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KATORI MARU IN COLLISION.

DAMAGED BY STEAM HOPPER.

(Renter's Service.)

{Continued from Page 1)

London, January 18 A steam hopper belonging to the Port of London Authority collided, near Mucking, with the Japanese steamer Katori Maro. bound for Antwarp. The latter returned and anchored off Rosher ville, near Gravesend being damaged on the port side above the water-line amidships.

EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION.

HONGKONG MIGHT FEEL IT.

Rome, December 18. The sculptor Bendandi foretells an earthquake on the coast Asis, or near, on January 29 to 30.

SOVIET LEADER RESIGNS.

HONGKO

FAIKOO BAEL.

A BRILLIANT SUCCESS.

The annual ball of the Taikoo Club took place last night under conditions similar to those which had made its predecessors notablo FUCOESNĖS LMDongst the many acci, able events of the season, This year'a more ambitious scheme of decoration was embarked upon.

this including the closing in of the stone stairway leading into the Club premises at the two-ends by greenery and trellis work. relieved with coloured lights. The congestion of former years extent relieved, for the guests were received bere

and ushered into the Club Inside, the predominant note in the colour scheme was (red and gold, whilst the interior showed a pleasing restraint ib

was to

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of olour. Red and yellow lights Jung from the ceilings, and around the walls streamers were festoon- ed. The familiar of the firm.

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koo Club superimposed, was installed on the wall at the far end. Imitation tulips pandant from the streamers gave a pretty touch to the brilliant scene.

Berlin, January 18. Unconfirmed report have reached Socialist quarters here that Trotsky has resigned all posts, and Kameneff has been appointed his temporary successor in the revolutionary war council. It is reported that General Budienny is the prospective commander of the Red army-modation and comfort of the

R.M.L.I'S NEW ADJUTANT GENERAL..

London, January 18.

Major-General A.R.H. Hutchison C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., succeeds Major General Sir HE. Blumberg as Adjutant-General of the Royal Marines on March 31.

ASSASSIN PARDONED.

Madrid, January 18, Mateo Nicolau, who was sentenced on October 12th for the assassination of Senor Dato, has been pardoned.

(Reuter's American Service.)

ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.

St. Petersburg, Florida, January 18. Mr. Milton Young, who was secretary to Mr. Newton Baker when he was Secretary for war, announces that Mr. Baker will be a candidate for Democratic nomination to the Presidency.

VOLUNTEER MEDÁL,

The

HOW TO QUALIFY.

Gazette

Hongkong tion cennant contains regulations

regarding the Colonial Auxiliary

BABY-STEALING BANDITS.

Infants Murdered, And Eaten by Dods.

Forces Long Service Medal, from We read with interest the re- which we take the following:-- cent statement by Gen. Chi

The arrangements for accom-

guests were well thought out The enclosed verandahs, and mass-room made excellent sitting out rooms, and the library was for the time being converted into a commodious supper-room and also that indispensable adjunct,

the bar.

Over 300 guests were present: last evening and all the accommoda. tion of the Club was taxed. The quest of the evening was Mr. G. Warren Swire, who has arrived in the Colony from Shanghai in the course of making a tour of the East. Among other prominent guesta present were Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Edkins. Mr. G. M. Young, Mr. and Mrs. D. Templeton, M. and Mrs. J. Reid. Sir Eric and Lady Stuart Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Greig," Mr. bad Mrs. Re-ker. the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. E. Cock. Lt. Comm.) Conway Hake, Mr. Percy Cox, Mr. W. Nicholson and Mr. R. Sutherland.

The music to the dancing was upplied by the orchestra of the Hongkong Hotel, except for the: Scottish dances. For these Piper A. Ferguson and Drummer R. B. Bell were responsible. The cater- ing was done by the Hongkon Hotel with their usual competence. Those reponsible for the very excellent arrangements were:

Decorations: Messrs. J. Simp- T. Grin-baw, R. Gray. Hope. T. Young. W.

Persons Eligible.--Persons hav-Hsieh-yuan that north Kiangsu Stewart

ing 20 years' qualifying service, bad been cleared of bandits Warnock. A. B. Ramsay, H. B. Bell which need not be continuous. writes the Haichow correspon- and G. C. Smith.

Supper Room: Messrs. C. B. Qualifying Service--(a) Mer-dent of the N. C. D. N. Thel

faint Matthews, M. O'Brien, T. Ferer- itorious service as a member of The declaration has ¿L and rendered wholly in the foundation in fact, for now and son. B. F. Clark ani T. Yourg. Auxiliary Forces of one or more then the larger bands are chased Dominion, Colony or Protec-by one general out of his bounds, torale; or partly in the Auxiliary but they are not even sceatted Forces of one or more Dominion, and are back again in a few Colony or Protectorate, partly in days. the Territorial Force of Great

There is on the other band a

Refreshment nad Card Rooms: Messrs. W. Weir, 3. O'Brien, Jas. Sican and C. I. Matthews.

Chak Rooms: Messrs. J. Laing and C. Young.

Reception Committee Messrs. Mitchell. T. Young and T.

Britain, or partly in any Naval product of banditry which is Grimshaw. or Military Vclunteer Force of any part of the Empire, (except service rince 4th August 1914. in the

Volunteer Force of Great Britain raised under the Volunteer Acts, 1853-1916); service on the West Coast of Africa counting two-

the ruffian armed.

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alarmingly on the increase M. C.; Messrs. Stewart Hope. against which the best of officials. Asheroit. E. "Moore and C. is helpless and that is the Young.

Hon. Secretary, «Mr: C. B. Practice of baby-stealing. No or ganized band is needed for this Matthews: Hos. Treasurer. Mr. despicable trade and not even is Stewart Hoge: a Chairman of

He merely tommittee. Mr. A. Hamiltoa. fold, (b) a person who was ser sneaks into a house during the ing as aforesaid on the 4th August, 1914, and did before, the night, carries off a sleeping child, 11th November. 1918. actually and a convenient middleman ex- torts few hundred dollars serve or enter into an agreement

for its redemption. If hard A nine-year-old girl was knock- tu, serve beyond the borders of Hongkong on military service pressed or if the negotiations are ed down by a taxi in Queen's may reckon all embodied service unsatisfactorily slow, the child is Road East Festerday and removed on the active list two-fold as venient brick. No one pays aay to receive treatment for a cnt easily disposed of with a con- to the Government Civil Hospital qualifying service towards the re- quisite 20 years, whether such attention to the body of a dead wound which she sustained to

That the claims of Skegness, service was in the Naval Forces, the roving curs have removed

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. child; anyhow in a few hours her forehead.

proclaimed in the well-known Military Forces or Air Forces;; (c) no service shall count more every trace. Such a case hap-

Digging in a field for roots and poster to be a wonderful health not unfounded, is than two-fold towards the award peaed within the last few days Comet to-day in Quincy Adams finding a box full of gold coins resort, are of the meal. Service on the feds-from-thoity Sawyer realistic drama of life worth £1204000 was the happy proved by a week-end incident. Permanent Staff by members of wall. The kidnappers were after in New England. One of the big luck of a peasant at Cortile, San A Skegness man bought the Fermanent Forces shall not little boy, but in the darkness claims made for the picture is Martino, in the province of Parma, wheeled drag at Boston Market. railway reckon as qualifying service for took away a little girl instead that such a cast bas rarely been When his spade struck iron the He inquired at the the medal Service qualifying for Realizing that she would not be got

together. Lon Chaney's peasant cleared away the earth. station as to how much it would the Territorial Efficiency medal 80 profitable a bargain they threw name alone, however, means that He realised that a big metal box cost to deliver to his home. The shall also count towards the her out to freeze in the bitter there is bound to be some fine was buried in the soil. On being charge he found too dear, and qualifying service necessary for night.

acting. Added to this. Blanche opened it revealed a mass of gold without hesitation seized the the medal.

A distance of 24 Only three days ago the keeper Sweet re-appears, as the heroine. coins, which when counted at the shafts and pulled the vehicle to Forfeiture.-(a) A recipient of of a small likin station was ar-

police beadquarters, proved to be Skegness, the medal who suffers death by rested at the next city east on MR. ROBEY AS CINEMA ACTOR.

worth 3,000,000 lire.

That church music is not uni- sentence of a Military Court, or the information of an escaped Widow Twan-Kee, a film com-

véreally popular is the opinion of is dismissed or removed from his child. The story is that this ady made by the firm of Stoll, expense to the country of during a week of special choral

There is one small set-off to the

a visitor to Southwark Cathedral corpe or regiment for misconduct, petty official had several children which was shown privately in General Election, for there are services, conducted by a choir shall forfeit the medal unless the in durance and hid them in the London the other day, is an ex-no members' salaries to pay from of almost angelic Governor shall otherwise direct; hold of a small beat, not much cellent example of the difficulty the (b) A recipient of the medal" who bigger than a sampan. He kept of taking one form of enter- Parliament has been formed. eleven people, three or four of new Scattered over the vast nave were is convicted by the Civil Power, the boat going back and forth tainment and transposing or is called upon to resign shall little distance to avoid suspicion directly into terms of another body which does not exist, and as eclipsed by a free church enter- it One cannot be a member of whom came in late. But this was be liable to forfeit the medal." until one of the older children got In this case the makers of the there are no members of Parlia-tainment recently. A fair-sized

The medal shall be wom after out and recognized a brother on a film have tried to turn a panto-ment

the Dissolution audience assembled to hear a all British War Medals in such passing boat and the game was mime into a comic film, and stof

оде Parliament fill the lantern lecture, on coins. At the order as may from time to time up. be assigned to it, suspended from such deeds everywhere is having chief burden of the acting on Mr.be no claim to a salary during the the protracted order, lights were The constant repetition of the same time they have put the beginning of the next, there can close of the lecture, which was of the left breast, by a green riband deadening offect on the minds and George Robes, & comedian of period of suspension. Thus ex turned up, and it was found that of one inch and-a-half in width, morals of the people that is great ability in the theatre with members are deprived of the small not a solitary auditor was left but Regulations are also published beyond any realization to those ao very great film achievements satisfaction of thinking that the chairman, who had to propose, regarding the Colonial Auxiliary who do not observe it first to his credit. The result is not they are drawing their saleries second, and carry the vote of Force Officers' Decoration.

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