NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HUGO STINNES LINIEN.
· NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
THE Steamship
**CARL LEGIEN".. having arrived. Consignees of Cargoare hereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Gpdown Company's godowns as Kow- locs, where delivery can be obtained as sOOL AN the are landed.
Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice!
prior to steamer's arrival.
has been
bean given pre admitted after the Gooda No Claims will have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain
ing undelivered on Saturday, the 8th Sept,
will be subject to rant.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be ex- amined on Saturday, the 8th Sept. at 10 by our Burveyors, Mears. Goddard & Douglas All Claims must reach us before the Thursday: the
the 13th September, or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the andersigned.
ROUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.
Agenta.
Hongkong, 3rd September, 1972.
S.S." AMBOISE”
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SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE
MÖNSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSEIL
QUEST
INTIMATIONS-
NOTICE.
admitted Mr. UGO
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS › MONDAY SEPTEMBER 515, 1935
INTIMATIONS
INTIMATION
મ.
20 =
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
Partner is a Brincos GONELLA THE Offices of the "HONGKONG DAILY
be carried on under the Name and Style of HAZELAND AND GONELLA, Civil Eng- insern, Architects, and Surveyors, as from TO- DAY'S DATE.
E. M. HAZELAND, 33, Queen's Road Central. 1st September, 1923
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THE DIOCESAN BOYS SCHOOL
NEXT TERM brgins on MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER Ïčtà. 1823, at 8.30 4. All Naw Boya should attend on SATUR- DAY, SEPTEMBER 8th,lat §.20 A.M.
The Headmaster will be in the Office on FRIDAY, and SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th and 8th from 8.30 am to 12 noon-for interviews with Parenta, Guardians and New
Boys.
The Bursar will supply Prospectus and Entry Forms.
W. T. FEATHERSTONE, 1344]
Headmaster,
THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL
WANTED ENGLISH. LADY TEA-
CHER Elementary Work. 8.30 .. to 12.15 r.x. Each Day. Apply by letter to the HEADMASTER-
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I
SHORTHAND.
R
LES, &c. also. Cargo ex SS. DR HONGKONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FIEBRE BENOIT from Havre, La
in Pallice, &c.,
with above connection Eteamer are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being
and stored at their Landed risk into the Godown of the Hongkong. and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon Whart Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
Uargo will be forwarded on unles is received from the "Consigners before Noon, To-Dar, requesting it to be landed
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned." Goods remaining unclaimed after the 3th September, 1993, at Noon, will be subject
rant and landing charges, to:
All claims must be sent in so me on or before the 9th September, 1929, or they will 20s be recognized.
2.'"
All damaged packages will be examined on Wednesday, the 5th September, 1923, at 10 sm by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.
Na Fire Insurance bar been effected.
R. RODENTUSER,
Acting Agent.
[1138 Hongkong, 30th August, 1923.
NOTICE TO, CONSIGNEES....
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.'S STEAMER "SICILIA,"
Arrived HoxecŌNG on SÖ̤ÄÄugust, 1923. FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO & STRAITE.
CBN hereby inter by the above:zavod NONSIGNEES of Carge by the above-named
are being landed and placed at reguE ZIEK, in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowy Company's Godowns at Kowloon, wkers each Couramment will be sorted ont Mark by Mark awyern be obtained as the Gooda
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vessel brings on Cargo from Persian Gulf ex B.LB.N. and B. & P.S.N. Co. Steamers. Optional Boods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the ontziry
6 hours before arrival of the Stemmer.
GOOR not almred within 8 days, including
data of arrival will be subject to rent
He Fire Inanmance will be effected by any case whatever.
in
pas
Damaged packages must be left in the
examination by the Consigne for Grodowas
the Company's surveyors, Mesars, GORDARD
AND & DOUGLAS it 10 am, on Mondays and Thursdays.
All claims must be presented within ten days of the Steamer's arrival hare after which
date they cannot be recognized..
So clains will be admitted after the goods
kave left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, Sist August, 1923,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
The Stenship "ROSANDRA* Trax TRIESTE, VENICE. SPALATO, BRINDISI LASSAUA, ADEN
AND SINGAPORE
TORSIGNERS of Cargo are hereby inform
ed that all Goods are being landul - 41 tkwir risk into the Godowas of the Hongkong ♣ Kowloon
Wharf and Godown Co · Ltdış Loos, where andice from the
the whartes delivery
ba võtsinad.
Optional Carge will be forwarded anlam metics to the contrary be given before latinat
No claims will be admitted after the Goods karo left the Godown and Goods ramaining and
PRESS have been removed to 14, OHATER ROAD (3rd floor), to which Address all Correspondenes should be directed.
Hongkong, 16th July, 1923.
MEDICAL OFFICER.
The Port of CHINKIANG, China, is shortly HE POST of MEDICAL OFFICER in falling vacant, Inquiries should be addressed to the Secretary, The BRITISH MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, Chiakinng..
HONGKONG OLUR.
NOTICE
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DEBENTURES (1906 inste$500 THIRD YEARLY DRAWING each) of the HONGKONG CLUB Payable on SATURDAY, the 29TH SEPTEMBER, 1933, will be hell in the CLUB HOUSE st 11 o'CLOCK, A.M, on SATURDAY, the 8 SEPTEMBER. 1923,
Bearers of Debentures are invited to stiend the Drawing.
By Order
́ ́A H. ABRAS,
Secretary. [1219 Hongkong, 28th August, 1923.
K
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NOTICES HEBEIT that
numbered 55303 to 55392; Certificate Na 4817 for £5 Shares nambered 99851 to 99878; and Certificate No. 4820 for 8 Shares numbered 2:03 to 2410 all registered in the Name of GEORGE BOYES have been LOST or DES TROYED; and should these Certificates not to the Company before the 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1993, New Certificates for the said Shares will be issued and the old Certificates will thereafter be held by the Company as Null and Feidh
CLASS MONDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER: be produced IN SHORTHAND wil Open Applicants should attend at QUEEN'S COLLEGE, Room 7 on that Date, at 6 r.M.
Only those can be admitted 'who have a good
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THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. THE FOURTH GYMKHANA MEETING
will be held on SATURDAY. the Brx, and MONDAY, the 8th OCTOBER, 1923, weather permitting.
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms may be ontained at the "RACE COOKE, HONGIORG CLUB and CAUSEWAY BAY STABLES.
Entries Close Saturday, 2nd Sept,
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1823.
GBEEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
NOTICE
N INTERIM. DIVIDEND & Fifty centa (50 cents) per Share has been declared for the Hal-year ending 20th June, 1993
Such Interim Dividend will be payable on and after TUESDAY, the 16th SEPTEMBER, As the offices of the Company, where Share holders are requested to apply for Warrants.
JOHN DEWAR
& SONS, LTD.
PERTH, SCOTLAND.
well as
Manila papers report a heavy slump in
Yokohama, the leading senport of the country, are reduced to hemp prices Overproduction is assigned "immense masses of ruins," and it is as the reason for the slump..
feared that there is, the same tale to be told of several smaller towns. It is, in-
The names of Messrs. Robert Wallace
Bateman and Oliver Frederick Savage have been added to the list of authorised architects.
deed, definitely reported that a number of small towns at the foot of the famous Mount Fuji have been completely destroy- ed, involving the loss of hundreds of lives.
Information has been received by the Thero, is mention-in the reports not only
Government that quarantine imposed on of a severe and prolonged earthquake, lait of a typhoon, tidal waves, and arrivals from Hongkong was withdrawn almost as disastrous, if not more so, than by Shanghai, August 25th. the earthquake-fires extending over The Local Manager of the Mercantile great areas both in Tokyo and Yokohama. Bank of India, Ltd., has received cabled. The district in which Tokyo is situated advice" that the Bank has declared an
By Royal Appointment has been regarded as one of the most interim dividend of e per cent, less in-
il
to His Majesty
The King.
WHITE LABEL'
come tax.
The appointment of Mr. Harold Thomas Creasy. 88. Director of Public Works, Vice President of the Sanitary Board, and member of the Executive and Legislative Councils is gazerted,
earthquake-ridden parts of Japan. We nre told that seismological, observations- over a period of thirty years, gave Tokyo an average of nioety earthquakes a year, excluding minor vitirations recorded by delicate instruments.” During the last severe fifty years, however, only two shocks have been experienced in the Japanese Capital, and these can only be regarded as insignificant in contrast with the present appalling calamity. We have, at the time of writing, but a few scatter from ed detaile, which
The carnival at the Hongkong Hotel on: WHISKY Osaka, the great manufacturing city in
Central Japan, and from Nagasaki, the Saturday night was extremely well pät- - former Treaty port, situated in the ex-ronised and, despite the oppressive “hent, treme south of Japan. Presumably this news has reached these places by wire- dancing to excellent music by a full jazz orchestra of sixterih instruments, was less, and is derived mainly from refugees.
Letriv=!;
FINEST
SCOTCH
20
-11
OF GREAT AGE.
AWARDED 50 GOLD AND PRIZE MEDALS.
come tu 18
A third company has entered into the motor-bug, competition at Kowloon. Ser- vices are now maintained by the Kowloon Motor-bus Co., the Kai Tak Motor-bus Co., and the Chinese Motor-bus Co.
As all communications-railways, tele-greatly enjoyed.
In connection with the Tokyo earth- phone and telegraph-are completely in- terrupted, it has been impossible to quake the Director of the Hongkong Ob- obtain promptly the full details of the horvatory in his Daily Weather Report disaster, and it may be a few days yet issued yesterday morning said: "A very before the full story can be told.
large earthquake was recorded yesterday.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SONS, THE VICTORIA VAT Simologists have in recent years con- The preliminary tremors occurred at 11.5
General Managers.“ Hongkong, 15th August, 1953.
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The very finest old
PUBLIO AUCTION,
Undersigned, have received instructions to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
**
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,
the 111h, 12th and 13th, September, 1923, at H. M. Navan Yarn Hongkong, and at Kowloon NAVAL Duror, commencing each day at 8.30 am, within an
interval from 19 Noon to L30 PM. OLD and SUEPLUS NAVAL STORES,
Life
Electrical and wirele Boat, Dingin,
Fittings, Electric Cable, Trom Stores, Ships Fittings, Cooking
Kattresses and Fittings, Life Rafts, Life
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Dog and Belts, Carpetz, Ruga, Mats Table
Company will be CLOSED from the 7th September, 1823, until the 18th September, 1913 Pransfer of Shares en baringistered, (both days inclusive), during which period no
By Order of the Board of Directors
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Managers. [1225 Hongkong, 29th Angust, 1933.
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE GGUVERNEMENT GÉNÉRAL DE
L'INDO-CHINE
APPEL D'OFFRES (LOCATION)
E GOUVERNEMENT GÉNÉRAL de LINDO CHINE français recevra des offres de l'immeuble qu'il possède à Shameen- Canton (ancien Enrean des Postes), com prensat
qui, à l'intersection de la rivière de Canton et 1-Un vaste batiment à élage.itné sur le do canal qui sépare la Concussion franemine de la cité chinoise, composé su rez de chaussée de sept pièces dont une de 15 mètres sur 7 metres Pélag de rept pièces, d'un office et d'an cabinet à toilette
F-des dépendence composées: an rez-de- chhumée de 2 cuisines et de 3 petites chambres; an premier étage de 3 chambres de boys,
Les offres de location seront reçues an
Cover, Blankets, Curtains, Cabras, India Rubber and Metallic Hoses, Old Cordago, Салтан
Old Indis Rubber, Old Leather, Rags, Old Woollen and Linen Bags, Old Arbenton, Old Cork, Oki Iron and Steel, Old Brust
Lead and Gun Metal Copper Copper Brass Tubes, Coal Sacks, Wood, Iron and Gun Metal Blocks, Lampar Mineral Oil, Chain par Gangor, Steel Tubes, Old Steel Wire Ropes,
tributed much to our knowledge of seism. The origin appears to be near mic and volcanic disturbances, but they Tokyo," A very accurate deduction, are unable to tell those who live in the
Manila eigars are a menace" to the earthquake zones of the world when to tobacco industry in the United States,
SCOTCH WHISKY. expect them much less how to pre-according to a resolution adopted by the
As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.
BOLE AGENTS :---
vent them.
Professor Omunt, the end National Cigar Leaf Tobacco, Anweiation ing seismologist of Japan, and probably its anuual convention held in New of the world, is recorded in the J York City recently. The resolution urged Frur Book as surmising from a study of
DA
the data he has collected that Japan Congress to place a maximum limit on the a whole, and the southern shores of number of Philippine cigars that can be Honshu and Shikoku in particular, will imported into the United States free of
disastrous duty. probably be safe from any earthquakes at least for some decades."
A large rock python was shot at White: A. S. WATSON & Evidently seismology cannot yet be re-Cottage, Taipo, by Capt. W. C. Clarke garded as an exact science. Though recently. The reptile was found after mention is made in the telegrams Wednesday', heavy rains, and had caused
CO., LTD., Wine & Spirit Merchants. PHONE 616
there
ja
of great destruction at the foot of
a good deal of consternation to the the famous Mount Fuji,
Chinese of the righbourhood. no word of an eruption of this "dor brought in it was found to measure 14}"
When
feet long, and 19 inches round. When cut
BIRTHS.
Government COLLACO-At the
Civil Hospital, on Sunday, September 2nd, the wife of T. A. COLLACO, of a son. [1248
mant volcano." It is well known, of course that there is more or less activity
in the Fuji volcanic range, which includes open three full grown fowlę and a guines
fowl were found inside the reptile, Asnima, Oshima, and Yake dake, but the popular belief, which is not without some An attempt was made on Saturday scientific support, is that active volcanos morning by a Chinese lad to snatch a like these form a safety valve securing hand-bag from one of two Portuguese the populations in their vicinity inmunits girls as they were walking down Zetland from serious seismic disturbances. The Street. One of the girls caught the young
Cable, Drilling, Blotting ad Grinding Machines. Lathes, Pinnace and Catter Engines, Tables, Composer, Clocks, Iron Drame, Feld GetDING.-At Shanghai, on August 25th, icntific investigations which will follow snatcher and recovered the bag. The boy
up Lavatories, Old Packing Cases, Packing, Boards, Old, Carks, and a large quantity of Fire Bar Iron, etc.
Lots may be inspected on Monday, the 10th September, 1923.
Also SALEof Old and Surp
1Surplus Victualling Storex. at Kowloon on FRIDAY, 14th September.
Comprising Unserviceable Provisions, Rabbit, Raisins, Clothing and Mens Gear.
Terms of Sales detailed in Catalogue.
HUGHES & HOUGH, By Appointment Auctioneers to the
Admiralty.
[1217 Hongkong, August, 1929,
FOR BALE.
Soneulat de France Canton jusqu'an 20 ON PLANT manufactured by the
Septembre à 5 heures de l'après-midi.
1166)
Canton, le 9 Août 1923. LE COMUZ DE FRANCE,
G. GOUBULT.
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. GOUVERNEMENT GÉNÉRAL DE FINDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE
APPEL D'OTFRES. (ACHAT)
INDOCHINE FRANÇAISE cer E GOUVERNEMENT GÉNÉRAL de.
andalivered after the 7th inst.. dog ourés d'achat de l'immeéhle qu'il possia
bon bject to rest.
Claims against
Mé Skämeen - Canton. (änzien barran des * be presented to the Undersigned on or before Fostes), comprenant:...
the 17th fast, or they will not be recognised at haticent à étage situé sur la
sept
Pintersection de la rivière de Canton et
et à l'étage de sept. pièces, d'an office et denn
toilette:
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are te du canal qui Bépare la concession faite de be latti tas Golowas, where they will la cité chinoise comrosé an rez-de-chaussée de examfsed on the 7th at 10 am, by OE Bartotors, Messrs. Goddard & Dovezas,
pièces dont une de 16 mètres sur 7 mètres No Fire Inversave has been effected. Bille of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWREL & CO, LTD,
Agents. Hongkong, 1st September, 1938. [1113
HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS'
BRAKE AND REAL ESTATE CO., Brake and Land BeOLZEL.
Ho & Des Torx Road, and Floor
dépendances
jantes composées: au rez-de- ̈ ̈ chamisés de 2 cuisines et de 3 petites chambres,
prozier flags de chambres de bon
terrain sur lequal, sont élifiée ce bâtiment et ses dépendances, d'ant imperficie de 881 motres carrés estiren, inscrit sona le No. 8 de plan cadastral, le dit terrain detean par le Gouvernement Général de l'Indochine en verta d'an bail emphyteutique qui prodrá fitį te 28. Juin 1988
1
Les offres d'achat seront reçues au Conmlat France à Canton jusqu'au 30 Septembre 1923 && Boures" de l'après-midi.
one. No.: Q. 4308.
"1765]
Canton, le 3 Août 1923.
LI COXEUL DE FRANCE, BANG **** G. GOUBULT.
to Mr. and Mrs. F. W. GOLDING, a
son:
upon the present calamity will possibly wriggled out of her group and bolted HAY-At St. Peter's Nursing Home, to some inodification of this view. | down the hill. A cry of "stop thief" was
Streatham, on July 25th, to Mr. Some of the severe earthquakes from raised, but the Chinese pedestrians i and Mrs. Azruve C. Hay, & son [1240 | which Japan has suffered in the past have the street made no attempt to intercept MOLYNEUX-At Shanghai, August originated under the sea just off the the youth who made good his escape.
25th. ELEANOR (Née Rowley), wife of cast line; hence the tidal waves, H. LINDSAY MOLYNEUX, of a son. OSES-At Shanghai, on August 25th, to
on
Mr. and Mrs. H. N. OLSEN, 1, 801.. SISEN. At Shanghai, on August 24th, to Mr. and Mrs. A. G. SISEN, &
NE 0. O. a Direct Expansion Refrigerat
ing
Co AMERICAN CARBONIC MACHINKY! Wisconsin." Refrigerating capacity ï jons-per---- 24 hours,
For Specification and Order for Inspection, Apply to
HOLYOAK, MASSEY & CO., LTD,
Engineering Dept, Quem's Building, Hongkong. [1209
TO LET.
.....
OFFICES is UNION BUILDING T-
Booms on Fifth Flour,
Apply UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY
OF CARTON, LTD.
·PERPAID.
WANTED"
ADVERTISEMENTS
1337" Tätteen nes lying at tili Ofis for
Boxes-XL, XB, 660,
Y
sou."
at 5.15 p.zo.
Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road, London Office: 131, Fleet Street, EC.
It is too early to
The
The
Robert
Sir Robert Ho Tang has received from mention of tidal waves in the reports of Saturday's catastrophe show that the General Tang Chi-yau, Tuchun of Yunnan sea in Tokyo Bay must have beeu greatly, a telegram supporting the proposal for a disturbed in the present instance, though round table conference. A translation of the seat of the disturbance was apparent the telegram reads:-"I bave already ́ DEATH.
ly well inland."
sent you a telegram in reply to your kind COLLACO.-AL the Government Civil
discuss the lotter. (The telegram referred to, for Hospital, on Sunday, September 2nd, ADELAIDE LILLIAN O'BRIEN, the dearly question as to the future of Tokyo some reason which remains to be explain- beloved wife of T. A COLLADO. and Yokohama, though many of the ed, has not reached Sir Robert Ho Tung). Shanghai, Japan and Bangkok papers, terrised inhabitants must at
It has for years been my wish to have a present please copy. Funeral will pass the Monument to-day, he deeming those cities very undesirable conference. Now, your proposal to con-
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vene the principal leaders with a view to places to continue to dwell in. seismologists offer the consolation that jointly securing the peaceful unification one severe earthquake" removes the dis of Chins, shows that the aim you cherigh turking causes in the crust of the earth, and the principles you adopt coincide with mine, 1; therefore, besides, express- so that it is generally followed by a period of repose of longer or shortering myself very strongly in favour of your duration," while the science of seismology chosal, am willing to fellow you and also appears to teach us that the fre- the others and earnestly hope to see the, quency of minor shocks tends to bind the early realisation of the proposal. With
best regards, etc." strata by removing weak cleavages in these great subterannean caverns, and There was a stubborn fire at the Evo therefore prevents the occurence of more Press Packing Co.'s plant in North severe shocks," But, we repeat, seisma Chekiang and North Kansu Boads, Shang- logy does not appear yet to be an exact hai, laat week. The fire, which is supposed science, and since it can serve neither to to have started by spontaneous combur foretell por prevent earthquakes it iation, broke out in the upper floor of the Saturday by an earthquake calamity unlikely to be seriously considered by the building where packing had been done which Iroto the accounts
already thousands of people who are suddenly during the afternoon. Thousands of to hand, is certainly not inaccurately called upon to decide where their futuro piezis of waste material had been stored described as unprecedented, even in homes are to be. It is more than seventy therein, preparatory to packing, presing a country whose history, according to the
The Daily Press.
HONGLONG, BIFIRMAER BAD, 1922.
THE APPALLING CALAMITY
IN JAPAN..
It
JAPAN Over.. considerable radius around the Capital, was visited
author of "Things Japanese," is "a con-years since there was a very destructive and shipping and was in imminent catrbation of earthquake disasters, ex earthquake in Tokyo, or Tedo as the city danger of catching fire, but for the speedy ceeded only by those which have desol was then called, but the Tokyo of last arrival and efficient work of the Brigade Wae oily week was an immensely larger place than A great deal of the materiali "WOUNG LADY desires to give LESSONS
on the Piano at Teacher or Papilatad, South America." The first expres Residene a Moderste Charges Apply Bor 100 of everybody on reading the reports the Yede of 1855, and we have little doubt waste and strenuous efforts were required No. YF c/o Hongking Daily Prem,
which came from Japan yesterday must that with that Stoicism which has always to bring it under control. The value of usturally be one of the deepest sym marked the Japanese people in calamities the building's contents will run well over of the firm who came to the scone immed- pathy with the Japanese Nation in of this kind they will speedily net to work Tla 100,000 according to a repræsentative LET-EUROPEAN FLATS in Lee the appalling disaster that has so to rebuild what has been so suddenly and intely. The actual fores are not stated in Building, Wanchai Gap-Bowd. Apply
the papers to hard, to 22. Kotzody Bond..
suddenly overtaken it The Capital to ruthlessly destroyed.
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