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Intimation.

Powell's

28, QUEEN'S ROAD.

GENT'S

HELMETS

FINE QUALITY «

INDIAN PITH

Covered English Felt!

in White and Grey.

FEATHER

14

WEIGHT.

THE

SINGAPORE"

made of Rubber, cover-

ed white affords splen- did protection.

THE

"SHIKAR

JJ.

"Cork and Gossomer in white with puggäree.

`A SMART AND USEFUL

HAT..

"PIGSTICKER"

in Khaki Sülle Alpaca.

A reliable helme for

those continually ex- posed to the sun.

BEST QUALITY

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY MAY 26 1910

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instructions

to sell by

PUBLIO AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

TO-MORROW, $ the 27th May, 1910, at it AM at the China

"Navigation Company, Ltd. Godown,

Frays, West Polot,

THE RUBBBN trade.

"THE TREE OF LIFE' AND 'DEATH"

BY H. M. TOMLINSON.

The visiter from Europe, ou his arrival in the Amazons, keeps reminding himself that he ludustry. He thicks, in that great world, that has some inquiries to make about the rubber be may lose sigh of this narrow bul interesting sobject.

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MARO

EXPERIENCES OF SURVIVORS, Twelve sarvivors of the crow of the O.S.K. Wakayama mara, which was lost at Suami le the recent typhoon, arrived at Osaks on the

assistance. The survivors include Mr. Eguchi, 13th instant by the OS,K. steamer Miemaru which had baba-specially dispatched to their

Intimation.

YOU WILL NOT

be deceived. That there are cheats and frauds in plenty everybody knows; but it is seldom or never that any large business house is guilty of them, no matter what line of trade it follows.

never was, and never will be. There can be no permanent success of any kind based on dishonesty or deception. There

The men who

It should be explained that there are THE LOSS OF THE "WARAYAMA trees and vines of many diverse orders and species in the forests of the Amazon which, when wounded, exude a juice which coagulates into a, kind of rubber. But the Iran from which the famous Fara quality s obtained is the Hevea Braziliensis. Its pale bole, covered with brown scars, is frequently country. But for its scars it would pass seen on the river banks when voyaging in Its unnoticed among the far nobler trees which Bat be seed give himself oo concern, usually surround it. It will reach a height of the Chief Engineer, who givas the following try that are simply fools and soon come to Unless he is careful, he will hear of Hitlerasemble those of the horse chestnut, except

about 60 feet, and its leaves superficially account of his experiences -----

grief as they deserve. Now many persons PEPPER, DRY GINGER, BEETLE elne. Whether he puts bis elementary ques that they are trifoliate and smaller.

"The Wakayama-marsi arrived at Susami atare, nevertheless, afraid to buy certain NUT, WHITE LEAD POWDER, FLOUR, tions, or not, rubber will force itself on his at occurs more abundantly in those regions anchor in the harbour behind Inazumi. Island, and deluded; especially are they slow to place It 9am on the roth instant, and was lying at advertised articles lest they be humbugged WHITE and BROWN SUGAR. KICK teplion, and alay with blet while he is in the bith during the rainy leason, are, fooded About noon a strong south-easterly wind sprang | confidence in published statements of the BUTTONS, CHINESE MEDICINES, BLANKETS, YARN, UMBRELLAS, GUM, PAPER, &c.

More or less damaged by salt water- ex S.S." KWEIYANG.". TERMS: AS naval,

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 25th May. 1910

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,

Comprising

PUBLIC AUCTION..

THE Undersigned have received instructions

from The Official Administrator, to sell by

PUBLIO AUCTION, For Account of the Estate of the Inte -Mr. THOMIS ISAC ROSE, TO-MORROW,

the 27th May, 1910, at z r., at "Geelistan," Conduit Road,

country. A fellow traveller of mine there once ardantly withed he was on the, Congo, for a chauge.

"

It ought to be understand that rubber men. declare the Havea will not thrive on cleared

merits of medicines. The remedy known as WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION

for months, and Braziliana (who have prohibit-up and rapidly developed to force, so that two ed the export of its seeds) declare that the anchors had to be put out in order to keep the conditions under which it produces the maxi-steamer lo position. At about a 'clock is as safe and genuine an article to purchase mum quantity and finest quality of rabber the following morning the wind shifted as flour, silk or cotton goeds from the mills of" CLOGO! be found anywhere else in the world, to the east and developed late a violent manufacturers with a world-wide reputation. and cannot be reproduced. It is collected gale. The cables threatened to part, and We could not afford to exaggerate its qualities during the dry reason, and the bulk of it find eventually the port cable parted. la a few or misrepresent it is the least; and, it is not its way to Manacs and Pura for shipment dur. loutes the wind again shifted to the south accessary: It is palatable as honey, and con ing the months of November, Decembar, and and tremendous seas swept over the vessel, inias the nutritive and curative properties of Jeanary.

which dragged her anchor, and gradually drifts Pure Cod Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh, ed in the direction of Nisbiyams. All hands cod livers, combined with the Compound word turned to at the pumps, but the vessel was Syrup of Hypophosphites and the Extracts of carried out of the shelter of Inazumi Island, and Malt and Wild Cherry and how valuable such rated soll of the low grounds, and the stillness exposed to the full force of the typhooá. Shaa blending of these important medicinal agents which its big overshadowing forest neighbours appeared to be about to ground on the rock at must be is plain to everybody. It is beyond give it, to bring-it-to-pufaction-Morningthe-got-of-Nishiyams, whoothe Captain oling" price in Anemia, Insompia, Weakness and lack Leader,

the danger, cast off the starboard "anchor, atd of Nervous Tase, Poor Digestion, Wanting tried to beach the s.eamer. The high seas Diseases, La Grippe, Lung Troubles and Blood prevented him from carrying out his plan and impurities. Science can furnish nothing better spon afterwards the steamer struck a rock and began to sink. I clung to a floating piece of wreckage and after drillng at the mercy of the at a place called Kodomart.” waves for several hours, I was washed ashore

and cultivated ground. It requires the sata

"The newspaper of Para and Mauno devote columon daily to the question, often signed by exports. It.is normally the principal sobject of [395 conve:sulon on the river steamers, because

most the passengers are in the rubber basi ness, and the age of the craft will be theirs. The rubber country is of astopish ing extent, with all its points connected by an intricate system of rivor courses. From Parn west to Manaos in 924 miles, and from Manaos, still west, to Iquitos, in Peru, is 1,157 miles more. From Manaoi, on the Rio Negro, the capital of the State of Amazonas, south to San Antonio, on the Rio Madeira, is 711 'miles; and the distance between the same city and Aariz on the Rio Purus, which runs. southwards also and parallet with the Madeira," is 1,437 miles. Throughout the year small sicamers connect all those widely-separated inland points, and usually the steamers are loaded with rubber, and collectors of rubber, or stores for the rubber grounds. At presents in fact, Amazonia spelix rubber; though, I feel sure, that will not be so always; and I know many observant and puriotic Brazilians also hope that some day it will cease to be of the reamo impɔilance as their country, though the¬ more~or~lass"broken" so far as the wild agent on shore came out in a boat to embark world,

THE WHOLE OF HIS VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD:

FURNITURE THEREIN 'CONTAINED,

Comprising - CHIPPINDALE SOFA and CHAIRS, TEAKWOOD SIDEBOARDS with BE VELLED GLASS, TEAKWOOD DINING TABLE and UHAIRS, MOROCCO-COVER ED EASY CHAIRS, Double BRASS BED STEADS with WIRE_and_HAIR-MAT.... TRESSES, DRESSING TABLES with BAVELLED GLASS, TEAKWOOD WARD ROUES With BEVELLED GLASS, OVER MANTELS, WASHSTANDS, CANTUN OARVED BLACKWOOD BOOKCASE, CURIO STANDS, MARBLE-TOP BLACK- WOOD FLOWER STANDS, ENGRAV. INGS. & Quantity of JAPANESE and, CHINESE CURIOS, AXMINSTER CAR- PETS, GLASS, CROCKERY and KP WARE, LACQUERED TEA POYS, SILK EMBROIDERED SCREENS, ELECTRIC. FANS and ELECTRIC LAMPS, &c., &c.;

dread the chaos and papic which is sure to sue in the transitory stage. Amazonla is too great & country to be dominated by the European markets and speculators that deal but in one commodity.

A

WHERE RUBBER COMES FROM.

faished with rubber. At that time I had not When I left the Amazons I thought I had heard of the boom bere. And I am writing of rubber now, not because I have any expert k.owledge of it, but because I can see, like she ONE COTTAGE PIANO `by Haake, market riggers and speculators in fubber, that Hannover;

quite a lot of people know much less than myself. -

ALSO

AND... A Large Quantity of PLANTS-in POTS. Catalogues will be issued. TERMS -As usual, -

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers,

Hongkong, aisi May, fuld,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

All the basin of the Amizin system is a rub,country, 'more or less, and one can with difficulty find a comparison which would make it clear to those who measure a day's journey as a long one what the distances of Amazonia 1381

mean. So far se rubber is concerned, Amaronia may închide large areas of Bolivia, Peru, Ecua- dor, Colombia, and Venezuela, for of course

RUBBER STORIES,

IN THE DAYS OF THE HOOM.

A BROKER'S EXPERIENCE.

the broker. "The firm attitude that has been Rubbers are flat again this morning," said taken up by the Dutch Government in the case of a recent prospectus has had a depressing

effect on the whole market.

"It looks as though the back of the boom excitement goes. For that I am not altogether sorry. At the same time, I think the best rubber shares are not going very much lower..

FORIUNES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. Fortunes made during the boom? Yer, a good many thousands have bɛna mado.. Bu The studios' of, fabulous Ioriubos have been exaggerated.

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perhaps nothing so good. Dr. W. H. Dalfo, of Canada, says "I have used it in my practice and take pleasure in recommending it as a valuable tonic and reconstructive It is a remedy that can afford to appeal to its record A cabin boy named Morimura Yukichi gives and represents the science and knowledge of a graphic account of the disaster. At the bright and aggressive medical investigation. time the steamer put into Susami," says Mori-Effective from the first dose."You cannot be mora, "a high se WAR SUBDIDg. Two disappointed in it" Like all good things it is passengers and as employd of a passonger imitated -Sold-by chemists-throughout-the-

on the steamer, but the passengers who wished to go ashore could not land in account of the bigh seas. From abuot z am, the wind in- With raw material at present prices they creased in force, and the seas became higher, are not gojog to break away yet awhile. Bo-the steamer beginning to ship water. Alsbout sides, on last year's earnings and this year's 3.30 am, the steamer was carried away from

investment as a speculation purely they and was seen no more. just than all the lights prospects these high prices appear justified, in

the lee of the island and was span round by the some cases, and for the man' who looks upon wind. The chief mate was washed overboard offer fair promise. Of course the investor pure and simple is not the man to run riska in

want out, and the excitement of the passengers rubber sbares at any price.

was intensified. It was thought they would be safar on dock and a rope ladder was lowered to their quarters. But as they were hauled up one by one, they were carried away by the terrific wind. lo this way a comber of the passengers was lost. By this time there was no boat left, all having been carried away. directing operations for the safety of the pasion- Whilst the Captain was busily engaged in gers, the steamer began to sink and I clung to a spar and drifted about all night. At daybreak ! sighted a small bǝat adrift and managed to gol into it. Then I lay down and rosigned myseli who were struggling for their lives in the water, to Providence. Two stokers of the steamer, subsequently got into the boat. apparently first-class' passengers, weie sees struggling in the water caying for help, and we succeeded in reaching thom; but as ws attempt. ed to boint them on board a strong gust of compelled to soltaquish our hold on use of the wind nearly sent us into the water, and we were mes, who disapposted, the piker being rescued. The four of us then rowed to Kodomar. and landed safety."~Japan Chronicle.

as typical, Thero was a story going about the I can quote an example which you may take other day that a well-known firm have made a quarter of a million utesling, I know personally one of the partners. He tells me that what they have actually made is £70,000. This, of course,

THE Undersigned have received instructions much of the rubber of those States grows in the a nice amount; but there is a good deal of

T

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

on t SATURDAY,

the 18th May, 1910, at 11 A.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8. Des Voeux Road,

ALSO

corner of ics House Street, The fallowing Salved ex S.SAHAN SOUNDING MACHINE, FLAG, COM- 3.CLOCKS, 1 PATENT LOGS, ¡ PATENT PASSES, MERCURIAL BAROMETER, 1 TELESCOPE, I KULER, I SIGNAL BOOK, I SAILING DIRECTION BOOK; TYPHOON BAROMETER, WIND INDICATOR, 3.CHRONOMETERS,

One NEW METAL BAND SAW and NEW EMERY DRILL CYLINDERS.

Catalogues may be had on application, AKKMU 2-AS DADRİ,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, 14 May, 1910,

·AND-----

Intimations

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT,

difference between £70,000 hod a quarter of a milion, and there is just about this rata o the actual facts, difference between half the stories you hear and

forest region which the great river drates, and sa1be commodity goen out of South America like the river itself, via Manaos and Para, in Brazil There are not many people résident in Para or Manios who have much personal koowledge of the 'rem te wilds from which the rubber gow principally comes, and I Leave investors to fadge what the knowledge of such pl ces is worth when it is endorsed with the names of English company promoters and director. The speculator in rubber at fara is as far from the main source of origin of the Koods in which he is interested as the London-ued by one of our messsager-boys, and er whose money is invested in Sicilian fruit- and koows as much about Sicily, so to speak.

VIRGIN FORESTS,

'The Amazons' amazingly valuable export of rubber is drawn from virgin forest. It is not

THE MESSENGER BOYS' FLUTTER, "Any truth to the stories of office-boys and there is a little. Here again I can give you an messengers making a bit'? Well, I think example or two. The siber day I was going out of my own office, and I saw an open appli- cation for shares lying on the desk. it was

read:

I beg to band you cheque for one shilling and threepence-an-application for five two ́shilling shares.

"Another case-and you may take it there aid a good many like its that to which the

worth while to mention the quantity of cul- chaman of a company told me the other

tivated subber which comes from that re-morning that one of the boy massengers of the gion. One is told that the supply is inexhaus-fium mei bias with a big smile on his face and tibla; but at any rate there is a limit to the the joyful exclamation, 'i've just made £i on productive lie of the rubber-bearing tree, and the rubber shares I applied for It could be shown that the rubber gatherers are now going further and further inland. Para

has given its pame to the fast rabber, but the State of Para (of which Balem, or Para, is the capital) Dow produces comparatively Jille. Nearly the total weight of rubber exported from that cometry is got from the territories drained by the rivers Javáry, Jurus, Parus, and Madeira, all of those tributarias entering the main strong from the south, near Mansos, er far above that city. The rabber, in fact, now comes from_the_headwateîsColline Amazid-ayıtem.- Secing, however, this rubber world of South America is all a dense forest, a forest roughly 2,000 miles by 2,000 miles, it should take long to exhaust it. Yet I know myself of rabber grounds, once rich, but now abandoned. The LI KWONG LOONG & CO., manner in which the richness of that

In Casks of 375 lbs. net $5.50 per Cask ex Factory, In Bage of 250 lbs, net 88,45 per Bag ex 'Factory. SHEWAN TOMES & 00, General Managers. Hanghong, rith Augány, tooß.

FURNITURE WAREHOUSЯ

CANINET-MAKErs and Art DECORATORS,

from Shanghai, has re-opeond thair FURNITURE STORE

No. 19. DIS VIZUX ROAD CENTRAL, The only thop in Hongkong, with this name

THERE HIGH-OLASS FURNITURE W

of every description can be made to GOODS ONLY. order to any design required.

Have been patronised by the Hongkong Club, Hongkong Hotel, Telegraph Co, Hor. A. S. Watson & Co. Firms and other asing Establishments in the Colony, to whom reference can be made 15-10 the Superior Workmanship and Materials of the Furniture, &c, anpplied.

WM. POWELL,

LTD.

28, Queen's Road.

Hongkong, gth May, 1919;

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A GREAT TIME FOR CLERKS.

Many thousands of additionst men employ. ed? Why, you. Some firms have doubled and trebled their staffs. There have been oight shifts as well as day shifts of clerks, and various firms of accountants to the Stock Ex- change have been providing clerks for evening work.

G.

NOTICE

will be TURNED UN in the Public Mains T is hereby autified that the SUPPLY or WATER to shauriwan, East and West, during the following hours only:

M to 8 M.

W. CHATHAM,

Water Authority.

Public Works Department,

Hongkong, 35th May, 1010

Consignees.

S.N. "YARRA."

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE.

1393

Two men, ex 18. Dordogne, and from, Bor

"ONSIGNRES of Cargo from London and deaux ex sa. Ville d'Arrar, in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium, Tresiara and Valuables are being tanded and stored at

Wharf and Godown Co., Ld at Kowloon, their risks into the bazardous and or extra basar® dous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Public Companies

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED..

NOTICE is hereby given that the ORDIN ARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEET ING of SHAREHOLDERS af, the above Company will be held at the aegistered Office of the Company, Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux Road Central, on SATURDAY, the 28th day of May, 1910, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year coding 30th April, rgia,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company june next, both days inclusiva. will be CLOSED from the 25th instant to zad

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 19th May, 1910,

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Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unles intimation is received from the Consignees before Noos, on the 23rd inst., requesting it to be landed here,

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the" Undersigned, Goods remained unclaimed after the 30th May, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges,

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All claim must be sent in to me on or

before the 31st May, or they will not be recognized,

All damaged packages will be examined on 30th May, až 3 P.M.

No Fira faserance bar been effected.

P. THOMAS,

Agent. Hongkong, 21st May, 1910.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM SHANGHAI, KOBE AND MOJI,

HE.Steamship

THE

GREGORY APCAR,"

will be delivered from alongside. having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Gooda

"it is a great time for clocks. All firms are giving their clerks additional bonuses. In-

A. S, WATSON & CO., LIMITED,

bonus, clarki" are getting a bonus every quar- TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL ORDIN stead of getting only the usual Christmas

NOTICE-IS-HEREBY GIVE÷4¬that the tar, and some firme I know are giving thema AKY GENERAL MEETING of this Com bonus every account. The Block Exchange pany (since its Registration) will be baid at the

Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed. Benevolent Fund will also benefit enormously ings, on TUESDAY, the 31st instant, at Noon, the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go

Offices of the Company is Alexandra Build-hazardous and/or extra bazardour godowns of-

at. Consigaees' risk and expense into the by the boom. The collection this year looks for the purpose of receiving the. Report of the down.Co., Limited, like breaking all records,"

General Managers, together with a Statement

Night has been carried into day in the City. Brokers who in normal times are able to leave their offices in the afternoon have been kept working at high pressure till clavan and twelve o'clock at night, and the activity, has been marked in the Mark-lans end of the City by offices that have long been empty baing taken. and furaed into bives of industry night and day.

land is being drained may be guessed from such figures as follow. They are taken from Baron *Nory's authoritative work, "The Land of the Amazɔp," and the last annual Consolar report on the trade of Brazil Daring the five years from 1858 to 1862 Ama- zonia exported about 1,000 tons of rubber. In the three years ending 1896, the total export of rubber from Mansos alone exceeded '27,000 tons. In the year 1508 over 35,000 tons were the broker continued, "ged the rexion is The work has bean something terriblo," exported from the Amazon Valley, worth about that the small man speculation 410 or £39 millions sterling. The whole of the valley has been sending up his orders in hundreds of the river, which is gifted with a potential of thousands. The amount of detall work wealth beyond metaphors and figures, sow-preparing, transfers, registration, delivery supplies fattle but that product with which cheques, and so on-for a transaction' in sen

· VERY SMALL INVESTORA.

Edropean Gia,nciers are at præennt gambling. | shares of two shillings back gives at as much

"GET RICH QUICK"

trouble as a traosection of £10,000 If it so

10,000 is on one daed. happens that the transfer in the case of the "There is one thing mora that can also be

き In their horny to givo Europe what Europe

Moser, A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., writo, avis pleased for the moment to demand and pay

follows:-

*ws have plassars in stating that Mr. Li for, the people of Amezanis are dolog them KWONG LOONG farnished the Annexe selves and their country great harm, for which, to our Dispensary and gave an every satis-prosently, when they wish to right themselves, faction.*

they will pay in excess of all the gold Europe (54) AS, WATSON & CO. ever returned for rubber. It seems fated that rubber, like gold; wherever it is found in great quantity, should demoralise sed puulsh the unfortunate land which produces it. But that is an aspect of Pars rebber,which will be danit - with in another artície,

25th May, 1891. ORDERS practually attended to, and

CHARGES mest moderęta,

SAN INSPECTION INVITED

of Acccouets to 31st December, 1999.

The REGISTER of SHARES will be CLOSED from FHURSDAY, the 25th lost, inclusive, during which period sa transfer of to WEDNESDAY, the 1st jube, both days Shares can be registered.

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JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. « Hongkong, 21st May, 1910.

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A

"SOLIGNUM.”

PERFECT proserviva stain for. Wood

Stoon, and Brickwork.

It prosects against Decay, Fougal, Dry Rot, the Ravages of Insects and Vormla (especially the white ani) and the action of the weather.

No Fire Insurance has beau affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the”, undersigned.

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LIMITED). Agents, Hongkong, 25th May, 1910,

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG VAND--

SINGAPORE

"HE'Steamship

Ti

"ARRATOON: AFGAR" having, arrived from the above Ports, Con Goods will be delivered from alongulder Bag signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their › Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at once, at Consignees' risk and expense.

Cargo remaining on board after's 7,3, of the 27th instant, will be landed at consigness" : riik

for it, as may be 1020 from the testland expenses.

"Bolignum" really does what is claimed monials of the Governments of fofly, the Sadas, &C.

la Drums and Barrels of various colours. Prospectus and all further information

said, and that is that it is the only boom that there has ever been which has been carried on by the British public and not by the Jews.

hOils? Well, I've never boen able to under stand the oil boom. Thay say it is being based on the demand for oil fuel for the NavT. BOL oil fuel has been used in the Navy for yours, | from tell me that so far from any great increase in and people who certainly speak with authority the demand for all the tendency in the Navy at the present time is rather to baru coal, "we Pall Mall Gags

SIEMSSEN & CO. (Machinery Dept) Hongkong,

Sala Agents.

* De

Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE are requested to take IMMEDIATE, DE LIVERY of their Goods from alongside, such Cargo Impeding the discharge of the vastal will be landed and stored at Opasigmon and expanse. Tu

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be coun MED DAVID SASSOON

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