The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 February 1899

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    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, 13™ FEBRUARY !8 9y DAILY ISSUE No 3497
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      377 1 XT Q Offic Collyer 1 A7J VVbtrvt*. New .larbour 1 O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steam for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG. CEV- LON, INDIA. AISIKALIA. ADEN, EGYPT MARSEILLES, r.lHß\l.r.\R, MALTA BRINDIsi, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, \M) LONDON. Through Bills of Lading I r Peisian Gulf, Continental ami Anu China Coast, and San Franmco via
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      442 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVICrA TION CO., LIMITED. PSNANG. RANGOON CALCUTTA. lfct( <.:noany's steamers is intended to c: ->..'c- Haj»ar Whirl every week. 3sse.in« rs an.Kiargo are booked by the abo\e tttmmtmmm .t i'nrou k -li-ates tr afl ports m iidia and \'r;..- ir Vorts, Maaritfai "t NB .v SYDNEY atp
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      718 1 HE KONINKLIJKE PAKLTVAAKT M AATSCHAPPIJ. UnDBK I.ONTRAfT WITH THI NETHERLANDS |N»|A (jOY BRNMkNT Agent: at Singapore, ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co.. z--, CotXVKR uuav Time Table for February, 1599 Steamer From fc-»oectea Will be despatched to Oulhoorn Sourabaya Keb. 11. Hawean, S bay«, Bpafahl^. A.i.pen.m. Hun 1. I MacaiMr
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      344 1 ABRAMS HORSE RbPOSITORY H .i dsoa>e obf and Puoica \mt landed Ex. BUCEPHALUS X; I L> tins.s. EURYALUS, (J,i the 6tk imstmnt. Wll!; ■P<:i m dan.l wi Bl m*- Pain "i I] Brolti i HOkSLS. COBS MONIES. Ladies and Gentlemen s Hatkb. Ail Gi aka n j ttii. above i.
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      530 1 IJOIJGKONCi AND SHAN OH A! BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL nn.aan o RESERVE LIABILITY' OF' 9 PROPRIETORS ...$10,000.-* CoUBT UP JJIRICTUKS Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVlNG.— Cn.mknan. K. M. Gkay, Esq Dkpiiv Cmumb C. Biiknann, Es S A.J. Raymond E-q David Gubbay, Esq. K. H. Hill, K«,. A. Haupt, Esq. F. Sachsb,
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      441 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC 1 t IK „!>■ „ml J> INPALLIBLI x bprue. Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulcerat THE PETER SYS COMPANY >^>y The China Mutual Life Insuran c Co HEAD OFFICE: No. 13. Canton Road. Shangha, JAs. A |m MaVaokr. HK( rOR V. 'r te V»p >..,! point i«
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      168 1 pACIKIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY QCCIDKNTAL AND OKI- NTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY T°YO KISEN M KABUSHIKI KAISHA tob.«bUHH -.1 CO m Pac: /oitohama to San Francisco. Jur HtEADACHE N£URALGmT> CEREBRINE. »l«u, if: i .^«por A MACKAV -li.cDsJSS. superior fWiM Inject!' t he iamed ist\: m fcrty>dght b ItiC 1 Each Cap»ule bcara
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    Domestic Occurrence. DEATH.
    15 2 Domestic Occurrence. DEATH. On the 14th 111 :",m w< v ring with 1 1 '3
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    Singapore Free Press.
    12 2 1 i Hrn pair y Pi«l**d to Rc.i(.on. !ot»
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    MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1899.
    964 2 1 1 i> a u>Mijl <on t. Bf.ki <j- nii.u, is Q taili u\j Commercial ;t torw out out b) tangibh ii regrettable fi We it i CHAI 1 g awm v\.! >■. i.- n ii. ::.uih iri(h DOW, Oil i"> t■ CCOUOI w iiit aiaj
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    708 2 The Atu»-ri< .Hi gnnfa .1! Helena lefl Mauii.i at tl.rcu o'clock ih.s nocaiag Owing to tli< absence '-t the jodges ia I' i Ban there was no fitting ot the Supreive Cour t>. <! i\ ii» idthmeiit ot tin Malay StatM Guides Iroai Pt-iak i* coaling down to Singapore i.t-xt
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    NAVAL NOTES.
    155 2 I lie h iut of the N I k i ;1 -t Jan. the <xt liver pair* to her bottom having been completed. Wei- i r\. Nt nil ibe end vi the Fbe I '.A; unted and Peacock are r rum to Cbefoo once iud then the I.
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    THE PHILIPPINE CRISIS.
    223 2 > ol a T< Ugnm wni 1 ittd Press, Kn_!(iid and America.) Hongkong, 30'h Jan., 1899, S p.m. Filipino people prnt'-st agiinst refusal American Government assoriate with Philij ijjuif-. .m 'ui-.-i- 'in-i reprcsesiativct Na il ij veroatent kcof»r useiulncss such CommiMion necessarily g really limitrd by I
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    18 2 Ke^iei A feeling frequently induced by the discovery that there mure than one way to do a thi"£.
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    173 2 ANDREES BALLOON E PEDITION. Alleged Discovery of Bodies. A rirrumstanti.il report states that the remains ol P:<>fe>sor Andree andhiN (U mrades have been found beside the- balloon m North' m Siberia. THK DREYFUS BILL. Passed by the Chamber. Despite the Committee's rejection ot thr proposals, the Chamber of
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    GOLF.
    62 2 A friendly match was got up with »onv ol tlie members ot the Cricket and was played yesterday afternoon against a team ot the Singapore Golt Club. With the result that the Selangor mcr 3 hole* to the good Selangor. Singapore. < Glmfard Dr. l-owlie f 1 J fflsnlsrd
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    56 2 1899 C MAMPIONSHir. JH'i Dr. Rovfa v. J. B. Kibertion X rd S. s. Walker Gunn. Morr-son \y. Stiven. H. W.Vade G. Macbam. The above tits m^st be finished by I 1, day, 1 7 1 ti instant. S\TVRD^, iblH FeiRtARI. Final rounds of Monthly Medal Handi-
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    SELANGOR V SINGAPORE.
    174 2 I Association Football. I Ik AsNociation football match, Selangot be played on the Esplanade tins afternoon, commencing at 4-45 p.m. i Fhff following arc tin teams Si 1 wi.ok.— Goal, I) f. Highet backs I. S. Dumbreck and J. \V. Power halt- bai ks, E. B. Skinner
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    45 2 'I lie visiting Selangor cricket u«<J tooibi!l teams arc to b« entertained ait dinner this evening at llie Singapore CKib, on the invitation of the Committee oi the Singapore Cricket Club. The visitors will leave after dinner for Klang by »h<- Selangor Government yacht Esmeralda.
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      357 2 McALISTER Co., Have just unpacked an assorted shipment of DIETZ LAMPS suitable for Workshops, Factories. Stables, Mills, etc., etc. iff MIL IA y I Li :U Ironclad I übular Lantern Tubular Reflector Lantern 24 I m R4.00 < iSß^_v' r uQGR\ £m nmvMi. -SiLj asßa> fubulai Search Light Lantern Improved
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      885 2 Th» Best Pemedy for Flux. Mr. |olm MatWaa, WnK known slock d< aler of PuUski, Ky., says Atiei MrfhraMJ Icr over a week with flux, and my physician having failed to relieve me, 1 was advised to try C hamberlain's Colic, Oioltra and Diarrhoea Remedy, and h tve the pleasure
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      305 2 TO-DAY ADVERTISEMItIN rs WhNTID A l'ir»t Clib> Tin Finspicioi lor Fcrak. A^piy Pi. sp^cior, Karrl.s Hotel. Feb ij uc j A UN' and piultm.m li..\inn taken lurmshcd h. u-e wuulu MM l<> incil in.irncd cuupie who Could bi.aic ianu-. H^.i.iiiy locality, lenuis. MMMOM9MI required anii^uci'. L. A., c/o Free Press.
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      148 2 The Week. Monday, 13?^. m.dnight. 'i. S>larn»or Singapore. 1 1 *el and Koo ImII l'earrc>. p.m. Vioona I hc-iut ieen Street, 9 p.m. Tuesday, 14th ■Vi.ft o. J/ myin, 043 p. Shrew valentines l>ay. kopaslq Penany. 1 1 11 'H. i- > p.m. Street, <> p.m. Wednesday, 15th HijhWi jUp,
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    TWOLIFOMANIA.
    95 3 i ieut. HofcWon. of l/?i nm,- f.imi«, n said to Jiave been kissed b* several hundred of gills at a recent recepi Surely he was fauly m ii. Say a dozen girls a mimUr Seconds five for every kis—Not so Wtl much a M»s^ 7fiev'd have liked to l>ang
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    THE SERIOUS FRAUDS AT SHANGHAI.
    76 3 Spnti!!*< r on th> Aicivrn. f Sperm! to China Mail.' Shanghai, Feb 4 The Court convened to day to hear the technical arguments m the case m which Mr J W H. Burgoyne >und guilty of a cliarye of defrauding KLi>so-Chincse bank of Tls. 85.000.
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    KINTA RACES.
    94 3 [By 1 The results of thr \\t>l day ot the Kiota dvmkhana Club meeting, held at Batu Gnjah on Saturday, are as follow.s 1 hf. A' .ST*»Li *s Sif F. Swettenham's 1h« |-M(m < i —Mi. N. \V tiker's I.cvi. I'uk. Si m\ I if Mr. lambus. imy's
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    CHINESE NEW YEAR SPORTS.
    213 3 Very successful C wY«-ar>; held on S -n tli- ground v* the Straits Chine Recrratioa Club, commencing with tlie o»ual t j >it> loi nil n the morning Numrrou-. abstention.* thstandmg. t'. m re *uch that the different events werr all k*-ei rou- though Seak Cbeag
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    SMOKING CONCERT.
    331 3 In ho nour of the visiting SHangor < ri( aid football teams an S C C. Smoking Concert was arrai Saturday night n the Town Hall i r r \%-<- a Urge attendance and I programme wa- got through m gr.od tirru although mo»t of the it a-ed
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    THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
    452 3 On 141 h inst m the Senate, Mr. Hoar introluced a tesoluiion that 1 The people of the Philipjmta of ri^ht ought to be free and independent, aid .ire absolved lr« m all allegiance to ihe Sp.iinsli Crown, and have iheiefore full power to to all »its
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    CRICKET.
    1297 3 II«M im. troßt. taai tMD fot 71. Yi< so woke. At J j> m. ihe game \vh> resumed V ier taking tlirt remain >\t r of 1< first ball of which lia»l di~iJ<>-« d ol I.vi y B>iih batsmen >re pl*yi"g carelu ly, bowling M inn (1 to be
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    LADIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    432 3 The t miogii the draw for the Spring Tcuriiam> nt, wlikh commences on Friday I m \\irioN<*Hi»\ Mm r 'h. l;>r Mi M Mi l.ovdl Mr torn. Mrv D.ti»: Mrs. S.iunders. Lamm >is'.l«s Hanuh tr a Mfl. l>i-e Xl Ml». Manilsch and Mis J Gunn I.
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    SIAMESE PRINCES IN EUROPE.
    126 3 The Crown Prince of Siam is shortly to be attached to an Infantry regiment at Aldershot for about twelve months, for a thorough course oi drill and military instruction. Lie ut.-Col<<n*-l C. V Hume. Royal Artillery, lias been military governor to the Crown Prince for more
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    BRITAIN, PRANCE AND SIAM.
    208 3 f L. and C Kxprea.j Theie ha- bin more than MM ->uyg« btu< i made lately th.it \m m. i), m settling our differt-n France, give t i *t pown (r>'< hand, m to t.u .is we are coi.tei n< d, ii Ninm. Apatt Iroffl any
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    AMERICA AND THE PHILIPPINES
    507 3 AMERICA AND THE PHILIPPINES Vitred R. Waltarr expre ■ppotiMimiM and n row which li.. leek —-v l.hiim n, he M nure, w.i"i a ar^je b <dy of English andmiktiuii- -at ti' u,uis-- m I em*; pm il-e Government 1,1 ihc I ited States toward* Urn people of u...i .11 il
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    TELEGRAMS.
    320 3 f Via Ceybjn.j London, Feb. I. —I he ntualistic tuntrovers) is becoming acute, A demonstration, attended Ij> ten thousand uerv t s, iiis been held at Albeit Hail at which it IM X i<>lved to upliold and HMintfcin I'r /t<- -l,inli->rn and to demnnd the suppusvon ■>( the MINI
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    INDIAN TELEGRAMS.
    372 3 I UK BISHOI' ul < IL( I'TTA. Vttsma Feb. I.— Bishop Welldon arnvedat Calcutta yesterday evening and w. is received at tlte station by Captain, the Hon. A. V. Meadc. AiHe-de-Camp lo the Viceioy, on behall of Hi^ Kxc« llency. He drovfl m a sl,ite carriage to GovITMMM
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    SHARELIST, FEBRUARY 13th 1899.
    342 3 Quotation. Camtal. Paid Ur. Sharbs Paid Oit. H«nk > 'ma and Japan, Lid. £t Nominal, t 2,000,000 450,068 199,87^ 42.5. Deferred. £5 Buyers. ITtT- fremiti JTanarii 1 i 9s Sellers. 10,000 f£ 8 58 2 8 584 i£ i,4io unissued Clear W'.ili-i Dairy b irrn I.I
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    THE CHINA SQUADRON
    119 3 ["be Orlando and the St. (Jcu> reported i< bare been tjl<i off i<> leave I'urtsmouih fur China. Both ar- wer* lul first class truiM-;--, and \srr-- flagships during ihetf last commissions, the St George at the Cape, and the Orlando on the Australian Station. Of course (remarks
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    EXCHANGE.
    74 3 (CORKKCTED UP TO I euruary 13.J On London Bank 4 m/s- 1/114 demand i/is Priv.iii credits 3 m/s -Z 0 1 documents 3 m/s 2/(1 crrdits 6 m/s 2/o,* Franck, demand 24X UERMANV, demand India, T. 1 147 Hongkong, demand di> Yokohama, demand 5 \nm JAVA, demand ||8J Manila,
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    PRODUCE.
    110 3 ireoruary 13 lII }*>? SO Gambier (> 10 g.. Cube No. I i). fVI vr. Clack (ordinary S'p, 26 8; i do. White, (Fair W Nuiim^ I u°s o <••• '>1i.;... 75 do. (Bos to tlie Ib) Ma. (H.ndu, 81. Cloves (Amboina) }j Libenan C'uiiti: I*. Tapioca, -.mall pearl
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      75 3 A 1 estimonial. We have used hainberlam's Lou>>h Remedy m our home for many years and beat cheeiful testimony to Us \.ilin" .is a median*- wliic'i should be m every family. In toughs and colds w€ hava found t to be eflicacious .md m croup and wh oping cou^'h m
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      208 3 OCKAN STKAM SHIP COMPAJII KAT INDIAN OCKAN BTBAM H!H COMPANY, I. I^atOctRL.ANDSCH VAAKT MAATSC JA^F. iny'l ste.imc- ar> c- l.ivcr, 00l ill a iids for I Japan, and irom Jap.in home* every ten i ir.d have w 1 h y fl t pail] -1 uncrs <>n the J tv.i I.
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      206 3 Ibe Polo ground *t ibe Rm to be u\t l) tur pm tii >■ 10 non I t\ fiom 4pm.to•■ p m lln <la\- given by the Sporting Club. ..tt-r consultation wiih the Goll Club, are Monday* and Tbun hor 11.I 1 \t ttatu P pm Ma! v Bimtmmg i
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      839 3 VKSSKLS IN PORI ...sand 'lon* Commanders Arrive 1 r >m v l»«u Km Mr. Dan K.<adk \i'in l>ut < rus., 2100 />ckel \Lmtok Aneh. )i. Hi v rrp I >ut. 251; P< I Oth' v»>. KU.'i ft Tom Masters Arrivr I Krom Consignees FOl Vim. H ll Brii Husk \mhk
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      25 3 Kobrvarj \i. 1 ake; «t aTaaiaiMJ Kerbau Hospital Ob»ervator> 10^97 jgo 5 75-" W- 7 8.0 I) y RavAi fa ,nd day dear, such lear.
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      656 4 Singapore Sporting Club. NO IK A Special Gtnt-r.il Veeting ot tht Members of the Singapore Sporting Club will be held at the Exchange on VVedne-day, February the 15th. m. to pass a programme and fix dates for the Spring Race Meeting. The Lommiiee will propose the following programme and dale
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      255 4 Katz Brothers, Limited. HAVK JIST RECIIVBO A LARGE STO K. Oh BENTWOOD FURNITURE. ROCKING CHAIR $8.00 Nett. DIN IKG ROOM CHAIR, DINING ROOM CHAIR Bli j£ Wal-ut Mat NTah g ln Per Dozen $24.00 Per D./en 540.00 Bi NTWOOD COUCH Bjack. Walnut Mahog;in. $1600 Nett. 'ash Stands X faS Round
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      98 4 Straits Parcels and Shipping Agency. 1 BATI ERA ROAD a PAKCKI.S. Luggage and General Merchandis. Shipped < .11 parti 1 1 ika Cilobt: c.o.d. (cas PASS ml charf*. M Personal etit-cf, and nd LETTERS d < REDIT arran R ed AGENTS. G G.W.WhaM Pli I Sxi imC4, Ld., .t Bnl.<m.
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      285 4 John Little Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. Wl HAVE MCEIVID A SHIPMENT OFAMKRICAN CYCI SAS *DBR Will I Wl ARli OFFERING Al THIS l-ol.i OWING h\< EPI lONAI IV LOW PRK i;->. Remington Cycles. Kemington Highest Grade Pneumatic Tyres $165 Net Cash. Do Model B. $115 Golden Rod Cycles. Chainless Cycles with
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      129 4 John Little CO. LTD LEXIS'S 1 OMMEM lAL l>lAHlfc^. r. j.ar J..^mhh S o' rxKT DIARIES. h > CCOUNI BUOIU A I and Despatch Be Blotting P. ds Hand (kclin^) blotters Playing Cards Card Counters I .T~ Cai I c^..-.c ::-/;iijf,&c. I Hand minted I A Cut Gla,s TOU I.T
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      204 4 McALISTER dc Co. Have m*t r-«.,v..l a large •hipmeat of WOOD CO/S RAND BUTTER wltich, owing to (all of i rue m Australia and tbs rite m Kchange, the] arc <>ble to laced prices, \'m 65 cents per 1 lb. tin. si. 25 jlb N B imitations oi brand and
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      363 4 RILEY HARGREAVES co., Engineers Shipbuilders. Great Reduction m Prices of Cycles. Cycles MONOPOLE Cycles "STARLEY BROS 'ROYAL PSYCHO Cycles ACATENE CHAINLESS Cycles "PATHFINDER' 1 >RE Bl 'VING INSPEI I I ilh "Monopole" All M SOLE AGEN I- FOR \M> HAVB IN S l OCX THE I \M< II S E
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      312 4 fIISILI EXPECTED. I C; Jtp. I MIIOWII dat\i> N\khi\mii Ku .(it, due Feb. -k. H.M.S.. Portsmou >)(■■: I, Fr., 1 onion, Xi s v I Poi dim Fr. I Ghiluk, II m I Stettin, due Feb. I k \/i n 'jp 1 ton, K\v \<.i. I p. P K. Xl:/
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