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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY NOVEMBER 11 1909

FINANCIAL 'MINUTES..

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Mioute No. 51. It was agreed ikat it be referred to the Finance Committee..

EINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT. The report of the Finance Commitee (No 17) was laid on the table. It was agreed that

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ANTI-MALARIA CAMPAIGN.

On the motion of the Colonial Secretary, seconded by the Attorney General, the Council adopted the following 'bye-law which repeals and is substituted for that made by the Saal tary Board under sub-section 35 of section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordin aucos, 1903-1909, on the 13th day of October, 1908, and approved by the Legislative Council on the 3rd day of December, 1998, and pub lished in the Government Gasella of the4th day of December, 1908, ia Government Notifica-

tion No. 887!--

"When lais of mosquitoes are found on any premises the Board may, on the advice of the Medical Officer of Health or any Assistant Medical Officer of Health, give notice to the awar ar occupier of such premises to remove all accumulations of water from such premises or to rake steps to prevent the recurrence of the breeding of mary toes in any such ne cumulations of water and such owner or ac cuplar shall comply with such notice forth. with,"

SLAUGHTER-HOUSES,'

The Culovial Secretary moved the adoption of a series of bye-law, which repents and sub stitutes as from 1st January, 1919, all bye-laws originally contained in or since added to

schedule B of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1993, under the heading "Slaugh- ter-houses and Slaughter of Animali," The Altorony General seconded. Agreed,

SIR FRANCIS MAY

His 'Excellency the Governor, in eulogistic terma, commented on the fact that the Colonial

aked for and simply in order that there may be subject matter before the Council to speak to, 1 move pro forma the resolution as it stands.

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for housing these people who are all engaged. so'Post Office work.

3. This answer disposes of the third ques tlon.

COLONIAL CEMETERY. The Bill entitied in Ordinance to set apait certain Crown lard to be used as a burial ground for persons professing the Christian Religion, was read a third time aɛ d' passed on the motion of the Attorney General seconded, by the Colonial Secretary.

TRADE MARKS,

Council again went into Committes on the Bill gatilled An Ordinance to amend, the Law relating to Trade Marks,

When Council resumed the Bill wayported with amendmenis.

TYPHOON REFUGE.

Council considered in Committee the Uil outfiled An Ordinance to authorize the Cen struction and Maintenance of a Harbour of re- fuge upon and over certain portions of the Sea Bed and Foreshore situated.upon the Harleur frontage at Taikakisal, Mengkokisni, and Yau- mail, Kowloon, in this Colony.

Council resumed and the Bill, was reported

without amendments.

The Bill was then road a third time and pasted.

TÓSTPONEMENT,

The following Bille were not proceeded. with:--

country in which wesith is fairly widespread have difficulty in appreciating the currency needs of a country rich naturally but so thickly populated that the vast majority are very Mr. Hewalt seconded, stating that he agreed poor. This is important to remember and it with the terms of the resolution. He con is sometimas forgotten in discussing the local | sldered the attitude of the Gay.rument the currency problem. As I have said, I do not correct ons, believing that the coinage of the propose to discuss it now. Local currency Colony could not be dissociated from that of problems have been to the fore ever since the the Chinese Empire. birth of the Colony and they are not likely Hoo, Mr. Osborns:Sir, I thought that we to be solved by exhaustive and exhausting were here to discuss questions concerning spreches delivered in one afteragos. More Hongkong, but we seem to be wandering away over, it is not, really necessary, to the practical into Chinese currency affairs that have so bear purpose. I have in view, that the Council ing upon the point at issus; so i will endeavour should endorse an opinion which may be to focus the debate back to the Ca'ony's needs. The honourable member who has moved this regarded as academic. I am only con. cerned to elicit ad expression of opinion resolution declares that repudiation of British apon the merits of the proposed scheme coins is indefensible and no doubt there are is a whole. On the occasion of its promul many who will be inclined to agree with him :: gation Your Excellency said that the Govern findeed it was only in regard to this aspect of the ment would consider it. Doubtless you have question, as 1 stated a fortnight ago, that done so. If after consideration the Governanticipated any exception being taken to my ment does not intend to carry out the hon. proposals. I will not argue the point; to member's recommendation it appears to me to do, so would be of little advantage because be desirable, in the public interest, that a state-it is unlikely that upanimity would ever ment to that effect should be made. For this be reached, But i will meet his objection with

esan, Part of the scheme being to redeem

a development of the original schems, by the existing coin circulating or held in the which repudiation can be avoided and by Colony, obviously, if the belief were to gain which redemption can be effected without ad ground that the schems had any chance of be ditionat toss to the Treasury. I would- aug. ng adopted, our coins would tend to flow back gest that the old coins by demonetised only te the Colony in Inconvenient quantities, so far as the public are concerned that

Second reading of the Bill outliled An Ordio. with the result that, eventually, in the case of is to say that they continue to be legal

thing belog done, they would still further tender to Government and cease to ba legale to amend the Tramway Ordinance, 1902, depreciate. To prevout this, the Govern: tender to others. The effect of this would meat, if they have no intention of redeem be that a certain quantity: would annually nx ai par the colas held locally, should return to the Treasury and could be meltay say so. The belief that it is important to down and re-cast into Bow coins. Our local dissipate a possibly misleading ides, cal exchequer by slow degrees gorged itself in the culated to encourage speculation, is my past with unwholesome profits from subsidiard main reason for bringing forward this resolu- coinage and if redemption be the only accept- ilos. I must confess that it is perhaps notable avenue to reform, then let it, in similar particularly well designed for the purpose, and, manner, disgorge by slow degrees in the if the statement which I hope to elicit is made, future. Meanwhile the new coid would circu: I shall be willing to withdraw it. The latter late at par and be legal tender both to Govern pail, suggesting that, if anything is done, our ment and the public. The Honourable to use Chinese colas-that they will prefer clavan Ohinese 10-cent pieces to ten "British. That may or may not be so. Again I will not argue the point except to say that if the Chin ese profer their own colas, it will be their own affair and does not in the least affect the majo principle of my scheme, which is that à coin at all times worth im face value would be avail. ab'e to those who wish to use it; and in further answer to this argument I can only repeat what I said before that those who continue to accept depreciated coins will have no one but thom selves to blame for any loss they may suffer.

His Excellency the Governor observed that

Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordin- ance to amend the Licences Ordinance, 1898, and the Liquor Licences Extension Ordinance

1981ed to repeal the Liquor Licenças Amand- ment Ordinance, 1952,

ADJOURNMENT. The Council adjourned until the 26th jost.

FINANCE COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Finance Committee was

held immediately after the meeting of Council, the Colonial Secretary presiding. It wa agreed to recommend that the following, vote

the feelings of every member of this Colony local currency ought to be dealt with as a Member fears that the Chinese will continus he adopted by the Council:

Secretary, had been honoured by His Majesty the King, "I am sure," he said, "that voice and at large, that no honour in any part of the Empire has been beter dese,vad " (applause)

PRINCE ITO,

His Excellency also stated that on the news f the death of Prince Ito, he telegraphed the -ympathy of the Colony to Japan and received a

eply acknowledging, with thanks, the fact.

whole by some comprehensive scheme of re form, at least indicates that I am not opposed to change, as such, So far I have been against most schemes of currency reform put forward; not because they involved change, but because I was not persuaded that the changes proposed were for the better. For instance, I did so! agieo with the proposal made seven years ago to adopt pound, shillings and pence as the In maving the following resolution of which currency of the Colony. That proposal was he bad given notice, viz :—

pot pew, aby more than subsequent, pro; "That in the opinion of this Council the issue posals to "go gold" were new. Pounds, of a new subsidiary coloage convertible at par shillings and panco were proclaimed legal 'would not be successful unless the use of all ¦ tender Fera in 1845. Our merchants ignor.

SUBSIDIARY' COINAGE.

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other subsidiary coins were prohibited in the ed the Government's theoretical gold standard he had given much thought to this matter, and Colony, and that, in the circumstances, it is and wisely continued to conduct their opera- he remarked that he did not believe any British undesirable to deal with the matter except an tions in the currency most convenient to China's Government would accept any proposal which

· make excellent refreshing beverages, part of a comprehensive scheme of local car forelga trade, the fact being that they had no op involved the repudiation of British colos. With

rency reform,"

tion in the matter if they wanted to see the trade | regard to the question of redemption the liabi The Hon Mr. Murray Stewart said:-la prosper. Those was fondly imagine that curlity would be exceedingly great and it would Guaranteed to be made. from the speaking to the resolution of which I gave ency problems would cease from troubling if he unknown. It would also strike an extremely Dolice at our last mee ing. I shall not detain only we had a gold standard should dip, back dangerous blow at Hongkong as far as its in- pure juice of sound ripe fruit.

the Council long. I propose to do little more fifty years into the history of the Colony. They tegrity and financial stability in Chioa was con- than indicate my reason for bringing it for might Then realise what the Government cerned. Discussing the motion, His Excellency ward, Manifestly it refers to the scheme for eventually realised in the early sixties that the became very sarcastic about gorging itself with the issue of a new subsidiary coinage, pro-wise thing to do was to adopt a currency of profits derived from the subsidiary colesge and pounded by an unofficial member in the debate

laid it down that the Governmeal was here for on the Estimates a proposal to repudiate after

the benefit of the Colony and for the mercantile a certain date all the existing subsidiary

interests of the Colony. coinage circulating outside of the Colony; to redeem the amount circulating or held in the Colony on the same date; and to issue a new subsidiary coin, convertible at per to aby extent, but only legal tender up to two dollars these coins to compete for public favour [2B with these issues from the Canton Mipt, the circulation of which in the Colony was not to be prohibited. Hitherto 1 hive held with those who consider repudiation, unjustifiable, redemption impracticable, and probibition impolitic. The way the boo, member put the case for his contention that we are not bound

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Mr. Murray Stewart said that after the remarks made by His Excellency be wished to with- draw his resolution

The resolution was withdrawn,

LIQUOR LICENCES; The Reaniution under Section 6 of the Li-

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A sum of thirty-three thousand five hundred and ten dollars in aid of the vetr, Public Works, Recurrent, Miscellaneous, typhoon and rainstorm damages.

This was all the business,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A CHINAMAN was this morning sentenced to eighteen weeks' bard labour for stealing a quantity of clothing.

TWENTY persons appeared before Mr. J. R. Wond in the Polics Court this morning for cambling. Two of the men were each faed $100 and the rest bad each to pay $4,

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SERVICE,

EMPRESS DOWAGER'S ·

FUNERAL,

IMPOSING OBSHQUIES.

[By courtesy of the “Shoung. Po."]

Peking. 10th November, The funeral of the late Empress Grand Dowager took place on the 9th inst.

When the coffin passed through- the East Gate all the Chinese offi- ciale and students knelt down, while the foreign Ministers and merchants. remained standing.

They then followed the cortege. The funeral obsequies wore much more impressive than those of the late Emperor Kwang Su.

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RAILWAY IN KWANGSI.

· SURVEY OF ROUTE.

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Peking, 10th November. Chang Kwan-fa has been ordered by the Ministry of Posts and Com- munications to proceed to Kwangsi to survey a railway route.

RUSSIAN MINISTER OF

FINANCE

HIS MOVEMENTS.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking, 10th November. The Russian Minister of Finance is at present at Harbin. He will

ONE year's hard labour was awarded a China-not proceed to Tokio. min at the Magistracy, this morning for return- ing from banishment. Aamber native received

six months for the same offence.

Two men were each awarded six weeks' bard labour by Mr. J. R. Wood this morning for on- lawfully importing men lato the Colony by fraudulent means for the purpose of emigration.

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HONGKONG BANK shroff in TROUBLE,

ALLEGED LARCENY OF $150,-

Before Mr. E, R. Hallifax (First Magistrata) la the Police Court this afteraodo, the 'cass was THE Safjon Opinion gives good accounts of the resumed in which Ng Ki Soi altaï Wo Tue rice crop the coming season there, Rain Shuo, is charged with the alleged larceny of has fallen in abundance to the great benefit of

Sign in bank-notes at the Hongkong and Shang. the plants. The latter look well and give pro-hai Back on the and November last, Detective. mise of a fine crop

quor Licences Extension Ordinance, 1908, was GEORGE Heim, the German prospector who not proceeded with.

KING'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS. Hon. Mr. M. Stewart asked the following questions:-

qual value with the currency in which the trade of Canion was being conducted. The Government of that day realised the identity' of this Colony's commercial interests with those of the grest trade centre of Squili Chios more clearly than many among us would stem to at the present time! It is just as important to realise that commercially we are part of Chios as to remember that politically we are not, a fact the significance of which, we have just been sharply reminded, is insufficiently appreciated in high places. Realization of the former fact that commercially we are part and parcel of China leads to a cautious recoption of currency reform proposals based upon the idea that the time has come for this Colony to take independent action. That time will not have come, it seems to us, until the proient renewed prospect of the establishment of a uniform cur- rency throughout China shall bave faded: The hope that in exchange for permission to raise the Customs duties the Central Gov- eroment will discover a strong reason for strong action, may seem somewhat faist, but ! submit that it is less faint than any hitherto held out. We shall doubtless be told that the Central Government' is 'oot strong enough to was chosen for the obsequies of the late force a uniform currency upon the Provinces Dowager Empress of China some weeks ago, even if it so desires. Put it is not reasonable to and that up to last Friday the Secretary of

(1) Is it a fact that, in the original instance, the postponement of the King's Birthday Celebrations was ordered by the Secretary of State without any previous reference of the matter to, or consultation with, the Govern ment of this Colony?..

(2.). If so, will the Government convey to (be Secretary of State a respectful intimation that such treatment is resepted in the Colony?"

(1.) In view of the fact that the well known date of the birthday of His Britannic Majesty

was recently arrested on a charge of having. smuggled diamonds from German Sooth-West Africs into Germany, committed suicide in prison infirmary at Berlin,

THE nuisance of street-sna ching has evidently not abated A Chinese described as having no occupation' was this morning given six months' hard labour, six hours, stocks and welva strokes of the birch for snatching a gold ear pick from the person of a Chinese woman.

THE following have been chosen to play for the Hongkong Football Club v. The Navy, on Friday 12th jest,, on the Club ground, at 5 p.m.. Rugby Section: Messrs. Shaw, Carroll, Kilby, Kempthorne, Claxton, Clarke, Latier, Thick- Desse, Wolfe, Robertson, Hone, Couricey, Biden, Temperley, and Mellraith, THE Pinang Gasolle says that Government in.

Sergeant Appleton prosecuted and Mr. Lan d'Almada (of Massre. Goldting, Barlow and Morrell) was, for the defendant. Mr. H, J. Gedge (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) watched the case on behalf of the Hong) ong and Shanghai Bank.

A foki balanging to the Keoug Mỉ shop of 117, Wellington Street, stated that on the sad November last, his master handed him Sirgo: is potes, a $100 cheque and a bank book. He went to the International Bank and handad the cheque to the shroff, who gave him a re ceipt and told him to return at 2 o'clock to co! | lect it. - Astor having collected the money, he

went to the Hongkong Bank and presented the- bank book containing the bank notes, ibres Sca notes and ana $100 nota to the defendant. Ho.. saw defendant receive the money, for which

he made an entry into a Chiness book. Then he wrote on a small slip of white paper, which, be pat, into the book, Witness waited for &

little while behind the counter. After about

fifteen minuter, be asked defendant if he had.

to redeem, shook the first of these opinions & little, but by now it has re-settled in its old foundations. Having thought over the matter consider that the proposal to repudiate, how ever attractively it may be presented, is, after *it, jadefensible ; and, further, that, in any case, new subsidiary coins would not cure the incan veniences at present complained of, unless the concurrent use of Chinese subsidiary coins were prohibited. In other words, i think that the scheme propounded would not work. It is here that opinion differs. On the one hand, it is contended by the hon. member that the fact of his proposed new coin being convertible at

be asked to believe one moment that the Cen. State gave no sign that he considered that the par would cause it to drive out the competingtral Government is powerless to do this and to claims of the later over-rode those of ite additional #180 per quarter is charged for postage. that the Chinese coins would still be in demandonough to eradicate the opium habit in a few ment any information as the reason for thin tends to introduce a Bill fǝr 'the Registration visbed, but the latter did not reply. Witussa -

Chinese coins. On the other hard, it is held be told at the same moment that it is powerful former in this British Colony, has the Govern. Tha postage on the weekly aqus to any part of, the among the poorer section of the population, years throughout the length and breadth of sudden change of attitude?

world la 30 cents per quarter.

who would always prefer to receive in exchange the land. If that ha possible, and the accredited The Colonial Secretary replied as follows: Bingle Coples, Dally, ton cente. Weekly, twenty for a dollar, say for the sake of argument, eleven authorities on Chinese affairs proclaim the 1. The reply to the first question is in the à five cents (for esah only).

Chinesa ten-cent pieces instead of ten British fact, it must surely also be possible to per-affirmative. pieces. It is this view of the probabilities form the for simpler task of controlling a 2. The questions pot forward by the hon, which the first part of the resolution asserts. faw Provincial. Mints. All that in required member and, the replies given will be transmit-

NEAR Sourabaya, a match factory, the first of The point is debateable. I don't propose to. is an adequate molive and this may concalveted to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. discuss it. It is impossible to do so except atably be supplied as suggested. Thus there

the kind in java, has just been started by an 3. No, great length. And the hops of reaching finality seems more chance

Arab. The Nieuwe Van-den-Dog says that the reform than over before in too slight to justify that. Currency questions and therefore more bau ever now should we HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1999. are perhaps the most lotricate of all the que exercise priecco and wait and see what is to Stewart asked:

In accordance with notice given, Hop, Mr. factory in almost in working order, the only thing lacking bring some gear on the way from lons about which people frenly dogmative and | coma, in the meantime it is incumbent on thisIs it accessary to the work on the Post Office Europe. The labels and some smaller ap. receive any more money. He then returned to

Government to coctions to work toward re-

pliance will be made in London. Jara wood habilitation of the subsidiary colas in use by

will be utilised for the business. exerting its influence to combat the evils of over production by the Caston Mint. More than that I do not at the moment advocate because it appears to be still doubtful who ther the anticipated uniform currency through. out China will be the tael cr the dollar,

The Hongkong Gelegraph

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was

hald in the Council Chamber this after

noon. Present His Excellency the Goversor, Sir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M.O., His Excel. Iancy Major-General R. G. Broadwood, c., (Commanding the Forces), Hon. Sir Francis H. May, x,c.1.0,(Colonial Secretary), Hon, Mr. F.-

legislatian dealing with them is notoriously apt to load to most unexpected results. Our are peculiarly intricate owing to the complex relations created by contact between ancient ad matora conditions of life, between two distinct and well-defined states of civiliza- on with standards of wealth so far apart

that the unit of currency of the ода

GOVERNMENT RECLAMATION SITES...

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of Midwives in the near future; arrangements will be made for native midwives to go through a proper course of instruction in Malay before they are registered. This should help to re duce our shocking infantile mortality.

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that the plot of Government land between the Law Courts and the Praya should be largely occupied as workmen's dwellings ?

How many people are housed nightly, in the MR. A. D. Machado, who for the last quarters which the contractor is allowed to six years has managed the now well- maintain there, and what rest, if any, does is known Kamuning estate in Sungel Sigut, draw from their occupation? Are all the people Perak, arrived in Singapore, this morning.

1st inst by the Kinta housed there in work on the Post Office? is regarded as subsidiary coin by the other, Whichever it is we should, if possible, adapt

And are we to understand that the public the management of the United Singapore out currency to it, Rud, pending the Central may be asked to put up with the nuisance Rubber Estates Lid, It may not perhaps be of the first, if not the first, planter to der would be wire of us to launch out independent for the year or more during which the Past

monstrate the value of the rising. rubber ly. If, however, within a reasonable period, it Office will be in course of construction?

The Director of Public Works replied:➡ planting industry by conducting tapping ex should become apparent that, after all, the hope

periments on the Para trees to the Singapore that I have dwell on is not to be fulfilled, then 1. No. | wo shall bayo to face the risk of independent

Gardens as far back as 1901, during his tenancy

I need not remind the Council, that the notes

was handed bick the pass-book, which bu re cognized as being in his master's name. He placed the book in his inside pocket. His friend "wont to÷ibe÷Chartered Bank, Witness prof ceeded to the Java 5. S. Company, where be collected some of his own money-$550. After deducting the amount of exchange bills, he had $138.20. Howent straight to the Bank to deposit some of his own money and asked defendant whether he had finished making up the account, Defendent replied "Yes" but said he could not the Kwang Mi Company and banded the bank- book to his master. The latter opened the ́book and told him that the account had not been entered in it He took the book and my turned to the Bank, where he asked defendant for an explanation.. Defendant replied that it was all right and that coibing was,in excess. Witness asked defendant to inquire. Delgad ant rose and walked out to the door and skört. afterwards retumed. Witness said he was

fondant picked up a piece of paper and checked the account and said that nothing was in 'excess. Witness was handed the book

· A.Haxaland (Attorney-General), Hon. Mr. Asued by the Provincial Government Treasury Government's eventual choice, I do not think is created by the condition of the plot in question genarally known.ibat Mr. Machado was one certain be hid handed defendant $150. De

M. Thomson (Colonial Treasurer), Bon. Mr. F. Ni B. Joves (Director of Public Works), Hoo, Mr. F. J. Hadeley (Captain Superintendent of Police), Hop, Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar General), Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M.B., C.M.G., Hon.

(Clark of Councils)},{"

Caton are payable in zo-cent pieces. I need not remind you that the shares of the Hwangtung section of the Canton Hankow Rall My are issued in exchange for ao cent pieces; that, in fact, the capital of that great andartak-

2. There nie et present over go men housed

and was asked to make out the account.

He looked carefully, foto'’tha" book and saw.

Hop. Mr. E. Osborns, Hon. Mr. E, A, Hewally to the English mind that when the local Branch local currency reform-dealing with our copper / masons brought over after the last typhoon tion; an account of which appeared in our fasan see the lower number but did not see the top Mr. W.J. Gresson, Hon, Mr, Wai Yuk, C.M.Qing is in 20-cept pieces—a fact so astonishing action and then a comprehensive scheme of | pightly, in the workshop quuriprs, These are of the must-superintendentship of that institu- that the amount, had been altered. He could Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart, and Mr. Q. Clemenll of the Chlon Association advised the London | ar'well as with our silver coips-l receive which, destroyed their maisbeds from the Ms of the 16th April of that year. On his departara Aumber. A European balonging to the Bank:

Committee of it, the Chairman was' afraid to my active support. But while these things are Tau Kok qastry from which stons for the Past from Bangal Siput, Mr, Machado was presented was then called and the Police sent for mentios it at the Foreign Office leat it should on the knees of the gode, i have no particular Office in prepared. They will in a few days with an illuminated silk scroll by the traders Mr. H. Macintyre, cablar of the Hongkong The minutes of the last moeting were read turn out to be a ridiculous mistake on our part, desire that this Govaroient areold bar of refure to the Ma Tau Kok ikade which are and minars of that rising township coached in This only shows that the. Inhabitants of a. In may way other than by the declaration i bure being rebaist. The contractor draws noʻreat: hausal anlagistic language-Birald Timsa.

sad confirmed.

MINUTES.

and Shanghai Zante, also gave evidenca,

The case was remanded,