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any instances being an ardent desire to fall in for the remount of her remaining assets when she shall have been compelled to declare her bankruptcy. This is, however, only the way of the world, and as China

S. WATSON & CO., would horgolf have adopted it had affairs

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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

aly turned the other way about, it camput be said that she has much to grumble at:

Chinn, however, is a land of possibilities” and. so China's condition is a raatter that concerns a good many more than her own Government and people; and as many WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. of the European Powers are sincerely

| desirous of aceing China rehabilitated, it may be acepted that not all the advice with which China is trated springs from any halfconealed desire to become possessor WHISKY.rising effects. The position

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, 1998.

HM.SS. Algevine, Phocais, and Rosario went out to Mira Bay yesterday morning.

This death is announeed frma Wahu of Cap- tain Potoryou, a pilot, The NC Daily News says the death occurred ander tragic circum

The Gorna mail of the 15th ult, was stance. delivered in London on the 15th inst

The Thilippines Commission has passed in Act making May ib, Memorial Day, a logs

holiday in-the-islamu......

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A New York talegraf in the Manila Cable- meres says the U.S. craisors Cincinnati, Albany, and Raleigh have been ordered to join the

Asiatic Squadron.

The Rangoon Port Commissioners bavo appointed Mr. Holmes, Chief Engineer of the Singapore Decks, to be Resident Eugincor of the Rangoo Fort Trust.

Labusit has deviarol Hongkong to infected port, and quarantine regalations will be observed in tlas cass of all vessels arriving there from this part. 1.

The visitors to the City Hall Library and Muscun for the wook outing 17th May wore 252 non-Chinese and 75 Cuiness to the former, and 120 Chizums and 2,249 Chiness to the

hatter institation.

Diamonds valdi at 2-logo jenos sego stolen from an image of the Virgin Mary al the cigar factory of Cecelio Lopez, Manila, last week

At Shanghat last week, Fdward Gray, chiel carpentor's mate of the U.S.S. Monadnock, accidentally shot himself, and died in se ambilanca on this way to the hospital.

THE LATE PETTÝ OFFICER GROUNDS.

The Navy League intends erecting a men- orial tablet to the sacmory of the late Petty-

The Polics aed Saerat Servicột món arvostad. ths thief, within a few dance, and all the stolen died on this station last year from cholera. It | Offeer Walter Ground, vf H:M.S. Terrible, who jowls vore recoveryi,

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TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

THE DUTY ON TEA.

LONDON, 15th May.

An însusutial deputation will wait on Mr. Balfour and Mr. Ritohte to argo the remission of a portion of the duty oa tea instead of the abolition of the corn duty.

LATER.

Mr. Balfour has declined to modify the day

on tea.

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THE STRIKE IN MELBOURND...

LONDON, 15th April, The strike in Melbourne is ended.

THE NEAR EAST,

LONDON, 15th May. The Bulgarian Govorument has sont a note

then in China in my respecta is nol. Luulike that of India in 1893; China, as had then Tutin, has a large indebtélness in gold, while she clues almost with desperation to a currenrg of silver. Owing to improvements in the mealburgią nrik; and the discovery of xuy now sonreus of supply, silver, ein bo prodated in enormous quantities, and add nứe which thirty years afe would have seemed chimerical. The consequence is that to meet-her-engage. ments Chim is compelled 10 will»draw from her circulation contrally increasing A blend of the fast WHISKIES digantity of silver, so that the burden of her debt year by yine presses mare heavily thel in SCOTLAND, of greatage; very lim

on the assets of the Canine at larg, and mellow.

Similar was the position in India ten years Proue by Continisseurs to be the jago. A great deal Inan said on T. Razelani found the charge proved air sentenced series of "feeling" in s to rin akwards thousand Jews have been forced to quit Kiof,

subject of himetallians it has been created into a bonovalent fish the one hand, and exorcised us at aradigmond demon on the other. As a fret bitgefall.s would be a

BEST BLEND in the FAR EAST."

JJ

816.50-

Por: Doam

The following also re pendel, aud ang insurpassed in quility :-

THORNE'S BLEND F-GLENORCHY, MELLOW

BLENDA A Bue com

Per Beog $12.00

Whisky of grey, agu 12.00 Q-ABERLOTH - GIZINIAVET, 149, 50

BA-ILKALYLES Dof the Pinest.

Old Malysesoru Wistrs 16.50

TANISLA

THE RONGKONG, DESPANSSRY,

BOSTA.

Ennid skal trene sikh Hasbeer-i titrown, in der hohe did. Ialah oven. met 115 the usages it took in 1893 pasional sif a bestånd bintillism." as

it gas con lensa dati. We are hiding, lä proga! the Lin parației, ami sot,preparat sejaisy th

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RUSSIA.

was Grounds who make the reconlshooting into its representatives abroad requesting them to The Ray W. Girl (nie user of the fagga1901 during the ships, commission in the Fur call the attoution of the Powers to the oxes evingelist, Dwigat L. Moody) is at Singapore, Erst, hitting the targd sight times within a of the Turks in Maccionin, which render mo His making a fone years tour of the world minute. The fablet, which is to be of bronze, less the efforts made by Bulgaria to gestria for the purjkse of making a thorough. u on- is ta by plum on the wall of St. Jula's Church, prelove study of missions with a view to Laulywood Birmingham. It will shortly be Macedonians. pablishing in book form the product of his ready for saveiling, and the cerancoy will ba

| more or less of a pablie charaster.

SIBERIAN RAILWAY PROJECTS. The Bowsian railway authorities are turning their attention to projects for constructing a

from the Silurian Railway down to the frontiers of Ghana. Thus, this second period of railway

Pollen Tispeter Langley charged a Chinesé coolie at the Magistracy yesterday with "pick- King over" rabbish taken from a house where aomas of dogwe bad conrred. Mr. P. A.

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the defendant to 14 days hard labow without teruptan of 3 fae.

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LONDON, 15th May, There is a marked recrudascosco. of anti- semitism in Russia, where the old expulsion ordinances are being enforced, Thirty-sovin

A DAY AT THE MAGISTRACY,

At home the Police Court is in many pla

a popa'ar rendezvous, and the prople who gather within its precincts as interested or disinteresta spectatum scom to derive as much enjoymen if not always instinction. frm the ps coedings as a party of school children from, magic-latteru entertainment. Out here the case in different so far, at least, as entere mitted, the seauty accommotion of Europeans, for whom, even though thus per stufytla Polien Gourd has no attraction whatever ladacements otherwise might offe The Chiness, however, of the class that frequ the Court daily when the weather is nice- not wind crowding audits aftoulautaliasojaťmų, and although their room doubtless vodiy proforable to their company, the Police Cear unless when cironinstances inpol the maging to decreo otherwise, is open to the publié, sil so long as quietness and order uro obavil spectators are permitted to attend.

The mount of judicial business transacioje the Magistracy in a single day is surprisn and when one coustidors the may differs) languages that suply have to be interpreta into plin, ovory-day English, sepiisa gira plero is wonder. The Santah tougar 5 og) generally regarded by Britishues as a fore one--although its dialectical peeliarities as oftei dillenlt of comprehension by peaplő kaf south of the Tweed-but at last one exalaj cocurred at the Magistracy where the version of an interpreter were noosary to read | iutelligible, the evidausts of a "pram, pa Holanman" not lang arrival in the Colo and at bearing traces of his native co-ficity, "Whors did you fad this oping?" he asked, imong other questions, in referemos the maller on band. In a noak, yer Wersiy emang a pickle orral," Repeatoit questioning could not vary the answer, which had at lvl 6 be exphined to the magistrate by a Send inspect of police as meaning "in ene

odds and oil" Rbakl amongst some afterwards by bis spurior oficer for k bad choice of works, the poliomin, apadre, phising the mingistute's iusbility to un lusted him, rajoined Pair oratur, did he walle tse daisyor a surmon This recalls to wi as incisont that happened or is maid to hi MR. CHAMBERLAIN ON FREE TRADE.

happ ned, which is much the sam thing in th LONDON, 16th May,

long tin-in the Police Court of a suit so Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at Biruloga In taken into cistody for fighting wa port torn in Scotland. A French sailor wh

and a reign of terror orista,

THE EDUCATIONBILL.

LONDON, 16th May. A compromise has bien effected in the Edrostion Bill, and the Government has agreed anagement reducing the number of Borough Councillors and giving the County Coutieil an absoluto majority.

construction in Siberia is about to be untered In the contar of the Queen's Road arson ense jupyn very much spower than was proposed at the frimur Sudions gestor lay the floor of originally, for early in the spring the survore' agnificent thing, if it were only possible, "; the Court was strewn with exhibits comprising for the first of these braách fines will be made. burnt weal, hoses, rags, clothing, bottles The Russian Government intends to build a The if here is the material pink of "the"

and tins. The disorder of the seuns was given railway from the station of Palemoshmaya to argument, and as long as it costindes so to be kamera or with all its hatianing touch by the prison of two miceth-town of Barnaul, na-important mining and

which disported themselves

memory saving dodtry on tha0b", in Wodarnihari, amongs tam ddea

jand 200 miles 8.S.W. of Toms. The line from Baruant will be of great commercial im The heavy rain showers of a sturdy fonal in infvices fate the Supra fort by the rando, and it will ran from that place to Blish; aulalong the course of the Ketaba, up widomos, & cathuge da se jagpl- who sat under

to the Chinego frontier, whence it can be. them to a cooling?sway. Dacing-the prevalsues 'of of the singers the jury had to thebal, by way of Kabio and Uhasentai, into

ths interior of China, and ultimataly have its said that he strongly.condoamned the interpreta asked by the bailis, "Wel, menre, what fu the-jurg, yox gal sis notare from the show is in Peking. It is said that this ration of Free Trade, which prevented Britain from ye tae sy tay the chairge o fechtin' at th court. but by taking a sia in Unomiga of the

| wag will not be corried out with mine harts,

harbon?" To Frenchman made-a geilusi and time, in funt; tom yours will by diveupied in favouring her colonies or from rataliuling

expressive of his inbility to andarakini 15, Commencing, sadly, a trompe o Javanese carrying out the soles. Still, a start will be against countries.pualizing the colonies fr

interrogation. The Coars marby another a mifandt, men shy kill pirapatmences made this year in constructing the Barnal favouring Britain; the sumutzy might not to be tempt, and adopted the ccmon-exportion of

and igrator for the agilway and its branching to Tushikend, and bound by any technical definition of Froo Trataendaa raring to conseg a maning to a forsigue l overg af strong

pheom the Fogo en pratar Cocina ilaris st. its eastern lanch line to the Chines frontier

so far as fallow-subjects wara esscerned. We calking in broken English

Menstre, what base yo to any to dis charg A Japonca cow of a similar "kind păt the

shonid at hexiato te retaliate whenever the Surely ye canna miss compungin that?' |entief damont Choga mpiled anas nodigene dioni,

interests betwéca the colonists and ourselves Interpretaro," said the prison. Aa werd threatened by others. We are requested in aduta task the Koungest Plaine Pond Committee Will

Me

Me. Chamborkin's-spooch, is regarded as- Clement at 5 pas fonotow in the Chender

It is andaned by the Burman of Insular of Commateries Raon, Citg-E), wàin li will Affairs that there is to be no Phillippine gollmarking su opochs in the five rations of the make a statement concyning what he saw in standard soill the party is established. This Mothof Country and the Colonis and es ruis- the care of his bonec Bringh the famine is generally, terpreted to wetu that the ing the isse whether wide-word from trade stricken Histricts of Kwange province. TaPhilippias pasó will not be restegrable in got accords with the country's best interests. public we invite 1 to attend.

Jau Fong as the Mexican puso koutiuus, to be mooi vublant varving rates of oxchange. It is

MOROCCO. !pointed out by those who have diseased this phase of the matter that if any other course worm-paraned it would allow undesirable speciala - tion. By the terms of the Ach tle nov peso, ja to be receivable in circulation when ära millions shall have bremenined and ready for circulation,

offices of the government for all public does, It is also provided that the present alvar cajas Phall contians in cireshtion until not narlier the Juanry 1, 1901. Catil the Moxic currency is retired or such time as the legal parity is riched, it à mudastoud from the ruling at Washington the goki standard will not into offect.

toy fmmons n the measures it ok to extrisant itself and the Pantry as he how the very fffient piston b. which thany, foťad the abulas. Prior to the 26 | Jans-Issilter, fivethennymatus will jan detud cantongy bol Badia, the unlats og | Salep'ta and 13 Palary acre open to the bringen alver in mainidest gaufitio, che only cheek being the events of sha On thêy 1Hic Tay, at $ Monche se born. Real holder file byla. Su st caure, is the dätunti nateoma of currency lays and con- On, the Ufh Mngend Shaper, WSTER - BAIE, Cake Peponton Singureston Wonditionisgall over the world. The Ad vremï dangitter on J. F. Wo ung, Kiugapore,

termusent accepts and eigas all gaid On the link May, the cereal Thupit aj faremad to ju for the pupost, without Shagglou, Butera, Austin, poun je on of pari questions to the quantity in circulation. in 13. &. Seb, Lit. Casyens, aged 2 you the 25th Jung tea yours ago, the Fran Govermeld annowed that it would magd na mgr silver für ein ere, Fazil for the fusion woll waly issue rupes

MARRIAGE.

PENTHE

The thily Press.

11, Fumar Braun, 1.07j

is that we made

THE PHILIPPINES OURRENCY.

1. Too folowing tubegrun appars in the Manith "Calloniexc

Now York, 1th May.

LATER

LONDON, 16th May.

need win, rac." pityingly replied the build. I cavo mash' got 'e Imll yo say, an' I'm gure if ye kon rond-ye puir, silly, jabbak' entur. Awa ye go an' bo sam tao Kuop th peace till yer ship leaves, whoo ye can ezt ead ithor's throats for p. But, dina kiek up or f nair staamashes iu oor quate toon."

We have already pferred to the inultiplicity of languages encetatered in a stag's wo at the Magistracy. There may be uppos ing ationals from all four corners of th globe if corners can ixist on a spheri but the business of is Curt never eas The Moorish troops sut to Tutaan in an to a standstill--it doesn' oren hostais English steamer have entered the town nap-on the porter told the old lady who sayurd posed; the reby's are demoralised by heavy with surprise if the express train that had jed

dashed through the station didn', stop in}

Sastern Asiatic Welway anlit is,in totion Ind shall be given a prof-rance is the public losses and the garrison now asenmess they come, people from the Enes from Azi,

The Alva Compday which will wenpy the Thora y cn Satury unt for four or five days text weak preval hore pesterday dading Lean the potions in Indian new altgeres tus Covaping porids a first-class

and dates they will enjoy in Hongkong a season as successful as they have had slashere. Particulars of the performancs are givu to-day

Mr. J. Pierpo 1. Morgan is, according to tag in return for 2, margine bore rupe Japon purs, toisit the Far East. 1-ists 1941 at the rate of sixtona. For a deseves Vairouver carly, next month, and travel The amp (9th May: #» 3. - soviirdige». The rupes was at the moment) 3 Elfungsi Almakivulistaubatkate Vialextok, On the 12th March Mr. J. Bate Požurrsox, jonigavortsTx. 224, ó n'a unaqueally in my "11" is "proposed to pragtruct a railway tlenough a former resident in Shanghai, nat "heilu | Vf the best friends of the Government cruised Alaska an1 Nuchalka, to be known as tha, the Sovidy of arts a long and in sing the ery of "prepist troue The ison of

with this proj on that tire tour is to be taken, respects important paper cutitled he the Government had le san forood upon it by Currency Palary Gï ladic” Although is the the notion of the exchange banks, who like! paper and the disensien dat fixed in ALIXANDER, the Copper-Smith, saw in the single mention is male of the present finan- Propel the superession of tlanir indle

ial position in Chna, which in sound. The was and ineens for bringing about a respects rigus punabled with that of Indigo belt to be inevitable hat boom mad before the closing of the mints, the paper discussal publicly, and the banks foreseetalertainment of the Maskalyn Cook order is `eminatly surgefive for those who are ing that something must be done, adroitly, honestly sanking a retly for the presents they thought, prepared to make money very dangerous tonetary confon in which out of the difficulties of the 45vernmenin artist cotumas, Clima finds herself plareri. Akhough the and impered enormats quantities of silver, change of the Indian currency from a silver which digg sent to the mints for conversiest 10 a gold basis occurred secrecently 1893,

ax into rupes as fast as the latter could turn the measures taken, as well as the prior them out. This circonstance, which really “situation, have already become history Faud, was the mum of the entire matter, is what is more cations, almost forgotten curionely not mentioned by Mr. Rouenrsos. history. In a debate on the subject in the The Gowenment, not usually addicted to House of Corrotom on the 29th March, heroic measures, especially when finances 1898, we find Lord Grózu, HAMILTON were concerned, "kept its owir counsel for sing the following strong words as to the one, and skilfully avoided giving the banks position into which Indian Ende fad any indication of the steps it intended to fallen: What was the position that the take The notification of the immediate late Government had to face? I do not closure of the mints came thus upon the want to use Innguage too strong, hat India banks as a perfect surprise, as the silver "was muquestionally on the verge as they had intended to tender was left as a

A Tokyo telegram to the M-6. Daily News says --Agnisation has been submitted to the Lower House suggesting the messity of percfully intacing Russia to conguise the validity of Japan's Corean status conferred by the Anglo-Japanese Agreem nt, and querying whether Japan's presenti proculuse in regard to' the Manchurian question is calculato

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promote close relations with Russia. This emanates from the pro-Russian party, which is small but active..

THE STRANDED “ VICTORIA.”

NAVAL ENQUIRY AT CHEFOO. The British Consul sammoned a Naval Court. to assemble at the Conmlate on the drains!, to

enquire into the wreck of this vessel and juro the condust of the master and ore The Court comistal of the Consul, as President, assisted by three B. & 8. captains, Mears, Robinson, Stott, and Somerville.

ofensiva,

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE CHINESE THEATRES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY FRESH."

Hongkong, 18th May. SIR-Will Common Sense" iswor the following questions

1. Is ko finnchelly faterested in the keeping open of these theatres?

2. Do the bekter class of Chinese keep their children away from skool during the plague

Beason ?

3. Did he require a B&. S. after digesting "Scallywag's" letters

4. Would he inform us of the true reason why the Chinese make for Canton or elsewhere when they become sich?

Yours, etc.,

JOEY,

The principal witnesses osaminal were the master" and "chief mate, whoso certificates were handed into the custody of the Coart, pending the hearing. The evidence of thes two gentlemen was simngly corroborative, and showed, briefly. that the vessel was properly At the Magistracy yesterday thras Indianmanned, supplied with charts, and all necessary BRITISH LESSONS FROM AMERICA, gear, and was navigated an skilfully as their watch at Query Bay shipbuilding yard experience and judgment suggested. In cresa. were charged og the couplafat of Mr. J.examination they both admitted that they

West, from the North, and from the Lonth,b; interpeterd are found. for everyone of thes ful Babel resolves itself into Sunday cled order. On the staff at the Magistracy i polyglot who handles about half-a-di-zen dizky) and languges with as much fanity as be d English, his native tongao.

In reports of Police. Court proceedings dij home the word "angister" is often inte polated,bat bere it is rarely the case that ap thing byond a stile groets a litcaleg incides in the daily routico. This is not dua to ag lack of appreciation, be it remembered, does it dicate that the proverbial inability d the Eco: to sau a joke extends to the strate. For one thing, the dignity of the Cont is never lost sight of, and no operira gemeal is given tolesity; and for another, these incide are so come to be regarded as a matter coarse that troy--well, have simply come to k regarded as a Eutior of course, Hovor, it is deficient in boisterousness what a word associate with a Polios Court, most solemn d institutione-the feeling ofjoyment whe the visibilities are tickled is nowe Ineking geariness. Many bons mots are found in th END OF THE MOSELY COMMISSION, statembels advanced by Chinese defendants The report of the Commision of British work-exton ustion, or explanation of the offenc bankrupter. She could not my her we drug on their lands: This action of the Lacock, bead watchman, with being drunk and had ever been in the Gulf of Pochil: before; men, which was laken to the United States by alleged against them Asked how hu ezme ist and one of two things was inevitable, either Government was at the theach con in the shopyard at 11 pan, on Sunday that they were going at

They were 'envicted of the charge, and in spood through

considerable Mr. Alfred Mosoly, C.M.G., a few months ago posseen co of a cable chain saepeetud of havier that she would be unable to meet her mented oa and -canvassed in an unfriendly tining Com $23 etch Mr. F. A. Hazalandthey did not east the lead very frequently on the 17th wit.

a thick fog; und that to study American industrialism, was published heen stole, the master of n sampau cala obligations, or that this contry would spirit as mounting almost to sharp procured that it was just sugh conduit as the

On the other hand, it seemed clear that the

imparted the information Chat he had found have had to come to her aid." Now, adde tire. Looking back on the position after defendants had been guilty of that led to serious

flouting in the baclour Justas startling ú 1. The employers in the United States offer its originality was the exams offered 25 pertinently Mr. Rouserзox, if that was then juterval of ten years it is difficult to see disturbances. Under the circumstances hero-stranding was purely accidental, and fint all

hands worked strenuously to do their best to get their workmen inducewent to extra effort. position of India, and it cannot be doained what other course la open.. Had the fore, he felt band to make an exampla of them.

coolie who appropriated a six-fest beam of word the vessel of afterwards.

2. That while in England employers reger! Lolotiging to a carpenter, - *1 had just cates that it was, when the mints were closed and Government gone beating about the bush,

Of plague, 2 casis were notified during the.

After hearing the evidence the Court retired the use of machinery entitling them to reduce my rice,' he said, "mi I wanted to pick when silver stood at 89d, and the rupee at the banks would have found the means to

two days ended at upon on Saturday. One case to consider their judgant and nt a quarter-wages, the contrary clow prevails in the Unital teeth. Examples of this antrets malā k 18. 2 d., what would it have beer to-dyrender the conversion impossible. Go

was European (Inspector Macdonald, who con- past six it was ansourced by the Consul in States."

furnished ad aurcum, but these two gems an with the rupee fallen to 11., and silver at strong and persistent were, however, these times te progress for urably), one Portuguese, pressuce of the parties interested. The Court 3. That the extronic specialisation of work sufficient to abow that 2213. ? China has had to face the latter, unfriendly strictures that in the end the aus Indian (freni Vistoria. Gaol), and the found that the master nas deserving of cousure in America is a grout drawback, musing, as it Government had to make a compromite remainder, 17 of which were fatal, were Chinose, in the points shove mentioned, which were does, excessive strain and shortening of the lives and the result is that to all intents and with the banks, and accept for coinage No less than ten holics were "found" Since termed errore of judgment, but did not think it of the workmen, whose hours are slightly longer purposes she is bankrupt, and lie, tied hand 20,000,000 rupees. This act had an im- Ist Fanuary this year there have now been 679 necessary to deal with his certificate. They than those of British workmen.. and foot, at the feet of the nations of portaut effect, and considerably delayed the Europe. As a natural consequence China is relieving effect of the Government's action, known cases of plague. The only other cases of fined the master £ 6. Od, the costs of the 4. That Great Britain is in dracon of painstaking official who places; eich case car being treated by her very particular friends the cubsequent history of the change of communicable disse occurring during the enquiry, and thermaffer returned their

currency gains rather than loses in interest, week ended 16th inst. were one of diphtheria certificates is the master and materia to some very good but unpalatable advice, we shall leave to a future occasion (European) and one of smallpox (Chinese). The master thanked the Court for having the main incentive of the advice in teo i discussion.

Neither proved fatal.

given him a very fair hearing.

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The Commissioners find that

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For ways that are, dar adil tricks that ara vala. The hechou Chiusa lapicollar. holding way at the Folies Court. Mr. A A glance before closing at the personalities

Hazeland the Senior Magistrate, is solare merion in the matter of technical education. 5. That the Amerism werk recording us the scales swing wider the weigh fully in the balance and gives his decisio energetic, more suber, and less addicted to sportesenial friend when freedom than the British workman.

from work enables him to exceed the narro

conversational in query, Guilty

magistrato again occupant, and no dolls connecteu brain-racking te cainest delibenti the defendunt bleg Kemp is his jur his daily tak tis, d of a man of riper his decisions at all: of the trend of fag invulnerability t Bovice, he is sensitive to eriti This the toilin saved the trou Kemp's handwri erder that licen accessible having tion by another af mouths jussed of received only six in the former ligh subject of synipa -unfavourably and magistrate. To and mayup the Mr. Kemp will ex gironess and t

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our tailor's shop prisoners lived taller's business? they had practi second floor wa

at the back of than at the f side of Queen'e! very rapidly to

shop was on 1: fire the busc * mere godow the ground floo fint floor thern

the small hay who was found second floor the

people all asia: o'clock that duly saw femes basement four fire also barnin found a separa He alarmed th

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