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NOTICE...

SALLO, Dronaard.

NOTICE.

LL Persons Buving OLAMS against the A Estate of the late Oxplain Joun O. FINE suro requested to communicate with the Under signed; and all Forains being indebted to the Had Estate ne requested in muke Tommediate Payment to

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JOHN S. LAPRAIK,

A Aministralos. 1772 Hongkong, 27th October; 1874-

NOTICE.

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GABBIEL DUBOSE, Décraseh..

LI. Persons bring a CLAIMS against nist Particulas of anime to the Undersigned,

♫ the above Bataté uro regnosted të fus

"Imi 1750. Hongkong, 211 October, 1874.

BIRTH

On the 10th inst., at Spring Gardens, Hong, kong, the wife of Mr. B. R. STANFORD, of a Mecghter.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 1Ira, 1874.--

The following reseps are reported as having passed through the Canal-Achillée, Cross, and Ly-et-moun:

THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 1874.

& Oo, and that they nee entitled to a refond of the $108 they have paid as the rate assessed on this house, No. 504, Qazen's Road, for the quarter ending 30th Sept.

PROMISSORY NOTE OLAIN,

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Bahve & Co. Market Raport, dated Suizon, 9th November, says For Rice the market is quiet, stendy; average'quality 8141" per tu. pica, good quality $1.28 per picul, new January $1.30 por piaut. Freights to Bongsong 3 to 24 seats, to Singapore 22 cents, tu Java 34 to 35, cents per pion! vesla tu.coming emantilyExchange on Hongkong 30 days aight, 13 per cent, discount.

An inquest was held at the Government Oivil Hospital, before danse Russell, Esq. coroner, and jay-ceriting of Messrs AU-Ronddia 3. de Brite, and d. Stavena, on the body of Ubines feniale named Long Sing Yet, she fell down gini's next to the gambling house 26 the back of Market Strept, Tripingalan,, in ter

of

ENGINEER'S CLAIM.. -

AMPLIGHTER'S CLAIM

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CLAIM FOR REPAYES TO A YACHT.

TEE HONGKONG AND WHANPOA DOCE CO. BLA&T, AND ROWEIT, $148.05. Mr. Brereton was for plaintiffs.

Mr. Brereton fd the nine must beʻstries

Labour.

INFI.

Seungrayman...

UNLAWFUL DEVENTION.

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Is it that

The defendunta tande te usual lante axonses that any steel wire was mauufactured by the I could not in any way affect the results he had COLONIAL AND INDIAN GOVERNORS.

Times of India, September 25th.1 as we inugine they must be by this time,

which Prof. Ayrton hind-referred his previous Greatness, it is proverbially said, bas ile pom- In the docils of LOUIS GUSTAVE VAS. that anal taxing offices exist, to sterrtain

some went fo des friends, some lived there, Japanese, though he believed topper wire was previously obtained mathematically and to und were only having a simple gate at cards, to a considerable extent.

Professor Ayrien ton continued Mention remarke.

altics, but those attaching to the dignity of adding the former brought backs, Too-taso precisely what they are doing, and whether

The Obairman (Sir Harry 8. Purkea) then Oslonial governorshipa at no excesively boxes, and oueb, und threw them about "the bad been made of the badness of Japancas the fasts will justify their being allowed to ALL Parsons having my. CHAIN a continus in what, upon the surface, is a most

KILCHMANN BRISTOW, 3150-This was for. Bome want with cares to sell; some, whe copper wire. Some of it bad at any auto one closed the discussion on this paper with a towweighty and severe, that one naturally wonders lived there, know nothing of any game. The good quality, about which he would say a few observations on the subject generally, and after sometimes how it happens that any man can above requested to wond in Particulare of this was to the Undershened unusual proceeding, and an undoubted inclui on a promissory note, Mr. Santed, Sth and Seli defendants denied that they were words. It would probably be known to many few introditatory remarks, proceeded to read be found to how his book to their yoke. In an

pered for plaintiff. The debt was admitted to, or that they kept the books..

of those pressat that copper wire was largely the 2nd Paper, by Captain St. John of H.M.B. Australian paper the other day, the following on or before the 1st Day of February, 1875, vasion of the jurisdiction of the Colony,. It and judgment was given for plaintiff,

After a severe lecture from the Bench, the employed in the manufacture of telegraph Sylvia, entitled "Observations on the Bay of question to put with reference to His Kroullency. The Governor of Victoris: Who is Sir after which duto no Quime will bu racògnísad,

And nil Porsens being incelated to taa said is in this light at least that it strikes RAJEEV. SCOTT, $7.20 Thins a claimth and 8th defendants were foed $200. oseli, instruments and etb-aurine oubles. Now the Sendi

Mr. Brunton then made fow remarks Cleorge Bowes that he should map privileges? Estate are requested to naks Immediate Tay.ipartial observers at a distance, and for twelve days' services as engineer of a latinch or six monthe unrd labour, and the rest of the wire, like all other conductors, offered n certain

which the matter presented itself to the at $18 s month. Defendant in eganeetot with defendants were fined $10 out, or six weeke obstruction for resistance as it is called to the to the effect that Ishi-a-maki lad seemed Is he a gulant soldier, u learned scholar, R pasango of the electric current) unt this resist to him on bis visit then, a short time ago, man of noble family, or a profound statesman ? J. TAIRBAIRN, -;

TA. the firm of Moser: J. Inglin & Co., shipbuilders, hard labour,

anes night, for the same length and thickness to be a tolerably clean and woll-to-be town. Not at all. Ho fa just bis Excelloney Sir Administrator northern papor whose remarks are

Delendnet and a witness stated that plaintiff

Lung Ashoog and another wore charged by of the wire, be immensely diminished by in. The bar across the river month, however, on George Bowen, son of a small farmer in the tl 1777. Hongkong, 27th Octubai, 1871. forred to above. It is very strange, and left the vessel without notice or normission,

theroforo, ta, find that the authorities loro and bad fauned considerable inconvenience and one Ha Adhiu, a shopkeeper in the Queen's creasing the purity of the copper employed, which there is not moro bar or 3 fset of aorth of Ireland, some sime tator to

Road West, with stenting from the top of hans Up to the laying of the first Atlantic cable it water in a great ubstruction to the shipping in nobleman, and author of a book on Greece, We have over bad the are contect to allow the mattor to go on with-expense.

Plaintiff admitted going away, but said he two acties of shark's fus, which he had spread was imagined that any extra resist nes in the portanceof the place. There is no shelter for which was morcilessly reviewed by

ast to dry.

conductor of a sable, produced by impurities in yeasele lying off the mouth of the river, and it London proas." out onquiry, and in fact to assume that the was ill

Complaint said that although two oatties the sopper, could be compensated for by is therefore quite upmuitable ne a port Thera honor of Recing Sir George Boson, or Aven hia battery power employed, in a harbour, Lewevor, to the Eastward of Ishi-photograph, but eqeld pictars to aurselves a wore only found near the defendants' hiding increasing the presumptions are in favour of the regularity His Lordship said plaintiff ought to bave of the levies; when there is every reason to give notice of his intention to go away, but place, a great deal bud bou thrown down into Before, however, the construction of the scoond no-anki eslled Aikawa, which ofurs good very inedible countenance, supposing it to have would not be right to deprive him of all his he street. The defendant got on to the top of Atlantia ouble of 1865, Sir William Thomp abelter to vessels, being open onir ou a very heon depicted while reading the above, A 06. believe that, wero. the question sifted, the wages for what he had done, he would give the notes by means of clambering stp a rained son (whose name bad lately been pronuntianti ars towards the south cat bus ne shis vernor who is eluted with shoca of this calibra Chinese would be found to be simply muking judgment for $5, and would not allow costa.

house next door.

ly brought before, the Society in. Captaia Belk inchoar is surrounded by steep hilla, it also is at his breakfast table, and orer bis morning A CONCIE'S CLAIM,

toast and newspaper, is a man whose tokių not District watchman Na 7 doposed to seeing, ump's per as the Deep Sea Suunding in the uaclean us à comercial port. use of thia Colony us a means of levying

KWOK AYU. HANDLEY, 1971.—This was a

The meating them türmizatel in the sul to be envied; but so it is with the great number of Colonial Governors-they would appear to taxes which they could not show to be BDC-claim for wages as house coole, and for 10 coute at 2, a light moving about the roof of Pucils) was led from purely thoorstisal consi

be constantly at war with their subjects and He had no light at a long submarine auble could be doubled if Loned either by treaty on by any proporly paid for sinir hire, Dafédant's bey asked the bones, and on watching, enw two men enina derations to fonolade that the commercial value manner,

LORD DUFFERIN ON CANADA, the prcao. Another instance__occurs permission to go away for a few days, and sent down into the next bouse.

The Daily Telegraph, notizing ʼn epecah do Port"Lonia, in the Mauriting. Sie Ar- establishabrulu or low of their own. If they in plaintif as a substitute. Plurutif salse with him, but he blew his whistle, and a Sikh pure copper wire were substituted for the in- fare to be permitted to lovy taxes in Hong [quently got very involent, nad defendant sont sergeant vawe, and he went and brought a coupure wire previously employed; for he above feered by Lord Dufferin at Tomato on the 2nd thar Gordon is about foresign the Go- stable's lamp. Scuroh was made and the two that the speed of scading, or the number of“

ukto, saya that it in perfently alear from this rernment of that island Bag event the kang we have surely at least the right to him away. Defendant said he bad never en-

gaged plaintif at all; bo was seus thero by the defendants were found couecaled. He appre. words that could be sent per minute, s ask for precies information as to what those other boy, who had not yet come back. Plain. hendel the first defendant and the Sikh sercaderis paribus inversely proportional to the address that, during his largely-extended pro- Port Louis Commercial Garette désires to com tiff said the other bey never intended to come prehended the second. There was a specific resistungs of the copper employed, and gress through the territorice which his lordship memorite as follows: "Ts aar that goueral -de ar-before-the 1st day of Barrà, 1875, after taxes are.

which date they will not le-recognised Hand-

back. His Lordship said he would adjourn the empty at bog near where the first defendant could not be inermeed by incrusing the battery sales in the sum of her Majesty, two facta bnd joy has bon manifested is to say the simple power. Consequently store who up to that forced themselves upon his mind, with entirely and auvarnished truth. Those in some specula all Persons Indebted to the said Estate are

CHRO to me whether he did come back or not. vas, undone picce of shark's fin near i

Mr. Alfred Grey, warded of the Victor time had looked on the systematic electrio test novel and overwhelming conviction-one, the tion as to who is likely to succeed him, but there, inquested to make Ton.cdine Payment.

The M.. steamers Amazone and Sind have He had always understood that when a boy Gaol, identified the first defendant as a muning of copper wire as unsscesenly had now great prisent prosperity of the Dominion, and is no anxiety. It is felt that a worse adminis ED HASTEL,passed through the Canal,

went away for it abort time be paid hie conrdly ever out of rael. Previous to this five become most streausus in urging its rogator the other the heartfelt attachment which it trator cannot be selected." There are only two Hentar Tse stenskips. Heck and-Menachikoj-nrestitute

convictions were against him, and he was only indephone that at the present time no-cuit-of-ivels to the mother country and the person of examples of the indifferent estimation in which wired as having arriyet in London.

lately out.

copper wire was omplyed in base cable-out Boreira. Lord Defferin reintes bay be Colaiste bold their Governo, Eat lot My one AU MAN. LEUNG PAKE, $18,--This was a

The defendants said they bad only just come which had not, being previously tested, proved a depdoring in the presence of some emigrants parase the files of Colonial journale in sit parta claim for lighting lamps at the Sing Pingout of the theatre when they were arrested. itself to bave less than the contract resistanes. that any father should have to look upon his of the world, and be will probably and plenty The Erst defendant was sent to six months* Aamber of specimcua of Japanese capper young family as a misfortune, and was earing of the same kind of literature to amuse Theatre. As plaintif bonght no witnesses in support of his pain, the case was adjourned till band hour and ordered to find security in two wire of diferent gauges and recently been at in Canada nobody could have too many him; it may safely be accepted as a general next week to admit of bis gaing sa.

sureties of $50 ench for 12 mouths, or in default electrically tested in this way in Prot, Ayrton's when a alalwart young emigrant, with his wife, rale that not. que Colorind Governor in affords satisfaction to his people. to be economiendal to His Excellency for laboratory, and the reaalt had been that, white oried out, Right yon are, gir; that's what I've fifty depoitation. The second defendant was sent to many samples had as much as twenty or thirty been telling Emily, here. And all this anti-But why is this: how is a phonomenon ibro-mouthsʼ hard abour.

per cent. more resistance than pure copper, and ful expanse of free and fertile euil, where unatisfactory to be accented for P themfore would be quite valueless for anh, labies are at a premium, he evidently just as fault of the Governor, the people, the Colonial This was a sis for repaire done by plaintiffs

The usual number of "De pass" chair coolica marine cable or telegraph instruments, otharuch Bogland as Shropshire or Devonshire. Offae, or of whom? Perhaps all thres are to the pault comi.

low wages and agricultural strikes? Wought made the very name of Colonial Governor t Mr. R. Dungan, secretary of the Dock Cou-aud "drunk "casos (the batter rather numerous samples had scarcely more resistance than if Is it not clear, then, where the romedy lles for more or lege to blame for a scandal that bas they had been-composed of pare copper,--is--a posy, said that in October, 1873, Mr. Beart occupied the Magistrate's attention.

few cases indeed, not oves one por acut, more. to people this Transatlantic Albion, thus making entfect for a farco, aut bis dignity something. ordered the yacht to be docked. Whilst it was

BEFORE C. MAT, ESQ. & JAMES RUSSELL, ES Conseqneatly, as far as conduction was con-it and more English. This ardent and to burlesqte with all the extravagancy of an oerned, wire like the good samples would be of incradisable affection for the mother country to Opera bouffe. It is surprising, indeed, that we in the dock certeza works were pointed out, which were done, and they were included in the In the short comments upen the blockule

bili. Of the entire suur, as fast ($150) bud ideas burged by. Choung Tung The price go pound of both bad and good the Dominion is a force not had enough atodied stars bolure now. As we read of his bicunt The remarried case in which a Alas, the great practionl value for legaphic purpo eu.which Lord Duferin bats auch glud icoma in bave not had the Colonial Governor on the question, which wo extracted yesterday from

bean paul by the Hon. Mr. Hott-Hee Choy of Shok-lung, with kidnapping his child samples was practically the sune, and less, por ppreciated by one public men. It ought to nial panas, be would appear to be a blested northern paper, the Shanghai merier, the

septed that in full satisfstion of any day on the 20th ultimo, came on again, and it any rate not more, than the wholenato price be met with hearty signa of estimation and Briatecrut of the Brost forbidding typer

reciprocity.

"diving on tripe off a cold plato, in order always o to economise his salary 1" He must important polat in connection with the

at tint, after this, he should after the evidence given Lad been confirmed, in England of commercial copper wire, His Lordship said

Mr. Gowland, F.O.S. of the Imperial Mint, "The defondant was sent to nine wonthe" bord

"A FEARFUL DEATH LEAP.

Conservative in his Government, whatever he whole question is made with an amount of deavour to get away whilst the gambler strike ont Mm Hoxati nome::

Osaka, said that in reply to the remarks of the Faat ennaker respectine the variable elecTO. A one of frio de se rorted from Poughkeep- may have been before is obtained bis appoint precisión which nontracts markedly with the sermobling vertheroof of her bener, The

JAPAN.

feandrotivity of Tupau copper, excordingly highsia by be Neno York Herald must have been ment; and if a military, he is sure to be a peculiarly muddled vows, which the autho-jury returned a verdint of "Ancidental Death" out. He had not beef aware that the acacy-

WAB 80 recited. It being a joint contract be The Mail toumat bings dates from Tokembers having been obtained in some cases peculiarly appalling to the spectators. A DO- castrous martinst of the exact putters-of- rities bere-that is to say the present autho

had joined the two names on defendants. "Au, ingneat was also held upon the body“, Mr, Dancun, in reply to Me Baurt, id head to the 31 altig, but they do not cum andlowaumbora, in others he would state triedy torings character name James Gramsey was H... the Duke of Kent, some time a Go a few of the reenite to which he had been led the principal actor in the dreadfn soene e vernor in the Canada. There is no political rities-outerfain en the subject. There may,seng Abing, who died apparently from understood that certain altorsítions to theeable rain any news of special importance

The wok, anys the Japan Mail, has been am by the chemical and plyalcal examination and repaired to a rock 85 fevt high, which overhung villainy in a small way that he is not capable of be a great deal of ingenious argument to be the reaults of a fight on board a page boot ware for Mr. Rowett's convening, and that gularly barren of naa, sad with the exception metalinrgical treatment of about eight hundred the river Hudson, and, being half intaxiented, committing with a diabolical gusto, und it is brought forward with reference to what the lying alongside the steamship Peart It Phe was to pay for them. The bill had been sent of a report, wish is by no, nedpawel authen- tons of copper. The copper of Japas as a raio, fell stop but after slambering for half an only too plain that if be bahis own way. Chinese are or are not entitled to do in their that deceased and the other coolies on board altanutions were done for anali. In reply to not be given until she 2 instant, we are in was calculated to taken foremost pincentmongst him, who had been jumping. "I will give you his subjects not already in line of local peared from the evidence of one of the coals for both gentlemen. He could pot say what tied that the final reply 3 Okule would when properly refined in a suitable formace, hour, tas and said to a person who was with he would hang and quarter every win of own witers; and a vast amount of erudition mero acosod by Pang Acheong, the master Mr. Brereton, witness said he believed the work

the various kinds of commercial copper destined lesson, boys, and show you a leap" Palling always taking the wrong. view for electro-telegraphie or other purposee where off his shoua, he went to the odgo of the rook, affatra, sad if he does not manage socially may be expended in drawing soalogies bewaring away a wouten stancheon, and that done to the cabin did not amount quite $150 possession of no intelligence of interest.

the decrard warned him to be garefni before

Mr. Rowett said he bought the palation Mt.

Tiago News has the following:--- special parity are casential. It was almost evidently looking for a plane from which he to affront the whole, population, his wife tween the levy of duties on vessels in Chinese asensing him of theft, Fang Acheong, the Beart last year. The conditions were this ake

A. Jen and the anjority of the party of invariably free from the injurious metals an could jump into the water without striking on dos it for him, and quite as well as be cuki. waters and somewhat surilar practices of its eng sard, then went and got ar DR, Ana was to-be put ia good order and delivered to French sararts took their departure on Thurs timony and arsenic so well as from phosptiorua, the rook below. Having back from the edge From the vexed Dermaths to the canny les cflier nations in other witera--but there unto the wifneas, Frog Acheong stuck deceased at Aberdeen dismantled. To fit the conditions uk. M. Jaunes lets gobind his two of truces, and arsenic when preaaut rarely in larger and started for the leas. He was twice foiled Governorsura saly bearonmong Her Majesty'

general rus ensued, during which, according bid ready for sen Aftbat time she was lying day, to the French Corvette d'Eatroos, for Autimony he had paver found exempting in ba exclaimed, "That's not much of a jump, of the disant Pacific, this is the character the scarcely be any argument in favour of the with the flat of a sword, and caused his deaths of sale, she had to be docked, and pat. in quod à porty, und it is not improbable that be any quantities taun 13 per cent. Tu fast when the in his rash parposo by the bystanders, heldyal Colonists, but as the heat Ger Chinese ying duties in Her Majesty's The modioal testimony went to show that the order. While in the dock at Kowloon, he thought imeelt return ere, it in enquiry he finds erude copper was carefully selected aud. sab caught bim and held bim back. A struggle avery ataty, we should like to hear the Gover

case of death was the bytsking' often artery it would be well to take the opportunity Celony of Hongkong. This Colony basheen over the train, which might have been sacking certain stortions the cabin

Nagasaki Ines kely to suit bis purpose. Wejected to the West process of redning, the took place the scound time, and. Ormacy nocu secout of his people as related in osa- should have thought that, taking into con resulting act should consist of almost pare strek one of his captors on the breast, crying, fidance to tre Colonial Miniator. But vagina- distinctly declared by proclamation, specially by a blow from a hard, énhetasies but Dr. regarded thego alterations as his en latileidemtion fhe frot at the scientific party copper with traces only of lead, iron and silver, with an oath," If you don't let me go, I'll take tion might ours us further, and with the addressed to the Chinese traders, to be free; Clapham was of opinion that the injury.could atyag, with some items for gi

# from the United States is already located in The importance of the purity of copper and of you with me." He was released, and sat down Calonial Minister laughing beartily at both the at is recognised that no inapodiments in the fut have been cansed by the back of a sword :--tr. Blirt seid it-was only a few des ann that ↓ Nugsaki, My Janssen, by remaining in Koba,iis special freedom from antinouy, arsenic and for about Eve minutes, and sau took a seat ruler and the ruled. It is nothing to be inttar

without cutting the skin. Ebe inquest 13 ad- be received a copt, gi the ollyw

if the Governor and the Colorists are at log- ero thead is noccupied ind where fac phosphorus had been exhaustively tecuted by between bi and the precipice, bat- Cramsey form of duties can be put upon the trade; journed to Farming, at 2.90 x.M

Mr. Duncan, in reply to it. Heart, paid weather is it et un frequently experienced. Matthieson in a paper communiented by him to suddenly made a dash for the edge of the rock, gerbeads. If the first, ita pet, resigns, "and work wan debitol the Company's loks to a buck, would have reduced the risk of the Royal Society and afterwards published in shouting. Now I'm off and with a fearfut comes home post-buste, the Minister has a Me Howelt. He did not its time knowle French and Apotican expeditione their Transactions. His results were so spring leaped out into the air, and plunged hundred applicants to oblige with the vacancy; fesor the yacht properly heforged

Laving but failures. There is, it would up. tainad from experimenta madu.upon impure. down into the Hudson, which lay B5 feet below if the latter peator bit will complaints, there Rovett, in reply to Mr. Beart, mid the ear, one, other course oper to M. Jansen. pure and alloyed, specimens of copper the the brow of the rock. He turned once in the is still the same cares to adopt new Go- yacht went into dock for the purpost offierkit. He bas 2. double set of instruments and a composition of which had previously detors descent, strack the outer sidings, and vernor, with another political obligation cap- bur bottom cleaned. After that she could have usemaa suit, is been suggested mined by chemical elysia. These read fts were shakeil down by the stream.. left the Jbek.

But the most abeled part of the business' ia that by dividing tustrants and observes, opposed to some experimental results obtained At, Duncan said it would only have taken stationing part, hare-wad part at Nagasaki, be by Sir Wai. Thomson, not however, because the ANOTHER BALLOONIST IN FERIL AT often the ground of quarrel between governar two or three tours to have cleaned her botton could considerably lessen the chance of failure experiments of Sir W. Thomson were fuper-

and governed. The marcet trifo will create She was in dock for four or five days.

resulting from lavourable state of the fectly conducted, but because alloys of inuocus The escape of Monsieur Daroof, the French anarchy in the settlement, or island, and it is Mr. Beart said when he sold the vessel to Br.atmosphere. Then again, were bis party so rate composition were supplied to him. Bonet, Le agreed to deliver her in good order filed rangements with be made for the reasons, however, why Japanese copper wire, or rallel fustane at Soul-om. As the perivini- not play Oliver Cromwell with Her Majesty'e benoronaat, and his wife bas just met with a pa- really a merey that an incensed population does ready for beat Promised, to put bullast id, exclusige use of one of the llograph wires, by copper in other forms, was so variable in its suct of Bunga's circus at the Lake road these representative for quitting no dni. When the coz the topside if reestry, and do other to nigaus, if one dirais bad a favourable physical arctor era theso

blaga. This was all douest witness's expense. aky and the other the reverse, suggestions contd Apetition has been fibi in this Court by Tent over with Mr. Rowest and Mr. Duncan to ga made or instructions given during the Mears. Jardino, Matheson & Goals ker. Saw the bottom was dirty and gave observance of the various phenomena. The 5 át Ordinance 13 ut 136%, toya getaro bi rutramardera to have her cleaned. The item for this great expense which the foremost nations of tho the tax which is levied segitimately pay to the out of $100 paid for the quarter work appested in the bill which he had paid. world are incurring on these expeditions proves able by the vessol on arriving at ber desti-ending Septete 90th: alto, and the pition Witness then pointed out a great many items the importance with which the scientifiy ob nation, and that its beug raised in Iong is preferred on the ground that one of the which had been charged to him, but which beservation of the approuching Transit of Venus kong is purely a matter for the convenience boues 50. Qreen's Rod Central, said belonged to work done in the cabin, and is regarded by nationomers; and makes it highly was, daring that quarter, uninhabite » ought therefore to have been obar ed to desirable that the possibilitice of failure should of the traders, and does not amount there. It was proved that Mr. Allord, who is retained Kowett

be reduced to a minimum, · lure to lovying a tax, but only re- Mere Jndige as their private aurveyor, built the premises; which oddly enough were paying me which would otherwise asessed before they were completed. baro to by provided fór élcewhere in a Why the angoasiment was not objected to

ander Ordinance 5 of 1863 does not appear, less courouient way. This is no déubt an

Since the presales have been finished Mr. ingenious reply, but unfortunately for its Alford has been, iustruoted to lat them and forcs, the Chinese tender do not see top for his personal guvenience, se heistales, om- pied a room there'in which he kept a chair, a preciate the immause advantage which is table, a pupil, and anus claris. In fact he thus conferred upon them, and would most used the roona sau office, and outside the bosa certainly prefer to be without the necessity put up a band to inform persona enquiring of obtaining duty receiple in Hongkong for he might be heard of there or latters might be addresgebers to him. He never slept, the goods which they ship. But it is clear and only occasionally toor juschen, on the that if such an explocation to trip to be pres

Is this an occupation which renders Mesure cutertainal at all we ought to know with Jardine table to pay the rates for the gauctor P perfect accuracy what the amoung and nå. Two questions aries for consideration. Ought ture of this duty are--and upon both these these premises to come under the oxemption points we possess only the vaguest inform provided by subsection 1 of Section & of Ordi- nce 11 of 1987 as being uniobabiled"—or it tion. The moment engairy is instituted into not uninhabited," were they occupied in such a these points, the case nude for the Chinese, way is to render the owners liable? That in to lowever plausible it may appear at first Bug was theroa bereficial occupatier ?

Fire word "inhabitant" appears in one of the curliest aututes on rating, Elz. 43, ob. % and in in repeated decisions, in constraing the

and as a matter of fact, so far us the recog risod authorities are concerned, no duty whatever is levied upon comnteree,

Under

such circumstances, it became a somewhat | 6 startling fact that thers should be tuxes -mised by the agents of another government actually in our midst. "Ahbaugli SiT RICHARD.

A@DONNELL did not hesitate to hold such prossings as illegal, nad as an in- sion of the independents of the Colong, there leniont views have promiled since, and we believe that arguments have been found even

to support this practies. It is argued that

SUPREME-ONÜRT." 10th November..

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE ME. JUSTICE SNOWDEN.

THE RATE APPEAL CASE.

In the case in which Mr: Alford, architect, on behalf of Alesers Jedine, baths & appealed against the nunssument of asiaphan in The Greza's Bond, His Lordship on the following juúkwanti~~'

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Ar. J. McLeod (called. by Sir. Beart) s

The gale which commenced to blow from su had some knowledge of yachts mari had one at early hour yeateriay soon made it apparent that present. He should unt consider alterations Lu Kobe's Antanu Regatta would have to be post à cabin oncessary to make a yacht seaworthy paned. The men was so rough that mowing was If he bought a yacht und, she was to be sea out of the question. But if "Rude Bowas, worthy all be would expect would be that ne bist ring cailer," has taken bis departure, leav bull, epare, rigging, sails, and ballast woning fair weather in his wake, our Aquatic Sports be in good condition.

will come off at 2 pan to-day-invite and ólkur disagreeables notwithstanding, NEWS.

His Lordship said he was afraid they were travelling from the point et tasu. The real question was to whom was the credit given ? questi null he had referred to the books.

Mr. Danen said bo penlà noter this:

His Lordship suket, if no one was present when the order was given,

Alr Dupean said de manager of the Dock could he called.

ilia Lordship said he would adjones the case till Monday next, at eleven o'clock, to admit of farther evidenes being called.

FROBATE JURISDICTION.

On the application of Mr. Breston, letters of administración with will sunered were granted to the Hou, J. Whittali in the goods of Alex under Percival, decereed.

Elush, Leoothies weakened, and we believe that if investigation were pushed in this direction, "it would be disawers, that even aduitting and sleeping in a parish.

aer, heun field to an permutatly reading£IGBL-NTELLIGENCE the general principle (which for many ob The word uinbabited" appears first in the vious reasons is open to grave question, the ordinances of this Colony in the Ordinance No. 2 of 185, which, although the foundation

ASIATIO SOCIETY OF JAPAN, · (Japan Mail.)..

A General Masing of this Society was held on Weducaday gvaniu, the us Optober, 1974, at the Grand Hotel. There was a good atlen dance. The Chair au tuker by Sir H.S. Parker, one of the Vice Presidente, shortly be fore wine o'clock.

י

SEA.

THE "RIFLE MATCH,-~

called.

we balloot nacent advertised, and Capt. lady of some respected townoman. The Japanese were unable to produtos uni- Matcalfe, the coronat, took his place is a car. Gavernos first sets sail for his Colonial home formly by their refining process, a pure The ballen rose rapidly on being let loose; the Colonists sing to a very different Lune. If copper in the technical Rense of the term. and atter obtaining a certain altitude appeared it is a Government that has sont bio out They could produce a copper as free from to get into conflicting ourients of air, first go for bis great Parliamentary servicos to his foreign metals as we could by our methods ing in westerly direction, and then voering party, that Government is are to be lauded for of refining, and thus far no pure, but they round to the eastward. Finding he was pro the wisdom of its choice; should the Tories he, could not produce a copper which should ceeding towards the sea, Capt. Metcalfe made in office at the time, the soug is still the same uniformly coutain just that proportion of every effort to descant while he could yet do so at the sponse of the departing Excellency, cuprous oxido which was absolutely nesas ou terra forma. His efforts, however, vera No wonder if the new veruor, inflawed sary to give maximum toughness, tenacity, futilo; for when the balloon dit desond it with all this adulation, and the novelty of bis ductility, aud alextro-conductivity, and tooled the water in Langston Barbar, im- new-blown importance, takes an encorated witbont which uniform proportion the mersing the heronant. For early half an hour view of his powers, possibly treating bis subjects parest comercial copper was worthless afterwarde Capt. Metcalfe was dragged through with gubernatorial contempt before they have for most paposra a deficient quantity of the water, the balloon occasionally rising in the had time to discover win a very little was he is. But sooner or later they will find this ont suprove uncle or sa gruesa would equally air to a height of 20 fuel or ud then condemn an otherwise pare commercial plunging the car in the sea again, the aeronaut for themselves, or fancy they have found it copper. The variations in the physical experiencing semenbat similar ecopations to out, and then comes the beginning of endless daurseters of Japanese refined copper, those of the unfortaunte Dargot and bis eife. quarrels most discreditable to Governor and especially in the form of wire, he had found At last be perceived himself nearing some governed slike. It is very fortunate that in to be usually due to excess of amproxide fishermen in a boat, and hailed them to torowa India wours not much trubled with this kind and not to the presence of foreigi metais, grupul over the our As they evidently besi of thing. The asta of our Hulers are frequently the defecta, however, produced by excess of tated, or did not understand what be meant, severely criticised by press and people, but the this oxide could not be remedied by, ang Chipt. Metcalfe determined to abandon the bul. erittein is generally fair, and rarely descends treatacut excepting that of remelting un- loon to ite fato; and jumping over the aids of to the license of Australian and Danadian cen der proper conditions.

the wicker car, wau bauled into the host of the Bore, if ornsors they can be sulled. The ex Japanese orade copper occasionally contained fabermen, who had made after him. The mo- ception which proves the rule is the Governor excess of iron, and also of lead, metals, however, tent he left the ear the balloon rose rapidly of Bombay, who, whatever may be his name or which were removed by refining, and when re- into the air, und was in a few minutes, lost to character, is sure to be belaboured by a section of the Press with a whole-souled abandon that The Minxtca.uf the Annual Meeting batingquired for the production of a copper to be need sight

st some cuses agrocably revive the motor been read and approved, it was unnicunced that loy, sycoial purposes, for alloying gold in

of earlier Colonial experiences. Ons is a sebeme the following gentlemen had been elected Oc.minting, or, for electro-telegraphy, it wound. dinary Members of the Society since the last vienble to make frequent careful analyses in CONTEST OF THE IRISH AND AMERICAN TEAMS monger, another corrupt, 's third jubile; they

AT LONG BANGX SHOOTING.

are not only enerates of the buman race, but ar General Meeting-The Rev. D. G. Group, selecting it. Measri. Kingdon, C. de Sivers, Drummond For further notes on Japanese copper Mr.

New York, September 26th. not ever made of flesh and Elood, being mere Hay, J. Sichel, G. H. Howell, Batakeyama, Gowland would refer those interested to the The great International Shooting Matoli be images composed of light brase or heavy wood. and B. H. Chamberlin.

appendix of the Report of the foxperial Mint, tween the Irish and American testa took place This style of criticien as common ail over It was also need that several valuable Onaka, for the present year. The copper ores at Creedmoor today. The weather was due India when the first wild shriek of freedom donations to the Library and Masoom had been usually worked in Japan yielded from 23 to 12 a slight breeze blowing. There was an immense awoke the journalista of a former day to the November, 19th.

minde, the privoipal of whics, a mader of a gold per cent at copper, although riches specimens or trom New York, Brooklyn and other poesibilty of insulting a Governor without in Mine and Worte at the Island of Sade presented occurred in small quantities. The smelting cities. A lively interest was exhibited in the curring the only of instant deportation BEFORE C. MAT, Esq.

by Ernanie Gower, Esq, was exhibited on process of the Japanese was nod for which bo match. Before the shooting commenced a very But, forwnately, so increasing acquaintance side table and attracted considerable attention had great respect, for although it was ende und bandsome badge was presented to Colonel with the more ingenuona urts of Journalism statement made would be found to be wrong rating bere, and as far as I can discorer

MUHPÍCIOUS CHARACTER.

from those present,

yielding but a small eat-tars compared with Wlegate, on behalf of the frsh team. At 11.16 bas generally softened the manner of our writers, Inspector Grimes charged one Kwok Asbap, The author being absont, Mr. Wilkin then European methods, yet be bad seen is econo- the shooting commented, at 00 yards and does not suffer them to be a ferocious; the in material points. The most important point,never repealed, has disappeared from the edition

who described lenself as a herb ductor, with proceeded to read the first of the two Papers mically condnoted amidst diosities and in range 3 Wilson (Iriak) led of, striking the last survival of a ruder ago are regarded in our information is correct, is that the so of our ins now is unc

In this as in later Ordinance "unishabited being a suspicious caracter. He found him for the evening, being the first of a series on localities wirere no other process would succeed target He was followed by Falton (Amcrioun) these times of comparative civilization with called duty is not any part of the regalar and housing, etc., tre exempted from certain terea near the P. G. Co.'s factory without a lap The Useful Minervis and Metallurgy of the Bhange as it might appon, the principles upon be mudo bull's eye. Firing after this been the interest which natural philosopters would recognised revenue of Chiun, but is levied Look og ut the tenor and meaning of all-the and without fagere, which he thought hud boen Japuucee. The subject principally treated in which it was conducted and the chemical sens rapid. Every good hit we received with a feet in monteraplating 4 eclitary specimen of under certain regulations between the Canton Ordinance or this subject, it cannot be sup-cut off by mandaring for some offence on the this Paper was the manufacture of Iron and tions which took place were identical with those bounded applaase. Very few beta were made the dode. This is a grant politial gain, for l of the process followed in Wales at the present at the beginning. At the fifteenth innings it many be doubted wifether the work of govern posed that uninhabited" we intended to be mainland. This was disproved; and he was foed Steel.

The Obairoan, said he was quite sure all the time.

beonsac apparent that the Americas were ment could well be carried on otherwise than local authorition and the guilds, expressly used in the netrow acuse of houses in which no 10 cents for having no light.

The following minerale of iron were worthy aboad. Following is the tull score

by main forte if the Anglo-Iad an presa were Membera and Visitors present would join him apon the trade of Hongkong. It would fur- one ià resident-that is, living and sleeping.

These rates are to be levied on oumers and Inspector Halloran obarged a mon named in presenting the Society's best thanks to Dr. of note in addition to those mentioned in the At 800 yards-Americana-Fallen, 58; Gil generally to copy the style which is harmless deralove, 6; Dakin, 53; Hepbarn, 59; Bodine, anongh at the Colonies, where no languagestort ther appear that the irregular nature of the occupiers; by Ordinance 11 of 1807 the consoli Wong Ayee, with the unlawful possesion of a Geerts for his very ralabio and interesting paper

aguetic Iron Sand-A fine black saad 5; Tale, BhCoil-520. friskmon-Wilgou, of swearing iconsidered strong. Ascompared to taxation does not even and bere, but that the daten bares are to be decuted an occupier's lar" bundle of branches of trees, neming from Paper, and they would look forward with much

the whole fad their lines anal is pleasant places. right to lory these datice or squeezes is farm. The fera given in the Echedule to the 5 of Wong-nei-cheoug. The complainant said that pleasure to the folurocontributions of the series, consisting of more or less perfect aethedra al 55. Walker, 16; Jehases, 50; Hamilton, 58; Colonial Governors, our Indian pro-consuls on

1808, he the words at the head of one colcan the defendant tud a saw in bis band. As the whisk promised to be a very comprebenaivaans. magnetic oxide of iron. It occurred largely in Milner, 67, Rigby, 62 Total-317.

AT. 500 YARDS.

and our Governere, to do the justice, are less ed and re-formal by the officials, and that whether supied or vacant. It is only ann branches appeared to be from the wreck of the He was glad to see many membera preacht who the province of Aki oud was smelted here by

ware competent to discuss auch an important native methode,

The Irish made up for the ground they had prone to affront their people than are the even the Chinese Authorities themselves der this colon that the excuption provided typhoon, the defendant was disslargad with a

subjet and be hoped they would favour the So- Magnatio pyriten occurred massive in large lost, making a soure of 312 to the Americans potoatates of our many small dependencies. could not say how much is levied in many inhabited" most mean" vacant," that

by Section 5 of 11 of 1867 can be olanned, there caution,

̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ AMBLING.

ciety with the result of their valuable experisuoe. guantities in several parta of Sarau, in Qui and $10. Following is the score: Irish-Wilean, They have not indeed the same temptation, instances. They obtain a lump sum for the sunoccupied."

Inspector Dodde, by virthe of a warrant, After a few remarks from Mr. Erimus Into, and probably in many part of Japan 51: Juhnson, 9; Hamilton, 52; Walkor 50 They have to deal saully with gentlemen, privilege of raising the dues and leave those Were these premiars, sheu, pccupied by the accompanied by a body of police, proceeded to tower, who stated that be is at present engaged It ocurred in the interior of Tarate in cini Rizby, 56, Milner, 44. Total 12. Americans, whereas in the busb and the backwoods a awnore, who are rated as occupiers that is kuasu No. 27, Market S11ect, and arrested Len in putting up foresees for the Japanese in 2 to 3 fest or more in thickness, mixed with-Fulton, 57; Gildersleve, 51; Dakin, 45, Hop- Governor is very liable to bo doofruatod with manda ns 1 ben, 50; Eodine, 51; Yule, 56. Total-$10, the very courbest aposimens of humanity. Our who farm them to obtain them as boat they say beneficially occupied, the poly test of Aman and ten other chair coolies, and charged the province of Hitachi (Toubia) where there is copper pyrites, yielding often us cau. The only analogous case to the one settenhle deroption.

how with gambling,

a considerable Leal of ironstone, varying in per cent of copper and being then worked a It is clatured that the shooting of Faiton Australian cousins erjoy the credit of not Complainant and that he went to the house-thickness from 18 Et to 8 it, and needing only copper ore. In Omi it socurred rather exten (Ameriono) and Hamilton (Irish) was the best only thinking themselves as roud as other ap on behalf of the Chinese us a justion the warpation was Mr. Alford, but he isnot about 7 o'clock, necompanied by soure police to be quarried-

The pareou whu durived taost benefit from

sively associated with a rich argentiterou ever witncased both making 58 out of a pou people, bar & great deal better, ; and it must be a Boru task for some prond bat pible 89 tion of their levying these taxes which seed. The owners can only be liable in and the inforurer, who pointed at the house. Mr. Brunton mid that in reference to the galens and grabnical pyrites,

PAT 1,000 YARDS. The old process of native steel manufactur

poor British nobleman to have to entertain ar can be found at bome; is an ostanes respot of occupation by Mr. Alford as their On entering the doorway he hourd dust thrown proems described in the paper as being com

They then retreated 100 yards, making a dia. his table sheep-furusers and gold-diggers, who in which the Russion Consal in London

about the door and great contagion ensued than in Japan, of keeping pig iron in a motten by melting together wrought iron and cast-iron There is no proof given, nor was Mr. Alford On gotting into the room be found the de-state for a lengthened time whion auuetimes we ouriously interesting, us an almost identical taupe to the target of 1,000 yards, which was lose co opportunity of asserting their walth levied certain maritime dues upon Russian asked whether & vuom wan soigned to him by Lendants all standing on's tat; two lampa were extended to neven days, and by this means pro-process had baan patented, and worked by won by the Iriab, Culonel Bodine making the and independenes at his expense. Stili more last shot and the bull'e-ege Following is the unpleascut must be the vexatious labour of vessels leaving the port. A question was Mount Jardine. Ho scene ruther to Las coon turned over. The defendants ran aba en during a malleable or wrought iron, he thought Shefeld Arm during late yeare.

The process for manufacturing wmaglit iron sadro: Irish team-Wilson, Si; Johnson, 61; dealing with saprisions Creoles, male and raised then as to the legitimacy of this pro own couvenience and at the same time to the blow which knocked bim half way down the

pied on proprio matu, as being conducive to bis devoting to escape, and one man gave him he saw in thistos senblance to the primalple

of the Bensedier process as carried ous in Bag.described in the paper, appeared to bo a kind of Hamilton, 50; Walker, 43 Bigby, 55 Milne, tomates, fall of self-conceit, and having the ceeding, but it was found that the dues were interests of his employee would be, in stairs. The defendants were secured, and sopeland. The Fressemer rooms consisted of a rapid longthened padding picces and must be at 45. Total-302 American Fallon, 88; Da most exaggerated notions of etiquette; wored tin, ti, Boding, 54; Childerstevey 51; Hapham, than all, to be called upon ta visgaze some of a regular character-thier amount waa pery small way, benefited no doubt by baring the men escaped over the ross or tas next house, lection of the velay matters and other tended with grent loss of iron.

Professor Ayron then again roke, and aid 47; Yulo, 5-Totai-298. Towards the close settlement of real bona fde grainbling Baltuor.. and a women in the text house became so substances in the it, and this combustion wa well known as being criable in the ordinary on authorized to let the promos energing tightened that in her endeavour to get down ahtaiped by the insertion of large quantities of that be ind derived much pleasure from liston great eathastasu prevailed when Bodine (Ame every man and open with a grievance, and to-

obie kuerness on the spot. course of things, and the case was bona fide Benehoiul cocupation does not, by say monna stairs she fell down, and has since died from oxygen into a vessel containing multen metaling to Mr. Gorluuid's semurka, especially those rio).bed to fire the last shot. The match animerein avserting it. They are always talking Bodins of reducing the Governor's pay and emolamente, iply that it accompanied by real proft, the effects of the injuries, He found in Although the paper did not mention the means connected with the impurities chemical Ronlyan ataod: Iriab, 931; Americans, 090. what the action of the Chinese in Hougkong, vangcially in the base of ousers who occupy defendant's bonus to Poo-Tuze hores, caal, by which the Japanese mistain the iron in a snowed to exist in Japanego copper wire. Like took vim aid breathless croisement. After a but taking into consideration how nook the re is represented to be, a mere matter of finan- their owa prezzisen, but it cant be for the cards dousters, 3e. There was a table in the melted state, it might be supposed that it is him he had found the wire-briuile, but he long sight be fired, making the bull's-eye, thus presentative of hlajesty endures in the diesborge cial convoicace. There is, however, no benefit of somo que,

room but the sat was thrown on the for. done by blowing air thringh it with bellows, had, to a great extent, got over tbhi objen avouring the matol to the Americans by thres of bis frontions, it might be fairer to discom the propriety of increasing them. All ia ̈not The case must be distinguibed from those Obun Ageng said he was employed by Soo but whether this was the oase or not, it seemed tion by insisting on the wire being surefully points

There we tremendous euthuainum, The gold that glitter, and the proverb is very aug- doubt that the establishment of the taxing beren servant in put in permanently to look Aciuw, the Gambling house detective, sad laid to him that this practies of the Japanese was unealed before it was supplied to him. offices in Hongkong is of a totally different after premises as in puldis offices, assist Courta information at the Central Station, in comme similar in principle to the Bessemer pesco, He was afraid Mr. Gowland bad somewhat weather was very Gue, but the heat sortewhat seative of a titled er entitled gentlemen in character, and they are designed as a means &c., tad in those ones the question generally quense of which the warrant was issued. On it aintained the ros for varied periods at misunderstood what he (Prof. Ayrton) had disoommoded the Irish markemon-alia Call Windsor uniform and a Colonial palace, thrash- ed by tho prom, spurred by democrats, beid Tromene. Professur Thomson's conclusions not of raising an established dne, but of set-turns apon the liability of the person employed, the 7th instant be was lavited by the 8th very high temperatures, und so consumed the said regarding the action taken by Sir W. forma,

bant by Conservatives, palted by all parties, not the employer, to be rated.NIN

defendant, who said, "come to my house, where impuritica contained in it

Professor Ayrton remarked that is the Faper regarding the connection existing between the WANTS. We are ruined, not by what we and rough-ridden by every one. Da the whole, ting a new form of taxation on foot; and as

He went and the 8th Have Mr. Alford's occupation is liable to playing is going on." such they ought not to be for a moment porto termi usted at any moment, by a letting, noted a manager and the 8th defendant raceva description had been given of the method of speed of signalling and the resistanes of the really want, but by what we think we do there.ur valers in India are just grounds for thank motied. At all events that was the Tier And a watchman beun aployed, it would the winnings and paid out the losses. He making stoel employed by the Japanese. Could waductor of the cable were bused on mathefore never go abrows in search of your Wantong Providence that they are not us other

scarcely Laye: Leen attempted to mess the went again on the 8th, and the samo two inan the reader infofen hin kothee any of this matical reasoning, and bot, a Mr. Gowland If they be real wants they will come home is sulore ere, and more especially that they n which Sir RICHARD MacDonnel adopted owner in rearcot of his cooupation

aged, in last on both cusions. The rest of steel we used to make steel wire of P. He appeared to think, co teste of alloys of cupper arch of you; for he that buya what he does not like unto the Governors of Victoria and

the Mauritius. That Mr. Alford chose to put his table and this witures's evidence was a currohovation of (Prof. Ayrton) had lately required steel wire of submitted to biui. Probably, after theoretical not want will soon want what be ononot buy.

PULLED TOO Soox.—" Hi! Lere did yer get. without besiuntion; and the nature of their se root sums to me to base conferred this complainant's, excepting that he further different thickness, bet, the Kugokuriyo had pasiderations bad led Sir William to see the

THE CENTRAL ASIA RAILWAY.—According proceeding is such us to demand the fallest has little additional benefit on the owget the said he observed the 8th defendant keeping the stated that they had been gaite anable to obtain immense practical value to be derived from the thing trousera panked, an Irishman of a man

any to him, eren of foreign manufacture. Now systematic testing of the resistance of copper who happened to be passing with a pair of to the Russian official Zavolite, M. de Lesseps enquiry. Until it in how to be rogulur, it benefit was to himself and as I observed before boo

he had not been assessed. PHAS

The chief Interpreter, of the Polics Court if Japanese steel wire could be procuredany-wire, be might have uskel wire-drawers to remarkably short trobeere, en-I got them has given up his idea of a Central Asin railway. may justly bo prosumed to be the contrary

furnish him with anaples in order that he might where they grow," was the indignant reply.It is cortain that be project, will not be Under the oireuat acee, for the reasons I deposed to the booty pertaining to gambling, where this difficulty might be overcome. And it is clearly the duty of the Authorities have stated, I am of opinion thist, there was po containing cunts of winning and lossse each

In reply to this, hir. Wilkin said that he was see how far it was pruotionily posible to get "Thon, by my consciente," said Paddy, "you've proveeded with if the Amu Darya cah ba put the author of the Payur, but was not aware copper wire; but the testing of these simples pulled them a year too evon,”

diverted into the Qnapjuti, in Houghtobg, Bo-soon as they become aware, propor beredistal scupation by Ms Janine days

RETVADE,

UNLAWFUL FOSSKeaton,