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W ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON. LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE HONGKONG, DAILY PINĖS, TUESDAY, APRIL 25rm, 1914,

HOUSES TO LET

TO LET

From Ist May, 1816

TENNIS TOURNAMENT. ITIO-DAY (TUESDAY), 25th inst, FINAL TRANDICAP SINGLES LINDSAY WOODS OF MALTBY, A FINAL DIVIDEND of TWENTY $110 per month, Unfurnished $100 per month

4.30 P.M.

DK.

TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY), 20th inst.,

SINGLES OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP NG SZE KWONG. S. E. GREEN, at 430 P.M.

THURSDAY, 27th inst.. FINAL PRO, FESSIONAL PAIRS-S. E. GREEN and A. A. CLAXTON, LT-COL. CRISP and CAPT. HAMILTON, at 4.30 P.M. Hongkong, 26th April, 1916.

SITUATION VACANT.

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Competent MALE Stenographer and Genaral Office Assistant may obtain a

"T.. B,"

good permanent position on application to

Care of Daily Pres! Offer 1011 Hongkong, 17th April, 1918.

THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD TEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (1914),

$16,000,000 AND SUPPLEMENTARY ISSUE OF $8,003,000.

AND

THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (1915),

$24,000,000.

UBSCRIBERS to the above TWO LOANS are hereby notified that the Interest

Instalments for the month of April, each amounting to Dollars One Handred and Twenty Thousand ($120,000) $340,000 in all have been duly received by the Undersigned and brought to Loan Service Account.

F. A. AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs. Inspectorate General of Customs

Poking, 17th April, 1916.

B.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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DOLLARS and a Bonus of TEN DOLLARS per Share for the year 1014 and an INTERIM DIVIDEND of THIRTY DOLLARS per Share for the year 1915 will be Payable on TUESDAY, the 18th instant.

Warrants may be had on application at the

date. Office of the Society on or after that

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager. Hongkong, 18th April, 1016. [502 THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED.

THE FORTY SEVENTH MEETING of

INTIMATION

Apply

RAIGMIN EAST, 160, PELK FIVE BOOMS, newly renovated. Furnished

T. K. DEALY, 160, Peak

(016

JUST ARKIVED :

NEW STOCK

TO LET FURNISHED,

A HACIENDA WEST, 73, THE PAK,

Apply

Lar or 6 months, from Middle May.

W. MURRAY SCOTT. [006

TO LET.

SHAREHOLDERS in the Company OFFICES IR SECOND FLOOR, QUZEN'S

will be held at the Company's Office, No 3, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, on THURSDAY, 27th April, 1918, at 12 o'clock Nook, for the purpose of receiving a State- ment of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December 1916.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 27th April, both days inclusive.

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By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. PEMBERTON,

Secretary Hongkong, 11th April, 1916. UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

NOTICE.

:

THE CERTIFICATE No. 1085 for two

Shares, $100 paid up,

BUILDINGS. Reasonable rent "Apply tou

THE UNION TRADING Coi, 5, Queen's Buildings.

1574

TO LET.

OFFICES in Prince' Building.

Apply to

ings.

Apply to

BULL

OF

the dificulties of some of the Chines dialects sin his affival in the Colony His advice should, therefore, be valuable It should ho easy to have, ay, three grad

In the course of thosdebate in the House of Commons, Sir A. Markhau asked: Had the Government taken any steps to bring men from our Doninions and Colonie to

ed examinations. The

There is already a work in the marition factories --Mr. system instituted by the Chinese Customs P. Snowden Chinese InbourSir A. Markle said he would certainly employ cuthorities Doubtless, if the local schen were to be properly developed there would Chinese labour if necessary. be set up in course of time one examining

Two important auction sales are a..... board for the whole of China, which would

nounced to take place during the

first week igue certificatee to all who qualified at it

in May. On Tuesday and Wednesday, May- cxamination. Not only will business men

2nd and 3rd. Messrs. Huglies and Hough want to know the progres being made by will offer for sale 32 coal lighters froth 50- their assistants, but the varions missionary to 150 tonj, steger Zaunches" (hult only). organisations seem to feel the need of some

stenmu gutters complete and old and surs standard of comparison for those who are | plua naṛal and victualling stores. On Thurs supposed to learn Chinese. Obviously day. May 4th Mr. Geo. P. Lammert will

DOG multiplication of different types of certi-sell the leasehold properties siinate at

LIGHT ALE

AND

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. GUINNESS'

Liquidators, REUTER BROCKELMANN & Co.

TO LET. From 1st May,

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THE 6898,6987, standing in the Beginnered OFFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's Builä- name of Mock Mux Po, having been declared LOST, Notice is hereby given that unless the said Certificate is produced to the Society on or before the 13th July, 1018, A NEW CERTIFICATE for the said Shares will be issued and the old Certificato will thereafter be held by the Society as null and void. By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. MONTAGUE EDEN FURNISHED FOUR

General Manager. Hongkong, 13th April, 1918.

NOTICE.

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THE Undersigned have received instruc-interest in the "Von Biogen," Patent

foto by Public Auction

ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, the 2nd and 3rd May, 1918, at 10. each day,

at H.M. Naval Yard, Hongkong, sud Kowloon Depot

12 Coal Lighters from 50 to 150 Tons, Steam Launches (Hull only), Steam Cutters complete, and

OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL AND VICTUALLING STORES,

Comprising:

OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL Songs:- Fan Engines, Boilers complete, 20 and 50 Tons, Boiler with Mountings, Propellers, Typo writer,

Baths Canvas and Leather Coir Carings, Paper- Bugs, Bonts, Dare, Firs Carpet, Tables, Bookcases, Cabin Wardrobe,

HE Undersigned having acquired the Firebridge Bar, it will henceforth be known as the " ECLIPSE" PATENT FIREBRIDGE

BAR.

Full particulars and prices for installations from:

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD,

Queen's Buildings Telephone 238

Hongkong, 17th March, 1914.

(910

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

TH

Hoses, dis Rubber, Reading incurred by my wife, Mas, JOHN JAMES

stuff, Canvas

A Mirror, Electric Cable, Firewood,

Old Iron and Steel, Old Metal, Mineral, Rapeseed and Olive Oil, &c, de

OLD AND SURPLUS VICTUALLING STORES; Seamen's Clothing, Blankets, Officers' Mess Traps (a quantity of Electro-plated articles and Table Linen) Implements, Seamen's Mess Utensils, Oak Staves, &c., &c.

TERMS OF SALE:As detailed in the Catalogue.

HUGHES & HOUGH, By Appointment Auctioneers to the Admiralty

[813 Hongkong, 24th April, 1916.

PUBLIO AUCTION

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES situste at

HUN: Hom, in the Colony of Hongkong, and being KOWLOON MARINE LOT No. 83 and KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 1178, to be sold

IN ONE LOT

THURSDAY,

the 4th day of May, 1918, at 3 o'clock r

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THIS is to notify that on and after this date I refuse to be Responsible for any Debts STUBBINOS unless authorised by myself. JOHN JAMES STURBINGS, Hongkong, 10th April, 1916.

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61% RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT

TERMED LOAN OF 1916

for Rble. 2,000,000,000)

STOUT.

IN PINTS AND SPLITS.

GOLE AGENTS :

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

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TO LET.

For June, July, August

FULLY THE PEAK. TO. 120,

ROOMS, Electric Light, Hot and Cold Water lid on.

For particulam apply to--

No. 12, Caro of "Daily Press" Ofice.

A. S. WATSON

[560

TO LET.

FFICES, 5, Duddell Street.

OFFICES,

CO., LTD.,

ane lat

Two men known in Shanghai have ap

fientes is not desirable. The conditions in Hunghom, registered ns Kowloon Marine China are so unusual that it is not possible Lot No. 83 and Kowloon Intang Loi No. lo expect the Geverament of the country 1178. The two properties will be sold in to undertake the conduct of examinations ind the isso of certificates. It is suggest- ed in some quarters that the local Govern- before the tribunals to claim exemp... ment might organise in this direction, tion from military service. At the City meal tribunal Merra, David Sasson & Co., presumably through its own Education

Ltd., made the application on behalf Department. There ar; se many objection of Mr. A. G. Davey, manager of the to this scheme, however, that it is hardly fix's Shanghai branch. It was stated that worth while to enumerate them. The British Mr. Davey was home on sick leave, that he Chambers of Commerce la Shanghai and had been fifteen years abroad, that he was Tientsin would not be likely to take ap

not domiciled in England and that his such as suggestion with any enthusiam attested under a mistake. It was admitted even if our local business men had any con by the tribunal that Mr. Davey could not fidence in it. Moreover, it would mean a be taken under the Military Service Ach special branch of the Education office, and and (cin) exemption was given. The second there would be neither freedom for døvebp- case was that of a solicitor's clerk, who ing, nor, we fear, economy of working in requested the magistrate at the North such a scheme. We do not think that the London police court to sign a

green forma Loiversity Court-the body which would, to enable him to go to Shanghai with hi apparently, authorise such a development, mother. He explained that big father and it were to take place-need be alarmed at.

been in Shanghai for ten years. The Magistrate asked the applicant what be the prospect of expense because it is cer fain that ultimately the examinations.

was going to do in Shanghai and he replied would be a source of revenue, Business that he did not know until he reached bonses are prepared to pay for the adran.

there The Magistrate refused to sign the tages which will accrue to them from a

form yemarking: I don't think I ought to really good system of teaching and examin- let you go, as you may do useful work in ing in Chinese It is probable that any England.

APPE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, local casses will need to be conducted in

RA

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

TO LET.

▶AVENSHILL - EAST, Park Bond, containing 6 Rooms, 3 Bath Booms, Servants Quarters, &e. Vouni Ial Nerember,

Apply

DEACON, LOOKER. DEACON S HARSTON.

TO LET.

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FOUR-BOOMED

FURNISHED

HOUSE, on Mount Pariah, Wanchai,

HONGKONG.

TELEPHONE 816,

(18.

the centre of the town, although it is not difficult to reach the buildings of the University. One advantage which should be mentioned in favour of bo'ding clasata. at West Point is that Europeans could mix with Chinese students, and so have oppor tunities of practising the language, and of learning the Chinen point of view of COUBLANDO 24th April, to Mr. and things in general. Whether it is possible

·BIRTH.

Mr. A. S D. COUSLAND, a Janghter.

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HostKONG OFFICE: 10, DEB VIEUX ROAD, C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

UBSCRIPTION to the above LOAN will for all months' Electric Light and Telephone The

28th March till 5th May Installed.

nclusively.

The Price of issue la 95%. The Loan is entirely free of Income Tax and of other taxations.

The Loan is redeemable at par on 1st February 1926, Russian style, without option for the Russian Government to convert it at an earlier date,

Coupons are payable half-yearly on the 1st February and ist August, Russian style. As interest on the above loan runs from 1st/14th February, the interest accrued on date of subscription must be taken into considera- tion and is to be added to the price of issue. The RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK in Hongkong ready to accept applications for the above; named Loin

for

Special favourable rates will be quoted Russian exchange.

Payment may also be made in Roubles. Applications will be wired to Petrograd

MR. GED P. LAMMEET, Auctioneer free of telegraphic charges and commission

at his Auction Rooms in Duildell Street.

40% only of the cost of the Bonds may be paid on application, the balance to be paid on receipt of the Bonds.

The Bank is also ready to give every facility to subscribers in the shape of advances against the scrips, m

Q. TISDALL, Manager, Russo-ASIATIC BANK. 1400 Hongkong, 30th March, 1918.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

The Property consists of: All those pieces or parcels of ground situate at Hung Hom in the Dependency of Kowloon and Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office respectively as KOWLOON MARINE LOT N 63 and KOWLOON INLAND LOT NO. 1178. Kowloon Marine Lot No. 83 contains an area of 130,800 SQUARE FEET and is held for the term of 76 years from the 16th May 100% (renewable for another gerus of 70 years), orcated therein by a Crows Lease dated the 11th day of Databer, 10% and made between Hin late THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of Majesty King ward Vif. of the one part Members will be held on SATURDAY, and DONALD MCDONALD and Joms WILKIt the 20th April, 1918, at 12 oclock Noor, at

NOTICE

∙Apply...

D. V. STEAVENSON. Care of DRAGON, LOOTER, DEACON & HARRION.

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HONGKONG, 25TH APRIL, 1818,

A SCHOOL FOR THE STUDY TO LET.

OF CHINESE. HOUSE *In Knatuford Tarraco,

Kowloon

SINCE the discussion on the gobject of u Apply "A

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST,ocal school for teaching Chinese to Faro

“MENT & AGENCY Co., Lad

TO LET.

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0.4 DES YEUX ROAD CENTRAL,

First Floor, No. 5 ROBINSON ROAD, STONE MENGE DWELLING HOUSES contain rug Five Rooms and Outhouses.

FAIRVIEW" No. 1, Robinson Rad, Comprising 9 ROOMS, Ampla Servants, Quarles, and Gardens.

Apply to

pears took place at the annual general meet ing of the local Chamber of Commerce, numerous suggestions, we belies have been made to those who are working out the details of the project. We have not the slightest doubt that it will be possible to organise some local centre 19 carry out this important work, and, as it is obviously necessary that the organisation shall be Mcient, it seenis only res onable to suppos: that the efforts by the Chamber of Come merce will be at any rate in some way inted with those of the Univers ty where the - Chiness- Tangunge and Chinese TWO BOOMED-FLATS in Nathan Road,tury are already being taught.

Kowloon THREE-ROOMED PLATE in Humphrey's (zduit, at once, that there are difficulties Buildina, Kowloon,

FOUR ECOMED FLATS in May Road to be overcome but they are easily sut with over modern convenience fasladar mogutable if attacked in the proper spirit. be no doubt what Englah Baths and Kiskon Bag, Hot Fortunately, there Whos and Wake Carriage

three ever that the local Chamber of Commerce bachelors as enssonable restels, Immor

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. 201415

TO LET.

at to her pass subject to the scent of the Offices of the JOCKEY CLUB on the' hald specially designed to pathises with the work of the Univer

the Crown meat and to the observance and Ground Floor of the HONGKONG CLUB ANNEXE performance of the Lessee's covenants there Chater Roule in reserved and contained.

Inland Lot No. 1178 is situate on Kowloon the North-west side of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 83 and contains an area of 27,073 SQUARE FEET and is kald for the term of 1904 (renewable 75 years from the 16th for another term of 75 years), created wable by a Crown Lease dated the 19th April, 1911, and made between His Majesty

King

George

V of the one part and the and Donald Mac.

By Order,

T. P. HOUGH,”

Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 15th April, 1916

CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD. SEA

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES la Gordon sity. At one of the Legislative Council

Ternce and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANOS

Do., La Alsandra Buildings

TO LET.

Donald and John Wilkie of the other part EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL LU5B at a, Connaught Road

subject to the payment of the Crown rent and to the observance and performance of the Les co's sovenants therein reserved and

1277

OFFICES in King's Buildings. HOUSE in CLIFTON GARDENS,

contained loon Marine Lot No. 4, Connaught Road, Victoriany, Conduit Bond.

Crown Rent of No. 83-$1,294 per annum.

Colony

the FRIDAY,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an MEETING of the CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held

at the Head Office of the

of Hongkong,

1916, at Noox, www when the No. 1178 $448 per annum.

Particulars and conditions of sale may be passed as an Extraordinary Resolution at had from

the Extraordinary General Meeting of the TSRY DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON said Company held on the 18th day of April,

& HARSTON

1916, will be suburittel for confirmation as a Special Resolation

be

No. 1, HILLSIDE," THE PEAL GODOWNS, at Wanchât. Nas. 1. 9 and 1. WEST END TERRACE,

Apply

Grown Hout of Kowloos Inland Lot the 6th dayjoined focolation which was CANTON

1, Des Voeux Road Central,

and

MR. LEO D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Old Suprons Court Bailling, Vendors' Solicitors,

and also from ME GEO. F. LAMMERT, Mongkong, 25th April, 1918,

The Auctioneer,

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That the name of the Company

changed t to Burris TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.*** Dated this 18th day of April, 101^.

By Order of the Board

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT & AGENCY Co., Læn.

FOR BALE.

ICHMOND HOUSE, No. 145, Barker Read Also,

#DUNOTTAR,” No. 81, Aberdeen Road, HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors.

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to make mich arrangements we do not know. We are, however, strongly in favour of any scheme which will help British business- znen to enter into direct commercial relations with the Chinese,

A mail for Europe via: Biberia doses to-day si 3 p.m.

Decirmed opium sucking in China hus

led to a great increase in the use of tobacco.

Sir Walter Hillier, K.C.M.G., is suffer. ing from a general-brinkdown; brought on by too hard work and too long hours at

the Red Cross officers,

As an indication of the prosperity of Shanghai as a whole, and of the value of sites in Nanking Road in particular, there are (anys the C. Daily News) no fewer than five bulding schemes in pro- gress in the one mile, which is the length of that thoroughfare,

CON-

SHANGHAI CARGO

DENMED.

THE CASE OF THE GLEN LINER **GLENSTRAE.”-

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In the Prize Court, London before this. President, Sir Samuel Evans, on Märch

15th the case of the sa, Glenatrae (päri

cargo ex) was decided.

On behalf of the Crown coulemnation was asked for of certain cargo of the Gleistrar, of the Gen Line, which sailed from Shanghai in July, 1914, and arrived at Glasgow in September of that year. The cargo consisted of egg yolk, albumen, and about 24000 bags of beans. Thero were also 14 bales of cotton waste and bags. of rapeseed and bean, and a care of oil seized in London. The good, were shipped

Shanghai on behalf of persons who had registered themselves as German firms in the Consulate as Shanghai, Claims were entered for all of these itens except the oil, but they blbeen withdrawn on the ground that they were covered by the de cision in the manusca, and until steps. wer taken with regard to that judgment,

No clai them was no right of protest. had been put forward at all in respect of the oil. A certain quantity of the beans wal at first chased by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, but that olnim had been withdrawn There was borover, n claim by the Hongkong aut Shanghai Bank of £34 paid by the in Great Britain for freight, and anothers

by the shipowns for Pass for freight, Counsel asked for condemnation of the goods, and for the estreating of bail bonds in respect to the bags of tapesed Bank of £2,000 The Crown were willing given by the Hongkong and Shanghai that they should be paid for freight, with 5er cent interest on the bail bone Alo that the shipowners should be allowed. We claim for freight

The President, in giving judgment, said: It appears that these goods were shipped by relunts who were acting for a.Gerasa company Shanghsi under circumstances in which the property Inte gods must be regarded as being in the German house, and the property that of a encay That relates to I the goods exept the case of oil shipped at Singapore, in in the absence of any claim it needs nex vidone assumption to conclude that these goeds are easy goods The two sing

Captain Benny Kemick. M.P. for the Epson Division of Surrey, in succession to his father. My. W Keswick, has str buted his m'ary of £400 as a member of Parliment for 1915 amongst the seven

i hospital, in his constituency. This gives £57 9, 10d. to each institution. Captain Keswick distributed the whole of the £400 though he had to pay income-tax on £300.

Lord Thurlow, who's death at the age of seventy-seven years was announced recent mpetings the late member who represented, was second Attaché to the eighth Fur

of Elgin's Special Mission to China and the Chamber of Commerce, the Hon. Mr.

was present at the apture of the Taku E A. Hewart, spoke in his unal forceful Fort He took part in the military open fashion in favour of ussisting, in every tions which terminated in the occupation way possible the development of the of Peking by the Allies, and in the proclaimed in respect of freight were alowed.

the de University Recently the Chamber of Comceedings resulting in the signature of the

In regard to certain portions of the cargo a bail bond was given. The bond will bo merce has founded the HEWE Memorial Convention of Peace, receiving the China estreated, and the Crown will receive the Scholarships at the University; various medau

balance between the amount of the bait bord and the £304 allowed for freight, to- heal business houses have subscribed money

gether with auch interest as has accrued to the endowment fuuds of the University;

since the date of the hood, while many others have presented equip méat.

All this is evidence that bus men are in gympathy with the work being dune at the Great Hall of Learning Tai ne Tomas the Chino call There is now an opportunity for the governing body of the University to assist local business men in what is, after all,

Hypocrites, 3

four-reel firms, written bgt Lois Weber, and presented by Mr. M. H. Newman, will be shows, andvertised in an- other rage, at the Victoria Theatre this The High Connoission appointed by the (Tuesday) evening. Itisregarded by some as Tr to inquire into the causes, which le

to the shortage of munitions of war export- one of the most extraordinary pictures ever ented in the first half of 2015 decided, in placed before the pubic By means of view of information which it had received story and allegory it days mercilessly those as to illega sets on the part of General Sukhoi inoff, ex-Minister of War. to sub- people who, faulty and vit themes, yet nil the results of its inquiry to the Judicial dare to conderon the greker after truth. The Departident of the Council of the Empire with a view, if the Tear approvas, to

Sucholinoff being brought before. General the tribuna. The Tory has approved the dems on of the comininou,

an academic probl, The Principal has producion has a religiou, appeal, a ce

a world-with reputation as a student of Fontiosa) value in addition to the unusual languages, and is believed to have mastered interest of the genera story.