Shipping-Steamers.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY OCTOBER 10 1907.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COY.'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE.
· Luxury-Speed-Punctuality,
• Tao qnly Lise that' Maintains a Regular Schedule Service of under Eleven Days across the
Pacific is the "Empress Line,"
11 Days YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER.
... Tons
Savings to zo Days' Ocean Travel,
18 Days HONGKONG to VANCOUVER,
PROPOSED SAILINGS,
"(Subject to Alteration),'/ R.M.S.
LEAVE HONGEONO ARRIVE VANCOUVER "EMPRESS OF INDIA.....6,0......THURSDAY, Oct. 24th'.
Nov, 11th .....6,163...........WEDNESDAY, Nav. 6th................................ Nov, 30th *MONTEAGLE " "EMPRESS OF JAPAN * .....5,000.....THURSDAY, Nov. 11st. Dec. 9th "EMPRESS OF UHINA"......5,000:THURSDAY, Dec. 19th.................Jan. 6th "EMPRESS OF INDIA 6,000......THURSDAY, Jao. 16th ...........
Feb. 31d
`" EMPRESS® steamer will depart from Hongkong at 4 F.M.
Intermediate steamers at 12 Noon..
THE Quickest soute la CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE, calling a SHANG HAI, NAGASAKI, (through the INLAND SEA OF JAPAN), KOBE YOKOHAMA, and VICTORIA, B.C., and at QUEBEC, with the Company's New Palatial "EMPRESS." Steamships, 14,500 tons register, The through transit to LIVERPOOL being 22 days, from YOKOHAMA, and zo1 days from HONGKONG. Hongkong to London, 1st Class Hongkong to London, Intermediata oà
via Lawrence River Lines or New York £7130,
Steamers, and fat Class on Railways...vid St. Lawrence £40. Via New York £42 First-class rates include cost of Metls and Berth in Sleeping Car while crossing the American Continent.
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R.M.S." MONTEAGLE" Carios " Intermediate" Passengers only, at Intermediate rates, affording superior accommodation for that class.
1.
Passengers Booked through to all points and AROUND THE WORLD.
SPECIAL RATES (First class only) granted to Missionaries, Members of the NAVD), *Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services, and to Earopeso Oficials in the Service of China, and Japan Governments..
For further icturmation, Maps, Routes, Hand Books, Rates of Freight and Passage,
D. W. ORADDOCK, General Traffic Agen: for Chica
Corner, Pidder Street and Praya,,
apply to
Hongkong, 26th September, ty07..
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LD.
PROJECTED FAILINGS, FROM HONGKONG,-SunJECT TO ALTERATION),
For
SHANGHAI MANILAng
TIENTSIN
SHANGHAL
المہ
Steamship
On YIRSANG) 123......... FRIDAY, rath Oct., 4 2.8, „LOONGSANG* „„„FRIDAY, 11th Oct. 4 P.M.
CHBONGSHING SATURÚAY, 12th Úce, Noor. HÀNGSANG).......SATURDAY, 12th Oct., 4 P.M. SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBEL FOOKSANG*)............MONDAY, 14th Octy 4 P.M.
& MOIT
SHANGHAI
MANILA
WOSANG... MONDAY, 1th Oct., 4 P.M. ....................... YUENSANG „FRİDAY, 18th Oct., 4 P.M. S'GAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA.KUFSANG*.........SATURDAY, 19th Oct., Naos.
REDUCED FARES TO STRAITS & CALCUTTA.
Hoogkong to Singapore at Class
Penang Calcutta 11
H
Single. Returo.
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$100 130
FOREX 155 750 *Thise Steamers have superior accommodation for First-class Passengers, and are finer throughout with Electric Light, * Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to Chefeo, Tientsin, Newchwang and Yangiste Forts.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Hongkang, 9th October, 1907.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD.,
General Managers,
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CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.
FOR,
SWATOW & SHANGHAI YOKOHAMA & KOHE HOIHOW & HAIPHONG SWATOW &SHANGHAI
-MANILA-outisseriagait
CHEFOO & TIENTSIN
SWATOW & SHANGHAI ..................
CEBU and ILOILO
CHEFOO & NEWCHWANG
STEAMERS
SHAOHSING" ....fith CHINGTH
TO SAIL
Oct. 4 P.M.
.....14th
"
** SINGAN"............. 131h.
,daylight.
* YOQHOW **......... 15th
** TEAN".
15th
* KUBIOHOW"...... 18th
*** KIUKIANG"
"KAIFONG"
'KWEIYANG”
MANILA, ZAMBOANGA & COLONIES... " TAIYUAN
4 P.M.
1* 18th
*19th** igth
Noop,
4 P.M.
26th
The Attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by these steamers, which are 6tted throughout with Electric Light. Dorivalled table. A duly qualified Surgeon is carried.
Parts.
! Taking Carge on through Bitts of Lading to all; Yangiare and Northern China Porti.
Taking Cargo and Passengers at through Rates for ail New Zealand and olbej Australiac
For Freight ur Passage, apply te
gkong, soth October, 1907.*
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
ADENTS.
HONGKONG MANILA.
Highest Class, newest, fastest and most luxurious Steamers between Hongkong and Manila.-Saloon amidalips-Electric Light-Perfect Cuisine-Surgeon and Stewardess carried. -All the most up-to-date arrangements for comfort of Passengers.
CHINA AND MANILA
STEAMÈHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
veramship. Tons Captain.
AUBL...
ZAFIRO
2540 Almond
#540 Fraser
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Hongkong, 7th October, 1907.
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A
-,. For
MANILA
Sailing Dates.
SATURDAY, 17th Oct,
1907.
SATURDAY, 19th Oct
1907.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,
*GENERAL MANAGERS.
(s.
HONGKONG NEW YORK.
AMERICAN ASIATIC
STEAMSHIP CO.
FOR NEW YORK vin PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL...
(With Liberty to Call at the Malabar Osast),
Steamship
To fail
"OCEAN MONARCH" Preisepin....On the 24₫ November, 1907.
For Freight and further information; apply to
Hongkong, zýth Beptember, 1903
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Geyami ögontr.
Shipping St
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
159 Ocean Rteamers
with
912,000
Br. Reg. Tone;
PASSENGER SERVICE.
RHENANIA,-HABSBURG,-HOHENSTAUFEN, SILESIA,--SCANDIA. HIGHEST COMFORT, ONLY LOWER BERTHS,
Laundry on board, Doctor, Stowardssies carried.
Ports of call: NAPLES, PLYMOUTH HAYRE, HAMBURG.
NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG..
Homeward.
Dotel.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
BA HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL,
LADIES AFTERNOON TKA-ROOMS, PRIVATE BAR and Billiard-Rooms. HOT and COLD WATER throughout, ELECTRICALLY LIGHTED. ELECTRIC FANE
'(if required),.. ELECTRIC PASSENGER, ELEVATOR to each
'floor.
Table 'D'HOTE'at separate tables.
For Terms, &c., apply to them
MANAGER tonyleone, 4th Barambar, rost.
To Let.
TO LET.
NE FOUR-ROOMED "HOUSE
ORAVA EAST, BOAT East Point,
OPIUM IN STAN
GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY,
Mr. Williamson, Financial Adviser to" the, Goverment of Siam," writes" is this annual budget statement.
The net decrease of Tct. 3,573,000 odd under Oplom "is due to a variety of causes. In the flest place theie can balno doubt, thứt the estimates of the years 124 and ras, though based upon the actual bids of the Farmors wars altogether too high, even after, "allow de | fur the increase from Tet, 6 tơ -- 57, per:täť
in the selling price of the prepared drog, which was sanctioned from the beyinding regards this over-estimate, it may be "that the farma" "were sold, for the trienn
period, tad to 136, at an advance of 39 per over the figure for the years, 121 to 123–1 actual increase being from 7 millions odd. It millions odd. The natural result of in beavy and 'sudden ä'ti'e was that the realised col-- f27fections of the year, 131
tai (the Grit of tho nów:
Apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Hongkong, z2nd June, 1907,
LD
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Outward.
SILESIA
and Nov.
SCANDIA
and Dec. Hongkong, 10th October, 1907.
HOHENSTAUFEN...30th Oct SILESIA...........ith Dec.
SCANDIA 8th Jan, 1908.
Apply to-
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FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.
THE Steamship
'CATHERINE APCAR,"
Capt. W. D. A. Thomas, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SATURDAY, the 12th inst, at 3 PM, instead of as previously ad- vertised.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED, Agents. Hongkong, toth October, 1907.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA,
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE BETWEEN
HONGKONG, CALLAO
AND
[gat.
IQUIQUE via JAPAN PORTS (KARATSU, KOBE and YOKOHAMA). With option to call at MEXICAN and olber Coast ports. Steamers
Capi, Toɛi To sail." ..1,000 ( Abouov KATHERINE PARKS,
About End of
Taking Freight and Passengers to other Eastern and Western Coast ports of South America in connection with Steamers of the Pacific S. N. Co.
For further information as to Freight and
Passage, apply to
い
K-MATSDA, Manager,
York Buliding..
Hongkorg 30th September, 1907:
| NAVIGÁZIONE GÈNERALE ITALIANA, (Flortó and Ruðaltíno United Compantesi)
STEAM FOR BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE AND PENAN.
Having connection with Company's Mail Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT ́SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOA, also VENICE and TRIESTE, all MEDITER- RANEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERIČAN PORTS up to CALLAO. (Taking Cargo at through Rates to PERSIAN GULF and BAGDAD, also BARCE.
„LONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE,
ALMERIA and MALAGA).
THE Steamship
" LEVANZO," Captain Belsito, will be despatched as above
·TÓ-MORROW, the 11th instant, at Noon..
At BOMBAY, the Stanmer is discharging in Victoria Dock...
For further Particulars regarding Freight "and Passage, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, 7th October, 1907.
TO LET
period), fell short by over 1 million ticale.
To the next place, the holders of the princip- al'Opium Form unfortunately, disagreed among themselves, and a certain group of the share holders had to be bo ght out at a heavy cost- ibus necessitating the formation of a new "syndicate which, in its turn, was replaced by a fresh group. All these disagreements and changes naturally bed a prejudicial effect on the working of the farm, which fall heavily into. arrears with its instalments of revenue, until finally the Government was compelled to step lie and take over the whole concern itself,
HOUSE in KNUTSFORD TERRACE. This event took place on the ith January 125
KOWLOON.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, rst October, 1907.
TO LET.
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ARGE and ISPACIOUS. GODOWNS
(1997), and the interposition of the Farmer, between the Government and the ratall vendor, is thus a thing of the past over the greater por tion of the country-the whole business of purchasing the raw opium,“preparing it for Consumption and arranging for its safe to the public through the agency of wholesgle' and '
LA NOE 9, 94, 95, 96, and 19, PRAXA BAGT, retail dealers, being now vested in a separat
-formerly in the occupation of the Admiralty.
Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD.
[439 Hongkong, 1st October, 1907.'.
TO LET.
HATHERLEIGH, Conduit Road,
No. RIPON TERRACE, Bonham
Road.
OFFICES in KING'S BUILDING and
. YORK BUILDING,"
GODOWNS to PRAVA EAST.
departiment of the Ministry of Finárca,
This important clrange is expected to have beneficial resuits-from the revenue point of view, besides being regarded as a considerable advance in the direction of freeing the fleancial - administration of the State from the upcortaia- tias and dangers, incidental to a system of re- venue farming. Hithello, nearly, bulf... the... public revenue has been farmed out, but with the awakened score of Governmental respon. sibility, and the growing, eficiency of the Administration, it has been felt for some ilme that the undue dependenca placed on a limited class of revenue Farmers constituted both a
A HOUSE in Clifton Gardens, Com source of danger and an element of uncertainty
duit Road,
FLATS in Moreton TerraCE.
*ppy to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY, 00. LD Hazkonz, rst October, 1907...
TO⚫LET.
16g
to the finances of the State. From this point of 1. vlow, therefore, the change in the method of collecting the Opium revenue must be regarded as a step in the right direction, even though the immedjate effect may be some "apparent " re- duction in the revenue derivable from, that head, The receipts of this year have, lowever, pa,a mat- ter of fact, been hudgetted for at a very sala. figure, based upon the actual miler, of the first two months of Government management, so there is no reason to doubt that the realised re venue from this source will show some improves ment over the estimated figure, and will com GREENGROFT, GARDEN ROAD, Kow, auctorisens greater experience is gained in the Coastoon, Redecorated, Electric Light, Tonis proper methods of management and control.
Court.
Smuggling, for instance, has hitherto been Nos, 1 & 2, FAIRVIEW, ROBINSON ROAD,exceedingly life, but a new law has recently Kowloon,
[655 REGULAR: STEAMSHIP SERVICE TO NEW YORK,
·PIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL, (With Liberty to Call at Malabar
PROFORRÓ SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK.
[15 This reamer has excellent Saloon Accom- -~~~~ | modalión for First-class Passengers at mode-
rate rates,
For Freight and further-Information, apply
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, (Calling at Port Darwin, and Queensland Ports, and taking through Cargo to Adelaide, New,Zealand; Tasmania, &c.)
THE Steamship
"EMPIRE," Captain Helms, will be despatched at above, o SATURDAY, the afth inst., at Noon:
This well-known Steamer is specially fitted. for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham ber, which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi- sions, Ice, &c, throughout the voyage.
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The Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric Light
A Stewardess and a duly qualified Surgeon
are carried.
N.D-To assure the additional comfort of passengers the steamers of the Company hare electric fans fitted in staterooms,
For Freight or Passago, apply to:
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
.Agents. Hongkong, 18 October, 1907.
1682
NORTHERN PACIFIC LINE, A BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Connecting at Tacoma with NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY! :
COMPANY.
VIA
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR VICTORIA, B.C., AND TACOMA,
MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
Steamer
Tons. Captain. Sailing.
tr
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, ARCDIR. Hongkong; 5th October, rar
THE
STEAM TO CANTON.
HE New Twin Screw Steel Steamers "KWONG TUNG...Capt. D. W. WALKER.
“KWONG SAI” ....Capu E, S, CROWE,
evening, (Saturday excepted).
Leave Hongkong for Cantob at 9 every
Leave Canton for Hongkong at 5.30. every evening, (Sunday excepted);
These Fine New Steamers have doexcelled Accommodation for First Class Passengers and ore lit jroughout by Electricity. Electric. Fans in Flist Class Cabins,
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Passage Fare-Single Journey`......$4. Meals
2ND FLOOR No. 12, QUEEN'S ROAD
CENTRAL.
No. 38, CAINE ROAD.
"AUCTION RDOMS, No. 2, ZETLAND STREET!
Apply to-
LEIGH & ORANGE, 1, Des Youx Road,
Hongkong, 13th August, 1907,
TO LET.
1742
HOUSE No. 1, ROSE TERRACE
Kowloon, HOUSE NOS, ROSE TERRACE, Ko. loon, from 1st August next,
Apply 10-
COMPRADORE,
("Hongkong, 44th July, 1907.
.5
TO BE LET.
Barretto & Co,
1665
from the 1st August next, No. 5 Mon. KISON HILL. Apply to-
Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON &
_CO., LTD, Hongkong, 10th June, 1007.
For Sale.
been passed enhancing-the-penxities for this. offence, and vigorous efforts are now being mide to stamp out the trade in illicit oplum.
With a view to Government exercising some check over the opium habit, and effectively preventing is spread to new smokers, it be comes necessary, in the first instance, that smuggling should be stopped as far as possi. ble. Subsequently, a further means to the same end would be the adoption of a system of registration of smokers; and it is hoped it may be found possible to bring this into force tat some future date.
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ILLUMINATION OF MAGARA.
T
A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE,
The world's greatest spectacular adveisle. meet was the illumination on Wednesday_ evening of the Niagara Falls hy“ 1,115,022,000) 1624 | candle-power, an expefiment made at the in-
stance of Mayor Dougl3ss, of the American" town, Niagara Falls, the power being generated by the Falls themselves, If the plan is approved, the town, the New York correspon.* dent of the Daily Afail says, will buy he plans for £10,000 and operate il"at cost of 6 A year.
each KUHN & “KOMOR'S
ART CURIOS STORE
The Company's Wharf is situated in front of the New Western Market, opposite the old will Harbour Office.
YUEN ON ́$,5, CD., LD, ”.
and
Kumeric 6132 D. Baird “..............lasth Oct, Shawmut...9006 E. V. Roberts) oth Növé!
⚫ Cargo only.
Cheap Fares, EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION, ATTENDANCE AND CUISINE, ELECTRIC LIGHT, DOCTOR AND STEWARDESS
3. The twin-scrow s.s. Shawmut and Tremoni are fitted with very superior accommodation for first and second class. passengers, The large size of these, vessels ensures steadiness at sea. Electric fan in each room. Barber's shop and steam-laundry, Cargo carried in cold storage.
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be RE-OPENED on the 7th inst., at 13 QUEEN'S ROAD (under Connaught Hole!),
. No
AND
SHU ON S.S. CO, LD.,
· A CLEARANCE SALE at GREATLY No. 8, Queen's Road West,"
REDUCED PRICES *. fór will be hell to the END of THIS MONTH.
INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED. Hongkong, 2nd October, 1997.
* Hongkang, 3rd July, 1007.
A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY. Tials is the age of resarchand experiment, when all nature, so la spauk, is ransacked by the scien-.. Héctor the comfort and happiness of man, Science has indeed wada giant strides during the pasi century, and antong theby no means least fai portest-discoveites in madfcins codes that of
THERAPION.
This preparation is ungurationably one of the most, gesiune and liabis Patent Medicines aver intro- duced, and bas, wo understand, bees used in the Congastal Hospitala by Klcord, Roslan, Jobert, Vefprau, Maloniouya, Die well-known Chiniatg- pac, and indeed by all whoare regarded as rutbas itive ja such rätters, laclodipy the celebrated allemand, and kour, by dila Was Done time truce usilomaly mitfiléd, and that ji la warthy, the attention of those who require such a remedy wa think tharsis no doubt." From the slina of Azisioile downwards, a potent agent in this removal of iheettisesse Bas (like The famed philosopher's stume) been the object of search ui soms hopeful, genciosaminde; and far boyunŭ the marre power il such could ever have been docnyeredmal trans- muting the baser metais īsta goli is surely thedis covery of reedy so potent na to replenish the fall- ing energies of the comúrard runs in choose CARL and in the other so affectually, spoedly and safely to expel from the gystein withgel the sld; or even like the knowledge, of a servod pally, the poisons of
acquired or inferited diseană îș áll their prolesn form to leave no taint or traço belind, "Suchán
> THE NEW FRENCHÉ REMEDY
THERAPION.
which may certainly sank with, if not take pauca- descarf, many of the discoveries plour day, about which no little ostentation and hoian have been `PARCEL, EXPRESS TO THE 'UNITED.
madą, and the extensive and aver»inemasing do STATES AND CANADA.
mand that has been cras Bod for this medicine wher For introduced appears to prove that it is des For further Information, apply to y
lined to cast into öbliriam All those questionablą 'DODWELL & CO. LIMITED, 27 eat men, Tharaplos may be obtaland of the remedine that were formerly the sole relizace of General Agonis.
principal chemists and eserchants timoughout the workiem Diamond Fields Advertiser:Kinsenjat Queen's Bulidings/
Honghong, 4th October,[xpop,
Sold by'all Quenieta
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,
LIMITED·
PORTLAND CEMENT,
In Casks of 175.D. net $5.00 per
ex Factory:
The rays, when thrown together in a verti cal column." make a shaft of lu ht visible or Sy acuse, 10 miles away. The rest of the plant consists of colour, scintillators, which gives the shafts of light all the colours Im aginable. Thousands ed people qought points of vantage to see the illufnication. The white -fight was turned on' first, then the Jad, with a rose-tinted 'cloud of mist about it Green, orange, blue, violet, followed, then all were blended. A score of winbows spanned the river at the same time. If the illumination fi continued, it is expected that the falls, which, have hitherto been attractive only in the day. time, will be visited by hundreds of tougigen át, aight.
A dramatic incident was the suicide. of an Caskunknown man in the crowd on the upper arch
In Hags of 250 fs net 1800 per Fat
-ex-Factory........... SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
[] General Managers, "Hoopkeng, grf October, conz,
LEE YEE HAIR DRESSING SALOON.
HAS ALWAYS ON HAND
CIGARS, CIGARETTES
AND
TO LET REQUISITES
FOR SALE. 14, D'AQUILER STAKET, "HONGKONG.” Itongkong, 3rd September, 1907,
of the steel bridge, who poised on the bridge a moment and then lasped into the chaum, Bi body struck the wider 19afı, below and disap peated in the rapids.
AN APPEAL.
THE SUPERIORESS; of the ITALIAN -1- CONVENT, CAINE, ROAD, bege mont respectfully to APPEAL in the Residents of Hongkong and the Coast, Pons, for their kláð patronage and support, and desires, to stater -ihat-the-will-be- pleased to receïva-orders.for
all kinds of NEEDLE WORK.
Gentlemen's Shirts made to pider, and Goffs and Collar renewed on old onra
Ladies and Children's Under-clothing Chil dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, Materials can be supplied, if required,
The Superioress will also be most grateful for any PAPER; or old ENVELOPES to be made into Books for the Children of the Poor Schools:
who are taught by the Sisters.
"zand Apall, 1898, Uraptor, Lind