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The report of notifiable diseases for the past 48 hours mentiona one case (nn American) of diphtheria.

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Оп Saturday night Oslo, Yesterday. The Italian North Pole expedition airship entered the house of Mr. W. Kent, "Italia" has left Spitzbergen.-A.S.P., In Kennedy-rond and stole Reuter.

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Mr. C Freer Nicholson, deputy town clerk of Swansea, has been appointed town clerk of Folkestone.

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Washington, Yosterday. The German-American Conciliation and Arbitration Treaty has been signed.

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Police-Constable Groombridge, one Mr. W. E. Williamns, chief goods of the detectives engaged in the Lord Glendyne, who is a magis. trate for the Gore division of agent for the G. W. Railway protection of Sir Austen Chamber- Middlesex, is to cndow a poor-box Company at Newport, Monmouth lain, the Foreign Secretary, has

on the died. for the division with gift of shire, collapsed and died

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Dover tugs had to go to reache recently of steamer "Venn" (565 tons), which lost her propeller and anchor when

between Dover and Folkestone.

Sir Arthur Holbrook, Conserva-

tive M.P. for the Basingstoke Divi- sion, is not to seek re-election, and Viscount Lymington is to be in- vited to be Conservative candidate.

Two G.W.. platelayers, Maurice Evans and Ernest Pearce, were killed, and three other plateplayers Injured, by a train near Winch- comb, Gloucestershire,

Albert John Samuel Hadley, in- come tax collector, was. at Folkstone! sentenced to three months' impri sonment in the second division for making false entries in a counter- foil receipt book.

Mr. Alfred Denville, the actor- manager, will, it is expected, be the Conservative candidate in the by- election. at Hanley, necessitated by the death of Mr. Samuel Clowes, the Socialist member.

The police have issued a warning that three members of the Royal Marines of H.M.S. "Berwick" are wanted by the Naval authorities as deserters. It is stated that por- tions of their uniforms have been found.

On the arrival of Lord and Lady Inchcape at, Marseilles last month from Egypt, it was stated that the condition of Lady Inchcape, the mother of Miss Elsie Mackay, who has been in indifferent health for some time, was precarious..

The marriage took place at the Shanghai, Nanyang Restaurant,

Jast week of Miss Ma Tsu-yu, daughter of Mr. Ma Shen-kuei, à well-known resident of the Wu- shing District, to Mr. Li Sheng-yu, Councillor to the Nanking Mayorality, and son of Mr. Li, Pet- jehun, former Director of the Che- klang Bureau of Lands and a mem- jber of the Chekiang Provincial Government. Mr. Y. M. Chien,

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A small fire broke out during the week-end at No. 376, The Peak, the residence of Mr. D. Kinloch. The new motor-cycle fire-fighting op pliance was taken to the scone by Sergeant Colman, but on arrival it was found that the flames were already under control by the ser- ants. The outbreak occurred in a defective chimney.

San Diego, Calif.-Lieut. D. W. Tomlinson, U. S, N,, after he had maneuvered six outside loops over North Island in his Boeing' Navy Fighter. He went up 3,500 feet, and from there did three outside Then loops going straight up. from an altitude of 5,000 feet, he did three mpre coming down. His expertness at the outside loop, aviation's most difficult stunt, places him with only a few other airmen-namely, Lleut, AF Wil- liams,U, S. N., and Lieut. James

Doolittle, U. S. A.

Frderick Cyril Broxholm, aged

The British Legion's (Hong Kong Branch) h annual gonoral meeting will be held on the 11th Inst., in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.

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John Hanson, a miner, was fined 20s. at Barnsley for snaring larks by means of a decoy bird, the Bench ordering that

the captured birds should be taken to the fields and released.

Buenos Aires, Yesterday-The final returns of the Presidential Election show that Irigoyen, the President from 1916 to 1922, polled two-thirds of the votes throughout the country. The present Presi- dent's term expires un October 12. →→Reuter.

Dr. Hu Shih, the Chinese scholar, and philosopher, who is better known the "Father of the Chinese Renaissance Movement," in spite¦ of his years, has been appointed president of the China National In- latitute at Woosung. Mr. Ting Yu- yin has been elected director of the institution.

Mr. Winston Churchill, at 2 meeting of the Institution of Naval Architects at the Royal Society of Arts Hall, John-street, W.C., Inst month, unveiled a bronze bust of Sir Philip Watts, who, said Mr. Churchill, designed more grent ships that fought in the war than any other naval constructor.

The Chinese Bathing Club's sen- son was officially opened yesterday, when a large gathering made use of the newly-constructed shed. Many friends of members of the Club attended the opening cere- mony. Speeches were made and re- freshments were afterwards served. Great activities are promised for the Club with a membership roll limited to 1,400. Mr. Chan Sze- lam is the new president, Mr. Lau Shan-kam, Hon. Secretary, and Mr. Cheung Yung-fook, Hon. Treasurer."

An inquest was held at Banden Hill, near Croydon, on Miss Jessie Eveline Greenwood, aged 64, who was found dying from n bullet wound n the chest on the landing Vice-Minister of Finance, officiated. 150, a solicitor, who was struck off of her flat at Harcourt-road, Wal- the Rolla last June, was charged at lington. It was stated that she was the Old Bailey with ecnverting to obsessed with the idea that she was Paris. The fortune of

£1,250 belonging to short of money, though she had a Sirhis own use Mortimer Davls, the Canadian clients. Mr. H. D. Roome, pro- big balance at the bank. Since the tobacco millionaire who died at secuting, suld that Broxholm had death of a friend last summer she years in Oxfor- had been living alone and she had Cannes will be divided between his practised for 19 widow and his son, Mr. Mortimer street, W. He was adjudged bank- become depressed. A five-chamber- Davis, who has just arrived in rupt in June with liabilities of ed American revolver with one Paris from Canada. Mr. Davis £24,000 and an estimated deficiency spent cartridge was by her side sum about 'and there was also an envelope ad- said that this disposition of his of £23,000. Of this

Sir dressed to a relative. A verdict of father's fortune was made subject £1,300. belonged to clients. to legacies to charities and provi- H. Curtis Bennett, K.C., defending, suicide while of unsound mind was sion for employees. Mrs. Mor-enid in 1922 Broxholm dissolved returned.

found assets timer Davis formerly Miss Rosie partnership and

£1,400, Finding Dolly of the Dolly Slaters, the totalling only music-hall artists, accompanied her himself short of cash, through nei husband.

Bombay-The scene at the de- fault of his own, he took the fatal parture for England of the Indian step of going to money-lenders. Statutory Commission after their Once he had done that he found, preliminary visit was a much more as most people do, that he was cordial affair than that at their At the Kowloon Magistracy, on unable to get out their clutches. arrival In the beginning of Febru- Saturday, Mr. W. Schofield had two Mr. Justice Humphreys, in passing ary. There was a crowd of friends, pickpockets before him. The first sentence of six months' imprison-official and non-official, at the quay- accused stole two 10-cent piecesment in the second division, said he aids to see them off, the extremists from the pocket of a coolfe who was had to consider the public, who being absent. Lord Headley, lead- watching n street performer. In

rightly trusted solicitors. Pakhol-street. He had a previous conviction proved against him and received five months' hard labour. Sentence of two months' jail was The hearing concluded recently and depressed classes. The Com passed on the second mean thief of the actions by Mrs. Violet missioners were profusely garland- who stole top cents from the pocket Clayton (now Mrs. Eatherley), of ed. Sir John Simon, the chairman, of another Chinese. In this in-More's-gardens, Chelsea, S.W., and suld they left India with renewed stance also the victim was watch- Miss Valentine Garnett (suing by confidence in the ultimate success ing a street player when his pocket her father, Col. Cecil Frederick of their mission. was picked.

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ing a deputation of the Moslem Federation, was prominent among the well-wishers, who also included representatives of the non-Brahmin

Garnett,

Hertingfordbury, Herts) for damages for injuries re-; ceived in a motor collision. Airs. !

A Chinese named Fung Lam, Nice. As a sequel to a crime Clayton hired a motor-car from]

was on Saturday committed a year ago the palics at Harrods Ltd., and was in it with unemployed, La Napoule, near Cannes, have. de- Miss Garnett and the Jate Baroness charged by Mr..L. H. C. Caltrope, tained in Italian anarchist on a de Thoren when came into A.S.P., before Mr. W. Schofield, at charge of murdering a young scr-collision with an omnibus owned the Kowloon Magistracy, that he at vant and seriously wounding an by the National Omnibus and the Water Police Station on April The de 28 did offer himself as a scaman in English visitor staying at a villa Transport Company. here. On March 5 last year two fendante denied liability. It was the Water: Police and pretended to men called at a boarding-house kept stated that the car was travelling Mr. Calthrope that he had been in by a Miss Clark and when the serat 30 to 40 miles an hour when the service of the late Mr. W. G. vant opened the door they shot her the omnibus came in view, and that Gerrard, A.S.P., ot Talpo, whereas, twice. Mr. Draper, who was stay- when the brakes were applied the in fact, he had never actually been ing at the villa, went to the girl's car skidded. The omnibus driver in such service. The defendant's aid, but he was also shot. The two denied the car driver's assertion offence was stated to be contrary bandits escaped In the darkness. that the omnibus pulled out to- to operations of the laws of Eng- The servant died, but Mr. Draper wards the middle of the road, land, and the charge was frained recovered. The Cannes police were The Jury found that Harrod's under the Servante Character ballod na to the Identity of the driver was to blame, and assessed Ordinance of 1793, the local au- criminals atil recently they learn the damages at £3,500 to Miss thority being Sections of Ordinance ed that a cook living at La Napoule, Garnett, £750 to Mrs. Clayton, and 8 of 1872. The defendant, on who was acquainted with the men, £482 to Col. Garnett, Judgment being asked if he had anything to was being threatened with death if was entered against Harrods Ltd., say, replied: "I am Fung Kat."

The case was adjourned.

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