NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
4.
INTIMATONS
NOTICE
THE HONGIONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 19TH,
ERAGE MEETING EXTRAE have This Day MOVED our Ofice
INTRIES FOURTH
the "ASIATIC BUILDING,"
·HAZELAND & GUNELLA”
Architects.
12 o'clock Noor, on MONDAY, 2. KAY. SECOND FLOOR. 1924 instead of SATERDAL PATH, Mar, 1924.
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"Hy ̈Order,:"
C. B. BROWN, ̈
Secretary.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD. FROM MIDDLESBRO, ASTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
The Steamship BENVENDE"
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform
ed that all Goods are being-landed at their risk into the hazardere and/or extra-
of the Godownk hazardous
Hosu roxa AND KOWLOON WEAR & GODON COMPANY, Lr, whence, and/or from the wharvest": delivery may be obtained:
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NOTICE.
INTIMATIONS
THE CANTON INSURANCE office, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THEAD
H—TORLY-THIRD ORDINKEY" GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Odees of the Undersigned on FRIDAY, THE AD AY 1924 at Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with ■" Statement of Accounts for the year ended the
BY GIVEN that the
JOHN HYDERS HINDMARSH bas This!
Day been Havoked."
THE ASIATIC TRADING CORPORA- TION, LIMITED. Hongkong, 10th May, 1924
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NOTICE IS HEREBY Gwen Statement bey, 1993
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD."
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Claims will be admitted after the Goods NOTICED ANNUAL ORDINARY liave left the Clodowas, and all Goods remaining
to rent.
The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 9th to the 23rd May, 1994; both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Agents. Hongkong, 5th May, 1924
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WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD ERS will be held at the HoxGRANG HOTEL OF FRIDAY, MAY, 1924, Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and Statement-of-Accounts to the 9th Feb Pary, 1924.
GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD-NOTWENTY THIRD ORDINARY mielivered after the 23rd inst., will be subjectERS will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, On
All Claims against the Steamer must be MONDAY, 25TH MAY, 1924, Noos. presented to the Undersigned on or before the 8th June, or they will not be recognized.
All breken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godawas, where they will be elamined on the 23rd instant, at 10 á.m. No Fire Insurance has been effecte Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD."
Agents,
Hoogkong, 17th May, 1924.
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VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE
S
SCHEEPVAART-MAATSCHAPPIJ. (UNITED NETHERLANDS - NAVIGATION Co.) HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIJN (HOLLAND-EAST Asia Lane).
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Prox ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG AND BREMEN.
THE Steamakip
THE
"OUDERKERK”-
having arrived from the above porta. Consignées of Cargo by her are notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk, into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hong- and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd Long whates and/or from the wharres delivery may be obtained.
Goods not cleared by the rd May, 1924, will bo
be subject to rent.
be
All broken, chafed and damaged packages are left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 2nd 1924, at 10.
to
H
by Mesars, Goddard & Clairas against the
Steamer must be presented writing wil
within ten days after arrival of Steaser, otherwise they will not be recognizal.: No Fire Insurance will be affected by the Undersigned in any case whatever,
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPÁN DÍJN, General Agents.
Hongkong, 15th May, 19%
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 19th May, 1924, to 26th May, 1924, both days inclusive.
By Onler of the Board of Diretors,
S. J. JORDAIN,
Secretary. Hongkong, 7th May, 1924.
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PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY, GIVEN that the
No ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be hell at the Hoxcrona Hotz Hongkong, an WEDNESDAY, the 29TH MAY, 1924, at 11.00, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company ill I b CLOSED from Wednesday, 21st May, to Wednesday 8th May, 1994, both days incluare.
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JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Manager. Hongkong. 17th May, 1924
£785
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
will be held (weather permitting) at Happy THE THIRD EXTRA RACE MEETING VALLEY on SATURDAY, 24 MAY, 1924, commencing at 3 r. The First Bell will be
19.30 7
Rung st I.M..!!
The Charge for Almimion to the Public Enclosure will be $1.
Soldiers and Sailom in uniform Half Price, Members are advised that they must show their Season Tickets to obtain Admission to the Members Enclosure.
Member has the right of introducing 2! Non-Members to the Members Enclosure, Tickets
for whom can be obtained from Mears. LINSTEAD & Davis at $5 each up to Frinir. MAY, 23RD.
The Stewards invite the Ladies of Hongkong
257778 to be przent
PRINCE LINE. FAR EAST SERVICE DRAFT
EK YEW YORK AND NEWPORT
NEWS VA
THE Steamship
SLAVIC PRINCE? having arrived from the above Ports, on 18th May, 1924. Consignees of Carga are hereby in formed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Howloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored, at Consignees
expense.
risk and
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 22nd May, 1921, at 10 a
All Claims must be presented within 15 days of the Blesmer's arrival here, after which date they can be admitted after the Goods
be recognized No Claims have left the Godowns, and sil Goods remain
undelivered after the 23rd May, 1924. will be subject to reat.
Consignees of Carge are hereby notified that they must produce, an Import permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports nut Exports, Hongkong before Bill of Lading
can be countersigned
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD.,
St. George's Building,
Hongkong. Telephone No. 3165,
--Hongkong, 18th May, 1924.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE PENINSULAR (AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.'S STEAMER “SIQILIA "
AREIVED HOXOXONG ON 10TH MAY, 1924. FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO & STRAITE,
YONAIGNEES of Cargo by the shove-nam-
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
HAFT Programmes and Entry Forman for FOURTH EXTRA RACE MEETING to be held on SATURDAY, 'the 7r:--and--HONDAY JINE, 1994. (weather permitting), may chtained at the RACE COURSE, HONGKONG CLUB and Causeway BAT STARLIN
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S.S. AMBOISE”'.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
NOTICE:
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th May to 23rd the May, both days inclusive
By Order of the Board,
F. O. HOLT,
Managing Director." Hongkong: 9th May, 1924
NOTICE.
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that
-Scrip No-4227-for-500 shares Ewa COTTON MILLS LTD, in the name of Ms. EZRA ABRAHAM of Hongkong together into to daly executed transfer deal purporting
asign the said shares has been Lost:
The
Baid shares cars the property of the Undersigned and application has been duly made to the Company for the issue of Duplicate Scrip.
ng
The public is therefore warned against drai- with the said Shares, without reference to the Undersigned. Any person having any knowledge as to the whereabouts of the said scrip in saked to communicate with the Under- sigrod.
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ELLIS & CO.
No. Ice Homas Street:
NOTICE.
WOULD Anybody on the Prix, Hove WL Spare for Some Weeks ONE OR TWO FORNISHED BOOMS with Cooking Fossibility for a Missionary Family from China with One Boy-baby. Please reply to S. M..
780)
cje tiongkong Daily Freu
WANTED.
BITCH
LUE CHOW DOG and BWANTED. Only Exceptional Specimens considered.
Photographs with Mill particulars to TAYLOR, Ravencourt Gardent,
LONDON.
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WANTED.
Prai
TOUSE OR FLAT-Furnished, DISTRICT. Early Next Year.
Apply
AG. SIMPSON,
CHARTED BANK
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PREPAID WANTED ADVERTISEMENTS »
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Letters are lying at this Office for Batew-YL
ONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSEIL
LES, de, in connection with above .that their Goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure Steamer, are hereby informed and Valuables are being landed and stared at their risks into the Golows of the Hongkong-
Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, POLLOCK, 367, Tuz FRAL· Kowloon whence delivery may be oblained immediately after landing.
"ANTED GOOD HOMES for
Apply
W Small KITTENS.
B1
Optional Cargo will be forwariod on unless
NOE ·SALE.--LAMPSHADES and intimation is received from the Consignees F LAMPSTANDS, KOMOE's Unique Art before Nons, TO-DAT, requesting it to be
Designs, The Latest Decorative Creations at Andel here.
KOMOR & KOMOR CHINE ART Roos, by the
Alexandra Buildings.
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Bilix of
of Lading will be the 19th staat, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges
Undersized, Goods retered after
the
All Claims must be sent in to me on or befous: 22nd instant, or they will not be recognized.
AT damaged packages will be emmited on Monday, the 19th instant, at 10 am, by Mesara Goddard & Douglas
No Fire insurano; has been effected.
R. MODENFUSER,
Acting Agent Hongkong, 12th May, 1924.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD.
AND
Cd sexel are hereby informed that their NA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION
in in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and
Goods are
landed and placed AT-THE
Golows Company's Dodowns at Kowloon, where such Conmgament will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the foods are lauded.
This vessel brings on Cargo from Persian
Steam.
Optinaal Goods
CO., LTD.
CONSIGNEUS per Company
Company's Steamer:
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it
ez BLS.N. and R. & PSN Co. will lie at Consignees risk and subject to Commented terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Goods will
be landed here unless Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery" instructions Laro been given to the contrary from Goal Conso will be leach, alors notice
landed, Ghours before arrival of the Stearner.
Options Cargo
to Steamer's arrival. Goods not cleared within 8 dage, including has been given prior
Good All broken, chafed and damaged of arrival be 5. mubject to rent.
to he left in the Godowns, where
they will be AM, and Noos within the
late
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in
EOR. EUROPE AND AMERICA, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, &c.
Comprehensive and Complete Recent
of the NEWS OF THE FAR EAST Is given in the "HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS
with which is incorporated THE CHINA," OVERLAND. TRADE" REPORT.”
Subscription, psit in advance $12
Incinding Postage to any part
the world-$14.
POLA NEGRI
IN
art
ONE ARABIAN NIGHT
“UEDAL: PRICES
any case whatever left in the examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between
Damaged packages must be
the
the
bours
of 10,45 Godowns for emmination by the Consignees, free storage period of a sides after the Goods and the Company's surveyors,
Any surveyors, Menari GODDAR No Clame will be admitted
Steamer's Godown,
and all Goods have left the remaining undelivered after the 22nd May, will be subject to rent
& Dorezan at 10a.m., on Mondays and Thursdays.
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the Steamer's arrival here after which dafo they cannot be recognizeddel gen
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown (an),
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE E Hongkong, 10th May, 1954
CO
"A genta:
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All Clans against the Steamer must be precated to
to Undersigned on or before the 5th June, or they not recognised,
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
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• Agents Hongkong, 15th May, 1924.
of
INTIMATIONS
DEWAR'S
Mr. Siu Ho-ming's name has been added to the list of authorized architects.
of Messrs" "DENT & Co.'s insurance busi ness, was appointed Secretary of the Society. Under his able management the
The BASMA-bathing bench at Stone- policy of triennial distribution of profits outters Island is to be opened on Satur- hitherto adopted was changed to one day text. which had in view the accumulation of
being invited for the pre-
reserves for future expansion, and the Fenders- wisdom of this policy was abundantly paration of site and erection of a motor demonstrated in the subsequent history garage adjoining the Governmiont Offices,
The Spirit of the of the Society. Mr. N. J. Ens retired in Albert Road...
Empire
It is that unbroken Even- ness that is so much appreciated in DEWAR'S. It is produced by the skilful blending of whiskies-old and ample - DEWAR'S is simply a mingling of good things.
Dewar's
WHITE LABEL
and ***VICTORIA · VAT "
as supplied to the Houses Commons. of Lords and
By Royal appointment to His Majesty The King
1859 and was succeeded for 1 year by Major Willson OBE, and Mr. E. Mr. Dovinas JONES, when Mr. W. J. J. Edwards, who are going Home on leavo,
SAUNDERS WAs appointed and held the post till 1907. It was during the time of Mr. SAUNDERS that the China Traders Insurance Co., Ltd., was amalgamated with the Union and became subsequently known as the British Traders Insurance Co., Ltd.
were passengers by the P. & 0. Plassey which left on Saturday.
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's nines for the week end- ing May 3rd amounted to 87,888 tons and the sales to 70,754 tous
Wan-
Mr. C. MONTAGUE EDE, who had then The name of Dr. T. Aragaki, 151, already been twenty-four years in the chai Rol (Bachelor of Medicine of the service of the Society, principally at University of Nagasaki) has been added Shanghai and Yokohama, succeeded. Mr. to the list of medical practitioners. SAUNDER in 1908, and in the intervening
The Government of British North period there has been a very wide expan-Borneo has appointed a Committee to sion of the Company's business. Not enquire fully into the subject of wages only have further branches heen gutab paid to Chinese women in the territory, lished in the East,-in Tokyo, Hankow, and to make recommendations. Tizutsin, Sourabaya and Bombay-but
On Saturday morning a Chinese cripple,
During the absence from the Colony of the Bishop of Victoria and Archdeacon Barnott, the Rev. V. H. Copley Möyle" and the Rev. C. B. Shann have been appointed trustees under the German Missious:Ordinarte,
News has reached Shanghai of the death in Paris of Dr. Louis Pichon, who for 21 years was in practice at Shanghai. -His son, Mr. Albert Pichon, is Commissioner of Customs at Hangchow. Dr. Louis Tichon was B1 years of age.
During the absence from the Colony of
also at Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland, Wellington, Christ using crutches, who attempted to board church, Vancouver, Toronto. Buenos the ferry at 9.5 o'clock, as it was musing Ayres, Cairo, and Johannesburg The from the wharf, fell into the water. Fs Society has also entered the field in was pulled on board uninjured by coolies. niany States of America and numerous agencies bave been established through out the world. During Mr. Eor's service we have seen the China Fire Insurance C, Ltd., and the North China Insurance Co., Ltd., amalgamated with the Union we have seen the authorised capital of the Society increased, in 1915, to $4,000,000-and- four fear later ezme the conversion into sterling when the authorised capital was increased to £2,000,000. The references made by the Hon Mr. HoLYOAK, 23 Chairman of the Society, at the annual mecting last Friday, to the outstanding part Mr. Ene the Hon. Mr. A. G. Stophen, His Excel- has played in the development of the Teacy the Governor has appointed, pro- Company's business and assets will be visionally and subject to His Majesty's widely endorsed, for they have long been pleasure, the Hon. Mr. Montague Ede to generally recognised. The Chairman be an Unofficial Member of the Executive mentioned that in 1908, when Mr. Ene Council
assets of It has been stated in the vernacular assumed charge, the total the Society were approximately a million Press in Hongkong that Madame Yang. sterling, while to-day they are over five mother of the Governor of the Kwang times that figure. These, as the Hon. ting Province, died at Shanghai à fes Mr. HOLYOAK remarked, are facts which days ago Comitianioner Ping Sheung speak for themselves and weed no ampli Foo informs us on behalf of HE the COOPER-WHITE-At Shangani, on May Beation. When we hear in mind the Governor that the rumour is absolutely
19th, THOMAS AUSTIN COOPER, younger further fact that for many years past untrue. 800 of Mrs. A. COOPER, of Dulwich, while Mr EDE has been thus engaged
Mr. John Gregory Apear, Calcutta, London, to FroRENCE, MAUTE (LOLLIE), second daughter of Mr and Mrs broadening the basis of the Society's merchant and barrister-at-law, who died WILLIAM AUCUSTES WHITE, of Changfatere prosperity he has been severely in Louder last October, aged 74, left
AS
SOLE AGENTS:
WATSON
LTD.
co,
Wine and Spirit Herohsats
ESTABLISHED 1841.
MARRIAGE
hai
DEATH. PICHON,At Paris, on April 18th. Dr. Lous Picnos (formerly of Shang- bai), aged 81 years,
Hongkong Office: 1A, Chater Road. London Office: 131, "Fleet Street,
The Buil
Press
HONG KONG, MAY 19TH, 1924.
£10,000 to Harrow School, of which he was an old boy, and the goodwill of his business of Messrs. Apcar and Co. to Messra, Mackinnon, Mackenzie and Co.
At four o'clock on Saturday morning a Chiness acemuntant discovered a"
leaving his son a room at No. 2, flok
ing Lane. He raised the alarm where- upon the intruder seized the accountant
handicapped by ill-health, the tribute to his courage and devotion is accentuated." Alter forty years of service, it may well Are said that Mr. Ens has more than earned the rest which his relinquishment of the past of General Manager will give Ubi and it may be added that the sub- stantial manner in which the Directors have decided to acknowledge his services -aniversally admitted to be of inestim able value to the Society--will be re cognised as well deserved In appointing Mr. PAUL LAUDER to succeed Mr. Eng as General Manager, the Directors and the public generally, ure well assured of the continuity of the policy which has made A boat woman has been arrested by Revenue Officers in consequence of the the reputation of the Union securo............
discovery pf1,300 tuels of prepared oglime Closely following upon the announcement on board her junk near the Wing Lok of his impending retirement from business Street Wharf. On Saturday the woman was brought before 3r. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy, and the case
and stabbed him in the face The thief got away with a jacket having five gukk buttona. The jacket was later found on the street with two of the gold buttons missing.
MR. EDE'S RETIREMENT. Tus retirement of the Hon. Mr. MONTAGUR EDE from the position of General Manager of the Union Iusur- ance Society of Canton, Ltil, is an event which concerns not only the general body we are gind to welcome Mr FD's of shareholders-wkle though that lody appointment as an Unofficial Member of was remanded, bail being fixed at has becourt in recent years but the whole the Executive Council of the Colony: $153,000. The Revenue Department hase. made application for the forfeiture of the Colony, because the Society contributes His experience, recognised ability, and heat. in no unimportant degree to the financial his interest in public affaire clearly
Inexperience in the ways of the world and commercial reputation which this recommend him for the vacancy. Despite is still exemplified by the fair sex, Colony enjoys throughout the world the exacting aature of his business especially, in the realm of banking in the The Union has long ranked as one of the responsibilitica and his prolonged ill-Orimt The FC. Didly News relatem. leading marine insurance companies in health, Mr. Enz has actively interested that one day last week a woman was notified that the ledger showed red ink" the world, and to the Hon. Mr. MONTAGUE himself in work of a public character, in the debit column (she had overdrawn). EDE, who has been its General Manager We have in mind particularly his effort Shortly after the corporation received a short, nicely worded sote of apology with for the past sixteen years, belongs a few years ago to create a Portuguese a cheque on the same account to make great deal of the credit. It may be here Garden City in the Colony, as a means up the deficit 12 explained that the Society owes its name of protecting the Portuguese clerk from to the fact that it was formed in Canton, the barilen of ever-increasing rentals conditions of service in the Hongkong A new regulation in reference to the in 1845, by a number of British merchants The failure of that scheme to mature: Police Force is published in the Gallo- under the guidance of Messrs Dia & evidently did not dishearten him, for he It reads as follows No pension shall Co., at that time one of the leading firms has since been the moving spirit in the completed 15 years service and attained be granted to any oficer who has not in the Far East. When Blangkong was large scheme of building development at the age of forty-five years, without a seded to the British Crown in 1841, the Kowloon Tong which is now in an ad certificate from the Captain Superinten
dent of Police And from the ineipa) heal office of the Union was transferred vanced stage of progress and promises Civil Medical Oficer that such officer is here, for greater security, and it has thus to fully justify the expectations of its incapable by reason of some infirmity of heen associated with the development of
mind or. hody of discharging his duties." promoters. The intention of Mr. Eog to Hongkong from the beginning of its remain in the Colony may be taken as bistory as a British Colony
When the famous old firm of Mesra
The first steamer has just been put on an assurance of much further public work the Taihu lake, to run between Wasih and HachowThe little steamer has been DENT & Co. met with irremediable dis his health permits, as all who know build at Shanghai. A correspondent aster in the financial debacle of 104, the him and value his-eminent services to the suys There is no more beautiful scenery in the Far East, the Inland Rea Union Society become a separate entity Colony sincerely hope that it will.
not excepted, than the northern end of the Great Lake. The islands nod the with a committee of management formed
mountains are wonderfully beautiful. On of representatives of the leading British
this rus one will get all the cool breezes Dr. E. Remy, Counsul General for of a sea trin, and also in rough weather Srms then established in the Colony, In 1871 Mr. N JEDE (an uncle of Mr. Germany at Canton, has been appointed one will get all the feats of the Yellow
Sen and the English Channel,” THE CORONET.NOSTAGE Enzf who had been in charge German Consul for Hongkong.
NOT FOR CHILDREN
THE