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CONTENTS.
Births, Marriage and Deaths. Leading Article:--
Economy as a Fine Art. Where the Boycott is a Novelly, Snowed Under.
The Bling of Ignarzucę.
"Feed the Brute."
Telegrams ——
The Naval Commissioners. The Shanghai Tantai, Canton-Hankow Railway.. Posts and Telegraphs. The Late Chang Chih-tung. H.E. Liang Tur-yan. Butler Wright Case, Yuan Shib.kat.
Pratas Island Dispute. Hankow-Szechuan Railway. Lord Kitchener.
Chientao Island.
Telegraphs in Shantung. Roads to China.
Meeting :-
Kulangsu (Amoy) Municipal Council.
Legal Intelligents:
A Shipmaster's Claim.
The Raising of a Wreck.
The Belle View Hotel.
Indian Money-fender in Court.
A "Boy" Dismissal,
Police:-
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Faulty Scales.
Robbery on the Assania,
What is an Adjuncz Licence?
Armed Robbary at Kowloon-isai.
Chinese Gils Kidnapped,
Alleged Larceny by Bilee.
Marriage Transaction Extraordinary, A Woman's Wit
Stowaways for Australia.
A Clumsy Thiel..
Larceny of Silk. ·
A Sleepy Lukong.
Bangle-snatcher Punished.
Correspondence'?—
The Governor's Budget Speech. L quer Duties.
Hok ng Roads,
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words this officer, even after he has bad
proposed to add to the Ordinance, the sum providence. Other Bills which bavo, passed allowances to the amount of 1688 with
tota of the amendments being that any extra the preliminary stage are one amending the drawn, is in an infinitely better position
charges in the way of duties, storage, in the Widows' and Orphans' Pension Ordinance now than he was before, and not only that
King warehouse or other licensed godown one is inclined to wonder if we shall ever but his pension has also been automatically
arc made payable by the purchaser over and get away from that classic appropriation? enhanced. That is the sort of banky-panky
above the amount agreed upon when the and one in the Interests women and business that does not always appear on the
contract for delivery was originally signed. girls. It will be recognised, we think, that surface. Peter pays. Paul, with a vengeance,
The tule also holds good that in the event we did not en when we suggested that had ned as far as we are concerned we would
of the repeal of the duties or in the case of it not been for the all-powerful claims of the prefer to be Faul all the time. All that in
their being decreased the purchaser shall Budget and the character of the Estimates by the way, but it shows that when one is
be permitted to deduct so much money these new Bills at which we hare glanced dealing with a Government report it is seldom
from the contract price as will be equivalent would have provided an abundance of food The report of the Retrenchment Com-advisable to take things for granted. Look went a to cause trouble, they will on diso such decreased or repealed duty, and for thought. But they were snowed under mitice appointed to cut down superfluous how beautifully the Retrenchment Comcovery arrested and saverely punished and what is more important he shall not be the Budget and all its side-issues. I The dally teens is delivered free when the address je expenditure in the various Government de miles declare that a saving can be made it is open to any ace to depoguce such persons lisble to pay or be sued for or in respect of may be that they will emerge to the surface
sobie to menger. Peak subscribers can have
partments, and to adopt a policy of excision by doing away with one of the Water No leniency whatever will be shown mod any such, deduction". Another of the Bills when the days of financial controversy have their copies delivered at their residences without
in the interests of economy that would make Police launches-the very launch that disobedience to this proclamation will be visit which were read a first time was ope refer-Alitted past, but we 'doubt it, unless of course ed with instant popishment..." But all that con- any extra charge. On copies sent by post an Things on the weekly farne to any part of the likely to disturb the sleep of those who Mirs Bay and other outlying districts, and of the dóolie, especus at the translator to twilt merchants in Hongkong as well as in the Far.
miditée .380 per quarter 4 obarged for portage, a miser look like philanthropist, in not collects all the Government revenues in veya bat little modulog we fancy to the mind ring to the intricate subject of trade marks the liquor merchants and the publicans de cannot read and if a subject, which is of perennial interest to cide to have another fling at their grievances. world-in 30 penta per questaë,
dream under eiderdown quilts. There has the very launch whose presence has spread it is to the advantage Bingle Copine Daily, en ole Weekly, wentheen no attempt made to lop off the Turks wholesome terror in the hearts of the would the context roureters after that proclama Bant as a whole. The Attorney-General 7A BLISS OF IGNORANG
410 cents (for cash only).
heads of waste of extravagance; it is the be pirates who still infest the waters of the tion the Governor discovered that there was has explained in a memorandum that the law and practice relating to trade marks in tails that have had to go. And it could not Colony and occasionally swoop down on rally boycott in foll, working ordar so very well have been otherwise, with three laden junk. The launch is not to be sold he issued more ordars and threatened to impose the Colony is not consistent with the law. There can be no manner of doubt that the all the legal parallies, but nobody seems to as the Committee proposed, but with the bave paid much attention to him and to-day and practice of the United Kingdom as em- traveller in a hurry it the person to discover high. Government officials forming the ma- jority of the Committee. Each of there exception of a stoker and x seaman all the the position is exactly the same as it was two bodied in the rgos. Act. It is now proposed things. Some time ago a missionary called officials had at one time or another occupied crew are to be discharged. The saving is weeks ago, What the British Government is to remedy that condition of things and cer- the Rev. F. B. Meyer attempted to bring the most of the chief posts which would balural- estimated at $10,000, which looks all right doing in the matter we cannot tell. Probably tain alterations are made in the Ordinance irreligious of Hongkong to a sense of their on the face of it, but those rents and licence nothing seeing that Sir Edward Grey bas bis by the amending Bill just introduced: Chief coming doom and lucidentally be visited ly come under their supervision, and as man
bands full without attending to Chinese is but human, they remembered the happy done? So far as we understand the cost of col- the Chinese people will make a mers of the powers the Registrar to refuse to register much impression on the stiff-necked genera- fees have to be collected and bow is it to be trivialities. The day will come, however, when among, the new sections are one which em Canton We are not aware that he made days spent in these departments and wished luck to their successors. Why act the dog-in lecion under the new system will exceed the power which they are now trying to wield and mark which conflicts with one already re- tion in Hongkong, but it is quite certain the manger, thought they, and utterly spoil apparent saving effected, and still there will if that power is directed against all foreign gistered in any part of the British Dominions that his five minutes sojourn in Canton was be no adequate control of the piratically ionsimultaneously it will be Chins that from which the goods covered by the mark full of fat. Mr. Meyer seems to have quaff a pensant appointment? We do not sug inclined who live on the borders of Mfirs will be the sufferer, it may even come to this originate; and another giving the Courted at fountains which are not to be found gst that such ideas took actual shape in their minds but they may have been there in Bay. We are content to wait until half-a. that foreign Powers will combine to check this power to remove mark from the register by the common visitors. We have not the sub conscious form. As for the unofficial dezen junks are "held up" and looted and which reddered all, the more dau tron bedupon proof that the mark conflicts with a slightest idea who succeeded in palling the member, Mr. Murray Stewart, we do not then see whether the Government has made cause these responsible for its propulsios do mark which was registered in «dy part of reverend gentleman a pedal extremities, but
a good or wise bargain. Twenty members dot realise the potentialities of the action they the British Dominions from which the this we do know of all, the chain lightning to suppose that he would claim to be at
of the prison staff are to have their posts are calling into existence. ·
goods covered by the marks originale before erangellists who have tried their prentice expert in the art of cheese-paring. His ex-
the registration of the first mentioned wark hand on this Colony and its neighbour the perience in the Bank and as a bullion broker abolished, which should lead to rejoicing
In Hongkong." The variest tyro in matter capital of South China, noun is better. dealing with thousands where others deal among a certain class of the population. As for the Civil Hospital, that is to be
connected with the registration of trade qualified to lead opinion astray. than shelter only intended for the wealthy'
(17th October.)....
marks' can see what a fruitful source of in- the Rer. Mr. Meyer. The horror: of The cost of treatment has and strong.
It is hoteworthy that one of the chief come this law may be to the legal profession, hell have been altered in his case to the been raised, all medical comforts have to results directly flowing from the considera. The Act, however, has proved satisfactory in terrors of internecine warfare. Canton the constitution of the Committee apart, we
be paid for, the allowances for light, coal, tion given to the Budget speech delivered the United Kingdom for the last four years stands on the edge of a volcano.; then had hoped that they would seek advice from provisions for patients, etc have been by His Excellency the Governor is the obs- and there is no reason to believe that it will Cantonese are in almost open rebellion, At outsiders and from members of the junior cut down to the vanishing point, and it curity to which several new and important be other than workable in Hongkong. Two say moment they may break out and shattere Civil Service staff who would be allowed to
would not be astonishing to learn that $5 a measures which were introduced at the same new Bills, which without much difficulty the Manchu dynasty. Sober-minded people remain anonymous, Apparently nothing of day patients must provide their own medi- meeting of the Legislative Council: haye might be classed as a single measure; have will naturally think that we are running amok, the sort was done. Confident in their own cated atmosphere. We refuse to touch on the bees relegated. At any other time it is reference to the recreation grounds in the but here are the reverend's own words, printed
Sanitary Departmen! ¡reductions, simply be- capacity, they went their own way clipping cause life is too short to worry. As we have new Bills would have attracted a larger tion of certain lands in Victoria, the Peak to the Maucht dynasty is working like leaven practically certain that each and all of the Colony! The first provides for the reserva-in Public Upinion; "Thedeep-seated hostility dismissing a punkah coolle from this office already noted the schools will have to do amount of public interest than has yet been District and Kowloon ar recreation grounds; in South China, and may at any moment and a fourteenth grade clerk from that, com-
their best with a minimum of backs while the evoked by them, for almost every one of the while the second which is to be known as the break out in a well-concerted and formid- pelling poor collectors of Government money scholars will have to sit, on each other's Bills deals with questions which are of un- "Public Places Regulation Ordinance 1870, able movement. There is nothing like in the New Territories to use shanks' mare knees. There are other points with regard deniable importance to the Colony and Amendment Bill," gives the Governor power making the flesh to crawl, but we are? instead of a ricksha when doing their daily to the suggested retrenchment in the Educa- which may, indeed, lead to considerable to close the recreation grounds for say period afraid the readers of this insensate twaddle zo miles and depriving the schools of such tion Department which we will not dwell discussion, if not litigation, in the future, not exceeding seven consecutive days for if the paradox be allowed-probably have bare necessities as books and blackboards upon at present, but keep for another occa. Although the Liquor Ordinance is scarcely the purposes of exhibitions, lectures, con- no idea whether Canton is in Malacca ozs. Still the total saving amounts to about sion when the question as a whole comes up a month old, the law officers of the Colony,certs, athletic contests, amateur performances, Brittany: It is satisfactory, according to the $100,000, which means somewhat less than for consideration. And now we have given have already found it becessary to introduce bazans or sales-of-work or for any other pur padre, to find that when the trouble docs one per cent on the total expenditure. True, a slight idea of the Retrenchment Commit Bill which has for its purpose the amend poses of a scientific, educational, charitable come, and it is imminent, the Imperial a lakh here and a lakh there are not to be ce's report. Can it be said that it is a
ment of the Ordinance in some vital respects, or social nature, and to authorire any society, forces would get the better of it, but there despised, but the result seems entirely in business-like document; is it the sort of It has been the aim of the Government, as club, copsmittee, corporation, persons or would be a time of great suffering for the commensurate to the work which the Com. scheme that a committee of matter-of-fact we have been over and over again assured, person to grant admission to the building, native church" before such a rising could be mittee started out to accomplish. Glancing men of the world bent on evading the bank to bring the Liquors Ordinance into opera garden or place of portion thereof so closed suppressed. We are not more concerned over, the report one. is struck by the ruptcy court would have drawn up? We tion with as little derangement of the exist or enclosed by ticket or otherwise on pay for this native church than we are for the innumerable cricket score figures which think not, but then it is a report, and that ising conditions in the liquor trade as possible, ment of such sum of money as the Governor oative Mohammedas, Buddhist, Taotist, or denote the economical labours of the all the Committee was asked to submit.
may approve or without payment, and any Confucianist communities If rebellion in in Retrenchment Committee, We find on the
monies received for such admission may be the air. All would suffer alike, and the second page that the allowance for the col-
to the passing of the Ordinance would be re-applied for such purposes at the Governor foreigner with them. What we are distinctly lection of village rates has been reduced by
garded as non-existent so far as their liability may approve." With regard to the first interested in is the foundation, if there S75, and there will be trouble in the Trea-
to the payment of duty was concerned.he Bill, power is granted the Governor to re be any beyond mere gossip, for Mr. "Burer's office if the clerks-do-not-manage to
There seems to be no doubt that a certals still more important question-of-imposing appropiate the land if it is considered in the. Meyer's statement." The Mercury of Shang reduce their bill for electric light by $20 per class of the Chinese inhabitants of Kinking duties on liquors supplied by the wholesale interest of the Imperial Government or the hai, which hur unearthed this delect annum, or nearly 5 a month. That is s are determined to carry their plan of boycotting Brms under contracts signed before the Government of the Colony to do so. Now able piece of misrepresentation-to use sample of what can be done in the way of ritush vessels in retaliation for the alleged passing of the new Ordinance was left out
we should like to ask-What is the meaning a mild term➡says, quite truly, that everybody real retrenchment when the members of the fatal assault on a Chinaman committed by of account, and as it did not appear from of that proviso? We cannot believe it was who has the lightest acquaintance with committee put their heart and soul into the British police officer iota fall effect. They be the terms of the original "Bill that the Gov put into the Bill simply to fill out the Chinese history knows that the present task. But we are not concerned with the they have been ordered to act in a rational ernment contemplated the idea of making measure. Perhaps it may have some re dynasty found the southern Chinese very amall items, although we can feel for the un-
manner and they have been probibited from cir- the provisions retrospective merchants and fetence to those recreation grounds with hard not to crack. Everybody knows that bappy juntors who are sacrificed in order culating placards inciting the people to support their representatives were content to assume the grandiose titles, the Blake Gardens long after the Manchus had been accepted or West-end Park. At all events, we ·as, Heaven-sent rulers in the north, the south that the "higher-ups" may not be disturbed.the boycott movement. But althoughthework of that these contracts would not come within There are several reductions which are propi seda has not been carried out so anerge the terms of the law. Such an assumption feel confident that we are echoing the would none of them. The Miogs had clamant in their call for attention. It is ticallyas the local agitators had expected, it has was wholly without foundation, although no views of the Government when we say that vanished north of the great river. South of proposed to make an immediate saving of not been allowed to die a natural death. The doubt it might be possible to construct some those who enjoy the, Peak Gardens need it they still had power. Even pirates stood $1,974 by the abolition of allowances for cutters have bathing so lose and everything sort of analogy between the non-imposition have no misgivings lest their little plot up for their cause. Everybody knows that
10 gain by colisting the sympathy of those who extra work performed by officers who have are carried away by the idea of patriotism and of duties on liquore held in stock prior to of land be re-appropriated. But what are while Chiness as a whole love to go back to, been appointed to the Post Office since 1st cheap shibb leths which they cannot pretend to the operation of the Ordinance, and the we to say about the second Bill which con- the third century and describe themselves an June last. How many officers have become understand. What we fail to appreciate is the non-payment of taxes on liquors contracted verts the recreation grounds belonging to the descendants of the dynasty then reigning postal servants during the last three months? method by which there arch-villains work upon for, that is to say bought but not supplied, public ratepayers into money-making con- "Sons of Han," the Cantonese come for A matter of nearly $a,doo'is not a lleabite, the minds of the masses so as to deprive them before the 17th September when the Ordin- cerns which can be exploited by any gang of preference down the stream of time some
of their commonsense, "A Chinaman, even of and if the reduction only concerns the new-
the coolie class, is by no means a fool; he may
apce came into force. It seems, however, Individuals who choose to form themselves centuries later and delight to call them- comers what sum falls to be shared among believe that it is patriotic to act in a certain that the Government had no intention of into a society, club; committee or corporation selyes "Sons of Tang," the Tang dynasty the old staff? We fear that opportunity way, but he also considers the effect his action waiving its undoubted right to collect duties or even to come forward on their own hook representing the Elizabethan age of China's will be taken to dismiss on the least provo will have on his pocket. He may believa in on the goods supplied under such circum in order to get what the Cockney irreverently history. Similarly everybody knows of the cation the Hongkong clerks, the native-born "Chion for the Chinese" but he does not fail: stances. In other words, the law became calla "a little bit off the top? If you are turbulent nature of the mass of the people. as Kipling calls them, in order to introduce to recognise that the foreigner's money is quite retrospective in its action in the case of persona grala with the Government or any in the Liangkwang. Do wo, not find w fresh blood which will cost the Government good at that of his compatriots and some dutiable goods which had been ordered official who has some influence at headquar. It emphasised again and again in our own
times a great deal better. Now, by what mes- less, and coable the Postmaster General to point with pride to the economical working merism is he induced to follow a movement by contract the moment it received the ters it is possible for you to bar the connection with Canton, in the early days of,,..
which may actually do him material injury sent of the Governor, Curiously on gates of the public recreation grounds our trade? This, that, and the other thing ( of an over-worked department.. We don'
In the case of the merchants, it can be under ough, the Ordinance as it passed the for a week at the time, and also com could not be done by the Viceroys and offi for a moment suppose that the highly-paid stood that they are compelled by the threats Legislative Council made no reference to pel the very people who are responsible cials generally because the Cantonese would Japanese Ocean Steamship Service Subsidy supervisers at the Post Office, will be affected menaces of the rabbia to adopt an attitude, the difficulties which are practically bound for the upkeep of the grounds to pay through not permit of it. The mandarins, not bring
cu by the reduction; it fill be the Sas a of silent acquiescence. They have no remedy to crop up over the retroactive character of the nose for the privilege of walking over Cantonese themselves, might well have beliv month clerk who will either suffer in silence otherwise Of course the people who are the law in respect of contracts. At the same their own turf. That is topsy-turverdom lieved sometimes in their own descriptions.
penalised are not those who had part or or he told to take up his bed and walk. parcel in the original fair, which has been time it is strange that the law officers res without any frills whatsoever. And the We can quite understand an officic jia native la And what is still were curious in this coo-made the raison dfirs of the boycolt. They possible for safeguarding the interests of the Goveranx is to approre how the money taken of Kiangsu, being terribly impressed with the o nection is that the prospective gain by doing knew as much about it as the ordinary resident Goverment failed to incorporate in the from the legal owners of the recreation rowdiness in the nature of the southern native.??/ away with overtime is estimated at $8,016, in Shanghai or Hongkong. It was only when Ordinance the provisions necessary to pre grounds shall be applied. Well, in our. There is nothing: comparable with it in hindis and no explanation is offered. A total sum of Chisern shippers of goods to Kinking from yent confusion in the minds of those who young and sind days, we believed that when owa province except perhaps in the basi $2.480 per annum lesaved by cutting out the Shanghai began to transfer their shipments by are immediately affected by the new law. It a theatrical performatice was given in aid of hariour of a village bully here and there,
Britab stesmers to vassels, flying other ensigns. allowances and travelling expenses of Shang than that of the British masicantile marine that is all the more astonishing that they should a charity, let us say, all or great part of the And, finally, everybody knows that that hai postal servante engaged on sorting the the serinneness of the situation became up here been guilty of such negligence when li takings went to the charity. Now that we rebellion of rebellions, the Taiping had mails between Hongkong and Shanghai-parent. But, as we have frequently said, no in is remembered that they were merely recast are older and wiser we know a few of the its origin amongst these very people. Mr.which, we think, is quite fair and can evoke dividual government on the face of the earth can ing the law of England to suit the require multifarious meanings which may be applied And now we come to the point which le
We wonder caipbsalsed by our contemporary WOHL an objection in the Northern Settlement. fikta boycott, no matter how inesponsible the mente of Hongkong Clever and omnisci to the word "expensCE.” Another big item that meets the eye is the promotors may be. By the time the boycott has ent though the Attorney-General's staff may what proportion of the fees for admission quote again: Are we to decide from these # reduction in the vote for transport, under b sa launched those who follow in its wake are be, we do not suppose that they framed, the dragged out of the evicted" landownan, historical facts that the present day Canton “Miscellaneous services," $4,000—but ara Jost to muy sense of reason. And especially in Liquor Ordinance without the guidance sup. the hoi-pollol, will come under the cog. ese are rebelliously inclined ? What is the
the-case of North Chion, the ignorint clauses, we wrong in suspecting that if we could only hare got bold of a plaything whois reboned plied by, the English Act, and we take it that nisance of the Governor? The object of character of the Cantonese? From our own probe this Item to the bottom we should dising Characteristica they do not yet, com the latter did not fail to take into considers the Bill, entitled an Ordinance to provide experience we can answer fairly well! cover that the reduction is one in name prahend. The Governant of Kings has tion the importance of dealing with contracts for the periodical Inspection of Steam dangerous to generalise even orez bat rather than in fact?~Things are not always been issalog proclamations gators, ordering conclded before the Act become an opers Boilers and Prime Movers, is to provide single province, but we think it may safely be what they seem'in official reports. To digrets the cessition of the movement, but these protive force. We are not intent on searching for the inspectiod of steam boilers and said that the Cantonese in addition to haring for a moment the conveyance allowance of hibitory measures are distinguished more by for reasons or causes that led to this lapse, prima movers with the view to anfeguard some undesirable qualities are amongst the
their flatulency, one official, amounting to $188,!apperts us
than their force. For example which has compelled the Government to persons employed in and about buildings most intelligent, energetic, Enterpri what better instance could one have of wasted if it had been struck out on the score of unwords than in to on found in the follower bring in an amending Bill to remedy the do where such machinery is used. We should able and patriotic of the wh necessary expenditure. Now, if the reader paragraph which appears in a proclamation fect, for if we were we should be compelled to have thought that the necessity for such a race Mark the success in othe turns to the Estimates he finds that that self dated the 22nd of last month. "I myself have arrive at conclusions not a together favourable Bill had, appealed to the Government long vinces as evidenced by the diall sante officer has had another allowance of now come to Kiskiaug on official business and to the strategical skill of the Government: Bit go. How the Colony has escaped from they are hold. Note ilia mo $600 cut off. - But, and this is the point of haré pazsonally made secretɛjnquiries and wo chinot get away from thethought that the disasters through the explosion of defective of those found abroad; the i oksan, Stephen the story, his salary, on which his pension God that the merchants have met mi yat ustunla
the full extent of the south Vacoldeng was an exceedingly, unfortunate, boileté Shanghai, Chanda will be based in increased by $600 and lydelist jp boycott BriUK MAPPOINTMENTS
foolegand Common Nged 19 necently carollary, his exchange confaleated right on the bank of the Yearse lese
pensation, la adrabend by $418. In other – are lueritably a number of bad Chen
Esacation in Hongkong.
Life Aboard Trump Steamers. Miscellaneous Artisles and Reports
Canton Opium Monopoly, Anti-Malaris Campaign, Macao Delimitation Conference, Hongkong Technical Institute, Hongkong and Shangbai Bank. Accident in Arsenal Street. Notes by the Way, The Hongkong Universlty. Chinese Railways. Dr. Atkinson's Discovery, Manchuria Salvago Award. Harmston's Circos. Chinese Poppy Cultivation. Gymkhana.
Estimated Rubber Crops. Herr Kobler's Recital. The Chinese in America. Press Ratos Reduced. Victoria Recreation Club. Bullion.
Volunteer Corps Orders, American Milk in China. A Reckles Seaman. Football.
Chinese Dragon Procession. Water Retura. Typhops Warnings. Canton Day by Day.
-The Butler Wright Case. Macao Harbour Works?
The British Post-Office at Tientsin.
The New Chineko Navy,
A Hongkong-Shanghai Olympiad.
The Anti-Opium Movement,
Peking-Kalgas Railway.
Shanghai Trade.
Norb China Insurance Co., Ltd.. Consul-General Wilder on Chins.
Japanese Imperial Mint.
Opium Smuggling.
Towkay, Loke Yew.
German New-Guiver.
Datch Borneo-Balik Papas. Commercial:-
Weekly Share Report.
Yarn Market,”-
Exchange.
· Local'und Gortéral.
BIRTHS,
On September 26, 1909, at Swatow, to and Mrs, Edward Gitébrist, a daughter.
An Otober 3, 1909, at Shanghai, to Captain and Mra, H. Schlehorst, a son,
On October 7, 1509, Shanghai, to Mr. and¦¦ „Mr.-N. T, Sinders, a daughter.
Math, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mra, Miller, a daughter,
On October 2, 19-9, at Shanghal, to Mr, and Mre, Leopold Wiegand, a son. **On October 11, 1909, at Shanghai, to Mr, and Mrs. F. Kubo,' A 200,
MARRIAGE.
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On the thi, October, 1909, at Beach Hos Kolan, Amoy, Chita, Antonio Wart to Dolores, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Jaan Mencurin},"1/M/Customs,
On October Pas] Bárcher WDAMA
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