NEW ADVERTISE-
MENTS.
GOVERNMENT MILLS, ETC,»
VENDERS for SPECIE
INTIMATIONS.
WILKINSON, HEYWOOD &
and
W
THERICAN DOLLARS errant at Aor In this Colony, for Telegraphic Transfer, on the Lands Commissioners of His Majonty's Treasury, London, up to and for the dam of £30,000,
200, will be Beosived
by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, COMMAND PAY OFFICE, Raid 11 O'CLOCK LE: on the 14ra JANDARY,
CLARK,
...
Messa hare Appointed BOYD & CO. Our AGENTS
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E. W. MAXTED,
Acting Manager.
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THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
19he Tenders to state the Total Amount in Pound Sterling). Na Talegraphie Trander will be made for lear than £100. The Tanders to be la Duplicate, and in Sealed Covers, addressed to the TEEA-NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
SURY
CHEST OFFICER, COM
MAND PAY OFFICE, and endorsed HTENT
TENDERS FOR GOVERNMENT. BILLS,
The right to accept or reject any or all
of the Tenders in reserved.
Caples of Forms of Tender can be bad on application.
"Persons tendering for (Bill) ars hereby riided that, having regard to the provision of the Acts 21 George III. Cap.46 and 41, George III. Cap. 64, the acceptance of any such Tender is mbjeet to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to share or pari la
that the FORTY-FIRST OR- BHAREHOLDERS in this Company DINARY GENERAL MEETING of will be held at the Offere of Massza JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD. on TUESDAY, 5TH FEBRUARY, 1929
at 12.50 m, for the purpose receiving the Report of the Director together with a Statement of Accounta for the Year Ending 31st Decem,
1928.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 14th, 1929.
The BEGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 1972 JANUARY, to TUESDAY, 6TH FEBRUARY. Both Dare inclusive, during which Period No
INTIMATIONS.
Man is happiest bed
WHEN DISPENSING GOOD
...CHEER
aion over N.E. China.
-
Moderate monsoon may be ex pected over the China Sea.
Local Forecast :--N.E; or vari able winds, moderate to fight, fine to cloudy..
It calls for discrimination, and a real knowledge for the subtleties that make for happy Hong Kong Office 11, Ice House
friendship.
In short, it calls for
Street
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Fleet Street, EO. 4
DEWAR'S The Daily Press.
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or to soy benefit to arise from the Con- Transfer of Shares can be Registered. SCOTCH WHISKY
irsot
roor made for the allotment of
ach (B1)I
provisions in question do not apply to Contracts antered into by Ay incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefi of the Company."
L. J. LIGHTFOOT,
Tient-Colonel, R.A.PC,
Treasury Chest Ofoer.
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His Mxi aty'n Treanory Office, lang Kong.
BY KIND FERMISSION OF
CAPT. HOPWOOD, C.B.E.
A.D.O. AND OFFICERS "THE
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (16 Performers) of
HERMES"
WILL PLAY SELECTIONS OF
CLASSICAL & POPOULAR MUSIC
10
LANE, CRAWFORD'S RESTAURANT,
ON
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16T.
FROM 5.15 TILL 7.15 P.M.
NOTICE.
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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST, HONG KONG,
announces &
FREE LECTURE
On
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
by".. W.STUART BOOTH, C.S.B., of Denver,
Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, THE FAT CHURCH OF CHRIST,
·SCIENTIST, IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, In the Old Chamber of Commerce Room,
CITY HALL,
On
MONDAY,
January 21st, 1929,
at 5.45 p.m.
The Public is Cordially Invited
to Autond.
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
L. N. GREEN HILL,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 11th Jan, 1929. [7230
of great age
“WHITE LABEL
"
THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
·BANKING CORPORATION.
and
Hong Kore, January 14rn, 1929.
THE PROBLEM OF SURPLUS -TONNAGE.
LORD INCHCAPE was in optimistic mood at the Peninsular and Oriental annual meeting last month. He an- nounced a dividend of twelve për cont. (free of tax), as compared with ten per cent paid last year, and expressed confidence in a re-
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN VICTORIA VAT"vival of British industry. The
IS EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the HONG KONG
AND
SHANG- HAI BANKING CORPORATION will be held on SATURDAY, the D FEBRUARY, 1929, at 12 DAY OF O'CLOCK Noor at the CITY BALL Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong for the purpose of considering, and if thought fit, passing the following Resolution, viz:
That the Directors of the HonG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION be and they are hereby requested and authorised by and on
behalf of the Shareholders of the Corporation to take all such
neh steps as may be necessary for the intro- the duction of an Ordinance
Legislative Council of the Colony of Hong Kong and for the enactment of the same by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council
As supplied to the
'House of Lords and House of Commons.
IT NEVER VARIES!
SOLE AGENTS :-
BALDWIN'S declaration that his Government-it again "returned to power-would not adopt a Protec- tionist policy. The speaker, how- ever, admitted there was still a surplus of tonnage in the world, but as the cost of building remains far above pre-war level, there had been recently a considerable decline in the outpat of new tonnage.
the first to feel the effect of a
~It-ir-notified that Commander
..
vation.
who are known as the. Division
·#JAVA:
of the University. After Malaya, and Java, India and Hong Kong they will visit Manila,
about the end of June, 1999. The Europe returning to New York main body of the Floating Univer sity arrives here 'to-day on the sa. President Jefferson.
dog was
been.
Lo
and
WEATHER REPORT.
It seems, then, the position in the
The President Fan Buran, dying shipping industry is that the avail-George Francis Holo, R.N. (retired) the flag of the Floating University, came into harbour on Saturday Yesterday's weather report, fore able supply of tonnage is far in having returned to the Colouy, re-morning with a number of young cast and remarks, issued by the
excess not only of current demand, sumed duty as Harbour Master on men and women students aboard, Royal Observatory at 6.12 p. but of maximum requirements.
January 14th stated.
On Friday another 16 cases of The anticyclone is now central During the year just ended the aver S.W. Japan and the depros average level of charter rates has from Kowloon, were notified. All
small-pox, 3 from Victoria and 1 been lower than that shown in any patients were Chiness. One British year since 1918. Competition every-case of enteric was also notified. where for the freight offering has been intensely keen, and the ton- Mining Administration's mines for New Deatness Gura!
The total output of the Kailan
nage of vessels lying idle has been the week ending December 29th,
'An attempt has been made at enormous. Let it be granted that 1028, amounted to 102, 13 tons, and Baltimore to care deafness in a the tales during the period to 76,838-year-old dog by giving it a 2,500 some of this tonnage is "obsolete," tons yet it is capable of transporting
feet drop in an aeroplane. The swept through the Two lots of Crown land are to be skies to within a few hundred feet certain classes of freight which
offered for sale at the P.W.D. offices of the ground and landed at the are neither readily susceptible to on the 28th inst. Both are situate flying field. When the machina damage nor wanted by a definite at Mong Kok Tsui They are Kow-landed, the dog romped gleefully loon Inland Lot: 9169 (area 9,143 over to its owners, but calls and date to catch a market. So long as square feet, upset price $4,830) and, other, various noises used to at- a ship in seaworthy, be she ever so Kowloon Inland. Lot 9170 (area 8,840 tract the attention of dogs were
in vain. Apparently the animal. slow there are some cargoes she can square feet, upset price $13,980).
was still deaf.” One promising sign carry and discharge safely, and for
An employee of the Kowloon Dis-wires
was noted, however. When the guy" which her owners will come into the pensary has been remanded for one at the beginning of the downward the plane began to sing open market with firm offers for week on the application of the swoop, the dog began to sing with Police who are charging him with them. He howled merrily. The freight In addition, it must be obtaining 81 by false pretences, The question is whether he heard the remembered that these ships are defendant is alleged to have obtain noise or simply sensed the vibra
ed. 84 from the husband of a sicktion, a veterinarian explained. operated under flags of various woman and paid only $3 for the The airplane treatment was tried. nationalities, and their crews work ambulance fec.
after the dog had been undergoing under conditions as different as
medical treatment for deafness at their flags. The "tramp" steamer Mr. Huge N. Moran, Police Head-Announcement was carried in a The engagement is announced of intervals for more than a year. has no itinerary and no time-table quarters, Hong Kong, eldest son of medical journal some time ago that to keep; abe is the casual labourer of Liverpool, and Miss May by a quick drop in an airplane,
the late Mr. and Mrs E. J. Marana dog had been cured of deafness of the mercantile marino-rendering Snook, youngest daughter of Mr. excellent service when there is work and Mrs. G. F. Snook, 97, Grange The Bastille.
Road, Canonbury, London, N.1. A move to reconstruct the historic to be done, but when times are bad The date of the wedding has not yet, Bastille, in which the most.
been fixed.
notorious and illustrious prisoners slump..
of France were incarcerated, is groands for this hope, were Govern-
Shipping is the servant of in-sell in a most peculiar way in Des curb political crime, Despite the A Chinese who was behaving him-made by La Liberte as a means to ment economy in public expendi- | ternational commerce and Lord
INGECAPE recognised the fact when was taken to the Police Station,
Voeux Road Central on Saturday, fact that the Bastille has often
oriticized, adversely ture, thus easing the burden of he said that Great Britain, for her where he said that he was not afraid Ziberic asserts that it was particu-
general prosperity, depended upon taxation upon industry, and Mr. free interchange of goods with the of the police and that he couldlarly effective in quietly, handling whole world. Free-trade is one of edly. An ambulance was sent and
fight the whole of them single haud scandals involving prominent peo-. ple.. It recalls, the imprisonment the essentials for a recovery of the after much difficulty, he was trussed there of such personages as Val- shipping industry-not only of
taire, the Marquis de Sade, Jacques. British but the world's shipping up and taken to hospital for obser-d'Armagane, Bassompierre, Foac Unicas there is a free flow of com-
quet and Latud, maying how wise- merce, between the nations of the
The new ly they were treated. world, there is little use for ships.
The Symphony Orchestra of paper concludes that some member Expansion of world trade means the H.M.S. Hermes, a company of six of the Chamber of Deputies should increased use of tonnage for carry-teen performers, are giving a con- propose the reconstruction ing that trade. Restrictions upon cert of classical and popular music usage of the Bastille which was commerce-natural or artificialia. Lane, Crawford's Restaurant on destroyed by the people of Paris. mean less demand for ships Pro Wednesday. They will play be on the memorable July 14th, 1780. hibitivo duties, restrictions upon tween 5.15 and 7.15 p.m. and will It also asserts that the reconstruc imperts payment of subsidies to doubtless draw a large audience. tion of the Bastille, besides more foster "infant "industries born in That the open air concerts, given effectively handling political delin- unfavourable surroundings these during the warmer months by quency, would tend to eliminate and other similar influences have an various military bands, were much national scandals and add to the effect upon shipping which is only appreciated by the residents of the prestige of the Government. calculable by estimating the tonnage Colony generally, was proved by the left rusting at aachor. Shipping is very large and cosmopolitan audi-The Show Cake In London. a very peculiar industry, unlike ences which collected to hear them,
The stock sandwich in London, any other form of business activity, and it seems a very happy idea to because of its international charac- provide now a similar musical treat restaurants which is supposed to be Berved with drinks after 11 p.m. ter. Apart from the vessels operat in an environment more suited to, and, no one dreams of eating, has. ed on regular runs," vessels of all the temperature. flags are brought into keen competi- tion for freight. In the case of
A growing tendency of Russian will take its place in the saIKF ships steadily employed on estab peasants in the neighbourhood of category. Nowadays when anyone lished services, it is comparatively large cities to feed baked bread to gives an afternoon party there are easy for owners of different nation- their horses and cattle is complicat sure to be plates of the most lusciour ing the job of bread provisioning sugar cakes when tea is served, and garding freights and schedules. It for the authorities in Moscow. The yet perhaps not more than one: is usually possible to arrange con-
price of bread in cities like Moscow, person in a score does more than ference" rates for such trafic with Kharkov, and Leningrad is kept as nibble at a slice of bread and but out any great difficulty, and even
low as possible for the sake of the ter. Should you wait until the last to arrange the amount of tonnage working population. Thousands of guest has, departed you will find to be put on such routes and the percentage of freight to be shared Peasants have discovered that they perhaps every one of the sugary -
can buy brend in nearby cities more triumphs of the confectioner un- among the members of the con- cheaply than they can bay fodder, touched. Most people in the All these things are easily arrang. They have therefore become the best West End are trying to get this while the world's tonnage to-dayed when the owners of the ships customers of the bakeries, which are and would not dream of touching not at all grateful for this extra anything so fattening. Those few concerned are organised companies. has increased by 30 per cent. aa International co-operation takes the trade: The recent alarms about a who are not disting have lost their compared with pre-war figures, the place of international competition, bread shortage in the Russian taste for sweet things owing to over- different class entirely." Co-operation partly due to this outside purchas cakes always appear on the side
board. No me, quite know, what increased (in volume) only by about between owners is again obviously
happens to them. One well-known 10 per cent. This is a conservative essential, but how to achieve it?
There is an enormous gap between There was a good deal of exeite hostess is said to use the same cales. estimate of the position, for if the the available supply of tonnage and ment in the vicinity of the Star Party after tea party. A increased speed of ships built since the current demand for space which Ferry on Saturday morning when other is supposed always to hire spells bankruptcy for many owners, the syren lanyard of one of the them from a confectioner... There the war is taken into consideration, Even the most optimistic will not ferry boata jammed and caused the seems indeed no need for real cakes to appear at all The cardboard it would be probably correct to put pretend that world-trade is likely whistle to sound for over the increased carrying capacity of to develop to such an extent as to minutes. Junks, sampans and other structure which forms the lower give employment to the surplus ton small craft scurried" hither and tiers of most wedding cakes would the world's tonnage at 40 per cent nage now available. Obviously, old thither, and speculation was rife do equally well if we must still have above pre-war.
and obsolete vessels should be scrap among the harbour police as to why cakes at tea-time, ped-but what owner of a tramp the ferry boat, which was in the
Changed Soho, These figures, which are based steamer will send his ship to be middle of the fairway, persisted in
There has been recently a great broken up so long as there is a giving vent to a continuous "bray GROUND, upon information which can be chance of picking up freight 1 Yet from her syren: Some passengers change in the barrows of Soho. taken as reasonably accurate, in something will have to be done in on the ferry were inclined to be There are fewer flower and fruit, surplus tonnage is to be reduced, the joke when they were informed more very many more-stalls of regard to surplus tonnage is much and something will have to be done that the lanyard of the syren re women's clothing, especially stock- the same as it was six years ago,
in the direction of pooling the fused to function properly. A deckings. And instead of the old mixed old and young the business which is available for hand eventually rammed his cap crowd of ned-save for the brief. boom in tramp" steamers Organisation into the offending whistle and re majority seem to be youngish, wo- men, fingering stockings and house 1927-as it has been ever since. among individuals whose complete paired the lanyard.
coate with expert fingers. "You'd " freedom of action alone justifies
be lucky, Miss, if they didn't charge you more than 25s, for that coat in A proposal made. 200 years ago a West End shop," says the coster that an official French grammar who too is of a new class of coster- should be compiled may be realized mongers, and the lady offera five bob, take it or leave it, and gets it in the next few years, following a new suggestion by M. Ahel Her- at a Shouting still goes on ng the mant, to the Academy of Letters. The butchers' and vegetable, and fish work is to settle authoritatively stalls, but it is a much quieter the many moot points in French street market, and high spirits rare-. grammar. In making his sugges-ly break into song except when some Dr. G. D. E. Black has been retion, M. Hermant recalled that Scotch engineers up from the dock appointed a member of the Dental Fenelon, the brilliant writer of try to brighten things up a little.
www. years.
statutes providing for the creation meeting places in the world, with of such a standard grammar be the rich people on their way to H.E. the Governor has appointed applied. That proposal, however, Bohemian rendezvous, and poor peo Captain A. J. L. White, R.E., to be was not acted upon, and was for ple looking for the stall with the owners have been able to steer clear his Aide-de-Camp, and Mr. W. E. gotten until M. Hermant unearth- penny herring, and refugees from
thereof, in the terms of A. S.
WATSON which, for the purposes of identi Bcation, has been signed by the thiet
of the Corporation, in substitution for the existing Or
Manager
& CO., LTD. dinances (except as in such print is mentioned) and Deed of Settlement of the Corporation.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that A FURTHER EX. TRAORDINARY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of "the COR. FORATION will be held on SATUR- DAY, the 2325 DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1929, at 12.43 in the AFTERNOON, at the Same Place, for the
ing &
ритрове of
abo of
the above men-
and,
if
of Settlement
re-
and of considering, fit, confirming the in accordance with
Article 96 of the Corporation's Deed Dated this 1st day of January, 1998.
By Order of the Directors,
A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager. NOTE: A Copy of the proposed New Ordinance can be seen during the Usual Banking Hours (SUNDAYS, PUBLIC and BANK HOLIDAY! ex-
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY
CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING.
V5TH, 16TH, 27TH FEBRUARY,
AND 2ND MARCH. 1929.
DRAFT PROGRAMMES
And
ENTRY FORMS are New Keady and may be obtained at the RACE COURSE, Hoxe Kore Club and CAUSEWAY BAT STABLES.
Hong Kong, 15th Dec., 1928. (7109
"PEAK MANSIONS.".
Here in Hong Kong we have every reasOD to hope that Lord Incaire's view that better con. ditions will prevail will prove to be correct, yet it is not easy to believe that the slump in the ship ping industry is nearing its end." Early in 1927 there were optimists who thought they saw a break in” the clouds, and who backed their opinions by ordering new ships to be built. In the twelve months ending June 30th last year there was an addition to the world's shipping of nearly two million gress tons This, at first sight, looked like a coming return of prosperity,
but it must be remembered that
alities to come to an agreement, re-
ference."
become an established joke. Before long it seems as if the ten-time cake
cepted) in Hong Kong at the Head Walk from the Tram Station and volume of sea-borne commerce has but the "tramp." steamer is in a capital, according to officials, were smoking.. Yet the dozen or so iced...
Office of the CORPORATION or at
STOKEB
ITUATED within Two Hinater Overlooking the Southern Side of the
Offices of Messrs. Jolding, So- Island. Beady for Occupation.
& MASTER, Prince's licitors to the said Corporation, and in Shanghai at the Office of the
CORPORATION, from the Date hereof until the Date of the above men tioned Confirmantery Meeting.
(7172
SHAMEEN MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL
(BATIAE CONCREATON)
Fire-Roomed, and Six-Roomed APARTMENTS
with all Modera Conveniences, Drying Booms and Out-houses, Two Lifta.
Apply to CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT,
4TH FLOOR, French Bank BUILDING.
No
TO LET.
TO. 36 and No. 361, QUEEN'S
ROAD CENTRAL,
Only (opposite
TENDERS are Hershy Invite for Fibers
ing.
41
ten
the SUPPLY of the following THEATRE)." Possession from 187 JANU⋅ 1 dicate that the position to-day in this direction if the amount, of alarmed at first but quite enjoyed and chins and old junk stalle, and
ONE (1) Hand Drawn MOTOR FIRE ENGINE. monated en Two-wheeled I.K. Tyred Carriage. Capable of De livering Seventy-five (75) English Gallons of Water.at Pressure of 110 Pounda Per Square Inch and Nozzle Prassura
ART, 1929.
Apply to ----
71181
WO FAT SING,
81, Wing Lak Street,
TEL C. No. 5
of 70 Pounds with f-Inch Diameter Nozzle through 1,000 FEET of Hose and Buction Lift of & Fest Famp LET-Frem FIRST FEBRU. From the point of view of some
4. KELLETT
ARY, No.
their existence seems a paradoxical
· FANLING HUNT Delivary to be for Standard Size 23-inch HOUSE PLAX, Four Rooms Flant owners, it is possible that the posi idea, yet a move in this" direction
STEEPLECHASES.
SATURDAY, 19TH JANUARY.
FIRST RACE -3.00 PM.
ADMISSION
TO PUBLIC ENCLOSURE:-$1.00. (Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform :-
HALF PRICE.}**
CARS PARKED ON THE COURIE $10.00 EACH.
SPECIAL TRAIN Leaves KOWLOON (-1.50 KM. Beturns: 640 ZIMNÉ
First Class Retuan Farn meloding ADMISSION TO PUBLIC EXCLOGUEX:-$2.00. FREE PARKING FOR CARS, ---
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́and also One "Y" BRANCH PIECE State Time Required to fulfil Contract from Date of Order.
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PRICE to include 20 Feet SUCTION System, Separate Kitchen, Servants tion to-day is not quite so bad as HOSE and Fittings, such as Foot Quarters, All Modern Conveniences it was, because various economies Valve, Suction Rose and Connections Apply. DEACONE, PANGE'S BUILDING.
have been effected which have sub- stantially reduced maintenance and running expenses Freights which jt would have been impossible for them to accept in 1922 are accepted
PRICE for Delivery at FIRE STATO LET No. 7, STEWART TEE. TION, BAIT
BAGE, 270, PEAK, From MARCH Ba Concession, Bramsen, CANTON
lar To OCTOBER 8167. Five Boome Fully Furnished. Modern Sanitation. FIRE ENGINE and
COUNCIL HOOF.A. MACKINTOSH, [7169 BRITISH CONCESSION, BHAMPER CANTON
appears inevitable if the problem of surplus tonnage is to be solved.
News and Views.
French Grammar.
TENDER: should be Sealed and Rervants Quarters, Garden.-APPY to-day, and in some cases it "Board for a further period of three two centuries ago, insisted that the Boho is still one of the strangest.
Marked delivered
on or Before SATURDAY, JANUARY
1929.
found possible to pay shareholders a generous dividend. At the worst,
26TH,
THY Continue to suffer when accept the Lowest or any Tender.. Neither does the Council bind itself to your reach-Pimples, Catarrh, Asthma, pay any Expenses which the Tenderers Bronchitis, Cough, Constipation, Dis days the man in business who makes may have incurred in Tendering. beles, Draper, Rheumatism, and many
CHAS. E. WATSON,
other Dinesses. No Drugs, Parely sufficient gross profit to cover his Chinese Herbs, Secretary.
overhead charges must consider him COUNCIL ROOK, SEAMELE,
¡CANTON,
GC. QUAAN'S ROAD DERAL, 192 Foo, self as being numbered among those January 8th, 1929,
[7224
doing tolerably well.
The Council. does not bind itself to W POO ON HEEBS are within of bankruptcy, and in these difficult Scott to act as his Private Secreed Fenelon's letter to the French almost every country, and old-
P00 ON HERBS CO..
TEL. C. 5000,
tary.
Academy, date 1713. The prospects fashioned tradesmen of highly. are that this grammer, the com- special trades whose names · are- |pilation of which has been approy-known in Europe, and ambitions. The Gazette announces that Hired by the Academy, will make its little Italian boys beginning life by Honour the Chief Justice has order- appearance long before the diction selling small toys and trees, hoping ed that the next Criminal Sessionsary is finished that the Immor-in time to have enough money to shall be held on Monday, the 21st tals have been working on for buy one of the splendid dress suite for walters they see in the windows.
inst
many years past,
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.