The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 January 1910

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11. 1910. NO. 6,803
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  • 179 1 A table of rubier company returns will be found on page Swine selections from tbe 1010 valuations are given on- P- g The Methodist conference held an anniversary meeting List ni^'ht Page 5. The December medal of the S. Gh C. was won by Mr Scandiett Page
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  • 1284 1 Was it som< Ths From earth had ta'en, Thi bird like spirit ou its way Had sought to drag as law! Back to the corse again ou ck j him to biint: the deooctioQ made from I j-rce of he: Is that, the thirst i
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 581 1 SPECIAL EXHIBITION 1 LmmM \mJ 1 A Wm__\ _#V 111 m\wJ 111 Hi Monday, January lOth, and following days. ««B»v Mf 9 v____X IR)i_— B_s ___x x-^___^^^ m»ji^"^- jr -*"*»4 H_w x -__l M^_N. li _jf IB Bfc_S. v^l^B it _l N^M SW y I The Kevstone of all feminine
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    • 293 1 Entertainments. BEACH ROAD. THE B:G SHOW. CHANGE CF PROGRAMME. New Arrival Late_ t Novelties, 2nd SHOW AT 9 30 P.M TO-NIGHT 0 veriure by ("wn Orchestra of Professionals, 11 THE UTILE PSIKCES IN TEE TOWIR. The story of tbe Little Princes in tHB Tower bein£ one of the most popular
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    • 168 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Ship's dingy for sale Page 6. Ford motor car for sale Page 6. European wants employment Page 3. Reduction of price of Odeon records Pagel. Notice re estate of H. P. D. Holland Page 2. Sailing Minderoo for Sourabaya and Australia Page 6. W. J. Garcia has a
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 246 1 Tuesday, llth High Water- 9 40 a., 11.18 p New Moon, 0.0l p Widkbsday, 12th High Wat*r 10.18 a., 11 52 p PAO Mail Homeward due, Agri-Horticultural Show Mtg Exchange, 5 p Lodgi9»Zetland Regular, 8 3i» p Thursday, 1 3th High Water.— l<>.. r 6 a. Mohammedan New Year commences.
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    • 12 2 A Follower of Influenza. An attavk cf influenza is often followed by*
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    • 616 2 TO LET. i rzrTO LET. urnished, V\ tfarioa, Tanjong Katong, bono tst I February 1910. Apply to STEPHENS PAUL Co. IJL u-c 10 LET, N,. 2. Wiikie i: .vi. Lawn Tennis and Stabling. No. 16, Byed Alii Road, stabling and tennis lawn. Apply to J. Craig, Sharon, Rivei Valley Road.
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    • 713 2 NOTICES. RAVENSWAY Co. 187, ORCHARD ROAD. Undertakers, Monumental Sfasons, Sculptors and Marble Merchants, The oldest established firm of its kind in the- Straits and patronised by the best people in tiie land. A large and varied stock of beautiful and Artistic Marble and Granite Crosses, .Headstones, Columns, Figures kc. Ac.
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    • 512 2 NOTIGES. L-.m VOLUNTEER GLUB. A Subscription Dance, under tlie ausnices of the above Club, will be held in the S. V. C Drill Hall, on Friday. January, 21st. Applications for tickets mus* be made througb Volunteers, to the Honorary Secretary, 8. V. C. Drill Hal!. Early applications are essential, Jan
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    • 563 2 BANKS. KEDERUNOSCHE HMDEUIMTSCHAPPY. NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY. Established 1824. Capital— il 45,000,000,— (ab0ut £3,7*0,000) Rbsbbvb— ll 5,752,885,— (-about Head Office in Amsterda Head Agexcy Batavia. Branches Penang. Shanghai. Hongkong, Rangoon, Medan (Deli), Sarnarac-j. Sourabaya. Padang, Cheribon. Tegal, Pecalongan. Tjilatjap, Palembang, Kota-Radja. (Acheeb) Band-jermas'-in, Weltevreden. Correspondents at Bombay, Colombo, Madras, Pondicherry, Calcutta.
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    • 393 2 INSURANeES. i MANUFACTURERS LIFE [NSURANCE C CM CA* Claims Loane and Sun immedi-i- If by 0 p n n ithool Iny I H. nd I>s ce. F. S. EVANS, O. HRUC Hnoi I Mm GUTHRIE ®> Co.,Lt,d. Genera I SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE 00 LTD. FIRE Insurances effected on Buildings, Renin
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  • 368 3 )ER KO: a with the r fa m of 5t in'!. UC I G u i be Hm .vc l. ;ta» correspocitut one of i: ll -nportant iad far reac l. r given in a civil action ■IB 1 I tbe Inited S ifCVt I M MMUi
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    • 64 3 AUCTION sale of UNSERVICEABLE STORES THE CAP DEPOI BL HARBOUR Monday. 17th January, at 2 30 p iron wire, old rap iron Ice. aso a new Fairbanks' portable cart weighing lat .upto 3 I by POWELL Co.. Auctioneer! 18 i TO MINERS AND OTH Egg. FOR ie by op to
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    • 115 3 V A Dainty Non-Greasy Balm for the Skin ym\y s MD, -yyZ:*"§S§^ x BEAUTY > yy^- i§ f*\ Mm Jam tm !iM E_ ____z' TOTHE i>^^^> limSk RROUGHS WELLCOME cS'. COPYRIG'** 'IJ I ii "i m__m__w__m_______-w__w___m_____^WM_w__w____w_\ GRIMAULT S SYRUP of Hypophosphite of Lime mm fob Hf^|Hpi for BH -fI BRONCHITIS^B^^
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    • 591 3 AUGTIONS. MORTGAGEES SALE. Tutsiay, 18th January, at 2-30 p.m. All that piece of freehold land situate at Passir Panjang, Singapore, inear the 5 1 milestone) area 2 acres, 1 rood, 16 poles, East India Co- I (irant No. 6. Also all that other piece of freehold land adjoining the land
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    • 351 3 PILSEN BEER "PILSEN GIRL" BRAND. This Beer is guaranteed to be brewed from Malt and Hops and contains no Preservatives* It is made at Pilsen in Austria, and is the only genuine Pilsen Eeer imported into this market* BEW4RE QF IMITATIONS. CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ALL DEALERS. SUB-AGENTS, Galdbeek IWaegregor
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  • 22 4 Domestic Occurrences. Death. At No. 158, Teluk Ayer Street on January 10th the beloved mother of Mr. Ho Yang Peng aged 81.
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  • 1891 4 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1910. Yesterday His Most Gracious Majesty dissolved Parliament, and the necessary writs for the new general election were posted to the constituencies. The next few days will be occupied by the formal preliminaries of nomination, which will imply the election of those members
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  • 12 4 S EXCELLENCY RESTING. week inspecting ani up the Hill 3
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  • 11 4 Pi The Hvdraulic miue at S_l,<il] or Tnere I
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  • 16 4 {Ft I* is >d autl Erom head M Justice of the Bihar
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  • 427 4 The BindmiBii Hoi a Jin. 2nd I *he P. 0. Suma: Hakki Bev, Turkish A ae, has accepted th- .n-1 V;/.ier. The Bugb? toot hall n. Wales aui! the former by j Luivig If ml 1 1' oval berg for research in Pjur out of the sight I pected of
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    • 173 4 BOLLINGER CHAMPAGNE SPECIAL APPOKTIEfn TD HIS IJUESTY Til: KING.) This Champagne was exclusively supplied on the I following occasions in November last Lord Mayor's and Sheriff's Banquet at the Guildhall. Visit (for luncheon) of H. M. lhe King of Portugal to the Guildhall. China Association Dinner. m a oc— i
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    • 107 4 CALL at MOUTRIE'S 1 TO lIE All The Player Piano. MADE AND GUARANTEED FOR THIS CLIMATE. THE CHEAPEST i UNDOUBTEDLY THE BEST I ___________MK9_HMa~HaMJßß____M__H_n— S. Moutrie Co., THE ARCADE, R VFFLE3 SQUARE. LEE BROTHERS. 58-4, Hill Street, toff Stamford Road.) HIGH GLASS PHOTOGRAPHY. Enlargements a Specialty. PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION.
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  • 39 5 LLOYD GEORGE PRAISES LIBERAL*?. (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's) .h mth, •rnmeot intended to raise >ney for the defence of proi i nearly di ad next oty millions m people. tings were held last seel their cam] broken
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  • 23 5 ;ch Divided. .-'s of experts iting nature. from I vernment a r.ticipate a majority of 1". ta tea the Union:ht.
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  • 42 5 LIBERAL CANDIDATE FOR CITY. Received at 2 ">0 pm. irho has become a Liberal, nd-u. ii Country iron.md colliery owner, and has been of the North Hiding, Yorkshire Middlesborough »t interest in 189 J I- by w Dg a norelist and author.
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  • 426 5 fANNITESSABY. gathering at the lutch on F .rt < ting ast nol the celebration of uty- fifth anniversary of the founding Methodist Episcopal Mission. The wei-- present: Bishop W. I. Oldham, Uevds. Anysry, Cobb, W. H. ear, J. A. T. C M nciman. Hoover, VanAbraham. Cherry, Mansall, nan,
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  • 64 5 MCSQOE INUNDATED. E ght Persons Diowntd. (Bf Submarine Telegraph.— Banter's) Jin 10, 6.8 p.m. News has reached Constantinople that heavy rains havo fallen in the Hedjsz and have occurred at Mecca. The great mos.jue was inundated on January the fifth, and eight, persons were drowned. <
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  • 220 5 IFceivel at 2.-j0 pm. Dfeet .S'jackleton is planning a fresh Antarctic Expedition. "Sir Ernest Shackleton and Capt. Soottl between them are determined to leave no room for ary chance of an intrusive Cook-versus-episode. The latter is now getting his force together. The X.-C. Daiiy News states
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  • 56 5 Herenic Tendencies. The Porte has issued a circular to the Powers interested ia Crete, protesting against a fresh fl igrant violation of the sovereign right of the Sultan of Turkey through the Cretan exscutive taking an oath of allegiance to King Gaorga, and through the assembly res
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  • 44 5 German Objections to French. Several Gar nun Chambers of Commerce have petitioned the Government to negotiate with the French Government with a view to prevent the enforcement of the French Tariff in Mircb,' showing in their petition that some duties have increased
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  • 21 5 CHINESE NAVAL COMMISSIONERS. The Chinese Nival Commissioners have arrived at Kiel and have had the honour of dining with Princess Henry. > <
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  • 206 5 Before Lieut Cator, Deputy M. A. Mohamed S ih pleaded guilty yesterday to causing an obstructijn with his tongkang in the Singapore liver and was fiued < "> >r seven days' rigorous imprisonment. A similar charge was proved against a Chinaman named Chew Cheng and his punishment
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  • 554 5 {FruDi our own Correspondent^, Batavia, Jan. 6. The Telegraaf states that the court of honour, which will ermine into the Kuyper afi'tir consists of M-ssrs Van Elouteo, De Mirees Oyens, Cort vaa der Linden and Lely. It is said that the Sumatra Plantation Company are calling for additional capital,
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  • 349 5 The Secretary to the Municipal Commission has courteously forwarded us copies of the minutes of the proceedings of the special committee consisting of the President aud Messrs A. J. VV. Watkins, C I. Carver, and Ong Tek Lim. The committee held two sittings and made a report
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  • 558 5 Correspondence. THE BANDMANN OPERA CO. T< i rHE Editor, D dar Sir,— I beg to inform you that I have arranged for my entire No. 1 Bindminn Opera Co., numbering fifty people, carrying their own orchestra, to play a Reason of 11 nights at the Victoria Theatre, Singapore, commencing Peb
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  • 110 5 Dec. Jan. Total. Allagar 2,000 Anglo Malay 53,489 Balgownie 7,384 r- 46,729 (9) Bertam 14.U00 Bukit Rajah Bukit Lintang 2,400 8,255 (6) Dawansare 204,131 (12) Glenealy 1,639 Golden Hope 5,462 High. 4 Lowlands 46,078 62,319 (7) Inch Kenneth 11,908 KamnniDg 6,062 Kuala Lumpor Lanadron 24,420 249,247 (12)
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  • 41 5 The marriage of Mr >sg Sen Choy, second son of Mr Ng Seak Foon with Miss Leong Seng Neo, elder daugther of Mr Leong Seng Gum was celebrated on Saturday last amid much rejoicing, at 142 8 Orchard Road
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    • 189 5 JROBINSON CO. the Gillette safety ONE OF THE MOiT PERFECT SAPEIYSMWERv The Gillette Sa'ety RazDr Is f Silver plated, and is supplied 1 with 12 blades each with 2 1 Edges, in Nickel plated case, EVERY EL ADE SET READY FOR USE 7 li W Ss J IGomplete for $9
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  • 362 6 A Baagl h laal writes to the] i Tempi i mo, i t vice on the S ean I nnder conali Ha i ata at ib it the 1 t cf eci the Meki i_• n ceeding t ---1. illey i I Y .in the k
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    • 293 6 FOR SKLEm MOTOR CAR FOR SALE Ul 1 Motor Car front seat f r fea one back seat. Complete with tools. lamps Ac Nearly new. Price 1500. Ownei leaving colony Apply to Capt. Bf. H. Johns, I Cantonment Road, or at Gagginos. .11 BOAT FOR SALP, 18 feet b] I
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    • 672 6 On the Berth. lest JusU^un Steam Kavigation Co. Ltd. I B lonrabaya, Biccme. Pert Hedland, Ccssack. |__loW| Caiuaivon, Geraldton Jt Fremantle. I i IMPACT '8 BTI lONDEROO," 2,720 tons, Capt. Mills, -a ii! be despatched for HH v- rts cn Friday, tho 1-Uh inst.] it p in. Bbe 1 ia
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    • 558 6 SHIPPING. i HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regnlar service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo
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    • 470 6 SHIPPING. OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd, AND China Mutnal Steam Nav. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool ontwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre and
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    • 690 6 SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through MUa of Lading lestied for China Ooaat, Persian Gulf. Continental and American Porte. Steamere will leare Singapore on or aboct MAIL LINES. Outward {for China) 1910 Arcadia Jan 14
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    • 643 6 SHIPPING. a 11 mJ M.-4** Norddeutscher Lloyd, Breme: IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LIN i* The faat and -well-known m_.l it*** this Company aail foctaightlj fr m Hamburg Via Kotterdam. A ate erp, ut Gibraltar, Genoa, Napi*>», (oonn«»cti.m Mh. Naplea, Alexandria ani vice vera*/ Pad Bai Suet, Aden, Colooabo, Penang, Bingi^on kong,
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  • 578 7 of the ■er lon D< 13, at the te, Laadsshall- 1 M i baurmaa pany; p Chair: To turn to the output It might appear to yon that the I f<|rj mentioned in the report m tasj to bate ►bUinedr the •",->* 0 trees wbich bs borne
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  • 60 7 > < the Butts (H will, in all probability, tike the pUee rd battalion Middlesex Regiment Th- -:.e usual routine lhe :!rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment, c .at Singapore, will pr> I sdi i. ut*\: troopi m m, will mo-- v winter at Calcutta, foi- <-ut the recent preesdent in connect-
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  • 39 7 Cough Remedy is not a uiun. everyday cough mixture. It is a rilorioos remedy for all the troublesome i complications resnll b Eros, head, throat, chest or lungm orF >ai<- by ail l>ispen-aries and Dealers.
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  • 82 7 ou have that obstinate, lingering cough sill nos be shaken no congh at SBJ stage, whether Jd or young, but wha* ution. A congl. a strong con- ..soon S fact Sco I vtry dangerous ailment -.rdly notice a Tbe way to cur- i itis an 1
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  • 1112 7 Januarv 10. Cap. Is-üb. Paid. LastDiv. Buyers. Sellers. 85,000 2/ 2/ Allagar Bobber Estates Ltd 3 10J 4<♦ 1--"000 2/- 2/- Anglo- Malay 25% Int. I*o 1G G i) 1 1 Batu Caves 10% 6 6 0 6 10 0 80 000 1 1 Batu Tijsa (Selangor) 5% 2
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  • 285 7 PUr and T' n*» rommandert ArnvH From K t W■ P«glU 2800 Y. Lanuo i umera Fmsr Tons Mae:er Arrive r rom Donnum*-*- <*• Imfaerst Brit 135 S .1 P■• nak Thong Batavier Brit .15 Simpson J.m fi HIM Bandon Dan 2230 Tbomsen Dec 20 Copenha^-n A.
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  • 88 7 Ban Yong Seng, Brit 6tr., Wayne, for Biiliton and Palembang. Jan 9. St. Patrick, Brit str, Fortay, for Manila. Euplectelrt, Brit str. Bramston, for Shanghai. Jan 10. Calypso, Brit, str., Bannatyae, for Penang Resident Schieff, Dut. etr., Unus, for Rhio. Vorwaerts, Aus. str, Bednarz, for Hongkong, Shanghsi and Japan.
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  • 91 7 Wharves and Docks at which, different vessels were berthed **/< derlajf. East Wharf Basin Minilya, Heim. E Wharf Sec. 1 Cowrie. Fook Sang, Dammar. Section I—Sheers1 Sheers Wharf Ital. Man-of- War. 2 Van Heemskerk, Yahiko Maru. 3 Haiphong, Penang. j 4 Kum Sang.
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  • 57 7 (Corrected up to Jan. L Bank 4ms I 4J demand Private credits 3m 8 credits 6ms France, demand Bank... Germany, demand [sn T. T, its Hongkong, demand JIJ dir Yokohama, demand 11 4; Java, demand IH Bangkok, demand Sovereigns, Bank Buving $r- M Bank of England Rate 4% Discount
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  • 125 7 Jan. I>. Tin buyer- |?5 JO Gambier bn/SSS 11.6-1 bier Cube Xo 1 1 OsssessrOnfct No. ji m Pepper lack soria. 6'*fcr» Pepper, WhUi (Hi I EfatssegS 1 1 oto Icm mm Nutmegs (80 to tfc« .fc., N'ace 'Band* am ms mm nom 01ot«m Amloißr. a nom Bally ibs
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 496 7 SHIPPING. i N. Y. K. JM! ML STEAMSHIP CO., LTD, SPRING PROGRAMME 1910. BAILINGS KUK Penang, Colombo, Port Said, GENOA, MARSEILLES, LONDON AND ANTWERP. *T\ngo Maku 7,463 tons on Jan. 12 MfO Maru 8,628 tons on Jan. 26 a-a I Maru C,300 tons on Feb. 9 M BHIM. Maru 8,600
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    • 35 7 Singapore Cold Storage Co, Ltd. Near Entrance to Bcrneo Wharf. Telephone 1026. Sea stocks cf all kinds of Frozen Meat* etc., can be delivered to shipping at the Whi%rv-p«_o_ in i_e Singapore Roads on sbort
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    • 35 7 F. CLARKE OQ. 207, QUEEN-ST, SINBAPOFB. Livery Stable Keepers Fodder Merchants. For Rnbber-tyred Gharries and Best Rubbe tyred carriages, ring np Telephone SlB. FODDER deliverer fco any part ef the Islan onrnni \r\t runnminr nrununo
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 402 7 L AXES T A EC UIVALS. Pin Seng Brit 378 Davidson Jan 9 Penang E. S. Co TVn ng 11 Yahiko Maru Jap 194$ Okao Jan 9 Mnroran n i Prometheus Btit 358J Moir Jan 9 Baigoa I Guernsey Xor 2 80S Forgensen Jan 10 Dainy Tencer Brit 580S Parkinson
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    • 38 7 \TCATHER REPORT. Datl Bar A ,_d Teu.p :i Sky R*m 10. I sfanUi o n i Henfli 4 Ktcdfaxg Eaton Bnspilni, Jen I, if* 1 it. IA M 3r M HP M Barmc. 32 Fan. 29.845 28 29.782
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  • 530 8 i Ci M 5 several tt IS I inalt srith is cxpedit i.- is p sail It P il I revenue nis i tbly ang bt the ha-- iaap and i drunken and d.io: tarty pereom sg op i ni I ish in r >I jbl bull MI
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  • 541 8 Ano-] ii ss Ln i Baas Mr JnstioeT. Sereossbs Smith is taking real oi lhe cases at tlie Assizes. Tl e first case called yesterd i ne in i i'U-i r.i\ m named < >_g Lim was charged with returning from bsnishmenl He bad been banished from Penang
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  • 131 8 Peking, Jan 3rd. Tbe British Government has reoona in ended to the Central Government two officials as advisers to the Navy Board. Tlie Government has referred the recommendation to Prince Shun Bui lap, the special commissi-_ner, who has not yet reported on the recommendation. N ltional Debt Redemption.
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  • 154 8 M A B Cross of Seremban returned vesterdafy to Singapore from a visit to 9 i A wi»e to Hongkong says that twesty .ese frcm Hongkong have been refuse! sission to land in Liverpool. The i. W >rt Party of the Presbyterian Church, will meet to-day at 4 30 pm.
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  • 94 8 The December Medal was played for on Siturday and Sunday Jan Sth and 9th and resulted in a wiu for Mr A. J. Scandrett who returned a nett score of 81. The following cards were returned. A .1 Scandrett 48 51 18 81 Dr Finlayson 41 40
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  • 53 8 Perak Ladies scored 202 (Miss Birch Mts H >bsou, Mrs Barnard, Mrs Tate, 34 M Wnu-ht ani i Mrs M.,; This score, out of a possible 210, beats the record made by the same Club last vear by a single point. Selangor scored 197 Ipoh i 1-
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  • 21 8 Entries for this meeting close this eveu- im: ii 730 p.m. to the Secretary, Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 163 8 The sort of thing is never thought of in Singapore A notice in English, Malay, snd Chinese has been issued uuder the Wild Auimals 1 and Birds Protection Ordinance bv Mr Elton Ball, Municipal Veterinary Surgeon, stating that tho months of February to May,
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  • 107 8 It is announoed that a commercial and industrial congress will be held in Manaos, capital of the State of Arnazonas, from February 22 to 27, 1910, in which will be represented the Federal Government of Brazil, the Brazilian rubber-producing states, the Peruvian, Bolivian, Venezuelan and
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  • 93 8 We understand that the Government has a project afoot to construct a penal settlement for the more hardened of criminals on the island known as Koh Tao (Turtle Island) which lies about 40 miles north of Koh Samui and 50 miles from Langsuen, ou the mainland.
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  • 55 8 Calcutta, 1 7th December. Mr. H.G. Tornkins, Barrackpore, states that Halley's comet was seen from his observatory there last night. It was visible in a telescope eight inches in diameter as a small nebulous patch with a faint nucleus and may probably be seen with a smaller instrument.
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  • 146 8 Sir Richard Cartwright, tbe Canadian Minister of Commerce, will submit to Parliament a Bill revising tbe Chinese I Linigration Liw. It is intended, in order entirely to prevent immigration of labourers, to provide that even Chineee merchants shall not be admitted unless they hold certificates A contemporary is devoting space
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  • 771 8 The apprentices of the King George left for Hongkong by the Tourane. The Edgar, cruiser, has bc-eu ordered to leave England about the middle of January with reliefs for disposal on tlia Chiua Station. The W. A. S. N. Co.'s Minderoo lias had a cleaning and painting in
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  • 68 8 [In addition to that on page 7.1 G. G. Meijer, Dut. 442, Meicei/., Jan 10, lj Palembang, Heck Serg, Muntok 12. Senegamhia, Ger. 2380, Eckhorn. Jan 1", j Hongkong, Behn Meyer, Hamhurg 12. Kalmoa, Dut. 170, Brugsma, Jan LO, Indragiri, Ships Agency, Indragiri 13. Ban Hin Guan, Brit.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 20 8 W. J. GARCIA.I 219. ORCHARD ROAD. Piano, Organ Musical InstruPianos bought sold or exchanged. Good prices allowed for old in-
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    • 113 8 f^m^^k^^m^T^n FLEXIBLE STEELJ fejlf* 1 CABLE I i ARMOURING. /_s2£**w y^_t#^ -y-y^^^.^^A^^^' z EAP 1,ll vi <?^ -'*"*#&pNi_ KS v<rm i n or for Cables THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD., NTGAI tl PATERSON, SIMONS Co, Ltd., Agents. SS <v F.M S. IHlilll INJ^^l^) COPIER I j^r' v .Superseded but
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