated pearls, rings, earrings, bracelets, gold cigarette cases and watches. Fur coats and a number of suits were also miss- ing. Mr. Miller, who is a turf ac countant, stated that his wife had intended to wear the necklace, but in the morning it was broken. He added that the thieves overlooked a collection of old silver and small pictures worth £2,000. It is be- lieved the burglara had a motor- car waiting, one having been considerable time during the even- driven up and down the road for a

The national executive of the Bank Officers' Guild have passed the following resolution, copies of which have been sent to the chair- men of banks in England:-"In view of the recent tragedy at Ferryhill and the proved danger to life involved in one-man branches, this executive calls upon the diret- torates not to allow any office to be staffed by one official. 'It con- "China Mail," was presented sea- Mr. E. R Price, formerly of the siders that bank directors are interday with a memento by friends curring a grave responsibility in in journalism in Hong Kong. The ing. staffing offices in such a manner."

memento was in the form of a suitably Inscribed cigarette case} The Nationalist Government, Paris. Another extensive jewel

And cheque. The gifts were alarmed at the rapid increase in robbery is reported from the handed to Mr. Price by Mr. Wai sales of foreign made goods,, has Riviera. Mme. de Bittencourt, Po-cheung of the "China Mail" in adopted plans for the encourage- wife of Senor Don Julio

the presence of several of Mr. ment of purchasen of Chinese pre- de Dittencourt, formerly un Price's former colleagues. Mr. ducts. With this almin attaché at the Chilian Legation Wai referred to

view, the esteem in they are arranging (1) to influence in London, who is stay which Mr. Price is held by his the pupils in primary and middle ing at an hotel in Monte Carlo, friends on the Press and Mr. Price schools towards patriotism was accustomed to put her jewels replied to the effect that the gift means of text books which will be in a bag, which was locked in a would remind him of four happy compiled by University instruc- trunk every evening. Great Was years spent on the "China Mail.”

tors: (2) to issue proclamations to her surprise when she found that

various organs and institutions,

mo-

by

through the Ministry of the In-

terior, urging preference for home products; (3) to call upon the merce to devise schemes for the Ministry of Industry and Com-

promotion of industries: and (4) take the necessary protective mea- Bures for the fulfilment of such objects.

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It was a feat Yorkshire welcome her trunk has been opened with a false key and the bag of jewels which thousands of Sheffield taken from it. The bag was sub-citizens gave the royal party from sequently found in an adjoining Afghanistan when they arrived in room with only a few jewels of the city. They were welcomed by small value in it. The Countess the Lord Mayor, and Lady puts her loss

at £60,000: The Mayoress (Councillor and Mrs.to ask the Ministry of Finance to stolen jewellery includes a four-Humbetsons). As the party were strand pearl necklace valued at leaving the Town Hall after lunch, E30,000. Search is being made for Sergeant A. Harper, late of the a missing chambergaid.

King's Own Yorkshire Light In- fantry, who was lying in a spinal

Remanded last week, a Chinese Mrs. Stanley Baldwin ofBelally carriage, asked the King for his opened a bazaar at Thornton-autograph, holding out an album constable was again before Mr. W. heath, to raise funds to be devoted and a fountain pen. For a

Schofald at the Kowloon Magis to "combating the toaching of ment the King was puzzled, but, tracy yesterday afternoon, binsphemy and sedition In Red then realising what the sergeant charge of harbouring a Chinese Sunday schools throughout the desired, took the album and wrote the consent of her parents. When girl under 21 years of age without country." Mrs. Baldwin, refer his signature in Peralan charac- the case was called yesterday, Mr. cing to the teaching in Red Sunday tera. With a smile the King shook E. H. Williams of the Secretariat schools, said that it was one of the Harper by the hand, and at the for Chinese Affairs, who prosecuted, wickedest things that anybody same time slipped a crumpled note withdrew the charge after Mr. could conceive to try and poison into it. It was a £100 note. "Leo d'Almada, sen., had told the the minds of children. "Murder can hardly believe it," the sergeant Magistrate that the parties were is bad enough, but the murder of said afterwards "It is a fortune negotiating a settlement of "this the soul is infinitely worse. They to me, and will relleve me of a love affair." Mr. Williams said are trying in these schools to des- great deal of anxiety. Sergeant that it was the girl who had sug- troy the handiwork of God, and is Harper is an old soldier, having gested going to live with the ac behoves us women to do our ut joined the Army originally in cused, as she did not want to marry most to fight against this menace. 1805. He re-enlisted in 1914, was a man in the country to whom her I call these people 'the devil's vam-wounded in 1916 at Ypres, and parents had engaged her The pires, and they are a cancerous again in 1918, when hia spine was parents had already received - $80 growth in our midst. If we can fractured by a pleco - of shrapnel. from the gini's cultor, but the inc once get the women of England to He lives at Princess Cottage,cused, who was willing to marry understand that there is this evil Woodseats, the depot of "Printed the girl, was prepared among us I am confident that it Fabrics, where he is being, taught the money. The accused was dis

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