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Telegrams.

." HONGKONG TELEGRAPH'

SERVICE.

LI TAK SUN.

DENOUNCED BY GENTRY AND "STUDENTS.

{By courtesy of tha" Sheung Po."]

Peking, 16th June.

The gentry and students of the Chihli Province have denounced Li Tak-sun, superintendent of the Tientsin-Pukow Rail-

| way..

Although the high officials-Lui and Sip «Mendeavoured to settle the differences, their

efforts have proved unavailing.

Jeriguation

Fatshan

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Incident.

MEETING OF SELF-GOVERNMENT

SOCIETY.

INFLAMMATORY SPARCHES DELIVERED. From Our Own Corrispondent.]

Canton, 17th Jupe

"At1 p.m. yesterday, a meeting was held by the Canton Self-Government Society in connection with the alleged murder of a Chinese passenger on board the steamer Falahan, when there was present a considerable number of people of all classes. Mr. Chao Wai Po was elected Chairman, Mr. Chan and several other gentle men made fiery speeches in regard to the ua fortunate occurrence with a view to arousing the feelings of those present. Aller con- siderable discussion as to how to approach the Portuguese Consul for delay in settling the cave, and the alleged re marke which he is reported to have made defaming the members of the Society And the Chinese people, a resolution was passed that a letter should be forwarded to the Portuguese Consul asking him for a reply in three days' time giving satisfactory explanation, At the same time, the Viceroy should be potitianed

discuss the question again.

his

CANTON DAY BY DAY,

A-NEW DANKIKO INSTITUTION.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Cantoù, 17 h Judo. It has already been reported that a native banking corporation under the style of the Tal Shun Banking Corporation was being form ed in Canton with a Ospital of $10,000,000, to

FRIDAY JUNE 18, 1909

HIGHWAY ROBBERY,

·RICKSHA COOLIES FOUND GUILTY." Before the Chief Justice (Sir Francii Piggott) and a jury at the Criminal Sessions, this morn sing, two rick a coolies, Tsang Kwai and Ho Leung Sangi ware charged with robbing three men of $681 in Des Vœux Road West early in May last

The Attorney-General, Sir Henry Berkeley, be raised in subscriptions. On the 14th lastan. ostracted by Mr. Dennys, who appeared a meeting was held for the purpose of electing for, the Crown, said that the prisoners wore a board of directors to manage the affairs of the charged with robbing a large sum of money concern. The election was conducted by poll from thres. Hak-la cattle dealers under the when Mr. Chu Pak Kiosecured the largest eum following circumstances:It would seem ber of votes. Mr. Chu bas now been appointed that on the sth May last three men came Chief Manager of the newly formed concern. A down from the Shan e village, bringing with sub-manager and a comunities were also elected them fourteen head of cattle. They sold the at the meeting. The members elected for beasts in Hongkong for some $700. The next appointments have taken up their duties from tting they did was to go to a money changer's the 16th fastant

THE FLOODS.

To-day's Advertisements.

THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE,

1898.

APPLICATION FOR KEGISTRATION OF

TRADE MARK

Intimations,

THE

DAIRY FARM COMPANY,

LIMITED.

N LOXLEY AND COMPANY, a Victoila

【OTICE is hereby given that W. R. EXTRA CHOICE SUGAR CURED Bongkong, Merchants, have, on the 35th day of March, 1909, applied for the Registration, in Hongkong, is the Register of Trade Marks,

of the following Trade Marka: BACON and HAM.

1. A Chinese standing on the foreground of the picture holding a flag. In the back ground are a steamer and junk on a sea surrounded by mountains on one of which is a fort.

a. Three owls, each sitting on a branch of a ties and each onclosed by an oval border.

3. A Chinese boy carrying a bag of vice and in the back ground a large tree and the Chinese characters meaning "carryiog rice for too liu“. 14,4`Sabing boat with a Chinese thereon with a rod in his band fishing and the Chinese..characters-meaning "fishing“ sketch," in the back ground am bam- boos and in the top right corner is the

SA Chinese riding a borse and the Chinese. characters meaning "riding a horse picture."

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moon,

6. A Chinese girl with her arms round a tiger's neck. The tiger is lying on a table, on each side of which are two large chrysanthemum plants, 7-A Chinese carrying on his left arm'a bield and in his right hand an axe with which he is about to strike á large tiger, Do the top of the picture are Chinese. characters meaning "striking tiger" picture;

shop in Queen's Road and have the Boles The Canton officials have not until now changed into subsidiary coins,' As they were on their way to catch the Shan Ms launch the HUKÜANG VICEROY,

received a report from the Magistrate of the Yeung Chos district that owing to the recent ext morning the cattle dealers were accosted AGAİN TENDERS RESIGNATION,

disastrous floods, great loss in liver, property, by three men, of whom the accused were etc. has beeo sustained by the people of that alleged to be two. The men ware accus- By courtesy of the Sheung Pory

district, and a large number of sufferers ared of being in possession of illicit opium. The now waiting for argent relief. Yesterday morn Cattleman, who was carrying the sack of modny, to urge the Consul to hold the Court of Inquirying the Central Relief Committee sent out dropped it, and ran away. One of the robbers Peking, 16th June,

without delay. In the event of the Consul fail the 4th party with eight hundred bags of rice picked up the sacie and made for a ricksha,

while the two others attacked the cattle dealers. H.B. Chan Kwei-lung, Viceroy of Huing to answer within the specified time, the and $700 in cash to the affected district on

with iron bars. Having accomplished their man and Hupeh, has again tendered his Society will convene another, mass meeting to board a launch to assist the unfortunate people abject they ran to the ticksta. One man got On the same day the 5th party was despatched between the abafis, the man with the mossy to proceed up the districts of Ko-yiu and Sze Wui with seven hundred bags of rice for dis- got into the vehicle while the third man pushed tribution to the ighabitants of the affected dis behind, ani in this way they got away. The accused.ware arrested later, but the third man tricts,

hid not been seen since. The first accused was recognised by all of the cattle dealers, as having taken a part in the robbery." The second defendant, however, could only be recognised by two of the man. When they were arrested $100 in notes were found in one of the dalon-Applicants as follows. dent's boxes, and it was suggested that spon after the robbery the accused bad portions of the subsidiary coins changed into noter. It was a very clever robbery, Sir Henry remarked, and the question to be decided by the jury was

affair. whether the prisoners bad taken any part in the

Evidence was called to support the above- mentioned narrative.

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Il in to be regretted that the Fatskay, in- An Imperial edict lias been issued urging cident, which to all intents and purposes seem- H.E. Chan to continue in office.

ed to have been dropped, altogether, no similar «meetings having taken place during the last few months, has now once more bees revived. RELEASE OF CHINESE

The reason that has led the Bociety to stir up EDITOR.

the feelings of the people concerning the in. cident is not known and the result of this latest move on the part of the Self-Goverambat Society remains to be seen.

·MINISTRY OF JUSTICE'S OBJEC«,

TION.

[Py courtesy of the"Sheng Pn."]

Peking, 17th Junc. Both II.E. Yeung Shih-chang, Viceroy of Chibli, and Prefect Ling Fuk-pang are in favour of releasing the editor of the Feking

Timex.

In view, however, of the strong objection raised by the Ministry of Justice, it is to be feared that the editor will not be set at liberty.

CHINA'S THANKS.

SPECIAL MISSION TO RUSSIA, .

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking, 17th Jane. H.E. Tai Hung-tze, special envoy to Rus sin to return thinks for the sympathy shown at the funeral of the late Emperor and Em. press Dowager, passed through Tientsin on the rgth inst. on his way to Russia:

Later.. Kat Po-wa has been appointed president of the Ministry of Justice in the place of Tal Hung-tze, absent on special mission to Russia,

FINANCIAL SUPERINTEN

DENTS.

NO OFFICE PREMISES.

[By courtesy of the Sh.ung.Pe"]

Peking, 17th June,

AN ADVENTURE IN THE

CHINA SEAS...

BATTLE WITH PIRATES RECALLED,

Captain George Nauston recalls in the San Francisco Chronicis the days of sailing vessels in the Far Eastern seas, when swift schooners were engaged in the opium. trade and were belet by Chinese pirates. His schooner, the

SERIOUS CLAN FIGHT.

Qa being informed that during the progress of a clan fight in Shokwao, a few persons had been killed and about a dozen others wounded the members of the Red Cross Society in Can! tou yesterday proceeded to the scene to render medical aid to those who required them.

DAGGERS DRAWN,

FOREIGN WOMEN at law,

heard in the Police Court, this afternoon, when A squabble between two foreign women was they proceeded against each other for using abusive language. The complainant is a. mar ried woman; the defendant a young girl.

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plainant. Mr. Rinder Harris defended.

Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for the com

Game Cock, carried two guns and a large crew, with rifles and culasses, to cope with these

The complainant said that she lived on the marauders. After telling how their fleet little fist floor of a house in Chancery Lane, the de. ship showed ber heels to eae pirate proa, hefendant occupying the grousd floor. Sometwoor says of another voyage:

"On this occasion we had no extra valuable cargo and specie on board, and were sailing quietly along the coast when the wind fell light, and as the weather was beautifully clear the captain determined to make a short cut through some of the islands which were very sumerous in this archipelago. This was about dam,, when all at once we saw an immense amount of smoke over the crest pf DDG of the

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The prisoners denied having had any con nection in the matter. They were found guilty, however, and the Chief Justice passed sentence, of four years' hard labour on the first man. The second man got twɔ years' imprisonment,

BELLIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL.

PRIZES FOR COMPOSITION, The prizes kindly given annually by Mr. R. E. Balilios, to the pupils in the Belilios Public School who excel in the subject of English composition, were, to-day presented to the suc cessful candidates by Mr. E. A. Irving, Jo-

three months ago she had occasion to complain to the Sanitary Bard regarding a nuisance which she alleged defendant created. Since that time defendant had been very abusive. Every time she saw complainant she used indecent lan guage. About the 7th instant complainant re- urged home with her cousin in the afternoon, Witness started to ascend the staircase leading to her floor, when witness called a ker foul name,spector of Schools, and continued it for three hours. Complainant paid no attention. On the following day de fendant war again abusive. Complainant did not answer. Defendant called complainant out for a fight, saying that she had "$50 to throw away in fines."

esser islands, and concluded it must be either village or a ship on fire. We kept off, and on rounding the point came directly. a view of what had beeo a handsome bark; her masts and rigging were all gone, and there was little but the outside planking

Cross-examined, complainant said that, her left. On passing ber stein we could read the husband was in Australis. The name she gave Jast four letters of her name, which appeared.10-10-the-Court-was-ber-maidoe-name-It-nas have been 'rida' and 'peri.' The rest was all burned away. We had barely got around the god-mother to a girl, and that the priest had dot a fact that oaco, she was going to ba point and saw this when ali at once a big refused her. She did not accuse the defendant piratical proa came out from another poist and of writing to the priests slandering her. She was making directly for us. He came so sud. Laever accused the defendant of improper denly that we were caught, and before he reach conduct. ed us we could see these had been a bloody fight, for his siden god parts of his dirty decks gave every evidence of such. We were all alarmed, and got up our rides in good order and called all bands ait for testructions, which had to be short and quick.

"Let every man of us pick out his man and

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Another witness, a man, said that the trouble was caused by three women, but defendant was the worst of all.

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The defendant then told her story. She said that it was the other party who was the accused her of being on friendly terms with ons cause of the trouble. Complainant; she said,

trouble first started after defendast had return- ed from Church on the 7th.

The magistrate (Mr. Hazeland) found that both parties were to blame. In order to prevent any farther trouble he bound them over in the sum of $ico sich to keep the peace for six

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in the cams of W. R. LOXLEY AND COM-

PANY, who claim, to be the sole proprietors thereof

The Trade Marks have been used by the

Nos. 1 and 6 in respect of ARTIOLES of

CLOTHING in Class 38.

Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 7 in respect of COTTOŃ -PIECE GOODS of all kinds in Class 24. No. 2 in respect of ARTICLES of CLOTH-

ING in Class 38 and COTTON PIECE GOODS of all kinds in Class 24. Facsimiles of the Trade Marks can be seen at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hoogkong.

Dated the 15th day of June, 1909.

DENNYS & BOWLEY,

Solicitors for the Applicants,

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HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

THIRD. MEETING,

MEMBERS are reminded that entries for

HURDLE RACE close TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), at 7 F.M., to the undersigned, at HONGKONG CLUB.

Entries for other events close on WEDNES. DAY next, 23rd inst..

........C.. GORDON MACKIE,

Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 18th June, 1909.

£488

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Undersigned have received instructions

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

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The following are the names of the prize. THE Doderaged nyan, Esquire, winners:-Mabel Long, Rose Ablong, Mabel Mooney, Zahara alarakia, Hung A Nai, Cheung Fook To, Li Teing Lim, and Chan Pik-Harm. A vota of thanks was accorded to Mr. Belllion and Mr. Irving, on the motion of Mabat Long, the dux of the school.....

-BRITISH–SKA-POWER、----

MONDAY,

the 28th June, 1999; at 2 P.M.," withle his Residence, No. 1, The Albany,

THE WHOLE OF HIS VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

Comprising

SILK TAPESTRY DRAWING ROOM OFFICIAL FIGURES,OF THE WORLD'S NAVIES. || SUITE, Double BRASS-MOUNTED BED-

STEADS with MATTRESSES, MARBLE ROBES with BEVELLED GLASS, TEAK TOP-BUREAUS, Single and Deable.WARD.

GLASS, DINING ROOM SUITE by Messrs.

the" Dilke Return of last year were issued -Official-satistics—the-first-available-since- by the Admiralty on 14th ult. of the compara

|tive strength in various classes of ships of the fleets of the leading naval Powers-taking only the vessels which are less than 20 years old.

the request of Sir Charles Dilke, it gives par- The new return, like last year's, is issued at

ticulars, as far as the Admiralty can ascertain, tiosed in the service of Great Britain, France, of every war vessel within the age limit men.

and armoured cruisers launched since 31 March, 1889, and all other classes which still retain their armaments and are not for sale.

The following are the chief groups of figures:

BATTLESHIPS,

-Bail. Building,

WOOD HATSTAND with BEVELLED

DESKS, VELVET-PILE CARPETS and We, Powell & Co, Ld., BLACKWOOD

RUGS, OIL PAINTINGS and ENGRAV.

PANTRY and KITCHEN REQUISITES, INGS, OLD CHINESE VASES and WALL PLATES, JARDinieres staNDS, &c, and a quantity of HOUSEHOLD LINEN;

Also

́Ons UPRIGHT IRON.GRAND PIANO

AND

A Unique Assortment of OLD WEAPONS, Catalogues will be issued. Electric labs will be used doring Sale; On view from Saturday, 26th instant, Terms As usual.

take good aim. It is the only chance for our of her male friends, and had accused her of Russia, Germany, Italy, the United Stater, and by Robinson Piano Go, One GRAMO. The Ministry of Finance has decided that full of scalding water to throw on them.

lives. The cook was ordered to keep a boiler writing to the priests slandering her. The Japan. The return enumerates all battleshion PHONE with RECORDS, the Financial Superintendents.are not to they came; and grappled our fare rigging, and have offices of their own so as to save hung-on-while-thay-throw-several-of-their-stipk- avoidable.expenses.

pote on board. These are most terrible things to deal with. They are pots made of clay, and filled with some chemical which suffocates any one coming near it, and the thick, yellowish- brows, noxious vapour is so thick you cannot penetrate it. The cook poured a bucket of hot water on a bruls who was throwing these pors, but the fellow in desperation clambered од board with, his two-edged sword in bis teeth, and, while the cook bad just filled his bucket for another dose of scalding water,

LEI KA-KUN

RECALLED TO CHINA.

[By courtesy of Île 'Sheung-Pp."]

Peking, 17th June, The Waiwupu has telegraphed for the re turn of Lei Kaku who was commissioned abroad to study the question of Constitu- tional Government.

السواد

the bluto clove him to the deck with one blow of his two-edged sword. Philippe, the gunner, however, had seen this, and at the same moment seat a bullet from bis rifle crashing

into his body. Mainwhile, we were trying to keep them from. coming over the rail, and picking them off as well as we could. It is Got a pleasant feeling to know that you are on the point of being butchered. The excite

months,

CORRESPONDENCE,

We do not necessarily endorse this opinions expressed by Correspondents in this'column,)

OUR TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC SERVICE

to THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG Telegraph," Sir,May I through the columns of your valuable paper bring the public attention to a

Great Britain Garma

United States........ 25 France)- 18

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Japan winu. 14. misas Itals Russia

The French ships include oan which is con- demoad, but still in the list. Three of the Ger man ships are on the 1958-19 programma; and-four of Russia's in the 1903 programme..

Building,

2

ARMOURED CRUISERS,

Built. Great Britain

38 France; 10 United States ionis, 15. ......nil Јаркот Germany abou 8 Italy

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7 Russia. 4

OTHER TYPEA.

2

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers... Hoogkong, 18th June, 1909,

-[489

VOLUNTEER CORPS ORDERS.

SIGNALLING CLASS.

At Volunteer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, the 21st, and Wednesday, the 23rd instant.

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JOINED. Mr. F. Elphinstone joined the Cörps on the | 16th June, 1909, assighed. Corps No. 1,090 and

posted to No. 2 Company, manM

ANNUAL CAMP.

Members are requested to, note that it is pro- posed to hold the annual camp for the Artillery, Engineer and Infantry companios this year in the New Territories from Saturday, 13th

VERY MILD

HONEYSUCKLE

BRAND.

Only 60 cents a lb. Hongkong, 4th June, 1909.

ASAHI BEER,

1

SAPPORO BEER.

OBTAINABLE SVERYWHERE.

CHINA

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA,

Sole Agents.

THE

PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LD.

(CAPITAL PAID UP...............$1,250,000)

Loans on Morgaga of House Property, &c,- Goods received on Storage.

Advances made on Merchandise, Loans made on the Provident System.

(Rates and Particulars on application).

THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ":

ATTORNEY, dkem p Undertakan and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00, General Managers.

Hongkong, 10th March, tool.

'NOTICE TO SUTSCRIBÈRS,

FROM and after 1st January, 100%) the Telegraph (daily and weekly issues) will be as rates of Subscription to the Hougang follows

DAILY-536 per annum.

WEEKLY--Sig per annum.

The rates par quarter and per mensemi, pro- portional. Subscriptions for any perind less than one month will be charged as for a full, month.

glaring fault which exists in two of our face. mos industrial institutions? I refer to the VICEROY OF CHIHLI,

periodical failure of the electric current suppli ed to the various offices in the Colony, and the STRUCK WITH APOPLEXY,'

incapacity of some of the Chinese telephone [By courtesy of the “Shaun ;-Ps,""]

operators who are apparently left in charge of the ment gave us courage, but the stinkpots instruments afters o'clock in the afternoon, prevented us from getting forward. But

November, to Monday, 220d November. As Peking, 17th June.

when the European staff of the establishment

the distance from Hongkong will be too there was a poor fellow in bad in the forecastle have all left.. Last evening, there was a sudden On the 16th insi, H.E. Yeung Shib and almost in the last stage of consumption, stoppage of the electric-current is my office.

great for members to go to and fro dally all employers have been asked to grant chang, Viceroy of Chihli, was taken suddenly who came up the booty batch and called out

Now this is a frequent source of annoyance

Of protected cruisors of all classen Great leave of absence, to those of their employés ill with a stroke of apoplexy.

pitifully, ‘Give me a villa!. Oh give me a rifle !!

to those offices which keep, late hours and

Britain has ya built and 5 building. Germany who are Volunteers to enable them to attend We could scarcely bear him for the awful din Viceroy Yeung is making fair progress but it is Ton, our cabin boy, said he would

was therefore a matter of no great surprise, I of bas 33 built and 7 building.

camp. In those cases where employers are course at once communicated to headquarters Of unprotected cruisers Great Britain pos unable to grant leave for the whole week they towards recovery.

got a rifle to Franchy. We let him go, and bo succeeded:

in the hope of pulling matters right, but things sees nons and is building a; Germany bas bave been asked to do so for either the first or The wind was freshening

were not particularly facilitated by a leisurely and the United States in (of which 5 are second half of the wook, "Members are request" | The dally iseus is, delivered, free when the - GOVERNOR OF KIANGSU,

a little and blowing the lumes so that telephone operator, who evidently does not we could see forward, and we saw that the vil believe in appearing on the telephone unless

converted. "merchant ships"). None of the ed to apply for leave in good time, and it is Powers is building coast defence ships; of hoped that all who can obtain loava for the TENDERS RESIGNATION.. Jains had cut or let our fora sheat go, and

were still leging to board us forward, where rung for about kill-a-dozen times, and that those built, Germany and the United States week will do so and atiend camp the whole there was no interruption Frenchy came up || satra violently. Of course, these tardy prov

have 11 each, France io, Great Britain nona, [By' courtesy of the “ Shower Po,'"]'.

period and that the remainder will obtain leave ́on deck and, with the desperation of a dying | ceedings dislocated some very important busi» Great Britain has 13 torpedo vessels against and attend camp for one-half of the week and Peking, 17th Juné.

man, he shot down two or three of the pirates, ness for a considerable timo, which is saf- Germany's 1; of the more modern "destroyers" both week-ends. but one other jumped on board and cut his ficiently exasperating to make the most "|| she was:, 146, against Germany's 75, and in The work to be performed in camp will be The Governor of Kiangra has again ten. head searly from his shoulders. Of course, stiotly individual to use words which are not building ag against 24. Of the "coastal des specially interesting and, provided sufficient

we all made him a mark, and he fell like a exactly printable. Now po sane man will „dered his resignation on the ground of log. For some inexplicable reason, or possi- question the likelihood of the electric light royer" typy of torpado-bast Great Britain has

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bly because we were getting near some vil. Occasionally failing through no fault of the Ɛo, and is building 6; no other country posion- lage or the rondervour of the coast guard; the employeer, but it is to be trusted that the oc

sep any. None of the Powers is building tor- -An Imperial decree has been issued re-pirate cast off his grapnels at the fore-rigging casional breakdowas will not be of too frequent pedo-boats. Of those built, France has 267, and went on his way. We now had time to regularity lest it be construed as a reflection fusing to accept the resignation; but granting breathe freely, but the captain could not re op the efficiency of those concertedYours, Germany 85, and Great Britain Es, to the Governor, ong - month's · leave, offrain from firing, three rounds of grapeshot etc.

'from our little main-deck guns, which we had reason to baliqye did some execution,"

SOFTWARE EXASPERATED, Hongkong, 18th June, 1909.

numbers attend, most instructive.

The Artillery companies will each day carry 'out' some' tactical scheme with the mountain guns and males, and also with the howitsers, for sight tripoder in Hou; and’with mixim guna: In submarinas: France loads with 49 built. The Engineer mad, Infantry companies wlit and 40 building; agalost Great Britain's 45. ba abia in addition to other work to carry out and 85, and Germany's 4 and 4.

fald Gring

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