The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 18 April 1907

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    18 241 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1907. No. 1,029
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    CONTENTS.
    123 241 A su r l 842 t. lil 242 1 i 211 1 iheCovfrre r.pai I n.-l r-11 .24 .i; i 247 o- 351 253 -< X i. 348 M.CJ MS -■.',..<.-• 348 im. 3?1 861 238 Sti i i 384 C E r £4€ r i *S LTP. ia
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Births.
      29 241 Klnder. a Bukit Mertajam, c the < yenin.r: 01 t < £th instant, the wif I". T. Kinder, of I «or. 12Aprl A' Lady Hill Hn. A. STRAE&SLE of oi
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      Marriages.
      168 241 0 jut 12, 1&07, at Mar> oi the Angela, Buyswater, London, Feamk Light- j bipe Dr.-.-Ei.L, of the hinesc C istoms Service, t E':jt.<. Mary, cV n daughter of the late John Benson Mo lan, Rathkvale, Co. I.irr.cricL. Wakd-Thokntok. On the 6th April, a1 the Presbyteriai Churcl l'enang, by
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      Deaths.
      118 241 Suetctone. on the 7th ifarch, at JohaniMehurg. Tbhopiiilus Shspstonb, c. m*g., t MB cf tnc late Sir THEOPHILUf SIIETSTONE, K.C.X.G., aped 6S. Glass. On Honda the 18th Blarch, a1 Banstead ud- enh C.CU. Glass, late o,' j Singapore, bob of th« Revd. J. K. Glass, I Muaßobargh, i\ hif
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    A Fortumate Forecast. April 12
    109 241 A A Fortunate Forecast April 12. Ti i -i. i i way be dccounte I to the Editor of in,. Sinyapo F/c Press, a- "an intelligent anticipation of events," thai he Bhould have ventured to gire on Thursday morning, his con jectn re that Sir M i ruEw Nathan, from
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    Ceylon and Sir Henry McCallum.
    1450 241 Sir Qgnby jM< Cai pm, m going to Coylon a c ecessor to Sir Hexky Blake, will have to deal with a situation once upon a time not unfamiliar m thus Colony, but now bo remote from ;:nv prospect of recurring that the more H?n:-ibie
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  • Page 241 Advertisements
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      Page 241 Advertisements Column 1
      119 241 CSYLOfi OBSERVE£ M islrd m Colombo 1834) at the island ef Oejksj Inma, HeOvs land SdHioa ites extei iie^y m Groat BritL'.ii sad pq£ ai imjsinersons mmvesi* i \r oi her pt vis of ths Otaftg wvt fPaaty).— Aaswal sob. the Btaruita, rlan i Observer Weal A sumOsjl Ohservi r.
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      Page 241 Advertisements Column 2
      127 241 P 1 1 nllff A The Pioßeer Ex P Bils UUnilllUy m Premium Bonds, Russell Go. xo 12, Place dz la Bourse. SECURITIES issued by European Coy's.3 PAEH^ •ad Municipalities offerir x rnnig prospects of immens** retiiir-is. To Le purchased for cash or on Write /or j the "Times" system
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  • Page 241 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 241 Miscellaneous Column 1
      246 241 THE WEEK. The lasi mail frw 1 Hume arrived bj the 1\ O. Delhi on Saturday last with dates up to March 23rd. The X.D.I Zieten tool: a home' ard mail < m Monday and this week! foes b; the P. C>. Nile to- da; TJ.i. PnilL&rmonic Society gave one
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    The Regenerator of Egypt.
    775 242 April 18. Far and avay the most important news that the telegram havo brought us out is that of tho retirement of Lord Ciio^n;, that administrator to whose eternal glory it will be credited that he wai the Regenerator of Egypt. It i-» a little over
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    The Swettenham Controversy.
    472 242 j A EloDgkoog paper has the^e two iolograma one from its o^u London correspondent and the oth the Renter's telegram already published bare Sir Jainea Swettonham resigned the Governorship of Ja maica owing to an apology having been forced from him. Sir Frank Swettenban writes to tho
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    The Lesson of the "Jena."
    1188 242 The Lesson of the Jena." April 15. Ir can bo no great consolation icr the officers and mon of the French Navy to be assured, on t)i« authority of a Commission of Enquiry, that the cause of the recent disastrous explosion on board tho battleship Jena, m dry Jock m
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    The Colonial Conference.
    580 242 IVday see* the first assembly «?t -.j. Colonial Premiers of the Umpire •-n auspices of a Government oi th.it party that has Kvn notoriously tpltl m some crises very nearly inimical, t t interests of Britain Oversea*. W« c.ld-* think that it can be particularly plea* for
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    Leniency To Asistic Criminals.
    860 243 April IG. recent arti thorn preaaed a Terr general con« axmlti fa [nn ill ion on trffaaflm h t Ibc leU r;ca value to It at there £:r eviai >v fc 1 at BCi I :i: at pj n J -an Tj.Ltaid I ime, Jul oi
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    A Projected New Warship Type.
    1384 243 April j It BkigLt LaT6 l'K«n reasonably supposed i tLat wken tho Dritisli Navy look the great stride forward that tLe production of tha gigantic battleship Jhmdmmgki implied, that type wouU hare stood fora coed l:-n^ 1 while t come a^ tbe last word m
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    "G.- B." and the Conference.
    494 243 'iU-v reeked late lad cre^inr; that the subject ft f eforontiul 1 odtj Us ditcuctod a; thi- Coloaia* C jcu Iroia zn academical point ol riew fur ti.at I i- betaken to bo the meaning of the Pit m• r, wliMi be SAjstho conference is
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    Servants of Empire.
    1329 243 April 18. Tc i*u who L*;e the veal futcrc&is of tLt> Empire Beriouslj at hca:t it is i u;attor that eagrocaai the attention to le© cvho arc the mci. vhc axe likely to earrj on tb* highest Ur&ditioDS <:! tbe imjyri^; r..i when ti.otjc* wLo uki at
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    Botha's Friendship.
    393 244 r3v popular acclaim < »-enera! Louis Botha, who became General Jovbbbt's successor as Commander-in-chief of the Boor forces after tbo death of the latter, is boiug made the '•lion* of the gathering of Colonial Premiers m London. We. venture to think that this j is rather a more
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    Railway Advance in Burma.
    204 244 The Lieutenant-Governor of Burma has publicly noiified that land i 3 likely to be neodod lor the construction of a railway from Kawkareik to Myawadi, tho frontier station bordering on Siam Tho officer m charge of the Burma Railway Extension Surrey* has beon authorised to ont^r
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    ROUND THE RACECOURSE.
    409 244 Yesterday morning was delightfully fresh one for the gallops on the course [>r<»per. The course was Again m good order bul a little more rain would be welcome. Thore was ;i fair 0; sport -.m-u m ;iltendanoe,but unfortunately tor them a Leavy mist hung over the far
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    LATHAM'S SHARE REPORT.
    390 244 Gretham Hojl<3?, Wednesday, Apra 17. The marfcat continues dull, and the business transact *I during the p/.st week kaa been mainly of the nature or laaiiaillfcmi. bvt m the majority of cases where tha prices Lave fdlen, the decline has boon attributable to general market conditions rather
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    BEGGARS ALL.
    824 244 The subject of casual or po P !k« is too big a, one It be laajft vfcfcia It would begin with arrrev of -i gresa of vagrancy, iroMi •<... suppression of tbe nionaattKe* < fc lII— 0 ftl.|PMl rolrof^Tr.^ gent poor. They must had i gatd time of
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    Friday, April 12, 1907.
    271 245 rhehtal ret- ms lo be v<- ended ratio pei of 4i.-,l r aiii Iqr April ''.tli of 41.27 i?tl >iv jua rant llo deaths t-jrw and Beven rospectiTeh. ry high m the scale, 54 and 49 ii me clv. C '■■*>„■ roll known resiSTol Ma, ded
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    SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT.
    279 245 Ah BT CSKNOM N &EAMER. a ~n I the Itriti »l 51 t*r i Nurawak, v.L .h rurrived here a Xi ehing, reports i-* b n c<: Johcre Hill, ho in^ua irre cc, •it. B irawa i lon down <.n then Itbei pit bed
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    MALACCA GOLF CLUB.
    60 245 I tU wai pi.jkOtl for oa S*« ipnl t] Ui rtaaltf M follows Rtmstmlto wipttad lnit, ioon i^> t-- tea bow m 1 1 f m it i 4.: 89 I 78 -3 "rJ s 10 4 1 *cr. rS Mi ~'j 77 7-> 1 nc-i 71
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    IN THE BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    587 245 Tin c liKßTons Sent to Pusox. Air r j M. Traddell appeared for tbe chettv peuiioLiug creditor m the matter of Yo Hock Yap, against whom he asked for a receiving order and order of adjudication. The debt Tva* a judgment debt for $525 and the
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    SEEKING THE "EL DORADO."
    236 245 A s m ri;i:s'! l.v- Tks i C me, Mr Given, the second Magistrate was yesterday occupied with anther interest- I ragcnse, m which two Sikhs, ex-police «<>ii- ■table*, were charged wiUi a breach of the iut3i..ii Immigration Ordinance. Spronle, I>.P.P. conducted tL prosecution uti "Mr
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    83 245 mm I iii" "Kobe Herald" is ten? gind to icum tLat, there »»oinepnbpectof"a St. George's I Sorietj formed j;t Kobe. \N itb their j Boottith friends bound together m the St. j Andrew^ Mocietj a,ini tUeir Anrakan j rousin- repreauited bj the Waihiagton j BocietT v man j L'npish j>c-op!<:-
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    INDEPENDENT PENANG.
    869 245 NO CASE. The I'tn.ii.j i»ajA.ibceatat:j Uig reply of the Secretary of State to the petition of the Penang Association for a lieutenant governor and greater independence, m short, tbe Secretary of State Fays that the I'enang Association have not made out their case. A further lei tor of
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    "INFORMERS' CASES."
    79 245 A icvk daj iii-'o the Police reidecl d bouse on the Thotepeon-rd and arrested tv.c Chi- numeii Igr beieg m possession «»f coining iui| :em<-iiis ;iud f»ke coir.. Tbe men douied knowledge of the things. Ye?K*rday Inbpectoi Howard mentioned the capo to Mr Green cud asked leave to
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  • Correspondence.
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      The Californian School Question.
      341 245 To ram Kmtop., ]>ear Sir, —J hfcvvjott .s*en n. rej iv to m;, letter rrtrarcing the California JapanowSchool truest ion and ',-a; greatly astom-Led at his remark? regarding ]'astern Stateschools as mo.st of the Kastern people I have met WWB rather proud of their Fchools and
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    ROWING.
    291 245 Tin; CHIENOMAI CUP. The race tetweca Beßton*sc>Bir who pou thit> onp m the recent Scott Rnssell fours, and a crew made up from the loßin:.' four** and stroked by the Cnptain of the Club, took place lust erening. Unfortunately ttnee ihe List racing tho nieu have had no opportunity
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    THE P. & O. CHEQUE CASE.
    117 245 THE P. O. CHEQUE CASE. Ci.l .1 Cbeow Hock, a clerk ;n the empWy of the P. vV X Company, ttasjds charged with criminal bmaefa of trust m lespcot to a cheque for >l,sl:;. A warms' mm obtained for the arrest of olerk named J'oon Yean^ \gain, for haying deceived
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    FOOTBALL.
    132 245 Vt^ific;; evening cv the Jiapiauci-it* the Club met toe t.M.C.A.in i fneftdhr football match* The Y3I.C.A. put a'otroaf IttMß iv the held but on the other hand the iS C.C. were represeuU-d by ai'.fet 'jf their best men. The game opened fvenly. but th*Tistteti soon began to pi ay
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    Saturday, April 13, 1907.
    719 246 The March number of tbo Far Eastern Review haa much interesting matter m it, including special articles on reinfon^d oon•reto bridges, the Kowloon Waterworks, .;nd EUh—g liiiy. lv Chinese immigration circular 186, is- > toad Man:h 2:ird, says tho Manila CM* MY*, Colonel McCoy has promulgate
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    MAP OF THE MALAY PENINSULA.
    118 246 11m Map Committee of the Koyal Asiatic Soeietj (Straitg Branch) met yesterday afternoon ia the room of the Society at the ftattied Museum to consult respecting the steps to be taken to brin^ the map up to dato b; tho incorporatiou of new matter m
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    THE "VICEROYALTY OF THE FAR EAST."
    28 246 According to a Fans telegram to the Bocki, it h rumoured that General Linevitch m\\ bo appofcrted Viceroy of the Fur Ea«t
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    YESTERDAY'S "SUMATRA."
    521 246 ROUGHJWEATIIER IN THE HARBOUR. m i SnirPINO|EvDAN«iEREn. The H<[iiall which broke over the harhour yesterday morning was one of tho severest we have had for some time. It came up j from the South-east and at 7 o'clock was blowing with great force, tbe velocity of the wind
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    FIRE ON THE "APARIMA."
    221 246 VOYAGE DELAYED. The Aparima, a fine steamer of tiio Ocean Steamship Company, running between Calsntta and New Zealand, and well-known here, caught fire \eiterdiy morning as she v. as lying at No. 2 Section at Tanjoug Pagar, the joutf igration breaking out m the main hold
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    THE SHAH'S JEWELLERY.
    163 246 Value op €10,000.000. A moaaagft from Teheran says thar. careful inventory of tho jewel limmiiei left by the la o hah shows tbr.t the precious atones collected by him amount to about £10,000,00 sterling m value. The collection includes a number of unrivalled diamonds and other Btone3.
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    990 246 ANNUAL MEETING. LAST NIGHT. The Annual General Meeting of the Singapore .Swimming Club was hold m the Drill Hall last evening. The President, Mr. T. de M. i.raddell. preside], and supporting him wero W\ A. Sims ;llou. Treasurer) J. Kerr lUa.k (Hon. Soc-re'ary) A. E. FUddoiey and
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    THE ROWING CLUB.
    245 246 A pecia' gOMnl MMtta£of :h<> t niMM lastoveuincr. Mr C. Kmer* > Chair au<] abant fcwtj me abera protest. Tbo Chaimaa vpUii object of tho meeting mi t < >. advisability of or<3orin:» tXQ9 b xcould a.:: tho honorary nepe&an i treasurer to o\plai:i tli»3 ftmaml p
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    GARRISON CHANGES.
    85 246 Amongst the proposed Ind.iu Mti infantry reliois tor ltK)7-100H aro tho,o '.'.Mh BufMlTf Jnf:in f ry t S»u£vor» I Dolarum. 99th Dtooui Intairrj-. Bolammi pore. 13elow tppear fWritOf ilier rdlois iu^ liot^kon^ au 1 Nortli Oh:aa -^jth Poajttbi, Rii'^s. Tirrttii. I >'-r China. 7-th PußJabU, decuadonl i Won
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    CHINA FAMINE BELIEF FUND.
    161 246 IJru Li-; Ot Onivrs:: I HM Amount previously acknowledged, 53" 5 Lam Vi On *1<» Song Fat Li Lam Vivi BbMg 5 Vu Chhi< ng J vn r Yhi Lung 1> Kin Song Honj Yip Chhing CMiun :> Won- Fu Yiu Lam 10 The assta. of
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    THE ANTI-CHRISTIAN RISING IN CHEKIANG.
    48 246 A Bhoaghai telegram to t M•• that the two mis-.ionari vfao were kill t!^ Linti-Ohristi.in m>J> at Hsin^hru;, < anj^, M previoufily report >!, «W O (>rd?r b;i3 now oeen rostorod. Minister U Peking ha:< r^ci the I Goto niuent to protect rb 0! r'
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    GREAT LAUGHTERS.
    54 246 The £iant i&u^hcrs have b'cn ciod > jH^ar and Rabelais. Ido not regard -rvanU. and Sterne aH laughtK. Th»-y anThey are not jolly roarers and guffaw o- Tj are not fat, rotund, jov>al hilaritiare thin, loan, ironic ruilc s. A dilutod laugh. Sterne is a dilute! Kabt l.*
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    SULTAN ALI'S LAND.
    542 247 iKGt AuAi: STIiU: OOLI CT- *U i r i: D Ki:vi.vr};. .fore Mr <.rcen, Mr W. Nani ehvufsi »ona IsmaU applied U>r sasamestt agaiast the Collector of Land r>vt*nue for forcible entry into a house at v X U he! Mgiag t«. his client. "i i.r.<: was
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    NEW RUBBER COMPANIES.
    276 247 Lcj v. m itt;l ob 'jiht inst. lot J •0 -h Sunurtm Par-. RabUr I y. v liielt ha*-, let n fc.rr^fd. •a- ta £100^000, to acquire the i ,(.{< i east oast 1 1 Urn I I 9 il. Thf property is lit M 7 •m
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    THE SUPREME COURT.
    665 247 A !';c>iii^3oßT Noti: Mi.i:tL^ an L O. U. A dam: \\u? brought by .Kg Bieow before the Chief Justice, Sir W. IT. Jones, yefeterday, against Wong Tye rind Wong Sian£, for ?270 on a promissory note dated April l»th, with interest. The defence of Mr Emerson 'Mr
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    A CASE WITH A MORAL.
    335 247 < >n the '-'Ist ultimo, a Chinese Shopkeeper living m Kirn Song-rd vras heard bowling for a mata." The Police responded and the shopkeeper told awild story of having been dragged with opium bj two men who then destroyed promissory notes for j $200 belonging
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    979 247 <,' 'efm'd uq l>o m ,'r,,* :< ...v; c> t forrMo KW«- J:. m. Tho boaae papers are foil of alheions to TiongfelloTs *s centenary, and we r. nC o thought of perpetrating an ode to L'.s memoty. Lut, out of consideration for Berera] things, we
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    DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE.
    406 247 Ratal Set? a Loyal Eximpli The most important portion of the Natai Militia Act of Vj o, bays Major P. A. Selburn, oi' Xatiil, m 7/><- United St-rvf<* Magazine, was that part dealing vuth the Cadet Rnd Senior Cadet Corj?. It was at ottoa recognised that
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    THE CURSE OF THE FAKIR.
    549 247 Jii a recent issue oi the "Journal" the Col lowing story appealed M Thaea yotssg oSi oors bclougin^ to a regiment at the time sta tinned m the Punjab, decided to build them serves a house on a hill overlooking th<- Sutle j river, and
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    23 247 Brevet Major H. Jsr.cke, l!o;;.: We»t Kent Rrgiimnt, hai beou appointed Slafi Oupttiia, Southern CVaimarid, m eucessioii to tbe late Captain BmumH, Hott«
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    "TO THE DEFENCE OF SWETTENHAM."
    2102 248 fIOMUUI Newspaper M»n Writes Laudatory Sketch op thb Late Governor of Jamaica Sir Alexander BwmnraAM. The following p.ketch ol Sir Junef Alexander Swettenh iro, Governor of Jamaica, •vas written by a newspaper man now m Montreal, *bo w:i3 subeditor of the Daily Chronicle, ami a
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    CRICKET.
    323 248 Pteyed on Saturday on the Esplrni.i'V*. 8. 0. C. v. R. W. Ken 'is. The Regimen Oapt. Dru-e c b Heebtt LL Hewitt b Nicholas Lt. Dresser b Davidson 13 Lt. braham b Nesbit W Corp. Bro.;n not out >1 Capt. Joslin bXesbit 0 C. S. Mills not out
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    CHARTERED BANK.
    61 248 Increased Capital. The Editor. Dear Sir, With reference to our advice of 3rd inetant, we have now to inform you that this Bank's Directors will recommend increasing the Capital by €400,000 which will then be 4*1,200,000 (instead of £1,000,000 as previously avised.) The new shares to be offered
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    THE AUTOMOBILE IN MALAYA
    187 248 Motor Club foe PtafAM. E*euang bis followed Singapore iv regard to the organisation of motor interests. A meeting was held m tho Chamber of Commerce on tho Bth inst. to discuss wha*. steps should bo taken toward the formation of a Malayan Automobile Club. Mr Stevens,
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    S. R. A. BISLEY.
    705 248 With tLa Running De*:r opec .< U t^ tion on Saturday al'ternooa, tin u^iou*; meeting of tho S. It A. carro to an i a c Spr Whorwoli, S. E. F. (V), Cor, A >il Vi I S.V.I. and Sgt Long. B.V.L sa bull and an
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    54 248 Tho first batch of American «.;ho>!uia from the Philippines arrived on Thur* morning from Manila via Hongkoc: by Malta and they left the followiug aft*rn v bj the Van Swoll for Batavia whew VQ will spend thtir midsummer vacation second batch will leave Manila tj-m v by the Alicante an>l
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    LITERARY CAUSERIES.
    2725 249 By the T.ipicist. v V! THK MEDICAL PROFESSION a i)tcki:xs. I Ptflasaftfl iv the novels w mtb ti > exception*, is a stretch .-.r-, NMlgbJj troin 13-0 to 1870. prims are I 7V. of Two Citi>-* j Mmdj' ?ha former vritten the »Llluonce •>( Carlyltfi FYvadl :ri ictluence
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    46 249 Tho Couaul-Uenenil for Siam has received notice from the Ministry of Finance at Bangkok of the loss of 105 unsigned (Government Currency Notes of Ten Ticala each. The numbers of these notes are *****, *****, *****, *****, ***** and IPSOI to ***** a)! of series 8.4.
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    A SHIPPING PROSECUTION.
    508 249 CaERYXXO EXCHSS P.4S3EN<»EBB. «Jn Saturday morning before Mr MicheJi, Captain Morris of the local steamer Ruby, and the owners of the ship, appeared to i answer t>> summons's charging them with I carrying 112 passengers m e\ce^s of the number allowed by the licence. Mr P. .J.
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    THE FIRE ON THE "APARIMA'
    355 249 THE FIRE ON THE "APARIMA 1,000 Toss o» Camo Damaged. On Saturday luorning these columns contained information of a serious lire whicl had broken out of the Ocean Steamship Company's line steamer Apmrimm which wa< due to leave for Australia and New Zealand that lay, and yesterday a representative oi
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    25 249 The 8.3. 4 Nore" sailed on March U'.tL from G ravesend with silver coin to the Vlkto of .£*7,» r >oo on board for Singapore.
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    Monday, April 15, 1907.
    501 250 The plan submitted by Messrs "Williams md Draper of Singapore has been accepted for the IJirrh Memorial. Wo iiiUcL regret to hoar that Mr J. Norman ]>ick, Government Engineer Surveyor, ba,9 had strode of paralysis and n BOW seriously The P. and Coy's Chinese cierk who
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    AN INFORMER'S "PLANT"
    176 250 SkMM time ago it will be remembered inspector Frame received information from an uformer that ooiner*l don existed out en theßnkit Timah-rd. He raided the place at once and v.a- surprised to find tLe infor-uie-r there. The informer was even more -urprised. Twu other men were also
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    SUMATRA PARA RUBBER PLANTATIONS.
    72 250 The pwMf+otwo of this Company *;i3 ibs.;cd m Mar. 21. Capital £1000,000 of which ♦:20,000 arc issued as fully pai-l up and part payment f..-r the estat-e. Pwignttin. on the •ust coast of Bomatrs, 5000 acres, compi; tely •-quipped for rubbe r.nd coiVoe. Vuh crop of
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    36 250 Tho fuJHcw' April Medal was plftytd on Monday. Scores: MnCtaadoi r 45 2 4Miss Gt-Dtlc <;0 12 48 Miss Tarta* i',t 12 50 Mrs Leask 9 r.Q Mi^s MeNah 66 8 58
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    ROUND THE RACECOURSE.
    1085 250 The weather has been so dry recently that although tbe race meeting is now but a month oft, the trainers havo been able to get m very little work. The storm -»n Friday however was most welcome so far as the state of the c<»urso was concerned,
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    LORD WM, NEVILL.
    727 250 Committed ro: Tbiav. Lord William Nevill, sor» of the* Mur-jU*-? oi Aber^a-.enny, surrendered to his baU at Westminster Police Court on Marc-1: 10, and, after evidence, ivas committed for trial on the extraordinary c-Largo of theft vLich ha^ been brought ■gainst him by o pawnbroker of Sloanc--q-.;are.
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    159 250 A brilliant morning bat ;i ii biwrae ud ji "iobV.lv' h:i w. re the lOCOmpanißAenti to the lOOjds handicap at the Swimming Club yesterday morning. About half uh( ten the first beat was started, eight taking the water. Ciisc*idfii, the tomtcti man, caijie ay.a. and won inewfaal
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    LONDON LETTER.
    924 250 London,: Dj:.<w. ,V Boon I have tai.ea .hr rskf**, writing your Loudon >tter i n I correspondent So '.anne aw reason which she did not rxatsia w not inclined ::> do i: any M;or» i 1 must have exhausted her stock ol did not ice how she was
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    Tuesday, April 16, 1907.
    769 251 T v e niirnA^e >f Oharles <7. Kmerson, SiaisapOf*. witli Miss C I ouise Brock,ter f >fr 1. Fi. ]»ro«;LDkan, Assistant r. .~y, Striir^ S.»tt!e?nent?, will a 8t Andrew's Cathedra.!, on 271h inst.. it i>in. The the cjownuaj will behold at \X S* wtmrri Ilooen, kinllv
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    SEREMBAN RACES.
    311 251 SECOND DAY. TtfOM O:;il COr.RESrONDKNT». Kuala Lunpvr, Anril I~>, 10-li a.iv. 'Die fuflowiug ;tr«- tho poonlts of the second day'n iac»."4 a* the Serernb.m Meting, which Wi g r;n on Saturday: Oriffci Handicap. K«jnub':i I Bombay Duck Susan \\oii by v lengths it rec Lengths sopor•led tho second
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    THE NEXT SHOW.
    138 251 Th? -e«:on«" rueetin^ of the General Pur-p-jsea Committee of the Agri-Horticultural Bhow .as held m tho Council Chamber, Taiping, on Friday April 5. The money now available, amounting 10 .^6.500 was allotted as follows Building; Transport Singapore Exbibitora 300 Money Prizes 2,300 divided aa follow 3 Padi
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    THE OPEN DOOR.
    54 251 it ooom3 to me that unless certain points arc definitely adjusted, l>y sseans of, if necessary, international pressure upon the Powers m occupation, th? **onen door m Manchuria will continue ti be tho hollow sham it is no*, and mayl ad to thodisinombermentof C^ina. —Mr T. F.
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    140 251 The King of feiam is t*> arrive shortly at tho Villa Nobel, at San Remo, which is being prepared for his rycepti n. The B N. Borneo Herald says that on the 13th ult. Captain Wardrop and Lieutenant Tvrrell went by launch to the mouth of tho Sapi river to
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    APPEALS BEFORE THE JUDGE.
    1045 251 DfiBTOK AND CREDITOR Ln ibo app»^ai of Tan Tong Seng, n lord- ahip liientioned that tho offenco of which ftccused had. be»m convicted was that l)einj» j an undischarged bankrupt h»3 obtained credit to tho extent of over^lO') from one Win Tyo Chuan, without informing him
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    ECHO OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS.
    412 251 ECHO OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS. AN APPEAL DISMISSED. Before the Chief Justice, c Sr W 11. Hj I nun Jones, yesterday afternoon m tLSupreme Coirt, Mr Hugh Fort appearefor hoe Chin JJoug. who appealed from sentence by the Bench Oourt convicting bin: of having given false e\id':n:>3 ia the alto;--native ->n
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    OUR MOHAMMEDAN AIDED BISHOPRIC.
    353 251 M'-iif: Criticism. The Bishopric Tun! fitBOW largely by Mohammedans is represented t\ Malay native stato councils, a n *ain ooSMi I unier criticism, this time m Fonang. Thi^ movement whioh was started In a sinal private nieet'ng hold iv Government House, appears not to have met
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    53 251 Speculation ia rife as to who is to aot lor the Resident General when lio 500s hoin» m June. The 'Malay Mail' voices popular opinion when is asks Why not Mr Bird.. who is Moved of all classes? But w. believe it is quito settled that Capt oudl; is tO
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    LOOKING AHEAD.
    1075 252 Uno of the chief disadvantages of dingd- j pore as a place of residence it the difficulty ol knowing v-hdt to do your holidays. You cannot got out of the place easily rather \ou can get out easy enough, b^t \ou are uover .-ure of be-in;; able to
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    HOW TO ENTERTAIN.
    1170 252 There are many trials which afflict US m tb o Kast and not the least are our entertainers. It may be said that I never an\j a film who has to act ac agent for shows. Its j poor pay and profu&e profanity, as a rule. Take
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    A PET CANARY.
    944 252 Tbe household pet, the "caaarj v.itli the silver voice, is dead, «;ud the small. stricken looking patch of green il the back j of one sor rowing boose, will know Ins roar i i no more. Ordinary canaries I shall to :<•] i j do not usually
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    THE NIGHT WATCHMAN.
    815 252 He b: > service m n m noT» 1 ta general]/ Ken a* ivupii and j speech tvus thick and his \va^e> has shown Li: u~ Lv: v r'-- prefer ratl r to regard i l. philosopher. The afaaj him up to NJOltaapt, mm j tirr.es to
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    788 253 I -o is little to add to tho published aclH of tho SJR.A. Mooting except that from ikafltfag point of view it was quite a v ,s. And that is all that matters, for *.d not i.' ;r.v -itroniinco of ladies I -.i..:!*, these whi have fired v
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    THE CARRIAGE SMASH.
    2234 253 MASTER MAUINER'S $15,000 CLAIM. The dais* for $15,000 damage* brought by iTr Hendrich Oldsen, master mariner, against Mr Tiffins— fih Meyer, the r.el!known BSercbaat, vra-« proceeded with yes^rdav m iho 8 j promo Coar*, bef jre Mr Justice Fisher Counsel engaged are Mr arrer JSiynes for plaintiff,
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    PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.
    484 253 By kind permission of tha Committee, the Philharmonic Society's Orchestra last nigh* gave a concert m the Tanglin Oiub. There was a moderate attendance of members and i the' r friend 1 he d an eu j oya ble program m<3 oi music presented, although it was not
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    PERAK TIN.
    31 253 The export of tin from Psrak for Mardi 1907 advance figures liable to correction: was as follows. Tin 777'J pikul 20 kati Tin Ore 90.6 3 39 Duty $*****852.
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    60 253 Badminton for March has an article "Through the Malay Jungle" by JjC. G<*jw. It is interesting reading but must bo a bit out of date for the writor gives sunie ol«i--tiiue photographs and speaks of Kuali Kaugsaras bein^ the outpost of civilisa tion the railroad from tho coast ends her*
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  • MINING AND PLANTING.
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      Sipiau Returns.
      246 254 The output of the Sipiau Tin Company, Limited for tie mouth cf March is HA piculs. This if over thirty picjls mon than bll cwnlh. < iopeng Tin Llinin^ Co. Ltd. 588 pikula flarubutcMi Ltd <J2f. ■iedhills Tin MiuiE£ Co. Ltd. 904 n New Gopecg Ltd £30 n
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      JEBONG RUBBER Co.
      435 254 We(rTna«g a;:ctte hare received ii^ui Messrs Kennedy Co. a copy of the report md accounts of the Directors of the Jebong (Fmk) Baibber Co., Ltd., which wen to be snbmittcd al the fint Biuixia] general meeting )f shareholders m Colombo on Saturday. Tho crop of mbi.or Boemed
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    SEREMBAN RACES.
    187 254 First Da\. Maidu Plate— -Kiaora 1, Cboio j, l iriet two lengths between leaders, Griet »ne length behind. Times 1 iain. 58 r-er Totalisator $15. Resident's Cliv- Susan 1, Jack Horaor 2, Calrngorra I won easily by ton lengths, aalf a length boivrcxm second and third Time 1
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    Thursday, April 18, 1907.
    459 254 On Tuesday night as Mr. Davrson of the Straita Trading Company was embarking m a sampan at Pualu Brani another craft knocked up against tho tampan and threw him into the water. There vas a strong current and Mr. Dawson enly jubt managed to get back
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    A CHINESE Y. M. C. A.
    316 254 SuocbBsfi i Ik \v« l iiatiov The lover room of tho V. M. C. A. build. iu r ,s m Arii^n'cin street Was crowded to almost it? fall capacit with Christian Chinese last erening, on the occasion of the inaugural meeting <•£ what is
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    RUBBER IN BORNEO
    92 254 iz. Uo report of tLo comrr i3sioner of loads for British North Borneo it is stated that tba following is fi list of tie Jr.nd- erld to Eubter Companies. Tho Iritis*. Boom* l^r.JkublvrC £w> Tec Ma chaster N lJornco Eubbor C 13'(JUO Tho Lanprkcn Borneo Eublxjr O
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    PREDICAMENTS.
    1081 254 I This is tbo age of predicaments. In spite of appearances to the oontrarj, we are becoming every day more befogged not more j I onlightened. Humankind is undergoing a process cf specialisation. We may have a more intimate knowledge of the things that appertain to our particular Tralk
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    THE HIPPODROME.
    590 254 Hippodrume or Ren*, will, tho Mail thieg El to p. i arnusiu- tanK, I i pet efem ti t. w peeA&ttDgetfiOVdfy. ]ii ri( ,3 rom J vhidi openc.l Uiv ,<:. ri ji!- hi out':efL.ii;:i;r.r I'-t-oh-rd. £1: MM tho be ,-v q! c.' Ir been thm lttd viihe;:! malii
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    76 254 L>urlufc! the reel- CL«-it-.:- l > were 21 S cr^Ua m i m^npon i■? h Wmtaßtj rate- of ftS r, t to foyer, r to phlthisis. Then r cholera, flair ,< or sr.allpo M. Obrii d! tie tab] fl Saigon, i'j r t at .Sin^apo i•" epaciul Dafi^lon to ins[^*t
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2748 255 Submarine Telegraph) ITmaiwid April 1 1 tli 9.58 am. i^ mi S t* COal •«>olies and workmen Bsid h .s partially ended. Tjjf r)vma :io\^r^vht.'!;::in^ majority 5 ,j wMifndim tho Labour mem- referred the Budget to a Com- ed aiesiKt the Socialists, fl ,I:sm propoasd to refuse to B
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    79 255 Hongkong, Apl. J Russia ha.* notified Japan tbit the secom Hague Confewooe will ba opened on Jun< loth. Koc. Vprii 11th 3^6 p.m. TLt3 eaae against Collins at Tientsin, ior i bein^ concerned m a conspiracy against the j Chinn^e, has ende<l m the accused bsißg found guilty
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    EXCHANGE.
    72 255 I (Corbected up to April 17.) I BauL* 4 m/e *Y*TI demand 2/4£ Private credits 3 in s 2/4 J credits (3 m/e 2/4 JFranck, demand Bank... 295 Gekmany, demand 239 [ndia, T. T, 173^ Hongkong, demand o%4ii Yokohama, demand 115 Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 62 Sovereigns, Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    131 255 April 17. Tin &2.-: Gamhx^r sjsrs 6.o5 Gsmbier Oabo No. 1 10.5o Gambier Cnbe No. 2 9.50 Pepper Black (ordin. S'pore) 18.5e Pepper, White (fair L.W. 5 p.o.;b\j si 2G.5< Nutmegs (110 to tte lb.)... 25 5« Nutmegs (80 to tLo lb.) oL*0 Mace (Bands) nou Cloves (Amboum) non
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
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      The Shanghai Riots.
      41 256 Hongkong Apr. 17. Bee Apr. 17 3.12 pm. China baa agreed 'c> iodon nif/ prirate -lOpertv owsefa lor a.ay los.-es tluv uay iave incurred thro igh the riots at Shanghai, >-.t she rof.*sc? to recogiliz 4 the Municipality.
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    BOOTH IN JAPAN.
    28 256 Geserai Boot 1 the JJUc <. I the Sal <».- ■■.nAra- liv arrived iv JapnD. lie iius ■jn m ad pu li ■re epti ns is To
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    RAILWAYS IN MANCHURIA.
    20 256 Ohir... aid J:.pan are en 1 tlie curpooe of t r I ailwaj enteTprisea m Man-"] ri
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    SHARES.
    532 256 Capittl Capcal USUt PiiJ issued riiiup valui up $:;00,000 300,000 10 10 Bclat Tin M. C l Lb $500,000 225,000 X- B i UmS* I 5t 1800,000 60o t OCO 10 10 Bm-eh HjdmvHoTSn IL Co. Lid ii*. £100.000 550.000 £1 Buff Development C l.t il 1 i 60,000
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      48 256 M I WANT WHAT I WANT WHEN I WANT IT 18 THE NEW POFULAB REFRAIN. "THIS ONE IS JUST AS GOOD" IS AN OLD, OLD ONE. WHEN YOU ASK FOR ANYTHING ADVERTISED BY THE Oriental Co., LIMITED. GET IT!!! WE WON'T ACCEPT ADVERTISEMENTS OF UNRELIABLE ARTICLES. Oct 2*
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      57 256 Si'ECTAT. FEATURF A CHEAP AWTBCTWOW 1 M POPULAR WANTS.' if you have a House to Let, Rooms to Let, Want a Situa: X Want to Buy, Sell or Exchange Articles, Want Assistants, BoM Rooms, by an Ad. n m the Singapore Free Press," at the NEW CHEAP RATE $1 for
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      473 256 W --4 PASSENGERS. Pet X i ira Mam M-^s 8. arj .Air and Sin 0. M Curtis. Mr and Mrr Forbes, Mrs Vnnent, Mise Goldstein, Mr H. Harris. Perßajahoi Sarawal Mr V< hi. and Mr and Mn Koenit Per Miniljm: Messrs M il ait] Green, onr.t,'. An lyt g<*, P
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      732 256 CLEARANCES. April 10. Ncrit Dut. hi-., Carrkk. for 11.I 1 BoesOO. April 11. Ruby, Brit, atr., Morris, for Patani via forts. Wilhohn, Brit, itr Riehter, ■Tor M- caesar vw port: Lutntning, Brit, str, Fey, for Hongkong. 01am, Brit 6tr\ Mt Donnoii, f >r Po-s.\n£. Habeburg, Ger str, Filler, for Hamburg
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      435 256 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-War Fl*e and Toes Commjinden Arrived From For be McC'loibm Am. tra., 1879 Lothrop Jan 12 Man... Dank. tfoa Belle F.M.S. YaoLt 48 Ahmat ia¥i P. Swet. aWinhßM Ship Flae Tons Master Arrived From Consignee For Wh Ci Aldebana G«r l«3t> Olsen Mar 17 Ponaith IJcLn aawar
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