Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 6 July 1907

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 556 VOL. HL SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1907- PRICE 5 CENTS
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    THE STRIKE OF THE GOLD MINERS.
    922 1 THE WHITE MAN'S EASY LIFE ON THE RAND. By Edgar P. Rathbone, (Mem, Inst of Mm, and Met,, A.M. Inst, C.E., late Government Inspector of Mines, Transvaal). The world's supply of gold depends very largely upon the Rand gold-fields, and consequently it will not
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    SECRET TRIP.
    663 1 MILLIONAIRE AND ACTRESS ON HONEYMOON. Htbden m the Cabin. William Corey, the American Steel King, whose midnight marriage to Mabelle Gilman, the actress, was followed by a hurried departure for a European honeymoon m order to ensure absolute privacy throughout his honeymoon journey from New York to France
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    SNOW AND HAIL IN THE NORTH
    191 1 MAN KILLED BY A METEOR AT YOKOHAMA. It is reported from Shidzuoka that on Saturday snow fell on Mount Fuji. According to the old people of th-^ neighbourhood, if snow falls m tlic month of May (Chinese Calendar) a storm will be experienced on
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      132 1 00 Straits- s^ 00^ Do you aiish to be healthy? )\V-CHINA-BISLERI OF FELICE j&jfi. BISLERI MILAN. it both invigorating and a tonic at the ;me. taken m doses of a small liquor glass at it witi give prompt relief against headache S apwetite, nausea, pains In the stomach, etc. Rom
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      359 1 Howarth Erskine 1 Et>sii>eers apd Contractors. 1 1 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. TvJephoue ZS. Telegrams m EESKINE I With Side-Car attached, 3H. P. Magneto ignition speed 30 miles per hour. Absol- £|W f j^ itely of first class Austrian Manufacture by the well known makers T. Pl'Cll Co. /M NETT. Ltd., Graz
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      10 1 ttle 6uarantte tbe Cargest Circulation of anp paper m Singapore.
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    The Eastern Dailp Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. SATURDAY, 6th JULY. THE CHIT SYSTEM.
    1157 2 The Eastern Dailp Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. SATURDAY, 6th JULY. THE CHIT SYSTEM. In the middle of the month of May last an annual meeting of i Messrs VVoelker and Shroder was j held at Shanghai when the chairI an of tne Company stated that the greatest difficulty they had
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    920 2 P.P. 1 he King of Spain's favourite recrea lion, next to motoring, is driving four-m-hand. Yesterday, a gdat was run over by a tramcar m Serangoon Road Th r animal was killed. Yesterday m Bras Bassa Road n for™ "me. St PpCd thc The Straits Echo understands that Major de
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    278 2 1 a "d was o j. Mr Gr, r f the Jewish*! J (ever since l^tj heism 32 J* *>5 tenaciously m S liste "ers r SI Macali^rwa a^« attainments, bm m ar '°S' he w <>uld now s^i i comi ng off' th^ C t h IQ^ Hol
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    IMPERIAL ANTHEM.
    108 2 The following Imperial H forwarded to us for public* composer Mr. Joseph C. T* mouth, England. It has been accepted byj Gracious Majest);rheKiDj» The Prince of Wales, and Colonial Premier* God bless our Empire n»O'er it rhv Mercy cast, Protecting Power; May every Colony, And each" Depend^" Be
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      334 2 MUM Jom hmhE Of Jf/^^M SINGAPORE. yW/J 3 FOUNTAIN /J^s^s PENS. 1//^ T THE PERFECTED PRODUCT oF pen revolution P^ I*^^1 j-v Si MAS rO REED. M IOIMAIN ILN XXXI) TO QUILL ft /or QUILL rO STEEL. STEEL TO GOLD. PLAIN HOLDER, GOLD NIB. $5.00 COMPLETE WITH FILLER. o\f Fll
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      202 2 APPLES "STONE PIPPINS" 65 Gents per dozen. m ACCORDING TO SIZE. 0 THOMPSON, THOMAS CO. THE AUSTRALIAN STORES, W| N E s*Qk WINE and \{ca^^^^^^m7^ and spirit '^Jf'.'&S mss/l SPIf IT MERCHANTS. V MERCHANTS. Caldbeck Sfiacgregor Co. STRATHMIIiU WHISKY. flptie Tully TlASOpenedaslo,ooo II Book on the Selangor July Meeting. I.
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      65 2 THE TRANS-ATLANTIC VARIETY COMPANY. 15 Talented European Lady and Gentlemen Artistes. Positively for 2 Nights only. GRAND OPENING NIGHT. To-night Saturday 6th July AT THE ALEXANDRA HALL. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. Prices of Admission $2.00. $1.00. 50 cts. and 30 cts. Army and Navy half price to ist 2nd Scats. Door
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      9 2 Saturday is the last day of Katz Bros. Sale.
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      149 2 COMING EVENTS. TO-DAY, JULY 6. High Water 7-38 am, 7-32 pm The Parsi Alfred Theatrical Coy 9 pm Royal Cinematograph 7-30 and 9-30 pm Japanese Cinematograph 7-30 and 9-30 pm I rans-Atiantic Variety Coy Alexandra Hall J pm TO-MORROW, JULY 7. High Water 8-50 am, 8-21 pm 6th after Trinity
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    9 3 ibly urging the !f be postponed .enciencv Kailways,
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    The Opium Traffic.
    36 3 IP *r~ s commenting on a nT Publin. ana by ha i< Great ,c ard to make a P^hSTto allevUtt the 6-Tti«" through the '/JTopium traffic m the "bore the cost of Mpgy-
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    Rasuli's Prisoner.
    14 3 adean. The wgirris British legation rtW from General efl, and is JOTC
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    Transvaal Immigration Bill.
    18 3 p.m. Government has on Bill excluvtio are unable to _.;age or Yiddish poverty to become
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    The Hague Convention.
    28 3 p m. c Hague tsed the British .ion the :uth June. I accepted the Kimrtar.r sanctioning driftBk: so equipped with apparaDOCUOUS within a being a*.:
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    New Service Rifle Bullet.
    42 3 I STICAL WITH rHE PRESEN I London, July 6 35 p.m. Telegraph states that *c"-- r.ducted by arrived that the new lentical pwt es except that the X iol has increased the It will be u>ed at ptvek
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    Debate on Lyttleton's Motion Postponed.
    16 3 Debate on Lyttleton's Motion Postponed. Inly 6 v p.m. *J oo Mr. Lvttleton's motion ***<■- 14th osunt
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    The Garibaldi Centenary.
    13 3 the Garibaldi SiS signed amJ P toll offenders and le^e
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    NORMAL CLASSES FOR LOCAL TEACHERS.
    55 3 D MOVE rmalClasscs I, artcd m Penang yes S(S b, held out tp 4KiV lr T EMann s r school and Rev. MS O^ 1 tier's Institul tutors. niT Cti n CXlCnds stUdents as possi--1 The y by, o under toroi KducaS, a satisfactory a
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    27 3 &Sfe Ufa*. ft-* 11 thc reply "he Sr^;:';' -outlet night »>^ rtr k J f aKe alarm. sSSrt lhat there RiS-hS fL Was f ound KjSmor^ b «niing
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      OUR RAILWAY EXTENSIONS.
      51 3 Conference with the Assistant under Secretary of state. London, June 19th, 3-45 p.m. Messrs. Grieve, Leake and Rosling had a long conference to-day with Mr. C. P. Lucas at the Colonial Office on the subject of the Ceylon Railway Extensions. The matter has now gone to Lord
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      THE LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
      48 3 London, June 21st, 3-55 p.m. The rubber market is steadier. The price of fine hard Para is 4s 7,|d. Biscuits are a penny dearer. The highest prices obtained to-day were Rangbodde, Ceara, ss, y\d. Ingoya ss.5 s. 3d. Kumbukkan, Tallagalia Elston and Serigalla, 4s.
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      CEYLON DINNER IN LONDON.
      36 3 Invitation to new Governor. London, June 21st, 3-35 a.m. A letter awaits Sir Henry McCallum at Southampton to-morrow, asking him to attend the Ceylon Dinner, about the 1 6th of next month.
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      CYCLONE IN THE BAY OF BENGAL.
      62 3 CYCLONE IN THE BAY OF BENGAL. Six pilots Ovlrcarried. Calcutta, June 25th, 8-33 a. m. A terrific rain storm, accompanied by cyclonic wind, raged m the vicinity 3f Calcutta all last night and the greater part of yesterday. Six pilots were unable to be taken off by the pilot steamer
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    MODERN VULCAN.
    279 3 DEATH OF SIR C. PALMER, WHO BUILT 3 MILES OF WARSHIPS. Master of 10,000 Men. In the romances of industry the career of Sir Charles Mark Palmer, M P. for Jarrow, who has just died, lakes a prominent place. Sir Charles was born eighty-five years ago at Shields.
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    BRITISH JOURNALISTS IN GERMANY.
    203 3 Hamburg, June 4 The party of British journalists who are visiting Germany witnessed the spring parade of the Potsdam garrison, m which the Emperor himself personally took part. After a drive through the Sans Souci park, they lunched at the i )rangerie, and some of them
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    MUNICIPAL MEETING.
    1143 3 Al J ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held m the Board Room yesterday. There were present Messrs Broadrick, President, Dr. Murray Robertson, Ong Tek Lim, Bailey, Coghlan, Graham Paterson A. J. Watkins and Stevens also Mr. Polglase Municipal Secretary and Mr. Pierce, Municipal Engineer. I
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    THE KING OF SIAM.
    317 3 London, June 7. The King of Siam, accompanied by his brother, five of his sons, and his suite, arrived at Heidelberg on *th June. Twenty rooms were engaged for them at the Hotel de I'Europe. In the evening the Prince and Princess Wilhelm of Saxe- Weimar
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    EVICTION RIOTS.
    259 3 THREE HUNDRED POLICE CHARGED BY VILLAGERS. Irish Amazons. The evictions on the Leahy estate, near Castletovvn-Bere, have been carried out amid scenes of great disorder. In a heavy storm, with rain coming down like ramrods, Sheriff Gale marched out of Castletown-Bere at the head of his 300 men,
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    138 3 A Nnw York correspondent informs us that the Chinese quarter of New York through which curious visitors are carried m automobiles as one of the sights of the city, has been reprieved. For another year, at least, the project of its destruction has been laid aside, and the exodus of
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    996 3 A meeting of the Legislative Council was held at the Council Chamber yesterday, at 2.30 p. m. Orders of the Day. 1. Motion by the Colonial Secretary "That this Council authorizes the Treasurer with the sanction of the Governor to make from time to time such advances as
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      98 3 CHURCH NOTICES Stxi/i Sunday aJUr Trinity. St. Andrew's Cathedral. Matins and Litany, 7 a m i £}°J y Communion (Choral), 7"45 am oly Communion (Plain), 9-15 Pm bun day School and Bible Class, 3-40 p.m. S. Matthew's, Sepoy Lines. Foo Chow Service, 11-15 a VCL: > Sun day School, 3-40
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    THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.
    483 4 When H. R. H. was m Ceylon, it was reported by cable from home that he had been appointed to the new post of Commander-in-Chief m the Mediterra ncan. Our enquiries from Sir John Maxwell and others at that time failed to elicit any confirmation of
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    ENFORCING THE PRESS ACT.
    379 4 SUPPRESSING SEDI I IOUS WRITING. alcutt;», i 7 tli |une. The Ammt* Bmtamr Patnka has the following: Early on Saturday morning Inspector Lahiri, Selective Department applied before Mr. Kiofcsford, Chief 1 residency Magistrate, m chamber for the issue of a warrant to >earch the premises No
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    120 4 The interesting announcement is made that Miss Mary Reynolds, of Sibley, Iowa, has been appointed by imperial decree tutor in the English language to the nephews of her Imperial Majesty the Empress Dowager of China. She is not, it seems, g fo Si? V£? Im u perial p alace, buthe,
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      687 4 TRfIDES, PROFESSIOfIsT^>I HORSE AMnT" CATTLE Fnnn^ I more than 5 o o/o if They P^ u kattiesa day, from 2 bn,M. ly you may bring them up to h"?' a day, per picul 2 5O b P to 1° b picul and 80 catties °"c Guns and rifles near|y you
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      160 4 MEKCt I rw, //J| s, se *hJ C °M.M ISS HOUSE «SV3 Out suno: Ord^H PE RA*ToiSpd moot a cold General Repairers Mot. Cycle and Motors Always m Stock at Mofcaj YEAP POX (Jm CHOP E»E GUI Mri'M Strut, k UmcnJ Mriilim andCt^ Amentia DEVOfS Nt.voi.ij SYLVAN bA YEE CHEOIH
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      1224 4 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS IN PORT. k men-of-war. Flag and Tons Master Arrived From For when I*&g Belle F. M.S. yet 48 Nacodah Feb SP. Swettenham PSwetTiam UK. H. U. S. tra. 364 Hamilton May 17 Manila Manila U Wharf Ships. Flag ft Ton*. Master Arrived From Consignee For When Where
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    POLICE NEWS.
    399 5 feiW tr and hi* g 00 IT£'k Terr Sently three a&Vtf*cre sePV« G ?Vnda bank«?«S£| *a. worth :nC v f ,u c e oo«'s few"!*?* Id make l?:.furf* r c hawker ("°f, second who V Jan She &*»f 1 «i m i-s;co note ?jV" oU l'a*noone reBUS I
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    185 5 Running Amok. Sawa Putch, a Tamil, became excited m Anson Road on 'I hursday and apparently ran amok. He went round with a piece of iron and injured three I o( his nationals, one of them, grievously. I He then damaged a fourth with a piece I of wood. He
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    CANCER CURABLE.
    142 5 STRIKING STATEMENT BY FAMOUS DOCTOR. Sufferers from the horrible disease cancer have never received a more hopeful message than that which Dr. Robert Bell has just sent forth. Lecturing on The Conquest of Cancer "at a meeting of the Psycho Therapeutic Society at the Bedford Head Hotel, Tottennaracourt-road,
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    TIGERS UP A FREE.
    363 5 Teutonius," writing to the Indian Sporting Review" m 1856, nai rates two good tiger stories, which a contemporary has just received. In the first instance he went to a place where it was said ih it a tiger was sitting m a tree, which was surrounded
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    MUSICAL COMEDIES.
    345 5 I wonder if those who go into ecstasies over the English Opera Companies travelling India guess how misleading their title is. Nothing is further from opera than the inanities which these English Companies put on the stage. In England, at least, they have a special name for them
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    Stocks and Shares.
    467 5 j»S »P« Subtcbed N Tf >er I a«*l Paid 1 "7 F~ i iE* 3 QQ Shi,.^ Value! up to: Company Quotation* tfres r gold. MOol $175,000 1,40,000 jj $I »«~wah G. M. Co. Ltd. ,350,000 J3 2 I 1 5— ft 1901 $300,000 $,93,000 SSSS flo
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      EXCHANGE.
      139 5 On London. Bank 4ms 2/47/16 Demand 2/4^ Private 6ms 2/4 1 3/ 1 6 do. 3ms 2.4 9/16 Oh Germany. Bank d d 2 -39i Private 3ms 2.46 do 6ms 2.48 On France. Bank d d 2.94 Private 3ms 3-03$ do 6ms 3.06 On India.— Bank T. T. 1744
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      PRODUCE.
      307 5 Copra K Ian tan 10.65 do Mixed io.| do Bali 9.45 do Timor ,,10.60 do Pontianak ,,9.10 do Pasir ,,11.90 do Billiton 10.45 do Pulo 10.50 do Dongola 10.65 do Sankawang 10.45 Coffee, Bali 15 per cent, buyers 3 p/c. 18.00 do Palembang, 20 p/c basis 22.50 do Liberian
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      OILS
      19 5 Oil Anchor 2 15 Devoes fl M 2.70 Langkat ,,2.10 Dragon 2 5 o Rangoon per case 2.00
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    EMPTY BALLOON PICKED UP
    1429 6 F TRAWLER OFF DEVON COAST. Fears for the Worst. Discovery of Documents in Handwriting of Lost Officers. Complete mystery envelops the fate of two officers who disappeared after ascending in a military balloon from South Farnborough, near Aldershot, last Tuesday afternoon -the day of the great
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    A ROYAL COLLECTOR.
    142 6 1 o Queen Maud of Norway is to be attributed the distinction of bringing the gentle art of the collector quite up to date. At least, so the story goes. Her Majesty cares neither for stamps nor old china nor old anything else Her interest, according to
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    35 6 Draper's Dummy Legs.— Women's societies of Omaha have issued a manifesto protesting against the use of plaster-of-paris dummy legs m drapers' windows for the display of women's hosiery, on the ground that they are improper.
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    298 6 Singapore, 2nd July 1907. Beans, Long per catty c do. French do v Beef Steak do. 24 Bean Sprouts per catty Bamboo Sprouts do Blachan do Bnnjals ..do. 4 Cabbage, Batavia do. nil. do., China do. 12 do., Salted do. Carrots, Imported do. do., Singapore do. nil
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      178 6 NOTICES. r rHE Public arc formally informed that Mr. Henry Edward Bunn is no longer m our service as assistant auctioneer and th.it he shall not be considered as doing any business m connection with our Firm. G. A. FERNANDEZ Co., Licensed Auctioneers. 2-7-07—9-7-0- 7. TULLY has left for the
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      723 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND:Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 1 mi goO 000 Silver Reserve «1 1,00X000/ fil uuu>ouu Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. w Medhurst, Esq. Chairman. Hon, Mr, W. J. Gresson— Deputy-Chairman. Bailech, Esq. D m. Nissim Esq. b.. OoetA Esq. A
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      430 6 E. D. M." ADLETS. FOB SALE, WANTED. &C. A MUSICAL FARCE ENTITLED TNE RAJA OF STENGAHPORE" WILL BE PLAYED AT THE i TEUTOMIA CLUB (by kind permission of the Members) on July 2jrd and 27th at g p.m. In aid of THE SOLDIERS, AND SAILORS FAMILIES ASSOCIATION of which HIS
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      254 6 FOR SALE. piCTURE post cards of Straits S*m ments &c— Koh Co., tle O H Ca^ o and WANTED. Experienced Book-keeper Cashier security 2OO o and Apply with testimonials to The Manager STRAITS PRESS SYNDICATE, 1-7-07. 9S Robtnso Road. v. c. FOR SALEj»R, VATELV "nown as (Eugene vfc^, Ouse For
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      181 6 FOR H M° mhs I 1 Vcar ■■Month (6 *N i Moo*, Adv.« C£ i0 Manager, ft Auiy.\^ Lis t of Depots Eastern Oaily •*ay ba obtamJ ADdullai), 5 A,lZ t Kanies Hotel. H It. H -Adamash,Cha to Orchard Koaa, Co. c 3 Cavenagh bridge C,^ u Alelphi hotel. Aiessrs.
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