T
6.
NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION,
THE Public is hereby Natided that under Instructions received from the 1PECTOR GENERAL OF CUSTOMS the NEW IMPORT TARIFF will be applied to All Goods arriving from Abroad on and after 1ST FEBRUARY, 1929.
C. 5. JOHNSTON. Commissioner of Chinese Dastoms, For Kowloon and District." Tork Building,
Hong Kong 18ta Jan., 1879. [7947
REMINDER,
HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT,
INTRIES OLOSE on SATURDAY
€7250
ENTRIES SATY
"
REMINDER. INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS OF HONG KONG.
Paper entitled "The Labrication of Internal Combustion EngineS (Diesel)" will be read by L. A PARKER EN MI MECNL, NIMARK, on FRI.
DAY, JANUARY 1ST, Commencing | at 6 P.M.
INTIMATIONS.
"..
THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the FORTY-FIRST OR- DINARY GENERAL MERTING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Muraks JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., JTUESDAY, 576 FEBRUARY, at 1929, at 12.50 ... for the parpose receiving the Report of the Directors
together with a Statement of Accounts for the Year Ending 31st Dec, 1925
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 19TH JANUARY, to TUESDAY, STE FEURUARY, Both Days inclusive, during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
L 8. GREENHILL, Secretary Hong Kong, 11th Jan, 1929, (7230
THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
O
that An EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17th, 1929.
INTIMATIONS.
門
WEATHER REPORT.
The weather report, forecast and remarks issued by the Royal Obser- vatory, Hong Kong, at 3.25 pm.
Man is happiest yesterday state-
WHEN DISPENSING GOOD CHEER.
The depression is moving from the north-east of Japan, into the Paciäc, The anti-cyclone central over N.E China is spreading, eastward. Strong monsoon may be expected along the SE coast of China and over the North China Sea."
Local forecast:-NE winds,
t calls for discrimination, and strong cloudy. a real knowledge for the subtleties that make for happy
friendship.
In short, it calls for
DEWAR'S
DEWAR'S
of the HONG KONG AND SHANG SCOTCH WHISKY
HAI BANKING CORPORATION will be held on SATURDAY, the 2ND Cordial PAY OF FEBRUARY, 1920, at 13
O'CLOCK Noor at the CITY HALL
The Committea extend s Invitation to Anyone who may be interested.
A. LANDSBERT,
Hon. Secretary
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NOTICE.
'HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the ANNUAL GENERAL
·MEETING · of the MEMBERS · of this Association will be held in the BOARD ROOM of Messes. JARDINE MATHESON & CO. LTD., son. TUESDAY, 29TH JANUARY, 1929, at 5.30 PM to pan and adopt the Accounts for the Year Ending Slat DECEMBER, 1928, and ta slect Officers, sto.
By Order,
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G. E. S. UPSDELL,
Hou, Secretary,
U.S.R.C.
TENNIS TOUENAMEENT.
FALK over have been awarded
Matches
accordance with Tournament Rales. All Matches up to and including Semi-finale
Rule No. 5 will be strictly enforced.
toris, in the Colony of Hong Kong
Victoris,
for the purpose of considering, and it thought fit passing the following Resolution,
of great age
That the Directors of the HONG "WHITE LABEL
KONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING COR-
FORATION be and they are hereby
requested and authorised by and on behalf of the Shareholders of the
aud
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Silva, desire to thank their relatives and friends for expressions of Sympathy in their sad bereave ment, also for floral tributes,
Hong Kong Office: 11, Ice House
Street. London Office 21, Bride Lane,
Fleet Street, EIČ. 4."
The
Daily
Press
HONG KONG, JANUARY 17TH, 1919.
REPARATIONS WRANGLES.
1
HAVING Apoken in the Chamber of Deputies for three hours on the
Corporation to take all such steps VICTORIA VAT"ubject of reparations, M. PozNCARE
as may be necessary for the intro- duction of an Ordinance into the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hong Kong and for the enactment of the
same the Governor
by Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, in the terms of a print which, for the
purposes of identi fication has been signed by the Chief Manager of the Corporation, in substitution for the existing Or dinances (except as in such print is mentioned) and Deed of Settlement of the Corporation.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that A FURTHER EX- TRAORDINARY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the COR PORATION will be held on SATUR-
1999, at 12.45 in the AFTERNOON, at the Sume Place, for the purpose of
-at
As supplied to the House of Lords and House of Commons.
IT NEVER
VARIES!
SOLE AGENTS:
must be completed by 30TH JANUARY ceiving a Report of the above men- A. S. WATSON
CLUB LUSITANO
AVISO.
Membros
a
વે.
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comunidade Porta LPS
TULA Exmas Familias são, por este meio, informados que se realizará na Sala LUIZ DE CAMOES, NO DIA 24 DO CORRENTE, 5,30 PM, UMA RECEPÇÃO (CHA E DANÇA) em honra do EXMO. SNR. JOSE PEDRO REAGA que foi nomeado um dos Vogaes do Conselho Legislativa česta Colonia.
Os Membros da comunidade Portu gueza que queiram tomar parte nesta msaifestação poderão inscrever os seus nomes na lista que sa noha patante na Eecretaria deite Chub.
EDMUNDO DUARTE DA ROZA,
Secretario, Hong Kong, 16 de Janeiro de 1999.
57254
MACAO RACES.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 27TH.
BY
the
Y kind permission of the Officer Commandine, The BAND of KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS. will Play during the Race Meeting.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
COMPANIES WINDING UP.
No. 1 or 1924.
IN THE MATTER OF THE COM. PANIES ORDINANCES, 1911-1925
AND
THE CHINESE MERCHANTS BANE, LIMITED.
NOTICE OF DIVIDEND.
"Non ti Intended to declare TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
A THIRD DIVIDEND is the above
matter, and Creditors, WHO HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE RO
tioned leating and of considering, and, if thought fit, confirming the above Resolution in accordance with Article 96 the Corporation's Deed of Setticmont.
Dated this lat day of January, 1999.
By Order of the Directors.
A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager. NOTE-A Copy of the proposed New
in
Offices of Me 0.
NOTICE.
.og
WE the Appointment of Mrsans
& CO., LTD.
NOTICE No. 1.
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scored both an oratorical and a political success.
The French Pre mier said it would be nothing short
of disastrous if the negotiations about to be opened were interrupted. by a Cabinet crisis. He declared that his sole reason for seeking to remain in power was to carry through the pending negotiations on reparations and inter-Allied debts, and his arguments evidently ap-" pealed to the Deputies, since a vote of confidence in the Government was passed by 323 votes" to 251. M. POINCARE reiterated his dictum that
News and Views.
THE SWATOW FIRE,
GASOLENE GODOWN BLOWS UP.
when the continuity and regularity of the German payments are so arranged that Germany will never be able to interrupt those payments without doing damage to her own Mr. Claude Faulkner, the well- credit. M. BRIAND has approved known professional billiard player, this formula," and Bir Austy will give an exhibition game in the CHAMBERLAIN has intimated that he, Soldier's Club at 9 p.m. on Satur (ox OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] too, agrees with the plan. Expressday evening.
ed in Ruother way. the GILBERT
scheme means that Allied troops A reception will be held at the will continue to occupy the Rhine-Clab Lusitano on January 94th at land until reparations bonds can 5.30 p.m. in honour of Mr. J. F. `be sold on the various money Braga's nomination as an unofficial markets various" in this case member of the Legislative Council. meaning mainly the American
market. Unfortunately for those The annual general meeting of who favour this scheme, there is the members of the Hong Kong in the United States very strong Automobile Association will be held scepticism about the feasibility of in the board room of Messrs the GILBERT plan, and this may Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on explain the announcement of his caning resignation. There is con-
Tuesday, January 29th, at 3:30 p.m.
FIVE OLD PEOPLE KILLED,
CANTON, January 16th. Latest reports to hand from Swatow give further particulars of the serious fire which occurred there - last Friday," destroying several blocks of buildings and killing five persons It is described as the greatest fire in the history of the city, the loss being estimated at over $3,000,000. The conflagration started at three o'clock in the afternoon and quickly assumed a not threatening aspect. It was under control until 8 o'clock in the evening after a large amount of property had been reduced to ashes.
The exact cause of the coniugra- tion is unknown, but it is believed that it was due to the carelessness of the fokis of a newly opened hardware store who were compound- ing solder. The store was built of wood and in front of it was the
siderable doubt whether the Ameri- can Government would agree to
Another seventeen cases of small what in practice, would mean a pox, alt Chinese, were reported on compounding of American debt Tuesday. Ten were from Victoria, claims upon the Allied Govern- from Kowloon and 1 from Shau ments. The Gilbert plan, if adept-kiwan. One case of enteric (British) ed, would mean the substitution of and one of meningitis (Chinese) the United States for the Allies as were also notified, Germany's creditor, and it scarcely seems likely that the American A paper entitled "The Lubrica-godown of the Soon Cheung Launch • .. Government will look with favour tion of Internal Combustion En Company which was packed with upon any auch scheme.
gines (Diesel)" will be read by Mr. gasoleno. The fire which broke out in the hardware store rapidly Nor is it probable that Germany ¦ 1. A. Parker, M.I.M.E., to-morTOM will show day enthusiasm for the 6 p.. at the Institution of spread to the adjacent godown which proposed plan. The Germans are Engineers and Shipbuilders. The at once blow up and was shattered. both able and willing to carry on Committee extend a cordial invita. The fierce and unquenchable Bames
Sentence of three months' hard labour was passed at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on a Chinese who pleaded guilty to the theft of eight empty sack, from a contrac tor's matshed in Shantung Street The defendant had had two pre- vious convictions, one for burglary in 1999.
with their payments under the tion to all who are interested. DAWES scheme, but the continued presence of foreign troops in the Rhineland will certainly not make them more inclined to fall in with any new plaas their creditors may propose. A settlement of the re- parations issue.. based upon Ger- many's capacity to pay, would bo acceptable in Berlin, as it would be in Washington, but any attempt The annual school aperis of the to make Germany pay under mili Ellis Kadourie Indian
School tary pressure will certainly end in will be held on the Indian Recrea tion Club Ground, commencing a failure. France has insisted that 2 pm on Thursday, January 24th. when the armies of occupation leave All subscribers towards the prizes the Rhineland, the demilitarised and other friends are cordially zone shall remain under the control kas kindly consented to give away invited. Mrs. A. K. Sutherland
of an international body which the prizes would keep careful watch on. Ger-
shot high into the air and were carried by the wind to the adjacent buildings, setting them alight in rapid succession. The Swatow Fire Brigade did all they could but it was five hours before they accom- ' plished anything. Between Sheung Ping road and the Customs House the following streets were desolac ed:-Cham Pai Street, Sing Sun Street, Wing Lung Street, Chow On Street, and Tung Chun Street.
Those burned to death were aged and infirm persons, who could not get away fast enough from the panic stricken ares. An aged and
matshed on Tung Chun Street and sick woman was lying asleep in x
was burned to death. A leper and several other old people met the same fate.
THE LATE MR. W. J. L. FORD.
France, during the period of her payments to Britain and the United States, must receive sufficient from. Germany to cover, such payments, plus an adequate sum for repara- tions Then, by way of gentle re- minder, the French Premier added that if the proposals made by France were accepted, her position
The Boy Scout movement, of Many relatives and friends at- towards her creditors would be
which Sir Robert Baden-Powell is tended the funeral of the late Mr.- materially improved. We are left national expert commission of Ger the Chief Scout and founder, has W. J. Is. Ford who was buried at many's indebtedness, but upon the started a new branch to be known the Protestant Cemetry, Happy "paralle! discussione. The Ger- as the Deep Sea Scouts. The object Valley, yesterday evening. Over man attitude may be expressed as is to carry the Scout spirit afloat, two bundred people followed the willingness to accept a form of and it is hoped to enrol the great cortage to the grave. Mr. G. 8. international control-assuming the body of Boy Scouts who choose the Ford, the deceased's only son being up to 1835, but no longer. The of the Empire visit porta all over covered with wreaths and floral Bhineland is evacuated immediately sen as their profession. The ships chief mourner. The Monument was attitude of the French is to remain the world, both Imperial and for- tributes from his numerous friends. in the Rhineland territory until eign, and there is no port in the
The Rev. A. B. Stewart officiated.. Germany accepts the principle of world, capable of harbouring ships, Among those present at the Mr. E. S. Ford permanent international and alien in which the Boy Scout movement funeral were control.
has not obtained a footing. This (brother) Mr. Ransom (son-in-law), That Germany can be
persuaded, fact will enable a Deep Sea Scout The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall or pressed, to agree to the establish- on landing to be received by his C.M.G., Messrs. C. E. A. Beavis ment of a Rhineland Committee of brother Scouts on shore, to be shown and D. H. Blake, of Messrs. Wil- Control to function after 1935 is hospitality, and to reciprocate it. kinson & Grist; Messrs. Eo Kom an absurd idea, but M. POINCARE Arrangements are being made Hong, Ho Kwong, T. BS Chau Là his Cabinet colleague, that the plan ports abroad will get into touch Ho Bai Wa. J. V Dodd, presumably agrees with M. BRIAND, whereby Scout Comanisioners in Taze Chung, E. . Lay, Ho Wing. is a practical one. The vote of.con with Scouts afloat and search them Chuen, J. W. Kew, J. M. Wong, Abraham, 8. E. Green, Dr. Ho Sai fidence passed by the Chamber of out, and the co-cperation of all Deputies must be taken as evidenca sailors' institutes and such like A. E. Hall, GA V. Hall, W. that the majority of those sitting in clubs and societies is being sought Hall, E. F. Fincher, H. K. Hung, that assembly also are convinced in this linking up. Thus, on the 5. M. Chuen, M. K. Lo, M. W that the "parallel " theory is one
eve of its 21st birthday, which the Lo, Tam Pak Siu, D. S. Green, that can be successfully carried into Scout movement throughout the Li Sing Kiu, Chao Po Sien, In operation. Mr. PARAZR GILBERT has world celebrates next summer at
Kiu Yuen, Ho Ngok Lam, Tere
Wong bad many talks recently with M. Birkenhead in its world jamboree, Wing Yan, Lam Woo, POINCALE on the subject of repars there promises to be a further and Awong, Kwok Siu Lau, Chan tions, particularly in connection very valuable development of the Wing Fook, J. Noronha, Choy Po with a echeme that has been worked movement. out which will satisfy everyone." This scheme consists of fixing the DAWES annuities parallel with the inter-Allied debt annuities, and then putting out German bonds upon the world market (principally the American) and use of the money so raised for the reduction of inter- Allied debt and consequently of Germany's burden. M. POINCATE.is strongly in favour of this echeme, but Germany will have nothing to the Shaw plays presented by the It is very hard to say which of
It is notified, for the information man backsliding in such matters as of all interested, that the Hong building forts and strategic rail-Kong Automobile Association is ways, or secretly drilling troops. affiliated with the Royal Automobile Evacuation of the second Rhineland Club and has a working arrange- ment with the. Automobile, Assocía- zone, however, is due in 1830, and tion. Intending purchaser, of of the third zone five years later. second hand cars are advised to Whether there will be any speeding. obtain the advice of the local FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY.
Association prior to purchase:: up of these events depends not upon the coming discussion by the inter-
Ordinance can be seen during the Usual Banking Hours (SUNDAYA, PUBLIC and BANK HOLIDAYS ex- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Partnership hereta cepted) in Hong Kong at the Head fore enhetstion between EDWARD
of the CORPORATION or at the THOMAS and BOBERT BOYD OBR to assume what the position of
STOKER
Business B3 carrying on MASTER Prince's
Merchants, Commission France's creditors "will be if her licitors to the said
and Exporters, Shanghai at the Office of the Agents and Shipping Agents at. Axor, proposals are not accepted...
CHINA, uzder the Style or Firm
Name CORPORATION, from the Date hereof of BOYD & COMPANY has been So much has been said and until the Date of the above, men DISSOLVED by Matnal Consent as written about reparations during tioned Confirmatory Meeting,
From 3152 DAY OF
OF DECEMBER, 1954, (7172
so far as concares the said EDWARD the last ten years that it is very THOMAS who Retires from the said unlikely M. PoINCARE uttered any-
will Firm. The said Firm
From the thing in the course of his three- Faid Sist DAY OF DECEMBER 1998, be Carried on by the said ROBERT BOYD hour speech that has not been said "Very shortly an inter- ORR and FRANCIS RYAN SMITH before. who has been admitted to the said Firm national committee of experts is asla Partner as from such Date and who will Act as Managing PARTEER.
to go into the whole question of Dated the Tenth day of January, 1929, Germany's reparation payments. Pra Pro. BOYD & CO., British, French, German, Belgian, FRANCIS B. SMITH. Italian, and Japanese experts have been already nominated, but two American representatives have yet to be appointed. The United States Government has refused to have NOTICE No. 2.
anything to do with this committee TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of experte which is to investigate N that the Partnership heret fors subsisting between EDWARD the reparations question, and bas THOMAS and ROBERT BOYD declined the invitation to nominate BB carrying on Basiness as Ten two representatives. Presumably, Merchants at TAIYE. FORMORA ander
TE hare pleasure in anronncing
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.. Hoxo KONG and Caston, as Our 8OLE AGENTS in Hone Koro. and Soura ORIKA for the Sile of :-
"VALDURA" Asphalt Faint,
* U-18-ya¤ "Heat Bosi-ting Paint,
" AManco" Plaster Bond,
AV-A” Metal Primer,
*V-A" Bpecial Paints, "BALTAT" Belt Dressing.
and Allied Products, "
THE "AMERICAN ASPHALT PAINT CO., ChicaCo.,
W. T. MULCAXY. [7248
NOTICE.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG,
announces 2 FREE LECTURE
on
regnired on or befor the TWENTY CHRISTIAN
NINTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1929, to
send
their Names and
and
by
SCIENCE
the particulars of their Debts or Claims W.STUART BOOTH. C.S.B.,
thai
Addressed And the Names and Addresses of their Solicitors, if any, to the UNDER SIGNED, the Liquidator of
also required by Company, and are Bolicitors or Personally to come in and prove their said Debts or Claims at the Office of the OrrIAL REDRIVER. Court, between the Hours of 10 % M, and 4 r.. or in default thereof they will be Fzcladed from the benefit of any Distribution made before such, Debts sre proved.
Sapreme
Dated this 16th day of January, 1829.
JOHN FLEMING, CA,
Liquidator, c/o LOWE, BIRUAN & MATTHENS, 3. Queen's Bend Central, Bong Kong
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of Denver, Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church,
The Fiat Crvnen öF CHI27, SCIENTIST, IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, In the Old Chamber of Commerce Room, CITY HALL,
no
MONDAY, January 21st, 1929,
at 6.45 p.m. The Public is Cordially Invited. to Attend..
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the Style or Firm Name of BOYD & then, the two American gentlemen COMPANY has been DISSOLVED who are to sit with the nominees of
by From the Consent an MatER, 1928, so far as concerna
the 31ST DAT of various Governments interested in the said EDWARD THOMAS who reparations payments will be pri Retire from the said Firm. As From vate individuals who will act merely the 31st DAT of DECEMBER,
1923, the said Firm will be carried on by in the capacity of unofficial "eye- the said ROBERT BOYD OER alone, witnesses." But unfortunately it who will be the Bole Member of the happens that, the problem of re- Dated the Tenth day of January, 1929, parations payments has been coupled
Faid Firm.
FZR PRO. BOYD & CO.,
FRANCIS B. SMITH:
17:38
about the plau, particularly in re
GETTING MARRIED."
THE MACDONA PLAYERS,
ANOTHER" BIG HOUSE.
Tak
Min, Chau Chweng Nin. A.
Edgur, U Rumjahn, F. Mow Eung," Dr. F. H. Kew; Yip Lam Chuen, Li Fuk Tsui, and J. Bush.
KILLED BY SHARK.
DIVER FOR COINS IN SINGA~~
PORE HARBOUR.
Singapore, January 10th--The
do with it, and Britain is sceptical Mardona players has the strongest Malay who was attacked by a shark gard to America's alleged or pre-appeal to the public of Hong Kong, while diving for coins in the bar- sumed willingness to fall in with So far all the plays presented have bour died on January, 7th. At the the scheme. The whole success of drawn & good house and last night Coroner's inquiry a statement made the GILBERT plan depends upon when this talented company gave by the man, that when he dived he "Getting Married," the Theatre saw the shark coming and that it the taking-up of enormous amounts of German reparation bonds by Royal was crowded to capacity. bit him as be was getting into his American investors, and there is no The large audience presented show-boat, was read. A verdict of death evidence that Bach issues would be ed their appreciation in a most by misadventure was returned.
This is the second case in some taken up by American capitalists obvious manner.
Getting Married!! is a piece' years of one of these divers being 50 eagerly as is assumed by M. POINCARE and Mr. PARKER GILBERT. that we have all read but special bitten by a shark. In the previous Meanwhile, the question of keeping mention must be made of Terence case, it was a man who was col- foreign troops on German territory O'Brien, who took the part of St. lecting coins thrown from a Blue is a constant source of irritation John Hotchkiss, while Stanley Funnel vessel tied up alongside at in London, Paris, and Berlin, and Drewitt, who played the part of Tanjong Pagar.
It is interesting to although the French Chamber bas the Bishop, was in the forefront expressed its confidence in M. throughout the performance. POINCARE, and the Premier seems The other members of the cast to have expressed his own confid-acquitted themselves as the old atago ence in an early settlement of these hands which they are and the regret vexations issues of reparations and of the public is that they are not creupation, a final and satisfaction here for a longer season. of the occupied territory-accord-solution appears as far off to-day as To-night the Macdona Players
I present "The Doctor's Dilerama," (7238ing to this plan-will take place over.
with that other vered question-the occupation of the Rhineland. There two problems wern discussed abor tively at the Lugano Conferenes, and since the two things are pot related but are almost invariably NOTICE No. 3.
discussed simultaneously in future TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN they are to be debated in what are
that the Burizer of Tea
called parallel" discussions. Merchants carried on by ROBERT BOTD ORR at Tartu, FORKO Mr. PARREZ GILBERT, the Agent under the Style or Firm Name of General for Reparations, is now BOYD & COMPANY is Entirely. Separate and Distinct from the Business reported to have decided to resign of Importers, Exporters, Merchants, that office. During the past few Commission
Agents and Shipping months he has employed his in- Agents carried on at AMOT, CHINA by the aid ROBERT BOYD ORE genuity in devising "formula" and FRANCIS RYAN SMITH.
for coupling reparations with the Dated the Tenth day of January, 1929 Rhineland occupation. Evacuation
Prz Pao.-BOYD & CO.
FRANCIS R. SMITH.
recall that
one of the crew immediately put out a line, and the brute was caught within half an hour..
The shark, like the tiger, is "a coward, and the apparent im munity of this class of diver is attributed to the fact that they
work in numbers