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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1926.

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SPORTS SECTION

· CHANNEL ATTEMPTS, AQUATIC SPORTS.

Four Britishers in The Water.

ONE, NEARLY SUCCEEDS?

Wounded V.C., Fails in Third Attempt.

Rugby. Sept.,, 20.

CHEFOO BOYS SCHOOL CHAMPION.

POINTS FOR. HOUSES.

(From Our Own: Correspondent.] Chefoo, Sept. 8. The China Iland Mission Boys' School held their annual water! sports to-day, and "after excellent exhibitions of swim- ming and diving. Jack Potc-Hunt

Home

No less than four persons are or have begn vrying to swim the Eng-won the coveted silver cup, with 88: High

They are points, his runner-up being C.

Fairclough with 29 points.

Channel tay.

A British.s

Miss "Mona Marbellam and Mr. Horace Carey entered water as Cape Cris Nuz at 6,30 yesterday evening

Malone Freyberg, the wounded V... made his third effort, leav-582, and: "Morrison" 52% peints.

The total number of points gain- ed by the "Houses" were "Living- song's fof which J. Pote-Hunt is member) 75, "Paton" 60,""Corey"

* "ing Cupe Ghia. Nez le 580 this morn-

jaye..

Miss Marriot starts from Cape Gris Nos his evening

· Colpe) Freyberg give up his attempt at about 7 miles from Dover, owing to his position Being unfavourable. He had boon in the water für ren barre.

Excitement at Dover.

HOME SOCCER.

RESULTS AND LEAGUE TABLES.

IN FOUR DIVISIONS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

London, Sept. 20. Matches to-day in the English Football League (home given first) resulted:-

Division L

Birmingham 1, Everton 0. Blackburn, Sunderland 2. Cardiff 1 Newcastle 1.

Division II.

Hull 1. Reading

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Park |

Port Vale 3, Darlington 2. Swansea 2, Blackpool 0. Div. III (South), Aberdare 0 Queen's

Rangers 2. Millwall 3, Merthyr 1. Norwich 6, Northampton 1-

Div. III (North)... Accrington 3, Durham 0. Tranmere 1, Lincoln 1. Wigan 1, Bradford 2:

-Reuter!! The league tables now stand

SINGAPORE V.C.

» (Continued from Page 7)

Various subjects were taught which have not bean touched in pre- vious years. Special attention was paid to bush Aghting and to the [defence of beaches. Sand tables:

LOCAL SHARE MARKET. OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS. »

Names.

HONGKONG SEPTEMBER 21, 1928, 10:30a.m.

TT on. London TE: on Shanghai

Banks, Hongkong Bank

do. Chartered Bank Mercantile, Bank, A. & B.

do.

Hongkoor

...Stock

Hoogkong Sharobroker

Estate Brokućst

Exchange

Association.

Boelsty

2/1.56

2/136

2/11/2

7334

7834

dom.

1100:

1080 b 100 e

1000

London.

£128 £21

£120

£21

304.

£30

£136. £934 b.

$84

£13. £1 $82

$82 #6

625

510

134. ガ

I 90.

T145 R. 287

Tro

280

35 b. Mex

200 b. 600

200 b.2008.

610

P. & O. Bank .... Bank of East Asia

Marine Insurances. Canton Insurance ..... China Underwriters.... North China Insurance. Union Insurance- Yangtze Insurance

Fire Insurances. China Fire Insurance H.K. Fire Insurance

Shipping. Douglases

Hongkong Steamboats. HK. Tugs & Lighters.. Indo-Chinas (Pref)

The shortage in numbers, is wore frequently employed. partly due to the economic condi- Europoane of the M.V.C attend tions in the country to which reed either the Penang or Singapore furence has been made in paru, a,Camps and Interchanges generally partly to the reluctance of the were freely encouraged to suit busi younger members of the Europeanness conditions. Chimps Insted six teamcommunity to join. and partly to a working days...

polley of "weeding out" that hasi

Training in Camps. bean enforced during the year.

Instruction was given by the per- netficient volunteers are not manent stuff and great nasistance merely a negligible quantity they was rendered by Levis gun and are actually harmful by the bad general weapon training instructors example they set to others, from the Royal Sasse-Regiment.

In Singapore alone 82 Europeans,

Each camp, with the exception 33 Eurasians. 14 Chinese and 25 of camps for Malays! was divided Malays a total of 104-have re-into three, einssos. namely afgned or have been discharged for officers and senior non-commission- Inefficiency.

ed cfficers class, Lewis gun class, and'n weapon training class. For European Volunteers, Malaya thero wa no Low's gun Europeans-One hundred and class, as the Malay companies are. seventy-one Europeans enrolled and not armed with this weapon, 212 were, discharged as compared Much useful and practical work with 258 enrolments and 264 dis was accomplished which cannot charges in 1824.

fall to beneft the force. Ong hun There has been a marked diain-dred and sixty-six officers and non- clination to enrol in purely infantry commissioned officers as compared unita. On the other hand such with 165 in 1924 attended, and all units, as Field Artillery, Machine of whom, with the exception of 12. Guns, Signals, etc., maintain their passed the requisite standard. strenguh.

The attendance of Europeans, 24, Malcea, where there has been an as compared with 20 in 1031 was increase of 4 is an encouraging again very disappointing. In 1926 Oriental Navigation exception to the general decrease. special week-end campe for Euro- Shell Transports ... Goals

During the year the number un-peans will be held with a view to Star Ferries Team P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.der 25 years of nge has decreased encouraging attendance. Birmingham 7 5

Water-boats: 7 by 63, the number between 25 and, Leicester 7 3 4 0 23 17 1080 has remained stationary while

Efficiency Statistics,

Refineries. Sheffield U.. 6 4 1 1 1299 the number between 31 and 40 has the efficiency statuties for 1995 as Malabon Sugars

The following table summarises China Sugars Arsenal... 7 3 3 1 12 Burnley.... 6 3 2 1 18 13 8 Hudd'afold 7 2.4 T 12

Tinergised by 38.

leompared with 1924:---

Sunderland. 7 3 229

Total percentage of

1924. 1925. 10 8

8 8:

efficient..... Liverpool... 6 3 1 2.13 9 7

50.1 81.4 Bolton 6 3 2 15 Blackburn... 6 31 201 Bury 6 3 12 16 13 7 Fottonham. 7 23 2 18 15. Newcastle

7 2 3 2 15 $47 Wednesday 7 22 3517 Pte. Dawson A Company) beas Leeds U..... 7 2 2 39 12 6 Pte. Hughes (A Company).

West Brom.. 7 2. 23. 12 16 61 Feathers."

Cardiff....... 7 3 3 10- 12 5 1/Cpl. Thompson (4) beat Pte. Manch. Un... 6 1 3 2 12 15 S Benton (C).

Aston Villa... Sgt. Wilson (A) bent Pte. Rowley West Ham.. 5

Derby Everton

SOLDIER BOXERS.

BEAST SURREY NOVICES TOURNAMENT.

FIRST NIGHT'S RESULTS. -

Under usual Service conditions, bouts of three rouals each wer This evening there was some e, fought in the preliminaries of the citement in Dover when a motor-1-East Surrey Regiment novices boat accompanying" Machellan, boxing tournament at Murray Ba- and Mr. Horne Carey was sighted racks last night. about a mile pif Dover Pier, pru- ceveling in a westerly direction.

The

company securing most points wins the Hong Kong Chal- Apparently there was only one lenge Shield. The tournament con- person in the water; but it was im-inue to-night. Results to date postible, by ascertain whether that † person was Miss Mackelin or 3r. ja Carey.

The attemps had Insted 25 hours and conditions being ident there was every prospect „of its successe

ful conclusion-British Wiess

Service.

BASEBALL AGAIN.

FILIPINOS v. "HELENA” AT. KING'S PARK..

ASSOCIATION GROUND.

The Happy Valley ground bein: closed to Baseball, the Filipino Baseball (ug and the U.S.S

Helena" have arranged to play a practice game at King's Party Saturday commencing at about 4 pam,

Note This is not the first time that baseball has, beer played at "King's -Park, Kowloon. The Hong Hong, Baseball Association has been allotted ground there but it has never been -matches. |

used for "official"

·INTERPORT BOWLS: "

Through the Hon. Secretary of the Hong Kong Lawn Bowla Asc- ciation Mr. C. Tarekh the "China Mal" learns That the local interport team is leaving Shanghaj by the s.s. "Kadehow," to-day, hav- ing completed the tour on Saturday. Defeat by J. G. C.

In their match with Hong Kong the Junior Golf Club, Shanghai started off in the lead and, with the exception of the Afth end, when the score was six to five in favour of Hong Kong, gradually increased their lead throughout the 21 ends.

Hong Kong was represented by P. T. Farrell (skip), A. M. Holland, D. Gew and U. M. Omar whilst the 3. G. C. had playing for them D.

Dorrance and J. Drysdale.

The following shows the state of the game at the various ends---

Hong Kong J. G. C.

McAllister (skip), N. Harrison, R.

1st

(e)

га

Bantams..

Pte. Railton (Red Wing) knocked| obs Pte. Bran (A) is round 2.

Lightweights.

Pte. Ballard (C) beat Pte. Spen- Iner (B)

Pte. Goodfield (B) ko. Pl. immons (B) in round 3.

ቲ፡

ENGLISH LEAGUE.

Swansea 1. Cpl. Williams (Red Wing) beat Hull City. Pte. Dewberry (B) in round 2.

Manch City. - Welters..

Oldham Pie. Chown White Wing) beat Preston Pte. Boreham (A)

Chelsea.

Pte. A. Morton (A) beat, Bruce

FAL"

Pie. Smith A) ko. Ptë. Lodge (A) in round 2.

Pte. Cox (B) beat Pte. Barkley (Red).

Eph. Delaney (D) beat Pte. Mereur (D).

Pts. Cooper (A) beuf L/Cpl. Portens (A),

Pte. Field (Red) walk-over from Pte. Ely AR

Pie. Gardner (A) walk-over from Pte Traynor (B).

Pte. Hayley (A) b. Ple Norris in round 2.

Pte. Langley (B) walk-over from Pte. Churchley (A).

· Middles. Pte. Golding (Red) bent Pte. F. Calandine (B)..

Division: I.

;

18 1.12

B 7

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I regret to have to report that. the younger men who are coming i to the Colony do not display, on the whole any grent desire to enrol This reluctance seems to be associated with a general lack of athletic powers. Further, the déerense in the numbers under 25 is largely due to discharges: for inefficiency. The older men con- tinue to set a very good example. Recruiting Day Not Successful

Not qualified, train-

eil

Not qualified Inefficient

improvement is due (a) to the larger The figures are encouraging. The

This

do.. (Def.). Ltd. do.

Hk.

H.K. & W. Docks Hongkows

number of men who have fired their HK. & "K. Wharves The recruiting day which was musketry course. and (b) to the I 2 8 15 4 held in 1924 was not repeated in weeding out of inefficients. 1 I

38.3 1925 as rhost of the recruits obtain-process of weeding out must con- 1 3 4 6 3ed by this means in 1924 were not tinue. 8 0 I 7 8 22

Division II.

Goalie:

P. W. D. L. F. A Pts

7 4 3 0 16 7 I 7 4 1 2 9

satisfactory.

Canvassing.

Singapore Satisfactory. The Axures for the Singapore Volunteer Corps are satisfactory.

New Engineerings |Shanghai Docks

Lands, Hotels & Bldga.

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On the other hand everything The Penang and Province Wellesley Hongkong Lands Posible has been done by the Volunteer Corpe

are handicapped Hongkong Realty, Comandant of the Straits Settle. by the Province Wellesley Volun-H.K. Territorial ments Volunteer Force; to obtain teer Infantry figures. The members Humphreys Estates 6 4 1114 79and by other methods

recruits by canvassing employers of this Company have long dia- Frince's Building

Hances to go to attend company and Rural Lands

battalion parades. There has, how- Cotton Mills.

4 9

6 41 6 3 9

In my opinion it would help ever, been mach improvement in the Ewo Cottons greatly if the Government would non-European units.

Orientals

90/ b.

60.

154

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$625 99 cts & sa

$282

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Mining.

36 b 37 s.

Benguets

Kailan Mining Ad.

Langkata (Combined)

4216

do. (Single)

T2352b.

6.7 7.9 32 24,6 11.4 6.1

Shanghai Exploration

1154

47/6 T234 b.

1.2

Shanghai Loan

Raubeth

614

5434

Tronoh Mines:

100 100

80%

Ural Caspians

Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, &c.

$110

108.

$108

584

56.

T170

170

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114

116

K. & S. Hotels (old).. 84b84.99a

834

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(new).!

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draw the attention of employers Malacca, on the other hand, are Shanghai Cottons (old) to the very great importance of handicapped by the figures of their the volunteer forces and to the Malay and Eurasian Companies.

do.

(new) Miscellaneous, necessity for inducing their young is difficult so keep these companies Canton Ices European employees to make their at suficient strength and there is Cements (comb-) share in preparing for the denot much scope for weeding out in- fence of the country.

814-8.85 a 24

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$734

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Non-European Companies. Non-Europeans.-The decrease in

4 3 8

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numbers.

Goad and Steady Progress. the numbere of Eurasians and the preceding paragraphs are suffe The facts and figures given in 3 Chinese is merely temporary. The cient to indicate

sired quality of recruits, not the the year towards fighting efficiency, difficulty lies in obtaining the de-steady progress was made during

that good and China Prov. (comb

-efficients. The figures for Euru-| pean and Chinese are good.

do.

(new)

854

China Buses

134

1,10

China Lights (comb.)

104.

do. do.

(old)

口

16.

(new)

134

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74 5

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(new)

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6 3 3 0 15 9 "9 7.42 8 9 Port Vale..... 7 3 3 1 18 15 9 Clapton 6 3 2 1 8 8 Blackpool ... 73 13 12 0 7 Southampton. 62 3 1 9 9 7 Fulham 6 32 8 0 Grimsby... 7 4 2 6.7 Reading 8 2 2 4 Notta Forest.. 6 2 2 2 Notts County 7 3 0 Portsmouth... 52 1 2 5 6 5 South Shields gr

377 Darllagtob... 6 1 1 4 10 13 Middlesbro 5 3 3 7 3 Barnsley... 6 147 16

Bradford C... 6 0 2 Wolves 6. 0

Div III (South).

Ple, Rowland. (D) beat Pie. Luton...... Dewberry (E) in round 2.

MONEY IN TENNIS.

Goals.

eruit.

h#* ** ¢ |:

other ranks in the Straits Settle- ments Volunteer Forco.

do. do.

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It is intended to establish a closer and all members of the permanent Der A. Wing (full pd.).

To the commandant, adjutants Dairy Farms liaison with the principal schools in staff and to the officers command- do. order to obtain a good type of resing the corps great credit is due Hongkong Amusement

for this result.... P W. D. L

In Malacca, and to a lesser ex- It would not, however, have been Hongkong Electrics

H.K. Constructions F. A Pts 6 5 1 0 11 5 difficult to obtain good recruits than loyal co-operation of all officers and H.K. Ropes (comb.) tent in Penang, it is always more possible without the keenness and H.K. Developments Millwall..... 8 4 2 2 18 8 10 Crystal P... 7 4 21 J: 8 10

in Singapore. Brentford.... 7 4 2 16 10

During the year, an abnormally

..(old) Swindon...... 61 18 25

large number of officers have been Nevertheless, transfera on busi Hongkong Tramways

(new) Newport 6 4 1176 absent on leave and the finding of ness, absence on leave and similar Lane, Crawfords New York, August 30. "William T. Tilden whose amateur Gillingham. 7 3 2 2 13 9 8

Bristol C... 6 3 2 1 15 6

substitutes has often been difficult. Auses have rendered it difficult to Macao Electrics Irwn tennis standing was

Ten officers have been commis-retain proper platoon "and section Mackintosh lenged because of his writing. be- Southend.... 7 3 13 13 13 chal Plymouth... 6 3 12 12 7

sioned on the active Hat and one in organisation in European Infantry Nanyang Tobaccos lieves the American tour of Mlle. Brighton...... 5 2 2 1 13 9 6

.: Unity. Suzanne Lenglen as professional Exeter... 6 2 2 2 13 12 6the active list of whom 2 left the

Six officers have been struck off) S.V.C. and Active Service.

Peak Trams (old)

do. will be a success. He is convinced mouth...... 6 2 2 2 996 Colony and 4 resigned. One officer available it is not possible to work Singapore Trama

With the limited amount of time Sinceres

(new) that people will pay to see her and Northants... 8 3 0 5 14 18 6 was struck off the reserve of with skeleton formation in an en-Taxis that clubs staging her exhibitions Watford 73 0 4 5 13 0officers. " will not require sanction from the Norwich, 62 "I

closed country such as Malaya." As United Asbestos. 17. 5 national organisation.

The standard of European officers a result there is inevitable elimina- Charlton .... 5 20

5 4 has been excellent. Non-European stion and re-grouping of sections be Mile. Lenglen will have opposi-Q. P. R.... 6 1 2 3

81 4amcers tion in her tour of this country if Merthyr...... 8.2 7 6

have attended offeers" fore any tactical operations can be Watsons (old) 8154 course in good numbers, have un-practised., the United States Lawn Tennis Bristol R7 1 2 4 6 12 4 doubtedly benefited thereby, and Association decides to sanction the Coventry.... 7

do. (new) 2 12 continue to make good progress. appearance of amateurs against Aberdare.... 7

5 19 2

The supply of officers has, on the whole, proved sufficient. In Pro- vince Wellesley, difficulty in finding

5th

- 10th

15th

21st

16'

her.

Match Against Hankow, The "Shanghai, Times" of Sep- tember 7 reports:-

VOLUNTEERS' CRICKET.

II 5 1 0 5

Division III (North).

Goal's

The Volunteers are opening their Stoke cricket season this Saturday with Rochdale

on the latter's ground.

the reserve of officers.

System of Training.

do.

Largely for this reason the Wm. Powella S.SV.F. on mobilisation would H.K. Telephone" require a period of intensive training to fit Itself for opera- tions against well trained and well armed troops.

has been done and nuch progress made. Particular ly is this noticeable in the exercise

a Company Commander was over- The Hong Kong lawn bowlers.

come by the appointment of As a result of my inspections and had things very much their own

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. Whyte, personal observation during the way in their interport match against

7:50 2 12 11 10 the Penang and Province Wellesley, useful work 7 5 2 0 22 3 12 D.S.O.. who recently commanded year I am able to state that much Hankow, played yesterday on the a match against Craigangower C.C. Halifax.... 6 4 1 11 5 9 Volunteer Corps. Shanghai Recreation Club's greens,

Tranmere... 7 4 2 14 winning by 29 points to 9. The! Play commences at 2.15 p.m. Stockport 6 4 1 1 IS TO 9: Hankow bowlers were outclassed, sharp and the following will repre- Chesterfield 6 3 2 1 16

of command by officers and non- 8 8: but at the same time had their share sent the Defence Corps:-E. J. F. Nelson 6 4 0 2 18 10 8 The system followed was on-the commissioned offfeers, in tactical of bad luck, the lie several times Mitchell (capt.), H. Owen Rughes, N. Brighton. 7 3 2 2 14 11 8 same lines as the previous year, but skill and in field discipline, going against them. Play was A. C. J. Bowker, C. D. Wales, H. C. Bradford ... 72 32 9

more time was devoted to the] .8

Much, however, yet remains to 7 close for the first few ends, but Burgess, G. P. Lammert, J. A. Rotharham 6 3 2 13 12 70cers and N.CO.'s Camps. At be done More especially, the thereafter Hong Kong had all the Summers, H. V. Parker, J. A., H. Lincoln... 7 1 4 2 14 12 6 Malacca and Penang there were necessity for co-operation between better of matters, and though Han- Plummer, C. H. C. Bradley, L. P. Wrexham.... 7 2 2 3 1 11 6 special camps for Malays Indivi. the smallest units is not yet fully kow made a plucky fight to pick up Ralph.

Durham ......

3,0 4 9 15 6 dual training consisted of an inten-appreciated and the care of armie towards the finish, they could do

Walsall ......

2 2 2 6 15 6 Bive sub-period, and Company leaves room for improvement. but little.

Crewe 6.2.1 3 15 11 5Training took place in week-end

Provided that the loyalty and Hartlepools. 6 2 1 3 7 8 5 camps as usual.

koeness hitherto displayed le con- Southport.... 6 2 1 3 8 14 5 New York, Sept. 20.

Attention was given to the detinued these points will, I hope, Achington... 6 1 3 2 6 11 Sfence of beaches and to the later soon be put right." Lottie Scheommeil, the Barrow 6 1

14 4 phases of enemy landings. Small In city's only woman lifeguard, awam Accrington 7

conclusion Major-General

LADY SWIMMER'S RECORD.

Following is the result shown during the game:—

Hong Kong Hankow

Miss

6th end

10th und

15th end

'20th'end

21st end .... 29

...f 9

The following are the players

that represented the two porta :--:

Hong Kong: R. Lapsley (skip), Omar, P. J. Farrell, and Wother spoon.

Hankow: Owen (skip), Gorman, ¡Underhill and Leiter.

40 miles around Manhattan Island Doncaster... 6 0 2

15 3 arme training was carried out by Fraser expresses his thanks to all 5 14 unit commandera. There was a

the officers of the S.S.V.F. for their

in 14 hours 21 minutes, beating Mrs. Wigan 7 1 0 6 7 20 2 considerable improvement in rifle services during the year."Straits

Corson's record by 36 minutes.- Reuter's American Service.

and Lewis gun shooting, while in-

Times."

Members of the Hong Kong Civil and platol courses...

crossed numbors fired Vickers gun

EXCHANGE

Hongkong, at September 1938.

sub

On demand.****

LONDON EXCHANGER

(British Wireless Service),

Bagby, September 20

4.89% 179

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[23/1/11/18

30 day's sight.

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On demand

1810 nom Credits, moniha' sight, 1080 nom.. Jo Berlin.

Un demand.- On demand Credita, 60 days' night In Bombay.

Wire On demand **** On Oxloutta-

Wica Un demazd ngapor

Un demand

Shang-

Manila- On Demand.

On demand

10 days might (prívais paper)"

fiver per

(10

nom

Reminder: The qix-a-side tour-Service Cricket Club are reminded The percentage of attendance at nament of the Hong Kong Football of the annual general meeting in parades shows an increase on 1924. TT is most annoying, as well as die

PAIN IN THE STOMACH Club on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the pavilion, to-morrow at 5.30 p.m. The feature of the year had been

Toysyns (Eank's buying in my 9.14.

7.197: attendance is particularly request.and accounts 1925-1938 95 Nob yore 240 in excess of the Colic and Diarrhoes Remedy will allay Chimase Swan Celadon 95h a thic Teams are to be selected to-day and The business comprises: report the number of voluntary parades, in the stomach, and there is so need yr al 10%

arreeable to be troubled with pains | 347 Bülver in Houstong Dim yo. of it, for one down of Chamberlain's kinder Copper Centai 63 pán officers 1926-19271 general. - total for 1924,

the pain, Bold aváryshera:

ed.

Berlin

tonirholm

Copenhagen ****

Vinna Yiouns.... Prague Belsingfors

Madrid

Labon

Buenos Aires

Bombay... Shangbal... Flongong Yokohama'am

Bliver Spok Forward

200

216

1737

56.18 12114

1231

14.97.1

11.18 341 24.419

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1937

3206 *** 1.17/1

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