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LONDON, April 1st,
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 3RD, 1923.
MOTOR ACCIDENT IN FAR EASTERN CABLE THE "SAMARIA" TOURISTS.
FRANCE
JAPANESE PRINCE KILLED.
NEWS.
(THROUGH... HEUTEX'S LORNOK.]
GROUND.
BERNAY, April_lak/| WU PII TU'S SUPPORTERS GAINDIG A motor-car on the Paris-Cherbourg road, containing Prince Kitashirawaka, (brother-in-law of the Emperor of Japan), Prince Asaka, Princess Kitaghirawaka, and a lady-in-waiting, struck a tree near Perriers, Prince Kitashirawaka and the chauffeur and sent into hospital at Bernay,
PEKING, April 2nd. It is semi-officially stated that General Shen Hung Ying has wired to General
A FIVE DAYS STAY IN HONGKONG.
་་,
The Cunard Liner Samaria, a sister ship to the Cunarder Laconia, arrived in the Harbour from Manila yesterday morning with nearly 380 tourista aboard travelling round the World under the guidance of Mosers. Thos Cook and Son.
WEEK-END FIRES.
MANY GRASS FIRES.
The week-end was noteworthy for the large number of grass fire which occur red in various parts of the Colony, prin- eipally on the Island of Hongkong. The largest of these occurred between Victoria Gap and the Pokfulam Police Station The blare commenced on Saturday and spread rapidly, destroying a number of young trees on the hillside Police and Station (Western Division) to cope with great tourist ships to come to the Colony the conflagration. The Bamse covered an before the next cool wasion. The Laconiz, extensive area and considerable difficulty it will be remembered, left New York, and was experienced in guiting them under came round the World nd Japan and In this connection a report has been Shanghai, proceeding to Europe through made to the police by a gentleman that the Suez Canal and the Mediter he saw two British soldiers setting fire
left Now York and is proceeding round
"THE MINERS' POET."
HIS MAIDEN SPRECH IN THE COMMONS.
were killed, and the others seriously burt, Wu Pei Fu requesting the latter to ask The Samaria is probably the last of thecoolics were sent out from No 7 Police slight #gure remained standing at the "call" PARTICULARS OF THE ACCIDENT the Government to cancel his appointment
PARIS, April lat.
as Tuli of Kwangtung.
It is reported from Schuan that General Wu Pai Fu's supporters are stil gaining ground. One brigade of General
control.
In the midst of a somewhat dull and rary confused discussion on unemploy ment and reparations and the League of Nations in the House of Commons on February 15th, there suddenly intervened. the voice of a poet. The Speaker had called on Mr. James Welsh, and a tall, He began his maidon specel nervously, but after the first few sentences bo took courage and went on to charm the House of Commons with the most poetical peach it has heard for many a long rear. and who has better right to speak poetical then a poet? Mr. Welsh is a minera agent, but he enjoys the fame in Lanark. a being the author of a larid, powerful novel describing life in a mining village
Mr. Godfrey C. Ioannes (Managing. Director of Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.) stated that he is only awaiting the issue of a licence by the Government to begin immediately the erection, in Farland, of the first of a series of bridge apanaing the river at Phiboville, Tau Mou Hain's troops was surrounded rancan. The Samarta on the other hand to the undergrowth closs to the rondade, hire of being "The Miners' Poet," as well
powerful Marconi transmitting stations, forming a world chain for purposes of rapid commercial wireless.
The telegraph station will really to a group of six stations, involving a capital expenditure of from two to three millions sterling. Each of the six stations will be able to communicate simultaneously with ir different parts of the world. Yet, if there is a rush of messages to any one centro, any or all the remaining stations
can be turned on to relieve the pressure. This is expected to be inost valuable com- mercially, as the geographical distribution of the big centres will be such that their rash hours will not occur simultaneously The six stations, it is estimated, will have a total minimum transmitting capacity of 35,000 to 40,000 words per hour.
The English station will be ultimately linked up with ten other stations, to be situated in South Africa, Australia, Montreal, Vancouver, India, Buenos
Le Matin's account of the motor accident says that Prince Kitashirakawa had taken the steering wheel, with the chauffeur beside him. The others were
snatad behind. Two kilometres from the
and defeated and eventually dispersed et
the chance to thing at the speed announced that the car was speeding at the rate of 120 kilometres an hour. JustChukianglion. then another car appeared in front, guing in the same direction, when the Prince. without stackoning speed, turned the steer Ing wheel to the left, probably too shortly, and lost control of the heavy car, which crashed into ones of the stout trees The bonnet of the bordering the read car was shattered, and the car turned turtle, pinning the occupants beneath it
The Parisian "whe cocupied the other machine stopped and hurried to the Other cars were scene of the accident, Boon on the spot, and the victims were extricated...
The French lady-in-waiting is merely of the fracture suffering from right- kioo, but the chauffeur was killed on the spot.
Priter Kitashirakawa, whose face was terribly mutilated, had his legs broken in several places, and died within a few
minutes.
Princes Kitashirakawa is unconscious, with a deep wound in the head and ber left leg broken She is in a most
critical condition.
Prince Amkn sustained several wounds on the face, also a fractured jaw and a broken thigh.
The Japanese Ambassador has tele to the Emperor of graphed the new Japan.
Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Pernambuco, Poking and Tokio. It is hoped that the English station will operate within a..
year.
A WONDER DIRIGIBLE. CAPABLE OF CARRYING TWELVE AEROPLANES.
5
NEW YORK, April 1st. A wonder dirigible, is expected to be ready in September. It will be capable
SUGGESTED.
Are
One of General Liu Chen Han's brigades has been defeated at Laiyang The casualties in theas two brigades reported to be 300 killed and 1,000 wounded,'
A later report says that the defeated generals sent reinforcements, and re established their fronte.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE
PROVISION FOR CREDITORS.
M. G. A. Carrere, formerly manager of the Chiness branches of the Banque Kusso, Asiatique and later with the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, has been appointed manager of the Societe de Ger ance, a limited liability company formed on October 3rd, 1922, under French Law and entirely distinct from the Banque Indus. tricile de Chine. M. Carrere is now in Singapore and has furnished The Singapors Tres Press, with a long statement from which we extract the following:
dis World in the opposite direction. As arrauls the two vessels ped each other just outside of Bombay, to the Becom paniment of a good deal" of cheering from both ships
herself is almost as long.
near Pokfulum.
Grass fires were also reported to have occurred on the hillside to the east of Aberdeen on the hills above ShaukiwaLU, and on the islands of Aplichau and Cheung Chan
BLAZE
Lord Eustace Percy had just said that the attitude of the Labour party often reminded him of the man in Bunyan “who looked ever downward with a muckrake, în his hand." To which Mr. Welsh replied The Samaria is borthed at the Kowloon
that his party was twitted sometimes share, and it is interesting to comppro
A timber shed at the June of Canton with raak materialism and sometimes her with the Empress of Canada lying a deals, Tequal, caught Are with having its head in the clouds. On the other side of the same pior. The
Engines from For his part be accepted both descrip. last named beat with her. three bull Saturday afternoon, funnels and 29,000 groen tonnage looks no the Kowloon Fire Station were sent to tions; Labour was occupied bth with the seems. Owing to the inflammable material things and with ideals, and it larger than the Samaria with her one nature of the roofing material,-dried bad to improve the material side of the huge red funnel and gross tonnage of 20,000. The Sumaria's upper works are palm leaves,aisted by a strong wind the workara existence that their souls might cons derably higher than those of the names spread rapidly. The two fire-floats have a chance to break their prison and Empress of Canada, and the Cunard liner were sent for and there took up positions live free. The political side of Mr. Welsh's against the sort wall at the bottom of speech calls for no comment; but what From the passengers point of view the Jordan Road and boses were run along must have struck every listener, was the
Jordan Road from the sea-front to the Cunarder is almost the last word in blazing thed. The Brigada was unable fineness of the temper and the tolerance of comfort. The membership of the cruise to save the shed and its contents, but the pose,, the fervour with which ho has been strictly limited to 100 passengers, they prevented the blaze spreading taxpressed his awe and wonderment at the in"apito.of the fact that she is capable of carrying 2,000. This enables, two. berth adjoining property. The contents of the vision which he had sean of the glory of shed, comprising a large quantity of pro the world, and his longing that others of cabins to be used as single cabins, and served ginger, were seriously damaged by his class should learn to see the same our berthe to be used as double fire and water. A quantity of timber rision, dream the same dreams and sing cabins, so that there is no overcrowding stored outside the shed was destroyed. A the same stately songs. Ta recreational arrangements arg remarkably complete, and a stroll around has been given as $10,000. the vessel renders the ides of the tedium of a long sea voyage farcical. Lectures on the different porta are given the night before arrival, concerts are held, and the usual round of social pleasures are earrried out with A TWO HOURS' BATTLE: FOUR them of the knowledge which is power. enthusiasm. The weather too, has been perfect all the way out with the exception:
conservative estimate of the damage done
JUNK PIRACY.
PERSONS KILLED.
THE ALLIES REPLY TO FAR EASTERE CREDITORS ARE FAVOURED of the night before arrival in Hongkong. The piracy of a Shaukiwan junk has
TURKEY.
The Law does not allow the B. I. de C. Very nasty sens were struck just out been reported to the police. The master RESUMPTION OF NEGOTIATIONS to give a preferential treatment to certain side, and for the first time during the of the junk tells a thrilling tale of the creditors and the scheme out-lined above whole trip the vessel, rolled and a fight that ensued between the pirates and has been made accordingly. But the certain comes w affected in the the crow of his versel. Rifle shots wore French Government for national reasons catering department.
exchanged at fairly close quarters which resulted in two of the pirates being killed, whilet the steerman of the cargo junk and a little girl wore killed.
Boxnox, April 1st.
The Samar's is one of the largest resale to pass through the Suez Canal, She leaves Hongkong on Friday night..
MOTOR CYCLIST INJURED.
...
Mr. Welsh spoke in simple language, with touches here and there of extra- ordinary malveté, as when he almost tre mulously thanked the other side, vis, the capitalist class, for giving "hia clase free education and an opening the doors to
But not of power alone to Mr. Walsh, for be spoke of wandering through the gates of another and an enchanted world, in the company of Shelley, Buras, and Shako speare, whom he named as though he had found them out for himself and lived with them in such intimacy that something of their speech had passed into his own, and touched his lips with the live coal from the altar
A POIGNANT CONTRAST.
of carrying twelve aeroplanes, which it as practicable. It refuses Turkey's request French Government has agreed accordingly COLLIDES WITH 'BUS IN NATHAN challenged the stranger and in reply a of Lords at the ceremonial opening. He
can release for bombing excursions, and colect again by means of huge hooks The dirigible will be inflated with helium gus, and will thus be fireproof.
INDIAN MILL STRIKE
OWING TO REDUCTION IN
WAGES.
Boumay, April 1st. majority of the 55,000 mill-hands employed at Ahmedabad have struck, owing to a reduction in wages.. A long struggle is expected.
WELSH INDUSTRIAL TROUBLE RHONDDA MINERS OUT ON STRIKE.
LONDON, April 1st. Forty-six thousand miners at Rhondda ara striking to-day on a non-unionist question.
ROAD.
The Allied reply to the Turkish counter and the Chinese Government, share proposals suggests a prompt resumption of holder of the B. L. de C have expressed the negotiations begun at Lausanne and their willingness to grant social adrant.
The junk was on its way from Kap Shek of Canton with a valuable cargo on
The most moving passage which gushed accepts in principle the proposal to redraft ages to the Far Eastern creditors of the
board About tiffin time on March 25th forth in a sort of lyrical flood, was that the clauses relating to the Capitulations BL de G. The definiti à of these Far
they sighted a three-masted Hoklo junk, in which he described his rapture at the with a view to securing recognition by Eastern creditors is very wide and includes
making in their direction. The crow sheer beauty of the spectacle in the House Turkey of the benefit of reciprocity as far all the Singapore ordinary creditors. The
fusilade of shots were fired, which clearly had never thought he said, that so much to remove the economic clanses from the to assign to auch Far Eastern creditors,
showed that its intention was piracy. beauty of colour and form could be Treaty, but expresses the opinion that all ite rights in certain annuities in gold
Second-Class Petty Officer E. Ball, of Sails were hoisted and a running fight gathered together into so small a space; it make on account if the Boxer indemnity. the H.M.S. Iroquois was seriously injured ensued which lasted about two hours, the seemed to him as if he had strayed into agreement on this point could be reached which the Chinese Government has to by mutual concessions.
The seply declares that the Allies have These rights will be represented by U.8.8 as the result of a collision between public members of the crew of the cargo junk some Aladdin's Cave. Evidently be had invited their nationala who acquired in bonds issued to bearer, and redeemable motor/bus, No. 320, and motor cycle, No.
munition. The pirates numbered about the robes and gems and jewels till he must directly with the Turkish Government. In interest at the rate of & per cent per occurred at 0 p.m. on Saturday at the and during the fight a little girl aged 13 have forgotten altogether for the moment terests in Turkey to enter into negotiations within 23 years. These bonds bearing 70 which ho was riding The collisioning well supplied with arms and am feasted his eyes on the riot, uni blaze of
junction of Nathan Boad and Market years and the steersman were shot dead. the event of those negotiations resulting
Street, Yaumati. The two vehicles wore A woman was also wounded in the that he was there looking on, not es a poet, successfully, the Allies will not insist on the insertion in the Treaty of their previous
travelling in opposite directions when the shoulder. Seeing that it was hopeless to but as the Labour M.P for Custbridge, detailed provisions regarding this matter.
cyclist accidentally swerved and ran into escape from the pirates the master of the North Lanarkshire. They express the conviction that with equal
the bus. He was thrown violently to cargo boat decided to surrender, and he good will on both sides, peace can be con:
the ground fortunately clear of the wheels allowed the pirate junk to draw along of the bus. The unfortunate man was side and about 40 men, all armed to the cluded without difficulty,
removed to the Kwong Wabi Hospital teeth, jumped on board. They ransacked whore first aid was rendered by Dr. Ip the boat, and removed the cargo, personal Kam-wah. In addition to a dep wound effects and the arms of the crew on the right thigh, Ball's thigh boos piraten anied away in the direction of the removed to the caval evenings Fan Le Kong after throwing the bodies of removed to the Naval Hospital at Wad the steersman and the little girl over chai.
board. The lows sustained by the exrgo bost is estimated at $8,000.
The bodies of two of the pirates were noticed lying dead on the deck of the Hoklo boat, whilst she was lying alongside the cargo boat.
annum beginning January, 1925.
The Far Eastern creditors will have the option of surrendering their "Dividend Certificates in Francs bearing na interest, and receiving in exchange a corresponding amount of US$. bouds bearing interest at 5 per cent. Such exchange is to be made at the rate of 1 US$. for Fri. 12.925 ruling on July 26th, 1921.
For instance. A Singapore creditor for St. 8.100, admitted for F'rs. 522.50; will have the option of claiming US$. bonds for a face value of UBS. 40.42.
The appreciation of the Cat. since 1921 is responsible for the difference between above figure of US$. 40.42 and the present
The death has takes place at Toign mouth, Deven, of the widow of Sir John Popo-Henzesor, who was Governor of Hongkong in the late serastics of last century. The deceased was the daughter of the late Bir Hugh Low, and was born at Labune seventy-two year ago. She had one son by Sir John Pope-Hennessy, rate of US$, 55 about.
Of course, the delivery of US$ bonds Reports on medical inspection of pupils in the schools of Manila show that of to creditors will settle entirely all their 53,008 children examined during the claims against the B. I. de C., such claims period from January 1st to Deomber being automatically transferred to the 31st, 1922, 31,200 or 84 per cent, of the French Governmont, who will dispose of total number, were found suffering from the same in conformity with special ar- bodily defects of various sorts, the most rangeants made with the Chinese Govern common being eye infectious, tinca, meut. dental earios, defective hearing, bron chitis and tuberculosis.
era
AN ACCIDENT AT WANCHAL A Chinees widow named Chou Kim of No. 1 McGregor Street, was knocked down by motor car No. 56, near the Wan- chai Fire Station on Saturday afternoon. The woman was injured about the legs and had to be removed to the Government THE Civil Hospital The motor-car is owned by Mr. C. H. Rowe, of No. 38, Des Voeux.. Road Central and was driven by a licensed driver.
THE RUHR.
M. Carrare adde that, at the request of the Chinese Government, a group of GERMAN CHANCELLOR EXPRESSES
French Banks has agreed to purchase at HIS HORROR
As times goes on, remarks a North-
par from the small creditors, the bonds JAPANESE GUNBOAT LAUNCH- contemporary, Chinese
He birthday which they are entitled to receive. BERLIN, April 1st.
colebrations become
поте - more TM" and
cannot say at present up to what amount. Following the incident at Krupps, Herr interesting. The latest birthday to call these creditors will be included in the Ebert has telegraphed to the proprietor for note is that of Marshsi Tuan Chu small creditors,” but in any case the limit who declined to accept any presents or the and management of Krupps, expressing occasion. Marshal Tuan as it happens, will not be under Fra, 1,000.
at present devoting his time to a study horror at the "monstrous blood-bath of Buddhism, and to maric the occasion which the French military authorities ho gave a vegetarian dinner to which, In to his friends, he invited a wrought among the peaceful and defence number of Buddhist priests, loas workmen."
addition
NEW PENANG-COLOMBO CABLE.
The
KOWLOON POISONING
CASE.
BOWLING GREEN GARDENER CHARGED, WITH MAN- SLAUGHTER.
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Then he told the House: Ly way of
contrast of one of his earliest memories in single-roomed house, where the beds were but two holes in the walls, and in the one lay micer writhing in pain from an accident at his work, and in the other the body of a dead child, which at nighs was placed on the table so that its bring might have the bed. Similar poiguant contests live been made before by Labour, members, but never so effectively as this, for there was no rage of furious envy or resentment against the brilliance of the spectacle, and no itching to pull down that others may be raised up.
"Some of Mr. Welsh's colleagues did not scom to appreciato his serenity of temper. While be was talking of the beauty in the House of Lords, one of them had the simont incredible vulgarity to break into the passage with the sneering world, "Pains" ted." But it only drew from Mr. Welsh the rebuke that, painted or DONA there was "nothing that came from the hand of God more beautiful than a well- formed man or woman" and when the ancering voice continued, "Sa different. from the other side now," he simply said,
There is beauty in all of us,” and so pras-
After several formal remands the caso was opened at the Magistracy, yesterday morning in which a Chinese, lately em- ployed at the Kowloon Howling Green as a gardener, is charged before Mr. J. E. Wood with having caused the death of aed on. A poet! He hath put his heart young Chinese prostitute by giving to her to school," and learned lessons of which the certain pilla, which are alleged to have House of Commons will gladly hear hims
pvak-Daily Telegraph. contained poison.
ED AT HANKOW. FOR RIVER PATROL PURPOSES. The Japanes gunboat Hira was Launched this morning. The Hira is one of two sister ships built by the Mites bishi Zosen Kaisha and put together by
Dr. W. B. A. Moore, Medical Officer in the Yangtze Engineering and Shipbuild- ing Works. The vessel is intended for charge of Kowloon, said that on March. river patrol purposes. The dimensions of 17th ho made a post mortem examination
of the body of the deceased girl. He had THE FLAG-SHIP HAWKINS A London contemporary remarks (as wa The laying of the new cable between the ship are 180 feet and 27 feet. ourselves have done) that it is curious Colombo and Penang has now been com
This is the first gunboat built by previously seen the girl at the Kwong
Wah Hospital,several times between the The London correspondent of the in-Chief on the China Station is men- 16th. The cable is a high speed dine, kirailar
The launching took place in the pre-10th and the 18th March Ho advised Singapore Free Press writes tioned, he is always referred to as Vice-in typo to the cable which was laid to Penang Admira
Sir Arthur Leveson. Sir some 10 years ago, and contains 630 lbs. of sence of a very large dumber of foreign Dr. Ip Kam-wah in charge of the Kwong The light cruiser, Hawkins, fagship of Arthur is a full Admiral, having reached copper to the knot, The Colonia, which, by and Chinese officials. The Japanese Vice Wah Hospital, as to treatment. He BARLIER CABLES.
is the largest cable laying
Consul officiating. abip that rank just before he took over the the way, Station from Sir Alex. Duff, who was afloat, put to sen from Colombo at 1 pm on
and
at ber ma
marks off himself full Admiral. It may be that
arrived at
later, after laying day tradition carries on from the fact that Penang about 8 through a long line of Commanders-in approximately 1,270 miles of cable at a
at the always Vico-Admirals,
The Chancellor also telegraphed
phasising that the workmen were protest whenever the British Naval Commander plated, reports the Pinang Gazette of harch Chiness Inbour for a foreign Power.
Sng peacefully.
FOUR KRUPPE MANAGERS ARRESTED.
PARIE, April 1st.
unler 7 knots. The cable
in three
WORLD THEATEL
Chief on the China Station they wore speed lightly oint cond: direct the "Atlantide," a superb film in twelve [ourial poisoning. When ho examined the tion, with the view towards making life:
The King held
مة
investiture at
came to the conclusion that the girl was the Commander-in-Chief of the China suffering from mercurial poisoning A Station, is to be recommissioned for fur the past mortem examination he had certher service in the same capacity on tant tnám organa removed from the body and station. It may be recalled that come the he sent to the Government analyst, very bold experiments were made in luo On the analyst's report ha certified the lower dock arrangements of the Haukme Commencing to-morrow (Wednesday), cause of death to base boun from mer- with regard to messing and accommoda miles of water. It is the A message from Duesseldorf states that
cable connecting Fening with Colombo. parts, will be shown on the screen of the girl in hospital on March 10th symptoms mob pleasanter there without disturbing four of Kruppe managers. have been arrested and charged with insiting the Buckingham Palace on February 22nd, Besides the new cable there are exten- World Theatre. It is a marvellous pic of the poisoning were acute, ne if the girl discipline. The experiments have in workers to sound the sirens at Essen and amongst those upon whom honours sive alterations and additions in the course turisation of Pierra Benoit's famous novel had taken several doces recently, Mercury 7ery way justified themselves, and the of Preparation in Penang, all tending to "The Queen of the Atlantic." The takon internally was a recognisable commision of the Hawkins, now expiring Josterday
was made a Knight Commander of the side world. New and up to date instru- the part of Antion, the Mysterious," were conferred was Bir Ernest Gaunt, who improve the cable connection with the oat beautiful artiste, Naperkovsha, is playing mody for the ailment from which the girl her maiden one-as been
we suffering, but it was usually successful and plassant. The new crow COMMUNISTS AT ROUBAIX Most Excellent Order of the British ment moms and offices are being added to the Queen of an impregnable fortress in administered with a mixture of chalk for the Haukure will be sent out Find the Navy in 1878. Amongst the buildings of the Eastern Extension the middle of the grine Sahara desert. Witness, ras at first of the opinion that Singapore by troopship by the end Empire, Military Division, Bir Ernest BERIOUS CONFLICT WITH THE
March, the flag-slip being due in i Telegraph Co in Northam Bond, and a POLICE.
mary important positions which he has anbterranean cable is being laid out towards Two French officers are lured to her the girl would recover.
Corroborative evidence was given by routine to be in The Gateway of the beld is that of First Commissioner for Tanjong Bungah, for use in connection with wonder-palace, and one of them falls Wei-hai-Wai. He was first Administrator the new improvements. These will
,have his friend, who oparted Antimate love woman was nimitted to hospital of March that time. was also Commissioner and Superintend only recently been commenced. On their It is a strange and unusual story amid 10th. She died on the morning of March between the police and Communists. The lag Transport Officer at Wei-Hai-Wei. He completion, Penang will have a cable service extremely unusual surroundings, and 16th. On the advies of Dr. Moora ha latter were attempting to interrupt & received the thanks of the Austrian and which in proportion to the demands made with a strange and most unusual end, treated her for mercurial poisoning. The case was then adjourned to Th Franco-Belgian trade union
Gorman Commanders-in-Chief for his ser-upon it, will be equal to any. The Colonia In short, it is a masterpicos that should
has departed for London.
not be missed
Iday afternoot dressed by M. Vandorrald
vicos during the Boxer outbreak.
Rounazz, April 1st.
Thirty were injured in an encounter
meeting
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of Liu-kung-1ao from 1890 to 1889, some little time to complete na theke ander bor,spell. In his weakness he kills Dr. Ip Kam-wah, who said that the East as Singapore is well named
The estate of the
lato
Cadbury has been swom at £1,071,099