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Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

CO., LTD.

CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. UNION WATERBOAT. ADVERTISEMENTS CHINA LIGHT & POWER

25 words $2.50

for 3 days prepaid

FOR SALE.

CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSUMERS.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

UR

R.

that

A vacancy exists for a Second The Thirty-sixth Annual 'General Engineer Offcor in a ship under Meeting of Shareholders will be Board of Trada Rules. held at the Offices of Messrs Particulars of, service, etc. may Dodwell & Co. Ltd., Hongkong and be obtained from, the Naval Storo Notico is hereby given that the Shanghai Bank Building, on Tues-Officer, IL. M. Dockyard, Hong Company's standard charges will day, the 15th April, 1941, at 11 Kong, and application, in writing. be increased as from 17th March.a.m. for the purpose of receiving for the post, should reach NEW PERING CARPETS can bo

1941, by adding a 10% surcharge the acquired inexpensively here by

report of the General Officer by noon, Monday, · ·7th people going abroad where they're to the amounts charged for elec- Managers together with a State- April, 1941. expensive. Wide selection possible,trielty consumed for lighting and ment of Accounts for the year 10 Bayview Mansions, Third Flour,power as per meters read on and ended 31st December, 1940. Causeway Bay,

after 24th April, 1941. ... THE HONGKONG NATURALIST, The existing scale of discounts (postage extra). Now on sale will remain in force, South China Morning Post, Ltd.

By order of the Directors,

Vol. X nas. 3 and 4. Price $4

nt

CROSS SPRINGER SPANIEL Pup, pies (seven) for enlo in aid of the Bomber Fund. Please apply Mrs. Hogg, Jockey Club Stables.

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE CAMERA" Second Edition. Over 00 excellent views of the Colony. Price $3.50. Obialnoble at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd, or from the Publishers South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

TT. London

Demand London

T.T. Shanghai

T.T. Singapore

T.T. Japan T.T. Indiu

T.T. U.S.A.

T.T. Manila

.1/2%

1/2

450 524

10212

02

2434 .48%

T.T. Batavia

454

T.T. Bangkok

.140

T.T. Saigoni

.104/2

T.T. France

T.T. Switzerland

T.T. Australia

.102. .1/0

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

4 m/s D/P London

.1/3 1/3

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

4 m/s France

30 d/s India......

.84

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02

U.S. Cross rate in NY.,4.03%

Appeal To

+

Govt

By Benevolent Society

An appeal to the Government for a generous annual donation for the work of the Hongkong Benevolent Society was made by Sir Atholl MacGregor, Chief Justice, when he presided at the Society's annual general meeting at Messrs Jardine Matheson and Company's Board Room this morning.

the

Sir Atholl also appealed to

thele ten of the Colony to send discarded clothing to the Society instead of giving them to their ser- vants. He referred to the need of the Society for house or a flat in Kewloon,for-its-work-mentioning

no fewer than 1 cases were dealt with during the lust year, many of them of old age, poverty and sick-

ness.

Reference was also made to the effect Df the evacuation to tho Society's work. There was now Grent shortage of helpers which had considerably affected their financial polley.

Make a

Board

of

D. W. MUNTON,

Manager. Hongkong, 8th March, 1941.

HONG KONG ROTARY CLUB

FLAG DAY

March 29th, 1931.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from: 1st April to 15th April, 1941, both days inclusive.

DODWELL & CO., LTD. General Managera.

24th March, 1941.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 52nd Ordinary Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the offices of the Company, Exchange Bullding, Des Voeux Road, Victorin, Hong Kọng, on Tuesday, the 22nd day of April, 1941, at 11.30 o'clock, a.m. for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the

.

Applicants must be British subjects and of British race.

R.

.

March 28, 1941.

Matsuoka's Conference With Hitler Lasts Over Two Hours

LONDON, Mar. 27 (Reuter).—Hitler received Mr Yosuke Matsuoka, the Japanese Foreign Minister, in the now Chancellery, says the official German news agency.

Besides Herr von Ribbentrop,' the Japanese Ambassador in Berlin (General Oshima), the German Ambassador in Tokyo (General Eugene Ott) and Herr Meissner, head of the Presi dential Chancellery, were present.

New System Of Charges Likely

available.

inve

to the Debit side of Profit

Horr Doernberg, chief of the protocol, accompanied Mr Mat- suoka from Bellovue Palace,

cellery..

until the necessary new equipment is The agency adds that the Berlin population gave Mr Matsuoka an FROM PAGE ONE |

The Accounta

"enthusiastle reception," A Hitler Turning now to the Accounts, it bodyguard rendered military honours gart will soon be restored to normal will be seen that the balance from all of Honour in the Chan- good health.

Working Account is $38,120.62 higher The meeting of Hitler and Mr In view of the invaluable nature of than that for the previous financial Matsuoka lasted two and a half hours. PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS Mr Taggart's nervices to the Com-year. The lem "Proat on Sale of According to the official German unanimously Investment" relates mainly to the news agency, "all current questions of the Sale by Public Auction any, your Directors

decided to vote him a retiring al- to be held on Monday, the 31st owance of $50,000, which I am conseil Shahe sale in May 1940 or were dealt with in an atmosphere of

your Shanghai investments. Your cordial friendship," Board considered / day of March, 1941, at 3 p.m.,fident you will readily recognise was Board

wise, having re

Confining War.... nt the Offices of the Public only fitting in the circumstances. gard to the then existing conditions,

After the meeting, o Wilhelmstrasse Mr Sherry Appointed Works Department, by Order of

and taking into account future prospokesman said: "The principle of babilities, to liquidate your Shang preventing an expansion of the war His Excellency the Governor of Consequent upon Mr Taggart's re- one Lot of Crown Land at IsInnd tirement, your Board appointed you have, as I think you will agree, Pact was confirmed.".

hal holdings, and subsequent events in accordance with the Tripartite manager, Mr J. P. Sherry, to succeed Road, Tytam Bay, in the Colony Mir Taggart as Managing Director. Justified the action taken.

This applied, he said, to the enst Referring to

as well as the west. Anyone enter- of Hong Kong, for a term of 70 Mr Sherry has been with your Com-

and Loss Account, Royalties at $290,- ing the war must be regarded as an years, with n option of renewal pany and its predecessors in business nt, n Crown Rent to be fixed by for some 22 years, of which 15 have 453.73 represent the result of a full enemy of the "great allled Powers.

Questioned by foreign journalists, been spent in the capacity of Mana- year's working under the Telephone the Surveyor of His Majesty the ger, and is, therefore, fully qualified / Amendment Ordinance, and are $23,- the spokesman ndded: "It is difficult KING, for one further term of to all the positionne Chair at

001.76 In excess of the amount paid to separate diplomatic from military the to Government in respect of the year affairs. To-day's talk covered the. Speaking from

1938. Corporation Profits Tax ap-scope of the whole war against

Britain." Intending bidders are advised lust annual meeting, I referred to the

steps which had been taken in the pears in the Accounts for the first

Italian Envoy that immediately after the dispo- placing of a contruct for extensions time in the substantial sum of $50,-

007.40.

Depreciation on the same LONDON, Mar. 27 (Reuter)- sal of the lot the Purchaser (If to your main Automatic Exchange scale as in the previous year, and the According to the Rome wireless, Mr of not the applicant) will be requirPlants to provide for future canal result shows on Increase in the Matsuoka received the Italian: Am-

And Indicated that although the Company will be CLOSED ed to deposit with an authorised then to hand promised deliveries in nett profit for the year carried to the binder in Berlin to-day. They had from WEDNESDAY, the 9th April, officer who will be present at the

it was impossible to predict Issue of 600,000 new ordinary 1911, to TUESDAY, the 22ndale, the sum of two hundred/4ceat with the terms of

what effect war dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum

conditions would April, 1941, both days inclusive,

In fact, serious delays will be refunded on payment of the have thereun." By Order of the Board of Purchase price.

the "ready occurred and

and although manufacturers are doing

their Directors,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. utmost to speed up deliveries, there

Object

To obtain funds to purchase Motor Ambulances and Moblie Canteens for China and Britain.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

shares of $10 each

NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 1st to 5th April, 1941, both days. inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be regis- .cred.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

21st March, 1941.

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

The following rates will bo charged for mailing aingle copies f the following newspapers

broad!---

South China Morning Post China and Macao

16 cents per copy

British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy. The Hongkong Telegraph China and Macao

14 cents per copy 16 cents Saturdaya

British and Foreign 20 cents per copy 25 cents Saturdays.

Monthly Donation

The SIMPLEST and SPEEDIEST way YOU can help WIN THE WAR is to give regular CASH DONATIONS to the Government,

Can You Afford

Can You Afford

Can You Afford

NO SUM TOO LARGE.

$100 per month?

$10 per month?

$1

per month?

NO SUM TOO SMALL.

Fill in the form below and HELP WIN THE WAR.

Donations to 27.3.41: $1,747,581.32 Remitted to London:

The Manager.

Sir.

£104,889.19.6d.

Hongkong,

1941.

Bank,

Hongkong.

Commencing 1st April, 1941, and until further notice, please transfor the sum of $.......... Monthly to "War Fund, South China Morning Post Ltd," and debit my current account,

Yours falthfully,

Directors for the year ended 31st December, 1940.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS

R. TAYLOR, Manager and Secretary. Hong Kong, 25th March, 1941.

QUIET AFTERNOON

There will be a quiet afternoon of meditation and prayer in St. John's Cathedral on Saturday, March 29, from 3 p.m. to G p.m. conducted by the Right Reverend R. O. Hall, Bishop of Hongkong.

There will be ten at 4.15 p.m. It would be appreciated if those who intend to come would write or telephone to the Cathedral Ofice, 20796, if they have not already done so.

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1833, Paid-up Capital

£3,000,000 Reservo Llability of Proprietors £3,000,000 Reserve Fund

............................... £3,000,000

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. 38 Bishopsgate, E.C.1.

-Sub-Agencies-in-Xondon: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.ca.

West End Branch: 11/10, Cockspur Street, S.W.1-

Manchester Branchi

32, Mosley Street, Manchester, Z. AGENCIES AND BRANCHER: Alor Stor

. Hankow Fenang 1longkong Rangoon Tpoli

Salgon

Amritsar

Dangkok

Batavia

Bombay

Iloilo

Semarang

Karachi

Calcutta

Klang

Seremban Shangha

Agencies:

Kobe

Clive Street Fairlie Placa

Kuala

Canton

Cawnpora Cebu

Lumpur Kuching Madras

Manila

Colombo

Delhi

Haiphong Hamburg

Medan

Singapore Sitiawan Saurabaya

Taiping Tientsin

Tongkah

(Bhuket)

New York Tsingtao

Polping Yokohama

(Pekine)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- rencies at rates which will be quoted on application,

BAVINOS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest

No. of Sale,

76 years,

Rural Building

Lat No. 442

Island Road.

Tytam Bay.

Registry No.

Locality

Boundary Measurements

K3. E. W.

tentierterl

as per salo

plan.

Contents la

about

sq. feet.

Ann. feet.

000'00

Upset

Price

$7,500

The purchasur of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer in cash the sum of $750 (being Ir- 10% of the upset price) mediately after the fall of the

of hammer, the balance premium being paid in accordance with the Conditions of Sale.

the

Coastal Raids On Britain

hive

to

the

results have not been achieved. All that can be done is being done, but In the meantime, your Company is demand for unable to satisfy the additional service.

Over-Loading

a long and cordial conversation, it is

balance sheet of $23,705.78.

Turning to Front and Loss Appro-stated, priation Account, it will be observed that, subject to your approval, ú Capital Reserve Instalment is pro- pased in the sum of $92,577.00, thus bringing the total amount at credit

of this account to $700,404.43.

Balance Sheet

H.K. Stock Market

The

following quotations were

I now come to the Balance Sheet, issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar

ndard

BANKS

.1,335 b.

H.K. Banks E.

.74 n.

H.K. Banks (H.K) £..

.77 n.

0.5

Chartered £

.8% n.

Mercantile, A. & B.£

.21% 11.

.10% n.

.70 b.

The shortage of equipment has led to extremely heavy over-loading of existing lines, and this constitutes a very grave well as making the work $157,021.78 over market value as at

danger to the service as whole as

Mercantile C. E East Asia $....

INSURANCES

Cantons ...

which I submit, reflects the sound-ket this morning. ness of the policy underlying the administration of your business

II.K. Banks $.. which latter continues to display the financial strength and stability which investors have come to synonymous with your undertaking. Investments show, an appreciation of December 31, 1040, and the cash pool- tion must be a source of gratification to all shareholders. It should, of course, be borne in mind that the cash balance would have been sub- stantially reduced had shipments of the new automatic exchange equip- nents come forward. as originally

Before concluding my remarks, would like to pay tribute to your staff, of all grades, whose loyal co- operation has made it possible to present you with such satisfactory results on the financial year under

of your

staff much more exacting than is normally desirable, I would

therefore, to subscribers appeal, restrict the use of their telephones as those possible during 09 periods of the day when the business lond

is at its peak, and, in particular, to take such steps as are possible to restrain their servants and non-anticipated. subscribers

from indiscriminate use of the telephone service.

matters

It is a mistake for subscribers to imagine that it will cost them nothing to allow non-subscribers to use their telephones, as the cost of providing service Increases In review.

There being no further proportion to the number of calls made. Traffic observations carried calling for comment, I now beg for out over an extended period show mally to propose that the Report: of that in the interest of telephone the Directors and the Accounts for subscribers, the time has come the Financial Year ended December

A form of

The

to

વ

Other Business

The Hon. Mr A. L. Shields and Mr J. Scott Harston_were re-elected Directors, on the motion of Mir A. N. Braude seconded by Mr. W. G.

Griffin.

When service must be considered, and 31, 1940, as presented, be adopted. The adoption of the Report ant; this matter is now engaging Accounts, proposed by the Chairman: attention of your Management. and seconded by Mr Wong Chi-po,| In this relation, I would point out

was carried unanimously. of the very that Hongkong is one few

telephone systems of remaining Daylight Activity

any magnitude which continues LONDON, Mur. 27 (Reuter)perate on a flat rate basis. Further

service Some activity by enemy aircraft more, "message rate" in the coastal regions during vides the only practical solution

the "wrong number" problem. daylight to-day is reported in an

Messrs Lowe, Bingham and Mat- Notwithstanding higher operating Air Ministry communique, costs, your Company is endeavouring thews were re-elected auditors for at their the ensuing year at a remuneration to keep subscription rates

of $1,000 on the motion of Mr D. Single aircraft this morning drop-present low level, and hopes to be ped bombs In a south-east cost town. able to continue to do so, as your Tollan seconded by Mr C. Hatt. Houses were damaged but nobody Directors feel that if this can be was killed or seriously injured.

practical, I schleved, it affords a

of helping the In the early afternoon an aircraft indirect, method dropped bombs on a south coast dis-general war effort. trict, enusing a number of ensualties, including several people killed, and damage to buildings.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary, issued yesterday, saya:

the

Articles of Association At the extraordinary meeting which followed inmediately after,) the Chairman, Mr J. Scott Haraton asked the accountant, Mr. J. M. Dalziel, to read the special resolu tion, which was as follows:

Awaiting Equipment In accordance with the consistently progressive policy adopted by your

That the Articles of Association of Company

plans were prepared for establishment of subsidiary the Company be altered In the automatic exchanges at Repulse Bay manner following: (a) By the dele and Stanley to take care of the rapid tion of the existing Article 05 and the

bul substitution In

licu

thereof of tho development in Uhese districts,

95. The Direc- although the buildings were complet- following Article: 95. Th

ago, the equipment has tora of the Company shall not be less ed sometime not yet been received from England. than "six and not more than ten in Information regarding shipments is

"six" shall be substituted for the "four" where such word occurs

of such Article. Mr Scott Harston said:

allowed at rates obtainable on application. met with only small response from latest advices tend to show that, word third and fifth line respective- A demand, for stocks at quotations not very positive in these times, but number:" (b) In Article 101 the word

The Bank's Head Office in Landon holders, the market closing with a -undertakes Executor & Trusice business! Armer tone.

and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid on terms which may be ascertained at any of ita Agencies" and Branches,

W, IL EVANS THOMAS,

Manager.

Pope Pius Calls For Prayers

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VATICAN, CITY, Mar, 27 (UF). In a speech made in the Throne Room to Italian spiritual workers to-day, His Holiness the Pope sald: "What a tranle vision is caused by the mutilations of human bodies as u result of the clash of terrible arma on the battle-fields, on land and sea and in the air.

"Flourishing youth which lover Ife is having its bones broken, fis flesh torn if not killed. When peace will triumph on the earth with justice and fraternity is a secret of the divine Providence but we will not

our efforts and prayers to) sparo hasten the advent of peace.

Buyers,

Bank of East Asia $70 Union Ins. 5427.50 Wharves X.D; $BQ.GO Docks "O" 918.50 Providents $5,20 1lotcis $3.15 Lands $31.90 Realties $3

$16.30

Trams $6.20

Lights "N"

$1.75

Electrics C. Rts $30.50 Macao Electrics "O" $18.25 Mneno Elecirles "N" $17.25

Telephones "O" $24.25 Telephones "T" $9 Entertainments $7

Sellers

H.K. Fire Ins. $186 Cements $13 Ilopes $7,40

Sales IIK. Banks $1,337.50 ILK. Fire Ins. $183 Trama $16.50 Lights "O" $0.20 Electrica C. Ris $39.75 Telephones "O" $24.25 Cements $17.80

Roosevelt Signs

manufacture had reached the stage in the where completlon seemed probable ly of nt an early date.

Trunk service with Canton re- Having regard to the expansion of mains suspended, and there appears your business, it has been deemed to be no immediate prospect of this

neressary to increase the maximum service being re-established. In the number of your Directors from eight

deemed to 10. This re meantime, has been

requires advisable to take up, for safe custody,

to Article No. 3res an alteration with a consequential those secilons of the trunk cable amendment to Article No. 101 limit-

ing the actio

action of Directors if at any time

it

which are in close proximity to the ing was on falls below six in-

border of Chinese territory.

tinues to be

service also con- stent of four per fa spended although to of four; and the special resolu

tion now before you is framed for be the purpose

of giving effect to the that under existing circum- proposed amendments. I would add

Tindlo telephirotant well be

your Board think armed

the

stances the resumption of the service that the consent of the Governor-in-

now formally I now

Union $.. China Underwriters

H.K. Fire $..

SHIPPING

Douglas $. Steamboats S

$.. Indo-Chinas P 3. Indo-Chinas D. $... Shell (Bearers) af- Waterboots $.....

DOCKS ETC. Wharves $ x.u. Docks (old) x.d. Providenta S. S'hal Dockyards $.. -MUNING

Kullan af Raubs $ xd, H.K. Mines

Hotels

LANDS

Lands $. Lands 4 Debentures S'hal Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $.. H.K. Realtics $. Chinese Estates-$-x.de

UTILITIES

Trams SA Peaks Trams (old) S. Penk Trams (new) $2. Star Ferries $..

$.

Y. Ferries

China Lights (old) China Lights (new)

.2221⁄2 b.

.430 b.

.1 n.

180 s.

. n.

.80 b.

.00 n.

41/3 n.

.03 b.

.1514 b.

.5 b.

.281⁄2 11.

.10/- n.

7.8 n.

14 cts. n.

.3.15 b.

.31.00 b.

.07%.n.

..12 n.

.6.70 b.

.3 b.

.1814 sa:

.7% n.

.314 .

.54.

.24

.6.20 b. & sa. 134 b.

H.K. Electries $ c.r...30% b. & sn Macao Electrics (old) $...18 b. Electrics (new) 12 n. Macao

$..17 b. Sandakan Lights Telephones (old) $ c.d...244 53.

Telephones (now) $ x.d...8.85 b.

INDUSTRIALS

Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $...30 n. Cald: Macg.

(Pref), Sh, $..25m Ti Canton Ices $.. Cements

H.K. Ropes $ x.d.

STORES, &C. Dairy Farms $ x.d. Walsons $x.d.

Lane Crawfords S.. Sinceres $. Wing On (H.K.)

Powell Ltd. $..

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh $. S'ial Cotton Sh. $.

MISC.

H.K. Govt. 4% 1.K. Govt 34%

(1934 HK. Govt 34% (1040) Chi Govt. 1926 G$Bds.

6%

.18 9, .7.40 8.

...17 n.

.9.70 b.

734 n.

2.15 n.

..39 .

.1.00 n.

4. n.

200 n.

.044

.1.60

1 The

..7.20 n.

H.K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) $ Constructions (now) $.. Vibro Pling $x.d. Marsinans Inv, (Lon.) si- ..8/3 n. Marsmans Inv, (H.K.) в/- ..2/0 m.

Miss, B. M. Blaheno of St Paul's Hostel has reported to the Police the

o, say, Manila, would prove bene. Council to these amendments

obtained. deal beth from the Government and ready been commercial

The standpoints.

fact propose, as a Special Resolution, that theft of a coat valued at $100. that direct radio telephone service the Articles of Association be amead- ans recently been established bored in accordance with the terms sent were Mr J. P. Sherry, Managing

tween Manila and Australla would the

the Nodee to Members dato March stem to corroborate this view

the

1941, a copy of which has been signed Director; the Hon. Sir Shouson Chow, During

year under review, by myself as Chairman for purposes the Hon. Mr.S. H. Dodwell, the Hon. Your Company, in conformity with of identification, and I shall be Mr A. L. Shields, Mr D. C. Edmans- the terms of

Amend- the Telephone ment Ordinance 1940, provided the obliged if a shareholder will necond ton, the Hon. Sir Robert Kolewall, Mr Davies, whereupon any questions which Mr D. H. Blake, Mr L. Got with an Automatic

any shareholder may desire to ask H Suckling (Director), and Messrs A. Vaswani, Wong Min-hin, with B capacity 500 lines, free of rental charges may be raiser.

The Special Resolution was second-Wong Chi-po, C. Hall, A. N. Braude, The bulk of the lines on the Govern- by Mr Chow Ping-un and carried D. Tollan, W. G. Grifin, Chow Ping

un and Chua Seng-choo (Share- ment telephone system in Hongkang unanimously.

were duly tra

this,

for

transferred to the new The concluding business was the holders). system, and the resultant improve confrmation of the appointments of ment.in i service became Immedi-Messrs D. C. Edmonston and P. li.

METROPOLE HOTEL

ately apparent. It is the present Suckling, who were invited to fill YOUR DESTINATION intention that your Company should the two additional sents on the Board, take over the balance of the lines These confirmations were proposed which

still Aro

maintained by by Mr A. Vaswani, seconded by Mr Government, as soon as this can be Wong Cl-po, and carried unanim- world dedlento their life and pray- President Roosevelt sigried the|| arranged, However, the further ously. ers to God who is so strong för all Lend and Lease Bli to-day-United | modernisation of the Government

Those Attending humanity."

Press.

Besides the Chairman, those pre-

"May the faithful throughout the

Washington, Mar. 27.

system cannot be proceeded with

"A DRIVATE BATH IN EVERY BOOM: