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THE PREMIER

SCOTCH

MILD, MELLOW, MATURED.

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

THE MAGISTRACY.

MISSING VOUCHERS ·

FOUND BY DETECTIVE AT - MACAU,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

in China,

····LADY ↑ ROBERTS' FIELD

GLASS FUND.

SATURDAY.

CORRESPONDENCE.

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

Tha telegrama quoted below wer#..

The Hon. MK HALLIFAX, Hon. AN APPEAL FOR OLD MAGAZINES, received from the Manila Observatory až

6 pm, last night —–

Typhoon in about 113 Long Eand: 18" Eat. N. moving W... W.

Cyclone or typhoon near or over the Pelow Islamt, moving Wor W.N.W.

Scoretary of the War Charities Com mitten sends us the following copies of a letter from the Manager of the Lady Roberts Field Glass Faud, and of a general acknowledgment from Lady

Roberta.

(To The Editor of the China Math")

Mr. A. A. Claxton, manufacturers The National Bible Society of agent, Des Voeux Road Central, this Scotland is making an urgent ap.morning in Mr. Wood's Court prosecuter peal for £2,000 to maintain the work Chinese for stealing a quantity of

papers and $27,10 on Oct. 5th last.

On arriving at the office at 9.30 a ti on Oct. Bih prosecutor said he found his office had been broken into. His clerk was there before him. A pane of glass had been taken out leaving a space wide enough for a man to pass through hand and it would appear have been could reccivo 500 or more magazines Ppearance at the extrums and of the

Mails dispatched from London rid Siberia for Hongkong on the 22nd, 23rtb 21th, 25th and 27th ultimo were receive

here por .. Lucha yesterday.

Four hundred dollars which were given by a shopkeeper of 44 Wing Lok Streat to a Chinese employce to change have disappeared along with the trusted

servant.

The distance from the window to the stairway was about eight or ten feat Prosecutor had no safe but the cash bax was kept in a cupboard by the side of a roll-top desic.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., quite an historic hestekry, and once covered.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

"To-day's Advertisements

HILDESHEIM MISSION. FOR

-BLIND GIRLS.

THE BLINDENHEIM" and the THE

"EBEN EZERSCHOOL" will have their ANNUAL SALE of handknitted Articles from the 27th of Nov. till the and And of Dea between 3-12 m.

- p.m. in the lower rooms of the RESTBR MON CHAPEL, Bonham Rd., opposito St. Stephen's College.

All friends and those who are interested are cordially invited.

Eengkong, Nov. 21, 1916.

HAMS.

1264

TELEPHONE NO. 616.

BIRTH.

BRISTOW-On November 18, 1916, at 39 Range Road, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. H. BRISTOW, A SOU.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, SATUrdaŤ, Not. 25, 1918.

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Detective Inspector M. O'Sullivan The Hotel du Nord, Peking, said the cash box. had not been rej

the leading hotel, now "shib. Kerulf's Stores, as well as Bahlk's on the Hatamen Street, Peking, have also closed, or are selling off, says a Tientsin paper,

A fre occurred on the Bine Funnel Liner Peleus near Pening. It broke out,in the cargo of phosphorus. One case, in flames as removed by the Chief Officer, who burrit his arma in in doing so. Fifty or sixty other smoking cases were dumped in the sea. The remaining cases were removed and water poured on.

A Bill has been introduced in the Philippine Senate appropriating million pesos, to be awarded as a prize for the discovery of the underlying causes and the germ of rinderpest, and the proper remedy for the discuss F600,000 is to be given to the successful discoverer of the causes and the specific germ of rinderpest, and P400,000 to the discoverer of a specific remady for

THE TIENTSIN AFFAIR

ALL eforts to settle the unfortunate VE HAVE just received & Consign dispute, between the French and the WE

ment of FINEST ENGLISH Chinese authorities with regard to HAMS (es scooked-by-Fate the extension of the French settle

average weight 12 to 15 lbs.) in process whereby they retain all their natural flavour and nourishmen: Noment at Tientsin have so far fallet bone, no waste, the Hams being ready short of success. for Table. Price 70 cents per pound fuc cash.

H. STEPHEN'S & CO. 16, Queen's Road, Central. Hongkong, Nov. 5, 1918.

PUBLIO AUCTION.

Tecs

THE Ordersigned has received instruc

dons to sell by Puble Anction on

MONDAY, 27th November, 1916,

Commencing at 3 pr., at No. 19 Queen's

Road Central, 1st Soor, above Aling's Furniture Store, "ONE-BILLIARD TABLE".

by Hening Bros. London. With-2 sets of Halls, Marking

Quenes, and Rests.

On view now, TIME:--C-ch on delivery.

Efforts appear

Separate acknowleguen for the glass comprising the consignment from the Colony have been received from the the first consignment are not yet to Manager, and distributed. Those for

delayed in transmission.

78, Victoria Street,

Westminster, 8.W

30th Sept, 1018. ER. Halliks, Esq. Hon. Borstary War

Charities, Hongkong.

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DEAR SIR--Lady Roberts, wishes her- self to write presently to those in differ The sum of $37.40 was in the cash at parts of the world who have given

such generous.help and

thought to her box, said witness. The papers produced organisation of mpplementing the supply he identified as coming from his office.feld glasses for the army. In the meantime I am going to ask you to be He did not know the defendant. so kind as to take charge for her of these Prosecutor's clark stated that when he formal acknowledgments. I cannot tell directed, the boy to open the window you how timely these glasses are or say enough of the gratitude of the officers he noticed a pane of glass had") goac. He and man receiving them.-Your faith-

fully, looked around and found the cash box missing. He kept the key. The box also contained a number of receipts and a deed of attorney,

A Macao Chinese datactive who arrested defendant in Macao testified to apprehending defoodane on Oct 7th

JOHN PENEYRE, Manager.

Englemere, Ascot, Berks

October 7th 1916.

The Hon. Mr E. R. Ballifax, Hongkong War Charities Fund, Hongkong. Deu Su-1 for that I cannot

DEAR SIR-May make an appeal, through the medium of your columns for magazines, illustrated papers, novels ste. Those magazines cte, will be put on ROBBERS IN THE TERRITORIES. board ships or sent to outlying stations a Colony, We have run short of a now and would be very grateful if

Robbers have once more made an

etc. before the end of the year. Bundton British frontier, this time at Sheung of magazines etc. should be sent to me Shai On Thursday night seven men At the Seamen's Institute, 8 Praya East, carrying revolvers broka into a house in and the receipt of them wil! bo acknow the Tin Lin village, situated in oloss proximity to the Fan-ling golf course, ledged. With many thanks.

and after terrorising the occupants Yours truly,

decamped with #100 In Chinese twenty

- W. T. FEATHERSTONE,

Seamen's Institute"

8 Praya East.

F

zent pieces and jewellory valued at Sið. Nov. 24 1916. No arrests has been made up to the present and it is possible that thỏ gang got over the border..

SPORTING.

RIFLE SHOOTING.

COMMERCIAL.

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

NUAL LEAGUE COMPETITION.

The matches in this annual league competition are being shot off this week end. This afternoon the Naval team and the Police Reserves are shooting at.

Mesars," Moron and Taylor's weekly Stonecutter and the Naval Yard and share report dated 24th November the Shropshirea at Tal Hang

The Yabinteers afternoon at

and Reserves opposetates

each other

At the beginning of the week our

on information received.. On defendant wait until all the Field Glasses have's Park Kowloon; when an interest-market opened with a little more en-

arrived before writing to thank you for all the kind care and thought you have ing match and some good shooting are quiry and business became brisker, anticipated. Any who care to be pre-resulting in a fair volume of business sent to watch can do so..

he found a number of papers-receipts. The man who gave the information was following defendant. The latter stated that the papers belonged to his father. Defendant declared that the last witness told him to go to a house, whare he was shut in and the papers were put into his pockets by fores.

for the

The two teams are

Volunteers --Lient/Col. a. Chapman,

being put through, but at the close the due entirely to tighter money market is slightly on the weaker side

Shanghai, for reasons already given, appears to be absolutely moribund, no business of any volume having been reported.

Rubber is quoted 9/94 per lb. from

given to the scheme devised by my father for augmenting the supply of Classes

The love of country shown by British Serg Bradbury, Sergt. Manuk. Corp.

of cou and the residents in distant lands has warmed Martin, G. Green, Gr. Sorby, Pte. all our hearts and personally I am Evans, Pte Railton Reserves, C. S. 31, father which occur so frequently in the moved by the kind references to my Duncan and Sergt. Sutherland:

Reserves-E Bannerman,

TH.M.Cp /dence.

mael Gray, BW. Jenkins A of getting the glasses Leach, A. Lyon, J. Melennan, K. The informer, said he had been staying safely into the country, identified, Tolland, D.; Reserves, Dawson, C.WI

engraved and issued is making regular catalogued, acknowledged individually, and Bond. O.

but necessarily slow progress, so this letter in the mean time to convey my heartfelt gratitude for the response

to my lette made to

Central on the same floor as afr. Clax- in the Y.M.C.A. at 4 Des Voeux Rond

ton's office.

The Y.M.C.A closed up just about the time of the theft, observed the Magistrate

RACING AT SHANGHAI.

At the International Recreation Clubs 81st gymkhana beld on 18th inet. Mr. Heard won the first race

EASES.-Hongkong Banks due to the renewed strength in Exchangs are

weaker at 8740 offered.

HARNY INSURANCE-Uniona offering at 3000 with no business TO Cantons at $400 and North uiet with nothing

doing

at Ts. 2 are quiet

FIRE INSURANCES

To stimulate the production of to have been made to work up a great | show of resentment by the Chinese artistic, scientific and literary works in

So far as we can forecast events bere the islands, Repräsentative Alonso has

it seems inevitablo that the need for people against the French authorities

Witness said he hrow defendant who Glasses will go on Ehope, tirerfore

at 8397, and Ubina Introduced in the lower house of the

that I am not unduly trespassinger and the Senate recently was induced Philippine Legislature a bill appro-days from Sept. 27th. Early in the mern that any belated supplement of glasses went to live at the Y.M.C.A. for about ten your kindness if I add a word to say to pass a resolution recommending the printing P100,000 to be deposited in lag of Oct. 7th defendant woke him up and will be very valuable indeed. Government to demand the recall of the National Bank at not less than four said he was going to Macao and asked the French Chargé d'Affaires in per cent per annum. The interest is to witness to go as well. They both went Paking, on whom the responsibility be collected yearly and to be spent in aboard the 7:30 am boat. At Macao for the drastic measures to secure the giving princs for the best productions of extension officially reste, though in science, art and literature. Tientsin itself. the Consul-General is

the chief object of popular resent Board,ment Sit Jour JORDAN, the British Minister, before his recent departure from China, acted as a mediator in the dispute, but it would seem that

[1959

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, Nov. 95, 1916.

(Continued on page 8.)

THE DIARY.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Queen, of Norway's birthday (1889)

(Princess Maud Charlotte).

8am-Excursion is Mead by

*Heungshan"

General Memoranda.

TUESDAY, NOV. 28,-

Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement

Day.

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1.30 p.m.-Auction of Furniture, Pianos Bicycles etc. at Messrs. Hughes and Hough's THURSDAY, NO. 30:-

8%. Andrew's Day.

Charítics.

Thanksgiving Day in U.S.A.

Hall FREDAY, DEC. 1

Queen Alexandra's birthday (1844), SATURDAY, Dec. 2

10.46 am. Auction of Household Lineca Bari Blankets at Mesars Hughes and Hough's.

We are asked to mention that the inviations issued by the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company

to him.

Yours truly,

.ROBERTS.

THE SANITARY BOARD AND

NIGHT BOIL COOLIES.

rise up.

at $180 ste

unchanged from last week.

SHIPPING-Douglases have had con- où Swance; half mile. 69 4-5secs.sistent sollers at $123 and buyers in the neighbourhood of $122 throughout the Dividend. $23.80. Mr. John John-

week with practically no business result- stone won the second mes on bising. At the close there are sellers.st pony Sandy. This is the pony's 12. Deferred Indies firmed up to 8138 cash business done, closing with sellers first win. He ran in the last Hong- at $138. Star Ferries are offering at $38. kong Derby Stakes. One mile, 2.00; Steamboats could be placed at $217,

RIFISERIES-China Sugars have beer dividend $43:20. Giant Dahlia was dealt in a high na 8133 for Novemb

and 8134 for December. The market is second and Wynona, the favourite,now slightly casier with cash acliers third. Mr. Henry Morriss Ashfield offering shares at $132. Malabona have won the next race-Mr. H. E. Mor-Ons AND MINING.-Langbats at The

been dealt in at 838 to a small extent.

Two and a half miles 23 and Raubs at 821 ste unchanged. Urals are offering at 31 and Tronohs mile and five furlongs, was won by are a weak market at steeplechase, The fourth race, one

could probably be placed at 32/

Shells 100/ DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNB.— Monarchism (Mr. R. Burkill) in Kowloon Wharves have been dealt in an 8.83 4-6. Dividend $31.30. The high as 855, closing with buyers at half adollar under this rate. Hongkong Kiangwan St. Leger was won by Mr. Docks have changed hands at 8113h for (11.) Is the Head of the Sanitary Johnstone on Mush; Nirvana (Mr. cash but closa with sellers at $1394.

Shanghai Docks are Department, aware that much Heard) was second and Northland with no busines

sks are offering at Ts. 82 convenience is caused to tenants (Mr. C. R. Burkill) third,

AND BUILDINGS. Can- LANDS, HOTELS of houses in blocks or terraces, by

trals and Hongkong Lands at 101 are different nightacil coolies working

Dividend $28.70 Mr. quiet with nothing doing Hongkong at different times in the same MaBain, von the sixth rice on Hotels have changed hands to a ver

small extent at $115. Humphreya Estates locality?..

Peronne: doing the three-quarters in have been dealt in at 87 West Points (i). Is the Head of Sanitary Depart-1.32 4-5. Dividend $88. Anticipo. are offering at 888 and Kowloon Lamis

ment aware that unlese say 60tion (Mr. F. B. Vida) and Viator at $35.

(1.) What powers has the Head of the Sanitary Department over the nightsoil cookies?

defendant opened his baskets and took out papers which he showed to people. Those people told him they belonged to man named Clarton and were no good

Dr. F. M. G.. Ozorio, has given notice of his intention to ask at the Defendant accused witness of putting | and the Canadian Pacific Ocean the papers in his basket and also of paw meeting of the Sanitary Board on Services, Ltd. for the opening of the ing his clothing in. Hongkong. When Tuesday seven questions regarding Wharf and the inspection of the F. M. She asked for the pawn tickets witness the supervision of" the right-soil a thing settled to-day by the Chinese "Empress of Axis" next Monday,threatened to strike him and after coolies. They are as follows:-) is modified to-morrow. It is shilly- include, adult, members of the family,lling his pockets with the papers, he shallying of this description indeed and that guesta are particularly was pushed into the street and arrested. which brought about the whole requested to show their invitation cards Mr. Claxton said on the morning pi trouble. Now the Chinese attitude going on board. By kind permission of th when the robbery took place neither seems to be that some form of the Colonel and Officers of the

_witness_nor the defendant were to be reparation for the forcible seizure of Regiment, the Band of the 74th found. the territory and the removal and Punjabia will be in attendance. detention of nine Chinese policemen who had been stationed there to eraphasise Chinese jurisdiction inst precede or accompany any final discus- sion of a settlement of the question. Popular feeling on the subject appears intenso for has already expressed itself in the form of violence against

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. S Takahashi has been recognised by the Government as Acting Consal-

General for Japas in Hongkong.

"

The hearing was adjourned for further investigation.

A SMART TEC.”

The alertness of some of our Chinese plain clothes men is really astounding. The other night one of two companions from the country absorbed in a mechan ical device exhibited in a shop window, had his pocket picked and knew

Among the passengers who arrived the Chinese officials concerned in the by the Korea Maru to-day were Mrs negotiations and in a boycott against Choc Leap Chea, Mr and Mrs He Fook, the French people of Tientsin. The Sir Paul Chater, C.M.C., Messrs R. Anothing about it until the "tee" President has been inundated with Gabbay, H. W. B. Kennett, G. H. Potts showed him the purse in one hand and strongly-worded protesta from all and ♬ Seth.

with the other had a grip of the "Heather Day for Scotch War over the country on the subject, so

Mr..D. A. McLeod, who was formerly pick-pocket. The detective bad been much so that the Government has circularised the provincial authorities with Messrs. Watson & Co. Ltd., and observing the curious antics of the thiel Bootch Concert in Theatre Royal, City "instructing them not to send further went home to join up about two months and caught him red-handed. Charged ago. has obtained a commission in the before Mr. Wood with larceny irresponsible comments on the quea Gordon Highlanders. He is undergoing from the person the thiel received tion; and likewise warning subordinate officials to refrain from criticism." If training in the Officers' Training Corps. the well merited" punishment of six

months' hard labour. we may be guided by past experience The Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher has of these things, the Government's been appointed by His Excellency the instructions are unlikely to be Officer Administering the Government seriously regarded. There has from to act as Chairman of the Licensing Am-General Booking Opens for the beginning seemed to be more Board, and Mr. B. O. Hutchison has *Kismet "

organisation than spontaneity about been

nted a member of the Board. SATURDAY, Dec. 9 →→

Entries close for Wodshougs Cup the indignation over this affair.

(Ladies Foursomes, Fanling). Without organisation it is unlikely The following Nanking telegram is purpose of protecting his native home" that the telegraph wires would taken from the columns of a Shanghai and the bag of dollars he has made on be bardened with strongly-worded contemporary Yang Tehong the the other side of the Facific. Detectro protesta from all over the country. Commissioner for Foreign Affair at Sergt. Clark on board the Empress of There is a strong suspicion that Shanghai, has informed the Civil Gov. Aria discovered bidden among the ernor of Kiangau at Nanking that he feathers in a pillow, a new pattern Germas influence is at the back of the has been asked by the British Consul Smith-Weston revolver and 133 rounds agitation, and the character of the General at Shanghai to arge him to of ammunition The owner of the Dewnianed on the subject by the extend special protection to Sir Henry German Press Agency in China lende May, the Governor of Hongkong, as he pillow was charged with a breach of the will tour in various parts in the interior Arms ordinance this morning and fined a deal of colour to the suspicion of the province of Kiangsu.

$250 and the arme confiscated.

MONDAY, Dec 4:-

FRIDAY, Dec. 15:-

Entries elke for Ladies Championship,

R. ELE Golf Club.

THIS WEEK'S. "OVERLAND

CHINA MAIL

Contents include

Sporting

Local News

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It is not at all fuprobable also that it

-ARMS IN FEATHER PILLOW.

The Empress boats myely now come into port without bringing Chinaman

some ammunitión into Chins

for the

(iv)

cents or more per month extra is

$.54 9-5.

Time

اد

COTTON MALA-The following are paid by tenants to the coalies they (Mr. E. B. McBain) dead-heated for nominal quotations from Bhanghai, with business reported at slightly lower rates; would only perform their duties the November Selling Plate. Nino Ewor Th. 163, Kang Yiks at The 151 on alternate days? Is the Head of the Sanitary Depart dends 38.50 and $82, respectively.

furlougs; 2mts. 23 secs. Divi-Yangtazepoos Tia 615 and Shanghal

Cottons Tis. 110.

ment aware of the fact that à

coolic may ht presant work-in. J. Liou on Railway won the last tricsRIC COMPANIES-Hongkong Elec-

are offering at 354 and China Lights could be placed at 841. Hongkong Trans different districia the ocstom race of the day. One mile and aars wanted at: 37 with no sellers in being for the coalie to follow the quarter; time 2mts. 88secs. householder by whom he is em dend $58.50.

(4)

Why cannot the present ill-smelling ployed?

system of excrotal ramoval not be improved upon by providing double buckets for each house? empty one to be brought in daily

The

The

Peking Guzelto

Divi-evidence at the rate

MISCELLANEOUS-China Boneca are wanted at 281 and China Providents at $0.10 Wm. Powells are offering. in small lots at 86.40. Dauy Farms could be obtained at $26 and Waterboats a 817. Cements Armed up in the begin- 5ays ning of the week until 810.50 Wa that Mr. J. E. Baker, for sever I eventually done, but at the close buyers

market at $34*3 by the coolie and the full, one Fears Statistician and Examiner of are offering 810.60. Ropes are a quies removed at the same time, thus accounts of the Southern Pacific. EXCHANGE The demand rate en Lon-" preventing the transference from Railway Company, U.S.A., has don is 23, and the T.T. Belling rate on Shanghai is unquoted officially but one to the other as is now daily arrived at Peking to assist in railway transnotions have been put through at done?

statistical work and in the inspec 4

(vi.) Is the Head of the Sanitary Depart tion azd nuditing of milway

ment MATİZA

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that the rightsail coolies in most cases throw the accounts. Mr.. Baker was engaged

vent the last zinenco?

THE GOVERNMENT WAR RISK. INSURANCE SCHEMES

or two who wants to get a revolver and.): What special supervision spa C. Adams in connection with the Consul at that pot, has been pro liquid part of the night soil into last summer by the Ministry of The Nagasaki Press says that the drains 77

Communications, through Dr. Henry Mr. Carleton E. Baker, the US

from the ordinary police surved lance, is there at present to pre programme of the late Department moted Consul Genel at Mukden,

of Railway Accounts and Statistics to proceed to his post

apon the It is understood that efforts are being arrival of his successor, Mr. Edwin made to push on the reform started L. Neville, who is now Consul at by that Department.

Taiboku, Formosa, Mr. Nevils came to Japan in 1907 as a Student Interpreter attached to the After- can Embassy. With the exception of several temporary details to Tairen, most ofte period of service as a Vice Consul was spent in Seoul He was appointed Consul av Antung in September of 1918.

“The Hon. Tres

**Bank...

Unions Douglase Steamboats

∙19.30 p.m. 740liers

956 sellers

The Gazelle to-day contains a dispatch from the Secretary of State for the CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONS, solomes with reference to the Govera ment War Risks Insurance Scheme intimating that the rates of premium on balls have been created to £1 per cent, was responsible for the exasperating Mr. W. G. Clark, Railway Trafic delays in the carlier protracted Superintendent of the Kowloon-Canton

for a voyage, and to £2 per cent for a negotiations which provoked the Railway, who is to be married on

bop to around voyage or for a time policy of drastic measures eventually taken by Tuesday to Mias Elenor M. Bodanoch knowledge with thanks a donation of ninety-ous days. The new rates came the French authorities. It will weed lington, London, (who is expected to 300 from the Ministering Children's into forco on the 20th September. all the suavity for which Dr. Wo arrive on Monday), has been presented League for maintenance of cot in TIEG FANG, the new Minister for handsome blast containing Nethersole Hospital and the following | double pet of silverplated cutlery by the Forsiga Affairs, is famone, to negotiate, Moxonand Taylor's Share Quotations at this stage a settlement which will

Tetc etc etcybe mutually satisfactors to e

Canton Noter Chinese Affair

Leading Articles:5

Commercial Nawy:

Casér in the Courta

Social and Personal

Proceeds of the M.U.L. Pazar

riso Bia pur dann ine udingpoa

[35 oomir Chair per single copy

EARLY COLDS

members of the Kowloon Cricket Club. donations to Che funds of the Bareful of the colds you take at this Mr. PAL Wolle Vice President, made Hospita

the

Chinese altra-patriots and the French authoritie

piness and success in his married life

the presentation, expressing the high Sandal Wood Deskurs Guild-, esteem in which the bridgegroom cleut y milion Dealers Guid

bald and wishing him very hap

Break Fith GA

time of the year. The cularly dangerous,

Beta

Def: Indos China Sugars

de Malabons

Wharves

Two

215 buyers

137

buyers buyers

buyeep 8.5 Bellers 131 bayers

hayers

15-JAPANESE SHIPS SOLD

According to a report

Buroniz of Comptrol

Macine of the Depe

cations the steamers

foreign countrie Fand November 6 of Yel of 59,916 toní

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