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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 1906.

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Tux manager of a grocery at No.6, Jubilee Street and two of his accountants, were charged-| before Ms. F. A. Hazeland, this morning, at the, Police Count, with behaving in a disorderly manner in Jubilee Street yesterday afternoon. The trio pleaded guilty to the charge. Inspecs tor Ritchie, who prosecuted, said that the des fendants had a dispute over some accounts and went into the street to finish it up. They were fined $3 each.

CHINESE MERCHANIS v. CHINA | ALLEGED' INSURANCE FRAUDI

ND NAVIGATION CO., LD.

CLAIM FOR HAMAGES,

PARTICULARS OF THE CASE OUTLINED.

Mr.", A. Haseland, fint police magistrate, opened he bearing of the case at the Magis

Chik Shang, Chung Shing, and Leung Wong Shi (female) are under charges of conspiring to defraud the China Mutual Life Insurance Com 'pany, i imited, of $2,000 ou un insurance policy.

Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Mostra, Goldring and. Barlow, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Otto-Kong Sing for the defence Detective Sergeant Murison watched the case for the police.

comes this: telegram from the Cantonese The Harbour Office attempted murder and in Shanghal, which their countrymen stabbing case, which was adjourned after we in Canton are apparently endoming, which had gone to press yesterday, was continued may have the effect of considerably and concluded at the Palice Court, lo-day. *he accused made a lengthy statement in retarding, if not altogether stopping both which be denied everything that was said by Honour the Chief Justice presiding, the Yo, tracy, this afternoon, in which Wong Sui, Ma

In Original Jurisdict on this morning, bis the ratification of the agreement and witnesses for the prosecution. Mr. F Chom Shing firm, of No. 12: Wing Lok Street, S. WATSON & CO., the raising of the loan already arranged for Hazeland then committed him to stand his

abroad. It will be remembered that when trial at the sext Criminal Sessions merchants, sued the China Navigation Com pany, Limited, a company duly registered and H.E. Chow Fu was in Hongkong, en moule

carrying on business in Hongkong, for the se to Canton, speaking at the reception given,

covery of the sum of $5,347 78, being damages to him by his countrymen, when referring to

for non-delivery of 180 tubs of indigo, at- New- railway matters generally, said that he wished

chwang as agreed upon. to emphasize the fact that the most perfect harmony must prevail between all merchants and officials, and perfect impartiality obtain if such projects were to be carried to successful issues, and said that in all such projects his guiding principles had been those of Western countries. Speaking then more particularly of the Canton-Kow- loon Railway, H.E. said - The comple- tion of this line will undoubtedly furnish an impetus to the trade both of Hongkong and of my own country," for, which dictum he was applauded to the echo. On the face of it that statement bears the hail-mark of absolute truth, and coming from the lips of

FOR

ROBERT PORTER & CO.'S

BULL DOG · BRAND

OF

GUINNESS' STOUT

(in pints and splits).

AND

ROBERT PORTER & CO.'8

BULL DOG BRAND

עס

LIGHT ALE

(in quarts, pints and splits).

THE Revd. Father Victal, the vicar of the Portuguese Mission at Singapore, will be lear ing shortly for Macao where he has been promoted to be a Canon of the Diocese and he is now engaged in paying his visits of adied to his parishioners, and to his large number of personal friends. His departure from Singapore will be a great loss to the Portuguese Mission in general and in particular to the St. Anthony's Boy School,-S, F. Press.

Tin burating of a water main in Wellington Street shortly after nine o'clock last evening put an end to traffic in that vicinity for over half an hour. Several pasters-by who were passing the water main at the time got a soak- ing for ke water rose to a height of about thirty feet. The police took the situation in at and in half an hour the flow was stopped. The once, communicated with the water authorities, street was slightly damaged.

Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. C. E. H. Beavis, of Mesura Wilkinson, and Grist, p- peared for the plaintiff firm, and Hon. Mr. B. E. Pollock,K.C., isstracted by Mr. H. G. C. Bailey, of Meairs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, represented the defendant Company.

Mr. Slade said the plaintiffs are merchants carrying on business at No, 121 Wing Lok Street and the defendants are a company registered and carrying on business as ship-owders in Han, kong. The plaintiffs, on the 30th June, 1905, shipped 280 tabs of indigo on board these Yunan, belonging to the defendant company, for carriage to Newchwang, under a bill of lading dated the said 30th June, 1905, and signed by Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, the agents of the defendant company in Hongicong on that behalf. The said 280 tubs of indigo have not been delivered at Newchwang nor any part thereof. The plaintiffs therefore claims (1) the sum of $5.347.78 damages for non-delivery of the said 180 subs of indigo; (2) the costs of this action, and (3) further or other

relief.

Mr. Goldring proceeded to lay before the Court the particulars of the case, remarking that in which the story begins was on the 25th of it was a very complicated one. The first date July last when a man named Leung Yim Cho

went to the Canton office of the China Mutual

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Life Insurance Company and applied for a twenty years' endowment policy for $3,000, The manager, Mr. T. Edwards, the Canton agent, issued ad interim receipt for the first year's premium, which amounted to $110, That was paid on the spot. The receipt was sent to the Hongkong office and then to the office at Shanghai, whither the policy was issued and in due course the policy arrived in Canton and was handed to the third defendant, who in turn gave the policy to Leung Tim Cho. I might here be thentioned, said Mr. Goldring, that the third defendant, Chung Shing, who is a broker, introduced Leung Yim Cho to the China Mutual Life Insurance Co On the ruth of October the fewith defendant, who alleged she was Leung Yim Cho's widow, and the third defendant west to the com pany's office and laid a death claim. The statements made by these two persons, be said, were so conflicting Rod satisfactory that Mr. Edwarda decided to write to the Hongkong office for instructions, with SHANGHAI PIECE-GOODS TRADE. the result that Mr. Knox caused further in-

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quiries to be made. It then transpired that the particulars given by the third and fourth accused at the Canton office were undeni. The address given was ably falsehoods.

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An examination lo hygiene in its bearing on school lie was held on 3rd and sth inst Eleven candidates entered; the papers will be forwarded to the Home Institute for them to decide to whom certificates shall be granted, The examiners were Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson, F.C.MO.; Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, M. [INST. CIE.- Dr. Francis Clark, M.0.11. Masars. A, H. Ough, ARABA, E. A. Irving, (Inspector of Schools), E. Ralphs, Mem. Sant. Inst. (secretary), and A, Carter, Mem. Sant. Inst, (moderator).

one who is enabled to describe himself, as he did on the occasion in question, as "one of the pioneers of railways in China," the statement" bore even greater weight, for he knew whereof he spoke. It is, therefore, deplorable that this opposition should have arisen at this juncture, when the wheels of the whole affair were running so smoothly to a successful issue, and it is to be earnest ly hoped that this opposition will not be pushed too far, and that the protest proposed to be forwarded will not be Mas. Carmen Ramero, residing at No. 84. taken seriously in Peking-more especial-Praya East, was in the Police Court yesterday "These are our stout in view of the fact that no note morning to proceed against a Japanese couple, of protest originated in Canton, the who live at No. 86, Praya East, for assault. city most affected, until they heard the There were two summonses. On the first sum supporters in our

bitter echo of it from their countrymen abroad, mons she alleges that the Jap assaulted her and for the safety of the defendants' ship wrong, and the village where. they alleged certain points have been agreed to in the con-

This fact, surely, is significant. Were this on the 25th ultimo, and on the second the Jap and his wife were alleged to have beaten her ailments."

protest to be considered seriously at this two daughters, Rosa and Margarita. There final stage of the negotiations it could but were also cross-summonses from the other side cause infinite delay, first of all-in the ratifion similar charges. Mr. PW Goldring, of cation of the terms of the proposed agree. Messis, Goldring and Barlow, appeared on be A. S. WATSON & CO., ment, and secondly in the construction of half of the Japasse. The case was adjourned this much-needed line. Another significant fact is that, although it was common know- ledge long ago that this loan had been nego. tiated abroad, it is only now, at the eleventh hour, that any voice, is raised in opposition to the raising of the loan. It is, there fore, pertinent to ask why were matters allowed to proceed until they had almost reached the point of final completion before any exception was taken to the negotiations? It cannot be said that those interested in the matter knew nothing of it till now for the was pub. proposal to raise the loan listed many months ago, while for some considerable time past the terms of the proposed agreement have been public pro- perly. Bearing in mind all these facts, we cannot but ask ourselves if these protesters are sincere in the attitude they are taking The Editor will not undertake in be responsible for up, or have they not some ulterior motive

The defendants admit the first two state ments of the claim, but say they are registered in London and vol in Hongkong. They also admit the shipping of the 280 tubs of indige by the plaintiffs on board the Yunnan, but say that the said 285 tubs were, with the knowledge and consent of the plaintiffs, shipped as dead cargo at shippers' risk, and during the course of the voyage in question the 280 tubs were;

The piece-goods" trade report of Mesurs.' deter alis, jettisoned by the mariners, pursuant 10 the order of the master, in consequence of

Noel, Murray and Co., Limited, of the 29th November says According to latest advices the extraordinarily bad weather which prevailed

dition the Japanese are trying to enforce before Yunnan, and the lives of those on board of ber. Leung Yim Cho molded in the interior was

they will give up the administration of New- Amongst the exceptions and conditions con also wrong. The statements made being con tained in the bill of lading under which the radictory, went on Mr. Goldring, the claim-chwang, but the most salient have yet to be said tubs were shipped and carried. are the ex- ants were asked to come to Hongkong and settled, and the date for the final retrocession is still further postponed. Meanwhile the Port ceptions of "loss or damage from jettison," and lay their claim before a solicitor. This they

is now closed, the River being blocked with ice. from "all and every the persis, daugers and ac did, and on the 14th November their case was

The cold snap has come somewhat suddenly vidents of the sea, and navigation of whatso put in the hands of Messrs. Wilkinson and ever nature and kind," and "from any act, nog-Grist, who took up the case. A very suspicious lector default whatsoever of the master, or thing, ba said, was the fact that on three different mariners or servants of the company in the occasions the third defendant applied to the management or navigation of the vessel," "all complainants for fresh claimant's forms. It seems likely steamers will not be able to goods carried on deck are carried so at was then that the complainants put the case in a boyong Tongku, unless there is another mild spell. So, far as this trade - is, con», shippers' risk." The defendants say in the his hands. In the meantime a shroff in com-cerned it is quite immaterial, however, for alternative, that if, which they dony, the said plzinants' employ, observed Mr. Goldring, was

which they also deny, it was due to any neglect jettison was improper and unnecessary, or if sent to make inquiries-

or default on the part of the master or mariners in the navigation of the ship, they are protect ed by the above exceptions and conditions from any liability to the plaintiffs. As regards the non-delivery the defendants admit that either the 280 tubs of indigo nor any part

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On Thursday, the 29th November, at Shang- hai, Francisco E. DE SOUZA, aged 27 years.

for a week.

and rather earlier than usual in the North, an the river Pelho is already presenting difficulties to Davigation on account of the ice, and it

INSPECTOR Langley, of the Water Police Station, proceeded against a cook and an accountant at the Police Court this morning for going on board the coolie ship Craniey yesterday afternoon, without the permission of officer of the ship, was also in Court. Accused the captain Mr. William Avern, the third admitted being on board, but said that the Head fireman called them aboard. The police begged for a heavy penalty as the accused, they said, knew perfectly well that they are not supposed to be on board, as special police men are paid to keep such men away from the ship. The CAID, wan adjourned to allow the thereof bave been delivered at Newchwang, complainant said he proposed to prove that his opinion that it will be some time aftor® head fireman to attend.

THEODORE P. Shoats, chairman of the Ianama Canal Commission, speaking to a Chicago reporter recently on the question of labour for the Panama Caval, said:-" I capoot imagine how the report started, that Chinese were employed as labourers on the canal. 1 for that attitude, which at present does not have never hired Chinese and never con- appear. However that may be, we can tracted for Chinese labour, but simply invited scarcely believe, from what we know and bids. There are no Chinamen employed in have heard and read of H.E. Chow Fu's Panama to my knowledge, except perhaps as enlightened principles and ideas of ad- laundrymen, and none will be. The story ministration, that such a protest has his also,oco Celestials are at work in the Conal Zone is absurd," he said. The work, he con endorsement, for in that case it would be cluded, is making splendid progress and the diametrically-opposed to the policy he out-output is increasing every month. lined, when in Hongkong, as that by which he would be guided on taking up the reins ONE of the largest and most elaborate Chinese of office in Canton,

funerals which have taken place in Hangkok for many years past was that of the late Chip Ah Fook, dock owner and contractor, who died same time ago, the remains having been kept for one hundred days before interment, in ac cordance with Chinese custom. The funeral

NEW FERTILIZERS,.

In view of the arguments brought forward at the Sanitary Board meetings recently pro

In reply to this the plaintiffs say that the in digo was sent off to the steamer Yunnan, to

be shipped in the ordinary and usual manner,

His Worship-To lay a trap you mean? Mr. Goldring-Yes, your Worship. The defendants, continuing Mr. Goldring, made statements to the shroff involving coe another, and in which they begged the shroff to join hands with them and share what money they got in the fraud, The solicitor for the

there is little inclination to ship anything, even if the dispute as regards payment between the local dealers and the Outport merchants. were setiled, but the negotiations so far have come to naught. A representative of American Industry, who has just returned here from Manchuria, where he has been making a tour of inspection during the last two months, given

April before trade there is properly resumed. The country people are, atʼihe moment, in affluent circumstances and are paying more |attention to rebuilding and fixing their dwell- ings than to buying and selling foreign goods, but he is quite convinced that the dem for such will como eventually and "does not

but the defendants submit that under the cirthe man who personated the deceased was cumstances, which are set out above, they are still alive and concealed in the neighbour wholly exempt from liability for such non-hand of Capton; that Leung Yim Cho was an delivery.

Assumed name; that the female defendant, who alleged she was the widow of Leung Yim Cho, was no other than the concubine of the third defendant. "This," said Mr. Goldring, belleve in the power of the Japantro to borge out by the fact that they occupied the same cubicle in a boarding house, their clothes were found in the same box and they travelled together." He went on further to remark that he would prove that there was no such street as Pak Wan in Tai Levag -City, where Leung Vim Cho was said to have lived, and that the only family who lived in Tai Leung and surnamed Leung were

The plaintiffs, on delivering the said goods on boord received a mate's receipt, which they in due course exchanged, at the office of the agcats, for a bill of lading. They say the said bill of lading was an ordinary below-deck bill of lading, and contains no statement that the indigo is to be carried on deck at shipper's risk.

too poor

Mr.

He later

usurp a very large proportion. of the 'irada, After a careful Investigation at all the chief cities and towps he cafimates the stock of American goods at between 62,000

and 65,000 bales, so there is plenty to go on with patil the opening of the season. It is in eresting to learn that Japanese goods are not so strongly in evidence as was imagined, and that would go to support the figures in the table below of the very light shipments during the third quarter of this year. The same report also says:There are rumours of trouble amongst some of the import houses of Indian yaro, but no particulars have as yet been made public. The strain must certainly be very great, and few can hava escaped with a whole

skin; meanwhile the market here appears to be steadying up somewhat, especially for No.

The Hongkong Gelegraph and ron the use of certain manure for "joss" offerings, bande (of which there were entered in the bill of lading in place of the also stated, that

Han, Mr. Pollock argued, against this, that the bill of lading, was not an ordinary bill of to think about taking out an insurance. lading as it was made out, and a note catered policy. The first element of suspicion was in the margin that it was subject to the condi- aroused when the third defendant laid the tiens of the male's receipt, and on that mate's death claim as he did not know the right name receipt is entered the condition, "on deck at of the person who held the policy. shipper's risk, and therefore the bill of lading Goldring went on: The third defendant said when he laid the claim that he came to Hong. was subject to that condition, and was not an ordinary below-deck document. The condi- kong per steamer Sancheung on the 17th of tion on the mate's receipt had to be taken as September. As a matter of fact the Sanchaung took place at Bantawai. The procession was

Ion, which are wanted for Szechuen. incorporated with the bill of lading just the did not arrive in Hongkong until the morn an enormously long one, the line of carriages, same as if that condition had been actually ing of the typhoon the 18th.

on the morning of the Au Kwok LEUNG, a clerk, employed in the storm he was walking along the Praya with Botanical and Afforestation department, was Leung Yim Cho and be (the latter) was arraigned before Mr. F. A, Hazeland, this

morning, at the Police Court, by P. C. Shep swept away by a large wave and was not seen again. He did not report it to the Police herd, on a charge of being in unlawful posses On another occasion he said Leung Yim Chosion of a quantity of flowers, which were lost his life while crossing over to Yaamati in suspected to have been stolen. The constable a sampan. There was much evidence to be said that a European lady complained to him called for the prosecution, Mr. Goldring, said, to commit the accused for trial, the first defend ant, he alleged, being the prime mover of the conspiracy.

vegetable gardens, the following, from an India paper, should be of interest to those concerned In the last number of the official agricultural journal of India the Inspector-General of Agriculture in India In another column we publish a letter writing on the subject of mineral fertilizers in lodia, records his opinion that the use of artificial fertilizers seems to be coming Dearer within the scope of Indian agriculture and the establishment of a sulphuric acid industry might have important results. A series of experiments upon cotton with. various manures, including superphosphate and sulphate of ammoni have, it appears, been started at several Government farms in the country and it is intended to extend

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, 1906.

THE CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY"..

three or four) extending nearly from the Bang rak bridge to that near the Bangkok library. In addition to the leading Cantonese of Bangkok there were present prominent members of most of the Chinese sects in Bangkok as well as a. sprinkling of farangs who had been in the habit of doing business with the deceased.--Stam Observer.

words "subject to the mate's receipt," and therefore it was not an ordinary bill of lading and the defendants were exempt from all liability,

CANTON ĐẠP BY DAY

H.E. WU TING-FANG,

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

from our Canton correspondent which con- tains news of very great importance as bearing upon the future trade conditions of Hongkong. From this it would appear that as soon as the terms of the proposed agreement for a foreign loan for the Canton-Kowloon Railway were known in Shanghai, the Cantonese living there called a'meeting to discuss those terms, the out come of which discussion being the telegram these trials in due course to sugarcane and closed and his pants spattered with blood; said as they occur,

other valuable irrigated crops,"

LOCAL AND GENERAL..

SVEN Marcassen, second officer, s.s. Dageid, was the defendant in an assault case which the Police Court this morning. was heard He was charged with assaulting the cabin-boy; Fa Ka Mui, on board ship, yesterday. Inspec tor Langley said that this case arose over the theft of the canvas hatch cover from that ship. The defendant at first denied the allegation, The complainant, whose left eye was entirely

that about 2.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon de- fendant accused witness and the head fireman of being thieves. Witness told defendant if he thought such was the case he had better give them in charge of the police. Defendant landed out and struck witness a blow over the At noon yesterday the police at Wanchai re-left eye and another on the head. At this stage ported that a canvas hatch cover, valued at $60, the Captain of the ship said that accured was

Canton, 4th December. A telegram from Peking states that the Throne has accepted H.E. Wu Ting Fang'e resignation from the service. H.E. Wu Ting Fang left for Hongkong yesterday. H.E. Chow appeared sorry at his departure, and he personally saw him off. H.E. Wu asked the Viceroy to let him know all important affairs

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VICEROY'S TELEGRAPH CODE.

The Viceroy wanted to have the telegraph code-book, which consists of more than a thousand characters, now in use in his yamen, to be re-written in big characters, so that he can read them more easily. His recretary bas accordingly made one copy for him.

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The case was then funker adjourned.

Two hawkers, of No. 6, Heung. Lune, and a beatwoman of rowing No. 4,158, were arraigned before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, this forenoon, at the Police Court, on two charges: Taking on board the steamer Cranley, yesterday, spirituous liquor without consent from the captain, and approaching and bovering about the Cranley with the intention of getting the liquor aboard. The samshs, seventeen bottles of which were seized, was taken on board by the two male defendants to be sold. They hired the third defendant's sampan to get aboard. Inspector Langley naked for a heavy penalty. He said that there were hundreds of coolies on board this boat and if these people were allowed to sell intoxicating liquors to the men something serious might occur as there

not, however, ask for a heavy penalty on the third defendant as in all probability she did Yesterday another man was detained by not know the business of the two men. The Customs officers for landing native papers male defendants, went on Inspector Langley, published in Hongkong. Now all Hongkong were two repatriated coolies unemployed in the

inay it is found that by order of the 1.2.0. Worlu pied the wo tion, are not allowed to be imported here. On

bottle of samiku Hongkong ustive papars cannot be imported Worship fined the two men $50 each, and the to Canton without stamps,

woman $5.

LIGHTING THE VICEREJAL vamen,

yesterday that accused and two others were plucking flowers in the public gardens. Com plainant waited and when accused left the gandens he was searched and four camellias were found in his umbrella. Defendant 'ad. mitted that he stole the flowers. He explained that he took an interest in butany and wanted the flowers for purposes of examination : "But you don't require four flowers for that," 16 marked the Court. His Worship said he could convict accused on the charge, but he would discharge him in order to allow Mr. Dusn to deal with him.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

referred to by our correspondent, which amounts to a strong protest against the pro- posed foreige loan. The Cantonese urge that means be devised, by subscription or otherwise, for raising the necessary funds among themselves, thus excluding any possible foreign interest in the railway, in order that they may retain it in their own had been stolen from the steamship Dagald, a Norwegian and could, not understand what The matter was turned over to the Water Police was being said by the interpreter in English, hands entirely free from foreign influence.

Station and Detective Sergeant Wilden was sent After some further consultation the Captain Thokeynote of this protest is undoubtedly the

out to investigate. In less than three hours I was sworn in as interpreter. The defence Bold number of electric lamps in the Viceroy' were coolies of different clans aboard. Ho did | from Moji on 4th inst, am, and is dueto arrive fear of foreign influence. The terms of the the cover was recovered on board the steamer that the assault was committed under great agreement referred to, which we published in | Merfoe, just leaving for Shanghai, in the pos provocation. The complainant was alleged ta full on the 24th ulto., provided for a loan of session of a native seaman, who had deserted have seized defendant by the throat, and the £1,500,000, to bear interest at 5 per cent. the Dageld. The seaman, who said he was latter, in defending himself, committed the To Fuk, a quartermaster, was charged at the assault. llis Warship asked if the matter per annum, 'the loan being for a period. Police Court, this morning, with larceny, The could not be settled out of Court." The parties native papers, not only those under prohibi Colony, and they know that the coollis pay) may be expected hare on 8th inst,, krsoon,

This loan was arranged complainant was Soren Steensen, maiter of the left the Court for ten minutes, after which the "for, and it : was understood that the Dageld. Evidence was led, and Mr. Melbourne cabin-boy said his wished to withdraw the case. This was done, and the defendast discharged, agreement bad actually been signed. Now sentenced accused to six weeks' hard labour.

of afty year

As there are not sufficiant electric, lamps for use in the Viceroy's yaren, the Viceroy ordered some three hundred electric lamps more to be installed thers The approximata yamen is now seven hundred.

Chinese NEWSPAPERS.

·MAILS, DUE. : American (Hongkong Maru) gth inst/ Indian (Kumsang) 14th inst. The 1.3. Algoa left Moji on 3rd in, and it due to arrive at this port on gib lust,

The F. & A. S. S. Cole sa, Nicomeda sailed at this port on or about the 9th inst,vtfman

The P. & A. S. S. Co.'s s.%. Aragoda sailed from Tairen (Dalny) on 3rd isst, andis due to arrive at this port on or about the los inst

The Imperial German Mall ss. Pini Siginë und left Nagamaki on 4th inst, at 5pm, and The C. P. R. Co's un. Vikenlam kriyad at Nagasaki at 8.30 aan, on 4th lust, and haven again at 4 pm, same day, for Kobe "hực sha is dan ta meriva at 4'a in” on Othi laskepkite