The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 7 July 1904

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. apn SERIES THURSDAY, 7. I. 04 No 884
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    CONTENTS.
    176 1 I 1 2 i < omni ias ion, 2 2 ity 2 2 ii. I ion, nce ou li in, I. Dei 1 l»* Ay Cl*G \i. Sia." I 4 < I. 6, I Life I naur ince, \N\ E W I i 5 1 5 it-. ikes. 13
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    60 1 to th ore Free Pn ss Europe t-» t he Straits by mail lines, are invited to send U I the uai amer snd date of Sin Copies will then be call, ishing detailed ini n l_a\e a r-opj a to thi in wi ekly. o!,\Nl> T< THE Prot-a tod—
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Births.
      31 1 (11 I I IRCK, I. Oo II P» >n June 11 I yr ighter. Kiel, <■•■<■' On J i, 20tl i iGo at I IH I I Mr. S. R 01
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      Marriages.
      78 1 Un the 11l St. A I it I •■•o.d. S'eneral I I I Dunkerley, ,i.iam Bow iRD Gray, E T< ph < M Mai: Bl TLER-WHJ I 1 <>n the v i h inst ut the I be*lra >f Ihe I ">d 1 b} the Rei d H. Rivet,
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      Deaths.
      35 1 \i Bi idge of Ulan V li. J. ad instant, run < rIFFnBO 8< late of Pen- s vk. Un Jane I4tl it I p.m ,at Hangchoir, of consumption, Alfred Arrand Sykea aged :i2 year*
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    Gas v. Electric Lighting.
    328 1 H e I'rr«*j -*'g rieht mninkai*, I Huence and unbribed hy pa..n; HI Tfcry>t» <lr»vr, Pli Uy and Law. June 2\<. i ru bv the ot oth< particularly where the experience is an expensive one. It is. fur instance, jusl well for the Singapore Municipality tbat
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    Universal Military Training.
    917 1 Thi chief value uf the Ihike of Norfolk's Royal Commission on the Militia and Volunteers, is that ii will compel the public t.» think seriously on a matter thai no man eau belp thinking of, from time to time, through ml his life. Thai is, how far
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    The War Situation.
    244 1 That the combined forward move < Ki hi my i- now i i »n we h_%\ evib from j\ i ..iv himseli l'he Valu army haa moved u it- base it Fenghuang-cheng, vim.; the Takushan arm) !i.l> mv 1 „ji from it- 1- ,t Siuyen. These armies
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    • Advertisement
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      18 1 NC V Rti AP .id Straits tor 1904. 7.50 per copy; $8.00 PostgFrcc. PUULISHtRS: ER and NFAVE, Limited
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    • Advertisement
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      125 1 Alexandra Brickworks 00, Ltd. BRICKS FIREBRICKS The Alexandra Brickw >rks Co, FAd is prepared to book o ders for Common Bricks at 1150 per laksa. Firebricks, Fireclay, Arch firebricks. Boiler seatinps, ard Fine COVCTI always m itoi k at the l ing pricee Firebricks 0 per thousand Fireclav $30 per
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      278 1 THR \Vi;i K. Tbe lust mail from Home rrived by tinM M'* Uceanien <>n Mondav. bringing dates upto .luu'- 10 The H aneward mail which should have no Im tin M M ••llimaliva" on Monday, will >oi t by the 1* and (> Beng I !.i\ this veek _-••> bjk
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    Marine Surveys And An Appeal.
    709 2 JuLe A case of much importance to the shipbuilding has just been deci Home Briefly it is thi; VI ssrs I>■ n:i\ Bros, I h well-known > i strncted a turbini Lean er, ud thel B °f wai bed the wo k in auticipat ion
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    The Harbour Schemr.
    147 2 The -jj,, meetin of t i- ill t "*i Pri lay, i in eai the intention of t uuieut to id I port of Mo-. on the h trbour -hem md pi eontaiued ther ii i. intei a the debate w hieh w 111 ensue will Ik
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    The Militia And Volunteer Commission.
    611 2 Notih sq could have iven I>rsp ir to 1" and Pari iam ention to of tli debate i the Army th m I I v previ y o.iimission probfilili wars tha I 1 1 y in< u ;he Re erve i uiuiiti i rs. Wli
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    The Wester War Operations.
    583 2 in the theatre of wa: progress i lions, hese ini ['tying p nese initiative ind Japa ie \s. In the and near the head ng Peninsula, there are two con'" gii of actii ity, one of these l)eing )k "s c army, now Ids t;-- ian
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    Kuropatkin's Plea For Humanity.
    232 2 < RK EEA i. K I can m P\ i The e ton anxious that of am i learn that ed on th 'ir c Men iless bu woui ■n charj tin utbr -ak of deali ven harshh and wome ml. >rn cru is proverbial, and
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    Marine Survey.
    207 2 W i rea to what appear •i n ti ssf ij appeal fn pon den. I ol Survey would l am afr .1 learn bo ii*4 lerl T rfltf 1 -V'Tliiii* ftp. ill>J.e.-i.^H an ,j j )|V th thf „,i jV The -pect f W ilera Surve: au
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    The Harbour Scheme In Council.
    510 3 duly iu the Legislative Council tin proposal to call for tenders the works pi I Ifessn Son ind Mathews scheme for the impro- I [arl >ur, ended in the lie motion with one solitan disM VV. P. V\ repri sent ing < iinmerce, w h
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    British Field Artillery.
    249 3 Thi S te fi r V an import tut statement reg irdi ient of the Brit A 1 1 .lii ry, which i- plied i 1 impro Id gun. I: 1 ii:.it rhe twenty-one bat i luded to e irh in March this year were all to
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    Volunteers And Jury Exemption.
    179 3 a ct ion ill of ihe Volunteer Oi exempts n certain proportion of officio teers froui jun service. Au amending bill now before Couucil restricts this exemption service on tlie common jury. The ji state that, < specially in Pen ing, tie* number of cial jurors
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    The Advance On Port Arthur.
    324 3 I i is ven protiable i hat the I- stroyer that reached VTinkow (Niuchwang with despatches for the Russian army, brougl I the details of the Japanese advance Art hur contained in the Kn ss count given lo Ih iter. From the neififhboi hood ■>!
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    Outflanking Kuropatkin.
    135 3 i important points are mentioned in with the situation near Liao-vai I nrsl of thi *c is that Japanese f irces are reported (in the Taitsu Valley, as they... I thirty-three miles east of Liao-yaug. are the columns that have advanced via tsi through the Taling Past T
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    Indian Coolie Labour.
    735 3 July 1, iew of the forthcoming conference between the Planters of the M. s. and the High Commissioner, at which tin' chief subject to be discussed will probably be the labour pies tii much interest att iches to the repoi MrT. II Hill, Protector of Labour, published
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    632 3 The Harbocb Scheme &nd tuk Defemcbs [n the course of the original discussion on the Harbour Improvements Scheme, (for the execution of which at last meeting of Legislative Council it was resolved to call for tenders,) we recollect, though we cannot at the moment discover the reference in Council proceedings,
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    A Japanese Retirement.
    148 4 Tuk great feature of to-«lay e wire is that, by a curious coincidence, the Japanese armies, .ir*' reported to be not only not advancing, but falling back along all the line, from west to easi from near Tasichao hack on the Fenshutting pass, from the r--utral advance
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    Queries For "Ah Sin."
    236 4 Iit'iAKOIXO "Ah >; l\ In Ihe Morniu. Leader" articl Chinese gentleman who was confident in the claims of ■•he numerous superior and moi is of hi w-count nen might i plain hings to aders. S ich for i Ihe i i"\ ali nt infantiof fema le
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    A crusade Against Crows.
    172 4 We cautioned tl i i sous in the Nat would he useful on i w tting I nlv pr< »ve to In* ii than :he >rst of Sgypt I nmt but goodnat ured Stati I >ver mien is persuaded I •> lend its hand, as j
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    The "Norge" Disaster.
    645 4 July 5. Only a few days alter- the disaster of the burning of the "General Slocum," close to New fork with the loss iif about a thousand lives conies the news of auother shocking calamity in the total loss ol the Danish emigrant steamer Norge. bound from
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    Japanese strategy.
    538 4 WIIETHBB in the result the Baltic ti» ever adventure its way to the Far East or uo is a matter <ei which no one may dogrnatisi because it is needful to consider the subject I not ..nly an the basis ..f what isa naval possibility, but upon the
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    Sir Henry McCallum. G. C. M. C.
    147 4 V iw in this Colony an I pleased to lear.. has been bestowed I v! in his being rai.-. d K md Cross in tbe most i ished St Michael and Si George I•; ihese T,, r *ter pleased at tl e news
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    The Situation.
    57 4 Tin The li the li did at li. P whet: proba whole line o at rary uot v yond the pi have 1> it mere r at H I Li added the working the -•pen,!, I and carrying an ork hat N i ar Port Vrthur t lily
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    A Matter Of Life Insurance.
    91 4 aa;. tin W.i lor to a I under v i y ii'i-l i ,i I fl verv i frequently by i I nuj v i Iru s* il icully i>. i dest roy I i will certairsb ut his busi ■o->- apprehensions, and tin likely
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    THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1904.
    529 5 Ca] lewart ofthe ss. "Catherine A-pcar' reports thai wlien leaving Hongkong on the 21st .< pu ger leaped iverboard and -want ashi 're. "^i* l, No 17 Wayang- st, who were iken il! thr... aket -old bi a street 1 I l'he l v Inv b
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    WATERLOO!
    268 5 At Sotheby's recently an extremely interesting letter written by the Duke of Wellington '•> hia private secfetmr, Sir Charles Flint, and dated Brussels, dune 19, 1815, was put up for sale. [t extends to two and a-half pages octavo, and was written at 4 o'clock in the morning after
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    MARINE COURT OF ENQUIRY.
    196 5 ng the Marine Court comprising VV. C Michell, President, with Lieut Pike, Pilot U.u. an i Captain Halliday, i enquire intt) the charge of misconduct against D. Munro, late second mate the ss. [slander." Mr Farrer, Deput) Public Prosecutor, con- 1 Ihe case for tbe t
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    STANLEY OPERA COY.
    301 5 St. nl I >pera Coy opened their ii Sin gapore last night wit ii the pular Cinderella," which wa red. Miss Anna Childs I k part f "Cinderella" with success, her song can't tell whi i love -on" be c ap] iated. The parts of the ugh
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    91 5 The ni t«n i i b -p of t Calcutta !ni Insist au I Surgeon de i r i/, ot Dinapoiv The vs tlie first prize in the sweep was R430,(K)0 The Luck) drawer ..i' S: Anient is repor t" \i.i\<- -.-id a 'half -I, ia (he ticket i>r R80,0<)0.
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    WRECK OF THE 'HOANGHO.'
    401 5 (China Mail Correspondent.) Amoy, June 18. -Amoy was startled and shocked a few day- ago to hear of the loss of the steamer" Hoangho," which Butter-field and Swire's put on the steam launch run to Chin Chew and oilier northern port-. Cor s.nne weeks she has
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    Loss Of The "Hitachi Maru."
    412 5 isaki, June 17,— 0n Thursday morning, the I♦it li inst.. Sergeant Tadokoro and ;->•> men fr.un the transport Hitachi Maru arrived at Matsuren. They were nearly all wounded. They were taken aboard the Tosa Maru "and when interviewed stated that the 15th insf.. at 11
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    74 5 *< The thank- of our Tun" Club (says the Malay Mail are due to Mr Elphick, who officiated as starterat the races. He missed the boat at Singapore and then chartered a launch which carried him to Port Diekson. There he had a special train waiting, but was fortunate enough
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    AFFRAY AT BORNEO WHARF.
    71 5 About noon yesterdai a occurn 'ween two rival gangs irgo eoo q board the as Lightning )ne of thised iron crow-bars, usi i or liftius goods, and cla-p knives in fight, an four of their opponents na I amis 4 the fight was in progr »s
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    BANKRUPTCY.
    135 5 iIU Lordship Mr J ust k 1 h »rn morning delivered iu-' n a motion. Thia was an appl I ion kt a ce 1 |> -j 1 bet I and am I her The question b thc < the form in mc the differed I lulo. I i
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    THE LAND CASES.
    102 5 Before the Chief Justi Sir Lionel and the Rev J. Couvreur I Mr Q N Derrick, Assessors These cases were I*, and cise coming on in the afternoon, this case also then great discrepancy between the price offered i> the Collector of Land Revenue and that I
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    495 5 The total amount of tin i export the tributors on the lands of ie Royal Joh Tin Mining Coj Ltd, during the montl I June was 800 bags, equal I 225 piculs ■•ess Dowager's i trait has safely at St. Louis, *>ut thet mimissioner wires that as iu special room
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    FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1904.
    902 6 FRIDA Y, JULY 1, 1904. When the B. I. "Tara" arrived iu Rangoon on June 2\ squall drove her on to a cargoboat and pontoon, both of which were smashed. The Lnapector General oi' Police inspected Rochore Police Station yesterday and apparently found everything to bis satisfaction. A not unfrequent
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    THE "COUNTRY FAIR."
    1264 6 Another "performance" of the very attractive Fair at the Teutonia Club took place last evening— -if a function in which the guests play so large a part ean be said to be a M performance." Commencing at half past tive the fun was last and furious, the
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    253 6 After the display the Rangers made against the Band and Drums in their last match, a good game was expected yesterday evening when they nut the A. T. A., and it was by no means a disappointment as the A. T. A. just managed to win by a
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    BICYCLE THIEVES.
    113 6 Some short time ago a European emplovee on the Singapore-Kranji Railway had bis new Raleigh bicycle stolen from his house in Bkangoonrd. The efforts of the police to trace it proved fruitless but a few davs ago it was found lying in the plantation of u gentleman at
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    STANLEY OPERA COMPANY.
    214 6 Charley's Aunt." Last night the Stanley Coy. successfully staged Brandon Thomas's Comedv Charley's Aunt." Mr \V. DriscoU played* the part of the false Aunt with considerable skill and caused much amusement by his droll antics. Mr R. Stephenson as Col. Sir Francis Chesney was good and Miss
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    112 6 A Clydeside correspondent writ *It is to be hoped that the owners ofthe Glasgow steamer "Tweeddale" do not belong to the United Free Church, as i. the} <h. thev stand a good chance of being excommunicated bi that sanctimonious religio- political body the U. F. Presbyter) oi Glasgow, which recently
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    AN OIL WAR.
    371 6 Open war has been declared between the oil kings representing the British and American interests. Behind the Standard Oil Compani the (diief American tirm. are the milion Mr John I). Rockefeller. The British com* panies are headed by Lord Rothschild and the firm of which Sir Marcus
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    "UNCLEAN."
    174 6 Ihis morning before Mr Seth eleven nondes cript Chinamen were charged with sleeping on the stalls in Teluk Ayer Market. The M trate cautioned and discharged them all. [t appears that these men, who are loafers, make the Market their sleeping quarters, and nightli when the tables are vacated
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    AN AUSTRALIAN BANK ROBBERY.
    130 6 AN AUSTRALIAN BANK ROBBERY. A skilful and daring bank robbery was per petrated in Sydney on May 18. The branch of the Knglish, Scottish, and Australian Bank was broken into by three masked and armed burglars who bound the clerk who lived on the premises to his bed and blew
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    252 6 _^»--m H. E. the Governor leaves on his visit to thf P. M. States and Penang at 11 am to-morrow Rajoo. a Kling postman, is awaiting trial before Mr Seth on a charge of fraudulently putting a wr. mg mark on a postal article. It is alleged that the accused
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    THE Y. M. C. A. ANNIVERSARY.
    1282 7 9ncci Those who were present al the inaugural sting of the Young Mens Christian Association in the Stamford-road premises, and who attended th. first anniversary oelelwation at Zetland House lasl evening, must have truck by the rapid progress which the iciation has made during
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    623 7 11. usual meeting of this Board v.-js held terday afternoon in the Municipal offices, Mr B. Q. Broadrick presiding. The other Members present were Messrs I). K Somerville, Lt-Col Pennefather t 0.p., Choa Giang Thye, A. J. Watkins, DrM. Robertson and O.J. Saunders. Minutes. The minutes of the
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    THE CIVIL SERVICE IN INDIA AND THE BRITISH EAST.
    1538 7  -  W. B. Curtis Its SUCCBSS is Ahmitikh. (Special Correspondence to The Globe and the Chicago Record-Herald) •By Singapore, April 11. The civil service of India and other British provinces in the east is a matter of national ride, and no one
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    A GARDEN OF MEMORY.
    239 7  -  Len Rod Within my garden is one sa spot, Wherein are planted all ir.v thought-? of you,--And some have passed alon heeded not The Tender flowers that in my garden grew. A sprig of rosemary still fresh aaid green Brings buck remembrance of summer day, And
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    119 7 The presence of the Filipino Commisaion in Sau Franscisco b 1 toa newspaper controversy 1 as t<. whether tlie Filipin i pe iple .re of Malay or Japanese origin. The Call asserts that with tlie exception of the Negritos and the Moros the native races areof Malayan extraction. j The
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  • Correspondence.
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      Free Port Policy.
      235 8 "1 Hfc. Editor Sir, M Is the .;t <>t the Marine Medical Attendant at Singapore insufficient to handle thi aspeetsea of all passengers on incoming ■teamen for this Port or is it neglect on the p.,rt ot the Officials in charge r uas a question recentlv put
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      "Ah Sin's Reply."
      1935 8 \o 1 Hit E.OITOk. Sir,- -As a Chinaman I feel the article published bv you au extract from the London Morning Leader merits a few words of •«pl\, and this coie especially so. as the ippearance of bui an article might carry more veight with the E
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    THE "TIMES" ON THE " YELLOW PERIL."
    1334 8 THE "TIMES" ON THE YELLOW PERIL." When war between Japan and Russia l*ecaroe imminent, says the Times," a certain section of the Continental Press proclaimed with one accord, in its cue' ness to currv favour with St. Petersburg, that the coming victories of Russia would deliver civilisation from the dreadful
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    THE FATSHAN FATALITY.
    238 8 Railway. Employee Deported. Shameen, 1 i-th June,*— ln the [Jnited Sl Consular Court to-day William was convicted of unpremeditated killing lb was Benh uc<><\ to dep m and i 1 foi reckless firing. The slioo ing affray occurred at Fatshan, a nese lad losing his life. Au
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    185 8 i^...m_ m Touching the question of the one-man jt ment of a Board of Trade Surveyor. play remarks. It appear.-, to me that w l-.at is realh wanted is that the IVad of Trade Btaff should I* equal iu efficiency to th I of Lloyd's i. when there would be
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    THE MOST ENTERPRISING FEAT OF THE WAR.
    504 9 I w]• Hi- OKDBBI I I V\ 188l i BS T) LBOBAPHT. lino wireless telegraphj [...pular imagination to tbe ut- ibly deficit nt in isi 'U but the vuo.irir Bertl to fs as ihtheir n r oun I m ist unbut ot the
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    22 9 K*en men' med Mond.. M aot h ving arrived that l>ali [together eight wins at the ing seven in tlie ra the
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    THE WAR SITUATION.
    1118 9 From our own Correspondent.; Chefoo, 34 May 1904. That the halcyon days of the War Correspondent arc past and gone is a fact which we wearily-waiting scribes in the Far Eaat are just beginning to reali- No more will tlie expectant public in the homeland, read .sith
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    THE SANITARY CASE.
    102 9 A SsqusL. This morning before Mr Michell. luspe* hn Haifleel of the Municipal Bauitary partment summoned six Chinese, the defendants ai I witn. sses in the recent Sanitary Case, I defaming him by making the following tement that they paid Inspector Haii $2 a month and were
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    RIVER STOCKED WITH GOLD.
    124 9 The Duff Development Company, which is dredging for gold in the Kelantan river, will Uke to hear that a correspondent at Villa Rica (Paraguay) telegraphs to a London paper that in the bed of the river San Juan de Oro, in Bolivia, a discovery has just
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    BRITISH NAVY'S ALLY.
    96 9 With the object of thoroughly reorganising the Portuguese navy a committee of officers and engineers has been appointed by order of King, i hie >•' the conditions to be strictly observed, •ur Lisbon correspondent is informed, isth.it all ma'e. ial which cannot be furnished by the P
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    IN SEARCH OF A FORTUNE.
    182 9 party of treasure hunters arrived at Southampton on May Vd by the Royal Mail steamer "La Plata." They left England in October last in tiu* steam yacht M Ross Marine." owned bv Mr Cray, in search of a fortune, believed to have been buried by
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    INDIGO.
    171 9 A remarkable fact is reported l>\ the Journal of the Society of Arts with regard to the competition between artificial and native indigo. The (Jerman chemists have of recent years discovered how to make indigo out of its chemical constituents, and thev can produce it more cheaply than can
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    THE TRIUMPH OF THE TORPEDO.
    854 9 Bib Whi. ia.m b.Miiii Clowbs, in Tacoma LkUoI): The original Whitehead torpedo was s weapon that travelled on the surface of tl irater only, while the modern automobile tor] l-> is esentially a submarine engine. nevertheless, have now elapeed sue m velloua weap m, by
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    A LADY NIMROD.
    176 9 feadi akins and a party were' recently the guests ol I N ztm in ihe YVarrungal jungles, where tliey obtaiutd client uport. These are the N and thej seldom fail t<> ield The y es are dei se and t•. w re under cai ner f. is
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    SATURDAY. JULY 2, 1904.
    825 10 The Dutch Government Steamer M Zeeduif arrived here yesterday from Klmo and anchored in the Roads. The Dutch mad steamer Koiiingin Reoentea" arrived at Amsterdam the 90th of -Tune. The British Ste mier Btolia arrived here from Kuchinotzu yesterday with 2,400 tons of coal consigned to
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1324 10 Quicquid vgunl homines noetri est farrago Übelli. JrVKNAL. Even the least imaginative <» r the most careless amongst us must be moved by the apparent stale of affairs in the North. -Big masses have gathered on both sides for the great death-grapple of the war. Both
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    646 10 The Javanese woman who was before 'he Court yesterday for bring prohibited coin into the Colony, was fined £1 and the coin nfiscat d Last k an old Punjaubi was a nested hereon int.ructiona from India, charging him with having commit tod a murder there five years ago lie was
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    ENGLAND, RUSSIA, AND THE U.S.A.
    166 10 The Russian Press ha it short of fury the knowled now in progress the sympathies are with Japan, and not with 1' manv years past the En has been posing a, the friend t Sates, and its diplomacy ban virtue of simplicity. Mr \i out
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    IT MAY BE.
    202 10 It may be, when I Along our most coi -*t .1 t That they will p iving and Come amongst us wi mortal It D It may be that th them, And when his rik And lie and it mixi d ap in minor pi< The war
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    LAND SALE.
    168 10 Tlie l'..ll<.wing pro] erties une di by auction at Powell and Co's sa ero n day afternoon Freehold land with the n I i N Almeida Road, area 33,090 sq tf. Seet Chuan Kiat for 35,600. freehold land and dwelling house N Race Course R «d, a.-. 2,722
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    106 10 The "Siam Observer" state* that tl ed meeting of the .-rcl.- i llf r J I I son, w1... recently ic t Sin jap rel to Bangkok, was held on June 24 iu Legation and after some discussi iu u' ->n was adjudged bankrupt. N appointed and the hot, 1
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2799 11 u »t Mm iiso, Fkihay, ,h iy Iht Pnasatrr ir (Sir John Anderson, k cm Commanding the Troops j K P. Dorward, k.c i,., dao.) 'nlonial Secretary (W.T.Taylor, cm.« thi el. (\V B Collyer, 1>H .0.) colonial Ti lasnrerfP. <; Penaegr.) B o E i inn.) ■M'O Sapiei
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    79 11 H. M. S. Sin. s iiton a cruise to Port Swett ;i h tm and Le 11 n.r 'his morning. Rangoon paper sav>:- In th- most re<en Encyclical letter issued bj Pope Pi us X, j and read from the pulpit andconclued yesterday bj the Bevd Father Luce, Pro Vicar,
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    MONDAY, JULT 4, 1904.
    860 11 We regret to learn that Lieut Radclitfe rn. the popular Master Attendant here, is suffering from an attack of dengue fever. The P. O. outward mail steamer Simla left Colombo at 2 pm on Sunday and is expected to arrive here on Saturday morning. The mirage
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    MR W. J. TRAVIS WINS THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.
    955 12 MR W. J. TRAVIS WINS THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. SB* 8 ATI ONAL P LITIS Daily Mail." Jnne t For the first time iu tbe history ni the competition the a tatenr golf championship has been taken out of tie* United Kingdom, Mr Walter J. Travis, th American champion, heating MiEdward
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    ORIENT CLUB.
    65 12 The undermentioned gentlemen were elected as Office Bearers for the year, at tlie general meeting held on the lst instant. President Mr .1. N. Vander Beek, i.e.o Vice President- It r John Van Cuylenburg. !I inry Sew. MrT. R mug.. Mil Honry. Treasr. Mr Claud A Neubronner, Committee
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    CRICKET.
    692 12 S.C C. Tournament Second Match. The Merchants pi lyed the r,*.<i if the 8. C. C. in the a hove competition on Saturday an I .mother close game resulted, the Merchant* ming by a a icki I Reea wi the ni •ce isfnl bowler, his o". only five rues
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1326 12 There was one man at least who enjoyed himself last Saturday aud he was tie* scorer. He was in sole charge of the S.C.C. score and players aud onlookers alike were made the subject of his saturnine wit. He kept up the tern-ion of excitement for some minutes
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    WEDDING.
    193 12 .lam;- 1 1 in. A pretti wedding took j I tbet atb< Aral ol the (iood She] tracting parties being < leorgi on.lv sou 0 f \j,- rey, Enj md, and Ev. U n Bal daughh r of [nspr R it< mau, of the Moasuri I>. pt, Sin^j Father
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    MALACCA.
    128 12 The construction of th M tfebang ia g culverts e.nd small bridg -s arc I line from mile Men are i tilling up and levi llim the i I icle in the lini I i> < ml ihr •li no r Da rh ghim is M ilacca and Mr
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    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1904.
    291 13 Mi Leonard Wray, i. s. o. the Director of Ifuseums. I-' If. 8 is on a visit to Singapore. Tl -•imer M Plitvice arrived h m vesterda} with 1,730 tons of coal Haji Arshad was lined $250 and sent to gaol for "ti" day for making
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    SIPIAU.
    49 13 We are aski I ient ion tha the con tii ight, au by the Directors that rily spend siu ici n l Tiu mpanv's M til and (level work will h lie pushed on. and r h ped went hi r condit i i ble sluicing to I
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    MYSTERIOUS POISONING CASE.
    204 13 Cai V report it the Cent m i nioht to \}i<* oi lliinese from the oil. poisoning V v lj. ird wen to •-h>u se and found all t h inm ites of the li i und w fferfrom ars t h;o t hey had h c
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    115 13 Ihe June monthly medal of tlie above cluh for men was played for on Saturday last and won )»y Lieut Walker. The scores returned were as follows:— Lieut R. Walker 37 r_> sc 79 J. H. D. Jones 17 il t FU 1-. I Beth M)
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    159 13 The links lied on la> hen the qualil mpetitiou for the 1- was coiiclm follows mere wero cnir&y-uve competitors, ana uie first sixteen as shown above plav ot'j'. Match 'up. The draw has taken place md th round is to l>e finished bv tbe 10th July. J.K.J
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    THE ASSIZES.
    226 13 i Sir Lionel Cox three Chinese .barged with delivering. sing, and making counterfeit coin-, weie dti u >1 for four years each. Lim Cheng ed with housebreaking I theft uds and artii ,t' clothing, < A ■in Mohamed Sultan-rd. Prison was sup] »sed to have entered three ises
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    THE POISONING CASE.
    187 13 iil E JJ rSTI Hi MED. teid c afternooi before M Set b Ihi nd Ih< I ir wl fere arrested bj i I t I mcerned in the j some v, ere charg i listering a de 'i'h; i des Tihed t hei ill aft -n-j;
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    35 13 Thi iin* to Kranji ran over the temporary j j.-llue tt rhe 1! mile for the first time this j i morning, so the reconstruction of the tumble- j down l»r»dg«* 'be proceeded with. I
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    TUESDAY. JULY 5, 1904.
    843 13 The cable steamer Recorder arrived here from ('ape St. Jane*- yesterday. The British steamer "Chupra.* which arrived here from Rangoon yeaterday, has 99,1 14 tins of kerosine oil on board. The British stea mei Polyphemus/ 1 which arrived her,- from Mecca yesterday, brought •J'2* hajis to
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      A Hard Case.
      203 13 O THK. CDII Oic Sir,- -I enclose iwo cutting* .im Saturdays Singapore Free Prees importation of Mexican Dollar- The Javanese woman u before Court yesterdaj for bringing] hibited coin into the Colony, fined $1 the coin •••.•a--fiscated. festerday evening two M >tli son of the Sultan of
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    THE ASSIZES.
    238 13 13 lore the i Jhiel Just > morning the Jub Assizes oj There 16 cases with 2-'> prisoners distributed amongst them. nusual pred< imiu n.e of n her Chinese, charged, nearl i half th hai n_ linst Malays. Eurasians sms. There is also an extraordinary pi mderance proper!
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    SINGAPOKE GOLF CLUB.
    252 13 The competition for the pri presented the Captain of the Club rosulte is follows There were leu -il her <• nn] m but I did not return thi live aine holes ijuired to qualify The medal for the ui< >nt h ol was pla for oa Saturday
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    142 13 Lt 11. T. Cunningham, a. is prom to be Captain, under date .lum A railway employe may be privately, »t whatever party political opinions ho choose |>ut he must noi g.. i.w exhibit th- too demonstratively in respect of any passenger whose political views arc obnoxious to him In respect
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    WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1904.
    262 14 A Chinaman ring in Bali Lane was found rdav bi n Police apparently suffering from poisonii He was taken to the General Hospital snd lied there thi- morning An investigation ng made This morni Mr (i-.-.-. fitting in the second rt, wa ied in hearing the
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    KELANTAN GOLD DREDGING.
    98 14 iNo 1 Co MIWN V. LiU. The l>utf Development Company which In ds a large oncession r M> vears from the Rajah of K lantan. is forming its tirst -i-liaiw Company inder the above title. capita] is £180,000 of which 680,000 j baa been already under-written as
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    LAND SALE.
    81 14 he following properties were disposed <d' mctionat Powell a Co's saleroom yesterday irnoon reehold land it 6t Thomas Walk, off Killiney Road, area 51.1*45 scj uare feet with the European Resident thereon Known as Marie Xo 10 Sl Thomas Walk. Bought by A R. A. Ramsamj Pillay for
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    "LEE HOONG FING."
    131 14 LEE HOONG FING." A private < Jh is to this effect The letter you übl ished from one calling ■self Ic- H ng Loi/' as a reply to Ah •♦article in the "Morning Leader*' is a na ighti one. and in my opinion is calculated I do the < 'hines
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    MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS.
    177 14 Sabpxdon 8 Fib km an Runs A. mok. British Bteamer "Sarpedon" entered thi Roads this morning from the WestI flying the Police Hag, and on l>eing I by t-"> Captain drier stated that at 3 am on J\ j.» when in the in Ocean tli
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    THE DUFF DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
    1131 14 THE DUFF DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. In the Managing Directors Report (from the pen of Mr R. W. Duff) for February VdO'd--I.m>4, there is this very interesting chapter on the political aspect of the situation Political. In the autumn of 1902 the political status of Kelantan was considerably affected by the signing
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    SUPREME COURT.
    351 14 An Lnsttkan. i Poi B re Mi Jus ic 8. L. Thornton t his I i:.\N D, SOLOM \N. t POH t>N M M.i NT VSI' RANI 1 CO., Lie For Plaintiffs Mr Greei field (Braddell Br for defendants Mr VanSomeren, a claim for loss under a marine
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    BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
    310 14 Loi:. i.n. .tune 23 -1. The Birt I loy H aionrs, i le the follow ing 1 1 b\N i» aoss i u S i Michaej St. Gboug Sir Robert Finlay, i*. < u p., Attorrn Gen eral, for servioes in connection with the VeneI ui Arbitration Treat
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    61 14 Kiauiel Bei is shorth expe i hen- I Constantinople as Consul General for Turkey in the St raits Si li nent ati ession to the In. Honbie Ataouallah lie-.. Some vear- ago mi tr dtioi at Batavia aad at Sm- ipon is waj to Europe rried tbe widow of the
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    THE LAND CASES.
    228 14 G«>s ki.n mini Wins Sis Lordship the Chief Just I. Cox, gave judgment in th asew thin n mg. The first case wun that of Jard lU Tho assessors were divide 1 us opinion i> to tla market value Mr thought should be $1.25 a th.- sum
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    THE SERVANT QUESTION.
    360 14 w ing is a copy of the M h;- been addressed to the 1 oi* Burma 1 hat your Memoria reside] goon, employing t^* or Ldom aad Beng India. That thi.- class of Bervant is u.u n u ifactory, and is .tat. rincipally of thi at character-,
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    COOL IMPUDENCE.
    82 14 This morning b a < liinamai ivas up for tampering with tU.- water m i Nelson-rd. The act of opening the valve with a kej specially m mufact ured out of IL pleaded guilty and said that he ivaute< hadly. IL .Mr Ileniig. A--1. Su] of Water Main-,
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    50 14 'he Tim is of M wi th t Coil Kuala Pen to bl .lead-ic mreu n as hia a* Ma lai Residential ■> :bool K may have a very im| influei the future of the Malays oi the 1 s We understand that still th* ou of the High t
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    DUFF DEVELOPMENT Co.
    80 15 I «al Messrs Paterson, Simons tn< l l have received the following information from the Manager ot the Duff Devi op. Ltd. L Ihe weel ending 25th June, Dredj i I. which i- only a small prospecting Iredger, recovered os of gold for a ran of I'd
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    ASSOCIATION CUP FOOTBALL.
    89 15 S. C. t j Q to •Ml h m i I 14 l< ad gain- made severa w wardod, I, 1 o port 'lie >'i At. the ft I his ku i ail t to reTin iu press hard and aft a reu put the ball tin
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    179 15 mon Mi ir pri i 1 with di- igh-st lai m.d en al md \-> do wil Mill I fo n I died ted I he P. b on s i nrday to 1 dn use Tin -s in th I id i \Y 1 a Sikh to I wh«
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      THE WAR.
      1706 15 A despatch from Gen Kuropatkin says that on the 26th inst (Sunday) the Japanese occupied the Motienling, the hailing, and the F*. •i engsbuiliug passes, A\)d aw engaging the retreating Russians. I mg despatch from Sakharoff points to a lual rement on all the ro ids mg. Tokio
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      GENERAL.
      894 15 Lt the hi ii irday e j Edwai aii'- illiam n I exclusivi ichting aentioned. die Hou I. >rds has discussed VI ilit ia and V< ■Co an 3siou's ii j- E trl I moughni re declared th it if we t lie command e to 1'" Lord the
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    461 16 SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. ngkong, Jun. 28, 9.27 p.m. A mine has been observed adrift in Lit 18 deg 22 min. Lon. 121 <h min. It is drifting t wards' Toki 'hannel. Five junk- c nt. lining iwo hundred refugees irrived at I to-da from Port Arthur. Fifteen hundred have arrived since
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    JAPANESE CONSULAR TELEGRAM.
    357 16 Takusha ura B a Jun.- pjed j', n The enemy consisted of live battalions of infant r\ two regiments .4* cavalry and sixteeu guns. Thev Med in disorder towards Tomucl ing. Our casualties are estimated at 100. Received at 9 pm on Thursday. > The Commandant of
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    SHARES.
    321 16 c i July u 3 '3 fr Capital. >. *r i<—_i" z MINES. J? S I Belat Tin ...$lO 10 800,***** Lo| lo Bersawah Gold 0rd.... lo 7£ 7.">,o<<> li ij l>o Def... 10 LO 10,000 7 >> Bruseh 11. Tin 10 10 800,000 3) ."> QopengTin ...XI .€lOO,OOO
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    ANJER SHIPPING REPORT.
    105 16 ially compiled for the -Singapore Free Pn Date of passing Anjer Nationality and description ol vessel Captain's name; Where and «vhe atination. -i ie 25 Now. str Alderney Frevold Padang June 23 Batai ia. June 25. Dut str., Solo Engelsman Batavia, Jnne 2*j Rottei dam. .Lme:::.. Brit
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      71 16 MARTIN'S Jr%iferLadiiii Pf L*LS A French Re*n*dy for all Irregularities naasaa Uo? l_udi<-8 al-*vny_, keep a box cf Martin s P lUin tl ehoi.n* .a MHWM k *nof any Irrr-.u '.r.ty of t.u- v. m Sd« ■MV r-e -dminifctered. Those «ho u e tLem reron.m^nd tl m \tSSl a n
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      1471 16 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-War Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From [Jtrechi Dnt cruiser 1-0213 Eteindera Jane 13 Babang Sea Bell* Ool yacht 500 Ahmal Jane 20 M Rinaldo H.M 8. gun boal 980 Wake June 21 C Zeeduii Dui Gov! 27"i Ten have July 1 Rhio Mew Col jacht 395
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