NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
'GLEN" LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
JMMING From MIDDLESBROUGH,
GENOA, KAM. LONDON,
COLOMEO AND STRAITS.
THE Stasmakip
THE
"GLENLOGAN,” Captain E. J. Stallard, having arrived from the above Porta, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed st thair risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong And Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company,
PUBLIC COMPANIES
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PREES, THURSDAY, MAY 6x, 191&
HOUSES TO LET
TO LET.
AN the 1st of May. No. 27, CONDUIT ROAD, Very Large Dining and Drawing
THE THIRTY-FOURTH DROIDERY Room Wall farmailed throughout and Bath A.
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of the Undersigned on MONDAY, the 10th May, 1015, af 11.30 AM.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 26th April, to the 10th May, 1915, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
General Aoutu. Hongkong, 20th April, 1918.
LIMITED.
(59%
Limited Kowloon, and stored at Consigne THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., risk and expense.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Gedowns, where they will be examined on WEDNESDAY, 12th inst, at 10
All Cladian wust to presented within Firms DATS of the Steamer's arrival here, after which data they cannot be recognized,
ave left the Godoy ami el arten to Gods have the Godawns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 12th inst, will be subject
to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of lading will be countersigned by
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agenta:
Hongkong, 6th May, 1915,
HONGKONG CLUB
NOTICE.
TOTIČE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NWENTEBIXTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the BHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Company's
Rooms well furnished
Apply to-
MESSES. FERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING. Hongkong, 6th May, 1915.
TO LET.
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INTIMATION
of acceptance. There can be no doubt The hearing of the Stanley man- that human progress suffers from actions slaughter case concluded at the Criminal and reactions; that a swift forward move Sessions yesterday, the jury finding the ment is generally followed by a halt and two prisoners not guilty.
even & retreat; but there is nothing to indicate that mankind has lost the vital
Mr. J. F. Oisen has handed over
S. WATSON Power to over from over the most charge of the Tientsin and Chinwongtao.
& CO., LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1841.
A Kimberley Road, Kowloon:
HOUSE in TORRES BUILDINGS, RATED WATER
Apply tow
SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION, Hongkong, 15th April, 1915.
TO LET.
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MANUFACTURERS
FORMAZONE.
Office, St. George's Buildings, on SATURA HOUSE Obervatory Villas, Kowloon, and PALATA BIH drink particularly suited
DAY, the 22nd May, 1815, at 12 o'clock Noox, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Acconats to 28th February, 1915, and electing Directors End Auditor.
[6822nd May, 1915, both days inclusive,
-N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
A MEETING of the Members of the
MONGKONG CLUB All-be held in-the- Chab House on MONDAY, 10th May, 1915,
15.15 F.K.
Business as set forth in the Notice posted in the Hall of the Club,
By Order,
-R. DES YEUX,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 29th April, 1915.
NOTICE
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the ath May to the
By Order of the Board of Directors.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co
Agouts.
(609
Hongkong, 4th May, 1915,
HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the COLONIAL (Hongkong) REGISTER of the Company will be Closed from SATUR DAY, 1st May, 1915, until SATURDAY, 29th May, 1915, both days Inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMEŃ & Co., Agente.
[549 Hongkong, 26th April, 1913,
THE HONGKONG ICE CO., LTD.
PPLICATION been to the
FAROM this date Ma O. I. ELLIS A General Managers to inue to Omor
Casso
to Sign
Firm ORT
Procuration.
E. D. SASSOON & Co. Hongking, let May, 1815.
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per
THE HONGKONG LAND REOLAMA-
TION CO., LTD.
YAU KUM duplicate Certificate for 10 Shares in the above Company upon the statement that the Original Certificate
No. 2050/335910 Shares
HAB BERN LOST. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if within 30 days from date hereof no claim or representation in respect of such Original Certificate is made to the General Managers they will proceed to deal with such application
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ind.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 26th April, 1916, [545
TNTIL farthor Notles M. EDGAR for's doplicate UNTIL
bus BRUCE SHEPHERD
appointed Acrtne Szomstart.
boon
By Order of the Board of Dirotoru.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary,
Hongkong, 29th April, 1915.
NOTICE
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YOKOHAMA.
BLUFF HOTEL.
HEALTHY
No. 2, BLUFF.
LOCATION BEAUTIFUL VIEW.
AND
LL Persone applying to the PROVOST | EXCELLENT QUISINE AND HOME
MARSHAL for Passèn are requeried in
falure to apply between the hour af–3-4M.- to.
4 PM, and 2 to 4 v.m. daily.
· Hongkong, 18th February, 1915. [302
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
COMFORT. MODERATE TERMƏ.
318
FOR SALE.
MATRICULATION, BENIGN AND JURIOR LOCAL FOREIGN
EXAMINATIONS.
NOTICE IS HARDY, SENIOR and
TOTICE IS HEURBY GIVEN that the
LOCAL EXAMINATIONS will be held on the following Daten
JULY 12th-17h, 1915. Arrangements will be made to hold the Examinations at any town where • inficient number of candidates offer themselvou. Candidates must send in their Names to the Registrar, with the fee, not later than Jone 1st, 1915.
Examination Fee $10 (Hongkong Currency), Forms of Entry and all particulars may be obtatained-on application to the REGISTRAR UNIVERSITY, HONGKONG.
TWO KING EDWARD VII. SCHOLARSHIPS Of years, will be awarded on 140
each, for live the results of the MATRICULATION Examination. Thasa Scholarships are tenable by British who must be under the age of 21 subjects only on the 1st July. A Candidate who wishes to compete mast, on or before the first day of the Examination, deliver to the Registrar proof that he is a British subject.-
All kinds of --- POSTAGE
ALBUMS, and other
Apply to
"ABRATOON V. APCAR & Co. Hongkong, 16th March, 1915.
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TO LET.
LODOWN, No. 94, Praya East.
Apply
KWONG SANG HONG, LTD.,
No. 248, Dos Vaux Road Central, Hongkong, 19th February, 1915. [306
TO LET AT THE PEAK.
TO. 2 STEWART TERRACE,
Faroiled and newly dons op. Apply
IE. POLLOCK
Prince's Building, 169 Hongkong, 20th January, 1915.
TO LEP.
HOUSE in Kantford Termice
A Kowloos.
APPY
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LED Hongkong, 116 March, 1915,
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TO LET.
FLATS in Nathan Boad, Kowloon.
A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon. PENYRHEW Minden Bow, Kowloon, 8-Roomed House with Tennis Court
1 and 2. MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, Boomed House with Tennis Goast. FOUR BOOMED HOUSES in Humphrey's Avenue, Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,
Apply tom
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., Ltd. Alaxandra Buildings. Hongkong, 20th April, 1915.
TO LET.
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ITOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS,
HConduit Road,
OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Clab and Post Office,
58, THE PRAX, THE RETREAT” 21, WONG-NEL-CHONG ROAD, GODOWNE, New Prays, Kennedy Town. GODOWNS, ai Wanchal Boad, Apply sta
THE HONGKONG LÅND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LED.
188 Hongkong, 1st April, 1915.
TO LET FFICES. In S. GROEGE'S BUILDING OFFICE GROoking
STAMPS tamedate porsansion.
Apply low
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914,
TO LET
PHILATELIC GOODS,
at Prices to wait any Enyera. GRACA & CO..
CAINE ROAD, No. 114. Hongkong, 1st April, 1915.
NEW CARTRIDGES.
Y
popalar
English Bin Bores and Sisen.
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Manntsaturam.
BMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLED SHOT. From No. 10 to SSSG. at 86; #7 and #7,50 per 100 SPORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNS in Variety.
Inspection Invited,
WM. SCHMIDT & Co.
1509 Hongkong, 4th February, 1915. .:[600
One Schol hip will be tenable in the Faculty of Arts, the other in any Faculty.
Hongkong, 6th May, 1915.
Vendre aux encheres publique doux A usines & doétiquer le paddy sises à Cholan (Coohinshine française) avec magazina, matérial et outillage appartonnot aux Bociétés "RIZERIE ORIENT 64 BIZERIE UNION."
15
La Riserie Orient” outilies ares an matériel Douglas et Grant" entiérement neuf peut prodaire environ 600 tonnes de riz blago par 24 heures,
La Riserie "Union "antillée partie 6700 matérial "Douglas et Grant" en bon état et an excellent partie avec un matériel Schale" état d'entretien pent produire environ 300 tonnes de ristiano par 24 heures.
Il exista un matériel Bottant comprenant une chaloupe 38 joɔques of 9 sampans dont la cession pourra etre consentie & prix d'estimation anx adjudicataires des Riseries,
e
A défaut d'entente, es matériel sers vondu aux enchères
La vente n'aura lieu que si les offres atteigneak 2500.000 de Saigon pour la Elserie Orient" et $460.000. pour la Ritaria “Union."
Let offre les demandes de renseignements sont recuse & l'Etude de Maitre Gigon-Papia notaire à Saigon (Cochinchine francaise).
Code A. B. C. 5th édition.
Addrosse Télégraphique GENDREAU Saigon.
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A LING & CO..
19, QUEEN'S BOAD CENTRAL. URNITURE AND PHOTO GOODE
R
STORE.
Photographic Goods of Every Doseription
in Stock
Developing, Printing and Ralarging. Canton urbes in Various Shades. TELEPHONE 1219,
Hongkong. 4 February, 1915.
ON SALE
Hofthe MEETINGS of
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THE GROUND FLOOR of No. 6. DEB TVOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, o caplel by Madams Gains, etc.
Apply to
DAVID SASBOON & Co., Izo. Hongkong, 10th February, 1915,
QUEEN'S BUILDING,
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LET, the South-West portion of the TFEST FLOOR, including Treasury on Ground Floor, lately in occupation of the German Bark,
GODOWN, No. 8, Ice House Streek, Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 1st March, 1915,
TO LET.
ALEKANDRA
+36
BUILDINGS,
VERY
CONVENIENT OFFICES ROOMS. Infading & Fine Commodious
Shitro.
Apply
BECRETARY, A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1914,
TO LET
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A REFRESHING, INVIGORATINA for Teanis and Bathing Parllen.
PINTS $1 PEE Doz. SPLITS 60 CTE.
PYERIS.
serious periods of degradation. Towards Customs to Mr. J. H. W. Honston, the latter years of his life HCEDERT Ading Deputy Commissioner. SPENCER, who, now that Garman philos phy is exploded, may come to enjoy a hittle respect among his own countryman, expressed the view that a period of re- barbarisation had set in, and that any
Professor W. J. Hinton, of the Hong- kong University, will deliver a lecture-
at the University on on "Currency Friday; commencing at 6.30 p.m. Mem-
"3
bere of the public are invited to attend.
attempt to check it would only make it last the longer, thus implying that he
A concert takes place in the City Hall did not regard it as other than a passing phenomenon. The extreme views of the on Wednesday, May 12th..
The pro- effect of the war may thus be discarded, gramme will be carried out by the mean- the truth lying, if anywhere, in the bers of the Catholic Women's League, golden mean. Among those holding less! extreme views are still to be found, how
over, great differences of opinion. There are some who hold, perhaps unconscious- ly fatalistic views, and even refor to the Scriptures for proof that the conflict was foretold in prophecy, apparently forget ting that this would transfer the crimes of man to his Creator's shoulders,
he proceeds will go to the Belgian Relief
Fund.
The Postmaster General has agreed to the English Mail steamer Nubén leaving here at noon on Thursday, the 20th inst.,
one day earlier than programmed, as the as. Mooltan, with which she con nects at Colombo, will proceed Home vid
“Chemically, an exact reproduction of a well-thought from which the mind-recoils, even-Bombay. known German spring, at basf the price. Blends Perfectly with Spirits, especially Whinky. Once try Whisky Preris and you will ask for it again.
PRICES.C $0.85 PRE DOz. PINTS, $0.50
SPLITS.
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STONE GINGER BEER.
The only fermented Stone Ginger Boar in the Far East. The rost charm of Stene Ginger Beer is the flavour produced by partial fermentation; without tas no Stone Ginger Beer can be said to be genuine.
PRICE: $0.85 PER Doz.
ALE. DRY GINGER FRAGRANT, AROMATIC, DRY. It "Drynum" is feature which has helped to give this drink the popularity it so well desertos.
Paios
Mr. R. McCarthy, son of the head- although the war were to bring a purer régime in its train. Others, again, reach the same end by seeing an ennobling and master of Chefoo school, is now at the purifying effcet in war;, a kind of purge, front with one of the Keutish regiments. they think it, which will take away all] Between fifty and sixty old Chefoo school man's sins and leave him with a stronger boys are with the army, and one at least, faith and more kindly outlook. Mr. Charles Heal, whose-parents-live-In Against these must be set these who, with Shanghai, has already fallen. out sceing an eternal degradation of mankind as the sequel, contemplate a temporary degradation which will set back the clock of humanity and postpone the millenium. In these opposing ranks, again, are to be found all classes, especially those whose views are worthy
We were sorry, says the Shanghai Mercury, when we knew that the Hotel“ des Colonies no longer existed, for Shang- has needed a French hotel However, we are glad that Phoenix-like the Hotel da France has risen, as it were, on the ashes of consideration. In its material aspects of the old French Hotel we know &` well there can be no doubt that war is an evil.
annex.
The death has occurred at Streatham
It involves the destruction of a large and so long, and that it now occupies the part of the savings of mankind, not so much the savings represented by currency: and goods, but the savings represented b the surplus labour not required for the of Fleet-Engineer William Joshua Hard- It also ing, at the age of sixty-seven. He served production of necessities. involves the destruction of a part of the for three years as assistant director of vitality of a race. It is the young and the Imperial Naval College of Japan, at Tho Mikado presented him strong who fight their country's battics Tokyo, and who perish in the cause To the old with a silver bowl decorated with the and feeble is left the continuation of the Japanese imperial crest. He served in the A. S. WATSON & CO.. | race, and however small the proportion Egyptian war in 1889, and was awarded
$1.00 PER DOz. PINTS. $0.60
SPLITS.
"
LIMITED.
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BIRTHS. Nersos-On April 20th, at the Shang-
hai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. NELSON,
вол.
BENJAMIN-On April 29th, to Mr. and Mrs. D. H. BENJAMIN, of Shangbai,
2 son.
MARRIAGES. - BITNIE CORDNER-Or- April-20h, at Shanghai, ALFRED ARCHIBALD BIRNIE to Alys MAUD CORDNER, of Killara, Sydney, N.S.W. BUTTERWORTH EVANS. On 31st March, at Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone, -HAROLD THORNTON BUTTERWORTH, to KATHLEEN LLOYD, EVANS, widow of the lato P. de T. EVANS, of Shanghai.
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HongKong ÜFFIC: 101, Dan Vaux ROAD C. LONDEN OFFICE: 131, Fiume Search, B.O.
The Daily Press.
HONGTONE, MAY 6:я, 1815.
REFLECTIONS ON WAR.
of vitality thus eliminated, it must have the Egyptian Medal and the Khedive's its effect. Such gigantic struggles as Bronzo Star.
the Thirty Chin' War, and the Nano uie conflict left a mark which was only too The coolic employed by the Eastern visible long after they had becomes matters Extension Telegraph Company who was of history, and the present war will charged with the possession of two revol undoubtedly tend to throw Germany back vers and 2,000 rounds of ammunition was from this cause alone. These, with other at the Magistracy yesterday convict- reasons, seem to show that from the ed and fined $230, Mr. Crew, who de- material point of view war is an evil. fended, said the man had been employed In regard to moral aspects there is some by the Company for fifteen years, and thing to be said on both sides. The self-possessed a good character. He admitted. sacrifics it enjoins cannot but awake the haying seat arms to a cousin is Canton, better side of man's natury Even but the arms and ammunition concerned though the brave perish, the living gain in the present charge did not belong to something in contemplation of their noble him, but to a man in the country. deeds. The thrill which every sensitive
Mr. P. Le Bris, who was for some years soul must feel when he reads of deeds nably done without thought of self must Second Assistant in the French Fire tend to awake the mind to something Brigade, and after leaving Hongkong war broke out, joined his better than the petty cares of life, which when the too often engrom us. It is this aspect of former Infantry regiment as a Lieuten- war-the self-sacrifice and unselfishness ant, was seriously wounded in the it calls forth-which has attracted so much neck by shrapnel during the battles attention, among those who like to dwell round Les Eparges at the end of on the brighter aspects. Yet here again February. His many friends in Shang- the opposite side of the picture should ha, says a torthern contemporary, will not be forgotten. In a letter from an be glad to hear that he is quickly recover officer written during the carlier days ing from his wounds in the hospital at of the war, there was a pregnant phrase: Nice, and is eager to go back to the "It is not nice, work killing man." A
Soun very different expressions of whole philosophy of the moral effect of front, like all the others," he says. opinion are being given no to the effect way might be constructed on those words:
"The RN Dockyard Recreation-Club- on the world of the present war, which to the hopeful might every eech to Roughly, these opinions may be divided sound the death-knell of appeals to the held another of its enjoyable whist drives into two classes, the optimistic and the sword. It is true that modern methods at the Naval Yard last evening. There pessimistic, but in both these classes there have removed much of the apparent were no fewer than 32 tables, the prize Our bluejackets no winners being:-Ladies-1, Mrs. Harri- are all grades of belief, ranging from brutality of war. the idea that the present conflict incans longer heard the enemy's vessels with cut-son, 173; 2, Mrs. Sears, 172; 3, Mrs. the final extinction of war to a belief lasses held in their teeth, as in the good Budden, 167; 4. Mrs. Brock, 107; hidden that humanity has reached the last stage old days of Captain MARUYAT; they number, Miss Stonyer, 152. Gents-I, of degradation and is now merely await- slaughter each other with scientific preci- Mr. R. Sturgeon, 184; 2, Mr. Millington, ing decent extinction. The holders of sion at a distance corresponding roughly 179; 3, Mr. R. Cochrane, 178; 4, Mr. W. Our soldiers fight with Gladwell, 176; hidden number, Mr. Hig these extreme beliels are probably for in to the horizon.
65 DISHOP'S LODGE BOUTH," No. 11, number. The optimism which can believe equal effectiveness out of sight of the gins. 158. The prizes were presented by Bras PRAL, Unfurnished, 5 Booms, that our mortal failings can be obliterat enemy. But for the latter there comes a Mr. R. Bearne. The new Hon. Secretary No. 1, CAMERON VILLAS, No. 61, Tased by indulging in them; that pugnacity, time when the old hand-to-hand conflict of this section of the Club is Mr. E. J. FEAE, Furnished. Immedis e possession.
No. 3, DES VIEUX VILLAS, 52, Mount hatred and rapacity can be charmed away decides the day, and the killing of a man Windebank. Kellett, The Peak (Farnished or Unfurnished). by giving them full rein, is an optimismo a necessity. On such occasions, it is said, No. 24, BELILIOS TERRACE, with of too gross and replete a constitution the soldier "sees red," a significant entrance on Conduit Bend.
Self-interess phrase in itself. One wonders, however, No. 27, BELILIOS TERRACE, with to suit the everyday man.
3 Queen's Road Central
"WESTWARD HO," Bonham Road, "EGGESFORD," Nos. 184, THE PAR Unfurnished (6 Rooms), from 1st May, 1915.
"MERION," No. 6, THE PRAX, Unfurnished the (8 Rooms).
[ONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS
COUNCIL four LEGISLATIVE Session 1914.
REVISED ET TAM MEMBAMS,
PRICE
200
25.
DAILY PE Oraina,
Hongkong, 28th February, 1916
A Shanghai.contemporary states that'
entrsace is Conduit Bond. In very good order. no doubt plays a strong part, and the whether the sanctity of human life dos Mr. W. J. Ralphs, of the Chartered ROOMS, suitable for Omnes, 1st Floor, enormous expenditure which modern war not become a mere phrase not only to those Bank, has been promoted to 1st Lieuten- requires, now being fully realised, may who do the killing but to those who read as in the Royal Field Artillery; Mr Is the moral tone of a nation Cyril Newcomb, son of Capt. F. New serve to keep the penes in future up to of it.
tales of comb of the s.s. Kintin,, has been certain limits. Beyond these we have no raised by the reading of hope that human nature will not be the slaughter! War is war and will reinnin gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the 19th same to-morrow as it is to day. Man has war, oven though we salve over the ngly Battalion Royal Fusiliers; while Mr. E. made enormous material progress since scene with those deeds of heroism and self- J. Hayward, and her Shanghai boy, has he ran wild and naked in the woods, sacrifice which rightly command
ROOMS in BEACONSFIELD and 55, ELGIN TERRACE.
"BOGATE" Antin Road, Kowloon,
No. 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, $1, FAX (Unfurnished)
BOONE, aitable for Oftoes, on the First Floor of No. S, Duddell Street,
but his moral progress has been nothing praise.
so great in proportion. As for the other extreme, the belief that humanity is now
our been granted a similar commission in the
5th Battalion of the same-regiment. Mr. E. N. Trueman, son of Major T. E Truman, is now at the front in the 5th
the 2nd London Division, B. A. M.C.
No. 59, THE PEAK (6 CAMERON VILLAS
A mail for Europe via Siberis closes London Field Arbulance, attached to Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
tottering to extinction in a halo of 3rd Floor, Alexandra Brödors.
bullets and shells, it is equally impossible to-day at 11 am, Hongkong, 4th MBY, 1915,