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Intinration,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY APRIL 11, 1908,

interesting to learn that last year there were The Japanese Boycott.

1,175 public jinriokshas in Hongkong, 50 in Quany Bay, go in Kowloon, besider 37 private vehicles (27 carriages, 6 motor cara and 4 hearses), 1,083, truck licenced wore

A. 8. WATSON & CO., issued. The vehicles plying for hire in the

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

WATSON'S ..

5

5.5. "AMERICA MARU” TABOOED.

the light of subsequent events which have

beir

Flowers at The Peak.

MR D. R. LAW'S GARDENER PROSECUTED.

The New Territories.

The Sugar Convention.

RUSSIA'S ADHESION:

SECRETARY OF STATE'S DESPATCHASIMA In view of the Importance of the sugar trade to the Coleby, the following despatch from the Secretary of State to the Governor and ita enclosure will be read with interest

Downing Street,rri

19th February, 1958, Sir, With reference to the 3rd paragr my Circular Despatch of the oth October last, I have the bonour to transmit to you, for, your information, the accompanying coples of

■ Parliamentary Paper containing a Rsport by Sir Heary Bargoe, X.C.B., KCM.O, of the proceedings of the Permanent International Sugar Commission at a Meeting of the Com... mission held at Brussels in November and December last to consider and advise upon the proposals submitted by the Russian Government for the adhesion of Roule to the Brussels Sugar Convection 1 at which Meeting a Protocol providing for the admission of Rus

EFFECT OF THE RAILWAY,

NO CHINESE SHIPMENTS,

IMPROVING-CONDITION OF THE POPULATION, PREVIOUS SENTENCE CONFIRMED Those who have hitherto doubled the earn

The port of the District Officer and Col Colony include also 644. Hongkong chairs, estness of the movement which had its origio A gardener in the employ of Mr. D. R. Law, lector on the New Territorias fnr, 1907 is printed 60-Hill District chairs, and 7 gharisthree weeks ago with the Self-Government of Messis. Butterfield and Swire, was he is an appendix to the report of the Captain In charge of the vehicles 14,097 drivers and Association in Canton against the apanese and algeed at the Police Court, today, charged Superintendent of Police for last year, Mr. E bearers were licensed. This large number their products will no longer remain sceptical of azalia branches, suspected of having been the change of most importance during

with being in unlawful possession of a quantity. Hallifax writes: in proportion to the actual number of the accurately recorded from day to day in the costolen at the Feak. The accused was arrested the year has of course been the beginning of vehicles, is explained by the fact that the lumns of the Hongkong Telegraph. We stated and convicted a week ago, having pleaded the Railway. A great number of New Terri men were continually coming and going yesterday that a report was in circulation in ship; quilty to the charge. A ra-hearing was asked | torien natives have found employment in con- While on the subject of licences it may beping circles that the Chinese were attempting for several days ago and granted by Mr. J. R. section with it, and they have done well out of mentioned that 1,61, dogs were kept in the to boycott the Japanese mail steamer America. Wood, acting first police magistrate, yes it to well in fact that the minimum monthly Colony last year under Police permits; be-Mari în seeking to cancel their previous back Sergent Floyd, of Mount Gough Police rate of wages has gone up from $7.30 to So for sides & watch dogs which were licensed freeings by that fine vessel to Pacific parts. Al Station, prosecuter. Mr. Andrew G. Jackson, any kind of upskilled works a rate as high as though no actual corroboration of the rumour of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, appear that obtaining in Hongkong. In spite oftoli, of charge. The exilence of rabies in the

was obtained it would appear that the stale, ad for the defendsof,

however, the construction work has not been | neighbourhood of the Colony would seem

meat that would-be piasengers wars refused' The complainant said that at about 3 p.m. no unmixed blessing even to the natives them to justify the destruction of tro animals: passages on account of their being affected on the 4th instant, he saw the defendant un selves; the kind of adventurer that is at 54 others found astray by the Police with trachema does not wholly explain the Plantation Road, the Peak, carrying a basket tracted to any spot newly busy has been quis: were impounded and restored to their smallness of the list of the Chinese passengers" of artha branches and feros, Witools stopped ufficiently in evidence all along the line, owners or ransomed. On the conduct of by the voyage of the liner which started from accused and asked him where to obtainad | and seems unfortunately to have done falta to the Brussels Bugar Convention on certain the Force, Capt. Lyons reported that that this port for San Francisco today. In all, be them. The hillside, accused replied, well. And this in spite of a marked absence WHISKY of the European contingent has been on more than twenty-five Chinese passenger and pointed above the Victoria Hospital,

the whole good.

The conduct of the proceeded by the America Mars on her above Barker Road. Witness srce visited Blend of the Finest Pure Malt Indians was fair. Anxiety to get away may not at all be unlikely that the next pays done to other shrubs The sralia trees planted present voyage, and if all we hear be true the place and found lots of damage

there was done by the Government

Concluding, witness said be arrested the accused and charged him.

By Mr. Jackson-low long have you been in charge of Mount Gough?

E

VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH

distilled in Scotland

or

GENUINE AGE

AND

FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.

Per Case

Watson's

to Canada caused men to commit themselves in order to be released, from their engagements. The behaviour of the Chinese section of the Force showed im- provement. It has often been asserted that "a Policeman's lot is not a happy one, and it becomes all the more pleasing to record any recognition of special services rendered by that section of the public ser- vants of the Colony. During last year two Buropean sergeants were granted medals for $16.50 mart and energetic detective work and one Chinese constable was granted a' medal for long and faithful service; two Chinese constables were granted rewards for zeal displayed in the discharge of their duty and one Chinese constable was commended by His Excellency the Governor and granted a reward for plucky conduct, in arresting a sol- dier forrobbery. A European Lance Sergeant and a European constable were commended for rescuing two Chinese from drowning, The collapse of part of the Hongkong Hotel buildings on 1st August will be recalled. Capt. Lyons states that the Directors wrote to thank the Police and Fire Brigade for the prompt, and able assistance given in the work of rescue. On December 5th, 6th, A. S. WATSON & CO., and 7th the Chinese Procession took place.

--LIMITED,

D. SHERRY

SUPERIOR PALE DRY.

Per Dozan

$19.50

A VERY FINE WINE, POPULAR

THROUGHOUT THE FAR 'EAST.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hangkang, 7th April,.1908

His Excellency the Governor was good en ough to express his approval of the Police arrangements made and the way in which they were carried out on that occasion, These public and private appreciations of members of the Police will be generally

The Hongkong Celegraph endorsed by residents in the Colony.

HONGEONO, SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1908

A YEAK'S CRIMES,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE RIMS. Norikjunk lest Taku' on the

night of gih instant and may be expected here on or about 14th instant.

The next criminal sessions of the Supreme Court will be held on Wednesday, the 22nd instubt, at 10 o'clock in the foredooo. Tit Police Magistrates' Department is exclud-

of the Japanese mail steamers will not be able to show oven as many Chisato passengers ba their lists were carried by the America Maru to-day. This paucity in the numbers by the Japapote steamer is all the more significant when it is compared with the seven hundred and thirty Chinese steerage who took passage to Vancouver and ports in the United States of America by the Canadian Pacific Railway Co's steamer Empress of India on Thurs day last, the 9th instant. If any more evidence is needed to establish the fact that even the Japanese steamship companies have not escaped the ban of the Canton Self-Gov. ernment Association and of their proselytes throughout the length and breadth of the Chi nese Empire (this Colony included), we need only mention the fact that, excepting for very few parcels to Japan of Chinese origin; not a single case of merchandise was shipped by the Hongkong Chinese merchants to Ame rica by the Japanese steamer to day. Such at occurrence bas, as far as we can gather ever been known to have happened before,

and point to the effectiveness of the re- solutions adopted by the Nam Fak Hoog Merchants Guild to boycott Japanese bottoms Following the resolutions of the Druggists Gulld at their meeting on Thursday, the Chinese dispensaries and herbalists shops have now declared their adhesion to the boy colt movement.

From a visit to the leading 'storekeeper in Queen's Road yesterday our representative gathered the fact that grocers; provision. dealers and keepers of ailman's stores have all participated in the boycott.

At one shop our representative had a con shivation with one of the managers who

Mr. Jackson-That is not evidencel

a.

of serious crime; bis profils have been made conditions was drawn up for submission to the by methods which Jaid him opos only to civil Governments of the various Powers represent. have been brought to Tai Po during the year, 2. It will be seen from the correspondence action.". A great number of cases of this kinded on the Commission, a and while a number have been more or less included in the Parliamentary Paper that this successfully sctiled, 1'e tark is getting a mold the several contracting States and of Russia i Protocol has since been signed on beball of and more difficult one. Debtors are begin the date within which Ritifications of the to see the advantages of being obdurate, or Additional Act of the 28th of August last, and the Summary Court to flongkong bas mo of the Protocol of the tgth of December, were terror for their creditors this for them. Parly dus perhaps to a number of cases of this kind, to be erchanged, which was originally fixed and partly ale to the closer intercourse with for the 1st of February, has been extended. imported coolies and outside traders is the rather.regrettable fact that the natives on this How long have you been in Hongkong ?-side of the country are showing signs of be- Eight years and, a half,

| coming civilised-of losing, that is, their own

proper simplicity.

Witness-Three weeks,

Since when were you instructed to take action in this matter?-The ord'sance is my instructor.

Since you have been in Hoogkoog how many cases of this sort have come before the Court Three or four cases, on the hillside.

What was the fast case you had 7-Mr. Parr. Who reported it to you ?fon. Mr. May. Was Mr. May a complainant in that case No, the accused pleaded guilty and he was dealt with.

They usually do that?—Yes,

Now coming to the point. You said the defendant pointed to the hillside when you stopped him -Yes. ·

Do you not know whether it is a habit of the coolies going out and getting the fores?—No You have never seen them?-No, or I would have arrested them.

Do you believe the coolie when he told you he took them fromthe hillside re you prepared to admit it? You don't believe he stole it from private ground, or bought them in the market? If I had found him on Crows land I would have arrested him,

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7. As compared with the Railway, nothing (of any great noto-bas occured during the year. The readiness with which the Crown rent was paid-it could hardly be taken fast enough.... was a pleasing sign of a growing, prosperity and of content with things as they are Olber sigos are not wanting that the condition of the population is improving ; the making of several reads by private village enterprise, of a kind much superior to anything here existing before.

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3. I have to add that His Majesty's Ratifica tions of the Additional Act of the 28th of August and of the Protocol of the 19th of December were deposited at Brussels on the 14th instant have, &c,

ELGIN The Officer Administering the Goverment of

Hongkong.

[Enclosure.] PROTOCOL RESPECTING ADHESION OF

·RUBSIA TO THE BRUSSELS, SVUÁR CONVENTION,"

The Imperial Russian Government having expressed the desire to adhere to the Conven- tion of the 5th March, 1993, relative i

to Sugar, as well as to the Additional Act to the said Convention signed on the 28th August, 1992, and the States at présent belonging to the Sugar Voico having recognized that this ad- hesion cannot, on account of the special con ditions of the sugar industry in Russia, ba subordinated to the general conditions of the Convention, it has been agreed as fellows, be

tween the Government of Russia on the one

1898 the erection of a number of new houses, though any advance in this is perhaps counter balanced by the fact that quite a number have also been vacated. As far as can be seen, however, the reasons for this desertion are mostly particular the houses are inferior ones which would not pay for repair, something has occurred to rain, their fang: Auf, or the owners have died without hairs; they contain nothing te discount the idea of

are busy-thole at a distance from the line generally increasing prosperity. The markets

well as the pearer ones; and local capitalists seem to have been studying the railway inethods with a view of starting works of their Do you think you could get all these azaliasowo-preferably brick-making. Best of Bagar of the 5th March, 1907, mmmended by a for to you think you could get all these azalias

there has been very marked reduction in the I must have a value. Do you think it is

cases of retous crima reported-and this in spile of the fact that the state of things over the border seems to be no better than it ever

What

at are those asalize worth -- could pot

Ten cants you could buy them for?- could

not say,.

ussed the subject with a fluency of t English laoguage' which was as remarkable... as was his warmth in making his statements to worth ten cents ?—I can't say. the Press gentleman.

"Why, joined the boycott? Look up and ser if you can discover the advertising pendant of the [name given] Japasess beer which you month. We have taken it down. We don't in- might have seen banging out of the shop at tend to handle, that beer any more."

But I see you have a few bottles displayed

!

Fifteen conts 7-1am no judge. Have you any idea what a wreath costs?—— Yes, from a dollar to § 0.

...!

Do you know that a daisy could out - be stolen?-I am not charging him with sterling,

A Chinesa detective corroborated the story related by the first witness

Crasi-xamined:-Witness: had po éx.

From the Interesting records which have been compiled by Captain F. W. Lyons of the criminal statistics of the Colony during the past years, residents have reason to be grateful to the head of the Police and the efficient Force under his commanded from the operation of the Public Holidays from our old stock," Pointing to another twenty and thirty cents.

Ordiusace, 1875, on Monday, the 20th inst. MR. T. K. Dealy will act as headmaster, Queen's College, during the absence on 'leave

that good order and public. security arc maintained on the Island and its de pendencies in the same efficient man- ner as it has been in the past. Con- of Dr. G. 8. Bateson Wright or until further sidering the exceptional and transitory. character of the population, consisting His Excellency the Governor has been pleased for the most part of the transient Chito appoint Mr. W. H. Williams to be a zad

cotice.

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in the show case?”

"Yes, they are just a few remaining

cuse, the indignant shopman directed our representative's attention to some tins with bright-coloured fabelu. “Do you see these

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tins of 'awabi? We had a good sate for them amongst the Chinese; but we will forego our profits on 'ther and indent no Japanese tiene provisions after our national

humiliation."

more

In similar vein the Chinese retailer discour sed on collon socks, cotton singlets, haucker. chiefs and cheap caps which hitherto adorned the shop fronte of the many firms in Queen's Rd. The interview was instructive, joasmuch as the feelings of that one individual were t'pical of these pervading the Chine e community, as

whole, in Hongkong. ACTIVITY IN,

nese of the lower orders, it cannot be the Hongkong Volunteer Corps with effect Lieutenant in the Cadel Company attached to Baid that the figures do not leave, after from this date.

་ ་ a perusal of the Police annual report, a satisfactory impression that the guardians THE third steel steam-launch-the" Wheeler of the public peace are doing their

built to the order of the Philippine Government duty to the Government and the rate-

by the Hongkong and Whampoa Deck Co., Jeft for Manila to-day in charge of Loo Mui, a payers whose servants they are. The total Chinese master. of all cases reported to the Police during last year was 11,540 as against 11,144 in rgos, being an increase of 396 or 3.55 per

AND HER WOMEN'S MEETING. ceat. The increase is more apparent than

[From Our Own Correspondent] real; for when the cases come to be divided

Canton, roth April, 1907. futo serious and minor offences there sp-

Since the starting of the Japanese boycot pears a decrease as compared with 1905 of daily from to am to 1pm. during the Easter the firm of Tai Wo & Co., match manufac ay cases or .81 per cent, in the former and an vacation which commences on Good Friday,turers at Fangchun, have received a good many increase of 423 cases or 5.41 per cent, in the the 17th instant, and terminates on Thunday, orders for their matches: Availing them

ONE Good Friday evening at 5.30 there will be a musical Service at St. Peter's Seamen's Church, West Point, when the choir, assisted by friends, will give a rendering of Maunders! Sacred Cantata “Olivet to Calvary.";

THE offices of the Supreme Court will be open

CANTON INDUSTRIES,

perience of buying fl was. The ferns found in accused's possemon was worb, between

Mr Jackson Supposing you saw me going along the Peak with a basket of dowers in my hand would you have stopped me?

Witness-I know this much. I would stop you and ask where you got them from.

Mr.S. T Dunn, superintendent of the Botani. cal and Forestry department, said he was called to explain why this practice of plucking flowers and Terps at the Peak should be stopped. This was, he said, because they were getting scarce; and the Government were engaged in planting them on the hillside. There was no objection to them being taken in moderate quautitler, There was no objection to the who are in the habit of destroying the shipba, Europeans plucking some, but the Chinese,

are prohibited.

Mr. Jackson-No notice was sent round to the European residents at the Peak to this effect? No. It was posted in Chinese?

Do you know if the Europeans knew this? They should. Bada

taken place? No. I have been in the Colony › Ooly recently prosecutions of this sort have for six years and there have been several prosecutions during that time. He added. forber that it was a peculiar habit residents

pluck flowers. He did not know if the accused

fura out milcher to meet the increased dei was meads.

. Jackson, submitted that the Court could Yesterday, five Hoogkong merchante cambi dol convict under tblü Ordinance as flowers were not the subject of common law. If the offence he would at have done it, as he had defendant know that he was committing an po intention of committing a breach of the law. He assured the Court that it would not happen agxio, and asked for the man's discharge. On receipt of a telogram from the Shanghai His Worship re-sformed the previous con- people urging the Society on the occasion of Viction- fios of $pr

charged with boarding the steam lasach Kumagap here and ordered a large quantity of native Hai and Healing two hammers, had that charge articles from the Canton Industrial Institution amended at the Police Court, to-day, to one of and from other manufacturers for the Hong returning from banishment. On this charge be kong market to replace the boycotted Japaucis was given six months' imprisoom set and six hours' stocks. ;.

articles.

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WAS,

3 The one great want of the country is pro per roads. Quite a few of the local business men are wailing to put into practice the lesson they have learnt from the railway bullock carts, And the opening of the new Ping Shan to Cas lo Peak Road is very keenly looked forward to as the beginning of a proper road system, As long as there is no interal communication in the Territories, local enterprise has little opportunity; when the opportunity offers, there in pot a little capital ready to take advantage of it to the fult.

Opium in Canton.

ARRIVAL OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS,

SMUGGLING INTO HONGKONG. From Our Own Correspondent.]

members of the Ministry of Finance at the

Caston, 10th April, 1958,. Messrs, Wu Chua, Kuel and Yao Chi Lin,

Capital, appointed special commissioners, ar lived here yesterday on a mission of investiga- tion into the area of fields in the Liung Kwang provinces, under cultivation of the

poppy plant, The commissioners are charged also with the

attending the promulgation of the Provincial duty of ascerlasing the extent of the success orders agaicit opium smoking.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Peking

hand and the Governments of Germany,

the Netherlands, Peru, Sweden, and Switzer- Austria-Hungary, Belgium, France, Great Bri tain, Italy, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,

land on the other hand

PARTICIPELAGE

Russia adheres to the convention,mulating Additional Act of the 18th August, 107, with

all the advantages and all the obligations which it entails, with the reservations and subject to the conditions referred 10 in the following Anicles.

ARTICLE 2

Russia shall retain her-present fiscal and customs legislation as regards #ngar, and shall not increase the advantagar which might result, in favour of the producers, from the maximum sale price fixed for the internal market.

ARN ARTICLE 3D

Min In consideration of the special arrangements which are allowed to Russla by the preceding Article, she undertakes not to authorise the ex portation, with return of or exemption from excite, of quantities of sugar, exceeding the maximum figure of 1,000,000 tons for a period of six years, beginning on the ast September, 1907.

This contingest" will be divided among the: different sugar seasons according to the require ments of trade, but in sqch a way that the quantity allotted to each season shall not exceed the following figures —

Double season from September 1, 1997)' -

to August 361909.

303,000 Season from September 7, 2009, 10

August 31, 1970

Season from September

200.com

qu

August 7, 1911 Ju Season from September August 3, 1912 Season from September 2

* Auguis 35, 3913puhastatas, The engagements mentioned in this Article do not apply to exportą LAYOU

1. To Finland';a

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2. To Persia (for exports the Caspian to endeavour to prevent the surreptitious the Persian Gulf); and

and has accordingly given telegraph inaruc

ARTICLE

latter. The decrease, as compared with 1906in the 73rd instant, except on Sunday, the 19th selves of the opportunity the Company have at the Peak had of sending out their coolies to bas agreed to the request of the British Minister Sea and the land frontier and out for those vịa", serious offences of 27, is shown as follows:-invlant; and on public holidays, when the offi- recently added mora, bands to their factory 10% was sent out in this case, bit he presumed he smuggling of prepared opium" into Hongkong. To the other Asistic countries adjoining Decrease: Robbery 13, Unlawful Possession ces will ha entirely closed, ang, that is, a total of 242 against an increase | A COOLIE giving the same of Leung Kam Tai

tions to the Canton Viceroy to carry out the Russia (for, exports v4 the land frontier only) of a15, giving a net decrease of 27. The in- who was arrested at three o'clock this morning, crease in the serious offences is explained

Waiwapo's undertaking to Sir John Jordan, with the exception of Turkey in Asian Cha Viceroy has given orders to the Com la accordance with instructions received the

The accession of Rosia will come in fores by 6 more murders, burglary or larceny

missioners of the different Customs witbis from the fist September, 1908. ----- from dwelling 58, kidnapping and protection

the province and the Likin officials to Duringiba Session preceding the 1st Septem of women and children ro, larceny 109, and other felonies ja. Of the minor offences it

smuggling of prepared opium into the Exilish decide by an unanimous vole is to its treat exercise greater vigiluce la the suppression of or, 1927, the Permanent Commission sball will be seen that the execution of opium IT is notified in the Garetia that a copy of a mass meetings that a resolution should be THE cries of Thief, thief attracted the siten led a proclamation on the subject, in which disposed to continue to be a party to the Con

Colony of Hongkong. The Viceroy has alan ment to be accorded to Russia, should she be warrants giver quite a lot of work for the meas pamphlet affilled abstract of Legal Pre-adapted to memorialise the Throne for theearly ties die laking who was on duty in Des Vœux His Excellency stated that the Kowloon Com vention beyond the limit of the 1st September, bers of the Force to do. Two thousand seven liminaries to Marriage in the United Kingdom, establishment of a Parliament, the Cantos Road West last night Polling out his bull's missioner bas reported to him the fact that the hundred and eighty-one search warrants for in India, and in the British Dominions beyond Society has called a meeting to take place eye lantern and nishing to the spot where he prepared oplom smuggled into Hongkong is The print Protocol shall be ratified and the (prepared opium wäre, é executed by the the Seat," which bas been reprited from the on the ith instant to discuss the question. kas ballevad'his'aselatance was wanted, the labong

arrived there in time to meet coolie coming mostly by ocean steamers from the coast pont, Folice and excise officers of the Opium Registrar General for England and Wales, a female doctor, named Cheung Ting Nger Time The coolie alimpiad, La dodge the La

Appendix to the 69th Annual Report of the Emulating the example of the Canton women down the staircase of hopse No. 193 thres at a such as Shanghai, Swatow, etc, Farmer, as compared with 3,138 in 1906- may be 1865 on Application at the Registrar In 187 cauer oplum was found and General's Office in this Colony, 1,957. persons were arrested. With the messag

in his way in time and grabbed him By this

ARTICLES

ratification thereof shall be deposited at Brussels, at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, as soon as possible, and in any case before thi Ist February, 1908211

be delivered 10 each of the Signatory Govern-

has convened a National Disgrace Meeting to Long, but the latter, who expected this, stepped A COOLIE came very near Iming ble life as the be held by the women in the Luk Low village time the inmates ware on the street and the result of an accident which-occurred in ManDonoval Brussels the 19th December, 1967) threatened extinction of the Oplum Farm FRIDAY, the 17 h instant, being a public ball. in the Shun Tak district. Many,women bays, mora told; The prisoner had entered the A, S. Watson and Company's ferated water in single copy) a certified copy of which'abril the Inordinately large number of arrests day, and Monday, the zoth instant, being, a}: "xpressed their pleasure af being invited to the araloor of the house by breaking off a piece factory yesterday forepaon. The man, whose mestst

10/11 back the bolt. He was the actor nine could not be obtained, was attending treated one of the cubicle, doors is like the bottle cleaning machine. The belting IT is notified" that's

p-was-dajacted and chased flipped off one of the

the net

meetingREAMER of the door with a jimmy, which anipled him for passcision of opium, oftentima Bank holiday under the Public Holidays Ore. As it is a custom amongst the Chincup to will be observed as Government write something on their fans, the fall sollent

tified; that His Excel at Canton or intir own benefit as mol) fernor his been

parcance of the agitations over thu-18b-instantį to be obser

„probably just enough of the drug to

the babit