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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 2nd, 1904

Five fatul cases of playns were reportel in the Colony yesterday, all the victims being Chi- nose. These bring the year's total to 187.

fest, a width of 90 feet al the entrance, and 30 feet on the sill. Attached to the se! decks are extensive repair shops. It is obvious how valuable the ucquisition of

We have receivel from the publisher, Mr, Dalny with its docks and buildings practic. W. Daniel, of Ludgate Hill, the first two cally uninjured is likely to be to the mumbers of an unconventional magazine"

A. S. WATSON & CO., Japanese now that they have established an entitled The Crunk. It appears to be devated

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

effective blockade of the Liaotong Peninsula south of Pitsuwo, and are investing the fortress of Port Arthur.

It is astonishing that the Russians should have left. Dalny practically intact for the Japanese to walk into and possess. Perhaps, they believed the abandonment of the city to be a merely temporary expedient, Got that consideration does not dispel the

to the glorification of Free Trade, of Mr. R. J. Campbell (of the City Temple). Esperanto. * Protoss,” and such. Its prico is threèpanes

TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS,}

THE WAR

RUSSIANS SHORT OF

SUPPLIES.

Lósnox, 1st June.

It is reported that extreme scarcity of provisions prevails at Linoyang.

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STAR FERRY CO., DD.

The sixth ordinary annual meeting of tho above Company was held at the Company's office. 2. Connunght Roul, at noon yesterday. Those present were Hoa. Sir C. P. Chater, C.M.G. (chairman), Mesars. A. J. Raymond, N. A. Siek (director), H. Schubart, D. Nowrojee. I. P. Madar, and E. Osborne (soorotary).

The SECRETARY having read the notice convening the meeting,

PUNJOM MINING CO., LD.

RECONSTRUCTION PROPOSED.

The seventh ordinary general meeting of shareholders in the above company was held yesterday at the office of the Company, No. 11, Beaconsfield Arcade, the attendance including Messes R. C. Wileox (chairman). W. Kerfoot Hughes Mirector), S. A. Joseph, T. F. Hougli,

is Kadoorie, II. C. Wilcox, R. Walpole, E. W. Torry. J. MoCubbin, A. N. Ribeiro. Max The CHAIRMAN said:-Goutlemon, the report Michael, J. R. Michaol, R. A. Fergusson and nud accounts having beaut in your hands for ¦ A. B. Lown (Acting Secretary),

The notice convening the meeting having exeul days. I will with your permission take them as road. The net profit for the past bean read by the Acting Sueretary, year shows a considerable increase on that of the previous period, as the result of increased

expenses, more expecially in the cost of coal. for some time, and, with your permission, I

The CHAIRMAN said: ---Gentlomeu, --The r»-- port and statement of necannts, together with

A letter received from Chengtu by a Szechnen aerchant fu Shanghaistrongly pruises the efforts of Mrs. Archibald Liṭṭle in the erus), of the Natural Feet Society, or Tien, Tau lui, in Szechnen. Mrs. Little sinee her return to the province has given over a dozen adtresses hafore 'the Indies, officials, gontry, and merchants, and

end girls have had the bonds round their fret loosened. Mrs. Little hus sucesded too in interestin r Hsi Liang, Viceroy of Szvolant, with the result that she has persen dod H. E to issue a large number of proclamations in which RESULT OF THE DERBY. sight as prodit, but in reality it represents (at report we believe to be a thoroughly impartial

At present there are no indications traffic, combined with a diminution in working the Manager's report, bare heen in your hands

The BUSINESS of the HONG KONG Eastonishment which such a dis; aten as we with such succuss that over forty young ladies of any intention on the part of the Included in the profit and loss balance is a sumpropose to take them as read. You will no

DISPENSARY is now being CARRIED ON

in ALEXANDRA

VIEUX ROAD. ·

BUILDINGS, DES

HONGKONG DISPENSARY in its BOW

premises are as follows:-

were able to publish yesterday by the courtesy of the Japanese Consul creates. For even if the Russians did hope to speedily return and hold the place in sirength, it must have been patent to the

Russian commander that if the Japanese were once allowed to occupy it they would not be driven out again before they had wrecked everything likely to be of assistongs to the enemy. The abaloumant of Dalny represents an immense funncial acrifice on the part of Russia, for the ex- The HOURS of BUSINESS of the penditure cu public works since Russia acquired the usufruct of Dalay mest la vo amounted to many millions of dollars. The whole scheme of public buildings and improvements involved in expenditure of something like forty million dollars, and a very large part of that scheme has been carried out. A visitor to the port before the outbreak of hostilities says of this unique place: "It is a city in all senses of the word save one, It has as yet no "people." But the Russian authorities entertained very sanguine expectations of the fature of Dalny, for in laying out the town the European reservation was designed to An Assistant will be on anty at all times to accommodate 50,000 inhabitants. It was,

disperse prescriptions.

Week Days, 8.30 AM to 6 P.M. Saturday, 8.30 AM. to F.M.

Sunday,

10 A.M. to P.M.

perhape, a wise provision, for the terminal part of a great trunk, liue of railway ought to develop into a big city very rapidly, but Russia's withoring attitude towards com. mercial rivalry, we fear, would always keep it prety much in the same stage of develop ment as Vladivostok. It would be pro A. S. WATSON & CO. fitless is speculate on the futuro of the

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the practice is denounced in very strong, terms

The Chefon Daily News weites :---Billy Bellow, whe recently boxed with Sam Newmou. at Tientsin, and who passed through Chofoo a few days ago en route to Shurhai. is open to another engagement. In view of the fact that a match was at one tinie contemplated between Bellew and a mm from the U.S.S. Raleigh, and that the latter is said to ha still anxious to have the "go." local sports may possibly be able to have the thing palled off in Chefon, providing the Raleigh puts in an appearance at this port as is expected. The supporters of the sailor boy anilcubtedly have plenty of con- fence in their representative and sufficient. grown to back fl up, and make it worth while to approach Bellow with a view of inaking this port the meeting grouud.

Shortly there will be a number of patent coal

heists at work in Colorabo harbour, expediting

the discharge of coal. The new mecline, which

Russian forecs to southward.

TONDON, 1st June, 3.39 pan.

The result of the Darby, run this after

noon, is as follows:---

9

1. ST. AMANT,

JOHN O'GAUNT.

ST. DENIS.

3.

RAILWAY TO SAMSHUI.

EXTENSION OPENED.

SHAHEEN, 1st June, 4.45 p.m. The second section of the branch of the Canton-Hankow Railway, namely frou Fatsban to Samshui, was formally opened

is known as the Hamilton-Black Patent Cout to-day by Mr. MeWade, United States Elevator, is the invention of the Hon. Mr. | Consul-General, in the presence of a big Hamilton, head of the British India Steama

attendance. Among those who witnessed Navigation Co., Ld..' at. Calcutta, aud of

the ceremony was the Tortar General.

Mr.

Black, Deputy Superintendent of the Company. One machine was brought out to Colombo in March last, and seven others have bear brought out since then from Calcutta, The machines have now been fitted and will soon be tried for the first time, in

Colombo.

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ducted with the new elevator in Calcutta have been very satisfactory, and it is expected that the discharge of coal in Colomte harbour will be considerably accelerated when the new eleva

The eight elevators will, in future, be used on all steamers which arrive

The results of experiments con-

Manchurian railway and its terminal por: at the present stage of the war. These tom are used. interesting questions must remain until [31 hostilities bave ceased.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS ONL comunications relating to the newscalumne should addressed to Tim Entron.

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•papers will be inserted. Orders for extra copics of DAILY PRESB should be seat before 11 am, on day of publication. After that

Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, the Acting Polien Magistrate, was absent from the Court yostor day indisposed. We understand Mr. Gompertz is sufforing from an attack of dengue fever.

In winning the Two Thousand Guittens, St. Amunt made a new record for this particular

han the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash.erent by covering the Rowley Mile in Imin, Telegraphic Addreas: Pass, Codes: A.B.C. Kth a 45 sec., which is 51 1-sec faster than Sceptrt's

record made in 1902.--

Lieber's

P.O. Box, 33. Telephone No. 12

BIRTI

On the 29th May, at No. 4, Ormushy. Vilins, Kowloon, the wife of Jens BraON SCOTT, of Jaughter.

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The Daily Press.

BONGRAND OFFICE: 14. DEVEUX ROAD £1. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC.

HONGKONG, 2ND JUNE, 1904.

with coal for the British ludia Co. Two of them will be used at each hatch-way.

LAWN TENNIS.

FINAL OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

The brothers Hancock, B. and H., played off the final of the championship on the Cricket Ground yesterday afternoon. The weather was pleasant and attendance good, seroral ladies being in cluded amongst the spectators. The game on the whole was considered disappointing, it being said that R. Hancock did not display his usual skill, People want a lot of inducement to attend Scoring was very event-

entertainments at this indoor of The

year. Tont the entertainment aunonnced by Mr. Frecar to be given in the Theatre Royal on Saturday and Monday most is likely to prove an exception to the general rule. Mr. Frezor has a reputation soon, to his opponent's tro. which constitate the best of all possible adver- tisements, and full houses are anticipated each evoning.

500 SOU

An Osaka paper leavus that a number of the principal Chambers of Commered are now arranging to submit to the forthcoming joint meeting of all the Chambers of Commerce throughout Japai a proposal in favour of opening an exposition on a large steamer chartered for that purpose, and of despatching her to the principal ports of the world for the encouragement of Japanese commerve azal industry us soo promoters are. the paper adds, desirous of obtaining a state subsidy for the enterprise.

as the war is over.

The

Ir does not appear from the Japanese official telegram published in our yesterday issue that the Russians did as much damage when they abandoned Dalny as Admiral AuExcury's teleggins to St. Petersburg represented, The Viceroy reported that the Russians had blown up the docks nad piers to prevent the enemy from utilising them; but on occupying the place the Japanese have found that the docks and

The question of the defence of Indo-Chinm piers are uninjured with the exception of

continues to be much discussed in Paris. On the Great Pier," which was sunk. Since

the land side, military organisation is sufficient- Dalny came into the possession of the

ly complete to render the Chinese frontier secure. Russians it is well known that immense The Delta, however, is virtually unprotected, sums of money have been expended with and under pressure of possibilities arising from the object of making the terminal port off the present war, plans have been formed for the Chinese Eastern Railway one of com maintaining there a standing force of 30,000 ananding iniportance in the Far East. European troops in three divisions. The naval

defences, uru-still in a rudimentary condition.

(I) H. Hancock. 6--3. 2) H. Hancock, 6-4.

(3) R. Hancock, 6-2.

(4) R. Hancock, 6—1. (6) H. Hancock, 6–4.

H. Hancock won three genes, it will be

PRIZES.

At the conclusion of the gamo Mr. E. W. Mitchell prevented a bouquet of flowers to Miss Hancock, saying that ON behalf of the Cricket Gal, he had to thank her for giving away the prizes, and for taking such interest in the sport. In looking at the list he saw that the names of her brothers were prominent.

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The prizes, consisting of handsome silverware, were then given away. The list of winners in as follows :---

ARE UTER'S SERVICE.

COSSACKS HARASSING THE

JAPANESE.

LONDON, 20th May, Realer's Moukden correspondent telegraphs that Cossacks are harassing General Kuroki's rear, house the prosent suspension of the Japanese mdvance.

THE UNITED STATES AND

THE WAR.

LONDON, 30th May. Washington Government advices dwell on the terrible power of the Japanese Shimese powder, the composition of which is a secret. The results of the explosions of the Japaneso shells have astonished the United States Arwy, observes.

THE TIBET EXPEDITION.

LONDON, 30th May, The Daily Mail correspondent at Chumbi wires that Lieut. Gavstin and three Sepoys were killed, and Capt. O'Counor, Lieutenants Miteholl and Walker, and nine men wounded on the 20th inst. whilst clearing a village which the Tibetank were fortifying near the Mission's camp. The Tibetan losses were heavy.

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THE CAPE CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL.

LONDON, 80th May.

The Governor of the Cape hos withheld his assent to the Chinese Exelusion Bill, swailing His Majesty's pleasure.

NAVAL NOTES.

ARRIVALS AT KONGKONG.

The American gan-boat Helinu arrived from Swatow yesterday.

of 330,550, which represents the differenceflonbt all have read the report by Mr. Warnford between the writton down value of the Guiding | Lock, the Manager of the Reub Australian Star and Morning Star and the price at which Gold Mining Co., Ld., on our conrossion, with they were sold. This might appear at first a review of its prospects and capabilities. That

least tan largo extent) the ovenmulated savings | document, and a further guarantee for the of previous years which have been written off soundness of its conclusions is to be found in the boats, and which were consequently of the fact that Mr. Lock was accompanied during greater value flan they appoured in the his survey by Mr. Seriesner. the Fedoral books; and in view of this it is proposed Government's Geologist. The Board have to to distribute, în acklition to dividoud, a regret that lator offorts to develop the Bolet bonus of 4 per cent., which, however, should not of operations proved so unsuccessful. In the be regarded in any sense us dividend in light of Mr. Lock's exhaustive report, this is disnise, as there is at present nothing to not so taues to be wondered at. As shown in justify anticipations of a regular 22 per cent.paragraph 23, the best development at any fína á return en capital. With the new hoats, the! was undoubtedly at Jalie. Yet even there it first of which is expected to be ready within the must be admitted that the thousands of feet of month, it is proposed to inangurte changes in driving and cross-cutting signally failed the time table which will still further improve to prove the existence of a permanent an the service, for your directors, whilst regarding payabis body, Mr. Leck significantly adds:--- dividends as the main object of the company, "There seems to have been no main fissure, are alive to the necessity for continual improve or joint, or contact plane on which a strong ment, and they think that in a business of lode could form." This naremunerative work 11 point this nature it pays hareholders best to has brought our funds to so low satisfy public requirements. Arrangements are practically concinded by which the ferry wharf ut Kowloon will be moved further to the south, opposite a new 100 foot road loading direct to Robinson Roud, which will doubtless be welcome news to Kowloon residents, who will then по. louger have to thread their way through a maze of cargo work; and advantage will be takon to build a wharf more suitable to the requirements of the Forry, Before proposing the adoption of the report aud acconats I shall be pleased to answer any questions.

After a pause the CHAIRMAN said: There boing no questions. I beg to propose that the report suil accounts be passed.

Mr. SCHUBART soconded and the motion was

carried unanimously.

Mr. Now or proposed that Mr. N. `A. Sietis he re-elected a director.

Mr. MADAN seconded, and it was carried. Mr. SCHUBART, proposed that Mr. W. II. Potts be re-elected auditor.

Mr. Mapar seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

The CHAIRMAN said:--That is all the busi ness, gentlemen. Dividend warrants can be had un application at Kowloon, where the company's office now is Thank you for your attendance.

POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, ist June. BEFORE MR. J. H. KEMP (SECOND

POLICE MAGISTRATE).

OBSTRUCTIONS. Police-Sergeant Kerr, who has had quite a number of obstruction cases of late, secured tho conviction of a man for careless handling of n trolley. He was fined $2 with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment.

DRUNKENNERS.

Daniel Collins was charged with being drunk and disorderly. He smashed the glass of a Chinese show-ense. Defendant was fland

and ordered to pay $2 compensation.

NO BURIAL PERMIT.

A Chinese shoemaker, charged with removing a dead body without a burial permit, was fined $150 or thres months' imprisonment.

ATTEMPTED FELONY,

For entering Tung Wa Hospital with intent to commit a felony, a Clinaran was sentenced

to one month's hard labour.

A PERUVIAN THIEF. Tim Pettick, a young man from Peru. des. The American gan-boat Pathfinaler han eribing himself as an ex-foreman on the Cauton Ser-arrived here from Salamague.

DOUBLES HANDICAP-R. &. H. Hancock. SINGLES HANDICAP (Class A) A. Hun.

phreys, 1; E. Haurock, 2, SINGLES [ANDICAP (Class B):--R. Manning,

1; R. B. Beattie. 2. PROFESSIONAL Patus-Atkinson and combe Smith. 1; Beavis and Grist, CHAMPIONSHIP:-H. Hawsook, 1ị «R: Han

nock, 2.

RACKETS TOURNAMENT.

SINGLES HANDICAP-H. Huurock.

WRECK OF THE "HAJ TIEN."

The Chinese cruiser Hot Tien that went ashore at Elliott Island some time ago, is still lying in the same position. A foreign expert has arrived from Tientsia, and having examinal DOUBLES HANDICAP R. and II. Hancock, the wrecked cruiser, he is of opinion that she can be got off and brought to Shanghai and locked. He is now awaiting instructions from Peking. In the meantime most of the guns

CHAMPIONSHIP:-H. Hancock.

CORRESPONDENCE.

A SMOKE NUISANCE,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS,"

Hongkong, 1st June

SIR, -Will you kindly inform me if there is any Ordinance under which the contractor for

that it was deemed necessary to send instructions to the mines to "shut down" before our resources were quite exhaustel. At the same time it was thought advisable. before presenting a statement to the shareholders, that, we should obtain a thoroughly reliable and independent report on the concession, both in order to explain, if possible, the reasons for the constant giving out of payable patches of ore and also to enable the shareholders to form an intelligent iden of the true position of affairs, so that they would be able to come to

decision as to the future of the Company en this occasion. I do not propose to go now further into detail in reference to the mines or" their working, becaum we shall presently take occasion to do this. I will therefore first ask you to

pass the report and statement of accounts for the year ending 31st December luit.

Mr. S. A. JOSEPH seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

Mr. McCues moved the re-election of Mr. R. C. Wilcox und Mr. Kerfoot Ingles as directors for the ensuing year.

Mr. E. W. TEBRY seconded, and the motion was passed unanimously.

Mr. KADOORIE proposed the re-election of Mr. Intton Potts as auditor

Mr. T. F. Houan múcondeil, and the motion was agreed to.

The CHAIRMAN: -Gentlemen, that Inusiness having been disposed of, we have now to ⇓ consider the future, but before making any proposition or oven laying before you the alternatives that confront us, it would be well, I think, that you should hear what Mr. Hughes has to say of his experience at the raines and of the result of his observations, which I am aure he will give you with great pleasure.

Mr. W. KEFOOT HUGHES il addressed the menting. He said Gentlemen. I think we might usefally pass over the subjects referved to by Mr. Lock in the first part of his report, for the reason that it deals with matters, which do not immediately concern us. I agree with Mr. Lock regarding the modo of future treatment of the clayey surface subsoil at Kalimpong and

ut Swah. The work should be done i saggested in paragraplis 28 and 29 in a puddling machine, ergcted on the spot there being bandanes of water at both places. The hill at the North end of the Swah valley which divides this valley from the Batu valley is considered to be the line where the country assumes a mo nexunt character, and which world form the

southernmost limit of our futura field of opera- tions wherein gənninə mining development work would be done. I shall therefore confine my observations to the central zone of this area, Railway, was charged with stealing $35 from and endeavour to prove that the opinion givenu Thos. Peters, a German engineer fromone of the in Mr. Lock's report, paragraphs 31 to 37, hus N.D.L. steuners. Both were patients at the enriously enough sinen either authority Government Civil Hospital. On the 30th ult. ever met the other. bord confirmed by a after Pettick had left the hospital Peters report which was written in 1800, by Mr missed the money. The Superintendent of the M. Baler, A.B.S.M., an eminent mi- Hospital reported the matter to Mr. Badoleying expert, and the most energetic and enter- Captain Superintendent of Polie, and the latter prising Manager which the Punjcan Company deputed Sergeant O'Sullivan to search for ever had the courage to engage. Bukit Pettick. When found Pettick was flash in Glongga--Mr. Becher referring to this enterop jewelry and had a $10 bill on his person. This remarks:Going northwards from the was curious, as he declared only $5 when enter Kalompang district and passing through the Lient, Austen, R.N.R., formerly commandering the hospital. He was sentoured to two valley of the Halu Swab and its tributary of the ss. Wingchat, is at prosont drilling on months' imprisonment with hard labour.

streams, throughout which the presence of gold' H.M.S. Tamar. He was some time ago invalided

is evident from the numerous traces of former | home, and his many friends are pleased to see

A Boston despatch says that the colour of the Chinese and Malay surface workings. quartz human apo can he changed by the use of tattoo him back at Hongkong,

needles has been shown by an operation per

drift is found almost continuously along the formed at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear road, and at a distance of three miles from Jalis Indrmary, A patient had suffered for somo

Ive been taken out of hor.

PERBONAL

WEATHER REPORT.

Magnificent wherves were built to accom-Stace 1891 about £1,300,000 have been spent, modate the largest ocean steamers, and net except at Saigon, and at ons dofensive paint every facility was provided, including three in Annum. the coast is virtually open, and it is floating steam cranes capable of lifting bitterly admitted that Hanoi and one or two fifly tous escli, for the rapid handling of other important places could offer no resistance. curge. Behind the railway lines, which are

Singapore races were held last week. Com- brought right alongside the ship berths, menting on the opening day's races the Straite roomy godowns of corrugated iron were Times says-So far as racing, was concernel erected, the design for these covering a the first day of the meeting was not a lacker's

The Hongkong Ob ervatory yesterday issued the new Post Office building is allowed to make floor area of 100,000 square feet. The day. Most calculations were upset by the

the following report results, and yet the conditions were of a mature Life particularly unpleasant, within o radius of On the 1st at 1 L30 m. The barometer has hundred warehouses mentioned in the

to ruit the favourites. There was little suu, and one hundred yard, by means of a steun-ongine risen in Japan and in Mid China and fallen Japanese official despatch as being found although the going was hard, the ground was which emits copious volumes of evil-smelling in both N. and China and in the Philippines. The depression referred to on the 30th alt uninjured, no doubt, refers to these gedowns is as good order as can boexpected in a tropical coal smoker. A certain company has recently is now situated to, the zorth of Shantung and on the wharves. There are two docks at country. Fortunately throughout the day there been convicted for a somewhat similar ofïvaca, the low pressure in the China Sea Dalny. One is a granite dry dock 380 feet was not a bitch or accident of any sort. Unless and it seems strange to the uninitiated that maintained:

|it be considered an necident that the outsiders this smoke naisance should be allowed to go on

Gradients are very slight the China Coast, and light variable winds will continue in the

the northern part of the China Sea.

Forecast -Light E. to NE, winds ; ɓne,

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time from an affection which partly destroyed it appears in the powerful outcrop of Bukit the colour of one eye, but affected his sight only Giangga. Here again considerable well directed slightly. The ove contained a white streaks, ex prospecting work has been done, mostly in the tending almost around the pupil. An instru- less expensive form of costeaning trenches meat consisting of five ordinary cambrie needles across the cap of the quartz onterop, which is placed side by side was used, the needle points identical with the back of the hill ridge and being inserted into the sclerotic coating of the eye to a depta of not more than a sixty-fourth follows the crest of this continuously for half of an inch. Each insertion made fire tiny holes a mile or so in the length of ita course. A single This was repeated several times A solution of tunnel has been driven at a couvshinat spot to India ink previously shaded to watch the eyes ns nearly as possible was then rubbed in with reach the greatest depth available with the least made by needle points. The patient felt no ill most distinctly proved the quartz, to all appear- effects:

anco a well formed lode of regular continuity

long, 50 feet wide at satrance and 18 feet should win. Essingtoni was the only horse that unbindered in one of the busiest centres of Formosa Channel and moderate NE. winds in the finger and worked into each of the holos horizontal distance, viz., 200, feet, and this has

on the sill; and the other, which we believe

is not yet completed, has a length of 500

came up to expectations, but the other fancies this City-I ara, Sc., strangely belied their reputations.

ENQUIRER.