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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1901.

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An Incident of Official Red-Tape, The amount of trouble which the Custeans-house authorities give then selves and other people (inys the Kobe Chronicle) is a theme upon which we have often enlarged, but red-tape is ens of the most difficult diseases to eradicate

ment order, the Customs oficial edmly replied to one of the representative's statements, Tant is a lio! Doubtless he simply meant to indicate that his view of the facts was different from this advanced; but, the Customs, if English is used at all, should employ ! people who understand something about

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STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS. TENDERSON Grinett, of this place,

How much stationery was used in Has stricken with partial paralysis

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