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LOCAL AND GENERAL SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Chinese reported to the police that yesterday morning a thlaf broke into his house, at No. 176, Wing-lok-street and stole clothes worth $22.50.

The hon. treasurer of the Door of Hope and Children's Refuge has recolved with thanks the sum of $500 from the Ministering Child ron's League, Shanghai.

Hampton Court banqueting hall, after repairs which have taken five years, was reopened to the public, and two cellars under the hall are also now on view.

The export of flour from Kiangsu Province has been forbidden by the local authorities.

The "Young Marshal," Chang Hsueh-liang, celebrated his 28th birthday on Monday, June 4.

On Monday night a thief entered No. 44, Kalyan-road, Kowloon City, and mada off with property valued at $15.

The Chinese press states that rumours to the effect that Dr. Lo Wen-kan, the Feking Foreign Minister, has resigned, are untrue,

An old woman, who had kidnap ped a girl in Hong Kong, was arrested at Macao. She was 'con- victed and sentenced to alx months' hard labour.

Another case of small-pox of a mild type was reported in London bringing the number under treat- ment at the Metropolitan Asylums Board's hospital up to 18.

Two Chinese women and three girls are reported missing. In the Colony. The homes of four of the missing people are in Kowloon City, the ether residing at Shamshulpo.

In view of the fact that bandits

The sentence of death passed on

Mr. Alfred Bowker recently Albert Edward Alexander Symmons for the murder of his wife, Eleanor, opened his Japanese gardens at are alleged to be attacking villages aged 23, at Southend last February, The Malms, Shawford, Hamshire, near Soochow, Gen. Chien Ta-chun, the Gendarmerie Commissioner, han has been commuted to penal ser- to the public in aid of the Queen's despatched men to cope with them.

vitude for life.

The forthcoming marriage is ́an- nounced between Mr. A. T. P. Farquharson, a banker, of No. 2, Humphreys-building, Kowloon, and Miss R. L. Peet, of the Astor House Hotel, Shanghai

The Canton authorities are re- ported by the Chinese papers to be making, arrangements for the hold- ing of an agricultural and national products exhibition in the city in the near future.

Members of the Citizens Asso- clation for the Support of Diplomacy have telegraphed to the Nationalist Government demanding the immediate appointment of a suitable man to take charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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The funeral took place at Happy Valley yesterday evening, with full military honours, of Private Plume of the Queen's Royal Regiment, whose death occurred on Monday at the Military Hospital, where he had been a patient for some time.

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A fine of $25

yesterday imposed, by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy, on a Chinese who was charged on remand with selling singlets bearing an in- fringement of the trade mark of the Kam Hing Knitting Factory.

Institute of District Nursing and the Royal Hants County Hospital.

The picturesque and fomoue dog musler. Arthur T. Walden, who gained renown in the Klondike and Com. In many dog sled derbies, mander Byrd has chosen Walden to Lake charge of the dogs and slede for the coming expedition into the Antarctic.

This afternoon at 5.30, also to- Ten military instructors and 80 employed in morrow and Friday at 5.30 p.m., physical directors

at the Union Church Hall, Kennedy-various schools met last Wednesday road, Mr. Flacks, Hebrew Chris and decided to arrange for tian will tell the story of his life. Mr. Flacks will continue his other addresses on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 8 pm.

Telegrams from Hsuchowfu state that a disastrous fire broke out in that city during the week-end and burnt down a number of buildings, including the Chamber of Cam-

merce.

Three alleged Communists have been arrested by the Bureau of Public Safety, Shanghai and charg ed with molesting the workers of a cotton mill in the western district. They will be handed over to the Gendarmerie Commissioner to be

dealt with.

Residents of the Tsung Nyieh Alleyway, of North Szechuen Road Extension, have addressed letters to. the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs and other local authorities asking that native police should patrol their alleyway and deman ding the removal of the number plates placed on their doors by the Shanghai Municipal Counci

His many friends will learn with regret that Sir Sidney Barton, British Consul General, had again to enter the Country Hospital for

He ex- an operation last week. pected to be away from office for

days. about ten

During -his absence, Mr. C. F. Garstin, the Consul; will be in charge of H. M. Consulate-General.

Banne have been published at All Sainta Church, Tientsin, of mar- rlage between Mr. John Herbert Roberts who has been six years Miss who re- monster student parade, those who resident in Tientsin, and are to take part being physical, Florence Mabel Walter,

On Sunday, it cently arrived in the port; also be- training students. was proposed that 5,000 students tween Lieut. Harry Herbert Goss of Regt. and Miss should meet in the Recreation the 1st E. Yorks. According to the Chinese press, Ground near St. Catherine's Bridge, Sadio Madeline Tilburn of Mosa employees of the editorial depart- and after listening to lectures, they Vale, New South Wales. ment of the Commercial Press have were to march throughout the Chi- resolved to give lectures and to nese sections, to music provided by write on economic and political sub-military bands. jects so that the people in general may have

The "Eastern Times" says that Gen. Ho Feng-ling, formerly Com- missioner of Defence for the Shang- hai and Woosung District, who was of national pálitles and diplomacy.be of frequent occurrence of late, Minister of War in the last Peking reports the "North-China Daily Cabinet; Gen. Chang Ching-wel, Mail." In spite of the Harbour Tupan of Kirin; and the youngest A Chinese was charged, before Regulations which prohibit lighters son of Marshal Chang Teo-lin have Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon coming up the river lying two died as a result of wounds received Magistracy yesterday afternoon, by Mr. E. H. Williams, of the Secre- abreast, this regulation is ignored in the Mukden bombing outrage, în tariat for Chinese Affairs, for by the lighters. Last week-end a which Marshal Chang is reported karbouring a married woman. He collision took place between a Ja to have been wounded. was fined $100 with the alternative panese freighter and two native

The Chinese General Chamber of lighters, and although no lives were of three months' hard labour.

lost, considerable damage was done Commerce and other local organiza- to the lighter. As the lighter is tions have received telegrams from Miss Hillman of the Tientsin alleged to have committed a the Nationalist Government thank- Grammar School staff is leaving at flagrant breach of Article 27 of the ing them for the work they already the end of the present term, when Harbour Regulations, it is anti- have done towards affording relief sho, wi!! return to England via cipated that the Japanese freighter to the wounded and providing com- Siberia, and travel thence to Nairobi, to marry Mr. H. Laidlaw, will be exonerated from all blame forts for the Southern forces and

for the collision. late secretary of the Tientsin Club. Sho will take with her, Bays the "North-China Daily Mail," the best wishes of many Tientsin friends.

a better understanding Collisions in the Haiho seem to

stating that, as Peking has been occupied, there is no further need The "N, C. Daily News" very for such work and 'It should be much regrets to have to announce the death of one of the most popu lar residents Shanghai has known

wound up as-early as possible.

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A Chinese who had previously

Sorious charges, alleging the in the last quarter century-Mr. O. been sentenced for similar crimes, distribution of pamphlets contain Crewe Read, of the Commercial again appeared in the Provisional ing seditious matter against both Pacific Cable Co. His passing is the Court, Shanghai on a charge of Accused went to 106 the British and Japanese Govern-more sad by reason of the fact that larceny, ments, were brought against he was on the eve of retiring after Broadway on May 12 and, according young Chinese girl and a man be-a long and eminently successful to his usual procedure, said that he fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow-professional carcer and had taken would buy a Remington typewriter loon Magistracy yesterday. They up his residence in Victoria, Bri and that he would pay for it at his were arrested by the police in tish Columbia, on that account, home. He requested that an assist- Waterloo-street where they were in when he succumbed to kidney ant should accompany him in bis When they had pro- the company of a second man who trouble. The local office of the motor car.

mes-ceeded some distance, the Cat was addressing a crowd at the time. company received a cable This man had already been sen sage from Mr. J. Goldhammer, the stopped and accused naked the tenced to two months' hard labour. Vico-President in New York, stat-assistant to get out and "give a No sooner had the latter The Magistrate yesterday convicted ing that Mr. Crewe Read died on push." the defendants, fining the man $100 June 5.

atepped out than he was left stand- or, in default, two months' hard

Ing in the road, while the car drove labour. The girl was ordered to

An American Marine, Sergt. off. A sentence of two years and aign a bond for her future good P.H. Clary, while riding a motor- three months' imprisonment was behaviour.

cycle from the Central, Station, Imposed. Tientsin, on May 29, came in col

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Another "old Shanghai hand"" In liafon with a Chinese soldier who Successful trials have been made soon to retire and to leave Shang was crossing the road.. The on the Thames at Greenwich of a hái for good. This is Mr. B. G. soldier was knocked down and fell twin-screw motor fire boat which Dowie, FEIS, who, for the past heavily. The motor cyclist who has been made by Merare. Merry- 25 years, has been head master of was said to be going 20 miles, an weather & sons for the Rangoon on the Irra- the Ellis Kadoorie Public, School hour, was diverted by a cat in the Municipality for use for Chinese. Mr. Dowie will soon road. The injured man was waddy water front where fire dan reach the age limit and will be picked up and taken to a neigh-gers have been increasing. The placed on the retired list On July bouring hospital, where he died boat is of light draught and high 11 he will leave for Hong Kong on shortly after admission. An in speed, and special provision has board the Dollar str. "President quest was held by the City Pro- been made to protect the propellers Adams" accompanied by Mrs. curator who after hearing the from floating logs. It is classed Dowle, and there they will trans- evidence of Chinese police on point 100 "A" 1 for fire floats, and the ship to the Autralian Oriental atr, and patrol duty, and a statement hull is of British steel throughout, "Changte," for Australia and New by the Marine, found that death with the whole of the outside plat Zealand.After a tour of these two was accidentally caused by the Ing galvanizad. It is 76ft. In' places (Mr. Dowie hopes to be in collision. The Marine who was length with a beam of 18ft. Sin. Kalbourne to witness a Test arrested by the Chinese polloe was The flush deck is covered "by a Match), they will go on to South handed over by them to his own curved corrugated steel awning. Africa, visiting, among other authorities, who are being asked A monitor and delivery hose is sights, the Victoria Falls, and will to pay the funeral and hospital mounted on a platform, and each delivering then go to Scotland where they will expenses and compensate the pump is capable of family of the deceased. make their future home.

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