NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG HOTEL
GRILL BOOM....
THE
WEE USUAL DINNER DANSANT will NOT be held on THURSDAY, February
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16th.
HONGKONG CRICKET OLUB.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
ESTRIES CLOSE TO-MRROW.
PRODUCE.
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THÁ HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, . 1911.
INTIMATIONS
RAGE HOLIDAYS"
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the transnation of Publio · Hasinors at:
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE STEWARDS request the pleasure of the presence of the LADIES at the GRAND STAND and the ENCLOSURE dar
the Races.
THE EXCHANGE BANKS will open for 9.30 am. 9 MONDAY TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 20th, slat, and 23nding February, and close at 12 noon. Hongkong, 11th February, 1992.
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UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLTERS,
SEVENTEE TH ANNUAL
TGENERAL MEETING of SHARE-
ROLDERS will be hell in the offices of MISSEN DODWILL & COMPANY LOITED on THURSDAY the 16th February 1992 at 1150 AM. for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Managers together with a state- ment of sectunta to 31st December 1921..
Mas, G. E. B., BROTCHIE & CO. LTD. | dates inclusive,
32, Fenchurch Street.
LONDON, E. C. 3. ENGLAND.
Will receive and sell on commission, all kinds of produce, and will be happy to correspond with Exporters requiring Agents on the
·LONDON MARKET
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Where they are in constant touch with large buyers and can sasente business to the bes advantage
CABLE ADDRESS-BROTCHIE, 107]
The Transfer Books of the Company will be cload from the 6th to 18th February 1929 both
DODWREL & CO., LTD. General Managers.
r3ss
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THE DAIRY FARM, IGE & COLD
་་
STORAGE CO., LTD. ·
Nasfer Books of the Company will be alosed from WEDNESDAY, the end of February, to TUESDAY, the 19th Februsiy, 1992, both days inclusive, during which period noansfer of shares of shares" can be registered.
TOTICE HEREBY GIVEN that the
By Order of the Board of Directors, 11. MANUE, Secretary.
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THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO, LTD.
LONDON | THE THIRTY THIRD
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF
& GODOWN Co., LTD.
ORDINARY OF THE
A
INTIMATION
Stand and Enckere will be reserved for WATSON'S
Mamben. Members Wires and Families; tickets are now ready and may be obtained from Mestra, Linstead & Davis. All tickets must be produced to gain admission,
H. BIRKETT, Clerk of the Cotras. Hengkong, 11th Fabras y, 1822. '
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
RACE MEETING 1920.
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY.
FEBRUARI 2tt, Alar, dayd AND 95TH.
may
"E"
WHISKY.
The price of this Whisky is ICKETS of ADMISSION to the GRAND higher than many imported cased Whiskies, because it costs more, and is better. You get real value because you are not paying the cost of world-wide advert sing.
STAND and ENCLOSURE be ob | tained from Mesara. Kur & Walsh, Lin, or at the Gate. Price $13 for the Meeting of 4 per day. No one admitted without a Ticket, to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate.
E. BIRKETT, Clerk of the Copric Hongkong, 11th February, 1922, 15-
HONGKONG JỤCKEY CLUB,
PASSES TASSES for Servants will be issued on ap
plication to the Undersigned,
No Servants will be allowed inside the EN- CLOSURE of the Race Course during Race Days WITHOUT I ICKETS, which enn be had on application to the Undersigned,
These Tickets are only available for Servante while in attendance on their employers or when on duty at the various Stands,
Any Chinese found loitering about with Ser.SOLE AGENTS:- vinta pa ses in their possession will forfeit them, and the holders theres will be removed from the Enclosure
H. BIRKETT, Click of the Course.
ANNUAL MEETING SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be Hongkong, 11th February, 1929. had at the Offices of the Company, St.. George' Buildings, Chater Road, Victor's Hongkong, on THORSDAY the 16th February 1922 t 11 o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Account and Report of the Directors for the year
لامل
ONSIGNEES of cargo landed into this CONSIGN godowns during the present unsettled state of affairs are hereby notified Cading &lst December 1911, and declaring |
that all cargo remaining in godown after expiry of the free storage period will be subject to all ostraordinary expenses incurred in connection therewith.
W. S. BROWN,
Secretary. Hongkong, February 11th, 1992, (410
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA: NOTICE TU CONSIGNEES.
FROM CÁLCUTTA AND BANGOON VIA
STRAITS.
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ONSIGNEES of Largo for Hongkong per 12" "CALCUIT "MARU" are hereby notified that owing to the strike of Cargo and Wharf Coolies, cargo for Hongkong will be car- ried on to Japan and possibly landed at Kobe, Consignees are therefore recommended to make the necessary arrangements respecting In- arance, etc. accordingly. The Cargo" will be returned to Hongkong immediately conditions
this port become normal.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Agenta. Hongkong, February 1. th, 1922.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company; will the CLOSED from MONDAY the 6th February 1928, until THURSDAY the 16th February 1922, both days incluziva.
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By Order of the Board of Diróctors, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO, General Kanagers. Hongkong, lat February, 1922.
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HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.
NAE
PROPOSED NEW ISSUE of SHARES
to MEMBERS on the REGISTER on 17th February, 1922.
BOOKS of the TRANSFER 5th February, 1900, both days inclusive."
Company will be closed from the 18th to Dated the 7th February, 1932.
By Onter of the Bosri,
H. N. BEAUREPAIRE
Secretary. (843
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION: ·
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 18th, day of February, 1929, * ELLERMAN" LINE.
NOOK
for the purpose of routing the Report of the Court of Directors together with "ONSIGNEES of Cargo for Hongkong per
CITY of SIMLA" are hereby notinetement of accounts for the year ending
aut. December, 192:
CONS
od that owing to the present state of affairs in Hongkong dae to strike of seamen, etc, cargo for Hongkong, wil be landed at Shanghai and consignees are recommended to make use kary arrangements as to insurance etc. accordingly. The cargo will be brought back to Hongkong immediately conditions at this port become
THE BANK LINE, DID.
Agents.
HOS, MAL
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES HAMBURG-AMERICA LINE
THE Motor ship
HAVELLAND "
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at
that
RACE WEEK:
A FANCY DRESS BALLİ. in aid of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals.
on MONDAY. February 20th, 1952, at 9-15 at the
CITY HALL
Tickets $3, Booking at MoUTRIES. $1 Fine for Non Fancy Drom will be collected at the door. Two Lucky number Frizes for those in
Fancy Dress.
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THE SHELL TRANSPORT "AND TRADING CO., LTD.
A. S. WATSON
COORDING to telegraphic advices received from London, it is pro- posed at the approaching meeting of the shareholders of the Shell Transport and The Trading Co., Ltd, to seek-sanction to make an immediate public issue of £5,000,000 7 per cent cumulative Second Proference abarca of £1 cach at par
The Chartered Bank of India, Aus tralia and China and the Hongkong and. Shanghai Banking Corporation' are pre pared to forward applications for the above issue by cable Prompt application
should be made.
FOR THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM Co., (8.0.), LTD.
'N. L. WATSON.
CREDIT NATIONAL 1922.
ISSUE OF NEW BEABER BONDS REDEEMABLE IN 10 YEARS FBS 600.00 each bearing interest at the rate of 0% per anQIZA - free of tax.
-
CO. LTD.,
Wine & Spirit Morchants,
ESTABLISHED 81 YEARS."
TELEPHONE 818.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Owing to the strike the E. and A Co.'■".
at the port compared with thirty-one in the preceding year, and it is also mensa. Barters From Australia will, oraia" tioned that the great faming in the Hongkong and ber Hongkong passengers provinces of the north affected trade are being transhipped at Manila to the adversely, but the Report adds that
these adverse influences were fortunately 5. Keystone State due to arrive here on counterbalanced to a great extant by the Thursday morning text.
presence of the Fleet. Indeed, the value of the trade of the territory for the year
Our contemporary Syrèn and Shipping:
21.491,000 tons.
showed a slight increase on that of the points out that in 1920 Hongkong dis procoding year. The Government replaced New York at the busiest port in venue, too, was larger than it had ever the world. The shipping traffic of Hong- been, but that remark applies also with kong in 1920 represented 24,194,022 tons, much greater force to the, expenditure, while for New York the figure was We assume that there was extraordinary expenditure of soms kind, but, even so, a cafculation would show that the average Chan Sing, who makes his home in an annual grant-in-aid over the whole period unnumbered matshed, in Nathan Road, British occupation has not exceeded Bas reported to the police, that, whilst 7,000, which is not a large sum to pay for walking in Tung Sau Lane. at 8 p.m. on the advantages which the harbour affords Sunday, ho, was stopped by five men, who for the British China Squadron, especially stated that they wanted to search fir in view of the fact that under normal for acus. No arms were found, but a conditions of revenue and expenditure the substitute quite satisfactory to the gang indications are that the territory should was forthcoming in the shape of a purse now he practically self-supporting. But containing $18. This was abstracted and the reference the Grooms Report makes to the men made good their escape. Weihaiwei will doubtless incline the
British taxpayer the more favourably We understand that Dr. and Mrs. towards the surrender of the territory Francis Clark propose to spend a week. to China. That seems a probable result or two in Hongkong at the end of April,
of the Washington Conference, and if any on their way to Moukden, where tho objection is offered it is likely to come doctor has agreed to take charge of the from the Admiralty rather than from health of the European and American the British, taxpayer who has before him community and to teach in the Medical the statement in the Grozs Report that College. Dr. Francis Clark is a Life-" the territory is coating the Government member of the Court, and was formerly over £25,000 a year. No "Admiral Professor of Medical Jurisprudence and who has commanded the British China Dose of the Faculty of Medicine, of our
& Squadron will support the suggested University.
family, of the Inte Mr. J. M. Eĉa da SILVA wish to thank their relatives and friends for their kind expres sions of sympathy and also for floral tributes sent, in their and bereave ment
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HonGKONG OFFICE: 104, Da Vaux RD., C. LODOX OFFICE: 181, FLAT STREA, E.0.
The Baily Press.
Kosoroxo, FromUARY 14TH, 1922,
THE BRITISH TAXPAYER AND WEIHAIWEI,
tho
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surrender of Weihaiwei, for.cot only is
The Singapore Volunteers, now total the port highly regarded as a sanatorium
over a thousand men. The European for the Fleet, but the bay, we understand. force numbers 338, of whom 353 are for. is accounted the best exercising ground Colour Service, 95 for the Reserve and 50 the Fleet has in the Far East. The dis for Auxiliary Service. Of this total 236 cussions at Conference, however, are ex-Servicemen and 240 former Volun clearly showed that the British Govern teors. The Scottish Company now num ment is prepared in certain eventualitica bers 53. The Eurasian Company is up to to return Weihaiwel to China, and it full strength with three officers and 192. seems possible that political readjustmen, the Chinese Company numbers three mects"in this part of the world will officers and 163. men and the Malay Com involve the retrocession of Weihaiwei to pany four officers and 130 men-making China as "no datant date, though prob- a grand total for the force of 1,005. ably not on conditions that will preclude its use by the British Squadron as s Double column advertisements on page- sanitorium in the summer months.”
for the Ten Daosaat at the Hongkong Hotel this afternoon, the special engagement of Will Header "Jazz Specialist, King of the Xyll- phone" Will Hender is also engaged for- the Dinner Dansant at the Repulse Bay The Middlesex Regiment has arrived at Hotel to-morrow, and for the Dinner Singapore.
Dansant at the Repulse Bay Hotel, on ** Mr. Jazz" Thursday, in addition to the management have changed Miss Rita Shield the Melody Girl" who will entertain the Company with the latest Jazz Songs and Melodies.
H.M.S. Carlisle left yesterday for Fratow.
Among the passengers who arrived by the ss. Golden State were the Hon. Mr.
EV. D. Parr and Mrs, Parr.
Siam is converting & bumber of military aircraft for use by the civil services in order to develop survey work and posts in the interior.
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announce
4.
The Topicist in the Singapore Free Press says Pew, or old John Bilver," would have read with grim delight the Owing to the Memorial service for Bir account of the recent piracy in Hongkong waters, where the brigands took refuge WHEN WE ALW in the telegraphic summary Henry May, the Musicale, which was to in Gin Drinker's Bay. The Topicist does Reimbursable at hokier's option as follows of the GEDDES Report the statement that be held at the Helena May Institute on |
Dot know who this happy name to On 1st. February 1924 for Frs. 500.
Weihaiwei was costing the British tax. Thursday afternoon, February 18th, has the locality, but possibly it was not so On 1st.
1977 for Fra. 507.50 On 1st
1932 for Fra. 425,-
payer over £25,000 a year we wondered been postponëd-ADIT. prizes. Price of Issue including
tive ist:
whether this was not an error in the coupon dus on February 1922 parable cash on application
Tre REGISTER of WHARES of the Caporation will be OLOSED from MONDAY, 6th. February, to SATURDAY, 18th. February 1913, (both days inclusive), during which period. no transfer of shares can be registered.
AND NO ICE IS BEREBY GIVEN
KXTRAORDINARY MEEL. No ING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING 5th CORPORATION will be held on the day and at the place aforesaid immediately upon the termination of the Ordinary Yearly Morting the purpose of considering and if thought fit
the Directo
of the
for
of
paring
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behalf of the shareholders to take the
Shanghai Bat
Banking Corporation be and hereby requested and authorised by and On
the Cor
Coronation
of
the Legislative Council having strived, Consignees of Cargo by her sofa Ordost necessary for the introduction hereby notified that all good are being landed of the Colony of Hongkong and for the
the Governor of at their risk, into the hazardous and/or extra- ment of the same by t
Best Hongkong hasardous Gedowns of The Hongkong and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, whence Connell thereof to effect the amendments and/or from the Wharres delivery can be scary to the Ordinances under which the
Corporation is incorporated and carrying
obtained.
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Subscriptions received at
BANQUE DE LINDO CHINE,
HONGKONG.
on or before February 19th, 1912.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned, have received instrus- tions to sell by tablic Auction, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY" and THURSDAY, the 7th, 8th and
9th MARCH 1922,
KITO
much bloodstained banditry that inspired it as a recognition of the fact that some- thing drastic was needed to wash out the
transmission of the message, for our Mr. H. W. Stevenson, wife of the impression was that the grant-in-aid had famous billiard player, who is visiting the flavour of the plaet, since it was the re never exceeded £12,000 a year and only East, was robbed of $700 in cash at sort of the sanitary boats. It is doubtful in the irst year of British occupation did Singapore last week. The money was in if even Pew would have liked to make it approximate to that figure.
That her room at the Europe Hotel. impression was confirmed on consulting
No claims will admitted after the goods bavo business so as to allow of the o dinary note H. K. Naval Tard, Hongkong, and at Imperial funds was £90,000, the conver-
left the Godowns and ail goods remaining un- aalivered after the
2015
issue of the Corporation being increased to
cesspool his secret rendezvous."
the Colonial Office List. The mail hai Invitations are out for the wedding of
Two accidents occurred during the since brought us a summary of the annual Miss Sybil Mary Clarke, daughter of Mr. week-end to men who were attempted to report for the territory for 1950, and we W. E Clarke, of Taipo, to Mr. Henry evate arrest. In one case a Chinese was gat from it the following information Lardner Denays. “The wedding takes caught in the act of stealing poultry from "The revenue collected during the year place at St. John's Cathedral on the 24th a Poultry Store at West Point. The, was $104,973.30, and the expenditure inst.
Jokis gave chase. The thief attempted to #235,445.36, while the grant-in-aid from
vaalt over a gate but failed and fell, so. A Chinese employed on the badly injuring his head that he had to.
the Government Civil. sion of which into local currency at Simildar fell down the hold of the veel be taken to various rates of exchange produced on Sunday and sustained injuries to his Hospital, where he has been detained. $129,591. When the territory came under head and neck, necessitating his removal In the other case a man who was found the Colonial Office in 1901-2, the revenue to the Government Civil Hospital. The in the plantations was pursued by the Dingle Whalers. Cells and amounted to about $20,000, the capendi injuries preval to be go serions that forest guard. In the dark the man ran Secretary Cable, Cooking ture to $120,000, and the grant-in-aid to little hope is entertained for his recovery into a tree and received a nasty wound
with Trustees appointed by the Electrical no Disgi security against any part of the ordinary and Fittings Loe Chests, Stael Tanks, 11,200. The revenue is, therefore, more note issue and to give the Corporation the Hafts, Life Balts, Motors, Carpets. Ruga, Mata, than eight times as much as it was in option of searing such portion of the rame Table Covers, Blankets, Canvas Hoses, Olá
be subject to rent 1922, will $20,000,000 (being the amoant of the presset
"All Claims must remoh us by the 2nd Feb,
or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by ARNHOLD BAOTHERS & CO, LTD.
Agents
Hongkong 13th February, 1922.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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Arrived 13th February from BOMBAT.
RE. HAWA MARU,”ARA YONSIGNEES Are hereby notified that Cargo is being discharged into the * Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co's Hoogkong (Ltd.) Godowns at their zukk
"Storage will be uassesəd, on
Cargo
reclining undalispred on and after February 20th, 1999,
All broken, chafed and dimiged packages will also be handed into the Kaloon Godowat, and data of ramination will be advised laier.
No chim will be recognised after the Goods have left the Godowns, and none will be enter
tained if presented later tha
than 10 days from February 15th, 122.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
Agenta. Hongkong, Fab 12th, 1922.
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at up capital of
of the Corporation) and to modify the existing requirements as
regards the deposit
of security in respect of its noto lashes Zux ; a manner a
(a)
to relieve the Corporation from
necessity of keep in
Ling
}:
(at
the
Konkos Kavai Dapo, Comme cau cách
day at 9.30 s.m. with an interval from
12 noon to 10 pm OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL
STORES
Life Boats, with the Crown
to
-
Two Chinese, living at Tak Tan Ching
over the left eye. This man was sent to the Kwong Wab Hospital.,
for many
as is required I to be secured by the deposit Cordage, Canvas Bags, Uld India Rubber, Old 2001-2, and the expenditure is not quite village, quarrelled on Sunday, and one of o
option of the Corpe.ation) either Leather, Old Asbestes, Old Ironi, Brass Copper, double what it was, while the grant-in-aid the men used a knife, stabbing his oppon- Mr. Thomas H. Whitehead, late general of coin or of scanrities approved by the Lead Gun Metal and Steel, Coal Backs, Fire- up to 1919-20 has been reduced to an end on the left shoulder. The man has manager of the Chartered Bank of India, Becretary of
of State fo
wood Iron Wood and Getal Blocks, (b) to relieve the Corporation of the obligsamps, Beschlights, Ganges, Propellers, Faz annual average of about £5,000. Conse been detained. The wounded man at fret Australia, and China (and ⠀
tion to
to krep at each of is establishments Engines, Sted: Tubes, Steel Wing Rope, Oil quently we conclude that the large refused to go to hospital, but later com-years # member of the Legislative an amoest of code or bullion equal in Gable, Comprasses and Coriana grant-is-aid of £20,000 must have plications set in, necessitating his ro Council of Hongkong) has completed his value
least of Falo to 1.3rd. at
of the notes issued fittings & Co from such establishment and actually in A quantity of Structural Steelwork suffieimt been die
exceptional causes noval to the Government Civil Hospital. gift of £1,000 in order to provide prizes arenlation and to leave sich matter to the
fox & complete sheds, 60 feet by 255 feet and In 1916-17, for instance, the territory of
to enable promising pupils from the discrete Corporation fo
the Corporation,
aundry other steelwork, and rain water pipes, apparently was able to do entirely with and (0) to allow
Whilst attending the funeral of a friend schools in the parith of Dunblane (bis gutters, da tions of bin
out a grant from the Imperial Govern en Banday alternoon, a Chinese lady, native place) to continue their studies to be Lou may be inspected on Monday, deposited with the Colonia Eecretary
the 6th March, 1902.
memorial to the men of and the Colonial Treasurer curly Also sale of Old and Surplus Victualling Stores munt, and in the following your the living at 42, Wyndham Street, muddenly and to be a against its excess note iste (vis: the issue Kowloon Naval Depot, on
ot on Friday, 10th grant-ir-aid was only £850. Why it remembered that she had not closed the Dunblase who lost their lives in the war. beyond-820,00,CO) in places outside the March, Comprising Colony where its notes are issued to rush Corned Beef, Tinned Rabbit, Bait Pens, Beans should have boon £20,000 in 1919-20 is not front door of the house. She hastened Mr. Whitehead handed over the bonds to amounts and subject to much conditions as and Biscuits eattle or poultry food. Berge, explained in the summary of the Report back to Wyndham Street and found that representative of the trustees in the may be approzed from time to time by Flannel, etc. Remnants, Hammocks Bedding before us. Mention is made of a boycott some enterprising person had entered the presence of a large gathering in the the Governor
and Sundry Articles of Clothing and Mens Gear, By Order of the Court of Director, 2, Terms of Sale-Ax detailed in Catalogue. of Japanese trade by the Chinese inhabit rooms, during her abance, and stolen Dunblane Public School, and to the
A. STEPHEN,
•/• HUGHES, & HOUGH,
ants of the territory, with the result money, clothing and jewellery to the value necessful scholars bo distributed this first Chid Manager.
By Appointment Auctioners to the Admiralty. Hongkong, 24th, January, třit
Hongkong, February 21, 1922.
that only three Japanese stermera calledőt #423.
prizes pader the Whitehead Prize Trust