The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 March 1908

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press. AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1908. NO. 6,239
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    192 1 The anßual general meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday a!ierjnooc, and Mr Jauion, as usual, nude an interesting speech. Mr Waddell is th^ new Chairman P.tge 5. Mr W. G. Maxwell has been appointed Beting Attorney General as the hon'ble T. Braddt li has
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    SPRING FEVER.
    997 1 The twenty firs' ftay ol frbnaafy is popularly supposed to he tbt- s- tftj 1 spiing. if we are to givi D a4M nursery rhyme which talk M that «»n "Fflbrufcty twenty-first of Iprii .;;tle Lir>]> b- n to sing." And wt'i fcbt i irth of tl,>. Ihe
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      281 1 I CONTINENTAL I Bißgtpare: Kumpeis Co. Kuala Lumpur Federated Engineering Co. tu DAHL'S MILK. I. m,,, mi AS a guarantee of the purity and quality of this well known brand of MiLk, attention is called to the following analysis by the Government Analyst 41 THE SAMPLE CONTAINS IN 100 PARTS.
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      294 1 Entertainments. HIPPODROME FIRST SHOW. 1. You should nerer get drunk 2. A Hooligan Idea 3. Then Paracide 4. Magic Hoses 5. The Collar Button 6. Knowing Dogs THE COMPLETE SET OF THE 9. RUSSIAN JAPANESE WAR 10. j 2.500 feet long 11.' SECOND SHOW. 1. The India Rubber man 2.
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      123 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. The Ideal type writers from the Holland Trading Co. Page 12. Too old to get well Page 3. On the Berth, Itinda. Charon and Tara. the two former for Australia, the latter for Penang and Madras Page 11. Robinson A Co. have a fine selection of golf balls
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      345 1 THE WEEK Saturday, 14 th High Water.— 7.47 a. 9.48 p S.R.E Monthly Handicap Shoot 2.30 p P O Malta leaves Chinaward, 4 p Sunday, 15th High Water 8.48 1 .19 p 2nd m Lent. Swim. Club launches 8, 9, 10, 2.30 3.33 p Maxim Coy. Class Firing. 7.30 a
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    THE BIRTH OF LOVE.
    139 2 Night drives hot ntooda the clouds, across Urn sky, The dying sun sinks -with the lingering day, Leavi::- one last long glimmering path of I pon the moaning waters ot tlie bay. Afl -imruer floods :he saddened earth with li^ht. And the soft zephyrs are by
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    320 2 Sb rloward, tl c s n or m igtstnl > yesterday ordewd a Europesn named Qordoo Gmu* to be handed over to a commissioi er ol p befl for ntraditi m to Ipoh. For porous tllOB of hi iHebreaking tools m Arab BtiMit, aCI i iansi i wai yesterday sent
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    Sunday Church Services.
    169 2 St Andrew's ('.mkedral. 2nd Sunday m Lent. 7 am Matins and Litany. 7. 45 am Holy Communion 'Cboral\ 9.15 am Hj y I Sommvnoa Plain). 3.4't 88l Sunday School. 4pm Btblfl Oil— ci (Adults). 5. 3\> pm Evensong and Sermon. Pkeacber; Etev H 0. Izard. St. Matthew-!,
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  • Correspondence.
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      The Shooting of Dogs.
      340 2 To The Editor. Sir, Yesterday afternoon on my way home I piss 3d the Orchard R>ad Police Station at about 5.30 and m front ot the S:ation I saw a Nitive C notable with a gun m his hand into which he hid just fitted acurtridge.
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    IU KAI SHING.
    517 2 The Co^ts of the Trial < >.i March 4 b, m the Supreme Curt, the Chief Justice and Mr Jus ice Wise presiding, the question of costs m the long drawn om trial of the Swatow reformer Iv Kai shiug was discussed. Mr \V. Rees Dxries (Attorney-
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    M.C.C. v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
    68 2 Adelaide, March 3rd. The weather here is hot to-day. The wicket continues a good one. England were all out to-day for 404 runs, of which Rhodes scored 78. South Australia then went m and scored 244 runs for 4 wickets, E. R. Mayne making March 4th.
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      23 2 mamberlain s Cough Remedy Acts on Nature's Plan The most successful medicines are those Remedy acts on this pl an Take it wh™
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      758 2 Hbvcrtteements. NOTWES. PIANOS Bought, Sold or Exchanged Pianos at $150 and Upwards, by different Makers Guaranteed m Perfect Order and Made for the Climate. W. J. GARCIA, Pianoforte Tuner and Repairer. 50 Bras Basah Road. Oe no EUROPE HAIR DRESSING SALOON No. D. High Street. Moderate charges for Hair Cutting
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      548 2 H&vertteemente. NOTIGES. MADAME FAMBON, LADY DENTIST. High Class Work Moderate Prick. No. 215, Orchard Road. Nov 21 v.c TO PARENTS. "Clark's List of British Scholars undertaking entire charge of Indian and Colonial Children" will be sent post free to all applicants, from Arthur W. Clark, 29, Wellington Road, Brighton England.
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      505 2 Biwertisementa. INSURAISieES. SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., Ltd. FIRE Insurances effected on Buildings, Rents and Merchandise of every description. MARINE Insurances acoepted to all parts of the world at lowest rates. LOCAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. L. Enqbl, Esq., Chairman. Th« Hon. Tan Jiak Kirn. Lim Ho Fuah, Esq., Lke Choon CtVAM,
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      454 2 H&vcrtiscmcnti). B7IXKS. CJiartered Bank of India. 1 Australia and China. I INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CB Paid up Capital m 60.000 shares of £20 each £1.200.000 Reserve Fund £1.4; Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1.2( f Bank 09 B*ai am BANKERS) ati >nal Bank ofS cotl AKd j The London Cl I
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    THE VALES OF UNREST.
    1006 3 Of all the turbulent frontier tribes, the Zixkii Khel Afridid have the most evil reputation. In theoa the voice of the lawless frontiersmen are mn^nifiid and thei- virtue dwaifed. Tns is the opinion not only of all st'-ancj^r* wb h tve had de«lings with thorn, but
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    INDIAN CITIZENSHIP.
    520 3 Our Eastern Empire. Before the Royal Colonial Institute, Lord Ampthill presiding, Mr S. 3. Tliorburn read an able paper on M Education and Good Citizenship m India." Mr Thorburn has had a large experience m the Punjab. He dwelt on some of the failures of our system m
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    THE WORLD AND ITS CLUBS.
    364 3 Unites Kingdom has more than all Other Countries Together. Of all the races of men m the world Britons arc thf most gregarious. Figures m proof of this statement are forthcoming m the 1908 edition of "Clubs," a il publication now m its sixteenth year.
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      857 3 TOO OLD TO GET WELL. That Is What the Doctors said of This Venervble Lidy ix Ceylon, Yet Her Pains Weue Banished and Her Health was Restored By DR. WILLIAMS' PINK FILLS Some of the most remarkable cures wrought by Dr. William's Pink Pills for Pale People have been m
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      176 3 EAGLE FOR ALL HIGH-CLASS WORK. ON THE LIST OF THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES. IMPORTERS, if It is so mcc j'lt to do the necessary cleaning with fP?|§L Carbolic Tooth Powder. HiJ^ «^Sfc\\\ It is necessary, you must admit, to keep the '/BK^^W^Vi /?*S\ teetln C^ ean w^ iet^
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      840 3 tfTBAXSRS. Giving port of departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agentt, Achilles, Liverpool, Mar 2-*> Mansfiaid. Agamemnon, China. Mar 15 Mani-field. Airlie. Sydney, April 24 Boustead Ajax, China Ap! 11. W Manti 1. Alcinous, Ltatrnool, Apl 4 ana€ald Alicante, Manila, Mar SI Barion Co, Arcadia, Colouilo,
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    JAPAN'S NEW DIFFICULTIES
    1423 4 Japan is to-day f aoed with two gr at pro blems finance and the labour question. At the b ginning of the Rus3o -Japanese war the Government instituted a new and extraordinary system cf war taxation, which made Japan the BOat highly trad country, m proportion to
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    PLANTATION vs. WILD RUBBER.
    598 4 WOBDfI OF ENCOURAOBMEKT FOR Producers. The following is from an old resident witb agricultural interests m Ceylon. We have not permission to give the writer's name, which would carry much weight, because be was not writing for publication. This fact, however, will be regarded by some
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    OBITUARY.
    55 4 London, March 4th. Major-General de Courcy Hamilton is dead, aged 83 years.— 4 H. K. D. P." Major-General T. de Courcy Hamilton, V. C, J.P., (--loucestershire, was born m Scotland of Irish parents. Joining the 90th Light Infantry m 1842, he served through the Kaffir war. In the Crimea
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    NEW TRACTION ENGINE.
    507 4 TRIYERSES THE ROUGH IST GROUND. London, 8 Feb. The military au ho; iiies have just l>ean testing at Aidershot a unitary traction engine of remarkable powers it >„ gigantic machine, almost grotaaq »l^ invented by a young S mth Afr>. ..v^ n^,., Mr Henry George De Traff
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    AERONAUTS NARROW ESCAPE
    248 4 Ballooning at WONDUtLAMD." 1 1 The balloon ascent at Wonderland I ity, Boudi. volt rday afternoon. b\ I Mat Stewart provided smui Q. The bt loon, when about 10ft iroin I bee tag tin |adi iriiiab takei tot about labove the ground m a fey. I wa-
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    JAVA AS A HOLIDAY RESORT.
    159 4 Tbose who know Java well oft. WMitr mhj&m that t his "magnificent garden of iai I with its mountain c010r.;.-.- m& izvaiul v, .aioes. has not appealed more to the European resident m the Far East m I holiday resort. The answer is to )»e
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      804 4 a~% }ii~ 14 Hospital Road, Bury St Edmunds. Dear Sirs, Snme years ago I had a vry severe cornpicated attack of M stomach, li e--, and h^art trouil folio ved by pneumonia. It was twelve m mtiis bef to 1 was able to get about, and tlv n for two
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      398 4 Btoerttecmenra. Quite Well, k H Thank You The man who tells you toll day that he is "quite well, j|| U thank you," may to-morrow lp fi be writhing m the grip of some K| >§■ terrible disease. R^: <|fi Somewhere m his system ft^ there may be a weak
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    THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    1808 5 A Ykar oi Depressed Tkakk. The aniua' RKfl *1 m^ttiigcf theChinc- f Commerce and Exhales was held esteidav aftmofH m the Ex lunge rx>m. he Chii-man, Mr Jali >c. presided, aad here were also p:ejent, L Eogel, XetherMrifa Trading S- cattj C. W, Banks, Messrs .»hn
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    THE FIRST RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN.
    44 5 A Viadivestoek message says that it is Strongly rumoured that M Widens! y who wai Chairman of the Committee which drafted the new Commercial Treaty between Japan and Russia, will be appointed the first Russian Ambassador to Japan.
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    DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF BOMBAY.
    9 5 Bombay, March 3.
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      381 5 B&vertiaements. WANTED. WANTED FOR BRITISH NORTH BORNEO An Apothecary. Good wages and free quarters. A Dresser also required. Apply with testimonials to N. D. B. c/o Singapore Free Press." Mar 14 21.3 GOVERNMENT NOTICE. WANTED A Clerk and Interpreter for the Protector of Immigrants, Malacca. Must read and write English
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      213 5 Htwertisements. miQTIONS. SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE CAUSE OF George Angus Plaintiff Versus Yeap Leong Chin Yeap Hong Chin Defendants THE UNDERSIGNED HAS RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION At Dalian's Horse Repository, Koek Road. On Monday 16th March at 2 p o m. The Australian Bay Gelding A Eace
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      529 5 Sbvertteements. aueriONS. AUCTION SALE OF Unserviceable Stores &c AT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. STOKE KANDANG KERBAU. Monday 23rd March, at 2-30 p.m. Axes, cbankols, pickaxes, parangs, anchors, chains, galvanized buckets, hammers, rakes, iron water tanks, scrap iron, mortice locks, cast iron rollers, road scrapers, shovel-baskets &c. Camel hair belting, sheets,
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      576 5 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Press is now a Morning Daily, and is on gale at depots, from an early hour each morning (Sundajt excepted). Cash price Ten Cents a eop"y. Subscribers' copies will be delivered at their private residences, (or town offices
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Births.
      53 6 At Mayango, Upper Burmah on the 12th inst. the wife of J. J. Anderson, Indian Civil Service, of a Son. Tours. Feb. IG, at Harrow, wife of B. G. Tours, H.B.M. Vice-Consul for Chungking, son. EIAB. At Aberdeen, on 24th February, the wife of William Rae, Arracan Co. Ltd.,
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      Marriages.
      134 6 Knnor— Bowra.— Feb. 12, at Putney, G. W. Ennor to Mabtl Annabella, daughter of late E. C. Bowra, Commissioner of I. M. Customs, China. On Saturday, the 15th February, at the British Consulate General, and afterwards at Christ Church, Yokohama, by the Rev. Armine F. King, M.A. of Tokyo,
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      Deaths.
      41 6 At Ipoh Oth March, Gerald Arthur Alexander, second son of Mr. Mrs. J. A. A. Toft, of Teluk Anson, aged 3 years and 27 days. MAJOB. Feb. 13, of influenza and pneumonia, at Cookham Dean, Ernest Major, late of Shanghai.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, Mar. 14, 1908.
    1676 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, Mar. 14, 1908. Here shall the Press the People's richt maintain, Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain Here patriot Truth her jrlorious precepts diaw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and Law, For many reasons it is satisfactory to hear that the Japanese Government, at the
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    102 6 From Indian papers we hear of yet another bje election, this time for Hasting to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr Harvey Dv Cros. It has resulted as follows: Mr Arthur Dv Cros, Unionist 4,495 votes; and Mr Harcourt, Liberal 3,477 votes; a win by 1,018 votes.
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    13 6 Reynold's newspaper continues to attack the Board of Directors nf P.Ao^ n i-
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    20 6 (Prow our own ■..<«/.) ATTORNEY-GENERALSHIP. Penang, M»,r Mr W. G. M kIWdU is ajipoit t-d to i Attorney QfQTti.
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    683 6 Sir J ihn P. Rodger, Governor of the Gold Coast, who is on leave of al>M-ij preEeal visiting Jatnivica asd other We»\ I Colonies. Tae Pinang 1 1 bfa pious and interesting i i Chamber of Ooamsatra n port I settlement. A meeting ofl the C-nia Harb r Coa] Company,
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      230 6 DUC DE MONTEBELLO CHAMPAGNE MAXIMUM SEC. GALDBEGK K3AGCRECOR Go., SOLE AGENTS FOR The Straits, F. M. S., Hong-Kong China. —^^^M^^l M Our long experience (extending over 60 m yeara) as Wine and Spirit Merchants m SingaI >re, has enabled us to obtain the control of the products of the Best
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      140 6 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHERS. THE LEADING AND ONLY HIGH-CLASS STUDIO IN THE COLONY. Our Photographs are of the highest Artistic and Technical Excellence, and are admitted to be Incomparably the Best m the Far East. No Satisfaction, No Payment. Orchard Road and at Hotel de I' Europe. W AMBER.T IMITED H
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    ALFONSO'S COURAGE.
    64 7 (By Submarine Telegraph Reuter's.) Received at 10-15 a.m. Kiag Alfonso's courage m braving the ritki al Itircdoßa has made the visit of Bil M <jes i <jreat political success. There is some talk of the explotiog of a (ha harbour, but this is seemingly ant. Rtceived at »>.55
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    AMERICA AND JAPAN.
    142 7 An Unwritten Alliance. K f -;v«'l kl 10-8 a.m. The Timci New l i A oorrespondent ti ites thi* :ra. the Japanese AmbftSS'V i A'.r.-Tici, speaking at the dinner of the T tr 10 S ad r Mid the friendship betwe> rica and JapM) was so cord
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    JAPANESE IMMIGRATION.
    14 7 A British Columbian, Mr Drury, has been n agent for J.i pan.
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    MACEDONIAN REFORM.
    82 7 11 pears t h it th^ British proposal for the i iatment of a i< ■tl r A Macedonia ;Utes that the position be similar to that of the Governor of Lebanon, who canbe removed without the consent of The British Government, repljingto RIM- j s is n
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    THE SINGAPORE GARRISON.
    116 7 A M ill p w saji There will be some changes m the coml -.tion of the garrisons m the Par East m the next tr oping season. The 2nd a East Kent Bfgtment, the historic will move from B urrismith, Oi r Colony, to Hongkong, where
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    THE ROYAL WEST KENTS.
    209 7 On 16th ult. Colonel Maun sell was to ip command of the Ist Battalion Royal Regiment at Dover, on completing 3 I bead ol the corps, and" will b- lon half-pay. M F. C. Style, who is second m commait 1 or ttalion R >ya! Weal
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    THE LONG TRIP.
    39 7 (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's.) Received March 13th, 2.5 pm. The Americin Picitb Fleet has anchored at Miglalena Biy two days ahead of time. It is officially describad to be m better ondition than when it started.
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    MULEY HAFID DISCOURAGED.
    30 7 MULEY HAFID DISCOURAGED. Sending m Envoys. Muley II itid, discouraged by the defeat on March Bnh. has sent messages to Dimade demanding peace. His two chief lieutenants have formally surrendered.
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    PROPOSED MUNICIPAL BANK.
    735 7 At the rnee'ing of the Municnpal Commissioners yesterday Mr H. Coghlan moved that "The B inking aul Loan Scheme be placed before the Finance aud General Purposes Committee for consideration and report." The Scheme. The printed report his an introduction pointing out that m a growing city
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1429 7 Quicquid agunt homines noslri est farrago libelli. Juvenal. The Topicist takes an early opportunity of congratulating His Excellency the Governor on att lining the honours of Granlpaternity. Sir John has now gialuated m the Faculty of Graidfatherhood, which was not included m the curriculum of Aberdeen,
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    AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN.
    101 7 The January and February numbers, now issued, contain a number of interesting articles, dealing with rubber and various subjects of interest to planters. AmoDg the original matter is Mr Kidley's" Notes on the Acclimatization of Plants," m which he tells us much of the attempts made to introduce
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    WOUNDED WITH A PARANG.
    122 7 A Javanese was charged before Mr Green, the second magistrate, yesterday, with causing hurt to a countrywoman of his l*v striking her on the head with a parang. Complainant said she was employed as an ayah by Dr Hardy and the accused was a syce (<>
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    SABANG.
    183 7 According to an article m the Ost Asiatische Lloyd," when the Netherlands Indies Government did all they could at the time to push forward Sabaog as a coaliug station there were general apprehensions that this would militate against the interests of Singapore, and that Sabang would prove a dangerous
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    45 7 Rangoon papsrs announce the death of Mr A. Rehling, late of Messrs Mohr Brothers and Co. Mr Rehling who was bom m Bremen, went to Burma m 1882 and after having been m charge at the various outposts I succeeded to the managership m Rangoon.
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      59 7 Rheumatism Can be Cured. There is no disease which inflicts more tor- .re than rheumatism and there is probably no disease for which such a varied and useless lot of remedies have been suggested, lo say that it can be cured is therefore a bo d statement to make but
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      391 7 ROBTOSOn CO. A NEW SHIPMENT OF GOLF_BALLS. THE COLONEL THE SPRINGVALE BUZZARD THE PROFESSIONAL YELLOW DOT Mf^M THE SPALDING RED DOT f^ISL THE SPALDING 808 THE SPRINGVALE HAWK THE WATERLOO GOLF CLUBS BY SIMPSON, SCOTT, CANN AND TAYLOR &c, &c Robinson and Qompany. SMOKED SARDINES. SUPERB FLAVOR, TRY THEM. sole
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    RIOTS IN BOMBAY.
    454 8 MILITARY CALLED OUT. Police Commissioner Fires m Self-Defence. The celebration of the Mohurrum m Bombay led to serious rioting between the Sunui aad Shiah sects, during which the European police, who were trying to qnell the disturbances were attacked and four Indians were killed. The military also
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    DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BOMBAY.
    124 8 T\V« I AM' A HALF LAKHS DAMAGE. A destructive tire broke out m Bombay just after au luiirlr recently m the pnmiaei occupied bj Mejatl Bertie Smith aud Co., C Macdonald and Co. and Lift>n Ltd., m Apollo Stret.- r Fort. The tire WM I wJPfwred
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    ALLEGED KIDNAPPING.
    174 8 WOMAB WHO DECLINED TO BE DISCHARGED. Tfcne Hokien women named Tan S k, Teh He' .1 Tan Lmn were before Mr C i man, ihei third magistrate, vesierdav, on a char^'H of Iri luappir._'. lusp. ctot II urf ?ti 1 he ha 1 ben instructed by the deputy
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    A JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD.
    76 8 2541 February. T r Raj B .--ndra Httn^fVß, of Good Bebar, wbo ■■-■n m rci:i ir round kg Ciiina, Japan, Amerioa wad En-l^.d woag other place*, iad he will l»- iway for abo-- >-•:•. The Jfabara j Kumar had been fed Rngfamd i m O
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      8 8 Whooping Cough. k relit i afforded by Chamberlain's
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      405 8 advertisements. SHIPPING. nTuc i JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., ltd. A reguliir FORTNIGHTLY Service is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Undb* Mail Contracts with th« Impbeiax Japanksb Goybbnmbnt. Specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation for
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      655 8 H&vertisemente. SHIPPING. OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, C hina and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight, and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly. One
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      533 8 Hbvertteementa. SHIPPING P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1908 Malta Mar
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      728 8 B&vertigemente. SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. COAST LINES. Steamen of the Coast Fleet. TONi re TOWB f»g. Patchaburi 2191 Chow Fa 1643 Borneo 2100 DerawongM 1646 Kohsichang 2040 Faklat 1657 Rajah 2028 Anghin 1657 Pitsanulok 2019 Locksun 1657 Bangkok 1920 Choising 1657 Rajaburi 1904 Pongtong 1657 Korat 1900 Samsen 1657 Chien<jmai
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      637 8 Hfcpcrtisementa, SHIPPING. MX. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Breiren INPERIAI GEEMAH MAIL LIKE. The fast and well-known mail ateamera of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and rice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki A Kobe
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    SOME SIDELIGHTS ON FRONTIER FIGHTING IN INDIA.
    1372 9 Tub Sniper at Work The following quotations froti famous writ^'r* who know the frontier tribes bring the MH Nml th-ir wild mountainous home vividly brfow Urn mind's <->ye. Th^y show that little, murder, and sudden th are the amusements of t c Korder
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    LESSONS FROM THE WAR.
    270 9 The Value oe Torpedoes. Mr Archibald Hurd. m Cassier's Magazine" gives some idea of the development of the torpedo flotillas of the powers m consequence of the lessons learned m the battles of the Far East. The menace of the torpedo has revolutionised ideas of naval
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    AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST.
    225 9 Mr. Shirely Brooks, m the Fortnightly," considers the voyage of the American flaet m Eastern Seas. "It did not need," says the miter, the Chinese boycott of American goods or the outbreak of the trouble with Japan over the immigration question, to convince an Impartial
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    COUNT OKUMA EXPLAINS.
    93 9 Tokyo. March sth. Count okuiua at an Indo-Japanese dinner, dwelt on the relations between Japan and India over a period of 1300 years and expressed his admiration of English rule m that empire. He emphasised the necessity of Indians proving themselves worthy of selfgovernment before they could
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    Passengers For the Straits.
    422 9 Per P O No:e. due Mar 19— Mr J. P. I Hallaway, Mrs B. Hunt, Mrs D. Freer. Mr B. Walker, Mr P. E. Maynard, Mrs Weir, Mrs Riorden, Mrs Bash. To Penang. Mr F. S. B. Lamb, Mr and Mrs Dalrymple and children. Per X.D
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    SOCIALISM OR LIBERTY.
    980 9 BY LORD BALFOUR (>F PTRLEIGH. Is Socialism Pkaitu able r Does Socialism present a practicable policy P The Social Democratic Federation desire immediate abolition of the monarchy, the repudiation of the National Debt, and a number of other things with the deli Wat* advocacy of which it
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      10 9 THAT IS Frascr and Neaves' Aerated Waters. DYSENTERY AND DIARRHOEA.
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    INFLUENZA.
    601 10 The disease vre now call influenza has a very interesting history, and, as far as can be made out, fir3t appeared m England at the end of the sixteenth or beginning of the seventeenth centuries. But judging from the somewhat playful names that were given to the first appearances
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    LADY RECRUITING SERGEANT.
    235 10 Ml;. ttALDANE'S IRONY Among rect I itioßfl m the House of Common- wa> one which helped to reveal the fact that the A rmy bttM tits by the services of a lady re-r uting sergeant, to whom the cockade pertaining to that degree has- been issued. Mr.
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    THE PRICE OF A BITE.
    172 10 It ia delicate matter which the policecourt has just decided. What is the value of a piece bittten out of the calf oi a lady's teg? Marie Renault, a dressmaker, went i Mil company's shed to fetch articles belonging to her. The place utly kicked
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    CUTTING 1500 MILES OFF JAPAN'S DISTANCE.
    568 10 14 The largest railway building enterprise ever conceived as a concrete whole, surpassing m magnitude and importance any project of this class that has ever before been contemplated m the history of railways," is now m progress m Canada. When completed it will provide
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    THE AUSTRALIA LEAGUE.
    149 10 Platform and Riles Agreed to. At, a meeting of the newly-formed organisation, the Australia League, the platform, as follows. wa.s formally adopted. Defence. (a) Creation of an Australian na\y and establishment of naval dockyards. 'b) Compulsory military training, (c) Citizen soldiery, (d) Establishment of small arms, Oldnavce,
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    ADMINISTRATION IN INDOCHINA.
    106 10 Fbench Indignation. Among the French residents m Indo-Cliina, cially those of old standing, »reat indignation has been aroused by the evident intention of the (iovtrnment to substitute largely native officials for those of French nationality, says the Bangkok Times." That such a change of policy was under
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    THE ROMANTIC POLICEMAN.
    344 10 The following quaint item is from the Japan Times Late m the evening of the Kigensetsu and Constitution Day, when profound quiet reigned m the deserted Uyeno Park, a young and beautiful lady attired from crown to toe m splendid, up-to-date silk kimono was seen or rather
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    MINERAL PRODUCTION IN INDIA.
    330 10 After an extended reference t> the increase m the production of uianpucese ore m Indii, the "Englishman" proceeds to ref^r to other mineral productions as follows: Of the other mineral productions, coal has developed m a remarkable manner, the total production having increased from 8,117,7;',',) tons,
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    AN ABANDONED BRITISH POSSESSION.
    343 10 It is of some interest, at a time when Moroccan affairs are BO much to the fore, to recall the almost forgotten British possession m those parts, which it was hoped at one time would have been of use m extending our Mediterranean trade. On the
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    MANILAS CARNIVAL.
    418 10 Reports from Manila show the Carmva 1 which commenced on February 27. to been a great success. Says one of ti 1( papers There are no adjective phrase* that can bused to tell just how great a success the bif show is or to adequately describe the v
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    COLLISION AT PAKNAM.
    193 10 Kestarda] March 5) the steam lighter BuL belonging to the An eh was itoifnifig down to X* b rfcimg with of rice, collided at tb* 10 p.m. sailing iurciia Hap Lee b< Longing b ncse fern oi Haaag Lee irfaidb via- also going down v Egopf about
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    THE DOWAGER MATCH MAKING.
    115 10 Tin: M ..vcni-Ci,:- KJTIOK. The Empw Dowa* r boa ordered all the high officials m Kking, be m and Chinese, to report tin Dumber i of their sons ami daughters u\. r ftffeMß years of i (Unrmiliu i en lanchu am] Chines, intei R to :iet,
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    PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND THE INLAND CANAL
    103 10 xv B, i ■.■'fruiirv lT I 1 lent B emit has mil v idditional messacrefs on the ii.tti.-r > L ;!l 1M 1H i m iouM Ikta Pffgn oi 1 x bill or a oi nmilar import. It \m.l b rememb. R.-.i tkl ->re-
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    THE TATSU MARU.
    34 10 A Vai.ua; i.k Witn; Canton. Mar, b °o»"»ecfcioB witu chc Tafaa lUm naethe Utuneae authorities n a cargo junk was employed bj th< bi to convoy the smuggled armed into t«
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      717 10 fe Fussell's 1 GREEN BUTTERFLY BRAND 1 I FVpdh df%w 9^ Milk I 1 IN STERILIZED TINS I Recently Analyse:!, gave 371 Cream. A DUTCH M.lk shewed 23% A GERMAN Milk produced 26% The Recognised MINIMUM is 3 Insist, therefore, on FcsselTs Norwegian Milk. Pint Tins and "Traveller's" iiz? (one
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    THE LOST CHEQUE.
    564 11 WALTON FOUND NOT GUILTY. Richard Walton was again b3fora Mr Colman, third magistrate, yeaterday, for further enquiry into the charge cf criminal nisappropria!!>a of a cheque f ;>r $100. Toe proprietress of tin Singapore Hotel saM that the accused came in\. her hotel on Wedu»>lay ni^-hr with
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    THE AGRICULTURAL SHOW OF 1908.
    80 11 Tfceteiaa reminder iv the Agricultural I illetin, "hit the Agricultural Show for year has been fixed to take place some time il'-uit August at Kuala Lumpur. The iletin ftdda -hat it is impmtiuit thai all intending fcxiibiton dKutd begin to prel .:o leil exhibits m
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    DEATHS BY SNAKE-BITE.
    224 11 The "T. i.vii,' "c ::.is this para- >vie 'tiei." I'r R Hinif -ob, of B fflea Bfuaewu «d U ruy, atk^d, through Fr m Prt Ere, f m i any property authenticated case (M ra dying ol Hiake-b to m the Malay Peninsula. If theleumed l>>ctorwill ob-
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    "KIDNEY DISEASE
    295 11 Made me a Misery to Myself and Everyone around me." Mr. Horace Twiddy, of 121, Creek road, Deptford, London, England, wrote. "Dear Sirs I will do all m my power to recommend Doan s Backache Kidney Pills, for they have been a blessing to me. About 8 years
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 11 (CozmiOTHD xjt to March. 13 Bank4m/s 2/4 f demand 2/3| Private credits 3 m/g 2/4 credits 6 m/s 2/4 T 7^ Fbahc*, demand Bank.^ 2914 Gsbmant, demand 237 India, T. T 173J HoNaKONa, demand M 17i Yokohama, demand w 114 Java, demand 139^ Bangkok, demand 65i SovbkrignB, Bank Buying
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    PRODUCE.
    139 11 March 13 Tin $68 00 Gambier 7 05 Gambier Cube No. 1 10.35 Gambier Cube No. 2 9.00 Pepper Black (ord'n. Spore) luyers 12.57£ Pepper, White (fair L.W. 5 p.e. buyers 2 1 .00 Nutmegs (1 10 to the lb.) 23 00 Nutmegs (80 to the Ib.) 25.00 Mace
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    SHARES.
    769 11 MINES. Capital C*plUl Isaac Paid Issaed p*ld ap Valce op Company, Qu >t*tk>« $300,000 300,000 10 lo Belat Tin Wining Co. Ltd 850 $300,000 225.000 10 10 Bruang Limited $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Bruseb Hydraulic Tin M. Co Ltd 14 £0 £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Co Ltd
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      22 11 I have several times prescribed Cypridol and must Bay that I am more favourably imt •i.t. j.u:_ m^w flan with any otJtier
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      368 11 On the Berth. British India S. N. Co. Ltd. FOR PENANG, MADRAS NEGAPATAM The Company's Steamer "TARA" 6,322 tons, A. H. Aeheson, Commander, will be despatched for the above ports on Thursday, the 19th instant at 5 p.m. She has excellent accommodation for tirst and second class passengers. For freight
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      507 11 B&verttsemcnts, TO LET. HOUSE TO LET Immediate entry Flora Villa a comfortable Seaside family residence No. 802 at Telok Kurau completely furnished. Apply to— Mrs. C. C. CHOPARD, MacKenzie Road. _Mar_l4 28.8 TO LET House No. 11 St. Michaels Road off Sirangoon Road. Apply on the premises. Singapore 10th March
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      320 11 FOR STILE. FOR SALE One Albion Motor Car, 16-20 H. P. Newly refitted and m first class order. Expert inspection invited. Apply to— D. TURNER, 4, Battery Rd. Mar 10 v.c STRAITS CYCLE MOTOR Coy. FOB SALE 13. HP Ariel Forecar, belt drive Air cooled Lamps, Pump Tools, and ail
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      177 11 HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. By the new steamers Rhenauia," Habbbubg." Hohenhtaufen." "Scandia" and Silesia." The are specially built for the tropics sad have luxurious Passenger accommodation. Fhnrt nisflfl Cabins amidships, lighted throughout by electricity, cabins fitted with fans. Doctor and Stewardess* rarnwi. Laundry on board. Return tickets issued at reduced
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1594 12 Orihnwry Meeting. Fkii>ay March 13,1 Present Mr E. G. Broairick (the Preaideir), Dr Fowlie and Messrs A. W. Bailey. K. A. Stevjns, Cheng Keng Lee, H. L. Coghlan, Ong Ttk Lim, C. I. Carver, A. J. W. Watkm^ W, Macbean, also J. Polgbsej (Secretary) R. Peirce (Engineer.) I
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    LATE TELEGRAMS.
    186 12 I';,/ (J( ylon.) Chiefs to be Chained For Life. London, March 1. All tbe chiefs responsible for the Abyssinian raid at Benadir have been brought to Ankisabeba aLd tried. The Emperor Menelik has sentenced them to be imprisoned m chains. London, March >. A despatch to the Daily
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    SCC TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    386 12 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Championship. R. B. Nanneley beat Lt W. "W ilberforce, 6—1,6—2. F. E. Gallimore beat Lt B. L. Eddia, 7 5, B Singles. R. L. Dunman scr beat L. R. Bremner, owe 15, w.o. A. C. Mergler owe 15 beat T G. Scott, 2, 6—3, 4—6,
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    SIPIAU TIN CO., LTD.
    23 12 lln Manager now sends a corrected return for February output viz 145 Piculs as against 110 Piculs previously reported.
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    MAIL NOTES.
    897 12 Asiatics m the Colonies. (Feb. 17.) Lord Ampthill asked whether the Government intended to take steps to invite the Governments of the Co'onies to discuss, by conference or otherwise, the question of the treatment of Asiatics m the Colonies, with a view to arriving at agreement upon general
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    211 12 The British steamer Vienna arrived here yesterday from Newcastle with 5,850 tons of coal. The British steiiner L3rd Cur/..»a arrived here yesterday from Newcastle with a cargo of 4,455 tons of coal. The Dutch mail steamer Rembrandt will arrive here from Bitavia this morning and will leave at
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      132 12 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with Nei x kilani- Inwa Qovimnß, Agents at Singapore, Ship Agency, late J Daendels Co.. 2-3. Collyer Quay. THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE. S.S. Yalkntyn Pontianak and Singkawang Ss"Laukens Pit" Riouw. Penoeba, Bakong, Prigi-Radja and Rengat Mar. Hi ss v.d. Gapellen
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      80 12 PASSENGERS. Per Hebe Mr Suter. VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR. Wharves and Bocks at which different vessels were berthed yesterday. East Wharf Basin- Nil. East Wharf Sec. 1 Soembawa. Section 1 Sheers Wharf Vondel. Section 2-Putiala, Sofala. 3 -Nil. ii s—Jw5 Jw ii. 6 Singora. 7- Nil. 8
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      769 12 VESSELS IN PORT. O Men-of-war FUj? *nd Tons Commanders Arrived From For Whea Zeeduif Dut 197 Ykema Mar 11 Rhio Uncertain Sea Mew Col. Yacht 500 Murphy Feb 23 P. Swettenham Uncertain Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consignee For Wh pry Ban Whatfc Hin Brit 195 Morrell Mar 11
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