A telegram from the Council's agents in Manila is read to the effect that the vacancies in the strength of the Band, which will in June amount. probably to 20, may be filled on about the same conditions as on the last occasion, and the Council decides that immediate steps be taken for obtaining the required draft. The Bandmaster has pointed out the necessity for the examination of all re-fruits from a musical standpoint before their departure for Shanghai, and it is agreed that this work be performed by Signor Capozi who undertook a similar duty in 1903.
Temple Land in the
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