Entimations.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED 1841.
WINE AND SPIRIT
MERCHANTS.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
SHERRIES.
BOTTLED BY GEO. G. SANDEMANN SONS &
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MARRIAGE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1905.
On 8th July, at the Union Church, Shang- bal, AXEL KOWArd Kindblad, I. M. Customs, to JANE ELIZABETI TINOLE, of Heckmond- wiko, England.
DEATHS.
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On 7th July, at the General Hospital, Shang bai, ANNA MAERTENE, aged 64 years.
On the toth July, at Shanghai, Guglielmo Valenza, age 18 years...
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Li Yan was this morning sentenced by Mr. G. N. One to two months' hard labour for ulter- ing counterfeit coin, and fined $20 for being in possession of more than five, to wit, seven 20- cent pieces.
MR. Pokotiloff explained to the high officials On sath July at the General Hospital, Shangat Peking that Russia's real motive for making hal, A. CAMFUELL, late Engineer, 1. C. 5. Tai peace was her pity for the sufferings of the Chinese in Manchuria, at which the native papers smile.
sang.
The Houghang Celegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1905.
PACIFIC TRADE TO CHINA,
Some of the leading journals of the Pacific slope are gradually beginning to realise that there are two sides to the question of exclud ing the Chinese from United States soil. If there is a danger at all in the immigration of Chinese, under moderate restrictions, that danger affects the workers of the Western States more than any other section of America. And trading on that fact an agita- tion has been created and fostered by a few soi-disant public-spirited individuals against the admission of the Chinese labourer, mer- chant, or scholer to American territory. The Government at Washington, willing to gratify the wishes of a handful of bigots, drafted the Chinese Exclusion Treaty with the result that the fat was in the fire. The growing trade of the Western States with China was overlooked at first, but now that the independent and patriotic action of China's merchants is apparent, and the harm which may accrue to American trade vaguely realised, there is a decided novement among the thinking men of the West to call a halt in the matter of the Ex clusion Treaty. One of the San Francisco papers, which is foremost in directing attery tion to the danger of alienating the trade-of the Pacific coast with China, points to the American goods, which find their way into China through Amoy, in support of its policy. of festina lente so far as legislation against Chinese immigrants, is concerned. Last A. S. WATSON & Co., year Amoy took 7,771,700 pounds of cotton
Light Dry
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Per doma.
..$13.00
18.00
Very Pale Dry
18.00
Full Golden
21.00
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24.00
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Hongkong, 22nd June, 1905.
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THE British squadron, comprising the flagship Glory, the cruiters Andromeda, Astrea, Bonaventure, and Hogue, and the destroyers Whiting, Handy, Fame, Otter, and Virage, arrived at Cheloo on the roth.
THE general managers of the United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ltd., sent us a copy of the reportfor presentation to the shareholders at the ninth ordinary annual meeting. It is proposed to pay a total dividend of 20% on ordinary shares, and $19.80 per share on too founders'
shares.
IMPERIAL Ordinance No. 193 has been issued by the Japanese Government with the approval of the Privy Council, announcing that the Law of Siege proclaimed over the whole island of Formosa (the Pescadores excepted), the har bour limits of the Makung Naval Station, and the coast of the island, was withdrawn on the
7th instant.
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ACCORDING the South China Collegian for July, a change is to be made in the make up of the magazine. Beginning with the next suo, October, the magazine will be published astwa periodicals. The Linguaam Hokikaang Kai will be issued for Chinese teachers and students, and the South China Collegian will be devoted to the interests of education in China and be printed in English four times a year.
ACCORDING 10 a Tokio wire in the W. C. D. News, the island of Sagbalien has been official. ly renamed Kabafuto, and the Japanese speak of it as a recovery. Other memorial renamings include Cape Patience, now called Cape Kalanka, and Patience Bay, now called Hichiro Bay, Kabaluto is the old name of saghalien, when it was a Japanese possession. Patience (Terpicoya) Bay and. Cape are on the south east side of the island.
WE learn from the & T. Timer that the
Peking Syndicatehas obtained Chinese Govern. ment bonds. for the cost of its railway and interest during construction, and will hold and yarn from the American traders. In work the line until repayment is made which view of the fact that cotton growers in will be by instalments extending over 30 years. The Chinese Government also has the option the southern states were discussing only of a half-share in the iron in Shani, and it has the other day the advisability of leaving the to find ball the capital and take half the profits. greater part of the cotton crop unpicked The Peking Syndicate alau joins the Angle: very idea'or voluptahyʻcrosrog“the Cúlačka | Figure, Suedicate in the line to Pukou on the market, against themselves by adopting a piece of class legislation would be the height of folly. A purchaser of nearly 8,000,000 lbs. of cotton yarn is not to be lightly thrown aside. Yet the American dealer will en
·deavour to build up a trade with the Chinese Empire while at the same time he holds himself at liberty to revile his clientele. To some Americans every Chinaman is a coolic; it is only the travelled American who re cognises the difference. And the American 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, immigration laws are framed on the same principle that the Chinese immigrant is of the coolic class until he has proved himself. otherwise by submitting to the "grafting "
GREGOR & CO.,
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FROM
WE understand there will be no izsus of the Shanghat Daily Press this morning. To the members of the staff who have made a gallant struggle with adversity may be permitted perhaps to express our condolences, coupled with the hope that they may speedily find 6 | more fortunate medium for the employment of their energies and abilities. Although it has never found a large public, the Daily Press, especially in its latter days, has been brightly and judiciously edited, and it will be genuinely missed in circles, which for its own good, have been too select.-N. C. D. News.
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A PEKING dispatch reports that Viceroy Teen Ch'an-hauen, of the Two Kwang provinces, has sent a long dispatch to the Waiwupu strongly supporting the opposition of the gentry and
A HONGKONG BANKRUPTCY.
HOW CANTON LOTTERIES WERE FINANCED.
The examination bankruptcy of Ma Fat Ting, managing partner in the firm of Lai Hing, goldsmiths and bankers, was again con tinued before Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggot, to-day. In the course of the carlier questions it appeared that the money owing to creditors was $988,416 due for money deposited in the bank, while the assets were stated to be $1,200,000. Large sums had been lent to the Wang Fung Co., which controls the Wai Sing lotteries of the Kwanglung province. One amount borrowed was 5115,767 and last year some hundreds of thousands of dollars were
lent.
The Official Receiver, Mr. G. H. Wake- man, continued his examination of Ma Fat Ting. Was there any written agreement between the partners of the Wang Fung?
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Ma Fat Ting-No...... · Was there any partnership agreement drawn
No.
When the partnership was first formed are you sure there was no partnership agree ment 7--No, there was none. ditions drawn up. They are in Canton with There were con- the orm.
Did you sign a copy of those conditions - No, I did not.
Have you seen ons?—Yes.
What were the conditions?-1 forget them just now. I know one or two items. How much money the capital was and the wages for the partners. Each one got something, That is all I remember.
Your share was $6,000 a year?-Yes. That
was wages.
is that provided for in the conditions? Yes. The people who subscribed $50,000 each got $500 a month.
They were drawn on various places All
round.
Did these shops that drew the bills get the money?-No, Lau Wei Chun told tha firms to chop on behalf of the people,
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∙SERVICE.
Sai Pat Tong managed the business ?--YOL. And Lou Wel Chua requested these firma to S. C. FARNHAM, BOYD & Co. draw the blilt by chopping them ?—Yes, 1
Where did the money go to that the Bank paid -The mouny was issued for the use of the Wang Fang in Canton.
All the money went to the Wang Fung?— Yes.
What security did the Hongkong Bank get 7. ---That is Wei Chun's business,
1 want you to say, will you tell us?The compradore told the people to go and chop the chops.
I am not asking that. I want to know what security the Bank got, and don't fence with the questions?-Lan Hok Shun placed some pro perty with the Bank as security.
Where was this property?—in Canton. What was the value of the property?-About 600.
What other security ?--Nothing. I don't the Canton property. know if there was any other property besides
What was the value of Wei Lung Shan's property?-About $630,000-
All those 38 bills and telegraphic fers were the Hongkong Bank's money that went to the Wang Furg ?—Yes.
Ma.
R. TWENTYMAN'S
RESIGNATION
FROM THE DIRECTORATE..
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 20th July, 2.40 p.m.
Mr. J. R. Twentyman, chairman of directora of Messrs. S. C. Farnham,
Boyd & Co., Ld., has resigned from the Board.
[On the arrival of the German mail steamar' a report had been current in the Northern from Shanghai this morning it was learnt that settlement that, upon Mr. Twantyman's relurn from Japan, where he had gone for a change after his recent carriage accident, he would trans-tender his resignation from the directorate of the Shanghai Dock Co. it is said that he was prompted to this course by the dissatisfaction expressed by a body of shareholders of the management of the business of the Company with special reference to the vexed question to a London syndicate. It is believed Mr. Twentyman's intention is to give up active of the proposition for the sale of the Company
participation in business in the East and will be retiring home shortly.-ED., H.KT.).
What happened was this the Wang Fung wanted money so they got those different firms
Bank paid the bills. and banki to draw bills on different places. The
His Lordship--Did the Wang Fung appear? Mr. Gedge-They appeared through inter- mediaries.
The Official Receiver-l'have no other ques tions now to ask. A summons was takes out for the manager, but we cannot find bim.
His Lordship-You are practically finished
And how much had you in the firm - had $60,000 odd or nearly $70,000 in the firm.
His Lordship. He had interest as well on with this witness? that $60,000?
Witness- bad no interest on the $63,000. By the Official Receiver.-You said you got $6,000 a year as wages; besides that what other moneys did you receive?-Nothing. If there was any profit then there was a division.
His Lordship.-Where did you get this $60,000 from ?--I have been in Hongkong thir teen orffourteen years and I had businesses ali about, and made money.
Lid you borrow it from anybody 7--No. The Official Receiver-You are a partner in the Wang Fung?—Yes.
Your name is down on the list of partners and the list of conditions?—It is.
The Official Receiver--What he calls the conditions, my Lord, is really the partnership agreement. (To witness) Did you always receive this $5,000 a year?--Yes.
When the Wang Fung was not paying, you received it just the same?-Well, according to the regulations it had to be paid. if it was not or not remained due whether there was profit His Lordship-How were they to pay it -II
there was no money it was a matter of ac- counts. It remained due to me. Sometimes it was not paid.
The Official Receiver-Was it paid last year?—No.
Was it paid the year before?—Yes, it was, What did the other partners get?-Some $500 some $1,200,
Do you know the total amount paid per month?-Everything was paid out.
The Official Receiver-Well, I don't wish the examination closed yet.
STEAM WATER-BOATS,
THE OPPOSITION,
VESSELS TO BE BUILT.
The talked of compétition in the business of supplying fresh water to the shipping frequent-
The examination was adjourned for a forting the waters of the Colony is about to take definite shape. We understand from good au- thority, and the news has since been confirmed, night. NEW TERRITORY LAND ACTION. | that orders have been placed with the Hongkong,
A COMPLICATED CASE.
and Whampoa Dock Ca, Lid, for supplying three powerful steam water-boats, with the latest appliances for labour saving; for the new com- pany..
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·In Original Jurisdiction to-day-the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggot, on the bench-the
While on the subject of shipbuilding by the case of Leung Hang, timber dealer, residing at 219, Des Vaux Road against Pang Chin Ngo Kowloon Docks it is satisfactory to note that a and Ten Un Sang, merchants of Des Voeux repeat order has been received from the firm Road and Wing Lok Street came on for hearing.in Bangkok for whom the Kowloon yard, The plaintiff claimed $11,718.33 damages for turned out a number of steel lighteis a comple breach of covenant "for quiet enjoyment of all of years or so ago, that piece of land registered in the Land Office set. A: of Sam Sul Po, Lot No. 12 comprised in and assured by an indenture of assignment dated 20th January, 1900, between the defend ants and the plaintiff."
as
fendants,
in
It looks as if the recent period of stagnation
the docking and shipbuilding business in Hongkong is about to give way to mote pros- other side of the harbour will be as busy as ever, perous times, and that that hive of industry on the Mr. Calthrop, insiructed by Messrs. Brutten, again especially with the building of ships.. Hett and Guldriny, appeared for the plaintiff; is quite on the tapis that the river trade of the Mr. R. A. Harding represented the first de northere ports, once it is opened to business, may demand a larger amount of toonage to certain land from the defendants in The and we may hopes for the building of new It was explained that the plaintiff bought iniquis of the increased trade, New Territory for the sum of $7,933.54, the the Hongkong docks for the building of new area being about 33,000 square feet. The leamers will not be a very small one.. plaintiff assigned his interest in the land to a man damed Wong Tang Sam. A boad was entered into by the plaintiff's father Leung Po, in order to secure the title. The title was investigated by the Land Court and it turned out that it was not 'valid av to about 14,000 square feet and thereupon an action was brought by Wong against Lenog Pa and judgment was obtained for $10,243, which was a proportion of the purchase money, with interest and the costs of the motion.
His Lordsbip-Have you any copy of the agreement between Lai Hing and Wang Fung? The Official Receiver-It is in Canton. (To witness. There were several thousand dollars paid out to the partners every month, but the money belonged to other people, moneys adil vanced to the Wang Fung-don't know.
The Chief Justice held that the action could not be brought in its present form and sug should be joined in the action in order to make gested that Leung Po, the father of the plainte,
competeul
After considerable discussion the case was
operations of the officials. It is fortunate merchants of the various maritime and riverine The man always saw the accouals up in adjourned in order that his Lordship's sugges. |
that newspapers of standing in San Francisco provinces to the proposed new Chinese Exclu and Seattle are seeking to stem the volume sion Treaty, Viceroy Taco further arks, the of irresponsible empiricism, and are sub. Waiwupa to stand firm and declares in relation milting actual facts instead of manu- to the proposed "boycott as American manis factured arguments.
factures that should the United States seek to In this connectivi
get the Imperial Government to coerce the the unwise policy of excluding Chinese gentry and merchants into stopping the boycott, from the Philippines is creating some the reply should be that there is no law in interest in America. The arguments for and China to compel the people to purchase any against are rather interesting. It is submit special quality of goods and the imperial
Government cannot compel the people of China to raise a boycott if they did not desire to do so."
Canton.
When the Wang Fung was not paying, the partners were drawing several thousand dollars a month 2-1 there was no profit the Wang Fun put it down to the credit of the partners and did not pay the money. The man who saw the accounts in Canton will know. I don't
know,
Was there any agreement between the Lai Hing firen and the Wang Fung as to the moneys advanced?-There was no written agreement, but there was a note made of the money lenti
tion might be carried into effect.
STEAM LAUNCH CÀSE.
THE "WING' FOOK'S" REPAIRS.
BOXER INDEMNITY.
The sums to be paid to -Powers concerned. within 5 days from the 2nd July are as follows ?.
Germany Austro-Hungary
4,970,917.95 marku 261,700.83 krona)
Belgium yine 560,796.65 france Spain
6,943-75 U.S................... 490,435,44 dollars France ..............4,064.727.02 franca. Great Britain...£138,114.: 95, 103 Portugalian dra lỗi. d. Italy ...............1,799,261,46 francis Japan 724,487.16 yea Holland................. 24,169.69 dorin Russia..............3,266,264.31 roubles Sweden and Norway... £75 76 30. International Club aja 2408 74. 3d Germany, Austro-Hungary, Belgium, the UB, France, Great Britain Italy and Holland preferred T.T.; Austro Hungary at Vienna and the U.S. at New York while Japan preferred to In the Court of Summary Jurisdiction fo-day receive the sum at London in paunds sterling before his Hocour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisse to be handed over to the Japanese Minister Judge, the Fok Us firm sued Ma Tsun Kuat London at the rdie, of 76.31 per pound and Ma Mis Mah for $122,67 for work done to sterling while Russia at the rate 1,000 ounce offi the steam-launch Wing Fook:
silver at Tis. 853-57 deducting freight and in appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E.. X. d'Al, International Club have not settled the method
Mr. F. P. Hett, of Brutton, Hett & Goldring, surances. Portugal, Sweden and. Norway and *
of payment-The Shenjao, a mada e Castro represented the defendants.
In this case the plaintiff firm carried on bosi. ness as shipbuilders at Sam Sui Po.: In Octo- ber last year on the instructions of the second defendant considerable repairs ware made on amber there still remained a balance of over
launch was the subject of litigation in Court to acolel It may be mentioned that the same last weak, the question then ander consider ation baving to do with the propeller.
His Lordship asked if this was a case of the propeller agains
THE WEATHER.
ted on the one side that, in order to teach the Filipinos to work and to bring them and the islands to a high state of industrial effi- ciency and production, it is absolutely neces- sary to rigidly exclude Chinese and other outside labour. The work of the Chinese able to pay, he worried her with promise we had money we lept it. If we hadn't, we/$100 dan which the plaintiff firm now sought fallen in E. Japan owing to the typhoon which
in the British possessions of the East and especially in the Straits, and the prosperity of the Netherlands Indies as the result of Chinese labour are completely ignored. On the other side is that large class, growing MARIE BRIZARD & ROGER, larger every year, which is taking the trouble
COGNAC.
FROM $19,20 TO $128.00.
Per Dozen.
CHEUNG BON, a widow aged 50, yesterday attempted to drown herself. It appears that aOne and a fifth per cent. It was not that the the launch, the total cost being $722. Of that
man owed her a few dollars, and being un to such an extent that she went and threw her self into the harbour near the Naval Yard at Kowloon. She was hauled out by the police and this morning charged before Mr. F. A Hazeland. There were three young men in Court who said they were distabf relatives of the woman, and His Worship asked them, in the event of his discharging the woman, whether they would look after her in future. The young relatives consulted among themselves and then replied, "We don't know about that." His Worship remanded the case till Monday for the police to ascertain if the woman had any relatives or friends who would undertake to look after her.
His Lordship What was the mie of interest?
Tai Hing must lead to the Wang Fung. If
didn't. We were willing to fend to the Wang Fing because the masters were such wealthy men. Every one of them was a big man. ben we had money we leat it and trusted them on their application.
Mr. Gedge, of Johnson, Stokes and Master, said he appeared on behalf of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and wished to ask some questions,
How much does Lau Dok Shan owe the Wang Faug syndicate?-About S700,000
His Lordship You said you had, 370,000 in the Wang Fang is that one of the tenth shares?--Yes,
to see things with its own eyes and to form its own conclusions. Commander Coffin of the U.S. Navy who has been in the Spanish war says: "The only salvation for the Philip pines, so far as progress is concerned, will be the free admission of Chinese, who are ready to labour, while the Filipinos stub-
It was stated that the shares of the Wang bornly persist in leading lives of indolence." That, of course, is merely enunciating a fact THE large number of people who thronged Fung firm are divided into twentieths and the the Theatre Royal, where yesterday evening shareholders are as follows:-Lau Hok Shun, to which Britain has given practical effect Sandow made his second appearance in Holig ten-twentieths, Lan Wai Chune, two-twentieths; long ago. The Chinese are the steadiest kong, were simply amazed at, bis Titanic feats Wei A. Yuk, two-twentieths, Lau Cheuk Chi, and most indomitable workers in the East; of strength. As be performed in the rays of two-twentieths, Wel Long Shan, one-twentiel, prosperity dogs their heels, and that pro, the limelight his frame simply bulged with Leong Cheong Shui, one-twentieth, Ma Fat sperity is enjoyed by the native as well as by muscle from head to heel, but the performance Ting, one-twentieth, Soo Yue Sai, one-twen the foreign interloper. The situation in the was not one of mere brate strength, his martieth v
vellous system having as much to do with his Mr. Gedge put a series of questions as to the Philippines, says the San Francisco Call, astonishing work as his swelling biceps and names of those holding shares. He produced summons to a solution the common sense massive thighs. He has toughened every a book and said-That contains entries of 38 THE LARGEST AND MOST VARIED and genius of the American people. But sinew is bis frame, and his exhibitions are an bilis drawn by the Wang Fung in Rangoon, what that solution will be is beyond their artistic blend of head work and sheer force. Bombay, Singapore, and elsewhere; and an ken. To those in the East the only pos- His pupils also present a veritable picture of account of the telegraphic translots. That sible solution would seem to be the free manly strength and grace and exclamations of is one of the books of the Wang Fung
surprise frequently escaped the spectators when showing the deeds of the firm ?--You admission of Chinese to the Philippines, they posed upon the pedestal. It is a displayWhom were those bills drawn by - don't and the adoption of reasonable laws dealingworth seeing Aud be one should miss the know them all with the admission of Chinese immigrants opportunity now afforded of seeing these mar I'll read some Ye Khan, Lai Hing, Wing [35–14] to the United States.
vellously-developed man,
Shing Loong Lai Fung Chun Wam;
STOCK OF BRANDY IN
THE EAST.
Hongkong, soch July, agoy,
Mr. Hett-Not this time.
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg)
On the 20th at 11.40 a. The barometer has
First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory
now passing to the Pacific to the N. of Hok having moved NE. across the Sea of Japan, is kaido.
The barometer bas nsen moderately in NA China, and slightly in S. China and LutoD
rite
A frough of low pressure, which may given His Lordsbip-Oh I sec. She ran on a China Sea and Eastwards to the Pacific in to a circular depression is lying across the rock this time. (Laughter)
After hearing evidence the case was ad journed.
THE ESCAPED CONVICTS FROM
SAGHALIEN.
about 17 Latitude,
Moderate NE. winds may be expected in the Formosa Channel, and fresh NEJ winds over the N. part of the China Sea...
Forecast-moderate NE. winds; less settled weather, probably some showan, VELY
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
WAILS DURU French (Sydnayath inst Canadian Athenian) 24th inst Indian (Catherine Apeas) 24th inst Canadian (Empress of China) 24th inst German (Prime Sigismund), 31st inst
The M. M. Co't na. Sydney), with the next
According to the Japan Advertiser, the four teen Kurds who escaped from Saghilien and Shanghai have applied through the French were brought to Yokohama for passage to Conval to the Japanese Government for per mission to remain in Japan. They earnestly petition the Government not to send them to Shanghal, where they fear they will fall gain into the clutches of the Reisisos, offering a a testimony of their good intentions their de site to become naturalised citans of Japan and loyal subjects of the Emperor When it French Mail, will leave Saigos to-morrow at was pointed out to them by a representative of 8 a.m., for this port the administration of Kanagawa ken that the The Ben Lines Benledi, from Antwerp, prejudice of the Japanese against their suppose London and Singapore, left Singapore yester ed Russian blood and their inability to speak day morning for this post.
N the vernacular of the country would render The 0.80. S. S. Co's 21. Doric sails from their effort to gain a livelihood in Japan a mest Yokohama on 11st inst, and may be expected precarious one, the escaped convicts vigorously to arrive at Hoogkong on 1st proxe asserted their ability to do bard work and re: The Apcar Cats Catherine Appar from iterated their strong desire to settle in Japan, Calcetts left Singapore for this port yesterday send for their wives and children, and become afternoon, and may be expected bere on 241 permanent residents. No decision had been lost. H come to in regard to the application at the time The Silk ex C. P. R. Colt 41. Emprés
our Yokohama contemporary wrote, but we India which lek Hongkong on stolu, Rod should imagine that the authorities would be Yokohama on soth ults arrived in New York well advised to pass them on as originally on 18th inst, thus making a transit of a day
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