Tuere will be a celebration of the Holy Communion this in the Bubbling Well Chapeleg, 10.30.
Enu. Baldwin arrived back in London: on October 10, after a long Continental Holiday. Reporters comment on how very fit he appeared.
Mr. Chen Ti-cheng, former Commissioner for Reconstruction in the Fukien Provincial Government, arrived in Sian on October 11 to inspect highways in Shensi province, says the Chinese press. Mr. Chen wil proceed to Kansu and Ninghsia awarded provinces in a few days.
The new Governor of Hongkong, Sir Geoffrey Northcote, accompanied. by Lady Northcote, left London on September 24 on the P. & O. s. Ranchi. Other Graham, Major J. C. McDonald and Dr. D. J. Sloss.
A comresronpenr points out that the Indo-China s. "Pingwo" was the first vessel- to ship cargo for Hankow since the laying of the boom by the Chinese authorities in the Yangtsze River. This cargo was transhipped and lightered through the inland waterways to its destination.
Vesuvius is again in eruption, reports the "Gazette del Popolo." From the crevices of the crater lava is pouring in a heavy stream, but is cooling by the time it reaches the Valle delInferno, so that the inhabitants of the villages on the mountain slopes are in no danger.
GeneraL Ho Cheng-chun, director of the Generalissimo's Headquarters in Wuhan, assumed his concurrent post as acting chairman of the Hupeh Provincial Government the other day, says the Chinese press. General Ho is acting for General Huang Shao-hsiung, who has been appointed to some important mission, Dr. John Webb, who lives at Wimbledon, England, has been appointed to the newly-built hospital at Nanning, South China, Since qualifying at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, he has been house surgeon at the Mildmay Mission Hospital: for a year. He has also taken his diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Army recruiting is still on the increase in Britain. The recruit intake for September was regular army 2248 and territorial army 1,906, showing increases respective of 124 and 225 per cent. over September last year. Recruits for the regular army in six months to the end of September numbered 12131 against 10,663 in the same period last year, Ma. X., the unknown foreigner, who was arrested by the S.M.C. Police in June 1935, at the request of the Chinese Authorities, on suspicion of communism and turned over to the Hupeh High Court for trial and subsequently sentenced to 13 years, has been released from Wuchang prison. Mr. Premet who represented the pribcner in the case of extradition, learnt of his release by telegram from Hankow.
ForLowrxc the establishment of five offices for the registration of jobless, the Unemployed Workers' Relief Association in Shanghai has opened camps for the accommodation of these unfortunate people, states a report to the Chinese press. The Association has also sent delegates to such districts as Kashing and Sunkiang to negotiate with local authorities on the opening of labour camps.
King and Queen received a of American legionaries at ngham Palace, in the morning of October 12. The party, consisting of 65 men and 45 women, was presented to their Majesties by their leader, Commander Doherty. After shaking hands with every member of the party, the King and Queen walked round and chatted with them. The legionaries left after being at the Falace about 45 minutes.
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