Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 March 1911

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  • 20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 48 VOL. LXIX. THURSDAY, 2nd MARCH, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1135 1 W. DANIEL, l. s. o„ 1, BEACH STREET, PENANC, t The only Certificated OPTICIAN in the Straits Settlements and the Only European WATCHMAKER and JEWELLER in Penang. HIGH CLASS REPAIRS A SPECIALITY. PATRONS are requested to send DIRECT to above address. x “THE PINANG GAZETTE.” municipaljsotice. subsCElFtion. I!2 u additional
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    • 182 1 CROSSE on CELEBRATED DIiCVIITOT L» K OILMEN’S V M STORES. 9 pickles, soups, jams, 1 RBmil.JjS§L jellies, potted meats, I TABLE MAIT V,NEGAR I TkTiv T a rtTTirt SALAD OIL I I DELICACIES. IsaaßS I 51 WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. K ClQ l Tins with E* 1 RAFFLES-BY-THE-SEA. PENANG’S MOST SELECT HOTEL.
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    • 263 1 “TH PIMBfi GAZETTE” J (PUBLISBID EVFRY EVENING.) Rates of Subscription, payable strictly in advance: LOCAL 2-25 per month. J J 913.60 half yearly. J $27.00 ]>er annum. BY POST 2.50 per month. $15.00 half yearly. J $30.00 yearly. WEEKLY EDITION PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Subscription $1.50 per month. Half yearly $9.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 72 1 THE STRAITS CINEMATOGRAPH Co. Grand Programme TO-NIGHT. 1. Tom’s Remove. 2. Vicar’s Garden Party. 3 The Ruse that Failed. 4. The Ruins of Tingad Province of Constantine. 5. Her Darling Cat. 6. tn Love with a Bearded Woman. 7. Baby. 8. The Avaricious Father. 9. A Runaway Horse. 10. Not
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  • 3542 2 MARRIAGE OF MISS ANDERSON AND MR. PERKINS. A BRILLIANT FUNCTION. It has fallen to the lot of few Colonies, one would imagine, to witness the marriage ceremony of two daughters of its Governoi within the comparatively short space of three years, indeed it is not a frequent
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  • 88 2 Thursday, March 2. St. Chad. Church Workers’ Association, 10.30 a.m. Choral Society, Rehearsal, 9-15 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Friday, March 3. Ipoh Races. Children’s Ministering League, Govt. Girls’ Schooll, 5 p.m. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Musical Kennedys at Town Hall. Saturday, March 4. Homeward English (B.I.) Mail.
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  • 57 2 March B.—P.C.C. Bowls Tournament: Entries Close, 7 p.m. March 9.—King Edward Memorial Committee, 4 p.m. March 15. P.C.C. i'owls Tournament Commences. March 15.—Penang Football Cup Entries Close. March 17.—Celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. March 20. —King Edward Memorial Adjourned Public Meeting, Town Hall. March 22.—Licensing Justices’ Meeting, 2.15
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  • 43 2 Friday, March 10.— Lanl and property at Ayer Etam 11 a.m.; 38 Beach St. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Tuesday, March 2S.— Steamers Glenjalloch, Hong Moh, Hong Wan 1., and Hong Bee; Powell Co.’s sale room, Singapore; 2.30 p.m.; Powell Co., auctioneers.
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  • 23 2 Municipal Commissioners, Penang.—Construction of roadway, bridge, pipelaying, settling chambers, service reservoir, and other works near Ayer Etam tenders close noon, March 16.
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  • 24 2 No. 5 Ayer Rajah Road; apply W. H. Thorne, Bank Buildings. No. 13 Logan Road apply J. Gawthorne, 9 Beach St.
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  • 36 2 Penang :—The E. «fc O. Hotel, The Crag, Raffles by the Sea, Runnymede Hotel, and Sea View Hotel. Kuala Lumpur :—Grand Oriental Hotel, and Empire Hotel, Ipoh —The Grand Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 62 2 SHunyadi J Janos k Is the Best >1 Natural Aperient Water 11 Bottled at the «Springs JR Used the World OverDrink on arising a wiacglassfal to» M I INDIGESTION and M Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., i WINE MERCHANTS, 7. UNION STREET. PENANG. Tbe name CALDBECK MACGREGOR on a > z label
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    • 291 2 bovril TickJej the I t J PENANG COLD Depot and Salesroom, CHURCH STREET GHAUT, OPEN FROM 6 to 10 a.m. and from 3 to 0 p m Have always on hand Mutton, Beef, Pork Sausages, Strassburg Sausages, Rabbits and Hares. Ham and Bacon, Corned Beef, Fresh Butter. NMe CHife ef
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 64 2 The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang Sanriae. Sunset. Feb. 28 to Mar. 9,...6-02 am. 5-58 p.m. Mar. 1 to Mar. 12,...6-C2 a.m. 5-58 p.m. Mar. 13 to Mar. 19,...6-01 a.m. 5-59 p.m. Mar. 20 to Mar. 22,...6-00 a.m. 6-00 p.m. Mar. 23 to Mar. 31,...5-59 a.m.
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  • 685 3 THE MARCONI COMPANY S SUH’. London, Feb. 21 —The action of the Marconi Company against the British Radio-Telegiaph and Telephone Company has resulted in favour of the former concern. The judgment upholds the patent right of Marconi on all points. [This was an action brought by Mr. Guglielmo
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    • 436 3 It W hat s the Time? n fThe Time for a Glass of 11 WOLFF SI ’Schnapps A pure, wholesome spirit combining 11 all the charms of a palatable stimulant Bl with the beneficial effects of a health W tonic. It prevents Uric Acid troubles. iß| Gout, Rheumatism, Gravel, &c.,
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    • 738 3 1 THE CORPORATION OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE, w Royal Exchange, London. J .1 /COMMENCED business in a.d. 1717 and X lHe Cigarette you was Incorporated by Royal Charter in have hearH about. A. d. 1720, and is therefore one of the oldest *LM Companies in existence. It has granted
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  • 82 3 Obituary. London, Feb. 17.—The death is announced of Major-General Robert Auld, Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey. [Major-General Auld, who had been Lieu* tenant-Governor of Guernsey since 1908» was sixty-three. He entered the sth Fusiliers iu 1869 became Captain in 1881 Lieutenant Colonel in 1889 and Brevet Colonel in 1894. From *****881 he
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  • 21 4 Dobbie —At Glasgow, on February 5, the wife of Jas. T. Dobbie, M.J.1., Asst. Editor, Pinang Gazette, of a daughter.
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  • 1467 4 At a moment when a plea is being made locally for the establishment of a Maternity and Infants’ Hospital, as a memorial to His late Majesty King Edward, it is an interesting coincidence to receive by today’s mail a copy of the first annual report of
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  • 128 4 ENCOURAGING STATISTICS. During the month of February the consumption of tin was United Kingdom tons 1,300 Continent t 1,700 United States 3,600 Total 6,600 This may be summarised as good.” Visible supply—March 1 tons 17,132 Feby. 1 18,935 Reduction tons 1,803 The position, as indicated by these
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  • 232 4 Exemplary Sentences Passed The case against E. L. Millington alias J. C. Leembruggen and J. C. Cinistopher was called before Mr. G. A. Hall, this morning. Both the accused pleaded guilty to the charges of impersonation and attempted extortion. Asked what they had to say, after formal
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  • 128 4 Conviction and Appeal. One of the charges of cheating in respect of jewellery, brought against the Chinese woman, Oh Sun Chu alias Oh Lun Sun, in which Lirn Ah Sian was the complainant, was concluded vesterday afternoon. She was convicted and sentenced to six months’ rigorous imprisonment. Kamis.
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  • 156 4 In a Home paper of Feb. 10 we read Having completed a first visitation of his diocese, the Bishop of Singapore is returning to England on May 16. He is in urgent need of at least ten additional clergy, of whom seven are required for Church
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  • 102 4 P.C.C. Championship. Another large muster of members, besides a good representation of ladies, assembled at the P.C.C. yesterday afternoon, to witness the ruuners-up tie in the lawn tennis championship between G. B. F. Southam and A. G. Anthony. The play was of qui f e an interesting nature
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  • 786 4 The Dean of St. Paul’s, who is a nonagen arian, has resigned. Major E. F. Coates, Conservative \j p for Lewisham since 1903, and family w in arrive here on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. Gress well Dobson haarrived in Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Dobson join, the legal
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 297 4 1810 1910 Wm. SIMONS Co., Ltd. ENGINEERS, SHIPBUILDERS. AND DREDGE CONSTRUCTORS. RENFREW SCOTLAND. COLO AND TIN DREDGING FOR ALLUVIAL MINING. BUCKET an<l SUCTION DREDGERS to deal with all kinds of Stratus and Overburdens Speciality. Reduce Wheel Gearing, Bickels, links ana Pins sippliea m shtrlesl mice. For full particulars apply to
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  • 370 5 STERLING RUBBERS LOWER. TONGKAH HARBOURS FIRMER. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our shaie list on page 7 of this issue 2/3/10. 1/3/11. 2/3/11. K X UO X 39 OR t Shakes. 2 S “x 3 5 tt OS M GO S 3
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  • 64 5 LONDON STILL STRONG. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, March 2*. The following are to-day’s rubber quotations Plantation Para, No. 1 sheet 7/4} Para to arrive 7/1 The market is strong. [*Bv courtesy of Messrs. Boustead i Co Singapore Auction. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 2.
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  • 57 5 TRONOH’S FEBRUARY OUTPUT. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, March 2. The output of Tronoh Mines, Ltd., for February as follows Mine piculs 3,177 Tributors 72 The total value is $187,243 and the estimated profit $88,979. The karang treated from the shafts was 10,765 cubic yards and from
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  • 66 5 FRASER NEAVE. PROFITS FOR LAST YEAR. From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 2. Messrs. Fraser »fc Neave’s annual report shows a profit of $BO,OOO. The Directors have declared a dividend of 20 pei cent., making 30 per cent, for the year. A sum of $lO,OOO has been placed to the
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  • 106 5 BUKIT TAMBUN FLOTATION. PROPERTY IN THE PROVINCE [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, March 2. The Bukit Tambun Coconut Plantations, a new company, will shortly be floated in London with a capital of £75,060 (sterling) and there will be an issue of 60,000 shares. The property, which
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  • 49 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, March 2. The following are the prices qii which export duty for rubber is leviable from March 3 to 16 Sheet and biscuit per picul $39 > Fine crepe 395 Best scrap 380 Bark scrap 360 Rough scrap 325 Rambong 310
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  • 49 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Hongkong, March 2. The ss. Lasang reports that Captain Buller went ashore at Chinwantas on February 17 to dine with friends and has not been seen since. He was formerly on the Kum Sang and was well known on the China Coast.
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  • 21 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 1. To-day’s (Wednesday’s) quotations for produce are Opium $1,650.00 Rice, Rangoon 143 03
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  • 33 5 BIG DONATION FROM PAHANG. [From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, March 2. The Tong Shoon Kongsi, Betong, Pahang, has contributed $2,000 to the F.M.S. Fund for the King Edward Memorial.
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  • 61 5 BOLD AND SWEEPING SCHEME [Reuter’s Service.] London, March 1. It is understood that the advanced Conservatives at yesterday’s meeting were satisfied with the assurance that Lord Lansdowne’s Bill will be bold and sweeping. The papers say that the scheme reduces the House of Lords to 300
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  • 54 5 MINISTER OFFENDED. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service Berlin, February 28. The Servian Minister for War, Colonel Goikovitoh, has been compelled to resign on the demand of the German Minister whom he offended without substantial reasons by alluding in the Skuptschina to the personal interest of the Minister in
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  • 37 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, February 28. The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung vigorously repudiates the complaint of the French newspapers concerning Herr von Heeringen’s protest in the Reichstag against the glorification of the Foreign Legion.
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  • 18 5 [Reuter’s Service.] Sydney, March 1. England has challenged Australasia for the Davis Cup for lawn tennis.
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  • 16 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service] Berlin, February 28 M. Jounart, Governor-General of Algeria, has resigned.
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  • 220 5 PERSONNEL OF NEW MINISTRY. M. DEIXASSt INCLUDED. [Reuter’s Service.] Paris, March 1. M. Delcassĕ has accepted the portfolio of Minister of Marine and M. Henry Maurice Bertcaux that of Minister for War. M. Monis, the new Premier, will offer the portfolio of Minister for Foreign Affairs to
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  • 99 5 BRITAIN’S AMU. BATTALION. [Reuters Service 1 London. March 2. A British Army Order provides for the organization of an aerial battalion of 190 men. The order, which takes effect from Apr il 1. defines its duties, including the training of men and the handling of kites,
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 495 5 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette."] Dear Sir. With reference to the articles in your paper on the grievances of the educated Indian in the Quarantine Station I wish to make a few remarks, which I request you to publish in your columns. A perusal of the
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  • 57 5 The following is the register of rainfall taken by the Municipality. Ayer Etam Intake Jan. Feb. During the month Inches 2-19 147 Maximum in one day '69 133 Number of rainy days 9 3 Waterfall Intake. During the month Inches 5’62 '6B Maximum in one day 2’36
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  • 391 5 “THE KEY TO THE DOOR.’’ The Singapore telegram narrating the proceedings at the unveiling of the memorial tablet to the late Mr. W. H. R-ad recalls (says the M.M.) au interesting incident in the e>«rly history of the F.M.S. Mr. Read, who died in May, 19(9, at
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  • 200 5 A Flying Visit on Shore Among the through passengers on board the outward bound N. D. L. ss. ZtMlzow, which touched here to-day, were Their Royal Highnesses Prince Mahidol (Krom Khun Songkla), Prince Chutaduj (Krom Khun Petchaboon), Prince Phrachadipok (Krom Khun Sukhothai), and Prince Rangsir, who
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  • 195 5 A correspondent writes to the Malay Mail ('an you suggest what special attraction there may be in the Kedah Government service to make it worth a Surveyor’s while to enter it at less than half the pay offered by the Service of the F.M.S. I notice that
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  • 69 5 The following returns of rubber crops for February have been published Seafield lb. 20,600 Rubber Growers 4,701 Pajam 5,900 Labu 17,872 Cheviot ,i 1,025 The rubber crop of Kepong Rubber Estate for January was 6,500 lb. Harmston’s Circus was to open in Bangkok on Monday last. Colonel Walter
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  • 1008 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Wednesday, March 1. Taiping is waking up. Tha entries for the billiard handicap at the Perak Club already number 50, which beats the Ipoh Club in spite of its larger membership. The Perak Club is giving a dinner to Messrs. Jenkins, Robbins and Cargill
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 430 5 NOTICE. WE have assu ied Mr. A. M. Sellar as a partner from this date. MACBETH BARRETT. 188 Government of Kedah. TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Adviser, Alor Star, Kedah, up to noon of the 16th day of March, 1911, for the supply, delivery and erection
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1280 6 N' QOOOOOOOOQ©OOO©OOOO©OOOQOO©Q Y. tl.; §THE GARRICK ELHOHI AN LINE. finia c.iiltcd I 0 I Wasting for Want j H CIGARETTE tween Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, I CIIIHCIHICQ IF II MX nF Hw of nourishment” m Q 0 London and Antwerp, under mail contract W €1 with the Imperial Japanese
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  • 521 7 ARRIVALS. Hebe, Brit., 398, Willis, Mar. 2, Tongkah, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Kedah, Brit., 134, Wright, Mar. 1, Kedah, gen., E. S. Co. Luetzow, Ger.. 6735, Welhelm, Mar. 2, Germany, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Taroba, Brit., 3657, Symmer, Mar. 2, Madras, gen., Hottenbach Liberte, Co. CLEARANCES. Cornelia for Port
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  • 1487 7 Capital. Subscribed. j ns Dividends. Name. -2 g O s’3 Q I ffl 32 OP i 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 MINING. iooq »300,000 «300,000 30,000 »10 $lO 25 10 30 Belat Tin Mining Co. 51 5J 300,000 225,00 C 22,500 10 10 Bruang, 7 JXX? 600,000 600,000 60,000
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  • 161 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE To-Morrow. F jr Per. Close. Alor Star (Kedah) Tong Chuan 7 a.m. Asahan Petrel 1 p. m Singapore Calypso 2 p.m. Deli and Langkat Ayuthia 3 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Pin Seng 3 p.m. Teluk Anson Carlyle 3 p.m. Pul a u Langkawi,
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  • 133 7 Pbnano, March 2, 1911. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 5/32 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 11/32 3 Credit 2/4 15/32 m 3 11 Documentary 2/4 1/2 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174* 3 days’ sight Private 175| Bombay Demand Bank 174| 3 days'sight Private 175
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  • 654 7 A Lloyds message of Feb. 23 from Port Said reports that the steamer Tactican from Calcutta is ashore at the mouth of the harbour. Bad weather prevents assistance being sent. From Chinese sources it is learned that the President of the Board of Posts and Communications has had
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 730 7 NOTIOE IS hereby given that I, David Sassoon Isaac, have on the 27th day of February, 1911, purchased from my brother Saul Isaac all his share, right, title and interest in the business of Isaac Brothers,” lately carried on by me and the said Saul Isaac, jointly in partnership at
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2095 8 Fs! .st «Mwm v intended sailings. Norddeutschef Lloyd, Bremen. fc--BXPECTED ARPIULS AND DEPARTURES MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. A Imperial German Mail Line. Mer 9 Devanha connecting with BOtlS!) 111(111 StCfHD CO., Mongolia rjf H r. fast sen well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from U Delhi Morea LIMITED. Bremen,
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