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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 24, 1911.
The thief who attempted to steal the pair trousers off a sleeping man almost deserve better fate than seven days' imprisonment.
ought to be a financier or a land owner,
Though we have had no eyelente visitation this year if ecoms as if we could rely misSuch cheak is lost in humble eslinga. He much louger the many that are being generated in the typhoon area. Warnings now come to hand of as many as threo at a time, and with squally weather and the signals up it is difficult to forget all about the dread typhoon which is in our vicinity..
The City Hall, I notice, has undergone in- procemont which will be apprecinted by the public. The old wooden stair ay tending to the gallery has been removed and stairways built of stone now. Jest ap to either side of the
'CANTON.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}
July 22nd. REVOLUTIONARY ALARMS.
The fairly large audience which attended gallery. This removes what must have been forty thousand men who am at presant in hiding
the lectura en Christian Science on Thursday regarded as a serious source of danger in the was called upon to perform a font of physi-avent of fire breaking out, two exits now being cal ondarnicht which many declined to attempt provided in place of one, To sit still in a warm'hall, with the atmosphora gradually becoming more saltry, and a thirst he
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The most astounding talon are in circulation just at present regarding a rebellion to take place during the sixth intercalary moon. cording to these rumours the heads of the rebels bare at their disposal a forde of no less than in Tarious provinces and districts. On the signal for revolt being given one body will attack Lung Chow from Ynet Nam, another will attack Chiu Chow from Formess, whlia » third will attack the Heung Shan District from In these days when claims for compensation Macao. Even more improbable is the state considerol remarkable that the Poers whose
"scutata Power" who has promised the aid privileges are about to be curtailed have not of warhips should the first actions of the thought of making any such claims upon the rebels meat with any success. Many persone Government. Men who have spent money, day, are sending their families out of Canton in on party causes with the promise of a peorage, foar of auch a rising, and there is a vagne sono. must considor they have not got thoirtion of unrest throughout the whole city. One money's worth if they are to be deprived of their of the leading nowspapers hero comments on privileges in controlling the legislation of the theso rumours and strongly denies that there is any truth in them. The paper arges · the country.
populace to remain calm and to placa fall con dence in the Government. How much erodence
MORE ROBUSTA.
The Magistrate of the Kwangtung District has telegraphed to the Viceroy asking for additions soldiers, arms and ammunition to ej sent without delay, as the robbers in the district are at present beyond las control. The gentry of the pisco bare raised u militla force of one hundred men and have petitioned the Viceroy to provide them with rifles and ammunition. The Viceroy has ordered a body of troops to proceed to the troubled district at once and has instructed the head of the Argel to send the rifles and ammunition as requested.
A WISE ORDER,
It has come to the ears of the Viceroy that in the operations against had obarnetera when thess soaptured instead of being handed over
THE LATE ME. P. EDULJI KHAMBATTA.
· Tho funeral of the late Mr. P. Ešulji Kham, batto took plaoo at the Happy Valley on Friday afternoon after due performance of Zoroastrian rites and ceremonics. The community showed thoir profound respect for the deceased by at. tending in large numbers.
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THE PESCADORE ISLANDS.
China,
coming, clamant, was too much to expact from are advanced for altaost any cause, it must be moat that the rebels aro being backed up by to the civil authorities at once, they are often Pros-ot Elphinstono School and the Elphinstone -) and blockaded Formoss. The graves of Admiral
a Hongkong audience, sad after the first half hour the departures were namorous. Still, they did not influence the lecturer, whe proceeded with his message quite undisturbed and finishel what he had to way in his own time
*
While departures from the meeting may have been justified by dinner ong gerents or fatigue, it seemed to me that many who left early were very inconsiderate in the manner of their retiring. Very few of them somed to think of tiptoeing or moving ont quiotly. No, their feet wont down with Anglo-Saxon firm- Diss and unnecessary voisos. Such rudeness
is inexcarable and ought not to coins from people who consider themselves indies or gentlemen.
Porbap 1 ray he allowed another comment while on this subject. I wish to rofor to the idea that some folks have that they can ventilate
RODERICK BANDOM.
THE OLD POST OFFICE.
is to be placed in these rumours it is impossible We learn that the Government has let the old to say, but it would som certain that the re-
Post Office to a Chinese speculator for the cenificent eam of $406 a month. It is the intention of the leave, we understand, to put in shep fronts, and to build a verandah. Wo are informed that he bas already succooded
relationists wote y no means disheartened by the fiasco of a few months ago.
DISBANDED BOLDIERS.
kept for days and even woks in the military camps. In many cases the soldiers have been bribed or intimidated into le1ting the prisoners escape, and so the ends of justles are defeated. The Viceroy has now issued an odor that on no account whatever is a prisoner to be kept in the camps, but to be handed over to the civil authorities within three days at latest,
SMUGGLING.
A great deal of arma and ammunition has lately bon smuggled into the provinco, and it has transpired that a lot of this comes into the cona try through the little ports near Kwoog-chan Was. The authorities have therefore ordered
the chief of the Likin Stations in this district July 21st. (Shiu Tong) to keep a smart look out on all reasola boil leaving and entering these poris. Vessels bound for Canton are to be specially
Some time ago, over, four hundred time.ex. lotting the ground floor st rentals their own ideas at meetings called for a paramounting in the aggregate to about $2,000 Apired soldiers were sent home to their native tienhar purpose. At the wasting on Thursday month. This will occasion no surprise to these villager. Most of these men are natives of the lecturer wer naked if he would answer who have the slightest knowlodge of the value tho. Ko Chiu Profestare and other districts questions at the close of his address, and very of shop property in the neighbourhood, but we along the North River. It is now said that properly, though with unnecessary abruptness, I foney the announcement that the Government hardly a man of this number has been able to thought, he answered in the negative. If folks horn leased this property for the paltry sum of And work in his own, place and that the war jority of them have found their way back to this city in the hope of finding employment, amber have re-enlisted, although when they It is significant that verr few of this
were disharded the Government gave them very facility to join on for a second term of
a
here.
Bervica.
PUNISHING OFFICIALS. In the country places of the Nam "Hoi and Pan Yu Districts there has been a great dol WATSON'S NEW AERATED WATER of gambling going on lately and the law has
FACTORY..
have any ideas concerning Christian Science, if
little more than $400 a month will be read with they wish to combat its teachings, then it is up amazement. The Government's reply to public to them" to do so. and if they are very keen on criticism will probably be that the property the subject they will probably hire a meeting lot by public tender and that this was the place and give expression to their thon bts highest off r reosired: but surely the Giovein But it is tot playing the game to expect people, ment were under no obligation to accept an who go to the apenas and trouble of arranging offer so ridiculously sheard. We understand a meeting for the exposition of their tooots, to that the property is lenend for two years with. give opponents a chance of airing their own
the option of renewal. particuler ideas on the subject. In other words, people should not go to a lecture so filled with their own objections that they cannot apprecinto what the lecturer has to asy. A publie meeting is different. So long as order is observed questions may then be legitimately addressed. I have always hold the same ides with regard to political meetings at Komis, A candidate calle a meeting of his sup. porters. A crowd of the opposition, party come in and interrupt and ask the same old questions which have boon addressed time and again to candidates in every part of the conatry, Whon 講 public meeting is called and questions are invited, then the speaker is prepared to undergo
hockling, but not otherwise.
than was stated in the petition. The Viceroy has therefore caused the Magistrates of those two districta to be sovorely reprimanded and has given each a black mark as punishment.
A GAMBLING AT MÁGan,
boon outraged so flagrantly that several of the better clase people have petitioned the Viceroy To-day Mesara. A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd., to enquire into the matter, This has been done, commence the manufacture of their well-known and the deputy employed reports to His Fx serated waters in the factory which has been.cellency that the state of things is even worse apocally tilt for the purpose beyond. Caso way Bay. It is not only a modul factory in all respects, but it is, with one, or possibly two exceptions, we understand; the largest seraiul water factory in the world. The very latest labour-saving machinery has been installed for every operation, from bottle. wasking to filing and corking, as well as devisek for the rapid transport of cases from the machines in the factory to the steam launch. In The complaint made by a correspondent in the new premises, which were designed and the Daily Press a fow days ago concerning the rected under the supervision of the firm of noise made by the running of the trams is quite Palmer & Turner, architects, Mamers. A 8 justified, but the public grievance on this score Watson & Co. have every facility for meeting is not confined to the limited aros defined in the growing demand for there mineral waters of the letter. I cannot conceive that in any town their manufacture which have long enjoyed a in England the authorities would permit a high reputation in the East end for the public anisance of this kind to continue It is not an unavoidable anisance, and it it manufacture of their now sparkling mineral is not remedied by the time the new Law Color, Preris, which is rapidly coming into
popular favour.
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are occupied I tremble to think what may happen in the tramway manager. I recollect an occasion when the Chief Justice threatened to commit the Postmaster-General or a sub- ordinate officer for contempt of Court. for causing a noise in the necessary process of Stamping letters within earshot of the Judicial Bench. The threat was not carried out, how ever, but the Judges are at last avenged on the Postmaster-General, whose sanctum in the new Prat Office is within a few feet of a very
noisy section of the tram line?
The option of the Post Office reminds me that I bave been naked by more than one re- sident whether the Post Office bas discontinued the use of the board which had a place on the front of the old Post Office proclaiming to all and sundry asoh day the mails that had arrived and the mails expected during the day. Not
HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC
SOCIETY.
watched.
-THE PLAGUE.
According to the report sent by the Chief of Polioo. 64 persoas died of plague in the city during the last 10 days. This shows consider able decrease, as during the previous 10 daysne a than 86 dind. It is to be very much donbt- ed, however, if these statistics are much to be
or any other branch of the government to inter relied upon, as the people do not like the police
fore with their privato affairs. As a matter of fact, there is stated to be quite a great deal of Rickness in the City, and these who have to dily traverse the crowded narrow streets with their hot vitiated air wonder how other wise can be the case. One feature of the streets just now is the large number of un- healthy looking oildren suffering from various skin diseases. This is especially noticeable in Honam, whero erowds of these children cra employed in the silk and ginger mills.
MUTUAL DEFENCE,
Now comes from the Shah Yi District that the robbers of that locality have been more than ordinarily busy and that persons are living in fear of their lives. Bo sorinas is the state of affairs that the District Magistrate has called It is reported here that acting under direa upon the inhabitants of the largest villages to tions from the Waiyupu, the Chief Law farm guards for their protection. Twenty men Commissioner at Feking has held a conference for this purpose are to be adatained in each with the Portuguese Minister rolative to the village, while walls are to be repaired and gates The Canton erected as a means of keeping the marandere at gambling carried on at Mezao. Self-Government Society, being encouraged by bay. It is such incidents as this that show this news, thinks it time they should make a that the arm of the law possesses very little move in the matter, and they have invited theatron, the outside the precincts of this city. The eitizens to attend a general meeting to be held on the 29th day of this moon. At the meeting suggestions for the best way to suppress gam- bling at Mauso will be called for, and these will be embodied in a document to be sent to the capital.
A TERBIELE OCCURRENCE.
A crime bas just been commited in the Shun Tak District that puts in the shade all previous crimes committed in that turbulent locality. A few days ago the officer in charge of the The annual meeting of the Hongkong, Phil- harmonic Society was held in the City Hall last troops employed in clearing ont bad charaefers came to the Chung Chong village, and had an week-end, Commodore C. J. Eyes, E.N., preinterview with the chief elder, a man named Lo siding.
Yik Kung. The officer demanded the names
Viceroy is making great efforts to clear the bad characters f on, the country places, but it is no easy task. Not only is their name legion, but they are often prater ed from the authorities by the so-called gentry and village elders, who, uuless report greatly slanders them, are often in league with the law breakers. The pennliar clan system that exists in this Province is also a tumbling blook in the way of justies.
THE VOLUNTEER CORONATION CONTINGENT.
to continued to
Writing on the Pescadore I-lande a corre spondent of the Japon Chronicle sayaWere it not for the geographical position of the Pos- cadores those islands would be valueless to any Government, but situated where they are they occupy a magnificent strategical position. They produce no crops and can hardly support any lite, but they are hard rooks and dry Band. They form the key to many doors. in For East. A correspondout sunda us the following ac- They are less than day's steaming
from Swatow, Amoy,
Foockow mand count of Mr. Edulji's career :-
Mr. P. Edulji was born in Bombay on the other important ports of Sou b 28th May, 1832, so that be was just nearing the
Little more than a day will take a
floot age of eighty years when prim Death called upon to the Philippines or Hongkong, and Formosa, him. During his school and college career he which of coness cannot be held by any enemy had grostly distinguiated himself, and in the till the Pescadores are first captured. For many only ties had the honour of being a Went years China held the Pescadores and understood Schelor of the Elphinstone Institution of bom their raina, bat was unable to take advantage bay, which in later years developed into the of them. In 1884 the French took the islands College After completing his Coilogo eduen-
Gen Courbet and others s ill testify to the number of tion. Mr Khambatta joined one of the many
French victims who died of cholera at that time. educational institutions in Bombay as a class Then in 1894 the Japanese captured the P+6c8- teacher, while for
doras. Largo harbours with splendid suchorages many years work as a private tator in several rich Parsee
for a fleet of any size, and sitasted in such a families. One the Headmen of these, op: central position, go to make the Pesosdures a previsting bia high qualities, sent him naval base of very first rank The Japanese To thing as an assistant In his branch are fully alive to their value, and an enemy
aneedates
before Many
think the deceased would
twico
attacking office.
to relate of his early adventures them in this strongh ld, bristling with forta. wed when the voyage from Indin to China Needless to say, the island are connected with had to to undertaken and ace mplished in the Forms and the outside world by cable and old ships of these days. He lefe Bombay on
also now by wirelozast telegraphy. Steamers of June 30th, 1856, in a ship which reached the Osaka Shosen Kaisha call about a dozen Whampoa on August 16th, 1856 For come
times each month, affording direct and good time he worked as an assistant to the Farseo communication with Formosa and Japan, For firm established at Whampoa in those days. merly these islands were the terror of mariners, now every night, strong lights, Bash out from Later on, when Hongkong was first establish. for and, to decesont Fentleman 6 me over quality is found on one of the islands.
Coal of an interior ed and the business sphere of activity was trans splendid lighthouses.
to this Colony, and for a number of years. was an asipant in the local P. & 0. Co.'s office. Later ou be joined the now defunct firm of ears. Tata & Co., and was for some time manger of their local branch. Having acquired sufficiat kno- ledge of the cotton and yarn market the deconsed worked in an independent capacity as a broker in this business with several well established firms, notably Mercs, K B. Co., and others
It was during his early career Palaney, Canaji Pallonji &
this Colony that the deceased left for bis home in India. But from the period his establishior himself as a yan and getton broker, he had never been to Bombay for a period of wel sigh oar decades. The deceased was deservedly regarded by his Com- muuity as a great scholar, and was known for his shrewd business capacity and independent "XP ssion of his views. The late Midly. Kt.. greatly admired the desered, and the two were great and fast friends for a number of year. During sent prore, however the decossed had lived a very retired life. At one timo tho docensed ves a Trusten und Secretary of the Zoroastrian Trust Foods He had no malo issue; a wilowed daug tor and her family in Bombay are left to moorn h's loss.
of
H. N.
INTIMATIONS
The Food Question
EVERYTHING
OF THE
PROVISIONS,
WINES
TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE.
TOO MUCH OFFICIAL CONTR 1
[BY THE TIMES" CORRESPONDENT.]
TOKYO, June 5. An incident biok has just occurred in con- BEST :— ression with the Tokyo Stock Exchange is at ence interesting and instructive. Transactione on 'Change are managed in Japan much as they are manu ed elsewhere. A
-bay or well for delivery at the end of the current month, or of the next mouth, or of the month after the attor. Throu months is the limit for time bargaine, and during that interval the bayor or the seller must keep the transcotian marvined. Moreover, delivery reet not be taken actually. The shares may be re-bought or ra-sold at any moment before the date matures, in which asse the transaction becomes one of margi s only. As a matter of fact. fully 80 per cent. of the operations on the Tokyo Stock Exchange are of that character. The shares themselves are never called into tangible existence. Some years ago the Government, alarmad at the pre- value of a gambling spirit such as these statistics displayed, suddenly 3-sed an order restzisting to Due month the period for time bargai s. The effect upon the Exchange was disastrons. Prices fell with ruinous rapidity, and the ead of the arbitrary and herois pro. o-oding was that the veto had to be cancelled and the official chiefly responsible lost his post.
There are siso spot transactions, There are conducted on the theory of inmediate delivery. But it is only a theory. certain intersal has always tren allowed in practice,
The President, in proposing the adoption of of all the bad characters in the village, and Friday, June 30th, and received medals from the Within five days, however, selling er re-
the report and accounts, stated that the affairs of the Society were in a satisfactory condition, I gave the names of about twenty. After a time the offlder went away, and it was not long which was largely due to the individual efforts before the whole village know of what bad of a few members. He referred to the great transpired. At shout 9 pan. whon Lo was loss the Society suffered in the departars of Sir sitting reading a large number of men barst Henry May, and was of opinion that every new into the house and seized the unfortunate mati. resident who possessed musical talents should be
Ho at once saw that they were a band of the invited to join.
worst characters is the place, so he offered them $1,000 dollars if they would not moleat him. They rejected his offer, and even when he pro-
The motion, an being recorded and put to the meetig, was carried unanimously.
Mr. E. Marshall Wood (Secretary) proposed
The Hongkong contingent along with the other Colonial troups visited Buckingham Palace on King to commemorate the Coronation of His
Majesty.
THE HIPODROME CIRCUS.
MIDDLEWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP.
AND
SPIRITE
H. RUTTONJEE
& SON,
HONGKONG.
150
and that interval is fixed at Bre days. Chas. J. Gaupp
buying is also possible, and since in the caso of spot transactions to margin bas to be put
up, while at the same time, the brokerage in comparative'y mall, such re-purchases or re-sales in volume anil the came to steadily grow represent some 20 per cent, of the toil tions of the Exchange. Then again officialdom fall into a state of trepidation, and a Depart mental Ordinance app-ared, like a bolt from Judging by the large attendance at the the blas, interdicting all spot transactions unless Circus on Satur sy night, the popularity of the scrip was actually delivered. Something
like a panio this combination would appear to bo slapsed since the issue of the Ordinance, confi. oneRed, and although a week has the increase, Saturday's performance went deuce is not yet restored. No one denies that
him go, but said they wonid kill him. He then
i behaved precipitately saw that his doom was sealed and begged that applause of the well-filled tent was sustained some remedy is advisable. But people are
from beginning to end. To many the attraction asking why offcision they would allow him to commit suicide by taking was the final in the boxing contest for middle and why counsel was not taken with those directly concerne ?. Why sould a period of opiam. This they also refused, and then they weight hours between Corporal Saraton ve days be considered illegal for a time bar. gain it any other period up to three months is gal? And what security is there that the authorities will not step in again with some the sport in Hongkong, and the fact that crippling vote in other direction? The fact
& Co.
Have Just Revolved 3 New
Selection of Goods from
being able to answer the question myself, I paes that a distinction should be draws between mised them ten times the sun they would not let with oven a better swing than usual, and the the existing systets has best pople are MAPPIN & WEBB,
it on to the powers-that-be.
active and non-active members.
British hospitality receives a high compli-
Mr. F. C. Barlow seconded, and the motion mont from the Japaness orgez published in was agreed to. English, the Manchurinn Daily News. It re. The retiring members of committee were ro- marks that the Japanses who visited Weihai-ellesteil, and the names of Messrs. Ralph, F. wei were entertained by Sir James and Lady Austin, J. W. White and H. F. Campbell were Lockhart and government officers and their added to tini body. · wires "with the true British ospitality that Votes of thanks to the retiring offers, the made even the several Japanese ladies of the President and Mr. Denman Fuller coreluded party fool themselves quite of home." That the meeting. must have been a triumph.
IN CHINA.
I am glad to see that the King's Prize has CONSULS-GENERAL AND CONSULS gone this year to a Colonial. The men from the Greznean dominions have made a good show in all sport, and no one will begrudge the blue riband of marksmon going to Canadian Clifford, I have not heard if any of 1 ut Hongkong mev catered any of the competitions at Bisley. Captain Lammert would be a worthy represent- stivo.
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The suggestion that the postage rates by the Siberian ronte ought to be inervased is ene of thens that are needed ocensionally to meko na "const our blessings." We growl at is irregu- larities, forgetting that, after all, it is quicker than the route via Sneg and that we are getting more than our money's worth, az the service is conducted at a loss. Such a reminder ought to be framed at the Post Office. for the benefit of the chronio grumbler who hanuts that place.
bound him hand and foot and carried him out
side the village. Here the wretched man was
stripped sad bound to a tree and the miscreants
knives. If such atrocities are perpetrated on those who assist the government, it is no wonder that the authorities find the work of clearing out these banditti so difoult,
A QUERE REFORMATORY.
of the KOX.LL and Seaman Torry of
麵 Both Submarine 37.
were new to
the
LONDON,
Comprising:-
SILVER CUPS.
PRESENTATION PLATE,
TEA SERVICES.
backed bis body into a bundred pieces with they worked their way into the final of the is that Japau's institutions are in some respects competition gave promise of a stirring six more advanced that her commerci morality. She has tock Exchanges mod-led after the roands for the prize presented by the proprietors beat designs, but she is deficient in the personnet of the Circus. But those who went to see the necessary to operate them. In England match were disappointed. Boruton apparently brokers themsirae correct abuses which threaten 10 dis arb their business. In Jap n the brokers respected. bis opponent ten much to come to lean upon the flotarument so that their capacity Some time ago there was established in the close quarters, and Tovey found it difficult to get of self-help in impaired. The criticien le vet Bat it happens to Nam Hei District a Reformatory, where first at the Corporal, whe either smothered, or footed applicable to brokers alone
the ring. Bach was the state and immediate illustration in this Brook Ex-
change incident. Japan would do better if he: PRINCES PLATE, offenders were sent to learn a useful trade it round
Affairs for two rounds, In the business men learned to be more independent The trades obosen were cloth wearing and of
TABLE WARE, the manufsoters of those little towels with third, and last the had just come and if ber officials educated that independence which the Chinese so love to use to wipe out of a clinch near the sailor's corner by relying on it.
From time to time the Nam when time was called. Just theo Tovey had a Hoi Magistrate complained that there were blow under way, and it struck after the time
The King has been pleased to sypoint :--- Mr. William Heuer Wilkinson to be bis Maj. esty's Consul-General for the Consular District of Makden, to reside at Mukden; Mr. Richard Howard Mortimore to be his
Majesty's Consul General for the Consular their faces. District of Chengtu, to reside at Chongin;
THE SULTAN OF KEDAH, K.C.M.G.
The Court Circular" recently contained Mr. Harry Walton Fox to be his Majesty's no evient persons to teach these industries keeper's sheat. Saraton then apparently lost
Consul for the Consular District of Chefoe, nor money to carry on the good work of the his head, for, while the seaman's hands were by the following announcement- to realde at Chefoc;
institution. Hence it has happened that the his sides and as he was about to return to his The King this morning received the Solten Knight Commander of the fost Dibin Mr. Berthold George Tours to be his Majesty's place has degenerated into an ordinary Chinese chair, the soldier dealt him a heavy blow on the of Kedah, and ornferred upon him the insignia. Coral for the Consular District of Wahu, to gaol, where the prisoners almply "alt" (to use groin, which sent the sailor down. The referee guished Order of St. Michael and St. George.
Kedah is a British-protected 8 ale situated reside at Wahu;
a native idiom) until their sentence has ex. very properly declared Tovey the winner. Torey Mr. John Langford Smith to be his Majesty'spired. It is to be hoped that the Government was challenged by Ganner Kingsland, and not Coneal for the Cousudar District of Tengyueh, will take this matter in hand and sweist this withstanding the heavier weight of the latter, reformatory, for there is no doubt that such he is willing to meet him in a jen round boat,
to reside at Tengyueh; and
Mr. Harold Porter to be one of his Majesty's Vice-Consuls in China (all to date May 25).
an institution bas an almost unlimited oppor-He is also anxious to again try conclusions with tunity for doing good and useful work,
Scruton,
of
on the western side of the Mal Peninenis.
It has an estimated population of 150,0 € and an area of 3,000, square mil-a.
The Salian, who succeeded in 1881, is asisted by a Britich Adviser, who has a seat on the Connell.
FISH
CUTLERY,
and KNIVES
FORKS,
DRESSING CASES with
SILVER FITTINGS,
LEATHER HAND-BAGS,
and WALLETS,
70%
BAZORS.
9:0
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