Straits Echo, 3 September 1908

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 6. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 3rd SEPTEMBER, 1908. Slagle Copy, 10 ceats. No. 202.
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      1041 1 G Utt*N£SS’S STOUT. LEE a Co HANO ft a r* DO 3* o oo oo I 2? on e/, 3» SB d CTJ AD 9$ •y*r SOLE AGENTS T 11 K BANKS. eastern shippihg Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS.) Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders. Engineering Appliances Fittings in Stock. Chartered Bank
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      20 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. 0 05 co > 5? 'll CD V rOKTO iTIAWO HE a Co.. SoH <»»«■
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    The Dalai Lama.
    111 2 Satbr Hongkong paper of the 13tb ult.:— In response to the Imperial Decree recently issued orderiug him to go up to Peking for Imperial audience, the Dalai Lama is about to leave Wutaishau for the Capital. The Central Government has sent instructions to the officials through whose
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    Labour in the Straits.
    121 2 Says the London correspondent of the Timet of Ceylon The impression left on my mind with regard to labour in the Straits was that though things had been gone about in too lavish a way, and the incidence of expense was likely to fall unfairly in
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    Japan's Welcome to the American Fleet.
    104 2 The Tokyo Naval Department, which is engaged in making arrangements for ,tbe welcome of the U. S. battleship fl .’Ot, on behalf of the Japanese Government, has appointed a preparatory committee of five, headed by Captain Murakami. A grand banquet and ball will be
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    Japanese Naval Manoeuvres
    138 2 The Tokyo press publishes a glimpse of the programme of the forthcoming naval manoeuvres in the autumn. The Japanese fleet will, it is stated, be divided into three divisions, the first division being converted into a Japanese squadron and the remaining two into attacking forces. Their total
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    The Chinese in Java.
    371 2 The Java-born Chinese, no matter how many generations the family may have resided there, are only Dutch subjects in tho eyes of the law. They can only acquire Dutch citizenship by a Bill passed in the Dutch Parliament —a standing conferred on but a few. The
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      36 2 A Halm Indeed. No external application is equal to Chamberlain's Pain Balm for sore muscles or swollen joints. No matter what may be the cause, this liuiment will give relief. The George town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      2306 2 Cheap Week End Excursions to Selangor. First class return tickets will be granted per s.s. Kistna,” timed to leave Penang for Port Swettenbam every Saturday afternoon available only for return per s.s. Perak,” or Pin Seng,” due to leave Port Swettenbam on the next afternoon and expected to arrive in
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    36 3 Veetelt From Agent Dub Bentl or an London S.B.&Co. 4th Sept Patban Glasgow S.B.&Co. 4th Oriental Colombo A G.&Co. 10th A. Apear Singapore A.A.A.Co. 11th Delhi Singapore A.G.&Co. 12 th Keetnun Sirgapore W.M.ACo. 18th
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    SAILINGS.
    34 3 Yet gelt For Agent» l.f’Vti Bendoran Singapore S.BACo. Sept. Patban Singapore S B ACo. Oriental Singapore Ca’cutta A.G ACo. k A. A pear A. A.A Co. Delhi Colombo A G.ACo. Keernuu Lirerpool W.M.ACo.
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      129 3 Avagyee, Br. s.s., 247, Campbell, 2nd Sept., Tongkah, Ist Sept., Gen.— E. S. Co., Ltd. LiUzow, Ger s s., 5,135, Dewers, 2nd Sept., Bremen, 29th July, Gen.—B. M. <fc Co. Prim Regent Luitpold, Ger. s.s, 3,928, Pahuke, 2nd Sept., Yokohama, 15th Aug., Gen.—B. M. Co. Auttria, Aust. s.s., 4,891,
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      DEPARTURES.
      58 3 3rd Sbptembbr. Petrel, for Asahan. Jin Ho, for Langkat. De Kock, for Deli and Paneb. Cornelia, for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Austria, for Singapore, China and Japan. Calypeo, for Deli. Canton, for Dindings and Teluk Anson. Teesta, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Malaya, for DeH. Pegu, for
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      MAILS CLOSE
      264 3 For Colombo and Tuticorin—Per Syria, tomorrow, 11 a.m. Tongkah—Per Malacca, to.morrow, 1 p m. Tongkah—Per Avagyee, to-morrow, 1 p.m, Batu Babra—Per Sree Bangka, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Rotorua, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Hye Leong, to-morrow, 3 p.m. Mergui, Tavoy and Moulmein—Per Pachumba, to-morrow, 4
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    256 3 Per P. and 0. s.s. Britannia, connecting with the Oriental at Colombo, due at Penang on 10th Sept. To Penang: (fiom London, Aug. 14) Mr. C. Rai. To Singapore (from London) Mr. F. W. King, Mr. F. L Okell, Mr. G. D. Robertson, Mr. T. L.
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      766 3 P.y.Stoffl Navigation Coy. Ex P* fr l irrivuls and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. ./a/ connecting with Britannia frpt. l(J J Z[ do Mooltan •>i l)eiw i (J't 8 A»*ar 'jy V< H Delhi lio Homeward. China Moldavia pat?. Steamer. Connecting with S.S. Due London. .Sept. 12 Delhi 2ti Malta 10
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      474 3 (SKIPPING.) HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. FREIGHT SERVICE. Next Sailings for Singapore, China and Japan. Next Sailings Homeward. VIA COLOMBO. 8.8. Saxonia, for Dunkirk and Havre 12th September, 1908. Taking cargo at through Rates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen Lisbon, Oporto, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles. Trieste, Genoa, Ports in the Levant, Black Sea,
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    The Straits Echo.
    95 4 «ktlaflM everybody and justice alene intrton. KnbUnhnd dally (except Knndays.l AT Til CRITERION I’RESS, Ltd., No. 226—232, Beach Street, Penan* PRICE: DAILY LOCAL s«* per annum OUTBTATIONB Postage Kxtra MAIL IDITION (Poet Free) $l5 OABLB ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343 it.B.— AH boelnees communication* sbonld be addressed
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    THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
    575 4 Fierce aud relentless competition, a struggle for supremacy in which no quarter is given or asked for, sums up the spirit of the age which has swept into its net all sorts of amusement, every kind of business and every branch of education. We are
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    The “Motor Car Journal."
    178 4 They met by chance They never met before; They met but once And she was smitten sore. They never met again— Don’t care to I allow They met but once The motor and the cow. The meeting, we have no doubt, was decidedly bad for the
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations
    615 4 The following business in tin has been done to-day Singapore Straits Trading Co., $66 62 l buyers, no sellers Penang Penang Tin Exchange, > buyers, no sellers 2 Eastern Smelting Co., buyers, no sellers Straits Trading Co., 50 tons at 66.80 Tin is quoted in
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    SUPREME COURT.
    1044 4 (Before Mr. Justice Fisher IN CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. i] Ana Mahomed Ghouse vs a K.M.K.N.A.K. Kathirasan Chetty. The hearing of the above suit was con- t eluded yesterday. The action derives its 1 interest from the line of defence, which was out of the ordinary. < The plaintiff
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    District Court
    322 4 (Before Judge Wolfer start) Causing Hurt. This morning five Malays f, 0 tn Sunni Ara near Relau were charged w.th voluY tanly causing grievous hurt to auothei Malay, named Mahomed bin Ali. Mr Gnuld who appeared for all the accused, applied for a week’s postponement on the ground
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    The Police Courts.
    399 4 (Before Mr. Peel Criminal Breach of Trust Pun Uo, a Chinaman, was this morning 1 charged with criminal breach of trust as a 1 servant in respect of fifty-cents, the pro--1 pert v of od6 Li A Pok. The defendant admitted the charge, but as lie had
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      651 4 NOTICE OF SALE By Order of Mr. V. M. R. M RAMEN CHEWY. (the Mortgagee), TO BE 80LD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, On Tuesday, Bth Sept., 1908, AT 10-30 A.M., AT LOGAN S BUILDINGS, BEACH STREET. PENANG, The Property of Mohamed B. Noordin, Mohamed Kyrudin Fatimah Nachiar Zebliyabee, Zaoarabee and Hajarudin.
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      Singapore.
      110 5 frit n Special.) indictment against the S Nhippi»*? Conference. Singapore, 3rd Septe.nber.-The Colol Secretary’s report contains a strong Sdment of the Shipping Conference. S increase in freight for the year is i i 00) over the pievious year. The i_. re i rebate, amounting to £28,000 for e rear,
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      The English Channel.
      165 5 (Supplied by Reuter Furious Gale. London, 2q<l September. A gale, with a velocity of 70 miles per hour, has done great damage to crops, property and telegraphic communication between England aod the Continent. The communication is still interrupted. Intending Channel passengers have been warned not to cross.
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      Morocco.
      87 5 (Supplied by Reuter derm any's Note to the Powers. Loudon, 2nd September.—Germany has informed the signatories to the Algeciras Act that she considers that a speedy rec >gnition of Mulai Hah 1 as Sultan is best for the pacilication of Morocco. French Opinion on German Tactics. London, 3rd September.-The
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      Algeria.
      67 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) French Redoubt Attacked. London, 3rd September.—General Bailloud, who is in command of the Freucb troops iu Algeria, reports that hostile borsenipn and footmen have attacked the French redoubt at Hudeoib aud occupied the create commanding the French post. Fighting «till continues, and the Moors h *ve
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      The Presidential Election.
      209 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Urmont Indicates the Trend, hondou. 3rd September.—The Republics won the state elections at Vermont by a iiwjonty off 28.000, the smallest majority *jiy 1’residential year since 1892. >e lesult of the Vermont elections has 1 wto invariably indicated the trend of 18 1 residential
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    The S.S. "Lutzow."
    1965 5 Yesterday’s Reception. The Norddeutscher Lloyd Imperial German Mail steamer Lutzow reached port early yesterday afternoon, on her maiden voyage tc the East, and from the hour of her arrival uutil long after nightfall, a continuous stream of visitors were hospitably received and shewn over her by her
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    Malayan Companies.
    159 5 The following items are taken from the London and China Express of the 14th ult. Suugei Ujong Railway Co. The Sungei L*joog (Malay Peninsula)] Railway Company will pay on or after Aug 15 the Deferred Interest Warrants for the I balance of interest due at the half-year I
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    The Rise in the Price of Tin.
    105 5 With reference to the extraordinary rise in the market for tin, Messrs. J. H. Evans and Company, L radon, say they suspect the wily Chinese are taking full advantage of this strong upward movement to unload at least part of their large accumulations,
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    F. M. S. Tin.
    565 5 The output of tin-ore from the Laliat Mines, for the month of August, was 1,024 piculs, valued at $41,880. 8.223 oz of gold have been exported from Raub during the current year, the duty paid being s7,' 36. Mr. L. J B Midden, the well-known contractor
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    Rifle Shooting.
    551 5 Klang Ladies' Rifle Club. I At the Klang Ladies' Rifle Club shoot on I Monday, at 100 yards the following scores I were made, Mrs. Qerrard scoring the pos- I sible M rs. Gerrard 35 Mrs. Smith 28 r I Mrs. Stafford 24 Miss Hamerton i3 I Skkong
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    Passengers.
    256 5 Arrived. Per s 8 Lutzow, 2nd Sept, from Colombo Mr. D. Phillips, Mr. John Kennedy, Mr. J. P. Parry, Mr. J. Jones, Mr. R Evans, Mr. P. G Simco, Miss L Feisinger, Mrs M. Doel and child, Mr S. Feisinger, Mrs. MTsso, Mr. D. A. Attygalle, Mrs. Block, Miss
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    FIXTURES.
    56 5 To-day Bth Day of Bth Moon. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 7 p.m. and 9 p m. The Pathescope,” King Street Theatre, 7-30 p.m and 9-30 p m. To-morrow. 9th Day of Bth Moon. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Matsuo’s Cinematograph, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. The Pathescope.” King Street
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    MAILS DUE.
    15 5 English Oriental ...10th Sept. China (Delhi) ...12th China Derfflinger ...16th German Zieten ...17th
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    THE MOON.
    17 5 First Quarter Sept. 4th O Full Moon 10th Last Quarter 17th O New Moon 25th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    34 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homewards. Oriental 10 Sept. I Delhi 12 Sept. Delta 24 Malta 26 Extra Service. Outwards Homewards. Sumatra 15 Sept. I Syria 5 Sept. Poona 29 I Nyanza 19
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      50 5 b& au?l°Q lD ik e ot ier preparations of CopaikidnS. L n^ lwood oil does not affect the tolerated the stomach and is well '"•When*! 4 tbe )tt ient even after Proteus- r f a Uoent trials by the Medical •uJTj-r-. Sample, free on applikQy of the chief Penang ChenS.ts.
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      123 5 7 KING STREET THEATRE HALL. To-Night’s Programme! BEST E¥EB PBODUCED /ILL NEW PICTURES Refined, Instructive and Sumorous. There is one Cinematograph to go to» no others necessary, that is, “TBS PATHESCOPE.” Exclusively Shows PATHE Freres’ Beautiful Pictures. TRICES AS USUAL. Booking at CUNNINGHAM. CLARK CO. K. H. TANN, Manager Proprietor.
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    In the Days of My Youth.
    2343 6 MADAME HANAKO. g Ir Madame Hanako, the brilliant little Japa- 1 nese actress, who has made an immense 1 1 success at the London Hippodrome, where! s she is appearing in Miss Loie Fuller’s one-1 act play Otake, contributes the following I, interesting autobiography
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    Rubber Share Market.
    276 6 Messrs. J. Russell Grant Co.’s Report. London, August 13th The Market for Malay Rubber Company. Shares, continues very quiet, and there are very few alterations in price to note. Anglo Malays issues are very quiet, the 1 part paid being 3 to 3 and the fully paid
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    EXCHANGE.
    130 6 Pbnano, 3rd September. (By ciurlety oj the Ghartere-l Han 1 London Daman 1 Be»»- 4 mOllt'D tf-A.l' i 4y3jj 3 Credit h 6 g 3 Documentary ...2/41 alcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 175$ -i lay sigh* Pr-vn»® 17 7 B «'«.v Dam m Bail 175$ il <i,.it. D* »na:id Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    190 6 i‘jid I»' 165. B. Pepper( VY.C**ast Slba.t* 07.. 1 no stock White Pepper $15.25 sellers lYmg Pepper 10. —nominal Jlovos (picked) out of season Mace 70. —nominal Mace sB .—buyers Nutmegs 110 19 5 1 sales N 1 6.65 sales I i no stock Ba*kt> 3.50 sellers Tapioc» Fiuui
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    SHARES.
    1114 6 SHARE S. i r a a. •s 5 Number of "5 D 2 C o 3 2 C tital. Shares > y L*st Dividend Name. >*™ed. ‘3 o 5 I Mining. 1903 300,000 30,000 10 10 31 for year ending 31/3/08 Belat Tin Mining Go., Ltd. 7 7.50 $7.50 1907
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      30 6 The curative actiou of Gonosan is attributed to its being antiseptic and anaesthetic, Manufactured by J. D. Riedal Ltd., Berlin, and sold in form of oapsules, 40 in a bottle.
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      43 6 What Everybody Says Must Be True. Everybody who has used it says Chamberberlam’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy uever fails to give relief from paiDS in the 6tomach or diarrhoea, which is positive proof of its reliability. The Qeorge Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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      119 6 MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY. KARTELL’S BRANDY. G testers’ Champagne, WROUGHT-IROJi TUBES AND FITTINGS b tools AlMsyi on H»nd ADAMSON, GILFIL.L.AN CO., LTD. Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL KESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co. AGENTS FOB PUNA NO A F. M. S.. THE CELEBRATED “S. B. Co.” GIN IN RED CASES, Sandilands, Buttery
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    Klang En Fete.
    1430 7 FANCY DRESS DANCE AT THE CLUB. Farewell to Mr. Leonard. Monday s Malay Mail gives the following interesting account of the Fancy Dress Dance at the Klang Club on Saturday evening:— A ripping evening was the unanimous verdict of all who were fortunate enough I to be
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      763 7 bwter Co s BEST N/iTV CANVAS. StfDOtf* ~UTTERY 4 Co Dif'lP CORSAR SON’S KNOWN EXTRA IVAVV CANVAS, No. 0. SANOIUNOS, fUJTTfcBY Co, INSURANCES, THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720. John fiazley White Bros.’ PORTLAND CEMENT, “LION BRAND. It Sand Hands, buttery Co,, AGENTS. PI- NANG F.
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      233 7 for rak, fire Co. 09c ce CHINESE SCRIBBLING PAPER FOR OFFICE USE, size 12*Xl6*, Price, $1 per packet of 180 full sheets. (Can be cut to 12"x8".) OBTAINABLE AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. 226—232, Beach Street. ty. “SUNNI SINGAPORE” BY THE I. Rev. J. A BETHUNE COOK, (l)eniy 8yo., 183
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      81 7 A Neighbour’s Kindness. Mr. W. J. Fuller, J. P., storekeeper, Rendelsbam. South Australii, writes: I was called to see a neighbour who was suffering from severe cramps and who really thought he was past help. I gave him three doses of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrheal Remedy, and in a
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      143 7 From Mexico. The following paragraph was clipped from the El Sol. a newspaper at Hermosillo, Mexico, it being a part of a letter to the publisher from a friend: “On my last trip to my properties on the frontier, my beast fell with me to the ground, wounding me badly,
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      758 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Cu., Pha U.S.A. v Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. masiDiNe at /Vo. 21a, Penang Road A few doors from the Eastero and Oriental Hotel. 6 mtba TEA os V tea SOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG, PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd. i UNDERWOOD i j TYPEWRITERS.
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