DEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
I tublistiese JOHN HAVE This Day established myself under
WILKIE & Co, IMPORTERS, EXFOUTERS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, and will carry on Business at Hotel Mansions, 1st Floor, and
THE
3RD
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 101, 1916.
INTERNAL LOAN O THE YEAR OF THE CHINESE
KEPUBLIC (1914).
at Missions' Building, Canton,
JOHN WILKIET that the third payment of interest of
Hongkong, 1st Jammury, 1918.
NOTICE.
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"E HAVE This Day authorized ML
THE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
the 6% Intornal Loan of the 3rd Year of the Chinese Republic (1914) will fall due on the 31st of December of this year. With the the detailed regulations, exception governing the payment of interest of the Paid loan, which have been published in the
WAY WIRE to Sign our Firm
per Procuration.
JOHIN WILKIE & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1915, (159
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
ON and after the 1st March, 1816, the prosent Light at Cape Collinson will
I replaced by a 5th Orler Aga Light of the following --
Character--Flashing-one second light followed by seconds darkness making in all 10 faslies per minute. This light shows bright to Eastward-from Y.N.W. to S.S.E. and red to Westward, Vessels are warned to keep in bright Lector.
C. W. BECKWITH, Commander, IL.N.,
Harbour Master, &c.
[160.
Harbour Department, Hongkong, 8th January, 1916
"KOWLOON-CANTON BAILWAY.
NOTICE.
IMPORTANT ALTERATION OF EXPRESS TRAIN.
THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that on and from SUNDAY, January 9th, and until further Notice the Express Train timed to leave Kowloon for Canton at 4.00 PM. is cancelled, and in its place an Express Train will leave Kowtoox at 9.50 P.M., arriving CANTON at 6.20 P.M...
By Order,
H. P. WINSLOW, Manager. Kowloon, 8th January, 1916.
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
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For MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
THE Steamship
TH
"SALAMIS," 4,508 tone, Captain D. A. Gardiner, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, 18th January
For Freight or paraage appir to
THE BANK LINE, LTD, General Agents. Hongkong, 10th Jansary, 1916. [16)
THE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
· P. & O. 8. N. Cola Steamer
*NELLORE* Arrived Hongkong on 8th January, 1916,
FROM BOMBAY COLOMBO
STRAITS.
AND
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named veral are hersby informed that their goods are being lauded and placed at THIS RISK in the
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's downs at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery on be obtained as the Gools are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo
From London, &o, ex az. "Karmala,” From Persian Gulf, ex ER B. LS. N.
and D. & P. S. N. Co's Steamare Options! Goods will be landed here Rulou Instructions are given to the contrary within
6 hours.
Goole not aleared within 8 days inslading dste of a rival will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in any owo whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in the Go -downs for examins fon-by-the Contignees, and- the Company's Surveyors, Messen. GODDARD and DOUGLAS, at 10 A. en MONDAYS and THURSDAYS. All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they esmant be recognised, No Clams will be admitted after the Goods -have left the Godowns.
E V. D. PARR
Acting Superintendent,
Hopko g. 10th January, 19 '6
NOTICE.
Gocument Guselle and which have bean 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: 31st December, 1910,
authorised for the payment organs aut
2: The
of interest:
#
All Magistrates Yamons.
The Headnud Branch Offices of
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
TWO HOUSES in "STONEHENGE,
No. 5, Robinson Road. Newly done up
and remodelled.
Erch Hoosa ostalas downstair Two Good
INTIMATION
Boozes and upstairs Three Bedrooms, cach with WATSON'S Bathroom.
Outhouses and Grass Tenuis Gurk.. Shortly available for occupation. Apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co., Læð. Hongkong, 12nd December, 1915,
(118
TO LET.
OFFICES in Queen's Building:
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
-IMENT & AGENCY Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 8th December, 1915. (105
TO LET
Owing to
on our.
space,
pressure Random Reflections" have been held over until to-morrow,
necessary forty millions, they have drawn up a Scheme for the construction this year of a system of strategic railways on the north-west frontier-apparently they General Chu Ju, Chebkiang, was eleat- are so obsessed with the part that railed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
ways are playing in the Great War that they are determined that China shall not be behind Germany in her preparedness in this respect.
on December 1st.
The Gazette annouvres that 2nd. Lieut. J. R. Stevenson, of the Hongkong Volun- We do not question, however, the in-teer Reserve, has been promoted Lieut-
SULFOCREME herent desirability of the lines that are enunt.
proposed; our advers criticism is pro-
The Gazette notifies that the post of volved solely, by: the absurd suggestion of
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the Ministry of Communications that the Assistant Medical Officer, Kowhon, han THE WONDERFUL
lines are to be constructed, or even com-been rendered vacant by the absence of PROPERTY OF GIVING TO THE menced, in the near future. Nor are we Mr. Pola Dana Hnj Naidu “without jeave
bind to the fact that Mongolia is not or reasonable causo. SHIN INCOMPARABLE SOFTNESS, the useless desert that it is often repre It is announced that "Deferred " tele-
PREVENTING BEDNESS
sented to be. Apart from their strategic
AND importance, such lines as those from grams to America cannot for the present be Kalgan to Urga and to Saiyuanchen accepted owing to the various North At- IRRITATION, AND OF TAKING would have a certain commercial signi-lantic Cable Companies having decided to the BANK OF CHINA and of the NOS, 11 and 13, GAGE STREET, from AWAY WRINKLES AND FRECKLES, utility in opening up the undeveloped gram service,
ficance, and would be of considerable suspend temporisily the "deferred tele-
BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS.
e. The reliable agents of the above-
mentioned two banks.
d. All Maritimo Customs Offices.
3. The methods for the claiming of interest: The Public when claiming for the interest must cut out the matured, coupons and priced to any of the above-mentioned organs with the anid coupons. The said organs after examining the sui coupons will then pay the interest and retain the coupons Boy the the holders of 81,00) Bonds and of 810,000 Bonds must not cut out the coupons then- selves, as the said Bouds have to be examined first by the organs concerned.
The matured coupons can be used as cash in payment of land tax. The interest of the coupons is expressed in term of "big dollar, and if it is required to be converted into the or copper case, then the rate of exchange for different districts will be decided and posted in conspicuous places by the various Financial Bureaux concerned,
The Public are requested to read over the detailed regulations governing the payment of interest, which are obtainable at all authorised organa above mentioned.
Peking, 24th December, 1915,
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CHARE CERTIFICATE N», 5122, dated 18th July, 1804, of One Hundred Shares numbered 15001 to 86100 inclusive fully paid- up, standing in the Register in the name of MR. ANTONIO JOAQUIM BASTO Macao, having been LOST or DESTROYED, Notice is bereby given that unless the said certificate be produced at the Offices of the Company, Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux
Central, Hongkong, on or before the 8th day of February, 1916, New Certificate for the said Shares will be issued and the old
January, 1Ələ
Apply to-
J. VINCENT BRAGA, Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Hongkong, 18th November, 1915, £100
TO LET.
1
IT 18 ADMIRABLY SUFFED TO THE USE OF GENTLEMEN AFTER
[08. 9 and 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW, SHAVING, AS IT PREVENTS THE NB
Apply Lo
BOUGHNESS AND SORENESS OF THE M. J. D. STEPHENS. Hongkong, 12th November, 1915. [97
SKIN WHICH MAKES SHAVING
TRIAL TO MANY MEN.
TO LET.
TE KENNELS 108, Messing Gap.
Thoroughly renovated and repaired. Apply....
"THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., Lezo, Hongkong, 10th November, 1915. [95
TO LET.
Retaining 6 Rooms, Bath Rooms AVENSHILL EAST, Park Bond, Sorvate” Quarters, ko. "Vacant Iet Norsuber.
ABRACON, LOOKER, DEACON &
HARSTON,
Hongkong, 19th October, 1915,
[90
TO LET.
LENSHIEL No. 141, Plantation UT Road, Fesk, from lah November, 1915, Apply
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Hongkong, 18th October, 1815.
TO LET,
185
Certificate will thereafter be held by the A HOUSE In Kantford Terrace,
Company a null and void.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managera
Hongkong, 7th January, 1-416.
Kowloon,
A poly
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENOY Co. Lao Hongkong, 24th October, 1915.
(37
TO LET.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT 00, LIMITED.
LOST.
APPLICATION has been made to this
Company issue Duplicate Certificate
of 50 Shares in this Company in the name of MR. ARTHUR ROBERT DONNELLY or other Certificate or Certificates in liea thereof upon Statement that the Original Certificate No. 961850 Shares numbered 234577 234526 dated 21st February, 1910, has been LOST or DESTROYED; and NOTICE IS HEREBY †GIVEN that if within 30
from the date 130 days hereof no claim or representation in respect of such Original Cortificato is made to the Company the undersigned will then proceed to deal with such application for duplicate.
For the GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO, LTD.,
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 14th December, 1915. [105
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
· AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
LOST.
THE SHARE CERTIFICATE 4200
IN BOTTLES 60 CENTS
A.
AND $1.00 BACH.
Prepared only by
A
S. WATSON
& CO., LTD.
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
DEATHS
+13
The present Ministry of grass lands.
For failing under the Aliens' Registon- Communications cannot, however, claim tion Act to notify the presence of two any eredit for the inherent advantages of Siamese boys at Eastbourne College, the these and the other lines, for the original fter, F. S. Williams, headmaster, and Mr. scheme did not come from them; their sole G: 1. Pencock, assistant master, were each contribution is the fantastic proposal fined £1 at Eastbourne.
was due to the vessel being overloaded with salt-fish, No lives were lost and the damage is at present unknown,
that the lines should be built immediately. The two lines we have mentioned have" Tho Aberdeen ferry-bont Hong Les always been understood to be pending foundered at the Aberdeen Wharf on extensions of the Peking Kalgan railway Saturday. It is assumed that the accident and will probably be among the first that China will take in hand as soon as circumstances permit; the other three to which the Ministry refers in its pro- gramme of hustle are the Sion-Lanchow, Lanchow-Ili, and Sian-Ninghia lines. It will be seen that the effect of these, com- bined with the already, existing railways, will be to link up the most northerly and most north-westerly corners of the Empire with Peking, as well as providing im proved communications to vital points on the frontier of China proper. In view of the Mohammedan
An advertisement appearing in another column announces that the express train timed to leave Kowloon for Cantan m 41 P., has been cancelled and is placed by one leaving Kowloon at 2,50 p.m.. and arriving at Canton at 6.20 p.m.
A regulation made by the Governor-in- Council under Section 6 of the Doge' Ordinance, and published in the Gazette rebellion that states that no dog brought from
Shanghai will be permitted to land in this
Colony for a period of six months, don mencing from December 27th, 1915.
devastated the North-west fifty years ago, there can be no question as to the ultimate desirability, or even necessity, of a rail way to Ili. It would make Tao TSUNG-
Amongst those who arrived from home TANG, the pacificator of those regions, turn in his grave if he heard of troops on Saturday by the str. Nellore was Mr. being burried up by rail where he and Chau Tsun Nin, eldest son of Mr. Chau his forces made their famous leisurely Siu Ki, Secretary of the Man On Insur- advance, growing their supplies of corn anen Co., Ltd., and the Chun On Fire In. en route.
Mr. surance Co., Ltd., of this Colony. But even more important than the Chau Tsuo Nin obtained his B.A, do- military is the political factor. The grew with honours at Oxford University in centrifugal tendency is always at work June last, and was previously called to in China, and it is in these ontly the Bar at the Middle Temple. ing regions that the influence of the disruptive powers has been most clearly.
HATTER.At Bidauth, South Devon. shire, England, on December 5th, HENLY WILLIAM GOODENOUGH HAT FFICES In Fr. Groner's BUILDING,
Sasond Floor, Overlooking Harbour, EE, of Sanghay on November 27th, Immediate possession.
CONSTANCE MAUD, wife of Rev. W. C. Apply to
PENBEY, M.A., Oxon., Principal, seen. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO
widow of Montagu Hawtrey, of 133 Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914.
Shanghai, TO LET.
PYE-At Burgh Heath, suddenly, on November 29th, GWENDOLINE, wife of E. BUANG PYE, aged '33.
HonoLoke Orion: 101, Das Voor Rain, C. LONDON OPPIom: 181, Fruen Stammt, B.0.
OFFICES at 2, Connaught Road
OFFICES in King's Buildingen. OFFICES in Dan Vaux Road Central. HOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit Road.
NEW HOUSES in Broadwood. Teresos. HOUSES at the Fesk.
Bay.
Na 1. MORETON TERRACE, Causeway "GODOWNS, at Wanchai.
Nos. 1, 2 and 3, WEST END TERRACE! CANTON,
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY CÓ, LTD. Hongkong, 4th November, 1915,
TO`LET.
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1 for I'venty-five Sharusi numbered 401 to TWO ROOMED FLATS in Nathan Road,
Kowloon
Water A
4025 inclusive, standing in the Register in the name of FRANK BARRINGTON DEACON, THREE-ROOMED FLATS in Humphrey'
en Baldines, Kowloca, having been LOST. Notice is hereby given that unless the said Certificate be produced
FOUR-LOOMED FLATS in May Road, at the Office of the Company, 5, Queen's Road with every modern convenience, including Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or before English Baths and Eitchen Ranger. Hot THE BUSINESSES ARCHITECTS Third T AND CIVIL ENGINEERS carried on the toate day of February, 1816, a New Wata podally designed to nocommodate three by COLBOURNE LITTLE in Hongkong and the old Certificate will thereafter be held and by F. R. J. ADAMS and MARSHALL by the Company as null and void. WOOD), (under the style of THOMAS, ADAMS & Woop) in Canton have amalgamated as from this date and will henceforth be con- ducted by the undersigned.
The new firin's name will be LITTLE, ADAMS &
and the Business of the firm will be carried-on at their Offices-in- Hongkong and Canton as heretofore.
COLBOURNE LITTLE, F.II.B.A, FR. J. ADAMS, AMIME, MARSHALL WOOD, ARIBA. Hongkong, let January, 1916.
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THE HONGKONG, AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. HAREHOLDERS desirous of making inquiries respect of the DEBEN TURE ISSUEshould apply to the Company's Office in Hongkong
All applications for Debentures must be sent in before the 29th February, 1416 Forms may be had on application
R.M. DYER,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 31st December, 1915.
hu
ROYAL HONG KONG - GOLF CLUB,
ROVIDED that sufficient entries_are
Phening the British Section of the
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY have kindly- offered to present a CUP for a Ladies' Singles match play Competition under Handicap to be played over the PANLING Coarse ou days other than SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Acting Secretary Hongkong, 3rd January, 1916
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NOTICE.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE CERTIFICATE No. 318, dated 25th September, 1883, of Fifty Shares Nos. 1311-8360 in this Company, standing in the name of bin. WEI A KWONG, of Hongkong, has been LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month from the date hereof the above document be not forthcoming another Corre ficate will be issued by the Company and
Dated 13th November, 1915.
possession,
The Daily Press.
Horokose, 1018 January, 1916,
CHINESE RAILWAY
PROJECTS.
Arvona knowing anything of the parlons
of
Within the last few weeks, two railway the accidents have occurred on the Peking. Hankow Railway, says the Peking Gazette. The last one took place at
The final outcome defection of the Urga kutukhru, is not yet certain, but it is, at all events, elear that the best way of counteracting the Kuanghsiu, where two trains collided disruptive and centrifugal forces is by when running in opposite directions. The means of improved communications link two locomotives were badly smashed; teh ing up Mongolla and the New Dominion care containing cattle and over twenty The with the other parts of the Empire. For with goods were damaged.
damage is estimated to exceed $200,000. these reasons the railways forecasted by the Ministry of Communications are bound to come in process of time, but we see no ground for anticipating that this will happen in any way as early as the Ministry suggests.
During the quarter ended December 31st, eleven samples of milk were examined under the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordi aree in Hongkong, and all were found to be pure, Bix samples of brandy which were examined were found to bo of proper quality, but one sample of rum out of six examined was proved to be adulterated. - All the samples of beer, bread, four, gin,
standard.
A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes port, aherry and whisky were up to
to-morrow at i p.m.
Mr. E. Gaster, formerly in the servien
state of China's finances and of the additional expenditure she will probably incur this year in connection with the of the China Fire Insurance Co. in Hong abolition of the so-called democratic Rekong, has obtained à commission in the
Northumberland Fusiliers, public and the installation of an Empator
would say that it is not likely that the The Chinese Telegraph Administra
bachelors at reasonable rentals. Immediate Government will be able to embark on a tion's new Wireless Station at Foochow FORE-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon expensive undertakings for many years has been opened for general public curres Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon
to come, and that it is, at all events, oer- Apply to
on whom the
Captain E. H. Rymer, Emperor of Japan has conferred the Order of the Rising Sun (third class), was Chins Squadron, when the war broke out, in command of the flagship Triumph,
and he was subsequently Naval Attaché at Tokyo, The Order of the Rising Sun wa conferred upon him in recognition of his operations of the British and Japanese valuable services during the combined Fleets in various parts of the Pacific. He Hongkong in 1914. g assumed the command of the Triumph at
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE | tain that there will be no money to sparepondence with ships at sea, says the
this year for new enterprises, even of the Pebing Gazette. most urgent nature. China, however, The receipt is announced by the Princotrict were under the necessity of taking » loves to disappoint the prophets; perhaps
Co., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. -Bongkong, 29th December, 1915.
TO LET
159
NO. 5, MOUNTAIN VIEW, Prax.
No. 7, STEWART TERRACE, PEAX, from zet harsh, 1916.
"WOODBURY," No. 4, Hakow Road, Kowloon, from lat March, 1816.
j
thereniter no other will be acknowledged "EST.
届
C. PEMBERTON,
Secrets y
[107.
TO LET FULLY FURNISHED.
BERGELDIE," 136, Taw Prax About Marsh, or sooner if convenient
"A RITCHIE;- Care of Messrs. DODWELL & Co., LTD.
[an Hongkong, 10th November, 1918.
Apply...
TO LET From Ish March,
LODOWN, No. 6. Duddall Streak.
Entries should be sent IN WRITING to GO.
the Underaigned and will be received up to the 16th inst.
LW. HILL Acting Hon. Secretary.
Fong, 6th January, 1918,
[147
Apply
A. B. AVABIA,
Care of E. PaBANKY,
No. 1, Paddell Street
February, 1925.
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No. 2, ZETLAND STREET, No. 26, SHELLEY STREET. No. 21, SEYMOUR ROAD, WOODLANDS
68, PEEL STREET on Caine Eond level.
* GLENSHIEL," No. 141, Plantation Road, Peak, from 1st November, 1918.
"LEWKNOR,” No. 120, THE PEAK,
HARTING, Austin Road, Kowloom. ONE OFFICE or SHOP in Daddell Street, Ground Floor,
NUS THE ALBANY”-- BOOMS, in Dudisil Streek, #ROSENEATH "2, Hankow Rd, Kowloom. No. 8. BELILIOS TERRACE
No. 25, BELILIOS TERRACK, with entrance on Conduit Road,
the
Businessmen residing in the Peak dis
little involuntary exercise on Saturday owing to a suspension of the Peak tram morning in order to reach their offices, way service between the hours of 8 and 10. This was due to the breaking of one of wheels of the depressor which runs from the Peak to a poing some way below Barker road, causing the front wheels of the down ear to jump the lines. The mishap occurred on one of the skeleton bridges, and thus the delay involved in "jacking" the car up was greater than would otherwise have been
it is with the idea of living up to this Wales Fund of further subscriptions reputation that the Ministry of Como the amount of £850 from British sub munications announce that five new rail-jects of all races resident in Siam, making a total to date of £7,450 from that source. ways are to be constructed (it is not clear
Brigadier General C. D. Blane, C.B whether completed or commenced is meant) in 1916, with a total length of who has been given the command of a 4,000 miles and at a total cost of, prob- brigade of Artillery units, took part in ably, something in the region of forty or the China Expedition of 1900, and was &fty millions sterling. Where China pro in the march to Peking (mentioned in poses to secure so much money at a time
despatchos, medal). like the present we have not the remotest
The death has occurred at his residence. An engagement is announced between 108, Bluff, Yokohama, after an illness of Eden, and we doubt if the Ministry of Communications is in a better position in Viryen, only son of Commander Frederick only two days, of Mr. Geo. Byme Thomson, this respect. Supposing there is so much Davies, R.N., Reserve (retired), of Shang-manager and director of Messrs Dodwell money available, there can be no question, hai, China, and Enid, only daughter of & Co., Ltd. Mr. Syme Thomson had an
apoplectio stroke shortly after tiffin-and- after the disastrous experiences of Can-Mr. Wareham Smith, of 91. Upper Tulse never fully regained consciousness. The
ton last summer, that the conservancy of hill, London,
the West River has the first call on any
the case,
deceased, who was a Scotsman, was born in London on October 18th, 1861, and was thus- fifty-four years of age. He came to Jepan
A marriage has been arranged between thirty-two years ago to join the firm of
ONE GODOWN, No. 8. Burrows Streiunappropriated funds; if there is money
available for the construction of railways, Lieutenant Thomas Arthur Pearson, Ademson Bell & Co., the predecessors-of Wanchal
TWO GODOWNS, in Duddell Strock,
No. 2, DES YEUX VILLAS, 51, FRAK (Unfurnished),
No. 69, THE FAX (5 CAMERON VILLAS, Apply to LINSTEAD & PAVIS,
Sed Flour, Alexandra Bulldives. „2th January, 1916.
33.
manager since the transfer in 1680,” Mr.
we should have expected that those that R. N.D.; only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Dodwell & Co. of which he has been have a commercial justification would be Pearson, of Boldier's Point, Holyhead, and given the precedence. These are not the Rosemary Evelyn, only daughter of the viown of the Ministry of Communications late Arthur Ilbert of Shanghai, and of Having pre-supposed the existence of the Mrs. Ilbert, 39, Egerton gardens.
Bye Thomson married Alles Fraser by whom he is survived. There is one son of the marriage Mr. Gyme Thomson who Its now in the Hongkong office of Dodwell
& Co.