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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

REMOVAL NOTICE.

XAVIER BROS., LTD.. Τα

No. 5, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL

[3293 1 FLOOR.

HONG KONG ST. ANDREW'S

SOCIETY.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET TING of the above. So-iety will be held in the CTT HALL, on FRIDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER, 1927, at 5.45 PM. for the purpose of receiving the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31 Avous; of electing Office-beaters for the ensuing year, BİÇ.

F. TOD,

6252)

Joist Hon. Secretory.

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

RAFT Programmer and Entry DRAFT FIXTE EXTRA RACE MEETING to be held on SATURDAY, 8TH OCTOBER 1927. and MONDAY, 10 OCTOBER, 1937 (Weather Permitting), may bi obtained at the RACE COURSE, HONG KONG OLUB

CAUSEWAY and STARLES,

BAY

Entries will CLOSE at TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON SATURDAY, 24TH SEPTEMBER, 1997.

INTIMATIONS.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2nd, 1927.

CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL.

of the NEXT SESSION THE CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL Opens on MONDAY, Stu SEPT. EMBEB.

Classes are held at Chartered Bank BUILDING (First Floor) from 1.15 to 9.15 P., and ouch Student has the services of a Personal Tescher in addition to Lessons in Clar

JOTTE-

Those desirona of learning Colloquial CANTONESE are invited to municate with the Undersigned.

M. F. KEY,

Secretary. GINAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

25th August, 1927,

[3460

HONG KONG FOOTBALL LEAGUE,

MANAGEMENT COM-

TMITTEE of the Above League will meet at VOLCATZER BEADQUARTERS (Hy kiad persission), on TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 6TH at 580 r., to maks Arrangements for the League Competi. tions for the Coming Season. Clab Secretary's are invited to be present.

58720

W. F. HOLLANDS,

Hon. Secretary.

HONG KONG CLUB.

NOTICE.

SEVENTH YEARLY

INTIMATIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

ELE Undersigned have received

Instruction to Bell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

03

MONDAY, 6TH SEPTEMBER, 1997, COMMENCING ar 9.30 am.

H.M. NAVAL YARD DEPOT, KOWLOON.

OLD AND SURPLUS VICTUALLING STORES

Ox Vi* FroX FRIDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER, 1917,

Comprising

Table Linen, Implement, Sorge, Flannel, Remnants, Blankets, Bundry Articles of Mess and Table Gear, Electro Plated Ware, Seamen' Clothing, etc., etc.

Terms of Sale: --As detailed in Catalogue.

·LAMMERT BROTHEES,

Auctioneert.

3253

INTIMATIONS.

Verses for the Week.

"The man's emphatically mad

Whe drinks the best, yet can be sad."

(HABREAIS).

In 1993 the proceeds from land sales alone were considerably more than this sum. During the thirty Fears, an His EXCELLENT remind ed as the Colony's revenue, has „increased more than eight-fold, its population has more than trebled and its foreign shipping has more

THE MURDER OF MRS. MACKAY,

"SHOES OFF AND BLOOD

STAINS ON BODY.

A MISSING, DIAMOND RING.

"Let other posts raise a fracas,

'Bout vines and wines, an dranken tha doubled. And this is the

place, the thriving entrepôt of] Bacchus,

The case against the two Chinese An' crabbit names and storisa wyach us | trade, which some of the deluded charged with robbing and murder An, grate our fax,

ing Mrs. Rose Mackay at Chai Wan the juice Scotsh malt can agitators in China have threatened Road on August 6th, was resumed I sing the

to make..once again "the barren yesterday at the Central Magis In glass or

jas...

tracy, before Mr. R. E. Lindæll. island" of a century ago. As with new wine intoxicated both..

The two defendants who are not They wim in mirtà, and fancy that

Hoog Kong has prospered be | legally represented took their they fool Divinity within them."

cause of its very favourable "geo- places in the dock quite stoically, The prosecution is being conducted graphical positisà and its prosperity by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, Assist has been enhanced by a wise, ant Crown Solicitor. bread-minded and, above all, a just

(BURNE).

CARE OF THE INSANE.

ADDITIONAL · SAFEGUARDS.

THE NEW ORDINANCE.

At the meeting of the Legislative Counell yesterday afternoon the Attorney-General moved the first reading of "An Ordinance to amend the

Asylums Ordinance, 1930.

tion

sent to

DEWAR'S administration. It is the natural David Heatson Davidson, said that is provided that no Order for send

WHITE

LABEL

He said: The main object of this Bill is to surround with greater safeguards the procedure under which persons, suspected of being of an unsound mind are asylums for purposes of observa- The intended safeguards are A friend of the Mackays. Mr. of two kinds, in the first place it, be remembered being shown two ing a suspected case of lunacy, to deep-sea port for a great part of forged one dollar bank-notes by the an Asylum for observation shall be “ South China and while the people deceased lady sometime during the made until there has been an at of that country wish to engage Chinese New Year last year. He tempt to communicate with scene | lodged and boarded with the relative of the patient. In the in foreign trade Hong Kong must Mackays and it was on July such, second place it is provided that an remain; as China is developed and he gave the deceased 888 in $10, application for the Order under

$3 and. 81 notes. trade expands this port

Ho thought the this new Ordinance must be made must

deceased put the money in her bag,

on a definite statutory form. That necessarily expand to meet the but he could not say for certain,

will have the effect of producing increasing demand made upon it. It is indeed only the wildest and the house to do some shopping at

On August 8th, Mrs. Mackay left undoubtedly clearceas and accuracy in the application and also in the the most ignorant members of the the Wing On Co., and returned Order. When persons have to fill BY ORDER OF THE OWNER SCOTCH WHISKY Communist Party who imagine that home at about 9 p.m. Witness had up a statutory form, containing

some good

on two or three occasions accom- definite headings and calling for by Hong Kang, might be served

destruction. The panied Mrs. Mackay to Wing On dehnite facts, there is much less great mass of the Chinese, we Co., and could say that she was a danger of the Order being made believe, thoroughly realise that customer of that store. On August Hong Kong's prosperity is inextric. 6th, at about 6 p.m., he was at home ably interwoven, with their own, with Mr. Mackay and ethers when and it is not too much to hope, Walter Eckert, the young nephew therefore, when the present poli- of the Mackays, came home and tical disturbances are over, that, made a report. He at once accom the Chinese Authorities parti-panied "Walter back to the scene cularly the Authorities in Canton of the murder and there he found will wish to co-operate again with Mrs. Mackay about 119 yards away the British people in its further from the end of the Chai Wan development. To quote His Ex-Road. She was in a sitting posi- forms for the 8th extra race meet- Draft programmes and entry CELLENCY, THE GOVERNOR once more. tion and was propped up against

PUBLIC AUCTION

OF THE UNDERMENTIONED VALUABLE PROPERTIES,

(5286TDRAWING OF 20 DEBEN- Situats in the NEW TERRITORIES

TURES (1920 Iasur-$500 EACH) of the HONG KONG CLUE. Parable on FRIDAY, the 30TH SEPTEMBER,

DICKSON PARKER & CO., LTD. 1927, will be held in the Clus Housz,

(In` LiquidatioN).

KIDE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in pursuance of Section 189 of the Companies Ordinance 1911, that A GENERAL MEETING of the MEM- BEBS of the above-named Company will be held at the Offices of Mesure.

MOTI DICKSON LIXITZE

William Street, Adelaide House, London, EC., on EATURDAY, the FIFTEENTH DAY 07 OCTUBER for the purpose of at 10.50 1.X.. having an Account laid before them showing the manter in which the Winding-up has been conducted and of the Company disposed the

property of, and cf hearing any that may be given by the

at 11 O'CLOCK A.X.. oo THURSDAY, the 8TH SEPTEMBER, 1927.

Bearers of Debentares are invited to attend the Drawing.

By Order,

A. H. ABBAS,

Acting Secretary. Hong Kong, 27th Ang., 1927. [5263.

HONG KONG CLUB.

NOTICE.

No. 12. 13 sad 14, NUTICE IS Terms of Cebenture Conditions

HEREBY GIVEN that the DRAWING

DEBEN

Resolation the manner in which the Books, decounts, and Documents of the Company and of the Liquidators thereof shall be disposed.

and alsof determining he 05 20 ADDITIONAL

Dated the 30th day of August, 1927, 3. HENNESSEY METH. S. EAMPDEN BOSS,

Joint Liquidatore,

· 5283].

UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

NOTICE.

MATRICULATION, SENIOR AND JUNIOR LOCAL EXA- MINATIONS.

DECEMBER, 1927.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above Examinations will Begin on MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, 1927. Forms of Extry and Copies of the Regulations and the Eylishüs can be obtained on application to the Rza.

iSTHAR

TURES (1920 Issue 3500 BACH) of the HONG KONG CLUB, Payable on SATURDAY, the 31ST MARCH, 1929, will be held in the Crus House, at 11 O'CLOCK L. on THURSDAY, the 8TH SEPTEMBER, 1927. immediately after the SETINTH YEARLY DRAWING. 07 20

DESENTURES.

in the Colony of Hong Kong: NEW KOWLOON INLAND LOT

OF GREAT AGE.

No. 55, on which is situated the AWARDED

TAIWAN GLASS FACTORY.

This Lot is situate at KOWLOON

.BAY:

A FISH POND taste at NEW KOWLOON INLAND LOT No.

8 in the NEW TERRITORIES.

50

LOT No. 5909 and $918 in GOLD and PRIZE

· SURVEY DISTRICT 1 in the

NEW TERRITORIES (Agricul

tural Lota)

TO BE SOLD

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PUBLIC AUCTION

ON

THURSDAY, THE 15TH SEPTEMBER, 1927, T. 3 o'clock za. IN FOUR LOTS

BY

MESERA,LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers

AT THXIN SALES ROOM,

Na 8, DUDDELL STEET, Host Koxe,

For further Particulars and Cousi-

Bearers of Debentures are. invited | tions of Sale, Apply to ----- to attend the Drawing.

By Order.

A. H. ABBAS,

Acting Secretary, Hong Kong, 27th Aug. 1927. [5264

NOTICE.

MONIES Up to $100,000 are

Available for investment on 1st Class Mortgage Security subject to Trustee Valuation.

512+1

Apply MLS. DEACONS,

Princes Building,

FOR SALE OR TO BE LET UNFURNISHED,

No. 27, PEAK. LUGARD ROAD.

Entry Forms duly filled in, should reach the Reaistaa, together with the Statutory Fees, en or before the 17Tu SEPTEMBER, 1927. Fees aball be paid in accordance with, the following NIGHT Boomed HOUSE, with

Scale: ww

MATRICULATION AND SENIOR

Central Heating, Five Bedrooms, Four Bathrooms, Three Drying Rooms, Modern Sanitation, Grass Tannis Court sad Garden-Apply: LINSTEAD & DAVIS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGB

[4776

LOCAL EXAMINATIONS... H.K: $20. JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATION...K. $12. Candidates offering more than Five Subjects in the Matriculation, Sesi r and Junior Local Examinations will bes charged an Additional Fee of $1.00 fur each Subject so offered.

An Additional Fee of $5.00 will be LIVE-Roomed HOUSE, No. 49, Obarged for for

of the following in GRANVILLE ROAD, KOWLOON, EACH Subjects: Foreign Languages other with Flush Bod Sanitary. Con-

ترلر

han French and Portugueso: Higher veniences. Mathematics; Hygiene and Physiology.

The following Scholarships, further particulars of which may be obtained from the REONTRAR, will be awarded on the Results of the Matriculation

and Local Examinatione:-

(1) Two Peace Memorial Scholarships, each of the total value of 21,350 open to British Boys only.

(2) Two King Edward VII Scholar- ships of the value of 240 per annum. open to British Sub "jects only,

(3) One Hong Kong Government Educational Scholarship, open to Girl Candidates from Hong Kong Schools

(4) One Hong Kong Government Educational Scholarship, open to Boy Candidates from Hong Keng Schoola

(5) Foot Hong Kong Government Studentships-in-Training, open to Candidates from Hong Kong Schools.

(6) One Hewitt Memorial Scholar- ship of the value of 3300 per

BURM."

(7) Four Montargis French Frizes

Two of the value of $50 each for Matriculation Senior, and

Two of the vilane of $25 each, for Junior.

Bound Copies of Examination Question

Papers, set at Past Examinations, may

be obtained from the EZOISTA $1.00

par net.

W. B. FINNIGAN

Registrar. 81st August, 1997,

[6278

5155]

TO LET.

Apply to:-

SPANISH DOMINICAN

PROCURATION.

Phone : No. 791 0.

TO LET

OFFICES

STEPHENS' BUILDING,

67/69, DES VŒUX ROAD

CENTRAL.

Massas, HASTINGS, DENNYS AND BOWLEY,

Vendar's Solicitors,

8. Des Voux ROAD CENTRAL,

DE TO

„M302A, LAMMERT BROS.. The AuctioneeTS,

No. 8, DUDDELL ŠTEJET. Hong Kong, 18th Aug., 1927, [5233

THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR

MEDALS!

This Colony is marvellous

д

exemplification of the results which can be achieved when Britons and

Chinese collaborate in the develop ment of a country. Such collabo ration has done wonders for the Far East in years gone by and am quite sure that the future holds better things in store." That is

It Never Varies. the only sane view-poin The out-

SOLE AGENT"; -

look may be obscured occasionally

vague and insuficient grounds. The opportunity is taken to make tome other minor, improvements in the Ordinance, but that is the main intention of the present Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded " and the Bill was read a first time.

rock. Mrs. Mackay was alreadying of the Hong Kong" Jockey dead and the body was almost cold. Club, to be held on Saturday and When he arrived there he noticed Monday, October 8th and 10th, are that Mrs. Mackay had one shoe of ready, and can be obtained at the and there were blood stains on her Race Course, Hong Kong Club and breast and abdomen. He waited Causeway Bay Stables

Entries there until the Police arrived. Mr.

close at noon on Saturday, Septem- Mackay and Mr. Ware arrived ber 24th. about the

Jame time with the

Police.

Mr. Alfred Richard Osborne said by passion, and economic difficulties he was a timekeeper at. Taikoo may arise as the result of the Docks and lived next door to the ill-advised action of groups of Mackays. About 8 p.m., on August malcontents. But nothing can 6 Miss Mackay came his house permanently arrest Hong Kong's and told him something as the re- sult of which the witness went to the Shaukiwan Police Station and made & report there..

A. S. WATSON progress,

& CO., LTD. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

'PHONE 0, 613.

ESTABLISHED .86 Y

[50"

WANTED-5/6 Boomed HOUSE Mid-levels or ACBX FLIK TRAM preferred Apply Bor No. 5121, c/o Hong Kong Daily Press.

(513)

BOARD.

ROOME-Hong Kong Kowloon WANTED-EUROPEAN BER- single, doublr, Flats furnished or THING ASSISTANT for anfurnished. Flat for disposal with Mooring and Unmooring Versels,

furniture House $20/30,000 wanted. Applicants having Experience 25 Buata wain or Quartermaster preferred. Alio 30,000 8g. It land on Peak. Apply to the BOARD'S WHARF MANAGER

[50-48

SMALL INVESTORS. Tel: 0. 4330

BIRTH.

The Home mail sui Suez on the P. & 0. 5.5. Khyber is due to-day, One Chinese case of diphtheria and one of enteric were reported on Wednesday.

Quarantine restrictions have been imposed against arrivals from Shanghai on account of cholera.

A Chinese was knocked down in Canton Road, Kowloon, by Mr. Inman Wong's car and was slightly

injured.

The engagement is announced be- tween Mr Arthur Dyer Ball, who recently left Hong Kong on trans- fer to the past of Legal Draftaman to the Attorney General, and Miss Dorothy Redfearn Robinson, fourth daughter of the late Colonel and Mrs. Redfearn Robinson. Miss Ro binson is a sister of Mrs. Baworth and is well known in the Colony several which she has visited on occasions.

Mr. Mackay's Story. The next witness was the un Charles Mackay. He said that his crowd of Chinese who had gather fortunate woman's husband, Mr. In attempting to disperse A wife left the house on the afternooned in Wusung-Street on Wednes of August 6th but he did not know day evening, to see a travelling where she went to. He corroborat theatrical performance, an Indian ed Mr. Davidson's statement about constable was stoned by some of the the report made by Walter Eckert

bystanders. One of these was 'er- Answering Mr. Whyte-Smith, the rested and appeared before Mr. W witness said he could not tell how Schofield at the Kowloon Magia much money Mrs. Mackay took tracy yesterday morning. The de- with bez on leaving the house, but fendant denied the charge, but was he could speak about the jewellery convicted and fined $5. ahe wore. Usually, Mrs. Mackay Money and jewellery worth $138 wore three rings, a diamond en- were stolen from the first floor of gagement ring and a wedding ring

WEATHER REPORT. No. 138, Laichikok Road, on Wed-on the left hand, and a ring which she had got in England, on the nesday night.

right hand. The engagement ring Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Causeway Bay, re-opens on Mon-trate that when the body was stated:--

The French Convent School, was a little loose.

Mr. Whyte Smith told the Magis-Royal Observatory at 6.10 p.m., day next. The evening class for found, the two gold rings were on Pressure remains highest over the shorthand will start on Thursday the deceased lady's fingers, but the Philippines. Depressions are in at 3.30 p.m.

diamond ring was missing.

dicated over Tongking and the Gulf said that since the death of Mrs.

Answering Counsel, M. Mackay of Pechihli

LOCAL FORECAST:-South winds, Mackay he had been unable to fad mederate; fair to showery. the diamond ring in the house, although he had looked in all her drawers and trunks. Two photos

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Mr. Alexander Ramsay, formerly of the Hong Kong Daily Press and latterly of Peking and Mukden, left for Home yesterday afternoon by the s.s. Gotha.

its development at a faster rate PEERY.-On September 1st, at No.than before as if to make up for

7, The Peak, to Mr. and Mrs. S. 8. PERRY, a daughter. [5964 lost time. It must, be remembered

A workman employed at the Kow witores identified as those of his same evening, but Mrs. Mackay produced by Mr. Whyte-Smith the the draft to deceased's house on the that Hong Kong has no liabilities

loon Dock was removed to the wife.

was out. He handed the draft to worth speaking about. In spite of Kwong Wah Hospital suffering. Hong Kong Office: 11, Ice House the rapidity with which it has from crushed hand as the result of the witness said that Mrs. Mackay 838.50 in three 810-note, one 85 Heplying to further questions, Mr. Mackay and also counted ont the change to him. He gave him London Office: 81, Bride Lanë. grown it has paid for all its beed it being caught in the cog wheels often visited the Barkers at Chai-and three 81 notes He also re-

of a milling machinery at the dock-wau Bay-about once or twice a yard.

Street.

Fleet Street, E.O. 4

The Daily Press.

Kore Kono, Sextember 20, 1927.

part of the cost.

week. In the forenoon of August turned two twenty cent pieces and 7th the witness went to the public one ten cent piece. Mr. Mackay body of his wife in the presence Mrs. Mackay came back and her mortuary and there identified the took the money and locked it in the drawer, but sometime later, of the medical officer and a police husband took the money out of the drawer and handed it to the de- cessed. She put the money in her bag. About 15 months ago, de- cessed had also shown witness two-

ist, who has had a very successful Josef Borissoff, the noted violin time in Manila, will be in the night and hopes to give one or two Colony again during the next fort- inspector. concerts. Booking will open shortly at Andersons.

Only Found $50.

On August 1st, said witness, he rescived his salary, and placed

out of a steadily expanding re- venue. Now it is proposed to raise a loan of five million dollars for additional public works, but euch a aunis mere bagatelle for a Colony in Hong Kong's position. As Hts EXCELLENCy said "the burden of the interest and sinking "fund A SPLENDID · RECORD.

will not weigh heavily on the community." The Ioan "has THE review of Hong Kong's pro- been decided upon because the gress during the past thirty years, works projected will be for the given by H.E. THE GOVERNOR at beacfit of future generations and yesterday's meeting of the Legis it is only fair that those who reap lative Council, should help to the advantage should bear some change the point of view of those

With its fine pessimists who have been con-

system of roads and splendid tinually lamenting that the good

public buildings, paid for by the old days have gone never to re-

annual amounts received from turn."

Hong Kong's record is

A meeting of the Management deceased's family, gave evidence to. note, he picked up the marvellous and one which we

rates and taxes Hong Kong bas Committee of the Hong Kong Foot show that on the day of the mur while on his way to Chai W imagine could not be equalled by provided a sufficiently fine heritage ball League is to be held at Volun der, Mrs. Mackay bad notes in her Road,

teer Headquarters next Tuesday, tion. Witness said that he had Shaakivan Police Station also bag of 810, 80 and 81 denomina Acting Inspector Murphy of the any other Crown Colony. Nor are for those who will follow us. In

at 5.30 p.m., when League arrange- ments for the coming season will be known the deceased since 1607, gave evidence. He said as a result there any signs that its prosperity order that the incidence of taxe

when Mr. Mackay was in charge of information received from Mr. to be present.

ku, Tientsin. The deceased had a Bead There he found Mrs. Mac-- Running from the Prays Easton, Douglas Mackay, at Aberdeen kay lying dead, about 400 yards Scotland. For the past three away from the junction of Chai but never its financial stability, financial by means of loans

4 young Chinese boy was knocked baying bank drafts for the decessed also noticed that the deceased had down by car No. 500 belonging to to remit to her son. On August waand in the abdomen and in and when the troubles pass as It comes to-day almost as a

the Taikoo Sugar D Befoory Mr. focner or later pass they must, this shock to realise that in 1897 the W. R. Greenhalgh, who was in the 8th, he bought a draft from the the left breast. Mra Mackay had little "outpost of Empire" emerges total revenue of the Colony was car at the time of the accident, had Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank two rings on. One was a ha ing Corporation-for-EB-Ho took ring and the other a signet ring. the child removed to the Goveru, han ever and continues less than three millions dollarsment Civil Hospital for attention. (Continued on next Column.) The case was again adjourned.

The Oriental Strolling Players, $225 housekeeping money in Mrs. one dollar notes which were forged. who are to appear at the Lee Mackay's drawers. This was just Mr. David Wilson, an officer of Theatre, will open their season on before tiffin. Enter he told her he the Mercantile Marice, said that Tuesday, September 13th. This had done so. The money was made he had known the deceased lady company baye been specially engag up of one 8100, one 850 and the for the last two years. Sometime ed for the re-opening of this large rest 810 and 85 notes. Since the in July last year, he had given and up-to-date theatre.

murder the witness had found only two-81 forged notes to Mis one #50. bill in another drawer. Maclay in payment for some music A one-storey house at Hok Lo By Mr. Whyte-Smith: On August sheets. This was done as a joke Chung, Kowloon City, collapsed at oth there were three workmen in and he immediately told her about 5.10 yesterday morning and a Chi- the house. One was working on it. She asked to be allowed to bese woman was buried beneath the the verandah while two others were retain the notes, to which witnew fallen masonry. She was extricat outside repairing the drain pipe. ⠀ agreed. pital with injuries to her bod- andAt the afternoon hearing, Mr the witness. The Brit defendant ed alive, and was removed to hos

The Forged Noten if they wished to cross-examined The defendants were then asked

J. H Ware, close friend of the said in reference to the forged,

Army.

A

half”

is likely to diminish in the future. tion may be justly: apportione made. Club secretaries are invited of the A.P.C. instalation at Tong- Osborne, he want to Chai Wan

Troubles in China may temporarily all development schemes of import

APPLY S. J. DAVID & CO. affect its commercial activitica, ance should from now forward be Reclamation on the main street. years, witness was in the habit of Wan and the motor road. Witnes

PRINCE'S BUILDING,

CHATER-10AD;

stronger.

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