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THE DIARY.
General Memoranda.
FRIDAY, May 19:-
Noon -Canton Jose Office Extra-
ordinary Meetings
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3.30 pm. Auction of Furniture, etc.
at Messrs. Hughes and lough's.
SATURDAY, May 20:-
DEATHS.
DALGLISH-De May 8, 1918, at Black beth, London, WLA HENRY HALLESI Meni partner of
Messes Dalgliesh & Co. London, and William Little & Co, Shang
Iai
Kesh May 17th at the Govern ment Civil. Hospital, Thomas KERR Chief Engineer 8. "Wing + aged 46, Cater will pass the Monument
at pm tomorrow.
The China Mail.
THE CHINA MAIL.
and" Nary is particularly meant. If thero were au likelihood of getting Southern leaders to accept the fore- going interpretation of ibe Con] stitulon, there might be some hope of a compromise being arranged on the basis outlined by the three Generals, but there seems no prospect of this at present..
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
northern summer re-orts,
COMPANY MEETING.
MESSRS. POWELL, LTD,
Meeting of the shareholders of Messrs. The Fifteenth Ordinaty General Wilhan Powell Ltd was held at the
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
(Rautor's Service to the China Mail)
CHINA'S MORATORIUM.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1818.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE TYPHOON NIGHT SIGNALS.
To the Bitter of the "Cuișa Man"
THE LATE SHIPPING STRIKE.
Full details of the settlement of the strike have not yet arrived from Soang- hai, but the N. C. Daily News" of
tice of the camping this after DOES NOT APPLY TO GOVERNMENT SIR-I bave just been reacting the 12th-ins, in the course of a leading
There were present:Mr. H. J. Colge (chairnua), Mr. G. C Maxon (directors), Str. J. W. Taylor, Mr. E Mauricio (shareholders) and Mr. H. 0. Holt. Secretary.
.
OBLIGATIONS.
LONDON, May 18.
It is authoritatively stated that the The CITARALAN said-The Report moratorium in China applies only to the and Statement of accounts for the notes and deposits in the Bank of China period from 1st September 1915 to 29th February 1916 have beer in your hands and the Bank of Communications, and for some days and with your permission that it does nor apply to Chinese I will take them as read. I think that Covernment obligations. "" you will agree with me that the figures How before you may be considered very
Many local residents left by the satisatory The Feuerpany has dozie Empress of Russia" this morning forsiderable business during the perio
undleg review but has naturally been handicapped, in common with similar deliveries of goods from Europe. On undertakings. By the difficulty in getting the whole, however, we
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The annual general meeting of Members of the Victoria Recreation Club will be hell on Thursday, the 25th inst. a 5.30 p.m.
It is reported that the Hosting dock of 16,000 tons at Tsingtae, captur
have no
(Wah Tex Yat Po's Service.)
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
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PERING. May 16. The Military Governor of South person taz Lu dissatisfied with Shensi has declared independence, what has been achieve, and the General Luk Kin Cheong, the Cour thanks, of the shareholders are the mander-in-Chiet in Shensi, sent an in no small measure to the energies of
our present manager and staff. At they against him but it met with close of the last financial year our debit defeat. balance was $24,339.99; it a how. The
Central Government
Bas
through the latest Typhoon War ingssted by the Royal Hongkong article given some of the difficulties» Observatory and notice that it is the encountered in the negotiations after the intention of the authorities to show owners had extended recognition to the theme nights as during China Const Officers Guild. Our con- green lights: Nos green, red, green: temporary sara?— previous seasons-viz. No. 1, "three and No. 3, reel, green, red.
When it was announced yesterday, that`
Now I have heard it remarked upon, the
unal have observed myself, that at some. phers had accorded the Guild
was generally believed
of the stations" the centre red light in regnition, it the No. 2 signal is often much taliter that the strike was over and that the than the two green lights; esantly ships would be at running mia fursli. at times it is very difficult (impossible
started.
for some people) to be sure whether the 1 with. To was, therefore, a very great first or second signal is being shown disappointment to find that there were Le to know whether the typhoon is still obstacles in the way of resumption hun Ired miles limit. This is especially for off a car. We emphasize this believed to be outshin or inside the three of work and that a settlement appeared so if the typhoon rain spalls have paint because we were under the impres sies were the Consalur authorities, May I suggest two remedies } that the strike turned upon recognition night signal, indicating a typhoon more conded, the men would he willing to Fitly. Do away with the first of the Guild and that, if once this were than 300 miles from the Colony, leave subsidiary questions for subseqsezt While the harbour is closed between adjustment, for which, in common fair. sunset and sunrise to incoming und superfluous, and is much more of aget inte conintuication with each other. owners in different parts of the world to aisance than a benent to the Colony); And as long as this was the men's atti three green lights and the "full typhoon tude, their demarat and hardly be called forse signal three red lights. Make the less than 300 miles" signal|
feti as a prize of war, is to be transferred 312,183,62 and if business continues on appointed two delegates to attend outgoing vessels this signal is obviouafe / Pesa, time ought to be allowed to the
hy the Japanese to the naval port of
Pasche.
unrensin■ble. Au individual does not -
the present scale the next year we hall he a position to present you with a
the conference at Nanking, Balance Sheet shewing a balance on the
The General commanding the The new S.K, steamer Famond right side. It must bemembered that traps in Kirin Province (Manchuria) Maru has been successfully launch-r best season is from September tolms sent a telegram deprecating the od at the Mitabishi Yard at Nagasaki.koping up quite the sume" intio of
February and we must not ciletate nestablishment of a Government by Secondly. Should the authorities care to make himself the spokesman ef She is a freighter of 3,777 tous displace sales dexing the summer months the Southern Provinces. ment and will be rauly be service to date or business Booties vory
decide to retain the first signal, make it complaints to his employers. He fear to by the end of July next.
three white lights: the second three get a bad reputatist. Soch fear may be satisfactory.
green lights; and the third three right or wrong; it is at all events human The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of,
PREMIER VISITS THE LEGATIONS. Bghts, This would necessitate adding | Mogeover, in the givenmstances of We are informat by the the report and balance sheet which was
three white lights to the three stations sailor's life, a representative deputation Colonial Soretary's Offer that theserted by Mr. Mauricio and carried. (thos ernment of Burma has delarolaccentle, the re-election of Mr. Gedge
PEKING, May 1t
where the night signals are show! A. TAYLOR propried, and Mr. HOLT
ix liticul if not impossible to get The Prime Minister, accompanied
together, lete the demand for a Hongkong a plagisinfected port. We as a director of the Company and this by Secretary of the Foreign Office,
(TYPHOON.
central organization which owners may hay add to this that there have been was carried. only seventeen cases of plague in the
has called upon all the Foreign)
not reliel bur which the publier caugot, Ministers,
-impartially, drem unjust. Colony since the beginning of the year, which is a remarkably light record."
A Hankow paper reports that Customs Hutse officer at the N.K.K. wharf note two trunks being brought whore from the ss. Talee. The carry- ing confies put them down and dis BONGKOSO, WEPSESDAY, May 15, 1924, opener. They contained the dead body appeared, so the policer had the trunks
aldier, the trunk being parked i one, and the head and limbs in another.
A remarkable story of how
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Hour secondled the re-election of Mr. Mr. MAURICIO proposed and Mr. Moxon as rector and this was also
carriel
Or the motion of the CHAIRMAN seculed by Mr. Moxon, Messrs. Perey Smith, Seth, and Fleming were re- $450 per annum.- appouted auditors at a veneration of
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.
PENING. May 18.
The Prime Minister as called a
THE MAGISTRACY.
Yours etc.
THE HONGKONG PIPE FUND.
To the Fline of the Cinşa Man,
Hosugbon May 17, DEAR SIR-During the last two or
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Arretinent on this point was reachedko on Wellnewly as the result of a counter prosal by the owner. They were willing to recognize the Claid, if in tama the Guild would
agree to a Board of representatives of the men and their Adjustment to be composed of thre reary, three of the owners and tha | meeting for the consideration of men.three months I have received a great Shipping Vice-Consul To this Thund sures to maintain the credit of the number of letters and postcards from estions raised by the Guild would be Officers and Men of the British and could not be reached the matter world referred for discussion; if a settlement AMERICA'S ONE PER CENT. TÁXote issues of the Banks.
Mediterrancan Expeditionary Forces, go to arbitration. This proposal was thanking me "for varioze qntities of recepted. The Guild, was recognized. ADDED BÜRDEN IN ENGLAND.
pipes supplied from subscriptions to the But now, anexpectedly, a fresh crux Hongkong Pipe Fund. To show how arus, in the shape of a demand by much the pipes are appreciated at the the men for a permearnt increase of payr front. I shall be obliged if you will be centre of deck) f 25 per cent to (we italicize the word which is the good enough to reprint in the columns masters and chief engineers and 13 per of your esteemed paper, a few of the rent for juniors To this the owners interesting" acknowledgments I have have replied that it is imposible to Feceivel
guarantee a permanent inercise on these lines. In reace time the money might at actually be available to par as much hut us a compromise they offeret during the war time to raise the picer special bonus to an anunt virtually currendins with what the men re-
This offer
Was refused, anrl in the course of yesterday the owners nude a farther concessina. They an of pay to masters and chief engineers of dertook to allow a permanent increase
The London correspondent of the Year York Heral writes to the Faris edition of the pafer as follows:-
THE SITUATION IN CHINA.
Tuk daily reports in the Chinese J'ress, on the political situation in Chinese died while standing against alent. tax on the income of non-resident China point rather to a more distinct w.d is told by one of the Police cleavage than to a reconciliation Heserve. The officer was patrolling between North and South. Indeed Kennedy Town and saw a man leaning we have the four.recalcitrant South- with one hand on the wall but did not regard the incident as unusal. Two
still considerable.
KIDNAPPED FROM CANTON.
CHILD'S BUSE TO RETURN HOME
Inspector Gordati charge three men inMr. Wixals Court this morning with kidnapping a ten years of male child
from Canton.
brought down the boy with the object Two of the men are alleged to have
I am ordering a further supply of Pipes to be despatcherl to "Tommy in in the Trenches" and shall be grateful for any further contributions to the
requrer of the Fire Fun, ither through the Hon.
War Charities
ern Provinces-the Two Kwangehours later he abserved that the Tries is particularly unwelcome, and of disposing of him at a later date Committee or at my address,
Yaanan and Kweichow-setting up was in the same attitude and procvate Military Board as the nucleus of auks an investigation. He touched
new Government. The preamble orthman and found the borty, was cold States issues in Funcrest for United this address the boy managed to escape,
The new regalation made by the United States Treasury ingesing en aliens when derived from American securities. hes aroused considerable in- terest on this site, says the Times my the amount of such serviritics helil here
To the British hokker the imposition of¦ the tax at this jetre, when our own taxation is increasing by lips and there is little doubt that the regulation They took him to the house of the third will after the war, have the effect of defendant at 4. Haiphong Road From Dollars will hay Twe Dozer Briar May Lagain take the opportunity of reminding you? realers that Five mising the rate of
Our New York correspondent tele- which he intended buying a child's fure
hut not before taking 40 cents with Pipes.--[am
considerable oppositiufmankand handled the train, but in the non- trust companies and other corporations, the postponement of its operation until commenced to pull him out of the train winding of the regulation, or at least had gone and went to the station. One May
Winvart when he was arrested by Guard
this Degree of the Tufulis states:
The post of the Great President of thu lepolitic of China and that of the Generalissing of the Army aud
and rigid The mate had died standing.
A daring robbery win artenipted is that the regolation is meeting to Canton. He purchasert the ticket!
Eshotll, it pursuurae of the Provisional Hunghom last evening. Three who are endeavouring to obtain the restime his captors realised that the hay
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Constitution, be surprised vitin Berkeley Street and asked her if her
called at the house of a married won Li Yuan-hung, as already. burial by this Military Government hand hul my work for them, Shu But, in view of the fact that Gener E. being still within the peer of the told them "No," and then one of the mitor, is able to form his duties, men seivel her by the throat and as well as
Ius bere of the illegality Cabinet formed without the order of the threataied her with adagger. She caught
of any Great President and before tingstablish bell of the dagger, injuring her hand, ment of the Parliament. you and others,
Chi; and shouted for assistance. The other have mutually Military Bord, which shall be
agreed to
create Battl
ainnutes were, alarmed and the men auder the control of the Great President, hearing footfalls, departes. Que mani for the purpose of directing all milfury has since been arrested.
affairs and preparing and deciding upon
other administrative measures of this
country during this period of our new
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"Soochow's oldest Missionary "has Noon. - Hongkong Electric Co's national life when the necessity for unity just passed away in the person of Miss
Mesting
Sesay, May an
At present the regulation is retroac tive to January 1. but as most of the ants have her nude and so first quarter's dividend" and interest sticijuteri by ks, there is consider bought capas in connection with the able confusin Backers who Eave foreign exchange operations are facel with considerable losses.
. The hearing of the inse was adjourner.
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THE HUMPHREY BISHOP
COMPANY..
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per rent.. to juniors of fire, azil, during the peril of prosperity, a war Yours tmly, Isuf 15 per rerit. This offer was al ETHEL H. HARVEY, ! refused, while muitions of arbitration. "Albertholwyn";
were scouted Then a proposal came from the Consular authorities to the 14 Peak Road.
effect that the rind increase of pay should be
granted by the own an whom shoni rest the onus
(Furtueres)
אויותיו
The Commanding Others KO.YLI.proying in pee time if necessary, that wrote as follows on 10th February, it must be suspended or reduced. This
offer
was made without the authority of the owners, although it may be presumed We have this day received per the that the Cangulate would not advance British-American Tobacco Co. Ltd, one esse containing 44 dozen tabice ppable to resize them.
without some hope of being suggestions
For the rament, aro being distributed amongst the to
and men of the Battalion as re
however, such speculation is reelless as quested by the above mentioned Com-here be mentioned that other points this, offer, ton, was rejected. It may H.E. the Governor, Sir Henry May, friends of the Fattalion concerned, at settlement.
Will you kindly convey to all the have either been conceded, or present no the insuperable difficulty in the way of a the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, Colonial Hongkong the very hearty thanks of all Secretary, and Mr. Justice Gompertzanks for their great generosity in for to be a fair offer lus been put before the What certainly appears. were among those who enjoyed the warding auch a excelent programme of the Humphrey Auch may on best despre men and if they cannot see the fairnes of the Battalion, of it, arbitration is open to them. There Bishop Star Company at the Theatre thank you For the trouble
tter?
in a movement, which is helding op The postal address of better filled thar on previons even
the Battalion British trade, exposing innocent owners now is Salonika Fures which possibly of perishable cargo to loss and diminish ings Encores were numerous and it explains the delay in the delivery of the ing the revenne 8400
I would be invidious to make individual pipes. The Tobrero Cos advise us of
which should flow reference to the artistes, all of whom their despatch on, the lith Dea. East."
the companies to the British werein first-class form. The Company
Government. We speak plainly be cause as we expressed sympathy with the Guilds demanal for recognition,
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
MOUNTED POLICE.
El Farmony between Republicans is all, Sara Elizabeth Flensing, who was born detachment for the your ending, June, Royal Inst evening. The bouse was pat to in arranging the Fave been remains no ariçuable excuse for persisting
the more pronouneeri.
As opposed to the view of the Augusta, Georgia, USA. 1st January
[1839, 80 that she was more
yours old. She came out to Chin at the age of 34, as a member of the Southern Proshyterian Missiof, and dir
5 a.m.-Excunion" to Mamo-by-55" Constitution enunciated in the
"Faishan"."
foregoing" paragraph, we note that ë MONDAY, May
telegram despatched to the Provinces
17.30 ..Chitu-Borneo Cuis Meet-
ing.
as the result of a conference in the ing more than twenty-three years of Nom-Peak Tramways Co's, Mesting. North between Marshal FEsu Kuo- mission life she never took a furlough,
WEDNESDAY, May-21; --
Holiday Empire, Day.
THURSDAY, May 25-
the Victoria Recreation Club
FRIDAY, May 26
Queen Mary's Birthilay (1807).
CHANG of Nanking, General Na though she was at liberty to do SPI CHUNG and General CHANG time after the completion of her first ESON affirms that if the Great Presi-seven years of service.
5.30-Annual General Meeting of dent, under the Provisional Constitu
SATURDAY, May 27--
of the Season.
TUESDAY, May 30:-
Uny.
THE CHINA MAI!
TYPHOON
MAP and
tion; has forfeited his position by reason of his proclamation of a return to the monarchical form "of government, so
The following donations towards the running and equipment expenses of this 1917, are gratefully actowledged
Dr. J. W. Nohle
hir Paul Chater, 1.M.G. Hon M. E. Shellin Mr. I Foute ........
M Ho Kam Tong
Mr Hi Winggan Mr. Ho Kung
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200
has won
120
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60
any
Mr. Lo Cheung Shin Mr. Chan Kaj fing
185
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Messrs. Laat Cher Pak & Sonra Mr. Wong Chew Son
10.
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Mr. Mol Hon Sangas Mr. Francisco Tw Yat Mr. Aa Ri
(2).
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A foreigner why arrived at Moji, 5th inst., from Shanghai - by, a Japanese stemmer ans arrested by the Water Police. On examination be
and
EQUIPMENT 3010D, Central, 4.30 p.m. Friday, May 19th.-No. 1. Section. Orchestra.
Monday, May 22nd.-Hand
Mounted and Motor Patrols,
Tuesday, May Surd.-Maxim Guaners, Thursday, May 27th-No. 4 Section. Friday, May 26th. No. Section. NotThe non of No. 1-Section should attend at any time between 5.16
an excellent reputation in Other Pipe Recipients send the follow Hongkong.
ing
Through the generosity of thefany thanks for the pope, which I Governor, 50 men of the Shropshire monent. I see we have contributon
which taline Light Infantry were present.
After a short trip to Macao and Canton the Company will give a change of programme at the Victoria Theatre.
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AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION AT
PEKING.
from
we do fiot think that the officers
will accuse us of sparking capriciously. reaches as that there are expectations of " at the right Since the above was written, nows
very good of you all. Hoping that you arrived to-day. In the intereste from all over the world and, I think is is a mataally aceptable arrangement being enjoy the best of health...
busines, fair play and matriotism it will be the universal hope that the expecta tions may be realized.
Cpl. WARD, 2nd Huffy
Salonika Force
I be to thank you on behalf of the Section and myself for pipes received to-clay.
W.TATE SEL. No, a Section,
·1st Wessex Regt.
Salonika Forces.
Many thanks for one of the pipes,
IODINE AND PLAQUE:
In some parts of South India, plague
On behalfof the NCOsand men of the gives opportunity for proving the
3.45 p.m.-Second Gymkhana Meeting also has the Vice-President. These proved to be Austrian military. "Generals, however, go on to affirm: oficer of the rank of leytenant, who Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement decision on the understanding that soners' camp in Seria. He reached "It would be better to base our had escaped front a Russian war pri
in the Central Park, Peking, in celebra especially as Hongkong was our last has been very prevalent, the total mort
A mas meeting was held on the 7th which I received with this card the Great President YUAN has been Shanghai in January last, via Harbin
Bible Society, reports the Paking to visit the Peak once more. Wishing wors, and children. The greatest num tion of the centenary of the American Pence station. I should very much like ality for one week reaching 8,810 men, entrusted by the Ting Dynasty with and Dairep. He embarked on, the
Gazette." Thousands of people attended you the best of health. Government, and make bina tem- his way to America and thence to and 6.00. p...
bera were in the Bombay Presidency power to organise a Republicansteamer at Shanghalip, hoping to make
the necting. The various Christian C. S. M. R. Wooser, A. Coy, 2/D.C.L. (1980), and the United Provinces points of the city and then marched to bodies met Arst in groups at various
Salonika(1,388). Thin, Huys tha"War Cry,” the Central Park. Here they gathered porarily responsible for the main Europe, but while passing through
All ranks are required to attend in before the Shochitan and joined in the C. Coy. of the 22nd Royal Fus, allow me efficiency of The Salvation Army's remedy tenance, of peace in order to save the Nagunki he attracted the attention of White Calforms, with Shoulder Pads, furnished the music. Dr. C. C. Wang of piper.. If you could but we the amo whicir is done other than the impio service The American Legation band to thank you for your very generous gift for the treat hout of plagas patients, the police and the arrest at Muji follow helmets and apikes. general situation.". At the same time ed. At Moji the Austrian officer, when They need not produce blue uniformus various speakers including Dr. Ma ful in the trenches, you would feel expedient of using tincture of iodine.
took the chair and introduced the of comfort we all derive from a they express the view that the Great his identity had bem establisher, was
pipe or blus shoulder pads.
Hsiungpo (Ms Linng). Me, Yung GUIDE President should make a formal handed over to the Shiawaseki gendaruniform other than that which they wide verso owing to mess, and Shipy thanks for pipe which 1 direction, for some time, with good After this had been applied by offrers, They need not produce any white many others. The American Minister gratified with your gift declaration by mandate that he will merie for extort to the detention appear before the Board his writtea opeech was read and translat recivo, just in time when Testo result, the plan of treatment was tested
ABRAHA, Sgt. HEF.mider Commissioner? was prevented from delivering his retire na suon as the National quarters at Deaka, Assembly has been conveted A
Except as above every man of whated by Mr Fei Chi-heu of the Chinese greatly in need of one as I had broken by the Bombar Laboratory which reported aver rank," will produce every single YMCA. The nesting was opened at min two days before Thanks very that white the remedy might not be an telegram we published yesterday.
article of equipment which no fees to the park also attended the meeting."
p.m. and concluded at 6 Many visitors much stated that these General had offered
whother issued by Government or pri
FBOYKIN, 2nd Part. Buff,
absolute, care is appeared to be the best vately ptirelined;
A Coy 28th Division method of combating the discana, Com.... to guarantee to Yuan Sun Kai his
Salónika
isioner Booth-Tucker' scheme had retention of the Tresidency on
any thanks for the pipe I receivet been pursued up to this point in the face condition that ho transferred to the
from you toy. We are all pleased to, of much cepties but upon the strength know that some of our old frien at of the Laboratory's repors the Govern Cabinet full-administrative control of affaire, by which we take it control of finance and the Army
Gaabhs one to locate the centre
"of a Typhoon.
HOUNTED ON CARDBOARD ANL TAPED FOR HANGING.
Price 50 Cents.
From the CHINA:MAIL Office,
CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONS.
3.30 p.m.
873)
Duk Unioni Wations Cements
Sugard Wharts
Man on patrol duty will not attend A GOOD RULE FOR THE HOME with their Sections, Eut will be warned
to attend with details at a later data:
FAXE La rule of your home to always
Booth-Tucker'w?
M keep on hand a bottle of Chamber: Hongkong still think of the 2nd: Belismert népled the, iodine trealaent, gavp BAND PRACTICE Lain's Clic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Thursday May 18th at Contral Remedy at a safeguard against bowel Bulla. I must say we had some very cantities of loding free of cant for
complaints. It always cures promptly enjoyable timra when we were stational (Sqd) T. C. ENKE and no household is safe without it. For there rechercher to the
D.S.P. (Reservesale by all Chemists and Storekeepers.
F. BISQUD, CQMS & Coy
/Bufls, Salonika Forces.
Station at 6:15 pm sharp.
and distributed circulars in all directiona
in the various vernaculara |tions se ta Itu Name?
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