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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY:~~EP]EMBER:7TH, 1904

and write, and wonder that there is no l responsive rushing "back to the land." We are apt to rhapsodise, moreover, from the bone-coddling recesses of the padded chair, on the delights of the strenuous life,

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one of the telegrams from Lassa, is desirous of visiting it again. It is in a state of extreme

filth.

The Shanghai Mixed Court has fined three members Ningpo Guild of

men of the timidation, and complete thota

consequent joy in ease that is thereby

to sizh an undertaking that they would not earned. "Well, the farmer, perhaps, knoweth again interfere with the free employment of his bitterness: In China, for exsimple, | Isbour The Chiesa guild system seems to be hislut is not a happy ong" Fle has, trade unionísni ray mail, truly, theoretical honour in the loud. The Chinese, when defining mademically the social status of their own people, esteem the tiller of the ground as only

A Shanghai broker's couchman was fined a tow days ago for furious driving. It appears that in Shanghai the Jehu pilein" is Lessary for the business, and during the

forenook's wild rushes from Bank to Bank anl

In the Supreme Court. Singapore, on the 30th ult. judgment was given in favour of the owners of a juuk against the Catherine Apter · In an action, claiming duwures for collisions, The steamer was declared to be sololy to blame."

The Pinang Cosette speaks in highly fayor-

able

terus of the singing of Mr. Will Lane-

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial

TELEGRAMS.

Unique Army

[REUTER'S SURVICE.

SURVICE.] BRITISH ARMY MANŒUVRES

LONDON, 4th September.

maneuvres have ́ ́ heğun, downe, the vocalist who was detained so long in Hongkong by a severe illness. Mr. Lansdowan General French's foree which embarked at was ontortained and entertaining ut a "cigarette | Southampton "sails to invade East Augflas sajoker" at Pining, got by the local amateurs. whera General Lo d Mathnon defends.

ALLEGED FOREIGN. PIRACY AT SHANGHAI,

Two years ago in August the yacht Agnes,

hear the Ewa Jetty by three inen, Bist the Thresher, one of the biggest yachts on On August the river, suffered a similar fate. Until recently she was owned by Mr Murras-Adamson, but she was purchased only a few weeks ago by threa zouflemen in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. They had frequently gone out for a sail at night, and consequently the River Poliçe suspected nothing when the yacht was sen moving down river with sails up shortly before 11 p.m. The next that was heard of her was message from Mr. Baxon, Harbour Master at Wopaung, asking Inspector Mollows to come"

THE WAR.

[REUTER'S BERVICE.]

WAR ITEMS.

LONDON, 4th September.

News from Saigon guys thai the Con- mander of the Diane has been ordered by the Russian Admiralty to disarin.

General Sakiniroff estimates the Russian losses on the 31st ultimo and the 1st instant at 7,000, and on the 2nd justant në 3,000.

General Kwopatkin wires that it was

several kilometres to the west of Luoyang on the night of the 2nd instant, that caused the exaquation of Liaorang.

one degree lower than the scholar whe office to pffice. the ordinary public tako refuge Tai, Tai Hing, Tai Man, Fu. Auag I Wo owned by Mr. G, A. Darby, was stoleu from General Stackelberg's enforced retirement,

is any corner or byway available.

The military authorities of Sroid have decided to reduce the number of troops in Scoal to 3,00. These will then take the rank and duty of policemen with their prosent officers as sergeants of police. This will

useful departüent and allolish a number of useless so-called soldióra.

is, de facto et de jure, of the first estate Neither the merchant nor the artisan, sue. cessful or otherwise, enjoys the social prostige DISPENSARY,(on paper, in books, documents, proclama

ties, precepts, and exhortations") of the Chinese agriculturist. Every year, we are told, at the spring equinas, farming Jately moreris `n Tagen and Han jin is given its seal of Imperial, and therefore divine, approbation by the custom which compels the Emperor to plough in the Temple of Agiculture at Peking, and thus, metaphorically expressing it, to lay the foundation of the next harvest In the provinces, a like duty is expected of, and performed by, the viceroys and governors. Yet in spite of these aristocratic typifications of the național importance uï”

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The clergyman's frock, as a gloak for mis, demeanours, has gone out of fashion in England since Firmas à Becket made his great bnt ineffectual stand. In China, however, it still has its value. A defendant escaped a whipping in the Mixed Court on the 1st instant, says the M.-C. Daily Negs-on the ground that he was

in holy orders.""

*** Jass' Chinchiu Jess" in the Singapore Free Press takos two columns, in which to describo

and Nothesole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks donations of five dollars eucleicon Taun Tai. Tai Nin, Pak Wa Tong, Sui Wo Tseung, Wing Wo Tang, Lur King, Pang U

Terung, Shin Cheapg. En (lo, Li Cheung. Tat On, Wai Lan, Taut Tong, and Lai Hing Co. The Scout-Fusan Railway Company recently applied for 2,800,000 yen absidy to complete the construction of its line. The Government has decided to advance the company 18000 yon as a grant-in-aid for this purpose. The difference between the sun requested and the sum advanced will be mala good by the curtailment of the expenditures of the company A to the method of redemption, it is reported.

down at once and bring the vessel back,

Reuter's correspondent in St. Petersburg wires that General Kuropatkin telegraphe on the evening of the 3rd instant that the greater part of the army, including General Stackelberg's corps which had suceeded in joining the main force, is now to the south of Tentai minde

(Fri Northern Fapers.)

THE CREWS OF THE "ASKOLD"

AND "GROSOVOI.”,

Torro, 31st August. of the Russian vessels at Tsingtao, Japan Germany having consented to intern the crows

demands that China shall treat the crows of the

agriculture, there are. eñormon areas of Bangkok as a place nobody angh to go to. Ile marked feature of the year's trade in foreign laodah burried down and put off in a small boat, Askold and Groseroi in the same manner.

mys ho undured six days of Hangkok. Au American would have expressed it better by saying he spent some years there in the week ending such and such a data.

It is stated that a Corean recently wrote to

says the Jupan Daily Advertiser. that no re payment will be made for five years, during which period interest will be exacted. After the lapse of this period the subsidy will be re paid in yearly instalments of about 50,000 yen.

The Administration of Sall Revenue in Burma reports, inter alie, that "the most

Liverpool salt to recover the position which was salt was the attempt made by the shippors of

hold by salt. of British manufacture up to the year 1894. Imports of this salt rose from 2.474 maunds to 67,236 maunds and the pro- portion of the total imports increased from 24 per cent. (1902) to 12 per cont. The total quantity of Gera sult imported decreused slightly, and the proportion fell from per cent to 57 per cent. The import of salt from other foreign rentries and other provinces of India in the course of the year was inappreci- ables,"

good land left wasse or fallow, This, also, in spite of that remarkable official generosity which has maro u custom of allowing five untaxed harvests to the fardier who reclaims and puts into tiltli any hitherto uyielding

the Japanese Minister requesting him to per soil. In practice, the Chinese farmer doesnude the Corean Government to enforce the not receive the respect that legend and cutting of their subjects" hair Instead of „iterature has proclaimed his due, probably wishing them to get their hair gut botter because nothing fails like ailure. By that, advice, the Korea Daily News thinks, to all it must not be understood that the Chinese parties concerned, in the present state of farmer fails to make his farm productive. affairs, would have been to keep your hair ou." How should.he: when the-soil is so rich, and

Mr. E. D.-C. Wolfe, a police magistrals from lots at richer only want working, and the New Territory, was yesterday adininistered by H.D. the Governor, assisted by Mr. Ross when he is credited with an "aaremitting clerk of councils) the oath of allegiance and toil" that fully exemplifies the pèver the magistrate's oath, in which he swore to serve tiring industry of his "butionals Bu❘ truly and well as a police magistrate at Hong- alas gesting and keeping are two different kong administering justice impartially S. WATSON & CO. matters. There are the robbers, licensed Mr. J. R. Woud has taken Mr. Welfe's place

band unlicensed, to reckon with. "The Peking in the New Territory:

people recognise that an agricntural com M. Bean, the Governor-General of Indo-China, manity gives less trouble to its rulers than has signed an order interdicting the circulation any other, but their efforts to cueoutage in Tado-China of Japanese or Chinese pictures the growth of such peaceful popula-The sirvulation of a Japanese journal which or plans relating to the Busso-Japanese war

tions have been nullified by their bad commenced to extend in the Colony" luashoing put to tonble expense by the curelessness failure to exercise effective government over also been interdicted. This information appears those subjects who neither toil nor spin, and in L'Indo-Chinois under the heading." A Good

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On the 6th September, at the government Civil Hospital, the wie of AF 14. J. SIMONE [2171 (P. W. D., of a daughter.

On the 3rd August, at St. Jannes Church, Vau- couver, B.C.. by the Hev. T. Funes Clinton, Parc Houson, fecond son of the Rev. T. H. HozzOAK, of Whalley hange, Manchester. to NELLIE GEETKUDE, only daughter of WILLIAM COWFEE, of Moseley, England.

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The Kobe Herakl illustrated war supplement (No.2) is out, having been delayed in consequence

We liko well the

no less so by their lack of supervision over a rapacious officialdow. Peking tas, as the virile speech puts it, bitten off more Asia than Peking can chew. Just now in the of the doubts as to what the Japanese censor province of Kwangsi, the deplorable state really believed missible matter. It brings the

diary up to May 15th. of agriculture is particularly apparent.rangament, appearance, and matter of the Hundreds of acres are laid waste again, and latterpress, but (in our copy at any rate) the the patient toil of the farmer rendered of apparently excellent photographs have quite count by the idle rebel. The Kwangu failed to come out. It is, however, a good b*ty governor has “memorialised" to the effect | cents' worth. that the farmers are afraid to work, that nine out of every ten houses are empty, and that there should be a remission of taxes in consequence, It would appear from this and auserous other examples that the foreign politician's scrupulous regard for treintegrity of China" is on a par with

The case of Mr. A. W. Symons, who figured in the Supreme Court on Monday in connection with a claim agains him by a Chinese con- tractor for building a mat roof, serves as still another instance of the clashing that oceurs between some of the Government departments Mr. Synon is a waxworks proprietor. For the housing of his show he obtained the permissio u of the P.W.D. to greet a matshed. This was done. Then a Sanitary Board inspector came along and ordered that the matshed to pulled down as being inflammable and dangerous. This order had to be obeyer, and the proprietor was forced to erect canvas sides and roofs, thus

of someone or other of the PW.D. servants.

DEATH OF MR.-A. C. WESTALL.

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It appears that about 10 p.m. on Wednesday the yacht was boarded by thras foreigners, who came up to her in a sinipun. There was only a Chinese on board at the time, aud he, thinking Liselera had come went ashore to call the laodah. Meanwhile the foreigners pat a large box and some other luggage ou board. The

board. He hired a small house-boat sapan MR. SMOLLETT CAMPBELL'S NEW but he was forcibly prevented from coming on

and followal the gacht down ricer. When ho arrived at Woosung he reported to the Hax- bour Master, who immediately dispatched o launch in pursuit. The Thresher was caught and tewed back and watch was kept oror her all night. One of the foreigners on board, Patrick Enris, who was quite intoxicated, took a lifebany and jumped overboard, but he was safely fished on: again fafter being 20 miaules in the water.

Next morning Inspector Mollows went down to Woosung and brought the foreigners and the yacht up to Shanghai. They were landed at the 'Customs Jutty about two o'clock, where Detective Sergeant Gilfillan took charge of them on behalf of the Municipal Police. They were then escorted to Hongkey to be placed under lock and key,

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The alleged pirates were found to have taken on board a large stock of provisions-edible and drinkable-and it was evidently their intention to make for Japan. Had the wind been favourable there is little doubt but that they would have got away.

The names of the three then arrested on

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VIEW OF THE DUTY OF NEUTRALS.

CHEFOO, 31st August. The steamer Independent, which has arrived from Japan with sake, beer, gold, and silver hig etc., on board bound for Newchwang, has been ordered by the Commissioner of Customs to land her cargo here, on the ground that his orders are to enfores the discharge of any cargo which. may be classed as contraband from any vessel· bound for the fighting sphere. The Japanes Consul insists that this is a misinterpretation of the duty of a neutral, and is discussing th matter with the Commissioner. Concerning this, the 3-0. Daily News queries :

Surely the Customs at Chiefoo has no concern with urge that is not landed or shipped at that port, but which is merely in transit on board u calling vessel -

CHEFOO. 1st September. Regarding the affair of the Independent, the Chinese Government has decided that no con- traband bound for Newolwang shall necessarily be discharged in a mere port of call.

A WATERFRONT COMPLAINT.

Captain Dirs, of the as. Linden, writes us follows--

Those ateamore, the Lilan included, which use the wharves to the westward of Wing Lok Street, have at present to put up with a most distressing unisance caused by want of supervi

on of the sanitary arrangements on the water- front. Not only do the night-soil boats lie in the neighbourhood in the morning, causing discomfort to the surronding craft, but ou

board are-Carl Klungenborg, a Swede, who seem to barten the leader of the affairs Laurence Christopherson, a Danu; and Patrick Burns, an Irish-American. Klangenberg was formerly a salt watcher in the Cus oms hore, and it is alleged that he was seen smuggling in The number of residents of Shanghai who sall at a jetty on the Yangtsepos Road on were contemporaries of Mr. Alfred Charles Wednesday afternoon. The salt was confiscated, Westall is getting very small, but there are still but Kangenberg escaped Laurence Chris a few to whom the news of his death on the topherson has also been in the Costoms employ 23rd of July last means a very heavy personal Durns is unemployed. When the men wore loss, and there are still a great many who know brought to Hongkew they were stili in an Sundays the lighters muke a point of coming bim well and loved him as one of the kindest intoxicated condition and laughed and talked sing up to the tan wharf and pamping bearted and must-popular-men-who-ever-came in a maudlin way until-looked up. Ths-laadah-out the acenmulated bilge water of the week, to China: He came ere, says the N-t! Daily said he was threatened with a revolver, hat this so that no matter in which direction the News, considerably more than forty years ago weapon vory likely was product of his wind many blowing the steamers at the "Says the Caylon Postmaster General's Ad- to the firm of Smith, Kennedy & Co., in which imagination, as no weapon of any kind was

whurves are assailed by most unbearable smells, ministration Report for 1903-A very dirty his brother Robert, who redred from Foochow founil on board. The box and a largo canvas especially in this hot weather, when doors Guil letter was found in the Colpetty letter box only last year, was one of the partners. "Dad- bag they had taken on board with them were windows have to be left open. Itseeins strange posted six days after its date. The writer haddy Westall, as he was affectionately called, full of clothes and knick-knacks. They also that the lighters should not be pumped ont in given it to a servant to post: the servant pat it soon became one of the leading men here took with them a good supply of whisky and the middle of the harbour, where they lie during in his coat pocket and forget it, and the coat and the late Mr. E. W. Batt laid out the pre- cigars. The acensed will probably be charged the whole of the rest of the week, but skool i with the letter went to the dhoby. The "Kor- sent ground of the Shanghai Cricket Clubs ho with pirsey in taking the yacht, before their come close inshore atcong the shipping to have

was an enthusiastic rowing man, a mest valu- respective Conanis to-day.

this offensive operation performed. Cleansing - able member of the A.D.C, a Shanghai Riu-

work begins ou then as early as four o'clock in The Straits Times wants to know how theger, and afterwards a Mih-ho-loong; in fact, he the men contrived to do a great deal of damage. the morning, at which hour too the Conservancy P.M.G. found all that out.

And he was They appear to have broken open several boxes boats begin to hum," with the result that hard-working business man withal. Bis wife of clothing, in order to wear the garments; a The Japan Daily Mail contains a vigorous who was most popular here too, died some years clock, glass-ware and other things have been and intended to sleep on board till seven or eight passengers who have come down that morning

article on The Shanghai Question," in go, and be leaves a daughter and four sons smashed, and a stay was broken in collision o'clock are driven out of the ship before break of a similar view of tillage to that embodied in current events, that China has not that which it says: What is certain is that if who, we are glad to know, are well provided for. with the Bed Buoy at Woosang. The day. The Harbour authorities should see to it Russian ships attempt hereafter to take refurre He was one of the men who made Shanghai fortunate owners are likely to be out of that these lighters discharge their bilges in mir- in any Chinese port, they will be at once what it is. He died in harness, being struck pocket between $200 and 3300 for damage stream and the Sanitary Department that the followed and captured by the Japanese. Russia down in his office in London by apoplexy, and

Conservancy boats are removed to a more remota alona-NC. Daily News. has denionstrated not only that she anups her the only intelligible remark be made after he

vicinity. Otherwise the steamers wharfin ingers in the face of Chump's neutrality, but was taken-boma to die was to ask after one of

thor will be compelled to ank now berthage also that Cbing has neither will nor competonçelis sous, who had jast undergono successfully

which it in praposterous to contemplate. to enforce her neutrality. In fact, Russia has an operation for appendicitis,

Scavenging boats and lighters must not be extended the arena of the war tokall Chinese

The Daily Press-

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14. DeVeya Road Cl. London Office: 181, FLEET STELET. E.C. HONGKONG. SEPTEMBER 7Tit, 1904.

FARMERS themselves, if their chronic grumbling be evidence, agree in accepting

rant found the latter when he put the coat en the worship of a myths and that it is our again, and posted it without telling his master. sad duly to follow Betaur Paid into scep- ticism, and to declare our belief that there ain't no sich pusson All the books and all the authorities go to show, as do these

"local motion” which, according to Bacon, "keepeth bodies integral."

Yesterday's plague return; wil

Six fudinu constables, returned from louve were yesterday ro-enlisted, in the Hongkong

Genesis, and consider that the labour in volved in extracting nourishment from the pson of Mother Earth is more of a 'curse than a blessing. Certainly, there are signs of sincerity about their complainings, Tor although vast tracts await their attentions, | Police Fes these undeveloped spaces of Canada, Siberia,

MY. . H. Hussey: Jath: chief officer of the China, Australia-and otherwhere—ire.

Indo-China Staatre Navigation Co.'sss, Yiksung, allowed to remain nuproductive. Lu Great has been appointed captain of the Loluang. – Britain, evet, a land which our American

ports.

The new Kintoan light-vessel was hunched withoni ceremony from Messrs. Farnham, Boyd & Co.'s Pootung yard on August 20th.

or less.

was a keen sportsman all round.

PROGRESSIVE CANADA,

Ho

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While in temporary possession of the yacht

WATER RETURN.

LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IN RESER- VOIRS ON THE 1ST SEPTEMBER.

LEVEL ́1903.

Tytam Bywash Pokfulam

1904

Balow overdow About overflow. 1 ft 4 in 2 It. 7 in Within the must live yours Cannia's total

9. ft. 8 in. trade has inereused by 65 per cent.: that of the United States, 33 per cent.; that of Britain, 19 Wongnicheong 0 ft. 1 in. 1 ft. 11 in.

oft 3 in. 1. ft. 11 in..

STORAGE GALLONS. 1903 398,730,000 Bywash.. Pokfulam...... 64,560,000 Wongneishoong 30.459,000

Tytam

1904. 400,000,000 26.301,000 70,220,000. 33,138.000

538,659,000

allowed to interfere with the mercantile marine,

·WILL · ADAMS' TOMB

Mr. J. E. De Becker, a Kamakura gontlemarz nationalised as Kobayashi Beika wrote to the Kobe Chronicle (in part) as follows:--Happen- ing to visit Will Adams's Tomb at Aujia-yams, Yokosuka, I was painfully surprised to find that the place (during the last twelve months has been the centre of attack by some ruffians, the iron railings having been partially torn down and the gates wrenched from their hinges

Total 191.748,000 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE UITY OF and carried off.

VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT. DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

1908.

1904

gallons

The exact portion of affairs is this --- 1. The original tombstones are unhurt; 2. The iron railings have boon torn down ou `two sides;

frienus are pleased to regard as overcrowded, Capt. Parr, Acting Commissioner of Customs and anchored in midstream, awaiting completion per cent. Canada's foreign trade is 88 dols. per at Yatnug, succeeds Mr. Brazier ut Kowloon, and the erection of her light. She has beat capite, that of the United States only 35 dols. and so sanill that the sightseer from the and Mr. V. Hendersons is appointed Acting wilt to the designs of Br. J. R. Harding. Her revente is 12.49 dols, per capitu, unil her States-is in danger of inadvertently stepping | Commissioner at Yatang.

Chief Engineer of the I.C.S. at Shanghai, and expenditars 9.60 dols: the United States off into the sea on his walka abroad, this

At Sutherland Street a collapsing hose has there are only shout two other ships of her revenge being 7.70 dols, and expenditure, 7.04 greater possibilities of agriculture must still had to be propped up anothor at Pokfulam particular ebuructor in existence. She is of be considered latent and unguessed. And Road and another in Des Voeux Roud West steel and will be gas-fighted, and it is hoped to do. The piblic debt of Canada is but 68 dols.. per capita, while that of her sister commen; get her into position in about a month's time wealth-Australia-iş 230 dels Canada's over. this in spite of us, ink-smearing, idea. as a result of the recent rains. eultivating folk, who are fond of preaching

Our senior contemporary at Shanghai.

sea trade last year was 451,000,000 dels-more "the gospel of Soil-labour; "that" "no man announce that on the premises of the now In a neighbouring foreign Colony something than double that of Japan alment equal to ein win greater honour by his life-work Garden Chub" there is a "large ladies' recop like consternation has been caused in official Russia's. Her nierstunt shipping tonnage ex-Conemption... 143,118,000 139,610,000

Estimated popя- tion room." It does not say what accommoda-circles by a certain state of affairs which has coods Japan's her railway mileage is half that

lation...

220,000 224,900

3. The upright stone bearing the inscription than by labouring faithfully, wisely, undis

arisen. Recently the British Vice-Consul went (of Russia.

Consumption par

has been wrenched from its socket and smashedl mayedly among the good, sweet, reasonable to is provided for ladies less large,

bead per day

21.9

20.0 gallons earth. She (the soil) may seen to play

CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON FES-into four poss

INSULA DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST. 4. The heavy iron gatos bave bean carried off. with the patient fariner, may seem to thwart

bodily bis efforts, destroy his work's fruition for

Consumption 14,553,000 16,645,000 gallons

5. The iron railings still standing have been very wantonness; but in the long run,

Estimated popu

lation

€3,450 89,250.

damaged and the iron work bent and twisted in mon earns the just price of his labour. The

Consumption per

several places. head per day 764

7.7 gallons land will give him troubles, disappointments,

The Government Analyst reports that the to try his mettle, and afterwards she will

water is of excellent quality. atóne to him a hundred-fold, if he go for

"P. N. H. JONER,

Water Authority. ward with the plough. Thus do we talk,

on leave, and as his locum teneus there was. · Canada is centring all her efforts on capturing There is a great commotion noticeable in appointed the Commissioner of Chiness Customs. the Britisk nurket. Her exports of foodstuffs Armenia. It is considered to lie a consequence One can see that it would hardly suit the book to Britain increase in value from 27,717.962 of the Russian defeats in the Far East of the officiula to have these dual positions dols, in 1892 to 77,810,532 dols. in 1902. The Turkey is taking extensive measures. Sho is mobilising the fourth army corps..

merged in one foreigner who would be able, as British Isles import, roughly, four-fifths of their it wers, to use both ends of the wire in carrying breadstuffs, and the proportion is growing. Thie Colonel Dovtor Mimitsky, lately in corn-out his double duties What the outcome will wheat acreage in those islands in 1875 was mand of the Russian Legation Guard, a man of be remains to seam. The officials, however, 3,737,000, with a population of $1,000,000, while giant size, who was very popular in North in all probability will protest in vain, for the in 1901 the acreage had dropped to 1.957,000, China, was captured by the Japanese at Telihate, right of the Consul General to appoint whom though the population had grown to 41,002,000. and is now-u prisoner in Japan.

he likes as Vive-Consul seeing anquestionable, deterican Review of Reviewa

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“After careful examination, and putting two and two together, Mr. De, Becker decided that the mischief had been wilful, and called upog the Promurator to investigate.

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