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Compania General de Tabacos de Filipinas.

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To-day's Advertisements The China Mail.

DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL KOWLOON,

QCHOOL will Re-open on TUESDAY.

September 14th at 9 ..

Boarriers return in the afternoon of

Jith.

Hongkong, Sept. 11, 1917.

DIOCESAN GIRLS SCHOOL KOWLOON.

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, Sept. 11, 1917.

CHINA'S MAN-POWER AND, THE WAR.

The Chinese Government is taking steps to place the recruiting of coolic Professor Danenberg will rise labor for the Allied countries on an PIANOFORTE LESSONS at the official basis, Eitherto this recruit- School once a week during Term.

All enquiries about arrangements, foring has been done through Chinese pupils of the School or athers, to the labour contractors. The intention

addressed to the Head Mistress.

Hongkong. Sept. 11. 1917.

TOYU KISEN KABHA,

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FROM SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU AND JAPÄN PORTS.

THE Ship

THE CHINA MAIL.

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

[" Chinese Mail“ Service.]

JERMAN BANK MANAGERS ARRESTED.

United States, which has hithert excluded Chinese labourers, is now reported to propose enlisting, 100,000 | men from China." That is a report: which may well be treated with suspicion, we think, at the present time. The Inbour interests in:

PRKING, Sept. 10, America will need a lot of converting Hurr Cordes, the late Manager, and before they will acquiesce in the Herr Eggeling, the late Assistant Mans importation of Chinese labour roger of the Deutche Asiatische Bank in work in the factories or the fields of Peking, have been arrested for conceal the United States, and the Chinese is the books of the Bank.. War Commission can safely discount the possibility of any demands from the United States in the near future. The official bureau will find

sufficient scope for their energies in filling the demands for labour in territories nearer the actual fighting zones. The help that Chipa ean give her Allies in this direction is maritestly of the greatest value, and China is but tulfilling an obligation which her declaration of war imposes aber in making this emigration of labour & Government responsibility stead of leaving it to private enterprise.

NEWS OF THE DAY,

LOCAL AND GENERÅL

JAPANESE 'RAILWAY ENTERPRISE

IN KWANGTUNG,"

PEKING, Sept. 10.

SUMMARY COURT.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 1917.

THE MAGISTRACY,

QUEEN MARY'S NEEDLEWORK GULLO,

During August the following work has been done :-

City Hair WORKING PARTY under Mrs. Stabis;

AN INSURANCE CLAIM.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY

Quartermaster Sergeant Cox, R. E, In the Summary Court this morning, before Mr. Justice. Gomperts, the legal charged a Chinese Coolie with entering pointa were argued in connection with No. 4 Warrant Officers Quarters at the case in which the Fang Fong arm Kennedy Roar yesterday with intant

August 2d esse despatched to Red. chimed from the Shanghai Fire and to commit a felony.

Cross Lapet Bombay containing Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., the sum of Prosecutor stated that houses in the night shirts, 85 shirts, 4 silk $300 under a policy dated March 8

Block were uninhabited while underlimur, bed boots, & pairs of operation shirts, Landkerchiefs 17 pairs o 1916, insuring the plaintiff's house, ingoing repairs, and all the furniture was stockings, o rei band ges, it bead Mandagra hold-all 3 scrubbers, 2 Kongmqon, which was destroyed by firestored at No. He was walking along pairs woollen pants, tot milk covera

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Kennedy Road that morning and saw August 2ch we to Red Cross Depot.

Bombay in "At the former hearing the point at the defendant with a key, trying to pairs of thomas, 2 shrouds, 23 bal

Gaming pillows, issue was whether the Company was open the door of the first floor of No. 4 jackets Timersible bed jacket, 4 vests,

night shirts, B #priams 3 head bun.

#handkerchiefs, 5 wilk covers,

business to be there, an he came down

liable in view of the fact that the house. He knew defendant had

no shirts, 36 shrouds,

premises insured were burned down in disturbances at Kongmoon during a

and arrested him.

A Japanese syndicate ia negotiating

lith cases sent to Red Cross with the Chinese Government for the

Defendant pleaded not gailty. He 13 pyjamas, at night shirts, 40 vests 33

Depot right to construct 200 miles of rail rebellion, in which circumstances it was said he had been ordered by the heat | bed jackets, pairs of bed boots, 33 pa

Nariebang in Kwangai. » ... way from Chaochow in Kwangtung to

CHINA'S MAN POWER AND THE WAR.

PETING, Sept. 10. The Allied Ministers are shortly to open negotiations with the Chinese Government with regard to sending | labourers and soldiers abroad and aiding

American beakers in financing China.

THE PROPOSED BIO LOAN.

FKKING, vis SHANGHAI, Sept. 10. The arrangement for the proposed big loan has been revised. Amerien will join the syndicate and negotiations

on, is advertised to re-open on 18th

The Diocesan Girls' School, Kow-will commence to-morrow. inst.

"The Annual Al Fresca Fite, in aid of the fonds of the Society of St. Vincent de Faul, with take place this year on

the 30th inst.

The wen called up under the Military Servier-trefinance have been.. required to present themselves at the Corps Hearlquarters for medical ex- amination.

that this labour shall henceforth obtained through official bureaux. This, of course, is as it should be now that Emorima "delinitely

by declared hersell, to be at war with the Central Powers. But we do not gather from the reports in the Chinese papers that the motives which prompt-this The Manila - Observatory ac`10. The abors named Steuner having change are quite what they ought to o'clock last night reported the typhoon swatifed to Rund in their Bill of Lading bo. We see it explained that an to be is about 124 Long. E and 18 for muntersignature, and to take immediate official system of the sort would not Lat. N. moving W. The same Cargo rossining undelivered on TUES only be a convenience to the foreign Observatory reported this morning a

September at 5.4. will be unded at Consigners, risk and expenes, contractors, but also to the coplica stone or typhoon near or over Aparri, ad delivery must then be taken from the

moving W. or WN, W.- Company's Godowa.

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arrived. "Consignees of Cargo are hereby

delivery of Cargo from alongside.

DAY, 11th

"who would receive, at least; a part- of the profits that now go to the.

Sage charge will be www weed on all Cargo Temaming undelivered on U middlemen." That may or may not DV, 16th September, at '5 P.M.

So Fire Insurance whatever will be be the case. "The proof of the efected.

padding is in the eating." It remains to be seen whether recruiting through the proposed official bureaux will prove any cheaper to the foreign contractors than the present system, for the official bureaux, presumably, will expect, like the present middle-

No Claims will be recognised after the Goods have left the Steamer or Godown, All chafed and damaged Cargo will he landed into the Company's Godown, whēra tàng will be examined on 20th September at 10 a..

Claime will be recognised if filed after the 30th September, 1917,

T. DANG,

Hongkong, Sept. 11, 1917,

Agent.

THE CALENDAR.

General Memoranda, SATURDAY, Sept. 1.

for the establishment of an iron and It is reported that the agreement steel foundry jointly by Japanese group and the Han Ye Fing Company is prematurs, but the latter will under- take to supply monthly 50,000 tons or more of pig iron to a factory at half the will furnish the capital required. market price. The Japanese, however

certain:

A FINANCIAL CONFERENCE.

PEKING, Sept. 10, The Minister of Finance is arranging for National Financial Conference on

October 1st. All the provinces have been asked to send delegates.

THE SOUTHERN SITUATION..

PRKINU, Sept. 10 The President received Chang Ming Ki yesterday and discussed with him the situation in Kwangtung.

stated on the defendant Company's English form of policy that the Company would not hold itself liable.

On the facts, as shown by the evidence. His Lordship gave judgment it favour of the defendant Company

The legal point now raised was whe-. ther the fact of the Company's Chinese form of Policy not containing the printed conditions, as co the English form of Policy, but only the words in Chinese "for conditions refer to the Company's English farm of Folicy render the Company liable or not.

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Mr Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr Preston, of Messra Johnson, Stokes & Master, appeared for the defendant Company, and Mr Alabaster, instructed by Mr Leo D'Almada, for the plaintif

Addressing His Lordship, Mr. Potter said he thought his Lordship would have no doubt that the plaintiff was just as aware as the Company was that the the conditions printed on the back of words on the Chinese policy referred to the English form of Policy, and that protected the defendant Company izz case of fire so caused, and it had already been found that it was so cause. Bo did not think he need go further on that point: The plaintiff had stated 'on that point that if the soldiers had de- liberatly set fire to his house he woul not have brought the claim as he knew bis Policy did not cover that.

Mr. Alabaster: He was not acquaint-

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Mapui Ngo, bas also come to Feking to tang Chai Kwong's Chief of Staff, report on the situation and returns toed with the conditions he was never

the South to-day.

The Canton revolutionists have tele.

graphed to Li Yuan Hung (the late Presideat) saying that they intend appointing him as their Generalissimo,

refuring the offer. Là Yuan Hung replied in strong terms

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WAR SAYINGS.

supplied with them.

Mr. Potter pointed our that there was a clause on the Chinese policy which referred the holder

the conditions on

the English policy. No insurance Com pany, he said, would issue a policy with

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carpenter to get soms tools, and be of slippers, handkerchiefs, & pesins of thought they were kept at No. 4; that stocking, mullers, pairs of Covers, cape, hend bandages, eye bandages, 37 mops. was why he went there:

His Worship (Mr. Wood,) adjourned containing Amoy

August 03m

Bembay the case to to-morrow to get the primas, 10 shirts, 10: vests, 144 hand- eoptributions:-01 evidence of the head carpenter.

kerchiefs, 2 serabbers 19 shrouds, 3 reversible bed jackets. Tähed bandages 3 night

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shirts 1 surgical shirts, FS Jackets, 12 tray cloths 4 eye. bandages. pair operation stoeltings, It paim of slippers 132 milk covers, playing cards.

A TOO ENTERPRISING FITTER

The case in which the Hongkong Electric Co. charged two Chinese with

August 30th, cases to Liaur Moorhead" making additional electrical installa 93 Punjabis Mesopotamis:31 night shirts, 13 shirts, 40 bed jackets, i rever itiona connected with the Company's

sible bei jackets, a shrouds, 1 orjamas, main, without permission from the com-Hi vests, 10 surgical shirts, 120 handker

124 milk chiefs,

cover, 8 hold-alls, 18.. bead bandages, 1 pair of knee caps. 11 pairs of slippers 11 scrubbers, playing cards ..

43 mutters, us knee caps, espe pairs of gloves and mittens, 100 pairs. of socks.

pay, on their premises at 25 Connaught Road Central, was withdrawn yesterday

afternoon.

"A Chinese Acter who had made these

self to the occupiers of the premises as Installations and who represented him-

Co., was then charged instead. A an employee of the Hongkong Electric further charge was made against him for demanding money with menaces, from the occupiers of the premises.

ant te a fine of $100 or one month's Mr. Dyer Ballsentenced the defend.

hard labour and $50 or two months hard labour on the second charge.

OUTCOME OF A FACTION QUARREL.

Before Mr. Wood this warning Chinese was charged with assaulting xanther Chinese with a bamboo pole,

Defendant pleaded not guilty anti said he knew nothing about the assault. He was arrested by mistake.

Inspector Sullivan told His Worship (Mr. Wood) that the complainant refused to say what was the cause of the assault. The result of inquiries instituted by the Police elicited the information that these two men belonged to opposing factions of a Triad Society, After hearing further evidence His Worship fined the defendant $25.

LARCENY FROM A STRANDED

JUNK.

CATHOLIC WOMEN LEAVE under

Mia Loureiro airy socks, 21 pairs 12 eye handages, 283 food covers, Bat bed socks, pairs knee caps, 3 halaclav belmets 3 mufflers, 34 knitted scrabbers, rolled bandages.

WESLEYAN CHURCH WORKING PARTY, under Mrs Hubinson:-1,131 rolled bandages, 190 Bannel bandages 60 shirts, swabs, B'pairs pyjamas, 13 Tests.

PRAX CLUB under Mrs Sandemann 378 roller bandages, 000 awabs, 42 many tail, I odd dressings.

NAVALANDACKYARD, under Mrs Sandeman:- shirts, 35 veats, 7 pyjamas & slippers, socks, 10 knee caps, & caps 12 hundkerchiols, 1 bed covers, milk wers, fi,shrouds, 13. robbers, 19 Eye landags, 3 mopa.

UNION CHURCH WORKING PARTY, under Mrs-Maconachie

One ose to the Scottish Horse.com taining-162 sbirt, 162 handkerchiefs, pairs of sucks, wool espa 39 mufflers 38 pairs of knee caps, 60

mittens pairs of

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One case to Rel Cras Depot Bom bay-233 pairs of socks, 51 shirts, 51 many tail banileges, a shrouds :13 handkerchiefs, pyjamas, 13 vests, 20 hospital capa pair of surgical stock- inga 3 head bandages, 3 aya bandages, 36 hold all bags. A pairs of shippers, tray cloths, pillows, 7 maffers, 7 pairs of mittens, 2 poles of knee caps, & scrub- of games and puzzles. bars, 1 large crotchetted rug 1 parcel

out any exceptions Whatever, question was as to whether the words on the back of the Chinese policy did in fact refer to the conditions or the form

The lust report of the Jackanapes of the English policy. If they did,

Work Society is convincing proof, it then to his mind, what the plaintif The list of subscribers to the thought was utterly irrelevant. The

one were needed, of the value of the work which our working parties are Hongkong and South China War point was one of some importance Savings Association, of which the for the reason that if his Lordship with charcoal became stranded on the Pyjamas sent to Matron of the 33rd A few plays ago a Chinese junk laden doing. Grateful mention is made of The following paragraph is from

Union Insuraned Society of Cunton, decidai against the defendant Company rocks near Capsimun. The occupants General Hospital Mesopotamin from 086 men, to be reimbursed, and officiala Peking paper-On account of the Ltd., are the Hon. Treasurers and

bureaux in China have not yet won censorship at Hongkong a

on that point, it would mean that it of the junk left the boat and built a Hongkong of bandages sent to many Secretaries," shews that last month would lay open the road for action to matshed on the rocka where they home hospitals from Hongkong, and of a reputation for economical, working, procedure was adopted some time ago about $13,000 worth of Struits War be brought against all Chinese Insurance intended to stay till the junk could be ginger which was especially welcome We would like to see China going to avoid delay by the Chinese Postal Loan ut & per cent, was taken up. Companies for the past half a dozen refosted. Several small tabing boats during the bitter weather in France about this business from an altogether Administration. Now China is a mem-

The sums invested ranged from years for any hurning from whatever hovered around the junk and one sight |

cause. It would be held that no condi-the shermen entered the junk, broke

(Sgd.) A. D. HICKLING, different standpoint. China is at war ber of the warring nations on the Entesto one of $15,010 downwards to ans

Hon. Secretary. with the Central Powers and the side it is proposed to restore the old of $5:

tions were implied in the Chinese policy open the hatches and stole over a procedure in handling Chinese mail"

The totals of the lists in Hongkong obligation rests upon her "to render

Mr Chung Choy, an interpreter in hundred picuts of charcoal, which they passing through Hongkong.,

the employ of Mexirs Johnson, Stokes sold to different shops. As a result of currency were :--- ali posible help in prosecuting the

1st List

$ 30,100

and Master, then stated from the wit this theft two "Chinese shop kenpers war to final triumph over the foes!

10,280 In May of last year, a wealthy of Civilisation. It is not enough that Japanese resident named Miyamoto, of

ness box that the clause printed on the were brought up before Mr. Wood! this 62,075

back of the Chinese Policy conveyed to morning, one for the unlawful possession China should merely acquiesce in the Zamboanga, was charged with the

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his mind that he should refer to the of 10 piculs of charcoal and the other for Seat Day Fongkong Stock emigration of labour- to the Allied illegal importation of 82 tins of opium,

Company's English form of Policy for unlawfully possessing two piculs. Both territories in need of it. What the worth from P,000 to P7,000, isto

the rules and conditions.

defendanta told His Worship that they Allies, might reasonably expect of Zamboanga from Sariskag, North

Cross-examined by Mr Alabaster, bought the charcoal from sampar people China is that her Government should Borneo. Be was tried, convicted, and

witness stated that it was the custom for who had picked it up as it drifted on the make the organisation of labour for of Zamboanga, Judge Hurd sitting, to sentenced by the Court of First Instance

Chinese Insurance Companies not to sea. The first defendant had paid $40 the war her business, just as other four years' imprisonment and to pay a

print the roles and conditions on the for the 70 piculs of charcoal. back of their Chinese forms of Policy. more advanced nations organise Eght-fine of P4,000 with subsidiary imprison-

Inspector Gordon told His Worship Mr Chen, the manager of the defod- that the present cost of charcoal in $2.10 bat two forms of Policy, one in Chinese ant Company, stated that his Company picul. and one in English. He had never seen a Chiness form o Policy with the conditions printed on the back.

His Lordship: Why do not Chinese Companies print. the

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3rd List

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5th List ............... 6th List ...........

7th List

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8th List

pth List.

Totul amount received

to date

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123,880

82,125 81,880

68,835 110,595

8708,375

In addition to the above, a total

ing armies and munition industries, ment in case of insolvency. Miyamoto of $5,175.00 was received in Struits It must be a sorry reflection for the appealed to the Supreme Court of the enlightened part of the population islands and before the appeal was heard currency, which together with the of this vast country of nearly four one of the principal witnesses for the amount previously acknowledged in hundred million inhabitants that while

prosecution, serving sentence in San this currency, totals $10,183.75, Ramon penal farm, wrote a letter and A total of £326 118. Bd. was zo nearly all the other countries at war marie afidavit retracting the testimony ceived in sterling, making with the Josuarance CHINA MAIL against the Cantral Powers are given by him upon trial of the sue in sterling amounts previously acknow-conditions on the

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Price 50 Cents.

BRIDGE SCORERS

In Blocks of 50 SHEETS, 20 "renta escl

Four for One L'ollar.

Obtainable at

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HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.

bearing the heavy cost of sending the Court of First Instance in which ledged, a total of £900 75. 3d. trained and fully equipped armies Miyamoto was convicted. Thereupon, A few other sums in gen, franes into the battlefields against the the appellant Miyamoto's attorneys and gold dollars were also received common foes, China is not even bear presented to the » Supreme Court for investment:

the cost of the labour battalions motion for new trial based upon the which are going from her shores. The Supreme Court has dismissed the ground of newly discovered evidence, However, it will be something to the motion for a new trial and confrmed credit of the country, in the present the sentence passed by the Court below. stage of her development, if the Government makes itself responsible for the mere organisation of labour, battalions ready to proceed to Europe, or elsewhere, as occasion arises. It

is well known that many thousands

of Chinese-labourers have already

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED

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form of policy? of their Chinese

After hearing further evidence Hia Worship fixed the first defendant 350, the second defendant 320, and onlured the charcoal to be restored to the owners. *

AN OPIUM CASE

A Chinese was charged with being in the unlawful, possession of 2 tsels of opiam and further with unlawful posses sion of opium dross, other than Govern- ment opium.“

A SINO JAPANESE IRONWORKS.

ESTABLISHMENT AT FUKUOKA,

The Peking correspondent of the "N.C. Daily News "

Arrangements have been made for the

establishment of Sipo-Japanese iron-works of Fukuoka, Japan, involving a capital. of $10,000,000, which, apparently, is tho lowest unit recognized by any sell- respecting Japanese.capitalists.

Chinese party to the agreement, namely According to the Chinese Prow the the Hanyelping Company, in lieu of providing their share of capital will cob The conditions of the arrangement have tribute 50,000 tons of cast iron per month.

not yet been made public.

A KOBE TRAGEDY,

FORMER ACTING CONSUL'S DEATH.

• Kobe, Sept. 4.

Mr. Potter:-I suppose, Your Lord' ship, it is because they are so voluminous that it would take up too much room,

In reply to Mr. Alabaster, Witness admitted that his Company had altered

Defendant told His Worship ita form of policy since the fire in that the opium was given him by qucation, because the old form left friends in Anuam for his personal use. been resident in Kobe "for saveral years H. Klingen, & Dotch subject who has. insufficient room on the margin for the H2 came from ALIAM en-route to died at the lown town Club bere laet inclusion of the Company's trade mark Swatow He was arrested as he was night, it is alleged, as a result of taking

Mr.Alabaster-Is that the only

poison. He left two letters. A

The deceased and been out of employ ment for some time. In 1013 he wa acting Vice-Consul for Sweden-N. C Daily

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Approximate statement of trade re ceipts for the week ending 6th Sept.-

Receipts Agregate

reason? Is it a fact that you altered boarding the ss. Kerjo Mar for Swa for week Receipts for

your form of policy purely to get in that tow.

· 36 weeks

pretty picture.

Mr Wood fined the defendant $20, on the first chargo and 10 on the second charge and ordered the opiam Eo confiscated.

THE HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND. This year

Lost your The Yokohama Specio Bank in Hong: Increase kong is in receipt of a telegram from Decrease.

$

14,451 15,843

1,398

485,737 524,714

18,057

RHEUMATISM.

gone to Europe, Mesopotamis and the Head Office to the effect that at Siberia, and the Chinese War Com the half-yearly meeting of the share mission, which is now giving consider holders held at the Head Office of this ation to this subject, is doubtless bank at Yokohama on the 10th instant,AVE you ever tried Chamberlain's Justified in the expectation that many it was resolved to pay a dividend of Pala Balns for roumatism i If not, more thousands of coolies will be 12 per cent. p.a. for the half year anded you are wasting time, as the longer this dispare.runs on the bacdor it is so curs needed as the war goes on. We see the 30th June, 1917, to add to the ro. Get a bottle to-day, apply it with is it reported that members of the War serve fund. Yen 800,000 and to ostry and you will be surprised and delighted arvigorous manage to the afflicted parts Commission

forward the ram o Yen 2,220,000 to pointed out that “the the next account

Witness: You Mr. Alabaster, addressing his Lordship, said that the question was whether the defendant Company gave the other side full notice of the con- ditions. The conditions were not shown on the back of the plaintiffs contraek:

insarted in such a way as to give

CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY. THIS remely has no superior as a curs

for colds, croup and whooping cough. in favorite with the mothers boer

•years Chamberlain's Cough Bemerly can always be depended upon and is pleasant

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or policy nor on the front of the policy reasonable notics that they were thereof young children for älmost fortre

u was done by English Companies.

Hi Lordship said that if the contract Mr. Alabaster quoted instances and bad been ambiguous, the defendants produced specimens of other policies is could not have recovered, but he was support of his argument, are propared to say that the contract was Proceeding, Mr Alabaster beld that not ambiguous and the plaintiffs should policy could apply equally to the by the words of the defendant Company have known rory well what was meant. For sale by Company's Arteles of AssociationHn Lordship gave judgment for the

The conditions, he argued, must be

1 at the relief obtained

Chanel and Storekeeperse

defendant with costas

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not only cries old and grin, ho prevents their resulting in pneumoni

Chamberlain's Cough Bémely contains no opam or other raffotic nad may be given confidently to child m to sn adultFor sale by all Chemists and