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THE SHIPPING POSITION.
Coupon for payment should do so before Powers and of the world at large,
excluding only the enemy Powers, is shown by the full disclosure which (357, has been made by the First Lord of the British Admiralty to be not 30 desperate as perhaps most of us TROM 1st May next, No. 1, ATMAI¦ had been only too ready to fear from: FLA, corner of Kimberley and Austin Road, Kowloon. One six-roomed the past reluctance of the authorities House, with separate bath rooms, and to publish full and authoritative | kitchens. Apply to
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THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Exchange to day is 3. fd on demand.
Roviser passage fares between
Hongkong and Canton by the Heng kong, Canton and Masso Co.'s steamers are to come into force on Monday next. Particulars appear in the Com pany's advertisement on the front page.
GOVERNMENT SERVANT CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT,
·DRIVEN OUT OF HIS SENSES BY
MONEY LENDERS.” -
Albart J. Edwards, accountant and storekeeper of the Government Civil Mr. J. R. Wood this morning with Hospital was changed on remand befers embezzling the sam of $500
RACE COURSE TRAGEDY
· INQUIRY.
FRIDAY, MARCH 21 1918,
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
A FORGED BANK NOTE.
The Criminal Sessions were re
the shada as the lashing could be loosen ed by constant mavement of people! above. Partitions made of mate and bamboo would not affect the stability of the matsheds at all. In his opinion ELEYENTH DAY OF INQUIRY.
a party wall could be anfaly attached to any as of uprights for the shed whether sumed this afternoon, beforo Sir The inquiry into the circumstances interior uprights or uprights on the William Rees Davies, K.C. Chief
Justico. ¡ strending the tragedy at the Race exterior wall of the shed. Courte on Feb. 26 was continued at the difference in the change of construction uttering a forged bank note and
By the Corner: He considered the
"Cheing"
"Ching" "was" charged with Magistracy this morning. Before of Boors at different levels in the sheds, with being in possession of a forged J. R. Wood) said he would like it would be quite safe to build thres- behalf of the Crown and the accused, proceeding with the inquiry the Corotara risky change, as
the power of bank note resistance to a thrust was not að great. The Attorney-General appeared on Mr. Bowley to get the Sea Hop firm to storeyed matabeds if they were who pleaded not guilty, WA Mr Lex Longisolto the assistant make a model of sheds Nos 8 and 9. only properly constructed. Crown Solicitor, prosecuted.
defended. ChuiChow, a Chinese boy, said that on
The jurymen were:-Messrs A. When the case was called refendant,r. Bówley agreed.
26th February he was on the first floor addressing the Magistrate, asid-May Mr. F. J. Grist giving evidence aid of aze 13. Ha felt a creeking sound G. Hewitt, N. S. Brown, W. L. i make a request, Siri'
he was a member of the committee of coming from the floor of the stand and Weuser, M. A. Hazack, J. M. Wong. From s financial statement publish-
The Magistrate: I think you had the Royal Hongkong Golf Club. In not the roof. The floor was full of P. V. H. Botalho and T. Arnott. ed in the last Federated Malay States bettor bear the evidence fires.
Opening the case for the Crown, Goyernment Gazette it would appear The first witness called was Dr. a year 1911 the Golf Club committee people. There was a stampede alter that during the first nine months of Johnson, the Principal Civil Medical approached the P. W. D. with a view the creeking sound and the aberi cate the Attorney-General said the charge
roof, and he noticed Officer. He said that the defendant to preserving the greens over which the down in five minutes. He came out of involved two elements. He had got last year the F. M. S. invested about bad beau the accountant and store mataheds were built. In consequence There was no fire in shed 13. There the note and secondly that the fire in No. IL to prove first that the accused passed. 14 million dollars in British War keeper of the hospital since May 1917. of this representation, the F. W. D. was no fire further on
accused kijew at the time that the Loans-making about 30 millions in all One of the defendant's duties was to made, the regulation to preserve the Mong Sai Hing, No. 3 boy of the note was forged. The note in que- ao invested up to that date. The receive monies, from persons paying presentation of 2 Dreadnought to the them to the Government Treasury. On greent. There was a suggestion made Golf Club, said that at the time of the tion was a five-dollar note of the the 17th February witness received that it would be advantageous if the collapse he was in the Golf Club. He Chartered Bank which had been saw the whole row of matsbeds fall altered to appear to be a one hun- Heittish Navy, a cash gift which may from the Government & cheque, for supports of the sheds were not inserted with a very sharp crack. He ran inside dred dolur note. The evidence was ultimately reach the best part of two $500 to make advances to the Chipers in the ground, though as a matter of and ran upstairs and eloeed the window that on February 13 the prisoner million dollars with more to go, is no staff of the hospital for the Chinese face there was never s hole dug in the and then warned the Europeans in the went to a beef stall in the Central maan halp rendered by these small and handed it to the defen lant. At the ground for the insertion of the up water ready, and to take the things out this note, which was done. The man Chub. He was told to get backets of Market and asked a man to change
New Year. Witusas endorsed the cheqüe
States with a population of little end of February, witness received the parts at all... more than a million, says the Malay usual cheque for a full month's salary By the Crown Solicitor Before Mail. When in the years gone by the witness sise endorsed and handed it to when they came out of the matsheds, for the department This cheque that, people wont across the greens British Government told the Malay the defendant. The defendant's duty Sultans that British officers would was to cash the cheque and to pay the that was why the causeway and the administer the Government on their money to the staff. Witness did not give fence at the rear of the matsheds were behalf, how little could the authorities any definite instructions as to how the erected: It was the Golf Glab Com- 8500 advanced to the staff was to: have foreseen that their trusteeship be recovered, whether it was to be too who made the suggestions. would not only give safety to British deducted from the salary or recovered
defendant's duty
Wak
10
enormous benefit to the protecting the 50 and to, remit the money to Power. - Tin, of course, was extensively the Thory. On the 4th March, worked by the Chinese even ther, but defendant came to witness and asked there was apparently no other source of to be allowed half a day's level Permission was granted. The next day wealth from a jungle covered land which received medical certificate possessed neither roads por milways.
from
.
He saw no fire until a quarter at the beef stall afterwards discover- hour after going up. the fire-Between sheds 9 and 10.
fed that the note was a forged one, The Coroner: Where did you see and eventually the prisoner was By Mr. Bowley Ha-fetched the arrested. The Attorney-General exi water from the kitchen. He had only he did not think there was any dis- pute on the question of the pussing. two buckets.
By the Coroner.. It was very of the note: he thought the defence difficult to say if they could pot the was that the prisoner did not know By Mr. Bowley: The matsheds as fire out. He did not know whether the at the time that the note was forged. payment after 30th June, 1918. Bond-THE Shipping position of the Entente traders, but would ultimately be of after the salary, had been paid. But they were now constructed, covered ashings were tampered with. He did To prove prisoner's knowledge, the he would rocurer portion of the greens. They were never sot know what caused the collapse. Attorney-General said
able to preserve the whole of the gramps. When he saw the matsheds collapse he direct the attention of the jury to His two things in the evidence. Ono By Mr. Lo: They left it to the went to close the windows. PW.D. to guard the safety and the instructions were to open the windows was the fact of the accused going to during tiffin time and to close them the beef tall to get the money interest of the public.
W. J. Wilkinson, cvorsear of the after lunch. When he saw the fire it changed, when there were plenty of.. Hongkong Land Investment Co., said was on the Golf Club side. When he money changers shops close at hand Dr. Woodman stating that he was on the top floor of shed No. 8 saw the fire the fence between the Golf and the other point was the fact that defendant was allowed a day's sick when the collapse occurred. His wife Club and the Racecourse bad been the prisoner is known to have passed off a similar forged note on a friend leave. On the 6th March when witress.d children were with him. As 4.53 kacoked down.
J. J. Gast, a warder at Victoria
There was in a gambling shop. went to the hospital he found the pm, he heard a cracking sound similar defendant did not return to office to that of an earthquake. It seemed to Jail said that at the time of the collapse! during the day. Witness found in the occur in the shed where he was. The he was standing in the Grand Stand another point and that was that the defendant's office paysheets purported to whole of the shed swayed to and fro enclosure, just at the top of the slope. accused as a shop coolie and one bear the signature of all persons to moment and then suddenly He first heard a crack, and looking would like to know what a shop whom advances had been made, and also collapsed. He was thrown down. There he saw a booth second or third from coolie was doing with a $100 note The well-known river atcamera Paul for the receipt of the full month's were about 50 people in the same floor the Golf Club aide-about shed No. 16 and how it came that a shop coolid that such a comparison has been made Beau and Charles Hardenin, which have salary Immediately siter lunch, seeing with him. There was no abnormal solinpse to the south. A few seconds hid notes to the value of $185 possible the assurances given by our been on the Hongkong-Canton znn for that the defendant had not returned movement in the shed. He did not after, the whole row fell like a pack of which were found on him when he witness reported his absence to the notice any unusual movement of people cards. He rushed to the race track and was arrested. It was rather a big Ministers that the German figures the past thirteen or fourteen years have Colonial Secretsry, the D. L. D. and to the other sheds. His relatives were into the middle of the booth and amount for a shop coolie to carry
N. J. Austin, a cashier in 18 the Audit Department. greatly exaggerated the actual losses just been taken off the run.
buried in the debris also. When the assisted in extricating women buried are amply confirmed. It is indeed
Defendant was searched for but could collapse occurred he was afraid to move unde: the debris. A few minutes after Chartered Bank, gavo evidence s
lest some debris might strike bim. When he saw the fire. He continued working to the notes being forged. not be found. That night between
After bearing further evidence the | highly "instructive to read that theThe ships, which were specially built for and 10 o'clock witness received he got up he saw a fire in the partition until the fire drove him and a soldier exaggeration, which was only 46 per the river trade on which they have Davitt at Kowloon city stating that a on the partition on a level with the right. He was then in 9 or 10 booth
telephonia message from Inspector between sheds Nos. 8 and 9. It was away. He first noticed the fire to his jury found the prisoner guilty.
His Lordship sentenced the sta Chinese informed him that Mr. Edwards Bret, door. It was a very small fire and By the Crown Solicitor: He did oused to five years' imprisonment was in his house. Witness told him to seemed as if it had just commenced not see any sign of a stampede before with hard labour bring Mr. Edwards across to Inspecter He was of opinion that this fire started Grant at the Central Police Station. subsequent to the collapse. He fought Witness also telephoned to Inspector bis way through the roof and got his Grant and asked him to send for Dre family out. They crawled along the McKensy to be present on Mr. Edwards roof and got down on to the Wong Nei
King's Buildings, Top Floor. Hongkong, Mar. 29, 1918.
230
PUBLIC AUCTION
THE Undersigned have received in
structions from the Liquidaton of the HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, to sell hy Public Auction
ou
THURSDAY,
the 29th March, 1818, at 11 am, at Na 3 Duddell Street,
Daria OFFICE FURNITURE consisting A Portion of the Excellent and well
of Double Desks with Drawers, Office Table, Large Teak Screen, &c., &c. &c.
J'
4160
64 × 43 × 31,
One STEEL SAFF by Milner & Co.,
One UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER, and a number of Telegraphic Code
Books, etc., etc., ata
On view from Wednesday, the 27th
instant.
Terma-ausnal.
· HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneer Bougious, Mar. 22, `1318.
TO-MORROW'S
OVERLAND CHINA MAIL
THE WEEKLY EDITION OF THE
cent. in February 1917 was 113 per cent. in January 1918-and that the 58 per cent. I & loss of six million average exaggeration for the year was
tons of shipping in twelve months;
to what is being done in the way of
enormous exaggeration of the results
A LOCAL SHIPPING DEAL.
SALE OF CANTON RIVER
STEAMERS.
We learn unofficially that they have been sold for thelarge aam of $1,200,606.
been employed, ars to be reconstructed into sea-gizing vessels capable of carry
co a draught of about 20 ft. ing about 1,000 tons of cargo each
Both ships are
steel twins crew steamers of 1,671 tons gross. They were
ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
for A
in
the collapse
had suddenly gone ili or insane.fire was burning fiercely. Witness was 12 The Japanese shed was pretty
By Mr. Bowley: He had been to the sheds by passing through the rails THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED. in front of the sheds.
By the Coroner: Hs had been to
The Report of the Board of Directors is as follows:-
Gentlemen, The Directors have now
trouble."
ment money:
for
more and more involved.
tion.
write off Stationery Account
write off Under- writing Commission Accoust
is sufficiently staggering in all con-built at Nantes (France) in 1903 for arrival na he did not knew whether he Chong Road. When he got down the the Japanese abed and also to shed No. One STEEL SAFE by Arnheim, Berlin, science, but it is immensely gratifying the Messageries Cantognaise and then When witness arrived on Thursday the of opinion that the 300 bodies found fall. but ahed No. 12 was not so fall
By Mr. Lo He heard, a shout of to submit to you a general statement of · to read the First Lord's statement as traded ander the French flag between 7th, he found the defendant in his own near sheds 8 and 9 were pinned down London, 31 x 28 x 28.)
Hongkong and Canton till 1913 when quarter lying in his bed. When he by the boards during the collapse. He firs a few minutes after he had gone to the affairs of the Company and Belance The pet profits for that paried, after new shipbuilding to cover that loss; they were sold to Chinese and have entered the room defendant said: "I did not think the stairway collapsed the rosone of people in the shed. The Sheet for the year ending 31st Decem
Witness asked him if the direction of shed No. 9. He was fire was very short- and his declaration that it is well since been run under the Chinese Bagy having given you all this independently Shed No. 8 fell in the interval between the collapse and the ber, 1917.
J. M. Dyer, a clerk in the Police paying all charges, and prosiding for within the capacity of the Allied navigated, for we understand they have that he had been involved in meter family home, but soon returned as at the time
under which they will continue to te accounts were all correct and he replied perfectly sure of that
By the Crown Solicitor: Be got his office, said he was in sheds 4, 5 and 6 Bonn, Bad and Doubtful Deota, leave of the collapse. He $269,750.72 which, added to balance yards, and even British yards, before been purchased on behalf of General difficulties and had used some Govern- he missed one of his daughters. When first the
NOW
sheds shake and brought forward from 1916, #27,071.12 very long, with a proper supply of Long Chai Ewung who is engaged, Did he specify the amount-No, I ho arrived there he saw 200 bodies and then sink. He remained in the amounts to 8296,821.84 for. appropria material and man-power, to replace under orders of the Government of asked him why he want away. He approximately in the position where he bed three minutes after the collapse,
helping people out. When he got out it is now proposed to deal with the 258 entirely the world's losses on the Peking, in military operations against said he had gone out of bie ciind air the are commence.
present figures. Let the fact be the Southern Irreconcilables.
sometime. He knew he had By Mr. Bowley He did not climb himself he saw smoke issuing out from net profits as follows:
To transfer to Réserve recalled that the German Govern- Wa further learn that the work of: done something wrong and had got over the railings whilst getting away a point hasweer sheds 7 and 8
By the Crown Solicitor: He first
Fond...$120,000.00 On the from the fire. He got through an
transfer to. Investim dah ment cheerfully
and confidently reconstruction is estimated to costa morning of the 6th instant be left the opening from the railags. Part of the people standing carest the door
ment Reserve Fund 20,000.00 promised the people of Ger- quarter of a million dollars.
office to go and speak to a priest and tailings were taken away during the making rush ontside. He did not
write of Furnituro, many that the U-boats would
that priest advised. him to go to ace races to allow access to the sheds. He know why they did so and thought
Fixtnies & Vault... bring England to her knees by
witness and to give an account of bis saw two chatties on the first floor of some trouble was going on cutside and wrongdoing. Defendant did not do shed No. 8. He could not say, whether that people had gone out to see. The August, 1917, and the reason for the
eo, because he was afraid. He wished they were alight at the time of the partition of the shed No. 7 fell into the he had done so The next thing he collapse. He could see the first floor shed where he was
J. C. West, principal warde of the of the campaign of piracy of which
An anique, feature of the St George's know was that he found himself in of shed No. from the top floor which the German authorities bave been Day Celebrations will be the Tombols Kowlood. He did not know how he was only a half floor. The first floor Victoria Gaol, said be was in the Grand got there. He walked and walked the contained about 200 persons They Stand enclosure when the collapse for which the indics of the Colony are whole day, and when he got tired he were constantly moving about When cerred. He heard somebody heside remains for appropriation, $193,475.05, guilty is obvious. It is all part of responsible and for the success of which entered aChanie mouse in Rowoon city. the sheds began to crack people in the bim call out: matsheds falling out of which the Directors recommend the policy of maintaining the morale help is asked from every member of the Continuing, witness said that after first floor rushed to the door. He looked up at once and saw all the payment of a dividend at the rate of the nation. We see it in the
the intervier in the afternoon the office community.
By Mr. Steavenson: When he re the booths fall to the left of him. of 6 per cent, pa on the capital. This grossly exaggerated figures published
The Tombola schema falls under two safe was opened by Dr. McKenny turned the Fire Brigade was already at commencing with booth No. 1 He will absorb $82,504.28, leaving a balance There was a sum of $399.73 in the safe work. There was no pressure of water saw the fire between hooths No. 12 of 340,970.77 to, be surried to new THE WEEK'S REPORTS OF THE by the Germans of the Allied losses hende, spills and prizes Thousands of of which 1206.96-741 in Cheques to work the hose at all The time and 13.
Hess Profit and Loss Account,
Shareholders will ges with satisfaction TRAGEDY INQUIRY.
nacroplanes as well asia ships, and pills will be offered for sale at a dollar This amm had no connection with would be about twenty to thirty By the Crown Solicitor; He saw o
stampede
that the present Balance Sheet shows a the falsity of German announcements Bach and a large proportion of the the 1000 in connection with which minutes past two
By Mr. Lo: He was of opinion that By the Coroner: The roof of the substantial increase in proft when com PRICE 95 cis, (œnah) per Copy regarding the results of engagements spills will contain a number entitling the interes Locks place again at the abed No. 8 collapsed first, knocking down matsheds were built in such a way that pared with that of the previous years.
defendant was charged A later along the line hava boen frequently buyst of that spin to the prize front the Hospital Mines presents shed No-3- withitt gesiatod water. The spright poles of This increase is chiefly due to the exposed. Even in Germany gine Tombola bearing the same number. At this interview defendant again said By the Coroner: He did not see the the sheds seemed to witness to point exchsings operations which are con
stantly increasing in volume.. fearless publicats hare from time to Many valuable prizes have already been that he had used Government money, shed falling vertically at all. What may towards the centeteries behind.
So Chum Chis, a partner in shed No. Our Shanghai Branch which, was time: ventured to express their dis presented, and, in the course of the portuity of retrieving bis, position, causing the upright poles to shift bo-12, and he inspected the shad previous established in May 1916, was also alle He was very penitent and asked for an have happened was a general movement' belief in the claims of Admiral von next few days, an appeal will be made Winess, told him that he was afraid he cause they were not inserted in the to the races. The shed was built on to show a small profit at the ciase of TIRPITZ and his clique that the to the members of the Community could not do anything for him; he had ground. The upright poles should have the same plan as that of last year. He this year, 11.30 -Green Island Cement Co. U-boat would speedily bring the war inviting them to spare something out of no alternative but to have him charged been inserted at least three feet in the saw the fire near sheds No 8 to 10. Our Canton Branch has again made i As I have made my own bed I must ground. He served an approticeship in The are did not break out in sheds 15, good proft, notwithstanding the to a victorious conclusion for Germany their superfinity for sprize. Any be on it was defendant's reply. “I the building trade. His cpinion was 13, 14 for 15 hy bringing England to her knees article with the exception of clothing have spoiled my 15 years of good through starvation and by pre will be acceptable, venting an effective army reaching
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THE CALENDAR.
MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW,
annual meeting.
GENERAL MEMORANDI.
MONDAY, Kar. 25 —
kong & Whampos Dock Le Tumday, March 28:-
at Hughes & Hough's
Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement
that the collapse was due to the up- sarvica. I owed money to an Indian rights giving way. It looked as if the money lender. I have paid this man I uprights of aed No. 9 were not The play the ADC has in times over, but be has nearly driven me perly placed
By Mr. Eowley He had been o j.out of my senses by his persecution." He
The inquiry is proceeding.
BRUTAL MURDER AT TEE HO. STREET.
TWO CHINESE CHARGED.
At the Magistracy this morning, two
-30,000.00 After making these transform thera
difficult circumstances under which it is operating
Taking this in consideration I feel. confident that the Balance Sheet will be received with great satisfaction.
Last June Mt. Lan Ting Sam resigned of his own accord, and Mr. Ma Ying Par was appointed Director in his stead which appointment requires confirma tion at this meching, videla
In accordance with the Articles of Association, Manera Tong Yot Chung.
11 Noon-Annual Meeting of Hong Franse from the United States, and heareal on St. George's Day is that admitteds, be had been very foolish. Hongkong for 28 years Had frequently the frank exposition of the Shipp growing drama by A. E. W. Mason Witness said that the defendant was scan upright poles inverted three feet in situation as it presents itself to-day, founded on his thrilling novel of the his subordinate. Defendant had been places where the ground was sort of 1.30p.m. Auction of Furniture &efter twelve months of "intense sabe name:"The Witness for the very forgetful recently, and often had he were supervising the construction of 5.30 pm- Antion of Household marine warfare, which Sir Eric Defence Originally produced into be reprimanded
the matches he would have stoobe 7. Linens, &c, at Hughes & Hough's QADDES has just gives in the House London tome years ago at the James the arrest said the defendant was very foot in soft ground. He considered the Chinese en sifters were charged with Choy Chong, Ng Yeu Ting sori Lf Po
Inspector Grant giving evidence of upright poles inserted at least thres WEDNESDAY, MAY, 27
of Commons furnishes the most cop Theatre, with Sir George Alexander and distressed when he was arrested. site where the matahsda were built to tho murder of Lai Man, a sugar sifter Lang retire from the Board, but, being plusive proof that the German War Ethel Irving in the leading rules, at the Li Yuk out fork at the be soft ground. He had experience of in the employ of the China Sagar eligible for re-election offer themselves 11m-Annual Meeting of Hong Lords have made a iniscalculation enjoyed a very long and prosperous run defendant carly in FebruaryAt, the at Tat one foot for the turf to prov
hospital, said he received $80 frogs the turf ground. The ground must be soft Refinery, on the 10th instant Long Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. which can but spread dismay among with several successful revivals Quite end of the month he received $153.60 He admitted that the ground would be Deiondants pleaded not guilty 11.30am-Amal Meeting of Chine the people of Germany as they recently the Shanghai A. D. C. scored from the detendant and repaid to him harder in dry weather. Ha expected to
realise what this failure will mean notable triumph in it. The cast a refund to the Government. Us and soft ground in turf ground. If the until next week.~
secured for the Hougkong production did not receive a receipt for the money upright poles of the matshed had been wat and in long years to follow after promises to be a strong combination of received 36 advance carig in, Febrtney, all there would have been no collapse Another Chinese witness said, he inserted in the ground to any extent at the Allies have won the victory they the finest amstear, talent assembled up and 10 mora-at the end of the month, for this was no ordinary collapse in BOY THE EPIDEMIC DAILY RETURN.""" year they now retire but offer them are determined to achieve, in spite local boards within recent years. He received the money from a Chinese senso. He believed the uprights, whet of the great disappointment they and every interesting and fiber clerk in the compradora's department, have gone down through inoverents, et
Ho repaid the $600 the base of the sheds. The bracing
Sagar Refining Co
11 Noo-Annual Meeting of the
for them in the further course of the
Hongkong Ice Oy Ltd.
RIDAY, March 20
Good Friday!"
SUNDAT March 31-
Easter Sunday Mo
April 6
21 Auction of Moom Funchard, have suffered by the collapse of rendering of the strong play of human The Cho was adjourned until next the uprights to sleepers on
Lowther & Co.'s. Contractor plant Cat Mataukok
Runz
lemolachs may safely-bakoradictedki
would not afford sufficient afal
accordingly.value
Messrs. Wong Kwok Such and Ng Tung Kai wore our auditors for the Mr. Dyer Ball remanded the case past-gen“; they now retire-but "ulier
themselves for re-election
The accounts have been audited by Messrs. Peroy Smith, Beth, & Fleming who were also one anditors for the pat
alves for coolection.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
122nd Fratuary 1913/