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Intimation.

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ESTÀLISUID A.D. 1941.

CHEMISTS

BY APPOINTMENT, TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE Governor and BouSBHOLU..

Watson's

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY

HYGIENOL, when the attention of the chief officer was

AND

BUBONIC. PLAGUE

It has been proved by repeated experiments that "WATSON'S HYGIENOL" is the most potent agent for the destruction of fleas,

aspecially rat fleas.

MARCH 27 -1909.

verse the case? ven a $500 dne ls 1 heavy bandsome sum of £1,000 by way of damages burden on a shipmaster, but from what passed | against the railway, company;. All we would in Court there seems litdo doubt but that the say is that it is a good thing the Jury did Norddeutscher Lloyd will assume the burden; not take into consideration, the amount of and exonerate their captain from all the heartbreaking strain which had been boras:

THE STRWARD'S PERQUISITES.

by immature youths who had pawued their common-sense in order to gratify their pride by increasing the spontaneous gratuities received by the stowards.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

AMONG the items in the orders of the day, for the meeting of the Sanitary Board, on Tues day, is a complaint against a sanitary, 'luspsc. tor

MR. R. A. Hardlog, the solicitor, who has been away from the Colony on leave, returned the other day. He was accompanied by Mrt:

A CARPENTER, Ho Cheung, was given three muntha' hard labour by Mr. J. H, Komp to-day for stealing fourteen metal taps from the Naval Yard yesterday.

issue.

and its neighbourhood.

LETTERS

RE OR THE U.S. FLEET.

ROM, THE

ON BY CRINESE:

We learn that the Chin Prior to the departure, which took place this Straits Settlements”.

Chivere Prin Aust message in connection with the affair. The telegram.orges to protest against the allag China's sovereign rights by tha

morning of the U.S. Third Pacific Squadron, Sir Paul Chater, the chairman of the Es tertainment Committee, recolved letters from both the American and the French admirals, thanking him and the Hongkong public for the hospitality shown towards the men of the foals. 'during their stay in these waters. The letters

are appended

Presenter STORY OF "ADMIRAL' HARBER'S THANKS, NDAN Office of Third Squadron Commander,

United States Pacific Fest, U.S.S. Charleston, Flagship,

Hongkong, China,

·March 26, 1909,

SLY IM

also known

prosecution, but that did not exculpate the captain from blame, nor did it lead the Court to forego the satisfaction of mulcting him in a substantial fine. All that it did was to lessen the penalty which in consequence A. S. WATSON & CO., of the presumption the law imposed upon consequences, which he was called upon to the master. The facts were plainly get bear as the result of the foolish action of a forth and the circumstance of the chandu subordinate, member of his crew. When being on board clearly explained. While at ship captains become Argus-oyed theu per Hongkong, on the voyage to the North, thehaps, they may succeed in observing all the chief steward of the Prinsess Alice received a conditions of the law relating to the im- note from an acquaintance on another N.portation of opium. Up till now, Nature hai D, L. vessel itating that he would receive obviously islled in her duty towards those

DOG THAT NEVER RETURNED, two boxes at Woosung for conveyance to

who have selected the sea as'a profession.

Mak. Ezsin a, riscal of the Singapore. The boxes were to be sent

There is no apology to make ashore at Singapore and would be taken to

none to offer himself, Mak, who Raffles Hotel. The boxes were duly received

as "Sly Jim, due, no doubt, to aus ways," in of the young age | from à Chináman, but when they were land.

R

Some months ago when an irate passenger

My Dear Sir-On the eve of sailing, and bide. He stands about five feet two ed at the Southern Settlement it was dis- who had travelled across the Atlantic by one

ding (arewell to Hongkong and its hospitable when he wears them, and that is very covered that they were leaking and the of the great liners wrote to the press indig-Harding.

people, I feel that I must say a word to those To look at "Jim" for once moins: nev Raffles Hotel representative refused to have::y protesting against the universal system

heartfelt welcome, and who, not content with call beautiful, but notwithstanding his years he who have extended to us such a courteous and forget him. His figurd la not what one anything to do with thent: Accordingly they of tips já vogue, as a result of which the pas

that, have made special efforts to make us enjoy carries himself wall. Nobody would call "{][m were taken on board again and placed in a sage money was increased by some fifty per,

every hour of our stay, whether afloat or ashore. "good-looking, for he is not. He is, so to speak, position which was exposed to the view of cent, his views were endorsed by a chorus all comers. The boxes were leaking and of those who had gone through the same

We all feel most deeply grateful for every a bag of bones," His prominent cheek bones experience. As might have been expect MR. A. R. Abbas, of the Ordnance Department, ward and deed has borne the stamp of what his crimped face, and his bony hands--all thert drawn to the mess he expressed the opinioned nothing came of the agitations to son of the late Mr. G. Abbas, wishes it to be can best be termed as "Brotherly Love." to go to show that Jim." youthfel days was not that the contents consisted of gambler while abolish the tipping of stewards and their understood that he is not related to the A. R. particular de we feel grateful for the splendid spent in idleness,

Yeirs gone by "Jim" used to be a Tanya, pas staken into your hearts and minds. The bosswell," but bis old age, coupled with another officer thought the tins contained satellites mainly because there is Abbaa whose case was reported in yesterday's manner in which the enlisted force has been ayrup. Nobody dreamt that they had opium moneyed section of humanity -which will

pitality extended to them, the courtesy shown carelessness, is responsible for his ragged ap on board, and, indeed, the witnesser de always seek by the giving of gratuities to AN additional rate of 8 per cent. per annum, to to them throughout, the friendly competition pearance. An old jacket and a pair of pants. clared that they would not know chandu If corrupt the morals of the stewards and take effect from 1st day of July, 1929, is to be in sports, the special care paid to the inner half way up to bis knees, a European hat, thu they saw it, which is extremely probable, secure privileges to which they are not ac levied on the villagem of Chai Wan la cosse mizo, as well as the outer, have cemented top of which he carefully varnished to ensure One of the numerous bands of informers tually entitled, and indeed which are only the destruction of trees in that place friendships which, I think, will live for ever, non-lankage, comprised bis siz out. Once he who make a livelihood by haunting the obtained at the expense of other passengers

and, like a good tree, will bring for the good was seen wearing a European coat, a high; wharves and surreptitiously inspecting whose purses, are less expansive. Besides,

fruit for all time.

collar and a tie on his bare skin, and a Bowler I beg to thank you and your co-workers hat. That was not his doing. It was the work ships cargoes came on the scene, found it is generally understood that the wages of what he desired to find, informed the the stewards are arranged on a scale which All risk of infection can be avoided by The Princess Alice had to be detained while benevolence of travellers. Anyone who has Opium Farmer and the boxes were seized. presupposes their augmentation by the washing the floors, etc., or sprinkling where the ship's captain was being tried for import journeyed from England to the Far East, the fleas are likely to be with a dilute solutioning illicit opium into the Settlement. To a or along the China coast, is well aware to of "WATSON'S HYGIENOL"- A to)-

what an extent this tipping system is carried. spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful to

If a steward does the slightest service to a three gallon, in skes a solution of the strength

passenger it is assumed as a matter of required for this purpose.

course that he is entitled to an honorarium, and few passengers dare to brave the glassy eye and hard visage of the gentleman with the napkin by refusing to accede to the unuttered demand. So far as the man of means is concerned, the system of rewarding, those who have gone to any special trouble to mitigate his sufferings en voyage, and to relieve him of the usual discomforts of ship- board life, may be deemed admirable, and the additional outlay forme but a small item in the total sum he is prepared to spend on the trip. But many of those coming to the Far East are young striplings who have left home for the first time with thinly-lined pockets and a capital con sitting mostly of high hopes of what the future will bring them, To them the THE master of the German .. Patchaburi stewards fees are nothing less thats reports that on the 15th fast, he sighted the iniquitous and many a youngster landing in wreck of a small sailing ship with 4 feet of her Singapore or Hongkong has found himself. bow showing above water.. Wreck lies on bot- cleaned out even to his last copper after hetom, in. 15 fathoms with Pulo Obi Lighthouse has met the claims of those who, lie had been bearing E. & S. (Mag.) 8.8 miles distant La titude, 826 7 N. Longitude, 104° 19′ 6° E Wreck lies right in track of vessels rueuing.

It has now been proved that Plague is conveyed to human beings by means of fleas

from rats which have died of this disgare.

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HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE

Price per Piat

genis.

Gallon

.$2.00

certain extent it reads like a farce, or much ado about nothing, but the consequences might have been very serious had there been the shadow of circumstantial evidence tead ing to suggest that there was any attempt to conceal the boxes; However, fortunately for those immediately concerned, there was none. As the judge who tried the case Bald Yould the baggage master, if he ad any suspicion that the cases held opium, have received them back from the hotel run ner? and having this received them back, would either he or the steward, if they knew of the legality of their conduct, have still allowed them, or traces of them, to remain S. WATSON & CO., within the eye of every una ou board, there by endangering themselves? The answer to both those questions seemed to be in ibe negative." The magistrate proceeded very sensibly to remark that the ordinance laid down that the presumption against the accused in such cases might be rebutted by proof of reasonable precaution. For the purpose of such proof, it seemed too much to require the captain to acquaiat his sub ordinates with the revenue and excise laws

LIMITED,. HONGKONG DISPENSARY

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KOWLOON DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 17th March, 1909.

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magistrate, returned yesterday from homs where he has been spending his boliday. Mr. Hazeland is in the best of healib, and hopes to resume bis magisterial duties soon.

MR. F. A. Haisland, Hongkong's well-known

WITH the return of Mr. Harsland fem leave, some changes are expected to take place at the Magistracy. It is whispered that Mr. Hazeland will go as first police magistrate, Mr. J. H. Kemp will revert to the small Cour, while R., B3. wood will once again see the Registrar-General's department. DEPORTEES, Dumbering forty blue, were lauded in the Colony yesterday. The steamer-Tjilaijøp brought forty-one from the Dutch East Indies, and eight by the Glenogle from Singapore. On arival Detective Sergeant Geo, Watt had their finger-prints taken, and this morning most of the men were returned home.....

Ar the forthcoming general meating of share- holders of the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, the directors will recommend a dividend of 6% per annum on 'A. & D, shares free of income tax; that £40,000 be added to the reserve fund (raising it to £150,00), £2,000 added to the officers pension fund and £25,300 be carried forward,

sorit," AC commumiratings tritesided for publication in "The TONGKONG TELEGRAPH should be address to The Haiti, I. Tee floors Road, and Auld be nopaled by the Writer's Name and

Firtina Ixtingue communications an old he addressed in favour of the master was the fact that the young man, new to His Majesty's dominions between Bangkok and Pulo Obi, and is dan

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The Maunger.

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The Rdiver will not wiertake the responsible for any tejecto1 MB,, nor to retornʼany Contribution.

SUB-CHUPTION RATE ON ADVANCE) DAILY-86 per annum. WERKLI-18 per annum.

The tale per quarter and permism, proportional Bumcriptions for any porind loss than one mouth will be charged as for a full rabuth, Ţus duly ieuc, is deliveral tice when this addrwu la

world in 80 cents per quartae.

fire conts (for cash only).

Changhang Celegraph/

HONGKONG, SATUṀDAY, MARCH 27, 1969.)

WHEN SHIPMASTERS ARE ARGUS-EYED.

of every port at which they might touch.d to understand, were paid to serve him. Another point which prepossessed the Court Of course it is all false pride which leads a

vessel was a mail steamer plying between beyond the seas, to ape the lordly air of the China and Europe au 1 not a vessel exclu-seasoned taipaus who can afford to dispense sively employed on the China coast, so that largeese with a prodigal hand. But tradition there was less reason to believe that she would has it that the stewards must be tipped, and engage in the traffic of smuggling opium who is he that he should fly in the face of es. and consequently less cause for special pre-tablished custom even if it means immediate cautions being taken to guard against such embarrassment the moment he sets foot on a contingency. But the law is inexorable on shore? And so the stewards continue to wax the subject of opium; it is probably stricter fat at the expense of fledglinge, who have not and more drastic in its operation than the sense to keep their hands in their pockets the law dealing with attempted manslaughter. and ignore the insinuating suggestions of

who have achieved such a splendid success We thank also all the people of Hongkong, Army, Naval and Civil, who have made our

visit so delightful and made us feel really sad you may deem best, the sincere thanks of the in parting. Please convey, in such manner as officers and men of our little Squadron to those who have given so many bright pages in our book of life.

With the sincere tops that the friendships made may be renewed many and many times in the future, I remain," "

Sincerely and gratefully yours,

GILES B. Harber," Rear Admiral, US Navy, Commander of Third Squadron,

U.S. Pacific Fleet Sir Paul Chater,

Chairman of Entertainment Committee,

Hongkong, China.

ADMIRAL PERRIN'S MESSAGE

assurances de ma bante consideration; y

CONTRE AMIRAL L. PERRIN:

FATALITY AT QUARRY BAY,

of a police constable, who has a sense of hum our. But for all thai * Jim has always the smile of happiness on his physiognomy.. That

was "Jim "to the letter.

have been a man of some means. Youthlet "Jim" in his younger days was reputed to indiscretions have brought him gradually down the ladder to the position be now retains, and will reisia until the end of the world—if he | lives abut long-and that is, doing odd jobs for

the police.

About a week ago, or it might have been more, a man called at a certain police station in the Colony. A dog of uncertain bread, but no I doubt with a pedigree as long aw your sim

followed him at the end of a cord, affixed to its loose collar.

** Good morning, officer," said the gentleman "I've brought a dog to be destroyed. He is: getting too old now.

The officer exainiand, the alleged wonk vory carefully, and told the stranger that if he' left le: with him he would see that the dog was shot-

"But," said the officer, still eyeing the pedis gree, in't his collar too loose? He might get away! Had

The gentleman acquiesced, and left wills

the officer took in another hole in the dog's

collar.

A bord du D'Entrecasitaux, Hongkong, le 20 mara 1909.' Monsieur le President-Avant de quilter Hongkong, ja tiens a vous exprimer nes bien vifs remerciements pour l'almable reception que vous avez bien voulu nous faire en sout associant aux fetes donnees en l'honneur de l'acadre americaine. Croyez bien que nous Returning to his desk,theofficer made out the emporterous le meilleur souvenir de notre pusslaughter dog" chit, and "Sly Jim," who was age Hongkong et que nous serons toujours found basking in the sunshine and smoking a heureux d'y revenir...

Veuillez agreer, Monsieur le President, les

Jong pipo, was given the job to take the svimal to the pound. Jim", examined the dog cri tically and, taking the chit from the inspector, started out for the pound Everything had ended to' far as the dog was concerned, the officer believed. But it was not to be so,

_A_couple_of_bouṛa:later “Jim"walked-into- the charge-room very bashfully. His yallow face bad now changed to a different colour and BUSPECTING that the master of a fishing-boat habit of thing with explosives, Police Ser the Quarry Bay Shipyard yesterday, a boiler beads. He handed the inspector the collar then anchored off Lautão Island, was in the An accident, with 'fatal results, took place in the perspiration dripped down his face in large

paid a susprise visit to the boat last night, almost lastantly. geant Gordon, of Cheung-chau Police Station,maker named Hy Ping Cheung being killed and said, somewhat jerkily, perhaps, dus to loss

Behind the small joss house at the stern of the

of breath, that the dog had slipped his head At about two o'clock in the afternoon, four through the leather and, of away craft he discovered two tins of dynamite. The men, including the deceased, were at work. The collar was examiced, and found to have junk master was artested on a charge of being under a crane o ba correct they were all been "fixed." Instead of the pin ba'ng in the in posanssion of explosives without a permit, engaged in bammering a flange. While this hole where the inspector had put it, it appeared and in the Police Court, this morning be was was going on somebody shifted the arm of the three solches lower down. Goed $50,

crane, which parted from its socket immediately over the workmen. ⠀

garous to shipping.

BOILERMAKER INSTANTLY KILLED,

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I don't care what you say," said the inspec tor, making believe he was sonoyed. You'v on the deceased's head, fracturing his skull, the dog or else there is going to be trouble,"

The arm, which weighed about ta cwt, fell--been-fingering the collar Go sed get back.

The unfortunate mas died, before any. al-

"Jim"awore red, white "nad" blue that be tempt could be made to attend to his injuries, especiar Cameron, at the Shau-zi-wan Police Station, was notified of the accident on the telephone, and the remains of the boilermaker were removed in the morgue for burial,

Beefalo to singer Peak subscribers can have, their copies delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copias aut by post It holds the captain and his officers respon- those who have rendered them the service A CHINESE doctor, who had only taken unto adital 2180 per quarter is charged for postage.sibic for the regular inspection of the pas-which would have been given in any case. It himself a wife three days ago, has evidently The stage on the weekly issue to any part of the sengers' baggage and the character of the is not astonishing,, then, that there is never discovered what married life really means. cargo. How many passengers would tamely any lock of applicants for the post of steward He and his better half wore charged in the Eingis Cople Daily, Jen, conto. Weekly, twenty submit to the ordeal of having their personal on any of the overseas liners, or that the meagre Police Court, this morning, with fighting in belongings scatched by the seamen on board pay is regarded as any dete rent. From the public street. The medical man said that a mail steamer, their trinkets, nick-nacks, what transpired in the course of an action in his wife had all his clothing and money and be odds and ends of merely sentimental value, London the other day it is perfectly clear could not get them. The womao deuled this. exposed to the scorn of the vulgar eyo and that if any of the larger steamskip companies to kill her many times. They were both bound She alleged that her husband bad, threatened the jibes of the ribald tongue? As Captain offered no pay whatever they would still be over to keep the peace... Gosche said, if they started that game, Ilicy inundated with applications for the coveted would soon have no passengers at all, whith post of saloon steward. In the action re- Aumber of school boys, becoming annoyed is a perfectly reasonable deduction. With ferred to, the plaintiff was formerly a steward with an Indian policemen, who had interfered regard to the cargo, in how many instances in the service of the P. & O. Company, and al Road yesterday afternoon, opened hostili. with their game of "pitch and loss," in Hospi could it be said that the appearance of the he claimed damages from the Great North-ies. They palted the uniformed man with boxes was calculated to breed suspicion?ern Railway for injuries received in a rail- stones, and mud until, as the officer said later, Nevertheless there is the law, as ironbound way accident which occured near Finsbury he felt faint." One of the boys was arrested and precise as the mind of man can make Park in November, 1937. Among the and charged at the Police Court, this morning, it. As if the difficulties of navigating a great witnesses called was another steward who liner, appeasing the petulance of pernackity had been employed by the P. & O. passengers, and maintaining that regularity Company and his revelations should open of routine essential to safe running and strict the eyes of passengers, whose generosity is discipline were not enough, the captain is only limited by the depth of their wallets, held responsible for matters which in the His waxes, he stated, amounted to the majority of cases must be outside his ken. inconsiderable sum of £3 a month, but on Who would be a shipmaster in these days, a single voyage he had received as much as when he has to be a navigator, society enter 40 in the way of tips. That was when he taner, bon vivant, lawyer, instructor in the occupied the position of first-class steward, principles of first aid, magistrate, parton, but before he was promoted from second-class giet of the death of the well-known race Frequenters of the tail will learn with some liable to all the pains and penalties of the his "takings" were by no means "intigold morning. Owned jointly by Messrs. H. P. at Singapore from Shanghai and Hongkong, law for the smallest breach of the regulations cant. He confessed that on one voyage he white and W. S, Dupree, Earthquake proved pony Earthquake, which came about yesterday the officers of the Oplum farm discovered of any of the numerous ports of call not had minds as little as £13, but he always himself to be a racer-at-the-last race-meeting the Canton Hankow Railway are still proceed.

The differences among the shareholders -on-board-some-1,440-irols of chandu, valued for glory or renown, or monetary reward reckoned. on averaging a respectable sum, On Saturday lasy, owing to the pannership ing add telegram have been exchange) be

After a lengthy examination in the Singa. pore Police Court, the skipper of the German

· Mall steamer Princess Alice was convicted

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on the charge of being the "master of ship used for the importation of opium," and fined $500. This is by no means the first occasion on which we have deemed it necessary to animadvert on the extreme stringency of the law which makes a ship. master, the vicarious sufferer for the. misdeeds of others and imposes upon him responsibillies which would tax the wit of wizard to shoulder. In this case, it may be recalled that when the Princess Alice arrived

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with the offence. Like a plucky chap he would sat disclose the names of his comrades to the magistrate, and the case was remanded to allow the police to find them.

RACE PONY SHOT,

I-BARTHQUAKE DAYS ENDED,

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

PRATAS IBLAND ÄFFAIR.

[From Our Own, Correspondent.]

Canton, 26th March. ›

Kwok Cheung have again been detailed by H E Viceroy Chang to proceed on board the Commodores Wong Yan Toog and Lam

cruiter Kiang Te to Tung Sha, which island has lately been attracting the attention of the general public, who are doubtful whether it really belongs to Chips. It is reported that the two Commodores have been givas instruc- lions to summon all the Chinese fishing Jonk people in the locality and to collect every pos. sible information with regard to their alleged expulsion from the island and the destruction of the old Chinese temples there by the Japanese, The officials are further commanded to pre»

negotiations with the Japanese Consul, ... pare detailed particulars in order to commence

CANTON HANKOW" RAILWAY,

of

had not touched the collar, and left the station. looking very indignant. He returned half an bour later, but without the dog.

All right," said the Inspector to himself, If the dog has got away it will surely return to blu master and we will hear from him again.

"Jim" disappeared, and was not seen any. more that day......***

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Towards the evening one of "Jim's" part ners in the "odd job trade dropped in at the station to see what Jobs were about, Him faca was unusually red, and he exbibited some alga of Inebriation." It was a dull hour and the Inspector drew him into conversation,

What thing, Fung?" he asked,"

machte einu, tos mechee chow

"All" aid the hilarions ena, "Ahl Too

chew this afternoon? queried the inspector.

Aye-yah What thing so good; makes

Ah1 too muchee good chow. I chow ton muchee; now only can' walken sin-riu! You! saves Mak Sze?

The inspector nodded, and commested to think things,

praceede

Mak Sas welly good man," ed, this knowing how Mak was being" im-" peached, “welly good man. saves, he makes, catches ons wally big Fulopean dog

at $4,320; packed in boxes which had been but simply in the course of duty? The and, as a matter of fact, he admitted that he being dissolved, he was sold and purchased by tween-the-Nine Charitable Institutions and they make killam:@? Wally good

received by the chief steward at Shanghai scullery boy holds a happier position and is made £20, £30, £40 and even so extra Lieut. Price. Since then the pony developed and placed quite openly in the baggage less liable to the slings and arrows of out in the year. His record was £94 in tips on spine internal disease, which proved to be room by the baggage master. It should be rageous fortune, while his reward is propor- two voyages. Who would not be a ship's upcurable, and had to be destroyed, as already understood that there was no attempt what- tionately greater. The sympathy of the steward at that rate? For handing round theater yesterday morning. Standing over ever at concealment, no thought, of smug, general public will certainly go out to any soup and cleaning out the cabins the steward twelve hands, Earthquako was the wider of gling on the part of those to whose charge master-mariner who finds himself in difficul-whose evidence was not disputed seems to Shanghal, last your his ran second to

many races. In 1907 hủ won the Pagoda Cup the boxes containing the Illicit drug had ties similar to those that befell Captain have made soything between, roo and the Chu

to been committed, and do idea of evading the Gorche. Fortunately, in this case, the cap 100 per annum, and found.bewinder

nt/bel

the lynx eyes of the Oplum Farmer's repre- talo had a magistrate endowed with common July was so impressed by the witness state dri Bantatires. 80 much war admitted by the sense to deal with but how often is the tement that they awarded plalatiff the

lops at Ampy, and was also the

"pleased

Fung, stopped; a while to breathe, and the Inspector "saved" a thing or three He makes bring home one welly welly fat's too muchen baby:----

with bimself, burst out laugh Likes some? And Fung, very

Jim stiti denies the „CHINA'S BORROW,

KEEPERANCE but a change has ore On the 1st day of this moon, owing to the now-WEAN-E- lacessant rain in the course of the last fow about the dog'

Seventy-two Guilds and LE Chapy Chibetups Superintendent of the Railway.

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