For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. HAVE RECEIVED FOR SALE,
Ex French Mail Steamer "Amazone."
Finest FRENCH BUTTER in Kilo Bottles, NOILLY. FRATT'S VERMOUTH.
Er Agamemnek,
Regulation LIFE BELTS,
Do. LIFE BUOYS. FILTERS, assorted sizor, BATH BRICKS, SHOE BLACKING. HUBBUCK'S PAINTS and OILS.
Er 8. 3. "Utyesca," Fine New Season's CEMSHAW TEA, in
5 and 10 catty Boren BREAKFAST CONGOU @ 25 cents p. lb.
Er Highlander."
AT WHOLESALE PRICKS.
200 kegs Fine American FURNISHING
25
NAILS, Nos. 3 to 12.
17 American SPIKES, 4 inches to
7 inches.
50 barrels Prime Amorican Mens PORK,
60 11
Philadelphia Extra BEEF.
200 14 Finest Strained ROSIN.
300 11
City PITCH.
160 cares SPIRITS of TURPENTINE.
100 barrels Dried APPLES.
500 cases FLORIDA WATER.
50 barrels American TAR
13 * LAMP BLACK. 50 cases American OLOCKS.
COTTON DUUK, Canned BEEF, MUT, TON, OYSTERS, LOBSTERS, CORN, TOMATOES, Corned BEEF, Condensed MILK, Tomato GATSUP, HANDSPIKES, OAKUM, ASH OARS; MAPLE, ASH, and White Pine PLANKS.
Ex "Abbie Carvey," Florence COOKING STOVES,
STEAMERS and BRAILERS.
CORN BROOMS
Insurances.
NOTICE.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY.
THE Undersigned are prepared to accept Risks on First Class Gode rue at per cent. nett premium per annum.
NORTON & Co. Agents. Hongkong, May 19, 1881.
THE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW ZEALAND.
CAPITAL £1,000,000 (One Million Sterling),
Unlimited Liability of Shareholders. THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to accept FIRE and MARINE RISKS at Current Rates, allowing usual Discounts.
GEO, R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, July 1, 1881.
NOTICE.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
TE COMPANY, LIMITED,
IB
prepared to ACCEPT FIRST-CLASS Rises ot T nett per Annum, and other Insurances Current Rates.
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements.
*PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned has received instruc- Tons to Ball by. Public Auction,
TO-MORROW,
the 23rd Instant, at Noon, at the Godown of Mr D. Now OJEE, Wanchi,
88 BALES BOMBAY COTTON, Ex Steamship "Duphine" (More or less damaged by sea water),
DEPARTURES.
Sept. 22, Astoria, for New York.
22, Tag Ting, for Hoihow, &. 22, Hai-king, Chinese gunboat, for
Faochow.
22, Anadyr for Marseilles, £o. 22, Amoy, for Canton.
22, Diamante, for Manila.
22, Schiran, for Chefoo
22, Consolation, for Bangkok.
22, Arrafomi Aptar, for Singapore, &e, 22, Suez, for Singapore, &c.
CLEARED,
Yarra, for Victoria (V.L.) Gleneagles, for Shanghai. Orestes, for Amoy. Norden, for Swatow Faycie, for Shanghai.
Penedo, for Baigon.
For account of the concerned. TERMS OF SALE,Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7. All Lots, with all faults and errors of description, termes, for Newchwung. be at Purchaser's risk on the fall of the
H. N. MODY, Auctioneer. Hongkong, September 22, 1881.
hammer.
FOR SHANGHAL
The Steamahip
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"Altontower," Captain MURRAY, shortly due, will have immediate
despatch for the above Port.
For Freight or Pazzago, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, September 22, 1881.
NOTICE.
NExtraordinary General MEETING of the MEMBERS of the HONGKONG Ozes is hereby convened (under Rule 30), to take place at the HONGKONG CLUB HOUSE, on FRIDAY, the 30th Instant, at 40'Clock p.m, for the purpose of Confirming the Resolution passed at an Extraordinary
General Mecting held on the
Shareholders are rewinded that the Direc tors have the power of distributing a certain proportion of the ascertained profits annually among such Shardholders as have contri- buted business to the Company,
AGENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and at Singapore, Saigon, Fenang, siid Manila.
A. G. STOKES,
a Copy of which Resolution is posted in the Hall of the Club. Acting Secretary.
By Order of the General Committee,
EDWARD BEART,
Secretary. "Hongkong, September 22, 1881.
Hongkong, May 19, 1881.
YANGTSZE INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION. CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up.....Tls. 420,000.00 PERMANENT RESERVE....Th. 230,000.00
India Rubber KNEE BOOTS. AGATE WARE, in overy variety of Kit-SPECIAL RESERVE FUND... Tls. 288,936.17
shen Utensils.
Charter Oak COOKING STOVES.
Spartan COOKING STOVES.
BOURBON WHISKY.
د
Es Steamers via Suez Canal.
DOUGLAS OFFICE CHAIRS.
TOTAL CAPITAL and Ac-)
CUMULATIONS, 2nd...Tls. 138,936.17 April, 1881.
Directors.
F. B. FOXDES, Esq., Chairman
W. M. Boru, Esq. WN. MEYERINK, Esq.
Mears GARDNER & Co.'s PERFORATED J. H. PINCKYOSS, F. D. Huron, Esq.
VENEER.
HIGH REVOLVING OFFICE CHAIRS.
HIGH-BACK OFFICE CHAIRS.
ROCKING FOLDING CHAIRS.
DINING-ROOM CHAIRS.
LADIES' ROCKING CHAIRS.
Fr
The above wo can highly recommend for
Ear.
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAL. Messra RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries.
LONDON BRANCH
Measra BAKING BROTHERS & Co., Bankers.
office and domestic use, being admirably RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq., Agent, adapted to this climato.
Ex "Gleniffer." CROSSE & BLACKFELL'S AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD STORES.
THYMONEAU'S DESSERT FRUTTS.
SAVOURY PATE GAME FATE.
FORK PATE
OX PALATES.
HUNG (Hambro') BEEF.
HUNTLEY & PALMERS' BISCUITS.
FRUITS for lees.
SHERBET.
COCOATINA.
VAN HOUTEN COCOA.
Erry's COCOA.
ROMASON'S GROATS GELATINE.
Russia OX-TONGUES.
French PLUMB.
68 and 69, Coralkill. POLICIES granted on Marine Risks to all parts of the World.
Subject to a Charge of 12 % for Interest on Shareholders' Capital, all the PROFTS of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS
-
nnally distributed among all Contributors of Business in proportion to the Premis paid by them.
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Hongkong, May 20, 1881.
Intimations.
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NOTICE
Laura, for Newchwang
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED. Per Belgic, from San Francisco and Yoko- bama, 316 Chinese.
Per Amoy, from Shanghai, Mr A. Goetz, Capt. M. Ahain, and 26 Chinese,
Per Rajanathanuhar, from Bangkok, 80 Chinese.
Per Titan, from Newcastle (N.S.W.), Masara Brookhouse, and C. H. Norris, Jr. DEPARTED.
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Per Anadyr, for Saigon, Mesere A. Tune, and A. Chung for Singaporo, Mr Sanches del Aguilla and servant; for Marseilles, Merers F. S. Deacon, G. A. Marble, drew Johnston, and A. Thompson.-From Shanghai: for Marseilles, Mr Haskell, Messrs Candolls and Schnitzer. From Yokoliaiha: for Singapore, Mr B. Marshall for Marseilles, Mesars B. Ftat- subacki, R. Yamano Outchi, Ch. de Groote (Belgian Minister), Masatomo Naitan, A. Peyro, and T. 1. Green
Trong Ting, for Hoibow, &c, 20 Chi neer Diamante, for Manila, & Europeana,
Per
and 120 Chinese.
Per Ayatoon Apear, for Singapore, Soc., about 450 Deck,
Per Suez, for Singapore, &c., Mr Peter- 630 sen, 2 Europeans, I Indian, and 558 Chi-
noso.
TO DEPART. Por Oreates, for Amoy, 3 Spanish Mie- R. F. D. BUSH is hereby authorized sionaries, Mrs Stockwell and 2 children, and
100 Chinese.
Mto Sign our Firma par er auto
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AUSTRALIA.
NB-Cargo can be taken on through Bills
Per Norden, for Swator, 100 Chinese. Per Fugew, for Shanghai, 80 Chineso. Per Penedo, for Saigon, 100 Chinese.
www.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Belgie reports: Left San Francisco Aug. 23rd at 3.04 p.m.; ux- perienced moderate winds and fino weather throughout. Arrived at Yokohama Sept. 12th at 7.57 p.m. Sailed from Yokohama Sept. 15th at 6.36 a.m.; experienced mo- derate winds and fine weather to port. Arrived at Hongkong Sept. 21at at 0.51 p.m. time
time from Yokohama 6 days 10 hours 33 minutes.
The British steamer Rajanatlianskar re- Experienced moderate S.W. mon- porta: soon with fine weather and following aca to lat. 12.30 N., long. 111.30 E.; thence mc- rate 6.E. E. and N.E. winds, with equally derate weathor to port.
The British steamer Amoy reports: Light variable winds and fine weather.
The American ship Tilan reports: First
of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN part of passage strong southerly winds, JULF PORTS,
MARSEILLES,iniddle part light winds and many calme On 6th Sept, passage. TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK came by the middle
had the tail end of a typhoon. In Chine AND BOSTON.
Sou light winds from S. and N.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
at
CARGOES.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.
Daylight. -Haloong leaves for Amay, &o, Daylight.-Orestes leaves for Shanghai. 6 p.m.-Julieta leaves for Manila.
Auction.
Noon-Auction of Cotton at Mr D. Now.
rojee's godown, Wanohi.
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, September 24-
2 p.m.-Auction of Porcelain and Curios,
at Mr G. R. Lammert'a "... SUNDAY, September 25-
Daylight.Namon leaves for Coast Ports. MONDAY, September 20:--
Meath leaves for Australian Ports, via
Foochow, on or about this date. TUESDAY, September 27-
Goods per Gleneagles undelivered after
this date subject to rent.
FRIDAY, September 30-
L
3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental S. S. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco.
3 p.m.-Mecting of Shareholders of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, at its Head Office.
4 p..Meeting of Members of the
Hongkong Club,
SATURDAY, October 1:
No. 6676 SEPTEMBER 22,
or a portion of them, we reproduced a few The annual Aquatic Sports under the num -weeks ago in these columns and in rios of the Victoria Recreation Club, aro view of the sad news that Garfield has announced to be held on Friday and Satur followed the martyr whose death he day, next week, the 30th fastant and thre spoke of in terme so lofty and eo sincere,
the words seem the most fit to be est proximo. Entries will close this day ployed in recording the loss which the week, at p.
The following will be the evetita world has now suffered. In the House of Representatives, when moving that 1,--Short race, 2 lengths, (open), the House should place upon its records
2-Short race, 2 lengths, handicap a memorial of Lincoln's death, Mr Gar
3,Long race, 8 lengths, open field said
4,-Long race, 8 lengths, handicap 5,-Hulle race; 2 lengths, handica 6-Diving for objecta, 7-Running header from cross spring
board. 8,Running header from middle spring
bowed. p
Ah, sir, there are times in the history of mon and nations when they stand so near the veil that separates mortals from the in- mortals, time from eternity, said men from their God, that they can almost hear the beatings and fool the pulsations of the heart a time has of the Infinito. Through such a this nation, passed. When 250,000 brave spirits passed from the fold of humour, that thin veil, to the presence of God, and when folds admitted the martyr at last its parting folds President to the company of the dead heroes of the Republic, the nation stood so near the veil that the whispers of God were heard by Awe-strickon by the children of men. A His voice, the
the American people knelt in fearful reverence and made a solemn THE U. 8. surveying vessel Palos, Francis covenant with Him and with each other M. Green, Commander, has, in obedience that this nation should be saved from its to instructions received from Yokohama, enemies, that all its
glories should be re-
9,--Header from top of stage, 10-Plunge. 19,-Callithumpions, (fancy dress). 15, Consolation race, 2 lengths, handi
stored, and on the ruins of slavery and from Admirál Olitz, marked the death of treason the temples of freedom and justice General Garfield to-day, by firing a gan
Daylight-Mitsu Bishi Mail leaves for should be built and should survive for ever.
Yokohama, &o.
MONDAY, October 9:-
Noc.--Auction of Valuable Property at
Mr J. M. Armstrong'a,
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It remains for us, consecrated by that great every half-hour, from sunrise to smeet.. event and under a covenant with God, to The Admiral's telegram contains no inform keep that faith, to go forward in the great ation beyond the fact of the death of the work until it shall be completed.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MARA"] (Per E. E. A. & C. Telegraph Co.'s Line)
BURIAL OF THE PRENDENT,
LONDON, Sept. 21. The burial of the late President is fixed for Monday.
THE VICE-PRESIDENT SWORN-IN.
LONDON, Sept. 21. The Vice-President has been sworn-in amidst great excitement; business was en- tirely suspended
PISAFFECTION OF THE MAORIS.
LONDON, Sept. 21. Maori troubles are probable in New Zealand.
FOREIGN ANTI-ENGLISH LAND LEAQUE CONVENTION.
LONDON, Sept. 21. A foreign Land League Convention hat been established in Dublin, which violently anti-English.
REINFORCEMENTS FOR TRIPOL.
LONDON, Sept.
is
President. The stars and stripes" is still down half-mast high on board the Palos, at the Consulata, and on board all the American vessels in the harbour. No business has been trans- acted at the Consulate to-day. The masters of American vessels have called. for their letters; and amongst them much righteous horror has been axpress- ed at the maniao's crual dead which has deprived the Nation of one of the brightest ornamente, politically, morally, socially and intellectually, that has ever adorned the highest office in the bestowal of the people. It will be acon, from the Router's telegram we publish in another column, that the Body of the deceased President will be laid to rest on Monday next, the 20th instant, the considerable period of one week slapsing between his death and burial. The acaBÓÓN, will be one of great national mourning such as few events call forth, He will, no doubt, be buried at his own home at Ohio All Americans abroad will, no doubt, observe the date as one of particular mournfulness. Here, the Consul's ing will be kept at half- mast till sunset on the day of the funeral, and the American merchant vessels in the harbour will guided this example of
Further reinforcements of tops have the combed by the wipe of
been sent to Tripoli,
LOCAL AND GENERAL. The next FRENCH Man may be expected here to-morrow, the 23rd instant, by the M. M. steamer Irrucaddy, which brings London dates up to the 19th August.
The
There
provision made in the Navy Regulations by which the Pales is bound to act than that on the day after the intelligence is offi- cially summunicated guns shall be fired every half hour and the American flag flown at half-mast. So far therefore as the only U. S. Government vessel now in harbour
next AMERICAN MAIL may be expected is concerned, all outward marks of respect to arrive here on or about the 6th for the great departed have been shown. proximo, by the P. M. S. S. Co.'s str. City of Peking, which brings San Fran cisco dates to the 6th inst,
THE 8. S. Volga came out of dock to-day.
Tae. American files to hand to-day by the
8. 8. Belgic includs papers from the 3rd to the 23rd August. During that time the condition of the President was the all-
THE delivery of the American Mail was absorbing topic of public interest. Now, begun at 8,35 this morning.
the bulletins give hope of a speedy re
read
SMITH-DULE.-On Wednesday, August THERE is a ramour in Portuguese circles in very, and syain sink the Nailon in the rolls Matting, 1,125 pkgs. Fire Crackers, the Rev. G. D. Johnson, OHARLES VINCENT Shanghai, (says the Courier), to the effect depths of despair by the record of a turn 783 boxes Casais, 300 pkga. Palm Leaf SMITH, of Hongkong, to KATHERINE ALE that Senhor Loureiro, the present Portfor the worse. For instance, we Fana, 132 pkgs. Hate, 150 boxes Preserved XANDER, Daughter of the late Hon. Wil- Ginger, 4,040 pkgs. Amoy Teas tha.), and 290 pigs. Merchandise,
(167,084
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Per
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EDMUND PHINNEY, Amer. barjus, Capt. John Berry.Geo. R. Stevens & Co.
ELVIRA DOVALK, Hawaiian ship, Captain Jose M. Pimentel,-Captain.
INVINCIBLE, American ship, Captain Jas F. Skewes.-Borneo Company, Limited.
OAKLANDS, British steamer, Captain J. Payne-Butterfield & Swira.
Ocgas, British steamer, Captain Henry Webber.-Geo, R. Stevená. & Co.
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ARRIVALS.
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D
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Bapt. 22, Norden, Danish steater, from
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will
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Stemmer te landed and stored at Con- signees risk and expense,
V. H. HASWELL, JE, Agent. Hongkong, September 22, 1881
notifled...
MANILA...
Julista, at 4.30p.m., on Friday, the
23rd inst.
SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW
Per Namor, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the
24th inst
For KOBE AND YOKOHAMA. ——
Per Takasago Mars, at 5 p.m., on Friday,
the 30th inst.
For NAGASAKI AND YOKOHAMA.--
liam Duer..
DEATH. At the China Inland Mission House, Che. foc, on the 13th Sept., Lite CABKUTEKES, aged 10 months and 3 weeks, the dearly. loved little Daughter of the Rev. Thomas Bryson, of the London Mission, Wa-chang
The publication of this issue commenced at 8:05 p.
guese Consul at Hongkong, will succeed Senhor Pinto Basto as Consul in Shanghai.
August 3rd, e despatch written in a must hopeful strain, the writer remarking that "a monotony of good news is what in formation regarding the President's condi tion is termed now. Each recurring day's report brings the same statement. He is pro grossingentisfactorily toward convalescence." His recovery at the date above mendened
A CORRESPONDENT suggests that the street- lamps on the road from Glenealy to the Convent should now belt in the evenings at an earlier hour that seven o'clock. There is now no twilight, and the road je dark
was taken as a matter of course. He w and somewhat lonely till the lamps are
spoken of as in a fine recuperative condi lighted up. We doubt nut the authorities tion, sleeping well and eating heartily; will see to this. Z
his strength daily and rapidly Incrossing, Massas Douglas Lapralk & Coy's steamer, spirite quite high; in an extremely favour the Haloong, which was considerably able condition and so on. Time alone, it TRE details brought on by the American damaged in April last by running aground was thought, was all that was required. mail, touching the general feeling of a little to the north of Amoy, so much so The same correspondent writes No sorrow shared in by all classes in the
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1881.
Per Malacca, at 11.30 am., on Wednes-States, both North and South, over the that it was at one time feared she would be-plans are being devised as to the Presid
day, the oth Oct.
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Garfield tragedy, will enable us in some comes total wreck has now been thorough-immediate future. Mr Brown thinks that measure to gauge the depth of the ly repaired by the Hongkong & Whampoa if he is able to sit up and move around regrets which will naturally follow the Dook Company, and went on her trial trip slowly by September it will be a remarks. fatal result. During the President's to-day; she is expected to resume running able thing; and until he can do that no tough struggle for life, in which hopes in the Coast trade at an carly date.
plans for his removal wil be considered,
He will, in all likelihood, go to
were inspired by a knowledge of his good constitution and his wife's careful Ir is now a considerable time ago since Mr diera Homo here about the 15th of Ben- nursing, the heart of the country was
wildly joyful or despairingly cast down Li Hung Mi, second clerk in the Magistracy, tember, provided he has no in response to the hopeful or gloomy was appointed an interpreter in the Supreme will scarcely leave the White nature of the bulletins 19sued. There is Court, Since that time he has performed than that date. He wil something sublime in this aspect of the duties of that office, but he has also to do any great amount Garfield's death; and who can say that
the late President may not in his death continued to do the work of second clerk the meeting of Congre
in the Magistracy, The staff of clerks in expected to go into have thus fulfilled a noble and bigh the Magistrany is under any circumstances before that time." mission to his country? But the sym-
Liter
The French Contract Packet Peihopathy appears to have been equally deep limited enough for the work to be done, have frequent references
in the Old Country, across the Atlantic; and matters are made worse when clerks in his case against him, his will be despatched on THURSDAY,
an appetite which the 6th October, with Mails to and and one thing which the President's time has to be divided between office work bility. From through the United Kingdom and death has undoubtedly done is, that it and interpreting. It would facilitate for a nick man, we come to Europe, vid Naples to Saigon, Straits ins once more brought to the surface the Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, feeling that "blood is thicker than water matters much were a second clerk at once quantities of hoofstoak, koset, milk the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Amid the rivalry of the two great appointed for the sole occupation of that eggs, meal that would hardly noti
alt-year-old child," " liquid Madras, Caloutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta,
countries, this truth not unfrequently post.
little of that and so on until he had and Gibraltar.
meaffiraitation
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stams out with nousun plearoese
and it perhaps never was more clear than Siaven Cagli, who has brought out the fed
at the present moment. Therefore the Opers companies which have enlivened our then a time of suspense nuserable, wretched Guiteau, who hast two cold seasone, intends to bring out the prabilo mund BO conception higher than his mean
a larger and better company than he has the self, has been the means of evoking a
poured into the
high and full-hearted sympathy which yet introduced to the Far East. This he that could be obtamen så is bounded only by the limits of civilisa desires to socomplish by the subscription tion. The references to Abraham Lin- system, and his son, who is at present in coln, which naturally suggest theme Hongkong, desires to raise here a sum of selves when speaking of the tragica 81,500, which will be sent home by Mr formia, death of another President of the United
States within sixteen years, are most Man in the name of the subscri ant and striking. But among all the Should the schema fall through, allusions which were inade in 1863 not likely, the funds will be returned to the sudden death of President Lincoln, full to the subscribers. Shanghai has none were more appropriate, or more down as much as $2,500, and seding
fally expressed the grief of the nation, Sept 22, Titan, American ship, 1229, Ɑ
H. Norris, Newcastle (N.8.W.) July Kay Coal-Geo EBTEVENS & Co.
Sept. 22, Hajricte, British harqué, 339, M. E. Olsen, Chatoo Sept. 3, General. →→ 129: Sissy & Co
340 P.Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Foo of 10 cents until time of
"Leparture""
than the short address delivered on the growing number of lovers of
14th of April, 1885, by the man whose that we really have in this Gulony now death has just cast so deep a gloom over should not be task of any great dificulty the English-speaking case. Tuoss words; | to raise the requisita amount.
Shy kind
lance to disease.
before
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