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The Delta independent., 1904-01-22
POKER HANos JUST ALIKE.
Story Of 4 Game Which the Narrator
Says 10 Literally True.


Says is Literally True.
The man who tells this poker story
declares that 1t Is literally true:
There were Ave Of US in the game"
he says. 1t was only . nfty-cent
limit. but we played the cards very
literally and there was much action.
1T was my ante The next man stayed
ard all the rest dropped. held Q pair
of threes. so I remained.
The other fellow drew three cards
and so did I. He bet half. looksd
at my hand and found had drawn Q
pair of queens. and the other card was
q nine, SO I raised II = half.
He raised back and I called.
announced two pair. He said:
SO have L.
II said. Queens up
He said. 'So've L.
Il said, Queens anA threos.'
He said. That's mime
Well said, I've nine next
And he said, SO have L.
There were our two hands ideD
tically the same. We didn't endeavor
to consider any prority In the suits
but divided the pot and thought II .
very odd occurrence"
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22
THE BREAD OF LIFE"
Peculiar Ways Of the Oriental Markse
Place Merchant

Peculiar Ways Of the Oriental Market
Place Merchant
In the market place the Seller Of
Bread sits on his heels, with his wares
in a large. fiat basket before him.
"Ho!" he cries. Come and buy;
come, buy the Bread Of Life, without
money and without price!"
He slaps the hat, round cakes with
rcsounding thwacis to emphasixs
their size and solidity.
Should you try to take him at his
word. however. he will assure you,
with profound salaams, "All that !
have is yours. my lord. but have
many children. and II bring not home
the price of the kouskous (the favorite
native dish). my mother-in-law will
smite me on the cheek with hsr shoe"
An Oriental will never speak Of his
wife to strangers.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22

WANTED FAITHFUL PERSON
TO TRAVEL for well esta blished house
In few counties, calling on retail mer
chants and agents, Local territory.
Salary t0,0O per week with expenses
additional. all payable in cash each
week. Money for expenscs advanced
Position permanent. Business success
ful and rushing. Standard House. 80
Dearborn ST.. Chicago.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22
s.. usks's Episcopal cksren.

Sunday school at 10 4. N.
Morning prayer and sermon at II a. IN ..
Evening prayer and sermon 7:3o p. IN.
Holy Communion will be celebrated
on the second Sunday OF each month
prayer by the Rev. j. W. Gum
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22
Advertised leftef list.

List Of letters remaining uncallcd Tor
In Delta postofsice January -. 1904.
La wlor, Miss Annie Long. Ed
Medal. Bobcrt Sanders. Mrs J +
c. b. CHRYsLER,P. NJ.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22
cns Touch Of Nature.

loved my neishbor truly on dsy--
I learned his ilttls xiri had passed away;
1 used to see her often on the ssfeet.
Right glad at hsart that smiling face 70
And now the dear ones ssas. siss ~
Hls,
But mors for hin. fss bright. iaassa.
1 feel IN, ,sn.- hts invsss ps.s - ss~srs.
And hold aia sssssy v ~ b~stis6
>-wiiiiam n-~ssss - nusssa ssasse
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22
To Nkoa II Nay G, A<erA.

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership heretofore known as Shock
& Green has been dissolved.
Shock l. GREEN.
Br GEoRGE j. GREEN.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22
s..e ,pe,l,l.ies f.r s,rias pl.,tl,s.

Shropshire Damson piups, Prune OF
Simonis. Triumph peach. soft she'll al
mouds, American black wslnuts. mul
berrys. Nspoleon cherry. North Carolina
poplar. American elm. Towering ocust
aud all kinds OF hardy shrubbery. roses
colors.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22
ye,&h,u, p.c,.v,x.,l. ludoe.

VouthY0t PtnntJN1hI1 JUdoe.
Robert Won Moschsisker Vas on
Monday sworn In ~ an associate
Judge Of Common Pleas court No 8
Of Philadelphia. He In the youngest
member Of the Judiciary. He was in.
ducted into Once under the appoint
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22

State of Colorado.
County Of bella,
W. q. Hiiiissa. CO <sies of the above named
hAuk. do snlesnniy swear that the abawe state.
rnrut is true to the bssi of my kno~is-siee and
bvli-f W. G,htLi-NAS. Cashier.
Subscribed and s~o<n to before me this ssth
day of Novrnbpr. ina,
A X. ANsgSRY, Notary Public.
Correct Attest: W. w.J.GAuNT.
y. dCNr.
A. II. sTDCKHAM.
Dircrtsr~.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22
For Sale.

A few shares OF stock in the Surface
Crock Ditch i Reservoir company. In.
quire at Farmers / Merchants Bank
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22
rs Cure - Csld = - Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quiuine Tablets
All drugRists refund the money il it
tails to cure. E. W. Gtove's signature
on every box 25c.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22

For Stoneware, Delftvare and Chius
ware. go to Winton L Hornsby.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22

Fancy Crockery and Glassware at cost
at Gets L Getz Bros.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22
1a ...ee -. e....1..

To t>e~se ts61sopv's Vss~1se,
The Lynn. 0eao, usseavteaI ssat
ETY. Is COOS - eD0De0sssts ths ssm-
ory Of JoAs 49, pasyr. ~ esst
shosmskss = Lyna ~ ne lessA~s
OF the sity's Usee tslustsy. 4 lekLse
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22

l sell a clean mixed Candy at locts.
per 10.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22

Iron bedsteads. bedding and carpets
all kinds. at Wipton 4 Hornsby.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22

W. o. STEPHENS. President
W. NJ HASTINGS. Secretary.
First pub. Jan. -; last pub, Jan .. 1904
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22
ANDYiJACKSON'S WAY
GOOD STORY OF THE HERO OF
NEW ORLEAN9.

He Found Time From Official Duties
to Obtain for Poor Woman Her Just
oues-Great Surprise for Dishonest
Clerk.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22
RsPoRI OF TINE conprioH
First National Bank Of Delta

At Delta In the sisl~ of Colorado al the close Of
business. Nov nbef II. iSu
The Delta independent., 1904-01-22
A. ". CARR.
OUR
BARGAIN COUNTER
Many Thtnfs You My Want and
Some You Mvsl Have.

For laundry work 60 to Winton's.
Money to loan. A E. Amsbary.
Store.
For the best coal go to Winton's.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
BADLY BURNED
By LIVE WIRE
Vallejo Man Attempts to Re-
move Electric Obstruction
and Is Shockingly Hurt
EVERX DAY
Is EARGAIE DAY
At JOE RoSENBERG'S.
Special Dispatch TO The Cali.

VALLEJO. July Al. Chester Shade,
prominent and popular member of
the local lodge Of Elks and member
Of the well-known grocery firm Of
Morse & Shade, is lying in his home in
this city at deaths door. terribly shat
tered by contact with an electric wire
At an early hour this morning Shade,
accompanied by his wife and relatives,
left here in a carriage. intending TO
spend the day in Green Wiley. When
the party was approaching a bridge d
little this side Of Cordelia. a heavy
wire Of the Bay Counties Power Com
pany with an insulator attached was
seen lying across the bridge, Obstruct-
ing passage.
Shade and his father-in-law. Albert
Hodges, taking a hitching rope from
their carriage, proceeded % drag the
wire. which impeded their progress,
from the bridge. There was suddenly
an explosion, Shade collapsed where he
stood and examination showed that his
left arm had been rendered entirely
useless by the shock, a large piece of
skin and flesh was torn from his chest
in the region Of the heart, and his
shoes were nearly burned off. His feet
were almost cooked. If he survives the
doctors say several serious amputa-
tions viii have to be made. Hodges,
who stood near Shade, was hurled by
the force Of the contact some twenty
feet but escaped serious injury.
Later in the day Steve Bocciarini, on
his way from COrdelia 10 Vallejo, drove
upon the bridge where Shade had suf-
fered so terribly and, not seeing the
prostrate wire. ran his horses against
it. Both fell dead Immediately and the
driver was badly burned about the
hands and feet
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
COMPEL BRITISH VESSEL
TO HOIST "OLD GLORY,

DAWSON, July A. The British
July excursion up the Yukon River to-
day. The committee and other Ameri-
cans forced the captain to raise the
United States flag on the middle flag
staff before sailing. A complaint was
laid with Collector of Customs Busby,
who, on the return of the Tyrrel, sum-
moned Captain Ritchie and asked him
to give written explanation of the
affair. The captain said he was forced
by the clamor to raise the United
States flag.
A report went around that the
steamboat had been fined $2500 and
that the captain had lost his papers.
A representative of the American COM
mittee waited upon Collector Busby to
plead for the captain. The collector
was obdurate and will report to Otta-
wa for a decision.
Busby is the Canadian officer who,
while at Skagway, flew the Canadian
customs flag by written order from his
superiors.
The flag was cut down by an Ameri-
can lawyer. A mob swarmed around
his office and forced him to raise the
American flag above the Canadian.
Busby refused, but referred the matter
to Ottawa, and this ultimately led to
the lowering of American customs flags
throughout Canada.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
SYDNEY MOB
FACES MILITIA
Mayor Calls on Soldiers to
Protect Non Union Men
From Gang of Strikers

SYDNEY, b. C.. July 4.-Unable to
cope with the mob of 1000 strikers at the
works of the Dominion Iron and Steel
Company to-day, forcibly preventing
nom union men from going to work, the
civil authorities appealed to Major
Grove and tonight the militia
is protecting the company's property.
One hundred of the Sydney Field bat
terry were placed at the entrances to
the works and with loaded carbines and
fixed bayonets held an angry mob at
bay.
AS the troops were marching down
Charlotte street to the works tonight
they encountered more than 1000 strik-
ers armed with clubs and stones. The
mob gathered in front of the soldiers in
an attempt to prevent the latter from
escorting non-union men into the plant.
The soldiers charged the mob and with
fixed bayonets forced their way
through.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
JAPAN'S COSTLY DELAY.

ST. PETERSBURG, July A war
correspondent who has arrived from
Mukden expresses the opinion that
with the rainy season at hand the Jap
anese have lost their opportunity of
dealing General Kuropatkin a crush
ing blow. He says that neither the
world in general nor the Japanese
knew how weak the Russian army was
in the earlier stages of the war and
asserts that, practically, the Russian
army was then non-existent, but when
he left on June Is Kuropatkin had
125,O00 men and reinforcements were
pouring in at the rate of 2O00 a day.
The correspondent believes the Japan
ese could have done anything they
wished If they had pressed the cam
paign with vigor several months ago.
During the three months delay in
cutting eff Port Arthur, the Russians
rushed in munitions and provisions.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
MOURNFUL DAY
At LITCHFIELD
Holiday Is Spent by Citizens
in Giving SuccOr to Vie
tins of Wreck of Filler

LITCHFIELD, Ill, July Am place
of the usual celebration. accompanied
with exploding firecrackers and the
glare Of typical Fourth of July night,
Litchfield has been converted into a
hospital. All day relatives and friends
have sought to relieve the suffering of
the injured in the wreck of the
Wabash Filler from Chicago. Accord
ing TO unofficial reports eighteen per-
sons were killed and more than fifty
were less seriously hurt.
Revised lists of the victims follow:
The dead-Mrs. Florence Smith,
Chicago; Mrs. Perkins, Chicago;
Charles Calais, Chicago; Harry NJ.
Dietrich. Chicago; Miss c. F. Luther,
Milwaukee; Isaac Mills, Decatur; w.
st. Pierre, Montreal, Canada; Jacon
Barber, Park River, n. D.; L. A.
Eistat, Chicago; James Sanford, en-
gineer; Rev. n. NJ. Mills, Bridgeton.
y. Y; Charles Ward, Chicago; H.
Graves, train dispatcher. Decatur; w.
F. Smith, fireman, Decatur; Richie
Noack, aged 8, Arlington Heights, Ill. !;
William Cambalis. haywood, ILL.,; two
unidentified men.
..
Shrader. Chicago; Henry NJ. Gassaway,
St Louis, arm broken, injured inter
nally; Will Knocht, Chicago, legs
crushed and hips injured; William
Balls, Chicago. badly crushed; Will
liam Archibald, Honeye Falls, n. Y.
broken hip; George Archibald, Honeye
Falls, n. Y, broken leg; Lena Noecke.
Arlington Heights, Chicago, badly
burned; Miss Fannie Upton, Chicago,
internal injuries; w. B. Thorp, Chi
cago, leg broken; Henry Rink, Cincin-
natl, fatally; Mr.. and Mrs. Alois Geh-
rig, Chicago; James B. Roberts, Cat
lin, Ill, internal injuries; Mrs Candi-
you, Milwaukee, internal injuries; S.
A. Asquirth, Waterloo, Iowa, internal
injuries; Mrs. S. L. Smith, Chicago,
burned and internal injuries; Mrs. F..
II. Rose of Riverside, Cal, escaped
with bruises; Mrs. Emma Kenyon,
Kingston, n. Y, leg mashed and face
injured.
1t is expected the inquest, which be-
gan to-day, will last several days. In
connection with the Coroner's inquest
the State authorities are conducting a
rigid investigation into the cause of
the accident
Many persons believe that the wreck
was the work of vandals, as the open
switch which caused the passenger
train, while running at high rate of
speed, to collide with the stationary
freight, had not, 1t Is asserted by the
Wabash agent at Litchfield, been used
for twelve hours.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
CONVENTION OF LETTER
CARRIERS is CLOSED

FRESNO, July 4.-The annual con-
vention of the California State Letter
Carriers Association closed three
days session to-day. Carriers attend
ing represented Los Angeles, Stanis-
laus, Fresno, Tulare, Santa Clara,
Santa Cruz and Sacramento counties.
The next annual convention will be
held at Santa Cruz July, 2, and 4,
1905.
The officers elected were: President,
{. II. Vodden, Los Gatos; vice presi-
dent, F. A. Eckles. Tulare; secretary,
John W. Haynes, San Jose; treasurer.
w. B. Green, Fresno; executive com
mittee-J. p. Landrum, w. B. Green
and Luther Gray, all of Fresno; dele
gates to the national convention at st.
Louis. c. James of Ceres and w.
l. Dowton of Campbell.
Among the various resolutions
passed was one disappearing of the
action Of Congress in taking away the
privilege of rural carriers to earn
money in side business ventures with
out adequate recompense, in loss of
such extra earnings by the $40 in
crease in salary.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
Russian Torpedo-Boats Attack Japanese Transports
Off Coast of Liaotung Peninsula.


TATCHEKIAO, July 2, via Lao
yang, July "A fight between Rus
sian torpedo-boats and japanese
transports was reported off the coast
this afternoon. Heavy cannoading
was heard seaward.
An officer who came in declares that
FROM hill top near the coast he saw
the vessels engaged in fight, but he
was too far off to distinguish them.
LIAOYANG, July A correspondent
who has just returned from General
SamsOnoff's headquarters gives details
of a fight that he witnessed at Senu-
chen. as part of the operations OF
June 20.
General Samsonoff, with the object
or harassing the Japanese. advanced
toward Senuchen at a. m. The column
reached within rifle shot of the railroad
station at o'clock and two companies
of Cossacks opened fire, driving in the
Japanese oUtposts.
The Cossacks raced to a semaphore
station on a hill near the railway,
which they occupied, and signaled the
Russian column of the disposition of
the japanese. Throwing themselves on
their horses, they again galloped to
join their comrades, with whom they
occupied the railway station, which the
Japanese evacuated, fleeing hurriedly.
There was little loss to the Russians,
but the japanese left nine wounded at
the station.
General Samsonoff sent word not to
attempt to hold the station and the
Russians retired while the japanese
were in full retreat. subsequently the
Japanese reoccupied the station with
seven quick firing guns. ~
The most serious loss to the Russians
in the days operations were Captain
Treiatkoff and Captain Vertoff. who
were carrying dispatches. They got
into Japanese ambuscade near VIII
lage and both were shot. Captain Yer
toff managed to regain his horse and
subsequently, regained his men. Cap
tain Treaitkoff has not returned and
whether he was killed or wounded or is
prisoner is not known.
A Red Cross train came up to the
scene of the fight and though warned
of its presence the Japanese infantry
and artillery fired on it and riddled it.
No one was killed.
TOXIC, July 5, noon.-General Ku-
roki has occupied Maotien Pass with
out resistance. The Russians have
abandoned Tsinshanowan, destroying
their supplies.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05

ST. PETERSBURG, July 4.-The lat
est dispatches from the theater of war
are to the effect that General Kuro-
patkin is still at Tatchekiao, and that
the Japanese forces are stationary at
Senuchen and along the roads from
| Siuyen TO Haicheng, Tatchekiao and
Kaichou, but they are maintaining
their advance from Fengwangcheng
over the direct main roads to Liaoyang
! where the effect OF the rains is less
appreciable.
{ There are only twelve miles between
General Count Keller's force and the
Japanese army, and collision between
them is regarded as not unlikely The
japanese are hoping, in case of sue
, cess, to compel Kuropatkin, with Cen
! eral Stackeiberg's corps. to fall back
from Tatchekiao on Liaoyang and thus
force an evacuation of Newchwang.
/ The Admiralty here has no news of
the sea fight off Port Arthur on Mon
day last, reported by Admiral Togo,
and is not inclined to believe it, The
understanding is that the Russian war
ships are still at Port Arthur.
JAPANESE ARE INACTIVE.
/ TATCHEKIAO, July 4.-All is quiet
at the outposts. General Kuropatkin
is here engaged in the peaceful task
of opening a permanent hospital of 200
beds. founded by the Manchurian Rail-
road employees. The hospital is not
yet full. 1t contains 151 patients.
The Japanese are evidently non
plused at General Kuropatkins tao
/ tics, as proved by their alternate ad-
vance on Liaoyang from Fengwang-
cheng and subsequent retreat. The
Japanese are suffering greatly from
, lack of supplies, the country being de-
vastated. Two divisions are reported
to have fallen back upon Fengwang-
cheng.
The Japanese activity in the south
also is suspended General Kuroki be-
ing threatened by the Russian troops
from the north. An early cessation of
hostilities is expected and when they
are resumed the Russians will be able
to take the offensive. Troops are ar
irving here daily.
TWO ARMIES ARE BIVOUACKED.
LIAOYANG, Sunday, July 3.-Seeing
the impossibility of bringing about a
decisive battle. in consequence of the
retirement of the Japanese and the
heavy rains, General Kuropatkin, ac-
companied by the military attaches, is
returning to Haicheng. Both COM
batants are apparently inactive The
japanese have retired to the sandy
part of the country to await better
weather. The Russians have reoccu-
pied their old positions thirty miles
eastward of Liaoyang. The two armies
are now bivouacked on either side of
I Dalin Pass, which cannot be said to be
an effective occupation for either
army, as the deep mud renders impos-
sible the movements of transport wag-
ons and guns. No battle of any conse-
quence has been fought there since the
Russians retired from Dalin Pass be-
fore the Japanese advance.
4 The Russian troops are displaying
( splendid spirit, in spite of terrible
hardships. There is not a dry spot for
them to camp on and the troops are
often obliged to pass twelve hours in
the rain before they can prepare SOUP
with which to warm themselves, ow-
ing to the difficulty experienced in
kindling fires.
! The Russians are showing great con-
sideration for the Chinese, fraterniz-
ing with them and paying them good
wages and high prices for goods sup
! plied
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
QUIET AT THE FRONT.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 4.-The
general staff has received the follow
ing dispatch. dated July 8. from Lieu
tenant General Sakharoff:
"On July the enemy's advance
guard in the Kaichou district retreated
southwark and occupied line nine
miles northeast of Senuchen. Senu-
chen is occupied by an infantry de-
tachment.
According TO our information the
enemy has at least $4,000 troops con-
centrated around Siuyen. The Japan
ese are now occupying their original
position at Dalin Pass. No movement
beyond Dalin Pass toward Haicheng
is observable"
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
OKU CHARGES BARBARISM.

TOXIC. July 4.-GeueraI Oku has
forwarded a detailed report to the i'm
perial headquarters, answering charges
preferred by the Russian authorities
that the Japanese troops were respon-
sible for atrocities committed on the
field during the engagement at Wu-
fangtien, preceding the battle of Va
fangow (Telissu). He says the charges
are totally unfounded, but, on the
contrary, that he had proofs that the
wounded Russian prisoners highly ap-
preciated the humane treatment they
and their comrades had received from
the japanese. 1t is the Russians, he
declared, that have cruelty mutilated
the Japanese who fell into their hands
wounded. General Oku then makes the
following charges:
That on June Is six Japanese scouts
were overpowered by Russian troopers
who ran bayonets into their mouths
through their heads and cut their
heads and cut their breasts open; that
on June q the Russians captured a
Japanese cavalryman, whom they bay
oneted and then cut open his abdo-
men; that on May Is the Russians be-
headed Japanese cavalryman whom
they had captured
General Oku asserts that acts of cru
city upon the part of the Russian
troops are numerous and announces
his purpose to report in the future
every case which is brought to his no
tice. He says he feels that he is not
fighting a civilized army
Press correspondents are unable to
supply any facts in connection with
Oku's charges, because no neutral OBJ
servers were permitted to be present
on the field at either of the engage
ments which took place at Wufangtien
and Vafangow
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
NOT READY TO YIELD.
Report of Port Arthur's Probable
Surrender UnfOunded.

PARIS, July 4.-The Foreign Of
flee discredits the rumor from Toxic
that Russia has proposed through
France to surrender Port Arthur If
the garrison be freed.
Official advices indicate that the
Russian military and naval position at
Port Arthur is considerably improved
and that ships pass freely in and out
of the harbor. Large quantities of
supplies have been received at the
fortress and the< Russian authorities
are regaining confidence.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
FINAL ATTACK NEARING.
Scene of Wars Interest Again Shifts
to Port Arthur.

LONDON, July 5,-The Standards
Tientsin correspondent, under date of
July 4, says that since June q the
Japanese main squadron has been en-
gagged in landing men at Dalny pre-
paratory to a final attack on Port Ar
thur. He adds that the Japanese land
operations in the rear of Port Arthur
probably will bring matters to final
issue within the next few days.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 4.-Mili-
tary experts believe that the center of
gravity has again shifted to Port Ar
thur, siege operations are expected to
engage most of the attention of the
japanese until the conclusion of the
rainy season permits the resumption
OF the campaign in Southern Manchu-
ria.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
DALIN PASS DIVIDES
WAR CAMPS DURING
SEASON OF RAINFALL
Bivouacs of Russian and Japanese
Armies Are Separated by Only
Twelve Miles.

When the battle Of the Yalu occurred,
the correspondent continues. Kuropat-
KIN mad all in readiness to retire to
hlrln. He believes the vaunted Japan
ese secret service is very defective, be-
cause 1t did not discover the situation
and says it is now too late, as at the
enc OF the rainy season Kuropatkin
VIII be strong enough to assume the
offensive.
a further mobilization order, affect
ing the reserve officers, is expected for
the st. Petersburg, Novgorod, Pskoff
and Baltic provinces. The order will
also affect horses.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
Late Shipping Intelligence
ARRIVED.

Monday, July
Stmr Bee, Wehman. 40 hours from Redondo
DOMESTIC PORTS
GRAYS HARBOR-Sailed July ESchr Def
ance for San Pedro; schr A West. for Re-
dondo: schr Mary Russ for San Francisco:
schr w Patterson, for San Francisco; stmr
Chehalis, for San Pedro.
PORT GAMBLE-Sailed July 4-Nor bark
Theodore. for Algoa Bay
Arrived July 4-Schr Ludlow from Port
Hadlock
PORT LUDLOw-Sailed July 4-Schr John
c. North for Honopu
FOREIGN PORTS
VICTORIA. h C-Sailed July 4NBr stmr
Empress of China, for China
Passed in July 3-Nor stmr Tellus. hence
June 20 for Ladysniith.