One is so accustomed to look upon the China Hong List as the authority on names and addresses in China that any omission or inaccuracy is almost resented. The compiler of the forthcoming edition is, therefore, not unnaturally perturbed at the magnitude of his task in these days of change and disorder. Unlike the Telep e Company, who cannot unreasonably te off a subscriber from whom no answer is received, the Hong List staff must endeavour to find his new address for inclusion without the willing and ration of the public this is imappeal therefore, is made to all anged their address, whether infirm or other organization, to send in 1 atonal necessary to up-to-date. A reference on the front page will ice what is needed and to whom and it need hard, ing place, especial Readers are therefore invited to in this end as completely KING LEOPOLD III Far cway from here ties of friendship be-
Leopold of the Belgians has time won the admiration of Britain and, indeed, of many other countries in the world. His government has boldly faced the difficulties created by dynamic elapine the Continent and it has pur policy in which sanity is combined with yet important, though delicately poised, state By his own aptitude for the study of foreign affairs no less than by his intense y with the aspirations of his democra-ie people, King Leopold has already made his rk as a worthy successor to his great father.
of marriage he is well in touch with different countries and in particular jon as a brother-in-law of the future King of Italy invests his present visit to England with special importance. He is making a formal visit and it is the first occasion on which King George ahd his Consort have so received tke head of a friendly state. The two kings have many points in common, th are both men in the prime of their lives and the: have' a sense of responsibility a a short time, wi remarkable suc ce: to vindicate the position of tional natch in modern life.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.