THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 8TH, 1321.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS -
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE UNION CHURCH LITERARY
CLUB.
TO-NIGHT at 9.2.3. LOR. H. W. HErr (St. Stephen's ECTURE on The History of Sinn Fein Collego),
At Union Church Hall, Kennedy Road. [376
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH MEN'S ASSOCIATION.
HONGKONG GYMKHÄNA CLUB.
TH
IHE following Resolution was proposed and passed unanimously at the Nesting of Members held on 2nd March.
*That the Hongkong Gymkhana-ÜLUS be
Our overall assets and Lalabilities of the wound up and that the HoraXONG JOCKEY
HONGKONG GYMKñana Clus.".
A MEETING of Members of the Honokara Gymkhana. Chus will be held at the Oos of the Jackey Club, in Hongkong Club Annore, at 12.50 2.x. on FRIDAY, MARCH 18, for the purpose of confirming the shove resolution. [578
TT has been arranged to hold a DEBATE in 2ND WILTSHIRE REGIMENT I the Church Hall on WEDNESDAY, the
Oru March, to be opened at 8.45 1.X.
The Subject for Debate in “Does the Church still retain her interest for the people "
All Members and their Friends are invited to
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attend
THE GLOBE FURNISHING" ALD
EXPORT CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NTRETING of the CREDITORS of the
above-named Company will be held at the Offica of Messrs. JournOR. ETOXES & MASTza, Frince's Building, Ice House Street. Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 81st day of MARCH, 1991, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, under the
of the Companies ions of Section 181
1911, for the
parpose of determining whether any application
AT HOME"
Polo Matol, JARDINES e THE at 3 r.a. fost SATURDAY, at Causeway Bay A WILTSHIRE REGT, will be played to be fullowed st 4.30 FM by the Gymkhana; events open to Members of the Hongkong Polo Club.
L-Col. J. R. WIEDZAM and The Officers, Sad Wilshire Regt, will be "At Home" on the Ground and will be glad to see their friends if they will accept this invitation in lien of formal cards
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NOTICE.
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THE HONGKONG & WHAMPON DOCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
HEREBY GIVEN that the
PREPAID WANTED
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Lelaars, are lying as this Guos for "Baxos P., Q., AD. AP., AW, EF. BO
BE BY
WANTED.
Company, socks two-three year contract SECRETARY (Confidential or out of England, 13 years aimilar experimes Printing and Paper trades; thoroughly capable bariness woman with initiative and every "desirable marot necessary for eficiency; used to
control of staff,
Boz No, 549, Care of Daily Press Office
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IMPORT-EXPORT.
Import and Export Trade in South N ENTLEMAN, with large experience in the Chins and capable of taking charge of depart ments, is open for immediate engagement For further particulars, please communicate with Bar 897, o/a Hongkong Daily Press.
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TO LET
ONE LARGE ROOM with Verandah for
foor.
Office, 14, Des Voeur Road Central, 2nd
Apply to:-
N. MODY & CO.
TO LET
should be male to the Court for the appoint- NORDINARY FEABLY MEETING of ment of any person as Liquidator in the place SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Ofice of or jointly with the Liquidator appointed by of the Company. 2 Queen's Buildings, Hong-UROPEAN OFFICES, 1st Boor (four in the Company, or for the appointment of a comhoog, on TUESDAY, 29TH MARCH, 1991. at mittee of Inspection.
Dated this 7th day of March, 1021,
Nous, for consideration of the Directors Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 81st December, 1920
CHEUNG TSOI," Liquidator.
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REPULSE BAY HOTEL. BANK HOLIDAY. MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1921.
FANCY DRESS DINNER DANCI
T the request of Numerous Patrons, A
A FANCY DRESS DINNER DANCE
will be held on the abova dato..
Table Reservation can be mais at the HONGKONG HOTEL (Tekphone No. 32) or direct to REPULSE BAY HOTEL (Telephones Nos. 881 and 807).
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES The Steamship "RIOJUN MARU.”
FROM JAVA
I
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby landed at their glak into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd. at Kowloon, whange and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained
Optional Cargo will be forwarded, unless notice to the contrary be given before 7th No claims will be admitted after the goods remaining, undelivered for the 19th
informed that "all Goods are being
March.
Mar, will be subject to rent.
The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 19th, to the 29th March, 1991, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
R.M. DYER
Chief Manager. Hongkong, March 7th, 1991;
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THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF OLUB.
NOTICE.
Mets and subther or BAITH, EMBERS Subscribers are asked to SETH & FLEMING, will act as Secretarias sa from MONDAY, the 71 March, 1921.
By Order of the Committes,
L. S. GREENHILL, Hon. Secretary.
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THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF
одов. NOTICE.
MEMBERS and SUBSCRIBERS
that after the 11ṛx MARCH the charge for a TIFFIN not ordered before 8, F., the day previons to that on which it is required, will be Double the Ordinary Charge.
gestion on the Telephone Lines a hut for signature by those requixing Tiffins on Sundays. and all will, in future, be placed the Golf Club Notice Board in the Hongkong Club. The list will be gumoved and sent out to Fasking each Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
In order to assist Members and relieve con-
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before will not be recognized.
the sind Mar., ofted, and damaged Goods
6.re
All broken.
to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 12th Mar., at 10 AM.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
LODWELL & CO, LTD..
Agenta Hongkong, March 7th, 1921
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
The Steamship "HUNGARIA" FROM JAPAN and SHANGHAI MONSIGNEES
What all Elos of Cargo are hereby informed
The previous system of ordering dirent by Telephone still obtains.
By Order of the Committee,
PEROY SMITH, NETH & FLEMING,
Secretation & Treasurers. Hongkong, March 7th, 1921.
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THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF
CLUB.
NOTICE.
COMMITTEE regret that owing to. Tongation at Fanling during week- enda they feel they are compelied to prohibit Ladies playing on the Old Course after, 12 Noos on SATURDAYS and ALL DAY on are being landed at their SUNDAYS. risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., at Kowloon, whence, and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained. **-*-***
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 7th. Ma ch.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 12th Mar., will be subject to rent
All claims against the steamer must be pre sented to the Undersigned on or before the
2nd Mar, or they will not be recognized.
them as nemal.
The New Course will, however, be open to
The above rule will come into force on. SATURDAY, 19TH MARCH, 1921. *
By Order of the Committee,
Secretaries & Treasurera.
PERUX SMITH, BETH & FLEMING,
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HONGKONG OLUB.--
NOTICE.
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"A. B." Care of Daily Press Office.
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TO LET.
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ROOM NO. 1
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62,570 SQUARE FEET OF LAND
At Broadwood Road, Wong Guarters, Kitchen, Garden, Tennis, Court and neichung, with 7-Roomed House and Servants
Lawn. For particulare apply to--
GEO, E. HALL BRUTTON & Co.,
37, Queen's Road-Contral."
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FOR SALE.
TÍVE-ROOMED BUNGALOW, Peak District, Tennis Court, Kitchen Garden Vacant Easter.
Apply to
G.
Box No. 482, Care of Daily Press Offos,
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
will" on T MONDAY, MANGE TIL REOPEN be enrolled at the Education Offies only, and should apply at onse for entry forms!
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
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M. I D: STEPHENS, Solicitor, HE Office has been REMOVED to let Floor, No. 15, Connaught Road, Central, (beyond the Post Office).
Hongkong, March 1st, 1921.
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NOTICE.
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E have this day established our WE
selves us Ship, Freight, and Passenger Brokers.
Enquiry solicited from firms Interested in this line.
HIN FAT & CO.,
107, Wing Lok Street.
Tel. :3483. Hongkong, March 7th, 1981. (675
LOST.
INTIMATION
provinces seems to be that if they are
Information has been received locally
not represented in the Parliament, they from Home that, in order to reduce the will have only themselves to blame. But avoid laying up further, ships, owners cost of running British tonnage and thus
WATSON'S if, in these circumstances, the writ of have suggested a reduction in the pay
FINE OLD
BROWN
BRANDY
of the so-called 44
The Civil Governor of Canton has sanctioned a railway project to connect Shiuchow, in the Hoi Ping district with Chuen, Lang Kong, Lung Shan, Ho Canton. The line will pass through Chan Cheng, Kulo, Sho Ping, Tong Ha, and Kongmoon. It is to bear the title of the Pun Ping Railway..
now
the Parliament in Peking will not run of all grades of dock and engine-room in Kwangtung and any other province staffs by £4 10s, a month. :
Federation"what
The Harbour Master at Canton has com- then't It is obvious that if the Central Hongkong the information that there is s municated to the Harbour Master of Government is unable to suppress & rebel wrock in the fairway at Duff Point, 8.88 movement by force it must endeavour by a red flag by day and a red light ot and East 1,150 feet. The wreck is marked do so by persuasion. The parliamentary night, and vessels are warned, to proceed. election which it is proposed to hold very at slow speed. shortly would seem to offer a very suit- able opportunity for the two divisions in the State to negotiate again with a view to arriving at a common understanding. Important political and financial confer ences are being convened by the Central Government, and at these it should be possible to discover whether a common.
O Yang-keng, First Secretary of the basis of agreement cannot be found. Chinese Legation at London, is
appointed Charge d'Affaires at Santiago, According to the PRIME MINISTER, the Chilean capital. Chu Chow-hain, United Central Government" should Chinese Consul-Genaral at San Francisco, bo no obstacle to the establishment of of Counsellor, while he, in turn, will be is to succeed Q Yang-keng, with the rank system of self-government for the succeeded by Yeh Keh-chuan, the Chinese provinces-such as Kwangtung and one Consul at Vancouver. or two other provinces are already reform in the organisation of the setting up. That should go a long way Government-General of Korea has been delightful to the palate, mellow, towards satisfying the aspirations of the ported to have explained that the prin proclaimed. The Governor-General is ro- recalcitrant provinces. It is, 48 the cipal feature of the reform is to open up PREMIER remarked, a national question, Koreans, thus giving them ample oppor- more freely the civil appointments to the.. which should properly be considered and tunity to hold responsible positions in the settled legally and constitutionally by the civil service of the Peninsula. national parliament, and one of the pur posea for which the Conferences already alluded to are to be convened is to discuss As a beverage, most healthful this very question. All these activities
Unsurpassed as
■ Liqueur-
and of fine aroma,
point at least to the conviction on the part of the Central Government that and agreeable; an aid to serious efforts must be made to make
digestion.
A. S. WATSON &
CO., LTD..
WINE AND SPIRIT, MERCHANTS.
Phone 615.
·BONGKONG 'OFFICE: 10A DIS LORDER OFFICE 131, FE
China a republic in fact as well as in nume, and we do not doubt that they are really inspired by a desire to recon- cile the Canton group of recalcitrants and secure the unity of the nation. It is to be hoped that these proposals will be examined in this spirit and that they may bear, the desired fruit.....
An air-service company is being floated in the Straits Settlements by Chinese. Mr. Tan Choo Boon, B.A., a military aviator, recently arrived in Peking from Manila in connection with the project. A service between the Straits Settlements, the Philippines and China is contem- plated. The Chinesa Chambers of Com- merce in Manila and Singapore are sup- porting the enterprise."
It was mentioned by the Chairman at the annual meeting of shareholders in the Weihaiwel Land and Building Co., Ltd., that the Government is prepared to grant a franchise to a local Company about to Weihaiwei. Whilst this, of course, said be formed to supply electric light at the Chairman (Mr. C. R. Shaw) does not mean security of tenure, it shows that the Government is prepared to consider applications from publie utility com. panics having for their object the develop-
Dr. Solf, the German Ambassador toment of Weihaiwoi. Japan, preseated his credentials on the These were received by the 28th ult. Crown Prince, acting on behalf of the Emperor.
The American Incorporation Law for China has been passed in the House of Representatives, and now awaits the de- Lision of the Senato. A message received in Shanghai, says the Bill passed" with
!
Vavi Bo. U tax exemption."
STRAKZ, E.Ü
The Far E has authorised the Vindivostock Assembly to offer for auction ten million acres of forests in the Olginsk district. A wido advertising campaign is to be launched prior to the auction.
Eastern Government at Chital
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MARCH 8TH, 1981.
STRIVING FOR UNITY IN CHINA.
A new firm of freight and passenger brokers has started under the name of Hin Fat & Co., at 107, Wing Lok Street. The manager is Mr. Ewok Hin Wangs who has had ten years' experience well-known local shipping firms.
Particulars, says a London journal, have been filed at Somerset House-by E. P. Sassoon & Co., Ltd., which is now incorporated in Bombay. The memo randum and article of association are not yet to hand. The British addresses are India House, 73 Whitworth Street, 17, St. Helen's Place, London, B.C., and Manchester. The directors are:--E. D. Sassoon, A. J. Raymond, and A. Ray- of Hongkong. The surname of A. I. and mond, all of Bombay, and H. W. Bassoon, A Raymond, was formerly "Rahaman." All the directors are British subjects by birth. **
The Topicist in the Singapore Free Press writes:-A Home paper reports that an officer who was reported killed returned home very much alive, and after paying cheerfully for advertisements in- serted to announce his decease, was having the following bill presented to finally reduced to explosive silence by him:
To memorial service (fully choral) three guineas." It was the "fully choral minds one of the delicate tact which die which finally broke his spirit and it re- htinguished a late Colonial Secretary here.
We notice it stated in the report of an interview which the PRIME MINISTER of China accorded to
& represcata tive of a Peking News Agency that
A summons has been issued at Bingt the Government has abandoned the pore against a Tamil for unlawfully ex- policy of seeking to reunite China by huming human bones from a burial 1 ground. military measures! The reason for that, It was stated that the accused waa_"'in. of course, is that experience has shown the habit of removing bones from graves that the Central Government is, militarily, and selling them for making medicines." unable to suppress what it regards as the rebel movement. I follows from the.
abandonment of the policy of coercion,
who, at the instigation of the Govern ment, presented to the sorrowing relatives lathe Mutiny victims the bills for their funeral expenses!
-CORRESPONDENCE.
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Mr. A. A. Wilson, DragonMotor Car Co.,event of an outbreak of hostilities bel is to be, formed. It is the intention to ence re Cruelty to Dumb Animals, but I
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CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. The establishment of regular aerial Onswers to name of Puppy
contemplated within the present year. A OST. and White Japanesë
[TO THE EDITOR OF "THE"
THE HONGKONG transport between Tokyo and Fusan is
DAILY TRESS."] Will anyone having possession or informa so the PRIME MINISTER says, that in the company with a capital of 10,000,000 yen columns for the enclosed!
Srs, Will you spare me a space in your tion of this dog kindly communicate with
One sees from time to time correspond- Telephone 482 Any expenses will be tween the Cantonese and the people of subsequently extend the service to Man think very few people give a thought to paid or reward given. All broken, chaled, and damaged Goods are THE THIRTY-FIFTH YEARLY SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, HONGKONG. espect). the Central Government will
Kwangsi (which Peking seems daily to churian centres
[the treatment given to the poor chicken to be left in the Godowa, where they will be GENERAL MEETING of the Members THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of remain "neutral," though he had already grown at Kowloon Isai hayo been sent to with wings and legs tightly tied, or we eat. It is quite a common-sight-to- Véry fine specimens of the strawberries see them being carried thead downwards) the Society will be bell in the CT Hate sasured the interviewer that the relations as by Mr. F. P. de V. Soares as showing of the provisions, sometimes, next to a FRIDAY, 11TH Maxon, at 5.00 PM.
wedged into some corner among the rest For the following purposes
existing between General Lu YUNG TINO, what the territory is capable of producing block of ice. (a) To receive the
This morning I saw a coolie trudging are at the present time "exceedingly direction. Such strawberries are rarely fowl strapped by its trings and legs to cordial," and that there is no fear that to be seen in the Colony, Kwangsi will again throw off its allegi. There were 6,230 foreign residents tance to the Central Government.
examined on 12th Mar., at-10 L
No Fire Insurance has been efforted. Bille of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & 00, LTD,
Agentea
Hongkong, March 7th, 1921.
NIPPON YUSEN KAKHA
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, Fack EUROPE and STRAITS. THE Company's Steamship
fras
"WAKASA MARU," having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Hongkong Company'a Godowns at Kowloon, where each consigument will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery 'can be obtained as soon as the. Goods are landed..
Optional Goods will be carried on unless instractions are given to the contrary before Noor, TO-DAT
cleared by the 14th March, 1921, Goods not will be subject to rent..
Damaged packages must be left in 'the' Godowns for asmination by the Consignes's
of the lorexone CLUE, will be held in the Clab House on MONDAY, the 14TH MARCH, 1991, at 5.30 P.K.
By Order,
A. EL ABBAS,
Secretary. Hongkong, March, 6th, 1921, [569
CHINA BUGAR REFINING CO., LTD.
FORTY-THIRD ORDINARY-
THE FORT MEETING of SHARE
HOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, Pedder's Street on FRIDAY, the 181 MARCH, at 11 AX
purpose of receiving the Report for the and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1920.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 4th to 18th March, 1921, both days inclusive."
JARDINE, MATHESON, & Co., LTD, General Agenta. Hongkong, February 18th, 1921. [454 HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY,
· CIMITED - [Incorporated in the United Kingdom) and the Co's representatives at an appointed VOLONIAL, (Hongkong) REGISTER
VOLVEN TOTICE IS HEREBY
that the hour on TUESDAY and FRIDAY." All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's of the Company will bo CLOSED from arrival hero, after which date they cannot be TUESDAY, 16th March, 1981, to WEDNES recognized. No claims will be admitted after DAY, 18th April, 1921, both days inclure. the goods have left the Godowns.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. E EOBERTS,
Becretary. Hongkong, 7th March, 1927.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
Agezte Hongkong, March 7th, 1921.
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and statement port of the Committsa the Kwangsi leader, and the Government in the way of fruit, with a little expert along happily with a poor unfortunate
of accounts for the past (b) To elect the Officers and Committee for
the emaning year.
(6) To consider the manner in which St. George's Day shall be celebrated. (d) To transact any other business, of which
due notice has been given,
All members are requested to attend.
0. BLAKER,
Hon. Becretary Hongkong, March 1st, 1921. **
HONGKONG
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HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.
cidentally this shows what an optimist living in Hyogo Prefecture, the majority ths Premier is. At all events, wo gather of course, living in the city of Kobe, on from the report of the interview that January 31st, 1921, according to the latest the Government at Peking is proceeding
census taken by the prefectural police with its own plans for establishing The Chinese led the list with 3,256, being popular government in China, regardless followed by British with 653 and 300 or what may be going on at Canton where Americans.. the opposition Government is regarded in ATOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the Peking official circles as being at ite NORDINARY YEARLY MEETING “wita' end." We are bound to say that of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Company we see very little evidence in proof of will be held at the Company's Hotel, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, 197, MARCH, 1931, at Noos, this, the Military. Government in Canton for the purpose of receiving the Report of the is still to be reckoned with as a factor Board of Directors, together with a Statement. of Accocuta, for the year ending 31st December, in Chinese politics, and it is of no use
pan will ho CLOSED from SATURDAY The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Com
attemptng to disguise it. 12th March, to SATURDAY, 10th March, 1991, (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Director,
APIE TAGGART," Manager. Hongkong, March 3rd, 1991;
1920.-
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bundle of wood he carried on his should- noise it was making. er; it must have been in agony by the
Would it not be a very simple.
le matter
if every housewife saw to it personlig that a proper chicken basket was pro- vided, so that the live chicken could be carried in it, without its legs and wings and, further than this, if the coolie ear- being tied, as is the general custom here, ried it in any other manner than in the basket provided he should be punished either by a deduction from his wages or. by instant dismissal.
could be done to put a stop to this cruelty In this way, I feel sure, something
Hongkong. to chickens that we see so much-ot-in-
Capt. A Lukhmanet, General Manager of the Russian Volunteer Fleet of the Far Eastern Republic, with head offices at last week to the charge of libel, led Vladivostock, pleaded guilty at Shanghai against him some time ago, by Mr. L F of Cruelty to Animals would be a desir A renewal of the Society of Prevention office (old regime) of the R.V.F. company, eble thing here, and there are a great Companion, of the staff of the Shanghai as result of an article published in the many people who would, I am sure, be Shanghai Life in January. The case was willing to assist if a practical movement
an apology in Shanghai and Vladivostock of your readers will concur with my views, the imputations in the article, publishing Government secured. I hope that many settled by the defendant withdrawing all could be made and the assistance of the
pent any such libel and payings find pondence from them through the medium nowspapers, and undertaking not to re- and I shall be glad to receive corres which it was left by the Mixed Court to of your courtesy. 08568. The Court directed that, the Enclosing my card. Yours faithfally defendant pay to the complainant the sum
Hongkong, March 7th, 1991,
that there hits been no abandonment of We further gather from the interview
the intention to hold a general election this year and to convene the new Parlia ment in Peking, probably in August. The attitude towards the South-Western of 500.
S.P.C.A