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SUPREME COURT.

Wedposday, June, sth.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (HON. MR. REKS DAYIES).

13, (931.

AN INSURANCE CLAIM

$6,433, and on April 19th we had stock co the premises valued at $28,154. But from the amount of stock purchased up to the time of the fire wo mast deduct sales, which amounted to $7,971, which

losses the stock on hand at $21,183. wil produce the books, which I do not Hink can be challenged. These books will prove the figures which I have give you. They will prove the purchases and sales

At any rate there is no allegation Before fraud regarding the books. the case came on, we applied for leave to administer an interrogatory, asking whether the defendaurs did not make a

1002

1903

1804

1905

1906

1907

· 1905

IDOU

1810 1012

Hk. T. 0,007,004 30,530,896 31,403,156 33,111,004

36,069,505

33,801,346

32,001,805

15,539,017

390,671,870

38,179,826

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 6m. 1912,

CHINESE STEAMER BURNED AT CHINA'S CUSTOMS IN 1911. you will bear in mind that the defen-

SHANGHAI. dauts had, by their own conduct, taken

The Statistical Departum of the out of our hands what might have proved Last week the Chinese Commercial Co.'s Chinese Maritime Customs has issued valuable evidence, because they sold the Steuer Tah An, formerly the C.N. str.The Returns of Trade and Trade Re remnants which were found after the fire. caught fire while lying alongside ports for 1011." The amount collected the Ning Shao S. 5. Wharf, Nantao. The for the year under review (as we men- sold them without our permission and vessel, which trades among the islands, tioned yesterday) is the highest on record. without consulting w It is difficult to hed arrived in the afternoon and all her The revenue collected during the last test

years is as follows:- imagine a more extraordinary proceed passengers had gone ashore and most of her eargo had been discharged. There ing. Another suggestion that might bo made is that some person in the plaintiffs' were only a few people on board at the time 11.45 p.m., when flames suddenly firm has, for the purposes of this case, burst out amidships and in a few moments the ship was wrapped in a sheet of fire As L been making fraudulent chops. matter of fact, the shop of the person in stem to stern, the flames leaping high in the air and lighting the sky with a question was searched, at the instance of lurid glare for miles around. When the the defendants, and a number of chops fire was at last extinguished the vessel, which was half-full- of water, was towed seized. The owner of the chops promptly back to the wharf, where the opera- took steps to get them back, and the tion of pumping her nut was commenced. action was vigorously opposed by the Bhe will be mined later on to see if The result was that the she enn be repaired. The loss is believed defendants. Magistrate made an order for the return to be fully covered by insurance in native of the chops to the owner. The informa tion which led to the wizure of the chops was worn to by a man whose evidence.

TEA TRADE OF CHINA. was taken on behalf of the insurance

PROSPECTS FOR THIS YEAR'S SUPPLIES, He told defendants that he company. desired to go to the country, so that bis The Board of Trade have received co- evidence had to be taken before he went.ports, through the Foreign Office, from Langchingtsua He is the gentleman whose evidence will H.M. Consular Officers at Shanghai, Han- Antung

kow, Kiukiang, and Foochow, with regard Tatungkow be read to you to help establish the sug

to the probable effect of the revolutionary Dairen..... gestion of fraud. He is admittedly a disturbances upon the tea trado of China Newchwang hanger-om of the defendants and has

this season. These reports may be aum-Chinwangto marised as follows :--

Tientsin stated that he is willing for $1,000 to go into Court on behalf of the defendants. Can you believe the evidence of such MRI as that? I trust the rest of the

This was a case before a special 'jury, in which the Wa Cheong Laung Ker firm claimed from the Prussian National Lusurance Co. of Stettin, the sum of $12,500, money due on three policies of

sey of the stock before the policies insurance in respect of loss or damage to goudin by a firm which occurred on April | were issued, and if so, by whom was the On that application the survey made. The following jury was empanelled:- suficitors on both sides went before the W. Dickson, C. S. Chubbay, H. W. Bird, Chief Justice in Chambers, and the up- F. W. Melchers, R. M. Dyer, G. Hogg plication was strenuously opposed by the defendants, who desired to avoid answer- and J. O. thights.

Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr.ing these interrogatorirs.

Hastings and Davidson, of Messrs Hastings, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Pollock, K... with him the Attorney-General, the Hon. Mr. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. Shenton, of Deacon, Looker & Deacon, for the de

fendants.

Mr. Potter, before setting out the facts of the case, made an application for leave to make two amenduents in his reply. Tla amendments affected only a legal point, and did not egcern the facts of

His Lordship--Is it not rather musund for you to comment on anything that took place in Chambers'?

Mr. Potter-I do not wish to do any thing unusual, but as this case unifolis itself I think you will see that my com- ments are justified.

Mr. Pollock My friend has no right to hay that we took up a position which we did not take up.

companies.

The mounts collected at eael Treaty Port in 1914 with the corresponding

gure for 1910-

Port. Aigun

Sansing

1910. Hk. Tis. 42,011.483 02.070, 190.

Harbin District:--

Munchouli

Harbin

Sulfenho Hunchua

Mr. Potter--They have taken up so many positions that I am surprised that the case. After lengthy argument, how. they do not take up the position that defendants' evidence is not of the saineeipate a shortage in the crop itself: It is Changsha over, his Lordship refused to allow the there was never a fre at all.

Amendment's.

Mr. Potter, in outlining his ease, suid it was a claim for $92,500 payable to the plaintiffs by the defendants under three policies of fire insurange. The plaintiffs in the case were merchants who, up to April 12th Inst, carried on business at No. 43. Wing Lok Street.

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No report was made, as the manager himself made the inspection. A similar question was thei put in regard to the second interrogatory, and the answer was practically the same, and was to the effect that a survey was made in connection with a policy for $15,000. On that occasion the shop ap- peared to be well stocked, and the value of the goods was sufficient for the amount of the policy asked for. The defendants agree that we had goods on our premises

Mr. Pollock- No; we do not.

Mr. Potter-Well, the manager, prob- ably imagined that he saw goods there of that value. The importance of these answere eaunot be exaggerated, as they prove that this was no bogus concern, but

class,

After evidence had been given on be balf of the plaintiff, the case was ad- journed until 10.30 a.m. to-day.

A NEW HOLT STEAMER.

BUILT IN TRE TAKBO · DOCKYARD.

The latest addition to Messrs. Alfred Holt & Co's fleet of steamers is the

Circe, which has been built by the Taiko Dockyard and Engineering Co. of Hong kong, Ltd., and is at present lying at Mrers. Holt's Wharf at Kowloon. The Circe is a finely modelled steel werew steamer 204 feet over all by 31 6 brum

It is at present too early to predict the Chefoo amount of the now season's total crop; Kinochow but so far as is known, the tea trees in Chungking the tea growing districts have not been Ichang damaged, and there is no reason to anti- Shasi

feared, however, that there may be a Yochow serious shortage in the supplies available Hankow for export, owing to financial difficulties. Kiukiang The Goancing of the crop is usually ar

Wuhu ranged by foreign firms through native

Nanking (Chinese) banks; but, owing to the almost Chinkiang

disappearance of these banks, Shanghai reperially at Hankow and at Shanghai. Soochow it will probably he necessary for the Hangehow foreign firms to finance the growers up Ningpo country themselves.

Wenchow Santuno Foochow

There is, morenver, owing to the disturb- tainty as to whether money sent to the anes, a feeling of considerable uncer- growers will actually reach its destina- Amoy Lions it is understood that certain firms have applied for military guards to escort the convoys carrying money to the tea- growing districts.

age

Canton...

171,450.2-43

286, 229, 900 418,359.523 8,074.390

4,226,

1011.

Hk. Tla

65,162,827 _.18,171-918-

100, 107, 136

251,807,578 305,160.601

21,140,810 5.585.123 188,507.605 4279,327.761

7,363.123 0,092.414 | 1,102,804,463 1,330,556.542

995,241.050 1,050,782.074

2:10,067.307 198,237.530 3,2:13,916.209 3,121,543,869 631,205.605 005,914.088 1,235,304.371 1,251,001.840 637,844,017 378,680.388 $4,088.302 €3,530.040

16,005.630 21,200.450 183,7-13.027 987,413.568 28.690.831 80,901.155 3,216,038,518 2,738,780,704

192.357.143 C80,039.181 050,028.290 - 434,522.681 131,646.840 120,440,738 922,635.671

778,603.312

....10,481,034.7*78.11,788,662.559

113,714.7

595,072.251

5-15,227.889

138,204.192

553,951.072

469,050.950

09 038.409

54.466.477

109,224.628

722,611.998

158,082.913 822,197,671 801,073,963 872.288.856

2,986,1977, 103 2.787,048,200°

334,051 763 383,326.675 200, 201,092 301,419,950

1,012.392

268 120.560

305, 149.015 276,425.207 270,303.522

Swatow ......... 1,400,580.762 1,471,709.559 Kowloon: Rail-

way Collection Kowloon Lappu.... Kongmoon Samshuri Wuchow

620,934.479 Nanning

95,776,250 167,594.127. Kiungchuw Pakhoi..... 97.840.317 Langehow

8.204.332 Mengten......

247,905.24% Szemau

125,200.709

D4,511,653

148,870.171

5,821,018

30,849.630

99,118,775 7.104.328 2-5,393.970 5.837.984 40,900.081

It is consequently anticipated that the and 21' 6" deep to awning deck. Built supplies for export will be late in coming forward; and that there will be a shortage to Board of Trade requirements for a

in the total supply available for export passenger steamer, the vessel has been variously estimated at from 20 to 3, 40, specially designed to meet the require or even 50 per cent. High prices are ex merts of the Singapore-Deli trade. The pected to rule as the result of the short- It is expected that the so-called 'tween deck gives a large space for the first crop teas will be particularly carrying of deck passengers, being well affected: ventilated with openings in the sides of that the brick tea trade in the Kiangsi Tengyuel

In this connection it may be mentioned the vessel, and is also arranged for the district was seriously interfered with last carriage of horses. On the awning deck your; there was a delay of nearly three Total Hk. Tix. 35,571,878,312 36,179,925,279

months in the saloon is in a midship deckhouse, on factories, and work in the brick tea prices advanced consider each side of which are several state-rooms, ably, Foreign merchants engaged in the all fitted up with the latest improvements brick tea trade (which is mainly carried officers with Russia) anticipate a very short and handsomely finished. The

supply again this year." and engineers are accouemciated aft in 1 steel deckhouse, the rooins being specially large and airy. The master's room is on the bridge deck, with chart room in front.

ADULATION OF WIRELESS OPERATORS.

IS IT BEING OVERDONE!

A currespondent in London writes to a Bombay paper as follows:-

that inst year's revenue exceeded that of

By Hos above figures it will be seen 1010 by Hk. Tis. 607,947, and that of 1906

.

INTIMATIONS

ITCHING ECZEMA ON

HANDS AND FINGERS

Scratched Constantly. Long Cracks Bled, and She Cried Bitterly with the Pain. Convinced Case was Incurable. Cuticura Soap and Ointment Completely Cured Her,

"I have suffered for nearly fivo years now from a very unsightly form of verema un my hands and fingers, in spite of the constant attention of doctors, herhalis: and chemists. The places trenn by wizell watery pimples, They burst, became "long cracks and often blet. I developed two large sores on the back of my right hand sad on my right wrist. These became raw us # skinned and us large us froshilling pieces. The irritation was so had that I coïzilantly scralelted trail they poured with beard, ant I was exhausted, -lathesgonyaalerie bitterly wiikepsin...

"I had grown firmly convinced that my caso, wou, quite honelessly incumble. My right fund for months looked no terriblo that I tra compelled to wear a glavo nught and day, and it irritated me so that I foro is all the blood poured from several places at once. I was distracted with the ceases pain and iteling. I thought I would try The Caticura Soap and Dintment, and my delight was great when I found places that and been soro sou painful for years gradually bus surely treating up. They are absolutely Curd now through the use of Cuttura Sup and Diorment, which I applied constantly, binding up the worst places.

"I can do my work now like my oiber woman, but before I dreaded oven to think of it. I felt relief after the first two or three washes with the Cutleurs Soap and applica tlons of the Cutleurs Olaiment, and now after using only one and one-lal boxes of the Qibuent my haunts apo soft and white. The Catsura A Tre Les ally, it is so 960- ing to the skin. Cnleum Soap wod Oint: that cured my hands when fortos sal I never should get them heatel." (Signed) Bla. Alya Watson, Haerere," The Avenue, Starbeck, ne. Harrogate, Eng., July 16, 2011. Samples with 32-gr. book free from neatest depot F. Newbery & Bonn, 27, Charterhouse Bq, London; X. Towns & Co., Sydony, M.B.W.; Icanon, Ltd, Capa Town; Misler, Maclean & Co., Calcutta and Bombay; Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., sole props., Boston, C. 8. A.

87-2

Chs. J. Gaupp

& Co.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

CHATER ROAD,

Always have on hand « vory large complete

→→ stock of

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the boom year by Hk. Tls. 11,230. The amount of revenue to Shanghai's credit is Hk. Ta. 11,766,662. Although SURVEYING, INSTRUMENTS. this amount in Hk. Tls. 1,305,698 more than last year, it is under that of 1905 (Transite, Levels, Plano Tables, Prismatic and and 1985.

Sight Compasses, Hand Levels. fe, &c.)

also

INSTRUMENTS AND MATERIAL

Scales, Inka, &o., ds.)

Mr. Potter, continuing, said the first question was, "Did you make a survey o or about January 17th 17 The answer was that one of the insurance clerks of the firm stated that on or before Janu- ary 17th he and the manager of the agency went to the premises of the plain: tiff company, und made an inspection. Defendants with a view to taking a Gre risk. A gen- were the Prussian National Insurance} ^ral survey was then made, but not w Co. whose head office was at Stettin, general inspection. The premises ap- and who also carried on an insurance peared to be well stocked, and the value basiness here. Proceeding, Mr. Putter of the goods proposed to be insured a suid-:---Before going into the facts of the peared to be sufficient for the amount of case I must explain to you the pleadings. insurance asked for.

I do not intend to read the pleadings to you throughout, because i find that when one reads to a jury pleadings which are based on

a mass of legal phraseology, the jurymen are just as wise us before, Plaintiffs' claim is quité simple, namely, that three policies of hsurance were issued by the defendants to the plaintiffs, and that fact is admitted, and that and a certain date, namely April 18th, 1911, a are broke out and burnt down the shop and the gouds therrin. That is alsoap to the value of £21,000. admitted. We say that because our goods wore burnt, we are entitled to our money, The defence is, first of all, that we did -not have as largan woont of stock on our premises as we say we did. As it is put in the pleadings, the defendants deny |

concern which was carrying on a that there was stock on the premises of la the value of anything like the amount genuine trade. It is difficult to imagine of the insurance. That is on defence, à bogus concern putting this amount of were guilty of stock on its premises, unerely to burn the The second is that we fraud, because we claimed so much more preinises down. I submit that the only than we are entitled to. The third de-conclusion you can come to is that at the fence is that we burnt oar own shop, beginning of March we had on our pre- Now They bave another defence, which, how-mises goods to the value of $21,000. ever, is a purely technical defence, and for the fire, which broke out at 2 pr

on April 13th, 1911. The managing I will tell you nt is a matter of law. once how much I have to prove. I have partner of this firm was not in the Colony Lo prove how much property I had on my

It will, perhaps, be suggested premises. The defendants have to prove April 6th.

rything else. They have to prove all that he was in the Colony, or that he told He re- their suggestions, and will have to satisfy a faki to burn the shop down. you, gentlemen, beyond all possible doubt, turned on April 15th, and saw the police Practically the whole that this shop was burnt down by the two days latter. plaintiffs themselves. They will have to satisfy you on that point as 'clearly as if the plaintiffs were standing in the dock charged with arson. I must now go into the history of the firm The plaintiffs took over the business of the Wa Cheong firm in January, 1911. actually commenced business on Febru

of the shop. The foki on the premises

most coherent account of the disaster, half-year and are likely in many cases that given by Mr. Beesley, of London, to increase the dividend paid. This is ary 25th, 1911.

They did business in tried to put the fire out, but failed and

says that the Titanic was ablaze with very satisfactory for the shareholders, but not quite so satisfactory for the consumers picer goods, such as silk, cotton, etc., and had to call for help. If the defendants

lights until the end.

of these goods. During last year there aly dealt a little in medicines and per persist in this charge, they will have to

Wireless operators are no doubt an fumes. When the plaintiffs took over the satisfy you, beyond all reasonable doubt,

estimable body of young men, and they was a great stump in the price of raw are not to blatne for what the papers cotton, and though Japanese mills did not rule buy at the very lowest price, they business of the old firm, they also took that we burnt down our own premises.

An Amsterdam correspondent says:Asay; but they are getting their heads bought at prices much below the ordinary. over a certain amount of the stock, to the

As a result of the fire, an inquiry was

go down to the sen and below the ruling price at the present value of 87,750. To cover that stock, on

held before a Magistrate, who did not

new trial will shortly corne before The turned, as those who

When the Russian in ships" can tell you. The duck ficers time. Now the natural result of cheap Hague Tribunal. January 17th, it was insured for the sun

raw material is to cheapen the product, see it to make any order. Witnesses

Government determined to extend the and the engineers, do not endeavour to of 96,000 with the defendant Arm, but

wore called for both sides and both boundary of Russian territorial waters perform what Americans right call "The but this has not occurred in the present little Hero's stunt, and while those of case. Instead of being lower, the price before the defendants issued the policy sides were represented. Witnesses for ir, the Sea of Okhotsk last year Japans who travel much fully appreciate the of yarn is higher. The reason is that

殺 protest, the manager of the defendant firm and the plaintiffs were cross-examined at immediately lodged a Chinatman came down to our premises, length, but though the defendants question has now become so nente that vains of the work of wireless operators, foreign yarn has been shut out as far as three Japanese cruisers have been sent we are old-fashioned enough to think that possible by heavy duties, and the spinning inspected them, and satisfied themselves called

to the North, In the meantime the the safety of the ship still depends chiefly mills are thus enabled to maintain and Japanese Government proposes to lay the captain and the officers on the even increase their prices; at the same time the question before the International bridge, in conjunction with the engineers, they are paying leas for their raw Parsere are admirable and necessary material. The profil of a good cotton Court of Arbitration at The Hague at oficers, with more than their share of harvest thus goes into the pockets an early date, as the cod fishery in the worries, but though I have known many of the inill owners. Yet surprise is ex- Sea of Okhotsk will soon begin.

parsers, I have never yet met one who pressed that the cost of living is continual- set up to be a special brand of hero. They rising in Japan. In the same way there young man in the wireless room would is a boom in the mousseline industry as their excellent the result of a prohibitive tariff. New TION OF CHINA COAST CATTLE. do well to emulate

examples At present the demeanour of factories are being put up and prices are car invernment has decided not to adopted by the chauffeur in the early have to pas more for an inferi ue-for- According to the Manila Times the soma wireless operators resembles that increased, the result being that consumers In both cases the tendency: will be for allow cattle from the China coast to be days of motoring.

prices to rise until the foreign article now admitted to the Philippines.

Acting

excluded by the tariff will be again en- Governoa Geveral Newfer, on being naked

abled to compete. Then the vested in- what measures were being taken to quell

terests will complain, and there will be another revision of the tariff in an up- Consumers will again ward direction. have to pay more. Thus the cost of living and the cost of production tends to rise, and it nevertheless seems to be a puzzle why Japan's export trade languishes. A good deal is heard in Japan about captur ing the China trade, but it is evident that so long as Japan maintains this short- sighted policy there need be no fear on the part of other nations of her rivalry in foreign markets.

The crew and petty

During 1910, 219,810 vessels entered and cleared the Customs. mounting to effieurs are housed on the main deck.

88.776,689 tons, whilst during the year The Circe is well equipped with life.

under review only 193,388 vessels entered saving gear, five large teak lifebents and

and cleared, amounting to 65,771,97 DRAWING The present adulation af wireless tons. Thus there was a decrease for 1911 one cutter bring fitted under davits.

Luperators Is becoming Steam steering gear is fitted in the engine ridiculous. The exploit of Mr. "Jack"

absolutely of 3,004,716 tons. Of the total tonnage of clearances, the British hal 3,025,402 tuas, caning, and a powerful steam windlass Binn as much to answer for. The followed by Japanese with 2,805,126 tons. (T Squares, Set Squares. Straight Edges:

wireless and, stuckless anchors have also been pro- principal

operator on the and China with 1,987,701, Germany vided. The vessel is fitted with electric first hour, until the Carpathia answered 500,027 tons, Russia 405,639 tons. America Titanic stuck bravely to his post for the comes next with 1,406,230 tons, Franer fight throughout. The machinery con him, and apparently for sin time after sists of one set of triplexpansion, sur-wards. He was a brave fellow, and went hund 131,126 tons, Austria 96,412 tans, Denmark 48,366 tons, Sweden 22/21 tons, But some of the newspapers next day and Portugal 3,048 tons. It will be seen face-condensing engines, steam being sup-down with the ship. All honour to him. plied from a single-ended boiler having referred to him in leading articles 35

that the carrying trade of Great Britain a working pressure of 185lbs, per square though he was the sole hero of the is considerably the largest.

I have never read so much inch. One Cochran type dunkey boiler disaster.

ay has froth about wireless, operators is also installed for auxiliary purpose On trial the vessel showed herself capable

231,069 tons, Norway 25,308 tons, Hol. Aasats TOR➡ at the time of the fire, as he had left on

of the back part of the premises had col- lapsed as a result of the fire, but the front part was more or less saved. The bulk of the silk was in the back of the shop,,on the second flour. The reason the fire burnt so fiercely was that a good deal of

been printed this week, and yet I have not seen a single word anywhere about THE JAPANESE COTTON SPINNING

COMPANIES. of maintaining a mean speed of 114 knots the engineers. Had they not kept the dyudanos going the wireless installation per hour.

According to a report which appears After taking cargo on board the C'irre | would have been useless. Every engineer will proceed to Singapore under the compa board was lost, and not-a-word has in our Trade Review, says the Japan cotton-spinning companies mund of Captain Bannatyne. The vessel been said about them. They must have Chronicle, the The new firm | the infammable material was at the back presents a very sinurt appearance, and is stayed at their posts, for the best and have done very well during the present

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try

and

that the stock was there and that they prove to the Magistrate that we. tould safely issue the policy. 1 dragged in fact, burnt down our premises, the that admission ont of the defendants by Magistrate did nothing. Had a case of legal process. By the end of 'February

arson been made put against any of the We had bought new goods to the value of

persons who were on the premises at the $15,271, and in order to cover that stock.

time of the fire the Magistrate would have on February 28th we had another policy said so. The defendants are now asking for $15,000 issued to us by the defendants. you to reverse that finding and to say and before that policy, was issued the that the managing director, or his foki, manager and his Chinese assistant again simply to get the insurance money pay came to our premises, and again satisfied able to them by the defendants, had been themselves that there, was $15,000 worth of property in the establishinent, and guilty of arson.

that the company was justified in taking

sure to prove a most serviceable craft for Eastern waters.

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.

誓

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

The

PHILIPPINES PROHIBIT IMPORTA-

His Lordship-What was the Magis- the epidemic of rinderpest now raging

a risk. So that on March 1st we, no-trate's finding)- mittedly, had on our premises stock

the value of $23.000 lit.

Mr. Pollock-We do not admit it. Mr. Potter-On March 21st, a further policy was issued to cover the personal effects of the staff. From March 1st up to the date on which the fire broke out, we purchased new stock to the value of

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ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Iloilo, replied, "Well, one thing we are

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice going to do, and that is stop the importa Mr. Potter-No order was made, wytion of animals from the China coast. The Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals begs Lord. This was one the abortive at- Iloilo epidemic was caused by these

animale and by nothing else, and so we to acknowledge with thanks the follow tempts to put the plaintiffs out in one.

will permit no more animals from there ing donations to the funds of the act. I think it probable that the suggesto enter the islands. The quarantine in Hospitals:-

tion will be made that we had no silk goods in our shop at all, because no traces of silk were found after the fire. With regard to what was found after the fire,

Pampanga and Bulacan is progressing very well and with good results. We are hoping that the epidemic will soon be quelled in Iloilo and are bending all our efforts in that direction."

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