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BRUNNER HOND & Co., Ltd., England.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.S

Mr. Edward 8. Little commenced for us our business in China' bly 30 jours ago, and has been our General Manager from its ineng. mubi now. He har made of it a great anseous, and has managed developed it entirely to our satisfaction. Our relations with him

throughout been of the most candia? nature,"

Mr. Little has just undergone a serious operation, which, coupled with an inability on his part to agree that certain alterations in tha palley, of conducting our business in China were to the advantage of the Company, has led him to place his resignation în our hands, which wa have reluctantly accepted. We have arranged personal terms with Mr.. Little which are quite agreeable both to him wad to m, and it is a matțar ef satisfaction to us that, though no kinger actively directing our business, his experience and advice will be at our service, e

It is with deep regret we learn that rumours of a nature contrary to the actual facts, have obtained a wide sirenlation concerning Mr. Little and his relations with us. We not only have no sympathy with them, but resent as much as he does their existence. Mr. Little has, as we have said, rendered us the best and most efficient servibes for which we thank him and which we highly appreciate. We have expressed our practical appreciation in the terms offered Mr. Little by us and accepted by him, which though changing our relations, do not saver them.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

NORTHWICH, June 20th, 1919.

J. EL GOLD,

Director.

BRUNNER, MOND & Co., Limited, England.

Mr. Edward S. Little haring retired from the position of General Manager for Messrs. Brunner, Mond & Co., Limited, in China, the Directors have decided to place the management and direction of the Company's affairs in China and Japan under one control and för this purpose have appointed Mr. P. H. Wootton (the Company's Represents. tire in Japan), General Manager and Mr. Percy Fowler, Assistant General Manager for the Far East. Mr. Fowler will be directly in charge of the Company's business in China with residence in Shanghai, buz his responsibilities have been extended and now`embrace the Empire of Japan.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

NORTHWICH, June 20th, 1918.

., J. G. NICHOLSON,

Director.

BRUNNER, MOND & Co., Limited, England. With reference to the above Notices issued by Messrs. » Emanner. Mark & Co., Limited. I hereby confirm that I have retired from all parthipation in the direction of the Company's business. I base ne active relation whatsoever to their affairs and my advice in relation thereto is only to be tendered to Brunner, Mond & Co. Ltd., themselves and only on their specific request.

G Bernard

ments of a reciprocal chars Another resolution rubenitted, by the same. Chamber was also carried, declaring that it WAL advisable to adopt the principle of cheap postage between the different parts of the Empire eng th. Byrne all newspapers, periodicals, trade Eatalogues, and price lists published within the Empire. ENEMY ALIENS IN THE EMPIRE. Mr. R. F. S. Hardie (Ceylon), on behalf of the Ceylon Chamberg.

B. Birazi AM. de Barros D. M. Biggar Capt. W. Black-

Ma. LM. Joblin Mr M Joblin Mr M. Jones EM. Jomph

10: 1. Kennedy

J. EN. Khrich Madan K. Kooler [J. T. Kidd Bergaran Mr. & Mrs. REG. H Lynott

Boericks

Lauritzeng

E McInnes

of Commerce, expressed the RR. Bellics Mma Laitia opinion that no subject of any R. J. Birbeck enemy country naturalized in any Mr. & H. & Libe Mr. Elddoll. neutral country should be allowed to trade throughout the Empire, & Mr G. g. 7. Mahon

Bianny

G. Ladin either as a principal or employee,DB Black ar to own or lease property, He

E. E. Maslin. painted out that German and

Master Black Austrian subjects had been de-Cap and Mrs. ported from Ceylon, but a very W. G. Browell

Branch insidious form of trade was being T. Collett carried on by Germans and Ana-W. G. Chan trians in the guise of Dutch. N. Croucher Danish, and Swise subjects. Re-B. F. Camerun sidents in Ceylon felt that peace Mr. Hr E&B Perry ful penetration was going on in a Carvalho · more acute form than ever.

J. Cosgrove Mrs. C. S. Paget

Dr. G. W. McKean Mrs. Nissan W. P. Neeson Capt. 0.

Őrsmundsen

Bira. A. Parlenky

Capt. Pritchard

and 3 children R. H. Peterson. ¡D. A. Preston de Ridder Mrs. C. R. Fowrie Mr. and Mrs. N.

W. Rogers

P. Bathron

J. Rogers C. Ricon

Mr. and Mrs. T.

Car Ramsey

Mr. Lucas, Agent-General for F. W. Cox South Australia, said that within P. Demaret the past 10 days he had, received Halg Dilakyan from Bonn, in Germany, a printed Mrs. F. E. Davis and illustrated trade catalogue, Mrs. J. A. Dome immediately wrote to the Secre- Miss K. Euanson passed by a British censor. He Miss E. Esant

tary of State for War, directing D. H. Farrant his attention to it and pointing | F. Graham out that Germans were already EHL Gordon canvassing for business in the Mr. & Mrs. Giert heart of the British Empire before. Graeme the peace terms had been signed.. B. Gallop The Secretary of State, much to his

P. Bampson surprise, wrote stating that such J. 8. R. Gardiner Miss

N. C. Galazzi

H. Stephens communications.wers permitted

Skinner and; censors had the right tot mod Mrs. 5.

Hertz and two V. Steeny ( apgives of them so long as 220- dsaghters actual contract had been entered Mr. and Mrs. €. into with British traders. He Humphreys thought that if German traders W. F. Haria were permitted to begin canvas-] Mrs McConnel

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I continue to reside in the Company's house No. 30 Gordon Road.sing for business in the heart of Hussey Shanghai, to which address alone communications to me should be sent

***SHANGHAI, June 30th, 1919.

WORLD-WIDE SYSTEM.

EDWARD & LITTLE.

the Empire it was time British H. H. Bart traders were aware of it.

LE HD.

Hommel

EH Bay

Miss T. Besy

| Mr. & Mrs. C. Z

Thomsen

LE. Townley Mr. TobinanŠTI Tatundjian

Mr. & Mrs. CE

Templeton

Thos. Vint-

Mr. & Mrs. J. H.

Williams

J. Wilkie

Sir Algernon Firth pointed out that an explanation might be Capt. T. P. Hali found in the fact that Bonn was G. Harper

A Holgersen GERMANS CANVASSING FOR Jand not be trading on a free basis in occupied territory.

within, the Empire. We had to

Mr. Ludas-It is Germany all TRADE.

bind the Empire together by free the same.

FRAX-HOTEL ' trade, within it, and we must let Sir Algernon added that he did Corrected to 145 July, 1819. four friends in the Dominions see not approve of such canvassing Capt. Allen

that preference was, above all, a being permitted. His own firm. E. J. Adams W. A. Knight

Sir Ellis Kadoorle matter of sentiment. They must had been approached with ap Major and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. E not think of their pockets adplications to continue business as

Bird, 3.5.0. Kewler figure out whether they were if nothing had happened, but they Mr. and Mrs. C. Mr. and Mrs, W. going to lose a pound or two by had been met with the answer

Breyer adopting this policy.

that só far as his firm was con- Mra. C. Bull J. D. Lloyd cerned they had nothing what Maj. F. T. Bowen and Mrs.

Mrs. R. Almond ever to spare for any Germans. Dr. & Mrs. Byers MacDonald

H. de Boer Possibly the Government wished O. T. Breakspearar. Makin

and Mr. Mona & Mdme.R. H. BeavAN Bridger

de Mattos

5. Bawder It was agreed that the matter Bridger, Jar

Beicovitz

The annual meeting of the British Imperial Council of Com. merce was held on June 4 at the London Chamber of Commerce. Lord Desborough presided.

The annual report, which was adopted, showed that the total of affiliated Chambers and Boards

They had to remember that the Dominions stood on a different footing from any outsider; they

must treat them as brothers and to see occupation given to the Mr. ! not as strangers. The electorate people in occupied territory.

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Dr. M. E. Asger |Mr. & Mrs. C. J. G. I. Allem

Hammas

Mins F. HeroGON

A. Harrison

B. James

F. G. Becke

li

Mrs. J. Joka-

stoma

of Trade now number 117, It was had to be convinced that the Do- announced that the ninth con- minions were part and parcel of raised by Mr. Hardie should be Dr. and Mrs. N.M. and Mrs. J. L. E. Browns

greas, which in the ordinary the Empire. The Council ought course, would have been held in to stand behind this policy, and, 1915, would definitely take place if necessary, campaign in favour in Toronto next year.

of it" Lord Desborough was unanim-The resolution was unanimous ously re-elected president, and

ly passed,, Mr. Stanley Machin and "Sir'

In reference to the question ́Algernon F. Firth were re-elected chairman and vice-chairman respectively.

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placed on the Council's records.

A PASSPORT DIFFICULTY.

Martin

J. J. Barry. W. A. ButterfieldMr. and Mrs. J., A E Batt Capt. G. L. Baker Kilne

D. McMarray Miss Pike Miss Phillips T. L Perkins

Lt Col sad Lin Thursby Pelham HMr. and Mrs. J.

Pilzer

Sir Algernon Firth moved a G. W. Barton resolution declaring that it was C. B. Bird desirable, in the interests of inter. Mr. & Mrs. D. K.

Blair Imperial trade, that the present dificulties of obtaining passports C. M. Blaker of ensuring that essential raw for British subjects between the 4 Button. materials produced within the United Kingdom and the other Capt

T Empire should be available parts of the Empire should be re- A memorandum was submitted

Butler for repairing the effects of moved at the earliest possible Rev.

B. in regard to the proposals of the

the WAI Chancellor of the Exchequer on sible, upon

24 pos date. He said he thought the

Bundis, c. z. which resolutions whole passport system required H. J. Brett the question of Imperial prefer- had been forwarded to the Gov- to be looked into. They werer A. Cornell Mr. Stanley Machin moved a letter from Colonel L. 8. Amery, and yet every bar was put in C.. Corrie

ernment, the president read a queed to increase export trade, Mrs. Cocks resolution welcoming the steps of the Colonial Office, pointing their way of going abroad and Cochrane which had been taken by the out that the question of the con- doing trade.

Lt-Col E Government to give some effect tinuance of the Raw Materials

Coles to the recommendations of the Board was now under considera-

The Secretary read a letter heirs. Cormack Council and of Lord Balfour's tion, but the matter had been de had received on the passport. Davies Committee on Commercial and layed by Lord Milner's absence position from Mr. W. Beverley Mr. & Mr. John Industrial Policy in favour of in Paris. He did not think the Robertson, of the firm of Messrs.

ence..

Duncan

Mr. E. M. Carr]

Bamsey

E. A. Rama

W. E Roberts

Mr. and Mrs.

S. M. Shosky G. Mr. & Mrs. Har

ray Scott

Mrs. Crowlie Capt Gay Cum-

ming

E. G. Coomes J. G. Chadwick Choi Shing so J. D. Danby B. G. Douglas W. Eborall

Mrs. Kibee and

chid

T. Kennedy

Capt. K. LarmDER

G. Lewis 3. P. McBrown

. B. Meikle J. Mcfarlane Mr. & Mrs. Molimo S. J. Pardoen ¡F. A. Pales

Mr. and Mrs Mr LM. Fease Franke & chil Mrs. W. C. Pam dren

A. LH.. P. T. Farrell

Mise Farrell

J. Forrest

Fetherston hangh JE P. Fielding

J. D. Forrest GY. Grootes

Galears

Maj. V.

Scantlebury Et Storeas Kas. and Hiss

Stabbings

Mr. & Mrs. Gre

gory

More

Mr. & Men. C. 2

Richardava

Mr Bobortion B. Blessor

E. Spencer Mr. & Mri. Stow- art and family P. Taylor P. C. Toda C. H. Turner L. B. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. W.

Mr. & Mri. Weide E. Williams

preferential treatment of the Government were in a position at B. and H. Thompson and Co-Mr. and Mrs. Ola Findlay Smith EW. Good Underwood.

Fami

Dominions. He said that it was present to make any statement on this country in the interests of S Evans

Montreal, who is at present in

ERZET the least that we could do to show their future policy.

Me and Mrs. V. appreciation of the example that

British trade. Mr. Robertson Mr. and Mr. Floder Smith the Dominions had set us in

SERIOUS CABLE DELAYS. complained that the British pass- Flaman

Hand Mrs. B. giving preferential rates to the Mr. Edwin F. Stockton (presid-port system was hampering trade | Farrant

ETyler

Ma „different parts of the Empire. Atent of the Manchester Chamber within the Empire. He had Mr. and Mr Land

•Thornton viņa “last our Government had realised of Commerce), on behalf of the travelled in England, France, Floquet

that the time had come to make Manchester Chamber, submitted Switzerland, and Italy, and now: Mr. and Mr. Y. Maj Gen.

Ventria... the Empire an Empire in fact as a resolution expressing the opin- where had he so much trouble

Me and Mr. J. well es in name. He hoped and ion that it was essential to the sa with the British passport Mra Graves

J. C. de Wolff believed that the small preference speedy, rehabilitation of the officials. It was his intention, on W. Gibbins conceded might be the beginning export trade of the country returning to Canada, to publish Mr.

and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs &

K WOME of a policy that in time might that the existing restrictions in all the Canadian papers: the

Galloway

IP. D. Wilson lead to what all desired real on the oversea trade should difficulties of the Passport Mrs. and Missha Wakeruan free trade within the Empire.be removed at the earliest situation...".

fr R. Rutherford (Barbados Possible date, and urging the Go- Chamber of Commerce), in seconding said that as a result of licy of preference, we might expect a very large increase in the production of sugar within

Pumpire.

Albert H. Bytoer (Port

the Chamber of Commerce) resolution would be

satisfaction in

would have the

Boer farmSTI

The resolution was, adopted rament to remedy immediately unanimously. the great delays constantly taking

place in the cable service between UNIFICATION OF COMPANY this country and the countries of

LAWB

Holworthy H da F. Hatch

sons

J. Kret Miss Knight

Mr. & Mrs. ET

Warren J. Zethove

DEBATROSCLERE HOTEL Alabaster OG thing.

the Near and Far East as im-A resolution submitted from mense losses were being incurred, the Birmingham Chamber of to the great hindrance of British Commerce was carried, declaring export trade. He pointed out that considerable economies in Budis R that the cable service delays were time and expense would be a Dinman r

bly serious for the textile.

Fazresented on

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J. P. Hughes,

Master C Ham-

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Mr and Mr

Bruzz Hrand Mrs..

Brumminer He Crandali

La Mitchell

Mr and

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