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TELEGRAMS.

(Reuters)

The United States Wheat Crop,

LONDON, 14th September.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

THE WAR.

THE OCCUPATION OF LIAOYANG.

INTERESTING RUSSIAN DESPATCHES.

THE "ASKOLD.;

MESSRS, SEC. FARNHAM G

BOYD & CO, LTD

The Shanghai: Mercury of the toth inst mys: The Russian cruiser Ascola came out of the dock just before high tide, and at three

The leading Shangliai journals thus com o'clock this afternoon, in tow of two tugs, the ment on the proposal for the sale of Victoria and Kongnam, proceeded to her hertli | Famhẩm Boyd & Co.'s business to a London alongside the Chinese Eastern Railway wharf, company to be formed to take it over and carry it on The W. G.D. News writes editorially,

where she anired and was moored about four o'clock.

A renewed panic has taken place on the The fullowin report was rereived on 6th Chicago wheat market owing to the pessi-inst at the Imperial Headquaters from the mistic, ideas entertained about the whent | Japanese Headquarions In Manchuria:- Our

The Ashold made a fine show as she pro- crop Reported prices are the highest since miss commenced agressive movements in. the Leiter boom,

the fatter part of Augus, in the vicinities of have of course been replaced, and she has eseded up river to her berth. All the funnels Ashanties and Tangheen. Cur right army, been thoroughly repainted throughout. Above which began the movements on August 24th, the water line she has been painted black with succeeded in occupying Koshaling, Sonchasai,ned water line, while gilt has been freely and Kachosz, after a severe engagement which lasted from the evening of the 15th to the 27th After occupying those places, the army pursued the retreating Russians and reached the vicini ties of Yinshupu, Shisutsu, and Kanabantsu on the agth, Between the night of the 30th and

Dum-Dum Bullets. Correspondents of the Daily Telegraph formerly with the Japanese and Russian armies at Lianyang declare there is no evidence of the Russians using dum-dum

bullets.

LATER.

used for ornamentation in various places. On her bows the double eagle is displayed in gold, and indeed she looks as if she had just left the

ways.

When almost opposite the Customs Jetty an the 31st, the main force of the army passed loaded with stone getting in the way, and be unfortunate accident occurred, a cargo sampan over the Tatsuho to the right bank at Ke-tao- de-wan, a part of the army being left on the lefting capsized. Two Customs, launches at once

bank of the river to effect a junction with the Central Army. The main force began to at

Release of the "Calchas." The Vladivostock Prize Court has released the Calchar with her neutral cargo, but cided to confiscate flour, cotton, and timber, consigned to Japan.

Russian Losses. General Kuropatkin has telegraphed the first official estimate of the Russian losses from the 28th August to the 5th September at 4,000 killed, and 12,000 wounded.

New Bishop of Koren. -

put out and succeeded in rescuing three of the crew of the sampan. One of the sumpanmen, however, was drowned. The launches deserve great credit for the smart way they put out and

effected the rescue.

EXPECTED BIG FIGHT BEYOND MOUKDEN.

Takio, th September, According to an authentic report our army forming the right wing attacks the right flank of the enemy 'who are retreating while the armies forming the centre and left wing which are north of Liaoyang have now effected a junction with the army forming the right wing and all these armies are in touch with the rear guard of the enemy and are still pursuing the and Kasikuliyehung (?), twelve miles south of Moukden, and are concentrating at the south of Moukden utilizing the river Hung in front of them. The Russian defence not being strong another severe battle is expected at the north of Moukden.-Universal Cosette.

The Rev. Arthur Turner has been appoint-vicinities of Kashchiatsu, Kaochton, and Su-enemy. The enemy occupied Ulkashishan (?)

ed Bishop of Korca in succession to the Rev. Corfe resigned.

Russian Cruiser Still Active. A Russian cruiser has boarded the British steamer Dertien between St. Vincent and Gibraltar.

(N. C. 1). News.) A new Scene of Operations.

Tokio, 9th September. It is reported that Russian troops from Kain.

chatka have invaded the island of Simusir in the Kuriles, and massacred all the women, the men being absent fishing.

** The Kurite islands, north-east of Hok. kaido, were given by Russia to Japan in ex-

Finding the Funds in Tokio,

Tokio, 12th September.

Money is easy, and commodities dearer. A third issue of exchequer bonds, to the amount of eighty million yen, is announced for October, thus fully covering the budget.

International Red Cross work at Liaoyang,

Tokio, 12th September. The Russians having forbidden, the removal of the residents of Liaoyang from the fortified zone during the recent fighting, many of the natives were killed and wounded.

on the 12th instant, as follows:-

The shareholders in 5. C. Farnham, Boyd general meeting this day fortnight to consider & Co., Lu, ate summoned to an extraordinary

the proposal to sell the whole of their under taking, lock, stock, and barrel, to a London company which is to be formed to take it over and carry it on. It is proposed that the share holders shall receive for each share of Tis. fooin the present company the sum of £12 105, equal at 2s. 6d. exchange to Tla, 100, and shares in the new company to the value of £16 or

your ble sale. Original shareholders in S.C Tls. 128. This is on the face of it a very fa Farnbam & Co., Lu, will thus receive the equivalent of Tis. 218 for their outlay of Tis 33-33: those in Boyd & Co., Ld, will receive this sum for their Tis. so; and those in the Shanghai E. S. & Dock Co., Ld, the third of the companies which were amalgamated in the present company, for their lis, 100. What is to be the total capital of the London com pany is not stated; but the amount required to purchase the existing company, in cash and shates, amounts to 1,573,200. A large sum will also be required for working capital, and the very considerable extension of plant and buildings which is understood to be contem- plated. by the London company. A great revival of business is expected here when the present war is over; and it is suggested that the new company will install plant for the manufacture of rails and railway. material, engines and machinery of all kinds, and will also undertake shipbuilding on a large scale. There is an undoubted opening in. China for such works as it is supposed to be the intention of the company to inaugurate.

The great question for the present share

1904.

Quite frankly, he said they had such proposal Advices from Shangbai, hearing; date 13th which he considered a good one, but he could inst, state Business reported: S. C. Farn not go into any greater dalails just now thanam Boyds & Co, shares at Tis. 187.50 and 188 For September, 190 for October, 191.50 and say that they had a firm offer from one man in 19250 for November 193.30, 194, 193, 192.50, London, acting on behalf of a powerful 193, 194, 193, and 192 for December and 195 syndicate, to buy the entire property and for January: Central Stores shares at $6.25 convert it into a company registered in London Cash, Shanghai Land Investment shares at Tis TIT cash; Indo-Chinas S. N. Co, shares at Tis with a large capital to carry on the business of

go for December, and Shanghai and Hongkow a dock and wharf company combined.

Wharf Co. sbares at Tis. 167,50 for December. The offer ws to pay the shareluiders in

12.10.0 and to give them besides sixteen fully cash the par value of their present shares

paid up shares in the new company.

and sa far as he knew the project was an. The company would be an Engilsh company

entirely British one, although, of course, there might be other money in it as in all business.

The present management would remain unchanged here, but there would be entirely new directors and board in London. It was

scale after the war, and people at home were proposed to develop shipbuilding on a large

looking for a great rush of business in this part of the world as soon as the war is over.

go

Fürther than that.Mr. Twentyman would not

until the shareholders met, when they would be told all that was necessary to enable them to judge the merits of the question, and give the necessary sanction to the directors. If the resolution in favour of selling were carried it would como into effect at once.

18, to oa share for the 55,300 shares form- The offer of the London syndicate of

ing the capital of the company represents a sum of £1,583,200, but an immediate retura- of

only £689,000, ie, 55,200 shares at £ız. 10, 0 a share and the rest in scrip in the new

company.

share to-day at Tis. 18 cash and “xchange, Against this, taking the market value of the.

roughly, at eight taels to the pound, the value of the proporty works out to £1,241,000,

THE RESOLUTIONS.

Should the shareholders deem it advisable to accept the proposal or any modification thereof, the following resolutions, which are embodied in a circular letter addressed to shareholders, will be proposed -

1. That the directors be and they are hereby empowered to enter into an agreement having for its object the sale by this company of its property and business to a new company to be formed and registered in London.

The Kobe Chronicle says:-On the 6th inst the following Imperial Message was dispatch-holders in 5. G. Farnham, Boyd & Co., Ld., is the amount at which the capital of the London company is to be fixed, as on this depends the value of the £16 that they are to receive in shares. It would be well for them, before the meeting at which they are to be asked to accept the proposal now made, to study what happen. 2. That as soon as the sale of the company's ed to the original concessionaires of the Hong-property and business to such new company kong Low-Level Tramways. If Shanghai is to ❘ has been completed, the present company be become the Belfast of China it will doubtless be wound up voluntarily. a good thing for the prosperity of the port as a whole, and it will interest a great public com- pany at home in the conservancy of the Huang. pu; but the experience of having big industries in the East managed by a board of directors in London has not been uniformly favourable,

The fercury, the same evening, makes the following observations:-

DEFRAUDING INSURANCE COMPANIES,

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Lately the shares of the above Company have considerably increased in price and the un- initiated have wondered why this increase was

3-That the board of this company be and they are hereby appointed liquidators for the purpose of such winding up, with power to divide the assets of the company among the contributaries in specie.

THE RENDITION OF WETHAIWEI.

1usiness done direct-Shanghai and Hong.

shares at Tia 88 for September, 88.50 for Octo kew Wharfe Co. shares at Tis, 162 for Septem ber and 166 for December; Indo-Chinas 'S. N.

ber and go for December: S. C. Farnham, October, 192.50 for November and 194/192.50 Boyds & Co. shares at Tls. 188.50/190 for for December; Weihaiwei Gold Mining Co. shares at $13; and Actor House Hotel 8% debentures at Tis. 104.

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

TH COMPETITION TO-MORROW (Saturday), the 17th instant, will be for SPOONS, commencing at 2.30 P.31.

Ranges :—200, 500 and 600 yards. Seven Shots and a Sighter at each Range, MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 16th September, 1004.

OCCIDENTAL AND ORIEN ('AL- STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

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NOTICE:

TONSIGNEES of CARGO, per Steamship

"DORIC."

The above Steamer having arrived, Consig nees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside,

Cargo impeding discharge and undelivered by MONDAY, the 19th instant, at 5 P.M., will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

E. W. TILDEN,

Agent, Hongkong, 16th September, 1904.

NOTICE,

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE MANINGTON, 'LATE OF VICTORIA, IN THE COLONY OF HONG. KONG, JOURNALIST, Deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that all CRE

DITORS should send their CLAIMS against the above Estate to the undersigned before the 16th day of October, 1904, failing which they will not be recognised.

Dated this 16th day of September, 1904.

E. A. SNEWIN,

Executor.

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A SPECIAL SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE

taking place. Some thought that the repairing be taken away from the Russians, the British TALIAN

tack the Russians west of Koluintal on Septem- beri, but the enemy resisted so stubbornly, having been reinforced since the previous day, that the position could not be easily taken, Our army, however, succeeded in driv ing away the Russians at a litle past noon on September 4th, after a most severe en The "Lena" at San Francisco. gagement lasting for four days. On September The United States Government has decid-4th, the position of the army which had re ed that the Lena must leave San Francisco mained on the left bank of the river proceeded for a brief period, or dismantle.

to Kwanton, on the right bank. The central and left armies, which commenced their for ward movements on August 26th, reached the matai on the 27th, when the Russians who had been guarding the positions at Kafangshen and and Anshautien, began to retreat toward Liso. yang. Thereupon, both the left and central armies commenced to engage them, and on the 29th, the central army reached a place between Skabo and Hanchalo, while the left 'army' occupied the line between Skaho and Gyochatai. Then our central army commenced to attack a Russian force which was occupyinged to the Army in Manchuria:-Liaoyang was a most strongly, fortified position extending regarded by the enerny as a most important over a line drawn from the heights north of strategical base. The Russians early directed Yayuchi to the bills west of Shushanpau, pass their attention to the place and very strongly ing through the hills routh of Sobanton and fortified it, storing their ammunition there and |the heights east as well as west of Shiulitsutan, guarding it with all energy. Our Army in The left army, co-operating with the central Manchuria after fighting desperately for many army, attacked the Russians near Shushanpau days and nights and braving all hardships and change for the Japanese ball of Saghalien. Then the 30th, the right flank of the central difficulies has at fast succeeded in carrying island of Simusir is almost in the centre of the chaio, between Boussole Strat and Diana army, effecting a junction with the left flank of the enemy's positions. We highly appreciate this brilliant and remarkable achievement. Strait. The inhabitants are mainly Aibu.-E.the right army, attacked the Russians at a

place between the heights north of Yayuchi The work could not have been done but for and the hills south of Sohanton, but, as the the circumspection and skill of the plan of enemy was considerably reinforced by troops operations and for the determination and from the direction of Linoyang, our army was promptitude, loyalty, and bravery with which obliged to abandon the attack for a while, you, the officers and meo, carried out that plan remaining in the position we had occupied. of operations. The future of the campaign is The left army was then ordered to drive away still very uncertain and the end perhaps dis

The Waiwupu, according to a Peking dis- the Russians near Shushanpau as soon as pos.. tant, and you are commanded to take care of sible. The left flank of the central army and your health and persevere and aim at far

patch, has sent a notification to the British the whole left army began to attack the Rus greater and-final achievements,

Minister stating that as Port Arthur will soon sians in the vicinities of Shulitsuton and

and docking of the Resian war-vessels was the Government must retura Weihaiwei to the Shushanpau on that day (the 301), when the ALLEGED ATTEMPTED ARSON,

cause, others believed that it was in conse- Russians defended their positions most ob

quence of disposing of a portion of the property at the same time instructed H.E. Chang Teh- Chinese according to Treaty, The Waiwupu stinately, making several sorties against us,

that had been spoken of for a considerable yi, the Chinese Minister in London, to com but, being unable to withstand our attacks,

time, whilst ather hinted that a London Communicate with the British Foreign Office on they evacuated the places mentioned at the

pany was about to buy the whole concern and the same subject. The Chinese Minister has dead of night on the 31st. Our army began

that it had been valued by experts specially ately reported to the Waiwupu that the British to pursue the Russians, who were retreating

appointed at Tis. 1,000,000 more than the precavernment have no intention of repudiating toward Linoyang, when they turned back

sent book value. However, an advertisement the Treaty, but that some compensating be and opposed us at strongly fortified places at

appeared on Saturday last calling for an extra nefits will probably be asked for in return for the southern and western ends of the city of

ordinary general meeting of the shareholders Liaoyang, and on the heights to north-east

on the 16th September to consider a proposal of Mokusho. Our army attacked the city of

which has been made to purchase the Company s Liaoyang from September 1st fill the night of

property and undertaking. The proposal, we understand, has been made from London the 3rd, with the result that Lindyang was entirely occupied by the Japanese on the

where a company is to be formed to take it over morning of the 4th. The Russians seem 10

holus bolus. A payment is to be made to the have sent troops from the north to Liaoyang.

holders of each share of the sum of £12 103. lo by train up to the 30th ult. The number of thie Russians who opposed us there is not yet

cash and sixteen fully paid up 1 shares in the new company which is to be formed, making exactly known, but it is believed to have been

in all £28 10s, per share. This seems to us, about twelve Division. Most of the enemy do

so far as we are able to judge at present, an chartered, and according to a vernacular con- not seem to have rétreated as far north as

extremely fair offer. The new company is to temporary, the new contracts are shorter than Yentai. A portion of the Russian, force is now

be lurmed and registered in London. As soon before, as there is a prospect that many of the near Geishinsz. The storehouses near the

as the sale of the Company's property and Japanese steamers now used by the Govern station, the railway bridge, and other bridges

business has been completed the present Comment will be released from service next month. over the Tatsuho, were burnt down by the

pany will he wound up and the present Board The Nippon Yusen Kaisha requires more Russians: A part of our left and central armies has been utilised by the Consul-General in of the old Company is to be appointed liquida steamers in order to guarantee the regularity has been ordered to occupy the district north writing reports of law cases, and correspond-tors for the purpose of winding up, with power of the service between Kobe and Otaru, via of Mokusho and the vicinity of the railway ence, as he was a good stenographer. The to divide the assets of the Company among the Japan Sea ports, and, according to the Kobe bridge.

other day it was found that he bad escaped contributaries in monty. We have not received Chronicle, eighteen vessels have been charter. As to the number of our casualties since they sawing through the bars, and the police at any information as to what is to be the capitated for this service, contracts being renewed in many cases. The term of contract varies from 25th ult, no exact report is to hand yet, but it once made inquiries with the result that of the new company, but it will require over is Lelieved to be great. The number of the d'um was found concealed in the bottom of 4,500,000 to purchase the existing, Company, one month to two.

a chest of drawers in the house of a friend To this will have to be added a considerable Russian casualties is not yet known. In spite named Bailey, who, it is reported, admits sum for a working capital and, to make ad of the several lines of semi-permanent Russinn haring banded things to Odlum in his cells. ditions and improvements, as the new company, fortifications we finally succeeded in occupying It would seem that the bottom and back of the we are led to believe, will go in largely for Liaoyang after most severe fighting extending drawer bad been kocked out and the man cos. shipbuilding, wharves, ec, and until it is over ten days, and at the sacrifice of a con. siderable number of lives. The spirits of cealed himself in it. Odlum when he saw the known what is to be the total capital of the officers and men'

game was up gaye himself up quietly and was new company we are not inclined to advise are very high.:

taken to the station and ultimately sentenced our readers to go in for the new speculation, According to a Reuter telegram received at to g days' confinement wit hard fabour, the and another obstacle which we think is con the Foreign Department from St. Petersburg, sentence to begin at the expiration of the pre-siderably in the way of the success of the new General Bakbaroff sent a report to the Czar on-

sent term. A warrant has been applied for for September 2nd, to the effect that the Russian the arrest of Bailey on the charge of helping casualties on August 31st and deptember 1st Odlum to escape. were about 7,000. The number of Japanese casualties during the same period, General Sakharoff continues, is twice or thrice greater than that of the Russians, The Japanese taken prisoners by us are saiirely tired out

The English missionary Dr. Westwater, the representative of the International Red Cross Society of Shanghai, is treating over two hun dred old folks and children in his temporary

hospital..

Marshal Oyama, has also sent substantial tokens of sympathy.

(Japan Exchanges.) The Japanese Victory.

ALARM IN PARIS.

London, 4th September. The Japanese victories are beginning to cause alarm in l'aris with regard to the future of French Indo-China. Fears are entertained that Japan will combine with Siam.

Japanese Prisoners in Russia. London, 4th September.

It is reported from St. Petersburg that a number of Japanese prisoners, including sixty eight officers and two hundred and fifty-six men, mostly sailors from transports, have passed through Omsk. Their destination is

said to be Penza,

[Omsk is the chief town of the Siberian pro- vince of Akmolinsk, 1,800 miles east of Mos cow. Penza is a large Russian Cathedral town, 330 miles south-east of Moscow.]

(Cablenetur.}

Pacific Liners Warned.

San Francisco, September 12tb. The steamship America Maru of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha line has been warned that the Bussian cruiser Lena is here. The Lena arriv- ed-Sunday from the north and comes here on account of the pressing necessity of having her poilers cleaned. They are very foul, and must be thoroughly overhauled before the cruiser

can proceed sea.

The agent of the Toya Kisen Kaisha, the great Japanese company which formerly rin the Nippon Maru, America Maru and Hong kong Maru between San Francisco, Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Shanghai and Hongkong with the usual trips to Manila, cabled the company's head office at Tokio as soon as the cruiser arrived.

The America Mary is the only one of the line now a passenger vessel. The Nippon Mari: is understood to have been sunk off Port Arthur daring the effort made by Admiral Togo's fleet to bottle up the Russian squadron in that harbour. The Hongkong Mary is acting as e transport or auxiliary cru ser, and only the America Miru has been retained on the rún. She, too, was originally taken over by the Japan ese war office but was found not to be needed, and so was restored to her owners

When last heard from the America Maru was at hanghai, having cone from San Francisco with plenty of passengers and freight. Her commander is Captain Philip Going, an Englishman and competent scaman. She is a vessel of about 6,000 tons, steam ng usually 15 knots but able to da 18. Probably she will be held at Yokohama now until the Russian cruiser Lana has deported north and is reported arrived at comic port too distant to catch the America, Mara on her Joumesto San Francisco

Four Chinese belonging to the shop, No. 225, Queen's Road Central, were charged yester ay morning, at the instance of Mr. J. Hanson, Chief of the Detective service, with attempting to set fiae to their premises for the purpose of defrauding the insurance companies. The property in question is insured for $14,000, livided over the London and Lancashire Messrs. Butterfield and Swire), The Sala- mander (The Holland-China Trading Co.), and the Northern Insurance Company (Messrs. Bradley and Co.). Evidence of the arrest of the men was given, and the case was remanded

for one week.

ESCAPE FROM GAOL

Some time since a man named Odlun was sentenced at Shanghai to 24 years' imprison ment for fraud at Canton. He was placed in the cells of the American Consulate at the northern port, and during is incrceration he

KWANGIUNG MINES.

TO BE DEVELOPED.

the rendition of Weihaiwej.

THE CHARTERING OF STEAMERS.

MORE SHIPS WANTED.

The contract terms of foreign sleamers char- tered by the Japanese having mostly expired at the end of last month, the contracts have

been renewed or new steamers have been

The Association of Steamship Owners has munitions of war during the present month, received orders to transport 150,000 tons of and steps are now being. taken to provide

steamers.

:: THE S.S. "SHAHZADA”

UNDER REPAIR.

by Chinese from the Asiatic Steam Navigation The 8. S. Shahzads, recently purchased to, of Calcutta, now lies at Messrs. W. S company is that the management is to be in Bailey & Co.'s engineering and shipbuilding London. This is a great mistake, as we know works, undergoing a thorough overhaul, and is by experience, and therefore we think every expected to go on the Saigon, rus in about thing possible should be done by those with the vessel, as she broke down several ten days. The present owners had bad luck interested to have the management in Shang times, and finally put into Amoy in a disabled hai, for it has been proved that it is next to condition. The owners then sent Mr. Bailey impossible to manage a large Far Eastern up to Amoy, where he was successful in effect- company at a distance of ten thousand miles. ing repairs, and bringing the vessel to Hong. The observations by the editor of the Ching kong. Everything is now being placed in

first class order. Gazette are contained in an article printed on the roth inst., and are as follows

A ·

Whispers have been heard of late about pro- posals from home to purchase the entire pro party of Messrs. S. C. Farnham Boyd & Co,

According to a Reuter telegram dated Sep-

The numerous valuable mines in Hwangtung lember 4th, which has been received at the are about to be developed by modern processes. Foreign Department from St. Petersburg. In issuing the necessary proclamation, Viceroy General Kuropatkin has sent the following to Tsen said: The mines have been ordered to the Czar-To-day (Sept. 3), the main force of be developed with Government sanction, hut, the Russian army is occupying, the district as yet, very little work to this end has been south of the railway, between Yenlai station carried out, owing to the many objections Ltd. and Yentai coal mine. The Japanese, who raised by the people, which objection all arise. The rumours have now taken concrete shape approached close to us, are firing at us from a out of suspicion. Now, it should be realised and a meeting of the shareholders has been distance over the fields of Indian com. All that funds are urgently needed, and as there summoned, to consider the proposal and to the Russians who were at Liaoyang are now are practically no methods that can be devised take, the necessary legal steps to enable the crossing the Talsuho, to the right bark. All to raise these funds, we therefore order these directors to carry out the sale of the propeity the localities where fighting is now going on inines to be developed as far as possible, so as and the liquidation of the present company Are covered with fadian corn, and the move to increase the interests of the people. For should the shareholders sa decides ments of the troops are much interrupted in this purpose, mining experts will be engaged to The matter is such an important one for consequence, The reifeat of General Olloff's prospect the mines, and the people living Shangbar and so much money belonging to detachment on September 2nd, was due to the around them not cause any disturbance. The our readers is invested in Docks" that we Japanese fire through the Yadian corn. The mines may be under official management, or lost no time in interviewing Me.J. R. Twenty- loss suffered by that detachment is very great, that of the gentry, or under the manigement man, the chairman of the present board of "One regiment lost 3,500 men,

of bath,-7/4/vertal Ganellé,

directors, and asking him for a few particulars,

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