The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 3 December 1908

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    Masthead
    18 353 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1908. No, 1114
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Births.
      48 353 ''At 'Heytor' Grange Road, on 29th insi. the wife of Wm. C. SOUTHAM, of a sod." Cormac— At Kwala Lumpur, on Nov. '29th, the wife of C. R. CORMAC, of a daughter. Scully.— At "Rose Hall," Burmah Koad, the wife of W. H. Scully, of a son.
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    • Obituary
      Deaths.
      37 353 On November 17, 1908, at Shanghai, Carl BbHBENB, Architect, ag 1 81 years. S. P MIBANDA, of Municipal Engineer's Office, Singapore, native of Travancore, died j on the Ist Dec. 1908. Travancore paper please i copy.
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  • Article, Illustration
    The Appeal of Lord Roberts.
    1284 353 Ten* rfud l the Pres* the People's ri^ht maintain Unawed by influence and onbribed by prim; Here patriot Truth h--r g!orions precepts ('.raw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty anil Law. Nov '27. It can hardly be we ndered at that Lord Roberts* 8 patriotic appeal to
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  • Page 353 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 353 Advertisements Column 1
      228 353 asdfasdfasdfsd Mhaeriben to the "Siiigapope Free Press" Wttklj rt'tr.ruiri; foOM Europe to the Straits by :iny of the mail 1 re invited to tend to th*» Manager the namn <>t" t i»ii ftoawioi ;>ivl date rti\,ii m Singapore. Copies vriil then be maiU'-l t-- Meet tl em at Tariwofl }>
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    • Advertisement
      Page 353 Advertisements Column 2
      175 353 Sear Entrance to Borneo Wharf. Telephone 1026. Sea stocks of all kinds of Frozen Meats, etc., can be delivered to Bhipping at the Wharves, or m the Singapore .Uoads on short notice. IF THAWED DAILY SUPPLIES are required, orders for same mn^t bo telephoned to the Company's Office Not Later
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  • Page 353 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 353 Miscellaneous Column 1
      213 353 THE WEEK. Mails of Nov. b v h and Nov. 7th arrived by the P> I. Steamer on Saturday and the M.M. Ernest, Simons mi Monday. The homeward mail is carried by the Ocaana to-morrow. The L-gislaiive Coumil his passed rules for heavy gun pnetice ovar sea ranges. The import
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    The Chances of a Conference.
    1252 354 Nov 28 Even a reader comparatively uninstructed m the course of foreign affairs must have his attention arrested by the telegrams that are published to-day. The keynote of thesecan hardly fail to b 3 taken to signify that the nations of Eastern Europe are tending
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    The Japan-American Alliance.
    1150 354 Nov SO. Although by ail ioeouoti the visit of the United State 3 fbat to Jap m wus the occasion of endloss hearty hospitalities and the greatest cordiality and good feeling on both tides, it is a complete surprise to learo, ou the authority of a Washington
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    The Anti-Opium Clique.
    855 354 The Anti- Opium Clique. Dec. 1. Here and thsre m recent telegrams we note indications that the agitators m England who have made antagonism to the Asiatic consumption of opium their pet hobbv perhaps obsession might be the better word are leaving no stone unturned to endeavour to gain their
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    Antagonism to Austria.
    1162 355 D.c 2. A Nimnoe to the telegrams published elsewhere, will make it too apparent that the towp^rarv eclipse of the great international crisis m Kistem Europe by the asmtional arTa.r of theK.iiser inter view and its worldvide discussion, d.jes u>t m the Last indicate any \ex\ nlaing
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    The U. S. Fleet.
    273 355 Punctual to it* programme ititer&ry, or if anything perhaps a few hours m adranoa of that, tiivj American bttil .ship fUet is announced to have left Manila for Colombo. If we assume, pending more definite information, that the fleet left on Manday afternoon, and if we
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    Threatening Hongkong Government.
    609 355 D 3. Even m this Colony at times it lias been possible to notice ilut when tbe Chinese community, or perhaps rather some s^tiou that pretends to icflaence and lead the Chinese oonmiuiitj, does not understand or does not approve soim how r3^ula,:ioa made by the authorities
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    70 355 The mortality returns for Singapore for tbe week ended Nov 28tb show a tot.il of 306 deaths, a ratio per mille of population of 58.71. Ten deaths were due to cholera and ten to diarrhoea, Malaria 58 deaths, typhoid 4 and fever not specified 17. Other causes of death are
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    NORTH BORNEO STATE RUBBER
    509 355 NORTH BORNEO STATE RUBBER The prospectus of this company has been issued during the week, (Nov t>) and presents some unusual and interesting features. It has a capital of 4150,0110, divided into 1"0,000 i guaranteed share 3 and 5 ,OCO I*l ordinary shares. All the ordinary shares are reserved f_>r
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    RUSSIAN SEIZURES DURING THE WAR.
    197 355 RUSSIAN SEIZURES DURING THE WAR. (Not. 2.) Mr. P.'-ie Peaie ssksd th« Secretary of State ior Foreign A tin he would state the names and tonnage of tl Briti h shi: s seized, <. sad damaged by the Russian forces dv g; the EtaasoJapanesa war. Sir E. (jrey replied The
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    MODEL CANDIDATE.
    192 355 Neither DftlXKI Noi SMOKCS. "I have ceror imoked, nor wi'lcei out with a woman." So, at an election netting, declared Mr. St i:*ai > Smith, municipal c mdidaiewho at Blackpool poll hal twenty thrpe votes n a contest m which there were &!x curd: dates. Mr Smith, who
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    79 355 Speaking recently m the debi*e en lie Australian federal budget, Sir WiliiuD Lyce said he 1\ uad an extraordinary stated tbiegs m New South Wales m concec'iou with old-age pensions. Of 60,000 people over 65 years oi age, 40 per cent, were drawing pensions, while m Victoria out of 46,000
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    CLAIM FOR $45,800.
    2698 356 CASE OF HOGAN AND COMPANY." Lengthy Task m Supreme Court. The sum of $45,800 is involvel m a case the hearing of which was resumed by Mr Justice Sercombe Smith, m the Supreme Court, yesterday. The action is brought by the Prccureur m Singapore of La Societe
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    64 356 The chemical engines of the Manila Fire Department have been employed on disinfecting houses, no less than 15,329 being treated m October. Engine No 4 has to its credit 7,377 houses. That is 238 houses a day. Twelve hours a day twenty houses a hour one every three minutes not
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  • Correspondence.
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    SINGAPORE SOILS.
    164 356 The prevalent idea that the soil of Si l'u pore is not particularly rich is I'mrne out Df some analysis published ia tiie Agricultuial Duller m of samples from the Botanic Gardens. < »ue 8 luiplo was taken from Cluny-Rmd, near the main entrance to the Economic Gardens,
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    LALANG PAPER.
    201 356 Iv the current Agricultural Bulletin certificates of analysis of lulaug grass as a. paper making materitl are given. The ÜBp irtanco aud v.ilue of the gra^s as a pulp-pro-iuciuir material aro indicated The ultimate fibre obtained from this grass is very s mi!ar iv mcst respects to Esparto;
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    LEDBURY RUBBER ESTATES, LTD.
    219 356 LEDBURY RUBBER ESTATES, LTD. Registered Octobtr llJnd, with a capital of £125,000, m Cl shares, to ar.pir* (I) about 1,463 acres of land known as Ltitwttj estate and Kuchai estate, m the district of Kuala Lumpur, Bdlf or, and the business of rubber and general planters, carried on by the
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    42 356 Invitations will be sent to prominent medical men throughout the Orient, and the various governments will be invited to send official delegates to the meeting of the Philippines Medical Association to be held on the four days immediately following tha February carnival.
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    Friday, Nov. 27, 1908.
    850 357 was stoW from M, W G. BroS^st T-d cie i e n D ral c€ tic P.<> f members of Tirrah L d m l-.qmdation. Ia to be held m Ku!a Lumpur ou the Iftfc pro*., to re:eivVtbe liquidator s report. The R,y^ W E Horley,
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    CHINESE MOURNING.
    1386 357 REFORM PARTY ATTACKED. Charge of Rioting Entered. Twenty Chinese (Cantonese, Kehs and Focchow men) were charged with rictiug at the {*)lice court before Mr Thunder, acting third magistrate, yesterday. The first three accused ve.e also charged with voluntarily causing hurt to E. P. C B!yton. Mr Hastiugs-Rhodfs, the
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    JEWEL CASE.
    275 357 Before the Chief Justice. Sir Vv r H. Hyndniau Janet* yesterday, m the Supreme Court, was concluded the case m which Ravena M ana Cbeeaa La yna Shedambaram Chetty sued S. Siiboo Maricau and L. M. H. Karim for $-2,*<Jo m resjejt to a money transactiou dating back
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    TRICK THAT FAILED.
    127 357 Isirail, a Malay, was charged before Mr Green, the second magistrate, yesterday, with attempting to steal money from a till m a Chinese shop at 54, Arab Street. A Chinaman employed m the shop said Ismail came iv and asked to see s me singlets. While he
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    FRASER AND CO.'S SHARE CIRCULAR.
    262 357 Tbe general state of the market is steady and a moderate amount of business has been transacted round about current quotations. Mining. Lahats and Kambutats still keep goo<i, and although many have changed hands buyers are still m evidence. Kledangg and Kaubs have also received
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    SUNGEI PUS GANG ROBBERY.
    170 357 Elkten Accused at Police Court. Eleven rough-lookitg Teicbew fishermen from the Johore Straits stood sullen] v m the dock before Mr GhnMß, the seeoud Magistrate, yesterday, charged with cjmmittin^ Liang robbery at Towkay G-»h Cbeßg Lim's house at Bocgtt Pus and. theft oi *****0. Acting Ssrgt.
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    CHARGES AGAINST CHETTY.
    82 357 11. M. S. M. Kumarappt Clotty of 21. Market Street, ippeartd beCon Mr Howard, 10 tho District Court, ye.terd:.y, on thrte chftr^cs of eriminjil bftu of tru>l as ai?ent of K ivensi ]\lina S «>ua Mooua m respect of (82J 7"), 11,023 90 and six and a
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    LADIES RIFLE SHOOTING.
    163 357 The usual monthly shoot wis heM at Balettier yesterdaj afternoon, a strong head wind making high scoring at 800 yJs. difficult. It was a day for those with loelt handicap?, although the receivers of the fewest points did some £ood scoring, there being a good sprinkling of
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    HOCKEY.
    120 357 S.C.C. v R.G.A. ft RE. The Club last right administered a severe defeat to the combined Gunners acd Sappers, winning bj four goals to iove. The Club Team was a stroi g one, and playing well together, back and forward divisions, held the military except for one or two
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    THE TRAMWAY CUP.
    215 358 Tbe handsome silver cup presented to he Parul Adab Club by the Tramway Compiny, aad twenty-two medals presented by Mr Gairitt, will b 6 played for under shield eoeditio is by the Malay Football Clubs of Sin^ap^re. The Dirul Adab CJlub met last night acd discussed the
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    Saturday, Nov. 28, 1908.
    209 358 The Admiralty experts have reported m favour of Duudee, Scotland, as a submarine depot. Negotiations are progress ing for the establishment of p^nny postage between Germany and the United States. By the Austrian Lloyd steamer Persia due here on the t> h Dicember from Trieste, Mr
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    SIAM'S NEW COINAGE.
    196 358 The Siain Observer prints the text of a provisional translation of the new Gold ♦Standard Act. The Act is too 1 >ug to reproduce but it may be stated that the theoretical unit is to ba the tical of 55 8 centigrammes pure gold. The silver tical
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    GAYLANG-ROAD ROBBERY.
    165 358 QrESTh'N OF II>EXTIKIC VTION. Chiong ().i was brought before the Senior M igittrate, Mr I! >wara, yesterday, charged with hoatebreaking at 345 Gaylang-r\><td. Mr Campbell appeared to prosecute, and Mr Evmritt defended. The Bto? J of the prosecution was that the Braised, accompmied by two others, broke into
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    999 358 Qnicquid agunt homines nostri e*i farrago libel/i. Juvenal. Europe is not out of the wood yet by a long way, so that there is no room for halloaing on the part of these who imagine that there can be no international trouble. It is somethiug that
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    ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
    988 358 FORMATION OF A LOCAL BODY. A very krgai y attended meeting was held at tho Bxchttßg) la*t evening for the purpose of forming a Si Andrew's Society m Singapore. Captain Sr Arthur Youcg, X C. M. G., j took the chair aud there were ateo present: 1)5
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    PHONO-SYLLABIC METHOD.
    396 358 We have received by the mail an advertisement copy of a Model Primer for teaching the very young by the Phoao-sy!l<ibic Method. Whatever the merits of the Phono-sylla-bic method may bs we doubt whether the C3nversations on which the child is intended to sharpen its wits are gcoJ
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    THE CHILDREN'S CONCERT.
    293 358 Never before was there such an assembltge of little ones it v Children's Concert as vesterd iv afternoon at the Victoria Memorial Hall The programme as originally fixed, was a lit? le disarranged by one or two cases of indisposition and business detention. Bat the orchi-stra tilled
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    31 358 J. G. L. Stephenson of London has been granted the privileges of making, selling and using an invention for improvements m carburettors m the Straits for a term of fourteen years.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1107 359 Ordinary Meeting, Friday, Nov. 27. Prks»nt Bis Excellency the Governor Sir T..1,™ a« i Th« Hon-M. th. Act. Aito^eyXne^r 11 «,<> rp w O. Maxwell, the Treasurer J. O. Anthonisz. Lan Juik Kiui. K. C. Ellis. T. S. Baker. John Anderson. Dr. D. J. Galloway. A3B JC NT
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    BANKRUPTCY WORK.
    428 359 Application fob Costs Dismissed. In the Supreme Court, yesterday, Mr Justice Sercombe Smith sjave judgment m a claim for costs on the motion of a creditor of Sved Hood bin Mohamej Al Jbfree, on a valuation of a mortgaged proreriy. Tho motion was opposed by the creditor. His
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    113 359 A rather carelessly worded Ktuter message from Hongkong to London has made people there think that there were riots m Singapore like those at Hongkong, over the boycott of Japanese goods. The message is headed Hongkong Riots Disturbances at Singapore and Canton." The text of the telegram is as follows
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    Monday, Nov. 30,1908.
    772 359 Monday, Nov. 30, 1908. Supplementary rules under the Tamil Iminigratijn Ordinance are published iv the Gazatte. Mr E. E. Culinan has been appointed District Judge for Singapore and to act as third magistrate from Nov. 25. The ft. iff of the 3 traits Trading Company m Kuala Lumpur La» b-ea
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    COLONIAL TRADE.
    284 359 The Import and Export return for the past quarter shows a serious decline m trade under boh sections. Thus the value of imports dropped by over a million and threequarter pouads sterling or not far short of twenty ptr ceLt, whilst the value of exports dropped Gvar a
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    BOWLING.
    273 359 Pkfsidknt's Puize, Tanwi.in Club. The conclusion of a well contested handicap was witnessed on Saturday night at Tanglin Club, when a sealed handicap, for a handsonn silver cup preheated by ihe President, Mr W. E. Hooper, was finished and the result d?clared, as follows. Mr Hooper presented the Cup
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    S. V. A. RIFLE MEETING.
    198 359 The competitions m this annual fixture were continued on Saturday and yesterday with the following results Mixed Douhles. Mrs Abrams 90 and Lt. Brown Mrs Ellis S2 and Capt. Flower «Js— l 8 I Miss Kerr 85 and Bft Walker II —1 To Mixed Doublfs
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    29 359 A Hylam was convicted by Mr Green, the second magistrate, on Saturday, for trespass into the Tanglin barracks and introducing liquor there. He was lined $28 or seventeen days.
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    FAREWELL AND WELCOME.
    1259 360 WEST RENTS' DEPARTURE. Middlesex Regiment's Arrival. The 2nd Bittalion Royal West Kent Regiment has gone, and the 3rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment is now installed m its pace at Tauglin Barracks. The departure of the one battalion and the arrival of the other was marked by scenes and
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    GOLF.
    275 360 Scot laud v The Best. This match \v<is pl.veJ ciT yesterday eudictj ia a win for tLe X »st. MaglUton'i 7o was a tine ptrfjriuince cjnbideiicg the state of the Links. SIXGLEfi. Scotland. The Rest. F. Ferguson 1 Dr. Oampl<ell J. 0 Watt o C. V. Miles 1 Dr.
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    98 360 > < An organised raid on the tin poachers, infesting the Taiping hills, was undertaken on November 20 by Mr C. W. Harrison, A. D. O and Collector of Land Revenue, who was accompanied by Mr Berger and a Dumber of cDnstables. But unfortunately for the success of the expedition,
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1023 360 Loud on, November 1. This has been a notable vexr though we have not reached the end of it. A summer of unusual warmth and sunshine, and a season of such brilliant gaiety that it excited universal comment, have been followed by an August ot almost tropical
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    CRICKET.
    618 360 Siturday was a busy day m cricketing circles, the S.C.C. plaviug two matches and the S.RC. one. The S C.C. first beat volunteer team, thanks to good all round pl*iy on the Plain. The second eleven journeyed to Blikau M.tt: but found Lt. CUrke of the Gunners m exeelleat
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    PRISONER'S ESCAPE.
    64 360 It is reported that on the 25th October at 130 am. three prisoners escaped from the jail of Pyong-yong, by removing a portion of the floor and then making a hole m the ground, through which they paesed to the outside of the building. One of them named
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    Tuesday, Dec. 1,1908.
    734 361 Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1908. Tae Perak State Council hag approved of a -ttU grant of tSM from Statefunds ,r. er to ass.st the MaUv inhabitants of U v bslama to bu\M a mosque. The amount of gold exported from the M. S ia (X-tober was 1,01.; oz from Raub h.s
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    189 361 A special meeting of the Commissioners wag held m the Board Room jesterday afternoon when there were present the President Mr E. G. Broadrick, and Messrs Ong Teck Lim, A. W. Bdiley, Cheng Keng L*\ C.W.Darbishire, J. Polghsa, Secretary, K. Peirce, Engineer. The business was purely formal. Budget
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    Mr HUGH CLIFFORD IN SINGAPORE.
    118 361 Mr Hugh Clifford, C. M. G., Lieutenant Governor ;:ud Colonial Secretary of Ceylon, and formerly of the Federated Malay States Civil Senrice, was a p:is>erger by the French mail from Colombo yesterday. Mr Cl fford, who, we may add, was looking extremelj well, lunched at
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    "BY DEFAULT."
    156 361 Defendants must now pat dp. In the District C->urt. yesterday, before Mr Stuaders, Messrs Kits l».*os. Ltd., represented by Mr liiker, sued Mr T. Sergeant, proprietor of the Caledonian Hotel, for $l? 3 70 for goods sold and lieliveted. Judgment vtas given for the plaintiffs, m default of
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    MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
    207 361 Yesterday was nomination day for those wards iv which elections f->r seats on the Municipal Commission are to take place on Tueadaj next. Thrf-e wards are aft'ecied, Kallang, Tuuj«>cg Pagar iirul Tanglin. In only one of these, thefirsi named, will there be a contest, but m all it
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    UNHAPPY WONG.
    82 361 An echo of the Union Times libel case was heard m the Supreme Court, yesterday. Wong Choon brought a libel action against the paper and had judgment given against him, and an order to pay costs. Wong had failed to pay up and enquiries made as to why
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    24 361 During the absence on inspection duty of the General Officer Commanding, Lt-Col G. W. S. Hawks, 99th D.1., will act as O.C. Troops, Singapore.
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    MAGISTRATES APPEALS.
    318 361 Before Mr Justice Sercombe Smith. Mr Ferrer Btynes appeared for Tan Kay Pin, who aprxa'ed against sentences of 14 days, 30 days aud $10 or li days passed on him after conviction of having ciused huit to and obstructed a process server and also with having intentionally prevented
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    LIFE IN GAOL.
    69 361 Varying the Monotony. In the Senior Magistrate** Court, yesterday, a case was heard m which a Chinaman ■erring a sentenc? of eight years, m Singapore Prison, made an attack on a fellow prisoner who wis serving a life sentence. They <juirrelltd while cleaning 6ouie rattan, and the
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    NOW A VAGRANT.
    134 361 Old Iv esi mint's Sad Plight. Tuleus Joseph Lr/uus an Aru:?nian, was charged before the Second Magistrate, Mr Given, yesterday, with wilful trespass into the house of one Jjim D 3 Wind, 1 A Wilkie-road, without satisfactory excuse. The accuse 1 is an engineer by profession and
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    168 361 The result of the tie [for Sir Archibald Li'v'3 Prizei is as i'l/liorcs Mrs Freer 4^ 46* 39 MiB9 D*rLiaLue... odpluu 40 Mrs Hartnell 4i» (/> 4o Miss fifcNair beat Mrs Fjwlie m the tie for the Ladies' November Medal. Lady H?ndman>Jjnefl has presented two prizes
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    TIN EXPORTS.
    51 361 The tin exports from the F. If. S. for the ten months from Jj,n. Oct. 1908 amount to 701,70*0 pikul, as against 673,766 pikul m the corresponding period List, year. This is an increase of 27,W4 pikul (mostly m Perak). The du'y, however, $5,950,573, is 2J million dollars
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    49 361 '> < In view of a possible transfer of the swift Atlantic Empresses to the Pacific it is interesting to note that the Empress of Britain broke her own record by making the trip from Liverpool to Quebec, with 778 passengers and a general cargo, m six days and two
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    611 361 Scotland Beats the World. A very large gathering, including manj ladies, assembled on the S. C. 0. end of the Esplanade last evening to witness tbe Rugby football match between Scotland and the Woild. The ground was m excellent condition and there was no glare from the sun
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    THE NEW MILITARY PROJECTILE.
    224 361 The Mi'itary and N;ivhl Attaches of nearly every country m the world memblt4 recently at Faversham m Knit, to Be? the Lew grenade to be fired from an ordinary service rifli. The grenade, is adapted for use with the service rifle cf any country and is
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    109 361 A home paper says of the inhabitants of Montenegro: Like most mountaineers, ths Montenegrins are an impulsive people. That is to say. when they are debarred from shedding the very last drop of their blood m defence of their country, they take to returning the decorations conferred upon them by
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      THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
      437 362 To the Editor, Sir What is the meaniDg of all this talk that is going on about our currency I do not understand anything about Bills or Ordinance or Liws except when they are explained to me m simple language, and m a simple way when I
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    LOANS TO PLANTERS.
    129 362 We are m a position to state that the Government has signified its willingness to entertain further applications under the scheme for loans to planters up to a limited amount before the end of the current year. It is not certain what the actual amount available will
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    JAVA.
    341 362 The Sugar l))nd, a powerful TradesUnion I 'employes m the su^;ir industry, are at loggerneadi with the 6ugar Sjndicate, rep re^en ti 11 lt tlie capitalists. The former having formulated several objectiocs to the methods of the Administration, and especially to the custom of tilling the better-paid vacancies with
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    SCOTTISH FESTIVAL CONCERT AND DANCE.
    822 362 In addition to the various sporting and gastronomic celebrations of the Diy of St Andrew that took yesterday, one of the most appropriate and most successful was that which was arranged by the Committee of the Singapoie Philharmonic Society, when time had 60 far run
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    54 362 > < It is understood that some changes m the HonKkonj* Civil Service are pending as a result of the death of the late PostmasterGeneral. Rumour has it that Mr. Mes«er at present head of theSmit-iry Dspartmenr! ia likely to be appointed Postmaster- General, and that Mr Kemp, of the
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    B. & F. B. S.
    1624 362 B. F. B. S. From Mr C. E. G. Tisdall, the Singapore Agent, we have received copies of the British and Foreign Bible Societies two year books— The Highway ia the Wilderness and the 104 th annual report. First, as samples of book-making, those two volumes do credit to the
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    IN EASTERN PORTS.
    242 362 Home papers publish the annex m regarding the Y. M. C. A. in the Par Bml from Oliver H. McCowen, Foreign Bmgl Y. M. C. A. Sir, At this season of the year, vfcm numbers of young men are leaving cur ib to till coiumerci.il positions at
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    41 362 The Chinese cruisers Haichi and H<*ivun£ were to proceed last week to Java, Borneo aud the Straits "for the purpose of keeping the Chinese there on better terms with China." The course of events at Peking necessitated the orders being countermanded
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    A FEW TYPES.
    1001 363 It takes all sorts to make a world The wise and the foolish, the cW and the dull the giave and the gay, the miser and the spendthrift. And so on, ad infinitum each positive having its corresponding negative It i. this variety that lends spice to
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    PARTINGS.
    892 363 It is the currents of life, not their wills, that bear eld acquaintances asunder," writes Zangwill m one of his excellent books iilus. trative of the Jewish character and those of us who sojourn m the East especially feel the truth of his words. Hardly a week passes by
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    SENTIMENT—IN CHUNKS.
    824 363 SENTIMENT— IN CHUNKS. There is nothing half so noble m this world as a man of sentiment 14 The School for Scandal Even sloppy sentiment is better than none An Unidentified AVriter. Sir Peter Teazle's idea?, as expressed m the grandiloquent sentence given above, received, as we know, a nasty
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    TRADITION'S PRESERVER.
    931 363 Human perfectibility arises from the animal or evolutive perfectibility by two steps the perfectibility by oral tradition and the perfectibility by written records.'* This seemsa scientific and exact way of saying that man learns by word of mouth and by the written word. Which has the greater influence
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    BOOTS.
    801 364 There is rather a silly habit prevalent cf laughing at the person who has to wear large boots. It is almost as good a tubjsct for jocundity as the mother-in-law has been for many years. By the way the mother-in-law is slowly paesirg from the j<-ke columns, why is
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    135 364 For the first time since the plague established itself m Rangoon a weet has passed ■without any death from this disease. Mr C. R. Cormsc has received the substantive appointment cf Superintendent, Posts and Telegraphs, Sehngor, Negri Sembilan and P.thau2r. Next mouth the international walking contest will take phce m
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    THE SPORTING WORLD.
    1644 364 (From Our Special Correspondent London, Oct. 30, K§. A Splendid Colt. It is almost a certainty that whan betting on next yeir's Darby comm-nces, a strong favouiite will be found m Bijardo. This handsome son of Bay Ejnald and Galicia finished up his two year old career
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    OPIUM IN PAHANG.
    194 364 Reported Increase m Duty. There lias been a rumour for some time past that the duty on opium imported into the Federated Malay States would shortly be considerably increased and thin has been continued at least m so far as the State of Pahftllg is concerned. In
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    78 364 Au Englisk visitor to Calcutta, named Ferrers, appeired iv the Alipore Session Court and asked permission to Lave an interview with Arabin-lo Ghose, stating to the Judge that he and the alleged leader of the supposed anarchist band were fellowgraduates at Cambridge. The request was granted, and afterwards, to a
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    NEW MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CONTRACT.
    321 364 The French Government has signed a convention with the Compagnie des Messageriea Maritiuies for the exploitation of the regular lines of the Mediterranean, the Far East. Madagascar, Australia, and the Atlantic, the agreement extending over a period of '25 years. The lines of the company are
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    THE OPIUM DUTIES.
    537 364 We bad, m ;t reccftt i— n»\ in por I tbe import duty on opium is to be bo increased m Feral:, from ti- ung next year, that chanuu irill bee rut cally beyond tbe reach of th<- < Tbe decrease of tbe import! of |Im drag
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    104 364 Oq Stturday night, the 2Sth ult Mr Soil Eoek Cflriiag entertain**! his frieLds to a some at his residence Ann Siang Hill ou the occasion of his discarding of his riueue. Mr Soh Hoch Chiang, who married ore of the paternal granddaughters of the late Chia Ann Siang, is the
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    Wednesday, Dec. 2,1908.
    835 365 Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1908. >a^ OT i *°i beCame ille al t0 import new Struts dollars and subsidiary coins into Acheeri. J wluo Rules under the Artillery Practice Ordiu. ance are published giving details of the them the re^ ulations closing The new field eun, with improved shield, designed m
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1284 365 "There is no trnth m the rumour that Scotland is going to import a professional golfer with a view to the next St. Andrew's day match." This was the way jubilant Southroners— of the non-playing typerubbed it m after the result of Scotland v. The World. "Sunday: couldn't
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    FOOTBALL.
    254 365 S. C. C. vs. Y. M. C. A. These clubs nipt last evening on the Esplanade before a fair attendance of spectators. The play was not of a high order, the capabilities of the Club who had a strong leiven <.<f the first team included, not being really tested.
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    "MALAPERT" IN COURT.
    355 365 A Question 01 Fithbss. Before the Chief Justice yesterdaj morning the case of W.A.G. Tilkke, v. C. W. Abrams wns heard, Mr < tuut for defendant. Mr Upcott for plaintiff. The statement of cUim was for damages $2,100. lv Fob 1908 plaintiff instruct h! defendant to purchase
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    18 365 The Rangoon Oil Company h *ye declared a dividend of twenty per cent, for the past half year.
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    THE CHINESE THRONE.
    176 365 Empress Dowager Declines Administration. To Form a Navy. (Union Time* flfjiefflVrf Telryram*.) Prince Chun, the Regent, and the Cabinet Ministers urgently i*ked the Empress Dowager (the Empress of the late Emperor Kwong Su) to hold the administration of the Government, but this was declined. Prince Chun proposed
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    CHINA'S NEW EMPEROR.
    35 365 The Secretary to the Chinese Consul General, Mr Tsoo Tsien, courteously iLf<»rms us that the enthronement of the new Emperor, His Imperial Majesty BDraaa Tuu^r, will take- place to-dat at 11 am.
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    SALE OF PROPERTIES.
    99 365 Tlia following properties were disposed of by auction at Powell Go's saleroom \esterd ty afternoon Freehold land, a v ea "2 acres '2 roodl ->J poles, together with the European rendeaet erected thereon an<l know, as .S:ru thin ore, No. 9 Taoglin Hill, Bingapore. Monthly rent $125.
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    BURGLARY IN BATTERY-RD.
    73 365 Between 5.30 and 10.30 pm on Monday, thieves broke into the International Exchange at 4, Caveat gh Bridge Road. A Sikh constable on rounds discDvered tt« lock oft' the front door. Investigations showed that silver coins amount it :r to and jewellery valued at MO bad been
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    ST. ANDREWS GREETINGS.
    118 365 The telegram! received and sent on Monday on the occasion of the Scottish Patronal celebration were as follows Hongkoßg. Chief Chatham Hongkong Scots greet blither Scots. David Wood, Secretary. Penutg. Greetings t'r.te blither Scots. Weihaiwei. Hearty gteetinga from britber Scots at Weihaiwei Lockhart, President. Calcutta. Calcutta Brotamoa
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    CHRISTMAS.
    181 365 Tne following circular b;is been issued by the W.O.T. r. Dear Friend,— For a MUnher of yean it hai been the c«ist<>tn of the Women's Christian Temperance UaMM to distribute Christmas Gifts m the furm of fruit, li jwer?, food :«nd clothing among the inmates of the vaiious hospitals,
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    54 365 At present there are sixteen passed Cadets m the Federated Maliy States who do not hold any permanent appointments m the Service while of unpassad there are five. Of the former, three have had seven years' service six, five yeirs and seven four years. The unpassed Cadets only joined within
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    MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
    89 366 No objections have been lodged to the nominations for the election of the following eent'eaien X lilacs Ward, Mr.F. E. Jagr», proposed by Mr W, P. Waddeil, seconded by Mr DuDman. Mr J. Carnpiot, proposed by Mr Meyer, seconded by Mr Ho Yang Peng. Tanjong Pac;;ir Ward, Dr
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    Thursday, Dec. 3, 1908.
    724 366 Mr A. McKenzie, who has been on By ran Estate, Province Welle* by. is joining the Diamond Jubilee Estate, Milacci. By the British steamer Westminster a batch of 15 Italian quarryraen arrived from Simons Town tor Sir John Jackson Limited. The many friends of Miss Gardiner
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    PULO UBIN ACCIDENT.
    963 366 DEATH OF MR ROSS. Full Particulars of the Tragedy. With a view to obtaining full and accurate details of the unfortunate accident which occurred at the Sir John Jackson Company's quirrie3 at Pulo Üb'n on Monday, a representative of the Singapore Free Press" visited the island, yesterday
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    No One Missing.
    38 366 Thorough enquiries have been made aniocg the kepalas acd it is believed that no other coolies are missing. On enquiry last night we were informed that the men still m hospital are going on well. > <
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    THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
    730 366 Since the shadow of effete Spanish rule was finally cast off by the Philippine Islands and the white man's burden devolved upon the United States of America, things have, to u&e an Americanism, moved." Steps have been taken to open out the country
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    THE SCOT ABROAD.
    217 366 Naturally at this time of ve.w Calcutta is rather full of travellers' tales. No fen r than half-a-dozen ships have arrived m almost ai many days, :md it is therefore, understandable (hat tl.e.e are one or two good it rics told by, and of, some of their
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    RUBBER SHARE MARKET.
    406 366 On Nov. 4 the rubber share market, again ruled active, there being no appreciable cessation m the investment demand for all the leading issues right up to the finish of 1 usiness. Trading was ocea^.onblly checked by the difficulty experienced on the part of brokers m obtaining
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    THINGS MILTON DID NOT KNOW.
    219 366 </• p.) There is an old G thut tl.n tai i m f our first of aome v jti out iortj tears > by mi old Be >teh parii the legend i i i to. Gaelic is E m Shall Gaelic u\ oerer brought 1
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    48 366 Negri Sembilan, StUngor, P«:ak and i^haog Gazettes Bxtfiovdtwuj notiff (Im ratting of the import duty on cpicun to Sl/JOu per chest. A contemporary itatM that a cew spirituous liquor Ailed 'White Portwiga Konittgen Wilhelmiua Brand is being manufactured m the F. M. S. from giu] tea and sugar.
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    ASIATIC CHOLERA.
    1017 367 the™ Uvl I m?Qt n m the week >y le«er and condolences at the horrid climate Yet iere treats the casual paragraph m the «*jrW. pjpar, that t UeVfou P V B *s occurred m Hock Lam-st. yesterday with the utmost coolness. I bog readers to re ce,ve
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    TELEGRAMS.
    1927 367 (By Submarine Telegraph) (Renter's Agency.} See. Nov. 2<;, 10-11 a.m. Lord Roberta's speech has created general sensation and has increase:! the bitt?raess and anti-British tons of the Austriau Press. The French Press occur with Ll llober*s, and argue that the remedy is conh 3 iptiod. The discussion ou Lard
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    FLOODS IN PERAK.
    100 367 {Frotn cur (mm Cor-frfcrtdtttt^ Tpob, Itec. Not. 26, lo.4<*> pin. There have he< n perfect delugoi tt rani which is sill blliag and the rivers are m iljod. In the small hours of Wednesday morning the Sun^ei Cbenderiftßg burst its lauka and flooded the miueof the Socie
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    KLEDANG PROSPECTS.
    11 367 Kledan^^ Limitel are reported to be doing exceedingly well.
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    THE MISSING JEWELS.
    76 367 His Highness tl;e S 'tan his raised the rewud i»i connection with the jewel robbery to $3,000. Ipoh Kec. Xov. 28, 1 3 pm. The Ipoh police h-ive airosted tw<» Chinamen, who are alleged to have been connected with the robbery of the Sultan of lVrak's Crown
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    BOYCOTT IN HONGKONG.
    46 367 {From i ur t>:.;i ConYs/kfodmt,} Hongkong, Dec. 2nd, 3 5 pm. Several Chinese merchants, aud two editors, have b?en banishel from the Colony, for writing boycott articles which requested tho GovarnmeLt to refrain from interariag under threat of a prer^ldtit bjjoott or Kon^kong.
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    170 367 {Fro?n our Plum "/'W;/.) Lender, vii Paaftßg, Not 2l*'h. For all varieties of crepe therj is most enqoirj at prefect. A quantity of Malayan rubber, amounting to seventy tons of Plantation, has fetched an average of sft. 1 ,1 per pound. The KUnang KubVer Company is issuing
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    SHARES.
    3 368 asdfasdfasdfsd MINES.
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    EXCHANGE.
    74 368 (Corrected up to Da? 2 Bank 4 m a norn demand 23 j Prirate cret'itj 3 m/§ 2/4 1 1 credits 6 m/s 2/4^ Feanch, dtmand Bank.^ 291 Gjcim ant, demand 236 l India, T. T, M 174| Hongeono, demand 27% Yokohama, demand norn 113J Java, demand 13?; Bangkok,
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    PRODUCE.
    134 368 Deo 2 *Pin m, 88.25 Gam bier 9.75 Gambier Cuba No. 1 13 50 Gambier Cube No. 2 12.75 Pepper ßlnck (ord'u. 3'pona) buyers 11.00 Pepper, White (fairL.W. 5 p c buyers 18 J5 Nutmog6(llotothelb.) w M 19.00 Nutmegs (80 to tba lb.) 21.00 Mace (Banda) com Cloves (Amboina)
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      668 368 CLEARANCES. Nov 27. Janssens, Dut. str., Klassens, for Bandjerjermassin. Baud, Dut. str.. Smit, for Batavia. Giang Seng, Dut. str., Lotz, for Samarang via ports. Dagmar, Ger. str., Hovers, for Bangkok. Flevo, Brit, str., Gibson, for Anambas and Natunas Is. Halyard, Nov. str, Ronneberg, for Langkat. Zeelandia, Dut. Hulk, Van Oppen,
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      502 368 Van Diemen, Dut. str., Winkel, for Muntok. Brouwer, Dut. str., Boelhuis, for Moera Saba. Ayuthia, Ger str., Van Reeker, for Deli and Asahan. China, Au3. str., Berguglian, for Trieste via ports. Kistna, Brit, str Learmont, for Port Swettenhatn and Penan g. Fun Wo, Brit, str., Wright, for Langkat. Hebe, Brit,
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      446 368 VESSELSJN PORT. Man-of-war Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For When Sea Mew Col. Yacht 500 Coleman Oct 8 Malacca Uncertain Ship Fla* Tons Master Arrived From Consignee For When Avagyee Brit 250 Campbell Dec 1 P Swettenham T. Lee Guan P. S'harn 3 Anghin Ger 1001 Trumpul Nov 27
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