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Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 6, 1939.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

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POSITIONS WANTED.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONG KONG TELEPHONE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FOURTEENTH ORDIN- ABY YEARLY MEETING of HONG KONG TELEPHONE COM- PANY, LIMITED, will be held on BUROPEAN with knowledge of TUESDAY, the 7th day of March, book-korping, Insurance, banking 1939, at the BOARD ROOM of the Import and export trade, secks: Doaltion.

Has represented leading Company, Second Floor, Exchange European concerns. Speaks English, Building, Hong Kong, at Noon, French and. German." Good refer- ences. Write Box No. 512, "Hong- for the purpose of receiving a kong Telegraph,"

Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directora, for the financial year ended 31st December, 1938, and re-electing two Directors and the Auditors.

Exchange At

A Glance

T.T. Japan

T.T. India

TT. U.S.A.

TT. Manlin

BELLING

T.T. London

Demand

.18. 2tk .15. 211

TT. Shanghai

177 Nom.

TT, Singaporo

.53

105%

8244

28 11

37%

53

160

100%

10.00

.71%

.127

.1/03%

TT. Batayla T.T. Bangkok

T.T. Salgon

T.T. France

TT. Germany TT. Switzerland

TT. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/c London

4 m/s D/p do.

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

4 m/s France

30 d/s India

1/3 3.3/32

2036 .11.30

.04%

.U.S. Cross rate in Lon. .4.07%

H.K. Stock Market

The following

quotations

were

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 25th February to 7th March, 1939, both days inclusive.

Dated this isi day of January,

1939.

Order of the Board.

W. I. MCKENZIE,

Secretary,

14 Des Voeux Road Central

THE "STAR" FENNY COMPANY, LIMITED Notice to Shareholders

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Crew of the Sea Dragon

Trans-Pacific Junk

Heads for Formosa

MR. RICHARD

HALLIBURTON'S junk, Sea Dragon, which started out from Hongkong at 4 p.m. on THAT THE FORTY-FIRST. OR- Saturday last for a trans-Pacific journey, is making favourable progress, according to information received in Hongkong yesterday.

DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THUS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Messra. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Friday, the 24th February, 1939, at 1130 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to gether with

1 Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1938.

The Junk is heading for Keelung, in Formosa, and up to yesterday

had morning

experienced fairi weather, and reported itself to be making excellent progress.

The Sea Dragon is en route to San Francisco, via Keelung and Midway Island. It carries a crew of 12, who hope to sail the junk to America in 150 days.

Those aboard are.--Captain John

Swab Found In

Patient's Body

issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- Company will be CLOSED from Weleit. skipper, John Potter, 22 N the Court of Appeal recent-

ket this morning:

BANKS

I.K. Bunka, $.

II.K. Banks Lon. £

Chartered £

C. M. MANNERS,

Secretary. Hongkong, 30th January, 1939.

.1,420 . .84 л. .0% n.

both By order of the Board

Mercantile, A. &. B. £.

.27 n. Directors,

13 n. .81 b.

.220 9.

465 b.

52 b.

175 b.

65 n.

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Enst Asia $.

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Canton S.

Union S

China Underwriters cts.

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Wharves $.. Decks (old), $. Docks (new) $.. Providents (old) Pravidents (new) New Mag. Sh. $. She. Docko, Sh, $.

MINING

Kailan .. Roubs S Venz: Goldfield $.. Hongkong Mines cts.. Antamoks Ps.

Aloks Ps.

Baguio Gold Pa Benguet Con. Ps. Coco Grove I's. Con Minca Ps. Demonstration Ps. I.X.L... Ps. Gumaus Ps. San Mauricio Ps. Suyoc Connul Ps.. Paracales Pz..

Hotels $.

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Lands $..

Lands 4% deb. $..

.15 n.

00 n.

24

.81/3

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.0 n

116 b. 17.60 b, and sa, 10.80 b.

S'hai Landa Sh. $. Humphreys $..

HK. Realties $.... Chinese Estates $.

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Y. Ferries (old)

Y. Ferries, (now) $,

China Ughts, (old) China Light (new) 1.K. Electric $... Macao Electrics $. Sandakan Light $.. Telephones (old) $. Telephones (new Tractions s}- Tractions (Pref. 8/-

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.6.35 b.

.6.25 s.

.6.00 n.

.100 n.i

.10/9 n.

.B n.

3 n.

Davis

POST OFFICE.

MAIL FOE CANTON Registered and ordinary (not Insured of Parcels) will be ac- cepted for Canton and despatched as circumstances permit,

MAIL LETTERS

VIA SIDERIA ROUTE Lotters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eiro) and South America are forwarded Siberia" If so superscribed.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and

Farcel Mails are

closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise Ordinary letter mail only for Wenstated, and where mails are advertis- Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Szechwaned to close at or before 9 M., TO- Kweichow and Hunan will be no gistered and parcel malls are closed

at 6 pan, on the previous day. cepted at senders' riak.

INWARD MAILS

Air Mall by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service"-London

From

Swntow

Shanghat

28th January.

Japan and Shanghal

Australia and Manila

Straits

Japan and Shanghal

Shanghai and Swatow

Shanghai, Amoy and Swatow

Holhow Manila

Chiang's New H.Q. Saigon

In Chengtu

Chungking, Feb. 6. Following the winding up of the Generalissinio's Provisional Hend- pro- quartera at Chungking, a new

General sional headquarters for Chiang Kai-shek is being established Chengtu, the provinciti capital of Szechwan.

The inauguration of the new pro-

л

visional headquarters is tentatively fixed for the middle of this month. General Ho Kuo-kwang, former dirce- tor of the Chungking headquarters, is the director of the new organ, and has practically completed every arrangement for the inauguration- Central News,

Consul Bereaved, Leaves For Canton

an

The Register of Shares of the

An unexpecled departure by the Friday, the 17th February, 1939, Henry von Fehren, engineer, Richard MacKinnon and Goddard, an Consul General in Hengkong, whose ly before Lords Justice Scett, Sul San Maru for Canton on Satur- day was Mr. A. Tajiri, Japanese Gurdon assistant-engineer, 1989, daya inclusiv February, Petrich, radio operator, Paul Mooney, appeal was brougnt by Dr. R. P. wife died suddenly in Tokyo on

Bastow, ship's Osborne, resident surgeon at the February 3, of Journalist, George

Mr. Tajiri took advantage of, the muzicion, Robert Chase. 2, Patrick Park Hospital, Davyhulme, Man- Kelly 17, James Sligh conit, and A. chester, from the award of £616 Sui Saa Maru's railing to take

oplane from White Cloud moun-; D. Flagg last-minute replacement for Gordon Terrey, who fractured his 35. 6d. damages in the action tain Aerodrome to Formosa where he anile and could not make the trip. tried at Manchester Assizes be-caught the connection, also by air, to

fore Mr. Justice Atkinson and a Tokyo. special jury in which the plain- The Consul General will not re- turn until the end of the month. ME tiff was Mrs. Elizabeth Mahon, T. Oda is in charge of the Consulate of Hancock Street, Stretford,

Mr. John Morris, K.C., for Dr. Osborne,

claim by Mrs, said the Mahon was in respect of the death of her son, Thomas Mahon, at the Park Hospital, Davyhulme, after an abilominal operation which was per- formed by Dr. Osborne in March 1937. There was no question at all that in the operation left in the patient's

NOTICE

Madame Rudek, previously milliner with Madame Chiffon, is now solely associnted, as from February 6, with EUNICE, Peninsula Hotel Arcade.

of

Royal Navy Beat Naval Volunteers

.5 n. .42% 53. 35 sa, high scoring match by four wickets 2011⁄2 sa. yesterday. Volunteers declared at 14.00 sa, ning for 108 but the Navy passed this

total with 15 minutes to spare,

Scores:

Navy beat the Naval Volunteers in

0023 82.

21 sa. €0 sa.

.122 52.

VOLUNTEERA

G. J. P. Carey, e and b Rankin

.1.72 sa. n. B. Wood, & Seni

23 5.

87 80.

J. C. Eager, e Kennedy b Finnis

1., D. Kilbes. b Itankın

Baker, b Fanto

20

C. M. Stark, Rankin

J. B. Monahan. not out

.0.00 b.

5. 6. Tremlett, b Finnte

F. F. W. Lammert, run out

.30

sa.

J. C. Grenham, b Beal

107

13.

W. . . Atephenson, not out

.8.00 n.

Extras ....

.0.10 n.

Nino (declared) for

108

.5.50 n.

.07 b.

Bowling Analysis

W

Seal

17.40/50 sa.

Cald: Mac. (ord.), Sh. Cald: Mace (Pre.), Sh. $. Canton Ices $

Cements $.

Hopts $

STORES, G.

Dairy Farma

Watson $.... Lane Crawfords $.

Sincerea $...... Wing On (HK) Powell, Ltd. ala

COTTON MILLS

Ewo Sh....

MISC.

..B n.

Finnis

Holdsworth.........

Withitonli

.4.

Rankin

71 n.

Carver

.221⁄2 n.

.22 0.

ROYAL NAVY

8.00 sa. Lt. Beaumont, e Stark b Baker

54

n. L. Rankin, b Wood ..**

.58% b.

17h.

Carver, b Blark

Capt Whitmarsh, retired

Sub. Lt. Sandeman-Allen, b Stark

..10 b.

Lt Bowden, b Stark

.23 b.

Lt. Holdsworth, b Stark

7.00 b.

Mid. Brownrigg, not out

.22/0 n. 22/0 n.

Doy_Seal, not out

Extras

Seven for Lt. Cmdr. .14 n, Finio did not bat.

13 a.

1.70 n.

.10 0.

Baker

23 1.

7.90 b. .8 n. 11⁄2 n.

.38'b,

.90 n.

CATOY

Wood Stark Kilbee

Monahan Gresham

and Lt. Cmdr.

Bowling Analysis

THE "TELEGRAPH"

18.20 n. will send a

Staff

PAINTING BY JEW

REFUGEE

We have been requested to point out that the comments appearing under a photographic reproduction of painting by MES Irma Last, published last Saturday, were not mutte by Miss Last, but by another source.

Mas Last wishes to make it clear that she has always received extreme courtesy from officials of the German

consulate in Hongkong..

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

In the meantime.

Diet To Vote On Soviet Dispute

of the

Tokyo, Feb, 6. a awab was In view of the situation arising body and no from the Soviet-Japanese fishery dis- Issue was contested in the court bepute, interested members low that the leaving of the swab House of Representatives have de- caused the death of the patient, cided to introduce in the House which occurred after a second opera-shortly a vote urging the Govern- tion.

ment and nation to safeguard Japan's rights and Interests in Soviet ter- ritory.-Domei.

The jury awarded Mrs. Mahon £200 odd under the Fatal Accidents Act and £400 under the Law Re- form (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act The Hongkong Stock Exchange for loss of expectation of life. The Saturday, says:

official summary issued at 12.30 p.m.

The market was quietly steady

during the short session, and the small volume of business that passed was on slightly improved levels.

Впуста Bank of Eɔal Asia $80 Canton Insurance 12:0 Union Irurance $405 China Underwriters $0.43 K. Fire Insurance $170 iK, Backs (CHG) $173/ 11.K. Docks (New) $164 Providents (Old) $8.35 Providents (New) $0.15 11. & 8. Hotel $5.80

HR. Landa 138%

HK. Remities $3,50

Chinese Estates $97 HK. Tramways $17.35 Yaumati Ferries (Old) $22 Ų, China Lights (Old) s.CJ IX. Electrics $58 Macao Electrien $1714 Bandakan Ligüte $16′′ Telephones (Old) (23 Telephones (Now) $7.05 Cements $15.85 HR Ropes H Watsons $7,00 Wing On (ILK.) _138 Entertainments 87 Vibro Pling ga Marsmans (HK) 7/8

Bellers Hongkong Bank $1.420 Canton Insurance $220 H.K. Lande #203% UK. Electrice $50 Cementa 9:0

Enten

Unton Insurance $465 H.K. Docks (Old) $17.00 Providents (New) 80% HK. Lands $30.

HR. Tramways $17.40/50

K. Encurtem #584/88% Cementa 310

Constructions $13.

Antamoks 3%, ANG

Atoks I. 30

Hagulo Gold P. 204

Benguet Consolidated Pa. 14.00 Coco Grove, PE. AT

Consolidatod Mines Ps. 0025 Demonstration Ps. 21 IX. P. 00

Paracale Gumaus Pa. 13% San Mauricio Ps. 1,71 Suyeo PL 2

United Paracato Pa. A

Photographer to all Dead Man's £13

events of public Interest. Requests

Shhai Cotton 8. $

.101 m.

Zeong Sings, Sh...

.24 n.

Wing On Texules, Sh$.

.42 n.

HK. Entertainments

7 b.

`Constructions.

.1% n.

Vibro Piling. *.

.6.00 n.

Ch. Govt, BK,· 1923

GB Bonda ex. Int.

1.08% 23.

to the Pictorial

should be addressed

HK Govt 4% Loan, 5% prm. n.

Tik Govt 15 prit par al Editor,

London.

action was brought against Dr. Os burner, who assisted in the operating

borne and Nurse Ethel Monica Ash-

Three Lynched In Mexican Province

theatre, but the jury found that the nurse was not negligent and she was

Mexico City, Feb. 5. no longer in the action or in the

Another remarkable case of mob appeal. Dr. Osborne had conducted violence was reported here to-day, 000 or 700 abdominal operations, and when miners in Contra Esraca, in- the evidence was that lie was a very vaded the local prison and lynched nble surgeon and extremely careful

and two

and conscientious in his work. Noiree men who had killed seven per-

sons, including a woman suggestion was made against his children. Trans-Ocean, capabilities as a surgeon.

Counsel's submission on behalf of Dr. Osborne was that on the evi- dence he did nothing wrong at all at the operation and he was not negli- Bent. It was not as the result of any negligence on his part that the swab was left in Mahon's body. On the other hand, Dr. Osborne did everything that was proper for him

as a surgeon to do.

"ELABORATE SYSTEM" WENT WRONG Replying to the Beach, Mr. Morris said it was not part of his case to throw

any blame on anyone elsa, There was, added counsel, an ela-

Hungarian Legation Closes Down

Haiphong

Per

Chungicing

date.

Dro.

February 0,

Imperial Airways Plans February 6, Lycaon

February 6.

February 0. February February

February

February 7. February 8.

Sarpedon

Changle

Cremer....

Felix Houssel

Klangsu

Hupch

Mulnam

.February 7,

Nako Maru

Athos II

Canton

February 8.

Air Mail by

Direct 1st February. Japan Japan

**Imperial Airways Service-London dale.

Imperial Airways Plano February 8. Tango Maru Tilawa

February 8,

.February 0.

(Vancouver B.C. date, 21st Jan.) Emp. of Russia

.February 9.

Japan and Shanghai

Toba Maru

February 9.

Japan and Shanghol Japan and Shanghai Straits

Behar ...

.February 10.

Gneisenau

.February 10.

Hakone Maru-

February 10,

Laos

.February 10.

Pres. Coolidge Tibadak

February 10.

February 10.

.February 11,

Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai

Saigon Manila Jove

Japan and Shanghal

Katori Maru

OUTWARD MAILS

For

Air Mail for "Imperial

Direct Service"-duo 13th February

I'cr

Monday

Date and Time.

Airways Imperial Airways Plane London,

Mon., Feb. G.

F.P.O.

Feb. 6, 5 pm.

Ord.

.Feb. 6, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Reg.

Feb. 6, 5 p.m.

Ord.

.Feb. 6. 7 DI

Mon, Feb. 6.

K.P.O.

Reg.

.Feb. 0, 5 p.m.

Ord.

.Fch, 6, 6.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

ICE.

.Feb. 6, 5 p.m.

Ord.

.Feb. 6, 7 pm.

Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane

iralla by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" due Sydney, 13th Feb.

Tuesday

Trinan

Tues, Feb. 7, 8.30 am. Manila, Makanser and Sourabaya.. Tlnegara

Tues, Feb. 7, 0.30 am. Swntow and Amoy

Kanchow.....Tucs., Feb. 7, Noon. Hollow and Patchol Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin.....Yunnan....Tues., Feb. 7, 10.30 a.m. Air Mail for "Air France Service" Felix Roussel Tues., Feb. 7.

G.P.0, and K.P.O. uo Marsellles, 10th February.

.Feb. 7, 2.30 p.m. .Fcb. 7. 1 p.m. Felix Roussel Tues., Feb. 7, 3.30 p.m.

Salgon

Reg. Ord..

Parcels only for Straits, Penang. Sarpedon

Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseilles und London-due London, 15th March,

.Tues., Feb. 7.

G. P. O, and K. P. O. Parcels,

.Feb. 7, 5 p.m.. ..Tues., Feb. 7,

G. P. O, and K. P. O. Parcels,

Shanghal, Japan, USA., C. and S. Emp. of Asia

America, via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Papers only for Canada)-due Vancouver B.C., 26th January and Europe. (except Great Britain and Eire) via Siberia

Reg.-

Ord.,

Wednesday

Swatow, Salgon and Bangkok..... Kwelyang Papers only for Straits and (Parcels Hosang

nad Papers for Calcutta)

Haiphong..

Shanghai and Japan Swatow and Tientsin

Munila

Porcela

Feb. 7, 0 p.m. Feb. 8, 9.15_a... ..Feb. 8, 10 am;

Wed., Feb. 8, 8.30 a.m. Wed., Feb. 8. Feb. 8, 11 am..

Papers.....Feb. 8, Noon.

....Wed, Feb. 8, 1 p.m. .Wed.. Fob. 8, 1.30 pm. Wed,, Feb. 8, 2.30 p.m.

Wosang. Athos II Taksang

Thursday

Empress of Russia

Thurs., Feb. 9, 5.30 p.m.

Alr Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Flane

Direct Service"dao London, 10th February

Thurs, Feb, 0. K.P.Q.

........Feb. 9, 7 p.m.

Дет

.Feb. 9, 5 p.m.

Ота,

.Feb. 0, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Reg.

Feb. 9, 5 p.m.

Ord,

Air Mall for Malaya, Jaya and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane

tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service-dus Sydney, 18th February

Thurs. Feb.

KP.0.

Reg.

....Feb. 9, 5

Ord.

.Feb. D. 530 p.. G.P.O.

Reg. Ord

Moscow, Feb. 5. Legation in Moscow left here today Swatow and Tientaln

The entire staff of the Hungarian after receiving curt information from the Soviet Government that the Soviet Legation

Feb. 9, 5 pm. Feb. 9, 7 p.m.

Tal Seun Hong Thurs, Feb. 9, 7 p.m.

Friday

in Budapest had Saigon *************

Fort Bayard and Hoihow been closed because Hungary had: joined the anti-Comintern Pact Halphang

Formosa, Shanghai and Japan Trans-Ocean,

Manila and Parcels only for Ger

many via Hamburg

Lycaon

Kinnesu

Canton

.Frl, Feb. 10, 0.30 am. „Fri., Feb. 10, Noon. .Fri, Feb. 10, 2 p.m.

Hakone Maru Fei, Feb. 10, 3.30 pm.

borate system at the hospital of INSURGENT DRIVE TO Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Pres. Coolidge. Fri., Feb. 10,

counting the swabs at an operation, and they were very carefully checked before and after the operation.

#

BORDERS OF FRANCE

(Continued from Page 1.) cross. Some 240, mostly Portuguese have already crossed.

"Undoubtedly someone mado mistake," said Mr. Morris, "and the ovidence is that there was a mis- count somewhere at sometime by

It is understood that the Perpignan someone. But so far as the operat- ing surgeon is concerned, my case is authorities have requested the Insur- that he had done nothing wrong. He sents to advance to the frontier in- conducted this operation just the mediately in order to cope with the same as he had conducted other urgent refugee problem. The La- operations of the same kind, and he surgents have replied that they are did nothing different from what he advancing as quickly as possible, but ordinarily does. Ho has done are hempered nothing which, in a medical sense, anmiting of bridges. Loyalists' dy- [was wrong, or caroleas or negligent.", Jurgos mesange mys that the

are advancing on all: In the case, sald sectors in Catalonia, and command Mr. Morris, was: Did. Dr. Osborne practically Bil communications make a reasonable search for swabs? through the Pyrenees. They claim His contention was that there was to have captured Seodeurgel, the no evidence on which the jury could main Loyalist base, elght miles from find that the surgeon did not make the frontier-Reuter, such a starch.

The real issue

A life-sized model of

A

ahuman 500 Birds Inherited

LONDON.

C. America via San Francisco and (Papers only for Canada)-due San Francisco, 2nd March.

Sandakan

Gneisenau....Fri, Feb. 10, 4.30 p.m.

K. F. O.

..Feb. 10, p.m. Feb. 10, 5 pm. ..Feb. 10, B.30 pm. G. P. O.

Parcela

Reg.

ONL

Parcels Reg.,

Ord.,

Ord.,

..Feb. 10, p.m. .Feb. 10, 5 pm. .Feb. 10, 7 pm.

Saturday

Mausang....Sat., Feb. 11, 8.30 am, Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways Kalori Maru ...... „Sat., Feb. 11

Direct Service"--duo. Amsterdam.

G.P.O, and KPO. 21st February.

.Feb. 11, 9.1.am Feb. 11, 10 s.in. Sat. Feb. 11.

..Feb, 11. 2,43 1.an. Feb. 11, 10.30 a.m. Yusang

Sat, Feb. 11, I p.m. Prominent..Sat, Feb. 11, 8.20 p.m. Sat, Feb. 11, Tilawa

Parcels

.Feb, 11, 4 p.m. Pavers, Feb. 11, 6 p.m.

G.P.O, and K.P.0. Reg.,

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Kator! Maru

South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Morsellies-due Mar- selles, 12th March. Haiphong

Amoy and Shanghai Papers only for Straits and (Parcels

and Papers for Calcutta).

Ord.

Plane....Eat., Feb. 11.

KPO

Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Hono- Fan Amtidenn Airways

lalu, and U.8.A., by the "Pan- Amorsan Airways Direct Service”. dae San Francisco, 18th February.

A young man, aged 29, gassed him- torso was brought lato court and welf in a Yeovil (Somerset) Board- fald on the desk beside counsel. The ing-house, and after 6 days co-model had movable organs, and some dogs are part of the legacy left by Five hundred pet birds and 13 quiries, has still not been identified of these wore taken out by Mr. Under the carpet of his betroen Morris in the course of his argument

Frances, Countess of Warwick, to thirteen £1 notes of recent issue in to illustrate the position in willch bin. Out of an estate of 1185,000, the Swatow and Shanghai

her, house-keeper Miss Nancydal ronsecutive numbers, placed in Tour the swab was left,fESSE lots were found by maid when seven yearsden Counters lett Miss Galpin an sorulty Toochow and Tientsin

såring, was;adfoumá kall får 2,000 ZENTRALN

cleaning the room,

Rex Ord

CAP.OX

Ord,

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