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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1STE, 1907,
the taste and furaishing of the house over-
looking Green Park, which has already bon secured. The membership is being limited to fifteen hun-fred habitual members, of whom 650 may be women, and a thousand
A. S. WATSON & CO., overacas members, of whom three hundred
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The first practice dance of the season for
members of St. Andrew's Socisty was hell in TELEGRAMS the City Hall last night, and was well attendou.
Tho sunnal dinner of the China Association was to be held on the 5th November at the Whitehall Room (Hotel Metropole), and it waS
attendanoo.
may be of the templer sex Five guitexpected that there would again be a very large entrance fee and five guineas year is the cost of membership to all joining ent reports that Tang Het, Engineer-in- The Nan angpie's" Hongchow correspond. 1ow, and the Club is to be opened at the Chief of Chakiang Railways, has died through New Year. It is intended to extead "good abstention from food, as a protest against tha feeling and a cordial understanding between introduction of foreign capital for railway Great Britain and her Colonies, an-1 betwestruction into his previnos. London, as the capital of the Empire, and the English-speaking peoples oversens" RS the first object; and thres more objects are thus define 1:
The Entertainment of all persons from the Colonies, and Members of other English-spark ing Peoples Overesse who ora in England on any Political Mission, connected either with the affairs of the Colonies, or the Commercial Reciprocations of the World.
The Recep ion of all Foreign Ambadora, Ministers, Delegates, and Ralore who may be in London on Minions affecting the Colonies, or connection with the Maintenance of the Friendly Reciprocity of Nations.
It is suggested that a Rocaption shall be held once a year in the interest of the Colonies (on a date to be fixed) of the Members of the Lengua of the Empire; and, at the half-year from this
CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE date, to hold at the Club an Organised Meeting
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At the Police Court yesterday Mr. F. A. Hazel-nd sentenced Frank Baralks, the man who deserted from the sailing ship Elipse, and who was previously before the Court on a barge of vagaudy, to 21 days' hard labour, After expiration of the sentence the seaman will again be put aboard the ship.
The Memorial Brass created by the Fosshow there has now been placed in position; and will Community in the British Episcopal Churob
be a reminder of one who was highly estrained and respacted by us all, and whose published of Chinese students, works in Chinese will yet spesk to generations
The Empress Dowager is said to be quite enthusiastic about the proposed School for of Discussion, to which Delegates of the Pesos daughter of the Chinese nobility, and is sup- Congress (or other Co gresses) then in London, porting the institution with fanda from the Members of the Pree, and Others shall ba invited, the subject of which shall be the Con
Privy Purse; It is also stated that Prinos sideration of Inter-Colouis! Commerce and the Ching will be appointed Supervisor in Chief of Progress of Natives,
It is to be conducted as a "first class
Social West End olub, thus making the West End the "capital of the Easpire," and we are told that exclusiveness will be the keynote, on the suggestion of Lady Willoughby de Broke. The
prospectus itself, which incidentally offers to let the first 650 applicants ercipe payment of the entrance fee, and makes three hundred life members at the cheap rate of ten guineas a. head, states that "no person not received in good society will be admitted." Now we are quite familiar with the undisputed fact that no club can succ ed in the trie sonec of the word without some process of
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We bear that the work on the status of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, which Mr. H. N. Mody is generously presenting to the City of Victoria, is making good progress in the hands of the sculptor, Mr. G. E. Wade The Princess was prompt in giving sittings, and the clay model will soon be ready for casting.
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Massim for the week ending the 10th November, 1907, shows that of non-Chinese Museum; and of Chinese 125 to the former there were 310 to the Library sad 151 to the
and 1,518 to the latter. The Library was therefore, used by 435 persons and the Museum by 1,669.
get rid of the opium smoking babit. He had beed advisad to put himself under the care of properly qualified medical officers, but bad unfortunately put more faith in the sati-opium pills of ignorant quacks with, as is seen, fatal results.
The following ladies and gentlemen bave kindly consented to assist at the Grand Masonic Concert to be held in the City Hall on Tree day, 10th instant: Mesdames Belilies, Coch- De, Gordon, Grove, Maitland, Miss Rowe,
Miss E. Rowe, Dr. Balilios, and Mosers F. Austin, Chalmers, Chapman, Cobden, Cochrane, Carr, Benedetts, Carroll, H. B. Gogg, Grore, Geo. Grimble, G. P. Lammort, Fraser and
His Excellency Kuan Ting-nge, Acting Vie› President of the Censorate, according to a Pek- proper luxury for those in the happying latter, died the other day, in his effort to position of being able to put limits to their acquaintance. In this case, however, a club intended to extend good feeling and eordial understanding between Great Britain and her Colonies, cannot afford to be quite so serupulous in ita definition of what con stitutes good Society." If the prospectus
· had said "decent society," or well-mannered society, or refined society, it still would bave been skating over thin ice, but as it is, its own phrase will appear in some colonial eyes as a red rag flaunted before a bull, There are men, real men, helping to build the Empire, who, unless temporarily and while holding the offices they do, would not have the entry to the Society we understand Colonial Premier might be tslerated, ex- by that complacent phrase. The wife of a
officio, but what of the ex-premiers, or more mportant still, the wives of the colonial premiers-to-be ? So mach depends on what they mean by their definition, and more still on who the definers are. High Society, Saart Society, good Society-who really know what a mount by these terms? Thanks to the world-wide diffusion of a
Mubro,
[BEUTER'S BERTION.]
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.
LONDON, November 10th, America has, up to the present, engaged $50,000,000 of gold from Europe..
THE VISIT OF THE KAISER TO ENGLAND.
LONDON, November 10th. The Kaiser left Flushing this morning for Spithead, with a thick fog prevailing in the Channel.
THE KING'S BIRTHDAY.
LONDON, November 10th.
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD,
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held on Oct. 12th at the Board Room. The Hoa. Dr. J. M. Atkinson (president) prasided, and there were also present Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G., (Vloe-President), Hon. Mr. A W. Brewin (Registrar-General), Dr. F. Clark, (Medical Officer of Health, Captain Lyons, (Captain-Superintendent of Police), Lieut. C. J. M. Reid, R.A.M.C., Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Mr. H. Humphrey, Mr. Fan Chu-pak, Mr. Fang Wa ohun, and Mr. G. A. Woodoook, secretary.
Mr.. HUMPHREY-We are only here to advino F
The PRESIDENT-I think you are wandering from the subj öt.
The
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VICE PRESIDENT-As regards the remarks made by Mr. Hooper, ho raid the duty of this Board was to deal with enol caro on its merits. The foots lefore the Board are, Sie that this particular owner is building on every square inch of land that he can. He is oreoting his houses to the full possible baight he can get permission to erest them; in fact, when he originally submitted plans the_width-of-the-alreat-was--messured-in-a- THE ANTHRAX OUTBREAK,
diagonal fashion, instead of equare agross, so The PRESIDENT-With reference to tho that he cou'd obtale some additional height. meeting held on November 1st, I have to Now he comes to the Board proposing to build inform the board that the steamer Loong Sang houses which, I think, every member of the arrived on the following Monday, and all Board will agro, can be characterised as of the the outtle some 120 head-have been sagra- most insanitary type, and asks for something in gated on one of the islands adjoining Stonooxcess of what the Ordinance permits him to outtars. So far there is only one at all saspi have. If this case justifies recommendation from cious case, and it is very doubtful indeed this Board, I think we may recommend every- The Lord Mayor's show was favoured by whether it is anthrax, Bat we will knew bything that comes balore us. These houses are glorious sunshine. Sir Henry Campbell tomorrow morning whether it is or is not. Bannerman, speaking at the banquet at Investigations are now haing: made, and if Guildhall, said that he regarded the treaty it is not sathrax, it is proposed to release the with Russia as a great security for peace, exttle on Thursday. Referring to the visit of Prince Fushimi to England, the Premier said that it was a return for the hospitality and good will which Japan had extended to Prince Arthur of Connaught. That Grant Britain was gratified with the treaty with Japan, which treaty supplements others with Japan and goes fur to assure peace. In regard to the Congo he must speak with great resorve, because the Belgian Parliament was shortly
to consider the annexation of the country. The Government does not intend to inter- fero, but is deeply impressed with the responsibilities, which impression is shared. by other powers.
SUICIDE OF BARON KILMAINE.
LONDON, November 10th. Baron Kilmaine has committed suicide in Paris
ANOTHER HIGHWAY ROBBERY CHARGE.
Three Indians were placed before Mr. F. A. Hexeland at the Police Court. yesterday on the charge of committing highway robbery at Austin Road, Kowloon, on Sunday. The person laged to have been robbad, another Indian, is employ for some twelve months, and owed him said to have had the first defendant in his
On Sunday morning the Indian called on his former employer and asked for the amount due to him, and the com.
$1.2 wages.
ceftainly of such a type that no modification should be allowed in connvotion with them,
Hon. Mr. HewETT-Unfortunately I have not heard all the arguments in this case, in which * CHINESE CEMETERY AT KAILUNGWAN,
we have two diametrically opposed statements. The COLONIAL SECRETARY-wrote to the Mr. Hooper has brought forward a convincing Board as follows: I am directed to forward argument, and the Vice-President comes forward for the information of the Board a plan of the Government cemetery for Chin se at Kalua gwrong. Mr. Hooper's remarks bave been taken with an argument that Mr. Hooper's is absolutely ran, which it is proposed to open on January lat down by the members of the Prear, and I would ext. Part of the cemetery, area will be lasaad suggest that before coming to a vote those. to the Tungwa hospital authorities for burial remarks should be circulated. Personally I am not at all disposed to vote one way or the other. I think it advisable to have the question dealt with in writing, and may be we shall have
ригровев
The letter was laid on the table.
THE BOARD AND TAM GOTSENOR-IN-COUNCIL
Further correspondence was subtaitted rela- opportunity of forming a proper opinion.
tive to section 18% of the Public Health and
Buildings Ordinance, 1903, in respect of the cf the Praga Reclamation to Marina Lot 57. Lo Shing Street houses on the southern portion
Members agreed.
Mr. Hoors-I think I have a right to reply to Mr. Chatham. The Director of Publis Works has stated that these are houses of the most insanitary type in this Colony, I bg to refer you, Bir, to a minute. by yourself to the Colonial Secretary, The Medical Officer of Health's minute to this application was "I recommend that the application be granted."
The PRESIDENT-That was in connection with a latrine,
Mr. HOOPER-With regard to increasing the height of the building, I pointed out the other day that, if it were a pitched roof instead of a flat one, there would be more sir spaos occupied SECTION 175. Application for exemption from the require ments of section 175 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, in respect of No. 351, Queen's Road West, was again considere!
Hon. Mr. Hewar minuted-Are we to issued, and that, it is advertising the certificate understand that no record is kept of surveys be lost or mislaid, this may involve the owner of the property in costly re-building? If this be so, the soonor a proper system of records be established the better.
M. Hoorae said at the last meeting. he proposed that this matter, which was passed by the Board and asat to the Governor in-Council for approval, and seta ned unapproved, should be sent back to the Guverner-in-Cancil for that, as they had had a similar osse within the reconsideration. There was a precedent for
last three or four months which went back and was reconsidered, and the Governor-in-Council rescinded their original judgment on it. When he proposed doing the same with this matter at the last meeting the Registrar-General thought it was useless unless they had further evidence on which to not, The Director of Public Works stated that soms of the reasons for refusal were, that so many molifications had been granted to this applicant. He might say.. not hon brought to the notice of the Board when with regard to them modifications, that they had
the Board was asked to consider the matter in the first cser. Then they dealt with the cake on its merits and came to a unanimous conclusion.
say that three members were not present the When he said unsaimous he thought it fair to
of Health and Mr. Fung Wa-chan [Mr. Director of Pablis Works, the Medical Olaor and demanded his money. Complainsut refused Hooper here dealt soristim with a paper drawn to pay it, there and then, and a quarrel ensued up by the Assistant to the Building Aulky- In the course of this the complainant allega that rity in which the reasons of the Building the first defendant sustobed his parae, contain: "Amikosity were given for not approving of ing 8100, pamed it to the second man, who in the suggestions of the Board] He conceived off with it, the other two Indians following whaan an application was made, to conte turn passed it to the third, and the latter ran it to be the duty of members of the Bouril, after he had got a good start. I stor the first sidor each essa on its merits with all the and second defendants were arrested and taken aridence before them, documentary or other- to the Water Police Station. While they wisa, and to come to a conclusion justified were there the third defendant walked in to by that evidence. The Board unanimously inquire what was the trouble, and he also decided to grant this application with the was arrested. The hearing was adjourned..
on the following day. On Sunday night plainant told kim he would be paid
other two Indiane, again met the complainant the Grat defendant, who was nocempanied by
THE C. LP. Ö.
have been issued or occupation would not have been legal. What, the applicant says is perfectly true and sensible. Should the lane to the rear be built over, the half verandab and half kitchen system would be useless, and it would put the owner to further trouble and expense for nothing. The request that the nailos should be withileswa for so long as the lane remains open should be
Mr. Lau CHU PAK-The vertidoate must
377 ore 20 plate this system whe
case of Nos. 877 and 379, Queen's-Kond-West. Why not in this case?
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL-It seems to me... a rather strong reston,
The
PRESIDENT This is practically an appeal to the Board from the decision of the Governor-in-Council, and, I think the best plan would be to ask the writer what alterations he proposed to make, and consider the matter then.
**The suggestion was agreed to.
FUXINESE CEMITERN AT KOWLOON CITY. The HROISTRAR-GENERAL minuted that it
On November 2nd, at Shanghai, to Mr. and cheap and snobbish Preas, even the "self Dalziel's Paris correspondent has done it this from the Chinese Government concerning the reasons laid before them did not bear.at all on had been arranged, if the Board approved, for
Mrs. G. BUCHANAN, a daughter.
MARRIAGES
On October 28th, at Peking, CLAUDE N. HOLWILL, to KATOR DE Loca
On November 2nd, at Shanghai thony Hit PAYNE, of the English Baptist Mission, Taguping,
to ELIZADE & JESSIE FARQUHAR Tovember 4th, at Stanghai, Joux RODEBTRON FAVING TOE CALDER, and donora Sullivan.
DEATHS. On Novembur Tith, at 4 Kimberley Villas, Kowloon, JANE MCWILLIAM (JEANNIE), beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. (!. Jack, aged 18
years.
11800
On November 2nd, at Shanba, SUSANNA CATHERINE, child of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Currie, On November 4th at Bhanghai, FL, wife
of P. H. Martin, L. M. Custo s..
HONGKONG OFFICE : 164, DES VEUX ROAD LONDON OFFICE: 133, FLET, STEBET, E.
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types in the Colonies have learned to disbelieve in the existence of a Blooded, or what the Germans call, a hochgeboren Society. Aristocracy and plutocracy have inter-married, nud no sadays it would seem that money is more important than manners or even morale. Mayfair is understood to overlook a great deal in the case of men and women who can help it to glitter, The Aristocracy of the intellect is perhaps least counted of all: Society, prefers those who entertain to those who are merely Centertaining. So what precisely is the exclusive good Society that feels able by its own litila self-it must be restricted fu number, in the nature of things-to bind The Imperial Mother and her children more Ho ozone, NOVEMBER 13TH, 1907.
closely together? There are many colonials who will ask this anxiously. Good feeling WHEN first noting the fact that a London and cordial understanding with these can- club for colonials and over-seas Englishmen not be made to harmonise with a keynote of and Englishwomen was being promoted, we exclusiveness such as the one now indicated, expressed the opinion briefly that such and we shall look out for the caustic com an institution would deserve and achievements of the Colonial press with some succues. Since reading what may be called curiosity. It would be uncharitable to the prospectus of the Imperial Colonial suggest that the real object of the pro- Club and Overseas Union we feel inclined motion was a little novelty and advertise to modify the comment. We still have little vent for the patriotie West Enders; and we doubt that the new institution will succeed will not do so; we will, however, persist in financially, but as to its avowed aims and offering raised eyebrows at that ostensible cbjects, and their success, we are less ambition toward Imperial good feeling and optimistic, ft appears to be largely an indeed, like a patrician version of the eordial understanding. It reads to us, affair of women, and the prospectus is tailors of Tooley Street, beaded with a long list of marchionessen, countessex, and ladles, with a sprinkling of lords. The Marchioness of Donegall was the originator, and Mrs Hwfa Williams is the organising president of the ladies' social committee, as well as responsible for
The 296th case of plague was reported yesterday..
Japanese woman $5 at the Police Court for Mr. C. D. Melbourma yesterday. ·fined ̈à ̈ being in possession of two sword sticks without a permit. He also ordered the confiscation of
the armas.
Office officials will be having an exceptionally During the next three days the local Post
busy time, ss (he English mail steamer leaving on Saturday erries, the Christmas and Naw Year parcels maile.
Those with provions experience of the rush which is made for the Post Offer coupler on the closing day of the pavement or in the perch which is entailed, Christm mail, and the long waiting on the will not need to be advised to hand in their parole early, and we make the saggestion for the boned t of these without experience.
We fear, says London contemporary, that time. A shout of laughter will surely be the reception of the story of the new Russian loan of £130,000,000 to be issued next spring Now, had he only said-say, 30,000,000? But $130,00,000! Where, we wonder, would be the Rourses or our own Stock Exchange, or other financial interests in these dull times? The story in entertaining enough. The Tsar for the lean. -& himself was to give his own persond guarantee big undertaking even for the Tear of All the Russia. Bat on that guarantee the French Government were to make no further opposition, and so on. but a little tee all-ambracing. Russia may A good story,
want 10m money a little ister. £180,00,000 1
But
Assistant
A native detective named Ah Fat, appeared before the Shanghai Mixed Court on November: 5th charged with extortion. Owing to a win- understanding his legal adviser did not appear Magistrate, questioned the accused conserning nad Mr. Wong, the Chinese the use he had made of a detective's badge. The acoused, it is reported, answering in Chinese, told the Magistrate that he had better go and find out for himself. A few minuter deliberation occurred between Mr. Wong and racused was then satenced to three months Dr. Barchat. American Assessor, and the imprisonment with hard labour, for contempt of until Saturday next and, it is further reported, Court. The charge of extortion was romauded the Magistrate expressed himself strongly in connexion with the probable reault of the trial.
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF
CLUB.
Farewell Car was held at Happy Valley from The monthly competition for the Robertsou the 9th to 11th November, 19:7. The following cards were handed in
ROBEETSON FAREWELL JUP. Mr. E. Pinckusy...
M 87- 8 79 Mr. E. F. Mackay...... 85- 7 82 (G entries)
POOL,
75 aer. 80 12 90
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† Mr. R. O. Hutchison...
Mr. D.B. Murray Mr. H. Pinoksey
(17 entries.) * Winner of Robertson Farewell Cap. + Winner of Pool,
approval of the Governor-in-Council, bat it came back from the Governor-in-Council rofusi ed, without any reason at all being assigned as to why it was refused; and it was only on pres. Bere being brought to bear, that they were able to find out these reasons which had been stated by the officer of the Building Authority. The
the application, which, he moved, be sent back to the Governor-in-Cauuoil for reconsideration.
The PRESIDENTI scarcely think you can say that pressure was brought to bear. When you requested the information it was supplied.
Mr. Hoorku-It emanated from you.
for information, it is given if it is possible to The PRESIDENT-When any member asks
oblain it.
the Fukinese cemetery to be presented to the Tanges Hospital, which hospital would then be responsible to the Government for the saaitary management of it, and wald consult the Fuki- nese in regard to internal arrangements and regulations. The cemetery would be for the
Tungwa Hospital be given authority to use the use of Fakinese. He recommended that the
land as a cemetery if Mr. g Li-hing presented it to the hospital.
The Peking Correspondant of the NC. Daily News writes on October 31st:-
In consequence of the recent instructions prohibition upon the carrying of foreign mails by the Imperial Railways of North-China unless Post Offices, as mentioned in my last letter, they are conveyed through the Imperial Chiness our bage of German maila from Tsingtan aad Chefon were stopped at Tengku by the railway officials on Monday, They had been sent and received directly through the Gerais Post Offices without passing through the Imperial Chinese Post Office. The Herman postal authorities say that they had not the slightest merely desirous of saving time and inconven intention of ignoring the Chinese, but.. were. Mr HOOPER-Edon't exactly mean to say once. Under instructions from the Ministry of that pressure was brought to bear, but the Posta and Communications, the
Chinese Registrar General thought there was no use in authorittes are consulting the British, French, sending the application back to the Governor-in-recommendations. German, Russia and Japanese postal agents at Council without evidence. Tientsin concerning the transportation of their mail bags with a view to avoiding any repetition of soch coourrences in future.
NEW POLICY CLAUSE.
Mr. HUMPARTS-I laye mash pleasure. in seconding Mr. Hooper's proposal. I may pleasure because I think it is about time the attention of the community was drawn to the very pernicions system the Government bare recently adapted of extorting terms-very drastic terma too-for trifling concessions which It has been drafted in order to avoid the disputes for years and years; that is to say, for permis they had been in the habit of giving for nothing arising in connexion with claims on policise. underwritten on "F.P.Absolutely condition to groot verandate over Crown land. In tions. This clause will meet the requirements EDITO cases they carry this system
The Institute of London Underwriters has drawn up a new policy clause, to be known as "Steamers: Frea of Damage Absolutely Clause."
Members agreed to ask the Governor-in- Council to approve the Registrar-General's
CONVEYANCE OF MEATS, Correspondence was considered relative to the removal of meats from the city slaughter houses to the markets, This was the outcome of a new bylaw which requires that all carts in which pork is carried to the markots should be of the same kind as beef caske, in which carcases might be hang up. In September the pork petition to the secretary of the Board praying butchers and dried most deslers submitted a that they might be allowed in continue using
to the old carts for the conveganos of their meat
in Case
as the demand for pork was very great, and the lightness of the carte was an advantage to the coolies,
of damage to their vessels, however osused and dishonourable. To give you & of those owner who are willing to run the risk. 8 poist that I should asy is almost. There carts were very suitable for the purpose who only wish to be insured against the follow-point: At some houses I am connected with in excluding stage to the property insured. The sccordance with the law. The Iw provid. astrage claims; collision clause; general serage, Kowloon, avenging lanes were provided in ing risks-Total and coostructive total loss;
The ASISTANT REGISTEAR-GENERAL then clanse is as follows :--
ed that compensation should be given for investigated the matter, sad farnished the Warranted free from all claim in respect of these scavenging lanes, The Government wait following report:--The means of conveying partial loss of, and or damage to, the property nntil the owners had half finished the purk at present are small hand carts, which are bereby insured.
To cover the risk of total loss absolute or houses and could not pull them down, covered with oil cloths. The cost of vans, such constructive. contribution on amount made good) payable recommendation of the Sanitary Board, to grant are only used by the beef lau" to bring oarcases then a letter was seat in to say that tha. as are used for the conveyance of beef, varias → General average and salvage (including | Governer-in-Council was pleased, on the from $139 to $168. At present the beef vaun according to the law and practics obtaining at the place where the adventure anda ng it the saption from scavenging lanes; consequently from the slaughter houses to the "la" in the contract of affreightment contained no special no compensation was allowed. No one asked the Central Market. From here the beef is taken to terms upon the subject, or if the contract of Board to recommend the Governor-in-Council the various shops, hang on a pele in a cart and affreightment se provides, according to York-
to grant exemption, and it was simply nothing covered with oil-cloth. The only beef van Autwerp Rules, or in the case of wood oncgees, York-Antwerp Rules omitting the first word of
more or less than a dodge of the Government in existence Lelongs to the lau- The case of Rale
(No), but exolading in every case all to get out of paying compensation. $
pork differs from beef in that the pigs are partial loss of, and damage to the property. The FRESIDENT--I must call you to order. bought from the "lau" alive by the atchers, hereby insured, together with expenses in. oidental thereto, whether included as general, It is soarcely a function of this Board to discuss and the latter then have them slaughtered. It
the action of the Government.: average, or otherwise,"
therefore, the use of covered vane is insisted
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