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Entimations.

8. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED,

WINE & SPIRIT

MERCHANTS,

HAVE BEEN APPOINTED AGENTS'

FOR MESSRS,

ROBERT PORTER

& CO.,

· BOFTLERS OF THE FAMOUS

BULL

BRAND

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY OCTOBER 13 1905.

Che Yonghorn & slegraph

Hongkong, Friday, October 13, 1903,"

MARKING TIME.

Great Britain has been called upon, through the columns of a Berlin publication, to save herself from being, pushed off the face of the earth. At least this is the con- clusion at which one must arrive on reading the Reuter cable received in the Colony a few days ago announcing that "a glowing account of the development of Germai trade in the Far East, which has been published in Berlin, emphasizes the success. ful competition of German with English shipping and declares that the Germans are ousting the British even from longkong, Singapore and the Yangtaze valley." While no one will think of interpreting the declara." tion in its literal 'sense we fear there are good grounds for asserting that. British, trade an China remains almost stationery, while Ger- |

OG many, is continually plodding along with a

BASS' ALE, GUINNESS' STOUT,

* BOLDOG "{

AND

LIGHT ALES.

PRICES

PER CASE

Edoz, pts. $15. Per dua pis. 11.75

Bass Ale BULLDOG": Light Ale

4 qts. $18.

11

in

definite intention and a definite aim in view, and is pushing her commerce ahead. In. deed the rapid rise to her present position in colonial competition, is largely contribut ed, to by a keen appreciation of a policy

Ar the Supreme Court this morning Mr. H. E) Pollock, K.G., Introduced Mr. W. J. Daniels ta the Pulsne Judge, Mr. A, G. Wise, and moved that he be admitted to practice as a solicitor and proctor. His Lordship granted the appli

casion.

KOWLOON CRICKETERS,

・・・ TRANSACT ANNUAL BUSINESS.

Dr. J. H. Swan presided at the first annual meeting of members of the Kowloon Cricket Club, held last evening at the Seaman's Insti- MAN Tin and Man. Po were charged before tute, Kowloon. There was a representative Mr. F. A. Hareland this morning with the gathering of Kowloon cricketers, and satisfac theft, as ballees, of seven gok! finger-ringa;tion was expressed with the result of their first one gold watch, two silver badgica, ung silver season as a club. As the chairman remarked, chain, two gold-bracelets, and Sio in money, considering its age, the Club was in a very of the aggregate value of $140, The case satisfactory condition both in regard to its on the application of M... W. Goldring finances and the result of the year's play. They had done very well, he said, in coming out of Messrs. Brutton, Heit and Goldring, was in the sum of $200 each. remanded till Thursday next, bill being allowed second in the League, although in his opinion

they should have won the shield.

THE REPORT,

By kind permission of Lieut.-Col. A. G. Fitton -D.5,0., and (1fficers, the Band of the 2nd 'Bait.,' "The Queen's Own" (Royal West Kent Reg.) will play the following programme of music,

during dinner, at the Hongkong Hotel, to

morrow, 14th inst. :-.

Starch." Sous of the Brave “ds - a. Malgood

·Eventure Comedian's La Dama Hanche“ Boildien Vale." Au Der Schönen Blanes Danatı "...-Strauss Selection frodita,"The Rose of Persia

Sullivan, (R) Chant-Hana Paroles.

„Tschaikowsky

...Mosakowski'

..tlandel Cary{}

(8) Serenata...! 420 34 1 'fiavotir. ." Otliu”, .....

Selectlon from..." The Orchid

God save the King -

*

GERMANY'S LİTTLE WAR.

THE HEREROS REVELLION.

Germany: is sending out more troops to

THE CLOCK TOWER SE

NEW SUGGESTIONAR

At the close of the meeting of the Legislative. Council this afternoon H.E the Govarar made the following interesting announcement on the subject of the Clock Tower, in Poddar Street. He said I take the opportunity, gentlemen, at the meeting to-day to direct your attention to the plans, which have been laid on the table by the Director of Public Works. showing the elevation of a clock tower which, it has been suggested, might be added to the new Post Office building. may also say that I am not convinced more than I was when last I spoke to the Coudell: on the subject that the general desire of the' The following was submitted and adopted public is to remove the old Clock Tower. 1 'Report of the K.C.C. fur (924-1905. Mutches think the 'opportunity might be mken of this played in the league 8, won 12, lost 6, drawn new building in course of erection to add to it o, points 36 Position in I capuè and. Dr. ¦ à tower which would be visible from the bar-

"

Freeman presented a silver cup to the Club for bour generally and probably from the lower

The Council then rose and members in- spected the plans, the general impression belog that the architect, Mr. E. A. Ram, had designed very handsome tower that would set off the new Post Office to great advṛntage. |

the best batting average in League matches. | levels. "I should like members to look at the This cup was won by Mr. Lightfoot with an | plans. average of 17.75. Mr. J. Lagan of the Dock Cò, présented a bat to sia Club for the highest schre. This bat was won by Mr. S. Lightfoot with a score of 95 made against P.C.C. The Kowloon Cricket Club have to thank the fol. lowing Cricket Clubs for the use of their grounds during the cricket season whilst the chab was without ground, and they have also

HONGKONG FLOWER SHOW. The Flower Show Commitles have publish--

ed the following rules for the guidance of

intending exhibitors:-

|

TELEGRAM

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICEL

INTERPORT SHOOTING.

SINGAPORE'S SCORE,

[From"Our Own Correspondent.]

Singapore, 19th October.

11.5 am

In the Interport Bille competition the Singapore team scored 860.

A PW.D. CASE,

MORTAR IN COURT,

Adjourned from yesterday the case in which Woogs Fung, of go, Wallington Street, was Charged before Mr. F. A. Haseland, with using inferior: mortar ola nature, unfit for building purposes, was resumed to-day "e

Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Messrs, Brutton, Hett and Goldring, appeared for the defence, Mr. T. Perkins, of the Public Works Depart ment, prosecuting

to thank the same clubs for their hospitality: Craigengower CC., Villtary C.C., Civil Service CC., Parsee C.C., and Police C.C. Our present bability of this being more than doubled in a few weeks now that we have been granted the "Cricket Ground" in the King's Park, Second be grown by the exhibitors or have been in ing a very inferior material and he took some

Mr. W. T. Edwards of that Department, in cross-examination by Mr. Goldring, said that he 1. The show shall continue open for two visited No. 16 Des Vœux Road, Central," kod

possessing a most coherent design. Forty South-West Africa, and is said to be determin-membership is 80, but there is every poday's on or about. February 8th and 9th, 1906. I found the man in charge of the mortar, prepar

cause of

2. All articles exhibited for competition must XI. members had a poor opportunity of playing their possession at least six weeks before the during the season. They played, only three days of exhibition, Classes 31-33 [buuon-holes and table decorations.-ED., H..T.) and matches, all of which they lost. This season they will have both ground and many oppor-general exhibits excepted, tunities to play with other clubs. The lion. Treasurer's report shows a credit blance of

OFFICERS.

ed to crush the Herero rebellion. But the task is no light one. At the present moment there are 15,000 Germans under arms in the colony. The loss of men amounts to 1,100, and probably a hundred men and women have been murdered. The cost to Germany is heady from twelve thousand to twenty thousand pounds sterling, The clear. mongst the causes mentioned are the rebellion dues not appear to be very intense dislike of the Gemaos, add the be

Mr. Cowan proposed and the Chairman lief of the natives in their own strength, and

seconded that Mr. H. Goyne S'evens be re the tactics of some of the traders, who allowed

elected secretary, he motion met with the natives to run into debt and then seized their,

unanimous approval of those present and in goods. The history of the German occupation of the territory is somewhat interesting. Iseforethanking the members for again electing him 1884 it was the happy hunting ground of a few ad to the position Mr. Stevens referred to the venturous spirits, German, English, and Dutch, necessity of maintaining the interest in the who shot big game and traded with the natives, There were some German missionaries al there. A German bought a concession from a Hottentol in the south, and in the following year Germany claimed a protectorate over all the territory between Grange River in the south,

3. Fxhibitors will receive a ticket marked with a number corresponding to that on their entries, which must be produced at the close of the show before exhibits can be removed,

4. The arrangement of the productions shall be subject to the direction of the committee..

5. No articles included in any entry can be removed from the shed before the close of the show.

samples from the man who was mixing it, and afterwards tested it in would say that the two samples tested were insufficiently timed

Mr. Goldring Assuming the preparation to be approximately correct for making shell time mortar, does not its efficiency depend on the mixing?—Yes."

years ago her interests in the Far East were practically nil, a few sailing, ships" from Hamburg and Bremen fulfilling all her needs. Now her trade with China alone is enormous, while her annual total in Eastern Asia averages a very substantial figure. No doubi with the first "recoup after the war she forsees an organised attempt on the part of Japan to flood China, Man Churis and Korea with her own traders, whose wares will naturally have the preference. Possi- bly there will be also a considerable curtail ment of the business now done by Germany in the Philippines and a certain squeezing out of Siam and the Dutch East Indian Settlements, where much more than the thin end of the wedge has, in matters commercial, al; Teady been inserted. Indeed, it was not long since that an American statesman, Mr. Sena- tur Beveridge, alluded to the fact that A. S. WATSON & Co., the trade expansion of all other countries

in the Far East had been insignificant in and Portuguese West Africa in the North, the departure for home, Mr. Cowan was elected Looker of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon which it starta 7-Ŋo.

Cham.

pagnellois.. 8, pl. 24.

(specially

betwed for 12 splits $27.

this climate),)

"Buso")

Guinness' 8 [pts. $14,

Stout......

Do, ...13, splits $18.

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LIMITED,

g19. $4.30 pis. $3.00 splus $2.45 |

J

pis. $3.00

splits $2.40

"ALEXANDRA, BUILDINGS.

Established AID. 1891. Hongkong, 23rd September, 1905.

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GREGOR & CO.,

comparison to that of our friend, competitor, and very good cousin, the ubiquitous gentie man from the Fatherland, who has the good. sense and sound commercial instinct to ad. apt his wares to suit all tastes, who masters all tongues with praiseworthy industry, and whose notes for home consumption haveoften proved as interesting and valuable reading to the powers that be as any consular report." And it is because of our failure to appreciate those indispensable aids to trade that Great Britain continues to mark time in com merce. Again and again Consular officials revert to the old story of the lack of adapt ability evinced by the British merchant 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, anxious to gain a looting in a new market, and as persistently are the suggestions ignored. There are other and much more potent causes of British stagnation—if there be stagnation throughout the whole of the Far East-and it might be well if var merchants at home turned and reflected on some of the measures being adopted by Germans to increase their trade in the Orient.

1ST FLOOR..

ITALIAN

area

being 322,450 square miles, containing a native population of 250,000, made up of tribes of Kaffir and Hottentot blood chiefly. From the first the natives showed no love for their new masters, whose severity was not moderated by tact. There was soon trouble with the flot ientot chief, who fought the Germans for more than two years, yielding only on favourable

terms.

After a slight trouble will: the lereros (who are of Kaffir blood) in 1896, the Germans setiled down to peaceful development; but with their inadequate resources, the false economy of the German Government, and recurring droughts, very little progress was

made. The first serious insurrection oc

club abd stated that the Colonial Secretary had

informed him that the Cricket Ground in the King's Park would be aliated to them year by year on condition that they kept it in a proper. state as a cricket ground.

As Mr. G. H. May was unable to retain his office as treasurer, owing to his forthcoming

to the position

Mr. Goldring suggested that a team secre-

tary be elected, leaving the appointment of

captain to be made on the field.

The Chairman favoured the appointment of a permanent captain:

J

The meeting decided to ask Dr. Swan to again accept the position of captain. Dr. Swan consented, and Mr. Lightfoet was appointed sub-captain.

committees.

6. The comuni ill appoint judges, whose decision shall be final.

DÈLAYING DOCK WORK,

A LAZY COXSWAIN. Mr. Samuel Smith charged Wong Kam, late coxswain of No. 3 Dock launch, with continued absence from duty without leave-Mr. H. W.

prosecuted, the accused being undefended,

Mr. Looker said His Worship was aware

that for years past Chinese employees had

been in the habit of going or not going to their work at their own sweet will, regardless of their employers' interests, and on this account an Ordinance was framed and made law to

Witness, continuing, said it was ķis practica to take only two briquettes for testing. He had relied on two briquettes when at Home. The book produced bed no name to it, but witness knew of it as a handbook for matots work, and it was a good work. He had never heard, that it was a custom to take a test of ‚ mortar by:six briquettes. He had never tested cement. The mortar he tested at home was for his own purposes, where he was a builder, and he was always satisfied by testing two- briquettes,

Mr. Goldring Ho it is not impossible to have a breaking strain, registered ?—The machine

does not register it to that point.

Did the register go beyond the bought at

Is your machine out of order?-No, not to

my knowledge quel

Then the briquettes broke without register-

any pressure at all ?-1hey did not Is there not a very contido. Bla difference. between mortar taken from the pail, at the place where the work was going on

actually qurtar

on the trowel when it is laid, unu in a heap, assuming that there some further mixing taking place before it is used

There might be a little,"

Shown a brick, witness said the mertar was

deal with this class of offenders, and it was under that Ordinance he prosecuted the defend ant. The defendant was a coxswain in the The meeting agreed that a captain and sub. employ of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock captain for the second XI should be appointed, Company and went to work and stayed away and it was resolved that a match sub-com- just when it suited him, and this had been misce be elected in addition to the ether sub-his habit during the year had he had been in not bad, but on a second and third brick it was that employ, and when he was absent it meant bad a fourth was good, filth good, and sixth that a launch must be laid up, and the work of good, and a fragment of morter was good mortar. Even the worst of them all, said wit. the Company retarded, and the company mustness, was slightly superior to the mortar the suffer loss especially in the case of a vessel re subject matter of this case. There should be' quiring quick work on account of her leaving a perfect uniformity of quality of mortar. He port in a hurry. It was extremely difficult to could not say he know of a case of uniformity, obtain coxswains, and he hoped His Worship for he had not made a test to that effect, but it would make it clear to defendant and the Chi- should be su. Mr. Goldring: You are setting nese community of large that this sort of thing up an ideal, but you don't know of a case could not be done with impunity.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

The following have been selected to play in the match "Old Residents" against "New Comere," to-morrow, on the Cricket Ground, commencing at 11 am, :--

Old Residents -Major Lowis, Capt. Krie- kenbeck, Mr. G. E. Merrell, Mr. C. H. Mackay, Major Williamson, A.S.C., Mr. H. G. C. Bailey, Mr. F. C. Butcher, Mr. W. J. Daniel, Mr. A. 5. Vicker, Mr. W. Peake, Mr. G. W. Tullidge, and Mr. W. A. Powell.

Sam Smith, yard boatswain of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock, said he was in charge of the dock launches. He engaged defendant as

curred in 1903 when the, Bondelzwart Hottentots blazed up at: Warmbad,'in the extreme south, the immediate cause being the execution of a chief by a German officer. At that time there were only 800 soldiers in the whole vast territory, and the colonists numbered 3,500. The rebelin was patched up after a few months, in the meantime, in January 1904, the Heteros had taken advantage of the absence of troops from the centre of the colony, and, rose in their turn, starting the real war, which is still devastating the country. Ger many realised the seriousness of the situation, and- Lieutenant-General von rollia was sent out as Commander-in-Chief with reinforce. ments. He found himself with 8,000 officers and the men with sixty guns opposed to about 15,000 Heieros, many of whom had rifles. In THE match of the Craigengower C. C., Cap. August last year he inflicted a severe defeat on tain's XI. Vice-Captain's XI, will take place the enemy, who lost 1,420 mea and thousands of cattle, the Germans losing about 100. Last on Saturday at 2.15 pm. Members who are

October-Hendrik Wishoi and his men, who desirous of taking part and whose names are not on the list posted in the pavilion are re-bad hitherto fought for the Germans, rebelled,

and so a new compaign arose. The outlaw THE LOSS OF THE "CANTABRIA," | he was absent without leave. On the follow ́quested to be on the ground by 2 pan.

Mwenga and the Bondelzwarts, with whom the Germaus bad trouble in 1993, joined. Withol,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

#

THERE seems to be a tremendous lot of

mystery about the whereabouts of Chau and the south was soon in a blaze, even

is

VERMOUTH Tung Sang, 1 may be of interest to some of many is pouring troups to the couny, even

FROM

FLLI CORA,

New Comers-Mr. Wm. Dixon,, Mr. Wal-Coxswain of No. 3 lunch, which is engaged in ter E. Dixon, Mr. K. E. O. Bird, Mr. Mr. T H. harbour work under a European foreman. Some time ago defendant was charged byl Pearce, Major Chichester, Mr. W. C. D. Tur another Coxswain with the theft of certain of her, Capt. H. W Smith, Mr W. Daniel, Capt; his property, and after being held in polica Noble, E.N., Mr. R. A. B. Ponsonby, Mr. A. E custody for about four or five days, the charge was withdrawn and he was accordingly dis- Fowler, and A. N. Other.

charged. The day he was released he went back and asked witness if he was to go on with his work. Witness told him to do so and he worked that afternoon, but the next day

Players are requested to be on the ground in good time. Tiffin will be served in the pa vilion,

SALVAGE. IMPOSSIBLE

that the ill-fated Cantabria is a total loss, with

The latest advices received in Manila sbow out gay possibility of saivaga,

Witness considered that the testing of two briquettes was not intended to be sufficient to give the quality of all the mortar used leibe whole building.

The case was then adjouräed,

THE YMCA

be current numberpi Jarkong's Young M2, which is publishishio Chinese depart- ment of the Young Christian Associa tion, appears the following editorial

The attention of every, one interested in the Young Men's Christian Association has 1.frust been drawn to the statement given aut to the ing day, between 10 and 11 o'clock, witness | local press yesterday by the committee of man. found him on another of the company's launagement of the European department. This absent without leave the previous day, defend of the association from, further attacks by re- ^ ches, and when he asked him why he was important declaration will save the good name

our redders to know that he arrived in Hong-ually the natives must be crushed, but to keep

ant said he went to chin-chla joss. The day moying an organization, avowedly Christep, The coastwise steamship Carmen, which la Long by the German mail steamer Bayern on them in check it will be necessary to maintain also owned by Urrutio and Company, arrived he was absent witnest had to take the coxawain from the anomalous position which it has un- large garrisons all over the country. As it is in Manila on the 7th inst, and Captain Garcia, from No. 13 launch, a big cargo launch; and fortunajely occupied since the sitabfiabment Tuesday inst; and is still in the Colony.

the colony is a burden on Germany, and the

bier commander, repons that before proceeding the Inter had to be laid up. Some days later of that department. It cannot bui halp to res to Manila he called at As a train was nearing Buckby, on the London largely increased expenditure on its upkeep. was sold by the people of that town that a num Boac, Marinduque, and

defendant did the same thing and again No,13 | Instate the association movement in the esisem and North-Western Railway, the door of the not to speak of the cost of the war, will not be ber of badly decomposed human bodies were bad to be laid up, and was still so, Next-day of all who realise the worth of the Y.M,C.A. carriage suddenly flew open. The force of relished by the taxpayer in Germany. The found on the beach of Marinduque's harbour, defendant brought witness a chit saying "Here, and its power for good to the community.** the draught drew a baby out of its mother's value, of the country is problematical. The

A shirt bearing the initials of Captain Made with the coxswain, I found him in Hongkong," The principle of class distinctione our own arms on to the line. The mother made a colonists have been ruined, and farming other remnants of the sunken vestel have been him to go back to his work, and later on defend contrary to the spirit of the constitution of the risga, the commander of the ill-fated boat, and signed by the European foreman, Witness told department have consistently rejected as being desperate attempt to jump after her child, and impossible, The Germans who are also having picked up by natives engaged in fishing in the wis only held back by her husband. The trouble in East Africa, are now learning the southern waters,

ant mid he wanted to leave, on the 15th of Young Men's Christian Association; and when train was then stopped and the child found, hardships and the cost of pioneer work, and the surface of the water, the hulk badly demo.

With only her masts party, appearing above | this month. Defendant had been absent-with- | the indiscriminato‘altacks first appeared in the terribly injured, dying shortly afterwards. Britishers, who have done so much of this werk fished, the boiler and engine broken to pieces,

out leave two or three times previously and on press our committee promptly inada represente- YESTERDAY allemoon, an umah smployed at themselves, can sympathise with them. It is Mr. Urtutis, owner of the vessel, who left for each occasion he had to get a coxswain from flous to the board of directors on the subject, No. 1, Lyndhurst Terrace, was sent to a quite a different thing to carve out a colony in the scene of wreckage of a few days ago in aeather launch necessitating the laying up of The European department are to be congra

a distant and savage part of the earth from

company with Mr. Gilchrist and several repre- the latter each time, No. 13 is the foreman's | tulated on the courage shown by the comi money-changer's in Queen's Road Central, to change a Sco note, and now she is bewailing settling in an organised and settled possession sentatives of insurance companies, found the launch and is always kept ready to go to any in deciding to set aside desbaul barriers so

ill-fated boat. her carelessness. She got the change and and engaging in trade. A feature of the pre-

By this report the little hope that the friends yessel on being signalled, laking materials, membership. Their action will give an effect ITALY. returned to the house without noticing that a sent war in German, South-West Africa is relatives of those on board at the time of and taking instructions for any work required tive impetus to work in every direction.

man who was standing outside the money worth noting. It will be remembered that the ber catastrophe has cherished, is now dissipat to be done, thus the coxswain's absence is al changer's bad followed her. He went into the German press was the bitterest and loudest in ed, as despite of all the efforts of the searching ways likely to cause loss to the house and then called to the amah who was a its outcry against the concentration camps in party, no survivor has been found.

Issac W. Bye, harbour foreman, shipwright SHIPPING AND MAILS. The telegram received by Urrutia and Com. few paces in front of him to ask if a certain the Boer war. The Germans themselves have pany states that the ship is a total loss, only of the Dock Company, also says evidence, BEWARE OF OTHER SO-CALLED person was employed there, and as the woman established concentration camps in South-West thres feet of mast on the surface. The bailer Defendant said he gave one month's notice and engines are broken to pieces and the bulk | to the first witness, two or three months ago.m turned round to answer him he snatched the Africa for the surrendered natives.

tom to pieces. money which she was carrying in her hand, bolted, and was lost in the crowd in the street, This should act as a warning to people against

TURIN,

ITALIAN VERMOUTHS

SOLD IN THE COLONY

AND MADE IN FRANCE.

Hongkong, 14th July, 1995.

THE WEATHER.

and

De company.

At the time the news of the disaster reached Mr. Smith, recalled, denied this and defendant Manila great secrecy was kept concerning the then said that a foreman struck blur on the existence of a large amount of money in cash mouths and so he ran away. It was Mr. Ford on board, but it is now ascertained that, ba: who struck him, and he did not wish to leave. sides her valuable cargo which was insured at. Mr. Looker submitted that the case was clear 360,000, the boat had on board over P40,000, against the defendant and pressed for full partly belonging to the company Chiasman of penalty-Hir Worship aid defendant, had launch

The following report is from Mr. F: G, Figg; the careless habit of carrying money and valu-First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory: ables in their hands when walking in the On the 13th at 12.5 p. Barometric changes public, streets, and should induce money in the South are important. changere to protect their patrons by so arrange

Pressure, is highest over China and lowest | Levaspi

The funds, were contained in an iron sufe ing their premises that the doings inside their over the Southern Philippines.

Gradients are alight and fresh monsoon may and hope was entertained by Mr, Urrutis when shops.could he screened from the view of

be expected over the N, part of the Chira Sta.he last Manila that- if the boat, and her cargo passing loafers, on the look out for such, a Forecast moderate NEwinds: fine. should prove to be beyond the possibility of chrace

Returns from the North are lacking, salvage, at least the menty could be revered

committed a very serious offence, as of such businers 1. loat of the Dock: Com pany being fall witboot, & corewald might cery tainly entail serious loss, Deladdant would pay a fan of 500, or go to gaol for three months

a hard laboureth

MAILS: DUE

Indian (Latsang) tóth Inst.*** French (Sulasie) 16th lust."/

Can

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Athenian) 17th Inst.

(nam) 17th inst