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INTIMATION

A. S. WATSON

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A,D, 1841.

HIGH-CLASS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11rm, 1908.

Sanction of the Supreme Court was obtained TELEGRAMS.

This

**In contrast to this there is the gratifying ten per cent of the population, male and evidence from many provinces of the reduction female, are stated to be addicted to smok-yesterday for the redastion of the capital of of the area under poppy cultivation, rodnation, which varies greatly socording to lag, and "there is little popular demand William Powell, Limited by 845,000. à full local conditions, seems to be as much a voluntary for reform, "" At Canton there is nothing report appears in another columa. 1– step on the part of the farmers, prompted by

to report. The drug is sold melf-interest and fear, as the result of official - new exhortation or of a desire to obey the authorities. under licences, but the latter are easily

The poppy is easily distinguishable, especial

obtained."

by when in flower, and the dread of increased

On the whole these statements, as the taxation,

ation, face, punishment, or destruction of CO., the orop seems to have been powerful motives in

bringing about this reduction, biob, though Times remarks, “ure somewhat conflicting elightia sotaalamonnt, a fairly general through and only very partially encouraging. The out the Empire, though it is only far to admit that in some instances the personal energy and impression one derives from this report 1 determination of the local authorities have, been that if the Indian Government continuea the direct causes.

contem. to reduce the gross export of opium to "No proposal for compensation are plated

to those who are called upon to abandon China by one-tenth annually, it will soon hitherto legitimate and laorativo form of

rua boyoad "the standard set by China" agriculture, obisfy ourried on in remote distriola, "where the farmers will no doubt, experience considerable diffiantly in finding

CONFECTIONERY. We have just unpacked our NEW SEASON'S CONFECTIONERY, imported from the leading London, Parisian and American Houses.

CADBURY'S

other remunerative crops owing to the exponse of trusport.

This hardship will be la mened by the gradual operation of the Depres which gives ten years an the limit for total cessation of cultivation,

but it may reasonably be anticipated that discontent may show itself in some forms or other and it is doubtful if the energetic Vienroy of Yunnan was acting prudently in reducing the time limit of total cessation of poppy cultivation from ten to three yosis."

Two principal reasons assigned for the CHOCOLATES.rawing apathy of the provincial authorities

In Fanoy Boxes:

CHOCOLATE ALMONDS,

is that so many public officials aro still nddicted to the drug, and, further, the CHOCO-question of provincial inaugas and of LATE WALNUTS, CHOCOLATE DE LA finding revenue to replace that at present CHOCOLATE and derived from opium. This apathy, the VIENNA -REINE,

Others, in Great Variety.

report says, is to be noticed chiefly in a growing indifference as to whether the rules of the Decree of November 1906 are

FÜLLER'S

M. de Luoy Fossarion, formerly French

Consal at Koba, has recently taken over the French Consulate at Colombo.

A confirmation will be held by the Bishop of Hongkong at the Bt. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, on November 28,

Mr. Arthur Chapman has issued another supplement of eight pages to his valuable street index of the Colony.

The fint of the practics dances in connection

City Hall tl is afternoon, commending at 5.30 with the St. Andrew's Ball takes place at the Fm. The programme will be-1, Walls; 2, Eightsons Real; 3 Caledonians; 4, Strathspey and Reel 5. Ustedonians; . Eightsome Reel The maris will be suppiled by the Middlesex Regimen, d, the Pipe Band of the B. K.

9. R. GAL

AN INTERESTING DECISION.

Lieutenant Beckwith, Assistant Harbour Master, appeared at the Magistracy yesterday.

View Road. In support of the prosecution be

to procente a Chinese for allowing his dog to back to the annoyance of adore any told the Magistrate, Mr. J. R. Wood, that for consed a great deal of annoyances by its barking, His Worship dismissed the summons on the ground that the Ordinance did not over thi particular annoyance. The annoyance in the Ordinance was the annoyance of passengers, of

passenger; he wass resident. Esfore dismissing the defendant his Worship cautioned him not to let the annoyance ocour again,

LOCAL SPORT,

the last three months the dog la question had

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OBITUARY."

LONDON, November 10th. The Rt. Hon. Sir James C. Mathew, who was Lord Justice of Appeal from 1991 to 1906, is dead.

BRITISH POLICY.

SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, November 10th.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIA HONODE SIR FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIET JUSTICE),

PARA V

MOTION FOR REDUCTION OF CAPITAL

In the matter of William Powell, Ld., and In the master of the Compauios Ordinance of 1868,

by Mr. J. D. Stephens, appeared on. behalf of the applicants. *

Hon, Mr. H. E. Pellosk, K. C., Instructed

In the petition it was stated that the original capital of William Powell, Ld, was ($120,000 divided-into-1,200 shares of $10 each.

extraordinary general meeting of the Company

LONDON, November 10th, The Rt. Hon. H. H. Asquith,cial resolution made at an extraordinary general meeting held on June 6th, 1205, Prime Minister, speaking at the Lord the capital was luoroased by the creation Mayor's banquet at the Guildhall, of 3,000 per shares of $10 bach. The whole of ita Company bid issued the

sum of $10 per share said that the Government would sharer, and the

had been filly paid up thereon. At sa maintain the indisputable supremacy

held on August 28th, 1909, it was rmolved "that the capital of the Company be reduced of the British Navy, while it was at

time prepared the same

vaine of the shares from $10 to $7 ans," The reason for this radaction of the capital was that $45,00 out of the capital had bee lost by reason of depreciation of stook, and was unrepresented by available assets. The redno- tion of capital did not involve either the dimination of any liability in respect of unpald capital or the repayment to any shareholder of any paid up capital.

Moore. Craz, Basto and Co. have been people passing by, but the promintor was not a into international treation" enter from B150,000 to $105,000 by reducing the par

the

sppointed Agents in Hongkong, for Netherlands Lloyd (Fire and Maries of Amsterdam and Elatavia. -

Bat for the use of plague mentioned last. week, the weekly return of csses of com- municable disease in the Colony would have bees another blank.

The Dalai Lama's birthday presents to the Empress Dowager were: 1 golden Baddha

CRICKET.

The above match was playel on the Orsigen- gower ground on Monday and resulted in

The following are the spores:

CONFECTIONERY. stringantly carried out or not. "Corally mege, 100 Thibetan inesse sticks; 1 purple an eary, win for the Uraigongower "A" team.

ALMOND

COCOANUT TAFFY, TAFFY, CREME APRICOTS, SUCRE DE LA CREME, CARAMELS, PEPPER MINT LUMPS, MARSHMALLUN BALLS

&C

&c.,

PASCALL'S

&

speaking, suskers do not take out licences, Dene, though officially closed, are in many cases aurreptitiously opazed. Opium shops are only spasmodically inspected, while Anti-Opium Societies are gradually dying a natural death from lack of funde or interest or both." Though there are exceptions to

gem and 24 sorSODE.

Acting Innes Sergt. Pardon was summoned

assault, but the couplaluant did not appear and the Magistracy yesterday-by a coolie for the summons was dismissed.

FRENCH this state of affaire in certain districts due out smartly but the place was gatted before the

CONFECTIONERY.

WALNUT NUTTONA, NOUGAT, TOFFEE, FONDANTS, CARAMELS'

&c. &o..

to ealightened officials, especially in the const provinces, the report adds "it cannot be said that officials in general have fully carried out the duty of leading the move. ment imposed upon them by theCourt,"

It is important to bear in mind that the production of native opium has in resent years been nine or ten times greater thin

A. S. WATSON & CO. the amount of opium imported into Chiun

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and we presume that one of the principal objects of these half-yearly reports is to enable the Imperial Gorerament to judge. whether China issitisfactorily fulalling the pledges she has given to the British Government on the subject. But this report contains no official statistics, though, wa presume, statistical returns are periodically sent from the opium-growing provinces to the Government at Peking. One of the

calls upon. tbe Regulations cataialy.

periodically provincial authorities furnis “detailed reports of the area in cultivation," while at the same time they are enjoined to enforce the annual reduction. Possibly, however, Mr. LEECH regards the observations of local residents, er of travellers, is of more value than statis ties of the kind one usually gets in China, and so be ends his report with an interest HONGKONG OYFION : 10A, DES VOCX ROAD Cing serier of statements or the present LONDON OFFICE: 131. FLRET DIRECT, EC position of the anti-opium movement is each province of China. It should not bo overlooked that, though the report was only published in London a month ago, it was written last June. We are not aware HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 11TH, 1908

however, that there have in the meantime "WRLYg months ago Sir JOHN JORDAN, the been Buy marked developments which British Minister at Peking, soat home a materially affect the conclusions Mr. LEECH general report on the opium question ia les drawn. In Chili, tile is being which the sincerity of the Chinese Govern-done"; in Sung-si, the movemeat generally ment was unquestioned, but its competence is described as "a farce"; in Kansu general to sweep away in a decade habits which indifference is noticeable; in Shan-tung have been the growth of at least a century, reports are most conflicting"; and in was seriously doubted. Taking it as a Anhui the dens are merely nominally closed, proved fact that the Central Government and the movement is not generally popular. had largely lost the power to impose its wil! The province of Kiaug-su, on the other upon the provinces, Sir JOHN JORDAN hand, continues to be an ngat those for doubted if the Anti-Opium Edists would most in energy in combating the evil of prove effective sceing that the production of smoking, though the poppy is but slightly native opium at the time was about ten grown in the province. In Chekiang the times the amount of the imported drog. At that time, too, Mr. Lasca, the Councillor of the Lagation, came to the conclusion that In general-ne attention up to that time had been paid throughout the Empire to the Imperial edicts diresting growers of the poppy to restrict cultivation & further report, prepared by Mr. Laser is now published as a Parliamentary paper.

name,

Fire broke out in a shop at 69 Bonham Strand Est yesterday morning. The Brigads turned fames could be reduced. The shop was sccupied. by a piece goods firm.

A summers against E. Niedhardt of the Medical Hall, for selling a certain bottle of poison without having it properly labelled with the word "poison" in English and Chinase was dismissed at the Magistracy yesterday.

H.E. Hou Shih Ch'eng has propost that the

stamp tax on opium be doubled in the Fengtien, Kiria and Hei Lung Kiang districts. The tax was formerly 200 esah and this he proposes to change into 400 aach.”

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 8th No- vamber, 1908 shows that of noc-Chiome there were 333 to the Library and 140 to the Museum and of binase 201 to the former and 1,832 to the latter. The Library was, therefore, used by 531 persone and the Museum by 1,972.

Mr. Boomgardt, formerly an Inspector ander the Taiping Banitary Doard, Federated Malay States, brought an action for libel at Penang ia respect of an article published in the "Strails Eoba" dealing with Banitary Board mattera at Taiping. The plaintiff was awards! $5,030 and coste on the higher yonie.

To-day is the birthday of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III, who now eaters on bis Fortieth year. During his brief reign, he has steadily but unostentatiously worked very hard for the good of his people, and it is puivers. ally admitted that the great progress achieved by Italy in late yours is also due to bis wisdom and tact.

The Gold Medal for quality in the Whisky Section of the Franco-British Exhibition has beep awards to the White Horas" Whisky belonging to Maskia & Co., Distillers, Ltd. Islay and Glasgow.' It was only last month that thiold-established Firm ware honoured with the

appointment, by Royal Warrant, of Purveyors to His Majly, the King. Matara, Line, Crawford & Co., are the Hongkong Agents,

Prinos Caing, says a Peking paper, was much concerned when he read, that there were some two hundred and twenty abandoned mines in Chion, and personally instructed H. E. Pa Ting not to grant permits to open mines in future less it is proval to his satisfaction that the mines in question would be likely to prodnos good results, so that the people shall not throw away their money in reckless undertakings

Oue of the Hongkong vernacular newspapers now suggesting that the American visitors to Amoy were not so pleased with their recep- tion at aas been reported. They dealare that the men had not sufflelent to eat and that the general arrangements made by Dr. Mark were far from satisfactory. Such statements are probably actanted by jealousy because there can be little doubt that both officers and men were highly delighted with their reception.

The Birthday Honours Laia, so far as

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WATSON': TEAM. EIrving, & Anger, b Mandemos A. Gregory, Osmon sustina u H. Dewsbury, 1.b.w. Ogmon.........................

* S.J. Taylor, b Osmon miniskirjeen

H. Rapp, st Hancock, b Forterion

H. 8. Spurge, at Hancock, & Rose

E. L. Miller, at Hancock, b Bose...

-W. Muskelty noć važna na ma

F. Rapp, b Patersona capazes 3. Prager, e Manderson, b Pestonjes...... M. H. Jones, b Manderson...an

Total iniy CRAIGENGOWER "A," TEAM,

P: Carrie, C. F. Rapp, b Taylor ...... J. Omon, rotired.........

H. L. Manderson, 1.b.w. Orgery...

M. E. Anger, retired.......

.L. A. Roso, run out...

G. A. Hancock, retiroi

A. Greaves, a Jonas, b'Taylorusija

H. W. Paterson, b Taylor..

a. Carvalho, rotźred........

3. Postonjee, not out...

B. Carvalho a Jones b. Taylor

Extrad

Total

SHIPPING.

the hand extended with in good faith.

to grasp goodwill and

THE CASA BLANCA INCIDENT.

LONDON, November 10th.

Mr. Pollock said his Lordabip would have. gathered from the petition that thers had

Reports from Paris state that the been a comiderable depreciation of the stock of

Casa Blanca incident is settled.

JAPAN AND CHINA.

AGREEMENT WITH. REQARD TO

TELEGRAPHS.

Toxro, November 10th. An agreement has been concluded between China and Japan with regard to the Chefco-Kwantung cable, and the Manchurian telegraphs,

Mutual concessions have been

made.

The Government of Japan is await. ing the ratification of the agreement by.

the Chinese Government.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTÍ. The L.G.M. str. Manila left Manils on the 10th inst, at I p.m., and may be expected here

about Friday the 13th inst. at daylight, The Austrian Lloyd's stt. Erzherzog Frame on Ferdinand, left Singapore on the 9th inst., auThe la due here on the 15tù inst...

The Swedish stz, Canton left Shimonoseki on the 10th inst. 8.m., and may be expected here on or about Sunday the 15th inst

The H.-A. Linie str. Szandia left Bingapore on 10th jost, at 8 am, and may be expected. bers on 16th inst, at daylight.

[RIUTER'S SERVICE.]. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

LONDON, November 8th. The Austrian Cabinet has resigned the question of racial difficulties. foreign policy is not affected. STOCK LOOM IN THE UNITED STATES.

LONDON, November 8th. American socks are buoyant. The biggest The IG.M, str. Gorden carrying the German Msils with dates from Berlin of the 21st ult, sales for 20 maths to k place on Friday. has left Colombo on Sunday the 8th inst, p.m., and may be expected hors on or about Thursday

the 19th inst.

The Ben Line str. Bentomond from Middles bro, Antwerp and London left Singapore on the 8th inst. For this port

The 1.G.M. str. Princess Alice which left here on Wednesday the #h inst. at noon, has arrived at Singapore on Sunday the 8th fast, at 4 p.m.

GERMANY.

LONDON, November 8th. The ultra loyal Conservatives in the Reichstag, while refusing to support the Liberal proposal to pass a resolution against the interference of the Kaiser, bare issued a The C.F.R. str. Qlenfarg arrived Kahe at manifesto hoping that greater reserva will 7.30 am on Friday the 6th inst, and left again be shown in fatare inasmuch as the at noon Saturday for Tekshams where she in due to artire at 3 a.ro, on Sunday the 8th inst, Emperor's remarke have frequently em-

The G.FR. str. Lambs arrived Yokohama barrassed the foreign policy. at 7.30 am on Sunday the 8th fust, and left due to arrive at a.m. en Tuesday the 10th again at 4 pm, same day for Kobe where she is inat..

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the Company, and svidence, which had been filed, showed that there was only one large-creditor of the Company. When the parties concerned appeared before bis Lordship laat wask in sham- bera ho directed that evidence should be produ oed before the Court that that creditor con- sented to the reduction. That had been done, and his Țordship would find on the flà an Būdavit by Mr. Kinds, Chairman of the Com"

and annexed to it the consent of that or-

ditor to the proposed reduction. With refarenes to the form of order, Mr. Pollock referred his Lordship to Palmer on Company Precedents,

His Lordship--I must see that there is nome relation between the amount proposed to be reduced and the stock.

Mr. Follock-Your Lordship will find that in the affidavit of Mr. Eyre, which reads. "At the time when the said special resolution was passed the spital of the Company to the extent of at Janet 345,000 had been lost or was unrepresented by available asseta owing to depreciation of the stock of the Company,"

Hig Lordship-I thought it was juggested that this took was old stock in which the spital had been originally invested.

Mr. Pellook-Yes, my Lord, Apart from thi redastion your Lordship will see that we should have to pat on one side of the statement of seats and liabilities capital $150,000 while on the other side, to balance that, we only have stook equivalent to $125,000,

His Lordship-The amount of the stock may have been bought out of profits. The stock in hand may have been added to and be recorded us the presseds of the profits. I don't soe any relation between that and the orginal capital The fact that there has been unprofitable trading does not necessarily mean a reduction of capitali

"Mr. Pollock-Sapposing there was xay profit on the working acapunt, that would be divided in dividends. Although this Company has not been so fortunate sa to pay dividends lately, it has in the past, and your Lordship knows that dividends would only be payable out of the profits. 2.

His Lordship-I don't think because the tradings have been uprofitable and the stock has been reduced, that they should reduce the capitel. Il pon can tell me that this stook is part of the original stock in which the capital originally invested, then I am satisfied. There must be some relation between the cause of the petition and the 'patition itself. You cannot merely reduce the capital of a company because

basinen bas been bad.

Mr. Pollock-The capital of a company in a

His Lordehip-The capital is fully paid up business sense would be the stock, It zeems to me it would be just as reasonable to annihilate altogather the capital.

NEW GERMAN UNIFORM. For some time past the Germsa army SOME SHIPPING RESULTS: "

administration has been considering the question Among the dozen shipping companies whose

says a Reuter message. - made known, the "Shell" Transport share. It has been long recognised that in modern also for the year 1900s have only hoof uniforms ind scoutrements in time of war, holders have perhaps moet sanse for augratula warfare the right tunics of the different arms tion. This company had a vary appreciable sad regimens, with their flashing helmets and sagmentation of income, the profits amounting swords, would be quite impracticable. to £541,500 as against £107,500 in the 1906-7 For the infantry, therefore, a new uniform period; but it greatly clunged in its character has been devised. The general tone colour is than anything grey, the turic is loose-fitting, with dull bronzed daring the year, being in reality now more eles. It is evident that the trant and investment underbaande with the Duttons and a double collar; whilst riflee, Cook-

Eis Lordship You aanust say the capital og man in the Gerwing army carries a spade--and

a company must be represented by its stook. A. Royal Dutch Company has been mutually ading utensils, spadas, etc-every fifth infantry-simply a question of liabilities and resale shareholders of the "Shell" Transport having The cavary, it is understood, will also bo vantageons. Ose result isseen in the ordinary. The swords of the officers are dulled. their divideod iuoressed from 5 to 15 per osat. fitted out with grey aniforme, bat, out of defer-, man with a capital of $15,000 may have 8300,400 There was also a most-substantial advance in ones to tradition, sach arm will preserve its worth of stock if he has a very flourishing. the sum allocated to reserve, depreciation and traditional pattern of handgear, which will allowances, which received 2420,000 (including however, has a grey easing. The artillery will £150,000 premium on new share) as compared eventually also be atted with the aw uniform, with 2170,000 in the previons year.The bat, as a thi cose of the other arms, only for Globe,

WEATHER REPORT.

the

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report;

On the 10th at 12.10 pm. The baremeter has fallen over Chine, particularly in North.

The high pressure stes Is lying over the Yangiza Valley and persues appears to remain low over the NE. part of the Sea of Japan, The Japanese returns are not yet to hand. Strong monsoon will continue to prevail in

China Ben the Formoes Channel and the N. part of the Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inches. Sir J. H Stewart

official attitude is one of total indifference, though smoking is slowly and surely be coming discredited. In Ha-nan the re- sures taken are so genuine that in some places it is impossible to purchase the drug, In Ho-nan and Ha-pei little or nothing is being done, but in Sau-chwan, which grows so Large a proportion of Chinese ophim, Birit is confidently asserted that the onlti- JOHN JORDAN, in a covering dispitch, says vation is on the decrease rather than Mr. LEECH has devoted much care and on the increase." Restrictions on smok-Hongkong is concerned, has this time proved a attention to the preparation of the report, ing, however, oxiat now only in and his conclusions rm an impartial though among the people the movement estimate of the situation after au exhaus againstsmoking is really gaining ground." tive examination of all the evidence avail In Kwei-chau and Yun-san a genuine able. The two most noticeable features attempt is being made to stamp out the evil, during the past twelve months, the report In regard to Kwangtung, the report states states, have been the continued interest that at Swatow "general apathy reigns and energy shown by the Central Govern-supreme," while information from the ment in the question, as compared with the surrounding country towns shows that the growing apatby evinced by the provincial dens are quietly reopening, and that a state the Daily Prem yesterly that his South coast of China, hetwoman officials and their lack of sustained effort of hopeless confusion existe in regard to services had at last been recognised by a Knight Boal wast of Uhins bewoon Rests to eradicate the evil. The report the Anti-Opium Edict and its enforcement. Commandership. This is one of the honours

At Pakbol, according to an official version, that has long been expected,

continues --

blank, bat the Colony has plesaurable interest, in learning that Sir Matthew Nathan receives the Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George and that Mr. Blewart Lockhart, whe received the C.M.G. decoration in 1898, hes now obtained promotion in the order. Lookbart, K.C.M.G.-to write his bow designe- tion-bas seen thirty years' service in the Far East, twenty-four being spent in Hongkong. And his many friends in the Colony were genuinely pleased to learn from the telegram pablished

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WASTE COAL..

Mr. Pollock-You couldn't do that. It is

concern.

capital.

You wouldn't then incrasso your stock las Theo, supposing the diminished, why reduce the capital. It must not belmagined that the reduction of the ospital ia a sort of formality that must be gons through, he Court has got to antion it.

Mr. Pollock quite appreciate that, my Lord.

The Indian Trade Journal devotes Home space to a matter, which has attracted consider.

Mr. Hinds was sent for, and on arrival bie alle attentica in engineering cirėles for years, the conversion of waste coal into smokeless Lordship asked him-Is this stock, which you

o give briquettes. Coal dust combined with tar

are advertising for sale, old took in which the it consistency and the whole placed under pres sure is the basic ides of production. The cost capital of the Company was originally invested?,

Mt. Hinds-A, very large portion of it. Hit Lordship--Can you say approximately of a complete plant to manufacture 600 tons of briquettes of about 16 lbs. each is Rs. 1,50,000. In Jap ni je declared that briquettes fetch that that amount of old stook ($45,000) in which Rs. 22-7-6 to Be. 27 per ton, and that one fac- tory alons has an annual outturn of 50,000 you invented your original ospita), is now ch

Mr Hinds Yea-

different newspapers,

tons, the bulk of which is taken by the your haude? Japanese Navy a quite eloquent tribute to

Hi Lordship made the order applied for, and their arcalence as fuel. It is sisted the bri- quettes are now being manufactured in parte directed that notice should be adrexkised in of Beluobistan and sold in Nortborn India. While such big profits are being made even wind, by the present systems of coal utilisation, it is perhaps not to be expected that briquette, winds, manufacture will be naiversally, resorted to But there certainly appears to be money in it No 1 for mine managues he care to take it up: spesially useful though slightly inferior No. 2. briquette can be made without special pressing

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noo

N.E. to-day is as follows Hongkung & Neighbourhood. Formowe Channel-...

Hongkong and Lamooks. Hongkong and Halsina,

N.E.

machinery, but merely from a zammer" worked on a die

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