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Government to stimulate the demand for their faith in the lotura is manifested by their bonds, the prices of bonds are gradually rivipg, readiness to Enance established concerne - Re both here and abroad, Sut. exchange-busiones | cantly, seve - foreign, engineer investigated. is not very brisk." It was expected that when the condition of the Nagoya Electric Light neys of the American-Japanese Agreement | Company, in connection with a proposed foreign loan. As a result, all the terms of the loam, bave been settled, with the exception of the time of repayment, which will be arranged when Mr. Fisch, who is acting as intermediary. Foxches Nagoya in s day or two. The contract will then be signed. The amount of the leap
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iba satente was, apparently a foregone con- clusion and with the exception of Govern ment bonds which came into increased. favour abroad, the Agreement did nothing to improve matters. It deserves attention that French capitalists more than others are now showing eagerness to acquire Japanese bonds and shares. In this connection, the Cugat Skogyo states thai the Socidi Generale; which has very large deposits, Ban encouraged its clients to invest their funds in Japanese, bonds and shares. For this condition, however, there
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LAGISLATIVE COOUNCI The Domicile Question. the English motions of domicile
CHIEF JUSTICE'S IMPORTANT PRONOUNCEMENT.
HONGKONG CERTIFICATES OF NATIONALITY
although domicile is obvious! Amaeling of the Legislative Council
known to the Chinese we CAD, (was held in, the Conocil Chamber this after.
of view of Angliak; law, tall) zoon. Present)-His Excellency, the Gover-
mas being domiciled in Chir sor, Sir Frederick Lugard, X.C.ALD, HE.
ordinary rule applies that Major-General Broadwood, c.a. Hon. Mr.
choice is proved the domicile FB May, C.M. (Colonial Secretary),
OF NO VALUE, WHATEVER.
of his father at the time off Hon, Mr. W, Rees Davies (Attorney General), Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Treasurer),
therefore at once determine what Bon. Mr. W. Chatham, CMO, (Director of other day as in whether Wai Long Shan, the old, so that he was born in 1855 The
The point raised in the Supreme Court that domicile of origin was. The dabıpr Public Works), Bas. Mr. F. J. Badeley, (Capex-assistant compradore of the Boogkong and was much too young in those days for tain Superintendent of Police), Hon. Mr. E. A. Shanghai Banking Corporation, was domiciled assume that a Chinaman ever deliberately in- is to be 1,500,000 yen and the rate of interesting (Registrar General), Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, in the Colony and entitled to be adjuged bank tanded to acquire such a permanent home In 6 per cent. The nat amount to be received Mr. H. E. Pollock, K., Hea. Mr. W. J. Gres (Chief Justice) this forenoon. At the time the of domicile. The father's domiciln was that of M.B., CM.G., Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, C.M.G., Hon rupt, was decided by Sir Francis Piggott the Colony as is necessary to the acquisition by the company is go yen per sou yen. When 100, Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon. Mr. H.A. W. opposition applied to have the Receiving Order, Chios at the debtor's birth and I have so evid the commission is taken into consideration the Slade, and Mr. C. Clementi (Clerk of Council), which had already been granted him, rescindence before me that his father changed his rate of interest works out at 66 per cent, per
ed, they pot forward four grounds to airengthen domicile and so his son's domicile, before annum. The outlook on the whole for next
their point, as under
the debtor could acquire a new domicile year is decidedly better than it was at the
for himself.. Von HID Lordship m- corresponding date last year and as the microbe
viewed the evidence and proceeded: "On the debtor's statement there can be no doubt that he never acquired a permanent home in Hong 400 his illustrates, my belief that hardly.
of speculation has been largely eliminated there is every chanca for legitimate trade to succeed.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE German mail of the 18th November was delivered in London on the 15th inst.
Hongkong, have issued a date block for 1909 on behalf of the Aschen & Munich Fire Insur ance Co, and a wall calendar and desk blotter from the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co.
MINUTES,
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
FINANCE.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the report of the Finance Committes (No. 20),
FINANCIAL MINUTĖ, "The Colonial Secratary laid on the labla Financial Minute No. 20, it was agreed that it be referred to the Finance Cummidea.
SANITARY BYE-LAWS.
The Colonial Secretary moved the adoption of Bye-laws under rection of of the Public
(1)That the debtor was not domiciled in this Colony at the date of the presentating of the petition and that the Court had no juris diction to make a Receiving Order against him
(1)-Taat the debtor had committed no act of bankruptcy on which a petition could be founded.
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(3)-That after payment of the costs of the proceedings there, would be no substantial as sets for division among the creditors.
(4) That the petitioning creditor, was in col
Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1913, relat ing to:-(.) Bake-houses; (6) Dairy; fr.) Imission with the debtor and that the proceed. ings were an abuse of the process of this hope ourable, Court,
The Director of Public Works seconded, Carried unanimously,
NEW TERRITORIES SMALL DENT COURT The Attorney General moved the third read- ng of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to em-
of the Republic being well known. As mightMESSES.. Wm. Meyeriak & Co, agents in pertation and inspection of animals, be expected the increased demand for Japanere bonds abroad has favourably affected the market in Japan and prices show an upward tendency, During the past month, the export of Japanese bonds to England alone reached about £200,000, and a number of large ordens have been received from France and America. The money market in Kobe and Osaka cop tinues easy, and there is not likely to be any change until after the New Year. The fact that me companies have had to write down their
Ar the mesting of the Legislative Council this afternoon, H., the Governor read a telegram which he sent to London on the occasion of the King's birthday and the reply be received from the Secretary of State thanking His Excellency for the same,
power a Magistrate to hold a Small Debt Court in the New Territories and to regulate the proceedings in relation thereto.
y Chinamun who is merely a tradeti here ||ever tears himself away lost and brauch from his family village in Chion which is what it required to establish a domicle in this Colony, the whole idea of a permanent establishment in Hongkong with a fixed detârmination nerer to return to the ancestral villam alberwits than as a visitor seems to me inconsistent with the normal idea of a Chinaman. » .)”,”. in delivering his judgment, the Chief Justice Nationality is not domicile por domicili sul::-A judgmost creditor applies to rescind nationality. The two things have no relation
Receiving Order
Four graards to and another. Nationality may be evidence of opposition were raised and my ruling with of a domicile of origin but it is not possible regard to them will serve sa à good illos to go farther than this. There is therefore not the slightest grouad for the allegation that, tration of the general practice with regard to oppositions to petitions which I have auction the debtor was domiciled in the Colony and The Colonial Secretary seconded,
ed. The third was that after the payment of the order must therefore be rescinded with Bill read a third time and passed.
costs of the proceedings there will be no sub-cost against the petitioning creditor. stantial assets for division among the creditors. Bank rf Taiwan, Ltd. (judgment creditors). Mr. John Hastings appeared on behalf of the MAGISTRATES ORDINANCE AMENDMENT. Council considered in Committee the BillThat ground is not good because it is a matter Mr. R. D. Atkinson, of Messrs. Deacon entitled An Ordinanceto amend Tae Magistrates which the Official Receiver considers and us
Looker and Deacon, reprosented the petition. amendments in the Criminal Law.
The fourth ground in that the petitioner is in Council resumet and Bill reported with collusion with the debtor and that the proceed. Order was made Mr. H. L. Dannys was for amendments,
ings are an abuse of the process of the Court, the debtor. This is also a matter which concerns the Official Receiver, who la’this respect exercises a gene- ral surveillance over bankruptcy proceedings. The first ground is that the debtor was got do- miciled in this.Colony at the date of the pie rentation of the petition and therefore that the Court has no jurisdiction to make a Receiving Order. And the secood was that the debtor has committed so act of bankruptcy on which a petition would be founded
capital is taken as an indication that Japanese Cheung, a filtèr, unemployed, was arrested in Ordinance 189 and to effect certain othersally advises the Judge on the applicationing creditor, on whose, petition the Receiving
investors are proceeding warily towards the path of prosperity. It is not very satisfactory, however, to note that a concern such as the Imperial Petroleum Company has bad to be wound up. Last year the' Imperial Patroleum Company, whịch was established with a čapital of Y1,000,000, in 1906, decreased its capital to Y600,000. Owing to bome pecuniary and other difficulties, it has done little or no busi. mes during the past year and the results that at a general meeting, beld on the 4th it was decided to wind up the company. With
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regard to Japan's trade with China a quietly. worded paragraph affinis some clue to the Jeannette, Mes Delices, Violet Mer-method which Japanese merchants are adopt veille, Floramy.
ing to recover their position. Our Koba contemporary observer:-"It is very long since the country's trade with, China en
dull stage, owing in the first place to the boycot set up in. South Chioa and the fall of silver. Finding it disadvantageous to carry on transactions with Chinese mer chaots in Japan alone, the Japanese marine products merchants bave made efforts to start a direct export business, They asked the Mitauí
·Buwan Keiškia for assistance,and the Kaisha
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agreed to let its branch at Hongkong deal with their goods. They propose to send their first consignment by the Wakana. Mark on the gih. Besides, Mr, Adachi and Mr. lio, marine pro- ducts exporters at Yokohama, and Mr. Koba yashi, a drug exporter there, have tried direct export, entering into a contract with the Onishi
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A CHINAMEN, who later said he was Wong Des Voeux Road Ceairal yesterday, for it is alleged, removing a purse containing $:5 from a man's pocket. Accused was charged with the offence in the Police Court, this morning, and remanded.
THE office of the, Russian, Consulate will: bè closed on Saturday, the 19th inst., it being the name-day of Emperor Nicholas II of Rustla. A reception will be held on the same day between 4 and 7 p.m. by Consul and Mr. Tiedmann at their residence; No.5, Queen's Gardens, in honour of the occasion,
For healleged offence of kidnapping a fourteen year old girl from her parents on the 19th ulte.. & Chinese woman, Li Luk, was arrested yester- day. The little girl, Wong Kwan, disappeared one day and was not seen again until yester- day. She was stated to have been found in the woman's house. Defendant was remanded. A PINE of $100 was paid by a coolie în the Police Court to-day for having in his posses- sion a quantity of ammunition without a parmit from the "police. When arrested the man-Li Fat-bad.in a box 150 rounds of three boxes of percussion caps. These were rifle ammunition,,300 empty cartridgas mod
confiscated.
WE are requested to state that the Baseball Match will be played on the ground of the Hongkong Football Club at Happy Valley on Saturday next at 3 p.m. Grand Stands have been erected, the booking belag is the hands of Moutrie & Co., and tickets have been issued only up to the capacity of the stands. One and is already sold out and the others are sell.
ing very rapidly,
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On the motion of the worney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, the Bill was read a third time and passed.
ADJOURNMENT, A
The Council was adjourned sing-ilier,
“FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was beld immediately after the meeting of Council, the Colonial Secretary presiding. It was agreed to recommend that the following vota be
adopted by the Council:-
HĊSPITAL HULK," HYGLIA”
seventy-five dollars in aid of the vote, Medical A sug of five thousand two hundred and Deparmente, Hospitals and Asylums, Other Chargen, Infectious Hospitals, Hospital Hulk Hygeia, for the following items
Repairs,
$1,608 Typhoon damager, ... 3,567
Total:.
This was all the business.
.55,375
FOUND. HANGING.
ILL HEALTH LEADS TO COOLIE'S BUICIDE,
Owing chiefly to the fact that his bealth had been falling recently, and also on account of shortage of funds, a coolie gamed Leung Kwan put an end to his life yesterday morning..
Leung was an earth coolle, employed by a. contractor at Kowloon City, and resided with a number of others in quarters at 46, Wang Street. Early yesterday morning, it is reported, Leung did not go with the other men to work. He complained of feeling ill and he was left the workmen returned home for their meal aloga in the bouse. A few hours later when
Leung was found-suspended to a rope-one end of which was fastened under his chis sad the other to a beam of the ceiling. Death bad already intervened.
·TEs deceased, who was about forty years of ago, managed somehow or other to get the rope round the brain, and; getting up on a' lool, fastened the other end round his neck, after which he kicked away the support.
The matter was reported at the police station and the remains sest to the mortuary.
“SATISFYING CREDITORS,
SCHEME OF COMPOSITION REFUSED.
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ARSENIC POISONING.
CHINESE WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR HER LIFE ·
Heung Kau, a woman of about forty years of age, the wife of the lala lodian, money. leader and caule dealer of Kowloon Oity Bhola Singh-was placed on trial in the Police. Court, this afternoon, on a charge of having murdered ber husband, by administering pol
At the first meeting of creditors the debtor made a statement that he was born in Hongkong.sen to him on the 25th November last, I see no reason to doubt this. This then makes
order to make this point clear (and it is an him a natural born subject of the King, but in ment Analyst, was that on the day in question: The evidence of Mr. Frank Browns, Govame
he received from Dr. Bell a vomit, markada important point) a certificate of Sir George Bhola Singh, Heexamined and separated it and Bowen, then governor of the Colony, dated found 9/20th of a grain of actinic. On the fol 31st July, 1884, was referred to it was given lowing day he received from his assistant some under the seal of the Colony and was to the cooking utensils and a plate which containad effect that, having examined two affidavits of food. On examination, they were found to con birib, His Excellency was sktisfied that Wei tain arsenic as follows: Exhibit A (plate) 84 Long Shap, the debtor, was born in the Colony grains; B (a bowl) imced; C (the spoon) zil; D and therefore that he believed him to be a Bri(old vomit) zi grains; E (ä poi) Dil ; F (a brim) tish an ject. I understood that these conti stoat) nil; G (wooden barrel) nil. Witness ficates are issued 'in virtue of permissive in-separated some of the antic from A, which structions from the Secretary of State given in contained 7/8ths of arsenic. On the food he August, 1861. I have never seen one before witnessed a few gritty anticios which turned and as it was referred to in the argoment I must out to be sandy crystals, which were usually express my opinion on it. In an English port be found in native americ such a certificate is of op valus whatever for A parcel was headed to the witness by By legal purpose, it were that does not Deputy Superintendent of Police King (proto of birth but by whom they were made does nocutiog) and be said it contained a lump of appear. The proper person to issue cor
Dativo arsenic. tificates of birth, or to be more precise, seated and certified copies of entries in bis registers; is the Registrar-General and I um not sure, but I do not think that
the facts contained in the entries. Then this evan, these are made conclusive evidence of certificate says that having read these two affidavits the Governor has antisfied bimasil that Wei (.png Shan was bore in the Colony and the Emperor of China being'at aimity with the Queen of England at that time the Governor believes him to be a British subject, but this is n'non sequiter. If the person to whom the cer tificata is given was born in the Colony he is a British subject. There is no ground for belief or disbelief. The fact is both the instructions of the Secretary of State and the opinion. of the Law Officers have been misconstrued by the drafter of the form insexed to the instruc»
Mr. King-Can you say, if the amenic you' found in the food had been boiled with it?—1 can't, ...
No. There was no sign of it in the rice water,
Did you find any trace of arsenic in the pót?”
Do you think that if arsenic bad
been boilad
in the pot and the pot was ister washed, you would trace the polsos?—If the pot ante cop. taided arsenic and it had been washed out in the ordinary way and then used to boff rice with I should expect to find traces of the amenic in the rice water. But I found none there, 7. How maoy grains is sufficient to kill?- Thees grains is a highly dangerous quantity. Three grains bas killed man. O
The Court-For an average man the amoniat would be dangerous for him to take?-Oh yes. the Chinese? - I do not.
Do you know what amenic is used for among
Do you know if the tanners here !!?-1 don't. It is used in China în tanneriet.
You don't know if it is used in Hongkong in tanneries NowPr
Shoten at Hongkong. The results, so far, are said to have been very good.". We, do TAM CHAN MOW, a cook out of work, attempt not refer to the yarn trade which is a thinged to enter the Chung Hing Theatre last apart, bus ii in satisfactory to note that Japan oight without a pass. He was stopped at the ese, spinners are seriously contemplating the gate by the ticket collector, wou ordered him our Words passed between the two men, abandonment of the lattery system in Shang- umil finally Tam decided to effect an entry by hai. The dockyards bave also been experienc force. Seiring the collector by the quang, he ing the effects of the dullness, following the administered to him something which resem- "boom" in shipping and we learn from the Wichi bled a ball-action and a third-act "jjitru. JAPAN'S TRADE PROSPECTS,
Nichi that, owing to the inactivity of the ship. Having settled the man, Tam proceeded to
enter the show, when he was stopped by Trade depression in Jápad still continues to building industry, the Kawasaki Dockyard con policempo. Tam was cule enough not to dry bandicap the exporting firms in Japan and the tinues to suffer losses, and there is a proposal any third acts on the uniformed man. He old inclination to plunge headlong into impospinong the Directors of the Company to sell went rather sheepishly to the station, and paid sible enterprises bas practically disappeared the yard to the Government, taking advantage $5 for the assault in the Police Court, today. because there is nobody willing to risk their of relations with Baron Goto, Minister of Com-
ANOTHER Tramcar was damaged to the extent money in doubtful undertakings. The lesson munications. "It is rumoured that the Com- of about 55 through colliding with a truck in "taught by the numerous bank failures and the pany has already concluded the necessary Des Voeux Road,. As in the usual case the Péxigencies which have, had to be adopted by negotiations with the Government and is now truck was overloaded sed undermaozed, con- manufacturing firms in order to ward off disas considering certain stops. The message adds sequently the coolles could not get out of the ter have been taken to heart. The craze that the report is unreliable, as such rumoure
way in time to avoid the crash. - Past of the for speculation is all manner of wild-cat are always current prior to the opening of the panel of the car, was destroyed. The head man in charge of the truck-a cook, if.might schemes bat gone. The long list of new ventures Dist. Whether the report is trustworthy or be mentioned was arrested for obstruction which company promoters, were planning to not the fact that it is considered worthy of and causing damage. J the Police Court foist on unsophisticated investore is no longer a baing pablished shows how bard pushed to-day, he was fued $50 and ordered to pay inoteworthy feature in the commercial columns the shipping industry and the trades dependant | the Tramway Company 55 compensation Mr of the Japanese papers. There is a sobriety of upon prosperity are at the present moment, J. Gray Scott, the manager, prosecuted. Ob tons and caution exhibited in dealing with As be same time it is significant that the structions of this kind are danger to the travelling public and strlogeat measures abould. trado affairs which is far more worthy of a Mitsu Bishi Kaisha have just opened their new be taken to mitigate the nuisance, which is business community than the old falsa thrill of 12,000 ton floating dock at Kebe. Ose fact in becoming by for too frequent okultation which can through the writings of connection with the depression in shipping is those interested to commerce. fedeed the poteworthy. We quoted from a Japaness paper Lai Wan zonat have had a bad opinion of the compels creditors to attend these meet and to two objections with regard to the dant as fai
ingar if they are out of the jurisdiction they can statement of belief in British nationality.” In attend at their own risk but they are quita en raiber probability that some of the receplants titled to leave the matter to the other creditors may be the unfortunate victims of deable The youth replied that he did not know w because they know that the decisions must nationality, being Chinese as well as British | A few days before this thing Come op for the approval of the Court." Ona thing they have a right to expect-aquality of subjects, and secondly there is a regular pro. the witness went on, be want to wark treatment--but here I am asked to suncion as cask for settling doubts as to nationality. Slagh.. On the day, là question agreement for differential treatment. I canent pepvided in the Legitimacy Declaration Act morning maal with the defendan
auction the scheme which would, bad I not to 1858 in true that that Act probably does and left the hours shonly sanction it, be illegal. The requisite staluidry on apply to Colony where the Court the gosta. - Bhoja Sings vores of the European creditors pressure has no divorce Jurisdiction as here but that them. Witness majority has not been obtained because tha only given on condition that they shouthuim, makes it all the more oscessity to issue called at the hourg chat
special advantage and they are the certificates of nationality, whh the greatest fasizes Walle by War lacted by undue prejudice. Sure
caution : lest they should bay confused with || "defes
isund under that Act. Thero ja also wila
tious. The belief, the expression of which is sanctioned, is as to the fact of binh in the This morning, the Chief Justice gave a Colony from which the legal consequence of decision on the question of "preferential | British nationality follows. It is very necessary treatment" of creditors in the matter of the that such certificates if they are to be issued estate of Ho Shiu Chau, which was an appliat all should be d'ested with extreme 'cation for the approval of a scheme of com cars. The idea on which they were Detective Fergeant Terrett was the next of allowed, clearly was that nothing positive witness. He spoke to taking the defendant. position,
His Lordship, in refusing to sauction the should be stated and the statement of belief to the hospital when the dying deposition of scheme, said:1 am asked to sunction a scheme mant be limited to the fact of binh in the Bhola Singh was taken in ber presRACE, The Rixty per cent, should be paid to the European Colony. Otherwise the issue of the certificates statement was translated to her by Mr. Tsung, of composition by which it is proposed that. creditors and twenty five per cent, to the may be attended with considerable danger for, the Ha-ka interpreter of the Magistracy, Chinese creditors. If all the Chinese creditors I understand, that they are sometimes viséd by・ A lad named Wal Tai Fook, fourteen yea had been presset at the meeting and had a foreign consols for use in foreign ports and of age, who, was angaged by deceased the day butt to sanction the scheme, but it may well be that being under the seat of the before the tragedy, to look after ble goats whi four Chinese creditors were not present credence so far as the fact of birth is concern village near Sha-tin. He knew Bhola Singh, passed only by the statutory majority and Colony they would receive a larger measure of next called, "He said he lived at Chin Sump, I sanction this the meeting will be bounded than they are entitled to mad in law they as they were related. He also knew ike dalen. by it. I do not know of any duty, which
it was.
The
Jouka. Zeria zwgy ú issy Rac<5634, = fibroides day « diat shamisy sho aambei of { Aplice; bút es wilt venture to say that opinion only appoint a proxy, 41.is true they do not the first place they ignore the possibility or Singh is dead, now, isn't
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ia altered by now. Yesterday, after buying very natural result, doubtless, after the unfor- Japanese steamers which are laid up at present guzzied himself with more samsku than was lunate experiences of those who believed that Leaving out the vessels given as undergoing re good for him, in many ways, he started out to faith alone was sufficient to establish japan on pairs or examination, they numbered 16, with fiven up matters. He was doing so extremely the commercial centre of the Far East. All that total tonnage of 44,258. The Kobe Herald now well, wat only at the top of hii voice, but also can be said of the proseat financial condition, shows that while the details given in the table with his unsteady feet, when a lakong ordered according to one writer, is that despite reactions are quite correct, they convey an impression hins to keep quiet and move on. Lai put on his best holiday stulle, when thus addressed, it is moving forward although very slowly. The which is entirely misleading. At least six of the but took no particular notice, Agnip he was ambor of "Commercial Notes in the Zoe ships, for instance, are more than twenty-two told to go, but all the officer could get out of Herald status that: “Financiers and business years old-one is 39 and another yo and nose him was, "I know you people," and continued men are exercising the utmon caution, lest a of these is worth working. A seventh vessel the performance, Lal was promptly arrested return of business activity should be followed belongs to the Government, and several of the and on the way to the slation, he repeated Mr. Otto Kong Sieg who represented ze 'deblar, Ho Bhia Chan, said that all the credit. what he had said, belors,” and slipped or had agreed to the composition. by another period of terrible depression, others are laid pp for reasons quite unconnect,
www vir kaydollar into the "oficers Owing to the approach of the end of the year. ad with the dullness of the skipping businem, this inactivity is likály to become more marked. Foralgo investors are looking more and more his behaviour and §§ för brib
but this did The Official Receiver stated that ther
$s for opposition from the Europea
(bo Police :|: Hm Lordship stood by the decision, hi hm
qalelieg donbes my to the.
Bħal British iubject provid, paly