Straits Times Weekly Issue, 5 July 1892

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  • 27 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. H&BTABLISHED, ISol.j Published for Transmission by Every Homeward Mail Steamei [Price 1(> Cents. VOL XLVTII. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1802. NO. 8,084
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  • Article, Illustration
    50 1 The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper m Asia, British India excepted. It circulates m Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, m Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French Indo-China. No other Eastern newspaper has so widespread a circulation.
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  • TUESDAY, 5th JULY.
    • 30 1 STEWART.— During The Pahang revolt, while on an exploring expedition. Louis GEORGE, the eldest l>«>'oved son of Alexander and Annie Stewart, of Avoninore. Toowong, Brisbane, m his 2-.rd year.
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    • 94 1 Market (Quotations Summary of the Week. Router's Telegrams. Local and General New.A Voire from the Pantrx The Dissolution of Parliament. What wiL he Do> Responsihle Government for Natal. The Boustead Institute. Mr. Gladstone and the Fair Sex Telegraphic Suinm;. Perak m lb! 4 Police News Court of Appeal. The
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  • 502 1 Singapore, sib July. 1892. Prodjce. Gambier, 5 5.80. do Cube No. 1 B.^>. do do No. 2, 8.00. Copra Bali, 4.15. do Pontianak, Pepper Black 8 85. S&go Flour, Sarawak 3.00. Pearl Sago, 3.55. Coffee Bali, 28.50. Coffee Liberian .52.00. Tapioca small Flake 0.T".. ao do Ist
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  • 374 1 For Btraitt Tim> t. LoBD SaIiSBTRTS MANIFESTO. London, 'Jsfh Jim A manifesto issued by the Marquis of Salisbury says that it i 9 is for the electors to decide whether parliament is to be devoted to internal law-giviug aud inaprof ug the lot of the hard workers, or
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  • 190 1 Mt. Kibsbt, tbe manager of the Pahang Exploration and Development Company's works at Kuala Pahang, goes to England Ivy the mail to-morrow m ordei to place be. fore his directors the very unsatisfactory condition m which \h<> companj if placed oonacquent upon the Pahang Rising. So far
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  • 105 1 Tbe Colonial Surgeon of Colombo is of opiniou that the action taken with regard to the quarantining of vessels at the port of Colombo his always erred on the side of leniency. He has compared the quarantine regulations m force iv the
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  • 342 1 Tbb eight Chinamen who were arrested m North Boat Quay, on June 27tb, for obstructing the Sheriff m the execution of his duty were brought before the Court to-day charged with (1 I rioting; (2) resisting a public officer m the execution of his duty
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 310 1 SUMMARY OF THE WEEK. Pahang affairs show no signs of improvement. Mr. Bibby, the mining manager at Kaub, reports thai new machinery iv store at Lubok Tru i has been destroyed by the Datoh Qujak at the head of the Sultan's followers. At 5 p. m. ou Saturday, H. E.
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    • 129 1 a* the office of the P. ink. R iffl •> Place, oo Wednesday, 24 rotes representing 150,000 m deposits werecaal io favour of the reconstruction of the bank sod 7 against Medical men are of opinion tir.it last month will prove to be one of the most unhealthy months seen
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  • 354 2 H.N. M.'s Sumatra Capt. Brucb, arrived herefrom Acbeen to-day to dock and repair at Tanjong Pagar. Thb Perak Administration Report, discussing the administration of law. admits that "an independent Court of Appeal may be found necessary." Some inteiest is felt as to tbe appointment of a new
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  • 69 2 Vi Manila. Madrid. lUth Jnne. On a. •count of the great strikes now agitatiug Barcelona, the town has been declared m a state of siege. 11th June. All workmen iv Barcelona have conic out on a g^ii«ral >ttike. Some disturbances have taken place, and several persons have bfeu wound..!.
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  • 265 2 Via Rangoon.) London, .'!.<( J inn- After tic dissolution of Parliament, the elections will begin at the earliest possible date after the issue of the writs, probably en the Ith duly. Lord George Hamilton has officially denied the report that he has been nominated a- the next Viceroy
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  • 629 2 A meeting of the creditors of the New Oriental Bank Corporation, Limited, was held at the office of the Bank, Raffle* Square, to-day, m the forenoon. The Manager of the Bank stated that be had just received a telegram from London to the effect that
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  • 226 2 On Sunday evening last a Javanese called at a house situated at 36 Beneoolen Street occupied by an Arab merchant, and tendered a quantity of meat and curry Stuffs saying that they were sent by a relative. The Arab was inclined to* be suspicious, but, nevertheless, he
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  • 281 2 An Iwspkctob Shot. About half- past 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Alfred H. Minjoot, an inspector under the Order for Suppression of liabios was accidentally shot m the breast by his Malay assistant. Fortunately, however, tbe injuries were not of B serious nature and Minjoot, after being treated
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  • 637 2 Thk Burabatfa Courant notes the heginning of crushing operations on sugar estates m that neighbourhood, the results on all estates bo far being below expectation owing to the prevalence oi .-anker ai the roots of the cane. Hitherto sugar growing has been one of the readii st moneymaking
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  • 523 2 The murder of Louis (A Stewart, which took place some time ago, Und whose murderers ate still at laroe, has caused much grief to the large circle of fi iends who knew Mr. Stewart >n Brisbane. The deceased was a son of Mr. Alexander Stewart,
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  • 1544 2 A PXOPOSAL ro Turk hie Plain n i.l N X I Tut following not,.,' < the Secretary iffl formed us was p,.0,d m the Siugaposßj Cricket Club this morning t >\s ing to the ent lies being so few ihflj Committee hav< le. nlod
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  • 201 3 (Selnngor Government Gazette. 24th June., The District Officer, Ulu Laugat (Mr. F. E. Lewder), reports On Friday, tho 13th. I visited SyedJahyah's popper garden at 10th mile, Cheras Road. He has now some 7,000 vines, all apparently In good condition, and has about 3,000 dedans sufficiently grown for
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  • 589 3 Court ok Appbal. (lie/ore Juttieee, Wood, Qoldnew OeUuer.) WSDNBSDAV Jink 29th. Thk BaWOEOB Tramway Co., Appellant. TBO Ah Pbabg Respondent. This was an appeal against a decision of the Bangkok Consular Court. The actiou wis brought b\ Teo Ah Peang against the Bangkok Tramway Company for damages for
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  • 4265 3 Cam i li. l Bextemalli. Respondent. Iv this case, also heard at Bangkok, plaint i if claimed damages for wrongful arrest and the jury awarded damages iv the amount of Ticals 500. It appeared that the plaintiff held a season ticket iv the Tramway and
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  • 241 4 Ravena Man a Vienna Rana > V T EBRAPPA CHI TTY, Api'< SOONA RAVENA MI.NA RoMANATHAt^B ■ponds at. Mr. Donaldson for the aiq>rllaut 1 Drew for the respondent. This was an apixal against a decisioiß Mr. Justice Wood granting leave to Plato tiff (Respondent) to take actiou by^H stitution service.
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  • 541 5 iMn. Rodger has been to Lipis aud has m Colouel Walker and Mr. Clifford, thof whom have now returned to Raub. r. Clifford is ou his way to Bentong. Mr. >dger has gouedowu the river aud is exited at Pekan ou the 3rd inst. All is r.
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  • 855 5 'lining Manager's Report for fortnight eliding 24tli,Iuiie, IN.)*. 1 have the honour to report the following as the progress mads with the works at the mine tor the fortnight ending the above date Uaub Hole— The pump m the old Raub Bole workings, can new keep ths water down
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  • 148 5 To- Day's A uct ion Sale. At 2 '40 p. m. to-day Messrs. Powell and Co. offered at auction the freehold property known as M Dorian drove,' 1 situaJted on the Bukit Timah Road, five miles out, and comprising 4r% acres freehold laud, aud 2 roods 18 poles held under
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  • 281 5 S. C. C. versus 58th Regiment. This was au all-day match, played on the Lsplanade yesterday, which resulted m favour of the Club. The following are the scores 8. C. 0, Ist Innings. Jmd Tunings. i h. .jno.t c Sayan i>. Wii- if killv S c aadvewi i. Ball
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  • 586 5 The eighth annual report to be presented at the fifteenth ordinary general meeting of the above compauy to be held ou Friday, the loth July, I*!'*:?, is as follows Your Director-; beg to place before JOB the annexed statement of accounts for the tost ending
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  • 76 5 Prayed at Singapore on Thursday, 30tk /ami afABBIBD c BIBOLB. Makrikd. v. Sinoi.e. J. M. Allinson R. w. Creifhtea. Roht. Dunmaa 4 J. YV. B Ifaelaroa. E. J. Robertson D. E. Fulton I Sorg. Capt. Dick 4-1 \V. C. Ci.ig. Captain Achason P. A. Qillsspte-f-5. .1. M. Tbow 1
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  • 141 5 The Str anding of the s.s. "Royalist. Tin: s. s. Royalist, which left this ssj Wednesday. t.»r Borneo, is on shore on the Stork Reef, near Point Roomania, and she is believed to be badlj damaged. Beyond this, and that she ran ashoroduring Wednesday night, no authenticated particulars are to
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  • 249 5 li is expected that the annual races as connection with the Singapore Lowing Club will be held towards the latter part of the current month or early iv August. It was originally intended that they should be held m the first week m duly, but to avoid a .lash
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  • 532 6 $,405 tons of Welsh Coals have arrived per British steamer Ariel. The return of visitors to the Raffles Library and Museum .luring the week was 21. Tv.n Priok, as a Coaling Station, BSemS to be falling iuto still greater disrepute. The Kugby football match between the Services
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  • 145 6 Thk Government Gazette, dated resterday but published to-day notifies that Mr. W. Anderson acts as Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, Siugapoi-e. Mr. Xgo Sin Kho (Hok-kien) is a member of the Chinese Advisory Board, Siugapore, vice Mr. Tan Beng Wan deceased. The name of Capt. F.
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  • 748 6 i.iin.lah, Maudor, over Kiiiib Hoat*. Statement. Ijn mv arrival at Lebok Tuah I found the whole place deserted and only Hadji Mahomed, the Raub Company's storekeeper and family left. He was under orders from tbe Sultan to come to Temerloh but delayed going as he wanted to
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  • 135 6 I.\ noticing the prevalence of fever at Penang, the Progress Report of the Municipality there for May Bays: Among ths victims were two European soldiers who died of enteric fever. Tho sanitary conditions of tho barracks, where they died, appear to be perfect, and the Health Officer
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  • 1457 6 Formal Opening by H. E. the Governor. According to previous announcement. H. E. the Governor visited tbe Convent at 5 p.m., yesterday. aud formally declared opened the new buildings which the growing demands of the institution have made it necessary to construct. These exteusious make no
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  • 85 6 A stiiikin ut the Chines. ol tea, which is told ou the authority sj Chinese officer, is that it is employed fssi Ig the b -dies of the d. i corj.se placed m the centre of a box oj^H he says, will keep f or
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  • 172 6 Ch.'eo 2l.<tJ»nr. The P. uioera^^H vention opened hce to-da\ and twcnt^H sand peis, us were present. The silve^H denounce-, tie- Sherman Act and dernsuH coinage "f gold «i d silver withont duu&H nation. It t'.i\ at-s a «-nrreiu-\ of l>oth sfl making all dollars of equal value.
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  • 1045 7 A Voice from the Pantry. (Strait* Time*, 29th Juno Thb current number of the Nineteenth Century contains a somewhat remarkable contribution, signed John Robiusou," and purporting to give a Butler's view of Meu-Serviee." It is reasonable to assume that the signature is a pseudonym, sine a presiding genius of
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  • 244 7 Stdiifs Times, Jst Join.) Thk Parliament of 1886 is now dissolved though it was entitled to sit until August of uext year. On occasion oi a dissolution, the custom is to prorogue parliament ou a given das. and to issue the writs of dissolution OO the
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  • 625 7 What Will H.E. Do (Straits Time*, Ist July.) In Pahang there has been a conference between Mr. Rodger, and Colonel Walker, and Mr. Clifford and Mr. Rodger is ou his way to Pekan. Meanwhile Mr. Bibby, the mining manager at Raub, reports that a quantity of new machinery that was
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  • 360 7 (Straits Timee, 2nd July.) Thk Colony of Natal lies ou the South Fast Coast of Africa where it stretches over about twenty thousand square miles with a population that, m 1891, exceeded half a million, including over four hundred thousand Zulu Kaffirs The European population numbered
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  • 1344 7 {Straits Timet, 2nd July.) The Boustead Institute for Seamen BBS formally opened on Saturday, by ILL. the Governor, m the presence of a numerous and most representative assembly. The Speeches will be found m another OOlUßafl and there is not very much to add to them. unless
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  • 245 8 (Straits Timet, sth July.) It appears that the missile with which Mr. Gladstone was hit at Chester was thrown by the fair band of a woman aud it may be noted, m passing, that that woman seems to have exhibited an accuracy oi aim
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  • 644 8 Mb. EtOLLIBBO* of tbe New York Life Insurance C<>. is now here on a tour of inspection. ALL the mails despatched b\ the Royalist on the 30th ultimo have been recovered. Thb British steamer Cardigantkirt arrived here yesterday with 50 tons of gunpowder on board for China.
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  • 662 8 Pinaug Gazette, Ist J"ly. Ob the invitation of tha Railwai authorities. H large party left the Taiping Railway Station at L9O p. m.. on ths £Bth nit hj special truin. and .pucklv completed tlm s" 4 miles, >• Kamunting ami Rrian road,
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  • 282 8 Coiin 1 of Appeal. Saturday Juli 2nd. Ravan Man a Veenna Rana Veerappa Chitty, Azmettant. Soona Ravena Mana Roaianathen, fici. jnoidf tit Thk opening of this ease was reported m our issue ol Saturday, but as the main question raised bj Mr. Donaldson was not decided by the
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  • 510 8 Earl? iv June, another section of the railway from Manila to Dagupau— that to Tarlae was opened for traffic, one hundred and sixteen kihuneties of rail (65 miles, beiug now m working order. Pomp and i. lemony atteudel the opening of the iou iv the presence ot the
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  • 3077 9 The Boustead Institute for Seamen. The Opening Ceremony. Sat trday 2nd July.) reviously announced, at o p. ln on .y, 11. E. the Governor opened the ew building at Tanjong Pagar iioov las the Boustead lustitute for Sea- Wor such a creinony m connection Hp extensive an institution, the trus•eS£tf
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  • 173 9 The Ball iv the evening was a pronounced success, over seventy couples tiudiug dancing room on the polished teak floor. The rooms were brilliantly lit with the ai.- and incandescent light and presented a gay and animated appearance. The function was a private one for the Dock Company's
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  • 480 9 A Laboi sum of Money Btolbb. t >n the night of the Ist instant, or probably m the small hours of the 2nd, the iron safe of the Johore Opium and Spirit Farms was tampered with and a sum of $9,035, or thereabout, was carried
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  • 158 10 (Ceylon Observer* 27th June.) Thk M. M. steamer Sydney arrived at Colombo on 26th June and brought from Singapore Mr. L. C. Balfour, who is to take charge of the branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be opened here. To-day Mr.
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  • 1546 10 E LECTION Ol AIDITOKS. [Moughong Daily Toss. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders m this Corporation was held at the City Hall. H mgkong, on Saturday. June 25th. for the purpose of appointiog auditors. Mr. T. E. Daviea, Ohairman of the Corporation. presided, and
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  • 411 10 TUESDAY, 5th JULY During the course of the hearing of the North Boat Quay obstruction case to-day. Mr. Matthews, who appeared for the defence, m the cross-examination; of Mr. Kyshe, the Sheriff, intimated that ac action for damages would bo brought agaiust the Sheriff for illegal trespass. Kriiption iv Satigir.
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  • 492 10 Telegraphic Summary v nentarij to Stra Z§ T I I a Mn,, i<)i. 24th June. -Pruwe Bismarck arrived here this morning and although it was at the early hour >>f '1 a. in. many thousands lined the streets and gave His Exc>llen<-\ an immense recepl ion Loudon, .'tin .1 -Mr.
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  • Correspondence.
    • 762 10 To THE El>ll OK OF THK StKAITS 4H Sir, It is stat.-d m chapter IILj Straits Settlemeuts "General Order which is also now adopted m the aY Stabs rvgatding the subject of lejH (iovernnieut Officers as follows —-J Section -!b Vacation leavfl^fl be granted with tile
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  • 280 11 Thk pri< fn is i- follows il' Daily issue per j do <!■• Weekly issu do Beyond B I )lala Daily i-su 30 dollars, do do '•"!•> 1" cents. Weekli issue yy*v 18 doll* do do 1 Ot n**. Thesß rates include I 'n.r all rapph meats.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 524 11 !f he s. t;. C. Sports. c Editok of the "Straits Times.' —Your suggestions with regard to Lure disposal of the ground occu>y the Singapore Cricket Club are itly good, but do you uot think that lolf would be almost too violent an c for the majority of the geutlemen
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    • 612 11 POWKLL CO. SINGAPORE Please read these few List* and BEAR THi: .VI IN MI Nil. /^VUR FURNITURE FACTORY is m Orchard R.» a d, snd is the largest and most fomplate. It hi supplied with steam power to dtdtb ou* 4 Woodworking Machines, SavtS, Lafhes, Ac therefore Contracts and large
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    • 587 11 ESTABLISHED 1866. RILEY, HARGREAVES CO. EN(i!!*r. XK R S) Iron a Baas* FOUNDERS, BOILERMAKER. BRIDGE BuiLDElls. >]{]}- BUILDERS, GSBftBAOL COBTBSCTOBS. SINGAPORE KWALA LUMPUR. Ship Building Yard. TTIGH class STEAM VESSELS alwayi under eottStrueil m, from 38 ft. to 150 ft. length of keel, of best desijrfl and finish. MACHINERY from
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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    • 509 12 Europd, Ger. str. 1,532 tons, Oapt. Brocher. 29th Jnn<-. From Cardiff, 21st May. 2. 585 towa Is. Benn Mejer Co. U- -Kda Hydra, Brit. itr. 619 tons. Cap*. Frtp£, 2Ntli From Bangkok, 14! mi :>, d p. W. Mansfield t l-\.r Bangkok, 1'.- I; Aladdin, KbrWegian, str. 2,020 tons <'ipt.
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    • 601 12 AUUjVAl-S E«? T; Vknkf. i.'s Xamk. Ions. OaptAin. Pbov. Pi 11. 28 Cardiganshire t*:U.«tr. 1623 Parsoni London May 19 28 Cathay I'.O.Htr. 1-."! demons Hon_ 28 .M-d:-., Knt.sr 618 Pripp l U ue L>l 19 Glenfalloek >ir. 1434 Darfee HoDgk 29 Secnndrn itr. 1 ii 1 Parjom Madra* 2!> Japan
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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