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-ROOMED Flat, top of Prince's Building Fully Furnished, from April 1st, to
·October 31st, 1920.
For full particulars apply to-
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
TO LET
£57
-ROOMED Fully Furnished Flat at Mount Keller, THE PEAK, from June at for Eighteen months.
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"TO LET FURNISHED AT FANLING, From 1st MARCH TO at NOVEMBER. OUR-ROOMED. Bungalow fitted with Electric Light and Fan throughout -Large Garden and Toonis Court axo Garage and Stables close to Fanling Golt Link and Sheung Shui Stativna..
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INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY -- 23HD
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.
HEREBY GIVEN that
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE IS ORDINARY GENERAL THIRTY-FIRST
an
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THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD- ING COMPANY. LIMITED.
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
ORDINARY. MEETING of the above-named Company TEETING J SHAREHOLDERS in this will be held at the Registered Office of Company will be held at the Company's the Company, St George's
Ohces Victoria Building on THURSDAY. Victoria, Hongkong, on WEDNUARY 6TH, 1920, at -12 o'clock Noax for 1 the 29th day of JANUARY, 1890, at 12 the purpose of receiving the Report of o'clock Noon, for the purpose of consider
Directors together with Statement of ing and if thought it of passing the Accounts for the year ending 3149. December following Resolotions as Extraordinary 1919. Resolutions
(1) To consider, and if thought fit. approve the draft new Articles which will be submitted to the feeting. (2) That the Capital of the Company
be increased to Three million dollara ($3,000,000) by the creation of Two hundred and forty thousand (940,000), shares of Ten dollars ($10.00) each, ranking for dividend and in all other respect pari passa "with the existing shares in the Colony. And in the event of the First Resolution being
with without modification. consider, and if thought fit, to pass an Extraordinary Resolution to the effect; That the new already
this approved by
(a) passed
or
and for the purpose of ideairma
thereof subscribed by the
be and the same are hereby approved, and that such Articles be and they are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company, to the and in substitut
Tae REGISTRAR of SHARES of the Com-
pany will be CLOSED from Wunesday, 28th January to Thursday, 6th February 1920,
no TRANSFER of SHARES can ba Registered.
(both days inclusive), during which period
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE
secretary to the HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY Co, LTD., General Agents for the KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING CO, LTD.) | Hongkong, January 21st, 1999.
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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE ONE HUNDREDTH ORDINARY
for all on of MEETING of 'SHAREHOLDERS, in
the exist
electing
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the Company will be held at the Office of AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO DAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 1930, at 19 o'clock the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUES GIVEN that a further Extraordinary Neox, for the purpose of receiving a Report General Meeting of the Company will be of the Directors, together with P. C. POTTS,
Statement 11, Queens Road Central held at the Registered office of the Com. of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and
pany, St. George's Building aforesaid on
Directors and Auditors MONDAY, on the 16th day of February,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company 1920, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for
will be CLOSED from January 27th to the purpose of receiving report of the proceedings of the above mentioned Meet February 10th, 1920, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors, ing and of confirming, if thought fit, as
JOHN. ARNOLD,. Special Resolutions the above mentioned
Secretary. Extraordinary Resolutions (2) and (3).
Hongkong, January 13th, 1920. And the subjoined Resolution will be
NOTICE
FOR SALE AT CHEAP PRICE, IN THE HILL DISTRICT.“
BUILDING LT containing
RURAL BD ft. with two aiz proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution:
roomed semi-detached houses, and levolled site upon which two more houses could be bailt The houses are cuily "convertible into one, and are suitable for a Private Hotel or Moss.
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
FOR SALE
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MALL" 6-Roomed, semi-detached House at Magazine Gap. Excellent state of repair. Tiled Kitchen, good Drying Room and Servants' Quarters Bath Rooms fitted with Geysers, Forcelain Bath and Basins. Garden about 4,000 sq. feet Price $17,000. Mortgage arranged if desired.
Apply
Box No. 186, Care of " Daily Prees" Office.
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KOWLOON RESIDENTS'
ASSOCIATION. MEMBERSHIP.
LL KOWLOON RESIDENTS
who
Award joined the abero.
Association and who are desirous of becom ing Members are invited to send their Names and Addresses, with the Annual "Subscription Foe, 81, to the undersigned.
W. JACKSON, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, No. 14, Nathan Road, *Kowloon.
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THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN "CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HE THIRTY-THIRD ORDINARY THE
ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Offices, of M88EN, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LT, on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH,, 1910, 21 Noos, For the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1919.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Tuesday, January 27th, 1990, to Friday, February 6th, 1920, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. S. BROWN," Secretary,
Hongkong, January 22nd, 1930.
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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
PPLICATION3 are invited for the post
of Part-time Tutor in Physiology. Particulars can be obtained from the Dean
of the Faculty of Medicine.
N. TEESDALE MACKINTOSH, Registrar
Hongkong, January 19th, 1920.
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A. G. DA ROCH A,
18 THE AUCTIONEER
A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND. GENERAL BROKER.
Queen's Road Central, Teuphone No. 2333.
+ That it is desirable to capitalize the sum of $600,000.00 standing to the credit of the "Fund, and
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Purpose of cordingly's Reserve UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY "OF]
that for the
| such capitalizas
a bonus of $10 per share on "cach of the issued shares of the Company be and the same is hereby "declared and that the Board be and they are hereby authorised to satisfy auch bonus by the distribution
CANTON, LTD
YERTIFICATES Nos. 1845 and 3635 for 2 and old silver shares Nos: 10643/10850 and 10128 respectively standing in the books of the Society in the name of EDWARD WILLIAM MAITLAND OF YOKOHAMA, Japan, bave bea declared LOST and if at the expiration of
A the persons who are re- one month from the date hereof the abov8
as holders of the issued $10 shares of the Company on the data "beroof of one of the unissued 810 *shares of the Company credited an fully paid up in respect of each *share of the Company held by such “persons as aforesaid, and in patis-
"
action of such aforementioned bonus, and that such shares rank for "dividends and in all other respecta “as from the first day of March,
1920
Drafts of the new Articles of Associa second meeting, except Saturdays and Bundays, between the hoars of 11 am and 4 p.m. at the Registered Offices of the Company, or at the Offices of Messrs Johnson, Stokes & Master, Prince's Build- Hongkong, the Company's Solicitors. Dated this 13th day of January, 1920,
By Order of the Board.
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., "
Agents.
ing,
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THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Mesars TARTINE MATHESON & Co. Lrn, on THURSDAY, JANUARY 99TH, 1930, at 11.30 am, for the nurpose of receiving the Report” of; #e Directora together with Statement the Accounts for the year ending December 31st, 1919.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- pany will bẹ CLOSED) from MONDAY, January 19th, to THURSDAY, January 19th, 19m (both daya inclusive),,
during period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
which
By Orter of the Board of Directors, THE HOROKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LTD.,
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCÓTE.
Secretary to
the General Managers. Hongkong, January 18th, 1920-
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THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE & HEREBY GIVEN that the
documents be not forthcoming the same will be deemed cancelled and of no effect. Q E. P. HAY, Deputy General Manager. Hongkong, January 13th, 1970.
NOTICE
THE PUBLIC are warned that dogs after 10 pm. are liable to be destroyed by the Folice
ED. O. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Polica
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NOTICE.
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
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SCOTCH
1920%
and East, Decessitating Targo military
One case (one death) of cerebrospinal
commitments. And closely following fover was reported in the Colony on
upon these sensational statements, wa Wednesday. have the PanME MINISTER of the United
Kingdom giving out to the nation,
a birthday message, the pleasant assur ance that the tumult of human angor and varest is settling down to an assured peace."
What evidence Dig there to warrant this cheerful optimism A League of Nations-pot yet a league of all the nations has been formally in augurated, but already there has been a return on the part of some of the nations to competition in naval armaments,
{
and on holiday returned to the Colony Mr. A. R. Lowe, who has been to Eng
a day or two ago:
Mr. E. Ralpha is distributing the prizes at Saiyingpun School at 11am on Friday, January 30th.
Mr. D. Tollan, of the China and Japan Telephone Co, Ltd., returned to Hong- kong yesterday after a business visit to Canada
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The Chinese youth, charged at the Magistracy, with writing some Chinese characters on a wall, likely to provoke a breach of the peace, as, yesterday, Ained $10 by Mr. J. R. Wood.
The annual meeting of the Hongkong PREMIER which can point-only to the fact that they
are prompted either by aggressive designs and Kowloon Whart and Godown Co., or by suspicions of intended aggression. Ltd., will be held at the offices of Messrs. Until such suspicions" are removed, and Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, on Febra- antil the Bolshevik armies in Russia which ary 6th. åre said to be threatening to involve other Powers in a great military campaign in the Afiddle E and the East, are deped bilised and the civil strife in Russia is caded, it is impossible to see how the world can settle down to assured poate." If the stories about the Bolshevista pro- An Indian was fined 85 no the Magis fecting world-wide campaigns of protracy, yesterday, for being drunk had paganda, backed by armies, have any sub-disorderly. The man was found lying on stantial foundation, the world's best the street in a drunken condition and was hope of an assured peace resides not remoyed to the Wanchai Police Station." in Zurtber military campaigns, the instrumentality
WATSONS
otch Whist
ESTABE SHKO
Distinctive in Flavour.
· Well · · Matured.
Mellow.
LIMITED.
-WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
TL 618.
HONGKONG.
Mr. RJ. Birbeck, Mr. J. D. Danby," Mr. F. C. Hogg, Mr. J. T. Kidd, Mr. S. C. Sandford, Mr. H. A. Taylor and Mr. F. A. Wella were amongst those who left the Colony yesterday on the Empress of Asia..
The latest news about the China is that
all the passengers have been landed. It was hoped to get the vessel off Tuesday night. Wo understand that there is some ranson for fearing that she may become
total wreckt.
but rather in of the League of Nations. If the deer sion of the Supreme Council of the Allies to allow a partial.re-opening of trade with Russia is not to be considered a significant change of policy, we do not know how it is to be regarded. The whole of the circumstances tend to suggest that the world is very imperfectly informed regarding the actual situation in Russia.. Who was not surprised to read the state- ment that the last harvest in Russia Waa the best in the past thirty years, and that there is in Russia a surplus of grain and Advices from Rotterdam state that the fax which can be exchanged for clothing, Netherlands Steamship Co. and the Rot- medicines, agricultural implements and terdam Lloyd have decided to open a ro other necessaries from abroad Thisgular monthly service between Hamburg shows that while the outside world has and Shanghai and Yokohama These been hearing only of the anarchy and the companies were recently admitted to the fighting, there must have been some sound Eastern Conference, organisation at work among the peasants
Amongst those who arrived in the A. S. WATSON & CO. in order to provide in such times in
Russia a surplus of grain and fiar. Gen. Colony yesterday per the 1. Suwa am eral MAURICE suggests what certainly was Lieut. Hermon J. White, a Hongkong stems in the circumstances the only policy man, who rose from the ranks during four for the Allies to adopt when he advises years of war service, and his wife, whom opening the door of Russia and letting he married at Home last November. the League of Nations in to investigate Lieut, White takes charge of the Reputed the facts. It is manifestly the only Bay Hotel alternative to the policy of re-establish-
We are naked to state that the rafte for ing peace in Russia by force of arms, to M. Hauchecorne's clay figures how ou which no outside Power now, with the view at Messrs. Sennet Freres will be possible exception of Japan in regard to drawn tomorrow. Captain Basil Taylour a well-defined portion of Busalan terri-will be obliged if those who undertook tory, is at all inclined to listen. In a
BIRTHS. UARTER-At Shanghai, on January 15th;
to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. CARTER, & BOD HILISES-At Shanghai, on January
leth, to Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Hız a daughter.
TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Persons MORRIS-At. Shanghai, on January 18th, partial lifting of the blockade does not the books to him to-day at the Harbour
Applying for Licences under the ARMS
to Mr. and Mrs. C. MARIE, & con
to Mr. and Mrs., HENRY QUELCH,
daughter (Marjorie Louise).
* MARRIAGES.
and AMMUNITION ORDINANCE shouldULICH-At Bhanghai, ananuary 16th, do so between the hours of 9 4.3. god 11 AM daily, Sundays and Holidays excepted.
Application to be made at the Licensing Clerk's Office, Central Police Station. EDC WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Policey Hongkong, January 19th, 1920
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BRITISH MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
"ASSISTANT ENGINEERSHIP..
for the post of Assistant Municipal THE Council hereby invites applications
Engineer.
A salary of Tus. 350 per mensem in offered. Candidates should not be more than 30 years a I age
age nationality Applications should state uge, qualifications, and experience, and should be forwarded, together with copies of test moninis, to the undersigned forthwith
By Order,
JE LYNESS
Council Room,
Tientain, January 9th, 1920.
NINETEENTH ORDINARY MEETING SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jaasium, Matueson &, Ca, Izm., on THURS11 JANUARY 29TH, 1080, at 11.45 ., for the purpose of receivin the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year THE ending December 31st, 1619.
The REGISTER of BH TRES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, January 19th to THURSDAY, January 99TH, 1920 both days inclusive), during which period no. Transfer of Shares can be Registered
By Order of the Roard of Directors.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary. Hongkong, January 18th, 1920. THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
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Secretary.
DRAGON MOTOR
CAR CO.
(THE EUROPEAN GARAGE).*
AGENTS IN BOUTH CHINA TOE HUDSON, ERZEI,
JÖVERLIED AND DODGE BROTHERS' CARS,
THE
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO
beg to advise the public that they
MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. are now issuing a schedule of charges for
to
motor car hire to all the principal places
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 1925
THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY in Hongkong and the New Territories
COLLINGELININ—TROMSETT. — At Chelsea, on November 29th, WILLIAM COLLING ELDGE, M.D., to Ada, daughter of late Capt. H. G. THOMSENT, B.N., C.M.G.,
on
Office by 4 p.m.“.
very technical sense it may be that the to sell the tickets for the raffle will return
imply a change of policy on the part of the Allies towards the Soviet Govern At the Racecourse, tomorrow morning, ment; but in practical effect it does Mestre Hughes & Hough will sell by amount to that, because any benefits which public auction the late Mr. B. D. the Russian peasants derive from trade Rapetyn's ponies Loaza, Sinza and with the outside world must go to benefit Spotted Band. The first two named are.
of Hongkong, itd. Shirley, Southamp also the Russian exchequer. By attracting some attention at the early EDE MOEN-USE-At Shanghai,
permitting even a limited amount morning gallops. Run away Light will January 7th; ARNE EYDE, Chinese of trading, the Allies would appear to be be put up for sale at a later date. Postal Service, Peking, to HILDE strengthening to some extent the power MOT-ULSEN, daughter of the late of the Soviet Government to carry on the Rasmus F. Olsen, of Bergen, Norway.
JAMES MITCHELLOn January 20th at campaign of violence in which they have the Union Church, Kennedy Road, by now for so long been engaged. The Bus the Rev. J. Kirk Mazonachic, Rosine
MeArthur Mitchell (Rosie), only sian problem is one of no little com daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J./ Plexity. Here is the one country in
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Quarry to Charles P. F. of Messrs.
W. G. Humphreys & Co Europe with a surplus of the food that Swalow. "At Home at 5, Tai Koo all the rest of Europe neede, and the Terrace, Quarry Bay, on Monday, Allied statesmen, as a reason for lifting 2nd February.
1281 WILKINSON - Gor,-At South Stoke, the blockade, argue that the absence of
Bath, on December 3rd, Sir WILLIAM supplies from Bussia causes social dis HESEY WILKINSON, late H.M. Consul turbance and compels the rest of Europe General, at Hankow, to AGNES MARY
DEATH
ing
(MAY), daughter of late. Hev. A L to pay exorbitant prices to America for Gore, vicar of Ogbourne St. George food and raw materials. This has to be WISEMAN-WYLLIZ-At Shanghai, on
set against the contention that a partial January 14th., J. CWISEMAN, Inter- reopening of trade is a gain to the Soviet national Bank Tientsin, to, MAY, Government Mr. Hoover, it is interest youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. WM. WYLLIE, Knoweaide, Ayr
to note, disagrees with this latter suggestion. He regards the blockade as La Bagros-At his residetion, Broadwood and of the great props of the Bolshevist Road, on the morning of the 22nd tyranny, and once it is removed he expects inst, LEONALD LE BRETON, ager 31 to see the collapse of the Soviet years. Deeply regretted. [235
Government. While on the one hand
reached there is a deal of criticism of the decision by the Supreme. Council, there is, on the other hand, influential support for the view that a removal of restrictions upon trade with Russia is the most hopeful way of influencing the situation" in the direction of pence. Perhaps thoughts of this character were in Mr LiovD GEORGE's mind when he penned the message that the tumult of human anger and unreat is settling down
LONDON OFFICE: 181, Flat Bar, E.C. Honoxong Orica: 101, Dea Vœux Boin, O.
The Daily Press.
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in this where accessible. Considering the vastly RoseKONG, JANUARY 23RD, 1923. Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs JARDING MATHEON & CO, LTD on superior cars and chauffeurs employed, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 1820 at 12 the charges are easily the most reasonable o'clock Noos, for the purpose of receiving
PACE?
WHAT are we to make of the news received
FAVOURED with instructions from Mr. the Report of the Directors together with to be bad throughout the Colony.
K GAZDAR, will sell by Public the Statement of Accounts for the year Auction, TO-DAY (FRIDAY), Januaryading December 31st 1919. 23rd, 1920, at 2,20 PM, at No. 41, Haiphong
The REGISTER of SHARES of the cab The cards showing charges to the var during the week concerning Russia to an amured peace." „Kond, (1st floor), Kowloon, ...
SUNDEY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Comprising :-
Tron Bedsteads, Ornaments, Chairs, Dook
Table, Typewriter,・ GlasswATP, robe, Dressing table and
on def
pany will be: CLOSED- from MONDAY, January 19th, to THURSDAY, January 29th, 1980 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares, can be Bexistered sale
By Order of the Board of Director
MOWBRAY S, NORTHCOTE."
Hongkong, January 13th, 1920.1
ous places can be obtained at the HONG-On "high military authority" we have toxo Horzi Urnon or at the DRAGON been told that the Allies are now realising MOTOR CAR CO.
that the "Red":
peril to civilisation is THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., far greater than ever, before, and that, st all costs, it must not be allowed to 24, Des Your Road Central,
spread beyond Russia; that, probably, in Telephone 48K
afox months we shall be faced by a new and great danas un the Middle Ea
Since the armistice, & contemporary: says, over sixty-seven new firms bave opened branch offices in Shanghai and, according to reporta by travelling men who have toured the Far East investigat- ing business prospects, in many cases they
have gone on record an believing that the majority of these firma will close their offices within one year.
Sergeant Fallon has been successful in revolver, and 7,000 rounds of ammunition discovering eight Winchester rifles, six concealed in the quarters of the crow of the Empress of Asia. The ammunition was hidden amongst a cargo of fruit. Nobody was arrested in connection with four revolvers and 400 rounds of ammuni the smuggling. Berg Fallon also found
tion on the Kwongtung, which nobody haa claimed.
A
marriage has been arranged, and will take place next spring, between Sir Her bert G. Dering, K.O.M.G., M.V.O. Minis tee Plenipotentiary in his Majesty's Diplomatic Service, second son of the late Sir Henry N. Dering, Bar, K.C.MO.. and of the Dowager Lady Doring, of 25 Basil Mansions, 6W and Edith A. Mountjoy, widow of J. Bi Middleton Smith, of 187, Queen's Gate, S.W, and of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hongkong.
U.B.
"ULE BILL'S BIRTH.
A confession sa to the birth of Olb Bill, Alf and Bert was made by Captain Bruss Bairnsfather, their creator, at a dinner In 1914, said Captain. recently. Bairnsfather, I joined up in the Royal Warwicks. While at the front I fat I must do something, so I drew a picture. and posted it to London. I had forgot ten it until one day, while on a farm an Among the passengers by the disula Neuve-Eglise, I received a cheque for.3gm Máru yesterday were Captain and Mrs. from Tallis street and I spent 42 19. H. Bollo and Miss Holte, The Sutes 6d of it in posting copies of the picture paulon to my friends (Laughter.) From that Karu's passengers included Captain and time I tried to put on paper what Old Mr. G. B. Bayer, and Lieut. and Mrs. Bill and his two pals were doing, and
thus to show what, our wonderf