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r THE ROBESONIAN jj I Advertising Rates $ I On Application. $ Established 1870. VOL XL NO. 6. Country God and Truth. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1909J V1 Watches And Chains ! The Largest Stock in the County. If Interested see us Before Buying. Boylins Jewelry Store The Road Law and Bad Roads Mr. Jansen Makes a Hit- Commencement a Great Sue- The K. P. Guano Distributor, Scatters the Guano and Covers i t. No waste around stumps and -nls. No cops and chains to clog and break. Nothinjj about it to break or pet out. of fix. Large hopper, balanced load, light running. Sows any quantity. Simple, strong, dur able. Awarded diplomas by North and t-'outh Carolina Fairs l!M)4. Unquestionably the only Entirely Satisfactory Distrib utor before the people. All Dis tributors furnished with Gal vanized Iron Wind Shields to prevent guano from blowing away in windy weather. a ,1 .Eor Sale by Leading Dealers in Robeson and Adjoining Counties. N. JACOBI HARDWARE COMPANY Wilmington, N, MT. ELIAM MATTERS. THE WYATT MONUMENT. WHY SHOES COST MORE. cess. an 1-21 C. 1 AND: Fay cite ville, N. C. Complete Stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes and Ready-to-Wear Garments. As Soon as the Spring Styles are Ready, we will have a Full Line of MILLINERY and the BEST MILLINER who has ever been IN THIS SECTION OF THE STATE. di J. H. ANDERSON. Fayetteville, N. C. ll-30-8t REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE BANK OF LUMBERTON AT LUMBERTON, In the State of North Carolina, at the close of Business, . February 5th. 1009. Resources: Loans and Discounts, Overdrafts Secured and Unsecured, Furniture and Fixtures, All other Real Estate, Cash on Hand and Due from Banks, $158,055.29 1,205.80 3,383.27 510.00 76,557.01 Total, Liabilities: Capital Stock, Undivided Profits, Less Current Expenses and Taxes Paid, Rediscounts, Bills Payable, Total Deposits, $239,711.37 $50,000.00 9,188.06 20,000.00 None 160,523.31 $239J1L37 Total, The Bank of Lumberton Calls Attention to the Excellent Condition of the Bank, as shown in the above statement. Total Deposits in Commercial and Savings Departments, $249,685.12. GO TO THE POPE DRUG COMPANY FOR Pure Drugs, Medicines, Toilet Articles, Rubber Goods or Anything kept in a First-Class Drug Store. DID YOU KNOW That there was a great difference in the Quality of Drugs ? A Physician does our Buying and he KNOWS what to buy. Therefore you get the BEST when you BUY FROM US. "Where Quality Counts We Win." The Pope Drug Company, nc 2-22 Lumberton, N. C. Co., W. J. Reaves Machine Wilmington, N. C. General Machine Shoos and foundries You can get your work done promptly and at reasona ble prices if you send to us. We Guarantee Satisfaction. l-14-thurs Correspondence of The Robesonian. Miss Janie McGoogan, of Bloomingdale, spent Saturday and Sunday visiting friends near here. Mr. J. Z. Stone- went to Board- man yesterday on business. Wehada hail storm Wednesday, but it is fair and cold at present and the farmers are in a rush. Mr. Chester Branch and sis ter, Miss Lettie, visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday. I think it's well to change the road law, for roads are bad around this town at present. I tried to go home with a girl from school the other day, and if I didn't have a time! Not a good time, but a bad time, for I had to lay fence rails all along so the girl would not have to wade. And it was a public road, too, one traveled very much. 1 don t mean it s good on my account only. Dut tor the benefit of others also. May the good work cause Robeson to have good roads some time soon. Mr. Ben Israel, of Antioch, visited friends here last week. Messrs. I. V. Britt and A. L. Lawson went to Lumberton to day on business. Messrs. Thad. Stone and Grover Britt spent Sunday at Bellamy and report a "high old time." "Simon" visited "Happy Jack" yester day. Mr. Bonson Nye, of Fair mont, visited at Mr. I. V. Britt s yesterday. Messrs. Jiidmu n d Ivey, Cleveland Johnson and an other boy whose name I don't know attended the commence ment here Thursday. Mr. John J. Britt, of Lumberton, spent Wednesday night with Master Grover Britt. Messrs. Edmund Bizzell and Rossie Britt went to Boardman Sunday. Mr. an d Mrs. Berry Ivey attended preach ing here Sunday. Among those - who attended the lecture by Mr. Karl Jansen, the great entertainer, at Orrum Tuesday night were "Happy Jack", E. B. Stone, Thad. Stone, Okey Stephens. Forest Stone and Edmund Bizzell. Everybody enjoyed Mr. Jansen's lecture. I heard several say they would have given 50 cts. to have seen and heard him Wednesday night -r T 1 j 1 again. tie is as good as tne best. I believe the greatest mistake the Southern farmer makes is failing to drain his land. There are thousands of dollars lost every year in the South by filled up ditches not being cleaned out. Orrum is coming, for Mr. Lewis Lawson is building a new smoke house. Mr. Will Ward, who teaches at Barnesville, attended the com mencement here Thursday. Mr. John Britt says his roos ter lays every day, for he gets one more egg than he has hens. Perhaps one hen lays twice. Who can beat that? The commencement of the school here was a great success. The house was full and many turned away. Every one seem ed to enjoy it. It ends one of the best schools in the history of schools at Mt. Eliam. Miss Cash- well is among Robeson's best teachers. I dont believe there is a better teacher in Robeson countv She gives every one satisfaction. I just hope we will always have as good a teacher for Mt. Eliam. She has made many friends here, for all . that meet her are her friends after wards, and every one hates to see her leave for her home at Parkton. The first thing on the programme was a public debate, the query being, Kesolved that Mt. Eliam should have local tax." Messrs. Forest T. Stone and F. Grover Britt spoke on the affirmative and Messrs. Okey Stephens and Thaddeus Stone on the negative. Messrs. W. B. Malloy, June Ivey and the teach er, Miss Cashwell, were the judges. They decided in favor ot the affirmative. Then came Mr. Malloy, of Fayetteville. He made a fine speech, as he al ways does, but seemed better than usual. We hope to have Mr. Malloy with us again. Then at 8 p. Legislature Appropriates $2, 500 and the Daughters of the Confederacy Will Raise Equal Amount. Raleigh News and Osserver, 7th. The bill to give State aid to the erection of a monument to Henry Wyatt, the first Southern sol- cner to give nis me to the cause of the Confederacy, the member of the Edgecombe Guards killed at the battle of Bethel, passed the House yesterday by a unan imous vote. The bill was pass ed unanimously by the Senate Friday night. - Last night President Newland, of the Senate, and Speaker Gra ham, of the House, appointed the legislative commission pro vided for in the act, to carry out its provisions, acting with three members appointed by the bill. The legislative commission is composed of Senators John D. Dawes, of Wilson, and L. V. Bassett, of Edgecombe, and the following Representatives: Dr. M. B. Pitt, of Edgecombe; Dr. J. C. Braswell, of Nash, and Mr. John W. Hinsdale, Jr., of Wake. The three members ap pointed in the bill are J. H. Thorpe, of Ashe; R. H. Ricks, of Nash, R. H. Bradley, of Wake, the three survivors of Wyatt's company, who were with the hero when he fell at Bethel. Ladjes also will act with the commission, the movement for the statue or monument having originated with the Daughters of the Confederacy, the Henry L. Wyatt Chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy having inaugu rated the movement. They have raised over two thousand dollars, and it has been determined to have the unveiling in the capitol square where the monument or statue will be erected, in June 1910. The appropriation by the state will not be available till January 1, 1911, but this will not prevent the erection of the monument at an earlier date. EDUCATION CONFERENCE. PEMBROKE NEWS. THE EXTRA SESSION. To be Marked by Some Notable Features. Atlanta, Ga.. Dispatch. 7th. Already it is evident that the twelfth conference for education. in the South that will be held in Atlanta for three days beginning April 14th is to be marked by some notable features touching education and rural develop ment. Among these will be an address on the "Economic Or ganization of Rural Life," by John Lee Coulter, of the Univer sity of Wisconsin; a paper on ru ral hie by National Forester Gif ford Pinchot, and an address by Mrs. Mary Cook Branch Mun- ford, of Richmond, on "Wo mens, Work for Education in the Southern States." The question of "Public Taxa tion and the Negro School," will be handled in a paper by Super intendent C. L. Coon of Wilson N. C. Other speakers will include United States Commissioner of Education Elmer E. Brown, of Washington, and Dean Lida Shaw King, of Womans' College, Brown University. The address of the president, Robert C. Ogden, of New York, will review the work of the 11 years of the conference. Tariff on Hides Adds $30,000, 000 to Our Footwear Bill. Ida M. Tarbell. in the American MaxttZine. It was hard enough for the poor to buy shoes ten years ago before the Dingley tariff, but with every year since it has been harder. In woman's ordinary shoes there has been an increase of something like 25 per cent. over the average price in the years from 1890 to 1899. There has been a corresponding in crease in all varieties of boots and shoes. Say that it has been 20 per cent, and see what that means to your family of four, which can spend Dut .iu a year oirclothes and must put $11.81 of it on shoes. But why should shoes increase in cost? They ought to decrease, such has been the extraordinary advance in shoe machinery and in methods. HiVeryDody knows, too, that the industry has noth ing to fear from the foreigner. He does not make shoes that the American will wear unless it be the rare borgan. But in spite of our skill and inventions, which should make it easier for every body to buy boots and shoes, we have made it harder. This hard ship comes largely from the tariff laid on hides in 1897 by the Dingley bill. And why a tariff on hides? Simply to compel the American shoemaker to pay more for his leather. For twenty-five ears hides had been free and cheap, for South America sent us large quantities. The shoe dealers were taking all both markets offered. But the cattle growers of the West raised a cry that they should have more money for their hides, that Con gress should pass a law which would compel the people to give it to them. The duty was not granted in 1890, but in 1897 it was given. The Eastern protectionists grant ed it because they thereby could keep votes for their own pet ar ticles. The duty on hides is simply another of the innumer able "bargains" in our tariff schedules. The effect of the du ty was immediately to raise the price of sole leather. In June, 1906," W. L. Douglas, ex-Governor of Massachusetts, a shoe manufacturer, said in a public speech that since 1897 the in- ,t crease to his company in tne price of sole leather in a single pair of shoes had amounted to 17 1-2 cents. Mr. Douglass figures that the present tariff on hides and soles causes the people of this country to pay $30,000,000 a year more for shoes than is nec essary. Miss Nina Lawler Entertains Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Mr. Charles Stewart went to Maxton today to attend the teachers' meeting tomorrow. Mr. Thos.M.Sewell.of Cheraw. S. C, visited friends in town last week. Mrs. R. P. Todd, of Maxton, spent several days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Lawler. Mr. W. J. Bray, of Fairmont. The Congress May Go Into Oth er Things Besides Tariff. Washington Dispatch, 7th. When Congress meets on the moiaiii. iu cunsiuer a revis ion of the tariff, there will be no constitutional restriction upon the nature of business that may be transacted.lt is generally con ceded that at least two month will be required for the House to conclude considerations of all the schedules involved. The commit- An at ,1 . i i;; vu wayz iiiu I Ufa 113 Will re- Single Copies Five CenU. WHOLE NO. 2441 PROFESSIONECARDS Abner Barker. Thomas L. Johnson. BARKER & JOHNSON, Attorneys at Law, LUMBERTON, N. C. All business given prompt and care ful attention. Office upstairs over Rob Hn County Loan A Trust Thu has accepted a position with the Quire considerable time to report Brown-Shaw Lumber Co. and en tered upon his duties the first of last week. He will shortly move his family here. Miss Nina Lawler entertained a few friends at her home on Wednesday evening, the third, having as her guests Mrs. R. P. Todd, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Mer chant, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Byrd, Miss Anna McLeod and Mr. Ed gar Townsend. Several games of cards were indulged in and after partaking of dainty refresh ments the guests departed for their homes, pronouncing Miss Lawler a most excellent enter tainer. Mr. L. G.Jackson has resigned his position with the Pembroke Plaining Mill Co. and has accept ed a position near Charleston, S. C. "Blue Belle" C, Mch. 8,1909. Office over First Pembroke, N. News Items and Personals From Bowmore. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Services in the Methodist church here Sunday morning conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. W. Bradley. Mr. R. McD. Currie returned from St. Luke's Hospital, Fay etteville, Wednesday, much im proved in health. Miss Ethel Highley's school near here closed last week, much to the regret of her numerous A Brand New Game. Raleigh Times. Game originators, etc., will please take notice of a brand new game, which originated in Dunn only a few days ago. In vitations were received by a few friends of a certain young lady, inviting them to a little informal social gathering, in other words, lo be Dorothy Dixical, an "at home." "Nothing out of the ordinary was expected," says the Apex Journal, "but soon af ter the formal greetings had been exchanged and game-time was at hand, the hostess an nounced that a new game would be played that night, and after lining up the guests on either side of the parlor, stepped into an.'adjoinmg room and soon re appeared with a minister and the near groom.' To the sur prise of all present the couple proceeded to get married then and there," continues the Journal. This was an ideal way to car ry out this stunt, from our stand point. No bother about a trousseau, elaborate ceremonies, or other unnecessary wedding complications, and still tne knot was tied as securely as if all these things had transpired. the measure. After the bill 1pvp the House it will be in the hands receive careful and ot the benate committee on fi nance for some time before the debate begins. Then will begin a long wait by the House until the Senate amendments are known and conferees appointed to bring about an agreement up on them. In view of the period of inac tivity that would face each house should nothing be considered ex cept the tariff, many Senators are considering the advisability of entering upon other legislation. m 1 x . m . ine advocates 01 postal savings banks who are unable to secure legislation in the last session, be lieve there are abundant votes to pass such a measure and point to the last Republican platform as giving proof that the majority in Congress, as well as the Presi dents pledged to postal savings banks. There are many advocates of a change of the date of inaugura tion. Senator Depew has intro- auced a resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution to change the date from March J J 1 j i 1 a T T T 1 4tn to tne last Wednesday in April. Advocates of statehood for New Mexico and Arizona do ! not desire to delay action until the regular session of Congress be cause they fear the mass of legal action which will then come up will crowd their claim to the background. The President's veto of the census bill makes mandatory some action to provide for the enumeration of the thirteenth census and while this might be delayed until early next winter, it may be disposed of at the ex tra session. D. P. Shaw i m .1. VOOK. SHAW & COOK, Attorneys at Law, LUMBERTON, N. C. AU business entrusted to them will Tompt attention. pr National Bank. WadeWishart, E. M. Britt WISHART & BRITT, Attorneys at Law, LUMBERTON. N. a All business ful attention. Building. given prompt and ears Office upstairs in Argvs 9-10 R. C Lawrence Proctor. Lawrence Stephen Mclntyre, James 1). MclBtjre, Lawrence k Praetor. Attorneys and Counselors at Law, LUMBERTON, - - . N. O. Practice in State and Federal Courta. Prompt attention given to all business, T. A. McNeill, T. A. McNeill, Jr. McNeill & McNeill, Attorneys at Law, LUMBRTON, N. C. Will practice in all the Courts. Busi ness attended to promptly. N. A. McLean, A. W. McLean. McLEAN & McLEAN, Attorneys at Law, LUMBERTON, N. C. Offices on 2nd floor of Bank of Lum berton Building, Rooms 1, 2, 8, and 4. Prompt attention given to all business. NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE. CHAS. B. SKIPPER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, LUMBERTON, N. C All business entrusted to him wil receive prompt and careful attention. Office in First National Bank Build ing over Post Office. E. J. BRITT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, LUMBERTON, N. C. Office over Pope's Drug Store. Teachers' Meeting Tomorrow A Large Attendance and a Good Meeting Expected. The teachers' meeting which will be held at Red Springs to morrow in'the auditorium of the Southern Presbyterian College will doubtless be one of the most pleasant and profitable meetings of the kind ever held in Robeson county. friends, patrons and pupils. Miss pr0gramrne wm be an address by th 1ceciiti" 5 $e ner0' nigiey maae a great many waiiu Mr Jonn T Patrick, ot Wades- Admits Assaulting White Wo man Meets Death Stoically. Rockwell.Tex., Dispatch, 7th. After having been identified by Mrs. Arthur McKinney as the negro who attempted a crim inal assault upon her Friday morning, Anderson nans was tak en from the Rockville countyjail tonight and secured to an iron stake driven into the earth and was burned to death in the pres ence of about a thousand people. Earlier in the evening, Will Clark, a negro, was shot and instantly killed when his father, Andrew Clark, refused permission to a posse to search Ihis premises on the assumption that Ellis was concealed there. People were here from several towns and from Dallas, Collin and Hunt as well as Rockwall county to witness THOMAS N. McDIARMID Attorney at Law, LUMBERTON, i : : Office with Shaw & Cook, National Bank Building. N.C. in First 2-25 Dr. Eye, J. H. HONNET, Throat m.the concert by the school began and lasted about three hours, and was good all the way through. We will not try to tell all the plays and dialogues, but will give names of a few: The "Holy Mirror" was just as good as good can be, and the play of "Jumbo Jum" was real fine; the "Coun try Store, Northe a s t e rn Bond", and many others were very entertaining. The ones who failed to attend missed a rare treat. Miss Cashwell is to be congratulated for preparing such a programme. It is said that we have the best country public school build ing in the county, and we should have longer terms. But as that was argued in the debate I .will not say any more ahout it now. The concert at Long Branch was much enjoyed by "Happy Jack." Mt. Eliam, N. C, March, 8, 1909. friends here who were loath to give her up. Miss Flora McQueen, of Elrod, and Mrs. J. M. McNair, of Rae ford, were guests of their moth er, Mrs. McQueen, several days last week. Rev. W. C. Brown conducted services at Bethel Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon. Miss Corrie Leach returned home Wednesday from a visit to Antioch. B. L. Harper, of LaGrange, visited R.M. McQueen this week, Miss Jennette McNeill, boro, on the Country School Teacher." Mr. Patrick is much interested in school work and has done much to arouse interest in his cwn county, Anson, in indus trial education. Miss Catherine McDuffie, of Red Springs, will talk on the importance of teach ing children how to write, and there will be talks by other teachers. Mr. Karl Jansen, the Swedish humorist and entertainer who has delighted audiences at sever al places in the county during the nast two weeks and who is Ellis admitted his guilt but re fused to make a statement or to leave farewell messages for his relatives. He did not utter a cry as the Dile of cordwood. which had been well saturated with kerosene was set afire, nor did he show loss of nerve as the flames cooked his flesh. He was dead within 9 minutes after the torch had been applied. Pitiful Tragedy in Georgia. Statesboro,Ga.,Dispatch,7th. While her husband was a pris oner here on the charge of mur- second trial after Ear. Nose and Specialist, No. 12 North Front Street, Wilmington, If. C. Formerly Eye and Ear Hospital New York City. Late Assistant Surgeon, Cornell Hospital. 8-Eti Thurman D. Kitchin, M, D., Pbyslelan and Surgeon. LUMBERTON, N. C Office next door to Robeson County Loan and Trust Company. Office phone 126 Residence phone 144 7-9 J. M. LILLY, M. D. Practice limited to diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Tnroat. 115 Green St Fayetteville, N. a 4-l-tf V' Read Robesonian Business Builders Near Death In Big Pond . It wes a thrilling experience to Mrs. Ida Soper to face death. "For years a severe lung trouble gave me intense suffering, ,T she writes, "and several times nearly caused my death. ah remedies failed and doctors said I was incurable. Then Dr. King's New Dis covery brought quick relief and a cure so permanent that I have not been troubled in twelve years. " Mrs. Soper lives in Bie Pond. Pa. It works won ders in Coughs and Colds, Sore Lungs, Hemorrhages, LaGrippe, Asthma, Croup, Whooping Cough and all Bronchial af fections. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Gusranteed by all druggists. The Glow of Lurid Doom. was seen in the red face, hands and body of the little son of H. M. Adams, of Henrietta, Pa. His awful plight from eczema had, for five years, defied all remedies and baffled the best doctors, who said the poisoned blood had affect ed his lungs and nothing could save him. "But, "writes his mother, "seven bottles of Electric Bitters completely cured him." For Eruptions, Eczema, Salt Rheum, Sores and all Blood Disor ders and Rheumatism Electric Bitters is supreme. Only 50c. Guaranteed by all Druggists. The merchant who doesn't afk 1 vertise,stands in his own light. has been teaching at Back Swamp, returned home Thurs day. Her numerous friends gave her a cordial welcome. Bowmore, N. C, Mch. 8, 1909. Deafness Cannol be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con dition of the mucous lining of the Eus tachian Tube. When this tube is inflam ed you have a rumbling sound or imper fect hearing, and when it is entirely closed. Deafness is the result, and un less the inflammation can be taken out aud this tube restored to its normal con dition, hearing will be destroyed forev er; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflam ed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's catarrh cure. Send for circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. der. awaiting a who visiting other points in the county conviction, Mrs. Joe Woods, who this week, will tell about public schools in Sweden, especially their physical culture methods, in which they excel, and will give other things from his varied store. He will also give his en tertainment in the eollege audi torium in the., evening. Superintendent J. R. Poole has received letters from many teach ers from all parts of the county advising him of, their intention to be nresent at this meeting. The teachers will be entertained at dinner at the college, it is also desired that as many school committeemen as can do so at tend. Kills Would-Be Slayer. A merciless murderer is Appendicitis with many victims. But Dr. Kings New Life Pills kill it by prevention. They erently stimulate stomach, liver and bowels, preventing that clogging that invites appendicitis, curing Constipa tion, Biliousness, Chills, Malaria, Head ache and Indigestion, 25c at all drug stores. resided near Rocky lord, this county, was burned to death yes terday afternoon, the news of her death reaching here to-day. Mrs. Woods was bathing one of her baby children before an open fire-place when her dress was ig nited. She ran into the yard and died there. The husband was taken bv officers to his home to day, broke down at the terrible sight and was returned to nis cell. An officer will accompany him to the funeral. Several small children, the oldest but 7, are left uncared for. Dr Thomas C. Johnson, Physician and Surgeon Lumberton, M. C. Office over McMillan's Drug Stow. Calls answered Promptly day or night Residence at Mrs. Sue MeLeod's. 4-27-tf. DR. N. A. THOMPSON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, LUMBERTON, - N. C. Office at Hospital. Phone No. 4L Down town office over MtMUWs Drill? Store. Calls promptly answered r in uie night or day, in town or i : country. DR.R.T. ALLEN, DENTIST, LUMBERTON, - - N. C Office over Dr. McMillan's Drug Store. DR. JOHN KNOX, JR, Physician nnd Surgeon. Lnmberten, N. C. Office at McLean-Rozier Drug Store 1-1-08 6 or 6 doses "666" of Chills and Fever. will cure any case Price 25c. t8-25 it Saved His Leg "All thought I'd lose my leg, "writes J. A. Swenson, Watertown.Wis., "Ten years of eczema, that 15 doctors couia not cure, naa ac last iaia me up. eu Bucklen's Arnica Salve curea u Bouna and well." Infallible for Skin Erup tions, Eczema, Salt Rheum, Boils, Fe ver Sores, Burns, Scalds, Cuts ana mes. 25c at all druggists. If you would keep posted sub- cribe for The Robesonian.. Sick headache, constipation and bil iousness are relieved by Ring's Little Liver Pills. They cleanse tne system, rjo not gripe. Price 25c Sold by J. D. McMillan & Son. J. G. MURPHY, M. D.f Practice Limited to Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nosa and Throat, Wnnatngton BT.C 6-1-tf E. G. SIPHER, ELECTRICIAN, Lumberton, If. C. Office in Shaw Boiklinr, Pnone Ne-HJ