The Straits Budget, 7 May 1908

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  • 27 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” VOL. LXII. NO. 2621. Singapore, Thursday, Hay 7,1905. CSTABUSMCO OVER NAIF A CENTURY Price 25 cents.
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  • 238 1 LEADERS >~ Resident of Kelautan and the State’* Future 12 Silver .Jubilee* of Batavia Harbour 12 British and German Finances Contrasted 13 Winston Churchill's Defeat at ManChester 13 Anglo Japanese Interests in the Pacific 13 Chinese Sincerity and Opium Smoking 14 Injustice to Kesideuts of Labuan... 15
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  • 654 1 During the proceedings at the meeting of the Legislative Council, on the lstinst., an interesting point was raised in connection with the Singapore-Krnuji Railway and the facilities afforded by Government to Messrs. Aird and Company in connection with the supply of granite
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  • 173 1 In October 1897, over ten yearn ago, a double murder wan committed in Love Lane, Penang, the victims being a nonya, named Kam Hong Chye, and her Hylam servant, both of whom were cut to death by a man who was
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  • 677 4 We have received the following correspondence from the Colonial Secretary’s Office: Singapore, April 29. Sir,-lam directed to forward, for such use as you may think suitable, the enclosed copy cf a Circular despatch from the Secretary of State for the
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  • 105 4 Reuter’s Telegram] Lisbon, April 30. The opening of the new Cortes by King Manuel, the young Portuguese monarch, was made the occasion of a notable State ceremonial. In the Speech from the Throne, King Manuel swore that he would govern the
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  • 353 4 Mr. C\ F. J. Green, the Second Magistrate, was engaged, on the Ist instant, with a preliminary enquiry into a charge of murder against Moh Ah Yeh. Sergeant Peirce prosecuted, and explained to the Magistrate that the deceased, Chong Moy, and
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  • 357 4 A special meeting of the Municimi r mmmoners was held in the Board on the Ist instant, to tlJ‘ Petroleum Ordinance. Thos^m“ r J 1 V laSC De P u ‘y President; Mr F 1 Benjaheld, acting Secretary; I> r u Middleton,
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  • 132 4 The opening of the new Cocos Islands cable, through tho enterprise of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, loads the Batavia Nieuwsblaa to call attention to the systematic thwarting that Company experiences from the Dutch authorities. Its field of action in Java is so limited by vexatious
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  • 86 4 Commenting on the general decline in the trade returns for the month of March, a home paper points out that there wa=: a big decrease in the exporta of cotton yarn and twist. The Straits Settlements alone showed a slight increase, while China purchases fell over 850,000 lbs.,
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  • 759 5 vccllency the Governor, Sir John K.C.M.G., presided at a meeting of j u i've Council, on the 1st inst., \vral items of local interest figured ~-iminutes had been read, Mr. Maxwell aud Mr. E. C. Ellis took the rtice and of
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  • 219 5 The sad news was received in Singapore on the Ist inst., of the sudden death of Miss Taylor, sister of Sir William T. Taylor, Resident-General of the Federated Malay States, which took place at Cobham, Surrey. The cause of death was
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  • 196 5 Mr. E. C. Howard was engaged, at the District Court, on the Ist inst., with the hearing of the claim of Mr. S. J. Judah against Mr. Juluis Attius for $466 as money alleged to have been paid out on behalf of defendant by plaintiff, who claimed
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  • 532 5 At a meeting of the Legislative Council, on the 1st inst., Captain A.H. Young laid on the table the report of Mr. H. Marriott, on tlie working of the Registration of Deeds Ordinance, during the year 1007. From
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  • 74 5 Mr. Justice T. Sercombo Smith presided at a sitting of a Bankruptcy Court, on the Ist inst., when several petitions for receiving orders, public examinations and so forth were brought to bis notice. By consent a receiving order was made against the Singapore Tow.'ng and Lighter age Company,
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  • 1275 6 i t. H C Wickham, arrived in Colombo the other mgi t by the Frencli mail steamer, and ca’le tt thee Mice of the Times of Ceylon. Mr. Wick! am, -t know n, spent a consider ahlr*
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  • 102 6 Mr. A. R. Lowell appeared before the Puisne Judge. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, on Tuesday, on behalf of Kong Piew, who had been sentenced to two months' rigorous imprisonment by a Magistrate on a charge of participating in an affray. An appeal was taken, and was based largely
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  • 390 6 Mr. Ueginalcl W. Wickham, a v, authority on the rubber industry ins life by crawling through aV, 7 t,! board of the Messageries Muninm? Lrnest Simons, while on a v,,.*.:, D Colombo to Singapore. hen the
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  • 71 6 A Government Gazette extraordinan "a* published yesterday containing the following Information having been received that dangerous infectious or contagious disease namely, bubonic plague, exists at Tongkak it is hereby declared by His Excellency the Governor, in exercise of the powers conf< n* <’ by Rule 8 of the
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  • 69 6 The rainfall on Saturday morning waunusually heavy, but varied greatly indifferent parts of the island. It was > light on the Eastern end of the island. b- t quite heavy in Tanglin and points furtbc West, where considerable damage was aunt by washouts, flooding low -lying >hops. an
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  • 1074 9 Play football, but do not neglect rifle- Thi*?» the substance of the. speech made, t]u ;ioth ult., at the Cricket Club, by the Pr,%ut, capteiu a. H. Young, on the L sion of the distnbution of the medals to the winners
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  • 242 9 A correspondent write** to us as follows: Can nothing be done to relieve the congestion of traffic at the Johnston's Pier end of Collyer Quay in the morning when business men are coming to town A short time ago, a European policeman was stationed there, and did
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  • 334 9 In the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith, gave judgment in the appeal of Mr. L. F. Willis, manager of the Alhambra Cinematograph, against the decision of the magistrate who, on March 17, convicted him on two charges—criminal breach
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  • 158 9 A Javanese soldior in the Dutch army, out in the field in Celebes, has just been shot there at the order of a Court Martial, for the murder of a sergeant. On hearing that his application for a
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  • 65 9 iKhom Ouk Own Corukspondknt.) Penang. May 1.50 p.m. The death is announced of Sister St. Paul, of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Penang. Sister St. Paul, who had been connected with the Convent since 1804, was seventy years of age. She was an
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  • 22 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Labuan, May 5, 10.20 a.m. Plague has broken out amongst the buffaloes iu Labuan.
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  • 186 11 During the visit of the Rev. F. W. Leggat to Jesselton, His Excellency the Governor took up the quostion of the building of a place of worship for the Protestant community. His Excellency called in the Resident and the Superintendent of Public Works, who, as being
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  • 25 11 The output of the h piau Tin Company, Limited, for the mouth of April, as reported by the Manager, was 120 piculs.
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  • 127 11 (From Oi r Own Corbkspondkxt.) Hongkong, May 1, 3.10 p.m. In consequence of certain imputations made, at the inquest by Mrs. Rennie, the widow of the General Manager of tde Junk Bay Flour Mills (who committed suicide in Hongkong Harbour a
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  • 284 11 The following is the fifteenth annual report of the Board of Directors of the Mercantile Bank of India The Directors submit to the Shareholders of the Bank the general balance sheet and statement of profit and loss account for
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  • 134 11 H. M. survey ship Waterwitch haH located the position of the Scawfell Shoal as 7 degrees, 17 minutes, 50 seconds North Latitude and 106 degrees, 51 minutes 18 seconds East Longitude. The examination revealed the fact that it is a narrow ridge of coral formation, about 2
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  • 42 12 CoitNhi.il Nmim. —On April 30, at the Cathedral of Ht. Peter. Manila, by the lievd. F ather Feuig&u, 5.. i., Annie Marie Zita, fourth daughter of Mr. J. M. L. Cornelius, of Singapore, to Charles Patrick Neuffer, of the Philippines Customs.
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1120 12 -Straits Times, April 80. The student planning a closer acquaintance with the territory shortly to be transferrod to British control should consult the pages of a little volume that reaches us from the Residency at Kelantau. Mr. W. A. Graham, His Siamese Majesty's
      -Straits Times, April 80.  -  1,120 words
    • 613 12 .—Straits Times, May 1. ro a. fow da>H, it will b«* wince the hittavia lim-honr wot k. i. lr Ptiok were completed a remark-..., indeed in the annaln of t“,e n, W harbour for Batavia was one of the euterpnses of the kind carried out
      .—Straits Times, May 1.  -  613 words
    • 1062 13 —Straits Times. M*»y ‘2. Tne announcement made by Keuter that Germany "ill have to borrow X 50,000,000 ter iinji in order to meet deficits during the □e\t five years affords political students an .importunity of contrasting Great Britain’s financial condition with that of Germany. Journals
      —Straits Times. M*»y ‘2.  -  1,062 words
    • 556 13 Straits Times, May 5. A London telegram states that after his defeat at Manchester Mr. Winston Churchill referred to “the low and blatant influence of a section of the local press.” This reminds us of the two definitions given, we believe in Punch, by the
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    • 306 13 HeiiHitivf* on the subject. -S: raits Time*. May 1. The speech of Sir Wilfred Lauricr, Premier of Canada, in the Dominion Parliament on April 8, described in a special dispatch to the Manila Times as indiscreet,” appears to have created a sensation at Wash ington*
      HeiiHitivf* on the subject. -S: raits Time*. May 1.  -  306 words
    • 1997 14 In the art of make-believe the Chinese ace unexcelled. To those who have any acquaintance of China, there is something amusing in the appearance of the Chinese Minister at the annual meeting in London of the Society for the Suppression of the Opium Trade, something
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 91 12 J lie p<>Ht free price of the Straits limes i* $1* a year. The post free price of tiie Straits rtudgei i» $14 year. I( i* not necetsarv to subscribe fora year. The subscription* for shorter pori<<ts are at the same propor* donate rate as for a year The Strait
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  • 991 15 in their nature remediable. —Straits Times, May ft. \n intelligent previsionui the consequences -l its actions can scarcely be said to be one t l„. m auy strong taints of the present Administration of the Colony of the Straits S( ttl« -monts. We have had
    in their nature remediable.—Straits Times, May ft.  -  991 words
  • 608 15 —Straits Times, May r >- Travellers who pass through Singapore frequently complain of the difficulty of finding their way round the town and to the various suburban points of interest on account of the fact that scarcely any of the ricksha pullers, few more of
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  • 1403 16 Mr. M. Thunder, the Fourth Magistrate, sentenced Demetrius Chiropenis to three months’ rigorous imprisonment, on Monday, for theft of $6OO from Socrates Criades, another Greek. Mr. E. E. Colman, the Third Magistrate, i fined a Chinaman $4O or, in default, sen tenced him to a month’s rigorous
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  • 468 16 for M llo«o H to.y le>V< Kuala Lieutenant It. H. Clarke, of the it r- uiw from th,! iok list l>r. and Mrs. Liin Boon Kenc arrive t onMoiy.' 6 ,a,,aneSe Bteamer lnab •'C During Colonel Walker’s abseu,,., Mr a F>lS UeSWI aot ,B ,D9peclor f Prisons'
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  • 905 17 fhiong Boo and a young woman, named Ong Lew, who figured as accused in a case of alleged theft and were acquitted, and afterwards were plaintiffs in a case for damages for malicious prosecution and were Lain successful, appeared before the
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  • 13 17 [The Straits Times is not responsible for tbe opinions of its correspondents.]
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  • 165 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Singapore, May 4. Sir, —Dog shooting is still carried on, and the only way to protect one’s canines from the brutality of the inhuman order of that all-wise body—the Municipal Commissioners —is to put on a muzzle, a certain approved style
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  • 135 17 Fortunately, it is not often a cycling fatality happens in Singapore. But a most serious one occurred in Rochore Road on the 80th ult. Two Chinese lads, inexperienced in the use of the bicycle, were riding along that thoroughfare when one of them ran into a pony attached
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  • 74 17 (From Oitr Own Cobrksimindknt.) London (via Penang), May 5. In the forecasts of the Budget, it is stated that a discriminatory scheme for the distribution of pensions to persons of seventy years of age and upwards will be introduced. No reduction is made on
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  • 502 17 No small stir has been rai*<*l in the tin market by the news that the output of that metal in Banka now shows snch a fallingoff that the Dutch Government will sell 26,000 fewer piculs of it at the periodica)
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 252 20 On the 26th ult., the tiring for the Bromhead Matthews’ Shield was concluded with the following scores: Malay States Volunteers 565 Singapore Volunteer Engineers 549 Singapore Volunteer Infantry 524 Penang Volunteers 456 It will thus be seen that the .Malay States Volunteers,
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    • 160 20 Inter-Club Contest. Writing from Malacca on May 3, our correspondent says: A letter has been received from the secretary of the Kajang Club, inviting an interClub contest. Football (Association >, Cricket, Hockey and Tenuis are suggested. Cricket, Football and Tennis matches can be arranged, but Hockey is not
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    • 375 20 S.C.C. and XI. v. S.R.C. The S.R.C. tried conclusions with a second eleven of the S.C.C. at Hockey on the latter’s ground, on the 1st inst. The game was fairly fast and interesting, though not much combination was sliown by either side. The S.C.C. rushed matters at the start,
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    • 330 20 Raffles v. Darul Bahar. A good, though one-sided, game was played Iretweon a team of the Darul Bahar and the l»oys of Rattles Institution on the latter’s ground on the 30th ult. In the first half, the Darul Bahar got the better of the game and scored two
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    • 400 20 Bogey Competition in Malacca. Our Malacca correspondent, under date April 28, writes as follows:— Very few members turned out to take part in the Bogey competition. The course, with the exception of some of the greens, which were a little rough, was in good order. Mrs- Kodc—36—won, being 4
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    • 103 20 Team Race at Swimming Club. At the Swimming Club, on Sunday, there was a team race between the Telegraph Company and the Club, the latter team winning bv half a length. The team8 were as follow Telegraph Company.—Messrs. Wilson. K.< i. Beauchamp, W. G. Blunn, N. H. D. Cuseaden,
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    • 65 20 Y.MX.A. Tournament. The second round in the Y.M.C.A. billiard tournament has been completed and the semi-finals have been begun. The winners in thesecond round of Class A were —Bak» r. Meredith, Bartholomeuz, and Davies. In Class B, Hogan, Watson, Kaufmanu. Williams, Hadernp, Chill, Stanley and Donnithorne, were the winners.
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  • 2120 21 Loudon, April 29. boi i cr explosion has token place on board •h. battleship Britannia on the voyage from O ieensferry to Portsmouth. F,,«r of her rew were injured seriously. London, April 30. Two men were killed and six injured by -i- premature explosion of a charge on
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  • 699 22 Berlin, April 29. King’ Kdward will pay a State visit to St. Petersburg in August next. Signor (Jiolitti.ltalian Premier and Minister qf the Interior, had an interview with Prince von Buelow in Venice. The report that liaisuli, tlic Moroccan brigand, ba.s been murdered is not true. Set-ions inundations
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  • 315 22 Singapore, May 6, 1908 PRODUCE. Gambier (1 do (Cabo No. 1) unpicked iq Copra Bali p. -> do Pontianak Pepper, Black u‘7. do White 5% buyers 19J0; Saco Floor Sarawak rm* do Brunei No. 1 29.' Pearl Sago Coffee Bali, picked 07.00 Coffee, Palembang, 30% basid non:. Coffee, Liberian
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  • SHIPPING IN PORT.
    • 554 23 April >9 Brit rtr, Sullivan, Calcutta, Bouttoad pi n?’ GerBtr, Hubner, Bangkok, BehnMeyer Brit str. HsmmhL’poolWMsu.fteld Indor Prinoe, Brit str, MoDougsll, Hongkong, Woo« Koiffler .tr, Boher, Swstow, B. M.yor Brit .tr, Evsns, Now York, Bohn Prtchabnri. Gsr.tr, Wolff, Amoy. Bohn Moyer Pumnulok, Ger .tr, Heyengo, Hoihow, Bohn HakaJoMoro, J»P
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    • 440 23 April 39 f Andree Rickmers, Ger str, Bangkok Candia, Brit 6tr, Hongkong, Shanghai, Japau Capri, Ital str, Hongkong Indrasamha, Brit str, H'kong. S'ghai, Japan Dagmar, Ger str, Bangkok Edendale, Brit str, Samarang via ports Ban Hin Guan, Brit str, Pontianak 30 Tara, Brit str, Madras via ports Penang, Brit
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  • LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    • 518 23 By the Penaag, Captain R. Perry, April 28. From Port Swettenham: Mr. Christie, Mr. Jamieson, and Mrs Barr. By the Carlyle, Captain H. Cobb, April 80. From Port Swettenham via porta: Mr. Holland, Mr. Yates, Mr. W\ Webster, Mr. Snodgrass, Mr. Lim Swi Keng, Mr. and Mrs. A. H
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    • 130 23 By the German steamer Buelow, May 1. For Hongkong: Hon. and Mrs. Tan Jaik Kim and son, Mrs. Ong Koon Wan and son. Mr. C. Russell, Mr. G. G. Curry, Dr. D. G. Elliot, Miss M. H. Elliot, Mr. S. Howland, Misses Howland, Mr. and Mrs. Laow Peng Liat,
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  • Stocks and Shares. SINGAPORE, MAY 5. 1908.
    • 414 24 Date of j Number lague Paid Shares r\ forma Capital Sobsoribed of Value ap to Unissued Company QuofArtoi* ion I Shores 1903 9300,000 9300,000 80,000 I 910 910 Belal Tin M. Co., Ltd. 6.75 1907 9800,000 9885,000 99,500 910 910 7,500 Braang Lid. 7.<0 1901 9600,000 1 9600,000 60,000
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    • 397 24 MM WMM »JJS S ,1' WWj-J, 1905 9200,000 9106,000 1 10,500 910 910 j Balgownie Robber Estate Ltd. (fully paid) 919 Oo tom im f 2,000 41 41 12,000 Bata Oaves Robber 00. Ltd. (f.p) £3 0.0 1904 £BO,OOO 416,950 Ufooo j gi 15/. (oontrib.) £2,10 0 1908 470.000
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    • 224 24 1894 £5,377.10.0 £4,805 7,688 12/8 12/6 916 Bella Asbestos Eastern Agenoy, Ltd 500 1898 6225,000 9226.000 4,500 $5O 650 Fraser A Neave, Ltd. '.32 50 1865 615,000,000 615,000,000 121,000 6125 9125 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 73 10.0 ion* 19 eon non 19 «nn non i 18,000 6100 Howarth Krs&ine,
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
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