ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB,
TENNIS TOURNAMENT. FEN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP
OCINA Best of S seta EL HANCOCK NG SZE KWONG, at 4.30 PM. TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), 19th inst., on the Centro Court.
The Wirmer to meet §. E. GREEN in the Challenge Round on WEDNESDAY, 30th inst.
Hongkong, 19th April, 1916.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONUERN,-
ELIS is to notify that on and after this date
TELIS
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 197H, 1919.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOUCE ARBERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD will be held at the Offices of Mesare. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Pedder Street, Hong kong, TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), the 19th day of April, 1918, at 12 o dock NOON, to tranact the ordinary business of the Company.
By Order of the Board,
W. EROBERTS, Soratary. Hongkong, 1st March, 1916.
LIMITED
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE FORTY-SEVENTH MEETING of
will
SHAREHOLDERS in the Company
INTIMATION
be held at the Company's Chice, WATSON'S
No. 3, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, on THURSDAY, 27th April, 1910, at 12 o'clock Noos, for the purpose of receiving a State ment of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1915.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be ULUSED from the 14th to the 27th April, both days inclusive. [653
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. PEMBERTON,
Secretary. Hongkong, 11th April, 1016.
I refuse to be Responsible for any Debts THE LUZON BUGAR REFINING CO., incurred by my wife, Mrs. JOHN JAMES STUBBINGS, unless authorised by myself. JOHN JAMES STUBBINGS. Hongkong, 18th April, 1918.
NOTICE.
(500
Bduction, I am This Day handing over
Y direction of the Inspector General of charge of the Office of Chinese Customs for Kowloon and District to Mr. C. THORNE, Deputy Commissioner.
E. GORDON LOWDER, Commissioner of Chinese Customs, Kowloon and District.
York Buildings, Hongkong, 18th April, 1916.
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
FINAL DIVIDEND of TWENTY
A of TWENTY DOLLARS per Share for the year 1914 and B INTERIM DIVIDEND of THIRTY DOLLARS per Share for the year 1915 will be Payable on TUESDAY, the 13th instant.
Warrants may be had on application at the Ofice of the Society on or after that date.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager.
[592 Hongkong, 18th April, 1910.
CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE. COMPANY, LTD:
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL NEETING of the CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Bead Office of the Company, No. Connaught Road, Victoria, in the
41 Colony
FRIDAY, ot Hongkong, 11
NOON, the 5th day of May, 1910, at when the subjoined Resolution which was Extraordinary Resintion at passed as an the Extraordinary General Meeting of the said Company held on the 18th day of April, 1916, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution :--
That the name of the Company, he changed to BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED."
Dated this 18th day of April, 1916,
By Order of the Board.
C. MONTAGUE EDE. -
General Manager."
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SOCIETE DES PULPES ET PAPETERIES
DU TONKIN
TONKIN PULP & PAPER COMPANY}. CAPITAL $760,000.00.
Head Office , rue Jules Ferry, Haiphong.. SECOND NOTICE.
THIRD CONVOCATION.
S the EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
A MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS
of the above Society convened for the 18th March, 116, did not meet the quorum the Board of Directors the Share- all hereby notify holders of the SOCIETE DES PULPES ET PAPETERIES DU TONKIN for a THIRD EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING 1918, at 4 o'clock
required of the law conveña -
to be held on the 3rd May, 1918. a in the afternoon, at the Haiphong,
in
21, Jules Ferry, when the follow ing Resolutions will be submitted:
1. Winding up of the Company,
2. Nomination of Liquidators, with special powers for disposing of the assoty, in movable and immovable property, to any Now Concern at auch terms and conditions which will be deemed advisable by the Meeting.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN chat an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above-pared Company will be held at the Office of the Genaral Agents, Messr, JARDINE MATHESON &
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HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY LIMITED.
LOST.
COMPANY LIMITED, Hongkong, TOTRANS DAY (WEDNESDAY), ds 10th day. of April, 1916 at 12.30 o'clock in the afternoon, when the subjoined Extraer dinary Resolutions, which wore passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 31st day March, 1916. will bo submitted for cafirmation as Special Resolutions:-
That it is desirable to re-construct the Company and acordingly that the Company be wond up volun- tarily and that Athur Rylands Lowe, el Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, Chartere Accountant, be and he is herdy appointed. Liquidator for the purpose of such widding up and that Article 124 of the Company's Artices of Associa tion be cancelled acordingly. (8),That Messrs Jardin, Matheson &
TRANSFER RECEIPT Nod. 1217 issued to Mr. LAU Io CHUNG for Transfers of 700 Shares in this Company Into his name, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless having been Mislaid, Lost, or Destroyed,
the said Receipt is produced at this Cffice within 30 days from the date hereof, the Certificates for the said Shares will be elivered to the said Mr. LAU TU CHUNO, and the Transfer Bergipt will thereafter be hold
void. For the HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD., by the Company as null am
W. E. ROBERTS,
Secretary. Hongkong, 24th March, 1918.
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
NOTICE
Co., Ltd, the General Agents of this Company, be authorised and requestTHE CERTIFICATE No. 1065 for two Shares, 8100 paid up, Bumbered ed to procure the corporation in 6886/8867, standing in the Register in the the Philippine Islands of a DOW
name of Mock MUN Po, having been declared Company to be called the Malabon
LOST, Notice is hereby given that unless the Sugar Company (of which Messra, said Certificate is produced to the Society Smith, Bell & Co., Ltd., shall be on or before the 13th July 1hares will be 1016, A NEW appointed by agrement General CERTIFICATE for the said Managers) with Articles of Incor-issued and the old Certificate will thereafter poration and Bye-laws in such form be held by the Society as null and void. as the General Agents shalt By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. MONTAGUE EDE, approve
General Manager (3)-That the draft Agreement aub
[554 Hongkong, 13th April, 1913.
mitted to this meeting marked "A” and expressed to be made between this Company and it Liquidator of the one part and the Kalabon Sugar Company of the other part be and the same is hereby approved and that the said Liquidator be and he is hereby authorised pursuant to Section 185 of the Companies Ordi- nance 1911 to enter into an Agros. ment with such new Company (when incorporated) upon the terms of the said draft Agreement and to carry. the same into effro with such (if any) modifications as he thinke expedient
(4)That the said Liquidator be
authoried to obtain adivanocs from Messra Jurdino, Matheson & Co
54% RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED. LOAN OF $10
for Rbls. 2,000,000,000. UBSCRIPTION to the above LOAN will be Opened from 28th March till 5th May nclusively..
The Price of issue is 00%.
The Loan is entirely free of Income Tax and of other taxations.
The Loan is redeemable at par on 1st February 1926, Russian style, without option for the Hussian Government to convert it at
earlier date.
half yearly on the lat 1:1st
Ltd., of any money requisite apon Februare payable Tussian style. As
such terma as he wes and to make arrangements if he thinks fit for Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd., to cotinng managing the affairs of the Company on such terms is ho thinks it until the undertaking of the Company is handed over to the said Malabon Sugar Company pursuant to any Agreement entered into by virtue of Resiation No. 1 Dated the 8th day of April, 1916, JARDINE MATHESON & CO. LTD. General Agents,
- HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
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THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of Members will be hell SATURDAY, the 29th April 1916, at 12 o'clock Noos, at round Floorf the Hoxoxes CLUB ÁN SEXE, the Offices of the FOCER CLUB on the Chater Road,
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course, Hongkong, 18th April, 190
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NOTICE.
WISEMAN, ITO.
Every Shareholder, whatever number of THIS Establishment wille on Khares he holds, ny participate in the FDAY CLOSED Meating, and is untitled without limitation to as many votes, as there are Shares in his will be on Sale from 6.30 till 0.80 A.M., and all standing bread orden will be delivered usual. Allorders for Hot Cross Buns will be delivered on THURSDAY.
possession.
For the Board of Directors
(Bianed) M. DANDOLO. 1510 Haiphong, th March, 1916.
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE.
FROM DURBAN, MAURITIUS AND
*** SINGAPORE.
STIKE Stemmakip
A
SALAMIS having serived from the above Forts, Consigneem 31 Cargo by her are hereby actifled that their Goods will be delivered from Pltigraide.
Cargo impeling the discharge or remaining on board after 9
9. on the 19th inst, will be Jardel at Cosignees' risk and expense. No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
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To avoid disappointmentarier early.
D. I GOODALL,
Manager.
Hongkong, 17th April, 1016.
Gi
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of
interest on the above lom runs from 1/14th February, the interest accrued on date of subscription 1gust be taken into considera. tion and is to be added to the price of issue.
The Russo-ASIATIC BANK in Hongkong is ready to accept applications for the above. named Lost).
Special favourable rates will be quoted for Russian exchange.
Payment may also be made in Roubles. Applications will be wired to Petrograd fren of telegraphic charges and commission.
40% only of the cost of the Bonds may be. paid on application, the balance to be
paid on receipt of the Bunds.
The Bank is also ready to give every facility to subscribers in the shape of advances against the serps.
6. TISDALL, Manager, RURSO-ASIATIC BANK
· [49.1 Hongkong, 30th March, 1916
KOWLOON CANTON
RAILWAY.
ALTERATION OF TRAIN SERVICE.
Y and from THURSDAY, 20th instant, 10% further Notice the folowing Alterations will be made in the present Time-Tablo. N
THROUGH TRAINS BETWEEN LOW
LOON AND CANTON AND VICE VERSA.
The Express Train timed to leave KowLooy at 7.08 A.M. will leave at B.05 AM. and arrive CANTON at 11.46 AM
For the convenience of Golfers this Train- will Stop at HEUNG SUVI OD request, for First Class Passengers oily, on SUNDAYS and HOLIDAYS.
The Slow Through Train timed to leave Kowloon at 11.25 4. will leave at 9.30 4.3. and arrive CANTON at 5.0 P..
FINEST OLD
BROWN
The Hon. Sie Evelyn Elia and Lady Ellis left Singapore for home by tho P. and 0. steamer Malta last Friday.
Mr. Gordon Lowder is to-day handing over charge of the office of Chinese Customs for Kowloon and district to Mr. O. Thorne, Deputy Commissioner.
from the foo. Major MORAET, the wall- known Gorman military critic, referring to the French, saya: "In numerous counter-attacks, they struggled to free themselves from our iron grip. They stood up against leaden destruction from sur terrible batteries, and a generation of war- riors sinks into its gravo before Verdun or drags its way home in a mutilated coudi- An extraordinary meeting of the shore tion." This admission, coupled with the holders of the Societe des Pulpes et Pape
teries du Tonkin is announced to be held suggestion that the whole struggle is a lamentable business, producing only on May 3rd at the head office in Haiphong BRANDY mutual annihilation, has created consider for the purpose of winding up able consternation in Germany. Whilst undertaking. there is yet little slackening in the sledge-
The Hon. Mr. Robert Young, M.I.C.E., hammer blows which the German CROWN Member of the Legislative Council of the PRINCE is vainly delivering with a power-Straits Settlements Local Chairman of the ful concentration of artillery and great Penang Harbour Board, ete has been masses of men on a very restricted front presented with an illuminated address in there is a growing conviction that the whole view of his impending departure from the plan has failed. Upon the Allied side there East after a resitlener of twenty-eight has always been wonder as to the motive years in Penang. which prompted the enemy to undertøké this desperate venture. Generul von His- DENBERG and General von MACKENSEN are
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QUALITY.
fucherter
Brown Brandy
ESTABLISHED A
the
A startling discovery was made at the Palace Hotel Annex, Shanghai, on the 12th inst when Richard J. Broad was found in his room dead from a revolver shot wound
apparently self infliated. The deceased,- who was well known and was at one tima
cipal Council, leaves a wife and a child, in the employment of the Shanghai Muni
the latter being only a few days old:
There was no business of public interest, at the fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board yesterday. The members present.. were the President (Mr. D. W. Tratman), the Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G., Linst... Colonel Cris Dv. Gruen-Ozorio, Messrs. F. B. L. Bowley, P. W. Goldring, Chan Kai Ming, and Ng Bon Tsz, Dr. W. W Ponte (Medical Officer) and M. W Bowen-Rowlands (Secretary).
said to have been opposed to it on strategie grounds. There were many other points in the front where an advance would have offered Iss difficulty, but the object scan to have been to obtain a moral rather than a material success.
It has ben sag gested that the CROWN PRINCE hoped by the capture of Verdun to retriore his sadly-damaged military reputation and the decaying prestige of the Central Empires, since Verdun, as the result of past tradi- tions, is a household word and the symbol of the impregnable fortress. But, as General DE LACROIX said recently, "There are no longer any fortresses, there are only defensive organizations set in the line of the front. In modern warfare a fortress such as Verdun is merely a point in a five- [hundred-mila líng of earthworks and entrenchments, and is no longer a stron hold on the defence or the capture of which the whole issue of a war may turn. Assam- ing for the sake of argument, that Verdus were taken, there are behind
ling upon ling of organised entrescher, nients and barbed wire entanglements with. full provision of men and artillery, and WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, these, it is said, the cuciny could never carry,
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE 616.
BIRTH
&
kong, on April 18th the wife of A. E Lowe-At Kellett Lodge, Prak. Hang.
[387 Lowe, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
By popular vote Mr. Rogers, of Messrs Butterfield & Swire, hag bron awarded the prize for the best Limerick in connection with the Scrap of Paper". competition. held at the Tientsin félel The Limerick, which was sent in under the agu-de-plynu of Taffieis-appended:- Fair son Hollweg. In weeds it will dispo
Belgium's doom. The aftabl can't escape her. Shall we in this great chance 04. recénouering Veuse.
For the sake of a mere Serip of Paper
The directors of the Union Insuraces Society of Canton are to be warmly con- gratulated not only upon the extremoly gratifying fluancial statement which they sabinitted to the shareholders yesterday but also upon their patriottum, The Cara-
even if he were prepared to sacrifice milion of men. The capture of Verdun. would scarcely be more intant from a military point of viean an advanes over a corresponding, number of miles on any other part" of the front, From the German point of view, however, the in-
from trading with the cugmy after the Whatever culabl. portare, of the issues at stake is incalpay was among the very first to conser
· reasons. may have
outbreak of war and has since done its dictated the policy of the German staff, the fact remains that the enemy are can then a quarter of the staff has enlisted for umes to protect British interests. More
MAAS-FOWLER-Before Mr. J. H le
Rens. Consul-Generri for the Nether. ducting an offensive upon a great:r scale active servico, and their work in the office
than sny which they have attempted siner her first campaign came to grief in the
parations were made under the personül
is being cheerfully performed by their col- leagues, Finally, the Company has invest
HENRY, MAAS, of the Chinese Maritime autumn of 1914. The may careful preed over half-a-mi Kon sterling in War Loun
lands, and afterwards at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. W H Price on April 12th. FREDERICK Customs, eldest son of H, S. J. Mazu Consul-General for the Netherlande, Lendos, to HILDA VERA youngest daughter of GEORGE CUFIT FOWLER
Landon NORDSTROM-BERGHMARE. At the Swed
Consulate-General, Shanghai, on April 12th, ERIK NORDSTROM, of the Chiu Postal Bervice, Yunnanfe, to MARIA BERGHBANK. of Stockholm,
DEATHS,
RICHARD JAMES BROAD.
12th,
JAMES
the
supervision of the Kaisto, and attack has been delivered with an utter disregard for human life. We may call to mud vON DIEMLING'S message to his traps that this was the "lost" effens vo against the French. If it fails il semi doomid to fail-after the enormous steri
BROAD Shanghai, on April Fces which have been made to secure sticccss, i cannot but open the eyes of the TURNERA No. 25, Quaesan Road German people to the unpalatable truth
Shanghai, on April 11th, TURNER (of the Shanghai Land I that all the hopts of securing vietory vestment Co.), aged 50 years,
baye yunished and that nothing remains WINDLOW. At Parkside, Kowloon, or
April 18th, MARGARET WINIERI.ut to struggle for the best terms of poten daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. oktaaraile, WINSLOW.
२०६४
HONGKONG OPTION: LA. Dus Tauz Roan, C. LONDON Oprich: 191, Frame Braker, E.0.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 1x Artis, 1816-
THE BATTLE OF VERDUN,
The Express Train timed to leave Kowloos As an eye-witness of the operations
at 72,05 1.3, will leave at 12.10 M. and arrive CANTON at 3.50 PM SUN AND WAA
round Verdun remarked, "it is quite Express Train timed to leave KowLooxidest that in war, as in most other The
P.M. will leave at 3.30 r.3. and arrive
things, if you are prepared to pay the Express Train tired
CAXTON at
nez,
Dud Exchequer Bonds, and intends, as at the service of the Empire in this man- opportunity offers, to place further sams
This is a record of which the Com pany may justly feet proud, and an example which, it is to be hoped, prosper. ous local concerns wil copy.
TYPHOON WARNINGS The following telegrams have been re- esived by the American Consuleie-General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory:
6:15 pm April 17th.-Typhoon in abous 120 degrees Long. E. and 12 degrees Lat. Nying N.W.
10 2.0, April 7th-Cyclone or Typhoon Amal for Europe -Siberit closes east of southern Luzon, moving N.N.W. or te-day at 10.30 am.
Mr. C. H. Brewitt-Taylor, Commiationer of Customs, has been tran-ferred to Mukden from Foochow
A picnic in connection with St. Peter's Church has been arranged for Easter Monday next, the destination being Shatin
Baven Chinese "men-of-war.. which were
formerly in Kwangtung, have arrived in
N
BANISHMENT ORDERS MORE STRINGENT.
A Chinese who laitted having, returned from banishment before the expiry of the term of 20 years was sentenced to three years' imprisonment by the Chief Justice at the Criminal Sesions. The Crown. Solicitor said the man was banished in 1908. for five years, and, returning before that
theleting by Palle Auction Sale, at 505 P.M.to leave. CANTON | price you can obtain almost anything in Shanghai since April 8th, and are anchor. 1 term had expired, was arrested and banish
to be held on TUESDAY the 23to day of April, 1916, 4 3 P... at the Offoes of the PUBLIC WOSKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of Is EXCELLENT THE GOVERNOR of O Lot of CROWN LAND abres, for torm
In the Colony of Hongking,
The
at 7.00 AM will leave at 7:26 AM, and arrive the world which possesses a relative value. KONIOON at 11 A.M.
The Slow Through Train timed
CATTON at 2.20 AM will leave at 835 AM. to sacrifies some half million lives, take to leave The Germans may yet, if they are willing
the outset it was announced The Express Train timed to leave CANTON Verdun." At
of 75 years, with the optic of renewal at and arrive KoWLOON at 6.35 FM A THE BANK LINE, LTD.
Hong Kong, 17th April, 1915.
BANK HOLIDAYS.
1894
I scoordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1918 the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of Public Rusiness on FRIDAY, SATURDAY MONDAY, the 21st, 22nd and 24th-instant.
Hongkong, 17th April, 1916
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
and
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WE HAVE THIS DAY REMOVED, our
Offices to No. 14, DES YEUX ROAD CENTRAL, 2nd Floor (above Wiseman Cafe). AHMED HUSEIN & 16
* 1075. Hongkong, 13th April, 1916.
CROWN BINT to be in by the Burveyor
of HIS MAJESTY THE KI, for one further
term of 75 years.
SESOR JE NERE
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Registry Na
Locally.
Kennedy Road.
Bendy Kesessenénit”.
. (Approximate)
Hongkong 14th April 198.
For Alteration to Loes! Train Service and for further particulars seo Time Tables, which may be had on application at all Stations an at the Head Offices, Kotloon and Canton
By Order,
at 12 Noon will leave at 12.30 PL and arrivo hat the German Headquarters Staff con KOWLOON at 42
leare CAN The Express Train timed to CANTON sidered that the sacrifice of 200,000. Ives at 4.90 P.M. will leave at3.20 F.IL and strive
would be well worth while if it gave them Kowloon at 6.55 F.A.
possession of this eastern gateway to Pari" The struggle has been continued For nearly two month, and the tell taken for an advance which brings the enemy but little, if any, nearer his objective has already exceeded this figure. Every inc of ground has been contested by French in a manner which has amused the admiration of the whole world and has even compelled reluctant acknowledgment
18,009 ||194/2,750
[about)]
By Order.
EP. WINSLOW,
Manager, British Section Kowloon-Canton Railway
THE ADMINISTRATION,
Chinese Section, Camion-Kowloon Railiny, [584
Kowloon, 17th April, 1916.
ca off Woosung,
be given in the Union Church to-night by The Canteta Olivet to Calvary" will
the Church choir, assisted by members of the choir of the Wesleyan Church.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Mous-
ed for 20 years,
His lordship rearked that prisoner kong, with the intention of taking up said he was merely passing through Hong-
was arrested situation as a cook in Bangkok, when he
The Crown Solicitor said the man had not been here long.
Prisoner, asked if he had any witnesses, said they were too far away. His mother and son were dependant on him, and he wanted to git gans work, and provide &them with rice.
rial and Affiliated Hospitals acknowledges with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals—Denny's Bowley, $25; J. Lenin, $10.
We are asked to state thit at the Easter Monday Inter-Services Shoot the use of strictly regulation slings in optional, and they may be attached to any two of the following swively:-Butt swivel, swive! in front of magazine, and band swivel, **
His lordship, in send to gaol for three years, said This Colony has made ap its mind that as far as possible we will not have criminals of your kind here. If what you say about your mother is true I your living where than in Hongkong. am very sorry, but you will have to get where spparently you have been a thief The Legislature has thought it proper of lale to make banishment orders more strin gent, and my duty is to give effect to it,