Sports News
JUNIOR CRICKET
NOTES.
WILL KOWLOON BE TOO
GOOD FOR C.S.?).
[Br "L.B.W."]
YACHTING.
LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP RACE.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1931.
GOLF IS ONLY A GAME!
BUT IT HAS A SERIOUS SIDE!
“GOOD TIME" AND
NO WORK.
DEMORALISATION IN. A FACTORY TOWN.
The letter which lies before me DOLE SPENT ON PLEASURE. is as clear and incriminating as any confession which ever led to the hanging of a murderer, writes Vis ount Castlerosse in the Daily Ex- press
The results in the th Ladies'
To maks it even more. pbvious, Championship race are as follows:
Course: ---Channel. Rocks, Kow. the writer has had access to a type- writer. Why should he hide bis loon Rock, Cust Rock Mark Boat, guilt any more 1.
Distance: Channel Rocks wiles.
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"H" Class, (Started at 3.05 p.m.)
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Owing to the fact that thore was a very important match in the senior division last Saturday, there was not very much interest taken ia the second division games, though the Civil Service Signola
Diana and Police:RAS.C. game, did nt.
Colleen Rolla tract a sprinkling of spectators.
The Civil Service Cricket Clab La Linda continuo to win, and if they keepNorena.
Dorothea up their present form, there is no reason why they should not make a hold bid for championship hoa- ours, though Kowloon, Recreio and
the Indiana have still to be reckon-
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ed with. In their game with the Daphne...
Signals, the C.S.C.C. showed veryWings convincing form, but it was indeed Bluejackot
Boojum a pity that Williams, the fast
Speedwall bowler of the Signallers, was on the injured list; otherwise it would certainly have been interesting to see how the Happy Valley batsmen | would are against him.
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FANLING
GOLF.
RESULT OF WEEK-END
COMPETITIONS.
The Police defented the Royal Ariny Service Corps in a very con- vincing manner and it was good indeed to see B.. G. Bakar bowling like hi did a couple of seasons ago, when he was always a terror, to the competition and matches play most of the second division batsed over Fanling during the week
end:
mer.
up.
The following are the results of
J. B. Maclaren received"
F. Groves,
w.0, from
H. U. Ireland (5) beat Musson (7), Band 3,
D, S. Robb (10) beat A. D. phreys (9); 4 and 2.
J. D. Thomson (8) beat Evans (11), 4 and 2.
The horrible passage reads as follows: By what efforts of mine can I turn my little son, aged two, into a golfer
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Holman
ope-in-
BIRTHDAY OF LADY BRITISH SHIPBUILD-
HO KAL
WELL-KNOWN CHINESE LADY 60 YEARS OLD.
FORMERLY IN HONG KONG.
ING RESEARCH.
AT NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY.
WORK AT TEDDINGTON,
A new tank is to be constructed
UNIVERSITY FOR AIRMEN.
TRAINING COURSES TO BEGIN NEXT. MONTH.
BROOKLANDS PLAN.
Comprehensive plans have now. Northampton Judgo
Lady Ho Kai, widow of the late Gregors, R.C., and the members of the new Royal Commission on Un-Kai Re Kai, of Hong Kong, colo,at the National Physical Laboratory boen approved by which Brooklands, ployment Insurance should visit brated her 00th birthday on Janu at Toddington at a coss of £45,000, the famous centrs of motoring The designs and aviation, is to broome the world's this town of Northampton, writes ary 8 amidst great rejoicings at the It is to be 207ft. long, 20ft. wide, sport, and the cradle of British a Daily Express correspondent.
They would then sco Lefore their Sun Sun Hotel, Shanghai, several and `att. Neop.
tenders for the work will be accept The project is now considerably. wir eyes extraordinary evidence of hundred friends attending to offer plans have been completed, and first university of the air. the way in which the present State their congratulations,
is demoralis. On the eve of Lady Ho's birthed about the middle of January, advanced, and on January, ša system of the "dolo ing the young working-class women day, the celebrations started with The new tank has become necessary course, of intensive training and of England:
a family gathering at the residenas owing to the rapidly increasing do-1-oturca, hitherto unequalled in its If only he bad suggested advico
Northampton is a
It has a high proof her fourth son, Mr. Ho Wingmand for commercial test work.
Tho existing tank, will in future be inaugurated. on turning his infant into cutlets dustry" town. the law-which, I think, is against portion of young and skilled women Kin, and there were assembled her be known as the Alfred Yarrow the infanticide and cannibalism-out of work, Therefore in Nor
I am thampton the true picture of "children, their wives and their hus-tank, that to be constructed will be could have been called in. not auro about the latter, but I doing on the dole from the women's bands, Ludy Ho's grandchildren tho New tank, and tlie two together owner of the Brooklands track, has and her near relatives, who came know that cinemas are closed by point of view can be obtained. Act of Parliament on Sundays.
Young women in Northampton will confess, quite proudly, that from different parts of China, to they are having the time of join in celebrating the occasion, Hun On nccount of official duties, Dr. their lives on the dole." dreds and hundreds of girls in the early twenties in this boot Wa Chao Chu, Chinese Minister to
The present tank, which was! and shoe capital are enjoying the United States, and his wife, who themselves in idleness far better is a daughter of Lady Ho, Mr. Foo opened in 1011, was designed first than they could do in work.
Ping Sheung, Minister to Belgium, to carry out researches connected with naval architecture and ship and Mrs. Foo, and Mr. and Mrspropulsion of a fundamental and Yuen Wai King, also hor children, were unable to join in the festivi-
As it is, a lighter hand than the truly balanced extremists of Mr. Justion Avory will have to deal with
the ease.
To turn somebody into something involves turning them against it--as a rule.
Efforts were ones made to turn clubmen into classical scholars,
A Fool and a Knave."
Efforts were made to turn us into soldiers during a most unpleasant
Wor.
Efforts were made to turn America into the paths of sobriety by means of_prohibition,
Efforts are being made to turn
this Government out because it is a bad Government,
So, therefore, you see, my correa pondent is a fool as well as a knavo. You cannot turn children na if they wera subjects for a lathe.
If you should, in the secrecy of your study, wish your progeny to bo a golfer live near a golf course, but do not teach him, and do not worry him with tales and anecdotes which are as wearisome to youth as they are to old nge.
Even the three Categorical. Im- peratives of slow back, eye on the bal,, and follow through should be left to his power of inference.
Habits of Pleasure.
They are being paid well for doing nothing, and are learning habits of plesauro so well that they will, honestly regret the morning when they are called back to the factory.
Many of the young women of Northampton are pretty, and all of
thom are well dressed.
When they are out of work they draw 15s. In State benefit and also 75. Od. t week from their union
total of 22s. Ed. for idleness Just try and visualise what 295.
woman who has nothing whatever to do for twelve hours of the day.
ties.
Thousands of Scrolls.
coops at any Dying institution, will
Dame Ethel Locke-King, the will constitute the William Laborn-approved a scheme of replanning tory. In this way honour will be the existing ground. done to William Froude, the father of modern text work in ship pro- pulsion, and to Sir Alfred Yarrow, whose gift of £20,000 made the cxist- ing tank possible.
The motor-track will remain intuct, and the motor-racing fix tures will continue, but the flying ground will be enlarged go thak it will be the largest private aerodrome in the country, and new buildings to hour machines and provide workshops will bo erected.
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A club house, residential necom- squash rackote courts, badminton modation for students and teachers, courts, a gymnasium, and the other amenities of university life will bo provided.
general charnoter, and, secondly, to forms and through the application carry out tests of merchant ship of research work to raise the stand ard of the ships submitted to the highest possible efficiency. The tank was instrumental in turning out the fastest torpedo-boat destroyer builting site will be spread over a period during the War, but the work now of about five years, had an avonue will be cut through to Weybridge West Station, bringing the flying is mainly for the merchant service.
ground within three minutes' walk of the station.
From early morning till late in the evening, there was a stream of callers at the Sun Sun Hotel to pay their respects and to offer their con- gratulations to Lady Ho and, at noon a tiffa was held in which only In the 20 years the tank has been her relatives took part. In the even-in existence a large amount of work has been done, including the ex- portation of skin friction resistance.
3d a week means to a pretty younging, however, there was a dinner party at which more than 400 guests were present,
Normally she is living at home with her parents, to whom she gives a small contribution towards the household expenses.
The balance is hers, and she can do what she likce with it.
If she were working she would earn perhaps 30s. a week, with 20. The reason for all this is plain 6d. taken off for insurance and and obtrusive like Gibraltar, or the union payments. She would have faults of our partner at bridge, to be at the factory at half-past for golf is a game, and should be seven on a cold winter's morning, If you and be kept hard at it for eight played entirely for fan. turn a child into a man who has hours. Then she might be too tired had expounded and exemplified to for any excitement. him, the strokes of golf, you run Hum-the risk of making him a sad com-
D. Panion.
A.
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There will be a very important Junior Championship-First Round. fixture this week-end,, and the ro
0. Eager beat C. H. Burton, 1 sult of this game may have, a very distinct bearing on the ultimate
Captain's Cup (1830), First Round outcome of the league. I refer, of
Completed. courer, to the Civil Service-Kowloon fixture which is scheduled to take place at King's Park. The former have up till the present proved themselves to be indeed a fores to be reckoned with, but with all respect to them, I very muoli doubt whether they will be able to put up very much resistance against the strong Kowloon team. Now that Mackay and Lawrence have, turned. out for the first claven, I wonder if they will be included in Kow- loon's team for this mate. I don't sre why they shouldn't be, but whe ther the powers that be at the
K.C.C. are of the same opinion re- mains to be acen. Personally I faney the home team's chances, Apart from A. E. Wood and F. E. Matthews, Civil Servico have no other bats who can be relied upon to make any runs Macgowan is a litter who may come off and who
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Second Round.
B.
D. S. Robb beat J. D. Thomson, sad 2.
R. A. Campbell beat T. J. Price,
and 2.
4. M. Young Cup, Semi-Final. H.K. and Shanghai Bank beat Jardine, Matheson & Co., 7 points to 6.
Dodwell & Co. beat Butterfield & Swire, 7 points to 5.
Junior Section-Happy Valley. The following are the completed first round results for the Adamson Cup (1936);-
(18).
Signing OL.
When she draws the dole she has to attend at the employment
Ship Friction.
The transformation of the exist
"univer
Diploma Course, The object of the new the reduction of a mass of uncon- sity of the air" was explained to nected data to a consistent single a. Daily Express representative by instructional aviation Theatrical performances enliven set from which ship friction can be Captain H. D. Davis, A.F.C., head
the calculated, and the definition of the of ed the early propssdings, after bad and good wave making speeds section, yesterday. "It is felt The William Froude throughout aviation," said Captain. was dancing, which of ships. which there
Laboratory was among the first to Davis, that there is a serious kept up until a late hour.
fit the modern aerofoil propellers danger of the rapid growth in Over a thousand scrolls and pre- on a cargo ship in 1014, and on a aviation rcaulting in the turning sents were sent in by relatives, liner in 1925, and the so-called "fin" out of improperly trained, though Government officials, bankers and now fitted just nbalt the propeller licenced, pilots. These pilots, due veloped thero. The work of the might be turned out in large num merosnis from the north and south in single-screw cargo ship was de- to a lack of trained instructors, actual laboratory, various responsibilities to the public, to of China, all of which testified to tank has extended well beyond the Lerg without a proper sense of their the high esteem in which Lady Homembers of the staff have made care their aircraft, or to aviation as a Kai and her late husband are held ful measurements of the behaviour whole.
"At present there is no school of shine at sea in bad weather, of in China.
the speed-keeping qualities of ships where a pilot can obtain the ad- and this is affected by fare of how vanced instruction still geccssary and other hall features, type of
and
It enys much for the charms of cricket and football that they have exchange at a reasonable hour to TOYS AT LEIPZIG SPRING propeller, etc. They have checked after he his qualified for his ticket. survived the ministrations of games "sign on," and after that "who
masters.
An Amusing Course.
It is because it is amusing that St. Andrews is the beat links in the world. The old course has been diagnosed until one might expoet the bunkers to yawn. That is sheer waste of time..
fussy.
carca?"
FAIR..
I should like to take Judge Hol- man Gregory, K.C., on a tour, of the lounge bars of the Northampton WHAT IS BEING MADE FOR ing has been in progress for somerology, aircraft rigging, ongine
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YOUNGSTERS.
inen-of-war. F. Longbottom (15) beat A.
Brooksbank (18).
H. Wallace (0) beat H. T. Brooks may antho is not always depend A. E. Clarko (15) beat F. E. able and the same may well be sald of Randle. But as a bowler, MacBooker (11). gowan is a tower of strength to his side, but as Kowloon have such bats F. E. Skinner, F. S. W. Smith and the veteran George Lee, they should not find it very hard to get together onough runs to give them the points. A draw is not unlike- ly, but I think hardly probable.
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A. D. Fraser (18) beat J. H Gelling (18).
Draw for Junior Section Cham- pionship -
I suggested that a safety razor would solve the problem-but no, it had been tried and had only led to Bocketed approaches.
"This normal training of a uni- their estimate of power for ships against actual results during trials.versity 'A' licence pilot will include A very important search on steer-anch subjects as navigation, metoo- time, which is only now beginning and advanced training and spin- to bear fruit but has already found ning and forced landings, none of a serious application in showing which subjects-vital as they are to "A" examination.A the shape of rudder which should every pilot are included in the
the Suez official
diploma will be awarded to pupils be fitted on large hips Canal.
who pass the course.-Daily Ex- press.
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SHIPPING MOVEMENTS,
The P. & O... Rawalpindi from
at 8.30 p.m. left yesterday at 6 n.m. and Teaves this afternoon at 5.m. is due at Kobe to day at 6 am.
hotels any night. I would show him each place filled with girls" on the ging dole," buy themselves ports,
The toy industry will be repre- sented at the forthcoming Leipzig they receive in State insurance...... and its," and stout with the money
Recent Experiments. Drinking gore on during the day Spring Fair by the exhibits of 800 The blunt fact remains-St. An drews is amusing, and all the fault as well as in the evening. A young manufacturers from Gertuany, Cec-
The work in recent years has in- findings of the technical experts do woman in a public-house at twelve
creased so much that even with con- o'clock told me, I am just hav-shoslovakia, Austria and Italy." not matter one worm cast..
Among mechanical toys will botinuous overtime it has been dif- The only rule I would try to laying one on the dole. I have only down is to instruct the golfing stu- another fortnight to wait before I found toy locomotives with great ficult to carry out the ship tests
The usual Hong Kong arrived London Op shall collect another Ta. Bd. reproductions of railway stations, general search work. dent to play quickly and not be qualify for my union benefit. Then climbing power; perfect miniature without too large a sacrifice of
I know a man whose handicap is don't mind how long I am out of and signalling plants; models of procedure in these tests ie for January 9 at doon.
The P.&O. sa. Kashgar left better than scratch, but his life is work. I am a shoe finisher, and I steamrollers, tractors and tractor the shipbuilder to submit his have been thrown out of work be machines; novel non-sinking toy forms to the Laboratory, Å, wax
Various instant at 9 am and is due høre curaed, for he has an awful secret.
He thinks that he can only play cause of the shoes which come in ships, including mailing role, model is then, made and tow Singapore for this port on the 11th his best game if he is shaved by from the Continent, and are cheaper private yachts, liners de luxe anded through the tank.
Amongst the vehicles testa are applied and any modifica on the 16th instant at about 0 a.m.” a barber with a slow, long, smooth than our Northampton shoes.
The RM6. Empress of Russia for children the now Cebasosad tions which are considered desir stroke.
"Hot Doing Badly."
"Ferbedo" models will arouse able are suggested: Of 30 ships arrived at Nagasaki on January 11 "My husband is in work and is plenty of interest, especially the tested this year seven were altered drawing just now 284 a week, so bicycles and tricycles, with rubber before test to remove obvious do pedals Rad adjustible back; and the feete or to save time, and the im- we are not doing too badly."
Wie wirklich " motor car for provement in fuel consumption ro- The R.M.S. Empress of Asi That conversation is typical. More than half the spectators at children, fitted with balloon tyres, sulting from the tests was between arrived at Honolulu on January 9 Northampton Police Court hearing wind screen, search lights, etc. The 20 per cent. and 30 per cent, in recently of the murder charge large variety of mechanical build-fivo casce, between 10 per cent, and at 10a.m. left the same day at 6
on January 28. against Rouse, the London commering boxes will include coloured 20 per cent. in four cases, and be. p.m. is due at Yokohama on Janu in traveller, were out-of-work metal building boxes; the airplane tween 3 per cent, and 10 per cent, ary die is due at Hong Kong The R.M.S. Empress of Canada girls drawing the dole, who looked gambling box "Pause"; the wood in nine cases. The actual saving in modelling box the annual fued cost in the case of carboard forward to the case as a new and and
"Hola," as well as electric experi- nine ships taken at random was arrived at Vancouver on January Now, replied Hagen, "how can exciting form of pastim you expect me to, swing my gutter
Remember that Northampton is ment boxte complete with tools, £1,100 £1,579, £312. £27, £431, £603, 10, will leave Vancouver on the Jan. smoothly if I start snatching at my only one town In which this easy small motor, wires and, magnetos £1.281, 2046, and £1.450. An inter 17, is due at Hong Kong on Febu- razor t
and demoralising life is having its for the building of clotrio lightesting example of the value of the ary 7, and will leave for Manila
work is the case of a British ship-on the same day.
The R.M.S. Empress of Japan In other things Hagen is by no effect on young and attractive and electric bell lines means temperamental. There was women. The same condition of In tin toys a very large display owner who ordered four ships from an important match in which be affaire, however, can be seen in any of movable dolls and animals will abroad because of the lower cost arrived at Manila yesterday at 6.30 took part.. I think he opposed industrial centre.
include Micky Mouse," who can and later had two similar ships built.. left the same night at 10 p.m. dance and sing. Ei-Ko," the in this country. Modification in the is due at Hong Kong to-morrow at Walter had a long pult when s
waddling and swimming duck; design suggested at Teddington res.m. and will leave for Vancouver Johnny Farrell. large dog came bounding across the
At last another indignant member" Jumbo," the walking elephant; sulted in a saving of 10 per cent. on February & soon On arrival green, and attempted to pick up the
The m.v. Duisburg (H.A.L.) left sont a note forward, wasing that the dancing "Lucky Pig" the of the fuel bill in the British-built the will anchor off Kowloon Docks,
Schuco ship. Another example, this time "-Singing Clown; the Sinton,ballagen defended the ball from this a subscription was being raised od
ing ball and a "Golf Player who the receipt of an order for a second at 9 am and is due here on Tues
ship immediately the first had com- day afternoon the 13th inst Boxer & boxer working the punch of the value to the shipbuilder, wad Shanghai on Sunday the 11th joat. hits en always returning bad).
Amongst the navelties in voodonpleted har trials. A famous golfer once playeil tops there will be "Zoo Animals" round a championship course in a with movable limbs; new assemb
H. T. Brooks r. S. Stacey. L. E. Longbottom v. G. Ursell, A. E Clarke r. W. M. Smith. E. Moore v. W. Snyera, R. C. Wallace's. G. C. Moss. F. E. Booker F. G, H. McLeod. A. E. Charmon v. H. Mundy. First round to be played on or before February 10.
KOWLOON GOLF.
The ather league fixture in the Craigengower-Recroio game on the former'a ground, and though the Portuguese trat should win, I shall not be at all surprised to seo the Happy Valley follows. force a draw. If Leonard comes off with the bat, they should manage to get "a point, and again if Bourbutte re tains the form he displayed with the ball last Saturday, then the
The second round of the Junior Recreio lads will have to fight with their backs to the wall. Bourbutts ds a very difficult bowler for second Championship of the Kowloon Golf division bats as he bowls a medium Club was played off on Sunday, with hall with a stain amount of leg the following resulta break. He invariably keeps a very
W. Groves beat A. C. accurate length that is the main reason why he khe taken so many wickets up till now."
The Indians and Hong Kong Cricket Club meet in a friendly in what should result in a draw, in the league encounter earlier in the seison, the I.R,C. won,, but then they had the advantage of playing on their own ground. This time, f doubt if they will do as well though there is every promise of a hard, fight.
VOLUNTEERS 1. POLICE.
The following will represent the Volunteers against the Police on
The Tur -
ou Sunday, January 18
and 5.
1 up
Walter Hagen is somewhat given to this. One morning before an important match Hagen's manager came into his room and found Walter shaving.
"For goodness' sake, hurry up he said. We are going to be late."
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T. J. King beat F. W. T. Ross, agency outside the match with his purchase a kilt for the constricted
putter, and then when calm had one. boen restored proceeded to insert a fifteen-yarder.
Ringshiaw beat E. O. Murphy, and 1. A. W. Brown beat H. T. Buxton, 3 and 1.
FANLING HUNT STEEPLECHASE RACES: SUNDAY, 16TH JANUARY
SIX RACES
FIRST RACE : 2.80 P.M.
Returns from Fanling to Hong Kong SAI P.M
"Unadorned."
Unrecognized Work..
All kinds of work are done in the was made as a voluntary offer from
I guess it was still the sams putt," was his only remark.
Clothes are great mascots. The state of complete nudity. He startling, trick and mosaic games mado classic instance is the late Jacked at four in the morning, and all of coloured wooden picos; the tank at Teddington, but not all of the staff, but neither of the reas The value of the work done at Graham's famous shirt. Somehow, would have gone well but for the building box Multifax" for as it is productive. They have, fur took it up. too, I fancy that James Braid, early-rising habits of the secretary,sembling wooden dolls with ball example, designed a barge of exact- This was in the days when folks joints; and a new collection of ly the same capacity as that used Sandy Herd, and J. H. Taylor would
cent, less resistance. Not a single cognized more and more both in this have been worried if suddenly found had to wear coats or be considered wooden soldiers in the uniformos of on the Thames bus with 40 per Teddington is, however, being re
every country, therosclves playing in knicker casper of course, matters a good
Many novelties are shown in British barge-bilder has been pre-country and abroad) and during the Temper, of
dolle, dolls furniture and similar pared to change the pattern his recent period of depression the im- bockers
I remember once in Ireland dur deal at goll.
I know a man who, a perfect toys, and extremely life-like car forefathers designed. They also portance of reducing runing pats ing a hot spell one of the members. of a leading club was sufficiently martyr to fits of rage, finds it dif- dolle Thore will be a multitude of effected itäptovements in the design has led to a larger proportion of
kayaninal-white. Jaunel trove often get stirred by sartorial ambition to den feult to get partners. Now on novel, dolla furniture of wood, of herring drifters which would re- the designs of new ships being sub- Friday night he writes himself a metal (true imitations of the mosult in lower coal consumption, but mitted for tests Other countries, this has not yet been taken up, too, are realizing that the tests at deck steel furniture Resferas de Teddington are assisting the British
thewasb.
These were so tight that he found Saturday morning. I am told that electric cooking range, washing to test the Oxford and Cumorige
a weaving side the work of the department it tanks and establishing testing sta fact, he was heard to say. Tut, ere, and."Webwonne,"
(Oontinued at foot of next column.) tionx-Times. the whole course. difficulty in walking, and kept back the result has been startling. In machines, Anfoe nouum clean boats in the tank. As this was out-abroad and are building their own (Continued at foot of next column:) tut!! only last week-end."
Capt R. R. Davios (captain), A Special Train leaves Kowloon 125 16 which had unfortunATELY. This duly arrives at home on Partions for aw BinDULE TYPE
C. Bock, A. Reid, G. C.. Burnett,
K. H. Batger, P. W. J. Planner,
H..S. Clippingdale, R. G. U. Mond,
F. J. Osveney, J. D. A. Hutchison, First Class Train Faro 82.00 includes and W, E. Hunt
Admission to Conres,
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loom for children.