Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 August 1911

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 173 VOL. LXIX. WEDNESDAY. 2nd AUGUST. 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1420 1 For $3O \T ou can have the Pinang I Gazette” posted every day J for a whole year to your address. (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION, $27.) Proportionate Quarterly and Half-yearly rates. o Subscriptions are payable in c advance and remittances should n 2 be addressed to The Managing Director: PINANG GAZETTE PRESS.
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      74 1 TXT HEN YOU ARE AWAY on leave ■VV you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- n mercial, Mining, Planting, &c. This you can do in no better way Q than by subscribing to the Weekly n Edition of the “Pinang Gazette.” c published every Friday. Yearly
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    A DEFAMATORY ARTICLE.
    1974 2 ECHO OF THE PROUDLOCK CASE. AN EDITOR FINED. Our Own Reporter.] Kuala Lumpur, July 31. Mr. J. A. S. Jennings, Editor of the Time» oj Malaya, Ipoh, appeared before Mr. Thompson, Magistrate, in the Police ■Court, Kuala Lumpur, this morning at 11-30, on a charge of publishing
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    Lawn Tennis.
    150 2 P.C.C. TOURNAMENT RESULTS. The following ties were played yesterday Championship. Godby walk-over jrom DAM Brown. Godwin beat Davidson. B—6 6 1. Singles Handicap.—Class B. Syer beat Ivens. B—6 5—7 6—2. Kitchen beat Osborne, 6-3 6—2. Bindley beat Bruce. 6—3 6—l. Singles Handicap. Class C, W. Brown walk over
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    THE WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS.
    145 2 Wednesday, August 2. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. League Football: C.R.C. v. Crescent, Victoria Green. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph. Japanese Bioscope, Penang Road. Thursday, August 3, Outward English (B.I.) Mail. Church Workers’ Association, St. George’s Girls’ Home, 10.30 a m. League Football,
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    Other Coming Events.
    62 2 August 9.—St. Xavier’s Entertainment, 9 p.m. August 9.—Golf Club Ladies’ Presgrave Medal. August 10.—Ladies’ Rifle Shooting. August 10.—Municipal Meeting. August 12 and 13.—Golf Club Men’s Presgrave Cup and Duffers’ Cup. August 14.—Court of Appeal, Penang August 22 and 23.—G01f Club: Ladies’ Monthly Medal. August 26 and 27
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    Football League Fixtures.
    73 2 The following League matches have been arranged for August:— Wed 2 .R.C. v. Crescent C.R.C. Thurs. 3 F. School v. M.R.C.... Free Scl. Wed. 9 Govt. W’rves v. Police C.R.C. Thurs. 10 Crescent v. P.C.C. Esplan. Wed. 16 M.R.C. v C.R.C. C.R.C. Thurs. 17 Govt. W’rves v.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    24 2 Wednesday, August 9. Land in Chulia St. and Market Lane 10-30 a.m. and 1-30 p.m.; 38 Beach St. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer.
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    484 2 ORDERS BY CAPTAIN ALAN WILSON. Acting Commandant. August, 1911. 2nd Wednesday, Company Drill. (Fire Discipline 4th Friday, Musketry Training. (Trained Men.) 6th Sunday, Class Firing. (Trained Men Section A 2,7 a m. Dress Drill Order. Bth Tuesday, Maxim Gun Section. (Gun Drill.) Recruit Drill. (Rifle Exercises and Squad
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      91 2 Little’s Oriental Balm Cures Rheumatism. If every man and every woman who suffers from Rheumatism would hear and heed this message, what a tremendous amount of misery the world would lose 1 Little’s Oriental Balm is unquestionably the greatest cure of all Rheumatic Pains. The pain simply can’t exist when
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      736 2 notice. Worth a Guinea a Box. The Penang KhMn Gm lnsDr «< AifFJ W Company, Limited, PH liquidation. YV H SR 5 AS it h j“, bee V V to the Liquidators that th» Scr' Hundreds and thousands of ailing men for 125 shares bearing Nos. 6778 to 6 7*l’
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      66 2 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Aug. 2 5-01 11-12 5-23 11-34 3 5-46 11-59 6-13 Nil. 4 6-43 1-00 7-17 1-34 5 7-57 2-17 8-36 2-56 6 9-14 3-32 9-49 4-07 7 10-05 4-13 10-21 4-29 8 10-49 5-00 11-12
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    Shipping Collision.
    554 3 -S.T. STEAMER SUNK NEAR PULAU PISANG. On July 27, the steamer Kheng Seng, a unit of the local mosquito fleet,” arrived in Singapore in a damaged condition, which the Malay captain reported had been caused by a collision with the Mersing in the Straits of Malacca. After the
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    Attack on a Judge.
    134 3 WITHDRAWAL AND APOLOGY. Madras, July 24— The Madras Times publishes the following With reference to our article on the High Court Vacation in our issue of the 19th instant, it has been brought to our notice that the statements made therein regarding the way in which
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      207 3 i FORD CARS. I Tyres, Tubes and all Spares Stocked. NOW ON VIEW. Roadster 20 H. P. 4 cyl. 3 seated $1,600. Runabout 20 H.P. 4 cyl. 2 seated $1,600. Tourabout 20 H.P. 4 cyl. 4 seated SOLD. SOLE AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES. MHBMH PATERSON, SIMONS 8 Co., I
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      529 3 WHITES WAY’S I Ĕ Clearance IS NOW Q H I VI IS NOW i 0N OAllIjI on. i M The only sole or tne Year, i M M M W Doors Open 9 a,m, to 4 p.m. nobel’S explosives. To Miners and Tin-ore Buyers. MAGAZINES AT PENANG AND IPOH Stocks
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    Wednesday, August 2, 1911.
    1343 4 The best wishes of all coucarned for the future of the Port follow the Hou. R. Young and the Hon. G. Macbain who, as unofficial members of the Legislative Council representing the interests of Penang, are proceeding to-day to Singapore to attend Friday’s meeting of the
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    POSITION OF TIN.
    244 4 JULY CONSUMPTION INCREASED. The following was the consumption of tin in July United Kingdom tons 1,400 Continent 2,200 U. s. A. 3 > 700 Total tons 7,300 Visib'e supply, August 1, tons 17,081 The consumption in July showed a most satisfactory all round increase, and as shipments
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    After the Races.
    419 4 An Alleged Assault. In the Third Police Court, this morning, before Mr, A. J. Sugars, the case was called of Herbert Bellamy, a bookmaker, who was charged on remand with assaulting Frank Clark, a horse trainer. Mr. Maxwell R. Thornton, who appeared for the prosecution, produced a
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    INTERESTING LOCAL CASE.
    431 4 INTERESTING LOC AL CASE. DECIDED IN SCOri’ISH COURTS Details arrived by the mail o f result of proceedings instituted t Scottish Courts by Mr. R. p acting with Mr. J. W. Hdlifax, as J ator in the case of Penang Ltd. (in liquidation) v. Gardiner. The defenders made a strong
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    LADIES' RIFLE SHOOTING.
    207 4 SCORES FOR WALTER TROPHT The members of tl e Penang Ladies 1 Rifle Club shot yesterdsyin the Walka Trophy competition for August, rhe aggregate of the six highest being 182—8poinS higher than in July and the highest since January (190). There were also a practice shoot at
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    Rainfall in Penang.
    83 4 The following aie the rainfall re Ji:i for the month of June Ayer Etam Intake. During the month 10'10 Maximum in one day 219 11 Number of rainy days J Waterfall Intake. During the month i Maximum in one day Number of rainy days July Rainfalls. Ayer
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    Rubber Crops.
    9 4 The following return for hand:— -o Lauderdale
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      206 4 Hi 21 LARGEST z I SALE J R IN THE />Y7 Iff 111 WORLD. ZAC// HI E a m I" E S HI 111 a I" hi /rv/ Daalars -m m A J hi m PACKED IN PATENT AIR-TICHT HI 1 lb. TINS. Ail «i tw 999 Price per tin.
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    203 5 TRONOHS WEAKER. RUBBERS GENERALLY LOWER. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list on pag>7 of this issue 1910. 1/8/11. 2/8/11. nt ae a at 1 Shares. P -2 .2 ==s 25 00 S} oc Mining. 15} 10} Tronoh 39} 41} 38
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    44 5 PRICE OF FINE HARD PARA. [From a Malacca Correspond lent Malacca, August 2. Information has been received by tne Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 4/B}-, business done. The market closed steady.
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    CHOLERA IN PERAK.
    29 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, August 2. Two cases of cholera have occurred on the Chersonese Estate, Kuala Kurau, and also two cases at Sungei Siput.
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    UNREST IN PERSIA.
    66 5 POWERS AND THE EX-SHAH. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] —Reuter, recd. 10-45 a.m. Teheran, August 2 The British and Russian Legations have each issued an identical note declaring that they had frequently admonished the ex Shah Muhammad Ali Shah, who abdicated on July 16, 1910, to abstain from political
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    NAVAL CADET'S CASE.
    66 5 ADMIRALTY’S COMPENSATION. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] costs and compensation.—Reuter, recd. 6 pm. London, August 1. Mr. Arthur Shee, the cadet who was dismissed from Osborne College on the charge of stealing a postal order, which was proved to be a false charge, writes to the papers that the
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    SOUTH BORNEO LEPERS.
    57 5 REQUEST TO AMERICA REFUSED. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] Reuter, recd. 3-45 p.m. Washington, August 1 Owing to a prohibitory law the US. Government is unable to accede to a request made by Great Britain to send forty lepers from South Borneo to the Philippines leper colony where marked
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    DOCKERS’ STRIKE.
    47 5 A SERIOUS DEVELOPMENT. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] Reuter, recd 10-45 a.m. London, August 2. The dockers’ dispute has seriously developed. At noon yesterday, all the men at Tilbury, except those under the Port of London authority, struck work. Their number is said to run into thousands.—
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    GENERAL NOGI’S PLANS.
    32 5 [Deb Ostasiatibche Lloyd’s Service.] Beilin, August 1. General Nogi ’will be present at the German military on August 11, at Mainz, where ’the tKaiser himself will be in command.
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    DEATH OF AN R.A.
    26 5 (By Submarine Telegraph —Copyright.] Reuter, recd. 10-45 a.m. London, August 2. The death of the artist, Edwin Austinl??Abbey, R a., a r.w.s.—
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    OUR NEW GOVERNOR.
    265 5 A POPULAR APPOINTMENT. SIR ARTHUR H. YOUNG PROMOTED [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] London, August 2. Sir Arthur Henderson Young, K CM.G., Chief Secretary, F. M.S., has be-m appointed Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner, F.M.S., in succession to Sir John Anderson —Reuter, recd. 10-45 a m.
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    MOROCCAN AFFAIRS.
    113 5 GERMANY AND HER INTERESTS [Dkr Ostasiatibche Lloyd’s Service.'! Berlin, July 31. The Kaiser is at Swinemuende, where Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg and Herr von Kiderleu-Waechter are reporting to His Majesty on pending matters concerning Morocco. The official papers make friendly remarks upon Mr. Asquith’s spe a ch but they
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    TRUSTS IN AMERICA.
    129 5 PREPARATIONS FOR DISSOLUTION [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] New York, August 1. In order to comply with the anti-trust decision of the Supreme Court, the Standard Oil Co. and the American Tobacco Co are arranging plans for dissolution, which, it is expected, will be carried out before 1912, Other
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    CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.
    67 5 DENOUNCED BY AN EX-MINISTER [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] —Reuter, recd. 3-45 p.m. Ottawa, August 1. Mr. Clifford Sifton, k.c formerly Minister of the Interior, in a manifesto, says that he is not a candidate at the elections, but he denounces reciprocity and hopes that thousands of Liberals will be
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    ENGLISH CRICKET.
    58 5 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] innings and 129 runs—Reuter, recd August 2, 5 a.m. London, August 1. The match between Derbyshire and Leicester at Chesterfield has been abandoned owing to rain, Leicester being allowed three points and Derbyshire one on the first innings. Kent beat Su-sex at
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    EFFECT OF AMERICAN DROUGHT.
    30 5 [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] .—Reuter, recd. 3-45 p.m. Charlotte, August 1. Owing to the drought 152 cotton mills in North and South Carolina have been shut down.
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    THE VETO BILL.
    347 5 the Earl of Camperdown—Reuter, recd. August 2, 10-45 a.m. FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS REPORTED. POSTPONEMENT IN THE COMMONS. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] London, August 1. The Parliament Bill will not be taken in the House of Commons till Tuesday, August 8. Lord Lansdowne's Decision. The Marquess of Lansdowne, in a
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    EMPIRE APPEAL COURT
    83 5 “LAYING THE FOUNDATION.” [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] of the Imperial Conference.—Reuter, recd. 10-45 a.m London, August 2. The House of Lords has passed the second reading of the Appellate Jurisdiction Bill Viscount Haldane said that the bill laid the foundation for a single Court of Appeal for the
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    HEAT WAVE IN EUROPE.
    18 5 [Dkr Ostasiatibche Lloyd’s Service] Berlin, August 1, The heat wave in Europe still continues.
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    Tin Returns.
    65 5 The following return for the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co for July is to hand Hours Piculs. No. 1 dredge 106 66 No. 2 384 506 No. 3 547 494 No. 4 652 854 No 5 567 578 Total 2,498 The to*al for the first seven month? of
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    The Mails.
    54 5 Homeward. Steamer. Arrives. Mails Sails. Close. N.D.L. Pr. Alice Wed. 2/8 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 8.1. Taroba Sat. 5/8 10 a.m. noon P. O. Delhi Sat. 12/8 Outward. N.D.L. Pr. Ludwig Wed. 2/8 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 8.1 Teesta Thurs. 3/8 3 p.m. 4p m. 7 a.m. P.
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    To-Day’s Tin Quotations.
    70 5 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $93.90 per picul, business done. Tin in London is quoted at £lB9 ss. spot and £lB7 10s. three months. The following were the dealings in tin to-day :—Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., buyers no sellers, $94.25 Penang: Straits Trading
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    THE PORT ORDINANCE.
    2216 5 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING. Yesterday afternoon a special general meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce was held to consider the Straits Settlements Port Ordinance The following were present Messrs. John Mitchell 1 Messrs. Adamson, GilH. R. Bell j fillan Co., Ltd. C. Melvin Phillips Asiatic Petroleum
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      113 5 A LUXURY lor critical men ol taste. Royal Household A genuine liqueur whisky. II WE have it—it is good. HILTON Co., Penang, AGENTS. EUROPEAN wants position as Governess or would undertake to look after two young children. Has had considerable experience as a hospital nurse. Personal interview desired. Apply ALICE,”
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      1399 6 Nwy ■try’ I Y |C M -1J I Japan Mail Steamship Co. If >• OF IMPORTANCE prx,-zrgfl “r| S To PROPRIETORS and MANAGERS of p Three |i 5 COCOANUT PLANTATIONS. i g CASTLES '/■A w S k MBr MAGNUMS." J 9 fhropfan i inf. M ip &Ipj I A Fortnightly
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    SHIPPING.
    431 7 ARRIVALS. Calypso, Brit., 339, Bannantyne, Aug. 2, S’pore, gen., William Mansfield Co. Canton, Brit., 106, Basasahib, Aug. 2, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. Jin Ho, Brit., 110, Darke, Aug. 1, Asahan, gen., E. S. Co. Janet Nicoll, Brit., 475, Crichton, Aug. 1, Malacca, gen., E S. Co. Kedah, Brit.,
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    SHARES.
    1573 7 Capital. dumber of n.ue g j 5 S 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING 1903 «300,000 «300,000 30,000 »10 »10 85 10 30 30 Ra>l t 1906 300,000 225;00C 22,500 10 10 Z BrnarJ 41 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10 20 10 a 7J Tin Cn 1901 £lOO,OOO
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    MAILS.
    134 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. > -> r Per. Close. Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m, Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah 10 a m. Deli Calypso 11 a.m. Langkat B. Whatt Soon Ip.m. Asahan Jin Ho 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and S Janet Nicoll 1 p.m. Malacca J
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 7 Pinang, August 2, 1911. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 3/32 4 months’ sight 2/4J 3 Credit 2/4 f 3 Documentary 2/4 7/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days' sight Private 175 j Bombay Demand Bank 174| 3 days'sight Private 17oj Madras Demand Bank
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      680 7 THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE. This Company is one of the largest OF TH! Provident Inslitutinns OF Great Britain. NEW REDUCED RATES FOR THE Straits Settlements. Apply for full information to SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., w s Agents. N. D. DE SILVA, Manufacturing: Jeweller and Engraver, 74, Bishop Street. Penang. REPAIRS 8
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      352 7 Fire Insurance. Queen Insurance Company. Royal Fire Insurance Company. The undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Companies, and to ipen to accept Fire Risks during current pear. KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd., Agents, THE CORPORATION OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE Royal Exchange, London. COMMENCED business in a.d. 1717 and was
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      2368 8 P. &o. IV Intended Sailings. Norddeiltscher Lloyd, 8r61D611. jKjj Steam Navigation Co. s.»«R Imperial German Mail Dine. EXPECTED RIVALS AND DEPARTORfS British India Steam Navigation Co., 4 MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. (J u Jjk Mooltan connecting with Arcadia Aug. 9 LIMITED. J Uftk OCCGII wICQIB VIIIP ltd I HOM H WARD.
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