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Title Section18 1909-06-03 337 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1909. No 1,14018 words
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Article226 1909-06-03 337 Lbadkks. Anti-Opium Education 337 Newspaper Exaggerations ;M] Sp«i ulatn-n in Food Stuffs ;W8 A Ft«"l Squadron ;v?S The Obse.-sion of Sport SM ■mi Coast Dock 3 no Clean Hands 3;»t» Italy's Au^ktnini^ :W{) The Pivadnoiii? t i^m-stion 33'J A Navy forC&uad;i 339 Cost of Civil Service 3* > POLICE226 words
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Article141 1909-06-03 337 Subscribers to the "Singapore Free Press weekly returning from Europe to the Straits by »ny of the mail line>s, are invited to send to the Manß^t r the name of theii steamei and date of arrival in Singapore. Copies Aviil then be mailed to meet them at various ports of141 words
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Domestic Occurrences.
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Article18 1909-06-03 337 On 29th May at 32, Theatre Road, Calcutta, the wife of H. S. Arathoon of a son.18 words
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Article70 1909-06-03 337 Anderson At Kuala Libir, Kelantan, on 15th inst., Walter Graeme, son of Walter Graeme Anderson, aged 3 months. Griffith.— At the General Hospital. Ran goon, on 24th May from enteric, Cuthbert St. John Griffith, son of George Octavius Fletcher Griffith, of St. Barnabas Vicarage. Beckenham, Kent. Hann. At Portsmouth.70 words
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Article76 1909-06-03 337 (CoRnacTSP up to June 2.) Bank 4 m/a 2/4 T V demand Prirate credits 3 m/s 2/4 credits 6 m/a •<■ M X/4f Fkanci, demand Bauk^, M 292 GiBMAJfT, demand M M 237 India, T. T, m 174RoNQKCKft, demand M M 22 din Yokohama, demand nom. 113^ Java, demand76 words
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Article147 1909-06-03 337 June 2 Tl* $66 92} Gtmbier M «m 9- 2 > Gambiar Cube No. 1 13 00 Gambier Oube No. 2 1 2.C0 Pepper Blmck (ori'n. S'port) 11.62J Pepper, White (fair buyers 18 7 > Nutmegs (110 to tiit !V)^. 16.50 Nutmegs (80 to tin Ik.) M 22.50 Mace147 words
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Article, Illustration997 1909-06-03 337 Hf re rittP the Prc«<; tTie FeOf)fe*S ric;ht maintain Urm\v»-rl by influence ar,<l tjnbribrd by gain; Here pntriot Truth h<r precepts draw. Pledged en Riligion, Loya'ty and Law. May 28 When the findings of the recent opium enquiry in Singapore were published, Bishop OiiDHAM was in practical997 words
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Article919 1909-06-03 337 The Piracy Case which occurred in the seas off Johore on Good Friday has gained for the Straits a good deal of notoriety and a comment in a Hongkong paper calls attention to an article in the Statist, a respectable London weekly devoted to an independent discussion of919 words
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Page 337 Advertisements
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Advertisement109 1909-06-03 337 STRAITS Mortgage Trust Co., LIMITED. TO PLANTERS in the F.M.S. AND STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. The above Company is now prepared to consider applications for loans on Rubber and other Estates. Applications should be accompanied with full particulars, of title, area under cultivation, age of trees &c. and should be made in109 words
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Advertisement50 1909-06-03 337 GONOSAN (Ricdel) contains Sandalwood oil and the extract of Kava-Kava. It is in the opinion of the Medical profession by far superior to any other preparation of Sandal' wood oil. Sold in bottles of 40 capsules by all dispensaries. For wholesale apply to the MEDICAL HALL. Oct 22 tto 22.1050 words
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Page 337 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous139 1909-06-03 337 THE WEEK The mail of Miy 7th camo per B. I. on Saturday. Advices of May Bth at rived by the French mail on Monday. This homeward mail goea by the Oeeana on Friday morning. Whitmonday and to-day are public holidays, which has rather broken into the week. The Johore139 words
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Article892 1909-06-03 338 May 29. The most diligent enquiries in Singapore have failed to disclose any effect on the price of bread of Mr James A. Patten's wheat corner. One would have liked to find a local peg on which to hang some remarks on the most remarkable financial892 words
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Article598 1909-06-03 338 The Invincible mentioned in the wire printed this morning, as having attained a speed of 28 knots from Q ueensf erry, in the Firth of Forth, to Spithead, is of the armoured cruiser class, and is one of four with the Inflexible, Indomitable and Indefatigable. Their displacement598 words
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Article1108 1909-06-03 338 May 11. England has won the first test match by ten wickets. Glorious Who made the score and who took the wickets The turf must have been very wet. Mind you, I always said that this team was not good enough, although they did beat Nottingham.1,108 words
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Article643 1909-06-03 339 June 1. A special telegram to the Sou'h China >rning P^st states that the British Government has decided to build eight Dreaduoughts at an early date. It will be remembered tl ;u* the Government stated its intention of bu ill ing four, reseiving the right to lay643 words
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Article804 1909-06-03 339 Clean Hands." The next meeting of the Anti-opium Conference will be held in Singapore. It will not take place for a year and therefore Singapore has ample time to look ahead, make the necessary arrangements, and decide whether anybody outside the Conference itself will have anything to say on the804 words
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Article573 1909-06-03 339 June 2. There is significance in the wire from Italy summarising the speech of the President of the Chamber, urging an increase in the military strength of the country. He is reported to have said that the glorious fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Lombardy ought to inspire573 words
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Article563 1909-06-03 339 The question referred to by Mr Lambert, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, reported in to-day's wire that Germany would not have seventeen Dreadnoughts by July 1911, is one of the original points of difference between Mr Asquith and Mr Balfour in the very beginning of the debate563 words
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Article1233 1909-06-03 339 June :>. la the current number of that tery sound periodical, The National H :view. there appears amongst other articles one by Mr D. D. Mann, the vice President of the Canadian Northern Railway, entitled The Case for a Canadian Navy." The writer gives at some1,233 words
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Article747 1909-06-03 340 So very little has b^en heaid since the wire came to us of the resolution of the House of Commons for the payment of its members, that it is pretty plain that the resolution was au academic one. The Government offered no objection to it, and747 words
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Article1162 1909-06-03 340 The annual meeting of the Singapore Football Association held last Friday disclosed a quite satisfactory state of affiirs. This Association needs little more money than is actually required annually to purchase medals for the winners and runners up, its other expenses being practically nil. Under the circumstances therefore1,162 words
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Article124 1909-06-03 340 Altogether there are some 3,000 acres devoted to pineapple cultivation in </ieensland, giving a yield of something like 10,000,0^0 pines a year. Two crops *r*j gathered during the twelve mouths. Most of the owners of the plantations started without capital, and are now reaping about £50 per124 words
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Article435 1909-06-03 340 The salaries of some of the new Port of London Authority are fixed thus dock and warehouse manager cfl,^UO chief engineer £2,000 comptroller £1,000 per annum. Until a tegular coasting service betwean Siigon and Cimranh (Annam) h is beendetiuiiely established, the boats of the Messageries Maritimes will cill435 words
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Article76 1909-06-03 340 The following announcement* will probably be of interest to a good mauy old friends in the East:— On July 12 Mr. H M. S. Man, of the Chartered Bank, Hamburg, and formerly stationed at Hongkong. Manila, and Saigon, will be married to MU* Nora Loeck, of Hamburg. On Aug. 2876 words
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Article876 1909-06-03 341 Friday, May 28, 1909. Judgment has been reserved in the claim for damages brought against Sjon Keck, Ltd owners of the Sri Muar." "Tap Wee Chee, who was before the District Judge, Mr Howard, yesterday, on a charge cf leaving tbe Colony in December 1906 to avoid service cf notice876 words
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Article1069 1909-06-03 341 THE JOHORE CASE. Enquiry Opens. Yest9rday, the case in which CLia Kuek Chui, La Pa Tit, Sia Heng, Lo Ki Seng and Kit Cheow stand under the allegation of being connected with the act of piracy and murder committed in Johore waters on the 9th of April,1,069 words
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Article800 1909-06-03 341 Claim in Supreme Court. Before Mr Justice Sercombe Smith, in the Supreme Court, yesterday, the case of two Chinese brothers was mentioned. The plaintiff was Yeo Ban Choon and the defendant Yeo Ban Keng and his wife, Tan Koon Nao. The claim was to have a certain800 words
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Article104 1909-06-03 341 Balagurusamy, a bill-collector in the employ of Messrs (Mdbeck, MacGrrgor and Coy, was, yesterday, again before Mr E. E. Colman on three counts of breach of trust. Mr Parsons for the defence mentioned to the Court that he had prevailed on bis client to plead guilty.104 words
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Article56 1909-06-03 341 la the Malaya Football Association last evening, Keppei Harbour played Penhiboran F. 0. on ths Reclamation ground before a fair attendance. The game went evenly for some time during the first half, but later saw Eeppel Harbour notch two goals, one of which was netted by their captain. Result Keppei56 words
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Article394 1909-06-03 341 Rubber keeps in strong demand at good prices, and shares are recovering from the set-back due to profit taking experienced early in the week 4 and a distinctly better tone is noticeable throughout, with prices advancing. Tin also has received more attention with a fair394 words
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Article253 1909-06-03 341 The general meeting of the Br*lat Tin Mining Co. was held at Gresham House,. Mr G. A. Derrick presiding. There were also present Messrs T. S Thcmson, HA E. Thomson, BP.H. Edlin, A. Reid, J. Mackenzie, H. Abrams, Yow Ngau P^n, F. M. Scott, Dr de253 words
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262 1909-06-03 341 Yesterday afternoon, a woman named Aug Kee was charged with enticing away from her home the wife of Kuek Buan. The case was before Mr E. E. Colman. Mr Campbell appeared for the prosecution Mr Chopard defended the accused, a very respectable looting woman262 words
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Article481 1909-06-03 342 S. C. C. ts Middlesex Regiment. Thi9 match which had been looked forward to with some eagerness was played last evening on the Esplanade, a large crowd watching it. Taken as a whole it was disappointing, the play was not as good as might reasonably have bean expected. The481 words
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Article193 1909-06-03 342 The annual meeting of this body was held Ust evening in the cricket club DtYilion there beiug a good attendance. Mr Me Iv-uzie presided aud after the minutes had been pa.-sed explained the accounts which shewed $225 received in fees f>r the Cup, and Shield last year,193 words
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Article122 1909-06-03 342 Ipoh. CM Curtis 97 E Spinks 9."> W Newman 89 W H Elkins 89 K Risk 88 F Wickett 87 J Corn well 86 H Armstrong 84 Total 715 The M. S. V. R. Rifle Club scores in the Daily Mail Empire Day rifle competition were as122 words
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Article37 1909-06-03 342 The bodies of a man and woman, both Chinese, were found hanging to trees in the jungle near Mount Zion, River Valley Road, a few days ago. The bodies were decomposed. Enquiries are made by the police.37 words
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Article839 1909-06-03 342 Mr J. L. King, aseittant treasurer, Singapore, has been granted twelve months leave. It has been reported by a Chinaman living in Upper Macao Street that a servant has disappeared from his house and with him property worth #470. The students of the Tokio Higher Commercial839 words
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Article826 1909-06-03 342 Ordinary Meeting, Friday, May 28. Present Mr E G. Broadrick (President Dr. Fowlie and Messrs. C. W. Darbishire, A. J. W. WatkinP, Oag Teck Lim, Cheng Keog Lee, also R. Peirce (Engineer), J. Polglase (Secretary), and Dr. W. R C. Middieton (Health Officer). President's Remarks. The minutes having826 words
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Correspondence.
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Article248 1909-06-03 342 To The E»itor, Sir,— lt would be a boon to t\n lorn* suffering public if a Government scila indicating pounds and catties could b9 iastdlni u each of the principal public inixkets l« Singapore, as is done in Kwala Lanpar Purchasers could then immedi itely test248 words
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Article207 1909-06-03 342 T<» m Ej>it«>r, De-ir Sir, I am grateful f>r the arurjo on pearl breading in /our issue of To-dav. It has removed from my name the sticrai of beirg Munchausen of Singapore. My ex-» perience of pearl breeding if, I submit, ev«n more convincing than the faois207 words
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Article271 1909-06-03 342 Yesterday afternoon at Coghlan and Company's saleroom the Rim and NnUtt rubber and tapioca estates of Ifalifini. th? property of the Kim Syndicate (in li.|uid*tioa) were put up to public auction. The area is roughly 4 155 acres with an auLuil <juit rent of £:J,-U7. The271 words
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Article91 1909-06-03 342 A second team of the S.CC. met the *!Hh Deccan Infant? at hockey on the Esplanade last evening before a 6mall number of spectators. The Deccans scored shortly after the commencement of play and Gardiner equalised a little later. At the interval, the score was one goal91 words
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Article90 1909-06-03 342 Commenting on the excess cost of tbe Canton-Kowloon railway, we ba*ei some comments on remarks made in tbe HongkoDg papers. The Chairman of the flonkong branch of the China Association has now written to the papers pointing out that tbe original estimate of $5 million was obviously a very rough90 words
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Article1183 1909-06-03 343 Qmicquid agunt homines nostri esi farrago libel!'. Juvenal. The passing of Eha did not thrill British journalism into spasms of leaded type and headlines, yet Anglo- India and the White £ast generally know that they have lost a genial, great hearted, lovable man of many parts,1,183 words
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Article322 1909-06-03 343 The Pinang Gizette has had a long letter from the legal advisors to the Kedah Government controverting certain statements made in that journal as ta the history of the state and the status under Siam. This one point enforces what we have said on this subject We commented322 words
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Article288 1909-06-03 343 The annual report on the working shows a decrease in the revenue for 100S as compared with 11^07 of $8,51)1 The decreise in passenger receipts was §14,567, in weekend and Sunday traffic to Johore. Goods traffic and miscellaneous show an increase of 16,062. The cipital cost of288 words
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Article25 1909-06-03 343 Mr W. E. B. Rowley, who was with the Ledburj Company, leaves to take up an appointment with the Jugra Land and Rubber Estates, T/d.25 words
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Article343 1909-06-03 343 Marathon Race. This event, the first of its kind in Singapore, which has been the topic of conversation among the pupils and friends of Raffles Institution for some time past, took place yesterday afternoon and was a great success. The competitors were taken to Bukit Timah Station by343 words
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Article238 1909-06-03 343 A Bi<; List ok Cases In the Bankruptcy Court, yes'erday, there was a long list before Mr Justice Sercombe Smith. Sakkiks Johannes Co Mr Greenfield appeared for E. Johannes who was applying for a discharge. He seated that the matter had been before His Lordship and they were238 words
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Article201 1909-06-03 343 The following Parliamentary episode will l>e doubtless read with sympathetic interest by some local firms Mr. Joynaon-Hieks (C. X. W. Manchester) complained that the National Telephone Co., by slackening construction work, were depriving the trading community of necessary facilities, and urged that the purchase agreement201 words
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Article29 1909-06-03 343 It is alleged that a Straits born Chinese woman of respectable family has absconded with jewellery to the value of $20,C00, which had been entrusted to her to sell.29 words
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Article832 1909-06-03 343 Speaking at Kuala Lumpur the Bishop made the following speech at the Anti-opium Conference Viewed briefly he considered that the question bore two aspect?; one, the moral one, and the other, the Governmental. No moral reform, he contended, could be maintained without very deep sincerity: this832 words
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Article190 1909-06-03 343 ORIGIN OF TODDY." The word toddy is Sanskrit, and the original beverage was a distillation of rice, barley, pepper, ginger, and lemon. listillation is prehistoric almost everywhere but in Europe. China's wine-list, perhaps the richest in the world, includes a fermentation of roast lamb and milk, an interesting parallel to190 words
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Article899 1909-06-03 344 Permission to register the Seek Jian Teng Ass3ciation under the Societies Ordinance, has been granted. It was reported on Friday that a Chinese man and woman were found hacgiug in a suburban jungle. The police now learn that this tragic event took place a year ago.899 words
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Article572 1909-06-03 344 Yeo Ban Choon vs. Yeo Ban Keng. The d spute between two well known Chinese brotlers, Yeo Ban Ohoon and Yeo Ban Keug, was continued before Mr Justice Sercombe Smith in the Supreme Court on Stturd.y. Plaintiff claimed to have a deed set asiie and for other572 words
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Article167 1909-06-03 344 A few days ago, a local paragraph mentioned that the polled had received what wat thought tj he a very imports nt piece of information, in connection with the junk robbery and murder near Johore. A Malay prahu has been disoveredata place among the Dutch167 words
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Article137 1909-06-03 344 On Saturday, Mr. Saunders, Civil District Judge, dealt with a claim made by Messrs Ghee Soon and Company of $72 against Messrs Barugh and Krarup The claim was for four drums of sulphuric acid supplied. This was a-dinitted, but Mr. Stevens, who appeared forthe defendants, made a counter claim137 words
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Article26 1909-06-03 344 On the voyage from the Natunas to Singapore the Chief Officer of the Batavier," Mr. H. M. Wigmore, died of malaria and was buried at sea.26 words
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Article366 1909-06-03 344 Conviction Upheld. la tho Supreme Court, on Saturday, Mr Justice Ssrcombe Smith beard the appeal of (jtoy Chee Chian, who was convicted by Mr Column, third magistrate, of criminal breach of trust, in respect of $88, and was sentenced to four months' imprisonment. The Oown prosecuted on366 words
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Article232 1909-06-03 344 Mr H. G. James, a well-known, if somewhat letiring figure, in this place, passed awaj on Friday list with but a couple of <>ld friends bv his side Ho wis living in a house just off Syed Ali Road where he had lived ever since232 words
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Article131 1909-06-03 344 After an illness of one day, Mr T. Graham, shipwright, Keppel Harbour, aged 24, belonging to Falkirk, died early on Saturday morning. It was known among deceased's frie-ds that he had not been feeling <juite himself for a few days, but no medical man was consulted.131 words
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Article75 1909-06-03 344 Many in Singapore will be sorry to hear that Mr. T. Grieg, who recently went to England from here, died at a. sanatorium in Norfolk on April :30th in the afternoon. Consumption developed very quickly after he got home. The Singapore friends in London75 words
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Article90 1909-06-03 344 A roar of laughter swept over the Albany (N. Y Assembly when a bill handed up by Mr Herrick (Democrat), of New York, was read. It provides that an au torn obi list on discovering an approaching team must stop offside and cover his machine with a tarpaulin painted to90 words
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Correspondence.
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Article129 1909-06-03 344 GRE SHAM'S LAW. To THE EBITOR, Sir,— lf Mr. Sidney Buxton is blind i«. garding Political Economy it is safe to prophesy the ditch far both him and your Topicist friend who essays to lead him in j^. day's i.-sue. Topiciat himself evidently knows nothing about the real meaning ofC.W.D. - 129 words
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Article252 1909-06-03 344 Matches in the above c mpetition u* a^rain in full swing at TangliD, and several mutches have been plajed tince the briet adjournment for the Sports took place. Gf/ Coy., who are at present heading the Tabl<\ gained two valuable points from il H Coy. on Wednesday252 words
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Article98 1909-06-03 344 la fine weather on Sittrday the match bet ween Rikisha Station and Straits Uiiion in. the M. F. A. competition took plice on Beach Koul ground. From the start liikisha s f ation kept on the au^ie.s-ire but their attempts to score prv>vcd unsuccessful. At length Strata lau.n98 words
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Article41 1909-06-03 344 Empire Day Competition. The Shanghai representatives, shooting in the Daily Mail Empire D;:y competition scored 727. The results to date are thus M. S. V. R. 757 Singapore 757 Shanghai 7*7 Penang 719 Ipoh 71S Taiping CM Hongkong Ml41 words
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Article245 1909-06-03 344 Prince Bulow has reache J a critical point in the negotiations for the reform of the Imperial finances, and he is in imminent danger of failure. The Reichstag Committee, to which has been ent.usted the task of constructing a practicable Budget, has revealed such permutations of245 words
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Article33 1909-06-03 344 His Excellency the Governor and tbt Misses Anderson will attend the Raffles School Sports on Saturday. Miss Anderson will give away the prizes. The band of the 99th Deocani will be in attendance.33 words
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Article2047 1909-06-03 345 DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY THE WAY. In the Garden of the Empire. (Special for th> Free Pre**) Szechwan, April 15. o.viog to circumstances entirely unavoidable, my companion, who had intended crossing China with me from Shanghai to Bhimo, had to leave me at Chungking, where the actual tramping2,047 words
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Article1412 1909-06-03 345 (From Our Special Correspondent.) London, April 30. His Majesty's Success. His Majesty has had a long spell of bad luck on the Turf, so that the Victory of Minoru in the Two Thousand Guineas on Wednesday was very satisfactory. While Prince of Wales he did well in1,412 words
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Article208 1909-06-03 345 Quito the feature of the Empire Da.j celebrations in Kuala Lumpur wig the miniature Dreiidaought of Mr F. V. Guy. The Malay Mail nja The first prize for decoration was awarded to Mr Guy's Dreadnought car unless it ia decided to give a special prize f_r this208 words
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Article114 1909-06-03 345 Germany, in short, is becoming, like Russia, an annual borrower. That expedient may be adopted with comparative impunity by a vigorous State for a number of years. But it cannot go on indefinitely. Herr von Sydow made a valiant effort to end it this year. He has failed.114 words
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Article129 1909-06-03 345 A Shan two g dispatch to Shanghai vernacular papers statea»that with regard to tke College which, it has been proposed, should be opened in Shantung by the Germans, it is decided to give most attention to law and political Eciences, as these are most needed, for no political or law129 words
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Article279 1909-06-03 346 Detective Inspector Taylor, with a posse of men and some of the more intelligent survivors of the recent case of piracy off Johore, returned from Pulau Batam, late on Sunday night. He visited the Dutch island in the Government launch Petrel to bring back the prahu which279 words
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Article627 1909-06-03 346 A Chinaman has been arrested for stealing brass couplings from the Fire Brigade. It is alleged that he cut the couplings off hose which were put out to dry at the Hill Street station. Towkay Ng Kan Tin of Kuantan has arrived-at Singapore to seek the627 words
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Article478 1909-06-03 346 Smart Work by the Brigade. A serious fire occurred early yesterday morning at a sawmill at Sumbawa Road, the property of Sang Chiang and Company, timber merchants and contractors. About two o'clock, the Sikh watchman discovered that a fire had broken out near the store of fuel478 words
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Article267 1909-06-03 346 Captain Mason, who r ceatly died in Hongkong, was the last of the British pilots. The British Government (says the S. C. M. P.) has made matters so easy for Chinese pilots that Britishers could not scrape a livioj^. It is reported at St. Petersburg that negotiations are267 words
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Article172 1909-06-03 346 The original timetable for through running on the Johore State Railways, which provided for the running of night trains between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, has, lfc is reported, been revised. Under the new time table this class of trains has been eliminated, owing, as we hear, to the172 words
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Article1001 1909-06-03 346 {From our cum Correspondent Batavia, May 27. The general meeting of the Official Tourists' Bureau was held on Saturday. The direction was represented by Mr Middelberg (chairman) Messrs Ginjoolen, Cornets de Groost and Plante Febure de Villeneuve, Mr G. Wybrands and Mr A. Tigler Wybrandi were also present.1,001 words
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Article439 1909-06-03 346 It was in the canteen of the Pearl* Hi! barracks that all the available Europe^ Police Force gathered last night to w. t a function created by themselves. Ir presentation to Chief Detu-tUe Inspector Bourne of a gold watch and chain tubicrifo for by themselves. Mr Gardiner,439 words
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Article215 1909-06-03 346 Bombay and Calcutta at the moment, the Lahore paper saicaetically remarks, ;.p{ v be somewhat unnecessarily alarmed at I I prospect ahead of us when the time coni< Tndia to say a regretful farewell to His Excellency Lord Minto. The s^ory ha- ftt ll that215 words
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Article141 1909-06-03 346 Counterfeit satang are already in circulation in Bangkok. A few day* ago a Chinese shop keeper in Sampeng, who trades in spirits aud lottery tickets, wa& visited by a bill collector employed by the Privy Parse. Tht trader said he had very few ticals. and a>k< d tlu141 words
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Article34 1909-06-03 346 A lamp was accidentally cipsizad m house in Malay street about midnight on Sunday. The inmates of the bouse extinguished the flames before any damage was done. The Fire Brigade were not called out34 words
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Article535 1909-06-03 347 A second eleven of the S. C. C. played i: til »s Institution on Saturday on the Ksplanade, and won easily. Cooper took three wickets in one over. S. C. C. 2nd XI. Redfern c Keyt b Cuylenberg 0 Paxon c Micjoot b Keyt 14 Phipps c MiDJoot b535 words
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Article106 1909-06-03 347 The little band of cricketers and others who huve gone to Sungei Ujong to uphold the reputation of Singapore in Seremban have apparently had an excellent time. We are informed that they succeeded in winning the lawn tennis matches, and made i' 7 in the cricket to which at the106 words
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Article233 1909-06-03 347 An interesting and enjoyable match was played on the Race Course on Saturday between teams captained respectively by the President and Captain, which resulted in a win for The President's side. Individual matches were as follows p Sir Arthur Young F. Ferguson 1 J. C. Watt v233 words
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Article634 1909-06-03 347 The third ordinary general meeting of the Aaglo-Malay Rubber Company, Limited, was held at the offices of the London Chamber of Commerce, Oxford court, Cannon- street, E. C, Sir F. A. Swettenhain, kcjig, (chairman of the company) presiding, on April 00. The chairman said We are able to634 words
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Article86 1909-06-03 347 The following telegram has been received from the Acting Traffic Manager, Assam-Ben-gal Railway A wild elephant was ran over in the catting at miles 349, between Langting and Hatikhali, on the hill section of the Assam-Bengal Railway, by the 43 Up goods train at 9 p.m., on the 26th ultimo,86 words
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Article1212 1909-06-03 347 A Club Corner Causerik. It was the half hour before dinner when men at their club wax reflective over life and its handicaps. Gleeson flung down the paper he was reading and looked vindictively across at Aymer who was lighting a cheroot. Aymer smiled, stroking his1,212 words
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Article558 1909-06-03 347 French Detective's Evidence. At Bow-street Police-court on May 1, John Stewart Lowden. of Villiers-street, Strand, and Henry Hartuer, of Preston-road, West-cliff-on-Sea, stamp dealers, were charged, on remand, before Mr. Curtis-Bennett, with conspiring to obtain money by fraud. Chief Detective-inspector Stockley stated that when he went to Hariner's558 words
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Article67 1909-06-03 347 In presenting the Etonian, Mr Wedderburn, with the Asiatic Society's gold medal for the best essay on an Indian subject, Lord Curzon urged a more general study of the history of India, because India would occupy a greater share of public attention. Whatever the effect of the Government's concessions, reforms,67 words
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Article996 1909-06-03 348 The philosopher is a man who don't care about trifles. The Hedonist is he who looks upon happiness as the highest good. The one with his love of wisdom he was so wise that he did not even attempt to define wisdom and the other, withW.M. - 996 words
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Article1110 1909-06-03 348 Will there never come a time when the misery of arriving at, and departing from, a place will be reduced to a science Surely in this enlightened age of progress and invention, when human ingenuity is taxed to its utmost to devise some new method for theO.M.K. - 1,110 words
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Article589 1909-06-03 348 By Mb Du Pon, British Vice-Consul. The year now under review has been one of progress for the port, the imports, exports and tonnage, both entering and clearing, all showing an increase over the figures for 1907. The principal exports were 374,815 tons oil (petroleum),589 words
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Article231 1909-06-03 348 An interesting report on physical education has just been presented by an influential joint committee organised by the National League for Physical Education and Improvement. On the committee were representatives of the Admiralty, the War Office, the Board of Education, the universities, almost all the big public schools,231 words
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Article769 1909-06-03 348 The Deyelopment of the Ikdi v T r y The third annual general meeting o f th Rubber Estates of Johore, Ltd., was held May 4th, at the London Chamber of Co** merce, Oxford- Court, ec Sir Frank Swettenham, k c.m.<; presiding. The Chairman said Now,Financial Times - 769 words
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Article231 1909-06-03 348 The acting Governor of the Yunkwei Pro vincee (says the Peking Daily News) h;<<issued an edict to the following effect. Now that the opium evil must be don^ away with at all cost, I have in accordant with Imperial instructions strictly prohibited the cultivation of opium231 words
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Article14 1909-06-03 348 Mr. H. Caldicott, of Vigornia E*t*te Negri Sembilan, It aves for London via Siberia.14 words
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Article912 1909-06-03 349 The Appeal Court will sit in Singapore on the 21st. Justices Brad dell and Thornton are coming down from Penan g. Judgment was given yesterday, for the plaintiffs in the case of the ckim of $189.35 made by C A. Ribeiro and Coy against the SingaporeCries of bear - 912 words
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Article1299 1909-06-03 349 Before Mr Justice Sere om be- Smith in the Supreme Court yesterday, the case of M. D. C. Da Silva (administrator for M. A. De Silva) vs B. P. De Silva was called. Mr E. C. Ellis appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Delay for the defendant.1,299 words
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Article334 1909-06-03 349 Aziz CciuMiTTßd Tamby Discharged Yesterday afternoon, the preliminary enquiry into the allegations of theft of jewellery brought against All and Tamby Kechil, servants in the employ of Messrs J. Little and Coy was resumed by Mr E. E. Colman. Mr Biker conducted the enquiry for the Crowa. Mahomed334 words
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Article161 1909-06-03 349 Mr Tan Fiong Hin residing at No. 95-10 River Valley Road, has offered a reward of 51,000 for the arrest of Nah Wee, the Dutch Chinese woman reported in yesterday's issue as having robbad him of valuables worth •56,250, provided that the jewellery is recovered. He will, however,161 words
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Article122 1909-06-03 349 Oa Sunday evening about 5 o'clock two additional police constables Andar Singh and Padja Singh, employed as watchmen, fell out in Thomson Road and resorted to violence, the result being that Padja Singh received such injuries as necessitated his being sent to hospital were he died on Monday122 words
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Article306 1909-06-03 349 THE MATCH DRAWN. {From our own Correspondent^) Kuala Lumpur, Monday. The match commenced at a quarter to twelve o'clock to-day in fine weather. The home side won the toss and opened the batting, but after an hour's play rain began to fall and interrupted the match. The game306 words
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Article159 1909-06-03 349 Duffer Cup. The following is the draw for the "Duffer" Cup presented to the Singapore Golf Club by Mr A. W. Beau for members whose handicaps are 1H or over. The first round must be completed by Wednesday 9:h inst., and competitors are asked to play off159 words
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Article95 1909-06-03 349 A fast game of hockey was played on the Esplanade last evening between the S. C. C. and the 99th Deccan Infantry. The Deccans had the best of the first portion of the game and at half time were leading by two goals to nil. Both points were obtained95 words
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Article31 1909-06-03 349 In the note on the death of Mr. H. G. James, the names of the old friends who were with him till his death should have. been Mr. and Mrs. Vincent.31 words
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Article189 1909-06-03 350 There are txo good papers on Hark Twain in the May Harper." Mr Archibald Henderson quotes Mark Twain as saying that humour is the key to the hearts of men. The trouble is and Mark Twain las experienced it that the key soon fi^s the lcck so189 words
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310 1909-06-03 350 A fairly good gathering of Chinese pieachers and other Christian workers assembled at 9 a.m. yesterday at the Princep street Church to hear the Rev. Mr. Meyer give a special address for them. The speaker said that if he could influence the preachers he310 words
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Article285 1909-06-03 350 'Yesterday M«nn H. L. CogfcUn A Co sold at their sale-rooms the following properties "Dovecot." Klver Valley Bold, 121 acre3 freehold, monthly natal $190. Puiehasgr Mr Rowland Allen, for 123,000. Bencoolen Street, Nos 17:* to 184, 12 houses, area !>lo."> iq ft. Statutory grants, monthly rental |96. Purchaser285 words
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Article60 1909-06-03 350 The Agents, Meain Darrick and Co. send the following outputs of Bruau^ Ltd Purchased jj.j No. 1 No. 2 from Total Monitor Monitor Natives. Pkl*. Mar. 77.25 20.25 i>7 :>() Apr. 102.29 IVOO 1.96 119.J5 (8 dys) It will be seen that No. 2 Monitor was only started60 words
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Article17 1909-06-03 350 The Ostasiatisk Kompa^ni, of CopenhageD, is having a steamer built in Holland for the Siamese coasting trade.17 words
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Article416 1909-06-03 350 Thursday, June 3, 1909. Wi Hock sent out a clerk to cash a cheque for $264. The man has not returned. The death rate last week was 43.09, the number of deaths being 230; of these 39 died from malarial fever, 23 from phthisis, 14 from pneumonia, and two from416 words
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Article453 1909-06-03 350 A few days igo, Toh Quail Siew, subPost master. Canal Road Post Ofliee, pleaded guilty, in the absence of his counsel, to a charge of criminal breach of trust as a public servant in lespect to a sum of 8140. The District Judge, Mr E. C.453 words
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Article328 1909-06-03 350 Yesterday, Lance Corporal O. Eowson of the Middlesex Regiment was charged before Mr E. C. Howard by Sergeant Nicol with the theft of a bicycle value 850, the property of Pte. Winnie of the same regiment. He pleaded not guilty. Pte. Winnie said that he missed328 words
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Article311 1909-06-03 350 Owing to tte holidays then baa i ot fc?en a great amount of bu-ine-s paeaing, but the market bus a steady tone, with gocd enquiries for l>jth Bubben and Tins at quotetionf. Miniho. Pahaxgi keep unchanged with buyers kt £1 <; 6. lYonoaa, hi\3 been311 words
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263 1909-06-03 350 Cor sal General Thornwell Hajnts of Singapore states that in India, Burniab, and the Straits Settlements both coast and river craft would meet a wide demand if properly introduced, to which he adds Suitable bouts of attractive appearance tnd fairly simple mechanism would263 words
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Article1211 1909-06-03 350 Drowning Accident. A »ad drowning accident happened in lr Harbour on Sunday afternoon, the ]<>i inst., Mr Reppich,* the 2od Engineer '<f the Tringganu," losing his lif e v. Eeppicb, and the 2nd Officer of the steamer decided— in the face cf a threatened to take a sail1,211 words
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Article265 1909-06-03 351 The nows of Austria's forthcoming DreadBMghA programme will excite no surprise, since it follows immediately upon the exhibition we lately had of the new Teuton hegemony to ba imposed upon a powerless Europe. Nor are those behind the scanes s>urpriae<l to learn that heavy financial support is promised265 words
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Article284 1909-06-03 351 At the Hongkon? Magistracy, before Mr. J. H. Kemp. Chief Detective Inspector Haneon brought up a Chinese clerk, named Lim Ch^e ffiMt. alUs J. W. Dodson, aged 30 years, on a charge of larceny of about $70,000 from the Penaug branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank,284 words
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Article58 1909-06-03 351 Messrs Guthrie Co are in receipt of a telegram from the Manager, Labu Estate, that the output of dry rubber from the Estate dunDg the month of May was •.6ox lbs, making the total for the first five months of this year 17,231 lbs. The output for the58 words
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Article2107 1909-06-03 351 (By Submarine Telegraph.) (Renter's Agency.) Rec. May 27, 12.45 am. A motion of Mr Craig calling attention to the divergent views of the Cabinet and deploring any modification of Mr Asquith's definition of the two power standard was debate! in very animated style. The Opposition accused the Premier of2,107 words
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Article141 1909-06-03 351 SEVEN DEAD ON NANSHAN. Succumbed to Fumes. (From our o:.n CorresfoMkHQ Hongkong, May 2'Ab, 2 3:] pin. Five men were suffocated in the hold of the American vessel Nanshan from Cavite to Hongkong prior to her arrival in port. The vessel had a tempestuous passage and her141 words
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Article69 1909-06-03 351 The Latest Promotions. {From our c'icn Correspondent.} London, via P^nang. Rac. May 29, 10.28 a.m. The Bidor Rubber Company Ins teen floated. The capital is £55,000 of which 30,000 shares are issued. The directors are Messrs. Traill, Sir W. H. Treacher, Biguall and Bontein. The purchase price69 words
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Article45 1909-06-03 351 (from our own Correspondent.) HoDgkong, Rec. Maj 2*3. The Taotai Liu Sza Kee has been murdered at Shameen. The deceased official recently returned to Canton after collecting a million dollars in America for the promotion of the manufactures and agriculture of Kwangsi.45 words
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Article19 1909-06-03 351 Mr. Appel of the Canton Customs has been found with a bullet through his heart.19 words
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Article936 1909-06-03 352 MINKS. Capital Capital Itstsa Paid r Issued paidopValce ap l-ompen?. Qootaito, $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining 00. Ltd Oft $300,000 225,000 10 10 Brnang Limited 7 $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Braaeh Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd 7: *500,000 444>69 1 1 Duff Development 00. Ltd 5 $400,000936 words
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Advertisement40 1909-06-03 352 tftirfktl) annual Publication. THE SINGAPORE AND STRAITS DIRECTORY for 1909. 937pp. Royal Bvo., Cloth? Price $7-5O per copy; $8-OO Post Free. Publishers 9 FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED. To be had from all Booksellers in Straits Settlements and F. W f40 words
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Page 352 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous675 1909-06-03 352 CLEARANCES. May 27. Itonoa, Dut. str., Toples, for P. Berandan. Indramayo, Brit, str., Thirkell, for Boston and New York. Hebe, Brit, str., Inkster, for Penang Deli. Tara, Brit, str., Acheson, for Penang, Negapatam and Nantes. Brit, str., O'Sullivan, for Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta. Van Riebeeck, Dut. str., Neijts for Batavia.675 words
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Miscellaneous740 1909-06-03 352 Van Diemen, Dut. str., Eilbracht, for Muntok. Brouwer, Dut. str., Resner, for Moera Saba. Van Goens, Dut. str., Dencker for Anambas and Natunaa Is. Resident Schieff, Dut. str., Unus, for Rbio. Sri Muar, Brit str., Hudson, for Muar and Malacca. Pob Ann, Brit, str, Robertson, for Port Swettenbam via ports.740 words
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Miscellaneous270 1909-06-03 352 VESSELS H? PORT. Man-of-war Fla* And Tons Commanders Arrived From For Wh Koningin Regentes Dut. cru. 5000 Pinha June 2 Soerabaia Do~k Sea Mew 001. Tacht|soo Coleman May 24 Malacca Incerta Ship Flair ft Tons Master Arrived From Consignee* For w/' Bullniouth Brit 2606 Head May 26 Calcutta A. Sax270 words
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