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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NHONGKONG SHAREBROKERS ASSOOLATION will be CLOSED on MON DAY, 18TH, TUESDAY. 17TH, WEDNES DAY, 18TH, and SATURDAY, 1ST INSTANT,

J. W. KEW,

18701

By Order of the Committee,

Secretary.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, "SATURDAY, FEBRUART" 14TH,

1925

INTIMATIONS

RACE HOLIDAYS.

"HE EXCHANGE BANKS will OPEN

the Transaction of PUBLIC BUS INESS at 9.50 M., and CLOSE at Noor, on MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the form, 17th and 187 ISTANT. »

ras Hongkong, 11th February, 1925.

NOTICE.

THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUS.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

TRALASIA & CHINA TELE..

GRAPH CO., LTD.

HONGKONG STATION.

BOX 15TH FEBRUARY, 195, and until farther Notice Ma. E. A. LEGGATT will be In Charge of the above Company's Station at Hongkong,

M. E, F. AIREY,

Superintendent.

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MONGKONG JOCKEY CLUE.

owing to increasing ill health, Ma. H. PERCY SMITH has Retired from the Firm of PERCT SMITH, GET & FLEMING as from the 31ST BAT of JANUARY, 1925,

The Business will be carried on as heretofore ander the same Firm Name.

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INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB

RACE MEETING 1925, FEBRUARY 16, 17, 18th and 21st. TUORETS of Admission to the, Public Taclosure may be obtained from read

KELLY & WALA or at the Gate, Price-$3.00 per day..

day.

Soldier and Sailors in Uniform $1.00 per No One Admitted without a Ticket to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate.

LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

Treasurers.

•19070

PERCY SMITH, BETH & FLEMING. 11843 Hongkong, 9th February, 1925,

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD.

HE FORTY.FIRST ORDINARY AN- THE FUNTEETING OF SHAREHOLD ERS in the above EMBERS are hereby Advised that the Br. Groner's BUILDING, Chater Road, Vistors, bova Company will be held at M BADGES sued to them for the on THURSDAY, the 2573 FEBRUARY, ANNUAL RACE MEETING Will N 1995, at 11 O'CLOCK 4 for the purpose of available for the 1er EXTRA RACE MEET- ING to be held on the 29TH of FEBRUARY, receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ended 31st December, 1994, and electing 1925.

Consulting Committee and Auditors.

an

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HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the

NOTICE RECHANGE will be CLOSEN MONDAY, 16TH, TUESDAY, 17TH. WEDNESDAY, 18TH, and SATURDAY, 31×T

By Order of the Committee,

A. NISSIM,

Eecretary

INSTANT.

Hangborg, 12th February, 1925

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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD. HE THIRTY SIXTE ORDINARY

Hongkong on

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 18th February, 1925, until THURSDAY, 26th February, 1925, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

** General Managers.

$1847 Hongkong, 7th February, 1925.

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN HONGKONG.)

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the

NORDINARY EARLY GENERAL

MEETING of HONGKONG, TRAMWAYS LIMITED, will be held at the Offices of Menare. JARDINE, MATECSON AND COMFANY LIMITED, OD FRIDAY, the 27TH DAY of FEBRUARY, 1995, at 12 o'clock NOOR, to Trantact the Ordinary Brainess of the Сетралу.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO the GIVEN

Ак that

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED, will be held at the Offices of Messrs, JARDUNT, MATHESON AND COMPANY LIMITED, on FRIDAY, the 277 DAT OF FEBRUARY

HY, 1995, at 14.15 a'CLOCK in the afternoon, when the SUBJOINED RESOLUTIONS WILL BE PROPOSED

Resolutions

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE

the in

Company SEAREHOLDERS

st the Offices will be held

of the Company, St. GEORGE'S BUILDING, Chater Bod

TUESDAY, 3RD MAEDE, 1925, at 1 oock in the FoResous, for the purpose of receiving a State ment of Account and Report the Directors for the year anding 31st December, 1924, and declaring & Dividend

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDXZADAT, the 18th

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, RACE MEETING 1925, FEBRUARY 167, 17′′x, 18th, ▲nd 21st.

Madly, and may be obtained by thore EMBERS Badges of Admission are now Members who have not already received them, Bailings. from Kesers, LNSTEAD & Davn, Alexandra

G. B. BROWN, Secretary.

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NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB.

RACK MEETING 1925.. FEBRUARY 16th, 17th, 1875, and 21st.

19 Stewards request the pleasure of the presence of the Ladies at the Haces.

·Hongkong, February fad, 1923. :[1909%

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

RACE MEETING 1925. ̧-- FEBRUARY 16th, 17th, 187, and Ziar.

DASSES for Servants will be issued on application to Messrs. LESSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings, No Servants will be allowed inside the Enclosure of the Race Race Day WITHOUT Course during TICKETS.

These Tickets are only available for Servants when on duty at the Various Stand.

February, 1995, until To23317, the 3rd March, ss Ord the authorised Capital of the while in attendance on their employers or

1925, both days inclusive.

By Onler of the Board of Directors;

SHEWAN, TOXES & CO.,

General Managa: 1.

THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE HUNDRED AND FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHARE- HOLDEES is the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, No. 4, Des VORUI BOLD THURSDAY, 19TH FEBRUARY, 1925, at 12 O'CLOCK Noor, for the purpose of. Report of the Directors, together recesving with a Statement of Accounts, declaring Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Tausnar, 5th Feb- rusy, to THURSDAY, 19th February, 1925, both Jays inclusive, during which period No Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors, JOHN ARNOLD,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 14th January, 1925,

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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING

N°

of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be eld at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on SATUR DAY, the laT FEBRUARY, 1925. at 11.30 of receiving the Report of AK, for the the Contractors togeth with State- ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1924

of

The REGISTER of SHARE of the Corporation will be CLOSED frat MONDAY,

1995

(1) That to

the

Company (which is now $1,625,000 consisting of 325,000 shares of Nominal Value of $5 each of which the whole have been red)

the creation increased to $3,250,000 by of 325,000 Additional Shares of the Nomical Value of 35 each ranking for dividend and in all other respects pari priar with the Bhares constitut ing the Company's present issued. Capital

(2) That it is desirable to capitalism the Sum of $1, 25 000 being part of the Undivided Profits of the Company

to the credit of the Com standing pacy's Reserve Fund and accordingly. of effecting such for the purpose capitalisation in

of Article Articles of

INTIMATIONS

DEWAR'S

The Spirit beyond compare

Most men choose DEWAR'S and small wonder 1 Year in and year out its distinctive character remains steadfast and incomparable.

Perfect distillation, genius in blending and gigantic stocks make DEWAR'S popularity, -and will keep it !

Dewar's

"White Label” and

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Victoria Vat.”

As supplied to the Houses

of Lords and Commons.

By Royal Appointment to "His Majesty The King.

SOLE AGENTS:

Any Chinese found loitarizg about with Servante Passes in their possession will forfeit A. S. WATSON them and holders thereof will be emerad from the Enclosure.

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary,

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NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB.

RACE MEETING 1925.

FEBRUARY 16TH, 17, 18TH, and 21st.

EMBERS have the Privilege of intro- tice ME TO Non-members to the Association a bonus of $ per shares Members Enclosure.

194 at the

Im and the

Company's

on the issued Shares of the Company A limited number of tickets are available

same 19

is hereby declared and may be obtained from Messrs. LaNSTEAD & and that the Directors be and they Davis, Alexandra Buildings on or before sach SATURDAY the 14 of FEBRUARY, 1925, bonus by the distribution amongst t

the persons who are registered as bolders

CO., LTD.

before

to be one of the richest mineral felds At the Marine Court yesterday, in England. The cost of transport of Liant.-Comdr. G. F. Hale, RN., a boat- coal in carts, or on the barks of horses mistress was convicted of dredging in a or donkeys, was so great that the sale man-of-war anchorage the previous day. of the black mineral was very limited. and was facil 810 or ten days' imprison- EDWARD PEASE, " a man who coull see meat..Two boat-men were each fined $1. hundred years ahead," as one of his for one day's imprisonment for anchoring contemporaries said at the time, devoted in "the cable reserve near the railway his great energy and sagacity to the pre- pier. jeet of building a railway. His original idea was to lay rails for trucks to be

The Children's Hour at the Helena drawn by horses. As always happens to May Institute yesterday evening was de- those in advance of the thought of their voted to a Cinematograph Display, the own time, EDWARD PEASE was ridiculed, Glms being provided free of charge and disaster was commonly said to be by the Pathe Orient Company. These the only possible result of his wild pro- cinema entertainments, which have been jcets. There was great opposition from arranged for the little one every fort- all sides. The DUKE OF CLEVELAND was night by the Educational Committee of largely instrumental in rejecting the the Institute. coraprise comedy pictures, original bill for the railway on the plea and educative films dealing with bird that the proposed line passed close by and animal life one of his fox covers. Finally another

H.E. the Governor of the Straits route was selected and in 1991 Royal assent was given to the first Stockton Settlements (Sir Laurence Guillemard). and Darlington Railway Act. It was at speaking at the annual dinner of the about that time that a rough mechanic, Straits Settlements Association last week dr, as he was then called an engin said:-"Our finances are, I am glad to wright," named GEORGE STEPHENSON, May, healthy. There is a cloud on the It is bigger than a knocked at the door of Mr. Pass's house horizon, however.

Was 23

in Darlington The result of that first man's hand already, and it will grow interview

life-long friendship, bigger, but it won't drown us it wo arg founded on mutual respect. STEPINSON prepared for it. The protracted Confer- produced the historic "Locomotion No.once at Geneva have brought the vexed 1" which can be seen to-day in the opium question into considerable pro South Kensington Museum. To EDWARD miner in recent months Whatever tha PEISE must be given the great credit of results of those Conferences it is clear financing and encouraging ideas that that one of the difficulties of the future many good people of that time believed is the revision of the Colony's fiscal sys- tem in order to reduce and finally ex- came direct from the Evil one."

Unexpected results at once followed tinguish the dependence of the revenue the opening of this short line. Neither on the profts of the opium monopoly.” STEPHENSON For PEASE had any notion

The Panshen Lhama of Tibet, who is that passenger traffic would pay. The fret locomotive was freely railed the represented in the re-organization coufer- "explosive machine." A writer of ence by his chief secretary, has sent in eminence said that he would as "soon a mentorial to the Chief Executive.making & think of being fired off by a ricochet important suggestions concerning a settle- rocket as travel on a railway at twice ment of Tibetan and Mongolian questions the speed of the old stage-coaches. Time with Great Britain and Soviet Russia, and has had its effect. There came a great also concerning the retention of "favour- outburst of railway construction during able treatment" provisions for the de-, the next half century. Mr. SEWARD, the funct, Manchu Imperial Family. The

BIRTHS.

great arator of the American. civil war. Panshen Lhama, who is religiously the NIXON.-At Peking, on Febrary 4th, to truly said that "physical bonds-such as second Fontiff of Tibet and Mongolia, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. NIXON highways, railroads, rivers and cals insists that it will alienate the sympathy daughter. Sri-At the Government Civil Hos-are vastly more powerful for holding of the non-Chinese races of the five-race pital, on February 12th, to Mr. and civil communities together han any mere republic in the Far East it format agree Mrs. H. M. SPIT, son (Maarten HENDRIX)

11860 covenants, though written on, parebinent ments signed at the beginning of the or engraved on fron." The railway has Republic with the Maschüs and Mongols had a remarkable effect upon political are revised or cancelled by the arbitrary

Hongkong Office: 1a, Chater Road.

are hereby authorised to satisfy Price $10.00 per day or $30.00 for the Meeting. London Office: 181, Fleet Street, EQ and social problems, It has made great actions of a militariat.

of the

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LINSTEAD & DAVIS, * Treasurers,

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

RAFT PROGRAMMES and ENTRY FORMS for The FIRST EXTRA KACE MEETING to be held on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1925 (weather permitting), may be obtained at the BACE Coasz, HONG- KONG CLUS and CAUSEWAY BAT STABLES.

of the present issue of Shares of the day of February Company on the 27th 1925, of One

issued newly Shares of the Company credited as fully paid up in respect of every One existing Shares of the Company D held by such persons as afcressid and that such new ordinary shares rank for dividen 1 and in all other respecte pari pan with the shares already Dated the 10th, day of February, 1925,

W. F. SIMMONS," Secretary... Rassell Street, Hongtang

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HONGKONG THAMWAYS, LTD.

zumet.

[OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, FEERWART 14TH, 1925.

**LOCOMOTION NO. 1.".

MAGISTRACY.

A small boy convicted yesterday at the

changes everywhere. China is, perhaps, the one country where the obstacles to progress have been terrific. Date wo speculate on what will be this fature of railways, in China 1 Can we imagine the Kowloon Magistracy of being in posses sion of taels of opium, was ordered country criss-crossed by railway lines)

by Mr. E. W. Hamilton to receive 12 as is Europe and North America? It

strokes. “THERE were giants in the earth in those seems inevitable that such things will,

At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, days. And Nixon began to be a mighty happen. We kan only hope that the Handicaps will be published on FRIDAY, one in the carth." These words, so well celebrations of this centenary of the Chinese charged with being in poss known to the English-speaking peoples, steam railway will stimulate expansion session of a revolver and five rounds have a sentiment which is to be found of railways in China; for such physical of ammunition, and with returning from banishment, was committed for trial at amongst the writings of the Chinese bonds will have more effect in holding the March Criminal Sessions.

Entries will Close at 19 o'clock Noor on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23XD, 1925, February 7th, 1925.

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the 9th February, to SaTERNAT, the 2tat.Feb-| REGISTER OF MEMBERS of TRA BACE MEETINGS will be held Bages. It is right and proper that we the country together than many confer-

WILLYA (both days inclusive), during which Feriod No Transfer of hares can be registered.

By Order of The Const of Directors, A. HL BARLOW,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 21 February, 1925.

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HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

TEE

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SOCIETY.

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED, will

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. UBING the Forthcoming Season EX- be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 14TH FEB-Weather permitting) on Feaaaar 28, MARCH BUARY to FRIDAY, 277 FEBRUARY, 1995, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS.

Secretary- Hongkong, 4th February, 1925.

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TO LET.

TORAGE SPACE on Marine Lots with Godowns and Chinese Houses TO LET Tom $15 DECEMBER..

W. 5. BAILEY & CO., LTD. 1799]

Kowloon Bay.

ÉE ANNUAL SHOW of FLOWERS and VEGETABLES will be held at VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS on THURSDAY, 5ru MARCH, 1925.

ENTRIES DEFINITELY CLORES at 17.M, on WEDNESDAY, 26TH FEB the Boa Secretary's RUARY, 1925, at Office, but it in hoped that intending Ex hibitors WILL SEND in their ENTRIES AS EARLY

POSSIBLE AS SCHEDULES are now being printed and ອງງານ

bo posted at an Early Date.

:

MEMBERS who have not yet Paid their Babecription and ALL THOSE who wish to

TO LET.

MULLY FURNISHED, 373, The FRAK.

1ST JUNE --- 15TH OCTOBER, Suitable

Apply

Join the SOCIETY are kindly Requested to, for Mess. Send 35 IMMEDIATELY to the Hon Becratary, M.-E. B. C. HORNELL, 0/ Mesars. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Irp.

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NOTICE.

KG

.1835)

ELDON POTTER, 573, Peak.

APMOGRA 25, British Conversion, SHAMZEŃ,

TO LET.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

FROM Aran, Newly Built. Two and Four-roamed FLATS Electric -donsequent upon the Retirement of MB. HORICE PEROT Baru, the partnership sabeist Lights, Bells, and Flash Bystem. Also One ing between HORACE PERCY (Sun, Joan Three-storied HOUSE for Office, Bilk Godowa

15. FERMING

and Beridence. HENNESSEY SETH and DAFEL under the Firm Name of PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING in Hongkong and FLEMING. PEROY SMITH & SETH iz

P.I., has Manila, P

dissolved and that the of Jouw HERET Interest and Responsibility of

DANIEL M Manile practice BETE in the

Ceased on Fawa in the Hongkong pra The 31 Y Seru will carry on the

M. JOHT BESNIKEY

on his Own Account practice in Hongkong so the Firm Name and style of PERCY Offer SMITH, SITH FLEMING, Incorporated Accountanta.SI

been

Hongkong, 9th February, 1821, * - [1846

117, APRIL 11ra and 13TH, MAY 2xn, Mar 30 ad Jo 1st. Ocrosea Jisz, and NOVEMBER ND, and DECMEHR STH.

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CAFE WISEMAN

ANE SUPPLYING

TIFFINS & TEAS

AT THE

JOCKEY CLUB STAND FOR MEMBERS

AND AT No. 11 STAND

FOR NON-MEMBERS

DURING THE BACE MEETING.

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TABLES MAY BE BOOKED,

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BACK A WINNER.

RUVE

RIVE

DOLLARS

Sent

to

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CONNAUGHT

* PRINTING

Stanley Street, will obtain

PRESS,

Copy

FOR SALE.

Good Condition: $1,500 or Nearest LDSMOBILE, 8 Cylinder, 7-Beater, in

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O. W. DARCH,

Asiatio Building

Shipping in the harbour of Singapore dressed on the 8th inst. in celebra

should bold in respect those pioneers who ences of the war lords, have handed down to us the priceless fruits of their intellectual labours. There are, in the history of the world, certain. outstanding events which have affected the whole future of mankind. These tion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Singapore by Sir Stamford events have almost invariably been Raffles. brought about by men who have had the

At the first general meeting of the courage and intellectual ability to think Hongkong University Law Society yes for themselves, act for themselves, invent terday evening, Mr. G. W. Keeton de for themselves. They have received the livered an address on Legal Opportu lamp of light and truth and have carried pitics in China."

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A remand was ordered by Mr. E. W Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, in the case of Gunner P. G. N. Ottaway, RA., who was charged with having obtained $5 from four different persons on the pretence of being military veterinary surgeon, and with unlawfully

gain. practising for

Before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Central Magistracy yesterday, a Chineng was charged with returning from banishment.. The man who was arrested on February 10th, has been deported on four octa- sions, the last two being in 1921 and 1924 for life, He was committed for trink at the March Criminal Semjoną..

it on unextinguished, transmitting it to The return of notifiable diseases in their successors without frequently run the Colony for the 24 hours ended on ning back to get it ralighted by those February 19th, shows 1 Portuguem and 1 from whom they received it. It is right Chinese case of diphtheria, ard 1 Chiness and proper that we should remember the and 1 Indian case of enteric fever," works and lives of such men so that they Owing to the bumper rice harvest in the standing, the Magistrate (Mr. E. W may be an inspiration and an incentive districts along the East River, the price employers had sent a fool to get a

to effort for our own and future, genera tiona. That is why we celebrate centen-

́aries,

The

new

A case, briefly mentioned in the Daily Press. yesterday morning, in which a Chinese lorry-driver was charged with having attempted to offer a bribe of $45 to Sergeant Hallam, of the Trafic Police,

being was concluded yesterday, the accused discharged. Remarking that the whole thing appeared to be a misunder Hamilton) added that the defendant's

licence."

of rice, says our Carton contemporary, has again fallen. Inferior grades are now sold at twenty catties for a dollar. The adjourned ease in which a young Chinese was charged in connection with Thousands of bags of rice have been in having in his possession, contrary to the This year is the hundredth anniversary ported in the past few days into Canton regulations, 1.775 ounces of morphine,

the contents of even, casca labelled The of an event which, from very small begin which the

Canton gelatine, which revenue officers discover nings, bas had a most profound effect

anthorities are imposing on the sale of ed in n visit to Kowloon Godowe, care upon the daily life of everyone who will kercsino is stated in the Canton Gazette before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon. be reminded of the centenary. For in to be 40 cents a gallon. The tax is to After Mr. P. G. Whitchoose (of Messrs. 1825 the first public railway in the world be levied in the same way as the tax Lee and Russ), who defended, bad porting amended to that of possession, was opened. It was the Stockton and on alcoholic liquors, namely by the use succeeded in having the charge of im Darlington line. The district to the west of stamps to be affixed to each tin of defendant was fined $500 or three months

hard labour in default. of Darlington, in Durham, was known kerosice,

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