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Mr. E. R. Price, after four years' service on the "China Mail," sailed for Home to-day on the "Hakusan Maru." Mr. Price is likely to re- torn to Hong Kong, after his holiday, in another capacity.

The American Consulate-General, Shanghai, is interested in obtaining information regarding the where abouts of Mrs. Ida Francia Minor. Information in this regard will be appreciated, by the consulate..

The U. S. Court sitting in Tien tain comprises Judge M. D. Purdy, Mr. Thurston Porter, U. S. Mar- shal; Mrs. T. R. Porter, Court Reporter: Mr. G. M. Howes, Clerk of Court; and Miss S. Tuttleman, stenographer.

News has been received that Dr. Willian Fletcher, formorly Direc tor of the Institute of Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, is about to undergo an operation, and has resigned, his appoitment at the Colonial Office. "Malay Mall."

The Chiness gunboat "Chotung" has left Shanghai for Nanking.

Dr. J. Norman, of London, a well-known geologist, is an a visit to Kinta

The British & Foreign Bible So- ciety (Shanghai) acknowledges ceipt with thanks of a donation of $100 from A.R.C.S.

Opium and other narcotics con- fiscated by the Shanghai District Court, amounting the 6,882 ounces were burnt. In the court compound.

Captain J. W, T. Saunders, Deputy Port Officer, Penang, with, his wife and children, will be pro- ceeding to England on long, leave. Captain J. C. McLeod will act for

hiru during his absence.

Fishing off Malacca recently, Chinese fishermen caught a huge sword fish measuring about twelve feet in length, and weighing about nine plculs. It was brought into Malacca and put up for sale in the market.

George Baldwin, an unrecognised Mr. G. J. H. Cartwright has American, was charged in the Pro- severed his connection with Messrs. visional Court, Shanghai, with hav- McAlister and Co., Ltd., and joined ing stolen electric current, the pro- the staff of Messrs. Cobb and Co.perty of the S. M. C. He denied at Ipoh.

the charge. The ovidence proved that he had "teed" Into a line. He was given ona month.

A new phase has been 'fntroduced fate radio to Osaka. Every after-

Mr. Y. Ikeda, the well-known noon now lessons in English are being broadcast suitable for stu-Japanese journalist and sportsman, haa tendered his resignation za u Imember of the "Toho New Agency," Brooke, and left Shanghai last week with arhie family for Tokyo, where he on intends to stay in future. It is

dents in their first year course.

H.H. Sir Vyner A city-wide street-cleaning cam paign was to be held for three G.C.M.G., Rajah of Sarawak, consecutive days at Nanking from rived in Singapore recently May 1. Mr. Ho Min-hung, Mayor board the "Princess Juliana" from understood that he is contemplat- of Nanking, was personally to Batavia, and proceeded to Sarawaking a political career. sweep the streets of Nanking for three days. A very

Benalblo ex- ample.

In connection with the opening Mr. H. E. Campbell, who bas fof greyhound racing at Luna Park, been in Shanghai for the past three Shanghai, the Tramway Company weeks, is now en route for Home. On the 6th ult. a Siamese youth had a special service of trolley Originally be, intended to onil by was trying to teach his younger buses running from the junction of the Empress hit, but in order brother how to fly a kite, when the Kiangse-road and Avenue Edward to see Old Bill (of which he is part atring came into contact with elec-VII to Ward-road.

owner) run in the Grand National, tric wires overhead. Giving the

he joined his ship in Kobe, taking string an extra pull, he was elec-

the fast Japanese trail steamer. trocuted and died Instantly, says the "Siam Observer."

Paris, Yesterday. A message from Dunkirk states that a Chinese, Lan You-ten, said to have been engaged in recruiting adherents to the ranks of the Kuomintang, has been arrested on a charge of trying to force a woman to swallow a ball of opium.-Reuter,

Charles Macartney, the famous Australian cricketer, and Mrs. Macartney, recently landed at Southampton from the 8.3. "Otranto" for a few months' holi- day in England. Macartney said he did not intend to play cricket while he was there.

One year and three months' im- prisonment was-given to a hawker who last week stole a wallet from a compatriot in The Bund, Shang- hai Ho had seven previous con- victions against him, and said: “I admit stealing the wallet. I have no money so I am compelled to steal"

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Arthur H.Vandenberg, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, who has been appointed by Gov. Fred W. Green to succeed: the late Senator Ferris, as Michigan's Berator in Congress. Bonator Vandesberg is a Republi eas and editor of the Grand Rapids Herald, Ho announced that ha will be a candidate in the fall for the Republican nomination for a fall term in the Senate,

The Shanghal Japanese papers atated in recent issues that a Japanese Marine Court, which in- vestigated the collision between the "Atsuta Maru" and the "Hain Dah Ming" in February, as a result of which 300 lives are said to have been lost, found against the Chin- vessel, and exonerated the Japanese captain.

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as to the Interesting statistics number and makes of motor cars in Shanghai are published in the "Municipal Gazette." Out of 4,500 cars, both public and private, Buicks still hold, the lead with A total of 587, while Fords are second with 411. Morris cars (Oxford and Cowley combined) are well up on the list with a total of 896, while there-are-301-Chevroleta

Escalators for pedestrians at contested traffic points is one sug- gestion put forward by. Mr. E. S. Samel-Smith, C.B.E., president of the Commercial Motor Users' tion, who contributed to "The Daily Mail" inquiry into the causes of street accidenta. He also called attention to the very large number of accidents that occur in streets where there are tramway lines. "The Daily Mail" inquiry Parts-A masked burglar carry-was prompted by the fact that day 14 people meet their death on the roads in Britain.

every

Upon receipt of a telegram from north China, the Chihli-Shantung Famine Relief Commission are re- ported by the vernacular press to have remitted $20,000 through the Bank of Communications to their agents in the north, whe state that thousands of people are dying of ing a dagger raided (one night recently) the house of M. Ricgles, a wealthy French distiller, in the Avenue Gourgbud, but was put to flight by M. Monteaux, M. Ricqles" Seeing the world on a motor son-in-law. M. Monteaux surprised cycle is an ideal boliday, in the the burglar, who wore a velvet opinion of Miss Gwendolyn Adams, mask. "He was carrying a dagger who last month set out from the in his right hand," M. Morteaux Automobile Association headquar said, "and struck at me. I turned ters in London for a 4,700 miles the blade aside just in time and tour through France and Spain. speeds along only sustained a flesh wound. The Miss Adams, who man then ran down the stairs and without a companion, has travelled got away." The burglar had made through France, Italy, Switzerland, an entrance from the roof, crossing Holland, Germany, Czecho-Slovakia, According to information from

Austria. Her foreign firms reported in the by means of a ladder over a gap of Jugo-Slavia and

being devoted to an "Chefoo Dally, News," all those 20 feet dividing M. Ricqles house present trip

As the exploration of Spain. She is 27 formerly engaged in that particular from the adjoining one. business have been lately receiving roof is 90 feet from the ground and years of age and belongs to Elles- orders by telegraph for hair nets the climb was done at dead of night mere, Salop.

the burglar must have been a man and lace, consequently business is of iron nerve. Three watches are

Before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, a Chinese lad appeared on a charge of being found on the stairs of No. 6, Austin-road, at 1 a.m. on Thursday. He admitted that he had gone there for the purpose of stealing. A sentence of six weeks Imprisonment was imposed.

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But as the hair missing from a collection of jewel- Berlin-Mr. Ramsay MacDonald merchants from Honan are notlery and antiques. One, which was sent a May Day message to the arriving, the stock of hair is grow of white enamel atudded with pre-working people of Germany, in ing low, consequently prices are closs stones was a present from which he indicates how they ought King George III to an Emperor of to vote in the coming elections. China.

He wrote: I hope that the workers of the German. Republic will flock A correspondent, of, the "Singa- pore Free Preas" complains, saya

united round the Social Democratic Discussing “J.L."" letter to the banner, and that the coming time "B.N.B. Herald," that whereas the price of petrol in England has been "Singapore Free Press" suggesting will bring them welfare and pro- reduced to the equivalent of 444 the abolition of the jury system ingresa in an economic as well as in cents per gallon, In Singapore, Malaya the "Pinang Gazettere a political sense. The message was within some 48 hours of extensive marks: "He says that he has known keenly resented by the hundreds of oil-fields, the retal price has just of a number of cases where a thousands of working men and been raised to 80 cents a gallon. European has been acquitted when women belonging to the Christian He may comfort himself with the Chinese or Indian would have been Trades Unions, thought that he is not one of the convicted. Our experience has been ignored by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald world's most injured ones: the price the exact opposite. The Jary sys- and his friends. of petrol (retail), in Jesselton is temont here has resulted. In farce now $1 per gallon,"

because jurtes are mixed. A man

Mr. Basil Murray, the Liberal should be tried by his peers; Chin- ese by Chinese; Malays by Malays; candidate in the recent Marylebone Indians by Indiana; Eurasiatis by by-election, which resulted in Euraalaus, and European by Euro 6,188 majority for Sir Bennell the vicar of a country church, peans. Turles lack the experience, Bodd, the Conservative, escaped writes a correspondent, introduced wisdom and knowledge of a judge, forfeiting his deponit: by 276 votes, a topical reference, and drew a but at Home their verdicts are of the total 22,898 votes cast, Mr. moving picture of the Oxford crew, usually distinguished by sound Murray received 3,188, approsim "their eyes fixed steadfastly on the serise and rough justice, and so long ately one-seventh. A candidate goal," struggling dauntlessly to the as Judges are human and laws are forfeits his £150 deposit if he polls end. Concerning this astonishing inhuman we must have juries to loss than one eighth of the total. blunder of Oxford's (If the vicar's deelde on fact. It was the juries in Af the last election, when Sir account be true) in rowing the race England who put an end to hanging Douglas Hogg (now Lord Chan- stern first there appears to have for theft by refusing to return ver cellor) had a majority of 15,527 in boon a conspiracy of silence among acts of guilty; and if juries tried a straight fight with Labour, the the journalists present. On the all criminal cases out here there total poll was 39,091. Mr. David same assumption, even the camera, would be an end of the iniquitous Eas, the Labour candidate, polled which reveals the caramel of hot taw which punistes the homesick 6,721 votes. The Labour candidate crews sitting with their backs turn banishee with penal servitude for The Good 4ight, made after the ed resolutely to the gos), “would, life when he returns from exile to at the plast election polled seem on this occasion to have lied, the old folks at home.

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