The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 July 1908

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. Xi-;v CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1908. no. c>,:v.\i
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  • 896 1 The shades of night were closing m, almost before the last glow of the sun sunk behind the dark outlines of the forest that fringes the waters tf fcha X lag River, and distant gleams of yellow lights twinkled from out the gathering gloom. The miniature liner,
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  • 170 1 There is trouble between Admiral B n ford and the Admiralty, and the latter threaten to muzzle the gallant sailer who commands 300 ships—Page 5. The winning horses m the Selangor Races are given on page 5. The Miner's Eight Houis Bill has passed the second reading
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 605 1 RACHALS—;— Grand Circus. n^ Boudoir, Concert Grand, Grand location-beach road. Upright Grand Pianola M A Dli/I CT AM >C UATUirr IQA The Best and^the Cheapest m the rIAKIVIbIUNb IVIAIINLE SHOW ROOMS, 375 Victoria Street, THE KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL FOR THE YOUNG ONES OF SINGAPORE. A FPAISIKFI X> Cf\ C H Matinee
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    • 101 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. A junior Bill Collector is required. Also a Medical Officer —Page 7. Bungalow m Lloyd-rd to let —Page 2. Sales a Camera and appurtenances; Siamese Buddhas and Pottery —Page 7. Notice re Straits Trading Co's bearer share warrants —Page 2. The Adeipbi Hotel Guest Nigbt Dinners, on Saturdays
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 289 1 THE WEEK Wednesday, Sth High Water:— 4.29 a, 5.24 p Convent Bazaar. V. M. C. A Rev. J. A. Gray. 8.30 p Harmston's Circus 4 and 9 p Thursday, 9th High Water.— s.s7 a., 6.21 p Selangor Races. Second Day. 8.1. Mail Homeward close 3, 3 p X.D.L. Mail Outward
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  • 355 2 British Tramp Steamer's End. Hew Y.»rk. M.ty 20.— 1n 11m Puget Sound N ivy Yard ftt Brenwrton. on the Pacific coast. British tramp steamer, the Z -iriro, mam c, bat 1 ?lip th.it m her day helped to make history. Her name does not appeal
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  • 93 2 Consumers of gas by moans of the penny-in-the-slot met *r not aa^omaoalj osa the meter as a savia^s bin'i, coafilent that the vsj box bj the )rs will be retarded to th?m Tais ito ha ibnormallj developed m Wi^ia. In tbe year an I I
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  • 220 2 Leap fkom a Third Story Window. Tbe members of the Harmston's C pany will be iin this A lay* i H f o the door keeper of a house il fc, St. Pel sburg, was astounded to si-e a man jump from a
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  • 176 2 Pc- P a 0 BSyria, ftne July 9.— Mrs w. ingi in.l children, Mrs C Kitson and I Hn Upton, Rev. M Kirby, M Kb Mi S Truat, Mr G W. Scott, Mr a. -I l b ng.— Mra Faithfull, Mia« F. M. C Jones. Per
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    • 542 2 a&vcrttscrdcnt^e TO LET. TO BE LET. The comfortable European residence Xo. 2-B Lloyd Road Kent §60. Apply to POWELL Co.. Agents. July 8 15.7 TO BE LET. A compound house m Mount Elizabeth Xo. 15A, Xow ready. Rent $45. Apply to C i A CKwßwawt Co. July 6 9.7 TO
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    • 467 2 Hfcvertieements. TO LET. OFFICES TO LET. Raffles Square, over The Robinson Piano Cos., premises. Apply ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ltd. Oct 2 TO BE LET, UNFURNISHED. Pleasantly situated European Residence known as Fairy Glen Martin Koad, off River Valley Road. Rent |75. Entry Ist Aug., 1908. 11. L. COGHLAN Co., Agents.
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    • 463 2 HfcY>crti£>emcnto. NOTICES. THE STRAITS TRADING CO, LTD. Notice to Holders of Bearer Share Warrants. Notice is hereby given that on presentation of Coupon No. 14 at the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Singapore, or at the office of the Company, holders will receive $1.50 per share, being the
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    • 391 2 H&v>crtiocmcnt^ INSURANGES. NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO,. LTD. FIRE AND MARINE. YAN6-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. LTD. MABINE. CHINA F.RE INSURANCE CO., LTD. FIRE Fire and Marinr liisks of every description underwritten at lowest current rates. Adamson Gilfillan Co Ltd. < itm caj A| i A. -T. BOANDMETT, Manager Insurance Department. SOUTH BRITISH
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    • 395 2 Bbfcrttecmcnt) I fi^iWsT^l Hongkong Shan^r^^B Corporation. Paid-up Capital Rkskevb Fund.- lU J I i P Sterling Reserve Sliver 11.-.. I Rbservb Lj ability of Peopeiitok, •—^is.ooo.oj,! COUET OF RSi Hon. Mr. Hbkkt K«n* -jcs.— Chair-, E. OOMC, Egq._i) XI E.G. Bakkett, Esq. C.X Hoa iKowti ,J. R. m. SMITH SB:
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  • 885 3 London, June 1908. .dv the —l> a is almost past its T'li- ireacli President hds been fotf I n go»* bad t> his own concer: of the year is li which Melba and Caruso sang their very I I t the League ol Merer. beat iraacaMHigli
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  • 759 3 General Mxnacek's Report for i Wreks Ending 30th Junk L9O& The mine measurements and assay result of prospecting work shows a total of 762 feet for the period 1 1 weeks) under review, made up 'of :;f> feet sinking, 156 feet driving, 411 feet crosscutting and
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  • 148 3 Iff Stuart-Robertson, M.L.A., of New I b Wales, told an affecting story at the Labour Congress, held m Sydney the other day. It concerned two persons, a man and a woman. They were keeping company," explained the member, and, with due attention to detail, he added,
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  • 29 3 A little forethought will often save BO end of trouble. Think of the pain and suffering thai uni^t be endured m case of an attack of
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    • 536 3 H&vcrtisements. A crown of glory— ia a beautiful head of hair. An Australian lady now m London >y2?s\ ;vr e3u n c r fm'^Sw A y er sHai > Vigor ■y&v.'^^ tas tione m y hair r^'ffr 3 worlJ of good. H} M Thanks to it, my hair '/j t
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    • 531 3 H&v>ertisemcnto. AU&TIONs. MORTGAGEE" S SALE. Wednesday, Bth July, 1908, at 2-30 pm. Twelve 999 years leasehold building allotments situate off Bukit Timah Road, near Cluny Railway Station, area 22,680 Bq. ft. G. A. FERNANDEZ ft Co., Auctioneers, Surveyors, etc. MORTGAGEES SALE. Wednesday, Bth July, 1908, at 2-30 p.m. Freehold land
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    • 122 3 DEE'S CONCENTRATED DISINFECTANT. 1 Gallon $1.75, 2 $3.25, 5 $8.00. This Disinfectant is imported m a highly Concentrated form and may be diluted up to 60 times its bulk, producing a Milk White Fluid which will not stain. This is the most economical and effective Disinfectant it is possible to
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  • Domestic Occurrence.
    • 13 4 At Spottiswoode, on July 7th, the wife of Snow of a daughter.
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  • 2466 4 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, July 8, 1908. In these days oC Free Trade discussion as though thare wore ever auv where any such thing as international free trade! it is worth while looking at the great public movement m the Philippine Islands, culminating m a mass meeting and a
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    • 358 4 f ll^avv«^kV hT «jgg». |bi EVBB V^^ *SC 3 Razor gives a clean, smooth, and comfortable shave with- flj m matching, or irritating the skin, whether used at home, m the 9 ;f.i;a, or on -.ier. A I: is used by tcany people, not because they cannot shave with au
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    • 230 4 2 STUDIOS 2 I Adapted to the Morning and I 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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  • 29 5 marine Telegraph. Ranter's) Read Second Time. ived Juij 7- h 1 pm. The Miners Eight Howl Bill has been ncoatd time by 519 votes to 120,
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  • 33 5 In the first attempt of the year to swim ngliah< Ihannel jesterlay, Jabez Wolff e ip only a mile from the French Coast. He swam 35 miles ia thirteen hours 47
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  • 32 5 ashes with the Government. Ed Jo 7th 5.57 pm. Tbera are rumours m the L the raltj v.ntemplates a decisive Bteprej.ir.lin^' the strained i i between Lord •s Rdresfor aithorities
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  • 47 5 S Eleven M ea Covered. b aeroplaniatfl Fannan and Blercot competed a fc Pai is for a pri/3 of 10,< I N I tea to be awarded to the first aeroplane a hour. .:man m his aeroplane tiew for twenty coveric. mcc of eleven miles- > <
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  • 61 5 belonging 1 Id who B wa? waiting «.-.le the I 1 U b. oiliee on M 1 noon when I ny took fright thel tona Hem m d Theatre, the gharry struck a Chinese coolie who irryißg I be man fell uu a iain und receive! three
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  • 69 5 About two a:res oi grass were burned on !s re at I\tnjong i\ r nu» on v cocjuit trees ere UN dau_ ig A CLiuat. 1 on a ition. Et if that he was walkitu' through the •cc and threw the match m tl I. It
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  • 64 5 A h'-'h was walking along Hivelock Eoad evenicu' when he was attacked bbed l r three other Chinese. hmnn employed at the Chictse Pro- ceded m arresting one of the ud on the A Teochew was attacked by three Hokiens :n Tacj": _r Pagar B te I laj
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  • 87 5 Before the acting Chief Justice yeste: *r.«s begun of M. T. A M and S pi and a three pr« boUh. Mr Ellis and Mr C. I. C r pla ir rf-\ Mr Delay and Mr van Someren for the defendants. the list is that of A X
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  • 92 5 last the p V< of the rai terr;. sank, and is held under P<ftBS Qg< Qon to the ferry s'oainers by a terupo- of planks. There is me little inconvenience to pa* nothing like there w i I rears tl take l < to repair The pontoon
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  • 430 5 (By Subaiarine|Telegraph.— Reuter's.) GOVERNMENT OVERTHROWN. Ministers Refugees. Received July 7th, 9.40 a m. A revolution has taken place m the Republic of Para >v iy and the Government has been overthrown after severe ftehtins The .Ministers have taken refuge m the Argentine Legation. The Republic of Paraguay gained its
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  • 26 5 A New Lectureship. The Trustees of the Oxford Endowment Fund have approved the inauguration of a lectureship m the Japanese languige and literature.
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  • 27 5 Bryan a Certain Choice. Received 11.1 a.m. The U.S. I>3mocratic Convention meets to-day at Denver. Mr Bryan's nomination is considered assured on the first ballot.
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  • 20 5 A Fresh Issue. Five million pounds of 2| per cent, [risb 1 Stock have been issued at
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  • 113 5 KANABOI. The following is the output of Kanaboi, ted, for June 1908. Elevator 18.62 pkls. General Tiibute ***** pkU. Total 328.13 pkls. also Gold, BELAT AND KL'ANTAN. owing are the outputs from the Bel at and Kuantan Tin Mines, for the month cf Jane it Tin Mining Co.
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  • 25 5 The Kubb?r harvested en Balgownie Estates tVr Juca wj b 3,003 lbs. dry, making .1 t_i r~~ fin If vftar ended 30th June
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  • 338 5 {By Telegram) The first day's racing of the Selangor Turf Club took place yesterday. We had hoped to be able to give our readers full particulars of the races m this morning's issue, but all wo have is the following. Maiden Plats. -Value $400, A Race for
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  • 270 5 The results of Monday night's play were as follows Single Handicap. Brown, owe 2 beat Lyall, owe 2. 21 17. Harding, t beat C. M. Van Caylenburg, 5. 21—6. Open Pairs. Hay and Feldon beat White and Appleton •21—14. McKenzie and Webb beat McKean and
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  • 101 5 Messrs Patersou Simons A: Co., the losal i ats, semi us the report of this Company for the year endpd Dec 3 1st. The life department shows '.'27 new policies, the sums assured beiu^ over half a million. The number of policies m force reaches the astounding
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  • 980 5 While the Gymkhana is still fresb m the i mind, one or two notes may be made for consideration of the next committee. The 300 yds race showed a good number of entries and the field was good. It was not the handicappers fault m this race that
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  • 562 6 [Tia Hongkong.) Imperial Chinese Telegraphs. Peking, June 28. OwiM to the protest of the shareholders j the luiperi.il iovernment has decided to mite lot the purchase of the mercantile portion of the shares by $20, making I m all |19Q p« share. The shareholders,. he to accept the
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  • 218 6 Remarkable Belgian 1 1 1 u ri ion. A ttOfVttng to the Cherbourg correspondent ol ths B experissents base i>een conduct*. I off thai port Buurkabls Belgian ,-ued to increase the speed of ships Wm da Ihs apparatus t I B special belt carall round the
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    • 521 6 fl^vcrtiscmento. SHIPPING. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAY. COY., LTD. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular direct service between Calcutta, Straits, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Yangtsze Ports, Formosa, the Philippines &c. &c. STEAMERSTons Commander Kuteang 4895 R.
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    • 618 6 Bdvertiaemcnte, 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 leavs Singapore on or aboat MAIL LINES. (htltcard (for China) 1908 Delta July
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    • 643 6 Hbvertisemcnts. SHIPPING If OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. 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
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    • 543 6 fl^vcrtiocmcnts, SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. Ths steamers of this Company maintain a regciar service between Hamburg. Bremen. Antwerp, aud Rotterdam, and the Straits. China and Japan. Homewards, tlay are despatched fortDiglitly for Havre and Hamburg and onoe a month for Bremsrbaveo direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo
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    • 462 6 El^pcrttacmefitdv SHIPPING. ndt lit JL/« Jut Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mail etean. thifc Company sail forti h m Hamburg via KrOttardaii, (ribraltar, Genoa. Niaptt -ction Ma Naples, Alt-xjindria an. Suez, Aden, Colombo. Penar.t' Bingfl kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki A iel and back. They are
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  • 549 7 F i Hongkong PERSIA. L mdon. Jure 27. 0 mi more Russian Cossacks have I -pitched from Caucasus regiments to Teh movement considered significant i atentiont^ play a prominent part IV -;n crisis. Teheran is reported to ileter, but the provinces still continue to ->at!y dis- hi I—
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  • 75 7 -:ed, npon the re- g ■otiand, :e appointiC' F M. C jtarer on Clinic*] S jh, as Kegius r of Clinical "nivesity i t m the of the late Prolim I kins has also been I co approve the appointment of ProH.D., Pi""' bj of Glaeg that t
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  • 376 7 Mrs. Sarah Coulston, of New Street, Shepton Mallet. England, says Doan s Backache Kidney Pills have been a boon to me. Following the birth of my 18th child, I was taken with serious kidney trouble there were severe pains m the loins, and the right side of
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 351 7 FOR S7ILE, SIAMESE BTJDDHAS POTTERY &c. FOB SALE PRIVATELY. A valuable collection of old Siamese Bud- m silver, copper ami wood; old --ilvermounted Siamese vases Also a very old and complete copy of the Siamese Buddhist Bible on papyrus. Now on vi w. POWELL Co.. Auctioneers. July 8 15.7 FOR
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    • 667 7 NEW SERVICE BETWEEN SINGAPORE, MUAR AND MALACCA. The s.s. Lady Weld," until further notice, will leave Singapore on Tuesday and Friday afternoons 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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    • 488 7 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to July 7.) Bank 4 m/s 2/4~ i demand 2/3 1* Private credits 3 m/g w 2/4 1 credits 6 m/s w 2/4 T *g Fbanch, demand Bank... M 291 &h*many, demand 2S6| India, T. T w 174,' Hongkong, demand 20% Yokohama, demand w M 113 1
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    • 974 7 SHARES. MINKS. Capital Capital Issae Paid Issaed paid ap V*!ae ap Company. QuotaHoo. $300,000 300,000 10 lo Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd 554 $300,000 225,000 10 10 Bruang Limited $600,000 600,GC0 10 10 Brnseh Hydraulic Tin M. Oo Ltd 11 16 £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Co. Ltd 2.70
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  • 851 8 SIX CHARGES OF MURDEB AND ATTEMPTED MURDER. The July Atp**W commenced at the Supreme Court, yesterday, before His Lordship Mr .Justice SenXMpbfl Smith. There were c-nly eleven BUM on the calendar, but bix rx>rs >as are on murder charges and onefof ilUinlmi Murder. There were three charges oi
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  • 109 8 A Topic oi the Week last Saturday alluded to Signorinetta breaking down the super-ution against the number 13, by beinir No. 13 on the card, and drawing No. 13 for the line-up at the start for the Derby, which she w. >n. But her luck with 13 is
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  • 178 8 Pbepabing a Welcome. Amoy, Juue 25. A meeting waa held at the Amoy Club on Tuesday afternoon last at the instance of the Commissioner of Customs, Mr C. A. V. B >wra, when many schemes were discussed aa how best to welcome this far-famed fleet
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  • 316 8 THE SING-SONG MAIDENS OF SINGAPORE. v Horning Post h&8 this playful reference to the action recently taken under the auspices of the Singapore Po Leung Kuk to interdict the access of Chinese unging girls of tender year.* to Chinese clubs and other resorts, lucidentallv the List sentence contains a misprint
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  • 172 8 There has been a wordy war of the newspapers of Saigon with reference to the burial accorded to the remains of the unfortunate engineer of the British steamer Adana. who was drowned m the Saigon river. < )ne paper blames the Municipality for the sinallness
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  • 826 8 OPENED LAST NIGHT Of all the philanthropic and charitable works which pariodically enlist Ul9 sympathy of the community of Singapore, there is perhaps none that appeals to a wider circle than the Annual Bazaar held on behalf of the f unds of the Convent. la it are
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  • 81 8 Still another call for the Fire Brigade was given last night, and again, luckily, the alarm did not betoken anything serious. The alarm was given shortly before nine o'clock of a fire m Beach-Koad. The Brigade turned out but their services we;e not required. It appears that
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  • 248 8 A Wild Boar Water Hunt. To The "Editor," Daar Sir, I, with several others on board the above-named popular steamer, witnessed what will do away with the prevalent idea that Pigs are unable to swim well and fast because they cut their throats with their fore- feet m trying
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  • 153 8 NO DAMAGES. Yesterday the acting Chief Justice gave judgment m the case of Nattar Singh v. Sheik HussaimTuan Imam. Plaintiff claimed damages for malicious prosecution. It was alleged that Nattar Sinu r went to mosque one night to complain of beef-bones being deposited near his house, which
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  • 84 8 July 2. Kjeld, Nor. str., Hellesen, for Shanghai. July 7. Kwong Bng, Ger. str., Klugkist. for Gorontalo via ports. Oceana, Brit, str., Davies. for New York. Poh Ann, Brit, str., Robertson, for Port Swettenham via ports. Castor, Brit, str., Phillips, for Langkat. Tai Wan, Brit, str Martin, for Bangkok.
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    • 216 8 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIj. Cndkb Contract with thi Netherlands India Goykenm«nt. Agents at Singapore. Ships' Agency, law J. Daendels Co 2-3. Coiiyer Quay THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMA s.s. VAN der Lyn Billiton, Pontianak and Singkawang j o j v i s.s. Brov- Moeara-Saba. Sinipan^ and Djanibi
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 176 8 VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR. vessels u-ere berthed yesterday. Section 2 Bharata. 3 Sanmi. |,i 6 Kintuck. m 7 Catherine Apcar. 8 Curonia, Taiwan. Keppel Harbour. Dry Docks. Albert Dock— Ban Hong Liong. Victoria Dock— Nil. No 1 Dock— Palembang. WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Hospital, July 6, 1908.
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    • 651 8 VESSELS_IN PORT. Men-of-war Flap and Tons Commanders Arrived From When Muratha Siam g'bt. 500 Haurowitz July I Penang Bang Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consignee I Adana Brit 2178 Park JunellSa gon J. M. Wood Liverpool Augsburg Ger 2763 Paulsen June 23 Sydney NDL. QooarUu. Besitan- Dut 279 Moritz
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