Owixc to military duties, the band of the Ist. Battalion of the Si Highlanders, will not play at the Race Club this morning.
Masor-General A, W. Bartholomew General Officer Commanding British Troops in China, is leaving today with his staff in the s, Shuntien for Weihaiwei.
Tne British Prime Minister, Mr.
Neville Chamberlain, has recovered from his recent attack of gout. He is spending the weekend in the country with friends.
In the course of her visit to the west of England, Queen Mary on Thursday paid a two-hours' visit to Exeter. She visited the Cathedral and the Guildhall there.
Tue Farmers' Bank of China has issued agrarian loans in 14 provinces, totalling no less than 000,000, says a report to the "Morning Lead-the passengers leaving today in the s. Shuntien are Mrs, H. F. Handley-Derry, wife of the British Consul for Tsingtao; Mrs. Porter and Messrs, A. S. Peacock, Davies and Prof. Von Wolff for Tientsin.
Two Royal visits will be paid to the Empire Exhibition at Glasgow in June. The Princess Royal will visit the Exhibition on June' 9, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester will visit it on June 23
Tue locat Post Office announce that, as informed by the German Postal Administration, the importation into Germany of the Austrian bank notes d subsidiary coins through post is prohibited, Tuk National Government, by a mandate issued on Tuesday, promulgated revised regulations govern the organization of the Sikang Pro-@Vincial Administration; states a dispatch to the "Sin Wan Pao."
Tuk regular Sunday evening broadcast of the National Christian Council will be given to night from Station XMHA by Dr. Handel Lee at 9.30 in Chinese and, by Rev. Ronald Rees at 945 pin. in English.
MrMnenS are' reminded that a general meeting of ' King's Daughters' Society wil be held on Wednesday, May 25, at Headguarters 868 Ave. Foch, Tea will be served 430 p.m. and the Meeting will op at 515 pin.
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