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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26, 1908.

MORK EXTRADITION CASES:

IMPORTANT POINT RAISED AT THE

MAĢISTRACY,

DAIRY FARM COWSHEDS.

A DISPUTE OVER THEIR ERECTION. A claim to recover 5917.50, balance of money lest, was heard by Mr. Justice Wise, in the Supreme Court, this forenoon. The plaintiff in the action was Cheng Ying Cheang, a trader; residing at 51, Third Street, and the defendant, Lau Fuk, a contractor, who realdes with the plaintiff."",

Mr. G. E. Morrell, of Messrs. Goldring Barlow and Morrell, apparted for the pialutiff. Mr. E. J. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, acted for the defence.

As the result of the decision arrived at by Sir Francis Piggott (Chief Justice), "in the maler of the extradition of lu Kai Shing, the Stow reformer, which decalon was given in extenso in last evening's Telegraph, in which his Lordship stamped the procedure under which the fugitive was arrested as "irregular," and, maintained that the man was illegally deiziged, basty steps were taken at the

this afternoon, by the Plaintiff stated in evidence that in January Police Court, Crown Solicitor, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, to last he introduced the defendant to Mr. Walker, remedy what irregularities that existed in the the manager of the Dairy Farm Company, and, the other cases which had been adjoined be succeeded in getting the contract to build six dig the decision of the Iu Kai Shing up-cow-sheds for the company. Flaintiff leat de

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fendant the money to carry on the work,

Cross-examined, plaintiff stated that he knew he Tai Sing grocer shop. He had no share in the business, although his brother was manager, and his father the accountant. He lived on the premises, but Look no active part in the

to see Mr. Walker, and as no outcome of that old friends. Some time ago bo took defendant visit defendant secured a contract to erect a pumber of cow sheds.

Telegrams.

China and Japan in Manchuria,

London, 24th February. Sir Edward Grey has made friendly repre- sentations to Japan in reference to the latter's opposition to the Kalumen [Fakumen 2) rail-

King Edward's Message to the

Militia.pl Male The King in a message to the Army, takes the opportunity of the Militia undertaking new duties and responsibilities, to express his keen appreciation of, and thanks for, past services and sacrifices, and His Majesty in

same devotion to their duty, whatever calls convinced that the force will continue in the

may be made on them!

Later The British Army Estimates. The Bridsh Army Estimates show net

It has been decided to withdraw from South Africa a regiment of cavalry and four battalions of infantry.

the direction of affairs in the local Chamber after all that has passed, after the interest be possesses the experience of the working that has been taken fat the case by the of a similar organisation in the important Chinese in Hongkong, after the petition to port on the Yangte. Mr. Shellim was first His Excellency the Govemor, from the known in Hongkong in 18995. He assumed Chinete in Singapore, and after the state- the management of the firm with which he ments of witnesses that Iu Kai Shing is in is connected in 1952. This old established reality one of the new school who would firm--perhaps the very oldest surviving firm import into Chinese offici11 circles purity of conpetted with the Indo-Chinese trade-is so administration in place of the systcus of well known that it is unnecessary to expeculation, and oppression which obtains paliate upon the extensive ramifications far too largely in many parts of the Em of its business, beyond stating them pire at present, that Iu has been right in general terms. The firm is known in con- fully set free. With the question of Iu's nection with its opium and yam trade and as political views we have nothing what owrers of considerable property in Hong- ever to do, but it does occur to us kang. Mesars. D. Sassoon & Co. are agents as it must have occurred to every reader, for the Apcar Line of steamers, conducting who perused the judgment delivered "the emigration, freight and opium trade be- by the Chief Justice yesterday that if I tween Calculta and Hongkong, and latterly Kai Shibg was wrongly arrested, con with Shanghai and Japan. Besides being large victed and ordered to be extradited to importers of, yarn and opium, the firm deals Canton then there must have been a whole in general merchandise, such as piece goods host of miserable Chinese who have gone to from Manchester, metals, and it also a shameful death on a warrant which was no receives consiguments of Indian wheat warrant at all. For it is well known that an evant, of 271, Queen's Road West, and the management. Le Rad the defendant were decreases of £301,099 and of 3,100 men. for China. With regard to Mr. Shiellim's extradited prisoner seldom escapes, the BUBROUGHS WELLCOME & Co. personal qualifications for the position to executioner's sword when he reaches Canton which he has been appointed we have said The very fact that he has been extradited enough to support lie statement that his seems to be taken as sufficient proof that, elections means a genuine acquisition to the he is guilty and there's an end on't. However, counsels of the Chamber of Commerce. Helu," by virtue of the agitation which we is a director of the Hongkong and Shanghai congralutate ourselves we originated on his Bank, and is on the directorate of several of behalf, has escaped the koife, which is some the leading-public companies in Hongkong, compensation for the many weary months He carries a level head and is possessed he has spent in prison, although nothing of great business capacity; moreover, will compensate him for the agony of mind he has the fiendship and esteem of which he must have endured during that, the British and Chinese communities period. As to the question of warrants, and of his own in particular. The difficul- under which persons may be arrested, we ties of the yarn trade and the opium question, leave that question to be adjusted by the the latter of which brought about the police authorities. After what the Chief abortive attempt to inaugurate the Nanking Justice said yesterday, the procedure which oplum monopoly, saw Mr. hellim as one has been followed by the police in the past of the chief advisers of those whose interests can scarcely be allowed to continue, unless were affected, and which were at one time the police with to see every case they bring threatened by the troubles which beset thrown out because of failure to observe the these two branches of trade during the past legal formalities. eighteen months. Under all circumstances the firm of David Sassoon & Co. has been regarded as the originators of movements for reform and actions for redress when the special branches of Indian trade were

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, .. Hongkong, 19th February, 1908.. (33

The Hongkong Gelegraph elegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1908.

MR. E. SHELLIM'S APPOINTMENT. The large gathering at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on Monday had, be sider the principal question which attracted such a representative assembly to the annual meeting of the merchants of Hongkong, to deal with the resolution for the amendment

the action of combined corporations or that of, the provincial governments of China as exemplified in the case of the Nanking mono poly. The weight which the firm has under its control both in India and London by vir tue of its connections, and the strength of the financial backing which it can command, un doubtedly invest Mr. Shellim at once with an authority and a power which must certain- ly bave influence in the deliberations of a

body whose main object is the promotion

and fostering of the trade upon which this Colony's prosperity depends. While congra- tulating Mr. Strellim upon the honour of the

THE CHINESE REFORMBR,

the real reason for the application being that he was a political leader antagonistic lo existing forms of government in China-was disregarded by the lower Court; walks the streets of Hongkong to-day a free man, enjoying that liberty which the British Government has ever extended to poli- tical reformers who were not criminals. When the Magistrate before whom the case was originally heard, decided that a prima facie case had been made out

appointment, we desire to record, our appreciation as voicing a very large section, and that by no means the least important, namely the Chinese section of the mercantile community of the Colony upon the nomination by the hamber of Commerce of the gentleman who would have been the very one elected had the Committeo of the rules of the constitution of the Cham-thought fit to consult the general body of the ber, proposing that the members of the members of the Chamber. Committee should be increased from to a representatives. We understand that it was

Tu Kai Shing, the Chinese reformer, believed a ballot might be called for after the passing of the resolution in question, and, in whose extradition was demanded by the order to ensure the return by balloting of Provincial Government of Canton, on the the gentleman who it was desired should be ground that he had been concerned in an appointed to the Committee to represent armed robbery, and whose protest that the the Indian trade of Hongkong, those in-crime of which he was charged-was-a-myth terested and cogaged in that trade made it a point to be present to secure the election of their nominee. No ballot was demanded, however, the election being left in the hands of the Committee. We learn on reliable authority to-day that as the result of the confidence reposed in the Committee lo respect the wishes of the commercial com- munity most concerned, Mr. Edward Shellim, managing partner of the firm of Messrs. 1, Sassoan & Co., Ld., has been appointed a member of the general Committee of the against lu Kai Shing and that he should be Chamber of Commerce. That this election handed over to the tender mercies of the will be acclaimed with every mark of popular Government of Canton, we strongly opposed approval there cannot be the slightest ques. the decision and contended that on all the tion, from the expressions of opinion which evidence, and even by the terms of the❘ have reached us both from mercantile and Magistrate's judgment itself, an error had shipping circles when the announcement been committed. We held that Iu Kai was made that Mr. Shellim had received the Shing was the political reformer he claimed letter of invitation to jola the Committee of to be, that his connection with an armed the Chamber. Mr. Shellim is no newcomer robbery had not been proved, that, if any. to Hongkong or the Far East for that matter. thing,, he was the victim of circumstances, For some time in the nineties he was and that he would no sooner arrive in Canton associated with the trade of China and India than he would be decapitated. The entire as member of the firm of David Sassoon and body of Chinese opinion was on our side and Co. in Shanghai, and in 1898 he was the British and foreign community of Hong. elected a member of the Municipal Council kong viewed the decision to extradite the In the Northern, Settlement. It is a coin- accused with very mixed feelings. Now that cidence, and one which should tend to Iu Kai Shing has been released we feel promote the interests of the Chamber, and entitled to regard with a large measure of conduce to the harmony, which has marked satisfaction the efforts we put forward on his

CANYON VẢY BY D

THE VICEROY'S TOUR.

[From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, 25th February, 1938

It is stated in mandarin circles' that H. E. Viceroy Chang will start to makes his tour of inspection along the West River about the middle of the second moon, accompanied by Acting Admiral Li Chun, *♪

CONSULAR VISIT.

This morning at 10 o'clock, H.E. Viceroy Chang received the Japanese Cossel at this

port.

SWATOW EMIGRATION, The German Minister at Peking 'has com municated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the German Government will enlist five hundred Chinese emigrants at the port of Swatow, for the Samoa Islands in the Pacific ocean, and the Ministry has been asked to notify the Canton Viceroy of the matter.

DR. BUN YET-SEN.

A Peking lelegram states that the Canton Viceroy has wired to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting the Ministry to request the British Minister at Peking to give instructions to drive the revolutionist leader, Dr. Sun Yet- sen, out of the British settlement of Singapore, where, it is said, be is at present temporarily taking his reluge...

MACAO'A BOUNDARIES.

The special Commissioner reported to bave been selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to proceed South to investigate the exact boundary lines between the Chinese, Empire and the Portuguese Colony of Macao is now ascertained to be Mr. Liang Tan-yen vice-president of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and n ́native of the district of Heung-shan, Canton.

NACAO ARMS, DEALERS.

It is reported that H. E. the Cabion Viceroy has sent a detective to Macao to make an inquiry as to the shops which are dealing in arms and ammunition. H. E. will appeal to the Capital to make arrangements with the Portuguese Minister at Peking so as to effect the probibition of importation of arms and ammunitions into Macao in the same manner as it is done in Hongkong,

--HARBOUR. FATALITY.. Last evening about 6.30 o'clock a ferryboat, carrying a number of passengers from the Honam side of the river over to the Canton side, was capsized' off Honam Point through over crowding and it is now ascertained that thirteen persons in all have been drowned. When the ferry boat was in distress, the boat people in

The three men now being detained are i Chan Un, alise Tam Kwa Tesi, a cigarette maker, of Hollywood Koad; Li ( han, alian Li Chung Chau, of Staunton Street, and Wong Hing alias Wong Sui, an opium divan charges against them that of committing Armed robbery.

Mr. Bowley sipted, when the first accused called, that he was arrested under a "pro- woga warrant, which, the Fall Court held to be defective, and under the Governor's order on the itth November, 1907, requiring the" Magistrate to issue the order for his apprehen- slon. He would ask his Worship to issue that order sow-under the Governor's order and alg for a warrant for his apprehension.

Mr. Hateland Udder what section? Mr. Dowley-Section 7.

Mr Grist-What stare did you get out of that?

Plaintiff I got no share. I only introduced him.

But what was your profit to be He gave me $10 a month and said that there will be "somelbing good in the end" for

me:

Branoe.

M. Jaures again Interpellated on the Mo- mccp question in the Chamber of Deputies, when a vote of confidence in the Government

as passed by an overwhelming majority, THE SHANGHAI LAND INVEST

MENY CO., LD,

ANNUAL MEETING.

Do you mean that you were to receive $10 month for life-an anquiry?—No. I was to receive $to a month until the contract was

The ausual meeting of shareholders in the completed.

Why did he pay you $10 a month,?—He paid | Bhangbai Land Investment Co.: Ld., was bild

The Court granted the order. The warrant was signed and handed to Chief Detective inspector Hansen, who removed the accused from the duck, took him into the Detective offices and retumed with him to the Court, Heit. had been "ra-arrested,”.

"What am I attested for?" asked the ac cased when he was returned to the dock.

His Worship-For armed robbery. The charge was then read to him, as follows: For the commission of the crime of armed. robbery in the Taze Kee shop, at Loy, Hoi, ín Shualak district, on the agih April, 19′25.

The accused denied the charge, and the war rint having been made "regular" he was re- mauded in custody for a week, formally, rend ing the arrival of witnesses from Chien.

In the case of the second prisoner a similar application, in similar terms, was applied for, and granted. He was accused of committing armed robbery in the house of Ip Kam, at Kau-piu, in the Nambui district, on the 13th. February, 1907.

The accused, in answer to the charge, said Le was never there,

He had been in Shanghai for two years. He was remanded until Mqday afternoon next for trial,"

In the third case, that": against Wong Hing U, Mr. Bowley asked that the matter be treat ed in the same wa

Mr. G. E. Morrell, who appeared for the the application, and defence, opposed stated that it was too late for the Couri to issue any such order. The Ordinance, be said, read the the order must be issued Son receipt of the Governor's order, and he reminded the Court that the latter order had been received months ago. The prisoner was entitled to his discharge as the warrast under Mr. Bowley said that Mr. Morrell was not which he was arrested was bad,

to the recent decision, a defective warrant can. quite correct when be stted that, according

not be cared. What the Court held was that fu Shing's warrant was not cured, and he asked that the warrant in this case be cured there and then. The Governor' order, he ob- served, remained in forco until it, was carried out, and he asked that it be acted upon.

His Worship-I am of opinion that I can make the order.

Mr. Morrell said that the case would have to be re-tried. His Worship had reserved his judgment until the decision of the appeal case, and before making the order he must give his decision in the matter.

His Worship-1 am of opinion that a prima facio case has been made nut.

Mr. Bowley-You cannot give judgment on defective proceedings

Mr. Morrell-Yes, he has reserved his de. cision.

His Worship said he forgot about reserving his judgment, and asked if he gave his decision whether it would be possible to re-open the

case,

Mr. Bowley said that the evidence laken pre- viously counted as nothing. There was noth ing for a decision,

Mr. Morrell stated that his client had been in gal for some time and had been put to a lot of expense,

pus

His Worship-If I`give Judgment at once- Vr. Morrell-Then I can obtain Aabeos cer

dismiss ho caso, ‚":

the neighbourhood burried to render assistance, Mr. Bawicy-You cannot give judgment of but the tide was extra high and strong, thus proceedings that are pull and void. You can hampering the rescliers.

Mr. Morrell-The Court held that a privia facie case has been made out, and can't dismiss

CONSULAR VISIT.

To-morrow at 3:p.m. H., the Viceroy will receive the Consul of the Republic of Mexico in Hongkong.

OPIUM SMOKING.

Recently the Capton Police authorities have again issued another proclamation concerning the enforcement of the regulations for the prohibition of opium smoking with the hope of rendering the regulations effective.

EMPEROR INDISPOSEDA

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A Peking Telegra, /of" tổn"""24th-Instant, indisposed and is now being attended by the states that H. I. C. M. the Emperor of China is Imperial physicians

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But why? Was it interest ?-Among friends here is no interest, "

Were you getting Sto a month to do nothing? Answer the question. He paid me because I financed the business.

Is it not a fact that the Tai Sing shop paid a good deal of this money?

Witness

dented this emphatically, but when Mr. Grist drew nut from his pocket a bundle of receipted bills, each bearing the Tai Sing chop, And handed them over to witness with "Don't these belong to the Tai Sior?" witness stated that he knew nothing of the Tai Sing.

I put it to you that the Six a month which was paid to you was your wages and nothing more? -No.

If there were any profits made in the con- tract were you not to get four per cent. of it and the defendant six ?—No,' ||

at the Company offices, at Shanghai, on 19th inst. There were present Mètore E. Janner. Hogg (Chairman), R. C. Pearce, C. W. Wright- son,). M. Young and H. R. Kinnear, (direc tors), Mr. P. Peebles (manager), Messrs A, Dallas, A. Mcleod, H. J. B. Tripp, J. A. Ballard, J. H. Teesdale, R. M. Saker, Crawford, D. Kerr, H.King Hillier, H. Macray, J. John stone, Captain J. White, D. M. Gubbay, Valentine, Sza Ting-sia and Zung Lieb-kang. Mr. Peebles was appointed secretary to tha meeting."

The Chairman said:—1 presume that we may take the Reports and Accounts, which, have been in your bandi for some time, as rend. I think that they must have afforded you satis- faction, showing as they do that we are able to offer you the same rate of dividend as last year as well as a bogus of Tis, a (which is half a tee! more than in 1906). This return_is_of_course___ on the lacreased capital now standing at Tl. 3,900,000. The additional capital bes enabled

Is it not a face that at a meeting of creditors the Tai Sing firm agreed to pay eighty perus ib extend our business profitably in the cent of the debis and to take over the contract

I don't know.

present, and has provided for extensions” which I hope will prove remunerative ie the

Is it not a fact that you received sume of future. We'propose to carry forward the sub- money from time to time from the defendant7stantial sum of Tis, 107;547.50 to the next ac

Yes.

Bet

Did you not arrange with ons We Kam to

The Kun Shun Wo firm, plaintiff stated, be

iron for the sheds i-No., longed to the defendant and the business was carried on in the same house as his. He had no share in that firm. :".

count, which leaves us in a strong position for the present year. Our rental account has in. creased by the very satisfactory suni of Tis," 1,000 while repairs, etc., account has not been subjected to the "extraordinary charges of last year and is less than in 1956 by about Tis. 2,200, but our properties are all well kept Mr. Jas, Walker produced a copy of the con; up; gradual improvement of the various tract entered into between the defendant and

estates being secured by our doing all struct. the Dairy Farm. The pininuff was the pur.ural repairs to a substantial manner, which chastrof poultry for his company. He did not know until lately that the plaintiff leat defend

ant money to carry pu: the work.

Mr. Grist wanted, to get from the witness whether be ever saw the plaintiff at the works; whether he took any interest in the construc tion, and whether he was known to have gives any orders as to how the building should be dor e.

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The defendant was next called to the stand, and he depared to paying plaintiff to a month as wages. If the business paid he was to re ceive a fourth share of the profits, while the re- mainder went to plaintiff and the Tal Sing firm. "His"Lordship gava’judgment for the defend ant with costs.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

though more expensive in the beginning is the

count is the difference between what we pay best economy in the long run. Interest ac

an debentures and overdraft and the receipts" from our mortgages and shows a satisfactory" balance, as our mortgages are very liberally covered. Of the other side of working account there is little need of explanation. There is small increase in charges, salaries and rental, Mr. Walker said he had seen plaintiff fre-resulting from our growing business, The trus | tees' remuneration is slightly added to in res quently at the sheds, but wheiber be took an

pect of a further debenture déed, drawn' up interest in its construction or not he was not in to cover the last issue of debentares. In profit and loss account you will find that during the a position to say.

year we have sold certain properties on which we have considered it desirable to realize, giv leg-profits amounting in all to The 136,58323. Reserve food stands in the accourir st. Tis. 859,493-51 and as we propose to add now the amount of premiuins derived from the secent issue of capitalis. 653,552.21-it will then reach the sum of Thu, 1.523.045.32 or nearly forty per cent of our present capital. The reserva fund special account remains as before, at Tls. 170,000 and is as you know available at any time when required for equalization of divi- denda. In the balance sheet you will find the cast of our several properties with the addi tions thereto during the year. Our mortgages amounting to 15,-1,704,297,14 are, as I have already said, very folly covered, un the oiber side of the account is shown our Capital in creased by the last issue to Tis. 9,920,00 and. we have added Tiê. 118,030,10: our, istus of six per ceni debentures. We shall probably issue a further instalment: short- Ty. We have expended during the year about Tis, 418,092 on undrygloped land, 413,400 on new buildings, 17,700 on land and buildings together and have every reason to be satisfied with those investments. As to the future I can pretty nearly repeat my rimarks of a year ago and what I said then has been quite borne out. We have several.properties that will commence or increx-a their outnings this. year and there is every reason to believe that a no team satisfactory report than that which we?? year bence we shall be able to lay before you' have prevented to you to day.THE

There were no questions, and the following. resolutions were put to the meeting and carried. uanaimously

A BILL of indictment against Judge Wildey has lees presented to the Hours of Re-

presentatives,

ALL the Western States are demanding, since the last Me-sage to Congrass, that Mr. Roose velt shall stand again for the Presidency. MR. V. II. Vetcalf, Secretary of the Navy, is seeking to try by court-martial those persons who supplied the information contained in the article in McClure's Mugaring attacking Americas naval construction.

THE Seuls Chamber of Commerce bas passed an emphatic resolution fefuting the resolution of the Japanese and Korean Exclusion League, at being presentative neither of public opi.

nion nor of the interests of Seattle.

His Worship asked if he could give a deci-INFORMATION from Mukdeo states that a Biou,

telegram has been received from the Tuchibpu, Ministry of Finance, at Peking, authorizing the proposal of Viceroy Hsu Shibchang of Man

defence of Chienta", chutin to allocate Tis, 60,00 for the military

Mr. Bowley-The only decision you can give is that the proceedings were irregular. •

Mr. Morrell asked his Worship to conside? the matter.

His Worship greed, as, he said, he wanted toefear up the point, brought Mr: Bowley Yes, when you make the order, 19,be arrested? Paano ba ang

Me Morrell No, no. How came my client His Worship-Because he was remanded Mr. Morrell Bot;kra,can!! be remanded in costody. It is upfair. They, have found; the Tas merchants of the United States have Indy order neder, whics, he was first arrested bad

the counsels of the Committee, that its behalf and to contemplate with some com- Chairman, the Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, was placency the result of our appeal that the colleague of Mr. Shellin' in the Shanghai chatter should not be allowed to end with Council; and now he has bad the privilege the proceedings at the Magistracy but that of inviting his former collaborateur to join the an unfortunate agitator should at least obtain berkongsi da body over which he presides with so much his rights. It is perfectly true that the distinction and ablility, Mr. Shellim was reformer has been released on a technicality also a member of the Shanghal and not on the point as to whether he had Chamber of Commerce, so that besides beca concerned in any crime, but bringing bis personal influence to bearin

l the same, and we feel convinced?

The

ed complaint against the closing of Min, and are no

been, so exchanga "pi in; ormalnoes upon thei ject among

trying to cure it.

however, granted the order.

romanded for

MA, O.S Strauss, Secretary of Commerce and Labour, has reported at a meeting of the at that Japanese inmigrants into the

That the report and accounts as presented be accepted and passed Proposed by their That the directors be authorized to pay a Chairman, seconded by Mr. 1, M, Younge final dividend for the year 1907 of six per cent

and

bones of four per cent on the paid up capital to all shareholders of the registerebil Mr. We by the Chairman, seconded by

C. W. Wrightson, United States during January, of the current That Mr. H. Ri Kipuaar be re-elected year numbered 971, as compared with 5,000 in director of the Company Proposed by Mr. the same monib a year ago and brand Dallas, seconded by Mr. Baker

Show That Mr, G. R. Wlag ove be re-slected audi Mr. Wa Gʻliriep, American Ambassador attor for the ensuing Year Proposed by:Mr. As Tekla, ha forma ded to Washington Count McLeod, seconded by Mr. Crawford Kerze Ha mehu's latest More of the immigration gass. That's boups of ten per cent on their inity

be paid to the staff Proposed by tinn. It aangungotaha. Uni quen inn has been | seconded by Mr. Crawford Kerry definitively settled, and that the Japanese pro- VOTbs & Chairman Maonounced Aibution will cover

1 Mosjoni dwarranta would halaxed?