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Intimations.

G. FALCONER & Co.,

PATCH-MAKERN AND JEWELLERS, HOTEL MANSIONS,

NEW SELEOTIONS OF

TO.

DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH"SİLVER WARE, HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, sti LARGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, CUPS,' BOWLS, G. FALCONER & Co. AR AUTO KOES'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND BINOCULARS, LORD KELVINB NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ADMIRALTY OHARTS AND BOOKS.

SOLE ́AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER.

Lintimations.

THE CHINA MAH.

MITUS BISHI COSHIKWAISHA MITS BISHI CO) COAL DEPARTMENT

MARUNG-UCHI, TOKIG."': CABLE ADDRESS IWASAKI Which applios to all Branch Offices,"

PRODUCTS ESPECIALLY RECOMMENDED FOR THE HYGIENE OF THE AL, ABC 5th Edition, Western Union

Godea tired. SKIN AND BEAUTY OF THE COMPLEXION

POUDRE

SIMON All Letters Addressed :--

Riod: Powder, free from bismuth, Invisible, Inpulpable, adhèrent.

POUDRE SIMON in Rica Fonder FREE FROM BIMUTH, e scionciously and rigour.

POUDRE SIMON is highly recommend- i ed for the toilet of children.

Since POUDRE SIMON has been appre ousiy prepared, freo of all injurious subclated at its real worth, it is proferred to a stances; it la specially recommended to others for its softening qualities, its fragrant

MANAGER, MITSUBISHI CO.,

with zume of place under. BRANCH OFFICES- NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KABATSU, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG AND HANKOW,

AGENCIESLA OHINKING: Mears GRABING & Co. MANILA: Masses MACONDRAT & Co.

tadios who wish to have an irrepruchable and aristocratic perfume, its pure whiteness, YOKOHAMA :: M. ASADA, Esq.

the delicacy and wetrety appearunes of its complexion and real beauty.

Igrain.

A LA OREME SIMON. TRY ALSÓ CREME SIMON AND SAVON

TO BE BAP 7808 A11 DEALERS.

Hongkong, June 14, 1906.

M. MUMEYA,

JAPANESE ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER. ENLARGEMENTS ON BROMIDE PAPER

AND FINISHED IN ORAYON, -

ALL KINDS OF WORK DONE FOR AMATEURS.]

B QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

SOLE PROPRIETORS, of Takasima, 999 Ochi, Shinnew, Namazuta and Kami Yamanda Collieries and also Hojo Colliery. which will shortly be ready to produce on a largo scata the best, Buzon Coal. www

The Head and Branch Offices and the Agencies of the Company, will require any order for Coals produced from the above Collieries.

91.29

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

NEW ROOKS BY ENGLISH MAIL..

Cassell's Royal Academy richur

The Blan Peter, Sea Comedios, hy

Morley Roberta

MATSUKI, Manager, Hongkong, No. 2, PEDDER STREET. Hongkong, April 25, 1306,

818

HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM- WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED,

JOTICE IS HEREBY (IVEN that so: EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above nasped Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, ALE

ALEXANDER

BOILDING, Dis Voeux Road Central Victoria, Hongkong, ob SATURDAY, the 14th day of July, 1906, at 12 o'clock Nook, for the purpose of passing the following Resolutions pur- suant to the Order dated the 28th day of Marol 1906, made by the Supreme Court of Hongkong in its Original Jurisdiction in Action No. 871 of 1975 !---

Dompleto Vol

73.75

The Paris Salon...

2.23

*

Catalogue Illustres du Salon

2.00

Side Tights on the Homs Rule Movement, by Sir Robert Anderson

ĮBRASSET'S NAVAL ANNUAL..$11.00

CLOWES NAVAL POCKET

BOOK, 1008 ...

| IN

N

5.50

6.40

THE STATESMAN'S

YEAR

Set In Authority, by Sara J. Daneb 81.75

BOOK, 1908

7.75

Trafic, the Story of Faithful

Woman, by . T. Thurston.

1.8

The Triumph of Lore, by Mabel

Chan Toon

Peintures du Japon et de Is Ohine Pictures from the

Collegion 8. Bing: Objets D'art et

25.00

1.76

rom the Balkang, by J. F.

2.25

A Benedick in Aready, by

Butcliffe

Halliell

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1.75

4+0

The Complete Cricketor, by A. E.

Knight Lhass, su Account

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The Young Briene, by arthur of

Elizabeth's Children..

175

The House of Cobwebs, by Ge

Gissing

the Govern. ment Mission, to Tibat, by P. Tandon, Obrop Edition...

".. 6.50 Batting and Gambling, a National Evil, by S. Rowntree...

.40

1.75

The Healers, by Maarten Maartens

1.75

Flouge, by H. Mnefall and D. C.

!

Heroes of Exile, Rescued Fragments of Submerged Romance, by Hugh Chifford

!

3,00

Calthrop

The Scarlet Pimpernel, y Barones

***

1.75

Motors and Motor Driving, hy Lord

Northcliffe, Badminton Library

8.40

Orty

1.75

Walter Pater, by A. O. Bonnen

1,59

175

Through the Stable and Saddio-

1.75

Rom, by A. T. Fisher... Introduction to Astronomy, by F.

4.20

1

Pay Moulton

178 LAW Relating to

1 75 Scott.

La Prevention of Cruelty to Animaia, by Barton and

3,76

2.60

The Great Refusal, by Maxwell Gray The Only World, by G. B. Bargin... Fetal, Trque, from Spanish, by to Face at Dolorosa, by F.

M-Hume...

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Sons of the Mituaians, by unleas

Cromartie..

WINKS and JACK.

FIN C

ELECTRICAL

SHOWROOMS

Robinson Road, Kowloon,

AND AT VICTORIA BUILDINGS. 5. QUIENS ROAD CENTRAL.

TELEPHONE 8,

SOLE AGENTS FOR

KOWLOON.

THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., LD.

Electric Fillings,

Table Lamps,

Brackets.

'Freezer' Fan

Motors.

OF

LONDON.

Electric Lamps

Frosted and Cleat

ECONOMICAL

BRITISH MANUFACTURE.

N

LARGE STOCKS

1. That the Special Resolution being the

Fourth in Number passed and cou Ürmed at Extraordinary General Mootings of this Company hold on the 3rd and 20th June, 1905, respec tively together with sil Agreements entered intu thereunder and partion- larly the Agreement in writing bearing Uste the 18th day of October, 1905, unado Vatween, this Company and its Liquidators (John D. Hum- PERETS Sax) of the one part sod the PK TRAMWAYS Co. p. of the other be and the same are

To Let

TO LET

I USENEATH?”, Garden Road, Kow.

labo, fro July Set."

No. 3, FAIRVIEW' ROBINSON Roán, Kowloon..

- ÜENTRAL

FLOOR, No. 12, Queen's... ROAD.

Apply to

LEIGH = 'ORANGE-

1, Des Voeux Road, Hongkong, July 3, 1906,

TO LET.

1181

ONE OFFICE RUB bi devond Floor,

PRINCE'S BUILDINGS,

Apply to

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO. Hongkong, June 30, 1908. 1318

2. TO LET FURNISHED, FROM 19th July to 12th October, IDCB

BURRINGTON, PLAN "ATION ROAD, PEAK.

Apply to

H. E. POLLOCK,

18, Bank Buildings. Hongkong, June 20, 1906,

TU LET.

1190

KINGSOLERE' with Stables.

'NEW KING SOLE Both Kennedy and MacDonnell Ronds Owners will, if rs. goited, convert the sin Building into a Boarding Houso, with large Dearing and Dining Room accommodation and S Bed- rooms. CHEAP RENTAL *-

Full particulars, apply to

LINSTEAD A DAVIS. Hongkong, June 7, 1906.

1299

TO LET.

FTIWO GODOWNS at EAST POINT,

loss to the Water, anitable for the Storage of soy Qazgo......... ·

Floor Ares 8,100 square feet each,

Apply to

1129. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.

TO LET.

(TIHRER LARGE GODOWNS on PRAYA E Formerly in the occupation of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.

Apply to)

H.-N. MODY, Victoria Baildings. Hongkong, May 10, 1900,

sessión.

TO LET.

11395

DELLEVUE, & ROOMED HOUSE, Unfurnished with immediste por

Apply to

PERCY SMITH & SETH,

SARA JAY

5. Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, May 28, 1908,

TU LEF.

Intimations.

A clear skin and VINOLIA

go together. To get the

first you should have the

second.

IF YOU CARE

For a good beverage get one whose effects are

pleasant, one which is wholesome and one which has quality as well as flavour, get

Rainier

BEER

Delightfully refreshing, thoroughly satisfying, You'll like it.

M. J. CONNELL,

BEACONSFIELD ARCADE,

DISTRIBUTING AGENT.

N RAINCOATS

INVALUABLE AT ALL TIMES,

WET OR FINE.

RAINPROOF, YET POROUS !!

THE

AY, JULY 5, 1998km

CHINA'S CUSTOMS.

The Old and New System.

In the report on the trade of Sabinas for 1905 Mr F. W. Carey, Acting Commissioner of Customs, gives na interesting account of the entious methods employed by the Natiro Customs administation which, hue been tapeteeded, and of the reforms that it bas been found possible to introdus during tire past four yearË.

"The autoso Native Dustema (he says) consists of one head ofhios and nine branch ataljona. Until we sesumed charge, these Were controlled by individuals who, follow- ing the vean Chiese official practice, surrendered a fixed sont innuilly, kỏ, the Government appropriating for division among thepaelyngawhatever we collecte above that amount. As a result, thera were many serious irregularities, Bribery and corruption existed everywhere) snug gling was conrived at, if not openly per mmitted; duties were not correctly assessed; there was a complicated system of exchange certain goods, enjoysć preforevjjal vatos i the picul was at all times a conveniently variable quantity; oramination of cargo vas but a figure of speech; and interpretation of the regulation viflod in accordance with

the amount of money that could be extorted from traders de fER CA

The fixed sum that had to be remitted annoally to the Government was The. |11,100, including T, 2010′ paiffo the provincial "authorities by the director as the price of his appointment. The colles- tion of this amount, gare, fucmtive em- playinent to nearly 600 persons, of whom | 540, weta on the afficist pay, let. Tha director's calary was there given át. Tk 2 to Tis; 3) a month; clerks and writers were apparantly considered handsomely palber Th. 1 to Tis. 3 monthly, whilst subordin ate employés were put down for eule varging botwosu 80.50 and 81 month which, it is stated, they never drew.

The whole system of collection was In addition to the extremely involved.

tariff duties propor, leer were levied on all goods according to their bulk or value, 1576 and or bustanovurding to their" *aze, destination or provenance, or the nature of their cargo. The variety of these face was infinite, their name "legion," their end- the pickets of the enormous staff; for whitat, in principle, all duties collected were supposed to be rendered to the Go- vernment, the feet seem to have been festitated

primarily

Mupplement the

official pay of the employés, which, was, 23 already aborn, vidfentously inadequate.

The obsolete nature of the tariff itself, whlab, compiled or than a century akba container von mantinh" of many, dr the

128 COTTAM & CO., LD, principal articles of trade, war sufficient

and 8, GRANVILLE AVENUE, Kowloon.....

HOUSES in AUSTIN and SALISBURY AVENUES, KOWLOON.

by regrement submitted? Apply to

2, font the

to this Meeting and expressed to be made between this Company anti-its- Liquidatora of the one part and the *Peir TeaAYO, tại thờ other part be and the same is hereby approved and that the said Liquida- tore be and they are hereby author. isud persuant to Sections 201 and

HUMPHREYS' ESTATE & FINANCE

Hongkong, June 23, 1906.

TO LET.

ATO. 41, KOBINSON ROAD.

Apply to

202 of the Companies, Urdinamen N.

VOOR into an Agreement with the sidFEAK TRANWATS Co., Læo.,' in the terms of the said Draft and to carry the same into effect with ench (if any) modification as they may think expedient

Should the above Besolutions be passed

by the requisite majority they ill be sub

1113

1261

HU SHCN CHUN, 197, DES Vacx Road, San FLOOR, Hongkong, June 20, 1906.

TO LET

AYTOR-The PEAK.

mitted for confrmation as Special ResoluH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.

tions to a Second Extraordinary Generál. Meeting which will be subsequently con voned.

Dated 2nd July, 1908.

1324

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

CAMPBELL, MOORE & CO.,

LIMITED.

JUST RECEIVED NEW

POWDER,

OFFICES in KING'S BUILDING and YORK BUILDING,

GUDOWNS on PRATA RAFT.

A HOUSE in CLIFTON GARDENS, Condun Road.

A HOUSE in RIPON TERRACE. FLATS in MOBETON Thanacs,

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., Læv. Hongkong, June 1, 196

OFFICE TO LET,

1198

Apply to

PERFUMERIES, SOAPS, IN ALEXANDRA BUILDING.

HAIR FRAMES,

OF

HAIR PINS,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

1

EVERYTHING

ELECTRICAL.

BATHING PARTIES

PICNICS:

INSTALLATIONS.

SHIPS REPAIR

WORK

EFFICIENT

AND

The comfortable and fast Steam Laurohear MOLLIE and YURNLEE, specially fixed up for Outings, ARE OPEN FOR ENGAGEMENTS on MONDAYS, THURSDAYS, and FRIDAYS from 5 P3, and SATURDAYS and BUNDAYS from NOON.

12-007 YAHO

Arrangements may be made for the season or by the hour on spplication at

'8, 'QUEENS) ROAD OBNTRAN,.

Hongkong. June 11, 1908.

"TELEPHONE 358.

WILKS & JACK.

1023

CARMICHAEL AND

OLARKE,

་

J

CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS, JURVEYORS AND CONTRACTORS, REPAIRE FROMPTLY ATTENDER_39............. TELEGRAMS CRMICHAEL, Horozoso.

Ads 4th Edition.

AMA

Zeber's Standard Gode.. TELEPHONE, 232,

JEYES

FLUID

569

N

SOLE AGENTS, R

A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildinga. Hongkong, April 29, 1900.

1137

HO

TO LET.

TTOUSES in ROSE TERRACE, ROBIN SON ROAD, Kowloos, Terms Mod erate-Immediate Posession.

Apply to

THE COMPRADORE,

Meests BARETTO & Co.

1124 Hongkong, April 6, 1 (6.

TO LET

NODOWN No. 3. NEW PRAYA, Kèn-

nedy Town," Apply to HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

& AGESOY, CO., ED,

HONGKONG OLUB.

TO LET

TAILORS

AND OUTFITTERS.

YORK BUILDINGS AND PEDDERS STREET

JAPAN

COALS.

MITSUI BÜSSAN KAISHA

(MITSUI & 00.)

"HEAD OFÝTUM:-1,"SUZOGA-CHO, TOKYO, LOFDON BRANCH ';—34, Loan Fraser, 20

excuse for the introduction of castain fear, Oibera wore subscribed by thorebántétberg- selves, to purchase partisiity of treatmont. clearwood at night, or quick despatch the ften important matter in a plabě -

4hero the movement of busty no absolutely depend on wind and tide. Sometimes what was intended as a temporary or specia! charge became a Szed and recurring fee ; but, generally speaking any excuse seems to have served the Native Customs em- ployés for improvising new taxer, in which they displayed remarkable ingenuity.. Than the refusal of some "'examinera_to verify úithout extrà dompensation—a car- go of malodorous cow bones led to the ine-- fitution of what was caphemistioilly termed Handkerchief fea," Once upon a time some trader decirova of clearing after dark

HONGKONG BRANCH :-PRINCI'S BUILDINGS, ICE HOUER STERIT, FIRST FLOOD, drátuity lo certain guard-boste,

OTHER BRANCHEST

which was thence forth regularly collected, under the BRIG of "candle fee,***

from

few fork, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Blagapore, Soumbaya, Manila, Amoy,

thaughat, Obetoo, Tintain, Newfang, Fort Arthur, Seoul, Chemulpo, Tairohams, every applicant. Boatmen denting in edible Tokosuka, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Maidmurt, Kure, Shimonannt, Moil, Wakargoda having complained that the sampling. propensities of the preventive staff cut tor matra, Karaten, Nagasaki, Kuchinotsa, Sasebo, Hadzira, Muko Hikodass

big a hole in their profite, spear Talpeb, dc.

・Téo,!·· intended to mitigate the annoy- "ance, may devised. Auch was the original of some of theso: fees that of others and age may be said to hare legalised is lost in the mista of ages; but time" them all. The worst feature about these

Telegraphic Address

MITSUI (A,B,C, and A 1 Codes,) TONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arousa and th State Railways; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works Home and Vorsigu Mall and Freight Steamers, a

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Mlike, Tagaya, Esmano, and Ida Coal Mines. MEZ AGENTS for Hokoi Hordo, Kanada, Kojinotana, Mameda, Manncurs, Jacura, Oil, Sasahars, Taubakora, Foshinotaal, Yoshio, Yunokibam, and other

· B. MINAMI, Momäger, Hongkong,

doala,

To Let.

TO BE LET OR SOLD.

WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION-IN WANHAI ROAD.

YODOWN, built of brick with tiled roof, just thoroughly repaired-about 4000 q. tt. space, concrete flooring. Saltable fer Storage of any kind of merchandise,

Apply to-

Care of Omina Mait Hongkong, May 29, 1908.

6

TO

1

Insurances.

fees was the manner of their levy: each one offices, being divided into numerous com was calculated and collected separately, the partments, presided over by different clerks, each with his particular stariff, and applicants bed to visit each compartmentin 1115 tro. It was impossible to check the amounts leviable: there was always a good- deal

and the delay to traders may be

NORTH BREVSH AND MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COMPANY,

TOTAL FUNDS AT S1ST DECEMBER, 1904

217,161,299.

Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £2,750,000 Paid-up Capital £637,500 I-Fire Funds

00

of monelliities at Ssatuao com--

Out

¡II-Lie&Ang "un 3,001,288 12 9ina very gradual and tentative way—our”

Office):

T

JV GIDA LAVA DROCKHURST, Newly Paint

dand Column wasked with use of Tennis Court; containg & Rooms. Splendid sito and well suited for à Bachelors Mean. 2ND FLOOR in Central position, con- taining Four Large Rooms, Anto-room and Lavatory, with use of Elcotrio Lilt-

ONE SHOP at BEACONSFIELD AROLDE. HOUSE) on the ROBINSON ROAD LOyol, Cheap Rental

78, WYNDHAM STREET.

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandre Buildings, Hongkong, June 9, 1906,

1148

menced on the lat day of the Ith moon, Kuang Bed 27th year (11th November 1901). It was at once evident that the small staff detailed from the Imperial Maritime Csatome to administer Native Custome affairs would not te able to grasp 12- mediately the Intricacies of a system gradually evolved in the course of many Lion of reforma was at fint attempted only years; so, to avoid mistakes, the introduc

70chief nim being to see that moneys collected NOKE RASA

were duly passed to account. The number SULFAKE BYAB1519 9 of employés was reduced from 340 to 80, Revanno Fira Branch... 1,050,713 1 8 the pay of those remaining being sub-

Life, & Annuity 1,639,218 8 rigorously suppressed muggling

stantially increased. " Egneezing Branches..

chocked the movements of boats were- miro életely controlled; zargo was subject--

toppar axmination and attempts were wade to stamp out irregularities of all kinda, the total of these miskitrespas

the fict: Fexr soon apparent Dating

of our administration, the revenue, roes to Ti 61,262-nearly a tintes as itch as the fired annual sum preciously reported:

€89,929 50 The Aconmulated Forda ut the Fife and Life Departments are free from liability in respect of each other.

1567

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Agents

FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE 00,

BAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

STATEMENT TO 31st December, 1903,

ASSETS, GOLD-7,299,559,19 NEZ SUAPLVA, GOLD:...$2,712,144.50: Income, Bozi.............84,179,764.92

FIRE BRANCH. SecretaryWOBRE LODGE, CAUS Road. AGENTS for the above Company, are VITH, IMMEDIATE POSESSION | THE Undomismet, having been appointed

Apply to

prepared to accept Fire Risks at CurrenÉ Rates

WWO ROOMS, on the Ground Floor of Open, from state, suitable for Offcen. Anyone disposed to offer for the samo please apply to

C. I. GRACE,

Hongkong, May 26, 1966,

HOTEL MANSIONSP

DOOMS TO LET on the 4th Floor,

1134

W.G. HUMPHREYS & CO., R Untarnished, se Offices or Chambera.

BANK BUILDINGS. Hongkong, May 15, 1916.

THE BACK DOOR.

.1024

SKETCH OF WHAT MIGHT

HAPPEN.'

Reprinted from the CHINA BATE

To be had at the CHINA MALL: Office, 5, Wyndham Street,

Price:

TO LET.

H. N. MODY.

1128.

TO LEE.

KOWLOON.

23.

SHEWAN, HOMES & CO. Hongkong, April 3, 1908,

562

T.: TYL...

the course of the next two yours other improvements were befeited. But premier place among the reforma in troduced must be given to the ravigion and amalgamation of the fos ao long as thees continged to be colleated in the of cumbersome-way, the public, remained unconvinged of the honesty, thangh, faced. to acknowledge the efficieger, of pur methods, Tete of the principal, articles of import and export were therefore compiled, sad the duties and fires threon lumped

MECHANICAL WORLD'

1er Progressly this Pricelent:faciemt,citie MACHINE CONSTRUCTION, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND MOTIVE-POWER

·ENQINKERINQU

"'Aprelinen caps on application to KERANA (65p, Kingst, Manchester, Eng

PY THE SECRETARY,"

i: NO. 16 ENUTSFORD TERRACE,REFORM IN CHINA delicate that tren Hongkong Hote Co., Ltd, Hongkong, May 8, 1906.

الارت

976

TO LET

THE FURNISHED SEA LAPARO

Floor of Messrs DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & Co a Uffices, consisting of. Four Bed and Sitting Hupme: Kipling Bath Room complete. Electric Light. The view of Harbour Terms Moderators

Apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

1932 Hongkong, June 14, 1906."

JAITEGE, KADE, CHEMOD

Apply to eno p THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

·MENT & AGENCY "Co., Læ

TO LET

NO2, OLD BAILER.

Apply to

1127

ARKATOON V. APUAR & CO.,

in 40, Wyndham Street.

1134 Hongkong, April 87, 1908.

REINO letter addressed to Bosc

Admiral Lord CHARLES BERESFORD, UB. M.P. And an article in reply to

CHINA TER SLEEP AND AWAKENING."

FOR SALE OR TO LET

AT THE FEAK

FIVE ROOMED HOUSE with Day- 1Y0, DARBINO sad, Barunopa distant thirteen minutes by absir from the

To be had in pamphlet form at thTram Kilchen and Servant'e ; Quarters.

› CHINA, MAIL!' Office, 5 Wyndon Stroot

Feles

„One Delle 23

· For particulara sod-tenna, apply ton

BHEWAN TOMERS & COF 14 Hoogkong, May 9, 1906,

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