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Intimations.

BIRTHS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1905.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On 13th August, at aa, Haskell Road, Shango hai, the wife of F. B. Prziven, of a daughter."

On 17th August, at Kuling, the wife of F. H. ARMSTRONG, of a son."

A. S. WATSON & CO., Che Honghong Celegraph

LIMITED.

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VERY OLD LIQUEUR

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THIS

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THE FINEST

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"HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 2ại, 1905.

RUSSIA'S REGENBRATION,

Russia has at fast been granted her

MR. J. Grant Mackenzie, has joined the board of S. C. Farnham, Boyd and Co., LE

THE Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam- best Co, have removed their offices to Hotel Mansion

The death is reported of Mr. Kita, engineer at the Shanghai Cotton Spinning Mill, which took place as a result of a fall from a pony, ACCOUNTS of the disastrous typhoon in Japan, and of the fire on the Dutch Petroleum Com-

ADMIRAL Rozhdestvensky's niece, who was unsuccessful in her endeavour to be allowed to nurse him, is returning to "Russia by the advice of her uncle

A MEETING of the Sanitary Board will be held to-morrow. Included in the orders of the day is pag-Instructions ro mabure and manuring of gardens in the Colony

THE steamers Masagos and Gyanize, bought by the N. Y. K, have been named Sagami Maru and Takeshima Mars, respectively. IT has been ascertained that in May last the Vladivostok squadron executed the brilliant feat of sinking a Japanese sailer of 115 tons, sending the crew of ten men as prisoners to Harbin

THE result of Investigations made by the ASUGORSTION has been made in Yokohama. authorities shows that the existing collieries into form there a British Volunteer organisation, Saghalien will produce enough coal to supply

WEDDING IN HUNGKONG.

The wedding of Mr. Morris J. Isanc, manage of the China Mutual Life Insurance Company at Canton, to Mies Florence D. Joseph solemnised at the ongkong Synagogue Yes terday afternoon, Desplia the unpropit character of the weather, there was a representation of the Jewish Community at the

ceremony, and many Europeans also attended, y

The Synagogue had been beautifully de to be cailed the "Alliance Guards." The pro-corated for the occasion. The pillars at the the demand of the Army, and Navy now emoser says that 150 men could easily be raised, entrance were twined with orange blossoms and got ready in time to make an imposing which had been specially brought from Canton, show as a guard of honour to the Prince of for the occasion, and the interior of the edifice ployed at Saghalien.

Wales when he visits Japan.

was hung with festoons of evergreens and flowers, which gave a festive appearance to the

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Magna Charta. To Britons who have fought Pany's ss. Perlak, aio printed on the third page. THE L. Korea reports that on the 16th inst, d

and won their freedom, tlie status of the peasant-proprietor has always seemed inex plicable. It was until now without form or body. It resembled one of those mathe matical problems which ends reductio ad absurdum. When writers arose in Russia to tell, the world something of the character of the life there, the sum total of their views was found in the expression vodka. But within the last hundred years a changeful movement has been working from within. One movement after another, each emanat ing from the Throne, has had as its object

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A WIRE to the M. C. D. News from Scerabaya, dated 14th inst, reports that the fighting in Bons has practically come to an end, and the country is quiet.

IT is reported that a French syndicate has demanded from the Waiwupu a concession of a railway from Kwang-chow-wan to Yulin chow.The Universal Gasetie,»

We (Shanghai Mercury) understand that the Municipal Council has put in a claims of Tis. 60,000 for salvage, for work done at the burn ∙ing of the oil steamer Perláš, last Saturday,

His Majesty's Minister has confirmed the Saumarez, on the three Sikhs convicted of the sentence of death passed by Mr. Justice de

FINE FLAVOUR the alleviation of the condition of the work-murder of the late No, i watchman at the

AND

ing classes. As a rule the effects of these new rules have been absolutely nullified by MELLOWNESS the men appointed to govern their imposi

ATTAINED ONLY BY

GENUINE.

QUALITY

AND

GREAT AGE.

Per. Dozen $16.50.

A. S. WATSON

LIMITED,

Cosmopolitan Dock. It is understood that a executioner will be brought up from Hong:

kong to hang the culprits.-N. C. D. News.

when in lat. 31 43 N., long, rag of E they spoke the German ship Henrisita, of Bremen, from Portland, Or, for Newchwang: she was partially dismasted and wished to be reported,

ANOTHER murder has been perpetrated at Shanghai, and although the tragedy was al first shrouded in the densest mystery a native detective effected an arrest and the accused was committed for trial on the capital charge.

SEVEN of the crew of the schooner Okta Maru went on shore in Kamchatka, unarmed, to pro- cure fresh water. They were fired on by Russian troops, and tried to swim off, five being shot dead by the Russians and two succeeding is reaching the schooner, which sailed away,

FITZGERALD's Circus was crowded on Satur. day both at the matings and the evening. performance. The programme is appreciated as much as ever, and with the changes an nounced should continue to attract packed Saturday next will end the visit of the comparty,

A TA Chien tu despatch to the Universal Gaselle reports that inquiries have elicited the fact that the late Amban Fang was murdered by Thibetans while travailling in his sedan- chain. He was fired upon from behind, and when injured he alighted from his chair and commited suicide with the sword which he wore at the time. His corpse has been re covered. It was identified by the clothes he wore at the time of his death. There was sword in his right hand his left leg was gone, A six-chambered revolver bullet was found in his body.

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the purpose

scene.

The ceremonial was conducted by Mr. J. E Ellis, who was assisted by Mr. D. S. Gubbay Mr. E. 1, Ellis acted as best man. The bride, wore a hardsome dress of white satin, trimmed with orange blossome; the bridesmaids, were also attired in white satin. The opening hymn was sung by a choir of boys in the gallery.

After the wedding ceremony, the ritual which was watched with the utmost interest the spectators, the guests proceeded to the residence of Mrs. Elias, at 68 Chancery Lane where a reception was held. The three-tier wedding cake, which had been

built by the Café Weisman, was a beauti ful specimen of the confectioner's art. On the call of Mr. Gubbay, the toast of "Health, happiness and prosperity to the bride and

bridegroom was heartily pledged, and the

of the Baluchi Regiment, which is stationed at bridegroom responded. Thereafter the band Kowloon at present, was accommodated on the

tion. Now we learn that the great, almost | REFERRING to the departure of Mr. J. R.houses. The vice-regal night is to-morrow, and on behalf of the plaintiff's son who was shrofront of an adjoining building and discoursed

omnipotent, and certainly omniscient Pobye- donosteseff has formulated a Charta which, if carried out, should lead to the regenera tion of Russia. At the time that Britain, or

rather England, was granted her rights by the

Twentymas from Shanghai, the N. C. D. News saysThrough all the controversies which have lately raged around Docks" Mr. Twenty- man has retained the confidence of the majority of the shareholders who have been wont to look to him as the strong man of the great business

which has grown under his headship.

P. C. NORMAN, of the water police, placed eleven boarding house runners before Mr. F.A. Hazeland this morning on the charge of board-

AT the Summary Court this morning before the Pulsne Judge, Mr. A. G. Wise, Chun Chuk Lam, of 22 Hollywood Road, sued Tang Fuk, formerly clerk at the Magistracy for

for $500 money lent. The plaintiffs story was that he lent the defendant the money of bail in connection with his recent case. The defendant denied that he borrowed the money for himself, although he admitted receiving is

selections of music during the afternoon. The at the Magistracy in order to get him out of proceedings became of an informal nature, and trouble. Judgment was given for plaintiff with proved most enjoyable, the bride and brides costs. Mr. Master, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes gream receiving a host of good wishes for their and Master, appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. future life. The party separated in the early Atkinson, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and part of the evening. We understand that the Deacon, represented the defendant. THE friends of Mr. C. Price have learn which took place on board the 8.8. Hiwe, of which he was third engineer, on the 13th inst. Mr. Price was well-known and gopular

VICEROY Tren Chun-hsuen, of Canton, ne-officers, while that vessel was under way, hav-ed with much regret of his untimely death

honeymoon will be spent at Canton, the future home of the newly-married couple.

HONGKONG AND TAFT PARTY,

reigning sovereign John, few were in a posi- tion to take advantage of the grant. Russia is in the position to-day that England was in the fifteenth century; and what Bulwer Lytton in his "Last of the Barons" said about the state of the people in those days applies to Russia at the present day.. In medical experts. H.E. Li Ching-hsi, Governoring prosecuted before Mr. G. N. Orme, his 34th with the. Hongkong Electric Company, only US War Department, and his distinguished

Hongkong, of late, people have seen samples of the Russians who inhabit the central pro- & Co., vinces, and it can hardly be said that they represent marked types of development. Yet these same people can emigrate to the United States and become loyal, intelligent and patriotic citizens within one generation. That fact alone proves that the acquisition

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Established A.D. 1841. Hongkong, 22nd July, 1905.

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cording to a report in Mandarin circles, has received one year's leave of absence from Peking, to enable his Excellency to go abroad to seek health and the services of European of Kwangsi province, it is further reported, will be appointed Viceroy, dd interim, of the Two Kwang provinces.

1 is stated from Peking that the Commission will be absent from China from eighteen, to twenty months at the most, that each Com missioner will be allowed to take with him at most six persons on his staff, and that the sum of three quarters of a million taels has been

ing the s.s. Alcinous in the harbour on the zist inst., without the permission of the master or ing made fast a sampan to the steamer. They were sach fined $25, or six weeks' imprisonment INSPECTOR McHardy, of Aberdeen, this morn case in which defendants were accused of kid- napping, within the past few months. In this case the defendants kidnapped a boy, nine years of age, for the purpose of depriving the parents of the charge of him. They were sentenced to nine months' hard labour, and six hours' locks each.

been given to Mr. Viric, the accountant. Mr. Jupp, the local manager, will be transferred to Tawo. He has been given three months' leave, and he is now spending his holiday with Mr. Lease of the Sapang Estate.

Tur Kudat correspondent of the Perak Pioneer, writing on 30th uit, states that the of this great grant of freedom will be ade-set aside to pay for the expenses of the four timber business carried on by the China quately employed by the citizens entitled to Commissioners. It is further stated that the Bomeo Company at Kudat will be closed by Commissioners may be expected in Shanghai,the end of this year. Three months' police has vote. A very significant sentence appears-

en route, about the beginning of next month. "Under the new proclamation, officials of the State will be ineligible for clection to the THE Sinwinpao published a letter from Shan- Assembly." In other words, even the Pro-tung in which it is stated that in spite of the curator-General of the Holy Synod has placards posted by certain persons in the doubts respecting the qualifications of those province calling upon natives of Shantung not to go to South Africa on account of the ill-treat who practically rule Russia. The greatment given to Chinese labourers at the Raud, point is that an Assembly has been conce there has been no stoppage in the number of

power of that parliament depends upon the 3,000 odd having left Chefoo for the Rand only second chamber, the Imperial Council. If a few days ago. -, that Imperial Council is limited in ACCORDING to northern exchanges, Mr. Nomi its veto, then the safety and integrity Kan, a Japanese priest, who had studied San- 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, of Russia is assured. No free people, skrit and Tibetan, and was an eager explorer, no people who even considered themselves has never been heard of since he wrote from even comparatively free, ever revolted. So Yunnan in 1991. The following autograph in

acription has been secently discovered on the long as a standard of constitutional reform wall of a Jibetan frontier inn: "Here Nomi

GREGOR & CO.,

of

in Hongkang, having been for five years leaving there to saturn to sea with the object of securing a chief engineer's certificate. He was a member of the Hongkong Engineer's lostitute, and also of the Zetland Lodge Freemasons, and among the membare his 'death under such strange circumstances bas created much pained surprise, as he was a young man of considerable promise, well-liked by all who knew him. Mr. Price was an Eng lishman and only thirty years of age at the time of his death.

ON the night of the 19th uft: the godown of the Mutual Stores was broken into and B3 cases of tinned milk stolen. From investiga tions made by the police it was learned that the cases had been transferred to a cargo-boat, and branded with the mark A," and there after shipped in the 3.8. Kwong Sang for Shanghai. A telegram was at once despatched to Shanghai requesting that the milk be stop ped and the consignee arrested. On the air val of the Kwong Sang in Shanghai the police

Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter of the

I esident and Mr. W. H. Talt, the head of party of American Congressmen and cenalors, are expected to arrive in Hongkong from Manila in the 3rd September. They will pro

following day to Hongkong. In the evening ceed the same evening to Canton, returning the of that day, the 5th September, His Excellency the Governor will entertain the party at dinner. It is understood that after dinner the American

community here will entertain the guests, but the form that entertainment will take is now under consideration, It is expected that the party will leave on or about the 6th Sep tember on their retum to the Stater.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

THE ARMED RODEBRY CASE.

The Criminal Sessions resumed its sittinga" this morning-the Chief justice, Sir Francis Piggott, on the bench,

& CO., or, as we a pariament. The coolies eslisting for Sous Africa ; no lessthes morning sinong gang, o ar seamer and awaited, deve that in which wor Chinamon, Ngen-Flo and

1ST FLOOR.

RHINE

WINES

FROM

MAINZ-GERMANY.

A NUMBER of families on the upper levels must have gone tiffinless yesterday, for several cooks employed in that district were arrested

who were indulging in a forbidden pastime. Inspector Smith, who was in charge of the case, stated that none of the accused gave addresses otherwise their masters would have been at once communicated with so as to pre- veal them being put to any uncertainty and inconvenience, owing to the unexpected, ab sence of their cooks. The two leaders of the gang were fined $to each, and the rest $3 cach,

The before the Court to-day was

lopments, but as no one appeared to claim the Chan Size Po, were charged with armed robbery. milk it was taken charge of by the police it was alleged that, on the 11th July, the and returned to Hongkong. In the mean prisoners attacked Cheung Yung Cheung in time the investigators at this end discovered Pokfulam Road and stole from him S4, A the cargo-boat which had taken the cases to silver watch, a chair, a bangle, a knife, and a the Shanghai steamer, and a search on board of her revealed a stencil plate for putting the mark "A" on goods, together with a bowl of

The following gentlemen constituted the ink and a brush. The boat master was arrested jury: Messrs. John James Stutting, Benjamin and this afternoon placed before Mr. F. A.

pair of shoes. They pleaded not guilty to the charge and a jury was empanelled.

obtains, people are ready to abide by con- Kan, of the province of 1wami in the EmpireIN their freight market report of 17th ins Hazeland, charged with complicity in the theft. Buxton, Charles Hayward, Newton John Stubb, stitutional methods. Greece with her paint } of Japan, was murdered by the natives." A Messrs. Wheelock & Co., Shanghai, write of the milk. The case is proceeding. Other William Schmidi, Albert Edward Slaney, and

ed statues, and Rome with her effervescent other Japanese explorer, Mr. Kawaguchi, who We have nothing new to report in our home-

tribunes, fell on the rock of impotent pro- letariat. Russia has never and, in our time,

ward freight market since last writing, and

Hermann Rapp:

After hearing evidence the jury found that

both prisoners were guilty, and the Chief Justice sentenced the accused to five years imprisonment, with hard labour.

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE ASSOCIATION

arrests are expected to follow. cargo, especially tea, is unusually backward "CHOLERA Bad at Hongkong." So says a considering the time of the year; we would Manila paper, and from what the journal point out to shippers that the rate on wool to appears to know about the prevalence of the Philadelphia, viá Suer Canal, Conference disease here, it is very evident that we should. steamers, is now 40 instead of 37/6. Coast be thankful there are some of us left to contra wiseThings could hardly be worse all round dict the report. While the British healib than they are at present; there is absolutely no authorities refuse to give out details concerning demand for tonnage on "time" or "trips in the spread of the disease, says the well-informed any direction and we are afraid ships will have journal, "the health officials here have been to continue to lay-up, at any rate for the next advised by the United States quarantine officials at the British port that the dread disease is on few weeks..."

the increase in that port and extra precautions. are now being taken here to prevent the dis. cass again gaining a foothold in these islands The importation of fresh vegetables from Hongkong and other infected ports is absolute y prohibited until further orders. The strict-33. Total 67- cers of the quarantine at Mariveles has been increased and food aboard incoming ships is very closely inspected and the personal baggage

left for Tibet last year, is also missing. A FOREIGN casino has been held up by the may never reach a pinnacle of fame as an police is Hangkew. The captives included independent originator, but Russia with a 13 Russian men, Austrians, 9 Frenchmea free, untrammelled Assembly wherein the and one Italian, as well as a number of women police are nonentities can accomplish great of various nationalities. The Police also cap. deeds. And this favour of an elected Astured a large sum of money, including all that had actually been in play on the tables, and sembly is due can we doubt it to the that which was found on the persons of the prowess of Japanese arms. All reference to prisoners. One man had nearly four thousand what writers were pleased to term the Yellow roubles in Russian money in his possession, Peril has now faded and gone, but Japan and others had many hundreds of dollars in

various cojus. has helped to raise a power which none can

A MADMAN was arrested in Tai Ho Hall of the estimate. With a body, empowered to legis-

Imperial Palace on the 8th inst., sitting on the late in all matters of State-not provincial M. Joseph Hicks, of Messrs. Llewellyn & Co Imperial couch smoking a cigarette. The reform, Russia is able to defy outside Shanghai, has been drowned. He was return guard on duty saw him through the window by opinion. No matter how the votes of the ing with a launch party from a picnic, and it up which he had evidently entered, and as it is pears that while the others were below he went prohibited for them to enter the Hall, they small landed proprietors are likely to be on deck, took a bucket, and giving the rope a caught him by means of poles with hooks on given at first according to the behest turn or two round his wrist, dropped it into the the end, by which they dragged the man out, of the superior, still the very fact of a water. The launch was travelling at a speed and then found he was mad. He proves to be certain elective freedom being granted will of from eight to nine knots at the time, and a printer by trade about 30 years of age. He of passengers is thoroughly searched-pre- issued this afternoon and dealing with the engender that clarity of thought which when the bucket filled the strain on the rope had a small bag with him, and a sword and asumably for microbes. The official return was so great as to pull the deceased overboard, knife and it is stated that he cut the window week ended 19th insi, ahidiis two cases of essentially belongs to a free people. The Mr. Hicks could not swim and was drown with the sword. The guard was of the plain Jews, we are told, are to have some say in ed before anyone knew what had becurred white banner troops and they cannot say bowcholera as having been notified, One of

THE following may throw some light on the too frequent disappearance of Europeans and others, the last traces of whom show they look

the man got in, so there is greater consternation among all the officials that were on duty that day-P, & T, Timis.

The principal scores in the yoo yards Fool competition on Saturday, the 19th inst were as follows:-). C. Gow by scr.-67; 1. C. Pater 62+4-66; C. E. H. Beavis6r+465; .1.W. Philpotts 61+263; J. Parkes of C. 61 W. H. T. Davies 56+4-60; L, G. Bird 48,+4=32; J. 11. Pidgeon so scr.50 W Goodfellow 45 +4-19; Hon. W. Chatham 19+2049; A. G. Newington 414-6m47; E. W. Terry 28+16=44. score: 4, 5, 5; 1 5, 5, 534, and 4.51 56 5, 514,5° J. C. Gow was the winner with the following

SHIPPING AND MAILS,

MAILS DUE.

French (Ernest Simoni) 22nd just. English (Nubia) 24th Inst., 8 am. Indian (Laitang) 28th inst. German (Roon) 30th inst. German (Prine Eltel Friedrich) 19th inst, Canadian (Tarlar) 30th inst.

The C. PR. Cols as. Athenian left Yoko ama on 20th jost, a.m., for Victoria and Van

couver.

The P.Ass. Nicomedia Jelt Portland on kong on 16th prox 17th inst, and is expected to arrive in Hong-

The Imperial German Mail sa. Sachsen which left here on 20th ult, at 4 p., arrived at Genoa, on Friday, at 5 pm,

these was imported from Canton, the matter. Better for Russia to-day had The deceased was but 25 years of age, a Scots she treated the Jews as human beings in man by birth, and only arrived in Shanghai in

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER: J. HEILBRONNER & CO., stead of monsters of iniquity. These are no April of this year. His only parent is a widow

Lam Piu, a glass blower, was charged before. smail, reforms that have been granted. ed mother who lives near Edinburgh.

SANGARAPILLY KALBILEGAN, is the name of Mr. FA. Hazeland this morning" for that be Their importance is great not only to this

an ex-cab-driver, aged 66 years, of Singapore did kill and slay one Choi Kwong at Nu generation but immeasurably more to the

who has involuntarily found himself in Hong, Yuk Shou Lane, on the 18th inst. against the It appeared that on the day in ques dignity." next. The emancipation of the serfs some

kong Desiring to return to his village in the peace of Our Lord the King, his crown and sixty years ago was au nothing to this, for a sampan to cross the river or go but to some Madras Presidency, he went to the steamer's tion, Lam and Choi, who were both engaged here we have the incubator of educated vessel. Between 1 and 12 o'clock on Satur-agents and purchased a ticket for Madras. He in a glass factory, quarrelled and the latter it opinion. Russia has been badly beaten by day night, says the N. C. Daily News, a local placed his goods aboard and proceeded to say is alleged picked up a lump of glass and flung it at Lam, hitting bim, on the neck. Lam is Scotsman,

who lives at Poctung, hired an a final salaam to his friends. He thus spent said to have also struck the man in the the Japanese, but Russia proper is still un unnumbered gampan from the native city to the time within balf an hour of the advertised abdomen with his fist. Chol was taken ill, and harmed. By this Assembly, Russia may take him to the other bank of the river. On time for the steamer to sall, when he went fourteen hours later be expired. A Chiasse The Imperial German Mail ss. Prins Bilel raise up a free, and independent people, the way across, the two Chinese in charge of blithely on board-the wrong steamer. He doctor attended the deceased, but he was only Friedrich left Kobe via Nagasaki and Shang- whose patriotism will help her to conquer the boat demanded money and being refused only discovered his misforture after the vessel called in when Choi was actually dying: When bal yesterday, pm, and may be expected here

man the the eastern hemisphere, not for purposes of attacked the European with choppers, but they was well out at sea, and he had, perforce, to the police, and the body removed to the on 29th insta mere conquest, but to raise and enlighten found their passenger too big a handful and come on in her to Hongkong Arrived bere, mondary. Dr. Koch held a post mortem The POS N, Co's 1 Nubia left the races who have not yet accepted mo- and after a fight, in which the sam pan narrowly to drown his sorrown, he indulged in several examination, and found death to be due to the Singapore for this port on 19th lust, at 11 a.m.,

arrested on the accusation of witnesses of the here on 24th inst, at 8 am. dern manners. Whatever restrictions there escaped being capsized, they took to the water. deep polations of the insidious wine of the spleen having been ruptured Lam was then with the outward English Mails, and is,dua

Left alone in the boat, the Britisher yulohed as counity, with the result

in the may be in this Magna Charta, it is a move best he could to Pootung, arriving about 3.30 public street was such as to accessitate bassault; and charged as above Evidence of the The Impenal German Mail a Roon Carry

HIGHEST AWARDS WHEREVER

EXHIBITED.

Hongkong, asst July,

The Imperial German Mail *.*. Preussen which left here on 10th lust, pon, arrived at Shanghai on Saturday, at 2 p.m.

arrest having been given the card was remanding the German Mait with dates from Berlin of in the right direction, and every man of inam. He now has the sampan as a memento being arrested and locked up. Mr. F.Heselanded until the 29th: insting Inspector Collett the 1st inst, left Colomba on Saturday m

and may be expected here on goth inst of his trip,

fined him Sa, or seven days.

prose [33-15 telligence will welcome it.