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NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPE..

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1923.

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BIG JAPANESE COMBINE.

tetur tara. Curres puvient.)

Mhanghai, Dez. 21. Alth

cosirmed dralip. It reported from authoritative woones that the Nipo pon Youn Kaisha is taking over control of the Tao Kisen Kaisha. This well involve the transter twobb frecht a! Bunsenger

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The decorrents are bendig signed today at Tay

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB,

THE ANNUAL MEETING.

prowled at the acqual

meeting nd the Veteran Heeteatre Club blast asping for th

Pie pose of it othsnjering an i pussing the Annud report and womunts for HCM.

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The Masinn, commenting on the belted, reeting which should hate been held in May. all that be enquired into the cause whea be return to the tongy on the 132. Nisember. Ap explanation was given, but the which thing whe amy story and he hoped

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such delay would not Grur is future. The Chairman also pointed out that the statement of account- did wit contain th Working

Accaunts for 1922. 20

-ion which he regretted to find Las it was desirable that members should know „,the details of the arecemte of the year before they com- both-busting. Dealing with the report Sir Clami. Severn statei that the various subst'ommittees bad dose their work satisfactorily and he wished to tinak them all. He wished to thank in particular the Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. Witchell and Mr. Alves: al Mr. MeKinly who arterias Secretary Juring 1:22. He utred that there bani been is siderable increes it the number of members. in 1928, and perhaps some day they would hav to fix the limit. Hoapter, that was a tintter for the

L'ortte

The tenting stood during the Announcement of the deaths of the following members since the last angel pastering : Messrs. B. F. Bell RA, Gubbay, H.M. Silva. Neill, T. O. Wilken and A. Pucommon. The Chairman said that the death of the first rared Wa- „particularly keenly regrettel - the late Mr. Belili bad beba zecens benefactor of the Club in many things inclurling the bull which had given impuder. abb benefit to the morial life of the V. R. C.

Prop mod by the Caurman and serialed by Mr. M. Lean the report an accounts nog staDÍ. mously pai

A motiva proposed by the Chair- msn that the working Kerouate for itez le printed, with roures for Hell for muraparisha purposes, ang memdated to themovers mon- adopted. An aneminent introduced by Me. Logon that the working acetonite Fe printed and pested in the Club for the perusal of members was defeated."

In regard to the omission of the working accounts auri, incidentally, the delay in holding the meeting, Mr. Alves, the Treasurer, explained that owing to illness he was nooble to do the work until June. The bouks were submitted to the auditors and the auditing was not completed until some time in November.

The following uncers were elect- ed for the ensuing year: Sir Claud Severn Chairman; Mr. H. C. Witchell, Secretary; Mr. A. E. S. Alves, Treasurer.

Gezéral Committee: Messrs. A.

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OBVIOUSLY

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In the manufacturing of CAPSTAN Cigarettes for instance,

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Pure dust-free tobacco leaf is fed to Modern Machines in Model Factories and no soiled human hand comes into 'contact with the cigarette during the process of manufacture.

POINT No 2

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Machine-Made Cigarettes are uniform- ly well made. Each paper receives its proper quota of tobacco leaf and is rolled to the correct degree of "tightness: This Uniformity is impossible to attain under any other process.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

Continued from Puge 2)

THE CHESTER CONCESSION.

New York, Dec. 21.

Mr. H. G. Knowles, counsel to the Ottoman Development Com- pany, has deried that the Turkish Government has annulled the Chester concession, but said that a new company has been formed in London, with a capital of five millions sterling to finance the con. struction of the Samsun-Sivas railway, which

had decided not to take over.

his company into the hands of this company if his company is unable to raise the Ultimately the whole concession might pas5 necessary capital in the United States.-Reuters American Service.

FINANCING OF TRADE.

New York. Dec.21.

The Times states that bankers estimate that German holdinga in the United States amount approximately to 200 million dollars in cash or its equivalent invested in Liberty Bonds and Treasury certi- ficates. Bankers' acceptances, etc. which could be used as a basis for financing from one to two billion dollars worth of trade. Reuter's

American Service.

THE MEXICAN REVOLT.

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New York, Dec. 21.

It is officially reported from Mexico City that the Federals ́hare captured Zacoalco.

From Vera Cruz it is reported that, General Sanchez, command- ing the rebel land forces, has gone to Esperanza to confer with the other rebel leaders and devise 籍 plan for terminating the 017- †flict-Reuter's American Service.

Paris, Oct. 21.

HIGHER PAY FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS.

The Government has received a check at the hands of the Cham ber, which by 351 votes to 200 referred a Bill for increase of payment to public servants owing to the higher cost of living to a Committee for further consideration. The Government had proposed that the increase be 263 millions francs whereas the Socialists demanded 1,160 millings-Reuter.

THE MEXICAN EARTHQUAKE.

Douglas, Arizona, Dec. 21. Reports have been received that an earthquake at nine o'clock last night destroyed the townships"! Granadas, Haasbas and Opoto in the State of Sonora, Mexico, killing and injuring many-Reuter's American Service.

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