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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1901.
Intimation.
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THE attention of the community is drawn
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Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ld.
Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ld.
Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co.
Messrs. W. Brewer & Co.
The Robinson Piano Co, Ld.
The Victoria Dispensary.
Messrs. Watkins, Ld
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their signatures. Everybody must see how | SAPPER John Halling, who was yesterday | FITE "railway through Siberia has this spring | refusing to him his chair hire. - The great is the necessity for steps being taken im- sentenced to a fine of five dollars or fourteen carried over 100,000, immigrantand the Farwas very contradictory and the summe
dismissed. mediately to improve the suit. ry condition days imprisonment for assault, writes to say East. Last year 16,000 were settled along the of the Colony, anu unless everybody helps, that he did not go to prison, as stated in our Ussuri river. These immigrants are of the against the hair coolie was also dismissca.
A cross-summons taken out by Mr. Lop things will be allowed to drag on in their Police Court report last night, but that the fine class fostered by Government. They are con- own old unsatisfactory and insanitary manner was paid by his commanding officer and hereyed at nominal prices, with all their goods CO., The petition needs no explanation from
settlement in hard cash and are called up to for years to come.
returned a Barracks Our inforniation was and chattels, provided with landand' first sid to It is a step in the right direction, and
serve when wanted as soldiers, Naturally, a very important one. The only thing we have to say is, do not let it fall through for
those families are chosen wise members have
already. This is known as the Cossack sys tem, and the men are to all intents and purposes actually Cossacks, .:.
s.
was charged with bringing mail matter fa Tong Yuen, cook of the s.s. America Mi San Francisco, thereby unlawfully infringing. the rights of the post-master. The defendant was fined $100 or 2 mouths' hard labour." are not difficult to infringe.
IS HERRIES Back of support. Let everyone sign it, for pose that the fine was paid later in the day. been through the military mill in Europe seems to us the lawful rights of the post-maste
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE ACCESSION OATH.
LONDON, June 29th. The Committee of the House of Lords has reported in favour of an amendment to the Accession Oath by the addition of a de claration affirming disbelief in transubstantia tion, and declaring adoration of the Virgin contrary to the Protestant religion.
ATHLETICS.
June 30th. At the London Athletic Club Meeting, the American Kraenzlein won the tzo yards Hurdles in 15-3-5th seconds, beating the British Amateur record of 15.4-5th seconds, The High Jump was won by the American
Baxter with 6 feet 2 inches.
LATER.
ruined from the deposition sheet on which the word "imprisoned, signifying that the man had net paid his fine, was stamped, We sup- Anyhow, Halling is not in gaof, and that is what he wants us to say,
Tur Universal Gazette slates that it is in tended to build a special railway carriage for the Empress to be used when the Court arrives in the autumn at Chênting, and travels from thence to Peking by rail. There are already ivo Imperial, carriages which were built in 1897, but they are, for the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. Apropos of the railway between Cheating and Peking, this road has only been built as far as a place called Tingchou, some 60 miles distant from Chenting, which will be required to be ready against the arrival of the Court at the latter city in the zatumn.
"OLO CUSTOM."
The case of Cheung Ka Yan and Shan before Mr. Hazeland, was typical of the coun Cheung and Shan were charged with procu and detalning. Chan Choi Min, a mars woman. The evidence showed it was a and square deal, 395 was paid for the won although she only got a part of the money herself, the arranger of the business tak his squeeze. The law of custom prevailed the defendants were discharged.
QUARANTINE.
SNATCHING a jacket, THE Australian correspondent of the M. CT Ling, determined to clothe himself, Daily News, speaking of the Royal visit there, jacket from Ip Tim's shop. Six weeks'
Jabour. saysHowever much may be written and said about the yellow element in Australia, the fact remains that the spectacle organised by the Chinese residents of Victoria, in honour of the Ducal visit was a distinctly popular one, We who come of a Western stock may laugh at the tawdry ait with which the Celestial decks his street pageants, his dragons and other curious animals may convey no meaning to our superior intelligence, and his’music appear but A DESPATCH dated St. Petersburgh, May 27th,
a discordant jumble of sound. Still when be turns out in all his glory to proceed through saysThe prohibition of the publication of
our wide and prosaic thoroughfares, no one the Novce Viemiya for a week because of its editorial article on the labour troubles is creat-leaves until he has seen the infuriated dragon's
Bwvishing tail disappear around the corner... ing an immense sensation as indicating ex- traordinary nervousness on the part of the Government. The Novor Vremya is second only to the Moscow Viadomptie in conservatism and is usually allowed greater latitude than are the other papers. The editorial in question is inild as compared with many Governmental publications on the labour situation in more quiet times. It merely said the operatives were poorly paid for excessively hard work and ware beginning to be influenced by Westem literature, and suggested that the Government carry on the work begun for emancipation and enforce social reforms.
THE GREAT MOTOR RAGE. The great motor race between. Paris and Bedin, was won by the Frenchman Fournier, The warmth of the reception of the motorists everywhere in Germany was remarkable. At a banquet given by the German Automobile Club, the Duke of Ratibor in toasting Pre-SHANGHAI papers report that recently all the Small quantities are supplied at sident Loubet referred to the great and German men of war stationed in Eastern proportionate whole sale rates.
gracious French nation,
We only guarantee our Wines and
direct from us in the Colony or from Spirits to be genuine when bought
our authorized Agents at the Coast Ports,
A. S. WATSON & 40.. LIMITED,
· THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 19032
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
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WEATHER REPORT.
waters congregated at Tsingtau, where they took in the new men who had arrived by the German transport Rhein, and the homeward bound men went on board the same transport The Observatory report says:
The German men-of war have now been dis- fallen in S. China. A shallow area of low pres. being already in Shanghai, the Irene and On the and at 12.5 p.m. the barometer has persed to their different stations, two of them
sure lies over the S.E. const and Formosa Gefion. These two vessels left Shanghai for Channel. Gradients slight to moderate for home on last Saturday, and they will be replac N.E. winds. on the E. coast of China, and fored by two cruisers of a more modern type. SW, winds over the S. coast and N. part of the Three German war-vessels have been ordered China Sea, Forecast:-Fresh S.W. winds; to do duty of the Yangtze River. The Secadier squally, probably becoming unsettled.
remains in Shanghai for about a week. The Bussard, having on board the chief of the squadron, will go to Hankow for a short time, and the Schwalbe will cruise between Shanghai and Hankow.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
A SMOKING Concen is to be held by the Lodge Naval and Military at 8 p.in. on Thursday the 4th instant, in the banqueting ball of the Masonic Lodge at Zetland Street.
IT is to be hoped that the case of plague at Shanghai mentioned by the China. Garette, which we published last night, will prove the only instance of the disease. According to the
Ppear to be greatly to blame for not having notified the occurrence there of plague,
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THE Times of Ceylan thus describes the re- creations of Saigon, the capital of Cochin: China :-Three times a week, at five o'clock in the afternoon, a splendid military band plays in the public place, or square. There is a reserved enclosure with comfortable chairs, for which a small charge is made. All Saigon meets night the cafés present a gay appearance.
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AT St. Petersburg, on November 14th next, will be opened an exhibition of the arts, manu- factures, products, and inventions of the British Empire, to be held in the Tahride Palace and grounds, which have been graciously lent for that purpose by the Empress Alexandra Feo- dorovna. Trade between Russia and the United Kingdom, both in exports and imports, has steadily declined in the last decade, and it is hoped by this exhibition to do something to put an end to this condition of things. The Tsar and many of the highest Russian officials are displaying deep interest in the undertaking, Visitors to the capital are familiar with the Tauride Palace, which, situated about a mild and a half from Newsky Prospect, is one of the
most exquisitely decorated historical buildings of the city. For the exhibition, it affords an area of 44,000 superficial, feet, and space re- maing in the grounds for two other buildings of 100,000 and 60,000 superficial feet respec: tively. The exhibition, which is inaugurated at the height of the Russian season, remains open for three months.
WATER POLO.
A water polo match took place yesterday at the Victoria Recreation Club in the presence of a large number of spectators. It was between a team from the Field Battery of the Hongkong Volunteers and a picked side from the Garrison.
The Field Battery (red caps) were Messrs Kennett, Lapsley, Loureiro, A. E. Alves, A. A. Alves, Miller and Lieut, Armstrong, The Garrison team (white caps) were repre sented by Messrs. Josling, Snelgrove, Monk, Mertens Morris, Greggy, and Hogg
The game from start to finish was very fast. The individual play of some of the white caps, notably Messrs. Gregory and Monk, was good enough to win the match, but the organised game of the reds was too strong, enabling them to win by 6 gaols to 2. The most conspicuions
A. E. Alves, A. A. Alves and A. Loureiro.
CORRESPONDENCE.
The Chamber of Commerce learns from the Government that a telegram has been received from H.B.M.'s Consul it Foochow to the effect that quarantine is imposed at that port on vessels from Hongkong, Swatow, and Amoy,
THE PLAGUE.
Number of cases reported (Clanese,.....1,421 up till noon of the 1st Other Asiatics 48 July, 1931
Europeans...... Number of cases reported
Chinese Other Asiatics o during the past 24 hours
Europeans......
".
Total number of cases reported to date 1,509 Number of deaths reported (Chinese..
up till noon of the 1st Other Asiatics July, 1901
Europeans. Chinese Number of deaths reported Other Asiatics.
during the past 24 hours)
Europeans!
Total number of deaths recorded to date 1,4 deaths are
Since noon on Saturday last the cases al
Cases Chinese......... Other Asiatics European
..Total
Deaths Chinese .......
t
Other Asiatics Europeans
Total
21.
22
The plague returns for last week were a
Cases...... Deaths.....
............OX The returns for 2nd July, 1894, wore —
Total deaths to date
New cases in previous 24 hours... 13 Deaths in previous 24 hours. 19. Patients under treatment ...... £38"
The Malay Mohamed Juan admitted to
morning
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A Plea for Sanitation.' will be despatched for PORTLAND (OR) advertisement announcing the fact that a In another column will be found an Through Bill of Lading issued to Pacific petition to the Right Honourable JosEPH Shanghai journal the. Port Arthur authorities on these occasions in sociable intercourse. At among the winning side were Lieut. Armstrong, Kennedy Town Hospital yesterday, died this
CHAMBERLAIN, Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, is awaiting signature by the | public, praying that he will be pleased :---
"1. To appoint a Commission consisting of a person or persons wholly unconnected with the Colony to proceed forthwith to Hongkong to investigate and report (a) on the Sanitary Condition of the Colony; (d) on the measures to be adopted for the improvement of the City of Victoria and of the Colony as it at present
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2. That he will be pleased to attach to the said Commission some independent Sanitary Expert to advise.
That after receiving and considering the Report of the Gommission; he will give direc- tions for the Recommendations of that Com mission to be forthwith carried into effect."
It is not necessary for us to point out the necessity for such a petition. That, must be patent to every man who has been in Hong- kong even for the last couple of months, and doubly patent to those who have passed a considerable number of years in the Colony and have studied the newspapers from time to time. The whole sanitary history of Hongkong for the last fifty years has been one of good undone and gifts misspent and resolutions vain," as LINDSAY GORDDS, the Australian poet puts it.
There are one or two cafès chaniant, and the whole scene is brilliant enough to justify Sai- gon's appellation as the little Paris of the Far East. Every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday, during six months in the year, there are per- formances given by the Municipality, with a fine orchestra, in a cool and comfortable theatre, which is open to the air on three side and possesses a roof which can be raised if desired. Between the acts all adjourn to a large hall for iced drinks.
WE shall be obliged if any subscriber on receiving his paper late or irregularly will write on the Wrapper of the paper the Time of delivery, etc., and forward the Wupper to the Manager, Hongkong Telegraph Cold, 50 Queen's Road Central. The wrapper will enable us to check the delivery coolies. OUR Raid Competition drew several persons to place their plans for the destruction of the Naval Yard, Arsenal, Barracks, Docks, etc., on paper A RECENT N. C.Daily News says:-While and the merits of the different essays are now congratulating General O'Moore Creagh on his being looked into. The award of the prize of appointment to the command of the British fifty dollars will be made on or before the 15th Expeditionary Force in China, we cannot buy, inst, and the winner's article will be published. express the general and deep regret that is felt THE official report of Cailles'-surrender dated at the news that he will have to leave Shanghai June 25th, is as follows-General Sumner for the North. The General and Mrs. Creagh reports that General Cailles' force surrendered have endeared themselves to all who have had consisted of one General, 1 Colonel, 4 L the honour and pleasure of knowing them here, Colonels, 9 Majors, 27 Captains, 25 1st Lieute and they will leave us with a real sense of nants, 38 2nd Lieutenants, 507 noncommi-loss on our part, and the heartiest wishes for signed officers and privates, and 146 civilian officials rated as presidentes, delegados and cabezas of various towns and barrios of Lagum
We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column.)
THE GYMKHANA MEETING. TO THE EDITOR or the "Hongkong Talegrar."
SIR-I note with surprise your report of our Gymkhana Meeting and also the anticipatory screed that appeared on Friday. Will you kindly understand once for all these meetings are arranged by a party of gentlemen who do not bold themselves responsible to the ordinary public and with equal indifference look upon
also sentir. The ladies and gentlemen who took an active part in what your "penny à liner (if you will pardon the expression) called foolishments, interested themselves and amused the circle of their friends who attended; as for any patronage by the outside public we can ignore that altogether, and hope in future you will remember we do not aim at being the promoters of a racing ineeting.
MEMBER"
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Mrs. Dos Remedios who was removed yes terday to the plague hospital met her death n a very tragic manner. On reaching the Hospital she was in a state of delirium. "All care was. taken and an amah put in charge; Mr. Remedius suddenly Icaped from the bed and rushing out of the room, threw herself from the verandah to the ground. When picked up it was seen that her injuries were of such a nature as to preclude any hope of her recovery and she died shortly after.
The remaining European patients are all doing well.
THE RAILWAY IN CHINA.
"Tickets," In Shanghai, thousands of miles from England, the word, uttered by a Chinaman, brings back remembrances of home, of the nights when, in the railway rain back to London from the suburbs the guard aroused. you from your sleep to see the little printed piece of cardboard which ensured you a fast journey home!
~ONSIGNEES of Cargo ex 5.5. "PURITAN" from New York are hereby natified that their Cargo transhipped at Singapore into the 5.5.ACILIA has now arrived and is being landed and placed at their risk in the Hong kang and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co's Godowas at Kowloon.
Consignees are requested to immediately What particularly strikes us about the send in to the Undersigned Original Bills of petition is that it blames nobody, does not Lading in exchange for which they will receive ] indulge in any vituperation nor in any high-order has been issued to the Provost Marshish troops and those of other Powers, and it is fellow a good turn when you can, so will reality.forces itself to the front. The warships.
Province-Wade.
MANILA papers of the 29th ult state that
BEACHCOMBING.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."
I remain, Sir,
Yours truly,
Hongkong, July 2nd, 1901. their future happiness and prosperity. A hap[Yes Member, we helped ourselves liberally pier selection for the command of the British
to salt as we read your letter.. Did you back a laser-Ed, H.K. T.] garrison in Shanghai could not have been made, General Creagh's unfailing bonhomie and savoir faire have obviated any friction that might otherwise have arisen between the. Bri- flown or hyperbolic language at all, nor does General from Division Headquarters for the very much to his tact and amiability, ably it take a lot of statements which can be release of one thousand of the prisoners of war seconded by his Orderly Officer Major Watson, classed as "reckless," untrue" or "ex who are now held in Fort Santiago, in order that the persistent good feeling that has existed 1702camber of Commercesidentetter to signalize the surrender of General Calies, here between the various contingents during
Chamber of to the Government. The petition, in fact, this respect as the others. This will leave the joint occupation of Shanghaj is due. extracts from official reports made by the about 6go prisoners of war, some of whom it Hongkong Volunteer Corps will hold au Government's own, officers, which, it stands is understood, have evidence against them of open-air Promenade Concert on the Parade to reason, the Government cannot well crime, and will have to be tried before they Ground at Headquarters, in aid of the Volunteer attempt to cast aside as unworthy of atten can be liberated.,
Band Fund, to-morrow, the 3rd instant, coin- men. from the "Sailors Home. You have the line has become a more popular, moderof
local Bills of Lading on which delivery can be obtained.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents, Hongkong, 2nd July, 1901.
Intimations. EYESIGHT.
· Mr. N. LAZARUS,
Occulist-Optician, of London, and Calcutta,
may be consulted for SPECTACLES at 16, Queen's Road Central,
(B. HOUGHTON & Co.)
(Nearly opposite the HONGKONG HOTEL)
Business
BANG to 5.P.N...
who was promised the same consideration în consists of a very well selected series of
tion. The document is much too long for AN amusing story of the recent Wall-street us to publish, covering fourteen closely printed pages of foolscap, but our readers. panic is told by the Chronicle. A gentleman, will be able to acquaint themselves of who was occupied in buying as many Northern its contents by calling at any one of the Pacífics as he could lay hands on, suddenly places where the document is lying for remembered that a friend of his who had just sailed for Europe had bought a number before. staring Rushing round to his friend's house
GREAT proportion of cataracts and signature. Mr. CHADWICK, a special sanitary A diseases affecting those advancing in life commissioner who came from England occur to those having some deficiency in the to report upon the sanitation of Hong he persuaded the wife to burst: the safe open construction of the eyes--the many years of kong in 1881; the late Dr. AYRES, former with dynainite and sell him the shares. Thi Eye Strain ending in serious forms of disease.ly Colonial Surgeon here; Dr. FRANCIS she did at a profit of £8,000, and cabled the Glasses specially adapted in youth to those CLARK, Medical Officer of Health; Dr. deal to her husband. In due course the requiring them save and preserve the sight. Lowson, of plagde fame) and the Insanitary answer arrived. Good Give hing the safe,
Constantly recurring headaches, spells, of Properties Commission are all quoted at dimness when reading, weak eyes, the letters running together any of these symptoms indi-length, and the recent letter of the Chamber
Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTACLES only after testing the sight, lig
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Arm, Sergt. FL Viggers, A.O.C. The Blue Danube! Band of the grd Mall.
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The Lighthouse Keeper Cospl W. 3. Terrill; HiK ̧‚y Dialect Song..." Uncle Tom Cobley Gunner J. A. Woodgates, H.K
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cate a deficiency in the form of the eye requir, of Commerce, together with, the reply of the IT has been arranged that pumping should ston-Opeutic Selection..."The Geisha".. ing Glasses only to conect and cures. Colonial Secretary thereto, are given in full this aftemoon on the sunken dredger Casifor Such a petition will, we imagine, if it River The scheme generally is, by building receives sufficient backing from the general coffer dams from her batches to pump her dry public, receive the immediate attention of Mr. CHAMBERLAIN, for we know that he from fore and hidships. We hope the efforts -guiding ber by solid timber uprights and guys keeps closely in touch with Dr. MANSON and Dr. CANTLIE, and both of these gentlemen of Mr T S Mortou, to whom all credit is due. will be able to substantiate the statements for the work done under his supervision, will be made in the petition. But the petition will do successful. The proceedings, we can understand, no good unless it receives a very large number will be anxiously watched by Mr. W. H. T. of signatures, and hence we would ask all of Davis of the Commercial Union Insurance our readers to repair to one or other of the Co. who has perfect faith in the plans furnished places at which copies are lying, and affix by Messrs Punchard, Lowther & Co,
FINE Consigment of FRENCH PRE A SERVES of Tell known make
Quality will speak for itself,
H. RUTTONJEE:
5 D'Aguilar Street and
22 & 23, Elgin Road, Kowloon
Hongkong, 16th April, 1901
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Sergt. W. T. French, B.G., and Gargt, Simmer, R.E -Comic Song. Oh, be careful" mei.
Ann-Sergi, F. R. Viggers, A.0.S...
-Selviction............." Remiaboences of All Nations":
Band of the srd 3-1-2;
God Save the King.
The Band of the grid M.II. inns been kindly Nat by Coloriel avardhan and the Offiten,
in the train, at the Shanghai failway station, country stretching right away to the blus with the flat, tree studded, grass enriched,
horizon on every hand, the sound of that word brings back memories of the counties down south at home. And the socthing memory is Sin-You have the reputation of doing kept up right away to. Woosung, where grin you put this in your paper. I hear a lot of all nations, with their flags flying free to the beach just now, and why don't they run them.truth that you are unavelling on a railway owned af talk of the lots of fellows there are on the four winds of heaven, impress you with the in Well I'm one of them and I've never by people living in at country which is nominally been in goal in my life. I'll tell you, how and probably in fact, hostile to you, your beliefs, I came to be in my present condition. I was you customs, and your ways.
But to the point. The Chinese Imperial paid off in Hongkong and like a fool played up Railway line from Shanghai to the haven of thought I could easily get another ship. But has had a remarkable history Torn up by most of my stuff as soon as I got ashore.all the big warships which come to these waters, find out my mistake when it's too late. Tho case is simply this. They will only engage infuriated Chinese years ago, retarded in its progress by prejudice, ignorance, and hostility, the home. I hav at got $40 and there you are; than any promoter of it ever expected it to be to plank down $40 before you can get into,
conveyence from the one point to the other my papers will show I'm no-loafer but a man of good character and up to my work, and yet things were slow in progression. But at
come. From the seventies to the nineties! I'm'a beachcomber. I don't say there are nớt
beginning of last year a great change cam a lot of wasters knocking about, but I know a
In the month of December, 1899, one car wal number of men, good seamen, floating round and because they can't get into the Home sufficient to carry the Chinese who patronise the line. There are now three cars attached.“ theyte damned.
every train, and are all occupied as s To attract greater custom the enterprising management of the line have just reducej the first-class fare 19 60 cents, with the addition of greater comfort to the car niges in the way of tapestried, seats of attractive design, and stricter supervision of ticket-bolders. By this improvement itis cont fidently expected to secure more patronage both from native and foreign residents, and there is no doubt but that the expectation will be satisfied. Yesterday, the representatives of the Press in Shanghini went down to Woosung in one of the newly fitted-up carriages, and were greatly impressed by the vast improve ments effected The locomotive superinte dent, Mr. Dunstan, very kindly explained the alterations which have been carried out, and on behalf of the railway authorities, provided an excellent tiffin at the Woosung Hotel, that well managed establishment which, situated inthe midst of an old-fashioned fertile garden, reminiscent of English country life, is the?
ezvous of Shanghai people every weekendar
Yours truly,
DE BEACHCOMBER. Hongkong, July 2nd, 1900
AT THE MAGISTRACY,
SANITARY BOARD CONVICTIONS."
Inspector Hoggarth of the Sanitary Board had a list of at charges this morning and in each case the defendants were fined. The affence generally was the possession of cubicles built contrary to Jaw Some of the offenders had been wamed as far back as last February
THE ABSENTEE DRUNK John Garner on being called this morning was absent. His bail Sg was estreated-Charge, Drunk and incapable>
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