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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Much interest has been aroused There is no doubt writes the

that the ANNUAL GEN- by the news of the formation of a Canton correspondent

ERAL MEETING of SHARE- the of Ching Committee to watch eventsN-C Daily News" that there HOLDERS in this Company will in the Far East and try to arouse wart serious differences be be held at the Hongkong Hotel, the Government accordingly.tween the Russian "mission and Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the Some of the principal commercial the Kuomintang party following 20th February, 1926, at 11 am, and financial houses in China are the return of Cheung Kai-shek to for the purpose of receiving the represented, besides the Federa-Canton at the conclusion of his Report of the Directors together tion of British Industries, the campaign against General Chen with a Statement of Accounts for, London Chamber of Commerce Calung-ming. The friction which the year ended 31st December,, and the Chamber of Shipping.. arose between General Cheung: and 1925.

Some curiosity is felt as to why his Russian military advisors The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Baron Southborough was chosen brought, and to a head. I under-Company will be closed from the us' chnirman, Hi record shows atand.. the whole question of 10th February to the 22nd

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whether or not a real Soviet gov February (both days inclusive), knowledge of China, beyond what he may haverment shall be set up in Canton during which period no transfer picked up, via Hongkong, between Dating back to the time whom the of Shares can be Registered. 1907 and 1911, when he was at of the Russian mission reach Under-Secretary of State for theed this city, there have been a great JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managera. Colonies. He was formerly Mrmany Kuomintang members who Francis Hopwood, a solicitor, who have been opposed to the adoption very early became assistant law of communistic principles of the clerk to the Board of Trade and government of Kungtung affairs. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI was then private secretary to its Gradually, however, the radical

BANKING CORPORATION. President. He has served on element of the party gained in several important Royal Commis-strength, until the pro-Russian

IS HEREBY GIVEN sions and knows a the wing was able to bring about the Empire ka yers gold daal of the banishment of Hui Sung-cht, and N that the ORDINARY YEAR the arrest of Wu Hon-min and ly Meeting of the Shareholders, in together a business expert, on other prominent governmental off this, Corporation will be held at official lines, if not a China enecals who were thought not to take City Hall Hongkong, on SATUR and, it is to be hoped, endowed

to: the kindly with leather lungs. To his offer Sovietism, into Southern China. Noon, for the purpose of receiving introduction of DAY, the 27th February, 1926, at of the services of the new Com Cheung Kalek, in whom the the Report of the Court of Direc- mittee, we are told that Sir Russinn Imposed great confidence, tors, together with a Statement Austen Chamberlain replied web-

ww elevated to the position of of Accounts for the year ending" coming its formation, promising commander-in-chief of all the local 31st December, 1925. gladly to avail himself of its offer military forces. The radical ele- of co-operation and inviting pracment remained in supreme control tical constructive schemes which of the Kuangtung Government "the wide experience embodied in until Cheung Kai-shek fell out. the committee may from time to with those who had raised him to time suggest for the relief of the the most important position in the present serious situation.""

government.

All of which, like notices. con-

No Mere Catspaw. vening the meeting, reports and

When General Cheung delivered accounts and "the above-named his address to the Whampo gentlemen playing upon the afore- students, the Russians and, their said musical instruments may be Chinese adherents realized that "taken as read.” The British this, military leader is not a mah community of China and Hong-to be tried with that he is not kong (says the "North China content to be a mere rubber stamp: Daily News" of February for the radicals, that as a matter 4) are weary of fair promises, and of fact, he is not as radical an high-sounding speeches from the they had thought him to be. They Secretary of State for Foreign feared his great power which they Affairs, and have ceased to attach realize night. now turn against any reality of meaning to them. them. Certain members of the If the new China Committee is Kuomintang who had theretofore going to be content to co-operate been afraid to express their opin- with the Foreign Office, it may asion then came to the front, and well have never been formed.. its must have been able to exert con- only chance of doing something effective is to endeavour to work up feeling in the country and especially to form" a vigorous China"party in Parliament...

FROM CANTON.

aiderable influence in a meeting: which was held some days, ago, at which the major topic discussed was whether or not. Soviet prin- ciples are to be put into practice in the Xuangtung Province.. So Patrong had become the position of those opposed to Russian rule that, it is suld, the vote on this ques- tion was decidedly adverse to the |Russiana; a resolution was carried, calling for the recassion of the of previous action of the party in dismissing Hui Sung-chb from

KOREAN COMMUNISTS' CRIME IN SHANGHAL

The "Shanghai Mercury" February 8, reporta:In order

Hongkong, 3rd February, 1926.,

Corporation will be closed from The Register of Shares of the MONDAY, the 15th February, to SATURDAY, the 27th February. 1925 both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered By Order of the Court of DirectorS,

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to make an inquiry over the office. From a reliable source, the The Shaft:sary Homes and "arethmal" Korean, So Hei-zen,"concerned inwriter has learned that Hui Sung- Monday's shooting affair. at 10 ehi will be invited to assume o'clock this morning, two staffs of charge of military affairs in this the Japanese Police Office went to province, while General Cheung the Police Hospital where the Kal-shek will lead an expedition Korean is now undergoing surgical into Klang-S or Wu Nam. At the treatment under guard. Despite. a same meeting, this report has it, strict examination nade by the it was decided to ast ex-governor Japanese police, the Korean is said, Wu Hon-min to return to Canton, to have kept silence regarding the and resume hie former position as crime he committed.

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On the other hand, Chow “Yoi- It is believed that many of the kan, another Korean who is at pre-more radical members of the party sent in the Japanese Consular jail, became alarmed when they noted stated yesterday afternoon that the great strength developed by he has been in China fer savan the conservative wing, whose: re: years, coming down here from presentatives recently held a Canton quite recently. While separate congress in Peking. there he was acquainted with Sai, the proposed plan is carried out Large And More Comprehensive the wounded Korean who was at many in the party feel that those that time a student of the Canton members who went to the North Communistie' University. When may return to Canton. In other Chow saw him in Shanghai on words, one of the objects of this January 31 last, he asked him for plan is to heal the breach in the some money and was told that the party which has been ever wideo. request would be complied with ifing..

he lent.a helping hand with the marder of Bok, a spy for the Japanese Government. On this condition, he received the weapons from him, stated the unwounded Korean.

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The present (1925-6) issue of the CHINA YEAR BOOK is again considerably larger than any of Its predecessors. The Chapters on "Mines and Minerals, Educa tion. "Products" "Labour," "Oplum," "Commerce," "Ship ping." "Currency," etc., bave been rewritten and brought up to date. The Report of the Shanghai Child. Labour Commission is reprinted from Mr. Uchida, Japanese Consul in full in the Chapter in "Labour." "The Political Summary" describes at Swatow, and received by the.

evante up to the end of March, Japanese Commercial Attache's Office at Shanghat (anys the 1925. The Chapter on "Defence "Shanghai. Mercury" of February appears at the end of the Book 3) as order in the Province of New Chapters include a Summary Kwangtung has been restored, the of Medical Events." "Political Canton National Government, with Fartles," "Taxation aBiblio a view to solidifying the founda-graphy for 1924, and a docu tion of the civil and financial ad-mented Chapter on "China's Con ministration of the Province drew stitutions end Election Laws.1 up a plan to establish at Swatow THE TERMS OF THE GOLD a branch of the Central Bank the INCLUDED IN AN APPENDIX FRANC BETTLEMENT ARE

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