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WATSON'S

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BRANDY.

Superior Old Cognac.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD..

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,"

Telephone No. 616,

lephonic

To-day's Advertisements The China Mail.

V.B.C. AQUATIC SPOETS.

LADIES RACE.

30 YARDS (2 LENGTHS) HANDICAM.

(PECIAL dressing boxes have been

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, Sept. 21, 1917.

erected ensuring complete privacy.

Ladies intending to compete are naked

to attend at the VPC, any day between

ARMY.

10a.m. ant noon or 7 1 and 3. THE "ABSURD“ AMERICAN whers one of the handicappers will be present to time then over the listance. Entriss close on Monday 24th inst." R. C. WITCHELL Honorary. Serestory.

I.

Hongkong, Sept. 21, 1917.

PT BLIC

F

AUCTION.

Jest as the Germans at the begin. 2127ning of the war regarded the British

THE Undersigned have received in. Administrater to sell by Public Auction,

structions from The Official

MONDAY, . the 24th September, 1917, at 12 noon ab their Salis Rooms No. 8, Des Voux Road, Corner of Ice House Street- The CLOTHING and EFFECTS of the

Jate J. B. JOHNSTONE Tras usual:

and

Army aa" contemptible," so they now regard the American army as “absurd' bluff or ther wer so regarding it a ago. A cartoon in the Sin plicissimus (Munich), for example,

[ew months

depicta Colonel ROOSEVELT (re presenting America) shouting from the base of a bill to three Entente officers on the top examining a plan: "When will you require my services" The answer attributed to the Entente is "When we need a comedian. In 2128 the Berli■ Kladderudatsch there is

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctumeer Pongkong, Sept. 2', 1917,

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

cartoon representing the American War God" roaring, and the letterpress

THE CÍTNA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Athilazed Hospitals bega to acknowledge with thanks the follow. ing donation to the funds of the Hopitula

Insurance Coys Guik..............$200.

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Attention is drawn tu an advertise- ment in an adjoining column regarding the Ladies Race at the forthcoming |V.BC, Aquatic" Sports. We have been requested to mention that the ladies dressing boxes are conveniently placed and that complete privacy is assured.

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

[Chincas Mail Service]

Tank 25 officers.

THE MAGISTRACY,

OPIUM IN AN UMBRELLA.

A Chinese woman, described as

umbrella.

FRIDAY, BEPTEMBER 21, 19 7

COMPANY REPORT.

THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.,

LIMITED

The report for presentation to the Shareholders at the Thirty-fourth

A FINANCIAL COUNCIL.

(widow, was charged with the unlawful Suasanar, Sept. 20,

possession of two, mud one-half tuele of The Financial Council was form prepared opiuin other than Government ally established yestenlay with Langopium. Defendant was arrested while in general meeting to be held at the offices of the Company on Kai Chiu as chairman and Chan Honboarding the s.s. Sannim yesterday, and Saturday, the 29th day of Saptein- Dai and Wong Kwan vice-chairmen the opium was found spaccaled in her her, is as follows:---

In answer to the charge defendant told His Worship that she came down to Hongkong to look for her niece, but rould not find her. She had no money 1017. for her return passage to Canton, and a Sivsamay, Sept, 20, „Link Wing Ting Intest policy with man offered to pay her fare if she carried

the opiam for him. regard to the Parliament, demands that a definits date shall be stated

LUK WING TÌNO'S DEMAND.

Wood fired the defendant #150 with After hearing further evidence Mr.

The General Managers beg to siab it to the Shareholders their reper on the Thirty-fourth year's working of the Company, enling June 30th

COMMERCIAL-

HONGKONG FREIGHT “MARKET.

Mess Showman & Co's Freight Cir saber ateil 15th September, statee :—

The general tone of que-market bis remained very riot since we last re ported under date of ist instant. Little demand for boats on business has been effected although the

timechurter is

azil very strugs with them whed, socome

tess they increasingir Bely small demanel and

Inca Επι

rice.

market there

the Saigon Hongkong rate, which, when cents per pieni, bas shewn wakoning we last went to press (at about 25 sendeney.Sicheres, reported, in the interval, are those of a niedium sizes regular curister at 93 cents," t

two further antes at bryn 87 cents, a large Dutch After paying all Rimming Ex-stemmer at 83 cents and a small outsider

wonts The

The market closes at a penser, Docking Charts Preinin office over this last. Agure with indien Insurance Bonus to Captains and to the teamed."

that possibly 95 cents, per picule might

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A Chinese school boy of Sha Pajor revening Puliament and also the alternative of six weeks hard labour, to Consulting-Committer and Audi- Janarie-from-Faigan from Ist

Village in Atau district has reported that the old Members shall be to the plice that on the 10th instant a eligible. He pays special attention. Zing of ten man armed with knives to the question of the election of a and pick axes made their way into the new President and Vice-President, village. They forced an entry into four.

next year. houses and stole a quantity of jewellry and clothing and departed.

The Annual General, Meeting of members of the "Kowloon Cricket Club will take place at the club house, on | Thursday 27th inat. at 5.30) p.ruvinstead of on Wednesday 26th inst. as adver tised. The change is being made on account of the St. Andrew's Society's Meeting being held next Wednesday.

We have been asked to mention again that Kowloon Cricket Club will be "At flome" to-morrow from 4. p.m. Mrs. P. R. Wolff will present the prizes

in connection with the recent Tennis Tournament. The programma for the afternoon includes tennis and croquet, Tea will be served. By kind permission of Major Artioino and Officers of the | 74th Panjabis, their band will be in

attendance..

LUNG CHAI KWONG'S UNPAID TROOPS.

AN OPIUM DIVAN.

Eight Chinese were charged this morning before Mr. Wood with keeping

Iranchai.

Officers of Stenners, Eemuneration.

tors' Fers, this amoure" at predit of Profit and Loss Aye is $359,829,24 [out of which, an Interim Dividend of 10 per cent. was paid on 4th April hast absorbing $100,000.00 and it

an opina diran in Wing Fung Street,ject to the approval of Shareholders it is proposes to appropriate the Balances remaining, as follows:----

Defendants pleaded guilty and after hearing the evidence His Worship fined the first two 'defendants $100 or | six weeks' hard labour and the rest wars.

fined $2 each or five days.

PERING, Sept. 20. Long Chai Kwong has telegraphes stating that his soldiers have not been paid since May, by the Canton | POCKET-PICKING IN A CINEMA. Government and he therefore re-

The case was resumed this afternoon questa payment by the Central before Mir Dyer Ball, in which a Chinese tiovernment. The request has been was charger with attempting to pick inped over to the War Ministry for the pocket of another Chinese, in the alevision.

Empire Cinema on the 12th instant. Mr. Lo appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Preston defended.

TROOPS FOR EUROPE.

man

he

To pay Finial Divi-

dend of 2 per- cent.“

to 21st August, 1917. albount to | 839,557) tons RE

times for the same period but year. compared with 673,237

Quotation

White round siftel rice stands at 97.1

per picul fach. Si for August September abipment

↑ RayPhilippines-No Tocal. fixing

being sufficient to cater for the Islands is reported: Fi

Philippine owns tonnage demands. We

Veure advised, however, that soine of the tonnage abort Fesos 1.35 has been recharterest ht about Pesos 1.80 per picul." Paigun/Java: Long

coukl still be

piced in this direction. The rate utands

tomirully, at about $150 bat this could

- ($3.00 per share)... $20,000,00|ruost probably be improved upon.

To pay a Bonus of

per cent. ($4.00 per shotel

To write off from the

value of the Com

pany's Strumers ami Properties"..

To place to Reserve

Fund

180,000.00

Japan:Business could al be Saigon Japan:

done in this direction with tonnage

giving a

has

little notic

Bangkok Hongkong:-The freight rate Fallen considerably. quotations en Fening to press being made of 81.20 $1.10 for inside/outside bar loarling respective

77,829.94 13 with little toucage offering. This in

pribly

due to the fact that the Govern ment t

of Siam is reported to be sgulating 82,000.00 | all supplies incoming from the hinter

innd to Bangkok and therefore possibly tha present fall is only in the hasure of being temporary one

$277,829.24

After hearing the evidence His Wor

During the year coustwise frights ship said that in consideration of defendant's father being area- and charters were very satisfactory would not and but for the requisitioning by the sentence defendant to imprisonment (overnment of two of the steamets this time. He proposed to fine defenduring the last three months the ant $59 with the alternative of two two monthshard labour-

PERING, Sept. 20. Actövement is on foot, in Hupeh,pectable to raise volunteer corps of 100,000 soldiers for Europe, the cost to be -----Ecofrayed-by-public subscription.

The attention of the postal censops might be drawn to the fact that the Germans are still using the British post services for their propagands. We have received to-day fur instance in an envelope bearing a Danish postmark & sheet printed in English, Fronch and Spanish hearing the title "La Corres pondance Politique de l'Eurupo Centrala' which has its offices in Zurich (Switzer- land). The feature of the newx is correspondence from Berlin, and the nature of it is quite in keeping with the

HE Undersigned save received instrucnderneath says "Kept entirely for usual output of the Wolf Burean."

tions to well by Public Auction, 1FOR LOCOUNT OF TRA' CONCERNE)).

13

MONDAY,

the 1st October, 1917. at 10.45 m, in,

at the Sale Roons, No. 8,

"

Da Vagy Ron, Corner of Ico Hd Street,

TWO LARGE HAND

Terms: Cash.

PRINTING PRESSES.

HUGHES & BOUCH,

ditioners.

Hongkong. Sept. 21, 1917

(Continued on Page 8.)

THE CALENDAR.

comic

home consumption. These paper is their cartoons were but re-echoing what the more serious German journals were saying on

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

THE PRESIDENT'S BODY GUARDS.

PERING, Sept. 20.

The President has transferred his own body-guards and the Sixth and Fifteenth Divisions from Nanking to Peking.

LADY MAY ROSE FUND,

"OUR DAY." THURSDAY, 18Tu

OCTOBER.

Mr. L. X. Leefe, Hon. Secretary

TO-MORROW'S CONCERT IN THE

PUBLIC GARDENS,

-results--wouki-have--been-mich

hetter.

They Steamers and other Propertas of the Company have been main- tail in georder.

CONSULTING COMMITTEE,

Newchwang/Canton-We have ne Post-tates from Japan to southen thing to

ruport ports still insintain their strong tone and medium sized tonnage could business has been effected due to scarcity placed with little effort. Locally. littles of connage bat enquires are in the

market for both this and coast ports. StilTonnage Leading or to Lond Nil.

Ivey

TREATMENT OF GERMANS AFTER THE WAR.

Hon. Mr. David Laudale resigned VIEWS OF THE PENANG CHAMBER fon leaving the Colony, his” place

OF COMMERCE.

Anton.

W

autouneed his intention to be present "His Excellency the Governor has

at the concert to be given under the suspices of the Folice Reservering taken by Hon. Mr. C. E. to-morrow evening in the Botanical

The Committee now consists of Gardens which will be illuminated for

Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton, Mr. A, Q. the occasion. The following is the pro and Hon. Mr. R. G. Shewan gramma of the Concert --

who retire but offer themselves for PART 1.

re-lection. Overture..."William Tell"... Rosini.

Band of the 74th Punjabis. 2. Waltz... "Beautiful Spring"...Litske: Orchestra of The H.K.P. Reserve.

1.

of the "Our Day Committee. 3. Baritone Sulo..."When you infoins us that the Committee,

Mr. G. T.- Edkins and ME E D. C. appointed by the Executive Com. the subject., Thus the Faasiche Wolfe returned to the Colony to-daymittee of the War Charities to Zeitung was telling its readers that from the North.

"tales about huge Americad armies

&

THE SERVICE DOLLAR.

THE CHINA ASSOCIATION'S INTEREST

insted

i by the Hongkong Chamber, giving An account of these meetings and we circulated?

teil same among our members." You have no doubt all read this pany phlet Your Committee gave it

it. their very careful consideration, and while, they sympathise with the resolution, they think the recommendations they ment go as far as is necessary. These made laat year to the Colonial Govern- were as follows

At the half yearly general meeting of the Penang Chambe of Coinmerer behi on the 3rd inst, the Hon Mr. A. F. Goodrich Blessrs. Sandilands, Buttery Co) the Chairman, in the course of his speech •·seid:

The Member for the Hoogkong Cham ber of Commerce proposta resoultion in AUDITORS.

Commeil to the offert that Germans shoalet

be, admitted into the Colony The Accounts have been audited for » period of

w

fire: ten

years after by Messrs. A. R. Lowe and C. Ber-peace had heer declared. The resolution was defeated by the official vote, but was naul Brown who retire bat offer subsequently passed unanimously at a come home. W. H. Squire, therus&ives for re-election.

general meeting of the Hongkong Chu Mr. A. Hyde Lay:

ber of Commerce, and in public meeting Selection..."The Girl in the

We obtained fifty copies of a

panphlet. Taxi"...........Eume. Band of the 74th Punjabis. arrange the celebration of "Our 5. Soprano Solo..."Fallen Roses": | Day, ́ ́has decided to repeat the Sale,

...A. F. Tate. on the Western front are invented

Mrs. C. W. Beswick. The Reverend J, Kitk Maconachie of Roses which was so successful and only to frighten you. Don't let has returned to the Colony from a holi prominent a feature of the proceed-

f(a) Entr Act..."Spring Dreams".

4. King 2129 yourself be blüffed."As the weeks day in Japan and will conduct the ings a year ago Subscriptions to (3) Spanish Serenade... La l'akoma

Yredier. passed, however. It began to be realised service ip Union Church on Sunday.

the Tady May Rose Fund will now

Orchestra of The H.K. P. Reserve. that America was in caruest; and

be gratefully received, and applien

Interval. immediately the German Press set

ticus for Roses should be addressed itself to assure the German people to Road, Liverpool, formerly of Shang to Lady May, Government House, that owing to "our vigilant U tanta bai, retired merchant, who gives £650 with the envelope marked "Rose the idea

among certain religious charities, left, Fund." Cheques should be nude 1. Overture..."Morning, Noon, and of landing a large estate of the value of £9,266.-

Night" force was quite impracticable. Then,

Suppe payable to Lady May and crosserl.

The Orchestra of the H.E.P. (K). later, when troops from the United

In view of the fact that Lady May 2. Baritone Solo...Selected. Captain Thomas Cecil Boyd, Queen's

Mr. C. P. Hay States, were actually landing in Own Cameron Highlandars, who died France, the German Press again on July 21, from wounds received on changed, the point of view, While July 5, was the younger son of Mrs. admitting the possibility of landing Boyd, 27, Roland Gardens, SW, and an American Army "which could a grandson of Mr. T. W. Richardson, of undoubtedly, by the spring of 1918-Swatow, China!

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

pm-Police Reserve Band Night in

The Public Gardens

15 a.m.-Auction of White Goods,

Dress Materials, etc. at Measts

Hughes and Hough's. 11.30 a.m.- Austion..of lens Ware. Satsuma Vares. Tox Sets, etc. at Mesars. Hughes and lough's.

General Memoranda.

MNDAY, Sept. 24 1—

Mr. Alfred Carroll Hunter, of Harting-

but under no circumstances sooner---- intervene in the great straggle of the

The death is announced at Weihaiwei

ose for F.R.C. Annual European nations, they said it would of Mr. A. S. Wilson, partner in the then be too late. America, no less than firm of Messrs. Platt, MeLeod and

Aquatic Sporta,

TUNDAY, Sept. 25-

Selection..." The Bing Boys are here*

.Douglas. # The Band of the 74ch Punjabis.

PART

not yet returned to the Colony 3. Selection..." Les Hugenots. it is important that the marking

Meyerbeer. The Orchestra of the H.K.P. (R)

Miss Camille Castro: ac

In his speech at the suunal meeting of the China Association, in London, on July 31st, the major portion of which as given in the China fuit of Tuesday Last, the Chairman (Mr. F. Anderson) made the following reference to the pay grievance of the Service men in the Far East-

We have drawn attention to the great hardship caused by the rise in exchange suffered by all officials in the Far Phat, and ako by naval and military officers there ho are paid in sterling. The hardship is enhanced by the increased In telegram from our ngkong

If pur present enemies were, to be

allowed to trade, they should only do so. under

the following restrictions

(a) Under special licence of the local Governments and be at all times sub- ject to an adaptation of the laws con- trolling Limited Liability Companies,

(by The turnover value of their trade. to be subject to a Taxi m

(e)

"They shall not be allowed to be como representative Agents of British manufacturers or British commercial undertakings.

Rose Fund "b not omitted, other Soprano solo..."Until Sanderson. cost of lifted that the it represented in many cases

wise applications will not be opened. Several generous donors, whose uames will be published" later," "have very kfully defrayed the cost of the Joses, and it is fervently hoped that the proceeds of the Sale of Howe will exceed even those of a year ago. Lord Lansdowne stated recently

Selection..."The Belle of New York"

GÓD BẤTE THE KINGS

Kerker.

I would lay particular stros on the last recommendation, as in the past the only solid part of their business.

that by T is a lamentable fact that-in pre-

Civil Fervice the privilege of four-fifths of their pay the

batorer az days a number of British manu-d

facturers, pra

rate of is.. Od to stationed there Germana erred to be represented By

of the Army' and Navy

advantage

than by their own COUN-

ara receiving their pay at over 2. 70. to tryn

to trymen. It is difficult the dollar the difference is roughly 11 doll the/

In the Treaty Ports the rash them!

DEATH OF MR. P. J. BUCKLAND,

as compared with 71 Many in Hongkong will.regret to learntion in the number of dollars to the h for nearly twenty years was a resident we hope that the favourable

they

and

is so great German traders

tho

resulted

to understand

bey

imagined they debut, P

presum

•Long

methods of the

in a larger them

the other Allied Powers could hope Wilson, solicitors, of Shanghai. The that the needs of the British, Redof the death of Mr. P. J. Buckland who even greater. The hardship considers over. We know from liquidations than 2.30 pmAuction of Furniture, Bed- that suele will prove to be the case, but deceased gentleman, who was about 40 Cross work were now not less than of Nagasaki and was widely known tion already given in some cased by TALL the

steads, Fiaan, etc. etc. at Mesarsat present the signs are not very years of age, had been suffering from 8,000 a day; so the call is pressing throughout the Far East. De died at Government will be extended to all the made on Tucentive Britistencies to

Hughes and Hough's WEDNESDAY, Sept. 26:-*

5.30 pa-H.K. St. Andrew Society's

Meeting

9.15 p.m.-Open Air Concert at Helena

May Institute. TEUMDAY, Sept 97-

Bettlement Day: Hongkong Stock

•Exchange....

12.15 p.m.-Union Insurance Society'

Extra. General Meeting.

top.m. Auetion of Sundry Goods

ut Kowlcon Godowns. (?

Club's

30 pm Kowloon Cricket

Annual General Meeting. Thurs. 27, Fa1, 25 & SAT. 29 Sept. VRC. Annual Aquatic Sponta -Saturday, Sept. 20 — Michaelmas Day!

3). Auction

of Drugs, Chemicals, Hospital Sundries, etc, eteat losers. Hughes and Hough's Nocn.-Dougins Steamship Co

Meeting.

BUNDAY, Sept. 20

promising The war can only end rheumatic fever. by German surrender. When the German Press writes of an end of the war by the Spring of 1918, it is,

H. E. The Governor was "At Home of course contemplating the triumph The weather was delightful, and suffi st Mountain Lodge yesterday afternoon. of Germany, The thought of surrender had not occurred to them: ciently cool on the top of the Peak to when it has been carefully suggested Middlesex Regiment was in attendanes make tennis enjoyable. Several courts until perhaps within the past week were occupied. The Band of the that Germany may, after all, retire and altogether a pleasant afternoon from Belgium, "because the Porr has was spent by a fairly large gathering. declared that this is essential to s termination of the

war." It may

مغز پسته

The names of subscribers and the suounts Subscribed will be notified daily in the Press.

"' ODR. DAY."

LADY MAY ROSE FUNDI

The under-mentioned subscription

services...

German merchant used the profits. undersall the British

We may ack! that the Service dollar lines of business, merchant is other

After t fors, it should be made illegal for an 3/

German firm, should Germans be allow

uria now

Home on the 7th inst. His uge was 19.

Mr Buckland, came to Nagasaki from hothe in 1807 to join the stuif of Menurs Holme, Ringer.fr, with whom he remained (the kiPrem H

*ntoy) until August 1915 when he returned home with his family to take charge of ST. JOHN'S, AMBULANCE BRIGADE. Our ante bellum treatment of the Uer-

the business in Europe of Messrs Fing Foof Hakodate, in which he hail been admitted to partnership. News

ufs serious

illness reached Nagasaki s few months ago, but the last report, it is understood, was that he was making good progress

Me rechtery* Suand was married at the Nagasaki ligh Church in October, 1902, to Miss Shareret During the last few years of are two

children:

NG. THONGKONG YAD

The Annual Efficiency Test will take place after the Lecture at the Mili

I Hospital on Friday 28th inats Tools &

ed back here to hold a British Agency. One lesson this war has taught us is thust mama was mad folly. Let us hope t

that the Heitiak Imperial Conference CELL arrive at a definite Imperial policy bes fore peace comes." (Appliusa),Al)

Messrs. Carmichael and Clarke...stion Lbusiness tours and he had many friends The following have been passed: ngacara bontloud of survivors and

Sfrom the American. All members of the Detachment are steamericans, which was recently expected to be present, 1 10.15-4 m, that when the vessel tank the captain tirpedoed by a German submarine; stafó Particulars have reached the Malay has been received and is gratefully his residence in Nagasaki, Mr Brekland wearing uniform. barges, and any as dras under the water with her, well be, in view of the renewal States of how Brig-Geners AB. scknowledged.

travelled extensively in the Far East on medals they may have been awarded. but later on hewan picked up b ni the British offensive in Belgium, Hubback (designer of the Kowloon

Meanwhile the sitemarine of northwarde that the sentiment in favour of a railway station) received his wound

In all the

ports from Manila

Eficient for the year ending Sept German officer asked: Where's the

cled arounds He wrs for some years Hon. Secretary withdrawal from Belgium will become. He was in the front line with his

the Nagasaki Club. From 1908 un

until 30th 1917

Captain The

skurvivors “Teplied that for Don more pronounced as the days and the Brigade Major, when suddenly the

he went home he was Consul

In Farsi Aur Alabaster, Mrs. they believed he went down with the wecks pass but the one thing enemy began shelling. Both took

mark and some other countries.

Mr. Buckland was the youngest and Miss Chisholm, Mrs. Danby, Mrs. Gerard

Armstrong, bite Bowley, Mrs. Cousiand, whip, whereupon

officer certain is that if we are not to refuge in a dugout, but a shell barst at

only

suriving son of fr. Heary Back- of Bonth Woodford. American Army taking the entrance and wounded both. Brig

Al Fresco Fête in aid of Society of St. the field against the Germans in General Hubback got a big piece of shail

Vincent de Paul,

MONDAY, Cet

October Criminal Sessions cofamence. 4,31 a.m.-Fall Moon

the Spring there will have to be in his thigh just escaping, the bone. before then!

ee and He was at once taken to a hospital in

satisfactory scceptance.

iman people of the

and repeatedly President WILSON

Postage Stamps months,aims

LN LEE Hon. Secretary,

"Our Day!

CHRONIC DIARRHOLA

the Ger Belgium (being operated on the sade Ayoubiect to attacks definitely Fnight),

by moved for five weeks.

whe able to wri

h which all the com

Allies are in complete accord

d+to-law days

careful n your diet and Tth bolain's Colic, Colera azid

This medicine has cur

thot ph

onand will cure Al Oberains and Beorek

of

Are

price of There Mrs. Goldsmith, Mrs. Brotherton Barker, him.

Exactly two months ago Adds the

Jadah, Mrs. Leask, Mrs Mansfield, Mr.

land,

three tere living one, Mrs. F. E. Min Hastings, Mr. Bayward, Miss Ringer, residing now in Nagasaki

resi-

Nanami Pre, we recorded the death

Kuman a well-known dint dents of Nagasaki who was a lifelong

for friood

They were at

of Mr Backhand.

both

W. Taylor, Miss Wilkinson; and Micr

Miss Judal Miss Landor, Mrs. Mansfield In Home Yuxing++Mrs MKGöldamith

and Mim Piers

the same term of give & course,

best man int

beginning

the princis

BHEEMATISM