NEW ADVERTISEMENTS"
ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB.
THE EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL
MEETTS Monced to be hell on SATURDAY February 4th at the Chub House, North Point, has been postponed until SATURDAY February 18th at the same time and place.
A G. LAMPLUGH Hon. Secretary,
HONGKONG CRI KET OLUB. ANNUAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
ПNTRY forms may now be obtained an application at the Pavilion. Eatrios clow on WEDNESDAY, 15th February,
NOTICE:
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WE HEREBY NOTIFY that Ma
ERNEST W. BLACKMORS M.5,0., Civil Engineer, has taken over the manage ment of the Hongkong branch of our firm, will Siga per pro. from date, and will be seconded by M. Leo GOSELLA.
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MOPIN.
THA HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
INTIMATIONS
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE. (Consra WESTERN SE, AND BORKAM RD)
THE COLLEGE OPENS AND
EXAMINATION OF NEW STUDENTS.
DA
MONDAY, February 6th at 5 4.5. For Terms tur Day Boys and Boarders.
Apply The WARDEN
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE
NOTICE.
[$90
Wes to No. & Queen's Hond Central T have from this day remove our (Top foor, esse. Andersen Meyer & Co)
N. MODY & CO |Hongkong, 1st February, 1922.
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NOTICE
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T&C. HONKEY having resigned crases to sign on behalf of this Company from date...
THE UNION TRADING CO. LTD.
[308 Hongkong, 1st Febuary, 1927.
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ETABLISSEMENTS BROSSARD HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION, Architects and Civil Engineers,
Hongkong.
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TAE U APVIES ORDINANCES
131141920
IN
the matter of the FIGUERAS STEAM SHIP COMPANY LIMITED VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION.
Pursuant to section 181 of the Companies Onlinance 1911 Notice is hereby given that a Meeting of the frolitors of the above named Cat Queen Building will Company
ong, 4811 o'clock in the forenoon on the
No
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDE88 in this Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 18th day of February, 1992, at No the Court of Directors together with for the purrose of receiving the Report a statement of sccounts for the year
anding 31st December, 1931.
The REGISTER of BHARES of Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 6th February, to SATURDAY, 18th. Fabros 1995, (both days inclusive), doring his period
can be registered.
the
INTIMATIONS
ST. DAVID'S DAY.
I be celebrated by Dinner as which Copain is proposed that 87. David's Day should EVAND GE, DO, E., supported by S W. Rr Davirs. KT., Ka, will prosido.
Will all Welshmen in the Colony, kindly communicate with the undersigned as soon, sa possible so that the necessary arrangements may be considered F
D. J. LEWIS," Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master,
Prinos's Building. Fongkong, 31st January, 1992, (309
HUMPHERYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED.
No
INTIMATION
CHAMPAGNE
1912
Autumn. China #gued the Air Convention
In spite of present labour conditions,
of the Treaty of Paris and adopted it is hoped to hold the tea-dance next regulations to bring it into form. The Thursday.. February Pth, at the Helena Aeronautical Department concentrated its May Institute, but, owing to increasing energies upon the development, of com, food prices, a charge of one dollar must mercial aviation. Dificulties suddenly be made, and not fifty centa ia usual-- arose. The Governor of Chibli objected | Anyt.
The total assessed valuation of the im.
to the laying out of an aerodrome at Tientain, and the opening of the commer- da ST. MARCEAUX & CO. oil ar line from Feking to Shanghai provements and real estate property t had to be indefinitely postponed in the city of Manila amounts to F923,071,976,
FEIMS.
Vintage 1911.
(Guaranteed)
DONSEQUENED
for
of which P199,604, 168 represents the value
the Arrangements opening of other lines also appear to of the improvements and PD4,380.508 that have come to a standstill, and towards of real estate property. The non-taxable the end of the year we had the news that property of the city, such as churches.
schools and Convents, is Kasezari] Ps0,000,000. According to the city trea
the whole scheme of nerial mail orvices in China had been abandoned "owing
to lack of funds," and that the principalarer, the total collections of the city
during last year were P3,346,879.64. Aeronautical
Chinese officers of the Department had resigned in disgust at
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOL DERS IN THIS COMPANY will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, on SATUR- DAY, the 4th February, 1985, at 11.30 am for The finest vintage wine since the lack of Government support and
intorost
the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a statement of Accounts
for the year ending $1st December 1921
The TRANSFER 300KS of the Company will be closed from the Eth Jannar to the 8th February (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 16th January, 1992. [262
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Champagne de St. Marceaux & Co., Reims, is considered one of the finest Chan pagnes produced. It invariably figures in the Menus at State Banquets, Civic functions,
THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE ONE HUNDRED AND SECOND ORDINARY MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, Union Building on in all the leading Social and Sport- "TUESDAY, February 7th, 1992, at 13 Q’Úlosk
Regimental Dinners; and is served
4
European residents in China in the last year or two have become much interested in the Chinese game of "Sparrow"- We hear so little of the aerial mail and called "Ma Chauk" in South China, and in Shanghai Mah Jongg." Tho gazne, which is played with a set of 138
commercial services in other countries that
miles down with mail in
10th February 1892, for the purposes in that no transfor offibares HEREBY GIVEN Noon, for the purpose of receiving a 'Reporting Clubs of Great Britain, Europe the 391.018 miles flown with mail on of seven.
es tira prescri!
Datel this Int day of February. 19E
THORESEN & CO.
Liyai lators.
THE VICTORIA CAFE LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION)
יי
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NYTICE OF INTENDED DIVIDEND
that
AND -NOTICE
EXTRAORDINARY MEET ING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the HONGKONG & SHANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION will be held on the day and at the place aforesaid imamelistely on the termica in of the Ordinary Yearly. Meeting fort e purpose of considering a d if thought t of passing the following" resolution. Tiz
the Dietsen of the Hongkong &
ganking (
an aakhani ખો and on
by
"Eext and final Dividend is intended to be behaltese poruion ba and they are A erpiration of one month from the 4th day of of an eps necesangs for the introduction
February, 1921.
Creditor who have not proved their debts or claims on or before the 4th of March will be excluded from the benefit of the dividend proposed to be paid.
Dated this 2rul day of February, 1909, H. PEROY SMITH,
Liquidator. (330
BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATIONY
V
COMPANY.
for Hongkong per that owing to the strike of Cargo and Wharf Coolies cargo for Hongkong will be carried on to. Singapore and laed-d "at"that port, Consignees are therefore recommended to maice the necessary arrangements respecting insar- ance etc. accordingly.
CONSIGNERS of cargo
are hereby, notified
The cargo will be returned to Hongkong immediately confitions at this port become aettled.
MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.
Agents Hongkong, 3rd February, 1922:
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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
E/B "BENVORLICE" FROM ANTWERP,
''MIDDLESBRO, LONDON & STRAITS.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo per the above-
mentioned steamer ara hereby notified that, owing to the existing strike conditions at this port, all cargo destined to Hongkong in being landed at Eingapore and "will be for- warded on aa.ucen as conditions hera permit.
Consignees are accordingly recommended to make the necessary arrangements as regards Istursace etc.
boreby
of whatboders of the Corporation take the
of the Directors, together with a Statement! of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditor
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be OLUSED From January, 14th to February 7th, 1922, both days' inclusivs.
By Onder of the Board of Directors, JOHN ARNOLD, Secretary Hongkong, 14th January, 1992--
940
America, India and the Colonies...
SOLE AGENTS:
"
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many in this part of the world must have come to wonder whether they still carry on. There has just come to hand dominoes, seems to have become a crate a report of the Aerial Mail Service in among Europeans in Shanghai, and it the United States for the, period from is naturally spreading to Hongkong. Wa July 1st to September 30th. 1981., A few have received from Mesors Kelly & cts gathered from it will give soms Walsh, Ltd., a booklet on how to play ides of the uso which is being mudo of the game. Mr. R. E. Lindseli, the the aeroplane in the United States. The author, says in an introductory note that Report shows a percentage of perform the game has been played in China for ance of 93, which is described as the best centuries, but has only in the last few record for one complete quarter since the decades become the Chinese national card service was established. The number of
game. It is now played by high and that quarter low, rich and poor, by men, women and was 391.019, and the number of letters
even children, one of the best players advanced was 10,014,20. In addition to known to the writer being a small boy
Some 12 or 15 years ago regular schedule, the records show $4,80 Mr. Lindell says, “a very much emascu miles of test fights and ferry trips. Inted and simplified form of Sparrow making a grand total of 440880 miles was introduced into England under the Hown in the three months. During the name of 'Coon Can,' but this had only quarter there were 11 crashes. In two a passing vogus. Nowadays the popu acoideate the ships were completely des- larity of the game among Europeans in troyed. Of eleven tuses of damage, eight the Far East is increasing by leaps and occurred on the fields and three at points bounds, and in the Northern Treaty of forced landings. During the quarter Parts it is said to be almost ousting Bridge from the Clubs, while in the employés on regular mail trips but there British Fleet on the China Station hardly; was one fatality on a ferry trip. An. exceptionally good record is being, made
a wardroom is complete ithout its on that portion of the Transcontinental Sparrow set. The game of Mall, Jongg route between "Cleveland, Ohio, and however. as it is played by foreigners in Chicago, Illinois. The air distance is Shanghai, differs in many respects from .333 miles. The last date on which a
7 the genuine Sparrow."? – It 'js, the pur- |mail trip was defaulted was April 29th, pose of the writer to set out in the fol- 1081. There had thus been 24 weeks of lowing pages its true principles and 100 per cent. performace on this leg generally accepted rules in the hope of of the route. During those of weeks, thegaluing abw adherents to a wonderful mails were flown 90.40 miles without game and of giving some further enlight default.
nixent to those who are already versed
Logislative Council THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING A. S. WATSON & there were no fatalities or injury to
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of the Colony of Hongkong and for the enact mant of the same by the Governor of Hongdong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof to effect the amendments necessary to
to the Ordinances under which the Corporation is incorporated and carrying on business so as to allow of the o dinary note isane of the Corporation being increased to $20,000,000 (being the amount of the present paid up capital of the Corporation) and to modify the existing requirements, an regards the deposit of
Of note aues in such curity in respect
manner as
(a) to relieve the Corporation from the
with necessity of krepi
the Crown Agoats or with Trustees appointed by the rit of State coin or bullion 18:
against any part of the ordinary now issue and to give the Corporation the option of securing such portion of the same asis regaired to be secured by the deposit (at the option of the Corpo ation) either of couron of securities approved by the Secretary of State.
(b) to relive the Corporation of the obliga
tion to keep at each of its establishmente. an amodst of coin or bullion equal in Tale to. 1/3rd. at least of the notes issued from such
establishment and actually in ...circulation and to leave such matter to the
discretion of the Corporation. and (3) to allow the Corporation toured to be
Hons of the coin or ballion required deposited with the Colonial Secretary and the Colonial Treasurer a security beyond 120,00,003) in places outside the its excess note israe (vix: the issue againes Colony where its notes are issued to much amounts and subject to such conditions as may be approved from time to time by the Governor By Order of the Court of Directors,
A. STEPHEN, Chief Manager.
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Hongkong, 24th January, 1922.
"Agents. Hongong, 3rd. February, 1921. «
EAST A-IATIC CO. LTD. COPENHAGEN.
332..
ONFIGNEES of Carga for Hongkong pod that only part cargo has been innded here, anf that owing to the strike of cargo and whar coolice the balance of cargo for Hongkong will be carried on to Et anghai and landed at that
port
(873
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES. MARITIMES.
MONSIGNEES of cargo for Hongkong per *A “ARMAND BERIC" are heroby notified that owing to the strike of Cargo and Wharf Coolies, cargo for Hongkong will be carried on. The cargo will remain on board the above named steamer and will be discharged here on her return journey from Japan.
BRODENFUSER, Asting Agent.
Consignees are therefore recommended to make the necessary arrangements respecting Samrance eto, according y. The cargo will be returned to Hongkong immediately conditions Hongkong, 2nd February, 1922 «- at this port besome sattled.
MANNERS & BACKHOUSE, LTD,
Agoist. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1920 ..[83%
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY,
CONSIGNEES of Cargo for Hongkong per
Pe lug by Pablo Anation als, 6 Shangasi and landed at that pire. Consignes
be held
COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
THIRTY-THIRD ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices Victoria Buildings on FRIDAY 10th February 1922, at 12 o'clock noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December 1921.
The REGISTER of BHARES of the Com--
will be CLOSED from
WEDNESDAY, 1st
February to
FRIDAY, 10th February, both days inclusive, during which period an transfer of shares can be Begistered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, th
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE. Becretary to
The Hongkong Land Investment, & Agency Co, Ltd. General Agents for The Kowloon Land & Building Co, Ltd.
[28€
Hongkong, 23rd January,1922.
THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
CO., LTD.
HE THIRTY THIRD
2.
ORDINARY MEETING OF THE
CO. LTD.,
Wine & Spirit Merchants,
ESTABLISHED 81 YEARS,
TELEPHONE 618.
HONGKONG CITION: 101, Dan Vaux Roy O. LONDON Office: 131, Frær Brams, E.G.
The Baily Press.
HoxazonG, FRbruary ath, 1922.
The British postal, regulations show in its elements."
CORRESPONDENCE.
REPORT.
AN ERRONEOUS
{TO THE EDITOR OF THE.” HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
SIR-With reference to the report in
SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be THE AVIATION FIASCO IN countries in Europe are able to show your issue of 9th January, to the effect held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Buildings, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on THURSDAY the 18th day of the
of
CHINA.
that regular air mail services ore main- tained between London and Paris, London and Brussels, London and Amsterdam, Rotterdain to Bremen, Hamburg and Copechagen, and Toulouse to Casablanca. The British Government assisted the development of civil aviation last year by a grant of £60,000." Other
a.milar developmont in this direction. that Mr. C. E. Macfarlane, a formes. Among Boater's cables to-day is one Hongkong man, had been murdered in announcing the formation of a Russo- North Borneo, we beg to advise that we German Air Navigation Company with have received the following telegram from a view to the establishment of a regular Few boun air service between Koenigsberg and the Government Secretary in Jesssiton:- tries, therefore, offer a better oppor- Moscow by Russian Government serot tunity than China for the development planes. China has had a magnificent of the use of air craft 18 mail opportunity to show to the world pro carriers or for any other purpose. The gressive tendencies in u form that would General Staff of the Chinese army bumpressive, but, like so many other first became interested in aviation in enterprises in the recent history of China, 1910 the year before the Revolution, but the result has been merely to prove once
February 1923 at 11 afleck in the forenoon for THE Ares of Chinese territory is given
purpose of receiving a Statement
88 4,378,000 square miles, and China at Account and Report of the Directors for the rear ending 61st December 1921, and declaring the present time has little more than seven
dividend.
thousand miles of railway.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will the CLOSED from MONDAY the 6th February 1922, umil THURSDAY the 18th February 1999, both dya inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 1st February, 1922.
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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY it was not until three years later that more the futility of putting any con.
LIMITED.
تر جواد
-- NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the franater Rocks of the aberve Company will be closed from 28th January to 7th February 192%, both days inclusiva.
Dated this 16th day of January, 1922. By Order of the Board," GIRB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD, Agents.
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PREPAID "WANTED "
ADVERTISEMENTS
"Letters are lying at this Office Inr
Was
a flying school' was inaugurated in China.fidence in promises in China while the This was at Nanyuan, in the North. It country 18 without sound and stablo
equipped with twelve Caudron governmett biplanes and the necessary repair shops. and staffed with two French and two Chinese instructors and
two
French News has reached Yokohams of the mechanics By the end of 1918 about death at Portland, Oregon, of Mr. Henry one hundred pilots had obtained certi B. Miller, former U.S. Consul-General cates, and fourteen had passed a special in Yokohama. Mr. Miller was sixty-seven military test consisting of a cross-country Years of age. flight of approximately 400 kilometres. In 1918 a Seaplane school was founded at Foochow, near the dockyard, under the direction of an Admiral and several ☞ Bam CE, GS, KX, LM, LN, LR LT returned studente from America, In 1913 the Chizes Government made contracte with the famous "British aeronautical firms of Vickas and:HAND- LEY-PAGE," for the delivery of about 150 TO LET On Peak, for Immediate adempetraining and commercial aeroplanes, and
tion, TWO FURNISHED ROOMS with slowed-in-verandalas, including board, suitable for for the provision of the necessary ground marind comple. Apply Box No, PT, c/o Daily staff to erect and supervise the machines and to train the pilota. A distinguished officer was lent by the British Air Minis
FB, PG, PO, A
are hereby notified that owing to the strike of Cargo nd Wharf Coolies,
will
be carried on to cargo for Hongkong
LW, MA, MK, MZ, NE, NP, OG, PD, on MUNDAY, the 6th day of re therefore recommanded to make the necess February 1991, 3 3 pm, at the Office of the ary arrangements respecting insurance sta Pablis Warka Department, by Order of His coordingly. The cargo will be returned to BAKLLANCY THE GOVERNOR of one Lot of Hongkong immediately conditions at this port CROWN LAND on new road from Gap Road coma settled. to Bowen Hood in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years with the option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fired by the Burrayer of H MASETY THE KING, for one further form of 75 years.
"PARTICULARA OF THE LOT.
In and Lot No. 284. ] Beginzy No.
Locality.
SHIWvG
Annual Rental.
Upact Price:
MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.
Axenta NM
Hongkong, 1st February, 1923.
[$18
| Preu Ofice
Ufice.
WANTED.-Immediately an
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A high official of the Philippines Bureau of Posts is being held by the Manila Secret Service in connection with the theft of 16 diamonds, valued at P30,000 which were recently stolen from the Post Office
The B.I.M.S. Dufferin sailed from Karachi for Hongkong,' vid Singapore, on the 1st inat, with the 1/102 Grenadiers consisting of 11 British officers, 23 Native officere, 761 Indian troops and 48 fol- lowers.
The total foreign trade of the Philippine
"Straite papers quote "report in. Hongkong papers murder Macfarlane Manager Estate North Borneo. stop. Report entirely without foundation. Macfarlane ahve and well-ScURETART 2 We are, Dear Sir, Yours faithfully,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agcate, British North Borneo
Government, the Hongkong, February 3rd, 1922. [Wo regret that we assisted in giving. currency to this erroneous report. • Wa are glad to publish the correction.—ED.]
THE HAMBURG-AMERIKA
LINE:
SERVICE TO FAR EAST TO BE RESUMED.
Arrangements have lately been conclad. ed for the resumption of the service to the Far East by the Hamburg-Amerika Line. Negotiations have been proceeding for some time, as has been well-known in shipping circles, but we are now able to announce that the firm of Mears. Arghold Bros. & Co., Ltd... have, besz appointed the agents for South China
So far, three motor vessels have been allocated to the Far Eastern run,-the #herland. It is expected that there will Havelland, the Munsterland and the monthly sailings, in close connection with the suitings of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, Ellerman Lins and Alfred Holt" Lizo. NOTICE TO SIGNEES
The run will be from Hamburg to Shang hai vid Singapore and Hongkong. It is PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM WANTED confidential artis experienced try to the Aeronautical Department of Islands for 1021 amounted to, P407,007,793 too early to my yet whether the fnerary
NAVIGATION COMPAN
TYPIST. Apply Bor No. PB, c/o Daily Fres China for two years Technical e compared with P601,124,278 for 1920, will be extended to Japanese ports..." VƆNSIGNEES of Caryn for. Hongkong per
Civil aviation came to be showing a decrease of P193,218,483, accord. The first vessel of the service to reach KASHGAR are hereby notified
is dus about February 9th. She will be that owing to the strike of Cargo, and Wharf TRAYED from 58, Bobinson Boad. A recognised as of greater importance in ing to figures obtained from the statistics Hongkong will be the Havelland and she cargo for Hongkong will be carried on White Ball Terrier DOG with Collar, and China than military aviation. Very division of the Bureau of Customs. The followed, roughly at monthly intervals, to Shanghai and landed at that portame "Mixa and above address engraved promising progrees, was made. In the ouston figures show the balance of trade by the Munsterland and the Rheinland Consignces are therefore reccommended to made thereon. A reward will be given to the the necessary arrangements respec ing insurance Finder. Apply to H.P. Warza 29, Des Vans Spring of last year sanction was given for the year was unfavourable to the eto, secordingly, The cargo will be returned to Rood Central,
for a Government Commercial Air Line islands in the amount of P55,148,503, the Hongkong immediate 5.conditions at this port
from Poking to Shanghai, and it was total importe having amounted to ***** MACKINNON MASKENZIE & CO. TO LET -Siz Bormed House, Peak 15 anticipated that at least one other line 231,977, 148 against total exporta amount
Agente.
May. Apply Box No. PR, c/o Darky would have been Janngurated by the ing to P170,230,645) : Hongkong, 31st, January, 1521, [314 Pro Office.
C
Coolies,
About
138,000 119,72 become settled.
As per sxio plan,
(B10
15 passengers-all one clagind the fare The vowels will have accommodation for from Hamburg or Rotterdam to Hong- kong will be £85; it does not follow, how over, that the faro in the reverso.direction will work out at an equivalent rate in
dollar