NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS OF HONG KONG.
NOTICE OF MEETING.
MEMBERS
P
Attend the
ara Requested to
THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL"
GENERAL
MEETING.
to be held in..
The ROOMS or TH INSTITUTION
FRIDAY, 28TH MARCH, 1930,
At 8.00 P.M.
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FANLING HUNT AND RACE CLUB.
DRAFT Programmes and Entry Forms for the APRIL STEEP LECHASE MEETING, which is to be held at KWANTI on SUNDAY, 19TH APRIL, 1930, may be obtained from Mess TROMBON & Co., York Building, ENTRIES CLOSE at 12 Noon on MONDAY, 31ST MARCH, 1930.
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PUBLIC MEETING.
PUBLIC MEETING will be held, in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, at the CITY HALL, on FRIDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL 1930, 8.15 O'CLOCK in the AFTERNOON, for the purpose of making Arrangements in connection with the Arrival of His EXCELLENOT SIA WILLIAM PERL, K.B.E, C.MG.. | and in particular
(1) To appoint, Reception Coma-
mittee
(2) "To decide on the Mode and Place
of the Reception.
(3) To decide how the Cost of the
Reception should be met.
(4) To discuss Matters generally in
connection with such Reception. Datad 26th March, 1930.
A
H. E. POLLOCK,
Senior Unofficial Member.
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st:--
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T. E. GRIFFITH, LTD.
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
AFTER MABOH 30TH,
1930
Car Address will be:- REISS, MASSEY & CO, LTD. MERCANTILE BANK BUILDIZO (1ST FLOUR)
7. QUZZN'S ROAD CENTRAL
REISS, MASSEY & Co., LTD.,
Hong Kong.
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
AFTER MABOH, 30т, 1930. Our Address will be:- NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO. LTD.
INTIMATIONS.
HONG KONG LAWN BOWLS ASSOCIATION.
ANNUAL MEETING
ANNUAL MEETING of the
Tore Association will be held in the BOARD BOOM of Messrs JARDIJK, MATHON & Co.. Era, on FRIDAY, 28TH MARCH, 1930 at 5.45 » M.
All interested in Lawn Bowl are invited bttond
J. MASSEY
Han, Secretary.
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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.
Natthe ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company (since its Registration) will be held at the HONG KONG HOTEL, HONG KONG, on SATURDAY, THE 29TH MARCH, 1990, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st OCTOBER, 1990.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN FORTY-FIFTH
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED From MONDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF MARCH, to MONDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH, 1950, Both Daya inclusive, during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered,..
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON,
General Manager". Hong Kong, 19th Mar, 1930. [9190
THE HONG KONG & WHAMPOA
DOCK CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
NC, ORDINARY YEARLY
MEETING 07
SHAREHOLDERS
will be held in the Office of the Company, 2 QUIE'S BUILDING, Hong Kong. on MUNDAY, 31ar MAROH, 1930, at NOON, for consideration of the Directors Report and Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31 DecÜmber, 1899.
The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS CLOSED From the 24T to the 3187 MARCH 1930, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
B. M. DYER,
Chief Manager.
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BER OF COMMERCE. „
GENERAL THE ANNUAL
MEETING OF MEMBERS will be held in the OLD. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, Cırṛ HALL, On MONDAY, 31st MARCE, 1930, At 4.30 P.M.
for the following purposes:-
(1) Torrerive the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the Year ended. Sist Decana, 1929. (2) To elect a Now Committee.. (3) To transact any General Business
By Order,
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G. COLLECTION OF TRADE STATISTICS.
Nand After APRIL 1, 1930, All IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS 6F MERCHANDISE will be required and to declare the Nature, Amount Value of the GOODS Imported and Exported by them. The Declarations. are
to be made on the Import and Export Declaration Forms supplied by the STATISTICAL OFFICE, D FLOOR, BEACONEYIELD ARCADI, where Forma in English or Chinese can be
FRIDAY,
3 P.DL.
WEATHER REPORT.'
Yesterday's weather report, fore cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at stated t
Pressure is highost in the Pacific to the East of Tokyo, and relative- ly low over Chinn and Indo-China.
Local Forecast:-S. and S.E. winds moderate; cloudy; ocen sional rain.
MARCH 28, 1930.
The Australian football team which The .. Talamba is dus to arrive recently visited England gained hero on Sunday with the Argyll and £200 in exchange on the money Sutherland Highlanders on board. they remitted home from London-E and this in exchange between two countries which are not only both oa gold basis, but use practically the same pounds, shillings, and pence as currency !
The Australian Prime Minister, in defending the action of the banks in restricting credit to clients proceeding oversca, said their object was to strengthen the position of Australian funds in London. The adverse trade balance must be corrected. Imports into Editorial and Business Offices: 11, the Commonwealth' must
Ice House Street. Tel. Central
12.
Night Editor (Wanchai Office)
Tel. Central 4511.
Street,
London Office: 53 Fleet
E.C. 4.
The
be re-
What is believed to be a record, foe (£14,000) is reported to have been paid to a well-known rejuvena- tion specialist for a monkey-gland operation on an Indore millionaire.
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The forthcoming wedding is an nounced between Mr. Carlos Mar- celling Cores, accountant, of 11. Rue Chapeal, Shanghai, and Miss Julia Maria Belarmina Alves de Vasconcellos Soares, stenographer,
of Liberty Avenue, Homuntin,
Kowloon.
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: EUROPEAN- ESTATES.
MRS. W. H. COPE LEAVES
OVER £14,000.
Net personalty of £14,352 138. 50., and property in Hong Kong worth 8500 was left by Mrs. Emily Laura Tucker Cope, who died at Sanda- kaa Orchard Grove, Orphington, Kent, on March 2, 1029..
Barclays Bank Limited, of Lan- don, are appointed under the will as the sole executor. The estate' is left on trust, the income to be paid to testator's husband, Mr. W. H. Cope, daring his life time, and
thereafter to the son,
duced, while exports from Aus
Aus- tralia must be increased. tralia could not afford to buy in the world's marketa at the current The third general meeting of the high rates while her experts were Hong Kong University Arts Asso- The Financial Adviser at ciation will be held on Friday, Australia House, London, has ex- April 4 in the Union Assembly plained the situation in more de-Room" at 8.30 p.m. Mrs. P. E. tail. Having declared that bank Barker, M.A.__will lecture on ing in the Commonwealth is not "Playa Old and New." All who are pointed sole executrix under a will
low.
Mr. George Edward Stewart, lato of Aulderwood, Wykeham Road, Hastings, who died on July 0, 1929, left an estate of 80,500 in Hong Kong Everything is be- queathed to the widow, Mix Marie Catherine Stewart, who was ap-
Daily Press. any way subject to Government interomsed are invited to be present dated for uber 24, 1980.
HONG KONG, MARCH 29, 1930.
TIGHT-FISTED BANKERS.
spent!
are
to
direction or control, he explains that the present difficulty in London-Australia exchange arises from the fact that there has been a considerable fall in the price of wool, and the further fact that the returns from exports of wheat will be less than they were last year. An is usual in all such cases D fall in returns from exports, there is a lag in the resulting reduction in imports. It is owing to this lng chiefly that funds obtained in London from exports are porarily insuficient to meet pay- ments for imports. To some extent the difficulty has been caused by of the very natural reluctance is a fact that considerable quan- sellers to accept low prices, and it tities of the last season's products are still unsold,
to
tem-
This surprising news comes from Australia, where the bankers-no its decline to issue letters of matter what the standing of their credit for persons proposing to visit England unless the applicant can establish, to the banker's satis. In filling up these Forms, the follow-faction, that it is in the interests ing Points should be noted: "Manner of Australia." that the money of Arrival" or "Departure" need only should be spent! We do not know Empire Crusaders we do not know.
obtained
On Thursday, April 3 at 8.30 P.m. Mr. H. G. Hughes, M.A. will give a lecture to the Education Society of Hong Kong University in the Union Assembly Room. The subject will be" The early life of Jean Jacques Rousseau," and the lecture is open to the public and all, who are interested are invited to attend.
"THE LORY THAT WAS ROME,"
LECTURE AT UNIVERSITY.
The fourth of a series of six loc- tures to be delivered by Mr. C. E. Moore, was given last night at the Hong Kong University when the A most unfortunate blunder by lecturer spoke on "Roman Architec- a eareless reporter causes us to ture." The splendour in the ar- offer apologies to Mr. S. J. Brad-chitecture of Roman buildings, the, sell for having published in yester lecturer said, was due to the fact that she extracted the best from the day's issue an inaccurate account of the lady concerned is now on her such as Egypt, Greece, Abyssinia his marriage. As a matter of fact, architecture of her subject nations, way out to Hong Kong, and to and other countries. To the Greeks, her, as well as to Mr. Bradsell, who worshipped nothing else more we make apology, deeply regretting than beauty, the Romans owe most. the inconvenience and annoyance The Romans were not satisfied with caused by publishing a premature beauty alone, and with their prac statement.
tical ways they evolved buildings which were more serviceable, but retained the beautiful Grecian aï- chitecture
Old Sailor's Suicide...
Because of their love of art and the vast resources of labour and material that she could draw from the nations which she conquered, Rome was able to set up so many of her celebrated buildings.
Looking Back 25 Years;
WHEN & business-man decides to make a trip "home," in whatever part of the world that placé may be, he takes with him an exceeding ly important and useful piece of paper known as a letter of credit. Bankers, a rule,
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very obliging people and, providing 'client" is vin' good standing, they place no obstacles in his way when
The position in Australia is that, he informs them of his decision
while there is an abundance of to make the contemplated voyage, individual prosperity, exports from Business-men sometimes take such the Commonwealth have unbalanced a trip solely as a holiday, but imports, and so "the banks must help."With-their-assistance the
it more frequently they plan
is A strange story comes from present trade difficulties, arrange matters so that business thought, will be overcome within Japan. Deumi Toyomatsu, learn
A similar ing that Dr. Nishizaki Tatsuo, a' and pleasure may be profitably the next six months.
situation to the present one deve village doctor in Hyogo-ken, had combined. In such circumstances loped in 1921, but scon passed over,
been talking about Deumi's glass the letter of credit asked for and and it is believed the current crisis eye, became enraged, and visited the house of the doctor, whom he issued will be considerably more will be co less easily surmounted, than enough to cover ordinary but only if the adverse trade assaulted so severely that the doctor balance is corrected. Imports must died of his injuries. Deumi was. holiday expenses, and it may even be reduced, and exports must be brought before the Himeji Court be that the prospective traveller
increased. The Commonwealth, it and tried for inflicting fatal in-Tribute to the Press, will ask his banker to approve
is declared, cannot afford to buy juries. He protested emphatically A practice new to the fishing in- drawing to an agreed amount over
that he did not intend to kill the dustry was adopted at Fleetwood the sum definitely fixed should the in the world's markets at recent lawful owner of the letter suddenly high rates while its exports are doctor. The Procurator demanded recently, when the Boston Sea Fish- so low, and the Federal Govern-fifteen years' penal servituda but ing and Ice Company, Limited, of find it necessary to have more ment is determined to do anything judgment was reserved.
Fleetwood, decided to name five ad- funds at his disposal. All this, of
ditional steam trawlers, which are course, is common knowledge, and in its power to correct this state
being added to their feet, after [it would not be necessary to men- of affairs. While it may be true
national daily newspapers. Under- tion such crdinary details of busi- that the Australian Government
lying the decision is the desire to ness routine but for the fact that neither controls nor directs the retired Indian mercantile off-
show appreciation of the valuable. certain bankers have recently de-private banks in the Commor.cer's fear of old age was revealed parted from the regular course of wealth, it is significant that bank in a letter handed to the Press by publicity given to the industry by the newspapers. The company has things.
Some business-men haver-though uncontrolled and un- the West Sussex Coroner, at the
four directed-are giving support to the inquest at Littlehampton on Cap purchased
trawlers from found, on applying to their bankers Government's plans by restricting tain G. D. Eamerson Metcalfe, aged French owners at Boulogne, and for the customary facilities ex- the financial facilities usually 08, who was found drowned in the they will be renamed on arrival. tended, to clients about to travel,
Australians going River Arun. In the letter, which at Fleetwood. The other vessel is that before the usual letter of afforded
abroad. Before issuing a letter was addressed to his housekeeper, now being built at Southbank-on- credit has been issued they have of credit, they demand assurances Miss E. Pease, Captain Metcalfe Tecs. Mr. Fred Parkes, managing had to submit to a searching
that the money to be spent abroad said:-"For a number of years my director of the company, stated criticism as to why the money was
that four of the vessels were` dis- wanted, and how it was to be will be expended "in the interests mind has been made up that I will
of Australia'an expression which not allow myself to grow old as to posed of to France when the fish- means simply that the banks refuse become a nuisance to myself and ing industry was in a state of de- pression, but in consequence of a indiscriminately to aid and abet others. I am 88, so to-night I am to England and pick up a few new Australian merchants who plan to go ending my life by drowning myself wide newspaper advertising cam- and in such a way that there will
paign and the return of prosperity he had bought the trawlers back. lines which to them appear suit be no difficulty about finding me able for sale in the market in which and about identification. I have they as business-men are most in-informed the police so there will terested. How this state of affairs be nothing for you to do. Since t loks to Lord BEAVERBROOK and his retired from India nine years ago I have lived contentedly and com- be indicated when Goods enter or leave whether bankers in the great Com- If it were reported that German fortably. I have no worries or or, Japanese merchants about to anxiety and my health is excellent. by Rail, or Road, or Air. "Description" onwealth baye been endowed w should follow & closely as possible the special gifts of intuition or fore- risit England had to convince I have left no debts or liabilities." tankers that their buying plans The Coroner returned a verdict of Classification List which will shortly be sight which cuable them to know,
were in the best interests of their suicide by drowning, stating there published: Price 50 Cents, obtainable positively and unmistakeably, what
BTATISTICAL OFFICE. Weight of Measurement should be is in the interests of Australia and country, before being given letters was no evidence to show the state high as it is possible for him to
what is not. We confess to not of credit with which to travel, there of Captain Metcalfe's mind. given according to the Classifier
used in the List for Each Type of Goods: knowing whether there is any would be a wide and furious outcry * Valns"
should be the Coat unanimity of opinion in the Com- against the anti-British" senti- Landed, as to good for ment, inspiring Long and Short Hair.
It is now two or three years since Goods
pressure would we were first told that long-hair
for women was coming into fashion When commenting upon, the re- Really Good Novels for the Week-End Dollars: of Cost as ihipped. Australia. All we do know in that tralien bankers exerting similar
means Origin in Australian banks are refusing to discriminatory Present Origin"
Condition, Not Origin of Raw issue letters of credit to clients deeply resent any insinuation that
anti-British they are again, and that the bob or shingle cent adoption of the Hong Kong. Material. Where the Country of Origin visiting England until the ap- they are
would soon cease to be seen. Since Chamber of Commerce, of a me is maknown, the Country of Shipment plicant for these facilities has simply pro-Australian, and want should be given. Different Classes of satisfied his banker that the money to make business people realise then this report has been so 'fre-morial to the Government, pray- Goods, or Cargo by dilerent Steamers, he asks for is to be spent in such how wrong it is to spend money quently repeated or denied that ing it to take steps to make the the purchase most women have little idea which Japanese yen legal tender in the may be entered on a Single a way as the banker considere will in England on Form if desired, but Import and benent, and not damage, the in- of goods which it is not in the is correct. It was interesting, there- Colony; we remarked that the Export Cargo must be
kept terests of Australia. Obviously interest of certain parties in Aus- fore, to learn from a well-known only objection of any weight that can fairly be advanced against such Separats. The completed Declara- banker cannot refuse to return to tralia should be imported into the hairdresser in London that both tions must reach the STATISTICAL a client the bash, he has deposited, Commonwealth. It is a new angle statements are right, and learn also course is the doubt whether the of the way in which a woman's Japanese Government can mint it. OFFICE Not More Than 7 Days after and so it may be asked-how at on an old problem in, regard to Bill of Lading have been presented at the applicant for a letter of credit Empire trade, and is also another hair nowadays tells you something, without sustaining & loss that the profit on the subsidiary coins will the Shipping Office (in the case of be refused that facility. it he has, example of the queer complications about her life. If an elegant wo-
man comes into my shop with long not cover, and consequently, whe Imports): or, for Exports. Iter the Ship
in fact, a credit balance in the arising out of the adjustment of
ther it will be able to continue the carrying the Cargo bas left the Harbour. bank? The answer to that appar- exchange between different com hair I am quite certain that she
supply. As we have paid de Thus any Firm wishing to send la Declarations Weekly can do so. They only
unanswerable question is munities, even though they use leads a icisured life," he said, "It may be sent by Messenger or by Post.
casy. The banker can increase the currencies which are practically is quite true that long hair is fas fore, there are undoubted advant- almostages to be derived from the yen hionable again, but in To enable Skipping Companies to already high percentage of ex identical
every case it is the woman without being made current in Hong Kong, a. definite occupation who is grow and perhaps the question of the make their Hetarns, all seaments change in issuing his letter of
cost of production would be more. presented to them by Importers and credit under force majeure, and
ing her hair. Among my customers Exporters, such as Bill of Lading, when it comes to discussing an
who are at present doing so I do fitly left to the Japanese Govern- Mates Receipts, etc, manat bear the application-ever by a client long
not think there is a single woman ment. That something better than Name and Address of the Person or in good standing for overdraft ac.
profession. At first I the existing currency-if such it Firm presenting them clearly stamped ecmmodation while away in Eng.
with a
can be termed is needed in this land, the banker can politely but
thought the professional women would follow the lead of their more Colony no one will deny, and there" positively decline to extend any
leisured sisters, but now long hair appears not the most distant pro- such nistance, Not directly, per-
apect of a Hong Kong or British hape, if be is a good-natured man, The. thirty-ninth annual general has been fashionable again for so but by devions methods such as meeting of the Institution of En long that I believe they ard quite dollar being secured for circulation suggesting that it is inadvisable to gineers and Shipbuilders of Hong determined to stick to their com- here, while the American trade dol do anything further to disturb the Kong, will be held in the rooms of fortable bobs or shingles. It is not lar seems to have almost entirely that long hair really requires much disappeared. The real truth is, no balance of trade. Or pointing out the Institution, to-day at 6 p.m..
more attention than short. The doubt, that, having been placed at how unpatriotic is to make further
a heavy discount by the Chinese, The tranzharbour pipe line has complicated dressings of pre-war purchases abroad and so increase.
days are quite unknown. The sim- the latter coin has been bought up Australia's exchange difficulties, been completed and there will be According to recent advices-with-a formal ceremony, details of which ple modern style of arranging long these skilful operators, and melted in the last six weeks an Aus will be announced later, when hair takes very little time indeed, down into sycee. The supply of tralian merchant in Sydney or water is turned on to the main on Still, a woman cannot redress long Mexicans in fitful, and they are. hair, in an office in the same way speedily so chopped and defaced Melbourne, for every E100 he has Monday at 3 p.m.
asshe can comb short hair. as to become only so much bullion. to his credit to those cities, gets,
Japan, offers us a coin which is un- on arrival in London, only £06 158.
"Nowadays, when the value of a Here is an interesting fact for
smart, neat appearance is being exceptionable both as to weight and realised more and more in business, touch, while its appearance is ad those who think that, by establish
mirable. We shall have no hesita ing the Hong Kong dollar on
the professional women will not risk the possibility of long hair tion in accepting it, if the supply gold basis, they will put an end
be abundant-Hong Kong Daily getting untidy during the day's work" be concluded.
Press, March 29, 1880..
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will be REMOVED Tɑ: FRENCH BUILDING,
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F. M. PINGUET & Co.
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Warwick Deeping's Fine Now Novel "EXILES Read it to-night. "Exiles" is THE Spring Novel.
Donn Byrne's THE GOLDEN GOAT.
H. Z. Smith's NOT SO QUIET. Stepdaughters of War.
An honest, unsentimental, savage record of a girl ambul- ance driver in France. It is a marvellous pies of realistic writing.
Ex-Private X's War IB WAR.
Hear what R. C. Sheriff, the author of "Journey's End”· has to say on this book!"This is the English ALL QUIET, but more ontspoken and uncompromising, and carrying greater conviction sa & human document." THIS is a book of which co one, militarist or pacifist, could any, it isn't true. And no one could find it anything but enthralling."
Muriel Hine' PILGRIM'S FORD.
Told with a sympathetic insight and understanding which are among the distinguishing qualities of Muriel Hine's work."
Cosmo Hamilton's Great New 1920 Novel THE PLEASURE HOUSE, It is felt that this novel surpasses anything Cosmo Hamilton has yet produced. An unusual success in prophesied for it.
George Godwin's WHY STAY WE HERE?
This is the first novel dealing with the Canadiun Expeditionary Force to be pablished. It is realistic & unflinching Muriel Harris £1000 Prize Novel THE SEVENTH, GATE.
A novel of altogether uncommon merit, something out of the ordinasy run of fiction. The judges for this Prize Novel were Sheila Kay-Smith, Hugh Walpole & Frank Swinnerton. LAR. Wylie's SOME OTHER BEAUTY & other stories. Charraing stories written with real sympathy. "They grip the imagination and move the heart
KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
(Incorporated in Hong Kong),
of
or written.
B.S
W. SCHOFIELD, Ash Superintendent, Inforts and Exronte OFFICE.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.
ON AND AFTER MARCH 31, 1930 'The Offices oF THE
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LTD.:
WILL BE SITUATED ON THE
2ND FLOOR," EXCHANGE BUILDING. GENERAL OFFice: C. 1436, SECRETART'S, C. 8613.
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News and Views.
Two cases of typhoid and one of diphtheria were notified on Wednes day.
According to a Canton report, the Chinese section of the Kowloon Canton Railway has placed. an order in this Colony for three locomotives at a total cost
of
to all the troubles arising out of $400,000. The sum has already been fluctuations in the value of silver. Ipaid.
Master A. Dyer Ball, son of Mr. J, Dyer Ball, of Hong Kong, has passed his London matriculation, first division. He is sixteen years of age, and a pupil at Mill Hill School. This examination. I as
pass under the new conditions. Mr. Dyer Ball thinks he will go in for the Indian Civil Service-Hong Kong Daily Prest, March 20, 1905 Looking Back 60 Years,