INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
E have This Day witted M. C. H.
What This in our Firm
INTIMATIONS
THE BUNURUNG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 26cm, 1921.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
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LITTLE. ADAMS & WOOD. Hongkong, May 20th, 1921,
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NOTICE."
CORPORATION,
THE
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MEDICAL OFFICER,"
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HE post of MEDICAL OFFICER'in the ITTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that port of Chinking, China, is shortly
an EXTRAORDINARY MEETING falling VACANT. Enquirim should of the SHAREHOLDERS of the Boxo-addressed to the SECRETARY, BRITISH "RONG AND SHANQUAL BANKING CORPORA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, Chintang
TION will be held at the CITY: HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 28th day at Nook, for the purpose
TOTICE HEREBY GIVEN that we of May,
NOELOD IS ON CHARLES E. of considering and it thought it of po RICHARDSON our Hongkong Agent. Ming the following RICHARDSON will handle all matters pertaining to U.S. Shipping Board vessels operated by FRANK WATHANOUSH & COMPANY calling at Hongkong.
H. W. BURCHARD, Local Manager.
Hongkong, May 93rd, 1994.
NOTICE.
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LTD.
ERTIFICATE No. 4379 for 13 old "silver
shares Nos.14857,38 now converted into 60 Gold Bhares in this Society standing in the name of Bay, WILLIAM ROBERTS BEACH (Dressed), late of READING, has been LOST, and if at the expiration of one month from the date hereof the above document be not forthcoming the aime will be dermed cancelled and of no affect, and a Certifients for-the 60 Gohl Sharer will be inated in it stead by the Bocisty.
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
1984 Hongkong, May 24th, 1921.
UNION INSURANCE. SOCIETY
CANTON, LIMITED. «
OF
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. AYOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NOTICE IS YEARLY MEET
ING of the Society will be, held at its Head" Dee, Non, 3 and 4, Queen's Baiklings, Hong. kong, on FRIDAY, MAY 27TH, 1991, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1920, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 14th to 27th May, both days inclusive.""
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUS EDE,
General Manager.
Hongkong, May 5th, 1921.
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BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE
COMPANY. LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BOTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEET- ING of the Company will be held at ita Hend Office No. 3 and 4, Queen'e Buildings, Hong- kong, on FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1921, at 12.30.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1920, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 14th May to 97th May, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
U. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
Ilongkong, May 5th, 1921.
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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVE that the 52ND ORDINARY YEARLY MEET ING of the Company will be held at its Hood Office, No. 3 and 4, Queen's Buildings, Hong kong, on FRIDAY, MAY 27TH, 1921, at 12.15
for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1920, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 14th May to 27th May, both days inclusiva.
By Order of the Board,
0. MONTAGUE EDE,
. General Manager.
Hongkong, May 5th, 1921.
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PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD.
NOTIONAL ORDINARY GENERAL
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the aboye Company will be held at the HONGKONG Hort, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 81er MAY, 1991, at NOCH, for the purpose of receiv
the ing Hoport of the Directors together with s Statement of Accounts"
ats for the year ending 30th April, 1931.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from War, the 35th day of May to TUESDAY, the 31st day of May, 1921, botir daya inclusive.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY LTD,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS SON, General Managers, Hongkong, May 21st 1921.
resolution That the Directors of the ̈
the HONORONG ARD SHANGHai Başkınɑ CORPORA TION be and they are hereby re quested and authorised by and on behalf of the shareholders of the Company to take the steps neces-
for the introduction of an Ordinance into the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hongkong and for the enactment of the same by the Governor of Hongkong with the advico and consent of the Legisla tive Council thereof to effect the Amendments necessary to the Ordi nances under which the Company is incorporated and carrying on busi neas so as to allow of the capital of the Company being from time to time increased from 20 millions of dollars the present authorised capi tal of the Company to 50 millions | of dollars.
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ba
AMERICAN
CONFECTIONERY
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS LOAN, 1921.
ISSUE OF $20,000,000 LOAN. -Bearing interest. From the date of purchase as
7 percent per anama payable half-yearly
on May 1st and November 1st.
REPAYABLE AT PÅR ON MAY 18r. 1926,
FREE OF INCOME TAX AND
OTHER, DUTIES, PRICE OF ISSUE-100 PERCENT.
| Under the authority of the Struită Settlement
Loan Ordinance. 1921, the Treamer of thei Straits Settlements is authorised so fareive until further notice applications for Straits Settleruent Loan 1921 as above.
option of the
Boude will be rol at the ti
8.That the Capital of the Hoxoxoxo applicant either to Barer or go. Registeral
AND
SHANGHAI Basking. CònгORA. | Höller. TION be forthwith increased from
$15,000,000 to $20,000,000 by the cresiion of 40,000 New Shares of #125 each to be issued at the price of £70 on the terms after mentioned. Shareholders on the Eastern Regis- tera to pay for their allotments at
Registered Bonds will be transterable and' will
We
The total
The gross revenue of the Harbour, Offen just awakening to the country's pos sibilities of industrial and commercial last year from Government moorings development, who can measure the future and buoys was $75,448, about 80,000 more greatness of our port! If we have regard than in the previous year, to passenger traffic alone what great expenditure on the upkeep of these moor- possibilities the future holds The logs and buoys was $18.101.73. Chinens people have scarcely begun to
It is mentioned in the Harbour Master's travel yet. But twenty years ago the number of Japanese who travelled to annual, report that there are now some 42 fast and commodious privately-owned Europe and America did not seriously motor-boats plying in the harbour "for count with the Shipping Companies the convenience of the public, and that Now they represent a percentage of the they are "much appreciated by travelling public which is by no means Shipping, generally, # negligible, and it is a constantly increas
Mr. H. C. Wilcox, Sceretary of the
the
The plot of land between Nathún and Austin Roads, Kowloof, which, as we res
ing pereantage. It is only twenty-five years ago that we saw the first Japanese China Association in London, has been steamer inaugurating a service to Europe given permission by H.M. the King to that has grown to such",large propor wear the insignia of the 5th Class of the tions. Japan, in that short period, has Order of the Striped Tiger which has have just received developed magnificent mercantile feet been conferred upon him by the President which is now operating in all the occaps of Chinn for services to the Chinese of the world. China is still in its very Labour Corps in France. infancy in this respect, but we cannot doubt that the time will come when the growing ambition for national prestige among the Chinese people will Andorted yesterday, has been acquired by expression in the same direction. But Fred. Ellis's Estate Agency, will China, even without any considerable afford plots for the erection of a consider- ingresatile fleet of her own, is never likely able number of villa residences. to"lack shipping facilities either for frontage in Nathan Road will be excluded from this scheme, in view of the manifest the so long as various foreign companies show the pre importance this thoroughfare will have in sent engerness to supply the needs. ·
the near future, The vendors of this Doubts already arise as to whether existextensive plot of land were the Missions ing needs are not more than fully met. Etrangeres. The site is that knowti as
* Chater's Bungalow.""
a small
consignment
be few of transfer dits under the Stain very High-Class American freight or passengers Onlinare. 1907. Bearer Bourds will be tran ferable Ly delivery.
Holders of Bearer Bonds will be allowed t exchange them for Bonds to "Registered Hobler and Register Holder will be allowed to
for the equivalent in face value of Bonds of the same kind of higher or lower denomination,
A fee will be charged of 25 cents.for each registered, and of ten cents for each beater. Bood exchanged or applied for.
Al Bonds and the inlarent thereon will be known firm exempt from all duties other than estate daty and from all taxes, ried or hereafter tu be levied in the Colony.
of
Bunte
the rate of exchange for the Com-exchange that real or brave, tay la exchanged Chocolates from the well in these days of dull trade, and whether pany's demand Bills on London on whether registerel or the day on which the instalments ars due. 3-That the said Now Shares be in the first instance, in such manner as the Directors shall prescribe for that purpose, offered to shareholders ia the proportion of one New Share for every three shares of which on the 25th day of May, 1921, Share, holders shall respectively be the registered Holders, and that any New Shares not accepted by Share holders within the time limited by the Directors for that purpose be disposed of and allotted by the Directors in such manner and at sach price as in their discretion they shalt think best in the interests of the Company. ⠀-- 4-That the payment of the sum of £70 per share for each of the said New Shares be made as follows,
1st instalment of £35 on the 1st.
day of July, 1921.
god," and final instalment of,£35 on"]
the 1st. day of October, 1991.' 8.That the Directors issue to Share
ot
Bonds will be accepted at par in payment of Death Duties due to the Government of the Straits Settlements periled that it is estab- lished to the satisfaction of the Commissioner Stamps that the Bonds have been in the possession of the deceased from the date of issue or for a period of rix months previous to his death. Interest accrued on the Bonds to the date of such payment will be allowed.
The issue is an investment authorised by the Trustee Ordinance, 1814, and Trustees may invest therein, notwithstanding that the price. may at the time of favestment be above or below the redemption value of par.
The Principal and Interest of the Bonds are charged upon and payable out of the general revcunes and assets of the Colony,
The Bouds will be inaned in donomization of $100, $500, $1,0,0,.$,000, and 310,000 and will bear interest st 7 per annum payabla half-yearly holders, holding shares less than org bearer coupons attached to the Boad, the not a multiple of three,a fractional "certificate in respect of each share first coupon on each Bond representing interest to the next half-yearly interest day from the less than thres or in excess of a date upon which payment for the Bont is multiple of three and allot one Newm mac. Share to every person who shall Applications for loads must be accompanied produce three such Fractional Corby payment of the fill sunt payable in tificates on or before the lat. day of respect of the Bonds applied for, and may to July, 1921, and pay the first instal delivered to any branch in the bialy Peninsula ment in respect thereof.
of Chartered Bank of India, Australia and That after payment of the first China the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking instalment, and pending payment Corporation, or the Mercantile Bank of India, of the remaining instalment, Borip Limited, on or after May 2nd, 1911. Oartificates in such form as the Directors may determine be issued in respect of such New Share entitling the holders on payment of Application formy should not be sent direct to the remaining instalment, and sub-thie Treasurer nor should cheques be made pay. ject to such other terms as to approval, data for lodging scrip cer- tificates and otherwise as the Direc tors may prescribe, to be registered as the owners of the shares respec- tively represented by such Srip Certificates. 7-That interest at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum be allowed out of the profits of the Company on in-
stalments paid in advance of the dates when the- iama bàcoms "dus, and that registered holders of Scrip -Certificates for New Shares be entitled in respect of such Now Shares to participate in futura dividends on an equality with the old shares, in proportion to the instalments paid up,and from das dates for payment of sama. B-That interest at the rate of 8 per * centum per annum be charged on such instalment not punctually paid, and be paid with each such | instalment.
Federated Mulay Sales War Lab Bonds will be accepted at Parla payment of Subscrip- tion.
able to him.
In all cases in which it is requested that the Bonds be forwarded by post, the Bonds will be despatched by Registernd Post at the risk of the applicant, who must himself, effect any insur- ance that may be desired a provisional receipt,
In the first instance exchangeable in due course for the definite Bonds, will be issued in respect of each applica tion. Sals of Bonds over the counter will commence when the Bonds are available.
Applications should be made upon the printed Application Forms which may obtained, together with further copies of this Prospectus any branch of the above-mentioned Bank or at any Treasury or Money Order Office in the Straits Settlements, or the Federated Malay Stater.
EDWY L. TALJA,
Acting Treasurer, S.S. THE TREASURY,
Eingapore, April 26, 1921.
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REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
BE
WEST
8.—That all moneys received from pre- mium, on the said New Bhares be
For The HonGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, A. G. STEPHEN,
Chiaf Manager. Hongkong, April 28th, 1991.
added to the Sterling Reserve Fund. WING EXTENSION and the NEW GARAGE will be completed during the
BALE BY TENDER OF HMS "" CADMUS"
657
MENDERS are invited for the purchase of the above named Ship with Engines and Boilers and various auxiliary machinery on board
Fall particulars of the Ship, [966
conditions to view the ship may be will be issued on application
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY,
́LIMITED. ́/
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of this Company will be held at the Offices of Meurs. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, ON WEDNESDAY, the 17 June, 1911, at Noor, for the receiving the Report of the Directors tegether with a Statement of Acounts to April 2011, 1921.
purpovo
of
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com
WEDSEBAT, the Sush May, 121, to Wednesday, the 1 1921, both days melisive Directors,
By Order of the Board
Hongkong. May EU MEL
Pay will be CLOSED from the 1AT JOKE,
W. S. BROWN,
Secretary.
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Hale, and to the undersigned.
obtained on Forms of
to the undersigned. A deposit of $100 is required before Forms of Tender can be issued:
The vessel will be on view from the 23RD MAY to the Sath June, înolunïvē, between the hours of 10 AM, and 4 7.M., and Tenders must reach the Commolare's Office not later than 12 Noor, on MONDAY, 27th June. Length over all wit
211 ft
Length between Perpendicularal£5 Breadth extreme
6 in.
Depth in hold (Top of Keel to
Upper Deck Beam at side)... 15, 34, Nominal Displacement
1070 Tons,
Propelling Machinery - Vertical Inverted
Triple expansion (Twin of 1,400 LHP), Cylinders-High, Two of 117
Low, Two of 291
Intermediate. Two of 18" Stroke 20% Boilers Niclanass Water Tube, 4 No. EG. LOWE, Kaval Store Officer. Hengkong, May 19th: 19915
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month of June, 1921:
Brothers,
Chicago.
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.
BIRTH
Laxu.At Viadivostock, on May 1st, to Mr. and Mrs. L. V. LANO, a daughter,
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HOMONY OFFICE: 104, Da Vaux Bo...C. LONDON OPTION: 191, Fax Brawny, E.C.
The Daily Press.
Hongkong, Max 29TH, 1921,
HONGKONG SHIPPING.
fied.
The
Japan has achieved in Taiwan a brilliant colonial triumph."nys Mr. Poultney Bigelow, the well-known" Ame- rican author, traveller and diplomat, after having toured Formoen systematic-
indeed it will be possible for the ship ping companies to maintain on the Pacific Fun Buch large and luxurious vessels) as are how competing for public favour in the Eastern ports. Time must be left to prove whether the optimism of the Shipping Companies is yet fully justi, investigating especially the dapan
We trust that it will be; but.se methods of bringing peace and civil. whatever may be said of the stateisation to the aboriginal tribes of hend of the freight market at the present, authority on his subject, having for halfTM hunters. Mr. Bigelow claims to speak as na time, the volume of passenger trafe across the Preific continues to be sur to colonial problems. his duties, officia! a century devoted his attention largely prisingly large, notwithstanding the and otherwise, having taken him into high level to which fares have risen since the larger number of the colonial posses the war. Three great lines are leaving seas of nearly all the great colonizing Hongkong within a week, and each of Powera. them, we understand, will anil out of Yokohama' to cross the Pacific with its passenger accoinmodation practically fully occupied.
If it should turn out that there is not at present sufficient traffic to justify
THE HEAVY RAINS, LANDSLIDES AND HOUSES DAMAGE.
The continuous rain has, brought to light
n.m., yesterday, the
só considerable an addition to the ship-defects in many buildings and sharing ping facilities which are, to be afforded operations are being widely, carried out. this year on the Pacific we can at all
Just before six events be assured of the eagerness of the roof of No. 30, Pottinger Street col- Shipping Companies to enter for the lapsed. The police were promptly on the traffic when it appears to exist in scene, followed iramediately afterwards sufficient volume to justify the enter by Fire Brigade and Sanitary Board pris. The time must come when the coolies with ambulances and dead East will need as many ships as the West. From enquiries made amongst those who and ships fully as large. for the passenger traffic which must develop in
bad miraculous -escapes from death, it was learned thin three people were still this part of the world. Such large ships
buried under the debris as are now being put on the Pacific
Rescue work routes, not to mention probable develop some strenuous digging, all three inmates was immediately undertaken, and after
were brought out alive. Two soffered
carts.
they will be fit for discharge from hos pital in a few days' time.
ments on the Suez route, convince the community that the Government is showing no undue haste in procuring injuries which necessitated their removal expert technical advice as to what is to hospital, while the other was fortu- necessary or desirable to prepare the nate enough to escape with only a few The presence in the Harbour recently of harbour of Hongkong for the demands bruises.
He did not go to hospital. several now great ships like the T.K.K.which the inevitable development at the From enquiries made later in the day, Taiyo-maru, now in port, and the Pacific shipping business of the Far East must it was learned that the condition of the Mail Co.'s steamer Golden State and make upon it in the not very remote two injured persons is not serious, and the Admiral Line's Wenatchee, recently future. here on their maiden trips, and the knowledge that six other American ships of the same type us the two fast named, as well as a sister ship of the targer Empress liners, are to make their appearance on the Pacific run during The Hon. Mr. F. S. James, C.M.G., has the present year, serve to impress the returned from leave of absence and re public very forcibly with the growing sumed the duties of his appointment as portance of our harbour. A diagram Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements. 81ven in the Harbour Master's annual report shows, that the foreign trade of
A portion of the back wall of No.
The English mail, letters and news papers, of April sist and 28th, in expect, Elgin Street has fallen into Caine ed on
Fond. Fortunately no one was injured. Monday, by the lengute,
The collapse of the wall weakened the support of the roof, and the house was immediately vacated. Shoring work was from the P.W.D. and the roof was made promptly undertaken under instructions. safe.
The total output of the Kailan Mining
The Management having, received numerous the port, as represented by its shipping Administration's mines for the week applications for monthly quotations from Tocal rendents who are not owners of private cars, tonnage, has not yet got back to pry ending May 7th, amounted to 86,741 tons, have decided to allocate a limited number of war dimensions, but with all these large and the sales during the period to 70,311
purpos, and now beg to sunounce ships calling at the port this year in tons. rooms for this the following inclusive rates
double spite of Revere depression in trade, wo * Two C) persons-scoupying ons
"cam with private bath, covering attendance, komla (winch may be taken either at the Ropales Bay Hotel or at the Hongkong Hotal Main Dining Room) and transportation, one trip in and out ech day during specffed
·
Four
Hotel
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The road from Laichekok to Castle Peak, on the mainland, has been closed to traffic as the result of landslides.
COMPANY REPORT.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION- CO., LTD.
We are informed by Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., General Managera of the above Company, that, after taking into account the payment of interim dividends made in October, 1920, and in February last, also the sum of £8,093.
shall probably so the figures for 1981 A Chiness living at No. 89. Queen's establishing a record only, how Rond Went reports that his house was ever, to be improved
upon
in entered by burglars on Tuesday and futuré... years. hours (excluding Sundays and Public Hall stands as the record year, when the were removed.
At present, 1012 4,705 Hongkong silver dollars, in a safe, $600 month for two persons..
per
two double tonnage entered at Hongkong represent- persons occupying - two rooms with private baths, overing attending the entire foreign trade in British Mr. H. Matheson, chief accountant of 25. 3d brought forward from 1919, and, ance, mcale (which may be taken either as the and Foreign ships, junks and steam the Chartered Bank, is leaving for Eng/after providing far depceciation and all Repulse Bay Hotel or at the longong launches, reached the 12,000,000 tons land on holiday this week, travelling vid Main Dining Room) and transportation, Le ane trip in and out ach day during specified work. From that time till 1917. the America. He depurts to-morrow (Friday) hours (excluding Bundays and Public HɔF- days) $450 per month for two person in the period of the Great War to the
line in the diagram shows a steady decline by the Admiral Line steamer I enatchee The difference in rates above quoted is explained in follows - The rate of $500 is 10,000,000 tons mark, and from that point The Ministry of the Navy at Peking has for two persons in cae cur, and the second it steadily rises again until laat year published an emphatic denial of the persona are prepared to share one car for the tonnage recorded was 11,834,591. Or rumour that the Kiangnan Dockyard has transportation.
this figure British, shipping represented been mortgaged. There is absolutely no No extra charge to raidents will be made in connection with the ngular Tes and Dinner 5,748,403-toria, and Foreign shipping foundation for the rumour, the statement Dansaata or Entertainments. held
4,811,355, making a total of 10,550,759, Bays, BEPULSE BAY HOTEL
thas leaving a little over a million tons
quotation of $45) serers, cases where four
1
Monthly residenta millabo le entitled to the free one of the individual bathing tents on the bench:
For further information apply is writing to the undersigned. “
HONGKONG HOTEL CO, ULD. J. H.TAGGART,
Matinger.
as representing junks and steam+launches engaged in Foreign trade.
special repairs and renewals reservo contingencies (including transfer to
£50,000 and to equalization of dividend fund £30,000), there remains a balance in respect of the revenue account for the year ending 31st December, 1920, of 2134,085 0s. 4d.
It is proposed to pay the balance of dividend on preferred shares, namely 35. per abare, and a final dividend on de ferred shares of £2 10s, per share, and
to carry forward to next year's account
the sum of £3,278 Da. 4d. Income-tax will be deducted from all dividend warrants. issued in London but not from those) Japan papers announce the death at the issued locally, which will be payable at Atami Hotel, Atami, after a long illness, Exchange 25. Bld.. the T.T. rate ruling
When wo contemplate the fact that of Mr. J. B. Maxwell, for sixteen years a on 25th inst. Hongkong is one of two main entrepots biker in Kobe, and previous to that time. The fortieth annual general meeting of of a vast territory populated by over for sixteen years with Messrs, Cornes &of the General Managers at nooit ve four hundred million people who are Co., of Yokohama
the Company will be held at the offices.
Wednesday, June, 15th
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