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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.to put ten preumatic tyred jinrikis

A meeting of the Legislative Council was hell in the Council Chamber at 12.30 today. There were present:

H.E. the Offeer Administering the Government (Mr. Clare SEVERS, C.M.0.).

has on the streets of Victoria as an experiment. They plied.for hire for three months at ordinary rates after which time they were taken off the streets. They were apparently not a success and the proprietors state that after three months, use the tyres were worn out.

HONG KONG TRAMWAY

COMPANY, "LTD

£58,729.13.8

!tureInterest 6,493.15.0

THE CHINA MAIL.

The result of the year's working. subject to audit, is as follows Gross Proft {after charg- The present jinrikisha proprietorsing deprecia- -H.E. the General Offers Com-ef Victoria have expressed their will-tion) maraling the Troops; Major Generulingness to undertake in combination Less Deben-

the provision of such new and *F VESTRIS.

improved jinrikishas as the Govern The ment may think desirable. Government has the matter undet consideration, but it is not at presen prepared to formulate a new scale of fares.

The Colonial Secretary, Hon. Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER.

The Attorney General, Hon. Mr. J. E. Ker, K.Ü., C.B...

The Colonial Treasurer, Hon. Mr. C. Mcl, Messat, 0.B.E.

The Director of Public Works, Hon. Mr. W: GHATITAM, C.M.G.

Tho Captain Superintendent Police, Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolr.

Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE Hon, AIF LAU Car-Pas.

Hon. Mr. Ho Fook,

HM, R. G. SuBwys.

The following thinkers were al sent:--

The Government will be glad to consider any suggestions on the sub- ofject that Members of this Council

may wish to put forward.

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QUESTION 3.

What steps have been taken to carry cut the wishes of the Unoffin. cial Members "expressed during the 'Budget Debate" on the 17th Octo- ber last. to improve the general co- The Secretary for Chinese Altairs,dition of the Sayingpun School? Fou. Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX, OB.E.

Hon. Mr. P. H. FOGYAK H.M. EL. E. POLLACK, K.C. Hon. Mr. S. H. DoDWELL.

MEW MEMBER..

Mr. R. G. Shewan took the Oath. and assumed, his seat as a Member of the Council.

ANSWER.

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No steps have yet been taken be cause the only effective scheme is to erect a new school on a new site and no suitable site is available at pre sent.

QUESTION 4.

and conditicas of

"What steps have been taken by the Government to revise the Civil Ses: The Minutes of the last meeting. vice salaries held on December 30, 1918, were conservice? firmed

tion to be done.

ANSWER.

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His Excellency the Officer - A&-

A Commission to enquire into the ministering the Government then stated that that there was no legisla emoluments of the Public Service The meeting, had has recently been appointed. The been called to answer certain quesmatter was not dealt with at an tions asked. It had been requested earlier date because it was desired to Mr. Ede, who returned to the Colony that there be no undue delay in offer a seat on the Commission to answering them,

on the 23rd January.

QUESTION 5.

His Excellency then read out the following committees which had teen appointed for 1919.

'FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, Chairman.)

His Excellency the General Officer

Commanding.

The Honourable the Attorney General.

The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer,"

The Honourable the Secretary, for Chinese Affairs,

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The Honourable the Director" of Public Works.

Rexall

Brought for. ward from 1917

£52,235.18.8.

We

NEWS FROM HOME.

From Our Own Correspondent.]

Lesbos, November 26, 1 SETTLING DOWN.. When I despatched my last letter, were awaiting the certainty of peace, with an absence of boisterous display that indicated a certuria sense of suspicion. But whon the armistice was notually signed, the lid Elow of the boller of London emotions with 42,267. 4.4.

& vengeance. True, is was not quite 94,503, 3.0. užrestrained as on the fances Mafeking night, but lest anyone should assert that London has for gotton how to display ita emotions, or that the Englishman is always cold and phlegmatle, I place on re- cord the fact that for a solid week sai generis were not above en payment of a final dividend of 10dating with divers diversions the per share, amounting to £13.541.13.

gent Li-

Less Contin

ability a/c. £70,000. 0.0. Interim Divi- dend of 7d

per share... £ 9,479. 3.4. 79,479.34

Balance.£15,023.39.8

The Dirctors now recommend the

to be payable in April next at exchange of 39. 416-24.84 cents per share leaving £1,482.6.4 to be

carried forward.

end of the great conflict, and not a few staff officers joined with civilians and privates in a great ring-a-ring roses round the fountain in Piccad.

pages of notes and reports on the various branches of qutdoor and in-

·door nativity.

OUR POPULAR KING. Nothing could exceed the enthu siasm that is being shown every time. the King and the Queen and Prince of Wales uppear in public. The most ramarkable demonstration of recent your was that of the Silver Badge men-discharged soldiers and sat lors who had a great gathering in Hyde Park on Saturday and wars reviewed by the King. The ofcere withdrew when the review began,-in order to take the review 6 more striking spectacle of democratia loyalty. When the King and Royal Family arrived, the man gave a great shout and before the review finished they had broken all manke, sunwounded the horses of the King and Frince of Wales and the car ringes of Queen Mary and Queen Alexandru, cheering with might and mala. The king shook hands with hundreds, bughing all the time, and the Prince of Wales, greatly ex cited, enjoyed it more than anyone.

No other uler in the world, 1

who to-day goes unescorted through should say, is so enfe as King George, his capital, talking to his subjecte Whenever the fandy takes him, as

dilly Circus,Never have the restau-man to mur manta had such a time, and the crados

it...

I

The General Election means much

of empties" carted away at the more work for His Majesty, for there to sign, because the Minsters of the Australia is giving rise to some intrant that is within my view asCrown, derive their authority froin The shortage of copper coin in and of the week from the great rare ever so many more documents convenience.. The railways especi- I write, offered a most eloquent tri-Parliament and technically cene to ally are feeling a difficulty. in com plying with the requirements of ticket purchasers, and indication has been given that they may be com- pelled to have recourse to postage! stamps in giving change.

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bute to the absorbing qualities of the Great Sahara that had been elaked in the excitement of the time."

THURSDAY, JANUARY 80, 1919

RAUB.

The drive north on the 300 ft. lode: has been extended 16 ft., making a total of 24 ft. The lode 23 ins, wide gives 4 dwts.

To the south the drive has been advanced 45 it, making total of 53 The lode 39 ins. wide assays 8 dwts.

“MÄNAGER'S REPORT FOR- FOUR WELES INDING DECEMBER ES, 1818. Gentlemen, herewith beg to hand you my report on your mining and milling operations for four weeks Crosscutting-For stope-filling, 66 ft. One stope has been in operation ending December 28, 1918

on a lode 22 ins.. wide worth 12

GENERAL. dwts.

The accompanying sheet of mice measurements and assay returns shows a total of 437 ft., made up of 96 ft, driving, and 311 ft crosscut ting, as against a total of 326 feet for the previous four weeks.

BUKIT KOMAN MINE, .940 ft. Level. This level has been cleared of water and full work re-

sumed.

840 ft. Level-The drive north at 230 ft. from shaft has been extended 2ft making a total of 16. ft. The lode 60 ins. wide assays 2 dwt.

640 ft. Level-The drive south on the 85 ft. lode has been restarted and taker from 259 ft. to 265 ft. Crosscutting For stope-filling. 92 The lode 48 ins. wide gives 1 dwt.

feet.

STOPES.

Above the 810 ft. level, ane stope

fode 207 ins, wide worth 14 dets

Above the 740 ft. level, two stopes, lode 240 ins. wide worth 4 dwts:

Above the 640 ft. level, three stopes, lode 184 ins. wide worth 6 dwts.

Above the 540 ft. level, one stope, lode 204 ins. wide worth 7 dwts.

ANDERSON MINE. 660 ft. Level. The main crosscut east has been taken 4 ft., making a total of 26 ft. At the distance of advise the King when Parliament is 21 ft. a lode was met which proved ence of the kind, and above all things. The crosscut west has been taken dissolved. This is his first expert to be 36 ins, wide assaying 6 dwts. the King is conscientious in the per- front 24 f, to 31 ft. and is without

change. formuance of bis quties.

I will quote but..one incident, to

460 ft. Level. The north drive has THERE ARE OTHERS. show how the stinces and conven tionality of the town was broken: All this has been attained without been restarted and driven 3 ft., mak wide assays 6 dwts: If labour is Mrs. Milzo has sent another down. On the Tuesday afternoon I the loss of a single ounce of authoring a total of 284 ft. The lode 56 ins draft for £32.13.1 to the Weekly was passing down Queen Victorinity Meanwhile the ran

who

for a while.

STOPE.

The month has been a very wet one but the pumps have kept the mines dry. The labour position is slowly improving.

Milling sheet for four weeks end ing December 29, 1918.

power,

Bukit Koman 60 stamps ran

and usual causes... 23,365 days. Lost time 4,635. day's due to shortage of labour,

Stone Crushed

Bt. Koman1,571 tons: Anderson1,588

Stope Junction

Derricks

15

165

302

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3,641 tons.

Huntington, Mill.-(1) ran 24.083 days. Lest time 3,917 days due to

usual causes.

SURFACE ORE TREATED

1,509 tons. Anderson Koman

514

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Total ore crushed 2,023 tons. in Koman Mills 5,664 tons.

Amalgam. Retort- Smelted..

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ed...

079.

*$20

023.

Battery 2,025 825 816.75 Huntington Mill

No. 2 201 125 123.75 51.50 Grit Mill No.1.134 52 27 Magnettings 81

26.89

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it not a fact that for some tine distributed amongst the soldiers in Street when I happened upon a trio aspired to world dominion is a hate suficient we shall keep on this point Mills ran 252 days." Lost time 2.8

st, owing to the illness of the PUM.O..there has been to practis ng resident Physician or Sur- the Victor Hospital, Barker Kond, and that patients are entirely dependent, upea daily visits on another medical officer of the Government, and will the Govern- ent state what other duties this Medical Officer has to performi?

ANSWER.

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Dispatch Tobacco

Fund to be

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

outrast, his son has to sneak into hospital, the particular hospital to of officers who had lunched with en-Holland on a dog drawn cart, and They were all his associates are in hiding and be left to the discretion of the projeyment in the City.

deposed. moters of the Tobacco Fund. This

(To be continued draft makes the total amount col pleasantly mellow, but by no manas over the borderland. Their joy at 1914, since December lected. £605.17.7; a large sum and all by the termination of their long strug- single effort. This is the final draft gle was attractive in its human and the "Little Khaki Bag" is now

The L. K. B. with its quality and they met with the full closed. pipe, a Three Castle cigarette and a approval of everybody who came replica of a Bryant & May's match their way. Then, with a saxlden box, "All British "ombroidered on the front had become quite a feature desire to give further vent to his in Hongkong and every praise is due feelings, one of them crossed the to Mrs. Milroy for the fine work she road, took the nose bag from a horse the animal should not have its at tentio distracted from his remarks- and then shouted in its ear! We've won the war, Old Spart

Dr. Johnson went on sick leave on 14th December. It was at first Maught that his absence from duty would be very tetaporary, but has done in order that some of the As quietly, raunching by the

the Captain The Honourable Superintendent of Police."

The Honourable Mr. H. E. Pol-soon as it was known it he would

I bency, rent the services of Cup lock, KC: Holyoak. Iain Mackay, R.A.MU.

The Honourable, M. Ho Fook. The Honourable Mr. R. G. Shewan. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.

The Honourable the Director of Public Works, (Chairman)

From the 14th December to the sth January Dr. Melenny was in charge of the Victoria Hospital which he visited once, and nearly julwugs twice, daily. During the

same period te wes Superintendent,. Government Civil, Elospital, and visit-Į The Honourable Mr. P. H. Holyoak.ing Medical Officer to the Tung Wa Hospital. He was Medical Oficer The Honourable Mr. Ho Fook.

The Honourable" the Treasurer..

Colonial

The Honourable Mr. R. G. Shewan, STANDING LAW COMMTITEE.

The Honourable the General, (Chairman).

racure, should occasion demand, that the "L.K.B." will make its reappear- ance. Mrs. Mikoy desires to thank all who have so kindly subscribed and helped her.

CROUP.

VERY young child is rusceptible to creup. Don't wait until this dread- to Victoria Gaol from the 11th to the ful disease attucts your little one before 20th December, and he had charge you prepare for it. It comes in the of me convalescent patiens at Kernight when chemists' shops are usually Attorneyney Town, Hospital between the ing. Get and keep Chamberlain's Cough chased, and this along should be a warn- same datest

Remedy at hand. It never fails, acta The Honourable the Secretary for Captains Macaulay has been in quickly and is absolutely harmless. For

glurge of the Victoria Hospital since ale by all Obemists and torekeepers the the January. He lives at the Peak Hotel, and it is proposed that.

Chinese Affairs.

The Honourable Mr. H.E. Follock,

X.C.

The Honourable Mr. Lau Chu Pak. The Honourable Mr. D. Landale.

QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED.

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he shall go into residence at the hos The Covidil to vote u

Autof

pil as soon as the quarter there Thre thousand five dollars ($3,500)

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Thue did London resume to revel- ries. And now we are no longer., sliding our windowe, our street! tnps have been cleaned, our bacon is already better" and our bread whiter, and we are even so soon beginning to wrangle about bone politics and to discuss the relative qualities of this and that exponenti of sports and pastimes.

SPORTING OUTLOOK.

The outlook for sport is very bright indeed. The outdoor training of the Army has led almost every soldier to take to sports and they come back full of enthusiasm for one or the

are vacated by Dr. Johnson, who is in aid of the vote "Harbour Master's other of its forms. The sport most about to go on long leave. During Department A-Harbour Office, popular at this moment is boxing, the period 14th December-9th Junu- special expenditure, acquisition and though football is also coming mpid- In the absence of the Hon. Mr. Holyoak, who had given notice of sixty the daily average number of puti-re-arrangement of moorings in Vic-ly forward again, and golf is also

lents in, the hospital was seven. Dr.toria Harbour.

reviving. It evidently will not be questions fie asked the Government, Mekiny reports that the patients

The Council to rote a sum of Five long before we are again in à great. .the questions were read out by the were in no case in such a condition hundred and forty dollars ($640) in boom of athletic and sporting enthu

Hon. Mr. Landale. Mr. Holyoak was kept away by a meeting of the to be likely to require immediate att of the vote Miscellaneous Ser-

Chamber of Commerce Edlow are the questions with the answers readi

out by the Hon. the Colonial Secretary.

QUESTION 1.

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medical assistance.

QUESTION &

W the Government state when

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A very popular announcement has béch made that restrictions on racing are to be withdrawn. It is practic- ally certain that we shall have a Derby rup at Epsom next season, with the old crowds, and, more than the old fervour, for will it not bà a', Victory Derby?

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viegs. Kent or Underground Tele- graph Lines.

The Council to vote a sum of One ther there is at present any system thousand one hundred and seventy For searching passengers and pussen- delhirs ($1,170) in aid of the vote What steps has the Government loggage entering the Colony, Medical Department, 4-Staff, taken and what further steps does whether by boat or train, for arms Other Charges, Conveyance. Allow the Government propose, to take to obtain the prompt release from militand ammunition? If not, in view ances to Matror, Sisters, and Prob-

The King is sure to be there.Al- of the numerous outrages and armed tioners;

The Council to vote a sum of Five ready he has sent a message of good."" ary service of men seat to India thefts which have occurred in this under the "General Military Service Coleng recently, will they take im-hundred dollars ($500) in aid of the will to the footballers. Ordinance, 1918"7

inediate steps to provide for such a vote Charitable Services, Charitable Rugby Football perhaps is as good allowance to Sirin Lok-shung, as it can be, for no game is played of Sin Yau-wal, late of the Educe- with a better spirit, and it has been tion Department. (This is to allow kept well alive by the service teams..

place he has won a Canton scholar Association side of football and may- Shin Lou-slung to put in torns But some evils assocuted with pro- at the Hongkong University to which fessionalem have grown up on the

be in the new period of reconstruc non sport also may benefit and some of the evils may be pruned away.

ANSWER.

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All steuners, river steaners, pas-

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The Council to yote a suni of Five hundred and thirty-six dollars and sixty-four cents ($386.84) in and of the vote Charitable Services, Clari table Pension." (This to go to the widow of the fate Sergt. Glendin

On the 17th December' a request was preferred to the Military Au- thorities that steps might be taken from Military Service and their the Colony and some trains arriving to, secure the release of the men suge boats, and launches arriving in return to Colony at as early at Kowloon are searched for ar date as possible. On the 16th and ammunition. It is not possible January, a telegram was sent to the to search more than a certain par Viceroy of India stating that the centage of arriving passengers with return of the men was urgently out serious inconvenience to the required. A reply was received to els searched and to the public. The this telegram on the 22nd January, greatest ingenuity is shown are to the effect that arrangements were entos inethods of concealment, arming, H.K.P., who was murdered at already being made for the early being upholstered into chairs, 1-0) return of the men. The General unition being placed in falso bot Officer Commanding had in the toms, and so on, and a completely meantime received a telegram from exhaustive search would involve the War Office, dated the 18th Jan practically the stripping of each uary to the effect that the men passenger and great destruction of would be returned to Hongkong as property. soon as possible. They would be demobilised but not discharged.

In the circumstances it seems -unnecessary to take further steps.

QUESTION 2...

The cricket position is quite secure, especially in its proper quarter-the local playing field. There seems, to be a disposition to tinker with exhibi tion and county matches, with the hope of making them more attrac The Council to vote a sum of One tive--an ides that has bceg intemi- hundred and two dollars (5102) ified by the frequent plaint of those of the vote Royal Observatory, who have been trying to establish Special Expenditure, Typewriter.

The Council to voto u sum of Two buse here, that cricket us now playel is a dull gaine to the onlooker. thousand two hundred dollars It seems probable that two day ex- Detectives scrutinize passongers ($2,300) in aid of the vote Public periments will be tried with cricket arriving both by ship and by train Works, Extinordinary, Kowloon matches, the play being from two to for the purpose of picking out known Miscellaneres, Shelter in Children's eight pin. I do not think baseball criminal, persons returning from Playground'

will ever be a serious rival of cricket"

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banishment, and suspicious charac: The Council to vote a sun of Ten in this country, though some teains Will the Government arrange for a teri

thousand dollars ($10,000) in aid of have been established under the supply of pneumatic-tyred modern It must be remembered that the the vote Public Works Extraord stimulus of the American and Canu rickshaws for the Colony and state neighbouting province of China has nary, Now Territories Miscellaneous din players were have, budiz que the maximum price in fares it is been for some time past in a state (47), Miscellaneous Works. (This midst since the war began.. prepared to allow for a minimum of great disorder, m

is to put fences, etc., round the distance??

The Council then adjourned, eina frontier Police Stations. The unrest over the border has made this in- The minutes were agreed to and the meeting closed.

“ANSWER.

In June 1914 the Captain Super The Finance Committee then net pentive.)... intendent of Police arranged with to consider the Financial Minutes the jinrikisha proprietors of Victoria | which were

If the newspapers accurately re- Prosent the public feeling, the at truction to sport is greater thap over, an armistice the daily and weekly for within ten days of the signing of papers have blossomed out with

BILLIARDS.

PALACE HOTEL SATURDAY, Feb. 1, 1919.

EXHIBITION GAME, T. PITT v. Sergt. L. GOODMAN. 600 up,

Commencing at 8.30 P.M..

360 ft. Level-The north drive has been driven 13 ft., bringing the total to 837 ft. The lode matter 61 ins. wide assays 1 dwts.

260 ft. Level-The north drive has been advanced 6 ft. making a total of 1,456 ft. The lede 60 is wide gives 33 dwts.

160 ft. Level. To the drive south on the east branch 5 ft. has been added making a total of 79 ft. The lode 6ins: wide is worth 24 dwts. Crosscutting.-For stope-filling, 135

ft.

STOPES. Above the 460 ft.. level, one stope, lode 104 ins. wide worth 1 dwt..

stope, Jode 46 a wide worth iss

Above the 260 ft. leyel, one stope; Jode 75 ine. wide worth 4 dwts.

Above the 160 ft. level, two stopes, lode 99 ins, wide worth 6 dwts.

DERRICK'S SHAFT::-

100 ft. Level-The main crosscüt east has been extended 37 ft., making a total of 338 ft.

Totál 2,441 1,029 1,018.89. BUKIT MALACCA-(2) Huntington days due to repairs and clean up.. Surface Ore Crushed-

Bt. Malacca Bt. Koman

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1,698 tons. ... 1933

3,631 tons.

Amalgam collected 457 023. pro- ducing 207 ozs. retorted, yielding 20553 ors. smelted... Average yield per ton,

Stamp

Average yield per ton,

Koman H. Mills Average yield per ton,

Malacca...

4.917 dwts:

1.2234

481

1.1308

Average yield per ton,

.800

9,295 tons.

Tailings.. Total-Ore crushed...

"M:#yyatı" qol- lected.

2,898.000 czá.

Smelted gold... 1,224.190

Average yield per ton

Average Fineness

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2.634

dits.

of bullion 911.5/1000 W. H. MARTIN,

General Manager,

DODGE BROTHERS

MOTOR CAR

WE HAVE CONCENTRATED ON ONE CAR AND ONE CAR ONLY, IN A DETERMINA- TION TO MAKE IT AS GOOD AS A CAR CAN-BE MADE FOR EVERY PART AND EVERY PROCESS THAT ENTERS INTO IT WE HAVE PERSONALLY ESTAB LISEED A STANDARD. THE WORK DONE AND THY MATERIALS. USED IN EACH PART AND EACH PROCESS, IN EVERY CAR MUST CONFORM TO THAT STAND- ARD. DODGE BROTHERS WILL ALWAYS GIVE TO THEIR CAR THAT OVER CARE" WHICH THE PUBLIC EXPECTS OF THEM

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FAITH IN PEOPLE HAVE IMPLICIT THE INTEGRITY OF DODGE BRO THERS MANUFACTURING METHODS. BECAUSE OF THE NAME IT BEARS. YOU MAY BE SURE THAT THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND THE CAR WILL NEVER FE CHANGED A HAIR'S. BREADTH DODGE BROTHERS HAVE ONLY ONE IDEA IN THE UPBUILDING - OF THEIR BUSINESS. THAT IS TO BUILD -IT SO SOUNDLY, AND SO WELL THAT THE "GOODWILL" WHICH THEY HAVE WON WILL GROW AND ENDURE FOREVER

ITS STABILITY IS. HOT A REFLECTION OF THE INSTITUTION ITSELF

SOLE AGENTS

TELEPHONE: NO. 781.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

St George's Buildings, HONGKONG,