The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 December 1899

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    21 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MECHANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, i 2 th DECEMBER, /.ft* DAILY LSSI I \o ,i
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      756 1 JL Q Office. Collyer Quay. Qp Whaives. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers lor CHINA. JAPAN, PENANG, KYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADRN, ROVPT, MARSKILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BKINDISL VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills ot l_ding issued lor Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also (or China Coast, and San Francisco
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      574 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- GATION COMPANY, LIM TED. T*TIF. (..Mowing are the .1 ites on which the (o.'s I x Steamers may be expected here, vz j OLIWARD. HOMKWARI). r< R HOBflflflßS Shan.;- Lok Mar>kilciin ii vi k Jatflfl Moris. %sn London. j IO)Oo. Hyson Jan. I. Taaaaal Jan. i
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      385 1 DE KONINKLHKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIf Ar^-rciTdlT < «'NTRa,.T WITH tub Nhthirlands Indiv (.OVBRNMBNT. AclntsatSincafore.mups Agency, late I DA -NOELS c. Cc _r?COL_v__ Qua Time T.bl. lor December, xßoa Mossel -T! DeC,e<s Willbedespaicbedlcr ,Xl i .Vu;;d.aya. Macassar, A...1,.,,.., M Alellad 1 t.0r0.-talo, 1 ...ii.-.m! M(>liii '1. RsCarflSßtiar Astasia Dsc. n Ba.avi.. Chrribon.
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      164 1 Tivcii Hotel and Tiffin Rooms. No. 4. Robnson Road. IL- ih ins .-..i1l I nncn ..i moderate chart a. i .<.\ rmnwKlatio«i (ot Via aloraaraJ Lodgers. Tha MM \V s, Li. i Liqueurs, \l>«, Amciican Cocktails. lhi tl s,oi iei un, IL L.\NM'.LK<,-l', l[)Ilt tor N v. ai RAFFLES HOTEL.
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      567 1 I H°~GKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION iv j PAID-UP CAPITAL B___S___ ERVB FUM).. li ..000.000 j -<EfcCRVB LIABILITY OP V *"L OO0 "oo PKOPRIHTOKS $10,*****0 c'oubt o» DMassaaa, KM Gray, Ksq -Chaibban. Ifl. A SIBBS. Ksq-DK, UTy Cmaikmai.. K. j: r/ g sq A A¥ \rt ■*> H. Hill hsq.
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      278 1 i £222,!™ WON ,DERFUL :SPECIFI_~ ..-j „i pititni Kno«n as an I\'km i tin Sprue. Dysentery, Diarrhaa Hil k ««-ANtNT CURB y. uiorrnM, Hemorrhage and Ulceration THF'VrTr. 1 DICALPROPwsjon i->«o^ TOR Z H ?,J^ ER SYS COMPANY. KAfJ AjNCA of Japan J f^B/SLa a Kananga Extract >-,_____-__:_ RIGAUD&c-,i.rueV,vi. llt PARIS
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      329 1 pACIFIC MAIL 3 i [If, O COMPANY CCIDENTAL AN. STEAMSHIP COMPANY AN!) 'POYO UBBN KABUSHIKi KAISHA S* i: rstap nrmTSmmiima >''.*■ rs by tins line have thr ip t..- n CCB«Bg Overiand by the Scufem Pad' rV» connecting Lines, Lentrai Pacific, NorthpVn Pal Canadian Pac lnc Raii^j,^ nnern i nhpu
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    Domestic occurrences.
    38 2 i m M Kh Mass H«i«icm for the repose of ,l,e soul o. ,he late llbnrv Ei.w.kd "?n"V^' c b tht Cathedral J? Ihe Good Shepherd,'' on Wednesday, the flh instant, al 7 a.m. J s
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    The Singapore Free press.
    33 2 "..hall the P„„ r«.pl.-. right ma.nu.re C»»w«l bf influence and unhc.bed b r K n Mere patnot Truth her p lorioui precept, draw Plea«a |o Relleu», U~Utr. and Law.
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    TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1899.
    1033 2 TIIERL is übsoluitly no news to daycurious that it should be so—save fuller details of GaiacreS abortive movement 0.1 an eviden.ly unscouted Boer positon up among the mountains behind S« rmb, r R Frankly, General G.VTACRE, good BBOfl as be reputedly is, h,s made a deu
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    THE LATE SIR CHARLES MINTCHELL.
    525 2 At the meeting of the Legislative Coun j cil tlvs aft -moon refereoi c \va> made to the- death of Sir Charles Mitchell, the late Governor, as follows Mr. Bui kinshaw Sir. on behalf of the Unofficial Mrmb rs of this Council desire to give
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    STEAMERS AND STOMACHS.
    85 2 Ihe m steamers npw coming int < 1 seasickness. Of the two thousand paaaanfljera ah came over on the ißaidaa trip ol the Wt.ite Sur hue. Oet,.i>, si>s an BritPP piuer. ,101 pop aa -u'lbed to 1 tnit 1- s.. lo thai v c r aches krnvin.
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    IHE DELAGOA HAY RAILWAY.
    79 2 ""IHI I ourenco M,,, south Afncpj, railway*, c.,-,*. runs /or Bade, BWPBBPh Portuguese ternary, and then lor ay aailpp ,t*>opp_h ih. Irs-iaalt, Pret,.„a. the I muS. P ort a on h f ,C bCm ,e P^pert N of lhc r.ands S„uh African BaBBBr/taPpZaj! Ihe line within
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    THE SNAPHOTTER IN JAPAN.
    139 2 ,H« L "".'"a; ***** cx P«'ence on the vo> ige to Hongkong. Naga«d_ he was engaged m aking plu,t,,raphs „f some ot the BSBBBrVT from the ship when he was suddenly pounced v, on Z M m^Jmmam* c pal__| profusely and imp es ,ve^ ly gdded
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    RUSSIA IN KOREA.
    176 2 Russia s apparent renewal oi activity ,n Korea -"tention Japan. Ine J,j, St tmpe\ view is that she desires __*"T_ MaUon between \la! d.vo.tock and Liaotung. and that she has hxed her Masampo as the most favourable place Her ordinal ,dea was that it would be poss.b
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    "WHAT PRICE PARADISE?
    385 2 A Russian Correspondent sends us C„ Htcrciml Intelligence) deta.ls of ve ry m,, an amusing tale told by _.7 mter s surgeon who*wa S ami horses and *ay for the t let t0 buy aUka*. provide" toVaaTZmt U e ,an,,ne- *> natives who J\Tt hut who, nevertheless,
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    THE WAR
    261 2 fnaatmlSj: *Z ESS* out of n I 3 mvn is"P'l elections, for is lo be co„ eVteS T^ *4 one "hat the GovVrnl.! reaSOn ,s said <° be time out-vo te o^^ at an > me c, ected commissioners. The /Vr_* Pfaßg», says —Mr Mflcfct. ls said havesecuirTTK
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      749 2 __4fe cTiarios 4^a B Of Good Tone and Quality. I._m\\^£ 9 For Hire at $12 and $10 per month. -^■d B f_F ROBINbON PIANO Co. ESTATES OF LIBERIAN COFFEE vM. 1 1 1 1. 1< 1 UI 11. UIIIN In lhc ledeialed Malay Mates, the piopeity ol lhc Malay Pcninbula
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      604 2 I'alms should produc- about Coifee Store neu capable of trea'ing a I,'joo picul rop of 1 bßsSj equipped with new Boiler, BBSS equipped with Pulper, Peeler, Dryci, Duller, Si/er, c-tcctct 1. Manager's Bungalow, lurni-hcd, and about 2 acres of truit trees m PPM*MB_ assistant s Oin.^alow Hospital and dressers quarters
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      737 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMEN IS. WEDDING PRESENTS ROBINSON AND CO. Have Just Unpacked Electro- plated Ware NEW DESIGNS Moderate Prices. ROBINSON 1 AND CO. Dec 1 1 V\7 AM ED a teacher for Eastern School at *ioo per month. Apply to I'RINCTPAL. Dee II 15 1 2 WANTED A smait Chinese Clerk.
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      715 2 I TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS TO LET AS. i Sine H' .nu.o'l at la. jj.. c' Kalong lurnished. Apply S. MANAS^EH Sc Co. Dec 12 tu.Ui.s v c SINGAPORE ART CLUB. I N Co.i-.ci len.c of an altera ion m ihe flat* of ihe Convent Sale, ihe Exhibition is p -.ip ...ed
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      255 2 The Week Tuesday, nth HBflji Wa.er :—5.28 a.. 6.14 p. Leg. slati vc Council, 2-30 p. Wednesday, 13th •liyh Wafer n.3o a., 7.4^ p. I /re 1* Caßßfl Estate Sale, p. Thursday, 14th Hi^h Water 7 28 a., 854 p. Philharmonic Orchestra, 8- }o p. Friday, 15th HWflh Water -.10
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    ADMIRAL SEYMOUR.
    92 3 A Guard of Honour consistiiic. of 2 Officers and 50 rank and tile of the i-t Bn. Royal Lain aster Rt ginn 1 t with the Regimental Colour and Band, will be lormed up at Johnstons Pier ready to receive H E. \ice-.\dmirai Sir EH. Seymour, K.C.B Commander-in-Chief,
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    THE VICEROY'S CUP.
    38 3 THE V ICEROY' S CUP. Ihe latest belong tor the ippcay'a 1 up is .0 follows Merloolas Bpbbp, Vaahaa* to l, Strathroy sto 1, Baa— 888 110 1, Vedette Bto 1. from ie to 40 to the others.
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    THE LATE SIR CHARLES MITCHE LL
    882 3 Tins is thai announcement that appeared m the Gazettes of the F. 11. S. It is with the proloundest regret that the Resi dent General ha^ to announce the death of Lieut' < olonel Sir C hades Bullcu Hugh Mitchell, c.m.c;.' High onimissioner nl
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    TELEGRAMS.
    1845 3 (I' 1 a Ceylon.) London, Nov. 30.— Reulers correspondent. 111 a dpppatch dated Eatcpart, ;7lh instant, stairs th 1 the British troops bivouacked lor the nighl .it Fre.e. It is reported 'hit t.cneial Joubei t with his column reireated yesterday lv I'olcnso. The 1 wellh Lancers attacked a commando
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    THE TRANSVAAL WAR.
    125 3 (/"ns** tear London Corretpaadamt.) There is but little to report since last mail. All news as to Sir R< !v<-ts Liul'er's movements i- abtotatcly suppressed, bit there cssi be n> dooht that all g tea well at Ladysssith and Matching. The Bo i collfl pa* aeeaaa near
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    NAVAL GRAVES IN THE DINDINGS
    182 3 Mr. R. P, trorn D S m nts. to th»- and M itary Pplpp Ppagker, the island ip ihta d is a sm.ili ng al Ihp toot oi th. i > I imeng thp >ocks on th, It contains only three graves, of which but
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    STRAITS SKTTELEMENTS ORDINANCES.
    270 3 Nt Klitiop. readers of the legal profession an I others whose affairs t.,k-.- thee* t.. tl Coortsaflri lo hear lhat the noch m-eded new compilation of ihe Ads and Ordinaacea of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements, intrusted by the Government to Mr Garrard, has now
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    "THE REAL MALAY.'
    199 3 A mail paper says: Sir Frank Swettenham, who practically rules lhc Malnv Protected States, has a book coming out next week with Mr. Lane. It is railed The Real Malay, and, like previous volumes Irom the same pefl, gives intimate pictures of life m the Malay Peiiinsula.
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    WAR NEWS.
    926 3 (Later tit, in to Jay., Mm!., A sensational ep Ml has ocr-.i received by the 7/w.-s o/.Va/a/fro-n its correspondent pl l.idis.uith. The report states that on lap ./I. m t. ihe Bears, covered by the heavy attehwag ,f their artillery, occupied the ridges ami kopjes adj icent to
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    THL PAHANG-KABANG (LIMITED).
    380 3 Th* report af tba directors atsSsa: Ihe tribute r p. ratio, s have been continued on llie-ame limited ■Cale as I .eretotore, and Mead) returns ot bl.„ k l,n hay* been made BBonthh/, noi w.thsta iding th. sea. city ot labour owing to the plague v, I:hm
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    RAFFLES INSTITUTION.
    54 3 The annual pr'ze distrilution at the Raffles Institution i.- postponed till the Chinese New Year, owing to the lamented dea'h of Sir Charles Mitchell, Patron of the Institution. mm*ml The man charged wiih the murder of b woman at Yeo Chu Kang. who admitted the deed, has been
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    DANGEROUS FLOTSAM.
    93 3 As the S._ Rasa was towing a (ongkang laden with dynamite outside the harbour limits to tlu- westward the toagkaag areat down. The cases, eighty ia number, ll jatc-d about. The Rasa picked up a lot of cases before proceeding on her journey to Penang, and sent word
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    THE AMERICAN CRUISERS.
    150 3 I 'm.t lane age otftaM i Apppricap npwppappra were nispiie.l to pu'.l.sli lapiaj articlpa attacking ihe stability ot ihe cruiser Mem (Mamas, built by M Armstrong, and pur. hoaad l.y the United Si ,r. (micniment on lhc outbre ik ot the- Spanish War. It mat stated that
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    THE JULTONS OUR NONCE THE COLOMBO
    118 3 THE JULTONS OUR NONCE THE COLOMBO I MM. atraspar Sydney, brou.ht fLs ILghI ni cl Job, ed by his Private Secretary. li.c Sultan ia traveling I lito, bat at tba Grand Oripalpl Hotel... ihe afterri, op he was IBBBaly recogntspd by a r^prr PP of this journal who s.w H.
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 3 OatfIBCTBO lIP 1(j Dcci aibei i On London. 'ianiv 1 demand 1 1 Pr.v .1 i, 3 m/fl ci' I credits vi, FwAN'tr-: GatMANV, dt inand Inoia, I I' lJt Hongkong. m Yokohama, item md „m Java, demand Manila, demand j p m SOVBRaUCatS, (to bflP-).., v, „J Bank
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    PMOOUGE.
    80 3 eember 12 ft*. dc. Cul< No. 1 1-. I ar, f-'lach 1 Whilp, (Pair l N urn 1 lha il.> VI I tat 1 i l Taoaac— n.a.l pasrl •lo lah do. 1 88. ■,c:1. n -m Pair do.) dc. e!o f..,k«. ;>-aii -!o.J 7.50 Pe.:r. "sago, small 4.2Copr,,
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    SHARELIST DECEMBER 12TH *****.
    139 3 X. !i.iu Gold M.Co. S-M- Kiany (.ortc-e Cultivation Co., i.M.5,,, n 000 '3>/x>o s .ooosio L l n.,ll(,iedS.(.;,dls,ue reissue Hgo S M.lynar J in.l t ,i, 4 'OO.<»O «00,000 N.uonal liank of l.ma $26J Buyers («9.Q7->* New H.-.r1.,,-., IWkCo., I4d. |.soo,,ord.> f V 4' p »i6
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      336 3 < II tion.— The- wonderful populantv nl Steams' Wine of Cod Liver Oil ,s a. .(.ted by the most delicate stomach— there is no uphc-av d ot repulsion. Ihe best rcbui.Mer of flesh and strength, assisting as it does m ihe PSsimil at urn of pIbaPPBMOB or reparative tood, giving
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      255 3 OCEAN BTKAM SHIP COMPANY. A NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAAkT MAATSCiIAPPIJ OCEAANTha Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for tie Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten days. The Company's steamers on the Java Line are despatched Irom Amsterdam and Liverpool every fortnight for trs; Straits, Batavia,
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      106 3 The Standard Time Bail.. A lime Hall Kort ann.ri)' and unr al Hr.ani falls each liay _t 1 p.m Siap>pwrp BBPpa time .Grcenwicli mean tin-.e 6 hrs 4 rnir. ijtinf i hay Fart I ana'agaml Pala* Hr .th fel m 1 1, Afflatrtei KeI l-ltc Taken at K.aiing K-.x 1
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      560 3 pa Cox-,.. CbYtwim O.h 1 r i T Bap PoSoo* .s 1 Baraviaa M ,k ik. Dec. .3 BsLLSßoraop 8.pp,.., IV, C-casMia. 1, .ao.tu. C.H.K.ap Chopßht. lv 51 V c. ura |ua, Hok I V* HI" loan Davie S > Kmivuv W law: Ku«Yap« UdtMitchui I M N I v
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      975 4 FOR SALE IyARA Kullicr Set ds and Plants. Apply to 11. ti. JAMES, S-.-v hßßfljfl Alky Scpi 4 uc FOR SALE T rUMBBJI NCYCLfI. secondhand, lnper--1 L lect older. Newly enamtlled. Price .100. C. J* D.C/S Free Press. Dec S ue. FOR SALE. A^ocd s<tvc».ib;e Australian HORSE, a four ■pappd
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      592 4 John Little CO., LTD. HAVE JUST RLCLIVED A Large Consignment Of Egyptian Cigarettes FROM D. Li. GEORGACOPULO, CAIRO. Strauss Cigarv ttes m tins of 100 at .51.50 I i-lah ilo do 100 at Si 50 Cleopatra do do 100 at Si. 75 i B-flflfl-iflfl do d,t 100 at «$i 85
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      778 4 ROBINSON CO. SPECIAL GOODS FOR Christmas. TOYS IN GREAT VARIETY TOYS IN GREAT VARIETY TOYS IN GREAT VARIETY Dolls, Soldiers, Trains, Drums, Magic Lanterns, Spades, Cricket Sets, Tops, Trumpets, Games, Sailing Boats, Pistols, Scales, Tea Sets, Noah's Arks, Garden Sets. Driving Reins, Picture Blocks, A .B.C. Blocks, Cubes, Tools, Skittles,
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      466 4 Katz Bros.,^ LIMITED HAVE JUST OPENED A CHOK E SELECTION OF I CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS From 5 cents each. LOCAL VIEWS From 25 cents each. (Inspection Invited.) Katz Bros., LIMITED. John Little CO., LTD. SINGAPORE Have just racfliss. a wrgfl and varied assortment of goods suita .1.- for
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      96 4 LIQUID FUEL (I'ETROLELM RESIDUE) Large Stocks always od Hand. $15 PER TON f.o.b. IN BUNKERS AT FRESHWATER ISLAND (PULO BLKOM) opposite western entrance of New Harbour MB. 1 Ton of Liquid Fuel is equivalent to a, TONS OF JAPANESE COAL The fuel is delivered through a 6 m. pipe capable
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      1126 4 TO BE LET, FURNISHED Commodious European dwelling house, nicely situated on Thompson Road. To b.- let lor iree monihs. Immediate entry. Rent Apply to POWELL Co.,— Auct. Nov 4 BOARD LODGING FIRST class rooms for Bachelors. Healthy locality, near town. Good BflnV Apply A. D. co tr,, Nov 0 ut
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      1097 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port ol departure, and la •*< lll, ""l late due here, and name of A^r-nis. Mkn-ok-W »k. "iKEPONA, Jap., Poplar, )e<idie, Er.. Brest, due Dec. BTP Ital Hongkong, due Dec. 15 _ai-PEN. Chin., Portsmouth, D-islsb, Japanese, nitiMO, Jap., Elswick, Iwatb, jap., Elswick, Kai.kron, Jap., Sletlin. Mak.B', LJ.
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