NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Partnership hitherto carried on by Sir SABSOON DAVID. Bart., and ABRAHAM JAGDE DAVID, Engr., at Hongkong and Shang- hai under the naus and style of §. J. David & Co. has Ceased and determined from the Twenty First day of July, One Thons and Nine Hundred Fifreon.
The Liquilation of the sil Firm in Hong kong and Shingli has bâen undertaken by the private Company with limited liability registered at Hongkong unine the name of 8. 1. DAVID & Co., LTD, and all Deb'a duo by or owing to the raid Firm will be discharged and rici-ived by the maid limited Company.
S. J. DAVID & Co.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Private Company with limited Liability registered at Hongkong under the name of H."J. Davin & Co., Lrp., has undertaken the Lignidat at Hongkong and Shanghai.of the Firm of s. J. Datin & Uô. and (among oʻher
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things) will carry on the Business of the said Firm: and will discharge and receive all Debts dun by and owing to the said Fiem in Hongkong and Shanghai
8. J. DAVID & Co., From Hongkong, 20th July, 1915.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING- of the Members of the shove Club will be held at the Club House, Happy Valley, Hongkong-on-THURSDAY, the 20th-day of July, 1915, at 1,30 P.8., whan the subjoined Resolution will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution
That the Articles of Association of the ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB be altered in the manner following:-
That the following words be inserted in Article 41 after the word "Creditors":
'or bi the subject of a nation between which and Great Britain' a' state of“ war *exists.".
Should the above Resolution be passed by the requisito m. jority, it will be submitted for -confirmation-an- 3-Special - Revolution-to-s
Seca Extr ordinary General Meeting which will be anbarquently convened,
By Order,
T. W. HILL.. Acting Honorary Bez stary, Hongkong, With July, 1915.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY
No
MEETING.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
For VANCOUVER AND SEATTLE
THE
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21st, 1915.
TUE 8.B. SAIKAT MARU will be
Respatched about 10th Augent.. For Freiri ad further particulare, apply to JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lip..
Akeu Hongkong, 21 July, 1815.
NOTICE.
E beg to inform the Public that we are the only Agents in Hongkong and South Chios for M HUILERIE & SAVONNERIE EXTREME-ORIENT. Haiphong.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 19th July, 1915,
WANTED,
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SHIFT ENGINEER (Marine Engineer Company's Generating Station. No objection Proferred reju rod at the. Electric to raurried man.
First application, in writing, accompanied by detail of experiance andating, to Station Superintendent, Generating Station, Wanchi.
Hongkong, 13th July, 1915,
Ro
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FOR IMMEDIATE SALE.
DOAN Pony Ideal Dahlia, winner and placed twicelant sofing, sound, very good pace'; should win a race,
Apply-
LT-COM WYNDHAM-QUIN, Hongkong, 10th July, 1916.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO., LIMITED.
AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of Three and ending 30th June, 1915, will be Payable on Half Dollars per Shara for the six months THURSDAY, the 29th July, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on applica tion at the Company's Office.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the oth July, to THURSDAY, the 20th July (both days Inclusive), during whish period no Transfer of Shares can be Rezistored.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Acting Secretary,
Hongkong, 13th July, 1816.
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THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LIMITED.
INTERIM DIVIDEND
Two
TOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN that on EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the above Ciab will be held at the Offices of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, situate on the Ground Floor of
ANDOG BEDOVE is moning the HONGKONG CLUB ANNEXE, Chator Road, Hongkong, on-8AFURDAY the 7th day ofanding 30th June, 1914, will be Payable on August, 1915, at 12-16 of the clock in the THURSDAY, 29th Jaly, on whish date afternoon when the subjoined Resolution, Dividend Warrants may be obtained which was passed at the Extraordinary Generai application at the Lumpang's (72100, Mosting of the Members, of the shore Club held on the 20th day of Jule. 1918 Rosolation:-
Rushmit
Muda 100
- Do
Special
That the Rules and Regulations of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB be altered in the maner following
That the following Clauss be inserted after Clause 38, vis,
334.-Any Member who is adjudicated a Bankrapt, or who compounds with hin creditors under the provisions of say Act relating to Bankruptcy, or whose name oficially pablished as an outlaw
or
or who is the subjset of a nation between which and Great Britain a state of war "exists, or who shall be imprisoned for a "riminal offenes or shall be dismissed from the Pablie Barrios with disgrase, shill, ipso fact, casse to bora Member of the Club, and shall forfeit all right to "the use
cizim apon, any property in the Club; bat it shall be lawful for the Stewards, on the witted application of "such Member, aftur enquiry, to restors "his name to the bits of the Clab and "the Member so remitted shall not be "called upon to pay a y Entrance Fée.”
By Order,
H. P. WHITE, Acting Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 21st July, 1818.
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"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
8.8. "BENALDEX,".
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 20th Jaly, THURSDAY, the 29th July (oot's daya inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE -Acting Secretary to the HOSOKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGE SCY Co., LTD., General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING CO. LTD.. -Hongkong, 13th July, 1015..
NOTICE.
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ENTERTAINMENTS
THEATRE
INTIMATION
ROYAL.
BY APPOINTMENT.
RETURN VISIT
OF THE
Charles Howitt A. Phillips Co.
FOR FIVE NIGHTS ONLY With four new and popular Plays:
WEDNESDAY, 28th July:---
The Great American Mining Draina, THE BARRIER. By Rex Beach;
THURSDAY, 20th July –
The Screaming Farcical Comedy, "WHY SMITH LEFT HOME,”
Mr. Smith
FRIDAY, 30th July:
Charles Hawitt.
The Amasing Comedy, DON,
WATSON'S
FORMAZONE.
(Registered)
A Refreshing, Invigorating and Palatable drink, particularly suited A TALE OF A PARSON'S MOST UNUSUAL 80s, for Tennis, Shooting and Bathing
A Sz, A Lavon, A Sten, A TEAR.
SATURDAY, 31st July:-
The Latest London Success, MILESTONES.
MONDAY, 2nd August
LAST PERFORMANCE, The Famous Comedy,
A MESSAGE FROM MARS,"
Horaco Parker - Charles Howitt.
Parties.
PINTS $1.00 PER Doz. SPLITS 60 Crs.
27
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COMMENCING AT 9.1 P.M. PRICES: $3, $2 & 81. BOORING AT MOUTRIE'S. Hongkong, 19th July, 1818,
INTIMATIONS
G.
:
R.
TRADE...
TRAVELLERS RESTRICTION
ORDINANCE.
THE PUBLIC are informed that the PERMANENT PASSES lesued by the PROVOST MARSHAL will not be available after A August 7th next. Any versou desiring to renew B PERMANENT PASS should give Notice to the CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE stating in full the reasons for his request, the places to which he desires t proçest, the average number of journeys made out of the Colony and at the same time return the
Permanent Pass iu his possession.
If the application in granted it will ho necesty for the applaud to forward two ouples of his photograph, and call personally at the Control Pulloe Station.
The size of the photograph should be about 2"x3".
C. McT. MESSER, Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, luth July, 1815.
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G.
NOTICE,
R.
NY EUROPEAN, Nan-Asiatic or Indian
A desiring to leave the Colony should apply
in writing for permission to do so to the Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, at lesat
giving name,
3 hours name, nationality, age, sex, height
Hongkong, 10th July, 1915.
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WE be to my that our late father, IU HAX MING, alias In TAK SING, alide IU TEUN SHAU, a native of Ping Yass and occupation of the applicant, and stating the district, Kwong Tang, who was poor when
name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour young, and who proceeded to Ipoh, Perak, and
of the train by which the applicant wishes to Seremban, in the Straits Settlements, to wokleye. Applicants should apply to person for mines for many years, succeded in obtaining a their passes at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION large sum of money, which was sent back to his between the hours of 9 AM. to 1 P.M. and sative country and invested in real estate, ie,
2 P.. to 4 P., daily, over Sixty Houses for Shops in Swatow and Mui Tuen district, and over Twenty Houses, Shops and Schools, together with avar Three Thousand Mow of Agricultural Land. These properties were all registered in the IN THE MATTER OF THE ALIEN Magistrate's Yamen of Ching Hoi Mai-yuen
ENEMIES (WINDING-UP) and Ping-yuen, title deeds being held for them
ORDINANCE, 1814, aud tax regularly paid in respect of them,
Unfortunately, our late father died on the 3rd day of the Eleventh Moon last year in his ativo country. Ping-yuen district. There are seventeen sons of the deceased and each of us is
FROM LEITH, MIDDLES RO, LONDON entitled to a share of the said property. The
AND STRAITS.
YONSIGNEER of Cargo are hereby interrom
that all Goods are being landed at this Yeak Ko, alias In Fat Ngom; the fourth risk into the hazardous and/or extra hasarian. Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whar and Godown Co., Ltd., whenoo and or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods Lave left the Gedowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 27th inst. will be subjec to rent
All Claims against the Steamer must te presented to the Undersigned on or before the 3rd Aug, or they will not be recognized, to be left in the Godowns, where they will be
All brokon, chafed and damaged Goods are
examined on the 27th iust. at 11 am.” No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.,"
A genta
Hongkong, 20th July, 1915.
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
FROX
COMPANY, LIMITED.
CALCUTTA,
SINGAPORE.
PENANG
AND
THE Company's Steamship
*NAMSANG"
having arrived from the above Porta, Consignees of Cargo by there are hereby informed that their foods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after Noou the 21st Inst. will be landed at Consignow' risk and esponse. No Fire Insurance will be aufnotad. Bills of Lading will be countersigned_br
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LED,
General Managers. Hongkong, 29:h July, 1915,"
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AND
TO BE SOLD
BY
PRIVATE TENDER.
IN THE MATTER OF BEEN MEYER & COMPANY, LIMITED, AN ENEMY COMPANY WITHIN THE MEANING.
OF THE SAID ORDINANCE first son, named Lu Yenk Hoo, died some time previously and left two sons named In Hin Wan NOTICE OF SALE and In Yau Wan; the socond son was named Ia Yeak Leang alias In Kot Pang; the third FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD LANDS
Pop
In Yenk Ngo, aliu Iu Tam sm; the fifth
AND HOUSES. It Yeak Kai, aliae Shing Chai; the sixth In
SITUATK AT Yeak Wab: the seventh In Yenk Fook, alias
Collyer Quay, De Souza Street, Prince Street, 1 Kai Mi; the eighth In Yenk Chow, slios Robertson Quay, Kanisah Marisan Road, In Chin Ping; the ninth In Tenk Sa, alias Mohamed Baltan Road and Grange Road, Lon Chai; the tenth Ia Yeak Hing, alias In U
Singapore. Mia; the eleventh Iu Yaak Ching, alias In Sut Ting; the twelfth Iu Youk Taoi, the thirteenth In Youk Yenng the fourteenth In Yenk Kwal the fifteenth lu Yenk Wong; the sixteenth Iu Teak Cheung, the seventeenth Lu Yonk ing; and there are also six or seven grand. As we have so many near relations, it is feared that among them there may be one or two who might secretly contract debts. All we brothers, therefore, had a mosting and decided that no one be allowed secretly to sell or mortgage the said property. We therefore beg to announce publicly, as we fear that our distant rolatives or friends are ignorant of the fact, that the said property cannot be mortgaged or employed as security for obtaining loans of money seretly, and if any of our brothers should have secured any loan on such security the orditors should demand the repayment of it from the one who is responsible for it, other- wite we will not be bold responsible for any debt contracted,
SignedIn Youk Ngo,
In Yoak Kai,
The 31st August, 1916, has been fixed as the last day for the acceptance of tenders.
Copies of the Partipulars and Conditions of Sale and form of Tender can be obtained on and after the 25th Jane, from the Liquidator at No. 4, Collyer Qasy, Singapors, or from the
adersigned,
SISSON & DELAY, 10D, CHANGE ALLEY, Singapore, Solicitors for the Liquidator.
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Singapore, 1st July, 1916.
Ta York Lenng. Is Yeak Ko,
SAVE YOUR BLADES
Io Yank Chow, Ta Youk Wah, 75 Cts.
In Youk Fook, In Yenk
Ba,
Ju Yeak Tsol Ic Yeak Hing, In Yonk Ching, In York Young. Iq Yook Cheong, fu Yenk Kwai, In Yeak Wong, Lu Yeuk Ming.
4th Jane, 4th Republican Year. Hongkong, 14th June, 1915.
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per
IF YOU SHAVE WITH
A SAFETY RAZOR
SAVE YOUR OLD,
BLADES.
We can re-naw their usefulaves
MARE
S. WATSON
& CO., LTD.
FRATED WATER MANUFACTUREKS.
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were
groat advance in the West is already long Several articles of jewellery overdue; but in the words of Lord stolen from the sisters' quarters of the -KITCHENER "the solemn hour is at hand." Military Hospital yesterday morning. By the military experts in Great Britain The thief was evidently disturbed in bis as well as in France the fullest confide ico operations as he left behind several silver is reposed in the strategy of Central articles ho had collected for removal. JOFFRE whom Colonel
MAUDE in have
We understand that though an arrest
th
Ieture to which anded described as
.3702421 311 has been made, the polios havs not yet million, ;1 /1 absolute master of soigo succeeded in elucidating the circum- warfare such as is being waged in stances under which a Chinees boy of France and Flanders." JOFFRE's strategy about 14 years of age was found dead at has kept the Germans in a constant state the top of the Peak rond early on Monday of agitation as to where he would attack morning, with a wound in his chest. next, and it has been estimated that. there are 120 chances to one in the Gene- The Junior King's Scholarship" in ralissimo's favour against the German the senior school of King's School, Staff grossing where the supremo blow Canterbury, has been won this year by will fall. When the time arrives for a Hongkong boy-Claude Rolfe, son General Joyran to make his stroke, saiu of ... Capt.-P.
Rolfe, est tho Colonel Mar, he will ask, Britain for Indo-China Co.'s steamier Fuensauy. The a million men, and they would be sent, scholarship is worth £50 a year and is It is no secret that the British Army tenable for two years. This makes the-- at the front is now being continually third scholarship won by Olande Rolfe, augmented. The New York Nation in a who was 16 years of age last month. His if the war is to be won for the Allies, the junior school, and the second - the recent article expressed the opinion that first wag the Probationer'a Scholarship in
it is inajaly England's business; nor only Entrance Scholarship into the senjor on the sea but on the laud. It is school. England," said the writer, ** whom Cerniany regarded as her arch-enony from- the beginning, and it is England whom the facts of the war have now made the leader in the fight. She has hithyri
SEIZURE OF ARMS ON A JUNK.
Two Chinese were charged at the Police
borne the brunt of the financial problems | Court yesterday with being in possession of the Allies, and she has won the war of four thousands rounds of ammunition for the Allies on the sea. She will now A lukong, acting under Detective Hender have to take over the heaviest part of the son,, wet on board at Causeway Bay and work, or surely as heavy a part as France, offered to buy for the Chinese
On on land-For, as the situation is to-day board one thousand rounds of amunai- among the Allies, the Russians have spent tion. The purchase was arranged, and themselves for some time to come, the when the ammunition was brought ashore French have given pretty nearly to the the men who brought it was placed-under limit of their powers, and from England arrest. Further police assistance was "ob- must come primarily the millions of tained and the junk boarded and another troups to win the contest, if it is to be thres thousand rounds were found on won at all."
Once this fact is recognized, board. it is possible to estimate the full meaning
The first defendant was fined $1,000, ar, of the Austro-German victory in Galicia. in default, six months' imprisonmen
Important as its direct military results may prove to be to the Teuton cause,"
mys the American writer, the indirect
results are by no meaus so serious for the cause of the Allies as they appear to ie.
with an additional soutener of two months' imprisonment, while the second was Gord $1,000 mouths' imprisonment..
or in defaut six
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. ALIEN ENEMY "MKBERS EXPELLED.
For, primarily, the indirect effect must be to spur England to greater exertions, and, above all, to count upon; herself. For Ne
Rustam árny corps put out of action. there must be put into the field se mnay English army
We are informed that an extraordi corps of a better fighting quality than the ary general meeting of members of the Russians; and England has the men. If Hongkong Jockey Club yesterday, the LONDON OPELER; 181, FLEET STREET, F.C. Russian resources in arms and ammuni- following resolution was unanimously
tion have been depleted, English gesources i passed: must take up the strain; and England's Hongkong Jockey Club be altered in the That the Bules and Regulations of the manner following:
HONGKONG OPPICE: 10A, DE VEUX ROAD C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, July 21st, 1915,
THE WAR.
corrective. In
resources, though slow in mobilization, can match in the last instance with Gormany's own. It is well that these considerations should not be lost sight
That the following Clauso be inserted after Clause 33, viz, Bankrupt, or
33.-Auy Member who is adjudicated a
who compounds with him.
TYPHOON WARNING.
of by those who are prone to get creditors under the provisions of any Act depressed by the intelligence from the relating to Bankruptcy, or whose une is The news the telegrams daily bring us
Eastern front. Lord HALDANE recently the subject of a nation between which and officially published as an outlaw or who is of the enemy's advance in enormous reminded us of the simple fact that as Great Britain a state of war exisis, de who strength against the Russians murally organise against 320,00,00, 22 mation to shall be dismised from the Public Servicu shall be itaprisoned for a criminal offenes or creates a certain amount of pessimism against 120,000,000, we marst win with disgrace, shull, ipso facto, cave to be a as to the Allies' chances of ultimate if wo concentrate on the duty of Member of the Club, and shall forfeit all victory.
But a broader review of the organising ourselves for war. The British right to the use of, or claim upon, any whole situation instantly supplies the Empire is now organising for war as it for the Stewards, on the written application property in the Club; but it shall be lawful the first place, the
has never been organised before, and of such Member, aftor enquiry, to restro tremendous effort which is being made by while the German resources in mon are Member so re-admitted shall not be called his name to the books of the Club and tho Germany in the East is manifestly being steadily depleted, we, the British upon to pay any Entrames Fee." weakening her position in the West, especially, aro gathering strength the Great operations such as those now in whole time-strength in trained men and progress on the Eastern front necessarily in the supplies of munitions-which will involve an immense sacrifice of men on enable the great offensive, when it is ongo both sides, and Germany cannot afford to begun, to be pursued with confident make great sacrifios unless a decisive assurance of ultimate victory. victory over the Russians is absolutely ussured. That is an extremely unlikely event, having regard to the imunenisé reserves of men. Russia is still able to draw upon. In a lecture delivered in the Shafesbury Theatre, London, a month ago by Coldhel F. N.. MAUDE, the well- known military critic, he remarked that nobody had ever claimed that there were P. & O. Nabig piecemeal, it being impos
G. W. Roome,
A mail for Europe "Phi Gibrin clases tomorrow at 3 pm
Mr. T. F. Hough left for the North by the stermer Mongolia yesterday, -`
It has been decided to dismantle the
Engineer-Captain
more than 8 millions of Germans who sible to salve her. could be put into the field; and the French) Intelligence Department, who made very exact estimates of losses and published formerly of the Hongkong Naval Yard, them, had stated that up to Juan 16th the has been appointed to Rossyth, Germans had sustained a net loss of 4,200,100 man, so that they had not many more than 4,000,000 to hold the two
It is
fronts, to say nothing of Italy. very evident from the telegrams that are now daily, reaching us, that whatever may be the extent - of the lessen the
Germans are inflicting on the Russians they themselves are also suffering heavily,"
of the Shanghai Land Investment Co., At a meeting of the Board of Diretors
Ltd., held last wook, an interim dividend of 8 per cent, was declared for the half- year onding 20th June, 1915.
The telegram quoted below was received from the Manila Observatory at 10 am. yesterday:-
Typhoon west of the LadronLE Or Mariana Islands. Direction unknown.
SHANGHAI
DOCK AND ENGINEERING. CO.
The annual report of the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Ltd., for the year profts amount to The 108,810.08. ended April 30, 1915, shows that the Thu: directors recommend the payment of dividend of Tis. 3 per share, absorbing Fla. 165,600, and to carry forward the balance of Tl. 54,240,08 to new account.
THE PHILIPPINE SUGAR
CROP.
Mr. Richard Nolan, one of the most
prominent hacenderos and business g in the sugar belt of the Visayas, states that according to reliable crop forecasts, based on conservative estimates made by experts who have gone over the district, A report in the Manila papers states this season in the islands of Negros and 4,000,000 picule of sugar will be harvested
that the Pacific Mail Co. are negotiating Paray, with Russian and English interests to
dispose of their steamers. Another report
PHILIPPINE COTTON,
It is well that this important fact should not be overlooked, and it is as well says the Company will retain possession TO BE TESTED IN MANILA MILLS.
also to bear in mind that since the Russians have been unable to maintain their earlier progress which threatened to drive the enemy back upon his capital,
the
of the vessels and put them on Atlantic run, where more profitable employment is offering..
The possibility of disposing of Filipino cotton to the local cotton mills is at pre- sunt great, says a Manila paper, owing to The Queen's College Dramatic Society he difficulty of getting the raw material
by importation. re-sharpen them and make them the next best thing is that the Russians is giving four performances at the Tai The Bureau of Argiculture has several by wrics of masterly retreats, albeit Ping Theatre-in aid of the Flood Relief sacks of a good grade of cotton rreeived not chout stubborn fighting at selected Fund. The first performance is on Sunday, tested at the Manila cotton mills.
from a Mindanao planter which is to be points, should cause the enemy to ao push and H.E. the Governor, who has accorded was grown from seed supplied by the It CAMPBELL, MOORE & Co., LTD. forward his lines in the East as to his patronage to the effort, has expressed Bureau and demonstrates the possibility Hongkong, 24th June, 1915.
facilitate the projected advance of the his intention to be present at the per-tageous competition with the imported of growing the product locally in advan French and the British in the West. The formance to be given on Monday.
raw material.
Dozen,
like now. WE SHARPEN EVERYTHING,
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