NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
WILLIAM · POWELL, LIMITED.
RF. T. CHAPPLE, having Resigned
Mhis position as Managing Director of
the above Company, no longer represents the Company in any capacity.
........
By Order of the Board,
WILLIAM POWELL, tæv,
H. O. HOLT,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 31st July, 1915.
LOST.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 31st, 1915.
VIRE INSURANCE" ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.
BANK HOLIDAY:
MONDAY 2nd August, 1915, being a HOLIDAY, all FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS.
By Order,
A. R. LOWE, Secretary. Hongkong, 31st July, 1815.
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AN July 29th, betwson Nos. 105 and 121 MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
ON 20 LAMOND BEE BROOCH
Finder rewarded on mturning, samo to---
Hongkong, 31st July, 1915,
M. II..
105, Penk. (812
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING.
TOTICH IS HEREBY GIVEN that
MEETING of the Members of the above Club will be held at the Club House, Happy Valley,
NOT EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
on FRIDAY, the 13th day of August, 1915, at 5.30 P.M., when the subjoined Resolution, which was passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the above Club held on the 20th day of July, 1815, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Isolation-
Phat the Articles of Association of the ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB be altored in the manner following ---
That the following words be inserted in
Article 42 after the word “Creditors":
or be the bioot of a nation between *which and Great Britain a state of war "existe."
By Order,
T. W. HILL, Acting Honorary Hecretary. Hongkong, 30th July, 1915.
615
NOTICE.
DONALD MACDONALD, of York
I, Building, Hongkong, hereby give Natios
that in consequence of having purchased the
OF HONGKONG..
BANK HOLIDAY,
MONDAY, 2nd August, 1915, being a
INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED. for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS
By Order,
A. R. LOWE, Secretury. Hongkong, 31st July, 1915.
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MONDAN HOLIDAY all MARINE
BANK HOLIDAY.
TN Accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, CLOSED for the Transaction of Pablle Business on MONDAT, the 2nd August.
Hongkong, 28th July, 1935.
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the EXCHANGE BANKS will be
NOTICE-
REMOVED & CONNAUGHT TIBOM Angust 1st, 1916, my Offices will be
Telephone-1209.---- ROAD, Third Floor,
P.O. Box 530.
G. MARTINI,
Export-Import. Hongkong, 25th July. 1915.
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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY,
HONGKONG-CANTON EXPRESS
SERVICE.
· ENTERTAINMENTS
THEATRE ROYAL,
Charles Howitt
A.Phillips
Co.
The Company will remain Three Nights longer. Boaf commodation to Manila being
unobtainable.
TO-NIGHT!
Sazunday, 31st July:
The Latest London Success,
MILESTONES."
MONDAY, 2nd Aug. ---
A MESSAGE FROM MARS,”
Horace Parker.. Charles Howitt TURIDAY, 3rd Aug. ****
The Great Egyptian Drama, "BELLA DONNA,"
From Robert Hitchen's Famous Novel.
WEDNESDAY, 4th Aug.:—
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW,' The Screaming Farot,
When 40% of the Gross Night's Receipts will be given to the Queen Alemanira Red Cross Fand. THURSDAY, 5th Aug., and Lost Performance:- The Screaming Faroical Comedy, "ARE YOU A MASON?"
COMMENCING AT 9.15 P.M. PRICES: 83, 82 & 81. BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S. Bongkong, 31st July, 1915.
INTIMATIONS
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INTIMATION
ANY ONE OF
WATSON'S
FRUIT
SYRUPS
Mixed with either Plain or
Acrated Water Makes a Most Delicious and Refreshing
problems which were bound to arise undar a Proclamation fromed in such gentral and courprahensive terms: For example, could a British firm retain Gerinan unploye ander contract of ser vior, or must the firm summarily dismiss him without
compensation i Must -British ga and
companies. supply enomy subjects or vice versty would it be legal
1.0
water
The Bishop of Victoria will to-morrow (Sunday) preach at St. Peter's Church in the morning and at the Peak Church in the evening.
Monday being a Bank Holiday, it is announced that the Fire and Marine Insurance Offices will also be closed for the transaction of public business on that day.
for a British subject to pay for Lord Robert Cecil, Parliamentary gas or water supplied by a German Under-Secretary to the Foreign Office, in municipality or company? Wore British the House of Commons on June 24th, pr- subjects leasing houses or godowns from mised to inquire into the statement that eremy subjects required to terminate sortain London banks were discounting their tenancy forthwith 1 Were retail enemy firma bills in Hongkong. dealers under a legal obligation to refuse
At the Summary Court yesterday judg- to supply enemy subjects with food oment was given by Mr. Justice Hazland - other necessaries of life! These and many
other similar questions have doubtless for the plaintiff with conest in the case arisen in every treaty port of China, in which A. S. Watson & Ca sued C. L. The Regulations issued about the middle Howell for $74.70, goods supplied. Mr. of July by His Majesty's Minister at Agamit, for the defendant, offered $10 a Peking did little or nothing to salve month instalments, but Mr. Stephens ask- such little problems as these; indeed the for $20 Ultimately it was agreed that -regulations might be said have payment should be at the rate of $15 per SUMMER DRINK. complicated them. Consuls have been month.
They are made
From SOUND. RIPE FRUIT
and REFINED SUGAR ONLY
and can be obtained in a great variety of flavours.
We are Sole Agents for
LIME
FRUIT
8.S. "ORIENTAL," I have spplied to the BosedHE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED GENERAL MEETING of SHARK MONTSERRAT
that on and from SATURDAY, July 31st,
By Order,
ef Trade, under Section 47 of the Merchant the Full Train Service will be Hesumed. Shipping Aot, 1894, in respect of the ship
* ORIENTAL of Groencek, offalal number 93,810, of gross tonnage 6,284 tons, register tonnage 3,085 tons, heretolare owned by Tur PESINSULA & Oriental SteAM NAVIGATION Co. for permission to change her name to *HONG KHENG" and to have her rogistered in the new name at the Port of Hongkong sa owned by THE TO HONG STEAMBHIY CO., LTD.,
81, Kling street, Singapore,
Auy objections to the proposed shange of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping
By Order.
H. F. WINSLOW,
Manager, British Section, Kowloon-Canton Railway. THE ADMINISTRATION
Chinese Beotion, Canton-Kowloon Railway. [799
Kowloon, 8th July, 1915,
at Hongkong within seven days from the THE HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS. appearance of this advertisement. ..........
"Dated at Hongkong, this 30th day of July, 1015.
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THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAM FOR STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT,
MEDITERRANEAN' PORTS.
AND LONDON.
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR Batavia, AMERICAN CONTINENTAL, AND SOUTH AFRICA F'GETS.
HE Steamship
THE
"HALTA” Captain C. C. Tabat, L.8.x, carrying His Majesty's Maila, will bo daspatobed from this part a SATURDAY, the 14th August, 1915, Noo, taking Pa sangers and Malle for the above Farts, in
canection with the Co.'s a "PERRIA," from Colombo, passengers accommodation in which vessel moured before departure
CO., LTD.
HE COMPANY be pleased
COMP of Prospective Consumers
of GAS for Cooking or Heating purposes will allow the Company's Lady Canvasser (who speaks English and Chinese flooatly and has practical knowledge of Gas Appliances) to call in order to demonstrate to them or to their Servants the proper method of using Ga
Water Heaters, &o, and how to obtain Cookers, the best results from saman. A few hints on the matter given personally will be found of considerable assistance.
A post osid or letter to the Company asking anch assistants will be given early attention.
"GEORGE CURRY,
Local Secretary.
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Hongkong, 26th July, 1915,
G.
R.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION..
THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO., LTD.'
HE THIRTEENTH ORDINARY BOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Offos of Sir C. P. CHATER, C.M.G., on SATURDAY, the 7th August. 1918, at 12.80 P., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors with a Statement of Accounts to the 31st May, 1915.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
JUICE AND CORDIAL.
will
unable to afford information as to the
Amongst the passengers who arrived. bearing of the Proclamation on parti-
by the Atsuta Mare from Singapore wew cular cases which ́ have been stated Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hamilton and family. them, and even low officers of the Crown Whilst in Hongkong, the Struïts. Pimes in China have been known during the
understands, Mr. Hamilton past month to refer inquirers t their
completo arrangements on behalf of the OWI legal advisers
Contral Engine Works, Ltd., for the the bearing of the Proclamation on
erection-of-a-large manufacturing võrka class of in by: character, because they themselves were
in Singapore, and be does not expect by
It may
SU
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means uncommon
not in a position to muke na authoritative reluru for another month. statement! The position is manifestly mentioned that The Central Engion unsatisfactory. It will be seen from our Works, Ltd,, have purchased the Kiang telegrams this morning that the subject in branch of the Kuala Lumpur Engineer one of its aspects has been brought ing Works, Ltd., which includes the land, under the notice of Parliament and the buildings, plant, tools and stock, and it UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE is still obliged is expected that the works will be re- tu confess his
opened almost immediately.. inability at present to make a final and definite statement Mr. D. Biffer. Consul Genera) for Bi- on a question which one would have giam at Shanghai, has just received the supposed would have been settled before welcome news that his son, a private sot-- the Proclamation
issued. At dier in the Belgian army, who was report- last, however. British residents are toed missing nino and a half months ago, much and has been unheard of since, is now safe enlightencil, for it appears that a noti at Havre. fication is about to be issued which will tions in the University of Louvain just e
He passed his final exami modify the prohibition to a rather few days before the war broke out, aul astonishing extent-in some respects was called to the eclours, taking part in indred to what
quite the gallant defence of Namur, and after- unnecessary extent.
We notice thab-wards in fighting at Termonde, Chest, our Shanghai contemporary, the Nand Antwerp. Daily Nees, has been informed that September 14th, being then at Ghent, and He was jast heard of on
WHS
will be CLOSED from 2nd August 7th A. S. WATSON be officially enlightened very
August, both days inclusive.
U. BERNARD BROWN,'
Secretary.
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Hongkong, 24th July, 1915.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, NHSGISTER of SHARES of the HEREBY GIVEN that the
Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the Sad Augost, to SATURDAY, the 14th August, 1915 (both days inclusive), during which peried no Transfer of Sharon can to Registered,
By Order of the Court of Director,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 27th July, 1915.
FOR IMMEDIATE SALE.
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ROAN Fony Ideal Dahlia, winner and placed twice last meeting, sound; very good pace; should win a race.
Apply
IT-COM1 WYNDHAM-QUIN. Hongkong, 10th July, 1816.
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ALIEN ENEMIES (WINDING UP) ORDINANCE, 1914,
THE Underalguod, II.B.M. Envoy Extra-
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, IN
may concern hereby publicly notifies all whom it that he has appointed the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA and the HONOKONG AND. SHANGHAI BANKING
from Hongo bien nod Tos and Cargo for CourORATION to be the Banks in China to
Bilk and Italy France and London (ander arrange rasut) will be transhipped at Colombo Inte the Mail Steamer proceeding dirvei to Martellles and London, Other Cargo for
Laudon, sto, will be conveyed via Bom bay and transhipped to the zi. " MOOLTAN,” duy in London on the 26th Sept., 1916,
Parcels will be received at until 4 2.m. the day before sailing. The contants and value of all pokages are required.
For further particulars, apply to
E. A. HEWETT,
Superintendent
Hongkong, 31st July, 1915.
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8.8. "NERA,” COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES,
NOTICE.
NONSIGNEES of Cargo from London ON connection with above Steamer and
hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Optoms, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risks into thi hazardous and/or extra bazardous Godowns as the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., st Kowloon, whence detivory may be obtained immediately after landing.
which in accordance with the provisions of Article. V. of the "TRADING WITH THE ENEMY (AMENDMENT) REGULA- Day, all the sums specified in § and §3 of that TIONS." No 10 of 1915, issued by him This Artiole are to be paid by any person subject to the jurisdiction of His Majesty's Supreme Court for China.
J, N. JORDAN. Peking, 19th July, 1916.
0:
BRA
TRAVELLERS RESTRICTION
ORDINANCE.
THE PUBLIC are informed that the TEE
PERMANENT PASSES issued by the PROVOST MARSHAL will not be available after August 7th mort. Any person desiring to renew to the CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE PERMANENT PASS should give Notice
stating in fall the emsans for his request, the places to which he dostres to proceed, the average. number of journeys made ant of the Colony
• month, and at the same time return the Permanent Pass in his
If the application postion.
THE MATTER OF BEAN MEYER
& COMPANY, LIMITED, AN ENEMY COMPANY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SAID ORDINANCE,
NOTICE
OF
OF SALE
& CO., LTD.
HONGKONG
DISPENSARY.
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tho
MARRIAGE.
BIRTH. LANNING-On July 24th, at Shang- hai, to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. LANNING, a daughter.
GREIO-SZIGETYang-On July 24th,
Shanghai.HOPE GEFIG, of Shanghai, o IRMA NORTH SZIGETVARY, daughter of L. E. N. Saigetvary, of the Chinese Customs, Boochow.
DEATH.
at
Ap-On July 25th, ABDOOL Aziz, aged 20 yeara (drowned at Woosung while bathing).
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
M8, KENDALL, widow of the Inte Sergt. KENDALL, Legs to tender her heartfel: thanks for the expressions of sympa thy and kindness received from many friends in her recent bereavement. HONGKONG Ornen: 10a, Das Vaux ROAD
seems
although many inquiries was made, no
issues of * general licence is in contemplation, permitting Bri tish subjects
trace of him could be found Me: Sifery. amıd firms to
carry
himself made inquiries whilst in the war retail business for cashi with enemy subjects in clothing, drugs,was able to obtain came from the sergeant
zone last autumn, and the caly news
on
ther
2160,
foodstuffs, wines, spirits, afiel articles of ordinary household and in necessities for daily life, and the purchase of the same from enemy, retail firms, Permission will also be granted for the continuance and renewal of th cccupation of land, buildings, roonis, ete; belonging to an enemy subject, and the payment of rent therefor to such enonly; the ecotinuance of the occupation au ronowal thereof by enmoy subjects of land. buildings, rooms, etc., occupation, and the supply of beard and now in enemy lodging to an
eremy subject. timuance of and payment for.
of his son's company, who reported him aissing since October 17th.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The telegram quoted below was received at American Consulate General, Hong- kong, from the Manila Observatory al 12.15 p.m. yesterday :---
and Hideg. Lat. E., almost stationary.
Typhoon in about 135 degrees Long. E
THE ANNIVERSARY OF. THE WAR.
Con- There will be a special service ob the Union Church next Wednesday, August 4th, the anniversary of the declaration of purely domestic service will also be allow-war. The service will begin at 6 p..
FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD LANDS LONDON OHIO: 181, FIMET STRAP, Employment of an enemy subject in 2
AND HOUSES.
BITUATE AT
Collyer Quay, De Souza Street, Prime Street, Robertson Quay, Hanisah Marican Road, Mohamed Sultan Road and Grange Road, Singapore.
TO DE SOLD
DY
PRIVATE TENDER.
I
The Baily Pres
mation
HONGKONG, JULY 31ST, 1916,
that
ed and, to persons in the employ of enemy and will be conducted by Rev. J. Kirk subjects in a purely domestic service, con Maconachie. tinuance in such service and the renewal
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His Lordship Bishop Pozzoni, in circular letter to the clergy and the faints- ful of his vicariate says:-
The namm! Indulgence of Portiuncula August not only at the Cathedral, St.. Francis and Rosary Churches but also, this year, in all the other Parish Churches in the Colony, We exhort you all to under- Your, more than in former yars, to gahi these Indulgences.
of it. The Hence will cover the supply of and the receipt from enemy subjects gas, water, electric currest, or telephonic The 3lai August, 1918, has been fixed as the TRADING WITH THE ENEMY. payment therefor; and will permit Brigius, as you know, at noon on the first
communication, and in the latter case the last day for the acceptance of tender.
Copies of the Particulars and Conditions of Sale and form of Tender can be obtained on and was inevitablo
tish municipalities to perform this accus. mainy nice after the 25th June, from the Liquidator at questions would arise when the Proclaomed service for the benefit of an enemy No. 4. Collyer Quay, Singapore, or from the Undersigned.
subject, and British subjects to ressive came into force prohibiting ¡SISSON & DELAY,
British subjecte from trading in China and pay for such services from ad, enemy 108, URANOS ALLEY, Singapore. Solicitor for the Liquidator.
with subjoots of the nations with whom municipality, and in the latter cass to As Wednesday, August 4th, is the Singapore, lét July, 1915.
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Great Britain is ut war. A Hankow
pay the rates and taxes levied by, such anniversary of the declaration of war. The object of your supplication in all your municipality. Medical attendance paper, recently received, contains a paru
visits should be that God may soon end GIVE YOUR BAZOR A graph reading as follows:
papers are calling for somo
Northern snomy subjects, and the receipt of medical this terrible war und reatore prace to tho
official attendance from enemy subjects and pay the intention and expressed wish of ou This is in strict accordance with instructions as to what is expected of therefore will also be allowed. The Holy Father the Pope. I suggest that you British subjects when the now enemy exact text of this general licence, our who have died in the wer. The practice of should apply all your indulgences to these trading regulations come into forci contemporary 52y6, will be issued interceding for the relief of the souls in Hora nobody seems to know what is in a few days. Had it been Purgatory is one of the most important disallowed. The Germans seem to be issued a month ago it would have saved pleasing to Our Lord and therefore most
duties of Christian charity and i equally at a lons as to what they may many British firms and residents in as a means whereby to obtain the groen They have been busily engaged China much unnecessary anxiety and which we pray for: The practics of the these last few days in removing cargo expense. | from their godowns in the British Con- cession into the native city and across to the Wuchang side; apparently they fear that some effort may be made to stize
SAVE YOUR anted it will be BLADES necessary for the applicant to forward two copies of bis photograph, and call personally at the Central Police Station,
The size of the photograph should be about
C. McI MESSER, Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, 19th July, 1915.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unlan intimation is received from the Consignem before Noor To-Day requesting it to be landed 2" 3"
hers.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by th Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed afte
the 4th August, at; Noox,"will be subjec
to rent and landing charges
All Claims must be sent in to me on er befor the 7th August, or they will not be resogalbed.
All damaged packages will be examined is Wednesday, 4th August, at 10 AM.
No Fire Insurance has bean effected.
Hongkong, 28th July, 1915.
P. THOMAS,
Agent.
FR
"NOTICE" OF REMOVAL
N and after August 2nd our OFFICE
FLOOR OF
ILDINGS, Connaught Road Entrance.
JOHN D. HUTCHISON & O pagkong, 35th July, 1918.
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NOTICE.
B.
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ANY EUROPEAN, Non Asistia or Indian dealring to leave the Colony should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, at least 48 hours before the intended hour of departure giving name, nationality, age, sex, height and occupation of the applicant, and stating the name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour of the train by which the applionai prishes to love. Applicants should apply in person for passes CCRA, STATION
between the hopes of B AM to 1 P.X. nad 2 PM to 4 PM" daily,
1738
dongkong, 10th July, 1910,
75 Cls,
per Dozen
NEW LEASE OF LIFE. Remember we do all kinds of grinding and edge making. We sharpen Clippers, Shears, Scissors, Pocket Knives, Surgical Instru -ments, etc. --- art WE SHARPEN EVERYTHING. CAMPBELL, MOORE & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 22nd July, 1915.
[667 BAGS OF USED POSTAGE STAMPS. SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS.
ALL ASIATICH, 2,000 for $5.00 -
·
200 $1.00 ALL CHINA. 3,000 for $9.50
300 $1,00
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MIXED STAMPS,
3,000 for $2.00 1,000, $1.00 ALL HONGKONG. 1,500 för 14.50 300 $1.00.
GRACA & CO..
No. 11, CAKE BOAD, Hongkong, China. Hongkong, $7th July, 1815,
1725
expecti
nations.
Holy Comtoution is one of the principal cor- ditions for the gaining of Plenary Indulg ence. We hope, therefore, that none of you
A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes will fail to approach the Holy Communion on to-morrow at 9 a,m,
Mr. F. A. Sterling, second secretary
it, or that after the 20th they will not at the American Legation at Peking, has
be able to handle it. A word. in time been transferred to Petrograd.
would save a lot of trouble." Hankow
is not the only place in Ching of which
Mr. T. H. Lyons, First Secretary at
this could have been writt It is, the British Legation, Peking, is being indeed very extraordinary that for over transferred to the British Foreign Office. a month after the issue of the Proclai
mation the British officials in China
should have been left without detailed
instructions as to the precise bearing of tha probibition on the many little
this occasion.
We also hope that noua
of you will fail to attend the Benediction at the Cathiral on Sunday and Monday at of the Blessed Sacrimont which will be held 6 p.m.
Hoping you will follow our exhortation,
we bless you all in Jesus Christ.
A Willoeden woman writes to the Lor dou Star-Bir-Just a line to relievo a Major Nicholeon, of The Peak Mist of people of their troubles. You can Walthert, of Howloon, and Miss Sybil ke it from me the present war will be all Josephs were each fired $5 at the Magis over in a fortaight. My old man joined the army to-day. We have been married tracy yesterday for permitting their dogs twenty years, and he has never stuck a job to
be at large without being muzzled. more than a fortnight,