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INTIMATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 15ræ, 1907.

The English Mail of the 15th December was delivered in Londen on the 12th lant

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shewan and infan! arrived here yesterday by the Empress of

the British nation-substitute the word "Colonies" for "States" and the comments apply with as much, if not greater, force to the British Empire, as to the United States. Indeed, in unor form, this Indis. A. S. WATSON & CO..very difficulty has more than once arisen with respect to Australia where, but for the influence of the Home Government, kws would have been passed entirely excluding Chinese from the country and such laws would, if the will of the people on the spot

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All the railroads operating throughout the United Kingdom have voluntarily agreed to abolieb rebates.

Balsago work has been commenced on the stranded Wong Koi and it is expected she will be refleated in a day or two.

The Nippen Marine Transpart and Fire Insurance Company, Ltd., have sont a copy of their pictorial calendar, which is a very tastefal production.

By a misprint the d to of the building of the iwo ships now running on the Miene route was given in our yesterday's issue as 1889 wheres, it should have bean 1899.

The Wawapu has sent telegraphic in atractions to the Viceroy of the Two Kwang provincas, H. E. Chou Fr, to offer welcome to His Royal Highness the Dake of Connaught on his arrival in Hongkong.

extended to all Asiatics. As it is, Australia has placed great restrictions upon the entrance of Chinese into the country; and, there is too much reason to fear that as tirue goes on, the tendency will be to in erung them still further. In the Cape Colony the same question has arisen, though it has attracted little attention. There the Chinese are not absolutely excluded, but laws of an extramely restrictive character havo heen impose), chiefly with a view to preventing any influx of Chinese from the

The Ryal Hongkong Yacht Club bare Transvaal. The same question is certain to arise in other directions, and may at any arranged a rise for cruisare, to be held on Sunday. The race will be divided into two time be the cause of very kunity pointsongs one for boats of English rig, and tho arising between the Home Government and after for boats of Chinese rig. any given Colony on the subject. Britain's Colonial Empire bas grown up in WHISKY bophazard a way, that it is perhaps not

very surprising that the particular en

That no tingency has been overlooked. Colony can make a treaty with a foreign nation is an accepted principle. This rests entirely with the Imperial Government, and hitherto the Colonies have been willing loyally accept the international relations established by the Imperial Government, chiefly, however, because they did not in any serious way conflict with their interesta, As, however, the Calonies have grown in importance, the Likelihood of such conflict is also increased; and we now find the question turning up in so any directions that it is impossible to ignore the necessity of some steps being taken to adjust the matter if possible.

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Telograms from Tokyo etate that M. Wallenberg, the first Swedish Minister at the Japanese Court, presented his credentials on naary 12th; and that M. Gerard, the uaw French Ambassador, is presenting his credan. tials to-day (January 15th)

Twa. Chìusse died of dipkbaria last week

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"A" and "F" companies 3rd Middlesex TELEGRAMS.

Regt meet to-day in the first round of the Football Challenge Shield Competition on the Military ground, Happy Valley. Kick off at 4 p.m. Q. Mr. Borgt, English will referus.

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AMEER HONOURED

LONDON, January 144th. The Ameer has received the order Bath.

of the Grand Cross of the

Aueriosa vessels have been completely outbidden by forsiga shipping firms, to not as culliurs for United States naval vessels. Amerionnaliippers have filed a protest with the authorities at Washington, but it will have no effect, as President Roosevelt is disgusted at the oxorbitant demands un lo by Americans.

Peking recently issued a Decres exhorting He reviewed 30,000 troops the officials of tla Empire to be more honest and careful of the masses under them, as the Agri, discontent and uprisings in the provinces have been due to the avarios, dishonesty and one disobeying neglect of the ocials; any the Lop-rial mands in the future will be

verely dealt with without moreṛ.”

Princ Ukitomsky, whose courection with

the Russo-Chinese Bank makes hier interested in the Far East, thinks that "the closing of the port of Vladivostook will do inch barm to Russians settled in Eastern

Biborin, for it will make all kinds of merchandise dear for them; but, judging from the tone which now obtails in Governmont circles, there is hardly any doubt but that the port will be closed."

AMERICAN POLITICS.

DUKE'S VISIT.

OFFICIAL. ARHANGEMENTS.

The following correspondonos from the Colonial Secretary's offles is self-explanatory --

Colonial Secretary's Ollos, Hongking, 12th January, 1907, -S18-oferring to my latter of the 21s December last, I am divaled to forraxi capion of the telegraphic correspondanes on the subject of the approaching visit of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Con naught, together with a draft programme at setting forth the arrangements that it is pro-

posed to make for Their Royal Highnesses entertainment, during the first two days of their sing. I bave, etc.,

Loxpos, Jamtary 14th. Senator Tillman has delivered an

anti-Roosevelt speech in Congress.

RACIAL TROUBLES IN AMERICA.

Lostos, January 14th. Racial antipathies are increasing in

Principal

OBITUARY.

bustos, January-44th.—

Story and the Rev.

To-night the mare of the Carbolic Union 1 2 ------ at Glenenly, assisted by their friends, will pro. { the United States. duco a three- 101 musical burlengae of "Aladdin." Rebhonrsals kare gone very successfully, directed by Mr. A. J. Askew. The soonery is all now, the music light and catchy sï ("Cha libretto fa" fall of local and topical allusions, espacially written for the Catholic Union by Mr. A. E. da Silva. The music is arranged by Musses. M. J. Dasonbery and J. Inokuy, sad will be played by the members of the Sedule Philarmonica. Excellent arrangererats have been made by the committee for the comfort and convenienes of all who patronize the show. The following are the dates of performance. Tuesday, 15th inst, at 9 p.m., Thursday, 17 th inst., maafinen at 5.50% The return of visitors to lim City H› Libraryp.m. for children and family, wham children will and Museum for the week ending the 14th be admitted at 59 canis, Saturday, 19th inst., at Jensory, 1907, of non-Chiness there were 289 to 9 pm., and Monday 21st inst., at 9. p.m. Soats

can be booked at the Catholic Union. the Lilirary and 149 to the Museum; and of Chinese 127 to the former and 2,814 to latter. The Library was, therefore, naed by 416 persons and the Mussom by 2,093.

and one Eaglish patient is still down with the same complaint. ferer, officially recorded

Thren cases of caleric os“ Japanese, 1 Poriagasao, and i European", were imported. WAY no communicable Beyond this, there dis sso reported,

the

The 6.8. Suez wa kized last week as the realt of a dispute between the saplain and owners con- The principle that a adí governing Colonycerning wages due. The owners were repro- has a full right to manage its own affaire intod by Mesira Johnson, Stokes and Manter, as thoroughly established as the principle and the captain by Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, that the Imperial Government has the The matter was satdod without going into right to decide upon all questions of Court, and the Suez was releawod. international relations. These two prin- eiples inay coufliet at any given time, and, as a matter of fact, have done so in a directions conspicuous manner in mara than one. The Newfoundland Fisheries question, the disputea se to Chinese labour in the Transvaal, the difficulties with regard to Chiasse immigrants in Australia forth 1. Correspondents must forward their samal and od

resses with communications adarosted to the Bditor.noticcable instances; and it will be atrange not for publication but as evidence of good faith,

All siture for pubrication should be written on ons suls of the paper only.

Bingkong, 4th January, 1997,

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DIRTYS.

An amal employed by a family in Hollywood Hoad was sent out yesterday morning on as errand to Queen's Road and returned shortly afterwards showing signs of distress. It was found that she had burat a blood vessel and she died in a little time after admission to the hospital.

It will be remembered that a few days ago the Rev. J. H. France, shaplain, St. Peter's Church, had his house burgled and his silver

if, with These warnings before them, the service stolen. Since then the seafaring com- Home Government should neglect to tako munity, by whom the reverend gentleman is the subject into serious considemtion, and to highly esteemed, have subscribed for a silver endeavour to devise some scheme by which service to replace that stolen nud presented it to & conflict of this kind may be avoided in future.

Looked at broadly, the British Empire as

him.

A coolis was found lying alongside the tram track in Des Vert Road Central in an un- conscious condition and way removed to the

A fresh number of The East of Asia (Northe Chin Herald, Ld has been published. Its enntouts ars of more general interest than those of some earlier untabers and, while the olsins of the sinologue and the stalent are by ne means neglected, there is much that will be

found entertaining by the average reader. The concluding article on "The Chinese Gardens of Unnatural History," with its quoint pictures of human freaks, is given the place of honour, Mr. John Macgowan, in his third study of the "Lights and Shadows of Chinese Life." treats of River Life in China," always fascinating subject; Dr. Franklin Ohlinger carries an his studiosia Chinese Dreamtora;" the porel "Chao Chals," which is as full of huraan interest as any story of medimoval Europe, reaches a point of crisis; and the Rer. G. H. Boudield concludes the account of his resent visit to Mongolis. There are more "Gems of Chins Poetry," with translations by "The Chinese Hermit" and some of them reveal a petty fance daintily expressed. The Trial of the Stone Lion, translated by Ardsheal and ouriously illustrated, proves that Sancho Panzs, as a magistrate, can be matched in Chinese Lore. The 1 or. C. Bone writes of the horrors of Chinese Prisons, and the number aloses with a metrical trauslation by O. D. Wannamaker of

1 Very Roveroad Robart Herbert Story, William Haig-Brown are dead.

D. F... (Seo was Principal of Gasgow University since 1899. He was moderator of the Church of Scotland in 1894 and has been clerk to the General Assembly sites that time. Ho was 72 years of en

The Rev. William Hair-Brown was master of Charterhouse since 1891.-

STEAMER WRECKED.

LONDON, January 14th. The Penwera has been wrecked

off

Cuxhaven and twenty five

drowned.

[REUTER'S BERVICE.]

OBITUARY.

LONDON, January 12th.. The death of the Rev. Williara Haig-

of Brown, Master Charter house, anuanced.

(84) T. SANCOMDE SMITH, Colonial Secretary.

The Honourable

Sir C. P. Clater, Kt., U,M.G. Telegram from the Governor, Hongkong, to the Secretary of State, London, Astad 3rp Januiry, 1997:

Commnuity of Hongkong desire to prevent Address of Welcome to HR.H. Duke of Con- naught und Dachoss ou landing un I give public ball in honour of Their Royal Highnesses, Native Community ules dadiro to give thea- trical entertaiurusat one afterases during visit of their Royal Highnessca more especially to Her Royal Highness Duchess and Princess. -Ploso telegraph whether propmal” karango="

mouts would be acceptable.

Telegram from the Governor, Hongkong, to the Secretary of State, Ton (on, dated 5th January, 1997:

"Referring to my wire of 3rd instant donors of Status of His Majesty the King and His Royal Highness Prince of Wales anxious His Royal Highneas Dake of Connaught should. unveil Statues during visit. Please ateurtain whether His Royal Highness pracívasly con-

Ments..

Telegram from the Secretary of State, London, to the Governor, Hoogkong, duled 7th January, 1907:

YoR: tolegram of 3rd January fully appre- ciated. Hie koyal Highness thinks reception preferable to ball, Their Royal Highnessee will if times permite attend afternoon perform. ace given by native sommunity in their honour. Please send to meet them Colombo and Singa- pors program of proposal..

Telegram from the Secrotary of State, London, to the Governor, Hosgkong, dated 8th January, 1907:

His Royal Highness will be glad to unveil statues His Majesty the King and Prince of Wales during visit if time permita,

DRAFT PROGRAMME,

Wednesday, the Uch February, 1907. 9a.m. Arrival. 11 a.m. Présentation of Adi res from the Community.

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GERMAN COLONISATION..

Lonvon, January 12th, Herr Dernberg, addressing the German Chambers of Commerce, said that the Colonial polky meant the solution of the abcur question, bread for millions, and the employment of German_capivin trade, industry and navigation. The world was rapidly becoming British. The Americau and Japanese were ousting Germans from South America, China, and elsewhery, and the the only possible counterpoise WRS

a whole stands very much in the sanie Central Police Station where be regained a hundred-year-old Chinese poem whese author development of the colonies. position as the United States finds itself to

consciousnes

Tho

On January 4th, at Hankow, the wife of F. stand in with regard to the rereat Japanese car and fell on his head. Bubsequently be was amber is so strong both in subject matter and i

HARRIMUN, of a son.

On uary 9th, at Shanghai, the wife of D. W. CRAWFORD, of a daughter.

On Januar, 10th, at Shanghai, the wife of EDWARD E. L'ALson, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

On January that St. George's, Bloomsbary, JAMES HERSIS, of the fon Long and Shanghai Banking Corporation, London, to Mrs. M. A. MACCALLUM, Ct Shanghai,

DEATH.

On January 9th, at Shanghai, BELLARMINA Maki, widow of the iz A. A. da Cruz, of Minean, aged 51 years.

CONGOFFrom: 10 Das Vœux Road Ci LONDON OPPIC: 131, FLAT STREET, E.C

The Daily Press.

regovor

He stated that he jumped off was inspired by sing a battle of ants,'

in prediction that the greater regret will be the Hospital suffering from

felt at a profstory note which announces that He is not expected to

only one more will appeur.

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question. The Colonies have the right to conveyed to

Concussion of the brain. regulate all matters which are internal or local; but the difficulty is to define what things come fairly under this denomination, From the Colonial point of view, it is un internal question whether Australis will admit or exclude persons of Asiatic national ity. But the question may also involve important imperial considerations and the action of the Colony may go counter to actual treaty relations. In such a case, it may be no easy matter to decide what)

The following have been selected to play for the Hougkong Rugby Football Club in the Association match against "Q" Company, Middlesex Regiment to-day, Kick off 4.45p. m. Gooi, J. Clark; Backs, C. M. Presbaw and G. f. Jotham; Helf Backs, T. B. Pearce, F. C. Halt and L. J. Blackburne; Forwards, J. G. Lecky, R. F. C. Master, A. O, Ls ug, H. G. C. Bailoy and A. N. Other.

The private dining room at the Peak Hotel

flowers and Chinese bunting. The Manager,

ON THE POKFULUM · ROAD.

2 BEEN AND PEPPER THROWERS.

A highway robbery in Hongkong was reported to the police yesterday. As a hawker was on his way from Pokialam to the city he was stopped by three men, apparently unarmed, who throw pepper in his oyos and beat him. They robbed him of all the money he had on his person, two dollars and seventy cats, and

ASSOCIATION.

Mr. Moir, by instructions from Mr. A. Findlay HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE Smith, had thas taken note of the 50th anniversary of the birthday of a distinguished gassi, the Fou. Stephen W. Nickerson, Consul General for China at Boston, D... A number of special gueste were invited to

díuner.

- Daily News Service.j

NEW HAILWAY LOAN EXPECTED.

LONDON, January 9th. It is expected that a new Chinese Railway Lona will shortly be issued.

"A YANGTZE REBELLION.”

SPECIAL JAPANESE INFORMATION,

Tokyo, January 10th. Rollable advices renching Tokyo state that the Yangtze insurgents are still rampant, Japaness authorities on things Chinese arge that prompt measures of suppression should be taken, before the Cantones revolutionists make

use of the reballion.

THE FAMINE IN CHINKIANG,

noon Unveiling of Statues of H.M. the King-and-E.II-the-Prince-of-Wales.

I p. Lanchal Government House. 5.30 p.m. Masonic Lodge Hosting.

pm. Dinner at Gaveramsat House. 10 p.m. Reception at Government House.

Thursday, the 7th February, 1907. 4.30 p.m. Chiness Thestried Performance for their Royal Highue sos the Duchess of Connanght-and-Friuooss Patricia.

TRAGIC SEQUEL TO A SHOOTING

EXPEDITION.

Attila Magistrany yesterday afternoon Mr. F. A. Harsland, sitting se coroner, and a jury consisting of Messrs. Ho. Kun 'Torg, C. H. Rogga and J. E. Dauiteos, conducted an inquiry into the death of a Chinaman named Chong Kan Mul who was accidentally shot in the New Territory on December 26th.

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Police Sergeant Kerr, in charge of Ping Shan Station, stated that on the morning of December 26th be hired a bost at Tai-Ching Village to go shooting ducks at Deep Bay, taking with him three bcatmen And three sther Chivers The deceased was of the boatzien. One of the oiber Chinese, named Tang Pak, had a grin They had only proceeded sozos little distanos when they saw a curlow on a mad bank. Tang Pak fired at it but missed. The bird rose and Witness fired at it and also few over the boat missed. Then polling down the gun, with the muzzle pointing towards the west, he extracte the empty cartridge. The gun was a wagazine gun and the uet of extrasting the emply cartridge reloaded the gan ant left the hammer at full cook. He put his fiagar on the

A Chinking lelogram to the N.C. Daily New, dated January 8th, says: From a comprehensive surrey of the situation in tho A friendly shooting match took place at the camps, and after consultation with leading man, trigger and his thumb on the hammer to ease it Peak Range on Sunday morning between officials, civilians and missionaries, I estimate down to half cock when his thumb slipps off

Of that there are 17,000 refugees in the vicinity team of Bix from the Middlesex Regiment ad this town. Of these 5,000 show evidence of the hammer, causing the cartridge to be six members of the Volunteer Reserve Associa-acute distress; while the rest are in a normal discharged. The charge struck the deceased tion, resulting in a win for the latter by one conditive physically, but are extremely filthy about two inches above the right knee. Witness,

There are

5.000 and covered with vermia-

tation took the injured man to the Government Civil minimum computation able-bodied men, at

them. The huts are scattered about Hospital. Witness bad bad the gun abort a Total pell mell; the camps are unorganised and in a month and had only used it on two occasions.

and a half

cause should be adoptel. It is manifestly was gaily decorated on Saturday night with out/ escaped. No arrest has yet been male. dangerous to leave all such questions to be HONGKONG, JANUARY 15TH, 1907.

settled merely as they happen to arise and Tun trouble which recently arose with without any guiding principle for their reference to the segregation of Japanese solution. The time therefore has clearly school children in San Francisco, is typical come when some understanding should be of a difficulty which is being felt in many arrived at with the Colonies upon this different directions at the present time. important subject. The problem is certainly not an easy one to solve but, for this very The United States Government is willing to

The Volunteers 15 pounder B.L. gua com-point. The following are the scores;

VOLUNTEER RESERVE ABSOCIATION, treat Japanese as in every way upon a foot. reason, it would be wise to blink the polition for the Sander's Cup was held on the ing with persons of European nationality necessity of dealing with it. The matter parado ground on Saturday, the judge, being and if the matter rested entirely with the would form a suitable subject for discussion Major A. Chapman, anting commandant, and Captain Thompson, R.G.A. Thres out of the contral Government, no question whatever at a Colonial Conferenca, where

four ball companies assembled, there being o would have arigen. Unfortunately, however, general principles might be accepted good muster in the Right Half No. 2 and Left the State of California, which is that such as would form & basis upon which Half No 1 Cos., but only about ten unite of the understanding might be Right Half No. 1 Co. pat is an appearance. arrived at between the Home Government The competition was won by the Right Half and the Colonies. The latter have alwaya

defisito 蝨

some

No. 2 Co.

A Scotch consert to celebrate the anniversary

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200, 500,

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J. H. Pidgeon A. Jenkins A. W. J. Watt G. H. Wakeman P. P. J. Wodehouse L. 3. Bird

among pet! most insanitary condition. Two

81 29 60 tons of rice are being cooked daily and being

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Dr. Koch, superintendent of the Government

distributed in the orning by the Tactai's Civil Hospital, apoke to decased being admit- official. Many leafars and labourore seize the ted to the Hospital witha wound on the front

Δ of free imeni. opportunity

portion of the right thigh and suffering from ́ Thore is no work daing and no attempt has shock. The thigh was also fractured so that been made to organize mass labour, which is

considered nocalssry. operation was left idle, while the thoroughfares and so-called Decessed stood the operation well but became roads over which material and food and being had shortly afterwards sad died at midnight, transported are in a disgraceful condition. The the cause of death being the gunshot wound. 26 30 58 Grand Canal, south of the river, is completely.

After hearing corroborative eridence fram ap in places and impassable for traffic. the native beatmen, the jury returned Bunding work alone would give employment to verdict of death from misadventure.

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132 165 MIDDLEBEX REGINENT.

200. 500, Total.

317

Capt. Miller Major Stephenson, Col. Sergeant Bland Borgt. Major Deason Sergt. Sayers

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the whole number of malo adalts. The reason

Loe. Sergt. Hall

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given by the officials for not instituting relief

154, 182

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works in that they have so funds; this, however,

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almost bil.

an the initial expenditure would be

WEIHALWEI GOLD MINES.

HOPE ABANDONED.

immediately concerned, takes a different view of the subject and thus a delicate and complicated state of affairs has arisen,

shown themselves ready to act reasonably in The Spectator in noticing the subject, observes that "the whole incident ie a all such matters, and willing to settle them of the birth of Robert Burze, will be held in St. significant lesson of the faults of the in a way that future conflict may be George's Ball on Friday, 25th January, when the Following ladies and gentleman will assist: yvoided.

But this willingness will be Masdam . H. Edwards, A. G. Gordon and American Constitution. When states can assert themselves aguiust the nation in a strained unduly, if, after the warnings which David Wood, Meza. G. Balloch, E H

Focal aritable efforts are matter in which the gravost issues of foreign have of late sprung up, some attempt bo not Raxter, L. Broughall, J. G. Gow, J. P. F.

mited and lack cohesion and Ld, decided on January 10th, That it has policy are involved, some reform in the made (possibly in the direction of repre- Jokl (Violin), E. Sutherland (Boret

The P. & O. str. Nyanza left Singapore for practice. There is undoubtedly every prospect been proved to the satisfaction of this meeting that the Company cannot by reason of ite direction of strengthening the National sentation of the Colonies in the Imperial Benitations), George Grimble (Piano Accom-this port on the 11th inst, at 6 pm

pavist). By kind permission of Lieut.-Col. W. The N.Y.K. str. Ceylon Maru (Bombay Line) of a grave disaster ahead in the form of as that

epidemic in this neighbourhood, and it would liabilities continus its business, and that it is and sccordingly Government seems to be urgently needed". Parliament or some similar measure) to Scott Hongrief and Goers, the Band of the 3rd loft Shanghai for this port on the 13th inst, sest that the only way to obviate this lies in advisable to wind up the

And that Louis Rudolph Barkhardt of Shang- This sentence describes with accuracy a meet a difficulty, which except some action Battalion, the Duke of Cambridge's Own and is expected here on the lith just. &..

The HAL. str. Saxonia, from Hamburg, left making sanitary camps, and in employing all that the Company be wound up voluntarily precisely similar difficulty which in one way be taken, may at any time assume

hai be and to is boroby appointed liquidater for (Middlesex Regiment) will play Scotch Singapore 1er this port on the 12th inal, and able-bodied men and women on some work of a

the purposes of such winding-up." may be expected here on or about the 18th inst. permanent character, or another hea to be provided against by dangerous-and-touts phase,

selections

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

Iu vatraordinary meeting nesembled, the

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purulation

is becoming shareholders of the Weibniwei Gold Mining Co.,