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THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1902,

HOUSING OF THE POPULATION

OF HONGKONG,

hitherto required by the Board when granting exemption to corner houses from the provision flick-yarda hus been fifteen

focle

certain

THE CHINA MAIL.

CORRESPONDENCE.

A NUISANCE.

not

The fidlowing reports and minutes deal. ing with the parts of the Exports on the question of the Housing of the Population were inid on the mbļu at to-day's modding of the Sanitary Board, nrunely

are ected, all the cubicles must be provid.

to satisfy my curiosity as to whether s Sunitary ligari fiice,

el with windows. fra July, 1002. We aree by a najsity to the amount of Sin-We bag to submit the following re- marks and saggestions reintive to the Rees required by Section 176 sad port on the Question of the Rousing of the 47, and to the icon of the height of Population of Hongkong by M: Candwick buildings required by Section 1857. and Professor Sirapan.

The Report arises many of the Frećommerulations made by the Sanitary Bourd during this past eight years.

To-day's Advertisements

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,

IN BANKRUPTCY.

No. 18 of 1902.

Home Acts recognise as coming within the province of the medical expert With regard the question of eple, it will be within the Board's knowledge that all The wording of the Sub-section 4. Section plans for now work lawn, during the To the editor of the Casa Ma.. 149, in sowwhat vague. It inay be intend-pasteis years pussed through the hands of

Tangkong, July 4. ed a man that two cubiclas are allowed the Medient Oficer of Health (on in done, I

Relying upon the statement of a without windows, bet that, if more we understand, in the largo citius at home), arī erected, the additional cubicler mast boit surely cannot be contended that it recorrespondent in one of your last week's provided with windows, but it may ale ho quires a civil engineer to decide thether issues that you know all out everything,

design is in conlanca Venture to request you will be good enough taken to read that if more than two cubicles

with the Public Health Laws. whether the house when crceted (uxder exemption. Isas, in going round this colony and its Professor Simpson, the Sitary Expart, purhage, from some of those provisions depondencise to ascertain the cause of the Notice of Adjudication and Appointment will be a sanitary one.

With regard to Byelawn for the prve viitor, the Black Fisque, ever pussed along colony's regular anual but unwelcome tion of plague, referred mitteo's report, Professor Sampson speaks Macdonnell Road in Kusloon, very strongly of the seunsity fiets far from conjecture, inasmuch as it is beyond A reply from you in the negative is not action in dealing with the earliest cases whether diservered in san or 1, and, if out tint Lad the Professor seen the the whole staff are to stand idle waiting deplorable state of the road, lus would havo the fortnightly-meeting of the Boal, the eommended the powers that be to im

nodiately have sufficient draink opened bereits to be derived from the prompt se

them to consumua the water that nocum. |tion will be lost.

Wo gre in adventing all the other now provisions in the Bill which have been specially referred to above. We

bave, etc.,

(Signed) J. M. Arrasgos

F. J. BADEJEN,

We are agreed that the pressant inenadi tary malition of Hongkong is due to sur

The following in the Minuity Report, face rowding suntary dofucts in the design of deching houses and by overset 21st July, 2002:... crowling of the inhabitants in these huusus, and are opinion, after i creful underazion of 14he Regent, that the inensures recomanated are well calculated

kong.

Si-Having carefully considered the Remit by sir Chadwis: and Professor sinjen on the Honing of the Population of Hongkong, I beg to submit that the ly improve the sanitary condition of this Colony in the imcoedajo fetare.

in the Com

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on

Re U SHEUNG CHAV, Jatoly carrying A SIX ROOMED BUNGALOW

on business as a denter in pince | A Mongr Goculit known as BROCE- goods at No. 33. Bentions Strand AVAST. Enet, Victoris, in the Colony of Has excellent row of the Harbour and Hongkong, under the style of Y&T out to bea. LUNG, and as a druggist nt No. 103,

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abovo-named Debtor was adjudil. Tate Bankrugt on the 10th day of June, 102, and Mosers CHOW DART

pointed Trustem of the Debtor's Estaro,

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DENNYS & BOWLEY,

Solicitors, Supreme Amert.

Hongkong, July 10, 1902.

TO LET.

to improve the insinitury areas in Heng measures recommended would uly partint of the Board should bear in mind that, if the sides of the rad irrespuctive of-the TONG and CHAN LAN HIN wore a mediato entry. Apply to G.

Our retro, therefore, are mainly confued

եւ է: Dest method carrying out the frennmendations contain ed in the Report,

In pazagraph 14, of the Bill, provision is made frothee mutation of the Sanitary Board for a Státary Colantissioner, and we are of opinion by 'n umjurity that such an officer should be ippomied, but draht rury much whether, if he is to fulfil the duties laid down hi the floport, be should necessarily be a medical sun.

Professor Singson states in paragraph 29ut his Seema Meanoradan thist the Medical Offer of Health al,ould be the Directig auil Eiseen tive Hunt of the Staff engaged in erum ction with

(a) l'agae werk.

(2) Ordningý sanitary woline work. The duties of the Sanitary Commission or would therefore be shy carrying out of the larger ennitary questions, detailed in para graph #1 of Professor Simpson's Shond Menemnden, viz:-)

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The Board have themselves recognisedates in the side chamels, wherefrom it i this fact by delegating, during the recently apparent that tholusality is not likely outbreak, the whole of its powers under neglected by the Public Works Depart- sielates to the President and Medicalment by the fact that the evil-suratling and Oficer of Health. The Chines morbers is occasionally seen taken up and throw the Shultory Copamissioner has this power, part it may play on the health of the mate ho will probably find it necessary orter payers living in the locality.

Thanking you in advansa for the valued I find that, after reviewing our insanitary house-la-house visiting in only we let me

information,Yurs truly, condition due to overcrowding and supitary | sac black of buildings at a tluse, whereas defects in the design of dwelling houses, the Boar's resolutions have hitherto

ANTI-PLAGUE. the experts recommend line resumption of covered large areas for the reason that is very limited number of tluse dwellings; færnighe must elapse before farther while most the shos situated in narrose anthilty can be given, unless special meet. lanes and streets are left to ban dealt with ingu of tho Board are held, by measures as circumstances will permit,

With this end in their view. Sections 147,

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Moreover, Hay Board has the power to quond or revoke thase or my other

149, 175, 177 and 185 have been introduced | byelaws su, under the cftcumstances, I

In the bill annexed in their Report.

I submit that these astres, are ret nly denstic and arbitrary but they are con tray to the principle of British just ico audi | fairplay, and also ventetty ju the object of

the pition prosented by the interyers the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The objest of the petition, E take it, the desire to have this Colony pat into a proper sanitary editlan, dice for all. un freed from the anomal recurrence of plague and other epidemir diseases.

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think the scheme of the experts should be given a trial

(Signed) E. OsOENEL

Hon, Dr Clark winnted as follows :---The

Report which was referred to the Cmmittee definitely states thar, in the opinion of both isxperts, the Sanitary Commissioner should ho'n medies! m, and moreover it clearly defines his duties. The Committee have, however, gone to an early memorandum, penned by Professor Simpson a few weeks The experts appeal to be only desing after lab arrival in the Colony, and in which with a partict of the insanitary dwelling appointment is first manzer, for further information. It is only fair, however, to homes. braving a lng number of mach

was not arouninted with the vary impatant Department in connection with the sans tiny of the Colony, and the catalogue of duties which is quoted by the Committee

show what important given by him only matters ho outside the routine work of the Medical Officer of Health.

[We cannot say whether Professor Simp. has visited MeDonnell Rom. Kowloon, or whether he has seen the nuisance com- Į plained of. Why not complain to the Sami. try Department -E, CLM]

THE FAW ABOUT RICKSHAS. To the Editor of the “Cuisa MALL'

Kowloon, July 24, Six-The residents of Kawlaon, of

whom I am une, find themselves greatly indebted to you for drawing attention to the returkable decision of Mr Kompin the cass of tho riekesha cuolio who refused to leave his stance for a fare. The coolie, on recount of the day bring alonny no difficulty in thinking that one, had

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(1) the distribution of the water apply

and its purity as part from the buildings as ate o fiinuly called kingstole state that, at that time, Professor Simpthis decision, did not feel any pressing? (2) the untrance of the newerage and dealt with in the future as circumstances duties and Cunctions of the Public Works need of great legal cues, nor could he} {FANTED, near the CLOCK TOWER!

constractive

wark.

its Husking kerangements.

private.

will permit.

They have launcjrated in the bill only (11) the laging and of "strost, police part of the Housing of the Working Class Ad, 18, leaving other equally important provisions contained ive ethor paris untouched..

(4) projecting new trots and souveng-

Tag hues.

()sporing the loss of old street a

(G) the reservation of open space. ()the contruction of healthy homses. (8) the spare tire les between anstabout buildings to see free circulating

<f nir.

(0) the provision of pubik and private

latrines and tarinnk.

a Brd and Bat Room, Furnished Apply stating terms &e. Apply to

·0, Care of China Mail Olliou Longkong, Joly 24, 1902.

have put much valus, from a legal point of view, won the validity or sounditess of or Unfurnished.

With the aid doubtless of his opinion. asut stick, not necessaily applied to a tender part, is would have been quite pos

hle to convinam him of the extreme folly I venture to say that the introduction of

I in clear, I think, that the later Report, of such an opinion. Indeed, by a gentlo Subsection B of Section 30 of the Euglich

written two month after the preliminary persistence in the said act light would Act would be fair al baneficial in y hardship on the hollers, ou sansul fate

Departments bayond all possibility of any cases and that is waission would wakemerindum, and with i beter knowledge have downed upon him in suer, a way as to

Quotes section).

Section 4 of the same section env

(10) the abolition of cubicles, without is the local authority to purchase by

windows, what the question of irrement the area equised in the schem

and Section 41 deals with the question of sanitary property.

compensation by arbitration, etc.

(11) demolishing in sauitary property, and reconstracting it on anitary principles. (12) the

prevention of the erection of insanitary rea There duties, which indude the approved of all plans are mute thuse of a Civil Engineer than a Medical 37an,

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of the unricus Governmune L'oprenis future rolapse, thast Las kings wey not only W lisan apply to over after due consultation with the Baroneous (from a strictly legal point of eering Expertsent out from England to view) but that they were cron projudied to collaborate with him, contains tho wore the commonweal of both himself and the mature pinions on this question, which is community.

But not only does the able judge give | merely sketched in the enfly Report. The Boned many. I think. rest assural that hul An utterly absurd decision; he follows With reference to the appointment of a Sanitary Commissioner, I agree with De Mr Chadwick though sa Engineer was the it up with the gratuitous opinion that thu Samtary Com the evilies ought to be paid for from the Atkinson and Me Baddley this should such proper person for an officer be deemed neosary, the incaum-

inissioner he would not have hesitated to moment they leave the stance. This is ovi

NOTICE is hereby given that de ORDIN ARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING say so in the Report which is under condently intended to apply to the onse of N bent should be a civi, engineer, for reasonsideration, and that, as he has not reg gentlemen who as to the statice for a the SHAREHOLDERS in this Cook

manded a member of his own profession Pickalan T is curings for a judge first traux will be bull at the Cery HALL, stated in their majority port.

Ingres also that the Medical Officer of

for the office, it cannot really be necessary, condemn the system of sending to the Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 18th oỀ Hoofth, as chief executive oficer of the

I would like to add that the Sanitary stanco for a rieksha and immediately on the August next, at Noon, for the purpose-nË Wear agreed that the Bitical Officer

Board; should rollare a sest on the Burd of Health, n: Chief Executive Officer of the

Commissioners in India are invariably me back of that condensation to recuse the receiving the Report of the Contr of DirecOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS,

HCONDUIT ROAD. lical mon-officers of the Indian Medical system by saying that the rickaha must be tors, together with a Statement of a coounts Bard, should not love a seat on the Board, As in the whole Pablic Health Acts of Eug-

leaves thus to 30th Jane, 19 2 We test flat is 45 and 7and the duties of the Medest Officer of

Service and their duties are not alterether aid for from the turment

too. 1tasta)so be vetetuberedthateven

By Order of the Court of Directors, should be amended by santitating T Health are, I tini, co ewery ate the orderissimilar from those which have been su of the local authority or board. It is absunt.

F. R. M. SMITE. Stand For "Pas Sanitary Commissioner," therefore, that the Merlicul Oficer of Health clearly aid down in paragraph 27 of the in the ease where the ricksha colie starts

Catef Manager, wo are of opinion that question tortingene vere at the sings of the Sanitary Exports Joint Report and in the Duft from the stones with his tare his retur

journey is an enpennurrative one. WAY, with the rights of ownership should be

therefore, should he require to be paid for

Honglings, July 24, 1902. cousilond by the Board. This principle Board and take orders from it at the same

1. binue.

the double journey when sent for tó lake na is maintanod in No. 3 of the Byn-kurs

HONGKONG AND SHANGILA! fare to the Ferry My own experience is i gavuring the Prevention or Mitigation of

thur the riekaba coolies are gencingsl, wer-

BANKING CORPORATION Epikone, Prute wie at Cartagious Disease

paid; hence their laziness and indepen s under the Bye law the Burl has the

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ATOTICE is lareby given the the gwur of terajurarily dreing buillings an At for bara hation. It is, theruiors, in seword so with this Ryn law that the pennent dosing of basers ats should be carried out by the Board.

In connection with the Bye-law for the

Toen

bare that we go no suficient esson

The suruu retracks may be applied to the Sanitary Conanissioner, if one is to he up- pointed.

As regard the abolition of existing cubicles, it will be fortalte raiupracticable unless a scheme can be devised to remodel the existing canent houses. sons to bring it within the ansausf the poor to pay this rent and not to inffic heavy losses of the lussues.

Bill.

OFFICER MAULED BY A TIGRESS.

"The Moulins' Mail of the 8th inst, re-

parts Major Williams of the t

adras Infantry, who was out shooting in the jungles near Diamandoor, mas severely

Surener Dishes.

KUSIDENT.

The passion for economical recipes is Pro cution or alig-tam of Epidemic, En-oners or infringe the rate of Croso muted by a tigree on the och instant. It spreading, and amateur chefs are putting drnic, or Contagidas Disease, we beg to "I strongly reconunend that where a som-would appear that Major Williams fired at forward incuco abolutely startling in va- for the proposed alteratious of No. 1 of Diarysuccideo of land and space is made to the beast and thought he had killed horriery, highly attractive it: composition, nnd useer the retirements of the now bill fair when she sprang on him suddenly and the Bye-Laws,

probably nutritious: The Board at present digests its officers and reasonable compression should be

wese ar

et

Section 12 of the Public Hudth above mentioned provides for this, and Section of the Infectious Disease (Proven tion) Act. 1800, says (Quotes).

fractured and will require amputation. He has also woburls on the left thigh which are of a less severe nature.

Commenting on this, the Times of Ceylon saye The late Majur Williams was the setior officer of the Regiment, and at the time of the arrival of the Regiment in Cey

But they do not yet

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and pepper to taste. Orient the knuckle Caprain Benzarse, will be despatched Attention of riveriors is drawn

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HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.

Hongkong Office,

to maks hore-trilmuse visitations, and de-given in every ever (Quotes Section 531 muuled him. Major Williams was take seem quite to have reacned bed-mek, I'm fines the distrlet in which those visitations of the Public Health Act. 1875, atl, se do Renigunta first to have his wounds ut \ hably they want a lead."

The Following should be carried out, and it is prop arises Section 318)

I also subunit that all daingres sistoned tunded thore, and was then brought to misht set the cooks to work agai that the tertory Commissioner "khail have the power to dineer any officer to any person account of the destrae Madras, and adinitted yesterday evening!

Jugged Air-Take two quarts of fresh Mition of household fandture, wearing ater maka visits in any listrieb in which he

into the General Hospital. Major Wil-air, from the now-ade, possible. Whip it HE Steatashis ry duc such visitations to be dispels, etc., consequent upon measured

Taken to contmt plage and other infecans has sustained severs laceration of the till it is a thick as e It wondd ha necessary under he pepos ivory disweis mould be made fired and xem at the dish which it lived to be ed arrangement to inform the Pics of the

end with a hain (r. Serve ea dish, and eat with two forks. fact that certain districts live hen definest compensated. to secure their cooperation, avel, therefore,

Yun Yesu Pudding. Boil a kettleful of Yan Yean, to abeat half its quantity. little time would be by the Sitary

Pour it uut on your baking dish, and when Commissierer defining the districts and

trearly cold make it into nice, round path. divesting the affeces, instead of the Bourd

Gather some hailstones, and stick then in Morenver, before such

pretty shapes, over the paff. Ent at once. or the milones are liable to haouine I he was on active service with the indigestible China Expeditionary Force us Deputy

Fon!- Sunday's Dinner-Collared Mr 15. Osborne cinsted-It stems. Assistant Quarter Master Guneend of the Catch one of yore neighbour's chickens, The pain to rugzien 48 should be strange that when this two Sanitary Bath Brigde. Major Williams, who was when he is not asking. Shove it into s amonted by the natition of the words perte, one of them a sardical nun, where fotly years of age, recived his commission saucepan of beiling wiiter at once. Father tina servants quarters, frer Theo's study is sanitation, and the other 4 on the 22nd January, 1881. being attached when half done, as it goes further word "building,' the requirements el Meirii ozgineer, agree in recommending that to the 16th Fuoc, a few weeks later joining | water, niorly suusoned with salt and cay- souw feet and 60 cabic feet for each the Sanitary Commissierer should be a the 20th Foot, and next serving with the enne, will wake Moody's and Tucsiny's

nedicat wlub would be stijlcient in snel: buildings

man killed in

Royal Irish Fuliers. He was promoted ments. With relevened to Sections 30 and 123. the Cozaminer shazki jeel to Lieut. in 1885, and Captain in 1892 and prohibírios of hth soi plaster walls and

Major on the 2nd Tray, 1901. He en Ceilings has already been recnuniended by the Board, and we ate of opinion that they should not be allowed in foture outside the European Reservation Area, Gales with The approval of the Bond ( Buihing authority).

These meusuro, if introduced, will miti adopted, the wwe board, specially thee the concealment of plagae and other Chinese negler, schockt have knoppar infectia ses and the dumping of end tunity of expressing their views, and they bulies, Inve, plc.

(Signed) Lau ČRT Pak- shoubt be published before they are mi forced.

With reference to Section 146,

wa

Scitation,

argue that he must as an orgineer.

ERL

The

I think we should de well to follow the cerad the Indian Staf Corps on the 22nd Coronation Volunteers Speak English | recommendations of the experts.

Hagkong, July 21. 12.

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January, 1802, and in Novepler, 1890, ku The Hongkong Conuntion Contingent|THE LEADING NEWSPAPER The coins report referred to the Coms appointed D.A.A G. Ele served in the

IN SIAM mittes detines the duties of the Sanitary Eyping Campign, in 1884, being probus ad e zight royal reception in Canada Camissioner as being these of enlity at cl Baitles Tab and Tamai, the Relief as the glowing repots in telunges and widely circumted in Malaya, C-obin with all naisances and sanitary defens of of Tukar, sier at Tammie, for which show. The competition of the native ser- j whatever sture, white, in the memoria-services be received the medal with clasp,tion of the contingent has, however, fed io | dum quoted by the Connittee, it is further and the bronze war. In 1885-1887 he took

ar strongly opinion that at least half of the window ares required should be stated he should deal with official depart in the Burmese expedition, fecitors appearing in most newspapers. The ∙mule upen.

ments bearing on the administrative his services during which he was mentioned section of native engineers are valid to in despatches, and received the metal conuist of Mabys and Chinese.' The Plate VIII in the Report illustrates the work of the Department All this van necessity for limiting the depth of a dwelt-best be done, as the experts have clear with two clasps. As already stated he also inglese, and it is to be hoped that dwell-ly stated. y a moist, mat skilled served with the Inst China Expeditionary Indian comprise Punjaulins, Hindoos, Sikhs. Singlese,' and no end of other Angs haring a depth of 0 foot withat in eanitary administration,

Force, Kuil arrive in Caylon from China. Fatire wadeves will not be allowed to be It would be most undesimble that the few ancndlas after the nisiyaj of the 261h

naues are given them such rabins, rrected in fatwe.

dusies of the Sanitary Commissiez should | ML I. in the faland. He stayed about two

Bakihists. Malouredan, Pathans,' But

The la'c Major Willingna was very popu.

the latest is that the Montrent Daily Star

appants astounded at the fact analnost

Chind, the Staite Settlemenes,

and Burmi

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In this connection, we note with regret in any sense overlap those of the lead of and a half months here, having his quartees that the Report den not contain a plan of the Public Works Department, and I have at the Galle Faco Hutol, and left for Mai an improved type of domestic building, al no doubt the Government will arrange that tas no a year's sick leave. though it shows clearly that the presont such of the duties numerated in pangroph

lar in the Regiment, and was liked by ad every man in this particular detachment A PSIQUE MAmong of the Bangkok dusin, are defective in sicrost every of theCuminittee's unport as belong to that

Tines is its Sunyersion. Thus the particular.

ollider aro kept distinct from the Sanitary with whom he cane in contact. His pres

zuiveliser in onsbica ta talk as it were witha The Board has already express its Department, and there is, in my opinion, maturus end is deeply regrotted by lisantes) can speak English quite as

the native-born Britisher. the Siness in their own tongue thout AS PROPOSED TO THE HONGKONO opinion that the best type of Chiness use och gratis likelluod ef harulonious in brother officers. He was a good ritto shot, fluently

Bangkok. yat, stbited is that desigand bybu Bon- tergame between the cro departments if grent shikari, and was the possessor of The Punjauling," it says, "are attached to kasing one on of it, the

Literary communications should bond- Works.

Heat of the other an engineer, thao if both his ride. When the Regiment was in Indis

Business coma- Patageph to of the Ruport states that are members of the sime profession.

he used to captain the Regimental tea ac Every insu is over six feet in height, and dressed to the EIHTON.

Cheques Onu munications to the MANAGER. this plan nolres the Cubiclo Question, but There are trials referred to in this the contests held by Bangalore Rifle Asso-as duk-crumplosioned as a pege, we are at a wg to understand how it īrēsi paragraph which suivly center the medical cistion, and muru alton than not with remarkable feature about the physique off and Past Obey Orders in favour of MANA

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ourable W, Chatham, Director of Publicalic Heaïl of one in a medien jgán and the number of tigers' heads whick så falion to the Hongkong military police forca,' { Times" doing the translations required.

this quesi in Flow of the definition of men, soch as the picservation of the exturnal air semained in the last portion of purity of the water supply (apart from Section 149, the open space into which constracural work), the sanitary main- the windows from the culiele leia, dcestovanie of the wwenge", which Mr except in the case of the corner house; Chadwick recommended should be handed extend the whole length of the slin which over to the Board the construction of sich wied lave boos in de, and, there healthy houses"; the reservation of open fore, the cubicle windows do not lend into ces the provision of public and external nie as defined by the aforesaid privato latrinos the abolition of cubig

Without windows, questions of insani Sentin

Before quitting this gocation of external property. ad 10 sa Profor Simp

air, we deem it advisable, to draw attention has not recommended that the SRE

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of the cups, &c., possessed by die Regi- there men is that, although they are stout ment testify.

in proportion to their height, their lege, Renigunts, the place where he was taken to after being cauled, and had his wounds even who covered with the heary folde dressed, fa about Afty miles from My, of the pattes, receble ure closely is THE HONGKONG on the railway route.

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