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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1929.

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YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION -

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96 FRD ON

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1000 WATTS TAPER CHE ARISEN &

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The Mayor of Greater Shanghal has issued a notice mentioning the "prices at which the focal authorities are prepared to purchase 7,000 mow of land for the proposed civil centre for the Municipality. These have been Azed by the Commissioner of Lands and are divided into three classes. For first-class lands, be

woon $450 and $800 per mow will «be paid, whilst for second and third class lands the price paid will be between $200 and $450 g).

At Maimer

Cape Province, a nite woman has given birth- boys, of whom threð – have

THE CHINA MAIL,

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CONSULATE BLAZE IN PLEA FOR PUBLICITY |

DIVORCE

BAZAAR

مدرسة

RESULT OF DRAWINGS OF RAFFLES

WINNING NUMBERS

Children of 'Mary Stall-$1 Rafie 1st Prize, Ticket No. 1; 2nd, 250; Ord, 483: 4th, 74; 5th, 80; 6th, 2221 7th, 44; 8th, 164; 9th, 109: 10th, 415; 11th, 30; 12th, 436.

Guessing Competitions The following are the

Cucakes:-

SHANGHAI

IN.

PORTUGUESE ARCHIVES SAVED: JUDGE'S VIEW A DETERRENT

UPPER FLOORS GUTTED,

OF MISCONDUCT

SHANGHAI BLAZE

SOCIAL CRIMES

Fire broke out in the top floor In the Divorce Court recently, of the Portuguese Consulate-Gen- before Lord Merrivale, the Prea eral at No. 6 Wei-hal-wei Road,dent, Mr. Hubert John Duggan, a Shanghai, at 9.99 o'clock on Wed- son of the late Mr. Alfred Duggan nesday night last week and gut-and the Marchioness Curzon, peti- ted the upper portion of the build-toned for the dissolution of his correcting as well as parts of the Rus- marriage with his wife, Mrs. Joan sian Social Club next door. The Duggan. The co-respondent cited archives, We understand, were was Mr. Anthony Jenkinson, whose address was given as The Manor,

Goose: Tleket No. 120. Ham: Ticket Nos. 6, 37, 56, 93, 183 saved. and 136.

Book No.

WAS

American Stall (Special) Lottery

It is not known exactly what, Davies Street, London, The sult started the conflagration but it is was not defended. 1-1st Drawing:--1st prize, 1 doll, N. Tse (85); 2na, 1 pores. thought that the outbreak lain tea set, A. Graneili (79): 3rd, due to a fused electric wire. The 1 doll, F. X. L. Faria (3); 4th, 1, flames quickly spread and within Eureka set, R. J. Goodman (40); 5th, a short time they had involved

doll, Yeung Sum (85).

the neighbouring house. Book No. 2-2nd Drawing:--1st As soon as it was known that and breeding. He (Mr. Duggan) prize, doli, J. M. Alves (10); 2nd, 1a fre had broken out, the fire knew Mr. Jenkinson, who also was

Granting a decree nisi with costa, Lord Merrivale pointed out that Mr. Duggan was married in June last year. He was 23 and Mrs. Duggan 19. They were persons of position

porcelain tea set, Mollie Tong (100); stations were at once notified by the son of well-to-do people. With- 3rd, 1 roaster, Logan (P.W.D.) (43), the staff of the Portuguese Con-in four months of the marriage Mr. 4th, 2 doll (green), T. Stanton (98) aulate-General. who occupy the Jenkinson had insinuated himself 5th, 1 game, CP.S. (30).

Book No 1-3rd Drawing: 1st upper portion of the building and, into the position of lover with Mrs. prize, 1 table lamp, J. M. Botelho (17); in a few minutes, both the Cen- Duggan. 2nd, 1 porcelain tea set, 4th Sugar tral and Sinza Divisions, under Baby (54); 3rd, 1 cooking stave, the personal command of Capt. from the beginning of October down The correspondence proceeded "Spore," c/o T. E. Fearco; 4th, 1 doll, J. G. Dyson, the chief officer, were to a time later in the year, and in- Dr. W. Koch; 5th; 1 game, L. A. da in attendance. Costa.

deed into the new year. Durlog all The brigade had a difficult time that time Mr. Jenkinson was writ- Book No. 4-4th Drawing:-Can-in coping with the outbreak owinging those inflammatory letters to celled.

Chunces sold transferred to to the strong wind fanning the Mra. Duggan, and was protesting Book No. 5.

flames, but they finally succeed-his devotion to her and making all Book No. 55th Drawing:--let prize, i ten zet, G. F. Alexandre (61); ed in getting it under control and sorts of apparently insincere aug- 2nd, 1 doll (blue), F. F. da Roza (66); confining it to the upper floors. gestions to her about her husband, 3rd, 1 Eureka set, Myguet Morbyerasin The lower parte of the houses, and apparently desiring to satisfy 23, Ashley Road (21); 4th, 1 doll, F. however, were badly damaged by her husband that there was an in- Giles (54): 5th, 1 doli, S. C. Yung (11). water.

nocent intercourse whereas thore Book No. 6 6th Drawing:-1st prize, 1 large doll, F. Costa (15); 2nd,

Fifth Call of the Day

was really a. guilty intercourse. 1 dall. R. H. Larken (42); 3rd. 1

"I have stated these facta," said At midnight, the fire was de-Lord Merrivale, "because, in clared to be out but trouble was judgment, It is not in the public in- пау experienced in getting one of the terest that social crimes of this which it found itself in the lawn the particulars of the evidence escape engines out of a bog in kind should be committed, and that of the Russian Social Club. The should not be made known to the Book No. 8-8th Drawing:-1st wheels of this machine became so people in the world in which they prize, 1 large doll, Brawns, c/a Central badly stuck in at least six inches live. One of the deterrents of mis- Police Station (18); 2nd, 1 doll, W. B. of mud that it was only by the conduct is publicity." Whislaw, Police Dept. (70): 3rd, 1

Eureka set, J. M. Alves (91): 4th, 1 game, L. B. Gomes (97); 5th, 1 doll, S. Danenberg (31).

Book No. 7-7th Drawing:-Cancell

ed..

porcelain tea set, M. J. Carrie (Sani- combined efforts of a score of

tary Board (54); 4th, 1 knitting, firemen, alded by a Leland engine, Mr. Birkett referred to the birth set, M. Bermex (19); 5th, 2 set blocks. that she was pulled out.

of a child on August 5, 1929, and A. J. Basto (49).

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Wine Raffle

1st Prize, 1 case of champagne, Jose da Graca (135); 2nd, 1 case of Johnnie Walker whisky, Max A. Gomes (44); 3rd, 1 case of Elbschloss beer, B. R. Irance, 45 Wyndham Street (279).

American Stall

This fire constituted the fifth asked permission to amend the peti call of the day and it formed a tion in order that application could record so far as the Brigade is be made for the custody of that concerned. The previous figure, child,

642, was exceeded by three and His Lordship had evidence placed it is expected that this number before him concerning the birth of will be larger beforer the end of the child; and Mr. Birkett, on be- the year, as December is usually half of Mr. Duggan, asked for the the Brigade's busy month,

custody of the child.

Other outbreaks during the day'] were in the Yangtszepoo, Central,

Lord Merrivale said he would

1st Drawing:-1st prize, 1 doll, A. Kinchin (115); 2nd, 1 set of cooking | utensil, Li Yat-chol (52); 3rd, 1 doll, J. McCutcheon (86); 4th, 1 doll, J. M. Louza and Hongkow districts. In make an order for custody and McCabe (87); 5th, 1 game (cats), H. the latter, motor car 8299 caught would direct that the child should Dixon (103).

fire in North Szechuan Road but not be removed from the care of the 2nd Drawing-lat prize, 1 A1 tea It was extinguished by means of mother--without her consent- set, Nanelli (36); 2nd, 1 horse and an extinguisher. The one in Cen-without the leave of a Judge.- whee, Lucy, Yung (13): 3rd, 1 doll, tral District, involved linen and

R. W. Gallagher (27); 4th, 1 doll, celluloid collars valued at Tia. Dixon; 5th, 1 counting board, Mollie Tong (83).

3rd

Drawing:-lat prize, 1 doll (yellow), D. Asjoe (107); 2nd, 1 Ai ten sot, A. Muler (84); 3rd, 1 doll, Miss B. da Silva, Macao (108); 4th, 1 knitting set, Luen Tal (115); 5th, 1 doll, D. K. Wong (8).

4th Drawing: 1st prize, 1 Al tea

set, F. C. Laurel (88); 2nd, 1 horse

3,000, whilat the one in the Louza District was behind the Peking Theatre.

"IRONSIDES" ATTACK

and wheel, A. Kinchin (118); 3rd, 1 Over 1,000 Rebel Troops

doll, Leonel Silva (87); 4th, 1 doll, M. Assumpcao (72); 5th, 1 doll, J. A. Cotton (84).

Disarmed

Canton, Yesterday.

6th Drawing:-1st prize, 1 doll (yellow), Sun Choy-hing (94); 2nd, 1 A general attack opened against the

Al cooking set, Palce (49); 3rd, 1 Ironside remnants and the Kwangel, in- Eureka set, R. H. Larken (110); 4th, Jourgents at night | General

Chan

1 doll, J. M. S. Rosario (114); 5th, 1 Chai-tong personally directed the oper- motor bus, F. E. Shuster (45).

iations at the front, while General Ho

6th Drawing:-1st prize, 1 doll in Ying-ching led the 3rd Division, com- cradic, Terese Chan (92); 2nd, 1 cock-bining with the naval forces, to attack ing stove, Charles Lee (59); 3rd, 1 Nam-tong and Wing on,' with Szewai doll, Mrs. F. Rosario (24); 4th, 1 ganie,

as the objective.

M. Blake (67); 5th, 1 counting board, During the engagement which lasted Carlos N. da Silva (50).

several hours, over 1,000 rebels were

7th Drawing: → 1st prize, 1 Al ton 'disarmed and captured, according to re- set, Ranner (63); 2nd, I

doll, A.7 port.

(38); 3rd, 1 Eureka set, M. Blake! The 8th Army Route HQ. were In | (91); 4th, 1 doll, A.7 (18); 5th, 1 doll, receipt of an order from President

CA.P. (83).

Chlang yesterday to the effect that all

8th Drawing:-1st prize, 1 doll, troops, militia, gendarmes and marines Jin Canton city are to cofe under the

D. K. Kharas (82); 2nd, 1 porcelain direct control of General Auyang Kul, tea sot, M. Blake (94); 3rd, 1 doll, Mr the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reynolds (47): 4th, 1 bath sot, Nanelli (14); 5th, 1 bus, Bobby Read (78),

In the interest of Australian un-

Public Safety.

For the purpose of effectively memin- taining peace and order, and also ob sorving the diligence of the polleemch employed and of British migrants patrolling the elty personally every (on duty, General Auyang Kul has been auspension of assisted migration night during the present crisis-Can- is to be proposed to the British ton News Agency.

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Mr. H. A. Settle And Miss M. Carruthers

The wadding took place St Andrew's Church, Kowloon, yesterday, of Mr. Harry Armstrong Settle, Chief Officer of the China Navigation Co.'s sa: "Kiangsu," and Miss Margaret Carruthers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carruthers, of Carlisle, England, who recently arrived from Home,pand

The Bev. CB Shann was the off ciating clergy

The bride was given away by Capt. JA.Richards, master of the "Klang su. She was charmingly attired in-s gown of white tafette, and carried beautiful bouquet of pink roses,

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