1896-08-24 — Page 5

MONDAY, AUGUst 24, 1896:

Merchant Vassaleia Gongkong Harbour,

Erchaise of late Arriaz's and Departures riported to-ilag.

THE CHINA MAIL.

To facilitato linding the position of sny vessel in the flachbar, the Anchorage is divblad into elevan Sections, commausing from Graan Island, Vessels nose the Hongkong shore are matkod, pour the Kowloong shore ki, and those in the body of the Shipping or milway between each shore sto marked .. in conjunction with the Sgares deusting the reptiund.

Action:

1. From Green Island in the Gag Wurka.

2. Fru Gas Works to Jardine's Wharf.

3. From Jardioe's Wharf to the Harbour Master's Olieu.

4. From Harhour Master's to the P. & O. Co.'s Oles

6. From P.&0. Oo.'s Oilica to Peddar's Whack.

16. Frem Poddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.

Vessel's Nume

Afridi ...

Astiv

Steamers.

Amarapoora

· Apgurado _...........

Arisoms baru

Asloda

Azziner

Baycra

Bread

Braemar

Doric

7 From val Yard to Blue Buildings.

8. Free Die Buildings to East Point

9. From Koller's I laid to North Point.

10. Koploog Wilarge.

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Paños or Ayesta.

Vestination.

Remarks

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184 Grosdu

Bluuko

str. 319 June 16. E. Marty

etc. 2304 Jana 27Dodwell, Qill & Co. at 1819 Jysteric'd & Sairs ALT. 47 Ang 19&0.

...Japan. Br! 138 Aug. 18 Chinune

Brit, Kir, 1327 Aug. 20Shewan, Touren & Ca.

str. 1496 Aug. Att. 708 Aux. Japan.att. 2033 aug

20Dodwell, Carli & Co.

17 David Basuson, Sons & Co.

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23Doughs Stessmale Co.

246.06, Livingston & Co.-

2A, R. Marey

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8 Dudley

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s. 1974 July ali. 1908 Aug.

Naval Dept. 21Standard Uil Co.

* Pris daunty's Ships on the 4b atatio

Comi. C. E. Kingsmill Captala Sprucer : Ingra Commander A. C. Galloway LA-Uum. H. 2. Barton Lico-Com. Vernon Mand Cappir E. P. Jores Commander F. W. Wyloy.

850 Captain Edward Chichester

Commander R. O Sparkes

THE INCREASE IN THE CABLE TALIFE.

VIDOROUS ACTION OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The following correspondence has been sent to us by the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce:---

fatter countries mentioned in the suitement sent you with my letter of the 17th instal information has now been received that tim rate iron Hongkong to India will probably he reluced from 81.80 to $1.30 per word, and that this reduction, together with ritioun others, will shortly formally anemeet.

$1.80

Roduced from To

$1.9

་་་

Malaces ...

1.60

103

140

...

Day

Singita

TEE CABLE COMPAN;ES TO THE CHAMBER.

I would as the same time draw your at The Fastorn Extension The Great North-

Australasi & China

cm Telegraph tention to the reduction in land autos which Company of Come into force on the 1st ultimas, name Telegraph Company,

ly Liwitei

pealingen.

Straite Sotflouaïnta to, Hongkong Station, 17th Aug., 1808.

No R. Chytta Wile, Esq., Secretary,

Peng Hongking General Chamber of Comunerca. Dear Sira rulerence to your fatter dated the 6th instans regarding increases in telegraphic jorges, Iani instructed to stabe in reply that her nationeof the Coraparties haa een Buited as the one point enabling thom to collect in currancy an approximate juivalent of their alleink and authorised gold valus, or, in other words, to caps from the ligatie of accepting a dee 'ciated currcney at its original value.

i

I have the lenskys to hev yon herewith a memorendain which I trust will be found in cuantain a clear statement of the recent history of all charges, and which with, think, then that the action of the Con panies has been consistent unt baily with their own peroral interents has also with chosn of the public.-- I am, dane sir, peurs

T faithfully,

JM Tax, Acting Manager. MORMORANOME REMARDING CABLE CHADORS FROM CHINA.

and

The flicial to hers China Ear is sixed in gol ut ages 8,50. This is elected in Gust Britain

7

and in Germany as 7 marks.

In Chiu it was collected a $2, and

Dutch Indis

Java

Qideer Talanul...

0121

2.05

ant, des, sir, yours faithfully,

1.tit

J. M. Bick, Acting Manger, RONGGONG CHunza To Lite ensmter.

Heugkg fimmel Chamber

of Contoerce,

Intimations.

SPECIAL NOTICE

W. ROBINSON & Co.

HAVE 60 NEW PIANOS

TO ARRIVE ABOUT NOVEMBER,

AND THOSE WISHING TO PURCHASE FROM PRESENT STOCK WILL BE SUPPLIED AT ALMOST

COST PRICE

FOR CASH OR MONTHLY PAYMENTS.

All are of our well-known high quality, built SPECIALLY For the Climate and GUARANTEED. Ahol 20 have just been unpacked the latest models of BRINSMEAD, COLLARD & COLLARD, BROADWOOD), RACH ALS, BESLER, ALLISON,

3th August, 1890, Dear Sir-The question of Telegraph &c., c. Rates lus on several occasions found the subject of correspondence between the Loudon Chamber and this Comeice, mul I have now to advise you of a now und whole expected developinen in this respect

-i

Only a month ago the Telegraph Com pu, yielding to the representations this Clauber, reduced the rates for me ages on their lines suth of Honkong as far as the Straits Serilement, Laban, e, And the community were ulturally gratified at the reduction.

On the 1st inst, however, after 55

day's notice, the Companies suddenly

fised up when the other way worth 3-spang a new tariff on the public wherch

, or thevialets.

The tali in silver was causidered to be only rempancy, unti, 1812, when the dollar tell to a vaino below 3-

Per cout.

she rate to Europe was advanced from $2 to $8.75, in increase of 374 per cent, and s corresponding increase in the rates to Ame La February, 180, the Companies, to rice, while that to Shanghai was minest 100 diminish the heavy loss, mulded 16 per cent. The main, indeed the a de, reason assign- to the silver rates coilertel, which then heed for this andden and arbitrary merease in came $2.30. Shortly afterwards the Chin their charges by the Companies is the con

whereas ese-Russian connections and into operatisuod depreciation of silver." tion with a tarill of per word. The within the past few years that metal ly loon Dock Companies retinued to charge the higher advanced some 12 per cent. in value.

figuru, bat of cerse at the expense of diverting on trafic to the Chinese lines.

Negotiations were opened with the Chin esc Administration with the view of doing, in China, is done everywhere in the world, namely, to collect the equivalent, in the local currency, of the official gold tarif. These negaturi were fruitless maat tern continued, with a steadily fale change and an increasing loss, until 1594, when, owing to the war, the Chinose lims becnie interrupted.

Clown Duck

Kloon Dock

Shanghai.

Afaroran

Choma po Sitangusi Shangaal Yokoha Yokobataa

Mutaran Bakotale

Name

Hig.

Tors

Guns. I.H. L

L'aplus.

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Evlas

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3000

21

7000

Alberty

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77700

3

3180

Captain Robert L. Groome Commander F. G. De Lisle

Muroran

Arobee

cruiser Brd dash

1970

16

2200

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swingeres banto ship

10,500

41

18,000

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1149

18

1400

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363

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canboat sat rise.

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460

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10,000

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$600

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766

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6100

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8,400

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gabbort tergeline...

750

10

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cruiser Bed Floss

1774

18

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Commander F. B. Pelly

Singapore

cruiser

5000

7000

gunboat 1st blues.

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120

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gunbows let class.

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3800

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Hongkong Boogkong

Foreign Men-ci-war on the China and Japan Station

Boston

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General Alave Gramiastokz

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Hongkong

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Captain Beterhof

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Chefoo Serek!

Saigon ~Salgra

Chetalpo Moaula Chemolpo Tiurtelu Yokoham Cheinulpo Vladivostock Changbet

The Companies would then Irve raised their silver tariffs, but recognised that to

The prideges and powers conferred on the Eastern Extonio A. & C. Telegaph Co. by virtue of ile practical monoply entail cerlain responsibilities, which may Committes are of opinion are lost night of. The arbitrary exercise of these power in volved in this extraordinary increase in rates, constituting as it does a serious bur- den on cocmerce, must raise the question whether a cable frnia Canada. Longlah! and Japan, would not prove a relief from the tyranny of the existing monopoly.

37 Committee trust your Chamber will

de so temporarily would be undivisible. Co-operato, by nuwess, of its vast influence to cure an early reversal of this oppressure Again nuptions were opened with Chriff-Im, dear sir, your faithfully

R. CATERTON WILCOS, with the same objects as above stated bat

Secretary. gain fruitlessly.

[1542

G. FALCONER & Co.

WATCIF-MAKERS, AND JEWELLERS.

NEW SELECTIONS OF

LONDON-MADE JEWELLERY

OF THE LATEST DESIGNS AT HOME PRICES.

HIGH-CLASS ENGLISH GOLD & SILVER WATCHES. No. 64, Queen's Road Central,

TEETHING BABIES

1312

need lime for the teeth, All children need line for a healthy formation of the growing bones. Curvature of the spine, bow legs, and soft When children are thin they need hones do not have enough lime. material for making flesh.

Scott's Emulsion

contains line, and also the very essence of rich blood and healthy flest. 14 has a remarkable effect on babies and children, insuring a healthy growth. The problem is simple. Scott's Emulsion contains the actual Clements of food in an easy form for digestion and assimilation. Try it. Som Aguvis for Hongkong and the Buspire of Chine WATKINS & C... Hongkong,

-FATALITIES AT SHANGHAI

Shanghai, Aug. 18.

On Sadday afternoon some Portuguese

"Towards the end of 1895 the Chi To Kenric B. Mary, Esq., Secretary Inverno on Monday night. The fourth

routes were reopened with the original tate of S. The Comes then decided to follow, and advertised the same tariff.

FOR SALE.

& G. STODART'S

FINE, OLD

WEST OF SCOTLAND

buys wore being at Fortung when J. them, and of relve ruined. Da Sowin, gul aut of his depth and wis drównod: The body has not yet been recrers.

August 19. And fatality occurred boar the rigineer, Mr Inglis, was lying asley on the stalward gangway, when shortly after 11 o'clock he was seen by the quartermaste: watch to fall overizard. The quarter- Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, master inodiately gave the alarm, and

London Chamber of Corners.

-THE CHAMBER TO THE COLONIAL

RECENTARY.

8th August, 1890.

Whisky.

Dodwell, Carlill & Co.,

Freya Centrul Hongkong March 2. 1996

478

Sm-I have the honour to forward, for four boats were rent away, it returned the information of Bis Excellener thesfter a prolonged seared without success.

The body has not been recovered up to the DUC DE MONTEBELLO Goremor, copy of a protest addressed by this Chinnbar to this Joint Telegraph Con panics on the subject, of an unexpected and Leavy intrease in their tariff of ates to Europe, America, and Shanghai.

*present.

CHAMPAGNE,

The body of the lad Da Sous, pho was drowned at Pootang on Sunday was found yesterday. The sunyan man who took the boys atross the river is being dotained by the police pexling an enquiry into the facts of the case, as it is alleged by some of the boys that they bogged him to go to the stance of De Souza, but he refused and quietly watched him down. The mea himself says he did not notice that no et Alao

In 1833 the Chinese Administration Exed a competition bayiff on their land-lines - tween Slangh, Amy, Foochow, and Hongkong of 20 cents per wer-a fighting rate hire and sitple and the Companies, alotel the same aver their cabin,

The communities of China and Heng keng have therefore since 1892. been sea ing the boneal of conspetition rates and the Companies, by the pressure of this competition have been prevented from

My Committee indage the hope the Going in this region what they have one having read to the rights and privileges in all other goattens, namely, to revise the sealed to the Telegraph Campacies in silver tarts as exelge continued to fal, this cleay the Geiger will agree that so as to make then fairly equivalent to the

¿strant anstileration has been shown in this gadderato.

matter to the renity; and they fuz It is necclest to may that no elle est to that We Excelleres will lead his heen ured on the Companies par toen part to the attempt to induce the Con the boys was missing until they got back to extricate themselves from this position parties to reconsider the revision of rates Shanghai, when he took Da Suri's clothes and by an great recently signed, and hey hare after a single day's notice sad on to the Police Station.-.-C. Daly Neva, which has been carefully unsidered by so lame a pretest, thought it to enforce. Her Majesty's Government ansi finally have the hancur to be, sir, your inest approved, it has resulted that the principle acdient servant, is adopted that the official gold rate shall te collected in rency at a fair and equi- valont rate of exchange.

R. CHATEATON WRCOR

Secretary.

The would seem to be a simple and To Hon. J. H. Stowait Lockhart, Colonial

Secretary. logical principle and practice. For years past while it has cost 7- to send a word

NEW JOHORE STAMP ISSUE. Mr J. C. Kar, Acting Postmaster Genomal. Jalure, has forwanlod to us a sel of the now Johore stamps which are to he isaed in Johore on the 17th Ruble! Aval correspondling tu Augast 20th, 1688. Those stamps beer a full fup presentiment, bes length, of Sultan Ibrahim in his robes of slate and wearing the familiar black velvet Sir.-1 am directed to acknowledge the cap and jewelled sigratto. The portrait is receipt of your letter of the 18th inet, with not very ziking a likeness of the young its enclosure, and to inform you in reply Sultan, but the engraver has had to try to that the Government has addressed a letter gab his recult with the limitations of Bacă to the Telegraph Company requesting that in a small epast the recent sudden increase in the tariff of

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th August, 1990.

fron London le Hangkong, it has only THE COLONIAL SECRETARY TO THE CHAMBER, cost 1/- to send one in the reverse direc tion. Latterly, advantage has been taken of this discrepancy by same firms who prepite replies to their meatages from China (nt 82 par word) thus obtaining tha advantage of the low rats both way

In bringing the new agresmaut fats for the full equivalent of the gold rate has not bean colleutod, but the tariff temeraria ie B against 7 outwards. The result is that the silver tarit from Hongkong and Chius le less than the silver till from: Singapore, that is Chine bonis The Vetmiary, Chesber of Connieres. are still in an advantageous portion com- pared with oplaaier heater res

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Prepared-only-by the Proprietor, Tonan Batam, St. Delen's, England. Mate Agents for Tonking and China :- & Co., 66, Qe Road,

The new iste comprises seven stampa ci barges may a reconsidered.I have the different raluen: The sentral Bure honour to bu, sir, your most obedient surrounded by a aquaes bordure with trun

cated angles Outside of that space For J. M. STEWART LOOKEART) with the Malay agutualents for Johore cervant

tage and Revenus, which words appear Caloulal Secretary:

in English below the Sultan's head. Af the lower corners appear insets with the values green values in As other Telegraph Administrations keep THE CHAMBEA to Tas CAL COANIS, in Chinese and in the crdluary numerals

Hongkong General Charnborci Commerce The mecent stemp

green. The two-cent is green with values in and Hquidate their acccte ind, the

E1st August, 1893. Companies have of spurte had to make all

Dear Sir.I have to setrawledge, with blue. The threo-cent is green with valen their outpayments in gold, which has left them a very small revenue on the Lome thanks, receipt of your letter of the 17th in rese-madder. The four-cont is green with Walk ward traffic, and in some casos there has instant with morandum regarding cable values in estine. The five-dent is green heut an actual loss. It is quite true that arges from China, and also your favour with valuca in brown. The six-cont la green. the present rate of asthangu batter silver of the 19th instant anuncing probable with values in yellow. The dollar is a dark and gold is slightly better than the lowest early reductions in the rates from Hing purple with values in green point touched during recent years, but on kong to India and other countries. the Companies par of exchange at the rate is 81, equal to 36, it is no figure oi speech to quote the continued deprecia. tion of silver; and if the value of the dollar had gone back to saything like it is, not holy that any aliange of tariff would have been nude.

It is to be presumed that there will now be

My Committee have read the memoraba further issue of the Coronation Stamps dum on cable charges with great interest with the surcharge.Singapore Free Fress. but they are unable to follow the line of

argument adopted by your Companies

VISITORS AT HOTELS,

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A. D. Abil

Me L Barindagas

Mr F. Meli

Mr H. J. Harlow

Mr.J. W. Bolles

Mr Nas Nabarm Mc Ng Yet

On the contrary, it seems to them that the CHEAP Copyright Music, 6 for 31.-W. Mr and Mrs &. H. No reasons advanced for raising the tariff here Robinson & Co.

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Bottenheim

M. W. J. Canter constince excellent arguments in four of

Mac It looks sa though, the bebycle Mr O. Crans reduction of the rates at the other end. The argument that Hongkong is better would drive the horre out of existence, Miss Drum treated than Singapore can scarcely be LesrittNot a bit of it. The more bicycles Mr W. A. Duff accepted as a proof of the fairness of the there are the nare they will need harges. Me J. B. Duncan Tolegraph Companies, but may rather he Billie-What ter 1 Lacavite-Ambulances. Mr H. K. G. Fisher regnidod-e an indication of their disposi

tion to impose the heaviest burden wher

here sveised lonst pawe of rosistacco,

The Companies, while doing all ite theis power to sadeguard themselves against los by x dopreciated currency, have pot shown thomasfres unmindful of the public for a genetal reduction, and from 1st July next.

Capt. and Mr Gibson together with the general service regula

Mins Greene tions and tariffs of the Buta Pasth Con-

Mus. BECK-Whon the baby was only 31e R. T. Gribble lorence, there will come into fores a reduce ed rate of francs 74in place of the existing My Committey are gle to learn that it is two days old, my husband rushed off to the M. E. Hil

I proposed to reduce the rate from Hong olub. Dir. Jones-Went to the club when Mr J. J. Hoar franes 8-

With regard to local tirits, a consider kong to India from 81.80 to 20 per the child was only two days old? Mra. Mr T. Howard

Mr A. Jenkinson · ahlo scheme being blaborated which will werd, and that this sedation, together Brown-Certainty. He wanted to pat the Me K. Inouye shour Important reductions to India and with various atheys, will shortly be formal ticth falloy's name on the waiting list.

Bir Merton Jonss other countries. For local tari anlynuced. They cannot, however, ao- formatied of calculating has been adort, copt this concession es compacion for just can't understand it,' said the chaser. Mr and Mrs Josepha ed, namely to charge 10 centimes per word the heavy advance in his rates to Europe

Mr. Kinghorn

for 100 knots of eable, and this has result and Aniorion, which notion they regard as fut int. Can't understand what? asked od, in considerable selection in those wholly opposed to modom ideas on the the new boarder. Why bloomers being question of speedy communistsion, the undoubtedly plural should make a woman casos where it has been applied,

This grede, applied to the Hongkong fondzicy sil over the world being in the look so singular." Ehangknsable of 1,000 kubis, would work direction of providing it, both postally and out to franes 1:50 por word, or 90.50 per telegraphically, at cheaper rates, with a word at the present exchange; but the view alike.to foster trade and to promaic Irate, is fixed at 40 conts, and again the progresù.

Bir Leung

fr. Descon

Capt. Palmer

MW. Partit

Mr.‚à‚ ̈ H. Roanie

Man Summers

Mr R. I Thom.

Mr H.. E. Tomkins Mt Voien

Mr R. B. Wade.

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Me W. B. Walkse. Surgeon Cipt. J. J.

Mr W. A. Watson Mrs W. M. Watu "He W. F. Vongoz,

Surg-Major Wertdati Mr and Mrs Wo,

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Me 0. 2. D. Mal

Major and Mr. R

Monts

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JOB PRINTING.

M: M. Alaberg Mr and Mrs Barter Mr Frank Browne Mr J. Brues.

Lotte, with press and despatab,

Mr A. Cumming

J. F. Dowling

Mr. Frost

'dur Harda

bat and Ales Geo, Mex 25 20cal and

Mr

W Horaby

Mr David Wood

Mr. H. U doârles

WINDBOL NOTE

It must not be forgotten that tipableHE HINA MAIL' is prepared to China communities are placed upon a bet. :

both in the United Kingdom and in her ter footing than any of their neighbours.

Soute option has been taken to the colonies, have been crying out for hereandd alert nation given of this recent alterations, telegraphis, fnalities for some years past ever dareiption of GENERAL PRINTING. This was mavcidable, as the greens and that shemeshare best posed for Pan palets, contained a ringue that the provisione ke laving of sablos either frein Onnads o should coins into force on the lab ny of the the Valted States to Japan, which lotter month following its scation. The country may be induced to lend importanti agcomment was rated on the 80th July pecuniary assistance to such a project. It Catalogues, and notice could not be given before this is needles for me to pois out that the re-

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The Eastern Extonelon The Great Noeth

Australasia & Chira am Telegraph Company of do Telegraph Company's

·Houbags. Hongkong Station, Aug. 19, 1826, R. Chatterton Wilcoz,

Hongkong General Chamber of Com

Ens Air-In referance to the fringed. induching of telgarona retea to folk and

cant action of your Companies, consequat upon the ratification of the Telegraph Con- vortion at Peking, te einantly calculated to alienate public support and to invite opperidon-Isan, desr in yours faithfully,

R. CHATTERIN Wnce,

Regretary T., M. Bork,

Acting Hanager in Chije, &&&0 Company, al Crank Bertaren Selogpipe Compan

Bill of Lading,

Price Lista,

Company Reports,

Business Circulars.

All Orders etteasted under SUROFRAN SUPERVISION, Moderais Psican. Muulzrate Pilcan Cost Per Ordem all! suodre careful

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Mr and Mrs O. Von Mr W. Nicholas

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Major the HoTT MO

Mr Abronkioli Me de signin

Mir A. B. Bataeed Me by Miss Bi-ösé à pur D. Oriah

Mr Henry Harmita

Madan Bonediet. H. Exions

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