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CHINA TARIFF AGREEMENT.

RECOGNITION BY JAPAN,

UNSECURED LOANS.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOYTO, Jan gist. Though still awaiting final signa- ture, it is learned that notes will. be exchanged between Japan and China during the next day of twe. China will agree to pay 3,000,000 yen as first instalment for the re- payment of unsecured loans, thus recognising their legality, whilst Japan agrees to recognise the new Chinese tariff.

STRENGTH OF VARIOUS ARMIES.

(Fah Te: Fai Teo).

... SHANGHAI, Jan. 21st. According to an official estimate, the existing strength of the various army groups throughout the coun- try is roughly as follows --

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The First Army Group (com manded by Marshal Chiang Kai Shek): Twelve divisions and two brigades.

The Second Army Group (com manded by Marshal Feng Hsiang): Twenty divisions and several mixed brigades."

The Third Army Group (com- manded by Marshal Yes Hai Shan): Twelve divisions.

The Fourth Army Group (under the Hankow regime): Thirteen divisions.

The Fighth Army Route (under Marshal Li Taal Hain): Five armies and two divisions.

The Manchurian Army: Fengtien, fifteen brigades; Kirin, eight brigades; Heilungkiang, three brigades..

BARON TANAKA’S TWO SPEECHES.

STATEMENT OF CHINA POLICY.

NON-CONFIDENCE VOTE

EXPECTED. "

"{THROCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

· Toyyo, Jan. 21st.

On the termination of the New Year recess the Diet will re-assem. ble for its first plenary session to morrow, when Baron Tabaka, in his capacities Premier and Foreign Minister respectively, will deliver two important speeches.

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It is understood that the Pre- mier's speech will be confined to domestic issues, while the Eoreign Minister's is largely concerned with the China policy, which will form the chief point of the Opposition's attack in both Houses.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22nd, 1929.

SUDDEN END OF WORLD CRUISE:

PRESIDENT GARFIELD

AGROUND,

PASSENGERS TAKEN OFF.

(REUTER'S AMAZIGAN BERVICE}

NEW YORK, Jan. 20th. News has been received of the

KING'S PROGRESS MAINTAINED.

ENCOURAGING STATEMENT.

INCREASED GENERAL

STRENGTH.

(THROUGH "REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Jan. 21st.

It is officially stated that the

stranding of the Dollar Line round progress in the King's condition the world steamer President Garnated in the last bulletin has been field off the Bahamas, only three maintained. The next bulletin will days after leaving here.

be issued to-night

It was on Thursday last" that'

round-the-world cruise, with 81 passengers on board.

the President Garfield left on her

She had not reached Havana, her first port of call, before she, ran on to the Matanilla Reef, off the Bahamas, where she is at present held fast.

The

On running aground. the finer these were picked up by the as. seat out S.0.5." signals, and Pan America, which happened to The Minseito party are expected be in the vicinity.

Pan-America immediately to introduce a vote: of

non-con- rushed to the spot and took off the fidence early in February though passengers and their baggage, as the Government professes optimism well as the mails. that it will be able to muster sufficient votes to defeat the motion..

SALVATION ARMY QUARREL.

RESTRAINING THE HIGH

COUNCIL..

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

RUGBY, Jan. 21st. A motion for an injunction, made on behalf of General Bramwell Booth to restrain the High Council of the Salvation Army from acting on their resolution to remove him from the headship. of the organiza- tion, again came up in the Chan- ing, was postponed until Friday. sery Court to-day, but the hear-

CURZON'S SUCCESSOR.

NEW LORD OF THE TREASURY.

MARK OF KIDNAPPER GANG.

TATTOOED MAN AND WOMAN.

· Saturday night's favourable bul- letin was

SENSATIONS FROM KABUL.

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NEW RULER DISAPPEARS.

MURDERED OR FLED?·

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BOMBAY, Jan. 21st.

A telegram to a newspaper from. Peshawar says that it is persist-

ently rumoured there that Bachai Sakso has either been killed or has fled from Kabul.

PARLIAMENT'S FULL SESSION.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND FINANCE.

GENERAL ELECTION

PROSPECTS.

[BRITISH WINESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Jan. 31st Parliament reassembles to morrow The full session of the present without ceremonial after the Christ-

mas Holiday adjournment.

The general expectation at pre- sent is that the session will be in

the hundredth issued THE SHANGHAI JAIL. dissolution about the middle of

since the King became ill.

Strength Greater

RUGBY, Jan. 20th. For the first time a definite im- provement in the general strength of the King was reported in last Palace. It stated:- night's bulletin from Buckingham

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VERY OVERCROWDED.

4,000 CONVICTS IN QUARTERS FOR 1,800.

Shanghai, January 18th (U.P.). "The amount of nourishment now The Shanghai Municipal Jail, a heing taken is satisfactory. His block of buildings in the Wayside Majesty's general strength is district, housing lawbreakers sen- proving. The next bulletia will be issued on Monday."

At noon to-day, after the morning consultation between the King's doctors, Lord Dawson of Penn and Sir Stanley Hewett, it was authori tatively stated that there was no notable change in the King's con |dition.

Great Satisfaction,

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tenced for crimes committed in the International Settlement, is largest prison of its kind in China and the most congested. According to statistics obtained today by the United Press, the Municipal Jail to day houses 4,000 Chinese criminals. It was built almost 20 years ago for the accommodation of an estim-

As the extreme weakness of the Royal patient is now the most im portant feature of the illness, theated average of 1,800. latest reports have been received with great satisfaction in Palace circles and by the publie, who are eagerly awaiting news that the convalescence"

May, and that the General Election will take place in June. While Parliament will be principally occupied with the reform, of local government and finance, there will be in the constituencies throughout the country a stimulation of poli- tical interest in view of the coming

slection, and the organisers of the three parties are busily engaged on the preparation of their campaigns. One of the novel features will be audiences in May. the relaying of platform speeches to

New. Registers,

· SERGT. GODDARD ON TRIAL.

BRIBES FROM "NIGHT CLUB QUEEN."

CHARGES AGAINST MRS. MEYRICK.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.]

LONDON, Jan 31st. The trial of Police Sergeant Sergeant Goddard in charged with opened to-day at the Old Bailey. Goddard, Mrs. Meyrick and Ributi

corruptly accepting as an induce rant or reward for doing or for bearing to de certain acts "£360 from "Ribu, £155 from Mrs. Meyrick and £10 from Anna Gadda. Mra Meyrick and Ribus are charged money to Sergeant Goddard, and with corruptly giving also conspiring to contravene the licensing nets and to pervert. charged with selling intoxicating justice. Mrs. Meyrick is also liquor without a license.

All have pleaded not guilty."

WILLIAM

HEUGHAN.

À ONE-MAN OPERA. EXCELLENT CONCERT AT THE

THEATRE ROYAL,

If you did not go to hear William Royal go to-night for you will Heughan last night at the Theatre thoroughly enjoy yourself.

William Heughan calls himself an actor singer and the term is very well chosen. He has a fine bass baritone voice and knows how to make the fallest possible use of every inflexion of it. Whether he sings opera, folk song, or ballad he can act the part required of him with no stage consciousness and Heughan concert is in fact a ono

Shanghai, January, 16th (U.P.); -The existence of a gang of kid- nappers, with

headquarters in Shanghai

and "branches or agents in all principal cities of China, came to light recently with the revelation by one of the crooka that the gang's identification mark consisted of the figures of a maa and woman tattooed just above the

quite extraordinary success, The information left knee. broadcast to police of several citien and prison inmates in many ports were subjected to examination.

was

Forty members of this gang of gunmen were discovered in Shang- hai prisons, pine in Neaking, more in Hankow, Wuchang and other Yangtaze ports. Others are report- ed to have been found in the jaile of Peping. Tientsin, Tsinan, Can- No report has yet been received

ton, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo and of the exact number of troops in

Hong Kong. That the desperadoes Szechuan, Yunnan and Kweichow.

were members of one extensive. According to the resolution passeil

[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.).

well-organized gang the police had not dreamed The discovery, by the Military Reorganisation and Disbandment Conference, troops in

Ruder, Jan. 21st.

which is regarded as important by each disbandment region will be been appointed as Lord of the query by an officer while grilling Captain Evan Wallace, M.P., has police here, resulted from an idle limited to under eicvco divisions.

Treasury to succeed Viscount Cura kidnapping suspect regarding zon, who resigned on succeeding to unusual tattoo marks he wore. the title of his father, Earl Howe.

MILITARY GRADUATES.

(Wah Te: Fat Pao).

SHANGHAI, Jan. 21st. The Central Military Academy in Nanking, held a graduation cere mony yesterday. Marahal Chiang! Kai Shek presided over the gather ing and delivered a speech urging the graduates to devote their lives to their country when they entered upon their military career. Over three hundred students and visitors were present including many high. military and civil officials.ne

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"GAZETTE DU FRANC" SCANDAL.

RUNAWAY FINANCIER

ARRESTED.

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BIG BANKING FAILURE.

[гunocoя RECTEN'S' AGENCY.]

PARIE, Jan. 21st. A message from Glaris, Switzer- fand, states that M. Pacquement, an outside Bourse operator, who disappeared when the examining magistrate in Paris summoned him last week to give explanations in Jeconnection with the Gazette du

Light, o

stage

" within

It was learned officially at the Palace this evening that the pro- gress in the King's condition was maintained.

The new electoral registers on which the election will be fought contain the names of the women of will be issued this week and will

twenty-one years and upwards to whom the franchise is now extended on the same terms as to men..

The last portion of the present The crowded state of the prison," Parliament will be devoted to de where two and even three men are bates following the presentation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's confined in the one-man cells, budget proposals early in April. four feet wide and six feet longis After the proposals are known, it to be relieved gradually under proBill will be passed quickly through is believed likely that the Finance sent municipal plans, but these, are its various stages, and the necessary being hampered by refusal of owners supplies voted, to enable the dis of adjoining sites to part with their solution by the middle of May. land. The Shanghai Municipal Council, however, Eas been success- blocks and additional buildings which will accommodate 1,000 pris oners are under construction.

“FIRESIDE". DISCUS-ul in purchasing, two adjoining

SION AT Y.M.C.A.

SAFEGUARDING OF INDUSTRIES.

CAN IT PREVENT UNEMPLOY MENT.

The Parliamentary programme leaves little time available for the but the Premier is to be asked to discussion of miscellaneous matters, marrow whether he will give time for discussion on the Channel tun- nel project.

BORG BREAKS THE RECORD.

BRILLIANT MILE SWIM.

The New Structures. The new structures will form & wing of the present prison and are Acheduled for completion in the latter part of this year. It is not believed by the prison authorities. however, that the two additions will The second of a series of fireside meet the crying need for more discussions which are being held in space, as prison sentences seem to the lounge of the Y.M.C.A., Kow- be по deterreat to crime, and loon, centred last night around the particularly armed crime, in the subject of "The Safeguarding of International Settlement. Tremen- Industries." relevant than the previous dis-statistics compiled by the jail' ewin

Arguments were more dous increases are revealed by

The gang is believed responsible for scores of daring abductions here and in other cities in recent In addition to extracting months. thousands of dollars from wealthycussion. prisoners, the gang is thought responsible for systematic thiefs of young women, girls and boys. The alder girls are sold into brothels, the younger into slavery and the hoys to farmers unwilling to hire help, after being transported from their home cities to other from which orders" for human souls

had been received.

COYNE MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY.

The opener pointed out that the Safeguarding of Industries was an efficient weapon in the hands of the Government in defeating the un- employment problem. This, despite the popular belief, was not merely protection, which would mean s stuffs. Mr. Baldwin had never de- general tariff with taxes on food- sired to introduce "protection in that respect.

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POSITION AT ICHANG. A Naval wireless message ecived from Ichang states that Liu Franc affair, has been arrested at SCORE A HIT AT THE STAR prima facie case; that experts con-

His wife has also been arrested: Since M. Pacquement's disap pearance from Paris, the foildre of his banking business has been announced, the

deficiency being 22,000,000 francs.

Ho Ting has received reinforce- St. Gall. ments and that his position ap- pears to be quite secure.. "It is now revealed that one. of Yang Sen's generals recently cast off his allegi- ance and thus opened the way to Wanhsien to General. Liu Hsiang.

The whole of Yang Sen's civilian staff, including a number of Japanese military instructors and the wives and families of military leaders, have fed to Ichang. They

EXPERT COMMITTEE ON

REPARATIONS..

are under the protection of LFIRST MEETING IN FEBRUARY.

Ho Ting, a Hupeh man who is act

ing under orders from Hu Tsung

Tu nt Hankow.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

LONG PROGRAMME WELL ·

SUSTAINED,

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How It Works. What it really meant was that the industry desiring to be "safe guarded" had to convince the Board of Trade that it had a

sidered the question after the in- dustry had proved that it was an important industry and was meet- ing with unfair foreign competi- tion which was throwing people en- gaged in that industry out of work, and that the proposed duty to be placed on articles produced by that industry would not injure any other industry.

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Most companies who open fire in the Colony for the irst time do so with two distinct advantages.

"Firstly, they can adopt a "take

attitude knowing it-or-leave-it only too well that we poor Hong Kongites will flock to our local When the experts were satisfied theatre to endure any form of prothe case was referred back to the gramme the managements care to Board of Trade, who took the Present. They know only too well necessary steps to see that the in- that there is not likely to be any dystry concerned was safeguard- counter stage attraction to take our ed? Where these safeguarding Ma Wen Te, his immediate rival.

RUGBY, Jan. 40th.

patronage if we are dissatisfied. duties had been imposed, employ was sent up by General Li Tsang

Secondly, the majority of us have

ment had risen and prices bad gone The Reparation Commission, in Jen.

Little is known in Ichang full agreement with Germany, has

got so much out of touch with, the down. regarding the present position of decided to complete the Experts"

London stage that it is doubtful if In

lace industry, the

for Faug Ben, but the opinion is gener-Committee according to the Pro-

we are capable of appreciating or instance, over que thousand people ally accepted that he is now really out of the picture,

tocol at Geneva on September 16th, deprecating local performances had been found employment; 1,400 people had found employment in by nominating Mr. Owen D. Young We can only feel thankful as a and Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan as rule, for small mercies and hope the glove industry, and there had

been a decrease. of 5 pe: for better things in the future.. American experts, with power to

On very rare occasions, however, prices, while 16,000 more people engage the services of a third

we are given some really Ene showi were employed by British firms con- Bastant expert to replace either by talented companies. Under the cerned in the motor industry or by of them in case they have to be able direction of 3fr. Fred Coyne, foreign firms who were compelled absent.

the Coyne Musical Comedy Com-by the new duties to establish or The Committee of Experts is, The attention of the Peping therefore, definitely constituted. Kowloon, before an appreciative industries had benefited in a simi-

pany opened in the Star Theatre, extend works in England. authoritica is again drawn to the and the first meeting will be held audience and proved the exception ar manner, activities of the Nationalism Party, or the Young China Party, in probably in February.

to the general rule. If their per northern China where it is report-

formance did not merit the use of As against these views, other ed to be in great popular favour.

too many superlatives, they were speakers contended that Ardent supporters of the party are

certainly well ahead of the usual

was merely the thin distributing pamphlets in the city

guarding types of theatrical companies who edge of the wedge of Protection. of Peping, and slogans of an anti-

visit the Colony.

In effect, it eliminated incentive Kuomintang nature have been post

Entitled "Keep Moving," the and conditions similar to those ob- ed in the public gardens and

programme opened with a sappy taining in Australia were likely to thoroughfares. One of the power

ensemble followed by a series of result from its application. ful slogans arousing popular feel-

vocal and dance numbers. Two

suggested ing against the Kuomintang is

NATIONALISM PARTY.

(Wah Ter Tot Pan)..

SHANGHAI, Jan. 21st.

Down with the autocratie Nan. king Government dictated by the Kuomintang. The Kuomintang can- not be pardoned for having con- spired with the Communists. Even now that it has purged itself of them, it does not permit the people to share the Government, but joins with the militarists to oppress the people,"

SCOTS GUARDS GOING HOME.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Jan, 1st. The Second Battalion of the Scots Guards left for England to day aboard the transport City of

Marscilles.

MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.

On January 20th. H.M.S. Berwick arrived at Shanghai from Nimrod Sound. H.M.S. Suffolk sailed for Hồng Kong.

sketches, "My Pal Bill" and "The Rajah's Treasure" were presented in the true epirit of burlesque. Many excerpts were reminiscent of the London Coliseum.

Joan Carlin possesses a pleasing mezzo-soprano voice, Cliff Kendall displaye a great deal of energy in several items calling for agility and Sidney Burl has a powerful and well-trained voice.

On the whole, the show is well

The Peping authorities have or HMS. Kent. flying "the Bag of dered the arrest of active members the Commander-in-Chief, China | worth seeing.

cent, in

[THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

the

SYDNEY, Jan. 21th. Arpe Borg, is an exhibition mile at Manly, covered officials. Against 1924's average distance in 21 min. 84/5 secs. total of 1,500, they averaged 4,000 which is a world's record." inmates during 1928 and there is every indication that the steady controlled areas of Shanghai will influx of criminals to the foreign continue, bringing with the ever increasing wave of crime an ever growing number of criminals for confinement in the one penitentiary for Chinese maintained by the Shanghai Municipal Council.

Statistics compiled by the police show that the congested condition in the Municipal Jail is due to the imposition of long imprisonment terms on armed robbers and kid- nappers, and even murderers despite the National Government's newly promulgated Bandit Laws, which provide the

death penalty for robberies and kidnappings carried out under arms. An appreciable percentage of the inmates of the Municipal Jail are such desperadoes, men serving terms usually of not less than five years and generally more than 10. Many are "lifers and 20 or 25 year men,

Mainly Coolle Clarg.

WOMAN'S MIDNIGHT

STRUGGLE.

EGYPTIAN AND A SCENE IN

LONDON SHRUBBERY.

Bail was refused.

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man opera

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This effect, so rare on the concert stage, of a complete and rounded performance, is materially assisted

her 'cello and Miss Gladys Sayer at by the two ladies who appear with

the piano. On Miss Sayer falla the Mr. Heughan-Miss Maud Bell with

heaviest burden, for she not only plays the accompaniments. right through the evening but gives several piano Solos which are them-.. selves very pleasing items. Besides this Miss Sayer is responsible for the settings of a number of the traditional songs "of Heughan's re pertoire. As a pianist she shows a sénsitive appreciation and very com siderable technical and interprative skill, and the two pieces of Chopin -the Etude in A flat major and played last night were much ap- "Valse in E minor" which she

plauded.

Miss Maud Bell has won consider- able fame for herself in England. and abroad, and plays with delicacy and breadth of tone. Of her share in last night's concert perhaps the Sammartine Salmon. "Sonata in G major was the greatest tour de force, being delightfully rendered...

and unusual was

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Very interesting of Cesar Cui,

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while the "Highland Melody," of which the accompaniment was the work of Mine Sayer, was very charming indeed with its haunting eoquences.

anyone who has attended one of his concerts will ever forget that enjoyable experience.

Last night's programme was as follows:-

1-Sarabande in D Major

2.--Alman

Bach Henschel. *.*. art. Craxter

3. Drink to me only...Traditional (Cello Maud Bell).

4-Se il Rigor (La Ebrea),

Halevy 5.-La Calunnia (The Barber of

Seville)

..... Roesizi.. 6. The Skye Boat Song....Moffat: 7-Hey Johanic Cope......Lawson- 8.--No, No, John.......arr Eayer.

Songs: William Henghan -Sonata in G Major

A white woman's alleged mid- night struggle with an Egyptian in a shrubbery had a sequel at the South-Western Police Court when

Of William Heughan himself it Muhamed Abdoun, standing over is hard to say enough. His choice eft. high, of Upper Richmond road, of Highland dress, his very charm- Putney, was remanded on a serious ing personality, and the intimacy charge.

which he establishes with his audi- mid-night when passing the house explanations of his songs which he Police Constable Taylor said at ence by the preliminary stories and at Futney he heard a noise in the gives in a beautiful clear voice and garden and, switching on his light, with touches of pawky humour saw Ahdaun struggling with a added to the enjoyment of him un- She was unclothed, covered with by himself, and it is unlikely that white woman in the shrubbery. usually fine voice. He is in a class mud, and in a state of collapse.

Arrest this man," she oried, he has molested me" Ahdoun, The prisoners serving out long also covered with mud, replied, sentences are mainly of the coolie" She is drunk and won't let me class, with or without service in go." The woman's skirt was found the armies of China's military in the shrubbery. tales of its wealth and get-rich-quick called you, did I not?-I cannot leaders. Drawn to Shanghai by Ahdoun, adressing Taylor: "I opportunities, they are, tempted to say. utilize their knowledge of firearms in na armed robbery or kidnapping which may net tens of thousands of silver dollars, more money than men of their stamp ordinarily earn in European And Indian Staf

lifetime. They weigh the chances.

The staff of the Manicipal Jail is Jobs are scarce. Failure or capture entirely foreign and totals almost 40 in such armed law-breaking may white men and approximately 200 cost their lives. Thus when con- Indians. Four or Eve Chinese dre fronted by police, during or after employed at the prison as foremen to shoot, firing at random in an needs must have a permanent head 10.-Death and the Maiden an armed raid, they do not hesitate of the various manufactories, which effort to keep their liberty and lives, to train the endless stream of new

Schubert Such encounters during 1929 took & arrivals, toll of almost a score of foreign

11.-Song of the Flea...Houssorgsky.. lives and three times as many operates one other prison in Shang-13-Lochinvar Joseph Hinton.. The Shanghai Municipal Council 19-Kate Dalrymple....... Diack. "safe-Chinese.

hai, the Amoy Road Jail for for-14-Phil, the Fluter's Ball...French.. Busy Prisoners.

eigners, which occupies the former (Songs: William Heughan). The parole system adopted by British Gael site. The inmates of 15.-Etude in A Flat Major the International Settlement prison this prison sometimes total authorities enables good behaviour many as 100, mainly Russians. It 16-Valse in E Minor......Chopin. men to reduce their sentences by is utilized by the Consuls of the (Piano: Gladye Sayer). that three-tenths. The remitted term. Powers retaining extraterritoriality, 17.-Chant Populaire Viennois Safeguarding": at present offer however, has to be served should who pay the hanghai Municipal

Brandi-Kreisler. ed no protection against its wrong- the man returned to prison for Council two dollars a day for a 18-Orientale. Cesar Cui. ful exploitation by trusts and big another offence. In the Municipal prisoner when they are confronted 19-Arlequin... Popper. combines. At the best, it was mere Jail, all inmates are put to work with the problem of having to jail 20-Highland Melody...Arr Hayer. ly a palliative and not a cure for They are taught to make cair mata national without having any place

(Cello Maud Bell).. unemployment.

ting, basketa, garbage cans, buckets, to lock him "P

20-Highland Melody....ary Sayer. The opener replied by pointing other utensils of tin and numerous Under present expansion plans 21.-My Love is like a Red Bed sad that Australia's position was other articles for which there is of the Council, the Amoy Road Jail. due, not so much to tariffs, as to

Robe arr. Bayer demand in Shanghai. More than a is to be abolished and its inmates 22-As I was going to Banbury her over-populated towns.

hundred prisoners are constantly transferred to the Municipal Jail Safeguarded industries were employed in the prison printing

arr. Bayer reviewed from time to time by the shop. Another batch does the clean. Board of Trade which kentang. Yet another the cooking.

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Free Traders,

Other

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Sammartini-Salmon (Cello Maud Bell).

Chopin.

Watson:

in Ward Road upon completion of 23-Kitty McFee extensions and repairs which will 24.Wi'a hundred Pipers, be effected within the next five