The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 June 1909

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1909. NO. 6 f 61 i
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    86 1 THE DAY' S NEWS. Athletic notes will be found on pagtThe flight of the Zeppelein nirahif) interrupted through want of petrol Pagf An experiment m transporting Territorial forces has been carritd out with success Page 5. The Italian premier has made an f x^raordinary speech m the Chamber P*ge 5.
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    THE VERY LATEST CRAZE.
    857 1 ng buocumbad iv turn to the successive cliarms of b i P ol 'g. diabolo, the people ut bcma are now runu wildly into the delights of r0... iQ g and jigsawism. The latter unv, or may possibly not, need some explanation, I those uninitiated, jigsxwigni
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      247 1 MuSB 8 H( Be I mm Jh Si *£nS^ 8 SB BE H aftflfiy 7 Stationery Novelties. Toilet Requisites. and Envelopes. l' Yti-V.-A-e Post Card Albums. Jjk^K^K ,t'X ■>. Junofs High Class Best Beveurd Glass |J ip j fif j ,j! JMj > ELECiRO BBOHZI INKSTAND. Perfumes. Shaving Mirror. j'jg
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      57 1 KASSIM. Dutch Malay Opera Co. THEATRE ROYAL, Nokth Bridge Road. To-Night To-Night! ROMEO AND JULIET. PRICES OF ADMISSION. Reserved Seats $2 00. 2nd Class ...50 cts. Ist Class $1.00. 3rd Class 25 cts. Ladies' Zenana 50cts. and 25cts. S. KASSIM, Sole Propriety". HARIMA HALL. CINEMATOGRAPH, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, To-Night To-Night
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      94 1 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT. LJkdeb the kind Patronage of The Malaya Football Association. ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. ALL NEW PICTURES. MOTOR-BOAT Racing at MONACO, 1909. CHINESE PASTIMES. This parcel is a Nuisance. The Transformation of a Cigar end. Comic Scene d' Art JACOB'S IDEA. tg La rosen." William has a hard time.
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      185 1 COMING! G0«! Professor Ramamurti (THE INDIAN SANDOW) j Supported by a Marvellously Select Troupe ;of Artistes, Acrobats, Clowns and Wrestlers. LOCATION BEACH ROAD. Next to Albambra. Grand Opening Night Thursday, June 3, at 9-15 p. m, PROFESSOR RAMAMURTI Stops dead a 12 H.P. Motor Car without buttress or bold. A
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      160 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Land sale Page 3. Coghlan's sale list Page 8. Morton's for horses and fodder Page 2. Government tenders wanted Page '2. Wanted to buy, a steam launch Page Whiteaway, Laidlaw and Company advertise specialities Page 1. The Domino Racket at Robinson and Company Page 5. Yong Lee Seng
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      327 1 THE WEEK. WBDHSBDAT, 2nd Hitch W*fcer 940 9.26 p P O Mail Ho le ward due 4 p Thursday, 3rd High Water.— lo.2o a., 9.5 4 p Prince of Wales' Birthday (1865). Public and Bank Holiday Mr Mejer's Meeting, Presby. Churcb, 5.15 p S.G C. Bogey handicap. S.Y.I. Company Extended
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    BANK CLERK ARRESTED.
    719 2 k*4 Hoagkoag Magistracy, before M: wpeetor HanBasfl detk, aamed bun Cbee tag iKsi J > v Dodsow, sged 30 .v oi iboat < 0 from the PeM I m& cf the Hongkoct; and beei Insoner1 nsoner I H w SJI JHe stated that he iwl aad wished
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    GRATEFUL MOTHER.
    299 2 TmXfl BOW DOAH'B BACKACHE Kidney ITMD ue\{ Son's Lift. MBS B. Tn:a. of 102, Xewland Road. Worthing, England, says: "I don't know how to thank you t-nough, for your Doaus Backache Kidney I 'ills hare actually saved :he iiff 1 of uiy sou Arthur, sge 1 1. M
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      5 2 A Remedy That Never Fails.
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      274 2 Sounding the praises of r's Hair Vigor. That's it ev< ry one does who uses p^lfefe, this splendid vv' preparation (kp fc^? the hair. <:M- If you don't ;«»i wa nt to -?W V'~' praise it, then H- -</- v, v must not use it. Tou see, I you will
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      699 2 NOTIGES. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of the 9th Jane, 1809, for the following works 1. Additions and alterations to the Native Malarial Ward at the General Hospital 2. Whitewashing, colourwashing, painting and tarring to the Lunatic Asylum Buildings at Sepoy
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      609 2 NOTIGES. SINGAPORE ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS, Ltd. Notice is hereby given that the Singapore Electric Tramways Limited will, one month from the date of Jane Ist, 1909, apply to the If unicipal Commissioners of Singapore for permission to construct and lay down a crossover road m Tanjong Pagar Road at a point
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      563 2 BANKS. International Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000. Head Office 60 Wall Street. New York. LONDON OFFICE Threadneedlc Ho Bishopsgate Street Within. London EC. London ISankkks National Provincial I Batik of England Ltd. General Foreign Basiness Transacted. DEPOSITS. Current Defosit Accounts opened and Interest allowed on the daily balance,-,
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      363 2 INSURAMGES^ MANUFACTURERS LIFt INSURANCE CO It hM to d*3 n b uoss i v f jther Canadian I at the same a »CE iafoi 96,940,035? .Polioyholders $20,334,^03 5 F. S. I stern Asia. -oral Agents. .Shu I ia ni» I NEW ZEAUhD imUHlt Dfc, LTD. FIRE AND MARLVi rii6-TSZE ih'SURANCL
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    INDIAN CORRUPTION.
    359 3 Of m i m red Urn l ireca I •>■:.< —i khe liaew Urn cap- la Ml Jl ii by, the European writer v those profuse l but M am\h par.: v, yoa may call me a Rb Other marine terra of < it I dou"t tliink the
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    AMERICA'S 'DREADNOUGHTS."
    59 3 ked States bas been bi the big c present moment, while I oil! or buik g-- tttlebti of upwards cf American fleet according U> ud, m M 0 tons urg, four 20,' 00 OBfttmetkm, aad two more m :.t y- biob, •ertfoie, le the large ly acy Naval
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      36 3 ■1 Ameiicsn Ntw^psper Man Heccmcends a Wtil Kr.cwn Remedy. I b g edH 1 n tl t I d, Missouri, I >. A. editor kuivrstv pcnonal ex v k's Coße Cbolen i BcKj m M I -rrboea
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      216 3 v wM%?h X W/A II f r 1/ \s I f i jr. Singapore Soda Water. Established over 25 years. The NEW FRENCH REfflE^ d THERAPION No.l \ss\ charges firon: parable ha pt relief whin g. THERAPION N0.2, si gout, rbeumati sn 2" -..rsap:iri!!;i teeth and i preparatior p; blood
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      544 3 m/erioNs. AUCTION SALE Rare Old Japanese Curios.j At Messrs. H. L. Coghlan and Co.'s Salerooms, Tuesday, Saturday Tuesday, Ist, sth Bth June, at 10-3O a.m., each day. Comprising Old and New Kinkosan Satsr-ma Vases, Eow!s, Plates, Incense Burners and Tea sets, Gold Wire Cloisonne Boxes and Vases, Rare Oil Chinese
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      541 3 S-6 MORTGAGEES SALE Tuesday, Bth June at 2.30 p.m. 1. Six freehold allotments off Boon Teck oad twelve freehold allotments at Jalan ,ajah, adjacent to Boon Teck Road, total rea 29,352 f quare feet. 2. Freehold land, area 45,828 square feet, igether with the tile roof dwelling house lereon known
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      232 3 ADAPTED FOR THE CUSTODY OF VALUABLE PAPERS BOOKS. ETC. LINED THROUGHOUT WITH FiRERESiSTING CHAMBERS 3 I 2 INS., THICK FILLED WITH BEST NONCONDUCTING MATERIAL UNPICKABLE VIOLENCE AND GUNPOWDRE PROOF PROTECTED WITH 1 2 INCH PLATE OF RATNER DRILL-PROOF COMPO SAFE STEEL. ALL L'SUHL SIZES IX STOCK 11 SOLE AGENTS. PROPRIETOR,
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    Domestice Occurrences. Deaths.
    54 4 Domestice Occurrences. Deaths. Griffith. At the General Hospital, Rangoon, on J 4th from enteric, Cuthbert St. John Griffith, son of George Octavius Fletcher Griffith, of Si Barnabas Vicarage, Beckenham, Kent. Harm. At Portsmouth, England, on 22nd May, m bis 7 1st year, Honorary Captain and Deputy Commissary Henry Harm, Commissariat
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    30 4 Here shall the Press the People's right Uuawed by influence and unbriber! uy gain Here patriot Truth he; floriou: piecept Pled^eil to lieligion, Loyalty and T^aw.
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    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1909.
    1828 4 There is significance m the wire from Italy summarising the spoech of the President of the Chamber, urging an increase m the military strength of the country. He is reported to have said that the glorious fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Lombardy ought to inspire
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    INTERSTATE CRICKET.
    107 4 THE MATCH !>ra idla Lumpur .7 me The Perak innings was continued veatber and el-ned at a past twelve "-c« were i follows ks Firch .na rch Bradbery nier W Maartf Ta, Thompson augor went m agaii and scored 30 for no wickets b» Play was resumed at
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    FOOTBALL.
    293 4 The football match 1 day before a huge gathering m a draw, each side scoring twice. ■> < The performance at the evening will ha uuder ti jotball Association. The Government of India have mnettOßMi the whole scheme of the B training, and work will uoe on this immense
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      191 4 PLAYERS In lb. Patent Air-tight Tins. Obtainable from all first-class Tobacconists. price: I 5 PER CASE gg] LESS jl 70.50 ll 5 Ds >f> SOLE AGENTS JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. There has been a Great Demand \J l\ ncl SHIPIVIEW i Z/^fS c/LTST ARRIVED and we are now able to
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      127 4 THE Gaiety Cinematograph. FOOT OF FORT CANNING. GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. EVERY Wednesdays ai\d Saturdays. The Federate Capital of Fun Where Youth and Beauty Meet. ANTHONY LEWIS, Sole Proprietor. I Place the Responsibility of Keeping Your m perfect ORDER WITH US it costs ONLY A SMALL SUM I per month
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    THE ZEPPELEIN FLIGHT.
    68 5 GERMANY^ ENTHUSIASM. A Splendid Run. i i i -.'rip];. Renter's] m. r-hip collided irith i tree ppingen. m n sti Vtl Bee. June 1 6 1 pn pears t: -lein ran 1 was Undine to replenish her vhen th- ;rred. >llk?ed with the tree ninety ter frimework
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    THE DREADNOUGHT MYSTERY.
    26 5 r a Imp f-isk. p.m. The I Imiralty, Mr G. M r < n, said it was now ascertainIbe imp aany seveuteen en order-
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    GERMAN DOCKS.
    476 5 thi3 moment I possesses ceren, dry and flomtfee the biggest ip 3 now afloat. A striking feature m of dock accommodation is ire on the Xorth fcba docks at Kiel but, as the conner--. ]<..>■[ J ar the month of the Eloe, Kiel North Sea harbour. With this
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    ITALY'S JUBILEE.
    74 5 "THE YOKE." (By Submarine Tele^aph.— liter's) Beserted June Ist, 10.86 a.m. A. Mutation his been earned m [taly by a ipeedi by Bignor Ifuexa, President o! Chamber, nr g D g an increase of military Btrengtb. He laid that the glorious fiftieth annirer■ary oi the liberation of l
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    TERRITORIAL TRANSPORT.
    61 5 Lancashire to Salisbury. kn Lnportani mobilisation railway test just been carried out by the carriage of the East Lancashire Territorials, confuting of 12,000 men, forty-six guna and 1200 horses with their full equipment. They were conveyed bodily to Salisbury Pkia by thirty six trains over six routes tnd
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    CANADA'S NAVY.
    34 5 CANADA 'S NAVY. It is stated that the Ottawa Government begins the construction of a fleet and the organisation of a naval reserve m l!»10. Fie 'au.i;;,!! Gorernment is already with British firms. > o <
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    PLAGUE IN CHINA.
    28 5 Router's correspondent at Amoy says that bubonic plague has appeared m various parts of S3uth Chinv and that there are ieaths a day at Tientsin.
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    AERIAL NAVIGATION.
    277 5 itter for considerable satisfaction thtt the Government have at length determined to take a definite interest m the ques- m of aerial navigation. Mr Asquith's statement m the Hune of Commons late-:-moved all doubt upon the subject; inJ it is now felt on all .^ides that so grave
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    PINEAPPLES IN QUEENSLAND.
    283 5 Altogether there are some 3,000 acre 3 devoted to pineapple cultivation m Queensland, u r iTiug a yield of something like 1 0.000.0C 0 pines a year. Two crops are bered luring the twelve months. Most of the owners of the plantations started without capital, and are
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1149 5 I The annual meeting of the Singapore Football Association held last Friday dis closed a quite satisfactory state of affairs Tuis Association needs little more money than is actu illy required annually to purchase medals for the winners and runners r op, its other expenses being practically nil,
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    MR. MEYER'S ADDRESS TO CHINESE PREACHERS.
    312 5 A fairly good gathering of Chinese preachers and other Christian workers assembled at 9 a.m. yesterday at the Princep street Church to hear the Rsv. Mr. Meyer ->ive a special address for them. The speaker said that if he could influence the preachers he
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    MARK TWAIN'S POEM.
    188 5 There are two good papers on MarkTwain m the May Harper." Mr Archibald Henderson quotes Mark Twain as saying that humour is the key to the hearts of men. The trouble is— and Mark Twain las experienced it—that the key soon fits the lock so well that
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    BRUANG COMPANY.
    63 5 i The Agents, Messrs Derrick and Co. send the following outputs of Bruang Ltd Purchased 19:9 Xo. 1 No. 2 from Total Monitor Monitor Natives. Pkls. Mar. 77.25 23.25 97 50 Apr. 102.29 15.00 1.96 119 25 (8 dys) It will be seen that No. -2 Monitor was
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    NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.
    246 5 Mr. Engel, the agent, informs us that he has received telegraphic advice from the Head-office at Amsterdam that the dividend for the year 1908 has bean fixed at 8 per cent. As a result of the dearth of fish on the Scottish coast, many fishermen have become
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      227 5 M ROBINSON Co. {§1111 Domino Tennis Racket f V 1 J -...with 1 \&&SW/ SPECIAL BLACK GUT, AND SPECIALLY X^iiry SUIT ABLE TOR TROPICAL CI IMATES. W EVERY RACKET STRUNG BY j J THE MOST PERFECT AND TIGHTEST M Sole Agents m the Straits mrr—m ww- m i TYPEWRITER I
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    FIRE INSURANCES IN CHINA.
    400 6 M toßowi on m UMUfIBM m th.it oondw t f tti i m I paittd* i dl Billion >, and y *i*7 nM m i rid, ■ataralrj nO- mM, however. ■for foreign OOmpanWw to vn V.y the b I U t li.i- are «aid to bi
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    MOTOR BOATS FOR CHINA AND THE STRAITS.
    256 6 Cor sul Gk Thom^ell Hayncs of S pore states that m India, Burmab, and the 81 ta Settlements Loth ccast and river craft would meet a wide demand if properly introto which he adds Suitable boats of tive appearance and fairly simple mechanism
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      33 6 CHANGE OF ADDRESS. MADAME FAMBON, IAI«Y DHTIBI High Clabi Wcbk at HODSBATI Pr.ics. C'avanr.gh Bridge BoiMJllga facing tho General Post Oflßce Nov 21 n.c B. LUKWEL'S un,, "so rifADC LA CORONA VlUrlllU* MIKTIK'S
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      550 6 SHIPPING. Apcar Line. Fhc undermentioned mail steamers of the above company maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan calling at P«nang, Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai en route. FLEET, Tons. Commander. pan 6,300 J. <i. Olifont. s.s. Gregory Apcar 4,606 S. H. Betoon. s.s. Arratoon Apoaz 4,510 A.Stewart, jghtning 8,815 A.
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      1220 6 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular Bervice between Hamburg, Bremen j \ntwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly j for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for BrernerLaven direct, calling at Penang aii<3 Golomboi Taking
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      670 6 SHIPPING. Norddeutscker Lloyd Bremen. COAST LINES. \4ss If Steameri of the Coast Fleet. Petchaburi 1191 Ch*W Fa ICrftf Borneo UOO DevawocgM IMO Kohsichang SC'-iO Fsilar Rai%h m iackia Fits&nulck 2019 Locknin Bangkok Cioising 1657 EUtj atari lM A Poaffeoa g Eocttfc WOO Chiengmai 1818 Leo S k 16C>4 Patani 1815
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      406 6 SHIPPING. OCEiS STL Co. Ltt Dbina Mutual Bt «nn Ka?. C Tbe Companies' etwam* MM tiiverpool outwards for thf Fapan every week, and fror. lor London, Amsterdam and light; "or y 3ne outward Vancouver, Seattle aad ITirough Bills of Lading for other Pa and Inland Points. a Companies* we despatched
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    SHARES.
    990 7 MINES. Capita! Cieftai Utzs* Paid 1300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Cso. Ltd 600 1300,000 225,000 10 10 Bruang Limited 7.06 $600,000 600 f OCO 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd 750 500,000 444 76.9 1 1 Duff Development 00. Ltd 6.00 $400,000 375,000 10 10
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    EXCHANGE.
    60 7 Hank 4 m/s 2/4^ demand 2/3| Pn?at€ credits 3 m/s w credits 6 m/s B/4| Frakc2, d*iD*nd fiink,., 292 |G«ftllAXT,dsjSUßsl 237 India, T. T, M mi HoKGKOKa, tastflJ J ;xdi 8 Yokohama, demand nom. 1 Java, demand Bangkok* demand G5J* Sovereigns, lrxnk Buying $8 56 Bank of England Rate
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    PRODUCE.
    112 7 .'nne I. Tin wm mm buyer- $fl Gjunbier flisstiiii C.'ht No. 1 13.00 Gambler OWN No. 2 j Pepper .Black (ot* n. B r por«) 1 .50 Pfcppar,Wbitr(lail buyers 1 Nutmegs (110 to tht]fe.)~. 16.50 Nutmegs (80 to Hrn Ik) 22.50 Maco (Banda) w norn Cloven (AadbaiM) ,75 UfaariM
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      373 7 On the Berth. "SBIRE LINE OF STEAMERS LmiIEDT Hongkor:j Shanghai, Nagasaki. Kobe ud Yokohama. s. s. "SEGURA" i\ B& i| .teamer d 1 to on or and baa r accommou pasala of pas^.'i- irtieularto BOUSTBAD I I Agenta BRITISH INDIA S. N, Co,, Ltd. i.H P«nang f Pangron and Calcutta.
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      595 7 TO LET. TO LET. Immediate Entry, Ground Moor of No. 11. j L'oyd Road, 4 larjje room-s, '6 bath roomn and stabling. Apply No. i. Malacca Strut. .I m. 2 TO SE LIT. Furni.shei compound house* No. B, Chancery Lane. Bedroom, bathroom with stabling carriage entranc from JSarker Road, rent
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      94 7 "If it is not seemly, do it not if it is not true, speak it not." Marcus Aurelius. Re-INFORCED MALTHOID has been introduced with the greatest success for flat roofs m tropical and semi-tropical climates. The flat roof makes a coo!, comfortable resort for summer evenings. It can be utilised
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      866 7 VESSEL_S oJ I_N PORT. Man-of-war Flap' and Tons rommanderß Arrivt»d From r r Wh«a Sea Mew OoLT«4*t*oo Ookmaa Umj ti MaJ „m v, v r? Tons Mafiter Arrived From Consume* >or When BanAVhattriin Bnt 195 Cox May 30 Brouwer Dut :tj l Hm^m Umj 31 Djambie Djambk C.M.cheisen N«r|3W Evdt,
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      159 7 PASSENGERS. Per Nuddea lCrand M Van TichalM. Mr E. Lewis, Mr R. Ballingal; H .1 Wilsher, Prof. Ramamurthy, Men VS Hant, P. A. Van de Stadt, Orba, B. R. Dilin, Mr and Mrs Samson, Mrs Parelo. Per Poh Ann Messrs Brown, G Mugli6ton, C. Ransford. Per Paroo: J. A. Chamberlain,
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    CLAIMS AND COUNTERCLAIMS.
    314 8 Before Mr J is! cc 3ercMSiberBmith m the ■•'int! Court v, the case of M 1 administrator for M. A. 1 SiWt) v, I* Da Stiv.i was esUed. Mr 1 BUia ippeared for the plaint fl and Mr the defendant. M. A. and I. were partners m
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    S. G. C. Duffer Cup.
    155 8 S. G. C. Duffer Cup. I Mowing ii the draw for the "Duffer* 1 Cup presented to the Singapore Golf Club by Mi A. \V. Beta for members whose handicaps are 19 or over. The first round nrast be completed by Wednesday 9th insi and oompetiton are a.sked to play
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    HOCKEY.
    96 8 A fast game of hockey was played on the Esplanade last evening between the S. C. C. and the 99th Deccin lufantry. The Dac- id the bast of the first portion of the game and at half time wore leading by two goals to nil. Both points were obtained
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    MISCHIEF TO FIRE HOSE.
    95 8 On Sunday afternoon, a Macao, was loafing abjut St. Gregory Place near the Fire Brigade station, where a nozzle was lying about. The man coveted the metal coupling of ono of the hose and forthwith severed it and attempted to make eft" with it when he
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    SOLVING NAVAL PROBLEMS.
    312 8 The oli battleship Edinburgh," the pride of the fleet back m the eighties of the last century, is to be used as a. target and shot at before she passes to the shipyards to be broken vp if she survives the ordeal. This vessel has been on
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    UNLIMITED CONFIDENCE.
    114 8 Mr TV d residing red a reward of r the a: teh ese woman reported m v i 'a issue tying I him of valuables worth 1 tint the jewellery is rered. Ha will, however, give $500 for her, without the Tain be police have enquiring and have
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    ALLEGED MURDER.
    112 8 evening about 5 o'clock two additional police constable- Andar Singh an«l Padja Singh, employed as watchmen. out m Thomson Road and resorted to Tiolence, the result beici,' that Padja Singh ved such injuries as necessitated his I nt to hospital were he died on Monvening. v morning, Andai
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    MUCH WATCHED.
    84 8 (>u Monday morning, a man named Bino '1 'iin- > describing himself as an Italian arrive 1 0 < i auien from Saigon acd was arrested we No 632 with 83 vatskei m his i Meesi o and a number of house breaking iuiplemen' I t ttchet brace,
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    108 8 ha appeal of Yeo Cheng Tee igainsi a eoametioa by police magiatrate on the prosecution of Mr T >. M.tyhew wag Bxed f.-r hearing b fore Mr Justice SercombeBmjili m tne s- preme Court yesterday. Mr Oaa Ine ippeflant, mentkmed Ikat he lient certain advi but before taking it he
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    YELLOW PERIL OF BRIGHT COLOUR.
    264 8 A Japanese schoolboy has been giving his views of hia New York neighbours. "I am acquainted," he writes, of one Corean gentleman name of Whee who reside m cellar of of this city. He do not change his clothing which is economical. Ho sleep m
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    THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE ELEPHANT.
    746 8 Over the initials C.E.D.8." an interesting aiti-le appears m the Journal of the Jloyal Society of Arts, dealing with the elephant, and though it nominally treats of the intelli genea of the boast actually digresses into the wider fields of its sense of humour and
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    171 8 The following new Books will be ready for issue on Friday. Albanesi, E. Maria, Envious Eliza. Bowen, Marjorie, Black Magic Braddon, M. E Our Adversary. Brooke, Emma, The Story of Hauksgarth Farm. Cleeve, Lucas, The Arbitrator. Crockett, S. R Rose of the Wilderness. Danby, Frank, An Incompleat Etonian.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    790 8 The Ostasiatisk Kompagni, of Copenhagen, is having a steamer built m Holland for the Siamese coasting trade. The salaries of some of the new Port of j London Authority are fixei thus dock and warehouse manager i;l,£00 chief engineer £2,000 comptroller £1,000 per annum. TutU a regular coasting
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