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TELEGRAMS.

[Renter's.]

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY APRIL 5. 1906.

THE KOWLOON-CANTON

RAILWAY.

SiR MATTHEW NATHAN'S STATEMENT,

Canton Viceroy suggests a revision of the to- called temporary agreement for the construction of the line, as it appeared to us that the action of the Canton Viceroy in making such a sugges. tion at this juncture was ultra vires, a repre-

LONDON, 3rd April.

With reference to the telegram from our Great Britain, Franco and Russia. Shanghai correspondent on the subject of the The Times says that not a few English-Kowloon-Canton Railway, which stated that the men will hope that the Algeciras Conference will further stimulate the policy of supple menting the Franco-Russian alliance and the Anglo-French entente, by the natural complement of a cordial Anglo-Russian understanding.

Later.

The Strike in America..

The employers of 100,000 bituminous coal miners in America have increased the men's wages, and relieved the situation.

The Morocco Conference. The Italian delegate has been deputed by': the Conference to go to Fez to explain the decisions of the Conference to the Sultan, and to obtain his adhesion to them.

"

The Elections in Russia. Upwards of 60 per cent, of the electors in St. Petersburg voted yesterday.

(W, O.) F. f. Champion..

Sub-Committee:-Regt. Sergt. Major Tuohy,

Mr. Gr. Galaber, C. 5, M. (I. G.). Eldred, Sergt. Bayliss, Sergt. Taylor.

Fine weather ushered in to-day the Royal Valley. The football stand, kindly lest for the Garrison Artillery athletic sports of the Happy occasion by the Football Club, was decorited

THE PAND O. & S. "DEVANHA"

ENGLISH MAIL IN PORT.

sentative of this paper this morning called upon His Excellency the Governor. Asa se Bult Bibis inquiries His Excellency said that with bunting and the ground was encircled train. Among those prosent were Sir Thomas the telegram mentioned represents no new difficulty that has arisen, but deals with the suggestion made some considerable time ago

by the Viceroy of the Two Kwang. The posi- tion taken by the Hongkong Government throughout is that the preliminary agreement entered into in 1899, on behalf of the Govern ment of China, with the British and Chinese Corporation is binding on the Viceroy now,

A NEW PREACHING HALL,

NEAR TAI LEUNG.

On the 20th at a Preaching Hall in connec tion with the Chinese church was opened in Tai Leung the district City of Shun-Tak, 20 miles south from Canton; and now within

twelve months of that date the Chinese church The authorities refrained from all inter-members have opened a similar hall in Ue

ference..

THE NANCHANG MASSACRE.

Since we wrote on this subject on the 15th ult., says the NV.C. D. News of 2nd inst., more light his been thrown on it from various sources. It will be remembere I that the first news that reached Shanghai was in the form of rather vague telegrams from Nanchang to the native papers here, stating that a Chinese ma- gistrate had been attacked by a French priest. These telegrams were evidently intended to prepare the way for the news that was to come and we learn now that they were not sent by the correspondents of the papers which pub lished them, but came direct from the Gover nor's yamen. On the faith of these telegrams practically all the native papers at first re- garded Père Lactuche as the aggressor, but two of them as soon as they got tale. grams from their own correspondent recognis ed that the magistrate Chang committed sui ciur, and have, ndhered to that view. The line taken by the Apnj ispao is explained by General Mesny's letter; the proprietors of that paper are Kiangsi men, and is, in fact, a Kiangsi organ. While two of the native papers' admit, as we have said, that the magistrate committed suicide, they hold that he was

driven to do it by the obduracy of Père La

cruche: It is quite safe to assume, however, that the magistrate, who was in financial difficulties, had made up his mind' to 'commil'

Chau, about 8 miles from Tai Leung.

Among the notes of the Church Missionary Association for April, published in From Month to Month, the Rev. W. E. Hipwell contributes the following:-

.

The following account will, trust, lead many of the readers of Month to Mouth to take prayerful interest in the rapidly developing work which is being done by the Chinese church in this Province. Ue Chau is distant about four hours by launch from Canton, and is a place of call for all the Chinese passenger boats which ply between Canton and various places along the West River. Owing to the sieaner by which I travelled from Hongkong to Canton being delayed by fog I did not reach Canton in time for the carly boats to Ue Chau, and consequently I did not arrive at the latter place until 4 pm, February 7, too late for the opening service which had been conducted by the Revs. Mok Sau Tsang, Canton, and Fok Tsing Shan, of Hongkong. At that service

...there, were....70 men and 30 women-present, all

either Church members or catechumens,

The ball has been erected by local funds,

with ropes.

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R.G.A. ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Committee-President, Captain F. S. But- clier, RGA; members:-Captain C. G. Vare

The English mail steamer Devasha, Capt. ker, Lieut. H. P. Garwood, Lieut. R. S. Lucy, Lictil. G. H. W. Dobbyn, 2nd Lieut, E, Cum I. H. Hyde, R.NR. arrived from Singapore minge Subadar Muhammed Ali, Mr. Grand English ports this afternoon on her maiden trip to the East. On the 27th Feb. Inst the chairman and directors of the P. and O. Steam Navigation Company entertained | large party to luncheon on board the new

Dock. The guests were taken down in a special steamship Devanka in the Royal Albert

Sutherland, Lord Leven and Melville, Major General Sir Owen Tudor Burne, Vico-Admiral· Boyes, Colonel Sir W. Bissel, Sir Alíred Dant, Mr. William Adamson, C.M.G., Mr. S. S. Gladstone, Mr. Johnson (secretary of the com- pany), Mr. Géo. B. Dodwell, Mr. A. de Berniere | Smith, Mr. Edwards, Mr. R. Blackwell, Mr. A. G. Angier, Mr. James Miller, and Mr. Patrick Caird. The Devonka has been built by Messrs, Caird and Co., of Greenock, and is intended: for the intercolonial mail service between Bom | bay and China. She possesses excellent ac- commodation for 163 first and 80 second saloon passengers, a feature being the magnificent amount of deck space. Both classes of pas sengers are exceptionally well provided for in this respect. The saloon on the main deck is

Just before the commencement of the events there was a good assembly présent, & few ladies being among the number.

To.

The sports commenced at two o'clock. The majority of the events to-day were hents. morrow the finals will take place. The result of the first event was as under:-

Long Jump-Prizes, $8, $4 and $z. Sergt. Baylies, H.K.S.B.......................

Bom. Kerrick, 88 Co., R.G.A. ...an Gr, Cochrance, 88 Co., R.C.A...

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THE QUEENSLAND TRADE COMMISSIONER.

Advices have been received in the Colony that Mr. Frederic Jones, the energetic Trade Commissioner for the Government of Queens land, is returning to his field of labour soon, having booked his passage by the E. & A. S.S. Eastern leaving Brisbane on the 12th instant. We are also informed that the Chinese merchants, who have bad their eyes opened by the propaganda made by Mr. Jones as to the possibilities of the State of Quecustand in the way of supplying the many requirements of aur market, intend to offer him. a right royal welcome on his arrival here, and thus in some way to thank him for the interest he has taken regarding modifications in the present Immi- ration Restriction Act of the Commonwealth

THE QUESTION OF SIKRE F

HAWKERS.

Amongst the most interesting of the papers laid before the Singapore Council on zyd uit, was that containing the report of the Committee considering the question of street hawking

The report bears evidences of careful con- sideration, and appears to be an eminently fair 'one from the point of view of the hawkers, whilst containing some valuable suggestions. The Committes says they are of opinion that the present law concerning street-lawkers is un- satisfactory. This inw is contained in Section 12 of "The Summary Criminal Jurisdiction Ore. dinance XIII of 1872" which runs, "Whoever

extensive, and shows,the breadth of the vessel.

is light and airy, for service in the tropics, teaking over the vessel one wished that she and liberally provided with electric fans, lo

and ber sister ships of the "D" class were to be regularly on the run from Londes to the Straits, China and Japan. Though this is not announced at present, it is hoped that such a service, with vessels somewhat on the lines of the Devanka and her fellows, will not long in being inaugurated. The Devanka is under the command of Captain Hyde, and left Lon- don on March 1 for the Straits and China direct. Her principal dimensions are:-Gross registered tonnage, 8,1c2; indicated horse. power, 8,50s; length, 476 ft.; breadth, 56 ft.; depth, 32 11.

After, launch Vice-Admiral Boyes proposed

the toast of "Success to the Devasha," and said that she was worthy to uphold the reputa tion of the company, and to carry on the transport work on the traditional lines of excellence. From the large shipping compan

ies the country always received the greatest assistance, and such companies would help, be felt sure, in any time of national need. He would be sorry to see the large companies dis- appear, and only the tramp lines remain.

and without cost to the Society, except a small raal for furnishing. Ue Chat is the centre of a thick cluster of thirteen villages with an agregate population (so it is said of over 10,000. Three of the Church members took me for a walk through some of the villages, and although it was apparent that foreigners exposes for sale or sets out in or upon any stall, North, but like so many of those who had sDC- have not been frequently seen there i heard

booth, showboard, cask or basket, or otherwise, any meat, fish, vegetable, fruit groceries, or any

other thing whatsoever, so as to cause obstruc- tion in any public thoroughfare or so as to

make the use of any public thoroughfare less

Sir Thomas Sutherland, in reply, said that Devanka was the name given by the Romans to that part of the country upon which Aber- deen now stands. They did not proceed further ceeded them, they came South. (Laughter.) old China hands present would know that the work for which that ship of 8,000 tons was in ended had formerly been done by vessels of Boo tons, and he recalled with envy the rates of

very few unfriendly expressions used. Ue Chau is the native place of Mr. So Lai Chuen, the Hongkong merchant, to whom I have fre quently referred, and his clan is one of the most numerous in the district. Owing, under convenient shall be liable to a penalty not ex- \ freight and passage maney which were cheer- could not possibly 'perform. By committing God, to his energy and zeal a church has been ceeding twenty-five dollars,and under it hawk wily paid within his recollection, Rates on

suicide because he had made promises to Pere Lacruche and to the Chinese which were

inconsistent with each other and which he

suicide, he saved his own "Face" before his countrymen, and avenged himself on the Ro man Catholic Mission. That he did commit suicide, whatever his motive, is established by the postmortem examinations made, and it is evident iron the photograph of the dead ma gistrare published in the native papers here,

Outbreaks of the Chinese like that at Nan chang are generally the result of a sudden access of fury, but there was full deliberation in the Nanchang case, more than two days elapsing between the magistrate's attempton kis life, and the massacre. itself. There was thus plenty of time for the missionaries to escape, but they all seem to have remained at their. posts. The most unaccountable incident in the affair is the behaviour of five Marist Bio-

founded in the neighbouring city of Tai Leung, and now he has again taken a leading part in the establishing of this new centre for the Gos pel, where there are already 24 baptized Church

members and 30 catechumens. The ball bus been named "The House of lustrious Teach- ing" and as the hame implies will he a place of resort for "C burch' members and in-

quirers where the scriptures, and scriptural tracts, are provided for free persaal, as well as

the catechist from Tai Leung, a preaching place, on the periodical visits of

PLEDGE ON, NO PLEDGEI

TRE CHIEF JUSTICE'S RULING.

In the case of Hing Sing Cheong, ex parte the Hamiliurg Amerika Linie, which has been fully reported in these columns, his Honour Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, sitting in Bankruptcy Jurisdiction, delivered the follow»,

·

ers are in many cases arrested and published

them is of no importance. although the obstruction which is caused by

Hawkers are a 'great convenience to the

poorer classes in the towns and (speaking generally) it is only when they attempt to ply in or close to the main thoroughfares that they cause such obstruction to traffic that action should be taken against them,

The majority of the poorer families in the towns who keep no servants who can be sent to market, buy their vegetables and meat from hawkers who come to their doors, and the majority of the coolie class buy at least one meal a day of cooked food from hawkers in the streets.

The Committee consider that the Munici- palities are the proper authorities to decide the streels and places in which hawkers should or should not be allowed to trade, and see no ob.. jection to the erection of stalls at night-time in certain streets in "Chinatown," but consider that a fee should be payable for permission to so occupy any part of a public place if only to cover cost of scavenging,

thers. Here were five. able-bodied men, with no women nr children to look aller, who knew there was in infunted mob coming towards them, thrisling for their blond. They reached the river in safety, and got into a boat, but being judgment. cause the boatman refused to take them, they His Lordship said); The Yan On Insurance went back to the shore and landed, and allowed Company lent to the Hang Sing Cheong Firm thoroughfares (some of which are Governmen! themselves to be killed, without even wound. a certain sum of money on the security of

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Not.

They think it desirable that several of the vacant spaces in the town near to main

GAMBLING RAIDS;~~

a genile flutter when the police entered.

Intimations.

THE

Last evening, Sergeant. Lee, assisted by several lukongs, made a gambling raid in a dwelling house occupied by ricksha coolies at No. 37, Queen's Road East, and succeeded in capturing twenty-one coolics, who were having Together with their gambling paraphernalia ROBINSON PIANO they were removed to No. 2 Palice-station, This morning they were paraded before Mr. F. A. Iaceland, when the first and second defendants were each fined $75, the other contributing 52 apiece.

KO SHING THEATRE RAIDED, siderably larger, was that made by Sergeant

Another, raid, and one which proved.com

Gordon on the actors' quarters of the Ko Shing. Theatre at about 12.30 o'clock this moming. In this campaign forty-one men were captured, including a few actors. They were marched

into Court, and evidence for the prosecution taken. His Worship fined the first defendant $50. The remainder had to pay $2 each.

AT KOWLOON CITY.

CO., LD.

NEW PIANOS

$70 CASH

AND 18 PAYMENTS OF B20 EACH*

OR $385 CASH.

Inspector Cameron also made a mid last evening at No. 11, Sai Tau, Kowloon City, and as a result twelve men were charged before Mc C, A. D. Melbourne-three of the defend- ants for keeping a common gaming house, and the remainder with gambling. Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for three defendants, and GREAT STRENGTH AND SUPERIOR the case was adjourned.

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THE CHINA AND JAPAN TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.

TRICT will be INTERRUPTED during. ALL TELEPHONES in the PEAK DIS- the night of SATURDAY, April 7th.

W. L. CARTER, Manager.

Hongkong, 5th April, 1906.

PUBLIC AUCTION:

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Undersigned lias received instructions

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON WEDNESDAY,

silk were £74 a ton and on opium Lis to L18 a ton, while specie had been carried as a favour at 1 per cent, between London and Hongkong. He had known a captain protest that his vessel THE was too deeply loaded with silver. Passengers whilst back it was Tis. 60, or £205. Thase paid equally well sit was £150 to Kongkon ġį. golden days would not return, but he trusted the 11th April, 1906, at 12 o'clock Noon, at his that the company would prosper, and that in so years' time the chairman of the company right respond to the toast of a new Devanka three times the size of the present vessel. Mails is the days he was recalling were sometimes one, two, or three days late, and nobody thought anything of it. When the vessel was a week or ten days late, then the Admiral of the station sent out to see what was the matter. In those

days the log line did not record what it did now, but it always showed better after lunch than before. (Laughter.) That was why he had asked them to lunch first, and now bid them look round the vessel, as it was a more favour. able time to take their views.

Alter an inspection of the vessel, the guests

property) should be prepared for occupation by returned by special train to London.-L. & C.

hawkers. Such a measure would be of great convenience to the public. It would be neces- sary that part at least of auch spaces should be roofed over,

Express.

-10 INCREASE THE STATURE

OF THE JAPANESE.

American papers allege that Sugeon-General Baron Takagi, of the Japanese Army, who has

With regard to "peripatetic" hawkers-men who travel with baskets or (like pork butchers) with a table which they put down from time to time while conducting sales, a difficulty is seen in that the hawkers and the police appear unable to arrive at an understanding similar to that arrived at in London between pavement-sellers and constables, A London constable only lately been in the States, recently outlined his moves on a pavement-seller when he genu-plans for increasing the height of the Japanese. nely obstructs traffic, and the seller when that the Municipality be empowered to entirely moved on "always moves. It is recommended forbid hawking in places where absolutely ne cessary to do so, and that elsewhere the men bo left alone unless causing gengine and material obstruction.

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This is how his intentions are descrihad :—

"First, he intends to make the Japanese an average height of five feet ten inches. Ho hopes some day to raise this standard to six feet. As the shortening of the Mikado's men They recommend therefore the repeal of is chiefly in the legs, Paron Takagi will over-

ing one of their assailants The story seems godown warrant given by, the Hop Yick incredible, but it appears to be well-establish- Godown in respect of,300 slabs of tin, and ed. This was carrying the doctrine of non.

money was also lent on the security of certain resistance (on far.

bays of pepper. Entries were made in the There will be no trouble in settling the banks of the godown of the pledges. British claim for the destruction of life and withstanding the existence of such pledges the property at Nanchang, the Chinese allowing Godown Company allowed the firm to remove that the Kinghams had given na provocation of some of the tin and pepper, but received from any kind. Bat we understand that the Chin the firm some other goods without the know- ese adhere to their opinion that some provoca le ge.nl the Yan On Company; but an entry tion was given by the Roman Catholics, provo was made in the books of the godown that cation which, if it existed at all, could not these other goods were held in substitution of justify in the least the outrages committed. the original goods pledged. The Van On re According to the native papers, very heavy mained satisfied, but did not receive a fresh demands have been made by the French repre- godown warrant. The Trustee in Bank- sentative at Nanchang, They include, of course, rapicy has sold these substituted goods in the punishment of the ringleaders of the riot, the bankruptcy of the Hang Sing rm, and and of the officials who did not prevent it when the Yan On claims the proceeds. The claimdiction Ordinance XIII of 1872" and the ad the American missionaries warned the Nanis resisted by the Trustee on the ground that chang Foreign Office; an official statement the You On has not got the godown warrant, that the magistrate committed suicide, and was and he contends that without it the pledge is not wounded by l'ère Lacruche; the erection tocomplete. The point raised is really this: of a monument; the payment of an indemnity Is a godown warrant so indispensible a docu. of some five hundred thousand taels; and the ment of title that the recognition of the substi payment of an annual contribution of Tls.tuted pledge in the books of the Godown Com. 10,000 to the R. C. Mission. We may take it pany is insuflicient to establish the title of the Whatever it may cost to replace the ba ldings Young . Lambert (22 Law Times p. 498), such that these claims are very much exaggerated. Yau On? It seems that, on the authority of destroyed, China should undoubtedly pay, with a recognition in the books would be sufficient some compensation to those, if any, who were if there is no document of title; but is it dependent on the murdered priests and teach good if there is a document of title such as a ers; bát to exact an annuity of Tis. 10,000 godown warrant? If the Trustee's contention for the maintenance of the mission would be were sound that the godown warrant is indis- contrary to the whole spirit of missions. From peasible, this would be putting a godown war. what we gather, the use of more conciliatory rant on the same level'és a bill of lading. But methods by the missionaries in Kiangsi would there is abundance of authority to show that it have prevented the occurrence of the massacre is not entitled to be so treated. (See New En- and the extension of a very strong anti-foreign cyclopedia at Dock Warrant and authorities feeling in the province. But nothing excuses there cited.) Lam, therefore, of opinion that the massacre itself and the criminal apathy, if the Yan On is entitled to the proceeds of the pot complicity, of the local officialt,

sala of the substituted goods, and costa.

Sales Kooms, Duddell Street,

IN TWO LOTS,

THE GERMAN STEAMER "DECIMA," (wrecked off Cape Cami, Hainan Island),

• With SUNDRY APPURTENANCES,

STORES, ANCHORS, CHAINS, &c, &c, ¡

AND

About 1,000 Tons COAL (the Cargo of above Steamer).

TERMS Cash on fall of hammer. Both Lots to be at purchaser's risk on fall of hammer.

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For further particulars, apply to-

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, 5th April, 1906,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE P, &'O, S, N, Co.'s Steamer

" PEKIN,"

THE P. & O.

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel'are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hengkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo:-

From Persian Gulf, &c., ex B. 1. 5. N. and

B. & P. S. N. Co.'s Steamers, Optional Goods will be landed here unless

6 hours.

Goods not cleared by the fith instant, at 42.M., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees! appointed hour, and the Company's representative at pn

+

Haake,

Hopkinson,

Winkelmann,

ON

"CORRESPONDING TERMS.

ALSO

BABY GRANDS

AND

PIANOLAS.

Hongkong, 4th April, 1906

TELEPHONE No. 135.

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THE ORIGINAL

CANADIAN

CLUB WHISKY

HIRAM WALKER & SONS, LIMITED.

DISTILLED AND BOTTLED'

BY

Canadian Club

Juran

WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamers arrival bere after which date they cannot be recognised,

No claims will be admitted after the goods Per Case 12 Bottles-$20.00 have left the Godowns.

Section 22 of "The Summary Criminal Juris-urn immemorial custom and make them alt instructions are given to the contrary before dition to the Municipal Ordinance of sections: sit on chairs, instead of upon mais.. Babies (i) forbidding the erection in any street or will be taught to walk as soon as possible, public place of any stall for selling food or instead of being allowed to roll about the goods, or the occupation of any portion of any street or public place for such purpose, with floor. Scientific exercises will be used to out a licence no to do; (ii) authorizing the lengthen the legs. Marriages between the Municipalities to issue licences for the erection long-legged folk will be encouraged. By of stalls for the sale of food and goods and the improved food the required stature will be occupation of areas for such purpose in streets stimulated. Just what this food is Baron and places

aces specified from time to time in byc such licences (1) Bye-law places and suretin almost entirely free from starch, for it is upon laws as hours so specified, and to charge fees for Takagi will not say it is his own invention. authorizing the Municipali. It is very rich in nitrogenous matter. It is ties to schedule by or portions of places and streets in which all ice, which for ages bas been the main food of hawking is forbidden.

the Japanese, that the Baron places much of It is believed that if the proposals are adopted, the Municipalities acting in conjunc. the responsibility for the small size of the tion with the Chiel Police Officer will be able Japanese. In ordinary be will give bis subjects to frame bye-laws which will legalize the posi- the following: Meat soups, no starchy in- tion of those hawkers who cause no real incongredients, unleavened bread, any meals and venience to anyone, and who are of great service to a large section of the public, and that much of them, no potatoes, little rice and no the duties of the police in this respect will be vegetables containing starch, no sweets, little

tea or coffee. lightened by the abolition of a provision of law rigidly enforce (Signed by Warren D. Barnes, which it is impossible and very undesirable to

We are also told by American journalists W.R. C. Middleton, R. Pairco, W, A, Cusca that the Baron expects to see English become den )---5, F; Press,

| the language of Japan.

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 5th April, 1906.

NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.

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the OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE For any DEBTS contracted by the Officers or the Crews of the following vessel during her stay in Hongkong Harbour

AEON, British steamer, Captais. E. A. Downlo-Shower, Tomes & Co

BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS,

AGENTS

H. PRICE & CO.,

WINE MERCHANTS,

12, Queen's ROAD CENTRAL, Hongkong, 28th March, 1908,

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