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WASHINGTON advicos of May ził state -The dispatches received, at the State Department
Minister Calhoun at Pekin' are of sinister impert. The American repræsentative In China. and condition in the empire alarming and Washington is dirqulated by bls reports.
M. KATO, the Japançae Ambassador in London, unveiled a tablet over the bed in the Seamen's Hospital at Greenwich, which has been an: dowed by the Emperor of Japan. He expressed the gratitude of the Emperor and the Japanese astion for the cars the Hospital had always bestowed on Japanese sailors,
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NOTES BY THE WAY,
THE CRITIC CRITICISED.
ANNUAL MEETING.
I notice that my comments last week on the The ordinary anual, general meeting of question of the management of the local pri- shareholders of the Peak Tramways Co., Ld., son has excited, the wrath of a curre
pondent was held at the registered office of the com. who has taken exception in rigorous, terms to pany, Alexandra, Buildings, at noon to-day, for the word "paradise" used in describing the the purpots of receiving the report of the criminal's rendezvous, Of course, oplatons. ⠀ directors, together with a statement of accounts differ as to what constitutes real, unalloyed for the year ending gath April, 1910. Mt. paradise, but I am inclined to believe that the Henry Humphreys (chairman of directors) pre-correspondent in quastion will agres with mo sided. There ware also present:-Sir Hor when I say that when a long-sentence gentle. morjee Mody, Hon. Mr. Haury Keswick, Mr. | man succeede in obtaining ble freedom with Noble (directors), A. H. Duga, 1: M. Wong, D. the cases on more than one occasion 8 J. Scott Harston, Simon A. Lęży, De J. W, such ridiculous esse as appears to hava béko
E. Clark and G. Rapp (socialary);
cently, he must surely pass 'through that ex- The Secretary having road the notice can-tremely desirable state of overwhelming tray. vesing the meeting,
quillity which we are told is only to be found when we have crossed over to that distant bourne whence no traveller returas. Perhaps the old dictum of "What's oon man's food,"\ dividants with different turns of anind as far as cte, may be applied in the case of different in this particular questios is concerned. Per- sonally, koow of several people who had
The Chalman said :—Gentlemen,-I will with your permission follow the usual custom and take the report and statement of acconuts period under review a considerable falling off in as read. During the first seven months of the traffic receipts was evidenced but this was more
than made up during the last five months with
the result that we were able to end the finas
deliberately committed an offence for the ex-
be made out setting forth all the available demands, attention, and probably recon. the Imperial sideration and modification of the law under evidence, and be submitted Government with a request that the latter which it is possible for an innocent owner, mele out candiga punishment." This seems and master to suffer heavily. The greatest to our Western mind to be condemoing sufferer, the man to be pitied, is an inno people without trial and clamouring for cent ship's captain, Apart from the fine, A. S. WATSON & CO., their execution. "Hang first and try which is sure to be acutely felt by a captain, after" is the tone of it. The whole question who we do not hesitate to say belongs to an is begged in the words "who have beco dis-under paid class, it is possible for a die- covered to have misappropriated, etc." By honest or vindictive owner (and there whom have they been discovered to have actually are in this world some conscience committed this offence? By what right does less and heartless ship-owners) to make him any council déclare a number of men guilly suffer either for not being clever enough to en ex parte evidence? No; the Council prevent the concealment of the stuff by the His Excellency the Officer Administering the should have insisted on open trial on a very cleverest and most ingenious law Government has been pleased to appoint Mr. criminal charge.. If we are told that this is breakers in the world, or on the contrary, A. E. Wood to act as Assistant District Officer pot according to Chinese ideas or Chinese for not having cunningly enough: aided and for the Northern District of the New Territories custom "we retort that the whole concern is abetted them, and for being so clumsy as and Mr. J. D. Lloyd to act as First Assistant not. The point is that the Council itself is to involve the owner in the necessity of pay Registrar General and Deputy Registrar of an adaptation of methods entirely foreign to ing a fine instead of making a profit on a Marriages, with effect from the 18th instant. those which have hitherto been employed by actacious transaction. Whichever way it is THARE are no less than 6 6s industrial. guilds the rulers of China. It is postulated that the taken the captain is banded over chained japan according to investigations recently old methods are no longer suitable and the and bound hand and foot to the mercy of made by the Government. Of these, 5,900 were Chinese are resolutely asserting man's right to the ship-owner. This is an aggravation of agricultural guilds, while 76 were trade guilds. free and fair trial, when accused of offeace the many anxieties and serious grievances of Hogo prefecture contains the greatest number
cial year with a sum of 51,124,88 from traffic re- press purpose of being received in State against his fellow-man. We agree with the the men who go down to the sea in of industrial guilds, which total no less than Council that a list of accused should be made, ships: An innocent owner is also to be 438, while the Hokkaido comas last on the list to the good. The loss on subsidiary lodgings sad, what's more, on appearing befor
coinage amounted to $1,817.44. The character the "bank," they made no bonas of it but calmly -of-our-traffic-bus undergone considerabla informed the astonished gentleman in the and that a searching investigation should be pitied, but shipowners-are-usually wealthy with.caly.
change of recent years and is tending to her beach of their wish to make a ben-line for the resolutely and openly carried through. But we and are certainly not without means of self-
ago we used to rely principally upon our sum. the slip's officers seem to have exerted the
mer receipts for our dividends but now we do the number, who look upon bread and skilly that there are people, no matter how few greatest possible vigilance. On the voyage
better during the winter months than the sum
as the acme of paradise as compared with to Penang they discovered a large quantity
their ordinary existence. of chande and handed it to the Revenue Authorities. Captain Bainbridge and his officers are well-known to be extremely painstaking and watchful, yet all their care and anxiety have not saved them. That almost demoniaccunning which characterizes certain kinds of vermin, such as the rat and the Chinese burg.at or sneak-thief, acems to have been possessed by the smugglers. in this instance. "They had lowered the forbidden drugs down a ventilator shaft to the engine room, where it was placed inside hollow steel column, which was utilized as storage tank for engine oil. To examine may be sure that those "best efforts will that particular place meant getting through not be feeble and that however disinclined two or three inches of bilge oil, and lying monster python from the Malay péni sula, those in Peking interested in hushing things flat on the back." Day altet day the ship's which occupied a ca ̧ ukou, fi, lest square, up may be to permit it, the investigation will officers had examined all over the engine-two hedgehogs, two, lynxes, au Lad a badger, have many strong supporters in the Govern, room, and all round this place, which batur. ment, and it may take place. This is of course a threat, and we are not sure we are sorry to see the Provincial Council asserting, itself so daringly. Their object is perfectly just and reasonable, and their demand is, as they say, "of the utmost importance to the people of the whole province of Kwang- A. S. W \TSON & CO., lung as well as of the people of China."
cannot agree, in considering" them guilty defence. In the case of the mong staf Tir notified that Mr. E. A. Wood is authorid till further in ihs same direction. Ten years King's boarding-hpusa. So it is quite clear
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simply because they are accused, or even because there is said to be evidence against them. If and when after fair trial a competent Court has declared them guilty, let their names go to the Imperial Government for punishmeal. The second resolution is ex tremely outspoken, and has our sympathy, not untinged with admiration. It plainly aneounces the intention of the Council to exercise their best efforts to protest vigorous ly against the Government" if it "should refuses to take steps to thoroughly investigate the matters of the Railway Company and to punish the defaulters." We take it that the words "thoroughly investigate" include fair trial of accused after which, and only after which, may any be called "defaulters," We
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by the Governor-in-Council to bold a Small Debts Court in the New Territories (exclusive of New Kowloon) at the following places: Tai Po, Sha Tau Kok, Sheung Shui, Shatin, Son fio, Tai K'iu, Au Tau, Peng Shan, Sai Kung Tsuo Wan, Tai O, 1'ung Ch'ung, Cooụng Chau and Yeung Shu Wan,
THE Cruisers Chattanooga and Clevsiand have arrived at Cavite from their long cruise in
Chlua waters." The Cleveland commanded
by Commander Hugh Rodman and the Chat
tanooga by Commander John D. McDonald. Both ships expect to be ordered to the United Stales shortly. The New Orleanı, çommanded by Commander Rodger Wells, has been report ed as having joined the ficet in China.
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THE Hamburg-Amerika li er Sucu which arived at Kobs of the morning of the 17th
instant, brought a pair of Bengal tigers,
a baboon, and a number of other animals. This
ally came under suspicion. Counsel Live, cost incut was safely landed at the suggested in Court that "so long as the sys-Kanera Casioms, and ware duly taken delivery tea of paying the informer and only pro. of would be a continuance of smuggling."THE Basilan Rubber Plantation, formerly the seculing the master and owoer existed there This phase makes clear a point which property of Dr. Strong of Zamboanga, kas boca at first sight was a little obscure. How acquired by Mr. U. H. Cateaux of Madila The property, in ali likelihood, will be put in the bands òl a company soon to be formed for its development, The purchase was mado had been made by several rubber experts. Samples of the rubber sent to London two months ago were quoted it. Y5.52 a pound at a time when fise hard Pars was selling for de centavos less!
was the Preventive oficial enabled to
If the Provincial Councils are to be detect that which, bad escaped the utmost
of any use to their Empiro they must be Watchfulness of several men whose interest. only after a careful ex misation of the property | perfectly frank and courageous. No greater lay is discovering it. What inspired him to mistake could now be toade by the Imperial lay his hand on just that spot, that most [98 Government than to make this Railway busi inaccessible and unlikely spot? An in- ness a test of strength. That it has to any former, we hear, obviously: Informers are hateful necessities. Could not payment of extent even now that appearance is wholly due to the refusal, sums phrase of the In their blood money be made contingent on perial Government to consider this question discovery of the guilty parties and their ac from the very beginning, Unreasoning, complices? As Counsel said "With somic stony-headed "No" always excites resent-slight amendment of the law it might be Ordinery badness communication sold be addregment, and results in a conflict of wills. The possible to get at the informer, instead of the staatly sing, as the report, that a man in
third and fourth resolutions deal with the innocent captain and owner." Obviously.
A casumiturations funded for publication in "The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH should be Mireued in The Malicor, I. Ice Loss Road, and
should be accompanied by the Writer's Name and Addren.
to The Manager.
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any rejected MS., nor to return any Contribution
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The Hongkong Gelegrapa
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1910.
regulations. These would seem to be urgently required. The fifth is a personal one, and therefore, like all personal matters, regrettable. The Council desires the Vice- roy to request the Throne to order a delay of the departure of Sir,Chèo-tung Liang Cheng until the affairs of the Company be seitled, Sir Chen-lung is, we hear, staying near Can- ton, and will shortly depart for Berlin. We cannot express an opinion as to what good might be done by delaying bis de- parture, but if he could do so with Imperial permission, he would disarm the criticism of his enemies and encourage those friends
who believe in him,
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
LHE English Mail of the 30th April has been delivered in London.
TR. A. E. Wood, Cadet, passed bis fipal ex- amication in Cantonese, on the 1st Apr 1, 1910-
SIR F. T. Piggott, Chief Justice of Hongkong, French mail, in making a short stay in Malaya who arrived at Singapore by last outward
and is now at Kuala Lumpor,
FRIDAY, the 3rd of Jans, 190, being the birthi day of His Majesty the King, will be a deer now, There will, however, be no celebration this year to commemorate the day:
-H15 Majony-King George V. bas sent a special message of congratulation to Miss Florence Nightingale on the attainment of her pipetieth birthday,
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THE Gariile states that Government Notifică. tion No so of the ith of last March, is amend by the deletion of the words "King's Birth day, Wednesday, 9 b November" in the fifth line.
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mer moalbs, owing to the continued increase
in casual traffic. this as might be expected
is particularly noticeable if the,winter bappaus to be Go and bright as casual traffic is do pendent largely on the state of the weather. The projected Dow lind to the Peak has been abandoned owing to its enormous cost and the, will before the Legislative Council in con
section with it has been withdrawn. The
lowest tonder' obtained for building this line amounted to $942,677.00 and upon such an outlay a reasonable satura to shareholders would have been impassible. The amount
standing to the debit of the baw line in the accounts will be written of gradually out of profite. Before moving the adoption of the report and accounts I shall be pleased to
answer any questions.
There were no questions.
report and accounts.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Ore. }, W. Fable, Sir homusjar Hedy, Hoa Mr. Henry Keswick, Mr. J. Scott Harston, and Mr. Simon A. Levy were re-elected directors on the motion of Mr. Humphreys saconded by Mr. Clark.
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So much for the mailer of paradise, but it in not cay to understand why my critic sbould have thought fit to drag la the question of pri- son yrtare. He is of the opinion that the bar. bayrar and paelesstasks of shot-drill and oakum- picking are two of the most demoralizing means
of
punishment which the brain of man could
devise, Victoria Gaol like the rest of its kindred institutions may not exactly be described as a" paradise, but the punishments complained of are the faults of the age in which we live and i have as much control over their continuance or abolition as my critic "The Triangle." It is agreed by all intelligent individuals that' the prison was primarily meant as a means of re
form rather than vengeance but that this fact is unfortunately, lost sight of by those por
The "Chairman, moved the adoption of the sible is one of the many wonjɛensas of our much-boasted civilization, and has nothing ̈Mr. A. H. Ough ̧secooded.
to do with the present state of affairs, ex- isting with regard to Victoria Gol Par asps The Triangle" if he is really bent. on making himself useful would do well to put is shoulders to the wheel in one grand effort and last a sweeping reform against prison methods which are at pressat existent. If success crowns his efforts, the unfeigned thanks of thousands of outraged humanity will go out to their saviour for their merciful emanci pation from a state of revolling cruelty. Queer stories have been related of queerer things which have happened within the walls of pri-
Mr. Ough moved that Massrs. W. H. Potts
and A. R. Lowe bo se-elected auditors.
Mr. Wong seconded. Carned
The Chairman-That concludes the bus Dess of the meeting, geatlemes, Dividend
warrants will be ready on Monday.
CANION DAY BY DAY.
OPENING OF NEW HOSPITAL.
[From Our Oton Correspondant,]
In the course of a Consulus report it is stated that it must not be assumed toat New York s wa Eldorado lug the wurkingman. The ex-
Canton, 27. May. passes of living are so bigo und are so con-
The newly founded hospital known as the Lok Shin Hospital at Sha Ho, outside the regular work in the Wanted Kingdom "at lower
Eastern late, was opened on the 26th jostant, wages in as well, it'nut bailer, off than his. tel.
when the Taotai for the Development of Na low workman in New York at higher wages, cive Industries, Chan Moag Tsang, H. while if he is out of work he is better off at Cheung Put Sze, Lau Wing Fook, an ex-Com- bomo. It is estimated that to live in decency "mander, So Ping Shu, and many other officials wap, his wife and a couple of childreä muni sprud just £100 a year,
IHK Pope, on learning of the intention of Mr. John D. Rockeisiler to devote his immenso fortune to works ut benevolence and education, decision renders him worthy of the grande bas telegraphed to ten millioure that, this
ol ali mankind. Speaking or Hucketciter and other philotiopic american millionaires to the Cardinalé una Banups" who attended at the Vatican for the Leated Address, Hi
coliness said: --" 'Taese ameničan millionaires ate Protestamis, but I give them my blessing aevertheless, because, all, men wau do good meru tha blessing of God"—1 ha Madras Afail.
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'soos but I am certain not one of the favoured few to whom the inner lifs of Victoria Gaol can be said to be as an open book. And there. 1 am content to leave the matter
IS IT AN IMPOSTOR ? The other day, my attention was drowa by friend to a curious pamphlet which evidently. emanated from a sectarian' source komewhere Borth of Hongkong. The pamphlet in quer. lion was issued under the mask of annoy
mity and the sum-total of its obje appeared to be the redemption of lost souls, preferably those belonging to the heathen Chingro. Bot what struck me as a temarkable fact was a most ingenious Combination of spirityst aid with materialistic considerations. The
were potent to take part in the opening cata-writer of the pamphlet while inviting thots mony, Admiral Liban, when on his way to bha whom he (erms "beyond redemption" to avail Ho, on a bicycle, with the intention of attend themselves of timely aid at the same time tock ing the function, unfortunately suffered a slight care to recommend them to patronize a CAT!" ir jury to his leg as tho rorult of a collision Lain establishmoot when in need of summer baiween his bicycle and a ricksha. Admiral Li apparel, which would confer on the purchasers inaugurat ceremony at the hospital. The kos and all through the sole desire to do good to therefore returned and did not proceed to the an immensabsucht and save them doctor's bills.
pual building is a large and stately one, having fellow-creatures, at least, that's what one is asked accommodation for a large number of patients, to believe. The fact suggests at air of soctuous Isaactity which seems to surround certain good Mak Ki, a policeman belosging to No. 6, prople. Af all events, the pamphlet sounds. Police Station, was discovered to be a member | like a free advertisement for somebody ; doca'at of the unlawful society known as the "Small it?
OIL, AND RUDDER, Dagger Society," When arrested he was found
"SMALL DACOer society,"
in possession of some papers which contected All the rubber market exparts and their han..
him with thosecret society. This man has been KATt-on are busy" explaining that the rubber. **THE value of daily bathing" for "heall's sake sentenced by the Testai of Constabulary to "boom" is by no means done with, and ma should be a recognised institution with all sen. imprisonment for a period of five years.«. As anbe they are right. The writer of" City Nofer sible people. But in pause of the bat must outcome of this case, the officials have issued a in a leading Locdan contemporary woul us determined by the temperamental and pay-proclamation strictly warning the members of advise the public; however, to make a careful scal requirements of the taividual, as is the police force and the people generally sa extract from "Beths and Bathing,” a tudatos Į against joining the unlawful organization, in the Uncle Bob" sonna, which wa bave
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KORBIGN TROOPS IN NORTH CHINA.
reorganization of China the troops of foreign Is consequence of the progress of the army
Powers stationed in Nonb China are being gradually withdrawʊ, "
OPIỤM " PLANTING":" Whenever a proposition, or a course of action appears very obvious, beware of it. | CANTON-BANKOW RAILWAY, T
There will be obviously very much to say against it, In such a world as ours and Our correspondent sent us the exclusive with such beings as men are it is impossible ocws, which we published yesterday, that the to provide for every contingency, especially Canton Provincial Deliberative Council after in the making of laws. So we British, who four sittings and prolonged discussion had, love the obvious, and hate the complicated, A TELEGRAM from the Kabafuto Government received from health and Strength" Library, at an extraordinary meeting, unanimously have our laws made by plain men for clever reponts that the O.S.K. samer Faire-marut, Bulag Street, London, W., "Uncle passed five resolutions dealing with reforms men to break, Then, when clever and bad stranded at West Notore point, Kabaluto, on Baby who has given he renderá many valuable to be made in the working of the Cantonmen become too numerous, or when even cargo are safe. At noon as the 13th instant perhaps excels is provious efforts in this-o
the ith instant. All the passengers, crow, and mints in the living of a pure and healthy life, Haokow Railway. It is difficult to estimate the stupid seem able to break or avoid the the operations for refloating the steamer bad of the most recent audiuions to the popular the gravity of the attitude taken up by the law, we make such modifications in it as are not yet been successful,
BOMBE the queason of the daily bath is put : Council. The members seem coldly deter. obviously necessary. It is forbidden to im-
with such force that, the ordinary, zoador may According to the latest investigations of the mined to have this troublesome business port into a British Colony, say Singapore, A the opening of the YUDUAD Tonkin almost blush to ducover what joy's and benefits military authorities the present forces of the settled once for all, and they have declared certain drugs, say morphia, chandu, co-railway the other day, much was sild of mais missing by neglecting the datiy dip. One trepps of various pari coals stationed in North their determination with a candour and caine and so forth. These drugs are easily the expected increase of trade along the line of une charms of "Uncle Bob's" books is un-China are as follows:- baldness which do them credit. At the concealed and bring a very large profit when phong, especially as regards maize an whest points are discussed. Tao roader is not bored Peking, a companies of infantry; East Military which would grantly benefit the port of Hai doubledly the Chatty way in which all his France; -Tientsin, a company of infantry; same time they seem, your mind, to express successfully smuggled. The officials of the for exportation to Europe. L'Avenir du Tonkin by vagus technicalities and statistics that disan Arsenal, 4 companies of infantry and a barteries themselves too sweepingly. It in the Preventive Service could easily be outwitted points out that thens exportations will never be thing to the home reader. The book in just of artillery, Tougku, a companies of infantry: fault of young, or rather newly-constituted by clever and dishonest captains and officers realized so long as the railway traffic rates are atk-one-sided, of course-but the talkor is oop Shanghaikwan, a company of infantry. Total assemblies, to ere on the side of vigour and of ships. Owners of ships might bring presso high and heavy transit charges block the who knows his subject thoroughly, and cad com- 1,500, frankness of expression. Their intentions sure to bear on officers in their employ to way,
sequently advins easily and with authority, Wa are excellent, but they almost always deserve wink at a profitable bot illegal concealment. MR. H. V. Henson, head of the Yokohama
are sager io recommend theas little books to the reproach of being combative, indeed To prevent this, a simple remedy was devis branch of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., our readers, Included in the series are two other aggressive. This is generally owing to the ed. If in every cast of smuggling both is making a trip to England, in connection books by the same author. Errors in training uss of stronger language than older and owner and captain were made liable to enor with bis departure the Yokohama Municipal ae explained in Physical Culture for Begin steadier public councils deem wise to use. mous: fines, amuggting would present Council held meeting on the 11th instant, whilst "Skipping" is an admirable little Faulty wording has injured many a good small attractiveness to captains and owners, reports the Japan Gaurits, and decided to pre compendium of information dealing with the ment Mr. Hanson with a pair of large Makuzu value of this old-time sport for health and cause. The fint of the resolutions passed Obviously. So obviously that it takes aases in recognition of his services, during his athletics. Every book in the series is published Italy, aga in Peking; Austria zoo in Peking by the Canton Council decides "that case. like that of the Hong Moh to year of office as Chairman of the Yokohama at the easily afforded price of 6d, and we most and Tiantain; Russia go in Peking, and japan list of those member of the staff of the Com-show what monumental injustice may be lo- Foreign Board of Trade, in promoting that fa- beartily welcome "Uncle Bob's books, as 163 in Faking and 400 in Tientsin. pany who have been discovered to have ficted by such an obvious regulation. This treats of the Municipality, Tas presentation friends whom we would not, or dare not, de
The total for il Powers is 2,000 la round opriated money from the Company - gaas is in several ways no remarkable that it a cook place on Friday afecaron,
without
Germany: -Tianlain, a section of infantry and a section of artillery; Peking, sections of artillery and sections of infantry,
Great Britain:-Tientsin, x''battalion of in facity and a baitalions of sapoyar ka tions of artillery and a sections of infantry Shanghaikwan, a section of sepoy?..
· The United States has 150 troops in Peking;
study of the estimated growth in the rubber output during the next year or two, to remem bar that Braz 1 is merely modest in its output at the moment in comparison with its capacity, and to recall that those high rubber prices will gi not last for ever. It is necessary, in fact, to regard the present gifis "froch the gods" as on a much more conservative basis. A glance merely a special bonus, and to consider values
at yields will then bálp to sober the autbusiast. the oil group the shake-out of the weaklings seems to have done good, and there seams little doubt that this market will also be worked vigorously. The market has not yet got to the
service to show that, whatever the increased stage of tall talk When it does, the motor industry and what not will be prassed into output, prices, will advance, and that the
In
som" was come to stay. The oil, like the ubber market, will have its mad days.' It h vastly entertaining to those who remember the "booms" of by gone days: Nose the lose, the public who can watch closely, and have the pericds. Bat the market, and moia sspacially accessary capital, can do wall ennyigh in such
the company promoter, does ist better, and is royally assisted by the journelistic boom
whackers."
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