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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4, 1911

WEDDING.

Yesterday morning the marriage took place at St. John's Oathedral of Miss Ada Winifred i Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Wright, and Dr. l'ercy James Kelly, fate of the Bengal Medical Sovice, and now of the Government Medic.1. Service. The service wis conducted by his Lordship the Bishop

CANTON DAY BY DAY

From Our Own Correspondent.)

INCREASING DEMAND FOR PASSPORTS.

Canton, 3rd Jan. Hir Excellency the Ac ing Viceroy bas re ceived a despatch from the Wai-wn pa to the effect that opel cat ons for the issue of pass. (Dr. Lander), nasited by the perts to go abroad arei:crossing daily. At. Rev. F. T. Johnson, the Cathedral chap- though inquiries have been made and a report her father, we a charming white satin lala, The bride, who was given away by foralshed, they fall short of details. Some dress draped with an old frish lace mears she'd be devised for the prolec len veil Hiss Qeenie Wright acted as brides- those who proceed aderai in the capacity of maid. The bridegroom was supported by Dr merchants. Omelais and gantry going abroad G. D. R. Black na best man" A reception To study methods of government, laws, educa

was held afterwards at the residence of the tion and other matters do 15, to a certain ex- tent, in contection with Governmsial form happy couple kit for Macae on their tosty H. Dr. and Mrs. Atkinson, after which the in China. It is necessary to institute a

mon The priests were numerous and costly. thorough inquiry, and furnish three reperts" theroon. Everyfficial or gentry applying for EUROPEAN LADY AŞS:ULTED. a pissport to go abrea1, muit first make it clear that he el.barir,vels on his awa account or is commissioned by the Government, Matters perialoing to investigations, travel, tight-seeing and study must be duly classified. As regards merchants and Jakouers, it should be defined whether they love the country for the purpose cling on independect trad- *ing or under employ meat, and it so, whether they are artclod. They will also ter:quired a state their destination. All these details must be given reparately, so as tu fcitate examica tios and approval.

FIRE IS A LIMP-SHOP.

Early of the sacrning of tie and inst, a shop dealing in freign lampan Ning Yuen Lane in the Western inhuib caught fiic and the entira premises were burut dowa Thy fire was sub- dued before it was able to spread to in edjoia- ing tenement.

INDIAN SDIER CONVICTED AND

SENTENCED.

To-day's Advertisements.

·INDO-OHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE

THE Company's Steamship

of Cargo by her are hereby informed that *FOOKSANG," having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

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Cargo, impeding the discharge or remaining On board after 4 PM., the 5th fast, will be landed at Consignee's risk and expense. No Fire Insurance will be ollected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LD,

General Managers. Hongkong. 4th "aquary, 1911.

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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM EUROPE, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.

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An Indian spy of the II.K.5.B. R.G.A. ni charged at the Magiriy yiahrday morning Company's Steamship before Mr. J. H. Wood, forestalling a Europeas lady by the name of Misshort, in Haiphong. Road, Kowloon. It appears that while the complaint was do'ng a little stop

cn Monday night at 7 pm. the defergant followed behind and clock fær on the leg with a sick on then as the atm. The dfndant stated at the Foics Cur yest rlay mining that it was an accident, but his Wors'sip thought therwise and pissed centence of six weeks' mprisonment.

"MIYASAKI MARU," having anived from the above parts, Cop- signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods afc boing landed nad placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Gotown Company's Godowns at Kow loop, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

AN AMERICAN ON THE PHILIPPINES,

JUDGE WILL JAYS INTERVIEWED.

Jude Wiliams, who has spent eight years in the Philippines, returned to the islands his afternoon by the Taming.

COWARDLY ASIAULT BY ROBNERS, Thef is very often indi ectlydue to gambilog, In Sul Tang, village, is the Shun Tak district for some years pus, gambling has been very rifo. Robbery sad će ention of prople for rag- som heve beco a'mus: a daily occur.ece. On the sight of the 3 ah uli, i villager was 1.bbed and put up for, ransom. While he was boirg dragged out of the village, he cried out for help 7 his greatly apnojel the robbers, who strack' the victim on the head with the butt-end of their r.fl,s inflicting a masy cut. They also shot the victim through the upper pirs of his legs, which cau.ed the unfortunate man to fail on the ground in an acconsciousste. The robbers, thinking the man was deal, decamp ed and left the insaniße msn behind. Shokily afterwards, the wounded man was carried back to his Louse by his leads. He was still un- conscious and the wounds ble i profusely. The unfortunate ga is being carefully attended to but it is leated that the wounds will proves in the gold mines of Bagato, There bal

ARTAL..

AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS.

The places through which is the Pak Kiasg, the aorth iibutary of the Pearl River, are suitable for age.callure and the reaung-of animals. The people of these dis`rets, how ever, ars of a very coa.c.ative nature. They retain their old melbous in connection with the above-named izdu, nes, and are opposed to Improviment. For ibis reason, there is no pro- pect of these in lus.res urishing. A dative of Ying Tak, thinking vast improvemeals were urenity nested, proceeded to Jápin some years og to jose the floricultural School, Le has now complc.ed his course of four years training and has passed with distinction. He resumed to the country some days ago, no found that there were several tracts of ua developed land. Tus expert in question is of the opinion that the no) is fit for the growing of mulberry trees, and fruit bearing neer, and also forth.reating ofanimais. He has decided to open up the land zex. year. "Huế scheme has won the fiveur of the local geatry and the edacuted Lexion of the populatoJ.

CHINESE IMMIGRANTS IN

AMERICA..

The Ch'n so Chamber of Commerce of Cali- fun has waed to the Wawepa, the National Assembly and tae Press Associatios reporting that the Chisess immigrants are bung subject- ́oj lo a very severe and tedignified medical ex- amitates o. síval ia the United States and

that the Chilean Minister has no: taken Dotice of their representations on the subject. The Chamber tactefra aiks for an investigation of His Excellency'a conduct.

BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE,

The management of the above announca asgagement of a new artiste, whr, however, is not row to the Colasy. At an early dite which will be duly announced, Miss Raby Crystal, who met with such usqual fied success curing her former occupation of the focal boards, will again maka ber el.but before a Horgkong audi- ́encé and we have no dubt that the clever and talented artiste will at once estab ish berself in the good graces of te seeker after entertain. ments. We are informed that Ming Crystal will appear in double turas with Miss Vera Fe.. race, and with Mr. R. H. Stephenson thrown 'lo, the "Bijon” should certainly attract large

audiences nightly,

SERVICE NOTES.

Lieutenant A. P. Saucdess, who has been appointed navigating oficer of the Akkordy, despatch vessel of the China Squadron, has served afont (ar eight years, having j ized tha service in September, 1ço. Has was promot ad licalerant in Juse, 1gc8, ard was, recently serving on the alcop Cadurss in a smilar capacity.

Captain E. F. Braes, who is well known on the Chiba Station, bao just been appointed flag Captain of the Pow #ful, flazıhip of the Austra Jian Squadron,,

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Interviewed by a Dongkong. Teligrafh 10^ presentative, the Judge raid that be was con ficent of the future of the Philipplats-more to now than he ever was. As secretary of the Taft Commission in 1500, and Judge of the Land Court, he has had exceptional op. purtunities of Mudy'ng the islands and their people. The possibilities are immense. Gold is to be sou d. in Paracate ibere are two dred- gers at work, and two more bave bica ordere?; This is placer dredging, which gives every indication, of course, of g quartz existing in the neighbourhood. In one desir.ci m'ney ate also being opened up, which were worked in the old Spanish days but not developed to any

great extent. He believed in its future, as welt

b;en difficulty in inducing capital to .cc ms-from- the States, Budness was so prosperous in America. Men m de money there, and the Philippines had, up to last year, been Icoted upoo as anything but a possession. The Payne bit had dae wonde:sir the cuntry, whilst the establishment of that luge ruzar eslate in Mindoro give assurance and confidence to 'those who now looked upon the Philippines as

heir home.

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The tourist traffic bad bra dire.ted direct to Masila from Japan, the big ships called, there was no transhipment el cargo, The conditions to-day, said the Julgo, were very promising, and the next five you's would some wande ful developments. Rubber wat a new thing in the lands it was being cultivated in the s albero ilud, and wou'd add materially to the netstal wealth of the country.

FIRE ON THE" AORD."

Sterly after six o'clock last evening, the fire-alarm bell at Kowi:on was sounded ned at first it was thou, ht thit the Deck Company's premises had kore ab'or. This 10:mise, tow- ever, proved incorrect on arrival of the Fire Brigade at the rcere of the craigration, as it was found that the steamship Nerd was involved in dimes which at one time threater ef to assume sicus dimensions. The fire fighters, which included the continge at with

the Government fi e-flat and the Dock Com- paby Bigade, at once"et to work with a will and after about an hour's bard struggle with element'subdued, but not before extensiva the limes, creded in having the fir

supers'ractural damage had been sustained by the vesicl.

The cause of the fire has not been ascertain- ed; but The flime: eriginated in the af e-bold of the vessel and thence spread wih alarming rapidity to other parts of the ship. The vessel hd gone alongside the wall for the purpose of. odergoing c. rain repair and we cannot but extend our heartiest sympathy to the owners, as this is the second occasion within a short peried that the vessel has gone through the orpeainst experience of beʼng alight,

The Nord has been employed by the Asiatic Petroleum Camping ir the currging of sil. The amount of the damage is not known but it is by no means slight.

POOTBALLA

An Americanfort all match was played on the $.0.C. ger und, Shanghai, between teams from the U.S.8. Helena and Samer. The game wa rather one sided, due to the fact that the Semar team was at a great disadvantage in weight and that the boat bad a far maller crew than the Helena from which to choose a team. The Felons team won by 41-points to all,

SHIPPING DISASTERS.

London, Dec. 31-The figures in connexion with the shipping disasters during the year show that the total lostes buva aggregated £6,010,000,

The largest lastes were thora of the Aber daro White Star steamer Pericles, which was tot If West Australie, and the Blue Archer liner Warez, that was nevar beard of againa! after leaving Durbin on her voyage from | Annitells to Englád-M. G. D. Ning.

Optional Goods will be carried on antess instructions are gireu to the contrary before Nooo, TO-DAY.

Goods no: cleared by the tith January, will be subject to rast

No Fire Insuranca has been affected. Damaged packages must be left in that Godowas for examination by the Consignee's and the Co's representatives at an appoisted hour. All claims must be presented within teo days of the steamer's arrival hero, after which date they cannot be recognised. No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowbs.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Tengkong, 4th January, 10.

SOCIETA ANONIMA NAZIONALE DI SERVIZI MARITTIMI

SEDE IN ROMA;"

To-day's Advertisements

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on GENERAL MEETING of the a'oro Company will be bald at the Hoogkoog Betel, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the xxth day of January, 1911, joined Resolutions will be proposed :- at sa.go o'clock in the forenoon, when the sub-

NEXTRAORDINARY

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(1)-Thit Aricle No. 20 of the Articles of asseciation of the Company, which cow reads :~,

"The Directors shall have power from time to timo aud at any time to apprint "any other peršina to te Directors, hat "so that the total number of Direc'ors shall tot at any time exceed seven and "so that no appointment under this clause "shall have effect nolesa two-thirds at "least of the Directors concur therein be amended by eliminating the word " IEVAD in the third line of sech Article and by sub- stituting the word "vo" therefor, and als1 by elimiasting the words "two-thirds at Trast in the fourth line of such Article and by sub- a'i ut'ng the words "a majority" the efir.

(1) That Article No. 71 of the Artitles of Astori t'on of the Company, which now reads:-

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The Directors cther than the General "Managers shall be paid out of the funds of the Company by way of remuneration "for their services emmission of Five

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per cent, ofthe mit profits of the Company for each year provided that such profits

mut to teveo per cent of the capital of the Company aud such temutation *shall be divided among them in arch

proportidas and manner as the Directors may dele mize and ia default equally" be amended by eliminating therefrom the words "provided that such profits cmount to "Sevou por cent of the capital of the Cem- "pany" is the third and fourth lines thereof the words:

Intimations

TRY OUR DELICIOUS

PRESSED BEEF

10 cents por lb.

BRAWN

per lb:

30 conts

THE DAIRY FARM CÒ.,

LIMITED.

POPULAR

"ASAHI" BEER.

PRICKS:

4 Dor, Quarts.......iné...$12,00 per case

8 Dor, Pinta. $13,50 Hongkong, 16th December, 191o.

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SOUTH RAILWAY

SHORTEST & QUICKEST ROUTE

BETWEEN

provided that such commission shall not THE FAR EAST & EUROPE, via DAIREN.

"in any on year exreed the sum of "*$$.aco."

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(3)That Articls No. 81 of the Articles

of Association of the. Company, which now

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"The remneration of the General Man- 'agari shali bs Seco per annum to corce "office rent and salaries of Secretary and "clerks and a commission of 5 per cent. "of the net profits of the Company for anch "your thit such profi's amuat to 7 per "cest, of the Capital of the Company" be amended by eliminating the words "that auch profits amo int to 7 per cent, of the capital of the Company" co stained in the fourth and fifth lines of the Article in question.

STEAM FOR BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE AND PENANG. Having connection with Company's Mail PORT SAID, MESSINA, Steamers to

(1)-That Arliclo No 105 of the Articles of NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOA, also VENICE and TRIESTE, all MEDITER-Alation of the Company be struck out and that in lieu thereof the two following further and (Taking Cargo at through Rates to PERSIAN

HANEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE

Articles be added, namely: South AMERICAN PORTS up to UALLAO,

GULT and BAGDAD, also BARCELONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA MALADA.)

THE Steamship

and

"CAFRI Captala Moresco, will be despatched as above. on FRIDAY, the 13th January, at Noon.

For further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply to

'CARLOWITZ & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong. 4th January, tort,

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REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE TO NEW YORK,

VIZ PORTS AND SUEL DANAL (with Liberty to Onlf at Malabar

path)

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM Kongrɔra.

FOR NEW YORK, S.S. "SHIMOSA"...On or about 2;th Jan,

For Freight and further information, apply

DODWELL & O., LIMITED, Ayesta. Hengrosz. 4th January

to

COMMERCIAL.

No. 105,"

"Notice of the Declaration of any divid "ends whether interim ar otherwise shail "be given to the holders of registered shares by advertisement-in miner bere "izalier provided aud, og dividend shall "bear interestes againstate Company and "a dividend shall not be deemed a

specialty."

"NJ., 105A.

"All dividendruaclaimed for one year after "having been declared may be lavested "or otherwite made use of by the Directors for the benefit of the Company until "claimed and all dividends unclaimed "for five years after having been declared may be forfeited by the Directors for the "benefit of the Company"

(5)That the above Resolutions shall ba retrospective in their effect and that the al- retations in the Articles of Association of tho Company thereby eff.cted shall be deemed to have been effected and to come into force as on and from the 1st day of January, 1913.

Should the above Resolutions be passed by the required majority they will be submitted fst confirmation as Special Resolutions to a second Extraordinary Mosting which will be

equenly convened.

Dated this 4th day of January, 191‘.

By Order of the Board,

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4th January, I p.m. The following quotations for robber shares by wire, are supplied by Messrs, E. S. Kadoorle

& Co.:-

Allagars Anglo-Javas Anglo-Malays........ Balgownics...... Bentams3E01FC301

Tha

...21/0

6,0 Carey United.................................... 163 prem.

Changkat SerdunRs.17} Cheras (part paid)..........................88 prem. Do, (fully pald)..................................................$5.8 Damansaras......147;6 Eastern Internationals......13/9 prem. Gleneslys............................... .....................................$2.00 Highlands and Lowlands 98/9 Indragitia .......................131 Kambdings... 41o prem Kuala Lumpots 157/6 Ladbury (MŰ

a para

London Asiatics

London Vantarel... Maximas.

Pajams ....LIGINGERAKKANAPY Pegoks pranasan memad

42/9 ...1/9 ....5/3

53k

Rubber Tracts.com.........17,6 prem Sandycrofts EMEY Sapong

20:27/-

Seafields........................................................140/- Shalfords ..........................................70% Singapore & Johores 13 Songs! Chob. 85/ Sangel Kapars

12/6 Tangkaha

Tourangle...annauna insimpär Unlied Serdange .............

.115/ Unlied Slogapores

Dalled Sumatra Daited Langkats ...................... Daf......... Tronohs

Para Rubbar

7/9

.1016

-5/6 par Ib.

Events Coming.

Wednesday, 4th January." Bijou Econic Theatre, 9.15 p.m.

Saturday, 7th Jacuny. Royal Hongkong Yacht Club Racer,

Saturday, 14th January,

United Services Club Dance at Kowloon School, 9 pm.

Station, Kowloon, 330 pm.

Smoklog Concert at the Water Police

Distribution of Prizga at Diogeran School,

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JOHN D HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers.

"SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM EUROPE.

THE Steamship

THE

"CARDIGANSHIRE,"

having arrived from the above poite, Con signees of cargo by her are hereby informed that all goods ars being landed at their ritk isto the hazardous andfor extra hozardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon

WINTER SCHEDULE.

(Effective till April 30, 1910.)

EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently eq tippe1 Sloping, D'alog and 1st Class Cars, is operated between Dairen and Changchan foar is a west in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with Dairen-Shanghai Direct Steamer Service by the S.S. "Kobe Maru" and "Saiklo Mau" (cach 2,577 tons) aï follows:-

ast Class Fates

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NORTH BOUND,

$40

Shanghai (Stoomer) .........L..

Thurs

502,

VI495

Dairço Mukden

dr.

Sat.

Tuss.

S.M.R.

.R. Train)...Lv.

6.00 p.m.

Sun

)...AY.

7.450.m

Moo.

Wed. Frl.

rburs. FIL

Sat.

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3.00

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Y11.50

R 960

Changchun ( Harbin

Ar 955

(Russian Trala)..... 135. "

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Connecting at Harbin with-

Stare Express for Voscow

Wagon. Lits for Moscow.

Slate Express

for St.

Porg.

SOUTH ROUND, «

Brato

State. Wagon.

Connecting at Harbin with-

Express Express | · Lita from St. from from

Pelg. Moscow.|Moscow.

R 960

Y11.50

Harbin (Russian Train) ...Lv, ...AT. Changchun (

(S.M.R Train) Lv. Mukden

Daiten

Ar,

7.50 p.m. 6.40 Bm 7.00 n 146 pm

Men. Tues.

Wed,

Frl,

Thurs. Sat.

*

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Wed. Fri

Sug.

TUEL

Y14 50

Y40.00

Supplementary Charges on DAIREN-CHANGCHUN Service. EXPRESS EXTRA FEE X3,00

Sleeping Car SUPPLEMENT...Y5.00

TICKET AGENCIES-The Company's railway and steamer lickels ore obtainable at all the Agencies of the International Sleeping Car & Express Train Co., Messrs. Thos, Cook & Soo, and the Hamburg-Amerika Linie.

RAILWAY HOTELS-YAMATO HOTEL (Tel. Add.!" Yamato ") at Dairen, Port Arthur, Mukden, Fushun and Changchun, ali under the Company's management.

Tel. Adil, Mansion?

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY,

DAIREN,

Codes: A.B.G. 5th, Ed., A.I. & Lieber's.

FUSHUN

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THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST.

Output 3,000 tons per day.

Frash stocks always on hand at Darna, Newchwang and Tientsin Depots ard also at Cheloo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapors and Pening.

MINING DEPARTMENT,

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY,

DAIREN,

Wharf and Godowa Company, Limited, T. Add. "Sfantelin," Codes: A.B.C. Sih, Ed., & 1, d Lieber,.

whence, and/or from the whaivas, delivery. may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the seth instant, at 6 P.M. will be subject to rent,

All broken, chafed, and damaged packages are to be left in the Godgwas where they will be examined on 10th inst/at to sar. Claims Baicst the sles mer must be presented wlikin 10 days of arrival otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd.,

Agents; 'Hongkong, 4th January, ro11.

170:

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE P. & O. S, N, Co.'s Steamer

"NUBIA," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, PORT SAID, SDEZ AND STRAITS, Consignees of Cargo by the above-named wassel are hereby informed that their Goods are balog landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be landed hero unless Lestructions are given to the contrary withļa. 5 hours,

Grode not cleared by the 8th inst, at 4 | P.sf., will be subject to rent,

No Fire Insurasco will be effected by me to any case whatever,

Damaged Packages must be loft in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's surveyore, Measts. God- dard and Douglas, at 9 a‚M, on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No claims will be admitted, after the Gooda have left the Godawns.

EL A. HEWETT,

Superlatendent.

Hodgkong, and January, 1928,"

Agents MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.

Hongkong, 1st January, 1911.

LIUNG KONG

CLUB

SCOTCH WHIER

PRICE & COL

HONGKONG

Wine & Spurn Merch

[785

CLUB WHISKY.

EQUAL TO ANY OTHER

ON THE MARKET, AND ··

BETTER THAN THE

MAJORITY.

Price $16.00 per dozen

H. PRICE & CO., LTD.,

12, Queen's Road Central,

HONGKONG.

Hongkong, 19th Decembez, epari

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