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INTIMATION.
even though they may not result in a complete representativo system at the outset. Whether the Chinese officials recognise the fact or not, there can be no question that merely mooting the subject of
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18T, 1907.
impossible even for the most reactionary TELEGRAMS.¡ officials to withstand it. On the other hand, there is ao langor that the Chinese people, as a whole, will wish to push matters to extremes, or to do anything which would endanger the authority of the Centrni Government, of the necessity for which they | are fully aware
A. S. WATSON & CO., Popular representation, at headquarters,
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SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG
vitet give a great impetus to such a move ment. It 1. may be fairly concluded that this basimot emmped the attention of the Chinese who are shrewd enough in foreseeing the waring of any given political steps; and itį would O This erunt mt unlikely that they would have publicly shown willingness to entertain the question in ROBERT PORTER & CO.'S any way, unless they intended to do some
thing in the direction indicated
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What
Thers will be no inne of the Daily Press ¦ tu-morrow..
The concluding vwo articles of the series on Gold and Silvur, by Mr. Consul Niskornon, will appear, we hope, on "Thursday sod Friday, Jan.
3rd and 4th.
The Tokyo City Council has reported
["DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSIVE SERTION]
THE SUAH'S HEALTH.
LONDOS, December Bist. The Shah of Persia is improving.
MOROCCO.
LONDON, December 31st. Raisufi, he rebelelief in Morocco, has fled. A Guzu rising is expected.
KOWLOON DOCK BALL.
The souzal ball given by the staff of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company toot place last night and the consensus of opinion was that no more pleasant danco had taken place in the Colony this season. Falling as it did on Hogmanay, the event naturally boutitesit to the rajolcings of the time, and all who were prese doubthras were glad to embrace the opportunity of speeding the parting year and welcoming the coming your in such a happy fashion. Certainly u mens sujoyable evening could not have boeu desired. The staff of the Dock are past masters in the art of conducting successful dances, and last night's gathering and off with all the incess aiated with Dook tuli The drawing rooin was again transformed into a
has fallen through, toadly on the municipalizing of the Team THE SNOW STORM AT HOME. pretty hall room, the sides draped with Bags
ways, nut to seline for municipal ownership.
BULL DOG BRAND apt the steps they have inken, it is of
particular motives have indeed the
cune impossible for outanders to divide. The solidation of power which s
OF
GUINNESS STOUT
DIN PINTS AND SPLITS }
AND
ROBERT PORTER &
OF
For smo days past the police have been clus to the grim events that must have preceded making ingniris in the lange of discovering and
the finding of a mutilated Chinese corpse is the city.
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In regard to the progratame for the Hague Conference, Ruexia objects to thu limitation of rammenta because it would prevent a revival of the Itumian Navy. Germany likewise objaw 18 to limitation. She also opposes the Drago doctrine,
Loxtos, December 31st, There has been a partial thaw in
but many towns are isolated, and the snowstorm. Trallie is resuming,
there is great destruction.
NEW WARSHIPS.
and the roof festooned with grouuery, hialds hearing the crosta yff Septtish clans, and with
BUSINESS REVIEW OF 1906 EXCHANGE,
The glorious anewrtainly of the course of
exchange basagain on exemplified during 1906.
The year opened with the T.T. rate at 24-9/16. For many years past tim tend-ury has bson for change to rise towards Chinese New Year losing in former iiluonce. In this instance but the great native settling-day soozus to be. the rate rose only until the 15th January, whoa it touched 2/-13! 16, after which it foll away to 24-1-4 remaining steady up to, and s.week or mors hayagd, Chiasso New Year. A gradual
award morotnent then eat in until the 37th February when 2/1 3/16 was reached. That was the opening rate for March at a rapid declins set it and exchange foll almost daily until the 12 of the month whon the lowest rate of the year was recorded viz: 1/8. From this point there followed a steady upward moromert unlit
In July steadiness prevailed; the riss and
înd steadiness conțizueil until the mille of
signai flags inserpf behind, were placed between at the end of April 21 was quoted and in May the windorg while rains hug from the112. On the 1st and 2nd June the highest
deed. At the in the ball the Dock Bag: windere.wawa tim moving of colour and viz :22/19/16.
rate for the first half of the your was reached The brillind light was phasing in-
emblazoned with electric balls, recupied a fall only ranging from 3/1 5,16 to 21 3/2; conspicatons place. As before, there was nothing August when a further rise commvneed to lacking that was necessary to the convenisnes and pleasure of the guests. A service of launches it. Early in September the rate climbed Msort itself and 4/1 15,16 was touched on the LONDON, Denumber 31st. carried those from Bengkung to the Dank.
well over 22-the highest paint boing 2/2 9;16. The Superb has been ordered at
where Messrs. f Dates God J. Menzies under. took the duties of the reception committee
In October 2 was passed and topped by 9/3 Armstrong's, and the "BellerophonWhis the care of the ladies food wed with of ovember, then gradually advanced to the 3/8. This rate obtained during the early part M. D. Keith, Messrs. S. Smith and Whighest quotation of the year 3 116 ou tan Taylor Iooked after the bar. and the suppor arysurements were made by Mesars, R. Lapsley--the highest ingen sino, 1993,
19th November, when the price of silver was 33 Swith and Taylor. The general committee consisted of Messrs. W. Stewart, R. B. Baxter fell until the 8th when we saw 2; 146 ngxin From this the pinssole of the year--exchange R. Lepeley, Thus, 0.6, D) vid Keith, Saud silver at 32d-i fall in the price of that Smith, John Menzie, Wm. Taylor ul
uustable tastal of 18 in 9 days. Since then. The general conduct of
Temerica"
AUT
nuder com-
resulted from the introduction of popular government in Japan has probably been in chief element in the matter-and it is also ↑ possible that the Chinese officials may have draw soup useful inferences From the disastrous state of affairs which has been (0.8 brought about in Russia from xtendity ignoring elions to reasonable representation of the people at large in the governmeal of
This afternoon members of the Catholic Union BULL DOG BRAND the Empire. So far as can be gathered provide a free dinner for the poor of the Colony and.
From the seasty information which bas from the Woochai Dalian Convent tables will be time to time come forward, it would appr85-being supplied with nu urecheat-repart; willouets -
laid for upwards of 200 people wh, besidestruction in the Dockyards, that the Chinese are disposed to take the receive a present as a mements of the occasion.
THE NEW WORSHIP BILL. Japanese constitution as their model. At
The Rev. Dr. Crapsoy, pastor of St. Andrew's the same time it is manifest that they are Protestant Episcopal church at Rochester, New
Losos, December 1st. not prepared to do so without first carefully York, for twenty-five years, has been suspended
Frate has passed the New Worship aertaining that it is suited to the cou from duty by the American Ecclesiastical ditions of their country. La many respects Court of Review, for heretical teachings. Ha essential modificativas will have to be made denied miraculous conception and the resurrece
tive of the body. to met the special conditions existing in Chin, and the can only be ascertained by
which have to be met. The first thing that would veear to the Chinese officials Peking is that nothing effective could int accomplished without the e-operation and somieurrence of the High Provincial Authors | natural cases,
LIGHT ALE
-IN QUARTA, PINTS AND SPLITS.
* TERSE
ARE
OUR STOUT
A the Magistracy yesterday Mr. F. A.
Bill
A SHIPPING DISPUTE,
Loxos, December 31st.
į James Pearson.
arrangements reflected credit the organising
rates Love varied but little, say from 2/2 13/16
Everybody who knows anything about ex- change knows that the problems composted with it are insoluble. The met that even the back ou
to 21, the closing quotation for the year,
ability of Mr. R. H. Baxter, the secretary.
Dancing commenced about aim o'chek to the music supplied by the Band of the 3rd Middle sex Regiment under Baudumaster Calthorpe A programme embracing 22 items was carried youngest, can pretend to know com-enjoyment of all the participants. Messrs, But certain large governing factors fond boldly out as lines and ot this time, ther in nuc
·SUPPORTERS IN OUR BITTER a full consideration of the circumstances Hazeland sitting as a coroner and a jury A serious dispute as occur red | through with great rest, and to the manifestuarettable information of the vagnost kind.
AILMENTS."
A. S. WATSON & CO. |ities, in whose hands so much of the
LIMITED,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
Hongkong, 13th Daramsber, 1906.
NUTION TO CORRESPONDENTS,
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H
ndurinistration of the country is centred Their having therefore, consults with then, 1 asked Their ea operation a preliminary step, is what might naturally be looked for, af the same time the danger which has to be faced in this necessary step, is not to be ignored. The viewy of the provincial authorities muist of neceraity be respected; and there may be bona de opposition on their part to
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inquired into the circumstances of the death of between the German shipping morning. Deceased bad been admitted to prison Tani Kowho died in Victoris Gael yesterday penies and their officers. on the 175 to underge a sentence of 21 days for unlesful possession. Death was due to
OBITUARY.
Losos, December 31st,
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very about the immedinte cause of the phenomenal rise in the price of silver. It is
R.. Buster and W. Stewart had a tiny cun ception of the duties of M.C.'s and nuder their tactful guidance and attention everything "passed off as it should, the dancing not being newssary to reinind our readers that t has,
brought to a closs till 3 'lock
been, and still is mainly dus ta abundantcropa About half past an adjournment was made and extraordinary prosperity in pdis. Baroness Bindett-Coutts, Mr. Alex-to the reading room, where the supper wae sot. Statistics, as we all know, can ordinarit te ander William Black Sir alfred
Mr. W. Wilson, Manager, presided and after mats to prove anything, but there are so the creature comforts had received attention figures that cannot be explained away and and he proposed "the King" which was loyally figaron as remarkable as these showing the respondet. Be subresently submit the export of silver to India from London in 196
One of the most interesting currency reformas which is now receiving the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer is the issue of £1 bank wiles. At present the law prosides that | Sandison, Mr. Samuel Smith than £5, and is this matter Eagled stands to ng takot at least stands Cardinals Cavagnis and Tripepi
alone in the world. Even Iraloud and Scotland dend have their Cl notes. England bax not always boon without its El bank notes, but they were forbiddun as long ago as 1776,
.
Christtias telegrams to the V-C: Ditig Newo give the following information. The Yaualu
RAILWAY COLLISION.
are
A railway collision has occurred at
Loast of "The Guests," which was ackãowledged compared with those of the last I guard man by Lr. Jordan who also proposed "Success to an abnormal capacity of absorption consequent the Dock Company," to which Mr. R. Mitchell on pheusmal prosperity. The Average
nude a folicitous reply. The following guests
annual export of silver from London to Tadiw ero usaigned special seats AirWilean and for the past decade has been estimated at rs. Jordan, M. Mitchell and Mex, Paris, ty? T2 millious sterling Thieur, p to the time of the last mail leavintoadon, Dr. Jordan and Mrs. W. Hamniy, Mr. J. Lambert and Mrs. Jack, Mr. W. Rasty and
the sinouut exported totalled over Uillions
ONLTCommunications relating to the nawe cɔtume Chauge which they will naturally feel may Bars laden with 5,000 tons of cool and bonud Terrecolta, between Baltimore and Mrs. Lambert, Mr. J. Macdoush and Mrs. The corresponding figures for last fear word
kould be addreoud is Tan EarrOR.
Curraspendents must forward their names and ad- dretira with communicatione addressed to the Editor, not for publication" but as evidence of good faith,
All letters for publication should be written on
de of the paper only.
Ne anonymously signedžer “munications that haes already appeared in other papare will be inserted,
faders for extra contes of BAILT Pazes would be ent for 11 ... on day of publiantian, After that sour the supply is limited, "Only supplied for Cash Telegraphic Address: Farso) Codes: 4.8.0.4
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JULIAIS. Dumber that Machanel Riu 1,
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Du Preemier Bath, at Shanghai, the wife of REGINALD N, TRUMAN, of neoa.
On December 7th, at Shanghai, the wife of
ARTHUR STANLEY, du sote,
On December 28th, at Shanghai,, the wit of
MARRIAGES.
FOBERT MARROOR, of a san
The Dow Hth, at Bon chay dowes BrewDY
TAMEN
deprive them of much of their power, I
is likely that the reports from at least s
fer fongkong is on a rock near Moji. The Vladivostock, encountered
steamer Chientai ), bound for e heavy storm,
Chinese
There are two steamiere of the name
of them will be adverse to the suggested sustained dainage and took refuge on the cuant change-auri there is further a possibility of the Ichikawa prefecture. The passenger that they any he encouraged to send in are safe ench reports, which will afford the Peking Yarala Maru-ma bolonging to the N.Y.K.
the other to the Ukon Gonzayonrow Kaishu. authorities a good excuse for delaying any
Joseph F. Smith, the President of the Mor change, should they deem it desirable to do ro. Tu the long run there can be little hurch in the United States, has been fued dould that the rentral Government will be arrested at the instance of his monogamist 480 for having married five wires. Smith was forced to do something in the direction of brethren, and was tried-by-a "Mormon court.
time must terminale.
Ohio, in a fog, and sixty passengers were killed.
under £6 millions.
This 13millions extra has been inrgely pur chased on Gorornment urent.. The Indian Finance Ministor, forewering that the financing
Skiunor, Mr. Skinner and Mrs. Muodonzid, Captain Janes and Miss Bendall, De, Forsyth and Mi's Partie, Mr. Neave and Mrs. Hand, TRAINS BURIED BY SNOW IN Mr. Neave, Mr. Hockaday and Miss Wingato, of the abindaulerops woukl had to an enormous Mr. Hand and Mrs. Graham, Mr. Graham and
GREAT BRITAIN.
Loxtox, December 29th. Snow storms continue in Circat Britain. Trains are buried by the know in some parts of the country and passengers are starving.
Mr. A. Canitningad Mrs. Richardson, Capt. demand for Rupees, decided to increase the Dougles and Mrs Murphy, Mr. Murphy and reserre by 6 millions. Thus during tho your Mrs. Douglas, Me. W. C. Jack and Mrs. exelange in China has depended upon India, Wilk's, Dr. Swan, Mr. A. Ritchie and Mr. J. and the future muurse of it will be ruled by her
Wilke
The xa vont nf the New Year was algalised in fa rury pretty mumer. Behind the Cheigama were the heures 196 formed with electric bulbs and we the last stroke of twelve struck the
dis-figure "siz" was place! by "area" acid great cheering sad the exchange of greetings, this being followed by the singing of "Auld Lang Syne,"
Many vessels are reported in tross along the coast.
TERRIBLE RAILWAY DISASTER IN SCOTLAND,
LoxDos. December 29th.
THE CHINESE ANTIOPTUM. MOVEMENT.
A SIGNIFICANT SITEATION,
needs. What these will be in 1907 belongs to the unprofitable business of prophecy with which at the moment we bare luckily nothing to do,
It is however fairly safe to say that there is little likelihood of exchange tumbling carly in 1967, if at all.
TAEN.
water 1 M. T. TANAKA, the dapara and, of reform; but before they can move effectively It was stated in the mass of the evidency in the matter, they must have the that the. Mormon "prophet's" fifth wife recently concurrence and co-operation of the Provin- gave birth to his fifty-third chill. In address- cial magnates. Some of them may be wise in the judge, defendant declared that since 190 polygamy in Utab had been steadily
This year jusi ended may be pronounced to enough to perceive that something in the
declining, and iz
have been the most disastrops the trade has shope of representative institutions would Marriages in violation of the American law
experienced sines its commencement. With the consolidate their power within their own were even now prohibited by Mormons Never-
uxception of the Bombay spinners, who have afihed. M.S. Foxes, to UNSOR UELEN MADELINE spheres; and may be able to take measures theless, the old Mormer, liks himself, who
been driving a roaring trade during the last On Deo tubey 15th, at Shatarbai, Hearthy consulting with the leading men in their had a bunch of wires under the old sy stem, were
the N-C. Daily News: A receus report that detrimental to our unfortunate Importers and Weextract the following from the columns of eighteen months, business has been more or lees in a dieul position. Since the days of plural provinces, to lay before the Central Author marriages, Mr. Smith intimated, the economicou the railway near Arbroath, due to the local antive authorities are trying to stand dealers. ities acme scheme for elective provincial conditions had changed somewhat, and young the clogging of the signals (by snow quiam sessors with shabui sa in dring millions, and that of some fifteen youn-dealing When it is recorded that the losses Mr. and Mrs, Suramar DuosJACOBOY SETSA
the Imperial
rial prohibition against pium and are soughly estimated at chis upon threo bag to thank all their friends for the heartfelt assemblies. Action in this direction is Mormons, spart from modern teaching respect- ythy shown to them in their revent and manifestly that which will have to be first ing matrimony, did not. tanker, spparently,
Foreign Settlements of Shanghai and in There were fifty three casualties,
persuade the 'onentlar Body to allow hongs elewa have collapsed, it requires no bereavement.
persuade 194 Jongkong, 312-Regrauben,15,
2ulopted: Any-reform-in-China-in-the-diree-aflor more thau anawiła......
they al-and-joshment-for-farther prouf-to show the serious mature of the of Chinese dragabay and dispensaries, doing disaster of which we have not based the lant. BARONESS BURDETT-COUTTS. business inside the Settlem
ttlements, who add anti-The your opened with an unsolei sioek of $4,000 opium pills containing either morphia or opinas, ales and unds with 165,000, the antiro quantity is causing much i diznation and unrest amongst
any of
Mrinevas, to izomasa Bratrice HaMILION,
CACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Hexukosa Orsica: 10A, Das Vædz Roan Cl LONDON OFFICE: 131. FLEET STREET, E.C
The Daily Press.
[tion of popular government anist first lake A collection of Chinese carvings in jade and
in
on Nov. 27th.
Carved
1 VASA
A terrible collision has occurred
'REUTER'S SERVICE.]
CREW OF "AWA MARU” SAFE.
Losnos, December 29th.
to seek to
་་
ROY law into effet has been owing
to the non-coply of the Constiine Baily to
the Shanghai Tantai's dispatch upon the subject. May nere business m- n here, on the
8'2ch a
Chines
morphia
TONNAVE.
The beginning of the year saw the freight
all ateamers wary
addicted to the spinas habit, consider the desire market salber duil with many steamers laid un to “dhat down” up a the habit and close the at the various ports, but na improvement colze premises of dealers, in the commodity ran with February, the gh freights still remained sudden.
fen, for many of them, over desarming of low til May. D No vand of Juus pruetically
a movement against (gium, basa brought is large quantities of this ding, both in mor
-employment, and after and raw opium form, so that the summary a dull interval there **great damond in the closing of opium-shops and prohibition against middle of October, greater than thổ mupply oƐ- the sale of unipiem pills duri medicines would simply speil rain to any who are well off in ogni consequence rates improvel and this world's good? **present moment. It
many strawers were fixed [from Bangkok and must be borne in mind that it is not the pro- Saigon. Nowelang also took a number of boste Jbition law that is abjected to but thos
to be the sammary (and many steamers were fand from Japan to manner with which it is purposed to apply! Hongkong with coat. The year finished very the law by the Chiness oficials. Then aga dull and there is no likelihood of any improve- wha, if in the Perign Suttlements the lan kenforced
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the shape of the establishment of some form folkor hard stones, as well as Japanese silver of provincial Councils or Assemblies, esc] and brouz, work, was disposed of at Curistie's
Lanos, December 20th.
our Chiness fellow-residents. It is of yara held by the insolvent dealers falling of which will bave voice in the matters
The former included a little
The Baroness Burdett-Coutts is illated that the reason of lae delay in putting back upon sellers with a small exception. immediately affecting the individual Proy-koro and cover of pink judo, 4țiu, high,
carved with pruaus branches and learos, and with acute bronchitis. The inces. Probably this will be the first step with mask loose ring handies, which realiseddition of the Baroness is serious.
· Hoserong, January 1sr, 1907.
which will be adapted, the direction of 105 gs.;
cover of white etuerald grD.
The snow storms have hoon responsible also According to the information which thesperid matters being retained by the jade, splashed with brigh!"
with dragon, bird, and owoce,
for the delay to our telegrams. have thought bi to issue to the outer word Central Government. until it has been big proclamation and otherwise, it would ascertained how far representative institu- and with an elephant hoal and ring handles, ga; and a large vare and cover of pale seem that the Chinese authorities as at last (ious work locally; when a like system may green jade, the lip carved with a key pattern, in earnest as the nestion of granting by degrees be applied at the capital to, deal the cover surmounted by a skylin, 13as high, with the larger matters in which the wholegs. In the Japanese metal work groap some form of representative government.)
It is manifest that there was a large silver articulate figure of a It is, however, quite evident that they intercountry is concerned.
the changes which will have to be intro for which a bid of 60ge, was wide; 28.58, was dragon, 5ft. long, and weighing 19Jos, 10wt., to proceed" in this matter with very, great" caution, and are filly alive to difficult duced will require very careful consideration paid for a silver rasy and cover, pitreed and landed. which they have to free in any attempt to and skillful handling but they are not rielly chased with dearons, birds, and flowers, The and with gold inlays; und dragon handles by introduce a radical change in the tin. beyond the power of attainment. honoured jarginal system of China. There Chinese people as a whole will not be imelia. Tobiszi, waighing 59oz. 5dwi; and another have been so many instancee where they to press for extreme measures of reform, at similar silver as surmounted by a
cover of pale green carved jade, fetched 18ge. if they are a bean Aide effort being made to
Too many of us havis many dear friends bistration of the country. Wild demauls, ondly, rapidly, and effusively temporising musures designed to silence,
without 25 inconvenien: maude, that some doubt toug
such as were made by the Russian Dua friend was a creatare it whoss compeny o
monent's rest. Somebody wave, said that a could be silent. There friends nowadays in be felt as to whether they are sincere in the Chinese, who have always shown themselves whose company one has to be unt only silent, promises which they are now holding out.j
bat desf, in orary sense of the word the batt
have given asumures of reformation,
which, before long, have proved only to leive them some kind of voice in the altar whose notion of pliteanss ecosiste in tulking
are not likely to be put forward by the te
All the crew of the du Mer have been
the
The dress rehearsal of the entertainment by it is being similarly enforced in Chinese Indo-Chins crop in very good, bet the Northern oderstanding that sent notil after Chinese New Year. The new the U.S.S. Pennsylvania minstrel troupe fast
territory: and it be
be found out that after all, as
ES OB night proved very surenssful, and those who any previous berasinus, there has only been a business Laing dall there is a possibility of ton visit the City Hall to-night may be erigin of irineory forguet of flu Jaw The much tonnages being again thrown on the chances are, we should think, that mang Chiniso market. During the year over forty Norwegian a pleasant evening.
steamers have left the coast and a large number of Brilish trampi have also gone home. This nay help matters wymowlat.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
List
would
prefer to
to cross the burder * and so przes thera from the prying eyes of a sigilant Municipality. It is L therefore, if the authorities in the Settlements intend
The P. O, str. Java 1ft Singapore for this roerd to the enturefte of the prohibition inw|
to with
the Chi port on the 29th Dec, at 5 pʊ.
nathorities with
topinm, the latter must first show wint The HAL. str. Serta left Singapore on 11 they can and will do, and what is of the greatest 39 що reason in the nature of things why on the 5th Jan.
the law will be persistently applied without any taken will lead to some kind of reform in being once recognised, it will
The principle of representation because you make a call you should uecer skat The N.Y.K. str. Hitachi Mara (Europanu slackening of the reins--for there is a suying get out of their contracts. Importers in ma
your mouth, or why, if you must speak, you Line) left Kobe for this port vis Moji on the in this country which is shot becoming a the intgrual administration of the country-
become should use the tope appropriate to a Hyde Park 29th Dec, and is expected here on the 7th Jan.prove that Govermeat-eaterpriser Hare-instances were left with beary-lonses-to
meeting.
only a beginning, but no ending."
HUNDRIES. During the first part of the yoke there was very fair business booked; but when the goods
siderabo extent and dealers used any exense to
On the whole, however, there is watson to possessed of moderation and confon seuse.friendship is that which makes no noise. There 30th Dec; at 6 p.m., and may be exponist here importance, alwuw tit the methods for unforcing came along later, excbaage Lud risen to a con.
con dude that the steps which are now being
when they are fairly heard and reasonably treated
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Private notes are available after approval.