The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 23 March 1904

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1 23 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly)
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    Chinese Labour and Party Ethics.
    481 2 Covsidbsixg the peculiar Imiud of political ethics that appean t<> regulate the parliamentary policy of Radical* m opposition, we may regret, but n<*<*<l n»>t profess much surpri>«» at the tactics displayed bj section of the House of Commoni on the question of Chinese labour f..r
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    Shrapnel and the "Varag." March 18.
    1372 2 Shrapnel and the "Varag." March 18. No more I Triblj instructive instance ol' the ion caused by well-directed lire m a moderu naval action could be provided, as a esson to the navies of the world, than the action a1 Chemulpo. The Japanese pioneered the way m modern naval war
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    The Late Doke of Cambridge.
    626 2 i >sl on m eve of < om] le iiu r his eig fifth year the venerabh Duke of Came a Former Commander-in-Chief of the British A ny, anil cousiu oi he lute Majesty Queen V r i< roitiA, b ->..;. w I I tie
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    A Success for Woman's Sufface.
    277 2 For ti:<l fi rsl time m the historj of the movement m the [Jnited Kingdom the Bouse <•' Commons has approved the principle of Woman's Suffrage i resolution and d Bion Hitherto, on tbe Irequeni occasions on wlll h:l tllV! »n, the resuli been invariably
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    Sir. Frank Swettenilam and S. African Labour. March 19.
    423 2 Sir. Frank Swettenilam and S. African Labour. March 19. Straits will ie r HAM"- gervic to )>•• utilised Imperial Governing at In tl immigrate vaal. The po one. lie Tra to c rote as though had decided to admit Chinese labour, uud< tern of ful res ri a m] supervisinn.
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    The Short-handed P.W.D.
    105 2 Tl ition of bl I r etiipha Ases lie W I i h works up its mm I i by Govern] tioi the lie I, l of wh Oepartmenl has onlj ;t vaguely approximate idea, i<" <() uhosH detail ihoy hare bo Information It must be remembered
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    A Surmarine Lost.
    6 3 'i'!).- John P
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    Tropical Diseses. March 21.
    74 3 Tropical Diseses. March 21. »Pr >tr ills t.» i-J\ ival its cli and j.r; >:!, i \r.- m Silll por The 1 school n buill *1 to I I. .n 1 111 BugID London h >wei -';•> I 'kinjj tho the very bo I. ii > >!, i kve hop
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    Cotton in South Nigeria.
    172 3 Mk EoKBTOfI MBOI only likely to haw a lively ttttie frith the native secfel insurgent raomneni vrhose memben juv known as the Silent < Hum** but he is ;ils.» to have his province of Bouthern Nigeria made the iceneof i thoroughly practical effort to establish cottongrowing
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    The Situation on the Yalu.
    91 3 i Nothik tils to call for rery iuu ?h c [n N >rth Korea I the occupat Is the STalu. i arm; of the VTaiu ba akti on I he I I lie no fiig aci ion until teenortwenty g ulou^ Aad ben the Hon
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    The Mending of Tanjong Pagar. March 22.
    982 3 The Mending of Tanjong Pagar. March 22. Che righl "c's tra le i > the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Four-fifths of the <■ tonnn to the wharves there to barge «ive c xrgo aud to coal. The lompanv has a pr i ie il moaop I lie oeeanihi ppin tide
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    Japan on a Russian Estimate.
    229 3 There could be hardh a better example of the wish being father to the though I than tl publish m| .-it x --i Petersburg as a st>:n:-.'l* telegram from Porl Arthur According to news r< from Japan, tii'-r- is no evidence of strong patriotic tt?eling
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    Futile French Protest at Tokio.
    179 3 [i is not east t iri icular cxc protest for mere pro! sts sake, as a barren exhibition ol -<.•■!- J w j;|. nv iibe f u:!.l for the Preii !i luiuiuter'a represeatationa a' T ki on Busaia'a l?ebalf, concerning a b3inbirdmenl if a quarantine
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    109 3 The March monthly medal m > t;lui» competitions was swum ..if tnoruiDg, i here being ttend inoe members and m or thai suall turn out for li longer distai I v. :«s well I but there i little lid m the mal ter of tide and by
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    169 3 match was played yesterday beto S>ppel Golf and a team captained by Mv J. H. 1). J The Club defeated the riaii by fcweli c up. J. H. D. Jonea 0 R. T R M Stevens U C. W. Dar Sir .it. P. Doi aid 3 A.
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    IT HAPPENED AT DINNER.
    524 3 A Tragic Story. The following tragic little story has been ivu r tlio rounds of the papers lately, and Mr. P. J. Viviers, who is responsible for it, vouches for its absolute truth, as he is well acquainted with the parties concerned. Mr. Thomas Theron," he
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    THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1904.
    292 4 The M kden b ttle rum ■eemi to have been f < A-. int iting letter from our warcorreaefoo trill appear to-m< i row. i it Patrick'H Day. The annular S I i o i dutj managed to am ho wed i r th© si theft
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  • Correspondence.
    • Letter
      More From" Strategist.
      187 4 To ihr Bditop Dkai Si*, With reference to the footnote appended to mv tetter m your issue of the I2tli instant, do you sugfje«l thai the Japanese IU-»u-. should mereh online its operations to h places not too far from its Imses, as P Y.-'u. and Vladivostok
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    THE GRIFFINS.
    156 4 h of i »ele« ted by Mr I(. i very perior lot, and a list of 1 hu i coi le v it Ii the ii<»: > sh< and I hut all the hors are iv irt iv their pun pi i bate] vain si A rgus sa
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    HIPPING SUBSIDES.
    104 4 I ml at Pakhoi on tli of thee•! c•! oi Lnd China, an item i es. After thai ii is propo ■<) to amal el fr*>m to J q order I pro nab i l with tin ;i trans! has from )!r Consul Little p v iv; as
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    75 4 l; -r mate! a ra r, ?orv good bul lv i wot' the roc lin ra i mal i,..,.. y. m and m Cl a<lva :< 1 [n roan I the" American f, nili J Uvau, who the blow, [n hia °PP°B«ttl p ii, while he was apueaUnff for a
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    DINNERTO JOHORE DATOHS.
    393 4 DINNER TO JOHORE DATOHS. A Business Trip to Europe The Pemmngku Raja (the Hem Dato Mentn Beaar, i» k. c m g Ac,) entertained b large party at dinner last night at the Jobore Eotel. The chief guests were H. 11. (Jngku Suleiman, d k tin' 1 1 •1 1
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    HE WAR.
    185 4 SIA'l A S IN >i S ►0,000 Men The M M m from Harbin, iin 1, tl i fortnight Russia will hai m a avmy of 100,000 im-:i. i ORTIFYI S I \i; BIN. Admiral A.l ing to I lie I' correspondent oi lie q, %t tarbin it
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    MALACCA NEWS.
    92 4 (From a Cory, Capi Baker, adjutani 8 V C „,j j ..:i Thunda) to attend the I lamp oj t] Lacca Volunteers, and m I {l u -wenl into Camp at Buki 6 will remaip till the 15tfc cillor, Capi Bland, Is m el i s all he
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    13 4 The Portuguese cruiser "Adanugtor" is coaling to-day from Lighten iv the R "Id.
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    INTERNATIONAL BANKINH CORPORATION.
    7 4 INTERNATIONAL BANKINH CORPORATION. I pan\ I irieni
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    A COINER CAUGHT.
    21 4 tor '<!■. anO >rk, m b 'i ig disc fouu 1 taki i 'I' at the I will be
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    42 4 whil b re he I V. i 1 arm m two pi I. \Y p] to J I I i 7 o*< I ll IB M Tl I to the 18th three M I >'.-■- i the loc t^.- trarai d 'it pc«
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    880 5 I championship competition for the Singa,,,,l t)i»' sweepstakes hnniitmp are j.w progrets, the number of scratchrather too nianv for an event m which, [y keen players enter. In the I I rguson is already m the semisi me idea thai Bime will the lat ter player i- m
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    ALLEGED GANG ROBBERY.
    153 5 VesU»rda> a Chinaman, pineapple plantation at Seran<*gong, reported t>* tlie Police thai at 3 o*cloc;k that afternoon two Chinamen came into his plantation and commenced cutting pineapples. lit' remonstrated with them, but they threatened him with their knives. They were then joined by ten other men and
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    THE "UNREGISTERED" SERVANT.
    197 5 THE "UNREGISTERED" SERVANT. Hvi.am Bot Steals a £50 Wat-. (MitliM sth instant Captain Fisher had to discharge hi- Bylara "boy" owing to his i«?nonil behaviour and on the 7th be missed '_r-»ld watch worth. £50. Snspec-tinpj the had rei mod to ljis quarters and purloined the watch Captain Fisher commuuicated
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    41 5 i \1 „i^ changing gti into gui era at a moiieycliatit! hoj m Xt i wheu another llaj v ;j i 1 from iiiiu and S/ttemjpted to make off. He M seiied, howerer, *nd hctnd- r t»» a P lice >:. stable
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      Encouragnig "Commercial Educaction."
      260 5 TO THK LOITOR. Dkar Sir, —I read with mixed feelings of amusement and sorrow the remarks of the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce regarding Commercial Education which appeared v your issue of the 10th instant. Surely the Chamber is iK^innin'j; at the wrong end. Not that
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      T.P.D. Arbiter fo Destiy.
      321 5 To rtift Eon ok Sir, -1 bave made a brand new, copperbottomed, brass-bound discovery. A good many <>(' ?li< i so called discoveries oL' modern times are meretricious and worthless, bul I guarantee my discovery to be the real article, pure metal throughout, reliable, durable, and
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    289 5 Our contemporary the "Pinang Gazette" is valiantly tightin^ the difficulties m th« wa\ of publication caused by the disastrous fire. The spirit is better than the typography, until the now presses arrive. Yesterday beforo the Marine Court, Mr C. Dennison, Senior Boarding Officer, prosecuted three Chinese coolies for boarding a
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    MAIL MOTES AND NEWS.
    903 5 A definite stage baa now been peached m the organisation of the peat floating Exhibition, which is to travel on a commercial missionary expedition from point to point m the Kmpire. The boat is ready and the date fixed. The Elder-Dempster liner Lake Megantic isdei -in*'']
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    102 5 Anyhow ih<' story is well-told. Ou the anuounren n1 ilmt 'John Anderson I been appointed Gove nor (suppressing tin "Sir") h resid* 1 t of mncli knowledge said Mi! I knew thai a mouth a^o, hut confix -iallv. Oood man! Hut it will leave ;\r> m Guthrie's." This raoroitig before
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      52 5 I, AM) SALE. The following property disposed of by Auction at Powell and Cos* Saleroom yesterday afternoon. Two undivided equal fourtli shurea m a piece freehold land situate at the comer of Thomson and Sved Alley Roads, containing an urea of 110,400 square feet. Bought U s M R Ramsamy
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      42 5 THE MAILS. The homeward PA U Packet "Coromandel" left Hongkong at '2 pm on the 1-ih instant, and ma\ l-r expected here to-morrow morning. The outward mail Bengal^' left Colombo at 3 }>m on the L3th instant and is due here on
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    COLOMBO TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
    804 6 A ('u..n'Ai:r-ns With S\«;apork. i N l BBTIE W wnti I n I P I K T. Mr ES !-> !'<•<.! 111, l.itoSv ass.yt.-iut BUUMgnr of the Oriental Telephone Electric Company, Singapore, n i>; n Cohwnbo n*«viit v and tpoKe upon Telephone i i Singapore. According to
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    74 6 A..ni illuttiut ton of th« iatoi, M cold »h,. WWljtotl^ i^m lilII(ll M f( J~j •t a?,. m >ln) "v b*W I*l M,n ;il Court J Sullr.au ud A. A1..r,,1..v. (i,, ln Ml Jj ,J. abs,nt from the vessel tritlioul l,ar,, K od NMitul ditobedienbe to orders. Tlie ,ir<t jtoeuscMl
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    RAUB G M CO.
    923 6 Gen Manager's R port for month ending 27th Fab, 1 1 JO4. The mine measurements, and assay results of prospecting work, prepared by the mine manager show a total of 168 ft for the pei iod (i Weeks) under review made up of 27 ft. sinking,
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    FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1904.
    438 6 Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge goes home via America. Yesterday evening a l>ush five l>roke out on an island near Palau Hra.ni. *N<» serioiifl damage traa done. The "Sea Belle coaled at Tfcnjoog Pagar this morning. she is to take Lieul Kadcliffe to Penang on inspection duty.
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    332 6 Answers to advfriiwmenls m this pacnr of^. ci> Awoj* the po«t un«tainped, or iusufficiently prepaid. The writers might just as well not reply, because such lettsw are invariablyret«riiedtotliepoBl offioe. Weareriadto i" 1 1 advertwors by receiving answer. to their announceutenU, but cantfot undertake bank to those who Aa^"nwual and intererting
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    THE RE-PREPARATION OF CHANDU DROSS.
    249 6 THE RE-PREPARATION OF CHANDU DROSS. A T*n Ca«, Yesterday morning befoi v man named Lee Kuan lawtully preparing chandu Serjeant Ah depot to th accused on Mai a N accused was cooking something m rd over o store. Some of the w.is taken l»v witness to Analyst, Dr Burgees TlK
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    FRASER AND MEAVE LTD.
    296 6 The directors sixth anuiin meet ing on Mai U -J.'.ili r.- The business m both Ju April t was transferred to tbene Pagar. Tie new I and \vcll-!!-!i!«-l ).;iii.!i., suit* -I to t!i<* parpoa I Machinery baa been a«l«.l«'»l plant brought tip t-> ;i high si
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    THE HEALTH OF THE SETTLE MENT.
    58 6 Daring Pnbi 11 n*% there l; i tlw S 'tllemouti Kit v j I |ief thousand id 33 W i either of choler* or plajjuf I h>r ]:>:*> dcyitbs L.sl i" regiateivd ifiviug v rat o! thtfaBdeatliB Fnun fever, wj»s I •t 1 1,<-
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    37 6 The N S ittsaimfr'Oi I fn>iu lialii\i;i to-moiTo* .if noon an 1 i ;it 8 |»m for gal ti:.r.i'..l Europe 1 1 K. Wlliem I M is Jueut 6 pm to \*J* wil for Batai Li to-nigbt.
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    SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
    403 7 P|',.: 1 !.U: (>H« HKSTKAL COM< Kin. re Philharmonic Orchestra save oncert m the Town HaU last audience which, owing to other nciding, was hardly rnmnsnsi i Ps with the merits of the :.'i 1 ieti.l.-i io All present joyed the m 1 and showed 11. v
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    MALAY BURGLARS.
    120 7 -uj;:11 hours of the morning oi' the > worn mcd Katijah living m •u-rd li.kl her house broken into and iotliii e mml-tv to the 1 stolen The woman did not ffair an she waa tearing Singa;iii i did not want to •i b at inn v lance
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    THE THIBER MISSION
    42 7 Ii 5 The M Dewfl from i\ Lieui T\. •1 to mi' i journey I ;»'.rt thai I cimated by thorn v. i- n :i fj^raxing gh the G tan t s i j i fin is top of
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    THE WAR.
    2834 7 The colliers IVuvoirlich." Rosalie, and l-abuan 'are dow discharging coal at Tan jon- I Agar. TWr total output will 1* 15 180 The collier Guthness," with aeargu 2lf T st W ls}| >tf aIJI (<)itl l^ft Barry on H-»> 10 ltound "tor the North The BteMner [acfau with
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    THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT
    52 7 The Manager of the Railway covrteouslv informs us hat the accident jresterdaj occurred a1 I at the 13] mile, the e igine of a balls*! tri n Calling over the bap] trhich is very &>h just here, and turning o one was !a I md traffic was
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    ECLIPSE TO-MORROW
    36 7 There is an annular eclipse of the \i« Singapore io-n.orrow. Te r ius ai m m lon- 52.38 E,lat 12.59 8; otab i l^ins 10.39 am m long. 35.81 E, hit 1»» U, 8.
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    THE APPEAL COURT.
    985 8 Before th«- Chitif JiHtioe, Sir Lionel Cox ami Mr Justice Lav. this morning. K. P. A.dey kappa* «itti (Plaiutiff) v> A. M. Akmi.imiimw a\i> OTHIKS < d»*l'»-ndants. For the appellant plaintiff Mr R. W. BtaddeU, for the respondent defendants, Mr Van Somercn and Mr Ellis. ThU mv
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    THE WAR.
    1189 8 The British collier [yydeiie arrived liere this morning from Calcutta with 5,500 tons of c<»al consigned to Messrs Patenon, Simon n« 1 Co. It is not kaowD where she is bound. Amkkkan Nk'.vs. Manila papers priut telegrams from London whi 'li state that the Japanese have suppressed the
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    THE " DMITRI DONSKOI."
    292 8 THE DMITRI DONSKOI." is wit. 'l from !'<»rt S.-id (h;i< the "Dmitri !> nskoi ia visibli I m sh< re, patrolling tho «-o;i<t. \Testerday .-ii.- blank i^iarge and stopjjed [talian crx\ii *v Mnroo Polo" <•?! roiit«« for tho -ii< i .ils.i Norwegian vessel, ap|Miivntl^ Nvithin three mi oa of the
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    KANG YU WEL.
    76 8 A Hongkong paper says thai the Canton < runese papers at- > conducting a relentless wartare against X' w— Yu Wei and his disciples, ridiculing him for his self-styled title of Modern Sage/ 1 and denouncing and exposing the fraudulent and self-Keeking doing* of himself and bis
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    S V C CYCLIST SECTION
    71 8 Lt is proposed to form two or more Cyclist Sections m connection with the S V C, each sectionSOrank and file. Cvclista find their own machines, the cost of clips for rifles etc being born by the corps. Classes will W lormed for sketching and
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    "AS OTHERS SEE US."
    194 8 In the course of a series of articles, aigued by M. Hourant, attache t<> the French Consulate, on the Malay States, which have 1 n appealing m the Wrier Sai^ymais." tinWriter arrives at the following o.nrliisions •The labour for the mining operations is en. irely furnished
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    MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A EUROPEAN AT RANGOON.
    62 8 Mr Franklin, assistant y Barnes Co., frai f oUnd March Lth, bjthe Police J front ofhishoiwe. There v! M violence. From enquiries inadi 'i Mr franklin Hotel on ihe previom night, X?^ a hundred-ru| n W|( searched the body they Found if 85.000
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    ARTILLERY ACCIDENT AT TRINCOMALOIE.
    82 8 T"" <M NNEtta i The "Tiroes of Ceylon" i Ju connection with I au unfortunate accidem i comalie. Prom informal received from Triucomalic understand that c; r\y some gunner* weree explosion took pressed into a disc of tonii i sertion m the rod As the n
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    THE RELIGION OF JAPAN.
    218 8 Speaking at 81 Lnlei Hall, 11, Bubjeci of Japan Mt Joseph thai Japan bad really three toisjn, with millions of deiti with a number of gods au.l i the chief religion, which had no deitr, \^l relation t<> a deif jr. For the last 1,000 yeara
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    WEDDING IN COLOMBO.
    252 8 SaHGI M A DAM. The marriage took place ai 8 All Angels, Polwatte, on Feb i.". 1 at I of Capi Herbert William Denison Ada Border Regiment and Malay States <i. Miss [sobel Rebecca Sargeant, who an the ss "Warwickshire 11 that morning wedding \\a< to take
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    127 8 A new map >>i Korea lm* heen i-* UIU •:reat fturtografhtcal linn of K-l« the preparation of th<* geographic baring been carried out ty |P Hamilton who liai recently |>" Il!| excellenl book i>n Korea. Mr Ui« hitherto !K. i sr known for ilone i&uriiig tlie CliinaJafwu »v«ir -y •'n*icsjMtii<]eiit
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    TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY LTD.
    553 9 (jKNEKAL MEETING. I Ml.l 1 oKK. S'icholaon, K.-«j. i initi U,m I m m Managing Director). ,j,K.-<) Mewn HT. Mansfield Co \A<\. Esq Mi I: itenberg, Bchmidi 1.-.j. The strait- Steanuhip i Messrs Bonsi E Mossn J:.-)m. Sffeyor ,v Co. Patenon, Simon a Co. v
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    Mr JOHN ANDERSON'S AMEDMENTS.
    18998 9 Mr JOHN ANDERSON'S AMEDMENTS. -i of i.'i 1 i• pted hare an n \ih <i m propose, 4 That th«- Directors' report be (vfcffTWi batik 110 l.ay« added thsict* that a Report dated <*h JanuM 7 19<>4 of Mr .1. Uumney Nicholson, M. but C.E., to+*lHx*Ux .»f thin rouipany m
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      92 15 ANY. ing, Ceylon L t, Mediterand London. I V, rican on i Lw:m Mlalac ,ol i Whei] I Th« will pl< i i 1 1 1 it i t Cox T The I 01 Vnnam l J olynt>si V.pr I j l Cay 23 Donkin The B vitb < Any
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      333 15 HAMBURG AMERIKA LIN lE, HAMBURG. m a Bn men, >r China t y for SW RD I r2B *A Apl 11 i !'i Apl 1 Su< -•"> v tianijj r 1 :ter 4t Steamship Cc r Ltd v '.45 Mv M.ila' < Pi Td Ganj I for &1 lacca m.
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      577 15 N.D. L Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mafl steamem of this Company sail fortnightly frond BremenHambnrg via Botterdam, Antwerp, South:inipt'>j), Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, P<-it Said, Lden, Colombo, j- ore, Song- Shanghai, N. I BZolie to Yokohama and kick. The] ii <lue m »ii tpore
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      545 15 Austrian Lloyd Steam Navigation Co, Undbr Mail Contract with thjp AwnikM QUfWWMMMMBT, The following are the datea on wliich the Cog i Steamers may be expected to arrivn and Bail from here OUTWARD HOMEWARD Arrives Sailfl ;M. Baoquebem Api 5 i<i]. Apl 1 :>!,.!•■ Valeric May 12 fT y 1
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    CLEARING FOR ACTION.
    1280 16 How a Warship "Takkh Its Coat Ofp" Bbfoki Offering Battli ro niK Enkmv it. an obvious truism that warship* I war; it i-> more true, and probably that th€ r< nit i< that the? maintain pea< Hen it follows tint m these I mighty and rapidly increasing
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    SEQUEL TO THE KENG CASE
    342 16 A VViTNEsa Chabgbd with Perjury, Tliis morning L«fore Mr Seth a Chinaman named Koh Hock Beng. was charged with giving false evidence m a Police invest igat ion and m a judicial proceeding m the Supreme Court during Assizes. Mr \;in Cuy leu berg ap(>eare<]
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    THE LEADING; FOOD BEVERAGE
    120 16 Don't overrate your powers of endurance. Take due precautions, and face the world with the comforting assurance that you will be able to stand th*' strain. What you really need to do this effectually is a beverage at once refreshing, pleasant to the palate, and strengthening
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    87 16 A friend I football match wui |»layed on the Plain vesterda} between the SV I and Raffles Institution, tlu2 former winning by two goals to nil. On Sunday nighi twoKlingi named Vitalingam and Salomon had ;i .juamd, ami iv the li^lit which ensued Vitalingam bit off Salomon's under! ip. The
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    LOCKED UP IN PORT ARTHUR.
    1253 16 Japan's TIBBLBM WATCH ok the Bussiam Shii-s. By a Naval Expbet. Wham a tleet hat been driven into fortified port, m modern naval war, the proceeding adopted bj the notorious navy, until such time as an attack can )*> made upon the fortification! that protect
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    THE BIG HOY OF KENT
    53 16 T!i" Kentish tad rinrl^ Watts, of Wo •b, is twelve years old ;tn<l is said to be tl;»' heaviest known bo) for his age m the [Jnited Kingdom. He weighs over 19st., it ff. 6 m. m height, and has a chest measurement of l
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    WANTKED. A " CRECHE."
    177 16 WANTKED. A CRECHE." lettei received asks whether it might be possible for some children's hospital to be established on a small scale, for the benef families who are not m good circumstances and have to depend on a small-salaried bn winner. The writer of tl»*» letter mentions a case when
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    BANZAI NIPPON1
    183 16 \\'n<> Said "Johori Railway The Crown Agents and the Colonial Governnient are invited to road, mark, learn, digest, consider, and assimilate this. And then Bay what they think, if it is not too cruel to ask for thinking. Nagasaki, Peb 22. A remarkably smart piece of work has
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    THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND RETALIATION.
    230 16 The Council of ih»» London Chamber of Commerce provisionally placed upon the programme of the annml meeting of the Association of Chambers of Commerce (to t>e held m Ifarch) the follow in resolution on the Fis.-.i! Question Thai Great Britain l»a< just cause
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    104 16 The Merau" goes to Teii I Anton on t)io 30Ji to bring the Pemk crickH eleven t«» Singapore, being <\ne here on A*»ril 1. 'i here v a Japanese m Singapore who fough m th^ ;inny against Chilli, and ha<l beeu ordered l>a<-k to rejoin fclie colours. He hi I
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    THE FOUR STUARTS.
    1602 17 Chapter VII. Jvmks II o] Btolawd \ni>Vll of Scotland. A rei^u huppilv be_nin, but inglorious all through." With these words Jturuet's index to }i Ls fourth book mm incur s and they fitly describe the three-and-a-half years m which Timn II succeeded, as few men similarly placed
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    THK FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
    345 17 Rakgbbs i B E. The aboTe^mentioned team- met again m the second round of the League competition yesterday evening, on the Old Jail Site, and after a very exciting game, brought off another draw, each side scoring two goals. A large crowd witnessed the game, and the
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    43 17 The homowmrd bound PA *> steamer Coromandel" this week takes the place of the Bailaa.l il which collided with the river tner" Chang On" ai Woosung and bad her forefoot badlj damaged. The Chang On v. is nin ashore t«> save her from sinking.
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    PORT ARTHURS PERIL.
    1284 17 The Artillery Defences of Russia's Stroncjholi>. dry dock deficiency. By AMQVB Hamilton, Author ok Korea.* 1 Tlie disaster which has occurred at Port \rthnr (the Mowing up of the "Yenisei") will attain direct attention to the affairs of Russia 4 naval fort 1 ess. m While accidents
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    "THE SILENT ONES."
    323 17 A Southern Niokri en Mi- W. Bgerton ha> apparently dropped iuuBometliiug worse than a hornet's nest, inasmuch a^ the stingers work m silence. The 11 Morning Leader' 1 sa> A serious a uti- European lising has broken it m Sout hern Nigeria. This is the work <>;'
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    THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.
    227 17 Tin: Straits Settlements md M\i\n States. A supplement to the M Board oi Trade Journ al,* 1 containing the bulletin of the Imperial Institute, has U- d issued. which arc varied, extending over 218 pages, deal with a multiplicity of industrial ;ni<l trad< matters connected with the
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    28 17 1! i •«1 friends m ttnd 1 will be glad to hear tfa .1. E iV ie who has been ailing for som< is no* on the mend.
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    OUR BATTLESHIP PROGRAMME.
    724 18 j\. the Editor" Singapore Free Prate.* 1 Sir. A few weel the Prune Minittor f State for War announced i Dem i ernment policy. We are to rtiij ezeln- Bivelj on tb#S Id I the country against md the A.rmy is t.» h.- organised for aervi The
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    FINANCIAL NoTES.
    994 18 Finance s in my k«t "notice," wh n exchange left off ;it 1 1 1 t>ths there has been onl j slight ctuation, m the absence of any disturbing tor tpting the one small rise to 1 115-16 th'-'.'tl). the rate baa shewn a very steady I movement,
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    SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1904.
    470 18 The steamer 'GU-nturret," which took fire ni IWajong I'a^ar the other day, lias been over. hauled ami leaflet for Japan to-day via Hongkong. The Colonial vachi Sea Mew arrive*] here from Malacca this in<»rnin# with Mr Justice aud Mrs Hvndnian Jones Mr and Mrs R X
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    SELANGOR NOTES.
    130 18 Mr Loke Yew left on Monday m his steam yacht Stephan i' >r Singapore, en route to inspect his mining interests In Kuantan and and Kelantan. The M Stephan came up from Singapore to Port Swettenham m 21 hour-. calling on the wa^ at Malacca, and Poii Dickson.
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    THE CATHOLIC CLUB.
    288 18 To Build a New Hall. A special general meeting was held at the Catholic Club last evening, for the purpose of adopting a resolution to lmild a Hall tube attached to the Club About 50 tnotnben attended, and the Chairman, Rev 11. Rivet, m proposing the resolution,
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    PORTUGUESE NAVAL VISIT TO MACAU.
    80 18 According to tlie Listen paper Diario de Notioias, it is reported that m view of the polifricial situation m the Far East, instimctions haT« ljeen issued to lorn naval division <-on.siHtincr of cruiser-, nader the oommaad of a Etaar-Ad-miral, to proceed to Macao. It is
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    AN AMERICAN WARSHIP ARRIVES.
    135 18 The American warahip -San Francis i arrived here this morning from AV\\ 5 \ia Bombay, and after saluting the j» >n anchored m the Koads. Tl "San Franci is under the command of Captain 8. W. and i< bound for Manila; for which porl she expectedto
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    MR HARE UNWELL.
    98 18 In consequence of the illness of Mr G. Hare, Protector of Chinese, Mr Warren Barnes ha 8 come down to act bere. Mr Hare wi\ hi me 50 >n as he ran possibly get away an 4 Mr B who arrived ou Thursday, will pr bably take
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    B.& F. BIBLE SOCIETY.
    134 18 Local Centenary. Fund. Second List.) Brought forward $1211 78 His Excellency W. T, Taylor i m g Mr Thobarn 10.00 Collection at S1 Andrew's Cathedra] :M»i. •I" Presbyterian Church 53.65 Town Ball Meeting j. <!-• il" do > m ond) 90.< 3 do tfethodisi Episcopal Church
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    SEPOY RUNS AMOK
    51 18 Two Men Killed am» Thei c Wounded. A Sepoy of 65th Carnatic Infantry, whilst on guard duty at the Hyderabad Residency, ran amok and killed two men and wounded three. He was eventually shot and i* now dying. sir .Tallies Willeockfl vveni to the Residenov t >
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    RUSSIAN CONSULAR TELEGRAM.
    91 18 A telegram received by the Russian Consul (M. Roudanovskv) from the Agent attached by the Russian Foreign office to the staff of Viceroy Alexieff, dated 16th instant, from Mukden is to this effect "The news published l-v English papers at home and m China, regarding the taking
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    TELEGRAMS.
    151 18 Shanghai, March 10.- Tokio :outinns the bombardment Vladi vostock the officials call it an indirect bombardment, merely done tv demoralise the Russians. The Japanese were unable to ]«><-;il the enemy's lle<'* Prom Tokio, March 9, come* *he news thai th<j transportation North «>i" three divisions of troo}» lias now
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    27 18 A committ c is Im»u^ V.tiui" 1 Among the Bur< pean commtmity <>t Hongkong to raire ftin< s for the relief of t eiifferera m the war
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1208 19 Or»i*a?.t Umvnwa, Pbidat, Mac. 18, l*M. Psaunrr His Excellence tteOSeer VI. ih.-«i..vt. |W. T. Taylor, Th* Hon"b>t!..- Act. Colonial BacieUry (0. W. 3. Kynncrelej c.m.o. R the Colonial Treasurer (F. Penney.) th« let Co*. Engineer (F. 8. B.Oaffne) the Auditor-General (E. C. Hill p -jtriojfer .1 M Mliv
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1505 19 tj cquitl •t't"tit homines aoetri e*l farrago /il>< fli ,1 1 VENAL. It li not impossible that m the centuries to come Manchuria and the regions adjacent may prove to W- to Asia what Belgium so long w.i^ lo Europe m the wars of the 17th,
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    12 19 The agreement f<»r a railway between Macau au.l Canton h.ts been confirmed.
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    THE WAR.
    748 19 LSTTSI PmOM FHI CAP! US Ol tu. 14 KOBIETZ. LOOKING FOR I The Novoe Vremya publia from a letter n\ ritten by the Korietz, the gunboat Ohemulpho, wh:<-h Bhon correspondent, that whatevi Vdmira] exeieff may have thou I were not una are of ti ation. Th extract reads
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    30 19 The Shanghai Mercun Lowing import ml ■itm ml The B Revenue bave fixed upon seveu «">• w candareena »i the uuif »rm ijtaiidarf (>t Next year J4<>l«l ooini will be minted.
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    THE WAR.
    653 21 y i.i.n Xbe Japu -<■ auiera Bingo M.iru, Kawachi Mam I M Udo M tru," which were m Iv-ir- war w lared, have amongst t!i ■>'■ *>' t! st Lpe, the Btng .>] lefl > 21, iuid :i. X J mi' h few dij later. Ihe "N.-C iXul)
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    384 21 The annual mccl in^ oi wi 1 1 i I on I; < i v OV< i thi i' i [t is ii ur*k»' ing. ti«f A < 1 I .>'!:! i 1 I I ('lube i" v. i■; intiy 1k i 1 I b^inii n'dau-v vi
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    THE LATE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.
    17 21 (i rl L>u! mil !i I |)«i lie i;.,' li 1 v-
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    UNKNOWN.
    87 21 ■<;. I MasriT 1 oui tl i;, v >be S. i Belle, i iia tini;:, 1 i l>v ,i Rum V..:;:. U■' <;• I ,>. W!i i m'u\i rinu the >nm iu<» shrinl I l»y«Or :'i-. Maucli«st< i: iirumt. L1 >\ J. p. CJetl i aui] Ll -1 L.
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    CAVANAGH BRIDGE.
    139 21 i [it idge groans, <«!"<••' lib !'<•»■ many yea rs, you, you ought I, .j not. bill sou c K. C i, -,■■>■} n iy nin (11l vi i ondemn. A ate flutter, .1 by I 11 •ri U\\\ >mM tUih i 1 US, Wllli I I I
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    WAR TELEGRAMS.
    208 21 t. n\ 16, The Czar I Russia his tiouu :he i rertnan and French Red Cross > <• offered active assistance ■b< t war I lie Russian Ir- v. ias a.1. -.1. .A mericn steamer writh IVJou $te -r.-iu pas- wore mostly Russians, Poles, and m Russian territory
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    122 21 Times'" C v wi-hwang Liner Nankin 11 -'fur nina and is exp »n NVodnesdav fSOth in- kvilli \w fate of the nun ..,,.-.1 --1 am] .n« -vi.ml for to Jap ngrnU ■<'■< lI Takahasl r ■•<•:] t«, sevcj] LWII his I h i)iini.s)i< rl »nV>er a Elylai i cool North
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    "TOOK ED" BY LIGHTNING.
    103 21 An extiuordinary effect of lightuini: i« reported from Lake Grandliea, m the Nautes region. A violent tempest burst over the lake, id lightning and thunder. A number of I. ,ata were on the lake, and while they were hurrying t bank, there was a tremendous peal
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      111 21 THE "Singapore Free P P MERCANTILI z Cable Addi TELEPH Published at No 30-3 R Theleadij Settlements Joh States of I i 1 t .1 i Sum.: 1 A 1 Lurnc rBSCRIPT D W 1 1 pro] 52.50 p VVeeklt m. 1 v Tiie 1 Single Uiily, M t-s Kei
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    45 22 rl {K opposition PUGNANT. brought np a motion t<> n*I <•, ir, tr« iting the matter lightly, tlj.' motion wm rejected by 171 nth proceeded to busitil liii-1 sub -i«i.-] c I. v i 1 1,. M .,j for M Mather. I I Daniel
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    THE WAR.
    249 22 Un )<••■ r ruj D charge and M -co P lo en Is ap ssel, apthai l< l p, and Aniu 1 1 ii the Eh pie h ■be river is says f ii.t! m the break oi tmai I to v. v bonds, a tern--1 •he fund,
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    COMMERCIAL.
    31 22 Mar 22. Correspondents wishing tomakeenquir:**: on c npany or financial questions and matter.., may do ho by addwHHinif letter, to Finance," o/o thi* fl and Ham*, shall have his attention
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    EXCHANGE.
    265 22 (CoBaaomfi up to March 22 ti |10 LO lold ord.... LO 17" Def... LO I jo II. Tin 10 10 ril1 £1 [Ol Jelebu M a. A T.inliq. 5 6 lo,_Kad__a Qold ord. 10 Pref... 10 2 1O0 Karan^an k> 17 Kin 10 10 Def.... 10 10 K F»n
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    PRODUCE.
    122 22 March 22 Tm (rambler 10 20 do. Cube .No. 1 I t I r, Black ordinary S'pore) 2810 de>. W 'Lite, (F.iir L. VV. 5 p.c, M Nutmegs 110 to the h.) ,.o do 80 to the ii; «.,> BCaoe (Band*) jj 14;,,;,, > Ajttboina) 3 Libenan Coffee iv
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      42 22 An Anecdotal History v r In Singax^ore, PebnMtff ki WW, to tl i w;i:e« on April L 867, with 20 Portraits Rift] -rations, B1 Charles Burton Buckley, two volumes, m \.r.s, .JOHN LITTLE A Lti» KELLY a WVL.-il, Ltd. Keb 5 uc
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      960 22 _?fcg____ I Singapore Sporting Olub PROGRAMME FOK THE SPRING RACE MEETING, 1904. May 24th, 26th and 28th. FIRST DAY 1. Tm Maiden Pi..- Value $G< 0. A Baoe for M liden Bones, and hose, thai have run aa 1. Subscription Grid ;i and in Races confined to imported aa Sub
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      440 22 N V X JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Limited if/ mj i A mmlai FOHTKTGTITLT S^nn,., .nuia. tamed >*>t we^i Jap«n and Europe by the following NEW TU i.\ .SCREW BTEAId !RS. UJfDBB f> > r < V.'lTf-T THE FiIAL Japambhi (tcvernmknt. Specially d r the Oompany'i European Service, lighted i
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      57 22 WEATHER REPORT, Tak< ..< gandang Ferbau Sospii M rvatoiy. 9 a.m. 9 pn Bar. red 32 Pah, 29.918 29.83] -j 1 v.j-' Temperature 83.8 k 2 7> 6 Wei Pl« Therm 7-V: 5 7.. j- 7.-. <, Dir. -f Wind \.!v E C. Max. Temp, m yli;t«lc 89.9 Flaijii'iili m
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    THE STATE OF THE TRANSVAAL.
    21 23 THE STATE OF THE TRANSVAAL. He citfi] t]i«' Browing distress oi' the Transvaal, sad said the bls>y< ry csry was ridiculous.
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    29 23 SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. Hongkong, i irch 17 32 26 J •!■:<• -so have fand< <1 ho R iian ci ah >r I ■.<".: I h i i Ari hur, I b 1
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    62 23 A Capitis al ached f_.tlte Russian Genera] Btaff has been convicted*. Bl Petersburg of .ellmu secret plans for the organisation of the Field Se h -> d. A Libera] Win. Liberal i Death o_ 1 > Dub 'am !#e. Tb I i Iambi suffering fr >m hetnorrh i I is
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    CHINESE LABOUTY FOR S.AFRICA.
    52 23 I er ral. Plag it] Rand. lie lin. 8 in I Joh deal hs T in Joh Th i directly. A f Livei ronsj m n the cm 'se Football. 1" m match be wee* I r I m and Wales the form or sron by
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    Obituary.
    18 23 Bi' :> ifoacl. sir Gn Sinclair I > ,th Knth ■>..• riou Mutiny, Ln m his rolieJ »w. He liv
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    Racing.
    18 23 The U- ou t\ w 6 ired In i Wolfsha', R I Ceris 100 R barton < 'astle.
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    A Collision at Sea.
    24 23 rhe st«wner"Clan amnt" has been towed I mtoHoIyh* id Beverly damaged after ...mr i*Y collision with the ss. "Merion" offtbeTnals
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    More Bulgarian Intrigue.
    25 23 Five hundred Bulgarian, divided J miQ bauds, have I •<,...■■ m V l n ceeding tow*' h .truiunitz. and /V h*rethe1 mded centree/™"*?!
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    A Strange Statement.
    69 23 The scheme was in 'man? n En__a____ i. guishable from lavery. mdMrt «icharacter md .iilCvaal, f .^fh of their opponent n I .dan. I I]] i?BBlown t,t pri lure tht« n i Ifa*. i i i dti* m to a desire t_ u ..i u m. f
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      336 23 I -i aii iWi Uiter, Mr H. A. Kr"»i p. > Mr* A. P \SS B NGERS BO( Bi H 0 VI E W R i) i > I it h 1 I !'er Per Po! V- Mr E i ns* and twoe y > }> > Pnla n Mrs
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      581 23 VESSEL SIN POET I \<j T< n« < N Tirnander« Arrive ;i;.-.- H. M.S. criusei 5600 Stakes ff, Festal H.M.S.gnn boat 980 Stuart ffo a Mew Col ya<Jbt 395 Nfui-phy Mar 19 M San Fi-ancisv-o Am. cruif r 4500 Very [g g itea Ah, 2159 CJoeulich par 21 Batoam BanSsngGuan
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