Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 17 August 1907

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    20 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 590, VOL 111. j SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17. 1907~ PRICE 5 CENTS,
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    THE GREATEST HORSE THAT EVER TROD THE TURF.
    790 1 THE GREATEST HORSE THAT EVER TROD THE TURF. THIS STORY OF ECLIPSE AND HIS OWNER. Mr. T. Andrea Cook has told the story of the great racehorse Eclipse m a book published by Mr. Heinemaim last month under the title of M Eclipse and O'Kelly." A London exchange reviews it
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    JOURNALISTIC ETIQUETTE.
    145 1 A GRACEFUL COMPLIMENT. Mr. A. J. Fraser Blair (Editor of "The Empire") wrote to the Slalfsmnn on the recent improvements effected m the get-up of that paper I congratulate you most heartily upon your v\cll deserved triumph. There is only one word for the new "Statesman unchallengeable! It
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    PEKIN-PARIS 10,000-MILE MOTOR RACE.
    412 1 PEKIN-PARIS 10,000MILE MOTOR RACE. FAMOUS MOTORISTS AMAZING ADVENTURES. Prince Borghcse, the Italian competitor m the Pekin to Paris motor-car race, arrived at Omsk having completed In I month and four days one third of hh io.coo-mile course. He has now 6,60 j miles to go. 1 he arrival was not
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    SINKING ST. PAUL'S.
    276 1 NEW THEORY REGARDING THE CATHEDRAL'S SUBSIDENCE.' Mr. George C. Churchward, M.1.C.E., a prominent London engineer, has pro poundeu a new theory concerning the sensitive condition of St. Paul's Cathedral, London. Mr Churchward'a theory, simply stated, asserts that the portions of St. Paul's now showing signs of weakness
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    ARCHDEACON AND THE PIGEON.
    168 1 The Archdeacon of London, speaking at Nctlcy on the growth of the instant of rescue, said that about a month ago he was coming out of the House of Commons when he noticed that one of the pigeons which made their abode round the I louse
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      94 1 i s o^^* A GOOD DiGESTION i *"^""^S I ik^B^ m ""^3 J A GOOD DIBESTION V?!! ErcOccaslon '"j TRarc Occasion I KARAT GOLD LADY WATCHES I SET WITH DIAMONDS I th $22.50 Bnchfj pHES f CLOCKS AND FANCY GOODS iTRIDieiLCLSLY CHEAP PRICES. I I I IDEAL RECORDS! I 50
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      152 1 Howarth Erskine". i Ei>£ii>eers apd Contractors. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. Telephone 28. Telegram*," EESKT^E. WEILL ZERNER 8 31. SSattery Sload. Arc showing now a fine collection of Jewellery such as, Rings, Brooches, Necklaces, Lockets etc- at very reasonable Prices. Sterling Silver Cigar and Cigarette Cases, Photof names, Mirrors. Travelling Clocks, Manicure sets
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      14 1 FROMY, ROCLE ft CO j to J&*& pOW JU)Ott »c\ gg N^2 IT!^^ SO
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    The Eastern Daily Mail PRICE 5 CENTS. SATURDAY. 17TH AUGUST. THE CHOLERA.
    648 2 Little as we are disposed to meddle with the matter of the disease that is now causing trouble m our midst, we conceive that as public journalists we are bound to keep our readers acquainted with the progress
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    WHAT IS WHISKEY?
    270 2 WHAT IS WHISKEY The following note taken from the Weekly IrishJTimes" shows that Singapore is not alone m its anxiety to know What is Whisf key We do not think that its publication m any way prejudices the case now before the local Courts. When there is considerable controversy over
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    290 2 1 i is stated that the majority ot the members of the Central Government are determined to repurchase Weihaiwei. Thf. work of the 3rd Magistrates Court necessitated the sitting of that Court on Thursday till an unusually late hour. Prince Fushimi has been appointed president of the Grand National Exhibition
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    THE BANQUET TO THE NEW GOVERNOR OF CEYLON.
    1080 2 THE BANQUET TO THE NEW GOVERNOR OF CEYLON. SIR HENRY MCCAUin, SPEECH. There was a lame mnA gathering of C*& S cadero Restaurant, Lomi n on IN when the Ceylon AssociM.o'n'-r^'^ gave a dinner to Sir Hrnrv :i X.C.M. G.theGoven;:Vi"t m r Ceylon. Sir Federick R. Saunders X C M
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    23 2 Yest< Goh i z-nc :rom ::ie\Y known that tiled down m antiqj and material 1-, Goh i r: i to remove. I
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    DAMAGES IN ANOTHER
    26 2 Yc~ fell on box v..v being pi broke arre>:ed. Yesterday, he man who told the compli priori lor da-, igi the defendant uou >
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    THE DIFFERENCE.
    25 2 "If ever) g I Coram ssioiv I Tuesday* met. p; red to UKTtISt titUti -naaeatlj migtr. 0 Mandalay 1 Municipal him, such n
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    THE TELEPHONE INVENTED
    38 2 Caw memorial inventor of the tcM*j is .till livii-i; 1847, of deal m that he ii brought him f he was M l»rc offered a 1 l k thought B. refuxd to interest to-day i>
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    WORLD'S BIGGEST CHILDREN
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      237 2 John LitUe Co. Ltd. AD VATTED GLENUVET WHISKY fthi n Ji nil GOIO ME AAL (&m EDINBURGH. tjM# to IONteH i|N. CAICUTTA i«B*. icce»jitt£>£*ro*T Asihts Fsa** Bjiufr ACo 59 M**# Lame EC JOHN LITTLE 3c CO. L-D-. SINGAPORE. I M Purity"and Quality are the Characteristics of the I Whiskies that
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      157 2 APPLES STONE PIPPINS," AND M STURMER PIPPINS." Per dozen $0.60 Per ease (13 doz.) $7.20 SPECIAL CARE TAKEN WITH CASES FOR OUTPORTS. THOMPSON, THOMAS k CO. THE AUSTRALIAN STORES, SINGAPORE. PATHE FRERES] PARIS Cii)en>atograpl?s j JT Jl XVI I Sole Agent for I The Straits, Burmah, Java, 1 Sumatra. The
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      23 2 I ROOMS TO LET. J-JOArd ant j Lodging to be had at Barganny House No. 7, Ovlcv Rise. Terms: Moderate. i (15-S-07- 22-8-07.)
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      112 2 COMING EVENTS. TO-DAY, AUGUST 17. High Water. 3-27 am, $-a} pm. Moon. First Quarter 4-6 am. Sungei Tiram Co. M'ting. Winchotor House 2-30 pm. .*-> V I Inspection. 2-30 Taiping Races. S V A Shoot 3. I'o-MORROW, AUGUST 18. High Water 4-41 am, 4-38 pm. 12th after Trinity. S. K.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Riots in Belfast.
      7 3 JKfIUOL c id twentyfive
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      Obituary.
      4 3 .^Joaclmn is dead.
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      7 3 S^en His M.ncsty r-^ror Franz Josef
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      44 3 tpEPOUCE ptTERS GERMAN [rritoßV .Mil. met J^Cape Police and has *V- nth four *!r rtrs The new? were cc with 0 MSfl d Wife's Sister's Bill ffi THIRD READING. -5 am B II ha> jfc- 1!1 tlie J c r tci ill night
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      13 3 am :rned -h Land Sro I i 1 1 r v sioM
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      11 3 MACLEAN i m. much jet events >ablaoca. d Macteß: ecting.
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      The Yunnan Railway.
      35 3 rRADE IF NOT p TT. mutr >l Lord that L'.lley's ay wa> I whether fact tot cons- ade of Yunnan will g MMi towards i's question Government mporunce of udicious m the
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      60 3 oven S*> v Dr. Lim In his ited that r er from any brotherly love Dour. He ■us cere- required tv i »rry out the JUontuciu,. vstedwith .ugbt him M*" or .st diffi?r earn. He also number 'nCi,;.tse were beginnings of their 'earn Ihis >uld not onfucius and !oued,
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      60 3 July, His Jg« rWrkell White, of Burma, wShllSr White and "is Joseph's Con«corate the Lady ith K.I tf f in the last New b >- *c Viceroy, m ;<* at the Convent ou'unu- the V icar cv al of the Clergy »ere prescm rt llF mlemcn fri e"ds 7
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      33 3 Jr^Mc- i v hlch >s being Ist1 st Boat o Guth "c Coy's S i?y exciting E3« w concrete <>•• c °nerete. It i s &s*s%*« 5 !s kS lsi 'no, f he skeleton
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      The Russo Japanese Convention.
      55 3 OPEN DOOR POLICY IN MANCHURIA. London, August 16, pm Pointing out of the equity and opportuneness of the Russo Japanese Convention the Tunes hopes that Japa^ will now take measures to remove aU grounds of complaint regarding the open door policy m Manchuria and the I
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      Strike in Belfast Settled.
      24 3 WORK RESUMED. London, August 16, 4 p. m The Belfast strike has ended and work has been resumed from to-day.
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      The Anti-Opium Delegates.
      136 3 CAREFUL CONSIDERATION PROMISED. London, Aug. 10, 430 p.m. In the absence of Lord Elgin ul, o was engaged m the House of Lords Mr U.nston Churchill received the AntiOpium Delegates Dr. Connolly and Mr Alexander from the Straits and Malaysia. They urged that the time was ripe
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      Mr Winston Churchill's Visit to Mombasa.
      30 3 London, August 16, 6.35 p.m. Mr. Winston Churchill sails for Mombasa on the 25th of September. He visits Kenia forests and returns via Nile.
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      Vienna Conference.
      46 3 REFORMS IN MACEDONIA. London. August 10, 6.35 p.m. An official communique re Vienna Conferences discloses the identity of views regarding reforms to be introduced m Macedonia also concerning the proposals to be made to Turkey re the manner of dealing with Macedonian bands organizations.
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      Appropriation Bill.
      20 3 London, August 16, 6.35 p.m. lhe Appropriation Bill has pa>sed through second reading m the House of Commons.
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      Franco Siamese Treaty.
      48 3 London, August 16, 6.35 p.m. Mr. Donald Smeaton asked whether the Franco Siamese threatened the independence of Siam. Sir Edward Grey replying stated that the treaty was a voluntary arrangement which was satisfactory to Siam which is surely the best judge of its own interests.
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      JAPAN'S MONSTER BATTLESHIPS.
      60 3 It is stated that the dimensions, speed, etc. of the two great battleships which are about to be laid dowu at Kure and Yokosuka are as follows: Displacement 20,800 tons horsepower 20,000 speed 20 knots main armament ten 12 m. guns their estimated cost V 10,000,000. They
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      HUMAN STATUES.
      62 3 Two doctors of Sao Paulo, Brazil, have applied to patent a discovery to preserve th s body after death, so that it may do duty as statue by simply placing it on a pedestal. The inventors claim that their process provides a surface equal to marble m appearance,
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      MARIE CORELLI ON MEN.
      165 3 Miss Marie Corelli ha* written a scath ing indictment of man's selfishness m an introductory note to a new volume of stories, "To put it bluntly and plainly," Miss Corelli writes, a great majority of the present day want women to keep them. It is not
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      103 3 Yesterday, a Chinese lad, having armed himself with a knife ascended a cocoanut tree m Yco Chu Kau Road and cut down eight nuts. A Javanese gardener m charge of the place, heard the nuts falling and went to see what was the matter. He saw the boy descending the
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    528 3 There was present TL E ii The /P cpul y Gov ernor. a Officer Commanding. N Attorney deneral. n Colonial Treasurer. v Auditor General. n n Colonial Engineer m Tan Jiak Kirn. H H. Fort. J. Anderson. h J' Turner, •t n Dr. Galloway. Motion by Colonial Engineer.
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    SINGAPORE HEALTH RETURNS.
    111 3 The health statistics for the week ended August 10 show that there were 3sB deaths m Singapore— 354 males and 74 females. Of this number 263 were Chinese, and 38 Malays. Four Eurasians died, and one European. Seventy deaths were due to malarial fever, 49 to cholera,
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    254 3 Alamah, a Bombay trader residing m High Street, is looking for a Chinese customer and has appealed to the police for assistance. I tie Chinaman has taken $77 worth of goods from him and disappeared. This is rather a civil than a police matter. Two Chinese were charged at the
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    THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1214 3 THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSION. Officer were also present. The President Remarks. i h A e n PrCSident said tha < Mr. Row! arid Allen was away at Kuala Lumpur; Dr. Murray Robertson was ill and ihat Mr. Ong Kek Lim was prevented from attending owing to pressure of business. Mr. Cheng
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    ALLEGED KILLING OF A BULLOCK.
    70 3 Yesterday, Sergent Man, who is m charge of the seppy Lines Police division brought Knlimootu before Mr. C. F Green, the 2nd Magistrate 011 the charge of having killed a bullock belonging to Guindapicliay at No. 348 Havelock Road on the nth, instant. Corporal No.
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      219 3 Cbe straits Cpcic ana motor Cop. great REDUc ;r E s or THE bicycles TYRES, ACCESSORIES ETC. lilt I A D CO T l^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^m^. L-MnVjlLOl im m^L Tl ADPLTCJ A|L m ->r—~ L» M nvj t. O for one week Commencing August 12th. THE BESTSOPPORTUNITY TO GET A fN/^QT QD
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      114 3 CHURCH SERVICES. S. Andrew's Cathedral. Matins and Litany, 7 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral), 7-45 a.m. Holy Communion (Plain), 9-15 a.m. Sunday School and Bible classes, 3-40 p.m. Evensong and Sermon, 5-30 p.m. S. Matthew's, Sepoy Links. Foo Chow Service, 11-1 5. \m. Sunday School, 3-40 p.m. Evensong and Sermon, 8-15
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      451 4 FIRST flETtf: I|4D: COFFEE FASTING FACTORY MUL&NG SOLE ADDRESS IN NETH EAST INDIA FOR SUPERIOR, ROASTED GROUND COFFE SOLD ZiY^JRYWHEREAlso AT 2EF k iLLLtt A Co. 166 Ceui Sin* CO-OPERATIVE AGENCY. ARGYLE ROAD, PENAN6. STOCK: Musical goetK Pictorial Post Cauls, Household" Brand Ceylon lea and Britaria'" rand Coffee, Fragrant anu
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      310 4 TO STAMP COLLECTOR! FOR SALE. I.abuan stamps surcharged Strai Settlements. Labuan stamps surcharged Brunei. Single stamps and complete sets. 11. DUNKELSBUHLER&Co. Deutsche Bttchhandlung. Cavanagh Bridgk Builuin Suite G. (8-8 07— 22-8-07.) T.E. CHINA CO. COMMISSION AGENTS ft DEALERS IN Swatow Drawn Thread Works Chinese Embroideries Chinese WarePewerts Picture Post Cards
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      669 4 5 BANKS. its Hongkong ft Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAJiHJP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 1 _oi nmono Silver Reserve 91 1,000,000 1 21 0U0 UOU Reserve Liability ot Proprietors $10,000,000 G. Court of Directors. G. H, Mkdhurst, Esq. Chairman. Hon, Mr, W. J. Gresson— Deputy-Chairman. Bailech, Esq, D.
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      328 4 "E, D.M/ADLETS-FOf SEE MUM. 50-2 VICTORIA STREET, Opposite St. Joseph's Church. Cycles and Accessories, Agents for the HART" cycle also the famous X Bar cycle, Rubber Tyred Ricksha Wheels, bcwing Machines and Type- writers repaired. INSPECTION INVITED. v.c. HOOT COMPANY, 93, Belftetd Street, Ipoh. General Repairers of Cycles, Muter Cycle
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      550 4 t SALE, WANTED, &C TO BE LET. QFFICE and Godown. W h im ate entry No. 7 M ,,1""mcdi. ""mediJ 7, Malacca btreet Apply to GUTHRIE&Cd f U d 15-6-07. v. c. TOIJET. COMPOUND HOUSE (GROUND Floo7~F our R Kitchen. RentC mS and i /2 Hencoolcn ,V;,./ 29-6-07. v. c.
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      168 4 Moot), f py 3 Moom 1 m 1 I 3 Month, ADVERTISING >r "^Zh c '^^Bf i arr >age, Bini,, I^H Manager, Ust f whefl Eastern Daily Mil May.be obtamed.B I Riffltt Hotel. Orchard Road, U!d y^i Uvenafh Bridge Cjar U. I phi Hotel. Nederlaiid Hotel, A^R^^H -arat ivliaii, 54,
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  • THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT.
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      11 1 THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT. SIKGAPOKE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 19u7.
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      Stocks and Shares.
      538 1 Issue Paid Ta^e V.-lue up to Company Quotations pres nri<* I I oo *lo $10 Duff DeveJopeme nt Ltd. 2 $lo tio Kadana G. M. Co.. U'ref) 2.00 nominal ;ed io.oo i i $19 X fi^u G'Mfields Ltd. 't. pi 9.00 ic.'titnb) 9-00 Raub Asst. Ci. M.
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      PRODUCE.
      115 1 Gambier j 6?o do (Cube No- i) uur P ic ked n 10.30 Copra Bah «J« do Pontianak ggo Pepper, Black 7< 50 do White 50/0 24 60 Sago Flour Sarawak 3.00 do Brunei No. 1 2O c Pearl Sago *JJ r* rr i» i- 4*s° Coffee Bali, 15
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      EXCHANGE.
      138 1 On London. Bank a m/s 2/44 Demand 2/4*l/6 Private 6 m/s 2/4 15/16 do. 3 m/s 2/4 9/16 O« GetHMHv. -Bank d/d 2.39 Private 3 m/s 2.45 do 6 m/s 2.47 On Franc Bank d/d 2.94 Private 3 m/s 3.03J do 6 m/s 3.06* Oh I mini. -Bank T.
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        699 2 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS IN PORT. I'nder this heading the lullowing abbreviations are used —str.. steamer; sh.— ship; tq.- barque; sch.— schooner Yet.— Yacht; Cru.— Cruistr; G'bt —Gun British; I. S. United States Fch. French Ger. German Dut.— Dutch Ital.— Italian bpain.- Spanish; Sar— Sarawak G c— General Cargo dpdeck passer
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        527 2 Pin Sauj, Brit hit 378 tons, Captain Davidson, Aug 15, Fk m Penang, Aug 13. Gc, and dp. Jaik Lee Guan. For Penang, Aug 17— Rds Pathana, Siam. str. 100 tons, Nacodah, Augt 12. From Kwantan, Augt n. G.c, and 3d p. Hock Moh. For Kwantan, L Rds. Pathana, Siam.
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        434 2 VESSELSJXPECTED. Name, /V//, Probable dan oj Am <"/■ name of Agents. Steamers. Airlie, Sydney, Aug 24; Boustead Ar.ttLor, Liverpool, Aug 19; M Arcadia, Hongkong, Aug Coy Aschia, Bon bay. Aug 28; Bel Austria, H< 1 gkong,SeptB; R Australien. Marseilles, Aug MaritimeBellerophon, China, Aug 2 5 ;MansfieI Brasilia, Hongkong, Sept— Meyer
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        21 2 >a m,\ MAILS TO ijj II BJ v.. Si MAILS CLOSE K. Pa S Gr DOtn Pi Z» CLEARANCES. -rp I
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