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WATSON'S OLD BROWN

LIQUEUR BRANDY

IT HAS

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THE CHINA MAIE.

FIRST COURT.

CHIEF [BEFORE HIS HONGER THE

JesTICE, SIR WM. RERS DAVIES.]

give what little they can get to their{ ORIMINAL SESSIONS. children that they may live. When it is all over, there will survive a romnant of the Belgian and the Polish races to teach to their children and their children's children the determina- tion never to trust a German and to cherish against the ravishers and' looters from across the German border an undying hate.

NEWS OF THE DAY,

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LOCAL AND GENERAL

OWN JUDCE

A.S. WATSON & CO., LD.,

AND HongKong ·China..

WM.

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LTD.

Phone. 346.

JUST ARRIVED

NEW

The China Mail.

The Manila observatory this moft ing, roports a typhoon E. of Luzon, more than 300 miles distant, moving No

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The International Banking for poration of New York, has declared a dividend of $3 per share, payable on May 1, for the half-year ended Decem

ber 31, 1915.

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The Yokohama United Club was the vacene, of a fire on the afternoon of the 10rb inst. Some portions of the main building were lairnt out and a large part of the property loudly damag ol by water.

Mr. B. W. Black, manager of the Amoy dock for the last twenty years, HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, April 19, 1918. arrived here a few days ago and left today for Hoe hy the "Empress of Asia, accompanied by Mrs. Black, He expects to be away six munchst

THE PLIGHT OF POLAND.

A ROBBER'S ADMISSION.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1916.

en scrae mutual terus. Their acquaint0OMPANY MEETINGS | M. de Rocha, F. Testa, and Choo ance with the prisoner dated from a

former occasion when Roda Khan was.

in Yanmari and at that time was attend-

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.

The ordinary general meeting of

ed by the prisoner for some, complaint The fee of $2,was not paid, and it was alleged that the prisoner visited the Cowshed with the object of collecting to shareholders of the Hongkong the 83 and he saw Nizam in suffering Tramway Co., Ltd., was held at the from some unfortunato complaint and office of the general managers, tendered his services at a higher pricaesars. Jardine, Matheson & Co., "Tang Man was indicted on a charge than Din was willing to man Frisoner Ltd. to-day. There were present of being concerned with others in a did not get the $2 and failing to secure The Hon. Mr. D. Lamble" (Chair robbery which took places on June 16 the custom of Nimm Dis, went into the man), the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, list at the Lani Han village, Pingahan the cook house which adjoined a sleep-C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. E. Shellish, in the New Territories, when Clounging compartment of the two men the Hon. Mr. Lau Chủ Pak, Sir Wai Ham was relieved of clothing and The aridence would show that he Robert Ho Tung, directors; 3Fr. W. jewellery. He pleaded not guilty. was seen to go to the cooking stove E. Roberts, secretary; Messrs D. The Crown Solicitor, Mr F. M. where Din had set a chattie to cook for. Steavenson, W. B., Clarke, A. R. Hodgson, outlined the case for the himself and possibly, he felt Lowe, J. R. Kinghorn, J. D. For prosecution pointing out that the hospitable, for his friend-twenty Frest, Ee Fook, Ho Kom. Tong, La statements made by the prisoner were acepts worth of milk. The prisoner was Cheung-ip, Lo Cheung Shiu, Chau clear admission that he went to the seen to empty a black duid from a Siu Ki, shareholders. Robbers broke bottle into the milk. Nizan Din saw complainant's house.

outside the house.

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The evidence of the complainant and several witnesses was heard after which the jury returned a verdict of guilty and he was sentenced to 7 years" hard abour and 2 strokes of the cat.

to the house about midnight. They bim do this and caught bold of the

The CESTAMAN said:-As you will carried the usual paraphernalia and doctor and sent hot foot for the Police. See the result of the year's working there was a robber guard on duty In the meantime while the prisoner was shows a profit pf. 11.178.11.8, un waiting, the bowl. had been taken off reuse over 1014 of 41,830.18.5/ the chattie, and the prisoner kicked chiefly accounted for by the saving it over, breaking it and losing the effected, in the Working Expenses, contents, He then threw away into The Traffic receipts suffered very the bushes the bottle containing the considerably during the first seven fluid and it was, recovered the next months of the your in comparison morning by the Police who sent it to with the same period of the previous the Government Analyst along with the year, the decreases at 31st July broken bowl". The Anaylst would say amounting to £2,500, but fortunately that the fluid contained acertain quantity the last five months more than wiped of poison distilled from a particular this out. Hower and called atrophine, Had the Bottle 'been full sufficient would have been put into the bowl to give a fatal, dose. The remains found, however, £5,175.14.11. This loss is a very

SECOND .COURT..

BEFORE HIS HONOUR THE PRISS!

„JUDGE] =

FORGERIES ON THE INCREASE

ANNIETY FELT BY THE CROWN.

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been

The loss which we suffer ty discount on subsidiary coins continued. and amounted tä

Po Sien.

The following resolutions were proposed from the chair:

(1.) That is is desirable to re-sopstruck the Company and accordingly that the Company be wound up volun- tarily and that Arthur Rylanda of Lowe, of Victoria, in the Colony Hongkong, Chartered Accountant, bo and he is hereby appointed Liquidator for the purpose of such winding up and that Article 124 of the Company's Articles of Association

·be cancelled accordingly.

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(8.) That Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., the General Agents of thir

ba Company, authorised and requested to procure the incorpore- tion in the Philippins Islands of

Company to be called the Sage Company (of which Smith Bell, Co., Ltd.. shall be appolated by agreement General Managers) with Articles of Incorporation and Bye-law: wach form as the General Agenta shall approve. (3.) That the draft Agreement submitted

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to this meeting marked. “à” and 2 exprarsed, to be made between this Company and its Liquidator of the (one part and the Malabon: Sugar Company of the other part be and the same is hereby approved and that the said Liquidatür be2 and hæ is hereby authorised parstant, toi Section: 185 of the Companie Ordin soce 1911 to enter into an Agreement with with new Company (when incorporated) upon the terms of the said desit Agreement and to carry the same into effect with such (if any) modifications as he thinks expedient. (4) That the said Liquidator be

authorised to obtain advances from Alésars, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Edd, of any moness requisite upon such terms as he nos fit and to make

arrangements if he thinks fit for Mesara. Jardine, Matheson, d Co., Ltd. to continue managing the affairs of the Company on such tor

,,he think it until the under- taking of the Company is handed aver to the said "Malabon Sagar Company pursuant to any Agree ment entered into by virtue of Readlution No. 3.

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were very small and it would be a serious matter to the Company, s question whether the Crown would be practically the whole of our corne Mr. 1. Orme, Prosecuting Counsel, able to prove that there was a dose of is received in subsidiary coins. appearing for the Crown in the inlet that quantity. The jury would also am, however, pleased to say that. meat against Mak Lai Yun for forging have to determine if such a quantity some improvement in the rates of a bill of exchange on the Russo-Astatic of the liquid woukl have been suitable discount has been shown during the Bank by counterfeiting the chop of the for the complaint from which Din was first three months of this year, and Yu Shing firm, to which prisoner pleaded suffering and whom he had ostensibly I sincerely trust that this improve

The guilty, mentioned that there were three refused to cure. That particular poisonment will be maintained.

respon-accounts now presented to you, are casus of forgery in the Calendar and added Counsel. had while he was not in the least disposed to sible for deaths,

more the first to contain a muny

full year's thought than Royalty of-5 per gent. of the oppose any leniency, he must represent by accident, THE failure of the Germans to effect As a result of the performance of the necessity of deterring people from design. The jury would have to say working proft, which is payable Air. Van Epps, Mr. da Rocks and

whether prisoner intended to canae to the Government, amounting to aerians advance in France, and the Cinderella last. week at the Lyceum nuking light use of chops and signatures serios harm to Din or his death, "whe-g1,026.17.1. Depreciation has been magnitude of their losses there, can- There, Shanghai, approximately 85,000 not be without an enlightening effect was obtained for the benefit of Belgian on the neutrals who hitherto have be given for the benefit of the wounded war funds. "Another performance was to been impressed by the German French Soldiers. military preparedness. They see now{ that, however short or long the conflict

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An interesting letter has been re-

SPRING GOODS.may be, the doom of the Germans is ceived in Shanghs! from Sergeant A. P.

SWEATERS, NECKWEAR.

CHILDREN'S HATS

and FROCKS.

12, Des Voeux Road, HONGKONG.

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The secorders were Mr Bonner,

Mr Jackson. All the resolution wore carried,

likely to grow, and, if not effectually ther he intended causing him some tem-written off the assets at the size The CHMAN said that with refer- checked, would be a danger to the comporary annoyance or discomfort or

ence to his remarks at the last meet-- munity: His Lordship would recolleet whether he had any intention of curingutes us in 1914, and in addition we

of Bibei and now the him of the complant.

propose to write down the book value ing he had received a letter from Messrs. Smith, Bell & Co., Ltd, of the undertaking by a further Manila, setting cut the terms upon raso of Pomeroy, both of whom were

£2,000. The agency agreement with which they would take over the young."

Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., was

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MA Jenkin (defending); And there was Whittaker Wright, and lots of people

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The hearing was adjourned

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE SITUATION IN CHINA.

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THE · MERCHANT · SERVICE.

TRIBUTE.

Admiral Sir Henry B. Jackson, K.C.B,

Admimity,

Whitehal, 12th March 1918. copy of the 23rd Annual Report of the DEAR SI-I beg to thank you for the Imperial Merchant Service Guild, which I have read with interest.

terminated on the 30th September General mangership of the Company, last by the payment to them of the and the letter was on the table for

the information of shareholders. Mr. Orme said he was referring to " unavoidable. They also see the Grimble, formerly of the Municipal

sum of $7,000,us, ecrabensation. now have our own secretary and staff German mark running down, down, Police. In it he describles how he the cuses in the Colony in particular.

in Hongkong.' I am very pleased MILLINERY, BLOUSES, down, and even German represent-beme a victim of a new German war There was a grave danger that it might (To the Editor of the "CHISA Mail.”)

to inform you, that after lengthy become a temptation... It was a serious atives in Holland insisting on being

| invention—ah... aerial torpedo. One of

thing were to be weert in that in, and

whakamuting, Longuities!, tho' "Contmissioners of In- VRIU. rees in Dutch money, instead of

frisoner was employed as a leader of yesterday. I gather that you land Home Hecided in December THE FIRST SEA LORD'S ELOQUENT the currency of their much-yaunted necessary the amputation of both legs.

him. He received wounds that made correspondence clerk in the Yu Shing are clinging to the belief that half of last not to further contest our appet firm of California merchants. His duty China it still loyal to Year Shih Kai. from the assessutent for Income Tax. Vaterland. With the approach of

was to receive letters and open them, In this you are misled, Mr. Editor. If This mesua, a considerable saving to Spring Russia is becoming aggressive By a misinterpretation of a Reuter's and in case of remittances his duty you were to travel across Chins today, the Company, and, further enabler First Sea Lord, has addressed the follow on the East, while Germany will not telegram the Shanghai papers last week arrived on March 18th containing a

was to arrange the cashing. A letter I assure you that you would not fad a us to pay the Dividend to the share-ing letter to the Secretary of the Imperial have men to spare from the West. announced that Liang Chi-chao, the draft for $310 which was made payable man who is not a parasite supporting holders on the Colonial Register with Merchant Service Guild

The dividend If Rumania joins Russia, as it is feared scholar and reformer, was one of the to the firm Prisoner had a chop of his Yuen. If you were to make an im-out deduction of tax.

He seemed to be dissatisfied partial study of the conditions of the distributed from London will, of in German circles she may, it should men murdered at the Conference at with his remuneration and had a letter provinses which are still keeping in with be possible to relieve the terrible Dutch Folly (Canton), last week. The written asking for an advance. He took the Peking Govenment, you would know

China Press, had a

bold back" line the draft to the Russo-Asiatic. Bank, why those provinces have not hitherto plight of the people, of Russia to this effect across the whole width passed it over the counter and this declared independence. Poland, where the Poles are literally

Yous way that Kwangtung, declared caused enquiries to be made respecting The telegram, being starved to death by the cruel correctly read, stated that it was the the chop on the draft.

independence in order to avoid bloodshed. devaaters of the land. The horror of representative of the Governor of Preston of Messrs Johnson, Stokes and Kwang was driven to bay and he could Mr. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. A. In this you are misinformed. Lung Chi the world over the Belgium atrocities Kwangsi and Liang Chi-chao (who Master's Office) referred to the tender hold out no longer: hence the declaration taught German a little about the folly are together) who was murdered.

age of the defendant. He was only 19 of independence. Kwangtung being loyal of attempting another conquest of

years and he was married and tad ato Yuar until so late was solely due to that kind. The methods in Poland A Reuter's telegram from Cantors daughter. He had also a mother and the personality of Lung Chi Kwang:

two elder brothers and it was have been subtler. The tale has beer appearing in the Northern papers undisputed fact that he had to keep all in Lung and some of his officers, you anfolded by men of position whoaysThe present problem facing the those people. He was a Mak and could not, cannot, and will not find one bave escaped and by neatrale, who revolutionaries is a financial one.

be and the The the, firm in which he had a seat was single person who supports Yuan in the

adopted." a firm of Maks. The money was for whole province of Kwangtang have been able to penetrate to the treasury is empty, and the merchants warded from America by Maks and the

You advocate that the Chinese should.The motion was carried. of Canton are raising funds, which they money was to be paid in the country give Yuan another chance! If you etricken industrial cities like Lodz

The Hon. Mr. DAVID LANDALE will probably have to the Southeri to Maks. Had it not been for the were a Chinese as you are Britisher, proposed and Sir PAUL CHATE

Russo Asiatic Bank the case would I suppose you would never, never advo. seconded; in an acting capacity pending a decision upset that he said if the Magistrate people, another chance to steer the ship master of the shop was so mining "the rights and liberties of the regarding the administration when the would deal with the ease and rather of state. To pot the ship of state is headers arrived. Fang Chikwing is than that boy-their own kith and kino child playing, as all must understand. unpopular, and it is believed that he should suffer, he was willing to pay a The Chinese must look upon him as the will be sent to Kwangsi during Lu likely to have been defrauded of $10

fine of $2,000. The firm was only serpent's agg which, being hatched, Ying-ting's absence at Canton." „

would, as his kind, grow dangerous,

THE DIARY.

NEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Maundy Thursday.. 1030 am-Austion of Household Furniture, Uriplicators, Fixnos ete at Mosers, Hughes and Hough's,

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and Waruw. First of all, a big leaders instead of to Lang Chi-kwangnever have been brought into Court. cate giving a man who had been under

Prussian company was started to patch the plauder for the Junker aggressors. They commandeered all supplies from Poland and sent the to Germany, to feed the Germans. They then took away "the essential parts of the machinery from the textile factories and Bashed the machinery and shaite of the mines Then the Prussian Company got its 9.15 pm--Sacred Masic at St. John's hooks in and monopolized the supply

Cathedral in aid of Charity.

FRAT, April 21

Good Friday....

Public Holiday,

Sarumday, April 12:-

Public Holiday.

who is now consulered to be merely

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

The orders of the day are

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First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to provide for the punishment

of Incest.

Hi Lordship pointed out that the Have you ever heard of a judge setting loss would have fallen on the Bank if trees dangerous robber to give him they had paid out on a fraudulent another chance when the latter pleads endorsement

brother..

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Mr Jenkin said the only fraud that in penitent tone? COUNCIL.

would have been committed would have I do say that the quickest way out of of lael, food and alcohol, selling.

been on the firm to the extent of 810, the difficulty in China is to minke Yuan Aeting of the Council is called for but if he had taken the whole of the retire, unless there is a wish to see more everything at unscrupulous "råten. to] to-morrow,

proceeds and put it in his own pocket Chinese blood manuring the soil. I the Poles, and soon roped in 140 per

undoubtedly the Bank would have beco admit that Yuan has gained neh experi. liable. cent profit. Closing the factories, they

ence. but he applies his experience in His Lordship did not

the wrong channel. Instead of reforming also stopped all employers from giving

obligation on a man to support his elder the economic structure of the country. aid or employment to men able to go

training a good army, and building First reading of a Bill intitulel An to Germany to work, at the same ordinance to provide for the Extension" we often have to support people bean scheming these tests to be en. Mr Jenkin agreed. "Bat" he added strong cavy to defend our coast, he as time putting out fancy attractions to of the Restrictions relating to Trading whom we would rather not?" LmExcursion to Macao u s.. tempt the Polish wurkers to go into with the Enemy to Persons to whom for decision said it did not look as if publie opinion and to prepare for we throned, spending out of the already poor His Lordship in adjourning the case Exchequer over ity millions to buy Germany. The scheme was to make though not resident or carrying on busi lile in Poland so unbearable that the news in Enemy Territory, it is by reason

prischer wanted to get away with the coronation... Poles would go to the German Associations-expedient to extend such of their Enemy Nationality of Enemy factories and supply German goods. Restrictions

Servar, ápril 23 :-

Easter Day.

St. George's Day.

*Thisban".

Mosmat, April 26

Public Holiday.

Ride Shooting at King's Park between

Regular and Auxiliary forces.

Twmax, April 25 ---

money.

POISON IN MILE.

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The article written by a foreigner which you commented upon, did not come to me as a surprise, and from the tone and style of the writing, I know for certain who that valued contributor was

course, be subject to this deduction. Dividend Notices will be posted to Shareholders to-day, and the divi- dend will be paid, by the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation at It records but few of the exploits of Exchange of 1/11, the rate at which dollars into sterling. the accounts were

our Merchant Navy who have so nobly converted from

risen to the occasion. The promptitude The Hon. Mr. DAVID LANDALE

with which the Country's calls on their proposed and Sie PAUL CHATER merchant oficers and seamen has been seconded:

met is invaluable. The wonderful facility with which they have learns to carry out That the report of the directors their duties as part of a trained fighting and statement of accounts for the force is extraordinary. The allied Nations year ended 31st December, 1915, owe them a deep debt of gratitude for are hereby these responses as well as for their indomitable pluck and endurance.-- Believe me,

Yours very truly,

(Signed) H. B. JACKSON. Admiral.

BLUE- TUNSEL BOAT AGROUND.

That the dividend at the rate. of twelve per centurn per annum for the year ended 31st Desember, 1015, recommended by the direc tors be and is hereby sanctioned ard that the same be paid to share- The sa, Vingchure, of the Blue Funnel holders or the Colonial (Hong-line, yesterday afternoon went aground kong) Register at the exchango mate in low water near the Star Ferry The of one shilling and eleven pence Company's Kowloon Wharf. per Hongkong dollar."

vessel was heavily Flatten "and had This was also carried.

probably deviated from her auni The Hon. Mr. DAVID LAYDALE course owing to the strong tide. There proposed and Sir PAUL CHATED was no cause for alarm but tugs were at once sent for and pulled away at the seconded:

That the sum of £2,000 beyesael on a rising tide and got her off written off the value of the Trum-ater in the evening So far as can be. ascertained there was no damage way uitdertaking.""

staineL The veel was in direct The motion was carried.

line with the Ferry boats but no Mr. Ho Foos proposed and Mr. inconvenienco was suffered by Lo CHEUNG Smit seconded:

passengers

That the retiring directors, tile Hon. Mr. E. Shellin and the Hen Mr. Lau Chu Pak be re-elected directors of the Company," Carried.

**Mr. CLARKE "proposed and STEAVENSON seconded *----*

We understand that an outward bound Japanese steamer stuck at about the some point when going down the harbour on Monday afternoon. The Government's dredger has recently been. Me.operating in this locality and this may have been responsible for a silting nearer the wharf.

That Measta. Lowe, Binghim Matthews be slected auditors of the Company at a fee of $1, to hold office satil the next Annual General Testing:"dag 10: -This motion was also agreed to

LUZON SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD.

It was a double-edged idea to First reading of a Eill intituled "An extinguish Polish industries, which Ordinance to provide for the registrationESE DOCTOR'S VISIT TO AN INDIAN before the war were becoming a serious

of certain persona

It would be a dishonour to the Chinese That he cherished some grudge against nation as well sa to the nations who are competitor, and to obtain so much

the Indian because he had taken away la cordial relations with Chins to have a labour

the girl for whom he had a regard, was from the conquered that

one of the issues left to the jury to

man acting as the Chief Executive who handreds of thousanda

The Customs Authorities at Naples determine, by Mr G. V. Orme, the is fame to his oath and traitorous to his of German

have given notice that some of the cargo Crown Prosecutor, this morning, who men would be set free for military discharged from the steamer Bugera bak appeared for the Crown in the indictWhen Ewrite this ; and voicing at least of the Luzon Sugir, Refining Co., and other duties. It has beet & still it been rained. As this spice is ment against a Chinese doctor, named finely per cent of the opinion of the Noon-China Virs Insca. Do's. Meating miserable fiasco," however, for it is required, ergo will be suld tiless Cheak Kuk accused of attempting to Chinese people.

3. p.m.--Bale of Grown Land at P.W.D.

April 27

SATURDAY, April 20

Non-HB, Jockey Club's Meeting.

stated that of 500,000 Poles affected, previously claimed, and cot more than twenty thousand have croneed the border. The rest are described as dying like flies of exhaus tion rather than nid the enemy, and

removed

country theft.

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administer poison to an Indian wed

Your, eto, q Nizam Din in the village of Cheuk Yuen near Kowloon City, Hongkong, April 18, 1

The circumstances of the case, said The best, comment on this latter is A PARENTS DUTY, zhe Prosecuting Counsel, were that about the talegram published by us last night, YOUE boy is always getting scratched the prisoner, who was a doctor 10 South-West China, is prepared

2. o'clock of the afternoon of March 4th, that Trai Ao, the liador of the revolt in sounds have healm right into augi vijest towshed med at

or ont or bruised. Begane thee of very high standing but still a doctor acquiesce in Yuan Bh-Bai

atlon of them of German origin, heve noen always. Get a buble of Cher down the ro me to long for the return of die red for inaedictalyave you there lived two

berlain's Pain Balm and saw than eveZY!

Kussians.-- First of all,”

older a get nothing better, and blood polson Nizam Dit, tho app

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An extraordinary general meeting

Liid., was held torzy at the office of the general agents, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd. There were present: The Hon. Mr. D, Landale (Chairman), Mr. J. W. Bonnar, Mr. H. P. White, Mr. H. W Tooker (legal adviser), Mr. C w: Beswick (secretary), Mr. A. R. Lowe (liquidatos) Messy Nee

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article must hare exceptional meri to survive for a period of forty-years. offered to the public de 1872. From a Charlain's Cough Remedy win - fest small beginning it has grown in favour anc popularity until it has attained sta

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