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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

MARINE INSURANCE ASBOCIA TION OF HONGKONG.

RACE HOLIDAYS, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

NOTICE IS HEREBY Oring will

bo CLOSED for the transaction of public business TO-DAY (MONDAY, February und 24th), TUESDAY, February 26th, WEDNESDAY, February 26th, at 11.48

A.M.

By Order.

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Socretaries, Hongkong, February 24th, 1979.

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FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.

RACE HOLIDAYS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CLOSED for the transaction of public basin TO-DAY (MONDAY, February 24th), TUESDAY, February 25th and WEDNESDAY, February 28th, at 11.45

all FIRE INSURANCE OFFICEs will be

A.M.

By Order,

A. R. LOWE, Becretary. Hongkong, February 24th, 1919 (372

NOTICE.

BANK OF CHINA, HONGKONG.

NDER instructions from Head Office, Paking, a Branch of the above Bank

has this day been established in Hongkong at Noe 20 and 21, Connaught Road, and the following Officers have been appointed and authorised to Sign on behalf of the Bank.

HL TSUYEE PEI, Manager.

MR. D. R. MOEUEN, Sub-Manager.

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24rm, 1019.

HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB.

RACE MEETING 1819. TO-DAY (MONDAY) TO-MORROW

(TUESDAY), WEDNESDAY Br

SATURDAY (OFF-DAY), FEBRUARY 247E, Yorn, 26тa and MARUS IST.

TICKETS of ADMISSION to the GRAND STAND and ENCLOSURE may be obtained from Messrs. KELLY & WALSH, Limited, or at the Gate. Price $10 for the Meeting (oxcluding the OFF-day, 83.)

No one admitted without a Ticket, to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate.

T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course. [347

Hongkong, February 19th, 1913.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

Nervante will be allowed inside the ENCLOSURE of the Race Course during the Race Days WITHOUT TICKETS, which can be bad on application to the Undersigned, These Tickets are only avauskile for Servants while in attendance on their employers or when on duty at the various Stands

Any Chinese found loitaring about with Servants passes in their possession will for- foit them, and the holders thereof will be removed from the Enclosure.

T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course, Hongkong, February 19th, 1919.

HONGKONG HOTEL.

RACE WEEK.

DINNER DANCES

will be held on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH.

AND

(548

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26THL

ME. LI HBI YIN, Assistant Manager.PECIAL Table d'Hôte Menus will be Hongkong, February 24th, 1919.

{366

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BÁNKING CORPORATION.

THE FINAL DIVIDEND DECLARED For the Year ending 31st December, 1916, at the rate of Two Pounds five shillings Sterling, together with a Bonus of One Pound ten shillings Sterling per share, is payable on and after MONDAY, the 24th day

served in the MAIN DINING ROOM at $2.50 per head and in the GRILL ROOM at $3.60 per bead.

TABLE BOOKINGS AT HOTEL MAIN OFFICE.

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J. H. TAGGART, Manager. Hongkong, February 17th, 1819. HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED

February Current, at the Officer of NOT EXTRAORDINARY the Corporation where Shareholders aro requested to apply for Warrants.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an GENERAL

By Order of the Court of Directors,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager. [369

Hongkong, February 22nd, 1919.

ST. DAVID'S DAY. MARCH 187, 1919.

THE Members of the Welsh Community Hongkong will be " AT Hong" to the Officers and men of the Naval and Military Bervices of Welsh nationality, at King George's Hall, The Seamen's Institute, Prays East the above date

Tables will be laid for 7 P. and a Concert will be given by Welsh Artistes at 9 P.M.

Invitations will be issued.

W. C. RODNEY,

Hon. Secretary, H.M.R. Naval Yard. [370

THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, LIMITED.

(IN LIQUIDATION).

NOTICE.

THE LIQUIDATOR is unable to send the THE

necessary forms of Claim to Shares in the new Company to the undermentioned Shareholders as no addresses have been Begistered. If no application in respect of such Shares is made by the prescribed dates (January 30th, 1919 or April 30th, 1818, as the case may he) the right to take up the New Shares will lapse and such Shures will be dealt with in accordance with the Agree- ment between the Company and the new Company.

Dated the Eighth day of January, 1819. Ehareholders KLAIDES

Chilnem fo. of theme Foot Shares English

Leung Po Yee Y100 1467914778 Poon Yuen Chuon#X20 181/200.

do.

Lo Tai Goon

do.

do.

do.

do:

80

51/70.

MEETING of the above Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, Pedder Stroet, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 28TH day of FEBRUARY, 1919, at Noox, when the sub-joined resolution, which was passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Com- pany held on the Eighth day of February, 1019, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution :-

That the Articles of Association be altered in manner following, viz :-

"In Article 83, the word 'five' shall be aubstituted for the word "four ".

The effect of this resolution will be to increase the maximum number of Directors from four to five.

Dated the Fourteenth day of February, 1918.

By Order of the Board,

J. H. TAGGART, Secretary and Manager. [B34

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

NORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

the SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company & Hotel, Hongkong, 00 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28ra, 1918, at 19.15 P.M., for the purpose of receiving the Heport of the Board of Directors together with a Stateruent of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1918.

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, February, lat, to FRIDAY, February 28th 1918, (both days inclusive) during which period no Transfer of

Share can be Registered.

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By Order of the Board of Directors.

J. H. TAGGART,

Manager. Hongkong, February 16th, 101D. THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC- TURING CO., LTD.

ORDINARY THE THIRTY-FIFTH

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at St. George's Building, Uhater Road, TUESDAY, MARCH 47, 1919,

at 12 o'clock

1/20 31/10 Victoria Noo, for the purpose of receiv 900 301,400, ing a Statement of Accounts and the Report 11614/11813 of the General Managers for the year ending 30501/30600, 31st December,, 1918, and electing 30801 31300. Consulting Committee and Auditors.

#

500 35401/20500, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company 80001/30800, will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 31301/81500 FLUARY 17TH, 1919, until TUESDAY, 500 31651/31700, MARCH 4TH, 1919, both days inclusive.

31751/81800,

SHEWAN TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, February 21st, 1919.

31001/32200

32001/32700.

50 19747/19706.

50 12797/12840.

H. F. CAMPBELL, Liquidator.

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ET. GEORGE'S SOCIETY OF

HONGKONG.

THE following telegram has just been TH

received from the Mayor of Dover:- "President St. George's Society, Hongkong. "Erecting memorial commemorating "glorious work Admiral Sir Roger Keyes and Dover Patrol. May I add Hongkong Bociety to list of subscribers 1

FARLEY, Mayor, Dover." Britons who may wish to participate aro invited to send in their subscriptions to the Hon. Treasurer of the Boolety-Ma. P. B. CABBIDY, care of Tum HoMORONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION-

ponible. Fast will be closed oss February with, and an acknowledgment went to

Bubrribers in due course.

F.A WELLS,

Hon. Secretary

FOR SALE.

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The Undersigned have received instruc- tions to all at their Bales Rooms, No. 8 Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, ONE COMPLETE SET ENGINES AND BOILER IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

DESCRIPTION ***

Set of Compound Engines, 16 x 33, by 24 stroko

Boilor, 19 x 10%, working pressure 120 lbs. on Voritas survey.

To be sold in one lat, together with Engine Beat, Shafts and Propeller and all piping, & connected with the above mentioned Enginos and Boiler,

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Anchors and Chains, Wooden Mast, AND 2 Navigating Compasses. As prosent stored at Kwong Tung Choong's shipyard.

Laspooting orders and farther particulars may be had from the undersigned."

Terms:-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, February 20th, 1010.

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

BY APPOINTMENT.

G.

HUGHES AND HOUGH,

AVOTION EKAN TO THE GOVERNMENT AND ADMIRALTY.

General

Auctioneers,

Share, Coal and General. Produce Brokers

and

Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS

"TO-KWA-WAN COAL"

STORAGE.

CODES USED

BENTLEYS

ALG, 4th a 6th EDITIORU

41 Talegrepalo Evde Telegraphic AGirves "MEINION,"

jlengkang.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received instrue tion to sell by Public Auction,

(For Account of the Concerned), On TUESDAY,

February 25th, 1919, at 10 am, at the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's Premises,

40 COILS GALVANIZED STEEL WIKE

Terma :--Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

ON THURSDAY, February 27th, 1818, at 230 P.M., at their Sales Rooma, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

INTIMATION

SPARKLING

A LARGE QUANTITY OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD LINENS, DRAWN WORK, AND EMBROIDERIES, Comprising:-- HOUSEHOLD LINENS: Single and Double Plain and Hemstitched Sheets, Pillow Cases, Double White Satin Quilts, Linen Damask Serviettes, Glass Clothes; 1. Bath Towela, Face Towels, c, de DRAWNWORK:-Bedspreads, Pillow Cases,

Tray Cloths, do, do EMBROIDERIES:- Bedspreads,

Table

Covers, Tes Cloths, Ranners, 18 by

54 in.

A few lots of Attache Cases and Bellow Valises. (All new goods and amall lots to suit purchasers). Terms: -Gaah

HUGHES & BOUGE, Auctioneers.

ON THURSDAY, February 27th, 1019, commencing at 2.30 PM, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vaux

Road, Corner of Ice House Street, TRAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BRASS AND BRASS- MOUNTED DOUBLE AND TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS,

CARPETS. do dan

Comprising:-

Two Chesterfeld Sofas And Arm-chaire (now), Folding Card and Occasional Tables, Une Upholstered Suite, Bedroom Furniture comprising Teakwood Twin Bedsteads large and small Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Washstands, &c, (fumed Teakwood), Bide boards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and

do, Dinner Services, Chairs Crockery, and good Glass Ware, Cooking Electro-Plated Wart Stoves Cutlery & Bath Room Utensils,

Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Furniture, including 1 Large Blackwood Teak wood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood Screen Blue and white Panels, Side Tables, Chairs, (Obinete, Pictures, Severala Carpets new and second-hand.

ALBO

Treadle Sewing Machine (nearly new) by Willcox & Gibbs with all accessories, 1 Pisno

MINERAL

WATER.

Pyeris

AN

EXACT

REPRODUCTION

OF A WELL-KNOWN SPA AT

HALF THE PRICE,

BLENDS

PERFECTLY WITH SPIRITS,

ESPECIALLY WHISKY.

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

ÆRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS,

T. 436.

BIRTH.

频道

SIMPSON--In Peking, on February 3rd, to Mr. and Mrs. BERTRAM LANOX BIMPEON, a daughter, Alix Lenox Simpson.

DEATH.

KADOORI At Shanghai, on February 16th, LAURA MOOATTA KADOODIE, the dearly beloved wife of E. 8. Kadoorie.

Horozexe Ursion: 104, Da Vaux Roan, Q. LONDON OFRIOR: 181, Frame Sexanz, É.C.

The Baily Press.

Howoroso, Parawany 94TH, 1910.

was, respectively, 80,820,420 (including A third wave of influenza is prevailing $3,223,236 brought forward) and is Singapore and good number of 88,915,242 (including $2,002,482 brought people are down with it, Mrs. Roland forward). To the Silver Reserve Fund Braddell being amongst those attacked, $1,500,000 is now added ag compared with:

Mr. A. H. Bollingsworth has been ન 09 Becond Asistant

absence on leave of Mr. C. H. Gale, or until further notice,

$560,000, bringing the total up to

$21,000,000-an increase of $3,350,000 in appointed to

four years; and $750,000 is written off Director of Public Works during the

of

Major General A. A. Chichester, CB,

Bank Premises Account instead $700,000. It is obvious, of course, that the increased distribution is due to the high rate of the dollar, bat a rise in D.8.0., an old-time Stall Officer at Hong- exchange is not necessarily an unquali-kong, bas been awarded the Legion fied blessing. In saying this we are not d'Honneur, Croix de Commandeur, by thinking of its offect upon the receipts the French President.

of the local shareholders, but of ite influence upon the trade of China, in Amongst those who left the Colony by the 8.8 Bodo Maru were Mr. and Mrs. which the Bank is chiefly interested A. Perry, who are going Home for u

despite its steadily growing ramificatione holiday, and Mrs. W. Lugan, who has in other directions. "We consider

been seriously unwell for some time past.

Mr.

low rate of exchange is, on the whole, more beneficial to trade out here".

H. R Llewellyn, of Мевага, Derrick & Co., Singaporo, died at San said the Hon. Mr. P. H. HOLYOAK, who been with the well.nown firm of account- Francisco on January 23rd. He and

presided At the annual meeting on ant since 1904, and acted on the direc- Saturday—" especially in the Cuac of torate of many Straits Companies,

The Hon Treasurer of the Alico Memorial and Affiliated Hospital, ack- thanks the following nowledges with donations to the funds of the Hospitale

Great Northern Telegraph Co., 850; Mr. Chao Kit Hing, $25; Kau Ue Fong Theatre, 800; and Mr. Mak Chit Fui, $10.

certain industries where labour figures largely in the cost of production." Certainly, in normal times, it tends to stimplate exports, with which, of course, the nation pays for its imports, but, owing to the abnormal conditions prevailing throughout the world since

On St. David's Day (March 1st) tho 1014, foreign buyers have been ready members of the local Welsh community to pay the higher prices demanded will be At Home' to the officers and for China's produce, and this bas men of the naval and military services of Welsh nationality at the Seamen's In- helped the Chinese to meet the greatly stitute. Tables will be laid for 7 p.m., increased cost of goods from Europe, and a concert will be given by Welsh America and Japan. "Of even greater importance, however, than the rate of exchange is the stability of exchange, for trade and commodities adjust them.

rate." selves in time to any

In this connection it may be recalled that nothing more bas been heard of the scheme for the unification and reform

to

artistes at 9 p.m.

E. Quimaraes will

cet Bergeant Haskings, in the first round of the Open Billiard Championship of the Colony, at the V.R.C tonight. The match be tween R. W. Bear: and Capt, Green, which was to have taken place to-night, has been postponed, Mr. Bearne being away on urgent business.

Amongst those who arrived in the Colony yesterday on the Mishima Maru en route for Europe, was Mr. A. Kidzuki, ex-Japanese Ambassador in Vienna. Mr. Kidzuki, who joins the Japanese Pesco Delegation in Paris, was to have accom panied Marquis Baoniji on the Tambo are, but was prevented from doing so by illness.

of the currency which was laid before the international banking group by the Minister of Finance in 1917. Fortunate ly, the fluctuations in 1918 were not so violent as in the two previous years. The highest and lowest quotations for silver were 494d, and 48hd. per oz. respectively, as compared with 55d. and 35 11-16d. in A wireless message from the Mishima Maru, at Woosung, for despatch to 1017. The decline which bas taken

in the usual course, firet, Hongkong, was, place since November 12th in attributeent to Shanghai for transmission. That able, wo

are told, to the lower rates was on the 18th inst., but it had not reached the addressee in the Colony ap of insurance and freight on the Atlan- to yesterday afternoon, The sender of tio, and not, as might be supposed, the telegram arrived in Hongkong 728-

terday by stemmner, the signing of the Armistice. As for the future, the Chairman of the Bank sees no reason to fear the silver is likely to be discarded as a currency On the contrary, he is of medium. opinion that the demand for it will grow Rs the fortile regions in Asia Minor and Africa, which have been liberated from the blighting influence of the Turk and the German, develop, and as China advances along the road to peace and prosperity. Before, however, Chins can hope to make any substantial progress she must still the strife within her

Mr. H. Y. Loo, M.A., Oxon., Barrister- at-Law, who is now practising law in Hongkong and Canton, has been instract- ed by the Bureau of Liquidation of the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank in Shameen, Canton, to file petitions in the local court of Justice against a number of German debtors far overdrawing their accounts to a total of $370,000 with interest

Surgeon-Lieut. H. B. Parker, M.B., B.S., R.N., and Captain H, M. C Macaulay, B.Sc., MR.CS, LRCP. R.A.M... have been appointed Medical the Coroner's Abolition Ordinance; and Offers for the purposes of Section 6 of

also Medical Officers for the purpose of taining the true cause of death of any instituting inquiries with view to ascEF- borders which hampers industry, drains person who has not been attended during his last illness by a registered Medical the exchequer of its revenues, and Practitioner, and of reporting thereon

by Ernest Kaps, Dresden in very good con- A PROSPEROUS INSTITUTION. Į threatens to plunge the nation into to the Head of the Sanitary Department

dition and one "Heliance Typewriter (now)

and

One Badminton Set with Racquets etc. One Croquet sat (full size) Several Bicycles.

Piano by Collard and Collard in good condition.

(Full Particulars from Catalogne). Terms:--Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers

ON FRIDAY, February 28th, 1910, at 11 AM at No.

Humphreys Building, Kowloon,

THE SUNDRY VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

dza, da, therein contained,

including:

Large Chesterfield Sofa and Arm-chair (English make), a fow pieces of Blackwood Furniture, eto.

Large Braan Bedstead, Wardrobes, Tallet Tablo, Washtand, do, &a.

Electric Fittings and Sunblinds. On view day of sale. Torms: Cash.

G

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

B.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE

PUBLIC AUCTION,

The Undersigned have received Instrue tions from Tun Hos. THE DIRECTOR or PUBLIC Wonks to sell by Publio Auction,'

at the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Promises, WAR DEPARTMENT MATERIAL,

As follows

250 Rails, weight about 63 tons: BORAP MON comprising:-Angle, Round, a Shoot Iron, do, about 140 tona

Date of Bale will be pupilshod later. Termin ----Daah.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers to the Government Hongkong, February 90th, 1919

[001

"China

to or to a Registrar of Deaths.

mnąt

Whee Bir Haay May referred somewhat | insolvency. Though her claims invidiously in the Legislative Council to assistance cannot be ignored by the On the application of the China Sugar the "really great men" of the past be Powers, yet in the main," an Mr. Refining Co., Ltd., and of Messrs. G. M.

Shaw, sugar refiner, and H. M. McTavish betrayed a babit of wind that is by no HOLYOAK pointed out,

H.E. the Officer Adminis of Hongkong, undang uncoMUIGA. It is reflected in the work out her own salvation. There is tering the Government in Council has directed that the said parties may nee story of the old lady who wrote to no royal road; and experience has and publish in the Colony for a further Punch complaining that it was "not so abundantly proved that the only path period of nine months from the 30th day of January, 1919, an invention for the

good as it used to be," and the true for Chins lies in the economy and manufacture, treatment, and preparation

Many in the Colony will learn with regret of the sudden death at Colombo, about February 11th of Miss K. Browne Decker, the leading lady of the Frawley Сотраву.

Miss Browne Decker, who charmed all who saw ber acting, when the Company was last in Hongkong, was

៥៥ not only

extremely accomplished actress but a woman of great sympathy, who without ostentation did much in connection with American theatrical effort for American troops at the front. party which was to proceed to Siberia to She was to have been one of the Frawley

dnswer is that given by the witty Editor: patient development of her own resources; of carbon for use in decolourizing sugar "No, it never was." There is always the employment of capable and sympathe.solutions and in the clarification of sugar syrupe without prejudice to the Letters a tendency to disparage, the men and tie foreigners, not as advisers, but as Patent to be granted for the invention, institutions of the present and to oom-executive officials with power to carry pare them unfavourably with their out necessary reforms; and, above all, predecessors, the explanation being, no by the sinking of party differences for doubt, that “ distance lends enchantment the common good.” to the view." Yet it must be admitted, we think, by any impartial observer that those who have been responsible for directing the affairs of the Hongkong and Bbangbai Banking Corporation during the past four years of difficulty and perplexity have shown a measure of resourcefulnces and acumen that has not been droolled in the history of that farer and uno coas of small-pox were Two cases (one lentil) of cerebrospinal

successful institution. Notwithstand-reported in the Colony on Friday. ing the unparalleled conditions created

Mr. W. Schoßeld has been appointed a Commissioner to administer gathe, etc.

Mansfield & Co., Singapore, died on

Mesara. Kenneth Douglas, of February 8th,

Mr.

play to the American troops. It is likely that the proposed tour, in which Hong- kong was to have been included, will ba abandoned

Captain Hugh R. Perkins, M.C. Surgeon-Lieut. H. B. Parker, M.B., (nephew of the Hoa, Mr, D. T, Perkins, by the Great War and the disturbed B.S., R.N., has been appointed tempor. member of the Straits Legislative Coun

stata

of China, the Bank to-day arily to act as Government Bacterio.oil) was, during the last beavy fighting,

17 'in Toro prosperous condition

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than ever before, and prefers to retain

logist.

Dr. O. W. McKenny has been appoint-

on leave of Dr. J. T, U, Johnson, or its independence than to follow the ten-ed to act ng P.C.M.O. during the absenco doney of the day and merge its identity until further notice. th'ibat of a partner. For the past your

awarded the D.8.0. under the following circumstancca:—"He took command of another Battalion when many of the officers had become Dasualtios

during an attack, and organised it under heavy. enemy are. Later, he led the Battalion in another attack in the face of intenso fro and by lie machine-gun

Mr. O. F. Lubatti has been appointed shell and the total distribution to the shareholders to act as Government Analyst during the courage and initiative was largely no- has been raised to £t 18. por share, absence on leave of Mr. E. 11. Dovey, or sponalbin for the capture of the enemy, subject to deduction of Income-tax, as until further notice.

against £4 8. (da of which was crumpt Mr. J. W. Franks has been appointed from Income-tax) during the twelve to net as Deputy Superintendent, Hong montbe ended on June 30th, 1914. The kong Police Reserve, during the absens from the Colony of Mr. F. O. Jenkin, net profit for each of the two periods C.D.E.

position with many prisoners. Oxpe Perkins was on the foreign staff of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, London, the ontbreak of war, and, leave being refuse him, he left the service of the Bank to enlist in the Publie Echocfa Battalion of the Royal Fusillere.

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