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WHOLE PLAT OF SPACIOUS SEITE of OFFICES in the
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COAL COMMISSION.
GOVERNMENT READY TO
ACCEPT REPORT.
SUBSIDY MUST END,
(Reuter's Service)
London, March 24... At a conference" between Mr. Baldwin, Prime Minister, and representatives of the conl'owners. and miners, Mr. Baldwin declar
.
on
FRIDAY, the 26th March, 1926, commencing at 11a.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell St. A Quantity of
HOUSEHOLD AND OFFICE
FURNITURE
ALSO
One Case Curry Powder-
Two Cases Studs
"One Bag Sharkfins
AND
A Lot of Miscellaneous Goods LAMMERT BROS...
Auctioneers.
ON
FRIDAY, the 26th March, 1926, commencing at 11 am.
at their Sales: Room, Duddell St.
4 Lawn Mowers
Electrical Saucepan
4 Electrical Hair Dryers
4 Hot Pads Electrical)
Electrical Percolators
2 Electrical Chafing Dishes
2: Metal Stand's
Terms: Cash on Delivery..
LAMMEET BROS,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 25th March, 1926
ON
MONDAY, the 29th March, 1926, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at No. 4, Glenealy A Large Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
ALSO!
One Plano by Hoof & Co. "
Berling
One Cabinet Victrola"
A Fine Collection of Selected- Records
several Pieces of Blackwood Furniture
Catalogues will be issued..
On View from, Sunday, the 28th, March, 1926 Terms:
Cash on Delivery. LAMMERT BROS.,. Auctioneers, Hongkong, 25th March, 1926.
ON
that the British ratification of the Opium Agreement and Con vention, was signed at Genevad and deposited with the League of Nations on February 17. So far as the Government was aware no foreign Power had yet ratified the Agreement or the Convention. He pointed out that the Conven- tion would not come into force un at their Sales Room, Duddell St. til ratified by ten Powers and the Agreement would not be enforced till the League had received the ratification of two owers.
Two Lakhs Carried Forward.. the prevailing conditions in the now be to propose that, the ed that the Government would GERMANS DEMANDS:
report and accounts as presented Colony, money and labour both be-be adopted and passed and that the accept the Coal Commission's re- ing scarce. On buildings we have spent 3321,037.43 and we estimate balance at credit of proft and loss port and legislate thereon if the
the report. it will take about the same amount account of $212.647.68 be carried owners and miners would accept forward to next year's account.
Mr. Baldwin emphasised that
April 80, but if the owners and
to complete the factory. For new When that has been seconded I $100,123.22 the principal items
questions from shareholders.
plant for this factory we have spent shall be passed to answer any the subsidy must be ended by being-rope, spinning and waste Mr. H. P. White seconded. Mr. miners reached an agreement by machines, electric motors and Kelly Sayce put his questions and May 1, the Government would trucks, shaftings, and workshop then the motion was carried uz consider temporary assistance, in machines. Against this expendi
animously. ture we have the final call of $6. per share due on July 2, 1926.
"But we must not let ourselves
Other business comprised: Re-election of the Hon Mr.
be too depressed by the statement. H Holyoak, Mr. H. P. White now presented..
the worst districts.
ythons and Mr. Allan Cameron (retiring OPIUM AGREEMENT.
members of the consulting com through an abnormal state of thinga brought about by the short mittee)proposed by Mr. D. W sightedness of people in power who Munton, seconded by Mr. M. A
Figueiredos
PROPERTY OF THE LATE RULERS.
PLEBISCITE ON CONFISCATION.
(Reuters Service.)
TUESDAY, the 30th March, 1920. commencing at 5.15 p.m.
A VALUABLE COLLECTION ́OF POSTAGE STAMPS." (Full Particulars from Catalogue). On View from Monday, the 29th March, 1926.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers, Hongkong, 25th March, 1926,
NOTICE
HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALE.
Berlin, March 24 | THE According to provisional official figures 12,500,000 people have sign- ed a demand for a plebiscite "on whether the property of the ex- Bulers should not be confiscated
without compensation.
Fifty per cent. of the total elec RATIFIED ONLY BY GREAT.orate, or about 20,000,000, must
BRITAINS
WAITING FOR NINE MORE.
(Reuter's Service.) 1-
London, March 24.
do not realise that attempts to ruin Election as auditors (at a fee their neighbours only recóll, on themselves and that the trade or of $350 each) for the current "Hongkong will continue to expand year, of Messrs, Linstead and and prosper no matter what part Davis, and. Messrs. Percy Smith, Canton may take in it. Such, at Seth and Fleming-proposed by tempts to injure us a this boycott Mr. Kelly Sayee and seconded by at Canton may put the Colony to Magda toppings plying to Viscount Sandon temporary loss and inconvenience The meetin
but they are fundamentally un
then concluded.
In the House of Commons,
servative sh Austent king those pre State for
sound. They are like houses bait sent for their attendance,
vote in the plebiscite, but doubtful whether this drur be reached and, conseque ex-Kainer and his coll not be particularly alarmed
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