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HANKOW IN SERIOUS THE SITUATION IN
DANGER.
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WUHAN DEFENCE LINES
PENETRATED.
CONFUSION REIGNS.
TAROCOK BUYER'S AGENOT.]
HANKO, April 4, The General commanding the 7th Wuhan Division has reverted to Nanking, opening up a gap through which the Governtent forces have penetrated the defence line of the Wuhan troops, who are retreating in confusion
Hankow Threatened.
SHANGHAI April 4 The Wuhan troops were again defeated to-day, and forced to re-
treat.
The 13th Nanking Division have arrived at Hankew, and will enter the city to-morrow.
Panic reigns in the Chinese city of Hankow, and refugees streaming to the Concessions.
re
Martial law has been proclaimed., The Nanking vanguard has come into contact with the Wuhan de- fence system extending more than 30 miles from the east of Yanglo on the north bank of the Yangtze and north-westerly through Hwangpei to the Peking Hankow Railway.
The most elaborate barbed wire and spiked bamboo palisades, back. ed by trenches and artillery, a pesi. tion in command of a possible line of attack, are held by 60,000 troops.
TSINAN.
RAILWAY SERVICE TO BE RESUMED.
*
JAPANESE WITHDRAW:
(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.]
- SHANGHAI, April 4.
It is learned from Tsinan that the
train service of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway will be resumed to-morrow, and a tentative schedule has been drawn up for a full and direct ser vien to be operated as soon as ar rangements for the evacuation of Japanese troops are completed.
CHINESE MINISTER AT
DRESDEN.
DISTRESSED OVER CHINA'S
DOMESTIC SITUATION....
STRIFE A BETRAYAL OF THE
NATIONAL CAUSE.
[THPOCON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BELIN, April 2 Following an invitation by the Sino-German Association of Dres den and Leipzig. Chinese Minister Chiang Two Pin to-day visited the city of Dresden, where he inspect It is estimated that the Governed several important factories and total 100,000 According to the At a banquet given in his honour,
ruent troops on the north bank schools.
most reliable foreign sources they have up to now advanced practic ally unopposed, and it is expected that they will require two or three days to get into position prior to going on the offensive.
the Minister stressed the im portance of Sino-German co-opera- tion in various fields.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, APRIL 5; 1929.
SOUTHERN CROSS FLYERS.
'PLANE STILL MISSING.
£2,000 SUBSCRIBED FOR
THE SEARCH..
LABOUR ELECTION
PROGRAMME.
MR. THOMAS'S VIEWS."
JOBS FOR 600,000
WORKERS...
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.}'
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SYDNEY, April 4.
LONDON, April 4. The Labour Party election pro- has been fruitless. A second aero-J. H. Thomas at Plymouth.
The search for the Southern Cross gramme was partly unveiled by Mr. plane lef: Derby to vicinity of Fort George Mission, and the Regent River.
SCOUT
to
the cost of an extensive search and A fund has been opened to defray
2,000 was subscribed immediately.
COST OF LIVING
IN CHINA.
FOOD VERY MUCH DEARER.
"PEAK" PRICES NOT YET
REACHED.
There will be an extension of the
school-leaving age by one year, and additional pensions at 63 years retire. of age to enable 350,000 workers to
Those measures provide jobs for
600,000 workers.
Replying, to a question regarding the LLP. resolution on war credits, Mr. Thomas said. "We are not tools. Disarmament; will only be effected by establishing confidence, and getting the nations to fall into
linc.
THE PRINCE VISITS HIS FATHER.
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TRAVELS BY 'PLANE, Peping (C.P.):-The cost of
......." living in North China has been
[THROUGH REUTER'S "AGENCY.] rising steadily for the past sixteen years, and the end of the rise is
LONDON. April 3. apparently not yet in sight, ac- cording to a scholarly survey made the King was out walking in the Despite cold winds, His Majesty by Dr. Franklin Ho, Professor of ground of Craigwell House both Economies at Nankai University the day, the Prince of Wales paid a morning and afternoon. During here, and reported to the Chinese Political and Social Science Assurpris visit, flying from London ciation, of which he is an official. in order to spend the day with the
King and Queen at Bognor.
The most remarkable rise regis- tered is in food. which affects Interviewed here after his return,
every Chinese, high and low. Ia he paid a high tribute to Ger- 1013, Dr. Ho has found, the index many's industrial development, ex number for food values was 64,87. Meanwhile pourparlers are going pressing the conviction that it will as compared with 117,21 to-day. It од which may result in the
overcome all present financial diffis concluded that the purchasing Huphese Generals declaring neu eulties, as the technical progress of trality. Hupeh is demanding that the world depends to a high degree both the Nanking and Kwangsion Germany's technical achieve forces fight out their differences ments. elsewhere.
Precautionary measures for de fence are being erected round the Concessions special areas in Hankow. While the foreign a thorities have, taken every precau- tion to
secure the protection of foreigners there is no eause for anxiety at present.
are carrying movement
arms.
Unequal "Treaties.
resort to
power of the Chinese dollar bad
dropped from 48.15 to 11.11 during the past decade and a half,
Reliable Statistics.
The survey was undertaken by the Nankai committee on social and economic research, under Dr. Ho's direction, and the professor explains that figures were obtained only with great difficulty. There in China, and the material had to are no adequate statistics available
he gathered direct from the primary sources.
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drome at Northolt in Middlesex Ho motored to the R.A.F. acro- where special aeroplane was awaiting him. Squadron-Leader Don, who has piloted the Prince on previous flights was the pilot.
"TALKIES" IN THE HOME.
WIRELESS EXPERT'S NEW INVENTION,
A BRITISH SCHEME.
(THROUGH REUTER'S
LONDON, April 4. Home "talkies" within the reach of all is the prospect held out in an invention by the wireless expert, Mr. G. Y. Dowding.
ment enabling the ordinary grame It consists of an electric attach phone and the portable cinema- projector to be synchronised, so as to enable people to make their own records for a few shillings or hire synchronised flm records.
THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER.
BRITISH APPREHENSION.
Telegrams in Brief.
Mr. J. Mantell, the former Vice- President of the Erie Railway, ihas been appointed Consulting Manager of the Chinese Railways. TROUBLE LIKELY TO BREAK By the decision of its share
OUT:
THROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CALCUTTA, April 2 West Frontier are giving rise to Developments on the North-West
the border are ready for action at increasing apprehension by the British authorities, and troops on any moment.
holders, the Ace Mill, Limited, one of the finest equipped in Landar shire for coarse mule-spinning, be comes the first concern to join the Lancashire Cotton Corporation.
providing Madame Foch with a The French Government has tabled Bill in the Chamber of Deputies special pension of 100,000 francs a year in addition to the ordinary pension.
It is learned that the: WLY-
Twelve thousand persons are now factories" on the Frontier are subscribers to the municipal tels- working night and day in order to phone service in Peping, the local provide munitions for the rival rompany announces. The first tale The broadcasting authorities have tribesmen, the Shiabs and the phone appeared in the agreed to send out test transmis Suanis, who are engaged in guerilla capital 7 years ago, and has in- former sions which, by adaptation to a warfare on an extensive scale. home, "talky
creased in popularity as the years called the Radica- The Afridis have rallied to the have passed. Japanese money bas cope, enables the broadcast pro-support of the Sunnis, who are aided in development of the system. gramme to ne synchronised with a defending territory captured from home projectur
the Shinha some years back. The forbidden to print proclamations Chinese newspapers have beeni Afridis. it is stated, have repulsed
SOVIET MAN ARRESTED.
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
[HROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
WARSAW, April a
the onslaughts of the Shiahs. who issued by the Inbour, peasant and have been forced to retire to the commercial ofganisations of Honan”· forts they have constructed along Government, according to the Chi province, assailing the Nanking Guaranteed Area."
The Shinhs are now preparing for the defence.
the
acse Kuo Wen news agency. The decree forbidding publication de- A large force of Afridis is, how clares that the proclamations are in- ever due to leave the outskirts of sulting to the Kuomintang (Nation..
lin, was arrested at Baranowicze, a Shiahs, as they are setting out to the Soviet Trade Delegation in Ber. they succeed in pushing back the government.
Ivan Apanasevier, a member of Peshawar for the frontier, and if alist Party), which controls the
frontier station, of which be is a do, British intervention will become battleships and several torpedo A. German fotilla comprising four port. He shot dead à Polish police position. The Afridis will be allowed of next month. native, owing to an inadequate pasa-necessary,
It is an unfortunate boats will visit Spain in the middle official, and seriously wounded an- to go so far, but if they go beyond other. Next he attempted to com- the limit the British forces will have mit suicide, slightly wounding his to step in. own bead.
wier was doped as cocaine
The Police alleged that Apanase- found on him.
MEXICAN BATTLES.
NATIONALIST ARMIES
WINNING.
WILA
[THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY.]
MEXICO CITY, April 3.
OIL IN AMERICA.
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The mystery surrounding the death of Count Stolberg-Wernige. rode, who some days ago was found killed by several shots in his castle, in Upper Silesia, was dis- pelled by the confession of his. eldest son, that he himself had a cidentally fired the fatal shots.
Sir Joseph Daveen has been ap- pointed a trustee of the National " Gallery in succession to Mr. A. M. Daniel.
Mr. Suffield Mylius, assistant secretary and trafie adviser at Scotland-yard, is retiring on the..
A REDUCTION OF OUTPUT. Their Majesties were walking in the grounds when a phone message
[ROUTEE'S" AMERICAN SERVICE] was received stating that the Prince was on his way, and a car was
WASHINGTON, April 3. despatched to Tangmere Aerodrome
The Secretary of the Interior to meet him. Three aeroplanes
Department has informed the Petro- from the aerodrome went up to wel-
leum Institute, that the Attorney- come the Prince who made the journey by air, not to save time, but
General has ruled that the Federal because he preferred the air four-bloody battle was tough duriat power to approve the curtailment completion of his service.
A Federal communique states that Oil Conservation Board has ney. The machine stood by at Tang- the last two days in Jimenez with of oil production, as arranged be mere until the afternoon when the the main body of the northern tween the various big concerns retelegrains and week-end letter tele return journey was made in thirty-rebels. It resulted in the most
cently. five minutes..
brilliant and the most definite vic- The Prince clantbered into the tory that the National Armies has retail, were often unwilling to proped to his back. The journey was
Chinese merchants, wholesale and rear seat with a parachute strap: cbtained in the present campaign. vide any figures, Dr. Ho declares, made in difficult conditions. the sky Torreon to the United States bor-Institute expresses the opinion that
Jimenez is on the railway from and it was only after they had being overcast while strong gusty der. been persuaded of the value to the winds prevailed., commauity of such a survey that they yielded.
"
Reduced rates for night letter
gs to Canada have been in- preduced on both the Imperial Cable and Beam Wireless routes.
A verdict of "Accidental death” was returned at a Hackney inquest Henry Cunningham aged
on
The announcement has caused no great surprise but the immediate reaction has been a slump in the. leading oil shares.
The President of the Petroleum the ruling will not stop the curtail ton Orient football team, who died ment of production, though it from tetamus following an injury. might easily tend to retard the com-to a toe. plete success of the movement.
At the same time the Minister declared that he was greatly dis- tressed by the disquieting reports regarding China's domestic sites tion, as published in the European press
While emphasizing his conviction A General Attack,
that the Central Government will be able to control the situation and SHANGHAI, April 4. A communique from Kiukiang ter deployed the fact that rebel maintain its authority, the Minis- says that the Government troops tous ceul authorities had compell-
out an envelopinged the Government to with the purpose. ef intercepting the retreat of the Wuhan forces.
It must be regarded as a betrayal of the National cause, he declared. to incite civil strife when national
The committee made a very unity has just been achieved at thorough investigation of prices in great sacrifices, and when diploma- all classes of goods, and the statis. tic negotiations are still proceed tics which they have amassed are ag in all directions for the abolish-regarded as reliable. The European ment of the unequal treaties which war had a marked effect on prices have handicapped China's political in China, the survey shows, as and economic development for prices during 1018 were often al- century,
There was a drop during the rezo most as high as they are to-day. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, and the Cabinet has resigned follow-questioned on the ground that it tion from the war, but prices then began to rise again, and are on the upward trend at present, with some exceptions.
A general attack against Wuhan from, all sides is expected in a day
or two.
TSINGSHAN OCCUPIED.
SEVERE FIGHTING.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, April 4.-.
The Minister finally expressed his Reports from Kikiang state that hope that those responsible for the the Government troops occupied breach of peace would soon see the Teingshan, ten miles from Wuchang,error of the way they had chosen. last night, after a furious battle and would endeavour to retrieve with the Wuhan forces,
the already dangerous situation.
Artillery in Action,
Heavy artillery action is being resorted to by the Government troops in their advance towards Hankow.
Nanking" reports say that Chang Hauch Liang and other Manchurian leaders have wired to the State Council pledging their support to the Central Government in the campaign against Wuhan,
ANHWEI POPULATION.
(Wah Tas Kat. Pan).
SHANGHAI, April 4. It is learned from Anking that the census of the population of Anhwei reveals 21,715,306 inhabit- ants and 3,730,315 households.
THE CHEFOO FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Cueroo. April 4.
1
CAPE-CAIRO FLIGHT
FINISHES.
A SOUTH AFRICAN ESCORT.
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- Carro April
terminated at Khartum.
The fliers will arrive here aboard a troop-carrying machine, with a South-African escort. They bound for home.
are
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Price of Metals. The price of metals and metal products, for example, reached their high level in 1918, and have never attained the figure reached then. But clothing, which more nearly effects the ordinary Chinese, was at its highest point in the figures gathered during December of last year. Food, too, is still on an upward trend.
The K.A.F. Cairo-Cape flight has to declares that such studies are very new in China, and he points out that the credit for mak- ing the first attempt in this direc tion goes to W.C. Whetimore, & British resident in Shanghai, who compiled an index number of twenty stable commodities in 1918, for the period from 183 to 1999) The Japanese commission for in- vestigation of monetary systems followed with a study of price of 52 commodities for the period from ..1874 to 1890.
The Prince spent four and a half bours at Craigwell House. By "an arrangement mado last year a
Bristol fighter of the Royal Air Force (communication) squadron at Northolt is kept in readiness for the Prince whenever he decides to travel by air to keep an engage-
ment.
(TELOIGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CAIRO, April 4. The Duke of Gloucester har mailed from Suez to Japan.
KARL BENZ DEAD.
A MOTOR CAR PIONEER.
AUSTRIAN CABINET
RESIGNS.
A QUESTION OF POLICY.
[THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
VIENNA, April 3. The Chancellor, Monsignor Seipel
The plan approved by the In stitute involves a cut of 170,000 barrele daily in the United States, and a proportional reduction in out put in the fields controlled by the Royal Dutch-Shell group.
The legality of the plan was
c
twenty-one, a member of the Clap
The Rev. W. E. Williams, rector of Little Mongeham and Sutton, was sentenced at Wingham Sessions, near Canterbury, to a month's fur prisonmen, for being 243 125 in artears on a maintenance order of
£2 weekly granted to his wife.
E. A Hill, aged twenty-five, a messenger in the St. Paul's Church
Ltd, on the first day of his new employment, was found crushed be- tween the lift and the railings on the ground floor, and died shortly afterwards.
ing & Cabinet meeting at which was probably an infringement of the Seipel said the situation in Austria Anti-Trust laws, and the Attorney-yard branch of the Midland Bank, had so improved that it was now
General's decision is based there possible to take a big step forward. in the country's development. in- cluding housebuilding
reform: judicial and police methods. added that as he, personally, re garded such a policy as a hind rance he would resign.
The other Minister, who shared Seipel's views followed his example. Seipel recently encountered the opposition of the Social Democrats, who feared that he was aiming at
MASS MURDER BY MACHINE-GUN.
EIGHT VICTIMS OF A CHICAGO GANG.
SHOT AGAINST A WALL.
One of the most cold-blooded
(THROUGH ZZOTER'S AGENCE.}. ́ ́,
Bratis, April 4. · a dictatorship in consequence of crimes in the history of Chicago Karl Benz the pioneer of motorhis proposal to the Party leaders was perpetrated recently, when car manufacture, has died here at that the term of the President's two motor-car loads, of gangsters the age of 81.
offor be extended with a view to entered a garage-the headquarters altering the Constitution so as to of an alleged cartage company enable the people to choose their lined up eight men against the -President directly.
wall and murdered them all with machine-guns and, sawn-off shot- guns.
AMERICAN AIRMAN'S
PROGRESS.
HOME VIA SIBERIA. NATIONAL TRUST PURCHASES.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BEAUTY SPOT BOUGHT.
LONDON, April 3. Mr. Van Lear Black, the Ameri- The Chinese first began investiga can millionaire, is due at Croydon [DOITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] tion in this line in 1919, when the to-morrow, after an eventless four It is learned from Muping that"|
RUGBY, April 2nd
bureau of markets of the Ministry ney from Broken Hill, He will re the front remains quiet. Yester- The National Trust, through of Finance began the publication main in London for a fortnight to day's report that tungkow and whose efforts many places of historic of a monthly series of price levels, enable his plane to be overhauled Hwanghsien had turned Nationalist interest and natural beauty have which has been continued despite Then he will 57 to Tokyo vid Karachi, Rangoon and Shanghai, been acquired for the nation, has internal disorders. These cities are still in corn- now parchased a farm in the Eng- The present survey, however, is returning vid Vladivostock and
Tiah Lakeland adjoining property the first, it is believed, which Moscow, It is established that the country-recently presented to nation in brings the study of price levels Permission to fly over Soviet ter- side westwards is quiet.
Hard Knott Valley, near the point down to date, and shows how the Chaoyuan has been captured by where, the boundaries of Lancashirest of living in North China is the Red Spears who are flying the and Cumberland and Westmorland trending to-day. Previous studies Nationalist flag,
ia incorrect.
munication with Weihsien,
meet.
The Bank of China and the Bánk As a result of this purchase a of Communications notes are still much wider area of Wordsworth discounted.
The Chamber of Commerce here Country will be preserved in its
present unspoiled condition. has telegraphed to the Shanghai offices to arrange remittances of silver. It is hoped that the ship ment will arrive in a fortnight's time to re-establish confidence.
CHANG TSUNG CHANG KILLED?
GOVERNMENT AND RUSSIA.
ATTITUDE TO DELEGATION.
Captain Douglas Hacking, Secre- tary to the Overseas Trade Depart ment, replying to Sir N. Grattan- (Wah Tez Tat Pao).
Doyle, in the House of Commons SHANGHAL, April 4. said that he had not received any It is reported that Chang Tsung invitation to associate an official of Chang has been murdered at Che-hia department with the proposed 100,
delegation from British industry to Another telegram from Tientsin Russia. states that according to a message Mr. Shinwell: Do you not intend from Tsingtao, Chang Tsung Chang to encourage the deputation } was fired upon by a subordinate. Captain Hacking: When we are The murderer made good bis asked for assistance we will con- евсаре.
sider it.
...
made of wage levels indicate that wages have not kept pace with rising cost of living.
ritory was obtained only yesterday, after prolonged negotiation, due to the international character of the flight's personnel.
FRANCE AND THE SCHNEI DER TROPHY.
A
a
new
Only one victim was not killed outright, and he died in hospital within a couple of hours.
"Beer War,"
OH KAY!
BANVARD COMPANY" AT THE STAR
"Oh Kay" the new musical comedy front His Majesty's Theatre, presented by the London, was Banyard Musical Comedy Company at the Star Theatre last night.
Judging by the applause bestowed on the Company, the audience e they did when it was offered on the joyed Oh Kay" just as mich as previous vist, and the Banvards. added another success to their string of pleasing entertainmenta.
"Tip Toce," another good musica) - comedy, will fill the bill to-night.
LONDON'S THIN CHEFS.
HUSH, HUSH? ENGINE.
The police have expressed the opinion that the assassinations are going to make a very determined
London (UP.):-That the French were the outcome of Chicago's bid to lift the coveted Schneider been revived, and which always "beer war,” which has recently Trophy for scaplanes is now causes the most, intense hatred acknowledged in British aviation between the rival factions strug constructire reports that France is gling for the control of the illegiti. SETTING THE FAIR SEX AN metor of tremendous horsepower are
"mystery mate trade. The authorities being read with close interest.
assert that the so-called cartage company was nothing but, an or According to the experts, if the ganisation of beer runners. new French wonder engine develops Challenge Accepted: Nothing Done! its designed horsepower and can
The whole city has been roused stand up to the gruelling 218 mile by the crime, and the highest offi- course, it should enable France to
cils promptly rushed to the scene. Among them was the Police Com missioner, who described the out rage as the
On the return journey Mr. Blackwin will follow the Trans-Siberian Rail way from Vladivostock,
Arrangements are being made for stops at Harbin, Chita, Barabinsk,
GERMAN SOCIALISTS HELD Omak, Moscow and Berlin.
IN CUSTODY.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, April.3.
straw,
EXAMPLE.
(U.P.):-Women.
London figure for plumper lines, but chels have forsaken the "stream-line still must preserve their slimma Bo sayd M. Latry, one of the Lon don's leading chefs, who thinks that fat chefs are more likely to lose their sense of taste and general scurtitivity than thin ones.
This new French engine has 19 cylinders arranged in three blocks of six each, and there blocks are in gangsters have now dece the form of an inverted letter" "open war on the police. We accept French designers are building a
Consequently M. Latry has in monoplane around this engine, the immediate arrest of every known diet or quit." In addition he has the challenge. I have ordered the formed his staff that they must roots of the wings being are formed gangster and hoodiam in Chicago." formed two rowing crews from by the two borizontal blocks of
Such statements by the authori-among the younger members of his cylinders. It is expected the en-
ties, however, are no novelty in staff, and has himself presented gine will develop more than 1,200 Chicago, nor do arrests invariably them with a boat, which, incidents- horsepower, and a speed well in result, excess of 300 miles an hour is look
ly, was the one in. which Oxford All the murdered men have been university lost the annual varsity ed for.
identified as members of the North boat race three years ago, Side gang of bootleggers. They were ostensibly employed by the Clark-street. Two motor-cars filled The Health Ministry announces 8.M.G. Garage Company, "North
gangsters drew up alongside the visory committee for with assassins-presumably rival the appointment of spad• garage. The assassins, posing as finition of drugs or medicines for police officials, rushed into the medical relief under the Insurance garage, and ordered the occupants, Acts, Dr. D. G. Greenfield is the numbering eight, into a back room, chairman, and Mia E. M. R and shot them. All the bodies bore Russell Bmith, of the Health from six to eight bullet wounds. Ministry, is the secretary.
ELECTION TIME NEARS.
TORY PROGRAMME. A telegram from Kovno states that the police have arrested over 100 men, nearly all of whom are
(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]. leaders of the Social Democrat
- British engine builders, it is Party who were attending a secret
LONDON, April 3. known; are also building two secret meeting in a newspaper office in the organisations in all the constituen. as yet available. However, it may Representatives of Conservative engines of which no information is Labour Federation's headquarters. cies in England and Wales will, it be said with safety that the new The police also searched several is understood, attend a meeting to engines are lighter and more power of the most prominent when in be held on April 19, when Mr. ful than the Narxier engine in the custody and documents were seized. Baldwin will announce his pro Supermarine-Napier 8 which we Arrests were made after the argramme for the General Election, the trophy for Great Britain in rival of an emissary from exiled polling in connection with which in 1827 Lithuaniana with letters and news expected to take place at the end This engine developed 890 horse papers.
of May.
power and weighed 800 pounds.
the de-