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SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, 12th October.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. Burous His HONOUR T. SERCOMBE SMITH (PUISNE JUDGE).

A ERICK CONTRACT.

HAMBURG.

[FROM QUE CORRESPONDENT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1904.

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MALACCA COULIES' STRIKE.

Malacon has had case to realise the value of

ENLARGEMENTS

Hongkong, 8th August, 1904.

LONG, HING & CO.,

PHOTO GOODS DEALERS,

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD,

(Same Premises as Messrs. Ah Choe);

PO CHEUNG & CO.

昌寶

14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

FURNISHERS AND UPHOLSTERERS.

a minimum. If we now look at the consumption of Amor. cotton during the last six seasons,

The best way to preserve your Piotüres is to have them enlarged. Small prints are liable to 718.- 10,100,000 Bsin 1988/1004 10.970/03 Bain 1502/9 its ricksha pellers, for recently the chief be thrown about and thus made dirty or lost, while enlarged ones, framed and hung up, will last 10,700,00 F Hamburg, 8th September.

1903/1902 -10,100,000 1901 meses of transport"as a local paper tersely for over, besides serving as decorations to the walls. Cotton being on article of world-wide interest 10,680,000, 1620/190 10,800,000, 18080 describes the coolies as a class-suddenly decides? a retrospective glance at the season that has just wo are struck by the fact that the production of to go on strike. The men on receiving their come to a close may be welcome to some of your cotton goods has romained stationary, or to be licenses were given identification tickets and readers, all the more as it has been one of the more correct has declined, although the popula; badges, without which no one was allowed to The Wing Mes firm of brick contractors, most memorable on record. It opened with tion of the world has gone on increasing and propel a rioksha. The coolies used to exchange 303. Des Voeux Road Contral, ered the Po Yick smaller stocks in all the markets than any of its new markets with extensive "binterlands" have these ticketa and badges, often with the result firm, contractors, 209, Queen's Road East, for predecessors for the last ten years and more,been opened to the trade. Is it not fair then to that a certificate granted tva young and healthy $364,61, being money wing in respect of 19,000 whilst the trade had been buying sparingly dur- conclude that stocks maast have run very low puller got into the hands of a man old and Amey bricks sold "au de ivecod to the defening the samer months and inust therefore have everywhere and that great gaps remain to bo decrepit and utterly unfit for the work. The dasts on 10th September. Mr. J. X. d'Almada been pretty bare of cotton. Strong hopes how-led, even if no account be taken of the euorious municipal authorities discovered this system of o Castro, folicitor, appeared for the plaintiffs, over were entertained at the time of abundant wastage which is being occasioned by the Russo- transfer and raised objections, the result being | and Mr. T. W. Tso, solicitor, for the defen- supples later on, as the accounts of the growing Japanese war? If this be so, every bale of cotton that some of the coolies were brought before orope both in the United States and India were Amorica can prodnes will be required, and it re- the magistrata, ized, and their vehicles ordered A petition was made to the mains to be seen how large a crop can under the to be confiscated. very favourable. Consequently, after cerner prices had been paid in the first weeks of Sep-mest favourable circumstances be raised and Governor, bas it was returned, and tho picked in the States. In spite of more land coolics,one and all determined to go on having been put under cotton every year the yieldsrike, most of them leaving their rickshas a promise being made that the complaints and during the last four sensous has become smaller, to go and work on the railway. Eventually, on which would seem to point to the existence of factors that have counteracted the increase of requests of the ricksha owners would be con Whether it be that the seed has sidered at a special meeting of the Municipal acroage. deteriorated, or that a change in the climatic Commission, the strike sled and the coolies conditions has lakon place, or that insects and resuured their business, other vermia are causing the damago, or that there is a scarcity of labour. must be left to exports to decide; the question la whother one or all are still in operation, and what their effect will be on the crop that is now maturing. Considering the requirements of the world

dants.

POLICE COURT. Wednesday, 12th October. BEFORE Ms. H. H. J. GOMPEREZ (ACTING

FIRST MAGISTRATE),- -|-

GOWNS. MRS. BROWN-POTTERS EMOTIONAL

The news that the gowns to be worn by Mrs. Brown-Potter in her new play at the Savoy will

GENERAL DOMESTIC GOODS, &c.

COUNTERS, PARTITIONS, FITTINGS, ETC.

MADE TO SIZES AND PARTICULARS. DESIGNS FORWARDED ON APPLICATION. TELEPHONE 160,

Hongkong, 15th August, 1904. SUPPLY OF WELSH COAL TO RUSSIAN CRUISERS,

Writing to the Standard from the Atheneum Club, Professor W. Boyd Dawkins said:

TRADE

TELEPHONE No. 135.

On Feb. 1 of this year large crop nced not frighten us whilst another be so designed as to assist the actress in expres- cruisers hare been sighted of Cape Juby HAVE YOU TRIED

Mr. d'Almada in opening the case said that some time before the 10th of Sep. tember his client was interviewed by stamber, the arrival of new cotton on a liberal broker who undertook to sell bricks to the Po scale, in the American markets caused areas Yick firm and the matter was settled. The bill tion, and by the end of October prices of lading was accepted and acknowledged by had given way considerably, although erop the defendunt firm. When the plaintiff com- Bows was growing worse and the Agrical any sent round to the Po Fiok the Jutter said tural Bureau in Washington had in its the bricks had not beep counted. Later they report for the mouth of September stated the said they had paid the broker for the brieks. stand to be only 65.4! The decline brought Flaintiffs asked defendants to accompany tlum in the trade und cursed speculators, who so far to the Police Station, and they did so. In the hat bon-selling heavily all along, to cover. presence of Sergeant Murison, they admitted Operators in America were not slow to avail that they hit chopped the chit-book acknow themselves of the opportunity a return of con- fidones and the increasing strength of the ledging the receipt of the bricks,

statistical position of the article presented to fores up prie s. middling Amer, was quoted close upon d. in Tiverpool, when they began to upload, others anxious to secure profits following suit. Prices dropped over a ponny in about a week! In spito however of the predictions of the bear party, receipts in Amering continue to remain behind those of the previous year and erop estimates were ranging as low down as 10 million bades and less. The bulls led by Mr. Sally in New York returned to the charge, and by the beginning of March nearly the whole of the lost ground had been recovered, and who knows how much farther the advance might rot bave been carried, but for a feeling of uneasiness that was gradually spreading in commercial circles in consequence of the out- C. Gray and J. O'Brien were each fined $25 brak of war in the Far East and for the for fighting in the street. Gray had two and action of spinners in Lancashire who, baving O'Brien ten previous conviction, respectively. become fully alive to the inadequacy of supplies O'Brien said he had signed on to a ship's for the remainder of the season, not only adopt. articles, but now the captain would not have him.ed short time themselves, but addressed an appeal to the trade in the United States and on BEFORE Mr. J. H. KEMP (ACTING

the Continent to make common cause with them, The former responded readily, but in Europe it was less successful. for, wiser than their Aunther small boy was flued $5 for putting British colleagues, spinners abroad had taken stones cu the tramway lines.

BRIBERY.

A Chinese lawker, caught exposing his wares for sale within market himits, was fined $5 for offering a Chinese constable a brib. of $1.25,

CAUGHT IN THE ACT.

A. Chinese carpenter' was sentenced to six weeks' balatonr and six hours' stocks for climbing up scaffolding outside a house in Kay Hing Lau, Yaumati, armed with burglars tools.

FREQUENT OFFENDERS..

SECOND MAGISTRATE),

SMALL BOY PUNISHED.

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Wednesday, 12th October. BEFORE HON. L. BARNES-LAWRENCE, B.N (MARINE MAGISTRATE).

OUSTRUCTIONISTS FINED.

advantage of the comparatively low prices ruling in the auturan to contract for cotton far ahead, and being now well supplied say no reason to curtail production. In Bussia and Poland, however, mills were compelled to run shorter hours, and in many instances to stop altogether, as a number of their hands were called out for military service and the growing

small one would be a veritable calamity.

But I dare not further traspass on your space; those therefore who are anxious to learn something about the visit of the Kuiser and the military functions of the last few days will have. to consult other papers; all I will say is that never has Hamburg witnessed such an exodus of its inhabitants as yesterday, on the occasion of the grand review of over 40.000 troops at Bahrenfeld, a village in the neighbourhood. The weather was all that could have been desired.

sing her emotions, sent one of the Daily Gra- phice representatives to the Savoy to learn, if possible, sonie farther facts about these wonder. ful dresses. At the ther, however, vory little was known even there about the gowns, for they were not yes m do. It may be, of course, that Lady Duff-Gordon, who is designing the dresses, has not quit: mustard the art of ex pressing emotion in silk, or it may be that 31rs. Brown-Potter has not yet decided what particular emotious she would like her dresses to exhibil. The information imparted was that the emotional gowns were to be four in namber, and that two of them wore to bo of

THE LATE LAFCADIO HEARN. In the brief account of the late Mr. Lafadio the cat extraordinary and weird colourings

---more especially the gown that is to be wor Hear which is given in the Japan Gazette on in the first set. This will express amotion by The announcing his death, it is stated that when he means of both its colour and its desi n. was at Matsuo in Izumo he embraced Bhiu-dress to be worn in the second act will laut, toism, the locality being the cast of the famous usually gorgeous, because that is a reception Izumo Shinto temple." This is quite erroneous act. Finally-and this, perhaps, is the most The curious observances of the Shinto doctrine important point of all it was said that all the aftracted the inystic side of Mr. Hourn's four gwas designed specially for Mr. Brown. temperament; he devoted much attention to the Potter will be reeedingly Brown-Potto. ish" subject, and had interviews with some of the most important priests of the cult, it being probably only his lack of knowledge of Japanese CEYLON TEA FOR RUSSIA-DUTY literature and philology which prevented him from publishing a work devoted to this interest- ing antochthonous creed. But as to his being a believer in Shintoism in the ordinary sense attaching to the term believer, that is a mistake Buddhisin attracted him as much as Shintoism, but, notwithstanding the strain of mysticism in bis character, he was an Agnostic and a disciplo of Herbert Spencer, to whom, if we are not mis

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The Liverpool Journal of Commerce, in an issue to hand by the last muil, gives prominent publication to a rumour, which, if based on truth, will change the position of Ceylon tea in Russia in a very marked way. The following is the paragraph referred to:---

A report is current in Odeas that it is intended to make that city a free port for a

Lance-Sergt. Boole. of the Water Police Stringency in the money market affooted trade taken, he dedicated one of his early books. Mr. number of years.” charged three sampan men with wilfully die. most seriously. Pe-sales of cotton for Russian Hearn had a remarkably retentive memory, and i

obeying the lawful orders of the Harbour

accomt began to be made and were continued off and or during the summer.

All this tended to check speculation, and when Mr. Sully succumbed in the middle of March

SIR, The nows forwarded from Las Palmas, by Renter's Agency on August 25, relating to the supply of our mokelous staar cool to tho Russian cruisers, should rouse the indignation of all who care for the welfare of the British Empire. It is to the effect that three Russian coaling from the German steamer Falcaia, This ship left Cardiff for Las Palmas on August 10 with 2,600 tons of smokeless steam toux bought for the Russian Governmier.t, coul an instalment of from 60, 00 to 80,000 mostly through German firms. It may, porkinps, form part of a contract for 200,000 tons made for delivery to Russia in the months of August

and September. In any case, it is being used to attempt to destroy our commerce. The Russian equip the Russian cruisers now engaged in the Government has well-known arents in this country, mostly hailing from Germany, through whom their Nave has been supplied from our South Welsh coalfield for many years.

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How long ure we to bear with the apathy of the Government in this matter? The situation

in Parliament the urgent necessity of legislation is this-Sir Leos Knowles kas in vain planted to secure for our own Navy now, and for the future, an ample supply of smokeless steara coal. and to restrict its use by foreign Navies. Ho rany note one-that the Government must wait was met by evasive answers, among which we at the Report the union on voit Supplies is landed in. The evidence hearing on the point luas been already published in Bluebook, and is open to the world. It is now But more than this, I gather from the ruling available for the purposes of the Government, of the Chairman of the Commission, in the

taken to ensure an ample supply for our own ships, and to block the export to foreign Navies, course of the evidence, that the means to be

does not, in his opinion, come within the in- stractions to the Commission. There is, there fore, very little balm, if any,, to be found in that Gilead. Between the two stools the interests of the Empire at large are likely to fall to the ground. The testimony of the Director of Contracts to the Navy and of other witnesses, leaves no room to doubt the following facts. Tist in South Wales there in the only supply of smokeless steam coal in Europe. That it is very limited in quantity. 3. That it is being worked with 4. That our Navy is absolute. scandalous waste. ly dependent upon it, using about one out of 13 millions produced in 1902-3 by the oof- 3. That when it is feries on their list. exhausted our Navy will have to depend upon inforior fuel, unless Mr. Micawber's principle of something else turning up" comes true.

It may be added, farther, that no distinction is made in the Government Returns as to coal supply between this rare smokeless steam coal and the conanon coals used for stean purposes. In consequence it is impossible for anyone to realise from them our dangerous position with Mr. W. Shakspdare, of Messrs. Carson regard to the future supply of the best possible Co- firm which ships much tea to Russia fuel to our Navy. In the Pross, Mr. Thomas, from India and Ceylon-has not heard of the myself, and others have repeatedly urged the danger of this situation, and the unpardonable folly of allowing our monopoly of the most valuable munition in Naval warfare not only to he wasted in the pit, but to be used against us by our rivals, who are straining every nerve to wrest from us the mastery of the sea. We are l mea ing them by building two ships against their one, and are at the same time allowine storea, with the most perfect fuel in the world. their ships to be equipped, out of our limited It is only necessary, in my opinion, to bring the general situation home to the people to induce them to compel the Government to give ng their attitude of lairser faire. Action should be taken at once, on the ground that smokeless steam cord is contraband of war, in case, it is our duty, us citizens of the Empire, MASTER the same sense as cordite and artillery. Th

Since August, 1903, the enhanced Russian duty on tea has hundicapped Ceylon ton very materially in Russia, and the war closing the cheaper access via Dalny added to the burden. If the rumour is well-founded, the intelligence

Master.

Complainant, sworn, deposed that while on duty in the police launch, coming up to the Harbour Master's wharf, he saw the defendants all efforts to revive a bullish feeling proved which he had as pupil of a Jesuit college that will be welcome to 'aylon.

uake fest to the stern of a junk in such a manuer as to obstruct the passage of boats coming alongside the pier. The boats were

fatile, and the accounts of the growing crop in the States becoming more and more promising

199 the suminer advanced, bears got the hip-hand. Prices receded, middling Amer.,

in a few minutes would pat his finger on any Fassage in Herbert Spencer's voluminous works that seemed to bear upon his subject. It was he used to say, the inside view of Catholicism first showed him the hollowness of the orthodox teaching. Theugh an Aguostio, the legends bath of Shintoiam and Buddhism had great

Mr. Tehokoff, who is in constant touch with the Russian market and ships largely to Odessa, was surprised at the announcement, and is not

well inside the two marks on the wall. A which in March stood at 8.70, in Liverpool attraction for him, and they have provided him inclined to load credence to it.

notice prohibiting the satry of boats inside there marks is conspicuously placed. As 800 as the defendants saw the police boat they made off, and paid no attention when called upon

to stop

The mon were convicted. Two of them were fined $3 each; and the other, who said be bul landed a passenger at this pier-which is contrary to regulations-85.

THE MISSING ATTACHES.

A most remarkable allegation or suspicion is advanced by a Japanese journal, in relation to the disappearance of the German and Russian attaches who left Port Arthur sene weeks ago and have not since been heard of. It is there stated that the Enssian authorities at Fort Arthur refuse to permit foreigners in the city either to witness the operations or to leave the port, lost the situation of affairs should become

to

Then a

was quoted below 6 in July, taxa came; business began to improve both in Lancashire and on the Continent, a

with not a little material for idealistic studies.- Kobe Chronicle.

fair demand was experienced, chiefly for India COTTON CULTIVATION IN GERMAN proposed experiment, but he agrees that the

COLONIES.

A report by the French Chargé d'Affaires a' Berlin furnishes some details of the results of the efforts made by the German Colonial Committee to foster cotton cultivation in the German colonies.

and the East, and sales of yarns and goods were made well into the new year at prices based on the low rates at which winter cotton could then be bought. The trade from shoer ex- haustion of their holdings were obliged to augment their purchases, the more prudent amongst spinners, particularly on the Continent,

The programme. drawn up by the Committee buying new crops, the prices of which looked reasonable. An advance was the consequence appears to have been most effectively carried which oven the exceptionally good stand of the ont. The cotton grown in Togoland has shown cotton fields of 91,5 as given by the September marked improvement, due to the excellent report of the Agricultural Barcou in Washing, ton failed to arrest. New cotton coming in more slowly then had been predicted gave some colouring to the less favourable accounts of the crop, and the different markets being heavily

work carried out at the Tore experimental stations and the cotton-growing school at Nouatche. According to estimates furnished by the cotton inspectors, the production for sown has been increased fivefold during the 1904 will amount to 200,000lbs. The area

New York. The last Bureau Report of the to Palime, for which the necessary funds have 2nd inst. indicating a stand of 84.1, whereas 80 been voted by the Reichstag,

or legs had been generally expostol, however, put There are at the present time 2,000 hectares

a stop to the upward movement and caused under cotton in German East Africa; until the prices to give way some 40 points in the Ameri-Nyassa Railway is coropleted, it will be impos- can markets and about 30 in Liverpool, sible to cultivate the Kilwa district, which com-

Liverpool Journal of Commerce is a wel informed paper and not at all likely to give currency to idle and irresponsible rumours. The prominent position which the news occupies in the paper indicates that there is more truth in the statement than is believed in Colombo. Ceylon Times.

CHANG-CHIH-TUNG'S ADVICE. Under pressure from the British Minister the Wei-wu-pu has telegraphed to H.E. Viceroy Chang Chih-tang to inform him that a telegram Consul at Li-chang to the effect that owing to the recent murder of a Roman Catholic priest the Catholic converts have circnisted grenndires at Chih-uan t'u in Ha-pei by native bandits, rumours that the Christians cansel the bandits to commit the murder, and adding that they will take revenge. Viaoroy Chang has there- fore issued a proclamation commanding the locul authorities in the various districts to do their best to p stock the Protestant Christians

bas been received at Peking from the Britishi

to make this question a plank in the vert elec tion.

SHIPPING NOTES.

STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

The C.P.R. stemer Tortar arrived at Naga. saki at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, the 12th Oct., and

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The P. & O. intermediate s.s. Japan arrived from Japan and Foschow yesterday. She is komoward bound with a cargo of tea and gene- BECHSTEIN.

KAPS,

known to the Japanese and the outside world oversold, bulls found little difficulty in pro- year, and it is hoped that next year's crops wish Moreover, if the Russians find themselves nuducing a scare amongst the bours, which produce 1,000 bales of 500lbs, The 'transport able to present a foreigner from leaving, they do eventually carried prices to about 3d abore diloulty-which has hitherto hampered the not hesitate to send anyone attempting escape the lowest rates paid, the season closing with development of the cotton industry-will be to the bottom of the sca, by which, it is to be middling at 6.72 in Liverpool and at 11.50 in met by the construction of a railway from Lome and preserve peace among the converts of the left again at 4 p.m. same day for Shanghai, where PLAYING ALL THE NOTES OF THE presumed, is meant that the Russians fire on a

two religions. He adds that the trouble was abe is due to arrive at 5 a.m. to-morrow. raised cutirely by ignorant and evil persons at The N.Y.K. Btener Yarato Maru (Austra jank suspected of conveying a refugee and sink it. It is added that the disappearance of certalu

Chilean, and owes its origin to some small dis- liat Time) left Kob via Moji and Nagasaki for pates between the two parties at that time, and this port on the 11th Oct., and is expected bore foreign attachés may be explained in this way

bad nothing to do with the Pro'e tant Christians.

on the 18th Oct. This appears a very serious charge to be zande

As the two religions sprang from the same God ho confidently advises the followers of both simply on suspicion. As regards permission

beli-fe to live in harmony with each other in- leave the zone of operations at Port Arthur

As to the future course of the article opinions prises 100,000 hectares of land suitable for cotet ad of making falso accusatious, because the the action of the Japanese is not very different

are more divided than ever, bears asserting ton-growing. The German Colonial Commit- objects of the to raissions are to exhort people

ral merchandise. from that of the Russians in this resport. It that with a largely increased acreage and u

teo are taking steps to carry out a vast scheme to follow in the path of virtue, and to treat one

The ss. dfrican Prince also arrived here, is even reported that one of the correspondents stand of 84 a bumper crop is in viow-I refrain of cultivation on the banks of the Rufidji, which another like brothers, and it will be shameful if the converts of both missions cannot live in

bound west. She has 3,000 tons of cargo on with the Japanese forces at Port Arthur bus from mentioning the figures some of the put narigable for a distance of 50 kilometr s peace between themselves. H. E. concludes by board. been positively refused permission to leave, forward whilst the balls, and amongst them

The 8.8. Bewalder arrived from London notwithstanding that he has been recalled by sonic of the most conservativo houses, maintain In this colony, as in Togolant, the lack of saying that constables and runners have been the journal which engaged him. Both sides that the crop having still to pass through a mostracans of transport has proved a hindranes to may possibly find it necessary to prevent any sritical period, a phenomenal yield is by no development. The construction of a railway punished when apprehended. But if any cou news of the actual position from reaching the as assured, and that the ravages of the boll from Dar-es-Salman to Mrogoro, which has outside world, but we do not believe that either weevil, which people chose to ignore and ridicale! been sanotioned by the Reichstig, will open up the Japanose or the Russians would proceed twelve months ago, and which after all proved the central districts; but no steps lavó yet boen line froza Kilwa to Nyassa, which would give a to "dispose of anyone who was rentaresome so disastrous in Toxas, are extending and taken towards the construction of the sugested enough to rm the blockade, and it seems to us should not be treated lightly... quite improper that such charges should be The statistical position is about the same as strong impetus to cotton cultivation. made on mere suspicion. As to the two officers at the opening of last season; the visible supply who have dis ppested, it is by no means impos of the world is, thanks to the abstention of the offered to convey to Germany, free of charg sible that they were compelled for some reason trade from buying during the summer, but little fall cotton grown in Togoland and German East er other tu pat back into Port Arthur, and that smaller, viz, 789,900 B. of which 455,000 B. Africa; the amount in 12 months thus trans- when communication with the outside world is Amor. against 775,000 B. of which 497,000 B. ported was 140,000lbs.; this has been distribut- restored they will be found to be safe and Amer, and owing to the same reason stocks ated between about 50 factories, and has been the mills must cuce more liave been reduced to found eminently entista otory in every case....... sound-Kobe Chronicle.

As last year, three steamship companies hire

for the Iste riots, and they will be severely East. Some 900 tens of it are for this port sont out to capture the ringleadors responsible paskerday with 2,900 tons of ear-o for the Far The 6. Wungkul, from Bangkok, brought verts of ither aussion make groundless ac, asa-

ther, or do anything 1,800 tons of rice for Messrs. Butterfield & Swire. Thos. Pronto arrived from Newchwang trimental to the pence of the plaos, they will tious against each

Her consignces are the East Asiatic subjects and amnable to the laws of the cargo,

Trading Co. country, although they have become couverts of also be punished because they are still Chi.ere and Chefeo yesterday with 200 tons of general The ss. Yet Shing a rived from Jura yester foreign missions which can do nothing to

day with 3.600 tons of suga". protect them— Tienteín Oficial Gæretic.

The ss, Zweena orrited from Rangoon yester. day with 1,00 tons of o se oil and 2,000 cases of cand'es for Cuiarse consignees.

3.008 NEWSPAPERS, RegOMEN MACNIVEN & CAMERON'S PENS.

The 8.5. Jason arrived from Liverpool yester THE WAVERLEY FEH, for Easy Writing- THE FLYING SCUTCHMAN PEN, instead of a Quill. I day with nearly 10,00 tons of cargo for the Fur Tas FLYING J. writes 200 words par dip. Sold East The 8.8. Potrelas is hom ward bound at all Stationers. WAVERLEY WORKS, EDINBURGH, from Yokohama and Shanglisi with 3,000 tons 1402-1 | of cargo,

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