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Tickets issued at Companies' tariff ratos. Inclusive Tours -arranged to all parts of the world,' covering travel by Rail, Steamer and Air, Hotel Accommodation, Excursions, Guides, Baggage Transfers and ovory assistance that a traveller can require.
The attention of travellers is drawn to the importance of safeguarding themselves in the carrying of their funds. Our system of Travellers Cheques and Letters of Credit exposes travellers to the least possibility of fraud. Our Travellers Cheques are issuell in Storling in denominations of £20., 210 and £5 and in U.S. Currency $100., $50., $20 and $10. Foreign currencies, Letters of Credit and Travellers Cheques encashed, Drafts and Tolographic Romittances effected.
Shipments effected to all parts. Consigamonts cleared at low ratos, Insurance arranged. Invoices collected against delivery of goods. Dry storage accommodation for all kinds of Non-hazardous Goode.
Accident Insuranco Policios issued for any jou (ay, 'Baggage Insurance effected from departure to arriva t destination: Travellers are recommended to avail themselves of this insu- . rance as Companies accept no liability for loss of baggage.
A large staff is maintained for the purpose of answering enquiries either personally or through the mail and we offer to our clients the most complete travel service possible, based on an experience of over eighty years. We have a chain of over 300 Offices throughout the world and for the special care of Far Eastern Residents, there is a FAR EASTERN DEPARTMENT at our Head Office, Berkeley Strost, London.
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SATURDAY MAY 11, 1929.
THE DISSOLUTION OF The First Question The
.
PARLIAMENT,
THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.
Landon, May 10 The Speech from the Throne on the dissolution of Parliament refers to the ratification of the Kellogg pact, and the Duke of Gloucester's mission to Japan "as
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covery.
T'erefore avoid constipation if
a pledge of friendship uniting you want to keep well. To do 80 all that is needed is an two countries in the determina- tion to co-operate in a peaceful occasional dose of Pinkettes, the settlement of International ques- dainty little laxatives and liver tlons both in the Far East and regulators. They gently cleanse all over the world."
the system, banlah bilious attacks It alludes to the recognition of and sick heailaches, in a single the Chinese Government;' ex-night.
presses "the hope that internal! Of chemists, or post, free, 60 peace will soon be restored in cents per vial, from the Dr. Wil- Afghanistan, to permit of a ro-llama' Medicino Co., 60, Kiangse sumption of normal friendly Road, Shanghai.
Anglo-Afghan Intercourse; and
stales that new hope of an
carly achievement of further | WUCHOW ELECTRICITY naval disarmament is held out by Mr. Gibson's speech at Geneva, "of which my Government has not bean slow to express apprecia tion."
Indian Affairs,
CURRENCY DEPRECIATION
CAUSES A CRISIS.
During the present financial It prays for success to crown crisis in Wuchow, the Electrle the labours of the Simon Commis- Works operated by the Municipali- sion; and announces that in pur-ty has suffered a great deal. Tho suance of the Imperial Conferencatariff is charged at 82 cents recommendations in 1926, ar-Kwangal notes per K.W.Hr., which rangements have been made for ant the present exchange of 300, is meeting in London In October of only a little over 10 cents long- an expert committee on the opera-kong currency. This may be the tion of Dominion legisIntion, also lowest rate prevalling in China. a sub-conference on merchant The Municipal authorities advised shipping legislation.
the Director of the Electric Works
The speech says that unemploy-not to revise the tariff at prosent, ment continues to cause anxiety, in order not to burden the people but a substantial improvement and to support the credit of the Therefore, they Kwangai Bank. has occurred and now there are. good grounds for the belief that uru working very hard in meeting we are moving towards a higher the altuntion.
Reference to China,
levol of employment all over the The staff and workmen have country. The derating scheme suffered great loss also in the de- and reorganisation of local gov-preciation of the Kwangai paper, ernment promise widespread because most of them came from benefits, particularly to basic Shanghai and Canton, and are paid trades.
In Kwangai paper. In comparison with the Customs staff who Fe- celve Haikwan Taels for salary, and with the Post Office staff who In the reference to China, HIR receive big dollars (Mexican), Majesty said he hoped events in the electric workers are poorly China would continue to improve paid. The Director of Works la gradually, and progress towards maiding proposals to afford them more stable conditions.
some relief.
Later.
He was glad it was possible The Electric Works have so far that full recognition could be ac maintained a good service for the corded to the National Govern-paat year, running 24 hours every- ment at Nanking, and a treaty day. They use crude oil as fuel. could be concluded recognising From the bogining of the month, the principle of complete tarif the Asiatic Petroleum Co. and nutonomy.-Reuter,
LOCALLY BUILT.
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VESSEL POR PHILLIPPINE COASTAL RUN.
Built by the Kwong Fook Cheong Shipbuilding Go, for a Manila ship. Dol ping firm, the s.8. Ntra STA Rosario left for the Philippines on Thursday afternoon under the com. mond of Capt. Cornelius Janguin who hal under him a crew of 20 Filipinos. To be delivered to her owners on ཱ་ reaching Munila, the left the part in balinat.
In the last quarterly return of vessels under construction in local shipyards, the 5.8. Ntra Sea Dol Rosario was given as having been specially built for the Philipino
coastal run.
· Mavsum ACOTCH WHISKY
VAT 69
Arm Lamalinson Phim 1th-
LEITH
Standard Oil Co. refused to extend monthly credit to the Works, and naked for Hongkong notes in cash, for the delivery of the fuelofl; The Electric light people are do- ing their best to buy Hongkong notes even at the exorbitant rates. The future is uncertain.-Contri- buted,
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