The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 June 1908

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    16 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1908. NO. <).:.is
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    132 1 Germany's Navy League at its annual meeting decided tooppose entering into pari j politics, a move which has produced inevitable message from the Kaiser and also Prince Henry, its patron (Page 5.) We publish this morning the detai f he stranding of the Bntish steamer "A Orleans
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    WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    1147 1 AS AN AY;! I M.IAN i' 1 believe lam n stating that ciri ui.irs have gone tbe rcund of British colonies m the Far i pointing out what a desirable place cf residence Western I tralia is for the be-livered and toil-worn veterans of our tropical climes. And
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      267 1 THE FEDERAL LIFE I ASSURANCE COMPANY Capital and Assets, $3,870,472 (gold) Total Insurance m Force 19,000,000 I Policies Indisputable after One Year from Accumulation Policies. The Most Desirable Policy Contracts. Guaranteed Income Bonds. SINGAPORE BRANCH OFFICE. ADIS BUILDING, HIGH STREET. AS a guarantee of the purity and quality of this
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      191 1 Entertainments. INTERNATIONAL BAND. 47, WATERLOO STREET. Brass and String: or String Hand Only. Now open for engagements. Music Lessons given, 7 a.m. 9 a..n. 5 to G ;.0 p.m. J. TRINIDAD, Proprietor Bandmaster. June 16 uc ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH, Grand Change PROGRAMME. ALL NEW PICTURES ALL NEW PICTURES ALL NEW PICTURES
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      98 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Single and double rooms, with board Page 3. International Band, brass or string, open for engagements Page 1. Preliminary notice of auction sale by Powell and Co., of 7710 acres of freehold land. Sale by Coghlan ft Co., of household furniture, palms and plants Page 3. Messrs. John
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      302 1 High Water.— o.s a.. 11.18 p S.V.A. D.RF. Gun Laying Drill, 5.30 p S.R.E. (V) Semaphore Signalling. Wednesday, 17th i Thursday, 18th Corpus Christi. P&O Mail Homeward due. 0. E. Z. M. S. Fancy Sale, Vie. M'rial Hall. S R.E. (A') Military Engineering, 5.15 p S.V.A. Week-end-Camp, Pasir Panjang, 3
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    THE OPIUM CRUSADE.
    1748 2 i _ND I F.M'K. Times The result ol aril Irawing the licences at B gkoag D _3 p ->ibly be the driving of the opium smoker from the public divan to the private cubicle. ...ich tbere are tens cf oesi boose it certainly be a loss of
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      10 2 A Medicine that Will Cure Chronic T-io rv Vi nc_
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      1027 2 Selangor Turf Club. PROGRAMME. July 7th, 9th and 1 lth 1908. FIRST DAY. 1. Maiden Plate. —Value 5400. A Rice for Maiden horses. Weight 9 stone, Exgriffins allowed 7 lb. Entrance $20. Distance R.C. A Horse Handicap. —Value $500. $50 to 5-nd horse provided there are 5 starters thc property
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      538 2 H&vertiecincnta. NOTIGES. M AD AITEIF AMBON, LADY DENTIST High Cla_.s Work Moderate Price. No. 215, Orchard Road. Nov 21 v.c SHORTHAND TYPEWRITING Promptly executed. Absolute secrecy guaranteed. Mrs. E. F. HOWELL, Cavenagh Bridge Buildings, Raffles Hotel. Ammmimmmmmmwmwmmm*mTmA^mmmmmmmmmmwmmmmmm^mmmmmmmmmmmmm CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE CO., LTD. NOTICE. The Certificate Xo. 589 for ton shares,
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      366 2 Bbvettfsementa, NOTIGES. Church cf England Zenana Missionary Scciety. CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL. Sale of Work m tlu Victoria Memorial Hall Friday -Tune 19 4to 6.30 p.m. Saturday June 20 10 a.m. to 12.30 Kindly help m any way possible. E. GAGE-BROWN. Chinese Girls' School, Government Hill. June 12 21.6 YOUR TEETH
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      514 2 H&vcrtlscmcnt^. BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Bttkiin Corporation. Paid-up Capital 15,000,000 Bmbu Fund Sterling Reserve $15,000,000 > ftoo A/ A Silver Reserve 1 Rb^ervb Liability of PROPIiI2TORS .$15,000,000 Court of Dirboto»B. lion. Mr. niNHT Kbswick. '.sjcam. B 'JOKTZ. I AIRMAN. E I vh, Esq. :AvFHik>._._.N ■Bf. I -q. C S. Gubbay.. 1
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    A NOVEL POINT OF LAW.
    341 3 Rur..: B, May 1 3. A somewhat novel pom! n is referred to tbe Chief Judge /by the District Magist ol Hers reg ling 1 *.cti. ni I t Supreme Court cf Parang m the questionof the courts ot Bona i The dream..•es were these
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    CROCODILES IN SARAWAK.
    290 3 the 8 -itt' of June Ist the Sarawak crocodile has not been tees: A report r eh m the early part of the month that two Chinese children were taken by a crocodile while bathing at Muara Tuang. Samarahan. A young girl about 1 1 name Wee
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    SOLDIER SERVANTS.
    200 3 MA E-SGAGXD. IS DI StHt: Tbe wife of a naval officer t in a remote Surrey village hafl -laetorily solved rvant problem by dismissing .ousefull of maids and engaging soldiers m their places. Herri eh one of them treasure ia now made up as follows Servant. Regiment. W
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      482 3 fl&vcrttserncnts. APARTMENTS. Vacant from I.sth June. Rooms single and double with beard. Tennis and stabling. 2, St. Thomas Walk. Juiy 16 22.6 Pooms witb board for bachelors and married couple, Tennis Court. Terms Moderate. Apply to Mrs. ORRE, 7, Oxley Rise. Oct 14 tta AUQTIONS. PRELIMINARY NOTICE AUCTION SALE OF
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      579 3 H&vcrttscments. AU&TIONz. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Teak Meranti Household Furniture Etc. the property of J. A. FARMER Esq., TO BE HELD AT No. 85, WATERLOO STREET, SINGAPORE Saturday, June 20th* at 2 p.m. Comprising iron double and single bedsteads. Teak oval dining table, teak dinner wagon, Teak Whatnot, Teak Standard
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      512 3 Portable Engines. mW£ •*Y mm '^^*^^^r^^ Bl Cj ag. a ,_-•_s-....--, -i r-- '-_i.-.-. X -5* PATENT FIRE BOX Efficient (S_> Economical m use m the Federated Malay States. THE BORNEO CO., LTD. AUGTIONS. MORTGAGEES SALE. Tuesday, 23rd June, at 2-30 p.m. Synagogue Stieet. Shcp-house No. IB Synagogue Street. Singapore
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      529 3 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. To Our Feaders re Pn c Praia ia a Morning Daily, and is on taia wi <_ from an ea* excepted). Caab jpt Subscri hers' will be delivered at their private residences, (or I godowni if preferred) by seven o morning. Full at which
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    Tuesday, June 16, 1908.
    1904 4 An enterprising resident of Hongkong, a Mr Pescio, having considered the congestion of the present town, which by the configuration of the island is disposed along a narrow strip along the inner or northern face of the island with a slight relief for European residence m
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    Correspondence.
    812 4 Mki.ii.ot," or "Pi a Ci <■ Offi'-itialis.) A I OKI M.l-JN 1 BQ I.i:! Sir,— Having frequently read of the great trouble and npnH planters experience m trying to maintain or increase the fertility of their land, kind.} permit me to give a description of the above, M if
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      248 4 Caldbeck, Macgregor Cos r-<fl»jgafr i EXTRA SPECIAL s> LIQUEUR WHISKY. %e>/'^ -/<.,-^ '^QUEUR™ KNOWN AS 1 CALDBECKMACCRECOR&C. v^,.. v 'CHOP RAJAH" i Obtainable _*Ar.». TT^ _r>. mij, _--j j, ylt _^N***4**N sxnu special Ksssr 9.W3ZSKT f*l~\ t T( m zli I/ AA# *****. W£ ARE HOLDING A ■w L AfaA
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      355 4 2 STUDIOS 2 I Adapted to the Morning and 1 to the Afternoon Light. They are the Largest, Coolest and best Equipped Studios m the Colony, and are situated m the most picturesque part of the town, adjoining Government House Domain. Moreover, we possess m a high degree all the
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    GERMAN NAVY LEAGUE.
    137 5 PARTY POLITICS TABOOED. A Brilliant Day's Work." (By Submarine Telegraph Router's.) the annual meeting of the German at D.int/.c it was resolved to M any parti pation m party polities. I a new executive, but the procwodingn were carefully arranged so as to heal the split following
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    TIME AND THE EDUCATION RILL.
    71 5 TIME AND THE EDUCATION RILL. A Manchester Conference. T 11 a.m. Asquith, speaking at the National kl Club, stated that the Government not pu- og be Education Bill at present, believing that reconciling forces work whijh m time would produce an everlasting settlement. Received June I 2. p.m. A conference
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    38 5 Effect oi Reval Meeting. Received June loth, 9.40 a.m. tl meeting has caused a profound BM >n at Constantinople, where it a believed to have the most important effect on affairs m the N Ui
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    SHOOTING FLYING-FOXES.
    171 5 MxnuiciPAL Employ* Fined. Inspector li. E. I>' Silva wabefore Mr Green, the second magistrate, yes*- n allegations of discharging possession of a fire rm permit from the Chief Police Officer. tsedprod I permit for possession c gun and one for the purchase of ammunition. rship inspected the permits
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    ANOTHER CHINAMAN KILLED.
    49 5 Chinaman waa aim ■■••!>■ assaulted m a house act, *et, ear. iterdaj morning, by a number of his oountrymen. I iched the hospital Nine arrests were made. Tbe accused were charged with murder before Mr Colman, ird magistrate, yesterday, and were remanded till W edneaBail w ned.
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    A SERIOUS CHARGE.
    81 5 Louis Herment was before Mr Thunder, c fourth mag :r yeatarday, charged as follows:— (1) cheating Jean Chaff d d m making a oontraet, uid Weeterbont by ma- hin believe him to be a partner' m the business. (2) cumin tl brea-: W !n L>a P ml
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    THE "NEW ORLEANS" DISASTER.
    580 5 Vessel Ashore m Pulau Laut btraits. A TOTAL LOSS FEARED. We are m a position to furnish <»ur readers with details concerning the stranding of the British steamer New Orleans on a reef m the Pulau Laut Straits. Fortunately no lives were lost, but it is
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    ALLEGED EXTORTION.
    153 5 NINE CHARGES MADE AGAINST A P.C. Police Constable No. 53, a Malay, and a Chinaman named Koh Ah Vong, were before Mr Colinau, the third magistrate, yesterday, on nine charges of extortion frcm hawkers. -rgeant B<»urne prosecuted. Detective Corporal Hop Choon said that on Friday night he received
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    COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO,, LTD.
    172 5 COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO,, LTD. The report of the above Company states that m the Fire department the net premiums for L'o7 amounted to JC2 6*2,0&2, being an increase of £521,311 as compared with the year 1906. In the Marine department the premiums were £247,471, and m the Accident department
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    EARL DERBY DEAD.
    318 5 (By Submarine Telegraph. Router's.) Recaivei June 15th, 2 55 pm. Tbe death of the Earl of Derby is announced. The Right Hon. Frederick Arthur Stanley Earl Derby, KG, X.C.8., A.D.C., J. P. LL.D., younger son of the 14th and brother of the late Earl of Derby, by
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    EXTRAORDINARY RAILWAY
    674 5 Elephant Bkeaks up a Train in* Si a.m A serious accident on the Royal State Railways, by which two unfortunate persons lost their lives and several were injured, one of whom is not expected to recover, occurred m Siaoi on J aue Between 7.15 and 7.30 o'clock the
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    RIGHTS OF THE CROWN.
    601 5 STATE SECRETS Before the Court of Appeal consisting of the Hon'ble Justices Fisher, Braddell and Sercombe Smith, yesterday morning, was heard the appeal of the Crown against a decision of the acting Chief Justice. Khoo Sian Tean and Koh Siew Jin proceeded against the Crown by
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    FATHER AND SON.
    301 5 TROUBLE IN A JEWISH FAMILY. Joseph Isaac Elias appeared before Mr Thunder, the acting fourth magistrate, yesterday afternoon, on the prosecution of his father, Isaac Ezekiel Elias to show cause why he should not be bound over to keep the peace for trespass m his (his father's)
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      56 5 Do Not Neglect the Children. At this season of the year the first un natural looseness of a child's bowels should have immediate attention. The best thing that can be given is Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil as directed with each bottle of the remedy.
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      650 5 ROBINSON CO. -*3$ NOW ON SHOW. "C /drAm-m* Lace Robes t|<# •"J**""' <a*" •>> r f I j '\Ja___/ SMOKE LA REINA DE L ORIENTE CIGARS TO BE HAD EVERYWHERE. BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE CURIOS AND FINE ART PORCELAIN. AT MESSES. H. L CCGHLAN AND DO'S SALEROOMS. On Tuesday and Wednesday, I6th
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    JAVA RUBBER.
    672 6 BRITISH COS. INTERESTS. i\o Borneo Dutch Petroleum. Mr Consol J. W. Stewart, reporting on the trade of Java Eoi Urn past year, says: The yen under review has, on the whole, been a prosperous one for those engaged m agricul- j tare. While this i-> due m a
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    MALACCA RUBBER PLANTATIONS.
    151 6 report of the Malacca Kubbber Plantation- >r the year 1907. to be pr< en sh 1 at the meeting on the 2nd June, 190«. that the net profit for the year is -£I,l 'J". I U the amount expended upon the est mm of _£20,9_.4 has been
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    A GOOD BAG OF TIGERS.
    66 6 ight piece of sport, worthy of record se days of diminishing big game, was Pioneer," by Jaharaoof Kotah. motoring cut with only one or two personal attendants h the rumed palace of .1 ffis Highness on arrival had a beat which resulted m the r
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      531 6 Hfcvertiscmcnts. SHIPPING. WYJ. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. v /sr* A rsgalar FORTNIGHTLY Service is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Unde» Mail Contracts with thh Imperial Japanese Government. Specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation
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      621 6 fl&vertisements. SHIPPING. R O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For Chin-?, 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 Porta. Steamers xvi leave Singaport on or about MAIL LINES. Outward {for China) 1908 Devanha June
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      704 6 Hfcv>ertisemento. SHIPPING OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Op. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight, and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly. One outward
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      612 6 advertisements. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regolar service between Hamburg. Brenn Antwerp, and Hotterdam, and tho Strait-. China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo
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      426 6 Bbvcrtteemcntft. SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bren. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mail IasSSBSi this Company tail fortnightly h -ien, Hamburg via Rotterdam., Antwerp, bon. f_; Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (aoBBSSaiOB Mareeillee, Naples, Alexandria and vice tana) 1 rt Said' Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang. Singa] .ngkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki A aobs
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    EXCHANGE.
    83 7 (Corrected up to June 15 Bank 4 m/s 2/4,'g demand tM w 2/S| Private credits 3 m/s M 2/4 :i credits 6 m/s 2/4 T France, demand Bank... M 291 <3f-B«___ANT, demand M 2?G£ India, T. T, fM 1 75 Hongkong, demand 21 norn Yokohama, demand 113! Java, demand
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    SHARED.
    730 7 Capit*! Capital Issue P*ld Issued paid ap V*lae op Com piny. Q* Mtfom 1300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd $300,000 225.000 10 10 Bruaiig Limited $600,000 60«»,0C0 10 10 Brcseh Rydranhe Tin M. H o Ltd 11 £400.000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Co. Ltd 1'
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    PRODUCE.
    135 7 June 15 Tin buyers $64.75 Gambier buyers 7.20 Gambier Oub« No. 1 11.00 Gambier Cube No. 2 9.50 Pepper Black (ord'ti. Spore) 11.40 Pepper, White (fair L.W. 5 p.s.) buyers 18.75 Nutmegs (110 to thc lb.). M 17.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) w 19.00 Mace (Banda) w norn
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      894 7 BELAT TIN MIXING Co., Ltd. The rt pott of Mr W. M. Bath, Manager is. Kuantan, ">th June 1906. -uibmi: to you my report of the "work done on your mines during the month :M v I D the 21st instant and wa> cour- aa over the different leases Uusager,
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      547 7 H&vcrtteemcnts. NEW SERVICE BETWEEN SINGAPORE, MUAR AND MALACCA. The s.s. Lady Weld." until further notice, will leave Singapore on Tuesday and Fridayafternoons for Muar and Malacca, returning thence on Wednesdays and Saturdays. This vessel has good accommodation for First Class Passengers. For freight and passage apply to. Straits Steam Ship
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      505 7 advertisements. TO LET. TO LET. Compound House No. 1 Oxley Rise. Apply to— MEYER BROS. May 22 v.c. TO LET From lst August No. 3, Dublin road, at present occupied by Dr. Yon Wedel, gas and water laid on. Enquire— HAMMEß Co. May 6 v .c TO LET A compound
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      360 7 THE DIRECTORY FOE BANGKOK AND BUM 1903. Nineteenth Year of Publication NOW READY. Tho Directory for Bangkok and Siam contains a complete and official List of the Government Departments and the Principal Commercial Houses m the country. It is replete with information absolutely essential to the merchant, the Trader, the
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      280 7 silL I U^Ullftftflt UUtm bll. LIU. Lenfftb Inside 514 ft. Length Lnsfd- 375 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft., bott R Ldth ol mra ice. top 6 ott 75 ft. 8 ft. Water on blocks 27.5 ft. Water on blocks 20.5 ft. Time to pump out 4 hours. Time
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    PLAGUE AT HONGKONG.
    250 8 The renewel activity of the pest of plague is seriously exercising the minds of tbe authorities' at Hongkong. The China i Ma.il saja Official reports suggests sufficiently bad condition oi things but, carefully prepared ts they are, it is an open secret that the figures relating to
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    56 8 The following I result of play for the Jane M atUy Medal:— C. Watt 69 3 72 Capt Betgnwe 1- 81 [dent Wilberf ree 99 15 -1 Di Powfie. Messrs Mugliaton, Miles, MacMillan, Hon Law, Maxwell, MajorPedlev. Major Poad, Captain Jonas, Lt Humphries, Wjatt, and Cator played,
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    S. C. R. C. LAWN TENNIS.
    137 8 1 STERDATS PLAY. A Sn Lee Chim Tuan, set* beat- Tan Chew Kirn. owe 6 s 6 B. B SlN'il.ES. Ye ap Yeow Chin, owe 6 hea:- S I Chin 3. Tan Soo Bin, vs Chia Hood Song. ■Song Chia Bag, ts Les Kirn
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    L.L.T.C. CROQUET.
    24 8 m the Rnal ofthe Championship, A \V. Bailey ts C Green, the game was unfinished and aill be continued to- 1 ty.
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    ENGLISH RACING.
    187 8 THE OAKS Calcutta, June 6th. W. Bullock rode the winner of the Oaks. n the animals unplaced was 6 to 4 against Rhodora 100 to 7 agai* teve 100 to 7 against Bracelet: 100 to 6 Sf__i I 'uegnat 20 to 1 against Siberia la 1 inst Kirn
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    72 8 > m> < oese police constable arrested a fellow eouu* a Cross St--* The man resisted a*. helped by others. The cons* tf ba Pv mauled, 1 on to his man unl asistanoe "o men were conveyed to the 9 ion. The Chinese constable was sent to the Genera ull
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    WIRE NEWS.
    1447 8 (Via Hongkong Pef.sistf.nt Humours of Lord TweedMouth'-. Serious Illness. Humour is persistent to the effect that Lord Tweedmouth's continued absence from the deliberations of the Cabinet is ascribable to serious illness, necessitating a substitute m his office as Lord President of the Council. The Recent Bomf. Explosion m
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    218 8 The P. and O. Homeward Mail "Delhi" left Hongkong at 2 p.m. <m Saturday, and is due here at 6 am. on Thursday, the 18th instant. The P. and O. Outward Mail Devanha" left Colombo at 8 pm. on Siturday, and may be expected to arrive hera on
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    VESSELS IN PORT.
    632 8 Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consignee Adana Brit 21? 8 Park June 11 Sa gon .1 M Wood Ltftrpool Albenga Ger 2769 LonßStß June 12 New York Bnhn Kajei Hani Ban Yong Seng Brit 280 Angus June 13 Palembang Hok Seng Paleniban<'lC Ban Leong Dut27s Winters
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      217 8 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Danaa Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore, Ships' Agency, iate J. Daendels Co.. 2-3. Collyei Quay. THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ONI.I APPROXIMA s.s. Brouwer Moeara-Saba. Simpang and Djambi with transhipment to Palembang. Sekajoe. Lakitan. Moeara-Klingi and MocaraEnim June js.s." Valentyn Pontianak
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      610 8 ANJER SHIPPING REPORT. (Compiled for the Singapore Free Press.") Date of passing Anjer; Nationality and description of vessel Captain's name Where and when sailed Destination. May 28. Norw. str., Sommerstad, from Shanghai. May 28. Dut. str., Ophir; Boon; Batavia, May 28 Rotterdam. May 29. Brit, str., Vauxhall New York, Mar.
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