- NEW" ADVERTISEMENTS
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE SPORTS.
AHE MEMBERS of the St. Joser'
THE THOSE parents of scholam and friends of the College. Race Course, on the occasion of the Seventh Annual Athletic Sports, TO-DAY SATURDAY, OND ATELL, 1992.
J. P. BRAGA
Honerary Secretary,
Sports Committee.
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NOTICE.
NEBTS of New Fog Signalling apparatus
Till take lines at the Government Workshop Wanchai on MONDAY next the 4th instant between the hours of 10 xim. and 13 noon
(Sd) T. L PERKINS, "
D. P. W.
Public Works Depurtinent, Hongkong, Ap it 21st, 1922..
U.S. R..C.
COMING ATTRACTION.
1993
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY" PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND, 1922
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
CO., LTD. "
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-THIRD ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, Queen's Building, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 12r MAY, 1922, at 12.30 ... for the purpose as receiving the Report of the Directors and Statements of Account to 31st December, 1921, and of declaring Dividenda, etc. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from April 29th to May 12th, both days inclusive. By Onler of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager. Hongkong: 1st April, 1922. (997
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED..
NOT
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above, Company will be beid at the Head Office of the Company, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the TWELFTH DAE OF MAY, 1922, at 12.30 PM., for the
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INTIAMTIONS
VERNON &
SMYTË.
CTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the sinesos heretofore carried on by FRAND SMYTH as a Sharebroker under the
INTIMATION
You will arise refreshed,
style of VERNON A SMYTH has been taken vigour and energy, if you over by ROBERT THOMAS MATHESON it a habit of taking as from the 1ST DAY OF Arai, 19, and that as from the 1st day of April, 1999, the said Frank Smyth ceased to be liable in aur way in reapest of the said business and that all liabilities of whatsoever mature incurred by the mill Firm of Vernon'& Symth on and from April, 1939 have been and will be lat day of be insured by the said Robert Thomas Matheson solely..
Dated the 20th day of April, 1992. FRANK SMYTH, ROBERT THOMAS MATHESON.
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
Ebeg to announce the REMOVAL WE of our Office to No. 2. QUEEN's
ROAD CENTRAL on the 18th April.
THE BANK OF CANTON LTD. Hongkong, 17th April, 1992.
ASGO
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NOTER TY-THIRD ORDINARY GEN.
of
HERE will be a " FAHCE” acted, preceri. Purpose of considering, and if thought fit,ERAL MEETING will be held at the Com approving the druit new Articles of pany's Offices. St. George's Buikling, on ed by a CONCERT, at the aboro Club Association of the Company which will be SATURDAY, 2nd APRIL 1999, at 11:30 AM. D WEDNESDAY. May 10th at 9 p.m.
for the purpose of presenting the Re ort of Band of 102nd K. E O. Grenadiers. Enter-submitted to the Meeting.
the Directors together with a Statement tainers engaged st enormons expense. · All
Accounts to 28th February 1999, and e'ecting Star performery.
Directors and Auditor. The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from the 10th to the d April, 1992, both daya
By order of the Board of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents. Hongkong, 5th April, 19
TICESTS Reserved seats 2 Unitserved seats 31. including light refreshments.
Open to Members, Sahscribers and their triends. Seats can he booked and plan seen at U.S. R. Con or after at May,
S. B. COATES. "Major,
Hon. See tary. 104}
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
for the
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TOTICH IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FORTY-NINTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at its Fend Office, Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's Building, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 19TH MAY, 1922, at Noon, the purpose of receiving Report of the Directers and the Statements of Account to 1st December, 1991, and of declaring Dividends, etc. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from April 4th to May 12th, both days inclusire.
By Order of the Bearl.
C. MONTAQUE ÉDE,
General Manager. Hongkong, si April, 1999. [898
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an MEETING of the above Society will be held at the Head Office of the Society, Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, in the Colony "of Hongkong, en FRIDAY, "the TWELFTH DAY oF May, 1922, at 12.20 r.M., ter the purpose of considering, and if Thought fit, approving the draft new Articles of Association of the Society which will be submitted to the Meeting.
A print of such new Articles and a print of the existing Artides may be seen at the Society's Registered Office at Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings aforesaid. Should the Meeting approve of such new Articles with or without modification, the subjoined Re- solution will be proposed us an Extra- ordinary Resolution, naraely:-
That the new Articles already approved by the Meeting and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman thereof, be and the same are bereby adopted as the Arti- cles of the Society to the exclusion of and in substitution for all the existing Articles thereof." AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that SECOND EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Society will be held at the Head Office of the Society, Nos. 3 & 4, Queen's Buildings aforesaid, on FRIDAY, the NINTH DAY OF JUNE, 1922, at Noon, for the purpose of receivinga Report of the Proceedings at the above mentioned Meeting and of confirming, if thought fit, as a Special Resolution, the above mentioned Resolution.
Dated this 21st day of April, 1992.
By Order of the Board,
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C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager. ·
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NOTI
the FIFTY-SIXTH ORDINARY
YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, Nos. 3 & 4, Queen's Building, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 12 May, 1922, at 12.80 r.x, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1921, and of declaring Dividends, etc. The TRANSFER BOOKŠ of the Company will be CLOSED from April 29th to May 12th, both days inclusive.
By order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
[805 Hongkong, April 21st, 1928.
A print of such new Articles and a print of the existing Articles may be seen at the Company's Registered Otice at Queen's Buildings aforesaid. Should the Meeting approve of such new Articles with or without modification, the subjoined Resolution will be propused as an Extraordinary Resolution, namely:-
That the new Articles already approved by the Meeting and for the pirpose of blentication subscribed by the Chairman thereof, be and the same are berely adopted as the Articles of the Company to the exclusion of and in substitution for all the existing Arti- cles thereof."." AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO SECOND EXTRA- GIVEN that a ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Head Office of the Company, Queen's Buildings aforesaid, on FRIDAY, the NINTH DAY OF JE, 1992, at 12.15 ... for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Proceedingsat the above mentioned Meeting and of con- Special frming, if thought fit, us Resolition, the above mentioned Resolu-
Dated this 21st day of April 1992.
By order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE -EDE,
General Manager.
tion.
inclusive.
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of travel by air round the world.
The Chinese proes states that the Geiss
The naws
The route chosen wat by way of mans are desirous of enjoying still closer France,
Italy, Egypt, Mesopotamia relations with the Chinese. the Persian Gulf, India, Burma, China, papers state that the German Minister. full of Japan, Kamchatka, Aleutian jalands, has informed them that students pro-
make
then across the Atlantic either direct to Ireland. or vid the Azores to Portugal and Spain. The chief difficulty is flying the Pacific which has never yet been crossed by air. Sir Ross SMITH had chosen the SAIT.northern route via the Aleutian Islands
Alaska, Canada and Newfoundland, and
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CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
ORDINARY AS WATSON THE TWENTY-FIFTH TANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company will ko held at
CO. LTD., the Offices of the Company, St. George's Connaught Read, 03 Building No.
The Hongkong Dispensary, WEDNESDAY, the 26th April, 1990, at 11.15 o'clock nm. for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ended 31, Consulting December, 1921 and electing a Committee and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 20th, April, 1922 notil WEDNESDAY, the 20th, April, 192, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO... General Managers.
(870 Hongkong, 18th April, 1999
ESTABLISHED 1841.
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as the best, The chief consideration in #ying the Atlantic in that it is the
longest stretch of open sea. The plans
special facilities, or that account.
ceeding to Germany will be affordad
In a letter to the management of the Nikka Cotton Mill (Shanghai), the Poo tang Weavers' Linion justify a demand for more pay by saying that they aske only for a modest 20 per cent. increase.
We are hungry," the letter concludes, and have no energy to talk may fur- ther,"
were, therefore, laid to cross at the best
A Northern Chinese newspaper states time of year, in July. The whole fight that the Diplomatis Corps has written was estimated to take three or four letter to the Peking Government draw- months. The actual Fying time has beening its attention to the fact that a worked out at only 280 hours. The routs Tou Hui (Big Sword Society), has been had been divided into stages of 500 miles formed by "the country people of Honna, ". ench and a spare, engine had been sent. The aims of this society are said to be to Tokyo, and another to Toronto. The anti-foreign. machine wa i' Дет Vickers "Viking"
Members of the Queen's College Old Boys Association are reminded of (1), the Second Annual Re-union Dinner which takes place the evening as 8 p.m. in the Collega. Hall; (2) the Annual Cricket Match commencing at 2pm, this afternoon on the Chinese Recreation Club ground at Causeway Bay, where families and friends of members will be welcomed and tea will be served.-ADVT.
Mr. M. L Railtos. Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong Football Association, has received a letter, dated February 24th, from Mr Ian Fraser, chairman of S& Dunstan's Home for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors, acknowledging with "very Bincers and cordial thanks" "the receipt of £31. 1 d., preeneds of the charity matches played during the Christmas and New Year Holidays.
Speaking at the annual smoking con cert of the Hankow Volunteer Corps, General, drew attention" to the reed, Mr. H. Goff, C.M.G.. H. M. Consul greater now than ever before an ac
river gunboats in reserve and the doubt count of the economies made by putting ful conditions of the future, of maintain. ing the full strength of the Volunteers. He expressed the hope that every able- bodied British subject in the port would come forward and join the Corp.
| amphibino, fitted' with a 450 h.p. Napier Lion engine. The late Sir Ross SMITH was to have gone as pilot; his brother, Sir Koury Hoss, as navigator and wireless operator: and Mr. BENNETT as engineer, The fact tha; the machine specially built for this round-the-world flight has been entirely wrecked and two of the three men selected to man it instantly killed, renders highly improbable that a fight round the world such as they had contemplated will be undertaken by any onelse for some time to come. The late Mir Boss SOUTH, and his brother Sir KEITH SMITH were the first airmen
make the journey from England A Hakka hawker has reported that un to Australia, and the honour of knight-Thursday, at 0.20 p.m., he was stopped hood was conferred upon them in recogin Gascoyne Road by five men armed with nition of that remarkable feat. In the daggers. One of the robbers asked if he wa & Hakka. The hawket. replied that history of aviation the feat which most he was. Two of the men then pointed nearly approaches the flight to Australia, daggers at his throat and another pro- ceeded to strip him. His jacket" was is the Right from Rome to Tokyo accom- stoles as well as a police whistle,
bunch" plished by an Italian aviator in 1920. of keys and a pulse containing $21. Within the past week the cables have been hiring footsteps approuching the robbers recording the progress of a flight by took to their herla Portuguese ariators from Lisbon to South Amerien-an attempt which has unhappily ended in the destruction of the aeroplane when neating the destination, but the Hosus.—At No. 21, Kennedy Road, on the interpid aviators fortunately escaped 2146 inst., to Mr. and Mrs. F. Hosas, injury and are at present seeking, a [901 machine by which they mas full the HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Das Faus-Ro...object of their enterprise, which is to LONDON OFFICE;, 131, Flay Star, E.C.reach Rio de Janiero. In this they are emulating the example of the two South African aviators whose machine crashed at Buluwayo while they were on a fight from Brooklands to Cape Town, but they continued their flight in another and were awarded £3,000 by the Union Government to mark their achievement. brought before the Magistrates, and yes terday Chief Preventive Officer Clark Accidents are incidental to most forms of told Mr. Fraser that the traffic in dutie locomotion, especially in their pioneer able cigarettes was becoming "s proper Te deplorable disaster in which Siratage; they are the price of progress and found two tins of dutiable cigarettes, was
acourge.
A man in whose pockets were
Ross SMITH lost his life, on the eve of an development, and in spite of the lament found on further search, to have mors attempt to surpass the great achievement able disasters" recorded in the recent tins under his arm-pits. In the ordinary which surned for him his knighthood, history of aviation we cannot doubt that course of events the man would ha
been reprimanded, said C.P.O. Clark, and A print of such new Articles and, a print
irresistibly reminds us of certain other to strive, to seek to find, and not to kicked" out of the office, but the find of the existing Articles may be seen at the Company's. Registered Office at Nos. 3 and
calamities in the recent history of air yield, antit means of making the sero of the two further tins under his arms 4, Queen's Buildings aforesaid. Should the
travel which have had the effect of plane as safe as a ship are found, will showed that he fully intended to decotre the Customs. The man, he said, should TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ou Meeting approve of such new Articles with or without modification, the subjoined Re-N 11th day of April, 1922, defering the realisation of the dreams of continue to be the motto of all interested have known better, as he had on os bag
in police employ. an Extra- JOHN HENNESSEY SETH of Victoria those who have been devoting their time in aerial development. solution will be proposed as ordinary Resolution, namely:--
in the Colony of Hongkong Accountant and talent to the development of civil That the new Articles already was appointed administrator pendente lite aviation. A year ago they were expecting approved by the Meeting and for the of the estate and effects of LEUNG to a regular trans-Atlantic airship to be given, at the United Services Being 3,500, datiable cigarettes into the
A Concert and a Farce are announced purpose of identification subscribed by alias LEUNG PING KUN alias LEUNG the Chariman thereof, be and the same YUET WA late of No. 26, Prays East, service in operation by now, but the creation Club on May 10th. ...are hereby adopted as the Articles of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong Lime deplorable disaster last August when the
the Company to the exclusion of and in Manufacturer deceased, the owner of the largest airship yet built broke in two and Mr. F. R. Lamb, of Messrs. Butterfield substitution for all the existing Articles Wai'an firm. and that a person except fell in flames into the Humber, entailing & Swire, left yesterday on transfer to thereof."
} the said JOHN HENNESSEY SETH or AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO persons authorised by him is empowered the loss of 44 of her officers and crow, Chunking as agent of the firm there.
SECOND EXTRA. | to sell or otherwise to deal with any part has indefinitely postponed such & service. GIVEN that ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of of the assets of the said deceased or the
While the public is naturally fully in
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.. BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
NOTICERAORDINARY GENERAL
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
ACTION No. or 1922.
MEETING of the above Company will be IN THE GOODS of LEUNG KUN alias beld at the Head Office of the Company,
in the Colony of the Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the TWELFTH DAY OF MAY 1922, “at 12.50 P., or the purpose of considering, and if thought fit, approving the draft new Articles of Association of the Company which will be shitted to the Meeting
$
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LEUNG PING KUN alias LEUNG YUET WA late of No. 26, Praya East Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong Lime Minu.
facturer deceased."
Between LAM LEUNG SHI alias -LEỪNG CHI NGỌI Plaintif
"and "LEUNG WA HANG and LEUNG
LUNG WA Defendants.
the Company will be held at the Head said firms including the line made in the Office of the Company, Nos. 3 & 4, Queen's Wai San Factory in Ping Chau.
Dated this 12th day of April, 1902. Buildings aforesaid, on FRIDAY, the NIRTH
GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & CO., DAY OF JUNE, 1922, at 12.30 P.M., for the
Solicitors for the Plaintif [840 purpose ofreceiving a Report of the Proceed: ings at the above mentioned Meeting and of confirming, if thought fit, as a Special Ro- solution, the above mentioned Resolution.
Dated this 21st day of April, 1922,
By Order of the Board,-
C. MONTAGUE
General Manager.
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The Daily Press.
Homezosu. 'APRIL 22ND, 1922.
THE PRICE OF AERIAL
"PROGRESS.
Captain Evans, C.B., D.S.O. is an Dounced to deliver a lecture on "The formed of the accidents that occur from Dover Patrol" in St. Andrew's Church time to time, not many people realise the Hall next Friday evening. world-wide developments that are con- How stantly going on in civil aviation. many regular air services are now being maintained in the world we do not know, but their auaber is constantly increasing EDE,cious to sell by Public Auction,
THE Undersigned tave received instrucThe latest Egures of the civil aerial transport firms in Great Britain that are TUESDAY,
available to show that for Great
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB.
FUBLIC AUCTION
00
the 25th Apr, 1922, at 3 p.m.y" at their Sales Rooms, Daddell Street,
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PRO-
E
The gate in the west wall of. H.M. Dockyard, leading to Murray Road, Cressy Gate" hitherto known as the has been re-named "Prince of Wales Gate," in commemoration of the recent risit of His Royal Highness,
We are asked to state that, through Britain and the Continental route 6,803 inadvertence, mention of the part played Bights were made in 1940, representing a Sir Robert Ho Tang in the settlement
PERTY, sitosted at Mong-Kox-Teur, Bow mileage totalling approximately 958,000.-
of the seamen's strike was omitted from
SMUGGLING, CIGARETTES.
A PROPER SCOURGE,"
Of late there have been, an unusually large number of dutiable cigarette casas
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The Magistrate ordered the man to be sent to gaol for seven days.
A passenger from Kongmoon, who said he was a cobbler, was ined $20 for brings Colony. The cigarettes were hidden in two baskets, covered with cobbler's tools and leather.
LEAVING WITHOUT NOTICE. RICKSHAW COOLIE PROSECUTED.
Mr. H. W. Ebstein, of Kowloon, cha god bis private rickaha-puller at the Magis tracy, yesterday, with leaving his service without proper notice.
The rickaba-puller, in reply to the charge, said that he informed the coold that he intended to leave as he wished to sca his father who was ill.
trate) that the cook informed him at the Mr. Elstein told Mr. Fraser (the Magis rickaha-puller's wish, and to prevent the man leaving before the stipulated time had him taken to the Water Police Station where he was warned of the con sequences. "That same night the ricksha puller disappeared.
The defendant then told the Magistrate.
a graat in pay. He considered this justice. law into your own hands.
The Magistrate: You cannot take the
A fine of $3 was imposed.
THE Second Gymkhana is fixed for 100N, and known as Kowloon Inland Lot 1281 The total number, of xosidenta in the 'the Chairman's speech at the meeting of that his Master had deducted $3 from bi
SATURDAY, May 6th, 1923. Draft with Building thereon. Programmes and Entry Forms may be obtain-
IN ONE LOT.
ed at Race Course, Hongkong Club, and The Property consists of Causeway Bay Stables.
Entries close TUESDAT, April 25th.
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
STAINER'S "CRUCIFIXION,
AND SELECTIONS PO
"THE MESSIAH”
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will be rendered by a Choir of 60 Voices?
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MONDAY AFL. 2471, at 9 r.
Collection.
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and
HILLIARDS.
In the first round of the Palace Hotel
the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, services in 1920 was 30. This works out
A Jumble fale will be held in Union All that piece or parcel of ground situate at approximately at 893 machine flights per
Disasters may have put tem- Church Hall, on Thursday, April 27th, at Mong Kok Tsui, Kowloon, and registered in accident. the Land Office as Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1261 together with the messunges or teneinantsporary checks on rapid development, but p.m., proceeds in aid of the National and other erections and buildings thereon, they have also served to strengthen the Orphan Homes of Scotland (Quarriers). known as Nos 16, 16, 1 sad 18. Argyle Street, resolve of technical experts to find the Contributions will be received at the Lowdson. The said property is bounded on means by which similar disasters may be Manse, Kennedy Road, up to day of sale. THE PALACE HOTEL HANDICAP, the North side thereof on Fife
-Apvr. thereon 146 3% or thereabouts, on averted, in the future. Enough of confid maseuring the South side on Argyle Street and measuring eace and the spirit of enterprise survives 145′ 3′′ or thereabouts, on the East side on
Mr. J. A. Fraser, of the Colonial Secre- billiard handicap last night 8. T. James Cornustion Road and measuring 275 0 or the shock of these lamentable occurrences tary's Office, took over the duties of (50) defeated M. McCarthy (scr.); the thereabouts and on the West side on Portland to ensure that the air-services already Second Magistrate at the Magistracy, The highest branks were made by James scores were James 250, McCarthy: 132, Street and measuring 275 0° or thereabouts." Ares 40,250 square feet. Annual Crown Rent inaugurated will be maintained and their
yesterday, frors Mr. B E. Lind 28 und 19. J. Parkes (200) beat number surely, if slowly, increased. sell, who replaces Mr. J. R. Wood, za W. S. Cuff (-25), the final score being **For further particulars apply to
280 and 193 respectively. The highest The object of the enterprise on which First Magistrate. Mr. Wood goes to the brendes were: Parkes, 38, 29, 17, 17, 16, the late Sir Ross Sarry and Bupreme Court in the position of Acting 15. 15: Ouff, 17 and 14 brother were about to embark was Puisno Judge during the absence of Mr. (250) meste J. Leung (150) and J For Monday evening next F. E. Bilval intended to demonstrate the possibility H. H. 1. Gomperts on laave.
Frazer (123) meets P. Hoffman (-125)
$196
Mr. LEO. d'ALMADA ● CASTRO,
Vendor's Bolicitor,···
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Mesara, LAMMERT BROTHERS,
The Auctioneers.