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MV. "HOEGH TRANSPORTEN"
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SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application
On Instructions from the Under- writers, Tenders are invited for the Single Screw Motor Vessel "HOEGH TRANSPORTER" as she Heo submerged in her damaged condition in Singapore Roads,
The vessel in of the Shelter Deck type dealmed for a carrying capacity of 1,000 tons and fitted with Diesel Machinery.
A large part of the cargo has been removed from the vessel.
Tenders should be forwarded to the undersigned not later than 31st. December, 1940, who will aupply any further information available.
The highest, or any, tender may not necessarlly be accepted.
RITCHIE & BISSET, Union Building,
Singapore.
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DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940
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¡ of
abrand:-
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China and Macao
10 cents per copy
British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy The Hongkong Telegraph
China and Macao
14 cents per copy 10 cents Saturdays
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20 cents per copy
25 cents Saturdays.
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undertaker Executor & Trustee business and clelina recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may b ascertained at any of its Agencies A Branches.
B. A. CAMIDGE,
Blang
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PLANES LOCKED
IN MID-AIR
FOLIO RETURNED
In mysterious circumstances, a First Folio volume of Shakespeare's plays, misalng since February, hos been returned to the authorities at
State. It dis Buffalo, New York appeared from the library of WII- iams College, Williamstown, Muss.
£12,500, The volume, valued nt Air Force was delivered by a messenger from Two Royal Australlun
either mid-air as intermediary whom he a planes, interlocked in collision 1,000 ft. above Brocklesby, could not or would not name. Four
Wales, New South
cafely men are awaiting trial on a charge of volume to New brought down by Pilot L. G. Fuller. transporting the When the collision occurred, the York.
were
The theft was committed by one to of the accused who posed as
pilot and observer of one plane and
observer Fuller's
parachuted
earth, but Fuller glided both planes viriting professor at the college and the down, taxled
standstill and substituted another book for jumped out uninjured.
Shakespeare volume.
to
WHY NOT STARTA
SHRAPNEL BOX
1 Cont Buys Percussion Cap of a .303
5220
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12
19
"
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"
11
11
S.A.
A Bullet
A Complete .303 Round
A Complete .50 Round
One Piece of R. A. F.
Forest Confetti
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 6, 1940.
G.
R.
Black-Out Offences
Europeans Summoned
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 9th
A number of European Kowloon day of December, 1950, at 3 Presidents were summoned before Me.
1 Complete Set of Spark
Plugs
1 Small High Explosive Bomb
1 Large High Explosivo
Bomb
1 Bomb Rack
1 Dollar
1 Bomb Fuse.
23
1 Parachute Flare
11
*
10
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1 Incendiary Bomb
25
11
50
17
100
11
11
250
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500
1 Stick of Bombs
13
1,000 5,000
31
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A Bren Gun
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10,000
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100,000
500,000 1,000,000
12
2 Coastal Motor Boats
12
7,000,000 40,000,000- 160,000,000
11
1 Destroyer
"
Bombs & Petrol for a
Visit to Berlin
1 Day's Upkeep of a
Squadron of Fighters
1 Spitfire or Hurricane
1 Flying Fortress
1 10,000 Ton Cruisar
at the Offees of the rubile
ATTENTION : AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS You know Displaying is Selling.
Works Department, by Order of A. N. Macfadyen at Kowloon Mag Then, display your
tracy
this morning for falling to
ilis Excellency the Governor black-out their premises effectively one Lot of Crown Land at Blue on October 30. Poal Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a torm of years, with the option of re- newal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of He Majesty the KING. for one 'fur
Major C. Boon of roam 530, Peniri- sula Hotel, and
and 11. Maxey-Sinith of the same hotel, were both cautioned.
Mr. O, E. C. Marion, who appeared for Bonn and Maxey-Smith, said that both his clients were indirectly gulity uf. n technical offence, as. tlie butel
goods at
APS
unngement had given Instructions COSMETIC SHOPPE
10. Padder St., China Bldg.
for the main electric switch to all rooms of the hotel to be disconnected during the Black-out.
Bo
ther term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised
Both his clients retired after !! that immediately aflor the dispo- Aal of the lot the Purchaser (ifm. and before retiring they at
tempted to switch on their lights, but not the applicant) will be required as the main awitel was disconnected to deposit with an authorised there was no light. However, they ofeer who will be present at the forgot, to put up their switches and town:ls morning when the main sale, the sum of two hundred switch was again connected for lights 111 the bakery, the lights in their dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
1 35,000 Ton Battleship
The South China Morning Post, Ltd. will be pleased to supply cards 14" x 1.1" of the above list, with the name printed thereon of any Firm or Club wishing to start a Shrapnel Blox.
rooms also come on,
The summons against W. F. Hast of 3 Hart Avenue was withdrawn as It was admitted that a mistake was
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.made in the address.
No. of Sale.
Inland Lot
North West of Inland No. 6076.
Blue Pool Road.
Lot No. 5547,
Registry No.
Locality
Boundary ¡Bieasurements.
N.
K. W
cet reet frol fret:
as per kale
plan.
Upset Price |
Contents in
sq. feet.
Ann. Rent.
*bout
000*10
015$
H.K. Stock Market
$12.400
10
DECEMBER
window. GRAND OPENING
P. 1. Irving, 2 Carnarvon Road, fined $10 for allowing a light to show from his bathroom Irving, said that when one of his fel- low boarders became ill be switched
black-out,
on the light forgetting about the STARTING TIMES
Police, Kept On Light
Mrs. Hall of 4 Dorset Crescent, was cautioned for a similar offence. She nitted having the light on but not for such a timus as was alleged. She' added that the Police offeer kept her light on for
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FOR FANLING
Sunday
OLD COURSE.
2.10 Cal. Smith, G. W. lieeve. further four minutes | 920. B. O, Baldwin W, J, Kelly.
to make out his report.
924 P. M. Cotton, 1. M. Rowland.
932 S. II. Dodwell, 1. 1. Geare
Lt. B. Brown, H.N., of 648 Nathan 925 A. K. Mackenzie. T. A. Pearce. Rond, top floor, was fined $5. Brown single said he was reading by candle-light which was screened so that there would be no reflection on
030 A, V. Greaves, W. G. Robertson, 9.40 W. A. Stewart, A. I. Mellride. 0.44 A. Pollard, A. Nicol.
Linaker, J. D. Harrison. 9.52 T. E. Pearce, I. II. C. Kignet. the windows. He failed to see how 956 T. Low, J. Harrop.
seen
a glace from a candle-light could be 10.00 A. Mckellar, T. Megarry
en 100
10.04 W. W. C. Shewan, D. S. Edward. yards away..
10.09 K. S. Robertsun, F. D. Hunter, Col. E.
EĎ.
Matthews, Chief Deputy 16.12 F. A. Redmond, J. C. Taylor. Warder of Tsimshatsui, said he was 10.18 R. 1. S. Webb, A. Mabu attracted by a
glare coming front 10.20 5. T. Buttin, C. Thomerson.
1024 A. C. 1. Bowker, 11. H, Mundy. Brown's window and when he shout- 10.20 3. Hart Davis, 11, L, Stock, Mared up, somebody stuck his head out 10.33 A. E. Lissaman, D. Hampiress. 10.30 3.1 C. Pearce, D. 1. Busunguet. and said there was no glare.
10.40 J. M. de J. D. Thomson. Asked by Brown whether his Bght 18.44 . P. Morris, IL A. Milla could have been seen from the air. Col. Matthews said he did not know
he was not in the air..
The following quotations were issued on the Hongkong Stock ket this morning.
BANKS
II.K. Bunks H.K. Banks £.
H.K. Banks (HK) £. Chartered
1,200 b. .75 n. .78 n. 71⁄2 n.
Mercantile, A. & B. £
25% n.
Mercantile, C.
10 n.
.73 n.
East Asia S
INSURANCES
Cantón $..
Union S...... China Underwriters $. II.K. Fire $****
SHIPPING
Douglas ...
Steamboats S.. Indo-Chinas P. $
Indo-Chinas D. $
Shell (Bearers) s/-
Waterboats $.
DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docks (oki) s.. Docks (new) $. Providents $.
S'hal Dockyards $..
MINING
Kailan 9/- Raubs $. H.K. MineS
Hotels $.. Lands $..
LANDS
Lands 4% Debentures
S'hat Lands Sh 5. Humphreys $. H.K. Realties $. Chinese Estates
Trams $..
UTILITIES
EVACUATION OF HOMELESS
.18s b.
Nearly 3,000 East London people .301 sa. rendered homeless by the Nazi bom- 1 n.bers in recent raids have been almost 180 n. completely evacuated, being taken by lorries and various other vehicles to 138 n. cinemas, church halls and schools on
i n. the Essex borders...
.100 n.
They sleep there and spend most .80 n. of the day there and at meal times .33/9 n. are taken into local homes.
10.48 J. G. Jansen, Majer Alley. 10.84 Capt. Roberts, AJ. Plummer. *
NEW COURSE 9.24 G. C. Worrall. G. A. Leiper. 9.28 G. M. Park, W, Park. Daz R. Young, W. G. Crabbe, 034 S. L. Lloyd, . Dodds. 9.44 W. J. McConnell, D. D, Forbes. 9.32 11. 8. Jones, J. R. Way. 10.00 Mrs. Leiper, Birs. Crabbe. 10.12 W. Stoker, E. L. Groome, 10,10 F. A. M. Elliott, P. Marrison. 10.24 C. M. Willams, 11. F. Sommers. 10.32 E. A. Pritchard, R. D. Gillesple 10.40 G. E. Costello. P. V. McLane,
Wu Teh-chen Tour Contributions
CHUNGKING, Dec. (Reuter),~~)
GERMAN
PILOT'S PISTOL General Freed From Charge
Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Humphries, of Inndown House, Newton Valence, near Alton, appeared at Alton Police Court recently on a charge of stealing a Walther automalle pistol, 14 rounds of ammunition, and a leather belt and holster.
Police-superintendent Bonnett said that he proposed to offer no evidence but to alter the chargo to "Failing to report the finding
POST OFFICE
The Parcel Post Service to Canton.. as been resumed.
Small Pucket Post to all countries ta suspended,
INWARD DAILS Air Mail by "British Overseas Air- ways Service" (except London) by Sca from Singapore
.....Dec. 6. Canton Swatow
.Dicc. d. .Dec.
Francisco .Dec. B.
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways
Direct Service"-San date, 1st December. Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-SAN Francisco Dec. 11. dale, 4th December. Canton A****
Dec. 11.
Java and Manila
¡Dec. 13.
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- 22114 hal (San Francisco date,
Dec. 14. November) Canada, USA., Japan and Shanghai
(Vancouver B.C., 27th-November.)..
Dec. 16. of the articles under the Defence | U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 18th Regulations."
November)
Dec. 16.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Farcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise m. regis ed to close at or before a.m. stated, and where malls are advertis-
On September 9 a Heinkel 111 was brought down in Bames and the pilot baled out and landed in a wood near Siz Sir Thomas Humphries's home. Thomas snid that he and his gardener disarmed the airman and took pos- sersion of the pistol and the other things. It was his intention to take them to the police station and to altered and parcel mails are closed at If he could keep them. He denied pm, on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after that he had Intended to keep the p.m. Registered and Parcel mails
are closed at 5 p.m.
Ought To Inform Police
na souvenira. The presiding Magistrato (Colone! G. B Lempriere) said the Bench felt that Sir Thomas ought to have told the palice at once that he had the urticles, but tutting everything into..
decided
to
consideration they had dismiss the charge with costs.
Captain Norman Bruce Hair, of the Royal Army Ordinance Corps, living Four Marks, near at Station Road,
stealing an Alton, denied a charge of identity disk and a petrol pump from the aeroplane. He said the machine was burning, and he ripped off the disk so that it could be identified. It was his intention to hand the articles to an aircraft establishment.
The Bench dismissed the charge.
Action To Stop
Rent Abuse
Minister's Instruction The Minister of Health, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, has asked
all housing authorities to keep
8
9
Friday, Dec. 6
Air Mall by Alr to Rangeon to com nect with the "British Overseas Airways"
G.P.O. and K.P.O. Reh.
Dec. 0, p.30, Ord,... Dec..0, 4.30 p.m. Ceylon, India, East, and South Africa.
6 p.m. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Canada, Central and South Amerles and United Kingdom via San Francisco.
Kr.o. Parcela Ret.
Ord.
Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
.Dec. 6, 4.00 p.m. .Dec. 0, 0.00 p.m. .Dec. 0, 6.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
.Dec. 6, 4.00 p.m. .Dec. 6, 5:00 p.m. .Dec. 0, 7.00 pm.
Straits and Unlled-Kingdom
Parcels
KPO.
.4.00 p.m. .5.00 p.m. .5.30 p.m.
Reg.
Ord.
G.r.O.
Parcela
.4.00 p.m.
Reg
5.00 p.m.
Ord.
7.00 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7
.7.15 am.
Sandokan
.8.30 a.m. .6.30 am.
a close watch for any cases where Canton... illegal or extortionate rent is being charged, and where neces-Shanghai, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S.
sary to take proceedings against the landlord under the Rent Restriction Act.
In a circular sent to the local authorities Mr. MacDonald says
Rangoon..
America and United-Kingdom via Victoria B.C.
G. P. O, and K. P. O.
Parcels.... Reg.,
Ord.,
Dec. 7, 4 pm.
..Dec. 7, p.ni.
.Dec. 7, 5.30 p.m..
Note-All mails for United-King-
out superscription,
Nearly $5,000,000 in contributions that it has been represented to More and more are being billeted from South Seas Chinese is the result him that advantage is being dom will be forwarded with or with
Monday, Dec. 9 with local people, and it is hoped of the tour of the Straits Settlements taken of the present exceptional 90 sa. hones will be found for all of them by General Wu Tel-chen, Minister demand for accommodation Iri Afr Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu,
vis Europo for Oversens Aftales, it is oMelally certain areas to charge exorbi-
U.S.A., and 17/17 sa. almost immediately.
American Airways and .16.50 b.
stated here.
Atlantlo Services “ .54 su.
E.P.O.
Dea. 9. 5.00 pm. Reg.
Deo. 9, 5.30 pm.
.31% n.
EARLIER CINEMAS
The L. C. C. has given permission River Steamer Brings 18/3 n.for the opening of London cinemas 30 Passengers
8% non-Sundays-at-3-p.m-two hours
.14 cts. n. earlier than at present-so long as
3
The Butterfield & Swire steamer they close by p.m. Performances Fatshan returned from Canton last will therefore start at 3.30 p.m. It night with about 300 passengers.
It has not been decided when she .32 b. is expected that the procedure will
100 n. be adopted by other local authorities will make another trip to Canton.
1115.
.7.20 n.
.3.45/2 0.
.100 n.
17/17.10 st.
Peak Trama (old) $.
7.40 2.
Peak Trama (new) $. Star Ferrlen
31⁄2 50.
.58 n.
23 b.
Y. Ferries 0.
China Lights (old) $ c. d...74 sa. China Lights (new) $ c. d. 6.30 b. H.K. Electrics (old) $.....384 b. H.Klectrics (new) .....38 b. Macao Electrics (010). $....17%.n.. Macno Electrica (new) $18% D. Sandakan Lights S.****
11.20 b. Telephones (old) $. .24% b. Telephones (new) $..
· INDUSTRIALS
10.10.
Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.00 m. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 n. Canton Ices $.
Cements $. HK. Ropes $.
STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $..
Watsons $... Lane Crawfords Sinceres $.
Wing On (HK)
.....1 n. 174 sa. .4.80 b.
18 .10
b. b.
..D n.
.2.15 n. .30 n. Powell Lid. $.
1.00 . COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. Sh. $.
,394 n. S'hai Cotton
.165 n. BISC. H.K. Govt. 4
.08 n. HK. Govt, 3% (1034) .94 n. H.K. Govt. 34% (1040) ...04 n. Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 GSBds, 35% n. H.K. Entertainments $.....8.05 t. Constructions (ald) $......1.60 b. Constructions (new) $.......1 n. Vibro Piling $.........
..T.BO D. Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) a/- ..7/0 n Marsmans Inv. (ILK.) 3.2/9 n.
TRIED TO MAKE -
EXPLOSION
X-
Experimenting with chemicals in' an attempt to discover' a new plosive, two boys recently caused an explosion at Felpham, near Bognor Regia, injuring
and themselves
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shaking houses for a quarter of mille around.
Local people, thinking a ruld
In progress, rushed to their shelters, The boys were aged 18 and 14, and one said he obtained the chemicals from his father's chemist's shop./ Ho had severe injuries to his hands, and his hair, eye-lashes and eyebrows were badly singed. The other bay find a cut over his left eye.
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NUTRITIOUS
BOSCO is made by an exclusive enzyme process.
It has these special virtues as a MILK AMPLIFIER:
1. Increases the FOOD VALUE and
UTILIZATION OF MILK.
tant rents. The result is that
ΟΙ
the
through bombing have difficulty. people who have lost their homes in getting accommodation.
Controlled By Legislation.. The circular points out that great majority of the dwelling houses in England and Wales are controlled under the Rent, Restriction Acts, and consequently there is a statutory limitation on the amount which may be demanded by way
rent.
The Acts do not in general apply to fur- nished lettings, but they empower the Courts to order that any payments of rent in excess of a normal profit shall be repaid by the landlord. Landlords charging extortionate rents for fur- nished lettings are also able to a Anc
to £100. up Local authorities are empowered to institute proceedings for any offence under the Rent Restriction Acts. The not
2. Aids digestion of milk by produc-Minister hopes that they will
ing softer curds in the stomach. 3. Fortified with Vitamin D, 100 USP units per ounce, and biologically avaliable Iron.
hesitate to use this power whenever clrcumstances warrant.
BOSCO is non-constipating.
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SHANGHAI-KONGKÒNG - SINGAPORE - NE.I.
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Investment Bankers and Brokera
Members of New York Coiten Exchante
Chicags Board of Trade
Manila Stock Exchangs
Winniper Grain Exchange
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Cable Address: SWANSTOCI
Mussolini's Guardian
Secret Police Head Dies In Rome
Rome, Nov. 20.
the Arturo Bocchini, Chlef of Italian Polleo since 1926, died at his home here to-day-Domet.
Ord.
Ord.
G.P.O
"PAR
Trank-
.Dec. 0,-5.00. p.1.
.Dec. 9, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10. Manila, Batavia, Mauritius, Laurence Marques, East and South Africa vin Durban.............3.30 p.m. Air Mail by sea in Singapore to con- ncet with the "Briksh Overscak Airways."
E. P. O.
Straits
Rer,
Ord.,
Reg., Ord,
Deo. 10, 5.00 p.m.
Dos. 16, 5.30 v.m. - G. F. 0.
.Dea. 10, 5.00 p.m.
..Doo. 10, 6.09 p.m. .7.00. p..
Wednesday, Dec. 11
Air Mail for Manila, Geam, Honolulu,
U.S.A., and Karops American Airways Atlantio Bervices."
Rex.,
Ord.
K. F. O.
Bund
*PAN- Trans-
.Doc. 11, 5.00 p.m.
..Dec. 11, 5.30 p.m. . G. P. O.
Ker..
Rez......
Sandakan
Canton
..Dec. 11, 5.00 p.
.Dec. 11, 7.00 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 12
.0.30 a.m. 7.15 a.m.
Air Mail by sea to Singapore to con- nect with the "British Overacas Always!!!
G.P.O, and KP.0. Reg.,
.Dec. 12, 10.00; a.m. .Dec. 12, 10.30 a.m.
Ord,, Straits and Calcutto Parcels
.10.30, b.m.. .11.30 am.
Atter Benito Mussolini the most powerful man in Italy was Arturo Bocchini, supreme head of the pollee.
Bocchin! was a name that meant Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta
In
ittle to anyone outside Italy. Rome itself this powerful personage could walk down the elegant Corse and easily go unrecognised.
Letters
**3.30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South
Africa, and United Kingdom.
G.P.O. & K.P.Ö. Parcels.....Dec. 14, 4.00 p.m. .Dec. 14, 5.00 p.m. Ord........Dec. 14, 530 pm. Manlia, Straits, Ceylon, India, East United- and South Africa and
Reg.
Yet Bocchini, controlled 44,000,000 people. It was he who was wholly responsible for the safety of Musso- lini. Mussolini never undertook any problem, carried out any project, or Look any trip without first consult- ing his trusted alde.
Kingdom more than half a Bocchin! hnd milliard lire (827,000,000) annually at his disposal. Mussolini gave him carte-blanche in whatever he did.
Since 1933 he had been a senator.
G.F.0. and X.P.Ö. Parcels Reg
Ord
Dec. 14, 4 p.m. .Dec. 14, B p.m. .Dec. 14, 8.30 p.m..
Tuonday, Dec. 17
He was a career man for he had Straits, Ceylon, India, East and
been in the police service since
1903. His work as prefect of Bres/South Africa
8.30 p.m..
Wednesday, Dec. 181 1
cin, Bologna and Genoa caught the
attention of Luigi Federzon, presi- Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya,
dent of the senate who recommend-
ed him to Mussolini for the chief Superscribed Correspondenon-Only.
of police post in Italy.
Bocchini was 00. years. old
confirmed bachelor. Gray-haired, tending toward obesity, red of face and possessor of a charming smile and a strong personality, he was al- tractive to women.
Bocchini had two great weak- nemes good food and 'wine and Hles, of which he has a Huge collec tion:
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