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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1668.

Intimations.

NOTICE.

Tax following were the gross amount of duties collected at the principal Custom houses in the Philippine Archipelago during February fast-Manila $167,883,94; lolo, $11,339.17: Cebú, $3,400.68; Zamboanga, $143-53 Total -$181,86732”

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. | HIS EXCELLENCY-no, we beg pardon, the Honorable the Surveyor, General has expressed his intention of shortly vacating the chairman- ship of the Sanitary Board. So mote it be For this relief the community, will be truly thankful that is unless the ubiquitous Lister is Loisted into the vacant chair, which would make SEED matters rather worse than they have been.

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY;

Hongkong, 2nd March, 1838.

DEATH.

By kind permission of Colonel Anderson and the officers of the and Northamptonshire Regiment, the Regimental Band will play in the Public Gardens, to-morrow (Sunday), from 3.30 til 5 p.m. The following will be the programme --"

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At Tientsin, on the 1st April, Dr. JoHN KENNETH MACKENZIE, of the London Mission, and Medical Officer of the Viceroy's Hospital.

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1888.

LOCAL, AND GENERAL..

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THE Natal Mercury in énumerating the profits the South African gold fields says the return of gold exported from Natal and the Cape Colony for the last three years is as follows The total gold export from Natal was in 1887, 40,437 ounces, valued at £143,557; in 1886, 95,798 ounces, of a value of £79,936; whereas the value in 1885 from the two colonies was Natal £52,222, and from the Cape 17,321 During the three years the largest quantity exported from Natal in any one month was

December, 1887, 23,655 ̋õunces.—

Formosa, the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, A Nkw hotel will shortly be opened in Cervantes 25,258 ounces In September, 1886, and in

Cochin China, the Philippine Islands, Coren. British North flomeo, the British Colony

Square, Manila. of

Hongkang, tuul the Portuguese Colony of Macao. It also contains the Principal Treaties between

THE armed police force of Annam and Tonquin is composed of a lieutenant-commander, nine

European countries and the United States and officers, and forty men,

the counties East of the Straits, including the

Now Treaties between FRANCE and CHINA,

CHINA and GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE

and ANNAM, RUSSIA and CHINA, BRAZI. and, CHINA, and the KOREAN TREATY :

AVE, would remind these concerned that the Honam will leave the Steamboat Co.'s wharf for Tai-yu-shan at 10.30 o'clock to-morrow

n.orning,

The following appointments are reported by the Courrier d'Haiphong--M. Boulloche, formerly Customs Inspector of Annam and. Tooquin, promoted to the post of chief clerk to M. de, la

Porte, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, vice M. Delacour who has been appointed Inspector of submarine cables; members of the

Board of Health of Hanoi-Drs. Desbrousses and

STATISTICE show that during last year nine English parsons left fortunes reaching to a total of 1581,600. Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.

DURING the second fortnight of March there wete imported into Manila Spanish silver coins of the value of $15,926; gold coins, $50; the exports were $1,000 In Spanish gold coins. A LADY of Lyons, Ont., has just sued a man for $2000 for kissing her on the check. She alleges that the shock was so great as to incapacitate her from performing household duties for two weeks.

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We learn from our Manila exchanges to hand that Señor D. Emilio Diaz Moreu, Acting Spanish Consul at this part has been offered the post of Secretary to General Weyler, the new Governor- General of the Philippines.

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THE Comercio reports a voracious conflagration in the village of Pasig near Manila, on the 5th inst. when 17 houses were consumed. THE Madrid Government have conferred pralse on.

WR are informed by the agents (Messrs. Jardine,) Matreon & Cay that the "Glen The Githe Spanish engineer who has submitted to then

this port finias, from London, left Singapore yesterday for his calculations and other remarks concerning the gunboat Filipinds, and have ordered the same to be placed at the disposal of the Manila naval authorities, to be utilized in case the builders should bring in any claims against thém,” Ir another column we publish a very interesting correspondence on this much debated subject.. AN Interesting case in which a nobic British warrio: went back on his erstwhile lady love ately occupied the attention of an English jury Colonel H. F. Marryat sued Mr. M. Ashburne for recovery of various sums of money, including to the defendant, or paid by him for her. As to 100, alleged to have been lent by the plaintiff

the too, the defendant pleaded accord and satisfaction, and as to other sums, denied that they had been lear to her, and set up other pleas. Mr. Cock, Q., and Mr. E. Harriso appedted for the plaintiff; while Mr. Winch Q.C., and Mr. Crosse represented the defendant. Mr. Cock, in opening the case for the plaintiff, said he was an officer in the army that the defendant was a lady who had obtained a judicial separation from lier husband. At one time the plaintiff and defendant were on very. riendly and affectionate terms but in March. action was brought. The plaintiff claimed from 1886, they quarrelled, and subsequently this the defendant altogether a sum of 6270, The defendant said that the had borrowed ton of the plaintiff, but alleged that in satisfaction of that part of the claim, she had rejurned him

which she stated he had given her as a a pair of diamond earrings valued at £30,

tion, said his intentions towards the defendant, were honourable, but he never Christmas-box. The plaintiff, in cross-examina:

that he had addressed her as "My dearest intention of making her his wife. He admitted

He subscribed himself on one occasion Your old foul (laughter)--and on another, "Your Merlin" and wrote to her in affectionate terms.

bad-tempered cab-horse." (Renewed-laughter.)

MONSIEUR Dupuis has obtained from the King of Annam the exclusive right of collecting essences from the forests of Thanh-hoa and Nhe-an. The works for the extraction of seal from his Kebao concession have already

commenced.

THE coal output of the world is 407,000,000 tons of which the United States produces, 106,000,000, Asia. 6,000,000 and Africa 200,000. Europe produces 72 per cent. of all-295,000,000 tons, The average per head of population is 225 pounds per year. year.

THE steamer Kuling, which returned to Shang hai last week after her ineffectual attempt to

obtain leave to pass beyond Ichang, is to be laid- up pending receipt from Peking of the promised anen, authorising her to proceed to Chungking "Hoochow," or permit, from the Tsung-li

HELL-what it is and where," was the cheerful title of a parson's sermon we recently came across in a Melbourne paper. It is really

had any

another line passing through the centre of gravity or through the midship hull of the vessel, perpendicular to the plane of the keel; and that the point of the metu-centre ty be the same, or it may differ slightly fur different angles of beeling the "angle Laf unfection heopted to ascertain the position of the meta-centre should be the greatest which, under ordinary circumstances, is of probableoccurrence. In different vessels this angle might range from 20. of gravity, the equilibrium is stable; if it 10 Go. If the meta-cenire he above the centra

coincides with it the equibrium is indifferent; and ifit is below that central point the equilibrium is unstablo Du if I say nil this, which is quite correct and substantially, the opinion of a great authority on the new science of stability, what does it all amount to if your readers" do, not see the point; and as to professional experts, they are all well aware of the correctness of what I say, but which, however" right, will have little toda in deciding the question.

stress is now kid, did not enter into the specifi of the stability of the Filipinas, lasantuch as questions of map-centre, on which in much cations and were not. contended for when the contract was drawn up. If such a word as contract, I maintain it has been fulfilled, "stability was employed in drawing up that far we have the evidence before our eyes of the gun bont floating perfectly upright on her baitoin, as designed, and not on her side, with a strong and dangerous inclination to turn over. My object in going into this subject is simply to state my views as a professional staunt who for years has taken a great interest in naval architecture, and whose designs for effective: fighting ships have been received and adopted British subject I naturally lean towards the by more than one maritime nation. Being a.

and particularly when I see that Un side of my countrymen who built the Filipinas, Filipino." is working on false and incorrect grinciples. In addressing a body of nautical but in writing for the eye of the public, experts his louer might be comprehended,

I think he should have beld aloof from all technical and scientific terms, and I propose in this reply to keep myself to plain English s stand up like other slips or will. She not, much as possible.

The question is simply, will the gunboat

together with conditions of Trade, and the Port.' THE Superintendent of the P. & 0. S. N. Co. Lafitte, and Engineer Fauquier; representativesol marvellous how confoundedly impatient some He said the cause of the quarrel, to a great Government has a fair complaint, but not

Customs, Consular, and Harbour Regulations for the Ports of China and Japan; also description: of the various Ports, with the Intest Trade Statistics taken from the Reports of the Imperial Maritime Custoras and other.reliable sources. -

informs us that the Company's steamer Tanjore, from Bombay, left Colombo at noon on the 11th inst. for this port.

THE power of the press has been ably illustrated by Henry Main, of Beaconsfield, Tasmania, who hugged his girl till her stay-busk penetrated her aide, nearly killing ber.

AN Emergency Convocation of Cathay Chapter, No. 1165, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Streek, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting companions are cordially

The various Governments and Municipal Cor porationé, and all Public Bodies and Companies, Bankers, Merchants, Consuls, Professional-and- ather Residents, have supplied the necessar matter, upon forms specially sent for that pur pose so as to ensure accuracy. The Naval and Military portions have been taken from the latest published official lists and revised ninvited. Head-quarters; in fact, no pains have been spared to make "THE HONGKONG DIRECTE cries for the Shanghai Spring Race TORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST Meeting closed on Saturday last, the Shanghat a handy and perfectly reliable book of reference

Stakes entry numbering 129. The total fees for all classes...

amounted to taels 6,150, Mr. Sassoon's contri- bution being taels 1500.

AND

In addition to the information enumerated abov *THE

HONGKONG DIRECTORY HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" for 188 contains: a carefully revised

INDEX TO THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG;

A SPECIAL LIST OF FOREIGNERS employed in Steamers making short voyager

from Hongkong;'

THE PRIVATE RESIDENCES.

of the Principal Government Officials; the Lead ing Merchants, the Foreign Consuls, Professional Men, Justices of

Tonquinand Anman at the Universal exhibition of 1889-M. Tirant, the President of the Board _of_Health, the Paymaster of the Treasury Engineer Fauquier, the Inspector of Customs, the Residents of Bac-nin and Namdinh and M. Bancal, merchant at Haiphong.

people are to find out things which they are sure course of events. to know if they will only keep quiet and await the

extent, was the attention paid to the plaintiff by other-gentleman. The defendant in the witness-box adhered to her statement as to the earrings being returned in satisfaction of the which the plaintiff sought to recover. The jury chim for the 100, and as to the other sins,

rather than to split hairs about meta- centres, curves of stability, centres of gravity. or centres of buoyancy, which though admissible

over on being launched if she lay over on her enough in some placek, are entiicly sisuless In

side to a dangerous inclination; if she cannot be the present controversy. If the gunboat turned

unreasonable quantity of ballast; then the Manila made to stand up without putting in an

without. But even if the ve sel would not stand up-without a great-quality-of-ballast, still her justice on their side, for the contract, as far as I can builders, by the terms of their contract, would have Icara, did not forbid its, use; it simply did not entirely omitted the word, and for this reason say, whether ballast should be used or not;

.FOR sensational inventions the New South lives with her sons in Paris. While their apart found a verdict for the defendant, and a sum of suppose, that such is the general method fa

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The China Mail says that the newly started Saigon paper, Le Courrier de Saigon, "is fair production as French newspapers go.” We

THE mother of Coquelin, the famons French comedian, now well on toward her seventieth year, ments are furnished-wi hevery luxury of modern- taste, they allow the eld lady to have her rooms 50 paid into court to enable her to defend the fitted up with the simplicity of her peasant days action was ordered to be paid out to her. Judg. in Boulogne. She is very proud of their successient for defendant, with costs accordingly... and they are very proud of her, and when they.

"ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF LIFE want to pay a guest a special honor they introduce him to the old lady in the cottage

bedroom.

AT KOWLOON DOCKS.

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drawing up specifications. To have prohibited

its use would be like prohibiting a safe found ation for a house,

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Your correspondent enumerates four principle defects which, he says, induced the authorities in Manila to refuse the gunboat, First, he says, "the stability f the ship with Tout ballast.ete" and then immediately Bics off into questions of meta-centric height. But An accidens of a fatal character happened to follow his points, the ship is giving proof this, afterddon at the new dock at Kowloon can he made to give proofs that she is smblo by which three unfortunate Chinese workmen without ballast--if she does not turi aver at injured. The Dock Company have been to "Veritas" the use of ballast might have" were killed and three others dangerously her anchors where she now lies--but according

at the bead of the new duck for the purposes outfit and thereby increasing the weight of top engaged for some time in cutting away ground been necessary even in barbour, owing to her owners making certain changes in the vessel's of a road, and their usual custom has

the Queen's Navy are going in for some very removing the debris, when suddenly and fast and powerful, ships, two of which, the Blake, without any warning, a great mass of stone, and the Blenheim, will surpass in speed, in coul which appeared to be secure but which endurance, and protective armour everything had been thorougli'y séparat de and split.

375ft.

In a New Zealand court the other day a plain- | wonder what our French contemporary think. Boat. Their dimensions are to be-Longth, 1: the explosio, slipped off the parcut shoirthese modern days of iron steamers it is A LADIES DIRECTORY FOR HONGKONĊ į Spoken solicitor' calmly told a beach of honorary of the China Mail ni à specimen of English 9,000 tons; speed (with full coat supply) on terrible injuries as to cause neatly instant death, correspondent says "fifty tons of ballast were.

the Peace, &c.

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A Mass of interesting information on various subjects, culled from the most trustworthy

sources,

The WINNERS of all IMPORTANT RACES at HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, FOOCHOW, and AMOY, with times, and other interesting particulars, carefully compiled from the most reliable sources, make "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST," a 'vuds' mecum for all classes of

beaks that he would gladly pay their fares to H, or Siberia, only he didn't think they were fit to work either in eternal flames or in the salt mines." This is something like contempt,

journalism I, The vacuous snert French newspapers indulged in by the Hongkang evening sheet merely evidences: the existence of a stilted blockhead puffed up with overweening conceit and pitiful ignorance. But what else could be expected from the organ of the missionaries and such an organ? There is more journalistic ability in the two numbers of the Courrier de Saigon which have reached this office than has appeared in the China Afal during the whole of the last two years-including Banks and Docks. Ab i well, we can only look

Browale's" prophecies and speculations for a grunt from a pig, and the old difficulty of transforming a female porker's car into a silken purse still exists. But, by the bve, by what magic spell was the great Hi Ham of the evening rag enabled to form an opinion of the quality of the Saigon paper). This is a pertinent query, as the Archimedean lever of lower Wyndham Street knows as much about the French language as he does of good manners and the courtesies of journalistic life as much as we know of Volapük, which is f. Now,

which had been giving it support, and before the workmen could get clear, three men received such.

of the unfortunates being nearly cut in two. injured or buried by the falling debris, and It is not quite certain that a woman was not also

search amongst the bioken ground was being instituted when we received our report. The injäred men are being cared for at the Hospital.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessary endorse the opinions expressed by

Carpondents In this column]G

“Welshmen are now beating the Yankees ouf of sight. The latest new thing is a regular crusher. Mr. J. Richardson, who hails from Balmain, Sydney, says he has invented a steamer which is sea proof against all weathers, and can steam from 50 to 60 knots an hour! Of course it does not necessarily follow that what Mr. Richardson says must be true. Which reminds us of a pretty litle scene from THE Admiralty appear to be not only-waking the immortal William's King Henry IV. Sayı up out of a long sleep of lethargy but to be Glendower-"I can call spirits from the vasty actually shaking themselves together in such a THE Governor-General of French Indo-China, can 1; or so can any other man; but will they of bearing rein may not be recessary at a not deep." Responds the fiery Hotspur-"Why so style as to render it doubtful whether some kind accompanied by his Secretary and Vice-Admiral

come when you do call for them?" Mr. distant period; wherewith to restrain their fiery been in the case of falling across rockhamper. As a fact, however, I believe with Viscount de la Jaille, paid an official visit to Richardson of Halmain says he has invented impulsiveness. In addition to jumping on the to do the preparatory boring in the carly those extra top weights, which possibly were not the King of Annam at Hud, on the 18th sito, aca-proof steamers capable of steaming faster thieves at Devonport dockyard, who have only part of the day and to let of the blasting boat is perfectly stable for all practical purposes, returning to Hanoi on the 23rd,

calculated on in the drawing of her lines, the gun than any railway trains in existence, but has been carrying on their nefarious business of charges at if noon. This routine was carried THE list of vessels expected in Hongkong, he? Ay, there's the rub. We think Richardson making copper kettles for a Birmingham firin out to-day. At noon a large rock wns blasted Had she taken an inclination of ten or twenty etc., printed on our fourth page, is always of Balmain is at present the champion liar of the and others for two years, the Administrators of of the afternoon the Inbourers commenced

weighing several tons, and in the course, degrees on launching, such a thing would be corrected to date of latest advices received universe, not even excluding the China Mail.

very far from uncommon with the finest ships and steamers afloat, for in the balcyon days of regarding the various steamers, and may ba

British frigates, ballast had to be taken on board relied on as being as nearly accurate as possible.

before launching, and before masting, in order to This will answer several inquiries.

ensure stability during the launch, and in common enough to see a newly launched breadth, 65ft, displacement (about),

steamer" with a heavy inclination. Your measured mile, 22 knots; at sea (continuous

not mentioned, in the contracts," but that is steaming) so'knots; radius of action-speed of

go mad as to send a valuable steamer to no argument why 50 tons of ballast should not be used. Is there any nautical expert 10 knots, about 15,000 knots; speed of 20 knots, about 3,000 knots. The armament will be

sea without ballast, and expect her to be A NEW contract has been entered into between

definitely determined when the trials of the

a-worthy, that is to say, forms worthy, or the French Government and the Bank of Indo

large number of quick-firing guns now in pro-

capable of standing up through the stress of a hurricane? think not. If ballast, that is to China, by which the Bank's privilege of issuing

gress, have been completed. Provisionally it

say wright, "of any kind, had been specially notes has been extended to the whole country

includes twog zin. (22-ton) bow and stern chasers,

forbidden in the contract, your correspondent under the Protectorate and to other Freach

to sin (5-ton) quick-firers, broadside, 18 3

or his clients would possibly have had a clear colonies "where, the Bank may in future he

pounder quick-frers, and four torpedo tubes. The

case of objection, but no such absurdity evidently established, for a period of twenty years,

supply of ammunition to the quick firing gunf

THE GUNBOAT “ FILIPINAS,”

entered the heads of the individuals who signed THE following are the values of imports into

weight assigned to the armament considerably issue of 15 hot Igned: Unniliging" and thought of it would doubtless have been mentioned will be of very exceptional amount; and the

if her would any firm of sensible builders have TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGELIG TELEGRAPHS,

entertained such a requn objection had been SIR The Manila letter which appears in your In any case, if such an and exports from the three principal ports of

in excess of that in any other cruiser. The bearing on the leatability, the speed, and certain in the specification, like everything else so Tonquin during January-Imports: Haiphong,

protective steel deck will extend throughout the atherleged defects in the construction of the minutely drawn up, 953,190.00 from France, and French colonicas

length, and over the machinery, boilers, &c. Spanish gunboat Filipinas, lately built and Deck Company's putting in ballast was a tacit "Un Filipino aaya * the fr. 1,489.817.10 from foreign ports. Handl, fr.

and will have a maximum thickness of Gin and Dock Company, is a communication which correct enough in one sense, because, as the

ongined by the Hongkong and Whampoa confession of want of, stability,"

etc which is 655.00 and 64,665.90 respectively. Total fr

minimum of 3in. This maxivium thickness covers a great deal of space, involves an Company had able men at its service, such men 2,506,328.00. Exports: Haiphong, fr, 722.00

of sin. will afford the same protection from the immenso amount of argumentative matter, and would know that not one ship in a hundred was to France and French colonies; fr. 49.689.00

direct, blows of projectiles as would a vertical mind much about the so-called instability of the to counteract the effect of, such top bamper still does not explain, to the non-professional safe to float without something in her bottom to foreign ports, Hanoi, fr. 42,1546, and

plate of rain. In thickness. The coal endurance, unboat-not at least to nine-tenths of the people as boats, davi, bridges, masts, funnel, etc, 66,515.11. Nam-dinh, fr, 8,393.00, and: 5,087.45

based upon the supply that is to be carried at the of this Colony, or to those who may be your ele, and if I am not mistaken, some sort of a respectively. Total fr. 233.438:01.

maximum speed, is very nearly double that readers and for whose benefit the delter is spar deck in addition. The Spanish officers THE Macao Independente blames the Portuguese

provided for in other cruisers, and compares van alleged to be written. If that letter be really who conderun the gunboat must surely, be aware Government for allowing the teas exported from

written for the Information of general readers, that no vessel without cargo is safe more favourably with the endurance of nearly all can hardly compliment your correspondent en ses without ballast they should know, that Macao to be shipped to Lisbon vid London, Axoxo curiosities of history may be included foreign cruisers; for the service intended this is his method of making somewhat obscure many are not even safe is harbour without to the banks of the Tagus. It has always and gentleman, chief in theis old age, have engines will be of the vertical triple expansion he says is the object of his letter, He had not with bad weather while minus her ballast, her and that if the Filipinas had gone to instead of being sent direct from the Holy City patents for wearing nightcaps. Several noblemen matter of primary importance. The propelling problem in seaworthiness dear and comprehen. It a

sive to the lay mind of general readers, which sea at any time and had then fallen-in appeared to us that our Macao friends are been granted, the privilege of appearing at type, and many new features tending to the divested it of those technical and scientific terms captain or owners would have been guilty of under the impression that their precious city is court and other places in their caps. Perhaps efficiency of the vessels when employed at which are such objectfomble stumbling blocks either culpable carelessment or gros incapacity, the centre of the world, and that what they the most interesting document bearing on this speeds varying over the great range of to knots to a who very often want to understand which would have brought there under the censure think must be just and proper, and ought to be subject is a patent granted by Queen Mary to to 12 knots per hour will be introduced into the something, bone science of no contend and condemnation of all professional-men, thought so by the whole of Portugal, including the Earl of Sussex. He suffered much from arrangements of enginer, bollers and coal stow your correspondent) is secretly, seeking the not knowing what her exact tonnage if I should professional secrets? If, on the other hand, Judging from the supearance of the gunboal-and the Lisbon Colonial Office,

That Labor colds in his advanced years, and on this account age. The condition of steaming continuously for suffrager of professional men and blobuilding Raliberately say She would not be said to merchants are not in a position to send steamers petitioned her Majesty to grant permission for long periods and over great distances at the very experts, stul fail to see that he any-pavigate the ocean between this port and Manliu THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND he expected to do merchants business, are her. The Queen really granted his request, ruling condition in the design and with forced appears

to the Far East, and that the Government cannot him to wear his nightcap when he waited upon high speed of 20 kuats per hour has been made away make out a case for those

et any season. the year, without roo tons. men who refused to accept

gandahis is just doub) HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST offers unfortunate trulams that apparently cannot be adding that he might were two if he wished to draught spurts of several hours duration will be scientif

be the design

proposed to allow Special Advantages as an Advertising Medium knocked into the hard akulls of the Macanese do so. The following in a copy of the patent possible up to a knots. In the maintenance of Filipinas

trumenti In any It has an extensive circulation in all Forts rhetoricians. They blame their country for between Singapore and Nowchwang, In the buying its ta in the London market, although costs and concise, Hairy Bart of Rex Vahlp) and consider ble size of the vessels will field before your

-Kow, ya, that, we de Rive to our well-beloved and say these high speeds at sen the great length (for a war his view, the

will have to make that explan Australasian Colonies, the United States, and they are perfectly well aware that with the hip of or night-cap, or day two of that, at his obviously be of marked the United Kingdom, and the scale of charges exception of oil wine and oranges, everything posten werthin the resistor in any other place in the colloca with

been used at "AN,

tionally low-sale, that is consumed is fair Lusitapis is of foreigs her noget, during his Wharf and thees, our letters, who be his displac Terms can be leamed en application

manufacture or production.

want their patent granted

by Henry VIII to Walter ties above ment rted direct from Macao when aco Copinger reads more

condition, not a seaport, and Hanry, by the grina of Dod King of England and France" and district only to a ver mited

modt. Lord of fralandy, to all men cur oven: Vagneng, Karwadi fur, | spiritual pen-arningmon and digifiles as well of temporal kuthority,

having: substantial," "support from the then our latters hearing andseeing, and to eggy of chesh prestin hour

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