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GAPTAIN. E..W.LYONS.

RUMOURED AFFOINTMENT TO MALAYA:

It is rumoured that Captain F. W. Lyons, ‚our popular Deputy Captain Superintendent of Polica, bas obtained the past of Commissioner of Police of the Federated lay states. What will be our loss will be Malaya's gain. While one and all will miss Captain Lyons bere, he will have now fields to explore in the Peninsula, and there is no reason to doubt, that there be will make as many friends as he has done in Hoogkoog. Not only as an officer but as a. sportsman, a Steward of the Jockey Club, and a good fellow as well, he has won the regard of all who met him. If the report is correct, we congratulate him on the obtainment of his new and, imperioor appointment 'and wish - bịm avery srccess in kis fresh, sphere,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY MAY 3 roro

RUBBER MEETINGS.

"PANTAU LIMITED.

WHITE CITY WONDERS.

·HORTICULTURAL TRIUMPHS.

JAPAN IN 'MINIATURE,

The meeting (statutory) of this company was held at Singapore on the 25th ult., when there were present & ears W. M. Sime, Chair-The happiest man in the little community of man, W. L. Watkins, A. Watkins, A. W. Bean, workers at the White City is Mr. Hannosuka Frank Adam, D. Schwemer, J. C. Koopmnu, Izawa, under whose directions the Japanes Spiers

Gardens, which the Queen so much admired on the occasion of hor visit to Shepherd's Bush the other day, are springing up."

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After the usual remarks as to this being the statutory meeting after the formation of the company, the chairman, proceeded to say that tapping would commence on 1st May with 800 trees, the number increasing to 4,000 on 1st August. "Although not stated ia the prospectus, the vendors had obtained from the Government adduional ass acres and tad made over this acreage to the company free of charga, making a total of 1,000 acres, Since the taking over of the estate by the company with a cultivated area of 294 acres, 40 acres had been planted, and jo were in course of being planted. Further 110 acres (Special to the “Hongkong "elegraph.")

have been felled aud ou ped and will be ready | t It is a strange thing that in whatever sphere for cultivation to a short time, which will bring of Colonial and 'em serci ! activities the the number of acres under culuvation to 484. Britisher trivel, he is constantly mkiogThe production of rubber for the second year mistakes. No doubt these mistakes, are largely persoal nad characteristic of the

IN SHANGHAI,

"DRITANNIC BLUNDERING.

officer who makes them, but tha fet re maios that the faults which the perpetrator is apt to be officially ashamed of and in the 'últimate issne 'vėry`anxinus to wipe af his official Ing. When it ciantes to a matter of chasidering the question of

CONSULAR AFFAIRS

In such Crowe Culanies uk Hongkong and in such ports in Cantón, where I'rith shipping. has for many years been' so strang, it is with difficulty that nine can understand that a „Britisher gets less consideration then à Scan-

dinavian or a German

* Yet the fact is here, that our mercantile marip servic: the mat important in the universe—includes more than 60,000 Scio dinavians in it's ranks.

can be estimated at 14,000 lbs, as against 9,000 b. mentioned in the prospectus. The supply of labour is ample.

There were no furiber' remarks and the meeting closed.

CHEVIOT RUBBER LTD..

in the report of the abovs company to be prosented at the statutory meeting which was to be bold in London, on April 7, the directors state that 43,000 shares have been alloited, the ¡/ per share called upon producing £0,000 The preliminary expauses (other than broker age) are estimated at £1,500,

LADU RUBBER COMPANY LTD,

of the Labu (FMS) Rubber

We have also received a copy of the report Company "Lid, which will be submitted at the third augual meeting of the company in London, In the samy wty, the prople who have helped the sale of part of the ostalo (1,129 acros) the report coulains information Legarding

most in, rpening up the Mutile Kiogdom in

to the Cheviot Company, which leaves the outside influer ces his committed many misLabu Compzay with 1,5 27 acres of culuvated takes either through its own personality" or through its representatives. The latest one of these was made, by the British authorities

⚫ IN SHANGHAL.

Mr. Isaws comes from Japan with the re- putation of a great horticulturist, and under bis directions the green swards of the Ex- bibition aron are being transformed into floral landscapes represipting. Nature'in her most boucleous moods. He takes it naturally as a great compliment that her Majesty should have paid a special visit to inspect ble bandiwork.'.

It will come as a surprise to most people to learn that the bamboo groves, "dwarf trees, plants, and abruba used in the gardens have all cum from Japan via America, the coute en baing San Francisco and New York,

THE LAST WORD IN TRANSPORT. Large (trees, bridges, and houses, even the ocks which are to emphasise the ornamental character of the gardens, dave been sent direct from the Far East in those splendidly packed crates which the simblà bands of the' JapanYIG workmon mako so firm and compact, „. .

The triumph of transportation is reached in the case of the fairy landscapes, that are in cluded in the miniature gardens schema. Each of these landscapes is made up of many tiny and perishable obj cis-miniature pivo trees and shrubs-and they have been ar ranged on two large trays, 7ft. by jalt, the plants being elaborately packed in boxes cover. ed with wire natting so that fresh air can reach them, and the roots enveloped with damp mái safial so that they will not wither during ite two months that they are crossing from the land of the chrysanthemum to our more uncar. tai atmosphère.

and miniature Schemes. There are two of the The Japanese gardens include both large

larger gardens, each covering some 100,000 square feet of land, ban designed on different 'dra rubber and 1;57, acies of reserve land.bnds by the leading artists in Japan. Mr. ixiwa, Tao consideration price to be paid by the with his skilful band of gardeners, as striven Cheviot Company is 30,030 of ils abarcs of to carry out each schon e so that the arrange Leach lully paid. Too manager's estimate ment of picturesque bouses of Nippon, stopa lanterns, facilu: bridges, rocks, und tail trees, all brought over from Japan, stall reproduce a trub, and typical effect, had give the British public-an naquisite ide v of the thous woes of beautiful and romantic gardens which grace" the Japanese iandicaps.

An regople North Chine, according to a contemporary "a certain amount of feelingo 1959, was 65,000 lbs. of dry rubber while Berm to have been aroused in Germany in connection with the question of the Municipal olice in hanghai. to information received in Berlin, the British Minister in Peking has sued, in King Edward's name, rules and re- xulations for the guidance of the police at Shanghai, and the German Press is declaiming against this policy. The semi-official Kol. nische Zeitung," in a despu'ch pominally dated from Shanghai, says that this means one-sided English interference in international rights, and an attempt to place the most important part of Chinese (Shanghai) administration— the police-under exclusively Britivă control, although they are really subject to the control of the consular courts, in which Commany is represented,

the quantity actually shipped. was 86,763 [bs. The average price obtained after de duction of freight, insurance · aud According

other charges was 7/5.64 as against afo for 1908. and 3,6, for 1907. The esumated output of dry rubber for 1910 18 200,000 lbs. Having. commented lavourably on the condition af the, estate, the report gues on to state that the working account shows" a balance of

We understand that deficite. notice is to be taken officially of the matter by the German Government, and it is to be presumed that, as the local representatives of the United States Goveromeat have communicated with the State Department in Washington strongly ab- jecting to the arrangement, the Washington Government also will make its voice heard.”.

If England is putting in its oar where it is not wanted, well it will be all the worse for her, for England has quite enough to do at present to look after her awa immediate iniciests. “When China seeks a friend in time of trouble

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13,83, 58, 5d. Out of this the directors recommend a fioal dividend of 17 per cent, making with the interim dividend of 71 per cent paid November last, as per cent for the year, as against 7 per cent for 1958. The above bilance does not incluile the 'som 14 13,911 175. 11d., being the profit realised on Ibis the sale to the Cheviot Rubber Ltd. sum it is proposed to traösler to the reserve account.

·la a circular accompanying the report it is pointed out that representations have been `made to the Board by a number of large shareholders advocating that each of the existing Li shares he subdivided into ten shares of ./- each, and it has been decided, subject to the sanction of the shareholders at the general meeting, to make arrange

ments to carry out this conversion:.

SINGALORE RUBBER CO.

It is proposed to "wind"up the presèat com. Certainly Great Britain will be the first country pasy, to get rid of founders' shares, and form a pany, to moday the cons-itution of the com- to be grasped by the hand,

these circumstances, therfore, its company, of which the following are the behoves Great Britain and its Consular representatives to show an increased consider ation for the peoples of foreign countries in which they are living. Of

short derails

A new company to be called The New Sin gapure Rubbe Company, Limited, to be incor porated in Singapore with a capital of $5,000 divided ́into 250,000 ordinary shares of Sġ each. ALL PARTS,

...(1) The assets and liabilities of the existing Ceina is one of the most important in this polat of view, and too much attention cannot company to be trasatented to the new company. be shown to those ambassadorial or consular

(3) The new company to acquire the 20

· servants who serye our neighbours, That there founders' stares in the existing company from is no lack of respect accorded them is a well- the holders thereof in exchange for 25 00 known fact; any more than is the truism that ordinary shares in the new company on the British plenipotentiaries, ambassadors or con-understanding that the new company make no suls are bailed with general satisfaction in claim on the purchase considerativo payable whatever foreign capital or port'in which it is to the existing company in respect of such their fortune to be cast.

founders' shares.

(4) Every holder of ordinary shares in the existing company to receive 45 ordinary shares of $5 each in the new company for every ordinary share of Sion in the existing com- pany.

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(5) The directors of the existing company to be the directors of the new company-Free

It may be that the above remarks, emanating from the National Review, have been hastily written and considered but if such were the case it would be contrary to the policy of That paper which is one of the best informed In China and not likely to misinforms its olièniels on any matter of public polity. As a Britisher, all that the writer would like to add is | Press. that in the Far East the British Consular acr- vice suffers from too much draping of red tape. In Canton, for example, if an Englishman is in any kind of difficulty that calls for Consular Care Kod interference he will by preference 1610tt to any of the Consuls but his owa. Not is it in the result profiiless that he should do so, for from the American Consul he can always be sure of getting a great deal more of considerateress that that which he would re. telve at the bands of the representative of his two country.

MR.Edgar George Jamieson, H.B.M. Consular Service, in Chion, was married on Sibuit, St. Mary Abbot's, Kensington, to Miss Mabel Armitage, dangbles of the late Mr. W. H. Aimitage. The brida was given away by her Mr. George Workman, and brother-in-law, Daptain Green, consin of the bridegroom, acted as best mas. There were three children bridesmaids, wearing dresses of white maslin trimmed with: Ince and blue saber, and white #uin hals trimmed with pink roses. The bride was married in a dress of soft white sati, with long, train, trimmed with polat de Verica face and pearl embroidery. Her ora Lucht diamond: star, and the carried a Douquet of white carnations and lilies,

THE WEATHER.

On the 3rd at 17.10 p.-The barometer has risen considerably over 5. Japan the depression having moved away to the Eastward,

The baron eter has risen slightly at the For- mosa Channel stations, and falles à little over Tongking.

Pressure remains low over the latter area and Š. W. China.

The high pressure area covers N. China and the Sea of Japan.

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Strong N.E, and E. winds may be expected the Formosa Channel and S. to E. winds along the nonbern shores of the China Sea

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending it 10 am, to-day, 0.00 laches.

FORECAST.

-Hongkong and Neighbourhood, S, to E. winds, fresh or strong; squally, showery.

2. Formoan Chanol, N.E. and E. wieds, strong.

3.-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, Same as No, I

4--Bouth coast of China batween Hongkong -and Hainan, Samu us Massillon,

Here, if anywhiten the exhibition, will the real Japan meet the eye-ibe Japan of glonens flowers and daiuly gardeni,

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Taking tea in the realistic Japanese tea. house, the visitor will be able, at leisure, to contemplate the wizardry of Mr. 'Iz awa's 'art io bringing about such a wonderful trans- formation secue; or perhaps having sipped the famous Oslock les in the fourth sao (nhous where daraty japanese maideas are to servēj the visitor may wander on tɔ tw's miniature gardcus, the gil of the city of Tokyo, aud admire the skill of the designer, the master of the renowned Taikoyao in Stiba Park, Tokyo, long celebrated for his imaginative and artistic. manipulation of miniature landscape.

The genius of the designer has'assured that the very steel and shrubs are, to be changed with the changing seasoo,

The miniature gardens are to depic: iwo Japanese temple as the principal feature; the |sconex-ona « lake panorama with a famous

diber a seascape with tugged and irregular projecting racks and deep ravines, and in the

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ter end of the water the illusion of a distant purple mouelaid.

TINT OF A THOUSAND YEARS.

A waterfall over the rock in the first score

stone," whose manent markings give a realistic is to be vividly indicated by the urs of " Taki- prescutation of inlig water; the temple is on the right-hand side of the lake, where its supporting posts stund in such a way as to give at the appealace of floating in the water.

The temple bas every accessory in keeping with its age.. Even the stones and plants as- sume the tiet of a thousand years, and the tiny pine trees and abrubs so lavishly used are all uid ones the question of cast not having beco considered.

From this scene, in which plac-clad islets are scattered to enhance the romantic charac

er of the scenery, the eye will turn, to a land- scape studded with verdant trees and under growth of bushes, with be. and there a gnarled old pins to give an old-world touch to tho picture,-Pell Mull Gazette.

CHICKET LEAGUE TABLE.

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COMMERCIAL.

TO-DAY'S RUBBER QUOTATIONS.

April 30th, 3.30 p.m. The following quotations for rubbar sharos, by wim, are supplied by Messrs. E. S. Kadoorie & Co.

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Anglo-Jarančias vaparentesiusTl9, 13, Anglo-Malays·31/8x, div.

..100%.

Balgownios ......................................................$34 Batu Tigai maijaanów110/. Bertems .............................17/6 Bakit Kajangsmi Bakit Rajah.... Carey Uniteds

.35/- prem. Castlabeldi

****..117/6 Changkat Serdangs

$20 Cherannomina ..........................Sta.

Damansara....175/ Eastern Internationals......37/6 prem. Fed, Selangor... 340). Glenealys

Glenstiels.......100. Golcondas.....30/+ Golden' Hopes ....................

........165/ Highlands and Lowlandi 150/- ex. div. ............$43 Inch Kennethse ..365/ ....lol. Jonglandom......................................â5/; prem, 10já prem. Kuala Lumpora

*...235/. Lanadrons (fully paid) ................. 150/-. Lanadrons (ppd.)............112/6 prem. Labus....

Kamanings

.......205/

Ledburys saker Lloggis

.IOD.

:63/+

London Asiatics

London Vestures i Merlimausbria

...8/9

...8/9

$18

Pegohs

Rubber Trusts ......68/ prem. ex, ni i,. Sagger..........

.........320/

....$22

Sandycrofts........................................................$40 Sapongs.................................................49}~ Seafields.................................. 155/: prem. Sekong.... ...... 37/6 piem. Shelfords....agazin "Singapore & Johoras

Sumatra Paras Suogel Chob........................................120|- Saugei Kapars.....................nt95/- Tabdjongs....................65/. pram, Tangkahs ......... ...... 30/- prem, Ulu Ramiu.........................................116)- ex m. i. United Serdang... 135/ United Singapore Sit United Sumatras............13/0 United Langkats ....87/6 ax rights Para Rubber

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CANZON DAY BY DAY,

THE SELFOOVERNMENT SOCIRTY.

[From Our Own Correspondent,]

Canton, 29th April. The Cunton Self-government Society ber convened a general meeting to be held on the zad proximo for the purpose of discussing the two vexed questions the election of a suitable. official as president of the Canton-Hapkow Railway Company and the proposed abolition of the gambling farms in the province of Kwangiang,

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ANTI-OPIUM PROCLAMATION. The Tantai of Constabulary has issued a proclamation prohibiting the sale of oplum smoking apparatus io Canton.

THE PRICE OF RICE,

As the price of rice is very high in Canton at present, H.E. Viceroy Yuan has given orders for the issue of supplies from the Govern ment graderias for 'disposal ai cheap prices to the people with a view to prevent disturbances similar to those which have accurred in Hunan,

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE,

39th April.

It is learnt that the amount of revenue "collected, from a'l sovices, by the Canton - ro- vincial Governmeal for the last Chineseo year was 17,300,000 taels and that the total of ex- penditure during the year was 17,456,000 taels,

TOBACCO MONOPOLY,

A man named Luk Kwoog Kun has submit. ted a petition to the Taotai for the Development of Native Industries applying for the monopoly of Chinese manufactured cigarettes and native tobacco in the province of Kwangtong. The privilege nad it is very likely that the officials petitioner has offered a definite som for the

will grunt bis application, shortly.

THE LATE TA! HUNG SZE. The remains of the late Grand Councillar; HE Tai Hang Sz, are lying in state in s temple in Sin Woo Street inside the clly. The Viceroy and many other officials proceeded to the temple to pay their last respects to the deceased to-day,

"SMALL DAGDER" SOCIETY.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SALE.

Steam launches, Steel lighters, Woodoo lighters, Steam Cranes (travelling and stationary) Steam hoists, Lidgerwood steam pile driver, Diving pump and dress, Hand grabs, Capatan, Hand winches, Driving pulley, Bolts and Nats, Hook bolts, Clutch bolts, Barrel bolts, Galvanized spikes, Pile shoes, Chain hoista, Iron and Brass screws, Differdange piles, | Rolled Steel joists, Steel channels, Corrugated iron roofing, Roofing washers, Angle iron, Cast iron columns (suitable for building con- struction), Whitewashing machines, Canvas sewing machine, Patont Fire escape, Well's" light, "Kitson light, Acetylene lamps, Hand pump, Theodolite and levelling staff, Roneo duplicator, Comptometer, Toloscope. (on tripod), Office desks and cup-

boards.

Apply to

GEO. P, LAMMERT. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1910.

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NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA. (Fiorio and Rubattino United Companies).

STEAM FÖR BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE AND PENANG.

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Having connection with Company's Mail

to

Intimations.

THE

DAIRY FALM Uo.,

LIMITED.

Choice Australian

BEET, LAMB, MUTTON, RABBITS and HARES.

ASAHI

BEER SAPPORO BEER

TO BE OBTAINED

FROM ALL WINE DEALERS

NOTICE.

Steamers PORT SAID, MESSINA, MR. LI HON FAN, a Chinese graduate

NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOM, also VENICE and TRIESTE, all MEDITER RANEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up to Callao, Taking Cargo at through Rates to PERSIAN GULF and BAGDAD, alio Barcelona, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA and MALAGA.)

HR Steamship

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"CAPRI,"

Captain Dini, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 13th inst, at Noon,

For further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 3rd May, toro.

For Sale.

FOR SALE

AT

GRACA & CO

*7, Des Vaux Road.

vered in literature, has been a teacher to European officials and merchants in this Colony for over ten years.

He has a good method of training Euro peads to pass in the Chinese examination, and is possessed of a first rate certificate an a Chinese teacher. He has also a good know- ledge of Manduin.

Those who land learning the Chinese language are requested to write care "of Hongkong Telegraph office or direct to 37+ Hollywood Road, 2nd floor.

Hongkong, jrd January, 1910.

“SOLIGNUM.'

16FAC-SIMILE OF A LETTER from

Ordosoce Department No. 650 G.

Sithia, 13th Januar, 1909. From Major-General R. H. MAHON, O.B.R.A

Director General of Ordnance la India, To Mesaro, COOPER & CO.,

333 Abdul Rehman Street, Bombay. Gentlemen,-With refersace to your letter dated 17th March, 1908, relative to the pro perties of "SOLIGNUM" bag to inform you that the Solignom supplied by you bas been tried and its efficacy in preserving timber against the attacks of white ants has been.....

ASIATIC POSTAGE STAMPS ablished.Yours faithfully,

apd

VIEW POST CARDS.

Stamps in Sets, Packets, Bags and Slagle. Assortment of Stamps and Post Card Alboms.

Postage Stamps Catalogues for 19:5, Stock Books, Duplicate Fucket Books, Transparcet Envelopes

· Tweezers, Magnifying Glasses, Perioration Gauges.

Novels. Hooks for parlour and household a. Toy Books for Children.

Prayer Bocks, Religious Pictures, Pendantst Medais, Statuettes, Flower Seeds,

Relief Scrops had Scrap Albums.

MANILA CIGAR AND CIGARETTES.

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Inspection invited. Hongkong, rath January; 1910

8zC.

(Signed) L. G. WATKINS, L. CoL RA

for Director General of Ordnance in India.

FACSIMILEOF GOVERNMENT ORDER,

Circular No 11-B. XX-Miscellaneous

Healing MILITARY WORKS SERVICES. From Major-General H. W. DUFIRIER,

Director-General of Military Worki To The Commanding Royal Engineers of Divisions, Military Works Services.

Simla, the 5th August, 1907. SOLIGNUM. signum manufactured by Masers, Major Memorandum-It is hereby notified that

& Co., Ld., Hull, England, bas been tried and found to an affective preservative of wood against the ravages of white ants.

2. Particulars regarding Bolignum." can be obtained from Messrs. Cooper & Company, 333 Abdul Rehman Street, Bombay.

G. WILLIAMS, Colonel for Director-General of Military Works.

SIEMSSEN & CO (Machinery Dept.) Hongkong,

.Sola Agents

REDUCED RATES FOR WHISKIES.

large number of the members of the secret

It has been reparted from Fatshan that a King Edward VII V.O. Liqueur society known as the "Small Dagger Society are again agitating in that town, so that peace and good order are threatened.

FATAL COLLISION.

(Gold Label)

2nd May. King George IV V.O. Liqueur (Gold

On Saturday: last a launch proceeding to Kongmoon collided with a passenger junk in tow when passleg near a place called Sam Hoog Ki. As the result of the collision the

Label)

P. W. L. D. Pts. Percent. Peter junk inner and gledassen King Edward VII Special (White

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about sixty in number, struggled to the water 81.81 to remain above the surface. The launch

The following is the table up to date:~

Club, B.K.C.C14 2013 Telegrapbs............ 9 2 2 7

14.5.7

Boft

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4

immediately stopped and the members of her 63 63

crow weak to the rescas of the passengers. Five 47.85 of the latter were drowned. Yesterday the

bodies of those who were drowned.

„A SUCCESSFUL RAID;

R. G. Artillery.dą 9 4 $ 38.46 Canton Feng, Ping Hospital soot a steam Royil Engineers...4 8.4 2

33.33

launch to cruise in the neighbourhood of the Civil Service......14 4 7 2-3 -27.27 disaster for the purpose of recovering the dead

1.1 1-8-57.14 2 -8 -57,40 1 -9 -60.00 the Kwangcbow Brigadier-General and the Pao Yu Magistrate accompiled by a number

H. K. Police .... Kowloon 163 1 Craigengower......16 $ 12

Events Coming.

Wednesday, 4th May. Geo. F. Lammert, Auction sals of furniture, 1.30 p.m.

Saturday, 7th May. Hughes and Hough Auction sets of farailure 2.30 p.m.

Hughes and Hough Auction sale of Japroosa Curios, 2,30 p.m. \?

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King George IV Special (White

Label)

On the 30th ultima on information received Perfection (D. & J. McCalum's

of braves proceeded to the Tai Teng village,

where they raided a robbers' dan and succeeded in capturing a large quantity of arms and Ammunitions. But before the arrival of the officials and the braves, the robbers had meda good their escape.

PRATAS ISLANDS. Commodore Li Tin has again bean sent by the authorities to Pratas Islands with another batch of labourers with a view to develop the place.

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THE LATE TẠI HƯNG T

Club Whisky, Special

$25 per case.

25 do

18 do

18 do

18 do

16 do

NOTE-Any of the above Whiskies is superior to many widely adver- tised brands, a fact proved by their steadily increasing demand and the judgment of Connoissoura,

The remains of the late Grand Councillor, Tai Hang T, will be conveyed from Canton to his native place in Fatshaw on the 3rd in- Cricket, at the Cricket Ground, presentation several hundred "braves to escort the siant. The Viceroy bas given instructions to of Spl id.

coffin of the decussed Ministar along the route Telephone 185.

•Boxing at Belle View Hotel Sudium 9 pm to its destination.

SOLE AGENTS

H. PRICE & CO., LD..

Mica:true, and May, 1919,

WINE MERCHANTS,

13, Queen's Road, Central,

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