NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TESSRS, KILLY & WALSH, LTD.
Mare been appointed AGENTS in Hongkong and China for Mears. "EFFINGHAM WILSON's Commercial and Legal Publications Atocks will always be on hand for the co-
unicaco of Those who are interested. Inapec:
tion is invited.
EFFINGHAM WILSON, Publishers, LONDON,
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THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., COPENHAGEN.
THE
THE MĮS
*ASIA**
having arrival, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the hasanious and/or extra hazardous Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and be Godown Co. Ltd. where delivery can obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
the No Claim will be admitted after Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods of remaining undelivered after the 8th
will be subject to Rent September, 1924,
All broken, chafed and damaged Good
to be left in the Godowny where they ..re to
will be examined by Messrs. Anderson A be on the 8th of September, 1924, at 10
All Claims against the Vessel must be presented to the "Undersigned before the 11th of September, 1924, or they will not recognized
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No Fire Instance will be effected." Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.,
Agoats.
Hongkong, 31st August, 1921,
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
bo
THE PENINSULAR&ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.'S STEAMER PESHAWUB
30th
ARRIVED HONGKane of 2978 ÁvuUST, 1904- Fuck ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA,
FORTSAID, COLOMBO AND STRAITS,
ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named Vessel are hereby informed being landed sad that their Goods are placed AT THE sax in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
where
• each Consignment
Godowns at Kowloon,
Goods are landed
will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained
oda will be landed here unless Optional Gooda Instructions has been given to the com trary Six hours before Arriral of the Steamer.
Gools not cleared within 3 days, including date of arrival will be anbject to Rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and
the Company Bur syors, Messrs. GODDARD
&
INTIMATONS:
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18T,
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.
NOTICE OF REMOVALS" Ond After 1 SEPTEMBER FORGES
1994, Our
BUILDING, Ica HOUSE STAT, GROUND FLOOR, adjoining CAFE WISEMAN,
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HONGKONG JOCKEY "CLUB. DRAFT Programmes sixl Entry Forms for
the FIFTH EXTRA RAGE MEETING to be held on SATURDAY, 11TH, and MONDAY, 13r 1 OCTOBER, 1924 (weather permitting), may be obtained at the Race COURSE, HONGKONG CLUB Anil CADARWAT BAY STABLES,
Entries Close on 27th September, 1924
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HONGKONG REALTY AND TRUST CO., LTD."
on
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the YEARLY FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of KONTING ALBY AND TRUST COMPANY, BIMITED, will be held at the BoxUKONG
Street. HOTEL, Fedder
Hongkong. WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMREE, 1924, at 12
for the purpose of O'CLOCK NOON. receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the Fifteen Months ended the 30th June, 1924, confirming
of appointment Directors and the directors, and re-electing
the
Auditors.
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
NOTICE.
N EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL
MEETING of the Club will be held in the Board Room of Messrs. JARDINS,
INTIMATIONS
DEWAR'S
1 STIERSON a Co. LTD. on FRIDAY THE SPIRIT OF
SITE Sтu, 1924, at 5.80 P.M., for the purpose of confirming the Resolutions passed at an Extraordinary General Mosting held on | 14th August
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,.
Secretary Hongkong, Angust 28th, 1924.
HONGKONG CLUB.
NOTICE.
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THE FOURTH YEARLY DRAWING of DEBENTURES (1920 Lane-1300 each) of the HONGKONG CLUB, Payable on TUESDAY, the 30TH SEPTX323, 1924, will be hall in the CLUB Havizat 11 o'cLOCK WW, on MONDAY, the Bru SEPTER, 1924
Bearers of Debentures are invited to attend the Drawing.
By Order, TA. ROBERTSON, Lr..COL., Secretary.
1191 Hongkong, 28th August, 1991.
LIMITED.
TICKETS will be issued for BOUND
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the Brd of DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP. COMPANY, September, 1924, until WEDNESDAY, the 10th day of September, 1924, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
PERCY H. SUCKLING," Acting Secretary,
[1201 Hongkong, 28th August, 1924.
H.K.V.D.C.
A PROMENADE CONCERT will be
held on the
VOLUNTEER PARADE GROUND
on
FRIDAY, 26TH SEPTEMBER, at 9.15 M.
ADMISSION-50 cent.
Details of Programme will be issued later.
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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG. MATRICULATION, SENIOR AND JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Dovelas, at 10 4, on Mondays and Nabove Examinations will commence on
Thursdays
All Claims inget be presented within Ten days of the Steamer's rival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bare left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
• Agenta. Hongkong, 30th August, 1924.
STRUTHERS & BARRY. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES...
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FROM SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES VIA PORTS.
THE
HE Steamship
"WEST CHOPAKA"
baving arrived from the above-mentioned ports Sunday, Flat August, 1924. Consignees are being landed bereby notifed that their Cargo
at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, Kow. toon,
and stored at Consignees' risk.
Import
of Carro must produce an
Co permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports Office, Hongkong. before Bills of Lauling will be countersignal or Delivery Orders ised.
All broken, chafed and damaged Cargo is to be left in the Godown where it will be examined at 10 ., Friday, 5th September, 1924, by Mears. Anderson & Asux, Marine Surveyer.
All Claims must be presented within 10 days
of the Steamer's arrival here, after which the cannot be recognised.
No Claims will be recognised after the Goods have left the Godown, and Cargo undelivered after 6th September, 1924, will be subject to Bent.
No Fire Insurance whatever will be *ffected
Consignees are requested to send in their Bill of Lading in exchange for Delivery Orders immediately.
STRUTHERS & BARRY, Agents, U.S.S.B. Emergency Fleet Corpn. Hongkong, lat August, 1924
Nets will be up for practice on MON DAYS, TUESDAYS and THURS DAYS, DE TENNIS-Arrangements with regard to Tennis will be found on the Club.
[1204 Notice Boards.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, 1994 Form of Entry and copies of Regulations and Syllabus can be obtained on application to the Registrar.
Each Entry Form duly filled in, must reach the Registrar together with the Statutory Yess on or before the 13 SEPTExe, as follows:-
Hongkong Currency
1..315
127
Matriculation and Senior
Local Examinations.... Junior Local Examination.....$10 Candidates olering more than seven subjects in the Matriculation and Senior Local Ex aminations, and more than eight in the Junior Local Examination will be charged an Additional Fee of $1 for each subject so offered.
The following Scholarships, further par ticulars of which can be obtained from the Registrar will be awarded on the Results of the
Matriculation Examination
(1) Two King Edward VIL Scholarships of
the value of 40 per annum cach, op to British subjects only. (2) Ons President of Chins Scholarship of the value of 3400 per saam, open to Chinese
subjects only. (3) Two
Two Peace Memorial Scholarships of the total value of $1,315 each, open to Britisk of pure white descent.. (4) One Hongkong
apur Government Bcholarship of the value of $1,900 per sanum, open to Candidates from all Hongkong Schools
for Boys,
for
(5) One Hongkong Government Scholarship of the value of 31.900 per annum, open
TRIPS daring the Months of JULY 20
SEPTEMBER, from HexGLONG to FooCHOW (Pagoda Anchorage) and Beturn,
INSPIRATION.
Inspiration is the source of all things worth while; the charm of literature, the glory of art, the appeal of music and the wonder of science. Inspiration fluds expression in many ways but never more happily than in the inspired blending of
DEWAR'S.
1924
It is notified in the Government Gazeție that the name of the China Development Banking Corporation, Ltd has been struck off the Register.
Major, G. W. Olivecrona, the Engineer in-Chief of the Kwangtung Conservancy Board, left by the an Empress of deia last Friday for a short stay in the North,
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faxient, at least, in ita destructiveness of life and property, one of the greatest in the history of the world. For those who were within the area of the great seismic disturbance, every first day of September must inevitably recall-scenes of horror glad to for that they would be only too get if that were possible, and while every one is able to sympathise with the feel-
Jewellery to the value of $41 is report- ings that prompted the movement & în
Day of Remein-ed to have been stolen from the person Japan to make this a brance," as we see it called, there must of a Chinese woman on the Tai Po Road be a disposition in the minds of most on Saturday afternoon, by three men people," we imagine, to question the armed with daggers."
For being in possession of 1.500 Three wisdom of it when it extends beyond memorial services for the dead in the Castles cigarettes on which duty had not cburebes and temples of the land Cer- been paid, a Chinese was fined $100, or tainly there is a disposition to question six weeks' hard labour in default, by the propriety of associating with the Mr. R. E. Lindsell on Saturday mora- observance of this day of mourning “aing monster propaganda to call the attention of the people to the necessity of thrift and economy in their daily lives." The two subjects have no, very obvious rela tion and they strike one as being some what incongruotis. But the suggestion appears to have come from the Prefec tural and Municipal authorities of Tokyo
The Rev. A. M. Loptson and Miss Ethel Marsh, both members of the Christian Missionary Alliance Mission, were mars ried quietly last Thursday ht the Union Church, the Rev. U. S. G. Sension officiating.
H.E. the Governor has been pleased to
and other parts of the devastated arga, appoint. Dr. John Cecil MacGowen, B., so we suppose it must have something CB, as Medical Officer in the Hong-
at SWATOW and AMOY on both the Upward Dewar's "White Label" and more to recommend it to the people of kong Volunteer Defence Corps, with the
and Downward appointed
Fast, Now,
HAL-NING for the Round
These Special Tickets will be available for Beturn ONLY by this Steamer, either by the the Steamer is in Port.
Voyage for which it is issued or by her follow. ing Sailing from Foochow Duration of Stay at Frochow--48 hours.
by the Company's
Steamer the Reduced Rate of $80, Moals whila including
8 to 9 days and the The Trip occupies Steamer will Lears Horezore from the Cam- pany's Wharf at 5 pm, Amiving at Daylight on her Beturn (Weather permitting).
The Company's Steam Launch will convey
ANCHORAGE passengers "from PAGORA
Orry, if required. For further Particulars and Dates of Sailing, Apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRATK & Co.,
General Managers. DOUGLAR STRAMBI Co, Lan
[908 Hongkong, 17th Jan, 1924,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Undersigned have received instructions To Sell by Public Auction
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TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, the 2ND, AD and 4TH SEPTEMBRE, 1924, t H. NAVAL YARD, Hongkong and at Kowloon NAVAL DEPOT, Commencing Esch Day at 9.30 a.x. with an Interval from 19
Noor to 1.30 PM...
OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES, &c.
Comprising Ironmongery, Dinghies Whalers, Catters, Gigs, Electrical and Wireless Telegraphy Fit- tings, Electric Cable, Cooking Stores, Ships Fitings, Iron Beds, Mattresses and Fittings. Life Eafts, Carpets, Haga, Mats, Pillows,
Old Cordage old Counterpaaen, Blankets, Sheets, Canvas, India
Cuz Rubber and Metallic Hos Tas Rags, Old Indis Babber, Old Woollen and Linen Bags, Old Asbestos, Old Cork, Old Iron and Steel, Old Brass, Copper, Zine and Gun Metal, Copper and Braes Tubes, Coal Backe, Wood And Iron Blocks, Lamps and Lanterns, Gauges, Steel Tubes, Old Steel Wire Rope, Mineral Oil, Rigging Chain, Chain Cable and Gear, Drilling Machines, Paint and Paint Ingredients, Lathes, Power Oil, Pai Driven Saws Pinusco and Catiar Engines, Eables, Compasses, Clocks, Iron Drams,
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Victoria Vat.'
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As supplied to the Houses
of Lords and Commons.
By Royal Appointment to His Majesty The King.
SOLE AGENTS:
A S. WATSON
CO., LTD., Wine and Spirit Merchants.
ESTABLISHED 1841. ...
BIRTHS. Carris, At Shanghai, on August 28th, to
Mr. and Mr MARCEL CAFFIN, a son,
CRASE-At Shangbai, on Augus 28th, to Mr. and Mrs. T. REGINALD CRANK,
300.
Japan than appears on the surface. We rank of Lieutenant, with effect from. presume this appeal for thrift and August 3rd, 1924..
The Hon. Mr. Chau Siu Ki has for- economy is intended to contribute in some degree to the rehabilitation of the warded to the Hon. Treasurer of the devastated arena To-day's anniversary Alice Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals inevitably calls attention to what has been 82.300, being twenty-three donations of accomplished in the way of rehabilitation $100 each by twenty-three Chinese re- in the short space of twelve months. The sidents of the "Colony.
H.E. the Governor has been pleased to Home Department at Tokyo sued a brief progress report a week ago which recognise provisionally and pending in- stated that the city of Tokyo has been structions from the Secretary of State rehabilitated," not perinanently bus tent for the Colonies, Mr. Lynn Winterdale porarily, to the extent of nearly 10 per Franklin sa Consul of the United States
of America in Hongkong. rent.; that in to say that of the total number of houses destroyed in Tokyo in the early days of September last, nearly 200,000 have been rebuilt.' It is ex of the s.s. Zoang Sang, which was sonk pected that the temporary rehabilita-in the barbour during the typhoon of August, 1023, his now been removed. This tion of the city will be completed by announcement is made in the current
Similar
After a year and twelve days the wreck
issue of the Gorerament Gazette.
the end of the year, and that with the publication of the new building regula
A fiue of 83.000, or nine months' im- tion, which have been engaging the atten tion of the authorities, permanent recon-prisonment in default was imposed by struction will commence and that within Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magis another ten years- Tokyo will again tracy on Saturday, on an old boat- assume the aspect it were before the woman charged with having 200 caela of PIERCY-In England, on August 29th, to earthquake took place, though it will raw opium on board her boat.
Mr. and Mrs. A. PIERCY, a" daughter.
[1211 cartainly be a greatly improved city. A Harbour Office notification stateż. DEATH
has been made at Yoko- chat, the as. Kurechi Maru reports pass- progress STUSZI-At Shanghai, on August 26th,
ALLA, "daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Gbama, and it is quite evident that the ing on August 29th a log about 30 feet STUNzi, aged 1
years and six months intention to abandon Yokohamn al in length six feet in diameter in seaport has been definitely rejected, if Lat. 23.20 (N.), Long. 117.43 (E.), con- it was ever. seriously considered by the stituting a danger to navigation.
It is reported that M. Robert Everts, Government. It is remarkable that there should have been so much building Belgian Minister to China, who is activity going on while the Central away on furlough, will be transferred Observatory at Tokyo was still recording to Berlin as Belgian Minister to Ger- M. Walzee, the Belgian Chargé earthquake tremors showing that "the many. settling.down of the crust has not yet d'Affaires at Tokyo, will succeed · M.. been completel." Au earthquake census Everts as the Belgian Minister in Peking. After 41 years as a skipper, mostly on A MOURNFUL ANNIVERSARY compiled by the Tokyo Observatory gives
Hongkong Office: ta, Chater Road. London Ofice: 1al, Fleet Street, E.
The Daily Press.
HONGLONG, SEPTEMBER 1×T, 1924.
تخب
46.00
до
to Candidates from all. Hongkong Packing Cases, Dirty Lubricating Oil, Old, To-DAY-September 1st-ia day of the total number of earthquakes recorded ships of the Peninsular and Oriental
Schools for Girls.
(6) Four Montargis French Frises, two of
$50 and two of $25.
Bonul copies of Examination Papers, set at past Examinations can be obtained from the Registrar, Price $1, per set.
(84) C. A. MIDDLETON SMITH,
Acting Registrar.
[1183 th August, 1924.
Casks, Smiths Forges, Air Compressors, Masts and Spare, Table Fans, Boats Sails, &c., ka
Lots may be Inspected on MONDAY, the 1st SEPTEMAT, 1924.
A130 SALES OF "OLD" AND SURPLUS VICTUALLING
STORES
SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. SILVER LOAN 1924 ISSUE OF DESENTURES POR BEANGHAI TAKIS 1,250,000,
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB,
THE SHANGHAI MUNI IPAL COUN. NETS-Commencing 1st SEPTEMBRE, Cricket bereby Invites Application r
Debentures in the SALYZE LOAN OF 1924, RATE OF INTEREST-6 per out per annum, Payable on June 30th and December S1xt in Each Year, PRICE OF ISSUE-Shai. T. 97 per cent. REDEMPTION on DECEEE 31st, 1854, af par, under the operation of a Sinking Fund Debentures may, however, be Redeemned by the Council in whole or in part o DECEMBER 21ST, 1934, or on any Subsequent Date, subject to the Council giving "Calendar Months Notice in the Municipal Gazelle and Public Press of Shanghai. In the event of Partial Bedemption of the Loan, the Numbers of Debentures to be Redormed will be decided by Drawing, SUBIP will be issued in Denominations of
THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAM BER OF COMMERCE. CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL The NEXT SESSION opeus on MON DAY, SEPTEMBER Bru, at 1.15 O'CLOCK If sufficient support is forthcoming, a New Class for Beginners will be commencal. tending students ahoski attend at the School (Masonic Building, Ioubonne Street) on MON DAY. 1st STEMMER, WEDNESDAY, 3rd SEPTEMAZA, OF FRIDAY, SEFTEMBER, between 1 and 2.30 P.; to discuss details with the Director of Studies, the Rev. Dr. T. W. FRANCE, O.B.E.
By Order
MF KEY
Acting Sesretary. Hammer 23th August, 1924. 11206
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Bis
Bhai. Tis 6,000, Shai. Tls, 1,000, Shai, La 600 and Shai, Tis. 100 to suit -the convenience of Applicants. APPLICATION FORMS can be obtained
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from the Local Ornicz of the HoxoxonG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION OF fromthe TREASURER and COMPTROLLER, SHANGHAL MUNICIPAL COURCIL, Administra tion Building, Shanghai, to whom all En
11055 quiries should be addressed.
at KOWLOOK on FRIDAY,57 SEPTEMBER, 1924.
Comprising Table Linen, Implements, Serge, Flamel, &c., Bemnants, Sandry Articles of Mess and Table Gear and Clothing (including Electro Plated Gear) Condemned Provisions for Poultry Feeding, &c.
Terms of Sale: As detailed in Catalogue. HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD. By Appointment Auctioneers
the Admiralty. Hongkong, 28th July, 1824. *
THE
CORONET'S
offer to the patrons 1
A Great Pictura at Ordinary Prices. Commencing To-day HUMORESQUE
as pathetic as The Miracle Man
Inmourous se
Potash and Perlmutter' with
-SPECIAL MUSICAL SETTING.
to
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mournful memories in Japan, for it is in Japan since the great shock of Septem lines, Capt. A B. "Armitage, "of the the anniversary of the great earthquake ber 1st last year as 4,006, of which 2,364 Mantua, will retire from active service which a year ago demolished the great occurred last year, and 2,360 in the month when he returns to London at the end of seaport town of Yokohama as well as a of September. Those that were apparent September. Capt. Armitage began his
sea life at the age of 15 years as a great part of Tokyo, the capital of the to the senses without the help of a Empire. The full official statistics of seismograph numbered 1,501, of which ordinary seaman in the merchant train. ing ship Forcester, and entered tha that unparalleled disaster have only just 1,314 took place last year. The number P. & O. service from London to Japan
vid Bombay heen published though the details were of shocks this year to date in 736, of which collected as long ago as last November, 167 were strong enough to be felt. It is
Three cases of murderous assault, two within three months of the occurrence of stated that the yearly number of earth-
ending fatally, and two or three armed the calamity. An abstract of these statis-quakes recorded in Tokyo before the robberies engaged the attention of the ties, we believe, was published some time earthquake of September ist ranged be- Shanghai police during the last week end. An outstanding feature has been the ago. The total of the dead and missing tween 200 and 300, of which 25 or 30 were is given as 104,142; the number of houses suficiently strong to be felt by everyone prevalence of the 32 revolver of which affected is shown as C81,659, more than so that the people of Tokyo may he said so much has been heard lately in connce- balf of them coming under the heading to be accustomed to earthquake tremors tion with smuggling, and the fact that in one glaring instance the Chinese, re- of “totally burst. No doubt a very and not easily, frightened by them. The insed such information do they might, large number of these were wrecked" fact that the tremors in recent months have been able to give to the police.
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or partially wrecked by the earth have been decreasing evidently inspires quake before they
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to
re they were consumed by the them with confidence that another such The Hongkong Small Investors Share flames. The official statistics show also disturbance as that of Beptember 1st last and Real Estate Company is that 3,404,808 people suffered by the may be ruled out of the reckoning for the shareholders Mecca, usually known or century or so. Everybody will, as Ice House Street The Company has disnster, but when the investigation was another
on the ground floor at the made on November 16th not toore than at least, hope that it may be so, and in taken quarters. quarter of a million were returned as out ay case they will not withhold a tributo junction of Ice House Street and Des
of admiration, of the high courage and Yeux-Road (in the place formerly
of work or anly temporarily employed. indomitable enirit of the people which is occupied by the Okch Studio). We gather Though the official statistics show the first evidenced in what has been accomplished that it is intended to shortly open an estimates to have greatly exaggerated the towards rehabilitation in so short a time office in Shanghai for the purpose of ness transacted between the two porte, magnitude of the disaster, they are after a great and sudden, devastation obtaining & share of the interport basi appalling enough still to leave the which might well havo plunged them isto calannty on record as being if not in the deepest depths of despair
A representative will shortly be leaving, for Shanghai for this purpose