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MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1902.

TELEGRAMS.

SOUTH AFRICA. ~~~

The Exocution of two Austra Hans.

Lostos, 27th March, 1902. A sensation has been cansod in Australia owing to the stafcheut of retursed troops that two Australia things were executed in Sanh Aries for shouting unarmed Boes. The Rt. Hon. Bimund Bartec,

TELEGRAMS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

FAREWELL DINNER TO CÓM- MODORE POWELL, C.E., R.N.

TIMESTERCURY SERVICE.]

On Thursday evening, the 27th inst., in THE PEACE MOVEMENT.

the Hongkong Hotel, the Bicors of F. M. Loxos, March 2

Naval Yard dined the popular. Commodore News has been ret eived from Pretoria Powell on bis approaching departure for stating that the so-called Boer Government, home, after huing in command of the comprising Messus. Schalk Burger, Reitz, Hongkung Docitytrd for three years. Luks Meyer, and Krogh had arrived at Caminander Dawes, R.N., war in the Balmoral under a fog of trace and had pre-chair, and Me J. Black, chief constructor, cvedvil by special reain in Pretoria. After a in the vice chair. short stay in Pretoria they proceeded south.

Schall Burger and the other delegates Premier of Australia. Es calling for parti-ww Lord Kitehun er m Pretoria before pro

culars.

[The following telegram in a Coloratio contemporary probably refers to the ne

matler:

SUZE CANAL, RE-OPENED,

carding south.

VICTORIA CROSS FOR DEAD HERO.

Losos, March 24,

It is stated that Lord Halerts las regoad- mendel the bondowal of the Vitoria Crosa on the relatives of Lienetant C. F. No. she, who was killed while heroically work-

MORE ARTILLERY TO BE RAISED.

The Band of the Hyderalewl Regiment | played selections of causse during dimer.

After the tunst The King had been | drunk, the Chairuan propused the health and future prosperity of Commodorelowell, which was enthusiastically received and

Grunk with mušical honoura.

Commuwi.

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REVIEW.

CHINA IN CONVULSION. By Arthur J. Smith, author of Chinese Character istics nov Village Life in Chinn. With numerous illustrations and inps, In two volumes, New York, Chingo, and Reonto Ploring H. Recoil Company. 1:01. (Parwarded by Hendry Kelly and Walsh).

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officers homopard, bal ́ jak spoil we must reckon with the “personal equation" on an enormous scale. No Chinese and no Manchu, whatever his rank, can conduct the work of his position against the united opposition of his subordinates. As the Chinese saying goes, One can manage with Plate, but it is with the small devils that the trouble comes," Elsewhere he says:

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4th March : át Bloemfontoln, died of eiguera, one of the most exciting parints in

He concho's that faith can no longer be a Strath African Constabulary.

enteria fever, Majoz A. W. Pack-Beresford, the life history of a great. Rupiro, and its | placed in the idea that Chim was to be

5th March: At Wadang, dish of sun walay is alanced by the fact that gradually regenerated by her estnet with Western civilisation. by convitée, Merma

entery, Captain J. W. Snale, Cape Police,

26 February: Near Walnutstick, We bong do almaw attenting to the Pianos author was not only an observer but ships, callways, telegraphs, ines," wild, Licut Willis, Iraerial Yearstang. participant in many of the thralling events vodizalde na Mucation undoubtedly in ita 2807 February: Ar debrizmetani, herein rotated. As we observed on a pre-

Graters st by disturbing sund damper med in the left upper oran Lieut. os darless intacued by Christianity. Aug, 2nd Draquetas. vious occasion, there has buon a surfeit ofcording to My Smith, the hope of Chhun 2 Starch: Ar Dearnlangte lilled books on China. For semo there can be les in Christianity. When it shall have Captain P Field, Sendisa Horse Cloutta, March 1901, Je-84,6-The

The Coomadeu saindly, enflied, and ¦ no justification. But for Me Simitla's brok

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thapised all the officers ha the allego qulogy is nevied." So one need bethalitjes, it will give 10 Chingiverpl Beginnt, and froti obilne ar Nears, enlling on the but state

resistance they had tendered him whilst in appolish by time too large volumes. The intellectually, worally a spicidal Hole, live. Príves, dai Eve that twn irregulars have fun exeruleit að

We are shive Resinent. Preturi. They had been tied by corrie

author of "Chinese Ciuraeter istius, though the Pirot a Nose Lies"

with Mr Shich that if Christianity unce

11th March, ex, Gomunis on martial for shiding a surrenderest The,

The Vice-Chairn then proposed the 28tosa, is a fery writer, with a rich and gets firm held of the Chiness periple, it wounded, Lientenst Canales, Vacuattery and wore fotal pitts and sentenced tong the game during the Methuen disaster.healths of the Commandora's Staff, minuty, howour, sul never falls in that will achieve tim greatest resolution in Cain Company, Wolh Regimcol death, --E«. *ZE

Menyra Motion (Sceretaty) and Butcher, rediensosos. De demsen dorcharised as Western world was eitekent with the rise wounds, Captain the Hon. R. L., Pactoy,

tion. The great develgement of the

ith Marel: At Buschmaussup, slightly Tlry are all full iron frames and to do in which was duly honoured. Mezara Motton -† rin most kind of faiths in Berary capaci¦ of Christianity, and the next great roller Box Dakons and Boscher, a their replies, thanked the tim. He is as good a story-teller astuu wa material epuck is asked by the

livers for the many kindness they batally new to the Reformion and the intent of enterie Lieut. Col. Thurshy, 6th Royal

auptricions methods of more journalistic testantion, But here in China, Protestant received during their stay in Hongkung.

bakmakers in China he brings into strong i and Romania Catholicism enter

Captain Begbie, R. A.. was killed in Further toasts were drank to the healthy of the Siege of the Foreign Lega point if not from outs, as competing reli relief the terrible trials, privations, "und the vigin liek, from Ure Chinese stand.

serie in February, place and date not long life and happiness of Mrs. Powell and

kaw. tions and the pathetic massacre of foreign | gions, and the unfortunate results are denit

Lieut. W. 8. George. th Imperial Taxity.

isionaries and pative Christians during with very ably by Mr Smith hint in Teomanry, repay as missing near the Baker rising ét 1900. The book deals two very lucid chapters, The evening was spent in a very enjorainly with these ath, Apart from the his an admission, the Roman Catholics inspital at Mafoking on the 1st Blanch, with Mactating to Terkson và thủ lĩnh alium was in zadinially ompressed merative of Be Mons¦are numeriedly stooger, tion, The Tulee correspondent, we have Cuthufcis, so far as we have served sligħa soul it: the thigh.

7th March: A Klip Drift, killed L BECHSTEIN, Royal Pianos... rend no butter description of the Siege, ami ¦ ourselves, in scent of the seabedicid

YouBirt-Adone! the pieters, repletons of photographs, status of the Catholic priests and their nestes Regent, Leats Nasim and We, at York' and with which the letterpress liberally tendency to interfere in the orally af Veaning, R.F.A., and flertiry, Stenache interspersed helps to stimuhit the immermas of their profissing converts, is the cost

Serawounded drugemasly, Lieuts tion of the ouder, although Mir Sanich's disturbing of all western indoor ons teneral Lord Merline, on the Stadth, On Satunity, we give in summarised graphic writing & sollicient in itself China. If Christianity, thordure, is theme Townsend R.AM, form an account of the destructive breinnvey a visiù conessprion of the feef thenly hope of China, the question the an

Lieur Milford, for Northumberland Fusiliers; Designd. No one who wishes to piratess mikajonugy observer asks himselt is --- Wand (ha's Road which involved the destruche west reliable version of the siege will form is the starsity to take it Chartres mated, Captain Outram, Brd Flizzblank Lagie Lafilatry, Livor. Piz tion of forty-two houses and rendered refrain from laying the bok: but there Will at the Roman Cattles, because of trick, Fort Lawessies, Catan Mash. are ether ressous why it sivul inel sa rály their interfeten in batus, Farinsteners Police, and Leurones Hego, perhaps sale.

continue to be the polosainting Christian Squire and M. F. B. Denis, of the The author was one of the very first men force, or how is it in be countericed with. Thousands, of wafortsitate Chinese. There

Impriid Yeomanry: wounded slightly. is not much to add to our first report into observe the spread of the Boxer more. out leading to greater distarlakes!

Kaptain Pelney, 7th-Lyncers. We agree with M. Such that the lover i rap shape of manterist detail, beyoad aliments resis was described by him

140 20 series of articles that appeared | tayubio was brought about by then supiogge

LATER,

The Suez Canal - reopened to trafic,

THE LATE MR OEGIL RHODES.

The late Me Breil Blodes will be necwd- cala state fumrl, Irn o lave spread wich he will das kantjest in the Matoggen Tikk

Thare with is normorial

service at St Paik Corbetta! on 10 Poth

Sport.

THE BONE MISSION, Tin Beer delegges inne arrived at Krootud tal fro

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SOUTH AFRICA.

The Recent Capturos.

Loven, which M weit 19 2 Lord Kitchene reg arts that, in all, a total of 179. Roer prisoners Pure taken an the last British maveen.

TURKEY AND MACEDONIA.

The Porte ao fed $9,000 naxillary Turkish trees to the edilemes. This action

is ladiered in latex be taken in connection with the trocaldous situvion in Macedonia

HAINAN NOTES.

The Ladon Tally Mail saya that, with a viw to completing the artillery of the Fourth, Fifth, al Sixth Army Come, the Wer eins has decided to mise siglawn new field inatteries of regulars, also some molitvu Latteries,

THE CORONATION.

A Committee has been fems with

able manner with songs and twitation se

Local Crableorum are presilent, to adrange to THE FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD. have a chetin of beantimes lighted röranglican

Damago Estimated $1,000,000,

ale poatry on. Cowonation night.

A DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR

MANILA

WASHINGTON, March 24. The Committee on Insular affairs of the

| Senate revennmonds that the city of fail.

be perautrock to issue bonds to the sturent

fad fouur taillion dollars for sewier! colastrues

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AMERICAN ARMY NEWS. General Nulen A. Miles stincktvi

Semetary of War Root's Army reorgani

is bill and teng bo zorárod,

Gaved Jack Hand Snaith has been leved to the fund of the D.partungut Tona,

CREATION OF AMERICAN GUARDS

The Senate Committee recommend the (Front Dog Fiên. Lowong nudent. } 13 for the praception of the President, Hollow, March 21. | whenia te assassin is to suffer death mid The trade of the put is geni, in spite of the replices imprisonment. It details the drought, which has nearly destroyed ja uued of regulars with spent uniforms the growing a

The price of rice is end equipment for the purpose of guarding high, and quanties have been trajarred | the Presidear

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of the houses destrayed and the losses ta in the Chàm Moà “là 1800 and 1909, | influeures dos amanternes, suefins Claristain

a wougan that is well, in perfect health, the Insurance Compaties, far as these are not mistaken the name thing, margil intrasion, and terry- is a rarity. The majority of women hava havebeen ascertained by Inspector Wamock, at the evet her fanscend the tromble was freign mom had received he assume ailmente dister of which ta

| * Boxer' that has boyu scceptul as the title | torial aguression, but unless the bed ari

(who is in charge on behalf of the polien. bestunut upon it by Tim.

His curlyutable patronage ant support of the complain. They are weak, all-tired-nut,

broken down, the roues have vanished The homes involved ne--Queen's Rostquaintance with the movement makes lim. Dowager Kupress there would have been from their cheeks, the smile from fun, the Central Nas 289 to 20 and 209 and 24. To enable the reader to realise the forces and the massacres in the Provinces might peaked, pale and pusy. The ruby lips are Flerofore, well qullied to be its historian. no attack on the Legations or on Thunei cheurtelness from the voice. They are were gutted. No. 279 partly «lestroyed; that had been at work to bring it about he has been cheeked earlier than they were. Tower Lasca; as Nos. 1 and is less briety yet comprehensively with We do not go the length of saying that surish or blanched, the sparkling eye is

Rimmed mal the bewitching chanás o and 11 sotally destroyed. No. 9 sesiowy use with Chins from the commencement

the period covered by foreign inter Chinese Government Peking is south are faded. This all due to i-beth.

eficient as Sir Thomas Jackson says it is hy women should be so unhealthfal. A | damaged : Upper Lascar Row Nos, 1 to 14 of the last century, and it is interesting to

because during the past fifteen ye price will act permit of discusion here. dustry, No 1 jarilally; in Laubter Sommain low a large section of a people who eveals have happened in China disprong But it is a fact. Their systems are dubilit have the loftiest moral code which the this, and the fact that the Central Authority ated, albrun-dows and need toning up. Nos. 2 4. and 1, destroyed; No. 22, banan mind raided by divine revolution in Peking is still nominally the governing The stimulating effects of a rosie and tissuo ¡Chcela Pabway partly dunaged.

has ever piralnoed' developed one of the body is doo more to the lack of the necess. builder are required. The silversmith's Shep here the fireost extraordinary outbursts of degradedary revolutionary qualities in the Chinese inhumanity and disgusting anyagery that of the distant Provinces than the ability ot originated was insured for 5630. The trd the world's history has to rusurd

strength displayed at Paking. It is best fills the hill and will produce arvellous fluors above were occupied by a Japanese

In successive chapters, he deals with the ¦ described in Mr Smith's own words regard results. in toy cases Stearns Wice reander sogrees of antipathy, international ing the Dowager-Empress it in piece-gouds and silk duster who was fanur-

restores health and vivacity, builds up the system with now and bealthy tissues and for $11.500 with the Hum On Insur complications. Protestants in Chins, Kophenon non-

Gun Catholics in China, a half-century of

Wo should have liked to quote many anishes the raging, indescribable pains. mee Co, No. 282, Queen's Road Central isuti-foreign riols, an anti-foreign pro aurora passages from China in Convulsion, The headaches, häckaches, beuingdown but space and time forbid it. But we hope pains, dae to fennte weakness, disappear insured with a Hamburg tim for $1,400, and its results, the commercial

intrusion, territorin aggression and the we have said enough to show its scope, and ander is intuence. It is a most feel- and No. 290 with Chinase and other frab Reform invement of 1898, showing how that it should be in the possession of allont tonic and reconstructor. Wholesale for $23,000; of this sum the London the way sus prepared for the Boxer tove- | who take an interest in the Chinese people from A. S. Watson & Co.. Lad., Dongleong. and Lancashire has a line for 22,000, the As Mr Smith is an American, his and Chinese affairs. It takes its place remrks on the opening up of China to along with Curzon's Problems of the For Milns for 92,000, and a Geromu firm for foreign teade will be of interest to Hose East and Michie's The Kinglishman in $800. The amount of sumange on. No,

ther nationalities, who, while denying | Chana. selfish si bemura of personal aggaudi sement | Great Britain and Peisin with regard to the | 202, Queen's Road Central is $25,000, and

as Chin, are aiming at depriving British Everything is quict in the island, slough || countruetion of a telegraph Hee from Kase in this

The Sun Company | mediante of the marketi Bair country there is in the interior of the islandia band binti (abora 125 miles south of Tahestar), vitis hvolved 19 310 extent of 88,000. made presille. Deting with what las been formed the Quinn War-which be of brigands who eatsionally expture a dist rond Kirigam to the Bulichistan Fron-No. 11 Vpper Lascar Ruw jay is

vimi, was inevitabh as the result of wealthy untive and bold him for most un tion. The now line will be leased to die chim for $8,000 on the Thun On firm, foreignermercial intercourse-he says — The American Preshigueriam Missiru are

welfare of the Chinese Empire itself, it was For the peace of the world and For the

now bubling three new houses in the island.

dispensable that the intolerable pride of ene as Nidoa, one at Kinugehow, and, tho third at Kerk, where they are opening a

from Tonkin.

These causes invo estafime to stimulato the exodus of goodies for Singapore, and several shouers bawa left ore within th Just fem sape, well in sodui with the. emigrants

İDER OSTARIATISCHE LLONG SERVICE.] ERITAIN AND PERSIA.

Bens, Mach 24. An merrcement has loven signed hawerm:

Indo-Europeaze Tohograph Civupany.

GERMANY AND AMERICA.

Tin Coming ship Charlotte,

and No. 12 on the Union assume Socisty for $12,000. Other clains are expected to come in in due course, hat there must be

a huge number of poor people wlm Lavethrow by the only mechs which people and

new statica for working on the cnet coust with Prince Agnibert of Prussia, third senest condembly without being insured of the island, Kachek is the port from of H. 31. the Emperor, is towing for New which the greater number of natives leave York.

fox forci purts.

The agency for the stern hunch, which

was subsidised by the French governmenti,

OBITUARY.

The well-koown Hamgin sodesma

The Lotal damage is estimated roughly $1,000.00; and as we have already stated tan heaviest losses Fall upon the Chinese.

Queen's Road is blocked by the debris, and passougars going west have to make a

has been taken, over by Marry and Co,, why Kdoman Peza, who took a prominent paletour by derwis Street.

are dating to place two or three other inauches on the same route within the next

few month. They will arrange a regular

in the mijustment of matters betwest. Austria and Hungary and who is chiefly

From the nec's Road, where houses on both sides are destroyed, to near the

CRICKET.

WONGKONG BO, 1, WONGNELCHONG CLUBS,

This match was pinged on the Cricket Ground on Saturday, and resulted in a wid the Chinese should receive a decisive un cenfor the Club by an incings aut 75 runs. Engerer slike were able to comprehend The Wongueschring representatives were military face. This was eventually accaptained by bir . H. Asgar, of the Coba complished, allwit with great deliberation Secretary's iflice. Soures- aud by the sole ageney if Great Britain. This important fact is too riten lose sight of by those whose min idea seerns to be exploit the Chinese Empire on their own exclarive benefit shutting our others,'

That war was entered upon reluctantly, nad it connet be denied that Britain over since has lost opportunity after opportunity of swing the seeds of great changes and

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The Tautai of Kiengehow has gestualeed the safety of the lunch from pinster, and the Chinese of the crew ate reengnised as

having the rights at sea of French subjects, This guarantee ought to ster up the Chires nurborities to put down the pirates whe bave tende the junk trudu of the island n noteriously unsafe.

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poses-tably when the young British packed Chinese linuses is now a mass of Etticiat 31argary was murdered and again blackened ruins Blanked by muttering edi-doring Sine Reform movement in 1898, when Kang Ya-wei had to see for his life, and fices pointing gaaut grimy fingers in the Dosage Empress took absolute cont ENFORCING THE HOUSE TAX Space, Comiencing in Queen's Road, tire til of government fairs in Peking.

fire crept stently but not very mpidly, Smith's references to that episode indicte free lease to house, the lack of a water is sympathies. This hy stroke of his pen, bu su when making mention supply being mainly responsible for the deaf the startling reforts ediets of 1898, This morning, tan clerke and an intermolition of so any Ovellines. Had there the progressive and enlightened young C. Gratrix. R... Dison preter from to Yokohama Municipal Ofice tea water supply at all courmensurate Chinese thought, long since sci-stagnant,

Emperor revolutionised the stream of Op. Tready, R.W.F., Hayhurst, b entered the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank with the requirements of the Colony sox and opened tow channels. To him, the Corp!, Sharp, R.W.F... b Dison...

Dixon building at Velthama and detailed the be of the house need five been ser Emptys-Dowager's unpation of power is R. Testoujee, and Hayhurst....... heuse tax, amounting to some six hundred Bed, and the buss the Colong reents to as extrangdinary as it in to all of us | J247. Kinnaird, e Kriekeniek, 19 Dixon day is only nue more textimmy to the in- That & Manchu women who had such I, A. Lammert, e Davios, ↳ Hayhurst yen. Payment being related, they presentxitude of a Government which fait tomarow opportunities of obtaining 4 kao L. A. Rose, Disa

a with the times. The Harbour is somo ledge of things as they really are, in CC0 yards distant, and all the water distinction frute the title of shams which All the papers in the matter have been available to check the contagintie had to echstitete. the warp and the woof of an transmitted to the British Minister at that treater datangs was not wrought, and lind her own in every situation, and never ko pumped that distance. The wonder is Oriental Palaco, should have been ride to Tokio.

the Fire Brigade, who worked extremely to be crnished by the opposing forens about Tour, March 21. well nader the aupervision of Me Badeley her, is a phenomenon in itself only to bu

and Mr Blackie, There is much discontent among the for-

agated by a naval explained by a due remigoition of the pard contingent under Commander Daves, intuent of individual qualition in to inconspicuous. that though eign revidents because the Japanese dcenrra to be congratulated on their even in the, senti-absolutisan of China it has been issued over a month scarcely Governorunt, while agreeing to arbitrato effecta, It is compated that 3000 gallons

The Chinese Gourment is es. Gratrix, Fitch any of the Foreign cosidents of the the house tax, nevertheless insists on levy. Harbour, and the question is now being within a space of half a mile square, Share, Fitch

of water wore punged per minute from the scasilly mavapid, for it is confined Preedy, e sub. h Goldsmith.... port were aware of its existence and evening it.

asked why the reiterated suggestion to store within the inaccessible Forbidden City Pe toujès, e and b Goldsmith many of the native scholars have not seen Foreigners, under advice of their Reson-water in tanks on the higher level has where the nature of the struigles and aird, e Campbell, b Fitch

never been acted upon. Such an auxiliary strife within is as effectually concealed from nert, Fitch..... presentatives, have refused payment, where supply would be useful in times of drought, the world as the squabbles of the young Hsu, bitch... Gicks The Commissioner of Education has now upon distraint has been employed to-day. not only for patting down sorious kangaroos in the petch of their mother; ali Lillywhite, Fitch. b Gokismith... nearly completed his examinations in The Government contunds that it cannot conflagratique but for tho flushing of that reaches the ear of the outsider is the Turner, e Campbell, h Dizon,

draine and watering streets. It seems stunthered squeals which indicate that one Asgar, not out..... Kiqugchow of the students of the island, longer defer the execution of the lun, which shourd, on the face of it, that oren in the party is getting the worst of it, but how ne Walker, & Fisch and the city, which was, a few days ago, has already heon hold in abeyance for nearly best

time, fres wator collected and why it is impossible to say. It is true that crowded with students, is now beginning to three yenta; moreover, obedience to the to the Colony should be pumped away at pretend to reveal much of what is said and stored and altered at enormous expense there are always eunuchs" who reveal or resume its usual appearance! It is report-law is no hardship, hycause the money will hundreds of gallons per minute upan done, and through the high officials who ed that boforo examining in any of the all be returned if the arbitration goes burning houses. Perhaps this bitter lesson bave indices et Court much more event- other profeatures of the province he will against Japan.

and the presence of a gent Waterworks ually leaks out; but for foreigners it is expert in the Colony insy bring about a certain that the misfia through which their Tilt Feking to look further into the scheme

The proposition has been made that the change of gorenaient policy in this information Alters are seani-opaque, and the of examinstiona proposed by rescut cdiots, Japanese Government give i written important matter.

result of a study of the apparent facts is Preedy promise to return The circulation of this report was accom

the money if it is

Gratrix The fire is the most extensivo that hiss always unsatisfactory and often confusing.' mauccesful in the arbitration, or lodge foecurred in the Colony since 1897, and it panied by the rauard that the Expo the money in a bank pending the decision; is at least satisfactory to be able to record had been killed, that Japan and Russia were at war, and that foreigners had seized Peking: With all these rumours the stu- dents have been very quiet, and the examinatious leve passed of without dis turbances of any kind.

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| but the Government has declined the for- that there was no loss of life.

wer proposition, tecause the agreement The strects are barricaded to prevent to submit the question to arbitration incautions spectatoes from being killed by includes an engagement to comply with falling debris.

the judgment of the arbitrator; and it has It's to be hoped the Government will declined the latter proposition, because the take the opportunity to resume a part of Imperial treasury is net lass trustworthy the area involved with a view to public cham the proposed bank.

ingwovements,

Extins

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Hayhurst ...... ment's wishes in the Provinces:

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