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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT-- &

AGENCY-COMPANY, LIMITED." --}·

INTIMATIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 15TE,

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI- BANKING CORPORATION.

INTIMATIONS

BEEX-VILLAS-At the TERMINUS OC

TY BUS SERVICE, Baropean residences equipped with modern sanitation. TT IS HERESY NOTIFIED that Analectric light, gas, well-as garage such

AN INTERTH DIVIDEND of TWO INTÈRIM DIVIDEND of £3 Per comprising 6 rooms, 4 bathrooms, servants"

DULLAHS Per Share for the Bir Month ending 30th Juxa, 1996, will be Share, subject to Deduction of Income Tax has Payable on THURSDAY, AUGUST 3TH, on been Declared for the HALF YEAR Ending which Dats Dividend Warrants may ba-50th June, 1926, at Rate of 227 Fer Dollar. obtained on application at the Company's Office, 11, QUEEN'S ROAD UKTYBAI.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com. pany will be ULOSED from FRIDAY, the PRY JULY to WEDNESDAY, the TE AUGUST (both days indusive, darang which period No Tranter of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

H.A. RODGERS,

Acting Becretary.

-Honkong, 14th July 1928.

The Dividend will be Payable on and after MONDAY, the 9TH AUGUST, 1916, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants

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quarters, etc., at $150 and upwards. Those. Road, face South and are situated in oge of comfortable residences, on MOUNT DAVIS the most delightful localities in Hongtong, Apply to the HovoRONG "Land Investars? [3429 AGENCY CO., LTD.

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MON DAY, the 26TH JULY, to SATURDAY, the DOUGLAS, STEAMSHIP_COMPANY... 7TH AUGUST, 1996 (both days inclusive), during which period No. Transfer of Shares can be registared.

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By Order of the Court of Directors,

A. H. BABLOW,

Chier Manager. Hongkong, 13th July, 1938.

HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT

BUILDING & SAVINGS SOCIETY, LTD.

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HONGKONG & KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD,

TOTICE I HEREBY GIVEN that N°

AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of HONGKONG DEVELOP

MEETING & SHAREHOLDERS in MENT BUILDING SAVINGS THE THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL SOCIETY, LTD. will be held at the CT the Company will be held at the Office of the HALL on the 21st Day or JULY, 1924 Company, 35, DE VEUX FOLD CENTRAL, OR. o'clock in the ATTRANGON, when the Sub-TUESDAY, TER BOTH OF JULY, 1926, at 12 joined Resolution will be proposed a da

Noos, for the purpose of receiving Statement Extraordinary Resolution

of Accounts, and the Report of the Directors for the Year envied 30th Apart, 1996.

That it is desirable to Wind Up this Com. pany, and accordingly that this Company be Wound Up voluntarily, and that LESSEE. JOEN HENNESSY SETH and YD NEY HAMPDEN ROSS, Incorporated Accountante, be and they are hereby appointed the Liquidators for the purpose of such Winding Up.

Should the above Resolation be passed b the required majority, it will be submitted for confrmation as a Special Resolution to A Farther EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING which will be hell on the 4TH DAY or AUGUST. 1928, at the same Time and Place,

Date 12th July, 1926,

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By Order,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLO-ED from SATURDAY, THE 10 or JULY, 1926, 10 TUESDAY, THE 20TH, or JULY. 19.8, both days inclusive.

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By Order of the Board of Directors,

AH. HOWE, Managing Director.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN &*

MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

EB. BAYMONDTER

Secretary

STEWARTS & LLOYDS, LIMITED

HE Business of the above Company is Now Being Conducted frame FOURTH FLOOR, INTERNATIONAL BANK BUILD ING, PA, KIKIANG KOAD, SHANGHAI, and all Communications should be so Addressed.

TELEGRAMS: "LAPWELD." Post Ofce Box No. 839.

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STOCK. REQUIREMENTS may obtained Locally as heretofore from ---- BRUNNER, MOND & Co. (CHINA), LTD., Distributers,

R. L. AITON, Resident Representative in China.

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THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO,. AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORT," & LONDON.

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN: AND SUTH AFRICAN

PORT

TEE Steamship

TEL.

። KASHMIR Captain B. H. STRINGER, O.B.E., RNE... arrying His Majesty's Mails, wil be despatched- from this Port on or about THURSDAY, the 20 JULY, 1926, at 4, taking Passengers and Cargo for the shore Forta.

Bilk, Valuables and Tea for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be

HE TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE.. HOLDERS in the Company will be held at

ct

"Sz. the Office

tha Company. GEUEGE'S" BUILDING. CHATZH ROAD, on at THURSDAY the 220 of JULY, 19:8, 2 11. 'CLOCK A., for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ended 11st. Dzczanza, 1925 and electing & Consulting Committee and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 15TH of JULY, 1926, to THURSDAY, the 22ND of JULY. 1926, both days inclusive.

HEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.

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SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS, THE BANQUE DE LTSDOCHINE beg DEPOSIT, that they have actually in their New Building, 3, QUTES'S ROAD, BAFE DEPOSIT BOXES at the Yearly Rate of $8 for the Small Size and $12 for the Large Size, Please Apply to The CASHIER.

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MESSRS. KOMOR &" KOMOR," ART & CURIO EXPERTS. TEMPORARILY · REMOVED ST GEORGE'S BUILDING. CHATER BOAD, RD F1003-LIT

All are Cordially Invited to View our FINE COLLECTION.

LOST,

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HARE with its

trans tipped at Bombay, into the Mail Steamer WARNA COUPONS OTHE 1rocanding direct to Marseilles and Loudon,

Parcela will be received at this Office until 5.x, the Day before Sailing. The contents and value of all packages must be declared..

For further Particulars, Apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE &.00.,

Agents. Hongkong, 15th July, 1998.

NOTICE.

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RITTEN Applications are Invited for the Post of BOARDING OFFICER Buccessful Applicant will be Bequired to Act as MASTER of "KAU SING" in addition

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT,"

to his other Duties.

Applicants should be of British Nationality and most hold a Board of Trade Certificate

of Competency as Master. They should not be

more 35 years of

Salary will to £350 rising to £450 Per

CHE H8IN CEMENT COMPANY, LTD. was LOST at Pazine, and Has Been Reader ed Nall and gid. The Public is Hereby Advised Not toegotiate the Bare

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NIEH CHIR HAUN.

LET-GODOWN, No. 150, Prara) TO from 1st Sazaar, 1926-Apply-GANDE, PRICE & Co., LTD.

4-Boomed

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TO LET.

"FLAT in HUMPERETS

BUILDMER;

Apply to:-- HUMPHREYS FUTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.. Alexandra Fuilding.

273614

WOLKESTONE, Best Position, Com

Annum by Increments of £10 anually paid Oortable Barnished Third Floor FLAT in Dollars according to Scale laid down in the Government General Orders.

Free Quarters and Uniform will be provided. Applications to be Addressed to THE HARBOUR MASTER, closing References

NOTICE.

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THE SANITARY BOARD wisher to or the Attention of the Public and especially of those who have recently come to this Colony, to the ponsibility of requiring Diseases. c.9.

• Dysentery and typhoid Fever by Rating of Uncooked Vegetable

Chinese Market Gardeners use magure from human sourçes and their custom is to pour the

· Wisnurður, spray it from watering liquil form over the Growing Plante

in

Disease-producing Parasites are therefore possibly present on the surfaces of Plants, .. Lettuces, over which the Gardener's spray

R, A. D. TORREST. Secretary, Banitary Board,

falle

Anh Jaily, 1996.

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To

(No. Lift)- LET NOVEMBER

Bedrooms, Two Bidding MAPOH-Thres Rooms Bath Room, Kitchen, etc. Guiness Per Week. Trustworthy, Maid (Good Write Plain Cook) Can be Lett if Required Box 3722, c/o Hongkong Daily Press office.

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|||10^LET=RING EDWARD - HOTEL BUILDING For Particulars, Apply to the CHINA LAND & INVESTMENT CO. LTD., Bank of Caxton Buszdine,

THREE Ground Floor FEATS, 15, 17 and 19, CAMERIN BOAD, Dear KING

CLEAR, Kowloon, Three Booms, Modern Bath Flush Bystem, Moderata Bental-Apply HONGLONG SMALL, ISVERIGES SHAN & RA

4630. ESTATE CO.

LIMITED.

FOR OCEAN ISLAND AND APIA

(SAMUA).

THE Steamer * HAICHING" will be Despatched for the above Porta (and Return) on or about TUESDAY, the 20

INSTANT.

The Return Voyage will occupy about 43 tó 50 days.

A Limited, Number of First and Second Class Passangers can be taken. For Passage, Apply to-

DOUGLAS LAPRAÏK & Co... General Managers, DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.- *8751

PUBLIC AUCTION

ON

SUNDAY, JULY 1FTE, 1926, AT 8 PM. SHARP,

4 BLOCKS OF HOUSES, No. 1, No. 1, No 3 AND No. 5. HUA S. RoBUE.

The First Two Blocks have Werandah and the Reserve Price is $4,500 each.

The Other Two are Without Veraadsh and the Reserve Price is 84,200 each.

R. S. TILES,

Director, THE ORIENTAL AUCTION, Marno, China

Macao, 8th of July, 1926,

13767

BT ORDER OF THE MORTGAGERS

PUBLIC AUCTION--

- OF THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTIES

Situate at HOK UN, Kowloor and VICTORIA, in the Colony of Hongkong and known

M-

1-THE REMAINING PORTION OF ISLAND LOT. No. 1295 together with No. 8, STAUNTON STREET. Anual Crown Rent: $12. Area: 205.13 square feet.

SECTION OF ISLAND LOT No. 1968.to- with No. 3, TAX ON TERRACE.'

Annual Crown Rent: $14.50, Area

906.20 square feet.

3A-SECTION F or ISLAND LOT No. 370 together with Nos. 2 and 3, CheTLAR PATRWAT and No. 9 and 10, THT ON Annual Crown Rent: $1.04. LASK. A104: 1,241 square feet, 28-SACTION G OF INLAND LOT NG 370 together with No. 5, CIRCULAR PATHWAY and No. 7. TOUT OF LAXI. Annual Crown Bente $0.53. Area: 639 square Leat 8c-Bus2chior. No. 2 of SECTION OF INLAND LOT No. 94 together with No. 10. CIRCULAK. PATHWAY and No. 2, TSUI ON LANZ ABnual Crown Rent 87.27. Area: 1,286 square feet. 3.Tee REMAINING PORTION OF SECTION O OF INLAND LOT No. 91 and SURRECTION No. 1 or SECTION A OF INLAND LOT NO. Pa together with No. 3, Taux ON LANE and No. P, CIRCULAR PATHWAY." Annual Crown Renta: 83.3 and 3097. Area: 170 square feet and 393 square feet. 3-SECTION 2 OF SECTION OF INLAND LOT No. 9 and SECTION of INLAND Lot No. 70 together with No.4. TSUI ON LANE and No. 8, CIRCULAR PATH- WAY. Annus! Crown Beats: $4.00 and 30.01. Area: 704 square feet and 19.5 #quare feet. JF-SUBIECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF SECTION OF ISLAND LOT No. 9A and BrezIGN HOF INLAND LOT-No. 670 together with No. 5. TSUI OF LANS and No 7, CIRCULAR Annual Crown Bente: PATHWAY. $0.02, $0.85 and $0.62 Aren 5 square feet, 148.78 square feet and 627 equare feet. 4-SUBSECTION No. 1 o. SECTION A or KOWLOON INLAND LOT No.1483 to- gether with No. 174, KOWLOON CITY ROAD, Annual Crown Bent: about $5.30. Arás: 750 square feet.

TO E SULD BT PUBLIC AUCTION

IN 9 LOTS. Ox

TUESDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF JULY, 1918, Ar 3 O'CLOCK Y.M.

AT THE

OHINA AUCTION BOOME

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4, DUDDELL STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG. MR. E. V. M. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer" For further Particulars and Conditions of Bale, Apply to

OR TO.

·MI5387, JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Mortgagees" Solicitors, Prince's Building, Hongkong.

MR. EV. ME. DE SOUSA, The Auctioneer. Hongkong, the 9th day of July, 1920,

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UPSIAN LADY, 31, derisan Pontion ERNESS to Yeone dira, bas Ton este lixperienon Speaks French German is Little English Apply KARMILOFE

18778 MATILDA HOSPITAL.

INTIMATIONS.

WATSON'S Celebrated

DRY

GINGER ibuted to the "P.L.A. Monthly? (the be and should be almost exterininated in ALE

Its unique dryness delight ful aroma and rich flavour are features which give this beverage the IMMENSE POPULARITY it deserves.

It has been repeatedly de- clared by travellers, tourists. and others, that WATSON'S DRY GINGER ALE“ is suy UNEQUALLED by similar product throughout the world.

"PYERIS"

SPARKLING MINERAL WATER.

A Delicious Table Water, healthful and refreshing. Surpassing in quality the celebrated European Spa Waters.

Bends excellently with Wines and Spirits, especially Whiskey.

IN QUARTS, PINTS AND SPLITS.

magazine

of

the Port of London

To-day is St. Swithin's Day.

Some of our older residents will re- There can be no doubt that the villages member Mr. Eowano-OsaORNE, who was on the island, and scross the water, for many years Manager of the Hongkong some of the reforms advocated. We are pleased to hear of the miniature refuse and Kowloon Whart and Godown Con-destructor at Sher O and we hope that pany. During the terrible bubonic plague there will be created others like it in epidemic, which swept through this Colony, suitable places. Also, we thoroughly he was an unofficial member of the endorse the proposals regarding the Legislative Council He has recently con destruction of undergrowth. Malaria can Hongkong, and the building of nullabs to drain stagnant water is essential for Authority) some interesting reminiscences good health. We congratulate the Sani- of his experiences. He emphasizes the tary Board on its excellent work for the wisdom of obtaining the co-operation of villagers. The whole of the community Chinese employees for carrying out ro will benefit from it.. form's.. Let us quote an amusing con- fession which he makes about the evasion of the local plague regulations. He had promised the men employed by the Wharf Company that in the event of death the body should be returned to the native village of the deceased. We all know what a great deal it means to any Chinese to be assured that he will be buried in his native village. Mr. QSBORNE was one of those model employ- ers who took a personal interest in the welfare of the men who worked for him, It always pays to do so. The men trust ed him. This is his story of how his An enquiry concerning the shooting, sturdy commonsense, (aided by the co-by a Chinese detective, of a Chinese of operation" of the men who knew that he suspicions character, on Sunday night, would not let them down") triumphed June 27th, in Des Voeux Road Central,

wil be held by Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at s in the plague--

the Central Magistracy this afternoon,

The Hongkong Land Investment Co. bas, declared an interim dividend of $9 for the six months ended June 30th.

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For, firing crackers without a permit, Mrs. Brent, of No. 69, Hollywood Road, was fined $3 at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning.

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending June 26th amounted to 47,917 tons and the sales during the period to 39,06 tons.

A Chinese was sentenced to three months' hard labour, by Major Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday, for pick- rocketing. The thief was chased and captured in Des Voeux Road by a Portu guese youth, named. Lopes, who was commended by the Magistrate.

"The authorities were panic-stricken, and in their frenzy made ill-considered regulations with the object of stemming the onrush of the disease; these regula- tions never had anything but the reverse effect to that intended because they exasperated the people into obstruction One of these regulations was that every The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank has FORMAZONE - THE

NON-ALCOHOLIC Plague corpse arust be buried in a special declared an interim dividend of £2 per CHAMPAGNE. It possesses plague cemetery, the house whence it share, subject to deduction of income the characteristic stimulating came to be disinfected, and the occupants tax, for the half year ending June 30th. and refreshing qualities of of the house segregated and the furniture The dividend will be payable at the rate of 9/9 per dollar on and after Monday, Champagne and has & sometimes burned. Thus we were faced

August 9th, at the Offices of the Corpora delicious flavour.

with the alternative of obeying the re- tico, where shareholders are requested to gulations and losing our men, or disobey. apply for warranta..

A.

S.

WATSONĮ

& CO., LTD., ABRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.

ESTABLISHED 1841.

BIRTHS.

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BROWN-On July 8th, at the Fearn Sans

torium, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. F. IL Brows, a daughter,

小

GANDER. On July 8th, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and birs. O. D. GANDER, A BOLL LEVENSPIEL-On July 5th, at 8. Avenue Road, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. A. LEVENSPIEL, & SOD. NORDORIST On June 30th, at the Ger

man Hospital, Feking, to Mr. and Mrs. O. NonDQUIST of the Directorate General of Posts, a son, still-born. RoxBgEGR-On July 8th, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. JOHN ROXBURGH, & BQL

SCANLON. On July 5th, at the Country

Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs.

TROMAER SCANLON & BOD

DEATH

Casca-(3 Indian and 3 Chinese)-of enteric fever, one death (Chinese) from puerperal faver. For the 24 hours, ended July 12th, there had been one case (Chinese) of diphtheria, and, for the same period ended July 13th, there had been one case (Chinese) of diphtheria..

ing and keeping our men, for they made e local return regarding notiñable it clear that if the bodies of their dead diseases, during the week ended July 10th, stated that there had been two were not sent home the whole lot, some deaths (Chinese) from diphtheria, six 800 in all, would return to their villages forthwith. We decided to stand by our men and I notified the authorities (I was an unofficial one myself) that I should disobey them because, in my opinion,

The inauguration of the Fratas Wire- their measures would only make matters.

less Station will take place at the end- worse. And I told the men that I should of this week. It is believed that the expect them to outwit the authorities. Chinese Government cruiser Hai Tany will leave Hongkong to-day with a Now, if there is one thing more than number of Hongkong officials to witness another which John Chinaman loves, it is the ceremony, Among the officials going to Pratas are the Harbour Master (Lieut. to pit his wits against somebody else's Comdr G. F. Hole, R.N.), the Director

and John Chinaman is very successful as

rule. It is a kind of sport with hire "So the police watched the premises: where the men were housed and fed; the sanitary inspectors got busy; and our men continued to die. But, in spite of the authorities, every corpse was returned to

of the Royal Observatory (Mr. T. F. Claxton), the Deputy Commissioner of Custoras, Kowloon (Mr. N. E. M. Shaw), and Mr. L H. King

PROPERTY SALE:

سنجی

At Mesare Lammert Brothers, salce- property, known as the remaining por-

rooms yesterday afternoon a leasehold

ita village; not a single case of plague tion of Inland Lot No. 172, wgether with the building known as No. 17, Graham was discovered by the authorities, and Street, was sold by order of the mort-

FIGUEIREDO-At her residence, No. 28, Rua de Santa Clara, Macao, on 12th July, 1926, MATHILDE V. GOMES D not a single man left us. How it was FIGUEIREDO, aged 90 years. Deeply managed I don't know, but then, of regrettet (Shanghai, Japan and Lisbon papers please copy.) [3781,

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

The Daily Press.

Homozono, Juzr 15TH, 1928.

THE VALUE OF GOODWILL.

gee.

:

The property has an area of about 105. square feet, and the annual Crown rent it 810.77.

Some briak bidding was witnessed and the upset price, 815,000, was increased by over $4,000 before the property was sold. Bida of 8200 were acceptable, and bidding progressed by stages of this sum until 819,200 was reached, at which figure Mr. Li Fook Chi became the purchaser.

There was to have been a sale, by order of the mortgages, of leasehold property, No. 80. Queen's Road Central, by Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa at the China Auc- OSBORNE tion Rooms yesterday afternoon, but. auction was postponed until next Wed-

course, I took care not to see or to know too much. One ruse I stumbled pross A large basket of laundry, such as was in use locally, containing beautiful, 520w white linen presumably

on its way to some European house, passed the police without suspicion. Beneath the linen reposed the plague corpac.'

We may be sure that Mr. "often remembered how

eye and truthfully said that he could see nothing. As often happens, common-sense triumphed over the panic-stricken efforts of alarmed. sinceff, but not very practical, officials. Indeed Mr. Oscount gives us his verdiet for his says It is only fair to add that

telescape to his bling put the headay afternoon, N

This property has an area of 1,202 square feet and an annual Crown rental of 891.10.

Tar members of the Committee appoint

TYPHOON WARNING. ed to investigate the ammitation of the

The telegrams quoted below, were re- Hongkong villages are to be congratulat

courteously sent to us by the American ed upon the report which they have

ceived from the Manila Observatory and Consul:~- The conclusions

July 14th, 2.25 p.m. so carefully prepared. tired, at ere balance overlook certain should co-operate with us in whatever than 300 mar, ptoon E of Luzon, less arrived at are balanced. It is not unwe made it a condition that the men

messizes we took to combat the plague,

"human and right royally. did they help us and

never unce grumbled at the inconvenience our measures caused them

fundamental facts concerning nature that make the successful carrying: ont of their recommendations difficult. if not impossible. Throughout the report

We have perhaps grown wiser since TTIENANOY Available at th

LCHORAGE 9, Magazina Gar Boar, there is a suggestion that in the proposed,

those terrible days of the plague. - The Near MAY BOAD STATION. Moderate Rental Detached Rouse, Bright and Airy, in Splendid reforms in the mintter of sanitation in the moral of Mr, OSBORNE's story is one, Location, having Excellent Views of Harbour villages every effort should be made to

however, that everyone would do well Feedingly Well Farmlahed with Hot and

to keep in mind. In the matter of health Cold Water, Well Fitted Bathrooms, with secure the sympathetic co-operation of Flush Rratom Laundry well equipped with the villagers concerned. We entirely and sanitation problems the goodwill of Tiled Washing Tanka Vegetable Garden

HONGKONG agree with that sano ontlook on a diffien't the people concerned is invaluable for the successful carrying out of reforms. elo. Two Telephones. FMALL INVESTORS, SHARE & BEAL

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N.W..

or E.

4,46 p.m. Cyclone or typhoon E. of Kuen, Luzon, Jess than 300 miles distant inclining weste ward.

WEATHER REPORT:"

Last night's weather report, forecast, and remarks from the Royal Observatory stated

The depression over China bas deepen ed further. At 2 p.m. the typhoon was n about Lat. 15 N. and Long. 125 E., moving west or W.N.W.. Local forecast:-8.W winds, moderately.

or variable