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special permission to King Edward, the story of Japanese affairs is carried as near to 'date as public statistics will allow, while the general supervision of the work through the English press has been entrusted to that well-known authority on Japanese affairs, A. S. WATSON & CO., Mr. Marcus B. Huleh. The two volumes are composed of fifty-six chapters, and the scheme of the work has followed the plan of giving the different sec tions of the history to various well-known Japanese men of affairs. Such distinguished "name"as. CountTM Kamura, Count Hirokichi Mutsu, Baron S. Matsuo, Baron K. Taka- hashi, the late Prince Ito, Prince Yamagala, Count Yamamoto, Baron Shibusawa, Via count Inouye, and the Marquis Matsugata appear as the authors of chapters, touching on some particular aspect of Japanese exist ence. No doubt with truth, the English editor complains of the confusion which the sub-division of the work has introduced into opium while a Chinese woman was fined Sas the results of, the year's working are' nnt wure was buried on the 8th September last. Og the alive the question of the delimitation of Macas,
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The Crown Solicitor stated that the case arose out of the death of a man named Woog him to investigate the matter and to ascer
tain whether the position, where the buoy was Sham"Sha, otherwise known as Wong Shi Shan, who was one of the four sons of Wongmored by the Portuguese, is in fact within
Chinese territorial waters or not." Fak Boi, a gentleman of considerable property at Kau Kong. He died some time ago but ciation for the Protection of Boundary Rights. At menting held yesterday, by the Aston prior to his death the deceased applied to the at Clanton, the people present were informed Supreme Court regarding his estate. In those of the receipt of a despatch by Viceroy Yuan proceedings, deceased was a party and who from the Pantuguese Cousal at Canton in which was also the third son of Wong Shi Sham and Consal Morses asked the Viceroy toiva was represented by Wong Yok Shi; the orders to stop the members of the Association fouth soD,
He died at Kau Kong and from starting a newspaper in Canton to keep
following day, the defendant, who bad been present at deceased's death and funeral, aleng with a younger brother and two other, men came to Hongkong via Canton. They reached Canton on the 9th September and left in next
CASE AT THE MAGISTR-CY.
MEETING AT CANTON" shareholders of the China Borneo Co., Ld., was Magistrate, in the Police Cout this afteroor
The seventh ordinary yearly, musting" of
Before Mr. R. Wood, Second Police. [From Our Own Correspondent]; held at the Company's office, .. George's Kwan Yuk Chio, well-dressed Chinaman. Building, at noon, to-day, to rebuive a staro-was charged with alleged perjury at the Supreme
"Canton," 14th March. Upon receipt of a report that a buoy bas ment of accounts to the gast December, xycg, Court on the 49th January last. Mr. F. B. L. secently been laid by the Portuguese in Chia and the report of the general managers and Bowley, Crown Solicitor, prosecuted and Mr. Shan at Pak Shok Gok, which is claimed by consulting committee and to elect a consulting W. B. Hinds, of Messes, Bration and Hette Chinase as within their territorial waters, H.E. Viceroy Yuan Sha Hinn despatched a committee and auditor. Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar appeared for the defendant. # presided. There were also present-Sir Paul
telegram to the Heungshan magistrate instruct Chator, Hon; Mr. E. Osborne (consulting com- mittso), Mosers. C. F. Carvalho, J. A. Jupp, T. E. Pearce, W. D. Jupp, A. H. M. da Silva, W. THERE were a number of convictions obtaised. Wickham, O. baptisia, A. O. Lang, W. A. at the Magistracy this morning by Mr. G. Hog. Dowley, and W. G; Darby (general manager), The General Manager read the notice con gath, Chief Excise Officer, for illicit possesslog olopium. For having in his possession 352 taois vening the mesting.
The Chairman said:-Gentlemen,The re- of prepared opium'at 17, Tang Street, a Chios- man was fined $500 or three months' hard pou and accounts have been in your hatids labour. Another man was fined $62 for being for some days and with your permission we in unlawful possession of a costaju quantity of will take them as read, I much irgret that
the rest; and, as the translation has been for a similar uffence,
favourable. The falling off in revenue is dus almost entirely to want of local orders for sawa
vexed at the Fortuguesa representations to the Those present at the meeting a saved greatly. the work of Japanese hands in the first in BEFORE Me Justice Gompertz, Puisne Judge, atwood, and for some months now we have been stance, and each author has written ap the Summary Court this morning, the case was unable to keep our saw milis fully employed.
Viceroy on this occasion. After considerable dir..... parently independently of the others, there again mentioned in which several actions were Another unfavourable feature in the accounts
cussion, it was resolved that in spite of the unrea is considerable repetition. It might have brought against Mr. Alex. Almaroff, proprietor is the very heavy but unavoidable items of Ex-day by one of the French night boats, arriving at, no efforts should be relaxed on the part ofthe sonable repreisntation from the Portuguese Con. been thought that the Baglish editor would of the Salon Cinematograph, for sums due for change. All our expenditore in Boren is in at Hongkong in the small hours of Saturday marabers of the Association to start a bulletin work done and waterial supplied. It was stat-curred in Singapore currency while the greater morning. The party proceeded in the youngers proposed. With reference to the laying of a the risk of disturbing the continuity of theed that the matter was being settled out of part of our output of timber is disposed of brother's house at 59. Des Voeux Road and buy at Chin Shan by the Portuguese as arated history; but, though deleted in some places, Court and a stay of execution was granted, in Chine, and the amount I refer to ($46,980.00) stopped there for some days. On the 1st De- much needless overlapping occurs in others.
Messrs. Harris and Gardiner appeared for represents the cost incurred during the year as cember, proceedings were commanced against above, the people claimed that the position
is within Chinese territorial "wateris. As, the- BUBONIC PLAGUE A feature of the work, and a very admirable the pens and Mr. L. d'Almada represenaid laying down junds in Boraco to meet current the younger brother Wang Yuk Shi on the com.
disbursements there. In the existing circumplaint of Mr. Kemp, Registrar of the Supreme meeting it was also stated that a fishing concere stances I capoot hold out any hope that this Court, for alleged forgery of the will. In those established at Wan Chai, opposite Macao, by certain Chinese merchants, was last yeir orders. doing our best, and with some success, to in- witness and was virtually the prosecutor in troduce our wood in other markets where they the case. Defendant at the Criminal Sen are not subject to the fluctations of Exchange, sions, stated in bis evidence that he arrived Our shipments to such marketa during last at Hongkong. on Saturday morning, and was
mornings nothing particular was done but co went on to say that On Friday and Saturday
Monday morning Wong Yuk Shi produced the draft of a will in defendant's presence and Shok Gak in Chinshan with the object appa conversation took place. Defendant stated reatly of extending their territorial right over that Wong Yok Shi made a fair copy of the Chinese waters, The Portuguese have also will and nothing was left to be done except the prevailed, upon the Canton Viceroy' to ot
Watson's
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AND
potent agent for the destruction of deas, especially rat fleas. -
one, is a large scale map of Japan, `· Count
defendant.
It has been proved by repeated experiment, Okuma, in writing the history of the Island & Toklo despatch of th int says:-M charge is likely to decrease, though we are proceedings, defendant was a most prominanted to be dissolved by the Viceroy, through the that " WATSON'S HYGIENOL is the most Empire of the Far East, has had a two fold, object in view. First, to preserve an authoritative account of the rise of the Island Empire from the time when its first tiated to the present year of grace. Second ly, to make the prevailing condition of the
considered by the people to be unreasonable interference of the Portuguese. This was from the point of view of the administration,
"A telegram was drafted at this meeting and
Minidity of Foreign Affairs:
To the Paking High Authorities and the
11 has now been proved that Plagne is treaties with the outside world, were nego for meeting the huation promptly, The Your come to over 75,000 cubic feet. With a going to his house, at 59, Des Vœux Road. He despatched to Peking, which read as follows to
conveyed to human beings by means of fleas from rats which have died of this disease.
All risk of infection can be avoided by
washing the floors, etc, or sprinkling where the flea's are likely to be with a dilute solution of "WATSON'S HYGIENOL" A tea spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful to
country more widely known, both at home and abroad. To secure this, the foremost men of the day in Japan have been called upon; and, consequently, the book is a liv-
Schiff has explained that bis remarks were based upon personal observation, but not upon specific information. He referred, he says, to desired to arouse Americans to the necessity coming struggle, but not to war. He simply
United States Secretary of State, Mr. Kpox, asserts that no difference whatever exists be tween the United States and Japan, except in regard to the question of the neutralization of the Manchurian Railways,
took advantage of an opportunity which view to our extending such, shipments we presented itself last year to open an office of our own in London and Mr. Wheeley, our late general manager, has been appointed our agent there. Our total output of timber con- tinues to increase and we are in a good position
a
The Portuguese recently laid a broy at Pak
ing history written by living men, and, in MESSRS, Wheelock & Co. write. aadar date, to take advantage of any improvement in trade, filling in of the name of the testator at the der the abandonment of a Chinese fishing three gallons, makes a solution of the strength the main, men who have participated in the Stangbaij toth Isst :-Our bomeward freight The various assets of the company have all beginning and end of the document. Delend undertaking at Wan Chai, We beg to submit
raquired for this purpose." HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE
progression and development of the State. For a complete understanding of the many variations of the subject, it has been neces- sary to make the work more retrospective than the title suggests; and, in reality, the lask of describing the characteristics of the people of Japan and the unfolding of their national destinies has compelled a résumé of the, five-and-twenty centuries that the race has existed. Equally, the books may be said, so far as the English edition A. S. WATSON & CO., concerned, to suffer from the exclu-
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sively Japanese point of view that the
News has been received of the death of Cap- pages disclose. Byen quite recent events. are coloured with a partiality that makes it Antiloch who dropped dead last month op tato G. D. Keay of the Blue-Funnel liner impossible to accept the statement as the board the steamer Joan, in Vancouver. The Jast, or the most obvious, explanation: captain had beca in Nanaimo to look over the Particularly is this to be noticed in the marketing industry, and telling some of bi ex rative of Japan's relations with Korea- and · periences of the sea to the purser and another Manchuria, though it is not only in these friend, when he excused himsell and wont directions that remarkable discrepancies have to another room. He was there only, a crept into the Japanese reviews of Far lingt. moment when the steward beard a fall
and told the purser that some one ern polities. In concluding its criticisms, our London contemporary observes: One would imagine the production of an English edition of this work to be an afterthought, and it is possible that the original under Taking was suggested by the success that some people seem to make of bowdlerized history. Be that as it may, Fifty Years of
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buzi. Upon examination it was found to be Captain Keay. He was carried into the office and medical assistance summoned, bui be expised before help arrived. Captain Keay was well known among Far Eastern and Puget Sound shipping men, and have been in command, of the Antilochus since that vessel had been on her present rus. He was formerly captain of the Deucalion of the same line. He
where he leat is a wife and family.
been well kept ap during the past year and are in good order and condition, but you must bear in mind that most of our property is held the influences of a tropical climate. Our policy io Borneo and is of a kind which is subject to therefore el continuing to write down such as sets as much as possible is one which, I trust, will commend itself to you.
Before moving
the adsion of the report and accounts 1 shall be pleased to answer any question.
There being no questions,
will take immediate steps to forward a repre- you this joint telegraphic petition hoping you
not anid that Wong Yuk Shi isemed puzzled · as to how he was going to make a fair copy of she signature but shortly afterwards he saw a ceased above his signature. Defendant stated give telegraphic instructions to the Canton fan on which an ode was written by the dentation to the Portuguese Minister at Feking
hat Wong Yak Sbi traced the signature on the Viceroy orging him to exercise bis best possibla will and then, sat to breakfast. Afterwards, be efforts to protest against the Portuguese locally,
want to Mr. Almada's office, where he produced
the will and an affidavit was filed. Subsequent
ly, Wong Yuk Shl filed a petition in connection with the citate and proceedings were at once The Chairman moved the adoption of the re-instituted against him for alleged forgery of the port and accounts,
Mr. T. E. Pearce seconded.
Will. At the Palice Court, unfortunately for Wong Yuk Shi, bis deleace was reserved. At The motion was agreed to unanimously,
into the Supreme Court, Mr. Almada was put Mr. J. A. Jupp moved the re-election of the the winess-box at one stage of the proceedings. Hon. Mr. E. Osborne to the consulting comfendant's story was false, whereupon the Chiet
and bis evidence proved that the whole of de mittee.
Mr. Dowley seconded, Agreed.**
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--Mr. W. H. Potis was re-elected auditor on the motion of Mr. A. O. Laug sacorded by Mr. W. H. Wickham,
The Chairman: That is all the business, gentlemen.. I thank you for your attendance, Dividend warrants can be has on application to-morrow.
This concluded the business.
HONGKONG regaiTA.
A LONG POSTIONEMENT.
At a meeting held yesterday afternoon at the
Justica directed the jury to and the prisoner not guilty. Mr. Almada's evidence amounted to this that on the Saturday morelog the will was brought to him by the defendant and locked in the safe by Mr." Almada' sed on Monday morning Mr. Almada showed the will to ite Registrar of the Supreme Court, He proposed to call Wong Yuk Shi, who would inform his Worship that deceased banded the will to him at Kau Kong and subsequently. after the funeral proceedings be handed the document to Mr. Almads. The prosecution were not concerned with the question whether the will was dona-fide or not; but it was strongly. asseited by them that the story related by the defendant, might have led to Wong Yuk Shi's
New Japan" has all the elements of popular was $5 years of age and resided in Liverpool. Harbour Office it was decided that the Hong. conviction on a serious charge as the result of
scholarship, while it must rank for some time to come as a most interesting example of Japanese industry and modernity.
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BIRTHS.
On March 9, 1910, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mr. A. Hartmann, a daughter.
On March 9, 1910, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. John Moller, a son,
" MARRIAGE..
At Shangbai, John McEachran, eldest son of the lato Alex. McEachrao, Peterhead, Scotland, to Jennie, eldest daughter of John Hall, Esq. Castleton, Co. Wexford, Iraland.
The Hongkong Gelegraph
HONGKONG, Tursday, MARCH 15, 1910.
JAPAN AND "THK JAPANESE.
Titr death is announced of Dr. Lueger, the anti-Semite Burgoniaster of Vienna.
ago pensions and £40,000 for the visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, to Bouth Africa
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Tug Hop. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals:-
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A TELEGRAM from Washington states that a sub-committee of the Naval Committee of the House of Representatives has refused to cooler any honour upon Commander Peary, until he has proved the discovery of the North Pole.
OF 10 THE SOUTH POLE,
CAPT,'SCOTT AND COMMANDER PEARY IN PERFECT AGREEMENT,
Letters respecting the two expeditions, British and American, which are to start this year with the object of reaching the South Pole, have been exchanged between Capt: Scoll and Com- mander Poary.
Writing from Washington, DC, on si far, to Capt. Scott, Commander Peary said:
41 have received your letter of 5 Jao, which arrived during my absence from Washington, and I hasten to express my appreciation of your big manly, characteristic attitude, as shown in the letter,
*1 did not for a moment think that you would feel any objection to an American Antarctic expedition on some other route than the one which Great Britain has already made classic, even as you did not for a moment imagine that any expedition with which I
kong Regatta is to take place no Saturday, the an absolute fabrication. 26th inst. The time has also breo altered from
́Evidence was called and the cuse remanded- Boon to I p.m. We give below the changed ST, ANDREW'S GYMNASTIC CLUB.
programme.
11pm. Junior Fouta."
2.-1.30 p.m. Naval Gigs and Whalers 3-1 pm. Senior Faris. 4-230 pm. The Nathan Challenge Cup 5-3 p.m. The Brown Challenge Cup. .6-3.15 p.m. Officers Gigs and Whalers, 7.-3-45 pm. Hongkong Challenge Cup. 8-4 p.m. Men-of-war Cutters. 9.-4.30 p.m. Griffin Fours, 10.5 p.m. Jenior Pairs,
RUSSIA IN THE FAR EAST,
FRENCH WANT"Witte to head new band' WHICH WILL OPEN UP MANCHURIA,
Bank, formed by the amalgamation of the The directorate of the new Russo-Asiatic Russo-Chinete Bank and the Banque due Nord, has asked Count Witte, the former Fre mier, to accept the presidency of the institution. The Goancial strength of the bank is in
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GYMNASTIC COMPETITION, Last night at the Volunteer Headquarters the above club held a gymnastic competition for a medal presented by Mr. Spink. The com- petition was a very keen one and was largely attended. Mr. F. A. Biden kindly acted as judge, Exercises on the parallel bars, horse and ladder were gone through. The readit
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..... 52 points. 51 points, 48 points,**
1. G. Witchell 2. I. E Chubyut 3. S. Baker
DR. MORRISON OF FERING.
AN APPRECIATION.
on the abova'matters and at the same time
(50), THE CANTON ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF BOUNDARY FIGHTS.
·RAT-PROOF ROUSES.
SUBCOMMITTER'S REPORT.
The chairman of the sub-committee of the 3rd ultimo and agreed to delete the word in Sanitary Board wrote:-The committes met on
section of their report of 18th Janary after the words “la thess promises, the boqres will be declared as unfit for kumad babitation netil they are made thoroughly rat, proof and lo substitute therefor the following :—the question of closing these bou es as unfit for human habitation until they are rendered, fat, proof, will be refo red to the Board for its decision.
... The Committee is of opinion that a' warning of this kind will teed to make owners gradually remove lath and plaster" walis - when repairs are being undertaken on their premises, Mr. A. Shelton Hobper minuted-Strike out all about making the house rat-proof / .
The Hon. R. General :—It would not be fir to the house owners to issue roch a warning ueless we proposed to set on. it and I am not prepared in recommend wa should do so.
·CATILK FOLDER.
COLONIAL VETERINARY SURGEON'S ELPORT.
Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, states :~Rice la a report, dated 4th inst., Mr. A. Gibson, Straw-The present man Chan Wo supplías at yo cta per picul. This is a reasonable price.
Grain. The Indian fodder costs $451 Per picul (Exchange Rs. 130 per $100). The price will vary with the exchange. The fadian fodder is good, but i think we could get a good results at a cheaper rate by buying locally. The Indian fodder is, a mixture of crushed grains of different kind: maire, barley, peas, wheat, a prepared caise of some kind grain, etc. This apparently has proved zalis- factory on the railwayqueja
A CHINAMAN was fined 525 at the Magistracy might be associated would enter the region Fresch bands, and this element is pressing far ha comes, it is said, to take charge of Price costs about Siso per picul and beans cost
this morning for boarding the ss. Rubi with- which you have made your own.
out the master's permission. When arrested,
[strongly for the removal of the City's on-
With the departure of Dr. Morrison, the
I would suggest instead, ar belag cheaper, famous Timas caespondent, from Peking, the food consisting of rice, bean, broken rice and Europesa community in the Chinese capital Newchwang beans chiefly, with maira when e loses another of its most interesting personali. the price is low. A good quality of zica bean ties. Peking's loss, however, is London's gain, costs about $1.30 to 52.60 per picul, broken He was $4.50 to $; per picul Maire or barley cost Eastern matters in the Times office. "I believe, with you, that it would add 10 bargo against Count Witte entering basi to leave Peking during January, but he is not slightly less than beans. The staple of the the man was found in possession of a quantity the interest and value of both expeditions ness life, the, Czar's permission being necen. expected in London until the latter end of the fead 1, would propose to be rice, bean and of silver money and banknotes made up into two branches of Anglo-Saxons were striving sary for any member of the Council of the summer.
broken rice with beans during hard work a bundle.
simultaneously, at opposita points of the An Empire to engage in private commerce. The
Although Dr. Morrison was but a "griffin" (about to a ibs, per day). Although doing The bibliography of China and Japan Tifz Memorandum that prefaces the Navy tarctic periphery, for a shere of the glory and Crap refused at year to allow Count Witte to Orienial life when Sir Robert Hari, the this buying by contract is perhaps not continues to grow apace. The latest con- tribution to the literature on the Land of under construction seven battleships, three-workers in that region."
Estimates states that by April 1 there will be cicolific information still awaiting fortauste to become president of the Russian Bank of G," was looked upon as a veteran, he has quite the cheapest way still it in very little the Chrysanthemums is entitled "Fifty Years armoured cruisers, nina protected cruisers, two
Foreign Trade, but there is a possiblity that spent enough years out there to make the part more expensive and much more convica). On 9 Fab, Capt, Scott wrote to the com- he will now be allowed to accept the new posting a regretful ons, and may, ere long, be echo. cat and avoids, in a way, some abuses that of New Japan," by Count Okuma, and is unarmoured cruisers, thirty-seven destroyors mander expressing pleasure at the prospect of The president of the Rusin-Asiatic Banking Sir Raber's yearning to be out of the might coms in by buying in the open market. published by Messis. Smith, Elder and Co., | and nine submarinas.
I would therefore suggest that tenders be asked London. The work has been extensively 17 is reported that the Mitan Bishi Company communication with someone of the expedition the Eastern Chinese Railroad and other assein world
meeting him in England in May, and adding: will be the chief personal factor in the Man London logs and hustle and back once more "Will you be good enough to put me in churian problem, for the band has taken over to the quiet nooks of the quaintest city in the noticed in England. The Pall Mall Gasette har agreed to make a loan of 360,00ɔ taula to you are organising, as soon as it is convenient created in Manchuris by the Russian Govern
by vedleggi, presents a summary of the contents of Count the Daiya Cement Company, Hankow, thereby to yourself? I think it would be advisable the ment before the Japanese war, NET
If ever Dr. Morrison can be prevailed upon Okuma's two handsome volumes. Together securing preferential rights in the matter of the there should be some co-operation between the
to write his Chinese memoirs the world should the pages of the two books exceed twelve supply of machinery, etc. A Japanese is the expeditions in matters of msteering, and
with perhaps the exception of Sir Robert, get one of its mort, thrilling-books. · No man, hundred, and it can be well understood that Chief Engineer of the Company.
megnaliam. A programme might be drawn up
knows more of the secret history of the Chinear the production of so great a work has been THE French Senate has approved by a which would enable simultaneous observations
capital during momentous times. Nothing a labour of years if the results do not prove substantial majority of the heavy duties voted to be taken by the two expeditions. This was
worth knowing happened in Peking but i it to be a labour of love. The work was by the Chamber of Deputies, thus ignoring the done in 1901 with a considerable measure of
reached the cars of Morrison, and it is said that interests of British manufacturers of agricultural success,
ha. bad an "intelligence department "that
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Mr. Wait, of the Andrew Weir Line of steamers, with Mrs. Weir, arrived by the se; di from fails, to-day, Mr. Weir will in- vastigata,trade condiajons in China and Japan before sailing for the United States which pro- bably, will be about › the middle of May. Ha States and then return to England in Jaly, tak. fog a full year to complete las around the world
for the supply of fodder and we would do the mixing afterwards. Wacan judge exactly when tendere come in as to whether the Indian or the local is the chanpur. The tenderar would be asked to supply-
Rice Bran, Broken rice, 3. Barley,
4 Newchwang beans,
- 50 Maize, por pical delivered,
published last year in Japan, and it was in machisery in spite of British&representations, The expeditions will, it is stated, work in 'expects to spend some time in the United would have done credit to any secret service. Sun & Wen again appeared before Mr. tended to serve as a record of the fifty years while leaving the duty on baayy American dependently and from different bases The from 1854-1904. In the English edition, machinery untouched for fear of American ra only, co-operation will be in the matter of Which by the way, has beco dedicated by prisaia
scientific work.
trip
He has dons as much as any man to promets Hallifax this afternoon in Connection with a British fetests to China and he has been tradition proceedings instituted by the Chi often referred to as our unofficial Ambassador :: authoritina and was further Telanded.