The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 August 1908

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    15 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANILE ADVERISER. TEN CENTS No. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1908.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    170 1 In the third day's racing at PenaDg i Brockleigh scored a win iu the Scurry Page 8. A long report is given of an important appeal judgment in the c Bfl of Tan vs the Attorney General Page 5. The cricket match between the States and P.
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    ST. LUBBOCK'S PAY.
    664 1 They tell us tint in Russia something like L3O days are marked in tb dar as Saints D.v; aud in the Phi. the number of was eqnallj us. There are certainly ai ati in the Roman Church to make it poesible to escape labour almost all the
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      542 1 WAYANG KASSIM. THE INDRA-ZANIBAR ROYAL THEATRICAL Co. AT THE NEW THEATRE ROYAL, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD FOR A FEW NIGHTS MORE ONLY. TO-NIGHT! TO'NIGHTH OTHELLO (or the Moor of Venice) F RICES AS USUAL. S KASSIM t —Sole Proprietor. Entertainments. Entertainment* {IMPORTANT TO ENGINEERS!! 1 LiON" AUTOMATE® a tent) ror PUMPS
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      257 1 ALHAMBRA. LAST 2 NIGHTS OF BEN HUE In Poses Plastiques. PATHE FRERES Beautifu! Picture. The Dreyfus 'Affaire.' Now on Acknowledged by Press and Public to be THE MOST REALISTIC FILM EVER SHEWN IN" SINGAPORE TRUE TO LIFE. This Film shows the different incidents of this well known case, which still
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      76 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Watson and Gntman advise clients concerned in Tattersall's that their mail for Hobart. Tasmania, closes at three, o'clock this afternoon. Kelly and Walsh advertise a new Malay dictionary, Pa^; Othello will be^iven at Wayang Kassim tonight. Page 1. Little vests for busy men. Pago 3 Special Alhambra atttactions.
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      324 1 THE WEEK. Monday, 3rd High Water.— l.3o a 2.13 p Bank Holi'iay. Cricket, Colony vs F.M.B N D L Mail Homeward due. M ixim Co. S.VA. Field Firing, Bukit Tingi. Maxim Co. S.V.A. Practice shoot. 3 p Tuesday, 4tb High Water.— 2 8 a., 2.45 p NDL Homeward Mail close
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    KEPONG (MALAY) RUBBER ESTATES.
    731 2 KEPONG (MALAY) RUBBER ESTATES. ig (Mai v.- Ist December last, wis submitted to the I Kb proximo. state consists of 1,560 acres 11 block in the Selangor district of the F atage of about three miles along the rail* ;v. The Kepong Railway Station, wh Kuala I. cipitalj I Seta
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      59 2 A Eeliable Remedy for Dysentery ard Diarrhoea. hand when diarrhoea and crj sentery are pn a reliable rex should always be kept in the hou-e for imi Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera medy in the f bowel trouble, has bl into almost universal use and the following lel tea it ction in
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      494 2 illluH IJ-JN r^ ces deduced j 'Die constant extension of our works combined with improved methods of manufacture, has enabled us to lower the coY of production. big races. |TAP,GA FLORIO (277_ miles) First NINE on MichelinsJ I GRAND PRIX (480 m ies) FIVE out of first 8 on MichelinsJ
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      743 2 NOTWES. The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888. In the Supr me Court of tbe Straita Settlements. Settlement of SING_POB_. IN BANKRUPTCY. No. 136 of 1905. RE William Walter Wilson. NOTICE is hereby given that a First Dividend is intended to be declared in the above matter. All creditors must prove their claims
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      468 2 H&vci*ttc>cincnt3. INSURANGES. MOTOR-CAR INSURANCE. Premiums J. Y 4 and 5 pei annum according to nature of risk. I'or full particnlaca apply to The Borneo Company Ltd. July 29 29.8 NEW ZEALANO INSURANCE CO,, LTD. FIRE AND MARINE. YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASMS. LTD. VE. CHINA FiRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. FIRE. Fire and
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      458 2 flDvcrti-Ciuciu^. BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai B_______j Corporation, Paid-up Capital Reservb Flnd: Silver 1: o__ f oUU f OOQ Resfrve OF Pm>p_u_rom sis.oocj.o-ao ok>xr_.i oi Dikbot Hon. Mr. B___l Kr WSSM I raw. m Kc... Grusrai I aaMaam i 11. Sh C. S. I Rm lEL i ins Esq E. K. ___ncu
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    THE SPORTING WORLD.
    1940 3 [From Oh v Oil I > \ME3. L mdon, July 10, whole country is deeply inteiested in tbe Oiymp > Grames, the chief portion of which will 1 *i daring the next two Wm IHajeety the King willbepre- St uluun, when the track aud c events co_na»ca
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      404 3 AUCTIONS, MORTGAGEES SALE. Tuesday. 4th August at 2-30 p.m. Valuable 999 years' leasehold land and shop-honse property known as No. 40, Market Street, Singapore. Area 1067 feet. POWELL Co., Auctioneers. Allen and Gledhill, Solicitors. July 31 5.8 AUCTION SALE OF A Humber Motor Gar li Messrs. H. L. Coghlan Co's
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      599 3 H&vcrtisemcnts. AUCTION*. HIGH-CLASS IRISH LINENS TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE PRICE. AT THE HOTEL de L'ECROPE CORNER. On Tuesday Uth August, at 10=30 a.m. Mr. J. P. Murphy of Belfast, now homeward bound, has instructed Messrs. H. L. Coghlan and Co. to clear by Auction and without reserve
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      303 3 EDINBURGH STOUT AND PALE ALE IN ORDER THAT THIS FIRST CLASS STOUT AND PALE ALE may become better known in this market THEY WILL BS SOLD AT per case of 7 doz. pints until further notice. OF ALL DEALERS. WHOLESALE FROM THE BORNEO CO., LTD. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF High
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    The Singapore Free Press. Monday, Aug. 3, 1908.
    1577 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, Aug. 3, 1908. T P fie r.-^pl-'s ngh( maintain, U awed V influence and unbribed by pain "■e patriot 'i ruth h'"- jr'o-i.T:s prrcepts draw. ii, Loyalty and I_w, It is not a great many years ago since we were told by high authoiity that
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    479 4 > <. On and after Aug. 1 the rates of parcel postage from the Straits to America via London wiil be, uuder 3 lbs. 9o cents. under 7 15, under 911 i 'under 11 lbs. $2 85. Council meets oa Friday when Government will move for a vote of J
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    "STARBOARD LIGHTS."
    580 4 I The m st extravagantly foam .1 wtainmi _1 put f local _m__Mt_ I reara i :uced urday night at the Teutonia Clu ie Singapore Amateur *r_e_ audience, which inc. is Excellency the Governor and nderson, lit; r General Per rott, and the icke* isiti i impossr do
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    14 4 h-G.G. Seth hai •lodge and I M Thunder has bfl to improved manufacture i
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      308 4 I KELLY WALSH, Ltd. j i_a_ ———a i ______________________■__________________< I JUST PUBLISHED I AX ABRIDGED huALAY-EHCUSH DICTIONARY (ROMANISED) B. J. WILKINSON. I IFULL B MALAY VOCABULARY I IN A BOOK CF CON\ ENIENT SlZi*. romanised spelling as {Hrescribed by ihe F.M.S. Government with 1 •customed to other orthographical rules Piice
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      236 4 2 STUDIOS 2 i Adapted to the Morning and to the Afternoon Light. They are the Largest, Coolest and best Equipped Studios in the Colony, and are situated in the most picturesque part of the town, adjoining Government House Domain Moreover, we possess in a high degree all the essentials
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    TURKISH REFORM.
    83 5 PRISONERS RELEASED. Dismissal of Officers. Germany's Position. By Submarine T mn 9 A ig ial 1. 9 50 am. There is a general exodus from Col I obnoxious PiUee officials. There is much ile at the release criminals, with political prisoners mie under the amnesty provisions. This --v
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    THE SULTAN CHEERED.
    99 5 Cross Currents. An Ugly Story. Aug 2nd, 11.15 a.m. k on Fr. i in his caniige all t'ae cheers of the le and troops. .■'ter vards received the whole of th? h and said he hoped for the supper: of the Powers. 1; tred the -> of
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    THE AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SHOW.
    97 5 THE AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SHOW. At the request of several lidies it has been decided to i il the Table Decoracompetition until the second day, 11th :or which will commence I -p. This will allow ample time t\ r Lidies to complete their tables without the usuil rush experienced when commenced at
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    121 5 Hugo Goriitx, of Timiru, the husband of Madam* Amy Sh^rwin, inst M. Kubelik, claiming I for all breach o! contract in failing to undertake a tour of A intra! i~ A meeting of Arabs and other subjects of Tu! L .id Singa] is c _le_ fcr pro, at tie office
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    A LABOUR REVOLUTION.
    71 5 DEFEATED BY TROOPS. (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's.) Aug. 1, 10 20 am. Yesterday's outbreak iu the environs of Paris was practically a revolutionary skirmish, pre ded by a manifesto of the Confederation of Libcur ordering a universal strike for twenty-four hours, as a means of bringing capitalists
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    Injuries and Arrests.
    52 5 Aug lst, 3 20 pm. S li y-uine officers and soldiers have bceo iujured in the riots at Draveilvigreux. Several rioters have been sentenced to terms of imprisonmeLt varying from a week to four months. The Secretary of the Confederation of Labour, aud a leading member have
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    LORDS AND COMMONS.
    67 5 Another Deadlock. Received Aug. 1. 1020 am. The House of C« niaious has rejected the amendments of the House of Lords to the Old Age Pensions Bill, some on tho grounds tint they are breaches cf privilege, and others cn their merits. Lord L msdowue has protested
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    The Upper House Obstinate.
    44 5 Aug 1, 3 20 pm. The Home of Lords has passed the Pensions Bili, but in view of establishing a precedent have passed a resolution declining to acquiesce in the Speaker's resolution that their amendments are a breach of privilege > <
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    GOLF.
    78 5 Kkppel Habboub Cjlub. The weekl j competition of this Club was won by Dr K. A. Campbell yesterday with re of o~ 35 scr, 72. Ia Captain Young's Cup, the following the names of the successful players in the preliminary round. A Smith 2 l, H. Tongue 5—3, A.
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    295 5 The curious, whether cricketers, or no, must have been struck with the constant recurrence of the letter H in reports of cii^ktt matches. The number of great players whose names begin with an H is remarkable. Where would Yorkshire be, for instance, without Hawke, Hirst, Haigh. Hardisty, and Hunter? Surrey,
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    APPEAL COURT DECISION.
    1708 5 ROYAL PREROGATIVE. Attorney General's Discretion. Iq the Supreme Court, en Saturday, Mr Justice Sarcombe Smith was occupied con. sidtr.ibly over au hour in reading the judgment of the Court of Appeal in tin case of Khoo Sian Tan v The Attoin y General. His loutship read first
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    NATIONAL SERVICE LEAGUE.
    124 5 SINGAPORE MEMBERS ASSOCIATES. (first list) Anthonisz, Hon'ble J. 0., Treasurer. Galloway, Hon'ble Doctor, M. IY C Hilton, Captain, A. D. C— S. V. A. He wan, E. 1)., Ei-qre. Messrs Boustead and Company. Holden, G, Public Works Department. Izard, M. A. Revd. li. C, Col: Chaplain. Law,
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    ENGLISH AGAIN.
    127 5 Sir, You bave not seen me as I promise you and I have therefore had the mo t Y advise. You abase my most familiar affair ar.d your wife make mos< I »ie_ with too tall tongues. Before I speak you my friend to stop it and because
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    MALAY STATES GUIDES AT BISLEY.
    433 6 List adv.- tea aim _t on tba eve ol Um beg e N B A. meeting. 'l' f td been very hot aud jju_t mb learn. Th- pteetieea w-r> fit] pi ,i J ret_lta with r.,-.v i riflai nfra bong got. With thia pi longed
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      155 6 APARTMENTS, j BOAKD RESIDENCE now available in beautiful house sitna: best part of Tanglin. iouble room with dressing room, verandah and bath room attached. Also room, with verandah, an room I. Tennis Stabling. Apply 1 v c o M Free Prt 88, JuK uc BOARD AND EESIDENCE table rooms r
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      443 6 HD'ocrtiscrncnrs. SHIPPING. Apcar Line. The undermentioned mail steamers of the above company maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan calling at P nang, Singap re, Hongkong Shanghai en route. FLEET. Tons. Commander. 3_h Japan 6,300 J. G. Olifent. s.s. Gregory Apcar 4,606 S. H. Belson. s.s. Arratoon Apcar 4,510
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      594 6 a&vci'tiocmcnts, SHIPPING. P. o. STEAM NAYIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian G_li, Continental and American Ports. Steamers wSH leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Old ward (for China) 1908 Malta
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      669 6 Hbvcrttscmento. SHIPPING t f. _>■' i i OCEAN STEAM SHI? Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nav. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewardfl for London, Amsterdam nnd Antwerp every fortnight, and for Genoa, Marseilles
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      594 6 fl&vcrttscmcnts. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Bti China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and 1 lamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking
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      394 6 Htocrtisementfi, SHIPPING. 1 Norddeutscher Lloyd, Brerr, IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fafct and m n ma. CSc— ipnny m j ieri Hamburg via K ft q twerp s on Gibraltar, Genoa. Naples, (connection Ka Naples, Alexandria and v'. wm '/J Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki Kobe to
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    SHARES.
    711 7 Capital Capital I*_a« Paid Issaed paid ap Valat ap Company. Qura*o« $300/K)0 300,000 10 10 Efelal Tia Mining Co. Ltd 650 $300,000 225,000 10 10 Braang Limited 6 I $600,000 600,000 10 10 Bruse, Hydraulic Tia M. Ob Lid 02 £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Co. Lid 2.70
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    EXCHANGE.
    85 7 (Corrected up to Aug 1.) Bank 4 in, s 2'Y 1..- dern ind 23 Private credits 3 na/s w 2:4 j^ credits G m/_ M 2/4| Francs, demand Bank. M M 291 Gkemakt, demand 286| TNDIA, T. T, M 175 Sokgkong, demand w 22 YoKOHAiiA, demand M c 113J
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    PRODUCE.
    129 7 Aug 1 ♦Tin 169.75 Gambier borers 7.60 Gambier Cube No, 1 11.50 Gambier Cuba No. 2 10.00 Pepper Black (ord'u. S'porai buyers 10.87 1 Pepper, W_i te (fair L.W. p c 17.50 Nutmegs (110 to t__ lb.).- 19.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 2 .00 Mace (Banda) nom Cloves
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      426 7 NOTIQRS. SHORTHAND TYPEWRITING Prompt Absolut- _oc_ec_ guar an t Mrs. E. F. HOWELL. Cavenagh B__lge Buildings, A Raffles Hotel. J MISS WILCOX I 100, 113 i Roan. I Special. I ElecY ::y. Massage. Hydropathy. j: wm ud skrit farms. L Te- ■■■M be received up to noon on .-enting the
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      449 7 tfovcrttscments. NEW SERVICE BETWEEN SINGAPORE, MUAR AND MALACCA. The s.s. Lady Weld,* 1 until further notice. will leave Singapore on Tuesday and Friday afternoons for Muar and Malacca, returning thence on Wednesdays aud Saturdays. This vessel has good accommodation for irst Class Passengers. For freight and passage apply to. Straits
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      494 7 flfcvcrtiscment£L FOR STILE. FRESH BEEF. Now being sold, of good quality, at 16 cts. a pound at 7, Rochore Road. July 23 2YS TWO COMPLETE TURNOUTS FOR SALE. One black gelding, rubber tyred four seated victoria and harness complete. One chestnut gelding, rubber tyred palanquin and harness complete. Both turnouts
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      344 7 TO LET. TO LET No. 10 and 12 Mount Elizabeth and nine new houses Adis Road. Apply to Loh Lam, 601, North Bridge Road. July 2 2.9 TO LET Office at 49, Robinson Road lst and 2nd Floors. Also Kildare pleasantly situated in Bukit Timah Road close to Wayang Satu
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      348 7 Inc iui\unA!il_4 IJyul\ bll., LiU. No. 1 DOCK. NO I DOCK. Length Inside 514 ft. Length inside Width of entrance, top 95 ft., bott Width of entrant i U ;> 60J. ft bott* 75 ft. 45 8 Water on blocks 27 5 ft. Wa Time to pump out bOUTO. Time
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    CRICKET.
    1860 8 V M. S. ra, COLONY. < Int ie P M-Ton. The firs: _ay*i play in this important and interesting miike! fixture came eft oa the M visitiug leim arrived by the s. s ■•Se the morning alter not a i -rv p tan in the squall of th- preoe
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    PENANG RACE MEETING.
    380 8 fJFrom our own Correspondent Penang, Aug. lst. The third day of tha Penang meeting was marked by tine weather and excellent racing. The finishes in the first aid second races were close, Excelsior running a dead heat with Lynwood for second place, a neck in behind Haphazard.
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    S. G. G. GOLF.
    27 8 A foursomes, Scotland v The Rest will be red on Saturday 15th. Entries close on the loth when the draw will be made. )*---<
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    FOOTBALL.
    107 8 COLMAN SHIELD. Oa Saturday evening crowds of people assembled on the Beach Road ground to witness the Darul Bih.r, one of the best local Malay teams, meet the Sun-light Club in the third round of the competition in connection with the Colman Shield. The former were regarded as the
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    307 8 The British steamer Strathclyde, arrived here on Saturday with a cargo of coal from Muroran. On Saturday the British steimer Burnsfield arrived with a cargo of 16,500 cases of kerosene oil from Philadelphia. Captain MeKenzie of the British steamer Bnrnsfield, which arrrved here on Saturday, reports that a
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      68 8 A Good Rule for the Home. Make it one of your regular habits to keep Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in your home as a safeguard against a sulden attack of bowel complaint. It Y certain to be needed sooner or later, and. when that time comes it will
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      139 8 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. rjflDßß Contract with the Netherlands Ini WW—T Agents at Singapaw, Ships Agency, late J, Daendeli <_ Co. 2-3. C _ony THE UNDERMENTIONED DATH Of DI ...SLY APPRO?. s.s. Brandan Moeara Saba. Simpang and Djambi I 3.G VALENTYN Soengei -Liat, Pangkal-Pinang, Koba aud Tandjong-Pandan lbton) A; s.s.
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      355 8 WEATHER REPORT. Date Bar Wind Temp Hum Sky Ram Juiy 31. H'kong 4p. 29.66 E2 83 b Manila _p. 753 WSWI 28 26 o A\}% 1. H'kong 10 A 29.75 Wl 83 o Manila Loa 75 5 SWI 28 26 o Kandang Kerbau Hospital, Aug 1, 1908. 9 a.m. 3
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      697 8 VESSELS IN PORT. o Men-of-war Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From When Sea Belle F.M.S. Yacht 4 (MI Ahmat July E_-JU Pert Swet Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consignee Antung Nor Y Y Danielsen July 31 Hongkong Behn Mej Takao 3 Beagle Brit 86 Wayne July 11 Cossack Mansfield
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