Entination.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
WATSON'S
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VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH
WHISKY
A Blend of the Finest Puro Malt Whiskies distilled in Scotland
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Robert Porter & Co.'s
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY AUGUST 23 1010
4. The export of opium to those countries prohibiting opium-smoking shall not be permitted.
5. Reports to the authorities at various sea-por's concerning the shipment of opium I shall be enforced..
6 The regulations for opium-making shall be applied to foreigners in Chion. "The rate of fines shall be fixed.
That the United States' proposals will be accepted in foto is beyond season. Of their good faith in the matter there can be no question. But it is for China herself to lay down.any stipulations which are to be made regarding importation Not of poppy products into her linds. withstanding reports received from Szechuen, Shansi and other intericy Provinces about the elimination of the opium cultivation in thièse once fruitful regions, it would take a great deal of such evidence to convince Hongkong, opium importer, that, there has been any solid decrease in the amount of opium produced in those fields or that the object of China in dealing with this ques tion in the way she has done is any thing but au attempt to cut out the Indian trade. Were the Chinese Provinces capable of aceting all the demands made upon thein for the supply of opium, there would be some justification for the exclusion of the Indian drug, but as a matter of fact the latter is preferred by most users of the drug, is of better quality and more - expensive. When the Government stop the importation of Indian opiums into Hongkong, they may as well stop the importation of Scotch whisky.
SELLING OPIUM GEAR,
A somewhat strange anomaly as regards the Government's declared anti-ojim policy as enforced upon them by the Home author- ities in Downing Street was exhibited yesterday in the compound of the Central Police Station, where a large quantity of
INTERIORT AQUATICS,
formances at Hongkong last September will 10, remembered by all who take evan The interport selection committee has at a pas ing interest in squilte, und wa last selected the team for the swimming con-
may look to him—in fact we can almost rely tous in Shanghai, and I 'must'ssy it is tha upon him-for avaiber mags ficent display, strongest combination Hoogkang could ever | Last week he swam in the 103 yards Shanghai put op, and the committee are to be con- Championship event at the S. 1. S. C. bath and gratulated on their good work. It is a pity that came in an easy first-thus retaining the itty bare selected Mr. Cecil Humphreys to be championship—and this week he was agaiu to swimming captain as there are better men in participate in the 200 yards Shanghai Chem the team. I think Mr. J. Cooke should be the pionship, the result of which was not an man for that post, as ha is by far better all-nounced in time to be included in this publi. round mau thas Humphreys. Now the thi g|cation. However, it may in trulḥ-be said that is done and let us bópa Humphreys will do without MicCabe the Ehangbai interportsw'm
is duty and see that the term capture theming representatives would be in a very sad honours. Shanghai will have a rough time light indeed. with the Hongkongites, and the only min they are depending on is Mr. R. W. McCabe. I don't thick he will have such an easy time in the long distances as he did last year,
Below is what the Hongkong team can do→ | Cecil Humphreys, a good man fɔr too pas,5 and will also make a good diver. A. fast lengib andiwo loughs swimmer,
The team to do duty for 'ban,hai hin pot as yet been chosen, ta it is impossible to com. mont thereon: Eric Prince, who tan second to MacCabe lo the 100 yards local Championship, ir practically sure of a place in the team, whilst | H. N. Alvar, T. W. Wilson W," Jotes and T. E N. Rosser, of the 8 1 C. S., will probab- ly also be selected: All the above-mentioned,;; with the exception of Atres, went to Hong ong last September. D. H. Cooke, C. W. O. Mayn and G. 1. Robinson, belonging to the Rowing Club, also did duty for Shanghai at Hongkong R. O. Witchell is a fast crawl swimmer and ¦ lift year, but as already mentioned it is doubts is a good man in the team. A good plüøger, | jul whether they wi i participate in the events polo ball thrower and a polo player..
C. J. Çooke should do well is long distaccan and an excellent polo player. He will so doubt return with some beautiful trophies, and
will surprise the Phaoghailes with his crawl,
Tommy Logan is a swell it'e swimmer, and I think he will carry the boncurs for the 100 yards. He will also take a place in the 220. Hela osly 15 years of age and will be the coming swimmer of the Colony...
A. A. Claxton is an all-round man and makes a god polo player,
A. S. Ellis is a new men in this line and has created a surprise l'ely in bis crawl. He is ace of the finest polo players is the forward line of the team ard shoold take a place in the plunging event.
A. V. Barros a long distance swimmer and makes a good full back polo player, team and will also be in the T.am Race.
A. H. Carroll plays half buck in ibe' polo
H. W. Petersen is ep for orly the Term Races. This swimmer has also improved well and is good for the sprinting line.
Souza and Silva wll-represent the Colony lo the diving events and don't think they
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of next moaib.
In last pena Carnival at Hogi kong (be Southerners won the Tap yards championship, plunging, tram races, running header cham- pionship and the water polo, whilst f baoghai secured the half mile championship, throwing the polo bill, 440 yards champiceship and 120 yards championship-MacCabe being respon sible for all the Shanghai successis ---Nationa! Rociety,
INTARPORT CRICKET.
·SHANGHAI AVD ĮJONOLONO,
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Members are notified that the Shanghai Cricket Club bave fcvited the Club to send a cricket team to Shough I and that an accept. acco has been scxt The seim skúld lave Hongkong about tr: C clcb;r std be back again within a fortnight. **
BULL DOG opium-smoking gear was put up for auction will be in for anything else. They will make arrangementa will be decided on by the 'org-
BRAND
GUINNESS' STOUT in PINTS and SPLITS.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 7th July, 1910
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and was eagerly bought up by the Chinese brokers present. With the closing of the oplum divans and the raiding of numerous others which in consequence sprang into existence, the,. Pilire, came into possession of a big stock of pipes, lamps, trays and all kinds of smoking accessories. By regulation such confiscated property has to be put up for sale within a stated period or else has to be destroyed. Apparently in this instauce the Government were more anxious to make a few do las 'through the sale of the gear than to make a show of consistency of policy by destroying the stuff in the incinerator. There is nothing reprehensible in disposing of confiscated goods to the best advantage,` but surely if the Government are siacere in
VAN BUREN, JOSETH SAFFFIELD-On 19th the pursuit of their policy of opium repies July, 19:0, in Naples Harbour on board the sion they should take care not to sell the S.S." PRINZ EITLL FRIEDRICH." Aged
1450 goods right into the hands, practically, of 55 years,
the people from whom they have been taken and who will put them into use immediately.
The Houstons Tetapropha
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·LOCAL AND GENERAL,
a hard fight for the bosours as both men at very good.
L. E. Lammert throws the polo ball well and will give McCabe a good tussle for this event, He is also an excellent polo player and in other respects he is the champion goalkeeper in the. East.. He took this place in the fast interport and the leather was never netted once, and now, I am sorry to say, there is a tumour that he going to play out and Forbes put in goal, which I think will weaken the team a bit.
insider for the team. He will have a "scrap
Jack Farbes in going up a special
The relection of the team and all practice kong Cricket Club Commities.
Invitations have been inual to the various Cricket Clobs in the Colony to nominate two
of places in the team to practice on the Cricket of their members who have a probable chanca
Ground during September and members of the Club are invited to Lot fy the secretary of any likely aspirants to interpuri honours with a view to a trial being afforded them.
Only those players whose ponies are includ ed in the special list on the notice board arc entitled to practise at the nets before 1st Celo: ber, 1 when the ground will be open as
of four rounds with a Shanghai boxer, and will.nsual for cricket and tennis. probably play goal in the water palo te: ni.
Rizzle DAZZLE,
HONGKONG TRAM IN TRAINING,
The Hongkong team was in full training is the V.F.C. Bath yesterday afternoon before a
large gathering of interested spotismen. A surgite was created in the record established for the 100 yards. C. J. Coke took the water for this distance and was paced by C. Lium, phreys. Choke covered the distance in 64 /5 secs. Then Tommy Logan took his torn and was pushed by Claxton and Cooke. The young champion swain the distance. in 64
Nor heners toriously to think. Other distances were ai o negotiated by ether swimmers and some good work was put through in the couike of the afternoon.
THE French Mail of the 19th July was de- secs, which, is a time that will give the
livered in London on 19 k İLS!.
THE KORTHERN R PRISENTATIVES.
4 QUESTION OF INTERÈS),
A fortnight bence and the swimming repre-appeared for the responden", sentatives from Hongkong will be on their
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DUFF DEVELOPMENT Co.
It is rumoured that a subsidiary company will shortly be floated and it is therefore desir· ble that all holders of scrip should send same for registtalipa to London at an early date.
BETATE RETURNS.
The following were the roures of tapi ca during June and July from the below estates
- MERLIMAU ! -
1,414 pls. $3.00) BATANG MALAKA :— 760 PETS. $.coo CHIMPULI-
1,746.pkin, $13,030
COMPANY WOUND UP. APPLICATION BEFORE THE CHIEF JT.CB.
The Secretary (Mr. W. A. Lack) having read the notice convening the meeting and the re port of the auditos,
The Chairman said: Ladies and gentle men, the company's offginal issue of caple tal was 251,700", shares, upon which ins per she became payable prior to tune sorb, pto, and a call of, as 6d per share was piible on July 1st, 1970, maklog (he tharen 125 6d paid. We have had options ex- ecial to the extent of 50,097 shares, which are laotisled to participata. In the dividend accord": ing to the time at which 'thess. options'wers exercised, and there have been fariter options. execi ed as at foly ral, which, of course, do not rack for dividend in the present yeaT Theo, At you are aware, we made an issue in Paris of 100,000 shires, 10,000 shares at 786l - „premium, and '$50,000 shares at tos próxíam, That issue, as perhaps many of you are awara, was a sensational success in Paris; it was ́a top'c of discussion in the newspapers. Therefore, you so that now the present issued c.pital of the c mpany is 1410,598 shares, of which 100 00hat is to say, the Fra:ch issue of bsa er share WAT" rants are fully paid, and the others partly paid. That leaves roma 6) 408 sharos mod |issued, over which the ep'ion-holder have a right which expires on July 9'h, 1913. Tuning to the other side, you will see that we received a premium of £43,750 in all on that issue of shares in Paris, and when we deduct the ex- penses of the issue, that leaves £40,908 *;* ed to the benefit of our reserve account. That is a lily substantial som, and that, with thô“ money which we received from Paris, was immediately used, and used to very consider. able profit for the empang, Yet, no. d vidend is payable on the shares in respect to the operations of 18e past financial year; they onlyk for dividend as from July 1st You see that the net realised profit was -£61,285 161 93, and it is proposed out of that to write off at once the whole of the preliminary expenses, mousting to £6,596 63 6d, and to pay dividends less income tax at the rate of xo. per cent, namely, 20 per share on those shares which are ros paid of the original inua, thos others, of course, simply ranking in proportla doring the time in which they were paid, and they do not take a very large amount,.
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Tata, under the articles of associatlon, there - is due to the directos o per cent, upon the amotal distributed is dividend, which takes . 23,569 51 64, and we carry forward to rext | year, sofject to tax, £16,427 91 gỗ; so that you see in all we have to the good for next year the carry-forward of £15,000, the £10,000 being ...ô the amount received as premium on shirts, and I might add a substánt! 1. appreciation in the shares which we have not realised, amoubling at the time when we closed cur booke to £131,000, (Applause.) In regard to this amount of apprecistion, I may say that ne bava taken notting whatever for options, be.. cause we did not pay cash for them, yet they will be of considerable value when we exercițe them later on. I might fur ber by that whils this appreciation of £134,000 was the appiecia. lion at that time, and his mot mate fally fallen
since-in some icstancen they have risen, and
been rut upon them. I might further say? that, owing of the closing of our fiancial year
MOTION BEFORÈ FULL COURT.
Tefore the Clef Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, and wr. Justice axe and, Acting Puis ze Judge, hitting as a Full Court this morning, Mr. M. W. Elade, K,C, instructed by Mr. F.P, Hett, of Meas. Bration and Helt, moved a motion cu behalf of Leang Shiu Kang for an o der to rescind the provisional leave to appeal granted to the Im perial Bank of China, appellants, on the ground HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1910.
that the appellants had not paid to the res. Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggot, in the Supreme Court this morning, Mr. Eldon pondent the sum of $3,686 c4, being interest co THE ANTI-OPIUM COMMISS/0.3;
taxed costs payable by the appellants from the Petter, instructed by Mr. H. L. Deanys, in others they have not-it does not, in our 'We shall be laying ourselves open la-án zellan
from the Crown Solicitor's office, applied under 1th September, 1908, to the 6th Novembar,
the Companies' Ordinance, 1865, for an order pisar, represest the value of our hold- As was announced in our issue of yesterday for sla: der if "En Ex 14's" letter is published.
1999; the date of payment of the taxed cas's Mr. G. G. Alabaster, intracted by Mr. H. J Manila Yuep Shing Exch nge and Trading worth many times me bas the figures which for the winding up of the Hongkong and. Some of these shares, of which wa the Anti-opiam Commissioners appointed CoLoyFL “Bedford, •RA MC ̧ ̧CM/G), Princip:1
hold a substantial 'smount,, are, we think,,
by the Chinese Government have begun a Medical Offices, South China Command, is die
Cedge, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master Ompany. Mr. Potter appeared for the petition tour of the Provinces in order to investigate to arrive here in Siberia on 27th içst after an
ing creditor, Mr. M. W. Stare K.C., represented the conditions affecting the opium traffic.bsets on leave of four mouthr.
Mr. lads stated that the Code pro- the Company and Mr. C. G. Alabaster, in atructed by Mr. H. J. Gedgo, óf Mesura, The result of this Commission's inquiry will It is rumoured that the Serendah Mine will pay way to Shangbal where, durlog the first thrrovided that the costs
Jobesos, Sicken and Master, appeared for remaio an unknown quantity for some years an interim balf yearly dividend of five per cent days of September, they will participate in a able as such
Bank. Mr. Paiter a's: appeared for certain policy that dominates generally all the represent a dividend of 18 per cost per annum., they will make every endeavour to retain the interest until paymeat or judgment.
much-covered "f1sg" which they won so hand. appellants had not given the amount of the costs
creditors who coosened to the winding-up of to their solicitors and his Lord hip gave shem happenings in China, when international Tuner natives were awarded four molbe somely on their own oil, or rather in their own
the Company. interests are concerned. The Opium Con-hard labour and six hours stocks each at the water, neerly a year ago. It would be sidian extra ten days. The actual amount of
The petition set out that the capital of the ference at the Hague is not to be held until Magistracy this morning for the larceny of a culous to progbossicate at this stage as to the the taxed costs were paid in due course bus Company was $1,000,000, divided into 23,000 Novemter of next year, 1911. It was origi quantity of rope from the steamship. Deue lios.result of the interpart play; Shanghai people shortly afterwards the appellants were ask shares of top each. Owing to speculation in nally arranged that it should be convened. THE P. M.S. S. Ca.. s.s. Kores on her present would naturally very much like to see the ed to pay interest on costs ter they con
exchange to the extent ofthree lakhs of dollars do honour go to the local representatives, but, from teeded by
not ablged to in September, but according to information voyage out from Sau Francisco will insks a
the Company lost heavily and was now unable The respondent faally tried to raise supplied to the United States of America; special call at Shanghai in a.der to land there a sposting point of view, many wil' join with us 40.
to meet their debis as they becimo duo, and the later date of convention has now been some so members of the Associated Chamba in Saying "Let the best team win." Is can the costs by execution. He issued an execu.
asked for an order 1 x the binficiel winding particular respect our friends from the southerntion but got nothing. The Registrar would
up of the Company. All the Europea decided upon provisionally to allow the Chi of Commerce of the Pacific Court, USA.
colnay have a decided advantage over £hang, not give his cent ficate until all the conditions, creditors had consented to the step and were bess Government time to collate is reposts
bai, and no advantage which may go a long way had been fulfilled. The appellant's argumens confident their debts would be paid in full, upon the traffic in opium. It may well
in assisting them to victory, sad it is this, that was that trere had been a tremendous delay in
The Chief Justice-It's impossible for the be that the collection of evidence by the
they are able to enjoy their eqatics pretty taxing the seats but the solo question was the Court to grant the application mere because China Anti-Opium Commission, and their
pearly all the year found, whilst here in Shang time between the taxation and payment of you bave obtained the coastal of the Euro dellberations as well, will never find sub.
hai climatic conditions are such that swimming costs. Even assuming that matters had been
Mr Poter-Then your Lordship will per atantial realisation.. Cr perhaps the us. We understand that Colonel Ravard will re...) is only possible daring the summer months, co:duc ed dilat tily, which he did not admit, haps grant the ordar as prayed Ex. There'mat-gaid' that he had bought÷his shares ar
at that time, we were rather unfortunate In this way, that we received po
very larga dividerdi from our holdings, and the amount
to come, if we reckon upon the festina lente At the present valua ef the shares this would series of interport even's and, -reedless to say, should be paid on the coun ́sed interest on three turopean banks, including the Dac practically irre'p:¤1ive of dividends on shares
expected may happed, as was the case with the Straits Settlements' Opium Commission, who were compelled by volume of testimony
HE total output of the Chinese Forincezir and Miring Company's three mides for the week ending 6ib Ar gust, a 10, amounted to 16,159.46 to and the sales,, during the period, to *29504Ú 1023,
wera,
The
week bete be can leave for his own quarters maio in the Royal Naval Hospital for another that is to say from about the beginning of fons there was no reason why the appellants should
to the end of September: the remaining months | repudiate their obligatinos,
an he in net in a state to be removed to town, We are glad to learn that ba is doing well.
to come to a conclusion of opinion that, FOR stealing a silver wa'ch, the sums of Est
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of the year not being sufficiently warm to allow The Chief Justice-What is the present state of swimming with any degren of comfort.
'C£ affair? The Interport events are expected to take
Mr. Slade-Wo are getting tired and we wan't
practically, there was no such thing as an | ‚nd $jo, a pair of trotsess, asme old boz’y no place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, a shott CHI,
opium evil existent in that Colony. Even hoes, & quantity of hosiery and other articles: the venerable Bishop of the Church of Eng of clothing from a friend, a Chinole was this land who sat on that Commission was unable morning aarded three months' bard labour by to assert in his 'mild protest against the M. J. R. Wood, Freend Pelica Magiarrte. majority report that any serious infraction of RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library human moral laws was caused by a reason and Museum for the week eading the 2 st able consumption of the drug as it is pre-August, 1910- sently used in Biogapore, and the Malay
Library Muzerta Noa-Chinese......... 102 ..Bo
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Native States at the present day. For the Chinese ki komine 1517,381 forthcoming Hague Corference the United
States Government has drafted a proposal
The amount of charges concerning the Control and distribution of opium shall be fixed.
Total 543 2.561
September 1st, 2nd and 3rd, at the Municipal Bath near the Itiffs Range, the home of the hangtal International Swimming Club which was formed some three years back. Tis Hiderable activity, and the "Clab nights" which members of this Club bave recently showo coa have been held twice weekly for the past two
months have been well stiarded.and.various informal yet interesting events have been sac. cessfully carried through. Aid com training has been commenced in dead earnest for the approaching contest with Hongkong. The
poan cosditeer.
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a scheme before the Court. The petition in purely bistorical,
His Lordship Of course, the Court must grant the order sil's satisfied with the evidence, Mr. Foler-That's the only scheme before the C.n.t.
His Lership-11 grant the order but it must not be paderstood in any way that fauction the matter.
· Mr. Porter-Certainly not.
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Mr. Alibaster submitted that the whole of that application was misconceived. They were or dered to pay the costs on a certain da'e. The interest on costs WAR not costs. There was
crest op costs was costs and there was an, su polo ed Oficial Liquidatos as soon as the acthing in the White Book which sa'd that in-liquidator by matusi content and to be rp. thority which said it was not
ngaired security be forthcoming.
His Lordship-But it is clearly stated that it is recoverable as.goste.
Mr. Alabaster-Bat it is not costs. It is re coverable as costs. It is recoverable in the same way ibat coats can be secoverable.
Hi Lordship-How do you suggest it can be reccvaráb'e 1
M, Alabaster-By exccation or aboy other WAY.
consisting of fourteen articles, the main | Tue Saigon Opinion says that the shipbuilding | same can hardly be said of the Shanghai Row- yards there and at Haiphong-six in numbering Club, and it is dsubiful whether more this -points of which are as follows -
stand is sore need of protection (gainst vessels, two or three of their members will its part in boilt at Siegspore and Hongkong at cheaper the Interpori, events. This is of course much rates, which easily require a Franch retinter is to be regretted, as it lo afrost certain to have Proceeding, Mr. Alabaster stated that he did Indo-Chics after satisfying cervain low customs
an effect upon the result of the contests, not know why the respondent did not go to duties. Owing to the heavy charges, vessels
R. W. MacCabe, the Shanghai Chimplon | Shanghai and ask for the money. quenting 2 aigon and Haiphong are not re- psi.ad there unless in argent cases. Even the of the Far East, is a member of both the local clients' place of business in the Colony was Government has bulit vessels at Hongkong and Cloba teforsi 10, and it is satisfactory to note doly · Ro ́Agency. ·
The contracting parties shall mutually have right to ecarch vessels suspected of
smuggling
The Import of the poppy shall be pro- hibited in those countries which at present do not cullrate the plant,
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which we hold since the books wein'closed.. i -may tell you that we are receiving 10-day a fair dividend from one'company in which we have ao interest, on 1 we look forward to receiving a very substantial dividend indeed later on from ancth company, in which wa have a large holdings so that you will see that things are even in that respect, considerably bailer, than
look. I bare board a good deal of satis faction expressed in some papers with regard- to the dividend of 20 per cent, and a good deal of dissatisfaction in ethes Ebava had a very voluminous correspondence on the matter. Some people do zo appear to be pleased. Just before coming to the mreting a letter camp Ento my hands, in which a guotlemen-a Scots-
prem, and therefer, tin did not thluk that 20 per cent, was good enough, -Well, I did not get him to buy shares, He buys them at any figure he likes in the math et, no doubt, he will do very well. But I thick so per cent. in a very substantial divideod indéed to pay in the first year of the company's working, (Hear, bonf) Iersonally I would not mind paying
An oder was then mide for the Compare. less, because I think that some of the money.
should go to farther building up the keep a certain amount if the money la band, As out compuy, in my opinien, we should
"ITHK my chent should pay the money but that's merely my personal opinion, asid Mr. C. G. Alabaster in the course of no action in the Eupreme Court this morning,
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for what we sbru'd look forward to for in a frus; company is that it should grow year aftur. year in strengib. So far as I am concerned and I am a considerable boller of shités-1' would have been quite content to have received
MAGISTERIAL irquity was he'd by Vt. ER.more modest dividond, say, 8 per cent. DE Halifax in the Police Court this fiernoon into some bieg of that sor, and to bava pund the the circumstances standing the death of a pf money for the purppie of earning still bigger. roper in the hospital of Victoria Gaol on the dividends. morning of the 1q'h August: The fary zela ped Yes will remember that after this French verdict of "Death by natural causes" oferisima was made some people grombled sąd medical evidence I ad heep called, "
asked why our shareholders should not have got the oppotopity" ni-rabicriblog for it here,
His rsses Macondray and Company received that the P, and A. liner Battern which went rahere at Broadmount, Australia, aboyɛx week ago, has brus fi rated and it was expected the ver al would sail on Sunday. Bis it ang 10
telegraphic advice on the 1g hiast, to the effect
| Singapore rather than at local yards--lbs. ad that he is in training and will dɔ duty fer thu | Mr. Sleda-Wa'ra, tried to but we've falla?-
‚vantega lo chospores coming even to 35 par cent ba cry la dr cunoms daite higa as Modal Satilament against the raprasantaiyag After forber discapaign, their kreich ps (5) ough to countervail this percentage,
of the Crown Colony, klio splendid pery -asread their decisipür.
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Why was it not divided amongst them? Well, I have taken the pilos to retraining memory: and to sea ex cily at: abares sipod when we took la band the bie- arciva in Maçijn about che sad of September kalning for this issue, and I had that al shi