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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY 16 roto

PLAGUE IN HONGKONG.

· LAST YEAR'S OUTBREAK.

"The official account of the small outbreak of plague in Hongkong le contained in the med! cal reports just issued. It'saya amat made

COMMERCIAL.

July 1dib, noom

The following quotations for rubber shares, by wire, as supplied by Mess, E. 5. Kadoorio

& Co,

To those mot directly affected by it, the coridus manifesto which was issued the other day by Viceroy Yuxo of Canton may have op. paaled as co-talning a somewhat curious type There was a small butbreak of plagos during of humbur bat to iboso partios who have most the year, the total bumber of cänen registered- camió to feel thata periodical 'sruptions of gat. | baing 15 as compared with 1,079 in 1908, rich-quick 'meikods of which the Ewangtang 240 in 1957 and 893 in 1,06. Of these 135 ca*0# authorities, seem to be enamonied it must occurred in Kowloon and in were imported. | .- have once again proved an eye-opener | Thirty-ond of the Kowloon cases occurred in and emphasized the fact that "it te easier Kowloon City—a native city of old rat-idden He for the Chinese anibaritlar to enter into treacles | dwellings which ouly came under`· British than to observe the stipulations contained in jorladiction in 1899 and has not yet been them. Since the beginning of the world there robalit, The non-Chinese cases comprised 3 have been many people who have been guilty. Indiane;' t Aslatic Portuguese and ↑ Japanese, of the downright perversion of truth but the all resident in Kowloon, and a Japanese cases true Celestiat does it in his own luimitable way. Imported from Japan, The energetic official who "al present presides over the destinies pl. South Chlog'is evidently spist mester in the art of making a thing seemingly appear that which it is not. Did not à certain genion say “Live and learn"?

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THE COLOWAN AFFAIR. The outbreak of hostilitias between the horde of pirates infesting the country not vary, many miles from the Colony and detachments of Portuguese troops at Macao provided focal residents with a lively topic of conversation and speculation was tifo during the week as to what the final upibot of it all was going to ba. I was glad toʻnčtice in the columns of the Telegraph that a truce had been declared

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The deaths from plague bambered to8, in cluding 4 Doo-Chinem deaths, so that the mortality among the son-Chinese was 57 paz cent. and among the Chinese 81 per cent,

Some 650 small bins have baso Exed through. cut the City and Kawloon and in the more important villages, for the reception of dead. sats. These bins are one gallon drums with bioged covers and are fixed to telephona And lamp standards and filted two-thirde luil of a 5 per cent, solution of carbplated cronsole which they may catch or find, dead on their premises into these bias. The, bins are visited once dally in the cool westber, and twice daily in the hot weather by ral-colisstofa. (one for each

When a plague-infected rat is found is one of these bins mon are specially detailed to fill up all rat-runt in the pouses adjoining such bin, rat poison is offered to all the neighbour- ing householders, and special attention is paid to the integrity of all gratings for the exclusion of rats from the houses,

a day or two ago, if not permanquily, in say health district) and 'the rats duly ticketed and 'event for the time being, and that the Porto-delivered at the Mortuary for classification and gusse authorities had generally adopted a baclesiological exámícation," conciliatory attitude. For my ewa part, 'I would not care to see a greater amount of bloodshed, than has been absolutely necessary for vital rensons. But what struck me very forcibly on fist reading the news of the outrage was the fact that for a long time past almost every jinnal of any stands ing has been crowing malf hource over the

In addition to the foregoing special measures question of what is popularly termed " China's rat poison and traps are distributed throughout Awakening," »Such a thing as the awakening the year to all householders on application. of Colan only exists in the minds of vivid and the Chinese geacially are encouraged to impresionista and is wied by those pactuous keep cala in their bookës and godowou, while a souls who are commonly known by the same specialeat-poiscoing campaiga is instituted just of missionaries as a weapon whereby they bafore the onset of the usual epidemic season, find an outlet for their proselytizing pro-, during January, February and March, clivision, The whole thing seems to mo nothing more or less than 2, (bare and a delusion, for surely there gube no awakening on the part of a savion whose representatives tear treaties Pinto fragments and scatior the pieces to the winds and among whose people are included piratical bands who are bold enough to put into operation their murder. qua plass is the very heart uf -civilization, as it were. Of course, one must not forget the fact that the Middle Kingdom bad lived in a state of civilization at a time when bar prosent-day superiors were barbarianse by comparison but she has since jumped down from ber exalted position to her present-day state Ubiil mac springs up to whom the strong will be assigned the callosal task of lfing up the nation from the rut into which she has fallen, thus bringing about another turning, point in her career, this time for the better, foar things will go.òn much the saine as usual.

ENDLESS PRAYER ČÍTAIN,

I notice that that screaming farce known as the "Endless Prayer Canin””” with which we had recently been pestered, has spread to India, One lady complained that nut of a large number of copies of the "Ancient Prayer that had been seat to her (bres were directed to a teigned band to her daughter and asked if something could Do be done to expore and extinguish the frand. It is difficult to believe that any of the people who keep up the chain, really believed in the arance of "some great joy on the ninth day," or that most e bem sin not practical jokers. - At any rate the thing is a suikades to the recipients, and, for what good it may do we will repeat that the originator of the chain was either amusing himself or was himself ball -witted. seems supe. fleets to add that no Bishop of London ever, made such a tool sh and aven blasphemous promise of the meg accompanying the "Ancient Prayer" indicates. PYTHON BELW,

Throughout the year there is also a contin- uous house cleansing of native dwellings, with a view to the removal of all rubbish which may serve as nesting places for rati, while the floors 'and skirtings are washed with a one par cent. solution of kerosena emulsion to destroy flors and other vermin,

During the year 65,113 rats were caught or found dead in the City of Victoria and 16,012 in Kowloon. Those from the City were examined by the Government Bacteriologist at the Public Mortuary and those in Kowthon by Dr. Pearse, the Assistant Medical Officer of Health, with the result that 399 of those from the Uity and te of those from Kowloon were found to be infected with Pugue, leis somewhat remark. able that throughout the whole year there was a marked preponderance of female over male

rate, caught, the numbers for the City being 18,946 mates and 35,167 fémiles.

A JAPANESE GHOST STORY.

A carious ghost story comes from Yokosuka which seems to call for investigation by those laterested in psychical research, reports the Japan Chronicle." It seems that one of the sentries at the torpedo-station at Nagaura bas of late seen a mysterious figura avery night, or rather morning.

Allagars

Anglo-Javas......................................TI1⁄2 15.

· Anglo-Malays..........................23/&.

Balgowales............ Bata Tigus

Bertams

Bukit Kajangs (pp) minumurara de Bukit Rajaha

Carey Uniteds..................................23/5 pram. Castlafalds...............................at90/+ -Chángkat Sørðangs -...............

Cherat ................$70 ............. 180/. Damansaray .urismoaren Eastern International....35/- prem. Fed. Selangor qrupunu Glenealys.....................................$2.75' Gionsbiolsun m Golconda...............................137/6. Golden Hopes.. mnogu Highlands and Lowlands ........t36/6 Indragitis ..................ansas Inch Kenneths.

Jonglaudos.....pion Kamuning) dan Koala Lampor... 'I anadrons (fully pald) Lanadrons (ppd.) Labus

8/ prem

Ledbary............90/- Linggle.................................................................62/6

London Aslatica .............................................ustők London Venture1.7/3 Merlimaus

Pegobs

Rubber Trusts '......................43/6 prem. Saggas

Sandycrofts.........$35 Sapongsa ada ****,

Seafields

Seboogs................37/6 prom," Shelfords...

7x16 Singapore & Jobores ..............$18

Sumatra Paras Sungei Choks.

Sungei Kapar...

Tapdjong.........

Tangkat.......« « «rinaçi- prem:

Toeringis

Old Rantu

17alted Serdang United Singapores Valted Sumatras United Langka

.....rig?.

551-prem.

aj- prem

198/6 |

..St .13/6

Para Rubber 9ht per Ib

RUBBER DIVIDENDS.

A London wire states that the Edinburgh Company bas declared an interim dividend of filieen per cent.

The Cicely Rubber Estates Company pay finst dividend on the ordinary shares of 60 par

cent, making 35 per cent for the year; and on the preference shares ɓij per cent, making 140 per leat for the year, and carries forward £5,449.

WEEKLY SHARÉ REPORT.

Reviewing the phase business for the week, Messrs. E, S, Kadourie & Co. write on 15th

inst.-

Lands, Hotels and Bolldings-Hoogkong Lands are in some demand and have been placed at Stoop and Ston. Shanghal 'Lands aya buen sold to the North at Tis. 108. Hum. Pres are offering rather freely and Sit would probably be accepted. West Points are inqu« ired for at F18 Hongkong Hotels have been dealt in at Scoy. The new shares are all

offering at $83.

Cotton Mill-Kwos have been sold at Tls, 121 Other Northern mills, according to latest mail advices, are as follows-Internationals Tis, so, Lau Kung Mowa Tie, 70, and Scy Ühees Tis, 240, Hongkong Cottons BIG WED!- ed at $g after sales.

Miscelleneous Green Islands have been forced on the market," and "a"fairly large business has been transacted, Sales as low as 56) have taken place. The market has, bowever, since strengthened and 564 is now obtainably. "Chias Providents are on-offer at $14. Hongkong Electrics have been dealt In at $10. China Lights are offering at S. Ropes continue in demand' at Szop Dairy Farms are asked for at $10, but nothing under $19h is obtainable. Watsons are do- changed with buyers at $51. İcon have de: preciated to some extent and have been sold as low as $140. Chiha Borneos have found | buyers at Sy) and more shares can be placed, Peak Teams are on offer at $14; and new shares st'$1.60. Powells have dropped to 52); Log. hath are quoted in the North at Tis, 1,430 and Sumairas Tis.,185.

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Rubbers-Singapore shows no imiprovement but a fair business has been transacted with Lon❤ doo in sterling stocks. Valted Somatran bave gone to London at 13/; and Sumatra Parni at 13/3 and later at raj. Totrangles have changed hands locally at 2/- and 2/6 premsam. Anglo Malayı have beso sold at 28/- ́and Tangkaha at 27/- and 23/6 premium, but closo rather stronger, United Serdangs have gone to Los- don at 131 and are wanted at the improved rate of 136f3. Linggis have been sold at 61/6 nod Bio Tigas at 115/ London Venturés have been in good request and as high as 7/ |has been paid. Blogapore stocks have been Deglected, but there is a smill demand, for Sandycrafts and Pegohs at recent" quotations”

Exchange, The-Bank's drawing rate on London in 1/9 7/16 on demand and the TT- rate on Shanghai in 74è̟.'

INSPECTION OF EMIGRANTS,

DR. Y., T. KLYT'S REPORT, '-

Dr. F. T. Keyt, health officer of the port, makes an interesting report on the work of his department for the past year, he writes os the inspection of emigrants as follows:-

The emigrants pass in single file, and those. who appear to be suffering from any communi. cable disease, and those physically unfit for labour arò stopped åad sent ashore. This ex- seipation at best can only be a superficial one, but yet sufficient to detect febrile conditions, akin diseases, eye diseases, physical debility, and the more pronounced symptoms which make themselves evident in bari-hari, syphilis,

and tuberculosis.

Th's is an important part of the Health' Officer's doties, and consists in the medical examination of all emigrants leaving the port of Hongkong. They master on board a few hours prios to the salling of the ship, provided with their tickets, and in the case of assisted emigracts, women, and children, with photo graphs as well.

Business has agala baza dúll'since we wrote To this work the Harbour Office and the last and in a few instances stocks have weak-Registrar General's Department send represan ened, but on the whole the market has remain ed fairly steady, -

tatives who check the tickets and examine the photographs so as to prevent any substituting or kidsapping of children.

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To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK. ING CORPORATION,

DURING Mr. J. R. M. SMITH'S abones

on leave Mr. N, STABB appointed ACTING CHIEF MANAGER."

G. BALLOCA Chairman of the Court of Directora, Hongkong, 16th July, 1910.

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"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, STEAMSHIP "LENNOX," FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND

STRAITS.

"ONSIGNEES of Caryyo kruhereby informed risk lato the Godowns of the Hongkong and that all Goods are being landad at their

Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, st Kowloon, whence and/or from the "wharyna delivery may be obtained.

No, Ufalms will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain subject to rent, ing undelivered after the ayrd instant will be

Intimations,

KIDNEYS.

AUSTRALIAN SHEEPS

KIDNEYS

at 60 cents per dos.

THE

DAIRY FABM 00.,

LIMITED.

The “AKAHI" Browary is alcanted wit the “SUITA SPRINGS," Than Calibrated waters are used in the

"All Malms against the Steamer must be pre- seated to the Undersigned on or before the 15th prox, or they will not be recognised. -- -- our beers.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left la the Godowns, where they will be "examined on the aand instant, at 3 PALƐ No Fire Insurance will ba‘effected,

· Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL, & 00, LIMITED, Agents. Hongkong, 16th July, 1910.

LAST NIGHT |«

THE

*(191.

HIPPODROME CIRCUS

AND

MENAGERIE.

TIME AND PRICES as usual.

To-night! To-night!! Don't Forget

LAST MATINEE:

TO-DAY, at 4 p.m...

FAREWELL

Purity guarra boed.

Nate Price List

ASAHI" & "SAPPORO".

Bear,

$12.00

perica,

$18.50

(To ba obtained ni ali Ratallaroj

FRENCH STORE.

{NOTICE.

We beg to inform our numerous customers and the public in general that we have been appointed Agent for the "CREME SIMON"

all Simon's Produces for Toilet 14791

Requisites, Parfumery, Powder, Soap, eto.

PERFORMANCE TO-NIGHT, at 9,80. p.m.. Hongkong, 16th July, 1910."

NEW CHINASA COINS,

FLAIN AND UNATTRACTIVE,

Chinese silver coins are pleis and unattractive,

It is rather disappointing to find that the new

· INSPECTION SOLICITED. Hongkoag, 21st January, 1910.

KWONG FUNG YUEN,

'for the appearance of a coin has much to do with its popularity, writes the Paking corres-'| pondent of the N, C. D. News, The low set that have bean'issued were nicely set in plush" boxes, but even la sach favourabis circum-| HEAD OFFICE--No. 83, Des Voeux Road Wast stances, with the glitter of newness to set thos TIMBER YARDI—Kaunedy Town. off, they failed to win spproval front the Chiness. There is, however, one point about the sub- TIMBER MERCHANTS, nidiary coins that aroures confidence and dispels

SAW MILL OWNERS, misgiving in regard to their relative values. te

AME is the fact that they are marked clearly dollar,

GENERAL CONTRACTORI dollar and 1/10 dollar, which is a simple ex- pedient to overcome temptation to discount,

HL.B.M. Naval and Milltary

Authorities, *:

Events Coming.

The apparition appeared regularly about two o'clock every morning, and in passing the sentry this very remarkable ghost invariably salated in approved military fashion. The 6gure used to disappear into the

Rubber-The market has ruled steady dur-

The copper and nickel coins may beexpected gunpowder magazine and soon reappear, again ing the week with an undertone of strength. saluting the stairy as it passed on its way.

Emigrants for the American porte, Mexica at any time, and, if the Tâ-Ching Government There seems to be more inclination to buy and British Columbia, ate previously examiond Bank is not unduly optimivile, mara will by 4 This, mysterious visitor was, of course, talked from London as we close. Para Fine Hard on board the bulk of the Disinfecting Buzean, steady stream of the new colas going into cly. In a recept home' paper--appears the news

about among the sailors at the naval Station, || Rubbeṛ is quoted to,1 by cable.

'where they receive a bath, have their temper-culation by the end of this month. of a banquet, the bill of fue for which sod a pany of ten men, led by a patty officer, ·Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Baoks stures taken, and their clothing and baggago way, to say the toast of it, nousual, at which decided to be in wait for the shadowy visitor hava bres in good demand and sales at | thoroughly disinfected ;'they thea`embark and Prince Louis Bonaparte was the guest of and endeavour to solve the mystery. Accord- $250/957) have.isken place. L ndoa cemes || undergo a final examination before salling, honour. The banquet was given by a singly on the night of June zi, they hid them. unchanged at £39.1of Subject to audit the ciety called the Society of Acclimatisation, one

The total number of emigrants passed during of the objects of which is the introduction into selves behind the sentry's box and awaited | Directors propose that the 'same dividend for | the year amounted to 76,430, of those 48,016 France of food pot generally known thera developments. About half-past one in the the frarkitrofike yaar bu paid, viz, £3, that were for the Straite Settlemeals, while the The banquet took place at the Gare de Lyon, morning the ghost made bir appearance as $500,000 beplaced to Reserve Fund, and about remaining 18,414 were for Ban Francisco, expected, and the bold sailorme's, all armed | $1,000,000 be carried forward. Nationals' are British Columbia, Honolulu, Mexico, and other

Porta. with stout clubs, sprang out from their hiding, still wasted at 576,- place and began to.belabour the figure with sturdy blows. Then a strapps thing happened, The ghost changed from the semblance of a human being latu that of a colt and ran off - obtain at present price. North Chinas remin 'into the woods, and the mystery remains, not firm with bayers.st Tis,, rig and Yangissä ät

only unsolved, but mora mysterious than ever!" $300, /

The bill of faro wai

Ostrich eggs omelette. Siewed python. Algeriap tortoise. Roast gezelle.

Porcupines in aspic.

Cold crow. Anserice. Date-palo: salad, Cactus.salad.

For those who were bungty.still roost" beef and new potatues were supplied. Ross | gazelle tastes like roast lamb" said one of the guay, but all the other dishes were peculiarly pasty, except the python, which tasted-like last

• week's fish. It was eatable, however, The tor tals was like an ndy chicken which had been

suffering í om a bilious attack, and as for the porcupine in aspic he would rather have dined

the abovo sumptuous repast, Python stew and Algerian tortoise would then perhaps become fashionable dishes on St. Andrew's Night, the haggis, of course, belog given first place,

THE FLYING AGE,

ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO.

SEVERE COMPETITION RESPONSIBLE Fox

DEPRESSION.

The Amsterdam market has been spmewhat adversely influenced by the publication of the

very severe, and, consequently, low pricas hava

Marine Insurances-Üɛsions continus om: offer a $175. Unloos have been dealt in to a small extent at $8 jo, but abaros are difficolt to

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The monthly figuras reached their maximum in the mouth of April, when quis left the Colony.

One thousand five hundred and plnety-two Filipino labourers arrived in Hongkong during the latter half of the year; sad wore trass Fire Insurances-Chion Fires are obtainable shipped by the isonic Mail steamers in batches at Sng, while Hongkong Fires are steady at twice monthly. These men are under contract 5353.

to work for the Hawalian Sugar - Planters' Chipping Hongkong, Gaplon and Mació Association.·• Thus the figuras for Honolula Steamboats have agáin received considérable | show a marked focrease over those of last year, attention and sales to some extent bays taken being 1,831 as comparad with 30. place at $127. Indo Chioss have been ruling The total numbeņa refaclad daring the year dull and offers are wanted. They are nominamonated to 913.

Lisboa, with June,

Saturday, 16th July, Circus, Causeway Bay, 9.30 p.m.

Tuesday, 19th July,” Sanitary Board mosting, 3-45 p.m.

TO

HAVE MY DOG CON

always on hand large stock

Pia, Teak, Yaca), Hardwoods, Oregon Spar, Chinese Spår, Chinese Piss of all description:

Inspection Invited to the Yards, Best Terms Quick delivery.

LEUNG TAI,

Managing Dimctos. Hangkong, toth Tannary, rara,

Quo Vadis

CIGARETTES,

OF EXQUISITE AROMA AND SUPERB FLAVOUR.

off the quills. Raserine is a sort of spinschleport of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company,ally quoted at $65.: The price at home is from Airica. Local hotel proprietors should" which has not come up to expectations. The tike a leaf out of the book of the organ ters of Board states that the jaiot production in the unchanged, viz. 24 for the Preference and £2 - XING MANUEL AND ENGLAND, past year amounted to 1,145,359 tons, as against for the Ordinary. Douglas Steamships have 1,394,432 tons in 1908. Competition has grown further receded and can now be had at $19. China and Manilas are unchanged

At the special session of the Geographical | The Tobacco for with sellers at $7. Shell. Transporte hava ruled in a part of the year, which had a depres-been the medium of a large business and salse Society, which took place as Lisbon to-day, á Airship Literature Eau already a vocabulary of sing influence on the combina's profits, More- His own, and sometimes has to be read with the over, petroleum prices were abnormally low in have been effected as high as 101/6, but at the | striking tribute was paid to the aemory of the aid of a glossary of technical teims. These Europe. The Batsafsche Petroleum Maatsche close the market is slightly easier and roif. istute King Edward. constantly crop up in accounts of fight, and it

The proceedings were attended by King be interesting to mention a few of them. *ppy, a subsidiary of the Royal Dutch Petroleum the best price now obtainable. Star Ferries

to, as well as by members of the Portuguess

each Cigarette is specially selected, and the least particle of dust carefully

The flying ground is called an aerodrome, and the Shall, to which the production of the bare changed hands at 524 and the new shares Mannel, Queen Amelie, and the Duke of Opor removed. It is then rolled and wrapped in

though early wilters ared this for the. Nying various estates in cotrasted, had therefore to

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at $16.

· Refiderias-Chios Sugere remain fem 'at | Ministry, representatives of the Carps Diplo

machine itself. flower on the analogy of lower its dividend from 12 to 16 per cent, they are worst brestures has been tours formatique, and notable pesonages in fashionable PURE RICE PAPER, thus making the Olgar

Hippodrome" is now reserved loyihagiousd," "diffience Amorating to fl. 500,000. The Royal Anything dying by meats of planes is an xero» Dutch board adds to this that most certainly ward on this bass. Luzans have not been society, plans; anything like a balloon is an aerostate, bis circumstance would have necessitated a dealt in botale obisioable at 536,

The planes of the aeroplane'are.called sarafolls.

with

Kløg Mannel delivered a brilliant speech; In

A biplane, has two main places, one over the | lowering of the dividond on Royal Dutch shacos Mining-Raubs are offering at Syb and the course of which he not only spoke to eulogy ette absolutely harmless to the throat. other. A glider is novaeroplane without were it not that, beginning with. 1909, the might be had at a slightly lower rate. Chiness of the balored monarch, who recently paised motor. A syroplans. In a flying machina Foisting wings. A bellocopter has horizontal directors are only entitled to 4 per cent. of the Regineering and Mintag Company are lu daway, but also extolled the characteristics of the propellers hose revolation gives the machien profits, instead of 8 par cent. (1:500,000 Rosman at Ti só, aftor sales at the rate, British nation. His Majesty omphasised how an upward motion. They are vically tilted to usch Petroleum shares having been given to ziva a forward meiloo also. A monoplane has them as compensation for this smaller distriba, pre...or, cozu pairs of wings arranged in the|tion out of the profits),,, samt plase,ɛA multiplans has several planes. M

Docks, Wharves, and Godowns--Hoogkong wall he remembered the kind reception which and Whampon Docks have again been sold at was accorded him when he visited England, 550 and mise_nt, $491, closing with buyers, ai. sad, in conciosion, be expressed the confident out of favour at present and are offering at $35. and testy ally, as was King Edward. the latter ratd., Kowloon Whatwas seem it be hope that King George would be a loyal friend

cover las other As cithopter has Bapping DANISH ships in ports of the United King wise The French cailid an aeroplaas ganga | dom shall be exempt from the provisions of the a hangar, and thle term is coming into general Merchant Shipping act, 15gg rulating to life. Bhanghai and Hongkow Wharvas advanced to saving appliances, on proof that they have com 714, 188, bat sales are since reported at Tis ́plied with the Danish regulation on the rubļess,, |r06:

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· CAIVAL CRITIC

His. Majesty tulagraphed to King George expressing the sentiments of the meeting Bachange Telegraph Compan

Price $3.00 per 100 from

H. PRICE & CO. LTD.

13, Queen's Bond Central,

and No. 1337