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To-day's Advertisements.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

" LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.

THE Company's Steamship

#BAICHING,"

Captain Hodgins, will be despatched for the above Ports, on THURSDAY, ihe'ryth instant, at 10 AM.

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For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.

Hongkong, 15th August, 1899.

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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, -

LIMITED.

- FOR SHANGHAL

THE Company's Steamship

.'" WHAMPOA,”

Captain Saies, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 17th instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, 15th August, 1899.

FOR MANILA (DIRECT).

THE Steanship

"LEGAZPI,”

[1028a

Captain A. ribar, will leave for the above Port, on THURSDAY, the 17th instant, at 4.P.M.

This Steanser has Splendid Accommodation for First and Second Class Passengers, and is Tighted throughout by electricity.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

LIZARRAGA HERMANOS,

Agents.

No. 6, Beaconfield Arcade.

Hongkong, 15th August, 1890.

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

Η LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO.

THE Company's Chartered Steamship

"NANYANG,"

Captain Lehniane, will be despatched for the above Ports, an FRIDAY, the 18th instant, KE TO AM.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Mangers; •

[103Ba Hongkong, 15th August, 1899. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

GALUCTTA.

THE Steamship

"CATHERINE APCAR," '- Captain J. G. Olifent, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SATURDAY, the 19th instant,

at 3 P.M.

Fur Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents.

[10343

Hongkong, 15th August, 1899.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR FOOCHOW.

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"CHINGTU? Captain Williams, will be despatched as abore on FRIDAY, the 25th instant, at Noon. The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer First Class Salonh is situated for ward of the EnginesTM

A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 15th August, 1899.

(1030a

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL. HE Company's Steamship

THE

"MENELAUS,"

Captain Towell, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 26th instant.

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 15th August, 1899.

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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship

"STENTOR,"

Captain Jackson, will be despatched as abové on TUESDAY, the 5th September.

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Созбы

Hongkong, 15th August, 1899.

:"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. STEAMSHIP "BENMOHR," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND

AM SINGAPORE. ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

Come that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods Jaye left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 21st instant, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 28th- instant, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 21st instant, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

..Agents.

Hongkong, 1st August, 1899 ____ [103an

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, LONDON, COLOMBO AND SINGAPORE.

THE Company's Steamship

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1899

To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

ONE NIGHT ONLY.

ON

the waste water of the town, airounting to some three million gallons daily, flows and they are consequently kept sweet and clean. STORI-WATER DRAINS.

Italian Miniator at Peking and his Govemment, and the Italian Minister at Tokyo, some of the telegrains consisting of over 1,000 words. Not withstanding the statements in Italian papers, it is believed in Peking that the Italian Govern ment will resume the movement against China before long.

oppose The Beve

which I wish

sucedas, az is proved

Tug returns of the number of visitors to the and I bolicvou City Hall Museum for the week ended August, are uropeans 168, Chinesa:

library and the museum, wen totel 1,80

That je experienced in getting recruits, open to the public on the Bank holiday.

the standard: having constantly to be lowered; THE second performance by the R. E. Vand this bigs us to the observation, made by Mr. Club was given last night. The inclemency Wilson that military, training exerts a beneficial". the weather being responsible for a few vacantellect on a man's stature. It must be remem- seats in the auditorium. The same programmebered that the only testimposed on enlistement is one of ical capacity height and chest. being the chief consideration : 50 as reported in our last night's, issue, was pigen me formers receiving rounds of applause both on it must not be forgotten that they are picked kmens A better test would be if they took the their entrance and exit. Considering the num-under-sized and weak and then made them big

It is the storm-water drains which give all ROYAL the trouble in Hongkong. They are not constructed to carry off sewage, the flow.in

RUSSIA AND CHINA. them is not mpid and, consequently, any.

THE RAILWAY PROJECT AGAIN, sewage matter finding its way into then, is

PEKING, August 6th.. liable to stagnate there, in the absence of

The Russian Government has resolved to re- rainfall; and to poison the atmosphere. That this pollution does occur is amplydew its demand on China for the construction and gone through without a hitch, the per- that when your praise the army under this head,

A of a railway to Peking,

SATURDAY, the 19th August, 1899,

THE AMERICAN TRAGEDIENNE" JANET WALDORF, ASSISTED BY NORVAL MCGREGOR,

--ADA-DON CURRIER

and

VIRGINIA CRANNA.

2nd, 3rd and 4th. Acts of ROMEO and JULIET, and the

1st, 2nd and 3rd Acts of

INGOMAR..

RESERVED SEATS now un. Sale at ROBINSON PIANO, CO'S.

PRICES

$1, $z &,$3

Intimation.

demonstrated in the report of the Director of Public Works for 1898, in which it is stated, on the authority of Ma. Detrus, that between one-eighth and one-fourth of the City sewage finds its way into them, so that as a matter of fact, their condition is little better than that of the sewers. This, as MR. ORNSBY has jointed out in his report, is not due to the fault of the system, but to the fact that the system is abused. If the public would take the trouble to properly supervise their servants much of this might be stopped, bat with Chinese, as we all know, it is hopeless 10 expect that they will refrain from polluting the storm drains because they are fold to do so. They must be prevented, and prevented forcibly, if any good is to be done..

A SAFE SYSTEM,

If only the Dry Earth System could be introduced into the Colony, we believe that Flongkong, 15th August, 1899. [1033 the sewage nuisance could be done away with once and for all; but we are, told that DIOCESAN SCHOOL & ORPHANAGE.it would not work, because the night oil S

CHOOL DUTIES will be RESUMED contractor would have more matter to remove and also because he could not obtain so high on MONDAY, the 1st instant. For Terms for Boarders or Day Scholars, a price for the night-soil if mixed with earth ns he does when he obtains it in the liquid Apply to

THE HEAD MASTER.

state. We do not see the force of this Hongkong, 15th August, 1899. (to argument, however, as it simply means that a profit is made on the sales of the liquid night-soil, and this we do not think should weigh with Rayone when savitation is con- cerned. The objection to the dry earth system is simply a Chinese one; they do not understand that the night-soil would be just as good for agricultural purposes, in fact better than in the liquid state owing to the A. S. WATSON & CO., absence of disinfectants, Dry carth breaks up the excrdial matter, destroys all smell and LIMITED.

removes all danger of infection and therefore we think that were the system adopted, even at an enchanced cost to the Government, the advantages derived from a sanitary point of view would fully compensate us. for the extra outlay. It would also mean that the disgusting use of liquid manure, as practised by our market gardeners, would receive a severe blow, and this, at least, should appeal to the European portion of the community. -

WINE MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1854.

CLARE T S.

B ST. ESTEPRE, Red Capsule...$ 6.96 CST. JULIEN, Red Capsule .... 19.00 DLA ROSE, Red Capsul......... 12.96 CHATEAU HAUT BRION LAR.

KIVET

pai 18.60

CHATEAU MOUTAN D'ARMAIL-

A HINT TO HOUSEHOLDERS.":

THE TAXATION OF FOREIGNERS. DATE OF IMPOSING LOCAL TANATION,

TOKYO, August 7th.

ber of people that must have been kept say, on account of the rain, we hope another oppor. tuntity in the near future will be given them to witness this truly comic and well acted sketch

As a result of the conference between the Agricultural and Commercial Department and the Finance Department, it has been decided to impose and Ken and other local taxes

AT THE MAGISTRACY, on foreigners resident in Japan, commencing from the 1st proxime, and instructions have

This moming at the Magistracy Mr. Grist been issued to the Governors of various cities. and prefectures and the heads. of various Re-appeared on behalf of Miss G. Waller to

summons for allowing to be at-large an un muzzied ferocions dog, which had biten the com- venue Offices lo that effect.

plainant, a Chinese boy employed a few doors from Miss Waller's house.

* CONSULAR JURISDICTION.

TOKYO, August 7th.-

It is reported that the British Cousut at Yokohama has cancelled the sentence said to have been passed on a sailor of a British vessel

in part since Consular jurisdiction ceased. The report awaits confirmation. The Foreign Office entered upon negotiations with the British authorities on the 6th inst.

The incident was only due to a misunder- standing at the moment of transition, md the matter is expected to be settled amicably,

DECORATION FOR FOREIGN MINISTERS.

TOKYO, August 7th. Besides the decorations already announced, Baron Rosen, the Russian Minister, has been decorated with the Grand Order of the Rising Sun, and Count Cassini, the Austro-Hungarian Chargé d'Affaires, and M. Freitas, the Portu- guese Chargé d'Affaires, have each received the Third Order of the Rising Sun, in honour of the coming into operation of the new Treaties.

MR. HOSHI'S POLITICAL TOUR.

the

ROT AT KUROISHI,

AOMORI, August 7th. on the arrival of Mr. Hoshi and his suite at Kuroishi thus morning, a demonstration of his political opponents took place. Quite a riot occurred, stones and tiles, thrown from roofs of the houses, damaging 30 jínrikishas. Mr. Hoshi had a narrow escape, and was cut on the hand with a piece of stone or tile. The police had to draw swords to restore order, and they arrested ten men. Several persons were lojured on both sides.

་་་་

and strong se

Physical advantages are of great importance. no doubt, and Mr. Wilson, after parading (hem for all they are worth, goes on to other advant ages derived from the service, one being that

man learns to think and act quickly Front my experience. I should say that just the opposite was the result, and when men are so Thoroughly bound down by higher authority and precedent and moreover are taught not to more until they are told, then MOVE quickly, I cannot see how the training is to have this advantageous effect. have heard a master.complain of his groom The complainant gave evidence of the in who was taken from the army, that he did juries received, which Mr. Grist contended what he was told certam ly, and did it thoroughly could not be taken as evidence that the log and well, but if by chance he went to business was ferocious, on which the summons was without leaving instructions for the daye work, granted. He admited that the bitch, which nothing was done, in fact, the man had so long lately had paps, did bite the complainant, and been accustomed to wait for olders that without said that a dog may be a person without them he was lost. This perhaps is an extreme being regarded as ferocious. His Worship case, but in my opinion far more likely to Then a dog is allowed one bite. Mr. Grist happen from the training received, thau to resuming, certainly your worship that is remake him quick in thought and nation cognised by law, Mr. Grist continued by say Respect and discipline, accompanied with ing that defendant had done everything she graphic accounts of their utility as exemplified. kshops is the next avantage could for the complainant, even before the cums in Germany mans was served. book on the down unles

Dove Fadvertised

ilsan. Disciplite breaks justice and Mr. Gompertz sent for a

minister it. Both subject and after perusal, said it was a case confidenc

An the any that ought to be settled out of court, and ad-of-

ce. Many & time hard. I seen a joumed the case temporarily for that purpose, by

N. ESD and been told that the word of the. Arrangements were subsequently arrived at man brought up in front of his officer by the complainant reciving $10 damages. NO must be taken in preference to the pritate, as discipline must be supported. This

Miss Kitty Welbur, fately residing at 25

Lyndhurst Terrace was summoned by the Sanitary Board for using the basement for human habitation (coche quarters) when they were unfit for that purpose. Mr. Grist appear ed for the defendant and said that Miss Wilbur, had gone to America some two or three months ago. He admitted the charge, but said lie applied to the Sanitary Board for per mission to use the basement for that purpose, as it was absolutely necessary. The Shillary Board had replied that they could take no steps in the putter until this case was disposed of, He wished His Worship to do so and then he would send, this afternoon, the architect to make the required alterations, His Worship imposed !!!

In fine of $5.2

might be discipline but it is not justice, andi until justice to the privato is secured discipline will be a bigbear and an object of dislike.

Milan does not speak of the many arts of the service. They must disād

apparent orcise why

Can only

be dearth: discovered by going through the mills The first and most, glaring is that on enlistme

of de though joining for the express pur fending Brish rights, the recr forfeits all at them for him take the trouble 15 tako i subject and try to apply

by the

sati he will som see how it is s

Another equally as apparent is the manner. Ho Wing, a well dressed, respectable-looking in which a anldier is circumscribed, die has a THE TRIAL OF MILLER."

Chinaman, came from Canton last night with world of his own, and totally distinct from his TOKYO, August 7th.

on and St in his pocket, as he did not wish to return civilian brothers. - His training The trial of Robert Miller, an American empty-handed he looked about for likely in fact, every thing is with the

places where be, might with the exercise of a him apart from civilian life, and charged with murdering three persons at Those of our readers who are possessed Yokohama, was opened at the Yokoliama litle ingeaulty increase his worldly wealth, he finds, thesavicaans I have! of a garden will find that the dry earth system Chiho Saltanstie at 9.20 am today. As First equipping himself with the blade of an, spent in the army has been was $7.56 is the cleanest and best that can be adopted. the case hay aroused great interest among old Chinese razor and improvising a case, ing him for the great struggle, In

9.00 All that, is necessary is to provide zine the public in view of its being the first that it might be concealed in his shee, he market 13.93 buckets, of rather large size, for the closes. case of a foreigner tried under Japanese sallied off and joined the crowd to listen to the There an many more points

A box of dry earth can be kept handy with a jurisdiction, the court-room was crowded, and deliverance of English law at the Magistracy now lime to go into, and on whi 19.30 small shovel, and a small quantity shoveiled a number of foreigners were among the audi- By careful watching, be managed to idle bowed down with

ence. Owing to the small space available, beside a man having a toll of twenty cent them before the publ in whenever the place is used. It will be 21.00 .23.20 HACQ.....

found that there is absolutely no smelt coupled with the large number of higher off pieces, amounting to $10, in his pocket, and the only way in 25.00

burdensome but not superfluous CHATEAU PONTET CANET

admission of the public was restricted and the unpleasantness of the bath-room is the dangers and foreign journalists present, artistically contrived to relieve the owner of his The public CHATEAU LA TOUR CARNET... 30.00 42,00

at once done away with. Then, so the sube prisoner was brought in te demeyere well wasthe cause of his discosey, the to find

staru owner, missing it pockel, CHATEAU RAUZAN......

These CLARETs are bought direct surrounding atmosphere. A trench is dulysses, Takahashi, Making, Inouye, Aki man standing next to him, and lo and be

in the garden, at a sufficient distance from yama, and Lowder,, lawyers for the defence, hold, de roll fell on the floor from the but the from the leading French growers any well, and the contents of the bucket tesek

would be thief. Ho Wing's departure for leaving? Canton has been postponed for three months go to swell The lowest priced are of exceptional tipped in at one end and covered up. When

by circumstances over which he has no control of being good value ad guaranteed to be the the trench has been filled in this manner, another one is dug and so matters go ori. If

For unlawfully converting to his own fleeing to suppor

own ise 45 to swell genuine product of the juice of the a treich be opened up after being closed for

the property of a widow named Wong Tang his is not grape,

and are not artificially made fortnight it will be found that all traces of

Wong kai was sentenced to four month liard- the matter have disappeared. To those who

labout, Serve him right! as is generally the case with cheap would like to go further into the subject we Wines.

a

can recommend a little work entitled "Rural Hygiene" by Vivian Pore, a great authority on sanitary matters.

TELEGRAMS,

CHATEAU LA TOUR CARNET, CHA TEAU RAUZAN and CHATEAU LAFITTE are commended to the notice of Con noisseurs as high-class after-dinnor Wings of a rich and rare character.

Sample bottles and smaller quanti. } THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY WILL ties will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates..

We guarantee our Winesand Spirits to be genuine only when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.

A. 8. WATSON & Co., Limited.

he Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1899.

NOTES AND COMMENTS,

POLLUTEN DRAINS,^/

In our yesterday's issue we reported that a coolie had been fined at the Magistracy for emptying night soil down a public drain or, to be more correct, into a gutter leading same in the end. To those of our readers to a public drain, which comes to much the unacquainted with the mysteries of the Hongkong, drainage system, this may not appear to be a very hienous offence.. A SADO MARU,”

drain is a drain they will say, and, therefore, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees is a fit receptacle for all manner of filth. of Carge are hereby informed that their Goods, In Hongkong, however, a drain is not a drin are being landed and placed at their risk into the in the accepted sense of the term, for there Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa: Company Godowns at Kowloon, where each are drains and drains, We rejoice in what consignment

will be sorted out mark by mark is technically termed the "Separate System, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the by which soyage matter is carried off in one goods are landed.

Roman pada set of drains, and Storm-water, by another. be landed liere unless The stom water drains are built of a very Optional Goods will be l instructions are given to the contrary before largesize in order that there may be no chance Noon TO-DAYNEWAGE

woods not cleared by the 22nd, instant, will of their being inadequate for the carrying off subject to rent page of the large amount of wafer which inds its No Fire Insurance has been effectedway into then during a tropical minstorms, All ship damaged packages must be left in such as we experience here.

the 41st instant, and THURSDAY:

la Godowns where they will be examined on hand, the sewage drains are

both c

constr

of thiccord

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

VISIT THE QUEEN.

LONDON, August igth. The Emperor of Germany will visit the Queen in November..

THE DREYFUS AFFAIR. The public hearing of the Dreyfus case will

be resumed.

FRANCE. Twenty-three arrests including M. Demp léde, M. Habert, and many aristocrats have been made, on a charge of conspiracy to over throw the Goverment M. Buffet the agent of the Duc D'Orleans was arrested on the Belgian frontier.

M. DELCASSE'S VISIT TO ST.

PETERSBURG.-

The

Cologne Gasette learns that A. Del casse's visit to St. Petersburg has not resulted in an agreement between France and Russia to prevent war in the Transvaal, although Dr. Leyd's speeches hinted that the Transvaal was able to count on European support. HURRICANE IN THE WEST INDIES A terrible hurricane has occurred in the hate perished. Leeward Islands by which many thousands

Mr. Kobayas Beika acted as interpreter. Judge Salo, Presiding Judge, and other off cials then took their seats.

Mr. Akiyama asked for the permission of the Court to admit Mr. Lowder as hip assistant This was granted. After the customary formal proceedings, the Procurator (Ma Tsutsumi) adressed the court for the prosecution, and the

case was ultimately adjourned till the 9th inst. for the examination of witnesses.

THE JAPANESE SQUADRON AT

SEOUL...

SEOUT, August 4th. Admiral. Tsunoda, the Commander of the Japanese Standing Squadron, and his Staff Officers have been presented to the Emperor of Korea by Mr. Hayashi, the Japanese. Minister.

A FOREIGN PROFESSOR HONOURED

TOKYO, August 5th.

On the 1st inst. the Tokyo Imperial University conferred on Dr. Edward Divers, formerly a Professer in the University, the tille of Emeritus Professor.

WEATHER, REPORT:

The Observatory report says:--

On the 18th at 11.55 am. The barometer has fallen considerably in the North, slightly in the South. Pressure is highest in the Pacific to the S.E. of Japan, lowest over Corea and the W. part of the Sea of Japan, where a depression probably exists.Gradients slight for S. winds in S. China. FORECAST-Light to moderate S. winds showery.

LOCAL AND GENERAL, THE General Agents of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co, Lid, Messrs. Lütgens, Einstmann & Co, have received the following telegram from the mines Com menced to stamp on new ore...

scorts the

THE JUBILEE MEMORIALS

sold

20,000

A meeting of the Committee of the Jubilee of -Road and Hospital found was held this after

noon in the Council Chamber, at which it was: con decided that the plans for the Hospital/ as submitted by Messrs. Palmer and Turner. be accepted and that the work, be proceeded with

With regard to the Jubilee Road, matters have not been so successful. The Military Authorities have raised strong objections to the road belog carried round Mount visand hence. the work cannot proceed. It was decided to appeal to the Secretary of State on the matter and to lay the whole of the facts of the cas before him. A full report of the meeting w appear in to-morrow's issue

GROWTH OF THE UNEMPLOYED,

M. W. H. writes to us as follows In last night's paper was a very written, lengthy article on the " Grov Great Amies by Mr. W. H. Wilson, takon from the Pall Mall Gaselle Rid written with a purpose. What die is true, a

aid with his deduction that army is as essential to a country without natural frontiers as a navy, 1s to us will our think that large mercenary armies are hide of a immense foreign trade, I fully concur. I also danger than a safety to the state. I further und of the same way of thinking as he when hebrnyes at the conclusion that large, armies, jal on preserve the peace of the world but grea assist is the solution of the vexed-

over-production

On the other points of his argum certainly at varence and am inclined that Mr. Wilson has been carried advantages of the army that he see- up for the purpose of garni with seeing our military wal THE goods irains on the Central Siberian Rail Tic thoroughfares amalinst way are quite insufficient to cope with the has not been through the mill, demands made upon their carrying capacity, the effects of a military character have eight. and at many of the stations large quantities of cient time to enable Kent has beaten the Australians by two goods are waiting to be forwarded. Matters effects of the system are- wickets. “

have reached such a stage that it is reported ed in the ranks but I have that the Ministry of Ways and Communications into chyllan life, and gm

fore, to speak on how ni lans,resolved to increase the number of goods - waggons and to accelerate the goods traffic as. much as possible.

CRICKET.

(From Japanese Papers.] ITALY AND CHINA

ALLEGED RENEWAL OF ITALIAN DEMAND 7

LENGTHY FELEGRAMS;

fare:

man to secure

service not clea der

THE London County Council has darted a half

ing PAR PELING, August 6th,

penny 'bus service in the Strand, to the surprise Оде On the 3rd inst the Italian Minister at Fek of the pintes and the annoyance The com- ng communicated his desire to the Chinese panies whose vehicle Goremment to resnis negotiations on the

Halfpenny buses air demand recently, made by him. His intention

the Council's is to demand the opening of Sanmun Bay, con-

and the privilege of work but the new leved Italy will beîsatisfjell | passe ecinanda, besgranted.

very willingt

their attentions; oting the figures from, memory

"am-certain=ol) men my yearly, over hall of whom anny of the unemployed. Instead

paying taxes and help. dens of state, they return.

and:

and

'the knew throu

ould

public

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