The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 10 August 1905

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    18 81 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. IRD SERIES THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1905 No 941
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Births.
      85 81 Devekell. On the 12th June, at Dalhousie, India, the wife oC Captain Devekell. The Prince •of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment, of a son. Hu.mil— On the olst nit, at Taiping, the wife of W. J. Parke Hume, Bsq., a daughter. Sekvice.- At Enohing, Sarawak, on July 2 1
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      Marriages.
      51 81 Darrishibb-Datidson. On June 28, 1905, at Dnncansborongfa Church, Fort William, by the Hey. John Mackintosh assisted by the Rer. Dnacan McMichae] B. S. of Laro N. 8., Chablbs William Dabbishirb, eldest son of Charles Henry Darhishire, Plas Mav.r, PenmaenBSawr to FrAHCBS BtIDDLBTOIf, daughter of Donald Davidson. Sheriff Substitute, Fort
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      Deaths.
      154 81 Cak.mh -li.vKi.. On the 23rd June, 1905, Geokoe Gawleu Istiro, son of the late C P. Carmichael, Escj., e.s. r., killed l»y accident on hi aid ship, aged «>". Ladds— On the 9th July, at 21, Granville Park, Blackheath; Captain Willi am Ladds, an Elder Brother of Trinity House,
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    EXCHANGE
    65 81 (CORRECTED UP TO AUO 0.) Bank4nt/a 8/o*l demaud 8/Oj Private credits 3 m/s 2/IJJ credits* 6 BS/a 2/1 j fniTfrii drinand '258 Germany, demand... 210 India. T. T, 1S2 4 HoNOKONo, demand G| dis Yokohama, demand 100* Java, demand 122 J Bangkok, demand r »8-* Sovereigns, HON Hank of
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    The Government's Death-Rate Responsibility.
    1487 81 August 3. FURTHER reflection over the insanitary condition of the urban portions o( Singapore will fix the chief responsibility for that, and for the resultant nigh death rate, on the way m which buildings are massed over large areas, with a minimum ingress of light and
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      54 81 *i niKR kbpout, Kas Lag (Tsrhaai Hospital Observatory. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 9 P.M., I 29.993 29.881 39.988 JT 1 711 812 78.0 7 0.4 78.9 780 WSW WSW WSW to. i' m i •i t "> T. I«jct.o i la ann4to— m H nt overen ,t. iuiu 2 am.
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      235 81 THE WBEft. Europe m adricei of July 14th arrived here on Friday by the P.V O* Bengal. The Imperial German mail Scharnhorst carried homeward mails on August 7 and those by the 8.1. Bharata leave to-day H.E. the Governors tour has been marked by brilliant receptions, m the neighbourhood of
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    Sir Matthew Nathan.
    777 82 The "China Mail H sums up a year of Sir Matthew Nathan's work as Governor of Hongkong m terms of the warmest and most emphatic eulogy. It says On the 29th of July, 1904, Sir Matthew landed m the Colony, and his arrival was look- ed upon
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    850 82 August 4. Perhaps it might be of advantage to the Municipal Commissioners to put a smart clerkon to the task of compiling the Government revenues from land sales within Municipal limits so Car back as auy record goes. It i« a curious thing U, a t until yesterday, Wbtn as
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    For Dusty Roads.
    312 82 Our dusty roads, and the facility arifli which dust acts as a vehicle for the diffusion of disease germ-, particularly the microbe of tuberculosis, have been a frequent theme of discussion iv the Municipality and m the press. Dr lii.» Boob Kbbo, who has always advocated energetically
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    Peace Insincerities.
    199 82 If we examine what M. i>i: Witte is reported to have stated iv reference to Russia's attit ide during the coming peace conference, and take along with that the Tsar's alleged instructions to Limevitch to continue the war and crush the enemy, there appears to be no chance
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    A Campaign Difficulty.
    355 82 August 5. Th weeks run on and the expected Japanese official telegrams from Manchuria <lo not come, at any rate are not made public at Tokio. The situation is probably this. The Russian army has •"dug itself m" on a front east and west a little m
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    B. N. B. Governor Resigns.
    288 82 We have a telegram to-day from Sandakan announcing that Mr Edward Pereorine Gceritz, Governor of British North Borneo, has resigned his appointment. That official has thus followed Mr Hugh Clifford and Mr E. W. Birch m laying aside neap »n<ibllitvforthe administration of Ihe Chartered Company's
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    Sir Michael Hicks Beach And Tanjong Pagar.
    224 82 It is offieiallv conlirm.-i nvdu v "Michael Hicks- Beach will act as Otn the Taujong Pa-ar Ail itratiou. Toll,. I know anything of Sir Michael's care Antes, whoever j as bbssc it. will be a as a remarkably good one. Sir fcuet served
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    Electric Wire Dangers.
    500 82 The kind sf accident Is which same road as the electric asffS BM IBM seems to l>e the following: Mr R. C. Mayhoo, an Word InulsV, driving past Manor Park Bai'waj v j a trap, when an electric car passed Sfl the same moment a live sirs
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    The Salvation Army and Japan.
    218 83 August 8. Struc for the sake of the dignity Britisb side of Ike Anglo-Japanese that r J j uaeae Government will tinmte to General BoOTB that his I Sab b Army csmpaign m Jap n |v inexpedient, and cannot be sane|t ia .11 ierj well
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    The Straits Command.
    430 83 I m m a position to state that heive- Straits Settlements Command, instead ag aa hitherto, since it was made indepenHeugkong, the command of a Colonel cm £1 f, ia to l»e raised to the status of a MaPa COBSfISBBMI This change will bring Coasßaauad up to
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    The Live Wire Again.
    603 83 It is with no desire to cause any publi.- alarm that we return to the subject of the accidents on the electric tramways. Singapore can m mot claim no monopoly of these, since they occur at rare intervals on other systems. At the same time we
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    Poor Peace Prospects.
    314 83 Accorpino to telegrams to-day the Peace Conference preliminaries have been duly cirried out as per programme, which was to this effect Ir is definitely arranged that the Peace Delegates Brill sail from New York for Oyster Bar on bond cruisers on the morning of the "*rh Angus'.
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    Lord Rosebery's Fiscal Mistake.
    128 83 August 9. We read that "Lord Rosebery asserted the other day that it was absolutely untrue that he had said that Mr Chamberlain's proposals would not make any appreciable difference m the price of food. Yet. m 1903, at Edinburgh, he said that the effect of
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    Electric Supply and Municipal Responsibilities.
    380 83 There is a matter which has been finally decided at home by the Court of Appeal that has a very direct interest for the Municipality o^ Singapore. That is to say, m its capacity as a prospective supplier of electric light, other persons concerned being
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    The Amur Valley.
    193 83 Tmb anxiety of the Bussiaus to defeud the great water-way o\' the Amur river is easily explained. The Amur valley is a. region that produces ample food supplies m grain and cattle from which now the Russian armies are drawing largely. Were the Japanese to control that
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    Poor M. Witte.
    139 83 There is a little ludicrous touch, wH ii the j flavour of a prophetic forecast about it, is the fact that M. Witte became so sea-sick on his way to Portsmouth (X.H.) that he had to be landed at Newport en route. What the poor man, under
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    HONGKONG'S PRESTIGE AND SINGAPORE.
    774 83 HONGKONG'S PRESTIGE AND SINGAPORE. Iv regard to the subjoined article from the "Hongkong Telegraph of July 31, it is as well to say, by way of preface, that the Straits Government have no part ill, or any full knowledge of, the naval 'policy of the Admiralty which appears to contemplate
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    THURSDAY, AUG. 3, 1905.
    428 84 Dr von Wedel, who has been away for a trip to Java, returned to Singapore last night. The floating dock built at Nagasaki arrived safely at Kobe on July 12. The Fushun coal mine is so rich m good coal that it is valued at T600,000,000.
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    FIRE IN CHINA TOWN.
    271 84 Sho rI ty I>e < >re 11 o'c loc k this morning the Fire Brigade received a call to a fire m Teluk Ayer Street m the heart of Chinatown. Fire Captain M. W. Pett with the Brigade hastened to the scene of the outbreak followed
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    DEATH OF MR G. GILMOUR.
    163 84 We regret to have to record the death at Bsfflea Hotel of Mr G. Gilmour of the Central Engine Works. Deceased was well-known locally, and m Petmng where for some time he was with the Poh Guan Company. On leaving their service he came to
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    GANG ROBBERY AT BUKIT TIMAH.
    194 84 One Robber Shot Dead. In the small 'hours of this morning a party of Chinese gang robbers armed with parangs and choppers went to a Chinese house m a plantation off the Bukit Timah-rd with lighted torches and demanded admittance. The occupier of the house,
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    THE CHETTY ASSAULT CASE.
    207 84 Charges With drawn. This morning before Mr Column, Mr P. J. Sproule, D. P. P. asked leave to mention the case of Aruasalam Chettv arrested with a man named Chokra m connection the assault on Alagappa Chetty. Mr Sproule m explaining i the case to the
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    THE CHINESE BOYCOTT.
    335 84 Situation Becoming Serious. (South China Morning Post.) Ainoy, July 20. The committee which has organized the boycott of everything American m consequence 01 the Chinese Exclusion Act, issued a manifesto on Tuesday telling the natives to boycott the American mUsionarie>. In consequence of the ignorance of the
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    180 84 An interesting point arose m the course of the bankruptcy examination, before Mr Justice Thornton m the Supreme Court this morning, of an Eurasian clerk m the Post Office, William Walter Wilson, the bulk of whose liabilities of $1,000 (the exception is only $125) are due to clietties. These money-lenders
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    15 84 Captain H. V. Rhodes Ist Sherwoods was placed on the sick list on August 4.
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    RAUB GOLD MINING.
    603 84 The Mine measurements and assay results of prospecting work show a total of 325 ft. for the period (4 weeks) under review, made up of 90 ft Driving, and 235 ft. Crosscutting, as against 381 ft. for the previous month. Bukit Koman Mine. The shaft has been
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    A GALLANT FEAT.
    345 84 A brave act on the part of a merchant officer has lately been performed by Mr A. G. Large, Chief Officer of the S. S. "Nicaraguan." According to statements furnished to the Merchant Service Guild by Captain James of that steamer, it appears that the vessel mentioned
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    21 84 A Japanese telegram says that the Aborigines of Saghalien were unable to conceal their delight at the advent of the Japanese
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    AN ABSCONDING DEBTOR.
    175 84 Surety Subd on a Promissory v KarpenChetty's ehiim f or *:,(M lfr Gunny, the balance alleged U 1* 2? missory note was taken m the Sun yesterday afternoon before Mr j f Thornton. MrT.de M.But), plaintiff and Mr V a. CnvUou. TheChetty.it Bppeared-fnmiti;,: lUOOO— nsMßMsaiii i note
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    AN APPEAL TO MR TANDY.
    202 84 Oh Dear Mr IsftS>, I'm but a little maid. But I aish you had 1* ,-.i lusssj When 1 invoked yom I The rirkahaa alwi rags ao And your htsma 1 Istajsai h rica But lbs Cents! Why To one who's sot I hride. But,
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    THE HEALTH OF THE TOWN.
    49 84 DaUßSjf PtaaBBBS, The numl>er of deatha returned pore for the week ending >«'■' 216, of these 4t- diel fioia iss convulsions 41 Irom phthisis, 13 1 and 25 from i vacs terror diarrhs rate was 44.5:!. Of Jhe *JK X and I€ 7 were OaUSaSB*
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    NAVAL.
    92 84 The Sirius. whic 1 letsrsi aoese,J sioned at Devonport SB elates I*. has had a rather uneventful from aSBBg near the a sister cruiser Ipbigesia, I Pawckner. has also been ordered I s; it swwßSSWahespewl fchelaat The 1 h >tis. cruiser, vßech a to Bogland from the China fi
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    98 84 Tim L k C. Bs^rses mrs hi eoarsedaan ith tto j Asabaa estnts is the 3 oil beh.llof a 808 rub Ibe floated, M Dodw I sd aoase parti ail j bis cmnraui.-. believe 1 I i largest planted •>' 3,500 acres area a* for planting, and, m |v U)
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    THE MOBILIZATION.
    82 85 Th Garrison mobilized for manoeuvres last 2l The troops have been split up into two ?\i -northern and southern, the former j.led by Major Onniston and the latter vTii»r Hardy. The northern force are the tJrs whilst the other force, mainly com- -he Sherwood Foresters, are entrusted defence
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    A CURIOUS TRANSACTION.
    93 85 -nation is been caused by the sale 0 military railway, 100 kilometres Japanese for their operaMam hurl i. where it is now t^ing actively i against the Russians. w.iV w,i> i m port ed as military material _'iin>t the Chinese, and has TsiagtßO till a month ago,
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    MEDICAL SCHOOL AT CHENGTU.
    233 85 I saaseral a imBestSBBBJ centres round a ia l,,t credit ol *rl»>o,i.K)Othat the Minister r Foreiga \ffaira intends to brintr forward h Clsamher. The money is intendwl .p i French School of medicine al- it Cbeatgtu, the capital of Szehr l.rjeudre who directs thia school T
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    THE CEYLON SUPREME COURT.
    189 85 I SK|VB Evknt m Ceylon History. t pity writes a correspondent that M Justice Grenier was sworn again yesa> a Puisne Justice of the Supreme i the members of the Bar present the efSftort unity to congratulate His Lordship and themselves on the present coni ol
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    97 85 N b Kh/ba«her >upplies the M Nineteenth irj with a timely estimate of the data •J** stacl Jsi am wiChs entitled to rest her daim to .m indemnity. According to this sg, she baa borrowed ,£llo\oOO,ooo for j ol the war. and it will take le lataHash provision for its'
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    118 85 tsesssj popularity of the banana m ir <d reealhj a curious reference to the fruit sad is .mold volume entitled "The i •i Tune hi the First Aire, Divinely j h Thomas Peyton" (1620). In the 1 Men itaaia autsu the following. L r iiiiu-li like it is m shew,
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    FRIDAY, AUG 4, 1905.
    762 85 The Zahora left for Sarawak this morning. A Moulmein paper reports plague cases occurring there. Lieut J. L. H. Manby Ist 6. Foresters was placed on the sick list on August 1. k Bishop Corfe, of Korea, is a passenger homeard by the Glory. An inquest
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    THE MOBILIZATION.
    121 85 Singapore was m a state of siege last night when the crews of the Glory and Sirius made an attack on the town. The first shot m the action was fired at 8.30 and the cannonade soon became brisk, the sharp rattle of riflrj fire joining the boon
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    THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    104 85 The Rev S. S. Walker's resignation of the pastorate of the Presbyterian Church having been accepted with the keenest regret by the congregation with whom he has always been so popular, the question of the appointment of a minister to succeed him remained to be dealt with.
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    THE DHOBY MURDER.
    158 85 Yesterday afternoon before Mr Marriott, Pakiri, Kling dhoby, was charged with the murder of one Poonasamy, another dhoby at Mount Echo on July 26. Mr P. J. Sproule. D. P. P., conducted the prosecution. The evidence lead for the prosecution showed that Pakiri was a master dhoby
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    CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.
    248 85 Last night after Dr von Wedel had made a call at Grasslands, River Valley-rd, accompanied by Mrs von r edel m a phaeton, but the doctor went to get iuto his carriage the horse got restive and broke away. He alighted aud attempted to seize the horse's head
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    121 85 A lelegram has been received at Rangoon from home announcing that Capt F. J. Fraser, 33rd Punjabis, now a. d. c. to the LieutenantGovernor m Burma, has received, on appeal of the famous M Cingalee"' case versus George Edwards, the sum of five thousand pounds. Captain Fraser goes up to
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    66 85 This morning before Mr CoJman, Ismail, a tauiby m the employed of the Straits Times Press Ltd, was charged with the theft of twenty-nine newspapers on July 2". The evidence showed that accused was arrested as he was leaving the office with the extra copies of the paper m his
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    90 85 We learn from the "P. T. Times'' that the Peking Syndicate has obtained Chinese Government bonds for the cost of its railway and interest during construction, and will hold and work the line until repayment is made which will be by instalments extending over 30 years. The Chinese Government also
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    FOOTBALL.
    169 85 S. C. C. t S. V. A. The Club met the S. V. A. in a football match on the Esplanade last evening, and after a fairly even game ran out winners by two goals to 1. Play started soon after fire o'clock and as the ground was m
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    395 85 Vade Cue Final. This match between Arthur and Robertson was played on Wednesday, the latter conceding to his opponent the handicap of 11 strokes m the 2 rounds. As was anticipated a very interesting and tough match resulted, an excellent* finish to the Competition. The handicap strokes
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    LETTER RUNNING.
    135 85 A Heavy Fine. On Wednesday evening a Marine Police patrol whilst examining atwakowin the Singapore River found three packets of unstamped letters. He arrested the man who claimed the letters and took him before Inspector Wilson who communicated with the Postal Authorities. The man was charged before Mr
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    NAVAL AND MILITARY.
    233 85 The second class cruiser Flora, as a Iready intimated has been selected for service on the China Station. The Flora which is a* sister cruiser of the Fox on the East Indies Station, has a displacement of 4,300 tony, measures 320 feet m length, with a beam
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    76 85 This morning before Mr Marriott a lady living at Mount Elizabeth prosecuted her Hailam boy for the theft of S2G odd. The evidence showed that the lady left the money m her room to go down for breakfast yesterday morning and later missed it. The accused was the i only
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    SELF-EXILED.
    1391 86 The German m Other Lands. (Evening Standard.) The success of German diplomacy m Morocco has turned attention anew to the policy of adventure and aggression which is supposed to underlie the activity of German statesmen m the foreign field. 'Englishmen especially are inclined to credit the German people with
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    SCHOOL BLUNDERS IN NATAL.
    281 86 The following are a few amusing answers given m examination papers by school children j m Natal, says M The Westminster Gazette Blood corpuscles the blood corpuscle* there ar<» thousands and thousands of them m the physology book rou will see them iv a pict- ure
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    "A HIGHLY WRITTEN LETTER."
    268 86 And A Naivk Bbply. Delightfully Eastern m its suggestion of naivete is the reply of the native, who has certainly the desire to please his client. He says Singapore, 24th July. 1905. Madam Having read your highly written letter of the 24tfa inst. and beg to
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    HONGKONG AT NIGHT.
    1362 86 By. W. Monro Anderson. A moment ago the peak wa3 blanketed with a dense fog. It was as if the ebon wings of Death hovered over the island. But now the Chinese mainland reveals itself, and across the harbour and beyond Kowloon and beyond the paddy fields
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    "JIUJITST" CONDEMNED BY A MEDICAL JOURNAL.
    353 86 "JIUJITST" CONDEMNED BY A MEDICAL JOURNAL. ••American Medicine/ -•native journal- of i osntly devoted a 1 j of jiujitsu. The gist of at on purely technu d premise! system was not adaptable to Am* Jiujitsu depended. t!i< j .1 rnal an intimate anatomic L i a, and peripheral nerve* To
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    A TIGER-SHOOTING RECORD.
    106 86 1.'.5.5." writes to tiie Standard, sir. -With ressreßea to the ssrsj Indian Basse af '■^A asat, ahoat kas as *fe*t ..f niptaia ierthss isVag ;.a- a aiiJißSßft and tiffin tsi sal »me of your readei that g..od ma reara A r-ntra! Ino'a, I kitted framr f«l vii
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    55 86 According to a Tokio wire m 'he News/ the island of Saghaiu-i. otticiallv renamed Karafuto, and th. asesfc of it as a recoven (,;i! reuammgs include OafS Patssl GaUM Kataoka, and Patience l»a>." Hich.ro Bay. aTarafwla is tl UaahahaßJ. when it was a iViT.ence I lerpiei.ya Hay and Cap' ami
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    A VISIT TO SEVASTOPOL.
    1842 87 ;hk 'Singapore Free Press") i I'm r Black Sea Fleet. i „.ii able to see something of the Fleet during a recent visit to Sevas- itnui has lieeu devoted to the press, and much has been i* which grossly misrepre- te t affair*. pol n board
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    To Balaclava.
    1416 87 One Sunday morning, I started with a couple of friends for Balaclava, a delightful drive of some two hours from Sevastopol. Balaclava itself is a place of the most startling and original beauty. The sea winds its way m through narrow walls of lofty rock until it finally
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    LOSS OF THE "ROHILLA MARU."
    456 87 Hopelessly Stbajm ki» ix the Ibtjlbo Sua.. Details of the loss of the old Rohilla eSBBt yesterday with the Japan Chronicle." The Rohilia-inaru (formerly the P. steamer, Rohilla) which recently stranded near idzukushima, has now broken m two and will become a total loss. The
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    223 87 ftm I BSBj The flags of all tho German steamers were half-masted to-day on account of the dea'h yesterday of Capt Jesselton of tiie S. S. Kedah/' The Sea Belle leive for Port Swettenhaun this afternoon with Mr W. A. Ouscadea, c W o, who has been unwell lately and
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    A DELICIOUS SILENCE!
    4018 88 (Special for the Singapore Free Press/") Where Not so very far from the madding crowd, but complete as need be for all that. And yet it is a harmonious, not ail oppressive .silence as harmonious as the song of birds, the hum of insects, the rustle of
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    THE WRECK OF THE "CHODOC."
    259 88 THE WRECK OF THE CHODOC." bO<» PERSON'S KESCCED BY A BUSBUS O Aden, July ord.— The Russia* .rawer "h'iou," formerly the "Smolensk." arru her- at nuie this morning with the p..-*-** and crew of the French steamer "Che-I 810 souls m all. The "Chodoc was *t» on June '28th, eight
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    SATURDAY, AUG. 5, 1905.
    698 89 \f S Glory left bomewird bound this 0 |BJBf> vainer München is taking the body of M bessar to Odessa. aj I lirv.mt arrived here from Penang take over the duties of First Ma- at of the late Sir Hugh Low, G.C •j lie Vere-gardens, Kensington
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1864 89 Quicquid agunt homines tiostri est farrago libelli. Juvenal. 44 Manchurian silence is a phrase that ought to become proverbial, for never since war be?an was there a campaign more completely reiled from a persistently inquisitive world. It is true that Manchuria is far from the madling
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    43 89 OnMondaj evening a Malay suddenly dropped to the ground m Rochore-/d with the blood gushing from his mouth. He was sent to the Hospital but died before he could l>e admitted. The inquest showed death to be due to a ruptured blood vessel.
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    THE BARONESS OE HORN.
    452 89 Those who remember the Baron de Horn during his long stay m Singapore, and his strangely chequered career and still strange dynastic pretensions to the throne of Russia as "Prince Alexander Tsaiv," will remember that at a previous time he bought at a Govern-* ment auction
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    535 89 Notes have been interchanged between the American and British Legations at Peking, by which it is agreed that mutual protection shall be given iv their respective Consular Courts m China against infringement, by those under their jurisdiction, of trade marks duly registered m the United States and Great Britain. The
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    TRAVEL IN THE ORIENT.
    2593 90 Rapid Transit and the Reverse m the Far East. By Ai.leyne Ireland, F. R. G. S. Between the extremes of comfort and misery. Speed and snail pace, danger and safety, which mark the limits of Far Eastern travel m its elation to the person of the
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    BATTLE OF THE BARGAI S.
    466 90 "Sales-day 'dawned with blue skies and brilliant sunshine, and the feminine world went a-ahopping yesterday with a light heart and a full purse. In vain did the policeman try to move on the feminine crowd that packed the pavemout of Piccadilly-circus, while at the other
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    76 90 An assistant clergy man, a Mr Smith, has are hear, been appointed for St Andrews Cat hedral. Nothing official has been made public about the Rev Mr Smith's arrival m the < j fan; however. A preliminary official no; ice states that work of demolishing the resent light' v standing
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    709 90 The Earth's Magnetism Anotbei v Receiver. Horse Bones \,.„j,' Fever-Thermometer plosion speed Man tl, v phic Guns. To explain terrestrial Banna potheses have l>eeu offered, vb of the earth, probably >„,u t it» M sas besoms a permanent m.._ circulation of electric cv mi sibly generated by heal
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    JOTTINGS FROM BERLIN.
    659 91 June 21st, 1900. n t t «-o much to say that engrossing as t panese War is, with the sideH, p. ice negotiations added on to it, I into the background of it'toiL Perhaps not for the na i: t tor Russia, but for the leeaaafl to
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    IDLE THOUGHTS, BY JEROME K. JEROME
    2244 91 IDLE THOUGHTS, BY JEROME K. JEROME (Author of "Thrve Men m a Boat," -Paul nTelser," aV.) What's wrong with the Made-up Tie r 1 gather from the fashionable novelist that no man can wear a made-up tie and lie a gentleman. He may be a worthy man, clever, well-to-do, eligible
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    THE COST OF WAR.
    661 91 Japan's Heavy Bill. The following occurs m the v Financial and Economical Annual of Japan 1905 The a jjexpenditure is constituted us follow First, the sum of yen 156,000,000 (£15,978,6*5) whicb was disbursed at the commencement of the w. i as an urgent financial measure under
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    253 91 The battleship Glory arrived here at noon to-day homeward bound from the China. Station. Captain Blake of the ft E. M. S. Kwangping reports that, on the 13th inst., he sighted a tipping mine m Lat. 38.22 2J., Long. 121. 28 and stopped and fired at it. After firing for
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    THE MOBILIZATION.
    280 92 On Sunday the Volunteers did some useful and instructive work m connection with the mobilization the S. V. I. with the S. V. A Maxim Section and the Volunteer Bearer companies marched out to Pasir Panjang arriving there Sal noon. After tiffin the men marched to the fourth
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    TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1905.
    535 92 Kirwan headed the list of winning jockeys at Penang races with six wins. It is reported that as a result of the battle of Tsushima, British cruisers are to carry torpedoboats again. The Nippon suggests that the Japanese Hag must fly over the whole coast line
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    ODESSA AND THE BLACK SEA FLEET.
    907 92 (Special to the Singapore Free Press.") Since I last wrote to you the Kniaz Potemkin Tavricheski has been abandoned by her rebel crew at Constantza, the Georgei Pobiedonosetz has surrendered and returned to Sevastopol, where she has been followed by the transport Viecha and
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    OUR VOLUNTEERS.
    117 92 Some of the S. V. A. are beginning to feel like old campaigners. They got down to camp on Saturday, were asked to stay the night and did so. Perforce they slept m the open air without tents or blankets and had to get what food they could,
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    THE GOVERNOR'S TOUR.
    1297 92 Brilliant Receptions. Toechlioht Drill at Taiping. Kuala Lumpur, July 31. His Excellency accompanied by the Resident General, the Resident, the General Manager of the Railways, and his Private Secretary, left here by a special train at eight o'clock m the morning. The Resident only accompanied the party
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      Gold in Malaya.
      323 92 Dear Mr Editor,—l write this m asJ I a letter under the heading "Gold P«santi -1 m Malaya by some one sstyliuij himsell i There does not seem to Ik? anything insti j or even amusing m the letter, nor is ir least to the point, but
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      Rabirs Risks.
      105 92 a rai f.oitok. Dnan Sir.--On the principle ofshu stable door after the horse Ussescaped th)us for dealing with dogs m Penang preveutingtheirimp'»rtationiiiiothat? are published m a Government Gazette dinarv dated the US iust. I not oeth Msrfafssa of dogs from Peuang is not pro/ but to prevent the
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    A BULLOCK ELECTROCUTED.
    127 92 IBM 8888 fatal a.vident tn.Hig:. tn. oecurrcd yesterday morning "hen a* ilrliliialll At H o'chxk yerferdaf c;urt with two bullock* ***** ejaSBJ Payah Lebah Police Station whei by. Just as the train paused, foi ascertained reason, the protection m* two conducting wires gsrs aaf aai the live
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    MAIL NOTES AND NEWS.
    524 93 The management and the audience at Daly's had an unpleasant experience on 10th the a%hest'>s safety curtain making an undescent, and cutting short the play a i„res after it had begun. Th* play, The 1/ las, basses, sa bsbbsl, at 8.1.">, and nunutes afterwards the hydraulic
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    A WIZARD ARRESTED.
    240 93 uaßfljocßßßflrnjij Magic. ago Timah the sister of a rMalay er at Gaylang went missing, and matter was reported to the Pel ice I tiir* fpa% adm waa ouly fifteen years a found. Houroun her brother i lo aaake enquiries for her and one day i Humid came
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    WEDNESDAY. AUG. 9. 1905.
    818 93 The Norwegian steamer Castor has arrived i here from Taku m ballast. H E Sir John Anderson is expected here m the Sea Mew on Friday morning. I i The steamer Euryalus from Melbourne yesterday brought a consignment of horses" to i Singapore. The output for
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    FUNERAL OF MR G. GILMOUR.
    222 93 The funeral of Mr G. Gilmour, the greatly esteemed manager of the Central Engine works m Victoria Street, the news of whose death yesterday came as a such a terrible shock to the large circle of his intimate friends an/1 acquaintances, took place last evening
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    SAVED FROM THE SEA.
    187 93 The British steamer Trocas arrived here yesterday morning from Hankow m ballast. Captain Kerr reports that when abreast of Johore a Chinaman was sighted clinging to some wreckage m the water. The steamer was stopped and he was picked up. The rescued man said that he
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    MURDER IN TELUK AYER-ST.
    153 93 On Saturday night a murder took place m Teluk Aver st m a tea shop. Three men went there to divide some money which they had earned together and after calling for a pot of lea and some eatables they commenced to portion out the money.
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    CORONATION DAY.
    140 93 To-day being the day appointed for the com- memoration of the King's Coronation the Government Offices and banks were all closed. The mercantile houses opened during the morning for business but closed for the half day. The National flag was malted on the buildings and most of the
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    LAND SALE.
    210 93 At Powell Co's Saleroom yesterday afternoon Freehold laud at Pavah bebar-rd, area 3 .acres 32 poles being Lot oof Grant 44 Together with the plank and at tap dwelling thereon known as No. 86 Payah Lebar-rd. Bought by Gan Yang Keng \i>r $1,450. The P. and O. intermediate
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    148 93 August Monthly Medal. The scores returned for this competition were as follows E. D. Hew-fin tmm 4q fi B. M. WooOeoabe 43 4s 7<« J. Arthur 45 g| A. Acrnew g| 4J) c F. Femoa 42 4 C. V. Miles 4o tt] A. M. Hogjr 44 |y
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    458 93 Vade Cup. The various matches for the Vade Cup resulted as follows First Round J. McKenzie (it beat A. M. Hogg (5) by 1 up; J. J. Taylor (5; beat A. A. Gunn (4) by 5 up and 4 to play J. Arthur (11) haat C. I.
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    BRITISH SHIPBUILDING.
    259 93 From the returns compiled by Lloyd's Shipping Register, we find that, excluding warships, 472 vessels of 1,301,457 tons groan, were unJer construction m the United Kingdom at the close of the quarter ended -na 30th, 1905, an mereess of 50,000 tons. The ownership appoitioninent si)ows that 351 v-
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    78 93 The "China Gazette" reproduces a paragraph from the Siu Wan-Pao to the aff 4 that the Chinese merchants bass refused to participate m the international exhibition at Helgian "on account of the harsh treat im Mrf which the* Belgian Customs otficials accord t.. the Chinese aHam landing m the count
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    993 94 The usual half yearly Lawn Tennis tournament of the S.C.C. opens on Sept 7, the entries closing on August 30. Judging by the eagerness displayed now to secure courts m the evening there should be a good entry though we do not know of any new men of
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    THE ATTACK ON CAPTAIN LYNE.
    675 94 Pbisonee on Trial. Capt. Lyne'B Singapore friends will see, from the fuller details given below, what a narrow escape that officer had with his life m the recent murderous attack made upon him while asleep: Secunderabad, 16th July. The General Court-martial on Sepoy Harnam Singh,
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    S.C.C. v Y.M.C.A.
    186 94 s This cricket fixture was decided on Saturday, and the Club seconds held a great advantage when stumps were drawn with the match unfinished. W. A. Phipps had the not out record of 47 and Griffiths Jones hit out for ;30 when he was bowled. Scores: V.M.C.A:—
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    144 94 The Shanghai Times has a telegram from Chingkiang stating that two German prospectors having been camped for some time near the old bed of the Yellow River, "found the diamondiferous area" large, and m their opinion, rich. On arrival at Chingkiang they exhibited specimen stones, small j but of good
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    THE GATE.
    266 94 I admit that the date Is a little bit late To talk of the Beautiful Buckingham Gate, That erstwhile so fittingly kept up the state Of the dignified Government Hall of Debate But I can't help emitting a groan at its fate. There was nothing impressive, or lofty
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    THE BRITISH IN THE FAR EAST.
    702 94 Hi Huoh Clifford's Reminiscences. At a general meeting of the members of the Royal Colonial Institute held on June fth at the Whitehall Rooms, Hotel Metropole, a paper on "The British Empire m the Far East" was read by Mr Alleyne Ireland. There was
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    SCINTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    857 94 i ne .-vninropometnc Survey— Sin roscopic Photography-! p nz V}*"* M,. The New Optical Slam^o^S^ fects-A Cause of hZ^^&U Paint— A New source of Plant F j *fci ing Africa "^br? Public health has registration ot deaths, which ii longevity and the cans,., .I,,",*?*** The pudic physique can
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    OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
    567 95 •ntleuieu. to solace their wearied minds by p] iy« .v ehesae, the astronomer's iC Jn<i the philosopher's game, which whettes P^' "'..te- recreates theyr minds, and hurts no vi season. tti«»ns should be addressed t© the Singapore Free Preee." Original thei i hes> matter «f h>cal «*lul»
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COMPANY.
    526 95 The ordinary meeting of this company was held on July 11 at the Cannon Street Hotel, Sir 0. Jessel presiding. The directors recommended a dividend at the rate of two per cent, per annum. In moving the adoption of the report, the chairman said the gross
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    SHAKES.
    386 95 a. g 2 ~3 Aug U c "3 UsiMMsl. MINES. i tftlnt '10 10 BfOgomi 7 Berp^w^h <iold old 10 7i llljia*o 2 Do Dot... 10 10 40,000 Bnwseh tl. lis ia 10 goo.ooo i I »nff Development Co, JJI JEI XlOO.ooti Gooses; TSa ...>;i xi Xloo.oo" »»> K
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2369 95 (Renter i* Aaency.) General Linievitch concluded his message to the Tsar as follows. The morale of our troops inspires complete confidence that our armies are ready for any task.'' The Tsar m reply to another address (regarding terms of $>eace) has telegraphed his hearty approval of the recommendation to
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    JAPANESE CONSULAR TELEGRAM.
    226 96 Bl Courtesy of Mr Tanaka, Imperial Japanese Const I*.] Sakhalin The End of Russian Resistance Received 11. 30 pm Friday. The Sakhalin army reports that an independant cavalry .force attacked and routed the enemy to the south of Pales on the afternoon of July 28, capturing two
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      RABIES IN PENANG.
      36 96 A Public Health Officer Bitten. Penang, Aug 4. Doctor J. Donald, assistant to Dr W. C. Brown, and a Public Health officer, has been bitten by a rabid dog and proceeds to Saigon
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      GOVERNOR GUERITZ RESIGNS
      64 96 Sandakan, Aug 4, 4.10 pm. His Excellency E. P. Gueritz the Governor of British North Borneo and Labuan has resigned his appointment. Major Harrington who commands the constabulary here has been appointed acting Governor m the meanwhile. fOn enquiring at the local oflice of the British North
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    VESSELS IN PORT.
    473 96 WT?n-of-W*r Flair and Tons Commanders Arrived From f Sirius Brit cruiser 3600 Moore July 18 Wei-hai-Wei Uncertain Other Vessels Fla.es Ton* Masters Arrived From Consignees For \ff^ t A. 1+ Treville Fr 3274 Bachely Aug 7 Dunkirk Moine Comte Uncork! A«ahan Ger 161. Peters Aug 6 Asahan
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    ANZER SHIPPING REPORT
    240 96 Specially compiled for the Singap I Date of passing Aajer Nationality -ui<l amcription of vessel Captain's ne W when sailed. Destination. July 2]. Brit f ha, Daa Kse Gkasammnssj Mar t Passl Sssast C it Tandjong Prist Ear BaBBB Jaly "JI Brit, aw Priam i tßnstaaa T
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    PRODUCE.
    124 96 (Aug 9.» I Bs.7S Tin a 75 Gambier do. Cube No. 1 H do. do. No. 2 Pepper, Black (ordinary S i ore! do. White, (Fair L. W. 5 p.c, Nutmegs 110 to <he ft) J, do. (80 to theft. J45 Mace (Band*) Cloves (Amboinx.) Liberian Coffee Tapioca, amall
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      797 96 PASSENGERS ABKIVKD. Aug. 2. Per Islander Mr and Mr^ Mo» Pheraon. Aug. 3. Per Sri Muar: llr Grant. Per Malacca: Mr A J Bager. Mrs B T. aidlav. Mr Yap Leang Shin, Mr and Mra Lee Ah Seng, and Mr Magai. Aug. 4. Per Natuna Mr C Schroder, and Mr
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      419 96 CLEARANCES. August o." Boribat, Siani str,. Van Deurs, for Bangkok via ports. I Brouwer, Dut str., Greger, for Deli ria ports. Van der Lain, Dut. str., Winsimins. for Billiton and Pontianak. G. C. Meyer, Dut. str., Vos, for Mutttoh and Paleinbang. African Prince, Brit. str.. MacFarlane, for Penang and New
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      44 96 Bentong, Brit, sir.. Quia- mr Port B via ports. Islander, Brit, str., ITrigkt, mr < Sultan van Lingga. Dut. s r.. Sss Sumatra. Qer. str., Winne, for Deli. August 9. Gladestry. Brit, str, Orana, mr Cblm 'Ba raise. Brit. str.. Lee. Ear bteasrkoai Jama a
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