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TRADE WITH - CHINA,

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The Consul-General at Hankow ports as follows, says the Board of Trade Journal:-

GERMAN BUSINESS METHODS.

German manufacturers had gained many advantages by being willing to provide their agents with samples of even large machines; if the machine is sold, so much is gained, if not, it remains on show. Samples of British machines, even for show purposes, must say to be purchased by the importing firm Tho firm which attempts the business has, therefore, to suffer the locking up of a Large amount of capital, towards which the British manufacturor refuses to con- tribute a share.

PICTORIAL AIDS.

The German manufacturer; again, is generally alive to the importance of send- Ing out catalogues which are fully illu- strated and descriptive of his products, and which contain information to enable

THE CHINESE MERCHANT.

Some firms have been very successful in organising up-country agencies under Chinese merchants for the sale of sewing machines, patent machines, knitting medicines, and the like. Many other articles could also find an extended mar

It would of course be ket in this way.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 30TH, 1915.

Another

expect to capture the trade. point is that British exporters will not give adequate credit, which, to some extent, arises from this lack of repre sentation and consequent ignorance of the Grancial standing of Chinese firms.

They are also reluctant-to-riska com paratively small cutlay to work up connection or in the hope of getting essential that the goods should be sent out contract with the prospect of further business. The broadcast distribution of on consignment to agents.

German manufacturers seem to be more alive to the requirements of the Chinese catalogues is not of much use, and of no market and to be more willing to assist whatever unless prices are given, with the merchant on the spot. The machinery if possible, details as to measurements of trade affords an example of this. Much goods when packed, and probably cost of machinery of British origis has been im

freight to Hongkong or Shanghai. With ported through German Arms, but the put representation British trade is not latter also represent German manufac likely to make progress in that district. turers and are naturally prone to path German in preference to British goods wherever possible.

A SILK CENTRE,

CHINESE VOLUNTEERS.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 29th at 11.06 s.m.-The typhoon has filled up rapidly and is shown as a depression to the N.W. of Shanghai this morning.

Procure has increased considerably over the catrol portion of the ares, and decreared slightly to moderately okowhere; it remaine highest in the Pacifio to the East of Japan. A trough of low pressure extends from Anasm ioross the north part of the China Sea and N,

Southward of Hongkong.

INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

Cargo carried on throngs Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

PROPOSED SAILINGS

Connecting with "SURĂT"

FROM COLOMBA I 1766 September. :

FROM HONGKONG 1

--26th August,-.

EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOB 187 'AND-IND-ULANS. PARAINGERS,

Luzon; a depresion or typhoon may ferm later ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE.

Hongkong rainfall for the 94 hours ending at:

The forecast for the 24 hours ́ending så noer 10 am, to-day, 0.00 Inchat.

to-day is as follows

Dission.

PROGRESS OF THE MOVEMENT IN Rongkong & Neighbourhood aloudy, squally

PERAK.

Formors Channel

FORDOAST- (E. & N.E. winds moderate tofresh

Land rainy later. (North winds, "moderate.

Bonth coast of China between The same aa

No. 1. Hongkong and Lamooks.

BRING AF No. 1 Bouth coast of China between (The Hongkong and Hara... ")

Hangohow has been open to foreign trade since 1896. It is one of the most beautiful Chinese cities, and does comasid-

The loyal offer of the Perak Chinese, erable trade in silk fans and tinfoil. The Acting British Consul, writing of the con- headed by the hoads of the Chinees Cham- a customer, with perhaps only a superditions under which business is conducted ber of Commerce, to form themselves into fisial knowledge of engineering, to select in that neighbourhood, points out that a Volunteer Corps, has been accepted by the exact plant which will suit his owing to Hangchor's proximity to the Government, writes the Pinang At the requirements, both with regard to output Shanghai all importers of foreign goods Gazette's Taiping correspondent. and cost. In this connection it is sug, reside at the latter city, and Hangchow public meeting held in March last at gested that British manufacturers would dealers are accustomed to sad buyers to 1poh, it was resolved to approach Govern do well to consider the preparation of Shanghai to ascertain prices, purchasement with a view to forming a corps of separate illustration sheets, each dealing from stock available, or see samples from 100 strong to be run on lines ideatical CHINA

with other Volunteer Corps existing in with one particular machine, which can which to order further supplies.""

Thio

After consultation with His Malaya. be given to prospective purchasers Chinese buyer always wishes to have

Excellency the High Commissioner, Gov- picture of the machine he is purchasing,

crament has agreed to provide for a corps and the sheets might advantageously con-

of 60 strong, and as will be won from tain a short description in Chinese of the

Government's reply the only difficulty that is being experienced at present is to drill particular machine illustrated.

provide for equipment and instructor.

As prices vary considerably owing to the fluctuations of exchange, it is dillioult to fix prices in local currency until each consignment arrives. In fact, the market varies considerably according to exchange being favourable or otherwise.

ADVERTISEMEST · ESSENTIAL,

HOW FIRMS MAKE LOANS,,

As regards the introducticas of new Auother factor, which has oporated to the advantage of Gorman manufacturers varieties of goods, it is only where manu- is the fact that German firms are general facturers bare taken trouble to create a by more willing to finance Chinese enter-demand by advertising freely and sending prises, cupecially of a semi-official or their agents through the country with It is made a condition of samples of their goods, sometimes oven these loun contracts that the whole of the with free distribution as advertisement, machinery and supplies for the period of that a demand has been created sufficient years covered by the loan shall be pur- to justify the risk involved in importing dased exclusively from the arm advane large consignments. ing the funds.

cial nature.

OUTPUTS OF COMMERCE.

It cannot be expected that small buyers will risk losses by ordering unknow British goods, even if they have received In many cas Attention-is-drawn to the advantages a good report of them. reaped in the import business by the pre-British goods, which in all probability Honor at places for faland of Germans would have a considerable market if Once tested primarily employed in purchasing export known to the Chinese, have never been

of seen in the neighbourhood. produce. These men, the majority whom speak Chinese, are all over the and found suitable and of reasonable country in places unvisited except by quality sure sale existe for many missionaries and travellers, and evos articles of everyday use, provided prices penetrate to several places on the Upper are down to the Chinese level. Yangtse and at Chongta. 2,000 miles by They have the coast, water from unparalleled opportunities for gauging the pussibilities of extending the use of Ger inan goods and for soliciting orders for machines, etc.

HANGÒHOW AS A BASE.

Station.

Begular Direct Barvios from JAPAN, CHINA and STRAITS to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAT, DURBAN, BAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN, calling MAURITIUS en route, and sfording the Quickest Freight Transport from the ORIENT to SOUTH AFRICA.

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PROPOSED) (SALLING, From Hongkong i "MADAWASKA” 9511 August, For Hates of Freight apply to

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,

MANAGING ACRUM.

JAVA-CHINA JAPAN LIJN

EEGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN

JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.

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FROM

EXPECTED он ов ABOUT

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METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

29TH JULY, AM,

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2nd Aug.

2nd Aug.

9th Aug. 20th Aug.

JAPAN

SHANGHAI

JAVA

JAVA

6th Augs

4th Aug.

6th Aug.

10th Aug.

99.97

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29.91

29.86

29.86

29,80

29.75

* 29.66

29.89

At the request of Messrs. Foo Choo Choon, Chung Thye Phin, Chung Yin Fatt, Cheah Keo Ee and others, Mr. A. C. J. Towers has circulated notices

WAT 6.4.-29.95 voning a public meeting for Tuesday, advostook... Tam

Hakodate user, 2093 to discuss the reply from Government and Near

Signed by Mr. Oliver Marks, secretary Toldo cannon to draft a reply thereto.

Resident, Perak, under date June 2, Kooli

Nagrak 1915, the reply runs thus:

BIR-Referring to your letters of Kagoshima March and 29 last on the subject of a Oshima me Chinese Volunteer Corps, I am directed Nahs inco to inform you that instructions have now lahjaa ****** been received as to the conditions under Bosia Is. will be convenient if a categorical reply Weihaiwal .... which such a corps could be worked. It Chefoo

Lehang ...........| lotter. is given to the questions in your later Hankow ......... (1) It would not be necessary in the Kiukiang ..... first instance to impose an age limit, but Changsha ***** preference would be given to the younger Bhanghai

Gutsfatt (2) A knowledge of English would not Sharp Peak 2.

Amoy be considered a necessity.

(3) Candidatos for enrolment should be Bwalow

men.

The Acting British Cousul suggests the establishment of suitable show-rooms in Hangchow city, where samples of British goods could be seen and inquiries answer-persoas born in the F.M.S. or Straits or Takeka 29.5 Their principals adopted. These show-rooms would have to be otherwise lo of British nationality, whe-Ticha the wise policy, of not expecting imme advertised freely, and must of themselves ther by birth or maturalisation, diate business, and are often content to be such as to attract notice. keep an agent for month in some provin cial capital waiting for orders, which, when they do come, more than pay for the delay.

EKLMY TRADING.

As regards British agencies held by local German firms, United Kingdom manufac- turers and merchants are warned that the war has imported an element of risk into their relation with German firms in The German authorities have Hankow. instructed their nationals that it is illegal to reamit money to the United Kingdom, directly or indirectly, and have issued warding against dealing with British bike and shipping in British vessels.

A WARNING.

In

to

29 B

Pakhal

Trinan.......

Pentadores Canton Gap Book Hongkong.... Macao Washow. 9 Hothow

29.55

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2863 82 6.29.49 80

$29.42

29 60 82 04

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(4) Non-British subjects would not be Kahun Amplo stocks of goods would have to eligible,

(5) There would be no objection to be kept in Shanghai to meet the resulting demand, which goods would otherwise translation being made of the essential

parts of the Volunteer Enactinent, supplied from Japan or America.

With regard to the resolutions sab charge of the show-rooms there should be a Chinese agent of good standing, acting mitted in your letter I am to say that under the direction of a British firm it the Government could not agree to the Intelligent Chinese demon-second one, that the corps services should Shanghai.

the samples to be available only for Perak, though in Phullen 6.29.45 strators to explain

Cape St. James inquirers should also be appointed.

it would be employed in that State only. Travellers might proceed from Hang- practice it would probably be found that Torane

With regard to the third resolution 1 Aparri

is Dagupan Kan it chow to neighbouring towas, after the

to point out that

select all non-commis Manila Japanese medel. Electric lighting of the am

from the ranke, Legaspi u......... officers show-rooms would present no difficulty, | usual and British incandescent lampa should stoned show up well beside the present feeble but it is not considered necessary to make Tacloban ...... ones from Germany; a moderate outlay this a condition of the enrolment of a Hollo would easily eclipse the poor appearance corps, and that the officer commanding Surgzo........

the corps should be a person nominated Labuan of even the best of the Chinese shops."

by the Chinese could not be agreed to WESTERN APPAREL ADOPTED.

"It will not be possible to provide Contracts with British banka in respect

I am to The present would seem to be a very equipment before 1910, but this need not of export cargo shipped before the war have accordingly been repudiated abso- lutely. Owing to the principle of extra-favourable opportunity for opening show-delay drilling and training. territoriality there is no redress obtain rooms for foreign goods, as the Chinese add that provided it is possible to supply able, as in other ventral countries, in the are adopting foreign apparel and a num-drill instructors, the Chief Secretary is Chinese Court; the German Consular ber of foreign improvements on their own prepared, subject to the necessary pre primitive instruments of various sorts. virion being authorised by the Federal Courts, which alone have jurisdiction The Japanese are, however, already ex-Council, to are of course closed to enemy plaintiffs. The situation is equally embarrassing in ploiting the neighbourhood by sending from accept 50 Chinese Volunteers the case of imports shipped by British travellera with goods of a nature and

Bras to German bouses in Hardcow before pries likely to appeal to the natives, DESERT MARCH OF BOTHA'S the war and financed by British banks. there is no time to be lost if British manu- The German importers leave formally moti-facturers wish to secure a share of the find the banks that, although they are will trade.

Necdies and thread for

MEN,

WATERS.

tailoring, ing to pay into their accounts the pro ods of sales made to dealers, they will phosphorus for making matches, and MINE SOWN WAYS AND POISONED not authorise the banks to remit home, window glass of German make are in and that, should the banks do so, they demand at Hangchow. The following will not recognise the exchango at which articles imported from various countries

It should be are also sold freely: the bunks may omit cbvious that it is to the interest of export-

ers in the United Kingdom to minke the cles.st inquiries regarding the nationality

THESE BELL FREELY.

The march to Windhuk ranks, for strategy and indeinitable perseveranes, amongst the greatest in the world's his American, German and Japanese kero-lory, Hundreds of miles of enemy coun sene hand lamps sell at about 4d. each. try were travered for days and days, of the firm to which they propus to con- Japanese and American fan chimneys cften without food or water, and morily sign any good. There are British rins sell at id, and 2d, each respectively. a little fresh meat for the men and t in Hankow which are fully capable of handling the basiness which has in the Hanging lamps with enamelled iron handful of grass for the animals gathered past gone to their competitors, and their shades sell for about 5 or 6 shillings, and with difficulty from edd clefts in the names can be obtained en application to iron double bedsteads with mosquito net rocks. the Commercial Intelligens Branch of poles and wire mattresses sell at about

the Board of Trade.

And from cur

Information Bureau. ED.]

PRESENT OPPORTUNITIES.

Japanese hair clippers are £1 128. placed on the market at about is. id., while small white cotton socks for men

at 8d.

FORCES OF THE DESELT.

11418283 12886388 1211168E2285 1816

29.79

29.50

29.47

29.52 91

959 7984

29.73 80 87 เ

C. W. JESTRIKA, Director.

I BAROMETER, radaced to 82 degrees Faktenlil ats the level of the son in inches, taniba sa shađa, is dagsva andredths.

2 TERFERATUER, in the

fahrenheit.

8 BUMIT, in percentage of intention, the

• DirMOTION Or Wein, to two point.

› FORCE OF WIam, assorting to Beaufort Seals.

STATE OF WEATHm, b tíze sky, o desobed sland, a drizzling rain, flog, g gloomy, ha ha), lightning, overosat, p praming showers, q aquil, I talk, sabow, t thunder, w visibility, w dow (WOL.

7 Bar in inches, i testis and hundredti #.

amidity of air saturated with mutatars being 110,

HONGKONG METEOROLOGJUAL

REGISTER

Hongkong Observatory, July 29.5,

Previous On Date On Date #t Day

• Wireless Telegraphy."

The Stormers are all fitted throughout with Fletric Light and have seër á meðətin for limited number of Falcon Faverges, Allateamers carry a duly qualifideurgach, Cargo taker at through rates to all ports in Nellerlands India and Avstralia."

For Particulars of Freight and Farmge, apply to the

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

York Buildings, 1st Floor.

Hongkong, 27th July, 1915.

Telephone No. 1574.

THOS. COOK & SON. TOURIST. STEAMSHIP AND FORWARDING AGENTS.

BANKERS, ar.

Head Ofles for the Far East- 16, DES VŒUX BOAD, HONGKONG. SHANGHAI: 2-3, Foochow ROAD. YOKOHAMA : 32. WATER STREET MANILA MANILA HOTEL,

18

TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES and

TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.

TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORLD. BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates. LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED, FOREIGN MONIES Exchanged.

Cook's "FAR EASTERN TRAVELLER'S GAZETTE,” containing Sealings and Fares from the Far East to all parts of the World, will be forwarded free on application.

CHIRP OFFION-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C. Hon kans, 3rd July 1914.

VISITORS AT HOTELS

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Mr & Mrs F. Id Mr E. Josph

Mr M.T. Jones Alemada o Castro Miend Almada e Castro Mr C. Layseon. Ma G. T. Lloyd Master d Alnads ́e

Mr S. Longfield Gastro

Mr J. M. Lopes Mr G. E. Anderson

Mrs A. D. Macdonald MJ, H. Baring Mr&Mrs F. V. Barnes Dr & Mr O. Marriott

Mrs R. Maon. Mr B. Murray Beir

Mr L. D. McNicoll Mrs E, B. Bellion

Mir J. Merecki Mr G. Bouman

K. Mehta Mr B. Mr G. F. Bowers

.N.Mody Mr J. B. Mrs J. H. N. Mooy

Capt La Cartel

Mr B. Cheatham Mr W.B. Coleman Mr J. J. Connell Mr & Mrs F. E. Davis

Mr. W. A. Dowley

Miss M. E. DaBy

Mr B. O. Ehrenfels

Mr & Mra P

Falconer

Dr Fitzwilliams

Mies S. O. Fran

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Capt & Mrs E. M.

French and child Mr J. Gibb

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29.51

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Highest open air Temperature on 21th „. 93- Lowest open air Temperature en 28/h

The principal cremy was the barren, destituie and waterless country itself. are sold at from Gd. to 10d. per pair, es Nevertheless, an army of thousands of The following articles imported into against 3d. fer local makes th cars men and horses, miles of transport, long Rain

dreds of miles of such territory leaving Hankow have hitherto been large of made at Shanghai or in Japan, are sold lines of fleet motor vehicles crossed hun- The Acling British Consul adds that comparatively nothing derelict in its trail. German or Austrian origin-Machinery of all kinds, small tools, hardware, such electric lighting plant and electric lamps Occasional waterholes were marked on the are in use at Hangehow, but that local map, but the enemy had carefully destroy- as galvanised, corrugated and flat sheets, wiro nails, reds and bars of various sc depots of German firms have sufficiented these. The only relief came at Karibib, tions, window glass, nail rods, copper and stocks to supply local requirements for which was reached after days of trekking through tropical heat over a seemingly brass bars and sheets, needles, Berlin the time being.

never ending trail. wool, braid, buttons, ribbons, trimmings, lamps, soap, wash basins and cusinelled wure, anilin dyes, chemical products, electrical material and fittings, enps und saucers and generally small mad goods of inferior quality and low price. Ger main manufactured piece goods and fancies imported at Hankow consist chiefly of cheap weste cotton printed blankets and small sundries such as baby-caps, men's vests, caps and hats, etc. Cotton trouser ings are imported also from Austria and -Itruly.

NOTES FROM YUNNAN-FU

Week

POISONED WATER MINED ROADS. The Province of Yunnan bus four com-

The advance had outdistanced the sup mercial divisions fed by trades depead. ing en tin, copper and other valuable metals as well as produer. There is no plies and both men and animals for some direct trade between Yunnan and foreign days were down to the irreducible mine countries, says the Board of Truite mom. Although there had been no fight- Journal, the local dealers buying their ing, the water had been polluted, and all supplies of foreign goods from the stores the roads to Windhak had been sown with in Hongkong and Shanghai and from the mines in fendish profusion. Aroned foreign firmas established in Yunnan-fu Kubas, where miles of entrenchments and many gun emplacements had been hastily and Mongtza.

The sole German firm in the Consular evacuated, more than 100 contact mities, EXPANSION, POSSIBLE.

paper, were found and removed. After a halt ef district supplied principally

and army only a day or two at Karibik, General | Babar. Most of the trade in imported goods is aniline dres, pices gooda,

Botha, with only a few of his staff and a done with dealers in Hankow, and the vequisites, and there is now a good sploitation of the interior and treats units, United Kingdom manufac-sonil bodyguard, decided to make for ports further removed from the coast is turers to capture some of this business. Windhuk, leaving Karibib at 2 p.m.

On May 11th General Botha arrived, left entirely to them, There is no doubH.M. Consul states that recent requests: that the business could be much expanded have been grade to him to get a British and bivouacked at Okasisse, and starting Tucs if this exploitation could be undertaken firm to establish a business in the district, again at dawn over an apology for avad

The and he is now endeavouring to interest through dense bush, he came to Okshand- Wed. to a larger extent by foreigners.

ja and a portion of Myburgh's brigade. (merchant) firms in China are not in & British firmu in Hongkong in the matter.

A few hours later the Generalissimo was very good position to do this, unless they are materially assisted by mannfacturers Some goods of

off again; but the appalling road rages and exporters at home. course lend themselves better than others

sitated another bivouas, At 10 next morn ing Windhuk appeared in sight, to this treatment.

INADEQUATE REPRESENTATION, Firms in the United Kingdoms are not adequately represented in China, and, without local agents, it is hopeless to

Mon.

Than

Mr & Mrs J. Gould

Mr C. L. Goodrich

Capt T. P. Hall

Mr K. Blorits Mr M, Morrison Mr W. B. Neighbour Mr W. A. Nosers. Mr J. Ormiston, Mr A. B. Owen

Mita D Phillips Mas A. Philips Master D. Phillips Mr. J. Pitcher MrD. Poli Mr E. R. Ray Mine F. Resy Mm C. Boed Capt P. H. Rolfe MR. G. Ross

& Mrs R. Sheldon

Dr R. E. &birleş

Mr & Mrs B, C. Haile

81

Mrt A. G. Braith

Mr & Mm W.

Hannibal

&.

Mr W. H. Smith

Mr V. Sorby

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

From 20th July to oth Augut.

HIGH WATTE

LOW WATER

B'kong.

H'Long

“Monts

Time,

ttiin.

30 m

31

Height

Mean

Time

Height.

by theft in.

44 m. 442 0

2.6

8 3 6.41 4

4 6m 5 2027 6.37.79 6.303 9

0:10 14 0565 0

2 m 141

3 m 2 23

483 1 409

9 383 1 8.8 3.2 11 30

8233 5

.3

·0 42 2

62 4623 7 64 4m 3 15

é. O as 8, 4. 414-16 0

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Mr W. O. Bannying

ton

Mr & Mrs J. A. Hamil

lon and family Mr A. Belie Bon.ME.A.Hewett,

C.M.G. Mr W. J. Hodge Mr R. Hore

Mr C. Howitt

Mr & Mrs C. D. Jack

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Mz S. M. Joseph

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Mr R. St. Amory Bev. & Mrs B.com Mr. & Mrs Heath Mr W H. Hell Mrs Bowater

Mr W. L. Campbe!

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Mra Courey Mr & Mr A Cunziani Col. Darling R.B. Mies Ferguson MTR Forbes

Mr Denman Fuller

Kiss Grifin

Mr F. A. Haveland Mr & Mrs B. A. Hale Major Faichina Capt & Mrs Hamond

and ebild

Mr W. T. Hansen Mr B. W. Hlad Mre Hogg ana children Mrs Howard Mr W. G. Humphreys Mrx Jenkins

Mrs T. J. E. Johns Mr Lee Joner

Mr E. Kadoorie

(595

Rev. & Mr Kelly and

children Mm Kirke Miss MacChapin Mr Mariott Miss Hdleton Mr & Men Moss and

child Mr & Mrs E. V. Mitchelmore and child

Maj. & Mrs Nicholson

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Mr & Mrs Nightingale Mrs Ollveeran Mr T. L. Ferkins Mce Pratt Major Pyne, R.E. Mr & Mrs E. Ralpha Mr A. Sinalair Miss Skiner MP O. slétt Mr &

Baith

Mfrs Great

Mr & Mr A. Findlay

Smith

Mrs E W. Tisdell Mr. Tisdal Mr J. A Trabo Mr & Mr Van den Pol Moj.-Gen. Vestris Mr Wilcox

KING EDWARD ETIL

Mrs R. Almend Mr A. Black

Mr & Mrs E. M. Mr I. C. Brenber

Sutlift

Mr J. O. Tom'in Miss J. F. Turner Dr. & Mr H. de Yalin Mr & Mrs A Wed

and family Mr & Mrs H. L. H.

White Mr F. W White Mr J. Wilkie Mas B. F. Wood Mr G. G. Wod

GRAND HOTEL

Mr & Mrs Allon Mr J. O. Anker Mr A. B.

ow

Mr E. Porward Mr A. Dunrich Mr A. von Dyke Mr B. James Mr. W. Johanson

WH. Laoney Mr G. von Laur Mr P, J. Lobo Mr W. H. Lockey Mr R. Lownen

Mr P G, Molen Mr A. C. Nixon Mr G. Odner Mr V. A, Farre Mr R. Puls Mr C. Puttesan MrC. W. Beynolds Mr D. Robertson Mr F. G. Roczn Mr H. F. Thorig He U.D.Todd Mr V. D. Vilde Hrs. H. Wright

Mr & Mrs Bunn and

children

Mr W. Budge Mrs Beale & child Mr H, Cadman Mr Cang

Sing Chung Mr & MT. 5. Cheng Men P. I.. Cooke Miss J. F. Cooke

MF Krossen Mr & Mrs U. Laurit

MW. D. Lee Mr L. Lobe MF F. Lobe Mr. A. MacLeod

D.

Mr J. Lonnos

Nakai

Mr H. Murphy Mr B. Not Mr.& are M. Now Mr Ng Chen Wal

Masters G. M, & J, F. Mrs Fratt

Cooke

Mr A. Course

Mr. F. Dackworth

Mr. & Mr.

Datton

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Mr W. Y. Elson Mr R. Foland Mrn A. Fey Mr C. Frifa MeT. M. Gregory Eri Gunn

Mr & Mrs Hammesend

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Jackson Mr J. Joseph Mr F. H. Kala

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Mr W. Olsen

Mr W. C. Passmere Me& Mrs Pearson Mr R A. Ramsay:

Mr Raymond Mr A.-Y. Richardsond Mr & Mrs Riobardson Miss K. C. Rolls Mr E. W. Smith

Mrs B Sylvester Mr. H. Tanzo Mrs Threifell

WH. thornton

Mrs E. L. Tourts lofj Mr S. Tend

W. He & Mr J. A

Underwood

Mr I. E. Witchell