NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APEIL 17TH, 1915,
ZLANGRE RUBBER CO., LIMITED.
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET-FURNISHED,
RTO.
Rent $125. Apply
IN ORDER to avoid possible. Mishaps the the FIFTH ANNUAL GENERATE STEWART TERRAUE, THE PEAK.
Course at Happy Valley is Closed for play during Today's Gymkhana. This will also be the case in ull fatore Gymkhanas and Race Meetingr.
By Order of the Commitee,
K. M. CUMMING, Hon. Secretary Hongkong, 17th April 1935.————1 $21.
IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES 1911 AND 1913,
·and·
IN THE MATTER OF THE RICTURE
PALACE CO. OF CHINL, LTD.
(IN LIQUIDATION),
NREDITORS of the above-named Company are required on or befors FRIDAY, the 14th day of May, 1915, to send their names and
addresses and particolare of their Bebts or Claims, and the names and oddresses of their Solicitors (if any) to the UNDERSIGNED, the Liquidators of the eald Company; AND FURTHER, it so required by Notice in writing, personally or by their Solicitors or Representatives to come in and prove their said Debta or Claims at ansh time and place as shall be spegilled in anoh Notice, AND NOTICE
18 HEREBY GIVEN that in default thereof, Buch: Creditors will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution before such Dobii are proved,
1015.
-
Dated at Hougkong, this 16th day of April, PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,
Liquidators.
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNÉES.
FROM CALCUTTA AND STRAITZ.
|HE Steamship
THE
"LAIBANG,”
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in the abore Company will be held at No. 10, Canton Road, Shanghai, on THURSDAY, the 22nd April, 1915, 44 P.M.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 19th to the 22nd April, 1015, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors.
J. A. WATTIB & Co., LTD.,
Secretaries and General Managers,
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED. NOTICE TO. SHAREHOLDERS.
"X, Y, Z," Care of "Daily Press" Office. [608 Hongkong, 16th April, 1915,
TO LET.
A HOUSE in TORRES BUILDINGS,
Kimberley Read, Kowloon Apply to
SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, 15th April, 1915.
TO LET
Apply
the FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that OFFICE in Hotel Mansions. YEARLY MEETING of the Soalety will be held at fie Head Office, No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 23rd April, 1015,
Neon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with tho Statements of Account to 31st December, 1914, and of declaring Dividende, &o.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society
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HENRY HUMPHREYS, Alexandrs Buildings. Hongkong, 4th Aṛril, 1915.
will be CLOSED from 18th April to the 23rd A April, both days inclusive. By Order of the Board.
INTIMATION
A. S. WATSON WATSON & CO., LTD.
ESTABLISHED 72 YEARS,
WATSON'S
clear principle and had been calculated to cause suspicion and discontent." Sir STANLEY BUOKMASTER declared that ho had never withheld for five minutes any information that, he had; on the con-
trary, he had published overy item that it was within his power to publish. In
A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes to-day at 4 p.m.
The action brought by the Onger Machinery Company against Messrs.
Showan, Tomes & Co. for $300, was men-
tioned before Mr. Justice Razeland yesterday and was adjourned for one week.
At the City Hall last evening: Bir Charles Eliot, K.C.M.G., dalivered a most interesting lecture, entitled-The- Eastern theatre of the warn H.E. The Governor presided over a god audience. The report of the lecture is held over till our next issue.
London
refuting a charge of partiality, based on the fact that information had appeared in some newspapers which he had sup- pressed in others be pointed out that he had no power whatever to compel newa- papera to submit any of their contents to WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. him; all he could do was to warn them that certain matters were dangerous and that if they were published without authority after such a notice had been given there could be no defence in tho event of a prosecution under the Defence of the Realm Act. Evidently come journals have been willing to take the risk of exercising their own discre. tion, and if legal proceedings have not been instituted against them and success fully upheld in the Law Courts, it is fair to infer that their temerity was justified However, Sir STANLEY BUCKMASTER's explanation of the conditions under afternoon (weather permitting). The
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VERY
TO LET. HOUSE at Observatory Villas, Kowloon Apply to
ABRATOON V. APCAR & Co. Hongkong, 16th March, 1915,
393
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C. MONTAGUE EDE,
age Besmetary. Hongkong, si April, 1915.
CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the
NOTONINTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 23rd April, 1915, at 12.15 P. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the having arrived from the abors Ports, Consignees Statements of Account to 31st December, 1814, of Cargo by her are hereby informed the land of declaring Dividends, to Goods are being landed at their risk into the bazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, hence and/or from the wharver delivery may to obtained,
Goods not cleared by the 23ed inst. will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined. Claims against the Steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurancs will be effected by us i #by-caso whatever,
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
MATHESON & Co, Lìo. JARDINE,
Agenta. Hongkong, 16th April, 1915.
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HONGKONG GYMKHANA OLUB, THE
FIRST GYMKHANA MEETING of the Besson will be held at HAPPY VALLEY TO DAY (SATURDAY), the 17th April, 1915, cominencing at 3.00 P.3.
The Charge of Admission will be $1 for others than Members of the HONGHONO JOCKEY CLUB or GYMKHANA CLUB.
to
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half-Prics. The Committee invite the Ladies of Hongkong be prosent: Hongkong, 15th April, 1915.
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HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB.
NOTICE,
THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the above Club will be held on SATURDAY, the 94th April, 1916, at 12.30 PM., et the Cfic of the HoseKONG JOCKET CLUB, on tas Grand Floor of the HosaroNG CLUB ANNEKE, Chater Bred
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course..
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Hongkong, 10h Apr, 1915,
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
NOTICE.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held on MONDAY, the 26th April, 1915, 4 o'clock .. precisely, in the
OLD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM (CITY BALL), for the following purposes
(1) To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committes for the year ended 31st
December, 1914.
(2) To Flect a new Committee,
(3) To transast any. General Businėsa,
By Order,
E. A. M. WILLIAMS. Secretary. Hongkong, 15th April, 1915.
NOTICE,
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and Show TONGKONG
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED, from 13th April to the 23rd April, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
Secretary.
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THE CHINA-BORNEO CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE TWELFTH YEARLY MEETING THE
of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Company's Office, St. George's Ballding, så Noon-on FRIDAY, the 30th April, 1915, to rooires Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1914, and the Report of the tamers! Manager and Commiting Committee and to electa Consulting Committee and Auditor.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18th April to the 30th April, 1015, both days inclusive.
THE CHINA-BORNEO Co., LTD.,
W. G. DARBY,
General Manager. Hongkong, 13th April, 1915,
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK
COMPANY, LIMITED...
THE SHARE CERTIFICATES Nor
2410/2411 for 10 and 25: Shares and respectively, numbered 18729/19748 35868/36862 inclusive, standing in the register ins the joint unides of Gromos ANDREW HASTINGS and JOHN BAZHAM CARSLAKE, Sollaltors, Liverpool and Birmingham, having bead LOST or DESTROYED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said Certifiestas be produced at the Ones of the Company, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hong: kong, before the 24th April, 1915, New Cartificates for the mid Shares will be issued and the Old Certificates will thereafter be held by the Company an Null and Void.
GEO, A CALDWELL,
*****Secretary, Hongkong, 25th March, 1915.
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PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE
in respect of all SEASON TICKETS available for Three Months issued on and after Ist Misy, next, the respective Prices will be as follows:---
*** $36.00 ---$12.00 $12.00
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Gentlemen Ladies... Children
and that the Price of Servants' Punoh Tickets availble for 30 Bides will be $1.20,
Season Tickets szpiring in April can be extended to April 30th, on same terms pro rata ne now in force, but no three-monthly Bassozi Tickets and no Annual Tickets will be issued in April
Notice is farther given that on and after Ist Toets will be abolished.
TO LET.
AŁODOWN, No, 84, Fraya Edat:
Apply
KWONG SANG HONG, LTD.,
No. 246, Des Voeux Bond Central,- Hongkong, 19th February, 1915, [305
TO LET AT THE PEAK. TO. 2 STEWART TERRACE,
Farnished and newly done m Apply
IL POLLOCK,
Prince's Building Hongkong, 20th January, 1915.
HOUSE
Lowloon
TO LET
Kautsford
Terrace
C
OLD LIQUEUR
SCOTCH
WHISKY
"Our Celebrated E very old Liqueur Scotch Whisky is a blend of the best Pot Distilled Scotch Whiskies. It is of great age, very fine, and mellow. Its superior quality has established itsre- putation for over 30 years as THE LEADING SCOTCH | WHISKY IN THE EAST, THORNE'S
No. 4,
OLD VAT
APPLE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. SCOTCH
-MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
[45 Hongkong, 1st March, 1915.
TO, ERRA From 1st March.
GODOWN, No. 8, Daddoll Street.
Apply
A. B. AVASTA,
Care of E PABANDY,.
No. 1, Dutdell Street, Hongkong, 2nd February, 1915
TO LET
169 MAGAZINE
N KENNEL
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GAP,
No. 169, MAGAZINE GAP."HARFORD," Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, Slat March, 1916
TO LLT. LATS in Nathan Road, Kowloon *PENYRHEW," Minden Row, Kowloon, 6.Roomed House with Tennis Court,
1 and 2, MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, 5-Roomed Houss with Tennis Court,
FOUR BOOMED ROUGES in Humphrey's Arenas, Gordon Termce and Salisbury Avenue,
Koybon.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 441 March, 1918.
TO LET
Road,
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HOUSES CLIFTON GARDENS, OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Linband Post Office,
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Havagaxa.
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Ib is understood, Бауа journal, that the Territorial troops aho have gone to Far East garrisons will boʻ relieved after come eight months2 servian
at any given station, the object being to let them seo as much of foreign stations" as possible during their service abroad,
The first meeting of the reason, under • the auspices of the Hongkong Gymkhana Club takes place at the Happy Valley this
which his department worked, combined programma is one of six events and the with his assurances of the prompt publi- first race starts at 3 o'clock. By kind cation of all news issued by the permission of the offers, the Bard" of Admiralty, the War Office and the the 74th Punjabis will be in attendance. Colonial Office, was suficient to deflect the shaft that had been aimed at At the Parade of the Special Police him, while his forensic and dialectical yesterday afternoon, the Grimble Cup for skill enabled him to place his crítics in a shooting was presented to Mr. T Arnott, quandary by pointing out to them that who won the trophy with a score of 55. if the motion before the House were car. In handing him the Cup, Mr. George ried nobody would be better pleased than Grimble expressed the hope that the the Germans, who for weeks past had recipient would live to win a great been striving to throw discredit upon many more cupa, which, no doubt, the our official news and to make neutral other members of the Force would feel it Powers think that what we said could incumbent upon them to offer a senti not be trusted. It would give them the men which was greeted with hearty advantage of being able to produce, with approval and amusement. all the rich embroidery which they know, so well how to manufacture, the record that the British House of Commons had impugrad the bond fides of their own
Dr. Stafford M. Cox of Shanghai has. been appointed by the War Office a Major in the Royal Army Medical Corps and has been directed to proceed to Servia.
WHISKY.Bureau. Nobody, of course, could doubt There was some cholera in Sorvin and the accuracy of this forecast, and so the Balkans during the previous wars and remarks As supplied to the House of Patriotic Englishnan could do other it is probably on this account,
than shrink from placing such a weapon the N. C. Daily News, that Dr. Cox is be- Lords and House of Commons.
in the eager hands of an unscrupulousing sent there, since his experience in A.S. WATSON & CO.. enomy. Nevertheless, the plea rathor China would be most valuable. He is resembled the appeal of the prisoner taking with him fifty sets of the special LIMITED,
in the dock for consideration to be shown continuous saline infusion apparatus, ta him for the sake of his wife and
depl with cases of cholera. !- children. As Mr. BONAX Law very nagortly painted out, the Darmiana wild The ranges of the Hongkong Horticul never succeed in discrediting our official tural Society for the year ending March news if we took care that it afforded no 31st mentions that the statemnit of ground for adverse criticism. Nothing accounts shows that last year's credit could be worse for the country, he added, balance of 81,477.02 has been Picreased than to do what the Japanese did de to $1,868.56. It must, horever, be puint- liberately under different conditions, naded out that accounts to the amount of have still top paid and; on that was to conceal disasters until the about 4:00 have st end of the war. The one thing necessary the other hand, the subscriptions was that the nation should be able to amounting to $125 have fill to come trast our news. While admitting to the The net result is that am a faucial full that we should guard against giving point of view the positic of the Society away secrets, he reminded the Govern- nay be considered satisftory, ment that in democratic countries one of tho nicans of real assistarices in carrying
Hongkong Orion:10, Des Vaux ROAD O. LONDON OPTION 151, Frame Beaker, K.O
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, AT 11. 17TH, 1815.
THE PRESS CENSORSHIP.
ALL the news that roaches the outlying
A party of Chinese jerchants left
on a business mission
the United Shanghai by the P. M. Mancheria States. The party. numbug seventeen,
parts of the Empire with regard to the on a long way was the feeling of the people towards it. Though there has progress of the war in Europe has to never been the slightest question as filter ärst through the Press Bureau into the attitude of the British people headed by Mr. Cha Chen-hun, London, and consequently we in Hong towards Prussian militarism, there has State Counsellor and sent advisor to Long are just as closely interested as been ample evidence, infortunately, that the Board of Argiculture Commeren, our fellow-countrymen at Home in the the restrictions placed upon the dis and is accompanied by Mr Robinson, conduct of this institution. That it has semination of news relating to the pre-advisor to the Chinese Ba of Co
Incree. The definite object view will ||been guilty of many inconsistencies consent campaign have had the effect of sub- 58. THE PEAK. "THE RETREAT."
not be disputed, nor is this a matter for 21, WONG-NET-CHONG ROAD.
surprise when the size of the staff is GODOWNS, New Praya, Keanedy Town. GODOWNS, at Wanchai Hond,
taken into consideration. Fifty or sixty Apply, etc..
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. different men can hardly be expected to MENT & AGENCY Co, Linterpret the instructions which they Hongkong, Ist April. 1815,
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receive with precisely the same degreef
celebrated by a reception at tmerican every TO LET
intelligence, and so long as
Consulate, Consul-General ons re- reasonable effort is made to coa
calving the business delegates ficials, convenienės
the latter including Admiralig, Ad- sider the interest and of the newspapers, - and through
gratulatory speeches woro and them the interest and convenience of the more than counter-balanced the disadvan-miral Li, and Mr. Yang Chi Con
OFFICES a Sr. GMORGE'S BUILDING Second Floor, Overlooking Barbour látodiste possession.
Apply lo Hongkong,
BHEWAN, TOMES & Ca
December, 1914.
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mission to China.
The lion was
duing popular interest and, enthusiasm. he that of increasing trade leen China and the United States, and departuro Especially has this been the case among the working classes, who are just as of the commission is the di outcome devoted as any other class to the prin of the American Businessts recent ciples of Liberty, justice, and honour, for which our gallant forces are fighting. Every system, of course, has its draw. backs, and we can only hope that the benefits derived from the Censorship have
publie, no serious ground for complaint tages traceable to it. So long as it is con- the party were given a bearty off at
ducted with reason there will be few, if arises. At the outset, the Press Bureau
the Customs Jetty. TO LET.
gave many ovidences of its inexperience any, to begrudge the sacrifices which it entails. There is always a danger, how-
Shipping and Engineering fos a W B HAVE This Day Openol an Ofice
THE GROUND FLOOR of No. 6, DES but since that time three qualified news-
ever, that powers such as it possesses may well-considered article on the he of HOTEL BUILDING, P-dder Stroet, with a Star May sest, daily return Tickets and Annual I VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, occupied paper men have been added to the staff,
by Madame Gains, sla,
and they take it in turn to be on duty by degrees become strained and abused if Japanese shipbuilding, due to s throughout the twenty-four hours in order care is not taken to provent encrunch-sibility of obtaining delivery the onts upon public rights, For this home yards which have theyds facilitate
the the running of machinery. The authorities can trus reason we welcome the many signs that full with orders from the Admit
the House of Commons is korping a local requirements. elain have shown a desire to
of Salesmen and Mechanics standing exclusive ly to the Sal and Repair of REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS.
MUSTARD & COMPANY, Sole Distributors for Hongkong, Chins and
·Macao, REMINGTON TYPEWRITER CO. (Incorporated),
[498 Hongkong, 15th April, 1915.
NOTICE.
TE HAVE This Day been appointed W
BOLT AGENTS for Hongkong and Chins by the TATA IRON & STEEL CO.. and are prepared to quote for Pig Iron and other. Iron and Steel products.
SHEWAN. TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 12th April, 1915.
FOR RENT.
about
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By Order of the Directors,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 1st April. 1915.
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TO LET.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, VERY
CONVENIENT OFFICES and BOOMS Laduding a Fine Commodious
-Apply
SECRETARY, A. B. Warson & Co., LTD. [BG Hongkong, 23rd October, 1914
Sabe
QUEEN'S BUILDING,
(T10 LET, the South-West portion of the
HOUR BOOM HOUSE CGood View FIRST FLOOR, including Tranny
of Harbour, Gas, Electric Light, Belle Moderate Bent. Option of taking over
Fittings at Valuation.
Apply
HOUSEHOLDER," Bare of" Daily Presi” Ofim. Hongkong, 14th April, 1816,
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Ground Floor, lately in socupation of the Berican Bank.
GODOWN, No. 9, Ins Home Biros. Apply tom
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., Len,
195 Hongkong, 1st March, 1815,
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LED. Hongkong, 10th February, 1915.
to:
The paper a
"B THE PEAK Untarnished, & Booms, discharge the irritating functions of the vigilant eye upon Sir BrastaY BUCK farge number of orders they
Ka
TO LET.
·DISHOP'S LODGE SOUTH," No. 11,
23, BELILIOS TERRACE, with Press Censorship with as much considera- entrance on Conduit Road.
3 BOOMS, Faitable for Offices, 1st Floor,tion as the circumstances permit. With- out doubt, many of the objurgations Queen's Brad Centr L
HO," Bonham Road, WESTWARD HOBET PEAK, which have been levelled at the Press Unfurnished (0 Rooms), from 1st May, 1915. Bureau should really have been directed
MERION," No. 6, THE PEAX, Unfurnished (@ Rooms).
ROOMS in BEACONS FIELD and 65 ELGIN TERRACE.
The
MASTER and those whom he represents. recently been placed with Japanch, Any attempt to suppress criticism, it has for both passenger and cargo st been clearly shown, will not be tolerated, while a ship that had been sold to and once again the Chief of the Bureau has by Britain a few years ago has a found it necessary to repudiate in the been repurchased, by English buy strongest language any auggestion that
a premium of 82 per cent, at other departments from which the the Pross Burdau was, or could be, ed concludes Whether tonnage ne
That, in Bureau takes its instructions. point of fact, was the main defence for the purpose of doing anylbing song constructed in Japan could ha offered to the House of Commons by Sir base and discreditable as shielding wem-built there in ordinary times in
bers of the Government from public the competition of Europe is of ng criticism"
corn. The fact remains that, with supply of new
new ships entirely out of Golfers are notified by advertisement no second-hand tonnage offering. No. 59, THE PAX (5 CAMERON VILLAÐ. Bureau in restricting the freedom of the in another column that the course at
Press and in withholding information Happy Valley is closed for play during world's markets, Japan has been ab All the vacancy with her own yards. about the war had been guided by no to-day's Gymkhana.
ROGATE" Austin Road, Kowloon. EILANDONAN," No. 66, Mount Kelloit Boad: 5 Rorms, anfurnished.
No. 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, PRAK Unfurnished)
ROOME, mitable for Offices, on the First Floor of No. 3 Daddell Street,
Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIES
* Brd Floor, Alexandra Buildings Hongkong 29th Marob, 1915.
-STANIEY BUCKMASTER, the Chief of the Bureau, when confronted with a motion declaring that the action of the. Press
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