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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ "British consular-service changes in Siam have been confirmed as follows:". The Straits Echo. 31 December 1914. p. 1813.
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ "Untitled". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 23 October 1917. p. 4.
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