The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 July 1908

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    16 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1908. NO. 6,346
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    247 1 Wire n-vs is iath.tr "thin" to-day. RoByth is to be abandoned on the naval ex- pen's advice. Thy Post Office ia to have surplus of 3;f millions. And Macedonia is ablaza again. P^ge 7. Mr Haldane has anuLiuc^d that the troops at the Cape will reduced by
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    MARATHON
    1266 1 True rewards are not m gold and gems but m men's nptnfcwn N< r« m the annals of earth were so closely m our app, for th. bflcotsm of the pathy for tin- huliiit it Marathon tv v of opinion." ThusdoesßulweiLvUoD.ini vaa," connect the Oyaipie Games with tL« won
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      110 1 PI MPI4 M I favourably known for W I 1 fl Lb W 50 years m the Straits. Boudoir, Concert Grand, Grand Upright Grand Pianola PA ikil O The Best and thc Chea Pest m the I n W U o Market SHOW ROOMS, 375 Victoria Street. A. FRANKEL Co.,
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      360 1 Harmston's Grand Circus. LOCATION— BEACH ROAD. LAST MZ\TINEE\T«A«u nf A Qhorn LAST MATINEES IU U «I ulldl|J. Performance at 4 o'clock sharp. Doors open at 3 o'clock. CHILDREN HALF PRICE TO MATINEES ONLY. TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT LAST NIGHT! LAST NIGHT!! OF THIS GREAT SHOW IN SINGAPORE. MONSTER DOUBLE PROGRAMME. (BY SPECIAL
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      83 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. An interesting announcement about theestablishment of an Agency that can do business with the weUknown Tattersalls is made on page 7. French Class starts at the V.M.C.A. on Monday Page G. My Wife's wonderful cure Page '6. A Nurse wanted; also board and lodgings Page 11. M. Holler's
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      299 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 18th: High Water.— 0. 4 7a, 2 4 p S.R.E. Monthly Shoot, 2.30 p Cricket Tournament G-Jurison v. The Club. Haruiston's Ciicus. 4 and 9 p Sunday, 19th High Water .—1.33 2.45 p sth after Trinity. S V.A. Monthly Shoot, 2.30 p S.V.I. Class Filing, 7 Maxim
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      481 2 a&vertteemente. TO LET. TO LET. [mmediate entry. Compound house No. I.va. Ml. Elizabeth Eload, Kent $45. Apply to— GAGGINO ft CO. Jnly 16 v.c. TO BE LET. Unfurnished, Immediate Entry, Xos. 7, 8A and Bb, Chancery Lane. Apply to G. A. FERNANDEZ Co., Hoase Agents. July 3 v.c TO BS
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      588 2 B&vcrttscmcnt& FOR SALE. FOR SALE OR TO LET From Ist August Xo. B, Dublin road, at present occupied by Dr. Yon Wedel, gas and water laid on. Enquire— HAMMEß Co. May G v.c NOTWES. NOTICE G. B. PAX having left oar firm, NO PAYMENT OR TRANSACTION SHOULD BE DOXE WITH
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      609 2 B&verttsementa. NOTKBES. SHORTHAND TYPEWRITING Promptly executed. Absolute secrecy guaranteed. Mrs. E. F. HOWELL, Cavenagh Bridge Buildings, Raffles Hotel. 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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      332 2 H&vcrtit?cmcnt6. INSURANCES. NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO., LTO. FIRE AND MARINE. YAN6-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC, LTD. MARINE. CHINA F:RE INSURANCE CO., LTO. FIRE. Fire and Marine Biaka of every description underwritten at io\\< st curreui r;tt< Adamson Giliillan Co. Ltd General Agents. A. J. SCANDRETT, Manager Insurance Department. "south brjtkh insurance ex,
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      436 2 Btnpettfsementu BANKS. i Hongkong Shanghai Ba: Corpora uql\ Pa.l.-cp Capitai k Fukjj Reserve $15,000,000) Silver Reserve 3 1 3,500,000 LK -;00,<30Q lleservi Liability of PsormmoM^ m n '3IRICTOSB. Hou. .Mr. IIKN.iT Kbswick. Ckaiekak. E. Goetz, fc|. Dim l AN E. G. Hahivett, Esq. jC. R LorQum Gustav FuiBSLANi) Esq E.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      117 2 Sunday Church Services. St. I :al. Fifth Sunday after Trinity. 7 a m Matins an i 7.45 am Holy Communion (Choral ll am Holy Communion (Plain). 3.40 pm Sunday School. 3.45 pm Bible Classes (Adults). 5.30 pm H .nd Sermon. St. Matthe'.v'?, Sepoy Lines. 5 am Foo Chovr Service. 3.40
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    THE SPORTING WORLD.
    1616 3 Our Spi U Corret mdemt.) London, June 12. tsmen tr< >ver the astonish- success of Sisznorinetta m the Detby, followed up by another victory iv the < iks. This his indeed been a season i uprises Rubio m the Gtrand National, rasM HI m T-a T:i<-u>i.nd Guineas
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    A CHINESE CONSTITUTION.
    183 3 In response to the popular demand upon the Central Government for a Constitution I P liainentary Representation, a meeting which lasted for several hours was rec-utly held by order of the Throne by some of the members of Hsien-chen Pien-chien-kuan (Dapartment for the Examination of the principles
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    " MY WIFE'S WONDERFUL CURE."
    20 3 MY WIFE'S WONDERFUL CURE." The Restoration of Mrs. Silya op Bangkok, Si am, —Thought to bb Dying of Decline by
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    DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS.
    495 3 Enthusiastically Described by Her Grateful Husband. Decline or incipient Consumption, frequently arises from neglected Anaemia, especially m a hot climate. It is due to deficiency of blood its symptoms are, a gradual decay of strength loss of appetita inability to derive benefit from food eaten muscular
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      137 3 Japan Coals. THE Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. (MITSUI &CO.) Head Office: No. 1, SURUGA-CHO TOKIO. London Branch: 34, Lime Street, E.C. Singapore Branch 2 f Finlayson Green. OTHER BRANCHES:— New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Sourabaia, Muni!?, Hongkong, Axnoy, Shanghai, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newohwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chemulpo, Yokohama, Yokosnka. Nagoya, Osaka,
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      395 3 There is no Work Possible on the Most Expensive Machine which cannot be Performed on *i ji the Empire typewriter I j*^s* _J It is guaranteed to outlast the highest priced machines. It is without clumsiness or excessive Tirol (TnT Its Simplicity and Beautiful work have gained for it the
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      545 3 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. To Our Readers The Singapore Free Pfem I B m I aing I >.• iv. and li on salt from an early hour each mo' iji excepted). Cash price Ton Oei Subscribers' copies wilJ rered it their private residences, (or toy „r .•was if
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    THE SILENT. RIFLE.
    280 4 THE SILENT RIFLE. InylontorS Demonstration of its Powebs. Ml- Hiram Percy Maxim created a profound j sensation m Sew York with his new uoisele>s rifle, which he recently described m detail for the benefit of readers of The 1 > a i i y Mail." TL- inventor attended a meeting
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    GERMANY AND BRITAIN.
    197 4 Says the "> C. M. P la some i Brit* are inn and drinking cordials ti bo iHftet, kbunn at articles will be visa ■omcint We refer partii tides as the Continental ring tation is -a '•TaegraJu. Qof British mpronmcj is bound the no use m the
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    DEATH OF AN OLD CHINA COAST SKIPPER.
    211 4 Daddy* 1 Patterson Passes away, The follow!: I obituary notice, which appeared m the San Franc; I I tonicle," m be read with regret by every old resident along the China Coast, where the -abject of l ptain M. F. Patterson, (affectionately known
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    £980 FOR A SERMON.
    105 4 Eton I Colonial Bishop or Archdeacon -._rh i envious resignation wan he to read Uin Hrn sum of BO WM the fee that the preai m Prussia, received for til Mrmon on WMt-Snnday. The oration d hour. The custom dates fiom m Baron Favott, wealthy Frenchman,
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    STOCKBROKERS AND THE STATE.
    625 4 An Australian Protest. The Premiers and Acting Premiers of the Australian States who met m conference at Melbourne recently, say 9 the Australasian World, behove that it is possible for Colonial Governments to regulate the exchanges of the several States, so tnat the brokers shall not
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    178 4 Bmnours are again revived to the effect the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, the biggest iq Japanese steamship companies, has it m mind to establish a transatlantic service. Already it puts a girdle round the earth m many directions, aud the Atlantic is about t ho only ocean which its
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    YUNNAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.
    106 4 It has l>een settled by the Chinese Government that the railway from Tonkin into Yunnan, should all go well. It will be extended to the province of Sze-Chuan, the terminus l>eing at Suifu on the Blue River, with the stating point at Yunnan-Sen. Nothing will be borrowed
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    A LECTURE IN TABLOID.
    172 4 The art of condensation is a tbing worth cultivating, as witness the following sample of sterilised biology The lecture surveyed the whole vri !e fields of biology and sociology, historic.il, actual and incipient, and traced the course of evolutionary biology from theological predestination to Mendelian prediction,
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    A SWIMMING CLUB TIP.
    188 4 AH Excellent Hedu One of the best features of a sea bath the salt water ina<lv< rtently swallowed by bathers. It i- a wonderful tonic. In many cases said to cure biliousness when all drug pssparations haye tailed. Etia peculiarly tive m ordinary cases of indigestion,
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    "UP TO THE HILT."
    158 4 The Suez Canal Company is an instance of a trading concern which divides profits up to the hilt. Its circumstances are exceptional, however, and it can afford to indulge m a practice which would spell ultimate ruin for the majority of companies which dared to follow
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    IN THE SERVICE OF KING MENELIK.
    148 4 An IN U BMAIS Al'i'oiv There is a fresh development m the relations between Abyssinia and the Soudan. King Meneiik has asked the Soudan Government to appoint an official to act as Governor of the district of Ninak. Mr W. Jenn.: uiley has been
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    AN OLD MISSIONARY.
    197 4 Madras, July 8. The death took plac^ on Friday of Key. Dr. J. Duthie. who was believed to bfl the oldest Indian missionary m active m rl m India Dr. Duthie arriv.-I m M.idras on l.'uh March 1856 and began wori m the Misson school then located
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    574 4 STEAMERS. Giving port of departure, and (irk, date due here, and nann Agamemnor, China, A.Og 2 ,d. Airlie, Sjdnej, July 21 Boustead. Ajar, L'pooi. July Xl Ambria, Bambarg, July 29 Behn .Meyer Antii'.g. Hi rg, July 21 J An oma, Colombo. B E. Asiatic Co. AuKtraiie: .iles, Aug
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    Passengers for the Straits.
    76 4 P« VX 0 Hjn&sa, due July 23.— Mr U omas, Lier.t A ;ie r, Mr H. 6 Gulston. Co Piling Hn I{ Per M M Yarra. dur^ Jn j M;and child, Mr J. Spiers. Pc- P J 0 Dtlfti, int J 'y :;l._Mr W A. Fell.
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    .MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    963 5 i Meeting, Fridat, July 17. Mr J Pelgliae (Deputy Preti Messrs Wna Biacbean, Bailay.C. W. lUrhi- 1- L EL L. Ooghlan, als > B C M Idle! a Healh Offi B njafield (Acting Secretary) and G itwyck, > Acting Engineer). Minutes. crates ol the mee&mg of the 3rd
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    THE REMARKABLE MARRIAGE CASE.
    583 5 THE REMARKABLE MARRIAGE CASE. In the Divorce Division on 22nd June t' c President had again before him the petition of Maud Felicia Hall, otherwise Barrar, for the annulment of her marriage with Charles Rail, which tcok place on Jan. 1, The ground of the petition was she did net
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    LADIES' RIFLE CLUB.
    202 5 The following scores were made at Balestier Binge on Thurtd^y evening. The shooting a* 200 yds. fell off owing to the reiy poor ligLt. Mrs Siunders, Mrs Bowes and Miss Gulii, also shot but did not complete the series, owing to bad light. Provision will m future
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    THE LATE MISS TAYLOR.
    202 5 On hisariiTalat Port Slid when returning home after receiving the sal news of his sister's death, Sir William Taylor wrote to a friend m Kuala Lumpur giving s >me further information, which he had just received from home by mail. From this it appears that throughout
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    MRS LONG WORTH'S HAT.
    335 5 I'i:ii Husband's Triumph An amusing incident is described by the Telegraph correspondent Mrs Nicholas longwri th, formerly Mi^> Alice Rocsevelt, daughter of the President, is amongst the ladies who are attending the Convention, and, with her husband, was seated m the front row on the platform.
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      42 5 THE "MANSION." Entrance Oxley Wse& River Valley Road. ONE OF THE COOLEST HOUSES IN SINGAPORE. Situated on high ground it has the full bmt tit -I the Sea breeze aud commands a vuw ot the Town and Harbour. o* POMFORTABLE BED ROOMS
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      83 5 £5 7 Near Entrance to Borneo Wharf. Telephone 1G26. Sea stocks of all kinds of Frozen Meats. etc., can be delivered to shipping at the Wharves, or m the Singapore Roads on short notice. IF THAWED DAILY SUPPLIES are required, orders for same must be telephoned to the Company's Office
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      626 5 Hfcvcrtisements. AUCTION SALE. Superior Household Furniture Pianoforte and plants AT "SLINDOX" SCOTTS ROAD. Saturday, 25th July, at 2 pm. Comprising a line toned Cottage Pianoforte by the London Pianoforte Co.. m ebonised case, bamboo whatnots, rattan chairs and settees, Hinks, duplex floor lamps. Finely executed steel engravings, teak sideboard, teak
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      294 5 IMPORTANT AUGTION SALE High Class Teak European and Chinese Furniture. NOS. 142-3. 142-4. ORCHARD ROAD Saturday, ISth July, at 2 p. m. COMPRISING:— Massively made Carved Teak Sideboards and Cabme.s, marble top tables, C-rved Tcck Chin.se Suite, Comprising Eight, Chairs and Four Tables Teck Roll Tcp WriLing Table, teak pedestal
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Marriage.
      31 6 SiiKWELL Lloyd. June 23, at Battersea, the Rev. Beaudon E. Shewell, vicar of St. Saviour's, Battersea-park. to Catherine Dorothy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vincent Lloyd, of Hong Kuu^.
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      Deaths.
      38 6 MARTIN. At Tanjong Katong on July 14. Mary [sabel Gabbuthbbs, wife of John A. Martin. Rangoon and Hongkong papers 1 )li use copy. KBAUSS. JunelH, at West-green, N., Alfred Adolphus Krauss, late of Shanghai, aged 69 years.
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    The Singapore Free Press
    23 6 T right maintain, ;ncc and unbribed by gain fnith h"' glorious precepts draw. Pit' 1 igion, Loyalty and Law.
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    Saturday, July 18, 1908.
    1730 6 Authentic information has been ccrumunicated to us that puts the recent, collision on the French frontier, resulting i m the death of about 200 Anuamite soldi- m quite a new light. At first the statement was circulated that these were Chinese revolutionariea who had sought refuge
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    MORE ECONOMY.
    32 6 Etec July 17Uj Mr ll. t] lane Las ■nnonnood thd i Bllßi of civain .;L>i four .s of infantry will ba w.i'.idrawn from South A between Sept. Tth and IV
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    POST OFFICE SURPLUS.
    21 6 Kr Bjdaej Buxton, Postmast*- ci ili it the Pobt Offiice estimates anticipate a surplus ot 3| million itorln
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    TEST CRICKET.
    68 6 Australians do not come m. p.m. The Anttn ard of Contn has finally declined to join m the tr, ciicket contA Lun b irira to Ceylon ..i. I The M.C.C. Committee cabled yeste.-dn that, m face of the action of tbe countie= it regre: t offer Australia separate
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    401 6 Mr I Lrthw appoin* H ad assistant Protect pare. Iff H Muir is appointed a men the Pilot B iar-1. lVnaug. Tin- B i F. G. Swindell is gr; mouth?- leave of I A license to conduct auctions hi granted to Mr (i Alley, Singapore. The following hftw
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      185 6 j $0^&Olj) |V ASSMANNSHAUSE^ SOIINLEIN COS. RHEIMGOLD ASSMANVSHnUSER. (White and Red Sparkling Rhine Wines) SOLE AGENTS CALDBEOK, SVSAGCBEOOR ANQ GO. JUST LANDED A SMALL SHIPMENT OF FULL CREAM ENGLISH MILK. GUARANTEED PURE. NO PRESERVATIVES. Quarts. 38cts. Pints 26cts. SOLE ACENTS GODOWNS TO LET j««««b«o™ «m Nos. i, s and 6
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      307 6 2 STUDIOS 2 I Adapted to the Morning and 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 essentials
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    ROSYTH ABANDONED.
    28 7 The Naval Expert's Veto. 10.22 a.m. states that the iuve decided to abandon the •ruction of nava'. [jard at Roayth on the advice of navjl t
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    MACEDONIA ABLAZE AGAIN
    37 7 Some Albanian Successes. Its an Qgsi Turkish kw»J OH place at Seres and vro- tkop, m I aia. The Aibmians have expelled the Turkish authorities a Ferizovitzi, and are ime now at l r:>';ua.
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    PERSIAN AFFAIRS.
    34 7 A Retice::t Minister. 17th. Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of Stats for s, replying i .question by L rforßi] degraphically wi:h points which were of the most uru m connection with recent I
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    Gray Refuse.-to be Drawn.
    38 7 that he cannot form an cpinion, m. km mv whether it would be express an opinion on matters connected with the proceedings of the tnd rficers of his until he could re> lull reports.
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    MURDER IN SARAWAK.
    183 7 Mr Navsnnth Killed. ly regret t j hear of a dastardly murder i peaa at the Rajah oi ..vak's colliery, Rfvdffng Mr K. R >mith, the manage r A the colliery, had -ion to repn;!i ::i I his c -ok one erening, -oiue fault or other, when
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    Correspondence.
    258 7 N rses IB Hospital. I iEdi 9 lt would be of great interest to some people m Siu^tpore if the authorities of the General Hospit il would inform them, the Eur i irses, when ill, are sent :<> t as it is sometimes called while the Sirters not to
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    AT BISLEY.
    73 7 Some Team Results. At the National Rifle Association Meeting at Bisley, Harrow School has won the Ashburton Shield, and England has won the Eleho Shield, with a score of 1689 Scotland being second with 1673, an I Ireland 1 i.st with 1600. The fall possible score, for the
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    CORONA CLUB DINNER.
    283 7 {From ti Correspondent^) Under the presidency of the E irl of Crewe, the Corona Club Dinner was held at tLe Hotel Cecil on Jime 23rd. About 300 sat down, and the dinner was a most successful one, and there were a good number of people there from
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    CINGALESE MURDER CASE.
    272 7 ACCUSED CONVICTED. Mr Justice Sercombe .Smith sat m the Supreme Court yesterday inornin > to finish this case. Ml kuowles Bpoke for the defence and uked the jury to very carefully consider the possibility of the accused beiuu: innocent, despite any unfavourable impression which might have been
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    ROBBING A WRECKED STEAMER.
    221 7 Vessel Looted m Sight of Helpless Cbew. Further details are to hand regarding the wreck of the Norwegian steamer "Norman 1- V near Guaidifui, on the coast of tea, and the plundering of the vessel by Somalis. Members f the crew, who reached Aden on the
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1272 7 Quicquid ttgunt homines noslri ed farrago libeUi. Juvenal. When the Libarals came into power on the crest of an emotional wave swollen by a breez3 of terminological inexactitudes which is one of the epitaph phrases that politicians carve ou their own historical tombstones the one thing
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    CAPT. STOCKLEY'S WEDDING.
    479 7 The Northern Srandard and Monaglnn Advertiser has a three column report of the wedding of Capt H. H. P. Stock Ley, B M. 1 son of Col. Stock-ley, R. E., to Miss Ismuy Madeline, second daughter of the late Dj.cre Hamilton, Esq., Cornacassa, Moaaghan. It took place
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    S. C. C. CRICKET TOURNAMENT.
    52 7 The sec. nd match iD connection with the above will by played on tie S C.C. Ground this afternuou beginning at 2 p m., between tIieS.C.C, and the Garrison. Tlis following j players will represent the S C.C I F. J. Beniafiald. A. W. Beven.
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      317 7 ROBINSON CO. .'llii,. ATHLETIC SPORTING OUTFITTERS, i |p||j]|j^| HAVE JUST RECEIVED A NEW SHIPMENT *4tp RAMSBOTTOMS' TFNNIS RAfKFTS SOLE AGENTS FOR THE" STRAITS F. 1.8. j| ROBiNSON Co. H, 'the FPonfo I DUPLICATOR. I Thousands of Copies from one original, each having the appearance of a personal letter, at the
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    MAIL NEWS.
    486 8 Limericks, as carried on by the method now ianiihar, are declared by the Appeal Court to be lotteries. This important judgment was delivered as the result of an appeal by 1 mpeiitor who had failed m his action r Hrn SnA pri/.e given by a weekly t>P<f Owiag
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    BRITISH AND ASIATIC SAILORS.
    249 8 The protest of the Bri: S sen's I tderation against the employment of Gbinese sea men on British ships is onh a much ace of longstanding. Th sailor, as voiced for instance by Mr Havelock on m the House of Commons. ha> several grounds for his
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    SYDNEY-SINGAPORE STEAMSHIP SERVICE.
    62 8 '.—The Govern'; arm:..- to j nt Messrs Philp and t JE2 yearly for the es< t< blish vi^ i I oe of sieamera f i mSjdnej lotk is( u, Surabaya, Sam und •-vi^,ou t- s i- >re TbeG iment, BfW, re- iih-dru,wui_; the subsidy ia tbe event
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    A REWARD THAT CAME TOO LATE.
    30 8 The police force d Boagfaag feels the lon •neot iv t«ri dram officer* Lam :i officer whoh,.i Wn taken fr -nd showed special aptitude
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      543 8 £Uwcrtiscmcnto. SHIPPING. WYT JAPAN RAIL STEAMSHIP Co., ltd. A rognlar FORTNIGHTLY .Service ifl maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Dni>e» Mail Contracts with thi Imperial Japanese Government. Specially designed for the Oompanj 's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity. provided with excellent accommodation fox
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      621 8 Sbvertteemcnta SHIPPING. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For Chin?, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London* Through Bills of Lading issued for Ob m?. Coast, Persian Gnlf, Cont: nentai and American Ports. Steamer? will feAve Singapore oa or about MAIL LINES. Outward {for China) 1908 Delhi Aug.
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      648 8 a&\?crti6cnicnt6. SHIPPING OCEAN STSAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. Thn Companies' steamers arc despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan overy week, and from Japan homewardfl for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight, and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly. One outward
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      577 8 itovcrtiscments. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The Bteamen of Hue Companj maintain a re^:lar service botvref 11 Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straito, China and Japan. Bomewards, Uiey are despatched fortnightly Cor Havre and Samfa nee a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at l J enang and Colombo.
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      385 8 SHIPPING. i Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN" MAIL LINE The fast and weU-kn m.. ete&mers of this Company avl foitn from Brei Hamborg via EUtttavdaa^ A at GKbraltar, Q«noa ETaplat, Alexandria and tarn) Suez, Adan, I PenAEg, Sin^apcsre, H Shanghai, Nagasaki A. Kobe to Yokoh&c and >>ack. They are d
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    UNCLAIMED BANK BALANCES.
    556 9 tun Si ate To Acquire Mr. Bottoniley L. S. Hackney), under tne lk«d leave m the Roase of < recent "y to l>iirii: m a Bill to pro j vide tha- mk< ibal] disclose and hand' over to the Dtf urtnenl of fche Pnbfio Trustee the amount
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    THE BURMA RICE TRADE.
    219 9 The report on the ForeL:. Tl ke of Burma f or 1 1 sbofWfl bow enormously the rice tra.le of the Province has gi '"ing the few years. The average of the total tot the five years ending 1905-6 was mdredv. d weight and Ra, .n
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    PARTITION OF MACEDONIA.
    51 9 The sl- ;y I i idn the Macedonian problem w rtlM be to divide that State into tare- ÜBOOg th-» mmH nation-, booli talgaria, and Greece, who bam c!aim3 c:. ..iu.i, and, iv lespeet to the Maet4cNUi to be tributary and Übordmatl to Turkey. And the Great
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    BRITISH GOLF TRIUMPH.
    252 9 James Braid Again Wins The Open Ghampxoxship. The lost lar.rels of British ipert are being BjradoaJlj won baok agH.in. ramee Braid wrested the op^n golf championship yesterday June 19) from Aruaud Massy, the Fienchman who was the victor last year. British supremacy m Rowing, m football, and
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    THE BLACK DIAMONDS OF NATAL.
    301 9 Development of the Coal Industry. Nothing has been more remarkable daring the past ten years m the history ef the "Garden Colony" than the marvellous development of the coal industry. Over thirty years ago surface coal was used by Europeans for household purposes, and the
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    3.300-MILE WALK ON ICE.
    271 9 Captain Mikkelsen, the head of the AngloAmerican Arctic expedition, has just arrived m London. He performed the remarkable f tramping 3,300 miles on the ice from Plaxman Islands to Valde/., Alaska. He left Victoria, B. C, on May 22. 1903. on the schooner Duchess of Bedford
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    A EUROPEAN GIRL CHASED BY A COBRA.
    114 9 on the morning oi June 27th some sersation was caused m Park Street, Calcutta, over the iudden appearance of a cobra, about t t' f long, m the compound of a house occut ied bj European gentleman. As soon as the alarm iraa
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    383 9 rent at Clyde Terrace Market. At the otlier markets there may be small variations. Singapore, 13th July, 1908. Beans, Long per catty 5 do. French do 1 1 Beef perlb. IS Beef Steak do. 2«.» Bean Sprouts per catty 2 A Bamboo Sprouts do. 3 Blachan do.
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    THE QUETTA MYSTERY.
    207 9 Pall Orci lPnch tea. MIBSING ER'S I>EAI> SODI FOUNB Quetta, .In v ■>■ -it a W Iran;-; I Lace tenant S< John D Moatgouu-rv i bill, ol the rl Lindaster lv^: irbose chsappearai i Bens&tion m Quettu and of whom jao ti three (Uji iog nw precipiet
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    RHEUMATISM.
    300 9 1 001 OUT BY DOAX'S BACKACHE KtDMKI PILLS Mr. Stagg, Church View BoißHi Chape!. Near Ccewe, Eu^land, writes < >■ I I living testimonial fes Kidney Pills, aud my wonderful c talk of my circle of frit >>n years ago I was under doctor's- I I for time mouths,
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      37 9 i S POTTED MEATS, MALT VINEGAR. Agents for LEA PERRIN'S WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE Crosse Blackwell, Ltd. /^l Your teelh— whether naturally perfect or not— need fci4 I _dai!y care, and will well repay the regular use of g;^
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      345 9 SELF CURE NO FICTION: MARVEL UPON MARVEL NO SUFFERER NEED NOW DESPAIR, but without running a into the deep ditch of quackery, may safely, sj>< and economically cure him Sf^lf without I led t od party. Byth< oi THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY THERAPION, a con: utior. has been wrought m
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      669 9 From Ist April, 1908, and until further notice. TRAIN SERVICE FOR WEEK DAYS OXLY. UP TRAINS. 1 '2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 16 am. am. am. am. am. am. am. pm. pm. pm. pm. pin. pm. pm. pm. pm. Passir F
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    THE BIGGEST LINER IN THE WORLD.
    1361 10 HOW IT WILL BE BI'ILT. The Olympic will probably be the name of! the new White Star lint r to be built at Belfast, i As already stated m The Daily Mail." this v- nel is ;;k Mi feet long, as again,t (the La-itania
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    INDIAN RULERS AND SEDITION.
    248 10 A speech was delivered by Sir F. E. Younghusband on the occasion of the celebration of the King Emperor's Rirtbdaj iv Kashmir. It is one that bhould be widely read, especially m the Feudatory Stites of India, tor it shows fro n historical precedent how enduring
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    ELECTRICITY IN MEDICINE.
    317 10 The newest application of electro-medical science U using Times points out, the utilisation of the fact that galvanic electric currents have the power of carrying with them into the tissues the active elements of certain drugs, through solutions of which the current is made to pass before
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    THE CARGO STEAMER OF THE FUTURE.
    816 10 British Expert Thinks Present Type of Tramp Will Endure. The cargo steamer of tbe future, the tramp of the years to be, has been forecasted by the assistant to the Chief Ship Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, S. J. P. Thearle. He says that judging
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    MUSIC FROM AN IVY LEAF.
    150 10 Divers at a London hotel were accorded a surprise m tlio nature of a new musical novelty, an Italian musician, named Bnrato Valentino, producing refined and e'oquent musir from no other source than an ivy leaf. Holding the leaf m both hands between his lip:-;,
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    INDIA ARMY NEWS.
    71 10 Allahabad, July 3. Recruiting for the Native Army this year ha 3 been exceptionally good, the new pension rales having apparently already had a marked effect m stimulating enlistment. The Council of the United Service Instituti< n, India, have chosen as the subject for the s^cld medal
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    A STOWAWAY TRAGEDY
    656 10 AJBPHTXU.TKD ON The new French steamer Ceyhu. of Urn 1.. reached V j May 24th from Saw* via (Jm> ftoaa ana!, the Orient. Sonolola ami Bm I >„;. pVOOatdtd to „!.<•(.i n Vl i tons of general fi ,-t Ceylan" ■Urn lad oi I randi fleet to
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    WHERE THE BRITISH SAILOR FAILS.
    37 10 If the President of the Board of Trade will neciato and insist upon such rtlU re disciplire (m the ■hall soon find the loyed dcclii. British seamen iQ at present. Shipping World
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      392 10 i#l% BUTTERFLY BRAND I||^l I BEST KNOWN -BEST LIKED. g being mechanically prepared without the addition of H sugar or any preservative, 13 very easy ol digestion, and H has saved manylives ah over the world, as it is retained H where all other food is rejected. Insist 0:: FusselTs.
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      21 10 PURITY aUALITY GUARANTEED STUHFi'S GENUINE TRADT V./. RUSSIAN CAVIARE Preserved m Tins and Glass fy Q. F. STUHR Co., MA Mi
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    I OFFERED POLICEMAN $500,
    326 11 All«ged I Sscbsi Socott. v Bylan i -■> past before Mr Green, i sto i iv, on charges ol possession note and with i The 6H ■i fa n te insi v m K.ver Vallej B> id the police were oommtmicited with. I the fV be•eeret
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    NAVAL OFFICER'S REFUSAL.
    305 11 -?re are som> who well remember here pair ol naral m- m ad ex- popular offi origg H M. B i Mover" stfttioac 1891 1892 1 I i mar, who w Sir I m irried a ightei I 'forum i>r Sir C Smith. But Command rices] baa
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    A CHINESE NAVY LEAGUE.
    59 11 kite ai g m Iney .-.ner- tendered at the offi to L I the furniture ti trip to Chii Toe ehairho Hoe, m current :ned, igainst 1 that it was heard tht lt intended i tart a rnnd m ling ol y, m .bout antries. The
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    RUBBER COMPANIES.
    496 11 Scottish M.vlw Ri::her. Tlu report states tho total aoreaga is ap> jpwmmatdy 3,325 Mm, of which there has been planted op with Para rubber 1,038 acres, i besides Dearly 300 acres filled. The growth ;of the rubber-trees continues sitisfictory, some already measuring over loin, m girth three feet
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    FINANCIAL DEPRESSION IN PERAK.
    242 11 HINESE TOWKAYS APPROACH THE Resident. On July 9th a deputation of influential Chinese residents of Ipoh approached the Resident m connection with the tinancial depression at present existing throughout the State m various industries. The deputation consisted of Messrs Chun^ Thye Phin, Foo Choo Choon, Yau
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    FIRE ENGINE ACCIDENT.
    119 11 [VEE TOR CH \I:<tED. L .limit, the Jivane?a driver of the motor tire engine B tint met with an acci- on Cavenagh Bridge on Thursday ppeired before Mr Colman, the jJjli yesterday, charged as a —"Driving afire-engine iv so rash or negligent a manner as to show
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    EXCHANGE.
    76 11 (Corrected up to July 17. > Bank 4 m/s M 2/4 demand M a/S^f > Friyate credits 3 m/g 2/4| credits 6 m/s M %l*rs Fit an c», dsn ana isa.uk, M 290| GjRMAhT, demand r 2"tJ I Indi^T? T 17 i Hongkong, demand :M Yokohama, donifi-d fcM ll3|
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    PRODUCE,
    137 11 July 17 *Tir> M $67.60 Gambior M 7 45 Gkmbier Cube No. 1 11.50 QambierOnbe No. 2 10.00 Pepper Black (ord'n. Spore) 10.80 Pepper, White (f&irL.W pp.i. buyers 17.25 Nutmegs (110 to the 1b.).~ 38.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 20.00 I Mace (Eanda) VM noru Oloyes Am boin&)
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    SHARE W.
    747 11 C*ts{t»! Capital Issue Paid Issued paid up Value up Company. g u mutton $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mi'iin- Go. Ltd 1300,000 225, C00 10 10 Bruog Limited $600,000 OOO.OCO 10 10 Bniseh Hjdnolio Tin M. O* Lid £400.000 350,0c 0 1 1 Dvi? Development Co. 1
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      484 11 Sdverttsementa. I From any Skin or Blood Disease, such as I Eczema, Scrofula, Scurvy, Glandular Swellings, Bad Legs, Ulcers, Abscesses, Tumours, Boils, Sores, Eruptions, 3 Blood Poison, Rheumatism, Goat, &c, but at once start a course of Clarke's Blood Mixture (the World-famed Blood Purifier), and j the experience of thousands
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      339 11 NEW SERVICE BETWEEN SINGAPORE, MUAR AND MALACCA. The B.s. Lady Weld," until further notice, will leave Singapore on .Tuesday and Friday afternoons for Maar 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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      382 11 No. 1 DOCK. No. 2 DOCK. Lengtb inside 514 ft. bengtfa inside 375 ft Width of entrance, top 95 ft., bott Width of entrance, top 60 5 ft botl 75 ft. 45.8 ft. Water on blocks 27.5 ft. Water on blocks 20 5 ft Time to pump out 4 hours.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    2221 12 Ordinary MhtiHO, Kku>ay, July 17. I'UEsEN Qovaraoc, t'n> Hon *\ipt Xooßg H KxvlUiuy M:iior-<ienl. T. Perrott, t Ml. ad Bcs. CouaoQks Mnltum. w- Brans. H B rfbli thr' A Atfeoney-GoMsaL w. Maxwell the Col TiiMHHiim T O, anthoniai the Col. Engineer A. Murray. K. I. His. .]«>hn andsnosL
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    LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
    204 12 The lawns played very nicely last ci^ht and amply repaid the extra care put on to them. One player said they were never better, as regards surface, and he knows courts at Home, where the turf is so much finer. The results of yesterday and the ties
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    BEN HUR.
    58 12 At the Alhambra last night Ben Hur. the physic;. 1 cnlture expert, went through the arranged programme with great success, until the last act, when a stone of 75 lb. was to have been d roped on him, to show the resiliency of his muscles. The police stepped
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    L.L.T.C.
    58 12 Mrs. Pickering and 0. Bruce won the B. Class m the American Tournament. The Argo will leave Johnston's Pier for the Club Bungalow, to-morrow at 9, 10 -and 11 a.m., 2.30 and 3.00 p.m. The Committee of the Swimming Club might like to note that at a water gymkhana
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    179 12 The British steamer Kasanga arrived yesteidiy from New York en route for Manila. She has on boar] 60,000 casts and 0,000 drums of kerossne oil for Haiphong. A cargo of ric^ arrived from Bangkok by the Chris' iania yesteriay. The Unity also brought a similar cargo from B
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      518 12 CLEARANCES. July 17. Trigonia, Dut. str., Ross, for Balik PapaEL Calypso, Brit, str., Bannatyne, for Penang and Deli. Sappho, Brit, str Sanderson, for T. Anson via ports. Lady Weld, Brit, str., Fripp, for Muar and Malacca. Germania, Ger. str JurgenseD, for Penang and Rangoon. Isla de Luzon, Span, str., Antich,
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      677 12 VESSELS_I^ PORT. 1 i Men-of-war Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived from When PW K. Regentes Dut. cru. 50*4 Pinke Jnlj 10 Bati ertiil Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consignee Augsburg Ger 2763 Paulssa June 23 Sydney N. 1) L erta Bullmouth Brit 2806 V>elch July 13 Shanghai A. P.
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