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Telegrams.

[Router's.]

More Trouble in Morosos.

London, 1st August. Nowa from Tangier says that three tribes have raided Casablanca, resenting the con- struction of the harbour works and tramways, It is stated that five Frenchmen, two Italians, and one Spaniard have been killed and a number of workmen massacred. i

A German ship brought the survivors, to Tangier.

The British Navy Estimates. The House of Commons has adopted the Navy Estimates, rejecting a Radical motion for a réduction, by 163 to 86.

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Later,

Result of the Gondwood Cup." --White Knight. -Madame Sonbisc. 3-Malwa

The Polia to Paris Motor Race. Prince Borghese bas arrived at St. Peters burg.

Jaran in Korea." The Japanese have disbanded the Korean "army,

Four Koreans: were killed and wounded in the riots which followed the disbandment.

A NEW WAY OF ENSURING LONG

SERVICE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY AUGUST 3. 1907.

CANTON, DAY BY DAY,

HORSE RIDING PROHIBITED. [From Our Own Correspondent).

Canton, and August.

The police authorities have issued a notifi cation prohibiting horse riding in the street of the city, as many serious accidents have occurred owing to narrowness of the streets in the city. Persons found borse riding through the streets will be arrested and be heavily fined. When Viceroy Shum was in office here, the last time, he also ordered the pro bibition of horse riding in the public streets"

SHUM'S DEPARture again POSTPJKED, The secretary at the Acting Viceroy's-yamen is in receipt of a telegram fróm, Taotai Wen, secretary to H. E. Viceroy Shum, stating that although HE Shum's leave expired on the 30th ultimo, H. B. will remain in Shanghai for another month to recuperate' his bealth, and will probably leave for the South about the 20th day of the 7th moon, and that be bimself, together with four or five other officials, will leave Shanghai at an early date to attend to

affairs at Chaton.

RICK CROP.

DEATH OF MR. A J. BOWDEN,

CHIEF ENGINEER

It is with regret that we have to chronicle the death of Mr. A. J. Bowden, chief engineer of the French steamer Handf-Capt. P. Merlees--belonging to the Compagnie de Navigation Tonkinaise, of which Mr. A. R. Marty is the local agent. The Manol arrived in port early this morning, and brought the sad news. It appears that just before the vessel left Haiphong, os the gist ultimo, Mr Bowden was feeling a little unwell, and consulted a doctor who prescribed for him. The ship left at 2.30 p.m. with the chief at his post as usual, but at 4:35, when the vessel had just crossed the bar, and the pilot boarded off, Mr. Bowden

suddenly very ill and expired almost im mediately. Under the circumstances, Capt. Merices had to cousign the corpen, of his comrade to the sea and the ceremony took | place the following morning "with" all-don solemnity and decorum, Mr. Bowden was one of the oldest servants of the company, having joined it sonis eight years ago, first as second engineer of the steamer Fur in which he was promoted to chief engineer. He was aut

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"AULLGEB KIDNAPPING

"LITTLE WORE AND HIGH WAGES AT

BINGAPORE,"

Chan Ng, a married woman, living at td, Sutherland Street, Hunghom, appeared before M. F. A. Hazeland, this morning, at the Police Coat, on an indictment charging her with kidnapping one Tso Ho, a married woman from Kowloon City, on the 30th ultimo, vi

Mr. E. P. H. Lang, of Messrs. Deacon, Look or and Deacon, appeared for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty,

Accordingto information gathered by our representative'it appears that on Tuesday: last the complainant was walking along the road, carrying a load of pig-wash, when the

defendant stopped her.

* Why do you work so hard in Hongkong?" the defendant asked.

The complainant offered no stiswer,

"Come with me to Singapore" defendant pursued, and I'll get you employment where

V. there is very little work and very high wages.” Complainant was pleased with the offer and,

To-day's Advertisements.

THE Management of the HONGKONG HOTEL tender their SINCERE THANKS to the Gentlemen who so. kindly rendered assistance in connection with the work of rescue on TURSDAY last,

Hongkong, 3rd August 19.

"HE':

FOR VLADIVOSTOCK.:

Steamship

“VINE BRANCH”. will be despatched as above on or about 10th September.

For Freight and further Particulars, apply to

DODWELL & CO, LIMITED,

Agents. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1907. 10. [717

THE SANITARY BOARD,

THE GOVERNMENT' CUBICLE

ARM ACCOMMODATION.

This season's rice crop in the prefectures of sequently transferred to the steamer Hanoi to go with her, Bha was brought over to Hong-takes place on Tuesday' next, at 4.15. pm,

Chaochow and Kahing chow has turned out most unsatisfactorily. The failure was brought about by the want of mio and the prevelance. of a worm which destroys the crop to a large extent. On the average less than 40% of the crop will be harvested.

CHINESE ACTRESSES,"

The lessee of the Lok Sbin Theatre, in the Western suburb, has applied to the Provincial Examiner, from whom the theatre is leased, for permission for a female theatrical company to perform, and the Provincial Examiner has refused the application on the ground that At a meeting of the Singapore Municipal performance by feines tends to lower the

moral standard of the community.

COMPULSORY INSURANCE.

Council on 26th ult, the President moved the following resolution:

That notice be given under the provisions of Rule 2 of the Rules of the Superannuation and Provident Fund for persons in the employment

A LAW COMMISSION,

The Acting Provincial Judge, Kung. has formed a commission in his yemen of all those students of law who have been educated

under Capt. P. Merices by whom he was much liked as well as by his brother officers.

CHARGEURS REUNIS,

after tbasking her alleged benefactress, ágreed At the meeting of the Sanitary Board which kong and placed in a boarding-house, and a day correspondence will be submitted with re or two Jater was transferred to Macao and that ference to the question of cubicle accommo wasasfararsho got on her journey to Singapore.dation. There is a reply to be read from the In the meantime the mother of the complainant Government relative to the Board's recommen; had informed the police of her daughter's dis- | dation on the subject. Correspondenca has appearance, and inquiries were instantly set on foot Learning this, the defendant got very mach alarmed and without hesitation, it was alleged, despatched her kidnapped victim back to Hongkong, she following later, when she was promptly arrested, by. Detective Sergeant Grant,

also passed on the subject of the two proposed additional Standing Orders of the Board. The major part of the business seems to be of the usual formal.character.

ROUND THE WIRLD PASSENGER TRADE. A round-the-world passenger service is to be inaugurated by the Chargeurs Reunis, the big French steamship company, Seattle will be the western terminus of the line, says the local Post and Fntelligencer. Four steamships, each of more than 10,000 net tons, are building for the run, and will be in commission before another six months bave passed. The new reamships will be the falle, Ceplan, Ouessant and Corse. Word regarding the new steam- ships was received by Conk & Co., local re- FAPANESE Corron indUSTRY. | inst.:--- presentatives of the line, from Paris on 27th

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of the Commissioners that subject to the pro-abroad and of those who are well versed in the visions of Rule 3 of the said Fund-it shall be laws of the Chinese Enspire, with the object of obligatóry on all persons who may enter the drawing up laws for the control of the Self-in the world. It will be the purpose to build service of the Commissioners after the 31st Government Bureaux which are proposed to day of January 1928 to contribute to the said be established throughout the province, Fuod 7 per cent of their respective salaries in terms of Rule 6 of the said Fund.

In doing to be said that the matter had been discussed in Finance and General Purposes Committen and they had split on the mat. ter. The fund had not been taken up by

CANTON-HANKOW, RAILWAY.....

It has already been decided to hold the Annual general ineeling on the tai day of the 7th moon for the election of a committee, audi- tors, inspectors, etc. far the Canton: Hankow

Railway Company for the ensuing year; but the leading shareholders argued that this meet ing should be postponed to a later date in order to enable shareholders abroad to come la take part in it. The Railway Company has now arranged a meeting for the 2nd lastast to discuss the question.

The case was adjourned for one week, the accused being allowed out on bail of $150.

A WARNING TO BOMBAY,

COMMERCIAL.

WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.

Reviewing the share business for the week, Messrs. E S. Kadoorie & Co, write on the and

The market has been duli during the week, no doubt partly due to the steady rise in exchange..

Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai' - Banks have experienced a slight decline during the

past week, and the old shares, ax new issue, have sellers at $680. The new shares are easier at 5530. The London quotation for the old shares ex new issue hay advanced to £81. Nationals are without business at $51..

Marina Insurances-Cantons are quiet at 5270. Forth Chinas ba e further buyers at is 75. There are suiters of Unions at $775. Yangtzes are steady at $180.

Fire Insurances-China Fires remain unal

According to the description furnished by the company, the boats will be among the

Persistent efforts are being made by Japanese most modern freight and passenger steamshipsnatchants, with the aid of the Government to capture the cutton markets of Chins, and with up a passenger trade between Seattle, San this object to view, the Japanese mills have, Francisca and the ports of Central and South during the last six months, increased the América. At the present tinse there are no number of their spindles. Evidence is not passenger steamships running from Seattle to wanting that the Japanese Government is look. points in Central and South America. Formerlying with favour upon, and lending financial it has been impossible to secure a passage assistance to, the development of the cotton around the world on any one steamship. This industry, Japan has many things in her favour gives : cattle the distinction of having the in this struggle for the Chinese cotton market. longest passenger service in the world... She has abundance of cheap concentrated

Two of the new steamships are building in labour, she understands the wants of the Chi.tered at $88, while Hongkong Fires are pro England and two in France. The English nese people, and is in a better position geo- curable at $320, bois are building by Swan, Hunter & Wigham graphically to meet the demand than any and Richardson & Co., of Wallsend, near New-alher country, China is producing large castle on Type. The two French ships are quantities of cotton, but the quality is not good, being buik by La Socicle des Ateliers et and has to be mixed with either American of Chantiers de in Loire, at St. Nazaire.

Indian cotton 10 produce good fabrics.. Japan The two English built boats will be named uses large quantities of Chinese cotton in the falte and Ceylas, respectively; the two French manufacture of textiles and will no doubt seek ones Ourssant and Corse. They will be sister control of the supply. She is even now, it li ships and their principal dimensions are:..

said, growing colton of her own, in order to Length, 146 meters; breadth, 17 meters; make herself independent of the foreign depth, 11 meters to centimeters; maximuni apply. From reliable statistics for the half draugh, 8 meters 35 centimeteri.

year ending joth june, 1956, it is shown that The size of these four boats will be about the cotton mills of Japan use 209,574,662 lbs. of same as the steamship Cycleps of the Ocean

raw cotton. Of this amount India supplied Steamship. Cómpany, which comes often to the greatest quantity. 75,671,683 lbs., China Seattle. The Cyclops measures: Length, 483 67,996,653 lbs. and America 58,541,589 lbs. feet-(147-meters); breadth. 58 feet 2 inches (17With three exceptions all the mills in Japan. meters 25 centimeters); depth of hold, 39 feet 5 inches (12 meters),,

• HONGKONG LADY'S GENI ROSITY.. A Chinese lady surnamed Lau residing in Hongkong has forwarded a cheque of 1,000 Lecis as her donation towards the fund of the Conton Central Anti-opium Association.

SALT COMMISSIONER.

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the Municipal servants in the way they might have expected,, and the question arose as to making membership was compulsory. Many advertisements nowadays made the joining of such a fund a point and heads of departments suffered very much from what he might call incontinent resignations, men came and went much as they liked and the departments through this suffered considerable loss, in efficiency. There had been many complaints of this, and many employees Appeared to use the service as a stepping.

The Canton Sak Commissioner designato, too to other things, and it was, thought that if they had a stake in the Provident Funding Nai-yang, is reported to have left Nab they would not be so liable to leave with ning on the 30th ultime for Canton and is ex- out police. The beads of departinents, how. pected to arrive here in a few days' time, to ever, thought that making the entrance rats of take over charge of office, a compulsory (und as low as $; "would be hard on persons earning only this, and that "They would not be able to spare that and sup

port a wife and family as well, unless they had private means It was proposed therefore that Recent figures submitted by the fepartment

of Commerce and Labour showing cost of living. the entrance sum be $35. The matter was one which had caused considerab-e-discussion- are based on the wholesale prices of 258.com: -There were-at-present-475-contribuling-mem-modities which enter more.or.Jess directly into

bers to the fun

The monthly contributions totalled about $1,800 there were 12) officers who did not con- tribule, of these (6 drew salaries of $10 or over and 63 salaries betweek $25.and $35 and of these latter 22 were under age and in any case would not come in, the interest which accrued on the savings last year equalled 5,5/8 per cent. He thong' that if they adopted this compulsory system it would mean they would get greater stability amongst their staff,

THE INCREABLU COST OF

"LIVING

the daily use and consumption of the 'com. BuDily. It appears that within the period covered by the report 1897 was, the year of lowest prices and 19:6 the year of highest prices. The cost of living in 1905 war 36.5 per cent higher on as average than it was in 1897, but it was only about 9 per cent higher Fram 893 to 1817 there was a constant reduction of the average. Since that year there has been a steady increase

than in 1890.

It is of interest to note that while the aver Mr. Ong Teck Lim objected and thought age prices of all the articles of food included that the contribution should only be compul-in the tabulation is materially higher in Bory on those drawing 4 or over. The cost 196 than it was ten years earlier it is of living was very high here and if they made practically the same as it was in 1890. The this contribution compulsory im very small average prices of house furnishing goods, salaries it would inflict considerable hardship.although ranging lower during the inter- He moved that the contribution should only be mediate years, were no higher in 1956 than in compulsory on salaties of $40 or over. 1899. Drugs and chemicals were about to per Mr. Bailey seconded the amendment saying cent cheaper last year than they were in 1899, that he did not think it' fair to tax such small but even physicians and apothecaries will salaries simply because cerlain subordinates | admit that man cannot live on drugs alone in came and went at pleasure. They could quite an effort to economize Comparing the lowest well insist on keeping a month's salary or else years of the term with 19:6 the greatest in- get a security with their employees

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Mr. Coghlan supported the amendment and said that the people on this side of the bridge must take the same risks as they did on the alher side. It seemed a hard condition to lay on some of the employees.

Dr. Robertson also supported and did not

ite why a man should not be allowed to im- prove his position by leaving the service simply becaure ho happened to have some money tied up in the Municipality.

The President said that if members would only, make themselves acquainted with the rules of the Fond they could nni say foolish things, about losing money or being un able to get it. In privite employ a man had to give a month's police or lose his pay, If he engaged in the Municipality and left after some time he received back all the money be had put into the Provident Fund plus the in- terest thereon, but minus the benefit received from the 7 per cent, which the Municipality, that was the public, added to every 71 put in by the servant. He did not think any em ployees would care to deposit a month's salary or give a guaranƒez.

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The new boats are built on the three-deck rule under the supe vision of burezu veritas, to get highest class at this register..

The cubical capacity of holds will be about 12,000 cubic meters (420,000 cubic feet).

used American cotton. Five mills did not use Indian colton at all, and five did without any of the Chinese product. The total sumber of spindles in operation last july amounted to 5,371,739 spindles, and the costes consumed doing that month amounted to 3,584,125 lbs. Nearly every mill increased its spindles, and onfarged its capital stock, and every mill show. ed a satisfactory financial condition. There has been under consideration the question of building a cotton mill in Dalay. The cost of living there is double of what it is in Japan, and there is a scarcity tf labour. Bombay mill owners will please note the facts, for there is certain to be another crisis in the trade when The machinery, which is constructed by the Japan has fully captured China, both for the builders, consists of two sets of triple-expansion raw collon and the finished product.-Journal en, ines, each of them working a four bladed | of the Society’of Ařin, propeller. The twn engines will give 6,800 horse power fer a mean speed of fourteen kvals on trial trip with 9,000 tons dead weight on board, but the compony has decided to limit the power

The holds and spar decks are fitted with all improvements and sppliances for facilitating the rapid leading and discharging of cargoes, The ten hatches, of which fou are of unusual side, are filled with eighteen steam winches of great,lifting power (twenty-one derricks, one of forty tons, four of ten tons and the others of six ton).

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PRINCE BORGHKSE.

at sea, in service, to 5,000 hoïse power, driving It appears probable that Prince Borghese the boat at the speed of twelve and one-half will complete his Peking-Paris automobile ride, knots on the average during the round the and that he will be the fist to do so. Accord- world trip.

ingly it may be expected that he will be lionised in the French,capital, to say nothing of the reception he will get in his own.

Special attention is being paid to the accom mod-tions for first-class pissedgers, all the rooms being very large, airy and well ventilat.

Shipping.—China and Manilus and Doug- lases are without buulness, and the quotations are unchanged. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats are still on offer at $299. Star Ferries old and new are quoted at $25 and $14 respectively. From private telegraphic ad- vices from. Loadon, Shell, Transports are quoted sellers at 46)...

Refineries-China Sugara have changed. bands at $100. Perak Sugars can be had at

T11, 89.

Micing, Chinese Engineerings have sellers at Tis. 15.70. Raubs are firmer and buyers prevail at 55, after sales at the rate.......

Docks, Wharves and Godowns.--Geo, Fen- wicks are quiet at $178. Kowloon Wharfs can be secured at $77) ex the interim dividend of $2 per share paid on the graf July, Whampoa Dock are firmer and buyers predominate at 5. 09. Sales have been effected at this rate Shanybai Docks have buyers in the North at Tls. 73 ex the dividend of Tle, 3 paid on the 30th July, Hồngkew Whis have receded in Tis 217, at which rate there are sellers.

Intimations

THE

ROBINSON PIANO

co., LD.

TALKING

MACHINES

AND

RECORDS.

New Stock just arrived

LARGE AND VARIED

ASSORTMENT

MUSIC.

Comic Opera Scores.

and Dance Music.

RECEIVED BY EVERY MAIL.

Hongkong, 29th November, 1906,

THE

LEADING COGNAC

IS

Lands, otels and Buildings,-Hongkong Hotels have dropped to $10 after the collapse of the building which occurred yesterday, Hongkong Lands have weakened to Sot and a J. & F. MARTELL'S. small lot ban been fixed at the price. There are inquiries for umphreys Estates at Stoj, Siles have taken place of Shanghai Lands at Tls. ro, West Points are quoted at $48 ex the interim dividend of $2 paid on the 29th July..

Colton Mills-Ewas hive depreciated to Tis. 64, and there are'sellers at this rate. There is no business to record in other Cotton Mills and rates have not altered.

Miscellaneous.-China Borneos are inquired or at $94, nd China Light and Powers at £5. China Providents have sellers at $8.9o. Dury Farms are wanted at 5.5 and Hongkong Ropes at $221. Green Island Cements have been dealt in to a lair extent at $roj and there are further buyers. Hongkong Ices are quiet at Star ex the interim dividend of $4 per share. paid to day. Union Waterboats are easier at North, Langkats are offering at the "duced

|crease appears in the items of metals and in- ed Accommodation is provided in staterooms intended to compete in this race was received | JtzĄ. Watsons can be sold at $1. In the

At first the news that Don Scipione Borghese with a great deal of surprise as 'Italianu ar a

Paris or Monte Carlo. Indeed it is rather usual that an Italian nobleman should leave his native heath and materis! comforts to enter a contest for mere sport.

jold at Tlx. 120, United Asbestos are inquired for at Sto.

plements, and lumber and building material inside the bridge, on houses on the bridge deck

The compilers of the report have taken and on a promenade deck, situated over it rulo limit their journeyings to a yearly visit to rate of Tis. 205, and Sumatras have again been

The first-class quarters will be provided on three decks, in the centre of the ship, a system which is employed on the fast German steamers

average prices for the ten years, go to 1899 inclusive, as their basis, and they use too as the standard for comparisons. On that basis

Prince Borgbeso is passionately fond of

I oudno-Bank T.T. inminine

Do, demand

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TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

Selling

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.por dozen $25.00

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the average prices of lumber and building The first-class cabina will be divided as fol- materials stood at 904 in 1897 and at 140.1 inflows Sixteen staterooms, with two berthi 1905. Metals and implements stood at 86.4 in each; twenty-five cabins with a single berth motoring. Not satisfied with superficial know- 18,8 and at 135.3 in 1906. Farm products were (brass bedsteads), making altogether fifty-seven lodge of mechanics, he qualified himself as a

4 months' fight France Bank T.T. tomiese 83.2 in 1897 and 123.6 in 1956.. Food was 83.8 in berths. This number could be, in case of master chauffeur. It was early in 1899, when 1896 and 1126 in 19 6 Cloths and clothing were need, increased to seventy-five by using the motoring was far from popular, and one might America... Bark T.T. ........................... 9. in 1897 and 125 in 190. The list shows sofa berths placed in the staterooms,

say in its infancy, that he undertook a trip to Germe**---Bank T.T. eleven articles which in 1906 were tos per

here will be a large dining room salin Hongary, which was so successful and fall of India T.T... maisteration. cent or more higher in price than the average polished hardwood and a drawing room in adventure that it encouraged him to explore for the ten years used as a standard. It shows polished hardwood and a drawing room or unknown fields. A year later, together with Shanghai-Bark T.Tronu z n increase in the price of 189'articles' included in social hall very nicely fitted, with pianoforte, his wife, Donna Acca Marjo, the French natu- Singapore T.Tick. the tabulation, and decrease in forty-one aliibrary and writing tables. The beats will be ralie, Pruf. Brochere, and the Swiss guide Zur. Japan-Rank T.T. „ imm-mad clet. Flour, sugar, tea and coffee are cheaper, lighted by electricity throughout and have brigen, he motored from Beirut through Syria, Tava-Bank T.T. .................... while meat, fish, lard, bread butter cheese,

Mesopotamis, Persia and the Transcaspian eggs and milk are dearer. Kerorene is de.rer

district to Forghans, where by roads unknown and candles are chouper. A few lines of cot on goods have decreased, but most have in

to European.travellera be reached the Lake of creased. Barbed wire, pusty, quinine and

Jask Kul." Bare the party explored the valley glass tumblers show lower prices, while sice

of the Hico Scian, visiting the source of the rail, bricks all kinds of lumber, opium, bed-

Janst. The party next journeyed to Lake room chairs and plug tobacco have gone up.

powerful refrigerating machinery.

The steamship Malts was launched at Walla end on May 10 and the trial trip will take place in August. The Crylan will be launched toward the end of july.

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Buying

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| months' sight 1./C................................ ...........2/3 0/15 6 months' sight L./C...............................2/31 30 days' sight San Francisco & Now York..551 568 s months' sight | to days' sight Sydney and Melbourne.2.3 13/10

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SOLE AGENTS

These pages of statistics are immensely io. Co., Ltd., have made the building of express Baikal, which they crossed in company with months sight France.2.88) H. PRICE & Co., Ltd.,

Mr. Bailey remarked that when he used the word taxed he did so in the sense that in any particular month it might be extremely incon vanient for a very ́small salaried man to pay bis.contribution it might in fact be a temporary teresting to those who are interested in them, tax on his resources and if so it would not help and they ffer occupation for any number of him to know that when he left he could draw hours. They do not, however, give the slight out all he had put în, ·· Um est help toward finding or making the dollars The amendment was put and lost and the with which to meet the increase was original motion declared carried.--Singapors clearly and with so much. e'aboration,-New

York Sun. Fria Press,

Swan, Hunter and Aigham, Richardson and twin-screw boats a specialty and are at present some Russian troops bound to China. Passing 5 months' sight completing the largest steamship of the world, through Msechuris they reached Vladivostok, a months' sight Germany, ...................... ........... • 2.35 WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, the Adesiretania, of the Conard line. The aksi having crossed Asia in a journey of eleven Bar Silver Societe des Chantiers de la Loire have built months. Is it any wonder that. Don Scipions Bank of England rale.... large fast packet boats and men-of-war for Borghese considers the race from Paklog to Bank of France............ French and fomiga BAYİSE,

Faris es a diversión, queries the China Timer | Bovereign

12. QUEENT ROAD CENTRAL

nagkong, 16th July, 1907

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