PORFULAM RESERVOIR,
RISK OF CONTAMINATION."{
At the mesting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon, the following report and minutes warn considered-"
Headquarters, Victoria Barracks,
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• Họngkong, 16th December, 1909. Sir, I have the honour to report, for the in-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JANUARY 18 1910
the persons using this water bad become in- fected.
Dec. 18,09.
FRANK CLARK, M. O, H.
Mr. A. Shelton Hooper mianted:-1 `fall to see what more the Government can do than the Sanitary Board, except closing the reser- voir. The correspondence" should be referred to a Committen to report on.
The Hon. Mr. & A. Hewett - conalder these bullahs should be trained to the top of the waterfall above Harlech Road.
The Hea, Reg, General:-It is not the no hs that are a source of danger, but the drainage from round houses. Extraordinary expenditure in carrying the drainage from these houses out of the catchment arex would
formation of the Sanitary Board, that on a re cent visit to Mount Austio, I found that a waste pipe-mated to be from the scullery of the "Haystack-discharges into the nullab which comes down past. Mount Ausilo and flows on to Jola the Pokfulum Reservoir; moreover, the authorities at Mount Austin Inform me that it ❘ Is a common occurrence for coolies to wash in | bs justifiablo. the stream, and to use the banks as a Țatrine. The Hon. D. P. W.:-The M. O. H.'s min In view of thean facts and that numerous re-us fully answers the specific complaint made sidences are in close proximity to this auliab, by Col. Bedford in his lattor. The matters 1am Atrongly of opinion that water collected contained in the latter part of the letter should from this neighbourhood should not be permit. "proferably have been referred to Col-Secy, or ted to find its way into the supply for the city. Water Authority. --I have afc,
W. G. A. BEDFORD.
H.D.-I beg to recommend that Col.
The Government bacteriologist reported that water taken from six bydrants in Garden Road, junction of Kennedy Road, showed
signs of contamination and advised that the
Bedford's letter be forwarded to the Colonial surce of this contamination be sought for, Secretary for the consideration of the Govern ment.
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ANOTHER VIEW. “
INDUSTRIES OF HONGKONG.
THEIR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
[Specially Written for the "Bongbong
Telegraph
-THE ORIENTAL/BREWERY, [-
In the tradal history of Hongkong, it is rather remarkable how many abortive attempts bare been made to establish breweries in the Colony, where, and woold imagine, the coud sach enterprises. There was one, drst of all, Lions are entirely favourable for the success of started in Happy Valley and it actually did turn out some beer. the Imperial Brewery, but for some reason This was known as
of another it was abandoned before it had become solidly established. Then there was a schema floated for building a brewery over-in the New Territory near Chiawan and its pro- moters. gol so far as to dig out the cellars, spending something like 555,000 in doing so, but afterwards giving up the project. A third vanture for the building of a brewery near the old Bayview Hotel--Dow the Bayview Police Station-failed alao`to materialise.
But a more substantial element appeared when the Oriental Browery Company set
PRESENTATION AT E. N. HOSPITAL,
LONG SERVICE MEDAL AWARDED TO MR.'
A very pleasing ceremony took place at the |R. N. "Hospital this morning when Dapaty Inspector General William Tail, M.B., in a few wail-chosen words, presented Sick Borth Broward William H Tayas. with the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. The whole of the medical staff, lectuding the officers, the
the interesting function. After the presenta Sisters and the Europeats were present at tios the company was photographed. Mr. tions from his colleagues on the well-deserved Tayon wasthe recipient of hearty congrainia- honour which has been conferred upon bim for services well and faithfully, rendered,
SELLING COUNTERFBIT COIN,
To-day's Advertisements.
S.S.. "TOURÁNE"
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES. MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
"ONSIGNEES of Cargo from London ex ex ss. Afedine, and from Bordeaux ex &.. 1.6. Charente and fedoo, from Harro
with the exception of Treasure and Valuables Ville de Bordeaux, in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risks into of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and the hazardous and or extra bazardous Godowns Godown Co, Ld. at Kowloon whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing,
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on: unlara Intimation is received from the Conalguses bélore TO-DAY, at 7 P.M., requesting it to be ended here be countersigned by the
Bitis of Lading
CHINESE PRiboners at THE
Undersigned, Goods remained unclaimed alter 'CRIMINAL BESSIONS.
the 24th January, at Noon, will.ba subject to.
ing Chief Justice, at the Criminal Sessions this before the 24th January or they will not be
Before Hen, Mr. W. Rees-Davies, X., Act-rent and landing charges.
All claims must be sent in to me on or
were indicted on a charge of selling counterfait morning, Hau Chuo, Chun Sam and Tam Chon recognized coin, Hon. Mr. F. A Hazeland, Acting Attor
on foot their project for the erection of an up-to-date. brewery at Lai-chi-kok, The General, instructed by Mr. F. B.L. Bowley, prosecuted, The prisoners were undefended. Mr. Shelton Hooper said that this complaint Company procured from the Government The first prisoner.pleaded guilty to the charge I have in past years called attention to the dealt with two things-suisances arising from favourable site on land adjoining the Stanwhile the others entered a plea of not guilty. latent danger to a section of the community existing, houses and possible quisances arl-dard: Oll Company's godowas,, convenient>
The jury wore as follows:-Messm, 1. M. da incident to the use of the Pokfulam Reservoir, sing.from stragglers on the hill-side. There ly situated for the leading on of a plentiful Roch (foreman), W. Nicholson, W. C. Clark, but this danger does not arise so much from were only two houses affected-ons being supply of water from the new reservoir in A. Jenklox, G. M. Gezg, S. Smith and 1. Pan the Peak dwellings which may (as the result of new house fait certified as satisfactorily fitted Kowloon and building operations were begun cock. accidental circumstances) at times temporarily, according to Government sanitary regulations some two years ago, and now the Oriental
The Attorney-General stated that the pri- drain towards the catchment area of this re- | and the other being that hausa kaown as the Browery is an accomplished" "and" substantial
soners wem charged with salling 116 pieces of servoir, as it does from the very considerable" Haystack."
fact. The buildings, ranging from one to four conaterfeit coju in Hongkong dollars on the coolis traffic which takes place through this
stories in height, are constructed of brick, con th December last The transaction took valley.
crete and iron and are and contain a brewing place in a certain house, in which all ikree installation of the most modern American type prisoners were concerned. The Polica Jaid a and of verylarge productive capacity. The brew-trap for the prisoners by giving a certain wit ing of the beer necessitates the employment of a
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The President said he understood that no BUISADCA BOW existed an regards the houses,
1. Clark remarked that the waste-pipe com plained of as being connected with the bullah was a blind pipe shut off with cement. There was ro danger of contamination from either of these beuses. The waste water was led into a newer on the road.
Mr. Shelton Hooper went on to speak of "the danger that existed tår ugh the misuse of the Dullah by coolies using the roads and urged greater preventative supervision by the police and the military.
The waste pipe from the scullery of the *Haystack" referred to in Col. Bedford's letter, fe blind-that is to say, the inlet to it was com pletely blocked up with cemeat some months ago, no that there is no danger from this source I bave suggested, however, that it might be removed entirely. For the past fortnight'I have been in communication with the Public Works Department in regard to some small altérations to the drainage of a new house on the same road, wis, "Edgehill,” with a view to further prevent- ing the possibility of any sullage water reaching Colonel Bedford thought there was much the Fokfulam area from this house and there more in this than had been hinted at by Mr. siterations have been already made; and I Shelton Hooper, and contended that the pos- have also suggested, after consultation with Mr. | sibilities of the contamination of the Pokfu- Jackman of the P.W.D. on the premises, alam water supply through the Mount Agslin farther amall al'erstion to the yard channels of | nullah were now or might at any time-become the "Haystack." There is also at this house a a menace to the health of a certain section of small isolated block of coolie quarters draising the commualty and to at least one important lato a small sump, the contents of which are industry by whom the water was used before apparently emptied on to the garden plots, and Giltration. · Ekber the nullah or its catchment are, with careful supervision, hardly likely to area might at any time become contaminated, give rise to any dar ger. +
by reason of the dumping of unsavoury nocturnal loads or of the pollab itself being used for ablationary purposes by the coolies who in numbers frequented the roads adjoining 'Mount Austio. He quoted a letter from
The Fokfulam reservoir is fed mainly by two Birsame, one parsing the M1. Austin Barracks and traversing one side of a football ground laid out by the Military Authorities just below "Craig Ryzle," "and then passing below Har-, lech Road, and the other arising by two heads, one mear Plunket's Gap and the other close to Sharp's Bungalow; these two main streams join rome short way down the valley andit would be impossible to cut either of them out of the catchment area wilbout practically abolishing the Pokfulam reservoir-abd I understand it will be impossible to dispense with the reser- voir until the projected lower reservoir at Taitam is completed.
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so that the Company find it both profitable and convenient to combine the brewing of beer with the manufacture of ice. They commenced selling ice in March of last year and put their beer on the market in Juss.
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The brewery at Lal-chi-kok is well worth vlilting and the visitor cannot fail to be im pressed by the general excellenca and foish which characterise the entire plant. All, the machinery is drivou by electric power, supplied by two powerful dynamos, one or other of which is constantly working.
ten whom he would call some money with which to buy the counterfeit coin, which (con- sisted of $116, including 558 in 20-cent -pieces, The prisoners were ben caught in the trap.
Evidence was called and each of the defen. dents was sentenced to three years' hard' labour,
THE WEATHER,
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, Director of the Hongkong Observatory |——
On the 18th at 12.10 p.-The · depression lying to the E, of Japan yesterday, has moved
A depression which appears to bave devetop- ed to the South of the Loochoos, has moved Eastwards to the neighbourhood of the Bonins.
As for the process of brewing, it affords away over the Pacific. 'most interesting object of observation, First of all there ora the malt storage rooms which are beated by steam so that the malt may be kept partactly dry. Tho, hops, (which, by the
Pressure has increased slightly over the way, are imported from Germany and the China coast and given way a little along the United States) are stored in a room with a tem-Yangize valley. The high ares isstill lying perature of about 45 degrees so as to prevent to the Norb of the latter, them from the sweating that they would other- wise be subject to in such a humid climate as Hongkong.
an officer in the R.E. who had seen saveral. After being taken from the storage room, the female coolies 'washing in'a streamfwhich led malt is cleaned up by a 'process which knocke Poklutam reservoir. There were 400 süldiers - the sprouts of,” Then it is, thrawd Intg a hop. resident at Mount Austin and in their interests per, passing to an elevator communicating with as well" as in the interests of the general com- | it, and is carried up to mually he felt it his duty to seo'if this nullah
THE MALT MILL.. could not be cut off from the Pokfulami re- servoir.supply.
The D.: W. (Mr. P. N, H. Jones) did not think that the Pokfulam catchment streama were any more liable to contamination than those of any other water-shed feeding the re
Colonel Bedford moved accordingly. Mr. Shelton Hopper seconded, and the tion was agreed to.
After transaction of some other business the
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There the malt is ground and is undergolog this process it is also waighed by an automatic scale, ao as to permit the brower to see when a suficient quantity has been done for the imme- diste purpose.
From here the malt runs into the copper
Rathe contamination of either of the streams that feed the, Pokfulam z seivoir by a conval-servoira where public roads crossed the feeders, | mash tin which has a false bottom plerced with ercent case "nf% typhoid, fever passing the Personally he thought that the present guards | fino paedis boiss, and alter the mash bás been bacilli in bis drive, this may continue for some employed to prevent contamination were suffi- | made it is allowed to draïn off into the brew tíme after convalescence is established' or by ciest, but, in view of what had been said, kettle where the hops are mixed up with it what is known as a "typhoid carrier," a person no doubt the Government would adopt means Meantime the mash tin is being claane), and who has bad typhoid fever some months or years to lessen noy danger that might be found to the spent grain run out, ready to receive the
wort after it has been cooked." This is now at .previously, but who continues to pass the exist with regard to the Pokfulam nollab, ̧·
a temperature of about boiling point and it is bacilli in the faces at intervals, owing to the The President suggested that the whole
now cooled down,--first of all by briog run bacilli having established a nidum in the gall- | matter be tent to a special committea to con- through a cold water sectios and then through bladder from which senie of them are inter-sider the question and report.
Ro ammonia section tillits temperature has been mitterly discharged into the intestine could
lowered to about 45 degrees F. very well originate au epidemic of this disease. similar to those which, have occurred in Worth. Irg (en 18 3 when 3,315 cases accurred) in
Maidstone (in 1897 when 1,847 craes occurred) | Board adjsurned.. or in Liocola (in 1905 when gro cases occurred) Soch outhreats have u ually bees due to the coctamination of the water supply by one case only of the disease and the subse quest drinklog of such water, either before Gitration or after inefficient Sitration, and it must be remembered that the Pokfulam.water is supplied to the whole of Pokfulam, including such European residences as Douglas Castle, Villa Lucia, Bisney Villa and the Daity Firm buildings, before Altration, while the filtered supply serves the Peak District and a portion of West Point. The houses receiving the un- filtered supply would therefore no doubt give early warning of any such impénding.c«lamity, and prompt measures could be retarted to, tó stay the spread of the 'disease.
Fortunately also the incidence of typhoid fever among the Chinese population of this Colony in comparatively smull, Last year there were only revan, recognised cases among a Obipose population of 316,702 whilst amongst no-Chinese population of 19,785 (be cases numbered gr; in 1959 there ware Twelve re- cognised cases among the Chicest population. -It is sufficient, however, to show that the com- munity will not be reasonably safe from such an outbreak antil the Taitam waterworks are com pleted, and the Pokfulam reservoir abandoned. The Officers of "thé P.W.D. thoroughly understand the nature of this danger and I am satisfied that every precaution~ short of the
• actual culting out of this reservoir from the *public water service—is taken to guard against'
The same danger lips, of course, in the pos dible contamination of either of those streams by excrata from a case of cholera, but fortuns. Įtaly this disenso rarely occorn in the Colonying
„The bacteriological reports concerning the pusily bf our water supplies, which are received monthly, would not giva saficiant timely warn- uch", contamination, as taukuggested
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maing tubs. When it has been properly ferment
In the next place, it passes into the ferment-
ed it is run into large vats for storage. The room in which these vats stand is always kept at a temperature just above freezing point. Here the bear is kept for about three months to Allow it to settle properly and it is then ran into the finishing cask. These casks are covered
may still remain. and shavings which catch any sediment that on the bottom with a layer of beech chips
The reason why
·BEECH SHAVINGS
ROYAL HONGKONG GULF CLUB.
Hongkong Golf Club and the United Services A match was played between the Royal
the following resulta:— at the Happy Valley on the 16th instant with
·ROVAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB Singles.
A. W. W. Walkinshaw
R. O. Hutchiso¤‚.....................
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200
J. Johosiocaminte 0.
E. J. Grist......................
M. A. Murray...
职务
C. E. Auton
Pe 0
W. M. Anderso.................. H. S. Sweeting....
USITED SERVICES, Singles.
Lient. Montelik Capt. Faigubar
Lt. Col. Chamie?....................................... Major Calleild dis susamy Lieut. 1 abbock ................... Licus, Bidwell.cinemocn Maj'st Close................... Lico. Bagnallarnas esasenomaissais
FOURSOMES.
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R..O. Hutchison. 1. Johnstons E, ], Grist M. A. Murray C. E. Anton W. M. Anderson H. 8. Sweeting.
Lieut. Montelik). Capt. Farquhar **. Lt. Col. Chamier Major Caulfeild
··Lieut. Lubbock)
Lient, Badwell, Major Close W Linut, Begaail.
are used rather than any other is that in this wood there is an absence of any thing to affect | deleteriously the flavour of the beer.
From the finishing tanks the beer is run into the bottling tanks, which are gauged so as to show how much is bottled every day. It noW passes into an automatic revolving filter where it is filled into the bottles, which are immediate.
Strong monsoon may be expected is the Formosa Channel, and the China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at. to a.m. to-day, 0.15 inchèr.
FORECAST. -Hongkong and Neighbourhood, NE. winds, strong a drizzling rain or mist.
--Formosa Channel, N.E, winds, strong to a gale.
3-South coast of Chios between Hongkong and Lemocks, same as No. 7.
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainau, samo 21 No. 2.
Events Coming.
Tuesday, 18th January, Theatre Royal, A D.G. "The Toreador' 9 p.m.
Salon-Cinéma Theatre, Beatfit night to Miss Ruby Chrystal.
Wednesday, 19th January, Hughes and Hough,' auction sale of Miscal. Indeous Articles, 11 a,m.
Theatre Royal, A.D.C.. "The Toreador" 9p.m.
Thursday, 20th January. Hughes and Hough, auction wald, of Japanese Goods; at Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd, Go- downs, No, 20, Des Vaux Road, II a.m.
the 24th January, 1910, at 3P.M.
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All damaged packages will be examined on
No Fire Insurance has been offected.
P. THOMAS, Agent. Hongkong: 17th Jaunary,čio
HONGKONG-BOSTON AND NEW YORK.
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AMERICAN-ASIATIC STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK. VIA
· PORTS AND ‘SUEZ CANAL. (With Liberty to Call at the MALAHAR COAST),
S.5. "MUNCASTER CASTLE" ...15th Feb For Freight and further Information, apply
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Agents, Hoogkong, 18th January, 1910,
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
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FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE
THE Company's Steamship
"FOOKSANG,"
Intimations.
CHEESE
CHOICE CANADIAN
STILTON 60 Cents per lb.
THE
DAIRY FARM Co.,
LIMITED.
Hongkong, 17th January, 1910.
ASAHI BEER SAPPORO BEER
TO BE OBTAINED
FROM ALL WINE DEALERS
SOLIGNUM."
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PERFECT preservativo stain for Wood
[112 A Stone, and Brickwork.
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having arrived from the abers Ports, Consiguens of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Good will be delivered from alongside,
Cargo, impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 4 P.M., the soth inst, will be | landed at Consignee's risk and expense. No Fire Insurance will be affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD.
General Managers. Hongkong, 18th January, 1gro
It protects against Decay, Fangas Dry Rot, the Ravages of Insects and Vermls. (especially the white ant) and the action of the weather.
"Bolignum" really does what fafolaimed for it, as may be seen from the testi monials of the Governments of India, the Sodas, &c.
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In Drums and Barrels of various colours, Prospectas and all farther Information
SIEMSEEN & 00,
from
(Machinery Dept.) Hongkong,
Sols Agents.
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Hongkong, 7th December, 1909.
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SALON-CINEMA THEATRE,
WYNDHAM (FLOWER) STREET, OPPOSITE ́GENERAL POST OFFICE.
FIRST APPEARANCE IN
HONGKONG
OF THE
CELEBRATED AMERICAN SERIO-BALLADIST,
MISS ADA KING.
Miss DORIS MCAULEY
AND
Miss RUBY CHRYSTAL
ÉIN THEIR NEW REPERTOIRE,
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EXCELLENT FILMS. ORCHESTRA IN ATTENDANCE, DAILY CHANGE
OF PROGRAMME, COMPLete change TWICE A WEEK, MONDAY and FRIDAY, DAILY TWO PERFORMANCES, First commenoss: 6.80 half-prios. Second commences 9.15...
Geo. P. Lammert, auction sale of High MATINEES EVERY SATURDAY and SUNDAY 4 p.m. Half-price. Class Line Goods, 1.30 p.m.
Theatre Royal, A.D.C. "The Toreador"
9 p.m.
Friday, 21st January, Thestre Royal, A.D.C. "The Toreador" 9p.m.
Saturday, 22nd January.
H.K. A. A. A. Marathon race. From Aber
ly corked and capped so as to prevent the corks deen to Cricket Ground, 3.30 p.m.
from flying out during their stay in the pas
Geo, P. Lammert, auction safe of furniture,
tearization machine, to which they see.next||X14 Caine Road, 3.50 p.m.. conveyed in "travelling crate. 2nd ame
The bair is battled ice-cold and is sherwinks Gand-Balloon Accent And Parachute Dai brought to a temperature of about 150 degrees, cent, from. Parada Ground 5.00 pm than killing any yeast that way still remain in
Theatre Royal, 4.D.G. "The Toresdor"
it and making it ready for export:It is able 9p.m. process, by the way, which causes the difference in taste between bottled bear and draught beer,
which does not undergo pasteurization.
As regards the draught beer, after leaving: | those chip casks it is run through a filter and
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2 Tuesday, 25th January, Hongkong Land Reclamation Company, Limited, Annual Meeting, at the Company's. Offcis, Victoria Building, 11.30 amigo
into a racker,which fills the casks automatically West Point Building Co., Ltd Aoousl Meel-
in ruch a way that whoo a cask is filled it shuts itself off. The casks are ben bunged and stowed away ready for shipment...
ing, at the Company's Offices, Victoria Build- inga, 11.45 6.m.
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* Hongkong Land lovesiment and “Agency Compsor. Lid Aunual Meeting, at the Com
There is a storage capacity of 10,000 barrels, And the brewery is capable of turning out about 150,000 barrels a year, All the beer in stored in pany's Offices, Victoria Beildings, 11 o'chick sealed tanko, mede of steel and glass-anamelled
Inside. By this masus the bear is never exposed
* Gio P. Lammert, auction sale of faraltere,
Theatre Royal, Scotch concert, 9 p.miz:
to the atmosphere or to any outsida infusace || 139 p/m.y from the time it is brewed until it passes, into there sealed container.'
The exhaust steam from the plant reas | through sin open-air condanini thaa'it li re- boiled, after which it goes through a cooler, in the next place through charcoat filters; and from there it is run into a storage tank which ru daces the temperature before it is rup into the. ica-making" cams to be frpass up. / Baer Rad Ice' are shipped off avery day from the Com- pany's }uty, to their Hongkong depot in Dai Voeux Road,YARLANTENOME Mr. A. Hocking is geneesi manager Company Mr. F. Handwirth, beswmaster M. Leuriista chief enginner, Mr. saperlatendest bottles, en H. He
Friday, 28th January,
Volunteer Bali, s puu.
Saturday, 29th January,
puo School prize distribution by Governor, is o'clock.
ratch fours raCI, 5-30 pm...
Hall, Billy Bellew on Bill
Hongkong, 15th January, 1910,
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