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LOST-Metropole Ballroom tween 3-6 pm. Saturday July, 26, heart-shaped sovereign gold 8- diamond pendant. Finder please phone 32139. Reward.
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FERRY TIMETABLE
ON AND AFTER THE 30TH JULY, 1947.
JORDAN ROAD FERRY SERVICE (Passengers only)
From Jordan Road
6.20 .. 8.00 a.m.
-
0.20 p.m. - 11.00 p.m.
7,30 a.m. 9,03 p.m.
Every 20 minutes
20
Every 20 minutes
12 20
From Hongkang 0.20.a.m.— 8.00 a.in 8.18 a.m. 9.00 p.m.
8.42 p.m.
11.00 p.m.
MONGKOR FERRY SERVICE
From Mangkok
6.20
.m.
7.00 a.m.
Every 20 minutes
7.15 a.m.
4.30 p.m.
15
4.42 p.m.
6.30 p.m.
12
May Rond, onc Siamese Cat Please telephone 21741.
6.45 p.m.
9.30 p.m.
15
4.50 p.m.
10.50 p.m.
20
From Hongkong
6.30 a.m.
7.30 a.m.
Every 20 minutes
7.45 a.m.
4.42 p.m.
4.30 p.m. 6.30 p.m. 6.45 p.m. - 10.00 p.m. 10.20 p.m.-11.00 p.m.
12
"
20
$8,50
-
SHAMSHUIPO FERRY SERVICE
From Shamshulpo
6.20 a.m.
ONLY
FOR SALE
pair: Few per Nylon stockings duzu? gauge 51 den 20. Various shades sizes. Special order direct from factory, America. Tel. 60907 10 a.nu--2 pon.
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Cantonese and English, in
Pro-
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7.15 a..
7,00 a.. 9.00 p.m. 9.20 p.m. — 10.40 p.m.
From Hongkong
4.30 am. - 7.30 .. 7.45 a.m.
9,50 p.m.
9.30 p.m. 10.50 p.m.
JORDAN ROAD VEHICULAR FERRY SERVICE
POLICE NOTIFICATION
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15 20
Every 20 minutes
15 20
Bax
From Hongkong
6.20
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2.00
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1.06
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5.54
.48
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5.00 p.m. 7.20
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40
8.18
.42 2.18
6.30
8,00
1.24
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Police Hendquarters Kowloon and Traffic Offee Kowloon will; transfer from Kowloon Magis- tracy Bulling to Old Police Training School Buildings in Nathan Road, North of Prince Eward Rond, with effect from 1st August, 1917.
Copies of Timetables available on application.
Phone 31351, 31352.
D. W. MACINTOSH,¦ Hong
Commissioner of Police.
Hongkong, 25th July, 1947.
PUBLIC AUCTION
BY ORDER OF THE DIREC- ток OF DISPOSALS FAR EASTERN AREA (M.O.S.) Messrs. Lammert Brothers of Pedder Building, Hong Kong, have received Instructions to sell by Auction at their Sales Rooms, Pedder Building
Basement,
at 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday, the 30th day of July 1947:
A LARGE QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS STORES
Loented at R. A. F. Disposala (393 Equipment, Park, Site Mataukok Road, Kowloon)
Brushes Wire, Shafts Flexible, Cutters Milling M. S. S., Anvils and Stande, Forges. Fan,
THE HONGKONG & YAUMATI FERRY CO., LTD,
Kong, 28th July 1947.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received Instructions from the Cus- todian of Property to sell by Public Auction, commencing at 16 a.m., on THURSDAY, the 31st July, 1947, at-
MESSRS. LAMMENT BROTHERS' AUCTION ROOMS, PEDDER BUILDING, BASEMENT.
128 LOTS OF MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES, comprising— STORED AT KIN LEE GODOWN, WEST POINT. ·
Cotton Yarn: Wardrobes, Cabinets: Sideboards; Tables; Assorted Chairs: Settees Armchairs; Stools: "G. E." Refrigerator: "Zeñlih" Rádio; Iron Beds; Wooden Beds: Scrap Iron: Etc., Etc.
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 28, 1947.
THE HONGKONG & 、 KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. ·
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(AND) W
CABLE & WIRELESS LIMITED
NOTICE is hereby given that the Fifty-sixth Ordinary Annual Meeling of the Members of this Company will be held at the Offico
of Mesare. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Thurs- For the convenience of Kowloon day the 7th August, 1947, at residents and air-passengers, an
for the reception Noon, to receive the Report of Office the Board of Directors and telegrams to all parts of the Statement of Accounts for the world has been opened in. the December, Main Hall of the Peninsula endled 31st year 1946, to elect Directors and to Hotel. appoint Auditors.
HOURS OF OPERATION.
of
NOTICE also given that the Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 7 n.m. to ✈ p.m. daily including 24th July. 1947, to the 7th August, 1947, both days inclu-
alyc.
order of
the Board
By Directors,
of
CHAS. E. TERRY, Manager and Secretary. Hong Kong, 10th July, 1947.
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Sundays and Holidaya. DEPOSITORS wishing to avall themselves of this facility may
xlo
80 on application to the Branch Accountant at our main. office Union Building (Ground Floor) Hong Kong.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Mrs, Truman Dead:
One Of The Finest American
Characters
Washington, July 26.
Mrs. Truman, President Truman's mother, died today at her home as the President was flying to see her. Air Transport Command Head- quarters in Washington said that the Presi- dent was told of the death of his mother in a radio message to the plane. He was half-way on his trip to her bedside when this occurred. Senator Alben W. Barkley, completing a losing race againat Democratlejeader, announced time that started
at 1030 am. Beroky
the death of Mrs. Truman in He was rushing halfway the Senate and described Mea. the continent to again tle the Truman as "one of the finest bonds that had knit together characters in the history of the mother anti son, when word was released that Mrs. Truman tind United States, and one of the died at 11.45 .. finest mothers".
She was totally unspoiled by honours that camo to her dis- tinguished son ca he himself was unspoiled, he added.
As he alighted from the plane
was greeted warmly by his daughter, Margaret, and the First Lady. The blondo young daughter, ran to her father's side, The House of Representatives threw her arms around his neck
and kissed him,
Notably absent was the usual Approved a resolution expressing
Borrow at the death package he had always carried on profound of the President's mother.
his homecominga-the "present Members of the Lower Chamfer Mamma." The First Family, ber stood with bowed heads for left the airport in the 'residential a moment, The. resolution Bald} limousine and drove 40 his that Mrs. Truman's life exem-] mother's plied in the highest degree the United Press. finest attributes of American womanhood.
Unconscious
Notice to Members
Mrs. Truman, who Was 04, Double Tenth Race
died at her home at Grand View, Missouri. A few hours earlier, Meeting, October 1947,
Informed President Truman, Tickets (at $2 each) for that she might not live through NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General the Special Cash Sweep on the today, left Washington for her Meeting of the Company will be "Kwangtung Handicap which bedside in his private plane,
Mrs. Martha Truman became held at the Offlee of Messrs. will be run at the above Meeting Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., enn be obtained at the office of critically ill in May, after a fall on Thursday, 7th August, 1947, the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Ex-in February which broke her President Truman spent| at 12,30 pm, or at such time as change Building, and also at hip. the Ordinary General Meeting the Branch Office in Nathan 12 days at her bedside before to be held at the same place at Road, Kowloon over 50,000 she rolled sufficiently to enable Noon shall terminate, for the Tickets sold to date. purpose of considering and if thought fit passing the follow-
Special Resolutions,
Ingr
via:
"(1) That
the
Authorised
Capital of the Company (which
By Order,
S. A. SLEAP,
Actg. Secretary
ASSOCIATION
is now $8,000,000.00 consisting KOWLOON RESIDENTS of 160,000 shares of the nominal value of $50.00 cach, of which 90,000 shares have been
A public meeting will be held issued), he increased to $50,- 000,000.00 by the creation of on Monday 28th July, 1947, at 840,000 additional shares of the 6 p.m. in St. Andrew's Church Hall. Nathan Road, Kowloon. nominal value of $50.00 each, and that uuch shares be issued Subject: Home-Building. at such a time or times and interested will be welcome. upon such terms as the Com-
FRED MOW FUNG, pany's Board of Directors In
Hon. Secretary, their absolute discretion shall think fit..
·
"(2) That Article 19 of the Company's Articles of Assocla- tion be cancelled, and the follow ing substituted therefor:-
'19.
STORED AT LAND TRANSPORt garage, carOLINE HILL, Provisions
CAUSEWAY BAY,
Hillman Car: Vauxhall Cars: Ford Cars and Vans Stude- baker Car and Lorry; Dodge Saloon; Sunbeam-Talbot Car. STORED AT LAND TRANSPORT GARAGE, HA HEUNG ST..
TO KWA WAN.
Buick Car: Ford Bus; Austin Car; Nash Car: Dodge Lorry: Plymouth Car; Vauxhall Car.
Rooms,
The above-mentioned articles will be open for inspection at Adaptors Acctelene and Oxygen their respective Godowns on 29th and 30th July, 1947, between Cyl, Blow Pipes, Cutting and 10 a.m. and noon and between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Inspection Weiding, Buth Paraffin. Tanks Permits will be issued by the Undersigned at their Auction Wasting. Benchies Shoemaker Last, Shurs Caipaw, Covers, The Auction is subject to the Conditions of Sale published Buffers, Rasps Rattall, Tyre in the Hong Kong (British Military Administration) Dough, Legs Benches Fitters, Volume 2 No. 12, of 9th March, 1940.
Flags Semaphore, Handica
Detector, Sirens Hand Operated.
Gazette
LAMMERT BROTHERS,
Auctioneers.
All
Grand
View kome...
Poland's Anti-Franco Demand
OLDSTER. KİLLS OLDSTER
Bourges, July 20. Between them the two men Aad 167 years.
Eighty-year-old Jean Can senet and his 77-year-old friend, 'Donia Chevession, stond on, the street of their village, St. Pierre les Elieuz, arguing over possession of a ball of tine,
Chavession slammed him one and Cazzonol rushed in,
Today Chovession ie in jail charged with murdering his friend, whose head was singake in--Untied Prean.'
Disorderly Scenes At
Lying In State
Rangoon, July 27. Thousands of Burmese screamed and fought each other in an attempt to enter Jubilee Hall to pay homage to › U Aung San and his dead Executive Council membera whore bodies are at present ly ing in state.
Lake Succean, July 27. Poland is preparing a demand
the United that
Nations
They were hurled back by po- Security Council take action ice and firemen after they had broken through a cordon at the against Franco Spain.
Russia's neighbour would nct
It was just a week ago that under the General Assembly's gates leading to the Hall.
resolution Aung San and is six colleagues Franco-condemning him to return to Washington. of inst autumn which aald that were assassinated by gunmen Dr. Joseph Greene, the family if the Falangist regime remnin- whose identitles aro yet un. physlelan, sald that Mra. ed in power after "a reasonable revealed by the authorities. Truman had been unconscious Lime," the Council should con- Throughout the country the since last night, but that she sider "adequate measures." day was observed as one of na- was able to converse with him Poland contends that almost tional mourning. yesterday and that she was all a year is "a reasonable timo" right at that time, although her,and the Council should act and, had been exceedly at a minimum, order a world- condition
of diplomatic critical since she suffered a set- wide severance
relations with Madrid. The back last week,
maximum atep, short of force, would be economic restrictions.
Dr. Greene telephoned Pre sident Truman this morning and the President took off immedi ately for Grand View,
-Associated Press.
Mrs. Truman won the hearts U.S.
of the American people soon after her son became President of the United States when she made her first and only visit House in May, to the White 1945, at the age of 92.
“Fiddlesticks”.
the balance of $50.00 per share, being the remaining hair of the nominal value plus the when remaining half of the premium. generals,
ahe
"I
(c) Payment of the sum of at the airport to meet her. $50.00 per share on acceptance I had known that it would be never have Notwithstanding any of the of the offer shall be deemed to like this I would these Articles of be the first call on such shares, come".
Her many hard years of life Association no Shareholder shall and the balance of $50.00 per without the sanction of tho share. shall be deemed to be the and experience made her what the President Truman's semi-official Directors be entitled at any time balance payable, withlif
па "the in the
more
the Directors have
to
FOR
During the morning Gover- nor Siy Hubert Rance personal- ly laid a wreath before the dead officiala.-Associated Press.
Reuter Version
Rangoon, July 20.
All work stopped here today as thousands of people joined demonstrations on the national
SECRETARY day of mourning for the seven
DEFENCE
war.
Burmese Government - leaders who were assassinated a week ago.
British troops were forbid- den to enter the city boundaries as a precautionary measure.
Huge crowds gathered at the Jubilee Hall to pay homage to the murdered Ministers, but complete order and discipline prevailed throughout the day. -Router.
Washington, July 26. President Truman today sent to the Senate his nomination of Mr. James Forrestal, Secretary “Fiddlesticks”,
cried, of the Navy, as Secretary for she Baw arraya of Defence under the new unifica
admirals, diplomats tion of the United States arm- and newspapermen drawn up ed forces.
Mr. Forrestal, who is 56, had been Secretary
of the Navy
UKRAINE GROP since May, 1944, and Under- Secretary of the Navy from
SNAGS 1940 to 1944.
Moscow, July 26. He is the only member of the Pravda, the Communist Party... late President Roosevelt's Cab-newspaper, reported today, that inet still in office. to be registered as the holder of meaning of Articles 34 to 43 of blography described
serious difficulties were being He served as a lieutenant in encountered in harvesting the than one-tenth of the the Company's Articles of Aszo- dominating Influence
President's life".
the United States naval air sor- Ukraine's bumper crops because Capital of the Company issued clation.
Daughter, of a rich slave vicce in 1917 to 1919.--Reuter of "serious shortcomings in the for the time being. Provided
(11) Subject paymenta owning Missouri. farmer whol nevertheless that the registro-
work of the party and Soviet on the due dates, had his property completely tion of B
JUST WITNESSES transfer of shares being made
organs." It said the short- such new shares shall rank as destroyed when he fought for whereby the holding of any
from 1st the South in the Civil War,
comings cropped up in the Shareholder is increased beyond partly paid shares
Guam, July 27. organization and supervlaton of the said amount shall be con- January, 1948, and as fully paid Martha 'Ellen Truman remain-
Two Japanese Navy Pay- harvesting and threshing. lat Jul, 1948, ed a "rebel" all her life. clusive evidence that the sanc. shares from
masters, on trial with 17 others Pravda warned party organt- Sho flew the Confederate flag on charges of murdering tion of the Directors to such in participating in dividend for
10 zations against repeating mis- the period 1st January, outside her house long after the American prisoners on Truk takee of last year, whep vast creased holding has been given
to B1st June 1948, Civil War ended in 1885.
during the but shall not be evidence that 1948,
denied on frauds and "squandering" in to the extent of one quarter, and She married a boy from a Saturday that they bayonetted delivering grain to the aanctioned
state any further increase by such
neighbouring farm and became two captives strung up like were discovered. United Press. a former's wife, bringing up dummies. Shareholder in his holding.""
Rome, July 28. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN
The Catholic News Agency that if the above resolution No.
and reached the highest office in the Tauneo Sawada admitted that AGI reported from Trieste to- (1) is duly passed as a Special thereafter ranking for dividend land, she said of him: "Harry they were at the scene but de- day that the Italo-Slovens Anti- Resolution, it is the intention of and in all other respects park could always plant the atraigh-clared they never left the ranks Fascist Union has recruited 1000 witnesses. Associated volunteers to fight against the the Board of Directors in accor- passu with the exlating shares test corn rows of anybody in the of dance with the terms of the of the Company.. Special Resolutions passed
Born In Missouri (H) That where the sharo the 7th day of March, 1985, to holder so desires, the full sum
Mrs. Truman remained un-Į soon as possible after of $100.00 per offer
share may be affected by, the
pomp of her Messrs Lammert Brothers have that the Annual General Mect- 70,000 new shares of the nomin- offer, and in
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the 7th day of August, 1947,
paid up on acceptance of the son's position. She lived her received instructions to sell by ing of the Hong Kong Football al value of $50,00 each, being shares on which the full sum painted wooden bungalow at such event, any later years in a little yellow! Cylinders Water Dla Plant, Jacks Bottle, Lifting and Piller'
Association will be held at the the present unissued Capital of shall have been paid up shall Grand View, Missouri, Hydr., Base Platca, Jacks.
Gloucester. Hotel, top floor, the Company, together with an
and in all It was freely reported that Doubla Gear Tower, Blocka
Victoria in the Colony of Hong additional 20,000 new shares of rank for dividend Pulley, Housing, Binoculars,
Kong, on Monday the 28th day the nominal value of $50.00 each other respects park passu with the President asked his mother's Parachutes, Gloves, Mittens Repulse Bay in the Colony of of July, 1947 at 6.30 o'clock in in accordance with the terms of the existing shares of the Com advice on decisions he had to pany as from Lat January, make from the time he was an the afternoon to receive and the above Resolution, making a
errand boy at a chemist's shop 1948," consider and being
the Accounts and total of 90,000 now shares
to the p. cant day. Balance Sheet and the Report of the nominal valuė of $50.00 The offer will be made by Often he would ring her up. Rural Building Lot No. 166 the Council und Auditors, and to each, to the persons who on the Notice sent by post to each | from the White House when big Together with the damaged elect Officers for 1947/48.
7th day of August, 1947, are shareholder, specifying thenewa broke, When Germany messunge thereon known as
the Company's number of shares to which the and reglatored in
Japan collapsed, Mrs. "Mirador" Repulse Bay, Hong
Dated this 18th day of July, Share Register as the holders of shareholder is entitled, and such Truman had heard about It 1947.
House the 00,000 lasued shares in the offer, if not accepted either on from the White Kong.
Capital
the Company behalf of such shareholder or before the President, called in the
proportion of his nominee on or before 81st press conference to announce one new share for each share December, 1947, will be deerned the surrender. held by them respectively, at a to be declined.
Of English, Scottish and premium of,$50.00 per share,
Irish descent, Mrs. Truman was
Traya Drip, Trolleys High
Ргенните,
Tubes Composition, Hong Kong, 28th July, 1947.
Trolleys Electric Starting, Discs, Caps Filler. Cleaners Wick, Spreaders Flame, Frames Fel, Blocks Spring, Stretchers. Stands M. T. Engine, Changes Tyre, Pin Spring Sprayer, Stands Pump Semi-Rotary, Pumpa Fueling, Washers.
Union Male Brass, Nozzles Type
G. Gauges Jennies, Lifters Valves,
Knitted, Gauntlets Flying, Sults Buoying, Spectacles, Goggles, Blankets Mosquito Neta, Scrap Metal, Bedstends Iron, Mattres ses and Aircraft Tyres Permits to view, Cataloguca and Special Conditions of Sale etc. may be obtained from Mcnars. Lammert Brothers,
Inspection of these Stores at the above mentioned Location can be mado batweon the hours of 9.00 am. and 1.00 pm. on the 28th and 20th July 1947.
BY ORDER OF THE
LIQUIDATOR
Public Auction
In One Lot
Property
The Valuable Leasehold
situated at
Hongkong
on
Thursday
+
the 7th day of August 1947 nt 8 o'clock, pm,
at
Pedder Building, Victoria, Hongkong.
Terms: 50% of the Purchase For further Particulars and Money to be paid on the Fall Conditions of Sale
of the Hammer and the balance Apply
to be paid on Thursday, the
31st July 1947.
WALTER M. WEINBERGER
CHAIRMAN,
BRITISH. STORÈS: DISPOSAL BOARD, (HONG KONG).
Musara Deacons,
1, Des Voeux Road, Central, Solicitors for the Liquida- tora.
TY
or to Mesara Lammert Brothers, Feddor Building, Hong kong, Auctioneers...
HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
By Order of the Council
.H, de Sa. Acting Hon. Secretary,
All Amilated Clubs are en- and
of.
on
ΟΙ
for the period lat July, 1948, to 31st December, 1948, to the ex- tent of one half the amount de- her younger son to be a farmer. Warrant Officer Mitsui Wata- existing shares in Afterwards, when he had Habe and Chlef Petty Officer clared for respect of the year 1948,
country,"
even
#
Press.
"Economic Facing
Greek ArmyUnited Press.
Paralysis" France
Paris, July 26. Frange has only enough gold to finance two onths Imports of vital foodstuffs and raw materials and faces an "economic paralysis"
* unless she receives American dollar ald under the "Marshall plan," the Foreign Minister, Georges Bidault, warned today:
In a grave speech winding up the National Assem- bly's foreign affairs debate, the dapper French Foreign Minister said that America faces only a "possible" economic crisis but Europe is con- fronted by one already existing.
"At the present moment tho whether Franco will have some
to propose the following Any of the shares which shall born at Westport Landing, gold stock of the Bank of bread or none at all.” titled to send two representa- further Special Resolution:---- not be taken up by the Com- Missouri, whero waggon trains France represents the value of tives to the meeting,
pany's Shareholders in manner started out for the far West two months purchases abroad.
Door Still Open "(8) That the aforesaid 90,000 aforesaid shall be disposed of in She was one of nine children, Next year we shall have to re- Bidault said that the door new shares shall be issued such manner and at such time daughter of Solomon Young and duce on a huge scale our buy-still remained open to Eastern subject to the following condi- or times and upon such terms Harriet Louise Green Young ing in foreign countries. That European nations of the Soviet tiona
as the Company's Directors shall who had migrated from Ken-reduction would mean an econo-sphere of influence to join the --(1) Tho amount due for in their absolute discretion are tucky-Reuter, such new shares shall be pay-ft. ablo na follows:—
LAMMERT - BROS
Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers, į Pedder Building. Telephon, No.-20224,, Service Auction Rooms Auctioneers, Surveyors, ale Basenient, Franch Bank Bldg,
A.E.D. de Bouse, Auctioneer.
Telephone 31667.-2017
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(a) On acceptance of the ́offor $50.00. por, share, boing. half the nominal value of $50.00 per share plus half the pre- mlum of $50.00 per share,
(b) On the 80th June, 1948 (Continued at: foot of next CoL)
RDER OF THE BOARD
BY ONDER
OF DIRECTORS, CHAS. E. TERRY, Manager and Secretary. Hong Kong, 10th July, 1047.
mic paralysis. of the country," Marshall plan at any time, Too Late
the Foreign Minister said.s "I am anxious to repent once. Grand Vlaw, Moj July 26. Bidault added that members again that the places of those President Truman, his strained of Parliament had declared that who are absent remais reserved features showing evidence of It was better for France to "eat for them w signs of grief, landed here in his the black bread of Independence. He denied that there was any special plane ble afternoon more
than four hours after his 4-year than the white bread of ala. Intention by Britain and Franco vory," and said, "The choice, of of establishing Anglo-Fronch old mother died, today. hayover, is not about legemony in Europe.-United
The President landed at
amall Grand Viewport at 8.24-p.msk
the colour of the broad. It Is Press).
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