Straits Echo, 15 December 1909

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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. 7. $24 Per Acnura. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, isth DECEMBER, 1009. Sldj-Ic Copy, !0 coots. No. 286,
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      1077 1 SOLE AOEHTS, GUINNESS'S STOUT. H SR n > 1M I >|\r W/ 7 a>os n o n -ta --V no TIV SiSSVa THE SHANGHAI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Head Office—Shanghai, China. CAPITAL, TAELS 1,000,000. $200,000 deposited with the Hoogkong Government as a special protection for our policy holders The ONLY
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      33 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. W'd fS jf y;+ s 2» ST/.. 5 2 I s 2: J co >. CD O r fifl V yi*' TIANC LEE A Co., Sofe Agecti.
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    European Echoes.
    621 2 The Royal Society hai awarded this year's medals as follows:—The Copley medal to Hr, G. VV Hill, foieign member, for his researches in mathematical astron >inv; Royal medals to Professor A E H Love, tor his resea'ches in the theory of elasticity and cognate subjects, and to Major
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    The Holland Parliament.
    372 2 Af:er the reports on the Java Budget, and the leply of the Colonial Minister to tame il was to be expected that little news w. uld be biought out in the public deha’e which com inenced in the Second Chamber on Nov 10 b The geueral debato
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      17 2 UOt affeci Wle.nteU iv Le •tumacli and j« We ‘«ogtbetH*! li-j, iul Th'-T 11 t V€O af,6r
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      644 2 ne) APIOLINE (CHAPOTEAIIT) Om Mi Is superior to so-called apiol, steel drops, tansy or pennyroyal and is a safe remedy for ladies when about to be unwell Recommended by the leading French specialists, to remove pain, cramps and irregularities peculiar to the sex. 8014 by all Chemists Sold Id Dottles
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      1152 2 I P O R p U CHOE UN Koo,<?sn TOc BEST OUALITY. 3 STAR BIAND. Primrote Soap, per cate of 20 bars, $2 30 TUAN LAYLIN.o“v gHtALTHg O lt <s■ 'SELL: A BEST OUALITY.^3 (TAR BRANDPrimrote Soap per ease of 20 bars. $2-'0 HOE [HOGKENG LEONS BESTSOAP CP X L*
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      854 2 ih, Proions of )NG, Street. TO LET UNFURNISHED "THE GRANGE,' 1 No 9 Login Road From 1st February. Apply to P. J. DUVAL, 6-12 00 915 2, Arratoon Road TO LET TT2TFUR2TXSSED *ALDEN,” So- 43, Nortbara Road from 1st Jauaary uext. Apply to P. J DUVAL. 8-12 09 924 No-
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    38 3 Vetttl, Ft ttm AgetUt Due Dolbi Colombo A.G-ACo. lGtb Djc. Himalaya >iagproe AG *Co. 8tb P. Ludwig Singapore B.M.ACo. 21st Daiffl nger j Colombo B M .lCo 22 ad Benvorlieb Londou 6 B Jo. 24* b
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    SAILINGS.
    27 3 r <m!i For Aj«tU» Delhi tiiai&iaja Ln Iwig Deiffliuger Benrorlicb S'Dgapoie Colombo Colombo Siogapcre Singapore A.GACo. A. G. A Co. B. ACo. BM.ACo. 3.B ACo. Dec.
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      ARRIVALS.
      102 3 Mary AuaJut, Hr. 121. Ailau, I4lb Dec., Koeinpei, 13th Dec, Geu.—E S. Co-, Ltd. Cornelia. Br. Di Hiker, I4tb Dec. Port Swetleubam. 13'h Dee. Gea.— E. S Co.. Ltd. St- Croix Did. s.r.. 1,620. Jeuaiu, 14'h Dec t Colombo, 9<h Dec*. Geo. —Slot A Co. LanJral Scheiff, Ger. 1,012,
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      DEPARTURES.
      52 3 15th Dkckmbkk. Sappho, for Tongkab. Hebe, for Deli. Deli, for Traug and Pang N*a. Ban Whatl Soon, for Teluk Arnnn. Hok Canton, for I.augia, T. Somawc, Segli. Oiebloh and Subang. Leung Ho. for Dioding*. Alambano, for Setul. Flying Dragon, for Port Weld aud Taip'ug. Malaya, for Deli. St Croix,
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      145 3 Koa Singapore, Ch u i aud Jap in—Per Delhi. to-morrow, 9 a.tuKedah—Per Tony Chuan, tc morrow, 9 a.n». Deli—Per Perak, to morrow, 1 p.m. Port Sweitenhaun, Port Dickson aud Malacca Per Cornelia, tc-morrow, 1 pm Paugkalan Brandau —Per Mary Amlin, to-morrow, 1 p in. Calcutta—Per t'uok Sang, tomorrow,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    515 3 Per P and O-s.b. Moo/tun froui Loudon, Nov 19. connecting with the Deli at Colombo, due at Penang on 16th Dec To Penang Mrs. van der Wonde, Mis* Bowen, Mr. Wilson, Mr. R Eadr Moore. Mr. W. H. Knapp, Mr. hi M. f* 1 Mr. V.
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      1101 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrival* aad Depart am. Mail Strvloa I>ec JJ connecting with Mooltan 30 Mantua Jan. 13 Arcadia China It Atmyt Afa^a Homeward THROUGH STEAMER TO LONDON. March 26, Macedonia, FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. Ut Oltn lai UhM IV London by Sea £66 £44 l*o A
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      440 3 [■HIPPING.) NORDDEUTSCHER_LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. V V nn IIM 1909. 1910. THE fast arid well known m* 1 3 tamers »i tu:s Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Koneidatu, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, GeDoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo,
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    The Straits Echo.
    94 4 J if* >atl«oM nirjMi u 4 )«*Un alcn# a«i|, (tir*p* *»*«'*r rp| CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. S26—*3‘4. Beach Street. P-t.aos PRICK: •ail» I.o*-* I m .per OI>T>»TATM>HA Portae* »»U» «111. •ttITKIN (PM rn«| »11 DA HI AIIORKBH Fcho—Penang.’ telephone No. 343 «.A.- All bfMiieaa romratnilrsnoa» ihonld addit*»<
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    ADVERSARIA.
    762 4 It is a disconcerting’ coincidence for us that after calling attention to the fact q that the dietties are a noble set of v fellers, unreasonably maligned, and very law-abiding, there should have arisen accusations and prosecutions which appear to go against our defence of the class. Until we
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    355 4 t The following business in tin his beeu done to-day Pe Jang 1 B Penang Tin Exchange, 75 tons at $74 30 3 Straits Trading Co., 50 74 65 j Eastern Smelting Co., 100 74 67* Singapjre Straits Trading Co., 75 74 75 Total 30)
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    Mr. Mahomed Ariff’s Case
    118 4 Claim Dismissed. Tim afternoon Mr. Natbau delivered a lent»!hy judgment iu tbeciee brought against Mr. Mabomed Anff, bj Jelah a, bis alleged wife It will be remembered that the com plaiu mt c'asmed for maintenance on her i wu bebilf and on behalf of the children
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    Gang-robbery at Kubang Semawe.
    247 4 S tine m tnths ago. there appeared in the e columns an account of a case of dariug gang-robbery, accompiuied by murde', at Kubang Semi we. near Bukic Mertajim Af er a protrac’ed mvestig iiion, the cise was fi ial!y deilt will by Mr. U-dringtou, in
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    A Charge of Alleged Bigamy.
    573 4 Y Accused Committed to the Assizes. Y The preliminary enquiry iuto tbe charge of allege! bigamy, preferred against Lim Li •’at alias MahomeJ Noor, by his first wife, r Yi B )I Nto, —referred to in ihe Echo of tbe 7ih lust. —was begun by
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Federal Council.
      236 4 (Echo Special.) What About Railway Expenditure? Kuala Kangsar, 14th December. At to-day’s meeting of the F. M. S. Council, Mr. Robson asked (I) how much money was to be provided by the F. M. S. for the construction of the Siamese Railways (2) If it were to be
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      Fire on German Mail.
      78 4 (Echo Special.) 1,4)0 TONS CARQ > DESTROYED. Mostly Silk and Curios. Singapore. 14th December.—Fire broke out on the N.-D. L. steamer Prim Ludwig as it was entering Hongkong to-day. b Ihe firemen and crew confined the outbreak to Hold No. 3, in which practically the whole
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      British Party Politics.
      163 4 (Supplied by Reuter Home Rule a Radical WeaknessLondon, 14‘h Dec-The Rt. Hon. A Lyttelton, speaking at Slough, said the Gov.‘ ernments adoption of Home R u l e f or of re weakne“, ,r prosmmmB ‘J-Ptom thl h f ir T eakn SS re B ar ding
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      King Leopold.
      26 4 w m (Supplied by Reuter.) Operation Successful. wuadmin Oec—Extreme Uoction was admin stered to King Leopold. Thnr« IboOperalion was successful. ,mh a iffiple b
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      Australia and Immigration.
      45 5 {Supplied by Reuter.) Victoria to LmviHhly Encourage It. London, 15’h Dec—The Victoria Government hen introduced a Bill providing £1.000,000 a year with which to puicbase land for immigrants. It ia calculated that this will be enough to settle a thousand families annually.
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      Immigrant Steamer Horror.
      99 5 t Supplied by Reuter.) SHOCKING REVELATIONS U. S. Govt. Agent* Nay Appalling Dirt and Revolting Immorality. Loudon, 15’h D.»c. Waahington reports that, acting on the orders of the U S Immigrati n Committee, a number of agent* bare b en travelling as steerage passengers on Transatlantic liners
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      292 4 IPOE MARBLE WORKS. IPOH-PERAK. Tliis business is now under the management of Mr. Havensway, wlio has made a great reduction in all prices and who will be glad to quote for Marble Flooring Tiles, Table Tops, VVashhand Stands, Cemetery Memoi ials of all kinds etc., etc., on application. A large
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      58 4 No Experiment. OhTm'L.ti 6 n ot experimenting when you buy eei tint» a n 8 Remedy. You are rfn a Preparation that bss an established centnr!*° n B rl b 7 a third of A 8 *****3,11 UBO It is famous for its whnnm Cures of coughs, colds, croup and
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  • Obituary
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    43 4 Obituary. {Supplied by Reuter Sir Alfred Jones. Loudon. Uh Dec-Sir Alfred Jour., I Co .hi' e 0r Pd er ot Eld «L Dempster f o P j weers, Pi es dent of the Liverpool £7e?™l°l and Fouod r of tbe SW T;opical Medi
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    Sound Position of Rubber.
    727 5 Mr. K. V. Carey Declares No Clouds Are on the Horizon. M r E- V. C’arey. who c»me to the Stra ta by the P. and O. Delta after spending a week in Ceylon, is going to take charge of the Carey United Rubber Estates on
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    Federal Council.
    1441 5 [By Our Own Reporter"] Yesterday’s Meeting. Tbs Federal Council continued its deliberations at Kuala Kangsar vesterday (Tuesday) morning, with H. E. the High Commissioner presiding There were present H. H. the Sultan of Persk, H. H. the Sultan of Selangor, H H. the Yam Tuan of Negri Sembilan,
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    The Late Mr. Harry Wylie.
    354 5 By His Deafh Aberdeen Lose a Fine Sportsman. Aberdoniaus abroad, who have followed the ups and downs of the Aberdeen Football Club since it 9 inauguration some years ago, will read, with regret, the following obituary do ice. taken from au exchange, to hand by
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    An Accused Chetty.
    289 5 Case Transferred from Malacca to Singapore. At lhe last Malacca assizes, a Cbetty was tried on a charge of forgery, but the jury failed to agree and a re trial was ordered Mr. Fort applied to the Chief Ju6tio« tor a transfer of the case to the
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  • PUBLIC OPINION.
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      BREACH OF COURTS ORDINANCE!
      125 5 To ms Editor or in* Smart* Kcbo. Sir, A Dot ice has been placard»*! at the District Couit, Penang (Civil side) to the effect th*t document* will not be received for filing aft r 2 30 p.m- on ordinary days Now I wish to point out,
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    P. L. R. C.
    218 5 Monthly Spoon Competition. D.*c. 13tb, 19u9. 5 a. 3 PJ Jg Ist Mi-s Juan Smith -310 81 34 o i (Miss Jones '22 'Bl 30 na IMm Jamieson 310 -81 30 Mrs Furnivall '2J -85 31 Mrs. Hamilton *3lO -8 32 Mrs Pountney '22 *B2 31
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    Stead and Sedition.
    563 5 “Review of Reviews” Re-shipped to England. The Bombay Gazette contains the following article Our evening contemporary in its last issue published a rem irkable statement concerning Mr. S'ead aud his views of sedition aud a campaign he is alleged to contemplate under takiug in this couutiy. Says
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    Passengers.
    36 5 D PARTS»Ter sa. Mtettvijrkrr. 13th Doc., for Olehleb Tunku Alt. Per s.p. De Kock 14 h Dec for D It Dr and M'S C K P. Pfizer, Mfltrr. S C Ambrose audS. Al»x van Someien.
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    FIXTURES.
    55 5 To-dav. 3rd Dav of lllh Moor*. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p m. H. M S- Pinafore,” Town Hall. Wayatig Ivassini. Tek Soon Theatre, Snnpek and Eng Tye” or A < hiuese Honeymoon.” To-morrow 4*h Day of llib Moon. St. George’s and Pr*s y'eiian Sunday Schools Xmas Trei*,
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      35 5 RiedeYs (ionosan is not unp'ejsant to take and is Did attended by those distressing bveffects which so often accompany the use of btlsams aud Santal oils. It has secured unqualified praise from the loading Specialists
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      264 5 WANTED BY IMPORT FIRM. MART SALESMAN for Sundry Articles A, ply. htul l u«alary tt q iiro.l. b a, 15-12 09 947 c/o Strait* Echo THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO.. LTD. Head Office SINGAPORE. Lift* Assurance anti Endowment in All Forms. LIBERAL FOLIC I MS. LOW HATES. Financial Agents
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      126 5 The Straits Cinematograph. (Late New Japanese Cinematograph* NO SHOW AT PRKSBNT. OWING TO FIXING ENGINE. Grand Change OF Programme ON SATURDAY NEXT, 18th December, 1909. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! I WAYANG KASSIM, Tek Soon Theatre, Campbell Street. Don't Forget Look for Special Play. RUSSIAN COSSACKS FROM THE DON. Grand National Cossack Danco
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      54 6 atch for Sj in l>o not alio* crrup l*iu'* C.niitb K«in*Jj '*ck «tich for tbi* usually hoara»Dcaa. It «build k! bon.e tbrne am Uouig t Town Dt-peut. ptoms of Croup. to Cbamberwiil pun cut tbe atfi'*f symptom, wlicb aLd g »e this remedy *■•7» k' pi in ibe youmf cbildicu
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      137 6 No Opium in Chamberlain’* Ccugh Remedy. 'J here it* not a particle of opium or other uaicotic in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, aud never baa been since it was first offered’ to the public. It is as safe a medicine for a child as for an adult. The George Town Dhpemary.
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    Canton Factory Days.
    2830 6 Ad inierrstiug paper on Canton Factory Days ww read by Mr. H. B. Morse at tbe China Society's opening meeting of th** session, beld on Nos. 11 at Caxton Hall, Westminster, I/ondon. Mr. F. 8. A. Bourne (Judge of tbe Supreme Court of Shanghai) presided, and, in
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Pbhaho, 15th Dkimub (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/4$ 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4f 3 Credit 2/4*. 3 Documentary.. 2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank Re. 174$ 3 days' sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174$ Moulmein, Demand Bank 173$ 3 days* sight Private 176 Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    194 6 Gold I«eaf $64.80 B. Pepj er( W.Coast 31bt.5 os.) no stock White Pepper s2s. —tales Trang Pepper out of season Cloves 58 —tellers Mace 8155 tales Mace Picking* 75. —tales I Nutmeg* llOe 19$ tellers INo. 1 675 tales 2 no stock Basket H 450 tales I Tapioca Flour
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    MARKET PRICES.
    194 6 t Phhamo, 15th Dkchmbhk. P j o9 eft. p per Cil.tr 14 I Roast ‘4 Steaks 24 1 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Buinp Steak 24 Ox Tail eaci. 30 J Tongue 55 t m Feet M 15 r w 30 t per catty 35 f POHK—- Pork
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    SHARES.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. JANUARY MEETING, 1910. (UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING.)
    978 7 RACE DAYS s FIRST GAY Tuesday, 4th January, 1910. SECOND DAY Thursday, (>th January, 1910THIRD DAY Saturday, 8th January, 1910. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 4ih Jar uary, 1910. 1 —The Maiden Plate. Value $500. A Race for Maiden
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      947 7 INSURANCES, THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.D. 1720 THE undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation, are now prepared to accept MARINE and FIRE risks at current rate*. PATERSON. SIMON8 A Oo. Ltd. 12c Guardian Assurance Company, Limited. Establibhbd 182). Subscribed Capital 42.000,000 Total Invested
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      273 7 Entries Close at n p.m. on Monday, ‘20th December, 1909. Handicaps < for the First Day will bi published on or before the 23rd!, December, 1909. j j A penalty of 7 lbs. is incui red iu a handicap by the winner of any race run subsequent t to the
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      90 7 Colds Are Dangerous. It' more people would make au attempt to get rid of the colds from which they aio suffering, as a tesult of this changeable weather, there would De a decided decrease nr the number of cases of pueumonia. A doses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will cure your
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      903 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, US.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Frao. CMlDllf* AT /So. 21a Penang Road. A lew doors from the Eastern and Orlenta Hotel, 6 rath» FOR SAL C. TEA H V tea SOLE AGENTS FOR PENANG. PATERSON, SIMONS Co.. Ltd WONG KIM MUN,
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