Unless it Is dictated solely in tt Interests of peace and good order, the refusal of the Lord. Mayor of Birmingham to allow the Town Halt to be Used for a Fascist meeting at which Sir Oswald Mosley was to speak is somewhat unfortunate. effect it tends to deny the facilities {for free public speech which, it, is Hthe pride' of all Britons, still' exis's the British Isles, and'to be quila fair over the matter the Town Hall should be denied to all political part-fes in the future, That is unthink. able. So meny important political speeches have been made there that the building would lose much of its traditional charader were any such sweeping decision arrived at. Obviously it is just as much the duty of the Birmingham authorities to keep the peace at political meetings in their city as it is for the London police to maintain order at the dem-monstrations whick take place ocjeasionally at Hyde Park, The only [sare method of treating these quaint outgrowths of Brilish polities, suck 'a5 British Fescism and' Communism {sto use towards them that killing quality of tolerance which denis their partisans the opportunity." of selling up the old ery of persecution. There are some people, who take Sit Oswald Mosley's: movements serian: Hy, but those who realize how utterly contrary Fascism is to the genius of hig party with no more than Mr. I. H, Duff has joined the Sales Department of Harking Importers Exporters.
'The annual meeting of St. Patrick's Society of Shanghai will be held at the "Astor House' Holet on January The French Municipal Couneit is inviting tenders for the supply of electrical sundries, water, gas and sanitary installations, hardware and metals, Jardine, Matheson & Ca, and Butter field & Swire suggest South China 40 avoid the ther, with slop-overs at Foochow, Amoy and Swatow, American Lloyd, Ltd, announce that their Head OMiee in Paris and all their Branch Offices in the Far East are trading under the name of Orient Lloyd, Ltd, as from January 1036, The Liquidation OMce of Thrifteor Bank, 774 Avenue Joffre, has started to sell its furniture and fixtures, such as safes, safe-deposit boxes, type writers, calculators, desks, ete, sultable for office requirements, at re-@uced prices Persons having claims against the estate of James Ross Sanderson are requested to send particulars of same on of before March 18, 1930, to Mrs. Alma Brieget Sanderson, 312° Glen The British Consulate announces that the name of Twyford (China) Limited will be struck off the Register of Companies and the company. will be dissolved unless cause 1s shown to the contrary, The liquidators of General Forge Products (1929) Lid, involuntary iquldation, announce" that a. fourth and final return of capital of $0.08. has been declared, payable as from January 15, 19%
The business formerly conducted under the name of the China Metal-Usator Ca, is being conducted in future by the Metallisator Ca. (China), Ltd, this change involving tne change In' ownership or manage= ment, 'A Customs notification states that wood boards not exceeding 20 em. in length, 7% em. in breadth and 7 min. In thickness, imported for manufac~ turing poneiis, will be classified tem. porarily under Import Tariff heading No. 686 (b) from January 1, 1930.
Persons having claims against the estate of David I. Grossman, de= ceased, are requested by the execu: lors to present same in writing at the offices of Mr. Fishman, 20 Kino Kiang Road, on or before February 15, 1936, after which date the residue the' estate will be distributed amongst the heirs of the estate, Isuac Antaki & Con Kobe, Cairo and Alexandria, and Shalom Bros. Ca, Cairo, Alexandria and Kobe, one nominee that as from December 1, 1935, they have formed a joint Company with "imited liability, under the name of the United Mercantile Ca., at 89 Foochow Road, the company
late, being registered atthe French Con Persons, having claims against the estate of Thomas John Edwards, retired "Chinese Maritime Customs Officer, "deceased, are required 10 send particulars' of same to. Mr. Harold Browelt, 34 Museum Road, on of before January 27, 1990, Persons indebted to the above estate are requested to make immediate payment to Mr. Browett, 'A warning thas been issued by Mossis.. Geddes Trading & Dairy Farm Ca, Lid, Henningsen Produce Company,' and Shanghai Tee & Cold Storage Go, Ltd. that a certain commodity has' been packed in a_plain wrapper and sold" in Shanghai butter at a much reduced price, ranging from 70 cents to $110 per pound. They state that ft has been found'on analysis to be a compoaltion of other substances and Hot pure butter, and remind the public that the butter distributed by them Is done in registered packages and cartons.
Holders of Chinese Republic per cent, 1925 Gold Dollar Bonds are notified that the Banque Franco Chinoise pour lo Commerce et Findusirie has received the French portion of the Boxer Indemnity for the period July 1 to December 31, 1935. Coupon No. 22 as well bonds drawn on December '1, 1935, will be payable on the basis of US. $1.25 per coupon and U.S. $50 per bond, or its equivalent at the bank's buying rate of D/D on New York at all branches of the bank, and also the Banca Commerciale Tatiana land the Schroeder Banking Corporation, New York, from January. 15,
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