Intimation.
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A‹Ð. 1841.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY FEBRUARY 22 1909
limited to the walls of the Forbiddon City and Summer Palace, since His Imperial Highness's knowledge of the outside world. must be of great value to the country which he rules. I trust therefore," added the speaker, that the Empire in which all of A. 8. WATSON & CO., us have such great and important interests may be catering upon a new and prolonged period of prosperity, and that slow but sute progress may be made with the many reforms which are so urgently needed." With these adhtiments, of course, every body will agree, for the simple reason that in a very remarkable degree the future of Hongkong is bound upon in that of the neighbouring Empire. We can all remem- ber how the effects of Nature's upheavals reacted on the trade of this Colony, and with what anxiety the outcome of the boy colts, both actual and projected, was viewed" by the commercial element, and how hap. pily they regarded the end of the contem- plated boycolt against British interests, which arose through a misunderstanding Perhaps the directorate consider it woll to conline themselves at sach meetings to the
TOBACCONISTS & CIGAR MERCHANTS.
financial condition of the Bank, and refrain
from entering into explanations with respect
HONGKONG AND WHAMPON.
DOCK CO, LTD.
ANNUAL NEETING.
د. پادمان
the Chairman be bad nothing much to
1:
By. He thought that shareholders should
A ROBBER'S ALLE
Telegrams.
“HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH,
SERVICE
VICEROY TUAN FANG.
IMPEACHED.
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"be satisfied that their luterests, are in such ACCURED OF BEING "KNOCKED ABOUT BE
POLICE OFFICER. good hands, and their thanks are due to The ordinary yearly meeting of shareholders the directors, general management and Wearing a coat which had seen better days, in the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Lt staff. He wished to record their special thanks and many of them, a dilapidated-looking coolic, was held in the effices of the Company, Queen's to the sub-committee for their laborious duties by name Li Kam Fox, was the fourth prisoner, Buildings, at noon, today, for the purpose of and trusted that shareholders would, lu the to sugage the attention of the judge and fury receiving the report of the directors and the future, reap the benefit as the results of their at the Criminal Sesians this forendon. The statement of accouals to the 11st December, warki He had often beard of the good work accused-n man of about forty-five years of 90s, The Hon. Mr. W. J. Grosson (chairman turned out by the Dock Company which was age was charged with committing at armed of directors) presided. There were also pre second to none. He hoped they would take as robbery in the Tsui Kung village, Santin dis ent-Mesics. Edgar G, Barrett, S. Silver their matto that adopted by the Volunteers, viz,trict, in the New Territory, on the 14th Jau stone, H. A. Siebs, G. Friesland, D. W. Nulli secondus in Orient. Applause.) uary, which charge te denied almost vigorous- Craddock, Sir Paul Chater, H. P. White, The motion was unanimously carried.
averred that his previous plea of W. Helms, R., Mitchell (acting chief mans. On the motion of Mr. Skinner, seconded by "guilty was sucked out of him by ger), T. I. Roge (secretary), Ho Frok, Bo Mr. Georg, the appointments, of the Hob. Mr. police sargeant, and secondly that he was Kom Terg, Lo-Cheung Shiu, Frich Georn, JW. J. Gresson, Mr. C. G. R. Brodersen, and arrested in Chiness territory, which was not Pi Braga, L. Berindongue, Choa Leep Chee, Mr. Edgar G. Barrett ware confirmed.
tight. These allegations were, however, denied F. Maitland, }.. W. C. Bondar, J^A. Chinoy, H. Percy Smith, T. Skinner, M. H. Michael Bognar seconded, the confirmation of the ap- that he did not bully the man loto making the
Mr. Lo Cheung Shiu proposed, and Mr. the prosecution. The police-sergeant stated An Imperial decree has been 5. J. Michael, Chau Siuki and A. A. Moreno.pointment of Mr. H. A. Siebs as a director, statement admitting his guilt. He spoke to issued commanding Tuan Tang to
The Secretary read the notice convening the ice Mr. C. GR. Brodersen deceased. meeting."
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your permission we will take the report and statement of accounts, presented to you some little time ago, as read. The bell piots for the half year ending 31st December, 1993,
The Chairman said:-Gentlemen-With
57977.68 for the 23 ou six pants with
Mesir. G. Friesland and D. W. Craddock vera unanimously re-elected to the board of directors, on the motion of Mr. Berindongue, seconded by Mr. Ho Fook.
of
Mr. M. 19. Michael proposed the re-election Messrs. H. U. Jeffries and H. Percy Smith
An auditors.
Mr. Moreno seconded. * The motion was adopted. The Chairman:-That is all the business, genilemes. Thank you for your attendance. Dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow
A NEW SOLICITOR,
TOBACCOS. John Cotton's Nos. 1 & 2
Carven Mixture Ardath Special Mixture; Black Cat;
previous months and Sr6o611.95 for the corresponding period of 1907, Garrick Smoking Mixture, lo outside negotiations in which the Bank including the balence $384,847.24 brought "for- Is, nevertheless, deeply concerned Forward from last account and deducting directors Phillips Finest Smoking Mix- example the loza proposition recently settled and auditors feet, we have, available for Ap between the Chinese Provincial Govern-propriation the sum of $636,078.77, out of which ture, "Non Tur" Tobac-ments. and the British and Chinese Cursam your directors propose, subjeci 10 your ap: co, and other well-known poration in respect of railway-constructionproval, to pay a dividend for the hall year of ¿ per cent, or $4 per share, absorbing Saco,000, are of prime importance to the shareholders' place a further sum of $21,000 to the credit of brands.
of the Bank, seeing that they indubitably No. 1 Dock Extension Account, write 53,000 led to the increase in the capital sanctioned off the value of Cosmopolita Dock, Sic of by the Hongkong Government last year, floating ploot, and cany forward $387,078.7710 A reference to that subject might fairly the new account. We trust the proposed dis have been expected, but doubtless, for tribution of profits will meet with your approveitor la Hongkong,
In so doing the Attorney-General stated that excellent reasons, the Chairman and Mr.al. The figures now laid before you are Ross, who is in a position to know the inner slightly less than for the preceding six Mr. Hing Kam Hung hdd a distinguished months, but show an increase of about $100,000 career. He was educated at Queen's College, workings of this Bank aswell as the British over those of the corresponding period of and later went to England where be joined the and Chinese Corporation, thought fit to re-1907. The work of lengthening the No. firm of Ullithorne and Carrey, Gray's Inn, as main silent. There were other industrial deck has not progressed as quickly as we'
community at present, but these were left business necessarily interferes with and delays
CIGARETTES. Garrick Cigarettes; State Ex- press; Quo Vadis; Craven Mixture; Clarence Extra Virginian; Knight Ban-matters which are interesting the commercial neret; Turkish; " Martin's out in the cold.. At the same time we may very properly assume that the directors of "Non-throat"; Three Cas the Corporation, who is their united capa- tles (Magnums).
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS
hoped for, but we find the tee of the dock deur the blasting and excavation. The caisson, of the No. 3 dock at Kowloon has been overhauled and repaired at a cost of $5.55391, which amount, together with $2.437.78 expended in
OLD HONGKONG' BOY ADMITTED TO THE BAR. Before the business at the Supreme Court was opened to-day, the Attorney-General (Mr. W. Rees Davies, K.C.), moved that Mr. Hing Kam Hung be admitted to practise as a soli
an articled clerk; remaining 1hịre for five years.
He passed his final examination held by the 1960, naa tuh leque Sugie in helluon in use, 1908, and subsequently was admitted a solicitor is England. He obtained a certificate of third class honours from the Incorporated. 'Law
join the arm of Deacon, Looker and Deacon kong in December last, and to wished to
as assistant solicitor."
city have their finger on the pulse of every repairing damage to docks, slips ond buildings Society in June, 1955. He returned to Houg
The Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggott) said that he had read through the papers and found them in order. He had much pleasure in ad. miting Mr. Hing Kam Hung to the Bar
important trade movement in the Crients caused by the typhoon of July, 1968, appears are giving these affairs their attention, at the debit of revenue account. Repairing Fitting praise" was given to the excellent damage to floating plant after the same typhoon cost us $8,64; this amount has been passed to A. S. WATSON & CO., work done by the able Chief Manager and
his staff in directing the energies of the Bank the debit of marine insurance account. The LIMITED,
and safeguarding the interests of the shuren from the Admiralty having been paid in holder's during the past half-year. The full, this account now disappears from the statement and will effect our accounts in that meinbers present "cordially endorsed, the
we will not require to remit approximately wisdom of Captain Lloyd whiga, he said: $10,00 per annum. The item under the "Let times be ever so good, good direction | heading of "aundry debtors" is about the is as essential in the prosperous days' as in same as in the last account but "sundry creonly got $4 of the proceeds." (Laughter). [28the days of adversity, and I think we can ditors" shows a reduction of $93,0co; this is congratulate ourselves, on having secured partly due to their being no instalments paid that in our Board, and I have much pleasure work in progress. As to the value of material_on_hand, this shows a further reduc..
AND
KOWLOON DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 13th February, 1909,
DEATH.
· RENÇO JOKO GUTIERREZ, aged" 28,"
"A BAD CASE"
SEVERE SENTENCE FOR ARMED ROBBERS.
"I did it, I plead guilty to the charge; but
"I am also guilty. I got Between $3 and $4 of the proceeds.".
Such were the statements made by two men.
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by
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]
Peking, 19th February. a memorial denouncing His In a Excellency Viceroy Tuan Fang, many Taotais and other officials are implicated,
him rather sharply, but did not touch him. Ar reply explicitly to the charges alleged regarded the question of arrest, a lukong gave
against him in the memorial.
evidence to the effect that the prisoner, was taken by him in British territory. It was true that the man had crossed the border, but be
waited for bim two nights. - The next day the prisoner entered British soil and was capped, During this evidence the prisoner persisted in
saying that, his capture was effected on Chiness soil-Samchun, be stated. IMENA
The Attorney-General then proceeded to narrate the facts of the case. According to him: the defendant and four other men forced an entrat ca into a house (by breaking down the door) accupied by a woman and her seven- year-old daughter. The prisoner was the only one known to the woman, who was seized by the men, and her bangles torn from her wrist. In the struggle she was stabbed in the head, and the girl cut go the ark wat of gested that the prisoner took part in there proceedings. H., it was stated, kept watch at the door all the time Altogether. the rob- beis stole and departed with twoʻsilver ban- gles.
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· Corroborative evidence was heard, 'and 'the
jury without retiring returned a verdict of guilty unalmously,
In passing sentence of five years' "hard
labour, the Chief Justice said that the prisoner seemed popr. He did not know whether he could stand a flogging, but he would have to receive twelve strokes.
THE "EMPRESS. OF CHIN 4"
WEST AGROUND ON TÍIE, INLAND 'SEA,
We are infirmed that the Emprier of Chika which left here on the 13th instaut, went ground when pissing through the Joland Sei of Japan. Upon arrival at Kobé it was found that she had sustained dimage' to her, bollom plating which will necessitate 'repairs being
MILITARY ATTACHES.
'APPOINTMENT TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Pe.""
Peking, 19th February. The Wai-wu-pu and the Ministry of War have decided that a number
of military officials should be attach- ed to the Chinese Legations in foreign countries, so that they may study the military affairs of those countries.
PRINCE CHING IMPEACHED.
TWENTY SPECIFIO CHARGES." (By courtesy of the Sheung Po!]
Peking, 19th February. Wong Hing mak has denounced Prince Ching.
There are twenty specific charges against His Royal Highness.
·TANG SHAO-YI.
DEPARTURE FRom England,
[By courtesy of the "Sheung_ Fo"]
Peking, 19th February, A telegram has been received from effected before she can proceed on the voyage HE. Tang Shao-yi that he has left
10 Vancouver.
England for France.
AFFRAY ON SHIPBOARD,
Peking, 21st February. CABIN "BOY'S" ASSAILANT CO&VICTED."
Tang Shao-yi has reported, by Leung Sai, formerly a seaman on board the; steamer 'g, was sentenced by the telegram, his arrival in France. soumeal for stubbing the cabin big (Loi
RETRENCHMENT. Wa) on board ship on the joth ultimo,
The accused had entered a plea of "not DISPENSING WITH SUPERFLUOUS:
OFFICIALS. verdict which resulted in him being sent to gao: Messra J.Ramsay (foreman), F. P. de V. Soares, H. E. Scriven, L. A. Roso, A. Kitchie, H WASchierenberg and H. B. Davidson.
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ON February 17, 1999, at Shangha1, LOU" "in asking you to join we in a vote of thanks tion of about $70,coo. The tonnage of British assaulting a woman named Cheng Pak Chap, Chief Justice this morning 10 a term of impri-
-Au. Tak and Ho Kwong-charged with to the men who have so successfully and and Foreign men of war docked during the triumphantly piloted the ship of the Bank past half year was less than half that for thet Yau-ma-li, and stealing 520 in cash, & rattan through the troubled financial waters of the previous six months but slightly better than angle, seven watches, four fin ertings, etc.,
renewed prospects of prosperity and its in. fluence is only bounded by the length of its
The Hongbing Celegraph past year? The Blank goes forward with the corresponding period of 1987. The number of the same time puting. the woman io. bodily kelly," dad the folowing jury returned the
HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1909.
THE HONGKONG AND· SHANGHAI BANK.
vision..
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A EUNUCH Damed Sung has been expelled As might have bees expected from the from the Palaces for attempting to interfere in. character of the report, there was no dis-politics sentient voice heard-ni the half-yearly meet- :
Tu Waiwnpu is negotiating with the foreige Ministers in Peking concerning the withdrawal of the foreign troops from the capital. Six boatmen, who were charged in, the Police Cour, this morning, with approaching within thirty yards of the Catherinë Apoar-a vessel supposed to be infected-were fined £15 each.
A 100 of pine wood,, valued at $;0, the pra perly of a contractor, and which was stolen
from the Hongkong Hotel works, in Queen's Road, cost a boatman a month in prison today.
THE total output of coil from the Chinese Hagineering and Mining Cols three mines for 11,51997 tons and the sales during the same The week ending February 6 amounted to period to 15,228 33 tons.
of steamers and tonnage of merchant shipping show little variation over a number of years. but with a tendency to increase. We have been fortunate in securing several good re- pairing contract due to strandings which have materially assisted our profits for the period under review. The buildings, shops and plant have been maintained in good condition and the opportunity of a stack peried in the machine shops, was Lviled of to give some of the machines a thorough overhaul and adapting them to the requirements for using high speed tool steel. The moorings in front
of Kowloon Docks have all been lifted and re- lald in good condition. The various improve ments and addition at the Kowloon Docks during recent years bave put the works' la a position for better handling any orders that may be entrusted to us, bat one de partment, namely the foundry, will require enlargement, as, during, the past two years,
getting castings out, as rapidly as we have been-greatly handicapped in not necessary. After consideration of the report drawn up by the sub-committee, your directors deemed it advisable to obtain the services of on expert to make an exhaustive examination of our whole organisation and system of work- ing, and Messrs. Medhurst and Keswick being
Was
fear,
The Attorney-General remarked that this On the night of the was really a bud case. 2nd ultimo the woman and her small boy were În their house. In company, with four other men, the defendants. broke into the bouse threatened the woman, and lied and gagged ber and her son. While this was going on, two amaks entered the room and they were similar
Presenting the case to the jury, ibe Attorney-
[By courley of the “Shoung Po,”]
Peking, 10th February. General said that the defendant was charged
The Prince Regent has instructed with wounding with intent to do grievous Lei King-lam to ascertain the names bodily harm. The affray, he observed, was
dig
the result of a petty quarrel on board of those officials under him and of treated by the robbers. They then ransack the steamer. On the day in question others whose services may be ed the place at their pleasure. The men were armed with revolvers and knives, and carried or retracked, whics. 19. atit per pensed with with a view to retrench- wire which they used to bind the people
The Chief Justice sentenced the defendants Defendant retorted that he had returned the ment in expenditure. to five years hard labour and to be flogged-money at Calcutta. A dispute bere followed twooty-four strokes apiece,
a
ON. ANGLISTI,
POLICE INTERPRETER'S 'STATEMENT.
of twenty cepi, „
was owing.
Later.
Lei King-lam, acting persident of
and defendunt, drawing a kaile, stabbed the "boy" several times. After the stabbing be made an attempt to escape. Letting himself the Ministry of Posts and Commu „down with a copo over the ship's side he got
POSTS AND COMMUNICA. TIONS.
into a sampan, but was stopped by the third nications, has discharged over fifty A very extraordinary statement was made by officer. According to the medical evidence the Supreme Court, to-day. The interpreter (awing to the loss of blond, when he was ad-
police interpreter is the witness box of the prosecutor was in a very critical condition, superfluous officials.
of certain statements be had taken down from There were a clean cut wound on his left chest, Chiouman) was called to testify to the accuracy milled to hospital, where he still remained. a prisoner when he was airesied. Much to another on his arm, and a third of the left up- everybody's surprise, when the witness got into per eyelid. This cut resulted in the lots of the box, he turned round and to the Court in bis eye-sight in that eye. At the Magistracy. terpreter remarked: "I sprak very flule the defendant practically admitted the charge, English!"
in England, and conversant with our require The Chief Justice-Ho caşa he speaks very ments, your directors requested their assist. H.E. Tiek Liang, President of the Ministry of Mr. R. M. Dyer, Shipyard Manager with
acce in the engagement of a suitable mantle English. I don't know thep what he
Hinterprets, War, has again asked the Ministry of Finance Messrs, Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow, has down the statement in Chinese and gave it The Attorney-General-Perhaps he took the Navy. It has been decided, as a com- lo raise Tlu, 15 cpo,cofor the reorganization of been selected for the appointment and is now meacement, to build a number of cruisers.
with us. Our thanks are due to Mr. George Dod- well (who kindly consented to act for Mr. Med.
to somebody else to translate leto English.
The Chief Justice Did you translate the
(statements ?
He averred that he was attacked first with an iron bar.
The jury without retiring found the defend- not guilty, and his Lordship passed sentence
PROVINCIAL APPOINTMENTS,
By courtesy of the "Sheung Po
"Peking, 19th February.
Lei King-Lam proposes to appoint
a special official in each province to
MR. JAS. WALNER, he manager of the Dairy posts, telegraphs and railways. of three years' imprisonment with hard labor look after affairs - connected with
Farm Co., Ltd, prosecuted one of his coolies, Chan Ng, in the Police Court, to-day, for steal- ling five empty bags, the property of the com pany, at Pokfoolum yesterday. The charge was proved and Chan was sent to durance for a fortnight,
Ing of the shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation on Saturday, when the statement of accounts was present ed. That statement was eminently satis factory so far as it went, and so long as the shareholders see the profits flowing into the coffers of the Corporation they can have no cause to grumble. The remark of the Chairman, Mr. E. Shellim, that "despite all we have heard about dull and restricted trade, the Bank has had a good half-year and it is a great pleasure to the Board to be In a position to recommend a bonus of 5/- per share in addition to the usual dividend," satisfed the most carping shareholder, while the proposal to vole a substantial bonus 10 thestaff was in accordance with the practice in previous years. The Chairman also observed that: "Comparing the statement of assets and liabilities with that of six months ago, you will notice ad all-round increase in the figure. All this is in accordance with the best traditions of the premier banking institu- tion in the Far East and will undoubtedly. THR auction sale of Mr. Heary Humphreys make for the continued prestige which it has valuable household foroiture takes place on gained in financial circles at home and in wednesday and Thursday next, Lots 1, to forecast the result of Mr. Dyer's examination After a few minutes of questioning, it turned other countries. On the subject of the trend242 inclusive will be sold on the first day, 24th but I am pleased to say he is receiving the out that the witness could speak English very of events in China the Chairman was some inst, commencing at 2pm. The sale on
cordial co-operation of our staff, and you may well, which brought forth the fo'lawlog from what vague, merely expressing the hope that | Thursday begins with Lot No, 243 al olever rest assured that any recommendations he may the Attorney General; under, the new regime many of the more
o'clock in the forenoop.
make tending towards greater economy and urgeally needed reformis would be carried
efficiency will immediately be carried out. As ANOTHER pickpocket was captured at the regards the future, I regret to say that our Into effect and that fresh developments of race-course on Saturday. This individual Libusiness seems to be suffering from the pro the country's potential resources would give Yung was seen to remava.twenty cents.from vailing depression-as- is evidenced-by-the an impetus to the national prosperity of the a coolie's pocket, and way promptly seized,
amount of work we have in hand, which is
Ar the Criminal Fessions this afternoon, the Empire and promote the well-being of the The coolie did not know he liad been robbed considerably less than last year. Your Directors
Chief Justice pasted sentence of five years people. Even Mr. C. H. Ross, who second- until told by the officer. Li Yung was arraigned realize the urgent necessity pf. securing new A SERIOUS charge was brought against two hard labour and twenty-four strokes with ed the motion for the adoption of the report is the Police Court, this morning, and sen- and of holding old and valued constituents, and anldiers in the Police Court, to day. The the birch upon two "men-Hung Tik Us "and accounts and who is usually to be detenced to a month's gaol," *
with a continuance of their support, I trust defendants-Stephens and Breuten-of the nad U Ting Chau-for committing an arméd pended on for a trenchant and illuminatlog
wa muy be able to place satisfactory figures be R.G.A., were accuand, of stealing $1.50, the robbery in Yau-ma-ti Bay, It was stated that criticism, was equallyindefinite in his speech, Tire Prince Regent has personally instructed fore you in August next. If any furiber in property of the Electric Tramcar Company, on on, the night of the 13th oftime the accused not going outside the domala Indicated by E. Linux Too yes, President of the Walwor formation is desired I shall be pleased to afford board car No. 17, last night. It was alleged and two other men boarded a jonk; then at the Chairman. His most interesting remarks, that, in dealing with foreign affairs, China's it, before proposing the adoption of the report that the defendants, while traveling from west anchor in the bay. They were armed with
dignity should be preserved, while friendly re- and accounts
to east, opened a box below their seat. This revolvers and knives. The crew were driven concerned the Regency and he practically istions with other countries, should, at the There were no questions and the Chairman box contained money and iickets, and the sol into the hold and the junk lngled of goods and echoed the words of the previous speaker same time, be kept in view. Foreign affaits moved the adoption of the report and accounts, diere were supposed to have extracted the sum money to the tune of Sigo" The sabbers when he said that jemight be presumed the should also not be dealt with in a haphazard
haphazard low, said that alter the remarks made by the charge, and the case was remanded fa
Mr. F. Maitland, in seconding, the ma- mentioned above. They pleaded not guilty to escaped, but the accused were captured the fson of the Prince Regent would not be" manner for fear of difficulties in the upshot,"
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Keswick for the trouble they have takeo in hurst, absent in New York) and Mr. Henry Witness (speaking English)-Yes. I took
this matter. It is too early as yet to attempt solated them into English,
the statements does in Chinese and then frans
“Do you understand what'I am saying?" "Yes," was the reply,
speak very little English?,"
"Then what do you mean by saying you
An aniwer was not expacted, and the pro- ceedings resumen,
LUK CHIN-LUM.
SHORT ABSENCE FROM PEKING.
A NATIVE medico-tu Min Cheung, alias o
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Kai Fook who at one time resided at Sham-
Poking, 19th February ahul-pp, has been arrested on a charge of) Grand Councillor Luk Chin-lum- alleged armed robbery committed within the left Peking on the 16th instant and Jurisdiction of Chipa no Christmas day. Ho was remended until the arrival of the extradi- returned on the evening of tico papers.
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following day.
STAIE SECRETS,
REGULATIONS GUARDING THEM,
[By courtesy of the" Bheur
Peking, 101
The Ministry of
a set of gainst the loal