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afraid to go to extremities and are always to be satisfied with an easily broken promise or a half-hearted apology.
The statement that the Chinese have lost a great deal of their respect for us is not made without sufficient reason. We have been assured by persons, well acquainted with the Chinese, who have recently returned from the north that such is undoubtedly the case. The fact has been pointed out to them by Chinese who were in favour of the British at their SALES Rooms, Ice House Street. cases-GRANDVINS DE CHAMPAGNE,-and-who-expressed their regret that such a 3 cases ARAC PUNSCH, 8 cates GIN, ti Cases BITTERS, 4 cases MARGARINE, 8 cases MILK, 5 casks TENNENTS, ENG LISH BEER, SARDINES, BICYCLES, 5 Cases LAMP CHIMNEYS.
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state of affairs should have come to, pass. Had we but taken a fim stand on many occasions instead of allowing ourselves to be put off by Chinese assurances our stand- ing at Peking would have been very different to what it is at présent. If we are to have n hand in the general gaine of bluff we must learn to play our hand with as much assurance as other Powers play theirs. As Lord CHARLES BERESFORD only too truly remarked the other day, the policy of dritt must be abandoned and a strong stand taken in the matter of Chinese affairs.
As an instance of the cool-contempt enter- tained for the British, as-reported.in another. column, the Governor of Kueichow actually had the effrontery to make use of the knives [18 A. S. WATSON & CO., and forks stolen from Mr. FLEMING, in enter taining Mr. Larros, the British Consul sent to see that the murderers were punished. It is difficult to believe that even an anti-foreign mandarin would have dared to exhibit such a piece of impertinence, but it only serves to show to what depths British. prestige has
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A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light. N-Return Tickets issued by this Com pany to and from AUSTRALIA are available for return by the Steamers of the EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN S.S. Co. and enge versi, For Freight or Passage, apply to
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. INDISPOSITION OF THE POPE OF ROME.
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THE mould for the new American Cup yacht Defender shows that it is somewhat deepes than that inade for the Defender in 1895, its exact depth being of The lead keel of the new boat will not show as much length as the Defender's and the lend will be more concen- trated. This keel will be extended further for ward than in the case of the old boat and it is maintained that this will give better pointing qualities. Much consideration has been given to producing a yacht which will sail closer to the wind that the precious yachts built to defend
the America Cup.
THE Hongkong C. C. will play the Navy on Saturday at 11.30 .m. The Club's team will be as follows:-T. S. Smith, G. R. Vallings, R. G. Campbell, Colville R.A., Capt. Langhorne, A. G. Ward, E. Mast, G. D. Campbell, H. Rotherham, Licuts. Castle, and H. Hill. And the Navy will be represented by F. A. Powlett, H. W. Manisty, E... H. Strong, F. H. Hall, C. H. Salisbury, C. P. St. J. Benn, C. K. Sheward. R. V. White;] H. F. Jeil, and A. E. Wood. The bands of the Centurion and Powerful will play during the alternoon.
tents and had then explained to him. From the explanation ho learned that according to the letter he was the man who wanted the money, and as he was not in need of money at the time he kept the letter back When his clerk told him he had signed the promissory note he told him he should not have done so went to the old Fernandez and they had a and scolded him. A few days afterwards he dispute. He asked him to return to him all the papers and money he had belonging to him and to render him an account. He, however, returned him nothing and no account had been rendered to him up to the present time The first time he saw the promissory note was
when he was sued at the Macao. Court It was not true that he had ever phid interest in connection with the promissory note nor had, he ever received receipts for intereat paid. He was sued for this same debt by the National Bank of China in Macao and a suit was also brought against him by Countess Fernandez the latter suit resulting in the closing of his shop at Micao. It remained closed about tz The further hearing was adjourned until Monday.
months.
NORTHERN NEWS,
(From Shanghai. Papers.) A TEMPLE BURNT The temple of the god of war, situated out. side of the South Gate-of-Soul-was-burned on 14th ultimo,
A DISCREDITED REPORT. A Wachang wire to the Universal. Gazette discredits the report that the Governor of Hupeh has met with his death on the way to his post.
PIRACY.
A native boat from Wusich to Saachow was, says the Sin Wan Pro, recently pirated, at night, and robbed of all monies and a quantity of other belongings.
THE EMPEROR.
THE Corporation of London has still in its possessor a famous sword presented to it Lord Nelson. It is the sword of Blanquet, the only French admiral who survived the dis astrous battle of Aboukir Bay. Nelson's letter to the Lord Mayor ran:- Funguard, Mouth of the Nile, August 8, 1798. 3ly Lord-Having the honourofbeing a Freeman of the City of London, I take the liberty of sending to your Lordship the sword of the comunanding French admirat, Monsieur Blanquet, who survived, after the
JAPANESE INSTRUCTORS. battle of the first, off the Nile, and request that
Three Japanese officers engaged by Viceroy ile City of London wili honour me by the ac-Chang Chih-tung to give instruction in the ceptance of it, as a remembrance that Britannia Wachang Military School are, now en route for stilules the waves; which that she may for their new sphere of duties. ever is the fervent wish of your Lordship's most obedient servam, --Horatio Nelson THE stained relations between Great Britain and France, says an exchange, have induced several of the Australasian colouies, to cable heme for guns, ammunitio, submarine mines, and other war-like material. So far there has, Herr von Bulow speaking in the Reichstag been no suggestion that the Australian squad- said that unless the culprits of the outrages on
100 should be increasi d In Anglo-Colonial | Germans" at "Tiemsin were severely punished, official circles the idea has been issted or if the auttiges were repeated, China would it in the event of the chines cold incur grave consequences. Referring to thedogond service by Anglo-German Agreement Herr von Bulow said that it deals rather with future contingen cies than with actualities.
LONDON, March 1st. The Pope is suffering from the effects of a prolonged swoon and has been ordered to his bed for absolute repose.. His Holiness is now somewhat bettert
GERMANY.
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. The English Church Union has decided to memorialise the Queen, the Archbishops and Bishops, and both, Houses of Parliament, deny ing the right of the Crown or Parliament to determine the doctrine and discipline of the ermum of the Church of England-Flee Union declares glint it is not prepared to barter the principles of the Church for camblishment
or endowment.
NIFTRABLY PUNYA
KAMAFim pennut save!—On the trd
..... Tha Ahier"Vfë 'bafanieter has risen slightly semin de supplied at proportionate on the China const. Pressure remains high wholesale rates.
over China, with slight to moderate gradients and fresh monsoon on the coast, and in the X. part of the China Sea, FORECAST:-Moderate X.E. winds; fuir.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirts to be gèmine when bought direct from us in the Col
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BIRTHS.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. ACSTRAIAS exchanges state that Mr. Wilson Barrett, the eclebrated actor, may be expected in the Far East this year. After touring in the Stater he proposes to visit Japan, make a few appearances at Hongkong and Calcutta, play seasons in the gest Australian cities, and then pass on to Sth Africa.
At the recent audience granted to the new Russian Minister, says the Universal Gazette, the Empress Dowager was not present and the Emperer appeared unwell.
THE NEW TAOTAL THE Chiversal Gazette contradicts the report made in another native paper that jung Lahnd wiled to the Viceroy in Nanking listening the new. Tapi to take up his post.
AN APPOINTMENT.
As edict of the 24tli instant appoints A-k-ian (ancha) to be Senior Vice-President of the Board of War, and Tufing (Manchu) to be "Seulor Vice President of the Board of Punish
micals, not adhering to a strictly defensive attitude. It is ungued that the colonies now possess sufficient military strength
NANKING.
The Consul for the United States at
chinking has intimated to the Viceroy in
A QUASHER RIOL A native report says that at the end of the Chinese year an anti-Christiani riot was on the verge of breaking out in Hsin Cheng, Kinngse. Some rowdies concocted a story that on a certain day the Protestants would attack the Catholic Chapel which caused a large mob to as they believed, its destruction. The military gather outside the Catholic Chapel to witness, officer on the station hearing the report has tened to the stent with his men and the mob dispersed finding themselves deceived, while the instigators had no opportunity to carry out
their design. UNFILIAL BEHAVIOUR
Alin Kunaan, says the Korean Repository cut his hair to displease his parents. The latter. wore so enmged and grieved at this conduct that they looked upon him as dead" and call- ing in their relatives and friends went through the ceremony for the dead, encrificus wore. offered and the wailing indulged in. The in- corrigible youth was a stoic spectator through it. he made his way to the dispensary of all, sitting quietly by himself and when fired Dr. Drew (trum whom we bave the account). and reported the progress of the services. For a month no notice was taken of the boy by his parents other than giving him his food. He has taken to wearing foreign clothing now and it is said the country people do not accept his asseveration that he is "a Daiban man" though they are loud in praises of his ability to apenk the native language fluentlyan instance conclusive against weaker external. where internal evidence though strong is not
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THE CHINA & MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY LIMITED;
The following is the report for presentation. to the shareholders at the sixteenthi ordinary general meeting to be held at the office of the General Managers on Thursday, 16th March, at 11am.Annexed we beg to submit to Shareholders the usual annual statement of accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1898. The net profit including the balance from last year, amounts to $55.07.27 which it is proposed to deal with as follows, viz To place to Reserve Fund $5,000.00 Te pay's serp dividend of 20 per cent $30,000.DO; TO carry forward to next years account $407.27.
The s.s. Zafiro having become quite unsuited to the Manila trade owing to her small size was sold to the U. S. Government on the outbreak. of hostilities and will be replace by the s,5... Diamante which has been built for the Com-
pany at Aberdeen and is expected to arrive here next month. The purchase of this steamer has been met by the sale of the s. 5. Zafiro and of the Company's investments in for a cash dividend and it is therefore proposed local stocks but it has left no funds available by the payment of a dividend in shares of the Company to increase the Gapital to $300,000. As the Company will then own two boals worth at a moderate valuation $500,000, the proposed. increase of Capital is fully justified. The re- less than that for 1897 but this is of course explained by the fact that we have sometimes had only one boat running and at other times have had to sinplay. chartered steamets not well adapted to, cour special requirements. Consulting Committee,
to enable them, if properly Corganised before-Nanking that on the opening of that port besult of the years working
hand, to strike powerful stensive blows, which might tuve a paralysing effect upon the enemy. Satnged Phose sanguine organisers foresee the easy solmina ofseveral Paritic problems, for which so far no adequate diplomatic solution has been found
will transter his Consulate to Nanking, when he will also have charge of Anicrican interests in Chinking and Wuhu.
NEW CANTON JUDGE.
King dispatch states that Chêng Tadai ado has been Customis Taoini of that port fir sex all years past has been transferred by edict, to the Sigpo Trotai-ship-vice Wu Ying-sum promoted Provincial Judge of Canton,
4-COLLION CASE,
CONSIDERAR attention has been devoted for "In perfecting a sublika the forjath" boat” Supa-
As a restit of the Collision on the Shanghai some time just by on ex-naval officer at Sydney | tate portions of a .eft model have been ver last week between the Shell finer s.s. mare in various engine shops, so as to give no vie and the ss. Esang and Suiwo, the -kummed design of the craft when former was on Saturday, at the request, of the cently made in the presence of Rear Admirala pƐwo steamers, placed under
possible præeedings. Pearson and other experts with wonderfully
THE NANKING CUSTOMS. successful resula,. The boat is believed to be Viceroy Liu Kunyi has appointed Hu Yün. torpedo-shaped, the siriving power being furtai, at present Salt Intendant and Acting Peo
vincial Treasurer in Nanking, as Director of nished by electricity: while sufficient com
the Nanking' Customs affairs. Mr. Hu is brother to Hu Yüfen, lately dismissed from his post of Director-General of Northern Railways.
pressed air can be stored for the use of six persons. The novelty of the heat is a vertical propeller in the Centrg which is employed to cause the disappearance or reappearance of the craft. Those who saw the trial say that the invention is a musterpiece of ingenuity, and that it more than fulfilled all expectations,"
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICHON, -
SETTLEMENT' EXTENSION
in accordance with the Articles of Associa tion, Messrs. Gillies, Siebs, Lewis and Shewan' all retire, but offer themselves for re-election, -Messrs. J. H. Cox and T. Arnold; who are Auditors The accounts have been audited by eligible for re-election.
SHEWAN-FOMES &-Com
General Manager. Hongkong, 18th February, 1899.
A SINGAPORE WALL, Sian-Astatic monarchy though it be says the Singapore Free Press can give the laisser aller authorities of Singapore a lesson or two whatever though in public decency, It will have no effect our Rip Van Winkle mandarins are too steeped in the Joys "of.
hyal custom to raise an eyelid at any thing unless it interferes with exchange compensation and little squeezes of that kind. was only the other day that a Royal edici
ing with the Consular Body for the extension of
A native paper says that the Tapti is negotiat.It the Shanghai Settienient which will be an in ternational one. The previous proposal that it will be extended, gist, to the Chinese Bund and west, to Jessfield is now abandoned.
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DEATH OF MR. TUCKER, (
A telegram has been received at Shanghai announcing the death of Mr. Leopold Tucker wi died on Saturday last at Chungking. The
M21. Penang Road, Penang, on the 16th | Tân, following a caball game will be played to- February, the wife of CHARLES EDWARDmorrow, kick-off 4.30 o'clock, V.R, C. 7. H.M.S. FRERICUS, (Boarding Officer, Opium and Spirit Farm, Penang, of a son.
Bonaventure. Owing to similarity of colours the efore Sir J. M. Carrington, Kl. 134th general survey with Captain Pottinger. He left
Recreation team will play in white. The com
At 18. Sophia Road, Singapore, an the 21st February, the wife of EHOLLAND-of-a-son-prosition-of-the-team-will-be:- Graft-Brett
MARRIAGE.
On 18th February, at St. George's Church Penang, Gong STITT, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, to ISABEL MARIOs, daughter of Fred. Hellyer, of Forest
The
Backa:-Tubby and Corveth. Half-backa 1- Loureiro, Caig and A. E. Alves. Forwards - Yule, Sutton, Seth, Rose and Henderson.
A CORRESPONDENT travelling in Europe for the London Daily Nets says that, wherever he went, he was able to converse with foreign statesmen and diplomats in English. He found
Chief Justice. March 3rd
A PROMISSORY NOTE CAS In this case Bernardino de Seuna Fernandez,
Viscount de Senna. Fernandez, saght to recover from Cassum Moosa the sum of $4,500 paid to the National Bank of China Limited under a promissory note for which his late father was guarantor.
The Hongkong Celegraph that, as a rule, the governing classes in Europe edge, appeared for plaintiff and Mr. F. Re
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1899,
NOTES AND COMMENTS. From the speech of Herr vox BuLow in the Reichstag, as reported by Reuter, it ap. pears that the German policy in China is not to be one of drift. He stated that unless Tientsin were severely punished or if the the culprits of the outrages on Germans at outrages were repeated China would incur grave consequences. Grave consequences we take to mean the seizure of another slice of her territory or at least the im position of a heavy fine as compensation.. The optrages referred to do not appear to have amounted to much, being merely, ac cording to our Tientsin correspondent, & raid on thieves reported to be hidden in some houses in the German concession at Tientsin by the Chinese magistrate.
Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C instructed by Ma hinson Onstructed by Mr. Hursthouse) for defendant.
His Lordship-I think there is a case for defendant to answer, I will not indicate the ground for my thinking so perhaps it would be beter I should not.
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could understand and speak English. In the Russian royal family especially English is the
The cross-examination of plaintin, was re- familiar language of conversation. The Czar sumed, and on it being concluded. Mr. Francis for instance, invariably speaks English to the said that that was the case for plaintiff.
Mr. Robinson contended that there had been Czarina and his little daughters,
no case inade out, dat no answer was required, TO-MORROW aftemoon on the Happy Valley that plaintiff had not shifted the onus which la in the third round for the Hongkong Football on hi is the first instance on to defendant: In Challenge Shield the Royal Engineers will play regard to the way in which the notice came to be signed the evidence did not bear out the the Hongkong Football Club, Kick off at half allegations of the petition. He admitted that a The Cluis team will be F. H. Kew goals whole afering the whole value for which past four. Referee :-Mr. J. W. L. Oliver, loan was obtained from the National Bank but
the whole proceeds went to Fernandez, Cassum, A. S. Anton, and H. Pinckney, bickr:; W. Dthe promissary note purposed to be given to Mayson, C. T. Kew, and W., H. Howard, halves; Fernandez. A.R. Lowe, H. W. Lonker, J. F. Noble, H. C. B. Hancock, and J. 1). Danby, forwardı.. ON the evening of the 6th utto. Lieutenant Sidney Veale Byland committed suicide at the Poona Hotel by shooting himself through the temple with a revolver. He formerly belonged to the stb.Madras Infantry, but was employed as D. A. A. G., Karachi. He had been suffer ing from fever and chme to Peona recently. The Germans certainly have a happy This unfortunate officer, who had not long knack of enforcing their demands in China returned from Russia where he had been study and we should like to see our own governing hard, was in the 5th Madras Native Infant ment take a leaf from their book andry and previous to that was in the Welsh Regi promptly enforce British claims when ne ment.-ED. S.F.P] cessary. We are much too lenient in LAST night at 745 occurred the unusual pheno dealing with China. When an outrage on British subjects is committed months are electric lighting in Hongkong. One of the menon of the intul eclipse of the incandescent
are taken at all in the matter, and as often and owing to the high voltage, an art was as not the affair is allowed to drop after an official protest has been made or an apology formed across the terminals. The engine had | obtained from some petty mandarin who
to be stopped before another "fuse block" had no connection with the outrage, while could be inserted. It speaks well for the smart- the real culprits are allowed to go scot free, ness of the European staff employed, that from to grow up. We lose prestage and the wire again in proper working order, only to Thus a contempt for the British is allowed the time the fuse exploded, until the circuits Exoga | Chinese come to the conclusion that we are | seconds elapsed..
» INDRAVELLI,”. having arrived from the above ports, Con Hat, their goods, are being landed at their signees of cargo by her, are hereby informed risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited at Kowloon, whenre delivery may be obtained. Optional cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon TO-MORROW.
deceased, was from India and was attached. 16 the Vannan Exploration Tarty and was on'a Shanghai for the West about the middle of last November. Hewas very popular amongst those win knew him,
TRIEVING BRAVES.
in Siam ordered the decent clothing of all Asiatics in the public'streets, even down to the tiny urchins who had hitherio disported them- aid edings on. Perhaps the local Muni selves in the airy carelessness of childhood
cipality and the Public, Arcadians both, formance on the Esplanade night derive with memories of the last public band per edification, much needed too, in the reading of this from the Bangkok Tlues
We are asked to state that, by kind permission Regiment will play a eclection of music on the of Major Luang Wathit, the Band of the 1st esplanade in the Oriental. Avenne on Saturday next, the 18th inst, commencing at 5:15 pm The esplande will be reserved for ladies, and gentlemen, and children in charge of nurses
All the privileges, here are reserved for the
It is reported that Tn Yuen-chow, the Com mander of the Chili-se regiment of braves at Souches, has resigned because of the troublede, reeking, possibly sinali-poxy, and certainly which he has had through the thieving open worse timn that, Chinese coolic in his hundreds. Col Fitz-Allan Way did a most proper thing shies of his men, who are said to be in the habit when he declined to allow a band of one of of committing bare faced, robberies in the Her Majesty's Regiments to be made a mere country, which they are supposed to keep in rallying point of a malodorous mob of Astatic. order!"
savages. The accumulated wit of our wise
THE "WOODCOCK.".
The new British gardent Woodrock will leave Shanghai on the 3rd inst-to proceed up river. She will try and get up to Chungking if possible and though a passage through the rapids is perilous and difficult she should be able to do this considering that she only draws two feet of water and Mr. Little's launchi drew much more. The presence of such a vessel will be unique in the annals of Chungking and for many reasons her presence there is necessary,
YU MANTZU.
ROBBERY, AND MURDER
men of Gotham have had exactly eight years to think over it since that : list historical mili tary band performance on the Singapore Esplanade Result?"
THE LAWS OF WARFARE.
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With reference to the nature of the weapons - employed in war, says a recent work on interna tional law, the modern practice has rather retrograded. Standard writers of the last century prohibit many means of destruction which would
rendered himself to the Provincial Treasurer astonished if he were told, as Admiral A native despatch from Chungking states now be resorted to without scruple; and a that Ya Mantzu's lieutenant, Chiang, has sur, French captain of the present day would be who will appoint him to a post under Com Conflans told his captains in 1759ot to use mandant Chou. Five gentry of the Ta Chu shells, but only les armes généralement- district being secretly connected with Y employés par les nations polleels. It is, however, Mantzu have been imprisoned and will be dealt useless to object to n weapon becuase it is effec with when the rebellion is over. Yu's other tive.. A more tenable ground of complaint is, thaf- associate, Tang Tsaiping, and a small band of weapons provided by modern mechanical . Mr. Robinson said he had very little to say:] followers are still attacking the Christians in sciences are calculated "in-chuse--suffering. opening. His Lordship would have gather Pahsien and the Prefects have sent soldiers and mortality infinitely in excess of what pleadings and from the cross-exanimation, ed clearly the nature of the defence from the against them
is needed to disable troops for present military service. There can be no doubt, was a fact that the late Count and A daring murder and robbery, occured on that wounds inflicted by conical bullets, fired. Cassum Moosa were well known to each other Saturday night outside the West Gate of Shang- from rifled barrels, are for more dangerous personal friends-for a very long period and a bai city. A number of robbers entered a small than those made by thežok smooth-bore mus. * dant through Baron certain amount of business was done by defen. | lime shop, which had been left in charge of after and spherical bullet and far more severe Fernandez with Humphreys and Company in of rope and they then made off with the confors de combat. On the other hand, a recogni
(as he then was) young boy, whom they strangled with a piece than is necessary to place the wounded man the way of ordering goods from England, tents of the place. The owner of the shop, an tion of the uselessness of the suffering which With regard to this promissory note, defendant old woman, returning sometime afterwards, might be inflicted by one particular species of ratified the signature made to it and became found the unfortunate boy lying dead with bullet has led to an international agreement aurety for Baron Fernandezat the latter's request, blond nozing from his mouth. The futhorities against its employment state
Defendant said the signature on the promis are now looking out for the murderers, In 1863, a bullet, exploding by means of a Ismail, who frequently signed for him. Exhibit spry nate was signed by his clerk, Joseph
A GAOL, HURNT DANS | cap on contact with a hard- body, was intro- A Foochow native correspondent states that duced into the Russian army to used in No. 5 was written by one of Fernandez' clerks news has been received of the destruction by blowing up ammunition waggons. The fear use (round) beveen, Fernandes, and the or the night of the 6th Instant, resulting in troops was increased when, in 1867, a modi New Oriental Bank to whom the former was twelye prisoners being burnt to death and the fication of it was proposed, which would enable indebted. He had beard that he owed the escape to freedom of Rye. Four prisoners were: if to explode without a car, and on" contact even Bank between $5,000 and $6,000. Old Fer- recaptured but not before receiving severe with a soft body and the consequent reluc nandez wished to borrow some money from the wounds at the hands of the soldier sent after tance of the Russian General Miluting to sauce the document produced and witness signed it, making sandair by prisoners working in the in November, 1863, Imied the Declaration of National Bank of Chinn to pay off this debt, them. The fire was dused by the upsetting tion the use of the bullet thus modified led and then the clerk of old Fernandez drew ouj | of a limp on a quantity of straw, materials for | the "International Military Commission, which
After tigning the letter he suspected the con Industrial department of the
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 9th frequently allowed to elapse before any steps main switches in the central station "ble but he (witness))admitted signing it. There fire of the gaol at the Fatsing district magistracy that this sort of bullet might be used against
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