The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 8806
CONTENTS,
Births, Marriagos and Donths. Lending Articles:-
The Prison System of Hongkong. Cutting of the Queue.
Ant exition of Karen,
1. S. sad the Open Door,
The Harbour Tunpel Scheme.
A Hard Care,
Our Police Force.
Slander.
Our Colony's Defences.
Dutiable Imports..
Tolegrams:-
interport Swimming.
Meetings;-
Legislative Council..
The United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ld.
Legal Intelligenos:-
Claim by Official Receiver.
A Plaloifi'a Biniss
“A÷Question-of-Extoprel.
The Partnership Case..
Old Action Ravived.
Claim by Seamon.
Alleged Negligence by *erated Water Fac
lory,
Folies:-
A-Smart Capture.
Miscellaneous Artioles and Reports!-
Bitwin's Widaws' and Orphans' Fend.. Kylboss at the Peak.
·Boys' Own Club,
-Government House. -
Nates by the Way, Rabber. Paker Typhoon Warning. Tapya nad Korea. RuY and Z fire, Promin toisonlog. Rula of the Road.
·Police Picair.
The Lawn Bowls League Championshi ̧. Ayer Kotisg
Cruiser l'an Gabrie".
The Great fru,dation in Japa The Formosan Sgr Industry, Chuge f Opium Smuggling, Shanghai's Financial Situši on. Canton Kowloon Railway. The Aun xstion of Korea, Canton Macao Railway. Too Far East in Parliament,
The Siak Jadrapoera Co; Quelpart bland.
Annexation of Korea, Hongkong Sugar Barred. Royal Drawing Sciety. Cruiser Varco da Gama.
The Stranding of the Bfongos, Weihaiwei in 19:9. Ar'empied Treasury Rehbery,
The Baby's World,"
Military Funeral.
Motion to Damiss Action.
The Oriental Hotel,
Police Funeral,
Parovsky's Grand Circus,
Ayer Koning.
Singapore Share Market.
Great Britain, Titel and China.
Porchate of Steamers.
Queen Mother's Ackacwledgment.
Laming Naval Vait
Thi Monetary Situativa in Shangbai..
Shanghal Trado.
After the Fincda.
French lado-China.
Java Bangkok Line.
Strafte Berlam Rubber.
Interport Swimming
inval..
Siporg Rubber and Tabacco Estares Ltd. ~ Death of Mr F. E. Grant.
China Light and Power Co, Ltd.
Jeregular Verb.
The Annextion of Korea.
Local and General,
Commercial:
Weekly Shafe Report.
Rubber Sharo Ma ket,
Yarn Market.
Freight Market. * Rution. Exchange.
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THE PRISON SYSTEM OF HONGKONG.
(27th August.)
Of late there has been a good deal of comments made upon the methods of prison:
SUPPLEMENT.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.
CUTTING OF THE QUEUE.
(29th August) -
the arrival of the chief warder." It may sh ANNEXATION OPIKORBĄ, happou that Mr. Leigh Hughes' facetious
AR RAS terances will never advance the cause of
(30th August.) prison reform-for that sort of thing, ridicule, From the text of the official Declara excluded, bas near advanced any cause-bution and realy we publish, to day, the if by means of his writings we could obtain an annexation of Korea by Japan has become amelioration of prison conditions in British practically an aocomplished fact; and from possessions in the Far East he would be the tone of articles and comments appear conferring a great favour indeed.
ing on this subject 'la our last batch of Home and American Mail'papers it is ob viously apparent that Japan's absorption jof the fruitful, reninsula is looked upóu with no alarm in Europe and America: perhaps with a veiled equanimity but certain fly with bu spirit of hostility In Korea itself cannot be said that the same apathy of feeling exists amongst all sections of native life. Stern represive measures have already had to-be taken by Japan in order to make possible a pursuance in full of her declared programme of acquirement. Nor will the more declaration by Japan that the consummation of her scheme has been achieved serve 10 being to a period those antagonistic move
it
五興農:
第二月九英治香:
under public discussion. During the water famine of 1902, the matter received mora than usual attention and many were the schemes propounded for solving the difficulty and securing a supply of water for needy Hongkong by tapping the ample resources of the Kowloon high lands and at the same time erecting a permanent way of com-
4 SINOLE GOFF 15 GENT.
A BARD CASE
sistant Medical Officer of Health had reported.
There are 'rome of our Sanitary. Board bear hardly upon certain classes in the com- bye-laws and regulations which appear, to munity, and at their meeting yesterday, ons instance of this was brought prominantly in to notice. This case need not be regarded the rule" for it is only one of many that come for a moment as "the exception that proves unication between the Island and the under the category of which we speak la Peninsult. One scheme proposed the lay this instance a humble fat boiler from Sham Ing down of water mains on the beduipo applied for a licence for his prom leeg, of the Harbour, but that had to be at that village, the same being required un From a photograpli of the batch of song
abandoned in theory as impracticable. der the offensive trades section of the 770 administration, existant in Hongkong, and fifty Chinese students who are now process
In this end public favour seemed to be divid-laws. The licence was rofused because the the same are calculated not only to villifying to America, we notice that two or three
ed between bridging or tunnelling as: à the-system-but-to-bring into disrepute the of them have discarded the queue and woir
means to effect the required connecting link that the premises were unsuitabl persons who are responsible for its enact their hair in European fashion. One can
Against the bridge scheme there were a good boiling purposes. It was state ment and practical operation. It so. hap help wondering whether or no the position
many objections to be urged. In the firs. President; Mr. Wolle, that the pr pens that au occasinal correspondent of the will just have been reversed by the time
place, it was going to split the Harbour in bad started fat-boiling there without Telegraph, writing from Assam in India, these students educative term is finished
two and even if a swing bridge were to be pro-alor had been charged at the Police, Com mentions in his most recent message that That this will be so is a statement that can
vided free passage through the Harbour would and faed either Szo of Sps": torbe doing he has been put on a more substantial basis only be hazarded; yet if we consider the
be practically at an end." Of course, this centuably, and told that if he w | as a sub-magistrate through being empower-precedents set by other Chinese students
ed to sentence a man now to no less than and merchants, traders and travellers, whose as against which she fins had to battle would aut much affect large shipping, which to continue the business, he must go six months' hard labour.
We question pursuits led them abroad, "it is not at all. And of this, apparently, she is quite cogni" | waythat it came in, preferring to go round the now when the man come forward. 80 ever since her first policeman entered Korea, even now often leaves the Barbour by the Bcence. Therefore this application. And whether any of our readers ever had the fanelful to suppose that each succeeding cant, misfortune to undergo such a penalty as six year will see the discarding of the queue interesting facts from Northern journals. way. The loss of time thus occasioned is in he cannot get one-not, even, a condition af As proving it, we learn some very Island rather than traverse the crowded fairges his permit he is calmly informed that nionths' hard labour in an Asiatic prison, much more common amongst Chinese Quite recently the Japanese authorities finitesimal. Then came the proposal of a tud- Certainly none of our editorial staff under visitors to or dwellers in other coun went it for sedition or anything else. But tries, It is only about a century since twelve newspapers, published in Tokyo; sible interest was evinced by our late Harbour at Fusan prohibited the entry into Korea of nel. In this embryo scheme the greatest pos- the fact remains that a young cadet in India the queue was abolished in the British Navy Osaka and Kiuthu districts, on the ground Master, Captain Murray Rumsey, N. He in his capacity as a sub magistrate can send and Army. One recalls the bluejacket in that they contained matter detrimental to a man to worse than penal servitude for one of Marryat's novels who prided himself the public peace. So we are likely to see project and strongly advised the Government half.a year. It may well be that these young in having the longest and sleekiest queue at any rate, a strict system of Press censor
was a thorough believer in the tunnelling Cadets who are drafted out to India or to the ship. He, however, had offended his ship established and only officially ap come for some direct meaus of commquat that when the day came-ait inevitably must Hongkong are unaware of the enormity of sweetheart ashore and in revenge the damsel the punishment which a six months' impri in Delilah fashion cut off this pride of Jack's proved papers to be allowed permission cation to be set up between Hongkong and the country. The .. Zaik the mainland, they should adopt tunnelling
the occasion of the Harbour Master's de was' bis cothusiasm in this matter, that on parture from the Colony in 1993, the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. (now well, speech at the Legislative Council, Sir Henry) May, referred to it in bis fato saying that if ever the tunnel took con- creie form it might well be named after flumsey Tunnel. Is this connection, it is Mr. Murray Rumsey and called the interesting to note that in Sydney there theme for tunnelling the Harbour from Moore Etreet, via Fort Macquarie and Kit ribli Point, to Lavender Bay, in order to afford railway, communication between the city ard North Sydney. This undertaking is far more formidable then would be the tunnelling of Hongkong Harbour, yet it seems to meet with the approval of the Public Works Committee and will in all pro-
sonment inflicts.
tions are.
io enter
The sentence is passed in | cxislerce, whilst he slept.. On awakening | A inpo, orgea of the Taikan Association, io preference to bridging, So great, indeed something:rotten in the State of Dat
from further persecution. In another case,
a
ments wore that strip-to prevent discoloura
Capital, for circulating wild rumours and at tempting to create disorder. From Antung, it is reported the Chinese authorities and re- sits in that district view Japan's purposes but the majority have come to regard the in Korea with anything but friendly feelings, situation as irrenisdiable and to surrender to Of course, it in
force of circumstances.
U. S. AND 188 OPEN DOOR.
one such as had been proposed, for the the Board could not grant a licence Co. Crown Solicitor was of opinion that didionaliy. As a fact the applicant had particular place for many years, probably had his fat-boiling extablishment on that
and had never been notified to take before the New Territory was acquired out a licence before being food at the Police Court Surely there is something wrong here.
New Territory lands were hot takes to tal maik.” The squatter who were found on th
the court towed before being too cute they must pay Clown feat. Theres to cat been arrived at, yet the partics concerned pending silil lowhich settlement, has...not are not hated to the Police Count and and then told that they stand on an inte not only fined but dispossessed, without footing. But, in this instance, the bian wa even the consolation of provisionaldico ings are poisible under the regulations it in The thing is preposterous. If such provonds high time that these regulations were alter ed; and we are glad to see that Mr. Hooper counselled the Board to bring this matter before Government with a view to the grant- ing of provisional licences in cauea like thin
OUR FOLICE FORCEPURE
(1st September.)
T
cold blood. The magistrate in many cases up to his irremediable loss, Jack was so does not know what the punishment condi- angry that he turned his pigiallinto a kind publication on the ground that matter de was suspended, one day this month, from In most instances, as it appears of cat-o'-nine tails for the flagellation of his trimental to public peace had appeared in to us, the Bench knows nothing about the one-time sweetheart. In the Army it was, ita columns. The Korean political parties, severity aitaching to six months' imprison- not so long ago that the very last vestige representing the shree leading associations, ment with hard labour, or, if it does so, of this wearing of the queue disappeared had decided to support the annexation ignores the fact. The regrettable result is from the British military uniform. It policy but to petition the Resident-General that in every year there have to be recorded belonged to only one regimen, 100 to grant a Diet to Koreans. But there deaths in gaol of European and Chinese the Sherwood Foresters, who when in prisoners whose demise is due to nothing Hongkong still retained the distinction bursts of discontent, indicative of the are still constantly recurring little out more or less than to laxity of prison regula. distinction granted fr gallant conduct absence of utter unanimity. A little more tions. There was a case only the other day in the field-one little remnant emblem than a week ago; three more prominis at present under serious consideration a in which a hastily summoned coroner's jury commemorative, of other days. went Koreans were arrested in Seoul, the returned a verdict of death through inad the short narrow strip of yellow cloth run verience. As a matter of fact, the manning from the tunic collar down the centre committed suicide in order to escape of the back. In pigtail times all line real only a few days old, the victim of self. tion of their red coats from the oil with which murder in the cells asserted, in a post mort they dressed their hair. But the Sherwood ew statement, life in the prison was made were as proud of wearing that emblematie so insufferable for him that he preferred hit of cloth as if it had been a medal with death to human tyranny. Those stories, no three claspa. To return to the general; doubt, have to be laken em grano salis, but reluctance shown in China to a removal | maller of history that neither forcible seizuto bability be carried out in preference, to the there is an old saying, that "where there's of the queue, it is notable that among peaceful acquirement or annexation can
of property by ana nation from another nor alternative plan for constructing a bridge It is surprising to us that the Government reek there's heat and it behaves our Gov foreign settlements, such as Hongkong or be accomplished without discontent being days, subaqueous tuobelling presents as
across the water expanse. In these latter are not taking cognisance of the inirit of dis- crun eat to see to it that the conditious of the Straits Settlements, that reluctance lavinced by some section pr other of few engineering difficulties as does bridge Force. Clearly it is their duty to cadeavour content that parvades our Kuropean Polios prison life are made as amenable as may be not so marked before and appears to be the two main parties concerned. So that to the persons who have to undergo its rigours. still largely on the wane. Straits-born Ch
in this case it would be more than building. When one or the other requires to mitigate the grievances which give rise to We do not by any means call for uller re- nese especially would welcome an' abolition human to expect the
to be done in the interesis of any com- this general dissatisfaction. If they fail to andexation of laxation of prison methods, but what we do of the queue by Imperial Decree, and in Korea being effected without come abul-munity, the only question involved is do so, the result of this dereliction of re- claim is that all individuals who have the many cases have not etes waited for that, litions of temper being shown by factions Roughly speaking, it may be said that sooner or later. It is well within the region that of expediency: which is the better?sponsibility will fall upon their own heads misfortuns to be in custody should have In this same connection it is interesting to in the weaker nation. humanitarian treatment extended to them, learn that a memorial on the subject hat of Korea into the Empire of Japan tical. The estimate of the work adopted tions of life in the Police Force are allowed
The absorption
the cost in each case would be almost ideo- of possibility that if the present bad condi consistent with their upbringing and en vironment. Seven days' imprisonment to. Fang, Minister to the United States, Mexico caused a moment's thought to the Pawers between Sydney and North Sydney was have to face comblued action on the part of been presented to the Throne by Wu Ting might not and possibly would not have by the Royal Commission on communication to subsist much longer, the authorities may one man may be as buriful as seven years Peru and Cuba. In passing through of Europe a century ago, but now it has 752,000. The City Chief Engineer, in to another. It is for the judge and jury, ports of Central and Southern America, le passed into the region of high politics; and
a large section of the European Police therefore, to adjudicate rightly on the case says he, received and interviewed the Chi it only reminins for Japan to conciliate placing his scheme before the Public Works Force, whose repeated requests for bet against the civic laws ought to be punished. loyalty and patriotism for their Sovereign and so far have shown disiaclination to see Japan 240 persons could travel in each up and ignored by those in authority. As it is, the and to say in which, degree an offender nese, residents and discovered their sincere to the best of her ability thore factions which Committed in Sydney, said that it provided terciest of the conditions under which
for four lifts to carry Go people each; thus they live and work have so for been calmly. Opinions on this point may differ, but on country. But eight or nine-tenths of them assume supremacy over their own country. the whole we can take it for granted that the had divested themselves of their queues}
down movement. Paizengers would also existence of solid grievancer has a deleto... i concentrated feelings of any independent those who had not followed suit coiled theirs.
have an alternative roule to get to the street rious effect upon diraipline and conduct in juny may be safely taken on trust, We on the top of the head, secreting them guard-
| level; a stairway would be provided for a general among the Polico. A man with a nole that, in the London Tress of late aedly and keeping them from common know It way
indeed, rather incongruous to see portion of the 40ft depth, and the rest of the grievance unremedied cannot possibly render. good deal of attention has been paid to this ledge. The repeatedly admonished the Chi the United States leading off the dance when way would consist of a subway gradually as good service to his employer as he who subject. In the A arking teader, Mr. Spencer rese residents from this divergence from the the tune was set to "The Open Door in emerging into the street. Were the tunneliis contented. As we pointed out in these Leigh Hughes, M.P., treats the maller in national costume, which, he told them, wai Manchuria. Certainly after the ratification of ing project adopted in Hongkong some columns some time ago, the Government somewhat facetious way, lle says, inter part of the government institution; but they agreement between Japan and Russia regard what similar system of lifts, stairs, and ought to know that they will never get any afic, in dealing with the subject of betler all replied with one accord that they had fog the administration of Manchuria and their inclined exits would no doubt be provided thing but eye service from a dissatisfied and ment of gaol conditions and describing on been frequently inocked by foreigners for dual control of the tailways, there was some tunnel reaching from Hongkong to Kowloon terests of the public that the Police Forca for. To some people the mere idea of a discontented servant; and, it is, to the:in. imaginative eventog at home in Dartmoor, hanging down their queues, and opprobot to say a lot of anxiets amongst the compirable to our Victoria Gaol: The brious epithels had also been applied to great trading nations. But that the first appears to be the figment of a fanciful should be a highly effective and energetic large hall of this well known establishment them. Again, they had been teased by wo proposal to control the railways by a syndi that the time is not far distant when some of this discontent consists in the disgrace. imagination. On the contrary, we believe organisation.” In the main, ibeṛwbola root at Dartmoor was last night crowded with an men and children for this appendage cate of the greater Fowers should emanate direct connecting footway will have id be fully indequate bousing accommodation audience which contained the elite of the and its inconvenience for work, added from New York was hardly to have been ex- The Elilor wil auk undertake to be responsible for resident population. In the front seats we to it's soiling the clothes, was open to pected. Japan's and Russia's prompt decatablished between the Island and Kow noticed some of the most distinguished con- much unfavourable criticism od olfection. clinature to accept the scheme rather ruffled loon. Whether it shall be made by means victs of the day. The hall fiad been taste.
It is quite true, too, that in many facthe feelings of many Americans very badly. of a tunnel or of a bridge remains a fully decorated with festoons of handcuffs, tories and mills accidents often occur Yet some of their leading journals have very leg irons, and other sppropriate articles, and through the wearing of the queue. The aptly described the situation as it is. The a number of mottoes also adorned the wall, Chinese in those lands had felt compelled chronicle of San Francisco, for instance: such as home from home. Oskum! Let to explain the fact that they had not wilfully says Is the average American disposed us be joyful, stone walls do here a prison disobeyed piders. They solicited the Mini- to think that, if Russia and Japan, with the past make. There was a hum of anticipatory ter to report to the Throne and to pray for the sive asscot of Chins, conclude to run things in pleasure which filled-the-plice, and many issue of an Edict, permitting.cficial, mer Manchuria, to the monopoly of her trade, confidences were exchanged between those chants, scholars and the commos perple to we are called upon to bristle up about it and whose communications had been for some cut off the long hair and change to a Westerolk about keeping the door to that trade time of a furtive nature. As regards the costume, so as to be in line with people of open by force. A country which, like this, Inter portions of Mr. Hughes remarks other countries and thus svold discriming builds a protective wall about its own trade on the same subject," these are too tion. numeroue to mention, but we might give difficulty raised by their fathers and eldenmand for an open door to other people's This would further obviate any has no business to get excited in its de as an illustration of his remarkable versatile against their change when they return to trade preserves, It would have come to darsball to Margaret Smediyagal, Maurice ity his concluding paragraph, which reads Ohing, Vu Ting Fang, in view of these a pretty pass if Germany and England, as follows:-" Mr. Bill Fikes wound up his representations, ventures to think that which used to have, a large trade with WILL'AM FRANcis Canning, azed 19, at
pleasant and instructive address by arguing the long hair might with advantage be Hawaii, had demanded the open door to Hollow, Halan, S. Curat, for 9 years Co wished to keep down the number of pri any change in the national costume. To equal trade privileges in Cuba when we pro that while statesmen declared that they cropped, although he is opposed to that acquisition when we shut them out, or stable at H.B.M. Consulate, Klungchow, and prev only of the Royal Navy and the Imperial toners, the fact was that many vested in. Europe century ago, as he points out, tected ours there by a system of preferential Chinese Revenue Cruiser "Likin, Deeply terests were concerned in keeping their men's hair was done up as is how the prace duties, and talked force as an alternative. If #ogretted,
[367 number up. The new Judicature Bill, which tice in Chins, but owing to general tendancy the governments in control of Maschinis On Augail, 21, 1010, at Shangbai, Rowland provides for the more judges, showed that in these realms the men have since cut their want to hold its trade, they can prove the Lynn, only child of Mr. and Mrs. L. D'Oliveyra, this was the case. "Where would the judg. hair short, as otherwise convenience in insight to do so by our own principles and our aged fourteen months.
es be if it were not for us?" he asked, tercourse and work cannot be obtained; and own precedents," All of which comes very On August 23, 1910, at Shanghai,; Keren admitting that it might also be asked the practice has become habit. As the wear the truth. It is a law of nations that "Where would we be were it not for the Minister Temarks, the queue neither serves you cannot get something for nothing with judges?" The salaries and pensions of judg. any good purpose intrinsically, bor, outward out gle- fact that seems to have es and ex judges, the incomes of stipendiary ly, does it conduce to elegant appearance. been momentarily ignored during that aber sas, Commioder, Revenue Steamer Chwenties, policemen and of prison warders depended which the Chinese Minister to America, is began.
On August 23, 1910, at Shanghai, F. W. Call-inngistrates, the wages of thousands of We are all aware of the high respect in Failon of view in America when the"fight aged ony-foar
upon the continued exertions of those whom held in that country as well as in Europe, MARSHALL Oo August 31st at the Peak Mir, Fikes was addressing, and the enterprise and moreover we all know that he is one of Hospital, ARCHIBALD MILLER MARSHALL of their friends. They had built Scotland the most advanced thinkers and administra.
[577 On August 30, 1910, Shanghal, George and key and the safe industries, would Jan that surely it is to be conceived that the Yard, and if it were not for them, the lockers in the Chinese Government service fo Willam Appleby Ca'el Eogireet.cf the ..guish and there would be a terrible addition strong representations he has made in he De August 27, 1910, at Shanghai, Frank Ed. to the ranks of the unemployed. At this memorial to the Threns will to giren that ward Grant of the North Calan Insurance Co., point the proceedings were abruptly ended favourable consideration which bis position destynged se yeaTS,
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THE HARBOUR TUNNEL
ESCHEMERA.
(31st August.) For many years past. ilio subject of bild, ging or tunnalling the Harbour so as to give *permanent "solid" connection between Hongkong and Kowloon has been brought
with which the European contingent have to put up. Their - outside duties pra arduous especially in summer, kad secret for the time belog and depends upon their hours are long. So one would natur expert report for its setilement. About the ally expect that every care is taken to make growing accessity for some such communi- their quarters as comfortable and home-like" cation there can be no question. In typhoon as possible. That, at least, would be some weather such as we are having at present, compensation for the hardships of Police Life all the available means of getting across the in a sub-tropical and trying climate like that Harbour may be cut off at any moments of Hongkong. But, on the contrary, what and the consequent inconveniences do not do we find? Inadequate barrack room. require to be enlarged upon. In a tunnel, overcrowded dormitories, Europeans,houred rlekshas could ply just as well as on a bridge, alongside Indians and Chlorse, rooms far Another important consideration is that with nised with a scantiness reminiscent of pri-
ful periods of water famine from which she which though stifling in themselves sorya tunnel in existence, Hongkong would be son scenes, with no home comforts, no, pris placed beyond the recurrence of those dread.vacy, and nons of those little, accessorioj perennially suffers, for malos could be led to form that blessed thing that every across from reservoirs in the Kowloon hills man's heart hungers for—a. homo, in where the water collecting area is practically speaking of the unwelcome proximity catchment on Hongkong land. Again, a unlimited as compared with the restricted of the Indians and Chinese, no disparigé i ment is meant of these excellent units. But bridge or tunnel would solve the housing at the same time, their ways are not our question and relieve the ever-increasing conways. They are used to herding together.in gestion that exists in the Chy of Victoris, their respective countiles and wor othar where, practically, every foot of available land manner of living would be foreign to the has been built upon, even in an encroach. perhaps distasteful. With the European ment upon the foreshores. And now that the it is diffent............ With him it is almost a necess new Kowloon to Canton Railway is nearing sity of life that he should have some place completion, it is more than ever desirable which he can call his own. Yet in the Folice, that a bridge or funnet should be provided, quirters even thi solace is denied We
for the opening up of the New Territory one would expect to sen every possible flo would be vastly forwarded by the existence done to promote Dieir wall.ber
of such communication. With regard to tone Ands that the Pollt ways and means, many 'similar undertakings, and work tinder a stern trigl
notably in London and Glasgow-havo surpassed "in" the most bran mide to pay for themselves by the Arify” barracks.” La Imposition of a toll on each person making that the Police ase of this convenience of travel. In Hong, feels that instead kang we might proceed on somewhat parallal 'home', with; Kiten lines until such time as the capital cost or he l' rather
reasonable portion of it had been liqul- of al
under which
dated