Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 November 1912

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 253 VOL. LXX. MONDAY, 4th NOVEMBER. 19!2. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      826 1 .-.■■nDDDDDnDaannnDnnnnna r FOR $3O I Vou can have the “Pinang Y Gazette posted every day 2 a whole year to your address. (UOCAL SUBCgIPTION. $27.) D Proportionate Quarterly and c HaH-y ear,y rateS ui n fl Subscriptions are payable in .dvance and remittances should g 0 C addressed to D**
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    THE BETTING BILL.
    773 2 SINGAPORE OPINION. The introduction of the betting bill on Friday last, stys the Free Press, added little to the public’s knowledge beyond confirming what was previously written in this paper namely that the bill legalises batting and bookmaking on the course on race-dajs. It will be interesting
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      1798 2 I. 1 1 IiTUATIONS VACANT. TENDERS. NoncE. THRESH TENDERS will be received up DRESSER WANTED BAKAU TENDERS. I November, 1912, for the following sua- I FOR Kalumpong Estate Hospital. plies for a period of one year com ne icing Apply MANAGR RENDERS are hereby invited for the fro and Balik
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      379 2 HAZELINE' SNOW (trade mark) I HEE p s 'f n I A beneficial tonic and beautifier REMOVE I which stimulates the skin to heal th v AND I prevent I action, cleanses the pores, restores W R I N K e S I the natural clearness and freshness I and
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      154 2 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. VI. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Nov. 4 8-30 1-48 9-50 3-16 5 9-55 356 10 13 4-05 6 10-29 4-40 10-54 4-48 7 11-00 5-11 11-24 5-21 8 11-41 6-01 11 55 6-27 9 12-12 6-21 Nil. 6-36 10 12-27
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2798 3 .—S.T. MR. HUTTENBACH AG \INST THE GOVERNMENT. ADDITIONS TO ESTIMATES. The Legislative Council sat for over two hours, on Friday afternoon, discussing, principally, amendments to the estimates for the year 1913. His Excellency the Governor (Sir Arthur Young, k.c.m.g presided and the other members present were His Excellency
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      333 3 miin, smE fIT AND finish. Tiiese are the four points which 1 unaiiish garments obtained o 0 dieting CAMPBELL <fc Co., i from O I L Their clients invariably enjoy 0 that- satisfied feeling of being well awl properly attired. o 0 Years of experience m the m «kiDg and
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      168 3 I Sooner or Later I I You will realize that the safest, cheapest and best I I way to economize means I I to fit CONTINENTAL I I TYRES, <- I I Chin Seng Co., Ltd., I I Sellar, Murray 8 Co., I I PENANG. I J PENANG MOTOR GARAGE,:
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    CHARGE AGAINST IPOH TOWKAY.
    2053 4 ACCUSED ACQUITTED. THE JUDGE'S REMARKS. Mr. Justice L. M. Woodward on Friday concluded the hearing of the charge against Looi Guan Kway, salt-fish merchant, Ipoh, of having fraudulently and dishonestly used a forged document purporting to be a valuable security. This was the fifth day of
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    THE KINTA DISTRICT.
    669 4 ITS GROWTH AND PROSPECTS. CHEMOR. (From Out Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, November 1. This busy and thriving town is situated on the main railway line, about twelve miles out of Ipoh. It is both an agricultural and mining district, and is connected up with two difficult road routes.
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      567 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Last Night! Last Night!! THE ENGLISHMAN, aged 38, married, 4 cesires an appointment as accountant. Ort pQOP R 10Ptl At present employed as Chief Accountant *CH Ovu lllfJVll in a Mining Company in Burma but e °p D re& lBt,l9U 3jearB Theatrical Co. Apply No. 19, c/o Pinang
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      178 4 RADIO MEDICINAL WATER. ARABELLA. Arabella is the only medicinal water known to possess Radio-Activity-proved in analysis by the well-known London analyst E. J. Parry, B. Sc., F. I. C., F. C. 8.,and is strongly recommended by leading specialists, and the medical profession generally, who also consistently prescribe its use in
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      327 4 TOWS TIMuo TAT Vrfw tin i. done. I”' P-cul, bu 1Q The following i a T°t’d SiD 8 a P° re Straits t/L Ltd 70 tons, $115.i 5 p en dlQ| Co, Trading Co., Ltd., 75 ton 8 J Eastern Smelting Co 3 ll5 10 Messrs. Leong Fee 4 Co
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  • PLANTING AND MINING.
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      THE TIN INDUSTRY.
      1970 5 ME aND foreign deposits, commerce. ex ”action and ITILITV OF THE METAL. Mr Herman R C. 8. to the Financier of O-t 10.— 8 „Iv although tin is of widespread C r, ‘d y s extensively used in the manaatllry,ao{ certain alloys, as well as for f»
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      PERAK KONGSI COCONUT.
      1163 5 THIRD ORDINARY MEETING. The Perak Kongsi Coconut Company held their third ordinary general meeting at the Hill Club. Nuwara Eliya, on Oct. 19. Mr. E. J. Coulson occupied the chair. Present Messers. Kelway Bamber, N. W. Davies, (Directors), A. J. Volum, (by attorney) L. B. Greig and
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      175 5 f Lubricating Oils A T RADE MARK OF EXCELLENCE. Grease. Over 40 different grades of Moesiline B Lubricants are manufactured, suitable for every cla s of Machinery. Prices and Samples May be had on Application to the Sole Importers: The Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S.S.), Ltd., No, I, WELD QUAY, PENANG.
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    INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION.
    947 6 In view of the importance that the question of technical education in Malaya is assuming a recently published statement on the educational work which the American Government has been carrying on in the Phillipine Islands affords interesting and instructive reading. We learn with some surprise that nearly 400,000
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      NEGRI SEMBILAN RACES.
      215 6 SECOND DAYS RESULTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, November 2. The Skye Meeting of the Negri Sembilan Sporting Club concluded to-day, when the following were the results The President’s Cup. 1 Gaitrim Magill 2 Barnabas Robertson 3 Buster Hamilton Time: 2 mins. 16 secs. Won by
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      SELANGOR SKYE MEETING.
      141 6 FIRST DAY’S HANDICAPS. (From Our Own Corresponaent). Kuala Lumpur, November 4. The following are the handicaps for the first day’s racing in connection with the Selangor Skye Meeting Race 1. Brown Comet 12.12 Kestor 9.12 Fairy Maid 10.2 Lassie 9.9 Magnet 9.0 Race 2. Gaitrim 13.7 Owl
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    75 6 The following is the calendar of persons to be tried at the Assizes to be held at the Supreme Court to-morrow before Mr. Justice S. Leslie Thornton Jafar bin Che Mat, Attempt to murder Lim Yin alias Lim Ewe alias Low Ah Lim, Unlawful return from banishment; Din
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    EASTERN EXTENSION CABLEGRAMS
    40 6 The following cablegrams remain undelivered at the office of the Eastern Extension, Australia, and China Telegraph Co., in Beach Street:— ‘•Ah Kan” No. 108 New Street from Singapore. Surveyor General from London Port Office. Banhin from Singapore.
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    TO-NIGHT’S BAND PROGRAMME.
    52 6 The Band will perform at the Golf Club on Tuesday instead of Saturday, as on the latter day it has a private engagement. 1. Cavatina Roberto il Diabolo Meyerbeer. 2. Polka Are You Engaged Hewitt. 3. Selection Martha Flotow. 4. Waltz Soldaten Liedvr Gung’l. 5. March Spanish
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    104 6 TO-W’S CHANGES. The following are the nk. Mid sellers only) in our shsrX 9 to-day llst on Salunlsy. 2 SHABSB. o i I? 5 I Alining. Kinta 12| 141. Malayan Tin 45 48 un Pahang 0. 10/6 11/6 uf. Tekka 30} 32’ T. Tongkah H. 16 j
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    16 6 Loudon, November 4* Rubber market is quiet. By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead Co.
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE APPOINTMENTS.
    69 6 [Prom Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, November 4. The current Government Gazette announces the* re appointment of the Hon* Tan Jiak Kim, c.m g as a member of the Legislative Council for a further term of three years. Mi. R, S. Actou acts as Registrar of the Supreme
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    CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE SERVANTS.
    53 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, November 4. Two Chinese servants employed by Mr. St. V. B. Down were charged hers with the theft of rings valued at $1,152. These have been recovered, but other property, valued at $3,00), is still missing Accused’ were remanded ou bail
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    SINGAPORE OVERSEAS CLUB.
    30 6 [/Vom Our Owu Correspondent.] Singapore, November, 4. The Singapore branch of the Overseas Club was successfully inaugurated on Saturday, Captain Makepeace presiding. Already seventy members have enlisted.
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    ILLICIT OPIUM.
    25 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, November 4. The Singapore Police yesterday seized 150 taels of illicit opium from a sampan in the harbour.
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    PRICE OF COPRA.
    18 6 (From Own Own Comspondent.) Singapore, November 4. Following are quotations Copra, Bali $10.75 Copra, Best
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    ACCIDENTS ON BATTLESHIPS.
    49 6 .—Reuter. New York, November 2. The boiler head of the mont blew out scalding six firemen 1 are dead. 9 Kiel, November An explosion occurred through the ing of a cartridge on board the crl York. A lieutenant and a sailor were ed and two injured.
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    FAR EASTERN SHIPPING.
    28 6 —Reuter. Hamburg, November 3lhe Hamburg Amerika Hue its Far Eastern serv.ce />.' a ne jao Vancouver, Portland, beat 0 )rts Francisco via Chinese and Japan I
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    LONDON BOROUGH ELECTIONS.
    30 6 .—Reuter. London» November 2. The Borough suited m the retui n of o£ the and 361 Progressives, Ihe s mport parties has not. been chang ant extent.—Reuter.
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      469 6 A PLANTER WRITES: I TO THE Borneo Co. Ltd. I SINGAPORE. I Dear Sirs, I It may interest you to know that I have for I a considerable time been using Jodelite as a I remedy for Coconut insect pests with the I greatest success, and during my twenty years
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      114 6 JUST PUBLISHED English. Lessons for Asiatics. By PHILIP A. WOOD, Formerly Assistant Master, Victoria Institution, Selangor, F.M.S. PRICE 50 CENTS. A collection of Rules and Exercises drawn up for Asiatic pupils who have a fair English Vocabulary. TO BE OBTAINED FROM MESSRS. KELLY WALSH, LTD., SINGAPORE. MACMILLAN COMPANY, LTD., LONDON.
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  • "WAR IS HELL."
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      SANGUINARY TALES OF CARNAGE.
      1742 7 PORTE’S APPEAL TO POWERS. BRITISH NAVY PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. -jhe cables from the seat of war to-day are only a continuation of the tale of the which seem to have befallen the Turkish arms since the commencement of hog- thp Balkans. Although Constantinople endeavours to minimise
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      MASTERLY STRATEGY.
      382 7 London, October 26.—Military experts do not conceal their admiration at the daring and masterly strategy, and the controlling and timing of the widely separated movements of the allies. Some even anticipate an even more speedy conclusion than that which earned the campaign at Sadowa the description of the
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      UNHAPPY CORRESPONDENTS.
      284 7 London, October 28.—For a proper appreciation of the situation it is necessary to explain that not a single newspaper correspondent is even within hearing of the guns in any quarter of the huge theatre of war. Hundreds of unhappy special correspondents, and foreign military attaches are collected at
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      HOW KIRK KILISSEH FELL.
      368 7 London, October 28. A message to the Daily I'elegraph from Sofia (Bulgaria) gives vivid accounts of the capture of Kirk Kilis-reh, which it describes as one of the greatest military events in history. The main forts of Kirk Kilisseh were constructed on the latest German system,
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      THE POLITICAL ASPECT.
      452 7 With a decisive battle approaching, and and growing likelihood of the final victory of the Allies, the political aspect of the question is gradually coming to the fore-front. The problem is the mo 4, thorny that has faced diplomacy since 1878, as the Allies are increasingly determined
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      THE HUB OF THE CAMPAIGN.
      642 7 Linesman,” who wrote a great part of the Times history of the South African war, writing to the Daily Mail on Oct. 11 said War is never a leap, it is the treading of a flight of steps, whether up to Olympus or down to
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      TURKS FIRE ON OWN TROOPS.
      203 7 London, 29th October. —A telegram from Constantinople, dated the 26th inst. received by an indirect route, and uncensored, savs that the regrettable affair at Kirk Kili-tseh has caused the profoundest depression, and the generalship of Mukhtar Pasha and Prince Aziz is much criticised. It appears
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      TERRIBLE ARTILLERY WORK.
      197 7 According to official details the battlefield of Kumanovo on Wednesday was shrouded in fog. The Turks attacked in the day time, the Servians replying for two hours during the night. With daylight on Thursday the Servians made a general advance under cover of their artillery, the Turkish
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    DISASTROUS LONDON FIRE.
    47 7 Reuter. GIRLS JUMP TO THEIR DEATH, London, October 3. A conflagration occurred at 2 o’clock in the morning at the premises of John Barker <fc Co., drapers, Kensington. Four girls jumped from the windows and were killed. Immense damage was caused by the fire.*
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    80 7 The following outputs for October are te hand:— Ayer Kuning (F.M.8.) lbs. 6,437 Bradwall 12,140 Bagan Serai 9,500 Batak Rabit 8 000 Chersonese 27,3tt7 Dennistown 14.660 High. Lowlands 90,269 Jura 2,108 Jebong 32,841 Krian Rubber Pl. 10,025 Klabang 6,863Malacca 210,000 New Columbia n 7,684 Padang 6,750 Padang Jawa
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    HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION AT IPOH.
    657 8 CITIZENS INTERVIEW RESIDENT. As the result of a public meeting held at the Masonic Temple on the 28th ult. upder the presidency of Mr. H. F. Nutter, to consider the question of the necessity of hospital accommodation for Europeans and better class Asiatics in Ipob, a
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    MUNICIPAL CLERK.
    197 8 SENT TO PRISON FOR SIX MONTHS. A young Straitsborn Chinaman giving the name of Lim Ah Kwang pleaded guilty before Mrf H. W. Firmstone, in the District Criminal Court, Singapore, on Thursday afternoon, to charges of criminal breach of trust. Mr. Johannes, who appeared on behalf of the
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    PUBLIC HEALTH.
    230 8 PENANG’S STATISTICS In the Penang Municipality for the week ended October 26, there were 53 deaths —33 males and 20 females, equal to a death-rate of 27.18 per mille. The death-rate and chief causes of mortality were ’S T 5S v 2 w w S' v 2 uX
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    SHARES.
    2123 9 Number of Issue I shares. Value. S Dividend!. Nnme *8 ■i w I S£i» 1 _L_ n ao cr ■> M 1908 H909 1910 1911 19U MINING. «S s s z z z 1 a |B S SS? 2.5? 7 nt te T z 1 52 100 000 100
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    SHIPPING.
    659 9 ARRIVALS. Cornelia, Brit., 199, Case, Nov. 4, S’pore, gen., E. S. Co. Delta, Brit., 4780, Martin, Nov. 2, Shanghai, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Erinpnra, Brit., 2759, Brooks, Nov. 3, C’cutta, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co. Hebe, Brit., 346, Scott, Nov. 3, T. Anson, gen Adamson Gilfillan Co. Houtman, Dut, 1035,
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    MAILS.
    130 9 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. For Per Close. Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m Alor Star (Kedah) Isabella noon. Asahan Petrel 1 p.m. Deli Perak (E.8. Co.) 1p.m. Trang Trang 1 p.m. Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Deli and Langsa Indragiri 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and > Cornelia
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      331 9 SUN LIFE OF CANADA. Incorporated 1865. BUSINESS IN FORCE. £33,800,000.0.0 FUNDS 'EXCEED) £8,500,000.0.0 INCOME IMI £2,100,000.0.0 Chief Office 1 Norfolk Street, Strand Great Britain. J London Chief Office i Canada Bvildings, Indian Empire.) Bombay. Chief Office I Battery Road, 8. E. Asia. j Singapore, W; A. Whitm, Afanaper. A. R.
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    THE WEEK’S EVENTS.
    423 10 Monday, November 4. Her Majesty of May,” Town Hall, 5 45 p.m. Volunteer Recruits, A Co. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Parcee Ripon Theatre, King Street 9 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road Matsuo’s Cinematograph, Penang Road. Tuesday, h ovember 5. Penang Assizes.
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    Penang Turf Club.
    1108 10 JANUARY MEETING, 1913. (UNDER S- R. A. RULES OF RACING.) RACE DAYS: FIRST DAY Tuesday, 7th January, 1913. SECOND DAY Thursday, 9th January, 1913 THIRD DAY Saturday, Hth January, I9i 3 To be submitted at a Special General Meeting to be held at 4 o’clock p. m.,
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      67 10 UNION S. S. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND Ld. > Auckland, Wellington, Lyttleton and Dunedin ALSO CALLING Al Samarang and ZFiji inducement offers). The Company’s T.S. Steamer APARI* MA, 5,704 tons, S. Nicholson, Commander, maintains a regular four-monthly service between Singapore and New Zealand. Approximate Dates o’ Sailing fromlSingapore: fBth December,
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    Mails Close on Week Days.
    786 11 For Balik Palau, at 8 a.m. and o>3o p.m. Butterworth, at 7 a.na., 10 a.m„ 1 p.m., and 4- p.m. Bukit Tam bun, 6-15 a.m., at 8 a,m., 1-45 p.m., and also 5-30 p.m. on Saturdays. Bukit Mertajam, 6-15 a.m., 7-15 a.m., 8 a.m., 10-40
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      241 11 SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED. No. 255, Pen&ng Road, Telephone No, 602, PINEAPPLE BRAND HAMS AND BACON. HOURS: Week-days 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. 1213—7-12-12 m w f JOHN ROBERTS oflonmn. BILLIARD TABLE MAKER. M. SLOAN, Penang Representative,
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