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HUMPHREY BISHOP CON DAIRY FARM NEWS. SHOE SALE

Most people in Hongkong remember the visit of the Humphrey Bishop Comedy and Operatic Company in 1916 and they will doubtless have been pleased to seo by our advertising) columns that the Company is paying the Colony another visit. Since the Company was last in Hongkong it has travelled much including not only the whole of the Far East, but Africa and In- dia. The Company was reformed. in Africs in the autumn of 1918) and since that date has had a tour which speaks volumes for the enterprise of Mr. Hum-, phrer Bishop. The number and, variety of the places he has visited is legion and, to crown ali. he has the honour of being the first proprietor of a theatrical

CORRESPONDENCE. COMPANY MEETING company to our Mesopotamia.

Telegrap1⁄2":

HONGKONG ROPE

At that time the country was still under military occupation and so sunction of the authorites!

MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. bad to be obtained. General THE L.M.S.

Headquarters gave all the assist. The thirty-sixth ordinary ance that it could, for it realised Sir-Thanks for inserting my annual meeting of shareholders what a beneficial effect a visit 3 first class professional appeal for the funds of the Lon of the Hongkong Rope Manufac-by don Missionary Society so adver, turing Co., Ltd. was held to-company would have on the sely affected by the high rate of day at St. George's Building spirit of troops eagerly awaiting for the purpose of receiving demobilisation. But even with exchang

Including Surday's collections la statement of accounts and the this assistance there were very $1,671.35 have been received so report of the General Managers, many diBculties to be overcome little far. The Bin is will open. Messrs. Shewan Tomes and Com-and quite a number of pany, for the past year. Mr. R. hardships to be endured. Donors are heartily thanked.

Shewan presided and there were Baghdad. where the Company laten prisont: Messrs. H. played for eleven wocks and also Waller, G. W. C. Bonner and prod iced a successful pantomime, i. W. Barn (Director), Mr. 4commodation for the whole W. J. Hawk r. A. C. 1. S. company was confined to an Arab Furnish- PAY ON THE CHINA) and the following house with ten rooms,

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Įpur hands for some days, and. We have had an opportunity Sir. When Ajax" writes on fanless you desire it I will not of seeing a book of cuttings deal the shipping position, as regards fait now, I am sorry we haveing with the Mesopotamia tour. the arbitration, in to-night's Trike not a better statement to lay and it constitutes a wonderful graph, is he writing off his own before you, but the slackness in record of perseverance in face of Eat, or is it just a bit of propaganda demand for rope, mentioned by difficulties and of enthusiastic rut out by the S.P.S. of which he is our Chairman last year. was appreciation on the part of meni acting pro tem. as the mouth-Jely arruntuated as the year who were longing for some piece? It looks reakably like-went on. while as you know,decent relaxation to lighten the the latter. Certainly the whole change steadily rose to heights burden of mohotonous military thing has been badly handled." ever dreamt of and ruined all service. but not by the shipowners. If the our chances of a reasonable! Since the tour mentioned above Guild and Association had been profit on our sales to gold- the Company has been making its anything but debating societies, using countries. Prices of way back to the Far East and the demands would have been put temp. too. ruled high. and has been welcomed wherever forward twelve months ago, as except for a lightly weaker has given entertainments. The was done in Singapore, when they height market everything was Company arrives in Hongkong at got more than they asked for gainst us, As for the future. time when entertainment is be- from the Government Com-the price of hemp, like that offing fully catered for, but there mission. The time is verre, ther commodities, will ro doubt should be no lack of support. The very much so, for asking the keep high, but this do not Victoria Theatre he's been booked shipowners to pay enhanced matter so much to us and if that and the opening performance salaries" During the war were all we could put up with takes place on Saturday evening. there were no demands put for it as we have done before. It is The Company is only sta; ing for ward, though the shipowners were imply exchange that is crushing five days. doing better than they had ever jus at present, and unfortunately

Having regard to the nominal dreamed of doing, even though there seems little hope as set of prices being charged and also to they only go: one-third of their pere favourable rates. No doubt the fact that it is like welcoming. profits. This one-third was he situation will adjust itself in back old friends, there should be better than their whole profits ime. but as things are now good booking business done by before the war, "Even if some ]*!

Messrs. Moutris's, where plans) "of the masters and engineers are [pd in competition with can be seen.

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making good money outside fordeze manufacturers in gold į their pay," is that any frontries. As for accounts, there i reason why the rest-the large is only one thing I need point| majority too, incidentally-should out and that is, as you will notice.

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still get the same wages as they far investments are not given in SIGN OF DISTRESSED NERVES. were getting four years ago ? Jetail as in for. This is done at whole the sugestion of our auditors

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world will you find a body who tell us that it is the usual cause more genuine misery than of men petting the same and more correct form. It is nervous, neuralgic, or sick head- wages as they were getting foar jobvious that in the case of invest- aches. Only those who have or even two years ago?

ments in local stocks it is not endured suffering for days at a I quite agree with you that the desirable to publish too much in stretch realise the agony of the shipowners books should be far formation, but we have no wish victims. Light and noise in- more illuminating than mere keep anything back from share-crease the pain; food is general statements, but these holders and I have a list of our thought of, for it only adds to the books should be produced sutinvestments here for any share-distress. When the attack is on ciently far beck-to-enable-com-holder-to-sec. The bonus to staff there is little to be done untirin parison between pre-war, war, and will doubtless meet with your passes away. This may mean post-war profits. It is only the approval but I may mention that hours, or it may mean days. exchange that conceals the Provident Accounts on the usual) Nearly every victim of head- poorness of the pay. to-day, terms will be kept with the ache suffers from thin blood, also) On the China Coast in members of the staff in future. weak nerves, the latter being the outside Companies. With a I now propose that the report and result of the former. The most normal exchange, the China Coast accounts as presented be adopted successful treatment therefore, is to-day the worst paid trade in od passed, and that we

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the whole of the British Empire Mace to Reserve Fund $ 10,000.00 will rebuild the bicod eo that it and it is not so long ago that it and to Investment De- was the best. Singapore is streets preciation Account ahead of the China Coast in regard Pay a bonus to Staff of to pay and conditions and then and a Final Dividend compare the difference in naviga- of $1 per share tional conditions between the carrying forward

THE THIRTY FIRST ORDIN- } two Singapore is 90 per cent. After that has been seconded the elements that make new ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF home trade and fine weather con-anall be pleased to answer any blood; and as the nerves get their THE SHAREHOLDERS in the ditions, whilst Hongkong is 90 per questions from shareholders. nourishment from the blood, Dr. Company will be held at the cent, of nearly the worst This was seconded by Mr. Geo. Williams' pink pills have been Offices of the Company, St. conditions in the world. Grimble and on being put to the found invaluable in a wide range George's Buliding, Caster Road, When there's not strong N.E.ote was carried unanimously. of diseases of the blood and Victoria, Hongkong on Saturday, iconsoon there's fog; when there's Messrs. G. W. Barton, J. H. nerves, such as rheumatism, after the 20th day of March, 1920, not fog, there's typhoon; and all Wallace and J. W. C. Bonnar effects of influenza, neuralgia at 11.30 o'clock in the fore- The Institute affords Special Pre- to be tackled in old tubs which were unanimously re-elected and neurasthenia or nervous noon for the purpose of reparation (Clase and Private, Day and are condemned for service, in Directors, on the motion of Mr. breakdown. other parts of the world, as un- H. J. Godge, seconded by Mr. M.

ceiving a Statement of Accounts Evening. Oral and Correspondence) If you are not fit Dr. Williaros' and the Report of the Directors for University Matriculation seaworthy or unfit, but which S. Northcote.

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Tatorial Classes are being conducted "pify the poor shipowner" is a auditor to the Company at a re-one bottle for $1.50, (six for $8)| The TRANSFER BOOKS of the in English, Mathematics, Trigonome- wash-out, and it's high time that muneration of $350 each. This from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Company, will be CLOSED from China Coast conditions were was moved by Mr. J. W. C. 96 Szechuen Road, Shanghai. THURSDAY the 11th March, brought into line with more up- Bonnar and seconded by Mr. to-date localities.

Yours etc.

SHELL BACK Hongkong, March 17,1920.

10. W. Barton.

The Chairman closed the meet- Ing with the announcement that dividend warrants were ready.

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