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Telegrams,

[Reuter's} »

Grant to Lord Grover.

mel London, gist July. The House of Commons has voted a grant of £50,000 to Lord Cromer, by 254 to 107 after a heated debate in which the Nation alists and Labourites attacked Lord Cromer, especially in connection with the Denshawi incident.

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Sir Edward Gray spiritedly defended Lord Cromer,

In the House of Lords the grant was un-

snimously agreed to, after waron culogies by Lord. Ripon and Lord Lansdowne,

The Japanese in the United States. The State Department at Washington has opened negotiations with Mexico with a view la stopping the influx of Japanese coolies across the border,

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Later. Friction has arisen in Vancouver through the landing of a number of Japanese from Honolulu..

The Second Test Match, Rain again interfered and the wicket was treacherous.

England scored 162 in the second innings, and the South Africans 75.

Blythe took y wickets for 40 runs.

Result of the Goodwood Plate,

1.-Royal Dream.

z-Plumtree. 3-Hongkong.

V. S. S. "DINČINNAÎT" HOME- WARD BOUND.

CARRIES CHOICE' COLOURS.

Mr. F. J. Earl writes to the Manila Gable news on 2 th ult :-The Denver and Cleveland arrived at Singapore on 24th and will sail on. 27th idem, for Manila, where they will ar ie on the and of August. Immediately upon their arrival in Manila bảy the Cincinn ii will make exchange of servants, Chinese for coloured, and

·will then sail for San Francisco via Yokohama and Honolulu.,

The Cincinnati will not take coal on deck in addition to her bunker capacity as in the intention of the Raleigh, as is will not be necessary. When the Ciurmati, together with the Kentucky, Wisconsin, Oregon, New Or leans, Albany and Raleigh made the run from Yokohama to Honolulu in the fall of 193, the Cincinnati 100 one hundred tons of coal on deck in bags in addition to her full bunkers, and at the end of the run still bad 235 tons on board From data obtained from the several vessels of the fleet it was found that the Cincinnati burned, by far, loss coal than the orbers comparatively,

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While in Shanghai, upon the receipt of the homeward bound aiders of the L'incinnufi, the crew lost no time in ordering a homeward bound pennant. It was the wish of all to have it of greater length than any previous ones leaving this Station, and, at the Raleigh would ↑ be purchasing hers also, we wished to outdo our sister-ship in this matter as on former occasions. Accordingly, we at first ordered a 60-foot pennant. The Raleigh, learning from the manufacturer, of our pennant the length of same, dec ded upsa foz, feet. This was what "we were fully expecting and were waiting for and so informed the tailor to make ours 610 'feet long and say nothing of the change to the

Raleigh, then at Cheloo.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY AUGUST 2, 1007.

CANTON, DAY BY DAY,

KWANOSI RICE."

{From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, rat August." Governor has despatched a

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COM

·PANY, LIMITED.

Cr. -June.30, 1907.

By amount brought forward from

last account .................................... ...$20,170.08 By net earnings of steamera, ... 135,225,46 By interest on investments, 33,491.79 By transfer fees... £.. ... By amount transferred from depre

clation and insurance fund..... 50,000,00

DEPRECIATION

76.50

$138,964.83

INSURANCE TUND.

Dr. June 30, 1907. To Amount transferred to profit and

loss a/c To Balance..

HALF-YEARLY REPORT..

The Kwang

The report of the Board of Directors to the telegram to the Canton Authorities, stating ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders to that as it is not long ago since the removal be held at the office of the Company, on Tues of the prohibition on the export of rice, from day, the 13th,, August, at o'clock, noon, that province to the sister, province, an enormous quantity, to the extent of over a mil-shareholders the report and statement of ac- states:The directon bag to submit to the los picals, of rice has been exporte through counts for the half-year ending goth June last the Wuchow Customs.' It is feared that some

After paying runnlag expenses, salaries, traders might lake this opportunity of buying premia of insurance, repairs and all other rice in that province for transhipment | 16

charges, there remains including $20,17008 Shanghai or abroad to foreign countries, brought forward from last account, and $50,- thus again raising the price of this commodity, 000 transferred from the depreciation and in- so that stops will have to be taken to prevent branca fund, the sum of $130,751.59 at credit such a contingency happening. On receipt of of profit and loss account: From this amount the above telegram, H. E. Acting Viceroy Wa the directora recommend that a dividend for By Amount of credit instructed the Shan Hou Chu to issue proclamation to the effect that rice mer be paid to shareholders, 5·0,000 be written off the half-year of one dollar per share or $80,000 chapts, who intend to proceed to Kwaugsi to the book value of steamers, $1,150 be written off purchase rice for this province, as first apply book value of properties, and $1,500 be written to the Shap qu Chu for a certificate, on which will be stated the quantity of rice to be bought, the exact place at which the purchase will be made, the place to which the rice will be ex ported and at what place it will be exposed for sale, when imparted into Canton. Such

certificates will be returned to the Chụ, when

the shipments of rice which they cover have arrived at their destination,, Those merchants

who du not do business in Canton if desirous of importing rice from that Province can apply for such certificates through the local officials of their respective dialicts.

ANTI-OPIUM CAMPAIGN.

1.

of book valtie of wharves, leaving a balance of

50,000.00 $50,000.00

$600,002,00

....$600,000.00 $600,000.co

Cry December 31st, 1956.

EQUALIZATION OF DIVIDEND FUND. Dr. June 30th, 1997.

$17,1059 to be carried forward to now ac-To Balance.

count..

The value of the (ths share in the steamer

Powan his been paid by the China Navigation Company, Ld., and now appears in these ac

counts.

The company's share of cost of repairs of the s.. leungshan by typhoon damage amounts to $44,628.35 'while a further sum of $14,535,36 had to be expanded to completo her overhaul and increased cable accommodation,

Your directors think this expense a just call upon the insurance fund and in consequence The data for the closing of the opium divanshave.debited that account with $50,000. in the City is now drawing near so the Central Police Department has given instructions to the different Police Stations to send officers to

call at every house under their jurisdiction to

Including the above sum of $14 575.36, there has been expended on the various vessels of the fleet for annual docking and repairs and cost consequent upon the stranding of the Posan

take down the same together with the address and age of any opium smoker (if any) residing in each house, and to submit the list when complete to the head office to be recorded, ready for the issue of licence, which will take effect from the beginning of the seventh moon, At the meeting held in the Central Anti- Opium Association at the Mun Lan Shi-Yuen yesterday, the Ki Wo Tong, chemists, promised to distrib:te, free of charge, anti-aplum medi- cines and pills to supply one hundred opium smokers until they have overcome their habit. Po Sang Tong promised to supply three hun- dred opium smokers besides taking on for treatment opium smoke's for three months free of charge; Lo Sic Cheung promised to supply one hundred smokers: Yun Wo to supply medicine for smokers, Chan Tit Kwan to supply one hundred smokers; Skin Wo Tang fifty, and Tsung Chi Wing filty with anti-opium medicine, all free of charge. At the same meeting it was decided to send re- presentatives to the different districts 16 co operate with the different charitable institu tions in open branch Anti-Opium Associations and that inveterate opium smokers be supplied with anti-opium medicine for three, months, moderate smokers for two months, and light sinokers for one month only, and to carly into effect the regulations we opium smoking dow Value of steamers #nam, in force in Japan.

and Nanning a total sum of 559,134-89.

There has been no amelioration in the severe competition on all the lines operated by the company, depressed trade, and the increasing less by exchange la subsidiary currency, during the peried under review.

Messia. A. Habington, N. A. Siebs, W. C. Cruickshank and E. Caete resigned their seats on leaving the Colony and Messis. R. Shewan, A. Fuchs, C. H. Ross and W. Helms were Dominated by the directors to fill the vacancies subject to confirmation by the shareholders at this meeting.

lo accordance with the articles of association- Mesirs, R. Shewan and W. Helms retire from the Board by rotation, but being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.

WEICHOW BANDITS.

It is reparted that the bandits in the different districts in the prefecture of Weichow are still very active and the Canton Authorition have again instructed the officials of that prefecture to take the necessary steps to suppress them." When the troops which have been despatclied to Choochow have finished their duly in suppress- ing the insurrection there, they will be ordered to Weichow to co-operate with the local sol- diery in putting down the bandits of that pre- fecture,

The Weichow Chpotai,' Wu Liag-sun, is re- pried to have reli quished his post, and have | starle J for Cant a. He has already been ap

pointed Chunt i of Chaschow, The Canton

Following are dimensions of homeward. bound colours of Cincinnati which are all made of Chinese silk of the fipest texture: Essign... ...* 1 ft. 4 in. hoist, 17 ft. 5,in, Ay, | High Anthorities have instructed him to pro Union Jack... 7 ft. 6 in. hoist, "o ft 2 in, fly, ['ceed t› his new post as soon as possible as Peasant. 6ro it. in length, a ft. 4 in wide at this prefecture is still in a state of unrest..

boist.

Stare in Pennant are 36 inches in diameter. Stars in fuck and Fozign are silk.embroider. ed.

It being the intention of the ship's company to send the Ensign and Jack to the City of Cincinnati, O., upon our retuin to San Fran- cisco, a leak-wond box with red, white and blue silk upholstered lining was made for the transportation of there colours On the inside of the lid is a silk embroidered coat of arms

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SILVER FOR CANTON MINT.

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During the absence of Mr. W. H. Potts, Mr. F. Maitland was appointed to fill the vacancy as auditor.

The retiring auditors, Mesars. H. Q. 'D'. Gourdin fod W, H: Potts, offer themselves for re-election,"

A. HAUPT,

Chairman,

Hongkong, 29th July, 1977.

June 30th, 1907.

Heungshon, Sul-An, Sui- Tai and Lungskan, {this of Pawon, and Kimkan * and 3rd ol Saiwam Nanning, Lintan and Sonu! ......... Do. nf lighters Sunder and

Wolce

.....$1,122,884.11

Da, of wharver, hulks and

moorings

Do. of properties at Canton, Wuchow and Kongkun Do, of spare gear and stores Do. of furni ure.......

Po. of shares in public com

panies............ vdores

Do. of Chinese bonds Loans on mortgage.. Interest pccrued.. Premia on insurance policies

unexpired......vaka Sundry debtors ................................................ Hongkong and Shanghai Rank. ing Corporation current account

Liabilities June 30th, 1907..

It has already been reported that the Shan Hou Chu has made a loan of 220,000 jaels from the Kwao Wu Chu for the Canton Branch Mint for the minting of dollar coins to be issued for circulation. The officials of that Chu have been collecting-old dotlar coins now on the market for the purpose of melting them down to mist new ones, but the collection of thess coins is found to be inadequate. The oBicials Amount of capital, for shares then negotiated for a quality of silver bullion from a certain foreign bank, but the negotia- tions were unsuccessful. The Shan Hou Chú officials have now reported the abgye facts to the High Authorities.

OFFICIALS.

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$150,000.00

$250,000,00

Cr. December 31st, 1906. By Amount at credit'

..$250,000.00

$250,000,00

CLAIM FOR GOODS SULD

AND A RESUSCITÏTED DEFENDANT.

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG HOTEL KEYU

SATURDAY, August 3rd, "1907.

DINNER,

HORS D'EUVRES. »

Shrimp Canapes.

Bour,

Mock Turile.

FISH.

Boiled Fish and Egg Sauce.

ENTREES.

Pigeon Farcic and Macedoine,

Fricandean of Veal.

“Monglan Patties.

CORRY,

Madras,

JOINTS, &C.

Roast Leg of Mutton and Mist Sauce,

Roast Cipon and Sausage Boiled Corned Round of Beaf and Carrots. Cold Roast Sirloin of Beef and Haricot Bean

Salad.

SWEETS,

Toast Pudding.

·Pineapple Ice Cream and Finger Cakes.” Tipsy Cake.

Cheese Straw,

DESSERT.

Coffee. Fruiti

PUBLIC AUCTION.

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

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Intimations

THE

ROBINSON PIANO

CO., LD.

TALKING

MACHINES

ARD

RECORDS.

The usually monotonous proceedings in the Summary Court this morning were much on.

There were two cases in both of which the Sun livened by a somewhat amusing incident. THE Undersigned have received instructions Chan Hing Kee was plaintiff suing Too Yat Tong for 539-71, and Chan Yung for 515,84, respectively, both amounts being due for goods (SATURDAY), the 3rd August, 1997, at 2.30 New Stook just arrived

sold and delivered to the defendants by the

plaintiffs, and for which payment had not been made,

· FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

TO-MORROW

P.M., at their Safes Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Street, SUNDRY VALUABLE

Comprising ---

Grist, appeared for the plaintiff in both actions.

Mr. E. J. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and 1 O USEHOLD FURNITURE,

- When the first case was called, in which Tea

Vat Tong, was defendant, Mr. Grist, picking up the wrong writ, said he believed defendant in this case was dead.

Pis, Honour: Well, I don' perhaps if 1 adjourn the case sine die you may find the defendant alive. '

The next case was called and when the de- fendant was asked if he owed the money he

said he did.

His Honour: How much do you owe? Defendant: $19.72, my Lord.

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DOUBLE and SINGLE IRON. BED.

STEADS and MATTRESSES, TEAK WOOD WARDROBES_with_BEVELLED GLASS, OVERMANTELS with BEVEL LED GLASS, SIDEBOARD and DINNER WAGGONS with BEVELLED GLASS, MARBLE-TOP WASHSTANDS, DOUBLE TEAKWOOD WARDROBE with BEVEL LED GLASS, TAPESTRY-COVERED DRAWING

ROOM SUITE, GLASS, CROCKERY and E-F. WARE, CARPET, COOKING STOVE and UTENSILS, &c, i

ALSO

Ono GRAND PIANO by The-Robinson Piano Co., One COTTAGE PIANO by His Honour: But he is only claiming 555, Broadwood, London, One PIANOLA, One 84. What's your name?

REMINGTON TYPEWRITER and Ope EMPIRE TYPEWRITER (in good order and condition),

Defendant: Tie Yat Tong, my 'Lord' His lioneur: But you have been reported dead,

Defendant i am not dead,, (Laughter.) Mr. Grist then explained the mistake in taking up the wrong writ. In the first case the defendant was Tie Yal Tong, but it was Chian Yung, the defendant in the second case, who was believed to be dead.

The case against Tae Yat Tong was set for hearing on Tuesday next.

The case against the second man, Chan Yang, was adjourned etxa die to give Mr. Grist an opportunity of finding the alleged dead defendant alive.

HARTHQUAKE AT MANILA,

The Manila Cablenews, ul .8ik all, reports:- 68,800. A slight earthquake, distinctly felť all over the city, was registered by the Vincentiai micro- 133,246.77 seismograph at the Manila Observatory last 13,807.34 evening. The first oscillations were recorded 1,000.co about half past eight, the actual shock, lasting about 45 seconds., the tremors were felt by 497 $68.85❘ the sensitive instruments for several minutes

693.8 afterward,, 346, 00.00 Father Algue, the director of the weather 1,053.21 buros, announces that the shock was a slight and unimportant one on secount of the wide 10758.0g area of the oscillations which were regular and

which commenced almost imperceptibly, dying|| 28,833 76

away in the same manner.

The distincioess with which the shock was

13,078.86 tek caused some persons who had never felt aquake before to believe that the roof was 52,245,714.13 | coming Town upon them, but ínquiries made in several different parts of the city show that was no panic whatever anywhere.

of f15 each fully paid up. $1,200,000,00

at credit of depreciation

and insurance fund....

al credit. of equalizition of dividend fund

together with the seat of the City of Cincinnati while on the top of the box is a spread eagle in heavy carving. This box is about 21x3x2 feet and is very highly polished, is fitted up with silver trimming with heavy carved Eagle's

at credit of investment Most of the officials under Viceroy Chow

Auctuation account claws as legs.

Contrary to the use I custom of cutting up have left Canton on the departure of the ex- Unclaimed dividenda.......**** into small pieces the pepnunt for curios or Viceroy on his resination, and the new Vice-Sundry creditors, ........................... sönvenim upon arriving home, the pennant of Oy, E. Shum, on the other hand, has given Amount at credit of profit and the Cincinnati in to be given to the command. instructions to relais some of them at their

loss account ing, officer, Commander John G. Quinby, and posti, H.E, Shum has again sent a telegram each member of the crew has been supplied to Canton to instruct expectant Magistrate with a miniatura pennant containing fire five. Chung Mun-pong, protector of the Canton Mili- pointed white silk embroidered stars. On the tary Medical College, and Commodore Yau red and white fly of there miniature pennants Po-yun, to remain in their respective posis. Is stamped in gilded letters: “U. HÚS. Cin-

RICE SALES cinnalf-Homeward Bound-1907.”

Total cost of colours, 5814.00, Mexican, This is the longest pennant that ever left the Station, the Wisconsin's being the longest one previously, which was about gos feet, and it is thought to be the largest in the world.

SHIPPING AND MAILS

MAILS-DUE..

French (Polynesien) 5th inst. American (Korea) 5th inst. Canadian (Tarlar) azıd lost,

The Imperial German Mail us. Prinz Waldei mar, which left here on zyih`ult,' p,my arrived at Yokohama on and ine!.. a1-7 8.10.

The Imperial German Mailss. Prins Regent Zaifjeld which left hera on noch nập, #1-4 pm, quired at Shanghai on and insi, at 3 am

The quantities of cheap rice sold to the differ- ent districts for the last few days were as fol. low-281b ult, 30,000 cairies; 29th uli. 30,405 catties; 30th ult., 32,400 catties,

OBSERVATORY NOTES, O

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Saturday, at 8h..25m, ços, p.m. an earthquake of regular intensity (No IV Rossi-Forel) oc- 550,000.oscurred in Manila. Two distinct shocks were noticeable sepirate by an interval of 20s; the 750,000.0 first Goe was instantaneous and the second, laited for about 8 seconds. Hence, the total 8498.63 duration including a third shock very light did 3,889 07 not exceed 30 seconds. The initial movement 34093-91 and the direction of the maximem vibrations

Catalogues will be issued. TERMS :-Ås usurĪ,

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HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers... Hongkong, 2nd August, 1907.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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THE Undersigned has received instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

'on

FRIDAY and SATURDAY,

the 9th and roth August, 1907, commencing EACH DAY 8' 2.30 P.M., at the HOTEL BALTIMORE," Wyndham Street, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),'

THE WHOLE OF THE

VALUABLE FURNITURE, CONTAINED THERXİN, Comprising :-

LARGE AND VARIED

ASSORTMENT

MUSIC

Comic Opera Scores

and Dance Music.

RECEIVED BY EVERY MAIL.

Hongkong, 29th November, 1906,

THE

LEADING' COGNAC

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Single and Double BRASS MOUNTED J. & F. MARTELL'S.

Very Finely. CARVED TEAK SIDE. BOARD with BEVELLED MIRRORS, DINNER WAGGONS, TABLES, LEA

DINING CHairy, THER COVERED ELECTRO PLATE and GLASSWARE;

BEDSTEADS, Fine TEAK WARDROBES with BEVELLED MIRRORS, DRES: ING TABLES with BEVELLED MIRRORS, MARBLE-TOP WASHSTANDS, TOILET SETS, LACE CURTAINS, LEATHER COVERED SUITES, CARPETS, RUGS, &c., &c.

Some Finely CARVED CANTON BLACK- WOODWARE, JAPANESE SILK EM. and WALL BROIDERED SCREENS, HANGINGS and CABINETS;

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One COTTAGE PIANO by "Challen & Son," One

Do. by "Neumeyer & Co." Texas:-As usual. Catalogues will, be issued.

On view from Thursday, the 8th August, 1907.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, zod August, 1907.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

1716

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND ̧ SINGAPORE,

"LAISANG,"

having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside..

was from NNW, to $58. The horizontal pen- 13575-57 dolums recorded some preliminary tremors for THE Company's Steamship

about 10 seconds, this together with the farge $2, 4:17:4-13 amplitude of the vertical component and the sma'l duration of the microseismic undulations teaded to show that the earthquake was either local or of very near epicentre, but later tele- grams prove that the shock was also felt in the,|, provinces sonth of Manils, as far xa Benguet with the same or less intensity than 'in the Capital.

PROFIT AND L'SS ACCOUNT, De, June 30th, 1907,

To Amount paid for re-

paim to sleamers......$59,334.89

To Amount paid for re-

pairs to steamier Heungahan account typhoon damage................ 44,628.35

-----$103,963.28

COAL NEAR ADEN,

Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 4 P.M., on the 5th inst, will be landed at Consignees? risk and expense. No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, LD., V.SO.P. ................... Hongkong, 2nd August, 1007.

V.V.S.O.P.

General Managers.

he coal mines bave been discovered by two To Directors and auditors' fees...... 4,250.00 European adventurers, in the Dunkali and Ar the Marine Court this morning, P.C. To Dividend of $t per

Issa tribes' country. One was discovered by a Edwards of the Water Police charged Kwok Frenchman, who was formerly a meat com: Kin, matter of licensed steam launch Wing Ho tractor at Jibuti, in the Dunkali country about

The amounts realised from the disposal of rice at the different sheds for the goth ult, were, as follows:-Eastern shed $3,511; Western shed $1,695; Wing-sha shed 31,100; and Ho | nam shed $1,643; total being Súgóa,

THE Calcutta String Band will play the follow.To ing programme, during dinner, at the Kowloon Hotel, to-merrow, 3rd inst. from 7.90 to 10.30 pl.m. -

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March.............Sincerely Your"......lf. Whitney Valas zona.“Garden of Sleep”............................ Bucalossi Sefaction .........................." Pick of the Basket "...... W. Williams Cake-Walk....."Plantation Holidayimbrit,

·Jalurmezzo...record! Siaulietta”, Binlection.pore...." Merrie England "SG, Englander

.......** Docuinar "

...Streus Gol'Save the Kids

Valse

share on Bo,pso shares $50,000.00

be written off book

value of steamers. 20,000,00

To be written off book

valus of properties. 1,150.00 To be written off book

value of wharves....... a 500, DA. To be carried forward to

new account... 27,81.59

bree days journey from Djlbull. The other with unlawfully blowing his, whistle for par öne was discovered by the Greek, who was a' | poses other than those of navigation, in Victoria coffee shop-keeper at Djibuti, in the Issa Harbour, at 2.15 am. on the 21st ufto, Com country aboutiwe bours journey from the other.

dbz

SOLE AGENTS:

·90,00

The Frenchman's is the larger of the two. It is mander Basil R. Hi Taylor, R., dealt with the H. PRICE & Co., Ltd.,

said that samples of the coal have been sent to case. The charge being proved the defendant France. - The Frenchman and the Greek loft | was asked what he had to say. He replied | WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTE. Djibuti in company with the two Frenchmen Water had struck the whistle lanyard. The who were murdered by less tribes (mantioned

230,751,59 | in a previous latter), but they had a narrow as

cape They had no express permission, to explore those parts,

fires won it out before we made fast for the night. He was convicted and fined Sig, with the altámative of one month's imprisonment,

17, Queen's Road Central”,

Mongkong, 16th July, 1987,

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