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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONG KONG. PROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN THE GOODS OF HABEY AUSTEN BELDEN, LATE OF MIDDLETOWN IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEGR: SED,
INTIMATIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY -PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1TB, 1926.
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER ..., COMPANY (1918), LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
INTIMATIONS.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.
INTIMATIONS.
THE SPIRIT OF
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taking matters into their own handa During Saturday and Sunday partly through fear of the seamen and Chinose case of diphtheria was reported. partly because ill-feeling has been aroused The annual congregation meeting (busi- by the statement that this particular ness and social) of the Union Church,.` British Company has definitely refused to Kowloon, is being held to-morrow even-
CHEERFULNESS. consider the re-engagement of any ofing at 8.30.
Mr. J. Scott Halston, underwent an their old employees. This was the story, we believe, which was told to the Canton operation or appendicitis in the Peak Government and, in the circumstances, it Hospital on Saturday, and is making
good progress. was perhaps natural that the Canton
TOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN, thất » EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the MEETING of PEAK TRAMWAYS COM. above Company will be held at the Head PANY, LIMITED, will be bold at the HONG Office of the Company, ST. OSORGE's BUILDING, KONG HOTEL, Pedder Street, Vioteris in Chater Bond, Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the Colony of Hong Kong, on MONDAY, THE the 2322 DECEMBER, 1928, at 11.30 O'CLOCK FOTH BAT OF DECEMBER, 1996, at 11 o'clock
Cheerfulness is largely a matter TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the in the Foxxoon, for the purpose of receiving in the Foxarcon, when the Subjoined Resolu
proposed
newan - Extraordinary of outlook. The world is never Supreme Court
of Hong Kong has In Statement of Accounts and the Report of tion will be
1930, ad slecting
After all the reation and leave, what was regarded sa Ordinance, 1597, made an Order limiting the SEPTEMBER,
printed doonment submitted to the on its bright side. Committee and Auditors Time for Sending in Claims against the above.
Meeting and for the purpose of lanti Eatate to the Tu DAY OF JANUARY, 1927.
fication subscribed by the Chairman bappiest life is made up of work-a purely domestic labour dispute, to be All Cisime against the said Kriate should
thereof be spproved and adopteding hard, playing hard, and rightly solved by the Company and the men. be sent in by that Date to the Undersigned.
As a matter of fact the Steamboat Dated the 14th day of December, 1926.
Tix.
accordance with Eection 58 of the Probates the General Managers for the year ended 30th Resolution, Regulations contained in the such a bad place if thoughts dwell | Government should decide against inter!
DEACONS,
Solicitors for the Executrix,
1, Pes Vouse Road Centrs), Hanhung.
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OLD CHELTONIAN DINNER.
"That Cooruiting
The TRANSFER 800KB of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, 14th DECEMBER, 1926, until THURSDAY, 23rd DECEMBER, 1938, bath days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managers. . Hong Kong, 8th December, 1928.
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTICE SETS Otogether as DINNER to be held it HONG Corticata No. 518 6393 dated
LD to meet the HONGKONG CLUB on SATURDAY, JANUARY 8TH 1997, will please send their Names to the Undersigned as soon as possible and in any erect Not Later Than JANUARY
B. C. MACNAMARA,
5TE.
D' INGRONG Üldz.
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EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRA LASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.
HONGKONG STATION.
TIROM 15TH DECEMBER, 1926, and until Farther Notice, ME. E. A. LEGGATT will be In Charge of the above Company's Station at Hongkong.
E. J. PATERSON,
Superintendent.
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FANLING HUNT STEEPLECHASES.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1870,
AT 3.15 7.
ADMISSION To FUBLIC ENCLOSURE:
Only.
$1. LADIES: FREE
DMISSION to SUBSCRIBER'S EN.
CLOSURE on Production of BADGE
Subscribers can introduce Two Ladies Free, and Two Non-Members at $o ench. Tickets
obtainable from A. H. POTTS, / BA MIN
& POTTS.
SPECIAL TRAIN Leaves KOWLOON: 9.07 RETURN FARE: 1st class, $1.50; End, 90 Cents.
Shars of this Bank Nambered 54097 in the Name of MR. LO KWONG HIN has been LOST or STOLEN, and should this Certificate FTE not be produced to the Bank before the
Now
Certificate for the JANUARY, a ficata No. 5/NS 4992 will be thereafter treated
VOD. by this Corporation as NULL
Share with 180 d the aforesaid Certi.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
A. EL BARLOW,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 9th December, 1926,
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in
substitution for and appreciating upon suitable occa- the exclusion of all existing Articles sion the really helpful partnership Company have never refused to re-instate
the Articles of Association of the Сотраду
thereof.' AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a Further EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will ha held at the Same Place on MONDAY, TER TENTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1937, at 11 O'CLOCK in the Foxaxoor, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Proceedings of the mentioned and of confirming, shanght it, he Special Rosolation the
above
it
above mentioned Resolution.
Dated this 19th day of December, 1925,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers,
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NOTICE
HE Government of the Straits Settlementa prepared to consider Applications for the Ise of Lease of a piece of Crown Land on PENANG HILL for the purpose of erecting a HOTEL
The Sita bas beat levelled and is about 54,000 sq. ft. in area. It is situated about 350 yards from the Top Btation of the Fenang Hill Rail- HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING way at a boight of about 2,400 feet above sea
CORPORATION.
level.
The Lesse will be for a Term of 99
Fears and the Bent will be $100 per annum.
It will be a condition of the Lease that the Lessee agrees to erst a Hotel within a Period of Three Yes-in accordance with Plans which. have ready been approved by the Government of the Straits Settlements and that failure to obeerre this condition will entitle the Govern mant to re-enter and resume possession of the Land.
TOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTICES ARENS 2760 ested HONGKONG, Sist AUGUST, 1917, for Three Shares of this Bank Numbered 54094/ 54096 in the Name of ME. LO KWONG LUM has been LOST or STOLEN, and should this Certificate not be produced to the Bank before the 9TH JANUARY, 1927, New Certificate for the Shares will be issued. and the aforemid Certificate No. 5/NB 4760 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation a NULL and YOID.
By Order of the Ceart of Directors,
A. H. BARLOW,
Chiet Manager. Hong Kong, 9th December, 1925,
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certified Transfer Deed for Ons Share of this Bank Numbered 62658 in the Name of MR. ANTHONY HENRY CARROLL stated. M. to have been completed by Mas, E. STAPLETON has been LOST or STOLEN and should this Certified Transfer Deed not be produced before the 9TH JANUARY, 1997, Now Certified Transfer Deed will be issued, and the aforesaid Missing Certified Transfer Deed will be thereafter treated by this Cor. paration as NULL and VOD.
The Lesses will also be required to enter in to a Bond in the sum of $10,000 for the obser Tance of the above condition.
The approved Plans provide for the following accommodation:***
BASEMENT FLOOR:- Reception Hall with Passenger Lift and, Stairs,
Hotel Office, Post, Telegraph and Telephone Offices with Private Exchange.
Hair Dressing Saloon.
Luggage Room.
Drying Room for Mattresses, etc.
Linen Room.
Wine Store
Lavatories.
Boys Quarters and Daly Room with
Amah and Ayah Quarters and Duty Room- with Lavatories,
Kitchen Store. Manager's Quarters (2 Rooms with Beth,
etc.)
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GROUND FLOOR-
Large Lounge.
Ladies' Retiring Boom,
Gentlemen's Reading Room.
Billiard Boom, Two Tables and Bar.
Children's Playing Room.
Large Kitchen
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Ten Bedrooma Baths and Lavatories.
By Order of the Court of Directors, AH. BARLOW,
Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 9th December, 1926.
Free Parking for Cars off the Course; 35 Each UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
if Parked Opposite the Stands.
品
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FOR HUNTING AND
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STEEPLECHASING
NEW STOCK OF
HUNTING CAPS
SOULL CAPS
SPORTING STOCKS
in all sizes.
MACKINTOSH & CO., LTD.,
·ÅLEXANDRA BUILDING,
DES VAUI BOLD.
CHINESE ENGINEERING & MINING COMPANY, LIMITED, PATMENT OF FINAL DIVIDEND ON SHARKS FOR THE YEAR EXDING SOTH Jaxz, 1926,
iree
CANTON, LTD...
THE Certificate No. 1558 for One Silver Share No. 1138 zow quaverted into Have Gold Shares in this Society standing in the Name of CHAS. E. RICHARDSON of Hong Kong has been declared LOST, and if at the of One Month from the Date hereof expiration the above Docament be not forthcoming the said Certificate will be deemed Cancelled and of No Effect, and a NEW Certificate for the
Five Gold Eharts will be issued in its stead by
the Bociety.
PAUL LAUDER..
General Manager, Hong Kong, 22nd November, 1996.
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BY-ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE,
PARTICULARS.
OF THE
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTIES,
Situats at Kowloor in the Colony of Hong Kong, and known sɛ NEW KOWLOON INLAND LOT No 317, Together with Four European Houses thereon in the course of construction"
اور
TO BE SUL ST
PUBLIC AUCTION IN ONE LOT
MONDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1926, at 3 o'CLOCE P.K,
AT THE
OHINA AUCTION BOOME,
4, DUDDELL STXEET, VICTORIA, Bore Kors, Ma. E. V. M. B. DI SOUSA, Auctioneer, The Lot consists of :--
All that Piece of Parcel of Land situato at EE Board having declared. A FINAL Kewoon in the Colony of Hong Kong and DIVIDEND of 6% (ive per cent), known as NEW KOWLOON INLAND LOT of Income Tax, for the Year ending 30th No.817,together with Thres European Domestic Joy, 1926, Holders of Bearer Shares and Tenements Ergetions and Buildings thereon in Holders of Dividend Warrants received from court construction The Property is held London on account of Registered Shares, will from the Crown under Conditions of Sale be paid their Dividends on presenting No. 29 registered in the Land Office as Conditions of Coupon of the Bearer Bhares, and Dividende No. 1035 for the Terms of Seventy-five Warrants on Registered Shares, to either of years with right of Renewal for Further Term the following Banks-
of Twenty-four years less Three days.
Annus Crown Bent: $426. Area: 92,387.
feet or thereabouts.
THE HONGKONG AND SHAGHAT BATTING
CORPORATION.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, ÄOSTEL
LLA AND UMINA CURAT
THE SAIQUE BELOS POUR L'ETRANSKI. Payment will be made in Dollars at the Buying Rate of Exchange of the Day,
P. C. YOUNG,
General Manager, THE HAYLAN Mɔina ÁumiNISTRATISM.
TR78
For
further Partionlars and Conditions of Bale, Apply to t
Massa, JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Mortgagees Solicitors,
-0% 10
ME V. X. B. DK. SOUSA Dated the 9th day of December, 1920.
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of
DEWAR'S
DEWAR'S
WHITE
LABEL
AND
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The Kowloon Police have arrested seven Chinese men and one woman in connec
the Blue Funnel steamer, Oanja, tion with the theft of rolls of cloth from
The first dance of the season at the Military Hospital, Bowen Road; is being
held on Friday evening. Dancing will their old employees. When the Strike begin at 8.30 and will continue until 1
was declared in June, 1995, the whole of the crews of the river boats left their
4.1
Among the passengers arriving from werk. Since that time some three hun-Home by the ss. deneas were Mr. and Mra A. Ritchie, Mrs. E. R. Dovey, Mr. and Mrs Harvey and Mr. J. Owen, Hughes.
Acting under docter's orders the Bishop of Victoria has been obliged to cancel all engagements as far as possible for the remainder of the month," except those connected with the Bishop of London's visit.
dred have drifted back to their old job and there are now roughly two hundred vacancies filled by temporary hands. Desiring that no stone should be left. antarned to put the working of the steamers on a satisfactory permanent basis again, Mr. J., ARNOLD, the Secretary of the Company, went to Canton several week's aga to interview the leaders of
Two mails from Home are due this the Seamen's Union. He told these officials that the Company would be will week. To-day the Blue Funnel liner ing to let byegones be byegones and to Hector will arrive with mail from Home and Europe via Siberia, and on Friday re-engage, any of the old employees with the sa Kum Sang should bring letters,
'VICTORIA, satisfactory records who might be avail- London, November 18th, vid Negapataan.
VAT"
FINEST
OLD SCOTCH WHISKY.
As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.
By Royal Appointment to His Majesty The King.
SOLE AGENTS:
A. S. WATSON
&
CO. LTD.
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BIRTH.
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with Private Verandahs, Osz.-At the French Hospital, on the
19th inst., to Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
OST,
Four Suites with Bedroom and Sitting Room and Private Verandaks,
Spacious
UPPER FLOOX ne
for 100 Guests with Floor Dining Room 89 with Extensive View.
snitzble for Dancing
Ample Saveries Kitchen and Pantry.
Food Lifts direct from Ten Bedrooms with Private Verandahs, Baths and Lavatories.
Four Suites with Bedroom and Sitting Room and Private Verandahs.
Boof Garden Suitable for
#301.
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Hong Kong Office: 1A, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.O.
The Daily Press.
able. But this did not satisfy the officials of the Canton Seamen's Union. They demanded that the whole of the present employees of the Company, old servants and temporary assistants alike, should be dismissed-it did not matter cn what terms-and that the Union should be allowed to provide an entirely new per sonnel Such demands, antagonistic. to every element of-justice, could not be conceded and the deadlock continues...
Although, as will be sees, there was not the slightest basis for reasonable, negotiation Mr. ARNOLD continued to discuss the question with the scamen and pointed out that there were not, and obviously could not be, a sufficient num.
There will be, a concert given at St. Stephen's Girls' College this evening at eight o'clock in aid of the Cathedral Organ Fund, Missions to Seamen and St.
We understand Peter's Church Fands. that a capital programme has been arranged.
Members are reminded that the annual meeting of the Hong Kong branch of the Boy Scouts' Association will be held this evening at 5.30 in St. John's Cathedral.. Hall, at which H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.3.G.), Chief Scout of Hong Kong, will preside.
"Is it really worth fighting over twenty cents i" asked Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday, when two Chinese were charged with causing a disturbance in the street. His
Warship fined each defendant $1 and ordered each man to sign a bond of 850 to keep the peace for six months.
ber of old employees of the Company to work the ships if all those now engaged were discharged. This did not trouble
In connection with the Fanling Hunt the seamen. They said they would sup-Steeplechase next Saturday afternoon, a
special train will leave Kowloon at 9.7 p.m. The return fare will be 1st class,
previously been made, is due to open at Isako's circus, to which reference has Chatham Road, between Signal Hill and Holts Wharf, Kowloon; on Thursday night at 9.15. This is the largest circus that has ever visited this Colony, and comprises 80 artistes, including a ballet of 16 dancers. There are also twenty.
Ene very well trained horses, some
whom no circus would be complete. Miss Klava of Isako's circus, in her eques- trapeze artistes, and the clowns, without
trienne act is one of the most attractive, turns on the programme. Miss Klava vides with all the fearlessness of the true
ply sufficient men of one sort and another, and it transpired that they had men upon 1.30; 2nd class, 60 cents. There will be their books who had previously been free parking for cars off the Course, but a charge of 85 will be made. if they are
Subscribers. employed on Empress boats and parked opposite the rails,
can introduce two ladies and two non- coasting steamers. These presumably members ut $5 each. Tickets are obtain were to fill the vacancies. Asked-what able from Mr. A. H. Potts, c/o Benjamin. would become of the employees who had and Patta. been with the Company possibly for twenty or thirty years the seamen replied that this was no concern of theirs.
There the matter rests and it will be Hore Koxe, Decaxaa 147, 1926 admitted, we think, by every reasonable person, that the situation is one with
The intervention of the Canton Govern which the Company itself cannot deal
ment is required, not so much for the purpose of bringing pressure to bear upon the seamen as with the object of will he CILLOR'S OFFICE at FEMAND up to MAY has been oficially terminated, the vessels disseminating the facts among other 31st,
1927. Flans can be seen and further Information of the Hong Kong, Canton & Macao labour bodies. If the facts were known, obtained at the Office of W. CAMPBELL Steamboat Company are still being pre we think it likely that strong protests OMAN, F.R.LB.A., 19.20, BATTLES PLACE, vented from loading and discharging would be raised by other Unions whose SINGAPORE
The Government of the Straits Settlements cargo in Canton, with consequent injury members are now suffering, and public
An extraordinary general meeting of does not bind itself to accept any application.
R. SCOTT,
to business in Hong Kong and loss of opinion would bring the seamen to their the Peak Tramways, Ltd, is to be held Resident Councillor,
remunerative employment to many work. senses. As things stand at present the at the Hong Kong Hotel, Fedder Street, PEXANO.
ing the subjoined resolution will be pro- crs in the Southern Capital. The reasons Canton Seamen's Union are deliberately on Monday next at 11 am. At this meet- keeping all the former employees of the posed as an extraordinary resolution, for this entirely unsatisfactory state of Company from regaining their old posi viz:"That the Regulations contained
ancing... Ample Lavatory accommodation on the Sewerage System also Hot and Cold Water
Bedroom and Private Telephone to every Electric Lights throughout
Applications in Sealed Covers and marked on the outside" PENANG HILL HOTEL"
he Received at the RESIDENT COUN
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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE.
“PUBLIC AUCTION
OF
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD" PROPERTY Bitus'e at VICTORIA in the Colony of
Hong Kong and registered at the Lan Offic. THE REMAINING PORTION OF SECTION G or MARINE LOT No. 90, Together with the Messunge or Tenement and athr Eretions and Buildings theroon known as No. 20 QUER'S BOLD WEST. The Proportion of Annual Crows Rent 10. ed. MR. E. V. M. B. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer,
THE SEAMEN'S UNION AND THE
STEAMBOAT COMPANY.
ALTHOUGH the boycott of British ships
affairs may be stated briefy, and it is well that they should be made known as widely as possible among the Chinese community in order to avoid misconcep tion and misunderstanding.
The whole cause of the trouble in the attitude adopted by the Canton Seamen's Union. They are making demands which it would be impossible for any company Chinese or British to accept, and the only conclusion to be drawn, therefore, is that they are deliberately standing in the way of a complete settlement of our unfortunate trade dispute simply because THE SIND DAY OF DECEMBER, 1920, they do not wish such a settlement to be
AT 3 O'CLOCK TILAMU
reached. It is a case of a comparatively men defying their own For: farther Parileniars and Conditions of small body of Sale, apply to
LAT
THE UHINA AUCTION ROOMS, No. 4, DEDDELL Bar, Hong Kong, WEDNESDAY,
Mortgages a Solicitor, St. George'i -
Building, Chater Road
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to
sick. There will be matiness on aturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m., which children, will be admitted for hall price. The nightly performances. com. mence at 9.15. Booking is now open at Anderson's.
THE TRADE SITUATION,
tions. This point we dare say is by no in the printed document submitted to the means realised by the rank and file who meeting and for the purpose of identifica-" are carefully kept in ignorance of what tion subscribed by the Chairman thereol be approved and adopted as the Articles We have never heard before of any of Association of the Company in sub- transpires at the conferences held. Labour Union demanding that every stitution for and to the exclusion of all employee of a Company should be dis existing Articles thereof. A further charged. I such a principle were once extraordinary general meeting of the admitted in the settlement of a labour Company will be held on January 10th at dispute it would mean that in any fate the same place and at the same time for trouble, everyone would have to strike the purpose of receiving a report of the simply to safeguard their prospects. If proceedings of the above meeting and of they did not, strike they would be auto-confirming, it thought fit, as a special matically dismissed by their employers resolution, the resolution mentioned when the dispute was settled. As we above. have said before the Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company are parti- cularly anxious to reach an agreement and are willing to make concessions in order not to endanger the complete and friendly resumptions of normal trading relations between all parties Wild charges have been levelled against them. A prominent Chinese banker, informed It has been said that they alone have a Daily Press representative yesterday refused to negotiate and, by so doing, that of late there had been a decided are acting in a way detrimental to British improvement in the trade returns, and trade interests generally. Nothing could Chinese merchants were doing zone too ofceivable that any Company could meet improvement would be shown until after such demands as those of the Seamen's the Settlement Day at Chinese New Year. pre-Union and the Steamboat Company, in That will be in the middle of February. refusing, at the Union's dictation, to Our informant was also of opinion that commit an act of gross injustice for the there would be some failures amongst the sake of purely temporary gain, deserve, Chinese on Settlement Day,
it In regard to the dollar, he thought and we feel sure will receive, the support of every British, foreign and Chinese firm would fluctuate between 1/20)d and
1/11d for some time. of standing.
A. DECIDED IMPROVEMENT OF
LATE
Maize. GEO, K. HALL BRUTTONvernment and acting contrary to the be further from the truth. It is incon- badly. He, however, thought that no
wishes and against the best interests many of their own people. At the sent moment some hundreds of cookies ere out of employment because freight is not being carried by the Steamboat Company. These coolics refrain from
ML. I. 7. M. B. na SOUSA,
No. 6 Daddell Street, Dated the 5th day of December, 1928.
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