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HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY:

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY

INTIMATONS

ΝΟΤΙΟΚ.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of

the HONGKONG BENEVOLENT A MEETING of the HONGKONG

SOCIETY POSTPONED till TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, at Noon

K. E. À. CAVAĻIER, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, January 25th, 1821.

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over servants if required, no child.

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MADAME LOTTIE GORDON'S

CHARITY CONCERT.

T7OULD all ticket-sellers and others

BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

INTIMATIONS

THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.

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be held at 5.90.x in the Chisese YMCA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thas the THIRTY-THIRD ORDINARY 3 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2018, in order GENERAL V. MEETING ON SHARE- to alect Officer for the year sad to make theHOLDERS in this Company will be habi, at necessary strangements for the BasEET Bit the Offices of Meas.. JALDINE, MATHESON “Takaquis.

Co. Iz on FRIDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 11, at 11.30, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Diretore together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending December 30th, 1920.

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All those who are interested in Basket Ball are cordially invited to attend

N. TEESDALE MACKINTOSH,"

President, Hookoss Basket Ball AssoCIATION," Hongkong, January 20th, 1931. £978

N TIOE

INDMADENDS will be paid on Sharva lift

NTIMATION is bereb giren that NO

standing in the name of the undersigned after

requested to have same trasa erred forthwith. 31st March, 1991.

Hollers of much shares an accordingly

Q. C. MOXOV, c/o MOXON & TATLON, Hongkong, January 22nd, 1991.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, January 19th, to FRIDAY, January 13th, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Bhares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors

HOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE

Soor stary

(219)

to the General Agents Hongkong, January 12th, 1991. THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED.

13, Ico Bonné Street. N SEVENTH ORDINARY GENERAL

NOTICE.

INDUSTRIELLE CHINE

1299

THE SHAREHOLDERS of the BANQUE herewith informed that INTERIM DIVIDEND of Fr. 20 per Share will be paid from FEBRUARY 13r. 1991, on presentation of their certificates at the Head Office," in Paris, and at any of its Agencier.

Hongkong, January 90th, 1921, C87K

W kindly leave, returns at Messrs. THE LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE

MOUTH's by THURSDAY MORNING?

*LOTTIE GORDON, fato

Hongkong, January 25th.

HONGKONG WAR MEMORIAL.

¡X-OFFICERS wishing to attend th Service in connection with the unvading of the above Memorial are requeried to cam- municate as soon as possible with

Brig. Gen E. B. MACNAOITEN B.A.T. Co. Beats will be allotted to them in the Cathedral and they thould wear Service Medale, Miniature Medals or Bibands..

Ir

The Service will take place on Suvnay, 30th, at 10.30 A..

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VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB. OPEN BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP AF THE COLÒNT.

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NTRIES for the above Championship closes on January 26th. Apply to the Hon. Secretary. Extrasos fee," $2.

Competitors are slas requested to attend at the Club on Januar, 28th.

R. O. WITOHELL

Hon. Secretary.

Hongkong, January 19th. --

REPULSE BAY

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950

INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Sr. George's Building. Chater Road,

Hongkong

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Oßeer' of Meiers.” JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 99TH, 1991. at 11.40 A. for the pose of receiving the Report of the Directors

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

FINE OLD

BROWN

BRANDY

1921.

UNIVERSAL NOTES.

(BY INVIGILATOR SECUNDUS.)

My favourite saying that some men fr®-

they proceeded to nominate both the Chinese and Foreigners to serve, on it, intimating that unless these proposals wers accepted the loan could not be made. The Chinese Government took born to fame, others achieve, whil exception to the name given to the Com- others yet again have it thrust upon. mittee and also to the Diplomatic Corps them, is exemplified by Reuter' tra nominating the Chinese members. They

fold Intelligence regarding Partington's- proposed that there should be 18 mem En partans (strictly speaking, in pa

views on Compradores and Commerin bers, nine Chinese and nine foreign, to be nominated by the Chinese Government g), I like the word "Renter,' ap and the Diplomatic Corps respectively. Saxon word, "writer," meaning one, who, proximating as it does to our.own Anglo- and that each member should be entitled like myself, writes. But that by the- to serve as chairman of the meetings in rotation according to the alphabetical Reater's attentions to Partington's views.

I an inclined to be annoyed #; order of their names. As these proposals Those who have the time to read my note. and counter-proposals were being sent to will remember that it is not long since I and fro between the Diplomatic Corps was able to furnish the Times kerry-s, and the Ministers of the Interior and of not Finance it seemed that the loan would wholly striking articles" (underpaid they

literary-Trade Supplemont fail, while the public," as the statement Kere, I must say) on the very same sub- tay got the impression that the Chinese of my views to this outpoes of the O.E.E.

jrck. Yet Reuter did not cablo a pric Government was unwilling to have the As a popular figure might well warble:

Who is Partington, who is ha

expenditure of the loan proceeds properly checked. The Minister of Foreigny Affairs then suggested a meeting of the Chinese Ministers and the Foreign Ministers

way.

That all the Press report him 1-

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with

Love her with the Statement of Accounts for Unsurpassed as a Liqueurserved for the purpose of disgusting diately, my thoughts recred round to my

the your onding Den ber 11 16.1900

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com

pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, delightful to the palate, mellow, ment.. January 19th, to FRIDAY, January 19th, both days includire, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered

By Order of the Board of Directoru››

MOWBRAY 5. NORTHOOTE

Secretary to

the General Managers, Hongkong, January 19th, 1921.

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THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA.

TION COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY

TWENTIETH

and of Flae Aroma.

Telephone No. 200. Telegraph ie address: Gleb GENERAL MEETING of SHARE digestion.

Hongkong.

HOLDERS in this Company, will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Co. LTD., on FRIDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 1922, Nay of February Baxt. Ma at 11.50 AM for the purpose of recturing the WILLIAM ERIC HALE will take charge of Bepert of the Directors together with the the Company's business in Hongkong as Acting Statement of Accounts for the year

December 31st, 1920. Local Manager.

ending

Rongkong, January Sind, 1971.

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CHINESE CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION.

FAMINE BELIEF SURTAX.

or Mance and will be in force for ane Collection of this SURTAX is to begin

year on all duty paying merchandise landed and shipped without any exemption for goods on route as previously notified.

W. G. DAY, Commissioner of Chinese Customs, Kowloon and District

B/O Inspector General of Chinese Customs, York Buildings,

Hongkong, January 24th, 1921.

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The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com-

I was startled the other day by hearing:

say their differences and coming to an arrange. confession of last week regarding Ma

This meeting took place in due chester." But I ought to have known and course and proved a success. It was agreed been the first to chronicle the fact t

Trafford (who did not win the tennis chan that the Committee should be called "The pionship of the Colony some few years Financial Commivion of the Famine Relief 480), a past member of the University o Buren" and that it, fonctions shall be "Vice-Chancellor the University has so far has, on the roommendation of the greatest deal with the proceeds of the surtax or of known. been appointed to the Osaka Com is a beverage, most-bea'th-y loan seared thereon." It will be compial School. I see they have made him a Professor another tribute to the work posed of six foreign members, as the Diplos of our local Shrine! It is quite certain ful and agreeable; an ald to matic Corps had proposed in their Note. now that war cannot possibly take place. and six Chinese members whose names wer is well-known, I think, that, although I between our gallant ally and ourselves. It anomed at the joint meeting. The six have not (yet) written an article on it will be levied on the Customs revenue for I have more than a nodding acquaintance. one year, and the proposal of the Foreign with the Japanese language. For instance, ask me what "Saiyonara" means "Addio" Ministers that the leer shall begin (Italian) is not so be compared with this March 1st, instead of as soon as the loan noble word of an island nation. agreement : wee-settled. Shaq "ainen" heon nocented....... As the Commission la empowered

Japan bath her devotees no less than.. to receive and hold the funds and to serve hath her victories, etc., Honest That's

China (original, but based on

"Peace on and experçius their allocation and the me all over) and occasionally I have par method of distribution The nehlin ta fulle taken of Japanese foal, which is procur. agenzed that the proceeds of the enrtae will known figures at Bonham Road was exceed. abla even in Hongkong. One of our best he devoted to the benevolent mirnoge in ingly pro-Japanese. Played the sumisian, which the levis to be made. The and, instead of the usual English dressing gown beloved of the backbone of the En- sympathy of the foreign merchant with the pire (the middle-classes), wore a Limono starring populations of North China was in the early morning. History, telleth how shawn in the fact that no opposition wese garden party and went to it attired on one occasion he was invited to a Japaa- feral in the pronosed curtax of 10 in kimono, obi, and geala, to find himself

the only Japanese-clad person there!

pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, A. S. WATSON &

January 19th to FRIDAY, January 28TH, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

MOWBRAY 8.-NORTHCOTE,

Becretary. Hongkong, January 17th, 1941.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD...

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CO., LTD.,

·WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY. THIRD - ORDINARY. GENERAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jiang, HiRKESON & Co., LTD., on FRIDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 1921, at Homerore OFF: 104, Das Vaux HD. C 13 a'clock Noor, for the

together with

Der Trent, ". on the canitary unanimously agreed to at the Conference

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HOTEL | DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL, HONGKONG the Report of the Director of receiving 1 Lorber Opton 191, Frani. STRIT, LC the only asurance they needed was that letter, from one of my old pupils now in

RACE WEEK.

the Statement of Accounts for the year ending December 31st. 1920.

A GENERAL MEETING The BEGITUR of SHALL of the Dam

will be held at the School on TUESDAY, INNER DANCFS will be held on the FEBRUARY 1st, 1921, at 8.30 r.m..

tollowing dates:-

WEDNESDAY, 2300 FEBRUARY. 1931, SATURDAY, TÓTH FEBRUÁRT, 1921.

DERBY DAY..

THURSDAY, " 14TH FEBRUARY, 1991. FANCY DRESS BALL AND SUPPER

(Fancy Dress optional). ITUCKETS 35.—PER HEAD INCLUDING HUPPER AND REFRESHMENTS.

(In view of the fact that the accommodation. will be limited, and in order to avail overcrowd-

AGENDA

To dictise Rules and Suggestións drawn up

by the temporary Committee.

To form an Old Diocesans' Association, to adopt rules and to elect Committee and Officers.

W. T. FEATHERSTONE,

Headmarter..

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ing, intending patrons are advised to book THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF

early).

WAR MEMORIAL

SUBSCRIPTION LIST.

OR the by Public Subscription, of

building to be ran on EAGA, Imer, to be called the WAB MEMORIAL INSTI

GODOWN CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE_THIRTY-FOURTH ORDINARY TANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of FRIDAY, PAK MATHESON & CO., LTD. on for the purpose of receiving the Report of the

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JANUART 2018, 1991.

pany, will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, January 19th to FRIDAY, January 28th, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered. By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTES:

Secretary. Hoogk mg, January 19th, 1991.

CHINESE CUSTOMS SURTAX. [222

THE cause of the delay in putting inte THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD-force the surtax which, by consent of the

ING COMPANY, LIMITED. Foreign Powers, it is proposed to let OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the in aid of famine rebel, on the duties No

THIRTY SECOND ORDINARY MEETING of 8HAREHOLDER charged by the Chinese Maritime Customs in this Compaar will be held at the has been little understood. At first the Company's Offices, Victoris Buildings on surtax was to have have imposed sa FRIDAY, FAvant 42x, 1921, 419 o'clock Noor, for the purpose of receiving the Report from the beginning of the year; then of the Directors together with the Statement it was postponed till February 18th, and of Accounts for the year ending December 31st, now it is announced that the collection 1930.

The REGIETER of SHARES of the Comof the surtax will begin as "from March pany will be OLOSED from WEDNESDAY,

It is no secret that these postpone January 26th to FRIDAY, February 4th, both days incinsire, during which

of the Associated British Chambers of Cout merce held to Shanghai last November, and

the funds would be devoted in their entirety to the purposes for which they were raised, That is now assured by the terms and con ditions of the Agreement by which the sum of four milion dollars has been obtained in advance to mest urgent needs.

Mrs. Claud Severn is to distribute the prizes at the Ellis Kadoorie School..

the Japanese have agreed to withdraw An official report to Peking states that their police from Amoy

A building lot st Pokfulam was put up to auction

on Monday by the Government,

and sold to Miss Wallace for the upset price of $890. The lot comprises 16,500 square feet.

He

the influence of the University is spread It is perhaps nos surprising to find how ing in all parts of the habitable Glob. A Engiand attending nearly all the Univer statesmen can be on Eastern affairs sities there tells me how ignorant our says he attended a prayer meeting at which Mr. Lloyd George was present, ant when the collection was being taken), was during's lull in the proceedings (probably amazed to find that "the little Welsh Wizard," as he allows me to call him, know nothing of the "Twenty-one" paints. He made him wise, as our American cousity, have it, and a meeting of the Cabinet was summoned. Resuit- have now 22 points.

has often been noqted, and I think Lan The question of a Seat of Journalism not betraying any secret of the imagine tion when I let it be known, that ere long this matter will be un fait accompli, or, plished fact as our Franch friends bave it, an nocem It is not deemed necessary to import anyone who knows anything believe they call is it The Fourth Estate, about that most interesting profession (I being thres removed from that of Engineer ing, which is the Seventh Heaven), minent member of the aff deeming him.. Pro." self well able to initiate anyone into the Linky depths of writing for the papers." and efforts of "Richard Oliver" to appreciate what can be done, and how easy it appears to do it.

The Japanese Naval authorities have decided on the construction of the largest

„TUTE and to be manged for the joint me of Director and the Statement of Accounts for of Shares can be register Period no transfer ments have been due to the failure type of aircraft at Yokosuka, and are to It is only necessary to refer to the Local

the Navy, the Army and Civilians by a Joint Board of Directors. A portion of "the amm raised will be devoted to the erection of Per manent Stone Memorial which will be put in hand at an early dato."

Lista may be found, at im

Mosers. Lans & Crawford.

Kelly & Walsh

Meatris.

歸 Wm. Powell, Ltd.

The Hongkong Club.

Hmgkang

Clab

Crozet Club. Imsitano.

·Engineers' Institute." Victoria Becreation Club, Kowloon Cricket Club: Kowloon Bowling Club. Peak Club.

Grub de Recreio.

Origengower Club,

ENJA BREEN,

Hon. Baretary, War Memorial Committee. Hongkong, December 15th, 1920. 199

THE UNITED MOTOR

CO., LTDA

and:05. Des Vaux Bond,

Operating

EXILE GARAGE Phose 1036

Cars for Hire and Accessories for Sala HONGKONG MOTOR CO. 161, Praya East, Wanahil, Workshop and cars garaged at reasonables rates Sole Agents for

FIRESTONE TYRES 3S Firestone fabric tyres $50 each.” Batteries charged at" $1,50. ckelt. can give you a sarvion megand to none.

the year ending December 31st, 1920.

The TRANSFE BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, January 25th, 1921, to FRIDAY, February 4th, 1991, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. S. BROWN, Secretary Hongkong, January 20th, 1921. (270

"

THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA'

̈(1814), ̄ . $16,000,000 AND SUPPLE MENT ISSUE OF $8,000,000

AND

THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC IN CHINA

(1918), $94,000,000,

Nthe 1917, the moderngued xotified Babecribers te the above we LOANS that in pursuance of arrangements made with the Chinese Government, the loan service as regards interest payments would in Enture be adequately accuref

By Order of the Board of Directors,

HOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE Secretary to the HorexONG LAND INVESTMENT & ACEROY CO, LTD, General Agents for THE KOWLOOK LAND AND BUILDING CO. In

Hongkong January 19th, 1921.

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engage, 20 British civil engineers mechanics for this purpose.

Degree day this year falls on April ist, which to some Degree day on any other date would be the may seam significant. to who are to receive honorary degrees same. There has been some conjecture at It was hoped Lord Sundaney might be able to visit Hongkong, the scene of his wonderful triumphs, but he has found is Simpossible. Failing him, however, there is

of the Chinele Government and the Legations to agree regarding matters in connection with the Loan for Famine Relief which is to be secured by

The ice-breaker Baikal, which has been this surtax. The precise nature of the reported as adrift in an ice-floe, has been desagreement has been obscure, and located in the neighbourhood of Shimags it is complained by the Chiness Ministers that it has been often mis-represented in THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO

the papers, to such an extent indeed that STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED,

the Chinese Government, or its Finance NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS Ministry has been constrained to issue THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST

a statement, now that the negotiations ORDINARY MEETING SHAHEre at last definitely concluded. This HOLDERS in the Company will be held at version of the difficulty is that same the Office of the Company Hotel Mansions, on difference existed between the Chinese MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1971; at 11 AK, –

saki, The rescue-ships, however, were unable to approach her, owing to the fee. The battleship tham left Atars to assist in the rescue.

ya pinakar pak The Jap Finisterre, one of the German liners allotted to the N.YK., has been brought to the East with a British crew under the command of Captain Butler, one of the captains retired from the ser

for the purpose of receiving Report of the Government and the Legations repre- vice of the Nippon Yasin Kaisha at the Directors, together with Statement oË Accounts, dearing Dividend and electing regarding the personnel of the Auditing

senting the Foreign Banks concerned, beginning of the war. Directors and Auditors.

will be: CLOSED From January, Rith to Classic gave rise to reports, in the health return shows one case (ons death)

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Committee. This difference," says the

For the week ended January 22nd, the February 7th, 1991, both days inclusiva. By Order of the Board of Directors,

JOEN ARNOLD, Secretary. Hongkong, January 19th, 1921, AD (262 THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF OLUB

An extremely handy little pocket diary

Richarit Oliver and Adversarius " of the China Mail, whilst my own claims cannot be lightly ignored.

local papers describes my friend the I see an advertisement in one of our

ball League. I have his permission to sag Registrar as The Present" of the Basket that such a statement is grostly exsg gerated.

CORRESPONDENCE. CATHEDRAL WAR MEMORIAL.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE

DAILY PRESS."

KONGKONG

Press that the Chinese Covernment was of plague, one case (one death) of small. In regard to the redemption of the Loans it

nader great temptation to misuse the pox, two cases (one death) of diptheria, was impossible at the time to make any

funds derived from contributions for two cases of enteric fever, and two cases Announcement The Montorium of 1916

famine relief." - That, of course, (two deaths) of cerebro-spinal fever, affected the Loan Service, and, although draw-

A is greatly resented It is pointed There were also five deaths from influenza ings

have been proceeded with fund per TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that out, in the first place, that it was the mitted, Redemption has been irregular and

GENERAL MEETING of the Members

SI-It must have caused a good many behind the scheduled daten

der of the bows Club will be held at the Ocer foternational Relief Association which Arrangeme

ments have now been made which HaLL Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the lato proposed that a loan should be raised in

to stare to Bee Brig. General Mae will enable annual drawings of each lost to be FEBRUARY, 1931, 850 z to consider the order to meet urgent, requirements, and is being issued on behalf of Messrs serving seats for ex-officers at the un- Naughton's advertisement. regarding re- undertaken until their extinction, in 1924, in the question of admitting Ladies as Members &/or cum of the 3rd. Year Loan case of the 4th Year Loan, and 1925, in the Subscribers to the Club La oficial correspondence is published to Mappin & Webb, Ltd., by their local veiling of the Cathedral War Memorial

Should there be a majority of three-fourths General Meetings will be called to pass and who frat proposed to institute for spproximately so) in favour, Extraordinars show that it was the Chinese Government agents, Messrs Lane, Crawford & Co. Do the ex-officers really want to be kept Ltd. It is produced in a style worthy of very welcome in other days Mast this spart from those whose company was confirm resolutions making the necessary Auditing Committee to supervise the great advantage of being small enough brought to notice even on such an occa alterations to the Articles of Association.

the firm which issues it, and, having the class distinction be so, prominently By Order,

expenditure of the proceeds of the loan." for the vest pocket, is likely to be sion-Tours, etc., LS. GREENHILL My Be Hon. Secretary,

What the Diplomatic Corps wanted, how extensively used instead of being merely

AN “ OTHER BANK ** Hongkong Januar7 2017, 1921.

admired and relegated to the limbo of Povor," was an Executive' Committés: and

things forgotten.

Hongkong, January fith.

dus course the date of the drawings to take

The Moy of Finance will notify b place this year, with date and place of repay

ment.

F. A AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs. Inspectorate-General of Custom Peking, 14th January, IPAL,

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