drunie a ones admitted. the offence, but. si J. Lillyburg, a seaman, charged with bei he would sign the pledge if let off this time. The police sergeant said this was defendant's fourth offence, and that each time he had to be carried to the Station by eddies, We are glad to see that Messrs. Bower, Hanbury & Ca. have allowed the Council to cut off the corner of their property at the corner of Nankin and Kiangse roads. The improvement was badly needed, and the community are indebted to Mr. Hanbury and other property owners who have sacrificed slices of their compounds, to rectify the errors of former days. Theroare still many cases in which the example might be followed with advantage; and we hope the Council will not rest in its endeavours to get the consent of the owners.
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