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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE:

VE hereby beg to give notice that wa Where pointed MR. BERNARD DONALD CRAWFORD MORGAN to be Manager of our Hongkang Branch (Imports

ad Exports) as from May 1st, 1991. 17, Queen's Road Central,

Hongkong, April 2nd, 1993.

CARTERS.

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THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. TR. J. B ROSS," e/o MERCANTIL BANK M.. or Impra, Len, No. 7, Queen's Road been appointed. Honorary

Cential har Bearstory,

Members desiring cards for visitor re requested to apply to the Treasurers, No. 8, Queen's Road, Central

By Order,

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,

Secretarios & Treasurers,

1843 -Hongkong, April 23rd, 1921,

WILTSHIRE REGIMENT SPORTS.

THE

HK/WILTSHIRE REGIMENT will hold their REGIMENTAL SPORTS on THURSDAY, APRIL 8, at 1.30 PM, at BOOLON POO,

Major C. A. Law and the Officers will be "At Home" on the ground, and will be very glad to see their friends, if they will kindly

xept this notice as an invitation.

VEREENIGDE

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THE HUNGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

"BEN". LINE OF STEAMERS, NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. Exon ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO, LONDON AND STRAITS.

The Steamship "BENALDER * ONSIGNEES of Cargoare hereby informed C that all Goods are being landed at their

riak into the hazardous and/or extra hazar dous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godewa Co, Led, whence and/or from the wharven delivery may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods il bo have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain ing undelivered, after the 30th April, will subject to rent.

PREPAID **WANTED

ADVERTISEMENTS,

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“e lying at this Offen für Lethers

Beta P.Q. AD, AP., AW, BF, BG....

BE BV, KX KY,

ANTED-In large

Commercial

Woffice EUROPEAN YOUTH about 17 years. Apply by letter to Box Li, e/o Daily Press Offer

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10 LEF-WITHIN comfortable distance. of Town, for a Gentleman (or nie. frienda), Board Racidence in Englishman's House Quiet healthy position, excellent sur

APRIL 25ra

ENTIMATION

WATSON'S

DRY GINGER-ALE

roundings, Boating, Bathing, fishing, Bor 50. FRAGRANT,

experienced HOUSE BOY would be All Claims against the Steamer must be WANTED. - Lair auxious to secure presented to the Undersigned on or before glad to have mime recommended by family the 7th May, or they will not be recognised.leaving for home. Letture Box LN, d/o Daily

All broken, chaled and damaged Goods are Press Office.

to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 30th April, at 10A.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bilis of Lading will be countersigned by GIBB. LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.,

Agents. Hongkong, April 23:1, 1981.

NOTICE.

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WE-linse This Day: bees appointed

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AGENTS for the ExPLOYMAS LIABILITY ABURANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED.

ARNHOLD BROTHERS & CO., LTD. T823 Hongkone April 19th, 1941.

HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB

NEDERLANDSCHEHE SECOND GYMKWANA is tired for

SCHEEPVAART-MAATSCHAPPIJ (UNITED NETHERLandò Navigation. Co.) HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIJN (HOLLAND-EAST Asia Line). NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. "

FROM

TSAT RDAY, MAT 7TH. 1921. Draft

Prostrates and Entry Forms may be obtained

at Race Course, Hongkong lab, and Cause. way Bay Stables.

Entries class WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH, 1921

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DOG, CAT & POULTRY SHOW.

HAMBURG, BOTTERDAM, LAWING to the presence of Rabies in the ROCHELLE PALICE, GENOA, LISBON

and SINGAPORE.

THE Steama ALOOR

having arrived from the above ports, Consignses of Cargo by her are noticed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hong- kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, nice and/or from the wharves alivery may

be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 9th April, 1991, will be subject to rent.

All broker, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the. Godowns, where they will be mined on the 28th April, 1921, at 10 AM, by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

Claims against the steamer must be presented in writing within ten days after arrival of Meamer, otherwise they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by the

caas whatever. undersigned in

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,

General Agents.

Hongkong, April 22nd, 1891.

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STRUTHERS & DIXON, (INC.),

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S.S. "WEST JESSUP

From "SEATTLE.

THE Steamship

THE

8.8. "WEST JESSUP’ Sharing arrived from Seattle, via porta, on Apr.1 24th, 1921, Consignees are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed at their risk into the hazardons and or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf &Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, and stored at Consignees risk.

Consignees of Cargo must produce an Import Permit

igued by the Superintendent of Luporte Exports, Hongkong, before Bill of Lading will be octintarigued.

All broken, chifed and damaged cargo is to be left in the Godowns where it will be examined 10 AM.on April 30th, 1921, by the Company's Surveyors, Mosers. Carmichael & Clarke

All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival hare, after which they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be recognised after the Goods have left the Gedowns, and Cargo undelivered on and after May 2nd, 1991, will be subject to rent

Consignees are requested to send in their Bill of Lading for countersignature immedi stely.

STRUTHERS & DIXON, INC.,

Agente for

Div. of Opr. U.S. Shipping Board, EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION.

[851 Hongkong, April 23rd, 1921.

STRUTHERS & DIXON, (INC.) NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S.S. WEST JENA" From SAN FRANCISCO.

THE

Steamship

Colony the SHOW IS UNAVOIDABLY CANCELLED.

Entrance fees already paid will be returned on application to':-

E. LA FROST,

Hon Secretary,

c/o THE H. Ex. TELEGRAPH CO.

$38

WH. POWELL LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY

NOTWENTIETH

GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS

in the above Company will be held at the Com

cf receiving pany's Offices on TUESDAY, APRIL 26TH, ut 12 o'clock Noos, for the purpose the Report of the Directors, and Btatement of Accotints to the 28th February, 1991.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 19th April to the 26th April, 1921, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

B. O. HOLT, Secretary. Hongkong, April 18th-1921.

BY APPOINTMENT

T

PUBLIC AUCTION.

FOR SALE.

LIVE-ROOMED

DI

BUNGALOW Peak District Tennis Cons, Kitchen Gardas:

Early possession.

Apply tom

Box No. 583,

Care of Daily Prom-Office

FOR SALE.

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AROMATIC,

DRY.

MERCER TOURING CAR-Seater. Its "Dryness" is a feature which

with accessories, including twa spare wheels and one spare tyre.

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. has helped to give this drink the

Alexandra Buikings.

1801

FOR SALE, -BRUNSWICK STANDARD ICE MAKING PLANT.

Capacity tons per 24 hours. No. of Ice Cane-98. -

Weight of Block 150 lb., size 83" x 13′′ x 12′′] Compressor Pulley-40" dia, 94" face. Speed-160 RPM,

Atmospheric Ammonia Condenser-12 pipes 19 It lang. Complete with Ion Tank and Accessories

One 20 BHP Motor to provide power for above plant.

Further details and specification may be obtained from ----

AUEAL/REINS & CO. No, 3, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong.

845 Hongkong, April Rod, 1921.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE.

FROM NEW YORK.

THE

HE Steamship

"KAZENGA"

808

e that all Goods are being landed at their risk

HE Undersigned have received instructions

to sell by Public Auction,

(For Account of the Concerned), On WEDNESDAY,

the 27th April, 1921, at 11 a., at their Sales Room, No. 8, Des Virus Road, Corner of Ice Hours Street,

7,000 lbs. FORK.

77 is CELERY SEED,

Sound condition.

TEM-Caab,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

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STEAMER FOR SALE,

U

Offers

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are informe

popularity it so well deserves.

Pints. $125 per dozen.

Splits 80 ots

TRADI

A. S. WATSON

COM LTD.,

in

over

the

There is one further point which may Government is concerned extends over 300 square miles. Though there is so great a be raised in contrasting the public expon difference between the two places as ditures of the two places. Our military was $3,390,463 in regards extent of territory, the census expenditure in 1919. which has just been taken will probably 1990 it was $2.759,463. Shanghai'a mill- reven) that there is very little differencetary expenditure, which is confined to as regards population. Four-fifths of the the maintenance of the Volunteer Corps, population of Hongkong live in au aron has averaged about Tis. 50,000 a year. not much greater than the Foreign Settle During the war our expenditure on the ments of Shanghai, bat, though the whole Volunteer Defence Corps rose to taxable community is no greater in Hong 870,000 but owing to a large falling off.

from membership resulting kong than in Shanghai, it has to be borne in mind that money has been neces reintroduction of the voluntary system, sarily spent on public improvements and the Estimates this year provide for only developments, on road making especially | 838,330. The large sum in excess of this over an area of 300 square miles in this which agures in abstracts of the Colony's Colony as compared with an area of less expenditure represents Military Contri than ten square miles in Shanghui. Tobution to the Imperial Treasury which a small are like Shanghai the develop is on the fixed basis of 20 per cent of the revenue, raised. Thus the more wa ment is consequently more noticeable.

In the circumstances it is worth point-are taxed for local purposes the more we ing out that though Shanghai is generally have to pay in the form of Military Con considered a wealthier if not a larger tribution, Shanghai contributes not a community, the Government of Hong sent to the Imperial Treasury as Mili- kong han been raising for some tury Contribution. Before the war when revenue twice as large the Colony's public expenditure was in the years past a as that raised by taxation in Shang neighbourhood of seven million dollars hai. We believe the record year in efforts were made by the unofficial mein-

Hongkong was 1018 when revenue of

$is,083,948 was raised. The total ordinary rovenue of the Municipal Council of shanghai in that year was Tis. 3,804,577 This revenue of the French Concession is in the neighbourhood of a million tools.

We may carry the contrast between the two places a little further. EDEINE in his speech assumed that the now taxation is required to meet the cost in a large measure of the municipal

Mr.

and harbour developments of the Colony t

bers of the Council to get this Military

Contribution fixed at a sum not exceeding one million dollars a year, but all such

efforts were consistently opposed by the Officia! Majority. While the war was an there was very good reason for not con- tinuing to press the question, but surely the time has arrived when this question should be taken up again.

Police-Inspector Robert Lanigan has been appointed to be a Sanitary Inspector

Tenders are being invited for the erec

It is true that the Estimates contained a for Shaukiwan record vote for Public Works Extra- ordinary, counting to close upon five million dollars, but the real explanation of an outpatients block at the tion of the increased taxation to be found.

Government Civil Hospital,

in the serious Mr. J. B. Ross, of the Mercantile Bank,

decline in what been the main has been appointed Honorary Secretary

stay of our revenue.

As we have of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club.

already taken 1918 as a record year we will adhere to that year in making a contrust between the revenue of the two places under the heading of "Licences. and internal revenue." It will doubtless surprise a good many people to know that by far the largest source of the Colony's revenue has been, and still remains, Opium. In the year 1918, when the total revenue raised was $18,685,248 (as compared with 814,680,671 raised in

te the hazardons and/or extra-hazardons AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS, 1920) Opium contributed to that total no Godowns of Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

to rent.

No Claim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after April 20th, will be subject

All Claims

the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before Ind May, 1921, or they will not be recognised

broken, chaled and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on any TUESDAYS OF FRIDATS be tween the hours of 10.45 ., and Noos within the free stonge period of one week.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by:

THE BANK LINE, LTD, General Agents.

[825 Hongkong, April 18th, 1921. INDO-CHINA STRAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE TO" CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCETTA, PENANG

SINGAPORE.

THE

KOMSANG

TNDER inatractions received from THE EE Steamship.

MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, LONDON, are invited for the purchase of the

following Ra-Enemy Steamer Name of

Grose

Steamer Tonnaga Tonitege RANEE ĐÓ

-817 1906

"Iniy

having arrived from the abore ports, Consignees of Cargo by bar are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardons and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godows Terms of Sale and full be Company, Limited,' whence,' and/or from the ascertained on application to and permits for wharves, daivery may be obtained. inspection will be issued by MOUTE BOUSELAD Goods not cleared by April, 25th, will be & Co, Singapore; MessT BULLOCH BROTHERS subject to rent & Co Lrn Rangoon; Messr MACKINTON & Co., Hongkong; and the under MACKENZIE

signed.

SEALED TENDERS should be lodged with MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO., Cal- catta The Tenders which must be in Sterling, will be opened at Calcutta on FRIDAY, the 177 JUNE, 1981, and must be valid for 14 days after that date.

MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO. 16, Strand Road, CALCUTTA

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INDO-CHINA NIGAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM PAPAN

"WEST JENA" having arrived from San Francisco, ports, on April 25th, 1921. Consignees are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed at trie rink into the Hazardous and/or extra hsenivas Godowns of the Hongkong and Forlon Wharf and Godown. Co., Ltd. Kowiuuli, and abɔred at Consigases, rusk

Consignees of Cargo must produce an Import Permit signed by the Buperintendent of Imports & Exports, Hongkong, before Bil of Lading will be countersigned.

All broken, chafed and damaged Cargo is having arrived from the above ports Consignees to be left in the Glodowas where it will be of Cargo by her am bereby informed that all Examined 410 Ast on April 20th, 1981, Goods are being landed at their risk into the

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Stewhip

KWAISANG".

BIRTH

FR

The Order proclaiming Bangkok to he

place at which an infectious or contagi- ous disease prevailed has been rescinded.

The appointment of Mr. B. D. Crawford Morgan, as Manager of the Hongkong Branch of the import and export brm of Carters, is announced.

Mr. A. O Lang's appointment as an

unofficial member of the Legislative Couns cil during the absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak is gazetted.

Mr. C, H. Platt, by a letter dated April 6th, has resigned his seat on the French Municipal Council, at Shanghai, owing to his having to leave suddenly for Home.

less a sum than $6,680,622, while assessed taxes (that is to say the 13 per cent, tax un the valuation of the Colony) yielded only $1,934,440. Incidentally it may be explained that 1918 was made a record year from the revenue point of view by

Mr. Alfred Hicks, Editor of the Hong- reason of the fact that the Special War -kong Telegraph, who is going Home this rate of 7 per cent. was collected for a full work, on leave, was entertained to tifin year, yielding over a million dollars, at the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday by the staffs of the local English newspapers. HEAL-FIFIELD-At Peking, April 16th, Our financial difficulties have arisen Twenty journalists were present, with

ARTHUR JOSEPH HEAL third son of from the fact that the revenus from Mr. T. Petris in the chair. Mr and Mrs. James A. Heal, of Shangbai, to WINNIFRED EVE FIELD, Opium has of Toronto, Canada, MADEATH.".

HISTON.At Shanghai, April 8th, to Mr. and Mrs. FRED. J. HINTON, & son.

MARRIAGE.

been dropping during The name of every person who slept

the last two or three years at the rate of within the boundaries of the Colony last two million dollars a year, owing to night, is supposed by now to be recorded on the census papers which were deliver BARWISE. At Shanghai, April 17th, JOAN decreased sales." In the present yeared to every place of residence in the BARWISE, of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-not four millions are expected from that Colony last week, to be collected to-day son & Co., Ltd., Engineering Departsource as compared with the eight and ani na soon after, as the collectors, enh ment, aged 39 years, 315"

half millions which it yielded to the Trea-arrange. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

sent to the funeral.

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Hongkong Office: 101, Des Vœux Ro, C. LONDON Orror: 181, FLT Sezam, 2.0.

All brokes, chated, and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise, they will not be recognised.

A

No Fire Insurance will be effected by na “in” any came whaleteta,

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by ONE JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Las, MAIN AF General Manager.

[831 Hongkong: April 19th, 1921,

*ULEN” LINE OF STEAMERS, LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSIONERS. FROM UNITED KINGDOM. GENOA, COLOMBO AND STRAITS, CHE Steamship

The Baily

Daily Press.

Commander A. E. Johnston, R.N., late. GRAY-On behalf of the relatives of the Bury in 1915. It would be interesting to

Inte. Mr. JORS GRAHAM GRAT, Mr. and know, by the way, whether these decreased of F.M.S. Caira, has arrived in Shanghai, Mrs. CLIFFORD EDGCUMBE beg to ten-sales are to be accounted for by decreased having been appointed to command der very best thanks for many kind consumption or increased smuggling of H.M.S. Ber is well na to take up the enquiries made and for the lovely the drug into the Colony. If this decline position of Chief of Staff to Rear-Admiral Commander, Borrett. He succeeds. wreathes sent to the funeral.[854 The Reverend Mother FELICIE desires to is to continue to the point of almost total George B. Hartford, D.S.O., who is

thank all friends for their kind sym-extinction of the revenue from this source shortly proceeding Home.. pathy in the loss sustained by the the question of paying for permanent A Chinese paper states that Tuchun French Convent through the death of Sister MACABIZ and for floral tributes public works by means of loans becomes Meng En-yuan, of Kirin, General Li one which requires to be decided without | Haing, brother of the late Tuchun Li delay. HIB EXCELLENCY THE GOYZUNOB Shun, and a number of other gentlemen, have raised about $1,000,000 for the thinks that this community, which he establishment of a cotton mill in Shang described in the course of the last Budget hai. A deputy has arrived in Shanghai debate as ""* probably the lightest taxed to purchase a suitable land site and order. machinery. A contract for the purchase. community in the world at the present of machines has been signed and plane moment, can afford to go on paying for are being drawn up for the buildings. largo public works out of its income. It

The Shanghai Dock & Engineering: 00, remsins for the community to convince Ltd, had on view in their show-room in HIS EXCELLENCy that the limit of taxation Broadway Inst week a bronze memorial. tablet just made by them to the order of h already been reached.

Mesira Jardine, Matheson, & Co., Ltd, Unlike Hongkong, Shanghai has Preto perpetuate the memory of the officers ferred to raise loans for certain per and engineers of the Indo-China Steam manent undertakings. The Municipality's Navigation Co. who lost their lives in the balance sheet shows a list of twenty Silver Great War. The X-C. Doily News says the tablet, which is of a most effective, loans extending back to the year 1000, and artistic design and a fine example of and one gold loan authorised in 1005, but the Dock Co.'s skill in such work, will the total liabilities at the present time shortly be sent to Hongkong and placed in respect of the loan is less than twelve in an honoured position in the head office

of the Princely House, million tacls, which does not seem an

that the Treasurer in his latest report excessive burden on a wealthy muni- cipality like Shanghai. Wenote, however,

BoxGKONG, APRIL 26TH, 1931.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI.

Is the speech which Mr. EnXINS made at the meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce last week he re- marked: A visit to Shanghai, and a view of the rapid development that has taken place there in the spread of the sotticmonts away from the early business having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed the gentre, brings home how slow in the past Goods are being landed at their rist into in has been the development of this Colony hazardous and/or extra hazardons Godown of compared with that of the Shanghai

wharver, delivery may be obtained.

GLENIFFER:

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The death is announced in the Shang- engineering department of Messrs. Jar dine, Matheson & Co. About three weeks hai papers of Mr. John Barwise, of the

by the Company's Eurveyors, Mesurs, Carmi hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godown the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown settlements."Yet Hongkong has been remarks that the magnitude of the loans ago he was-operated on for appendicitis, of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Company, Limited, whence, and/or from the spending far more than Shanghai on now required from year to year, together but failed to recover from his illness.

- nasel & Clarke,

All Claims must be presented within Lea days of the stemmer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognized No Chaim will be recognized after the Goods have lefs the Gotowns, and Cargo undelivered band after May 3nd, 1921, will be

suffect to rental megfont

Consignese are requestod de send in their Bill of Lading for countersignature im mediately.

STRUTHERS & DIXON, INC

Agents for

Div. of Opr. U.S. Shipping Board, MERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION,

Godown Company, Limited, whence, and/or

from the wharve delivery may be obtained Goods not cleared by the 27th Apr, will be sabeat to rent jag trang khen y

All broken; cbafod, and damaged packager are to be left in the Gotown here they will be examined Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival, therise they will not be recognirs from No Film Ites will be affected by us in any one wheteror ***

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & COMLIDA

Goods not cleared by the 27th April 1921, at development work. There are of

will be abject to rent A broken, chased and damaged packages are very obvious differences in the problems to he left in the Goilewas where they will be and the scope of the public undertakings afted by Meatyn Goddard & Doughs, on with which the Governments of the two 7th April, 1921, at 10 AM Claim against the steamer must be presented within 30 days of places have to deal: The area with which

arrival otherwise they will not be recognised the Shanghai Municipality is concerned No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in la only 31 square miles, and the area

case whate

Bille of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE MATHESON-&

Innokon April 2012, 18215

with this univereat demand for capital indicate that the traditional methods of financing the Municipality will require interest charges in the future will be considerable adjustment, and that the considerably heavier than in the past

Mr. Barwise, who was previously with the International Export Co. in Barbin. joined Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & a year ago, and had been stationed in ness, he was equally esteemed in sporting circles, being a member of the Shanghai Shanghai-ever since... Poplar in busi Golf Club and also at one time a keen But the Shanghai taxpayers demand Rugby footballer, Mr. Barwise, who was 32 vents of age, is survived by a widow And young daughter der

deepest sympathy will be felf

the French Common is scarcely other band. with which the Hongkong increas

ther barsfurther-

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