COLONIAL LIFE IN FORMOSA."
[FROM À SPECIÁL, CORRESPONDENT.]
Taiwan. Formowa, 28th May.
RAILWAYS IN FORMÉBA.
· TË " HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH, 1901
CORRESPONDENCE.
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THE PLAGUE
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PHERS."
6th June. Sin,-Mnob has been said and written about plague, but, so far, no one has ever enough courage to say definitely how this dreadful disease originated.
and I visited him and sscertained that he was | WHEN THE BOYS CAME HOME ! in the charge of Dr. Harston and attended bỷ several friends. ****
I may also mention that the deceased persisted in continuing to occupy his room, although warned to leave it some eight days before he became sick. Yours, ate.,
F. B. L. BOWLEY,
Secretary, City Hall.
in the plague hospital. but he has such a time getting there that those who witness the operation may - well drond having to submit to it themselves, and they feel quito justifled in doing all they can to aroil it. A man fell the other It vight in one of the crowded districts, happened to be where he was unknown and ne one came forward to help him. A Japanese Formoran affairs are experimental in my policeman arrived in a few minutes and began ways, but they have already aimed a blow at the
to ask all sorts of questions, which the sufferer notion- common in China that the natives, could not understand and which he was in no accustomed to choup and abundant water condition to answer even if he had known what transportation, und having no regard for time.
was wanted. Evidently the officer himself did world not travel by ruil. That has been one of not know what do, and he started for the police the stock arguments against railroad constructation for a copy of the regulations in order tion here as well as in China. It would that he might look up the rule ou how to set impassible for rails, to compete with waterways, when stringed. Meanwhile the ageries of the nil opponents have agreed, either for passengers man had excited the neighbourhood, and bad or freight. Since the railway in North China drown a crowd who made a great nciso and did at night, but also come aut and attack people. i ara us munch afraid of the epidemie us of the
has not had a fair chance to show what it can
do, and since the line from Shanghai to Woo- sung is too sheet 16 proyo anything, it has rengined for the Jupatiesa to explode the first Lom under the mass of popular prejudice against railroaûs. There is in operation a line of nearly 30 miles between this place and
nothing for the sufferer. By the time tho offer returned with the regulations, the man was bordering on collapse. The offer, heedless of the man's condition, insisted on conducting au esamination on the spot, securing to his understanding of the rules. When at last the man was lagged off to the hospital, he might almost us well have
been taken in
Takow, being the southern section of the read to be hid the length of the island,
coffin, for owing to the exposure and at In other days siling boats or junks were
fendant confusion and distraction to which used for the trip, at 30 cents one way or 60 cents for a presage and return. Trips were made had been subjected, he was nearly ready according to the wind and sea, which have the for the undertaker. By morning no preparation
ou his part remained uncompleted. reputation of being quite as whimsical here as on muy const. No one could count on when a bont would start, how long it would take on the way, or what this delays might be at the other end. There were rarely more than three or four passengura on a trip, and apparently it did not concern them at all whether it occupied two days or two weeks As Takow is the centre of a' sagar district, someone thought chat it, might pry (o run a stoom-launch thers, and the veziture was made. Fare by this But becams 60 Pents for single passage and 80 cents to go and return. Wind und se still had to be
Dr. Takiyama, who has charge of the work in connection with the treatment of plague, expects to be able to make reports upon it which will add materially to the sum of observations 80 far collected. He does not feel prepared at this time tony that he can add zauch of valo to medical science, but contents himself with the modest hope that this fold may furnish data that will not be unappreciated in lands that plaguo visits.
FORMOSAN JOURNALISM
Prior to 1990, we hail no plague-not even the troublesome magnitos-and we could sloep anywhere in the house without the necessity of being shut up in a ontain; bat since the intro- duction of the "improved" drainage system these mosquitoes have not only become annoying
in the day-time. The sinking wells of our improved" drains are in fact the breeding holes of these inssols, and heaven knows if those holes do not also breed plague. Rats live in the drains, and they are the first to contract the plague as soon as the horrible disease is in voARON. This accounts for the wholesale death among the rats, and proves that the plague owos its existence to those stink-pots, or what they call sinking wells. When a rat is attacked by the disease, it comes out and dies in the house and transplants the plague-germs to the in- mato. Whenever a dead rat is found in a house, unless the occupants clear out at ores, some one in that house is Baru te contract the plague-generally a servant of the family, since (1) servants' quarters are as a rule located at the back of the houses in the immediate vicinity of which dond rats (if there are any) are namally found, and (2) when a dead rat is found the duty to remove it naturally falls on the servant. This clearly shows that dead rats are the labsmitting agents of plague germa. It may be argued that when the epidemic mule its first appearance in Hongkong in 1804, it chiefly confined itself to Taipingelan. so how was it that other parts of the town of the SAAB where all the drains were
THE RUMOURED CHINESE EXODUS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,”*. -
5th June. Bru-oferring to the leading article in your issue of even giste, re the exodus of the Chinese from this Colony, I doubt very mucli it they
manner in which their sick and dead, plague. stricken or otherwise, are handled by the ranitary authorities.
As suggested by your correspondent " Beor," think some consideration should be shown to them, though, in some fospects, they are not
much to be thought of.
There are Chinese representatives on the Legislative Council and on the Sanitary Board, and at the back of these gentlemen the eom wittees of the Tang Wah Hospital (both past and runt), the latter being in daily tough with the poor and ignorant. Why is their assistance not availed of to allay the existing slaria? I would suggest that a commission, with the Police at the head, should be appointed amongst Registrar. General and Capt. Superintendent of these gentlemen, to thoroughly investigate into the existing circumstances, and frame a new set of bye-laws for the suppression of the dreadful disease, with due regard both to the strict requirements of good sanitation and the feelings of the Chinese of every class. Thes uren the poorest colis will be given suance to state his grievance, if he has any
in the ang Wah Hospital, or in the office of Sittings of the commission should be held
the society recently formed by the leading Chinese with the sole object of rendering „assistanes to the Government in all matters concerning themselves. In the meantime, ponding the appointment of the commis to help all these Chinese sion, call in
[Contributed.]
Yea, Melbourne was mad. The men, the boys, the women, the girlu, all were pad—particularly the girls. You see, this was the girls day, and they were going to make the most of it. The men had their fling on Mafeking Day, whan their joy culminated in lifting the tram-cars of the lines.
The telegrams said at noon yesterday that Colene om Price and the boys from the war. in South Africa would arrive at daylight; the telegrams at 4 p.m. said they wonkin't; later
the telegrams said again they would arrive ut
dawn-and they did.
Early in the morning we all know they had
Then male Melbourne stopped work, went home Inndad, and would mareli through the cityatnoons
and put on its Sunday clothes, came out, decor- nted itself with rosettes, ribbons, and favours, and drank cold drinks Feminina Melbourne frizzell its hair, pot on its best samner gown, decorated itself with favours tastily, and waited,
trying to look calm, with a heart beating double time.
As the morning grow, more and more people cams; they poured in from all sides by trama and train, and flocked to every point of vantage. Volunteers in varied uniforms hurried about in all directions—they all sosed lato for some
everywhere, in balconies, windows, and even on thing. The girls in their bright drossen were
the tops of houses; but masy, very mang, were in the streets, in the front row-these girls incant business.
The pencession was late-processions always are late-bat Melbourne didn't mind. They sang patriotic songs, talked, jukod and wore happy Small Melbourne eat cherries, blew toy trompots and other squeaking abominations.
consulted, but when it was possible to go, the round trip never lasted more than two days, and it was usually accomplished in one. The average number of passengers increased to shout 40, all of whom went by launch, forcing the original lina ant of business. By rail the fare is 50 cents och way. At least 300 passengers make the trip daily. No one thinks now of going to Jakow by laaneh, and the promoter of that Those residents who prefer to see the conduét particular locality were tho first to bosome tuminaries not, of course, with a view to many different kinds of uniform, the shorts and
enterpriss has had to toru his attention to
something else. It is impossible that all who make the trip by rail are sugar extate owners
Wherever the modern Japanese goes he starts a paper. Formosa has been generously blessed in this respect. This community en- joys the favour of two dailies, They are well worth the subscription price to those who wish to keep track of affairs in the sutall bet lively work for which they ester. According to accepted notions, indeed, it is not only a privilege but a duty to subscribe, of their neighbours rather than their own conduct discussed in print lose nothing by subscribing several times over. Reminders to
Then there came a mighty hum, from sea. wards, and shouts of "They are coming." "They are crossing the bridge"; we passed the huma along till the band drowned it. Yes, they were coming, the laud got nesrer and the mounted police made a lane through the throng, then some volunteers came mounted, then moro on foot, and more police, and more volunteers in
cheering getting bigger all the time, till we could see Tom Price and two other mounted officera iu khaki being torn backwards, and
the boys camo walking with faded khaki unitoring and sunburnt face.
People howled, cheered, shrieked and wept —some wept and cheered at the same time.
A mother stepped forward to kiss a son, a sweetheart to kiss her boy, a sister kissed a
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LATE TELEGRAMS.
BXWS VIA”EANGOON.
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
London, 2nd May.
THE BOER GUNS,
The Morning Post'e despatch from Pretoria says the Boers have still twelve fiftuon-pounders in the field, but no ammunition.
BELGIUM AND THE BOERS. The Belgian Senate rejected a pro-Boer resolution by 37 against 22. The Foreign Minister protested against unjust accusations. being made against Britain.
LORD KITCHENER SATISFIED.
London, 23rd May, In the House of Commons, Mr. Brodrick
Kitchener had proved that Lo was satisfied with the progress made. The grant area of the operations and the dispersion of the Boers
process
of exhaustion of the enemy was pro- ceeding rapidly. Government but done every- tended to the prolongation of the war, but the
thing to support Lord Kitchenor, who by judicious administration would do everything. to beaten the conclusion of the Wa
London, 24th May. RAILWAY FIGHTING, The Daily Mail's despatch from Lourenco place on the Delogos line during last wook. Marques says considerable fighting bus tul The Beers have been defentel in engagements outside Barberton, on 15th instaut. but it is stated thore curs 61. British cassalt, but it is train which had been wrecked by the Boars he teen Alkmaar and Ellashock. The driver.
killed. stoker, and a sunber of invalid Roldiers Foo
aid that every communication from Lott
OBITUARY.
of the 31st instant as having been killed at The Colonel Maxwell referred to iu telegram
Aliwal North was Colonel Coderio Maxwell,
Simale, 24th May.
THE PRISONED IN INDIA, The Boer prisoners expostet at Colombe on the 20th will be sent to Trichinopoly.
No arders have yet been issued regarding the dispatch of Indian Cavalry officers to South Africa and it is understood that it is now impro- bable that any will be seat.
GENERAL NEWS.
or dealers in that commodity. So many go for that affect not unfrequently enliven the yet it was quite free of plague throughout the best means to stop the alarm, thereby forwarde by friends shaking their hands; then the payment of the Chinese indemnity in A
improved" type were comparatively free of the disease? It should be remembered that Taipingshan was the dirtiest spot on the island,
It and was also most thickly populated. follows, therefore, that the drains in that choked and get out of order, and that was the Eden-like garden of the plague. Macao has not adopted this "Improved" drainage systems,
1894, and thousands of people from Hongkong, news colunas. A certain official learns to the sake of the ride, to extend their horison and,
on including the writer, flocked to her for "safe nou the world, sa to strengthen the supposition his surprise and alarm that sondnot that in a former existino the beings inhabited is part has an observed not altogether custody and regarded her as a paradise of by Chinese souls must have been great travellers, exemplary in a man whose obligations should'th. Of course, she now suffer all the Ae, but I think she should thank Hongkong hold him to another course. The paper is most and that the railroad, instead of being a modern rednetant to that in scandal, but the morals of for it. It was said that plagae originated invention, may be classed us à suvival of a
How is it commercial art that was lost. Since Fornissa the community laust be protected, and the in Canton, and came to Hongkong in 1894, is Japanese, and on that secount in all respects editor is seriously considering whether that end bat this is nothing but an excuse. non grata to the Chinese, there is no telling may not best be served by giving publicity to that it did not go to Macao? Considering alarm, are substituted by ones tnore suitabla i joined and kissed two other boys; then the girls the governing closer together. They must
how large might be the travel were the sovereignty of the isl us to be restored to the Son of Ifoavou.
removed on the mainland The Socckew native
this breach. All the readors who favour a high moral standard, and who feel certain that this hint is not thrown at themselves, hope that the editor's doubts may revolve into a datermination to cleanse the community and get rid of the stain upon it in the way he saggasts. Sueli readers thereupon watch sach succoeling issue of the paper closely for the laundering to begin. It ruroly happens that more than one hint is needed, and the subsequent silence of the paper upon the subject is commonly construed as evidence that the editor has received pledges of reform from the person implicated, promises of future exceptional behaviour and orders to send the paper regularly to various friends of the reformed one."
THE PRESS AND THE GEIEHA,
Probably ather-bombs must be fired before the obstacles to railroad Improvement can be bound for Shanghai will be content to spend 15 hours in a junk for the trip of 8) miles and to pay 30 cents for it until a railroad whisk him over that distance in two or three hours at two or three times the fare. In Amoy a coolie has just returned from a six weeks visit to his mother, 200 wiles up country. He had one dollar when he started and returns with half of it, having dissipated 10 cents at his ancestral home, besides paying centa to various boatmen to carry him.
If a geisha need not be above reproach, she It may require a special bomb to convince him that if there were a railroad for travel at least cannot afford to betray preferences. instead of junks he might have done better Her work charms because of the impartiality with which the serves those who engage her than he has by saving time at a cost of perhaps talents in music and the dance. A suspicion $12 for fares. The women of Swatow are a ambitions to be prolife as are their small-footed that her affections may havo become engaged the running. The phrase I sisters in other parts. Until they can be puts her out assured that a railroad will not disturb their will show you a faithful geisha when you bring me & square erg la a Japanese way of paying fertility, they will control public and officiat opinion against such an innovation in that tribute to the heart-free and ethereal qualities country. While Bhanghai may now claim to of those who follow that profession. The local bave outgrown this form of superstition, re- paper is sure of multiplying ita circulation for minders of the Fengshui influences, which tore up the railroad built there a little more than 20 years ago, are visible in Formosa. The outfit for that road was dumped on this coast and lay here untouched for years, until the Japanese dug it out from the aands that were enterabing it and sold for junk what they could not us for sidings on the Tukow line.
her geographical position she should have been infected before Ho.gkong was, if the statement that plague was introduced from Cauton is anything. There is not the shadow of a doubt that the improved drainage system is responsible for the plague, and the sooner it is done away with the better.
So much about the origin of plague. Now which should comes another question engage the serious attention of the medical men. When a patient is discovered, he is removed to the hospital for treatment-I call it experiment, since no doctors can say po tively how a plague-patient should be treated. There is no known remedy. It will, therefore, be much better and more humane to allow the nafortunate victim to try his own method of doctoring. The way how a patient is removed from his or her house is sometimes most heart.
rending. For instance, a girl is forced into the ambulance crying and yelling for her mother, and carried off to a strange plow miles away The shock she receives is from her home. enough to kill her on the spot. As to grown up people the sight of the ambulance slone will, more or less, hneten a mar's death, as he knows only ten well that he is suffering from plague and is being carried away to die....
Supposing a man is laid up with a high fever and calls in his medical adviser. He finds that bis patient is suffering from a fatal disease, for which there is not much chance of recovery. Would he tell him straight that ble ouse is
hopelesseriainly not! So when a man has
contracted plagus, why should it be made known to him that he is dying?
let them run the government of a British colony," but to ascertain from them the grievances of ther countrymen and find cut
protecting our own as well as their tradal interests.
Now that plague has become endemic in Hongkong, the same state of affairs will revive year by year, and drastic measures alone will not improve matters.
BUZZI.
LORD RAGLAN ON THE ARMY.
Loudon, 22nd May, Lord Raglan in a speech at the United Service Club demurred to the view that com pulsion was un-English. He said that the time would conceivably come when it would be impossible to pay the men what they demanded, but he saw no reason for fearing compulsion.
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN POLICY,
London. 22nd May. Count Golachowski, speaking at the Hun- gariau Delegation, declared emphatically for
lump
He spoke warning against optimistic views regarding the situation to the Near East, aluding expecially to the Macedoniau agitation in Bulgariù and the situation is
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
London, 23rd May. Lord George Hamilton, speaking at Kensing past three years have brought the governed anul
remember that British indance must rest on native sentiment and esteem. He paid a high tribute to the Indian troops in China and the
Servin
The sooner euch measures ng are practically brother and the next boy to him, and her friend ton, said the misfortunes of India during the
doing no good, but causing a lot of unnecessary for local purposes and to the point, the better.
Apologising for trespassing upon valuable space.→ Yours, etc.,
POLICE COURT.
Thursday, 6th Inze,
Baross M. KENT.
rushed in wholesale, and it was no longer a procession, there was a mass of light gowns yourth a khaki hat or avan showing through her
RIGHT.
COMMODORE POWELL'S CHAIR-COOLIES: Commandora Powell, M. Naval Yard, prosecuted his four chair-bearers for unlawfully leaving his service on the 4t inst. without giving reasonable notice.
The defendants pleaded guilty, and were fined $5 each, with the alternative of fourteen days' hard labour. All four went to prison.
A MISTAKE.
and there; it waxed hotter and hotter, till some of the boys rushed out of the ranks in despair and took cover in the first shop. Two young girls more energetic than the rest demanded toll from all a big cheory-faced policeman walked in and tore them away, so they climbed up and kissed that policeman.
I had a friend in the crowd close by in a trim wide-awake hat, an immaculate "Johnny" collar, and a red, white and blue tie; he had a face like
rolunteers in South Africa.
of
Lord, George Hamilton stated in the House Commons that the Indian Government was willing to scoopt the co-operation of local capitalists for the promotion of light railways, and that he would make enquiry regarding the position of the negotiations for a railway in Ganjam district,
TRADE
MARK.
WHISKIES.
IRISH.
a cherub with the bloom that the tatooer at home is trying to imitate on the cheeks of the American girls. An aged spinster took fire when she saw the girls kiss the policeman and tried to work her way to the boya: she failed, turned round, saw my cherub-faced (friend, and
in kisses while he vainly tried to explain he dung herself on his bosom and enveloped him had never seen the Transvaal; it was no use, he DUXVILLE'S V. R..... got the pent-up feelings of many summer till she stopped breathless and exhausted. Then she looked at-llus and laughed; he pulled his F.O. 9., Very old liqueur
CLUB tie found from the back of his nook, tried to
everybody laughed till they saw something straighten bis Johony collar and laughed;
Sergeant Terrett, at three o'clock on
trala Chinaman who was carrying what Wednesday afternoon, stoppel in Praya Cen- appeared to be no nabrella in a case. This, of ramination, turned out to be s sheath, inside of which was a sword. The man was arrested the Central Police Station, where and taken
The defendant, os appearing in court, in- charge of uslawful possession of arme was preferred against him.
military officer, and was merely passing through formed his Worship that he was a Chinese Hongkong on bis way back to Amoy,
This statement having been proved to igmore abeard and laughed again. Worship's satisfaction, the defendant was dia charged
SIBALING KALF A TON OF COLL.
After what was left of the boys got to the all irsmas in which it prints coupons that enable
Town Hall and were disbanded they walked the streets; everybody walked the streets, readers to convey their opinions regarding the
P.C. Johnston was on duty in Taumati Bar aimlessly; and whenever the people formed appearance, voice, dancing or other attractive
near Tai Kok Taui Point, early yesterday qualities of these dainty entertainers. On the other hand, when symptoms of flolity appear
morning, when he heard shouting. Looking into a compust mase, one knew there was one round, he saw a cinder-boat racking shorer or more of the khaki boya in the centre. wards, and immediately made for the point Later the streets thinned and the boys went in a gelaha and the paper notes them, with an lutination that it may become its painful duty
There is one more thing I would like to where it was likely to touch was too home to tell their stories to mothers, sisters and
Late
to prevent the boatman from however, to print names and circumstances, the paragraph usually induces assurances that ways will be mention. Mr. B. Osborne bas been good enough springing ashore and getting away. There other peoples' sisters, who gazed with carnest
was in the boat half a ton of cost which had ayes, pleased, proud, and happy. muded and that the profession will be spared to point out that the ambulances RTS NOT BUKI- Berider' duing what it can to get aboud of the the discredit that threatened it. With two fortably (sic) fitted up They are not only been stolen from a carge junk. It was the
attracted the constable's that had first)
The thief was mother country in a railroad, Formoss has of censors vigilantly at work in one small town, oncomfortable. The thin covering is good for cries of the owner of the late years made strides with bubonic plague the growing reputation of Taiwan as a contre nothing, and is worse than useless. When that promise to distinguirle it. Report says of refined morals may be hoped perhaps to patient is removed, say from Wanchai, to the arrested a few hours later. fust the plague come from Amoy. Whatorer extend to the entire colony, and in time to plugue hospital at noon on a bright, warm day,
THE PLAGUE. L-
its origin, it found a receptive soil. A reupply to the home land, where nature's toys it will take the coolies at least two hours to i sidence of a few years has made it feel as and pictures are loveliest, and which missionaries
muck at home as if it properly belonged say sadly needs leavening. here. This year's epidemie started early in the winter and still flourishes. The number of
EXPORT CARGOS.
•
One big store was giving away packets of tea to anyone wearing khaki. Many men would have paid handsomely for the loan of a khaki suit and a beshman's hat with an African catkin round, on this day-not on Rocount of the pounds of tes, but on account of the hundredweights of lovable Australian youth in summer gowns.
He was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour. LOVE IN THE KITCHEN. Chun, a shopkeeper residing at 7, Staunton negotiate the journey. They break their journey Street, has a Chitose servant girl who is rather as often as they please, and when they want to preity. Naturally she has a lover. On Wednes
day evening U Chan, having returned from rest and cool themselves, they would leave the business, was making his way upstairs when he
Night closed over a never-to-be-forgotten day ambulance and the poor patient to take care of heard sounds from the kitchen. He retraced themselves in the broiling sun; with the result his steps and peeped into the kitchen, the door by Melbourne, and one that no Commonwealth insid U Chun at once arrested him, that the victim arrives at the hospital half of sar. A man, a stranger, was processious or Royal pageants can aver affacs cooked, his temperature having risen some charging him when the police arrived with degrees en route. It is satisfactory to note, being in the house for an nalasfal purpose.
The defendant said the servant girl called him ap Lapside, and invited him to sit down soon be sabstituted, and I hope they will be He was not in the house for an unlawful pur
FACTS.
The magistrate believed the defendant, and Sitted with more suitable coverings.~Yours, etc., poss.
discharged him.
deaths reported reachos several hundred, but that is not a reliable mortality index. Few
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Some very common misappratensions on the subject of Egyptian cigarettes are dispelled by who has a Good Knowledge of Shipping the report or the agriculture and trade of and General Office Work, and is also a Steno- Thessaly just published by the Foreign Oflee.grapher, Position as OFFICE ASSISTANT Our Consul points out that tobacco is very here or Dunguste. In view of the attempt made recently by an largely grown in the province, and the bulk of it is sent to Egypt to be made into Egyptian Irish member to address the House of Commons oigarettes, and finds its way into the London in Erse, it is interesting to learn that the total number of Irish who speak Erse only is market at enormously enhanced prices. The estimated at 38,102, the total number of those Report specially states that the contention have been discovered in which that had been 2,054 pkgs merchandise on sailed on the D. 8. Dady" Burjer in your issue of to-day, who speak both Erse sind English is given that tobacco blending as practised in Egypt
Per P &O..steamer,
was so refined an art as to be unattainable inconlation with the plague serum, but as that 31st May For Manchester-50 bales waste must crave space to correct a false impression 640,958, the grand total of those speelsewhere, is one of these prejudices vodulonsly fostered by 16terested parties which have no that might be created by some of his statements. Ese is thus 679,145. The counties in whick Erst is the most prevalent are Galway, with a is only 10 per cent. of the city's population, Goals, 130 bales waste silk, op. Manchester. The late Mr. D. S. Golle, whose loss the Comto of 125,566; Cork, with 119,220;and foundation in fact." Cigarettes of choice leaf the process has not checked appreciably the 2,465 m/pkgs/ firecrackers, 274 bags copper ore, plague. It is with the Chinese here as in their 245 rolls mste, 128 boxes fan, 58 bales canes, 30 mittee and Staff of the City Hall very much Mayo, with 110,365. The county in which can be obtained retail, having paid Government own country; in matters of this kind. They cases canes, 3 cases. I fans, cases cassia, regret, was not living in slow cave-like room," Esse Least in use is Carlow with but 125, duty both upen the paper and the eat tobacco, 35 years of age or old
10 cases broken cassis, 28 cases blackwoodware,
Queen's County with 187. The county in Thessaly, but custom prescribes that they shall lad rather suffer with à disease and die with it99 cases Chinaware, 16 cases porcelain, 15 vases/ but in a very light and airy room at a post followed ole vie Wicklow with 176 und | at the price of eighteen pence por hundred in than to let it come to official notion. Occasion effects, 5 cases marios, cases hambooware, I height above the street lavel. Immediately befsh Ers alone is most used in Galway, where reagh England only tis Egypt at the cost of ally one of them falls in the street and lunds, case screens, 5 bales cori.
felt ill the Compradors reported the fact to me 17,6936 persons speak no other language.
done. About 7,000 persons have undergobe
silk. For London-166 bales wasta silk, opt.
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