Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 16 September 1907

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  • 19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 615, VOL 111. fKNG^KB, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • 305 1 A somewhat crude though sufficiently impudent attempt to rob a till in ih c Hongkong and Shanghai Hank was made ast week by a Chinese, reports the AT. C. I). News. It appears that a Portuguese clerk was sent from the loreign department, where a shortage ol
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  • 262 1 The following appears in the Times of Ceylon. Perhaps some "E. D. M." readers may l>e in a position to throw some further light on the subject:— Sir. One knows, of course, the partiality of snakes for milk, but the following, which I had
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  • 105 1 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN MANCHURIA. Mr. Ozaki, Japanese Vice-Consul General at Shanghai, has received the following telegram Port Arthur, 2nd September. Yesterday, September Ist, being the anniversary of the founding of the Kwangtung and the general opening of Manchuria to foreign trade, was grandly celebrated as Administration Day
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  • 54 1 The pronouncing of the following names from the Ceylon Government Gazette "is good exercise. After the attempt a demand for refreshment will be quite justified Ambalamevelegannile, Ambalamevelebatnile, Ambalamevelegodakumbura, Ambalamevele godadehigaha-araw a, Ambalamevelemedakumbura, Ambalamevelekatukepuwewa, Ambalamevelckotambieda, Ambalameveledamba^ahakum'uura. D e m a t a w anevelcmigahakumburn, Dem atawanevck makulugahakumbura, Demalawanevclemahakumbura, Wewabodairapitahakumbura,
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  • 63 1 A DENIAL FROM WASHINGTON. The Washington correspondent of the Osaka Mainichi cabled as follows on Aug. 17: The American Government has publicly contradicted the report that it has despatched marines to the seal islands for the purpose of driving away Japanese engaged in poaching. The
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  • 114 1 I his morning 5 th inst the customs guard on duty found 4 <; ten tael tins of opium in the limp mid paint room, and 17 ten tads tins on the forecastle lamp room of the s. s. Anghiti. One portion of the opium was found
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 268 1 II Jj^ 1 kr#^ 3O 11l LITTLE 4 CO, LTD. H ROVER CYCLES. H Wheel, Beated Rims, 2 Rim Brakes $65.00 Hnirrßßl»U With Dunlop Tyres, Brookes e Win cI 2 Rim Brakes etc. 80.00 perior Quality with Gear Case Fittings 110.00 (i Gear ***** ■y?u;.\l ROVER S perior Quality With
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    • 139 1 ROBINSON CO. ANNUAL CASH CLEARANCE SALE IS NOW PROCEEDING AND WILL CONTINUE DAILY THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. REAL REDUCTIONS. Once a Year Once a Year only. ROBINSON CO. whiteaway, -Caicllaw Co. Smart Pearl Necklets in three rows on elastic, exact iSdCp^^^SMi to sketch. Price T5 cents each. t§J^ M The Norman"
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    • 704 1 FROMY, ROGEE A CO. Of iLI m OP w^ C J r ~2_ FORMERLY "ABAC OF BONES" NOW WEIGHS 12 STONE 8. Mr. T. H. Cox of Mandalay Was Worn to a Shadow by Sickness —Too Weak to Work Left Palpitating and Exhausted by tub Slightest Exertion DR. WILLIAMS' PINK
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  • 618 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. MONDAY, 16th SEPTEMBER. MARKET DANGERS. In Saturday's issue there appeared a Police Court report which gave th;- astounding revelation that a Bengali baker had been fined ten dollars for permitting filly-five men to sleep in his bakery. It was said that trie place consisted of three
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  • 235 2 It may not be generally known but it is, nevertheless, a fact, that tuberculosis, or consumption, is now so far acknowledged to be an infectious, disease locally, that persons suffering from it are refused admission into the Fan Took Seng Hospital or to be more precise, they are sent
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  • 27 2 It is noticenble that hydrant been put up at Dhoby Ghaut for the benefit of house-holders who have no a private service. This is a giea! convenience.
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  • 27 2 The Philippines Board of Education has cabled for work-teachers, twelve for woodwork, five for agriculture, and three for iron work. The minimum salary is $1,200 per annum
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  • 36 2 Mr. L. E. Gaunt, of Messrs Al'i and Gledhill returned from Austral on Saturday morning, where he ha^ been on leave tor the past three Months. He has arrived in time for the tennis tournament. 1
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  • 53 2 On Friday, four boys employed the Hotel del' Europe were before Mr. Colman for assaulting one of porters. Thev were disposed of by Mr. E.E. Colman. When they went back they refused to work and on Saturday they gave such trouble that a message was sent to the Central Station
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  • 77 2 The U. B. Gazette ha* started a Limerick Competition. The following i the result of the first Competition: Hie incomplete Limerick ran as follows A fair damsel in far Myitkyina Said one morning, Oh dear mamma. M That young man from next doov 11 Knelt last night on the floor.
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  • 139 2 A Despatch dated Mexico City, Aug. 2, says The sequel of the dramatic story of the cruise of the stf amer Maori King was told at :he Chinese legation here to-day. Some months ago the vessel left the Asiatic coast, carrying 935 Chinese and 350 Russians. Investigation has disclosed the
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  • 16 2 THE PENANG JUBILLE CLUB. 101l Irot «toroc h rai^bv>W utr ts Si^sM mm After the «s«i-
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  • 172 2 IMPROPRIETY OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES. locution h S'^lß Magistrate, at the san* -utthci m prop riPt O^N« Missionaries in hark* ***^H ind f 1 parents for the purpo«7?W Misswoaries cannot be ?*W condemned. The tiri *M allh °ugh not proved' -fl ;ixteen in order to maL-VLM Missionaries liable to" i2M under
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  • 76 2 According to the uosfl Gazette, all chemists mi c-jfl the Straits Settlements a-enfl keep a stock book of delete-o^H imported or purchased, by:'n(fl daily register of sue: m otherwise expended each ilay^H The following patent orprfl articles containing de'e:rioij ore, by order of the G cil exempted
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  • 67 2 l..^t evening nth '">'>• wbt M r Stokoe in his car was tin corner by the Bank, bjn being driven full uh A I the skew bridge. The drove itnugbt «> P?*M time, wast. mail Mr. Stokoe'a hf lhf was damaged o 1 car was brougb« to
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  • 30 2 have been ■JJffJJtflß a Court, RauD- H sum, intended A Be....ctt.thcFxc u K he was staying r.J found empty Thr ec > la!a >^ o« the rwovercd. l/ _^M
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  • 6 2 mm Monday "AJSr pore <* IllC
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 289 2 p Grand Cinematograph p lAppiES TO-NIGHT y H Entire Change H 1 mam Dessert Apples Ll F 1H& of Programme Per <*°z. $0.50 I Per case $6.00 F FI R R Last of the Season. E r E 0 R THOMPSON, THOMAS CO. WT Vou conic You sec Vou believe
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    • 182 2 Consumers desiring a perfectly pur and palatable Brandy will do well to try FROMY ROGEE CD'S Medical J3 Reserve |rftaiYßoCte»C Graiul Prix nd 1 rix I St. Lends 1901 Milan 1906. Price $1.25 per bottle. SOLD EVERYWHERE. GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE SPIRIT. Artie Xttlly, TURF COMMISSION AGENT RAFFLES PLACE Over Robinson
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  • TELEGRAMS.
  • 14 3 cording rpl.anI'.sease Vpode rmi( Ilf ''catment ona of b^ Iwo t^tobe r rCatment of
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  • 632 3 THE AMOK RUNNER. On the 4th of July, there was a serious disturbance in Anson R oad This was caused bv a Tamil J Sabapathywho *rn£**JST? g£* iron p.pe struck two women on the head injuring them so that they had tn go to hospital. He then struck^
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  • 173 3 Writing to a home exchange, a Paris corif -pendent states that Jin Si lln, a Chinaman in the service of Mmc. Vartdesse, the opera singer, wanted to 1 r mmit suicide, and he tried to do it three times during a fortnight He fir^t
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  • 69 3 Dr. Campbell, Assistant Municipal Health Officer has laid information and obtained a summons against a Malay Hadji who dropped $150 into his pocket when he was investigating a case of alleged cholera. The Malay must have been very silly, but in all probability he
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  • 92 3 On Friday a detective observed four Chinese moving along a handcart. The vehicle contained an almeirah and was on Thomson Road. The detective on bu-iness bent stopped the cart, ind as he did so, two of the party made off. The almeirah was not locked. The detective
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  • 72 3 On Friday, Market keeper Lee had three Chinese arrested for sleeping on the stalls in Clyde Terrace Market. They were before Mr. C. F. Green on Saturday and charged with infringing Market bye law No. 3 which provides that no person shall sleep or lounge in any part
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  • 530 3 HOGAN CO., LTD. IN LIQUIDATION. hew Tm^\iiv hr& oldeis on Friday SnoTo' Eva S °ffice <*air' S Other^ wnwas ™>v«i to the ce.pts and payments since the com w?tr a m Bal Of the^uidation, together with a Balance Sheet on the 2*rd hla^ '9°6 taken from the b^oks handed over
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  • 192 3 (In Saturday, shortly after noon, the pupils of the M. E. Sunday School began to gather at the Short Street Methodist Girls' School. They were in hiph feather in anticipation of a jolly afternoon at the Grove Hotel, lanjong Katong. By half past i
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  • 70 3 On Saturday morning, Mr. W. C. Michell, the Senior Magistrate, was engaged in recording a complaint made by the proprietress of the Mafeking Bar against her cook who she alleged had threatened to take her life with a knife. The cook, on the other hand complained that
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  • 76 3 The object of the erection of the copy of the Victoria Memorial Hall clock tower behind Guthrie and Coy's godown, is now obvious. The casing is of what is known as expanded metal and this is enclosed with concrete to which the name of fcrro-concrete is given.
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  • 79 3 In the small hours of Friday morning, a Malay police constable on duty in Arab Street saw two men, a Kline and a Malay, coming out of a Bugis house in a lane off Arab Street. He seized the Kling and the other man ran away. Two bottles
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  • 566 3 Hong-Kong refuses to join hands with the Ceylon Chamber ofCommerce in the matter of reforming the CVown Agent system and under the dSH stance it is not easy to see what further action can be taken at present. A more rW k |f bIe r, tter K
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  • 132 3 FIFTEEN THOUSAND HOUSES DESTROYED. The latest reports from Hokkaido state that eighty per cent, of the City was destroyed in the conflagration on Sunday night. The debris were still smouldering when the messages were sent. The fire started on the premises of a soap dealer in
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  • 127 3 AIIACK BY HORNETS. On the afternoon of Saturday, the 31st August, at Piadigam.i, a village close to Galle, a villager named Malagalage Hendrick was attacked by a swarm of hornets, which stung him so furiously that he died the following day. The deceased, it appeared, went in
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  • 120 3 There has been ordered from the firm of Thorneycroft and Co., the wellknown light craft builders of Chiswick, a twin-screw armed cruising vessel of some 300 tons. She is to be capable of 14^ knots, or about 17 miles an hour and is to be delivered
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  • 84 3 The improvement along the sea-front is proceeding apace, and, when complete, Singapore will be able to boast an esplanade such as is eclipsed, nowhere in the East. It is, perhaps, due to the indifferent condition of the sidewalk along the sea that greater advantage has not been taken
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  • 380 3 rt. torrcsponaent 01 the Indian Mirror writes that "a young Mahratti woman with ornaments on, while coming to Nagpur by the road, was caught by a Police Constable who took advantage of her helpless condition and pursued her with a bad motive. The woman
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  • 218 3 MOVEMENT TO INDUCE STUDENTS TO GO ENGLAND. Sir John Jordan, his Majesty's Minister In Pekin has recently drawn the attention of the Foreign Secrtary to the disparity between the numbers of native Chinese going to Japan and the United States for purposes of education, technical and otherwise, and
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  • 144 3 The population of Ceylon, as enumerated at the census ist March, 1901, was 3,565,954 persons, exclusive of the military and shipping population, and was distributed over 28 towns, 12,870 villages, 598,076 occupied houses, and 664,311 families, giving a density of 141 persons and 23.6 houses per square
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  • 84 3 The inquiry into the deaths of the five Chinese, who lost their lives in the collapse of the verandahs of the Hongkong Hotel, was commenced on September 4. In the course of his evidence, Mr. G, Blood, of Messrs. Palmer and Turner, architects for the Hotel Company,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 188 3 Phonograph "PatKe" THE BEST AND CHEAPEST TALKING MACHINES. j NO CHANGE OF NEEDLES. KS- PRICES FROM $20 TO $80. -sa Records Pathe Records ll| inch single $1.00 each. lt inch double $1.40 each. Stetai/ Agents WEILL ZERNER S A POTTERY ROAD. y t y y <$* yS THE JAPANESE A
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 388 4 ED. PINAUD'S PERFUMERY call the attention of its numerous customers to the fact that none of its produ<\'s is genuine unless bearing the following postered Trade Marks: """tS? on PO RT E" V E I N E tExTRAiT Vegetal a l IXO ft H as illustrations below. These Afferent Articles
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    • 422 4 T,E. CHIN CO. I I CCMM SSION AGENTS A DEALERS 1 IN Swatovv Drawn Thread Works Chinese Embroideries Chinese WarcPewerts Picture Post Cards Views Post Cards Perfumery Stationery Novels Post Card Albums Labuan Stamps surcharged; Strait Settlements Petal Dust T. E. CHIN A Co.. S2-3 Bras Basah Road, SINGAPORE. Attei)tioi>!
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    • 524 4 BAN K S Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 i a oi 000 000 Silver Reserve $11,000,000 uw uuu Reserve Liability ol Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. G. H, MEDHURST, Esq. Chairman, lion, Mr, W.J. Gresson -Deputy-Chairman. Bailech, Esq, D. M. Nissim Esq. E.
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    • 947 4 "E. D. M." ADLETS. FOR SALE, WANTED &C GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION, Tenders will be received at the 1 on.al Secretary's Office up t,, Zon Monday the 7 th proximo, lor 1 c moval of refuse rice from the Si, «L« Prison for a period of twelve momh' from Ist January, i
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    • 183 4 iMAU mxtM *«M To k J F Wot,c «s,4c )fl B f bovc headinTlSl J*'-* 1 I. S. A. I Per insertion. X B T Char,, Advance. tiseme ts wi,lh Miv t in »bt Advcrti Manager, ft KOBIft List of Depots "Eastern Daily I, Way.be obtain^ Abdullah, 15 a, Che*
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  • THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT.
    • 11 1 THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 19u7.
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    • 818 1 8 5 r* Number m 2^ CapiUl. Subscribed of I»ue Paid; ■> I T^e =S Shares Value up to «•S WW Company j Quotations pre GOLD. 1900 £400.000 £350,000 350,000 1 1 1901 $*****0 **r»™ I 20,00 lD Puff Developement Ltd. 2.25 iwi 3300,000 $293,000 j 10,000
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    • 104 1 Singak>rl, Septum bkr 13, 1907. Gambier S 6.8 2 i do (Cube No 1) unpicked 10 35 Copra Bali 8.25 do Pontianak 7 7( Pepper, Black do White 5 o/c 4.Li bago Flour Sarawak M 2.96 Ido Brunei No. 1 2oa Pearl Sago Coffee Bali, 1 5 0/0 ,^o
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    • 139 1 On Lonaon.— Bank j m/s 2/4 3/8 Demand 2/4 13/ 16 Private 6 m/s 2 4 7/16 do. 3 m/s 2/4 On Germany.— Hank d/d 2.39 Private 3 m/s 2.45 do 6 m/s 2.47 On France, bank d/d 2.934 Private 3 m/s 3.01" do 6 m/s 04 On India.—
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    • Page 1 Miscellaneous
      • 273 1 List of Passengers. PASSENGERS OUTWARD. Per N. D. L. steamer Kleist, from Southampton, Aug. 20, due Sept. 19.— Mr. H T. Begley, Mr. C. Naylor. Per II. M. steamer Yarra, from Marseilles Sept. 1, due Sept. 23. Mr N W. V. Scott. Per P. and O. steamer Mooltan, connecting with
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    • 238 2 The Freemantle correspondent of the Times of Ceylon writes Kremantle, August 19th. The R. 11. S. "Miltiades" did not moor until 10-30 to night, having experienced a rough passage from Adelaide, the trip being marked by continuous westerly and south-westerly gales, the vessel shipping quantities of water.
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    • 133 2 A CCIDENT AT KEDAH GAOL. TWO PRISONERS KILLED BY COLLAPSE OF NEW WARD. One of the new wards at the Gaol at Alor Star, Kedah, collapsed at 1 1 a.m. on Thursday last, during a fearful hurricane. At the time, some prisoners were having their meals inside the building, v
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    • Page 2 Miscellaneous
      • 629 2 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-War, Ac. Sea .l/,,v, Govt str 500 tons, displaceEEnhl 5 >" eW> 7 hp C <»™ander Murphy A uf ji. From Kwantan Augt 30. Colonial Government. U— Rds nV; U S transport, 364 tons 67 crew L Hamilton; iST^. From Manila, P y For Manila,
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      • 463 2 Nethetton Kn\. str 2,755 tons, Capt Simpson, Feb. 27. From Pulo Sembilan, Feb. 23. Nil. Syme Co. U— 1 R. Nuen Tuny, Ger str, 824 tons, Capt H.nsen, Sept n. From Bangkok, Sept 7- Gc, and 33 dp. Behn Meyer Co. For Bangkok, U— Rds. Pocahon/as, Brit str, 74 tons,
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      • 515 2 VESSELS^EXPECTED. Name, Port, Probable date of Arrival and name of Agents. Steamers. Australien, Saigon, Oct 7 M M'times Ant.lochus, China, Oct. »c Mansfield Airhe, Sydney, Oct 25 Bousted Arcadia, Colombo, Oct 1 2 P& O Coy Ayuthia, Bangkok, Oct-; Borneo Coy Awa Maru, Japan, Oct 21 P Simons AApcar, Calcutta,
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      • 240 2 Roon. Bremen, Oct 3 Behn Meyer Slavonia, Hongkong, Oct 26; B Meyer Sado Maru, London, Nov—; P Simons Sunki Maru, Japan, Oct 7 P Simons Sangola, Calcutta, Sept 14 Boustead Sithonia, Hamburg, Oct 6 B Meyer Sultan, Fremantle, Nov 1 Mansfield Segovia, Hamburg, Oct 18; B Meyer Suevia, Hamburg, Sept
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