NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC COMPANIES
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION | CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.
Евом
COMPANY, LIMITED.
CALCUTTA, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE.
HE Company's Steamships THE
"YATSHING" " AND "NAMBANG”'. having arrived from the shove Forte, Consignees af Cargo by them are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 4 r., the 4th inst. will be landed at Consignees risk and expense, No Fire Insurance will be effected. Billa of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
General Managers,
Hongkong, 3rd May, 1915"
9.8. AMAZONE.”
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo from London
In connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valcables are being landed and stored at their risks into the hasardous and/or extra hazardous Godown the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowe Co., Ltd., at Kowloon, whense delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignser before Noon TO-DAY requesting it to be landed. bere
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goode remaining unclaimed after the 10th ina at Noow, will be subject to rent and landing charges
All Claims must be sant in to me on or before the 14th insi, or they will not be recognized.
All damaged packages will be examined as 10th inst., at 10 M.
No Fire Insuramos has been affected.
F. THOMAS,
Bangkong, 3rd May, 1915,
NOTICE.
Agent.
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AROM this. date MR. O. 1, ELLIS
FRCASS
Procuration.
to Siga our Firm per
E. D. SASSOON & Co.
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Hongkong, 1st May, 1915..
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION CO., LTD.
NTL further Notico Ma EDGAR
UNBRUCE SHEPHERD has been
appointed ACTING SECRETANT.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
MOWBRAY B. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary, Hongkong, 29th April, 1915.
G.
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R. N. A. NOUD, DECEASED.
LL MONEYS due to, and Claims against, A the above-named Fatata should be sent in to B. B. H. CONSULATE GENERAL, Canton, before the 31st day of May. 1915.
CECIL KIRKE, Acting Conaal-General, Canton, 30th April, 1915,
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
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T I HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDERS in Duplicate which should be olea ir marked "TENDER FOR LEASE OF PART OF OLD SUPREME COURT BUILDING," will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of MONDAY, the 10th day of May, 1915, for the Leam of Cartsin Rooms on the Ground and First Floors of Old Supreme Court Bailding from 15th May to 21st December, 1936, subject at the Office of the Director of Public Works
to certain conditions which can be ascertained
Each Touder zaust be accompanied by a receipt. to the effect that the Tenderar has deposited the Colonisi Treasury a sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum. shall be forfeited to the Crown if the Tazderer refuses to carry out his Tender and comply with the above-mentioned conditions should the Tender be accepted.
Form of Tender and further particulate can be obtained from the Odios of the Director of Public Works,
The Government does not bind itself to socept the highest or any Tender.
W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works. Hongkong, 30th April, 1916,
G.
R.
NOTICE.
V
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
THE
THE THIRTY-FOURTH ORDINARY MEETING SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undoraigned on MONDAY, the 10th May, 1915, at 11.30 AM.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 26th April, to the 10th May, 1915, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.
General Agents, Hongkong, 20th April, 1916.
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HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NCOLONIAL (Hongkong) BEGISTER
of the Company will be Closed from SATUR DAY, 1st May, 1915, until SATURDAY, 29th
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., May, 1016, both days inclusive,
Agents. Hongkong, 26th April, 1915,
1.
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THE HONGKONG ICE CO. LTD. APPLICATION has been made to the
General Managers to issss to Caor YAU KUN duplicate Certificate for 10 Shares in the above Company apon the statement that the Original Cartificats
No. 3050/3059–10 Shares
HAS BEEN LOST.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if within 30 days from date hereof no claim cr representation in respect of such Original Certificate is made to the General Managem they will proceed. deal with such application for a duplicate.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
General Managera.......... Hongkong, 28th April, 1016.
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HONGKONG CLUB
NOTICE.
THE HONGEONG DAILY PERSS, TUESDAY, MAY 4TM¤, 1913.
N
GENERAL EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the Members of the HONGKONG CLUB will be hald in the Club House on MONDAY, 10th May, 1915,
5.15 P..
Basiness as set forth in the Notion posted in the Hall of the Club.
By Order,
E: DES VŒUX, Secretary. Hongkong, 29th April, 1915,
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Vendre aux anchéres publiquen deur Usinas & décortiquer le paddy siseg á Cholon (Cochinchine française) avec magasins, matériel et antillage appartenant aux Sociétés **RIZERIN
RIZERIE UNION."
ORIENT
Li Rizerie Orlent" outilles avec un matérial "Douglas et Grant" entièrement neuf peat produire environ 500 tonnes de ris blanc par 24 heures,
HOUSES TO LET.
TO LET
HOUSE. in TOREES BUILDINGS, Amberley Road; Kowloon.
Apply to
PROCULATION. Hongkong, 15th April, 1015.
INTIMATION
SPANISH DOMINICANA. S. WATSON
& CO., LTD.
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ESTABLISHED 1841.
TO LET.
HOUSE #Observatory Villas, Kowloon, Apply to..."
ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co. | ÆRATED WATER "Hongkong, 18th March, 1815,"
TO LEZ
LODOWN, No. 84, Praya Esai,
Apply-
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TRONG BANG HONG, 1
No. 248, Dos Vonx Road Contral. Hongkong, 19th February, 1915. [305
TO LET-AT THE PEAK.
O. 2, STEWART TERRACE,
Farnished and newly done up. ApplyTM--
IL, E. POLLOCK,
'Prince's Building. Hongkongi 20th January, 1915,
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TO LET
A.
HOUSE
Hauteford Terrace
Kowloon.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 1st March, 1915.
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HILATE
TO LET
PLATE_in_Nathan Road, Kowloon.- A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon, "PENYLHEW," Madon Row, Kowloor, 6-Boomed House with Tennis Court.
1 and 2, MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, 5-Roomed House with Tennis Court.
FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Humphrey's Avenue, Gordon Terraco and Salisbury Avenze, Kowloon,
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD. Alexandre Bulldings, Hongkong, 20th April, 1918,
TO LET
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OUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS,
HConduit Road
OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Post Office.
58, THE PEAK, "THE RETREAT." 31, WONG NEI-CHONG ROAD. GODOWNE, Now Prays, Kennedy Town. GODOWNS, at Wanchal Road, Apply, etc.,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENU & AGENCY CO., LTD, Hongkong, 1st April, 1915,
(88
TO LET.
Las Rizerie" Union "outiilés partie avec un matériel "Douglas et Grant" en bon état et partie avec un matériel "Schale en excellent OFFICES IN ST. GEORGE BUILDING état d'entretien peat produire environ 300 tonnes de riz blans par 24 heures.
Il existe un matériel-fottant comprenant que chaloupe 38 jonques et 9 sampsos dont la cession pourra étre consentie à prix d'estimation sax Adjudicataires des Rizeries.
A défaut d'entonte, ce matériel sera veado aux enchères.
La vente a'aura lieu que si les offres atteigneat $560,000 de Saigon pour la Rizeris Orient" et $450.000 pour la Rizarie Union,”
Floor, Orerlooking Harbour funmediate possession.
Apply Tom
SHEWAN, TOMER & Co Rongkong, Brd December, 1914
Les offers et les demandes de renseignements wont recues & l'Etade de Maitre igon-Papin by notaire à Saigon (Cochinshine francaise),
Code A. B. C. 5th edition. Address Télégraphique GENDREAU Saigon.
WANTED,
AN ENGLISH NURSE to look after Two
Young Children. Apply
"NURSE," Care of "Daily Prees" Office. Hongkong. 28th April, 1810.
YOKOHAMA.
1547
BLUFF HOTEL.
TO LET.
139
THE GROUND FLOOR of No. 6. DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL, o cupis Madame Gains, sta.
Apply to
DAVID BABS00N & Cɔ,, Lrð, (872 Hongkong, 10th February, 1815.
QUEEN'S BUILDING,
LET, the South-West portion of the TFIRST FLOOK, including Treasury on Ground Floor, labely in occupation of the German Bank.
GODOWN, No. 9, Ise House Bizet, Apply to
The latest list of donations to the Hong-
province Japan demands to be frat Major Dopping-Hepenstal, of the st consulted. It is a clear negation of the Garkbaa, who will be remembered in Open Door policy, and obviously Japan Hongkong, was wounded in action at the can do nothing to enforce her demands end of March. in this respect, w serious offence to all the Powers
in the trade and com kong Cigaretto and Tobacco Fund for the meres of China. It is impossible to Allied Foros at the Front brings the holieve that Japan, who is constantly pro- total contributions up to 84,842.01, of claiming an earnest desire to maintain which 84,328.87 has been spent in the peace in the Far East is likely to be purchase of B05,000 cigaretten and goaded by her disappointment with 2,880lbs. of plug tobacco. In acknowledg, ing the donation of 2159 from the Howitt China's reply into any hesty military Phillips Company (half the proceeds of action. She has obtained in Manchuria the Company's last performance in Hong- and Mongolia concessions of considerable kong), the Hon. Secretary and Treasurer value which will enable her to consoli of the Fund (Mr. G. J. B. Sayer) anys that the brave fellows at the Front and in the trenches will be informed of their kindness, which will enable the Cou- mittee to forward a further consignment.
MANUFACTURERS dato and develop in those regions the important interests she already possesses It is true Japan has not obtained Chinn's assent to all her demands, even for that
FORMAZONE.
PYERIS.
Chemically, an exact reproduction of a well- known German spring, at heif the prica Blends Perfectly with Spirits, expecially Whisky. Once try Whisky Pyeris and you will ask for it again.
PRICES $0.85 PEB Doz. PINTE $0.50
SPLITS
F
A REFRESHING, INVIGORATING | region. China is anwilling to grant to and PALATABLE drink particularly suited Japanese subjects, for instance, the right
The Chinese Government has sent for Tennis and Bathing Parties.
to lease or own land in South Manchuria memorandum to the Political Conference, PINTS
$1 PEB Doz.
and Eastera Mongolia for erecting build embodying proposal for the creation SPLITS 60 CTS. „,
ings for the purpose of trade and main of the post of Inspector of Conservancy. facture or for farming, unless the Affairs. In the days of the Manchu Japanese subjects who avail themselves régime, 'there was such an official whose of such privileges are prepared to submit | chief duty it was to look after the conc to Chineso jurisdiction. China's vency 6fairs of the Yellow River. attitude throughout the negotiations has According to the Government's plan, tho been governed by a desire to safeguard now Conservancy Inspector should havo He will be her sovereignty and to protect the com- a wider scope of duty. mda interests of all the Powers in China. responsible for the conservancy affairs and in that she certainly has had the not only of the Yellow River but also moral support and sympathy of the those of its tributarica, After the world. The many questions asked in the inauguration of this post, the Govern British Imperial Parliament, and the ment will also appoint the Governors of¬
Chibli, Shantung, Husar,
Shansi, public discussion of the demands in the Press of the United States must have Shensi, etc., concurrently co-directors of the conservancy affairs in oonnection clearly indicated to Japan that, not with the Yellow River and its tributaries. withstanding the repeated assurances of her statesmen to the contrary, the view is widely held that many of the demands Memorial and Aliated Hospitals bes which Japan made on the Chinese to acknowledge with thanks the follow- Guvernment are incompatible with the ing donations to the funds of the objects defined in the Anglo-Japanese Hospitals:
The Sun Co., Ltd. Treaty, and that they do in fact menace
Choy Chong the territorial integrity and indepen dence of China and the principle of the open door and équal opportunity for the trade and commeres of all nations in China. There has been a curious relict- auce on the part of the Governments concerned to take the public into their confidence by publishing officially the text of the demands, but now that these demands have been throughly discussed. and revised, and China has returned what
STONE GINGER BEER.
The only fermented Stone Ginger Beer in the Far East. The real charm of Stone Ginger Bear is the favour prodused by partial fermentation: without this so Stone Ginger Bear jean he said to be genius.
PRICE: $0.85 Per Doz.
DRY GINGER ALE. FRAGRANT, AROMATIC, DRY, Its "Dryness" is a fenturɑ which has helped to give this drink the popularity it so well deserves.
*PRICES:
$1.00 PER DOz. PINTS. *$0.60
LIMITED.
SPLITS.
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The Baily Press.
A mail for Europe ri Siberia closes to-day at 11 am.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice
J. A. Young
Wing Sang Co.
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Wing Loong Co., Ltd..
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Houng On Insurance Co., Ltd. Wong Kock Bue
10
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& Co.
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Hongkong
Trading Co.
Woo Lam Tin
Lo Pun
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The Great Eastern Studio
The "Quaints
have had an exellent On the last night A.S. WATSON & CO.. is represented as her final answer, no season at Shangtai.
good reason for reticence any longer of their stay they gave a special perform- exista.
Certainly the world will look ance to the members of the Shanghai to Japan to furnish very clear reasons Volunteer Corps, The Lyonn Thontro for pressing China to alter her decision. was crowded to its utmost capacity. Before the final curtain foll, says the Mercury, someone in the audience caused an outburst of laughter by presenting Mr. Salisbury with as Iron Cross, which wes Tremendous humorously acknowledged. enthusiasm enenet wher the last item of the evening was concluded, the whole Company being recalled when Should auld acquaintance be forgot" was sung. The "Quaints," the request of Mr. Salis bury, called for three cheers for the resi dents, of Shanghai, which naturelle were heartily reciprocated. Before house finally broke up. Mr. Salisbury was pre- This he vailed upon to make a speech, did in a few appropriate words, in which he thanked the community for their kind support and hospitality, and need for a similar recognition should they make Messrs. W. R. Loxley & Co, prosecnted | another visit. This was readily promis
Hongrong, Mat-4th, 1915.
CHINA AND JAPAN,
Oun Peking Correspondent sends is a summary of the reply made by the Chinese Government to what has been the final draft of the represented as
A Fong, the woll-known photographer of Queen's Road Central, has taken number of good photographs of the Special Polico Reserve at drill,...
The weekly return of communicable discases notified in the Colony shows that there were four cases of plague and one case of enteric fever, all being Chinese: Three of the plague caces were fatal..
Japanese demands, The reply was everal Chinese firms at the Magistracy ed, the audience singing "For they are delivered to the Japanese Minister with yesterday, alleging infringement of one jolly good fellows." the intimation that it represented the of the Brm's trade-marks on singlets. Mr. maximum concessions which the Chinese Bowley appeared for the complainant Government is prepared to make and
since it is a reply which is disappointing Company, and the cases were remandeti.. to the Japanese Government in several Among the killed in the casualty ists important respects, it will naturally published us the end of March appear the
rise to
unfariness what
move
some
the next
ོར་ CORRESPONDENCE.
INOCULATION AGAINST
PLAGUE,
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
as names of Lieut. A. W. Batson, and Lieut. will W. G. Rawlinson of the Duke of Con- Notwithstanding the reports of naught's Light Infantry; and the naine of Japanese military and naval prepain Captain H. N. B. Harrison, D.U.L.I.,; tions which have been appearing in is in the list of those who died of woundsult, published in your to-day's issue, the
give
to be,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 1st March, 1925.
T35
TO LET.
IN ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, BUILDINGS and ROOMS. Including Fine Commodione
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Nɑ. 2, BLUFF.
HEALTHY LOCATION AND BEAUTIFUL VIEW.
EXCELLENT CUISINE AND HOME
·COMFORT, MODERATE TERMS.
Buite
-₤348-
NY EUROPEAN, desiring to leave the
Colony should apply in writing for per
TO LET.
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SIRE the Swatow News" of 20th
Northern papers for works past, we canhot On St. George's Day the Snanghai Correspondent invites a statemeat on the
+
The amount realised at the repeat per formance of the variety entertainment in the Catholic Union Hall on Saturday was 2270, which, together with the sum of 8350 collected at the first entertainment,
believe that any military action un Japan's part is a possibility of the imme- branch of the Royal Society of St. George despatched appropriate greetings by tele:: diate future. The final settlement of gram to, and received replies from, the Japan's claims in Shantung must neces- following--Royal Society of St. George, sarily be postponed till the end of the London, the Society's Tientsin, Kobe and war. We gather that the position now is Yokohama branches; Field Marshal Earl Applyin
SECRETARY,
that Japan would be willing to consider Kitchener, Field Marshal A. B. WATSON & Co., Lin,
Sir John Hongkong, 23rd October, 1914.
the retrocession of Klacchow, on condi- French and Admiral' Sir John Jellicoe. tion that Tsingtao be opened as a tacuty port and a large Japanese settlement established there, and that Japan controls 66 DISHOP'S LODGE SOUTH." No. 11, the railway, Customs and Post Office, and B. 128 PRAK. Unfurnished, 5 Rooms also retains the Government buildings. No. 1. CAMERON VILLAB, No. 61, THEW interpret that part of the telegram No. 3, DES VEUX VILLAS, 62, Mount we publish to-day bearing on this ques has been handed over to charities. The Keilett, The Peak (Farnished or Unfurnished). tion to mean that China will only agree organisers desire to thank the officers of No. 26, BELILIOS TERRACE, with to recognise the transfer to Japan of the the Chinese Customs cruiser Fainan for entrance on Conduit Road,
No. 27, BELILIOS TERRACE, with German rights in Shantung on condition loan of flags, and the Bijou and Victoria entrance in Conduis Hond. In very good order. that all these rights will then be reverted Cinematograph Theatres for limelight
3 ROOMS, suitable for Offices, 1st Floor, by Japan to China; and we suppose the apparatus Queen's Road Contr›L
Chines argument would be that Japan WESTWARD HO❞ Bonham Road, "EGGESFORD,” Nos. 124. THE PEAE, Unfurnished (6. Rooms), from Ist May, 1915.
MERION," No. U, THE PRAK, Unfurnished
mission to do so to the PROVOST MARIAL, FRENCH LESSONS PEAR, Furnished. Immediate pome-sion.
the
Read Quarters Offices, at least 48 hours before the intended hour of departure, giviïę name, nationality, age, sex, height, complexion occupation of the applicant, and stating name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour of the train by which the applicant wishes to leave. Applicants should apply in person for their passes to the PROVOST MARSHAL at Head Quarters Office between the hours of 8 AM, to 1 P., and 2 P.M. to 4 PM. daily. Hongkong 26th January, 1918,
NOTICE.
B.
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ALL Pomone applying to the PROVOST
MARSHAL OF Puasan ses roquented. Ezz
7.
fukurs to apply between iku hozze of Õ‚m. ko 1 P.M. and 3 to 4 rat, daily.
Hongkong, 16th Februszy, 1015. [929
G. MOUSSION,
15. MOSNISON HILL ROAD,
FOREIGN
FOR SALE.
All kinds of
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STAMFO
POSTAGE ALBUMS, and other PHILATELIO - GOODS,
at Prices to suit any Buyers.
GRACA & CO...
CAINE BOAP, No. 111. Hongkong, 1st April, 1913,
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(6 Rooms).
ROOMS in BEACONSFIELD and 15, ELOIN TERRACE.
"KOGATE," Austin Road, Kowloon,
No. 2 DES VEUX VILLAS, 61, PRAX (Unfurnished).
BOOMS, aftable for Offers, on the Fit
floor of No. 3, Daddell Street.
No.68, THE PRAE (6 CAMERON VILLAS Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
3rd Floor, Aleandra Ballding Hongkong, 4th May, 1915,
is supposed to ward off the danger of question “as to how long one inoculation plague infection. The following refera to the subject.
with the rece of the individual. The In India the result appeared to vary annual plague reports issued by the Fami
(Communal Council) Panchayet Bombay pointed to protection being still observable in that community five years after inoculation, but the degree of it. was gradually weakening. In Europeans the effect seems to last longer. No special data are available regarding persons of Chinese extraction; so, in the event of a bad outbreak in a focality, re-inoculation would, I think, he advisable in indivi duals operated on more than a you before.
All information obtained in India is, however, based on investigation of the bubonic form of the disease Primary Plague pneumonia has not occurred there. in numbers large enough to render a study of protective inoculation against that form possible. It is thinkable that pro- Major-General F. H. Kelly, C.B., took epidemics of this nature the
phylactive in use in India may have sions made to her in Manchuria and up his residence yesterday at No. 77, different effects, or may require, or be Mount Kellet, The Peak, the house lately improved upon by, certain modifications. Mongolia, and elsewhere. Another fea tare of the reply which is very disappoint.N. For the convenience of callers the took place between the Indian Govern- occupied by Commander Basil Taylour. At the time of the great Manchurian out- break some correspondence on the subject ing to Japan is China's insistence on the visiting book will still remain in the ment and the Government of China. demands affecting the province of Fukien Guard Room at the entrance to Head (through the Foreign Office in London. I believe), but the outbreak subsided being dealt with separately: Japan Quarters House in Victoria. There will before a study of the matter in China. is seeking the right to build railways, be an additional book for visitors at the could be organised I am, Sir, Your work mines, and to construct harbour Mount Kellet house. The civil telephone obedient servant, M
is sufficiently compensated by the conces
works in the Province of Fukien, and in No. will be as at present, 220; the miļi- (dacass (foreign capital is required in this tary No. will be 64.
W. M. HAFFEINE, Passenger on the B.S. Mongolia.. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1915.
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