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NOTICE.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD.

NAL RUINARY GENERAL OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the will be held at the HONOKONG abora HoTL,

THE Pubšio are hereby informed that

CENTRAL, And DES VIKUK ROAD CENTRAL will be CLOSED to VEHICLE TRAFFIC from FRIDAY, 1ST IST., until further Notice,

E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police,

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JACKSON Road between Quers's Roap 23Doug on WEDNESDAY, the

17th May, 192

HONGKONG WAR MEMORIAL.

UNVEILING THE CENOTAPH,

5.30 T¤ MAY, 1923.

(UBSCRIBERS shonkl apply for Tickets as soon as possible to Mr., J. TRAYER, c/o Messrs. Butterfield & Swine, or to Mr. W. GALLOWAY, 'e Messrs Jurtine, Matheson & *Co., Ltil.

Tickets will be distrilatest_thrig's "Noval and Military Autorities. British Legion. Farm Club, Harbour Office (for Mercantile Marine Oficers & Engineers) al Central Police Station.

Other Sections of the Community may obtain Tickets in the Entrance to the City Hall oa Baturday, Tuesday and Wearsluy, 19th 22nd and 23rd May, letwu the Hours of 10 AM, und Neus.

Each Ticket admits One Persen. Thero will no charge for admission to the

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BANK HOLIDAYS.

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[N accordanes with Ordinance No. 3 of 1012, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS MONDAY, the 21st InstaST

Hongkong, 18th May, 1993.

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CLUB LUSITANO.

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¡Ã¤ por este nicio convida shin ex uembros das associações potuguesas ( 34 Demais membros da comunkade portuguesajara branirem na Sala "Luiz de Camies" do Club Lusitano, na Sexta-feira, 18 do corrvate, a 5.30 at, a fim de aratur d'un projecte que se acha exposto no vestibulo do mesmo Club.

P. A. HOSARIO. Hongkong, 18 de Maio de 1923, (850

Secretario.

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10.5, at 11:00 AM, for the purpose

of receiving the Report of the Ductors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year suding 30th April, 1823.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 18th May to Thursday, 24th May, 1923, both days inclusive,

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

fan Hongkong, 16th May, 1993.)

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

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FIFTIETH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at its Head Office, UNION BUILDING, Hongkong. WRIDAY, 25th MAY, Uy at Nook, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Director and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1922, and of declaring Dividends, eta

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 11th May to 95th May, both days inclusive."

By Order of the Board,

PAUL LAUDER

Acting General Manager. Hongkong, 4th May, 1993.

The 98

BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-SEVENTS ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will

INTIMATIONS

PARTICULARS of

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY

Situate

No. 13, WING HING STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG,

To be Bold by Order of the Mortgages

By

PUBLIO AUCTION}}

IN ONE LOT On THURSDAY,

The 147 Day of Juss, 1993, MS 3 O'CLOCK. P.M. By

Mac, LAMMERT BROTHERS

As Tuwin Oryton," "DuDoRL SYLIK,

THE Property consists of First ALL O and of situate

at. Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office as SECTION A of INLAND LOT No. 3168 together with the message13,

erections or buildings thereon now known B

Wing

Hing Street and Secondly ALL THAT strip of land at the

· TORP

of the said Section A of Inland Lot No. $166

a scavenging lane. All of which pre- being mises are held for the residue. of the term of 75 years from the 15th day of May, 1916 created by the Crown Lease thereof together with the raluable machinery now situate in

or upon the said premises at at No.

Gordon Street.

Particulars and Conditions o: asle may be obtained from

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MT, HASTINGS & HASTINGS

Solicitors,

8, Des Vox Road Central

jand Hesar. LAMMERT BROTHERS'

Auctioneer

NS. "CORDILLERE.”

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE

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be held at its Head Office, UNION BUILD CONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSEIL INO, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1923, at 12.15 r., for the purpose of reesiring the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1922, and of declaring Dividends, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 11th May to 27th May, Loth days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

PAUL LAUDER. Hongkong, 4th May, 1922.

Acting General Manager.

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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

THE HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS N FIFTY-FOURTI ORDINARY

SHARE AND REAL ESTATE CO..

No. 8, Des Vans Road. Telephone No. C. 4300.

BUYERS of UANTON INSURANCE“.

HONGKONG TEAMWAYS. PEAK TRAMATH.

STAR FEBRIES.

YANGTZE INSURANCES.

SELLERS of COLONIAL DISPENSARIES.

Honggoyo ReaḥTIES,

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THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE THIRD GYMKHANA is red for SATURDAY, JUNE 2nd, 1993. Draft Programmes and Fatry Forms may be obtained at the Race Course, Hongkong Ch and Causeway Bay Staldes

Entries Close Saturday, 19th May, 1923.

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PROPOSALS FOR BEEF & MUTTON, -Ofier: DEPARTENT QUARTERMASTER PHILIFFINE DEPARTMENT. 31anila, P. SEALED PROPOSALS, in Triplicate, will be received here until 11.00 AM, MAY 22ND, 1929, and then opend for furnishing BEES and MUTTON Fresh Frozen. Further informa. tion on application.

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NEWS FROM THE OLD COUNTRY.

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➡END 13/- and_we will mail you regularly every week for 52 weeks a copy of any British Weekly Newspaper, such as: Lloyd's Teople, Tit lits. Pearson's, etc., etc. etc Hundreds of papers on our Big List nailed free. A different paper cent weekly, or the earne publication for 52 works. 13/-pays for a year's subscription, including, postage Most unique and up-to-date service, greatly appreciated by members throughout the Empire. -

Bond 13. to-day to PERIODICAL POSTING CO., PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND.

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-NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

AND

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.

CONSIGNEES DE COmpany's Steamer

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be nharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consigned's risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Gedown on and after 10th biay

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, UNION BUILD ING, Hongkong, on FDAY, 26th MAY, 1923, at 12.20 P., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1992, and of declaring Dividends, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 11th 3lay to 25th May, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

PAUL LAUDER,

Acting General Mabager.

[800 Hongkong, 4th May, 1993.

HONGKONG HIDE & LEATHER CO., LTD.

N°7

TOTICE" IS HERESY GIVES that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG HIDE

LES, etc. and also Cargo COMMISSAIRE RAMEL" from COGNAC HAVRE etc., in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the axception of Opiam, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risks into the Godowns of the Hongkong, Wharf and Godown Go, Lad, at

Kowloon hence delivery may be obtained

only after landing

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees before Noos, To-day, requesting it to be landed here.

INTIMATION

1818, 1929.

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WATSON'S

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WHISKY

Gives

Perfect Satisfaction

because it is a Skilful

of

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by A. the Undersigned, Goods remaining unclaimed after the 18th instant, at Noon, will be

abject to rent and landing charges.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 22nd inst, 1993, or they will not

recognized.

be

All damaged packages will be examined on Friday, the 18th last, at 10 am, by Mossre Goddard & Douglas.

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No Fire Lasurance has been effected.

·R. RODENFUSER,

Acting Agent Hongkong, 12th May, 1923.

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TO LET.

4

FFICES in UNION BUILDING-Four

Rooms on Fifth Floor. Apply UNION, INSURANCE SOCIETY, OF CANTON, LTD,.

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TO LET.

of the Mercantile Marine, and among electrical power-enginvers“ had only recently been removed,

Two cases of plague and three cases of small-pox were reported in the Cajony on Wednesday, all Chinews. There was als Review one Chiness eas of diphtherin. two "tho | Chinese enavy of enteric fever, one Chinese Con | casa of cerebrospina! fever-and a Chiärsi „Aber | case of puerperal fever.

But

As the writer in Harel remarks, relatively to the country, it is possible to a in so lengthy a list as th of workers affected is but zemalj the dislocation caused by a stóppage of work cannot be matured in terms of the industries diretly capcorned, for reduced output and limited purchasing power in one direction re-net upon the whole at munity. It follows that the cost of labour disputes must always be much greater than the direct loss to the industries immediately concerned, and the establish- nient of an equitable basis for wages is therefore a matter of general concern.” Only a day or two age while glancing at the Annual Repors of the Commissioner of Customs at Hangehow we came across a local illustration in point, It BVLUM that the Seamen's Strike in Hongkeng last year made itself felt even in that distant district, for wie read that the

season's strike at Hongkong was

falt

riously by the repercussion it had, a

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momentary

stop

to the

Among those who left by the Emprise of Asia yesterday were Mr. and Mrs, L. Birkett, Mr. and Mrs. A.-H. Compton, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. I. Conant, Mr. C. S. Gubby, Eng.-Capt. H. L. "Garwood, Mr. and Mrs F: C. Hall. Mrs. J. II. wan Gonnep Luhrs, Madame L. Negre, Mr. G. N. Orine, Mr. J. A... Plummer and Mra G. G. N. Tinson.

Chinese" Government · railway retains for the year 1922 which ara ikt !

**only

show 4 approximat,

deficit of $00.000 on the Canton-Kowloon line. The whole of the Gaverum re, tail-

way shows an approximate sur tax, of ' renue over expenditure anomalag to 1,620,15, which is a little more than two millions below the surplus shown in 1921.

I!

It forced

The Cuzlau Daily News says that the supplies to Canton of the Lungchingnewly appointed Salt Commissjoner has

green' ten,"

ta growers

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Blend of the Best Highland Scotch WHISKIES, Great Age, matured possibility of dealing with it as a whole.

It therefore, entailed less asked the Generalissima to allow the well 15 nwrekopta | 08, the Pel to proceed to Hongking to A consideration of this interdependence | escort catt junk, to Canup. It is stated of one industry upon another leads that about one hundred of these junks are Barclay's reviewer to remark that the lying in Hongkong harbour or just out- problem, is compliented, by the fact that, side it, and that they are afraid of being under existing conditions. there. is a pivated on the voyage to Canton. „

in well seasoned

Sherry Casks.

S. WATSON

CO., LTD.

Wine & Spirit Merchants

ESTABLISHED 81 YEARS.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MAr· 18rų, 1929. -

The 8. Pulshin, as she was coming The interdependence of industry upom | industry is admitted, yet each separate down the River, ferm Canton on Wednes's trade is newertheless” organised as if it day night lost one of her propellore, She were a water-tight compartment and, in was able to prcered with the other, how. the event of disputes arising, concilia-ever, and arrived at Hongkong the next tion is necesarily limited to an attempt sorning. She was later taken to Taikoo to bring together the employers and the Dock where the necessary repairs will be employes in that particular industry.effected, and she should be ready tes While no one will deny that very great contiune in the run next Sunday night. advantages can be and are secured by existing methods, yet it may be that having regard to the failure of wages in & different industries to readjust themselves

WAGES AND UNEMPLOYMENT

in an equitable manner in relation one to another, the time is not far distant, the writer suggests, when a much wider conception will have to be taken of the responsibilities involved in establishing wage basis in a particular industry. It is possible, he points out, for both wages and profits to be too high in certain trades in relation to an average standard, and when the product is of vital import

Wo learn from the minutes of tho

Chamber of Conterer in British North Borneo that the Hoo, Mr. H. R. Halifax.

Secretary for. Chinese Affairs, is shortly to visit Sandakan. All employers of labour" who are members of the Chamber have been invited to offer suggestions for improvement in estate labour, etc., which might be faced before a meeting of the Chamber which Mr. Hallifax is to attend.

The Hon Mr. W. 1. Jupp has resigned the Chairmanship of the British North Barco Chamber of Commerce und also Hongkong "Office: 10A. Des Voeux Rd,. C. Landon Offies: 131, Fleet Street, E.Canoe to other industries the coat to the his sent on the Committee. The official trade of the country may be far more minutes state that the Committed accepted than the mount represented by the these resignations with regret nul resalved inflated profits or wages.. Possibly," to convey their thinks to Mr. Jupp for he saya.

** there is no remedy for this, what he had done in the past, expressing ather than the slow operation of economic the hope that on his return from Aug- law, but if some mentis could be found of tralia Mr. Jupp, would again take an hastening the removal of wage anomalies, active, interest is the work of the | considerable step in the direction of a | Chamber.

return to normality would have been with Tennis Lawn and Garage for Two DURING the past few mouth, the achieved." The supporters of the motion When an old Chinese was charged as employment returns in Great Britain which was introduced in the House of the Magistracy, yesterday morning, with | have been showing steady improvement,

Commons recently, affirming the socialisa unlawfully having in his poséession a re- „ A cable to-day tells us that laat week tion of the country's industries to be volver, Mr. el Arculli, for the defence, they improved by 14,000. Unemployment statistics to hand by the latest mail from desirable would have gloried in support Home show that a month ago there were of this kind from such source as

Barclays Bank. still more than 1,200,000 workers registered · at the Exchanges as wholly unemployed, so that if the absorption continued to proceed at the rate of 14.000 8-week, it would take nearly a couple of years to

EVEN-ROOMED DETACHED HOUSE

Apply to PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING.

& LEATHER CO. LTD. will be held at Car, 67/69. Dek Vroux Road Central. Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, or WEDNESDAY. the 30TH DAY or MAY, 1923, at 12 Noos, when the Sul-joined Resolutions which were passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company hold on the 14th day of May, 1923, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution namely:

4. That $1,656 of the unissued shares of $10.00 be divided into 129,140 shares of $1.00 each.

B. That the Capital of the Company be divided into two classes of shared namely 48,344 ordinary"A" shares of $10.00 each and 190,140 ordinary "B" shares of $4.00 each and that the provisions Following in regard thereto have effect, that is to say:--

Optional cargo will be tando salose notice.

has been given prior to Steamer's arrival.

All broken, chatod, and damaged goods

aro

to

be left in tho Godown where they will

between the hours

Tuesdays and Fridays

be examined on any 10.46 am, and Neon within the fres storage period.

No claime will

I be admitte have left the Steamer Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 2nd May, will be subject to rent.

after the

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the

they will not be recognised. State Insurance will be acted.

No Fire

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 15th May, 1923

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(1) The ordinary "A" shares aforesaid shall be those shares, which ars numbered 1 to 48,343 inclusive and one additional $10.00 alare which it and when issued ahall be numbered 48,344.

The ordinary shares aforesaid

(3). The

issue

shall be those #sissued shares of $4.00 each which will, when issu brumbered 48,345 to 177,485 inclusive ordinary

"B" shares said shall as from the date or dates of

me fully asne fully paid rank equally with the said onlinary "A" shares he regarde dividend-transmissibility conference or rights to vote and distribution of assets in the event of winding up (4) If the Company shall be wound

ир

the surplus assots shall be distributed as nearly SUM may

members in proportion to the dumber, of shares held among the mem

eld by them at the commencement of the winding up. But this clause in

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ADVERTISEMENTS

Letters are lying at this Office for

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no

said that old man was on his way to Mauritius. He asked his Worship to take a lenient view of the cas? He pointed out that the revolver was not in good order and was much more likely to cunse. injury to the fan who used it than to the person at whom it was pointed. Sub. Insprutor: Grastaid that the Captain Superintendent of Police did not take n serious view of the case, and he was pre- . K.E the Governor and. Lady Stubbs arepared to leave the matter in the hands of giving a ball at Government House on His. Wership. The Magistrate imposed a Saturday, June 2nd, in honour of the nominal fine of 85 and ordered the res King's, birthday.

volver to be confeated.

Mr. E. Amon, the new Japanese Consul General at Canton has arrived to relieve Mr. Fugitu.

absorb them all. But it is futile to hope for such a consummation. The unemployeds problem has existed even in times of the WANTED by Married Couple,

Childres, Furnished or Partly country's greatest industrial activity, Farnished HOUSE or FLAT at Fesk or and, at the best, it is only possible to Lower Level Apply Box No. XM. c/o hope for a large reduction of the prosent Daily Prous Office

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appalling total of people wholly un employed. This possibility manifestly The silk forwarded from here by the WARCHITECTURAL DRAUGHTS trade revival, and a writer in the arrived in New York on May 12th having ANTED-One crTwo Good CHINESE depends upon the continued' progres of C.P.SEmprise of Russia on April 19th MEN. Applicant to forward Samples of Draughting and applications by Lotter only to Monthly Review issued by Barclay's been 23 days in transit, the Hosoroso REALTY AND TRUST CO., LTD. | Bank, Ltd., very apposito'y points out Powell's Building, Des Youx Road Central,

that this progress will be retarded and

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COMFORT EYE

The House of Representatives at may possibly be entirely suspended, by Peking has drafted regulations for the recurrence of stripes trade disputes registration of trade marks, and forward. When the last mail left England, a striked them to the Senate for its concurrence, of agricultural labourers, was proceding

The announcement that Mr. Yoshizawa, Legation here, is to return to Peking as Iorinerly Secretary of the Japanese

Minister, will be welcomeri, says the Far Bustera Times, not only amongst the arral foreign ecminunity, with whom but in Chinese official and social circles, Mr. Yoshizawa was deservedly popular. in both of which he has already a great

many friends, as well, Mr. Yoshizawa re

in Norfolk In the building trade, on Mr. Chen Hing-hon, the new managing present the younger and more liberal the eve of the introduction of further director of the Kwangtung Section of the type of Japanese diplomat, and his ap- mozeures to relieve the housing difficulty, Canton Hankow Railway, is accusing the pointment to Feking serves to confirm tha the operatives had by a very large managing-director, Mr. Wen Liang-yi of

steadily growing impression that the majority declined to accept conditions having absconded with more than 2000,000 Japanese Government is seeking to re to be without prejudice to the mesus better health and better results which in the view of the employers were belonging to the railway administration.

adjust its diplomatic relations with this. rights of the holders of shares from your work, and if your eyes require the ntmoet which could be conceded

country on more liberal lines than it has issued upon special terms and glasses you have careful and expert Among the coal miners, especially in South

Nous reached the Colony yesterday from

followed for several years past;,

conditions,

E. PEPPERELL,

ARTIFICIAL COMPLEXIONS.

That the Articles of Association bexamination in Btting the proper correo Wales, there was grave discontent and a Shanghai of the death of Mr. John amended by the deletion of clauses 107 tion. Eye comfort requires also just an rong novement was in existence to Marshall Conway, who for about two and 128 thereof.

expert eure in the manufacture and terminate the national wages agreement years was sub-editor of the Hongkong To consider the alectics of and to elect find is worth while to consult a reliable under which the industry has been Telegraph.

He joined the Shanghai farther Director or Directors.

The rules of various Arkansas school. By Order of the Board,

firm, devoted exclusively to optical work; relatively immune from disturbance sinos Mercury last December. Mr. Conway was

have been upheld paint over ten years experience in the Colony. the termination of the 1921 dispute. In well over 40 years of ago when he came boards prohibiting girl students from

using powder and Acting Secretary. 845]

You will find zo better equipment any

the Potteries, after protracted discussion, to the East and was unmarried. He saw by the Arkansas Supreme Court as just CAFE, karo and Guamateed Lure for where than in the office and factory of the suggested reduction in gross wages active servire in the Great War from and reasonable, four justices concurring was expelled from the school for using Leprosy Leucoduris, Patches, Marks, The Hongkong Optical Co., succemors to of 10 por cont. had been rejected and a 1910 to 1918, serving with the Rifle and a dissenting. Miss Pearl Pugsle Eruptions, Pimples, Eczema, etc. in Four Clark & Co, Manufacturing and Block-out was threatened. Difficulties were Brigade in France and Belgium. The lipstick, whereupon she common.col to Weeks. Patients willing to be trentod are requested to write. Ra. 7 to 8 (83.50) Per adjustment of your glass. Your will being experienced also in the jute in late Mr. Conway's death will be regretted fight for her rights, and attained national

prominence and also much sympathy Week. Full particulars Free under cover fracting Opticians, located in 53, Queen's dustry, in Dundee, while the danger of by his colleagues and friends in Hong the country where climatic conditions de "Sat"Woks, Beadon Sugare (HP) Cikatia.

not favour good complexions, a stoppage among the officers and seamen kong. Boad Central--ADTI, (India)

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