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NOTICE.
HE FIRST TEARLY DRAWING of 20 DEBENTURES (1999 Taams-$500 Fach) f the HONG KONG CLUB. Parable on MONDAY, Tat 30 SEPTEMBER, 1929, will be held in the CLUB HOUSE at 1 ('CLOCK, AM, 82 THURSDAY, THE B1ST MARCH, 1929.
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▼OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 40TH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in the abere Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, GroRGE'S BUILDING, CHATER BOAD, Victoria, Hong Kong, en WEDNES DAY, THE 13TH DAY OF MARCH, 1929,
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Interest and Respons A DR. GEORGE MONTAGUE FIRSTON in the Firm of DRS HALSTON, BLACK. BALEAN and KO. Censed on the 31st Day ur DECENTER, One Thousand Ni-e Hun dre and Twenty-eight.
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NORTH CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCRPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES OF Horo Kosa).
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PPLICATION has been made to the Directors of this Company e lans to the Administrator of the Estate of LAI CHER SAN & Certificate for Two Shares in the Company upon the State- ment that the Crifcate in the NORTE OHINA INSURANCH COMPANY, in Great Britain)
LTD. Incorpbered 6211 and 621% }
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in the Name of LAI CHEE SAN ba been LUST or DESTROYED.
NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that if
days from the Date within 30
ended 31st
the Director for the & Beport of Deber, 1929,
of the IndiesTM
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fare cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 35 p.m., stated
The anticyclone over China nas strengthened. Fresh monsoon may he expected along the S.E. coast of China and over the N. China Sea.
Local, Forecast:-N.E. winds, fresh, fice to cloudy,
ANNOUNCEMENT.
wharf at Wanchai once upon a time Sam Xu West the noted was the centre of the Colony's trade Hawaiian harpist, and his Paradiso and Industry Business gradually Harmony Boys, with Aida Hawa moved westward, and the front door kima, talented Japanese dancer, of Hong Kong was shifted to will present an entire change of Queen's Road Central Of recent programme to-day and to-morrow years there have been further at the Queen's Theatre. The Alm changes, and across the narrow] will be “* Tea For Three.” strip of water separating Victoria from the mainland an incongruous Two Chinese were brought before jumble of wharves, railways, abip yards, houses, hotels, factories, and ahops has grown up. The modest little village of Kowloon has deve loped very rapidly during the last ten years, and competent European and Chinese observers alike are convinced that during the next
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the The PUREST of Pure The marriage of Miss ELSIE Fosyza, decade there will be still more ex-
Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY. THE 4ra Day or MARCH, 1999, to WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH DAY or MARCH, 1920, Both Days incluzīvs. By Order of the Board of Directors. SHEWAN, TOMES A DO.,
General Managers Hong Kong, 21st Feb., 1999: 1747
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SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, HONG KONG,
- GENERAL
TMERTING A the FODIRTY will be held in the Office of the HONG the KONG JOCKEY OLUB, on Ground Floor of the Hons Roxo Cita A#YZXZ. DFF THURSDAY, 14mm MARCH, 1929, ut h,30 r.x... For the following purposes [s) To receive the Report of the Com
mittee and Statement of Accounts
for the Past Year.
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(b) To elect the Ofcrre and Com- mittee for the Ensaior Year. To consider the manner in which St. George's Day. shall be cele brated.
(c) To
(d) Ta transact say Other Business of which dae Notice has been girou.
All Members are requested to attend
S. T. BUTLIN,
Hon. Secretary, Hong Kong, 7th Mar., 1999; (7497
THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
(INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG).
hereof No Claim or Representation in respect of such Shares is made to the Directors they will thers proceed to deal N with ench Application.
NORTH CHINA INSURANCE CO., LTD.,
C. M. G. BURNIE,
General Manager.
(7 198
16th February. 1929,
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H Undersigned have received 1928, and re-electing Two Directors and
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tensive and important developmenta in this part of the Colony,
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the Central Magistrate yesterday on an extradition request from the Canton Government. They are alged to hare murdered the Deputy Chief of the Village Volun teer Corps at Lo Ping Village in the Sun Wai district in June last. The hearing was adjourned.
The Hotel Tire,
After having completed 95 years in the Borough police force Sergt. Brunt was fined £a at Newark for drinking beer at a club during non- permitted hours, and when in ani form on duty, Bruni was reduced to constable, and he then retired. on a constable's pension.
Dances are not to farm a prepon-
derant part of the amusement pro gramme of the Italian "Workman's Spare Time Movement" or " Dopo- lavoro,"
as it is called.. Signor Augusto Turati, Secretary of the Fascist Party bas issued special instructions to this effect. More over, outaiders are not to be in- troduced, and the dances must be of a family character." Signor Turati also disapproves of ultra- modern dances such as the Charles- tor and the Black Bottom, for in his instructions he says, dances must be allowed in the that no Workmen's Spare Time Halls, which constitute a provocation against morality or are degenerate."
Hong Kong's Air Service,
Another saak has been placed on the shoulders of the Harbour Master of Hong Kong-ho is now Director of Air Services. At the moment there are no air services to direct, but the appointment may be taken as indicating the Govern mat's realisation of the fact that such developments are soon coming. will not be very long before there
DRY GINGER ALE gives his considered reply. If-as barrassing one from the point of any again, valley was only fair notice of the Direcion of Air
unequalled throughout the world.
the Year ended on the Bist DECERER A. S. WATSON
& CO., LTD.
the Auditors.
By Order of the Board,
F. C. BARRY,
Secritas. Hong Kong, 6th Mar., 1929. 17481
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
AeratedWater Manufacturers.
150
Services.
Expansive Starving.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Francesco Rooso, son of the FOSTER, of Sydney, N.S.W., and
famous sculptor Medardo Rosso, Dr. CYRIL H. BURTON, son of
The Government has at its com- who died in March last year, has Mr. and the late Mrs. W. H.
mand all the figures and all the discovered that numerous falsa BURTON, of Bydoey, _N.SW,
information necessary to form the copies of his father's best known groundwork of its policy in regard works such as the Child in the will take place on Tuesday, March 19th. No invitations aro
to the actual and probable develop Sun, the "Hebrew Boy," and the being issued, but friends are
ment of Kowloon as an industrial, Sick Child," have been put into cordially invited to the recepcommercial, and residential centro circulation and offered as genui se tion at the Hong Kong Hotel Has it any policy for guiding and works of the elder Rosso by deniers assisting that development, or does both in Italy and abroad. Fran- €7509
it propose merely to wait upon cesco Rosso lodged a complaint events The reply given to Sir with the authorities, and the Milan HENRY POLLOCs does not give any court ordered the confiscation of a indication that the Government is number of the false "Rossos found prepared to take the lend in seeing in a Milan art dealer's store. The that Kowloon develops along right origin of the false statues and butts lines. It has been stated publicly unknown, but enquiries are on and the statement has not been foot to trace the forger. challenged that the railway com- pany has over a million and a half square feet of valuable land in Kowloon which is practically un- How many lives were lost in the used. The railway has piors about fire at the King Edward Hotel is a regular service between thie three times as extensive as the yesterday morning is not yet de Colony, and Canton-probably un public, piers at Kowloon, but they finitely known. Up to the tine der Chinese management. Machines How's Kons, Mandu 194, 1929. too, are scarcely ever used: The of going to press, at least nine and men to fly them are already
railway, and the station, blocks bodies had been, recovered, includ access to the southern side of the ing those unfortunate people who available, British machines and THE FUTURE OF KOWLOON. waterfront, which is precisely where were killed by jumping from the Chinese aviators, and no soon as arrangements have been made to extension is needed to cope with the building into the street. There are provide suitable space at Kai Tak for civilian aviation enterprise, The "DRY" Champagne APART from what are known as full- and passenger traffic by, the ferry certainly the fire-escapes were fights between Hong Kong and
rapidly increasing road trafie to, the usual rumours regarding in- efficient fire-fighting apparatus→→→
we may expect to me regular daily dress debates, the most interesting The charge is made, seriously and able to reach the fifth floor. Had Canton for mails and passengers. proceedings in the House
of publicly, that the railway con-
stitutes a definite bar to the best they been longer, it is obvious that Tentative suggestions for establish- many lives would have been saved. Commons are those associated with development of Kowloon. No reply As for other reports concerning the ing a British air service have been the putting of questions to Minis. to that charge has been made by the activities of the fire brigade, it widely discussed, but without any tera. An honourable member puts its determination to leave the rail until the actual facts are brought heating a company for the purpose. Government, which merely declares will be wise to suspend judgment real progress being made toward Hints of the necessity of a subsidy down a question on the paper; a way station where it is.
out at the inquest. Europeans who day or two later he rises in his tion is not likely to allow the matter some very disquicting incideute hably explains why Chinese airmen The Kowloon Residents' Associa were on the scene have spoken of have been heard, and the absence of any encouraging response pro;: place and puts his question verbally to rest at that, nor should it do and it is to be hoped they will and not British are likely to b The question of moving the come forward at the proper time the first to come under the official to the Minister concerned, who then railway terminus may be an en- and state publicly what they are
is very frequently the case the an-
view of expense, but the fact that to the fire-brigade that these state- a plan for civíc improvement in- ments should be investigated, and swer is not altogether satisfying, volves some expenditure of money an opportunity given of meeting there comes a series of supplemien. is not in itself sufficient reason for the allegations made. Meanwhile,
The craze for extreme thinness: refusing to consider it. Delay in the sympathy of the whole Colony tary questions. At times so num-
facing facts in these matters in- will go out to the relativer of those among women seems at last of the wane in London, and the good old- erous are these inquiries arising variably means greater expense who lost their lives in this disaster.
when at last the irresistible pressure.
fashioned bearty luncheon is, com- out of the right honourable gen- nf circumstances compels tardy and
ing in again. A year ago at a fashionable restaurant or luncheon tleman's reply" that the Speaker reluctant action. We should like to Japan and Oplum Suppression.
zee not only the removal of the "The refusal of Mr. Wang King do more than toy with her food. party no woman ever appeared to haa to intervene, and remind the railway terminus from its present Ky to sign the report of the Opium Meat was usually refused and House that the rapid crossfire. of site, but the conversion of the whole Suppression Commission of the little fish and salad were all sh question and answer is taking on
foreshore into a marine promenade, League of Nations because China's would touch. All this has changed. extending from the ferry along wishes were not incorporated in it. At the smartest restaurants you the form of a debate. The prosced-Nathan Road to the railway bridge is considered to be well advised. now
bee young women ordering HOUSES AND FLATS.ings at meetings of the Hong Kong at the corner of Gascoigne Road. Be- The duty of the Commission is to in-meals which the Victorians wou'd tween this boulevard along the sea-vestigate into the actual conditions not have despised. At private lung Legislative Council, unfortunately, front and Nathan Road there could of opium smoking in the Far cheon parties also it is noticeable are not thus enlivened, and conse be open spaces for children's play. Enstern countries, particularly how much more substantial dishes grounds and for rest and recreation China, and it stands to reason that are served than one saw a year or quently are not so interesting or but, of course, the Government has China should not only be represent two. ago. The reason is chiefly that informative as they otherwise would not, and never would- confess to ed at such a Commission but should dieting is going out of fashion. having, funds available for such be given the full privilege to make To-day smart young people eat work.
recommendations as a part of the heartily with an occasional bout of Kowloon residents realise that the official proceedings. The failure of the fashionable starving care ben Government has not an inexhaus the Commission to place on record tible treasury chest at its command, Mr. Wang'e statements is a direct fer a week or two's discomfort on tween times. Apparently they pre-
should be done of necessity go nn be overlooked. There is a partitional nuisance of dieting. Still, done, but this question of the rail-cular reason why Japan does not popular as the starvation cure is way-station site is of rather more want to see Chind given fair repre- at the moment, it is a luxury urgency than appears to be realised sentation, and it is found in Mr. severely restricted to the rich The in administrative quarters. The ter Wang's statement that Japan sad cheapest way of starving at the best- minus of the Kowloon-Canton Rail-other European countries have been known establishment for this care way which carried 1,318,000 paasen importing narcotic drugs to poison costs fitcen guineas a week. Lees gera in 1927-blocks the improvement the people of China. China's well-to-do women who now follow the necessary for the convenience of the activo participation in the Commis fashion of eating bigger luncheons. 9,000,000 persons using the ferry sion would doubtless reveal Japan's and cannot afford tuck cures are HENRY POLLOCK wanted to ascertain
The ever-increasing motor traffic insidious motive, for our island almost bound to get somewhat the views of the Government on the bas admittedly robbed the railway neighbour is still freely selling plumper. It is a curious world, feasibility, and the cost, of moving of much of its local business-an harcotic drugs in North China and where some people pay fiteen the terminus of the Kowloon eventuality which was not foreseen Mancharia. This may be verified guinzas a week to starve while other Canton Railway. The official reply, when the Fanling line was built by a report issued recently by the people (in Wales and Durhamn par- while courteous, was rather curt. Competition from this quarter will National Anti-Opium Association of ticularly) are starving for nothing It was to the effect that the Govern- become much more keen as time China. There are 188 narcotic drug- at all. of the city on the piece or parcel of ground registered in the Land Office SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the LET SALE-Atment did not consider it advisable goes on, while the pressure upon stores owned by Japanese in Tainan, 4 Section 12, of IRLAND Lot No. &ffices of the Undersigned on TUES. I TRY OR FUR BAUR to move the station from its present the ferry service will steadily in the provincial capital of Shantung.
with the development of The names and addresses of these Preserved Music. having an Ares of 723 Square Feet DAY, the 26TH MARCH, 1929, at 11 Furnished or Unfurnished, 4 Roomed site, and even if such a transfer
Theatres can now take masie trom ur thereabouts. The Annual Crown AM, for the purpose of receiving the HOUSE with Garden and Garage, were desirable-the Government had Kowloon and the territory behind drag-stores can be found in the ront payable on this Property is $12.00 Reprt of the General Managers, 10 Moderate Price, Apply KWONG, no money to pay for such an under it. The activities of the peninsula China Opium Year Book (1925-1926), the gramophone cold storage and concentrate at the tiny corner oc edited and published by the serve it up to their clients as good Lot No. 3.-The Property known as No. gether with Statement of Acconata for BANG HONG, LTD, 260, Drs Vaux taking.
17366
The President of the Kowloon cupied by the ferry wharf and the National Anti Opium Association. 360, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL the Year ended the Sist DECEMBER, HOLD CENTRAL
as fresh by means of electrical am- Residents Association, had he the railway station. 1828.
"Since the wharf In 1928, a strong protest was filed plifers. At the London Coliseum and No.47, LOWEK LASQAR ROW
opportunity, might have put some must be at the waterfront, and the with the Japanese authorities at recently an instrument called the TO LET-GODOWNS and. Open very pertinent questions arising out station would be just taker a mile Foreign Affairs, based upon the ro- electronic gave vocal selections
to the public if it were
from The Vagabond King" with- Storage Space with Access from of the Colonial Secretary's reply to Water and Road, at Reasonable Hates. Sir HENEY POLLOCK's question. To away, there is only one thing to do, port and evidences collected by the out having to engage the
EAST POINT-For Further Parti- begin with, he could have asked and the sooner it is done the Shantung Branch of the National singers and chorus to be present in Anti-Opium Association; but the Besh. The transmission is made ealers Pierss Apply to the SUGAR whether the attention of the Govern better, and the cheaper. DEPARTMENT, I JARDINE, ment had been drawn to the pro-
thing was done to stop this illicit from ordinary gramophone recordz MATHESON & CO., LTD. PEDDEL ceedings the annual meeting of
trafic. According to recent inves amplified to what is technically STazer (Top Floor),
[7500 the Kowloon Residents' Association.
tigation, these stores are still in called life Rize, and the Coliseum If so, had the fact been noted that
existence. These stores sell nar orchestra accompanied as if the cotics in form of red pills to the singers were present on the stage. По TO LET-From 15TH MAY TO 2075 The gh was then made that the railway stands in the way of the
amount of 3,800,000 pills. a year. The reproduction was deceptively NOVEMBER, No. 293, PEAK, Five Roomed HOUSE Fully Furnished, best development of Kowloon! And Six cases of small-pox, 2 from worth nearly $3,000,000, such as realistic, and the electramonic must with Three Modern Bathrooms, Garden, Was it the policy of the Government Victoria and 4 from Kowloon were Chin Mu Company and more than be highly commended for eliminat- 8 Minutes Rickshaw from TRAM and on to put the alleged interests of the reported over the week-end. This one hundred of these companies or ing such surface noises as the up- Motor ROID.Apply: JOHN FLEM. Kowloon-Canton Railway before is a welcome decrease upon recent stores in Tsinan, and Tien Shua Co. to-date gramophone may still pro- FPLICATION has been made to ING, c/o Lowe, BINGHAM & MATTURE.. and above the interests of Kowloon figures.
and several tens of this kind of duce while: it " multiplies - the A this Company to izne to Mx.
(7472 generally? And was it the inten
drug-stores at Tip Chia Y. During | legitimate, sound. The one difi- BERNARDINO DE SENNA FER-
tion of the Government, some day, The total output of the Kailan the occupation of Teinan by Japan culty is that the singers show even NANDES, of Macao, a Duplicate
to give its serious attention to the Mining Administration's mines for
ese troops, sale of these narcotic greater reluctance than usual to Certificate for FORTY SHARES it this Courpaty Numbered 461400/491445, 16, PZAX ROAD, Fully Furnished forry approa in mout of the mounted to 11,593 tous, and the along the Kinochow-Tainan Railway, intentions, and it may take
LET. BELLEVIEW" No long overdue improvement of the week ending February 23rd, pills became ever spreading, Places take any notice of the conductor's.
statement that the Original Certificate sion. Apply to PERCY SMITH, difficult scheme
conductor so used to. apon 6 Roomed HOUSE with Early Posses carrying out an expensive and sales during the period to 98,698 Tsingtao, etc., are where the even 1.
on the north, tous. No. 8252, dated 18TH SEPTEMBER, SETH & FLEMINGAN,
Japanese factories and stores carry vocalists wilfulness as Mr. Alfred *-17479.
when a much easier and cheaper
on the drug business; thus flooding Dove a long time before he knows 1828, has, together with a Bigral Black
schemo could be carried out on the The exchange contract case was Shantung and other nearby pro exactly what his singing ghosts Transfer, been LOST or LAID: and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
uth were it not for the railway continued at the Supreme Court vinces with these narcotic drugs or are going to do. Though the ele if Within THIRTY DAYS from that,
blocking such work?
yesterday before the Chief Justice pills. Manchuria is another plicement of caprice has not to be pertinent questions might have been until this mouming. It will pro- business. In Yingkow, Harbin and irresponsiveness must be taken into These and many other equally (Sir Henry Gollan) and adjourned where Japanese carry on the drug reckoned with, that of mechanical asked, and possibly would have re-bably comlude to-day
drug stores, not including Dairen followed willingly enough if one Mukden, there are 106 Japanese account. However, the orchestru sulted in drawing from the Clover Cable consu ment nome information as to its Cable communication between Besides yelling drugs, these Japan considers that they are made to TO LET-One FRONT and Ono general policy in regard to how mong bayad de Shanghai and C. Bere mole e resalt that work in concert with what may one BACK TOom can be Let together loon. About three months ago there points beyond is now normal. Last Chinese people, with a result that day prove a victorious rival. For Or separately. Use of Kitchen and Bath appeared in them columns an article week notice was given of consider many of the poorer classes are there is no doubt that both econo room-Apply: to MRE, CHAN, ONYET suggesting that Hong Kong needed able delay, but normal working has becoming addicted to the habit. mically and practically the elec
China Critic,
tramonic and its like have a future, BUILDING, 187, NATHAN ROAD. [7605 a new front door. JARDINE'S old been now re-established,
Lot No. 1.-The Property known DA No. 990, 99E and 99F. WELLING. TON STREET comprises three newly
that the FORTIETH ORDIN- ARY GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Company's Offices, P. & O BUILDING, ON FRIDAY, 220 MARCH, 1999, at 11 A.M., for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st DECEMBER, 1928, and electing Directors and Auditors,
The REGISTER of MEMBERS of the
***PRAK MANSIONS." CUITUATED within Two Minutes Walk from the Tram Station and overlooking the Southern Side of the Island. Eeady for Occupation.
Five-Romed and Six-Roomed APARTMENTS
be.
erected four storied Chiness shops and Company will be CLOSED from 11 with all Modera Conveniences, Drying Paper concerning Kowloon. It was and that very many things which insult to China which should not account of their figures to the con-
dwellings with basements aitasie in Roth Days inclusive, daring which
the
centre of the city en piece or parcel of greand registered in the Land Office as Section C and the Remaining Portion of INLAND No. 104 Earing an Area of 2632 Square Feet or thereabouts The Property is situats on the North side of WELLINGTON STREET and is bounded on the East by Pzzo STEYT and on the West by a Private Lane, Lot No. 2-The Property known as No. 180, WELLINGTON STREET is an excellent class three storied Chinese shop and dwelling house with 'izon
MARCH, 1929, to 22ND MARCH, 1929, Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents
Hong Kong, lat Mar. 1929, (7468
THE HONG KONG FIRE INSUR-
ANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHÄKEHOLDERS.
balconies in front situate in the centre THE SIXTIETH ORDINARY
45
the
shops and dwellings. No. 350 Quaas's ROAD CENTRAL has an attic story on the roof and No. 47 LOWER LASCAR Row a basement. The Property is piece situate on
or parcel of ground registered in the Lazd Office Subsection 1 of Section AB of INLAND LOT NO. 911 having an Aren. of 1973 Square Feet or thereabouts. The Annual Crown rent payable on this Property is 21.81 Lor No... 4.-The Property knowo za No. 1, CASTLE ROAD is a semi- detached two storied European ro- aidence situate in the central district of the city on the middle levels in- favourite residential locality on the piece or parcel of ground registered in the Land Office 85 Section B of INLAND LOT NO. 503 having an Area of 4183 Square Feet or thereabouts,
The Property is ripe for re-develop ment purposes. The Annual Crown rent payable an this Property is $5.63, Fertbor Information sod Copies of the Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be obtained from
-MEMES, HASTINGS, LENNYS' & BOWLEY,
Vendors Bolicitors,
8, DES VORU ROAD CentuAL,
ME LAMMERT BROTHERS,
The Auctioneers.
[7434
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The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 19TH to the 26 MARCH, 1929, Both Days inclusive. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD
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TFEL HACIENDA the Date hereof. No Claim or Repre: No. 194, Taz PEAK. Rent Moderate sentation in respect of such Original Apply to Property Office, JARDINE, Certificate is made to the Company, this AESON & CO., LTD. 17491 Company will then proceed to deal with such Application. For THE CUINA LILAT & POWER
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Last week Sir Heny POLLOCK had a very pertinent question on the
a query of the character which, in the House of Commons, invariably leads to a number of supplementary questions, some of them usually em- barrassing to the Minister to whom they are addressed. In the Legis lative Council, however, it appears not to be in order to pat farther questions arising out of an official reply to the original query. Dir
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