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THE

THE UNIVERSITY.

ENGINEERING SOCIETY'S ANNUAL DINNER.

Friday evering the Hongkong University Engineering Society bèld its fifth manual dinner and concert in the Great Hall of the Laiversity, which wa's beautifully decorated with flags. planta and festoons of Chinese lanterns. About, one hundred members and guests were present- and an extremely enjoyable even- ing was spent.

After the loyal tonats had been duly honoured. Professor Redmond Proposed the teasts of "Our Sister Societies, which was replied to by Professor Digby, President of the H.K.U. Medical Society, and by Professor Brayshay, President of the Arts Association.

Mr King Ts Sung. Chairman of the Engineering Society, proposed "Our Guests, " to which the Hun. Dr. Claud Sovern é..., respezded in his usual entertaining manner,

The toast of The H.K.I. Est [gthering Society was dealt with by Dr. G. H. Thumnas, M.D., and, Ein his reply. Professor Brown, Pres [sklent of the Society, said that thei nendeme year, now nearing its el. huvi ben one of unusual! motivity; never had there been sol many lotures, never had the meet- ings won wool attendat, and never had the wind sale of the | Soviety's work been so well del

veloped.

The dinner was followed after a, sherr into vol by a very enjoyable Junestead prozramme, to which ex- cellent contributions were made by Hen. Dr. Severn, Lieut.Colonel Crussel Mr H. A. Green. Mr T. 1. M. Bevan, Mr J. Milnes. Mr Sand Zau Yoon. Mr Ho Ka Chi. Mr Tan Chi Chua, and Mr Zia 1 Dag. A #ne coneert for violin nud penno was enderal Tax Messrs Matris and | Rever, of Wiseman's OnLestra which play- very pleasingly Juring the sinner, The well- paniments were played by Dr. Fato. A vote of thanks to the Performers was felicitously pro Homed by Hov. 1. K. Mac machie, land was averded with enthusiasm.

- The proceedinge vertnimated with the singing Li the Natipul Authent.

GENERAL NEWS.

XR, ASQUITH AS FOOTBALLER.

Col. H. B. Mortimer, son of a former headmaster of the City of London School, speaking, at a dinner of the John Carpenter Club aid when the old school was in Honey-iane Market they! used to play football in Victoria Park. They had a "pande- monium game, in which the sides were unlimited. Amongst others in the sixth form he enlist- ed H. H. Asquith. He was a poor footballer and was not much of an athlete.

MARSHAL JOFFRE'S ENGLISH

Berne, Jan. 26: -Marshal Joffre went on Saturday-last to Villars- sur-Ollon to witness the ski competitions of the St. Maurice | garrison, one of the most im-: portant centres of Swiss mountain; troops. After the competition received at the Villars Palace Marshal and Mme. Joffre were

Hotel by Sir Willoughby Dickin- son, who made a speech of wel- come in English, to which the French general replied that hel only knew enough English to say "Long live England."

TRIBUTE TO FALLEN CANADIANS.

The Over-Sens Club and Patriotic League has just sent! four large boxes of maple plants to the Imperial War Graves Com- mission for planting on the graves of fallen Canadians in France. The idea originated with Mr. Fane Sewell, the Society's secre- tary in Toronto, who sent a con- signment of seeds over to this

LONDON DIRECTORY, country in 1916. Since then the

with Provincial & Foreign Section. unabime traders to commuunicate direct with MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS

in London and in the Previnelal Towns and Industrial Centres of the United Kingdom Bad the Continent et Eurere. Bådrones and other details are timmified under more than Bjpg trade bergings, including EXPORT MERCHANTS

with detailed particulars of the Gooda shipped and the Colmial and Foreign Markets supplied: STEAMSHIP LINES

Tanged under the Forts to which they sail, and indicating the approximate Batlinga,

One-inch BUSINESS CARDS of Firms desiring to extend their connections, or Trade Carta de DEALERS. SEEKING ADENOVES

cau že prísted at a dos of $130.0.1 t

tende, holding coder which they say in Margar aðrarinsessants from AZ10 ES

iplants have been carefully tended until they were strong enough to stand the journey to France.

CO-RESPONDENT AGED 78.

A retired river pilot, 78 years of age, was the co-respondent in a divorce case before Mr. Justice Hill recenlty. The petitioner was Robert Montgomery Cor, of Flookburgh, Lancashire. whe asked for the dissolution of his marriage with his wife, Elizabeth Lilian, on the ground of her alleged misconduct with the co- respondent, Henry Wilson. The

A copy of the terrory, will be worn by jaren respondent denied misconduct

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and said she went to live with the co-respondent as housekeeper. The co-respondent also denied the charge. A decree nísi was granted.

MONDAY, MARCH 8. 1920.

NOTICES.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

London, March 1.

An official rorssage says Sit Auckland Geddes has been appointed Ambassador to the United States. The Daily Mail" says Sie George Home succeeds Sir Auckland Geddes on the Board of Trade, Dr. T. J. Macnamara Minister of Labour.

FRANCO-BRITISH FINANCE.

becoming

London, March 3. Mr. Chamberlain announces that the British and French Governments have decided not to renew the loan issued in the Tnited States in 1913 on their joint and several security and that they are taking the necessary steps to provide for its

repayment..

RELIEF FOR STRANDED OFFICERS.

London, Marci: 6.

In the House of Comicons replying to Colonel Burn, Mr. Williamson said that authority had been given for the ten British Officers nuw in Shanghai in charge of repatriated Chinese Labour Corps men to return to England. It was anticipated that they would embark when their duties were completed. Arrangements were being made whereby the Com- mand Paymasters at Hongkong would issue them advances of pay and detention allowance while waiting in Shanghai.

CHINESE HONOURS FOR BRITISH OFFICERS.

London, March €.

The Chinese Government has conferred the Order of Wenhu on twenty British Officers of the Y. M. C. A., including Sir Arthur Yapp, who also receives the Third Class as a mark of appreciation of his services in the Y. M. C. 4. in connection with the Chinese Labour Corps in France.

THE STRAITS DOLLAR.

London, March 1.

In the House of Commons at question tixe Colonel Amery stated that it is penuosed to reduce the Eneness of the Straits Dollar.

SIR JOHN JORDAN'S SUCCESSOR.

Loudon, March 2

Mr. Beilby Francis Alston has been appointed British Minister at Peking.

AUSTRO-HUNGARIANS IN SIBERIA.

Londen, March 1.

In the House of Commons, replying to Viscountess Astor, Mr. Lloyd George regretted that the Government is at present not in a position to charter a vessel la repatriate the Austro- Hungarian war prisoners in Siberia, but be promised to bring the proposal before the Council of the League of Nations.

ROME-TOKIO FLIGHT.

Rome, March 2

A message from Basra dated 26th Feb. says: Two S.V:A. aeroplanes, piloted by Lieutenants Ferrarin aud Masiero, have successfully accomplished the Bagdad-Basra stage of the Rome-Tokio fight..

Lieut Matthews (on the Australia flight; has repaired his machine and left Bunderabbas for Charbar on 23rd Feb., says the Air Ministry.

ANOTHER STEEL STRIKE.

London, March 1.

South Wales steel workers have decided to strike for a forly per cent. incrcase of wages on account of the advanced price of steel bars. Fifteen thousand steel workers are in- volved and twenty-five thousand tin plate workers will be unemployed.

ANOTHER SINN FEIN. BUTRAGE.

London, March 1. Following on hostile demonstrations in connection with the deportation of forty Sinn Feiners from Queenstown "to England eighteen masked men attacked the soldiers guarding explosives. One soldier was killed and the raiders decamyed.

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