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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE OF REMOVAL,

HE

W

E have This Day REMOVED our

Offcen to CHINA BUILDING,

FLOOK.

DE SOUSA & CO. LTD. Hongkong, 18th March, 1994.

NOTICE.

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TE beg to give Notice that Mr. R WE

SADICK is No Longer in the Employ of the DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

Chief Managers, Detolas StraManir Co., LTD. |||

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HONGKONG DOG & CAT SHOW, 1994.

permission at the Olcer Com

Bmanding the Hongkong Defence Corpe,

▲ Show will be hold on the PARADE ÜBUNG on SATURDAY, 18TH MARCH, #: 2 P.M.

BARD Cases for all kinds of Dogs including erous Broads and Puppies, also Litters of Puppies.

Prizes will be distributed by Lady

*FOWLER at 5.30 p.3.

All Dogs must be at the Show between 1

c'clock on Saturday. Entrance: One Dollar.

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B. L. FROST,

Hon. Secretary & Treasurer. c/o THE E. EX. TELYGRAPH Co.

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.

NTENDING Competitors are Reminded that Entries for the ANNUAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT will CLOSE on MONDAY, MARCH 177IL

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S. E. GREEN,

Hon. Secretary,

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

REDUCTION IN PRICE.

NROM 1st APRIL 1924, until further

FROM the PRICE of Current for Lighting and Fank will be Reduced to 18 Cents Per Unit

Discounts will remain as before.

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GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD..

Agents.

HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC

SOCIETY.

GRAND CONCERT Under the Patronage of H.E. THE GOVERNOR by the SOCIETY'S CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA.

THEATRE ROYAL

SATURDAY, 292¤ MARCH, 1924, AT9.15 F.M.

Bocking Opens on 17TH MARCH at ANDERSON Music Co. PRICES: 83, 82, $1.

BILLIARDS.

HO KAM TONG CUPS.

PALACE HOTEL.

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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 15r£,

A. 8. WATSON & CO, LTD,

INTIMATIONS

CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO.

FORTY-SIXTE ORDINARY

ORT ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE

HOLDERS of the above Company will be het st the Offces of the General Agents, PEDDER STREET, on MONDAY, the 3167 MARCH 1994, at 11.00 for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of 1923.

JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTIC

THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL DINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company (since its registration) will be hold at the EONGKONG HOL, Hongkong O SATURDAY, the 15TH MARCH, 1924, at 11.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with Statement of Accounts for the Year anded 31st. October, 1993.

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from Tuesday, the 11th day of March, to Monday, the 17th day of March, both days inclusive, during which period No Transfer of Shares Can be registered.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 8th March, 1984. (+56

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD..

GENERAL MEET.

THE ORDINee Youre Company will be bold at the Company's Odess, Des Vaux ROAD CENTRAL OR SATURDAY, 298 of

MARCH, 1924, at 11 M.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18th of March to 99th of March, both days inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

General Managers, Hongkong, 8th March, 1924.

7486-

THE HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT BUILDING AND SAVINGS

SOCIETY. LTD.

for the Year anding 31st December,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pary will be CLOSED from the 17th to 31st March, 1924, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

General Agents.

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HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND, CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

NOTICE OF CALL.

Issue or 95,000 SFÅRET OF THE NOMINAL

VALUE OF $10 EACH (87.50 PAID UP).

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

PURE CARBOLIC SOAPS

Highly recommended by the

Medical Profession.

Guaranteed to contain the

amount of Pure Carbolic "acid specified.

Final Call of $2.50 per Share on each TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the of the 95,000 Shares allotted on the 6th day of November, 1929, pany, and that ck Call will be payable to the has been made by the Com- Company's Bankers, Tat HONGKONG AND SHANGRAI BANKING CORPORATION, is Hoog 5 per cent kong, on the 15TH DAY of I MARCH, 1934.

The TRANSFER BOOKS, of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th to 15th March, both days inclusive.

For and on behalf of the

HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND

CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.,

5. COURTNEY COOK,

Secretary.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that theated the 2nd day of February, 1924.

[415 STATUTORY MEETING of the Company will be held at 3 ̊F.m., at the CITY HALL. Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 19TH DAY OF MARCH, 1924.

By Order, EDWARD B, RAYMOND,

Secretar Hongkong, 10th March, 1924. [S0

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

NOTICE NARY YEARLY MEETING JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

of SHAREHOLDERS be held in the Ofice of the Company, 2 QUEEN'S BUILDINGS,

THURSDAY, HONGKONG, on

the 20TH MARCH, 1924. at

Noos, for consideration 1 of the Diretors Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending. 81a: December, 1923.

The SHARE REGISTER and TEANS. FER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 8th to the 20th March, 1924 (both days inclusive).

By Order of the Board of Directors,

R. M.-DYER,

Chief Manager. 1448 March, 1814

Hongkong, 4th

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of THE HONG- KONG&SHANGHAI HOTELS LIMITED, will be held at THE HONGKONG HOTEL Pedder Street Hongkong, ou SATURDAY, the 2ND MARCH, 1924, at 11.30

O'CLOCK AM, for he

purpose of receiving a State

Statement of Accounta and the Report of the Board of Directors for the Year anded the 31st December, 1923, confrm.

INTRIES for the Annual Biliard Handi-ing the appointment of Directors, and re-

cas HO KAM TONG CUPS valued

at $300 will loss.on

29TH MARCH, 1924. 1st. Prize Cap valeod

...$175.00

2ad.

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3rd.

-76.00 50.00

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Entrance Fees $3.00 to go to Local Charities. Intending Competitors will kindly send in their Names with Entrance Fees to- PROPRIETOR,

PALACE HOTEL.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS.

JEAN MARSH WHEELER,! Trial desired

Plaintiff,

17 King* Couly..

Summons.

AGAINST LONNI W. SANGER,

Defendant,

To the above-named Defendant:

electing a Director and the Auditors.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from Friday, the 14th March, 1924, until Saturday, the 22nd March, 1974, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

PERCY H. SUCKLING,

Secretary. Hongkong, 8th March, 1924. " [400

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

BAFT Programmes and Entry Forms

DRAFT RACE MEET

ING to be held on the 29TĚ MARCH

QUEEN'S COLLEGE OLD BOYS: ASSOCIATION.

THE FOURTH ANNUAL DINNER of

QUEEN'S COLLEGE OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION will take place on SATUR- DAY, 15TH MARCH, at 8 P.M., in the Hall of

1984.

THE PIRATED HONGKONG FERRRY.

"AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW.

from OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ..

manner in which the gunboats at present available were distributed in performing the various services required. "It is the opinion of the Chamber, the letter said, "that an increased number of patrols of H.M. gunboats is necessary in the Can- ton Delta, and in view of the statement that there are insuflicient vessels avail-a message by wireless (13th instant) that able for the purpose it is most, strongly the party which Ead been sent to recover the ferry was awaiting a šitable tide.be- urged that the fleet of gunboats should be increased by other vessels from fore returning to Macao,

Home."

to

The Committee asked that argent representation this effect should be made to the authorities at

E. E. the Governor of Macao received

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Portuguese vessels stramed into Macao Tho Harbour, led by the gunboat Patria.

Home," as the need was immediate. They Hongkong launch, however, could not got out of the crook and was left behind. suggested that in the circumstances now

H.M.S. Cicada abo did not form one af ruling in China the need for increasing the party that returned to Macas, and is the fleet of guüboats was “wa obvious | believed to be standing by the launch...

Commander Artar Carmona was the one that should be responded to by 11.M. "Government and HIM. Admiralty" officer in command of the Portuguese party and, interviewed, gays the follow- If additional gunboats were not made ing interesting account:-

On Saturday, as a result of infor available, the Chamber suggested as an

mation prooived, I proceeded to Tan Mur alternative course that the Hongkong to search for signs of the missing Hang. Government should make arrangements kong, launch but returned without any to have a small fleet of gunboats built success. The information the Macao polico had, however, was that the launch was locally at the cost of the Colony and that actually at Tan Mun. On Monday, there the Admiralty should be asked to assist fors, I proceeded again to the place in- in equipping them with armament and dicated with the armed launches Caloane To meet the cost of maintaining and Commandante Talone (not the Tuipa) and after a very carefal search descried such a local fleet of patrols the Committes in a very small, well hidden creek at advocated that n deduction should be Shami-choi, near Cone Island, a launch. the missing one. Approaching made from the Colony's contribution mbling

recognized the identifying letter towards Imperial defénce/Five months on the funnel. I communicated with the later. after the piracy of the, Sun" Xing, | nuthorities ingens and the Patria was the Chamber, writing to the Govern. despatch to be used in the event of any

emergency. At a favourable tide I ap tent, said: "The recurrence of those prouched the Horkong launch and piratical inciilents obviates the need for noticed that they had steam up. A little any argument to illustrate the inade- dingy was sent out to me and the seein ants were instructed by the pirates to quacy of Naval or Colonial protective offer to return the launch with six pat $2.25 per box of 3 Cakes. patrols for the prevention of piraty

For Toilet Use

Price-$1.25 per box 3 Cakes,

10 per cent.

For The Bath

Queen's College Members are requested to 20 per cent. Jend in their Subscription before 12TE INST. The Minimum Charge is $3.

Members intending to invite guests. are requested to notify Mr. C. Cica, Asis Banking Corporation, or the Undersigned.

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C. C. HUNT,

(Hon. Secretary),"

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. "

The Steamship "GERTY."

Fan TRIESTE VENICE SPALATO, BRINDISI, PORT SAID, MASSADA, ADEN, COLOMBO, PRNANG AND SINGAPORE.

CONSIGNEES of

Cargo are hereby inform ed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co., Ltd., at Kow. loon, whence and/or from the whares delivery

be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the consmry be given before 19th instant.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Gooda remaining undelivered after the 18th inst, will be subject to reat.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 28th inst., or they will not be recognised

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Ali broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to. be left in the Godowns, where they will be szamined on the 18th inst, at 10 am, by ear Surveyors, Messra. Goonane & Doustas.

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

DODWELL & CO, LTD,

Agenta, Hongkong, 12th March, 1824. – – (607

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

ELLERMAN LI NE.

From UNITED KINGDOM AND

• CONTINENT.

(weather permitting) may be obtained at theTHE Steamship

"KARROO".

Raca Counax, BloNGKONG CLUB sad CAUSE WAY BAY STABLES.

Entries Clown on 16th March, 1924. [479

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the com- THE FIFTY-FIFTH ORDINARY GEN. plaint is not served with this summons, to ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD- serre a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff's ERS will be held at the Offices of the Under- Attorney within twenty days after the service signed on THURSDAY, the 27 MARCH, of this stumtos, exclusive of the day of 1924, at Noor, for the

purpose of receiving the service. answer, judgment will be takon against you with Statement of Ancanta er bogether default for the relief demanded in the com-ended the Slet December, ts for the Year Dated, New York, December 21, 1923.

by

plaint,

·WALTER CARROLL LOW, Attorney for Plaintiff,

Office and Post Office Address : 363, FIFTH AVENUE, Borough of Manhattan, New York City.

"To LONNI W. SANGER:

The foregoing summone is served upon you by publication parenant to an order made by Hon. WILLIAM F. HAGARTT, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANS FER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 29th March, 1924, both days inclusive. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

General ManagerE. HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hongkong, March 8th, 1994,

TO LET.

FURNISHED HOUSE, in Good Fosition

at Paix.. Hot and Cold Haths. dated the 21st

21st day of January, 1924, and filed Middle April to Beptember. with the complaint in the office of the

of said Supreme Court, County of Kings, as the Hall of Records, Borough of Brockira, City and State of New York. The object of the action is to procure judgment that the defendant ION W.SANGEE has no right of dower in certain real property known No. 439, Washington Avenue, in the Borough of Brooklyn, City and State of New York, and That she be forever barred from making any claim to dower therein, said property begin. ning at and lying north of a point on the easterly side of Washington Avenue 253 feet 3 inches northerly from the aortherly side of Gates Avenue, having a frontage of 16 feet 7 inches on. Washington Avenue and being 120 feet in depth

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Apply Box No. 459,

elo Hongkong Daily Press.

PREPAID

WANTED

ADVERTISEMENTS

Letters are lying at this Office for

Box YI

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ROOM on Top Floor, 6. Quziv's Boad

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 24th March, 1944, or they will not be recognized

Al broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined on aay Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hours of 10.46 am and Noun within the free storage period of one weat

Medical Bath Soap

men.

1

of

the original crew of ten on condition

While such measures as are pre-that we do not fight them. They banded me the flag of the pirated launch. The vided or contemplated in connection with tide being low nothing could be done and Piracy Prevention Ordinances serve to in the meantime H.M.S, Girale arrived

and the commandant boarded the Patrim.... minimise the risks of piracy, this Chan stating that as the launch was British he ber holds that they are entirely insuf was going to assume charge and exert Dspite the ficient to meet the needs of the circum- the launch to Hongkong.

ellorts, however, of the gunboat Mnem and the Caloane to tow her ont, the launch could not be taken completely out of the Creek and there she remains awaiting till the 17th or 19th in-t. when the tide will be high enough. Before we left I received free a mesange, the following being n translation:-

85 cts. per Cake, stances,

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

&

and Cannot he themselves regarded as sufficient measures for the adequate protection of British trade and shipping." The currespondence in the annual report of the Chamber of Com- merce does not carry us further than that. but the letter written last month by the Captain Superintendent of Police to the Coast Officers Guild and the Marine Engineers Guild showed that decisions have been taken "His Excel- laney the Governor," the C.S.P. wrote, has given his consent to the establish- ment of a convoy or escort system on the Canton liver, and as far as Kongmoon, un the West River to begin with. The BATCHELOR-BARK-At Bournemouth, an

Commodore has promised every assist- February 9th, RONALD KENNETH BAT-ance, provided he can get the concurrence CHELOR, of Canton, only son of Mr.

of the Admiral The Colonial Govern. and Mrs E. E. BATCHELOR, of South-

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARÝ.

PHONE 16.

MARRIAGE

daughter of JAMEя Barn,

DEATH.

CAFE-At Shanghai, on March 6th, AMBROSE J. CLARK (Yangtze Pilot), aged-54 years,

Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Boad. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, EC.

To the Commander of the

Portuguese Force;

"Please do not fight us because we do not wish to do you any harm. Wo are not robbers. But only peaceful soldiers who take from the rich to give to the poor.

We are very poor nur selves and must have money to live and only take from those who are able to afford. It is not necessary for so many ships to come against us. We deliver the launch to you and would häve done so much earlier if the tide had en favourable. I beg one of you to come to disenes all the matter with us and thank you in advance.

(Signed) WONG TONG PENG

(Chief)."

I learn that the Customs launch was

It is stated that Commander Carmona, is proceeding to Hongkong on the 14th Hongkong the flag which was handed over by the pirates.

inst. to return to the Commodore in

bourne, to MARGARET JEAN. youngest ment is supplementing the number of

vessels which the Navy can place on this given an opportunity of co-operating but

returned to Macao after proceeding a " service by hired vessels to be manned few miles. and armed by the Naval Authorities ferons") are on Core Island, while

Considerably over a thousand pirate this purpose. It is hoped that the convoy the ninjority of the islands and erveks ar system may be brought into force within infested with marauding bands.) a very short time." In this important respect, then, at all events it is clear that the representations of the Officer' Guilds, supported as they were by vigorous representations by the Chamber of Can- merce, have not been ignored, but are now to be acted upon by the Colonial Government working in co-operation with the Naval Authorities. With the in- nuguration of such measures piracy will become a more perilous adventure.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, March 1573, 1984.

NAVAL PATROLS IN LOCAL WATERS.

ON

Only two cassi of small-pox were notified in the Colony on the 13th inst

carpet with

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are being landed I connection with the subject of naval at their risk into the hazardous and/or patrols in the Canton Delta which the Godowas of Holt's Wharf, China Const Officers are demanding as extra-bazardous whence delivery may be obtained.

No Claicus will be admitted after the Goods being the most effective means of pre- have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining venting piratical attacks

the river andelivered after 19th March, 1984, will be

In a sale of objects of art and Eastern imbject to rest.

steamers, the annual report of the Com- rugs at Messrs Christie's on February mittee of the Hongkong General Chamber 12th two Chinese rugs and a carpet de of Commerce-a/most voluminous report corated with kylins, dragons, and peonies, on this occasion running to about 350 sold separately, made £329 14s. ; & pair printed pages contains some interesting of rugs, with a design of dragons and correspondence which discloses at least clouds, £113 M.; and that the proposal has been receiving the medallions on a diaper ground works £110 attention of the Colonial Government and the Naval authoritica for almost a year past. There is a letter from the Com- modore's Secretary to the Colonial Secretary, dated June last year, in which it is stated that "it is not practicable to increase the number of patrois of H.M. gunboats in the Castor Delta with out prejudice to other necessary patrols." It was explained that "the unsettled A property sale at Shanghai last week state of affairs in South China generally showed that there is land in Shanghai as requires the quinats to be continually in valus in three years The property well as in Hongkong which has doubled

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

THE BANK LINE, LTD., General Agents. Hongkong, 13th March, 1924. [508

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

12.15 2.30 3.15, 7.15 AND 9.15 r.x.

BABY PEGGY

...IN

"THE DARLING

OF NEW YORK."

AT

TO LET-One Well-Lighted OFFICE CENTRAL Apply-Gaspt. PRICE & THE CORONET.

Dated: New York, January 30th, 1824. WALTER CARROLL LOW, 477]

JAD. Plaintiff's Attorney.

ha.

CORRESPONDENCE.

NORRIS AND CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

ВІЗНОР

[TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

Sin, I shall be glad if you will kindly permit me to comment on the reference to Christian Science in a sermon preach- ed by Bishop Norris. The sermon in question was published in your sin yesterday, and in it be, is reported to have said:

I have heard the Apostles' Creed attacked because it is not scriptural! and I have heard a van claim that t confess our belief that God is love would be an adequate creed for every- oxe. At the other end of the seale we have the lower forms of Christian science, communings with the dead, theosophy, and such like, picking out here and there some one aspect of truth and magnifying it at the expense of all the rest.”

A Chinese woman was accidently knock- ed down by tram No. 20 early yesterday afternoon, near the Western Market. She was rendered unconscious and removed

I think he must be unfamiliar with the to the Government Civil Hospital. Though teachings of Christian Science otherwise, the our driver gave ample warning of his he would not have referred to it in that approach, the unfortunate woman was manner. unable to get off the tram track promptly because she had been cripped by the old practies of fool-binding.

Amongst the important points, or réli. gious tenets, of Christian Science are the following, which are taken from page 497

Science and Health with Key to the. of the Christian Science textbook, Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy

As adherents of Truth, we take the inspired Word of the Bible

sufficient guide to eternal Life"

器

our

And we solemnly promise to watch, and pray for that Mind to be in us which was also in Christ Jesus: tu do unto others as we would have the do unto us: and to be merciful, just, and pure."

on the move over a wide area, and 'a in question is situated at the junction concentration in any one place or on ay For the purposes of taxation it is assessed of Choking, Hoopth and Canton Roads, one boat would be inadvisable and could

by the Municipal Council at the rate of only he maintained for a short period in Ts, 33,000 per mow," or a total of n" special emergency." It was pointed Tie-410,520. Three years ago this land, out in the better tant the protection of including the house standing upon it, whe bought for a sum of Tis, 268,000, and

The growth of the Christian Scienes the gunboata is required not only against the owner he now sold it, also with the pirates, but, "to an even greater ox- houses, for no less than T. 625.000. This movement is due to the fact that it meets works out at Tls 42.000 per mow (houses the needs of mankind by healing sin and tent," against the unwarranted interfer-ixcluded) against the Municipal, Assess sickness in demonstration of the truth it cuce with peaceful shipping by Chinese ment of Tls 33,000 (exclusive of houses), reveals about God and man in His image forts or solliery belonging to either The value of the hours will certainly not and likeness. Yours faithfully.

D. O. BERNARD belligerent. The Chamber of Commerce shown here, and a genuine rise in land be anything like the Tls. 9,000 différence

(Christian Science Publication Committee). Hongkong, March 11th, 1924..

in replying to this letter made it clear that values in indicated, says the YG Daily no protest was made by them as to the News,

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