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Telegrams.

** HONGKONG. TELEGRAPHY"

SERVICE.

CANTON-JANKOW RAIL- WAY

PRESIDENT OF DIRECTORS.

BIR, CHENGTUNG APPOINTED,

[From Our Own Correspondent.]`

Shameen, 24th September,

4.55 p.m.

In answer to the shareholders' peti- tion, by telegram, and the. Viceroy's recommendation, the Throne has sanctioned the appointment of Sir Chengtung Liang Cheng, ex-Chinese Minister to Washington, as President of the Yuet Han Railway Co.

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Morocco

London, 22nd September, Negotiations with the tribesmen are braken off, and General Drude résumes the offensive hostilities.

The Collision in Mexico... The latest raports state that 63 were killed and 43injured in the collision at Encarnación.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 1907.

THE SICAWEI OBSKRVÁTORY.

AN APPRECIATION, E

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"CANTON DAY BY DAY,

*"MID-AUTUMN FASTIVALS. (From Our Oum Correspondant.] ›

the star comes across the field of vision the time is carefully checked at which it crosses the series of spider-web threads in the eyepiece. By a delicately adjusted lever" the instrument is, then turned completely round, and, more readings are taken. Aay Iractional erior in

Cantoo, 23rd September. thus discovated, and the trus time, as coin The mid-autumn festivals passed off quietly pared "with that shown by the Observatory. yesterday, the only noticeable features being clock is recorded in a book, The clock is gain the profuse display of Bags, bunting and lan ing at the rate of 2-10th seconds a day, and terns, which were lit up in the evening, and was four and a half seconds fast at the sine presented quite a picturesque scene from the of my visit. Just above it is the slectric device roof of houses. The day was observed as a by which the time-ball is worked. Having general holiday, and on account of the day noted the day's error the Faher in charge, being a Sunday saveral public institutions ob stands by the clock with his finger on the served to-day as a general holiday instead. witch, and at noon precisely sands the electric All the local antiva press kept the day as a impulse that releases the tim ball on the Band.holiday and there is no issue of newspapers The clock has been working about twenty to-day, years,

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RICE SALE,

A WONDERFUL, INDICATOR.

Owing to the fall in the price of rice, as the Our next visit was to the hall of the main | result of large'imports from Annam and the removal of the prohibition of rice expériation from the various Yangtze ports, there at present seems to be no further need of carry. ing on the organized cheep disposal of rice to the public. The Authorities, not knowing whether the forthcoming crop of rice will turn out satisfactorily or otherwise, have telegraphed to the Kwangsi Governor to again enforce the prohibition of rice expart from that province.

At first sight it may appear strange that the work of studying the heavens is undertaken by a religious order; in reality, however, from semote ages there has been an intimate con- nexion between religion and astronomy. The Fathers at Sicawei sutely are animated by the spirit of the palmist who cried. When i con- of the palms, we were of thy fingers. the moon and the stars which thou hast ordain ed; what is man that thou art mindful of him? sad the son of man that thou visitest him? The Jesuit Fathers were the first to in troduce the results of the observations of Westem astronomers into China, and at Sica wei they are now continuing the Inbours which Mateo Ricci and Verbiest True, that work has began with the arrival on Chinese soil of suffered from long interruptions, but to the Jesuit the Chinese owe the calendarat present building. In a room facing the door there it in use, and to the same order matiners in Far an instrument that perhaps appeals more than Eastern waters at the present day are indebted any other to the lay mind, though the athers for lay lanhle information placed at their disregard it rather as a toy. Suspended below a pal by the ungstentatious and patient labours clack is a board on which is pinned a steet of ruled paper. The clockwork, towers this paper to the full extent in rxacity a week. A series of pencils, each of which is aunched to an electric coil, stands in front of this board: One of the pencils was marking a line on the paper every second, clicking backwards and forwards as it did so. It was recording the Each point of the direction of the wind. compass has its own pencil, and should the wind be between two of the points two pescils, are set in motion. Another "moving finger", was writing in lines that only the initiated could read the force of the wind as re. .corded by the anemometer at the top of the tower. Yet another was following the vagaries of the barometer, and there were attachments for showing the readings of the thermometer and of the rain gauge. The use of the laiter pencil has been discontinued here, because it. is considered unscientific to take the rainfall from the roof. The present gauges are all in the grounds.

the Fathers at Sicawei. For itawei-is

THE MOST IMPORTANT OBSERVATORY

on the Chinese coast. Daily throughout the year it receives meteorological and otherdata by tele graph from about sixty stations, and by careful comparisons of figures, by ceaseless watching and patient care, the risk to mariners, from hons and storms is reduced to a minimum. With his finger on an electric swith at Sicawei, one of the Fathers daily gives the standard time. to China, and as non approaches, on Hearly every vessel in sight of the signal station, chronometers are checked or set as the time-ball falls. *

The Hague Conference. The Hague Plery Conference has adopt-in ed a proposal regarding the establishment of a' Prize Cour, nisu a motion recommending a third Conference eight years hence,

Later.

Oriental Labour in British

Columbia.-

MAGNETIC INSTRUMENTS.

Sicawei is not an astronomical observatory the true sense of the ward. It does possess a which the Fathers small telescope, by means. can photograph or observe the phenomena of the heavens, but the real work of the stitution is the study of meteorological conditions, and the recording of seismologi- cal and magnetic observations. Particular interest attaches to the latter at this time, as, Sir Wilfred Laurier, replyig to a resninewing to the advent of the tramways, all the tion of The Canadian Trades and Labour magnetic instruments are shrely to be trans Congress asking for the abrogation of the led to Quinsan. By the courtesy, of the Pirector of the Observatory the Shanghai treaty with Japan, said that the treaty was a

ociety of Engineers and architects will this great advantage to Canada, whose trade with afternoon (Sept 21) have an opportunity of Japan was considerable and had consideriuspecting these instruments, a courtesy ex ably increased. No one believed that the ended to a representative of this paper, a few regrettable incidents in Vancouver were due days ago, Faiber da Moidrey, who has been to the influx of Japanese; the disturbances were directed against Asiatics generally, and precipitate action might be the cause of regret. The Government would carefully inquire into the cause of the recent influx of Orientals,

The Japanese Cruisers The Tokuber has arrived at Port Said.

TYPHOON WARNING,

THE LIBRARY,

At the end of the half is the library, a fine lofty-roam, the shelves of which are stocked with the publications of other observatories On a blackboard and scientific societies, bearing a rough map of the coast of China, a Brother has just traced the barometric readings as received by telegraph that morning. He is now at the telephone, taking down inore readings that have just been received at the signal station on the Fund. The most pro

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at the Observatory for nine years, kindly un-mineat feature of the chat of the black board is the series of circles that show the position daring the office of guide for the ocea sion, The first visit Wis to the mall of a typhoon. building in which the magnetic costruments Are housed.

LIXIN COLLECTIONS,

The collection of likin for the 6th and 7th moons of the 188th period at Kowloon and Lappa is as follows:-Kowloon Taels 8,080305 and Lappa Taels 5,797.230.

RODDEKY,

With reference to the robbery whịch took

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK-

ING CORPORATION.

NOTICE.

INCREASE OF CAPITAL. HAREHOLDERS are reminded that

the

SOLDERS IN AL CALL Sterling per share on the NEW ISSUE OF

Intimations

THE

SAHES will be payable on the 1st October ROBINSON PIANO

next.

For the HONGkong and ShANGHAI Banking CORPORATION.

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager.

CO. LD.

859

Hongkong, 24th Septembar, rory. FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE'

AND MOJI.

THE Steamship

"ARRATOON APCAR"

Captain A. Stewart, will be despatched for the above l'ors, on TUESDAY, the 181 proxima, at daylight.

for Passengers, and, is installed throughout This Steamer has Superior Accommodation

with Electric Light and carries a duly certified. Doctor.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,

Agents. Hknow. 24th September, 1907. [860

PUBLIC AUCTION

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

un " THURSDAY,

place at the Pak Sha Likin Station, in theTHE Undersigned have received instructions district of Pok Lo, in the Welchow prefecture, the Military Bureau has ascertained that the guards attached to the said station were, concerned in the affair and participated in the robbery. Three soldiers of that station have the 26th September, 1997, at 11 A.M., at their been arrested and brought up for trial,

ECHORS OF THE TYPHOON. The authorities of the Likin Stations at Hou

Lak 204 Luk Lau have reported to the Canton Livin Bureau that their respective stations have been blown down by the typhoon of the 14th instant and that over ten cargo boats in connection with these stations have been sunk.

Sales Rooms, No. 8, 'Des Vœux Road, corner of Ice House Street,

6 Cases PETIT POIS,

THRMS—As usual,

AND

24 Cases SOAPS, HUGHES & HOUGU, › Auctioneers.

#Honukong, 24th September, 1907,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

INVITE INSPECTION OF THEIR

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BABY GRANDS

BY

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. OPIUM MONOPOLIES. The Shan Hou Chu has decided to take over the opium monopoly from the districts of Sanui, Ko-g Po and the sub-districts of Sam THE Undersigned have received instructions Kong and Kum Lee, and has sent weiyuans to those places to make arrangements for running the farms. Thus the opium selling monopoly of the province'is gradually coming under the control of the Shan Hlou Chu

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THE NEW VICEROY,

H.E, Acting Viceroy, Wu Shang-lin, yester. day, ordered Brigadier-General Chang and the Kwangchow Prefect, Chan, Mong-isang, to proceed frnin the Provincial Treasurer's Yamen, where the Acting Viceroy' has been.carrying on his duty, to the Viceregal yamen, with the Viceregal seal of office and hand same over to the newly, appointed Viceroy Chang Jen-chus of the Liang Kwang, who assumed charge of office from yesterday morning. In the afternoon the different officials proceeded to the Viceregal quarters to offer congratulations to their new Chief, upon his assumption of the administra tion. Acting Viceroy Wa will resume his duty as Provincial Treasurer on the 1st prax, if his request for an Imperial audience be not grant.

Were I to describe more instruments, there In this building there are

would be fear of this article developing into a three rooms. In the smallest is a new and, scientific catalogue. It must suffice to say to the uninitiated, very complicated earth that there are barometers innumerable in inducior, or dip circle for showing the dip of the observatory and grounds, thermometers the magnet. The instrument is levelled and in the sun, in the shide, above and below connecsed with a galvanometer, it is then

the ground and in a well, a sunshine record revolved by hand, and until it has been ing instrument, an "apparatus för receiving adjusted to indic.to the exact dip of the Dertzian waxes and thus indicating the proximi ty of a thunderstormy visit concluded with The American Consul-General received the get the galvone meter registers a current:" telegram quoted below from the Manila Obser- When no current is discernible the readings the ascent of the clock tower.. From the top

on a dil are rend by means of a microscope, there is a magnificent view; miles away vatory at 2.30 p.m. to-day:--

September 24, 7, 1 pm, 'typhoon at out The next 109 cortaius instruments for detect could see the Observatory of Zosd, on a hill ENE Guam approaching Southern-Indrones-log-the declination, or variation of the compass. Below, almostat_ny_feet_ilie_new_cathedral, Islands,

Each instrument is under a glass case, and can now building, was a hive of busy workers, sists of a magnet about five inches long suspend-The convent, the workshops, the schools layed in the macaotime. ed by a long silk thread or threads. A mirror is close at hand,' and above my head the one- Commander and admiral Chun Ping-chik, attached to each magnet, and any variation mometer was in ving gently in the breeze. can be read on a stale by mean, of a telescope. The large cleck, a gift of a devout Catholic, By these instruments a declination of one gave out an angry bugs as it prepared to tenth of a minute,can be ascertained, a figure strike the hour in the distince I could see the smoke of our great, city, the river, of which the significance can best be under- stond, when it is realized, that mariner's are and the forest of mists that betokened the

V.R.C. AQUATIC SPORTS,

TEAM RACE.

The Team Race which ought to have taken pince last Thursday, between teams that com peted in the Hongkong Water Polo Shield Competition this season, and which was post,

afternoon when five, out of the six teams that entered, competed.

who came to Canton la pay his respects to the newly appointed Viceroy, yesterday retained to his headquarters at the Baca Tigris.

FOR ACCOUNT 'OF THE CONCERNED,

SATURDAY,

the 18th September, 1007, at 1.37 PM., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vieux Road,

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corner of ice House Street,

A QUANTITY OF SUNDRY GOLD & SILVER JEWELRY, Comprising:-

DIAMOND, RUBY, EMERALD. SAP. PHIRE and OPAL RINGS, GOLD CHAINS and BRACELETS, DIAMOND LOCKETS GOLD EARRINGS, GOLD CHŁONO. METERS, SILVER SPOONS, FORKS, &c;

ALSO

SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

Catalogues will be issued. On view on Friday. TERMS: As usual,

HUGHES & ROUGH, ·

Auctioneers. ~Hongkong:241b-September, 1907~~ -[861-

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE Steamship

poned till Monday, was decided yesterdayable only to detect a variation of half degice-presence of its busy shipping. "You must early yesterday morning, reports the N. C. D. informed that their Goods, with the exception

The teams and results are as follows

1. Corinthian Yacht Club:-C, J. Cooke, C. Humphreys, R. C. Witchell, F. Humphreys, J. Miller, O. R. Chuayur and E. Scriven. Time: 5 minutes 35 seconds,

2. V. B. C. A Team-H. A Lammert, A. V. Harros, P. M. Remedios, A· E. Alves, H. C. Sayer, A. H. Carroll,and J. M. Pezi Pereira Time: 5 minutes 4 seconda

3. Poyal Hongkong Yacht Club:--P. Linton, R. B. Bentie, H. Young, H. W. Lester, M. Preshaw, G. G. Franklin and F..Biden..

4. V.R.C. "B" Team P-J. M' C. Lopes, A.

Goggin, F. K. Tată and C. %. Rodrigues.

three ku dred times greater.

come another day to see the workshops," There is an air of mystery about the room is said my kindly guide as we descended.. As.1 the centre of the magnetic observitory. It is was aboμt ta hud him farewell a con'ic, mount- quite dark, entered through Eur doors, opening ed on a bicycle, rode up the drive has through as many walls; the object being 10 just taken in the morning charts," said "ather equiz the temperature as far as possible. de Maidrey Thiafternoon he will go in

here are here three more instruments; a | Shanghai again with the daily bulletin and de linameter and vertical and horizontal Torce forecast. And then we said farewell.-N. C. magactometers. They are connected with a soden tunnels. The mechanism clock by long woodes

of the clock causes three rollers, each covered with sensitized paper,, so revolve, and a lamp playing on the mirror suspended under each instrument automatically records any variation of the magnets won the paper. This set of instru

D. News,

RAFORMS IN THE TWO KWANG.

THE NEW VICKROY'S PROPOSALS.

A well-authenticated despach from Hanan of Liang Kwany, has forwarded three sugges states that H.E. Chang-jen-" hun, the Viceroy tions to the Torone about his policy before starting from Kai-fung-fu for Canton. These suggestions are as follows:--

J. V. Ribeiro. F. da Rez, A. P. Ellis, W. G. metis has been working since 1877, and day and night throughout that perind the sensitized paper 5. 87th Coy, Roval Garrison AMillery.hasti corded the behaviour of the magnets. Un- Gunners Canter, Bloomfield, Harvey, Donoug willingly our representative had entered the room hue, Craenwond, Fleetwood and Ward,

withan leaving his pocket knife outside.

To select alle ard competent officials to When informed of this Father de Moidiny said he was glad to know, as the result would be his subordinates to assist him in carrying probably be a disturbance of the instruments out the principal reforms he intends to inaugu-

The Gunners took the lead at the start, but After the third man went in the V.RC, "A" team took the lead. This was only temporary,

as the last two men in the Corinthians' team that might be mistakes for an earthquake, pulled them up, and thus winning by about six | Every day this dark roam is visited at intervals yards,

A Water Polo match was afterwards played between the V.R.C. "A" team and the pick of the Corinthian Yacht Club, Byth Coy. Royal Garrison Artillery, and the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, and resulted in a draw," one goal all, after a very third match,

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The monthly competitions for the Robertson Farewell Cup was held at Happy Valley from the 21st to 23rd September, 907. The fellow ing returns were made:---

by a Chinese assistant, who checks the time of the clock and sees that all the instruments are in pe fect order. His pocket knife, carefully placed on a shelf outside, was a silent reproach to those who heedlessly bring earthquakes in their train.

THE TRANSIT TELESCOPE..

Passing the small observatory, where the THE ROYAL, HONGKUNG GOLF astruntanical telescope is mounted we came to

CLUB.

the vicinity of the seismograph. This instru- ment, by which records of earthquakes at the other side of the globe have'leen obtained, I was not permitted to see, Father de Moldrey explaini'g that the presence of two men in the neighbourhood would seriously disturb it. We pasted the little but in which it, is ́enclosed, therefore, af sanie distance, and proceeded past the workshop, where one of the brothers un- dertakes repairs, and even the making of new instruments, to the time-observation apparatus, The transit telescope, by which, the correct time is ascertained daily, is a new, and beauti ful instrument, but so complicated that it would require an expert to do it justice. Six or seven levels are used for Edjusting it, one of which shows the uus level withio.

ROBERTSON YAREWELL CUP Mr, Wm. Anderssa*...... 86 - 6m80 Mr. F. W. Warre ... 86-5-& Mr. H. W..Slade........................... 99-12=87 Mr. E.F. Mackay ................. 91 388 {16 entries).

POOL.

86-8-78

Mr. Wr. Anderson Mr. F, W. Warre ... 85-7-79 Dr. G. M. Harston........ 8g g=Bo ̧ Mr. D. B. Murray ... 01-12=85 Fayı, E. U. Swan, XiN. ... gr— 8×83 Mr. E. F. Mackay .................... 91— ¿-85 (18 entries). *Winner of Cup and Pool.

two seconds, on a scale. At night a portion

of the roof above it is removed. The telescope

rate.

2-To improve the source of provincial re- venue in order to case-the-fiaancial situation. ...

3-To settle the disputes connected with the Canton Bankow Railway in an amicable way for the purpose of anabling the Railway Com piny to start the work as soon as possible Branch lines of this railway will be constructed first, in order to connect the line with the railways running to Fonch w, Kwangs and Kiangai-Shmughni Times

MASONIC,

At the regular annual meeting of the Amiliew's Royal Arch Chapter, No, 218, SC, the following ampers were duly elected and installed for the ensuing year

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M.F.C., Tang Chee. H.M.E.Ch J. Smith, PZ.

J.M.E.C., H. Hodley, PZ..

E.C.. A. Tarrant, PZ.

N, E.C1 H. B. Bridge, PZ.` Treasurer, E.C., A. Ritchie.

162 Sojourner, E.C., W. C. Logan, and

E.C., G. Sim. E.C., J. Clelland, E.C., H. Lee.

3rd....! Chancellor,

'Janitor,・・E.C., J. Vanstone.

THE HONGEEW TRAGEDY. It appears that the Indian who was arrested

Aeter of 21st inst., lives two doors away, from the house in which the tragedy occurred and inquiries made on the spot disclosed the fact that he had some knowledge of the occurre ce At the police station, however, he made, state- ments, highly improbable they appeared at first, which let to his own release and

the arrest of a w.man named Minna Medal at Yangisepoo early in the foren-on by Det. Insp, cDowell and another foreign detective. The woman was at once form. ally charged and taken before the Austro- Hungarian Consular Count, where Herr Kobr, Vice-Consul, conducted a preliminary hearing, which lasted all the morning and the greater part of the afternoon. The evidence of the Indian and several other witnesses was taken, but the hearing was conducted in camera. At

the conclusion of the case the accused was re manded in custody the pincedings will be re sumed the morning at 9 o'clock, again in camera.

BULL-TERRIERS ATTACK, A

POLICEMAN,,

CASE CONCLUDED.

"KLEIST," having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby

landed and stored at their risk into the hazard. of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being

ous and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained,,,

Optional Cargo will be forwarded! unless notice to the contrary be given before TUES- DAY, the 24th of September, at 5 PM.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Gonds remain. ing undelivered, after the 1st of October will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged' Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 1st of Octoberpat 9.30 A.M.

of

All Claims must reach us bafore the 5th October, or they will not be recognized. No Fire Insurance will be effected.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongliano, 24th September, 2007.

THE BURNING OF THE “TAFOO

MA O

A telegram was received here yesterday, ayı The case in which Indian police constable - the W. C. P. News of 21st insi, by Messrs. 208 summoned the proprietor of the Yee Yin Gibb, Livingston & Co, from Mr. Peterson, gardens, Wong nei chong, for permitting fern, Assistant Linyd's Surveyor, who it at Chin tious dogs to be at large domuzzled was con clude at the Police Court, this forenoon.

The prosecutor gave evidence to the effect that while passing the accused's gardens, on duly one morning last week, he was attacke by two dogs. Witness exhibited a mark on his leg and a pair of torn pants as evidence,

Mr. Malbourne-What kind of dogs were they?

Witness-Brown dogs,

What breed?—I don't know. They have very bad faces-and long teeth. (Laughter).

Inspector Gourlay explained that the dogs

were bull terriera.

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Accused' stated that one afternoon last week the Indian policeman called at his shed. Bis dogs were about and started barking. He asked complainant what he wanted. "A drink," was the reply. Accused said he could not supply him with any, and the paliceman went away,

kiang, as follows':" The superstructure of the Tafoo Maru is burnt aft over an extent of 150 feet. The hull is undamaged and the engines and bollers are all right. The vessel in fit to be towed to Shanghai and I recommend that this should be done."--The tow-boats Fuhics and Bamsin were dispatched from Shanghai last night by the Shanghai Tug and Lighter Cam- pany to tow the hull of the Tajor More to Shanghai, under the pilotage of Mr. J. Johns.

THE loss sustained by the Tokyo Fire Marine

HAAKE,

WINKELMANN,

&c., &c., &c.

Prices from $750..

Hongkong, 21dd August, 1907,

THE ORIGINAL CANADIAN CLUB WHISKY.

19,01

Canadian Club * Whiskip

duram

Homer & Sons

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'KEVALE OF LOTNISKPRITE

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and Transport fasurance Company from the PER CASE 12 BOTTLES...$20.00 Hakodate fire has not been so heavy as was reported. We are informed by the company

that the total amount insured with them in Beware of Counterfeits. flakodate was V1,028,723, including Y135,168 for special insurance. Of this sum, Y280,081 was reinsured, so that the actual for to the company is Y748,640, which is to be recovered.

AGENTS:

The same afternoon he returned with an in part by the disposal of the salvage. As will H. PRICE & Co., Ltd.,

The installation ceremony was beautifully Indian sergeant, who asked accused if he had conducted by M.E.C., A. O'D, 'Gourdin, G,S.B., | a licence for the dogs. Accused bad, Next

is then set to a position correspmding approxi› 'Supreme Grand Chapter of England, assisted | day he was sorund with a summons. mately with that of some kuowa war. - Wasa, by MBG, HI, W. Wolle and A. W. Hill

His Worship discharged the cave.

be seen from the company's annual report, the

reserve totalled the sum of Y1,424,598, which WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHAN IS, will sufficiently, cover the loss, leaving alill ́a 13, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL, large balance in handi.

Hongkong, 13th September, 1997,

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