Straits Echo, 26 October 1909

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    Masthead
    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 7. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, TUESDAY, 26tii OCTOBER, 190». Single Copy, 10 cents. No.
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      1103 1 uUINNESS’S STOL TIANQ LEE 00. *Sp y o. k; u m <2 r' S 'V. «L v •a MBynlH 14 t\WM [> *v SOLE AO ENTS. BASS’S ALE. THE Eastern Shipping Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS AND B A K B Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL
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      13 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST? TiANG LEE A Co.. So/ e
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    Old-Age Pensions & Electioneering Methods.
    424 2 Old-Age Pensions Electioneering Methods. Ths following correspondence has passed between Mr. Stauier, m.p and Mr. Balfour House of Commons, Sept 28. Dear Mr. Balfour, —I have leceived a letter from a person iu my constituency which raises a point of real significance iu connexion with the campaigu which is being
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    The Abode of the Little Tin Gods
    585 2 Simla society is unique,” says a writer iu the Sphere. It is unlike society in Bombay, Calcutta, aud other laige cities in India, and it is unlike London society or that of auy of the Continental capitals. It is essentially official. As the
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      96 2 A Remedy That Cures Colic. Some time hick I had a very had attack of colic.” says Mr 0. Pienaar of MTddelburg. CipeOolouy. "I saw an advertisement in the paper of Chamber lain’s Colic, Cholera Hud Diarrl cei Remedy, whi.h I at 01 ce got from the chemist, Mr. C.
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      493 2 Chamberlain 7 Pain Balm. You will hunt a good while before you find a liniment that is equal to Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, la cases of rheumatism and sciatica it relieves the intense pain and makes sleep and rest possible. Soreness of the muscles, swellings and lameness are quickly rel eved
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      489 2 A BRITISH MADE PIANO FOR $50 DOWN, THE BA LAN C IS $20 per month. A FINE OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE AN UP-TO-DATE PIANO AT A MODERATE PRICE. BUILT THROUGHOUT BY HXUURT LONDON WORKMEN SPECIALLY FOR THE TROPICS. ROBINSON PIANO C"' L TD. THE 66 OATINE PREPARATIONS. I® A Beautiful Face
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      675 2 "W ANTED CASHIER. Sala' v $40 pur mensem $2,000 security required. Must be energetic. Apply to C. P., 22 10 l 9 co A traits Echo. WAKTTED. RUBBER ESTATE. I7V )R c UTprsion into a I/mitfd cvrc°rn Must be a sound prop Send re pent* by Esoort. hjo of trre*,
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    41 3 Aye it Due Lu zow Kleis f Ass i ye Ddlhi S tiEMpore ’olouibo Colombo Si ij'pr oi e U M.A Oo. ail a Co. A.G.&Co. A G Jo 26 th 0:i 27 b 4‘.h N >v. 6 b
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    SAILINGS.
    32 3 b'jf i r>„a '■< f ii z )w K>i-t Ass jye Ddlln Colombo Smtapoie ;S u2 ipo»e iColoiu bo 1 BMiCo. B.M ACo A G ACo A G ACo. Got. Nov. i
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      ARRIVALS.
      90 3 Fook Sang, Br. s s., 1.987, Mitchell, 2Srd Oct, Calcutta, 17ih Oct., Gon.— B Co. Perak. Br. s.s, 258, Milue, 25th Oct., Singapore, 23rd Oct., Gen.—E. S. Co., Ltd. It'hi'i It. ss., 2.784 ‘Bilsito, 25th Oct., Hongkoug, 15th Oct., Get).—B. M. A Co Aparima Br. s.s., 3 684, Rutter,
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      DEPARTURES.
      38 3 26th October. Lian Choo, for Kedah. Avagyee, tor Deli. Mary Austin, f.»r Pangkalau Braudan Bantam, for Singapore Perak, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Sappho, for Teluk Anson Ivoh, for Port Swetteuham and Singapore. Nam Sang, for Calcutta.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      125 3 Fo* Kodak—Per Tong Chuan to morrow, 7 am. Pang Nga and Trang—Pe- Leong Hn, to morrow, Ipm. Teluk Anson—Per Ban Whatt Soon, tomorrow, 2 pm. landings—Per Tong Chay Un, to morrow, 4 p.m. Deli—Per Malaya, to moriow, 4 p.m. Singapore, China and J tp»u —Per Kleitt, to-morrow, 5
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    522 3 Per I. G. M p.s. Kleist, from Europe, 17th Sept., due itt Penang ou 27th Oct To Penang Mr. Ilans Grubert, Messrs N J Vos and L. Gouverue. To Sngapore Mr. John Souiei ville, Mr. Richard Rickmers, Mr. aud Mrs Wisteulio'z. Mr Wilhelm Pahl, Mr. W.
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      396 3 P. G. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Oat ward. Not. 4 Atsaije] connecting with Mongolia 18 Himalaya Marmora Dec. 2 Delta Morea m Delhi Mooltan 30 Devanha Mantua Homeward. THROUGH STEAMER TO LONDON. March 26, Macedonia. FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. Wt Clan and Clan IV London
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      57 3 (S HIPPING,) HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT Co., Penang, Agents. KONINKLIJKE PAKETYAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (ROYAL DUTCH PACKET COMPANY.) Fom IkTBBDBD TO SAIL. Stsambb. For freight, passage or particulars apply to 5o HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT Co., Penang, Tiliphonb No. 521 Telegrams: Hottlieb.” Agents. THE EASTERN SHIPPING Co., Ltd. iTbe Undernoted Steamers will be despatched, if circatrnuices
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      437 3 NORDUtUTsCHtK LLOYD, BREMEN. ihiFtuhiAL GERMAN MAIL LINE, \**-v DV ii > 4 i* .w-Ai- ';*g*M*& r m 9BJT. f “q i > fast and well-known mail s;eau.erao this Company sail fortnightly from Bremon 1- Hambuig via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Napies, (connection Marseille?, N iples, Alexandria and vice
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    The Straits Echo.
    103 4 T he Straits Echo. J ..t*r# ««'todr* everybody unt! Icitlrr lien# *--m 4nllv t. CRITERION PRESS. 1.M.. No. 2£f*— lWr.i) St r»pi. I*«»m*r PKIOK •aii.v mu a i fit per *|ITSTATI• »NH t’wlng* Kim •t'l ■IMTIOP il'ntmel Ilf. (M HI K A IMtK 18« Icho- Penang.” I on*» No ‘^49
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    THE IPOH AFFAIR.
    2879 4 The Echo sent to Jpoh a special commissioner, to make exhaustive enquiry into this affair. We now know all there is to know about it, and we are happy to say that, except in one particular, the Echo lias nothing to retract. We had better get tliis
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    " H M.S. Pinafore.”
    111 4 H M.S. Pinafore.” Tne C(X' reheirsal <f“ H SI 8. Pinafore” t-k-s pi ice it ihe Town Hall next Thursday at 5 30 p in w.ien the men are requested to attend. Tbe rthe«rsul of the full chorus will be ln-ld at 615 p.m. Good progress is bung made wi'li
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    283 4 The following business in tin his been done to ibv Singapore: trails Trading Co, ara 1 it t tpOc U /n l uyers, no stllers j 3 Penang PenaDg Tin Exchange, buyers, no sellers j Eastern Smelting Co ,1 69 70 buyers, no sellers S
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    The "Merry Makers.”
    382 4 Ihe Marry Makers” deceive better sj?port than they had last night, when thev gave their opening performancj at the Town Hail to an appreciative but somewhat thin audience. This clever company of entertain ers more than made good its claim that every single artist in the troupe
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    The Rain.
    156 4 Damage to Tram Line. The rainuauge at Fort Cornwallis registeied a fall of 182 iu. for the twenty four h 'U r s e ded 9ocl ck this morning. The recent heavy r.ius have done much damage tothetiam lines and the bridge over the stream in the Scotland
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    Local Wedding.
    128 4 D’Almeida—Be Souza. At the Church of the Jmmacu'ate Concep tion, Pulau Tikus, this morning was roe cispd the marriage of Mr John William D’Almeida, of the Eistern Extension Telegraph Co., with Miss Eupbemia Mary, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K- L. De Souzi. The bride was attended
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    London Matriculation.
    295 4 At the Matriculation examination of tbe London University held locally last June, six candidates, all from St. X -vier's Institution, presented themselves for elimination. News his been received that tbe following have been succes-ful L'in Cheng Em (First Division) and Chong Ym Ch n; and L°ong Yew Koh
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      362 4 NOTICE. THE interest aud responsibility of Mr. Wooi K»-e Chuau, a'iat Wooi Soo Gbiang, m Chop Aik Guhu, Buck Dealers Beach Street, Penang, and in Chop E»m Huat Brick Kilo, at Sungei Dm. Province Wellesley, having this day ceased, I, the undersigned Wooi Siaug Ewe, hereby give notice that any
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      30 4 For Whooping Cough. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Is will keep the loose, expectoration easy and render ihe ti's of coughing less and les9 severe The George Tcwn Dispensary, Wholesa’e Agents
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Petition to Perak Sultan.
      645 5 (Echo Special.) For Release of Banished Chinese. Ipoh, 26th Oct.—The Chinese merchants of Ipoh, represented by Messrs. Foo Choo Choon, Yeow Tak Shin, Cheung Yin Fatt, Low Foo, Teh Lay Seng, Lay Cheuk Sang, Lee Kong, Hor Chew Hin and Lee Keng Theng of the Chamber
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      Kinta Residents' Petition.
      113 5 (Echo Special.) Want Ipoh Official Capital. I poh, 26th Oct.—Over ten thousand signatures have been attached to a petition to the Governor, as High Commissioner of the F. M. S., praying for the transfer of the Kinta Government Departments from Batu Gajah to Ipoh, •md chiefly for
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      A Tamil Row.
      26 5 (Echo Special.) Coolie Killed. Kuala Lumpur, 25th October. In a w between Tamils at Bukit Rotan ">“1, Kuala Selangor, one coolie was killed.
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      Kuala Lumpur Volunteers.
      61 5 (Echo Special.) Inspection by Major-General Perrott. Kuala Lumpur, 25th October.—The annual inspection of the Volunteers by Major-General Perrott took place last Saturday. He subsequently addressed the officers and non-commissioned officers and pointed out their faults, but said that be was pleased with the general turn-out and appearance
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      P. and O. Passenger Overboard.
      51 5 (Supplied by Reuter A Brave Amah. London. 25th October.—The P- and Osteamer Palate in reports that while passing the Su* z Canal a child named Bird fell overboard. A Chinese amah jumped in to re cue it. Both ware picked up but died two hours
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      Tsar and Victor Emmanuel.
      130 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Cordial Toasts. London, 25th October. —At a banquet yesterday evening the Tsar and King Victor Emmanuel in their toasts both emphasized the RusB(-Italian community of interes' which brought the two countries closet together than ever before. Identity of Views. LondoD, 26th October —The
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      The British Navy.
      259 5 (Suppli d y Retd r Beresford Wants to Know liondor, 25 h October —Lord Charles Beresford has published his correspondence with Mr. H. H. Asquith, the Premier, complaining that, despite M r Arquith assurance that the careers of witnesses at the Naval E’quiry would not be prejud
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    1058 5 Following is the report of the Committee of the Penang Cricket Club for the year ended 31st August, 1909 Gentlemen, Your Committee have now the pleasure of submitting to you their Report and the Accounts for the year ended 3lst August 1909. The result of the year’s
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    General Post Office, Penang.
    124 5 The following unclaimed letters are lying at the General Post Offies Letters BaFCom, Mrs M. E. Kaufmann. P. Clark, Mrs. L. MacLeod. J. H. Dubois. A. Meyer, Ylofos Duncan, E. W. Price. W. G. E ises, Senor A. Roberts, J. Everaars A. M. Rosenfeld, J. Gilbert.
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    A Remedy That Cures Colic.
    95 5 s me time back I had a verv bad attack o? colic,” sa\s Mr. C Pienaar of MiddtlhurgCape Colony. "I saw an advertisement ii the paper ot Chamberlain’s Colic CboKri and Diarrhoea Remedy, whuh I at or ce goi from the chemist. Mr. C Turpin-
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    Passengers.
    69 5 Arrived. Per p s Mi ha,a. 26 b 0.9 from Deli Dr. and Mr>. \V. Sjhuf ff aer, Messrs W van Vollenb ven, R S>'iiu via Ba-el, L F vnu lloveu. 11. lloluerf, Augui* 11. Weil M. van Ad pish rg*-n. C. Nieuwenhu’s, C J Dix r, H K
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    FIXTURES.
    91 5 To-DAT. 13ah l)av of 9th Moon. Town Hmd, Golf Club, 9 15 p.irTin* Mtiry Makers.” Towu Hall. 9 15 p in The New Japanese Cirematogiapb, comet of Campbell Street and Penang Road 7 30 p.m. and 9-T* p.ir. To-morrow 14 h D.iv of 9tb Moon Town Band. Esplanade. 6
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    MAILS DUE.
    20 5 flona < Ldtzow) ...26 h O German Kleitt < ...27ih English Atsnye) ...4 b N v. China (Delhi) ...6 h
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    THE MOON.
    21 5 O Full Moor* 0«jI- 29th lent Qua»! m Nov 5 h O Nt-w Moon ft 13’b < P:n>! Quarter 21st
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    41 5 P. O. SAILINGS. Maii Serv ce Octwa rdf. Pom w ard'» Assaee 4 Nov j D> Ihi 6 Nov Himalaya 18 Devanha 20 Extra Service OcTWARDi HoMKWARD. Palawan 9 Nov i Ceylon 3 1 Oct. Sicilia 22 I Somili 13 Nov
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      31 5 Hie curative actiou of GonOSan >8 attri* to itu being antiseptic and anesthetic --aufactured by J. D. Riedal Ltd Berlin. u d »ol«l in form of oapsulea, 40 in a bottle,
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      48 5 A Safe Medicine. Don't be afrail to give Chamberlain'* Cougb Remedy to your cbi'dren. It is intended especially for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cougb, and it is tbe best medicine made for these diseases. It contains no opium or other narcotic. The Oeorge Town Dispensary. Wholesale Agents.
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      680 5 FOR SALE. ■WALKER’S EVERYDAY COOKERY £00K for the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. PRICE SI. POSTAGE EXTRA. CASH WITH ORDER. FROM THE “STRAITS ECHO” OFFICE, Penang NOTICE. TAMIL IMMIGRATION FUND ENACTMENT, 1908. I EMPLOYERS OF TAMIL LABOUR J are hereby reminded that returns under the above Enactment for the
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    Mixed Biscuits.
    938 6 Biscuit the First. Once upon a time, before Cominauder Peary discovered that Dr. Cook had not been to the North Pole, and vice versa, we used to ask What is Whisky Of course we <3 all know what Whisky is-the next morning; but it iB doubtful if we
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    Kirk's Lecture on Hygiene.
    433 6 Causes of Disease. Preventive diseases are those whose causes are so knowu and understood that tbeir attack on man can be avoided and met successfullyGerms or microbes is the name given to certain extremely small forms of animal and plant life which can only be seen
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    EXCHANGE.
    119 6 Penano, 26th October (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank London, Demand Bank 2/4$ 4 months* sight Bank 2/4$ 3 Credit 2/4 6 3 Documentary.. 2/4 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174$ 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174$ Moulmein, Demand Bank 174 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras, Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    211 6 Gold J«eaf $61.8) I'ej er(W.Coast 31b5.5 oe.) no flock •Vbite Peppei $25.75 rales v <nr p out of season Cl out of season 11.oe 92. —tales dace Picknurs 83. —sales llos 23 —sales SNo. 1 675 sales H 2 no stock Basket 4.85 sales T.nioc. Flour I.6 id** ?nprst
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    SHARES.
    1127 6 3 5 3 5 C*p tc Number of Shares issued. 1903 .907 1901 1907 1903 1901 1907 1901 1899 1900 1907 1905 1906 1908 1904 906 1907 1907 1901 1907 1905 1905 1892 1905 1907 1907 1906 1907 1907 1906 1902 ,*m.S 19-5 1*4414 1906 1905 1909 1903 1907
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      84 6 1909 MODELS. I DARRACQ MOTOR-CARS. V •*"£>/. v L v > ms»: x V xv- Single Cylinder Car, 7-9 H. P. Double Cylinder Cars, 8-10 10-12 H. P. r 14-16 H.P., Four Cylinder Cars, j p o ur Inch |2S-36 H.P. Six Cylinder Car, SO H P. Gars complete with
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    An Extraordinary Decision.
    736 7 Here’s a pretty story from the Times Sir, —A case has beeu decided recently in tl)8 Chaucery Division which appears to deserve more publicity than it is at present likely to obtain. It is reported in the Sep teinber number of the Law Reports, and is entitled
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    Mr. Dooley on the North Pole.
    175 7 1 Who do I think gets th’ honor iv bein’there first?’*’ says Mr. Dooley in the Guardian Faith, I’m not goin’ to decide. As Dock Cook says th’ houour is great enough f’r both, an’ thete’s little enough iv it as it ia. If
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      1305 7 INSURANCES. The Penang Khean Guan Insurance Co. t Ltd, Hbad Officf, No. 81. Kiach H r rut, Basil*. BOARD OF DIR ROTORS. Mr. Cbeah Choo Yew Quah Beng Kee Khaw Joo Tok Yeoh Geok Kcat Kboo H un Yeang Ong Iluu Siew Ho Tiang Wan Mr.Gan Gnob Bee Tan Tiang
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      158 7 Rheumatism. More than li ne out of every teu cases of rheumatism are simply rheumatism of the muscles, <lue to cold or damp weather or cbrouic rheum it ism- I a such cases no internal treatment is riqiired. The free application of Chamberlain’s Pain Bilm is all that is ueid‘d.
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      907 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late oj Dr. Allen Cu., Pha U.S.A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. KNSIDIN6 AT Mo. 21a, Penang Road. A few doors from the Eastern and Orient*I Hotel. 6 mtbi. TEA o V TEA FOR SALE. USEFUL TO PLANTERS, ESTATES, ETC. Large Check Roll Books of 200 leaves.
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