10
MISSION PROPERTY IN
KWANGSI.
LOOTED BY NATIONALISTS.
AMERICAN BUILDINGS STONED BY THE RABBLE.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 11th, 1927.
While on the surface all is pence-( see if foreign prestige had com- ful in the province of Kwangai, there nevertheless continues to be undercurrent of unrest, and anti-foreign feeling occasionally presents itself in quarters where it is least expected.
AU
Recently American mission pro- perty in the cities of Linéhow and Kiangyuan has been molested by lawless rabbles, while the authori ties not only have not punished the offonders, but have seized the op- portunity of claiming use of the properties on the plea of affording protection.
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pletely vanished, and if so, in future, just how far they might copy their elders, the "fathers and mothers of the people in their in- ternational relations. While the mission authorities looked on easily they beheld their property being-raduaily taken from them.
EVIL CHARMS AS PIER'S TALISMAN.
SICK EGYPTIAN PRINCES WHO VISITED BOSCOMBE.
£22,000 VENTURE.
**
'GIVE US GOOD
MUSIC."
JOLLY OLD DAYS OF THE CIRCUS.
TRADE WITH CHINA.
A PLEA BY WELL KNOWN WRITER.
WHAT IS DONE FOR GERMANY'S MASSES.
BOSCOMBE. A strange packet of scarabs, amulets and ancient beada, once belonging to an Egyptian Princess,
The plea contained in the title and now hidden in the Ben, in the heading of an article appearing "Give Us Good Music," which is called as the talisman of Boscombe's new pier, which was recently open-a Western. Weekly News (Ply un-ed with full civil honours.
mouth) of a month or so ago, is made by the well-known writer, W. Teiguouth Shore, who shows what done in providing good music for the masses in Germany and asks why it cannot be done in England.
A Thrilling Fourth Act. But the fourth act was to be the most thrilling of all, for before the curtain fell for the last time the audienes were to be given the pri- vilege of beholding the consumation of the plot, and to see the "Nation alist". authorities mugly esconced in the Mission buildings and every thing being carried on with an air
Typical "Nationaliat" Tactics. At Liuchow the promises have nlready been taken over by the local authorities. The tactica used ¦ of "Business ás umal.”
were quite characteristic and re- A few days after the looting, the semble the proceedure followed by official in charge of the Public the "Nationalist " Government Works Department and Law En when taking over foreign property forcement Bureau went in persazi .at Haukow.
to the Mission compound and de- At first the authorities wrote to munded the keys to the foreign mis- the chapel requesting that cerain sinnary residence. The Chinese reoms ou the compound which were worker in charge "fearing the con- then vacant, be either, rented or sequences of refusal quietly yielded
He writes:-With sickening reite.| ration it has been assorted that we English are musical. not true ware & very musical nation, but somehow, until the com-
That's
Pitched into the Channel as agents of evil superstition, the collection is believed by longshore men to have turned the pier's luck after a generation of misfortune.
For years before the war the pier was a financial embarrassment to a company and to Bourne- private mouth Corporation, to whom the first owners willingly sold it.
It was constantly improved "ing of wireless, the supply of music and reopened ' without success. has not met the requirements of the Then, during the war, sick demand. We are asked to suit our Egyptian princess came to Bos selves to the supply, instead of the supply skiting itself, to us. Which is all wrong. Music has become almost a part from instead of a part of our daily life; an occasional luxury instead of a day-to-day enjoy. ment.
combe.
We should never have heard of her but for a servant, who came one day to ask permission to throw some evil charms into the sen, one of the pier officials told me to-day. Her mistress believed she would recover from her iness if the charms were thrown off the end of the pier.
They were supposed to be very old, very valuable, and to have coine from mummy caskets. We had no objection, and about o'clock one afternoon the charins them away-rather 'regretfully, a they were very pretty.
Some progress in the right direc- tion has been made in the past few years: the promenade concerts in sporadic, opera; banda, in the public London, more or less, good, but parks and at acnside resorts, and so forth. Community singing, too, is a cheering note! But very much remains to be done, both in the way establishing what is worthy.
THE
" BRIDESMAID" WHO WASN'T REALLY.
JEM MACE PUGLIST AND VIOLINIST.
"Yes," said Mr. Alfred Norton, who for most of his life was mana ger of Ginnett's Circus," they were great days when I first took the road.
"Six towns a week we played, with two shows a day, and we were all over England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. I got to know all the loneliest spots in the boglands of Irelted
Stories, eh? Plenty of 'etn. "Once in Ireland when I went to bed I had a vague pense of some thing
being wrong
SERIOUS EFFECT OF SOVIET
PROPAGANDA
Mr. A. C. Burgess, head of the firm of A. C. Burgess and Co., Ld., stuff merchants, Bradford, who re- cently returned from a business trip to Shanghai, drew a sorry pic ture of the effects of the trouble in that country, as it concerns the West Riding, in an interview with a Yorkshire Post representative re- cently.
at
searched the room-and found a dead man under the beding years, and this year I shall be "My expostulations to the land- very much surprised if they are as lord only brought an invitation to have a drop of the crayter high as 50 per cent of those in
Sure! the broth of a boy doied 1925. this morn as jyver was,' he said calmly.
"There is only one cause for the diminution in trade," said Mr. "We had a great female imper- Burgess, and that is Bolshevik sonatar, Lulu, a pupil of Farini, propaganda. Realizing that they of Alhambra fame.
When we were at Brighton a wedding was to take place, and a lend the bride, unaware of bridesmaid backed out at the last Lule, and the bride, unaware of his identity, accepted his services as bridesmaid.
'
A SHIP'S CAPTAIN IMPRISONED.
MYSTERY OF THE "NINIAN'S" COMMANDER.
In marine and other ciroles in England, and especially in Liver pool, indignation grows apace con- corning the treatment of Captain Brining, of Blundellsande, coin- mander of the Leyland nor Minion, who has been flung into prison at Puerto Cabello, Vene- zuela, following an accident in the barbour there, when his steamer collided with a small mooring best, one of the crew of which was in- jured and subsequently died.
"Our exports of woollens and of the Grampians, where snug vil
in 1923," and the fastnesses worsteds
said amounted to £4,000,000; in 1924 lages lio hidden.
to £5,000,000; in 1925 to £3,000,000, The figures for 1996 are not yet It is reported that he is charged available, but I should say that with homicide, and messages receiv- they are lower than in the precedment has been officially confirmed. ed in London state that his indict.
He may be brought to trial at any time between six months and five years after the date of the occur rence.
Pertinent Questions. The facts of the case are, briefly, with a small mooring, boat, one of that on April the Ninian collided the crew of which has since died from injuries alleged to have been received at the time of the accident cannot make any hendway by com ing into direct contact with the ed that the collision was other than -for it. could not possibly be alleg
Bolsheviks appear to be concentrat rested-and-taken from his ship, working men in this country, the purely accidental. Despite this, however, Captain Brining was ar ng on-destroying our commerce in which left Puerto Cabello without a vitul market. It looks as if they him. As a special aco succeeding very well. They stead of being at once imprisoned, privilege, in- "We had some great turns realize that we can only exist by
the British Vice-Consal's house. cannon, Whimsical Walker, who is
In regard to the future of trade On May 17th a cablegram was re- still going strong, Wallett, the in Ching Mr. Burgess said that ceived showing that Captain Brin- King's Jester, and Harry Brown, whatever trade is done in the next ing was then still in prison. another jester.
question being asked, but "At Brighton we staged a chal- few months will be at a great risk which was the better jester. Wal- example, goods could be delivered itself in the matter, can answer, Foreign Office, which has interested lett won by a pun which pulled the
in Hong Kong safely, but they hadis: How long yet must Captain to be re-exported to the mainland Brining languish in gaol before he house down I picked up a Wal.
through
the headquarters Canton, lett this morning but it wasn't
worth a crown.'
of the Communists, with the result accusers in open court? The For- has an opportunity. of facing his that it was almost impossible to get eign Secretary (Sir them any further because of tariffs lain), in the House of Commons A. Chamber- and other obstacles that were being
atated that the captain's put in the way of business.
Even if they
risonment
"is not the result got to the interior no bank would accept orders made taken place." "Concern is felt as trial, which has not yet от banks there as
"In fact, are at to how witnesses can ho ebtained. present.
Added Mr. Burgess,
on behalf of Captain Brining at there is a boycott of all the trial, when his vessel has long British goods." He paid a warm since left Venezuelan waters with "Both the jesters I was just tell- tribute to the British administra ing you about wore a costume in tion of its Concessions, and said
all her crew. quarterings bearing the Royal that the moderate Chinese welcom-ceived only one letter from her Captain Brining's wife has re- standard, he said.
ed our administration, and infinite-husband, sent to her from the Vice- by consent of the King.
The Royal family was always ly preferred it to no administra- Consul's house on April 18th. The
lent to them. The Mission workera i tu the commands. The building arrived, and we solemnly threw of abolishing what is bad and of Zazel who wue daily fired from a porting our manufactured art he was at first allowed to stay in
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Pessimism Vanisher.
I asked.
"Did the princess then recover ??
knowing that if once the camel's was then entered. Inner doors of head" entered, it would not heed-rooms, sitting-rooins, office, etc., long before his whole ungainly for which a keys could be found, body would be comfortably resting section made of the premises. were forced open, and a thorough inside, therefore courteously plied that while there were a few.
An official letter, written on rooins then anoccupied still these Dartment letter paper, and sign were reserved for the entertainmented by the head of the Law Enfores of workers passing to and from ment Bureau, was then sent to the their stations, and the rooms could Mission authorities describing how not be leased or lent without the buildings had been looted and seriously affecting the normal work damaged, and stating that as it ing of the station. It was hoped the culprits, that now," in the in- had been impossible to apprehend that this answer would effectually close the subject, but with the terests of the public good," the exalted opinion of Chinese writer was moving into the pre mises, and that hereafter he would rights" prevalent in certain quar- bors the wily officials were not going are that the buildings received ade to give up so easily when they quate protection. The letter closed know of certain tactics, which had with a veiled threat that the build worked wonders in other places, ings would anffer further damage if a
Contrasts,
cica,"
In this matter daily-life music they manage these things much better abroad, in several countries the official, but almost from that through all the winter and during
We never found out." replied and especially in Germany; where, lengo duel for those two to decile of goods not being taken up... For which no one, not even the British day a new interest was taken in
most of the summer citizens, rich All the old pessimin the pier. seemed to go, and people started and poor (ami they mostly are the talking about what we should do latter), can hear good music for next to nothing upward. Where the with Boscombe Pier after the war.
British citizen does fail badly is that "We were staggered when the he will not consider adding even a corporation
decided to spend
fraction of a farthing to the rates £22,000 on it."
The result is attractive. At its in order to help himself to music; sca end the pier now has an airy which, however, is generally the enclosure for nightly concerts and fault of the City Fathers. dancing An audience of 050 can be accommodated, and there is also
"
and which if resorted to here would the Mission authorities opposed this the quarterdeck" café overlooking poorly patronized, chiefly because
also bring the desired results.
Mission Building Stoned.
action:
sen. extension is fitted with The New Proprietor.
trumpet amplifiers to allow musie To-day ati is life and activity at played on the pier to be heard right Soon there began to be indescri- the Mission compound. Nealong the immediate promenades minate stoning of the building written red papers pasted on the and over the surrounding cliffs.. Men and boys, singly and indoor frames announce the name of groups, took part in the game dur the new proprietor. Two stalwart ing the daytime and after dark.braves, guns in hand, guard the en- Missiles crashed through the win trance and refuse the aimless rable dows, senttering the glass in wild confusion on
on the floors, Brick-hits admission. Within the compound ere hurled upon the roof, stash garden, surrounded by a mud wall Kto hide it from both pilfering and
A PROSPEROUS YEAR,
1.
In a small provincial English town a concert is an event and is too often too high prices are charged; and in some of the big centres there are annual or still more infrequent musical festivals, and these are all that is offered to satisfy the local appetite. The plea all round by concert agents is that high prices are essential if a deficit is not to be faced. And now they are grumbling that do what they will there still is a defeit! The remedy, of course, is larger seating accommodation and lower charges.
Then Mr. Norton turned to the imore Borious side of circus life.
He is 61 to-day (writes an Evening News representative), and although he has said good-bye to the ring the circus is still his life's great love.
Royal Interest.
"This was
good to circus folk. We gave com- mand performances to Queen Vic- taria at Osborne and Balmoral; to Kind Edward, Queen Alexandra, the present King and Queen, Prin- cess Mary and the Duko and Duchess of York. In Germany they are different and During my career I have been surely wiser. The City Fathers-represented to nearly every, inember cognize that they do well to help of the reigning family. fundis. But private enterprise is also wiser than with us.
tion at all..
WIFE AS FOREMAN.
EXCAVATION FINDS AT
GERAR.
Professor Vindere Petrie has re-
to the buildings and to the mission, | yield a variety of fruit for the newing of the Eastern Telorseph Co., the supply of music out of pubing in popularity. It used to be turned from Egypt where the Bri-
been evacuated.
Chinese Policeman's Brave Act.
Why Not In England?
A
of his
Leyland Line, owners of the Finian, have received no communi- cation of any kind from Captain. Brining. The suppression of let- ters is thought to be a possibility.
Liverpool Poet.
POSTE RESTANTE.
EASTERN TELEGRAPH CO'S the tiles and making yawning public gaze, the fruit trees, planted,
£1,100,000 PROFIT. holes through which the torrential by the missionary gown hands, now spring rains poured doing damage y
The 96th ordinary general meet
It is a pity the circus ja wan aries belongings which had been Along the walk firewood and vege House, Moorgate, E.C.
tenant and his many friends. Ld, was held recently at Electra left behind when the building had
A. E. Barzoso, E. Balton, M. L. quite a part of our national life, tiah School of Archeology has been Sir John Denison-Pender (the chairman), after expressing regret
and good turns were always to be engaged on exenvation work on the Brodie, B. B. Brown, M. Burgess, at the death of Mr. A. R. Hardie,
had, but nowadays there are few city of Gerar. He says that a space. Cherry, Chou Kai Pool (s.s. Take one example. Here it is at really good English turns. Nearly of over, an acre has been cleared, Benalear), Ah Chow (8.8. Silver- who had been connected with the the more expensive restaurants only, all the star attractions some from descending 20 feet through four pine), JT. Clayton (Marine En- company since its inception in 1879, as a rule, that there is anything abroad. said that the net profit for the year approaching a decent orchestra or
successivo ages of building with 30 neer), Mrs. Crocket, A. C. Davis,
Madm. Delegado There was good money to be feet of ruins below. under review amounted to just band; even then the programmes had, too. We offered £200 a week
M. Duncan, The excavations revealed great
Joe. Edmunds, Feneek (5.5. under £1,100,000, and after charg are too jazzy-jazzy and there is 10 Peter Jackson after his great vircular granaries with conical Darrinle), L. Finke, H. Fuller, G. ing income tax payable in England frequent mountebunkery on the fight with Blavin, and Jem Mince roofs, each probably capable of Le Grange, R. Greaves, Miss J. L and allowing for the interest on part of the conductor or leader. Yet had a contract with us at Lee a holding up to 800 tons of grain. Graves, G. Haily. E. A. Halleru, debenture stock and the full divi-ia any small German town it is week for three seasons.
Other discoveries were traces of the
N. Harry, Lt. Col. A. G. Hill, dead on the preference stock, there almost always possible to go to a
Assyrian occupation, such as Mrs. H. James, Vernor P. Jensen, E. F. Holmes, Dr. H. C. James, remained
The "Earthquake.” balance of about quite cheap supper-or-dining-place
lazuli cylinder carved with mon- £851,000, which he thought might and to hear excellent music, chiefly "That reminds me of another sters, a lion weight, and a pit full. R. Jones, J. B. Kemp, Win. be considered satisfactory in view orchestral. Often it is. of the depressing conditions which where you pay a small entrance Jem dashed into my room roaring unknown in Palestine. Among the mond dealer). Join
beer-hall; story.
At Portsmouth one night of pottery of the finest kind wholly Kirkpatrick, L. Koraitzer (Dia- had existed during the greater part charge, which is generally deducted
Earthquake Earthquake t'
Tezcay of the year, largely as
relics of lighter trades, there were folenta), Mias C. Ledonut, L655. result of afterwards from your "bill," prob-
went to his room.
N. Sure found many little netting hooks of shi, E. Lyster, J. Maconald, the general and coal strikes, which ably amounting to a shilling or so, enough the floor WAS rocking bronze and bone meshes for the fish Majer, Sir J. R. McDonald, D. W. had covered approximately savan and where you can obtain a well- alarmingly.
MoMillen, M. Mendler, Miss L ing industry. Some necklaces. of "But downstairs Poonah and cornelian, crystal anti agate beads Ogly, Dr. F. Oldt, A.
M. A. Safner, C. Serv They had made a transfer of at a moderate cost. £400,000 to the reserve fund, and, Why have we not similar institu- the explanation. They had broken The Professor told a Daily News Shar
Shirazi, L. Shuck, while maintaining the same divi- tions here? An effort in this direc-lapse and were helping themselves representative that his wife look- dend on the ordinary stock as they tion was once. made, in a well-known
ed after the roll call of the native Mrs. M. Thomson, Mrs. Claude had paid since 1918, 10 per cent. Midland town, but the enterprise
same elephants once staff of diggers, while he was re- free of income tax, they were able was nipped in the bud by stolid, broke into a girls school. What sponsible for the drawings and Thurston J. Vermeulan, V. Vladis to carry forward to the next year's unimaginative magistrates, who re accounts the substantial sum of fused a licence, declaring that there over £500,000. (Applause). were already too many "puba.".
Could obtuse donkeyness go far ther t
El
tables are spread out to dry. Long strips of fat pork seasoned with soy hang оп the clothes line, while Later, in broad daylight, a com- clothes still wet from the morning any of students broke into the wash deck every bush and tree, premises. The front door of the Inside, the windows of the re missionary residence was forced sidence are open, and the sound of open, and forthwith these worthy orders given in positive tones, floats representatives of progress and put upon the morning air, while eivilization entered the building, busy feet run here and there in and commenced helping themselves carrying out the daily routine. to whatever suited their fancy. It The glazed tile verandah upstairs was perhaps unfortunate that while offers many conforts. One corner this august company were still on is partitioned off and serves as a gaged in this pleasant pastime, a convenient Chinese bathroom, where Chinese policeman wearily strolling eau de cologne is needed, but lack along his beat, should have happen-
ing ed to have passed that way.
Further along the verandah, in He had evidently failed to receive the afternoon, the missionary's re- instruction to keep away from that lining chairs make splendid rest quiet corner of the city, and to hiang plaers. on which the tired officer months of the year under review. cooked meal and beer or light wincs Delhi, our two elephants, supplied were hidden in the floors. everlasting credit this worthy re-
afternoon siesta. presentative of the law, entered the fained by the gentle zephyra tha compound and literally shoped" blow across the yard. the students, nway, though each one of the learned erowd carried with Evening brings its quota of male him the things, which he had stolen, guests and Indy companions not all amall souvenirs which in the days of whom are noted for morality. to come would remind him of the And thus, the day's lead to the Jittle visit to the home of his for nights, and the nights bring on the eign." guest from a far country. days, each filled with its pastimes This was the third picture in the and pleasures and all being enjoy drama, a drama so romantic and ed at the expense of friends from real that it held the attention of the West who so kindly have pro- the audience, both in the pit and vided the compound, and furnished in the galleries. The rank and Ale the buildings for such a time as in the neighbourhood watched to this.-North China Daily News.
MEN'S SPORT WEAR.
EPSOM,
ASCOT, GOODWOOD, AND. HENLEY.
may lake an
Fastimes and Pleasures.
junction
Then, on the whole, the music
to supper.
These
fond
M.
Side-
K. Simpsonk, Mrs. F.
A. J. Tassoll, R. S. Thomas
a pania they caused !"
Did you know that Jem Mace photography. To clear all that mizeku, H. W. Walker, Wee Sing there is left of Gerar would cost On (8.8. Silverpine), Y. O. Widmer, wasn't parti larly
of £20,000, and only a tenth of the Walker Wilson, Lomblot Yeary,
and 8. E. Young, pugilism. His great love was the work can be done this season. violin. Often I've seen him, with
He said that the results of the re- Unpaid Correspondence. raw knuckles after a gruelling search work would form the subject bout, playing his fiddle with all of a lecture he intended to give the love and ardour of a great shortly, at the annual exhibition in artist. tu
the University College, London. And how do you feel at 81, Mr. Norton, after your roaming life? I asked.
Very fit," he replied. At Good for a fair innings yet. Circus life keeps you fit."-- Evening News.
"Very SUNRISE AND SUNSET, IN
HONG KONG
special attention from the sartorial felt hate untry clothes and soft larger volume of traffic would be dity and lethargy, of the people, within the scope of a not-bulky
FOR JULY, 1027.
STANDARD TIME OF THE 120th MERIDIAN, EAST OF 'GREENWICH,
Date.
Week-end Telegrams. Owing to increased capacity on their lines, week-end telegrams were re-introduced between his provided at German spas and water country and South Africa anding-places is superior to that offered Australia on November 1st at 44d to us here at home, though at some and 71d, respectively per
of word. At four seaside resorts great advances date might be possible to have been made during recent years. But elsewhere it is too much the reconsider the whole question of
habit to play down to the public those
telegrams cheaper classes of | being worn by a much younger set with the object of furthering tele-ter the mistaken impression that
of men than
conrubbish is preferred, and will
be Was the case in pre graphic communication In co more largely patronized than good wor days. economical than the black silk hat, Board the full rates with Australia stuff. since it does not rub or get out of and New Zealand had been reduced The truth is that the British There's the gist of the whole condition so quickly, "..
from 28. 6d. and 28. 3d. to 28. and public have been most unjustly given thing: it is possible for the average a bad name by those who are ignor. German citizen and citizoness to Goodwood, that delightful gor- 1s. 11d. per word respectively on Epsom, Ascot, and Goodwood, den party staged on the Sussex February 1st. It was hoped that ant of their real desires. It is make a habit of attending concerts, three race meetings that stand out Downs, is no longer à tall hat with those reductions of rates a urged, as an example of the stupi within easy distance of home and m the yearly calendar, call for affair.
supplanted the more attracted to the cables, particularly that the promenades at the Queen's purse. We cannot. And a further July 11th..
Hall, with their splendid pro-handicap bere is the stupid licensing formal attire which was the rule the cheaper classes of telegrama, point of view.
laws which forbid the consumption The company was always examin- grammes and fine performances, At the first two, the morning coat in the days of King Edward
of solid and liquid refreshment in- At Goodwood nowadays we seeing fresh helds for the development have not pai and tall hat are generally worn in Glenurquhart checks, flannels, and of its business, and negotiations The root of the trouble is that side a concert hall! Despite the the members' stand:. The Oaks,
the tweedy type of suits in almost had practically been completed for expenses are too high and the hall competition of wireless and the known as Ladies' Day, is an voca
the laying of a new cable between too small, and that, consequently, gramophone it is possible, with the sion when the white tall hat and every colour.
Henley,
the world's greatest river Egypt and Palestine. They had there are too few quite cheap soats. permission of our lawmakers, to grey morning coat suit are more event, is closely linked up with also been granted a concession for Also, of course, in valt London, it provide the public with what they often than pet in evidence.
white faunel trousers and blazers 60 years by the Grock Government, takes, say, an hour to reach and would eagerly accept a constant Ascot is, of course, in a category in school, college, or club colours, whilst a convention with the Tur- the same time to come home from supply of digestible musical face. I all its own for, is is well known, or perhaps plain navy blue double kish Government only awaited any hall in the centre of the town. only the temperance folk would-be London clothes are absolutely en breasted jackets.
ratification. As to the subject of This applies to all our big cities; wise their support would greatly sential in the royal enclosure. At On the other hand, grey flannel wireless, he had no misgiving, for contralization cannot pay; subur help and their cause would be ad the same time, many visitors to the double-breasted suits are very use- he was confident that the cable in banites cannot be expected to make vanced by such aid. Other stands follow the custom of ful for river bank woar. Swanters dustry would continue to prove a habit of going a long journey for The habit of music-hearing would wearing London or town clothes at or pullovers must always be white itself the best and most reliable their music, spending a couple of rapidly grow if it was rightly pro- both Atoot and Epsom.
At Henley we see Panama hats, means of tolographic communica- hours to get to a concert which may vided for. Music could and should last only a little longer. Besides be a part of bun daily life and not. At Epsom, in Tattersall's en They were much in evidence last tion. closure the tail hat is well to the year and are still being worn by The report was unanimously the difficulty of fitting in a meat. an Art (with a capital A) apart from fore, and the grey topper is now men who study comfort.
(Continued on next column). life:
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K. Trading Co., B. Reid, Mrs. Samoi- Lutowicz, N.V. Straits of Java
lova, O. Tong.
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... MASTER'S · CERTIFICATE.
CHI H. An MoDonald on leave of absence from Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, was successful in passing for: his master's certificate at the Harbour Office during the current week:
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