NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
M&MS.
fata
W. S. BROWN has Retired from this FREDERICK HARRY CRAPNELL bas been appointed Acting Secretary to the Company.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
B. D. F. BEITH,
Chairman.
Hongkong, 7th February, 1925.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1995
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
NOMICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NOT M LAM CHAN WAI Has Kelin-
quished his Position as Chief Secretary of Tax UAY COMEART, LIDMIERS' d any deta by him are for his Owa Account, for which This Company will not be Rexponable.
THE SINCERE CO., LTD.
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HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
NOTICE.
·QUEEN'S COLLEGE OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE IS DEDINARY GENERAL TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An Tand VEGETABLES wit be held at MEETING of Members will be veld, in
THE ANNUAL SHOW of FLOWERS
VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS on THURSDAY, & MARCH, 1923.
ENTRIES will DEFINITELY CLOSE 1 RK WIDNESDAY, 26 FEB- BUARY, 1925, at the Hon. Secretary's Ofice, but it
that intending Ex. hoped habiters WILL SEND in their ENTRIES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE,
SCHEDULES are now being printed and will be posted at an Early Date.
MEMBERS who have not yet Paid their Subscription and ALL THOSE who wish to Join the SOCIETY are kindly Bequested to Send $5 IMEDIATELY to the Hon. Becretary, Ma. E. B. C. KORNELL, Mesars. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.
71833
TO LET.
YULLY FURNISHED, 373, The Prax.
FULLY 15TH OCTOBER Suitable
for Mess.
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Apply-
ELDON, FOTTER, $73, Peak.
TO LIT.
ROM 187 MARCE or LATER.
FROM
At
Moderate Rent, TWO OFFICE BOOMS about 950 Sq. Ft, ASIATIQ BUILDING,
Int FLOOR,
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BORNEMANN & CO.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
ELLERMAN LINE
FROM UNITED KINGDOM AND
CONTINENT
VHE Steamship
THE
"LORENZO ""
QUEEN'S COLLEGE on FRIDAY, TEX 18TH FEBRUARY, 1925, at 5.30 ra, for the purpose of
(1) Electing & Vice-preddent. (2) Considering sad, if thought fit, passing the following Resolutions as Extra- erlinary Resolutions, that is to say
That the following Clauses be added. to Rule 7 of the Constitution
CATLS0
(a) In the event of the President and/or Vice-president declining to serve after election at the Annual General Meeting of the Associs
whatsoever, tion or for
Morting in Extraordinary General of the Association shall be con- vened to such
611
vacancies.
of the (b) In the rent of say of
Officials of the Association ether than the President and Vice- president declining to serve after election at the Annual General Meeting of the Association or for whatsoever. the sny. Cause General Committee shall have the power to elect any member of the Association to fill auch Tacancies.
By Order of the General Committee, C. G. ANDERSON,
Hon. Secretary Hongkong, Sth February, 1925.
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL. D-Have THIS DAY REMOVED tö
WGROUND FLOOR of CHINA BUILD. ING (Facing QuE'S TREATRE).
C.E. WARREN & CO., LTD, Sanitary Engineers.
[1798 Hongkong, 1st February, 1925.
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, LTD,
HEREBY GIVEN that the of
haring arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all (foods are being landed at NREGISTER OF MEMBERS
their rink into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous, Godowns of Holt's Wharf, whence delivery may be obtained,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after 12th February, 1925, w be subject to Rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before 19th or they will not be recognised. Febrasry, 1925, or
All
chafed and damaged Good broken, are to be left in the Godowns, where they will
be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays be tween the hours of 10.45 am. and Noon, within the free storage period of ons week.
No Fire Insurance has
been
efected.
THE BANK LINE, LTD. General Agents. Hongkong, 6th February, 1926, (1834
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.'S STEAMER MALWA
HONGKONG THAMWAYS LIMITED, will CLOSED from SATURDAY, 14ru FEB BUARY to FRIDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1995, hath days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
W.F. SIMMONS. Recretary. Hongkong 4th February, 1925.
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE
THE HONGKONG JOOKEY OLUB.
"
RACE MEETING 1925, FEBRUARY 16th, 17th, 19th and 21st.
HOKETS of Admission to the Public Eclosure may be obtained from Mesara, KELLY & WALSH or at the Gate. Price-$3.00 par day.
Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform $1.00 per day.
No One Admitted without a Ticket to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Treasurers.
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NOTICE
THE HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB. RACE MEETING 1925. FEBRUARY 16th, 17tx, 19ru, and Ulse. MEMBERS' Badges of Admission are now
May and may be obtained by those embers, who hare not already received them, from Messrs. LISTEAD & DATTS, Alexandra Building".
G. B. BROWN, Secretary.
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NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB. RACE MEETING 19. FEBRUARY 161, 17, 18TH, AND 21ST. THE Stewards request the pleasure of the TE
presence of the Lalies at the Races.
(18039. Hongkong, February 2nd, 1925. -
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NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG JOCKET CLUB.
·RAGE MEETING 1925.
FEBRUARY 18zx, 1′′т¤, 18′′¤, and 2ler.
INTIMATIONS
WATSON'S
E
WHISKY
Blended where it is distilled, and Bottled where it is blended in SCOTLAND.
A Skilful blend of the finest matured Highland Whiskies. A happy result of ex- of long years perience in distilling and fine blending; with a flavour that cannot fail to assure appreciation from the most discriminating palate.
or hamkily, of the atmosphere; (3) the monotony of temperature; (4) the actinie rays of the sun. We have to thank the learned men at Toronto, for reassuring us on all these points.
GENERAL LUARD ARRIVES, MET BY SIR JOHN FOWLER.
Major-General CC Luard, C.B. CLG, the new G.D.C., arrived in the " Colony yesterday...............
General Fowler will leave Murray Pier
The argument that bent is not a dan He was met on board, the as Vaiwa gerons factor is that some of the hottest by Major-General Sir John Fowler, areas are the healthiest, Thus Agra is F.C.M.G., Q.B., D.S.O., Major L. Cheve hotter and healthier than Bombay and nis Trench, CMG., D.SO., Captain R in summer Colorado is healthier and R. Neville, A.D.C. to H.E. the Governor; hotter than the Mississippi Valley. When Capt. J. Macready, D.S.O., and Lient. we come to the subject of humidity weD. A. Searle, A.D.C. to H.E. the G.O.C. are on lesa secure ground. Sir Joux
for the soren at 1045 am. to-day. HALDANE believes that white" men" can stand more bent than black men and ho talks of the Clyde stokers whe bear the beat of the Red Sea better than Lascars. Sir JOHN HALDANE is an eminent authority on health matters, but we confess that we read the statement with some sur. prise Nobody seeins to dispute the fact that moist tent is unpleasant. At any temperature above blood heat the body
G.O.C. AND HIS TROOPS, SIR JOHN FOWLER'S PARTING MESSAGE.
A Special Order of the Day, issued yesterday by Major-General Sir John Fowler, K.O.M.G., C.B., D.S.D., Com manding the Forces in China, ruus:
Hongkong, Friday, Feb. 8th, 1923. On relinquishing this Command I most sincerely thank all ranks of my Head- quarter Statt, Staff and Departments, and
pse.
The discipline and soldierly bearing of the troops has been good, and I feel con- fidens that the prestige of the British Army has been maintained.
I also desire to thank the British Volun- teer Corps in China for the valuable ser- vices they have and are rendering.
J. S. FOWLER, Major-General
UNCLAIMED WAR MEDALS, We have beca supplied with a list of and Mercantile British War medals Marine War medals still unclaimed., The het is as follows
is cooled only by evaporation of perspirathe Units in China under my Command tion, but that cannot take place if the for the cordial support they have given air is saturated with moisture. It is stated that fully saturated air above blood beat is fatal to all men, but there is no climate on this earth presenting such a condition. The subject of the precise scientific effect of humidity and a high temperature on human activity is not, so far as we can discover, fully known, although experience teaches us that the For that reason effect is very "definite. we should like to see scientists devoting
British War and MM. War medals:- a little attention to the problem of extracting humidity from the atmosphere Messrs. Thomas J. Collier, Reginald Haymes, Elias Jones, F. D. Pillatt, W. in our domestie dwellinge and even in A Piper, Luis Teyesandier, J. A. Wilde, Ernest A. Shattock, John Ross, Thomas our business offices. So far as monotony R. Pringle, William J. Andrews, Charles of temperature is concerned, we have no C. Warren, Arthur J. Stock, George F. Matthews, Thomas G. Sinclair, William Brown, Edward Burns, Thomas C. Mal-
medals. colin, and Samuel A French. Mercantile Marine War Messes. John Durbar, John D. Fraser, William Henry Godfrey, John Hargreaves, Philip J Norton, Reginald K. McLean, and John B. Russell.
་་་
PASSES for Servants will be ised on
application to Messrs. LETSTEAD & Dans, A. S. WATSON. & very real complaint to make on that. Hipkin, Hugh Dalgleish, William W.
Alexandra Buildings. No Servants will be allowed inside the Endloware of the Race WITHOUT during
Race Days Course TICKETS
Thesa Tickets are only available for Servants in attendance on their employers or when en daty at the Various Stands.
Any Chinese found loitering about with. Ferrants Passes in their possession will forfeit them and holders thereof will be Removed from the Enclosure.
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LTD. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The ANNUAL GENERAL ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS IN THIS
No
the 7ra
O. B. BROWN," Secretary,
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE MEETING 1925. FEBRUARY 16TH, 17, 18rs, Ad Slat.
TEMBERS have the Privilege of intro Mambers' Enclosure.
COMPANY will be held at the HoMducing Two Non-members to the HOTEL, Hongkong, SATURDAY,
on FEBRUARY, 1924, at 11, for the purpose f receiving the Report of the Directors tege- ther with a Statement of Accounts for the year
st December, 1924
of:
ended 31st
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the Evo FERAUARY to the 9TH FERKTARY (both days incisive), during which period No Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers.
[1788 Hongkong, 22nd January, 1925.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
ARKITED HONGKONG ON STH FARUäky, 1925 FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRALTAR, MARSEILLES, FORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
BANKING CORPORATION. TONSIGNEES of Cargo by the boys. named Vessel are hereby informed
and TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The that their Goods are being landed placed at TERIX HISx in the Hongkong and NORDINARY YEARLY MEETING Kowloon Wharf and flodows Company of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be SATUE Godowns st Kowloon, where each Conngament held at the CITY HALL, Hongkang, un will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Selivery DAY, the 21 FEBRUARY, 1925, at 11.30 can be obtained as the Goods are landed. A, for the purpose of reiving the Report of Optional Goods will be landed here unless the Court of Directors together with a State Instructions have been given to the comment of Accounts for the year ending 31st
Bir hours best
Artiral of the Steamer. Goods not cleared within 8 days, including The REGISTER of SHARES of the date of arrival will be rubject to Rent.
Corporation will be CLOSED Iram MONDAY, No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in the 9th February, to SATURDAY, the 21st Feb- may case whatever.
reary, 1925 (both days inclusive), during which" Dosaged Fackages must be left in the Period No Transfer of shares can be registered. Godowas for examination by the Consignees, and
By Order of The Court of
AH. BARLOW, the Company's Burreyors, Mesira. GODDARD
Chief Manager. & Douglas, at 10 on Mondays and
Hongkong, 2nd February, 1925. Thursdays, within the free storage period.
before
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 29th instant, or they will not be recognized
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godawn.
December, 1924
Directors.
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A limited number of tickets are available
and may be obtained from Messrs. LANSTEAD DAVIS, Alexandra Baidings' on or before. SATURDAY the 141 of FEBRUARY, 1925, Price $10,00 per day or $30.00 for the Mecting.
L8070]
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Treasurers.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
GENERAL A MEETING of the Olab will be held in
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co,
LTD.
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
ESTABLISHED 83 YEA
Hongkong Oseat la, Chater Road. London Uffee: 191, Fleet Street,
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, FEBAGARY 7TH, 1925.
HUMAN EFFICIENCY IN THE TROPICS.
C.
UNTIL the last century, the general dis- tribution of mankind was such that there was a general conglomeration of races according to colours, only a few adven turous pioneers, left their own native countries. The experiences of the early pioneers led to the belief that any change
score in Hongkong. We should, most of us, like a less lengthy hot senson, hat some people prefer the summer here to the rainy or the winter season. The actinic rays, or the ultra-violet chemical rays of the sun, seem to have been. maligned. & Mr. ARON, in the Philip pines says that if there is any injury caused by powerful sunshine it is due to
Among the passengers who are leaving on the O. Moren to-day are Mr. and the heat rays at the red end of the solar spectrum and not to the actinic raya.rs W. S. Brows and Mr. and Mrs. W.
OLD RESIDENTS LEAVING FOR
ENGLAND.
Is it that the tropics also have been L Leask, residents of long standing in the Colony, who are going home for good. inaligned Were the early pioneers none 3. Brown has been in the service of tob careful of their mode of life After the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf, and Godown Co. for twenty-seven years, for alt Sir GEORGE STAUNTON came out to the last twelve years of that period ar Canton at the age of nine and survived Secretary of that Company and also of the "Star" Ferry Co. The associated ta fair age, after being in Canton for staffs of these Companies during the past. week have testified their figh esteem for many years Sir JoN MORE, the Cover their departing chief by gifts which will nor, in 1796, wrote that St. Lucia did form highly treasured mementos of bir not kill because of its climate, but be-long service in the Colony,
ย Mr. W. Laughton Leask, who has had very healthy spot. General Gongs made a long association with the firm of Messrs. cause of mismanagement. It is now the Fanatos zone as healthy as the Leigh & Orange, architects and civil United States. Algeria had local condi- engineers, for many years as a partner tions that made the name bateful to the in the firm, leaves a large number of French Army that conquered it, but it is friends of whose kindly interest in his
It seems to be a future be car feel assured.. matter of preventing the spread of in- now & sanatorium.
Mrs. H. A. Cartwright is proceeding. fectious diseases, of careful consideration to England by the same steamer.
of environment led to difficulties, due of matters of diet and a general cautions, but not extreme, outlook that determines chiefly to climate, which only the very good health for all races in the tropics.
We
BISHOP DUPPUY WELCOMED. The Bisnap of Victoria, the Right Rev. Normal, working of the cables with C. R. Duppuy, D.D., accompanied by garrison stationed in Hongkong As Shanghai and beyond has been re. Mrs. Duppuy, returned to the Colony
the JOCKEY CLUB BOOK, HONGKONG OLUB ANNEL, on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 1995, at strongest physiques could survive. 5.30 r.M., for the purpose of Confirming the all of us know the pitiful story of the first
General Relations passed at an Extraordinary Meeting held on 22nd Jannery, 1925.
By Order,
BEOWN, ..O. B.
Secretary.
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO.,
LIMITED...
at
•
The return of notifiable diseases in the Colony for the 24 hours caded on Febru- ary 5th, shows 1 Russian case of diph theria and Chinese case of cerebro- spinal fever.
The Hongkong police bave received a broke out in the village of Yeungshiwan, report that on Wednesday afternoon fire on Lamma Island, when sixteen houses
ground. were razed to the
Al 130
on the 28. alua yesterday morning. The Bishop and Mrs. Duppy were met by Sir Claud and Lady Severn, who were accompanied by the Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle, the Rev. G. R. and Mrs. Lindsay, the, Rev. N. A. Peel, Mr. and Mrs. W L. Pattenden and Miss Paterson. They proceeded to St. Paul's House, where they were welcomed by Archdeacon and Mrs. Barnett.
OBITUARY.
MR JACK BENNETTS.
Accounts for the year ending Gist forty years, although for about the first, by Mr. A. H. Crook, on Mr. Jack Bennette, a member of the
General FOWLER reminded us the other established, night, the graves at Stanley are eloquent teatimony of the dangers to health which British soldiers faced in the early days of this Colony. Yet we find that, in these days, white people can live for many NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the years in the tropics, and can enjoy quite
THIRTY SEVENTH ORDINARY: GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD good health during periods extending FBS in this Company will be held at the over four or five decades. We have in
& Con
A lecture will be given at the Helena Offices of Messrs. JARDINE MATHESO LTD., on TUESDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY, 1925, mind one local resident who has enjoyed
of
the παραιτίας Noos for the purpose
Shakespeare Bacon Controversy Madeline Rossiter Company, which ro- Report of the Directors together with State splendid health in Hongkong for over May Institute on Monday, February stb,
of
The lecture is open to the public-ATT.
cently, appeared in Hongkong, died at December, 1924
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Con- twenty years of his time bere he was
Among the passengers who arrived by the French Hospital yesterday from an ULOSED from FamAT, 23rd absent from the Colony only once, and
the Hulu yesterday were the Bishop of affection of the heart. He fell ill during to TUESDAY, 10th February, both days held at the Registered Office of the Company, inclusire, during which period no transfer of then for two or three weeks only. No Victoria and Mrs. Duppuy, and Mr. Z the Company's stay in the Colony, col FORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN, No. 10, Des VorUX HOLD ORETEAL, at 300 shares can be registered.
doubt there are other cases of Europeans A. Leggatt, who succeeds Mr. Airey as lapsing suddenly after only two perform- Superintendent of the Eastern Extension, acces. He leaves a widow and threa SATURDAY, the 14 FEBRUARY
By Order of the Board of Directors,
L9. GREENHILL
The funeral took place at Happy Valley who arrived in Hongkong in the early Australasia and China Telegraph Co. children at Home. for the purpose of receiving the Beport of the
Becretary,
yesterday afternoon. Directors together with a Statement of Accounta
twenties of their age and who have Hra. Leggatt accompanied her husband. 31st December, 1924. ending
18th January, 1925.
to the for the year
worked well for a period of nearly filty Many wreaths were sent. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 7th February,
years, enjoying good health all the time. Monument and a number of people young honours to Mr. R. Earnshaw, the ex-Serviceman and ex-member of the of us in the conclusions arrived at during Hongkong Folice who lost his life in the
Azenta
MACKINNON, MAUKENZIE & 00., Hongkong, 6th February,)
THE M. 3,
925.
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY
pany will MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERwill be
Yaquary
No
1925
"FULDA having arrived from BREMEN, HAMBURG and Forts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed, af their risk into the Godewar of the Honghong and to BATURDAY, 14th February 1925, (both days Kowloon Wharf, and Godawn Co., Ltd, Kow-inclusive), during which F loon, where delivery can be obtained,
All Goods remaining undelivered after the
12th instant, will be subject to Rent
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the flodown for examination by the Consignees and Surveyor, Mesar Anderson
the Company, on the 11th February, & Asbe, at
1923
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods ve left the Godown and all Claisis must be resented within two weeks of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they will not be eroognïand,
Consignees are requested to surrender their Bild Inding to the Undersigned for
MELCHERS & CO.
Agents,
NORDDEUTSCHAR LLOYD BAL
Which Period No No
Transfer of Biares can be registered.
Directors, By Order of the Board of
KAN TONG PO.
* Chief Manager. Hongkong. Sist January, 1925.
THE PEAK HOSPITAL.
11782
& Fr m 17 FEBRUARY 1925, and until further Notice. Bates of Admission to the PEAK Ieriral will be Increased to:---
$10.00 Per Day
First Claim 35.00 For Day Fooood Olami Medicines, Dressings, and Drugs, &o. Extra sa heretofore,
TA MARTIN Secretary and Tresorer. Hongkong, 4th February, 1925. [1627
KOWLOON RESIDENTS'
"ASSOCIATION,
THE ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD IN
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ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH HALL,
KOWLOON,
ON
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 912,
Members and Kowloon Residents Generally are Cordially Invited to Attend.
A. MORLEY,
Hon. Secretary,
Hongong January 31st, 1925,
1.765
At any rate there is consolation for alt attended there yesterday, to pay the last | WEDDING GIFT TO THE BISHOP.
the meeting of the British Association recent parachute tragedy at Kowloon City. On arrival there just before. p.m. in Toronto last summer. For some of
it was discovered that the funeral had
until 11 am.
A paragraph in the current issue of St. John's Cathedral Notes, says
In was very generally desired to make present to the Bishop on the occasion of his wedding, and after some considera
oner for this purpose should be the money for the Victoria. Dioco undertaken bry the Association as an organization covering
the learned savants at that. meeting beention it was agreed that the collection of
came to the conclusion that the European
ter return gives the monthly "water is not physiologically disqualified even storage in the reservoirs supply the whole diocese Notices have been
city as 1,332 million gallons on from manual labour in the tropics. How, 1st against 1.501 million on the same date sent out by the V. D. A. and have k In case there Rood response or readers who then, did the general impression gain last year. The month's consumption was with a
289 nullion gallons against 263 million should be any among ground that tropical regions are un during January, 1926 At Kowloon the have not receive a notice contribu
tions may be sent to the Hen. Becretary healthy There are a number of mismorage is 230 million gallons against 282
mallion on February 1st last year and of the V.D. A., Lady Bevern, 372, The cellaneous factors, but the four principal the consumption 64 million gallons against Peak Contributions may not exceed $5
no million-in January, 1924. reasons are (1) the best; (2) the moista
*