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Intimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JANUARY 19 1910

Cod waited for developments." This occurred at io.30 pm by my watch," he added so that there is no jakery pizary or banky-pinky about the narrative. Then he proceeded: "Ten minutes later the same picture" (it must

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

'GOVERNMENT COMMISSION TO BE

-'APPOINTED, **

With reference to our leader in last night's issue dealing with the subject of the impending

AMERICAN LADY DOCTOR IN COURT

INTERESTING CASE AT THE MAGISTRACY.. Before Mr. E R. Hall First Police Ma

formed him that "It is a common occurrence source of supply? I frankly own that I for coolles to wash in the stream and to uro, um 'noi." Neither, we venture to think, is the banks as a latrina.” That was a clear-cut anybody else now that the plain facts have statement of fact, rendered all the more import been revealed. The question of deciding what Bot because not one in ten of the inhabitants shall be done to prevent contamination has A S. WATSON & CO., of Hongkong have occasion, to observe the

waitlog of the fees in Government schools, in gistrate, in the Police Court this alternoon, babits of the coolles at the nullah in question,

is balore but I felt no tremor this time. I am will be remembered that some time ago the Susan Lobina Lamb, described at. an Amuri- They take it for granted that the Sanitary

informed that this in the heaviest shock felt in Chinese sent is petition to the Govern can lady doctor, was charged with practising Department is looking after their inter expect that report to be laid on the table of Shanghai since 1847". Of course it was, but mant urging that, the proposed increase be medicina in the Colony without a Jicance. M asis, being woli paid to do so, and the possi- the Sanitary Board at the earliest possible why did he not príduce bis informact who, we not carried into effect, as bearing vexationslys. B. L. Bowley, from the Crown Solicit

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bility of obnoxious practices being per mitted within the Peak Reservation Ares would never cross their minds. The Madical Officer of Health unreservedly admitted that there were dangers incident to the use of the

been referred to a complete sough, public will maintain a calm songh until she committee submits its report, but we shall

moment. And we shall expect that report to De anverely practical, devoid of high-falatia theories, and impossible angieusting pro- blems. The Committee should certainly be sufficiently qualified to produce a scheme which

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feel certain, 'is a relative of that fine old Eng. certain classes of the community and lish gentleman known as the Oldest Inhabitant? When the earthquake struck Shanghai there were actually some polico serganais. in bed~- on a Saturday night at ten minutes to eleven

defendant.

of a family for whom he wished to get a good Yessm, Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the especially the working man with three or four office, prosecuted and Mr. E. J. Gents of elementary education,

We are. now given to understand that the Government are about to appoint a Committen Grist for the defence was going to raise a proli- Mr. Bowiny said that he understood that Mr.? to inquire and report upon the grant-in-aid minary objection on the ground that the des Mr. Grist said that his friend would

Pokfulam reservoir, but it is only fair to that will permit the retention of Pokfulam reservoir, o'clock i Such an accident could never have of schools in the Colony and the possibility bl a | fandent was a Chinese, practitioner. »

officer to add that he has in past years called the attention of the Government to the dangers re- sultant from the very cossidérable coolie traffic, through the valley. Audsofar as we can make out th: Government have done nothing to able the avil. The micule written by the M.",H,' by na ments cheerful reading; but what we appreciate

so that it may serve the needs of the Peak and West Point, and at the same time be so in- expensive that it will not constitute another drain on the fiusuces of the Colony.

SHANGHAI SHOCKED.

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curred in Hongkong, because it is the boast and pride of the member of the police force in this Colony that they are always on duty-especial ly on Saturday nights. The first 'mergeant tackled by the reposter must have produced biz potebosk, frowned severely on the newspaper

education.

modification of the system of the payment of grants; niso, whether the public revenue® is capable of meeting an increase of the vote for Probably consider the matter and drop the

prosecution Proceeding, be stated= ibai -

·So far as we can gather, "no guarantee has"

there

tun summoneas, the only include within its scope the vexed question of mitted on different dates. The point was that bean given that the Committee's inquiry will plained of was alleged to have been "com difference being that the effance como

ware

Last week Shanghai was visiled by an earb. man, coughed three times and started oraculare: fees, but as the announcement of its projection defendant was “axempted from the Ordinance in the straight-forward language in which it in quake and from all accounts the people of the "Your Washup, it was like this 'ere." But has followed so close upon the sending in of by Section's, which said that all Chingra prace couched. There are grounds for alarm that model Settlement have not yet recovered from the shorthand writer puis it all into the third the Chinese peritios asking that the fees be not titioners were exempted. He submitted that. CHAM- typhoid or cholera might be spread throughout the weird experience, We had always been person. The sergeant on doly said that his raised," It seems more than probable, that this there could only be one mearlog conveyed by: the Colony as the result of people at the Park | goder the impression that nothing on the face books "began to slide to and fro, while the object also will come" within its purview, the words “Chinese practitioners of Chiapie and at West Point using this Pokfulam supply: of the earth on in the waters under the earth desk, began to heave like a ship in a storm the fece is rightly regarded with no littla alarm ten years ago in the Chinese.regielty of Hogaš Certainly it is to be boped so, for the raising of nationality. Defendant married a Chľaknian A person who might have had typhoid fever could shock the worthy residents of Shanghai tossed seaway.". No, it is not a quotation from by the working-class parents of children of kong and was therefore entirely exempted,

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PALATABLE

AND

j_years.ago_mightunconsciously-be-the-medium

of starting an epidemic in Hongkong. When we

We had been led to believe that they were case,

the wreck of the Regal George or the Song of bardened against surprises, but if all stories be Empire. It is ad exhibition of the verbal say "unconsciously" we meas unconscious of

in nature's behost, but not unconscious of his

school-going agne.

The terms of the Commitina's reference will kiso, we understand, include the question of

ought to be construed most strictly. Defend They were dealing with a penki statale, which not was of Chinese nationality and therefore she

his responsibility as a citizien when respondiertue there must have been a sort of barlegal, calisthenice taught in Shangbai. He added | the allocation of Government grants in respect bad committed no offence. He did not know nada in most of the streets, in the places of that he thought bis friends were pulling the of schools providing secondary education as whether the prosecution admitted that defend- A grant violation of the sanitary regulations. the sarthquake made its presence falt,' A yroll, od fròm his surprise and said quite placidly:"It's instruction pare nod'simple. It is jast possible down distinctly that if a woman married a entertainment, and in private dwellings when furniture to annoy bim, until at last be recover- distinct from those ziming at giving elementaryant was of Chinese outionality, but it was lald When it is stated that half a ́d. ten European entertaining account of the episode, written ap sound asleep awoke to find their beds shaking, Queen's College may incidentally be taken Chinaman or a man of any other nationality,

residences and the Dairy Farm buildings are supplied with water either before filtration or

that the present constitution and working of

within the scope of the Committee's inquiry,

At the moment we have not been able to ascer.

-Committee, nor whether the Committee will be

she adopted that 'bationality. There was no doubt about it.

Mr. Bowley said that the Ordinance, was,

REFRESHING. after ineffici, al filtration welkink we have said / Shanghal popers. It is quite clear that the and looked under the bed for the man, bot betals whoare the members forming the Education framed, with a view to preventing mitchiel

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a hearthquake." Two sergeants who had been parently in all seriousness, appears in-one of the Like the proverbial maiden aust they got up enough to indicate that the dangers hinted at resolved that they were in for a disaster which experience is rich. The officer was watching vested with powers to examine witnestar; but douce folk of Shanghai were thoroughly wasn't there. We think the next sergeant's by the M.O.H, are not at all visionary, Pro would out-Frisco San Francisco and the a suspicious character from behind a lamp post the subject is of such widely extensive interest check upon the practice of medicina in fortunate scribe who want round interviewing He rushed to the middle of the road and was provide the community, with ample informs when he felt the past moving away from him, in the Colony that we trust Government will the victims of the seismic disturbance for all surprised to see the past resuming its normal tion regarding the Commission at the earliest there synonyms for an earthquake are employ- position. Thinking he was the victim of an ed by the Shanghallanders-caught the nervousoptical delusion be said nothing of what bad and bypocondriafal just so they were emerging happened until he beard of the q zake." Another. 4.D.O. AT THE THBAINE ROYAL. Colony. The question of untionality did not lence "The bacteriological reporis concern from that dull stupor which we understand sergeant had a similar experience, for when

cautions are taken to guard against the conta mination of the water, but it is perfectly clear that these precautions are absolutely inade- quite to meet the objections of Colonel Redford. And what are we to think of this son-

presence not be

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practicable date.

GOVERNOR'S NIGHT.

Before the passing of the Ordinance, there was

the Chinese form of practice; they were doubt. the Colony. He did not wish to run down eas very skilled but they entirely disclaimed Fargery. The Ordinance also sought to prevent -- non-Chinese from setting up à practice in the anter into the case at all.. Is Sir Francis Pig- gott's book on extra-territoriality, it was dis- tinctly stated that marriage had no effect on ationality. The prosecution would be in a position to prove that defendant attended on a certain lady, who, unhappily, was dead, and ‹ advised her. She prescribed for her in the ordinary way, just as any other practitioner

ing the purity of our water supplies, which

foliows the usual tremors. And they were all at seeing the two gate pos's trying to close leaving a certain park "ho was thunderstruck are received monthly, would not give suffi cient timely warding of such

willing to be interviewed and to dḥlets at large in on him. He lost no time in getting to 2 infe coolam ni.

At the Theatre Royal yesterday evening, the tion as is suggested here, as the what they saw

na-the state of their, feelings, and to describe distance when he looked round and was

Amateur Dramatic Company made their second of the specific organisms would

or what they thought surprised to see the posts in their usual

appearance in "The Toreador." His Excel detected until some at least of the persons periences until they were in a fair way to be but later on when wo realised what had House, including Captain P. H. Mitchell Taylor, would have done and did pot. advise her

hey saw, and to magnify their ex-

position. Not understanding at the time what lency the Governor, Sir Frederick Logard, K.C. using this water had become infected?". Are come convinced that they had been through happened he made clean breast of his DC; Captain N. Simsro, Private Secretary; According to the Confucian method of practica,

bud occurred be decided to say nothing, was present with a party from Government S. WATSON & CO. to it a fence nnd wait for

Mr. and Mrs. Denly; and Commarder and Mrs but practically as an American lady doctor, CIMED

move? Not yas, Now that we are acquainted oscillation and all the rest of it reminded them to themselves? Perhaps they bad never heardly baforo nine o'clock was the signal for the

clared that the rumbling and shaking and | geants wish to keep this exciting experionca Basil Taylor. His Excellency's entrance short The' defendant held au 7mericas, medical with the dangers that threaleti'us it is the duty of the great earthquake of 1847—or at least of the earthquake of 1847 and so had no date nichestra to strike up the opening barn of the diploma, and was known as Dr. Lamb, . Da

HONGKONG and KOWLOON.

Hoopkong, 15th July, 1939

BIRTH

for something to turn up before we make à

On 19th January, 1910, at "Edgehill," 6A, The Peak, the wife of Albert Haymeed of a by, foul fith diseases 100

On January 11, 1910, at Wusih, the wife of Dr. Chade Marshall Lee, of a datigbler.

DEATH.

the event of the century. Many of them de-

experience." Now why did both these ser-

of every ratepayer to see that the Sanitary must have beep as bad, judging from what they 18 Depatment and the Government are compelled had read of that ancient and bistorical occur. to adopt the mezi vigorous measured to protect rence. Oas editorial writer in an agony of im the Colony from all possible chance of attack pressionist writing declared, "We have known Dr. Clerk spoke off the effects which shubquake phenomena Sabandoning Pokfulam reservoir, but surely it je

have on human nature, but that is a very differ slight shocks before in the Settlement, but so far before known mothers to snatch their children An oor own experience goes we have never

out of warm beds and rash with them into the

Oo, January 13, 1910, Eumelia Joanna de Senna, relict of the Inte CM. de Senne, aged 63,

The Heaghang Celegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1910

REVELATIONS,

National Anthem, the audience upstanding was of Anglo-Saxon stock and it was extremely fandant balonged to the Americın saça'atd

meadebile.

Mr. Grial contended that nothing was med--

possible to devise maade whereby the health of ent thing from koowing them. We have had no idea that there had been an exitbqyak. I the stage management lef little to be desired. tion of race and method of practice,. Asy men

veniencing the residents whose only water, the Colony may be conserved without incos?

supply is derived from this source. Any engineer who was worthy of the name would have a plan ready in a couple of days to meet the bjections of every medical ex- post and sanitary faddist in the Colony. That is what we pay our engineers for wo are delighted when they plan a thoroughfare and macadamise aʻroadway, and train a bullah, reaipoabla degies of originality and a sugges bat we expect something more. We expect a tion of ability sufficient to overcome a simple problem sech is that presented in the case of Pakfulam reservoir. Colonel Bedford presented his case for reform very strongly when he re minded the Board there was a batracks coolaining 400 men, married families, set- vanis, coolies, etc. who were practically valled along to Hongkong we are quite sure residing on the banks of this nullah, Weal in order not to put ourselves at the mercy pass over bis remarks about the opportunities of the Philistines, it would have been referred afforded for the breeding of anotholes, and to as the seismic disturbance of the 8th instast.

outer air in the midst of winter. We have never before seen such hurried break-ups of bridge parties, sever before known grown men the vibration of the earth produces, nor to complain of the peculiar nausea which seen how men tura pale and cold who momeal before were laughing in the warmth and radiance of youth. All this happened, and a good deal more, on Saturday night" There is something very terrible in that experience, but we think the writer made a huge mistake a emphasising the fact that it all happened on a Saturday night. If the earthquake bad tim

it next morning?

thrilling night it must have been in Sbangbel to go by. We must stop buse, but what a on Saturday, the 8th inst., at roga pim. And what a topic for a Sunday moming's convenapon the original presentation of the piece on the defendant should have entered ples of be With regard to the performance itself, title unlikely that the defence' would allege that tion. There is only ous omission to which previous evening. There was apparently a dis-longing to the Chinese nationality,

remains to be added to our remarkt passed extraordinary, under than circumstances that the defendant bad Mongolian blood. It was

peopia were there in Shanghai that Saturday we should like to call attention-How many

tinct improvement josheinsemble, which was not sight who never felt the shock at all, and had marred by any hitch worth speaking of, whilst tioned in the Ordinance with segard to the ques careering around until they were lold all about Mr. A. B. Moulder in the part of Donos he liked.

Premier honours were carried off again by could practice according to whatever mutbod Teresa and Mr. Geo. P. Lammert is the file. 10 e. Mr. Moulder's acting as the passionate Spanish beauty was entrancing whilst her vocal efforts were excellent and elicited encores on more than one occasion. Mr. Lammert ́ shows to advantage as he always does in labour at the Criminal Sessions this morning Miss Ella Rowe acted with much chem as A CHINAMAN was awarded four years hardly applauded for his great song of the evening. our A.D O. performances and was vociferous.

for the crime of armed robbery,

the vivacious Susan and danced' as `sicely as a vèritablo di nagusa of the Alhambra. Miss

LOCAL AND GENERAL, THE strengthening of the fortifications of Wia divostock is to be undertaken at once, on an elaborate scale.

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England about the riddle of farty with to liefs for disposal on the China Station. H.E. SIR Frederick Lugard will distribute the prizes to the boys of the Diocesan School and Orphanage of Thursday, 27th inst, at nsda, CAPTAIN R. O. Oiter-Barry, and Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment, has been selected for

His Worship-The Ordinance is very wide, Mr. Grist, 2

is very wide. | Mr. Gridi~Yes, your Worship, the Ordinance

Gris's objection.

His Worship at this point, recorded Mr.

which time she did considerable missionary had practised for eight years in China, dùring Mr. Gris, continalog, said that"defendant"

work. Then she mar‹led a Chinese doctor who obtained his degree at Canton. Defendant"

ceived some small payments in the nature of

presents.

Mr. Grist at this point hold a short consultas of which he told his Worship that defendant' denied having attended on the 30th December. tion with the defendant, at the conclusion

THE Edgar, cruiser, bas been ordered to leaver. Shelios Droper made a prelly Cora Bellamy attended a considerable number of caros but and sang swety, but showed a tendency toshe never actually made any charges. She did time and give place to that confidence, which Dervousness; this, however, should pass off ignot practise for gain. She had, hawavat,“ ra her undoubted abilities deserve to inspire in their owner, Mre, W. Webb was voted general- W. Fearne (Dora Selby) and Mr. H. H. Gilby (Mrs. Mallow Hopsing) again distinguished ly a very "atching" Dora Staunton; whilst Mrs.

a two years' course of study in the Chinese lanthemselves in their respective pans. Mr. Percy Mr. Bowity.asked his Worship to sulke opt Tester as Sammy Gig was irresistibly comical the summonsțin respect of the goth of Decem and Mr. W. G. Worcester in his own way was ber, un he understood that, defendant was in no less laughter compelling; some of his formed on her visit to a certain panty on that effective and bis grotesque dancing; war' quite Favother doctor had been called in.

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alarmed and excited, but wben alt is said and come to his 'remedy for the present state of Nobody would have dragged in the entirely seated in Hongkong by Messrs. Dodwell & George Robey mannerisms ware, particularly; dare that her services, were not required, as

THE Underwood Typewriter Company, repre

Co, Ld, have issued a pretty wall calendar for this year.

Those who have read the semi-official ac count of the proceedings at yesterday's meet ing of the Sanitary Bord must realise by this time that the representatives of the public would bavd been guilty of a gross dereliction of their mapifest duty bad they bowed to the suggestion that the discussion on the possible contamination of the Colony's water supply should be held in private. We can quite under stand the feeling of the official element that the malo facts should be kept secret in order that the community should not be unnecessarily

done it is better to face the dangers we know things. He put his idea in the following terms: nccessary fact that it occurred at 10.52.00.a than to conjure up spectres of the imagination, if what i have brought forward this after- Saturday night. But being truthful and coura- And that is what would have happened bad moon is supported by the opinion of the Board, Reous people in Shanghai the most precise the members of the Board adhered to the It means that the lower reaches of the Mount details had to be given in order to convince bei original proposition to keep the knowledge Austin sullab should be cut out of the waterceptical. Now let us see how the shock "of what was happening at the Tytam Rad Pok-yielding aren of the Colony, or that it shouldfected some of those who appear to have fulam reservoirs from the eas of those most be more amply protected from trespass or con concerned. No harm bas been down by the temination, This is, I know, a serious matter, order to express their terror. Ons gentleman been granted the power of vivid description in fall and free exposition of the facts, and a vast in view of the present limited assets of this who was at the theatre said that "doring the amonst of uneasy-dumise and speculation has essential commodity. Nevertheless, it is a lay he had been leasing, against a pillar to bees dissipated. We know now what we have logical sequence, if the premises adduced are the corridor sunning beside the dress circle to face; we can judge for ourselves what steps correct ones. The actual means would be for when it suddenly go up and hit him. Then it should be taken to protect the clony from the the consideration of the P.WD., who might started to move around and becoming seanici Dood not appear to-morrow or at all this The estrias for the Marathon Race closeded on her sending them bills, bai she had par

net profits for 19ng of the Hongkong proposed to pay a dividend of seven per cent Land Reclamation Co., Ld, is $192,403.29. It on the paid up capital.

His Excellency the Governor has contented eats of the Anglo Chiness District Schools on to distribute the prizes to the successful stud. the 29th ipal, at noop, at Saiyingpun School. Wwe requested to state that the jurors sum- moned to appear on the 18th insinot at the Supreme Court House for the prosent session

Crulier Highflyer, which has just been refitted Fashion, unless notified otherwise.

at'a heavy expenditure, will be sent to the Far It is considered probable that the second-class

East shortly, or if not to Chinese waters to the East Indies Station, where she saved previously both as flagship and private ship.

a feature of the show. Mesare H, Wilkins Mr. da Costa was called lute the witbess.box

(Augustos Trail) and S. P. Warbrook (Sfr the miccein which attended the performance, Archibrid Slackit) contributed not a little to

and the lesser roles were suitably maintained.

opers, which is as tantalully dressed as any A word of praise remains to be given to Mr. Joba Robertson for the excellent setting of the production which we have seen in the East. `- MARATHON RACH.

BROKE CROSS COUNTRY CHALLENGE CUP.

Wage

moo. The race will take place on Saturday yesterday, and fifteen junnels have entered for

212d inst, at 3:30 pm starting from Aberdeen. the race including'severat: well-known gentle.

A launch will leave Blake Fier at 2.30 p.ra for the starting place. The interest in the race is great this year, and we understand the com

idissemination of disosse; and we,shail suppost perbays eliminate the lower portion of the he beat a hasty retrant," - We call that a suc svery schemo which has for its object the purísqilab, by taking pipes through it from above, cinct and masterly account of what happened. fication of the water supply and the safeguard. so as not to lose the water from the higher Diber people bave been knows to picture ing of the public bealit to this instance we reaches; and get rid of the water from thee symptoms in somewhat different language CAD dive is the root of the trouble without the inhabited area, by diverting it low some but the sex-sickness is the crowning touch wlightest difficulty, nor need say outsider's other direction. Secondly, to train the bed which gives verisimilitude to the whole. A. sanction be obtained, so that no time seed be of the unilab, so as to remove the irregularities, other. gentleman, who was in his own room at THE French armoured cruiser Montcalm, which Patitoru are in good form, and à close finish is

Jost la coming to hand-grips with what is ob which now offer nuiserien for mosquitoes." taga on Saturday night, told how be was viously a preventible source of possible And he added in his concluding remarks: "Re. standing with his back to the fireplace when contamination of the water supply. The member that a water supply is a generat sup. he heard a sound like a heavy gust of wind question, nu most renders are aware, arose ply "A spark of mischief kindled at its source The bed shook, the cartalos flapped, a picture out of a commuofcation from Colonel Bedford, may set up such a cor fi igration of trouble in swong month-east by south-west and back again, P.M.O, of the Forces, suggesting that the con- the path of its distiíbution that it may be the water in the swer splashed, the mice ditions pravalling at the nullah in the vicinity, difficult to extinguish it." To the Army, the Gr; chirped, the bedread. zaliled, af Mount Austin, which flows into the Pokfathing we do when we get into camp, is to place bill fall out of a drawer, and the cat criad unpaid till all out of a d lam reservoir, constituted a grave menace to a seniry over our water supply, to prevent any- Minn. He thought there had been

the health of the community... He declared one from contaminating it. Are you satisfied explosion so be, remained ‹ stondías has the authorities' si Mount Anida had in., with the prosent guard over the Mount Austin - sama position with his back to the

and deposed to having asked Dr. Lamb prior charge. She said that her fee was Sy a day to receiving bar services what the was going to and 40 cents for ricksha and faunch fares,

mentioned about fees, be told the defendin stated that before anything had beas Cross-examined by Mr. Grist, witness

that be would be sure to pay her, and defer ant ssid that she often received as much as

Defendant also gava evidence and said that she married Lam Tre Ying ten years ago, number of ber Portuguese patróní oßen ins done so.

having been born in Norway, and her mother was born in Canada.

By Mr. BowleyHer father was a Norwegian

of auch, summons,

Hi Wanhip Imposed a fios of $10 in risper

is fitting out at Brest to carry the flag of Admi- ral de Castries in the Far East, is to make a CHINA has deficitaly decided that she will no-quantity of cargo offering for Karepe

anticipated.

UNDER: date. Shanghai, 13th! Wheelock & Co, write 1--There big tour. The vessel is to leave Brest in the refer the Maceo boundary diepste to arbitration London Conference has baga oblig the projected journey until February, 1911, difficulties with Chisa with regard to the dell | “Lider" tarms since Tae principal pelots where the Montcalm is to mitations of Macao are fargely dos to the first fortnight of January, and will opi complete It is probably correct to say that the present four more Outside" steamers on the benth

touch arg-Colombo, Saigon, Hobgkong, diplomatic mistake at the time of the salzura of

writing

Skaugkal, Yokohama, Chefpo, Chemulpo, Win the Japanese stammar Talsu Maru

[rostác Flakodate, Vancouver, San.

Chinese, when Portugal sileged that the in which the occurrence had taken

To save her position tasa

land she will Fernan

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