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Hydrographical Surveying, by Wharton and Field: New Enlarged and Revised Edition

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Bodkin

The Art of Modern Conjuring

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The House Caller Harrish, by “Rita"

Cole's, Fun Doctor

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The Iron Heel by Jack London.

Another Hardy Garden Book..

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Regulations Kelating to the Examination

The Fernandez Reciter: Popalar and

Hamerous

2.75

Moberly.

"This My Son" René Bazin.

of Engineers

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Regulations and Suggestions as to the Survey of the Machinery Steamshigh.

HE Hotel

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We of the Never Nevor, by Mrs. Armeng

Buru. The Conventionaliste,

Benson," [03

"CLAN MACKENZIE"

SCOTCH WHISKY.

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AN OLD MATURED WHISKY OF FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR AS RUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS..

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

SOLE AGENTS.

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food, cleanliness and hygiene of the place.

All comforts of a home.

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a few days rest and quie

Comfortable accoscmecation for travellers paying visit to the historical and picturesque colony of Macao.

Macse

ཐ 40 miles south-west of Hongkong.

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THE MANAGER.

KIALAT HOTEL

SIFATOW.

F

you go to Swatow don't forget to stay at the KIALAT HOTEL Nice Comfortable Booms, excellent,cuisine Situated five minutes run by riokaltaw from German Consulate,

3188 L. VILA

Proprietes

Swatow, 1st April, 1909.

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