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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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· HONGKONG" TECHNICAL

INSTITUTE.

N View of a Proposal to Open EVENING TOLASSES in Los mimar to those heid by the Institate in Hongkong, it is requested that Prospective Students will communicate with the Undersigned, stating the Babjects in which they desire. Classes to be formed.

E. BALPES,

£170]

Inspector of English Schools,

EDUCATION ESTAKTMENT.

TAXIS.

YO OHITS Taken. Customers are Bequent. ed to Pay the Proper Amount of Fürs na

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 7TH,

THE HONGXONG TUG & LIÄSTER

CO., LTD.

HE FIRST ORDINARY ANNUAL

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOS

DOCK" CO. LTD.

T MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in NOTRAORDINARY

INTIMATIONS

DEWAR'S

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An GENERAL TEETING of the above Company will do the above Company will be held at St. GEORGE'S

held at the Begistered Office of the Company, BUILDING, Chater Road, Victoria, on THURS DAY, the 7 MAY, 1925, at 9.30 O'CLOCE

CURRY'S BULLING, Victoris, Hongkong on166

1925, for tha

MONDAY, the 18TH DAY OF MAY, of receiving a Statement purpose

11 o'clock in the FORNOON, when the subjoined af Accounts and the Report of the General

Besolutions will be proposed sa Extraordinary Managers for the period ended 31st March.

Belations, viz 1995, and Blocting Consulting Committan and Auditors

P.X.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 'the 4TH MAT. 1925, until Taustar, the 77 MAY, 1928, both days inclusies.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers,

[2135 Hongkong, 21st April, 1925.

the Company Cannot undertake to give THE CANTON__ INSURANCE OFFICE, Change.

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MATTHEW JOHN DENMAN STEPHENS, DECEASED.

ALL Claims against the sent to the above Deceased must be sent to the Undoraigned forthwith.

DEACONS,"

Solicitor,

Hongkong.

Hongkong, 6th Misy, 1925.

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THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING CO., LTD.

FATMENT OF ISTERI DIVIDEND ON SHARES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30TH JUN, 1925.

THE Board baving

ing declared An INTERIM T DIVIDEND of One Chilling per Shara

Free al Income Taz. for

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOĻDEKA.-

ORDINARY FORTY-FOURTH GENERAL MEETING OF SEABE HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the

Undersignal on THURSDAY, the 1478 MAY 1965, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1924

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The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the lar to the

Mar, 1925, both days indasive. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.. General Agents. Hongkong, 27th April, 1925.

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HONGKONG AND TERRITORIAL ESTATES, LIMITED.

ORDINARY ANNUAL

anding 30TH JUNE, Holders of TESTING OF SHAREFOLDERY

Holders of Dividend in the Company will be held at the Office of Bearer Shares and Warrants rece

from London on seconat of the Company, S. Grozen's" BUILDING, No. be pail their Dividends 6, Connaught Road, on WEDNESDAY, the Registered

1935, க 19 o' 'LOCK Noox, for the on presenting No. 5 Conpon of the Bearer 20TH MAY

for Shares, and Dividend Warranta on Registered purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts

the following Bank- Shares, to

and the Report of the General Managers 30 any THE HONGLONG & SAGRA BANKING the year ended 16th January 1925, and slect-

ing & Consulting Committee and Auditors. CORPORATION.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA

& CHINA.

THX RUSSO-ARTATIC BANE

THE BANQUE BELGE POUR L'ETRANGEE.

Payments will be made in Dollars at the buying rate of Exchange of the Day..

E. J. NATHAN, Acting General Manager, KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

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BY ORDER OF THE FIRST MORTGAGEES.

PUBLIC AUCTION

DF

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTIES.

NITUATE 15 VICTORIA in the COLONY OF "HONGKONG and known se Subsection 1 of Section A of Inland Lot No. 409, and the Remaining Portion of Subsection 1 of Section No. 403, and the Bemaining Baf Inand Lot Portion of Section B of Inland Lot No. 409, with all Messuages or Tepements and together other erections and Buildings thorean respes tively known as Nos. 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, and 3. McGregor Street. Area: 5,295.96 Bquare feet Crown Rent: $99.10. Term of Crown Lease: 999 year from the 15th day of July, 1855.

IN ONE LOT BT

Ma. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer,

THE CHINA AUOTION ROOMS,

China Building,

ON TUESDAY,

THE 12TH DAY OF MAY, 1925,

AT 3 O'CLOCK F.M.

The TRANSTER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from BATU DAY, the 9ra Mar, 192, until WEDNESDAY, the 201 MAT, 1925, both days inclarire.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers.

[172 Hongkong, 6th May, 1995.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

DRAFT PROGRAMMES and ENTRY

FORMS for The. FIFTH EXTRA BACK MEETING to be held on SATURDAY, 30TH MAY, and MONDAY, la JUNE, 1925 (weather permitting), may be obtained at the Bacz Cou, HUNGLONG CLUs and CaverwaŤ BAY STABLES.

Tatrior will Close at 12 D'CLOCK Noes on SATURDAY, 16TH MAT, 1925

WANTED.

"(2165

WANTED Same Old Second Hand CARPETS for Packing Purposes, No Matter How Old but Must be Clean Apply to

Ma PERCY SMITH,

6. Des Your Road Central.

(2117

TO LET.

CODOWNE in ALEXANDRA BUILD-

Apply

GINGS (Basement).

*20321

For further Particulars and Conditions of POSSE

Bale, "Apply to:-

Messa. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

Mortgagees Solicitors,

Prince's Bailding.

Ice House Street, Hongkong.

or to

MR. E. V. M. 2. DE SOUSA,

The Auctioner.

Chins Building,

SECRETARY,

A. B. WATSON & Co., LTD.

TO LET, OSSESSION 1 JUNE, KELLÉTT MANOR" being No. 185, Moort KELLETS,

Apply on the Premises, or to-

Ma. E PERCY SMITH,

6, Den Voeur Road Central. [2118

TO LET.

Queen's Bond Central, Hongkong 10 BOOKS on FOURTH FLOCK"

FFICE in UNION BUILDING-TWO

2180

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

VIBIT OF AMERICAN TENNIS PLAYERS.

TEATHER sad Ground Permitting it Whorel to carry out the following Programme

Binglow best of 3 sets, Doubles beat of 5. At 4.15 .x, daily. (Singles Firet). MAY, 19TH-

EL BNODGRASS ». NG SZE KWONG, B. & H. KINSEY

ALLAGHAN &

C. H.D. O'CALLAGHA

E. TOTTENHAM

MAX. 19TH

E. SNODGRASS +. T. HONDA,

B. & H. KINBEY

p.

NG SZE KWONG &.. G.HD. O'CALLAGHAN.

MAY 14TH

H-KINSEY . C. H.-D. O'CALLAGHAN, B. KINSEY & H. SNODGRASS

D

EG SZE KWONG & E. E TOTTENHAM,

MEMBERS & SUBBORIBERS of the Club may Now Book Boserved Beste at the PAVILION at REDUCED. Prices Booking will CLOSE at the Pavilioti on THURSDAY, MAY, after which date booking will be

7

at Mesurs. MOUTRIE & CO., at Dana! Prices,

NOTICE

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TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the Interest and Responsibility of Ms. ROBERT THOMAS MATHESON in Our Firm OEASED on the 30 APRIL 1925. Ed. VERNON & SMYTE.

Apply... UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

TO LET.

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and

not

"(1) That the 'Articles of Association of the Company be altered in manner following that is to say by the deletion of Article 17 sad by the substitution therefor of the following

Article

namely 17-o long as the issued capital of the

exceed Company shall "$8,000,000, no Member shall be "entitled to be registered as the Holder of more than 8,000 Shares of the Company Sh

Should the isted Capital of the Company be increased beyond in $8,000,000 the Number of Shares

Member shall be respect of which "entitled to be registered shall be proporticustely, but No increased Member shall be entitled to be register "ed in respect of a traction of a (2) That the authorised Capital of the Cout (which is now $3.000.000 comisting

Pasy (

of 60,000 Shares of the Nomiral Value of $50 each the whole of which hars been issued) incressed to $10 000.000 by the creation of 140,000 &

Addinonal of the Shares of

nominal value 'of $50 each ranking (enbject hereinafter mentioned) for dividend and in all other pati pares with the Shared respects constituting" the Company's present (3) That 60.000 of the said 140,000 No

Shares

be ofered in the First instance

Capital

(in the proportion of one new share for share held by them

*pectivaly) to the Members of the

Company who on the 10th day of June. 1995, are registered in the Company's Share Register as the Holders of the said 60,000 Old Sharen at a Premium of $10 per Share. (4) That the aforesaid offer be made to Mem.

ارو

(5)

bar by, Notice specifying the number of

new ba

Thares to which ahlamber is entitled

member whose registered ad- dress is situate in the Far East or his ball pay for such new shares

namine, by two instalments, Le. Une

per

New Share to be

Instalment of $30 paid on or before the 15th day of July, 925, and a further instalment of $30 per new share to be paid on or before the 15th day of October, Member or his Nominee who has not accepted and lodged with Company's

loon, and ench

WHITE LABEL

FINEST

SCOTCH WHISKY

OF GREAT AGE.

AWARDED 50 GOLD AND

PRIZE MEDALS.

DEWAR'S

"VICTORIA VAT"

THE VERY FINEST OLD

1925

Yesterday was 5 the anniversary of H.M. The King's accession to the Throne, H.M.'s ships in part were dressed' in bodour of the occasion..

A. Chinese was sent to the Kwong Wah Hospital on Tuesday suffering from in juries received through being knocked down, by a motor-lorry & Coronation Road.

the joint expenditure of £90,000,000 by the Imperial, Commonwealth "and. State

seven year Governments in the next

Important features will be greatly re- duced fares, and migrants will have these advanced to them. Major Ora GORE, Parliamentary. Secretary to the Colonint Office, stated that reduced pass ages had been arranged with a shipping

A naval enquiry is to be held in con- company whose name he could not dis

"nection with the death of Lieut. S. F. G. elose, and would come inte operation on

Tuke, commander of Submarine LS, who June 1st. These would enable acceptable was found shot in his room on H.M.8.

brose on Tuesday evening..

migrants to go to Australia at under half the ordinary fare, namely, for £16

4 dog belonging to Mr J. Owen 10% Free passages would be granted to Hughes, 170, the Peak, has been sent. #o children under 19 to Australia and under Kennedy Town for observation,

The

18 to New Zealand. The scheme would animal bit a postman, who had to be enable a family with three children to treated at the Matilda Hospital, after- -

wards..

•

Between 40 and 60 workers were blown or burned to death, and many others. were grievously injured, in an explosi which occurred at the powder managing at Fowchow, Szechuan, at 1 am, "ON.

go to Australia for £35 and to New Zealand for 99: A single man could go to New Zealand for is 156, which was immeasurably less than anything that had been possible sines the war. An April 90th.

Leave to appeal against the judgment, important point, as we have said; is that

The Aus given in H.B.M. Supreme Court at all fares will be advanced.

brought by Mr. Carl Ingenah! against tralian Government, on its part, under Shanghai on April send, in the action takes, it appears, to provide the land Messrs. Wing On, to restrain the latter needed for the settlement of these from using certain cigar trademarks, has

been granted.. migrants. It is, in short, a Common

Tuesday was the anniversary of the wealth scheme, which had been put for inaugural day of Dr. Sun Yas Sen's as ward for the consideration of the Im-sumption of the Presidency at Canton in 1820. Notifications were issued to the perial Government. It is a much bigger scheme than anything hitherto attempt ed, for it is only this year that effective progress has been made in obtaining: the co-operation of Australian States owning land which can be made available for the purposes of this scheme. We do not know that the negotiations-with-the Imperial Government have yet

"On the arrival of the California ak. definitely concluded, but it was evident Colombo. Ara Kruell, a tourist, waa from the statement made in Parliament found to be dangerously ill, suffering trom peritonitis, and her immediate re- a month ago by the Government spokesmoval to the Geners! Hospital was found man; that the scheme has been receiving necessary. She died at the hospital, a few hours after admission.. Mr. Kruell was about 70 years of age.

WHISKY SCOTCH

盯

As supplied to the Houses of

Lords and Commons-

ry the first instalment due on such new shares on or before the 10th day of July, 1925, will be deemed to have A.

declined. That a

Member whose regis

tered address is sil

is situate outside the Far East or his Nominee shall P? Tata!.!

for mach new abares accepted by ments, i. one instalment of $30 per new shars to be paid on or before the 15th day of September, 1925, together with interest calculated at the rate of 6 per cent, pe annum on the total amount them payable for the period from the 15th day of July, 1995, antil the dale of receipt of payment by the Com

further Inst pany's Bankers and ment of $30 per New Share to be paid on or before before the 15th day of. with interest December, 1925, together calculated at the rate of

per cent.

per the total amount then payable for the period from the 13th day of October 1915, until the date actual receipt of payment by the Com. pade

Beakers and such Member Far East or his Nominee who has not

Recepted and lodged with the Company's Bankers the first instal. ment due on sach New Shares on or

andiza on

That

the

before the 15th day of September, 1925, together with interest as aforesaid will be deemed to have declined. The Direc tors shall have the right to reject any No of the raid 60,000 New Shares shall be accepted by Members both in and outside the Far Eastshall -- the aid of,000 Old Shares rank for dividend as from the 15th day July, 1925 to the extent of one half the nominal value of such New Phares

and

As from the 15th day of October, 1925, equally with the skid 60,000 Old Shares.

IT

SOLE AGENTS :--

S.

WATSON

[50

& CO., LTD.

been

the most sympathetic consideration, and the fact that arrangements have already

reduced been made for

fures for

different bureaux and to all the schools. and colleges in the city to observe the day 48 a general holiday.

Sub-Inspector Clark and a party' of" · police executed a search warrant at an. unoccupied house at Chek Wo. Ling, Lyeemun, on Tuesday and confiscated i revolver, 12 rounds of ammunition, 20 detonators, and a quantity of gunpower.. Five men were also arrested. in conneg“ tion with the raid

"Nowhere else in the world, so far as my observation and information go, does emigrants indicates that the Imperial there exist a greater abundance, and variety of shrimps and prawns than in writes Dr. Hugh McCormick Government had already gone a long Siam,

Smith, adviser to the Department of way towards pledging its full support Fisheries in the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture, in the March number of the to the scheme.

Mid-Pacife magazine. The Australian people are "taking! Jong views regarding the future, of year the Federal Next

is

installed in April 30th, FRANCIS HENRY WILSON Parliament to be GRAYBROOK, son of Mr. HENRY GRAY-

BIRTH. Boromos.At Shangbai, on May 1st, to Mr. and Mrs. JH. BOLOMON, 3 son (still born).

MARRIAGE, 'a

GRAYSBOOK-BARSERA Shanghai, on Australia.

BROOX, Cardiff, Wales, to Ison the new Capital-" the Dream Ciry" of BAIN BARNES, e Room, daughter Cauberra Recall," says & writer in the Mrs. Rosca, Shanghai.

of the late Mr. J. B. ROACH and of Sydney Sun, "one of the most beautiful in only an initial step towards what pro

DEATHS.

PRENTICE-At Shanghai, on April 30th, At Yangtze Villa, Shanghai, Joan, PRENTICE, in his 78th year. RIVERO At Shanghai, on May 18, PHILOMENA MARIA RIVERO, relict of Juan del Rivero, aged 82 years.

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

The Daily Press.

HONGLONG, MAY 778, 1925. ·

DEVELOPING AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIANS are proud of the fact that "Australia is the first instance in history

A new company has been formed in Kuala Lumpur which is to compete with the Railway Department. The company bas. at present. a fleet of ten lorries Lumpur and. Port. Swettenham at a rate which transport goods Between Kuala below that charged by the Railway. Thin mises to be extensive transport service, landscapes you have ever seen; try and The combined efforts of the Shanghai imagine a magnificent modern city in the Municipal Police and the Woosung and Shanghai Constabulary on May lat pre- centre of this paradise, and you will be vented the holding of the Labour Day visioning the capital of Australia which mass meeting planned by Communic the next generation will regard as the agitators. Repeated efforts to assemble hundreds of workers, first in the Inter- heart of the Commonwealth." Canberra national Settlement and then in Chapei,

Almost all

were foiled by squads of lareign and is an abeclutely new city.

Chiness police. the great cities of the world have grown

Mr. and Mra Gompertz on their way 'from a central point outwards; Can-homa motored up to Kuala Lumpur

to

careez

berra, unlike them, will creep from a look up some of their old friends, but found all the Government offices closed, huge periphery inwards. Nothing hasi

it being a native holiday. A Kuala been loft to chance, we are told. "Every- Lumpur paper remarks that only the older generation will recall that Mr. thing is being done in-orderly sequence. Gompertz started his All things are zoned." The architect is Mainyan cadet, being later seconded to an American, and Americans are" ab the Hongkong.service. solutely addicted to the zone system. Work was begun twelve years ago, but

of a continent for a nation, and a nation construction operations were suspended

Marshal Tuan Chi Jui "is reported to have ordered the Ministry of Finance to find money for the expenses of General Hsu She Taeng ("Little") Esu), High Industrial Commissioner to Europe and.

for a continent." At the present time during five years of the war. At pre- America, while he is abroad. If we re-

sent to

OCTA

back 1

A claim involving nearly a quarter of

a million Taels bas been filed in the

(6) That any of the said 60,000 New Sharen which shall not be taken up by the Com- pany Shareholders in manner aforesaid remaining 80,000 maissued now and the shares may be issued and disposed of in such manner at ruck time or times and apon such terms to ranking for dividend and otherwise se the Company's Directors shall in their absolate discre So think fit. AND NOTICE 19 'HEREBY ALSO this great continent of 3,363,011 square sent the population is not more than member aright, $800,000, was

Hau about two months ago, says the GIVEN that A Further EXTRAORDINARY miles has but a sparse population work 2,500, of whom 1,600 are actually engaged 3-0. Daily News, which adds the query GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at ita Registered Office aforesaid on fing cut at only 2 to the square mile. on building roads and all manner of At that rate, is it really worth the TUESDAY, the 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 1995, at OMFORTABLY FURNISHED ROOMS 11 o'clock in the Fontsoos for the purpose of In all, there are not more than six essential activities. It will be a city former Anfu leader's while to

with

Boom Private Bath

receiving Report of the Proceedings & the million people in this vast territory. of magnificent distances," for it has been above mentioned Meeting and confirming Private Verandah with Good Board" at Sulphur Baths, Wei-bai-wei Hanses stand in thought fit a Special Resolutions the above The need is for millions more, but the planned with an eye to the far distant

Australians are pretty unanimously future. It is situated 2,607 miles east International Mixed Court, Shanghai, our the Best Positions in Wei-hai-wei, Grounds mentioned Resolutions. with Good Tonnis Court

to the reaching down to

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

against the firm's former compradore, Beach and standing next to the Mainland. will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAT, the 10 agreed that there shall be no welcome in of Perth, 904 miles south of Sydney, 429 by the China and Java Export Company miles north of Melbourne, and 75 miles Lin Dan Chee, The petition states that Golf Course Booms with Board for One Person $290.00 per Month, Two in same Room $920 00 DAT or June, 1925 to WEDNESDAY, the 17TH. DAT the land for any bat White migrankā. | west" of the Pacific," being 1,900 feet the money was, advanced at various times Hitherto they have not been coming into above sea level with Mount Bimberi, to the defendant to finance transactions in goat kina and egg yolk, and that the the country in large numbers, nor has 6 ft, in the near distance. A sugges compradore admitted in writing his in the class of people coming been such-ation is being canvassed that the installs debtness to the extent of 1-256,847:14, the country needs. It was stated in the tion of the Federal Parliament at Can which sum has now been reduced to

T.248.841.14. House of Commons at Westminster re berrn next year would offer a fitting

It is not only Hongkong that enjoyed cently, that, apart from the working of opportunity for the holding there of an

a lower temperature than usual in the the Empire Bettlement Act, under which Imperial Conference, coupled with the month of April. We take the followin 24,449 went to Australia and 7,737 to suggestion that the British delegates from a Calcutta paper of April 18th:- "After temperatures radging between New Zealand, out of a total of 41,585, should be transported to Australia by 107, and 103 degrées Calcutta has experi there had been little migration from airship. The progresivo spirit is cer-enced; sudden fall in temperature. This phenomenon has, also, been observed in other parts of Bengal, and Bihar has Great Britain since the war notwith tainly not lacking in Austrália -

been revelling in exceptionally w standing that so much has been heard

temperatures. In Dinajpur, in north

per Mouth, Booms in Mst Bangalows with Maltheid Boof, also with Privets Bath Booms. $185.00 per Month with Board. Twa in se Beom $95.00 per Month.

A deposit of $100.00 is required on the Large Rooms and $50.00 on the Mat Rooms whom booked.

Apply for ese to

MM. NIVEN, Telegraphio Address: "NIVER,

Wei-bai-wa

(2168

CHINA AUCTION

ROOMS.

Or Jonz, 1925 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered

Dated the 4th day of May, 1925.

1162)

By Order of the Board of Directors,

B. M. DYER,

Chief Manager.

"PREPAID "WANTED

ADVERTISEMENTS

M

Letters are lying at this Offen Ker Bazo-XL, XL, X8, XYZ, YI, 80, 40, 880, 979, 1609, 1890.

"SALE-STEAM PILE DRIVING

to P.O. Box No, 523,

..

on Sunday last wie 79.3, or 16.3 normal;

about unemployment A formidable After 18 years' service MF. G: P Bengal, the maximum day temperature FHAMMER (MCKIZRNAY TERET, No. 7obstacle to settlement of the right kind Forster is retiring from Mesers Jardine,

temperature the same day was 86.7, or GOOD THINGS and REAL Weight 5,000 lbs, Practically Now. Apply in found in the statement that it cost Matheson & Co., Shanghai, but is return-in Purnea, in Bihar, the maximum day

ing to Shanghai in the autumn. FOR BARGAINS Come to The

10.3 below, normal. In Assam, în Gau- The return of notifiable diseases in the hati and Dhubri, day temperatures, om TOE SALE-PALLADIUM & Tow More Australia. An important scheme to Colony for the 24 hours ended on May Sunday last were 10.2 and 12.4 below LOBEY in Excellent Condition. May facilitate migration is now announced st shows 1 Chinese cases of small-pox normal and Shillong correspondents

write of a sudden cold spell." be Seen by Appointment. Apply Bor 94, e/o.

194 to be nearing fruition. It will involve and 1 Annamite case of enteric fever [100 Hongkong Daily Prom.

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS,-

Can Building.

Ground Floor.

£1,500 to settle a British family in