NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
BANK HOLIDAY.
IN accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912 the EXCHANGE BANKS will be
I' CLOSED for the Cranston or PARLIC BUSINESS os MONDAY, the 9 JUNE, 1924.
Hongkong, 4th June, 1924.
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HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, LTD.
TRAMWAY ORDINANCE, 1902.
JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that it
is the intration of this Computy to' apply to the twɛayak+in+Dooset for Pawers to constrast and lay down, in secordance with Plaas to be deposit with the DICTOR OF PeILE WORKS, Deable Tramway Line, in place of the existing Single Line, on the Sey- tion of Tramway from CAUSEWAY BAT to Sauziwas, described in Section 3 of the above Urlinasco as Sections 6 and 7 of the Tramway.
W. E. ROBERTS, Secretary and General Manager. Honghang, th June 1996
NOTICE:
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WING to my Impending Departure from 0th Conny, I shall be glad it. Anyone
having Acconuts against me will send them, in at the Earliest. Possibi- Moment.
N. WATSON.
NOTICE.
ERMAN Export House in close contact with Important Manufacturers of Italy. France, Belgium, Checho-Slavskis and Gore many desire to get into touch with a Welt Established Foreign Import Host High Standing. Willing to act as BUYING
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WEDNESDAY, 1я JUNE, 1024,
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JUNE
THURSDAY, 19
at '930 F.. are reused to do xon as possible to tensile the Exteruinamąt Committee to arrange for the mating accomodation in the Hall Room that -vasing,
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TO LET.
OFFICES in CENTRAL POSITION,
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
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BY ORDER DE THE MORTGAGEE.
PUBLIC AUCTION" - VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
ituate at AUSHIN AVENUE, KOWLOON mid known Nan, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4
Alusi Villa
TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION
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MONDAY,
the STN DAT DE JULY, 1924, at 12 o'clock
Sony IN ONE LOT
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Mose, LAMMERT BROS, Auctioneers,
At their Anction Ronins in Duddell Street,
The Property, clipsista. Dīze
ALL THOSE pieces or parcels of ground situate at Kowiem in the Unlony of Hongkong and respectively registered in the Land Ofice M KOVIDON INLAND LOTS No. 1171 and 112 together with the memuages or Zeusnouts erections and buildings therron.
Particular and Conditions of Sale inzy be obtained either from:
MESSI, DEACONS, 1. Dex Vuur Road Central, Honkong the Vendor's Solicitors, fro..
MERS. LAMMERT BROS., the Auctionesra..
WANTED
INTIMATONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE
THE HON. MR, ARTHUR RYLANDS LOWE, DECEASED.
LL CLAIMS Against the Estate of the Are Dist be most to the Undersigned, "
DEACONS Solicitars for the Executors,
1, Des Faux Road Central, Hongkong. 2nd June, 1521
TO LET AT WEIHAIWEI.
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THE HONGKONG» JOCKEY CLUB.
HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING et MEMBERS will be held on SATURDAY, 7t8 JUNE, 1924, at 1230 Ex. in the Jockey Clum, Rooms, HondLONG Chun AvNET
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COMFORTABLY Furnishel ROOMS with Harry VALLEY DR. SATURDAY, Trn, and
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
YONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
POLYPHEMUS"
10%
are hereby notitel that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will be at Consignge risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's wharf. Go on anal after.drd June.
The Cargo will be wady for delivery from Optional Cargo will bedamlad, unless notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival.
All rern, chafed and damaged Gools are be left in the Grodowas, where they will be aninel on any Tuesday and Friday
Am. and Noor between the hours of within the
free Atorage period No Claias will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, sud all Goods amaining nadelivered after the 16th June. will be subject to rent.
MONDAY, OTH JUNE, 1906, commencing at 3.30 ... Each Day. The First Bell will be Kang at 3 r..
The On Fiers and Sailors in uniform, Hist Price
Charge for Alaission to
will be $1.
the Public
Members are advised that they must show their Season Tickets to obtain Admisión to the Members' Enclosure..
Each Member has the right of introducing 2 Non-Members to the Members Enclosur Tickets for whom can be obtained from east, LINSTEAD & Davis at 55 sach up to FIDAT, 6TH JUNE.
The Steward iușite the Ladies of Hongkong
Tezo to be present:
NOTICE.
NICE No 4227 for bid wisares Ew
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Corros Mills LTD, in the name of Mr. EZRA ABRAHAM of Hongkong, together with
to daly executed transfer and purporting
Asia the said shares has been Lost:
The said share are the property of thu Undersigned and application has been duly made to the Company for the isna of a Duplicate Scrip-
The public is therefore warned against deal
INTIMATIONS
DEWAR'S
BY APPOINTIENT
And as suppled to the House of Cardiot. I
The very first Old Scotchichisky |
John Dewar Sons Thatillers Porthosco
WAR HO
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PARE, IM,SEXYLAND
1924
The Manila" Ouersatory yesterday." morning gave warning of cyclone er typhoon W of Baahi Chappel maving N.E. or EMES
Shanghai tailors continue to agitáte år. 40 per cent, increase in wages, and threaten to go out on strike on Sunday If the advice is not forthcoming.
...
The latest Chinese notability, who Bas. been able to read his own obituary notice's in the Press is D. Ku flung Ming, the well-known literateür," whose" (leath" was prematurely annaanced fast week,
Canton Harbour Notification state that Tientsin, Chitwangtan and Shanghai have declared Canton to be plague" in- fected. We draw attention once more to the remarkable", absence of nague in Hengkang this year.
for a reform of English spelling is ad mitred by vanny compotent judges in all walks of life. One" of the grounds on which this reform is advocated is that it would facilitate the spread of English within the Empire and haten its newept- ance us a universal tangitage. Many will perharis-agree with an eminent Norwegian writer who, regarding English as the most widespread language in the_world—” as if unquestionably is-declareil that the only thing that really stands in the way of making English the common world language is that its acquisition is made umitressarily difficult, by its unphonetic apelling. However, if anong Englishmen of letters there are to be found many who support the plea for simplified spell ing, there are also many who are strongly upposed to the suggested change, Tu- China" received G. $1,234,94 towards cidentally we may mention this one of medial education from the Rockefeller Fourulation in 1923,, according to“an jul there is Dr. RENDY BRADLEY, author of vince enpy of the apnual report which the Oxford Dictionary, who has just has been prepared by the President, Dr. been honoured by H.M.THE KING George A. Vincent, with the Order of Merit. He ans condemned, simplified spelling, not in etymological or aesthetic grounds, but rather, on what, he regards as fundamental position of the reformers that the sole function of writing is tõr
Two footpans are reported to have beid represent sounds," which he argues is up a louse coolie-employ by Mr. Everest bistorically and psychologically untrue; of the P.W.D., residing at No. 2, Railway Ile says that the practised render con! Quarters. Kowloon, en Wednesday after trives during the process of silent rend-noon, near Gun Club, Bill. The vuolie was threatened with duggers and roished ing, to loosen the fetters in which the of 35.25"
lave is bound. He acquires the halit of forgetting for the moment the phonetic value of the letters, and using the writ
spoken word and sometimes na a pure ideograph." As an illustration he mea. tions that many years ago ho saw in 2 newspaper an announcement of a per son's death with the startling addition: Fiends will kindly accept this intima tion." Me cut out the paragraph, mounted it on a card, and showed it to a large number of persons, who all read {it over several times without detecting angthing wrong in it. Even newspaper proofreaders whose business it is to detect we all such erries are not excupt. a know, and it can be almitted that such
the
All Claims against the Steamer mast beng with the said Shares without reference to presented to the Undersigned on or before the the Undersigned. Any person having any
4th Juce or they will not be recognised. knowledge as to the whereabouts of the said THE SPIRIT OF THE EMPIRE ten word as an analysed symbol of the
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
" BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Bongbong, 2a Jane, 1924,
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD..
"ATU CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
NSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
"CYCLOPS
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis- charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will be at. Consiqagon' risk ad abject to terns and maditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be real for delivery from Godown on sad after 21 dube.
Optional Cargo will
will be landel, nakess notice has been given prior to Steamer's firal.
All broken, chafet and damaged foods are be be left in the flowns, where they will examined on any Tuesdays and Fridinys between the hours of 10.45. Soox within the free storage period.
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No Claims will be minted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 10th June, will be subject to rent.
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All Claims against the Steamer minst be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 24th June, or they will not be recognised."
Na Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agruta.
1934 Hongkong, ad June, 1924.
VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE
SCHEEPVAART-MAATSCHAPPIJ. (UNITED NETHERlands Navigation. Co.) HOLLAND-OOST AZTE LIJN (HOLLANE-ENT AMA LINKI.
NOTICE. TO CONSIGNEES."
From AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND BREMEN,
THE Steamship
THE
*WESTERDYK (1)"
scrip is naked to communicate with the Under aigned
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· ELLIS & CO.
No. 23 Tee House Street.
LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. CO.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
The Steamship "NIPPON From TRIESTE, VENICE. BRINDISL SPALATO, FORT BAID, MASSADA, ADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform
el that all Goods are being landed st their risk into the Godown of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., as loos, whence and/or from the wharves delivery inay I obtained.
Uptional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given. before the 2nd instant.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas, and all Goods remaining andelivered after the 8th instant, will he subject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be prewated to the Ledersigned on or before the 19ths inst., or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafel and damaged Goods are to be left in the Golowns, where they will be atamine on the 7th inst., at 10 am, by our Surveyors, Mears, (DDARD & DOUGLA No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigner by
"DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Agent Hongkong, 2nd Jase, 1924,
It is that unbroken Evenness that is so much appreciated in DEWAR'S. It is produced by the skilful blending of whis- ties-old and ample-DEWAR'S is simply a mingling of good things.
Dewar's
"WHITE LABEL"
and
“VICTORIA VAT”
as supplied to the Houses of Lorde and
Cosuncar.
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By Royal appointext to His Majesty The King errors cecape detection because there is
SOLE AGENTS
A S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
Wine and Spirit Merchants ESTABLISHED 1811,
BIRTHS
a tendency in the practised render ta regard words as pure ideographs. But we do not see what this liability to over-
& kisprints proves against the ad-
Girick-At Shanghai, on May 27th, to Me and Mrs. HotACE Grzitx, a son and a daughter. JENN-At Shanghai, up May goth,
Lo
It will be seen from an aunonieciurut in today's advertisements that the Tong- kong Tramways, Ltd., intend applying for power to lay down a double, traneway line, in place of the existing single line, from Causeway Bay to Shaukiwan
For carrying I passengers in exces of his licence, the master of a passenger sampan was fined $10 at the Marine Magistracy yesterday. The master of u trading, junk was fined $3 for anuboring his junk within the limits of the cable area at North Point.
Three professors if the Hongkong University left for Home yesterday un leage by the X.T.K. Kashmir Fry-Pro fessors W. J. Hinton, K. Simpson and M. H. Roffey, and their wives, Pro fessor Hinton is taking home Mrs. Hintou and child who have not been well lately, and he will be returning to Hongkong early in the autumn.";
A Hankow paper learns frour well in formed courses that one of Messrs. Butter, held & Swire's foreign travelling agents was captured by bandits some 100. i up the Han River, not far removed from Anhu. After being held by the brigands for some little time he succeeded" in effecting his escape, but it is understood that all his property has been stolen.
Ch
At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. Tip Sai. Kan, a shopkeeper of Shamshi vocates of spelling reform. There is
po. was charged with demanding money nothing to show that for mila of the with menaces from Leung Shu Shi, a sight-reading order a well-spelt word fisherman, M. HC Lee defended. Inspector Hutchins asked for a short would not hardien into an ideograph, as remand to make enquiries, and the "ease readily as null-spelt word. Me.. WILLIAS was put back until next Tuesday. ARCHE who was an ardent advocate of Mr. Lee's, application, his Worship (Mr.) spelling reform, once remarked that an W. Hamilton) granted bail in $500.
The return of notifiable diseases in the eye long accustomed to vietu would boggle at villz" the first two de three Colony for last week shows one fatal use.
of small-pox: 4 cases of diptheria times it encountered the word; but to British and 2 Chinese) with 2 deaths an eye which had never been accustomed "victuals," the short und true farm make just as good no ideograph as the false form. The argument seems vincing. Our American cousins have cone very generally to discard through" in favour of "thru and have made My other modifications in English selling We see them readily adopted, Rev. JAMES HOWELL PYKK D.D of for example, among students of English, the Methodist Episcopal Mission, North China, in his 70th year.
under American tutorship in China. We Rupeans-At Seattle. U.S.A. on May confess to being so conservative in our th, WILL NEY, the beloved preferences as to dislike these inna husband of JANE ROGERS (of Shangtions, but we recognise that there are bai), in his 40th year.
strong arguments in favour of this requl
Mr. and Mrs. F. V:“JENSK, A KOS. TAYLOR-At Shanghai, on May 26th, to
Mr. and Mrs. R. TAYLOR, 21 NOIL
MARRIAGE.
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BOWERN & CO, MTFORD-Price-At Fetchana, an April
No S. MESETY ROAD, SHANGHAL
Member, British Chamber of Commerce,
rd, Jouy BERTRAM MITFORD, Lieut. R.N., to MARJORIE HITMIX, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Price of Peking
DEATHS.
Shanghai). Mr. T. W. BOWERN, Fellow of PRL-At Chinwangtao, on May 29th,
the lastitute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Incor porated by Roys? Charter, London.
STEAMERIE AGENTS AND SHIPBROKERS For the Purchase, Sale and Charter of Vessels
having arrivel from the above ports. Consignees of Cargo by her are notified that all Goods are
ing landol at their risk into the hazardous of any Terzage, l'assenger and/or Cargo, New and or extra hazardous Golts of the Bouganilor Old, with delivery China at Very Low Long and Howbon Wharf & lodown C, Prices whence anlor from the wharves delivery may be
obtain) Gionilx not
by the 9th June, 1974, cleared will be subject to rent.
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All broken, chafel and damaged packages are be left in the Godowns, where they will.
on the 7th June, 1924, at 10 m,
by MONSTA, fieldari & Douglas.
Claims against the Steamer minat be presented
within in writing
ten days after arrival of Steamer, otherwise they will not be
recognized. No Pire Insurance will be effected by the mersil in any case whatevre, je Bills of Taling will be countersigued by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, General Agents. Hongkong, 2nd June, 1924.
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THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL
STEAM NAVIGATION CO,...
STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS & LONDON.
THROUGH BÜLLA OF LADING 18SUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL AMERICAN AND HOUTH AFRICAN, PORTS.
THE Steamship
"SICILIA,”
Captain H. U. DAVIE, D.S., B.N.R., carrying His Majesty Mails, will be despatched from this l'ort on or about WEDNESDAY, 11
JUROPEEN ASSISTANT. Required for the CUSTOMS AND TRADE DEPARTMENT the Sarawak GOVERNMENT Branier, Preference given to Applicants with previous JUN, 1994, at No, taking Pavengers
Experience of fins Customs work. Applicants
1 Cargol
ofor The above Ports, Silk and Vainables
for Italy, France
should under Thirty year of Age. Initial and London (ruler arrangement) will be tran
alary 3 with opportunity of Appointment tos Permanent Pensionable Staff Free Quarters shipped at Bombay into the Mail steamer pre
After Threeding direct to Marseilles and Lomalon Years Healthy, Tropical Climate-Com
together
#ad
nd Firaz Class
Pannage to Europe
paratively heapLizing. Applications,
with any Testimonials, particular of previnas and value of all packages must be decizmi.
anal present Employment, Education and recent
Photograph to be made to the COMMIS SIONER OF CUSTOMS, Kücanso, Sarawak.
Parcels will be received at this Office until the Day before Sailing. The contents For further particulam, spply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agents. S Hongkong, 4th June, 1924.
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SALVAGE OPERatoes, Marine Surveyors, AECTIONEERS, COAL- MERCHANTS, FREIGHT BROKERS, METAL Menguants.
Machinery For Eah, New and Old in First Class Condition.
Importers AND EXPORTERS, SHARE BROKER Members, Shanghai Bhare-Brokers" „Associa
on
SOLE AGESTY For Cilina 1-- Green's Patent ANCHORS, SAMBEL WAURES & Co. In (Sheffield),
High-Class Sted Manufactures (Tank Brand). Catalogues and Price-Lista on application."
(Enquiris Welcomed.).
CABLE ADDRESS: BOREEN, SHANGHAI.
Copes: Bentley's, Scott's, A.B.C.
5th Edition and Improved.
TO-DAY
2.30, 5.15, 7.15 AND 9.15 P.M.
LAST PERFORMANCES
MACK SENNETT'S THE CROSSROADS
NEW YORK.
BUSTER KEATON
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
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cases of enterie fever (1 British, Chinese, 1 Dane, 1 Japanese. Two were ́*
There were three deaths imported cases. from this disease. Three cases of para typhoid and three of cerebro spinal fever were notified. Three deaths from the
latter disease are recorded.
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Queue cutting parties in all parts of Chibli Province will be arranged by the police and local authorities, according to Chinese papers, which add that the order bas been issued by General Wang Cheng- ping. The reports says the Civil Gover nor has devided that the wearing of queues is a mack of ignorance, and that they must be taken off. Accordingly two months will be spent in teaching the people that quenes are useless,
Mrs. A. R. Low wishes to express her sive-looking change of spelling. Whether The only business of public, interest at deep gratitude for the very many Mr. RABAT MACDONALD will be convinced yesterday's fortnightly meeting of the expressions of sympathy which she of the necessity for appointing & Coin-Sanitary Board was the adoption of a
has received in her great loss and slic
all who sent flowers ·
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Hongkong Office 1a, Chater Road. Loaden Cüce: 131, Fleet Street, EC.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JUNK STIG 1924,
SPELLING REFORM,
THE MAILS.
also wishes to thank most sincerely mission on the,
he subject remains to be prosal for the creation of a publie Tatrine in Man Mink Lane, Yatonti." The seen, but it is.
certain that, "Spelling proposal was put forward by the Chair-"; Iteform has no chance of success unless man and seconded by Mr. Wong Kwong the Board of Education leads the wastin. Other members present at the meet- ing were The Hon. Mr. A. E. Wook. When Mr. RoOSEVELT wis President of Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C.. Dr. W. W. the United States be introiled a modi-Pearse (Medient Offeer of Health) find form of simplified spelling in official the Secretary to the Board M1, G. &
Kennedy-Skipton). documents, but the modification has since been reduced almost to vanishing point. In England even more than in America, the great majority of people wiki-regaril.
Two mail-tanouncements of interest ta spelling, refona as adding a new 'terror
Hongling appear in/ Shanghai papers. to existence. This reform has been the Shanghai Post Office st week. By a recent mil we precisod from Home advented over a great number of y announced that owing to a change in the a copy of a Petition which is being largely Books and one or two dents have Manchouli Moses train seketule, the weekly Trans-Siberian mails will in future been published in the simplified Linguage be despatched from Shanghai on Santaya signed for presentation to the Prine but though enthusiasts may use instead of Mondays as hitherto Ordinary Mipister setting forth that the irregular life spelling. In correspondence and will close at 6 1.pers and
anung themselves, they appear to imples, marked for transmisin animaly refrain from using it in coo-Siberin, are despatched from Shanghai en wunications intended to he published for Tuesdays, such articles taking longer time
in transmission, general reading. No doubt they would lead that the printers and publishers' arg Autderats in the matter.
ties and incondistencies of English spell-
Ing Tavolve a deplorable waste of time and mental energy in education, without Any compensating gain, and asking him to advise His Majesty the King to appoint "Commission which should include OFcholars, teachers, men of letters and
“NEIGHBOURS.”
THE CORONET.
men of business to report whether.. | reform be desirichle and "practicable, anxi
The Exchange Banks of the Colony announce that they will be closed on Monday next (Whit Monday).
if (so tu indicate" what ought to be its bature and how it may be introhet. A select list of signatures sent us with the copy of the Petition shows that it The announcement that Sun Yat Sen has been already, backed by many, díe will shortly, arrive in Shanghai was made tinguished scholars ad eminent public in the leading Chinese paper at Shangbai pen and showing id that the need last week."
Printed matter, books, newspapers
The other announcement to which we refer is that an agreement has been reach edly tween the General Post Office and the Canadian Pacific Ocean Services for the fortnightly carriage of mails from the Taited Kingdom to Japan, China and Hongkong The regular through service was to commence with the sailing of the L.M.S. Fares of Scotland from South upton on Saturday, May The liver's mails are expected to be transferred from the Atlantic port to the Buoreen at Azice. due at Hongkong from Vancouver on June 23rd.