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NEW ADVERTISEME VTS

THE ROYAL HONGKONG TACHT

CLUB.

THE FIFTH CHAMPIONSHIP RACE for Racing Yachts will be re-spiled on SUNDAY, FEBUART 6TH. Preparatory 'gan for Handicap clams at 10.1° ax

H. S. ROUSE Hon. Boaretary, Sailing Committes.

10.

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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS: OFFICE

NOTICE

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

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THIS OFFICE will be entirely CLOSED]

TORSDAY and WEDNESDAY, the érx and PTM Fazzvaxt, 1921,

Licensed Wanhouses will be entirely closed- on those dates.

N. L SMITH Superintendent,

Imports and Exporta

Hongkong, February lût, 1931.

NOTICE..

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THE Offices and Stations of the CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS for Kowloon and District WILL BE CLOSED to Publia Business from the 8th, to the 19th instant inclusive. The Head Office will also be closed

Banday, the 13th instant, as usual.

W. G. LAY, Commissioner of Chinese Customs,

Kowloon and District.

York Buildings,

Hongkong, Tabruary 1st, 1991.

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HONGKONG SAVINGS. BANK.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on

after 14TH FHIRUARY, 1921. the

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INTIMATIONS

THE

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND

OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

In

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

ALL preliminary notices of forthcoming. meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for insertion in the naws columns of thả Hongkong Daily Frau, are charged for at the rate of §1 esch," (as announced in May and June of last rest) providing that they do not occupy more than four lines. In futurs if this apson is axcooled they wil be placed in the advertising columns at the prevailing rates.

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IVRES INTERESSANTS Hommes at Chance d'Extrême-Orient, par Zöplyris (raileminen vente ches Maison Kaur WaLER.

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Import Export Trade in South Chins and capable of taking charge of depart ments, is open for immediate engagement For farther particulars, please communicate with Box 397, c/o Hongkong Daily Press

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TQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE

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Apply tom

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WO LARGE ROOMS to let for Offen L. 14, Des Voeur Road Central, Top Floor.

Apply to-

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are herewith informed that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of Frs. 20 per Share will be paid from FEBRUARY 1ST, 1991, on pre sentation of their certificates at the Header Office, in Paris, and at any of its Agencies. Hongkong, January 20th, 1991. [976

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

➡LEASE note we häre REMOVED our

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

FINIE

BROWN

OLD

AND. 1921,

BRANDY

the Kwangi leaders who claimed to be of the Government of that Confederacy the Goverment of the Republic of fed, and took with them a very larga China at Canton could have preferred rum of money, which had been allocated such a claim on equally specious grounds. out of the Customs revenue to the South- That Government was not wholly bad. West provinces. By their action, what It claimed to stand for Progress and ever excuse may be made for it, the da Reform and Constitutional Government, facio government at Canton was embar and one claim is as good as another until rassed in its functions by a lack of

funds, and driven to sacient time has elapsed to prove or

measures for isprove its validity. Suppose, after

obtaining revenue which they might otherwise have discountonencod. Who Messrs. Sum & Co. had quitted Canton,

can tell whether the present Government the Diplomatic Corpa had continued to sanction payment of a share of the might not before very long become again. a fugitive government and carry away surplus revenue of the Customs to the public funds of which it had gained the Government which was for the time control?" "No doubt the action of the being the de facto Gavernment of the authorities in Peking has been governed province, what would Mesars. Soy & Co. by considerations such as these, for all have had to say about it? Just what sorts of rumours pointing

to the they would have said about it, the instability of the present régime at Kwangsi leaders would themselves say if Canton have been reaching the aspítal. the Diplomatic Body lent its sanction to Until the Canton Government is able to the claims of those now in authority at satisfy the Diplomatic Corps of it Canton. While the present Government permanence, some temporary arrange- speaks in its memorandum of the "pro-ment ought to be possible "whereby viness under its jurisdiction, there is due provision shall be made out no evidence whatever that its jurisdiction of the surplus revenues of the Customs extends beyond the one province of for the municipal services or enterprises

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Unsurpassed as a Liqueur-Kwangtung, and in view of what has which the Canton Government has speci- happened in the last two years, and the bed in its Memorandum as dependent fact that the neighbouring provinces upon the receipt of such funds. have returned to their allegiance to Peking, who can say how long it will

delightful to the palate, mellow,

Poffices to Mercantile Bank Building CTEWARDESS for stemor proceeding to and of Fine Aroma.

No. 7, Quix's BÒAD (ENTRAL, 3rd Flor.

MANNERS & BACKHOUSE, LTD. Hongkong, January 28th, 1021.", [830

THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD- "ING · COMPANY, LIMITED.

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► Liverpool Middle of March, 19:1. Appli- cants with, previous experimes, and certificates of services only nood apply--BUTTERFIELD, &S WIRE.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK will be THIRTY SECOND VON the COMPRA

•Open, on:

Wook days from 10 AM to 3. Saturday: from 10 am to 12 Noom.

A: O. STEPHEN, Chief Manager. HONGLONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Hongkong, February 2nd, 1917.

HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE

ASSOCIATION.

NOTICE.

THE THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL

GENERAL MEETING of the HONG- KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION wil be held at the Offices of Mears. FARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY. Laxıran, Polder

Street, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 11r. day of FERESAXY,at 5.15 xxx, to receive the Report of the Commitaw and Statement of Accounts to dist December, 1990, to elect Officers and Com«. mittas for the winning year and to transnet shy General Business

By Order of the Committee.

0. MISKIN,

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, February 1st, 1921.

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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY. (BRITISH SECTIOs).

NOTICE.

WING to heary traffic it is regrotted local passengers cannot be carried by the 8.07 AM Express on SUNDAYS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. On these days, for the conveni. edde of Golfers and others, a local Express will leare Kowloon at 8.35-ax. for. Shum Chuma,

alling at Taipe and Sheung Shui daly. Last Ferry from Hongkong 8.25 4.x.

Breakfast served on train if ordered previous day.

By Order,

H. P. WINSLOW, Kanager.

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Kowloon, February 1st, 1921.

WISEMAN, LTD.,

Fregh Arival of

ENGLISH CONFECTIONERY

CADBURY'S CHOCOLATES,

FRY'S CHOCOLA

FUZZAR'S CHOCOLATEL

PASCALL'S CANDIES,

Mackintown's Torizz.

Also Caillers Swiss Chocolates in Fancy boses and a large masortment of Peer Frean Bisquite,

All these Goods have arrived during the last few days.

WISEMAN, LTD.

PRELIMINARY- NOTICE.

PUBLIO AUOTION.

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THE Undanighed have revived instructions

by Public Auction,

From PRANK Granax, Esy, at an early date

at " DUNOTTAR " No,'81, the Fenk,

Tax

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

therein contained,

Bedrooms Suites and Dining Room Furniture, specially designed by Lane Crawford & Co. for *nie at the Fest, Arm-chairs and. Sofas, by the mame maker, Blackwood Furniture, Carios, Pictures, Cutlery, Glass Ware, Bed and Table “Linen, &o, &o.

Fall particolars will be issued later. Term Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

ON BALE.

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OUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG

BFARKLY PRESS, Janwary to 3108

AWELA End Frica #7:56L asis as the Hongropa Dailm. Paka Pa

WANTED.

YOMPRADORE for THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY Insurance Company. MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS ntial, and a general in this Compasy will be held at the Banner. No other Compray's Offices Victoria Baldings, on required. FRIDAY, FIBITART 4zu, 1921, at 12 o'clock Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending Desember 31st, 1990.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY

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Mr. Stuart J. Fuller, American · Con- be before the present Government at Canton makes another fight to sul-General at Tientsin, is on a week's Shanghai f'

leave and will visit Shanghai and Hong- kong.

As a beverage, most healthy and Dr. SON YAT SEN are not exactly Dr. Wu TING FANG, Mr. TANO BHAO

"buffoons," as we bave seen them

Influenza in Japan is still on the in- orcise. In September there were 708

8,181 cases and 173 deaths

a leading Brus. / ful and agreeable; an aid to described, but when they threatened the cases and 25 deaths, and in December

English language

ledge of Inman00 apply. References digestion.

Apply to

Box 314, Care of Daily Prada Ofiss“

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WANTED.

January 26th to FRIDAY, February 4th both DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION or A. S. WATSON

days inclusive, during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, A

Secretary to the HOSOKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY

WACO, LAD

General Agenta for ›" THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING CO. LAUD

Hngkong: January 19th, 1921,

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HE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARE

·GODOWN CO, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHARKHOLDERS.

THE THIRTY-FOURTH · ORDINARY

TANNUAL MEETING of SHARE

#YELLOW - RIVER BRIDGE FOR

PEKING HANKOW RAILWAY.

TE PEKING-HANKOW LINE of the Chinese Government Railways invitos senied proposals of BRIDGE CONTRAC TURS for Designing and Building & New steel Bridge abont 3,500 meters in length croRN the Yellow Hirer (Hwang-Ho). Proposals will be received up to Noor of Jun 20mail, 1991, at de Office of Paling-Hankor

Pering

obtained from the following

China, Pians, rules and A

Puking :-Peking-Hankow-Railway, Ameri can, British, Belgian French, Kalian and Japanese Legations. Foreign ====Chinese Legations, Washington, London, Brussels, Paris, Rome and.

with £8. All applications for, same must be accom

HOLDERS will be held at the Offices, of

·MCHSTE JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD, on. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 1921, at Noos,panied for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ending December 31st, 1920.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, JanuaTY 20th, 1921, to FRIDAY, February 4th, 192), both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. & BROWN, Secretary

↑ Hongkong, January 20th, 1921.

THE

THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST

ORDINARY MEETING & SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Mansions, on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1921, at 11 A for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring Dividend sad electing Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Jany 25th to February 7th, 1921, both days inclusive.

By Onder of the Board of Directors,

JOHN, ARNOLD,

Secretary, Hongkong, January 18th, 1921,

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

UBDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company, will be held at the HomeKONG HOTEL, Hongkong,

jor SATURDAY, the 197¤ FEBRUART, 1921, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together 31st

of Accounts for the year ending

ember, 1920,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 11th February to the 21st February (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON,

Cloneral Managers. Hongkong, January 31st, 1921. [343

THE INDOLCHINA STRAM NAVIGA. TION COMPANY, LTD."

TH

NHR Director of the above: Company have declared an INTERIM DIVIDEND on Deferred Shares for the year 1920, at the rate of 6/- per Share.

Dividends for Bhareholders on the Colonial Begister are free of Inpouse Tax sod will be paid at the rate of 2/10 per dollar.-

Dividend Warrants will be obtainable on and

after SATURDAY, FINUAR 2017, 1931. at the Company Office

TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from February 19th, to February 26th, both days inclusive, an

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., JAD,

General Managers.

* Hongkong, January 28th, 19710-

PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY

ADMINISTRATION.

WAR MEMORIAL

SUBSCRIPTION LIST.

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FOR the erection by Pablie Bubscription of

building to be ruaza Y.M.C.A. kies, lo be called the WAR MEMORIAL INSTI-

TOTE and to be managed for the joint are of the Navy, the Army and divilians by a Joint Board of Directors. A portion of the sum mised will be devoted to the erection of a Pers manent Stone Memorial which will be put in

and an emily date.

Lasta may be found at :--- Messrs. Lans & Crawford.

Kelly & Walsh Montric.

Wm. Powell, Ltd. The Hongkong Club.

Hongkong Cricket Club. Cinb Luntano. Engineers Institute Victoria Recreation Club. Kowloos Cricket Club, Kowloon Bowling Club. Peak Cab Club de Recreio. Craigungower Club,

M. J. BREEN,

Hos. Secretary War Memorial Committee. Hongkong, Desember 15th, 1920.

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THE UNITED MOTOR CO. LTD. 33 and 83 Dew Tour Road, Operating EXILE GARAGE Phone1036

Cars for Hire and Accessories for Hals. HONGKONG MOTOR CO. 141, Penya East, Wanchas Workshop and ours garaged at reasonablesmates Sale Agents for FIRESTONE TYRES 8234 Firestone fabric tyres $50 each" Batteris charged at $1,50 much.

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We nan give you a servios recond to nons.

SEAMENS INSTITUTE

21, PRATA EAST, HONGKONG,

the use of all Men of the Merle Marine and HLA Navy Reading and Writing Rooms, Hillard Boom Omers Boont, C.P.O, Room Res Concert Hall Church. Se

Privato / Cáliza and bodi Vin Motor Launch Dayspring?

CO., LTD,,

WINE AND SPIRIT MIMBOHANTS.

Mr. Charles B. Crate, the United States Minister to Peking, visited Shang- hai last week accompanied by Mrs. Wil- son, Mrs. Kidder and his secretary, Mr. James M. Brodie

The Right Rera Cecil Henry Bout- flower, D.D., Bishop of South Tokio, who Southampton, succeeds the Right Rev. has been appointed Sufragan Bishop of James Macarthur, D.D., whose resigns- tion will take effect on April 30th.

disruption of the Customs Service, which would strike s grievous blow at the credit of China and entail international com- plications of a far-reaching character, we could only regard them as having taken leave of their senses. If while they have the power they were to start a separate Customs Administration, how- ever good may be "the reasons they advance for so doing, it would simply give a lead to avery other province in which there are Treaty ports collecting considerable Customs revenues to clamour.

At a specially convened meeting of the for similar local control. Our Tientsin con-members of the Royal Hoogkong Golf temporary, we notice, has instanced the Club, held in the City Hall last night, case of the Hupeh Tuchan, who knowing

a proposal to admit ladies to the Club as members or subscribers was rejected "that. Hankow collected duties amounting by an overwhelming majority, only, five to more than three and a half million votes being given in its favour. tsels in 1990, not to mention the collec

The marriage of Ernest Frank” Clen- tions at Ichang and Shansi, would prob-nell, eldest son of the Consul and Mrs. ably attempt to take over control of the Clenzell, B.M. Consulate Chinkiang. Customs Houses without even the pre- to Miss Ileone Aste, only daughter of tence that he belongs to Constitu-is to take place at St. Mark's, Hamilton Henry Aste, Esq., Carlton Hill, London, tionalist Province." Having regard to Terrace, London, N.W., on the 5th Feb the character of the news emanating from that part of China, we should think this Cartalno-Costá—At Shanghai, on Jan- & by no means unlikely development if Hary 22nd, TITO ANTONIC CARVALHO, Canton's threat materialised, and there вод of Mr. Frederico Eugenio Carvalho, of Hongkong, to Palmyra ar be no telling where or how the move ANGELINA DA DRUZ COSTA, daughter meat would end.

Phone 618.

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BIRTH. HEARE-At Shanghai, on January 28th, Rev. and Mrs. Teos. A HEAEN, No. 19, Quinaan Road, a con

MARRIAGE.

DEATHS.

mary.

Mr.

Mr. P. B. Paske-Smith, British Vico- Consal in Osaka, will leave at the end of February for Manila to be acting British Consul-General there. Smith will be succeeded by Mr. E. H De Bansen, who is at present on the staff of the Office of Commercial Counsellor of the British Embassy.

CURTIS-At Shanghai on Jalet icit posal of the surplus revenues of the deaths) of diptheria, two cases (twe

of Mr. Rodolfo Gomes da Costa, of If China's credit is not to be No. 24, Haskell Road, Shanghai.

seriously impaired, a different solu. tion will have to be found for the dis- The health returns for the week ended January 29th show two cases (two J. 6.M.C., Electricity Department, aged 27,

Customs-if indeed with the great dapres deaths) of paratyphoid fever, and two 13th, D. W. But, late of Shanghai.. BELL-At Bedford, England, on January ion in trade and the heavy fall in cases (two deaths), of cerebro-spinal fever. There were also six deaths from influenza. No cases were reported dur ing the 48 hours ended January 31st

Forktone Office: 10a, Das Larder Orion 181, FER

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, FIBRANT ÎND, 1921.

diction" was become subject to its

The dance given on the str. Anchises at Shanghai by Messrs Butterfield & Swire, the agents of the Blue Fannel and faithfully recorded in the ship's logs line, was.an event" to be remembered, says the NC, Daily News Every, launch leaving the Customs Jetty was seen to be packed with guests during tha afternoon, and their numbers were con- siderably added to towards the evening.

The following extract 18 from the

exchange, there will be any further Taux RD. O surpluses to discuss for some time to BIKERT, E.O come Mr. H. B. MORSE in his

His Excellency gave a dinner party of important work on China's International

Monday evening at Government House Relations, when referring to the sensible The guests present were: Mr. and Mrs. compromise which was arranged in N. L. Smith, Sir Eric and Lady Stuart regard to the Customs when the Bevolu Pay-Lt. Com. and Mrs. Stern, Capt Taylor, Major C. H. H. Sturges, D.8.0., tion of is broke out, says: "It is and Mrs. Lealie Smith, Lieut. E. H by no means over-statement to O'Conor, R.N., Mr. and Mrs. Healing maintain that the Customs service in The Military Governor of Bhanghai is THE CANTON GOVERNMENT 1912 stood between its employers and the reported to have received warning that establishment of a Caisse de la Datte." a Chinese Bolshevik agent has set up his AND THE CUSTOMS.

At the present time when a similar situa object of stirring up treable amongst headquarters in Shanghai, with the ACCORDING to the order issued by the tion is again threatened one might almost factory workers. The directors of Lao Military Government at Canton the feel justified in regarding the threat of tories in Nantso, where some 10,000 men Chiness Maritime Customs Service func the Military Government of Canton their men against listening to design- are employed, are being asked to warn tioning in the provinces under its juris deliberately intended to force the ing and evil propaganda." orders and control as from yesterday, intervention of the Power One or two of the Bouthern leaders, at least, February 1st. A message from

have more than once publicly intimated Canton correspondent dispatched yester that foreign intervention would not be day alternoon reported the business of unwelcome to them. However that may the port to be going on as sal and that nothing had been done to enforce the by the order they issued makes it neces- sary for the Diplomatic Corps to frankly order to the Customs Administration

The Government at We reproduce in another part of our face the situation. isus to-day, the Memorandum to the Peking is impotent to enforce its decrees Diplomatic Body at Peking by the group in the province of Kwangtung; the three weekly circular of the Publicity Bureau of the Beattle Chamber of, Commerce: in Canton which claims to be the Cantonese leaders-Dr. Sơn Xar Son, Dr. | ~ The steamship Tenatche, one of the Military Government of the Republic. Wu Ting Fang, and Mr. TanG SHAO TI So far as the one province of Kwangtung are the virtual dictators the de facto is concerned the Memorandum undeniably rulers in the province, by consent of the makes out a very good alsim to a population of the province. In these circum share of the surplus, revenues of the stances it is impossible to deny the justice Customs. The purposes for which this of the claim that the Government which is avowedly required by the is actually administering the province Government at Canton can hardly fail to should receive, for municipal purposes, enlist the sympathy of the Diplomatic the revenues which are recognised as Body, but there is a wide difference belonging to it. But it is necessary to between sympathising with such intentions bear in mind that circumstances have the expenditure of the funda, and Corps sanctioned

the Memorandum discloses regarding undergone a change since the Diplomatic arrangement entrusting that expenditure to s 'Govern whereby a certain percentage of the ment" which they do not officially surplus revenues were assigned to the recogulse and of whose stability they have Government of the South-West Con sa yet so assurance.- Six months ago federacy. The majority of the members

money.

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five big passenger her allocated by the Seattle and the Orient, will be in this Shipping Board for servios between port early in March, bringing from New York leveral hundred of the prominent business men of that city, who will make the trip to the Orient. In connection with this now service the Pacife Steam- ship Company has completed plans for national advertising programme and $150,000 will be spent in the next few months, selling (sic) Beattle and the new All-American passenger line. Accord ing to the plans just completed the Pacific Steamship Company will feature Seattle's dominance as the Osteway the the Orient, also its wonderful harbours and port facilities Elaborate plane are being made by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce for the entertaibment of the New York tourists on their Arrival here en route to China, Japan, and the Philippine