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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

FANLING HUNT RACES,

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15:1, 1986.

INTRIES for the STEEPLECHASE

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY - 25TH, 1926

SANITARY DEPARTMENT,”

THE

CLOSE on FEBRUARY 1st to DR. FE FUBLIC is. Hereby Reminded that PIERCE-GROVE, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

The HEAVY WEIGHT and LIGHT WEIGHT RACES are

Open to all (whether Subscribers to the Hunt, Members of Polo Club, Hongkong Delence Corps or not)

The 1st Race will Start at 5 pm. Special Trains with Cheap Fares will be" Ban to and from Fanling.

The Subscriber's Enclosure will be Open to the Public at $9. Far Head. Motor Cars can

park by the Fail in the Enclosure. (318

HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.

THEATRE RÖYAL,

JANUARY 308; 1926, AT 9,15 P.M...

FIFTH TOURNAMENT OF THE

SEASON.

MAIN EVENT:

AT DOG Can Be IMMUNISED, Efects of which last for about 12 Months "Against BABIES by INOCULATION, the Any Qualified Veterinary Surgeon can perform the Operation which consists of a Single Injection.

M. J. REIDY. Colonial Veterinary Surgeca. Hongkong, 2nd January, 1996.

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HONGKONG. POLO CLUB.

THE FINALS of the KOYLI CUP THE

will be Played on SATURDAY, 30TH JANUARY, at 3 7., on the CLUB GROUND

Match will be followed by GYMKHANA Events given below.

The

1.PIG STICKING.

TAD & NEIDER RACE.

3-MUSICAL CRATEA.

-BINDING Race, · 5.-OTSCLE Racz.

the

ENTRY to these Evena is OPEN to All

Members of the HONGKONG POLO CAFE and to FLITZEN ROUND CONTEST FOR THE WALTER Subscribers to the Fax Line Hours. Ent

Hets ahowing Conditions of Events are posted at the CLUBHOUSE, the STABLES and b the HONGKONG CLUE and wil be CLOSED са TUESDAY, JANUARY 261

TECHT BELT.

C. P. C. JIM CARTLIDGE, ROTAL NAVAL DOCKYARD,

A.B. EWIN, EMS, "HERMES

And Five Other Contests.

BOOKING at MOUTRIE'S For

MEMBERS Only on THURSDAY, the 29TH INST. GENERAL PUBLIC on FRIDAY, the 99TH "and Saturday, the Boxm' INST.

PRICES:—$5.00, $3.00 and $1.00.

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Admission to the Match and Gymkhana is Open to Subscribers to the FAN LENG HOURS,

Members of the Poto Czus and their Guests.

Tea will be served and Refreshments provided.

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INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, & SHIPBUILDERS,

DINNER will be held on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 1928. Fall De tails will be will be circulated as soon a possible.

Members are Bequested to keep This Date

P. T. FABRELL,

NOTICE.

Have Been

Appointed SOLE

Open.

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WEAGENTS the RIDE WATER

OIL COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, and are prepared to quote en Lubricating Oils and Greases.

Representative direct from the Reforry is attached to our Staf

T JARDINE ENGINEERING CORPORATION, LTD,

14, Pedder Street,

Hongkong.

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Hon. Secretary.

THE BRITISH MALAYA TRUSTEE AND EXECUTOR COMPANY, LIMITED.

(INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE).

CHEFOO HARBOUR IMPROVEMENT TEE Company is prepared to act as

COMMISSION.

NOTICE.

RE MENT inviting TENDERS for Supplying

DE. The HARBOUR IMPROVEMENT, COMMISSION'S ADVERTISE.

Rails, etc

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Time Limit ... 8th MARCH, 1926, is Extended to 31ST OF MAROH, 1928.

R. Q. L. D'ANJOU,

Treasurer, CHEFOO HARhour ImzaovEMENT COMMIMION.

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"GLEN." LINE, LIMITED.

NOMICE. TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM UNITED KINGDOM vis PORTS.

THE Steamship

EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR or TRUSTEE and as ATTORNEY or AGENT for Persons having Interests in MALAYA or desiring to acquire Interests there.

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Booklets and any further Information may be obtained on Application to the SECKE- TARIES at CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE

DERRINGTON.

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HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

8, PRAX ROAD.

TEL. CENTRAL 4464.

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no LET-6-Roomed. Furnished HOUSE The Roomed Furnished HOUSE beginning of April. Grass Tennis Court, Apply Box No. 3099, c/o Hongkong Daily Prose.

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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

"MENT AND AGENCY CO.,

LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The THIRTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY ERS in this Company will be held at the GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD- Offices of Mex, JARDINE, MATTESON & CD., L., on WEDNESDAY 27TH JANUARY, 1926, st Noox, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st! Dockxuxe, 1925.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED frem FRIDAY, 15TH JANUARY, WEDNESDAY, 27TH JAN UARY, both days inclusire, during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors, L. S. GREENHILL

Secretary! Hongkong, 7th January, 1926. *(5056

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

NEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS wil be held at the Registers Office of the Company No. 10, DIs Your ROAD CENTRAL, at 3.30. 7.x, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The

INTIMATION

FINE

PORTS

AND

SHERRIES

Bottled and shipped by

Geo. G. SANDEMAN SONS

1926, for the purpose of receiving the Beport Accounts for the Year Ending 31st Ezcza, Invalid of the Directors together with a Statement of

1926.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 30TK JANUARY 1926, to SATURDAY, TE FEBRUARY, 1926 (both days inclusive), dar. ing which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

KAN TONG PO.

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 21st January, 1826.

Douro Old Tawny Estrella

&

Co

PORTS:

DUTT PAID.

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Associated British Chambers" of: Com- merce at their conference at Shanghai in 1994 When the subjecs was brought before that Conference it was said that the unsatisfactory condition of Canton Flarbour and the approaches to it were a handicap to trade of such a nature that the British Chamber of Commerce at

Mrs. Gompertz arrived from Singapore in the P. & Q. Karmala. ..

Special Sunday afternoon matinées were commenced at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, yesterday.

wood, R., has been granted leave on Captain and Bt.-Major T. C. Green-

private affairs.

H.E the Governor (Sir Cecil. Clementi, Canton had made repeated representa.K.C.M.G.) has been pleased to accept the position of Honorary Colonel of the Hong- tions in several quarters with no effect." kong Volunteer Defence Corps. The Hongkong Chamber, recognising that" the political conditions prevailing at the time made it hopeless to expect the authorities to pledge themselves to an expenditure of three lakhs of dollars, put forward apractical suggestion

The Government Gazette contains a list of places in the Colony where magis- trates may hold Courts. In all, includ ing the New Territories, there are sixteen.

Captain James Charnock, "Army Educa tional Corps, has been appointed by H.E. The Governor to be a member of the

Board of Education, vice Captain A. E. Watts, who has left the Colony.

whereby some relief could be afforded at a nominal cost of about $10,000. But, hitherto, even that small sum has not pleased to re-appoint, under section 9 of His Excellency the Governor has been been found for the work by the people the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, who have now become so suddenly keen 1811, Ordinance No. 9 of 1911. Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne to be a member of the on port improvement and development. Licensing Board for a further period of

If their object now, is" to frighten Hong-three years. kong, this little reminder of the history

of the project may serve to show that the object is entirely misconceived. Per Casa Per Bot. Whatever progress and development there is at Canton will, in the long run, benefit $3.30

3.25 Hongkong also, because Hongkong can never be displaced by Canton or

Wham- poa as the great distribating pors at South China.

$39.00 33.00

44.00

3.75

46.00

3.90

Very Old Tawny Oldest & Finest

58.00

60.00

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SHERRIES

Light Dry Solera

...$32.00 37.00 38.00

40.00

44.00

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HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY.

The MEMBERS of the above Sicist

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

ARY, 1926, at 3.30 px., in the Board Room will be held on THURSDAY, 28 JANU of Megar. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

All Ladies and Gentlemen interested in Horticultars,hether Member of the Society or nót, sra Córdially Invited to Attend.

AGENDAS

To receive and pass the Committee's Report and Statement of Accounts for he year ended 31st December, 1925.

To Elect Officers and a new Committee for the current year. Show.

To Fix the Date of the Annual Tower

Te discuss any matters of interests to H tienitarists in Hongkong and, Ostlying Districts.

E B. C. HORNFLL

Hon. Se retary, Hongkong, 15th January, 1926, (9078

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAG,

PUBLIC AUCTION

07 THE

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD PROPERTY. ~ITUATË st VICTORIA, HONexoro, and known as Marina Lot No. 845, together with No. 119, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL And No. 937 DE Vaut Road CEREAL erected thereon.

AND

Very Pale Dry Pale Dry Nutty Fine Old Brown.

A.

&

It is notified in the Government Gazette that an election of a Justice of the Fence to serve on the Licensing Board for, three years, vice Hr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C.. will take place in the office of the Regis O.BE., whose term of office has expired. trar of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 9th.

Home mail rif Suez arrived on Satur day afternoon by the P. & O. 3, s. Harmala. Altogether ar bags of letters "and papers (dated, London, December 4th) and including transhipped mail. were landed. For Hongkong there were Straits and in addition there were 11s 133 bags from the United Kingdom änd bags of parcels, of London, December this morning. 17th. Delivery of. parcels will be made

4.75

Apart from the evidence afforded by 5.00 the publication of this scheme that there is now some definite intention of carrying it out, chief interest will centre in the means proposed for finding the necessary E. the Governor and Lady Clementi $2.76 funds.

The estimate for the work in have both joined the Overseas League 3.10 view is given as $3,800,000. We may and have agreed to become the Hon. Vice. 3.25 observe in passing that the Conservanoy which has already increased by over 150 Presidents of the Hongkong branch, Board's estimate for the improvements new members. Mr. Eric Rice. Assistant they consider necessary within the municating this information adds: "I am Secretary of the Overseas League in con harbour was $9.670,000 which included leaving by the President Madison for $9,380,000 for a bridge with movable other applications for membership which Shanghai on the 28th inst., and hope that spans across the river to Honam. It will me at the Hongkong Club before that bave not yet been forwarded will be sent thus he seen that "the project now under date.'

3.40

3.75

S. WATSON consideration does not represent the

CO., LTD.

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

150

Hongkong Office: 1a, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JANUARY 25TH, 1926.

entire scheme which has been suggested by the Conservancy Board. It includes, however, the part to which the British Chamber of Commerce at Canton drew particular attention when they urged that "immediate action should be taken particularly as regards the silting at Tai Mei. Barrier." The work at this point alone is estimated to cost $1,600,000. The Conservancy Board's Engineer cal- eninted that at least 15 per cent of the total cost of his scheme could be covered, by the proceeds derived from selling reclaimed land, but we see the financial proposal in the present scheme is that

Area: 2,240 Bquare feet, Crown Rent: $42.00, MARINE LOT No, 346, together with N 120. CANTON PORT IMPROVEMENT the cost shall be defrayed by a Customs

CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL and No. 239, Des VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL erected thereon.

Area: 2,228 Square feet, Crown Rent: $12.00

IN TWO LOTS

PUBLIC AUCTION

TO BE SOLD

TUESDAY, THE 28 DAY OF JANUARY,

"GLENIFFER " having arrived from the above porta, Consignees of Cargo by ber are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Kasardous and/or extra hazardous GodowES of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence, and/or from the OR SALE-BUICK 7-SEATER, 27

1926, ar 3 O'CLOCK PAL, 2. wharves, Delivery may be obtained.

H.F. 1925 Model-mileage 15,000. Ar Tax SALES ROOMS, Daddell Street, Trial and Fall Particulare-Bor 3092, c/o Victoria, Hongkong. Hongkong Daily Press.

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ME LAMMERT BROTHERS, Auctioneers,

Goods not cleared by the 30th January, 1926, at Noon, will be subject to Bent

All broken, chafed and damaged Packages are to be left in the Godewas, where they will

FOR

SCHEMES..

alike) and by a special levy on steamers surtag (leviable on foreigners and Chinese

using the barbour.

Wts discussing recently the project tur the development of Whampoa, of which we have been hearing so much "wild

As to the Whampoa Port Development we suggested that the scheme Scheine, which, according to the news might share the fate of other, somewhat paper reports, is also to be embarked costly schemes which have been prepared upon forthwith, the funds are apparently in recent years for the improvement of expected to be raised by voluntary sub the river approaches to Canton; or, at acription among Chinese merchants who

"The following passage, in a telegram from the Secretary of State for the Dominions with reference to the financial assistance given by the Straits Settle- menta to the Colony of Hongkong is published in Gazette for general information:-"£ the Straits Government desire to take this opportunity to con- ment, to the Legislative Council and to tribute my cordial thanks to your Govern the Colony for the ready and generous manner in which they have come to the assistance of a sister Colony at a time of sore trial, with the happiest results so far as the crisis in Hongkong is concerned. It is a most promising augury of co-opera- tion between different parts of the Empire in times of stress."

“MR. 'EUGENE CHEN.

HIS LATEST APPOINTMENT.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT,]

Peking in Pan, has been appointed by Mr. Eugene Chen, English editor of the the Kuomintang Government in Canton as acting chairman of the Canton Diplomatic Commission in Peking. Onc co-operate with the Peking authorities in of the functions of this Commission is to" the negotiation with Foreign Governments culties arising out of the killing and concerned, to settle the outstanding diff wounding of Chinese in Shanghai, on May 30th, and Canton, June 23rd.

Mr. George Hsu Chien, the retiring" aarume the post of Chief Judicial Con- missioner of the Kuomintang.

be examined in the presence of Consign Buildings, Kowloon, Four Large Rooms, For further Particulars and Conditions of BA tell events, that harbour improvement at have made their money in overseas chairman, is being recalled to Cantor to

by Moas Goddard & Douglas, on 29th January, 1926, st 10 Claims against the Steamer including, thase for Cargo short dalivered must be presented on the Special Form provided, and must also be submitted within 30 of arrival, otherwise they will

days not be recognized.

10 LET.-Self Contained FLAT in Armend Kitchen, Servants Quarters, Go, Farsitaro and Fittings may be Taken Orer if Required. Apply-Fost Office Box 669, Hongkong

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To Fire Insurance will be affected by us in E Batteries No Refills Required. Never

say case whatever.

Billa of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

Agenta

Hongkong, 23rd January, 1926.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD.

CHINA MUTUAL STRAM NAVIGATION 00% LTD.

CONSIGNEE per Company's Steamer

"AUTOMEDON”

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis charged into Holt'e Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees risk and robject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Enli's What The Carge will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 23rd January

Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Nation has been given pro to Steamer arrival..

All broken, shafed sad damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined an a

on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 16.46 4.. and Noor within the Free

Btorage period.

No Ulaims will be admitted after the Goods

VERLITE DYSAMO POCKET LAMP: No Bears Out Six Monthe' Free Guarantee 0.00 Each. MONTGOMERY OLLERTON & Co,

Des Voeux Bond.

||[Txz/ 4830.

TO LET,

O FLAT SPACIOUS SUITE of

or About MARCH, 1926, WHOLE

OFFICES in the FANCH BUILDING –

VICTORIA BUILDING," No. 5, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (between CHAK3XX BANK and MERCANTILE BANK),

Apply to- BANQUE DE TINDOCHINE,

Chater Road,

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TO LIT. DOWNS ALEXANDRA BUILD

INGS (Bament),

Apply --

SECRETARY, A. 8. WATION & Co., LTD.

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have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods Newly-constructed EUROPEAN

TO LET.

remaining undelivered after the 29th January, will be abject to

to BentSANDA

HOUSES, MAGAZINE GAP, Mozoz BOAD, Weld Three Flats, Three Large Rooms, ch with

Garage provided Immediste poss

possession. Apply

SANG FEE, New Bank Building.

All Claims against the Steamer must be Kitchen, Servants Quarters and Bath Room, presented to the Undersigned on or before the fitted with Flash Bystem, but

12th February, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insuranen will be enacted.

- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Honghong, Sard January, 1926

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Apply to:-

MESURA, JOHNSON, STORES ·

MASTER,

Prince's Building, Hongkong.

OR TO

MASAS. LAMMERT BROTHERS,

The Auctioneers," Hongkong, 12th January, 1926.

OF THE

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"

Canton might much more profitably territory belonging to the imperialist occupy the attention of a progressive Powers-that is to say in British, Dutch Government at Canton than the very and French Colonies, and in the United doubtful, and certainly extremely costly States and other countries of the Ameri project of developing Whampoa into a can Continent, and in Japan also. We important

Endal port. We now noticed that when the Executive Com

given in the Canton mittee to carry out the scheme was Gazette to a project by the Board of recently formed at a meeting at which BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE Conservancy for improving the approaches it was said that more than three hundred

PUBLIC" AUCTION: ath Canton. As our contemporary states representatives of various organisations

the plan involves conservancy, con labour, commercial and political were VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD PROPERTY struction of forts and constructive represent, each "Departmental Director! SECTION C. of the NORTHERN PORTION of the clamation work in Honam, Chau Tau Jui, was required solemnly to take an oath PRAVA RECLAMATION to the REMAX and along the river to Chiang Chou before the assembled delegates in pleda PORTION of MARINE LOT NO. 69, together with No. 39, Dza Voxux ROAD WEBT and No. 71, The estimated cost of this work ising himself not to employ my favour CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST erected thereon.

Area: 2,490 Square Feet.

$3,800,000, Hongkong currency.

Situate at VioTORIA, HONGKONG, and known

Crown Bent: $4472.

TO BE BOLD

IN ONE LOT

PUBLIC AUCTION

TUESDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1926, ▲ 3 o'coCK Y.M..

THEIR BALZS Book, Duddall Street, Victoria, Hongkong...

ites

spend

INDIAN POLICEMAN'S DEATH.

A MURDER CHARGE.

The Shantung police constable, who by the discharge of his revolver fa alleged to have caused the death of an Indian constable on Friday night near the Volun be charged to-day at the Magistracy with teer Defence Corps Headquarters, is to murder.

The official statement issued by the

police on Saturday regarding the affair, which was reported in Saturday's Daily Preas, was as under:--

P.C. D327, Hsu Yuan Hun, was on heat P.C. B221, Gulam Mahomed, was on post duty at Volunteer Headquarters, duty in the neighbourhood, a

that there had been a fight or atruggle of Hac Yuan Hus was discharged some kind during which the revolver of

The bullet penetrated the groin of Gulam-Mahomed, apparently severing one of the main arteries

About 10.15 p.m. the two men met at and not to

point at the end of Volunteer Headquar This is not, we believe, ʼn new plan, the public funds lavishly. When someters parade ground, near the road.

A quarrel started, for some reason at but one which was prepared by the good evidence is afforded that the Over present unknown: The ground indicated Conservancy Board's engineers three or seas Merchants, to whom the appeal four years ago. At the present time for funds has been specially addressed, 1 a section of the Canton public takes show by substantial contributions, either special pleasure in abusing the British, the form of patriotic donations or and doubtless looks upon this latest loans, that they have a firm faith not Heu Yuan Hus then reported to the only in the honesty but in the compet Road traffic post that there had been a Indian constable on duty at the Garden project of barbour improvement as being, ence of the Executive Committee and fight and that Gulars Mahomed was shot. aimed at drawing away trade from Hong Departmental - Directors, we shall This constable went with Hau Yuan Hua may recall the fact that this begin. to have expectations of seeing a back to the spot where Gulam Mahomed start made with a really important was lying on the ground and telephoned projected improvement has been urged in scheme of development at Whampoa to Police Headquarters. the past by the British Chamber of Judging entirely by the methods proposed The deceased constable, it is under- for financing the two schemes new engag stood, was put in a chair, but expired Commerce at Canton wit

with the approval ing public attention at Canton, it seems before reaching the Central Station and support of the Hongkong General obvious enough that the harbour improve! ment scheme stands the first and better Chamber of Commerce and also of the chance-by a long way

M28521. LAMMERT BROTHERS.

Ayetioneers. For further Particulars, and Conditions of kong Sale, Apply to

Kasaka, JOHNSON, STOKES

& MASTER Prince's Building, Hongkong. Mz82, LAMMERT BROTHERS,

The Auctioneers. Hongkong 12th January, 1926. [8070

As far as is known, and from enquiries. at the tune, the hot was not heard by athers in the vicinity.