Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 28 October 1907

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1 2 Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser
  • 21 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 645, VOL 111. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, OCHOBER 28 1907. [paicE 5 cents. "THE LANCET."
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  • 572 1 The Chemical Theatre of the Medical College, Calcutta was crowded recently to hear Dr. J. C. Bose expound some of his latest discoveries and experiments. The Lieutenant-Governor presided and many prominent officials and a lorgc number of leading Indians were among the audience. Dr. Bose had called
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  • 105 1 The following letter appear m the limes of Ceylon Sir, A few days ago, I cut open a papaw, plucked fr<»m a tree grown m the "Mill House" garden, and inside found a ripe chow-chow fruit. I may mention that a chow-chow creeper grows very
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  • 115 1 Indian cricketers, says the Pioneer, will be interested to learn that the Free Foresters are organising a tour m India for the cold weather season of 1908-09. The team will comprise sixteen players, most of them participants m home first-class cricket, and will probably include
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  • 117 1 If a man did every day all that the dentists say he ought to do to his teeth, all that the manicures say he ought to do to his hands, all that the barbers say he ought todj to his hair, all that
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  • 115 1 SAIGON SECRET SOCIETY. Ihe Saigon police lately raided the premises of a Chinese Secret Society, which proved to be an offshoot of the famous Triad organisation. The magisterial inquiry resulted m the leader of the Society being sentenced to three years' imprisonment. His two head officci s each got one
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  • 68 1 The Colonel (to friend's gardner, who has given him a buttonhole) I always think, John, that your flowers smell sweeter than any." John "So do your weeds, sir." The Colonel Ah, will you try one, John." John M Well, thank you, sir, 1 don't mind it I do.
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  • 606 1 This Lady m Burma WAf Weak an» ANAEMIC— DISIRACTED WITH PaIN— A Worn-out, Nervous, Despairing Shadow of her former Self— When OR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS WKRE TRIED, AND RESTORED MIR 1O Vigorous Health. It was after the birth of my fust child that I
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 136 1 L rogee co. Reserve JOPEBRMDY hi LITTLE CO., LTD, I (SOLE AGENTS.) DE WAR'S WHISKY. ■V j ki I THL STANDARD OF I STERLING VALUE I I 1 1 Oocktai 1 I! I Martini. I- i AGENTS Ijfaerican L^ctti; The Schweiger h Import Export Co. iv__HJß"' LIMITKD. Stop to buy
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    • 304 1 Phonograph PatKe THE BEST AND CHEAPEST TALKING MACHINES. NO CHANGE OF NEEDLES. It^" PRICES FROM $20 TO $80. -SJ Records Pathe Records ill inch single $I,CO each. inch double $1.40 each. Stetail Agents. WBILL fe 9 ZERNER A' A PATTERY ROAD. Howarth Erskine" Ei?gii?eers ai>d Contractors. ELECTRICAL lIMSTALLATIOWS. I 'Irhyhnm-
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    • 11 1 FROMY, ROGEE CO cck;nac Medical Reserve PURE GRAPE BRANDY KKCO.MMKNDEII BY
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  • 757 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. MONDAY, 28th OCTOBER. PROBABLE CAUSES OE CHOLERA. A week ago, we laid beforo the uublic m lull detail the Progress Report of the Municipality for the month of August last, and m so doing published what has reappeared m the last issue of the Government Gazette.
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  • 707 2 Imk S. V. A. spent Saturday night and yesterday m camp. The Canton Insurance Company, Ltd., propo-es to pay a dividend o*"$:o a shrre, absorbinc: •'S^oo.ooo. Mk. N. R. Crun* Ewing, A. D X I poll, has been icraured three months' leave. The use of excret.i uj^on growing vegetables, is
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 144 2 ALHAMBR/ Cinematograph. TO-NIGHT 7-30 p.m. AMD 9-30 p.m. New Programme The only Recognised Shov OL'R PICTURES DEFY COMPETITION Absolutely Rock Steady AND FREE FROM FLICKER. Fresh Grapes. PER lb W^L CENTS THOMPSON THOMAS CO. 17 IS Stamford Road Cheapest House IN SINGAPORE. DEAL DIRECT WITH THE MANUFACTURER Cinematographs Jilms PATHE
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    • 338 2 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. rpENDERS will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office up to noon of the 23rd November, 1 907 for the following Police services for the year 1908. 1. For making of Sign Boards for Coffee shops, Eating and Lodging Houses and for explosive stores in Singapore. 2. For
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 163 2 eOMlNG EVENTS. TO-DAY, OCTOBER 28. High Water. 2-49 a m. I-58 pm LLTC Cr< <juet Tournament German homeward mail closes 8 Grand Cim*mat< 'graph Show 7-30 and 9-30 p. Japanese Cinematograph Show 7-30 'J-30 p. ID-MORROW, OCTOBER 99. HigL Water. 3-44 am 2-41 pm M<«>n. 1 .a 51 Quarter. 5.29
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  • TELEGRAMS
    • 72 3 f ;f p ,«o INJURED. V „,,0-15 a.m. nhquake I uidespread I rain Ml rom- isaggravaft- populace of I 0 liged to I 1 trthquakc n' ntcnsified the peopk are I ed is to be Men ln thc surI „,,cdwith■- of the buildings. r ri- hand tiom
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    • 78 3 Lther suspensions of rPAYMENI -45 a.m. Examiner has announced Hamilton State I cltth Ward and the Empire City inha:: m show that rmcr Banks suspended '"Jjjjuse ol the lack of ready x then < a tetter feeling m narket, which is still at L point of
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    • 37 3 RY CONFERENCE. ber 26, 10-15 a.m. c Chairman ot the and Mr. Lloyd the Board of Trade, lasted tor half an ms were made, urned for the 1 the directors ol the the matter.
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    • 38 3 RAOICTION OF RUMOURS. ttn, Uci'jber. >, 10-15 a.m. )!itradic:s, m the the report that utor. the Commander-in-:.as threatened to resign I legislation respecting as Canal is vetoed, and Laj ■dAgit Singh are arrested, and oocompei'ed to yield
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    • 22 3 woo, October >6, 10-15 tLM, 'he Viceroy of India ifj cultural situation provinces of iiid that the u^.
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  • 27 3 ti 10-15 a.m. Cambridge- r to i against to i .00 to i 4 10 to i ■4 to S i°o iti to i
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  • 87 3 rs, published on tali lowing >« f i n honour of the Ih4 King will J* Race Course on 9 at 5 15 p. m The also the johorc ci Forces, will lake c *-> be m position by G A. and R. hj. will Railway StaC
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  • 98 3 '**<,/ r,. -p. ires sajrs RST 1 is to br '"g into the to, o^P^y/. 2,000, Which n U on Binal8 inal capital. *U?d iar^' llca|l binaries Nsi "> but doubtless ««*nce and ordinary Ne e e Mua) rights to might -have been ?i iem| um than
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 29 3 SIX MOREJ,USPENSIONS. London, October 26f 3.40 pm Ihe run on the R an1,~ -r Companies of New BV nd continuous York has been
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    • 24 3 BANKS. London, October, a6 3 4 Op .m to consider the situation Washln S ton notice for withdrawals. y y
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    • 46 3 London, October 27, Ow.ng to numerous runs on the Banks yesterday an d the consequent suspensions m the different cities of America the leading financiers have Seen making impassioned appeals to the public to des.st from withdrawing their money from the Banks
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    • 38 3 Marylebone's First Match in Australia. VISITORS' 350 FOR SEVEN WICKETS. London, October, 27, v- 40 a.m. A cablegram from Perth, Westralia states that m their match against the Australians the English team obtained 350 runs for 7 wickets.
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    • 43 3 King Alfonso and Queen Victoria. VISIT TO ENGLAND. London, October 27, 1 4O am The King and Queen of Spain embark on the battleship -Renown*' at Cherbourg on Tuesday next and sail towards Portsmouth. Their visit is private and lasts tor one month.
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    • 108 3 JUDGMENT ON MONDAY. London, October 27, 1 i- 4O a.m. The wlufle of Europe, especially Germany has been profoundly moved by the libel action proceeding at Berlin against thc well-known journalist Harden who published several articles m his paper the "Zukunft" alleging that the Kaiser
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  • 220 3 HEAVY LOSSES IN F. M. S. The tin panic has been running rather high during the past week, although it MrM rumoured that lately the price went up S4 m Singapore. At Ipoh, however, the ri>e appeard to be only 25 cents. On every hand the
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  • 90 3 Quite a little scare has been caused m rubber. shares on the stock Exchange, says the Times of Ceylon's London correspondent, owing to paragraphs m the half-penny press about artificial rubber. This is the silly season and something of the kind was to be expected but
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  • 74 3 A telegram has been received from London to the effect that the Kramat Pulai Tin Mining Co.. Ltd. has been floated there by Mr. Loke Chow Thye. The capital of the Company, the Straits Echo understands, is to be /,ioo,ooo, divided into 100,000 shares of
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  • 66 3 It is reported that the capital of hall-a. million dollars proposed to be raised for the flotation oi the new company Sa ak South' Ltd, has been already over subscribed, though the share application f"t will only be closed on the U»>»t lh.s speaks volumes for the confidence o. the
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  • 686 3 ALLEGED BREACH OF TRUST BY A GOVERNMENT SERVANT. r n h^ Case of k B^'ereim I lerk S V 7u2 alio Criminal breach fendant W 3PPCarcd for thc dmR C V P r in JJ- B Colbeck, Adjutant DriU H a n' d -r? 1 th s r offi <*
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  • 129 3 Ching Choon, a Chinese youth was on Saturday, charged by Inspector Knox before Mr. G. G. Seth with the theft of $15 and some wearing apparel value S2, the property of Jai Leonj; from No. 21 Nankin Street on the 20th, instant It seems that the defendant rented
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  • 93 3 The practice of bilking or paying only a portion of lite tare is very common and as the puller naturally resents this, frequent t.-hts are the result. Every day cas of tliis kind are before the Magistrate* and as the puller cannot produce a wi mess, he generally comes
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  • 43 3 A meetiiTg of the Legislative Council will be held m the Council Chamber on Friday, Ist November, 1907,31 2-30 p.m. Order ok thk Day. 1 Supply Bill (Bill "For making provision for the Public Service for the year 1908.") 2nd Reading.
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  • 20 3 Mr. T. Christ, late Deputy Conservator of Forests, Pahang. has secured an appointment ir the Forest Department of Southern Nigeria.
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  • 309 3 The ways of a municipal rate collector seem to have led to considerable trouble on the 21st instant. A man has been peppered with small shot, the collectors son has been fined S5O m default imprisonment for a month and three poor coolies have been fined
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  • 260 3 The Messageries Maratimes intermediate steamer Longsor left her berth at the French mail wharf about 1 1 pm. on Friday and it may be assumed that grent was the surprise of the agents when on the following morning one of thc officers of
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  • 139 3 At an unusual hour during Friday night, Kurpen chetty was unexpectedly aroused from his slumbers by a well known Chinese resident. The unusual hour and the unexpected rousing rather frightened the chetty and he clutched at the visttor and held on to him until some of
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  • 138 3 During Friday night, at the <Sth mile on Jurong Road, five kehs it is alleged broken into ;i Chiaman's hut bound the occupant turned the place upside down and decamped with property, valued at S-S. As ■MM as the man could shake himself of his shackles, he
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  • 105 3 Ihree wretched specimens of Chinese humanity were charged by Inspector Knox before Mr. G. G. Seth m the 3rd, Magistrates' Court for grubbing m a dustbin. The trouble arising from the grubbing is the nuisance it creates by the refuse being scattered about. One man said he was sick
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  • 63 3 On Saturday, two immigrants who had been seven days m prison thinking over the expediency or otherwise of signing a labour contract, wete before Mr. G. G. Seth. The men declared that they had paid their passage money and resolutely refused to si^n a contract. They were sent
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  • 562 3 It has often been declared that it was the German schoolmaster who had won the great victories of Koeniggraetz and Sedan and thus established the German Empire. In analyzing the factors and forces that have made Japan so suddenly a great world-power special emphasis is also
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  • 207 3 The appeal of Dr. Stokes of the Kolar Gold Fields, who was fined Ks. 50 by the Magistrate on the mines for refusing to give medical evidence, unless he was paid a professional fee of Rs. 16. has been dismissed by the Chief Court of
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  • 123 3 THE QUESTION OF TRAIN AND TRAM-FARE. A long discussion has taken place at the Municipal Council as a result of which it was decided that ponding the elaboration of a comprehensive scheme of increments, a provisional increase of 20 per cent should be given to
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  • 133 3 A romantic search (or treasure and specie, valued nearly a million sterling, is about to be made by a private London Syndicate which proposes to salve the fleet sunk m the battle of Navai mo. A concession from the Greek Government has been obtained by the Syndicate.
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  • 129 3 Following is the result of the Commercial Examination held under the auspices of the Penang Chamber of Commerce on the 7th ultimo. There were 68 candidates entered for the examination 50 from the Free School, 10 from St. Xavier's Institution and 8 from the Anglo-Chinese School
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  • 115 3 The kidnapping of children and young women is common on the coast of Annam, m Indo-China. The parents contribute to it by allowing children to roam about the neighbourhood at will. The result is that Chinese robbers make it a practice to sail along the coast and kidnap
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  • 84 3 About noon on Thursday an accident attended with which loss of life occurred at the Seng Huat rice mill, rented by Phya Piboon, on Klong Kut Mai. Something went wrong with the boiler, and the engineer, Nai Vim, was trying to clear a passage m
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  • 72 3 An outbreak of plague at Mytho near Saigon led to curious proceedings on the part of the sanitary authorities. One of the persons stricken fatally was a Chinese baker. At his death, all the furniture and appliances m the shop were destroyed, and the stock of flour was cast into
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  • 495 3 I once heard a diplomat say that American women did not converse, they only chattered." And how true this is! In Europe women do not talk merely, they converse and when their husbands have official positions or arc m the diplomatic service, they are as
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  • Page 3 Advertisements

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    • 451 4 ED. PINAUD'S PERFUMERY call the attention of its numerous customers to the fact that none of its produr.s is genuine unless bearing the following leistered Trade Marks: These Trade Marks p% ,J«% f^"V* ¥T 1/C I IVI C 1 PUn 1 fc"VfclniE a Extrait Vegetal a IIXORA Qjfip as illustrations
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    • 537 4 T. E. CHIN A CO. CGMMSSION AGENTS A DEALERS IN Suatow Drawn Thread Works Chinese Embroideries Chinese WarePewerts Picture Post Cards Views Post Cards Perfumery Stationery Novels Post Card Albums Labuan Stamps sut charged Straits Settlements Petal Dust T. E. CHIN A Co.. Sj-j Bras Basa/i Hoad SINGAPORE. GASOLENE LIGHT
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    • 469 4 BAN X S Honykong Shanghai Ranking Corporation. I*AID-LP CAPITAL ."<IO.UOO,OUO RKSKKVE FUND Sterling IflSWIl) 51U.0U0.0U0 ai 000,000 Silver Reserve *11,000,0U0 J Keseive Liability of Proprietors $10,000,00U Court of Director*. G. H, MEDHURST, Esq. Chairman. Hon, Mr, W. J. Gresson- Deputy-Chairman. Bailecli, Esq. D. M. Nissim Esq. E. Goetz, Esq, A
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    • 323 4 "E. D. M. ADLETS. FOR SALE, WANTED, &r NOTIFICATION. T^OTICE is hereby given lhat the following Government Roads are closed for repairs to ail traffic except bullock cart traffic. Ayer Raja Road, Reformatory Road, Seletar Road, Yio Chu Kang Road, "Jam pen is Road, Changi Road beyond the 7th mile,
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    • 441 4 JUSY ARRIVED!!! For the first time m Singapore The Grand Imperial Panorama. I'atromizedby H. >1. Kmg Kdward Vl H. M. the Kmg Emperor of Germany and all the Royalty of the Continent of Kuropc. Realistic Views!!! Illustrating the principal Towns, T ravels Exhibitions and the Wars ol the World Change
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    • 213 4 3 Months < I 3 Mo 6 Mo 1 Vctr Wante lot!° Let> -m thrice weekly'^ I Jjj« hew I j I •I.oa '1 1 I I I Carriage, Birth or I^., Per insertion. I IN AbVANu. I Manager, List of Depots "Eastern Daily Mail, May be obtained, Abdullah, 15
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  • THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT.
    • 11 1 THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT. SJKGAPOI.'K, MONIJA*. OCTOBER 28, 1907.
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    • 840 1 a. Special Gold Reserve Fund. Insurance Fund, c. Sundry Reserves. d. Sundr. Reserves. Special Reserve. C pit. 1 Subscribed of IsBue **»»<* v _S Shares Value jupto i Xeserv < Company I Quotations pre GOLD. I 19 0 £400,000 £350,000 350,000 I 1 Duff Development Ltd. <4
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    • 103 1 Singapore, October 35, 1907. Gambier S 8.00 do (Cube No. 1 unpicked 10.45 Copra Bali H 8.75 do Pontianak 8.20 Pepper, Black M 1500 do White 5 o/c buyers 20.50 Sago Flour Sarawak 3.40 do Brunei No. 1 3.10 Pearl Sago 4-7° Coffee Bali, 150/0 26.25 <)ftr< Palenibang, 20
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    • 137 1 On f.t.ndon. Bank 4 m/s .1/43/16 Demand 2/3 13/16 Private 6 m/s 2/4 11/16 do. 3 m/s a/4 5/16 O« Germany. Bank d/d 2.37 Private 3 m/s 2.42^ do 6 m/s 2.44^ On France. Bank d/d 2.91^ Private 3 m/s 2.984 do 6 m/s 3.014 On India. Bank T.
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    • 177 1 Douglas Jerrold's comment on the enthusiast about sheep's heads, who, after supper 00 that lofvly dish laid down his knife and fork, exclaiming, Well, sheep's head for ever, say I ran There's egotism His eager enquiry when someone, raving about an air, declared Whenever I
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    • 180 1 Still Puzzled.— And. so you will remain as long as you "live. The man has not yet been born* who has been able to put his hand on his heart and s;iy. I thoroughly understand woman." The only man who really thought he did was a bachelor.
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    • Page 2 Miscellaneous
      • 610 2 SHIPPING NEW*. MEN-OF-WAR ETC. Anona, H. I. Ger Mcm 2 lons =74 crew 0 guns> 8o iviurphy Oct 11. rrom Malacca Ort <o. Colonial Government. U «Rd 3 Trading Vessels, &c. Latest Arrivals. Copra, and 22 d.p. Teo Hoe Lye F or Natuna Island, Oct 28-Rd* Guadiana, Fch. str. 2,581
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      • 375 2 Vessels at Tanjon* Pagar and Keppe^Harbour. Wharves at^ic, Vessels ar« bertbed Crp Saturday. TANJONG PAGAR. F \st' w ARF c BASSIN N^n run* Wharf Section. 1 r-Glenogle S.ct.^SheehsWhark):^^ 1^ Section No. 2 Adch, X Willem 111, Janet Nicoll. n tt 3 Hydra. 4 John H. Barry 5 Nil 7 6
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      • 548 2 VESSELSJXPECTED. Name, Pott, I'robable date of Arrival nnd namt of Agents. Steam lks. Ayuthia, Lioiul>ay, Nov 10; Borneo Coy A Apcar, Ho^kong, Oct-; Paterson bimons Arcadia, Hongkong, Nov 22; P&O Coy A. Behic, Colombo, Dec 2 M Maritimes Achilles, China, Dec 12; Mansfield Borneo, Japan, Nov 13 P& O Coy
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      • 620 2 Sithoma, Hongkong, Dec— B Meyer Silesia, Hamburg, Oct 28 Behn Meyer SanukiMaru, London, Dec-; Paterson Simons Scandia Hamburg, Nov 24 B Meyer bunda, London, Dec 12 P O Coy Syria, London, Nov 1 P O Coy Spezia, Hamburg, Nov 6 Behn Meyer Salazie, Colombo, Dec 16; M.Maritimes bitnoma, Hongkonk, Dec—;
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