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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES,
{THROUGH BECTSE'S AGENCY.]" .LARGEST” DIAMOND,
EVER IMPORTED INTO UNITED STITES:
New You, October 11th. What is stated to be the largest diamond -ever imported into the United States arrive dabeard the Aquitania in possession of
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14TH,
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
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HOUSING WELCOME AT PORTSMOUTH.
London, October 11th.
The Pries gives the warmest welcome to the Prince of Wales, printing editorials calling the great services to the Empire during his recent travels of Our Young Man, or alternatively, the Empire's Greatest Ambasch dor,”
H.M.S. · Rendign was yesterday escorted
MINERS STRIKE MENACE. FAR EASTERN CABLE BISHOPS HISTORIC APPEAL CATCHING WOMEN THIEVES
THE DECIDING BALLOT. }
LONDON, October 11th Throughout the country nearly a zilla miners will to-day, and to-morrow ballot
NEWS.
HOME GOVERNMENTS APPRE
vs CATION OF WORK
FOR FELLOWSHIP. . URGES UNITY ON AN EPISCOPAL
BASIS.
.
to
·LONDON - DETECTIVES. ARRFET MANY FEMININE SHOPLIFTERS.
Mr G. T. Crook, who some peata Len Here is the historic appeal
eras un the wall of the Hongkong 'Dasly Christian people, on the question of rejection or acceptabendly counter or you ' CHINA MAIL.V].
made by the Archwrites as follows in the Continental bishops and Bishops of the Anglican Com Edition of the London Mai m тидов. of the owners datum line offer, but ab
SHANGHAI, October 13kb.
assembled in Conference
In the great London shops hundreds of thing like accurate calentations as to this The British Minister st Peking has sent
Lambeth Palace:-
orner thieves are caught every year. Some are professional shoplifters, with AN APPEAL TO ALL CHRISTIAN Apucións falsa pockets right round the result are impossible before October 13th, a dispatch to the Shanghai. Consulate em
PEOPLE. when the Executive of the Miners Federal bodying the Home Government's appreciWo, Archbishops, Bishops Metropolitan are well even fashionably, dressed, and inside of their skirts; but the majority tion will meet in London to reveive the tion of the co-operation of the Chamber of Corchon fud communion with the Church life
and other bishops of the Holy Catholic ordinarily lead a highly respe.nble family of England, in conteretios assembled, res The
Mr. Fred Whittram:, manager of the to Spithead by a destroyer Butillo agures, as there are no means of, measar Commerce and urging the necessity of mainal sing the responsibility which ress upon and old; They can afford to pay for what
Hadrit branch of the Mercantile Bank of Laeroplanes. The Prince remained aboard America, for disposal on necount of Abdel last night. Everything is now complete for Hamid, ex-Sultan of Moroçed (") į a magnificent casional welcome to-day. It The diamond is of a light straw colour.has been arranged that the Royal train and is a perfiet stone'weighing 183 carata. (shall dow down at wayside stations on the way to Leading to camble everyons possible to great the Prince.
SUGAR SPECULATION.
RESULTS. IN HAVANA.
HAVANA, October 10th!'
There has been a run on several banks
THE PRINCE'S SPEECH.
!
LATER. The Prince of Wales had a most enthu
The International Bank of Cubastastic welcome Home from his Australasian
bas suspended payment. The Havana Ex- change has also suspended operations dur-
our to-day. The firing of the Royal Salute by bellagged warships greeted his arrival
ing the extent of the check, given to thetaining the spirit for the promotion earlier wave of opposition by the recem Britain's commercial interesta mendations of Mr. Smillie and aber leaders to accept the owners' terms,
Signincant of the influence of Mr. outline on the narrow majority; namely 53 votes to 12, whereby the Nurtuberland,
niner Couch rejected the dat
feine, and the tact cas, coupled ward the rejetisuu," was support for a proposal
tribunal.
for the wages demand "to an impartial
les districa have ready brén returned, Ballot papers in some of the South
{THROUGH BRUTENʼN AGMỢT.] CHINESE CELEBRATION IN FRANCE
PARIS. October F1th,
of
The advent of a democratic regime in Fina was commemorated by a festival aroge by Chinem workmen in their camp
was also expressed in various speeches for Clichy, near Paris. Obligation to France
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women are young, middle-aged, use this time, and sesible of the ye they want. They know it is wicked to steal. pathy and the prayers of many, bo hwthird yet they go from one department to and without our own communion, inaku, naother picking up article, her and here this appeal to all Christian people.
their chat
We acknowledge all those who believe hiding them in their muts or under in pur Lord Jesus Christ, and have been When Engle they aunty coläpse. They :. tmptised into the name of the Holy shed tears and exclaim; What will my Trinity, as sharing with us membership in four husband think of me?" or "Whas the universal Church of Christ which will my darling children say when they His Body. We believe that the Holy know All confess that they do not know Spirit has called us in a very solemn and what made them stoa), special manner. to associate ourselves in And in their homes it is nothing unusual penitence and prayer with all those who to find worm of articles of wearing apparel deplore the division of Christian people, which his been stalen at one time ar and are inspired by the vision and hope of another, a vsible unity of the whole Church.
ing the crisis which is attributed to, heavy at Portsmouth, where he was looking well! *mi, us expected, show a heavy majerity ber kind and considerate treatment of purpose 10 manifest this, fellowship, so far i
leans db sugar when it was a high-water and cheery. The Prince was welcomed by
pric
'SWEDISH GOVERNMENT, SOCIALIST OFFER TO LIBERALS.
STOCKHOLM, October 10th.
The Swedish- Liberal party has rejected the Socialists' proposal to enter a Coalition
-Government with them.
an imposing Assembly of naval, military and civil authorities.
Replying to an address by the Mayor. | the Prince said ke nad returned must deeply touched and impressed by the unity and strength of sentiment binding all parts of His Majesty's Dominions to the Crown and making the future of the British Empire to frm and urear was this devotion
to British ideals and the ning, their head, that his travels throughout had been a pro- foundly moving and inspiring experience He was looking forward greatly now to his stay at Hopic. He fearest we were still voly at the beginning of the labour neces, sury to restore our credit and prosperity after the war. He was deeply interested in the problem of reconstruction, which all The parts of the nation must pull together to'
agains: acceptance.
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PRESIDENT WILSON'S
ILLNESS.
A SLIGHT RELAPSE REPORTED.S
BERLIN October 11th The Poles have taken the Lithuanian capital, Vilna, and the Polish Commandey has proclaimed a sew Government,
These chetes are sa numerous that waring GOD WILLS FELLOWSHIP.
in and through Jits Christ, and its life fewer than a thousand pilfering women in By God's own act this fellowship was made One of these de estives has arrested no
detectives are employed for the special par-, We believe that God wills fellowship.pose of keeping the robberies in check.
is in His Spirit. We believe that it is God's three years.
The work of the women detectiver is Chinese workers.
- this world is concernet, in an outward highly organized, and the stinos cate 1233 visible, and united weis y., holding one to be taken to present mistakes. CHINESE CONSORTIUM MEETING faith, having its own recognised offners, In one large shop a spreint ersten
using God-given means of grace, and in lighting is need as an alarm. IN NEW YORK.
piring all its members to the workwide shor-walker or assicant wai service of the Kingdom of God. This is heting suspiciously the telephone operator what
we mean by the Catholic Church. is infer that th chief woman detecting
NOX-EPISCOPU, COMMUNIONS.
i wanted in such and such a department. ani ed fellowship is not visible The telephone operator at ence switche,
CHINESE GOVERNMENT
RAILWAYS.
formation.
of
Why Ariman
in the day. On the one hand on certain tolmuret lights which are visible minions in Eay and West, to whom ours wherever the chief detective happens to bo there are other ancient episcopal corn-¡ in every room in the building, that
and traditions. On the other band there. All she has to do is to call up tho is bound by malty ties of common fai h she knows she is argently wante
the great non-episcopal communions, operator, who gives her the quired the standing for richlements of truth, liberty and life which might otherwise have been nect, ar suspects, under chersation,
A minute later she has the obscured or neglected. With them we are closely linked by many afpitiés, rncial. historical and spiritual We cherish the earns, boge that all the rommunions, and out own, may be led by the Spirit ints the unity of the Faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, But in All organised in different groups, each one keeping to itself gifts that rightly belong to the whole fellowship, and tending to live i's own life apart from the rest.
ae) we are:
THE RICE MARKET.
The Contingate de Commärce et de Navigation d'Extreme Orient, Saigon, in, its intesi, report on the Rice Market, says peerd
WASHINGTON, October 10th. WASHINGTON. Uctober 31.h. At the meeting, on October 11th, in. President Wilson has suffered light More Morgan's New York office, in con- relapss. Eis illness is attributable to action with the Chinese Consortium, Mr. exere exertions in the campaign in the
T. W. Lamont. will represent "the United uterets of Guvertior Cex, in which con EARLIER CABLES.
medion his friends and physicians are on. States, Sir Charles Addis Great Britain, vins that he has not regained normal the resident member of the French High IRISH ORGY OF CRIME.
strength and must go at & slower pacu. A Commission France ntil here will be two ATTACK ON MILITARY LORRIES.
distinguished physician, with excellens special representatives from Japan. LONDON, October 11th.
opportunities for studying the ello, stated 31 thas, while President Wilson will never Details of the Irish outrages cabled Jesterday show that a lorry en route to
recover his strength be will be able to
"Our market is steady with a sireng down- Castlerea was destroyed by a bomb thrown
carry on as at present indefinitely. The
ward tendency. Owing to the complete stop into it. Two lorries 'which were 'nmbushed
case is like ordinary paralysis, but Presi
PROFIT FROM, OPERATION. /
af the demand in the Far East and the dent Wilson is determined to cope grimly nour Banden by a hundred armed men con-
The Chinese Government Railways earned
weakness of the Hongkong market, we may CAUSE OF DIVISION. tained three officers and 20 mon.
expect a large drop in the prices of 11 The causes of division lie deep in rice, with his daily work and to play the game for the year of 1915 a net profit of
The sadden increase in freight lorries were fired on from both sides of the wolve
to the end with high courage,
838,305,120 for a total mileage of 6.915 the past and are by no means simple or and the scarcity of tonnage have almond wholly blameworthy. Yet none enn doubt Pond and then pulled up. The soldiers die-
kilometers or 4.297 miles, nécording to the that self-will, ambities, and lack of stopped the current of business with Europe The Prince was given a very warm welSTRANGE POLISH TACTICS. statistics of that year issued by the charity among Christians have ben prin amount of rice exported, from the 1st of daring the last fortnight. The total mounted and opened fire, and the fight come at Victorin Station, which was deLITHUANIAN CAPITAL CAPTURED,Ministry of Communications, and which are that these together with blindness to their up to the 20th of September.
cipal factors in the mingled process, and lasted for no hour Owing to pitch, dark-corated with Imperial flags. The platform,
the 'latest' available.
ein of disunion, are still mainly respon 1820, is 725,000 tons against, 704.043 Lons in ness, the soldiers were unable to see the where the special train drew up. was car
the surprising fast to the acknowledge this condition of broken ink rios 2011 for pic to a Fa
sible for the breaches of Christendom. W 1910. We quote to-day:
White Saigon general public that the Chinese Government attackers, while the military were plainly
peted in red baize and decorated with
is deriving profit from the operation of we desire frankly 10. confess our share in Other shinment.
to be contrary to God's, and ongi per picul Lo.b. Saigon for visible by the headlighs of the lorries.
flowers, whilst & lurge banner inscribed
the various lines, but as it is given in the the guilt of thus crippling the Bely that is now, and will prove “‚o be in MACHINE-GUN ATTACK.
"Well Done!" and Welcome Home!"
statistics mentioned above, the operating Christ and hindering the activity of His LONDON, October 11th.
POLISH GENERALS ACTION. ratio of the entire Governmong lines is Spirit,
the future, the bat instrument fur main faced the Royal, saloon. The Coldstream
41, while the two older lines, the Peking- Machine-gunning by the attacking party
CALL FOR A NEW OUTLOOK.
taining, the unity and continui y of the LONDON, October 11th Mukden and the Peking-Hankon, compris and new measures,
IV. The times call us to a new outlet
Church, forry is reported in connection with, the
Guards supplied the guard-of-honour.
it appears that the rush captare of ing one-fourth of the entire length of lino, adequately apprehended, and the batin of Bishop should be everywhere exercised in Vilaa was due to the unauthorised action operated at 33.
The faith cannot be
But we greatly desire thint the office of ambush as Kanturk. The lorry was held Princos, Queen Alexandra, the Duke of ing and cutting on communications wh
Their Majesties, Prince Mary, the of General Zeligovaki, who, after resign The net operating revenue was equivalent while the body is divided, and is thus anner, and more truly expres all that ought the Kingdom cannot be worthily fought a representative and constitutional man up by milkcarts drawn across the road. Connaught, Prince Arthur of Connaught, Warsaw and oiber Folish turces, marched and equipment, but the eldest line, the life of Christ,
to 10.4 per cent upon the cost of road able to grow up iate the fullness of the to be involved for the life of the Christian One soldier was killed and soveral injured, other Boyultion, the Premier, members of his troops against Vilnia, It is believed Reking-Mukden," open now about 30 years, believe, for all the separated groups of Nay more, we eagerly look forward the
the Cabinet, High Commissioners, Agents that the Polish Government will disavow earned 22.7 per coat.; the next oldest, the Christians to agree in forgotting the day when through its acceplanes in
The time has come, we Family in the title "et: Father-in-God. When the now reached Kanturk, the Generals, Indian Princes, nigh authorities his conduct. people, recognising the probability of re- Lord Chief Justice, the Primate and other from the Navy, Army and "Air Force, the
Poking Hankow, open 14 years, earned 15.8 things which are behind and reaching our united Church we may all share in that per cent.; the Tientsin-Pukow, open 7 towards the goal of prisals, hurriedly closed, ahops and there Bishops were frescat. Huge crowds most
years, earned 6.2 per cent. At present the Church.
reunited Catbolze grace which is pledged to the members of The removal of the barriers | the whole body in the
ri the was a general exodus from the town in a heartily cheered the Prince as he drove in
only lines not able to meet all their cbli- which have arisen between them will only laying on of hands, and in the jo la State carriage through decorated streets
gations unaided are three short roads, be brought about by a new comradeship state of considerable alarm and excitegies to the Palace, to which their Majesties and
New YORK, October 11th
fellowship of a Eucharisz consisting of isolating sections of what are of those whose faces are definitely set this which as MI ASQUITH ATTACKS COALI
A downward movement in the cost of planned to be through lines, and together WAY.
ane family we may together, other Royalties returned in separate pro living in the United States is indicated by Dumpling than 10 per cent of the
without any doubtfulness of mind, offer to the fact that Bradstreet's monthly index aikage of the Chinese Government Rail-of a Church, genuinely, Catholic, loyal to
The vision which rises before as is that the one Lord our worship and servion. CHEERED BY CROWDS IN
number representing, the mum of current ways.
TUB OTHER MAN'S CONSCIENCE LONDON, October 11th.
pries of 26 foodstuffs and other necessaries The net operating revenue por kilometer Christians, within whose visible unity all of mutual deference to one another's con
all Truth, and gathering into its fellow-
VIII-We believe that for all the truly" LONDON. Mr.
ship all who profess and call themselves equitable approach to union is by the way Asquith has replied to Mr. Lloyd
is 1991, while the last figure was 1052.
Ten groups of commodities have declined $7,921, an average figure of all the Govern- as a heritage by the past to the present ties of other communions should so desire, of line operated for the year of 1918 was the treasure of faith and order, bequeathed sciences. To this end, so who send forth George in a communication to the Prem
while textiles, raw coton, wool, hemp and ment Railways, and an increase of $1,717 shall be possessed in common, and made
athis appeal would say that, if the authori the principal provisions and groceries are
per kilometer over that of 1817. The net serviceable slightly higher.
the whole Body of Christ. we are persuaded "that,terms of uni revenue figures sarpasses the record in Within this unity Christian communions having been otherwise satisfac.ozilyad practically every new country in point of now separated from one another wouldjusted, bishops and clergy of our com Ges. The following table is obtained from in their methods of worship and service, authorities a form of commission or – railway development, and many of the old retain much that has long been distinctive munion would willingly accept from the Bulletin No. 100, Burean of Railway it is through a rich diversity of life and cognition which would commend our min Economies, and given
Also in Statistics:--
the devotion that the unity of the whole fellow-istry to their congregations, as having its
ship will be fulfilled..
place in the oas family life. It is not im Not Rovenue
aar power to know how far this suggestion This eans an adventuro of good may be acceptablo to those to whom o per Kilometer. will and still more of faith, for nothing offer it. We can only say that we offer (Gold) $1,076 less is required than a now discovery of it in all sincerity as a token of our lang the creative resources of God. To this ing that all ministries of grace, theirs adventure we are convinced that God is and ours, shall be available for the sorrien now calling all the members of His Church, of our Lord in a united Church.
CONDITIONS OF UNITY. VI-We believe that the visible unity
·TION.
which he describes the latter's speech as
Dessions.
The most enthusia welcome accorded London was ronewed at Buckingham Palace
LONDON, October 11th.
to the Prince of Wales at Portsmouth and
COST OF LIVING.
DOWNWARD TREND IN AMERICA.
THE BRITISH ARMY.
a declaration of insolvency on the part of this afternoon, when, in response to cheers the Coalition Government. He says: from an enormous crowd, the Prince and
freland presents the one issue of supreme their Majesties appeared on the balcony. A THOUSAND OFFICERS WANTED. importante, involving both the safety of The Prince wayed his handkerchief and de the Empire and the honour and good name livered a speech acknowledging the splendid of Britain. The culy Irish policy the spontaneous welcome.,!. Premier has to offer is repudiation, rook
LONDON, October 11th, The Pall Mall Gazette understands that Subsequently, the Prince, returning to this Army Council has decided to offer a and branch, of Dominion Home Rule and York House by motor car, was repeatedly thousand a condonation of the holish policy of re held up by the crowds and be amilingly clicers.
commissions to demobilised It adds that nearly every regi prisals and an attempt to answer murder acknowledged the demonstrations of affect has reached bedrock so far as officers by murder and outrage by terrorism. This tion.
are concerned, especially officers with war experience most of whom have boon absorbed into civil life.
is not government but anarchy.!! PREMIER'S REPLY.
SITUATION IN MESOPOTAMIA
LONDON, October 11th.
LONDON, October 11th CASUALTIES ON THE EUPHRATES. Mr. Lloyd George has now issued a vory brief reply to Mr. Asquith's statement, The Premier declines to take notice of Mr. Asquith's statement, adding "There is my apouch for all to read who curs to. I merely say I potice no mention by Mr. Asquith of
the hellish policy' of murder!"
THE INDIAN ARMY. SUBORDINATE TO WAR OFFICE1
NORWAY AND RUSSIA: TRADE NEGOTIATIONS REACH DEADLOOK.
Country,
Australia
Austria Canada Franco Germany. India
Japan
United Kingdom ........ United States.....
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2,447 1,573
213,405 *4,150 1,784
3,413 €,055 11 were killed and 10 wounded in the fight
A Mesopotamis communiqué states that
For the year 1918 the Chinese Govern-
12,442 ing at South Hillah in the Middle Euph
ment Railway crned above all expenses rates region. The enemy casualties wore Helsingfors says M. Litvinoff bas declared had been paid there was loft surplus for
LONDON, October 11th,
of an operating nature $43,328,000, and The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at after all interest and ether income charges probably heavier. A thousand Arabs op- that he left Norway in consequence of the year of $33,505,120. In other words, for posed the advance of the Samawa relief impossibility of reaching an agreement colawn, but were routed, our losses being with the Norwegian Government regarding charges which had to be paid there were
commercial relations with Soviet Russia four dollars with which to pay
every dollar of interest and other capital He said Norway's attitude towards the Soviet had completely changed during there, the above is complicated by the pre- summer and autumn,
sence of depreciated notes, but any res vion of the situation which provides for further railway construction will also provide for the elimination of depreciated currency.
Hit bertutions were occupied without opposition. · CHEAPER PETRÓL.
COMPANY REDUCES PRICE.
LONDON, October 11th, The Shell Company announces a reduc ordination of the Indian Army to the War tion of 3d, per gallon in petrol, owing to Office,
the fall in price in America
LONDON, October 11th... The report of the haber Commi tre has aroused great interest in India and Eng-SHELL land. Comment is generally favourable, but there has been some criticism, Beaded by the Timer which, cont nded that the Committee's proposals involved the sub-
UNITED STATES CABLE COMPANY. GOVERNMENT OFFERS TO BUY
CABLE. UNE
Lowboy, Delober 11th,
According to the Times Bimla corres pondent, however, the authorities in India disagree with this contention and declars that such subordination would be highly objectionable. They maintain that the ro port visualing the early form ion of an Imperial Military Advisory Body," under which the War Office, the Dominion mili tary forces and the Army in India munid participate on caual terms in the extent on the United. Blates Cable Company's pro- of Imperial military policy, the Army in
FRENCH FINANCES.
To: bo
AN ADVENTURE OF GOODWILL
C
of the Church will be found to involve the whole-hearted acomptanes of :-
The Holy Scriptores, as the record of God's revelation of Himself to man, and as being the rule and ultimate standard Nicene, sa the sufficient statement of the of faith; and the Creed commonly called Christian faith, and either it or the Apostles Creed as the Baptismal conte sion of belief;
The divinely instituted sacraments of Baptism and the Holy Communion, as expressing for all the corporate life of the whole fellowship in and with Christ; A ministry acknowledged by EVATV Pars of the Church as possessing not only the inward call of the Spirit, but also the commission of Christ and the autho rity of the whole body. VII:-May We not reasonably claim TATE EFISCOPATE..
ALL, DANGER ÖVER.
The experience of the present lines points LONDON, October 11th to the immense advantage of planning The French Minister of Finance, inter future lines systematicsly, so as to avoid that the Episcopate is the one means of viewed by the Daily Mail, said all danger, leaving isolated sections, and to sample providing such a ministry fo resulting from the French financial poeng rather than competo with good tion is over.
KING OF GREECE CONDITION REPORTED WORSE.
LONDON, Oetoboy 11th
and
BRISCOPAL ORDINATION.
-
It is our hope that the same motive would kad, ministers who have not received ik to accept a commission through episcopal ordination, as obtaining for hem a min-
try throughout the whole fellowship. In so acting no one of us could possibly. God forbid that any man should repudia be taken to repudiate his past ministry.
past experience rich in spiritual bleungs of us be dishonouring the Holy Spirit of Ipr himself and others. Nor would any God, Whose cell led us all to our several ministries, and Whose power enable as to perform them. We shall be publicly and new call to wider se rice in a reunited formally seeking additional recognition of Church, and imploring for ourselves God's 87am and strength to fulfil the same.
SPIRITUAL ZZADERSHIP.. IX. The piritual leadership of the world is manifestly waiting, depends Catholic Church in days to come, for which upon the readiness with which each group is prepared to make sacrifices for the salo of a common failowship, a common minis
ard a common service to the world."
It is not that we call in question for trialace_this_ideal first-and-forurene.
natural water-ways and reach economical moment the spiritual reality of the minis fuel supplice and ciber mineral recourts secas the Episcopate. On the contrary, call upon them to make the effort to mort, From the Journal of the Association of
of those
communions
which do not before curselves and our own people. W Chinere and American Engineers,
wo thankfully acknowledge that the ministries have boca manifestly bleed and the demands of a new age with a new out. 10th, that the condition of the King of ximately) bag boes raised in Chile by popu- of history of present experienes justile mugion should consent to be shared in owned by the Holy Spirit as effective ok. To all other Christian people whom It was reported from 'Athens on October
means of green, VA ARE!
our words may reach we make the sam Ladis being directly under the Government Porty, and the Directors recommend the Greece bad become worse.
But we subuit that considerations alike "PFal. We do not ask that any one of Indisto, ezganisation and administra: scceptase of the offer.☆•Na prios" has been | A specialist, is on his way to Athens from planes for the Army and Navy and represEpiscopate, zabreover, we would and to mimbudet to the world be nito at planes serpon for the purchase of are the claim, which we make en behalf of the ant Woda, ask, that all should, wit sentatives of all nationalities eubiącribed. (Continued at fost af weet column,} / the Body of Christ low which He prayed.
tlog.
The Government has cffered to buy direct
About 2.000,000 pesos (E101,000 appro
and great radenemy to r TOVET