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The President's Comment. It goes without saying that the important suggestions made by Mr. Ellinger aroused considerable comment, throughout the city. The cial" of November 17, contained an "Manchester Guardian Commer- count of the views of a number of business' mên, amongst which "Generally speaking, there have was, the following statement made been no particular developments in by Mr. W. E. Thompson, Presi the situation in China for the last dent of the Chamber:- ten days. As to the negotiations "I very much welcome papers and on the pending Mongolie-Kanchuria discussions of the kind of which questions, hereafter some of the Mr. Ellinger's address was so ad-

be discussed in:

rafrable an example. questions will

The problems facing the Lanca- Poking, and some questions shire trade are so complicated that local there is need for help from every negotiations. But,

pre-quarter in ventilating possible solu- parations are noá completed, we tlons, so that eventually we may have not yet entered into negotia-ace what is best. At the same time tions, though it is a fact that there are limits to the usefulness of certain degree of understanding has public discussion and press com been effected between Japan and ment. There is a point beyond which progress becomes impossible In the limelight.

I No. of 1912, the EXCHANGE be TN Accordance with Ordinance

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"As to the question of Korean As President of the Chamber, I that the FORTIETH OR-]

farmers in Manchuria, both the happen also to be chairman of the DINARY GENERAL MEETING of THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER Japanese and Chinese authorities Joint Committee of Cotton Trade SHAREHOLDERS in this Company THE POWs are studying the matter. The rice Organizations, which is

sin- will be held at the Offices of notify their Consumers that owing tion relating to the filegal taxation terested

anybody could All auch matters. I'm 1928, at 12.30 p.m. for the purpose will not be available between the been reached in this connection. Chamber of Commerce, where we Ltd., on THURSDAY, 9th February, to Alterations in the Generating in Manchuria is under negotiation be in

Station, the Supply of Electricity at Peking, but no settlement hás also interested in the Ship- of receiving the Report of the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on The report that the negotiations on study these questions from the ship

ping Merchants' Committee of the Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts for the year MONDAY, the 23rd January. the construction of a railway line ping merchant's point of view. The

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., between Korea have been conclud- Cotton Trade Statistical

Bureau, General Managers.ed, is untrue."

which is run, at the Chamber of Hong Kong, 20th January, 1928.

Yangtze Affairs,

Commerce, is also able and anxious Referring to the situation along to contribute much of value to the the Yangtze River, -Mr. Yoshizawa research necessary before a final said that, though Britain had with-answer can be given to many of drawn part of her defence forcen Ellinger.

the questions raised by Mr. STEEPLECHASES.

from Shanghai, It could not be said It is perhaps not sufficiently that the situation along the Yang-understood that every one of the SATURDAY, Zist JANUARY, at 3 p.m.

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Bonds on the security of the 2.5 per zontal organisation will be the cent, surtax, the Japanese Minister basia in the future as in the past.

The question propounded by Mr. "It doesn't atter how the Nan-ther we can regain lost ground by Ellinger really amounts to whe king Government will dispose of the co-operation between the various revenue, but if its action affects the sections in the production of high- Interests and position of Japan, ly competitive and probably more

to take adequate or less standardised lines. steps. As to the attitude of the The first thing to be considered foreign Powers regarding the cus is that nothing must be done to tome question, they have not yet distribution of high-class and dis- Interfere with, the production and agreed to take joint action, but antinctive novelties. Lancashire's re- exchange of views is taking place putation for producing the best between them from time to time. and widest range of bigh-class

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LAMMERT BROS. Stomach pains and inability to re-ternative but to act as they deem we could spread our overhead costs

tain food often mean nothing more at separately."

on these high-cloas goods by re- than indigestion resulting from gas and excess acidity. Gas distends the Turning to the subject of China's gaining and maintaining a certain stomach, causing that full, oppressive customs tariff autonomy and the proportion of our trade in medium feeling, while the acid irritates and abolition of extraterritorial rights, or low qualities, which would more -Public Auctions stomach.

Inflames the delicate lining of the Mr. Yoshizawa expressed his views or less correspond to the standard

The whole trouble. arises from the fermentation, which is as follows:-

goods of our competitors. Hot

The world co-operation implies only unnatural, but is dangerous if not "The foreign Powers are paying many difficulties for a trade which attended to. To prevent or stop a great deal of attention to what is horizontally divided. fermentation and neutralise the acids, steps the Chinese Government," The various committees mention-

teaspoonful of 'Bisurated' Magnesia should be taken in a quar- which has declared abrogation of ed above are at work on the pro- Dr. M. Knobel, London County ter of a glass of water immediately its treaties with Belgium and Spain blem, and I confess that it is my Council Medical Officer, giving after cating, or whenever pain or in the hope of restoring the cus-earnest personal hope that some evidence in connection with s fullness is felt. Bisurated Magnesia toms tariff autonomy and abollah-found possible.. I should not be so establishment, proposing to em- practical steps forward may be licence applied for by a massage car bowder and tablet forms, and at ing extraterritorial rights, will take optimistic as to hope that we should ploy X-rays as a depilatory, de- Hittle cost you can get rid of your regarding its Trenties with other regain all our lost trade, but I do clared that the procedure entailed acid-caused stomach troubles and avoid Powers on expiration of treaties in think we can do something to in risk of cancer. Cett

the future.

crease employment, to spread over- Legitimate Meana.

head costs, and to re-establish Lan- The risk was the graver, be "Apart from the attitude of other cashire's prestige as a source of cause the public was not aware of the dangerous effects of ter; Japan Intends to request China Standardisation may be some-X-rays, especially when the to accomplish her ends by legitim-cotton trade, but it is a feature of undergoing a change months Braky, from“Yokohama.

what foreign to the Lancashire, treatment was repeated, the skin | Obezakíradio,

"The illegal taxation now in force how we can remodel ourselves: 80 facial cancer had been recorded as modern industry and we must see afterwards. Numerous cases of in various parts of China is a great as to be in keeping with the times arising from X-ray treatment. inconvenience to Japan who has The details, as I have said-be- deep interests in China.

The Council refused the appli-, HONGKONG HEIGHTS Japan; | fore, are better discussed in pri- therefore, earnestly desires that vate round a committee table, but cafion, and declared that the China recover customs tariff au- these public discussions do much establishment must close in spite tonomy by legitimate means and fix good in preparing the minds of of the fact that several patients a 'statutory tarif. I believe that people in the trade for the pro- were already undergoing treat other foreign Fowers wit also posals which their various comment.

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