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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

ENTLEMAN with long experience, in

Garport trade, abes to open connos

tions for the export of European goods to China and for, the import of goods from China to England or the Continent. Advanom on guoda sont on consignment. Write to C Heumann, 8, Upper Park Road, London, N.W. a

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CHINA BORNEO. COMPANY, LTD.

(ÎN LIQUIDATION),

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a

Nic Dividend, or return of capital

· INTIMATIONS

THE

HONGKONG GYMKHANAˇ OLUB.

THE SECOND GYMKHANA HEET- ING of the Bosson will be held at HAFFT VALLET, on SATURDAY, APRIL 17mm, commenṣing at 3.30 Pat.

The Chargs of Admission will be $1 for other than Members of the HONGKONG JOCLY Coun or BraxANA ČLUS.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 17rn. 1920. -

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

A: COMPANY, LIMITED.

· NOTICE. TO‘CONSIGNEER.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG

SINGAPORE

KE Stoamship

Boldlers and Sailor in walform Hall Prize. THE

The Committee invite the Ladies of Hong- kong to be presens de

Hongkong, April 9th, 1990.

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HONGKONG SCHOOLS' ATHLETIC

SPORTS.

for the combined HONGKONG SOHOOLS will be hell on FRIDAY, APRIC tax, at the Bar-COURSE. There will be the usual races for Past Pupils, namely, Two Mile Bicycle Race (Handicap), and Seven Furlongs Flat Race, (Handicap)

at the rate of $17.50 (Seventeen dollars and Fifty cents) Hongkong Currency, per ShareTHE ANNUAL ATHELTIC SPORTS will be paid on suchafter SATURDAY, the 17th day of Ara, 1920, to Registered Share holders upon application to the undersigned at the Office of Messrs. Low, BINGHAM

MATTHEWA Chartered Bank Building

Share Certificates must be produced for

E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Liquidator. Hongkong, April 18th, 1920.

endorsement

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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

NOTIOR TO CONSIGNETI.

FROM CALCUTTA, AND SINGAPORE.

THE Stamp

The abora

"YATSHING loving arrived kən

porta, Consignes of Cargo by har are hereby Informed that a Goods are being landed at their risk into the hardous and/or extra sardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowladh Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd. whanos and/or from the Wharva, delivery may be obtained.

Goods not elawend by April 2nd," will be subject to rent.

All hrpkan, chafed and damizged: packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined. Claims against the Steamer maat be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by us In any cam whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

General Managers.. Hongkong, April 10th, 1920

NOTICE.

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HE Interest and Responsibility of ME.

JOHN WHYTE COOPER BUNNAR in our Firm ceased on March 31st, 1820.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. 728 Hongkong, April 19th, 1930...

LOST.

OST, stolen or gone astray in Kowloon L BULL BITCH, lemon and white. Answers to the name of Beauty. Finder please return to

3. M. A. REMEDIOS, Old Supreme Court Building, or No. 8. Ormsby Villus, Kowlo in.

THE STRIKE

744

The Entrance fee for these two races in 50 Cents, and the dams may be given in on the field.

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HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

NOTICE

PROPOSED AVIATION CLUB FOR HONGKONG.

MEETING will be held in connection with the above at the OHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, Chartered Bank Building, on TUESDAY, APRIL 20TH, 5 PM.

The Meeting is not confined to members of the Chamber and anyone interested in Aviation matters is specially welcome.

By Order,

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"CHAKSANG * having arrived from the above Porta, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into toe hasardous and/or extra hasardous Godowna, ot the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence, and/or from the whartes,

may be obtained,

doods not cleared by the 16th April, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined. Claims against the stemmer mat be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwisa they will not be recognised,

No Fire Lasarsace will be affected by us in any case whatsvor

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by'

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lap

Finnerai Managers.

Hongkong, April 19th, 1990.

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THE RAST ASIANO CO., LTD. “NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

Fox SCANDINAVIA..

THE Motorship

THE

* SIAM.”

INTIMATION

ROBERT PORTER & CO.S

"BULL

in itself, was considered as of no great commercial valto. · In was shortly before the war, when the Russian concession for building railways had expired and tho Persian Majliss showed no willingness to renew it that the possibility dawned of reviving the Jadil-to-Europe railway project. The Germans, then, had pushed *Be Bagdad Railway to within a few

DOG" miles of Moaul, and had been obliged, in

BRAND

GUINNESS

STOUT

PINTS per case of dozen

per dozen ...

$26.50

$3.35

having arrived from the above, pórta on the 15th "April, 1920, Consignees of Cargo by har are hereby informed that ail Goods are being landed as their risk into the

$28.00 basardous and/or extra hazardous Godswas of SPLITS per case of 12 dozen the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf wad Godown Company, Limited, whenes andjor from the

per dozen ... $2.35 wharver delivery may be obtained.

Consignees will be required to sign General

E A. M. WILLIAMS, · ·|Average Bond and pay General Average

Secretary,

of 10

10 per cent of the value of their cargo prior to obtaining delivery, m

Hongkong, April 19th, 1920.

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Goods not sinered by Apr. 25ud, 1936, willį be subject to rent.

All broken, chated and damaged pankagm

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SOLE AGENTS:

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG. era tool on Age, Sat, 1920, 310 AA. S. WATSON & CO.,

examined Apr. 21st,

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Steamar mart be

Claims against the AND

MATRICULATION, SENIOR

JUNIOR.LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.

NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that these EXAMINATIONS will commence on MONDAY, JULY 19TH, 1820.

Forms of entry and all particulars can be obtained on application to the "REGISTRAR, THE UNIVERSITY, HONGKONG."

Each entry for, duly filled in, must reach the Registrar, together with the fee (Tea dollars, Hongkong Currency) on or before May 3rd, 1920.

The following Scholarships will be awarded on the results of the Matriculation Examina tion, provided that candidates of sufficient merit offer themselves.

1) One King Edward VII Scholarship of Eto ́s year, for five years, tenable in any Faculty. A candidate for this scholarship

must be under the age of 21 on July 1st, and must, before the first day of the examination, sahmit to the Registrar proof that he is a

subject. British

(b) Das Presdent's Scholarship of foar hundred dollars (Peking Carmacy) for dve years, tenable in any Faculty. A Candidate for this scholarship mast be under the age of at yesra on July 1st, and must, before the first day of the examination, submit to the Bagister proof that he is the son of Chinese parents; that he was at bird in say British Pomasion or Protectorate; that he has not upad any foreign nationality and that he is got eligible to compete for a King Edward Val scholarship.

Saor by Tolophons or NOTE" If you find it inconvenient or impracticable to go dowa Town, rambor, we are pread pared to serve our Customer through the Telephone. "We also inform them that we deliver to the Pask three or four times daily, an hope they will take advantage of this during the temporary derangement of the Peak Tramway.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO...

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---WANTED.

(ERVICES of NURSE on Poak. Beply

stating salary expected under.

Box 740, Care of "Daily Prens" Office.

STENOGRAPHER.

5

745

TENOGRAPHER Wanted, must be

thoroughly trained and efficient. Apply after 5 p.m

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presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be adscted by na in

sy oue winstore.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

MESES. THORESEN & Co,

Agents. Hongkong, April 15th, 1920.

(759.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

88. "WEST HIKA” VOY. 1 OUT. FROM LOS ANGELES via JAPAN PORTS and SHANGHAI

THE

vessel having

above-mentioned above-mentioned Facts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed this their cargo, will be landed d their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and and Godown Company, Kowloon Wharf Limited, at Consignees' risk.

Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of the Imports and Exporta. Hongkong, before Bills of Lad ing can be countersigned

All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Wednesday Morning, April g1st, 1920.

All Claims must be presented within a week of the Steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognized.

Candidates who secure a King Edward VII No Claim will be admitted after the Goods or Fresident's scholarship must enter the have left the Godowns and all goods remain. University on the day on which the Univering undelivered after April 1st, will be airy session opens and mast resids in one of suject to rent. the hostels directly managed by ...” the University.

The examinations will bo conducted according to the Regalations for the Senior and Junior Local Examinations sad for the Matriculation Examination 1910.”

N. TEESDALE MACKINTOSH,

Bagistrar.

(735

STEAM LAUNCH FOR SALE

OUTLINE SPECIFICATION.

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Breadth extreme Depth of Hold

Gross Tonnage

Present

Nett Tonnage

762

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Hotel Mansions,

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Reply stating salary required to

Box 763,

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WANTED TO RENT.

MALL BODOWN on or near Water

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Fox 764, Care of "Daily Press" Office.

WANTED.

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1764

Boiler of Steel Round Horizontal

Multitabalar

Diameter of Boiler

Length of Boilere

Working Pressare

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53 feet 11' 1 inch

5'6"

23.01

11,27

6" & 13"

... 120 lbs.

GORDON & COY.,

St. Georges Baildings.

FOR SALE

750

ON

NE COLE AERO-EIGHT PASSENGER with wire wheels, complete with spare wheel, TOURING CAR 1918 Model, fitted Tyre end tabe, front bumper, Boyce Motor metor, and cushion corera Any reasonable offer accepted. Apply

SHEWAN TOMES & CO. Garage No 7, Russell St. Tel. 659

་་

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.

Consignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for Counter-siganturo im- mediately. LOS ANGELES PACIFIO NAVIGATION,

COMPANY,

As Operators, U.S. Shipping Board, Hongkong, April 14th, 1820.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

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CALCUTTA via RANGOON. PENANG and SINGAPORE.

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

HONGKONG.

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view of strong British representations, to look for another site for a terminus on the Persian Gulf in place of Basra They had selected Kowait, although the Sheikh of Koweit did not seem inclined: to believe alf the alluring tales the Germans told him of the untold possibilities of prosperity acaruing from their railway, British financiers, then, launched the Trans Persian railway project, and the Persian Government would have given them the concession to carry it out, but Russia intervened. It soon became apparent to Germans that the Trans Persian Hauway, iz completed, would reduce the Bagdad Railway, as it stood on their plans to the role, practically, of a suburban line.

They began negotiations with the Persian Government, for building a railway from a point on the Bagdad Railway to Teheran. The negotiations had not advanced far when the war burst upon the world. As the end of the war ́one finds, Mesopotamia equipped with ads miles of railways, with the Basra to Bagdad line in perfect working order. The Muskki line, in Baluchistan, which Lord CURZON's foresight had provided, has been extended to Nasirabad on the Persian frontier. There remains only the link between Nasirabad and Bagdad to be torged to enable one to enter the train at Calcutta and alight at Calais. work was proceeding on the repairing of

The Bishop of Victoris (Hongkong) will preach in St. John's Cathedral tomorrow evening,

The China Borneo Co., Ltd. (in liquida- tion) announce a first dividend, or return of capital, at the rate of $17.50 per share.

Una euse (one death) of cerebrospinal fever, one pase of diphtheria and one case of small-pox were reported in the Colony on Thursday.

Inspector Brazil and family, Inspector Angus and family and Bergeant Ingham and Mrs. Ingham leave on a holiday to morrow by the Ahira

Administration's mines for

The total output of the Kailan Mining the week ending April 3rd, aaounted to 86,946 tons had the sales to 76,872 tons.

..

. As a result of a ricksha colliding with motor-car No. 178, in Queen's Kond, a Passenger sustained

rather serious in- wood. jurica. The ricksha was reduced to match.

At a meeting of shareholders of the Shanghai Cotton Manufacturing Co. last week a resolution to voluntarily wind up the company was carried by 24,063 against. 5.919 votes.

Mr. C. Montague Ede, general manager of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., left England by the sa. Teiress for. expected here on or about May 16th. Hongkong on the 10th inst, and may be

their second Gymkhana of the season at The Hongkong Gymkhana Club bold the race course at Happy Valley this afternoon, commencing at 3.30. The Dragon Motor Cat Co. advertise a service of motor cars to the Races.

An Indian watchman has reported to the Police that while he was sitting out side, the verandab of a godown in Ken nedy Town yesterday morning he was attacked by five men, who, after binding him, stole an overcoat, some money and a bunch of keys.

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Thers will be u "Musicale" Helena May Institute on the 28th_instant, to members and their friends. Tea will be served at a nominal charge between 4 quasted to book their tables in advance, and 6 o'clock. Members are kindly res

through the Matron.

The American

the Bagdad Hallway above Mosul when the Basra line was opened to tratto by DIE GEORGE MACAN at the begining or this year, and the railway” between Bushire and Shiraz, which was eventually to be extended to Nasirabad," through | Colombia on the 21st of this month for a A stay of from four and a half to five months herman was nearing completion.

in the United States. During his leave more direct route than rid Bushire would

of absence the Consulate-General will be be the one vid Kerman, ispahan "and in the charge of Mr. Leighton Hope, Hamadan, provided. that it does not senior Vice-Consul irritate the fanaticism of the Ispahanis. The Bashire line would, of course, have to be carried to Basra, vić Mohanimerah, berors through communication could be established between India and Europe. iners are, however, none of the obstruc

Consul-General,' Mr... George. E. Anderson, sails on the s

An armed robbery is reported to have taken place at 486 Reclamation Stroot yesterday morning, when a number of tita attacked the inmates and stole a quantity men, two of whom were armed with knives,

of jewellery and clothing. One man was arrested subsequently and the majority of the clothing recovered.

·BIRTHS. CLARE-At Shanghai, on April 8th., to

Mr. and Mrs. O. CLARK, C.M. Cuas tom, a daughter... FIELDING. At Shanghai, on April 10th., to Mr. and Mrs. H. B. FIELDING, & daughter.

MARRIAGE. FERGUSON-HEAL-At Shanghai, on Apri! 10th., ANDREW JAMES. FERGUSON, to DAIST CATHERINE, daughter of 3rongly avocated many years ago H. B. L. Dowbiggin and Mra. Dowbiggin, HEAL, Shanghai.

DEATHS. Kyzzz.. At Southscs, on March 2nd, of double pneumonia, JAMES WILLIAM NORTON KYB, tate Colonial Civil Bervice, aged 64. MCFARLANE-At Shangbai, on April 9th.

JOHN GEORGk, beloved husband of MILDRED MAX MOFARLANE, aged 4

Honacoxe Orion: 10a, Da Vœur Road, O. LONDON: ÜFFICRs 11, Fran Brar, EO.

The Daily Press.

HONGLONG, APRIL 17TH, 1920.

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tuctors present pu Perata which,

pust, 2 ruway construction turpossible, nou it will not be long before the railway wunco Generat LkSNEY SO

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Dust. Tas prospects of inking india and Gunar by raway are also full of promise. a survey has already been made of

enum and Burma, ve Tallway, between i

the estimate of Cutagong, and, while the cost is nign, the scheme presents one Ene insurmountable engineering problems which its opponents said it

contained.

Among residents departing by the P. & Q. L. P. Perkins, First Assistant Director of steamer Khiva to day, on leave, are Mr. Public Works Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, Mr.

2nd Mr. S. H. Dutton, Mrs. A. G. M. Fletcher, Mr. A. M. Slark, Miss Filkins and Miss Skinner also leave by the same steamer- to-day. ・・

Chief Revenue Officer Wildin, ha been. successful in discovering 320 pounds of raw opium, which were concealed in some baskets of onions and were being taken away in a junk. A woman, arrested in connection with the drug, took the Police, to the Tung Bhing firm who she said, engaged her to take the onions. The master of the firm was found to have absconded.

The M-0. Daily News writes of the recent departure of Sir Havilland de Saumarez, Judge of H.B.M.'s Supreme Court for China, as bringing to a close a long and useful public carcer,the value of which, to the legal and business worlds in particular, has been much enhanced by what he has been able to accomplish in exactly 15 years in Shanghai, Shanghai. Bir Havilland has been

спл As soon as funds be verted for "the purpose, construction will be taken in hand with the Indian and Burmese railway systems linked, it will be left for China to decide whether it is to her advantage to forge the last links between Feking and Canton and the western frontier

Jadging from the progressive, policy now adopted by Siam an alternative route will be available through that country, as the French capitalists in Indo-China are already and all but one spent in Shanghai, Mr. After 34 years of business in China, busy with a railway project which will H. A. J. Macray has left to continue his link up Hanoi and Bangkok, Board of Directors of Messrs, Dodwell & work in London, where he will join, the according to a French expert, bring Co., Mr. Macray first came to China in Hongkong and Canton within four days 1883, joining the firm of Adamson, Bell & Co. at Foochow." A year later he went of Labgkok. Yunnan, will, thus, be the to Shanghai with the same firm, remain first town in China-owing its ing with it when the company was chang ed to Dodwell, Carlill & Co. in 1891, and Dodwell & Co. in 1809.

THE NEW ORIENT EXPRESS. WITH the Basra-to-Bagdad Railway open THE » above-mentioned vessel having to traffe the question of a railway arrived from the above-mentioned between India and Europe is no longer Porta Consignees of cargo are hereby informed that they must take immediate merely of academic interest. It is, also, delivery of anme from alongside, and all possible to discuss the establishment of "Cargo imp-ding discharge will be landed at

their risk into the Pacific Mail Steamship railway communication between India and Company'a Godowns at West Point, and

the Far East In the past such schemes stored at Consignees risk.

have been regarded as, more Consignees of

or less, railway connection with Hazei-havo ara bereby notified that they wast produce an Import Permit visionary, owing to the political direct communication with Bangkok, signed by the Superintendent of the Importa difficulties in the way. The war has Burma, India, Persia, Turkey and Europe. sad Erports, Hongkong, before Bills of produced such changes that a railway It is impossible to exaggerate the Leding can be

countersigned.

Cargo

AM,

(of:

and

All broken, chafod and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on April 16th, &

At 10 A.M.. April 17th, at 10

All Clams must be presented within a week of the Steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognized.

have left the Godowns, and all gooda. No Claim will be admitted after the goods remaining undelivered after Apr. 13th, will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance whatever will be

affectesignees are requested to send in their Bill of Lading for 742

or countersignature in mediately.. FACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY As Operators, US Shipping Board, Hongkong, April 12th, 1920.

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PUBLISHED TO-DAY-

HONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS.

CONTAINING ALL THE WEEK-

LOCAL NEWS,

The Paper to send Hame

to

the Colonial Civil Service, whose death is Mr. J. W. Norton-Kyshe, formerly of announced ne having occurred at South

Supreme Court of Hongkong," and has There bon on the tension list since May, 1904, drawing an annual pension of 31,385.07. valuable work on the "History of the As the author of a most interesting and Laws and Courts of Hongkong," his name will be well-known to many who have come to the Colony since his departure.

holds no military terrors for the people advantages which the people of Yunnan sen from double pneumonia, on March of a country through which it passes. It will derive from having the markets of 2d, was formerly Registrar of the is not only the League of Nations which the world thrown open to them. guarantees the maintenance of railways is no reason why the rest of China should for economic purposes, but the consensus not be placed in a position as advantage of responsible opinion in the world, also, ous as that which the Yunnanese will looks to

the railways und the

occupy when the French and Siamese improvement in other means of com railway schemes are carried out. The munication for the restoration the economic

of route through Indo-China, and Siam in Among residents leaving the Colony equilibrium so rudely by no means so direct as Chins can Walker, who for upwards of thirty years to day by the F. &. O. Khiva is Mr. James. disturbed by the war. There is no provide.

The French railway skirts the has managed the affairs of the Hongkong Prospect, at least for many years to come, whole of the Annexeso Conat and Dairy Farm, Ica & Cold Storage Com of railways acquiring the significance traverses the whole of Indo-China before Pany Every European recognises how which they had acquired in the old reaching the Siamese frontier, and the valuable an asset the Dairy Farm is to the Colony, and every old resident, at least, Russian Empire as a means, firat and Siamese railway also follows rather realises bow greatly indebted we all are to circuitous route. China, on the contrary Mr. Walker for the success achieved For foremost, of territorial aggression. can provide a direct route from Canton, men have left the Colony with a better Was this attitude of the Hussian states through. Yunning to the Burmese frontier. title to public recognition of their services. Of all seheries of railway construction On torminating his long service with the men towards railways that delayed, as one furnishing China with means of Company, Mr. Walker har received several rather prevented, the construction of easy communication with the richest tokens of the affection and cateem in which railways in Persia.. It also, led to the countries in Asia and the whole of Europe he and Mrs. Walker are held by the Dairy comes first. Given a stable government Farm staff, including the presentation of abandonment of the Bagdad Railway there is no other project which will help a handsome piece of silver plate, and ve project by British financiers, as without the Chinese people so efficaciously in the ard wall assured that in the appreciation development of their country as this and good wishes expressed a very large the continuity which a railway through railway which would bring the richest circle of friends and acquaintances would Persia provided, the Bagdad ailway, markets of the world to their doors wish to be associated.

It