NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE HALF-YEARLY GENERAL
THE
MEETING of Members will be held in the Offices of the HOMOKONG JOCKEY CLUB on WEDNESDAY, Juax Sex, at 12 o'clock NOON.
"H. BIRKETT, Clerk of the Courne."
1988
Hongkong, May 20th, 1991
8.5. HONG. MOḤ”.
THE. HO HONG SS. CO., LTD., wiele To express their sincere Thanks to all persons not previously written to who may have rendered ausistance to the passengers or crew of the wreck....
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
FORTIETH ORDINARY TGENEBAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices of the Genaral Managers. MOTH FARDINE, MATHESON & CO L., Pelder Street, Hongkong, on WEDNES DAY, 15 JURE, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, paming the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th to the 29th
both days inclusive. June,
By Order of the Board,
JARDINE MATHESON & Co., ETD,
General Managers.
Hongkong, May 28th, 1991.
IMTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
THE HONGKUNG DAILLAGE
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that we
Nve this day appointed CHARLES E. RICHARDSON our Hongkong Agent. MR. RICHARDSON will handle all matters pertaining to S. Shipping Board reasola" operated by FriNK WATERuatan & CompaŃY calling at Rongtong.
H. W, BURCHARD,, Losal Manager, Hongkong, May 23rd, 1931...
NOTICE.
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LTD.'
ERTIFICATE-No. 4372 for 12 old wilver
shares No.14857, 58 now, converted into 60 Gold Shares in this Society standing in the name of HAY WILLIAN ROBERTS BEACH (Deceased). Jd of READING, has been LOST, and if the expiration of one month from the date hereof the above document be not forthcoming the site will be deemed cancelled and of no effect, and & Certiseste for the 60 Gold Shares will be issued in its stead by the Society,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager. Hongkong, My 24th, 1921.
1934
NION
(990)
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY; LIMITED.
Payment of Interim Dividend on Shares for the year ending 30th June,
1971.
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On
HE BOARD having declared TH
INTERIM DIVIDEND "of Two shillings per share free of Income Tax, for the year ending 30th June, 1921, bolders of Bearer Shares and holders of Dividend Warrants received from London account of Registered Shares, will be paid their dividenda on presenting No. 17 Coupon of the Bearer Sharea, and Dividend Warranta" on Registered Shares, on or after the 23rd May, 1921, to either of the following Banks at Shanghai or Tientsin ;-----
THE HONGKONG and Shanghai Banking
CORPORATION.
THE CHARTREE. BANK OF
-- AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
THE RUBIO-ASIATIO BANK.
INDIA,
THE BANQUE BELGX POUR L'ERRANGER. The Payments will be made in either
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PREPAID
PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 17TH, 1921.
WANTED
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Letters are lying at this Office for Ka Boxes CK, KX, IM, IN LR, LU, LW, 50,
WANTED-LESSONS in Russian by
Daily Press Office.
Bex MA, Co
www
TO LET ONE NICH ROOM with boarth and attendance, 1st Jane Apply by writing.-T. C. c/o Daily Press Office...
FOR
TOR RENT-FURNISHED OFFICE
Powell's Building. Apply P.O. Box 39.
F
75
FOR SALE-MOTOR UARS, 243 and 7 seaters, also Pisno Players with Masic, in one rum or hire purchase. Trucks, and 3 tons, GAST, ABRASS & Co., No. 5. 11, Nagpo Road. Tel. Ad. Intrelude, ——
FOR SALE.
74
FIVE-ROOMED BUNGALOW, Posk District Tennis Court, Kitchen Garden. Early possession Apply to---
Box No. 588, Care of Daily Pren Offion,
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INTIMATION
AMERICAN
CONFECTIONERY.
H.M.'s ships in port were dressed yea terday in honour of the Queen's birth- day, and the usual salates were firød,
A European, named L. W. Hartman, who, some time ago, caused a sensation. on a "Star" ferry boat by jumping over- board, has been removed to the Gover ntent Civil Hospital from the Macno str. Suia suffering from the effects of morphia.
on the 'strength of the inadequate. information she had gathered during her travels, though it puzzles us to know how her information came to be so inadequate and inisleading. The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH in reply to Dr. Koon, alated that no information as to the infant mortality was asked from him by Mrs. NEVILLE ROLF, and he did not know how she obtained her figures. We imagine it would be a fairly accurate guess to say that Mrs. RoLF would reply that she derived her information from the Annual Joint Report of the Principal Civil Medical Officer and the Medical Officer of Health, though we have been unable to dis- cover from that Report how she arrived at her figure of 800, We may presume that when Mrs. Rour was in Hongkong We have just received on her mission of investigation she advertisement in another column, con The Ho Hong Steamship Co., Ltd., by naturally obtained the most recently-vey their sincere thanks to all whe published reports giving statistics of rendered assistance to the passengers and this character. In the Report referred to and who have not been previously written crew of the wrecked steamer Houy Moh, for the year 1919 (the latest available), to by the Company of she would find information of the infant-
mortality in the Colony, and also such information as the authorities are able to nequire regarding the birth rate, but it is stated in the Report very definitely
a small consignment®
INSURANCE SOCIETY OF BUNUKUNG & SHANGHAI BANKING very High-Class American that the actual birth-rule is unknown,
CANTON, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
CORPORATION. *
TUTIJE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NEXTRAORDINARY MEETING
of the SHAREHOLDERS of the Hoxe-
and that is not possible to form even an accurate estimate, of the Chinese birth-rate. We reproduce from the Report the following paragraphs:-
calculated from the registered births is 3.9 per 1,000 as compared with 3.0 in
LONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA Chocolates from the well. The birth-rate amongst the Chinese as
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the No
487 ORDINARY YEARLY MEET- ING of the Saiety will be held at its Head 10x will be held at the CITY HALL, Office, Nos. 3 aul, Queca's Buiklings, Hong Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 28th day kong, on FRIDAY, MAY 2778, 1921, NOON, of May, 1991, at Noon, for the purpose for the purpose of receiving the Report of the of considering and if thought fit of pass Directors together with the Statements ofing the following resolution: Account to 31st December, 1920, and et declaring. Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 14th to 27th May, both days incluire.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.. Hongkong, May 5th, 1921.
903
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. .
TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the
Dollar one, an the holder may NOTICE THEREBY GARY BIZET.
at the buying rate of exchange of the day.
GENERAL MANAGKE, KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.
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SALE BY TENDER OF HMS "CADMUS"
TENDERS are invited for the parcise of the above named Ship with Engines and Boilers and various auxiliary machery on board.
be
Full particulars of the Shir, conditions of sale, and permits to view the ship obtained on application to the
undersigned Forms of Tender will be issued on application tthe undersigned. A deposit of $100 is required before Forms of Tender can be issued,
The vessel will be on view from the 23rd May to the 15th June, inclusive, between the hours
of 10 AM. and P.M., and Tenders manat reach the Commodore's Office not later than 19 Noos, OF MONDAY, 7th June,
Length over all
*- 211 ft.
Length between Perpendiculars195 Breadth extreme..
33 6 in. Depth in hold Top of Keel to
3.
Upper Deck Beam ut side)... 15 Nominal Displacement... ...1070 Годе. Propelling Machinery: Vertical Inverted
Triple expansion (Twin of 1,400 LH.P.), Cylinders High, Two of 113"
Low, Two of 201
Intermediate. Two of 18" Stroke 20
Boilers-Niclause Water Tabe, 4 No
H. G. LOWE, Naval Store Officer.
Hongkong, May 18th 1921.
ING of the Company will be held at its Hend Office Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings, Hong kong, on FRIDAY, MAT 27TH, 1921, at 12.30 rx for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1920, sad of declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 14th May to 27th May, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager. Hongkong, May 5th, 1921.
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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE (8 HEREBY GIVEN that the
BAND ORDINARY YEARLY MEET ING of the Company will be held at its Head Ofice, No. 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings, Hong kong, on FRIDAY, MAY 27TH, 1921, at 12.4 F.. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1920, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 14th May to 27th May, both days inclusivo.
By Order of the Board,
0. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager. Hongkong, Hay 6th, 1923,
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PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD,
the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the HonGIONG Management beg to announce that the Horst Honging, on TUESDAY, the 81sT THWEST WING EXTENSION and the Mar, 1991, al Noox, for the purpose of receiv NEW GARAGE will be completed daring the ing the Report of the Directors together with month of June, 1921,
Bintement of
of Accounts for the year ending 30th The Management having received numerone April, 1921. applications for monthly quotations from local The TRANEER BOOKS of the Company residents who are not owners of private care will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 25th have decided to allocate, a limited number of day of Blay, to ToraDAY, the 31st day of May, rooms for
for this purpose, and now beg to announce 1991, both days inclusive, Adam *he following inclusive rabes
REPULSE BAY HOTEL NOTICE I HEREBY GIVEN that
יו
one doable
personswccupying on..
bath, Covering attendance,
with private
PEAK TEAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, Murat General Managers. Hongkong, May 21st 1921.
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P. A. VACATION- CAMP,
room
monly (which may be taken Fither at the Repulse Bay Hotel or at the Hongkong Hotel Main Dining Room) and transportation, que trip in and out each day during specified hours (excluding Bundays and Pabia Holi. days) 4000 per month for two persons. * Four (4)
double two persons occupying rooms with private baths, envering atiend
meals (which May be taken either at the KEEP Four Boys off the Street during the Hot Summer Months and send them to Repulse Bay Hotel or at the Hongkong Hotel Tsingtao for s Healthful Holiday, Main Dining Room) and transportation, La. The TSINGTAO UNIVERSITY PRE- one trip in and out each day, during specified PARATORY ACADEMY opening, & hours (excluding Sundays and Publie Holi. Vacation Coxap for Boys to continue throughout days) $450 per month for two persons, ma The difference in ratos above quoted in the Summer Months until the opening of the explained as follows: The rate of $500 is
Academy in September. for two persons in one car, and the second quotation of 8450 covers cases where for persons are prepared to share one car for transportation.
connection
The Rathorities are arranging for a healthful ad invigorating sport programme under the direction of malo supervisors,
Swimming, Boating, Outdoor Camping, Baseball, Track, Football and Tennis Are some of the
for
& splendid
No extra charge to residents will be made in which will be indulged in.
oction with the regular. Tes and Dinner Dansants or Entertainmenta held at the Vacation is wel known
The locality of throughout the Orient, REPULSE BAT HOTEL
Monthly rendente will also be entitled to the and here parks are given the opportunity of free use of the individual Inthing tonta ora the placing their Boys under proper care, and beach.
For further information apply in
discipline
where first-class Holiday is assured. The food is of the best and its preparation is writing to
competently permised. Prices are cheaper than Hotels.
Then lersigned, a
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD., J. H. TAGGART,
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For particulas write to the
REGISTRAR OF THE ACADEMY.
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That the Directors of the Hoxoxosia known AND SHANGHAI" Banking CozPORATM TION be and they are hereby ra quested and authorised by and on behalf of the shareholders of the Company to take the stepa neco-
firm of
sary for the introduction of Brothers, Chicago. Ordinance" into the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hongkong and for the enactment of the same by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice and consent of the Legizia tive Council thereof to effect the amendments necessary to the Ordi: Dances under which the Company it incorporated and carrying on busi- Dess so as to allow of the capital
1918.
Commencing on Monday, May 30th, and continuing for about one week, Mr. J. 8. Flacks, a Christian Joy of Amerion, will deliver Evangelistic addresses in Gospel Hall from 8 till 9 p.m. each evening. A cordial welcome will be extended by all-ADYT.”
A decision has been reached that Prince Takakiko Suni, 6 years old, the fourth son of the Emperor of Japan, shall attend the kindergarden at the Peers' School. This, says the Foneiuri, will be an unprecedented display of desperatio spirit in the Imperial Household of
Japan.
The Tokyo Observatory has been in formed by the Observators at Harvard University-that a large, new comet in. left of the Pole Star. The unit was faintly visible to the naked eye fust to the first discovered by the Cape Town Ob-
vatory March 13th. It may be seen antil the end of this month.
Mr.
It is not, however, possible to form an accurate estimate of the Chinese birth- Bunte rate, as, owing to the custom amongst the Chungking, says the .f. Daily News, Word has just been received from Chinese of not registering births before of some rather exciting accounts of the children have lived for one month, encounters with pirate bands. and, also, owing to the constant flow of Everett Conley a second class Breman. people to and from the mainland of in the U.S. Navy, while on duty on a of Chion, many births which occur here Standard Oil Co. junk, was attacked. Ha are not registered.
killed, six pirates but was himself wound- ed through the knee so that it is expect ed that his leg will have to be amputated.
Every year a large number of children of about one month of nge and less are left when sick at the various convents or abandoned dead in the streets, hill- sides and harbour.
The number of such during 1919 was 1,182.
in connexion with the results in Shanghai schools of the Cambridge Local Examination, it is interesting to nose, Bays Shanghai contemporary, that "If it be assumed that all those children Master P. A. Č. Chieri, of St. Francis were born in the Colony and not Xavier's School, who took first-class
of the Company being from time to A. S. WATSON & registered this would bring the total honours-in two more subjects than those
time ingreased from 20 millions of
dollars the present, authorised capi- tal of the Company to 50 millions of dollars 9.-That the Capital of the HongKong
AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORN RA TION be forthwith increased from $18,000,000 to $20,000,000 by the creation of, 40,000 New Bhares of $195,sach to be issued at the price of £70 on the terms after mentioned. Shareholders on the Eastern Regis
CO., LTD.
births up to 3,3396 and the general birth-that are compulsory—was only 15 years rate to 8.7 per 1,000, while it would and three months old when he sat for bring the Chinese birth-rate up to 6.3 the examination, and although an Italian, per 1,000 instead of 3.9 per 1,000.
passed in such subjects as English, It has formerly been the custom to English Literature, Shakespeare and the call the higher birth-rate a corrected New Testament. This is surely one of birth rate. This is, however, not the most brilliant passes in this exami-" suitable term. The actual birth-rate is unknown..
Among the Chinese population the deaths of intants numbered 3,449 (4,919 LoNDON OFFICE: 181, Fu Srazer, 2.0.in 1918) while only 1,000 Chinese births
tors to pay for their, allotments at Hongkong Ogric: 10, Da Vaux Br., C, the rate of exchange for the Com pany's demand Bills on London on the day on which the instalments
> are due.
3-That the said New Shares be in the
first instance, in such manner as the Directors shall prescribe for that purpose, offered to shareholders in the proportion of one New Share for every three shares of which on the 28th day of May, 1921, Share. holders shall respectively be the registered Holders, and that any Now Shares not accepted by Share holders within the time limited by the Directors for that purpose be disposed of and allotted by the Directors in such manner and at
such price as in their discretion they shall think best in the interests
of the Company.
4-That the payment of the sum
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not a multiple of three,a fractional
The Daily Press.
Hosozono, May 27th, 1921.:.
INFANTILE MORTALITY
HONGKONG.
عدالت
nation obtained by a pupil of a Shanghai school, and Master Chieri ns well as his instructors at St. Francis Xavier's School are to be heartily congratulated_upon the success which attended their efforts.
were registered. If, however, the number The Canton Time, sayı:~A report in- of infants taken sick to the convents or the vernacular Press states that accord. abandoned dend, as mentioned above, being to those who come from Hongkong, added to these births we get the figure the Secretary for Chinese Affairs called of 3,002 as representing the number of the editors of the various Chinese news Chinese births during the year. This papers in Hongkong together for an in figure is still much, lower than that terview in which the Chinese editors representing the deaths of infants (3,449). were ordered not to translate any articles The probable explanation is that not from the English newspapers commenting only are many births in the Colony not on the officials of the Colony, The registered, but that many children vernacular Press believe that the un- IN brought into the Colony die here. Such popularity of the Secretary for Chinese deaths are registered in order that Affairs among the intelligent British who do not approve of the issuance of the re- burial may take place.
cent proclamations regarding the Gov. English newspapers in the Colony an rnment at Canton, is affording the opportunity to comment unfavourably on
the vernacular Press for the strange him. This is the reason accounted for by
Chinese Affairs forbidding the transla attitude taken by the Secretary for tion of such articles appearing in Chinese
Now, if Mrs. ROLF had read this Report through carefully we do not see how she could have reached the conclusions that are evidently in her mind. The death the official estimate of the population, rate among the Chinese, calculated by
papers.
NEW ICEYLON COUNCIL.
It was officially announced recently that
cil as constituted under "The Ceylon the first meeting of the Legislative Coun Legislative Council) Order in Council A serious difficulty has arisen in regard 1920 will be held on Tuesday, June 7th. European representation in the Coylon Legislative Council.
to
Wine" publicity has been given to the declaration of Mrs. NeyILLE ROLF to the National Council on Venereal Diseases that she was never so ashamed of being 170 per share for each of the said an Englishwoman as she was at Hong New Shares be made as follows, kong-where the registered infant death 1st. instalment of £35 on the 1st rate is sight hundred higher than the is admittedly high, though not higher,
day of July, 1921. **
birth rate, despite British occupation for we imagine, than in most Asiatic towns. gad, and final instalment of a on eighty years. It is an item of news
We might recall in this connection the.. the 1st day of October, 1921. That the Directors issue to Share suficiently sensational to secure publi- opinion expressed by Dr. GALE, a indy holders, holding shares less than or cation in most of the newspapers at who during part of the war period acted certificate in respect of each share home among whom it would be circulated as the Colony's Medical Officer of leta than three or in excess of a by the news agencies, while every news Health, that the population of the múltiplo of thres and allot one New Share to every person who shall paper in Asin which receives Reuter's Colony is probably twice as large as it produce thres such Fractional Cer. telegram's has bad this marceau, and it has been officially estimated to be. We tificates on or before the 1st, day of
is very probable that this reflection on shall not know until the returns of the July, 1921, and pay the first instal- the administration of a British Colony recent censos are available to what ment in respect thereof... -That after payment of the first has secured even still wider publicity. extent that view is supported by facts.
instalment, and pendent, Serip
-payment The suggestion is, of
that there course, of the remaining Certificates in such forms the has been shocking neglect on the part of Directors may determine be issued the Colonial Government to safeguard in respect of such Now ShareO entitling the holders on payment of the health of the people who dwell here the remaining instalment, and sub- Such papers as we have seen containing fect to such other terms. sq. to approval, date for lodging scrip car the news evidently do not quite know tificates and otherwise as the Diree what to make of it beyond the fact that tors may prescribe, to be registered it is intended to be a severa criticism the number of deaths which take place COLONIES AND THE COLONIAL
in the Colony, because that information tively represented by such Stip of Hongkong." No resident of Hong has to be given to obtain the necessary Certificates. ated by yang having the slightest acquaintance burial permits, but the difficulties in
s the owners.of the shares respec
7.—That interest at the rate of 8' per
stalments paid in advance of the
entitled in respect of such Now
It is so supported, it would mean that the death-rate would be reduced by one-half, but as this would bring the of the United rate below the death-rate Kingdom we have always doubted Dr. CALZ's opinion on the subject. We do, at least, know with almost absolute accuracy
WORLD.
Hitherto it has been the custom wher either the European Rural or European Urban member has gone to England on leave to appoint some other leading mem- ber of the community to act during his absence. According to a leading Euro peaz barrister in Ceylon, no provision for an acting appointment is made under the new Ceylon (Legislative Council) Order in Council, and that, therefore, no such appointment will be possible.
OFFICE.
"OUT OF TOUCH WITH CROWN
COLONIES."
Sir Samuel Hoare and a small group
cent per annum be allowed out of with the administration here can have the way of obtaining accurate infor- the profits of the Company on in supposed for one moment that the mation of births in the Colony are dates when the same become due; statistics which bad caused Mrs. NEVILLE suficiently indicated in the Report of of members who have devoted much time and that registered holders of Scrip Row to "feel ashamed of being the Medical Officers to have persuaded to Colonial affairs. intend, says the Lou- Certificates for New Bhares be Englishwoman" were reliable. If Mrs. Mrs. NEVILLE ROLP to hesitate before Vote, to move a reduction in order to don Morning Post on the Colonial Office Shares to participate in future How had proclaimed her sense of shame forming these conclusions which have provoke debate on the two questions: dividends on an equality with the while in Hongkong, or even sought in made her ashamed of being an English-stration of the Crown Colonies in the first the backward state of the Admin- old shares, in proportion to the well-informed quarter to verify the instalments paid up and from due dates for payment of some.
information she had gleaned, she would B-That interest at the rate of 8 per have been saved the mental distress
centum per annum be charged on
The Chinese Engineering and Mining not punctually she has endured for so long under a
Co., Ltd., announce an interim dividend paid, and be paid with each such complete misapprehension of the facts of two shillings per share free of income Instalment, 9-That all moneys received from pre Dr. Roon, as a member of the Sanitary mium on the said New Bhares be Board has performed a useful public added to the Sterling Reserve Fund, service by eliciting from the Medical The Sino-German Treaty was signed at For The Honɑxong & BĦARGĦAT- BANKING CORPORATION,
Oficer of Health a statement which Peking, on May 20th, at 12 noon, by the shows how baseless are the conclusions Chineas Minister for Foreign Affairs and which Mrs Bour has given to the world, the German plenipotentiary,
each instalmart
A G. STEPHEN
Chiel Manager. Hongkong, Apríl 28th, 1991. 807
tax.
West Indies and the advantages that would accrue from appointing a Glor ernor of the whole group, so as to attract - an administrator of first-class ability; Colonial Office itself. The argument is and secondlythe organization of the that the Department is as much out of touch with the Crown Colonies as are theso with the Department, and that there ought to be an interchange of duty. At present it is rare to find in any see- tion of the Colonist Office men who have the slightest acquaintance with the Colonies for which that section is re ponsible.