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Telegrams.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

· SERVICE

MONGOLIA.

TO BE DIVIDED INTO PROVINCES.

PRINCE SU APPOINTED SPECIAL

COMMISSIONER. R

[From Our Own Correspondent.}

Peking (via Canton), '

8th October..

An Imperial decree has been issued directing that Mongolia be divided into Provinces.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY OCTOBER 8, 1907.

"CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondenten fo ibla columna.) THE HONGKONG TECHNICAL

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CANTON DAY BY DAY.

APPOINTMENTS.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canion, 7th October, it Tastai Kueg Sum Tsam, the pressot Actlig Six,--No Cilony cin be sad to be really Provincial Judge, has been appointed. so the Contented unless it possansen facilities for pri- circuit of Yumchow and Limehow ax Taatai in mary, secondary, and continuation or advanced place of faotai Shum Chuan, "who has education. That place is certainly a poor one declined the appointment. The Provincial to five in where there are no cistses for youths Examiner, Ye, who has been appointed Acting to continue their stadies, or to fit them for Provincial Judge, vier Tantai Kung, pending their various occupations. It is impossible the arrival of the newly-appointed Provincial rightly to appraise the value of an education Judge, Wong Yun-mun bas to-day taken over prolonged fro .:6 to so or later. During this the seal of office, The, position of Super period character la maidly formed, together intendent, which was formerly held by Taotsi with babits of industry, and love of books Kung was also taken up by the Provincial and reading, and of what importance it Judge from today, when all matters concern on to further these ends, should be avail- Taotai Kung will leave here for his new post is that at this critical time good instrucing the police force will be referred to him

able. Therefore, I welconsa right heartily the Hongkong Technical College, the successor of the Government Evening Continuation Classes. Under the auspices of this Government insti-

Prince Su, the Present Minister of the Board of Civil Affairs, is to be despatched to Mongolia as a Specialties, evening instruction under experienced teachers will be given in com vercial, engineer- Commissioner.

ing, and selence subjects. I do not doubt that the Chinese will readily avail themselves of these classes, but in the interests of the whole community, I ask "what is going to be the attitude of European boys towards this evening education?" It is heyond doubt that there are

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The American Cot'on Trade.

London, 6th October Secretary Straus, addressing the Cotion Manufacturers' Convention, referred to the growing Importance of American trade with the so-called Yellow Races, and warned the country not to build us the tariff walls 100 high.

Mr. North, die Iirector of the Census Bureau, forecaals the general introduction of gin presses.

British Columbia.

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At a mass meeting in Victoria, British Columbia, it was decided to form a branch of the Oriental Exclusion Leagu

Morocco..

Reuter's correspondent at Mazagan wires that 2,5 fresh volunteer horsemen have joined Mulai Hafd.

At Marakesh, Mulai Hafid's followers are

growing up in this Colony a number of"whites" who although: given. employment, some ia offices, others in engineering works, architect's offices, and the like, frequently come in to good, and are easily replaced by Chinese, Are these boys going to remain in most cases as mere drudges in their respective vocations, ur do they wish to rise to the position of some

one better educated than themselves? is my

firm belief that the youth of this Colony spend. far 100 much of their spare time in loafing about crit, football, and recreation clubs, waiting time which in reality they can ili afford to spare. Has the engineering apprentice no hore, mathematics or machine drawing to learn? How about the bay in the architect's office? Is no course of building construction use ul to him? Probably also young men re- cently out from home would be all the better were they to select soms technical subject prove themselves in the technique of their cali Lings. Speaking in Engiand lately, a president of an influential society said that; in his

in a few days' time.

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SIR CHRNTUNG.

telegram from Peking stating that the request Yesterday, H.E. Viceroy Chang received a for permission that Sir Chenfung Liang Cheng, the newly:appointed President of the Canton Hankow Railway, be excused from proceed ing to the Capital to report kis return from the United States, bas beangrefused by the Throne, but, however, Sir, Chentang is allowed to return to Canton to take up his new post, after he had done what has been ordered of him.

president of the Canton-Hankow Railway On receipt of the above telegram the vice

Company, Mr. Wong Chiu-ping, despatched a telegram to Sir Clientung requesting him to proceed to Cantos to take over charge of office as president of the Company as soon as he has settled his affairs at Peking.

AN ECHO OF THE WUCHOW EMEUTE,

Owing to the recent troubles caused by the Likin nuthorities and the recent fire in Wu chow there is at present n rice imported through that place to Fatihan, so it is feared that the price of this commodity will again rise

in that town,

A NOTORIOUS ROMER. Yesterday, under the escort of Captain Vang, a notorious robber, named Wong Seo Fang, who was extradited from Hongkong, arrived in Canten, and the prisoner was lodged in the Namhoi prison pending trial. This subber is robberies in the sub-prefecture of Yeung Kang.

INDUSTRIAL SINGAPORE.

ENERGY AND ENTERPRISE AT A DISCOUNT,

To-day's Advertisements.

The position acquired by Singapore as the greatest

test emporium of trade in South East Asia, A GRAND PROMENADE CONUERT was a balural growth requiring no artificial aid 10 Create and it is probable that there is no reat port in the wide world that has required so tla care at the bands of the human architect.

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That its supremacy as the middleman of commerce has in recent years, been somewhat shaken is due to causes not impossible to pre- vent and which need not here be further dwelt upon, since they are mat eru of common know. ledge.

If there is one fact more thao another which strikes the student of political eco

} nomy it is that in few instances do we see by side with the natural fields of pro- the great centres of industry, rising up side

will be held on 2 THE VOLUNTEER PARADE GROUND,

OR

MONDAY, the 24th instant, #19.15 P.M.

The Concert will be in aid to the following Charities

The Ladies' Benevolent Society. The Seamen's Mission, Tickets Sa and $1, can be obtained from Volunteer Headquarters an I Messrs. Kelly and Walub, Ltd, his peel,

TANJA THOMPSON, Captain; ~ Staff Officer, H.K.V.Č. Hongkong, 8th October, 10 7..

duction, but that, with perbaps the exception of iron and steel, which almost necessitate

focalities are widely separated from the sources proximity to the coal fields, the industrial THE which supply the new material, one obvious reason of course 'bsing the enormous home markets to be supplied, which enable the manufacturer to cater as cheaply if not more so than any other place could possibly do.

Having a large home market Manchester, or rather Lancashire, is not only able to control the home market but from this very fict in

those places producing the raw material at a enabled to supply foreign countries, including

price that cannot be touched.

Not withstanding this explanation one cannot get rid of the economic fact that the nearer the source of raw supplies the better chance of successful competition.

The Straits Settlements (and i do not hate include the Federated Malny States) being in close proximity a vast markets should be in a position to successfully engage in local indus tries and not be contented with a few native controlled affairs which look for a market mere ly in Singapore or Penang.

Tin smeliog, dit extracting, and biscuit factories are the p.incipal industries that have been focalised here, and to these may be added engineering and shipbuilding, nor must a re- ference be omitted to the email gutià and rubber factory at Pasir Panjang, and in British enterprise, but was the foreigner and the conservative Chinoman who gave the impetasi

PUBLIC AUCTION,

Undersigned have received instructions

15 to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR, ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, ON THURSDAY, the roth October, 1907, at I AM at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of ice House Sirent, SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD, FURNITURE.

- TERMS —AY usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, 8th October, 1907.

LOCAL SALP-GOVERNMENT COUNCILS.

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Inimations

THE

ROBINSON PIANO

CO; LD.

INVITE INSPECTION OF THEIR

BABY GRANDS

BY

HAAKE,

IMPERIAL DECRER OF SEPT. 30, 1937, By command of HL M. the Empress

Edict sanctioning the principles of a constitu- Dowager Tze-hi-tuan-yu, etc., wo isaged an

tional government for the country, the date for actually putting into force the Decree to de- pend upon the speed or tardiness of our subjects who shall be able to show a proper apprecia tion and knowledge of the benefits of the self- government to be granted them. As a proof STEINWAY, of the earnest wish of the Throne to give a constitution to the country, we have already commanded the establishment, as a first step- tion, of an Imperial Assembly to Discuss Affairs of State (Tzechdayqên). 'In this Imperial Assembly it will be possible to judge of the speeches and arguments that will be heard is the future Parliament, and their effectiveness or otherwise will entirely depend upon the nobility of thoight and patriotic sims of the represent ations. It is evident, therefore, that the people must first be educated and taught that they must cultivate loyalty to Sovereign and love for Country as the groundwork of Knowledge, for without Education how can the people obiela Knowledge? and without being given the

so numerous that they cannot all be armed likely to be of use to them and thus imlleged to have committed numerous armed not one of these was the origin the result of | to the desired end of Parliamentary representa-"]

ed.

Obi' uary.

7th October,

CLAN FIGH W

A clan fight, has taken place in Rung Po in the district of Nambul between the people of die village of Chun Jau and that of Sha, Tai. On hearing the news the Namhoi. Magistrate at once sent a weijuam together with tioops and the Brigadier-General of Kangchow to proceed to the scene to restore order.

I am not now referring to the numerous native or European handicrafts or businesses such as brickmaking, saga and rice milling, aerated water factories, ice making, ration work, dyeing, and other small industrica, but to attempts ceribusly made to supply other countries and claint a share in the surrounding markets.

The death of Lord Brampton is announc opinion the time had come for compulsory nitendance at evening continuation classes just as is required in elementary schools. 1 Billiards.

sincerely hope that employers of such youths Weiss defeated Roberts on the new Arthat 1 bave indicated will do their best to compel coval billiard table, by 14,000 to 12,534-

their attendance at the Government College, A lit è persuasion may go a long way in help ing to make or mar a boy's career, so that fis to be hoped that employers will rise to the occasion. Dr. Reish in his book "Success in Life" says, " In life we need men to counsel us infinitely more than textbooks to advise as works in the city of Canton to supply the the country of production is eldotn the opportunity, of local self-government how can

The Morocco Trouble. The Socialists of Paris at a meeting pro- tested most strongly against the Moroccan expedition, which they declared was tempt ing Germany to provoke a Huropean.war.

KINDNESS RUPAID..

HOW A SHOPKEEPER WAS SERVED BY HIS FRIEND,

At the instance of Detective Sergeant Murl- son, a respectable-looking individual giving the Dama of Pong I ai, was placed before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, this morning, on a charge of stealing forty-two silk handkerchiefs and a silk singler, valued at $50, on divers dates, from a 'friend- shop' cepes named Lo Tak Sam, of

250, Connaught Road Central.

Accused pleaded guilty.

us, and it occurs to me that in this Colony there'is a regrettable" backwardness in giving advice to, and an unfortunate apathy to the true interest and welfare of, those employed in our business firms and industries-1 am etc,

OLD BOY.

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GAS FOR CANTON.

A merchant has applied to the authorities of the. Canton Bureau of Agriculiare, Industry and Commerce, for the privilege of stablaiving

residents with chal gas as an illuminant. But as considering the danger of such an establish ment in the vicinity of sucli a 'crowded. district the application has been refused.

That Singapore produces luule else than pineapples is true, but, as I have pointed out,

country of manufacture, and an object les son is found in the sister Colony of Hong kong, a barren rock. Yet this rock given an example that may well shame us into action. She has the largest sugar refinery under one Admir. Land Commander-netief Chiun Ping-roof in the world, and imports her supplies from chik, who has becam Çeboarder some days, to-day returned to his headquarters at the Boca

Hongkong, Bib October, 1907,

"WING LOK" and "Josuam SṬRAND. W." | Tigris. have both neglected to comply with the condi. ban that the names of the writeks mus", as DD evidence of good faith, necompany all letters published in this column."

CHINA'S CUKRKAGE, From information lodged at the Central Po- lica St tion by the "complainant it would

MACKAY. TREATY ÉVADED. appear, that on 'the 17th ult, accused call.

The suggestion of H.E. Hu Wei-téb, Chinese. ed at his shop, and being a friend of Minister to St. Petersburg, concerning the the complainant he was asked to stay employment of Prof. Jeoks, or any other during his visit here. On the following day foreign expen, to act adviser in financial complaisant left for the interior. Here affairs in the Chinese Government and the turned last Sunday, expecting to find that the floating of a foreign loan for the establish; accused had left his shop during his absencement of the proposed gold.standud for China, as he was only expected' to remain in the av stipulated in the new Agglo-Chinese Com- Colony for a couple of days. But this was not mercial. Treaty signed at Shanghai between so. Accused was still his guest. Soon after Sir James Mackay and 1.E. LG Hai-huan in his arrival complainant went to his room to roz, has been rejected by the Ministry got a change of clothing. Then it was he found that one of his boxes had been forced opt and the property mentioned above stolen, Suspicion fell on the, accused, who was promptly handed over to the police. A search under accused's bed resulted in the recovery of some of the stolen goods, Twelve more handkerchiefs were traced to the Po Feng pawosting, in Cochrane Street, and a few more were found in the possession of a lady at 248, Queen's Road West.

The police applie! for a remand, which was allowed, to recover the balance of the property. The case had no sconer been set aside when Mr. E.J. Grist, f Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared in Court and said he had been in - structed to defend the accused,

His Worship-But he has already pleaded guilty?

Mr. Grist-If that is so, your Worship, I can

do very little for him, except asking for a light sentence.

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It was ultimately decided that Mr. Gist akould alter the plea at the next hearing of the

case,

THE COMMANDER IN-CSIEP

CONSULAR V.SIT.

This morning H.E. The Viceroy received the Consul-General far the Netherlands, residing at Hongkong,

A DIES" NOW,

To-day being the first day of the moon no business will be transacteur petitions will be received at the viceregal yaman.

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AN OFFICIAL'S DEPARTURE,

left here yesterday on board the Chinese gun- The ex-Acting Provincial Treasurer Wa Hu

boat Fu Pe for Switow, where he will take over ita duties as: Taolai of the circuit of the prefectures of Waichow, Chonchów and Kaying. chow in place of Tantai Skum Chuan-i.

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Jaya, which cannot boast of a single refinery. From her cenient factories 110,000 tons are pro- duced annually, not to speak of drain-pipes, fire clay and fire-bricks. Her rope factory is fitted | with the newest machinery and finished årticle is sent to India, Burma and Europe. Malch fictories, glass, works, paper mill,, a'seip and soda. factory, feather cleaning and press pack mill, and the latesì erection, a large four milling establishment, are among the principal industries of this enterprising Colony,..

Like Singapure she has her large engineering

crafia in addition, shops and the usual small Chinese manipulated

What then may it be reasonably concluded lies before the energy of Singapore's business man? To enumerate a few, tanneries, tope making, fibre extracting, cocobut decorticating, paper factories, confectionery works, tobacco It is repared that the bandits of the prefec-manufacture, wheat milling, potteries, cane tures of Kwaichow and Chunchow in ile pro splitting and cabinet-making, in plate manu- vince of Kwangsi are at present very active facture, are among those that at once suggest and that the Governor of that provisce, Chang, themselves.

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CASTON, MACAO FAILWAY.

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of Finance in one of its recent memorials has instructed the Provincial Judge to take to the Throne about Chinese financial mattroops to those places to put down the rising, exported, because there is no one enterprising Tin clippings, a waste produci, is now largely ers With regard to the proposed gold, standard, the Ministry says that, as there is no

enough in erect a toy factory, hundreds of ions gold reserve in the vaulf the Imperial Treat been drawn up between the Chinese Govern-side, because no one has thought of abstracting It is reported that the agreement which had of pineapple cuttings fie decaying on the road- súry, and in view of the existing exhausted condition of Chinese finance, it is quite imbuilding of the Canton-Macan railway is about fut husks are rotting for want of fibre extraci ment and the Pott2 guese Government for the † the valuable juice, thousands of tons of coco- possible for the Peking Government to intro. fuce a gold standard with a the course of a few this road nnt being started, and another gree-the fishing industry by the adoption of modern to be cancelled, owing to the construction of ing machinery. And no one dreams of reviving. years. But anyhow the Government will first. proceed to coin new silver dollars after the that the Governor of Mican has already agreed,

me I will be drawn up. It is nka tęported | metlinds.

rame weight and size of the Mexican, and to. limit the output of the copper pieces in the

to the proposition. various provincial mints as soon as preparations permit. The memorial has been passed by an Imperial Rescript.-N. C, D, News, -

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

BUSINESS.

A meating of the Legislative Council will

be held on Thursday, 10th inst., at 2.3 p.m. 1. Financial Minutes, (Nos. 48 and 49) 2. Report of the Finance Committee. (No. 9.)

ORDERS OF THE DAY. Second reading of the Bill entitled An Or

panica.

WHEN Fu Tai, an accountant, residing at 37, Crots Street, was returning home for tiffedinance to amend the Law relating to Com

C STUMS COLLECTION.

Let the Colony become something more than mere aliopeepers, let there arise a face of en- terprising manufactoren, determined to parti- It is reported that the collection of duty, etc. cipate in the rich markets of Asia.-Singapore at the Native Customs of Tai Ping in the pre- | Fr.c Prest. fechte of Shiuchow for the past year amount- ed to Tls. 18,341-391.

AN ADDITION TO THE BAR.

NEW SOLICITOR ADMITTED.

Yesterday morning, at the Supreme Court, his Honous Mr. A. G. Wise, acting Chief Justice presiding, Ilon. Mr. W. Rees Davies (Attorney-General), who was instructed by the Crown Solicitor (Mr. F. B. L. Bowley), moved Second reading of the Bill entitled An Or for the admission of Mr. Charles Bulmer john dinance to limit the imposition by public ex-son as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of porure in the stocks.

·Blongkang. In doing so be remarked that Mr. C. B. Johnson was a cephew of. Mr. A. B. Johnson who was Crown Solicitor of the Colony for some fifteen years, and also a cousin

Committee on the Will entitled An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding four million nipe bundred and ninety-two thousand nine hundred bad fty-three dellars to the tublic Service of the year 1908.

yesterday he met a coolie leaving the building; carrying a bundle under his arm. Something struck the accountant that all was not right and The seized the coolle, taking him upstairs to in spect his premises. Arriving on the landing it was seen that the fat had been entered, and a closer investigation showed that clothing and money to the value of S1470 were missing. Commistes on the Bill entitled An Ordinance The coolic admitted entering the house and to provide for the appointment of Pubhe Nota handed the accountant the bundle he carried, ries within the Colony, which contained the property. This morning, Third reading of the Hill enticed An Ordin. Mr. Melbourne sentenced the house-breaker-ace to prevent the publication of seditious Wong Kat-to three weeks' gaol Inspector matter. Gourlay did not think it was advisable, o exhibit the man in stocks owing to his delicate stata of health.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils. N.BA meeting of the Finance Committee will be held immediately after the Council,

of Mr. Bowley, the present Crown Solicitar, He had lived in England all his life, and was articled in London His Lordship said he had much pleasure in admiting Mr. Johnson to the raks of the solicitors of Hongkong, and

* | wished him every success in the falute. Mr. Johnson's was a name well-known among legal practitioners here in years gone by, and his Lordship felt sure that is reputation would not, quffer in the bauda of the present holder,

THE WEATHER,

they obtain the requisite experience to govern the whole country! They must, moreover, eschew all evil thought that may lead the country iots trouble and sprest. To bring this about a careful selection of men of integrity and honey must be made to fill the ranks of town councils and local representation-men who have the interest and welfare of the majority in their hearts, and are willing to work diligently for the good of their fellow- men. We, therefore, hereby commend the Ministry of Education to draw up a scheme of universal education, throughout the Empire and of the books that are to be studied in the schools thereof. We also command the Minis try of the Interior to draw up the scheme of focal self-government for the Empire, and, "bav ing obtained our sanction, to have these two schemes promulgated by Imperial Rescript for the information of the whole country, The Viceroys and Governors of provinces will then be commanded to select the places where self- government is to be first tentatively tried, The Ministries named above will also make requent inspections to find out whether our commands have been carried out or not, so that as early a date as possible may be arrived at for the granting of the Constitution and Parliamentary Representation to the country. hollow appearances. This is our earnest hope. Let us have tangible results and not merely

}—N. C, D. News.

CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT

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FOR CHINA.

WINKELMANN,

&c., &c.

&c.,

Prices from $750.

Hongkong, 22nd August, 1907.

THE ORIGINAL

CANADIAN

CLUB WHISKY.

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Canadian Club Whisky Hiram her & Sons

TO PREPARE FOR THE CONSTITUTION, Decreo (dated Sept. 30) of 11.1.M,' the Fm peor, in compliance with, the Command of the Empress Dowager stating that the Im perial Decree approving the principles of a due to the initiative of the Sovereign who re constitutional government to the people wat

cognized the fact that the country is just fitted for such a form of Government, This must be impressed upon the minds of all bl ̧h and low, The following report {s from MF, F. G. Fig, officials and Commoners, and there most tot Director of the Hongkong'Observatory.

be any misapprehensions on the subject, · ( ffi- On the 8th at 12.05 p.-The depression cials have the right of government and direc lying over the Sea of Japan yesterday is pass-tion of the affairs of the people, and they must ing to the Pacific to the North of Hokkaido.work diligently and earnestly in ex laining to The hirmeler has risen considerably over those around them the right and proper path 5. Japan, and fallen moderately over Chios, that should be taken by all. The Mini- except on the S. coast.

tries and Government offices in Peking, and Viceroys and Governors and their subordinates throughout the provinces, are commanded to lose no time in carefully selecting men of ability to explain the doctrine that the Emperor desires'to› grant 'a Conatiin. tion to the country with the Sovereign at the haad; and an earest effort must be made to study the systems of government of the various PFR CASE 12 BOTTLES.. $20.00 Countries of the West Those who here shown plain them to those around them are to be Beware of Counterfeits. the ability to understand all this and to ex-

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An area of low pressure, which appears to be moving Eastwards, has developed over China between the S. coast and the Yangtze. The highest pressure is over N, China,

Fresh variable winds and equally weather are expected to prevail in the Formosa Chan.. del, and light ur moderate variable winds over the N. part of the China Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 1.11 inches,

FORECAST.

Hongkong and neighbourhood, S. and at Fest; probably improving later, variable winds, moderate; squally and showETY 2-Formosa Channel, Variable winds, fresh 1-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, same as No. 1.

4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Haican, name as Noc Ti

specially recommended to the Throne for re- wards and promotion. These who have been found to have been relax in their duties are to be conanted and warned, so that all may work

hind our intentions and lead their hearers in

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carently and bring those about them to the proper way of thinking. Those who misappr H. PRICE & Co. Ltd. the wrong direction will be sternly dealt with WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, and made a warning to others, Let these our commands be made known to every ops in the

12, QUEEN's Road Centra Empire.

Hongkong, 18th September

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