NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
BANK HOLIDAY.
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N. accordance with Ordinance No. & of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of „PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 1910.
Hongkong, July 30th, 1919.
WANTED.
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CHINESE ASSISTANT with good knowledge of Ergish alat for keeping nants. $1,000.00 cash guarantee required. Good anlary to suitable man.
Box No. 1053, Apply to
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WANTED.
YODOWN
with option to to lease purchase Give price, size, Iration and other particulars.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD
CHINA MUTUAL STRAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
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CONSIGNEEE per Company's steamer,
PYRRHUS "
are hereby notifed that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt'e Wharf, Kow. loon, where it will lie at Consigne risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and alter July 30th.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY
PRESS,
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO
STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NINTERIM DIVIDEND OF ONE
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HEP.&O. 8. N. Ca's Chartered Steamer
*SODEGAURA · MARU”.
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Arrived Hongkong on July 2ath, 1919,
Faou BOMBAY.
DOLLAR per Share for the six months ending 30th June, 1919, will be PAY BLE TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH, on which dwe Dividend Warrants may be Cossiga os of Cargo by the store-named obtained ou application at the Company's hereby intrated that their goods are being l¬nded and placed ́ar. TANE Risk in the Hougtong and howloon Wharf and Godown Company's wodowas at Kowloon, where such Consignment will be sorted ont Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained are imaged
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, July such to TUESDAY, August 5th, both day inclusive, during which pegi Transfer of Shires can be hegateral,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD,
Acting Secretary,
Hoogkong, July 22nd, 19
HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY.
LIMITED
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(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of NINE FENCE per Share on account of the your 1919, has been declared.
The DIVIDEND will be payable on and after MONDAY, the 25th day of August. 1919 to Shareholders on the Register on MONDAY, the Fith day of August, 1918, and will be paid to Shareholders on the Colonial (Hongkong) Register at exchange rate of 3/8 per Dollar. By Order of the Board,
WE ROBERTS,
Secretary Hongkong, July 28th, 1918.
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SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED.
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the Goods
Uptions! Gonde will be landed here uniam instructions have been rivan to the comtrway 16 hours befaro arrival of the Steamer,
Goods not alo-red within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to rent
No Fire Insurace will be offooted by-na. in any case whatever.
Damaged packages mart be left in the Go downs for examination by the Consignoos, and the Company's Surreyors, Mees "GODDARD and Docolás, "at 10 xác. on Mondays and All Claims must
presented THURSDAYS. within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, No Claims will be admitted after the Gooks aftec which date her cannot be recognziand,
have left the Godowns
MAURINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., Agenta, Hongkong, July 16th, 1918.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE F. & 0.8. N. Ca's Steamer
"NAGOYA"
Arrived Hongkong on July 28th, 1918. FROM LONDON, BOMBAY, COLOMBO,- AND STRAITS.
Optional cargo will be landed, unless Wompany to nabunce that new reassel ars hereby informed that their goods are
notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any. Tuesdays and
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named being landed and placed AT THEIR aur in the and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
Consigument will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be potained as the Goods are andb
E have been requested by the above shares will be issued at par to shareholders on the 18th June, 1919, in the proportion of Godown at Kowloon, where each ONE new share for every TWU ald shures, fractions being
Warrants should not later than the 9th August, 1915, accompanied by payment of the equivalent of £1 Sterling far cach new sbare claimed, with their Bankers who will stamp, the warrants on the face there with the words HIGHTS CLAIMED 1019.
Holders of
Fridays between the hours of 10.48 deposit
their
and noon within the free starsgs period. No laima will be admitted after the Good, have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods, remaining undelivered after August 5th, will be subject to rent... All Claim against the Steiner musi be presented to the undersigned on or before August 19th, or they will not be re- cognised.
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIEB,
Agents.
(1051 Hongkong, July 30th, 1910.
WANTED.
JOMPETENT TYPIST, STENO-TYPIST
preferred
Apply stating salary required.
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD., Kuwloon
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Registered shareholders should pay to their Bankers the equivalent of £1 Serling for rach new are claimed, not later than the 9th August, 1919.
For the BNKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION,
STABB. Chief Manager.
(1031 Hongkong, July 24th, 1918.
AMUSEMENT CONCERN- FOR
SALE.
Known as
THE LUNA PARK. ABIG MONEY-MAKING
PROPOSITION. Formerly run by Mr. BENIA.
MARINE INSURANCE. CONSISTING of a Modern Carousel or
A
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Old Established
BRITISH
· INSURANCE COMPANY desires Representation by Firm,ritish American, that have or can" afluence business
Apply in hrst instance,
·Box 1048, Care of "Daily Prees "Office.
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A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR " AND GENERAL BROKER.
Queen's Road Central, Telephons No. 8 132.
Merry-Go-Round to carry Sixty-four persons, including Automatic Organ worked 67 Electricity; Ocean or Circling Ware with Organ and Motor, Joy, Wheel with Motor and Magneto, Base Ball or Doll Hitting Amusement Show, Dart Gallery, Laughing Gallery of Quaint Mirrors with Automatic Electrically worked Fino, Sho ting Gallery with set of diverse Targe's, Punching or Strength Testing Machine, ice Marshall and Sone Steam Engine, two Gasolene Motors and a
Tent
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The Above is to be seen in Singapore sad to be sold as a whole for immediate delivery.
Price $50,000 or nearest Offer. Offers and Applicatious for full particulars to be addressed to TAN CHENG KEE & COMPANY, 67, Waterloo street, Singapore.
AGENCY WANTEIL
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AW SIK for LYONS. Old and
FAVOURED with instructions from stious Firm desires to set as Agent
The Concerned,
will sell by Public Auction, TO-DAY (THURSDAY), July 3iat 1010,
at 2.16. P.M.
at his Sales Boom, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS,
Wardrobes, Desks, Chairs, Chest of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Bookcases, Arm- chairs, Carios, Crockery and Ulassware, Brass Ornaments, Vases, Pictures, Ice Boxes, Bedsteada, Clocks, Typewriters, Overmantels, Sideboards, Napkins Table Cloths," Hat Banda and a long line of Sundrine.
ALSO
1 Fine Piano by M. F. Bachais & Co.
Trams: Cash on Delivery.
Hongkong, July 24th, 1918.
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, BURVEYOR AND GENERAL BRUKEM.
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2931.
FAVOURED with instructions from H.
FO. CARSTENSEN, Eng.,
11 sell by
Public Auction, on FRIDAY, August 1st,
1919, at £.33 P.x,, at No. 6, Morrison Bill. RXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Comprising:-
Blackwood Furniture, Iron Bedsteads, Tables, Carpata and Bugs, Brass Fenders Overmantels, Brass Ornaments. Sofas, Easy Chairs, Occasional
Table Bevelled Mirror xt-n-ion Dining
Wardrobes, Hat Standa, Dining Chairs, Silver Ware Cabinet, Teak Bookcase Dianer Crockery, Glassware, Pictures, Curtaioa, Bexi Sheets, Markie-kap Wash-stands, Cooking Clocks, Stove, Catlery, Toilet &ets, Hlectric Reading Lamps Cabinets, Sidé boards and a long line of Bandrie
Catalogues will be loved.
Trans-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, July 24th, 1916,
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for Firm of CasTON and SHANGHAI Raw Silk Exporters Very goal connections. Highest references and guarantees (Hong- KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION and others).
MUGGIANI & BERTHOLON,
14, Rus Désirée, Lyon.
TO. LET.
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Optional Goods will be lauded here unles instruktions have been miran to this aostrary 6 hours before arrival of theSteamar.
Goods not cleared within diye, icclading date-of arrival, will be subject to rent,
No Fire Insuranos will be affected be us in any case whatever.
Damaged packare must be left in the Go- downs for examination by the consignees, and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs GODDARD on MONDAY and & Dovozas, at 10_KM. THURSDAYS, All Clams mist be presented
THURSDAY, JULY 91ST.
INTIMATION
DEWAR'S
WHITE
LABEL
FINEST SCOTCH
WHISKY
OF
GREAT AGE.
SOLE AGENTS
within ten days of the Steamer's arrival here A.. WATSON & CO.,
after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., Agents, Hongkong, July 26th, 1919.
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG ASD SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship
" FOOKBANG " having arrived from above porta, Consignees of Cargo by her are bereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, and/or from the harven, delivery may be obtained. Goods not cleared by July 30th, will be subject to rent
will
All broken, chafed, and damaged packages are to be left in the Godoxas, where they I be examined. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival';
they otherwise will not he recognized.
No Fire Intaranes will be effected by us in Any Case whatever.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Ltd,
General Managers. Hongkong, July 24th, 1919. (1937
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THE
PENINSULAR AND
STEAM ORIENTAL
NAVIGATION OO
STEAM
FOR STRAITS, CEYLOS, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITER- RANEAN FORTS AND LONDON."
THROUGH Bille pe Ladina Issuan yon BATAVIA, AMERICAN, COM XTALÁ
AND SOUTH AFRICA POR..
TO. 102. THE PEAK, -Red House THE Homeward Mail Steamer
No
at the Peak. Apply to
PERCY SMITH SETH & FLEMING,
TO LET.
FURNISHED at the PEAK, No. 4, Stewart
Apply--
HE POLLOCK, Supreme Court.
1937
TO LET.
PRAX (No. 1 Stewart Terrace) containing URNISHED for 12 months, No. 87, THE
Water, Drying room, Diting Room, Drawing 3 Bedrooms and Bathrooms, Hot and Cold
Room, Sitting Room and Usual Ufices and Servant Quarters, also Large Garden. Possession July 15th.
Apply to-
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANGE
00. LTD. Alexandra Buildings
་་
THE PEAL.
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OR BALE "A FIVE-ROOMED
Residence. For particulars apply to--
*ZYK" Care of Tilly PromTM Ofico. 1434
LIMITED.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
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HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, Du Vaux BOAD, O. Laxbox Orion: 181, FLAT ST, E..
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 31ar, 1918.
THE NAVY,
by
TRE statement made
be possible, let us hope, to reduce armIN- ments all round. Even when that day dawns, however, we do not suppose that the British Empire, will be content to surrender the position at pen which it has held for so many years without
The pro-
Amongst these who returned on the Shinyo Maru, yesterday, were Lient, H. West and Lieut. E. B. Lambert, of the PW.D.; Lieut, P. J. Jennings, of Messrs. Alex Ross & C: Lieut. E. B. Lane, of the Police; and Lieut, F.. Label, who is
joining Messrs. Harry Wicking & Co.
TYPHOON WARNINGS,
detriment to the legitimate interests of any other Power The British Navy will
Major G. D. K Black has resigned his
· continuó its,peaceful mission pad be one appointment as Medical Officer with the of the bulwarks of the League, which, British troops in Hongkong, and is lear- without the power to enforce its decrees,ing for Home very shortly. In notifying would be practically useless.
the resignation, the G.0.C. says he feels gramas unfolded by Mr. WALTER Lovestro that the Garrison joins him in his shows clearly the sincerity of Gt. Britain's appreciation of Major Black's services desire to revert to normal conditions as during the past four and a half years, speedily as possible.. The personnel of the Navy, which numbered 495,000 g the time of the Armisaier, has been reduced already to 150,000: This is opis 34,000 more than in 1913-14 Of 00 warships and 500 auxiliaries under constructionieneral Hongkong, frem, the Manila
Observatory:→ Insa · November, only su had 10 vessels.
July 20th, 40 pan. respectively, are being completed. and Typhoon in about Long. 126deg. Lat. they wey either required to replace deg., moving North.. obsolete ships or were su
far advanced when hostilities www suspended that cessation of construction would not have been economical. The new warships include
The following telegrams have be received by the American Consulate-
July 30th, 11.43 a.m Typhoon in about, 120deg. Long. E. and deg. Lat. N inclining Westward.
a battleerasser, 14 light cruisers, 37 de FAR EASTERN CABLE
*Provers and 13-2 submarines. With the disappearance of the long-standing menace in the North Sea, therefore, there is every prospect that the Flag will be shown in distant waters tore freely than has been the case for some years past. This will give unfeigned satisfaction to our fellow-countrymen in the distant outposts of Empire and in foreign lands. It is gratifying, also, to learn that the naval lessons of the war are to be investigated by a special Committee for future guidance, and that Gan efficient Naval Staff is to be maintain- ed at the Admiralty in order to keep that department up to-date... We are so peculiarly placed that our Navy must
ever be second to none.
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur de Carvalho re turned, to the Colony, yesterday, by the Shinga Maru.
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The Capt Superintendent of Police an- nounces that the Police Reserve "Search Supervision duties will cease on and after August. 1st.
The bearing of the case in which.n
Chinese is charged with the murder of his brother at Tai O has been fixed for this afternoon.
Messra Ewin, Jack. Mater. Hamilton, Kerrisol and Green, all of whom left Hongkelig for wir service, returned to the Colony, yesterday, by the Pyrrhus.
NEWS.
FFROYOUR OWN CORRESPONDENT} LIVING-ON-LOANS
PEKING: July 9th.
The Government is living on loans. As the Japanese decline further ad- vaners owing to unfavourable publicity. frantic efforts, are being made to secure small loans from British and American source, pending the Consortium loan,
CHINA OBDURATE.
Despite degrams from Paris' and Tokyo, the Government is disinclined to sign the German Treaty, arguing if the Amerienas should refuse to ratify the Treaty China would be placed in a false position, especially as China looks for American financial assistance.
CANTON NEWS.
July 30th. After the free fights which took place in the Provincial Asserably on the 25th and 28th inst, a compromise was arrived ut, whereby those members who support the Provisional Speaker will give up their claim to the Speakership, if two of them are elected vice-Speakers. The public look upen the recent squabbles as disgraceful, should be dismissed and another re-elected. and suggest that the present grup THREATENED ATTACK ON KWANGSI.'
THE PROVINCIAL. ASSEMBLY.
A merchant who recently returned from Kwangsi states that the situation there is Mr. H. E. Smith, manager of the very critical. The threatened attack on Chartered Bank, Canton, is shortly to be the province by the Yunnan troops has." married to Miss Leverstone, who is ex-caused consternation.. Mr. WALTRI LONG.
pected to arrive from Homean the Monteagle, an orbong August 7th.
Mr.J. Gibb, of the Chartered Bank Hongkong, will proceed to the Bank's Saigon branch on transfer as soon as an other assistant, who left Home for Hook xong on July 5th, renches this Colony,
First Lord of the Admiralty, in the House of Cominoris the other day that the Navy must be efficient and sufficient." will be cordially, endorsed by Britons all over the world. The taxpayers of the United Kingdom have never begrudged the money necessary for the proper upkeep of the Service; they have realised that it was in reality a national insurance premium. For an annual expenditure which repre sented but a small percentage of the over- seas trade of the nation not only wera
The occupation of the Paksik, Salam. and other districts on the borders, by tufei· law is being enforced in Narning (the (bandits) has been confirmed. Martial Capital) and Mo-ming (General "Luk's' native village). Troops are being dex patched to both places.
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
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We are requested to state that, owing
The authorities have received reports to the delayed publication of the Police that the two forces of Kwangsi troops, Reserve Gazette, the date for which en-
under the separate, command of the two Kwangsi lenders, Shum Hang-ying and tries will be received for this month's Lam-fu, in Sanchang, (the most import-
regular supplies of essential foodstuffs and competition has been extended to Augustant town in the Banning district) have
raw material guaranteed, but the security of the whole Empire was assured. To the
Tub.
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quarrelled, both endeavouring to occupy Once again the hotel accommodation in
the town. They are building forts, and island kingdom and its widely scattered Hongkong is causing grave anxiety to threatening each other with machine-guns. Fighting is expected at any moment, and offspring the Navy was a vital pescasity, visitors. The big hotels are full. The and of recent years the Daughter Nations Hongkong Hotel management hopes to The authorities have been requested to the abops in the town are being closed." have shown their appreciation of this fact open the Repaise Bay Hotel on October give immediate attention to the matter, "DILWARA " Carrying His Majesty's Mail will be by relieving the Mother-country of a ist. despatched from this port about JULY
With reference to the dispatch of Shum 21ST, 1918, taking Cargo for the above Porta portion of the burden of maintaining the Paruger accommodation in the connecting at premacy of the sens. The experiences Government has signified his intention of army of about 2,000 Kwangsi soldiers H.E." the Officer Administering the Hangying's troops, it is said that an vessel, S. NANKIN for MARSEILLES and of the past five years have served still attending the Memorial Service, to be left Canton last night with six machine. LONDON secured before departure from Hongkong
Silk
further to deepen our sense of depenheld at St. John's Cathedral on Sunday guns, twelve modern guna, and a largo and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France London (ander arrangement) will be dence upon our first line of defence.
quantity of ammunition. They conveyed by this Steamer proceeding to Although Germany's attempt to wrest the Bombay and there transhipped to the trident from our hands bus ended in
approaching Kwangsi from the direction Pn-carrying Steamer for Marseilles and
of Luichow. London.
ignominious.defcat we cannot afford to Parcela will be received at the Office until neglect the means by which that attempt 8 P.M. the day before sailing. The conten and value of all packages are required. Apply t
For further particulars, sailing dates, etc. "MÁCE:NNON,"MACKENZIE ★ 00., Agents
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P. & O, B. N. Co. Post Box 111,
11. De Veur Road Central.
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FOR SALE or TO LET on long lease. FURNISHED or UNFURNISHED from October 1st, 1919. No 08 Tur PEAK, (End House of Stewart Terrace) Hot Water Shrouglihat Donis'e Grass Tennis Court with Pavilion and large Kitchen Garden.
Apply-
E'A, M. WILLIAMS. Chartered Bank Buildings
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LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
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at 11 am, for those who hava fällen'in the war...
It is notified in the Weihaiwei Govern ment Gazette that H.M. the King has not been advised to exercise his powers of disallowance in respect of Ordinance No. 2 of 1919, entitled "An Ordinance to pro- vide for the exclusion of Natives from the Laland of Liu Kung."
was frustrated. This does not imply any lack of confidence in the ultimate success of the League of Nations, but, like the military pace between Great Britain, America and France, it is merely acknow. ledgment that there is O interval
Among the local residents who returned to be bridged before the new order, from to Hongkong, yesterday, from Home by which so much is expected, can be the Shiny Maru were Licut C. Fare firmly established That task cannot be brother Mason, M.C., solicitor, of the firm of Almada and Mason; and Lieut. accomplished antil the arrangemente con C. W. M. Reynolds, Secretary of the cluded with the Central Powers have Sanitary Foard. Licut. Mason left
COMMANDER OF THE IBT SQUADRON.
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Commander Lam Po-yik, of the ist Squadron in Canton, has suddenly re quested the Military Government to allow him to resign the Administrative Director- ship and the Ministry of the Navy. The members
of the
Government, Military surprised at Lam's.action, have refused request. It is said that, owing to mis- understanding Lam has been attacked by some hia atall, and has, therefore, made up his mind to resiga. THE RINGLEADER OF THE RECENT STRAKE.
It is stated that Wong Woon-ting, the who was arrested by the Police, on Chairman of the Engineera Association, charge of being ons of the ringleaders of the recent strike in Canton, was released yesterday. A special meeting was held by back. The other ringleaders are still in the Englorers Association to welcome him Police custody, but It is expected that, as
stood the test of experience, the strife Hongkong about three years ago.on mili- which is still raging over a great part of tary service and was presented with the Europe has ceased, and peace has heen M.O. for conspicuous gallantry by H.Mthe situation becomes casier, they to fully restored to the world. Then it will the King at Buckingham Palace.
will be released.
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