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Use of template
Hi, you have removed Template:Index progress bar from WikiProject The New Church but you didn't give an explanation why. Is there a reason I shouldn't be using it? I'd like to use it as it's helpful for showing the progress of each individual work. Thanks Jpez (talk) 05:27, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

 * @Jpez: Using index progress bar inside a gallery makes the page show up in Special:LintErrors/multiline-html-table-in-list. I agree it would be nice to use that template in the galleries instead of galtext. I can look into it. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 05:38, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

 * ok thanks Jpez (talk) 04:36, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

pseudo-defaults
I just got around to (start) looking at pseudoheading. Looks great generally. But I wonder, what's your rationale for not making the default centered? In my experience this is what the vast majority of texts use so it seems kind of odd to require them to create a stylesheet just to get a centered heading. Xover (talk) 17:04, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

 * @Xover, I did that at first, but I had trouble with stylesheet conflicts when I wanted to use it for a work with left-aligned headings. I did also create pseudoheading/leveled, which has styles based on classed heading and defaults to centered, 150% size text. If there are other common heading styles that come up a lot, I would definitely support making a template based on pseudoheading that uses them. (And sorry for the unwieldy names; as discussed, most of the good ones were already taken.) —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 01:49, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Hm. Probably a selector precedence issue I'm guessing. What was the code at the time, and what page were you having trouble on?Index CSS is fairly new (and it was Inductiveload's baby), so we don't have a lot of existing experience and established practice with applying it. I have a hunch we're going to need some specific guidance to account for the fact that normal TemplateStyles and IndexStyles have the same base specificity. Xover (talk) 07:30, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 * @Xover, I don't remember the original page, but I do remember that pseudoheading was using a stylesheet and had centered text by default. I've been able to replicate the issue, using pseudoheading/leveled, on Index:ICD-10-CM (2010).djvu: if you go to Page:ICD-10-CM (2010).djvu/1, the headings are aligned left, but when they're transcluded to the index, they are aligned center. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 06:07, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
 * @Xover Having thought about this a little more, I would prefer to keep the base pseudoheading template unstyled (except for the anchor-link highlighting) for separation-of-concerns reasons. Like I've said, though, I'm happy for there to be more templates like pseudoheading/leveled which use the architecture and add commonly-used styles. Am I right in thinking that it's a good idea for such templates to use a class other than  in their stylesheets, so there won't be interference if multiple such templates are used on the same page? —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 05:56, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I have a todo for looking at this (that keeps getting pushed down). My starting assumption is that we want two templates, one for a main chapter heading and one for the subheading, that are styled by default such that they can be used without parameters most of the time. That is, they should center the text, and the main heading should be slightly larger. But, of course, when that theory meets reality I may come around to your position. :)Each template or cooperating group of templates should use a unique class so they can be independently targeted. If we do some design work on a group of related templates there's no reason they can't also have a common class so you can target all of them at once. Xover (talk) 09:38, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Oh, you may also be interested in User:Xover/Template guidelines that I just barely started drafting. It's a braindump more than anything, but... Xover (talk) 09:39, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I like the way you're thinking here! —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 01:56, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
 * @Xover, how does Template:Pseudoheading/doc look? —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 01:41, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

You broke templates
Please use the respective sandboxes for the development and testing of templates prior to implementation. You broke templates, and I have reverted your changes. — billinghurst  sDrewth  05:57, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

 * You're absolutely right, and I'm sorry. I should have been more careful and will be in the future. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 01:33, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

PD-India
Is there a reason you are removing the PD-India notices from author pages? The US notice is insufficient to cover many of the relevant works by these authors. --EncycloPetey (talk) 19:53, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Please read the text of the PD/US notice which only covers works published more than 95 years ago. If the author has works published in 1928 or later, than that notice won't apply. --EncycloPetey (talk) 19:59, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

 * @EncycloPetey: Yep; I left a more detailed explanation on your talk page. Happy to have this discussion here or there. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 20:04, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

 * Your explanation is actually a question. Your assumption is incorrect, and the answer is yes. --EncycloPetey (talk) 20:06, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
 * @EncycloPetey: Legit, and sorry. I'll check the rest of the authors in question. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 20:08, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

nop
Please stop doing this. The nop is deliberate. --EncycloPetey (talk) 19:29, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

 * Sorry, will do! —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 19:36, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
 * On second thought, @EncycloPetey, I think I'm missing something. Could I ask you to explain the purpose of that nop? —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 00:28, 27 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Do you understand what nop does? I'm not sure why you have a question. --EncycloPetey (talk) 02:26, 27 July 2023 (UTC)
 * @EncycloPetey: Let's assume that I am very dense. My understanding is that nop inserts  and this prevents MediaWiki from collapsing terminating blank lines. Is the issue that you want to have a very simple policy for when to use nop, and if the box were followed by plain text on the next page (as opposed to being followed by another div-based template, or being wrapped in a div-based template which is then preceded and followed by a div-based template) the following text wouldn't get wrapped in   tags?

—CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 03:50, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

 * You are assuming that (a) the following page of the scan must, and always will, be the only thing ever to be transcluded following the page with the nop but that is not necessarily a good assumption. The same text can be transcluded to other locations.  You are also assuming that (b) the preceding box template will always function just as it currently does.  But didn't you just finish making changes to that template?  So that is also not a solid assumption.  The nop might not be necessary given the current state of things, but there is no guarantee that those circumstances will never change.  The nop may not be necessary for the current situation, but it is a safeguard in case the situation changes, and does not hurt anything. --EncycloPetey (talk) 03:56, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

Template:PD-US-no-notice
PD-US-no-notice produces "Lua error in Module:PD-US-notice at line 12: assign to undeclared variable 'notice_basic_text'.", on page Waring Ice Cream Parlor manual (012413). Was this a product of something you changed in the PD-US modules? PseudoSkull (talk) 04:17, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

 * @PseudoSkull Shoot, I didn't realize adding  to Module:PD would propagate. That's on me. Should be fixed now. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 04:20, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
 * No worries. PseudoSkull (talk) 04:21, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

Periodicals listing
Hello. I have been an active member of the German Wikisource for around 12 years now and was one of those who have finally achieved that pages only listing links to digitized works of individuals and pages listing links to digitized versions of magazines and journals could be ingested into the German Wikisource. As a result we have a mere comprehensive listing of all titles covered A-Z at WS Zeitschriften, each title followed by a link to the subject area the journal is on (and where the journal may be further discussed or its sequence of titles and sub-titles is listed). Journals generally having more than 15 or 20 volumes have aditionally been separated into an individual page dedicated to this journal alone (e.g. Building news and engineering journal). All separated pages are linked both in the general comprehensive list of titles and in the individual subject area. As a result we not only have a list of titles by subject area, but also a comprehensive list of all titles covered and where this journal can be found. To give just some examples, we have sub-pages comprising the journals for individual subject areas Classical Studies / Studies of the antiquity, Books and library sciences including Book printing and production etc. On these subpages we also interlink the title sequence (previous title - new title) of each journal that had more than one title so that the full sequence of titles one journal had is covered, plus on the other hand we list the mergers of two or more journals into one or the absorption of one title by another journal (takeover, purchase of one journal by another) - (see example for the linking of previous and new title or an example for a journal which absorbed another one.

Some years ago, I was repeatedly approached by some members of the German Wikisource if I could help them with getting together a collection of the one or other foreign-language journal on a given topic, which finally gave rise to a discussion to install sub-pages in the individual subject areas for journals/magazines in other languages than German if a number of such journals has been integrated into the actual "German" listing of German-speaking journals on the given topic. As a result we have a large number of journals, among them many in English, e.g. on Technology, Architecture and Building, Books and library sciences including book printing, Photography, Parapsychology, The Arts or Medicine.

Why I am writing is that now in the German Wikisource a discussion was started if it weren't wiser to integrate our efforts to have lists of journals in foreign languages other than German in the dedicated WS department, e.g. English-speaking journals here in your WS section, French in the French sub-section.

I generally support this idea and am glad to see that meanwhile the English Wikisource allows such listings of links to digitized volumes of a journal. Of course I simply could integrate the journals dedicated to one journal in the appropriate subject area, but I would also like to open a discussion if a system similar to the German Wikisource system now widely adapted of one main portal page comprising an alphabethic listing of all titles covered A-Z on the one hand and of sub-pages of the relevant subject area (what area of interest the journal is on), on which title sequences, mergers, absorptions etc. could be properly illustrated would be a feasible way to further develop the English periodicals section. I see a number of advantages for the bigger the number of titles finally covered is the more difficult it might become to keep an overview of whether a title is already covered or not,, the more so with numerous journals like "The Builder" which could either be classified as a technology journal or one of the subject area architecture and building. Also a journal that e.g. has 3 volumes overall only like Architecture : a monthly magazine of architectural art (London : Talbot 1.1896 - 3.1898) would not have to be separated into a separate page but could be simply listed on the page of the subject area with the links to the digitized items of all three volumes and the title simply be integrated in the portal page comprising an alphabetical list of all journals covered (and where).

I am contacting you as you are among those most actively contributing to the portal page of periodicals so that either you know who to contact to discuss these questions / my proposal or where to open a general discussion on this. I would like to actively support the development of the English periodicals section / portal and of course would be delighted to move the many listings I have already made to the English Wikisource for this purpose. I would also continue to try to establish which gaps finally exist (which volumes have not yet been scanned anywhere) and identify libraries that could help getting these digitized and ingested e.g. into Hathitrust, Google Books only, Internet Archive or on individual pages of university libraries that are no members of the Hathitrust consortium or do not have a workflow established to ingest their digitized volumes into Hathitrust (like e.g. Linda Hall library for the history of sciences and technology or U Chicago with whom I have completed a number of journal listings with vplumes not yet scanned, but whose volumes are not ingested into Hathitrust or Google Books but only on their page (or if I upload a copy also on Internet Archive).

Sorry for the long message. I hope I can make myself understood. Otherwise I am happy to arrange for a video call to explain in further detail what I am suggesting. Haendelfan (talk) 14:30, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

Reverts on Broken Ties and other Stories
Hi there. I saw that you had reverted some of my validations on this work, which I picked up as it had been flagged on one of the Petscan reports on @Billinghurst's user page as being problematical, due to the incompleteness of the transclusion.

I ran the full transclusion checker and fixed the transclusion, by including both the adverts and the fly titles before some of the pieces. My view is that transclusion means of the whole work to reflect the layout of the original, not leaving out random pages. Transcluding the fly title as a separate page followed by a page break, then the contents of the chapter, should ensure that the work appears as originally published when exported. I note that you have not changed the transclusion status to reflect its incompleteness now that you have done these reversions.

Regarding the Contents page. I don't know what your comment about your method being 'better semantics' means, but I removed the extra bit of coding (in table format at the top) because it doesn't appear to do anything, anywhere, other than show the word 'Contents', which can be achieved using basic formatting. No one has ever flagged to me in all the works I've done that the use of basic formatting for the title word 'Contents' on contents pages is anything other than sufficient.

Regards, Chrisguise (talk) 08:16, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
 * When I exclude pages I manually add  so it is obvious that it was purposeful. Only unfortunate issue is that the new transclusion checker isn't able to differentiate the purposeful, like the old listing used to do. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  I do not consider it is necessary to do those pages like half title. We are not trying to facsimile the books, we are trying to bring them into a modern wikimedia. The style guide does indicate this. — billinghurst  sDrewth  10:24, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Agreed. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 00:48, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @Billinghurst: Is the transclusion checker highlighting untranscluded pages that have been tagged with Category:Not transcluded? It's not supposed to do that, so if it is that's probably a bug. If you have a link to an Index with unexpected behaviour I can take a look. Xover (talk) 07:01, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
 * It is probably more accurate to say that it was at one stage when I gave it a precursory check, and it was a throw away line when mentioned, so please excuse that casual expression. I did prefer the overt listing, rather than the muted interpretation that is now required. I will admit to not having been in the situation to run it more recently as I have been more focused on maintenance tasks and building the EB9 contributor list. — billinghurst  sDrewth  11:18, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @Xover: I just checked on Index:Broken Ties and Other Stories.pdf (after putting back the category on the relevant pages) and this is still happening. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 00:57, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @Chrisguise: By "better semantics" I mean that "Contents" is a caption for the whole table, and "Page" is a header for the second column, so from a semantic HTML perspective, it's better to use the caption and header elements to reflect this. I suppose this isn't especially transparent from the wiki table markup. It's fine to just use basic formatting, but I do think semantic HTML is better. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 00:48, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Page range fix in EB1911
Hi, I found an edit you made to 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Minnesota on 22 January 2022 resulted in a missing page (p. 576) and duplicated map (p. 577) displaying. I have since fixed this up. DivermanAU (talk) 18:15, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

 * Sorry about that! —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 00:49, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
 * A bit weird. We all make mistakes and poking someone about something from 2022 is helpful how? Fix them and move on, we are all human, and unless you are needing someone to fix something, or prevent further systematic errors, it seems a more pleasant way to progress. — billinghurst  sDrewth  11:30, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
 * OK, no problem. DivermanAU (talk) 12:18, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Arrowsmith
Hello, I don't see why chapter headings and subheadings are no more centered. I've restored the .css page, but subheadings are using center... Does this template no more support additional styles?— M-le-mot-dit (talk) 08:15, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I see: I should have used "margin:2em auto 2em auto", not "margin:2em 0 2em 0"; it seems to be no more compatible.—M-le-mot-dit (talk) 11:48, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I should have checked more carefully where the CSS page was used. Glad you've gotten things straightened out! —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 04:41, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

ProofreadPage and .mw-parser-output
Are you familiar with the internals of the ProofreadPage extension, and if so, why it produces two (nested) s on a Page:? It strikes me as odd, and perhaps a bug that should be reported. Fish bowl (talk) 23:48, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

 * @Fish bowl: I am not familiar with the internals of the ProofreadPage extension. Wikisource:ProofreadPage might help you get in touch with people who are. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 04:18, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

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I. Notices of Pinang ... 1, 93, 155, 189, 292, 354, 400

II. On the History of Acheen, by T. BRADDELL, Esq. ... 15

III. Translation from the Majellis Ache ... 26

IV. List of Articles collected by the Local Committee of Singapore for the Exhibition of Arts and Industry of All Nations. ... 33

V. Notes at Pinang, Kidah &c., by J. R. LOGAN, Esq., F. G. S. &c. ... 53

VI. Sila Sila Datoh Tomungong of Muar (with translation). ... 66

VII. On the culture of Cotton in the Straits Settlements, by G. Windsor EARL, Esq., ... 69

VIII. Notice of the New Siamese Grammar of Bishop Pallegoix, by the Revd. J. TAYLOR JONES. ... 74

IX. Cultivation of Nutmegs and Cloves in Bencoolen, by DR LUMSDAINE. ... 78

X. Stone Axes and Spear-heads found in Java. ... 85

XI. Description of the Eastern Coast of Johore and Pahang, and Adjacent Islands, by J. T. THOMSON, Esq., F. R. G. S. ... 83, 135

XII. Remarks on the Cultivation of Cotton in Singapore, by T. O. CRANE, Esq. ... 120

XIII. Abstract of the Sijara Malayu or Malayan Annals, with Notes, by T. BRADDELL, Esq., ... 125, 173, 244, 312, 451, 543, 642, 729

XIV. Geographical Group of Celebes, Chap. III. ... 180, 250

XV. Advice to Invalids resorting to Singapore. ... 188


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Rh out its salvation. But the thing which had perished possessed flesh and blood. For the Lord, taking dust from the earth, moulded man; and It was upon his behalf that all the dispensation of the Lord's advent took place. He had Himself, therefore, flesh and blood, recapitulating in Himself not a certain other, but that original handiwork of the Father, seeking out that thing which had perished. And for this cause the apostle, in the Epistle to the Colossians, says, "And though ye were formerly alienated, and enemies to His knowledge by evil works, yet now ye have been reconciled in the body of His flesh, through His death, to present yourselves holy and chaste, and without fault in His sight." He says, "Ye have been reconciled in the body of His flesh," because the righteous flesh has reconciled that flesh which was being kept under bondage in sin, and brought It into friendship with God.

3. If, then, any one allege that in this respect the flesh of the Lord was different from ours, because it indeed did not commit sin, neither was deceit found in His soul, while we, on the other hand, are sinners, he says what is the fact. But if he pretends that the Lord possessed another substance of flesh, the sayings respecting reconciliation will not agree with that man. For that thing is reconciled which had formerly been in enmity. Now, if the Lord had taken flesh from another substance. He would not, by so doing, have reconciled that one to God which had become inimical through transgression. But now, by means of communion with Himself, the Lord has reconciled man to God the Father, in reconciling us to Himself by the body of His own flesh, and redeeming us by His own blood, as the apostle says to the Ephesians, "In whom we have redemption through His blood, the remission of sins;" and again to the same he says, "Ye who formerly were far off have been brought near in the blood of Christ;" and again, "Abolishing in His flesh the enmities, [even] the law of commandments [contained] in ordinances." And in every epistle the apostle plainly testifies, that through the flesh of our Lord, and through His blood, we have been saved.


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every salutary and useful plant, and that in a few years our abode no longer discernible, must return to its original chaotic fate.

A new passage out to sea, to the northward, was discovered on the 27th; and it being more convenient for our purpose, than that by which we entered, we weighed on the 29th in the afternoon, in order to stand up the bay towards it. However, the wind falling calm, we were obliged to come to again in 43 fathom, under the north side of an island which we named Long Island, about two leagues from our cove. At nine the next morning we proceeded with a light breeze at west, which with all our boats towing ahead, was scarce sufficient to stem the current; for after struggling till six in the evening, we had gained no more than five miles, and anchored under the same island, only a hundred yards from the shore.

At daylight the next morning we attempted to work to windward, having a gentle air down the bay, but the breeze dying away, we lost ground, and came with the stern so close to the shore, that our ensign-staff was entangled in the branches of trees, on a perpendicular rock, close to which we could find no bottom. We were towed off without receiving any damage, and dropt an anchor below the place we set out from, in a little cove on the north side of Long Island. Here we found two huts, and two fireplaces, which seemed to prove that the place had lately


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] asplenium, which grows in moist places in the shade; eaten as sallad they are very tender and well-tasted.

The Resident, Henry Commans, was a man of great simplicity of manners, and very much beloved by the inhabitants. It was he whose happiness the Dutch of Amboyna described, by telling us that he might sleep as much as he pleased. We met with several persons in his house who had seen Admiral Bougainville during his stay at Bourou, and who mentioned the name of that celebrated navigator with enthusiastic admiration.

This and the following day were employed by me in surveying the different districts of this island, which presents every where a very varied and picturesque appearance. The sago tree grows here in great abundance: it forms the principal source of subsistence to the inhabitants, and affords even an article of exportation. Large plantations of it were seen near the Dutch establishment, in marshes which render this place very unhealthy, particularly in the beginning of the spring. The cayou pouti of the Malays (melaleuca latifolia), grows in great abundance upon the hills. The Resident showed us a large alembic, which he uses for distilling the leaves of this


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N the United States, the task of organizing the workers is an extremely complicated and difficult one. The situation in the industries is not uniform. In industries that are competitive in character, especially where there are established unions or where the workers have a tradition of organization, unions and efforts, to organize them are tolerated; or at least not violently persecuted.

In other industries, where the organization and tradition of unionism are weak, and the employers, highly organized, are applying a militant "open shop" policy, the unions are ruthlessly crushed and attempts to establish them are met with an iron repression. This situation necessitates upon our part two general kinds of organizing work, open and secret. Let us first discuss "open" organization work.

It is possible to carry on "open" trade union organization work in many industries such as on various railroads, in half organized northern coal fields, in the unorganized sections of the building, needle, culinary, and printing trades, and in the general mass of small metal and other competitive industries, where the employers are not strongly organized. In such situations are commonly found trade unions, however weak. Wherever "open" trade union organization is possible, the task of the left wing consists, for the most part, in stimulating the existing unions into carrying on open organizational campaigns among the workers by mass meetings, individual solicitation, etc.

To develop this activity of the old unions necessitates a variety of means. Every phase and stage of the movement must be stirred up on the organization question. In every local union the question of organizing the unorganized must be made a burning one, and committees established to unite the workers. Between


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 the local unions of one craft, or among those of several crafts in one industry, joint organization campaigns can be established. The Central Labor Councils can also be stirred into action.

A number of years ago the A. F. of L. used to promote in the various cities what were called "Labor Forward" movements. In these all the unions of a given city rallied for a general organizing campaign, many internationals sending in organizers to assist. Often good work was done. The "Labor Forward" type of movement should be revived. Likewise the International Unions, especially at their conventions, can be energized into making national organizing campaigns in their respective jurisdictions, either alone or in co-operation with related unions.

In all this stimulation of the trade unions it must never be lost sight of, however, that the left wing must lead in the actual work of organizing. Simply to pass resolutions calling for organization, and then to leave the matter to the officialdom, is futile. Their policy is to let such resolutions die a quiet death. They cling desperately to old forms and practices. They have to be crowded into action.

The left wing and the progressives must follow up their resolutions by demanding the formation of large organizing committees through which they can carry on actual work of organization. Such committees must know how to force through the necessary reductions of initiation fees, and to generally remove the many barriers which the reactionary leadership has raised against the organization of their fellow workers. They must also know how to mobilize the full financial resources of the unions and to bring the general membership into the organization work. Such organization committees offer splendid opportunities to bring forward the whole T. U. E. L. program and to mobilize all the progressive elements in the unions against the right wing bureaucracy and the employers.

There are many other indsutriesindustries [sic], on the other hand, such as steel, textile, rubber, southern coal fields, on many railroads, etc., etc., where unionism has been eliminated and where "open" organization work is practically impossible because of the terrorism of the employers. In these "closed" industries, we must adopt


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 "secret" or indirect methods of organization.

A most important consideration in these "closed," unorganized industries, is the fact that the left wing must take the initiative in the organizing work, to a far greater extent than in the "open," semi-organized industries. Usually there are no unions at all in the "closed" industries to be stimulated into action and upon whose resources the left wing can draw. The reactionary leaders refuse to tackle these tough industries. Consequently the left wing has to depend primarily upon its own resources and upon its own direct initiative in launching and carrying through the organization campaigns.

In the industries which are "closed" against trade unionism by the terrorism of the employers, our basic method for organizing work must be "secret" or indirect in character. It is true that upon occasion, as in the big organizing campaign among the steel workers in 1918–19, such gigantic efforts can be put forth directly that the workers can be openly mobilized in spite of the most violent opposition by the employers. The left wing must seek to develop such broad, sweeping "open" campaigns. But they are the exception. Most-of the work in these industries will have to be done on a relatively small scale, which means more or less underground."

For a long time the trade unions have used "secret" methods of organization in such instances. But their efforts have been crude and ineffective, being usually merely the quiet recruitment of members into local unions which are spy ridden, ordinarily dead of dry-rot, of repression by the employers, or through premature strikes. The left wing will have to be far more skilful in "underground" trade union organization. It must utilize the most diverse forms of proletarian organization in order to secure a basis for the establishment of, unions, or for the launching of strike movements which will eventually result in building unions.

One form of organization which must be utilized for this work is the company union. Company unions flourish especially in those industries "closed" to trade unionism. The left wing must carry on a policy of working within these organizations


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 where they have any degree of mass participation, with the ultimate aim of destroying them and building trade unions.

We must raise economic demands of the workers in these organizations in order to expose their nature as instruments of the employers and to crystallize the discontent of the workers. We must participate in the plant elections in order to sharpen and clarify the struggle of the workers against the employers, and to place our men in strategic positions. At the company union conventions, especially on the railroads, the question of trade unionism can be raised effectively.

The experience during the movement of the steel workers, in 1918–19, when many company unions were captured from the employers, as well as the experience among many other groups of workers shows clearly that these organizations can be utilized for the launching of movements among the workers which culminate in the destruction of the company unions and the formation of trade unions.

Another form of organization valuable for organizing in the "closed" industries, is the various workers' clubs and fraternal organizations in the industrial towns. Made up for the most part of unskilled, foreign-language speaking workers, they readily adapt themselves to supporting drives to organize the local industries. Under cover of these clubs general organizational propaganda can be successfully carried on and committees formed to lay the first foundations of trade union organization for the various factories. In the textile industry, particularly in Passaic, Lawrence, etc., their value has been demonstrated. They are to play an important role in the organization of the great masses of workers.

The left wing must follow a policy of establishing such workers' clubs and fraternal organizations and of winning over those already in existence, especially in cities dominated by one or two industries. This does not mean, however, the inauguration of a campaign to use such clubs as organizing instruments generally in the industries where there are unions. Wherever it is possible to organize openly and directly into the trade unions, we must by all means utilize the opportunity.


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The shop nuclei of the Workers (Communist) Party are an organizational form of great importance in the organization of the unorganized workers. These nuclei, distributed widely through the industries and built upon the basis of the respective factories, will prove invaluable contact points for the starting of broad movements for the launching of strikes and the establishment of trade unions. Their factory papers will arouse and educate the workers, giving voice to their demands, organizing the resistance to the company unions, and generally preparing the ground for trade unionism.

The shop committee movement will also be used very profitably in the organization of the workers in the "closed" industries. Among the unorganized workers this movement consists in the formation of committees, more or less informal, representing the workers, department department and factory by factory. It carries on a struggle for the demands of the workers and for their recruitment into trade unions. In France the shop committee movement among the unorganized workers manifests itself pretty much as an "open" movement. In the United States, however, it will be very largely a semi-"secret" movement in its earlier stages. The-value of the shop committee movement among the unorganized has been demonstrated in the textile industry. In the struggle to organize the unorganized it will play an increasingly important part.

Under certain circumstances, all these various forms of proletarian organization, such as workers' clubs, fraternal organizations, shop nuclei, shop committees, etc., can be joined together in united front movements, thus uniting all the threads of "underground" organization and facilitating the creation of open trade unions. Even the representatives of company unions should be admitted to such united front committees unless there are special reasons for excluding them.

All these proletarian organizations will play a big part in the organization of the workers in the "closed" industries. They will also. serve to a certain extent in other indutriesindustries [sic] where the em-


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 ployers are not so hostile but where the workers are simply lethargic. Yet they offer no royal road to organization. Upon occasion the employers will fight them bitterly. They will discharge the workers for militant activities in company unions; they will clean out the shop committee men; they will fire workers for membership in clubs that are Showing a tendency towards trade unionism; they will fill all these institutions with detectives. Nevertheless, we must utilize them. They offer the means for a flank attack against the employers, which is necessary considering the weak forces of organized labor in the "closed" industries.

In its organization work, the left wing must aim to work in the "open." When this cannot be done, we must work "underground." The question of determining just how far we can work in the "open" and how much we will have to use the indirect method, will prove one of the most delicate problems we have to solve in our organization campaigns.


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 about daily in the country. It is known from many texts that souls journeyed from one great sanctuary to another in Egypt, and that they assisted at all the great national festivals, and expected to receive their due share of the offerings which were brought to the altars. From the Papyrus of Nu (XVIIIth Dynasty) we learn that the deceased expected a house to he provided for him on this earth after his death, to which men and women were to bring offerings and oblations daily. And Osiris ordered that beasts for sacrifice were to be brought to him by the south wind (i.e., cattle from Dâr Fûr), and grain by the north wind, and barley from the ends of the earth.

In the papyrus of Takharṭ-p-seru-ȧbṭiu, of the Roman Period, the deceased is addressed in these words: "Thou journeyest upon earth, thou seest those who are therein, thou inspectest all the arrangements in thy house, and thou eatest bread there. . . . Thou journeyest to the city of Nif-urt at the festival of things on the altar, the night of the festival of the Sixth Day, the Festival of Ānep. Thou goest to Nif-urt at the Festival of the Little Heat, thou goest to Ṭaṭṭu during the Festival of Ka-ḥrȧ-ka, on the day of setting up the Ṭeṭ."

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 that the deceased makes use of his power and freedom in the Other World to explore heaven, earth, and the deep. He visits all the great shrines of Osiris and Rā, holds converse with the gods of every portion of heaven, makes himself acquainted with all their mysteries, and day by day becomes more and more like them. To establish and maintain communication with the spirits of the dead was the heart’s desire of pious Egyptians in all ages, and they thought that there was no more certain way of bringing this about than by making offerings to them. By eating the same food as beatified beings, and by drinking the same drink, mortals, they thought, acquired something of the nature of immortals, and the communion of the righteous on earth with the blessed in heaven was effected.

In the foregoing remarks it has been said that funerary offerings were made to the “souls” of the dead, but it must be remembered that the word “souls” (or “spirits”) is only used for convenience’ sake, and that gifts of food and drink were made in reality to the “Kau” or “Doubles” of the dead. The Ka of a man was his individuality, or personality, to which the Egyptians assigned an independent existence; it took his bodily shape, with all its characteristics, and, when necessary, the form of a mummy. When the body of a man to whom it belonged died, the Ka took up its abode in the portrait statue of the deceased which was provided for it, and well-to-do families were in the habit of


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OF THE

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OF THE

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London and America, ...

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 priests of the Ka whose duty it was to recite the prayers on behalf of the Kau of the dead, and to attend to the supply of offerings for them. The Ka possessed freedom to move whithersoever it pleased, and it could travel from one end of Egypt to the other, or take up its abode with the gods, or re-unite itself with the mummified body to which it belonged, or remain separated from it. The Ka was provided with a chamber, or special resting-place, in the tomb, and it rejoiced in the smell of the incense which was burnt there, and partook of the meat and drink offerings which were presented to it.

The common Egyptian word for “offering” is, , and its primary meaning seems to be "something given by one being to another with the view of peace-making or propitiation," in fact, a peace-offering. The word is to doubt connected with ḥetep, "to be at peace, to be contented, to be satisfied, to be at rest," etc. Ḥetep is often written with the determinative of "bread,"  , and in the XVIIIth Dynasty the plural is frequently followed by determinatives meaning "cakes," "cattle," "geese," "beer," or "wine," e.g.,.


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 A DESCRIPTION OF THE CHINESE LOTTERY KNOWN AS HUA-HOEY.

UA-HOEY or the thirty-six Animals Lottery is so extensively played in the Straits Settlements, Burma, Siam and wherever the Chinese settle, that some description of its origin and of the way in which it is carried on here may prove not altogether uninteresting.

From a small book "On the Interpretation of Dreams with Illustrations of Hua Hoey" we learn that the game was invented in the time of the second Han dynasty. In this book there is a short sketch of the lives of the thirty-six mythical personages (who had previously existed as animals) and directions are given as to staking. The order in which the characters are described is different from that employed in the staking papers of which a specimen is given below.

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Rh :a) the UK’s capacity for influence in a specific country;

 * b) the level of security challenge faced by a country (in the short, medium and long term);

 * c) the level of demand for a bilateral/multilateral security partnership within a country;

 * d) the possible regional implications of the country’s ‘capture’ by a Russian or other malign proxy; and

 * e) the level of willingness on both sides to uphold transparency and standards of good governance as part of any future partnership.

72. 'The Government should revive its previous commitment to channel 50% of Official Development Assistance to fragile and conflict-affected countries and regions. The Government should also revive its 2019 manifesto commitment to spending 0.7% of the UK’s Gross National Income on Official Development Assistance at the earliest opportunity, in light of refugee and asylum pressure in multiple countries'

73. As a ‘stick’, the Government should proscribe the Wagner Network as a terrorist organisation, recognising that—while there are risks of doing so—there are also risks of failing to do so, when the Network appears to meet the legal criteria.


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1.—Thai Peng was, in a former state of existence, a dragon. He served in the Chow Kingdom under King Hooi Lian till it was conquered by the Chinese, when he escaped, and having raised an army under Generals Kun San (No. 9) and Chi Koh (No. 11), he proclaimed himself King, but he afterwards led such a dissolute life that Kun San put an end to his existence. Kun Giok (No. 22) was his sister.

Thai Peng was born again as Guan Kui. Stake on Thai Peng, Guan Kui, Kong Beng and the 5 dragons when you dream of the coronation of a sovereign, cash, or an execution.


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2.—Sam Wei was formerly a monkey. He served Thai Peng as Prime Minister and became very wealthy. He had three sons Hap Hai (No. 7) Guan Kiat (No. 19) and Ban Kim (No. 32.)

Sam Wei was born again as Cheng Li. Stake on Sam Wei, Guan Kui and Cham Khoi when you dream of a wicked man, a man hanging himself, three ghosts, three stars, woods, or a performing monkey.


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3.—Kong Beng was formerly a horse. He became a priest and was employed by Thai Peng as a political adviser, being gifted with supernatural powers. He was slain in battle with the Chinese.

Kong Beng was born again as Hong Chun. Stake on Kong Beng, Thai Peng, Hong Chun, Siang Chiow and Hoey Kwan when you dream of bright objects such as flames, brilliant pearls, lamps, or sunshine.


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Rh 39. '''Supporting Ukraine militarily is the Government’s priority when it comes to countering the Wagner Network. We fully support the continued supply of defence assistance and wider support to Ukraine as it fights to liberate itself from Russian illegal occupation. Through this, the UK has enabled Ukrainian Armed Forces to challenge Wagner fighters directly, often resulting in a high rate of attrition.'''

40. However, it is a significant failing to see the Wagner Network primarily through the prism of Europe, not least given its geographic spread, the impact of its activities on UK interests further abroad, and the fact that its wealth creation sits largely in Africa.

41. '''The Government believes that it is becoming more important to consider the network’s activities, although it did not say where it would do so. In February 2023, the FCDO told us there was now “much more activity” in Government to understand and respond to the network than there had been six months earlier. The Government also said it had surged resources into the Russia Unit over the last year.'''

42. '''The Wagner Network began its activities in 2014. By early 2022, when the Government began to invest greater resource in understanding the network, Wagner fighters had already undertaken military deployments in at least seven countries. It is deeply regrettable that it took this long, and that the Government continues to give so little focus to countries beyond Ukraine. This leaves us even less prepared to respond to the evolution of this notoriously shape-shifting network.'''

43. The FCDO’s geographical Directorates track and respond to the activities of ‘Private Military Companies’, working with the Ministry of Defence. At a minimum, this work covers the network’s military activities in Ukraine. The intelligence on its activities in Africa appears more limited. Ben Fender acknowledged a lack of “granular understanding” of the network’s numbers in Africa, but added: “it doesn’t look as if it is growing—it is certainly not growing fast”. The Minister emphasised the need not to over-estimate the


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 Five Beggars, viz.:—

 * Tan Kiat Pin, Tioh Guau Kiat, So Chong Guan, Tioh Ban Kim and Chi Guan Kwi.

The Lottery is thus conducted in the Straits:—A person wishing to open it, issues a notice that on a certain date he will open Hua-Hoey under a certain chop and that he will be responsible to all winners who stake up to such and such an amount either with him or his agents.

These Agents go round, and, according to agreement, are al- lowed to receive stakes up to a certain limit, say $2, but on their own account they may receive larger stakes. They carry what are usually termed hongs, i. e., papers on which the stakes are entered. In case the staker is well known to the agent, no acknowledgment is given, but the staker may receive a ticket or scrap of paper, or else he writes down on a slip of paper, which he hands to the agent, the names of the animals he wishes to stake on and the amount. The accompanying is a specimen of the staking papers used in Hua-Hoey.

 * 1) White fish—Cham Khoi
 * 2) Shell or Dragon—Pau Kwi
 * 3) Goose (White)—Eng Seng
 * 4) Peacock—Hong Chun
 * 5) Lion or Earth-worm—Chi Koh
 * 6) Rabbit or Tortoise—Guat Poh
 * 7) Pig—Cheng Sun
 * 8) Tiger—Kun San
 * 9) Buffalo—Han Hun
 * 10) Alligator or Dragon—Kang Su
 * 11) White Dog—Hok Sun
 * 12) White Horse—Kong Beng
 * 13) Elephant—Yu Li
 * 14) White Cat or Dog—Chi Taik
 * 15) Mouse—Pit Taik
 * 16) Wasp or Bee—Mow Lim
 * 17) Stork—Cheng Hun
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Berlin, December 8, '63.

OUR MAJESTY:—

I have the honor most respectfully to submit a Police report, the printed compilation of the documents relating to the London treaty as commanded, and the telegrams received up to the present. In my most humble opinion it seems expedient to maintain our attitude toward Irminger also outwardly in conformity with that of Austria. It is awkward that Sydow is charged with the report of the committee in the Bundestag, for we shall thus always have to make our declaration first, and before Austria; if your Majesty does not command otherwise I will leave him without instructions on this point, and await tomorrow's committee issues, as the next measure, the letter to Copenhagen, will not be thereby delayed.

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 # Butterfly—Kun Giok
 * 1) Stone or Cricket—Beng Chu
 * 2) Swallow—Siang Chiow
 * 3) Pigeon—Hap Tong
 * 4) Monkey—Sam Wei
 * 5) Frog—Hap Hai
 * 6) Sea Hawk—Kim Kwan
 * 7) Dragon—Thai Peng
 * 8) Tortoise or Duck—Hoey Kwan
 * 9) Cock—Jit San
 * 10) Eel—Thian Liang
 * 11) Turtle or Carp—Cheng Li
 * 12) Lobster—Guan Kwi
 * 13) Snake—Ban Kim
 * 14) Spider—Cheng Guan
 * 15) Sheep or Deer—Guan Kiat
 * 16) Deer or Goat—Kiat Pin
 * 17) Ghost or Fox—An Su

There are, it will be seen, thirty-six columns, at the head of each of which is the sign of one of the Hua-Hoey characters. The marks (which have a conventional meaning) and figures (Chinese) represent the amount either cents or dollars staked on each animal and the last column is the total of stakes re- ecived. A person wishing to stake a large amount, say $5 or $10, on au animal will sometimes write the name on a piece of paper and seal it up, delivering it with the stake to the mana- ger of the Hua-Hoey or an agent.

The lottery is opened twice a day, usually at noon and 6. P.M., and at the appointed hour the winning number (animal) is exhibited, and the result declared in the streets. Previously to this, the agents have brought in their staking papers. If the lottery is worked fairly, of course the manager who declares the winning number should be ignorant as to the amounts staked on the different animals. In China, the papers on which the stakes are entered are folded up in a packet and are not in- spected till the winner has been declared, when the winning tickets are chopped and the owners of them are paid.


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 In the Straits, these lotteries are not fairly worked, and the animal least favoured by the public is often the winner. Stakers receive thirty times their stake, less a small commis- sion paid to the agent, from whom they receive their winnings, and this leaves a good margin of profit for the bank. A mana- ger, for the sake of gain, or out of spite, has been known to stake by deputy a large amount with one of his agents on the animal which he means to declare as the winner. The agent is "broke" and those who have staked on the winning animal are defrauded of their gains. This is only one of the many ways of swindling practised in regard to these lotteries in the Straits.

It must not be supposed that it is only the Chinese who gam- ble at Hua-Hoey. The wealthy Baba, born in the Straits, the respectable trader, their wives and daughters, the petty shop- keeper and the coolie who works by the day, Klings and Ma- lays, women and children, all alike are unable to resist the temptation to gamble. The Manila lottery is only drawn once a month. Manila is a long way off, and the chance of winning a prize is very remote, still it has its fascinations for the prac- tical Englishman and even the cautions Scotchman has been known to invest his money in this speculation year after year. The Hua-Hoey lottery is drawn twice every day in different parts of the town and the excitement is ever fresh. An out- lay of 10 cents, which is within the means of any coolie, may bring in $3.

Women are largely employed in the Hua-Hoey business, while their husbands are at the shop or sailing (as they appear to be very often). They spend their idle time in collecting stakes and staking themselves. They have diamonds and gold ornaments in profusion, and while any of these remain, they can gamble to their heart's content. Those lower in the social scale, unblessed with diamonds or ready money, beg, bor- row or steal in order that they may gamble.

Dreams play a great part in Hua-Hoey and the confirmed Hua-Hoey player gets to think of nothing else but the chance of his winning on the morrow. According to his dreams, he stakes.


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4.—Kiu Kwan was a hawk. He became a Mandarin and was very rich and married a princess of the Han dynasty. He had a younger brother named Hoey Kwan (No. 28.)

Kiu Kwan was born again as Kiat Pin. Stake on Kiu Kwan, Hoey Kwan, Kiat Pin and Cheng Sun when you dream of drinking samsu, riding, sleeping, sitting at leisure, water to the shoulder, a dog biting a man or a coffin with a dead body.


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 been confirmed by the London treaty, and then extended to the Duchies.

Marginal note by the King:

Prince Friedrich resigned merely in order that the London treaty in favor of Christian IX. might be effectuated.

W.

Berlin, February 12, '67.

When looking back to the decisive turning point reached by the destinies of Prussia through the glorious fights of the past year, the most distant generations will never forget that the elevation of the Fatherland to new power, and to imperishable honors, that the opening up of an epoch of a rich and, with God's help, a blessing-bringing development are essentially due to your penetration, your energy, and the skilful manner in which you conducted the affairs entrusted to you.

I have decided to show a renewed appreciation of these your most distinguished merits, by the bestowal of a gift of four hundred thousand Thalers. The Minister for Finance has been directed to place this sum at your disposal.

It would be in accordance with my wishes if you devoted this gift, the bestowal of which is to manifest my and the Fatherland's thanks, to the purchase of landed property, and entailed the same, so that with the glory of your name it also may remain permanently in your family.

Your grateful and faithfully devoted King,

2em

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5.—Pan Kwi was formerly a dragon. He took a high literary and military degree and was slain by the Chinese.

Pan Kwi was born again as Mow Lim. Stake on Pan Kwi, Guan Kwi, Mow Lim and the five dragons when you dream of picking flowers, a young man, witnessing a theatrical performance, climbing trees, or adopting a child.

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6.—Hong Chun was once a peacock and was the brother of Eng Seng (No. 7). He took the first literary degree. His whole family were massacred by the Chinese. He married Siang Chiow (No. 23).

Hong Chun was born again as Kong Beng. Stake on Hong Chun, Kong Beng, Hau Hun and Ban Kim when you dream of a flower, a man ploughing, a bambu shoot, geese or ducks, a marriage ceremony, a girl worshipping idols, or a buffalo.


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 the capitulation, these were interrupted until 1 o'clock in the night, by time for consideration, which General Wimpffen solicited, being granted, after General von Moltke had definitely stated that no other terms will be granted than the laying down of arms, and that the bombardment would recommence at 9 o'clock in the morning if the capitulation were not concluded by that time. At about 6 o'clock this morning General Reille was announced, who informed me that the Emperor wished to see me, and was already on his way here from Sedan. The General returned at once to report to his Majesty that I was following, and shortly afterwards I met the Emperor near Fresnois, about half way between this place and Sedan. His Majesty was driving in an open carriage with three officers of high rank, and was escorted by three others on horseback. Of these officers I knew personally Generals Castelnau, Reille, Moskowa, who seemed to be wounded in the foot, and Vaubert. As soon as I reached the carriage I dismounted, walked to the Emperor's side at the carriage door, and asked for his Majesty's orders. The Emperor at first expressed the wish to see your Imperial Majesty, evidently in the belief that your Majesty was also at Donchery. When I replied that at present your Majesty's headquarters were at Vendresse, thirteen miles away, the Emperor enquired whether your Majesty had decided where he should go, and what my opinion on the subject was. I replied that, as it was quite dark when I arrived here, I knew nothing of the district, and offered to place at his disposal at once the house in which I was staying at Donchery. The Emperor accepted this offer, and drove off at a walking pace in the direction of Donchery; about a hundred yards from the Maas bridge, which leads into the town, he stopped in front of a lonely, workman's cottage, and asked me if he could not stay there. I had the house examined by Councillor of Legation Count Bismarck-Bohlen, who in the meantime had followed me; when it was reported that the interior arrangements were


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7.—Eng Seng was originally a goose. His mother was Kun Giok (No. 22). He took the same honours as his brother (No. 6).

Eng Seng was born again as Ban Kim. Stake on Eng Seng, Ban Kim and Hong Chun when you dream of drinking tea, killing poultry, an examination, selling spirits, a flea, a pen, a pair of candles, a water-lily, or giving an animal its life.


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9.—Kun San was originally a tiger. An intimate friend of Chi Koh (No. 11) he became so powerful as the chief of a band of robbers that the Imperial troops dared not attack him. Ile was afterwards one of Thai Peng's Generals.

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 very poor and inadequate, but that there were no wounded men in the house, the Emperor alighted and invited me to accompany him inside. Here, in a very small room containing a table and two chairs, I had about an hour's conversation with the Emperor. His Majesty emphasized especially the wish to obtain more favorable conditions of capitulation for the army. I declined from the outset to treat this question with his Majesty, as this was a purely military question, to be settled between General von Moltke and General von Wimpffen. On the other hand, I asked if his Majesty were inclined to peace negotiations. The Emperor replied that, as a prisoner, he was not now in a position to do so, and to my further enquiry by whom, in his opinion, the executive power was at present represented in France, his Majesty referred me to the Government in Paris. When this point, which was indistinct in the Emperor's letter to your Majesty yesterday, was cleared up, I recognized, and did not conceal the fact from the Emperor, that the situation today, as yesterday, was still a purely military one, and emphasized the necessity arising from it for us to obtain by the capitulation of Sedan above all things a material pledge for the security of the military results we had attained. I had already weighed from all sides with General von Moltke yesterday evening, the question whether it would be possible, without detriment to the German interests, to offer to the military feelings of honor of an army which had fought well more favorable terms than those already laid down. After due and careful consideration we both came to the conclusion that this could not be done. When, therefore, General von Moltke, who in the meantime had arrived from the town, went to your Majesty to submit the Emperor's wishes, he did not do so, as your Majesty is well aware, with the intention of advocating them.

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8.—Cham Khoi was a white fish. He took the first military and literary degree and became judge of three provinces. He and his whole family, more than 300 in number, were slain by the Chinese.

Cham Khoi was born again as Chi Koh. Stake on Cham Khoi, Sam Wei, Chi Koh and Hong Chun when you dream of a white fish, a buffalo, a gantang of white rice, or 36 pigs.


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10.—Cheng Sun was a pig. He served with Kun San (No. 9) as a General.

Cheng Sun was born again as Hap Hai. Stake on Cheng Sun, Pit Taik, Chit Taik, Siang Chiow and Kum San when you dream of a boat sailing on a river, a man in the water, sending a present, a wedding, a pig, sailing with a favourable wind in the first moon, a boat going with the current, or 300 cash.


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11.—Chi Koh was once a lion. He was a native of Tong King and an intimate friend of Kun San (No. 9) and one of Thai Peng's Generals.

Chi Koh was born again as Cham Khoi. Stake on Chi Koh, Kun San, Cham Khoi and Kiat Pin when you dream of as- cending a height, a red face, a tall man, a youth, seeing the moon, a cool breeze, ascending a tower or stairs, an exami- nation, or a lion fight.


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 to allow the French army to cross into Belgium, to be disarmed and detained there. I had discussed also this eventuality with General v. Moltke on the previous evening and adduced the motive already given for not entering into the question of this course of procedure. With respect to the political situation, I myself took no initiative, and the Emperor went no further than to deplore the ill-fortune of the war, stating that he himself had not wished the war, but was driven into it by the pressure of public opinion in France. I did not regard it as my office to point out at that moment that what the Emperor characterized as public opinion was only the artificial product of certain ambitious coteries of the French press, with a very narrow political horizon. I merely replied that nobody in Germany wished for the war, especially not your Majesty, and that no German Government would have considered the Spanish question of so much interest as to be worth a war. I continued that your Majesty's attitude toward the Spanish succession question was finally determined by the misgiving whether it was right, for personal and dynastic considerations, to mar the endeavor of the Spanish nation to reestablish, by this selection of a King, their internal organization on a permanent basis; that your Majesty, in view of the good relations existing for so many years between the Princess of the Hohenzollern House and the Emperor, had never entertained any doubt but that the Hereditary Prince would succeed in arriving at a satisfactory understanding with his Majesty the Emperor respecting the acceptance of the Spanish election, that, however, your Majesty had regarded this, not as a German or a Prussian, but as a Spanish affair.

In the meantime, between 9 and 10 o'clock, enquiries in the town, and especially reconnaissances on the part of the officers of the general staff, had revealed the fact that the castle of Bellevue, near Fresnois, was suited for the accommodation of the Emperor, and was not yet occupied by the wounded. I reported this to his Majesty by desig-


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12.—Pit Taik was a mouse. Although very powerful, he re- mained a ferryman till Kun San (No. 9) appointed him the sixth General under King Thai Peng.

Pit Taik was born again as Hok San. Stake on Pit Taik, Guat Poh, Hok Sun and Chi Taik when you dream of a blos- som, a tiger, people in a boat, a mouse eating rice, demanding money, eating tortoise, finding an article of value on the road, letting go a snake, or two brothers quarrelling.


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13.—Guat Poh was formerly a tortoise. His special duty was to guard the Imperial Palace. He had a son Han Hun (No. 14) and a daughter Beng Chu (No. 21).

Guat Poh was born again as Beng Chu. Stake on Gnat Poh, Beng Chu, Han Hun and Pit Taik when yon dream of a man with a hat but no coat, a woman preparing rice, vermicelli, red objects, money, or valuables.


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14—Han Hun was a buffalo. He was afterwards a Mandarin, and while guarding the sea coast was defeated, for which he was sentenced to be torn in pieces by five horses. His father was Guat Poh (No. 13) and his sister Beng Chu (No. 21).

Han Hun was born again as Cheng Guan. Stake on Han Hun, Cheng Guan, Cheng Hun and Hoey Kwan when you dream of a dead body, a hill on fire, a man killing a horse, or a cow.


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 nating Fresnois as the place I should propose to your Majesty for the meeting, and therefore referred it to the Emperor whether his Majesty would proceed there at once, as a longer stay in the little workman's cottage would be uncomfortable, and the Emperor would perhaps need some rest. His Majesty readily assented, and I accompanied the Emperor, who was preceded by an escort of honor from your Majesty's Own Cuirassier Regiment, to the Castle of Bellevue, where in the meantime the rest of the Emperor's suite and his carriages, whose coming had, it appears, been considered doubtful, had arrived from Sedan. General Wimpffen had also arrived, and with him, in anticipation of the return of General von Moltke, the discussion of the capitulation negotiations, which were broken off yesterday, was resumed by General v. Podbielski in the presence of Lieut. Col. von Verdy and the chief of General v. Wimpffen's staff, these two officers acting as secretaries. I took part only in the commencement of the same by setting forth the political and judicial situation in accordance with the information furnished me by the Emperor himself, as it was thereupon reported to me by Major Count von Nostitz, by direction of General von Moltke, that your Majesty wished to see the Emperor only after the capitulation of the army had been concluded—on the receipt of which announcement the hope cherished by the opposite party of securing other terms than those decided on was given up. I then rode off in the direction of Chehery with the intention of reporting the situation to your Majesty, met General v. Moltke on the way, bringing the text of the capitulation approved by your Majesty, and this, when we arrived with it at Fresnois, was accepted and signed without opposition. The demeanor of General v. Wimpffen, as also that of the other French generals, during the previous night was very dignified, and this brave officer could not forbear expressing to me how deeply he was pained that he should have been called upon, forty-eight hours after his arrival from Africa, and half a day after


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15.—Kang Su was a dragon of the Southern Sea. He was a friend of Pit Taik and was killed by the Chinese.

Kang Su was born again as Thian Sin. Stake on Kang Su, Thian Sin and the five dragons when you dream of a ferry-boat, a vessel bound for a foreign port, being in the sea, or seeing vessels, things or persons there.


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16.—Hok Sun was a dog. He then kept a medical shop and was killed by a tiger when employed in gathering herbs on the woods.

Hok Sun was born again as Pit Taik. Stake on Hok Sun, Kiu Kwan, Pit Taik and Kun San when you dream of a woman crying or carrying a baby, planting, a tiger's roar, a dog's bite, eating dog's flesh, or a row in a medicine shop.


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17.—Cheng Guan was once a spider. He was a great spend- thrift while at college and became a beggar. He then took to stealing fowls.

Cheng Guan was born again as Han Hun. Stake on Chong Guan, Han Inn, Cheng Hun and Kong Beng when you dream of literary competition, herbs, a green coat, a green pear, eating fruit, a fish with a horn, a fowl stealer, or a scholar.


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18.—Guan Kwi was once a prawn. He took to gambling and had a monkey which brought him in money by performing tricks.

Guan Kwi was born again as Thai Peng. Stake on Guan Kwi, Thai Peng, Sam Wei, Cheng Guan and Guan Kiat when you dream of a man singing about flowers, rice being dear, dear things, a beggar, a scholar in a ragged coat, a dog stealing rice carving mutton, a flag, a pomegranate, or a lame woman.


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19.—Guan Kiat was a sheep. He became a Mandarin and was reduced to beggary by being robbed on his way to see his friend Thian Liang.

Guan Kiat was born again as An Su. Stake on Guan Kiat, An Su, Kiat Pin and Thian Liang when you dream of a reception of a General, a great excitement, a fire, dirt, an offering, a new born child eating, a jar of spirits with fruit, or a clear view.


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20.—Kiat Pin was once a deer. He became very rich, but was reduced to poverty by the Chinese.

Kiat Pin was born again as Kiu Kwan. Stake on Kiat Pin, Kiu Kwan, Sam Wei, Ban Kim and Guan Kiat when your dream of three cups of spirit, three men, three eggs, an old man, or three objects.


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21.—Beng Chu was once a fish (usually called "The Stone"). She was the daughter of Guat Poh (No. 13) and the wife of Pan Kwi (No. 15) and the mother of Hong Chun (No. 6). She was a lady of the highest rank. The whole family were killed by the Chinese.

Beng Chu was born again as Guat Poh. Stake on Beng Chu, Guat Poh, Kong Beng and Hoey Kwan when you dream of anything red, spectacles, a woman reading, wearing a gown, coming out of a door, or looking into a glass.


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22.—Kun Giok or Gin Giok was a butterfly. She and her brother Thai Peng escaped from the conquering Chinese. When he became King he raised her to the second rank. Eng Seng (No. 7) was her son.

Kun Giok was born again as Hoey Kwan. Stake on Kun Giok, Hoey Kwan, Cheng Guan, Cheng Hun, Thai Peng and Mow Lim when you dream of a man eating mcat, a woman combing her hair, a girl of loose character, a woman carrying a child or running.


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23.—Siang Chiow was a swallow. When she was a girl she picked up on a mountain a book from which she learnt sorcery and was able to raise storms. Kun San (No. 9) regarded her as his sister. She married Hong Chun (No 6).

Siang Chiow was born again as Iap Tong. Stake on Siang Chiow, Kong Bong, Hap Tong and Kun San when you dream of meeting a Magistrate, a marriage ceremony, a woman riding, rain coming down, an amazon, or beating a drum.


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24.—Hap Tong was the name of a spirit-shop kept by two sisters-in-law Sit and Kiu. Chi Koh (No. 1) tried to force them to marry him and they jumped into a well and were drowned. They had previously existed as pigeons.

Hap Tong was born again as Siang Chiow. Stake on Hap Tong, Hap Hai, Kiu Kwan and Cheng Li when yon dream of drinking milk and sleeping, an elder brother's wife and his younger sister walking together, a woman selling spirits, two persons under one covering, women drinking together, or two sisters marrying at the same time.


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25.—Mow Lim was a bee. He was poor and got his livelihood by charcoal burning.

Mow Lim was born again as Pan Kwi. Stake on Mow Lim Pan Kwi and Hoey Kwan when you dream of heavy rain, branches weighed down, a hill on fire, the sky darkened, a tem- ple, bee's-nest, cutting grass, a priest, charcoal burning, a piece of timber or hail.


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26.—Yu Li was an elephant. He afterwards started a hotel and was a fisherman.

Yu Li was born again as Chit Taik. Stake on Yu Li, Chit Taik, Pit Taik and Cheng Li when you dream of cotton clothes, clearing jungle, making an oven, building a house, putting up beams, digging a grave, rearing ducks, au actor, ducks laying eggs, catching fish, paying money, or eating rice.


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27.—Hap Hai was originally a frog. He was the son of Sam Wei (No. 2) and brother to Guan Kiat (No. 19) and Ban Kim (No. 32). He was killed by the Chinese.

Hap Hai was born again as Cheng Sun. Stake on Hap Hai Hap Tong and Pit Taik when you dream of a foreign vessel at sea, a louse, or an inundation.


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 he had assumed command, to set his name to a capitulation so fatal to the French arms, that, however, lack of provisions and ammunition, and the absolute impossibility of any further defence imposed upon him, as a general, the duty of suppressing his personal feelings, as further bloodshed could in no way alter the situation. The permission for the officers to be released on parole was received with great thankfulness, as an expression of your Majesty's intention not to hurt the feelings of an army, which had fought bravely, beyond the point demanded by the necessity of our political interests. General v. Wimpffen also subsequently gave expression to this feeling in a letter in which he thanks General v. Moltke for the consideration he showed in conducting the negotiations.

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Berlin, March 21, '71.

With today's opening of the first German Reichstag after the reëstablishment of a German Empire, the first public activity of the same begins. Prussia's history and destiny have for a long time pointed to an event which is now accomplished by its being summoned to the head of the newly founded Empire. Prussia owes this less to her extent of territory and her power, though both have equally increased, than to her intellectual development and the organization of her army. The brilliant position now occupied by my country has been attained through an unexpectedly rapid sequence of great events during the past six years. The work to which I called you ten years ago falls within this time. How you have justified the confidence with which I then summoned you lies open to the world. It is to your counsel, your circumspection, your unwearying activity that Prussia and Germany owe the world-historical occurrence which is embodied in my capital today.

Although the reward for such deeds is felt within you,


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Executive Order 14092

Executive Order 14092
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order as follows:
 * Executive Order on Reducing Gun Violence and Making Our Communities Safer
 * March 14, 2023
 * Presidential Actions

'''Section 1. Policy.'''

Every few days in the United States, we mourn a new mass shooting. Daily acts of gun violence—including community violence, domestic violence, suicide, and accidental shootings—may not always make the evening news, but they too cut lives short and leave survivors and their communities with long-lasting physical and mental wounds. We cannot accept these facts as the enduring reality of life in America. Instead, we must together insist that we have had enough, and that we will no longer allow the interests of the gun manufacturers to win out over the safety of our children and Nation.

It is the policy of my Administration that executive departments and agencies (agencies) will pursue every legally available and appropriate action to reduce gun violence. Through this whole-of-government approach, my Administration has made historic progress to save lives. My Administration has taken action to keep guns out of dangerous hands and especially dangerous weapons off of our streets; hold gun traffickers and rogue gun dealers accountable; fund accountable, effective community policing; and invest in community violence interventions and prevention strategies.

Last year, I signed into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (the “Act”), the most significant bipartisan gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years. The Act provides communities with new tools to combat gun violence, including enhanced gun background checks for individuals under age 21, funding for extreme risk protection orders and other crisis interventions, and increased mental health resources to help children impacted by gun violence heal from the resulting grief and trauma.

I continue to call on the Congress to take additional action to reduce gun violence, including by banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, requiring background checks for all gun sales, requiring safe storage of firearms, funding my comprehensive Safer America Plan, and expanding community violence intervention and prevention strategies. In the meantime, my Administration will continue to do all that we can, within existing authority, to make our communities safer.

Sec. 2.  Implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

The Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall each submit a report to the President within 60 days of the date of this order describing what actions their respective agencies have taken to implement the Act, data and analysis regarding the use and early effects of the Act, and additional steps their respective agencies will take to maximize the benefits of the Act. These reports shall include a plan for increasing public awareness and use of resources made available by the Act.

Sec. 3.  Additional Agency Actions to Reduce Gun Violence.

(a)  The Attorney General shall develop and implement a plan to:

(i)   clarify the definition of who is engaged in the business of dealing in firearms, and thus required to become Federal firearms licensees (FFLs), in order to increase compliance with the Federal background check requirement for firearm sales, including by considering a rulemaking, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law;

(ii)  prevent former FFLs whose licenses have been revoked or surrendered from continuing to engage in the business of dealing in firearms;

(iii) publicly release, to the fullest extent permissible by law, inspection reports of FFL dealers cited for violations of the law; and

(iv)  support efforts to modernize and make permanent the Undetectable Firearms Act (18 U.S.C. 922(p)).

(b) The Secretary of Defense; the Attorney General; the Secretary of Homeland Security; the Secretary of Health and Human Services, including through the Surgeon General of the United States; the Secretary of Education; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall expand existing Federal campaigns and other efforts to promote safe storage of firearms.

(c) The Secretary of Defense; the Attorney General; the Secretary of Homeland Security; the Secretary of Health and Human Services, including through the Surgeon General of the United States; and the Secretary of Education shall undertake efforts to encourage effective use of extreme risk protection orders (“red flag” laws), partnering with law enforcement, health care providers, educators, and other community leaders.

(d) The Attorney General; the Secretary of Health and Human Services, including through the Surgeon General of the United States; the Secretary of Education; the Secretary of Homeland Security; the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and the heads of other agencies, as appropriate, shall develop a proposal for the President, and submit it no later than September 15, 2023, on how the Federal Government can better support the recovery, mental health, and other needs of survivors of gun violence, families of victims and survivors of gun violence, first responders to incidents of gun violence, and communities affected by gun violence. The proposal should draw on existing evidence, where available, and take into account how to address needs in both the immediate aftermath of mass shootings and in the years following such events. The proposal should recommend any additional executive branch coordination and additional resources or authorities from the Congress needed to implement the proposal, as well as how agencies will assess the outcomes for the activities implemented.

(e) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop and implement principles to further firearm and public safety practices through the Department of Defense’s acquisition of firearms, consistent with applicable law.

(f) The heads of Federal law enforcement agencies shall, as soon as practicable, but no later than 180 days from the date of this order, ensure that their respective law enforcement components issue National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) submission and utilization policies with requirements that are equivalent to, or exceed, the requirements of the policy issued by the Department of Justice on December 12, 2022, to ensure the prompt entry of ballistics data recovered in connection with criminal investigations into NIBIN. In consultation with the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense policies may be tailored to address specific operational considerations.

(g) The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Justice, shall work to reduce the loss or theft of firearms during shipment between FFLs and to improve reporting of such losses or thefts, including by engaging with carriers and shippers.

(h) The Federal Trade Commission is encouraged to issue a public report analyzing how gun manufacturers market firearms to minors and how such manufacturers market firearms to civilians, including through the use of military imagery.

Sec. 4.  Definitions.

For purposes of this order, the term “Federal law enforcement agency” means an organizational unit or subunit of the executive branch that employs officers who are authorized to make arrests and carry firearms, and that is responsible for the prevention, detection, and investigation of crime or the apprehension of alleged offenders. The term “heads of Federal law enforcement agencies” means the heads of those units or subunits.

Sec. 5.  General Provisions.

(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i)  the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

March 14, 2023.

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28.—Hoey Kwan was a duck. His elder brother was Kiu Kwan (No. 4). He became a Judge. His whole family were massacred by the Chinese.

Hoey Kwan was born again as Kun Giok. Stake on Hoey Kwan, Kiu Kwan, Kun Giok, Eug Seng and Mow Lim when you dream of a coffin on fire, a house on fire, a Magistrate ap- proaching, a kitchen fire, burning crackers, fighting, a Magis- trate seeing blood, the light of a lantern, a burning corpse, or a person dressed in cotton.


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 I am nevertheless urged and bound to express to you publicly and permanently the thanks of the Fatherland and mine. I elevate you, therefore, to the rank of a Prussian Prince (Fürst), which is to be inherited always by the eldest male member of your family.

May you see in this distinction the undying gratitude of

Coblenz, July 26, '72.

You will celebrate, on the 28th, a delightful family festival which the Almighty in His mercy has accorded you. I, therefore, may and can not remain behind with my sympathy on this occasion, so will you, and the Princess, your wife, accept my most cordial and warmest congratulations on this great occasion. That both of you always gave the first place, among the blessings showered on you by Providence, to domestic happiness is something for which your prayers of thanksgiving should ascend to heaven. Our and my prayers of thanksgiving, however, go further, as they include thanks to God for having placed you at my side at a decisive moment, and thus opened up a career for my Government far exceeding thought and comprehension. You also will send up your feelings of thankfulness that God graciously permitted you to accomplish such great things. Both in and after all your labors you always found comfort and peace in your home, and that gives you strength in your difficult vocation. To preserve and strengthen you for this is my constant solicitude, and I am glad to learn from your letter through Count Lehndorff and also from the latter himself that you will now think more of yourself than of the documents.

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 It is no exaggeration to say that Hua-Hoey gambling corrupts and brings to ruin thousands of people-men, women and children but how to check it and minimise the evil is a very difficult question.

The common gaming houses in town are well known to the Police They are defended by strong iron barred doors, have ladders, trap-doors and escapes and are always ready for a raid by the Police. Premises have to be hired and fitted for the purpose, and there is a certain amount of risk in the undertaking, but a Hua-Hoey lottery can be opened any- where, in a shop, a private house or a Kampong. The result is not often declared at the same place and without a warrant the Police caumnot enter a building. All kinds of artifices are practised when the winning number is exhibited in order to escape detection by the Police. Sometimes the character is marked on a piece of yam or sweet potato and swallowed if the Police appear: or it is written on the palm of the hand or on the sand and quickly rubbed out. Instead of the well known Hua-Hoey characters the numbers corresponding with them on the lottery papers are now frequently used and it is extremely difficult for the Police to procure satisfactory evidence against the principals engaged in the business.

The agents with their lottery papers, pencil and stakes col- lected are sometimes arrested and fined, but it has been held by a learned Judge that the possession of these "tickets," as they are called, is no offence. In Burma it was held by one high judicial functionary that the thirty-six animals game was not gambling within the meaning of the Act in force there.

The more respectable Chinese are fully alive to the wide- spread mischief caused by these Hua-Hoey lotterics and a memorial, printed as an Appendix to this paper, has been recent- ly addressed to the Legislative Council by certain Chinese inha- bitants of Penang praying that most stringent measures should be adopted for their suppression.

C. W. SNEYD KYNNERSLEY.


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 which, fragile though the material of which it is composed may be, shall one day express even in every fragment what Prussia owes to you in its elevation to the height on which it now stands.

Varzin, August 1, '72.

Your Majesty greatly gladdened my wife and me by graciously evincing sympathy in our family festival, and will, we trust, be graciously pleased to accept our respectful thanks.

Your Majesty justly emphasizes happiness in the home as being among the chief blessings for which I have to thank God, but part of the happiness in my house, for my wife as well as for myself, comes from the consciousness of your Majesty's satisfaction, and the exceedingly gracious and kindly words of appreciation which your Majesty's letter contains are more beneficial to afflicted nerves than is all medical assistance. In looking back over my life I have such inexhaustible cause to thank God for His unmerited mercy, that I often fear everything will not go so well with me until the end. I recognize it as an especially happy dispensation that God has called me on earth to the service of a master whom I serve joyfully and with love, as the innate fidelity of the subject never has to fear, under your Majesty's leadership, coming into conflict with a warm feeling for the honor and the welfare of the Fatherland. May God further give me strength to carry out the will so to serve your Majesty that I obtain the sovereign satisfaction, of which such a gracious testimony lies before me today in the form of the autograph letter of the 26th. The vase, which arrived in good time, is a truly monumental expression of Royal favor, and at the same time so substantial that I may hope not the "fragments" but the


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 To
 * His Excellency,
 * CECIL C. SMITH,
 * Acting Governor, and Others

the Honourable the Members of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements, SINGAPORE.

The Memorial of the undersigned Residents of Penang and Province Wellesley and others requiring the aid and recognisance of the Government.

Respectfully sheweth as follows : —

1. That for a considerable period there has been a system of ruinous gambling carried on with impunity in and about Penang and Province Wellesley called "Wha Hoey" which has brought distress and in some cases dire destitution to whole families, men, married and unmarried women, minors, servants, as well as persons holding responsible positions in mercantile services, such as clerks, cashiers, bill-collectors, &c., whose only mode of living is to be gained through their honesty to their employers, and an upright rendering of a just account.

2. That the clerks employed in the mercantile services are seduced to try and make a fortune by "Wha Hoey." After try- ing times after times with mercantile money, which they may have in charge and continually losing, at last they find themselves indict- ed before a Court of a Criminal jurisdiction and thereby convicted and imprisoned for embezzlement causing disgrace to their friends who may have stood surety for them and giving shame and sorrow. to their families.

3. That this class of gambling is considered in China as well as in Penang und Province Wellesley above-mentioned to be the worse kind, and the most infamous species of gambling known; it is an enchantment to Chinese, Malays. Klings, Burmese, Siamese, Javanese, Eurasians, Bengalees, and all others the natives of this Settlement, causing anxiety, pain, sorrow and in many instances