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Mails.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER

U.S. MAIL LINES.

PACIFIC MAIL S.S, CO., OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL 8.8. CO.,

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

UKULAIMED LETTERS AT THE POST OFFICE,"

Lotters for the following persons lla-un- "claimed at the Post Office --

Gracewood

23, 1901.

Tungshunter.

Williams.

Ho Yung Chen'

Sawer, Mrs. W. E.

Hickish, H

Symonds, 1.

Hoa. Cecil Edwards Vankee

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Hamtrup, MK,

Stanley, Mrs. C. L.

Huffman.

Hant::WE

Tammler, W.

Jasbötz.

Wingrailoong.

Hykes, Arthur.......

Thomson, J.

Kwonghoploog.

Halkinei, Dr. A. C.

Treckles, W.

Marquardt.

Hoffaiah, W.

·Haladay, & Co. Wm..

Newman

Harvey, EG

homas, L. Chas,

Holsche, F:

Talli, Min

Haraez, E. G.

Teske, Erast

Lawrance, Benjamina-

Henry, Alice

Atkinson, J. T...

Livingstone, J.

'Allari, Rev. TA

Leslie, M.-H.

Alexander, M. R.;

Lee, Thomas

Augustin, C

Aocha, O. A

Anderson, C. M. N. Alexander Miss Ahmed, A. Aziz -Anita-Miss

Anderson, H.;

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Anelino, Miss LA Abodeah, E. Assumpção, J. M. Anderson, Rev, H. E. "Anderson, J.“W.

Burke, Rev. P. C Berger, L. W.

Babonncad

Bonnet, F. Brown, F. W.

hang, R. W Leonard, M. Lester, H.

Lchwalin, Margarethe Liv, R. T. Poul Laning, Rev, C, H.

Loaguer, Mr. Linke,

Herp

• Langham, W...

Lassen, P. M.

Larne, A Liler, Frank Lambert, 1. G.

Leon, F. R. par de

Lambert, Fred. Lion, A. D.

Bennet, Major Fe W. Long..

Berith H.

Baikoss, H.

Brown, Rev. A. Į:

TAXING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO. Bertran, W.

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE;

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PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

‘AMERICA-MARU,”! COL19612THURSDAY, 28th Nov., at Noon

"CITY OF PEKING ".

"GABLIO"

“HONGKONG MARU"

"UKINA"

"DORIC!.

„SATURDAY, 7th December, at Noon.

„SATURDAY, 14th December, at Noon. ..SATURDAY, 21st December, at Noon. ......TUESDAY, 31st December, at Noon. ..............THURSDAY, 9th Jan, 1902, at Noos.

THE T. K. X. Company's Steamship "AMERICA MARU," will be despatched for SAN FRANCISCO, via SHANGHAL NAGASAKI, INLAND SEA, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU, on THURSDAY, the 28th instant, at Noon, taking Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.. Passengers are allowed to break their journey at any point Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Stearners, and to the principal cities of the United States or Canada.

en route.

Passengers holding through ORDERS TO EUROPE have the choice of the Overland Rail Routes from San Francisco, including the SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE, and NORTHERN PACIFIC RAIL WAY; also the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY on payment of £4 in addition to the regular tarif rate.

Passengers holding Orders for OVERLAND CITIES in the United States have between SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO, the option of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE, and other direct connecting Railways, and from Chicago to destination the choice of direct lines.

Special rates (First-class only) to European Points, are granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Consular Services, and European Civil Service Officials located in Asia, and to European Officials in the Service of the Governments of China and Japan.

TO UNITED STATES and CANADIAN POINTS, Special rates (first class only) are confined and will apply only to Missionaries, Members of the Naval and Military Services, and to Consular and Diplomatic Officials of the Governments of China and Japan.

Return Passage,Reduction will be made to passengers who do not hold return tickets, making the return Journey between ports in the Orient and Honolulu or beyond, within twelve

months.

Through Bills of Lading issued for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Forts, to San Franscisco, to Atlantic and inland Cities of the United States, via Overland Railway, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Companies' and connecting Steamers,

Fraight will be received on board until 4 PM, the day previous to sailing, Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until. P.M. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same is required.

Consular Invoices to accompany each shipment of Cargo or parcel (valuérl at $100. Gold or over) destined to Points, beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should be sent to the Companies Office addressed to the Collector Castorns a San Francisco.

Merchant's invoice will be sufficient for cargo or parcel (each shipment) when the value is less than $100. U.S. Gold.

For further Information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Com panies, Queen's Building.

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Hongkong, 20th November, 1901.

GEORGE ÉCKLEY, Acting Agent.

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COY'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE.

SAFETY.

SPEED..

PUNCTUALİTY.

THE FAST ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA, JAPAN AND EUROPE, VIA CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES,

Banyard, Siel

Banvard, Miss F. ›

Babington, G. N.

Brow, S.

Brown, G.

McLean,, A. E. Miller, O. E. Mills, S. C. Maipang, W. Mitchell, W. T. Mundie, W. H. *Mullary & Co.

Mary, Miss. Macaric

Beasley, Lt. J. H. M. McGill, WOL E. Bayglies, S. f. Bates, Ed.:

Mrs.

B. D. V., Madame Bernardo, R. L Baptista, A. M. Bruce, Bellisle, L. J. Butterick, C. B. Buno, Col. Pelham Brutter, R. H. Bertrand, G. Buxton, L. Baker, Mrs. N. Benson, F. Bertie, M. Burke, F. C. Barger E. G. Braidwood, W. D. Baner, Henry Boh, K. Cramer, R. B. Cavill, Miss A. M. Cruz, C. La Capotone, Emil Clarke, Nelson Cestajo, A. dos Passos Conaught, Dr. J. D. Culy, Ch. Chichester, R. L.

Collaço, J. M. J. Caldwell, Miss Colburn, Geo, Carter, Miss Collins, W. S. Conceição, B. Chapman, Dr. W. L. Chauson, Madame Catz, V. Leon Coad, Miss E. Calber, Miss. Gories, Mrs. M. Centeno, Leonardo Chffage, Gapt. W. A. Channate, Adolf Cusker, P. J.

Mant, J. B.

Morton, H. McIntosh, A. H. Mcintosh, James. - Mester, Capt. J. F. Marc, Monfieur MacDonald, Lient. McMillan, D. F. McCullan, (Engineer) Matta Singh Manulle, H. L McCormick, M. Meyer & Co., E. Martin, T. Moore, Gus. Mitchell, T. W. Munro, P. S. Marrisey, M. E. Monheuse, H. Mancini, Mrs. McIntosh, J. G.

Mak,

Moore, Cha McLaughlin, J. Mora Saria Augadhia Mualditt, W. Mason, Miss C. Med. McLaughlin, W. E... Marle, Amigo Mills, S. Mooser, Leon

Mahomed. Deen'

Niven, L. Newby, Capt. A. Newail, H. F. Nason, B.

Nurton Mrs,

Nibal, Din Nizam Din Nicklin, T. G.. Nicholson, H. J. Norcross, H. S. M. Olivier, The Hon. Oleit, H. M. Olbes, Federico

Oviedo, Francisco

P.

Oneill, Ed.

Orange, Jim

Callado, J. Charmitz, A. Cowdin, J. R. Chrishalin, J. T. Clark, Lillie M. Dysgu, F.,W. Diawd, Percy Douglass, M. E. Dir. Gen. Govt of Ch.

R'way Daniell, Josheph Drakeford, L. H. Drakeford, L. Davies, P. O. Dent, Crs. F.

O Desalon, C.

Esposito, Emesto Eachauzier, P. Engen, M. Eakin, Miss E. Ewing, Rev, I. C. & Exceliar Emanuel & Co. Eugene, Miss Lulu Eastwood, J. E. Einstein, Joseph Fitzsimmons, C. A. Flaming, George Fan, A. M. Frankland, A. Fernandes, J. M. Foster, F. F Flint, Ö. M.

(CALLING AT SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VICTORIA, B,C.) Twin Screw Steamships-6,000 Tons-10,000 Home Powar-Spend 19 Knots. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. ATHENIAN“ ..... Comdr, H. Mowat

WEDNESDAY, 4th December. EMPRESS OF JAPAN...Comdr. H. Pybus, R.N.R WEDNESDAY, 18th December. EMPRESS OF CHINA... Comdr, R. Archibald, R.N.R....WEDNESDAY, 15th January. ...................................... Comdr. E. Beetham, R.N.R....WEDNESDAY, 29th January. TARTAR EMPRESS OF INDIA ...Cömdr. O. P. Marshall, R.N.R...WEDNESDAY, 12th February.

XX magnificent Twin-scraw Steamships of this Line pass through the famous INLAND ΤΗ

SEA OF JAPAN, and usually make the voyage YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER (B.C.) in 13 DAYS, saving THREE DAYS to a WEEK in the Trans-Pacific journey, and make consection at Vancouver with the PALATIAL OVERLAND TRAINS of the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY which leave daily, and cross the Continent FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE ATLANTIC WITHOUT CHANGE. Close connection is made at Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, New York and Boston with all Trans-Atlantic Lines, which passengers to Great Britain and the Continent are given choice of

Passengers Booked through in all principal peints, and AROUND THE WORLD. Return tickets to various points at reduced rates, Good for 4, 6, 9 and 12 months.

SPECIAL RATES (First class only) granted to Missionaries, Members of the Navel, Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services, and to European Officials in the Service of China and Japan Governments.

The attractive features of the Company's route simbraca tis PALATIAL STEAMSHIPS (second to none in the World), the LUXURIANCE OF ITS TRANE CONTINENTAL TRAINS (the Company having received the highest award for same at recent Chicago World's Exhibition), and the diversity of MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN AND LAKE SCENERY through which the Railway passos.

Foret, Pierre

Freid Miss Agnus. Flying Jordans Circus. Fallon, Capt. A. Francesco, A. Farrel, S. Frend, G. Farrey, J. E. Foronda, Benigno Fremont, Alfred Falkiner, A. C. Fer Co., Siva Falkner, Cecil Ferriere, S. Fais, Miss B. C. de Galbraith, J.E. Great, M. F. Gutane, B Godfrey, H. 5, Gitton, Mr. Gorcko, A

THE DINING CARS and MOUNTAIN HOTELS »f this route are owned and operated Gray, A by the Company, and their appointments and Cuisine are unexcelled.

For further information, maps, Guide, Rooks; Rate of Passage &c., apply to Hongkong, soth November. Toat.

II. È REOWN, General Agent,

HAMBURG-AMERIKA

Peddavla Street ...

13

LINIE.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, OSTASIATISURER FRÄCHTDAMPFER DIENST,

(Taking Cargo a chenugh Rates to ANTWERP AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, COPENHAGEN; LISBON, ORONTO, LONDON, LIVERPOOL GLASGOW, FRIESTE GENOA, PORTE IN THE LEVANTE LEER'SEX AND BALTIC PORTS; NORTH and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS).

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM

STEAMERS.

MARBURG

Zacha

-SUEV

Borck BERBIA

Brebi NUERN

Akam STRAS

SAMBI

Schmidt AMBRIA

Dickstein

~SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

DESTINATIONS.

HAYRE and HAMBURG. (Calling at 312OAPORE and COLOMBO). HAVRE, BREMEN and HAMBURG. (Calling at SINGAPORE and PENANG), WE HAVRE HAMBURG, (Calling .51KDATORE and COLOMBO). HAVRE, HAMBURG. (Calling at JINGAPORE and PEKANO).

HAVRE HAMBURG.UK HO (Calle M'SINGAPORE and COLOM INN HAVRE A HAMBURG

(CHING LE SINGAPORE and PENAWAR EHAVEE and HAMBURG. (Calling & BINGAPORE and COLOM

For further Fartiçojams apply to

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SAILING DATES.

39th Noy.

Freight

14th Dec.

18th Dec,

Freight

Fraight

6th Jan

13th Jan,

Freight.

Freight

28th Jan. 13th Feb:

Freight

Fraight.

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HAMBURG-AMERIKA' LINIE.

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Godisieski, W.

Girard, August Gostre, Horn Adolf Gibson, G. Griffins, A. Es Gabuna, Pedro.. Garcia, Marlo Guy, Ray, P. J. Goolan, H. I. M. Gool, 3. Van Der Groot, A. de Gregor, J. Gerard, f. C. Gulguard, Thep Glover, Mr. Gubbay, Mahom Graham, D. M. Hemmano, H. N.

Heston, T Holdsworth, S Habramy Hunter JA Hanson, Mr. Hamilton, A

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Henderson, L. Isaac Allen Inglis, Miss Imonpal, S. A Jephson, Capt. ]. Jarvois, A., Jarvey, James Jones, Thos.

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Kallah Singh

Abbas Khan Ameer Shah Angudhia, M. S. Atlantis, Miss I. (2) Altmann, W. Attama Singh

Karin Dad Khan Kennedy Street, No. 5 (The Occupier) ". Kosha Singh Khematorsky, D. Lawan Singh Leins, L.

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Mirza Singh, I.P.C. 802 Mungal Singh Malye Singh Mahomed Singh (DeadMittlebackert, Max.

Bagnall, clo. J. M. & Co, Hankow. Cadieux, Miss J. Campbell, Capt. Celestino, F Chis Wah,

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Woocheong. Yangwocheong. 0903 Yuenhophal Melcheri(2 telegrams), 6,032, 1,123,0,478, 0,006, Neilson

3+470.

JAPANESE METHODS.

A.FARCE.

wonder is that one should attempt to gener alise on so at a mass of humanity: Our opinions about a nation are so apt, to

·ba unjustly-influenced by the small, propot......... tion of its people that is brought into direct. contact with ourselves, and whose character- istics have been considerably modified by that contact. The inhabitant of Hongkong," or of the China Town of San Francisco, separ- ated as he is from the restraints of locality and kindred, is hardly likely to be typical of his nat- “ion, though his vices am invariably considered":

characteristics of his r

UNDER THE SURFACE.

When we really want to get under the surface ... of Jahn Chinaman, to understand the motives » and ideas which govern, bis actions, we must visit him on the land-on the farm which his ancestors have cultivated for centuries in the same laborious style and with the primitive. tools that he still continues to use.

Day by day the cry of both the native press and prominent individuals is for the introduc- tion of foreign capital, but about once a week the foreign press is filled with items in regard | to the treatment of foreigners in connection with investments made by them, and Japan is beginning to be, looked upon as a bad place for foreign speculation or investment, The small transactions of the past or present need not be mentioned, but the Kobe Water The peasant farmer is a landed proprietor Work's Bonds the Russo-Chinesa Bank trans- not in a large way, it is true, for the lands action with the 30th. Bank; the Kyoto have to be divided equally on the death of a Hotel scheme and now the attempt to form a parent among his sons. Chinese law has had as trust to drive out the International Oil Co. one of its objectsthe prevention of the accumula- from Echigo, completes the farce, for the trans- tion of land in the hands of a faw. In this way actions above referred to represent, first, an in- | notwithstanding primitive methods of cultiva- vestment of foreign money in loan bonds; the tion, China has less difficulty in supporting der second in leaning on mortgage and the third the millions than she would if the tenant farmer investment of millions of yen to develop the oil were to replace the peasant proprietor. It has and other industries and thus keep millions of been calculated that at the beginning of the dollars at home that have heretofore been sent nineteenth century the 135,000,000 acres of out of the country.

land'under 'tillage gave an average of half an acre per head. As time goes on the farms get smaller and smaller, but still the Chinese believe that it is better so than that one 'cu should have a large farm while another--has none...

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For many years it has been known that there was any quantity of mineral oil lands in Japan but the natives have failed either to develop them, - such ail as they attempted to refine was of too low a grade for ordinary use. The constant cry for introduction of foreign Capital" finally induced the International Oil Co. to thvestigate the oil districts, and their experts reporting favourably, they concluded to develop them, but no sooner was it known that they were buying up land than the native capitalists attempted to secure every foot of oil land they could find...

The 1. O. Co. imported a large number of experts from America; also, expensive ma- chinery, material for a pipe line and spared no expense to make their enterprise a suc Cesa, They partly succeeded, but as soon as the Japanese speculators found this out they started in to form a Trust to drive them out, and make no secret of this being their intention. A "Trust" in Japan means "guild"-a guild means boycotting-

DOYCOTTING MEANS STRIKES, Interference in business, or anything that they think will tend to disgust a foreigner and drive him out of trade.

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In the West the interests of the great land- owners and the wealthy manufacturers are invariably confused with those of the State. In China those, who accumulate the commodi- ties of life in that way are looked upon as sociali transgressors, and any attempt to do so is pre- vented partly by the system of land division. already, referred to, and partly because by lew

a loan ceater the payment of interest on when the interest paid reaches the total amount borrowed, as compound interest is prohibited altogether.

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THE PEASANTS.

In this way the peasants of China, like their' Russian neighbours, have proper access to the means of 'production without which privilege liberty becomes â mere political fiction.

Albeit the peasant is not prosperous, working on as he does with a total disregard of time and circumstances valuing life here not for the benefits he may snatch from it during his brief 30 jours, but for the opportunity it gives him Such are the conditions of affairs, such has of continuing the great and sacred line of been the experience of those who have already ancestors which he revares as he does nothing invested "foreign capital, and yet after such cise, and finally becoming one of that bonoured treatment the Japanese still call for "more for company himself. It is this disregard of life eign capital." Is it not à farce to think that for what it can bestow that gives the China. foreigners are such, fools as to invest their iman that pacient fatalism which he sa aften money under the conditions that a solemn con- | possesses. During the universal devastation · tract can only be enforced by appealing to caused by the charging of the river beds a few- ¡the law; that money will be invested in enter-years ago, it was noticeable how litle affected prises that are sure to be crippled or ruined by were many of the survivors who bad lost their trests, guilds or boycots?

all. When he can no longer get a living.in his, A knowledge of all these transactions are not native place he puts his belongings into a bar- confined to Kabe, Osaka, Kyoto or Echigo-row and goes to a more prosperous part, beg- they are reported to the capitalists themselves ging his bread if necessary on the way. In the ip America and Europe and such principles are | terrible famine of 1877-78 thousands adoptert condemned by the press, the bankers, and the 'this plan, travelling in some cases hundreds of business world, and even double the rates of miles. interest offered cannot tempt anyone to make investments where the risks are so great and protection sp uncertain.

What the Chipaman lacks is "go." He has plenty of dogged persistency, but he will not trouble to do quickly what he can do slowly, however much extra labour it may cost him.

There is a story told of one man, who, being. robbed, quietly took a stick and went to the

What has been the result? These unprinci- pled individuals have not benefitted them- selves, but they have ruined the credit of cor- porations whose honesty and uprightness is ¦ burial place. When asked why be did not unquestioned-they have done worse, they pursue the thief he answered lacon'cally, " Ha have seriously affected the credit of the govern-must come here in time,” ment itself. No resident of Japan has the In his staying "qualities the Chizaman can least doubt that the national credit is, accord- outdo the world. Should be ever rouse him- ing to any reasonable sum it would have need self and energetically compate, with the rest; to borrow, unquestionably good, but the

of mankind there will indeed be a "Yellow unprincipled actions of its nationals in Peril." connection with private loans and invest- ments has reflected upon the nation, the result being that when the Government tried to

S. B. K. in the Nicho,

CHINESE ARITHMETIC, Roata paltry loan of £5,000,000 foreign We are so accustomed to associate arithme- capitalists would not take it up at a rate tical computation with the setting down of the high credit Japan entitled it tomthey rows of figures on paper or slate, that it is hard: classifed everything Japanese under one. to realize that this is not the only method of heading, though the victims of unprincipled | " doing sums,” although it is of course the best individuals would have truthfully certified to way. The ancient abacus, with, its balla slid- she solvency of the government and the face ing on wires, is still employed by the Chinese, valge of the security offered. It is unfortunate as it was in Europe before the Christian er that individuals or corporate mscality should reflect upon the good reputation of Japan, but unfortunately it is so and we hope the vernacular press will impress upon all of their scheming nationals that honesty is the best policy, and that the confidence of the business world can only be secured by upright dealing, -Weekly Box of Curios.

CHINESE CHARACTER:

M. Henri Frochos, who describes it is the Revile Scientifique (September 7th), tells us that for the simpler operations of arithmetic it is. more speedy than our own methads, but that for division it becomes difficult, while for the ex- traction of square root it is used only by those. of the greatest learning. Says M: Frochet:

"A Chinese who should see a cashier in a Jarge commercial house add together ment ally, without hesitation, 1.45, 2.05, and 385. would be stupefied with astonishment; hu would be incapable by education of performing such an operation, or even of writing the figures. He can not calculate without, bis, counting frame or abacus, which ha colla 'swan-pan! (in Japanese, sorodam), This instrument in in universal use among the yellow peoples, and the Orientali acquire such dexterity, by ita cons stant employment that they do all sorts of sums with it more rapidly than a European would with pencil and paper.

STILL A HIDDEN MYSTERY. Notwithstanding all that has been written and said about China, during the past twelve months, the character of the Chinese is still a bidden mystery to us Occidentals. It is, unfortunately, the fate of the Englishman to misunderstand most foreigners with whom he comes in contact. No better example of this characteristic trait can be produced than his relations with the Chinese. Read reports of mis sionaries, descriptionsby travellers, and accounts by merchants, and diplomats, and you will find that they tell you, little in common beyond that the officials are universally corrupt, and that the Chinaman hates the foreign devil. Those

There are five balls, on one side of the. who have given any time to the study of the social side of Chinese life penally agree also separating piece and one on the other. This that the intelligence of the peasant and the single ball has a value of 3 when it is resting Amount of instruction he receives is consider against the partition; the others have each unit ably above the level of his brother in Europe value when they also Are A DORT A PROBÍ. – This want of agreement is not surprising ; the | ble to the partition. All numbers can thui be

CHAN:

The soroban is a wooden frame divided by a cross-piece into two unequal parts, Between the two longer sides of the frame as fixed metal rods on which are threaded basis that can slide freely.

WINE and SPIRIT HER GIRAULT for all KINDS of FANCY

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