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Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION. ".

BE SOLD by PUBLIC AUC

TION, shortly, on a day to be

bereafter named, unless previonaly dis posed of by private contract—

THE HONGKONG DISTILLERY, Situate at East Point, Hongkong, now in Complete Working Order, and Cap- able of Distilling upwards of 2,000 Gallons daily. The Property is of a most valuable nature, comprising THREE PIECES OF GROUND close to the wator, viz.:-Inland Lots Nos. 749, 781 and-782, with the Substantially Built DWELLING HOUSE and BUSINESS PRE- MISES, erected specially for the purpose only a few years since, together with the MACHINERY, ENGINES, STILLS, VATS, STOCK, and TRADE FURNITURE and FIT-

TINGS.

For further Particulars, apply to

Messrs SHARP, TOLLER, and JOHNSON,

Solicitors, Supreme Court House,

Hongkong,

Hongkong, March 5, 1879.

Intimations.

To-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE.

ESSEES of LOTS on the British Set

tlement of SHAMEEN, Canton, are hereby requested to pay the Amounts due on their Several Lots us ANNUAL GROUND BET into H. M. Consulate on or before the 4th September, 1879.

All Lots on which Ground Rent has not bean paid on the 4th September next will be liable to be re-entered-upon by H. M-a- Government.

H. F. HANCE,

U. M. Consul H. M. Consulate,

Canton, August 14, 1879.

Not Responsible for Debts.

Nei

веб

Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Grew of the following Fessels, during their skay in Hongkong Harbour :-

AGNES MUIR, British ship, Capt. James

HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MAÇAO | Love.--Meyer & Co.

STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE DIVIDEND at the Rate of 3.% 82.25 FER SHARE, declared at the Ordinary Half-Yearly MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS held YESTERDAY, Will be payable at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on and after TO-MORROW (THUBS DAY), the 91st Inatant.

SHAREHOLDERS are requested to apply at the OFFICE of the Company for Warrants. By Order of the Board of Directors,

P. A. p▲ COSTA, Secretary,

Hongkong, July 30, 1879,

NOTICE.

HONGKONG COMMERCIAL EX-

CHANGE.

THE EXCHANGE ROOMS in MARINE Hovas, Queen's Road Central, are Open Daily for the use of MEMBERS from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Special Daya-TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS, from 12 to 12.80 and 4 to 4.30 p.m.

Applications for admission as Members to be addressed to

E. GEORGE,

Hongkong, June 18, 1879.

Secretary,

HAZEL HOLME, British barque, Capt. J. Wm. Millican.-Adamson, Bell & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

مر

Aug. 16, Hector, British steamer, 1589, C. Butler, Shanghai Aug. 8, and Foochow 13, Tea.-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Aug. 15, Egeria, H. M. Screw-aloop, 4 guns, 120 h.p., Comar. A. L Douglas, Shanghai Aug. 8, and Foochow 13.

DEPARTURES.

CLEARED.

THE CHINA MAIL.

MAIL BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet Be'gic, will be despatched on MONDAY, the lat September, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco the United States; Canada, Honolula, Peru; ds. will be "élosed as follows:-

2.15 P.M. Registry ceases. 2.30 PM. Post-Office eloses, but Letters (exeopt for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Facket with -Late Fee-of-18-cents extra Postage

until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indion (expected the Bahamas and Bay), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay cannot be sent by this route. Hongkong, Aug, 14, 1879.

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE CONTRACT MAILS.

sel

The following hours are observed in cloring Mails, &c., by both the British and French Contract Packety-

Day before departure,—

6 P. M.-Money Order Office oloses; Post Office aloser except the Niour BOL, which remains open all night. Day of departure,

7AM-Post Office opens. 10A.M.-Registry of Letters

Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases, 11.Mails closed, except for Late

Letterz.

11.10 A.M.-Letters may be poated with

Late Fee of 18 cents until 1130 hen the Post Office Orosz

entirely.

11.40 A.M.-Late Leitors may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18.centa until time of departure.

Quotations.

HONGKONG, August 15, 1879. OPIUM,-Now Patna, cash....$530

Old

cash,... ... New Bonaren, onah, 5024 Óld

casb, -

14

Allowance Tagle, 8

Bank, Wire....

3/72

3/8

3/9

11

13

$1

Aug. 15, Gylding, for Amoy.

Now Malwa, oredit, 750 Allowance

Taels, 16

"

15, Namoa, for Coast Ports, 15, Pacific, for Duke of York Island. 15, Esmeralda, for Manila.

*

Old Malwa, oradit, 765

13

Exchange.

+1

Demand,...

30 days' sight,

4 months' sight,

Credits, 4

"

Ladla, Wire,...

demand,.

Shanghal, demand,

724

80 days* sight,

781

Gold Leaf, 99 fine ...

27/40

Sovereigns,.......

5/35

Shares.

John A. Briggs, for San Francisco. Washi, for Touron. Olympia, for Saigon. Bonita, for Tisntain.

PASSENGERS,

ARRIVED.

Per Hector, from Foochow, Mr A, Bradley, and 42 Chinese; from Shanghai, 2 Obtuese.

DEPARTED.

Per Names, for Swatow, Mr Gao, Eccle-

THE Undersigned have been appointed stone.

SOLE AGENTS for Hongkong and China for the Sale of their LEAD by the MECHERNICH MINING SOCIETY.

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, June 27, 1879.

Be27

PANY, LIMITED.

TO DEPART. Per Olympia, for Saigon, 140 Chiness.

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Hector reports; HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COM- Fine weather throughout the passage.

ADJUSTMENT OF BONUS FOR THE YEAR 1878, AND THE FIRST 6 MONTES OF 1879.

(HAREHOLDERS in the above Coм-

Se

FOST OFFICE NOTICES.

MAILS will close:-

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, SUEZ,

AND LONDON.—

Per Hector, at 5 p.m. To-morrow, the

16th inst.

For SWATOW.-

Per Yottung, at 6 p.m. To-morrow, the

16th Inst.

PANY are requested to Furnish the Undersigned with a List of their COSTEL. BUTIONS for the YEAR ending December 31st 1878, and for the SIX MONTHS from Janu. ary lat to June 30th 1879; in Order that the DISTRIBUTION of the Portion of PRO- FITS Reserved for CONTRIBUTORS | For BANGKOK, --- may be arranged. Returns not rendered prior to October 31st next, will be adjust ed by the Company and no Claims or Alterations will be subsequently admitted.

JARDINE, MATHESON & U....,

General Managers. Hongkong, July 24, 1879.

Per Danube, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the

16th inst.

For

SYDNEY, MEL.

BRISBANE, BOURNE, &C. --- Per Brisbane, at 1.30 p.m., on Monday,

the 25th inst. (12 cent rates.)

COOKTOWN, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, & Per Olaf, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday, the

23rd Inst. (12 cent rates)."

cc31 For PORT DARWIN,

Notices to Consignees

OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL 8, S. COMPANY.

NOTICE

CONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship

·BELGIO, from San Francisco, &e., are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for counter-signature, and to take Immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding discharge of the Steamer will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

H M. BLANCHARD,

Acting Agent. Hongkong, August 14, 1879.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet City of Tokio, will be despatched on MON- DAY, the 18th Instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United Statos, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c. which will be closed as follows:-

2.15 P.M. Registry ceases.

230 P.M. Post-Office closes, but Letters (except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage until the time of departure.

Documentary, 4 months' aight, 3/9

·ME 208. FOR TO-MORROW Shipping.

Claims against the Celtic Monarch must be sent in to the Agente before Noor,

Meetings.

3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the "Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Oor poration at the City Hall.

9 p.m.-Meating of Perseverance Lodge,

General Memoranda. MONDAY, August 18 —

(No. 5025. August 15, 1879.

Government placed itself by their fati- | SERGEANT Robert Johnson of the 27th fication. It may be urged that the treat | Inniskillings, "who died so 'suddenly one ment sometimes received by Chinese in Wednesday after only one hour's illness. California is not quite in accordance with from heat apoplexy, was buried yesterday the terms of the Treaty; but the bad

behaviour of the "hoodlums" of San afternoon with military honors, Deceased Francisco furnishes almost the only real was only twenty-seven years of age, had act of reciprocity worth mentioning. bsen nine years in the service and was a True, this is not the kind of reciprocity native of the town where the Regiment was anticipated by the Treaty; but it is not first formed and from which it takes its too much to say that it is the outcoms of the entirely onesided nature of the document under notice.

name. The funeral left the hospital about................ half-past five; as the coffin containing the... ́ The Americans are now beginning to corpse passed through the gates and was discover that they have been overweight being placed in the hoarse the firing party Tenders for Painting and Colouring, toed, and that, while the fraternal passages which had been formed up on either side

be sent in Naval Store Keeper's by of the Burlingame document have pro-presented armis and afterwards fell to in-

dused little to the advantage, of the

Nood,

2 p.m.-Tendera for sale of Old Copper, will be received by the Spanish Consul 3 p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yoko.

hama and San Francisco.

TUESDAY, August 19:-

United States, the Chinese have been front of the hearse, the Band falling in quietly extracting all the advantages behind them. The staff sergeants, and procurable under its terms, and revelling sergeants, were present, and followed the in the full enjoyment of its provisions, hears to the camstery; nearly six hundred with say half-a-brick or two thrown in

Noon-French Mall leaves for Ports of This is broadly the moving principle of ten of the regiment were present, as well

Call and Europe.

the great "Chinese Question in Ame as many from the engineers and Royal Noon.-Claims against the Agnes Muir,rica, and partially explains the recent Artillery. The Rev. John Hendermont, the

must be sent in to the Agents.

adoption of the new Constitution in Ca- Military Chaplain, conducted the funers! lifornia. It is said that it has at last service. The Band of the Regiment play.

SATURDAY, Angust 29:-

4 p.m.-Olaf leaves for Port Darwin, &c. been definitely resolved to take such

steps as will lead to a modification of Beethoven's Dead March on the way to TUESDAY, August 26 :—

the grave, Deceased, who was greatly re the Burlingame Treaty, and that urgent Noon-English Mall leaves for Port instructions have been given to Minister spected in the Regiment, leaves a widow

of Call and Europe.

Soward at Peking to make representations and two ohildren, MONDAY, September 1:-

that will speedily cause restrictions to be 3 p.m.-Occidental dr Oriental S. 8. Oo.'s placed upon the immigration of Chinese Oux good-natured acting Police Magistrate

Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San into the United States. The Chinese Le Francisco.

gation at Washington are naturally and Mr Plunket) has made & maletske, in ima- characteristically not in any great hurry gining that the easy-going rontius of the over this portion of their alleged duty, Registrar's Department of the Supreme and as a telegram from Washington says, Court can be applied with equal impunity "the conferences held with them, up to to the conduct of criminal cases. Having the present time, have been of & been called away yesterday to his duties as preliminary and inconclusive character, owing to the guarded and extremely di Registrar, while a case of assault was being plomatic methods of discussion which heard, he ordered his interpreter (Ng Buk they have employed." In face of the Shang) to take down the evidence In his fact that the Chinose labourer has done absence, although the defendant (a for- and will yet do much for the new world,

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A.D, 1841.

* * * R B

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,

-WHOLESALE ANDRETTIL DRUGOISTO” IMPORTERS

OF

DRUGGISIS' SUNDRIES, Norway Rzqui- HITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, And French Patrut MEDICINES,

MANUFACTURERS

07

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Glugerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters. 45" The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

The publication of this issue commcneed at 7.50 p.m.

THE CHINA MAIL.

we decline to believe that the United eigner named

objection.) naturally made States will gain much by such a modif some

On his return, His Wor- cation of the Burlingame Treaty. We ship read over the evidence, pronoun- are of. opinion that the Treaty, if cod it correct, and proceeded with the worth anything, might be made the

basis of a demand for fair return case; which resulted in the summons be concessions from China, but to seek to lng dismissed. Another case, in which one limit its operation as to the States Chinaman charged two of his countrymen would place the U. 8. Government in with an assault, was similarly dealt with, a still more ridiculous position than it the evidence in this case having been taken was when the Treaty was manoeuvred by by the second Chinese fnterpreter (14 Anson Burlingame. The Washington Acheong); but in this case His Worship telegram, however, recognises none of

LOCAL AND GENERAL

these considerations, and thus concludes fined the defendants $1 each, and ordered in a congratulatory strain:"Now, them to pay amends to the complainant. however, that the matter is also under As the evidence in these cases might have discussion at Peking, the Department been of snob a nature that it would have entertains a confident hope that a satis

had to be laid before the Attorney General » factory result in the direction of placing some limitation upon Mongolian immi as a Grand Jury, it is not seemly that such gration to this country will be reached duty should be deputed to the class of men at an early day."

now filling the posts of Chinese faterpre- tom. The system of depating everything to some one else is one which certainly can never be imported into the conduct Massas. Gibb, Livingston & Co. have roof criminal business. After all that has ceived a telegram from Slugapore, advising bean sald and written upon the neces HONGKONG, FRIDAY, August 15, 1879. them that the Guy Mannering, steamer, alty of checking interpretation during the

left there for this port to-day.

bearing of casse, the action of Mr Plunket is simply astonishing. There may, of TRE document known as the Burlingame Treaty was the result of probably more THE members of the Humane Society held course, be extenuating circumstanocs in the talk, and has since been the cause of a practice meeting last evening at Murray instances referred to; but nothing can por- more discussion than any of the numerous Pior. Practice with the life belts, signal cibly justify to our mind so grave an irres international compacts as yet entered lamps and other appliances were gone gularity. Probably this illustration of the into between China and foreign coun- tries. Into this diplomatic transaction through very successfully. Owing to the easy manner in which public business the sentimental nonsense concerning the evening being beautifully cool and pleasant seems to sit upon the shoulders of the wor Premises," shining cross" and other matters seems a large number of people turned out to thy gentleman referred to may do more to have entered too largely, and the "re witness the practios, which was over by ton than anything else to pisce the present ciprocal" benefits which were so con- o'clock. fidently expected from the negotiation of this instrument have not yet made their

Hongkong Bank, 68 % prom. Union Ins, Society of Canton, $1,300 China Tradera' Ins. Co., $1,400 North China Ins. Co., Tis. 1,250 Yangtaze Ins. Assoc., Tis. 710 Chinese Insurance Co., $285 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $770 China Fire Ins. Co., $180 HK. & W. Dook Co., 10 % prom. H.K, O. & M. S.-boat Co., 82 prom. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tia. 11 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tls. 93 Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 China Sugar Refinlog. Co., $148 Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.

Do.

of 1877, Temperature. (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s

Queen's Road.). RowaKONG, August 15, 1879.

30.054 A. M....

30.035

BAROMETER

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1 F.M....

4 F.M....

30.000

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88

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4-2. M...

-87

Do. (Wot bulb) 9-4‚M,

82

Do,

Do. 1 P,M. 82

Do,

Do. 4 P.M. BIL Do. Maximum

88

62

Do. Minimum over night

Shipping Intelligence. The following is corrected fro them latest London and Colonial Papers, dai

VESSELS TO ARRIVE,

AT HONGKONG,

Left. Name. Feb.

From

22, Grosafarst Constantine, Hamburg Apr.

8, Leon, 10, Spica, 21, Werra,

26, Triton,

Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies 26, Twilight

(except the Bahamas and Hayti),

27, Homewood,

av21

Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay

cannot be sent by this routs,

May,

Hongkong, August 4, 1879,

au18

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

YONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter. signature, and take immediate delivery. This Cargo has been landed and stored mi their risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance has been offested.

Ex Yangisé. AME (in diamond) | Nos. 16/17, Or., 2 cases T J

Flannel, from Lidon. ExTM Anadyr.

MAILS BY THE Fennon PaŃKIT, --- The French Contract Packet Anadyr, will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 19th Instant, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bom- bay, Aden, Suez, and Alexandria. The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Malls, de.

Mr Charles Bonnet, 1 case Shirts, &c., | MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET,——

from Marsailles,

Ex Peiho.

Mr Anderson, 1 Trank, from London, Mesars Wyning & Co., 1 case Samples, from

London.

B

M (in diamond)

1 parcel Samples, from

Shanghal

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent,

Hongkong, August 13, 1879,

The British Contract Packet Bokhara will be despatched on TUESDAY. the 26th Instant, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi or Southampton; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmab, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

N.B,——This Packet carries no mails for the Australian Colonies, B. or 8. Africa, nor for Mauritius.

2, Alex Yeats, 5, Alexander 11, Southern Cross, 13, Glamorganshire, 29, Joseph Hayden, 31, Newcastle, 81, Guy Mannering, June,

3, Adolph, 6, Harrington, 12, Belle of Oregon, 12, Pampero, 23, Patterdale (a.) 23, Joachim Chriatiue, 27, Priam (8.) 27, Pym,

Liverpool

Cardiff London Hamburg

New York Penarth

Cardiff Penarth New York

Cardiff

Cardiff

Antwerp

Liverpool

Cuxhaven Flushing Cardiff

Antwerp

London Cardiff

Liverpool Antwerp

LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN PORTE.

At London.—Steamers via Sues Canal.

Oxfordshire.

Scindia. Sailing Vests,

Belted Will.

Langland. Sarah Scott,

Nestor (á)

dt Liverpool."

Sarpedon (s.) At Hamburg, Aurorita.

Рара Carmelita & Ida.

noting appointments upon a more satisfao- tory basin,

sppearance. Let us give one or two of THE members of the Hongkong Rifle Club its "give and take" stipulations. It is will meet to-morrow at the Kowloon Butte, Hin the Priose Imperial fallen into the “that citizens of the United when, it is hoped, there will be a good hands of the Zalus and had they had any agreed States-in-China-of-every-religious-por-attendance. A valuable prize will be-idea of the peculiar position be occupied suasion, and Chinese subjects in the offered for competition. The conditions with our troops it is terrible to think United States, skall enjoy entire liberty will be seven rounds sach at 200, 500, and what usage would have been meted out to of conscience, and shall be exempt from

The American mail brings fatal-

all disability or persecution on account 700 yards. Competitors will be handi- him.

of their religious faith or worship in capped on the ground by the Committee.ligence of the torture of twenty soldiers either country." The contracting parties After the prize-üring is finished the ranges who were unfortunately captured. On the "cordially recognise the inherent and will be open for firing, with any description first day the Kaffers took red hot placam inalienable right of man to change his of rifle.

home and allegiance, and also the mutual

advantage of the free migration and

and tore the prisoner's arms and body with them and about three hours after this

emigration of their citizens and subjects We hear from a reliable source that the they stuck steel skewers through various respectively from the one country to the story told by the man, Richard Herbert, parts of the body; the following day they other for the purpose of curiosity, of who was sentenced yesterday to three were dispatched by having s ramrod thrust trade, or as permanent residents" The month hard labor for an assault, relative down their throats into their stomachs, and citizens of either nation" shall enjoy the to the settlement of his wages when when they had nearly expired their bellies same privileges, immunities, or exemp

tions in respect to travel or residence employed at the Aberdeen Docks as a were ripped up-and so these poor fellows as may in either country be enjoyed by wa'chman, is altogether untrue, and, in perished. They had no means of taking the citizens or subjecta of the most justice to the clerk employed there, we their own lives or, undoubtedly, they would favoured nation." This same happy give, with the sanction of the gentleman have done it. The Nation points ont, too, state of things is to apply to the enjoy to charge of the Dock Company's establish- | that it ir singularly fortunate that the body ment by either country of the privileges ment at Aberdeen, the real facts of the of the Prince was found and identified. of the public educational establishments

under the control of the two Govern- Cao Herbert was certainly employed at Had this not been so, there is no saying ments; while the citizens of each may the Dooks, being first taken in to how great the troubles might have been establish and maintain schools in either do odde jobs, more from a obaritable in future years arising from adventuren country. In the last section the United motive than any other. He had no char- claiming to be the Prince. Imparial, just States disclaim any intention of interacter to recommend him, but as he kept returned after his escape from his crue fering with the introduction of mil,

roads, telegraphs, &c., until the spirit steady for some time he was employed as captors. moves the Chiness to say when theses regular watchman; and then he soon

shall be adopted; while the United began to show in bis true colors, drawing On August 1st, General Grant was enter States, in the event of being naked a knife on Mr. Jeaus on several occasions tained by the Residents of Yokobama at for assistance, undertakes to recom- and creating disturbance very frequently. Garden Party. The illuminations wer mend suitable engineers for such work. These are the principal stipulations of He was discharged for bad conduct and was successful, the weather scol and five; an From those present, of whom there was a larg the celebrated Burlingame Treaty, which, paid -a'l that was due to him. although it has been ratified now for enquiries then made it was found out that number, were quite delighted. Two: NOVE nearly ten years, has had even less effect he had arrived here from Shanghaf, having Features are mentioned. Of the lanterna in than its framera ever intended it to have. baon sent away, free of expense, from use, each had a flag of some nationalit It failed even to save the Woosung The Model Settlement for bad behaviour, painted on it, pretty well. all the civilice Railway from destruction, although it is

generally believed that the nephew of Further enquiries go to show, that Herbert nations of the Earth being represented i the principal supporter of this Treaty, had a bad reputation in the City of San this way. An exhibition of the electri Mr W. H. Seward, was not a little in. Francisco, and had to leave that place with light was given; the first that has bee terested in the success of that engineer ont publicly announcing his departare, made in Yokohama. Out of about 76 ing undertaking. A glance at the sti-These things are worthy of consideration aubsoribers and persons invited, there wer pulations, expressed as they are in lan-when Harbert's three months expire, as it from 400 to 600 present. The refreshmen guage that is so charmingly vague, will

at ones show the absurdity of the actual is neither safe aur pleasant to have such a room-ulike that institution here be to

| cosaston of the Hongkong Garden Party position in which the United States man Hring amongst us.