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Strange Disease Puzzles. Doctors.

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OXFORD UNION.

Famous Society's

Centenary.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL

EXCHANGE,

Rate on Page 1.)

1924.

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February 28 and 29 thore was T. Shanghat celebrated the hundredth anniverT/T+Bingapore ary of an institution which is still T/T. Japan The Oxford T/T. India very much alive.

Demand ladie Union Society completed the first T/T. San Francisco and hundred yones' of its existence last December, and arrangements had already been made for un appropriate recognition of the event when the sudden diseola- tion of Parliament niado nocos- sury a postponement of the antiro programme. So many of the most eminent members of the society 30 d. 87dasy and Melbourne 2167/16 New York/Louis would inevitably be "spellbind-

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On colebration was deferred. February 28 thore was a dobate on the subject: "That civiliza tion has advanced since this society first met." Among those in il who

purt

Murray Shen Gilbert ATU

W. A. E. Buchan, John

Bhanghai Mason. Father Ronald Knox and Australia & Manila Philip Quedulla. The contenary Danda, U.S.A., Japan, Shanghai banquet is fixed for the following 8.A.. Caunds, Japan & Sheoglici

London J2th Caroli). evening. The list of speakers Europe via Negapatam (Letters only. is an exceptionally distinguished Europe vis Nospatam Papers only, one, including H. H. Asquith, Lord Curzon, Lord (Robart) Cecil, the Archbishop of York (Dr. Lang), ford Cosme Gordon Birkonhead, Lord Milner, Sir) John Simon. Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins and Hilaire Belloc.

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Most of the speakers on ouch list are former officers of the society, and all of them are live members of it. That fuct alone! is sufficient to indicate how great! apart, the Oxford Union has Hoiho played in the training of thon for Pakhel & Haiphong ...

Madiia. positions of influence in the Straits national life, mainly, of course, Shanghai in politics, but not exclusively slow

Straits & Calcutt so. The Oxford Union has for BWBLOW many years bean one of the Shangai pleasantast of clubs-with Ite Japan writing rooms, coffee and smok-Swatow, Amoy & Foochow

Manila ing rooms, ote.. and an especially Shanghai fine library-but it is as a debat amoy & Manila ing society that it has won its Amy famo and it was as a.debating Sign socioty, pure and simple, that it wys founded.

In 1823 the iden occurred to a group of undergraduates that i

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of public questions. Hence the Bentow. Amoy & Forchow formation of the United Debating Straits April d. 10h. 48m.-Pressure

Society, as it was first called. At Strait An elderly Danish seaman, that time the" proctors," Le.. the watow & Banpkok bus decreased moderately at Che- foo and slightly at Shanghai. whose skin has turned a deep officials responsible for the dis-Shanglist, Japan & Victoria B.C.

nearly-stationary at other re-slatey blue, almost black, iscipline of the university, did not! porting stations.

puzzling the doctors at Hull Poor encourage such uspirations after Law Hospital, whore he now lios, self-expression. They made tho The anticyclone has weakened The cause is unknown.

Shanghai & Japan way difficult for the Unionila, Australia & New Zealnod vis and moved eastward.

The man stated that the change poincers, with the result that

Thursday Is. years passed before the Moderate honsoon may be ex-began about six months ago, and some

coast of be has grown darker and darker society was able to acquire a per- arted along the S.E.

it was not China and over the N. China Sen, hue until now the once blonde manent location.

Dune looks like a negro.

until the early fifties that it Di Robbinson. Honga rainfall for the 24

the medical obtained possession of the lot on yours thing at 10 am. to-day, officer, told a Pross correspondent which the union buildings of to-

complately day stand: -0.00 inch. Total sinca January that

Long before that, however, the | Shanghai & Japanese b 3, 8:19 inches,against an average baffled by the mysterious disease,

7.45 inches,

and a blood and skin specialist Oxford Union Society had given *Correspondence booring vessel's name only.. was equally puzzled. They were ample promise of the service it agrood that the discolouration was to render to the public life of conid not have been caused by Great Britain as a school of silver, for no man could have oratory. It was in its discussions Oxford or Cambridge man enjoyed grossive motion would be snowed taken a quantity sufficient, to that William Ewart Gladstone distinct advantages over compoti- under as a matter of course. Formosa Channel N.E, winds, silver him so deeply and still live. tried out and developed his carly tors from outside. In the Church How far the political sympathies The only case on record that powers as a speaker. The first of England an academic record of the Oxford undergraduate havo bore any resemblanco do it was mention of his name in the was almost an essential for any changed may be realized from the fact that in January of the presont that of a woman treated at Guy's records of the debates occurs on important appointinent,

It is not surprising. then, that year a motion "That this House, Hospital. London, who was February 11, 1830. Some of the known as Blue May." He hap-union spooches of his Oxford days the portraits of ex-officers adorn-welcomes the advent of a Labour N.E. winds,ed to have this man sent to Guy's. brought up against him by his ing the walls of the debating hull Government" was carried by 248 Mong to Gap moderate:

great opponent, Benjamin Dis of the Oxford Union include those votes to 161. One of the ablast Rock.

PASSENGERS DEPARTED. rasli, in the House of Commons of many men who became in speeches in that debate was con- more than thirty years lator. One after life Prince Ministers, Lord tributed by M. J. MacDonald, of Pers.s. Kore Maru. Major of the most celebrated incidents Chancellors, Secretaries of Stato. Queen's College, a son of the now

was Archibishops and Bishops, Judges Primo Minister. K. Asakawa, Mr. & Mrs. G. of this early perlod

It is the long-establishod custom dobato joint Ambler, Col. & Mrs. J. Campbell.ja

with reproof the High Court and Law of Mr. P. A. Quarcha Mr. Geo. M.sontatives the Cambridge Officere of the Crown. In addi-of the Union Society to hold a body whoso birth tion to the names montioned dobate once a week during term. Evans, Mr. B. L. Elias, Mrs. Unton, Anga Galstaun, Mr. T. laya-antedated by a year that of its above, the journals of the society. The president wears evening shida, Rov. & Mrs. R. Irwin, Mr. Oxford sister. The topic discuss proceedings include those of Lord dress, and the treasurer and libra- Solborne, Bishop rian, who occupy exalted chairs & Mrs. E. Jacobus, Mrs. M. ed 'was the comparative merits of Chancellor

To Samuel Wilberforce. Lord Chief on each side of him, similarly Martin, Miss D. Martin Miss Shelley and Bryon as poets. Modur. Mr. A. B. Medar, Dr. & our oars the subject does not seein Justica Coleridge, Lord Cardwell reveal their distinction fromàrdin Mr W. Miller, Roy, & Mrs, vory exciting: but the young men the Marquis of Salisbury, Deanary members by their attire. Tho Nicholsa Dizon, Mrs. Dora Grun of those days were as warmly Stanley. Lord Goschen, Frederic night's programme begins with private business," which le pro- question stoin, Miss M: Sugita, Mr. M. interested in new literary move. Harrison, Lord Morley, Robert

Bumably suggested by Sharp.

ments as they were in contempor-Lowe and Lord Bryce.

The most coveted office in the time" in the House of Commons, ury politics, and the mooting aroused eager partisanship: A Oxford Union is naturally, its except that the interrogations are motion in favour of Byron was presidency, to which an election poured in without notice. Tho Per s.s. Chumbord from Mar- carried by a majority of 32 on a is made in oach torm, so that questions cover a wide range of The connected with the management Hellles. Mr. Argod, Mr. Huber, poll, of 123, Oxford's leading re: three presidents occupy the chair toplos, important or infinitosima!, Mr. J. Arnault, Fathers Marquè presentativo on this occasion was in the course of a year. and Robert, Mr. P. Laurel. From Honry Edward Manning, the posts of junior librarian, junior of the club side of the society's treasurer and socratary, aro also functions. The wits of the House Colombu: Sisters Alphonse and future Cardinal.

Gro Nowadays there many filled by periodical, election. The spend no little time on the fram

koen. Ing of those inquiries, and the which is largely modeled on of even the gravest toples is apt the to be enlivened by quips, and Therese. From Singapore: Mr. K. Arima, Mr. J. Warren, Mr. Havonuos loading to the highest competition is usually Strokler, Mr. `K.

Mr. poate in the Government of the Social connections count for no-task of replying to them affords parliamentary precodanti Mijajima, Mr. A. Miramune, Mr. British Empire: but in the last thing in the result. The son of the officers a rare opportunity of speakers, for instance, referring cranks which prevent it from 3. Speria, Mr. and Mrs. S. Contury it was seldom-that any a Nonconformist minister may displaying their readiness of to one another as "the honorable over attaining the standard of

moro arten Thore is, perhaps, no sober affair than "privato busi zundhed by a night in the Ho Nathan, Mr. A. J. Hatton, Mr. R. ono attained eminence in public defeat the heir to a peorage if he resource and their gift of rep member." It is always a more dullness which is sometimes.

life whose path had not taken him has proved himself Matouba, Mr. and Mrs. de St. in his youth through one of the eloquent and effective speaker, feature of Oxford life not even nees"; but the serious discussion of Commons, Phalle, From Saigon: Mr. H. two ancient.universities.. At the In those days the political bias "bump suppora in which the

Piloted and.

Published for Hunt, Miss Hunt, Mr. J. Alson, bar, too, though it offered, more of the union le very different high spiritle of youth exhibit

Franklin, at 11, foe. House Stren Mr. and Mrs. Stebbins and two widely than. Parliament, a car from what it was even a quarter of themselves with more abandon. okildren.

riere puvorte aux talente, an à century ago. At that time a pro-. Then follows the debate proper,

South coast of drizzle

China botwoen

1.K., & Hainan

or mist.

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong. April 9

SUNDAY NEXT:

AT

THE CORONET POOR MEN'S

WIVES

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Keldo,

AND TEARS LAUGHTER SUNSHINE AND STORM

in

The Tense, Emotional Röle of

"THE WOMAN WHO FOOLED HERSELF"

FELIX the CAT LENDS a HAND