NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE SALAMANDRA INSURANCE CO., Established in 1846, IN PETROGRAD,
AGENCY. of the SALAMANDRA TINSURANCE COMPANY. Established in 1946, in Petrogred, hitherto hell by gears. SIEMEREN & Co. at Canton, has bron withdrawn from this Jata.
SALAMANDRA INSURANCE CO.. Establd. 1846, in Petrograd,
SERGE HENSTOCK, Chief Arney.
Canton: 21st June, 1915.
16KG
THE HONGKONG CORINTHIAN
FACHT CLUB
GENERAL MEETING of Member
Awill be held at the Club Hoare' on Jane
30th, 1916, at 6 1.2.-
All Members are specially requested to attend.
By Order of the Committon,
A. D. GER.
Hon. Strétar yu"
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Hongkong, 24th June, 1916.
PEAK CLUB.
BAND NIGHTS.
kind permission of Lt. Col. WATHON
Band fleers of the 74th Panjabis, the Hand-of-the-Hugiment will play at the Club commencing at 9 r. on the following, nights
weather permitting):----
SATURDAY, 3rd July 19th.
17th t
do.
do
31st
do
14th Aug.
28th
**
PEAK CLUB
FR8
do ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE.
Hongkong, 22nd Jetne, 1915,
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES, 1911 and
IN THE MATTER OF THE HONGKONG TURKISH BATH & TOILET COMPANY, LIMITED.,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Petition for the Winding up of the above named Company by the Supreme Court. of Hoogkong was on the 10th day of June, 1915, presented to the said Court by LUE MAN TAK. of 1ac Wellington Street Hongkong, a Creditor: And that the said Paiting is direc to be beard before the Court gifting at the Courts of fustice on the 9th ilay of July, 1915, { and any Creditor or Contriba ory of ile said Company desirous to support or oppose the uking of an order on the said Pa ition my appear at the time of hearing by himself or hi conal for that purpose; and a copy of the Petition will be furnished to any Creditor or Contributory of the said Company requiring the ame by the Undersigned on payment of the regulated charge for the same.
DENNYS & BOWLEY,
Bolicitors for the Petitioner,
Js. Chister Road, Hongkong, NOTE: Ay person who istands to appear. on the herring of the said petition must serve on or send by post to the sb ro-named, notice i writing of his intention so to do. The actice most state the same and address of the person, or if a firm the name and address of the firm, and must to signed by the pusson or firm or his or their solicitor (i' any), and must be served, or if posted, must be sent by at in sufficient time to reach the above-name
not later than 6 o'clock in the afternoon of the ath day of of July, 195.
Hongkong, 34th June, 1915,
NOTICE.
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INTIMATIONS
PEAK TRAMWATS COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE.
MY ROAD STATION wills (Jon for July 1st, Single Fares from Upper or Lower Trainns, 20 Cents,
Traffic on and after THURSDAY,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 24TH, 1915.
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
From 1st July.
INTIMATION
N
JORMAN, COTTAGE, No. 2, Peak Road
4 GOOD ROOMS.
BY APPOINTMEN
Apply
5. Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 23rd June, 1816,
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PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,
TO LET AT THE PEAK.
FLAT, TURNISHED, 2 LARGE
Season Tickets acaiablo for Three Months babe obtained en application at the Company'sTROOMS, Dressing Ropes, Bathrooms, between the Lower Terminus and May Read-
fies at the following rates
use of Nursery, Dry Room, Kitchen, Servants' Quarters, Telophone. Inclusiva $100 per month,
Apply→→→
"NIC,' Care of." Daily Press Office. Hongkong. 19th June, 1916.
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Gentlemen Ladies Childron
....
$2600
$100
$ 3,00
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 21st Joue, 1816,
TO LET.
THE HONGKONG ICE CO LTD, ROOMS anitable for. Offe
NOTICE.
WING to the INCREASED COST of Astute, 30. it has been decided to ruise the Frice of ICE to 14 cents per ib. ze from let July nert.
JARDINE, MATHEBON & CO., LTD.
General Kanagers. Hongkong, 16th June, 1915,
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NOTICE.
THE PER CENT. INTERNAL LOAN OF THE 3RD YEAR OF THE CHINESE REPUBLIC (1914).
CHATER ROAD, facing the Cricket
Apply to-
"X. Y. Z.." Care of "Daily Press" Ofos. Hongkong, 18th June, 1915.
TO LET.
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66 H Road
"OMEVILLE," No. 163, Wanchai 10-Boomed House, with Small Garden Splendid-View-of-the Harbour." TWO GODOWNS at Wanchai, Nos, & and 8, Cross Lane (formerly occupied by Meyerink & Co.).
Apply
D. H., Care of "Daily Press" Üßco. Hongkong, 14th June, 2016,
WATSON'S
FORMAZONE.
(REGISTERED.)
great smelting works at Hanyang, which
News has been received that Mr. Frank have figured prominently in the recent Loureiro, son of Mrs. Loureiro, of The Sino-Japanese negotiations, owe their Albany, Hongkong, who wont to the origin
This stage in the history of front with one of the Canadian contin railway development was succeeded by one gents, is a prisoner of war in Germany. of great foreign activity in the various
A shopkeeper at 71, Wing Lok Street,. spheres of influence which the Powers began to claini in the latter years of has reported that on various dates between February 17th and June 12th he entrusted a man named Loung Cheung, master of the Tak Hing 'shop, with 191
the
cineteenth century. China was gradually being persuaded that the introduction of foreign capital · was necessary to her progress and salvation, and when once the Government showed a willingness to grant milway and mining concessions demands were and
ora
of
HUMOROUS
wooden tubs, valued at $491, for repair, and that the latter has closed his sho and gone away.
The police have been informed by Mrs. railway develop Eldon Potter, 133, The Peak, that go
ment set in. There nevCT Wax any person has stolen from her house a pair doubt, except among Chinese officials of of ivery Japanese figuros, representing the most conservativo type, that railways, would prove of great benefit to the trade of the country, and experience has proved the soundness of the prediction, Mr. F. E. TAYLOR, the Statistical Secretary of the Chinoso Maritime Customs, in his interest-,
A Refreshing, Invigorating and in review of the foreign trade of China in
“Palatable drink, particularly
suited for Tennis, Shooting and Bathing Parties.
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TO LET.
QUBES in TORRES BUILDINGS,
-Apply 10...............
SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION: Hongkong, 9th June, 1915,
PINTS $1.00 PER Doz
EPLITS 60 Crs.
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THE Pablic are hereby notified that the Ho THE END PAYMENT OF INTEREST
of the 6% Internal Loan of the 3rd your of the Chinese Repabllo (1914) will fall due on the 30th of June of this year. With the exception the of the detailed regulations, governing Payment of Interest of the Loan, which have been published in the Government Gazette and which have been printed for the information of the Public by all the establishments authorised
for the Payment of Interest, the following important points are hereby published for general information :--
1. The date when the Payment of Interest
begins:
20th June, 4th Year of the Chinese
Republic
..
2. The Organs authorised for the Payment of
Interest:
All Magistrates' Yamens,
b. The Hosd and Branch Offices of the BANK OF CHINA and of the HANK OF COMMUNICATIONS.
c.. The Reliable Agents of the abors
mentioned two Banks,
d. All Maritime Customs Offices.
3. The Methods for the Claiming of Interest, The Public when Claiming for the Interest must out down the matured Coupons and proceed to any of thus above-mentioned Organs with the said Coupons. The said Organs after exaatining
said Conpons will then Far the Interest and the in the Coupons so paid. But the holders of $1,000 Roads and of $10,000 Bonds must not cut down the Coupons themselves, as the said Blonde have to be examined first by the Organe concerned.
The Matured Coupons can be used as cash in Payment of Esad Tax. The Interest of the Coupons is expressed in term of Big Dollar," and if it is quired to be converted into Tasis or Copper Cash, then the Bate of Exebange for different districts will be decided and posted in conspicuous places by the various Financial Bureaux concerned.
FU
TO LET.
♫URNISHED, including a splendid Piano, "FAIR VIEW," No, à, Robinson Road, containing 6 Booms, with ampla Servants Quarters.
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 1st Juve, 1915.
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TO LET.
ND FLOOR No. 1, DUDDELL STREET,
for Office or Dwellings.
Apply within. Hongkong, 1st June, 1915.
TO LET.
1616
BRITISH CONCESSION, SHAMEEN,
out.
CANTON,
Fire-Proof Structure; Electric Light UST Completing: Building of Modern and Hot and Cold Water Installation through- Good Office and Godown accommodation, Three self-contained Flats. Occupation and July. Inspection invited.
Apply
T. E. GRIFFITH, LTD.,
Canton. Canton, 28th May, 1915.
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TO LET.
NOUR-ROOMED FLATS in Hanoi Bond,
Kowloon, and MAY ROAD, Hongkong,
with possession on or about 18th August next,
TRADE
A. S.
MARK.
WATSON
& CO., LTD.
ÆRATED WATER MANUFACTUREES.
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Hongxone Office:204, Das Vaux MOAN O Loren Oprion: 161, Frame Start, E.0.
The Daily
Press.
HONGKONG, June-2dr#,–1915.
THE RAILWAY IN CHINA.
English Baths and Kitchen ranges, Hot and ONE of the most noteworthy Sigus of Cold Water, Electric Light. Firat Class progress in China during the past
rebellion of 1915.
two dancing girls, and about five inches. high, valued 880, a cigarette holder with gold band, valued 810 and a silver lea spoon valued $3.
POLO FOR CHARITY. THE REST RECEIVE THE
CABBAGES.
Under the patronage of HE. fle
1914, enables us to appreciate the extent of this benefit. He points out that in 1808 "the sterling value of the export trade khowed an increase since 1850 of only about £250,000 while die next 15 years saw a further increase of £28,000,000 Governor Major-General Kelly, and increase that would have been larger but | Commedore Anstruther, alt of whom were for the Revolution of 1011 and the present, a polo match was played by toons A great proportion of arranged under the titles of "Ireland → the exports from China are of a bulky and and "The Rest" on the Polo Club ground inexpensive character, and an increase in at Causeway Bay last evening. The objec the trade is dependent upon improvement of the match was to aid the Belgian in transport. Under the conditions Orphan Fund, and, though the atmosphere generally prevailing the difficulties and was extremely uncomfortable, there was cost of transport Jimit production to the a most satisfactory attendance. needs of circumscribed areas, and it is addition to the patrons, among those pro- only when new country is opened up, by sent were Lady May and the Misses May,
follow
i
In
the oportunities offered by a, now port or Miss Kelly, Lady Rees Davies and the by the coming of a railway, that pro- Chief Justice; ducers find it profitable to extend their operations. To
meet the nation obligations an increase in exports absolutely necessary, and it is encouraging to see that such increase may be con- fidently anticipated to
the development of the railway systent" Unfortunately, the great war, which is costing: the nations involved so dearly. has interfered very seriously with the further progress of railway development in China, and though, as Mr. TAYLOR reannaks in his report, the war has had the good effect of leading the Chinese Government to rely more upon national resources, these are manifestly unqual to the strain of maintaining the rate of progress in railway development in China which has marked the last fifteen years, in which period some-
As to the play, it was confined to thres chukkus, and right from the start “Tim Rest" showed obvious superiority both with regard to play and to mounts. Those players who represented the Emerald Lelo unde several gallant attempts but the clever play of at least one member of the team was never supported. Number two was often going away ali on his own, but when he stfuck over there was body to support or take on where he left off. In addition, The Reet" had a most refis able back in the Hon. Mr. D. Landale who, after being thrown in the opening stages of the first chukka and sustaining u badly-wrenched thumb, went on to do
the
thing like eight thousand miles of railway
have been constructed in China.
good things. The most prominent player on "The Real' side was Knoll, who scored three of the four goals which came their way. Lieut. Wyndham Quin was
the rest effective player on the "Ireland” side, and he was responsible for the only Al Several times he went right
A mail for Europe 27 Siberia closes through with his peny in absolute co- to-day at 3 p.m.
trol, but when he missed his hit there was nobody to carry on.
For The Rest "
Band nights at the Peak Club in July and August are announced by
Public are requ ated to read over the detailed Modern Appointments throughout, including twelve, or fifteen years has been the advertisement in another elumn
The blank Compen No. 1 of mich Bond must beast down at the time when the Coupon No. 2 is presented for payment in eah or for payment at Land Tax and to bo handed over for can- cellation together with Coupon No. 2. The regulations governing the payment of interest, which are obtainable at all authorized Orguns above-mentioned, By Order. THE BUREAU OF NATIONAL LOANS.
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LOAN OF THE THIRD YEAR
THE OF REPUBLIC OF CHINA. SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($16,000,000)
AND
WMX, zalies IC TAK SING, E bag to say that ear late father. lis IU TEUN SHAU, a oative of Ping Xon district, Kwong Tang, who was poor when young, and who proceed to Ipoh, Perak, sod Seremban, in the Sirsi Settlements, to work mlues for many years.ucceeded in obtaining a large sum of money, which was sent back to his THE NATIONAL native conuiry and invested in real estate. .. over Sixty Houses for Shops in Swatow and Mai Ynen district, and over Twenty House, Shops and Schools. together with over Thren Thousand Mow of Agricultural awl. These proportion were all registered in the Magise's Yaman of Ching-Hoi-Mui-you-
od Piug-puen, title deeds being held for them SUPPLEMENTARY 18SUE OF LIGHT and tax regularly paid in respect of them.
MILLION DOLLARS ($8,000,000). Unfortunately, our Js' futher diet on the eird day of the El-reath Moon last year in his QUBSCRIBERS to the above LOAN are native country, Ping-yuen district. There are hereby notified that the, Interest Instal- seconteen sons of the deconed and mich of us is ment for the month of June amounting to natifled ton share of the said property. The Dollars Que Hundred and Twenty Thousand first gor, named In Yenk Han, died some time <$130,000) has been duly received by the previously and left in koos nymed Ju Hin Won Undersigned and brought to Loan Service and Tu Yan Wan; the second son was ramed Account. In Yeak Leung aliez Tu Kut Pang; the third
F. A. AGILEN, In Youk Ko, alins Iu Fuk Ngom; the fourth
Inspector General of CustomX, In Tenk Ngn, ation In Tam Sam; the fifth
and Vice-Chairman of the Bureau of In Youk Kai alias Shine Chai; the sixth Tu
National Loans. Yeak Wab; the seventh In Yeuk Fook, ali Inspectorate General of Customs, In Kai Mi; the sighth Ju Youk Chow, alias
Foking, 14th June, 1915. Tu Chin Ping; the ninth In Youk So, alias Lu Cha; the tenth In Your Hing, whics In Miu; the eleventh la Chiar alias In Set
Yonk Ting, the twelfth 1 y Youk Tsui, tra thirtsonth fa Yak Yeung; the fourteenth In Your Kwai; the fifteenib In Yonk Wene; the sixtoonth J Yenk Cheung; the assenteenth In Yenk Miug, and there are als› six or seven grand.
SVDK.
As we have so many near relations, it is farad that among them there may be one or two who might secretly contract debts. All we bathers, therefore, had a meeting and decided tant noe be allowed secretly to sell or mortgage the avid property. We therefore be to sanonnes publicly, ns we fear that our distant relatives or friends as ignorant of the fact, that thes id property cannot be mortgaged or soployed as ority for obtaining lang of money sea-etly, and if any our brothers si uld hate se ured any loan on ach security
tar ditor should demand the reparmen of it from the one who is sponsible for it, other wie w sil ant b held responsible for any del onutraotA".
Sigued
Ja Yenk Ngo,
Ju Yeok Ka
Tu-Foak Leont,
In Youk Ko,
In Yonk Chow, In Yruk Fk In Yonk
✡.
B.
NOTICE
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A MARSHALL Fesses are requested in LL Persons applying to the PROVOST future to apply between the hours of 9 AM to 1PM. and 2 to 4 m. daily.
Hongkong, 16th February, 1916.
SAVE YOUR BLADES
In Yok Wa 75-Cts-
Sa, per
Dozen,
Jo Yeuk Tși, Io Yrok Hin, In Ye king, In Yeok Yeang.
1. Yank Cheong, In Yenk, Kwai, Ju Yeuk Wong Ju Yoak Ming 4th June 4th Repubican Year. Hongkong, 24th Jan, 1915,
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IF YOU SHAVE WITH
A SAFETY RAZOR
SAVE YOUR OLD
BLADES.
We can re-now their usefulness' re-sharpen them and make them like new.
WE SHARPEN EVERYTHING. CAMPBELL, MOORE & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 24th June, 1915.
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Water Carriage System.
"PENYRHEW," Miaden Row, Kowloon, 6-Roomed House, with Tennis Court.
2 and 3, MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, BOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon 5-Roomed Horses with Tannie Courts. Terrace and Salisbury Avenus, Kowloon,
FLATS in Nathan Road. Kowtoon. A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon, Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings, Hongkong, 4th June, 1915.
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Terrace
TO LET.
Kaulford HOUSE in
Κόπιασα Apply....
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCT 00, LTE, Hongkong, 1st March, 1915
540
TO LER
THE GROUND FLOOR of No. 4, DES
by Madamo Gains, sto
Knoll scored a goal in the first period, and Hattersly Smith cured the second in
the succeeding clukka, while Wyndham changed attitude of the people towards railway.
Quin got a gral for Ireland. development. China bad The revenue derived by the Chines third and last chukka Kroll, by means of In thes kong been regarded by British railway Maritime Customs from goods traffic ovlever horseamship, combined with skill engineers as an ideal land for a gigantic the Kowloon Railway last year was Tlsful play, wont through to score two more system of railways for it is a land of 43.196. magnificent distances." It is more than
goals for The Rest which Ireland "... fifty years ago that Sir R: STEPHENSON
en ont from England with the object Corporation will be pleased to receive exciting, but "The Rest" won becomes The Hongkong and Shanghai Bankingre unable to reply to Play was always
of inaugurating a general railway system,
but though all the foreign communities National War Loan free of expense-Full- they combined and played together much
and forward any applications for the they were better mounted and also becaus
China wore naturally in favour of such
Green.
a scheme the prophets proved right who particulars of the Loan will be published better than these who represented the said the Chinese were not ready for it in a day or so. and would not be for a long time to come.
WELS
constructed
The
In 1876, a short line of railway, about Mr. A Fong, the Queen's Road photo twelve miles long,
grapher, has taken photographs of the between Shanghai and Woosung under large snake which was shot by an Indian the aspices of an English firm, but constable at Tai Hang (Causeway Bay) the although it attracted considerable traffic other day, The photographs show the I VEUX BOAD CENTRAL, ocupied the anti-foreign feeling, among the officiat snake gripping a cat by the neck.
classes expecially, was so strong that the snake measured nine, feet in length and line was
purchased by the Chinese weighed 49lbs. Government only to be closed within a year. The rails were taken up and sent, together with the rolling stock, to Forms, where they lay rusting for some
Apply to
́DAVID BASSOON & Co., LTD.. Hanghong, 10th February, 1015. [272
TO LET.
Road.
HOUSES in OLIFTON GARDENS, OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Rongkong Club and Post Office.
58, THE PHAT "THE RETREAT." 21, WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD, GODOWNS, New Prøya, Kennedy Town. OODOWNS, a Vachi Hood Apply, eto..
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., La. Hongkong, 1st April, 1915,
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A Canton reader writes, that he would
gladly subscribe towards the cost of issu ing u translation, in Chinese, of, the con-
yours. But while opposition to foreign clusions of the Committee appointed by railway enterprise continued there grew the British Government to investigate the up among the Chinese themselves alleged German qutrages in Belgium, in section who recognised that railways order to counteract the absurd versions of would be of immense advantage to China German prowess and triumphant pro- Some twelve years after the Woosung greas which are igned by the Germa railway fiasco, a line was built by Chinese Consulate here, through the medium of to carry coals from Kaiping to the sen Reveral Chinese newspapers which have const, whence it was carried to the forts been bought up" Lengthy extracts from at Taku. This line proved of great use this Report appeared in the Hongkong to the Chinese in the movement of troops Daily Press of the 21st inst. Attention has OFFICES in BT. GO'S BUILDING
Second Floor, Overlooking Harbour in the war with Japan, and moreover, it unmedista possession.
Apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Kongkong, 3rd December, 1914.
TO LET.
QUEEN'S BUILDING. Jooth-West portion of the FIRST FLOOR, including Treasury in Ground Floor, lately in occupation of the Jerman Bank.
GODOWN, No. 9, Ioo Heuse Street, Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY Co., L Hongkong, 1st March, 1925,
proved a remunerative investment. While been frequently called to the absenc it may be said that this railway mrved of any organised British effort to counter to break down the old conservative act the activities of the Gerraan Consule. prejudice against the introduction of Press Bureau anong the Chines i foreign inventions, it stimulated at the South China. Is it beyond the capwit,
If so same time the movement represented by the of the British conununity of Carton to cry of "China for the Chinese." To such support an effort of this kind! an extent was this the case that when British organisation for this purpos progressive Chinese began to conten-existed at Canton we have no doubt the plate the construction of railways, they financial support would be fortheemi
solved to smelt their owe ore and make from Hongkong and other neighbourin their own rails, To this movement the ports.
At the conclusion of play Miss Dione May presented each of the members of the winning team with a cabbage decked out with red ribbon, but the losers had to he content with a solitary bunch of carrots. Three cheers were called for Miss May and heartily given.
The team were:--Ireland: back, Major Lawder; 1, L. Forbes, R.N.; 2, Lt Wyndham Quin, R.N.; 3, Capt. Thomson.
The Rest-Back: Hon. Mr. D. Lan
dale; 1, Mr. V. Smythe; 2, Mr. A Knoll; 3. Capt. Hatiersly Smith.
...
HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Council is called for this afternoon.
The following resolution will be pro- posed:"It is hereby resolved that a
un of Dollars Six hundred and ninety-. ne thousand nine hundred and screnty- wo (8691,072) be advanced out of funds
the custody of the Government for tlu construction of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) during the Year 1915."
The orders of the day are:- First reading of a Bill intituled, "An Ordinance to amend the Post Oẞies Ordinance, 1900."
First reading of a Bill intituled, “An Ordinencs to amend the Certificator of
Jrigin Ordinance, 1915."