NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, « SATURDAY, MARCH 19TH, 1391.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE EASTERN EXTENSION
AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.
CURRENCY CHARGES ON THEYGRAMS,
INTIMATIONS
ZETLAND LODGE, NO. 33, E.C.
INTIMATION
completion "brooks no delay, for on the The compositors employed by · Chinesa provision of cheaper real to Hongkong firms have gone on strike in support of demand for an eight-hour day. Some (which the completed Canton-Hankow of the employers, are giving way but the Railway would provide along with other majority are fighting the men's claim.
NEXTRAORDINARY LODGE WATSON'S over la), depends the
AOF EMERGENCY? will be held.
on MONDAY, March 31st, 1021, at 8.30 for @p.m. precisely, in colebration of the BEVENTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of Chita
URING my Absense and until farther DURING ASLIE SOLBE GREENHILL has been appointed, notingENDERS of TELEGRAMS um hereby Freemasonry in Hongkong and South
Secretary,
By Order of the Board of Direstors,
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary. Hongkong, 16th March, 1991.
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
DURING LESLIE SOLBE URING my Absauce and until further GREENHILL has been appointed acting Becretary,
By Order of the Board of Directors.
MOWBHAT & NORTHCOTE,
Secretary.
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Hongkong, March 18th, 1921,
THE HONGKONG, CANTO NA MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE.
DURING my Absence from the Colony And
further notion Ma. GEORGE ERNEST ELLAMS, has been appointed Acting Secretary,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ABNOLD,
Secretary,
T659 Hongkong, March 19th, 1921.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
FIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
H'S Consented to suvell
MEMORIAL TABLET, in the Pavilion, to those Members of the Clab who fell in the War, on TUESDAY, MARCH 2ND, at 6.43 7.3.
Members, Subscribers and Ladies are invited to be present.
Hongkong, March, 17th, 1921.
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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE.
THE VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
.PROPERTIES
situate and being
Nos. 104-118 (even numbers inclusive) NATHAN ROAD,
Nes 8-12, CHEUNG LOK STREET,
apd
No. 1, CHEUNG LOK GARDEN with one European Building and Garden attached
ALL AT TAUMATI, KOWLOON,
will be sold by Public Auction in THREE LOTS
...
од
FRIDAY,
the 8th day of Aṛail, 1921, at 3 o'clock
by
Mesars. LAMMERT BROTHERS,
Auctioneers,
at their Bales Rooms, Duddell Street. For full particulars and conditions apply to the Auctioneers at ther Sales Rooms or to Mears, HAB1INGs and HASTINOS, Solicitors for the Vender.
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG, AND SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship
*NAMBANG-
having arrived from the above porta, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the bazardous and/or extra hazardous Godawns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, whence, and/or from the
may be obtained
wharree, dilyard by Mar. 23rd, will be
Goods not sabject to rent.
All broken, thafod, and damaged packages ars to be left in the Godowns, where they will be emmined. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.
notified that from the laT APE, 192, until farther notice, the charges for Telegrams will be collected at the rate of Dollars 0.39 to equal Franc 1.00.
M. E. F. AIREY, Superintendent. Hongkong, March 19th, 1921.
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THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LTD.
HONGKONG STATIÓN. CURRENCY CHARGES ON TELEGRAMS
SE
ENDERS OF TELEGRAMS are hereby notified that from the lar Arzil, 1921, until further notice, the charges for Telegrams will be collected at the rate of Dollars 0.39 to equal Franc 1.00.
TE. KRING. Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, March 19th, 1921.
NOTICE.
PROVINCE OF MACAO.
MACAO BOARD OF HEALTH.
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THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL of the Macao Board of Health will receive TENDERS, up to 2 Ex. of the 112 Arait, for the sake of sundry HOSPITAL SUPPLIES, including Clothing, Blankets, Mattresses, Pillows, Sheets, Towels, Table Cloths, Enamel Ware, Flannel and Cotton Dressos, etc., as per list and quantities whish may be ascertained at the Government Hospital, together with the conditions of Tenders.
CAZIN ANTONIO A VIEIRA, Chief of the Administrative Department
Масло. Macau, March 17th, 1921.
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NOTICE,
All Brethren, resident and/or visiting, are invited to attend.
Brethren who intend being present are requested to notify the Secretary.
By Command of the W.M. A collection on behalf of the Funds of the Hongkong and South China Masonic Benevolence Fund Corporation will be mada
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE FIRST GYMKHANA is fixed for
SATURDAY, APRIL 2ND. 1921.
Draft Programme and Entry Forms may be obtained at Race Course, Hongkong Club, and Canceway Bay Stables
Entries Class WEDNESDAY, MARCH 231D.
BEDFORD SCHOOL.
049
FINE "OLD.
BROWN
:
Two more cases of cerebro-spinal fever (one fatal), are reported. There was also à fatal case of smallpox and one non- fatal case of diphtheria. The diphtheria" patient was British: the others were Chinese,,
The Chinese hotel and restauranta have combined in a boycott of the fish dealers guild in order to bring pressure to bear in a dispute over refunds to hotels
As a conse at the end of each month. quence, customers at Chinese restaurants can have no fish.
realisation of the splendid scheme which would ensure our trade supremacy in the For East."
Ной
long, we wonder, is it since any organisation in Hongkong interested itnoli in this question? Years ago we had in the Colony a live branch of the China Association which concerned itself with questions of this nature, and indred played a very important part in the agitation which resulted in the construc- tion of the Kowloon-Canton line, and Mr. Mowbray Northcote, Secretary of so assured the position of this Colony the Land Reclamation Co. is leaving for the Hongkong Land Investment Co., and the terminal port of the great Home to-day on six months' leave. Mr. trunk line from Hankow, which will pass L. S. Greenhill acts as Secretary of both Mr. John through some
of the richest districts companies in the meantime. of China. If a branch of the China ton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., i
Arnold, Secretary of the Hongkong, Can-
Association still exists in Hongkong the also going on leave, and Mr. G. E. Ellama public never hears of its activities. We has been appointed to act as Secretary
during his absence. turn in vain to the latest Report of the Unsurpassed as a Liqueur-General Chamber of Commerce for some
In order to suit the convenience of reference to question of such patent Persons attending the Boxing tournament at the Ming Yuen Gardens, on Thursday, importance to the future of the Colony; the 24th inst., and who may wish to leave
BRANDY
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IT is propoord to hold - DINNER FOR delightful to the palate, mellow, not a word does it contain on the subject. before the end of the tournament, the
OLD BOYS OF
at the HongxONG CLUB on MONDAY, APRIL 4, at 8.00 FM.
Will those who would like to be present kindly send their names to the undersigned, from whom particulars can be obtained later?
A. MURDOCH,
Hon Secretary:
and of fine aroma.
The author of the article in the main event the evening, namely the championship contest between "Sky" Journal of the British Chambers of Com-Kerrison and Sennan Codlings, will take merce gives particulars of the important place immediately after the interval, and British railway interests in China. We not at the end of the tournament as bas
been previously the custom. have a certain limited control over 1,400
C'S JARDINE, MATTESON & Ca. L. As a beverage, most healthful we have invested $12.600,000, while intracy, yesterday, two schoolboys, one
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HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER | and agreeable; an
OF COMMERCE.
THE ANNUAL MEETING of
the
T Members of the HONGKONG
GENERAL OHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held on TUESDAY, Maron 29th, 1921,
ROOM, CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, for the following purposee
JUST RECEIVED another shipment of COMERO BOY, in the CHAMBER OF
"DUNHILL PIPES, Extra large siza
" HARLINGHAM" (bird's eye cut) Choicest Smoking Tobacco.
TABAQUERIA FILIPINA, 38-40, Queen's Roa/l, Central.
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HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tho
of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Hotel, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, 19TH, MARCE, 1921, at Nook, for the purpose of receiving the Raport of the Board of Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, for the year ending 31st December, 1920.
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Com. pany will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 19th March, to BATURDAY, 19th March, 1991, (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
·J. H. TAGGART, Manager. Bongkong, March 3rd, 1981.
J.
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THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO, LTD.
\HE TWENTY-FOURTH
TANNUAL FOURING ORDINARY HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building, No. 6, Connaught Real, on THURSDAY, the 34TH MARCH, 1921, at 11 o'clock is for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounta and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1920, and electing
Consulang Committee and Auditors.
*
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED trom.THURSDAY, the 17th March, 1921, antil THURSDAY, the 24th March, 1921, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO,
General Managers. Hongkong, March 11th, 1921. (811
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG : WHAMPOA. DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON &00, LD.NIS HEREBY GIVEN that the
General Managers. Hongkong, March 17th, 1921, ***
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NIPPON YUSEN KAIBHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM EUROPE and STRAITS.
HE. Company's Steamship
THE
“INABA MARU,"
having arrived from the above ports, Consigneos of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each will be sorted out mark by mark
-conkgame can be obtained as soon as the
-and
Goods are landed.
ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Office of the Company, 2, Quem's Buildings, Hong: kong, on TUESDAY, 29TH MARCH, 1921. üt Noor, for consideration of the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1920.
The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 19th, to the 29th March, 1921, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
RM. DYEE,
Chict Hongkong, March 7th, 1921.
.
nager.
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HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERI
1. To receive the Report and Accounts of the
Committee for the year ended 31st Decem ber, 1920.
To elect & Now Committee.
3. To transact any General business.
By Order,
EAM. WILLIAMS,
Secretary. Hongkong, March 15th, 1921.
digestion.
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
1025
WINE » AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
Phone 616.
(11
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHINESE
LANGUAGE SOHOOL
NEW CLASS for "BEGINNERS "Will cominence on MONDAY, APRIE ÁTU, 1921, if sufficient support be forthcoming.
Applicants for enrolment and enquiries. regarding bourn of School Fees, etc., shonki, be made to the undersigned as early as possible.
By Order,
E. AM. WILLIAMS,
Becretary, Hongkong, March 18th 192).
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THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS & DEALERS OF HONGKONG.
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Members
THE ASSOCIATION OF TERS & DEALERS OF HONOR EXPOR be held on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 102, 1821, at 4 Fx precisely in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, ORARTERED BANK BUILDING, for the following purposes:
1. To receive the Report and Accounts of the
Committee for the year eiled 31st Decem bur, 1920.
2. To clost a New Committee.
3. To transact any general business
By Order,
E A. M. WILLIAMS,
Secretary.
1627 Hongkong, March 15th, 1931
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB,
fallowing dates have been arrangal for. the remaining esiling events:- SATURDAY, MARCH 19TH :-
Each
| miles of 'railways in operation in which Before Mr. G. N. Orme, at the Magis Indian and one Chinese, were charged railways under construction British with having stolen a bicycle. Two other capital is involved to the extent of the boys, Chinese, were charged with having aid to four-Power-Loan of £6,000,000 already received the bicycle and sold it
boy tried to shift the blame on to the paid for 430 miles of Canton-Hankow others. The Magistrato decided to com line. This, the writer explains, is part vict, but, in view of the defendants' of the Hukuang Railway scheme in which youth, he said he would not send them. to prison but would sentence them all to we should, if the Consortium fails,
a birching. recover at least a third share of the
A Chinese, arrested on Praya East was Hankow-Szechuan Railway unless, most charged before Mr. Orme, at the Magis likely contingency, we chose to surrender tracy, yesterday, with the unlawful this to Japan as sale undisputed heir to possession of 722 rounds of ammunition. & all the German heritage in China." He pleaded ignorance of local regula tions, but Iuspector Kent, of No. 2 Police Then there is the Pu-Hsin Railway of Station, said that the accused threw two 200 miles for which a loan of £3,000,000 packets of ammunition into the harbour has been made; and three important imposed a fine of $200, or, in default, four before he was arrested. The Magistrate
concessions for railways having an aggre; months. hard labour. The ammunition gate mileage of over 1,000, one being was confiscated. the Nanking-Hunnan line, of 650
There was a good attendance at a miles, for which there is a loan whistdrive held at the Catholic Men's of £9,000,000. These figures," says Club on Thursday evening. The follow- the writer, leave one aghast and Mrs. Alderman (180); 2, Mr. Reynolds ing were the prize-winners:-Ladies: 1, disgusted with our calm acceptance of (170); 3, Mrs. Checaley (103); Booby American control of railway affairs in Holdman (190); 2, Mr. Bigg (176): 3,.
prize, Mies Hill (141).'" Men: 1, "MF, BIRTĖS.
Peking. We control to a certain extent ir. Hughes (176); 4, Mr. Galvin; Booby BURJE On March 18th, at 440, Nathan rather less than half the Government prize, Mr. Morgan (132),
Road, Kowloon, to Mr. and Mrs. railways of China Americans. control ceted as M.C., and the prizes were pre- HENRY F. BUNJE, a son. (601 LACHLAN.At Shanghai, on March 9th, not one mile, yet British railway officials ented by Mr. R. W.. Brown.
to Mr. and Mrs. H. LACRLAN, are compelled to listen to the interested The Shanghai Municipal Council Deport doughter,
vapourings of those missionaries
for 1920, shows that 350 foreign residents TUBON. At Eastbourne, on January
died during 1990. Of this number 207 "experts" zard, to Mr. and Mrs. A. A. L.Tuson, American trade-American
were Japanese, 77 British, 29 Portuguese, of. Shanghai, a son.
without one hour's experience of Chinese 16 American, 7 Russian, 5 German, ó railway operations. This appears to Spanish. 4 Norwegian, French, a Swiss HARDY-MCCARTHY.-In London, Febru- me the benevolence of senile decay, symp-Czecho-Slovak and one unregistered. Of and one each of Dutch, Danish and ary 2nd, CHAS. H. HARDY, of the tomatic of the disease of laisser faire, the above 43 d'ed at the age of one year Chinese Customs Service, to EMILY which is our Far Eastern policy. It is and under. 6 over one year and up to Lovias MCCARTHY, of Co. Cork and London.
obvious that such a policy is unsuited 47 thirty to forty, 47 forty to fifty, 99 ten, 24 ten to twenty, 63 twenty to thirty, to China, and it is essential to convince fifty to sixty, 25 sixty to seventy, 10 COFFE At Rugby School, on February the Foreign Office of this. Until this is seventy to eighty, 3 eighty to ninety.
12th, after brief illness, JamN WIL LIAM WALKINSHAW, only child of NINA done, Legation interest in British affairs
Referring to the letter written by Mr. and HERBERT GOFFE, O.M.G, aged 15. can only be of a dilletante or academic A. G. M. Fletcher in the correspondence nature." There the subject is left by the with the Chamber of Commerce on the HONGKONG OFFION: 10, Dr Your RD., Cwriter. He does not suggest how the he suggested that the interested parties subject of the pilferage of cargo, in which LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLET Srams, É.C.
Foreign Office is to be convinced of the can, and should, dam the abuses at the unsuitability of its laisser fuire policy self Trifler,"
source," a correspondent, who signs him- writes: Was not
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MARRIAGE.
DEATH.
The Badly
Press.
HONGKONG, MAROM 1975, 1931.
W'e
of
Mr. Pinches
but the article should at least do some- A.G.M.F. delightfully naïve Nearly as good as the judge who asked whether thing to rouse the interest of such British Panch was not a ribald publication. Ar organisations as the Chambers of Com though he did not know that the interest merce and the China Association in aed parties bad damned (the pilfering) at matter of such vital importance to 'British part of its anatomy, till they got ex
its source, at its eyes, and every other
MEMBERS are hereby notified that the CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY. prestige and to the very important British headed to as being sa extremiz,
interests at stake in China. Unless there asked him to carry on." Bro British organisations constantly The Staff and Pupile of St. Paul's
play in aid of the North China Famine Relief Fund. The play is a melodrama
Uncle Ein, in Chinese, entitled which has been specially written for the occasion by Mr. H. H. Kotowall, and will be produced under his supervision at the Theatre Royal on Wednesday, the 30th March, under the distinguished patronage of Lady Stubbs, Lady Kirk- patrick and Mrs. Bowden Smith. A pro- English will be on sale at the theatre gramme giving à synopsis of the play in
on the night of the performance. In view of the deserving object of the entertain- ment, it is hoped that the public will accord it their hearty support.
TEN
years*, ago were anticipating almost with confidence that long before Commodore's and Vice-Commodore's Cups 1921 it would be possible to travel by pressing the subject upon the attention Girls School aro getting up a Chinese
for racing yachts..
of the Legation and the Imperial Govern railway from Kowloon to Calais. We SUNDAY, MARCH 20TK
Filth and inst Championship Event for had the assurance of a Minister of Comment experience goes to show that their
Crtisers.
munications in Peking that the line from interest in the subject is never likely to SATURDAY, MARCH 201E:--
Canton to Hankow would certainly be be anything else than dilletante Races for Racing Yachts and Craisers under completed in five years; but we acaderic.
SUNDAY, Manon 2778 :---
the auspices of the V.R.O.
Hace for presented Caps for Racing Yachts, MONDAY, MARCH 28TH :--
Races for Hacing yachts and Cruisers under
auspices of V.H.C. SATURDAY, APRIL 9TH :—
Races for bosts placed not higher than 2nd in the Championships for racing yachts for "Al Ban" cups presented by the Commodore and Capt. Arthur.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH
Commodorea and Vies-Commodore's Cups
for Crainers.
| SUNDAY, APRIL 17TH :-
Race for Presented Cups" for Cruisers, Optional Goods will be carried on unlessHE FIFTY-SECOND
The following handicaps are hired for the instructions are given to the contrary before MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will race.
ORDINARY Commodore's and Vice-Commodore's Cups Noor, TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the 25th March, 1921, Noos on WEDNESDAY, the 30TH MARCH
be held at the Offices of the undersigaod at Cap & One Designs. H. Høys & Gaela- will be subject to rent
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company!
SCRATCH URSULA SCRATCI Damaged packages must be left. in the
10 Bera DAWN Godown for examination by the Consignee's will be CLOSED from the 16th to the 30th and the Co.'s representatives at an appointed Marth, both days inclusive.
At this Meeting a Resolution will be proposed dealing with the remuneration to the Consulting Committee.
bo
hour on Turably and FRIDAY: All claius must presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized. No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns-
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
Agenti Hongkong, March 18, 1921. [668
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JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers, HONGKONG FIRE. INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
Hongkong, March 10th, 1921.
are
or
still without that connection. A writer, in the current number of the Journal of the British Chambers of that the ill-fated steamer Hony Moh was We learn from a Straits contemporary Commerce thus describes the present insured for $600,000. state of the project: All the available
We are asked to mention that the Pacific capital has been awallowed up on the Mail as. Colombia is sailing at 10 4.09. very costly construction of the 200 miles on Wednesday, the 23rd inst., instead of between Hankow and Changaha, open to at noon.
traffic in 1917, and consistently inter-
We learn that Mr. Philip R. Wolfr of the Whart mpany, on the eve of his departure from London on Decem- A pantry boy employed, o1 H.M.8. rupted by military operations ever since Carlisle was waylaid in an out-of-the Mr. Brown, the Secretary, who was leav
ber 28th last for Hongkong, to relieve matter calling for immediate protest. way, part of Yaumati on Thursday nighting for Home this spring on furlough,
and robbed of 800,
had to undergo an operation for appen- to hear that the operation was quite suc dicitis. His many friends will be glad cessful, and that he is now about again, but will regret to learn that, acting under medical advice, is not returning to the East Mr. Wolff came out to the as Secretary on several occasion. He Wharf Company in 1903 and has acted was very popular with his colleagues and among-local-sports, having been-one-of- the founders of the Kowloon Cricket Club, of which he was past President Wo bear that Mr. Wolf is joining his bro- ther's firm, Messrs. Rudolf Wolff & Co., London, as junior partner, and we feel sure his numerous friends here will with him overy success in his new #phoro,
Capital is, therefore, urgently needed for
The sum of £150, voted by the Gym the construction of the remaining 230 miles of the Hunnn-Hopeh section. The khana Club to Earl Haig's Fund, we
remitted before the accounts were closed Chinese Company controlling the Kwang- and transferred to the Jockey Club.. tang Section is in the same useless position, and effort should be made to Administration's mince for the week end The total output of the Kailan Mining coerce further activity, as the reing 5th March, amounted to 78,532 tons, maining to miles under their control and the sales during the period to 8,321
a work of considerable difficulty."
intons
In another part of the article the Canton Hankow railway is referred to as a project vital to the industrial develop ment of Hongkong, a project whose
The death is reported in the Home Press of Admiral Siz Digby Morant, who served in the early days in China waters, and was subsequently Commodore at Hongkong.