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Telegrams.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE.

OPIUM SUPPRESSION.

LAW MUST BE ENACTED. [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]

Peking, 9th March.

The Prince Regent has command ed that a legislative enactment having for.

its object the suppression of opium

should be framed without

Prince Chun has also ordered the drafting of rules governing marriage ceremonies.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY MARCH 10 1909.

NAVY FOR CHINA,

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THE IN

OPIUM

COMMISSION.

DAN BIR FRANK SWETTENHAM'S VIEWS.

In a letter to The Times Sir Frank Swetten ham whites as follows:

Amid the copious outpouring of reform pro Jects from Paking the scheme for the re- organizaton of the navy har louped into a

ad den popularity that threatens to eclipse even the oplum movement. The latter has had the disadvantage of two years" statt, for it was a The report of the Singapore Opium Commis. poist made by the Chinese delegates at the sion bas just been published... The conclasjoen Opium Commission; that whatever help was to are very similar to those of the Royal Oam be given China from without should come mission of 1895. The fact is that we know bil quickly, inasmuch as it was difficult to hold that it is necessary to know on the subject, and public attention for any length of time upon habitual eaters or smokers of opium, in modera joha subject. The re-organization of the navy time, are no more vicious, or degraded, or suin- has this further advantage over a moral reformed in health than their fellows who are not that it appeals more strongly to the embryonic addicted to the habit. What is perhaps curious feeling of national patriotism and affords an is that when a man with the habit is weak, or outward and tangible expression of (lie desite depraved, or a criminal, all bis fallings or to be on terms of equality with the foreigner. crimes are attributed to hie use of opium; Such ideas as may have been formed at pre- whereas it is more than probable that, amongst sent on the subject are necessarily crude'; but moderate consumers, no larger proportion be it is safe to lofer that the motives that underlie long to the depraved and criminal classes than the significant access of activity in naval mat of non-consumers. idrs differ in no way from those that have led Chisa is at perfect liberty to do what she to the feverish increase in armaments in other likes in this matter. England has made the parts of the world,. The foreigq gunboat is a most exhaustivo inquiries, and when the report mure familjar object in China than the foreigo of 1895 was published, it was supposed, by soldier, and the possibility of displacing it al- those interested, that erroneous impressions together, as it will be represented to the people, had been removed-and-the-matter was done must appeal irresistibly to the Chinese at this with. Surely it is strange that England should juncture and make the navy almost as popular now be drawn into an international conference. or the new army," Kuthusiasm on the subject to consider this question. Would the Powers has spread even as lar as Singapore, for we would the United States, take" pari' in a con. login of the offer of no less a sum than Theference, suggested, say, by Japan, to inquire 300,000 a contribuilos to the new navy, fato the lynching borning, and shooting with the one stipulation, that a detailed state of negroes? The practice continues, and The president of the Ministry of

ment of expenditure should be published in civilisation does not interfere, probably Foreign Affairs, H.E Liang Tun-in, connection with the employment of the money because tha American people would has been in communication with, and The shrewdness of the request is ao additional resent interference, and they are quite tribute to the practical patriotism of the Chin- capable of managing their own damestic has obtained the concurrence, of, thece in the Straits Settlements,

affairs. The opium question affects this The real motiva power to the movement, country, and, so far as we are concerned, wa Diplomatic Corps, to the proposal however, is provided in Peking itself, and want no. international conference to tell us what that on and after the third moon, all obtably by the Prince Regent. From the conta do. The Lord Chancellor said recently that

China by males onaries will be issued

the Waiwupu.

MISSIONARIES IN CHINA.

TITLE DEEDS. FOR LANDED ESTATE.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Poking, 9th March

PROMINENT AMBRICA QUASPER IN HONG!

To-day's Advertisements

PHILIPPINE CO LTD

Public Companies.

CHINA SUGAR REFINING QU; LD.

NOTICEA

* Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Güla arrived from Shangbai yesterday morning by the steamer Prive.ss Alice. They are stopping at the Hongkong Hotel, and are expected to sail for Masila on Saturday by the Zafiro TEXTING I SHAREHOLDERS Will NUAL MEETING of the SHORE

Mr. Galo is a member of the firm of Gibbs and Gale, lawyers, of Manila, a director of the Camival Asociation, and Chairman of the Republican Central Committee of the Philip pises. Mr. Gale, who has been in Shanghal during the past month, where he met Judge Thayer, the new U.S: District Judge for Chine, who, according to Mr. Gale, is a man of very, large celebre and will re-establish American pratige in Shanghai.

Mr. Gale further reports that Shangbai is suffering from the general Oriental trade de- pression, but that business prospects for that city are very bright. The firm of which Mr. Gala is a member expect to opan abianch office in Shanghai wilhin a few months. We. hope to have a more extended interview with Mr. Gale shortly.

SERIOUS FIRE AT MOJI.

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA OFFICE BURNT OUT. "A fire broke out at the Moji Offices of the Minai Bussan Kaisha on Monday, March 1, at 12.30 am, resulting in the destruction of the whole of the office buildings in three hours, The fire is believed to bave originated, in s kitchen, #kit

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, THE SIXTH ORDINARY GENERAL

be held at the Office of the Company, No. Too, Calle Anleague, Manila, at-3 gỡ PM. TO. MORROW (THURSDAY) the 11th March," 1903, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1908.

WANT

[250

E. S. KADOORIE & CO...

General Managers. Hongkong, roth March, 1909.

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM-

SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. 20

"FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. Calling at Timor, Port Darwin and Queensland Fors, and taking through Cargo to. Adelaide, New Zealand, Tasmania, &c.)

TES

Stromship

* EMPIRE," Captain Helms, will be despatched assbare on WEDNESDAY, the 318 March, at Noon for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham

This well-known Steamer is specially fitted ber which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi slops, Ice, &c. throughout the voyage.

with

The Steamer is installed throug be Electric Light,

Stewardess and a duly qualified Surgeon

are carried

N.B.-To assure the additional comfort of passangam the steamers of the Company have All documents in the main building were" | "alectric fana fitted in staterooms,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Agants. Hongkong, foth March, 1909,

Last

SHARKS AND STEAMERS,

saved, but similar property in the adjacent offices was destroyed. This may be the repult of experience, as the main building mat with a similar fate seven years ago,

THE THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY AN- HOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, King's Buildings, on FRIDAY," the 19th March, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st Decembar, 1908.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be OLOSED from the 6th 10`19th March, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Lo,,

General Aganti. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1909,

read

`LUZON SUGAR REFINING CO, LD#

THE

NOTICE.

“HE TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDÍNARY ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE- HOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agants, King's Buildings, on FRIDAY, the 19th March, at 12.30 P. My for the purpose of receiv. the year ending 31st December, 1908. log the Report and Statement of Accounts for

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 6th to 19th Mirch, both days inclusiya, "

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD.,.

General Agents,

Hongkong, and March, 1909,

Intimations.

WANTED.

“ITUATION by a as LÁDY'S

tills deeds for properties bought institution of the Commission recently appointed England spends $156,009,09 quáually in drink, considerable auxiety was felt for the safety of HUDE MONSTERS RUN, DOWN DY LINERS IN S PANION OF GOVERNESS, Does

by

SHANGHAI SETTLEMENT

EXTENSION.

OPPOSED BY THE WAIWUPU. ›

[By courtray of the Sheung Po?"]

Peking, 9th March.

The Waiwupu has wired to the -Shanghai Taotai, H.E. Taoi Nui wong, to strenuously refuse the demands of the Consular Body for an extension of the settlement in Shang-

hai

to re-organize the navy it is clear that Prince, It is a large sum for a population of 40,000,000 Ch'un has been anxious to avail himself of the people. If the Lord Chancellor was at all right best material to hand, to Prince Su,President in the conclusion he drew in regard to the of the Ministry of the Interior, Duke Taal Tao, results of this expenditure, it would surely be President of the Ministry of Rerenús, Tięb | well for us to lay asido`hypocrisy" for once," Liang, President of the Ministry of War, and

cease to repeat statements which are proved to Admira! Sab he has chosen the four men who, be false, and leave the opium-consumer in from their position and supposed qualifications, peace, I cannot forget that when the House of would be expected to carry out a scheme of Commons passed a pious resolution on a sub- this nature to a successful. issue. Their reject with which the members may have been. spective contributions to the deliberations of Iniperfectly, acquainted, a good deal was said the Commission may bɔ unequal ; but on paper about "our morals and other people's money." the appointments admit of no challenge Ope

So far as the opium queitian-is concerned at least of the four would seem to have had double regarding the practical utility of their labours but as soon as his objections were overruled, the Commission, to judge by Chinese reports, settled down to their work with laudable energy. It is noticeable that in all matters of made. One of the first steps to be taken by reform a start from the very beginning has to

the Commissioners is to find out something

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the English Conscience is in much less danger

than the other people's money; but if, to give. China a monopoly of the production of opium, in

the cultivation of the poppy were prohibited fodia, an enormous compensation would pro bably have to be paid. If British Culorian were while England still raised a good deal from deprived of the main source of their revenues,

the liquor traffic, it; might not matter to the

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aro

Great excilement prevailed in the neighbour. bood until the fire was got under control and

surrounding property, Two firemen reported to have been seriousy injured.

The loss of buildings, aloud is "estimated at Yes 69,000 and we are unable to say whether this loss was covered by insurance or not, Furniture and fittings, however, were insured in the Nippan Fire Office to the extent of Yen 37,000.

Later.

RED SEA.

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not mind Travelling and undertaken care of children on the voyage. Apply to---

J. 5. 0., Clo Hongkong Telegraphi· Hongkong, 5th March, 1909.

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Oo her last homeward voyage the R. M. S. calided with a shark in the Red Sea the shock being felt all over the vessel. This ex- perience is not in any way unique, as several instances have occurred in that marrow water- HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED. way during the past few years, The Goorkha ran right into a 29fe shark, the body of which

The buildings were insured for 35,000 and became firmly fixed across the steamer's stem. I 1st March, the felling price and after the

the interior effects at 25,000 only and not as stated above.

RAUB XUSTRALIAN GOLD' MINING CO.

The following is the result of work at Raub for the four weeks ending Febary 17:—

Bukit Koman-Stone crushed, 3,400 tons; Gold obtained, gro ouaces, Average per too, 5.35 d

Bukit Malacca Stone crushed., 1,951 tons

It could not be got rid of, either by lines or by grapnels, and not till the engines were stopped and reversed was the big fish displaced. In July 1890, the P. and Ó. steamship Rosetta called at Aden`as usual, end'a passenger was lound dead in his bunk soon after the homeward passage was resumed. Early next morning the liner was stopped, the body was committed to the deep with the usual impressive rites, and the same proceeded at fall speed. Almost im- mediately she ran down and killed a 3oft, shark, She also had to go astern to get clear of the encumbrance. Saitor and passengers

H.E. Tsoi finds it very difficult to 'about Chiness unval affans, of which, it has to Colonies, because they bolong to the Crown, Gold obtained, roo ounces. Average per 100, vied with each other in propounding theories

deal with the question and bus memorialized the Ministry of Foreign "Affairs.to assume the responsibility

be inferred, they were, with the exception of Admiral Sah completely iznorant. However little the reform movement may have accom-

plished at present, it has driven a wedge into provincial independence. The centralization

and Great Britain is responsible for their fannces,

Commenting on this letter the Times of February 9 says:-It would be easier to sympathise with our own enthusiasts, in

1,02 dwt.

of conducting negotiations with the that is gradually being introduced lato military the House of Commons and elsewhere, if clean up at the end of the Company's financial ship. They invested this stupid picker-up of

Consular Body.

NA TUNG.

SERIOUSLY ILL

By courtesy of the Sheung Po”).

Peking, 9th March. Grand Councillor Na Tung, who had an apoplectic fit the other day, has become partially paralysed.

After treatment by foreign and native doctors a slight improvement is apparent.

Affairs is being aimed at from the outset in naval matters, China, according to the Regent's saheme, is 10 have an Imperial Navy. Domes tic and foreign interests alike demand that the condition of things obtaining during the Chino- Japanese conflict should borendered impossible in future, and that a war in one part of the Empire should find all the resources of the uation available for its defence. The Commia sion; therefore, represents the nucleus of the central organization that is to control the new navy. It is to be responsible for the purchase and equipment of vessels, and for the lines on which nuval expansion is to be conducted. Dockyards and arsenals are to be under its supervision, while naval colleges have already

been the object of its attention.

The story of the Commission's, activitier, as recounted in the Chinese Press, makes good The Prince Regent has sont re-reading and should do much to stir the nation presentatives to inquire after the Grand Councillor's condition.

Qus......

to a display of Interest in the navy. It is hard. ly necessary, however, to print out that neither the projects of the Board, though theoretically sound, nor-occasional oversea contributions can create and maintain a navy answering to the country's expectations. Every fresh reference to the progress of nav re-organization

trifles with a supernatural intelligence which enabled him to furetell the death of someone or board the vessel pestered with his ditentions.

Water neTURN.

which connected the appearance of the man- Extra from plates, 215 ounces

́ester with the burial of the passenger---Super- Cyanide operations 16 weeks ending Fobstitious sea-farers, in the days of pigtails and ruary 17, 190), 123 ounces.

long voyages, declared that the omens' were The extra gald from plates is from the final unpropitious should a shark slact to follow u their enthusiasm bore, some practical re-

The assumption that the extra gold (1159) lation to the sacrifices they demanded, For year, viz., February 28, 1989. he burden; it must be remembered, falls obtained at clean up to January 3o represented upon India, and our Far Eastern colonies, the whole from this source was wrong, that gold and not upon the morally incensed taxpayerformed only part, the present 215 oz is the at home. Righteous indignation is a cheap remainder, making in all 530 ounces extra virtus, when, as Sir Frank Swettenham pointed from plates. ly puts it, the question in one of our morals and other people's money.". This action of the

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS. LEVEL. British Government, who have eschewed ex- tremes ia either direction, commends itself, wo

1998. believe, to the sound judgment of the country

30 91% below Tytam

Loverdow by season of its frankness and it's justice. A catious policy, if slow, is more effective than

Mr. JG. Bydendyk, of the Banka tin mines, TytamBye 237′′ below

wash overflow.......... the over basty counsels of well-meaning zealais. Muntak, writes to the Straits Times that he

Tytam luf o_31" below No doubt the Commissioners will bear this in has noticed in the Jana Bede a statement, re-termediate over how mind, and will follow their president, Bishop printed from the Straits Time, referring to

18 o' below Brent, in making their inquiry a "scientifici Banka coolies returning home by the Pokfulum analysis of fact.”

HAINAN ISLAND.

DISCLAIMER OF FRENCH DESIGNS OF CONQUEST,

BANKA HN COOLIES,

TIME-EXPIRED MINERS RETURNING TO . CHINA..

Level and storage of water in reservoirs on the 1st March,

overflow

chung...overflow

· 1909.

1

35' 6" below

Overflow

26" 91" below overflow

1' 101" below overflow

15'' at below: Loverflow

eva flow STORAGE GALLONS, ́ ́-

1908.

1909 149,540,000 266,030 180,011,000

33,840,000

2,620,000

Thibed is who had been for the greater part Wong-nai- 28 11 below: 33" " below declared unfit for labour in the tin mines and who, on arrival in Singapore, bad tried to go ashore but were prevented from doing so by the police. Mr. Dydendyk thinks this must be as error, as telegraphic information has been.re ceived from the Consul-General that no irregu. larities occurred in the harbour of Singapore and he suggests a form of correction which would put the Netherlands India Government in the right light. He says that there were healthy. well fed people who, after having worked from,

1909.

is

notified that

reduced to ONE CENT per pound.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Ldy:

General Managers, HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED. Hongkong, 10th February, 1903,

COLD STORAGE

THE HONGKONG 10E COMPANY,

LTD. bare now 40,000 Cubic fest of COLD STORAGE available at EAST POINT. Stores will be Open at id “A.M. and 4 F.M.. perishable goods. dally, Sunday excepted, to receive and deliver

G. K. HAXTON, Manager, Hongkong, 6th January, 1909

THE

HINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND

MORTGAGE CO., LD.

[Capital Paid UP „............$1,150,000)

Loans on Mortgage of Honus Property, &c Goods received on Storage. ~Advances made on Marchandianë

Loans made on the Provident System.

(Rates and Particulars on application),

THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS,

ATTORNEY, &c., • ́ Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO,

General Managers,"

„Hongkong, 19th Myrch, 1908.

INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR

and

EXPRESS TRAINS 00

(THE

GREAT TRANS-SIBERIAN ROUTE:

HA

TO EUROPE.)

AVING been appolated AGENTS för

the above" "Company, we shall be

Consumption 122,190,000 104,145,000 gallons pleased to give any information as to rates of

1200,110 209,110

Estimated)

population Consumption)

Tylam 174,800,000 1,335,000 Tytam Byewash... -Later,

From time to time, alarmists have raised the

Tytam Intermediate 194,276,005 28,200,000 cry that France has"derigos on the island of

Pokfulam On the 8th inst., Grand Councillor

lainan-the country of the Hylamand on

Wong-nai-chung 4558,000 Na Tung's condition was very seri-indicates more clearly that the basic principle each occasion the alarm has proved false. It

Total 403,079,005 366,387,000 of any such re-organization has not been is true, nevertheless, that io Indo-China cer-

Consumption of water in the City and Hill grasped either by the nation at large 'or, pre-tain publicimus urge the acquisition of the island His mother was so overcome with sumably, by the Poking authorities. If it bad by France on the ground mainly of its in-one to two years in Banka returned to China District during the month of Febuary.

been, there could be on Commission un Daval portant strategic position. This idea arouses of their own free will with a balance in their 1908, anxiety that she died.

affairs until foancial reform had been carried strong adverse commentis the Annam Toykin favour of f. 139,000. There was not the a Haiphong journal, which points out that, slightest reason why the coolies should desert, through successfully. It is not enough that the Central Government should publish a statement strategically important as Hainan might be, itë as each coolie was free to choose the port of of accounts in respect of certain expenditure, possession by France would be useless unless bis disembarkation in China and the money nor that the scope for squeers should be she had command of the sea.

dae to him would be paid on arrival at bis reauicted by relaining contracts in the hands

destination of the Commission, Though Chipa might purchase a firet co c:queniant terms, abs is stiil far from being able to maintain it for long in a serviceable condition; and, if any head. way is to be made with payal re-organizati 20,

tion. Without the latter China's navy can || nesa capitalists to invest money in mining hardly hope to pass, beyond the stage of enterprises there, especially in winning tip aspiring the country with false ideas, while which is said to be found in plenty on the leaving foreign Gvernments wholly usim-island. One tin mining syndicate is capitalis presse-N. C. D. News.

ed at $100,000.

The office of assistant president of the Waiwup is being filled by Grand Councillor Tsai Chuk pro tent.

BANNERMEN

TROOPS

PROPOSED ABOLITION.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po

Peking, 9th March.

The Prince Regent has decided to abolish the Bannermen Troops with in eight years.

CHIHLI..

INQUIRY INTO FINANCES.

[Dy' cour,eny of the "Bhasing Po."]

Peking, 9th Maroh.

SOKNES IN LISBON,

REGICIDE HORROR-REVIVED AT CARNIVAL

London, 1st March.

Private advices received in Paris from Lis bon state that on the occasion of a Carnival the rovellors represented royalties and their astaseins, and the regicida scenes were 12- spacted.

There was a mock funeral, with coffins and

skeletons.

·TIK,

Still; the voice of rumour that France intende in seiz's upon Halenn is persistent, and even the Chinese Government has taken note of it, as of lato il bas shown itself aoxious about the island, and fancies that foreigners have an eye

20.4.

per head per

17.5". gallons day............. Constant supply in all districts during February, 19c8,

Intermitent supply by rider mains in Rider main districts during February, 1959.

passige, &c, in connection with above.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

MAgents,

Hongkong, #117 Tuly, 2009,

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

"ROM" and after

The...

underground richer. encourages Chi- lot. They are speedily stromom whilst the works at Albany Fates of Subscription to the Hong kong

Some of the tia miges have been worked for three or four years by people from Singapore who have already wasted over $40,000 in the undertaking. The syndicate has taken them

over, bet the chances are that it will be no more successsful than its Singapore predecessors,

WORTHLESS.

Hainan Itself has nothing attractive about it." The coll is poor and the people find it hard to make, a living. The underground riches of the island lie in the mountainous faterior A Connor has memorialised the

which is rondless and fohabited by savages, Government suggesting that a com..

The coal, copper and gold seld to abound. On the police intefering, they made charges, there are practically boyodd, reach. The mission of inquiry be appointed to with revolvers and swords,

home country is so broken and hilly that it would investigate the finances of the pro-Troops were called out who cleared she never pay to build a railway. In short,

sireels and two hundred arrests were made... | Hainan is a worthless country and inreston. 900 of Ghibli,

Biralle Times,

́should beware of it mätraite Zimes,

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The return of consumption is subject to| error owing to the difficulty of accurate mea

Filter Beds are in progress, “

We(Btrails Times)bavo made inquiries locally and letra that police were put on this steamer- to prevent any of the coolies from coming ashore because the contract time-expirad la- bourers returning to China are always con-

robbed of all they possess, if they do happen to have anything, and then become vagrante, Many of them are diseased and decrepit., Ped- beri is common amongst them. There was nothing particularly obnoxious about this Kowloos) special lot the police say that the percentage Gravitation of bealthy and prosperous looking man seem- Reservoir ed unusually large. But some of them were caught trying to escape from the steamer and

they had to be closely watched, Most of the Chinese who land here are contract coolies who are looked after immediately upon their arrival by the contractors. These are the desirable immigrants. They do not giva the Govorament any trouble until released from their contracts when, if released here, they be cómo a burden to the community,

LIKE

KOWLOON WATER WORKS. LEVEL.

Kowloon Cra

1909

26 z below) 2' 4" below

below ovellaw Overflow STORAGE DALLONI,"

1908,

vitation Re. 135,050,000 £47.433,000 gallons servoir.....), Consumption of water in Kowloon during the month of February ---

1908, Consumption » Estimated. population Consumption per kaad per day)

$1,700

1909,

20,898,000 gallon

86,500

The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality,

Two fireman belonging to the steamship Toxo wands were ordered to pay a fine of $5 each in the Police Court, this morning, for behaving In a disorderly manner of the Central Follen | /** Station yesterday

WCHATHAM, KANN

Water' Anisfeity,

Telegraph (daily and weekly issues) will be as follows:

DAILY----535 per annum.

· WEEKLY-S13 per annum.

The tates per quarter and por mensam, pro- portional. Subscriptions for ang period less than que month will be charged as for a foll month.

The daily Issue is delivered free when the ‚address is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have thele copies delivered at their rezidences without any extra charge, ** On copies sent by post an additional $1,80

per quarter is charged for postags

The postage on the weekly issue to any part

of the world is "o cents per quarter. Single Copies,Daily, the conte, Wooky

twenty-five cents (for cash only).

(PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.)

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