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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

FOR SALE

AT SWATOW

THE VALUABLE SITE on Main Street.

Kimist, 980 feet in length, 119 font water frontage, beautiful & Room House, with Bathrooms with Waterworks, Water, Electric Fittings. Vegetable Garden, fine Garden with Large Shade Trees, Beautiful View of the Bay and surrounding Hills.

For particulars apply to-

Bar No. 839.

Care of Daily From Offics.”

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

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ARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of

PA Public Auction Sals,

la be held on MONDAY, the 10th day of Jane, 1919. at 8

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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, MONDAY, JUNE 9TH. LIV.

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF

HONGEONG.

WHIT MONDAY.

NFIRE INSURANCE OFFICES Will TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that all CLOSED for the Transnotion of PUBLIC BUSINESS TU-DAY (MONDAY), JUNE

TE, 1916,

By Order,

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Hongkong, June 7th, 1913.

AR LOWE

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Secretary

MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.

WHIT MONDAY.

INTIMATIONS

WM. POWELL LTD.

(OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

GENERAL MEETING of SHARE held at the Compaar Officer od LUESDA HOLDERS in the shore Company will be JUNE 17TH, 1918, at 12 o'clock Noo for the purpose of receiving the Report of the

Director

..[ 28th February, 1919.

of to

The TEANGFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th Jane, to the 17th June, 1918, both days idostalya' By Order of the Board of firectors,

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L

EL & HOLI, Secretary.

Hongkong, May 19th, 1818.

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

NOTICE

SUYO FIORES Naval Contractors and Greballen TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all QUN MAN WOO CO., Shipehandlers HI CLOSED for the Transaction of viders, bave this day REMOVED from Nos. PUBLIC BUSINESS TO-DAY (MONDAY), 18 & 19, Connaught Road Central, to their JUNE 9TH, 1919,

new premises at Núa. 99 & 101 Dry Yeux By Order,

ROAD CERT, (opposite to west corner of the Central Market) Telephone 300, Hongkong, May 28th, 1818.

LOWE BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Secretaries. Hongkong, June 7th, 1919. [837

NOTICE.

of the PUBLIC WORKS DIPASTEET, by A. S. WATSON & COMPANY, LTD. Onder of 8 EXCELLING? THE OFFICER. ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a tezza of 75 years, with the option of renewal si a CROWN RENT to be Ézad. by the Surveyor of His Marr exя King, for one further 1m of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Begistry |

Locality.

Boundary

Kamnin

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best

tort trekant

Annual Rent

Dze 17e sjate: 27 11,782 198

A. G. DA ROCHA,

AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR

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4,000,00❘ Upset Mice,

1860

AND

GENERAL BROKER

'Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. $932

NAVOURED with instructions from

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The Concerned.

by Public Auction TO-DAY (MONDAY), June 9th, 1919,1 at £:30 P.X., at his Sales Boot A Quantity of MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & SUNDRIES, ALSO

400 tins Very Best Paint and Varnish.

10 doz. Enamelled Basins.

Txxxs:—Cash on Delivery,

Hongkong, Jane 6th. 1918

A. G. DA "ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKEK.

Queen's Rond Central, Telephone No. 2931.

NAVOURED with instructions from

FA

The Concerned,

N and after 13T JUDY next, the bours

of business will be as fullows (mm.

GENERAL STORF 8.30AM to 6 P.M. WINE DEPARTMENTSaturdays 8:30 a.M. and WAREHOUSE, J to 1 PM. DISPENSING DEPARTMENT;

8.30 AM to 8 PM.

(including Baturdays) Sundays 10 am to 1 par.

8 P.M. to 7.30 P.M.

Such Public holidays as are observed by Es, same hours as on bundays.

No Medicines can be obtained after closing hours, as above.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., Hongkong, June 4th, 1918.

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NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD

YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC (1914).

QUBSCRIBERS to the above LOAN are

Bereby notified that redemption of the Bonds drawn on May 15th (second drawing) will begin on June 3uth, 1919,

Payment, in cash or its equivalent will be made at the BANK OF CHINA and the BANK OF COMMUNICATIex or any of the branches of the above Banks and also at the Shanghai Office of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Any Bond of which the following are the two terminal numbers namely, 05, 12, 38, 32, 45, 48, 55, 84, 74, 89 and 94, is a drawn Boad.

F. A. AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs Hongkong, Jane 8th, 1919.

WANTED IMMEDIATELY.

小

1838

ECOND ENGINEER for British Steamer

"SISIMAN."

Apply

will well by Public Auction on WEDNES. NO,

DAY, June 11th, 1918, at 2.15 PM.

GERMINAL CIGAR STORE 1s, Nathan Road, Kowloon,

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UNFURNISHED:

"

EFFECTS,

TEEM-Cash on Delivery.

Hongkong, June 8th, 1818.

TO "LET.

BROADWOOD ROAD,

No.

BROADWOOD ROAD, FURNISHED.

For particulars apply to--

GEOK HALL BRUTTON & CO., York Building, Chater Road Hongkong,

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A QUANTITY OF .. HOUSEHOLD - FURNITURE AND

8.8. **TENASSERIM.”

(LATE P. HENDERSON LINE). (LLOYD'S REGISTER No. 388).

THE Undersigned are prepared to receive TENDERS in writing for the purchase

of this Vessel which has been damaged by fire and now lying at Eangoon.

A deposit amounting to 10% of the Tendar

may be required

to the Owners.

before

the same is submitted

On acceptance of an offer the buyer to pay

+

TO BE LET FURNISHED, From July 1st

10. 7, MOUNTAIN VIEW, THE PEAK..

Apply to

W. L. PATTENDEN,

GILMAN & Co., LTD., BA, Des Voeux Road Central. [707

immediately, the purchase money in cash N from June 1st, 1918, in excellent

and take delivery of the ship as she now lies.

Harbour Dues, Crew's Wages and other charges to be for the account of buyers from data of sale.

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A permit to inspect the ship may be

obtained on application...

A sale to approved Foreign Owners might

be entertained.

The owners do not bind themselves to Bccept the Highest or any Tender.

GILMAN & CO., LTD, Lloyd's Agents

NOTICE.

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NOTICE.

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URING the temporary absence of

Mr.

DURING HER MR. M. BIENN

WALD will take charge of our Firin.

VILLA BROS. OF CANTON, LTD. Canton, June 5th, 1919.

NOTICE."

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HE Undersigned have been appointed

THE

INTIMATION

BY APPOINTMENT.

WATSON'S

DRY

"

GINGER-

ALE.

FRAGRANT,

AROMATIC,

DRY.

Commander C. W. M. Beckwith, has been appointed to act as Superintendent of Imports and Exports with effect from

June 1st.

Mr. Herbert T. Foordy late Engineer- in-Chief of the Canton-Kowloon Railway, died on May 27th, at his residenes in Tungsban

Of the five Chinese who were injured

Socialists are by far the most numerous party in the National Assembly they do nat possess a majority over all other parties, and the Junkers, who are play- ing the principal part in the peace nego- tiations, are fighting aperately for their political existence by endeavouring to stave off the evil consequences for Mr. N. Mackintosh arrived - the which their reckless policy has been Nanking on Saturday to take up the responsible. It is the ruined gambler's Registrarship of Hongkong Eniversity. He has recently been serving in France. last throw. That there are soare in Ger- many who we the light is shown by the admission of Dr. BERNSTEIN, the Social- ist leader, that the devastation wrought during the war was due to Germany's fault, and that the, fulfilment of the Allies demands in this connection only makes good what Germany has comman dested: The Frankfort Gazette, also.not strike anyone. urges that. the best course is to submit and put up with the conditions." Accord- ing, however, to Herr DERNBERG. the Government will not resist, but will throw upon the Allies the responsibility reported in the Colony on Friday.

the timber collaps at Wanchai, ong has succumbed to his injuries, while a second man's condition is regarded as hopeless."

rifle whilst on duty at about 4 pm. yes

An Indian constable was examining his. terday in Queen's Rond West when the ride went off. Fortunately the bullet did

Saven enses (five, deaths) of bubonic plague three cases (three deaths) of diphtheria, one case (one death) of small. pox, and one case of enteric fever wers

The coolies at Amoy will not discharge the Japanese boats, and so shipments from Hongkong to that port are much lessened, resulting in freer feaight condi- tions for Fermaosa, on the same run.

running the country. Wo doubt it, for that is a desperate expedient which, though embarrassing to the Allies, would be far more painful to Germans than the conditions she is required "to accept.

The counter-proposals which the Ger-year shows the total annual expenditure maas have submitted have been aptly described by the French as a tissue of sophistries. There is, for example, the

Sole Agents in Hongkong for the Sale Its **

"Dryness" is a feature which old demand that the disposition of

of the "BATTLESHIP" Brad of Flour manufactured by the MOW SING and FOH SING FLOUR MILLS of WUSIEH and SHANGHAL

Prince's Buildings,

H. SKOTT & CO.

9. Chater Road, Hongkong, Jone And, 1919.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

NOTICE.

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THE BUSINES-hitherto owly al-by the above pharmacy at 31. Queen' Road Central, will on 15th June next he transferred to A. S. WATSON & CO. LTD,

the Hongkong Dispensary, who in over the stocks, proprietary medicines and prescription books Customers requiring prescriptions repeated will on and after the date aforesaid. be able to get them dispensed at the Hongkong Dispensary.

FW. STAPLETON, Manager. Hongkong, Kay 98th, 1019.

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BAW SILK EXPORTERS.

MUGGIANI,

P. LYON SILE MERCHANT, See

14 RUE DÉSIRFK

to represent as Azent in Lyons (France) Canton. Exportam of Raw Silk” from Excellent references and connections.

Thorough Experience.

Offices and warehouse establ'abed.

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K WONG" FAT, NEWLY ESTABLISHED.

DEADER "IN

LL kinds of IVORY, SANDAL-WOOD, MOTHER-OF-PEARL ND SILVER WARES, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

37, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL,

HONGKONG. {815

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PALACE HOTEL. KOWLOON, Corner of Haiphong and Hankow Roads. T. L. 3,

Tel, Adium: Palace.

TWO Minutes from Terry and Railway

lation. This Hotel has just been com pletely renovated and refamished, is now up to-date in every respect and under English Management Cuisine under personal supervision of the Propristor.

BAR AND BILLIARD ROOMS TERMS MUDERATE Special Arrangement for Families $1. Application to

1, 2 OXBRÈBY

Proprietor

TO LET (UNFURNISHED).

108]:

O. 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW, FEAK,

condition.

Address

"A. B. Care of "Daily Prea" Ozca

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TO LET

TO. 10%, Tx PEAK, Roomed House

Apply to

PERCY SMITH SETH & FLEMING

Na the Peak.

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LL PERSONS, with the exception of those of Chinese rson desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person betwee the hours of 8 A.M. to 12.1 and SP.M. bơ 4 P.M. daily, at the PASS OFFICE, POST OFFICE BUILDING pator Identification paperz

will on required to produce with certain exceptions, no parsons remain in the Colony for more than 7 days.

are required to Register themaires under

REGISTRATION

the

ORDINANCE, 1916.7

of FERSONS

Forms of Registration, giving the part enlars required may be obtained, as the G.PO. ami at all. Palios: Stations,

The Penalty for non-compliance la fine

not exceeding #za

TO LÉT

has helped to give this drink the

popularity it so well dwarves.

Plats, $1.20 Per Dozen.

Splits, 70 cts.

Alsace-Lorraine should be decided by a sceret; unmolested plebiscite, in accord ance. we suppose, with the principle of "self-determination, though the senti- ments of the inhabitants have been re- peatedly and unmistakably manifested. Then there is the refusal to part with the Saar Valley and Silesia, though without the one France would be severely handi. capped owing to the damage done to her owa mining districts by the invaders, and without the other the Poles, the Czechs and the Slovaks" would continue to be deprived of their rights Again, while Germany professes to be willing to pay, by instalments, compensation to the Allies amounting to five thousand millions

The estimated Budget for the current

of China to be £645,451,789. or $900,000,000 over the amount of annual income. It is proposed to make good the deficit by means of internal Ioana.

An armed robbery is reported to have taken place on Saturday night at Shau- kiwan, when three men, one armed with a revolver, attacked a Chinese trader, and stole $200 in notes and some jewellers. No arrest has been made.

A robbery with violence was committed. on Saturday, in an unnumbered matshed in Kowloon shed, which, was occupied by an elderly Three men entered the Chinese, and, after using violence towards the man, stole 435 sticks of dynamite, and 838. The men then disappeared.

Capt. Butland and Messrs. R. H. Row- (Jardine'a), Gillingham (Butterfield & latt (Reiss & Co.), Moon, Taylor and Tod

Swire) and Cadman (Asiatic Petroleum Co.) were among the returning passeng ers by the China Mail str. Vanking, which arrived in Shanghai on June 1st from San Francisco.

A. S. WATSON & CO,, sterling-which is only about one-fifth of be held to-morrow afternoon.

LIMITED.

the total bill incurred-she sends in a counter-claim of an even greater sum as damages for the blockade. She demands the return of part of her mercantile ÆRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS marine, though the shipping which the

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MARRIAGES. WHITEHEAD --JOHNSTON.-At Dumfries, on May 18th, CHARLES CECIL WHITEHEAD, of Glenthorus," Melbourn, near Royston, Camba, to MABEL, youngest daughter of William Johnston, of Whitesands, Dumfries. BORNHOLZ-DODD.-At No. 18, Peking Road, Shanghai, on June 2nd, by the Rev. G. F. Fitch, D.D., and Mr. G. F. Kline, representing the American Consulate-General. FRED. J. Bory- HOLZ, to HURY E. DODD.

HoweƠNG OPTION: 10. Das Vice Roan, G. LONDON OF 181. Fant St, E..

The Daily

Press

Horazona, JUNE BYÈ, 1919.

Allies propose to take constitutes less than one-third of that belonging to other nations which she wantonly destroyed during bez ruthless and lawless sub- marine campaign. Apparently, she is willing to build merchant tonnage in discharge of her debt, which means, of course, that others,ure to suffer most for her misdeeds. The reduction of her Army and Navy is to be accompanied by corresponding reduction of the armed forces of the Allies. This, like the claim to be admitted to the League of Nations on an equal footing to the other Powers at once, and to be granted a mandate for her late Colonies, clearly indicates that Germany is endeavouring to negotiate as aanrepentant and unbeaten foe. The suggestion that the Army of Occupation should be withdrawn four months after

A meeting of the Sanitary Board' will"

The Or ders of the Day include the report of the Committee appointed to consider the suggested changes in the draft estimates. for 1920, and the report of the Commit the Offensive Trades Areas, tee appointed to reconsider and revise

birthday honours conferred upon Sir A Reuter's telegram arounces the Henry May, Mr. R. E. Stubbs, and the mentioned in our columns) and also Hon. Mr. G. M. Fletcher (already states that Mr. John Nicholson, C.M.G., formerly manager of the Singapore Docks, has received a knighthood.

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Mr. J. W. Graham, works manager of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., and Mr. K. E. Greig, chief engineer of the Taikoo Dockyard and, Engineering Co., who are leaving for Home on the Empress of Aris, were entertained to dinner by a number of their engineering friends, at the Hongkong Hotel. on Saturday....

Three Chinese booksellers, charged at pernicious literature, advocating acar the Mixed Court, Shanghai, with selling. chism and revolution, were sentenced one to six months imprisonment and to be expelled, sad the other two to pay fines, respectively, of $300 and $180. Mr. B. C. Faithfall prosecuted on behalf of the Municipal Council.

Since the Canton Municipality has issued the terms for the construction of been received from the Pacific Construc- the tramway system an application has tion Co., of Vancouver, B.C. offering one million dollars for the franchise and in the cont of the purchase of lands taken: addition, advancing $500,000 to defray over by the Municipal Council during the demolition of the

city wall.

Peace is concluded can only be described es "a confidence trick" of the crudest Mr. F. A. Chopard, who was summoned -kind. Needless to say there is no chance to serve on the Jury at the Special THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, of these counter-proposals being enter

Criminal Sessions on Saturday, failed to answer to his name. He was sent for and tained. Mr. LLOYD GEORGE, addressing made the excuse that he had been away at The question upon which everyone is the Thirty-Eighth Welsh Division at the summons. The Chief Justice said that Tonqiu, and his clerk had not given him speculating to-day is whether Germany Amiens recently, told them that the Alliens fr., Chopard's absence was not due will sign the peace-terms presented to her would not give way, and that they had to carelessness on his part no fine would by the Allies Count vos RASTZAU. the warned the German peace delegates that

-be inflicted. chief of the enemy delegates to the Ver- if they did not sign the Peace Treaty in sailles Conference, is reported to have Versailles they would have to do so in asked his colleagues to inform the people Berlin. Marshal Foon is prepared to of Berlin that he will not sign the Treaty continue his victorious march into Ger- as it is now drawn up. That, of many, the blockade will be immediately course, may mean merely that he is pre-re-imposed, and Berlin and other are pared to accept the terms in principle should have a sobering effect upon the citics will be bombed. This prospect but are at obtaining certain modifica enemy, for, though they know nothing of tions of detail, in which case it is possible the horrors of warfare on their own soil, that there may be further negotiations. they will doubtless retain & vivid recolle On the other hand, he may be seeking to upon their victims in France, Belgium, tion of the suffering which they inflicted score off his political rivals, by throwing Italy, Serbia, Poland and Rumania. upon them the onus of bowing to the inevitable while he poses as an uncom- promising patriot. It is, of course, only to the Colony, on Saturday, by the Nan Mr, and Mra J. H. Taggart returned

carrying His Majesty's Mail,

Datural that there should be a desire on ❘ king. will be despatched from this port shout.JQLY the part of Germans of all shades of 8r5, 1818, taking Cargo for the above Porta"

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STEAM FOR STRAITS, CESION

BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITER..

.RANEAN FORTS AND

LONDON.

THEOCON BILLA of Lading Lasumo pos BATAVIA, AMERICAN, COS "RETAL, AND BOUTE AFricar Por....

THE Homeward Mail Steamer

"DUNERA

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THE

FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon

·Apply to—

BUMPHREYE ESTATE & FINANCE

CO. LTD. Alexandra Buildings

81

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THE FEAR

SADR

FIVE-BOOMED

Care of #Tially From” Oilot

For particulars apply to....

Passenger accommodation in the connetulle opinion to escape as lightly as possible. - vessel, when available, sorared before depar If they fail they will be no worse off,

ture from Hongkong

Bilk and Valuable Ca

Cargo for Italy, France because they can always submit, under and London (under (arrangement) will be protest at the last moment, if there is no conveyed by this Steamer proceeding to alternative. For this reason too much Bombay and thers transhipped to the on-carrying o

importance need not be attached to Herr London,

Exer's declaration that "we will never Parools will be received at the Office until 3P.M. and value of all packages are required.

For further particulars, sailing dates, etc. † #pply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., Agents P.& 0, 8, 1, Co.

the day bealling. The conteng a reden of enslavement which is the product of our enemics' revengeful bysteria: If necessary he will, no doubt, be able to show that the terms are not so had as they appeared at first sight, or to plead that he resisted as long as possible. It must be remembered that, although the

Fost Box 112,

11. Bu Yaar Hood Cervical,

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Mr. C. H. Blason, of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, is leaving the Colony shortly on a nine months' holiday.

Mr C. Bernard Brown, of Messrs. Linstead & Davis, and Mrs. Brown are leaving abortly for a seven months' holi- day.

Professor F. E. Lloyd, Macdonald versity, Montreal, is on a visit to this Professor of Botany at the McGill Ul Colons.

Commodore Hubert Brand, formerly Naval Attaché to the British Embassy in Tokio, and during the later stages of the Beatty, has been promoted Rear-Admiral war Captain of the Fleet to Admiral and decorated with the C.M.G.

formerly employed by the late Mr, and A house coolie named Ko Chi-hsiang, tain by the Chinese Authorities on the Mrs. Gumpert, now awaits trial at Tien- charge of double murder. says the Peking and Tientsin Times. The B.M. Polics have been seeking this man ever since the knew the Police were after him, kept con- crime was committed and the suspect, who tinually on the more up and down the country, and was eventually taken into custody at Hao Shan-hsien, 200 miles south of Changsha, Hunan

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals a knowledges with thank the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals: -850 ench from Mosera hewan Tomes & Co. and the Eastern Extension Tele- graph Co.: $25 each from Messrs. the Palanjee & Co. Currimbhoy & Co., Ben British-American Tobacco Co. Cawasjen David & Co., Deacon. Looker. Deacon & Harston, Dennys & Bowler. Omade Price & Co., Gilman & Co. Holland China Trading Co., J. D. Humphrey & Co., Java-China Japan Lijn. Johnson, Stoken Adams & Wood. Moxon & Taylor, and & Master. Lane. Cranford & Co.. Little Bir Ellis Kadoorie.