The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 February 1902

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    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, 20m FEBRUARY, 1902. DAILY ISSUE No 44ti
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      700 1 J~ q Office. Telegraph St. /te Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA ADEN, F.GYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Per's, also ioi CHM Coast. MAIL LINE. OUTWARD HOMEWARD
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      862 1 Pacific mail steamship COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AN'rr»OYO KISBN KAISHA (oriental .s. i;o.) VIA INLAN'I) S <:A OI- lAPA.N AND r ONOI UI.U. Through Pissaije rickets |ramad I? England France, and <l»Ttnanv by ill ira»i AtlaKic lines of sieamers, and to the principal cities of the United Slates
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      536 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARETVAART MAATSCHAPPI]. Under Contract win t«e Netherlands India Govirnnmbt. Agents ai Singapore. Ship Agency, late F. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collykr Quay IHI I'ND««mNTIONin DATES ARK ONI.T APFROZIM\TE. Steamer Krorc Exi ected Will be despatched for on M.t i. vii Fob IK BHliton B:«tevia Samarang Sf Swrabaia Fe». *>1
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      337 1 N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL biiIAMSHIP (o Itd A rt v ui.-»r rORTMCHTI.Y Service m. ,n--tained b«i»f-n J.iian ami Kuropf by the lollov inj{ NEW IWIN SCRIW STKAMERS. L'nU' r Mail Contract* witli the Imperial fapWMM Governnifnt. Specially designed for the Company's Kuropeam Service, I ichted throughout by Electricity, provioVd with excellent
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      707 1 tJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION isssiftsmz Sterling Reservr $10,000,000 > S.ivtr Re-ervt 1,750,000 I *n.7SO.fKJo RESERVE LIAB'UTY OF 1 PROPRIBTOKS J •loooo.ore Court or Uibbctobs. Shkwa.v. E*q.~- Cm aihmam v ■'fffj Bkll-IbvlWO,— Dkfl'TV CXAIBMAN. H. t T.»IKIN> K>j I L. RICHABOSON fcj) A. Haupi E> s j H SMtBABr, R«,
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      548 1 three tszssiiznsuSuZSESTum '^SS=^ r N O 1 UNION FIRE INSUR. I ANCK FOCIETYOF NORWICH AND LONDON. Established 1797. KOR PIRE INSURANCE ONLY. A.oi.Tl«u«D i3iS.ooo f .o« lsP 2 il.ftou.ooi .-COHB I Insurance eflectrd on almost every a**cr. property at current rates 1 prem.um. inr HORNid 0.. I.t I..— A THh
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      404 1 RIGAUti I Kananga I V.AIHi 4 I GOSLING Co. Whisky Dawson's Perfection Sio-j Special v t 1 •ia Liqueur S'H Cyrus Nobler Kye whisky SiH I Mah .tt m Lo ktjil S. 4 Cha.i.pj^nc B-andy (i^vrs) Sl5 IkC Egyptian Cigarette** iaa« otc I. U "NIONGPAUAK DOC COMPANY, LTD. pwright^ ts,
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    The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1902.
    1190 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1902. qwertwetet China c ris of the hn, nil I „t Peking, at which tli'- l>i,i'omaic wt(>s rctwwd personal re!.Hu n-t with Ihe (I >; t The a<l<irr>> ul il,<- i en, liaron C,ikin and the r< ply of tb« l.r>j- m ad
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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    THEFT FROM Messrs. J. LITTLE & Co.
    40 2 THEFT FROM Messrs. J. LITTLE Co. l there- *c c lM)|i a m ar. l 1 4 thef a j i fi a umjj i ihc emplo\ l» ar^;-.: ttl.r Mr i rilfe I rt> Ihe CAM «»i> < allowed o*.
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    TELEGRAMS.
    189 2 Sm I k Pi The iii' j- t murUt rtr-, irj »er» and fled em. v.»a-;a alier a fierce |gh| UJiWiM^tktvoaMwtniiu Mm i »'-c Root conternp P»f >umm«r 5 m N»>n« >. IIM crew tkcfe i .-cxi WMI F vlu 'v rerpcrated on >r X*< I N CK.jreJ *t
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    57 2 The to ,o». The Chir.oc have a custom i net by ihe tfmr c: I during the \ur t-it a beauty of t c »tg to appeal ioj; When v \e r ol his ole It eat lV r l.i drew hmtelt uj nil a >v himsell Sime time come
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      345 2 "EVERYTHING KNOWN IN MUSIC." PIANOS. PIANOS. b^t I. ndon and Continental hums THE STRAITS MODEL PIANO with iron ta-» €kS -< Mil work oi .olid wood.gHud and screed at all joint.. Cash Price $425 or on the Hire System $475. HUKE AND WERNER PIANOS Specially built for tin- climate. THE
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      320 2 Jl»Cf NEW GOODS Just Arrived Ladies' Corsets. Izrds. Prima Donna. J C. &c. Long St Short Waisted. New Millinery. New Ladies Shirts Fichu? Hosiery Handkerchiefs. Ladies Tennis Shoes. IV HI. X 1 W A UUITt. "4t-v Braided Slippers. New Black Walking Shoes. i i.i. range 01 uzms ka< »i. re.-
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      737 2 THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK CO., LTD. NOTICE. MR. GKOKGE RITHEKI ORI». a Uicctor ot this Company. baai mmhmJ ad ministration theieof under the litle of Managing Director. Mr Jame.n Ski.lar continuing Manager of the Company as heretofore. By order of the Hoard <.l Director*, \V. G. NIVEN, Secr< i.ir\ The
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      363 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED Artainex? Cashier; M-curit> re%*Jv*a for f'J 000. Apply K. M. < /r<. r>es*. NbJI MJ WANTED GI.KMAN 1...1. ,!<sm~ N« .t i .-I l-anl m .4 small family, vritr \s.th 101 l pari kiil r-, Kel. Jit -1.-J *A Vl'hlU r :ui Kl< metit «ry KuglUh Seltocl
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      59 2 Ihe Week Thur»d«y, »otu -oamenj KntrH I Philharrrt I I Knday. list tti^t WaMi „ii < > H M h ..vtri cr A 1 M N Ui-xh- d. Saturday. 12- M.M. M U I 1 H -p. I k uda>. ij-d •I —t*43 a 1 j I MooJi) i4ta Hi
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    MASTERS AND MATES AT HONGKONG.
    112 3 A general meeting of officers of the Hongkong Mercantile Marine w is held on the 1-jih inst. to consider what steps should be taken m the event of the owners ignoring the demand that has been put before them for an increased scale of pay.
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    THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
    76 3 The Hongkong Telegraph publishes these wires Shanghai. February 14th. Prince Chinrj expresses himself as being delighud at the announcement of the formation of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance for the preservation of the integrity of China and the maintenance of peace m the Far East Prince Ching fas informed
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    THE TANGLIN BURGLARS AGAIN.
    230 3 I HEY ASS\LLT A PoLICK PATROL. At $.50 this morning a small police patrol, on passing through Grange-id.' dis- overed that one of the Municipal lamp, at the darkest part of Grange-rd. was out. < >n tie constables attempting to relight the lamp they were pelted
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    CHINA AND THE POWERS.
    683 3 I HB S»' OND A' h tS' Ihe Peking correspondent of the X.-C. -:t wrote on the zSih ult.. To-day all the Dipl'jmjtic Body, rrprc-^r Austria, the United States, German) <, France, BmMH. Spai", Italy, Portugal, •n. Japan, and Holl.ind, had audienc*: vith :.peri<r of Cr-.ma.
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    THE "MISS KITTIES."
    137 3 A ot li di m paper presents its reader with a tiueand circumstiii i BCC unt of a 1 tter wiitt-n to hismamma by aCornis'nman working m the gold-placers of Biittsh (iuiana, and of tl,e old lady's misunderstanding ol its meaning. Do wat I will," wrote the
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    A POSTAL "HARD CASE."
    205 3 A curious point of international postage law is now being dis nted biw-t-n Funce and Sweden. The amount ai i-sue i* only 4-. bnt the prin. i,n.- involved is cue m which the general, and < -pc i lly tin- traveling public, has a roofcid labit-
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    FRENCH LADY TRAVELLER ON BRITISH COLONIAL RULE.
    206 3 FRENCH LADY TRAVELLER ON BRITISH COLONIAL RULE. Fr*ni k Ml. ro Lkkn sfme. Isabelle Massieu, .1 welUkoowa Frencfa tiavell-r, m her latest aroilc, giving an account of h-r journeys through IndoChina, Burmah, tbe Si an States Tonkin, sad Laos, pays a warm tribute to British Colonial administration and enterprise as
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    WITH R
    580 3 - 1 thmm They ca«j|l t i 1 kt, and cojIJ -Ma.. m hjjd. 11... 1 i m »a»h«d i,. MTOttl. Sj tlnn t f\ t .__i-entre-a-'.trrt— H --a.i cover far him. A at t. .1 _<■_ tjr e bat stremj enoujjh 10 release the puli o: a Vt
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    SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    81 3 Members of the Rifle Association and Volunteers hiv a*k.>d to note that there will be v shoot on Saturday afternoon beginning at 2.45 pin. punctually. An S. R. A spoon will be given for the best 1 aggregate. Those who arrive too late for 200 y.U. will
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    MOTORS IN MALAYA.
    230 3 A nutting of the Directors of the Malayan Transport Company was held at Kuala Lumpor on Saturday night. It b-gan a' 9 30 p.m. and ended at 1-15 a m. o-\ Sund.iy morning the occasion being the making <>f final arrangements (or the *t »ning ol th-
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    CANTON TO KOWLOON.
    192 3 I li>' l kins Mil! eoateiM ,\n interesting two-oMuiim Aeeovnl ut m utw l.iml tnuap bj three BoropesM ttvm (/.int'>n tv Ko«kMM. Th.-. w,-i. Mr. H. 8.8 Hmcock, representative of Mf^ri Slikw»ii, Tome* and Lo Mi fl Twiimj. H.ll.'i Vi, -..1,, i11. an lMr B r. M.
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    A WISE COUNSELLOR.
    667 3 J• i kfressed bjr Liv Kumj of Liang Kiang f'rovi <_•-. r., the w> ■i < G*M ral, and tj> miss;c;i rt rif, </.-.: which, hi: »iil do moi' aii r.. At. 1 ir ie», 1 iittc r» i 1 privtteg i I X j n t.
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    THE "YENESEI."
    36 3 The Russian topped > steamer Yenesei left for Port Aithur at eight o'clock this ■MM aiajf. It i^ unitT^tood that the Ycnesct into be employed at I'ort Arthur m laying down torprdo'-s and submarine mines.
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    SUBMARINE FOG-SIGNALS.
    473 3 S UBMARINE FOG-SIGNALS. English I-.mkk \um A system of submarin- log- signalling somewliat similar toth.it tn.:d ii BaaMM Hailnur last year is to be the subject of cxp rnnent cIT li^jg Roik, Lynn, wlitre a bell is being hx.d I i as to tm ruiikj about fifty lett under water,
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    DESDEMONA'S FEET.
    378 3 .1 -IK. Im lllkKl. A., iinu-.il>; kior) i< laid m McCi«ri n.lcrenit- uncc out ir ii M Ami Uie pcituru lt.e aUor» had ruicn^J I 1 i,i ii, c conic > Htmimmi. v jn^in^N were L.,.ed up at the bcx>nn.n>{ it iht ae\ and ,j to t .,,j
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB TOURNAMENT.
    106 3 YESTERDAY'S I'LAY. Lwiwi* Giiuiwi'iDtnui H*ni>i< m. A ClIMi Miv l.o\eil and Mr. J. (i. Mactaj'jjari l>eai Mrs. Saunders at tl Mr. von Her^, 6, 6-— 5, 6— 3. Mi- J. (iunn and Mr. Salzm.inn beat Mis, Kerr and Mr. Nonie, 6— j, 5 (> o.
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    TIES FOR TO-DAY.
    85 3 I-»|>lE>' ABO UMTUMM Dot hi. ks II \mdii v A h Mrs all n )>;t; and Mr. Pierce v. Mis- J. (Junii and Mr. S.i /mann. U ny M-,«-s Andotb 11 aid Mr. I) .»ley v. Mi,. J.t^o and I )r. Simpson. ,M,s. Gal ie} a.,d Mr.
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    TIES FOR FRIDAY.
    53 3 f'IAV Optional. L< lilts' KM) dl Nir>Mf\'s I>(H BLIS 1 1 AN IXC «T. A Cvi Mr. and M s. Ganslo .er v. Mrs. Lovell and Mr J. G. Mactaggarl. B D Mrs. 13 n»es md Mr Sephn s v. Miss Anderson anj Mi. Uowlty, ur Mrs.
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    PASSENGERS BOOKED HOWEWARD.
    587 3 P. at O. F< l> Jl.— Pi r I'.irramatt i lor IViihiik —M r lltint. r ind two .-hildr.-n Mr A A. K.irlf Mi-. R. Caaba. K..r Hoinbay Mr- L<- Ha\ Mr-. S. Mobein.-d tlly Mr- A SaleMM? :md t wo iliil-ilri-n For I'-.rt S:iid. Mi-. ItoiM-rt-on.
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    PRODUCE.
    87 3 1 rtbruary 20 I l"9-"t <■ 11. 2S 6c. I'ube No. 1 17-So Terr". 30.37 r'o. White, (Fa.r I.»\V- t 5 :r". iius t< ,51 da -c.totheib; '9.50 N i- ,'1.. 1a) v. 71 1 l-<n;.i.l .ie« 2j. Tarui, .mail pcail (f-«.t qiuAtyi 550 (1) Hake (do. do.) S4l
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    SHARE LIST, FEBRUARY 20, 1902.
    137 3 <ank »l CNM and Japa". I tl Notlm Deferred. Hell's fefcaMM IMM Aiir Norn.,. Rersawah frt>t.i M<ne('o. CM ndras f n U Mining C o. I jd. 4 I Clear Water Dairy H-trm Uil. o Fr^er mi Nove Ltd. I, $v> f. for IfH«n,kon, ■MtfAST'
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    EXCHANGE.
    60 3 (CO tCTKO U. TO Ft RJ On London B« ilk I «rmai»d Ptivat.- cr. Jits 3 m/s document! 3 credits 6 m/s France, <Kmand --t j <( GCRMANV (Irmaixl i India, I. 1 H lrman.! Yokoh/.:.:* demand n%pni Java, <lcmar.J Manila, «Jemand ....<% nrr SCVIRIICNS, (to buy) Qank of
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      165 3 SOFT, FAIR. DELICATE SKIN.— A cl Mr and healthy complexion produced \>y usiii^ Row Land's Kaltdor, the most soothing, healing curative and relreshing preparation, and warranted h.irmlt Mm the most delicate skin. It ptrvcn;s and removes Freckle*, Tan, Sunburn, Krdne>s, Ro*ighneif, heal* Cutaneous Eruption-,, Irritation, Stinjfs ol Insects, hczema, Iturih,
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      348 3 OC'JiAN |f^ STIAM AMI NEUKRLAN bCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAA:r i <>kv I 11l Prpmetlitu .Vi7o Tmmtaiu t fjf Ty.iiui ,111 Ttltmmchut "HI Glauc-ti MiWaj 7«SOH .111 •<>:' I !f(-<ff..Oi /l^awrmidn 7010 Ortstn •< >."»:< Priam Ar it TiaV Dmtdmnm IUVi Ttuctr 25H3 AthUUt M-iSmrfeav \W<il ATv wiJ '^&M Dtu, alien
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      195 3 MAILS CLOSE 1 O-MORRO T. .Malta t*« l! 1 fe e- Wi mh n M Mon^konj; i Shan^li.n (h i.i K koli o .N»T I BD»T. Indrai 1 Mm La Smw Honffkon« «cc. s e 1, 2,„ Pc!,.»,, k i ,Lul(a I M E PW J, M Pcnwig v i).
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      223 3 Men-of.War Wa^.n.'Tv.v Comm.nderm 1 <• i >l. i i I .rk Itu other VctMla FlagsftTont MmHM At,.i ht) Wh.n v F«h II Harry I I J.p v 113 \.i y Ji H I. IWS I i ■HttM mimi i.',"i> v n Btww 1»..t3^:» i. < Hrll II M i i
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      157 3 ••»\I. i"i i t i »*d Malasm. 1 X .U M I'u.-aII. |nj l*.«a«c and nwy 1 'I i i i i ki I'AHHI V« II nu M vu 1 M I•• It. I ii, I, I ..1,.-,., 1' I- I N. I jnm mhku m t..,. v ■MMtar, radwiud
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      193 4 Firewood W\MH» lonUon* for .Unit .^.IKH) iect. An>i>'- nu oKNK(I ua. Mb House Wanted. •|-v> ,;l M. li'.r.M-Morl niurni^h.-a. «rv<i» l-i M..rxt«. IMrtu-übis to W. l«- HnHKK. 14 N«*V> <J ul >- U, II WANTED MMI v l<v>i NvWU A A .tnt.n<. i-W ton Ally NHB«*aM v v MKKCHANT I
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      292 4 To Let "\rWKMM m lti iviiyiw Ou»y. J Ai'p'r iTMI >• .1.4 11 M UC To Let. Unfurnished \O. <■>. ■■■pMHj IWI Kcx»U,«itlt BM^WHMi (iui Trnnit L*wn \f. Apply to No t'\ o r'-.t Am Kpi. "THE CHINESE CRISIS. FROM WITHIN BY WEN CHING Edited tn the Rev. G. M.
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      193 4 HOWARTH ERSKINE, LIMITED. ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS SPECIALITY I Mining Machinery and Appliances WINDING GEARS. ENGINES, BOILERS, PUMPS. STEEL PIPE LINES FITTINGS. The Pulsometer. (TRACK MA K> STEAM PUMP WORLD-KNOWN UNRIVALLED Please write or call and give us particulars of your requirements. HOWARTH ERSKINE, LIMITED. ENGINEERS SINGAPORE, PERAK AND BANGKOK FRASER
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      130 4 WHITE t HORSE CELLAR WHISKY. GUTHRIE &Co S- V .c A?-rts Bricks Firebricks THE ALEXANDRA BRICKWORKS Co.. Ltd. ED TO SUPI LI Bricks a: SIS ?-r 1000. F r-r-:;k£ a: 575 r^r 1000 F.txciay Bt $27 50 ft* tM i THE BORNEO Cc Ltd.. A. Apollinaris AJLlii- COW ?tC*M!£ff iioooo:o
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      268 4 r it i li hprptlo. I T ir.'. .ri.l I >h M lUO* 1 M. n-ct-W ir. si, 1.;.'..I I t iion. <tu«« Mik.i^i 1!'•"■!-mouth, < -mouth, duo Y< b i. i .i litFtk ,i >■ on«tjult. da«« vi»r < I -1 r l;u- (ron-ndt <l r\ m«. .lap.. lhu>v
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      289 4 P*r X. T. X ■TamaJrnr* Mir. klr. N. ||>>««x Mr f kir A. M Th v °laa<l V X A. •«< II rI*, f X I >n.l Mr- V.OafjliJ Mr I M I N. X H li >:.- Mr. aa>d M h.l.'. Mr M A!., r. N MAYNARD&Co. Ltd. W'HOLE>ALh
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