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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC

SOCIETY.

GENERAL MEETING of the Society will be held at the St. Jons's CATHE DRAL HALL on MONDAY, 20TH AUGUST, at 5:30 PM.

It is hoped that All Members will endeavour to attend others intervsted in Music are www.cordially invited.

EL BULLOCK,

Hos. Secretary.

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THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD.

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE DOLLAR(81.00) per Share for account 1993 will be payable on THURSDAY, the 23RD AUGUST, 1923.

Shareholders are requested to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company's Office, St. George's

Hongkong..

of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 14TH AUGUST, 1913, to THURSDAY, the 233D, AUGUST, 1991, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TUMES & CO.,

General managera.

The TRANG BOOKS

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PUBLIC ADOTION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRE88, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST STE, 1998,

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

OFFICIAL NOTICE. PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIPS

NAME

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

DOLLAR

tha

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE

for. per Share Six Months ending 30th June, 1923, will be PAYABLE WEDNESDAY, ETHAUGUST, on which data Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office.

GEORGE THOMAS EDKINS, Manager, of the Firm of BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE (nader Power of Attorney for Jous SWIRE &

Diausgers, SONS, LTD., General

CUINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD.) hereby give notice that, in consequence of instructions from the

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Owners to change the names in

conformity with their practice in other Posts, I have will be CLOSED from Thursday, 26th July, to applied to the Board of Trade, under Section Wednesday 8th August (both days in- 4 of the Merchant Shipping 1894, inclusive), during which period no Trander of

Shares can be registered of respect of the andermentioned

By Order of the Board of Directors, JOHN ARNOLD, Secretary. Hongkong, 10th July, 1993

Hongkong. Official numbers, tonnage,

STOS mentioned below, and register tonnage as heretofore owned by Tax CHINA NAVIGA COMFANY, MITED, & Billiter Square, London, 'E.C. 3, 16. permission to change their names as mentioned below and to have them registered in the new usmes at the Port of Hongkong as owned by The CHINA NAVIDA TION COMPANT, LIMITED, LONDON,

Any objections to the proposed choage of names must be sent to the Registrar of Ship- ping at Hongkong within seven days from the oppearance of this advertisement.

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P.&O.BANKING CORPORATION.

LIMITED.

(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND 1990). with which in afiliated

THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD.,

INDIA.

Present ofcial

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Toonary!

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ABTROPISED CAPTITAL

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Dated at Hongkong this 8th day of August,

Q. T. ADKINS.

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■ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on

MONDAY, the 13th day of 1993. August, 1923, at 32.., at the Office of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENT TEX GOVERNOR of one Lot of OROWN LAND at Shankiwan in the Colony of Hongkong, for ■ term of 75

with the option of renewal at a Crown Beat to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 TOATE...

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Balz

Reglatey No.

483 to 48

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

AND

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

TONSIGNEES or Company's Steamer

DARDANUS are bereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Cunsignee's risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf, The Carge will be ready for delivery from Godown on and aftor 7th August.

bac

cargo

Optional will ba landed, unless notice

been given prior to Steamer's arrival,

All broken, chaled, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will bo examined on any Tuesdays and Friday! hours of 10.45 am, and Noon between the within the free storage period.

No chims will be admitted after the goods Godowe, and all Goods Steamer's BATO

Laft the remaining undelivered after the 13th August, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 17th August, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents

Hongkong, 6th August, 1923. -

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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD,

FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON AND STRAITS.

The Steamship "BENGLOE"

(ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform

ed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowas of the HONOXOXO and Kowloon Whaar & Godown Company, Lap, whenco, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 14th inst, will be subject to rente

All Claims against the Bteamer must be proscated to the Undersigned on or before the 21st inst, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, uhafed and daunged Goods are to be Loft

in the Clodowas, where they will be

#xamined on the 14th inst., at 10 am

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

LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents

·(1145)) Hongkong, 7th August, 1923.

GIBE

SOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

The Steamship "DUCHESSA D'AOSTA"

FROM KOBE

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowican, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained..

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unleas notice to the contrary be given before 7th inst

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 13th inst., will be subject to rent

All claims against the steamer must be to the Undersigned on or before prosented to the 23rd

inst., or they will not be recognized. All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 13th inst, at 10 am, by our Surveyors, Mesars Gounaru & DOUGLAS,

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countorsigned by

DODWELL & CO., LTD,

Agents.

(1152 Hongkong 7th August, 1925,

Situated,

TO LET.

TREE OFFICE ROOM8. ↑ Contrally

Apply P. O. Eox 259.

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|BITISHER—Qualife! BOOKKEFPER

BEHERST teds 140 and

40 respectively, ofers his Services in Return for Board and Lodging.

Will any Firm please accept? Personal interviews solicited.

Apply Box No. 1150. c/o the Hongkong Daily Press.

"HYSON FROM NEW YORK ARRIVED 31.7.93.

K

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50471

H-2 cases Culicura Soap

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

«Original Endorsed Delivery Order on HOLT's WBARYS for the sixve Packages is said to have been LOST and is therefore declared

all and roul

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents, **0, S. 8. Co, Lo. & C. M. 9. N. Co., LD. 1154)

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

TPRESS bare heen removed to 1, THEOffices of the “HONGKONG DAILY CHATER ROAD (3rd floor), to which Address all Correspondenca should be directed.

Hongkong, 16th July, 1923.

THE KOWLOON HOTEL, HANKOW ROAD.

OPENING

13T

NIRST.

SEPTEMBER. and Most Up-to-date Six Stories of Commodious and Rooins

Large

Airy with every Modem Appliance. Elevator to Every Flour

and to Roof Garden. Hot and Cold Water Electric Lights, Fans and Bells through- out. Exceptionally Well Ventilated Bar and Billiard Rooms. Moderate tariff and most Excellent Casine supervised by Experienced Chef. Monthly and Family Bates can be. arranged at Most Reasonable Teras,

For Terms, apply to

Mrs. J. J. BLAKE,

Managercas.

Fesidential and Tourist Hotel.

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OFFICIAL NOTICE. PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME.

SUBSCRIBED AND PAID UP ... RESERVE FUND

HEAD OFFICE

£5,000,000 £2,304,180

£110,000

123, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C. 3. WEST LONDON BRANCH: 14-16, Cockipur Street, London, S.W. 1.

EASTERN BRANCHES Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madras, Columbo, Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai.

"The Corporation undertakes General Banking and Exchange Business of every description and in addition to its Branches has Agencies in all the principal Cities of the world

0. CHAMPKIN, Manager.

INTIMATION

JOHN DEWAR

& SONS, LTD.

PERTH, SCOTLAND.

By Royal Appointment

to His Majesty -

The King.

WHITE LABEL'

FINEST

members, but including others like Mr. An Interim dividend of one dollar per Dardisions and "Mr. Gronas LAMBERT, share is ganounced by the Hongkong who have been prominent among the Rope Manufacturing Co, Ltd. erities of the schoruc, emphasized that Singapore, from its position, was casentially a defensive, not an offensive,

· station;"and he gave a rough descrip- tion of the Ficet in Far Eastern waters.

Inspector "Tom" Mellows, of the River Police at Shanghai has been pro- moted to the rank of Superintendent,

Silk forwarded from her by Empress

He spoke of the advantages of a graving of Aria on July 19th arrived in New York as opposed to a floating dock, and urged on August 3rd having been 29 days in the necessity of keeping a strong Im-transit.

perial force in the Pacific. Admiral Sir PERCY SCOTT, on the other hand declares it to be a fraud to get Australian monoy for ships that can be of no use to them, and a fraud to tell the Australians that building two docks at Singapore for our largest battleships will assist in their defence. He calls this "à contradiction of positive, fact,” for he maintains that "everyone knows that we cannot keep in the East or send to the East a strong onough Fleet to compete with the Japanese."

If the Japanese are among those who know this it must be intensely gratifying to them. They, at all events, do not ap pear to be seriously disturbed over the

SCOTCH WHISKY alleged menace. Mr. DARBISHURE, M.P.

OF GREAT AGE.

AWARDED 50 COLD AND PRIZE MEDALS.

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Five cases of enteric fever were notified to the Medical Officer of Health during the three days ended the 8th inst. All occurred in the City of Victoria.

Mr. R. J. Birbeck, Headmaster of the *. anchai English' School, who has been under medical treatment for neuritis in the right arm for some months past, left. for Home yesterday on the Sarpedon.

We notice that in the King's birth day honour list the only recipient of any decoration is Hsin Yung Chi, coxa- wain of the Government steam launch. Alexandra at Weihaiwel, upon whom the British Empire medal has been ferred.

CO2-

Messrs. Benjamin and "Potts, share. brokers, have been advised by their Shanghai office that the Shanghai Cotton Manufacturing Co., Ltd., are making a dew issue of 40,000 shares at par- now

share for old shares.

Books will be

closed from August 18th to August 3rd.

Various reports, says the Canton Com missioner at Wuchow, point to the fact that a large traffic in native opium is being carried on on the West River by means quite out of the Customs control,

3,182 taelis only a negligible portion of it.

22, Des Vainx Road Central, Hongkong. THE VICTORIA VAT base in Java, or Sumatra, in close proxi and the amount seized during the year.

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS .co.. INCORPORATED,

HEAD OFFICE:

NEW YORK CITY.

INTERNATIONAL BANKING-SHIPPING-TRAVEL.

Eighty Offices aro established in the Principa Citics of the World to provide Commercia Organisations and Private Individuals with s complete World Wide Banking, Shipping and Travel Service.

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT.

The finest old

very

SCOTCH WHISKY.

As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.

SOLE AGENTS :--

DEPOSIT AND CURRENT ACCOUNTS A: S. WATSON

FOREIGN EXCHANGE. LETTERS OF CREDIT, TRAVELERS CHEQUES. LETTERS OF CREDIT. STEAMSHIP PASSAGES. HOTEL RESERVATIONS BAGGAGE INSURANCE. CABLE AND POSTAL REMITTANCES PURCHASE OF BILLS OF EXCHANGE,

Every approved Banking Blupping and Travel Transaction.

P J. VANHECKE.

Manager.

RUSSO-ASIATIC" BANI,

+

Boubles CAPITAL (FULLY-PAID)

*** 55,000,000 RESERVE FUND

26,960,000 CAPITAL CONTRIBUTED BY THE Kep. The

CHINESE GOTERSMENT

3,500,00

RESERVE FUND

+

HEAD OFFICE:

'F

Paris Rue Boudrea

LONDON OFFICE:

64, Uld Broad Street, E.0.2.

BANKKES:

1,750,000

LONDON: Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Curris & Do. Boriete Generale pour Favoriser Developpement du Commerce et de l'Indur trie en France,

PARIS: Societe Generale pour Favoriser le Developpement du Commerce et de l'Indur brie en France.

LIONS:

Baiero Generale pour Favoriser le de Paris et des Pays-Bas,

Developpement du Commeros et de l'Inde trie en France. NE Yons: The Irving Bink-Columbia

Trust Company.

SAN FRANCISCO: The Crocker National Bank

of Ban Francisco.

[BRANCHES IN ASIA I

WE HELERY GIVE NOTICE that in consequence of uniformity with the combination of Name of the other vessels owned by us under the name of Cu os Changchun Hanko Manchouli Tientaln

of No. 205, Chefoo | STRANE COMFANT, LIMITED,

Harbin Nowolwang Urumtein of Lok Street, Victoris, in the Colony Dairen Hongkong Peking Yokohama

bavę :

of Trade applied to the Board

Hailar Kashgar Shanghai under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1804, for permission to change the name of Steam launch "CHINA" of "Hongkong, Official No. 152099, Gross Tonnage 30.30, Register

Топподо 11.24

24 hitherts owned by us to the name of "CHIU ON" and to have her registered in the New Name at the Port of Hongkong as owned by us.

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HONGKONG BRANCH:

Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits, Terms on application. Local Bills disconnied. the World. bought and sold.

Foreign Exchange on the Principal Cities of

RA. RODGERS,

CO., LTD.,

Wine & Spirit Merchants.

PHONE 616.

for Westbury, and formerly for many years a mercnaut at Singapore, perceives that the Americans are seriously portarb ed and are talking of proposed develop mente in Pearl Harbour, in Honolulu (which, if our memory correctly, they have been doing ever ainee they occupied the Hawaiian islanda), and Mr. DARBISHIRE perceives also that the Dutch are getting anxious, and there is now talk of a Dutch naval

mity to Singapore." It is amusing to find another ex-merchant of the Straits, Mr. F. G. PENNY. who is also now a member of Parliament, writing to the Press saying: "Mr. DARBISHIRE knows as well as I do that British and Dutch interests in the Far East are identical, that the Dutch are fully aware that the danger which a naval baso. at Singapore is intended to avert is an even greater mennee to them than it is to us," "And that the creation of that base would not only be welcomed by every Dutch statesman and strategist who has given the matter a moment's thought, but would relieve

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Governor-General Wood, of the Philip- pine Islands, has cabled to Washington, giving notice of his intention to abolish de

O.D. system shortly. It was ex; plained that the service has not proved advantageous to the Philippines, and that only merchaute in the United States and consumers in the Philippines are bene- fited.

Yesterday's Cotuntand Orders retro- duce an extract from the London Gazitte anbourcing that the Government of the Czecho-Slovak Republic have conferred the Croix de Guerre ou Major E. A.E. James, R. Another extract announces

that Captain and Accountant Officer $ 0. Cook, MC, has resigned his commission, and retains the rank of Captuia.

& them of very serious anxiety." The out standing fact is that the scheme for the Singapore naval base was started: and worked out by the Admiralty under, à Shanghai has been experiencing a pat wave. The A. Duity New, of August Liberal First Lord, and it has been and says: The thermometer wich adapted by successive First Lords and hangs outside te shop of Messrs. Brewer Committees of Imperial Defence, who Co., Ltd., was reported as registring

on Tuesday no less than 110 degre have unanimously regarded it as When observed by one of our represale. essential to the safety and well- tives yesterday, however, the instrument being of the Empire. In rejecting as no longer in the sun and registred

only 102. Da Silva-At Shanghai, on July 30th, a scheme which has behind it the on- to Mr. and Mrs. C. J. DA SILVA, B dorsement of such an array of expert daughter.

opinion, the House of Cominous would TOMLINSON-At Peking, on July 25th, to be incurring a grave risk, to say nothing

the wife of Major P. S. TOMLINSON of passing a very unflattering judgment. Yat Sen) 18 like an erratio old dy D.SO, R.A.M.C., a daughter.

BIRTHS.

'On

.

the nation's

expert

advisers. What

· MARRIAGES...

Shanghai, would be the use of employing them if MATTHEWS-PHILIP.-At

August 1st, GEORGE EDUAR, son of their advice is to be disregarded? Me and Mrs. G. W. Martuews, of to JESSIE, Wandsworth, London, daughter of Mrs. PHILIP, of Huntly, "Aberdeenshire, N.B. UNDERWOOD-ARDAIN-In Paris, on July 20th. Joun HERBERT UNDERWOOD Lo Melle LUISETTE Shanghai, ARDAIN (Shanghai).

DEATHS.

There is one other little feature of the controversy which, is worth noticing. The Admiralty's estimate of the cost of this undertaking" is £10,500,000, Mr. DARBISKINE says, with confidence, as the result of his experience of public works in Singapore, that this estimate will be Lawsos-At Shanghai, a July 30th, very largely exceeded before the works from cancer, after a long suffering are completed.. On one occasion he said ins, JOHN ALFRED LAWSUN, aged the probable cost would be early 5 years, of British Cigarette Co., Ltd

£20,000,000. Sir PERCY Scort goes one WEATHERSTON.1, London, on July 30th,better, by magnifying the figure to

Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C.

The Daily Press.

Hongkong, AuGUET STA, 1923,

A member of the Chinese Parliamot, in the course of an interview Mr. Bodey Gilbert had with him" said: Northerners says that Sun Wen (Dr.

ruling a household with imperious ins under the drection of a group of maki our servant girls, but we forget tat Tao Kun is a good-hearted old ma trying to run a household under be stewardship of a select group of rogun"

A victim of the heat at Shanghai lat weck was Archibald Gerrard, Brith subject aged 51 years, a night stewed on the Blue. Funnel steamer Sa pedu. While on duty on Wednesday night, l.. Gerrard seemed to be in ordinary heal, but he died apparently at abouté o'clock, and was found a few hours Intr by one of the crew. The ship's physicia, he due to a sudden attack of het who examined the body, found death a

apoplexy.

circles.. in the Settlement the had beog mewhat unwell before going to Tsingtas for a much-needed rest-N-U. Daily News.

IDA EMMA, widow of the late T. J. O. 30,000,000. Mr. PENNY, who deplores Miss Emily B. Bate, a Shanghai scho WEATHERSTON, of Messrs. Butterfield

mistress, was drowned while bathig & Swire, aged 8 years.

these airy statements" writes: "Mr. on Tsingtao beach, recently

She ha Dasbishing's 'confident' assurance that gone into the surf alone. Being unab the cost of the works will be very large- to swim, when a big wave overtook he „sucked under in deep water. The doceal ly exceeded is based on his experience she got into difficulties and was final of the Public Works Department, and led lady was a member of the teachin not of works undertaken by the Admiral- staff of the Shanghai Public School fo ty, and it is only fair to point out that Girls, and was well known in scholasti

the clgineers who are planning' (or rather have planned)"the new scheme have had to guide them not only the experience gained in the construction of Many friends in Hongkong will be THE SINGAPORE NAVAL

the commercial docks in the barbour of sorry to read the following which we taki from one of the latest Tientsin papers :- BASE PROJECT.

Singapore, but that gained in the con- Mr. D. M. Larkins, one of the most We do not know whether the passing of struction of the Johore Causeway, ang likeable of the younger members of the the Naval Estimates by the House of ther large and important work many British community in Tientsin, who is on Commons after a very full discussion of miles from the commercial docks Mr the local staff of Reins & Co, was knock ed down by an unknown motorcar or the Singapore naval hase project is FENNY's personal view-and it is of just Saturday evening about dusk, auð aus deemed by the Government full warrant as much or na little value as Mr. DAR-tained severe injurice to his head and limbs. He was walking in towards hi for proceeding with the undertaking, but as-is that the estimated cost is residenge on Racecourse Road from the in in evident that its approval by a ample. Everybody who has had any Racecourse and, so far as he remembere majority vote in the Houso is not likely experience of these matters at all, is while proceeding along Hongkong Road, nour the sidewalk, he was hit in the back to put an end to the controversy. It is aware that in great engineering works, by the car and knocked down. When he not a local, or even an entirely imperial, such as railway construction, or the picked himself up the car had disappear question, inut one of international interest building of docks, preliminary catimates cd, having evidently driven atraight ou

are often a very unsafe guide, but with Mr. Larkins, who was badly out about the and concern. Although it has been the experience gained in the construction head and face, wrist, and lege, managed representated by opponents of the scheme of the works at Singapore to which Mr. to stagger home, which must have bee in Great Britain as provocative to other PENNY refers the Admiralty experts within 100 yards of the spot where he was ought to be able to make an estimate knocked down, and then became insen. Powers, it is noteworthy, fact that which should prove very near to the sible from the shock and the injuries ba Power has, formally or informally, chter mark. The whole discussion, however, sustained. His gold wrist watch, bearing

» PROMPT SERVICE.

ed a protest against it. Admiral Lord will have served a useful purpose if it his monogrum was apparently severed Attractive rates for all kinds of Deposits BEATTY in explaining the scheme recently lends it doubtless has done to from his wrist, and has not yet been re- re-examination of the scheine by the covered. From the character of his in- Inquiries are welcome.

to a group of some sixty members of experts in all the aspects in which it has juries it is remarkable that he was aof

inuch more seriously burt." 1963]

Parliament, suostly of the Service been subjected to criticism,

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Manager.

Any objections to the proposed Change of name most be sent to the "Registrar of Bhip. ping or Harbour Master at Hongkong within seven days from the appearance of This Advertisement.

Dated Hongkong this let day of Aug., 1995. THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERON

BANE, LED, Managing Directors.

HRAD OFFIONI

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KWOK LAI PAN

CHU ON STAMSHIP Co., LTD.

HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS"

SHARE AND REAL ESTATE CO.,

SHAKE AND LAND BROKERA

No. 8, De Voupi Boad,

2nd Flor

Telephone No. O. 1300,

York Building, Chater Road Hongkong BALNCHES: Shanghai-51, Klangse Road. Hankow-British Concession.

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