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W ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED.

NURSE to look after an Infant on voyage to England in return for passage and small bonus.

Apply to--

Bex "C"

PUBLIC COMPANIES

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

THE Care of "Daily Press" Office.

Hongkong, th March, 1916.

WANTED.

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TRAVELLING AMAH, any nationality, for lady going to England about March 14th. Aleo to assist in care of baby.

Apply at once to

Box "A.B.O.,"

Care of "Daily Press " Office. Hongkong, 9th March, 1916.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Action No. 215 of 1910.

Between THE TAI LOI Firm, Plaintiffs, and

THE LAI CHUN WAH KEE Firm,

Defendants.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a WRIT OF FOREIGN ATTACHMENT returnable on the 25th day of March, 1916, against all the property movable and im- movable of the above-named Defendants within the Jurisdiction of this Court has been issued in this action pursuant to Section 453 of the Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure.

Dated this 7th March, 1916.

D'ALMADA & MASON,

Solicitors for the Plaintiffs,

33, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

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HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LTD.

ORDINARY THE THIRTY-FIFTH

ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE-

HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the General Managers nt 11.30 A.M. on TUESDAY, the 28th instans, to receive. Statement of the Company's Accounts to 31st December, 1915, and the Report of the General Managers.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 28th instant, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 8th March, 1916.

8.A.POLYNESIEN."

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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIER

MARITIMES.

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 9mm, 1018.

| \HE · FORTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned at NOON on TUESDAY, the 28th instant.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 28th insiaat, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

General Manager, HONOTONG FIER INSURANCE Co., LTD. Hongkong, 2nd March, 2016,

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OHINA SUGAR REFINING CO.,

LIMITED.

NOTICE.

ORDINARY

THE THIRTY-EIGHTH TH

ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE- HOLDERS of the abare Company will be held at the Offices of the. General Agents, Peddora Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th | Mardi, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1915.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 29th March, both days inclusive.

JABDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., General Agents. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1916.

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THE HONGKONG STEAM LAUNCH TUG AND LIGHTER CO., LTD.

LOST.

APPLICATION has been nice to this

Company to issue Duplicate Certificate of 30 Shares in this Company in the name of YUEN CHEONG or other Certificate or Certificates in lieu thereof upon Statement that the Original Certificate No. 49, Thirty Shares numbered 7720/7758 dated 18th August, 1830, has been LOST or DESTROYED, and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that it within 30 days from the date hereof no claim or presentation in respect of such Original Certificate is made to the Company, the Undersigned will then proceed to deal with such application for duplicate.

1.

For the HONGKONG STEAM LAUNCH TUO AND LIGHTER Co., Ltr.,

GORDON & Co.

General Managers. Hongkong, 10th February, 1916"

1259

PUBLIC LECTURE

. on to HONGKONG CURRENCY PROBLEM.

JONSIGNIAS of Com Lido MR. J. M. XAVIER has kindly consented

connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the ezcertion of Opium, Treasure and Valuables amı being inded and stored at their riska into the hazardous and or extra hasardona Godown of the Hong kong and Kowloon Wharf and Gadows Co., Ltd., at Kowloon, whenco delivery may be obtained immediately after landing...

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless latimation is received from the Coualgnose butors Noon, To-day, requesting it to be lindad

to deliver a LECTURE, to be followed by a Discussion, on the above subject, at the CITY HALL, TO-MORROW (FRIDAY), the 10th March, at 5.15 P.M.

Ladies and Members of the Public are invitad.

H. E. POLLOCK,

Hon. Secretary, HONGKONG CPD VOLUMES SOCIETY. Hongkong, 4th March, 1916,

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Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the | THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-

Undersigned. Gooda remaining unclaimed afte

Tuesday, the 14th March, sk Noos, will be

pukājas to rent and landing charges.

·TION COMPANY, LIMITED,

HOUSES

LEP

SHAMEEN, CANTON.

YOMMODIOUS OFFICES and Residential

Quarters to lot. ka th Apply

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO

Co., LTD, Hongkong or Cantor, Hongkong, 7th March, 1916,

FO LET.

For Six Months from laß May,

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GURNISHED FOUR-ROOMED HOUSE,

FSTONE HOUSE, No. 67, Mount Kellet.

For particula apply-i

PEROY SMITŮ, ŠETH & FLEMING. 11ongkong, 7th Maroh, 191@

TO LET.

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NO. 1, TOGO TERRACE, Kennedy Road.

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LI FUK TRAU, Cars of Mosers, WILXINIÓN & Grist,

9, Queen's Boad Central, Hongkong, Ini March, 1918,

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TO LET.

N TERRACE,

TEWLY-BUILT FLATS, in SAIFEE Nathan Bond, Biso, SIMILAR FLATS in Jordan Kosa, Kowloon. Rents very moderate.

Electric Light and Gas installed.

Apply to

KAYAVALLY & Co

5, D'Aguilar Street. Hongkong, lat Merah, 1910.

1366

TO LET-AT THE PEAK.

FURNISHED, No. 1, Mountain View.

Apply--

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

FINEST OLD

BROWN

BRANDY

E

QUALITY.

H. B POLLOCK,

Princes Buildings. Hongkong, 2012 February, 1916.

TO LET.

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Brown Brandy

First Floor of No. 10, Das Vaar Road splendid net of OFFICE ROOMS on the

Central (above the Robinson Pizzo Co.), comprising Three Large and Two Small Rooms with Outhouses and Servants Quarters. The Premises are being thoroughly repaired and renovated. Centrally located in the vicinity of the Banks and Bhipping Offees. Rent moderate.

Apply tom

MOW FUNG & Co., 10, Des Your Road Central. Hongkong, 18th February, 1916. [302

TO LET

Lincy for

Sheng & Chi

The Court of Appeal was adjourned yas. terday afternoon in order that Sir Havil- land de Sausmirez might meet Mr. Skinner

Turner, the newly-appointed” assistant. judge of Shanghai, who was passing through the Colony on his way from Bang- kok to the Northern-port.

The Hongkong, Canton and Maono Steamboat Co. Ltd., advise us that, to. suit the convenience of travellers visiting Macao on the occasion of the Procession of the Cross at Macno.on Sunday next, the departure of their ss. Taishan will be de layed till 7 p.m.

A thief who stole four pieces of ano piping from a house in Bonham Road was yesterday sent to prison for a month by the Magistrate.. Inspector P. O'Sullivas said that the house from which the zine was stolen wna formerly called Green- mount, and the property really belonged to Germans. The place was formerly a German Mission. There were several Chinese living there now. Defendant was. in such a hurry to get away that he fell from a wall, sprained his ankle badly, and severely cut his head.

"The

of mutual respect which might survive an encounter with an honourable foo. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Entente Powers should be considering in concort measures for excluding Germany and her Allies from any participation in their commercs after the battle-flags are furled Apart, however, from a natural feeling of aversion from a nation which has deliber- ately descended to methods of barbarism, this course is dictated by prudence. Not only, has there been an enormous waste of accumulated wealth occasioned by the war into which Germany has plunged Europe but a heavy load of debt has been piled up which it will take all the belligerents many years to liquidate oven under the most favourable conditions: In recogni- tion of this the Central Powers aro under- stood to be arranging a commercial union, and Germany is accumulating stocks in readiness to flood neutral markets as soon as tho present barriers to her overseas trado shall be withdrawn. If, therefore, the economic recovery of Germany is not jo be made at our expense but is to be retarded in order that she may suffer the full effects of her wanton aggression and he deprived of the means of returning to the attack for many years to come, it is necessary that the Entente Powers should The many friends of Miss Phoebe May prepare to meet combination by combina will be glad to learn that she has recovered tion. A recent cable states, on the authori, from, her accost indisposition, which reluct- ty of The Times, that the British Governantly compelled her to relinquish her part ment have decided, with the full concur at the last moment, and they may look rence of the Dominions, to enter into an forward to seeing her as Eulalia in the offensive and defensive commercial alli.third and final performance of ance with our Allies. Although the details | Angel in the House ?! next Saturday. of the scheme have yet to be threshed out There are still a number of sents available in conference between the Allies, it is not for this performance, and those who wish unlikely, so far as the British Empire is to become better acquainted with the concerned, to take the form of a tri-partite sparkling dialogue of the play, a, great tariff, giving preferential terms for the

portion of which it is not possible to ap- Empire, a moderato revenue tariff for the preciate at one hearing are advised to Allies, and, a penalising tariff for all hook without delay. enemies. This, of course, will involve a departure from the Free Trado policy

"I do not know who is telling tho upen which our prosperity has been built truth," said Inspector O'Sullivan in com- menting on the different stories of an up. But after pooling their finan-

Indian policeman and cial resources for the purposes of the war,

Bumber of Chinese, whose statements supported that it seems a natural corollary for the Allies

of a mann arrested by the constable. Tho to arrange a Zollverein amongst themselves. In this connection it is instructivo to recall

Indian said the defendant was obstructing that the combined trade of France, Russia, the footpath by weighing sugar, but the others said he was weighing it in the shop. Italy, Belgium and Japan in 1913 was | valued approximately at one thousand five Sergeant Davitt and himself went to the

hundred millions sterling, or about one

spot, and could had no trace of sugar hundred millions more than that of Ger- having hern weighed on the footpath, Be

many,

would like the Magistrate to try the case, Austria-Hungary and Turkey. The imports from the United Kingdom and if the Indian was telling lies he would amounted to one hundred millions and report him. The case was adjourned fifty-three millions sterling, respectively, while the exports to the United Kingdom ivere

worth

one hundred and twenty- five million, and ninety-three millions, respectively. It will thus be seen that while Great Britain will be making a great sacrifice if she should decide upon the ab- solute prohibition of enemy trade for a specified period, as a section of the British Cabinet urges, there is the prospect of For some time after the outbreak of war countervailing advantages from greater Freedom of entry to the markets of our the British Government appoured to be very reluctant to take any steps calculated Allies. Nor must we overlook the effect to prevent the resumption of our trade of the proposed change in unifying and relations with Germany when hostilities consolidating the British Empire, Before should cease. Up to a certain point this attitude was understandable, because Ger-

YABUSHED 4.D. 184!-

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

FFICES, &, Duddell Sirent, now in A. S. WATSON

occupation of Ms. Radecker & Co.

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY: Co, LTE, Hongkong, 17th February, 1016. [305

No

TO LET FURNISHED.

KTOI, MORRISON HILL. &-Roomed House, Bedrooms and 4 Bathrooms. Vistad from 1st March.

Apply

HARRY WICKING'& Co.

123 Hongkong, 3rd Febensry, 1916.

FURNISHED FLATS

HE Undersigned are prepared to furnish Tsome of their Tregunter Mansions (May Read) Fints to suit intending tenants. These

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before HAYE This Day RESUMED CHARGE | Viste have first-class appointments, which

the 17th March, or they will

recognised;

not be

All damaged packtazen will be ́examined as Tuesday, 14th Marob, si 10 am.

No Firs Insurance ban boom effected.

P. THOMAS

Hongkong, 8th March, 1916.

Agent.

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL, N

E have This Day REMOVED Our W

Ofoes and Show-rooms from the First Floor to the Second Floor of 10 Des Voeux Road Central,

(Above the Robinson Piano Company). MOW FUNG & Co. Hongkong, 1st March, 1916.

NOTICE.

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Nview of the refusal of LOCAL BANKS to necapt Compradore Orders, the wdormentioned Lines request Passengers and Shippers to pay all accounts for freight, passage money, etc., by cheque or cash on mad after 1st March, 1018:

P. & O. 8.N. COMPANY,”

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. CIB,

QUE 8.5. Co., L.,

CHINA MUTUAL S.N. CO., LTD.,

*ELLERMAN" LINE

CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES, LTD., BANK LINE,

TOYO KISEN KAISHA,

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

USAKA SHOSEN Kaisha,

GLEN" LINE.

"Buy" LINE,

"SHIRE" LINE,"

DODWELL & Co., LTD.,

ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LIME.

JAVA-PACIFIC LIJN

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, CHINA MAIL 8.S. Cop

RAST_ASIATIO Co. or CoraNHAGEN, " RUSSIAN EAST ASIATIC 8.8. Co., SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC O. or Co., AMERICAN ASIATIO S.S. Co., LTD., AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LANE,

AMERICAN & Oriental LINE. Hongkong, 4th March, 181¤ ̧

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EIGHT PER CENT. MILITARY LOAN.

SECOND DRAWING ON FEBRUARY 20TH.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

Necoud Drawing for Repayment of the

Eight For Cent Military Loan Bonds will take place in Peking on February 20th, on which occasion St,160,000 worth of Bonds will-be-drawn-for-repayment-What-the drawing is over, the numbers of drawn bonds will be published in the Government Gatelle,

MINISTRY OF FINANCE. Canton, Eard February, 1916

330

of the Company.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY ́S. NORTHCOTE, Secrotary. Hongkong, 1st March, 1916.

1370

NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thas the

Partner in the YIUK HING Firm() of No. 33, Bonham Strand West, Merchants and Commission Agents, as from the 1st day of the 2nd Moon, Ping San year (4th March, 1910), and will assume the entire management of the Firm on and after that date.

include English Baths and Kitchen ranges, hot water supply and water-closets. They are of two kinds, viz: Flats with 3 Bedrooms aud

128itting Rooms and Flats with 3 Bed- reome and Sitting Room. The latter are specially suitable for Bachelora. Arrange- ments could be mads if desired for the use, in common with certain other tenants, of the adjoining fresh water swimming bath.

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., LT Alexandre Buildings, Hongkong 26th January, 1916.

FROB

TO LET Fanpha - A

:

Co.,

LTD.,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG.

'Palermose No. 618.

1:13

Hongkono Oymtom: 10a, Dan Vaux Boib, C. LONDON O: 181, Flat Stainz, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 9TH MARCH, 1916

THE TRADE WAR AGAINST

GERMANY.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that as from NO.11, GAGE STREET, immediate pre many was the biggest customer for our

the said date all Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notos and other Documents given by the Firm must bear the Signature of the Undersigned. All Claims against the present Partners in respect of liabilitzes incurred on behalf of the Firm on or before the 30th day of the lat Moos, Ping San year (3rd March, 1916), should be sent to the YICK HING Firm without delay. CHAN LẠI CHUA (E) Hongkong, 2nd March, 1916.

FOR-SALE.-

A WIRE BUSINESS.

1376

S a going concern GOOD MINERAL

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Box "A" Care of "Daily Fress” Office, Hongkong, 8th March, 1918. 1388

FOR SALE RICHMOND HOUSE, No. 145, Barker Also “DUNOTTAR” No. 81; Aberdeen Road, - HASTINGS & HASTINGS,

Solicitors. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1916. [37]

FOR SALE.

\NE DABHP. HORNSBY. ACKROYD

ONE ENGINE

coupled diet to one 6 K.W. Continuons Current Shunt Wound Dyanmo of 50/70 volts with shunt regulator.

for

ALSO ONE SWITCHBOARD ACCUMULATORS, DYNAMO, da, complete with instruments for 100 Amps.

For further particulars apply to-

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings. Bongtong, 18th September, 1915. [04

TO LET.

HOUSE in Koutafont Terrace,

Kowloon Apply...

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Bunghong, 24th October, 1815

Apply to-

manufactures, and, after the Unite! J. VINCENT BRAGA,

States our chief source of supply. Thongh Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Hongkong, 16th November, 1915.

we bought many things from her which, it has been said, we should have done TO LET.

better to make for ourselves, it is probable DAVENSHILL FAST, RA

Park Road, that the majority of our purchases were containing & Booms, & Bath Roomdietated by sound business principles. In Servants' Quarteru, dq. Vacani lat Nevezüber.

Apply

BEACON, LOOKER. DEACON & HARSTON, Hongkong, 18th October, 1915. (90)

TÓ LIT, TWO ROOMED-FLATS in Nathan Bowl,

Kowloon, Hon THREE-ROOMED PLATSin Rompimiy '1 Balldings, Kowloon

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A

FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT.

CHINESE DRIVER COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

A Chinese motorcar driver, employed by. the Dragon Garage, was yesterday com- mitted for trial by Mr. F. A. Hazeland on. the charge of manslaughter. The defend- ant's car, which was conveying two Euro- pean passengers, knocked down a Chinese at Causeway Bay,

..

The defondant, in the witness-box, said the man was walking in the middle of the the war the Empire's trade was valued at road, and, although he repeatedly sounded upwards of two thousand millions sterling,his horn, took no notice of the ear until and of this total no less than 73.5 per cent.

it was quite close to him, when he ran was foreign and only 26.5 per cent, inter-

across to the right, instead of the left, and Imperial There is obviously considerable

was hit by the car. room for improvement hero. If the United States of Amerios should decide to join German affronts, the outlook for the enemy the commercial alliance as a protest against

would be gloomy indeed, The only im portant markets left open to German trade would be those of China and South America. In any event, the struggle for the trade of China is certain to be very

addition to these considerations, there was the fact that, owing to the freedom with which Germans were admitted to all parts of the British Empire, no inconsiderable share of the trade in our Colonies and severe. Dependencies lay in their hands, as we know from experience in Hongkong. It was, indeed, believed in many quarters. until eighteen months ago that Germany's

Mr. C. Lauritsen, the employer of de- fendant, said it was the rule of the road

right. In the circumstapees of this case that an overtaking ear should pass on the

be thought the driver was perfectly justi fied in passing on which side he thought to be safest. He could not have passed on the the left side, as there was insuffici- ent room.

Another chauffeur deposed that defend- ant was a skilful diver, and had driven in Mails for Europe, vid Siberia close Shanghai for several years without having to-day at 8 a‚m. and at 3.p.m,

an accident.

As the resuit of a collision in the junk anchorage on Tuesday morning between a junk and another bosit the junk was sunk. The master valued the vessel at $200,

His worship, committing defendant for trial, said:---I am satisfied, on the evidenos that the action of the defendant in at--. tempting to clear the deceased without satisfying himself that he could pass with The Committee of the Territorials' safety constituted a reckless act, amount Entertainment Fund acknowledge withing in my opinion, to criminal negligen thanks the following donations:-5. T, & propose therefore to commit the defend Co-and-Sisif, 803; M.-A. Figneredo, 83, aut for trial on the charge of manslaughter. Jas. Toppin, $1; Miss A Hamilton, $1.

FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in May Hose, with every modern convenience, including English Baths and Richen Bauges, He commercial prosperity was so closely bound. Water and Water Carriage Bysken. A few

́up with the maintenanos of peace with Flats specially designed to accommodata thres bachelors at reasonable rentals. Immediate Great Britain that no fear need be sater possession.

tained of any rupture between the two FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES In Gordon Terrsos and Salisbury Ayenue, Kowloon,

sations and for some time, even after

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events -käd shown that this belief was ill- |ÄUMETEKYS ESTATE & FINANOS. Co., LTD

founded the idea prevailed that the people Alexandra Building"

of Germany were the unwilling victims Hongkong, 29th December, 101s

of Prussian junkerdom. The scales have TO LET

now fallen from our eyes, and we recognise that the German nation was united in the FFICES at 2, Connaught Road.

desire to encompass our downfall and that OFFICES in King's Buildings. OFFICES in Des Voeux Road Central, –

the German whom we welcomed in our HOUSES in CLIFTON "DARDENS| midst was playing the part of a Judas.

This brand will have the immediate at Condult. Road,

unanimous goal of success stamped upon NEW HOUSES in Broadwood Terrace, The hago engine of destruction which the

it by al discriminating smokers who ha79 HOUSES at the Ponk

Germans had prepared with characteristic longer delayed, 1. MORETON TERRACE, Caseway thoroughness for many years leaves no

bead ging for a Cigarette which In recognition of his marriage, the mem-"just right.' doubt as to their intentions, and the un-bers of the Poco #cereation Club present Do not smoke another Cigarette until

really good.*****

No

On Tuesday night bandits did some damage to the Canton section of the Canton-Kowloon Railway. Some delay in the trair service was caused, but the lino has now been repaired and traffio is no

THE CIGARETTE QUESTION,

The arrival of GOLD BAND " Cigarettes has set an entirely new standard of Virginia Excellence

is.

2-Nea- 14% and 2, WEST END TERRACK | scrupulons methods to which they havo ed Mr. A. Course, of the Tramway Com. You have tried "GOLD BAND." It is

dat-Wandlná

CANTON. Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST \MENT & AGENCY Co., Lzp. -Hongkong, 4th November 1915

resorted in the conduct of the war cun- paty, with a silver cup and a blackwood" stitute in themselves an insuperable barrier tea tray. Inspector Withers (Chairman of

the re-establishment of those relations-the-Club) made the presentation,

An absolutely British product- minu- tho-WESTMINSTER factured by TOBACCO Co., LTD., London-[avi]

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