Straits Echo, 30 November 1918

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING ITHROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, TOE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY \ob- I®* BXO Per Annum. PENANG, SAXUJiDAY* 30th NOVEMJ5EK, 1918, Single Copy. lO cent». No. 275.
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      1378 1 •KCSTIFS n itK FOOD *T#f BfciF FOOD" pfttf yuUR BABY 1 90 cts. put l m>. TIN. (BA N2K S phartßfdrf Sank ot India» Australia and China. (i 8(' ,r porated id fcngland by Royal Charter.) jei,2OO,CC3 £2,000*00 £1,2C0,0C0 f 4 id ap CipH'* jjmrre F-nd jjurre LUwMj af Pioprifliors
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      8 1 MILKMAID $20.50 *t 8 'AfNAW-1 Em dIMMI i
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    “OUR DAY"
    1065 2 lilt of the aubaoribera of $B6 and itw to the OUE DAT Bed Oron Fund 1« published below. Any errors and omiaiiom should be reported to the Honorary Seerotary or Honorary Treaeuron SSjMO. Honk 8 woo Loo Eaq $8,600, W Danean Beq Loo Boon Poo Beq Lin Mak
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    SAINT-SIMON.
    1208 3 Memoirs of the Duke ds Saint-Simon An Abridged Translation, with Notes. By Francis Arkwright. Vol*. V. and VI- (8tanley Paul and Go. 12s, 6d. net each volume.) The se art t he o.«aelu ling vela uses, soma woet delved by ibd war, of toe La.f-dos.jn into which Mr. Arkwright
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      256 3 3 MOrtDAUHr BROS IA ST. HELEN S PLACE, LONDON E.C. 3 c produce brokers and importers n n export and commission merchants Est. 1867. CabIes:—MORD AUNTS London. U D r Oils, Nuts, Seeds, Rubber and General Produce Consignments Received and Advances Made. INDENTS EXECUTED. {^4oaDodnudnnnnannntiunnwHi R. F. BRADFORD. 1 F,
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      320 3 THE SEASON TO PLANT, ROBUST A Coffee nurseries (gives bearing after 18 months) Liberian Coffee nurseries (girss bearing after 24 months) Rubber Stamps year, 1 year, year old to anit buyers. Coconut nurseries from well seleotedseeds. Rubber from over 10 year old trees. Price 11 per i.OUJ or .eas on
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      1061 3 BRITISH SIAM WAR AID ASSOCIATION. “OUR Dir 1918 WAR LOIR LOTTERY. II CALS 1.000,000 Penang Sales Room.* TO BM BOLD BY Public Auction Antique Household Furniture eoMPKisiwat Ebony and Task Chairs, Tables, Sofas, Benches, Almirahs, Wardrobes, ('rocker', Glass rare, Faney Vases, Curios etc-, eto. at 442 Chulia Street, Tickets, Ticals
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    413 4 FURTHUR BMA.LL-POX CaBESi The ordinary masting of tbe Municipal Commissioners was held at the Municipal Office yesterday afternoon. There were present Messrs. A. B. Voules (President), A M. Goodman, 0. E. Craig, Quah Bang Kee, Cnee Wor Lock, L, M. Bell (Municipal Engineer) and L A. G. Biggs
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    The Waterfront.
    241 4 Tbe e.s. van Overitraten may be expected here on Tuesday next, December S, with a full oargo of rioe, The s.s, Yamato Mam is timed to arrive to-morrow from Port Said with a oargo of salt for this port, The s.s. Baud is expected to arrive here on
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    Week’s Events.
    40 4 Saturday, Novembub 30, St. Andrew. Football:—Penang vs Perak, Ipoh. £ujtbay, December I. First in Advent. Queen Alexandra's Birthday (1844), Monday December 2 Town Band, Esplanade. New Fantastics, Town Hall, Tuesday, December 8, New Moon. New Fantastics, Town Hall.
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    ST. ANDREW'S DAY.
    970 4 A CONVERSATION. Beoause Scotland beat England at Ban* nocbbam a Union was established. Other wise England might have become the vassal of the Gallic Empire. As it is the two peoples are united, and the glory of St. Andrew’s Day that never shone (or will shine) brighter
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      391 4 c DO «ooCDCDCin^C DOC DC GET YOUR CRACKERS from WHITEAWAY’S bazaar. t«V ir: sm Fairy Frolic Crackers, Contain Stndi, Necklets, Charms, King», Pina., Price 85 eta. Fortune's Favourites.’’ This box ioontaina 12„ large Craekera containing hata and cap» and also an amusing face and xnaak (2 articles) Price $2,20 per
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      82 4 Crap. This disease is so dangerous and so rapid in its development that every mother of young children shoe d be prepared for it. It is very risky to wait until the attack of oroup appears and then send for medicine and let the child suffer until it can be
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      653 4 “RlfilNATlNcJy^ Settlements, 5 r *itl flpttlon* I r\ Settlement ol p' tlll In the matter of an i n d a 1 Ji97 t^5 dated lb lothdlJo?«‘'S 1897 >und r lf:;f H 441 Y Balek U{ SL? Gtant No. laSfJJg^ i,ClCodel9or r f 4 fhe Ciril OH-KEAT PEN E a
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    PENANG SHARE MARKET.
    771 5 LEAN A CO*8 WEEKLY BEPOBT. Peuang, November 29, 1918. Markets for both Bubber and tin throughout the week have been equally difficult to •ntioipate and to follow witto the result that the volume of share-business transacted in both sections has been exceptionally small. During the week a
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    SINGAPORE SHARI MARKET.
    224 5 Museue Fbasuk Co’s Bbpobt. In the weekly share circular, dated November 27, Messrs Fraser and Co. report i Business started this week extremely quietly but the news that American requirements of rubber for this quarter would be slightly increased encouraged investors to add to their holdings and
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    CRUSADERS.
    603 5  -  (By Tom Wmight.) Ashmead-Bartlett’s despatches from the Dardanelles are good reading in book form, especially now that we know more than be knew then, A remark in one of them catches my eye. "We oan only hops” he says, referring to our attaok upon Turkey as another “crusade”—whioh it
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    “New Fantastics.”
    321 5 The" New Fantastios who arrive in Penang on Sunday and open their three days’ season at the Town Hall on Monday next, hare been meeting with the greatest possible *****88 at the Tarions olnbs at which they hare been appearing. The freshness and oharm of the Darkie Melodies
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    SHALL THE GERMANS RETURN?
    797 5 A SINGAPORE ANSWER Ghren a serious difference between any of the great Powers, nothing weald suit Germany’s parpese better than to force them into war, causing hostile alliances and retaining the balance of power. So long as there is a possibility of war between the groat
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    ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH.
    84 5 Fikst Sunday in Advnnt. 8.00 s>m. Matins 8-30 a.m. Holy Communion 5.00 pm, Children’s Servioe 6-00 p.m. Evensong Ps VI Brown Smith VII Cooke VIII Corfe Nunc Dimittis Sl 260 Anthem “Conquering Kings their titles take Hymns 47,51 On Wednesday. 10-00 am, Matins and Litany On Fxiday.
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    Teachers' Association in Penang.
    244 5 [To ths Editor or ths Strait» Echo l Dj ar Sir, J la yoar editorials on education affairs—dways read with intereat and appreciation oy a large body of teaohers yon have given expression to ideas which can be be." realised by a formation of Teachers’ Asia,
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    Singapore Chamber of Commerce.
    57 5 ANTI-GERMAN RESOLUTIONS. CiVo«i Car ihm ChrmpondettU} Singapore, November 80. The Onamber of Oommeroe Committee ts passed resolutions to sbowits disgust and i ame and recommends Government to pass o ders that no Germans for a period of ten y«rs after peaoe should be allowed to UudS
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      384 5 WHATS ON AT THE EMPIRE lit HOUSE CHARLIE CHAPLIN Farmer Alfalfa.’* Revenge CVtoon Comedy “Hist” &t 6 oclock TAR ZAP* 0 <• Q T O A 31 ETHEL BARRYMORE ~T~ n'the call of «ER people* x< 0 as yi 2- d H ’USE Overture Empire Orcheatra Be *nre you’re Right
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      81 5 ca*0O«B*n«B ''mull it OUR DAV i The Cross Proceeds in aid of the above Fund. 6 DINNER AND DANCE AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS AT THI “E. O." HOTEL. ON XMAS EVE Tuesday, 24th Dec., 1918 Dinner and Dance 15 per Head. Wines Against Cash Coupons only. Booking of Tables open from
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    The Straits Echo
    97 6 PUBLISHED DAILY fFxcept Sundays and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 39, Reach Street. Penang. Price s Dally Local 30 Pop annum i, Outstatlon Postage Extra Mail Edition (Post Free) *lB per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PCNANG.” Telephone No*. (Eoho) 386 Printing; Ospartmont 343, N.F All
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    YOUTH AND AGE.
    1260 6 In our catechism days we were taught to I submit c urse! ves to all our governors, I teachers, spiritual pastors, and masters. And J to order ourselves lowly and reverently I I to all our betters. Excellent advice—for Icatechism days. lor how, otherwise, were I we
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    Tin and Rubber.
    61 6 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefiacd) is quoted hers to-day a $124 25 busiress don?», and in S'ngapor< (''fined) 1 1 $124.95, ro business done. Messrs, B u-te*d Co. inform vs tfca* tb® o low ng were the quotations for Ruble' oq Spot in Lj; don on the 25
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    M. A. P.
    992 6 Toe following passengers leave by tbe Ipoh at 5 p ro. to-day» For Port Swettenac s Mr and Mrs. J. C. Benson, Mr. and Mrs, I. A Barbour, Capt. and Mrs. Ferguton and child, Miss Neggs, Mr. Farqubarso", and Mr. Tub*’. For Bingap re j M Granville
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    Outside.
    52 6 The following irtioles will ba found oo our outside pages j 3. —Saint, Biu!OD. 4. Municipal Coronoies'en. St, Andrew’s Dsy. The Waterfront. 5. p ecang Share Market. Orvsaders, Malayan Matters. 8. —A Huala Lumpur Tragedy St Andrew’s Celebrations. 9. —Education in India. 10. Our Compulsory Favt. America’s Diplomatic Service.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    931 6 The Congress of V. enc4 An end has be n tresth s of peacj at Vitae* non of the Dual Mo n arcD, b i‘ hedl Capital in Europe fa!, L 01,1,8 Vi ®any Internal, oral |he treaties concluded v m O 0 be ween the Emperor n
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      257 6 m PLANTERS AND MINERS. CHEMICALS; Acetic Acid 99% A urn R fiu d end Powderfd Ca cium Coibide au»'r So a St diurn Bisu pbite English Su'phur Refined Soda Aah u j. li to < t f 'opter ELECTRIC SUPPLIES OF ALL SORTS:— ENGINEERS STORES:— ME fALS:— T n«g Copper.
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      30 6 SPECIAL BAND PERFORMANCE 9 pm. Saturday 30th November £3 ANA D~ BUY tank tickets. you DO NOT) OR A MOTOR CAR YOU WIN BUT YOU HELP 1H ft CD CROS*
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    GERMAN POLITICS.
    1198 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] CONFERENCE OF STATES, A Socialist-Republican ConstitutionLoudon, November 26. A C able from Copenhagen says tba> oty delegates attended an important ciß orenOP bafween the Government* of the oerMfcD B:»tei fald iu Berlin. Ebert, in hie opening address, deolared that a SocialistB.pub :c»n constitution had now finally
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    IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN
    574 7 [Reuter's Telegrams] Community of Sacrifice. Headstones on War Graves London, November 27. The Press Bureau announces that the Imperial War Grave. Commission has decided upon the piiociple of uniform headstone, for mat king grave, of all rank., pointiog out to those who anticipated supplying a
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    Shares.
    107 7 The following are the alterations of Messrs. A. A. Anthony A Co.'s share list to dfcyi Yesterday. To-day. Mining. J I. J pa qq n co Asam Kumbang 27/* 28/6 26/5 28/Chen ieriung 11 6 12/* 11/3 11/9 Deebook 19/* »J 6 Kam pong Kamuting- 5 ‘J/- 51 6
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    THE ELECTION FEVER.
    644 7 [Reuter's Telegrams] WOMEN CANDIDATES. The Coalition and LabourLondon, November 27. One of the outstanding features of tbe election is the part women sre playing as candidates and voters. The former includMiss Christabel Pankhurst who is contesting the Sjnthwick division of Birmingham, and Mrs. flowmartyn at Hendon. Mrs.
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    FRENCH REVIEW.
    1077 7 [Reuter's Telegrams] KINO GEORQE'3 VISIT. Paris, November 28. The French Cabinet has ordered a holidy to be observed on Thursday, The Geverrment offices and all principal business ea'ablisbm‘n>sin Paris will be o'oaed in honour of the King's visit. The King c:mes as the head of the British Army.
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    LAVE CABLES.
    393 7 London, November 27. The Press Burean stabs that altogether 7C9 British sir raids w*-re made into Garin >ny in the thirt een m.ntbs to 11th November comprising 374 on large towns, 209 on aerodromes established tor the defence of the Rhine, and 126 on other military obj ctives
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    KUALA LUMPUR TRAGEDY.
    2891 8 HUSBAND’S BASH ACT. VXBDIOT AND SmNTENOI. In the EuU Lumpur Polioe Court on Thursday, before Mr, A. W. Just, Mtgistrite, with the D. P. P., Mr. W. T. Chapman for the proaecutioo, and Mr. A B. Bailey for the defence, Aleo Morton MonkInnd, Manager of Segambut Eitate,
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    Singapore Items.
    152 8 THE EDUCATION RATH. QFrcm Our Qur>i Correspondent o Singapore, November 80, A Draft bill ia Gazetted providing an increase in the Education rate from one per cent- to two per cent, of annual value of property rateable voder municipal ordinance in order to provide fvnda for inoreaaed grants
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    MALAYAN MATTERS.
    961 8 The forthcoming meeting of the Fed* eral Oounoil will be one of more than ordinary interest. It may be the last mteting to be attended by His Excellency, the present High Commissioner, and it will be the first to be attended by an English speaking Saltan. Although we
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    ST. ANDREW'S CELEBRATIONS.
    983 8 TBS E. O. DINNER' Nearly two hundred Scotsmen, members of the Penang St, Andrew’s Society and their friends together with Scotsmen from Province Wellesley, Kedah and ottnr parts of the Peninsula foregathered at the St. Andrew’s Dinner last night at the E. A 0. Hotel. Quite a
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    The “I.C.U.” Affair.
    215 8 The I.C.U.” Affair. The I.G U. matter still looks as if it will make local turf history for wa tee that all the stories which hare been goinz round about the disqualificarion of the trainer are uutrne since he ('till appear* as a licened trainer in the current calendar of
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    Today's Band Programme.
    42 8 Gon» Club, 5 45 p.m. 1 Fantasia A Plantation Holiday S»W 2 Two Sep Mts. Sipp'. sus!f,5 us !f, 3 R-.ui nisoences Of WaLs 4 Walt* Graf Von Luxemburg 5 Tte Moiquico's Parade WLt-J 6 March M-rry Soldiers Bidgood
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    “Our Day.”
    203 8 Two theatrical performance* eohjW “Buineo and Jsliet and ‘'Bramford given at the Empire Theatre on Deeemw 10th and 11th at 9 p m. nnder the ajjp of the Penang BinghaU*o Boidbist 50% of the note proceeds will b; gi« E th j Our Day*’ R?d Cross Fund. From
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    EDUCATION IN INDIA.
    1169 9 The seventh quicqaenoial review of education io Indie, which hM been compiled bj Mr. Sharp, conUina an interesting chapter on the characteriatioa of Indian education that will serve to oorrect aome cnrrant ideas. In the orationa of aome political agitators the Government of India are often charged
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      521 9 f ALLEN DENNYS Co.. 7, Union Stmt Pnnang. Phono Not, ku 4ah proprietorm of/ TH« PIHANB RUBBER MOTION ROOMS, where good prices ere always obtained. THE PENAHC TRANSMIPPiiiQ 4 FO,.WARDING Co., who undertake to forward goods to ANY PART of THE WORLD. fiETATI DEPARTMENT.-We pay special attention to ad supplies
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      336 9 Robber Retoras Books, We are now prepared to offer (or sale books (or the purpose of reoording the purchase and sale of mbber in aooordanoe with Ordinanoe XYII of 1910. Most invaluable to rebfcer dealers. CRITERION PREBB, T** m Printer» A Stationer the I STRAITS SETTLEMENTS $2,000,000 OUR DAY 1918
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    OUR COMPULSORY FAST.
    1255 10 The constantly staffed body ie r tb not •eoret things.’* In a learned treatise npon abstinenoe down which the present writer was rnnning his eye the other day, these words were accredited to a Ziln. Roughly ■peaking, they aam np the world’s experience upon the snbjeot of
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    AMERICA'S DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.
    931 10 It is doubtful if tH« dinU anj country has been Ulifelf® ,9r *d„ freat names than that of H in the chief mission» »t U ™«i Bu,„ ?he 1 the ‘he minor pehn! .»2 the parochial .(mor.mus Wk, a region of offical dntie. a d ““P«W Hons
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      100 10 During the aißu War *'J The Allied Governments Have Bought Over ROYAL TYPEWRITERS To Equip their Wonderful Armies. Follow this excellent lead and insist on havi; g a Royal at your place of business. It means easier work for tbe typist and betier results for tiie employer. Prepare for the
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      84 10 WE CAM EASILf AGREE BE6AUSE WE GIVE WHAT YOU WANT, E.C. White Drill Khaki Shirting Clth, Etc., and what we quote, we know you would readily five, I HE WISE NEVER OVERLOOK 00R ADVERTISEMENT. Kewalram Giiellarao, GENERAL BOMBAY MERCHANTS 84, Beach Street, Penang and 87, Treacher Street, Ipoh, (Opposite Messrs.
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    MERCY.
    873 11 THE LAW OF FELLOWSHIP. (vnon a ‘Tinns” eonnnsronDnnv.) Freed sin and ftllewship are the necessary conditions of a community's well-bein«r. The first secures for the* individual the opportunity of attaining the full development of his powers the second enables him to employ them freely in the service of others
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1043 11 Proposed Programme. Tleu) Sfear Tfteeting, tpiQ. (Under S. R. A, Rules of Racing.) NOTICE—No amendments to this programme will] be considered unless due notice is given in writing to the Secretary at least seven clear days before the date of the Special General Meeting whioh is fixed
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      522 11 V* o mu "M {inn PIISE NER BEE* .Grand prices D D 5^' > Z or* 4 -J o *SA«' 5 D o K 2 </. SPEC I ALLY BREWED EXPORT 4*. D A,, v The Reason Why You Should Drink ASAHI BEER Because it i8,so superior in flavour and
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      315 11 1 rinea *t 5 p.m. on Friday, 3rd January, 1919 Handicaps for the First f Ulrica vlUov Hay will be pnbiished on or before Wednesday, the 8th January, 1919. Special Coaditioa Regarding Handicap Races.— In all Handicap Races for Horses or Ponies, the Official Handicapper may, with the consent of
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