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$1,655 H.K. Banks
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214
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$1,555
641
£31
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£14
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£31
$73
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214
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Ch. Fin. Corp. vid. S.,
2275
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$275
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$1
$1,05
$375
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China Fires
$480
3237
H.K. Fres..
$370 $475
151
!Internatiyani Assco, J,
$230
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$36
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#54
$35 $51
$30
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$30
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93/9 'Shells
$1.80
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Amtamoka
12.06
3211
$20
62 0.
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62 cts.
188 ct.
24 fots
$2.05
95 cta.
Balateos. Bagulu deld 27 cts. $18,19 Beugust Consolidated
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20 ot. By Wedge
Demonstrations ......[64′′ota.]
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$1.05.
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$10
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34
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3104
$31
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18
10
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$79
14
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$190
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130 ata
$9.J
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$33
$18
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1321
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$5
$4
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360
$9
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dala koalition "A".
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$4.40
$14.
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310.40
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$82
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$
120
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840
110.
$12
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$25
WingUn Textiles(Ď.)
$10,40
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$7
140wj...
304
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$19
$7.36
401
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$20
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64*
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326.15 Telephones, (čki).....)
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21/-
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dj-
$8.40
$16
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19 Caidbook,
$13 Canton less
Vements
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8.80/9 ***
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$194
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$2}
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$14
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$2
131
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42
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$1.35
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94%
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$4
$56
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$4
CLEARANCES
12TH APRIL, 1936.
Birdhana, for Singupore Boochuw, 10г· Canton "Kwai"Bang, for Swatow
Aposy, for singapore Ramses, for Manle Amagisan Maru, for Kobe „Canada" Maru, for Tawao
Tilkembang. for Amoy Anshing, for Canton
11TH APRIL, 1936.
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Ch.G.5x192814.#Bda
H.K. Gora 4% Loans 6.
Wallace Harper.....
Do
Vibro Pileng
Kwansal Maru, for Shanghai Friderun, for Madang Hakozaki Maru, for Singapore President Hayes, Ior Manila Hal Yuan, for. Canton, Beistan, for Swatow
Tin Beng, for HC. Wah
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3841
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15. 11:25: 273.
396.15
39
19.10
$11
$31
$191
30 eta $5.90
$3.35 $1.80
34
55 ata
Hai Ching, for Canton Kaying, for Amoy ・ Kiungchow, for Hahap Hai Ning, for Bwatow Sinklang. for Canton Sungshan Maru, for Shanghai Tango Maru, for Singapore G. Diederichsen, for Bangkok Lyeemoon, for Saigon
10TH APRIL, 1936.
Hang Sang, for Canton Ronsan Maru, for Samarinda Kwangchow, for Swatow Lima Meru, for Segon Hai Chen, for. Swatow Celebes Maru, for, Moji Hin Sang. for Bandakan Java. for Shanghai Haruna Maru, for Shanghai Sungshan Maru, for Canton Kine Merti, for Canton-
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1936.
TEAM WORK IN
DEFENCE
Sir T. Inskip On His Task
A VERY WIDE FIELD
Lonend March 8., Sir Thomas Inskip, K.C. who begins to-day his duties as Minis-
ter for the Coordination of De-
fence, spoke at Gosport last night of his task. He said:-
To-day I have put off my wig and gown, and it remains to be seen whether I shall ever
wear
PLANS FOR PROTECTING
LONDON DURING AIR RAIDS
Securing Gas, Electricity And Water Supplies"
London, March 21. Plans for protecting London and other great centres of population in the event of air raids are be- Enning to take definite shape.
Wing-Comdr. A. H. Steele Perkins, head of the Air Raid Precautions Department of the Home Ombe, is convinced that the co-operation of municipal author.
essential to the success of any scheme that can be dey sed. Müch of the preilm hary work of the past few months has been carrted out with that idea in mind.
Local bodies in London and e se- where would have to "maina. essential public services as well as provide gas-proof shelters, rescue casua.ties" and deal with Ares caused by bombs.
them again. To-morrow I take up the great responsiblity entrust- ed" to me. From to-night it is the duties to which I am called, and not I myself who am important. I shall have gather that I already have critics who quite rightly leles and big utility undertakings is in waiting to take potice of my faults of commission or omission. It is my business to try and keep them waiting-(laughter)-not be- cause it matters what happens to me, but because the interests in- volved are so vital to the country. Let me first remind you of that which was so familar in the Great War, and that is that a modern war involves the whole nation. None escapes, In such conditions the absorption by the State of the whole of our national resources in making war becomes essential To-day, happily. we are not at war. I need not add how passion-compan.es responsible for lighting, ately the whole nation feels that
heating and the water suppl there is no cause for war if the representatives of the nations will but resolutely seek peace and pur- sue it. I repeat, we are not at war. The whole country is en-
DARKENING THE STREETS
The next step has been to secure the co-operation of authorities and
would be spec.ally vulnerable from the air.
The provision of protection for them, measures for A prompt change over to 3.D alternative source of suppy, is one of the chief plans under consideration.
DANGER OF FLOODING The gas companies have ther own special proble.ns in dealing with similar risks. In their case the soudon may nvolve the pro- vision of dupacate mains, mains linking the gasworks of different companies, and add tonal con- tainers.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
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OUTWARD SAILINGS
"KULMEBLAND" for S'hai., Dairen, Taru, Taingtao,
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Hackow
**************** 26th Apr, a.s. "NORDMARK" for Shai, Dairen, Taku, Kobe,
Osaka, Yokobama, Nagoya...... 27th Apr. HOMEWARD SAILINGS
+ my. "BURGENLAND" for Genoa, B'lova., R'dam, E'burg 24th Apr.
8. "NEUMARK ".. Jor M'Bles, A'werp., R'dam, H'burg. 3rd May
+ Passenger Vessel Limited Passenger Accommodation.
For fart or particulars and passage farus, etc. apply to:-- HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
JEBSEN & CO., AGENTS.
14, Pedder Street, Tel. 2898),
CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO., Shakee Road.
THE ARMY
"Conflicting Requirements"
One of the duties 't be under- taken by the Metropolitan Water Board wil be the extension of the scheme, already in existence as a result of drought experience, for providing alternadve supplies. SO that if one reservoir were badly
London, March 26. damaged water would be immedi- The United Service Institution ately forthcoming from another. of India has chosen the following One drager which is being pro-subject for its 1838 Gold Medal vided fers that of flooding from Essay Competition!...
reservoir badly damaged by "Certain conflicting require- ments may be observed between Ir London the Metropolitan A technical committee is advis- the organization of the Army at Water Board and
gas anding the departmen on
home and in India owing to electricity undertakings have de- precautionary measures. finitely agreed to assist. The gas
differences in the tasks of these Of Norwegian descent, Mr. Oscar forces. Keeping in mind the im- companies and the electricity Asche was born at Geelong, Aus-portance of the principle of stan- undertakings will appoint their tralia, and educated at Melbourne (dardization of training and Greatown committees to work with the Grammar School
Government department.
gaging with everincreasing success arts of peace,
the
the
One direction in which their co operation is needed is the quick
in Britain on 2. wär footing and Great Britain on a peace footing are as unlike each other as could be imagined, and some confusion | darkening of all streets of London. as to the nature of my task would In the opinion of the Precautions be avoided if that essential differ- Departner.t this should be done in ence can be kept in mind.
13 minutes. the max.mum... safety margu after enemy aircraft have retched the English coast.
over
f+
a
bombs.
other
OF-
ganization in the Imperial Forces, 'discuss the problems involved."
OSCAR ASCHE
DEAD
Made Over £100,000 From "Chu Chin Chow"
AND LOST IT
London, March 23. Mr. Oscar Asche, the Shakes- Ppearean actor, died to-day at Marlow, Bucks, at the age of 65
He had been ill for some time, The end.came early to-day after a heart seizure.
Mr. Oscar Asche will always be remembered at
as the creator of "Chu Chin Chow," the most suc- cessful musical play in the history of the British stage.
HIS FALSTAFF He studied for the stage in
Essays must be received Christiania. His first appearance
Simla no later than June 30, was made at the Opera Comique The result of the competition will Theatre in 1893 "as
be announced in September or Roberts in
October.
"Man and Woman,"
Then be with F. R. Benson playing Shakes-
was for eight years HIGHER COMMAND IN INDIA
The first of several changes in parts. Afterwards he the higher command in
India
pearean
The companies and undertakings joined Sir Herbert Tree, and tour- takes effect to-day. when Lieut.- are also considering plans for the ed with him, playing Brutus maintenance of their services if "Julius Caesar
and
It ran from August 31, 1916. to July 22, 1921, when it was played for the 2,238th time.
.
FORTUNE The play was written by Mr. in General Sir Ivo Vesey, K.C.B, Oscar Asche himself and financed Falstad in K.B.E., C.M.G., D.8.0. vacates by a private company.
some of their sources of supply are"The Merry Wives of Windsor." put out of action. The great His Falstaff helped to make him power stations at Battersea. Bark- famous. ing. Deptford and Fulham,
upon;" Mr. Asche toured in which London relles for electricity, and South Africa.
PASSENGERS
TASK OF SERVICE CHIEFS The next fact I should like you to remember is that although, while we have been striving to secure international disarmament, the Committee of Imperial Defence Has been less prominent, It has continued to watch
our security and to coordinate the needs and supplies of oun Navy, Army, and Air Force. It does not and cannot usurp the responsibili- ties of the heads of those Services. special assistance on the Defence Their part is to put into operation side. It is this assistance. which the policy which is the settled
he has asked me to give. policy of the Cabinet. There must
It is a very wide field I have be no interference with that basic been asked principle of the responsibility of spoken of the differences between. to occupy. I have the heads of the Services to carry
a war of to-day and, the wars of out that policy. It is not part of history. Nowadays a call is made my duty to interfere with their
on the whole energy and resources responsibilities. I am quite sure, of the country and the Empire, that the nation has implicit trust and measures for Defence even inriving here to-day from Australia in the Defence Services. To med-peace time naturally cover a great dle with them in the discharge of deal of ground. I have to re- their duties would be the worst of cognize the Imitations as well as all blunders for me to commit.
The Committee of Imperial De- fence is designed to be an essen- tial link between the Departments in the execution of the 'Govern- ment's policy. Its business, and.
ARRIVALS
S.S. CHANGTE
The blowing passengers are är-
via ports by the a.s. Changte.
Brind,
Nevertheless, his #nancial affairs became involved and he went through the Bankruptcy Court ten years ago.
CHANGES IN THE ROYAL ARTILLERY
the Western Command, to which He received a salary of £80 x he was temporarily posted in June, week and a share of the royalties to be succeeded to-MOTOW by which provided him with over Australia Lieut.-General Sir
Walter Fitt-
£100,000. Taylor, K.C.B., C.M.G., DS.O.
To-day also General Sir George Jeffreys, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., CMG, now at home on leave, completes his four years' tenure of the Southern Command to be suc ceeded to-morrow by"Sir Ivo Vesey.
General Sir Norman Macmullen. the outlook that the work will be son is still provisional, but with G.C.B., C.M.G., CIE, D.S.O., com- pletes his tenure of the Eastern next year a sum of £1,822,000 will completed in 1938. By March of Command on March 31 and will have been laid out. Fortifications, be succeeded by Lieut.-General Sir
barracks,
roads, water supply... Douglas Baird, KCB., C.M.G.. drainage, stores, and electric in- CIE., D.S.O., who was promoted stallation in November last,
are included in the Mrs. Alexander, Miss Alexander,
Other officers who are about to Mati, Tanglin, Fort Canning, Bukit undertaking at Changi, Blakam Mr. W. Bennett, Mrs. R. Haigent, take up appointments in India are Fraser, Seletar, Bedok, Singapore, the extents of my duties, but I
Mr. A. S. Butler, Mrs. A. Butler. Lieut-General Sir John am hopeful that I may assist the Mrs.
L Browne, Miss R. Browne, K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G., D.8.0., "as Ad-
Town, and elsewhere. Chiefs of Staff when the broader
Mr. and Mrs. Camp.znon, Mr. and Jutant-General, who reaches Bom- issues of milltary polley arise, and
Mrs. E, S. Corser, Miss Corser, Mr. bay on Thursday to take over from perhaps, on occasion, by bringing and Mrs. H. L. Frith, Miss W. A. in the outside lay mind, even the Gulla. Miss C. J. Gullan. Mr. and K.B.E. CMG., D.SO. A.D.C., at nounced in "The Times" yesterday
General Sir Walter Leslie, K.C.B.. trained legal mind, I may assist in Mrs. M. Gargan, Mr. Humphreys, the end of the month; and Major will bring Brigadier Lord Malise. The artillery appointments an- the formulation of their conclu-Mr. and Mrs. L A Hutchinson, Miss General Sir Arthur Moena, K.C.B.. Graham's tenure of command at sions, particularly when they affect Johnson, Mr. A. Johnson. Mr. John-C.M.G., D.S.O., as Quarter-Master- the School of Artillery to an end all three Services
son, Jnr. Mrs. Jonas, Mr. Kinneally, General, on the transfer next week after RESERVES OF INDUSTRY
Miss Kirker, Mr. and Mrs, C. Ley, of General Sir Edmund Ironside, Colonel H R. Pownall, D.S.O.. His successor, The supply of war material, he Mr. and Mrs. C. Martin, Mrs. Chas, K.C.B., CM.G. D.S.O to the MC.. will vacate the post of Senior added. was a complex question of Maslin, Mrs. McWilliam. Miss J industrial production and was of McWam. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Mc-
Eastern Command at homo. primary Importance. If the ex- Pherson, Mr. Nassar, Miss Nassar,
SINGAPORE DEFENCES pansion of the Services and their Mrs. O'dea, Miss A. Park, Miss E re-equipment was
The expenditure on to be accom- Park, Mrs. Beardon, Mr. and Mrs. vision of defences for the naval the .pm- plished without loss of time, in- S. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rear base at Singapore and accom- crease of output was necessary don. Mrs. B. C. Sanderson and in-modation for the increased garri- immediately. though he spoke with some re-
His
hope, fant, Mrs. Sandrey, Maid and in- fant, Mr. Swan Mr. Turrell, Mr, K serve, was that while engaged in Tebbutt, Miss M. Thurman, Mr. C. the task of completing the pre-
V. Watkins, Mr. B. Wilson. Mrs. B. sent programme for the re-equip-
Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wat- PRIME MINISTER'S BURDEN Sir Thomas Inskip went on find out the use of national re-
ment of the Services they might kins, Mrs. A. E. Winston, Mr. and Mrs. 8. G. West, Mrs. Wison, Miss These new circumstances have
Wilsoni sources, reserves of industry which caused a large number of impor- could be swiftly expanded in times tant problema to arise, and there of sudden
close and
emergency. There must be
continuous would be supervision of the plans to ensure skilled men. Some of the trades additional work for their proper and swift execution. had already experienced, under For this, as for every important peace conditions, a growing de- i Mrs. R. Ames, Mr. A. Baurmanni,
in a measure. my business, is not to create the dual control of the Services which spells weakness, but to bring about the team work which means strength.
Recent events the "proceeded) had forused attention on this task, and, at the same time, had invest ed it with great importance. The Defence programme recently put forward represented the minimum assurance to safeguard ourselves against any aggression, and, what was of more importance, to fulal our promised obligations. Never theless, they would always work to find a basis of agreement for the Imitation of arms.
OWN
PRESIDENT HOOVER
The following passengers arrived here last week from the North by the ss. Pres. Hoover.
Tang, Mr. Tom Fook Ngin, Mr. G. Vacheron, Mr. M. Vorn, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Watt, Mr. Le Wen, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilkins, Mr. J. Wilson, Mr. C. D. Woo, Mr. T. Yai, Mr, K. Yang.
DEPARTURE
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
Manila on Saturday by the 5.5. The following passengers left for
Empress of Russia.
two
years.
Assistant Secretary to the Com- mittee of Imperial Defence to go to Larkhill.
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW
BARRACKS"
Under the barrack
general scheme of construction, contracts are in hand for new buildings, or
replacements, to accommodate the units mentioned:-..
One Tank Battalion at Alder- shot.
One Tank Battalion on Perbam Down.
Two Tank Battalions at War- .minster,
One Tank Battalion at Abbassia. Two Field Park Companies at Aldershot and Bulford,
Air
Defence Brigade accom- modation at Warley, and Lichfield.
RA.O.C. et Catterick,
Artillery Barracks in Edinburgh. Three Battalions in Hong Kong and extra accommodation on the island and at Kowloon.
Mechanized units in Egypt. Singapore garrison. Jersey garrison. Units in hutments.
branch of the Government's work,
mand for their productions. The
Mr. A. W Bourne, Mr. P. Bryan. the Prime Minister must take final extent to which these industries Miss-Y. Chang, Miss B. B. Chann. responsibility. He is naturally the would be available for the task Mr. Bhou Chen, Matr. Chong, Chairman of the Committee of was a problem which had to be Mstr. G. Chong, Miss A .Chow, Mr. Imperial Defence, but only those faced and settled by the industries N. 8. Choy, Dr. A. Dayrit, Mrs. N. who have come trita personal con-
Mrs. E. Bethurat, Mr. C. J. themselves
Douglass, Miss Jean Douglass, Mr. Church. Rev. W. Daly, Miss Muriel tect with the duties of Downing Sir Thomas Inskip added that H. Dunn, Mr. R: Fong, Mr. L. Green Gould, Miss C. Jomillo, Mr. H. W. Street and the House of Commons be hoped he was going to be no
burg, Mr. M. V. Grisez, Miss E. A. Kersey, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mat can understand how great is the busybody so far as the manage-Hoyt, Miss A. Ho, Mr. J. Hykes, Mr. thews, Miss E. Montinola, Mr. strain, exhausing both in body and
ment of industry was concerned, Ing Kut Wing, Mra, Ing Xui Wing. Thomas Newton, Miss H. A Po. mlud, upon the Prime Minister. either on the employers' side or Lt. Comdr. R. M. Ihrig, Mr. W. It has now become clear that the on the employees' side. It was for Kelly. Mr. C. D. Lee. Mr. T. Lee, Rodger, Mr. V. Sones and daugh- meroy, Rev. R. Quinn, Mr. R. A. Prime Minister should have some the Government to plan their pro-Miss Y. Liu, Mrs. Loo Yee Lang ter, Mrs. J. B. Boule, Mr. Cooper
gramme, and it was the Govern- Bhee, Miss J. Maguire, Matr. F. South, Mr. T. Sparshott, Mr. and The Bishop of Ely recently, at an ment's business to co-operate with Maguire, Mr. G. Mallinson, Mrs. G. Mrs. R. Valdecasa and 2 children, Episcopal conference, referred to a industry in the execution of this Mallinson, Rev. J. McGinn, Mr. J.Mrs. N. L. Zamora and Child Northern town which once had programme. The Government D. McLaughlin, Mrs. J. D.. Mc- The following passengers arrived been well posted with the slogan," were dependent on the good will Laughlin, Mr. C. Pong, Mr. A here last week from Shanghai by The streets of hell now with of both sides of industry, and, Schatteles, Mrs, A. Schatteles, Mr. the ss. Pres. Hayes
whiskey." The campaign was em speaking with a little knowledge PA Seigler, Mrs. R. H. Shrap,
barrassed by the action of stu- of the labour side, he thought the Mr. L Shu, Mr. Y. Sing Mr. C
dents, who appended to every might say that they would obtain Schmitz, Mr. Y. Sung, Mrs C. Tai,
Doster the words "Death, where is it in the present circumstances.
Mra, L. Tai, Mr. W. Tai, Miss A.
thy sting Th
Canton, for Haiphong Sunning, for Canton President McKinley, for Shanghai Dakar Maru, for Yokohams. Grootekerk, for Mimila City of Wellington, for Shanghal Andre Labon, for Bálgon President Hoover, for Manila Benwyvts, for Shanghal,
Mrs. C. Camp, Miss G. Hide brand, Ensign F. G. Pegelow, Lt W. A. Butherland, Miss A Thomas Ensign G. W. Welch:
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