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TELEPHONG No. 93,

A B C CODE, 47. EDITION.

THE

po-The publuuion of chte irene dormencat.

CABLE ADVIES: 'ACHER' NONOKONG,

Telephone No. 155,

at 3.10 pm.

ESTABLISHED 1800.

TRADE

MARK.

A CHEE&CO

The Chima Mail.

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1902.

EDITORIAL COMMENT.

詳利廣 D. C. L. GIN,

TIK

WATER

17a Queen's Road. OLD TOM and

Furniture

Dealers.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and BEDROOM

FURNITURE,

ELECTRO-PLATED,

GLASS and

- CHINA WARES,

PASTEUR'S MICROBE-

PROOF FILTERS, ROCHESTER LAMPS, WHITE TURKISH

TOWELS and

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS,

and HOUSEHOLD

WM.

DRY.

158

The Finest London Gin on this Market,

$7.50 por dozan.

Sole Agents,

H. PRICE & 00.,

12, Queen's Roud.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Auction.

31a.m.-Anction of Cast Iron Columus, at Blwar Hughes and Hoogh's Sales ROOKES.

General Memoranda. SATURDAY, May 24

11. Meting of Shareholders of the Chins Light and Power Co., Ltd., at the Company's Culice. Gooder per Saless unclaimed after Noon on the dare subject to rent and innding chaos.

8.30 p.m.-Auction of l'estage Stamps, at Messrs. Hughes & Haugh's Sales Bourns.

Registor of Shares of A. S. Watson & Co.. Ltd., closed from this dato to the 31st

Inst., inclive.

SUPPLY.

CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notes by the Way,

Don't spar-juu show yourself a

your worst.

The worst crime say one can commit is to ranke some ono unhappy.

The reverno of the Singapore Municip ality for 1901 was 91,629,721. The ex penditure was $1,581,004.

The Secretary of Stato tra decidual that, for the extension of the Tenang Piur

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Quarantine at Saigon.

The following telegrani has been ru ceived from H. B. M.'s Conxul at Sagon :-- "Twelve days' quarantine will be imposed on'arrivals from Hongkong un recount of bubonic plague.'

Coronation Night.

Un Coronation nigin, at a proarranged signal, 126,000 rockets will stream into the air from 2,500 points scattered throughout the length and breadth of Great Britain, There are to be 2,303 boudires on high hills on that night.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1902.

TELEGRAMS.

CHINA MAI SPECIAL BERVICH.

STAR FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

The fourtha anual meeting of the share

THE NORTH CHINA TROUBLES hold of the Star Ferry Company, La.,

DESTRUCTIVE REBELS.

Lu-han Railway Damaged.—

Foreigners Withdrawn. .[Fren. Our Own Curvespomocnt.)

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Complaints reach us from all quarters of the eity

A Charle traordinary was issued to-day with regard to the pesterday which stated that the following water supply. The water telegram had been received from the Go appears to havehten shut | scrument of Rangapeno :-*Tonggong de off entirely from the western and cen-clane to be infected."

Rickslas at Singapore. tral parts of the city this morning, and

During the year 1991. there were en au much inconvenience was caused

Liens Colonel and Brevet Colonel A. frage 6,576 jinrikishas plying on the Euopenna and Chinese alike,

R. Pemberton, Nillo Brigade, who was introots of Singapore. The number of reg. As a Commandant of the Hungtong Volunteer stored owners was 1,388. The number of matter of fact, Changi rain has fallen | Corps vint present constituted, has en coolics in this trade is estimated to amount heavily, some houses in the western appointed a Depaly Judge-Adeneste op district of the city have been waterless the Stalf in Seth Africa. except during the progress of the fire on Monday morning, when there up- pears to have been serious waste, We ean Sympathise with the much-abused Water Authority, whose position just now is anything but a bed of roses; but, at the sue tiae, there sorus to be good runson for the complaints regard. ing the cecentricities of the present fitful supply in the city. We hope the truth of the old adage thas good often comms out of evil may be proved in this case, and that the tribulations of the past Swimming Race. winter will induce the Government to A leun rare was swam at the Y. R. C. over the verandah of his quarters, he press forward the schemes so long pi-enclosure at Kowloon last night. Only saw the prisoner, with the aid of some water, geonholed for providing the Colony tve teams turned out, captained resportive. converting thros bottles of milk into four. ly by A Humphreys and N. II. Alves. Knowing that the Dairy Farm Company with an ampler water supply.

A. M. L. Searey gave the latter team a long do everything in their power to pre- at the outset, and they ultimately won by

vent imod of description, Mr nearly & length in & mins. 30 sces. The Must reported the matter and the Folies following was the order in which tha wore informed. Detectivo Sergeant Watt winners entered the water-A. M. (No. 22) put a Chinese detective on to Soares M. A. Razack, J. Tiberio, F. M. watch, and the reault was that the Roza Pereira; A. J. Mackie, J. F. A. prisoner was caught with two bottles of Burch, J. A. Lyon, and N. H. Aves.water and the seals of some of the Comp Lyon is a powerful swimmer, and should any's battles in his basket. It is to be slow up fu future contests. His time for hoped that the prosecution will have a de- the two lengths was 44 secs.

torring effect on crime of this kind in fut-

bands.

They have attached the La-list Railway bridge midi destroyal a Hinge

to 20,00). Most of the profits go into the burnt pakete of the owners and Mu imanluome melits are made in the tuule is evidencedatity of railway uniterial. by the fact that during Inst year 2,796 new Japanese rickshas, costing approximately $50 each, were running on the streets. Milk Watering.

THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

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Straits Satlements should be 200,000, at the utmost, from the Federn The loan is to be repaid in ten years time. (3) a milk-carrier employed by the Dairy. ted Malay Statos at four por cont, interest. To-day, at the Magistracy, Chi Ming To aver the outlay there will be landlingar Co-pany, was acutented is three And warehouse charges on grada passing months' imprisonment for an offence which over the Pler. These charges (says the is believed to he very common among uten Movis Time will not exceed similar expun of his class. It seems that, on the mom

be by the aercautile communitying of the ith inst., Mr Mast, engineer at therent present.

the Electric Conipany's works, Wanchai, got out of bed rather earlier than usual, and look-

ute.

An addition is suggest ed by a correspondent to the names put for ward by us yesterday with reference to the filling up of vacancies in the Legislative Council. Our correspondent presses MONDAY, May 26 :--

5.16 p.r.-Meeting of Members of The the claims of Sir R. C. Wilcox, pointing Hongkong Ride Association, at Volun-out that he is an old resident who has the teer leadpaarters."

confidence of a large section of the com- Tursday, Stæril 27 :-

Goods per Sade afer not clanred this munity. Mr Wilcox has other recon-

mendations. His old connection with May contains three letters on subjects more The Queen's College Magazine for our morising contemporary brought him or less of general interest. Index has outbreak occurring between twelve mid one into the closest touch with all pubiic been reading of Carnegie's muniticent gifte o'clock to-lay. The Contml Fire, Brigade questions for a long period of years he to Scottish students, and refers to the gifts trened out undor Me Mackic, Hon. F. J. has, possibly, more leisure than the of Mr E. R. Bellies and Mr Ho Tung to Badeley, Acting Captain Superintendent heads of some local firms to vote to aid education in Hongkong. His conclu of Police, also accompanying them to the South China wight ensulate these ontle on is at some of the rich Chinamon of

It was found that the funes bad

date Aubject to rent. FRIDAY, MAY 30-

14. 1ooting of Shareholders et A. 8. Wathen we do., Ltd., at the Com- pany's Offices.

BRUISES, WOUNDS AND LACERA- TIONS

REQUISITES.TEED as antiseptic dressing, Chan-legislative duties; he has at upon

POWELL.

LIMITED,

28 & 34, Queen's Road]

(Opposite Hongkong diniel and Post Office);

General

Drapers -

and

Outfitters

=

DRESSMAKING

A SPECIALITY.

All cutting executed by

an experienced Dressmaker.

Parisienne and

English Millinery

Always in stock. Orders

receive European Supervision.

Just received

Large stock of White and Colored Muslin Curtains; also, White and Eeru Lace Curtains.

Prilled Muslins by the yard, White, with Colored Frills, quite new designs,. very effective.

NEW MILLINERY,

'The Yellow Dragon.'

Another Fire.

The series of tires in the western part of the City continues, another extensive

HEB.

The Belgian engineers employed in the construction of the railway bare beżu with Arawn to Chenge-fu.

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was held to-day, Mr N. A. Stoba, Chair- man, prasided, aid the other gentleme present wore Messrs A. J. Kaymond and D. M. Muses (Directore); T. II. Roil, Capi tain Clarke, J. Hooper, W. H. Ray, A. K. Rubafts, J. J. L Monteiro and E. Oshorro (Secretary),

The Chairana said:-Gentlemen, the SHANGHAI, May 20, 4.55 pm.

Regjort and Acemats having bean with you for sono days I will, with your permission. Yuan Shi-kai's troops, following up their take them is read. bu result of the year's victory over the rebels in the south of working has not beim no penfitabilo us we Chilli Provineg, huvo broken them up, I anticipated, and the nutt carnings wers, you and they are now roaming about in small will sea from the Report, Remo 34,000 les ·

than the previous year. This was dus in the first place to a falling off in trafie, the number of 1st and 2nd class passengers laving deurenved by 100.208 while dri cluse increased by only 1953, and ip the second place to the greater cont of running double-enders in place of the small, economical bouts fornicely en ployed. These double-enriera are bent three times the size of the old launches, they burn nearly twice as much coal, require larger crews, wre stores and are in every respect:mizsuspensivo ta "work" "mid" maintain Perhaps, gentleinen, we wore a little propious in discarding the old beats, perhaps we shouk. have done butter to co- Ader your dividends a little more sud the public convenienes a little less; but acting as we did to providing a frequent, regular service of comfortable hosts, wa considered tha", whilst giving the public better value for their money, we are also sudying the interests of shareholders, and though, for Losvos, 19th May, 1002,

the moment, results are not quite up to The notorious min-weber, fack Hind expectations, I still think we acted wisely, on, bas surtendured to the British stand for this reason, that had we continued Balmore, South Afric

The movement, though of a rubellious nature, apparently lacks organisation.

(RECIRA'S MERVILE] SOUTH AFRICA.

The Assembled Boer Delegates.

Losos, 19th May, 1902. Abou: 160 Bour delegates azo assembled at Vereeniging, nearly all-being peminent

ncil

Surrender of A Train-Wrecker.

A MINING DISASTER.

with the former unsuitable boats we should probably not be in sole possession of the traffic to-day, and therefore, in building double-enders and the forcetuiling pposi tion. 1 think we acted in your boss intoe-

One hundred and fifty minors have beenests. As to the raising of the first clase killed by an explosion which occurred at fare from 10 to 15 cunt, this was necessary Conlcreek Mines, Tennessee.

to meet the increased expenditure and do- creased revenue that I have already referred to, and as the rise ouly affects occasional, ant regular, travellers in that the latter by purchasing a punch-ticket can jurney. chatgo was justified by the circumstances, for 10 casis as formerly, we consider the His I

A RUSSIAN OUTRAGE. Generai Dewahl, Governor of Vilna, Russia,, was shot at whilst leaving a circa

ansaitant was arrested. and wounded in the hand and-feet,

TYPHOON WARNING. O

sends us the following telegram from the Mr W. A. Rublee, U.S. Consal-General,

Manila Observatory :----

Mamily Observatory, May 20, 1902,

11.40 o'clock a.m.

regard to the Accounts, the balance available, for distribution would set pormit of a dividend if degusta provision were made for writing off, but in view of the face that the current year's profits will be augmented by $15,000 premium on now

able for writing of, wa fool that we may capital, which was called up to pay. for the Polar Star, and that $15,000 will be avail-

properly recotimerit the same dividend ns last year. A engards futurs pruencers. although the deerause in traffic which have

The depression E. of N. Luzm is re-referred to and which was due princi

get a firm hold of a large four-storey build- chuth to Chinese. Dis No. 218, Des Voeux Road West, the lower men and de something to help on the causeing of quite recent construction sitated at curving. gusted calls for n flag for Queen's College, part of which was occupied as a stere for Cholera in Matila. We understand that the tattered rerannut Californiah goods and the upper parts as

berlain's Pain Balm answers this public commissions and is at present ou purpose to perfection. It is a linimem of wowerful healing power. One application the Boards of Directorate of several

to the withdral of troops and the absence gives rolief. Try it. For sale by All local companies; and he has always Dealers; WATKINS Ltd., General Agents.

of so many sich-of-way at the docles, is dies appointing, I think the continued growth. distinguished himself by taking a level.

Kowloon gives prozoise of increase in the The most recent rears from Manila normal milis, and having, we hope, reached Leaded and sensible view of most public on that institution of learning has been re-dwelling houses. Again the firema'a duties show an increase in the number of oboters the limit of our expenditure any increase questions. For some years, he was placed by brand new flag, and so Dis were hampered by the wint of water. In. Сался. On the 13th inst., there were 23 shareholders have any questions, I shall to that does take place will bo all profit. If Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce,gusted's tuner was spily efficacious this case the fresh water was turned on, we A third letter, signol with a mule of talere, but it was so long in wating that

cases and 17 deaths; the 14th inst., 92 glad to answer them to the best of my and is now a member of the Committee. Chinese characters which we do not taft water from the Harbour was already cases and 0 deaths Down to 8 m.sk one question, I am in onder, with

esses and 14 douths, and on the 15th lust.,bility. We understand that he represents pro-tempt to reproduce, advocates the obsing thrown on the burning building in on the 16th inst., then have been 1042 regard to the subject of a fairway acrose the Mr Red Mr Chairman, 1 should like to porty interests, and as the property instruction of a tennis court in the quad-copious streams. The building in which casca sincs tim upitousie started and 826. Perhaps the Secretary sunt teh terests are to be affected by the special rangle. Now that cricket and football are the conflagration originated was complete deaths. Over 198 cases a day are reported on this matter, and whether the Harbour us if the Government has been approached A. S. WATSON & CO., legislation likely to be brought forward impossible, it is urged that tennis wantdly gutted, but, the adjoining property was

Master holds out any prospect of a fairway being established between the two Ferry wharves at Hongkong und Kowloon? The question was referred to in one of the Каротен.

LIMITED.

Di A.2. 1844.

appointed. The hys, whatever their nationality, should be unconengod to take an netice part in healthy outdoor games. The Recent Firc.

Ticensing Court.

as the result of the visit of the Sanitary provide physical exercisao! a healthy naturo gated: it in believed that the damage, Experts it may be thought by some of for the loga attending the College. The which agale cumaals to a considerable sym, our readers that another member to writer of the letter is sanguine cough to is covered by lusurance. The origin of the

believe that if the matter is brought to the fire is nainusPJP. voice the opinions of the property owners would not come amiss at the notice of Major-General Gascoigne the on- stevetion of a tennis court will be sunction. present juncture That is a point on

ed. We hope the writer will not be dis which we hold a different opinion, but we mention it as an argument in favour WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS of Mr Wileog's nomination. While we An appreciate the clalum of Mr Witex, in the event of his allowing himself in be brought forward, we are decidedly of opinion that the Council would be strengthened as a deliberative body by the inclusion of Mesars Hewett and Shewan, both of them capable of giving expression to their own and the public's ideas on any subjects likely to brought before the Council.

WATSON'S

Celebrated

from the Provinces,

The Health of Hongkong.

During

Mr Osborne The Goverment has boert written to and the Harbour Master has Been approached and the numbers of the Council, Mr Charter and Mr Bell Irving, hath approached the Government and triest about a year ago to get this established, sure is not the slightest hope for it.

but, from what the Government told as,

The Chairmat-There boing to ether questions, I g to move the adoption of the Report and Accounts. Captain Clark seconderl Cntried

of

Mr N. A. Siels as a Director,

Mr T. H. Reid seconded. Carrier

Captain Clark proposed the relation

The week's returns of commoricable dispasps notified to the Medical Officer of Health is not gratifying one. Á mesting of Justices of the Peace was the week ended 17th May, there were no hold at the Magistracy this afternoon for fewer than 1 cases of plague, 25 of which the purpose of considering the following curred in the City and in patside spplications, viz:-(1) From oue Fran-districts. The cases were all Chinese except eiseu D'Assis Silen for an Adjunce Licence Japanese. There were 34 deaths, to sell and retail intoxicating Liquors on of those being From cues previously re- The question is being asked freely the premises situate at No. 13 Queen's ported. There were 39 cases of cholery, in town whether there is to be a blagisterial Road Contral, under the sign of the Con-comprising Indians, 1 Portuguese, 1 Enquiry into the circumstances concett mught Honse Hotel," and (2) From one Japanese, 1 Germon and 31. Chinesu, and 36. Moses as Directors, and the reselection Mr Iay proposed the confirmation of the election of Beseru A. J. Raymood and D... with Monday's fire. Various interesting Esther Oliver for permission to remove her cases were attended with Latal results. The points might be elucidated. For instance, licensed publican's business from: Houses City was responsibla for 33 cases, 6 chisca can any light be thrown on the cause of the No. 12 and 13 Queen Vistoria Street, to taking place in other districts. The people fire! When were the destroyal properties Louse No. 74 Queen's Road Central, under are still warned against the use of unripe or hearsined likely to is ef use in the considera-Mr F. A. Hacolod presided, and the other bed milk, etc.

nered? Aperting the time, were any facts the sign of the New Travellers' Hotel. over-ripe fruit. uncookcl vegetables, un- There was 1 European tion of the now Building Ordinance new Justices present were Hon. F. J. Badoley, in draft? Was water obtained in ancient De Clark, Dr Reamic.

of diphtheria and another of Messa H. P. enteric fever, and the Harbour yielded Was this in Queen's College?

quantity to enable the firemen to cope with Tooker, G. C. Andersou, J. B. Kerop, 1 American suffering from skull-pes, but Teacher: How many cances in a

the fire? Was there any delay in turning A. 3. May, T. H. Reid and C. A. D. none of them died. The plague returns pound Tammy It depends on the on the water? Je it a biet that the hore Melbourne. The first application was gran- for the twenty-four hours up to noon-to-

used by the Fire Brigade is unsuitable or ad unanimously. In connection with the day are the worst experienced this year, has terminated in the enrolment of a corps. The Volunteer movement in Salangor requiring repeeing? brit & ines that the second application, which was refus there being no fewer than 10 casca repodle under the name of the Malay States Nifes, Poisoning with Bamboo.

threads' of the Naval Yard fire-hose abdo at a recent sitting of the Justices, bringing the total for this your up to 199. begun at Kuala Lumpur Thirty-thro The young shoots of the bats are the Fire Body - den freut, Mr M. W. Siade, barrister-at-, appeur- Gue of the sales was an Indian for the names were ontolted on the 1st instant. covered with a number of very fine heirs that it is impossible to join the one to theed on behalf of the applicant. He statel Mahomeda Temple, Kowloon, all the Only Europeans and Eurasians (inclading" WHISKY, that are seal, under the microscope, to be other? Is it possible to overcome this that the woht was of good character and others being Chinese from different parts burghers from Ceylon) are eligible for

bullets and explod Hla Begumple, Thapa! Tu it not a curious fact that the recent fines had always cont

Gotoby. Fear bodies wart number-ship, Capt. Orshana of the Gailles,

E

BLEND

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

Our Celebrated + E' Láqueur SCOTCH

WHISKY t

compradore,

Ro

of Mr W. I. Pottes auditor

Mr. Jasper seconded. Curried. The Chair-That is all the business, gentlenion.

Dividend warrants will be only to-morrow and may be had an appli-

estion.

Volunteers at Selangor.

hairs are commonly call inciso poisco have occured mostly about midnight or the ly and respectable manner. It was he intendumped, one in Coine Road near the iv instructor, by the white men resident in Jayn, for the early morning? Is the Fire Brigadendequate on to convert the now premises (which are water tank, another Hospital Rond at the reason that under is frequently unmitter: for the work it has to perform, and is it those presently in the occupation of Uback of the Basel Mission, the third near Major G. E. Pereira, through their agency. When a Javanese competently directed at fires? Should the mane and Co., jurallam) into a second. No. 1 Kom En Street, and the fourth at fajor G. E. Pereira, D.S.O., Grona- 2 Bleud of the Finest woman takes a fancy to a Europeus, secord. Briged to reconstructed and various co-class hotal, whare boda could be obtained by the top of Bleach Streat. The other otsus dier Guards, formerly of the Ist Chinese WHISKIES distilled in SCOTLAND an official Datch report, so will forms-introducti, In view of the growth of people who bad not the cans came from No. 159, Queen's Road West. ftegient has had one of his fosilest,

either have him or poison him

the Colony? Are the men adequately re- if she jets the chatice. She seeds any

to the leading hotels in the Colony No. 3, Austin Road, No. 1, Wallingten visas fulfilled. He has gone to South munerated, or would it be better to pay. There was. bo cuntoaded, a need for Street, No. 13, Pokfulam Road and from Africa in command of a draft of 60% oficere and every opportunity mixing these the smell retaining foo and in much porch, an establishment. Be also pointed fourth-class cargo bost No. 1406 at Yau-and bien of the 1st Grenadier Guards, who infinitesimal halts anung this food, and hour while engaged at a fire? These and out that the retural was only a uniter of mati. The deaths up to Saturday included reinfrace the 2nd and 3rd Battalions in Its superior quality has establishenley serve the purpose of irritating the other more or less pertinent questions sixty yards from har present place and there 91 Chinese and 7 other Asinties.

whole length of the ntimentney canal and night he enquire into, either by means of would be no creation of a how Kopae,

the field. Major Pereira was wanted at Tumesin, and at the close of the Borec

Specially acicoted. It is of great age. Very fine and Mellow.

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troubias made an adventurous trip through Hungtong

its reputation the LEADING † setting up malignant dysuitery. It was in some other way. The recent losses by, by the Public Works Department as from living in too large a world, trying to China on his way Houo vie. Shanghai and

Magisterial Enquiry or by the Governor Applicant's present house was enadermed of the disconnect In this fe conos taba long time and many doses of this SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST.-so-called poison to efect the purpos, but in the Colony have been excessive, and unsafe, and it would be necessary for her her and horat Make a world large corer all paris of it. Place of business, the the native woman dies not ties and deaths casy to codesive how they might have to remove. M: Slade was then asked to enough for most people if the home in ell will surely result. The sie native willen still larger during the period of the retire, and the matter, was discussed in pit right; the thester may be dispunsul with.

intermittent water supply. also try this wuthod of revorige for a afront. The planters know all this ad dread the blue hair, but it is always

DICYCLISTS

Por Dazen

..$15.00.

Ivate. No objection were raised on regards the applicurt, but it was suggested that the

FROMPT AUTION

STEARNS' 'COUGH

CURE

house was a little too far east of No. 5 Pain duling with what may be only a slight CHOULD never start out without a NEW MUSLINS, AS WATSON & Co., Limited, is caused by the poison or comes about tond bags. This finiment is excellent for locality might object to have the bouse

dificult to determine whether the dysentry of Chambering Pain the nettle Lies Station and that people resident in that cough will often avert some more serious

illness, naturally. When a plater finds himself all flesh wounds and sprains. One splithero. A vote was taken, when it was prey to an attack of that complaint, his all gives relief. Tey it. For sale by decided to grant the application by 5 votes All Dealers; WATKINS Ltd. General best course is take a voyage to Europe. Agente.

NEW SUMMER

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

DRESS GOODS.

14, ou Justice not voting.

is just the thing for this, as it is always speedy and effective. Wholesale from 4. W&Co., Ltd., Hongkong.

CONSUMPTION,, XHICH is the most dangers and fatal disease, bae as its first indication A persistent cough, and it properly treated as son as this cough appeara is easily cured, Chrisbstlin's Cough Remedy bas proven wouderfelly necesful, and gained its wide

ing repuintion and extensivo sale by its success in caring the diseases which cause srugh, It always euros and cures quickly, General Agents.

For sale by All Deniers: TATKISS LI