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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED.

BITIFT ENGINEER (Marine Engineer

A Proferred) is required at the Electric

Company's Generating Station. No objection to married mau.

First application, in writing, accompanied by details of experience sed rating, to Station Superintendent, Generating Station, Waach i

[749 Hongkong. 13th July, 1915.

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WANTED.

Yan Import Firm of Merchants n Experienced COMPRADORE. Security required. Good indneumout for a *nit ble may,

Box 449,

Apply to

Care of Daily Pres" Ofen. Hongkong, 13th July, 1915.

WANTED.

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INTIMATIONS

Q.

WANTED.

Ri

N EUROPEAN ENGINEER for H.M.

Ang CHELUR" Rate of pay 47.00 per day for seven days per work.

Apply to-

CHIEF ENGINEER, IL.M. Dockyard.

Hongkor, 12th July, 1915.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 1818, 1915.

HOUSES TO LET

NOTICE.

NO-LET A HOUSE at Observatory Villas,

Kowloon

INTIMATION

Apply bi

BY APPOINTMENT.

ARRATOON V. APCAR i Gọi Hongkong, 6th July, 1915.

WATSON'S

TO LET.

(741

OF

FFICE in Hotel Mansions,

Apply to→→→

HENRY HUMPHREYS, Alexandra Buildings, Hongkong, 30th June, 1915.

(717

DRY

GINGER-ALE.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY. "BRITISH SECTION),

NOTICE.

TOR the conveniasco ·f Residents at the

Foto Train at present advertised to

levo SHUM Chun at 9.21 p.m. (arriving at Kowtoon at 10,16 P.M.) will on and from WEDNESDAY, July 14th, loave SHUM CHUN 9096 F.M., eslling at Sazusa Suur 9.13 P.M.. AWAY for a Store, must be 108r, good TAIPO 4.27 P.M., and arrive at Kr 413 P.

PORTUGUESE ASSISTANT SALES.

"address, and not more than 23-years of age.

Box No. 13, Apply

Care of "Daily Prom Ofles.. Hongkong, 13th July, 1015,

Rr

8.52, P.M.

By Order,

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H. P. WINSLOW

Manager. Kowloon, Bih July, 1915,

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ÖRDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HUGHES & HOUGH have

Mod instructions to sell by Pablle

Anetiou.

ON MONDAY,

the 19th day of July. 1915, at three o'clock P... at their Auction Room, No. 8, Des Voux Road Central,

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD" PROPERTIES,

Situate at Shaukiwan in the Colony of Hong kong and known sa SUAVEIWAN LOTS Nos. 58. 129, 378 and 301 in Four Lots. LOT 1-Comprises 2 well-built Dwelling Houses known as 13 and 16, Shinkiwan Main Road and 4 single-roomed Chinose Dwelling. Homes.

LOT 2-Comprises all those well-buili Dwelling-Hons known as Nos. 15, 17 and 19, Main Street and Nos, 18, 30, 22, 21 and 24. Penya Shaukiwas West.

LOT 3-Comprises a Piece or Parool of Ground and Foreshore containing an Area of 2.970 square feet, a well appointed aito for Balidings or Ship Building Yard.

LOT 4-Comprises a Piece or Parcel of Ground and Formhore containing an Area of 3,700 square foot now used in a Shig Building Yond and Slip

HONGKONG JOCKEY `CLUB.

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY

MEETING

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that No

on EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the above Club

of

will bo hold at the Offoms of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, situate on the Ground Floor of the HONGKONG CLUR ANNEXE, Chater Road, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the s0th day July 1916, at Noon, when the subjoined Readiation will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution

That the Rules and Regulations of the

· HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB be altered in the manner following:-

"That the following Clause be insorted after Clause 38, viz. :-

TO LET. HKowloon

[TOUSE, No. 4, LYEEMUN VILLAS,

Apply tom

SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, 30th June, 1915.

W Road.

FRAGRANT.

AROMATIC.

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TO BE LET.

"HOLE or PART SHOP in Chator

Apply-

Hongkong, 29th Jane, 1915.

TO LET.

DRY.

CLARK & Co., Opticians

[705

Its "Dryness is a feature

which has helped to give this drink the popularity it well deserves,

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66 OMEVILLE" No. 153. Wanchat Head 10-Boomed Hense, with Small Garden. Splendid Vlow of the Harbour. TWO GODOWNS at Wanchai, Non, 6 and 8. Cross Lane (formerly coupled by Meyerink & Co.).

Apply

D.EL.. Care of" Daily Press” Oños. Hongkong, 14th Jane, 1815. · [681

TO LET.

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DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. FOLL Hongkong, lat June, 1915.

TO LET.

●ND FLOOR No. 1, DUDDELL STREET,

for Office or Dwellings, Apply within. Hongkong, 1st June, 1915.

33.-Any Member who is adjudicated a

Bankrupt, or who compounds with his FAIR VIEW," No.3, Robinson Road, TURNISHED, including a splendid Piano, "creditors under the provisions of any Act "relating to Bankruptcy, or whose name containing Rooms, with ample Servants

la officially published an antia Quarters, "or who is the subject of a nation between

Apply 10 “which and Great Britain a state of war exists, or who shall be imprisoned for s "crimiu-l ofɑnco" or shall be dlamîssed from the Public Servias with disgrace, sh, me fact, cosse to be a Member of the Unb, and shall forfeit all right to "the me of, or claim upon, any properly “in the Club; but it shall be lawful for the Stewards, on the w.itten application of ach Member, after enquiry, to restore his name to the books of the Club and "the Member so re-admitted shall not be

called upon to pay:noŸ Entrance`Fot." Should the above Resolation be passed by the MEHLS, HUGHER & HOUGH, required majority it will be submitted for confirmation as o Special Resolution to a Second Hongkong, 18th July, 1916.4

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Extraordinary General Meeting which will be aubsequently convened.

By Order,

T. F. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Course.: Hongkong, 10th July, 1915.

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Particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from MESS. DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON &

HARSTON,

Solicitors,

1. Des Voeux Road Central and also from

The AnotioneATA.

IMPORTANT AUCTION OF

LAND IN SWATOW,

L. MOORE & CO., LTD. (Established 1874),

HOM THE TRUSTER

TAVING been favoured with instructions

of the estate of FRANK HARRY HYDE

~Bankruptcy), will sell by Pablia. Auction within-their-Salesrooms,

OF TUESDAY, the 10th August, 1915, at 4 P., precisely, THAT VALUABLE AND

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NOTICE.

(WE be to say that our late father,

VERY DESIRABLE PARCEL OF LAND, situsts in the Foreign Settlement of Swalow and known sa the site of the Swatow Hotel (which Hotel was recently de troyed by fire).

PARTICULARE: The Land I held under one Foreign and two Chinese title deeds.

The Arts of the Land in 3,120 SUPERFICIAL FREE. THE NORTH boundary tuentures 52 FEET and is bounded by property of the Esta Diroka & Co. THE SOUTH bound, y measures 52 FEET and

is hoded by a 15 Foot Road, THE EAST boundary measures 60 FEET and i bonaded by the Maritime Customs property. THE WEST boundary measures 60 FEET and

is bounded by a 16. Foot Road. The property is in the heart of the Foreign Settlement and comprises one of the best business sitas in the port

CONDITIONS OF SALE WAY be obtained on application to the Office of this paper or dirzal from T AUCTIONEER”,

SEALED BIDS.

The Auction will, ss advortised, ba hebt in Shanghai, and in order to give purchasers non resident in Shanghai an opportunity to bid Sosled Offers in Shang AI TAELS will be accepted, which Offers will be opened in the rostram at the time of the sale and in the presence of the Trastes,

L. MOORE & Co., Lim, 45, Kianges Road, Shanghai, Anctiqueers.

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CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE.

FROM this date or until further Notice during my Temporary Absence from the Colony, Mr. C. M. G. BURNIE will Act sa Secretary of the Company.. By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE, Secretary,

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Hongkong, 8th July, 1915.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

FROM this date or until further Notice,

IV AK MING, alias IV TAK SING,

TO LET.

PINTS $1.00 PER Doz.

--SPLITS 60-CTs.

TRADE

Mier.

616

A.

TOUR-ROOMED FLATS in Hanoi Road, Kowloon, and MAY ROAD, Hongkong, with possesion on or about 18th August nesi, English Hatha and Kitchen ranges, Hot and

Cold Water, Electric Light, First Class Modern Appointments throughout, including Water Carriage System.

"PENTRHEW Minden Bow, Kowloon, 6-Roomed House, with Tennis Court.

9 and 3, MINDEN VILLAB, Kowloon, 5-Roomad Houses with Tennis Courts.

S. WATSON

& CO., LTD.

FRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.

BIRTH.

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A mail for Europe við Biberia closer today at 3 p.m.

readily ovoke a reponse at all adequato to the needs of the situation. Last year, it will be remembered, a Flood Helief. Fund was raised in Hongkong to which to the Colony from Home yesterday.

Dr. and Mrs. G. P. Jórdan returned

the Government voted $50,000 and the foreign merchants, canvassed by Sir FAUL CHATER, generously subscribed another 850,000. The Tung Wa Hospital, with Governor of Kuangri. Mr. CHAO SH-KL as chairmam, raised

Mr. R. E. Belilios was booked to leave the splendid sum of $150,000, while a London on June 26th by the P.&O. Bazaar organized under the chairmanship Marea for the Far East.

of Mr. Lav Cau-PAK realised 890,000 in

Chang Ming-chi has been appointed Governor of Kuangtung and Li Kuochún

Mr. William Woodhouse Fisher, late w

a week. These sums, totalling 8340,000, were amalgamated and administered by Judge of the Supreme Court of the a representative Relief Committee.

Straits Settlements, died at Croydon on 2nd ult, at the age of 60.

This

fund was not amalgamated with that of the Canton Relief Society, but kept under! British control. About

Mr. H. B. Stewart, Secretary for China of the London Missionary Bociety, has been appointed Secretary to the newly- formed Shanghai British Chamber of

Major-General F. Ventris, who succeeds $40,000 of Major-General Kelly in the command of it was spent on rice for the immediate the British troops in China, is expeated relief of the sufferers, and the rest was by the next P. & O, mail.steamer. devoted to the important and expensive

The Council General of the Society of work of meuding embankments- work that was only completed & few months ago with thinks the donation of 8100 to the St. Vincent de Paul beg to acknowledge. Now, unhappily, this work for the most part needs to be down all-over- again ;-

fande of the Society by Dr. A. S. Gomis, indeed, it is greatly to be feared that the! damage done to the dykes on the prosent occasion will be found to exceed that done last year.

To have such experiences as as these two years in succession must Commerce. be extremely disheartening to the people who have suffered so seriously, and would, one would suppose, make them extremely reluctant to embark on further enterprise in the districts which has cheque for 850,000, which sum representa been so disastrously affected by these the profits derived from holding the floode. Since the disaster of last year we believe the Chinese Board of Conser-

The native papers report the discovery vancy has been giving serious attention to in Shansi of rich deposits of tin in ai conservancy projects in the West River district about forty-five miles to the south.. valley-This year's flood very strongly west of Taiyuanfu. enforces the urgency of the need for con- reports the ore taken out yields fifty per

According to these* servancy work on a large and important cent. pure metal. scale, if the fertile valley of the West

Tho Committee of the most Garden Fête et Shanghai hare handed Mr. Siffert, Consul-General for Belgium, a

Fête...

River is not to become a deserted wilfer- Mr. James Johnstone Keswick, aged us. ness through fear or excessive caution of Mabie, Kirkcudbrightshire and of which the recurrence of these floods, rust Beech Grove, Annan, N.B., formerly of eugender inthe minds of the farmers. 1 Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., left is possible, of course, that just as such personal estate in the United Kingdom of severe floods lind never been known before the value of £10,132.. in the West River Valley so they may not occur again for many years to come, but issued on 3rd inat, is that of Brigadier- Amongst the names in the casualty list when we get such extensive imidation General C. E. Pereira, of the Coldstream. two years in succession it is difficult to Guards. General Pereira was stationed

inspire much faith in any long immunity in China for some years, and has travelled

from such terrible visitations unless some

large engineering work is inaugurated extensively throughout the country. which will give reasonable assurance

After upwards of twelve yours' servico against a recurreness of such disasters in the Marine Department of the Straits Quite at the beginning of the year wo Settlements, Commander Ú. A. Raddiffe, commented on the fact that a petition RN it is understood, retires from the turging the need of conservancy work in appointment of Master Attendant and these regions had been addressed to the proceeds borne in the course of a fow Minister of the Interior by Mr. LANG weeks. SHIN-YI,

FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Gorden BILLINGHURST. — On July 8th, at Shan signatures of over a hundred preminent occurred in the city of Victoria.

Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,

FLATB in Neihan Road, Kowloon,

A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon, Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 4th Jane, 1915,

alias Iu Teen SHAU¡ a native of Ping Yuen district, Kwong Tang, who was poor whan young, and whe proceeded to Ipoh, Perak, and Seremban, in the Straits Settlements, to work mines for many years, succeeded in obtaining a large sum of money, which was sent back to his native country and invested in real estate, i.. over Sixty Houses for Shops in Swalow and Muf Yuen distriot, and over Twenty Houses, Thousand Hoes of Agricultural Skops and Schools, together with over Three

Land! Hondale Road These properties were all registered in the Magistrate's Yamon' of being held for them Hoi Mai-gaon and Ping-yuen, title deede and tax regularly paid in respect of them,

Unfortunately, our se father died on the 23rd day of the Eleventh Moon last your in his native country. Ping-ynen district. There are neventeen sons of the deceased and each of us is entitled to a share of the said property. The first sov, named In Yeuk Hon, died some time previously ad left two sons named Ju Hin Wax and In Ya Wan; the second son was named lu Yeak Leang alias In Kt Pang; the third Ju Yeuk Ko, alias In Fak Ngom; the fourth In Yeak Ngo, alias Ix Yam Sam; the ifth

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TO LET.

́OUBES in CLIFTON GARDENS,

OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Post Office.

88, THE PEAK "THE RETREAT.” 91, WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD. GODOWNS, New Prays, Kennedy Tows. GODOWNS, Wanchai Bond, Apply, etc.,

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LæD. Hongkong, 1st April, 1915,

TO LET.

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In Yeuk Kei, alias Shing Chat; the sixth IaFFICES in 8r. GORGE'S BUILDING Youk Wah; the seronth In Yeuk Fook, alias immediate possession,

Second Floor, Overlooking ¡Harbour Iu Kei Mi; the eighth Ju Yeak Chow, alias

Apply to→→ In Chia Ping; the winth In Teak So, aliar

BHEWAN, TOMES & Co. -Lon Chaithe tenth-fu-Yeuk-Hing, alias In I

-Hongkong, 3rd-Desember, 1914– ...89 Mis; the eleventh In Yenk Ching, alias Iu Rut Ting; the twelfth Ia Yeak Thol; the tirteenth In Youk Yeung; the fourteouth In Youk Kwai; the fifteenth In Your Worg; the sixteenth In Youk Cheang; the seventeenth Iu Tenk Ming; and there are also six or seven grand-

пода.

as we have so many near relations, it is

feared that among them there may be one or two who might secretly controof debts. All we brothers, therefore, had retly to all or and decided that no one be allowed mortgage the said property. We therefore beg to announce pabiloly, za we fear that our distant relatives or friends are ignorant of the fact, that the said property cannot be mortgaged or employed as security for obtaining loans of money secretly, and if any of our brothers should have secured any loan on such security the creditora shenld demand the repayment of it from the one who is raapongible for it, other- wise we will not be held responsible for any debt contracted,

Signed: In Yenk Ngo, In Youk Kai,

Tu Yeak Leung, In Yenk Ko,

In Yonk Fook. In Yeak Su,

TO LET.

HOUSE in Knutsford

Terraco

hai, to Dr. and Mrs. W. B. BILLINGHURST, a daughter.

DEATH,

Homerong Offios:10a, Dni Vaux Road C.

London Orion: 181, From Brant, E.C.

The

Daily Press

HONGKONG, JULY 13TH, 1916.

THE WEST RIVER FLOODS.

the Director-General of the Customs Administration, bearing their Colony last week.

Six fatal cases of plague wore reported None of them

The other communicable diseases notified were three of diphtheria (two fated) and threo enteric fever (one fatal). All werd

The

Chinese.

first class

Seven Mausers. 2,750 rounds of ummuui-

Cantonese residing in Peking petition implored the Central Govern GUTTEREZ-Do July 6th, at Shanghai,ment to appoint an experienced official ALBERTO RENALDO GUTIEREZ, second to supervise the work of draining the son of Mrs. A. R. Davies, aged 10

West River in order to make impossible years,

the recurrence of a calamity such as that At the Supreme Court yesterday Mp. of last August."' '

Mr. Woon, who super.

F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. Lea vised the expenditure of the Relief Fund D'Almada, was granted leave to uppert raised in Hongkong last year, had inci- against a judgment of Mr. Traiman, dentally mentioned in one of his reports District Officer of Taipo, in the case of that in carrying out the repairs the people Tsin Yui Fai (appellant defendant) and were "doing their best, according to Cheng Fui Kan, Li Shang, and others. their time-honoured enstoms." said of this at the time that the remark defendant for 8500 in respect to certain And we Judgment was given against appellant seemed to mean that the work was hol being done under competent supervision

oyster beds. LAST year's Bloods in the

extensive and that there was a possibility that what valley of the West River were said to was being done might have to be done over for House borrow and are not return- Dr. and Mrs. Martyn Lobb are leaving have been the worst ever experienced in again this year, or whenever the watering to the Colony. By Dr. Lobb's depar this part of China Tim West River again put the embankments to the test. ure, after a brief stay of about thres rose 38 feet in

18 hours and in the Meation was also made in Mr. Wood's years, The Colony loses a course of five days the water rose from 18 to 72 froh, The result

was that port of the fact that the Hongkong surgees, the Hongkong University Inses much damage was done to embiakments of one of its executive engineers who was Surgery founded by Sir Robers Họ Tung, Government had kindly lent the services the first occupant of the Chair of Clinical both on the main and on the subsidiary able to spare a week of his valuable time and the Government Civil Hospital lones streams, the first, rice crup and most of

in order to advise on certain questions its first Hendrary Visiting Surgeon: the mulberry crop were ruined, thou sands of houses were destroyed and this his practical advice on many points of construction, and the report told us A

number of lives were lost. This season's APPLE HONGKONG LAND INVEST and probably also in its effects, for the App

flood has been even worse in its extent was very helpful. In commenting on this, gether with 8lbs, of aww opium and we remarked: "This is the kind of prae covered at No. 15, Chinese Street, during 40 tuels of prepared opium; were dis- tical help China needs. continuous heavy rains up country which!

Millions of preceeded the great mates cape when the dollars are constantly being wasted in the wok-end by Revenue Offcera under river was at a later level than last China on work of this character simply Revenue Officer J. C. Wilden. year, and consequently the water Et because the Chinese do not recognise that woman who was in chargo of the contract Wuchow lust Saturday was higher by more river conservancy work is a matter-requir-band was arrested, and at the Magistracy than seven feet than the greatest height ing supervision by men who are trained inprisement on each of two charges.

yesterday was sentenced to a mouth'a reached last year. Even the Shameen, in in the science of engineering and who. parts, on Saturday was two feet under have made a special study of such propartieda rs of the career of Major A. G A Landon paper gives the following water, an experience which we believe blems. The Peking Government, bow-Cowan, 74th Punjabis, attached ard to be unprecedented. Up the river, scores ever, in response to the petition for the Sikhs, Indian Expeditionary Force, who of villages are entirely submerged, while appointment of "a capable and experi.died on active service at Suer on June 1st, the crops-from which, by the way, record enoc official appointed an Admiral aged:He was educated at Glenalmond yields had been expected-are entirely (!).

If, however, it is due to the Army in the 29th Baluchis, and subse

and Sandhurst, going into the Indian ruined. Therefore, it goes without the Admiral that some surveying has sine qusully transferring to the 74th Punjabis. guying that the distress which the foods xen done along the course of the West At the outbreak of hostilities he was in command of a double company of the have caused among the industrious River by experienced foreign engineers 74th at Hongkong. In December he was people of this fertile region is equally as trained in conservancy work, his appoint attached to the 63rd Sikhs, and while with widespread and acute as it was last year, ment has not proved so absurd as it them ut Suss was gazetted major. At a and the painfulness of the situation is seemed at the line. We trust that this parade of troops there on April 12th Major Cowan was presented with the enhanced by the thought that the surveying will sperdily result in a prar bronzo nedal of the Royal Humane depressed state of trade generally and the tical scheme being devised for mitigating Society. This medal had been voted to going to the assistance of a native offcor September, FURNISHED IN many calls which the war has made on the the severity of these disasters, if they him in recognition of his gallantay 112 for a year or longer.

FURNISHED HOUSE, on the PEAK, purses. of the foreign communities cannot be entirely prevented, and that no of his regiment at great risk to his ow

time will be lost in carrying out a prolife during a bathing parade in Hong- Apply to

having trade relations with China, make E & JENKIN,it improbable that the wall which this sed under the direction and supervision of a Mr. Justice Moore, I.C.S., by whom and

ject of such transcendant importance kong harbour on July 10th, 1914.

married in 1903 Rosalind, daughter of Hongkong, 6th July, 1915.

story makes upon public charity will

competent staff of conservancy cogineers two children he is survived..

MENT & AGENUT Co., LTD. Hongkong, 18 March, 1015

TO LET

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THE GROUND FLOOR of No. 5. DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, copagied by Madame Gains, sto

Apply to

DAVID SA8800N. & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 10th-February, 1915, — [272

QUEEN'S BUILDING,

LET, portion

In Yonk Chow, In Yeak Wah,TRO, as I of the on Ground Floor, lately in occupation of the In Yeuk Tooi, lu York King, German Bank.

GODOWN, No. 9, Ice House Street. Apply

In Youk Ching, In Youk Young,

In Youk Cheong; lu Yenk Kwai, In Youk Wong In Yenk Ming

4th June, 4th Republican Test. Hongkong, 24th Jun, 1915.

FOR IMMEDIATE SALE.

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Colony, G. will Act Secretary of the Srolety.

MR. C. M. 6. BURNIE MOAN Pony Ideal Dahlin, winner and placed

By Order of the Board,

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C. MONTAGUE EDĖ, Becretary. Hongkong, 8th July, 1915.

twice hat meeting, sound, very good pace should win & race.

Apply

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1729

LT-Com WINDHAM-QUIN. Hongkong, 10th July, 1915.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCT Co., Ln. Hongkong, let March, 1935,

WANTED.

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Princes Buildinga.

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