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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NUTICE.

WING to considerable `dumaga during

OWING con the Worst of the

THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO..

YAUMATI

[1187 August. 18th

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, AUGUST 20ra, 1983.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that STEAM LAUNDRY CO., the Management beg to chculo. No. 81) for ti Share announce to their numerous customers that al LAUNDRY DELIVERIES WILL BE numbered 53303 to 55332; Certificate No. 4817 DELAYED.

for 23 Shares numbered 09851 to 90975; and Certificate No. 4820 for Sharos numbered | 2403 to 5410 all register LOST or DES

in the Namo

of GEORGE HOYES

ARTA bev. TROYED; and should these Certificates not be produced to "the Company before the 15t DAY or SEPTEMBER, 1943, New Certificates for the said shares will be issued at the bl Certifients will thereafter be hold by the Company as Null and Fold.

8.S.ANDRE LEBOX"

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE.

NONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSEIL-

LES, &, in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium. Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risk inte the Godowns of the Hongkong. Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo wife forwarded on unless intimation is receive the Consignees before

bere.

Noox, TO-DAYequesting it to he landed

Bille of Luling will he countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after the 23rd instant. at Noon, will be subject to runt and landing charges.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 27th instant or they will not be recognized.

All damaged packages will be examined on Thursday, the Hard instant, at 10 am. by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

R. RODENTUSER,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON, „General MausgUTS. Hongkong, 15th August, 1923.

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THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU.

FACTURING CO., LTD.

INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) per Sburs for account 1993 will be payable on THURSDAY, the

231 AUGUST, 1923.

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

of

The TRANSFER BOOKS Company will be CLOSED) from TUESDAY, the LATI AUGUST, 1923. to THURSDAY, the 232, AUGUST, 1923, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TUMES & CO.,

General managers.

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Acting Agent Hongkong, 7th August, 1923.

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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO, LONDON AND STRAITS.

The Steamship "BENREOCH." YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform.

THE KOWLUON, HOTEL. HANKOW ROAD.

OPENING 1gT SEPTEMBER.

URST Class and Most Upg-date. Residential and Tourist Hotel. Six Stories of Commuilious Large and Airy Rooms with every Modern Appliance. Elevator to Every Flour and to Four Garden. Hot and Cold Water, Electric

Lights Fant and Bells through- cut. Exceptionally Well Ventilated Bar, and Moderate tarif and most Excellent Cusine supervised by Experienced Monthly and Family Rates tua be arranged at Most Reasonable Terms,

For Terms apply to

Mrs. J. J. BLAKE, Manageress,

Billiard Rouma,

Chef.

1119) ed that all Goods are being landed ar their risk into the hazardens and/or extru haxadora Godowos of the

HONGKONG

and KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN COMPANY, LTD whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

No Olaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the flat inst, will be subject to rent

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

or they will not be recognized.

RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE

UVERNEMENTGÉNÉRAL DE

L'INDO-CHINE

APPEL D'OFFRES (LOCATION)

THE

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

TÈЕOffices of the "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS have been removed to 14. CHATER ROAD (3rd floor), to which Address all Correspondence should be directed:

Hongkong, 16th July, 1923,

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS. CO... INCORPORATED,

READ OFFICE; NEW YORK CITY.

INTERNATIONAL. BANKING-SHIPPING-TRAVEL.

Eighty Offices are established in the Principa Cities of the World' to provide Commoroia Organisations sad Private Individuals with ■

Complete World Wide Banking, Shipping and

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT, DEPOSIT AND CUREENT ACCOUNTS

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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,

8.

Evory approved. Banking Shipping and Travel Transaction.

P. J. VANHECKE,

RUBSO-ASIATIO

CAPITAL (FULLT-FÁID) RESERVE FUND

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Manager.

BAIK.

Roubles.

.... 55,000,000 $6,980.000

INTIMATION

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WHISKY

The Old Favourite

A Fine Blend

of

Old Scotch Whiskies

is now being bottled

at Leith, Scotland"

facilities. We seem to remember that after one typhoon, many years ago, when this lack of life-saving apparatus was generally recognised in the shipping com- munity, some "attempt was made, under Government inspiration or guidaier, to | form a voluntary organisation for saving life and property when these visitations

CABLES.

LATEST CABLES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LATEST CARLES

THE RUHR.

Five years' imprisonment aùd a similar

come upon the Colony, but we do not DRASTIC ANTI-SABOTAGE DECREE, know what evidence of its existeher was

DUESSELDORF, August 15th. afforded by the experiences on Saturday drastic anti-sabotage decree which What the reports seent to show very clearly is that some lives might have has been issued by General Degoutte" been saved had there existed-at, recogs threatens that a maximum of twenty nised points along the harbour front the years' imprisonment and a fine of half-a- facilities for saving them. There is ʼn | million gold marks may be inflicted on need not only for rockets and life-lines, anybody impeding the quantity or quality but for a couple of high-powered inator

of industrial productions. life-boats. "When we think of the mum- bers of places along the coasts of Great Britain that have their life-lants ready for emergencies whenever a gale blows, is it not remarkable that here, in une of the largest shipping ports of the world, which during several months of the year is liable to be visited by destructive typhoons, we are without any provision of the kind? Surely, the whole question of the port's equipment with life-saving apparatas is one which shonkl receive the Government's serious ronsideration"

GOOD NEW!

is threatened ter hindering agents of the Inter-Alliest Mission,

The French rutenlay sized one hua dred and sixty-seven milliard Marks coa- signed to the Reichsbank at Hochumeckel.

THE CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO.

CONFLICTING REPORTS

Panis, August 18th.

Records afe to hand of the rapid con- sumption of military plans which have

GALLANT RESCUES FROM THE be carried out on a large scale für

"LOONG SANG."

several months with the object of definitely

FIVE MORE SURVIVORS PICKED PP subjugating enemy tribesmen in Morocco. The plans have just successfully termin Late last night we learnt that 'just¦ after the x.s. Louny Sung foundered fituated in a converging movement, embody- of the crew. were rescued in a

vering the separation of the Marmoachi and gallant manner by the crew of the 5.9.

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTED BY TEZ, Kup. The Messrs Macdonald & Muirunt fie and her sister ship the Tzerouches tribes. On the other hand,

CHINESE GOVERNMEST RESERVE FUND

༞་

* BEAD OFFICE:

Parix 9, Rue Boudreau.

LONDON OFFICE:

64, Uld Broad Street, EC. 2.

BANKERS:

+3,500,00

1,750,000

LONDON: Meers. Glya, Mills, Currie & Co.

Societe Generale pour Favoriser le

Develance Commerce et de l'ladus.

trie an

PARIS: Sociote Generale pour Favoriser le Developpement de Commerce et de l'Indus trie en France,

Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas,

Bythe, chafed and damaged Goods are GOUVERNEMENT GÉNÉRAL de roxa: Societe Generale pour Favoriser le

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to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 21st inst, at

at 10

No Fire Insurance bug been affected. Billy of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD,

Agante,

Hongkong. 14th August, 1923.

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GLEN LINE, LIMITED. «

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM UNITED KINGDOM, PORT SAID AND STRAITS.

THE Motor Vessel

THE

"GLENSHANE “ having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of cargo by her are hereby informed that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hamardous and/or extra hazardess Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godows Campany, Limited, whence, and/or from the wharves, dalivery may be obtained

troude got alexsol by the 21st August, 1999, at Noon, will be subject to rent.

bo

the

1 broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left

in the Godowas, where they will be xamined in the presence of Consignees by Messrs. Goddard and Dongles, on 20th August, 1927, at 10 am,

Claims sgainst Steamer including those for cargo short delivered must be presented on the special form provided, and also be submitted within 30 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be faced by us is sny osso, whatever.

Billa of Lading will be countersigued by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Ltd.,

Agenta Hongkong, 15th August, 123.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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The Steamship #BOWES CASTLE.” FROM NEW YORK

(ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godaway of the. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf, and Godawn' Co., Ltd,

LINDO CHLY faise recevrs des offres de Fimicable qu'il Sosside & Shameen- Canton (ancien Bureau des Portes), com-

prenant:

Un vaste latinent age site sur le Intersection de la rivière de Canton et quai, A do cana, qui sépare la Concession français do la cité chinoise, composé su rez de chansia de sept pices dont une de 18 mitres sur 7 metres eta Lage de sept pieces, d'he office et d'an calipe

toilette

de dépendencņa composées; au rez-de- chaussée de 2 cuisines et de 3 petites chambres, au premier stage de 3 chambres de boys

Les

offres de

de location seront reçues au Sonsnlat de France à Canton jusqu'au 20 Septembre à 5 heures de l'apriss-midi.

-Canton, le 9 Août 1923. LE CONSUL DE FRANCE,

́G. GOUBULT.

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REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE GOUVERNEMENT GÉNÉRAL DE TIŅDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE.

APPEL D'OFFRES (ACHAT)

E GOUVERNEMENT GENERAL de ENDOCILINE FRANÇAISH retro Shameen-Canton des offres d'achat de l'immeuble qu'il possido (ancien bureati · des Foster), comprenant:

1-un vaste batiment à étage situé sur le qui, à l'intersection de la rivière de Canton et du canal qui Sep

i Sépare la conression française de la cité chinoise comrosé au rez-de-chaussée de sept pieces. dont une de 16 mitres for 7 metres et à l'itage de sept pices, d'an office et dena cabinet à toilette:

2-des dépendances composées: an rez-de- chaussée de 2 enisines et de 3 petites chambres: an promier étage de 3 chambres de boys;

3-le terrain gaz legel sont éditées ci hatiment et ses dépendances, d'une superficie de gel mètres carrés environ, inscrit sous le cadastral le dit terrain tent No. 6 dn plan par le Gouvernement Général de l'Indochine en verta dan lail chupbytéctique qui promira fin Je 28 Juin 1988-

Les offres d'achat seront reques at Consulat de France à Canton jusqu'an 10 Septembre 1923 à 5 roures de l'après-midi.

· Centon, le » Août 1993. LE CONSUL DE FRANCE,

at Kowloon, whonce and/or from the wharvos,1165] delivery may be obtained.

Spolice toll Cargo will be forwarded unless

inst

G. GOUBULT.

to the contrary be given before 17th THE PENINSULAR &ORIENTAL

e claims will be admitted after the Goods, STEAM NAVIGATION CO. have left the Godowns, and all Goods

remaining undelivered after the 23th inst| STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG.

will be subject to rent.

AF claims against the steamer must presented to the Undersigned on or before

the 2nd inat, or they will not is recognized

All broken, onafed, wil damaged Goods are be left in the Gowns, where they will be

tol

examined on the 23rd inst, at 10 ama by

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COLOMBO AND BOMBAY..

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN 'AND CONTINENTAL PORTS

AND LONDON.

our Barveyors, Menvia, GoDDARD & DOUGLAS. THE Steamship

No Fire Insurance has been effectei.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CO., LTD,

Agents.

Hongkong 17th August, 1923.

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HONGKUNG SMALL INVESTORS”,

SHARE AND REAL ESTATE CO., Share and Land Begumes,

V. B Der Vor Road,

2nd Floor

Alephone No. 4306.

"ALIPORE”

carrying His Majesty's Mail, will be despatched from this port at Noor on THURSDAY, the 23rd Augusz, taking Cargo for the above Fortu

Silk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, Francé and London under arrangement) will be son- royed by this Steamer proceeding to Bombay and there transhipped to the on-carrying Steamer for Marecillow and London,

Parcels will be received at the Office up to 5. the day before sailing. The contents

and value of all packages are required

J.

Developpement du Commerce et de l'Indus trie en Fmoce.

NEW YORK: The Irving Bank— Columbis

Trast Company SAN FRANCICO The Crocker National Bank

of San Francisco.

BRANCHES IN ASIA: Changchun Hankow Manchouli Tientat Chefoo

Dairen Failer

Harbin Newchwang Uramteh Hongkong Peking Yokohama Kashgar Shangoni

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HONGKONG BRANCH Fixed Deposits. Terms on application, Lacsi Interest allowed on Current Accounts and

Billa liscounted.

Foreign Exchange on the Principal Cition of the World bought and sold.

RA. RODGERS,

Manager.

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P.&O.BANKING CORPORATION

LIMITED.

(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND 1930) with which isja Biliate

THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD.

INDIA.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED AND PAID UP RESERVE FOND

HEAD OFFICE 122. Leadenhall Street, London, EC. 2.

WEST LONDON BRANCH: 14-16, Cockapur Street, Loudon, SW, 1.

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and a Label to that

effect is affixed to the

back of each bottle.

Bores Coute. The masters of the two advice from Madril announce another vössels " Capt. Donoghue and Capt.

Cann respectively. It appears that these setback, and it is stated that the Spanish ships were drifting down the harbour just

but the time of the foundering of the forces have been compelled to fall back Long Sang. They had their own life ele Tafarani, after suffering 25 lapat prady to be lowered for their own i

use and about this time they acticed mer ensualties, inchrling a coloset and twelve. struggling in the water. The lifelpats others killed

were manned and attempts were made to

rescue the men, The lifeboat of the NEW BRITISH BATTLESHIP. Egremont Cushe just missed rescuing two men wan were carried past them in the storm. These were shortly afterwards

S. WATSON & picked up by the lifebont of the Bares

CO., LTD.,

Wine & Spirit Merchants,

ESTABLISHED 1841.

Hongkong Office: 1, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C.

The Daily Press.

Hoxoxong, Acoust 20тH, 1923.

THE TYPHOON AND ONE OF ITS LESSONS.

SPECIAL GUN ARRANGEMENTS.

Lospos, August 18th. lestie." Three, other men were then pull-

The battleships Nelson and Rodney, ed out of the water by the first mentioned lifeboat, both lifeboats getting safely which are now being built at Chatham, back to their ships.

The two vessels then continued to driftench mount nine 16-inch guns, carried in down the harbour for three or four miles triple turrets. This is an elaboration of and the news of the rescue did not reach Hongkong until last night.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY.)

FISCAL RELATIONS BETWEEN PEKING AND PROVINCES.

SIR JOHN JORDAN FAVOURS

CONFERENCE.

the iden already introduced in the Japanese and American navies, Ench gun will be capable of haring a 2,500 (14

shell...

Another feature will be the special nati. fash arrangements, which embody lessons. tearped at Jufland, where some British ships were sunk owing to shell dashes: penetrating the magazines.

IRISH FREE STATE ELECTIONS.

NOMINATIONS FOR 153 SEATS.

The nominations for candidates to

LONDON, August 18th. Bad as the present pcbition in China undoubtedly is, says Sir John Jordan in the T'is, it in no wores than it has been more than once in the past. He considers new, Dail Eireann, throughout the Irish that the causes of the present disorgani Free State yesterday numbered alto- sation and the tape of all authority ether 30 constituencies with 163 seats. are largely economic, and reviews events Mr. Eriest Alton, Professor James Craig during the past thirty years, showing how and Professor William Thrift, three in- the former system of the apportionment dependents who were the sitting mem of revenue between Peking and the Pro-bers for Dublin University in the late vinces has been displaced to the latter's Dail Eirainn, are the only unoppose considerable disadvantage, until the Pro- candidates up to the present. vinces have now, crased to send revenue Captain Redmond has cominated for to Peking and have declared a system Waterford, which seat his father repre- of fiscal autonomy, which has reduced sented in the House of Commons. Peking

n shadow.

..

Is the past twenty-five years the Colony

• £5,000,000- £2,504,160 has experienced only two, typhoons, com

£115,000 parable with the destructive son we had on Saturday. There was the memor able typhoon of September Jath, 18, when, owing to it coming upon us with out warning, upwards of ten thousand persons lost their lives in the baronr and the waters adjacent to the Colony: and nearly two years later, on July 27th, 1908, the Colony experienced another severe typhoon which, however, caused little damage afloat owing to the fact that timely warning, was given of its slow approach, but it did great damage 'to house property ashore. Saturday's Cyphoon is the worst we have had since 1009. It had points of similarity with the typhoon of 1900: it occurred about the effective ne permanent remedy) can be M. Oboff recently escaped from Czecho-

Slovakia. saree time of the day; it was a small found for Chinese illa. typhoon, travelled quickly, and came THE TSAOSHIE BANDIT OUTRAGE. upon us at very short notice: But the

EASTERN BRANCHES. Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madras, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai. The Corporation undertakes General Banking and Exchange Businear of every Jescription and in addition to its Eranches has Agencies is all the principal Cities of the world

0. CHAMPKIN,

Manager. 22. Des Voax Road Central, Hongkong.

FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET.

To

BE LET, Furnished, from the 1st Nov ember for 3 months or possibly longer,

■ FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE on BALKER ROAD, PEAK, close to Train Station, with Tennis Court and Garden.

Apply Box B.C.D., cio Hongkong Daily

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Prin

TO LET.

FFICES ↳ UNION BUILDING-Four

Rooms On Fifth Floor, Apply UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD,

PREPAID WANTED"

· ADVERTISEMENTS

Letters are lying at this Offon for Boxes-X8, and No. 1150, 979.

LET. TWO OFFICE ROOMS Centrally sitnsted P. O. Box 250.

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Sir John examines and cites the argu- POLITICAL SENTENCES, ments "ugainst the different suggestions for remedying the existing situation, init

Soria, August 18th, The Plevna Court has sentenced· M... the conference on the Customs surtax Ouoff, Minister of Agriculture in Stam- is inclined to famur the proposal that should be enlarged, and should study the bulieky's Government, to fifteen years im- fiscal relations between Peking and the prisonment for contumacies and the lon Provinces. The conference should be held of rights for twenty-one years, for Bentative. He declares that the Tushuns present Government. Another ex-Govern at Shanghai and should be widely repre- organising armed resistance against the are not all bad, and mentions the goed ment Deputy has similarly been sentenced qualities displayed by Yen Hui-han, Lu to thirty-eight years' imprisonment, and others have been sentenced to terms of be- Yung-hainn and even Chang T-o-lin.

Sir John Jordan concludes by saying tween two years' and four years' imprison. that without Chinese co-operation no ment.

HANKOW October 18th.

LOW WAGES ON GERMAN › STEAMERS

PROTEST BY AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN'S UNION.

typhoon signal hoisted by the Observa- CATHOLIC CHURCH AND PROTESTANT

HOSPITAL NOT DESTROYED. tory the previous day gave a warning to. shipping which was not upheeded. Ships had cleared from the wharves on Friday Father McHugh and Father Ward

MELBOURNE, August 18th afternoon to seek sheltered positions or arrived this morning at Hankow. Inter-

In view of a complaint to the effect viewed by Reuter's, they stated that the anchorage in mid-stream, and the fact bandits burat, up Sunga on Tuesday that seamen en German steamers at pre- that some twenty ships are reported to morning. Father Ward had arrived there sent in Australian waters are receiving have suffered dainage is due to the fact, the previous night and escaped unmolest- as wages the equivalent only old. per ed. The Bandits then proceeded to month in English money, in consequences apparently, that the precautions taken Toshih, where they demanded Father of the collapse of the mark, the Austra were unavailing against a wind of unpre-McHugh, who had meanwhile escaped by lian seamen's Union is calling on the dented velocity. Our purpose here is not crossing the river, using a door as a raft. Germau inc to remove these condi to dilate upon the destructiveness of the All- the town was destroyed except the tions of slavery" and threatening to tis Catholic Church and the Protestant up every German vessel visiting Australia typhoon, the details, of which will be Hospital.

unless a prompt and satisfactory reply is found reported, on other pages of this It is believed that the bandits are the forthcoming. issue, but to point out the scandalous lack same as those who captured Father

of life-saving facilities in a port which prides itself on being one of the greatest shipping centres of the world judged by

Maletto

BRITISH LEGATION DESPATCHES

MR. NOTE TO THE WAICHIAOPU. Chinese circles, report that the. British the tonnage of shipping entering the Legation has addressed a Note to the barbour. It is felt that several-lives Waichinopu (Chinese Foreign Office), pro- probably could have been saved in the testing against the failure of the Chinese

missionarice at Taaosbih."

(Continued at foot of neat Column.),

WEATHERBE RÉPORTED - TO:

HAVE ESCAPED.

PERISU, August 19th- Acording to news received from Yun- Troops have been despatched to search for him and escort him to Yunnanfa

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. LITIO LET.-EUROPEAN FLATS in, Le harbour on-Saturday had the port heen Authorities to afford protection to British Danfa, Mr. Woathethehas escaped.

Forfarther particulers, apply to

Agents

1107

Hongkong, 15th August, 1983.

Building, Wanchai Gay Boat

Apply

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to 32, Kennedy Bose,

equipped, as it should be, with life saving