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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE. THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Mombers will be held in the CLUB HOUSE, HAPPY VALIET, on MONDAY, the 3rd May, 1015, at 5,30 P.M.

By Urder,

K. M. CUMMING,

Hon Secretary. -----

[620 Hongkong, 23rd April, 1915,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE P. & G. 8. N. Co's Steamer

"SARDINIA”

Arrived Hougtong on 22nd April, 1915, FROM BOMBAY, COLOM BU

STRAITS.

AND

Consignoes of Cargo by the above-namer ressal are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed at Train six in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godow: Company's Godowis at Kowloon, where saat Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mae) and delivery can be cbtained as the Gooni are landed,

This vessel brings on Cargo:-.

From London, de... sa sa. "Mooitan"! From Parsins Golf, or as. B. 18. and B. & P. 8. N. Ca's Steamere. Optional Goods will be landed here unles instructions are given to the contrary within 6 hours.

Lloods not dvered within 8 days includia. date of arrival will be subject to rest.

No Fies Insurance will be affected by 101 in sey ease whatever.

Damaged packages must be left in the Go downs for examination by the Consignees, azi the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. GODDAR and Dovolás, at 10 AM. on MOND&TO THURSDAYS-All- claims must be presentar within ten days of the steamer's rival home, after which date they cannot be recognised No claims will be admitted after the goode "Bave loft the fiudowie.

E & HEWETT,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, 24th April, 1915.

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

NOTICE

FUE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Members of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 26th April, 1815, at 4 o'clock P.. precisely, in the OLD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOOM (CITY HALL), for the following purposes

(1) To receive the Heport and Accounts of the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1914.

(2) To élect a new Committes.

(3) To transact any General Business

By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS,

Becretary. Hongkong, 15th April, 1915.

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HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

OF

NOTICE TO HERBBING OF MY best GENERAL MEETING of Members will be held in the CHAMBER COMMERCE ROOM, CITY HALL, TO DAY (MONDAY), the 20th April, 1015, t 4.30 P.M., when the following Realation will be put and if carried will hereafter form one of the Chamber's Bules and Regulations:-

That Cinase IIL of the Bules and Regulations "of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER "OF COMMERCE be altered as from January "Int, 1910, to read:---.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 26TH, 1915.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

A FILLARS and Beans of FIVE FINAL DIVIDEND of TWENTY DOLLARS par Bhare for the year 1913, and a INTERIM DIVIDEND of THIRTY DOLLARS per Share for the year 1914, will be Payable on FRIDAY, the 23rd instant.

Warrants may bo had-on application at the Ofice of the Society on or after that dste.--

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE, Secretary. Hongkong, 23rd April, 1915.

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THE CHINA-BORNEO CO., LIMITED NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE TWELFTH YEARLY MEETING

of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Company's Office, St. George's Building, at Noox on FRIDAY, the 30th April, 1915, to receive a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1914, and the Report of the General Manager and Consalting Committes and to elect a Consalting Committee. and Auditor.

HOUSES TO LET.

TO LET.

ON the 1st of May, No. 27, CONDUIT

ROAD, VERY LARGE DINING and DRAWING ROOMS, Three Exelkat

throughout Bed Blooms and Bath Rooms; well furnished A.

Apply to

MEERS. PERCY SMITE. SETH & FLEMING. Hongkong, 24th April, 1915.

TO LET."

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S.

INTIMATION

weeks to make up its mind as to whethor, in the circumstances, such a reprisal was really justified, would seem to suggest divided counsel on the point; but what- ever may be thought on the subject in Germany, there can be no doubt that this

A telegram from Shanghai oNNOUNCES the death of Yuen Shu Fu, a former Viceroy of Kwangtung,

Several attempts by Garman officer prisoners to escape from the Amur)

WATSONpeculiarly savage manifestation of the regica into China, disguised as Chinese

have been frustrated.

& CO., LTD.

ESTABLISHED 1841.

German hate of the British will evoke chorus of condemnation and indignation in every neutral country of the world, while its effect upon the public in the British Empire, and in the countries with which Britain is allied in the war, is

HOUSE in TORRES BUILDINGS, RATED WATER certainly not likely to result in any

Kimberley Road, Kowloon. Apply komm

SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, 15th April, 1815.

TO LET

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MANUFACTURERS

FORMAZONE.

A total of $4,439 had been collected -nt Foochow down to the 16th inst, towards

the fund being raised by the Patriotie League of Britons Overcas

It is notified in the Gazetia that the

Limited.

advantage to Germany. Indeed, following Companies have boom struck off nothing could better serve to stimulate the Register - First China Chemical recruiting throughout the British Em-Works, Ltd.; Oliver's Freehold Mines pire, if any added stimulus were needed, than this latest exhibition of German Let us rceall the circumstances which led the British Admiralty to deny to the officers and men rescued from

the submarine the German ment usually accorded to prisoners of war. These twenty-nine meu had belong-

A REFRESHING, INVIGORATING hate. HOUSE at Observatory Villas, Kowloon, and PALATABLE drink particularly suited

for Tenala and Bathing Parties. Apply i

PINTS $1 PER DOZ. ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co. [393 Hongkong, 16th March, 1915.

SPLITS 60 OTS.,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company G will be CLOSED from the 16th April to the 30th April, 1915, both days inclusive.

THE CHINA-BORNEO Co., LTD.,

W. G DARBY,

General Manager.

Hongkong, 13th April, 1915

1494

TO LET.

MODOWN, No. 94, Praya East.

Apply

KWONG SÁNG HỎNG, LTD,

No. 248, Des Voeux Road Central..

(800 Hongkong, 19th February, 1(15,

TO LET-AT THE PEAK.

2 STEWART TERRACE,

Apply

II. E. POLLOCK,

Prince's Building, Hongkong, 20th January, 1815, 1

TO LET

HOUSE in Knutsford Terri.co

Kowloon.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD. Nonished and newly done up.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE THIRTY-FOURTH ORDINARY

MEETING SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned on MONDAY, the 10th May 1915, at £1.30 A.M.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 20th April, to the 10th May. 1915, both days inclusive,

JAEDINE MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

General Agents.. Hongkong, 20th April, 1915.

THE

TE BONG RUBBER AND TAPIOCA ESTATE, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held on FRIDAY, the 25th day of May, 1916, at 4 p.3. at No, 10, Canton Road, Shanghai.

The TRANSFEË BOOKS of the Company

will be CLOSED from the let to the 28th May, 1915, both dark inclusive.

All Mercantile Firms, and persons engaged or interested in the trade of Hongkong or China, shall be eligible" for admission as Members in the manner hereafter described, and on payment of $60 tor Firms, and $25 for single sndividuals for the current year of their election, and a like annual abcription thereafter, payable on 1st January. By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Hongkong, 16th April, 1915.

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BANKRUPTCY No. 18 or 1914.

Re The Kwong Max CHEONG Firm of Hongkong alas trading as the 100 Cazz SANG CHAN Firm of Hongkong, the Yow HER Firm in Canton, as the Lox KEE SENG Firm, and the Lom CHEE SING Firm in Singapore and as the LOH KONG SENG and Lou How BENG Firm in Penang.

FIRST and FINAL DIVIDEND

intended to be declared in the abere. matter.

Creditors who have not proved their debts by the 19th day of May, 1016, will be excluded,

Dated thin 18th day of April, 1915.

E. AM. WILLIAMS,

Trustee,

Care of LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, New Government Building, Hongkong.

1514

OF THE THE NATIONAL LOAN

YEAR THIRD

OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA. SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($16,000,000)

·AND

By Order of the Board of Directors.

THE

J. A. WATTI & Co., LTD., Seczotaries and General Manegern, 320

AND

RUBBER TERONG TAPIOCA ESTATE, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an GENERAL MEETING of the TEBONG RUBBER AND TAPIOCA ESTATE, LIMITED, will be held

NEXTRAORDINARY

Apply

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., Læo,

[45 Hongkong, 1st March, 1815

TO LET From 1st March,

GODOWN, No.6, Daddell Street,

Apply-

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A. B. AVASTA,

Care of E. PABANDY,

No. 1, Daddell Street. Hongkong, 2nd February, 1015)

TO LET

TOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS,

Hot Rod

OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Clab and Post Office,

68, THE PEAK THE RETREAT." 21, WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD. GODOWNS, New Prays, Kennedy Town, GODOWNS, «i Wanchal Road, Apply eta

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTI MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD, Hongkong, lat April, 1915,

199

TO LET.

FLATS in. Nathan Road, Konican,

A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon.

PENTRHEW

at 10, Canton Road, Shanghai, on the 28th day of May, 1915, at 4.15 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of (1) considering and if thought fit approving the draft new Articles which will be satmitted to the Meeting and in the event of the approval thereof with or without mediäcationa (2) considering and if thought St-Roomed House with Tennis Court. passing a Hesolation which will be proposal an Lu Extraordinary Resolution, to the effect

THAT the new Articles already approved by the Meeting and for the purpose of "Identification subseribed by the Chairman thered, be sad the same are hereby approved. "And that each regulations be and they are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of all the existing Articles thereof.”

A copy of the proposed new Articles may Geox at the Company's Head Office.

be

Should the above Besolution be passed by the requisite majority it will be enbmitted for confirmation as a Special, Resolution to a further Extraordinary General Meeting and stch Meeting will be held on the 11th day of Jane, 1915, at the same time and place for the purpose of considering and if thought fit confirming inch Resolution as a Special Besolution accordingly.

The TRANSFER BOOKS and Register of Members of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st day of May, to the Twenty-Eighth

Dated

day of a day of April, 1015.

By Order of the Directors,

1915, both days inclusive.

J. A. WATTIE & Co., LTD., Becretaries and General Managers.

F521

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY CO., LIMITED.

URING my absence and aptil farther DOM MOWBRAY STAFFORD NORTHCOTE has been appointed Acrisa SECRETARY,

By Order of the Board of Directors.

*

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary. Hengkong, 23rd April, 1915,

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PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

available for Three Months issued on and after lat Aley, next, the respective Prices will be as Follows:-

Gentlemen

Kowloon,

G-Roomed House with Tennis Court.

1 and 2, MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, FOUR-BOOMED HOUSENin Humphrey's Avenna, Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,

Apply to-

HUMPHREYS ESTALE & FINANCE

Co., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 20th April, 1915,

[10]

1280

QUEEN'S BUILDING.

FIRST FLGOB, including Treasury IRS the South West portion of the on Ground Floor, lately in occupation of the German Bank.

GODOWN, No. 9, Ion House Street. Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD: Hongkong, lai Maroh, 1915,

TO LET.

Second Floor, Overlooking Harbour FFICES in Br. GROBOR'S BUILDING Emmediate possession.

Apply lo

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 3rd December. 1914.

TO LET.

דוד

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PYERIS.

Chemically, an exact reproduction of a well- known German spring, at had the price. Blends Furfontly with Spirits, especially Whisky. Once try & Whisky Pyeris and you will ask for it

again.

PRICES:- $0.85 PER Doz. PINTS. $0.50

SPLITS.

STONE GINGER BEER. The only fermented –Stone Ginger Beer in the Far East. The real charm of Stone Ginger Boer is the flavour produced by partial formentation; without this no Stone Ginger Beer can be said to be genuine,

PRICE: $0.85 PER Doz.

DRY GINGER ALE. FRAGRANT, AROMATIC, DRY. Its Dryness" is a feature which has helped to wire this drink the popularity it so well deserves

PRICES:-

$1.00 PER DOz. PINTS. $0.60

SPLITS.

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LIMITED.

treat-

Miss May Yohe, the woll-known Ameri- can actress, is in Hongkong on her way the Philippine Island. Miss Yole has been round to world twice, and previous ly visited Hongkong.

Professor Middleton Smith has report-

Skipton, of the Diocesan School, Yau- mati, reports that during the past two weeks she has lost two blankets, valued at

10, from the School.

His Excellency the Portuguese Minister, Senor J. B. de Freitas, has returned to

ed to submarine U8. This vessel haded to the Police that while his son was been operating in the Straits of Dover bathing at Telegraph Bay some person and the English Channel in the month stole his mackintosh, valued at 86. Miss of February and the beginning of March, and the Admiralty said there was strong probability that she had been guilty of attacking and sinking unarmed mer chantmen and firing torpedoes at ships carrying non-comba ants, neutrals, and women. In particular the .s. Oriole was missing, and there was grave reason to Peking after a tour of overal mouth fear she was sunk at the beginning of in the South. When he left Shanghai for him with a special car, and a guard of February with all hands-20 There is Peking, the Chinese Authoritios provided of course," the Admiralty statement said,

troops was present on the platform, with great dificulty in bringing home parti-

e-military band, in his hancur. cular crimes to any individual-German salmarine, and it may be that the evid-

The Gazette announce the following ence necessary to establish a conviction appointments-Conidr. C W. M. Berk-- will not be obtained until after the con-with, R.N., to act as Harbour Master 5 In the meantime, Lieut. Comdr. A. E. Davey, R.N.R.. to

clusion of peace.

persons against whom such charges are

act as Assistant Harbour Mastor; Limut. pending must be the subject of special. W. Daily, R.N.B., to act as First restriction, cannot be accorded the dis-Boarding Officer; Mr. M. Melv te ach tinctions of their rank, or be allowed to

as Second Boarding Officer; Camdr. C. mingle with other prisoners of war. W. M. Beckwith, R. N., to be Marshal. of In the five weeks prior to making this

the Supreme Court of Hongkong, In. announcement no fewer than fourteen

Prize. steamers had been attacked by sub- Several of marines without warning.

The Chinese baseball team from Xeno- them were passenger steunters; one was lulu, which is to play the All Filipino a hospital ship with the distinguishing can at Manila for the Baseball Cham.... signs conspicuously displayed, It is pionship of the Far East, have arrived in A.S. WATSON & CO.. impessible to extend to such pirates the Hongkong and are staying at the Astor The party comprises honourable treatment accorded to pri- House Hotel. soners of war, and for the German twelve players and two managers, and Government to arrest, by way of reprisal, they leave for Manila to-morrow: After twenty-nine afféers of our most distin trying conclusions with the Filipinos, they guished regiments who have fought thei: will go to Shanghai and compete in the

Far Eastern Olympiad. foes according to the recognised rules of warfare, is an act of villainy which it is Whilst walking along Connaught Rand: difficult. to chracterise; and thoughCentral, a European fance-sergeant of the British Government has hitherto polie saw a Chinese running hard. shown, itself extremely reluctant to com- Being suspicious of the man, he called mit itself to anything in the stature of [upon him to stop, and as the fugitive reprisals against German prisoners for refused he fired two revolver shots over the abominable treatment accorded to him. The Chinese then turned and dived British prisoners in Germany, we cannot from the Praya wall into the Harianr. suppose that the Government will be After swimming about for three-quarters content with expressing its indignation of an hour among the small craft in tho

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DEATH. PLATTOR April 22nd, at B.B.M. Consulate General, Canton. EVELEN MARY EDIT, the beloved daughter of R. S. PRATT, aged 5 months.

534

HonGrond Orion:104, Das Vaux Boan C. LowDUM OPPION: 131, FLEET STREnt, E.0.

The Daily Press.

HONGEONG, APRIL 6TH, 1915.

GERMAN REPRISALS.

Ar this stage, of the war nothing that Germany does in flagrant violation

at this latest outrage.

Mr. C. G. Perdue, police probationer, has passed his final examination in

Mr. F. SA. Bourne,, C.M.G., As:itat Judge of H.M.'s Supreme Court, passed

through Hongkong on the str. Malta on

way Home on leave. •

Harbour ho gave up through exhaustion and was captured. At the Magistracy on Saturday he was gent to gaul for a fortnight for being in unlawful pos sion of a bundle of clothing.

The latest list of contributions to the Hongkong Cigarette and Tobacco Fund for the Allied Forces at the Front shows that the total amount givdu is 84,3°9.21, the amount expended being $4,328.07, leaving a balance in hand of $70.54. A Entries for the Ticatsin Rare Club's forther consignment of tobacco and Spring Meeting number 74, of which 8 cigarettes has been ordered, nching a are old ponies and 30 griffins. Every total sent up to date of 905,000 thing, says n Northern contemporary cigarettes and 2,580lbs. of plug tobaco. points to a most successful meeting..................

Numerous- lotter and postcards have teen received from the Front and from the trenches showing how the gifts from.

The Gutte contains despatches from

of all the accepted rules of war Cantoness, fare can evoke much surprise anywhere in the world, but each act of the kind carnot but serve to increase the wonder of an astonished

itself on its "kultur" and its high world that a nation which has prided

standard of civilisation can be guilty of conduct flagrantly dishonourable. war by dishonouring her Beginning a signature to the International treaty which guaranteed the neutrality of Bel- ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. VERY CONVENIENT

OFFICES gium, she has carried on the war by end ROOMS. Lacluding a Fine Commodiear methods which show that the Hague Con the Secretary of State relative to tho Butte

vention is for Germany as much a "mere. Trading with the Enemy (Occupied Hongkong are oppreciated. Apply

AECRETARY, A. 8. WATSON & Ch. LượD : - scrap of paper" as the Belgian Treaty. Territory) Proclamation, 1915, and also Secretary and Treasurer of the fund is Hongkong, 23rd October, 1914

In defiance of that Convention she has to the application of the Imperial Copy Mr. G. J. B. Sayer, 19, Queen's Road employed submarines to sink without right Act, 1911, to the United States of

America... warning peaceful merchant shipping; she has used her warships to bombard

The marriage was solemnised at tho seaside resorts and ber aircraft to drop Union Church on Saturday of Mr. W. bombs on peaceful villages. By these Carstairs, chief engineer on the Mausang. means many non-combatants have been to Miss Emilio Pettitt, of Fulham Park, murdered or grievously hurt. In further London, who had recently arrived from illustration of the German disregard of England. The Rev. J. Kirk Maoonachie but to refer to Sir John Farson's report the accepted canons of warfare we have efficiated.

TO LET.

THE GROUND FLOOR of No. . DE TOUX ROAD CENTRAL, occupied by Madame Gains, ato.

Apply to

DAVID BAB800N & Co., Læn. Hongkong, 10th February, 1915. F278 TO LET

Nin respect of all SEASON TICKETS Darsoled shows, BISHOP'S LODGE SOUTH," No. 11, No. 28, BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Condalt Rend.

3. BOOMS, anitable for Offices, 1st Floor, Queen's Road Centr·1.

WESTWARD HQ," Bonham Road, EGGESFORD," Nos. 124, THE FRAK, Unfurnished (6 Rooms), from 1st May, 1915,

MERION," No. 6, Tas PEAK, Unfurnished (6 Rooms)

336,00 ...$16.00 ...$12.00

Ladier SUPPLEMENTARY ISSUE OF EIGHT

Children ... MILLION DOLLARS ($8,000,000).

and that the Price of Servants' Peach Tioko's available for 20 Rides will be $1,20. UBSCRIBERS to the above LOAN are

hemby nodified that the Interest Season Ticketa ezpiring in April can be Instalment for the month of April amounting extended to April 30th, on same terms are ráta to Dollare One Hendred and Twenty Thomads now in fore, but no three monthly Season ($120,000) has been inly received by the Ticket andas Anaal Tickets will be issued Undersigned and brought to Loan Service in April Accent.

FA AGLEN, Inspector General of Cestous, and Vice-Chairman of the Burean of

National Loans. Inspectorate General of Customs

Peking, 14th April, 1915.

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Notice is farther given that on and after 1st May, next, dally return Tickets and Annual Tieksts will be abolabed. Pr

By Order of the Directors,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 1st April, 1915.

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ROOMS in BEACONSFIELD and 55, ELGIN TERRACE,

"KOGATE," Austin Boad, Kowloom. No. 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, FLAE (Unfurnished)

BOOMS, imitabis for Onom, on the Firvi Floor of No. 3, Duddell Street.

No.53, THE PLAT (6 CAMERON VILLASI. Apply Tom LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

Bed Floor, Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong 29th March, 1915,

on the recent extensive use by the enemy

A Peking contemporary mentions that a

Central.

The Hon..

CHINA'S REVENUE.

The Peking Gazette says:- War, some uneasiness has been entered

Since the outbreak of the European- regarding national finances on aant of the disruption of trade and industry The and the breakdown of exchange monthly receipts of the Chinese Govern- ment have decreased, but galy slightly. As a matter of fact the funds received by of asphyxiating gases. The very latest Butable increase in the number of tourists the Central Government in addition, to violation of the rules of war by Germany visiting Peking has taken place since the the provincial contribution, amount to

At present which have already been published.

about $10,000,000, monthly, details of In is contained in a telegram we publishginning of this month.

there are more guests in the Hotel des addition to this, commitments have been to-day announcing that twenty-nine

31st of March British Officers of the "crack" regiments Wagons Lits than at any time sincs the duly met. For the ten days ending the

follows: have been placed under

Provincial contributions 8 57,498,130 Examination of title deeds 41,348,735 Customs duties ...

arrest and incarcerated in barracks in various parts

commencement of the war."

The Hon.Treasurer Memorial and

of the Alice Affiliated Hospitals of Germany, in reprisal for the treat ment accorded by the British authorities begs to acknowledge with thanks the fol to the captured crew of a German towing donations to the funds of the submarine which was sunk by a British | Hospitals:- destroyer. The fact that it has takez

the German Government nearly six

Loxley & Co. (2nd sub.) Love, Bingham & Matthews

the receipts are

Salt revenu Miscellaneous taxes

Total

16,630,457

304,436,253

$619,033,875

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These figures exceed all receipts for the corresponding-period in previous years,