1923-05-03 — Page 6

WE

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

E have authorized Mr. K. KASTMANN

to Sign our Firm Per Procuration # from THIS DATE on.

BORNEMANN & CO.

Canton, Ist May, 1923.

R

NOTICE

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DEGINALD MEIN AUSTIN has THIN DAY been admitted a Member of, and been anti orined to sign the Name of our Company

ROBERT JARDINE PATERSON has been authorised in Sign for the Company Per Procuration."

JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD., Hongkong, 1st May, 1823.

NOTICE

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S from TODAY'S DATE and during the Absence of Mr. FREDERICK CHARLES HALL, we have anthorised Mfr. HENRY WILLIAM MOON to Sign Insurance Policies as Manager of our Insurance D.partment.

JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 1st May, 1923,

NOTICE.

„BORNEMANN & CO.

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WE have THIS DAY commenced Business

General Merchants. Importers, Exporters and Commission Agetits in Hong. Eng/Canton. The Firm. a of ZEDELIUS WESTPHAL & CO., CANTON, has been taken over by us an loing Concern.

BORNEMANN & CO. Temporary Offee in Hongkong:

No. S Dea Your Road Central. Hoogkong/Canton, 1st May, 1923.

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SUZUKI & COMPANY.

NOTICE.

TOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN that

SUZUKI & Co, has been taken over by SUZUKI & CO. LTD.. a Company established and registered in the Empire i Japan, with a Capital af Yen 20.000,000 (Ten 30,000,000 paid up:

"NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that SUZUKI & CO., LTD. will mamge and continue all the Business entered into by Fuzexi & Co., and will be responsible for the due payment of all liabilities of that Firm.

SUZUKI & CO.,

By their Attorney,

ICHIRO KAWAGUCHI,

SUZUKI & CO., LTD., ·

By their Attorney,

ICHIRO KAWAGUCHI......

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1st May, 1923.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE

THESECONDGYMKHANA MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY, on SATURDAY, 5th MAY, The Charge for commending 3.15 Admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1.00, Soldiers and Sailers in uniform Half Price. Members are advised that they must show their Badges to obtain Admission to the Members' Enclosure.

Each Member has the right of introducing 9 Non-members to the Members Enclosure, Tickets for whom cap by olitained from Maakra. LINSTEAD & Davis, at 15.00 each up to Friday, 4th May.

The flawards invito the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.

NOTICE.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

(755

NE Certificats for 3 Shares Yos ADU One Certideste

ONE 12693/12035

and if at

for 3 Shares Nos. 12698/1998 in this Company standing in the Name of LI HIM U asil

CHEONG respectively have been LOST, the Expiration One Month from the Date hereof the above documents be not forth coming, other Certificates for the said shares will be issued by the Company and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.

A. S. WATSON”& CO., LTD. Hongkong, 6th April, 1993.

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HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

NOTICE OF CALL.

Issue or 95,000 Shares oF THE NOMINAL VALUE OF $10 Each ($2.50 PAID US),

00

Necond Call st $2.50 per Share

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Each of the 95,000 Shares allotted on the gt day of November, 1927, has been made by the Compary, and that much Call will be payable to the Company's Bankers, THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, at Hongkong, on the 15th day of MAY, 1923.

For and on

on Behalf of the HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND.. CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD., F. J. EASTERBROOK,"

Acting Scoretary. Dated the 24th day of April, 1923.

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THE HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS' SHARE AND REAL ESTATE CO.

Ne, B, Des Voeux Road.. Telephone C. 4306.

BUYERS of CANTON ICES.

DAIRY FARSIA EWO COTTONS, HONGKONG CEMENTS. BONG KONG REAUCIES. Hosakоso Rorns. KOWLOON WHARVES. ORIENTAL COttoss. SHANGHAI Docka. SINCERE CONTANILS. WATSONS.

SELLERS of Humpuazye' EstaTES.

COLONIAL DISPENSARIES. ·._ ON LOK YUEN Restaurant9. [697

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRK38, - THURSDAY, MAY 3RD, 1933.

INTIMATIONS

THE HOXOKONG LAND INVESTMENT THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE}|

AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.

LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be MEETING of the abore Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE held at the offices of Messrs JARDINE, MATHESON Ce LIMITED, Pedder MATIEsoy & Co., LturTED, Pedder Streek Street, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong. Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on Day of MAY, 1934, at MAY, 1923, at 11.20 AM. O'CLOCS in, the Noox, for the purpose Forenoon:-

1.

تا

#

thought it,"

CLA

and.

on THURSDAY the THIRD day of THURSDAY, the 3 stmordinary For the purpose of considering, and, Resolutions tent to

if thought it, passing an Extraordinary Resolation to the effect:

That the Conditional Agreement to the meeting for the

ubation, with this "Company

Liraited

Hongkong Central Estate

upon the terms (inter alia) of the nequisition by this Company of the complete undertaking, busi ness, goodwill and property of The Hongkong Centred Estate Limited in return for the issue to tint of 10,000 shares of this Company of the

value Komisa of 125 each credited as fully paid up being four shares of $25 each of this Company for each share of $100 ench of The Hongkong Central same is hereby approved and the the Directors be and they are hereby authorised to say the said Agree inent into effect with wel (if

nay) either before or after

Limited,

isation thereof as they may

think fit. N-A copy of such said Conditioral Agreement as he inspected at any tísnes during business hours at the

Office of the Company, I

1.-Tut

er this

namely

effect an with

amalgamation and Invement and

Company

Agency view therota ihis Company be wound up voluntarily and that Honace PERCY SMITE of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong be and he is hereby appointed Liquidator for the purpose of such winding up.

"Limited, and with a

That the Conditional Agreement submitted to the Meeting for the amalgamation of this Company with The Hungkong Land lavestraent and Agency Company Limited upon the terma (inter alia) of the acquisition by The Hongkong Land investment and Agency Company Limited of the com plete undertaking, business, goodwil and property of this Company in return for the issue to this Company of 40,000 shares of The Hongkong Land Invest-

ment and Agency Company Lunited of the nominal value of 245 cach credited as paid being four shares of $45 of that

ompany for

for each share of 3100 cach of Company,

be and the is heraby

approved and that the Liquidator be and he is hereby Rather ised,

to Section 185 of The Companies Ordinance 1911 to adopt the said Agreement and

PATTY the same into effect with such (if any) modifications either before or after the execution thereof as the said Liquida-

think expedientz

tor if

oria Building, Queen's Road Central, afovernid, "audi at ting oflice dř Mesars, Denton, Harston and Shenton, 1, Virus Road Central, Victoria afores De sairi, Solicitors tu the

Company 2-For the purpose of considering, and

thought it, approving the draft, new Memorandum of Association of the Company which will be submitted to the menting

print of such new Memoranduin of Association and a print of the Memorandum of Association existing of the Company may be seen at the Registered Office of the Company,

• Building, Queen's Rond Coiatral, etoria

aforesaid, and at the office oỀ Messrs. Deacon, Harston and Shenton, 1, Des Voux Rosd Central, Victoria aforesaid, Solicitors for the Company, #%? the portions of the proposed new Memorandum of Association which differ from the existing Memorandum of As- sociation are indicatei by being under- lined in red..

|

N.BA copy of

said Conditional

Agreement may be inspected at any

during business hours at the

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

E

MANY

makes it very unlikely, hard-headed Ameriosa will put capital iats.

out for any departure from the provisions tow of the estates have been able to pay of the ordisance relating to the in-

a dividend, creasing release of rubber for export,, Th» ¦ that enactment provides that if the price of business rubber during the quarter ended April rubber planting unless there is a clear 30th should average 1s. 3d., a further 3 prospect of rubber selling at something. per cent, would be released.

The price in the neighbourhood of 2. per ls, and.

of rubber is certified to have averaged it has to be borne in mind that it takes between fiteen and eighteen penge something. like seven years before pound, and on this ground there was no plantation can be brought inld bearing. justification for departing from the letter] The restriction scheme appears to be of the law, The increase in the gradually putting the industry oned exportable kilowaner became automatic, nguin R hasis which will ensure

There will doubtless he a differ reasonable margin of profit to the pro- ence, of opinion in rubber producing ducers, but we are not likely to see rubber circles as to the advisability of increasing again selling at 6 and 79, a tb, an the export allowance, but it will be con- the producing companies paying extra soling to shareholders to know that the vagantly high dividends." But there is consensus of opinion appears to be that no reason why they should continue aur

longer 'lu pay none at a'l„

WHISKY the release of a further five per cent.

Perfect!

Gives

Satisfaction

because it is a Skilful

Blend of the Best

Highland Scotch

WHISKIES,

ence.

Among the passengers who left by the

need not seriously disturb their confid- One trade circular recently attri- buted the easier tone in the rubber market to the expectation of the further. stemer Kurmania, for Londos, yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. D. W.. release, but it was added that, as the Tratman, Mr. N. Teesdale Mackintosh estra 3 per cent. "of rubber will cost Mr. J. Bentley, Mrs. Parker Rors. Mra estates practically nothing to rolnes F. R. J. Adams, and Mr. B. T. B the celine in the price is practically Boothly.

effed by the larger quantity which estatica

will have for disposal. There is evidently The rain during the past 24 hous mus£' smo importance to he attached to the Plave ten very welcome to the farmers who grievance that, dishonot producers have were lauginning to make gloomy forecasts. found loopholes in the Restriction regarding the next rice.crop owing to the Scheme which has enabled them to export absence of rain. The total fall appears more rubber than, the stipulated percento have been less than two inches, The Some very heavy lines have been register at the Observatory at 10, a.m. yied in one or two cases lately yesterday showed 1. Isincli, Malaya for rubber sing, and tha

A correspondent writes to ask whether Severnment is Costed it hessary it is not possible for the Tramway Co. ts. introduse. fegislation angending the

Five more frequent service to Happy

Etage.

Registered Office of the Compay, Vie of Great Age, matured Restriction Ordinance with a view Valley after 5 p.m. Hundreds of people

Building toria

Queen's Road Central, Victoria aforesaid, and at the office of

Mesars.

1. Des Peacon. Harston and Shenton,

Road Central, Victoria

the aforesaid -19,000 shares of the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company Limited shall in

in pursuance of clause 8 of the aforesaid Coxlitional | Agreement be allotted ns and from the 2nd day of July, 1923, to members who are on the Register of Shareholders of this Company on the date of the con- fromation by this Company of the Special Resolution confirming the said Agreement.

+ Acresang, Solicitors to the Company:

Should the meeting approve of such naw Memornutium of Association, with AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO A. or without modification, the subjoined GIVEN that A FURTHER EXTRA- Resolution will be proposed as an extra ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the ordinary Resolution, namely:-

Company will be bald at the same place (b) That the provisions of the on THURSDAY, the 4TH DAY OF MAY, Company's Memorandum of Associa- 1993. at Noox, for the purpose of re- tion with respect to its objects boceiving a Report of the Proceedings at altered so as to rear as shown in the above-mentioned Meeting and of con. the print signed for the purpose of firming, if thought fit, a Special Resoły- identification by the Chairman of tions the above mentioned Resolutions.

Dated this 17th day of April, 1923.

By Order of the Board,

L. S. GREENHILL

this meeting.

3-For the purpose of considering, and if

thought it, approving the draft now Articles of the Company which will

be submitted to the meeting

A print of such new Articles and a

Secretary to the General Managers. NB-The necessary steps will be taken

in Sherrywood

Casks.

I make their way to the Valley after busi- ness hours for a little recreation, but the

proportion of trams from the city would seem to be about fur for Causeway Bay

rectifying the defects of which complaint; is made. The increase in the fixßortable allowance is certain to disturb for a time the rubber share market, but there is now a growing confidenge" in the future of the to one for Happy Valley, and whereas industry because the discussions in the the Causeway trams are often practically past year have fully informed consumers

of the legitimate grounds for restriction.pty, it frequently happens that thers on the Happy is not standing room and the Rubber Growers' Associat.on and Valley ears between 5 and 6 o'clock. We pass the grievance on to the management.

the association of Rubber Consumers in America

now to be united

appear

S. WATSON & supporting a policy which aims Mr. C. R. Jönsson, Berthing Officer is

CO.,

LTD.

39

lieve that Wine & Spirit Merchants-

Establiszen 81 YEARS.

print of the existing Articles may be to divide each of the existing 50,000 Hongxong Orizon: 154, Das Vaux Bo., a ween at the Company's said Registered shares of $100 each constituting the Loubor Orice: 131, Fire Graar, E.O. Office and at the said office of Messrs.

present Capital of $5,000,000 of The

Deacon, Harston and Shenton. In such Hongkong Land Investment and Agency print the portions of the proposed new Company Limited into four fully paid-up Article which differ from the existing shares of $25 each and thereafter to in- Articles are indicated by being under-crease the said Capital from $5,000,000 to lined in red.

Should the meeting approve of such an Authorised Capital of 810,000,000 by the now Articles, with or without modifica creation of 200,000 newshares of 225 each. tion, the subjoinel Resolution will be

as an Extraordinary Resolu

pro amey

Lion,

(c)

the new Articles already approved by this Meeting and for the ser use of identification sub- by the Chairman thereof

be

and the same are hereby adopt- ed as the Articles of the Company to the exclusion of and in substitu- tion for all the existing Articles thereof.

Should the above-mentioned. Resolutions and e) be passed by the required majority they will be submitted for confirmation as Special Resolutions to a further Extra- ordinary General Meeting which will be sub- sequently convened

Should the secourl of the above Resolutions (2) be confirmed as a Special Resolution by the requisite majority, the alterations in the Company's Memorandum of Association consequently involved will be submitted to the Supreme Court of Hongkong for con- firmation.

Dated this 17th day of April; 1923.

By Order of the Board,

L. S. GREENHILL,

Secretary.

M.B.Tho necessary steps will be taken

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LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

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The Daily Press.

HongKong, May 3rd, 1023.

not so much at keeping the price the Canton Customs, and Mrs. Jönsso gery low

nt stability of prices are leaving Canton on home leave, und coupled with a supply adequate to meetail on the Empress of Australia. Mr. requirements. We may reasonably be. Jonsson has been in Canton for twend this further release of ears and his departure will be regretted rubber would not have been sanctioned by a large number of friends, of all-

nationalities, whose esteem he has won. by the Colonial Office waless it were His work, which has been carried out. entirely satish that a gal review with efftioney and tact, has often led hi of the position justifies ti step and into tight corners during the troublous involves no menee to the steady recovery times experienced in the Canton distric of the industry from the injurit bas of recent years, but he has alwaya suffered in the past two or this yeart. scocessfully overcome his difficulties

There has been corsi dejable propa. He has come into constant touch with the ganda in the United States against the Chinese authorities of all parties→→ rubber restriction "measures in British capecially the naval and military-in, thứ... territorica. Congress has granted à performance of his duties, and it may, Large appropriation for investigating safely be said that they have one and all the poraibilities of rubber cultivation in appreciated his invariable courtesy and the Philippines and in other American efficiency, while the people in generale territorios, and the India Hubber Manu- regard him as a friend.

MORE - RUBBER

EVERYBODY · interested in rubber will facturers Association of Great Britain bo concerned over tho DOWS

that which is also intorested, of course, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the from May 1st the exportable maximum in the cheapnesa of the supply THE LATE SIR HENRY MAY.

FIRST ANNUAL ORDINARY

bera trying to interest the GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD. of rubber from British producing centres has

No

•

753]

By Order of the Board of Directora,

S. J. JORDAIN,

Secretary.

the

WINSTON CHURCHILL

who

STATUE TO BE UNVEILED TO-DAY. ERS will be held at the HoraKONG HOTLL, has been increased from Go to 65 House of Conizens in the question by on SATURDAY, 5th MAY, at NOON.

The statue which, is to perpetunt the The TRANSFER BUOKS of the Company per cent. of the standard production representing that the American action is will be CLOSED from 25th April, 1923, to under Rubber 8th May, 1923, both days inclusive.

Export Restrica patter of grave national importance.memory of the late Sir Henry. May, tion exactinents. The recent fall in This bas bought into the controversy 0.0.M.G., LL.D., who spent practically, the price of rubber, taken in enojne. Mr.

was the whole of his life in the service of the tion with big exports from Ceylon Colonial Secretary when restriction was Colony will be unveiled in Statue introduced. He has issued a useful state-Square this afternoon at 5 o'clock by and Malaya had inspired some PX- poctation in the producing centres ment, the whole case for restriction being .. the Governor (bir R. E. Stubber that the release of another five per augeinctly stated in the first paragraph R.C.M.G.)," la

the presence of the cent for export would be delayed, which reads:--

Unofficial members of both Councils, One of our According to n Reuter cable published a

principal means of members of the Civil- Service, and sub- wrek or ten days ago that appeared to paying our debt to the United States is

the provision of rubber. Before the scribers to the fund which was raised fort FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY be the prevalling feeling in London STEVENSON scheme was brought into force the purpose of erecting the statue." TGENERAL MEETING of Shareladers rubber circles abo.. The fall in the price at the end of last year we were selling it will be remembered that when the

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned

on THURSDAY, the 10TH MAY, 1923, of rubber during the past quarter our rubber round about ed. a lb-that

Inclusive.

1922.

been from

There has been B natural

is to say, far below the cost of prolato Sir Henry May's resignation of the about 6 contsduction. On this basis the plantations Governorship of the Colony owing to at Noox, for the purpose of receiving the ling to divide cach of the existing 50,000 shares Report of the General Agents, together with (traite currency) in Junuary to could not have been maintained, and the ill-health was announced by the Secretary, of 8100 each constituting the present Capital Statement of Accounts for the year ended cents according to revent information-whole industry, in which quite £100,000,000 of State for the Colonies in the early part of this Company of $5,000,000 into four fully The BARE REGISTER and TRANSFERuivalent a fall of 3d. per lb., in falling into ruin. We were surely under of 1919 the Unofficial members of both

of British capital had been sunk, was paid up shares of $25 each and thereafter to BOURS ill be CLOSED from the 20th L-ados. increase the said Capital from $,000,000 to

no obligation to supply the United States Councils promptly decided to initiate a an Authorised Capital of $10,000,000 by the instant to the 10th May, 1923, both days action in rubber shares, but, according with rubber balow the cost of production. movement for expressing, in a permanent cruation of 200,000 new abares of 125 each.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, to a recent Reuter's cable, the Financial rubber manufacturers will be at all form; the community's sense of appre

I do not believe that the United States General Agenta,

Tinies attributed this reaction to be due injured by the measures taken to secure ciation of Sir Henry's unique record. Hongkong, 19th Aprî, 1923. [739

to defects in the enforcement of the stable price for rubber at levels which Thy Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., Stevenson Restriction Scheme, parti-enable the industry to exist. On the con-

trary, some of their best authorities have Senior unofficial member of the Executive cularly in the liberality of production expressed the opinion that stabilization Council and a close personal friend of licences granted to antive owners., The at 29. & fb, would allorde perfectlys Henry May for many years, was paper expressed the opinion that many satisfact, I would be preferable to the elected Chairman of the Committe which of the existing loopholes in the carrying violent duotuations which otherwise would undertook the arrangements, and he was out of the scheme would be gradually have followed on the bankruptcy of the

HỌNGEONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

· CORPORATION.

CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY. TENDERS FOR THE SUPPLY OF LIQUCHS AND REFRESHMENTS ON THE THEOUSE TRAINS ON THE ÁNOVe Railway,

name of CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY" will be

.

satisfactory basis, for the American manu-

NOTICE IS THEREBY GIVEN that Deanitive Certificate No. la 6856 dated 21st December, 1020, for 35 Shares umbered 24012 to 24919, 27996 to 37990, TENDERS which should be clearly the new allocation of licences occurred in with prica of 6s, and 7a.

TIS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED stopped and ventured to hope that, when producers and the collapse of so many mainly responsible for raising the fund, 84506 to 34511, 35843 to 85837; "Provisional

plantations. This is. would compary of which Mr. H. J. Gedge was appointed Certificate No. 57/768 dated 30th May, 1921, marked "TENDER FOR THE SALE OF

a b. which treasurer. Sir Henry. May, on being for 11 Shares, numbered 130243 to 130253 and REFRESHMENT AND LIQUORS OF Máy, a loss generous standard of produc- ruled a few years ago.

approached in the matter, acceded to Provisional Certificate No. 57/1045 for

Incidentally it may be remarked the wishes of his friends and gave attinga nambered 131492 registered in the man THE THROUGH TRAINS ON THE tion would be fixed. On these grounds the

rubbor producers have not

to the well-known sculptor, Sir. Bertram. Mr. BIN YER BICKQUA are reported to have received at the Head Office of the Chinc iqurnal advised rubber shareholders not that

slow to point dut to the been destroyed by fro; and should these Section at Tai Fi Tou until Noox of to sell What advice it would give now, bem

Mackennal, K.O.V.O., A.R.A., to whond certificates not be produced to the Bank before THURSDAY, MAY 3rd, 1923, the 13th day of May.

rubber shareholders would probably be great consumers in Amerka that when the work of executing the status WILE Forms of Torder and fall particulars may be for the

•ing New Certifion

and the aforesaid obtained at the Head. Ofce of the Chinose be interested to know, It has to be borne rubber fell to 7d. per th, there was no entrusted. Certificate No. bls. 6666 and Section at Tai Sha Tou or at the Head Office in mind that there is still some oppo- corrispending fall in the price of tyres. The statue of Sir Henry May is it Provisional Certificates Go 67/769 and of the British Section at. Kowloon 57/1045 will be thereafter treated by this

gyva among producers, and stily Planters in Malaya and Ceylon can bronzo, and shows him peated in a chair, Corporation as Null and Void.

The Railway does not bind itself to accept more among consumers, to the policy of perhaps afford to view with equanimity wearing his official uniform as Governor of the Colony. It is about 7 fent in restriction, which the Colonial Office bas the American threat to produce rubber height, and rests or a pedestal of polished to take into its consideration, and in their own territories, since the, expor Peterhead granite, placed on a lower very strong case would need to be tanda ience of the past few years, when very pedestal of local granite,

the Highest or any Tender

Manager,

R. BAKER,

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By Order of the Court of Directors

A. G. STEPHEN,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 13th April, 1923.

WEN TER CHANG, Managing Director,

British Section. Cantoa, 26th April, 1923.

Chinese Ecction.

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