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THE - HONGKONG DAILY PRESS NOVEMBER 27rm, 1889,

buildings in cás szmet, jo divert the food in an58 The repairs to the Tyfam sorriga tank, mention that the only death from over pocuring his contents of several cheats of optio efter direction, or to divide it, and thus zalal 24-Owing to the proosations faken (no for ther injury occurred through the flooding of the busments of balldings in the laslity and although some dissatisfanion was expressed at the length of time the debris was allowed to re-

Do you know boy mocording to the Japanes however, forward be prendous wat eight by dividing to be deemed in one constitution, bus right to sarmadura foragerted the danger for game time. Hong- JL splendid kick by Magdonogh inferous the scous to post such opium, in qusutitles less subjess, to his nation FL am not cartain.

pre has to wadon hard which for than one sheet, but it come to us that why the daty of the publis paseoutor of sag-ong then worked the "leather" stawty upthe allontha kevad moodi, khát Kowloon in the possession is the mine the patents of several, olty to encrender a peisuse, if dicotol by the field and Ram pasiting to Ballook; the latter made

kahe beginning of proruber this is built over sta grant starshests can be rightly regarded as one, quantity Minister of Justice P-I think so, but I am unt spart spin and than centred to Atkinson. Ha Mashabab iad dimdikbay only. One Laudred balla, for example, would ini bertain. be barred arsto, eens ertapt. I world probe natural and ordinary langunga be spikes of Is comparing this translation with the origin-his shot at gosi me ineffestil. Again Lasuny. the Glenoaly. Nullah (markod respectively "d. I main in some of the streets, it is obvious that otherwise, lave bien, owing, to frequent istory baiez farned., uzsto é, žesas extent. I would a one-quantity aulòng nx fho balls, worn together; al have you had occasion to alter a single word well backed by Gregory and Brown, was on the herover was so surrounded by the Club mon that

the moraleaps of foyer at Kowloon to be vaneda

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of the heaviest of these slips, the torrent parried?'der's street and, Queen's-road on 28th June Colonel ChampornoWas R. B. are given in the natural ortial), mesto of the datelot provanting them a bout" in sooting & mest and can only be Buid L. P. dá Campos."?—Y.

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maral Elwards, Colonel Store, C.HE. and Tontolonel Chaperone for the readiness

and after bide are progressing favourably. The that was shown to assist the Goverúment, and

principal obstructions in the stresia and rosie, ti Dupartment, in an exceptional emergency,

danced by bad lips and, débris brang ht down by 17-Although more or loss, damage occurred

torrents have been removed, and the repairs to in almagh every atroat and road the Colony,

the "ontracte penially that of the Ghusly the chief seaus of disaster were (1) the Allany

Nullah, are hang warbad, format although the Nullah, from its commencentent downwards, (2)

progress made has not been so great as it would sed B. on plan), and (9) the heavy landslips the slight inconvenionon arising from this causruptions from the deding of the worked which having their origin in the sleep slopes was as nothing to the serious consequeness that

the sun on fall of laporatore in a malarial distifee, and it could make do difference in this respect 799. The following is aimmery of the esti the matria polion being tife osing to that indi kadhather they wars in heap at the bottom of a ahve the Tylam Agpoduct, swept down the must have resulted had the banke baan renesved: mated cost of repairs to Ocverament property tysk bienes of ad Beant Subasil Dedingo...

boabor placed-there-in-bags for removal We Do you see the words and the asid Bergeant Warpath and Fook the ball well into his opponsats" montein side, carrying away the mammary of before the culvert was completely cleared. This caused by the latą storm. The detailed est.) The extensive turving up at thự soil. the Aqueduct itself in three placon In the cano) was affected, “udalie débris ranged from Pod-ister grounged by Mr. Cooper and Lenteranit-

The ongapation of newly built bonpr

are therefore of opinica that the expressionless Robertson is hereby authorised to remise the territory, what after some quick play it was (Atk) The Asture

sht through the geal Wongkong miund an held to mean "less than the quantity a chest can That is se order from the Minister of Justice, objection on the ground that the kioker was off 1 is wortlar of pate that two years age the wastern contain" and so the appellants wore in posses for Sorgeant Robertson to receive da Campos? sile, but were overruled From those to the diation of Hongkong wad attacked by ferar during sion of one quantity of opium only mud that-It is. the month of November and Desember subaequat quantity greatly exceeded the contents of a chest,

call of dime, with the exception of an oscar cont to anddan fax of the temperaturo, e se the they cannot be rightly said to her boon in poses-oficial in giving ardors to a Britis oflooratif by their forwards, the play almost en

Do you know of any law justifying a Japane stalegant ja madh that she lever at Kowloon occur red coincident with a weddon fall of truperatare ition of opium in quantities less than one oboet." I do zot know. must me to saken out exceptional. Moreover, ti is Appeal allowed, with costs. Conviction set aside. Mr. Wotton said his Worship had suggested weil-kodwa that those, who have gano ko northern:

The Acting Auarney-General, said with re- Survis after Iving in malarial disteita are liable to gard to the question of costs he skuld like to the last coasts that a witness should be gut $42,000 orkes of refer at the bonamente our ago point out that a uamber of ecariotions had been could post defullaly as to whether the prison

from the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank whe westlin, an that the nostaation, Beld tws yours ago thet Chero mugh be songthing wrong with the western obtained under this sixth section, and this was the man who got the monoy. So far, distract hydatidar Foro codfred daring November and the first time in which such convictions had been had not been able to get such a witness, But if Didealer receives a relation from the date appealed against in the Bapmoras Court Hebs Worship committed the case for trial ench of the pedalate of fover at Karlosa, and from the did not tilak it was ass in which the costs evidence might be forthcoming.

logy of the respass of feree in eofdem climates should be given, particularly as respondent was

Mr. Caldwell mid he assumed that with the

the débris straight through the Pably Ceme-25. In connexion with the dond in the Glen Appandien Dud tery and Innded the greater part on the mesenly Mullah Ishould explain that it was found

works,

· ESTIMATE OF BIOEM DAMAGE.

1,300 1,956

City of Victoria. Camstery and Race Course, Bowrington Bridge

..3 1.40%. Remoring landslips and re-.

pairs Eastern District, Albany Nallah and Queen' Road

adjoining same

Do. work done by Willany...... Glaucaly Nallah and streets.

adjoining Kamaying Landslips and repairs

to Western Districk Minor repairs to roasts,

Roads throughout the island

the city

7,040

3013

18,107.

4884

2,000

outside.

897,150

18050

Ti somalarion I. voudi inbait joke

Tan the provalence of forer snowget tho Chian Inspector of Polico. nem ja in proporidi to that pocurring amongst thes #gropehmus Kowloon..

rate Amanget the Chinam.

good play on the part-of-the-baske, specially lively confined to Hongkong's end, but some

Wallace and. Mandozogh, preventet farthor da- and Military Cinb stood the rietors by cas goal mage, and when "no side "was unlied the Nayal

to love

The following ware the respective' tesms-

Howgrova Cont. Ben

E Maitland

•FF

Dr. Atkinson

G. Halicek

J. Wilkie

NAVAL AND MILITANT,

Reid

Haley

-Gitmone

Bryg

Proror?

Stirling

E.. Young, EE* *

• Lanney

Goresá

Xenire

Whita

Moore

J. J. Dickson W. H. Valgor

Capt. Macdonogh

A. Campbeli

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

The fourth competition for the Fski Cup

course in the Happy Valley below. "I propose examination that the quantity of water combo Water, Water-worker in the first place to describe these principal ing down this rating was considerably, suz- Aqueduct and Bowen Road.... $7300- sosidents with some amount of detail, aut for monted owing to the works in progress in con- Berrios tank and Alter, beds,... 27.000. further partiralars, and a feldmeription of axion; with building oportions on Building Tytam Resort

5,000 damage outside the City and in Kowloon begante 1140 1,167, at d. a plan, "A autoha (Watermoins and submdary, we to refer to Mr. Cooper's reports, t

water, drain- kad bean constrnoted many yearsi

2,700 DAMAGE TO THE ALBANT OB NICITARY NULLE divort the water from the suner types which ngo along the line marked, JSK on plan, to 19 have stands alluded to the very serioas would naturally and ses way down the Glansaly damage which occurred on the woogjag of the Nuitab, into the Albany Nullah. Bat during 9th May to the service tank and filter beds of the the/progress of the bulking operations, referral Pytam for works, situated at U on plan. On to, and the construction of an aqueduct to take farther musstigation the ces masobsinal. Kao place of the original open desin which tra ostations on a large scale were carried on during versed the site sold a building lots, it was the past year in preparing a site for a house found imposible to eat the intercepted water

The Acting Chief Justics scald only my with videon store him his Worship world hold that on the summit of the ridge abers the service into the Albany Nah, and it therefore had

refereme to the Acting Attorney General's as we a sufficiently a facis case to justify -Tank the know severity of the farer amongst marks that there appeared to have been a large bim in committing the prisoner for trial at the taak (at D. on pha, Rata Baiking Lot No rotans to the storm been diverted into ita 7.). A large portion of the debris was depreited Larigisal discharging chanel, the Gepealy

Europatia would end one to expect a high death number of wrongful convictions. As to the re-inal Bassion, and that being the oss he Bo very steep slope immediately below thanidad, and thus neomally tended materially

That there is no reason to ictor that the nature spondent being an Inspector of Police, it was was stated to reserve the prisoner's defope>. hops On this morning of the 29th (1 am to ingrase the food vous

of the dockso in other than malaria),

a matter for the Garemment to considerers was one objection, however, which bo That the remely is to be found in attention to whether he ought to bear the bets, informed at 11.40 mm) a great mass of this

thought onglit to be taken at this stage, and that 25Jtle I think apparent even tom osenal

the well-known unti-malarial principles.Yours faith- poil bapic aneunting at the lowest estimates to observer that the development of the City was

Mr. Pollock nakid for the costs of the trial at was that the warrant under which Sergeant Bo- fully. 10,000 tons, boomedosebod and was prooipitated.not foreseen by the Government of the Colony

the Police Cenci,

bertson received the prisoner and took him into. (gne)- Jas. CANILIR. down the raving. This mass started from enduring its earlier years, nor by its technical ad-Roads and streeta, Kowloon

The Acting Attorney. General mid it was notoristody in Japanese farritory was one mado. 1,800 The COLONIAL SURGEON In the western in their lordships jurisdiction to give costs at he was instructed and believed, in the absence of elevation of about 1,400 feet shove sa level,visers. Bituated ze the pity mainly is on s

district there was an outbreak, of fever. It be the Police Court, and must have trapalled with fearful selocity strip of low lying land overhang by stoep moan

nay extradition treaty between Great Britain 893,891 gan before the cold weather est in. The minute down depse varying from 12 to 1 to 3 totain slopes, labia to excessive rain fall, it would Contingencies 20 per cent..

The warrant Mr.. Pollock said they had buon pat to con- and the Bapire of Japan. I, antil its cograo, was arrested by the obstruo appear obvious that sprimary element, od safety.

1979 the cold net in,it disappeared. It began a fort siderable loas by previous convictions, and also itself, as his Worship wonkt soe, was rested

night before the cold weather and when the by this opiam in question beint lagt in this in alacat the first line to Sorgeout Wil took place on Saturday, the 23rd inst, and not- tion formed by the service tank which had was to convey the water from the variona nul- been constrated soross the hp of the Inlis through the halatable scan by open mason

Total...............$112789 old came it disappeared entirely. They want 49.--Although the damage caused by the lata down by half-a-dozen in a morning durian Way. It sulfured considerably by such detention Lieu Robartyon, and in the body of the warrant withstanding the unfavourable weather ins vatay a passage for Ator water being ohsones, constructed along the ustaral storm is very cousidurable, thara is I think satine that fortnight.

He submitted their lordships had full power" torderal Sargeant Robertson, who was an Affler

of the British Govarounnot, to resolve this pri- menibers ynt-in-up appearanon to shoot for. De provided by means of a great culvert or tangel pond of the torrents. Lasted of this, howgvery for satisfaction that no gravar results followed,

The PatSIDEFT-May I stk cno question as

give costa from the beginning. carried under the bed of the reservoir or service the water courses have with few exceptions been and that the community was spared from groster Tegards, the Chinese population. How is the sure that they had the power to sward costs that no ofloor of the Japanese Jovernant, none with a score of 54 pointa-net a bad par ferm The Asting Chief Justice said he was not sonor. Culor the citoumstances he submilled Noble's priza, which was won by Mr. F. G. Col tank. The distance traveral horisontally by enclosed in entrarts, carried apps the masin elamity to life and proporty. Of the injuries lassification of disease made, is done by a in the Magistrate's Court. Even if they had matter how high in authority, could legally give anee ander the circumstances. the avalanche before its course was created was streets, and when thus covered over have been to private property.I have not suficient data to skilled medical practitioner, or by what means he did not know that this was a essa where that any order in the shape of a warrant to justify was about 2,200 feet; the fall vertically was about sexverted into sewers for the discharge of house form an estimate, batilt may I think be safely a

would do so. They gave the coats of the appeal prisoner, and that being the case he thought it Sergeant Robertson fit, taking charge of this

The following see the full scares 1.000 foot- naturally swept everything badeninage purpose for which they are obviously assumed istus is usual in similar cases the The SECRETARY-Amongst the Chiness pe- only and sorab, from 15) to 200 fost in width, and est conres having been adopted, these subterranions will peors, on investigation, to have bonThe COLONIAL SURGEON-They have no fore it, elsacing a pamage through pins words unfitted, and instead of the natural and straight popular estimates forced under first imprespalation it depends entirely on the person

might be well contended that Sergeant Robert"| registering and the registrar.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

son had no authority whatever to lay hands upon leaving the hill side, providualy covered with san torrents bars to nuorena instances, beeg, exaggerated:

nud arrest Me: do Campos, and that in doing so lazariant vogstation, as bars as a ploughed eldonily diverted buvaidinterferonos with public Huge boulders strewn in the bed of the mullahs, or private property, and in some cases instead of acknowledging the groat assistance I hada

In conclusion I would take this opportunity medical certificaton,

BEFORE MA. A. G. Wisa Acuse Pussy tochnically committed a trespass upon his par and on the waisin side, were swept down at of following the line of the greet the gives rceived from the Acting Assistant Burveror

JUDAN

Bon. He bitted therefore that if there wra it was one of those staring 350 cabin feet, and by an indipoot route under houses and General (Ms. Cooper) and from Llant-Colonel port concerning public landrios.

The Board then proceeded to consider the to DORANJEE NOWROJEE CAZING CHUN SHEN. Properly boloru His Worship, that he had boon anything in that argument the primer was not weighing about 25 tona which affatally look occupied areas. Recent experience has afforded Champernovae, RB, during an exceptional ed the tunnel:month. My

Mr. De said he thought the next step was!

Mr. Wilkinson was for the plaintiffs and Mr.net be said that merely because he was before brought there by illegal mexias, and that it could convinging proof that the natural order of orisia, the difficulty of which was increased by to send the roport and returns to the Governor Dennys for the dofange. 19.A tabortona third of its downward course, things cazul se deported from without my resantarrival in the Colony, and consegnout with a relation that pabite laundries be In this suit the platatif, proprietor of the His Worship would comertor that Sargent the Court his Worship bad jurisdiction over him. the path of the arabicho erossed the line of the the risk of serious damage broma flood. Unfor inexperience of the koalities, and the depart established and measures taken to improve the Victoria Hotel, claimed 8600 from the defendant Robertson had stated very clear's is cross tramway which connects the City with the Peak tauntois more this mistakes of the part are mental organization. With hardly an sveptier present condition of things, and he thought they guarantor to that amount of a shroff who had commination the stops which wore taken by district The tramway, including two bridges and not susceptible of an orgy remedy other works, was swept clean away for a length OTHER DAMAGE WITHLY THE CITY. ---

the offioints on plan, has devolved the saperlu might very well add that it the Governor would absconded with money belonging to him. The the British authorities, namely Her Majesty's fandence of operations have oxorted themselves like to have it the Sanitary Board would sub-defence was that the guarantee was given when Minister in Tokyo and Her Majesty's Consul in of about 100 yarda, and the ralle and girders Kenm were twisted and started in s vary remarkable 27 --- Bearise the serious damago in the Albany: in a satisfactory manner, and in our case baare mit a scheme for the purpoes.

plaintif was carrying on basiness in the Hong-Kobe, to obtain through the Japanese Gorern- The cars could only have complet and Genealy Nullahs, the Tsing Kat Lave view to wasting the Department during the thor it would be better for the Bourd to son when the plaintiff removed to the Victorissar, the British authorities exerted themselves already granted was voluntarily given up with" The PassIDANT said the question was whe- kong Hotel, for that bealness only, and that ment the arrest of the printer. That was to d their laat journey Low minntea before the catastrophs occurred. The grea bourhood flooded. Aemsiderable landslip from tergoun Sued the versers have work sider the matter any and enbait sarisin recom- Hotel, and other persons entered into the firm, toobtain the arrestof this prisoner; and as to that Mr. Shalton Hooper. Hon. Secretary of the The following telegrad has bun received by“ tor part of the ironwork was subsequently the offff on which the Naval Hospital standa velint, and can and there sure to amendations with the report, or send up the ro- the gascantes became void, and that, farther, the point he was instrusted to say that the prisoner Hongkong Rills Assistion: recovered from the débris lodged on the upstroci completely blocked the road to Bowrington and sive eat and damp, and there is reason to port and have it returned.

guarantor had made several applications to bave donied being a British subjest, sud, not being a side of the vorvion tank. Photograph the Cemeteries, and another slip on the north side olerated by the same canss. I propose when send up the report and ask the Governor whe

fear that Mr. Bayn's end-may-bavo béon-aa-- Mr EDx said he thought it would be better, to his memorandum zeturned to him.

Dritish subject, anecding to his contention to rain. Terliontars by pest."

—" Biogapūro 777. Gusty day with occasional gitys some Ides of the course of the avalanche.

20At the service tank itself this vast some Chinor "hodens. On the south side of operations are further ivansed to recommend that he would like the Board.te submit a solque; by a memorandum dated the 11th November, musares to obtain his acrest. As to the merits of Hongkong will fire next Wudossday and Shang.

of the same Bill destroyed the book premisas of

of rocks and earth first filled up the bad of the Queim's Road Kart the back premises of several special cases to the favourable notis of Gobecanes he thought there was a schon already 1882, defendant-became guaranten for 8600 for the case, be asked leave to reserve the defence on hai sous day this week. The teams consist of His Lordship in giving Judgment said that British authorities were not justified in taking any Singapore close Saturday Inst to shoot. in hand. The vote for the purpose last year in the due performance of his loties by Cheung hehalf of the prisoner. dicated that something was to be done. Perhaps Fo Sang in the employ of the plaintiff and

10 mon rach, who have to line 7' shots at 200, 500, the Governor bod a scheme realy.

The prisoner was then committed for trial at and 600 yards respectively. The prises are ten others, who were carrying on business in certain the Criminal Sessions. The PRESIDENT said he know the matter bad-building under the style of the Hongkong Hotel.

silver onpa valı 970 each, the coat of the caps to boan ander" "the consideration of the Governor He might stato in passing that three Chinese

be divided amongst the losing tests. for a considerable time, but as presant nothing words in the memorandum had been translated like a définite scheme had bens propaned

as meaning "the big Hotel" but ho had no.

vallay above the tank to the feral of some 20 foot abers the coping. It would then appear that the rush of water down the nullah barst

big tamparary obstruction, and onused, a prest; wave to sweep over the nervios tank and some of the filter beda. To this great and endden zush of water may be attributed mack of the damage sustained by the Bowen and Garden Roads, and the earthen embankment outside the macay walls on the down stream side pi· the tank and filter beds.

culvert in Wandhi was blocked and the neigh

Chiems bonsas were destroyed by landslīps from. the steep hill afts which rises fimmediately at the back. The approsoles to the Bierington Bridge at 2, on plan wore carried award

28 In the western districts of the City on siderable damage, though not of a serious Datare, was doza on the lines of the Po Tan Strot, Richmond Nullsh, and Shek Tong Tsui,drains, At Kennedytown the nullah wajiok disoberger into a culvert immediataly shore the Cattle Market averford, and the water swept through the market destroying the boundary wall. A number of minor easyallies from fandalips And flooding occurred but none calling for special notice.

AND

veramant.IS A

I have the honour to ho,

· Sir. Your eledient servant,

Hon. F. Stewart, J.JD.,

Colonial Secretary.

S. BROWN, Surveyor-General.

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THE HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

PUBLIC LAUNDUIES.

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TRE ALLEGED RODHEGY IN WELLINGTON STLYET,

The four men who are charged with entering

After some further discussion Mr. Besitation in saying that these words applied to a horse in Wellington Street and stealing there formally proposed that the port with returns the Hongkong Hotel and the Hongkong Hotel from $8,000 were brought up on remand.

Dr. Ho Eul prosecuted and Mr. Wilkinson

LONGING HOUSE BY-LAWS,

Mr. R. G. Collin

Songt. Major Merger, H.A Mt. C. Ford

Art. E. L. Woodin MI. E. J. MORNI

Mr. Shalton Hooper............

W. D. Draidwyed....

J. Cram, H: K.P......

Lt. Col. Vorter Cbster.....

210 vis. 900 yds. Total.

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31

ទឹកធំ$5

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21:

19

Previous winours colized 5 points.

PREVIOUS WINNERS.

Lent, Cadyb

Mr. W. D. Braidwood

Mr. D. Li Woodl

54 points:

44 palate.

54 polntu

INTER PORT RIFLE MATCH.

The following are the umpires--Cof. Ander Hongkong Tea at Shanghai; Major Fletcher, at Singapura; Mr. H... Frip, to represent son, 58th Reg. to represent Hagkeng Team

RA, to represent Singapore Team at long- kour Mr. F. Anderson, to represent Singa- pore Teum at Shangbai; Major Fletcher, RA, to repromt Shur Team at Hongkong Col. Aadorson, 58th Regt., to i-presszt 8hang.

si Tonist Singapors,

be submitted to the Governor with a recomien- only. About the year 1833 plaintiff's lease was dation that public loandriss be established and up and his partner having died, he rumoved to monsorea talion to improve the public washing of another building and carried on a similar busi-defended. the colony

asts in that building under the style of the Vio-Dr, to Kai asked his Worship to commit the The ACTING RESTRAR-GENERAL Boondod. Lock Hotel. Cheung Fo Sung sccompanied him case for trial.

The case was a very serians one, A masting of the Sanitary Board was held i Carried.

there and remained with him up till about a and although there had been a good deal of disura on the Pist November. There were present-

month ago, when he obscoaded with cartsin paupy in the evidence here might posibly be The following was the term wlected in shoot Hon. S. Brown, Surveyor-General, President;

moneys The question before the Court was fresh evidence forthcoming at the trial. One for Singapore-Capt. Duunian, S. V. Artil The text business was the consideration of hy whather under the change of circumstances the man had already been committed for trial in lery; Lieut. Carlyle, R.A.; Trent. E. O. Smith, Major-General Gordon, Acting Captain-Super- intendant of Police, Vice-President: Hon. N.G. les substion 12 of lions 18 of the security was still liable. He was inclined to connection with the case and there could be 8th Razt; Sergt. St. Clair, S. V. A. Borgt. Wong Shing, Dr. Ayres, Colonial Surgeon: Mr. Mitchell-Innes. Acting Registrar oneral; Hon, Publio Heath Ordinance.

think he was not. It seemed to him that he was possible doubt that the roblary was committed Brinkworth, S. V. A.; Corp. Morrison, S. V. A NJ, Dr. Ho Kal, and Mr. 11. McCallum,dum on the proposed by-laws ba giroplated but of the expiration of the love the

It was reapived that Mr. Francis's memoran-able for the performance of certain services, and these men had been identified.

Gunner W. Marway. S. V. A., Gunner Maw. His Worship ordered the witnesses in the 8. V. A.; Ganner T. G. Scott, 3: VA; Mr. Secretary.

amongst members before tho matter was further plaintiff started a fresh business under ease to be brought into court, and addressing C. Fittook, VA and Gunnar Mackay, proceeded with.

the style of the Violeria Hotel Mr. Wilkin-them, he said that as he explained to them theother B. V. A, in reserve, son quoted from Collier on guarantee, but if he day, then was nodoubt whatever that this rcbbery The Acting_Registrar-General, Hon. Wong bat Fenil en farther he would have seen thers buil buen committed, but as to whether these Shing, and Mr. Ble were appointed a commas a particular clause mentioned there and in prisoners were the men who committed it or not 4 letter was read from Mr. Francis, datedition to examine and report on the tenders both the cases he orted there were penuliar was a different matter altogether. If they had 20th November, stating that he was loaviour for varenging, which it was stated would come clauses. He is Lordship therefore thought dens it suit the witnesses were able to prov Hongkong for a month or six weeks from the

in before the next-meeting of the Board. they had no bearing on the present case and that, it was entirely owing to their own stupidi.; 21st and would be absent from the Board mot

therefore found for the defendant with costs.

ty that it was impossible to curry the case for ther. Of course all he had to be guided by wax) ings for that time. He forwarded to be Tald bo- fore the Board a memorandum on the proposed by-laws under sub-section 19 of scotion 13 of the Public Health. Ordinage.

MINUTES.

FEVER AT KOWLOON, The mortality stafiation for the weeks ended

SCAVENDIN

ADJOPEXMENT.

As the Legislative Council now meeta Wedossdays it was dooided that the Board should in fature meet on Friday, and the Board scoord ingly adjourned until the 9th Dedember.

SUPREME COURT,

22ad November.

POLICE COURT

22qd] November.

Berors Io. H. E, WODEHOUSE.

·CHARGE OF PORGERY.

OXFORD LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.

JULY, 1880

Certificates in ooneering with the above se

the evidence before him. Aby man of ordinary rived in Hongkong by the Freach Mail, for the intelligence was able to say what he had seen boys whose names are below. The arder af na mog and what he had not even and when one mais alphabetical- sit one moment that ip had a thing,

then said he had not, and gains said he had, bow

Senior Local.

Tu Man Yak

Southey, F. (Do. H.)

Juniat Fo

Taske Takasn

21. The yet bosvier rainfall during the night and early morning of the 30th, caused a very heavy rush of water erase the pervios tank and over the wall on the north or down steam ride, which link now to serva sa overfall or wair, a pur ESTAM” WATER-WORKS (RESERVOIR. pose for which, it is hardly necessary to obserce,

AQUEDICT.) C it was not designed. The great flood brought

28-The nature of the sooldont to the service down with it enormonequantifies of sand andother tank in the Albany Nullah has already been material. During the 29th and 30th, about described. Some 21.000 cable yards of déble 18,000 cubic yards of earth were abed away were deposited in the tank itself during the from the slopes of the service tank and filter storm. The tank averages 20 foot in longth; bede, and probably an equal quantity from the and is 200 fout wide, and 20 foot deep. It has banka of the nallab below the tank, the bal of therefore a gross rapacity of shout 46,000 cuble which has in consequence been greatly enlarged yards. This solid deposit tanded to reduce the

The minutes of the last meeting were read The rash of water also carried away the bridge essays on the sides. Immediate steps or and confirmed. over, the zullah on the Kannady Rand Daving taken to further relieve the pressure by lowering

Mr. FRANCIS. the night of the 29th and 30th, s formidable the water level in the tank. It is satisfactory slip had occurred in the lower part of the nullak to be able to record, after careful ommination A mass of earth fall from the old at the north that no settlement whatever can be detected in west angls of the Hand Qader Hoase, on to the concrete structure, nor was there any leakage the apar spans east of the Officer's quarters stroni this tok.. the Murray Barracks (at on plan). This

30-Along the line of the aqueduct which is dammed the valley, the large open masonry.conrried under the surface of the Bowen Road, dait 20 foot wide and 19 feet deep was filled up cowok fandatips took plass bolgeen the seerios sad the flood of water carrying mul and sandtank and the mouth of the tunnel, a distance of spread along the Queen's Hood right and left, about the miles. Of these, fares wars of for- flooding the ground floors of the barrack rooms, midable dimensions. They occurred on the step 9th and 18th, November were laid on the table.

gulho decide what was the actual truth. Fredericks, M. sad leasing a solid deposit, consleting chiefly of hill sides above the level of the squat, where The returns had been cleantated and several

Each of the witnesses had given evidenes of a Hoossa. A. clean quarts sand, so the road and barrackpuraange the Happy Valley (at

most conßicting nature, not morely on point of Each of the above is declared an Associate in N. 0. ot vards adjoining, to a depth of from two to four plan. The debris swept across the road and minutes had been made on them. The frat

detail but on really material points. One wit Arts of the University of Oxford F. Souther foot. From 15.000 to 20,000) cable yards of de aquodnot carrying away the roadway, and the minute was by Mr. Edo asking What is the

news said, for listenes that saw outain things was distinguished in English subjects. bris were here deposited and a farlegar quiparatructure of the nqmedans for length of hien death rata from fover in the Kowloon

going on in one room and then it transpired by was carried into the Harbour, and formed

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION, about 120 yards Fortunately the foundations district attributable to Dr. Cantlis made a

that there was no light in the reem until after Chan Youk-ying a formidable back at the moush of the anlah remained intach, and consequently the repairs ofminate this intention to send in a communica

slidhose things were over. One witness describ- Che ESTORS THE FULL COVER

Tan-li) The effects of the food in the neighbourhood of the bandaot present no great difluity, either subsequently Mr. Frandis made a winnta

Mr. Wotton prosecuted' and Mr. Caldwelled the second prisoner as baring had big face (Dio. Ha

The Tsan-ini the Marry Barracka are shown in photograph regards us or gast, and are in fact now to the effect that steps, bald be taken to

blackened and the same witness two mianto Jansejos Pea- No. 3

TANG MAN AUD. OTEKES, APFELLANTS, U. ascertain the cause of the bigh dosth rate at wearly completed.

afterwards said the prisoner bad his face covered Lo Nathaniel John Robinson, said-I am book with a white powder.

Wong Krok-ü DAMAGE IN THE GLENEALY MULLAH.

DOYARD BREMNED, RESPONDENT. 3-Mr. Cooper aktimates that during the Kowloon. On the cond week's returns

keeper in the Bem of Mesars. Hughes and Eers to my, with evidenco like this. wheel were the real Dican Hono: the remainder from Victoria

It was impossible for him.

Southey and Chow 3'ao-lim.are from the 22 The water of the malah discharges into storm at Isat 90.000 dabic yards of earth werer. Eda mada a minute to the effect that no This case, which was heard on the 13th inst.,

abarabrokers. Prisoner was a clerk in the same facts of the casa. Therefors the prisoners wore the harbour 700 acids west of the mouth carried by these landslips across the thus of the answer had been given to his quary of the was no supaal against the decision of Hon; H.

employ. He has been in that employ for about anlition to whatever benefit can be derived from College. There were no candidates from other of the Albany Hall. It is a natural raquoduct. Thin fielded besides earth, a large previous week as to the cans of the high mar. Wodehouse, Tolice Magistrate, in which he

schools in the colony. vine down to the point markod B. on plaz, proportion of huge granite boulders, disfndgodality from fever at Kowloon, and no statement convicted the appellants of being in possession of

Iisst saw his on the 16th Septem. the fact of the evidence bojug so contradictory.

GRO. II. BATHSON Wasar, M. A From this point the water is married to the sea from the mountain skiss, some of them mane made as to whether any stops had been taken opinn in quantition less than one chest. Ther. There is a sufe in the office to which the Judging from impressions merely and from prisoner had access, from time to time. It is the demeanour of the witness during the through a masonry culvert varying in sectional tons in weight. After erasing the agtedne or could be taken towards aspertaining the sized in a heat by the respondent,kapt looked and he has to come to me for as he might be inclined to think these

23rd Nov, 1899. xres from 12 to 26 square fout This culvert the course of the principal landelis followede: the Sanitary Epperintendent must way Pollos Inspector.

Mr. Pollock, instructed by Mr. Webber, sp. has an account with the Hongkong and shen they were mixed up with other men, bat the key. My wife's name is Truzie Robinson. She prisoners were the men. They were identified which it forms the main drain. The gradients the Happy Valley. The bridges and part of the minute to the effect that it would be somethingpeared in the absence of Mr. Francis Q.C. for Shanghai lank she gave me her obeque it was impossible to say whether they were or not passen down Wyndham and Peter's Streets, of ravines which traverse the Public Coastery in something. The Colonial Surgeon made

to the purpose from the appellants, and the Acting

(Hon. A. J. Leash instructed by the Aofing kept it in the safe in the offae. The sheques tuas in the evidence. respondent Crowe Solicitor (Mr. A. 2. Stokes), for the ware signed by my wife. The counterfoil of before a jury and the prisoters must be dis obeqne, number 893,953, is missing from the charged on account of the prosecutim breaking The Acting Catof Justice read the following book. I see the sheque in front of me. It is down. judgment of the full Court:-

the same number. It is dated 13th September. The only real question at iamo on this appeal Noither I nor my wife wrote that. It is in the whether a man in possession of the contents of prisoner's handwriting as is the rest. ercept naveral obate of raw opiam packed in bags een ny wife's signalare. The writing is bos in the be convicted of being in position of opium "in prisoner's Tanal band but I recognise it by the HostKORS FOOTBALL CLUB. v. NAVAL AND quaudities, less than ore chest," under Section f of Ordinance XXII of 1987. Chest of Opin the cheque is L. T. de Compos.. I did not shape of the leftors. The name in the body of is defined by the Ordinanes to mean the pas authorise the prisoner to fill in that cheque. The

nge with the opiam therein such as is usually amount of the chegas, $1,000, ass been paid out chong on the afternoon of the 21st inst. Play was imported by merchants in the Colony? It is The SECRETARY—In the Kowloon registre-argned on the respondent's behalf that from this

timed to commenos at 4. 15 pm, but owing to a definition and from the object of the Delinxnce Cross-examined by Mr. Caldwoll-I ambersber of the players not turning up punctually,

The SECRETARY said he had received a ma-

Odam from Dr. Cantlio. The PAESITIENT May I ask what was the Buber of donths from fever during the work in question

The SECRETARY-Nias during the first week

The PRESIDENT-In Kowloon alone P

Lanic Campos, was brought up on ramand, sharged with forging the writing on a cheque the property of Mr. Robinson.

defended.

of Mrs. Bebinson's account.

Local Secretary.

CORRESPONDENCE.

There was no case to go | {We do not hold agresives for sale for the opnicam

FOOTBALL.

expremnost by nur

TRAPS FOR THE UNWAEX

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PEESB." DEAR SIR-I wonder how many persons bare about an soch and a half above the ground ca tripped orar the square peg of wood projecting MILITARY FOOTBALL CLUB The Kennedy Ford close to the Magazine on its The above match was played at Wong-nal and natural disposition I was compelled to me western side? Contrary to my nenal custom langung zeither polite nor pleasant in corning forcibly into contact with it the other evening whilst taking my cametitutional. Perhaps RUW that attention is called to the matter, the Sur „Tavor-Genaral will be so goed as to order its re moval.-Yours faithinlly,

. PEDESTRIAN.

There are several sach pegs at intervale along

Bonghong, 21st November. 1888,

the Kennedy Road left in by the surveyors No doubt the Surveyor.General will, on the matter coming to his notice, have them re- mored or driven in below the surface of the road.-ED. D. P.

Notember 1990, the rate was 10% par thossend is expedient to regalats, and control the more hook lying abant in the office. Resides myself

Mr. Bus-I 800 tut in the week suded 9th 14.4tated in the preamble, which zcoites that “it net in the habit of leaving the cheque start was not made till nearly half an hour after

а теку

VERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "PACT PRESS." DEAR SIR-I read the letters referring to and 15th last with winch interest.

the Government Civil Hospital, dated 10th, 19th,

the salvert to the Clock Tower being 990 fast, in nullah was choked, and shout 5,000 onbie yards compared with that of last year. * horisontal distance of 1.400 less, average grof sand were carried through the Cemetery and said he had peat making inquirios on the eat The SECENTARY, hating road the minutes, dient 1 in 7. The Bret damage which was deposited on the Race Course below at Post but they prers not yet complete. ported during the storm occurred to this onlvert plan) but fortunately not a single grave was lu The volume of water on the morning of the 29th any way injured or disturbed, s

* Mr. EDE asked if Dr. Canille had sent in his being greater than could be discharged through 32.The greet Bouervoir at T'stam and the communications the culvert, the hydraulic pressure blow up the works connecta therawith suffered no serious crown of the arch in several places. Large injury. The tos of the Rope of the overflow gosakities of debris were deposited in Queen's weiry and some of the earth slopes below the Road and Fedder's Street, and the ground floor 9600reta dla wore acted sway Ib Astle of several buildings was Bonded. But during fentory to Be able to record that the the greater down-pour, in the airly morning of manner in which the Tylan Water wILKE KORFF- the 30th, soins heavy landslips onnurred in the all the great rezervoir, the aquedunt,& during the week ondod 15th November. ravine just above the upper end of the culvert and the parsive tank zud fiter beds), have stand Those dammed up the Hond waters in the valley the overest to which they have been subjected tion district. until their sounmulated forco broke through the opacks well for the quality of the mitorial and temporary barrez, and they swept down towards workmanship, and for the care botowed a hair the so damaging the oulfart more of desonatiotion. (2) throughout its whole length. Hage stones of will thus be seen that of the throw as against 104 in the corresponding weak last rent of raw opiura within the Colony, it can be and the prisoner, there is a shroff, an office boy, the advertised time, with the result that dark- sil sizes up to of a ton, were transported by grave cases of damage resulting from the storm year. Is that correct

gathered that the intortion of the 6th section an offics coolio, and an errand boy ployed by e come down before the game was finished. the fores of the water to the level portion of the stripptancen, wie (1) the Albany or the calculation to answer that. I have no know.epim otherwise than in the lost, in the fail to write English Between the 13th September toss, eluted 16 play from the village and of the None of the four last named are able The Naval and Military Club Javing wou the The SECRETARY--I should have to go into must have been th prohibit the possession of raw the firm. culvert in Peddler's Street, where owing to want þtary Nallak (including the Triam cervino task): of fall, the hearing memes of the dakit pero se sai (R) be Glanesly. Nallah and onleort, the dodge of any error.

shest as importal, and that this inference and 24th September, I did not fill up any of the groom. For some five minutes after the ball reatest, thus dfectual, biccking the drain, so at the mocidents may be freed, in part is the retorts are one or two in testing with the nubjact of the recall apus ran to make good the deleit. I did cost rolling. the game was at

The ACTING REGISTRAR GENERAL-Whan strengthened by the 1lta section, which cheques in the cheque book. The bank did not that the water had to be disobarget along the beast, to the operations of man, while on the

even character, little headway being made on! marties of the streets Stopes of at least on other hand the great landslips along the las of listed at so much a thead you do get moval and transhipment of raw opinia of my own accord. weight were lifted about 10 feet from the bad of has fytem aqueduct above the Happy Valley,

startling fggres

refers only to the remoral or transhipment of a “Chui Shing Ping, said-I am a shroff in the either side. Linney then got a chance nod the oulvart and deposited on the aids path in were entirely due to natural case Pedder's Street. The valley above the bridge

the site thing. If one or two people dis it that if the dbh section can be construed to mean shroff in the month of September last. It was koug's quarters, but lost it before he be- THE NURSING STAFF AT THE ĠO-

The PRESIDENT. I have been struck with best or chests of opium. It may be admitted Hongkong and Bhanghai Bank. I was acting with a good run took the ball into Hong- DAMAGE TO BOLES AND OTHER WORKS on the Chine Band at on plan, which had been] OUTSIDE THE CITY AND AT KOWLOON.

makes a great difference.

that the possession of raw opinia otherwise than part of my duty to pay money to përsons who The V-PauspaNT If one dias one week in the chest is illegal the control of the Exocu came to the bank. I roosiva money from the came dangerous. The Club now showed berried and laid out with great taste by 3 already stated there was trdly and thred heat you have an increase of 200 dve would be far more complete than if, as the compradore's office and take it to the persons who to the front, but the play was a lit- predecessor na a public garden, was completely and on street in the Colony that did not suffer per cent Ion pret fake the returns over a appellant contends, the section merely forhis has to receiveit. I paid the money mentioned in the the wild and the ball was sent over the line wrecked, and trea, shrubs, flavor bede, fights more or lens. Landaboomed in umerous period. of granite stops, and entrance gates, wore swept cases, and many were on a considerable scale, the ParaIDENT-Yes, but nine death in one the contents of a chest, but it rast not be for on the 16th September. The amount war $1,000. From a good kick out Hongkong got an advant. the possession of opix in quantities less than cheque to the party who presented it. I paid it considerably wide of the location of the goal. clean away. In the rost at Gon plan the burst. Some small bridges were also either datinged or weeks is a large number. ing of the drain formed a bug hole in the son destroyed. For full details respoeling thees in The CoLOSTAL JUBOZON-It is not easy to established must be gathered not from any the Bruk several times for money

gotten that the detent of the control sótually I recognise the prisonek from bis having come

I cannot rage and Fata. Maliland, and Atkinson made was an inmate of that institution I received tre of the roadway 50 foot in diameter and 19 jurts bag to refer to Mr. Cooper'e report explain the causes. The Commission walon and general inferences to be drawn from the history melber to whom I paid the $1,000. It was to things lively for a short time and carried the every care. The question mosted is nevertheles foot deep. The photographs Nos. 4, 6, and dated 26th ultime (Appendix, 2) Ys 6 show the destructibu wrought by the food

two years ago, did not speed in explaining the fun or from considerations of publin polleya Portuguese, It may or may not have bogu the fighting into their opponents' quartera. The one of grove importance, and it would be nufair 35To give somades of the extant and was conso of neral fover at the west end of the but from the words of the Ordinance itself prisoner along the line of the Glenealy drain. During her of the lazdelipe throughout the Colony-tape.The things that were complained of ro Judjointly the Court knows nothing of the in Lucia Rabingan said-I Am the wife of Clop then responded, but a corner, of whicй time are stricken in Hongkong, wars the Dist- to the númerous soffarors, who from time to the night a partion of the Glenely flood water may cita, ne sa illustration the view which prema Ve much sa, they were then, and the tention of the Legislature except from the words thaniel J. Robinson. I have a small nocount as othing came, was the only result. “Aguin the forced new shannel for itself down Zetigad sented itself from the house in which I was stay y there was no favor at all

tor not thoroughly ventilate Streat into the Queen's Road at H. ca planing as the storm cleared on the morning of the

by which it has expread itself." The 6th the Hongkong and Shanghai Bauk. It has been Club returned to the charge and soine smart Kindness, is always expected in a nurse, but where its onward course wa Moda by the 30th May. The view braces the manntain memorandgn by Dr. Catlie

The APCRETARY go read the following tion, then, with a view of regulating and son my custom to giro my husband the sheque book, play on the part of White, Gorman and when life is at stake professional skill is impera- honsos on the north of the road, ondside from the Victoria Gap to East Point, and To Fecetary to Sanitary Board.

trulling the movement of raw opium, annets that with cheques in it signed, but the body not Ellei Lanney put Hongkong in danger if bav.tive. Trained nurses are an absolute necessity. erable deposit of and was here fense and the may include a superficial area of from two to

po person (with certain exceptions not applicable up. I see the cheque produced. The signature

Buah nurses are paid in Australis salaries from neighbouring premises we oorled three equaro malow. The hill slopes which be high that it would seem imporshra to su quire into under his mstody or control opium in quantities on the choque is not nice. I did not roosive the having to his hands to save his goal. a nurse for night duty and manly two for day Sm. The auth ratyus Kowloon from "free" to the provat osan) shall have in his possession or is ia tay hand writing. The rest of the writing to lower their clears the goalkeeper 35 and upwards per annum. Every word van On the 29th when the datalanage og fore the storm wara covered with venture, were the antics of the solid-over so high doth less than one chest. Now it seems impossible to $1,000 mentioned in the cheque nor was it This made them a little more carofal and duty, the night narzes being specially experience ourred to the Glenealy drain it as oxident that now warred in all directions by landelips case from ordinary pintariat fares is rare, and it may apply to the word "obists" in this motion the plied to pay use in any way My count has to play, which up to this time had been and reliable. Over the staff of ourses, a chief the salvert was completely Morud for ones I counted about thirty, and minus other be that there in rond other else prosent has definition of "ghest of opium" set forth shove, been debited with the amount of this cheque somewhat look considerably improved, and are is placed, who frequently white the wards siderable length by the debris of rooks and on the area indicated are coated by the valf the nature of typhold. Before jumping at pon becausalthengk the package in bich the oprem building ziauriais the removal of these toys, and the folds of the hills, it is grobelly is this summer been the west ut very sorers form is imported is naturally included in that defuis kalf past ten o'clock.

Dukiona, however, it ja right to explain that Kowloon

The case was remanded till this morning at though owing to the smart play of their op keer that all duties are afficiently carried out.

during the day, and also through the night, to obstructions must decusarlly dooupy a consider considerably under the mark to estimate the of fever. I was, the inaintaroposation it could not with any regard to the mean- able time, my fret oere was to make mentan amber oflibe In this locality at Afty. Aumans have unitored nevytely in one of the two house all ing of language tavo Buy reference to the qua

pozants they failed to score, their own goal. In the event of nurse tooming from hom porary provision for the yanmen of storms staters Ipe them propertion over other parts of the the Kingmake then stacked, and in the other lives | titine of opina the possession of which is made

from this stage to the call of half-time" might not the expanses thus incurred be ̈de-

* along the amriod of 450 stazeta, so as to prevents. Colognes Whould have a total of some tandee waze in murideable jogardy. In many Houses in legal. The quantity or quantities of eyjum in if possible, any further damage to neighbouring varging in india from a few hous to real from ever pussyred, a

13 mover in danger. When the bat was ducted from their salarion in such a way that it Kowloon badan sauding game of high temperaturo

be not allowed to press too heavily on their in- buildings by flooding. This was effected by thousanda

satual possession must be the same whether in

Lucio Pereira de Canapes was again brought started after the usual interval, Hongkong's comes, and such an understanding be agreed forming protesting banka of stone on alakertas OBERATIONS 10% REFUSJOF PANAUS banont of mira tekem?Pa with paroxysoul or out of the package, and "ohost," when used, before kis Worship charged with forgot had attempts to score wore minde. Bam, Atkinson,

...The fenes ši putea continue

play was still of goud gawity and repeated upon before leaving boine P sido of the stream. I was not free from suxle) 36 Tromsdiately afiarákentor arrangements

as here, as a messure of quantity, mnet maan the Mr. Bawaki, Consul for Japan, said he i

ADVANCE HONGKONG.. as to the offend a farther heavy rush of wata were as for repairing the damage, especial bhabi Contable sumst. The proportion of chortens Oz Lain. How thuu ould person ofcals authorising the handing over of the Walkie sad, Maitland getting the ball ali but

yam wware of poly okie danih snaga Europa, contents of a chest, or rather the quantity a compared the document given by the Japanese

Hongborg, 24th November, 1889, deaths songs the tidens in to my wind propor foundations of the houses L Zotland Street the localition opomenad. dowit skel erbetgi' dealjvìlles might, have 'on the" regard being bad to this relative important desthe, farer rata anaozgat - Europeans-The Pasion of the contexte of several chests of prisoner to Polloe Bergeant Robertets, with its / between the posts more than once. Tha Clab'«| the torrent towing the wadway and ploughed 47-Temporary mks to allow of the supply Edespen Way of meature that unless useful mon of it in qualities less than a chest tion was overact.

Regalerifquella case of more than one of the opium ba said at the same time to be in posges English translation, and found that the transla backs and goalkeeper had a lively tims of it up the bottom to adegilh uf & or ffect in a war of the Tytam water to the town, which had bees, treatmwak mud been obfaible aldon certainly more Cartalaly if part of the contents of a chest were

for some minutes and sogaisted themselves short space of time) Instructions were given enilrely sat paby die effects of the storm, or donthewould have barred. The nature of the separately dealt with and became the subject any extradition treaty between Great Britain favour by Lunney, who making one of the Mr. Caldwell—De you know whather there is wall A diversion was then rested in their accordingly to watch the line of the Glmonly to men, and sompleted in a few days, so with in Komone, was to lead one bo sxes of distinct and separate passion it would be and Japan.

soqualan is anak na dostalog the asterity of the fover Surrent night and day, and arrangements were and the require to dan agaalukaare slude ben algadeth rate aciqagatancerad for Chines made that should surfen damage threaten the pushed nis, and are new appreaching completion

rightly "deemed 'a separate tjüanbity, and In this In the Summit 788 44 la perkape worby of way person whewan posestned_of_ · Did you ever hear that there was P-No

Compitare.

23rd November.

Witness I am not owetala.

I feel bound to state that during the time I

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