The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 June 1900

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  • 17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 20m JUNE,/ 1900. DAILY ISSUE, No
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 786 1 q Office. Telegraph St. XT Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamers for CHINA. JAPAN, PENANG' LfcYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN' FGYPT. MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MAI TA, BRINDISI. VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental mnd American Forts, also lor China Coast, and Smn /,2nc*sco
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    • 745 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- GATION COMPANY, LIM TED. T^HE following are th" dues on which the Co.'s i Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMRWARD. Fok Honumno Shanu- Fob Marseilles and hai Si JaVaai Ports. London. 1900. 1900 Kintuck due June 17. Ching Wo due July 1. Moyune due
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    • 562 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undbb Contract with the Netherlands India Government. \cents at Singapore:. Ships xcbncy. latb I DAENCBLS ft Co.. 2-3 collyer Quay 1 p The undermentioned datbs ark omy ArPRoxiMATB. From Bspecie-j will be despatcned tor I Srouwrr Dr-li June 18 Paneh, B.U, Asv.han, Deli F.di June 21
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    • 704 1 LTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI lx BANKING CORPORATION. AID-UP CAPITAL 1i0.000.000 F.SEKVB FUND *li, 5 X)ooo ESERVB LIABILITY OP PROPRIETORS m $10,000,000 COUBT OB UIRBCTOBS N. A Sibbs, Esq.— Chaibman. R. Srbwan, Esq.— Dxputt Chaibman. M. Gbat, Esq. J H. VV. Sladb. Esq Gobtz, Esq. j U. M. M mS Esq. Esq.
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    • 448 1 PETER SYS* WONDERFUL SPECIFIC 1 THh „„ly „™d y p,.,.,,, k 1v m,„ Xh/v1 >1 Sprue. Dysentery. Uiarrhcea Hemorrhage Bod Ulceration of the liov RECOMMF.MDKD.v SOME o, m HIRf SPBf IA v Sold l< bi uvd Whole lOM J THE PETER SYS COMPANY Nov [Pßo,K,.roßs .s,.so L M*m*wa*mmm*). Oim I
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    • 146 1 DACIFIC MAI J CO. I oCCDKN'TA* AMD OCJtMTAL STfiAMSHIP \Y^ •A^ v KISKN KAISHA BIBBJT4I rhro, lkr h pa-s n\" „r :r r r: 1. BaillOff dates rroia :Jr T|(k Yoa tha na to San Franciaco. roti'te ulars ippty t v a.o. lunr a. U mw) ICK ri r:0L«l BAUC
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  • 34 2 ■■I «r,a,, ng r r ie. Pro. r t ma-nUin. V-nawed by ti'iencc >'. 1 ir.MVHj.m Here pacr.oe "rutn nn Kioriou. pre<erl> deaw IbbBJBJ 10 Kr i n ir. and I.**
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  • 970 2 •This n.rmng ihtie amvcd at Sjbbbß port, outward bound, en her maide-.. voyage, tl.e I.. iIO.SS Banca, a ves-.l wliiil. reprrsei.ts an tniiieiy ax dcji.r me m the methods ol this Company She is uider lhe command ol Capt Babot. He r d»-hiit iii ihe service
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  • 427 2 The Hon ble E. C. JliH, the Auditor General, accorr anied by Messrs. Dj Ro za m a. id l><- Souza, leaves this afternoon m ihe: Maljtcta lug die ball VcflM y audit. ot the Government accounts at Malacca. The R<v J A. B. Cook of lhe Chinese Mi>«ion ol
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  • 46 2 ADMIRAL SEYMOUR AT PEKING. ('Special to Singapore Free Press.) Hongkong, June 2olh, 4.10 p.m. A private wire has been received here slating A l.iiira' Seymour and his fori c of British blue jackets has safely reached Peking. The. Legations at Peking are a',l *afe.
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  • 181 2 Tin* fiVet represeming Germany m tl Gulf al Pechili consists of lour cruisers at d a gunboat. The Hertha, Admiral Bendemann's flagsi ip, is a vessel of 5 goq >o tons and a cr< vv of s'»o, armed with two 21 cm ight 15 cm ten
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  • 19 2 Sr Alexander Swettenham will 'eturn to Singapore to morrow m the Sea Belleirom Biunei. s>— -m.
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  • 349 2 la The F^rtmghtly, aa agaitst Bar* de C< überln's bell. I that "nothing will so surely sap »he sirenv»ih of ihe B it i- li Empire as any ati«mpt to build H up upon a m l.laiy b«si«." we have M. Tneod >re de
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  • 202 2 The Pope still refuses to accept the ye-.rly stipend which the Italian Government is ready o pay 1 .m. Ever sine the canquest of Rome by he Lilian troops ot Ie King, an annual income of $75*. ikm is ye.irl) I a I aside- for the
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  • 169 2 The heart that beats under tha Highlander's kilt has been rivalled by an M. P.. r-mar ust puh'ishr-d, lhat "the white face of he British solder 1* ihe backbone of the Indian Army, and iv r IL VV. Lucy, m the Dilly iVevs v lis us
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  • 145 2 One reason for America's advancement m indus. ti ial engineering, which seems to be agreed upon by both British and American writers, is, says a writer m Cassier's Magazine," that the tei den, v 'n American manufacturing is toward standard articles, wuh the consulting engineer playing a
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  • 136 2 The Chutney providers m the China Mail say:— Everything has pahd into insignificance during the past w. ek bt toie the al important fact that the Bi tish Flag now flies over Pretoria. The White Ma .atma give -he date of the capture ol Kruger's capital as the sth July.
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  • 23 2 "Cooks,'' said ths homely woman, "may be uiv.dcd into two cla.se s-those who resent criticism and those who i k i.v»e ii, ■■■bbbbbb
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 68 2 THE CRISIS IN PEKING. TROOPS FROM INDIA. NEARLY FIVE THOUSAND MEN The Detailed Battalions. The Indian expeditionary force for China «i consist ol the following regiments The ist Bengal Lancers. The ist Madras Pioneers. The 22nd Bombay Infantry. The 24th Punjab Infantry. The Ist Sikhs. The 7th Bengal Infantry. One
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    • 206 2 FRENCH PUBLIC OPINION Demands Despatch of a Force. The French press urges a strong expedition to China m consequence of the capture of M. Francois. [M Auguste Francois, born 1857, holds the posi of consul-general of France at Mongtse, Yunnan. He is a delegate of the
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    • 40 2 Three Regiments from Manila. The AY* York Tribune says that the President of the United States has ordered General Mc Arthur and three regiments o* American regular troops from Manila to Tientsin, this making 5,000 altogether
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    • 24 2 Admiral Remey has been ordered to send i he U. S. battleship Oregon to the Gulf o* Pechili. (Later.)
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    • 16 2 The Diadem and Furious, now at Portland, are ordered to China.
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    • 25 2 Mr. Brodrick said that the latest infor. nution received by the Admiralty does not confirm the return of Admiral Seymour to Tientsin.
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    • 24 2 Mr. Goschen said it had been arranged to station additional forces at the chief ports on the Yangtse.
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    • 24 2 Two British torpedo boat destroyers on the Taku River have captured four Chinese destroyers. London, Jnne 20th, iooo.
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  • 93 2 A Hongkong paper mentions the case, a charge at the Magistrate's Court there, of a respectably-dressed Irishman who was charged with being a vagrant. He did not deny the charge, but told an interesting story to the Bench. He said that he had only just arrived m the colony from
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  • 19 2 It's quite natural for a fellow to laugh m his l™*d becaus e that's where the funny bone is
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 745 2 RILEY, HARGREAVES Co., Ltd. ENGINEERS, IRQN AND BRASS FOUNDERS, BRIDGE AND J SHIPBUILDERS AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS, SINGAPORE. I '^Ja^i^^^aMLy^^^^S^^l^^aßß^^BaQßßK ROILERS 3 V .fflslOL \m^ bbs 'W*m\ l" uro |w t s 4 k V BBaW- tai bbbL *1 J*K j£. r^yjpl\ mm&i*^~*^-mm\^£mmm* t%9 jj|^^fciiaß»^*»^Bßti^"^^^^^^BßßWrl ■«V-'^^^^^S»V^-^^-*jiBBBBMBBBBBBBBTfT^^^ Magnolia AntiSOLE AGENTS FOR The
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    • 449 2 AUCTION SALE OF L'NCLAI viKI) AM) CONFISCATED PROPKKI Y And I'nsbrv ilk cbli Polic k Siori-, fee. TTHE undersigned are instructed by the Chief Police Officer, to sell by au. lion, at the Central Police Station on Thursday, 21st June, at 2. ju p m. A 'arge quantity of Li
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    • 557 2 WANTED A cmsn, youni; C l.in«-se Clerk for corre pon dence a J book keeping;. Apr 1 he le'ir I. 1.. \V., t/o Free Press May 30 v c. U/ANl'En. Clrrk (Eurason) with K ood ex pcnence cf General Otfiie work. Address No. 2 1, c o Free Press. June
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    • 751 2 TO-ADY'S A^V^R TSirrvT^tsJTS FOR sALE L?IK T e-ade I'ic 1 U m prrfect cr-nrl lion. |-m«s" liniingham w kr. I'lice SIOIJ. Bl f..i Apply R W., c/o Fr.e Press. Ju'e^o 27.6 C\LE of HOUSEHOLU HJI'NIiUKR at -J No. 194 Middle Koad, on J«A.UhI>AY, 13rd June, at 2 p m. POWELL
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 165 2 The Week. Wednesday, aoth High Water i 2.54 a., 4.0 p. Queen's Accession. Centenary of Bmh of Lieut. Waghorn. Municipal Commission, a. 30 p. H ckey, England The Rest. S.V.A. Sub-division Drills. S.V.K. Rifle k Coy. Drill. Thursday, 21st Hi^h Water 4 7 a., 5.1 p. Queen's Proclamation. N.D.U. Mail
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  • 74 3 By Mrs. Douglas Lovell. Mrs. Diss 5 T. Kawson Ker, Esq. 10 Mrs. A. Cumming 5 j.. H. Pearce, Esq. lo G \V. Darbishire. Esq. 10 By Mrs. G. W. Butt. 1,. A. Perrirk Esq. 20 p. M. Elliot. Esq. 10 v.;] i. Taylor,
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  • 338 3 To-day, June 20th, is the centennial anniversary of the birth of Lieut. Waghorn, the pioneer of the overland route to India and the man who, when the present century was young, contributed so much towards the establishment of rapid communication by steam with India. How the initiative
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  • 160 3 ->. C. C. B. S. V. A. andS V. R. These trams contested a friendly game on the Cricket Club ground last night. In the first ha f the play was dull and uneventful, but m the second it brightened considerably and the game became quite a fast
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  • 211 3 The junk reported as having been met with by Capt. Ohient, m yesterday's i»sue of the Singapore Free Pr>ss is the Hip Ho am. She left Sarawak on the 7th June bound for Hainan, about 250 miles from Hongkong. She had on board 24 passengers and was
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  • 162 3 A Chinaman of 20 Southbridge rd. reports that yesterday afternoon one of his coolies attempted to commit suicide by utting his throat. When discovered, he vsas removed to the hospital, but he died hortly after admission there. A Malay named Ishmael, living at 341 v. ictoria-st, states that
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  • 34 3 We are asked to say that the Indian Famine Relief Fund will be closed on the joth inst. Any one wishing to subscribe to it should do so before that date.
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  • 26 3 ll is sometimes safer to fall into the sea than .nto love. There is, as a rule, some chance of being gulled out of the sea.
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  • 1734 3 The following is the Mne Manager's report for the mo ths of April and M .y During April. 232 tons of ore were crushed for a I yield of 255 ounces of ren nee gold, and during I May. 278 tons for a yield
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  • 970 3 Nbthab v. Latham. Yesterday afternoon m the Supreme Cout. this case- was further heard. Mr. Van Cuylenberg, for the defendmt, contended that there had been no wrongful conversion of the horse Burl, igh." An admission had been made by the plaintiff ihat the horse was not costing him
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  • 1885 3 The-e l-as b-' n a grat- fu' and < onfort. •^g I t f R i.j h 110.i.-UCCe-Ses |hi. Wre-lc m S nth Af ha, and t >c G tiimii Press is breathing mo c freely N t ..lone the n-ess rem. Mb r. the p-ibl c
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  • 369 3 Bank of China and Japan. d xTSSS < P- Inferred. JJ a '«^rOoo 4 4 a 3 i *•.*> Bell's AshestosKasiein Agency. N.minal. 10.000 f *-S*4 U5 af« Bers-iwah G .Id Mine Co. tLBB n u PC ,H 6 «< i «usd ÜB. Water Dairy
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  • 83 3 (Corrected up to June 20). UN London Ban* 4 ro/s i/ii»»(?2. 1, demand iijir, J Private credits 3 rn/s 2 ot >/ documents 3 m/s 2 „1 cn_<.;^ 6 m/s 20$ France, demand "^47*' GERMANY, demand India. C. T a Hongkong, demand. .."1 is Yokohama, demand.. ,4 Java, demand
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  • 99 3 I7s 6,\ Gambier dc. Cube No. i ....7.....'...... Pepper, Ulack (ordinary Spore) an. do. White, (Fair L/W-17% Nutmegs nos to the lb.) 2 do. (80s to the lb) 80.' Mace (Banda) Cloves (Amboina) Liberian Coffee Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 660 do. do fiake (dodder" 6t£ do. medium pearl
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 54 3 a a First Incubated Chicken Do you know it is said that our ancestors were originally hatched out by ordinary hens S< cond Incubated Chicken Nonsense I don't believe m any such absurd Darwinian theory! PhotO I "F-" IFbbb Lbssub, to at^.A. -ajw mimm m m m ""■a.."," otores GEORGE
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    • 323 3 Would Not Suffer So Again for F.fty Times Is Price. I awoke last night wrh severe p^ns m my sti. math. 1 mv r fell so badly m all my lite. When I came ejiwn to woik ihis mor.ing I leii so weak I could hardly BMffc. I we-nt to
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 408 3 MA'LS CLOfK. I O-MOKKOW. **> A, M *"g><ok Patant 7 M C .enb-.n 4. Samarang Gia-g Ann 11 am Ho iKkm.^. vc. bßVmmm ll .m Malacca I.i ggi Heie c rv Pen-enn at Dch Hebe 3 p M *"H* 'k Sin^afiort 3 pat B.tuP.hat Sult.ni ivaj Lib i..n. Nc. Keta.itan
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    • 804 3 VBSSULS IN POKT. otrerv...o,. K,.e. B T :r-'B;..:.r. s \^rK\' a ,s c MonunK s A ww. a wiaaiera Amvad From Cooa.eneea For When AsWhalc 22 h r n,,Ch J"~ «o Hunukong K.Schmdt JjS*" fc JJ £S« fc J, gyry Guttine Co. J v,. „c B:,i JUS S^g. fc»a*V» B,„Me-v.
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    • 186 3 CLEARANCES. June ti). Pplisb, Brit. s(r., uni.rll, lor Pi', mhanp B.sL.Rici. B.it. sir., Krotle, f,r Pcna .g and L'indon. S« est,, tier, str Fuchs Ur Have and ambnr tf A.c* v| ,r,., jjp. str rriwt, lor Aiuweip. via ports. June 2 Tekribr, N «r. itr K..nf..>rJ. f.,r Hongkong BoHMin.. Ital.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 490 4 FOR SALE. FOUR-snfpd ph «l«v< m good order, bay A.i- ial it. fee. coinp'ete. Al.su Del, p ait. I up fee. cmplett, A Pi v W. DALLAN 1 7 FOR IiALE Gaßflßßßj vrmim I '<> P'-'o, fo. merly the V „ut W o«L'ate, B <>. B. \p,.|. 10 I .111
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    • 854 4 am WAR DEPARTMENT n •F.SDERS ».il! be rtsßtshrad at the Hpadyu-sUer x (^ftict Pearl's Hi 1 uj, t loom on Wednesday nu i.i«h une, icj.i fji t c c mt«yai*oaßß 78 'oils of fionpowder and Explosiv. s lo BafHBBBaJ. Tim, iters sliould be .iddresscd 10 O C Troops Singapore, m
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    • 834 4 AlßltS for LEA PEBRIES 9 A «%V fl WORCESTERSHIRE SIDCL \SS^ Mt%M $Mi V^ BY SPECIAL WARRANT J^f^^i^ "H3 OUEEN J s>*% j PDRVEYORS TO EIPRESS C? ISDLI CELEBRATED OILMAN'S STORES. [AtRATiiDWAiIRS m WpL^M artf rla *'»cturiil by tin; vjry v fnf J"} S'ettu- y A>tosiisi Highest Class of Machinery
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    • 303 4 1 bh:st ror? wasm climates. Calvert's IeHRBOLie soaps. thi cmc:;,A. AND MM RELIABLX crano. J J TOILET SOI?, M ft n 1 UMBITSOIf, ti Is. Ears. 1 j I -m^j\.:f P»rtu...i Ij- or I v.. rv fcle p, »of I j r-.-r tk .1 Irr.unoa. S (Salvert's per r e?ißß©Lie
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    • 321 4 I Passengers tor Straus. China ft Japan. Per N. D. 1.. Stuttgart due June 'i -Rev Sn>der, Mrs. .Snyder and children, Mr W lufl^n bruch Mr. Ehrlich. Mr. Saiomonson, Mr HuwoWcer, Mr. F. Susemihl. P.r Nt MfMUiL due June 25.-Mr. A. Van H» urn, Mr. G Benz. j Per Kanagawa
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    • 519 4 MARINE HOTEL MENADO ENGLISH SPOKEN. Ap' *y 19.10 ALEX. FOX Co. TAILORS, SHIRTMAKFRS. DRAI FR MILLINKRS, URESSM-KEKS, AM) COMMISSION AGENTS. No. 43, Hioh Strbbt, Singapore. ALEX. FOX «i Co. June 15 uc STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. Stbambbs lbayb Singapore at 4.45 m. Hye /leong, every Monday for Malacca, Ku.. Klani;
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 1053 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. (ilvmi* pon ot Uepatuii'', ami |«»BbBB Kiio>mii djf due h<»rc. and nam'* ai Agent*.. M»s-'.i.\V»« 1 Avi.nx.iiiT, H.M.S., Chatham, <lue June I ..mi BTTB, H.M.S t 1».d., (Jl-.aih 188, due June CTBNBBT, H.M.S. t b d.. I liatham. due |u-ie si Etiaattß X.(. r.. Wilhelmshaven, due July ioliath,
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