Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 22 September 1906

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  • 19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 318 VOL. II SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1906. PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • THE HONG-KONG TYPHOON.
    • 27 1 SPECIAL MISSION FOR FEZ Leaves 'Tangiers to-day London, September 21, ir.35 a.m. The special German mission is to leave Tangiers for Fez, today. (Saturday).
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    • 56 1 CZAR WAS ABSENT Members of Imperial Family present. London, September 21, 11.35 am. Geneial Trepoff has been buried m the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul. Although the Czar was not present, owing to his absence on his famous yachting cruise, eight member- of the Royal family
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    • 51 1 COLUMBIAN LEGISLATORS PROTEST Against Immigration of British Subjects! London, September si, 11.35 am A deputation of British Columbian legislators have waited upon Sir Wilfrid Laurier at Ottowa and have urged upon him the necessity of excluding Hindus from landing m tlie colony, on the ground that they are
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    • 61 1 FIVE HUNDRED CHINESE HAVE PERISHED. Damage estimated at two million Pounds Sterling. London, September 21, 11.35 Irakis now estimated that the number of Chinese who have lost their lives m the recent typhoon is close upon five hundred souls. The damage wrought by the tjphoa is estimated
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    • 31 1 LASTED SIX HOURS. London, September 21, 11.35 ar A fresh storm raged over the colony yesterday 20th morning and continued with unabated fury for about six hours.
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    • 69 1 CASUALTY LIST INCREASES. Monteagle is Refloated. London, September 21, 1 1.35 a.m. The efforts to raise thc sunken steamer Monteagle have been succesful, but the list of casualties to steamers is growing considerably m length. Loss of the m Phoenix. The gunboat Phoenix is a total wreck. Torpedo
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    • 47 1 IN ZANZIBAR Want their Wages Increased. London, September 21, 11.35 am A cable has been received m London from Zanzibar to the effect that the Askans police have refused to go on duty. They demand, before they resume work, an increase of pay.
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    • 40 1 MEN RETURN TO DUTY. No More Trouble. The Sultan of Zanzibar promised that would he hold an enquiry into their W grievances and the strikers returned to 1 duty. No further trouble is apprehended j from them, however.
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    • 20 1 RIFLEMEN REQUISITIONED. Three Hundred Riflemim i: Route. Nevertheless, three hundred African rifllemen were despatched from Nairobi to Zanzibar.
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  • 516 1 ARRIVAL or EXHIBITS. Completion of the Buildings. The Ceylon Rubber Exhibition buildil*gs at Pcradeniya Botanical Gardens are almost completed, and the various sheds are receiving the last toucb^^* The ralipalaws have been put and the vari-coloured cloth with which they are made, together with the Kandyan
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  • 288 1 On the night of the 10th instant, a daring gang-robbery was perpetrated at Gemencheh Gambling Farm, Negri Sembilan. A nng of about twelve men entered the Farm when gambling was m full swing. There were between twenty and thirty persons gambling at the time. One of the
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  • 85 1 In the disposal o\~ motor cars, like m every tiling else" Mr. T. Ashcroft Ellwood, a client to The Motor House" there is naturally a wide difference between, hope, expectation, and realisation, but if the last of these] realisation, comes between the two former, it -hould result m satisfaction. In
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 105 1 r^HAT IS WHISKY? X Little's Botol Hitam m a dark bottle, but insist on: I BOTOL HITfIJVI WHISKY*) Mm **a*******a****a*******************************aa***a m Tm*aaaa*W*W IWHEREEVER I GOOD LIQUOR f SOLE AGEITTS:-^ John Little Co. Ltd. I %|La^^y m^^A SLEDGE 1 STERILIZED D^ClXjlci SAFEST, PUREST, BEST, 1 The Perak and Penang Government Hospitals
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    • 246 1 Howarth Erskine.. Engineers apd Coptractors. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. Telephone 23. m Telegrams ERSKINE." i ART NEEDLE WORK I "~T I AND f One of the FiitMt and Lar t »»t Electric Fans m very Bedroom 1 A!lfPn mp-vmv I Buildings m l'cnang SS^&fc*^ Cuitine and Catering under I FLOWER DEPOT Entirely
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    • 17 1 &x ran )KJNG TOBAC^ L SINGAPORE j J. LITTLE A CO., LTD. and AGENTS ROBINSON A CO.
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  • 921 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. SATURDAY, 22nd SEPTEMBER RUBBER INDUSTRY IN MALAYA Out of the sixteen gold and silver medals awarded for the various exhibits at the Ceylon Rubber Exhibition nine are carried away by Malaya Rubber planters which speaks Volumes m favour of the superior quality of
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  • 448 2 Capt. and Mrs. Reid and leave for Home by the P. cV I I on .:3rd inst On Friday, 18th, a "cigarette 1 sert will be given m the Tangl at 9 p.m. Mr. K. N. Bland reStraits at the end ot the ye c England io October. Lieutenant McKeon
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  • 220 2 Tl *">Ut^ Ilu «t* I up,gh tl, r mc etin X I -r- X 4;, I s '<ksallthis a£T I inthevvodd I and angels And *hat manr* man worth says of the A spare form wit] I Semitic he',; arms stilfiithe I some old i;, I giver. His
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  • 42 2 Mr. H. W. J 1 •x 3 neer, P. W. D, ordered to pi to undergo the Pa i understand thai on< recently ol rabii ed that Mr. Janes wa from inoculation. He pore this sreek. and w ab>ent about a .noiitli-
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 348 2 Sir Stobert Burnett Coy s ORANGE BITTERS. (CHEAP IN PRICE AND SUPERIOR IN QUALITY.) FREE SAMPLES ON APPLICATION. Caldbeck JWacgnegon Co. -*mar SOLE AGENTS. THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS Apollinaris IS SUPPLIED UNDER ROYAL WARRANTS OF APPOINTMENT TO l)is Majestp the Kind f>. R. fi. Chc Prince of Ulaks. j
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    • 117 2 i EXTRACTORS. A complete Useful size, capacity 2 pints $1^.50 NICKEL PLATED BODY and TRAY THOMPSON THOMAS CO. THE AUSTRALIAN STORES. Write for our General Price List. j ROBINSON Co., ANN A HlilivnL CASH CLEARANCE SALE A*****^ IMCjVw Iw w j I Jtncl will continue daily W I throughout the
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    • 154 2 SINGAPORE SOUVENIR POSTCARDS. Just Arrived. 25 cents a packet. Containing 5 different Views of Decorations during the visit of i H. R. H. Prince Arthur of Connaught. Singapore 3rd February, 1906. To be obtained at JITTS k Co., 598-2, North Bnage Road. NOTICE. The Consul-General for Siam, Singapore, is prepared
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  • 8 3 m, c DISASTER. p.m. ..WAY DISASTER. g
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  • 8 3 y IN rEsi
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  • 73 3 I I I I I I the I 1 man I m to I this I the flow ccurI short had the I the i ay down. d hurried injuries were v but not i man 1 IS ard I poor v 0" which the
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  • 862 3 MEETING HELD YESTERDAY At the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners yesterday afternoon there wa re pre-senf Messrs Broadrick (President) I. Polalase, Secretary, Mr. Macbean. KAY. Bailey, Dr. Jam Boon Keng, Mr! Allen and Cheng Keng Lee. The Pre-ideut read the Minutes of the last Meeting which
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  • 1509 3 Before Mr. Justice Fisher. Aj Arab Mosque Case. Chief Justice Hyndman Jones is still absent. Mr. Justice Fisher was occupied all day yesterday with small causes The first of these was the case ot Syed Abdul Rahman bin Junied al Jan.d vs. Kadir Magden. Mr. Gaunt appeared
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  • 369 3 In a rousing speech at the annual commencement exercises at Georgetown College, Philadelphia, President Roosevelt, having been first extended a hearty welcome to the L'niversity by the President, Fr. David Buel, S. J., said among many other good tnings Now, just one world m connection with
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  • 153 3 Romance is being torn from us ruthlesslp. Even the monks of St. Bernard have succumbed to the progress of mechanical science, and have thoughtfully arranged a motor-car service from the valley to their hospice. For the present these convenient vehicles are intended only to carry provisions and
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  • 1046 3 HE WAS THIRSTY. Ox the 20th instant a cart laden with sugar cane was coming down Orchard Road. Following it was another cart which was empty; while nearing Orchard Road Station thc driver of the empty j cart annexed a sugar cane. P. C. 177 who was on
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  • 568 3 IN HONOUR OF H. II LHE SULTAN. Thursday evening was the termination of thc festivities m honour of the Sultan of Johore's birthday. During the day 11. 11. reviewed the volunteers on parade and they went through their usual evolutions with alertness. The dinner which was
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  • 168 3 HOLD AN INFORMAL GATHERING A Successful Function. A meeting was convened yesterday evening which iras presided over by Mr. Buchanan. A passage from the bible was read when Mr. Goh Hood Keng who has had two years of local teaching experience, read a piper on How to
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  • 209 3 "Cats is cats and dogs i~ dogs, but a tortoise is a hinscct, according to thc railway porter ot" perhaps mythical tradition. Bnt what is a lizard J Lhe question has heen agitatating several ofthe superior tribunals m the United States lately. A Chinaman, which his name
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  • 63 3 A ballonist named Johnson met with a terrible death on the .Sth August at Little Falls, New York. Johnson quitted his balloon at a height of 3,000 feet and, his parachute failing to work, he tried unsuccessfully to open another at a height of 1,000 feet. Liv- result
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    • 119 3 CHURCH NOTICES. St. Andrew's Cathedral. Matins and Litany 7 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) 7-45 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Classes 3-4o p.m. Evensong and Sermon. 5-30 p.m. St. Matthew's Sepoy Lines. Foo Chow Service, 11-15 a.m. Sunday School and Hible Classes 3-45 p.m, Evensong and Sermon, 8-15 p.m. Y. W
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    • 181 3 "moMm^n Cigars." Reduction m price. OWING TO IDE GREAT DEMAND l-OR HIE BRAND OF MOULMEIN CIGARS IMPORTED BY US, WE ARE ABLE TO REDUCE IHE PRICE OF SAME FROM TO-DAY. A fresh consignment has just been received. TO CONVINCE THOSE WHO HAVE NOT VEL SMOKED OUR "M OULM E 1
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  • 1396 4 AN ALLEGED ATTACK ON THE GOVERNOR. His excellency thc Governor was absent from the Council meeting yesterday and Captain Young, the Colonial Secretary, presided. Atter the reading and adoption of the .Minutes. the following papers were laid before the Council by the Acting AttorneyGeneral, acting for the
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  • 621 4 Diabolo i- the name of new and fascinating irame which has created a furore m Paris. To say that diabolo is a new game is not exactly correct, since the old Greeks played it. and the French have merely rediscovered it, as they do everything eUe. For
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  • 82 4 VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR. Wharves at which different ships are berthed to-day. TANJONG PAGAR. East Wharf Basin Nil. Sec. 1— Nil. Sec. 1 (Sheers Wharf) Nil. Section No. 1 A. Apcar. 3 Howick, Hall. 4 Ischia. N 5 Nil. 6G. Apcar, Glenavon. 7 Brisgavia, Hatumet. 8 Eskdale. 9 Natuna. Jardine's
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  • 298 4 Per P. O. s. s. Simla from London Augt. 25 Miss J. B. Jebson, Capt. and Mrs. H. C. Barton, Mrs. Hiderbrandt Mrs. H. Hauxweli, Messrs. T. D. Shore! A. F. Chittenden, and E. L. Brockman. Per P. G. s. s. Britannia, connecting with die steamer Simla
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    • 43 4 f YAMATO Co. j Dealers m High Class j Japanese Curios 1 and Oeneral Goods. SOLE AGENTS TO TOKIO 1 SEIKOSHA" CLOCKS AND WA' CH FACTORY. Contractors to the Japanese Navy and HipponYusen Kaisha's fleet. I 27, High Street, i I SINGAPORE. I
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    • 166 4 Oemetit Til^T £2££at22e*j, L HEALTHY CLE" N) BE^T^' IMPERVIOUS ie ALL S.ZES, SHAPES. COLOURS AND FROM $8, PER 100 G S SAMPLES ON APP U CATi 0N Cement Tile Work. 51, HILL STREET, SINGAPORE. *>** mt***t*****—**m—m inHftiUiUMn CINEMATOGRAPHS FILMsT^ j FOR A COMPLBTE WEMATOG h i NSI LEVY HERMANOS. 1
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 1612 4 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS vessels m port. J? YPPCTED MERCHANT VESSELS. Band, Dut. str. i, 689 tons, Capt van der Lee, 18th Sept. From Bali, 14th Xante, Port, Probable date oj arrival, Scpt Ni Daendcls Co. For Batavia, /c 22nd.— Rds. and Agents. Bortbat, Siam. str. 352 tons, Capt C. Stfamers.
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    • 138 4 MAItS CtOSE. For Per Steamer Time H'kong,Amoy,S'tow Charterhouse 8 am Bangkok Gaea 9 am Sandakan via ports Darvel 10 am Muar SriMuar 10 am P. Sabang, Padang Coen pm Sabak, Djambie Van H'dorp i p m Penang Bombay Ischia i pm P. S'tenham, Penang Pin Seng 2 pm Anamba 6:
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  • 182 5 I PH'- irs m org^iNDICTIIENT. jiH U m the Wil .-Jennings India is far wors^ people, and d the v* thwl I has sup--1 do not mean the Eng•;,,t they are to :1 thc Mr t with and Sir -that: acquired and not 1 India s.
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  • 1006 5 ITS SUCCESS AS A CROWN COLONY No greater contrast can be conceived than thc change from Aden, with its black, rock-girt harbour and endless stacks ol coal, to Colombo, the sea port capital of Ceylon, where Nature has been as lavish with her gifts as she has been sparing
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  • 737 5 TO THAT SEASONABLE PEST— IHE COMMON HOUSE FLY. When the summer's been hot and the weather's been dry, Tis then comes the turn of the common house fly. Aye, common" 's the word -far too common, say I, That buzzing, übiquitous, beastly house fly However to slay,
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  • 71 5 MR MARCONI 'S NEW TASK TO PERFECT THE TALKING MACHINE. The announcement is made that Mr. Marconi has become interested m the talking machine, and intends to devote his ingenuity and inventive genius towards its development. He is associating himself with the Columbia Phonograph Company as their chief consulting physicist.
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  • 739 5 l8 94 ;£5.377t0° 7,638 12.6 12.6 |Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency Ltd i 7c 1898 $225,000 $225,000 4,500 50 50 112,500 lFraser& Neave, Ltd liooo > ••••11 \\j,\j\j 1 0,000,000a I 1865 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 80,000 125 125 9,500,000 > Hongkong and Shanghai Bank ***** 250,0006 J f 18,000
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  • 301 5 ■BBBBBBBBaBBBBaBBBBBBBaBBBaBBBBBBaaBBBBBaaBBBBBBBBBBBBBi Singapore, 2ist September, 1906 PRODUCE. I EXCHANGE. Gambicr buyers „7-2* n London— Bank 4 m/s 4 7/l6 do Cube No. 1 ,,10.87$ Demand a/41/16 Copra, Bali 9'° do. 6 m/s.. 2/413/' do Pontianak ,,8.50 Private 3 m/s 2/4 4 Pepper Black (ordinaryS'pore) ,,20.95 On Gem.any-Bank d/d 2.394 do
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  • 1146 6 "A Sovereign Remedy." By Flora Annie Steel. Heinemann. 6s. English novelist^ grow more and more daring. There seem to be no bounds to their audacity. They write things which their great predecessors, who wrote before thc "art ol fiction" was so much discussed, would never have attempted.
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  • 531 6 TESTIMONY OF A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS The Hindoo Spiritual Magazine publishes m its May number a most readable account of Samadhi, which, being interpreted is A state into which a man, who has been able to enter, can die
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  • 333 6 DETAILS OF WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT SCHEME. Washington, Aug. 10.— Chinese labour will be given a thorough test on the Panama canal. Contracts calling lor 3,500 Chinese for canal work have been prepared, and advertisements will be 1 ued by the Isthmian Canal Commission m a few days,
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  • 145 6 I'he career of the Federal Oil Mills* at Kuala Selangor, has been a somewhat varied one, but judging from the following remarks made by the District Mlker, it seems now to firmly established The Federal Oil Mills worked all the •year, with the exception of short intervals for cleaning and
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    • 694 6 BANKS. Honykong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAHTAL 510,000,000 RESERVE FIND:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 1 $20,250.000 Silverßeserve *10.-250.0u0 MAnftftrtM Reserve Liability ot Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. A Haupt. Esq— Chsirman. Hon \V. inckson- Deputy-Chairman. E. Goetz, Esq. I H. E. Tomkins Ksq. C. R. Lenzmann, D. M. Nissim Ksq. G.
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    • 347 6 NOTICES, G. A. Fernandez Co. No. 6 D'Almeida Street. J:!£. ENSED auctioneers, S "nyEYORS, ARCHITECTS, APPRAISERS, AND HOUSE AGENTS. Charges and Commission will be found moderate. 9-8-06. v.c. AUCTION SALE OF TEAK RATTAN HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE &c AT Mo. 2 CAVENAGH ROAD, THE PROPERTY OF M. C. Plagge Esqr. Leaving the
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    • 250 6 ARTIE TULLY. Turf Commission Agent. Now has a ***** book opened on the forthcoming Singapore Meeting." DOUBLE EVENTS. Lawn Stakes and Governor's Cup Governor's Cup and Grand Stand Cup Double Griffins. TBEBLE EVENT. Lawn Stakes, Governor's Cup and Grand Stand Cup. Straight out bets on all events. SEE PRICE LIST.
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    • 473 6 m m -~-^-^*****m E. D. M. n ADLETS. FO WANTED^ \YANTED~a Chinese Salesman to look after imports, with a general knowledge of the Singapore Dazaar. Good salary offered to c .mpetent man. r Apply by letter enclosing copies of tesimonials. Address A. c/o E. D. M An assistant Bill-collector. Security
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    • 214 6 P Special H„, i(1 To ceylST A: Aaatuac, RETURN TlCXtrs nounce that arrangement. COLOMBO, KANDY m H m tun Tour Tickets >H^ Reduced Tari., 8 fu «**r Particular The; ist March, S, **i Barr c o)i Kuala Lumpur, F.ii\ ORGAN BUILDERS Pia and Musical I^'. ment balers Tuners and Repairers,
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