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EDUCATING THE PEOPLE.

NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT

REORGANISATION.

PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED

Iranovon REITER'S AGENCY.}

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NANKING, Oct. 4th.

FAMINE IN THE NORTH.

HARVESTS RUINED BY EARLY FROSTS,

THOUSANDS STARVING.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

PRIPING, Oct. 4th, The law governing the rear According to reports reaching ganisation of the Nationalist Govthe China Imperial Famine Relief ernment has been formally adopted Committee, early severs frosts are by the Central Political Council, aggravating the effects of the which has also passed a resolution famine in Shantung and Chibli accepting the resignation of Tea | The C.I.F.R.C." representative at Yuan Fei and appointing Chiang Tainan reports that crops have Mon Lis to replace him in the been harvested but the grain is Chancellorship of the National suficient only for a few wooks. University Council, while Wang The people have no winter clothes Chang Hui is appointed Minister or bedding, which have all been of Justice.

sold earlier to buy food. meal a day or none is the rule, the commen dies being a mixture of eath, chaff, bark, tree leaves, etc."

The standing. committee of the Central Executive Committee has also adopted the law governing the reorganisation of the Nationalist Government and has further re- solved as follows in order that the Kuomintang shall carry out the

Three People's Principles in ac cordance with Sun Yat Sen's "Fundamentals of National Re construction." The people are to be trained in exercising their poh tical power during the period of political tutelage until the in-. auguration of the period of coa stitutionalism, when a democratic government shall have been real-

ed.

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Fundamental Principles. The standing committee of the Central Executive Committee has therefore decided on the following fundamental principles:-

1-During the period of political tutelage the National Congress of Kuomintang delegates shall repre sept the national convention in guiding the people and exercising political sovereignty.

-At the adjournment of the annual session of the Nationa Congress of Kuomintang delegates, the political power shall be vested in the Central Executive Commit: tee of the Kuomintang and shall be exercised by the Committee.

3. The people shall gradually be trained to exercise their four poli tical rights, namely, election, recall, initiative and referendum.

"One

From Liatsing it is reported that the Shantung famine is still ex- treme. Crops have been a com- plate failure due to drought, grass hoppers and worms, and the people are eating chaff and tree leaves. In six hsien half a million are actually starving.

The Tungchangfu representative saya that early, frosts have blasted all hopes of harvesting late beans, peaanta, buckwheat, potatoes, and porn, while carrots, cotton and sweet potafocs are badly damaged. "Hub- dreds are evacuating and hunting for food and employment, while thousands are clamoring for liel." Susiruan is also affected, and conditions are reported to be very bad round Paotuchen.

TIENTSIN POSTAL WORK-

ERS' ULTIMATUM.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEIPING, Oct. 4th. The postal strike at Peiping on October 1st was at first purely a local affair and the postal workers on Tuesday seemed not at all in- clined to accede to the requests of the Shanghai strikers to join them. But following, the news that the postal workers at Tientsin had struck yesterday and a tele- gram from Tientsin urging the Postal Union here to a sympathe- tie strise, the local union summon.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5th, 1928,

DOUBLE TRAGEDY

IN SHANGHAI.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOUR'S ELECTION

THE PREMIER.

TWO ENGLISH RESIDENTS SHOTS.

POSSIBLE SOLUTION OF DISPUTE.

́NURSE MURDERED,

[THHOUGH ENUYER'S AGHSCT.)

SHANGHAI, Oct. 4th The Foreign Settlement has been borrified by a double tragedy at Keswick Road, which runs parallel to the branch line connecting the Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghai: Hangchow Railways outside the Yesterday evening Settlement. after sunset the palice discovered members of the Engheh com- two well-known and very popular munity, Mr. Dudley Law, director of Henry Frank and Lauder, the Manchester piece-goods firm, and Miss Dorothy Thompson, aged 38, an English parte, who had both

been shot by unknown assailants. | Miss Thompson was killed by a bullet through the right breast, while Mr. Law, who was shot in the right side and the back of the head was still breathing.. He was still unconscious and in a critical operated on immediately and is condition. It is possible that rob bory was the motive of the attack AN Mr. Law's packet-book WAA

scene.

TROUBLE AT HANKOW.

BETTER OUTLOOK.

(THROUGH KAUTKE'S AGENCY.)

PROGRAMME.

STORMY SCENES PAT · CONFERENCE.

MAXTON'S ADVICE.

[İKROUGH REUTER'S (AGEEUT.)

SINGAPORE, Oct. 4th. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in in- troducing the election programme to the Labour Conference at Birm- ingham, based on a 30-page book.

THE LATE MRS. HICKLING.

"TRIDTINE IN THE LEGISLA-

-TIVE COUNCIL

REFERENCE TO THE "AN-.

KING" PIRACY.

MR. H. T. JACKMAN'S GOOD

SERVICE RECALLED. *

Menovana, October 4th, The Trade Union leaders beld a long conference with Mr. Bruce, at which the suggestion was made that

At the meeting of the Legisla the unions should register their let prepared by the Executive Com-tive Council yesterday afternoon, own members under the Transport mittee and circulated to the de- before proceeding with the business

on the agends. Workers Act, thus avoiding in- legaten, announced that coal, trans

H.E.. The Officer Administering dividual registrations. The adopport, power land and life insur tion of this proposal is likely to ance should be publicly owned. The the Government said: Hon. Mein trations are designed to destroy national interests as a whole and have occurred which have spread avercome the objecting that regie Trades Union Act should be repeal bere of the Legislativo Council,

ed and banks must consider Since our last meeting two events union control,

not only financiers interests. The feeling of great sorrow through minimum wage must be made effee out the "Colony tive

The Trade Union Conference has drawn up a comprehensive plan of campaign against the Act, but the plan will not operate pending negotiations.

The shipowners in a statement declare that there is nothing to confer about, and the law must ba obeyed. Meanwhile overseas con- signments are being handled, with- have been sent to prison for a month out a bitch, though two brothers for assaulting volunteers.

ADELAIDE, October 4th:

no equality between capital and labour while the owners of capital formed one class and the suppliers of labour another..

He declared that there could be

Communist Or Capitalist.

TRAINING SCHOOL

TEACHERS.

UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR-

SHIPS.

COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.

REMARKABLE FIGURES.

At the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon, the Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes asked a number of questions relative to the training of school teachers at the Hong Kong University through the scheme of Government assisted scholarships.

Some remarkable figures were quoted in reply. The scheme has Mrs. Hickling, been in existence for twelve years number of teachers trained. was €0

The death of M.B.E, on September 22nd last and up to the end of 1997, the total

took from the ranks of the medical profession in Hong Kong one of its most distinguished members and from the Government Medical De- partment one of its most devoted

at a cost of $940,030,00,-over $3,500 each teacher. As the only stipula- tion is that the holder of a scholar-

gained.

Mr. Maxton complained that the servants, Honoured by all classes a thesis giving the next Labour the poor, to whom she had de in Government schools for two booklet was not a programme but of the community and revered by ship, after graduating, shall teach Government a free hand to devise voted her life, Mrs. Hickling car years, the cost appears to be heavy- any programme it liked: There ried out her duties with unBagging in relation to the advantages A mass meeting of the strikers has was stormy Beene at Maxton's zeal, undaunted by her own severg found two hundred yards from the decided to resume work immediately suggestion that if instead of gat- illness, till within a few days of Today the Colony under the two pick-up system. ting Communists by the throat ber death.

mourns the loss of one whom to they started to get capitalism by the throat, Labour would get a clear majority at the next election. He declared that if the nation was to be saved from a catastrophe it was essential that industries must be controlled inside the term of the first Labour Government. He concluded by Daming Mac Donald, Lansbury, Henderson and Snowden and insisting that they redeem their promises.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HANKOV, Oct. 3rd.

Dr. L. N. Chang, Director of the Special Administrative Area No. 3 of Hankow (formerly the British Concession), is reported to have been dismissed by the local Nationalist Government. Mr. Hsi may be sent to take his place but

of

NEW LOCOMOTIVE INVENTED.

·REVOLUTION IN RAIL TRACTION.

it is not certain, under the terms RUNNING COSTS HALVED.

the Eugene Chen-O'Malley Agreement, that Mr. Hai will be accepted as the new Director.

Marshal Feng Ye Hsiang's emis- saries are also said to be active in Hankow and the_return_to"Hao- kow of General Fei Chung Hai will be welcomed.

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ANXIETY OVER BARON VON HUENEFELD. NO NEWS FOR FOUR DAYS, [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SINGAPORE, Oct. 4th.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Rugay, Oct. 3rd. A locomotive designed to burn beth oil and coal has been built by the firm of Kitson at Leeds'azd is being subjected to testa on the London and North Eastern Rail- way at Darlington. The engine is stated to be capable of high speeds and of reducing fuel costs by 60

per cent,

4. The five political powers" of the Government, execution, legis lation, judiciary, examination and supervision, shall be vested in the Government Council of the Nationed a conference yesterday after-von Huenefeld singe he left Cal-way engines and is being tried out.

alist Government, which shall have complete authority to exercise them so as to build a foundation for government by popular eles tion during the period of constita; tionalism.

-The Central Executive Com mittee and the Central Political Council shall direct and supervise the Government Council in the execution of important national affairs.

noon which lasted until late yester day evening

It was finally de cided to make demands somewhat similar to the sixteen presented by the Shanghai strikers."

These demands will be presented to Commissioner Nixon this morn ing for transmission to the Ministry of Communications

No news has been received of cutts on the morning of October 1st with the intention of dying DOG-top to Canton.

LONDON RUBBER FIRM'S FAILURE.

at Nanking, RUINED BY END OF RESTRIC-

TIONS.

and the workers are giving Nan- king a seventy-two hours ultima- tum, after which they will strike if their demands are not accepted. Owing to the extreme shortage of rolling stock there has been no parcel post at Peiping for three

6. The revision and interpreta tion of the law governing the re- organisation of the Nationalist Government shall be decided and carried out by the Central Execu- | weeks. The vernacular papers re- tive Committee and the Central ported that the service was restart Political Council.

ing yesterday, but enquiries at the Post Office revealed the fact that parcels are still not accepted.

Preamble Added.

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The revised law governing the re-organisation of the Nationalist Government in its anal form differs from the original draft in The several important aspects.

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Unfortunate Incident,

With

? (Ifah Tər Yat Pas.) According to the opinion of Mr. chief addition is a preamble which Wang Peh Chun, the Nanking reads:The Kuomintang of China, Minister of Communications, the in pursuance of the Three Peoples postal strike is an unfortunate principles and the five power con- incident, especially as it occurs at a time when the Government is stitution hereby establishes the

regaining the control of the pestal Republic of China.

administration from foreigners. If The Party, having swept away the strike develops to a more seri- and removed all obstacles by

ous degree, it is not impossible military force and having passed that foreigners will take it as a from the period of military con quest to that of political tutelage, pretext to retain their control of

the postal administration, establish model government based on the five power exerting ita every effort to settle this in view the Government is constitution to train the people so that they are able to exercise

Support In Nanking. political powers, and facilitate the party in hastening the handing In support of the Shanghai over of such powers to the people. postal strikers, the General Postal Accordingly the Kuomintang in Union at Nanking has tendered to fulfilling the duty of direction and the Nanking Government ten de- supervision of the Nationalist mands and insisted upon receiving Government devolving upon it by reply before noon on October virtue of its history hereby formu 3rd. lates and promulgates the law governing the organisation of the NationalistGovernment."

NOW

must

General Scheme.

The law while dealing with the general organisation and functions

of the Nationalist Government,

this crisis.

MOVE TO PEIPING.

(Fah Tit Yat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Oct. 4th.

The Provincial Government of leaves the details of organisation Hopei (Chihli) which was formerly to the various councils to be worked at Tientsin, will be transferred to out by the councils themselves. Pelping on account of greater ad-

Another change is that while it is ministrative convenience, provided in the draft that in the

event of the Chairman of the GERMAN REPRESENTATIVE Government Council being unable to carry out his duties a councillor

AT NANKING. should act on his behalf, the law as it stands provides that the (THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]

Administrative Director of the

Council shall exercise the functions of Chairman of the Nationalist Government in such a contingency.

ANFU LEADER.

(Wah Tu Yat Pav).

SHANGBAI, Oct. 4th. "Marshal" "Tust «Chi ̈ ̈ ̈Juí,” fearing an attempt by the Nationalists to arrest him, has secretly gone to Daiten-from-Tientsin..

- NANKING, Oct. 4th Doctor Wagner, Councillor to the German Legation at Peking, bag taken up his permanent-resi- dence at Nanking as accredited German representative.

TURKISH CHARGE

D'AFFAIRES.

(THROUGH REUTERʼN AGENCES"]=

NANKING, Oct. 4th,

Marshal Tunin, a veteran poli- tical leader in North China, is Fuad Bey, the Turkish Chargé known as leader of the Anfu „d'Affaires at Tokyo, has been ap- clique.

pointed Chargé d'Affaires in China.

İTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT./

LONDON, Oct. 3rd...

At a meeting of creditors of Messrs. E. Jones and Colegate, prominent City rubber merchants, held to-day, the Official Receiver reported that the estimated liabili- ties are £128,000 and the assets, £3,500.

The firm's turnover in 1996 reached £3,000,000, but the violent drop in prices due to the announce- ment of the proposed removal of restriction involved the firm heavy losses, and also in large com mitments which they afterwards took at a low level.

OIL COMPANIES IN CO-OPERATION.

PURCHASE OF "SHELL" SHARES.

in

Mr. Kitson Clarke, Managing Director of the firm, states that the principle of the internal combus tion engine is applicable to rail- The engine evolved has pulled a train weighing up to 400 tons. If the experiments are completely zue cessful, he adds, we shall witness the greatest revolution in locomo tive traction since Stephenson in vented the first steam engine.

AMERICA'S GOLD

RESERVES.

·

HUDGE SURPLUS STOCKS,

PAST YEAR'S EXPORTS.

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(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3rd. Some interesting figures relating to America's financial status were given by Mr. G. W, Young, the Governor of the Federal Reserve Board in the course of an addreas to the American Bankers' Associa tion to-day.

Dealing with almost unprece dented flow of gold one of the United States during the past year, now apparently brought to an end, Mr. Young declared that the (THROUGH REVİES'S AGENCY,} With the object of effecting closer United States has lost no less than Anglo-Persian and Shell Royal to the rest of the world. co-operation between the Burmah half a billion dollars worth of gold He expressed the view that the Dutch oil groups, the former are acquiring 833,333 ordinary shares in losa was desirable, because the re- the Shell Company at 5.1/10, the cipients of the gold were using it purchase price to be provided by the as a basis of monetary reconstruc iseue to Burmah shareholders of tion, and, by this means they re- £4,000,000 of new 6 per cent de moved from foreign trade with the bentures at par. The Burmah Com- United States the risks arising pany will eventually bring up their from unstable exchanges and die

organised conditions, among Shell holding to a million.

foreign customers. YUGOSLAV TRADE OUTLET

SALONIKA FACILITIES

GRANTED.

Awele

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(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY,)

PARIE, October 4th. M. Venizelos made A further step towards Balkan understanding when he reached an agreement with the Yugoslav Foreign Minister over the question of Yugoslavia's rights of transit at Salonika, which has long been abone of contention. Greece

grants' Yugoslavia. facilities for a trade outlet to, the ses while retaining sovereignty over Salonika. Both have agreed to sign a pact of neutrality and arbit

ration.

now

OBITUARY.

Mr. Young added that even with this remarkable loss, the gold re serves of the United States were still a billion dollars in excess of their legal requirements.

FRENCH BUDGET.

ESSENTIALS. MAINTENANCE OF BALANCE. THREAT OF RESIGNATION.

The Labour Conference finally adopted the programame after a few twe stormy outbursts while the members of Parliament Haxton and Wheatley were speaking.

CELEBRITY-MAD NATION.

AMERICAN ELECTION

METHODS.

LINDBERGH, JONES AND TUNNEY.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

now was to admire, and only those who knew her well know how great that loss is.

the

On Saturday last the news of the s.. the dastardly piracy on Anking sent a thrill of borror whole Colony. throughout the Taken by surprise the Chief Of cer, the Chief Engineer and the Quartermamer of the 1-fated ship were foully murdered and Captain and Third Officer severely Bil, who wounded-gallant men suffered and fell in the execution of their duty. No words of mine can adequately express the indigna- tion of the Colony at this gross outrage on a British ahip on the high seas. The murderers have for the moment escaped with their captives and their booty, but the Government to which they are sub ject has undertaken to seek them out, and it is our earnest hope that the Government of Canton will give proof of its ability to maintain law and order by exact ing a just and speedy vengeance on those who planned and per petrated this outrage. “

our

There is soother sad occurrence to which I know you would wish me to refer. On August 4th last, after a long illness aggravated by NEW YORK, Oct. 3rd. The high pressure methods of the overwork in the service of this political campaign managers to in Colony, there passed away Euence the voters in the coming friend, and former colleague, Mr. presidential election, is demonstrat Henry Thomas Jackman, late Act ed by the publication of a cable ing Director of Public Works. His from Gene Tunney, after his mar-devotion to duty and his sterling riage to Miss Mary Lauder in worth are fully known to those of Rome, addressed to the Democratic rou who were associated with him National Committee and express during his many years of useful ing best wishes for the success of service in Hong Kong; I knew Governor Smith.

him for but a short space of time, This follows closely on the an-yet. learned to realise and to ap- nouncement that Bobby Jones, the preciate his" loyalty and his devo famous amateur golfer, has beention to duty. We all deeply regret rallied to the Democratic cause, that he should not have lived to and suggests that the Democrats enjoy the rest he had' so well are placing great faith in enlist-earned. ing the aid fraternity.

of the sporting Gentlemen, I ask you to rise and

The Republican Committee has countered with a telegram from Col. Lindbergh, the Atlantic fier, and idol of young America, ad dressed to Mr. Herbert Hoover, de claring that he flew to his home at St. Louis to register as a voter be cause he believed that the succes of the Republican candidate was to the 'supremely important country.

SUCCESSFUL TRIAL OF ZEPPELIN.

34 HOUR FLIGHT.

PROTEST FROM ALLIED COMMISSION.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.")]

5.30 p.m. to-day."

a in silence a vote of sincerest sympathy with the relatives of those whose loss we moura to-day. All members of Council then

rose.

BARON VON HUENEFELD.

CANTON AGAIN

DISAPPOINTED.

GERMAN AVIATOR HELD UP

IN BURMAH

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

CARTON, October 4th Contrary to all expectation, the famous German Hyer, Baron von Euenefeld, did not arrive in Canton BERLIN, Oct. 3rd. yesterday. Everything was pro- After a wonderfully successful pared. Several Government zero- fight of 34 hours, covering over planes circled over the outskirts. 1,750 miles, the Zeppelin landed at of the city most of the day expect the Friedrichshafen aerodrome ating to meet and welcome the visit ing aviator. The students of the The inter-Allied Rhineland Com- Canton Aviation School at Tai Sha mission has made representations Tau went out en masse to the to the German Government in re Aviation. Field. But no avintor gard to the flight of Graf Zeppelin arrived.

territory occupied

Hear The latest report, to hand now Wiesbaden as contrary to the states that the Baron is still in Rhineland Convention. Herr Ec- Burmah held up because the aero- kener, constructer of the Zeppelin, drome is flooded. The cable message explained that weather conditions from Shameen further adds that he were responsible for the short fight may not come to Canton at all, but proceed directly from Barmah to Shanghai and Nanking.

Over

over Wiesbaden.

OPIUM HAUL FROM-

DOLLAR "LINER.

£300,000 OF CONTRABAND.

{REUTER'S "AMERICAN ́ ́SERVICE]

NEW YORK, Oct. 3rd." What Government agents declare

(THROUGH HAYAS AGENCY.]

PAR18,Oct. 4th." M. Poincaré, addressing the Finance Committee of the Chamber and referring to additional expen- diture proposed by the Committee, said that this would transform the estimated surplus of Fes. 55,000,000 to be the largest seizure of contra-

The Hon. Mr. J. Owen, Hughes asked the Government to state:-

(a) The year when the scheme. for the Training of Teachers at the Hong Kong University was inaugurated?

(b) The total number who have entered the University with Government assisted Scholar- ships in each year since the inception of the scheme i (c) Total cost to the Government for each of these years and grand total cost to date? (d) Number of graduates' who have left the Government service before the expiration of the two years' teaching in Government School 1

(e) Number of Scholarship hold- ers who did not complete the degree course t

() Number of Scholarship hold-

ers who did not complete the degree course, but whó are, still teaching in Government Schools 1

(E) Number of Scholarship hold- ers who for different reasons have been called upon to for feit bonds and otherwise make good to the Govern- ment?.

(b) Total amount of rach refunda

to date?

GOVERNMENT'S REPLY.

-The Colonial Secretary replied:

(a) The scheme for the Training of Teachers at the Hong Kong University was inaugurated in 1917.

(b) The total number of those who have entered the. University with Government assisted scholarships in each year since the inception of the scheme is as follows:

Year.

No... 1017

1918

1919

1920

1921

1929

1093

1924

1925

1920

1997

1928

Total

(e) The total cost to Government for each of these years is as follows:

Year..

Amount in

1917

$ 198

1818

3,484

1918

4,852

7,683

1921

10,910

1022

21,338

1923

32,720

1924

40,335

1925

45,285

3926

40,735

1027

32,110

The cost for 1928 will not be The total cost to end of 1927 is known, antil the end of the year.

82:10,030.00.

(d) The total number of graduates who have left the Government" ser- vice before the expiration of their two years' teaching in Government. schools is four. Of these one was permitted to resign to take up an appointment in Dutch India; one was dismissed and forfeited his security; one resigned and paid bond and forfeited security one has recently left without permission and his case is under consideration. (e) The number of scholarsh holders who did not complete degree course is 27, including 4-mentioned in reply to questio It is understood that the Govern.

(f) The number of schol grant of £2,000 holders who did not comp

·THE “ANKING" PIRACY.

GOVERNMENT'S GRANT TO DEAD OFFICERS'

DEPENDANTS 1..

The

-NEW-YORK EDITOR, on the 1929 budget into a deficit of hand opium on record, was taken ment is to make

Fes. 20,000,000. The Government to-day from the Dollar liner Pre-to the relatives of each of the degree course but who are TREUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE would resign if the budget were sident Harrison which arrived at officers who lost their lives in the teaching in Government schools is

NEW YORK, Oct, ard.

not passed with a surplus by De New York yesterday from a world Anking piracy.

(g) The number of scholarship Care death to thonitor of the cember 31st. He rejected the idea touristy metal cases full of Captain. Plunkett Cole, the gas Clarence Barron, the editor of the of reducing the army and navy Over thirty cases full of lant master of the Anking, is holders who for different reasons Wall Street Journal, who passed estimates, which were already at opium were discovered hidden in a making extremely good progress have been called upon to forfeit away today at his residence in Bat the lowest possible point. The chain locker at the Peak Hospital. An X-Ray bonds and otherwise make good to

the formerly tle Creek. The late Mr. Barron Committee, he said, must create The value of the haul is estimat examination of his leg is to be was 13 years of age, and was fresh sources of income, but heed to be not less than £300,000, made to decide whether it will be (b) The total amount of such well-known authority on financial would not consent to increase taxa while the Dollar Line is liable to necessary to remove the bullet refunds; obtained-up-to-date

lodged in his thigh.

atters.

tion

a fine of £190,000.

81,342.05.