NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TO LET.
NEW HOUSES now Bolling in Con- | dult Road. Ready for occupation on Ist February, 1917. For rent and other particular Opply to
H. M.H. NEMAZEE, 1.Dea Yoeux Road.
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KOBE OLUB, PPLICATIONS are invited for the post of RESIDENT SECRETARY. Sach applications, stating salary required, should be ddressed to the Honorary Secretary. References
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necessary,
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,
BOGEY COMPETITION.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 1918.
KISMET
A.D.C.
Production
on behalf of the "STAR AND GARTER FUND
for Soldiers and Sailors totally disabled in the War.
GALA NIGHT-FRIDAY, DEC. 15TH. 16TE. SECOND NIGHT SATURDAY, „
18TH. THIRD NIGHT-MONDAY, FOURTH, LAST NIGHT
17
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
TO. 1, CANTON VILLAS, Kowloon.
N
"A HOUSE in Knutsford Terrace.
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY Co., LTD.
TO LET
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NO. 42, ELGIN STREET.
ABERCY SMITH, BETH & FLEMING.
INTIMATION
WINES AND SPIRITS
ASSORTED CASES FOR XMAS.
CASE NO. 1-822.
3 Bota. St. Estophe Claret,
2 Bots. Sherry, Light Dry, 2. Bols. Fort, Superior Light Invalid. 2 Bots, Gin.
1 Bot. Superior Old Liqueur Coguno. 1 Bot. Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky
"E" Quality.
1 Bot. Dewar's Bootch Whisky.
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SATURDAY, 3RD,
AT 9 P.M. SHARP.
FURNI
TO LET AT THE PEAK.
MURNISHED, 3, Stewart Terrace,
Apply
AT 4,30 PM.
PAIOES,"
H. E. POLLOCK,
Frisoes' Building#,
1 Bot, St. Marcesur Champagne.
3 Bots Claret, St. Estophe.
CUP as kindly been presented for a MATINEE-WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20TH. A HOGEY COMPETITION st FANLING
on December 23rd, 24th and 25th,
Extranice For $2.00 each Round Players
may take out as many cards as they like during Gala Night-Centre Dross Circle Seats $10. the three days.
Proceeds to be given to War Charities. MIXED FOURSOME COMPETITION.
TWO CUPS have kinilly been presented for MIXED FOURSOME COMPETITION on Boxing Day. 18 holes Medal Play under Handicaps. Entrance Fee 65.00 per couple, Proceeds to be given to War Charities. Players select their own opponents. Extries close at Fanling, December 26th, 10 a... -------
W. D. KRAFT, Acting Hon. Secretary.
NOTICE.
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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
#SHE CERTIFICATE for Four Share, TNOR
3359/3392 of the Original Denomination of 8500.00 per Share, in this Company, standing in the name of NicoLAS ALEXIS ITANOFF (since deceased), of Hankow, has been LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month from the date hereof the above document be not forthcoming another Certifests for the equivalent thereof in the present denomination will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other will be acknowledged
C. MONTAGUE EDE,. General Manager. Hongkong, 17th November, 1916.
₤1931
BECOND 51% RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1916 for Bbbs. 3,000,000,000,
THE Subscription to the above LOAN will be Opened from 14th November to 26th December, 1916.
The price of iraun is 95 per cont.
The Loan is enthely free of Income Tax and other taxations.
The Iman is redeemable at par on 14th October, 1926, without option for the Russian Government to convert it at an earlier date.
Coupons are payable half-yearly on the 14th April and 14th October,
As interest on the above Loan runs from 14th October, the interest scorned on date of Babeoription must be taken into consideration and is to be added to the price of issue.
The Russo-ABLATIC BANK in Hongkong is to accept applications for the above-named
ready
Joan
Special favourable rates will be quoted for Russlar Exchange..
Payment may also be made in Reublos.
Applications will be wired to Petrograd free of telegraphte sharges and commission.
40 per cent. only of the cost of the Bonda may be paid on application, the balance to be paid on receipt of the Bonds,
The Band 16 niso ready to give every facility to subsoribers in the shape of advances against thej serips...
G. TISDALL,
Manager, RUSSO-ASIATIC Bank,
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WANTED.
YOUNG ENGINEER with a good mechanical training for a Local Factory, Apply-
TECHNIC," Care of Daily Press" Ofoo.
WANTED.
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UROPEAN ASSISTANT for Local
E Shipping Offus, previous experience
sential.
-Apply-
Box No. 1 Care of Daily Press " Office.
››WANTED.
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TWO MARINE ENGINEERS with Shop TWO
experience to Act & Workshop Formen, also FOREMAN MARINE BOILER MAKER and a FOREMAN SHIP PLATER
taka up duties in Shangbai. Address all Bommunications to--
"ZY.X
Care of "Daily Press," Office.
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WANTED.
GINEER, B2., abstainer, for Harbour or
relating age and salary required to
W. 8. BAILEY & Co., LTD.,
Kowloom.
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JUST RECEIVED.
Consignment of OKUNTAV BILA GEORGEIT'S CREPE, PERDON PLATE LOWERED CERPES,
DIAN CARPETS and Buca.
laspaction is darnestly solicited.
D. CHELLARAK
88 and 40, Queen's Road Central
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Stalls Bemaining Seats
The Seats for the following sights are ;---
Dress Circle
Stalls Pit...
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half-Price.
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED.
TOPICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that as GENERAL MEETING of the GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, will be. held at the Office of Messrs. SHEWAN, TOMER & Co., the General Managers of the Company, St. George's Building, Chater. Road. Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the Fifteenth day of December, 1916, at twelve solock Noos, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing as Extraordinary Resolutions the following Resolutions, that is to say
NEXTRAORDINARY
.
(1) That the capital of the Company. bo reduced from 81.000.000 (Four Million Dollars) divided into 400,000 (Four Hundred Thousand Shares of 810 Ten Dollars) each, to $3,000,000 (Three Million Dollars) divided into 400,000. (Four Hundred Thousand) Shares of $7.50
TO LET.
HOUSE, at Observatory Villa, Kowloon. A With Tennis Court.
Apply
“ARRATOON V. AFCAR & Co.,
14, Des Voeux Road Central.
(1916
TO LET.
From 1st November next.
FILATS in "EWO MESS," No. 6, THE
PEAK
Apply, Property Office,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Int. [1085
TO LET.
LODOWN la Duddell Street, Light and Airy Offices overlooking Statue Square. Moderate rant.
For rent and other particulars apply to-
Cate of Daily Prose" Office
TO LET. From let May,
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Case No. 2-$28.
1 Bot. Burgundy "Beaune."
A mail fór Europe und Siberia closes to-day at 11 am."
The P. and O. aa Nore, which loft Hongkong on 3rd November, arrived at Marseilles on the 7th instant.
of Chinese labour on the Raad. At that time Mr. LLOYD GEORGE Was one of his severest critics Earl CURZON, who enter ed Parliament in 1888, was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and for India before he was sent in 1800 as Viceroy and Governor-General of our great Eastern Dependency. His term of office was dis-the service of Holy Communion at St. tinguished by strenuous activity and John's Cathedral on Thursday at 7.45- vigorous departmental reforms. It ended
Bishop Norris will be the celebrant at
EXT,
A pair of binoculars has been contri in 1605 with his resignation owing to differences of opinion with Lord KIT-buted by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gould, of 6 Des Voeux Road, Hongkong, to the Lady Roberts' Field Glass Fund.
CHENET over the new military scheme. Lord CURION was appointed Lord Privy Seal in the Coalition Government, and last July was given a permanent scat on the War Committer, being then Chairman of the newly-created Air Board. Mr. ARTHUR HENDERSON, who served his spprenticeship as a moulder at Messrs. Robert Stephenson & Co.'s works at New castle, was lately Chairman of the Parlia montory Labour Party. For a short time
A cup has been presented for a Bogey competition at Fanling on the 23rd, 4th and 25th inst. Two cups have also been offer for a mixed foursome competition on Boxing Day.
1 Bot. Skerry, Superior Fals Dry "D" he was President of the Board of Educing a sumpar from the steamer's gang-
Quality,
1 Bot. Port, Superior Light Invalid.
1 Bot. Superior Old Liqueur Cognac.
1 Bot. Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky
"Quality 1 Bot. Dewar's Scotch Whisky. 1 Bot. Gin
Bot Crema de Menthe.
CASE NO. 3-832.
2 Bote. St. Marceaux Champagne.
tion in the late Administration. It was he who meently declared that hitherto we had been playing at the business of mak ing war and that every man and woman must be called to the service of the. State. Mr. BONAR Law has been leader of the Unionist party since Mr. BALFOUR'S retirement, and, while holding the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies in
1 Hot Sherry, Suporier Pale DryDthe Coalition Government, he was made
Quality,
2 Rota. Port, Superior Light Invalid, 1 Bot. Very Finest OLD BROWN Brandy
EQuality, 1 Bot. Very Old Liquor Scotch Whisky
"E"Quality.
1. Bot. Dewar's Scotch Whisky. 3 Bots, Claret, St. Estephe. Bol. Creme de Menthe.
Yesterday the body of a Chinese named Lan Yeung Kan (38) described as cook on board the ai Shinig, was brought to the mortuary. While in the set of board-
way the deceased slipped and fell into the water. He was carrying a bag con- taining 400 in silver at the time of the accident,
CORRESPONDENCE.
COMMENTARIES
BIBLE.
ON THE
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG a member of the War Committee. With
DAILY PRESS."] such men around him there is little risk,
Sin.--May I trespass on your space to we think, of the new Premier attempting to assume the role of a dictator. It seems
answer un inquiry that has been made to me by several people, an inquiry curious that the Foreign Secretary (Mr. BALFOUT), the Secretary for War (Lord which, perhaps, interests many others DERBY), and the First Lord of the Ad-also? I have been asked to recommend miralty (Sir EDWARD CARSON) are not commentaries on the Bible. The only complete commentary I know is a one- volume commentary by Dummelow, publisher by Macmillans at 78. Ed. not.
SPECIAL CASES PUT UP TO ORDER, included in the War Cabinet,
FFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's Build-A. S. WATSON & Four new Ministries have been created
Seren Dolions and Fifty Cents) each, Og
and that such reduction be effected by returning to the holders of the 400,000 (Four Hundred Thousand) Shares that have been issued paid up capital to the extent of $2.50 (Two Dollars and Fifty Cents) por Share and by reducing the nominal amount of each of the said Shares from $10 (Ten Dollars to $7.50 (Seven Dollars and Fifty Couts).
(2) That application be made to the Sunreme
Court of Hongkong to confirm the redac tion of the capital of the Company in conformity with the foregoing Resolution. Should the above Resolutions be passed by the requisite majority, they will be submitted for confirmations Special Resolutions to a Second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subsequently convened.
Dated this Fifth day of December, 1916.
By Order of the Board,
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers.
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NOTICE
E.
NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian
Adesiring to leave the Colony should apply
in person at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 a.a. to 3 P.M, and 2 P.. to 4 P.M. daily.
Apply for
SHEWAN, TOMES ✯ Co.
TO LET.
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FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3, Queen's Road
Central, at present in the coonpation of The China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Apply to
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., LTD. [629
TO LET.
OFFICES at 2, Connaught Road Central.
OFFICES in King's and York Buildings, HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road. HOUBES in Broadwood and Moreton Terrages.
No. 21, WONG NEI CHONG ROAD, HOUSES on Shameen, Cunton.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. [32
TO LET.
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TAOUI-BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon Applicants will be required to produce Pass and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon, ports or identification papers.
All persons with certain exceptions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDIN ANCE 1916:
Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be chtained at the G.F.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non compliance is a fine not exceeding $50.
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MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA
(Misuma Co).
COAL DEPARTMENT,
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF TARASHIMA, OCHL. MUTABE. KISHIDAKE, YOSHINOTANI, HOJO, KANADA, NAMAZUTA, SATO, SHINNEW, KAMIYAMADA, BIBAJ AND OTUBABI COLLIERIER. AGENT POR BAKITO COAL
HEAD OFFICE 5 MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO
BRANCH OFFIORs :-NAGASAKI, MOJI, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, OTARU, MURORAN, HAKODATE, KOBE OSAKA, KURE, TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA, TSURUGA VLADIVOSTOCK
HANKOW, PEEING, LONDON, NEW
YORK SHANGHAI HONGKONG, HAIPHONG AND CANTON.
Cobla Adizem-IWASAKI.” Colas Al, A.BO 11 EI, Western Union,
and Bentley
OHINKIANG... Mores. GRARING & Co. MANILA HORES, MACDxdRax & Co. HINGAPORE Memes. Bonano Go, Izm GLASGOW-Egueza. A BEBOWN,
MOPARLATE & Co, Tas, For Puribonlars, apply toimun
TATO No. 2. Pedder Bags
TO LET OR FOR SALE. KOWLOON MARINE LOT 48 with wharf area 58,000 g: ft. suitable for Coal Storage or ervation of Godowns
Apply to-
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD... Alexandra Buildings.
No
TO LET.
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O. 5, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAK. No. 3, CAMERON VILLAS, No. 63, Tug Paak, Furnished.
8-ROOMED HOUSE at Mount Kelletti Furnished for 5 or 6 months.
No.
No. 25, SHELLEY STREET. No. 12, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, SHOP.
No. 8, CAMERON VILLAS, 63, PEAK, KELLETT CREST, 66, PEAK.
HARTING, Austin Road, Kowloon.
25, RELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Conduit Road.
TWO GODOWNS, in Daddell Street. No. 2. DER VIEUX VILLAS, 51. PEAK (Unfurnished).
No.56,THE PEAK (5 CAMERON VILLAS), Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Srd Floor, Alexsades Buildings,
Central.
WANTED.
35
MALLOFFICE, Furnisheder Unfurnished,
Box A.B.C., Care of Daily Press" Difloe,
Apply
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FOR SALE. RTISTIC CARDS with CHINESE A PICTURES, TOYS and SWEETS,
suitable for Xmas Present
GRACA & CO.. No, & WINDHAN SPEERE.
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CO., LTD.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
The best series for ordinary readers are, Cambridge Bible for Schools, gene rally one volume to each book, the price varying considerably. Several books are exceedingly well done, but one can hardly call them simple, ak
The remainder of the Administration is thoroughly representative of all classes and all sections of the United Kingdom.
to deal with matters specially relating to the war-namely, those of Labour, Pensions, Blockade, and Food Control. The Labour Minister is Mr. JOHN HODGE, founder and secretary of the British Steel Smelters Mill, Iron and Tinplate Workom' Association, President of the Traders' Congress of 1892, and twice Fre-T and C. Jack. SMITH-WINTER-At Hongkong, on Decsident of the Labour Representation Com ember 11th, 1916, INGLIS SYDNEY mitte. The Pensions Minister is Mr. SMITH to ISABELLA ELLENOR WINTER, of Stockeross, Newbury.
TELEPHONE 618.
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MARRIAGE.
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mated Society of Engineers, who took Hooo-At No. 18 Avenue Road, Shangan active part in the formation of kai, on December 7th, Agnes Ogilvie, Conciliation Boards for the Prevention
wife of G. Hogg. MACBETH.-At No: 55 Range Road, Shanghai, on December 6th, Mary, widow of the late J. R. Macbeth, aged
70 years.
Hongkong Derice: 104, Des Vœux Road, C. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLAST STREET, EC,
The Daily Press.
Hosezona 13m December, 1916.
of Trade Disputes. The Blockade Minis
ter is Lord ROBERT CECIL, recently Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs. The Food Controller is Sir JOSEPH MACLAY, a 're- cognized leading authority on cargo ship. ping. The Ministry of Munitions, which was formed by Mr. LLOYD GROUGE after the disclosure by The Times last year of the shortage of high explosives, is entrust ed to Mr. C. ADDISON, who for some time past has been Parliamentary Secretary of the Department.
The Century Bible is also very good, so far as I know it. The volumes aro of a handy size and, I think, of uniform price (2/8 or 3/). It is published by
The Temple Bible is similar, but I doubt if it is complete.
For the first eleven chapters of Genesia. I would cordially recommend Bishop Ryle's Early Narratives," published by Macmillans,
.on
The Westminster Commentaries Genesis, Exodus and Job are all excef lent, but large books and more expensive.
Quite the best introduction to the Prophets is a volume of Kirkpatrick, most clear and readable; while G. A. Smith's four volumes on the Prophets are admirable, eloquent and intructive; bat expensive.
For the New Testament I would cor dially recommend Bishop Gore's. Sermon on the Mount and his expositions of The demand for a Business Govern- Romuns and Ephesians; and similar ment, which has been so insistently voiced
For the Gospels I can only recommend
a little book by my father, The Key to the Four Gospels," as an exercdingly.
for several years by Mr. HORATIO BOTTOM-expositions, published by Methuen,- of LAY, has net with recognition, five of the many other New Testament Books, price new Ministers being prominent in the 9/- or 2/6 per volume. world of commerce and industry. In addition to Sir JOSEPH MACLAY, already referred to, there are Sir A. H. STANLEY, managing director of the London Tubes and Omnibus Co., who will preside over the Board of Trade; Sir FREDERICK CAW-belpful guide to them generally The LEY, Chairman of the Heaton Mills companion "Key to the Acts" is also Bleaching Co., who has been appointed. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Sir ArurD MOND, managing director of BRUNNER, Mosn & Co., who is the new and Lord Commissioner of Works;
I should like to suggest to the Church RHONDDA, better known as Mr. D. “A.
of England Mens' Society the establish- The Mas, a big colliery owner, and ope time President of the Cardiff Chamber of "ment of a lending Library, which might Commeret, who has been entrusted with lend out Commentaries and other books the supervision of Local Government,
helpful little book while Rackham's Coinmentary on the Acts (Westminster series) is quite admirable.
THE NEW GOVERNMENT. THE new Prime Minister has fully justi fied expectations by casting aside all political traditions in the formation of hia Ministry. He has brought together in one fold men who hold, the most diverse views on all subjects save that which is supreme at the moment-the necessity of winning the war as speedily as possible and he has made it possible for them to work side by side by confining their activities to purely departmental matters. The Cabinet, will consist of only five members and will virtually be a War Council. The idea of forming a War Council independent of the Cabinet has
Another innovation bas been introduced at a low price (say 10 cents per week), been abandoned as impracticable, and
in the selection of an expert, Professor and so enable many to sample them and Mr. LLOYD GEORGE evidently realises the H. A. L. FISHER, Vice-Chancellor of thus find out such as they would like to force of the objections which Mr. Asquin Sheffield University, to deal with Educa possess for themselves, raised to his recent proposals, for he in-tion. In the case of Bir A. H. STANLEY and Frofesser FISHER the very unusual tends to preside over the War Cabinet him-course of, going outside Parliamentary self. To facilitate this, he will leave the circles has been taken, and it will, there conduct of Parliamentary business large fore, be necessary to find them seats in the House of Commons. There is one ly to Mr. BONAR LAW. His colleagues other appointment which is of peculiar will be Earl CURZON, Viscount MILNER, interest to the inhabitants of Hongkong, Mr. ARTHUR HENDERSON, and Mr. BONAR and that is the Secretaryship of State for the Colonies, for which Mr. WALTER-
P. 8.-I should like to draw attention, Law. With the exception of the last-LONG has been nominated. He has been a named, whose attendances will be irregu-meniber of Parliament since 1880 and has also, to some publications of the "Student Movement. *** (93, Chancery served as President of the Board of Christian tar in consequence of his other duties, Trade, President of the Board of Agri-Lane, W. C) both those that deal with culture, and Chief Secretary for Ireland, It was owing to the fact that the Unionist Party was unable to choose between his claims and those of Mfr. AusrEN CHAM BERLAIN to the leadership that Mr. BORAR LAW was chosen to succeed Mr. Batroun. For the position to which Mr. Logo has now been called a statesman less likely to be shackled by precedent sad more receptive of new ideas would seem to bo needed in these days of rapid change: We ste afraid that the aspirations of this Colony to a greater measure of re- presentative - government will not be This regarded by him with a very sympathetic eye.
the members are without portfolios, though Lord Curzoy will lead the House of Lords. Nothing but a great national emergency could have brought such wen together, and unless they had agreed be forehand upon the policy outlined by Mr. LLOYD Gronax there would be little like lihood of their remaining long united Viscount MHNER was High Commissioner for South Africa from 1807 to 1005, during which Line the Boer War took place, and he was responsible for the introduction
May I take this opportunity of acl nowledging the forbearance and courtesy extended to me, as well as the unde served warmth of the welcome accorded to me, throughout my visit to the Colony
I am, Sir,
Yours very truly
FRANK L. NORRIS.
(Bishop). Hongkong, December 11th, 1916.
Missions, which are very helpful, and which have the additional merit of being overal Text Books of Bible Study, etc., exceedingly cheap.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD. The approxieste atatement of traffin recerpts for the week ending 8th December
Heceipts Aggregate as follows
repsipte
week.
$12.197
10,745
丁案
for 49 weeks.