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generally planted on each side with rowy. of fog, trees, so that they look like some of the fine roads in England and on the Continent of Europe, and in sous places, like grand avonnes."

EX MINISTER OF FINANCE SENTENCED. What a paradise China prould be for the motorist had these fine ronda Wah Tas Yat Po's Sérvice,). been maintained Alam, very little trace of them is left to-day. The

PERING, Jung 28. The District Procurate yesterday Far Eastern Review does not exag-sentenced Dr. Chan Ram To, formerly THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF gerate when it gives the following the Minister of Finance, and zwo subers description of the roads" of modern dinate officials of the Department to China: "Traffic usually wears its

or in lieu own track through wastes or ploughed

thereof three years' imprisonment, for felde, or along beds of streams, or

olitaining money by frandulent means. on the slopes of foothills. In the Ting Ming, who was not on official; but Dr. Chan's younger brother, Chan rains, passage is impossible for carts, was connected with the transaction out Lowing to the depth of the bogs and of which the proceedings arose, was the intensity of the mud. In the sentenced to one year and six moutha A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., by the dust and the general deplor.

dry season travel is rendered arduous imprisonment.

A merchant camert Chang Siu Ban, ableness of the bumpy way. Motor was sentenced to one year and eight driven vehicles are impossible. Atribe. Three other me chants charged hepths' imprisonment for offering the all times the strain on horse, or mile with offering bribes got off scot free. or donkey fest is terrific.

Certain other persons who have All roads are deep ruts, and drivers evaded arrest are to be tried when keep to the ruts. Carts from one captured district cannot traverse the apologies.

FOR 25 YEARS.

POPULARITY MAINTAINED BY ITS EXCELLENT

QUALITY: NOT BY EXPENSIVE `WORLD-WIDE

ADVERTISING.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

THE CALENDAR.

MEMO FOR TO-MORROW, 10.30am. Auction of" Housebold Linen Ladies Blouses, etc., at Kemeru. Hughes and Hough's

General Memoranda..

SUNDAY, July

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Dominion Day, Canada,,

Monday, July 2---

General Holiday

"Tursday, July 3 pm

3 p.m.Sale of Urown Land'ar PV.D. PESHONE DAY, July 4-

Anniversary of American Declaration

of Independence, (1778); 2.30pm Anction

Furniture,

Black wood Ware, etc., etc. at Mara

Hughes and Hough's.

THWESDAY, July 5-

1.52 m.Total Eclipse of the Moon. 7.25 .m.) 5.40 am.-Full Moon.

Famay, July 6:-

Princess Victoria's birthday (1898), Karuanay, July 70-

THE CHINA MAIL.“

NOTICE.

Communications relating to news, shouki "be addressed to TWO EDITOR.

HONGKONG

TELEPHONE No. 616, b

DEATH.

The ex-officials are appealing in the

THE MAGISTRACY.

A LOTTERY PRINTING PLANT GOVERNMENT QUARTERS

FRIDAY, JUNE 29 18.7,

NEWS FROM THE FRONT..

to establish a conviction on the shargs. of operating a plant for the printing of IN lottery tickets. He therefore discharge LETTER FROM LIEUT. EVERS.

the third, fourth and fish defendants

The following interesting letter has and resumed the case against the first In Mr. Wood's Court this morning and second defendants on the charge of been received, in tue Colony from the case was heard in which fire Chineas keeping a common gaming house. Lieut. E. W. Evers, who before were last week charged with printing defaudant said that he was a printer staff of Messrs, A. S. Watson & Co. In answer to the charge, the first going home to join up was on the and publishing lottery tickets and also and had been employed by a man to here:- with keeping a common gambling house, print the lottery tickets. operating a plant for printing lottery this sort amounted to a

It was alleged that the defendants wore

31st Middlesex Regt, REF His Worship said that a defence of

April 3rd, 1917. tickets which they had established in the He then fined the first defendant $500 received resterday. Am sorry you have

plea of guilty, MY DER

Many thanks for yours of March 2nd servants' quarters at No. 4 Stewart with the alternative of, six months' badat had news of me for sume time, Terrace, the Peak. The premises are Govlabour and ordered that the printing really seem to write fairly regularly, but I

ernment quarters and are ocupied by Mr.

tine slips. away so quickir, as you can imagine. I wrote directly the very wel come presents arrived after Xmas and also from hospital in Rouen, telling you

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Department and Mr. W. Schofield, until next Thursday, bail being fixed a: D. Lloyd of the Imports and Exports Press, type, paper, etc. De confiacated.

The second defendant was remanded Acting Second Assistant to the Secretary $500. for Chinese Afairs.

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All five defendanta played not guilty

fourth and fifth to the chargo, and the second, third,

défenduate defended by Mr. Leo D'Almada. sergeant Cushman, who, accompanied

The Rest witness called

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had been hit again. Am now quite fit and rejoined my battalion a week

They had

had just corne out of _MELAZI and bad done extremely well. We are now a little way back training hard for another scap. We work nearly all day and have footer matches is the evening, so you can guess we are in the pink. Tomorrow I have a

being

well as I ought to expect I shall bes round some new territory throuds

IMPORTING COPPER CASH. "A Chinese coolie simployed on the

the charge of importing 10,000 copper Hoogkong Canton Wharf was brought was before Mr. Dyer Ball this morning or away I don't know the ground nearly a

Ach without an import permit from the pretty sore when I finish to-morrow, af Superintendent of Imports and Exports played for my company in a footer watche Elad fairly stiff ride this morning and The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge, stating that's milor on the a. Kishan instructed him to carry the cash ashore.

His Worship adjourned the case until to-morrow morning.

by Inspector- Brazil and Chinese detective, raided the premises and discovered the printing plant. The Bre cofendants, who were found on the

HUMPHREYS-Suldenly, at se

board the Erpress of Asia, WILLLIAM GRIFFITH HUMPHRYtering the gunge of the wheels, forces imposed upon them. on Tuesday, June 10th. (By cable.) the simple reason that

ou for roads in other districts without higher Cottre today against the sentences, were arrested. Witnessstated

the

ruts made by the carts of one district

determine what the cart from any THE SITUATION IN CHINA.eading of the lefs of the passage. In

The China Mail.other district must adopt in the way

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, June 29, 1917.

ASTARTLING INNOVATION ""

IN CHINA.

THE CENTRAL GOVERMENT

that he and his companions entered the bouse by a rear door, which led into the servants' quarters. They preceeded along a passage until they came to a room

THEFT FROM A SHOPKEEPER. this room they found the third fourth and fifth defendants sitting together

A Chinese translator was charged talking. The, witness, then left Insper with stealing a gold watch, chain and tor Brazil and the Chinese detective jade appendage from a shopkeeper in with the three defendants and continued Queen's Road West. The defendant along the passage. There he met the pleaded not guilty to the charge and

this evening.

ing. You cannot imagine how delighted The war is a at last becoming interest we are at at last, getting a move on- The work is jolly hard, but ever so much sitting still in ditches, called tranches, more interesting and encouraging than and getting shelled to. The cur of the men at pressent is splendid; my own boys missed this laat little fight; they

were kept in reserve as there was no officer to lend. They were very dis tatterert me by saying they were sure

usted at 1 being kept

back, but frankly but I been with them, they would buye been over the top in the first wave. I'vo promised them their money's worth in the next setup we get into, and they hshall have it.

Am glad to hear more Hongkong mea over, but they must hurry. the Ks R. Rifles made quite n name for themselves in raids. I was Dever matinally in touch with them,

AND CANTON. "

A telegram from Peking state than the President is sending Ching So Jum are to Canton immediately with a personal second defendant coming out of a room His Worship al journed-the case until are coming police and others who

of gauge. To provide for alterations of this cature some carta have long; enough axles to permit of an in- mediate widening or narrowing of the wheels, but moet 'carts compelled to change axles entirely letter advising General Li Liob Kwan entering A section where to await the Government's settlement of narrower or wider guage is the rule the present trouble.

upon

So habituated have the carters become to this practice that they see

ronda,"

Perhaps,

the

CONTRABAND OPIUM:

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but hare more than once heard. of their qu work. Re VCM. Have never had much bose of get ting such a coveted decoration, hat I have twie heen beaten by

adjacent to the first room off the to-morrow morning. passage. The witness arrested second dafendant and took him into the room where Inspector Brazil and the Chinese detective were waiting with A Chinese was charged before the third, fourth and Afth defendants.Wood this morning with being in Witness then attempted to enter the unlawful possession of 32 taals of second room off the passage, but some pared opium. Jone was holding the door from the in- The defendant was remanded intilince I joined the Army. In how much

pre-when little luck would be bad luck.

At least an M. Still do not grumble, I have certainly had lots of good luck

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more biofour times and do not 1 of my skin than I used to want another crack. Besides, I have quite a longing to get back to the East.

you can decipher this serwi; am! ng on

John Dewar case (unfor tunately empty) but

balancing my pocket. on my knee flickering candle just

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in China, but it is explained that the low it The great improvement Peking to be Chief of the General Staff into custody and placed him in the who was married only four days go near. Our billet in what, remains of a

majority of these highways

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Tuts description is applied by the Far Eastern Perier to the report

Another telegram says that the Gov. that the Military Governor of Hanan

ernment has receiveri information that is building a 24f-road from Chang disadvantages in it. So philo. General Tak Wing Ting, Inspector sha to Hengehow. Strange na

sophie are they that they never General of the West River region, is think of making a general attempt coming to Peking it may seem to those who do not know. China, the asking of a road to persuade, officialdoni to constrict, CHANG HISUN'S NEW MOVE

side. When the witness finally furced to murrow murning. Band maintain properly-designed ́ is indeed a startling innovation. The

General Chabg Hsan has been tryingepen the door he saw the first defendant reference books tell that there are

now that the bard to obtain the Tukwanship of leave the clobe and it down on $ 330 pm.-Third Gymkhans Meeting said to be 2009 "Imperial" roads Military Governor of Henan has set langsu. He is advocating the transfer stool in front of a printing press. The A BRIDE'S ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE

the example other Governors may

of Feng Ko Cheng (Vice-President) to witness then took the first defendant

A Chinese bride, 22 years of age

book It is reported that General Chang room with the other four defendants appeared before Mr. narrow tracks or mere footpaths. the roads in recent years at Han will not leave the capital until his Upon examining the printing press, this morning, to answer a charge of not quite destroyed. By Juvel they are Dyer Bali old fan house, which the Germans had There was a time when the Govern Peking the direct result of the wish is realised.

witness found that the ink was wet or attempting to commit

thorough devils: they do not leave much ment of China paid considerable advent of the motor car-affords a

suicide "by behind when they are driven back that is the press and on several brushes lying jumping into the harbour, at four of any use to us still we have the early attention to the matter of road valuable object lesson to high officials King Hi (whose nomination as alongside a tray. On a table beside o'clock this morning.

beaten, so we are jolly happy and full of communications, and even fifty years visiting the capital. What can be Fremier the late Parliament approved) the press was a quantity of paper.

go.. The defendant, who has been resid Cheer-ob. Hope you are fit. Please re- Correspondents must forward their ago travellers were able to write done at Peking in this respect ean is to take the portfolio of Finance to-day some of which was half printed, and ing with her husband at No. 33 Elgin names and addremos with any communics-

on addressed to the Editor, not necessarily with admiration of the roads in 'be duae eleewhere in China. Labour The Communications cliques-and the some wholly printed. Behind, where Street, pleaded guilty to the charge.

E. W. EVERS, for publication, bat u evidence of good North China; but the Manchu is cheup and abundant and the Yingkoukwai ( political faction) are the first defendant had been sitting. She stated that she had quarrelled with

21st. Mx. Regt. maintenance of still attacking Li King Hi, but the the witness aw a small desk and in her husband because he wanted to take All matter for pablication should be dyasaty allowed these highways to construction and

Intter's supporters are making known one of the drawers was a quantity of her to the country and she did not wisk fall into general and complete properly designed ronds in China the plot of the Communications eliques set type, lome of which was in to leare Hongkong. She attempted Letters relating to business should be disrepair. Taking at random a book would not only solve the problem and Chu Sai Chong's plan to obtain the tin. There were also about fifty to suicide

published in 1870 by nis of what shall be done with the Presidency.

one hundred printed slips in the same altercation..

A consequence of the $38 per annum; per quarter and per mensionary describing his journeyings in disbanded troops, a subject which

drawer In a second drawer woce. The defendant's husband stated that China ("Journeys in North China bas vered many provinces since the

several books and aquantity of plain be married the defendant on the 26th The Chins Mall is delivered free to by the Rev. A. WILLIAMSON) Revolution, but the undertaking would

paper, similar to the paper which was instant. andecribers in Hongkong and Kowloon,

She was hia third wife. The Postage le Charged at the rate of fifty we find him writing:

fend to the steady progress and Few. things impress the traveller more developement of trade which is than the large-mindedness, ability, severely handicapped, by the lack of vigilance and vigour of the former the most ordinary transport facilities. Emperors and the greatness of the Empire than these roads [Le the great highways radiating from the capital in all directions];' we do not

with.

written og nas sidof the paper only.

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addressed to THE MANAGER.

Fate of anbscription to "Chins Mall" is

was "pro rata!.

cents per month.

Orders for anus copiof the CHINA

Man should be sent as soon us posibles the supply is limited. Cash 10 ct., Credit

20 ct., per copy.

Rate of subscription to the "Overland China Mail" is $12 per annum: postage 7 per anoom extra. Single copies twenty

five cents. each.

Alterations and additions to Advertise me it on Pagne 2. 9, 6, and should he sent to the Office. No. 5; Wyndham Street, not later than '11 30.

soul on not later than 1 p.m.

A

wonder at the Wuches" of exagger-

NEWS OF THE DAY.

·LOCAL AND GENERAL

Indies will be interested in the

REBEL DISTURBANCES, IN SHANSL

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The Tokwan of Shansi telegraphs that rebels have occupied the City Wansing and eight districts have joined

the rebels.

of

The Government have received a report that another official desires the Tukwanship of Shansi and is inducing the people to create trouble.

COMMERCIAL

THE FREIGHT MIRKET.

Messrs. Snowman and Co.'s freight

Since we last reported ou the 9th inst.

to

already printed. There was nothing marriage had been stranged by a go circular, dated Hongkong. 23rd June, entered in the books, Witness then between. It had been agreed that the went down into the basement of the defendant was to take care of his (the the general all round stagnation in house and there he found a quantity of husband's) children, who were in the chartering business here has given place type, some assorted and some set. country. He could not keep her into a little more activity, in the meantime There was also a large bundle of paper, Hongkong as it was very expensive sized outsiders having been fixed on time. BOKRA half dozen small, and median, similar to the paper found in the room to reside in the Colony.

charter at rates varying from 818 on the door above. Witness then had His Worship instructed the defen weight basis. The Saigon/Hongzong

893

per ton, per month, on alltold dead- ETHICS OF BABY KILLING. the fine defendants taken to the Police dant's husband to take his wife to the rate has remained comparatively quiet, Station and the preas, type, paper, books, Hon. Secretary of Chinese Affairs to made at 30 cents and two others on the

Bxture of a regular Mr Lloyd George has received a letter etc., were removed to the Station. He aee what arrangement could be made basis of as cents per picul. The local mer having been from the Rev. Principal W. B. Selbie, the Rev. F. B. Meyer, and the Bez, J. then, stationed Chinese policeman on with regard to taking her to the demand for tonnage from Saigon to this rice market has remained dull and Scott Lidgett as follows

the premises and left the house. At about country. We understand that the recent raid 11 p.m. the fitness received word to

Eas not during the period under review, The magistrate bound the defendant consequently, been very strong. On undertaken in pursuance of such a policy

Long stands nominally at about 80 cents, offers at this rate, having been made for first half of July-loading, but if anything the rate shows a weakening tendency

Exports of rice from Saigon from 1st. January to 20th May-amount to 409,947 tons sa coured with 449.091 tons for the same period last year. Quotation for No. 1 White round sifted rice stands at 3.80 per pical Lo.b. Baigun for June

shipment

ation which mark the pages off Alterations and additinas ta Advertise-MARCO POLO and the Jesuit fathers, ments on page 1, 4, 5 and 8 should be for the bridges, cuttings, and the fine

New Advertisements should be sent in cities then in their glory would form auction 'bf bousehold linen, lace curtains, upon the open town of Freiburg was return to the premises. Upon his arrival over on a personal bond of $50, to be of f going to press the rate Saigon Hong

larties' blouses etc. tr be held at Messrs (reprisals), and that it may be only one at the house he searched the cockloft good behavour for twelve months...

before 2p.m.

Advertisements and Subscriptions which a powerful contrast to the roads and

are not ordered to a fixed period will be works in their native countries Huge and Hough's to-morrow morning.

continued until countermacded.

Telegraphila Address *Mam* Hongkong. Code: A.B.C. 5th Edition.

Telephone No. 22,"

The China Man, Limited,

'CHINA MAIL'

OVERLAND EDITION.

contemplation. We write strongly to

nge apon you that there is a large body similar to the type and paper previously of Christian opinion in this country removed from the premises. grave disapproval; we ourselves strongly which views any such messures with

"Mr. D'Almada: Your warrant, Seri

But the writer was constrained to add: And perhaps nothing 50

In the Summary Court this morn- painfully demonstrates the decadence

ing, twelve actions were brought by the share in this feeling, and on the highest geant Cushman, was directed against all and utter emasculation of the present Colonial Treasurer to recover claims for

Christian ground. rulers of China than the wretched Rates.

In addition, however, to the occupants of No. 4 Stewart Terrace, Eight were settled privately, grounds, we are convinced that it would was it not condition of many portions of these and His Lordship," Mr. Justice highly inexpedient for the Allies to fine roads, which could be repaired Gompertz, passed judgment in the Germany in inhumanity. Surely our make any attempt to compete with by the expenditure of a little thought following-Pun Sheung $104.06; Chan cause will stand higher with mankind

both sides.

these

Witness: The warrant authorised me to search the entire promises.

Mr. D'Almada: I put it to you that

the servanta

THE OLD DARTMOOR PRISON.

THE DISCOVERIES OF CON SCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS.

higan to Java and Saigon to Philip

Nothing fur

further is reported in

No instrument equivalent to the theso directions. Chinese, water torture existed in any Saigon to Japan-Fixture of a swell Parliamentary Debates. English prison, Mr Brace states in the

bataider is re reply, ton

in this direction at is reported and a very little money." But that Cho, $1.55; Chan Pong 97.99. and which while futile in itself will you knew the premises were compied neation in which Mr Jowett had runde 81.35 perpicul and further tonnage and expenditure has remained lacking $258.64.

only tend to foster permanent hatred on by Mr. Ligyd, and merely suspected the insinuntion that it was used on could possibly be placed.

Bangkok to Hongkong When we malinkerera or protended lunatica.

Probably the Under-Secretary for at reported the rate, in this direction,

Dartmoor Prison, which seemed to have momentarily, but has since weakened Home Adairs proceeds, the hon. member stood at about 8:30 to $1.20 for inside had heard of the old shower bath in This cate strengthened some has to outside the bar loading, respectively.

attracted the

of the contains ouers being made at $126 for in- scientious objectors

there. It

side and 1-TO) for outaide tho bor had been in druse for

Replying to other

by Mr.ding and at which rates tonnage could

be placed

and the result is that to-day there is

nothing in China, resembling the Scout Adolphe Demee, who was THE BEST WEEKLY NEWS. roads which, but fifty years ago, com wounded in the defence of Verdan and PAPER FOR ALL INTERESTEDdd the admiration of travellers, and went to hospital at Lyons, has now quite recovered and is back at the front, for example, can. HONGKONG AND CPINA and to-day in Ching highways regards to all his friends. His new from where he writes, sanding bie best which are ""perfectly level where address is Soldat A., F. Demée, 19 eme

GENERALLY.

Where

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We have roused the moral indignation it not be said that even under extreme the servants any more than anyone else of mankind against baby-killers let Witness No; I did not suspect provocation we were partners in their

ME. D'Almada: Have you made enquiries since the arrest f

evil deeds.

FINE JEWELS.AT. CHRISTIE'S

Witness: Yes; I have.

of at Christie's recently fifty-five lots

Some imagnificent jewels were disposed | enquiries dissione 1

realizing nearly £37,000. Chief interest

Witness That the second defendant

years

Mr. L'Almada ::: And what did these Jowett, the Under-Secretary stated that

Newchwarp to Canton Business i the strait-jacket was never used as at a standstill lack of tonnage and punishment, but only on the recom

endation of the medical officer. If at state of the boats market in the the purpose of torturing prisoners tion have been made, at Yen 13 per tong Could Offers of tonnage in this dirse- The irons* used at Dartmoor wert and refused. Japan to Alhgapore rate

you can travel at the rate of thirty-Regiment de Ligne, 10 eme Compagnie, centred in several necklaces belonging to Mr. Lloyd's cook, that the third fever had been, or would be used for South being responsible therefor 2009201

Sve to forty miles a day. Yet this seme Section, Sector Portale 83, France the description given by the mission

ORDER IT BEFORE GOING.

JOME AND THUS KEEP IN ary quoted above of the highways TOUCH WITH THE in the province of Chibli, and part

CLOSE

JOLONY.

SAFE, SURE ALWAYS CURES.

Do not suffer from

min in the stomach when Chám

beglaure Colic Cholera and Diarrhoes

In connection with the action which is pending, in which W. J. Stokes clu

a nobleman. Of those, the highest prios was Mr. Schofield's "boy" and the hith was £7,700, paid for three-tw

pearl neckisce composed of 150 gemk Abril defendant was the house coolie. The pinolence or streams by properly stands nominally) 47/6d. per ton but lians collet nocklace of thirty-five large first and fourth defendant were not so called “buttonsuits were trousons sup

of or attempting escape and the this could doubtless be very materially stones fetched £5,000, and a

promiseplied to those wlaihad to wear the chains are upon in view of sicertain de^^^ and 1 brilliant necklace

employed on the premises. 24,000pphire

next

mant and sesuaty of tonnage Local They caused no pain, and there had never business still keeps its strong tone and a highest price was 93,400 paid for ina. A Chinese detective then gave pro been any, complaint shout them. The little business has been effected b

ngay to Hair

Joseph Beecham, brought £1,000...)

printing press and the type found at dangerous convicts he threatened i

No. 4 Stewart Tercane could be used to 1. There were certain obsolete chains print the various documenta produced merely antiquarian interest in the chaiz

Her room at Dartmoor, and the mscientious in Court exhibits. He also objectors taight have seen. stated that the press and the type 2cult wer

of Hotan and Shantung fifty years damages for libel from Captain de la emerald and brilliant necklace from the | ago...Again we rend: In the Sale, Mr. EJ. Gristated in the same collection. A nune-row pearl neck-lesional avidance to the effect that the body belt was used on rare occasions for

Shan passes and

several other Strmmary Court before Ms Justice Ince, which belonged to the lats Bi places the labour expended is Gompertz this morning, that he under stupendous, quite in keeping with stood the parties wished, to argue the the other huge undertakings, in this legal point before His Lordship, before Empire, such as the Grand Cansi the cass goes for trial before Junge and jury. Me-Justice Gompertz stated that he would i dag neat week for the hearing

Bennedy goes to the right spot and gives and the Grest Wall. Thes immediate relief." You cannot afford to

be without it if you are subject are uamally from seventy sttacks of this kind. For sale by all

eighty

Chaand and Stormkpepers conegrologafest broad in the plains.

SOMETHING DEFENDA LARRHOPA is always mora gepared for

„prevalent churing this Cholerte

dependică apl and Brook ompsky

rprinting lottery ticket f

After ouer witness

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been

there was not

wahcient et demés against the defs

used by way

and Hongay per tone