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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB
THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING to COBtirm the Resolutions gassed at the previous Extraordinany General Marting will be held in the Bouan Room of JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD., Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 15TH DAT OF FEB. § BUABY," "1994, at 3.15 PM.
FERGY SMITE, SETH & FLEMING,
Secretaries and Treasurers.
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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
AN ORGAN RECITAL
Will be Given by
MR." FREDERIUK MASON, 1.1.C.O, LT.C.I., Amisted by
WO
MR. N. MATHIESON (CONTRALTO),
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19ts. 1924,
AT $.30 r
COLLECTION FOR ORGAN FUND
TO BE LET.
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NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, 1934.
PLEASE Note I mod Manegership. for the Hoxe KONG SMALL INVESTOR'I SEALS AND REAL ESTATE Co., Hongkong, from ler JANUARY, 1994, also please Note that my Contract as Hongkong and fouth China Manager for the INTERNATIONAL TRADE DATELOPER, LTD, expired on 31st December,
1823.
J. E. OLLERTON.
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NOTICE.
"K. FREDERICK CHARLES HALL,
Ming returned to the Colony, resumen Üharge of our Insurance Department rom Date
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 9th February; 1924.
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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD [OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NOTI
the THIRTY-FIFTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Company's Office, ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, on MONDAY, 3RD MARCH, 1924, at 11AM. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts to
to 31st December,
ember, 1923, and elect- Directors and Auditor.
AUBNISHED HOUSE OF BARXXX ROAD- ing DirRANSFER BOOKS of the Com
F
* P Tennis Court), from
SEPTEMBER
TUNE to 1
Apply Box No. 388,
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OFFICIAL NOTICE.
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIPS
BRIAN
NAME
OSCAR
BLAKER.
of
pauy will be CLOSED from 23rd February
to 3rd March, 1924, both days inclusivo. By Order of the Board of Directors, OIBS, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD,
Agents.
[347 Ilongkong, 19th February, 1914.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
RACE MEETING 1834.
FEBRUARY 20TH, 21ST, tiro and 13an, MEMBERS hare the privilege of in- Mouging Two Non-members to this Mambers' Enclerara
A Limited Namber of Tickets are available and may be obtained from Messrs. LUSTEAD DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings, en er befors Price TUESDAY, the 19th FEBRUARY $10 Per Day or $30 for the Meeting.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Treasurers.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RACE MEETING 1924. FEBRUARY 20TH, 1157, SAED and 23KP.
INTIMATION
E
WHISKY
EMBERS' Badges of Admision are Now OLD Mandy and may be obtained by those
Members, who have not already received them, from Messrs. Lisetrid & Davis, Alexandra Hail-lings. Members are Notised that they cannot gain Admission on production of the Metal Badges ierued last year.
CR BROWN,
Secretary.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
RACE MEETING 1924 FEBRUARY 10TH, Alat, 82ND and 232D,
THE FAVOURITE.
SUPERFINE
QUALITY
TO MANILA.
million dollars. It was argued at the H.E. THE GOVERNORS VISIT timo that this was entirely due to the Restriction policy, but the statements made in the Times review set the advocates of Restriction some task to substantiate the claim. The Dutch East Indies planters have Armly set themselves against restriction, aml it is seen that they are "profiting by the compulsory restriction in Malaya. It is estimated that there was an increase of 20,000 tous of Dutch rubber last year and it is believed that the Dutch plantations will produce an additional 20,000 tons in the "Certainly," says the Times reviewer," the Dutch planters will seek to take advantage of the anticipated reduction of twenty thousand tons in the Malayan exports for 1924." We do not
current year.
His Excellency the Governor, and Lady Stubbs, accompanied by Captain Neville, Aide-de-Camp, returned from Manija on Wednesday, Arriving at Manila on Sau- day. February 3rd, His Excellency was met by Colonels Johnston and Langhorn, Aides-do-Carap to the Governor-General, sad, on the jetty, by a Guard of Honour provided by the 31st Infantry. After inspecting the Guard His Excellency and party proceeded to Malacanan Palner where His Excellency was received by Governor-General, Leonard Wood with whom were the chiefs of the Administra- tivis and the Admiral Comasander-in-Chief and the Commanding General. A Guárd' of Honour from the Philippine Consta
bulary, was in attendance at Malacanan.
Father, however, that the reviewer goes the length of advocating the abolition of At luncheon on Sunday at Malacanan, restriction, though that is the obvious His Excellency met the leaders of the thing to which his argument points. It
Philippine Legislature, amongst whom is evident that the authorities who control
was Mr. Quezon, General Aguinaldo wan also present. In the afternoon His Ex-
the Malayan export have not been im pressed by any arguments advanced against the restriction policy, for they have recently renewed the" order for a
restriction of 40 per cent. during the next three months, and measures have recently been taken in the Straits which aim at By making the policy, more effective.
Enclosure may be obtained from M GENUINE AGE means of fraudulent returas. forged
ICKETS of Admiation to the Public KELLY & WALSH ur at the Gate. Price-3. Per Day.
Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform-1 Per Day. No one Admitted withent Ticket to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, be shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate.
Trans drars. 3211
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
BANKING CORPORATION, OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the I, Vitoria, Hongkong, HEREBY GIVE NORDINARY YEARLY MEETING NOTICE that in consequence of there being of the SHAREHOLDERS in the COR Previous. Registry of Similar Name, I hate PORATION will be held at the CITY HALD applied to the Board of Trade, under Section Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 3D FEE- 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act,
mect of the Steam Launch “PRUARY, 1924, at 1130 x for the purpose
receiving the Report of the Court of Dir.ASSES for Servants will be issued on
with Statement of Accounts.
application to Messrs. LATHAD & No Servants 34.03 Sciors together
the Year
ending 31st December, 1923.
Davis, Alexandra Buildings. The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be allowed inside the Enclosure of the bo closed from Monday, 11th February to Race Course, daring Race Days WITHOUT Saturday 23rd February, 1994 (both days TICKETS
which period to transfer of shares can
of
Hongkong Official Number 169436 of groes donnage 50.05 tons, registar ision tons, keretofore owned by me for the
to
to
These Tickets are only available for Servants while in Attendance on their Employers or
inclusive) duister HEREBY GIVEN when on Duty:at the various Stands. Any
AND NOTICE
for Name to PAK XING," and | _=" her registered in the New Name at the Port of Hongkong se owned by mo.
Any Objection to the proposed Change of Name must be sent to the Registrar of Ship- Fing at Rongkong within Seven Days from the appearance of This Advertisement.
Dated at Hongkong this 14th day of February, 1994.
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Sgd. B. O. BLAKER.
HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARE AND GODOWN CO., LTD.'
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS THE THIRTY-SEVENTA ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS be held at the Offices of Meri JARDINE, MATHEON & CO., LTD., on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH. 1324, at 11 A, for the purpose of receiving the Report for the year ended December 31st, 1923.
that an EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS" of the HONGTONG and SMANORAL BANKING CORPORATION will be haid on the day and at the place aforesaid immediately upon the termination of the of Ordinary Yearly Meeting for the purpose
and if thought fit of passing the resolution Tit.
Chinese found loitering about with Bervant's Passes in their possession will forfeit them and holders thereof will be removed fromthe Ea- closure.
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
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BONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
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That the Directors of the HONGKONG and SHANGHAI BANTING CORPORATION be and they are hereby requested and authorised
presence of the Ladies at the RACES. by and on behalf of the Shareholders of the THE Stewards request the pleasure of the Corporation to take the steps necessary for the introduction of an Ordinance into the Legisla
anci of Hongkong Council tive
of the Colony
Governor for the enactment of the same by of Bengoong with the advice and consent of Legislative Council thereof to effect the under Amendinents necessary to the Ordinance which the Corporation is incorporated and
of en business is to
the
of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts Vestry108 note issue of the allow being
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from Thursday, Feb ruary 14th, 1994, to Monday, February 25th, 1934, POTH DAYS INCLUSIVE.
W. S. BROWN,
Secretary.
(315 Hongkong, February 6th, 1924.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD.
THE FORTIETH ORDINARY AN- NUAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS in the above Company will be Aheld at ST. GROBGY'S BUILDING, Chater. Boad, Victoria, in THURSDAY, the 19TH FER- RUARY, 1994, & 11 O'CLOCK M., for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounte and the Report of the General Manager for the year ending 31st December, 1923, and alecting a Consulting Committee and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-
pany ill be CLOSED from Thursday, the
11st Fabruary, 1924, until Thursday, 28th February, 1925, both days inelusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. 1319 Hongkong, 9th February, 1994. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD. THE THIRTY - FIFTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be
increased from $20,000.000 to $30.000.000 and to modify the existing requirements as regards the deposit of security in respect of its note issne in the fellowing manner.
(n) So that the whole of the incraiss (namely $100,000) of such ordinary note imus shall be secured by cain ar balion or
securities. approved
CAFE
WISEMAN
AXA BUFFLING TIFFINS AND TEAS at the
JOCKEY CLUB STAND For Xxxas and at
No. 11 STAND FOR NON-KEMBERS during the Race Meeting TABLES MAY BE BOOKED.
(LANE CRAWFORD, LTD.)
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RUBLIO AUCTION.
(6) To provide that whatever the total amount of the note issue may be at any particular time the amount of coin as distinct from bullion or approved securities to be deposited by the corporation sbali Lever be
than one third of the total amount of the BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES bills in actual circulation.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. G. STEPHEN, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 4th February, 1924.
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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING COBPORATION.
Certificate 5/NS 7044 dated Hengkong NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 18th May, 1911, for 10 Shares numbered 84249) 84258 inclusive and Certificate Provisional No. of February 57/799 dated Hongkong 20th of
for 3 Shares of this Bank numbered 129917/129919 inclusive, both registered in the Name of Mrs. ESTRER FANNY She Iween Destroyed should these Capti
to the Bank before the
ficates not be
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PARTICULARS OF SALE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY SITUATE AT VICTORIA IN THE COLONY Or HONOTONG And Known as
No. 18, ICE HOUSE STREET AND No: 6, DUDDELL STREET
SOLD BY
TO
PUBLIC AUCTION
MONDAY,
THE 18TH DAY or FEBRUARY, 1824, AT 3 ÜÇLACK FK,
br Mears. LAMMERT BROS, Auctioneers,
At their Sales Room in Daddell Street PARTICULARS:
..
RD FEBRUARY, 1924, New Certificates for the Shares will be issued, and the aforesaid THE Property is situste upon SECTION D Certificates No. /N8 7044 and ProvisionalOF INLAND LOT No. 323. There is hald at the Offices of the Company, Sz.Corporation as Null and Foid.
No. 67/729 will be thereafter treated by this Frontage of 91 feet 2 inches on Ice House Street and 90 feet3 inches on Duddell Street GRORGE'S BUILDINGS. Chater Road, Victoria,
By Order of the Court of Directors, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 4TH MARCH,
A. G. STEPHEN 1924, at 11 o'clock in the Foxxoox, for the purpose of receiving Statement of Account ad Report of the Directors for the year end- 31st December, 1993, and declaring a
TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company the 19th will be CLOSED from Tuesday,
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Chief Manager.
NOTION. A.'S, WATSON & CO., LTD.
Certificate No. 7741 for One Hundred
February, 1924, until Tuesday, the 4th day of NEC Nos. 57651 to 87750 inainaire, in this Company, standing in the Name has
March, 1924, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Managern. Hongkong, 11th February, 1824.
CONTRACTORS PLANT. Completion of Pai Whartes and JoCom Causeway Contracts; the Con tractor, TOPHAM, JONES & RAILTON, LTD., of London, have a large Quantity of LAND AND MARINE FLANT FOR IMMEDIATE DISPOSAL
The LAND PLANT includes Air Com- pressors, Boilers, Cranes (Travelling Derrick, Gelish and Titan, up to 18 tone lift Conerota Mizers, Bock Drilling Machines, Portable Ex- gines, Grab Buckets, Locomotives, Pumpe,
28, Baila, Rabble Skips, Shop M
Tracks. Wagons, sta MARINE PLANT sonsists of Ocean. Steam and Tags Bmaller Tugu,
url Launsbe, Steel Hopper Barges and Anighters, Wooden Pontoons, Grab Cranes on Steel Pontoons, etc.
Enquiries are invited, and should be nd aressed to
TOPHAM, JONES & BAILTON, LTD, Post Office Bor 608, Singapore, 8.8.
(307
of
Mr. GEORGE HOWARD MAY (deceased) bean LOST, and if at the Expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the above Certa- Ecate be not forthcoming, another Certificate for the said Bhares will be issued by the Com- and thereafter no other will be pany,
knowledge.
WATSON &CO., LTD. A. S. Hongkong, 22nd J. mowry, 1924.
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TO LET
Bart WHOLE GROUND FLOOR
BRIGHT OFFICE ROOMS in lar FLOOR of the Building, No. 6, DUDDELL BYLKET.
Apply WITHIN, Room No. 10, 1st Fioon.
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HOUSES AND FLATS - European
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ING, NATHAN BOLD, Kowloos-Opposite Po HING THEATRE Rent-from 395 to $115 Per Flat 35 Extra for Fleab Water Closet,
Apply to- THE WING ON CO., LTD.
1340
and
PERFECT
A.
BLENDING
Matured and Bottled
SCOTLAND.
S. WATSON CO., LTD.,
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
ESTABLISHED 1843.
cellency and Lady Stubbs accompanied the Governor-General and Mrs. Wood to
the Manila Polo Club where a game was in progress. "To didner in the evening, Governor-General and Mrs. Wood had invited a number of Americans prominent
Mrs. Washington. Major-General and Mrs. Read, Major-General and Mrs. Omar in Manila. These included Admiral and
Bundy and Rear-Admiral and Mrs. Mar- vel. Mrs. A. G. Stephen and Miss Addis
were also present at dinner.
coupon, and smuggling. Restriction in Malaya seems to have been dodged to an exteat quite big enough to prejudier its success, and the Straits Times, a very strong advocate of Restriction said a
On Monday, February 4th. His Excel- few months ago that if it were not so great and sure a remedy, it might have Jency visited Bilibid Prison and was after- been defeated by these evasions. As toward the guest of the Manila Club, when a large gathering of the British business the wisdom of the policy we think it might readily he toând in a consideration community sat down to luncheon." In the afternoon Flis Excellency and Lady of what would happen to the industry Stubbs were present at a Garden Party, if Malaya and Ceylon were free to put given by the members of the Manila into the world's markets 40 per cent.
Clab, at which the British Consul-General more than their present export while the
and Mrs. Harrington were host and. the world is still able to consume
hostess. present output?
The Canton authorities are stated in & be "busily engaged in raising funds for the Northern expedition." There is no mention yet of "temporary notes."
ANNOUNCEMENT. The marriage of Mr. L. G. Johnson to Miss J. M. Hoss will take place at St. Joseph's Church at 3.45 pm on Satur day, February 16th. No invitations have been issued but all friends are cordially invited
"
Reception at No. 3, Queen's Gar
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Hongkong Ofice: 1A, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, EC,
albe Bail
Press.
HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 15TH, 1994.
THE RUBBER POSITION. PEOPLE interested in rubber who bare
men
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On Tuesday morning His Excellency and Lady Stubbs, accompanied by Colonel Langhorn and Captain Neville, drove up to Baguio, the beautiful hill
station of the Philippines. In the even- ing they were the guests at the Baguio Country Club, of Brigadier-General There will be a cinematograph enter-McCoy, Chief Assistant to the Governor- tainment for children at the Helena May General, and Mrs., McCoy, after which Institute to-day (Friday), at 5.30 p.m. The they witnessed an Iguroto native dance. machine used will be the Pathé Univer- Kity--ADVT.
Three European sub-inspectors of the Shanghai Municipal Police bought the winning ticket in the Kinagwan Cham pions Sweepstake. The amount of the prize to be divided by them is stated to be just a little under #00,000.
Wednesday was spent in visiting vari- ous places of interest in and ground Baguio and, on Thursday, the party re- turned to Manila.
Friday's programme included a visit to the LInsular Factory, at the invitation of the President of the factory. Mr. Gar- rion. Visits were also made to the Bureaux of Science and Forestry.
General Omar Bundy, Commanding the Fort McKinley Tactical Division. McKinley under the direction of Major-
On Saturday His Excellency and Lady Suffering from injuries" received as result of being knocked down by motor | Stubbs accompanied the Governor-Gen- eral and Mrs. Wood to a Military Tourna car No. €84 at Morrison Hill Gap, near Stubbe Road, on Wednesday, an earthment. which was in progress at Fort. to the Government Civil Hospital, coolie, 52 years of age, has been admitted
Two Filipinos were charged at the Magistracy yesterday with being stow aways aboard the as President Taft. They wore discovered hiding beneath a lifeboat. Both were remanded until the 21st instant, when they will be returned to Manila
The next afternoon His Excellency and Lady Stubbs witnessed a baseball match, alter which they accompanied General " and Mrs. Wood to the Polo Club where they were the guests of Major-General and Mr.Read at tea.
On Monday afternoon is Excellency Several cases of sleeping sickness have and Lady Stubbs left Manila in the Paci been reading in many speeches delivered occurred recently at Harbin. The dis- fic Mail s.. President Taft, Mr. Woods, during the past few months liy Chair ease, it is said, was at one time rather the American Ambassador to Japan, and of Rubber Companies glowing prevalent in the south of Russia, about Ms. Woods, and Mr. Gilmore, Vice tributes to the success of the Restriction sixty per cent. of the cases being fatal, Governor of the Philippines, and Mrs. policy must have read with no little and it is feared that it may spread in Gilmore also left Manila in the President Teft, The Governor-General and the surprise the called summary of a Times this town with the same results.
Senior Officers of the Naval and Military of the Rubber Restriction
Thirteen Chinese, men and wonieu, in- forces, assembled on the jetty to witness review
the departure. Results," in which it is stated that
larger consumption, and not restricted habitants of a floor at No. 2, Praya East, The Premises cover an area of 5,500 square feet
Share day with failing to take nécessary precau- or thereabouts and are held for a term of 999 production, has been the chief factor in were charged at the Magistracy yester years from the 11th day of May, 1849. The causing an advance in price.” Brown
Rent payable in respect of the premises holders in rubber companies should be tions in accordance with the local small- is 180 per sunum.
fined $25 and the others discharged. For further Particulars and Conditions of very pleased at this conclusion because or regulations. The main tenant was
} Sale, apply to
it is manifestly a healthier sign than if Mesars. BASTINGS, DENNYS
the rise in price had been entirely due & BOWLET,
to reduced output Solicitors, 8, DES Vaux ROAD CENTRAL,
or to M LAMMEET BROTHERS, Auctioneers,
DVDDELL STREET,
TO-DAY & SATURDAY,
AT 19.15, 280, 5.15, 7.15 AND 9.157..
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J. W. KERRIGAN
IN
GUESTS' AT ĠOVERNMENT HOUSE,
Mr. Gilmore, Vice-Governor of the Snow is reported to have fallen in the
Philippine Islands, and Mra. Gilmore, Since 1921, the North River district. Though it causes reviewer says, production has steadily much discomfort to the poor," says our who arrived in the Colony on Wednesday, expanded, despite restriction. This his Canton contemporary," the people behave been staying at Government House
States this morning. statistics clearly establish, and we take lieve that snow at the very beginning of They continue their journey to the United them as reliable. At all events, "the the year portends better times this year.". returns" for Malaya for the first hall of Politically as well as from the business last year showed that some 18,000 tane point of view? more were exported than in the car responding half of 1922 But the gratify
the shareholder's point of view is that
The Right Honourable, Sir Charles Eliot, British Ambassador to Japan, and. Mr. Hornell, the new Vice-Chancellor of 'Members of the Royal Hongkong Golf the University, are also staying at Club are notified by advertisement that Government House.
Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and
ing thing from the rubber planter's and nu extraordinary general meeting is to Last pight (Thursday) His Excellency be held this afternoon at & 16 in the Board and Lady Stubbs invited the following to Co., Ltd., for the purpose of confirming meet His Excellency Mr. and Mrs. Woods resolutions passed at the last extraordi and Vice-Governor and Mrs. Gilmore nt nary general meeting.
dinnerHis Honour, Sir William and. A belated report is published in the Lady Rees-Davies, Hon Mr. and Mrs. Canton papers of a locomotive on the Kemp, Hon. Mr. Messer, Hon. Mr.
the average price in the last non- 25 cents per restricted quarter was pound-it might have gone lower, but in view of the great congestion, it was generally thought that it would not go
on the first day of the present moon, Hon. Mr. Stephen, His Honour Mr. were published the price was 53 cents The accident accurred in the vicinity of Justice and Mrs. Compertz, Mr. and per lb., so that instead of getting fifty-six Seung Pak Ching. It is stated that the Mrs. Holt Gale, Mr. and Mrs. Hornell, Mr. and Mrs. Brand, Commander Lannon, million dollars for its expert Mainga got 800 (1) passengers on the train hadto U.S.N., and Lieut. Comer. Green. U.S.
walk to Siutong. : one hundred and nineteen million dollars tagged behind the rest were attacked by The Right Fon. Sir Charles Eliot, Mr. on the same amount exported. The robbers and plundered of their belong Hornell, Mr. Fletcher and Mr.. Ponsonby
were also present at dinner. export, however, was rather larger and ings. Two of their number were taken who are staying at Government House, THE CORONET.the value was a handred and twenty-five away-evidently held for fansons.
‘THUNDERING bigher while the last Maleyan returns Canton-Saursbui railway being derailed Greasy Hon. Sir Paul and Lady Chater,
DAWN.