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NOTICE
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INTIMATIONS
MONGKONG GYMKHANA OLUB.
TAS HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1975, 1915.
THE FIFTH GYMKHANA MEETING VALLET TO-MORROW (SATURDAY); tho The Charge of Admission will be $1 for 2011 November, 1818, commencing at 3.15 P. others than members of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB OF GYMKHANA CLUB.
of the Season will be haid at Frer
"T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED I TENDERS in Dapliente, which should be clearly marked "TENDER FOR LEASE OF OLD POST OFFICE BUILDING will be received at the Colonial Secretary's. Ofte until Noos of TUESDAY, the 30th day of November, 1915, for the LETTING of the OLD POST OFFICE BUILDING from 1st January, 1914, to 31st December, 1918, subject to conditions which can be ascertained at the Office of the Director of Public Works. Each Tender must be accompanied by a receipt to the effect that the Tenderer has topted in the Crinin Treasury our of NICE AORDINARYG
One Thousand Dollars (81,000) as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be Forfeited to the Crown if the Tenderer refuses to carry out his Tender and comply with the above mentioned conditions. should the Tender be accepted.
Form of Tender and further particulars can be obtained from the Office of the Director of Public Works.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the Highest or any Tender.
W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works.
Public Works Office,
Hongkong, 18th November, 1915
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for a suitable Dog.
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Care of "Daily Press" Ofoe, Hougkeag, 19th November, 1915.
WANTED.
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MILY or Resident NURSE for two
Dhildren at the Park. Apply by lottor esclesing sopies of testimonials to
"E.,"
Cars of "Daily Press Office. [1184 Hongkong, 10th November, 1915.
NOTICE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the hitherto subsisting Partnership between the Undersigned, DONALD MACDONALD
JOHN WILKIE, Carrying on Business as ENGINELES, SHIP- BUILDERS, CONTRACTORS AND MACHINERY AGENTS at York Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong, under the style of MACDONALD & Co, has been Dissolved by mutual consont as from the Thirtieth September, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifteen, so far as concerns the said JOHN WILETE, who retires from the said Firm.
Dated this 15th day of November, 1915.
D. MACDONALD, JOHN WILKIE.
PUBLIC
of
AUCTION
1197
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate al Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong in Six Lots,
To be sold in pursuance of an Order of the Supreme Court of Hongkong,
ott THURSDAY,
the 2nd day of December, 1915; at 3 o'clock
p.m., by
Mr. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer..
at his Sales Room, Duddell Street.
The Property consists of: Lor 1-All that piece or parcel of ground intended to be registered in the Land Office as Subsection No. 4 of Section F of Inland Lot No. 800 together with the messuage and buildings thereon known as No. 400, Queen's Road West.
Area 650 square foot or thereabouts. Annual Crown rent 88.70.
ros.
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
lai Jannary, 1918 NOS. 11 and 13, GAGE STREET, from
Apply to-
J. VINCENT BRAGA,
Toyo Kisun Kaisha, Hongkong, 16th November, 1915. 1100
Soldiers and Bailors in uniform Half-Price. The Committee invite the Ladies of Hongkong
[1204 N to be present..
Hongkong, 17th November, 1915, THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in GENERAL MEETING of the CHINA FIRE IN SURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held to the Registered Office of the Company, No. 3, Queen's Read Contral, Victoria, Hang- kong, on FRIDAY, the 3rd day of December 1915, at 12 o'clock Noon, when the Subjoined Besolution will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution, viz.
That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered in manner following:-
(a) Article 16 shall be cancelled,
(b) In Article to in lieu of the words Twenty-one clear days' notice" there shall be substituted the words er days' notice at least of every Meeting."
(a) The following Article shall be substituted
for Article 53, namely,
"Except as otherwise provided by "these Articles ao business shall be
"transacted st any Meeting unless "there shall be personally piesent at "the commencement of the business "Ten or more Shareholders."
INTIMATION
PHOTO
XMAS CARDS
TO LET.
08, 9 and 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW,
PRAX. Apply fo
M. J. D. STEPHENS. Fungkong, 1216 November, 1915. [1170
PLOTUBES
TO LET
BRITISH CONCESSION, SHAMEEN, CANTON.
AAROM 1st December, ONE SIGHT.
BOOMED HOUSE. Apply
T. E. GRIFFITH, LTD. Hongkong, 11th November, 1915,' 11167
TO LET,
THE KENNELS,” 108, Magasine Gap. THE
Thoroughly renovated and repaired."
66
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., Lap.
[1168 Hongkong, 10th November, 1915.
TO LET-FULLY FURNISHED,
BERGELDIE," 136, THE PEAK.
(d) Article 64 shall be altered by striking out | 66, A About March, or sooner if convenient.
all worde sfter the words "apon a poll every shareholder" and by adding after such words present in person or by proxy shall have one vote for every sharo held by him.'
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a FURTHER EXTRAORDIN
of the ARY GENERAL MEETING Company will be held at the Registered Office foresaid on SATURDAY, the 18th day of December, 1915, at 13 o'clock Noos, for the parpess of receiving a report of the proceedings at the first mentioned Meating and of con- firming, if thought it, as a Special Resolution the above-mentioned Resolation.
Dated the 11th day of November, 1915.
By Order of the Board,
C. PEMBERTON, Secretary.
NOTICE.
[1178
Apply
A. RITCHIE, Care of Moser, DUDWELL & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 10th November; 1815. [1183
TO LET.
AVENSHILL EAST, Park Road, Rontaining 6 Recons, & Bath Rooms, Servants Quartare, de. Vacant 1st November.
Apply
DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON, Hongkong, 19th October, 1915."
[1094
TO LET.
LENSHIEEL," No. 141, Plantation
** from lat November,
Apply
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 18th October, 1918.
TO LET.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE CERTIFICATE No. 507, dated 16th January, 1884, of the Share No. 18105 in this Company, standing in the name of MR. THOMAS BROWN, of Shanghai, has been LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month from the date hereof the above document be not forthcoming another Certificate will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other will be acknow lodged,
Dated 11th November, 1915.
C. PEMBERTON, Secretary
1089
TOS. 1 and 6, TORRES BUILDINGS, Kowloon. Moderate rent, Ready for occupation,
Apply to--
SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. A
1963 Hongkong, 29th September, 1915.
TO LET,
CHINA IN
CHARMING SETTING.
SEPIA
HAND-COLOURED PHOTOS.
territory which they obtained under that | POLICEMEN FOR THE FRONT.
settlement. As a further inducement to
range herself on the side of the Allies Greece was offered the Island of Cyprus independently of the result of the war,
FAREWELL DINNER AND CONCERT.
The twenty odd members of the Hong-
while other promises and concessions were kong Police Force, whe, with a number made conditional upon the success of the of gaol warders and other Government Allice. M. VENEZELOR, who was returned employés, are leaving for the Front, to power at the recent general elections, wore entertained to dinner at the Astor House Hotel last evening The Assist- was frankly in favour of the Entente, and ant-Superintendent of Police (Mr. T, H. it was at his invitation that an Anglo King) presided over a large gathering, French force was landed at Salonika for supported by Chief Inspector O. F. At the Mason (of the Police Reserve) Inspector the purpose of helping · Serbin, same time, it is understood, he offered the Gordon had worked enthusiastically to A co-operation of 180,000 Greek troops. KING ensure that the function was a suocesa, CONSTANTINE, however, declined to agree and he was ably seconded by Sergeant to the proposals of his Prime Minister, who T. Pitt. In the words of the leader of thereupon resigned, though he still has the contingent, it was really a jolly majority in the arcok Parliament in good send-off." favour of keeping the compact with Serbia. Since then the KING, who is a brother-in-law of the KAISER and received
In
After the loyal toasts had been honoured, the CHAIRMAN proposed the "Health of our comrades for the Front."
most
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his military training in Germany, has con- He said that in that toast be included tinued to abuse the royal prerogative in members of the gool staff, railway staff, and the Sanitary Dopartment who were BROMIDES order to farther his own designs.
with them that night. He believed that taking up this attitude in opposition to they all had the three little letterd the counsels of the man who probably H.K.P." and were taking them with saved him his throne five or six years ago,
them. Their colleagues wished them all GREEN AND BLUE-TONED BROMIDE the KING, it is only reasonable to assume,
sincerely good Juck and powerful support speedy return. (Applause.) They had feels that he has behind him. What the nature of that had the good fortune to have the opper support may be we can only conjecture, but tunity of answering the great call to the circumstances are sufficient to warrant agat. The Hongkong Police Force was the gravest suspicion. The Greek Army proud of them, while a envied them, the Force who remained is mohilised and concentrated on the Greek and those of
here would always have them in mind frontiers, and, though its officers disclaim it would not be a case of out of sight out of mind. They would "look 10x- any sinister designs, the rumours current
ward to hearing from the sometimes, lately have not been such as to inspire con
and if they let Hongkong know what they Sdence. Italian despatches apprehend a wanted and where they were Hongkong Some mein- Grock move on Albania or Monastir, and would do its best for them.
bers of the Force were already at the state that the Greeks are already fortify Front, or were in training a Home, A
To be obtained from-
A. 8. WATSON ng-southern Albania, whither a number
& CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
and also from
THE VICTORIA
DISPENSARY.
BIRTH.
s
of Gerinan officers have proceeded from Corfu. It is also reported that a German mission has visited Athens, after making a tour of inspection of the Anglo-French lines, and has departed from Salonika in a Greek destroyer. Meanwhile; the Allied Powers have been vainly pressing Greece to declare herself and to give an under- taking that, in the event of the Anglo- French forces being obliged to fall back into Greek territory, no distinction will be made between them and the Serbs Perhaps now that she finds we are not in the mood to be trifled with any longer and that our forces are in more uncom fortable proximity to her than those of Germany or Austria, Greece will follow the
letter had been received from Sergt.
McNab Wilson, who said that he was somewhere in France, and was only waiting for some more Hongkong Police to come out and life would be an advantürous holiday." The men who were now about to leave would have lots of adventure, though he could not say that it would be a holiday, but whatever happened they all had mest sincera good wishes. Wherever they were he,
sure they would right worthily maintain the traditions and name of the Hongkong Police Force (applause) and you will make those Germany run as they have never run before? (Loud applause,)
was
half of the contingent, expressed hearty Sergeant PATTISON, responding on bức
thanks for the splendid send-off, and said they could be relied on "to do thoir little bit.'
An enjoyable smoking concert followed, items being contributed by the following: Edwards, Ragg, Nicoll, Messrs. Stinson, Taylor, Thompson, Williams,
NORMAN COTTAGE, No. 3. Peak Road. FORST, the wife of Mr. EDWARD FORSYTH, example at by Persia when to be orgitat. Thorne, Elia, Hollands, and Andrews
Immediato pornes.
(1174
Bion.
Apply
PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING. Hongkong, 20th August, 1916.
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
LOST.
PPLICATION has been made to this Company to issue to Mr. JAU SAX TUNG
of Hongkong Duplicate Certificates of 200 Shares in this Company or other Certificate or Certificates in lieu thereof upon statement that the Original Certificates Nos. 8564-100 shares numbered 246030/248128 dated 16th November, 1908, Nos, 8803- 50 shares numbered 197703/197727, 251636/261710; 25th March, 1909. Nos. 9786 50 shares numbered €901/6950 dated 27th May, 1810. have been LOST or DESTROYED; and Notice is Hereby Given that if within 30 days from the date hereof no Claim or Representa
Lor 2-All that piece or parcel of ground intended to be registered in the tion in respect of such Original Certificates Land Office as Subsection No. 5 of is made to the Company the Undersigned
TO LET.
FFICES in Sr. GronGE'S BUILDING, Oond Floor, Overlooking Harbour, immediate possession.
Apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914.
TO LET.
HOUSE In Knutsford
icon. Apply
139
Terrace,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 24th October, 1915. [45
TO LET.
ber,
of a son.
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HONGKOND Orrice: 10, Des Vœux Road, C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, É.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 19TH, 1918,
approach of Russian troops to her capitel.
A mail for Europe via Biberia closes to-morrow at & p.m.
The Hon. Mr. D. Landale,, Mrs. Landale and Miss Landale returned from Shanghai by the ms. Nellore yesterday.
Owing to a printer's error we regret that the dates of departure of the two
THE ENTENTE POWERS AND Canadian Pacific liners were transposed in our issue of yesterday. It is the Empress of Japan which sails on the 1st prox. and the Monteagle which leaves a week later.
GREECE. Fun part which Greece is to play in the war seems likely to be decided within the next few hours. The British Government is reported to have detained ninety Greck vessels at Liverpool and Newcastle,
Section F of Inland Lot No. 500 together tion for Duplicate to deal with such applica-TOUR-ROOMED and THREE-ROOMED and M. DENYS COCHIN, the French with the messuage and buildings thereon
known as No, 408, Queen's Road West.
Area 620 square feet or thereabouts.
Annual Crown rent 89.10.
LOT 3-All that piece or parcel of ground intended to be registered in the Land Office as Section of Inland Lot No. 800 together with the message and buildings thereon known as No. 23, San To Lané,
Area 1,022 square feet or thereabouts. Annual Crown rent $13.50.
Lor 4-All that piece or parcel of ground intended to be registered in the Land Office as Section K of Inland Lot No. 800 together with the messuage and buildings theroon known as No. 141, Second Street.
Area 783 square feet or thereabouts. Annual Crown rent $10.35.
The above-mentioned premises are held from the Crown for the residue of a term of 990 years from the 20th day of June, '1963.
Lor 5-All those pieces or parcels of ground intended to be registered in the Land Office as Section C of Inland Lot No. 759 and Section C of Inland Lot No. 758, both held for the residue of a term of 999 years from the 7th day of January 1862, together with the messuages and as No. 53, buildings thereon known Second Street.
Area 768 square feet or thereabouts. Annual Crown rent 810,14.
Lor 6-All that piece or parcel of ground intended to be registered in the Land Office as Section D of Inland Lot No. 759 held for the residue of a term of 999 years from the 7th day of January messauge and 1862, together with the buildings thereon known as No. 50, First Street.
Area 792 square feet or thereabouts. Annual Crown rent $10.47.
For further particulars and conditions
of sale apply to
DENNYS & BOWLEY.
6, Des Vieux Road Central,
Solicitors for the Vendor,
or to
Auctioneer.
MR. GEO, P. LAMMERT, Hongkong, 17th November, 1915.
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For the GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.,
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1915. [1101
WANTED.
or HALF-HOUSE for Married Couple. FROM at January, FURNISHED FLAT els rentals Upper or Lower Level.
Fall particulars, rent, etc., t~-~
ふり
Care of "Daily Press" Office. Hongkong, 17th November, 1915.
TO LET.
(1196
TO. 2, "FAIRVIEW," Nathan Road No. 25, SEYMOUR ROAD, WOODLANDS VILLA WEST.
Top Floor,
to
a
FLATS in Humphrey's Baildings, Minister, who left this week on a special Kowloon, with every modern convenience.
mission to Athens, has been instructed Immediate possession, FOUR-LOOMED FLATS in May Rand, possession on or abont point out to the Greek Govern 1st November next. Modern appointments
ment that the Anglo-French Fleet, throughout, including English Baths and Kitchen Rangcz, Hot Water and Water assembled Carriage Syrtom, A fow Flats specially designed to accommodata three bchelors st
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordm Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,
TWO-ROOMED FLATS in Nathan Road, WINDSOR LODGE, Kowloon, Six-Romed House, Taunis Court. Imm/diate po ceston.
Apply to
AUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.... Alexandra Buildinga Hongkong 3rd November, 1915.
TO LET.
Kowloor.
No. 12, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, OFFICES et 2, Connaught Read.. No. 68, PEEL STREET, on Caine Road “GLENSHIEL," No. 141, Pientation Road, Peak. from 1st November, 1015.
level
LEWKNOB," No 126. HE PLAX. "HARTING," Austin Road, Kowloon. "HILLSIDE," No. 110, THE PEAK, Rooms Furnished, from 1st November, 1915, ONE OFFICE or SHOP in Duddell Street, Ground Floor
Nos. 1 and 2, COLLEGE GARDENS
& ROOMS ob, from 1st November.
No. 3, "THE ALBANY." ROOME, in Daddell Street,
ROSENEATH."2, Hankow Ed., Kowloon. No. 6. BELILIOS TERRACE No. 95. BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrase on Conduit Road.
ONE GODOWN, No. 8, Barrows Street,
Wanchai
TWO GODOWNS, in Daddell Street, "MERION," No. 6, THE PEAK, Unfurnished
(6 Rooms).
OFFICES in King's Buildings. OFFICES in Des Voeux Road Central. HOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit Bond,
The anonal demonstration of the Hong- kong Sunday School Union will be held on Saturday in the City Ball at 8 pm. The
a short address will be given by the Rev. Bishop of Victoria will be in the chair, and An attractive programme H. R. Wells. has been arranged, and almost every Sun- day School in Hongkong and Kowloon will be represented.
The Special Police had several cases at
XAVAL POLICE CONCERT.
A similar function took place at the Royal Naval Police Mess, in honour of Mesars, McKnight, Adair, Kerrison, Heath, Brower, and Dunlop, who are also leaving for the Front, An excellent musical programme had been compiled, to which the following contributed--- Messrs. A. Loder (at the piano), A. J. Brock, Brooks, Ragg. Thorne, White, Ward, Nichols, Dunn, Hickelby, Miller, Edwards, Hay, Isaacs, Ligh, and Hynes.
FAR EAST AND THE WAR.
THE BALKAN POSITION AND
JAPAN.
A writer in the Observer asked if it ought to be beyond the power of diplomacy to bring in Japan if Bulgaria destinies of the Near East aro clearly, staked on the new struggle? We think in the bow in the back and the
not says a contempary. Herr Paul Rohrbach -ig Onla
of the prophets of German expansion, and one of the most zealous popularisers of the Berlin-Bagdad idea He declares that Germany, once triumphant in the Near East, will re-appear in the Far East to
the Magistracy yesterday. In one instance create a mighty power in China, Ger- Ps. McEwen charged two garbage collec-many's aim is to expel us from Egypt, ters with depositing rubbish in the public and to secure direct leverage through At the same time, the alternative of ten days' hard labour. Russia, permanently controlled in the street, and they were each fined $5 with Islam upon India. Pe. Arnold charged three wharf coolios Black Sea and Baltic Sea, is to have no chance of a free exit but in the Far with causing an obstruction, and they were each fined 82. The same Constable appre- hended a man who was hawking without licence, and a fine of 82 was imposed.
FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES.
Aro
The following local marriages announced to take place shortly:-
Mr. Ferdinand Farrant, Duckworth, electrical engineer, King Edward Hotel, and Miss Agnes Campbell Lennox, of the same address.
at Malta, will exact heavy penalty for any treachery. This resolute attitude which the Entente Powers are now adopting towards Greece is fully justified by the circumstances. For months past the Greek Government has been so vacillating in its policy that it has exhausted our patience and raised very grave doubts as to the sincerity of its repeated professions of good-will. When [1177 the Fleet was dispatched to the Dar- danelles in the early part of the year there appeared to be solid grounds for anticipating the co-operation of Greece, who was known to harbour a feeling of ill-will towards Turkey over the question of the Aegean Islands, Later on, when Bulgaria, yielding to German threats and bribes, turned her arms against Serbia, t No. 1, MORETON TERRACE, Causeway as confidently expected that Greece would GODOWNS, at Wanchai.
respect her treaty obligations and go to Apart from the rescue of her Ally. the moral obligation, there were other reasons for believing that this course would As Sir commend itself to the Greeks. EDWARD GREY pointed out in the House of Commons, the interests of Greece and Serbia are one, and, in the long run, the two States raust stond or fall together.ed in connection with the murder of Since the Treaty of Bukharest was signed in 1913, Bulgaria has cherished a sense of resentment against both nations and would be only too pleased to see them crushed in order that she might wrest from them the
NE HOUSES in Broadwood Terrace. HOUSES at the Poak,
No. 21, WONG-NELCHONG ROAD.
Bay.
GODOWNS, at New Prays. Kerredy Town. Nos 1, 2 and 3, WEST END TERRACE, CANTON. Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co, LTD.
138. Hongkong, 4th November, 1015.
TO LET From 1st March.
Na 2 DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, PEAR GODOW
AODOWN, No. 6, Doddall Streek, Unfurnished).
Apply A. B. AVASTA,
Care of E. PABANTY,
No. 1, Daddell Street Hongkong, 2nd February, 1916,
No. 59, THE PAX (6 GAMERON VILLAS, Apply LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
3rd Floor, Alexandra Buldings. Hongkrog. 3rd November, 1815
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East, and is, to be driven again into a secular and irreconcilable conflict of in terests with Japan. A limited number of the Mikado's troops, say a quarter of a million, would be more valuable if available soon for the Near East than could be a far larger number later. Their appearance in the Turkish Empire would correspond with the vital interests which Japan hag indirectly at stake,
We are bound to believe that, ita face of the Balkan danger, the Allies as a whole, and the British Government above all, realise that they must conquer at any cost. Let them recall the great. hundred years ago. What example of Lisbon was then, and more, le Salonika
was
Mr. Gordon Harold Wilson, of Messrs. Robertson and Wilson, who resides on the houseboat Mascot, and Miss Betty Walker, 12, Beaconsfield Arcade.
Mr. Edward Erson Grieve, clerk, Kingbe now, and let the Balkans be made as Edward Hotel, and Mrs. Eveline Louisa fatal to the Gurman Emperor as
Spain to Napoleon. Wright Tourtellot, of the same address.
To this we may add the following from Wolfe Gibbs, assistant, the Cologne Volkszeitung: Mr. Alfred Meners, A. S. Watson & Co.. Wyndham Hotel, and Miss Othe a Clothilda Aquino, Hyderabad, India...
THE HUNGHOM MURDER.
TWO ARRESTS. Two Indian w chmen have been arrest
The present world-war ie destined to be the forerunner of another great struggle, that between the Japanese and the Americans for the roastery of the Pacific Ocean. The English, by their alliance with Japan. which from the first was aimed at Germany, gambled away their sovereignty in the Pacific. For the present our part, too, as a Pacific colonial Power, has been played When the dance one day begins another Indian watchman at Hunghom. The body of the watchman, who was yonder in the other hemisphere it will employed at the Cement Works, was found be our turn to throw our economic and in a field in proximity to the works, with financial sword in the scale, and we shall a rope round the neck, indicating stran-then do so without any further pune- tiliousness in regard to the solidarity of gulation, and there were also
the Christian or white races. bruises on the body.
many
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