Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 20 November 1906

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 367 VOL. H. PRICE 5 CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1906.
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    TREMENDOUS BOMB EXPLOSION.
    47 1 Reuter's Agency wires (By submarine telegraph.) NEAR HIGH ALTAR OF ST. PETER'S, ROME London, November 19, 0-51 a.m. A tremendous bomb explosion took place near the high altar of St. Peter's in Rome. Nobody was injured. The church was crowded when the bomb exploded.
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    JAPANESE SQUADRON VISITS SAN FRANCISCO
    38 1 INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR ITS RECEPTION. London, November 19, 9-51 a.m. The Japanese squadron visits San Francisco in Spring. The po*-t authori tics are instructed to make preparations for its reception.
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    THE NORTHARMAGH ELECTIONS.
    31 1 ELECTION OF A IN lON IST London, November 19, 11.32 a.m. Mr. Moore, the Unionist candidate, has been elected in place of Colonel Saunderson, member for Nbrtharmagh deceased.
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    NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERMEN FINED
    52 1 APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT. London, November 19, 1 1-32 a.m. For working on an American vessel two Newfoundland fishermen have been fined five hundred dollars each or as an alternative to undergo three months' imprisonment. The fishermen have lodged an appeal in the Supreme Court against
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    HEARST'S ELECTION EXPENSES.
    36 1 51,000 POUNDS STERLING I ItKSHES 1 )M.v Ij. London, November i<j, 11.32 a.m. The election expenses of Mr. Hearst have been 1,000 sterling while Mr. Hughes had to >pend only jT 1 24.
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    PROSECUTION OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY.
    39 1 PRESIDENI ROOSEVELT'S RESOLUTION. London, November i<;, 11-33 a.m. From the prosecution of the Standard Oil Company it is generally believed that it betokens President Roosevelt's firm resolution of proceeding stretinotisly against the Trusts
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    THE CLYDE STRIKE.
    15 1 London, November 10, 1 1-32 a.m Flic Clyde shipyard strike is over.
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    THE KAISER'S EDICT
    67 1 BETTERING THE L<> I < >l WORKMEN. The Task of Social Reform London. November, i<>, 11-32 a.m. The Kaiser has issued an edict urging the continuance of legislation tor bettering the lot of workmen mainly in the direction of insurance, sickness, and accident And an additional statement
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    PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AT COLON.
    31 1 INSPECTION OF THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA. London, November 19, 11-32 a.m. President Roosevelt visited Colon and inspected the Isthmus of Panama. From Colon he proceeded to Pucrtorico.
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    ANOTHER OUTRAGE BY THE TERRORISTS.
    28 1 GENERAL POLYOVNIKOI-T KILLED. London, November 19, 11.3a a.m. General I'olyovuikotV, commanding Poltava district, has met with death at the hands oi" the Terrorist-.
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    THE CANADIAN PACIFIC ROUTE.
    45 1 SHORTENED LAND TRANSIT HONC.KONN IN 27 DAYS London, November 19, 3-10 p.m. The period of land transit over the Canadian Pacific Route is considerably shortened and it i- expected that the English mails can be landed at Hongkong within twenty-seven days.
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    STARVED FOR NEWS
    935 1 THE PLIGHT OF OUR INDIAN EMPIRE. Plea For Cheap Cables "I have long deplored the inadequate cable service to India. I did what I could in my time to improve Hatters by bringing about a reduction in the cable rates, and have long entertained the opinion that
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      223 1 M sELECTIOH 01 GlF T BOOKS F0 B BOYS GIRLS A I LITTLE'S ToHN LITTLE Co., LIMITED. Grdno I Christmas Show TOYS, DOLLS and A GAMES. ■^^^^^HL O^^lM'T™ '^avt purchasing your Xmas pre flu i jdf^%u -cnt- until the last day our W Stock ha> been very larefullv chesen with
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      246 1 Howarth Erskine.. Ei>sii?eers at)d Contractors. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. Telephone 2s. Teiegrttms ERSKINE." 1 1^ n *8 ART NEEDLE WORK I AND 1 j One of the FlnMt and LargMt Electric Fin« in verj Bedroom Tl fIIAICD fIFPfIT i Buildings in Henang wj^^fefi Cuitine an<i Catering under iLUIfLn UtrUl Entirely under European
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      16 1 JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd X'MAS CARDS 1()K HOME POSTAGE. AN UNRIVALLED U SELECTION A I LITTLE'S
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    TheEastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. TUESDAY, 20TH NOVEMBER. OUR WATER SUPPLY.
    502 2 Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. TUESDAY, 20TH NOVEMBER. OUR WATER SUPPLY. The Pearl's Hill Reservoir occupies a ver\ imposing position on the summit of this elevation. Viewed from certain directions it has the appearance of a fortification. It gives the idea of massive strength, but. for the purpose for
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    THE WEATHER
    161 2 We are having our annual spring cleaning and to use an old saw, the town is as clean as a new pin." That small inconveniences result in the way of colds etc., must be taken as a matter of course, but the advantages accruing far outweigh these. Situated
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    SINGAPORE EXCHANGE.
    156 2 A general meeting of the Singapore Exchange was held yesterday. It was agreed on the proposal of Mr. A. W. Stiven, and seconded by Mr. P. Cunliffe. "Thai for the more efficient and economical working of the Singapore Exchange it is expedient to amalgamate with the Chamber of
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    480 2 The P. and O. homeward mail "Delta" left Hongkong at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and is due here at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, the 21st instant. The outward mail steamer Delhi left Colombo at 8 a. m. on Sunday, and i> expected to arrive here on Friday afternoon, the 23rd
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    THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    255 2 Yesterday afternoon a meeting was held in the Exchange Rooms of the members of the Chamber of Commerce at which a good number were pre The agenda before the members was as follows To consider and if a P roved pass the following Resolution l' n
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    THE CINDERELLA DANCE.
    105 2 On Saturday night th^ S. V, A. Drill Hall was en /4k. One of their periodical entertainment- in the form of a Cinderella dance was arranged by the members of the S. V. A and the S. R. E. (V). It was largely attended and the Commandant
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    SIR CHARLES DUDGEON.
    708 2 The compiler- of Who'- Who in the Far East paid Sir Charles Du Igeon a distinct, though possibly an unintentional, compliment when they left hiname out ol their record of notabilii That among our cosmopolitan com munity he ha- been for some year- the most conspicuous citzen
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    THIS AND THAT.
    295 2 I anting I cannot help thinC u< Guardians louse powder disl^bances u/,, ,7^ Ic oi hou ted, and ruffian aliens, n to fill t i leir pockets, Rus S Ireful recent aptly rema T-aHHatim* 7 P"^" When the they get tat u all this trouble I our
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      300 2 WUieif ITS SCU I L/ii« Dews 0' the Glen. Monarch 0' the Glen. The Old Brigade. Rare Old Blend Very Old Highland Blend. Extra Special Finest Liqueu V.O.S. Choice Old Matured. PRICES OR PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION. N.R-ln Hulk, Honhoub; Quarter C aski and Octaves. Having n Branch house in
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      323 2 FRESH GRAPES. no cents per lb. I OK/ PACKED IN 5 lb. WOOD BOXES FOR POSTING TO F. M. S. AND ELSEWHERE. PER BOX $200 POSTAGE FREE $2.50 Outport friends are requested to send remittance with order, if not THOMPSON, THOMAS Co., THE AUSTRALIAN STORES. THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS
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    LATEST TELEGRAMS.
    3 3 RKUTER^
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    GERMAN PAPERS DISSATISFIED.
    41 3 KA !T x INTIKVKNTION. IteCOKTESII UNALLAYED BY S CHES. i i 58 a.m. including 1 ,:,tmue tO B hOW :h« present ib oad. Ility to the Kaiser's vent ion and I remedy regarding the v isaltogether Von Buekm's
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    SEQUEL TO A WHARF AFFRAY.
    46 3 gcd at the culpable homimurder. Mr. <«ne of the I it ten berg in that the ro^i I not titercation that a ils taken place d iv. At deei knocked tnsiderable i>v Chim e Court rose and g<* be resumed at
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    37 3 5 MEETING Orders Improvement^ r a Charge iftv in the i River") i>t ;>il Water To enable 5 gaD s from cirsl itutorj construction ist Read: g Lands Ordir. Bill "To amend 1 Ordinance ic>^
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    VISCOUNT AOKI AND MR. ROOT.
    237 3 to theyi/i i ling preI is beeom- i i id the devoting much i bington with a >ome nba>mMly detrcnshould America and that America should «1 by nations at the Viscount Acki emIs tjy adding thai, nst Jap I ic i education iid be likeK'
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    7 3 future use the 1«■ Pon Palmci This
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    FORGING A CHEQUE.
    1698 3 A youth named Chellaya and an <>ner man named Karupaya were Placed in the clock on the charge of using as genuine a forged document and the latter with receiving the proceeds of same. Mr. Battenber^, who appeared tor the Crown, said that the charee was one
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    THE HOGAN CASE.
    195 3 The accused in this case was again before the Assize Court yesterday, and finally left the dock a free man. After the Jury had retired for some time, in answer to an enquiry, the Foreman told his Lordship that the Jury did not require to hear any
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    23 3 Labuah Postage Stamps will 11.. t be used after January Ist 1907, but will be exchanged for Straits Settlemsnts bams of equivalent denominations.
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    POLICE NEWS.
    1511 3 RIOTING CASES. Yesterday morning, six Teochews were charged before Mr. Colman with rioting in New Bridge Road on the 14th instant. P. C. Ross prosecuted and Mr. Farrer-Baynes appeared for one of the defendants. Police evidence was adduced which showed that it was a difficult matter to make
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    BATAYIA BUITENZORG RACES.
    1174 3 A HUGE SUCCESS. The race meeting held under the auspices of the Batavia-Buitenzong Wedloop Societiet on Satureay and Sunday. Novemcer lothand iith, will ever rank as one of the mo^t successful that Batavia has seen for a long while. All the events were filled in leaving no
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      312 3 H. S. KIRWAN'S TANK ROAD LIVERY, RACING, COMMISSION STABLES (OPPOSITE RAILWAY STATION) A new building specially built for stables, absolutely sanitary and up-to-date I Accommodation for Horses and Carrigcs by day, w<.vk. or month at Popular Prices i hXTRA large loose boxes for Kace Horses; also a smtubU equiped and
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    JAPANESE IN SAN FRANCISCO
    490 4 S CiOVERNMEN I ASSURANCES Appeal to President Roosevelt n l lokyo dispatch it appears the 25th ultimo the 0 S government sem a reply through the u. Ambansdor in lokyo. to a note addressed by the Japanese Government on Monday last in regard to the antiJapanese
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    A MODEL POTION OF THE EMPIRE.
    681 4 U wiili feelings at pleasure no! unmixed w th pride that ire turn once more to the annual report! of the l\» dent-Genera ind the several Res of the Feder States which, together h vering I from Sir Johl I the 4 Secretary, have
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      199 4 > Recreatioi, Hote,' < X HaS excellenl "ccommodatioii for S p manent boarders. en »porai Air -V r 'hV.ranc,,,,. ,ath ro« ms comp| J C GOOD T ABLE A WINES < > PnCCS m d -Inch may 1,, > Joe F. de CONCE.CAO V/ /"v y >> j^~NOTICEr: j THE
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      1805 4 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS Sinsi, Saigon Dec. 30 ;M. Maritimes Sn Tnn^anu, Dutch str. 81 tons V Jk Fk FJ a--^^ Soembawa, Batavia, Dec. 18; Behn Capt Nacodah, 6th Nov. From Bagan t-i^r rt-nnrn"DTV 4th Nov G c and 45 d.p. Kim Hock EXPECT- Jl'-L'* Sa«« Patrick, New York, Nov.-; P.
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    RUBBER PLANTING IN FRENCH GUINEA.
    213 5 bIRAA ND CEARAVERY SSFUL lounuiolti* Livcr- ITh tl]C Botanic Garden! ot md Leo Farmer. notes "ii the rubber ire of the Botanic hich a i tlK direction tl c prominence /•on Fruit trees plants are absent Naturally, the chief Para rubber plantation of which is
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    SHANCHAI CRIMINALS.
    159 5 I IN HONGK( >.v Indo-China steamer ed in the harbour ck this noon ■Vilden and Poli< trd and European prisona icted in Shanghai ent down lo sentences in Ilvudtnan, md C. E. Ellaby. [yndman -wh >r the manSmith, the parti.re -till fre>h on ition the tri ii caused
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    37 5 Itcdlv in breach Us M -.mi a man rncs herproperty in case of?! Hie law also s< a husband to to her husband 'ndcannotbe upset of the giver unless ""'payment of the ■ne ruleapHusbtod ora ■**•*< Daily ExprcM.'
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    "EVE'S DIARY."
    980 5 Mark Twain has been writing about lie hrst woman, and thinking about the* ast. Ihe modern American girl be! longing to the moneyed class is the youngest, and perhaps the prettiest of Eve s daughters. The American hum* Garden of Eden. Accordingly he sets his heroine in the
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    170 5 [T is reported that Chan Chili Fung, the Viceroy of Canton, had advised the Chinese Foreign office to employ a British Knginecr-in-Chiet on the Canton -Hankow Railway construction, rather than a Chinese engineer with foreign qualifications, lhis speaks volumes in favour of British Engineers. Mr A. H Kcnnie, of Hongkong
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    THE BOOK CAMPAIGN.
    794 5 m£Zn Tmm Hook Club b y hi <* subscribers to the paper have the privileges of a lending library and also cheap rates for soiled volumes, is com Plete y at outs with the publishers, he latter complain that the Club gets the books at a cheap
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    SELANCOR TIN.
    166 5 OCTOBER OUTPUI The output irai *3»955>88 pikuls against 22,673,80 pikuls in September. The approximate value of the metal i- returned at 9s, 313,007.86 on which, duty amounting to was collected. This is the highest sum yet collected during any month of the year. The average price ot tin
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    WARSHIP SCARE.
    649 5 AN EXPOSURE OF ALARMIST STATEMENTS. (By A nold White.) The naval intelligence published in the Standard is" usually accurate, and the only reason for surprise is why such an obvious adjustment of means to ends as is involved in the removal of the Roval Sovereigns and the Majesties
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    Stocks and Shares.
    527 5 1 ?J* Numl>er f Lanital Subsc bed nf Issue Paid o 1 aysa I luonl j>ubscbed. si of^ value up to Rtserv Company Qi.otati.rn. presc 19O| 75 .000 $,40,000 [ksDO^SSNd Bersawah G. M. 0.. Ltd. .0,,0 s-llcrs I'JOO Rococo £350,000 3sSSo ?I l° $I DuffDevolopmcnMo.ltd I>elCriCll) 1001:
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      PRODUCE.
      150 5 Pepper. Black (ordinary Singapore) M 18.75 do White, Fair L \V. 5 percent. M 25.25 Sago Sarawak Flour 2 .^2 do Brunei No. 1 n 2 a 9 Pearl Sago, small 5.40 Coffee, Bali 164 percent. buyers 3 pci cent. 19.00 Coffee Palembang, 20 percent. basi> n 22.50 Coffee,
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      EXCHANGE.
      78 5 On London. Bank 4m 8 >,-/,, Demand 7 6 Private 3ma On Germmmy. Bank d d 4 t) IVivatc 3 m s do 6 m s On France. Bank djd Privates m> 9J i d«> in 1 On liuiux. Bank I. X. Private jod 1 Hongkong. Bank .1 d
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      76 5 TO-NIGHT Opera Indra Jaya The Johar Ma'nikam Theatrical Company of Singapore WILL PUT ON THE STAGE AT THE ALEXANDRA HALL North Bridge Road Tuesday, 20th November, 1 Golden Stars jula lull. Wednesday, 21st Nov. LGulzar Rekep* M. OMAR, Director Sole Proprior. YAMATO Co. Dealers in High Class Japanese Curios and
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    " CHINA FOR THE CHINESE."
    1577 6 CHINA FOR THE CHINESE." In the first Dumber i.t the "Review of the Far Kast there is an interesting article on thr abovi subject, which is well worth a careful |>erusal by all Straits Chinese. It is from the |>ci) <>l Mr. G. M. 11. I'lavt.iir, the British Consul for
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    CANCERS OF THE SOAP TRUST.
    606 6 "LANCET" SOUNDS A WORD I 1 WARNING. A scnous warning is -oum.' with regard to the Soap Trust now in process of organisation, say- a home mail paper. Several times during the discussion which has accompanied the preliminaries denial has be Cn ma de o\
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      697 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAI UAL *10,00U.00U RESERVE KIND: Stirling Reserve $10,000, IX "0 f20.250.0u0 Silver Reserve $10/250.000 j kescrve Liability oi rVoprtetow $10,000,000 Court of Directors. A Haupt, Ktq Chairman. Hon v. W.Dfckson Deputy-Chairman. K. Goetz. Ksq. H. E. Tomkins Esq. C. R. Ltnzmann, D. M. Nissim,
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      261 6 NOTICES, G. A. Fernandez Co. No. 6 LT Almeida Street. LICENSED AUCTIONEERS, SURVEYORS, ARCHITECTS, APPRAISERS, AND HOUSE AGENTS, Charges and Commission will be found moderate. y-8-06. u#c AUCTION SALE OF A large consignment OF ASSORTED DOLLS. TO BE HELD AT G. A. FERNANDEZ Go's SALE-ROOM No. 6, D ALMEIDA STREET.
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      298 6 Dr. S. IWATSUBO, Dental Surgeon. No. 1 Raffles Place. Hours oj consultation 9 a.m. to 12 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Or by appointment.) 3/8/06. tc 2/2/07. Fop Sale. This is the time to get ready for Christmas. Why wait till the last hour when you now have time to
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      398 6 L M AD^s. FOR^T^r^ WANTED. WANTED. A competent and cxpericn ed Hookkeeper for extra work. Post Office Box 29 8 WANTED. Three Motor Wagon Drivers. Apply personally to FRASER NEAVE Ltd. Aerated Water Department, Anson Road, JTO BE LET. No. 7 Battery Road. Three rooms on 2nd Floor. Apply to
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      181 6 0. A M*n|ain Au att r«ctivc holfdaj CHEAP RETURN TICKETS Tn gmSaloon £22 T °CO1 o|l Sfcopd Saloon "ounce that arrangements u 4';^' COLOMBO, KANOY m M whereby holdS MEW^ C Tour Tickets Reduced Tariff :i For further itt March, 1006. C >-r T KUD e Japanese ,1,,,,^ < CHARGES
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