EW ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE.
Aa going concern GOOD MINERAL
A WATER BUSINESS
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Box "A."
Care of "Daily Press" Office. Hongkong, 8th March, 1916. [388
FOR SALE.
RICHMOND HOUSE, No. 146, Barker Also,
Rond.
"DUNOTTAR," No. 51, Aberdeen Road. HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors.
Hongkong, 3rd March, 1918:
LOST.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WHDNESDAY, MARCH 8TH, 1916,
HONGKONG FIRE. INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICH TO SHAREHOLDERS. ·
THE FORTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned at NOON on TUESDAY, the 28th instant..
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 34th to the 28th
both days inclusive. Mistant,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
General Managers,
HOUSE TO LE
SHAMEEN, 'CANTON,
COMMODIOUS OFFICES and Residential
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lat.
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACUO
Co., L Hongkong or Canton, Hongkong, 7th March, 1916.
TO LET.
For Six Months from 1st May,
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INTIMATION
WATSON'S
FINEST OLD
MURNISHED, FOUR-ROOMED HOUSE, BROWN
[271
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1915.
LTD.
F
1370
SMALL WHITE TERRIER with long
A live her 216. A reward will be given for return of the dog to
122, THE PEAK. Hongkong, 7th March, 3916.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
[386
Whare Show-roums from the have This Day REMOVED Our First Floor to the Second Floor of 10 Des Taux Road Central,
(Above the Robinson Piano Company). NOW FUNG & Co. Hongkong, st March, 1916.
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THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED.
HAVE This Day RESUMED CHARGE
of the Company.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Secretary- Hongkong, 1st March, 1816.
PUBLIC NOTICE
.
1370
HE Undersigned hereby gives Notice that it has Opened an Office at No. 13, Hauking Road, Shanghai, as a Brunch of WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY of Now York, and will conduct its Telephone and Electrical Supply business in China hence-
orth from the Slanghai Ouice.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. are no longer
CHINA SUGAR BEFINING CO., LIMITED.
T
NOTICE.
THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE- HOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Offices of the General. Agents Pedder's Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th March, at 11.30 AM., for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of
"STONE HOUSE,” No. 87, Mount Kellet.
For particulars apply--
PERCY SMITH, BETH & FLSMING.
Hongkong, 7th March, 1016.
TO LET.
[384
MURNISHED HOUSE, Seven Living
Rooms, etc.; with Garden,
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SECRETARY. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY, 90, Bonham Road. Hongkong, 6th Morco, 1916. [313
TO LET.
Accounts for the year ending 31st December, NO. 1, TOGO TERRACE, Kounedy Road,
1916.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 20th March, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
Ganeral Agents.. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1016.
[368
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP
LIMITED,
Apply
LI FUK TŠAU, Care of Mar7. WILKINUON & GRIST,
9, Queen's Bond Central,
[355 Hongkong, 1st March, 1918.
TO LET.
TEWLY-BUILT FLATS in SAIFEE
COMPANY TERRACE. Nathan Road. also,
CHARE CERTIFICATE NO. 2005, dated eth May, 1909, of Thirty Shares numbered 8115to 8139inclusive and 18592/13396 inclusive, standing in the Register in the name of Dr JOSEPH WHITTLESEY NOBLE, having been LOST, Notice is hereby given that unless she said certificate be produced at the Office of the Company, 20 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hongkong, on or before the 10th day of March, 1918, a New Certificate for the said Shares will be issued and the old Certificate will thereafter be held by the Company as null and void.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Maungėra. Hengkong, 8th February, 1918. [234
SIMILAE FLATS in Jordan Road, Kowloon, Rents very moderate.
BRANDY
E
QUALITY.
Electric Light and Gas installed,
Apply to
KAYAMALLY & Co., 5, D'Aguilar Street.
[350 Hongkong, lat Merch, 1916,
Brown Brandy
TO LET-AT THE PRAK.
URNISHED, No. 3, Monnisin View. Apply
M. F. POLLOCK,
Princes' Buildings. Hongkong, 25th February, 1916.
TO LET.
WAKE AD
(333
Agnes for WESTERN ELECTRIC CUL THE HONGKONG STEAM LAUNCH O copation of Moser, Radecker & Co.
PANY, as from Docember 8th, 1916.
WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY.
NOTICE.
[874
▼E HAVE This Day appointed ME WILLIAM GOLDENBERG to take charge of our showroom in the Hongkong Hotel Building and to generally represent us In Hongkong..
TUG AND LIGHTER CO., LTD.
LOST.
APPLICATION has been made to this
Company to issue Duplicate Certificate of 30 Shares in this Company in the name of YUEN CHEONG or other Certificate or Certificates in lieu thereof upon Statement that the Original Certifiente No. 39, Thirty Shares numbered 7720/7758 dated 16th August, 1910, has been LOST or DESTROYED); and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if within 30 days from the date hereof no claim or representation in respect of such Original Certificate is made the Company, the Agents:YALE AND TOWNE MFG. CO., Undersigned will then proceed to deal with
Hongkong and China,
MUSTARD & COMPANY, `-- General Importers and Commission Agents,
Sole Distributors,
REMINGTON TYPEWRITER CO.
Hongkong, 1st March, 1916.
NOTICE.
1365
LL Persons having Claims against Mr A
GUSTAV ENGEL, of MESSES. WM. MEYERINK & Co., are requested to file same with the Liquidators before 15th March, 1916.
ALEX, ROSS & Co., Liquidators. Hongkong, 9th February, 1916.
NOTICE.
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such application for duplicate.
For the HONGKONG STEAM LAUNCH Two
AMP LIGHTER Co., LT., GORDON & Co.
General Managers, Hongkong, 10th February, 1018'
PUBLIC LECTURE
[259
on the HONGKONG CURRENCY PROBLEM;
TR. J. M. XAVIER has kindly consented
Me deliver a LECTURE, to be followed NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that they a Discussion, on the above subject, at the Cry HALL, on FRIDAY, the 10th March, at 5.16 P.M.
Ladies and Members of the Public are invitad.
Partner in the YICK HING Firm() of No. 53, Bonliam Strand West, Merchants and Commission Agents, as from the 1st day of the 2nd Moon, Ping Ban year (4th March, 1016), and will assume the entire
management of the Firm on and after that date.
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that as from the said date all Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notsa and other Documents given by the Firm must bear the Signature of the Undersigned. All Claims against the present Partners in respect of liabilities incurred on behalf of the Firm on or before the 30th day of the 1st Moon, Ping San year (3rd March, 1016), should be sont to the VICK HING Firm without delay. CHAN LAI CHUN (MAN)...... Hongkong, 2nd March, 1010.
NOTICE.
1975
I view of the refusal of LOCAL BANKS to accept Compradors Orders, the undermentioned Linos request: Passengers and Shippers to pay all accounts for freight, passage money, etc., by cheque or cash on and after 1st March, 1916:
P.&O. S.N. COMPANY,
MESSAGERTES MARITIMES CI.,
OCEAN 8.8. Co.. L.,
CHINA MUTUAL S.N. Co., La.,
EILEEMAN ** LINE..
CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES, LAD.,
BANK LINE,
TOYO KISAN KAISIA,
NIPPON YUSEN Kaisha
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,
GLEN LINE,
BEN" LINE
SHIRE" LINE,
DoDWELL & Co., Ltd.,
ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE,
JAVA-PACIFIC LIJN
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN Lian, CHINA MAIL S.S. Co., BAST-ASIATIC_Co._GF_COPENHAGEN, RUSSIAN EART ABIATIC S.8. Co.. SWEDISH-EAST ASIATIQ Ü. or Co., AMERICAN ASIATIC B.S. Co., LTD AMERICAN & MANCHERIAN LIFE. AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE. Hongkong, 4th March, 1016
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EIGHT PER CENT. MILITARY LOAN.
SECOND DRAWING ON FEBRUARY 20TH.
Necond Drawing for Repayment of the TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Eight Per Cont. Military Loan Bonds will take place in Peking on February 201ł on which occasion $1,150,000, worth of Bonds will be drawn for repayment. When the drawing is over, the numbers of drawn bonds will be published in the forerement Gavetts MINISTRY OF FINANCE. 5330 Canton, 23rd February, 1916
H. E. POLLOCK,..
Hon. Secretary, HONGKONG ODD VOLUMES SOCIETY.
1379 Hongkong, 4th March, 1016,
TO LET.
Aplendid set of OFFICE ROOMS on the
First Floor of No. 10, Des Voeux Road
FFICES, 5, Daddell Street, now in
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 17th February, 1916.
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
(265
and
The death is recorded of Mrs. O. do H. Hughes, wife of Mr. de Courcy Hughes, of the Hongkong and Shanghai: Bank, - Kobe,
At the Y.M.C.A., at 0.15 this evening, Mr. M. Manuk will read a paper ou "Do Mon Live Again? The paper will ho followed by a discussion and questions.
At a meeting of the Committen of the Diocesan Girls School, on Monday, a let-
He has been described as an ardent patrios and se one who, from purely disinterested motives, has toiled to lift his country out of the slough of re-action into which it had fallen. Whatever truth there may be in these assertions, there is little doubt that the attentions, which were assiduously bestowed upon him by the Prussian mili- tary caste had their effect, and throughout all the negotiations he was the KALBER'S greatest ally. With his influence removed,
A Chinese was charged at the Magis more sober counsels may prevail. Discon tent has been rifo for a long time. Revent-tricy yesterday with the theft, of 10 guany- bags from the Chinese Sugar Refining ment has been created by the overbearing Company. Inspector Sim said it was not attitude of the Prussian officers ̧ ̧.·'
known how the defendant got into the jealousy, has been aroused by the preferon-godown belonging to the Company. He tial treatment accorded to German soldiers. was seen passing No. 1 Police Station with Moreover, there has been no shadow of the bags, which wore identified as belong- recompense so far for the great seri-ing to the China Sugar Refining Co., in fices which Turkey has made; no record of his possession, Defendant was sent to successes to cucuurage, and stimulato the prison for a month, civil population. The Allies were forced to evacuate Gallipoli; it is true, but the triumph was a negative one for Turkey. The restoration of Egypt, to the Sultan
ter addressed to Miss Pitts was read from. and the recovery of Crete and the Greek Messrs. Chan Kai Ming, Sin Tak Fan, Ho islands were among the inducements offered
Fook and Wong Kam Falk, presenting a to Turkey for her intervention in the war, Scholarship of $50 a year to the school in but the possibility of securing these rewards memory of the late Miss Eyre, The seems as remote as the Greek Kalends.
Scholarship is to be open to all pupils ir The KAISER has been profuse in his pro-respective of race, nationality or creed. mises but there is a growing disbelief in his The Committee gratefully accepted the power to keep them. In the meantime, Scholarship, which is the first the School the country is on the brink of financia! | has received, disaster, Constantinople is threatened with famine, the great strunghold of Erzerum
A Chinese cyclist who ran over a smäll has fallen, and the army in Asia Minor
boy in Kramer Street, Kowloon, was Bum- is fleeing before the advancing Russians, maned by the boy's mother for furious who have, also, retained the mastery of riding. Complainant told the Magistrate the Black Sea and inflicted heavy damage that defendang rode rown the street at a upon Turkish shipping. The circum-fast pace and did uut ring his bell. He ran stances therefore, are all in favour of into her six-year-old boy, and the impact peace movement which it will be impossible was so great that defendant was knocked for Germany to circumvent, and the openoff his chine. Defendant said he mag ing of negotiations must shatter for ever his bell, and, in trying to avoid the the KABER's rosents dream of supremacy boy, he fell down on his nose. A king of in the Near East. It must be remembered gis was imposed. that Turkish feeling hus never been really antagonistic to Britain or France. When
TO LET FURNISHED.
Nedrooms was 4 Bathrooms
10. 3, MORRISON HILL. Roomed A. S. WATSON & war broke out it is probable that the Vacant from 1st March.
Apply.
HARRY WICKING & Co. [236 Hongkong, 3rd February, 1916.
FURNISHED FLATS.
THE Undersigned are prepared to furnish
some of their Tregunter Mansions May Road) Flats to suis intending tenants. There. Flats have first-class appointments which include English Baths and Kitchen manges, hot water supply and water-closets. They are of two kinds, viz.: Fists with 2 BedroomE and 2 Sitting Rooms and Flats with 3 Bed- rooms and 1 Sitting Room. The latter aro specially suitable for Bachelors. Arrange mente could be made if desired for the use, in common with certain other tenants, of tho adjoining fresh water swimming hath.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Co., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.. Hongkong 26th January, 1916.
TO 'LET.
[205
[O. 11, GAGE STREET, immediate possez- Non
Apply to
J. VINCENT BRAGA, Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Hongkong, 16th November, 1915,
TO LET.
Apply
1x Knutsford
CO., LTD.,
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE No. 616; -
MARRIAGES.
+18
The weekly return of communicable dis- ease shows that one fatal case of bubonic influence of Great Britain to whom T-plague was notified, the patient being a key owes her very existence as a European Chinese. There were also notified nine Power, was greater than that of Ger-cases of diphtheria (one Indian and the many in the Sublime Porte, but Germany rest Chinese), five being fatal; five cases of exerted every effort to force Turkey into entorie fever (one British and rest Chi-.. the conflict. A great weapon in the hards nese), three being fatal; and one essa bi of the KAISER's emissaries was undoubtedly puerperal fever (Chinese.) There was & the pre-emption of the two powerful | romarkable number of cases of small-pox, Turkish warships which bod been 10 cases being notified, of which no fewer built in England for Turkey. The than 18 were fatal. All the patients were
DowIE MORBISON.-At H. B. M. Con.money for these ships had been raised sulato-General and at Union Church, by popular subscription, and the Shanghai,on March 1st, ROBERT disappointment of the populace was
GOVAN, second son of Dayi Dowie,
The two
Chinese.
The marriage was solemnised at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, yesterday, of Mr. Charles Miller, of the Naval Ordnance- Dopartment, Hongkong, and Miss Flora Victoria Desing, of Humphrey's Avenue, Kowloon, second daughter of the late Mr. Walter Doning, of Sendai, Japan. Tho bride was given away by Mr, Stanley, of the Naval Ordnance, and Mr. James Tex- Dan was “best man." The Rev. N. 0, Pepe officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Miller left at noon by train for Canton, where the honeyanoon is being spent,
of Giffnock, Glasgow, to JANET THAL-intense when Britain took possession of LON ANDERSON, eldest daughter of the them. In spite of the great agitation care- Isto CHARLES MORRISON, of Pollock-fully fostered by Germau Agents, however, shields, Glasgow.
the Grand Vizier informed the British MOARTHUR-GREY-A H.B.M Consu-
late, and afterwards at Christ Church, Ambassador that he would never be a party Yokohama, on February 26th, JOEN
to declaring war either against Britain or MCARTHUR, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, to France, Then enmo the incidents which FRANCES, HELEN, second daughter of
were directly responsible for the rupture the late RICHARD DUFFIELD GREY. of Edinburgh,
of diplomatic relationships, MILLER DENING - At St. Andrew's German war vessels, the Goeben and the Church, Kowloon, on the Tih inst, by Breslau, took refuge in the Dardanelles the Rev. N. C. Pope, CHARLES, eldest son of CHARLES MILLER, of Portsmouth, and the British Embassy claimed in England. to FLORA VICTORIA. Second accordance with international law, that the. daughter of the late WALTER DENING, hips should be dismantled and the crews While one of the four counsel was ad- of Sendai, Japan, Terrson,
(Japan papers
interned. The Porte asked that the ques dressing their lordships in the Court of please copy),
[387 tion might be left in sheyance until the Appeal yesterday he suddenly exclaimed, crews sent to England to bring back the have lost my glasses, and commenced Turkish warships returned. This request to search anxiously among the heap of law was granted, and the Germans employed tomos, assisted by another member of the the time to gain a predominating influence Bar.
The learned counsel had rolly
100
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.
[37 Hongkong, 24th October, 1916.
Central (above the Roblason Piso Co.), A HOUSE comprising Three Large and Two Small Rooms with Outhouses and Servants' Qusters. The Premises are being thoroughly repaired and renovated. Centrally located in the vicinity of the Banks and Shipping Offices. Rent mederste
TO LET, Apply to
MOW FUNG & Co.,
AVENSHILL EAST, Park Road, 10, Des Vox Road Control Rontaining 6 Booms, 3 Bath Rooms, Hongkong, 18th February, 1916.
Servants' Quarters, &c. Vacant lat November.
Apply-
"DEACON, LOOKER, DRACON & HARSTON. Hongkong, 19th October, 1915.
TO LET From 1st March, LODOWN, No. 6. Daddall Street,
Apply
Go
A. B. AVASTA,
[302
Care of E. PABANET,
No. 1, Dudiall Sirest
Hongkong, and February, 1815.
TO LET.
FO. 5, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAL.
No.
[63
No. 141, Wanobai Road, Large and Spacions Godowo.
"SHORNCLIFFE, Garden Road, to let Furnished, & Reome
"GLENIFFER." 8; Hankow Road, Kowloon, BILANDONAN, No. 5, Des Voeur Vilne, No. 54, THE Prax, Fully Furnished, including Piano, from 1st
WOODBURY 30th November.
No. 4, Hankow Bond, Kowloon, from lut May, 1916.
No. 2, ZETLAND STREET. No. 25, SHELLEY STREET.
No. 25, SEYMOUR BOAD, WOODLANDS VILLA WEST
No. 58, PEEL STREET on Caine Road Larel
GLENSHIEL," No. 141, Plantation Road, Peak, from Isi November, 1915.
HARTING," Austin Boad, Kowloon "ROSENEATH" 2, Hankow Rd., Kowloon. No. 8, BELILIOS TERRACE No, 45, BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Conduit Road,
ONE GODOWN, No. 8 Burrows Street, Wanchal WO
OGODOWNS. in Daddall Street
No. DES VEUX VILLAS, S1, Paar- Unfurnished)
No.69, THE PHAX(& CAMERON VILLAS. Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 18th February,
1916
TO LET
(90
TIWO ROOMED-FLATS in Nathan Bond,
Kowloon
TWO
THEER-BOOMED FLATS in Hariphrey's Buildings, Kowloom.
DEATH.
MAXWELL-At the Victoria Nursing In stitute, Shanghai, on March ard, Nom MAXWELL of the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (North China) Ltd., aged 26 years Hongkong Orrian: 10, Dan Vox Road, O. LONDON OFFICE: 181, TLAK STAIN, EC.
The Daily Pres
HONGKONG, STH MARCH, 1918
TURKEY'S DESIRE FOR PEACE.
over the Ministry. The Commander of the pushed his spectacles up to his forehead Goeben, also, threatened that if an attempt and had forgotten their whereabouts.
who were made to land his men he would There was general amirsement when the bambard the Capital. Gradually the Court usher drew attention to the barris Turkish fleet fell under the control of the ter's forgetfuluess by pointing out the "Lost" spectacles Germans, who by this time had replaced resting place of the
British Navel offers engaged to on the broad brow of the anxious c reorganise it, and, towards the end of
the
of October without knowledge the Turkish ministers-with the excep
ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO POISON INDIANS.
FOUR-ROOMED FLATS In May Road, with every modern convenience, including English Bath and Ellohen Ranges, Hot THE news that Turkey is anxious for tion perhaps, of Enver Pasha-it kom- Water and Wafer Carriage System. A few
A very unusual charge was brought at the Flats specially designed to accommodate three peace and has sent two envoys: to Switzer, Larded the Russian ports of Odessa and bachelors at reasonable rentals. Immediate land to discuss terms with the Alling is Theodosia. This led the Allied Ambassa possession.
declaration of war. It may be no excuse Magistracy yesterday by Inspector Grant FOUR ROOMED HOUSES in Gerlos very welcome. Too much reliance must dors to ask for their passports and to the not, of course, be placed upon the report, Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloos.
Apply to
but it is significant that it follows so close for Turkey to say that she was a catspaw, against a Chinese medicine-man who, BUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANOS
ly upon the attempted assassination of but doubtion these facts and the honour.it is alleged, attempted to administer to Co., LTD "Alexandrs Baldings
Enver Pasha, that stormy petrel of Turable way in which she has conducted war- Hongkong, 29th December, 1916.
kish politics who, according to the Ger fare against the Allies will be taken late poison, or other injurious or destractivo TO LET.
man version, is now making a tour in consideration when peace proposals are dis. substance, with intent to do grievous.
cussed Turkey's great fear is that Russia bodily harm, Palestine. Enver Pasha is more respon has designs on Constantinople. If the war sible than any other individual subject of
0
FFICES at 2, Connaught Road.
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OFFICES in King's Buildings. OFFICES in Des Vaux Road Central. HOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit Road:"
NEW HOUSES in Broadwood TerraOS. HOUSES at the Peak.
one Nazim Din and others & cortain
Inspector Grant said the defendant had
A comparatively young man, wack again into Asia. More favourable the 4th inst. for the purpose of collecting.
terma may be granted now, but certainly Russia's free access to the Dardanelles will
is continued by Turkey her existence in been treating some Indians for various the Sultan for Turkey's unhappy position Europe will end, and she will be thrust diseases, and he went to their place on to-day. great daring and resource, regardless of the means by which he attains his ends, and reckless of consequences, he has, by sheer force of character, held a dominating be a sine qua non of any settlement. Non-1.9 and 2, WEST END TERRACE place in the Councils of the Ottoman CANTON, Apply
No 1, MOBETON TERRACE, Cassoway
GODOWNS, at Wanchai.
35
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST SMENT A AGENCY--CO. LTD. Hongkong, 4th November 1915.
32
Empire during recent years. He received
ais military training in Germany, and has always been a parsisen of German.policy.
some money, about 82 Ho bad some diffi- culty in securing payment, and he went into the cookhouse with a small bottle, and emptied the contents into a bowl of milk. He was soon to do this by a Chinese woman. The Indians were of opinion that
The case was rewarded for a west.
A mail for Europe zid Siberia closes the bottle contained poisin, today at 4 pi