The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 July 1899

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press A.ND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, 24™ JULY, DAILY ISSUE, Xo 3632
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      857 1 "Pfj Office. Collyer Quay. Jig Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. j Steam for CHINA. JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA. AUSTRALIA. ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH. AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Coyitintntml mnd Amtricmn Port*, also for China Coast, and S*n Francisco
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      606 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- GATION COMPANY. LIM TED. "THE following are the dales on which the Co.'s Steameis may be expected here, viz: OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Honsrono, Ska no- For Marseilles HAt v |ArAN Ports. and London. s.b. Caing Wo July as s.s. Teenkai Sept. > Through Bills oi Lading
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      698 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKIvTVAART MAATSCHAPPIf. Umdbr Contract witbi the Nbtbbrlamds India Government. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, latk I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table for July, 1890From Expected Will be despatched to De Tarpentier Batavia July 22. Batavia. Cheribon, Samarang and Sourabaya luly 24 G.G.s Jacob. Sourabaya July 21.
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      297 1 HOWAETH EESKINE, LIMITED. Civil. Mechanical Electrical Engineers Boilermakers Contractors. SOLE AGENTS FOR REDDA WAYS Camel Hair Belting Patent-Edge Belts and Rubber Goods of every specification for all purposes. Special Mining and Wrll Boring Boikrs Engines m sections for easy Transport through unopened country. "PULSOMETER" PUMPS for all purposes. ROBEY Portable,
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      625 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI A BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $*****000 I RESERVK FUND lio'ooo.o RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS ..J 110,000,000 COUBT Or LIIBBCTOBS R. M. Gbat, Esq.— Cnaibman. N. A Sibbs, Esq.— Dkfuty Chaibmam. E. Goetz, Esq. A. I. Raymond, Esq. E. SHELL/M.Esq. R. H. Hill, Em. A. Haupt, Esq. K.
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      572 1 PETER SYS' WONDE^FUITsPECIFIi^" lllh p escnt k 0 1NFA,.1.M,1.K „,,d PKKMANKN, „Z~' Sprue. Dysentery, Diarrhea Hcn,^ and Ulce HK(OMMfcM)HI).v SOME ok the CHIEF SPKrjAMsVs.MTH. MKnira, n Oct.! 1 0 11 AN S L M^"'™^,Ou CH,,Sr,; 17.10-vy DHCENIX ASSURANCE COM PANY OF LONDON. The undersigned Agents for the above Compan are
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      275 1 pACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP r COMPANY QCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAf STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND TOYO KISKN KABUSHIK. KAISHA '"IBNTU S. CO connecting L.nes enTaJ P*?h m C fic and n,.r Cafvadun Pacific X^ N rther P Yot I 3 frOm Hongkong m ckiM Yokohama to San FraSci^o. D t ab Ut Jufy ,g.
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTH.
      50 2 At Bon Accord," PWrnaffi on '9 l h instant, thj wife of Arthur H. Limon, of a son. Communications on literary matters should be addressed to The Editor, Singapore Free Press." All letters connected with business (advertisements, subscriptions, accounts, Ac.) should be addressed to The Manager, "Singapore Free Press."
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    The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY. JULY 24, 1899.
    1150 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY. JULY 24, 1899. ll«re shall the Pr«.» the Vrople'* r XlK l t n a,nt»,i.. Unawed by influence and unbribfd by gain Her* patriot Truth her g lorioui pr»c«pM drjw, I' cd.r d to Rent ot.. I it. and U*. A military friend, who is
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    728 2 His llighiD M the Sultan "I Jobore if back from hi* sh totiag t<>ur m Muav From July 15th to July 2ftt Peaaag had no new asei ol plague and only two de ithi from those already aafSenag. flit- British slt-amer Telemaiiiu* paucd through the h.irbour fiom \\V>t to hast
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    THE SULTAN OF TRINGGANU.
    84 2 H.H. the S »'tan of I'lingg^nu who is now m Singapore on a visit, stopping with Tunku Abdullah m the Kola, Kampong (jlam, had an interview with U.K. the Governor on Saturday. His Highness afterwards went up to Hurricane House, the residence of Mr. John Anderson,
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    CRICKET.
    166 2 N.< iM, XI 9. S K.C. I In-, nut c h i\as (>l.i\< (I on the Esplanade, t lie S.K.C. winning by 35 runs. S.( .< 2M> XI. 3° N. t l.ukc took five wicket* for lv run^, Rodriguez four w ick< la tor 16. S. R. < J
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    "PINK DOMINOS."
    479 2 Ibe play presented by the Dallas and I Musgrave Company on Saturday night wa> the favourite Criterion Comedy of Pink Dominoei. It deals with the adventures of three married pairs, and others, at Cremornt Gardens. Charles Greythorne ito his wif.-, a model of propriety, a Mu. let man
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    U. S. COMMISSIONER AT SANDAKAN.
    333 2 Mr. J. Gould Schurman visited Sandakan m ibc L' S. S. ttennington on June 28th, with a view ol j;atliering information as to the way m wliirh the numrrous native r ir< s .1 d the ltiif-e are governed m B N. B ll.p Herald
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    52 2 Women and Girls Protection. A Brothel Lock-Out at Penang. 'Special to Singapore Free Press.) Penang, July. The brothel keepers m Penang, mi n t h c hope that the male population wil create a disturbance, have closed all brothbecause of the increased control to be given by the
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    47 2 THE PEACE CONFERENCE A Condemnation of the Dum-Dum Bullet. England and the United States Oppose At a plenary sitting the Peace Cunfcrrn. at the Hague has linally condemn*! use of the Dum-Dum buliet m Warfare Britain and the United States alone 01 posed the decision.
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    THE QUEENS PRIZE AT BISLEY.
    32 2 Goes to a Guernseyman. The winner r.( th. (jueen> Prize at toe annual N. K. A. In ll m-fting at Bit I'rivate Priaulx ot Mm imernsey Militia
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    INTERNATIONAL VARSITY ATHLETICS.
    34 2 Oxford and Cambridge v. Harvard and Yale. In the athletic competition between the American Universities of Harvard an<: against Oxford and Cambridge the E- men won five events and the Ameruar(four
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    THE U.S. WAR DEPARTMENT.
    30 2 Mr. Alger s Successor. Mr Elihu Root has succe j df! Mr as Secretary for War THE FUTURE OF FRANCE The Tsar and Prince Louis Napoleon
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    A Significant Telegram of Congratulation.
    76 2 A sensation ha> been created m Panby the publication of a telegram that Ike I *ar of Russia has sent to Prince Loui> Napoleon on the occasion of the latter s birthday The message expressed the hope that j each year would bring him nearest
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    227 2 m I he following telegram was received from Penang on Saturday —No case of plagueno death. r The July Monthly Medal of the Sepoy Lines Golf Club will be played for on Saturday next. The outward mail steamer Chusan left Colombo at 5 p.m. on Sunday and is due. to
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      646 2 AIT ANTED for Borneo. Draughtsman with *JL« knowledge ol drawing and tracing. iSurveyßlp; or mechanical engineerings R Address S.V.L.. c/o Frtt Press. June i' t t v.c WANTED B\ an Import Firm a European Assistant titrn m m. i English required. Apply l>y letter W. X.. c o W*m Pres*.
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      976 2 BOARD ft LODGING. I/IKM Class. Healthy locality, single anc double rooms. Apply H. E. 8.. c o Free Press. May ig uc NOTICE. *"PHE business formerly carried on by P. Dalian M lite Aiisti.jlian Hoim 1 Repository wa taken over liy me on March |fL lBgq. It ha li< i-ii
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      711 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS PIANO FOR SALE. "LTOR sale Piano, upright Grand, by M. F. Rachals o. Apply DEVONSHIRE HOUSE, Devonshire Road. July 24 27.7 XX/A^ I KD, by an European firm an intelligent < hmese Clerk. One with a knowledge of shipping preftrred. Appl)- with copies of recent testimonials to F.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      173 2 The Week. Monday, 24th High Water:— 11.31 v.op. Ladies Golf, Race Course. Football.— T. P. F. C v. S. R. C,<up I Philharmonic Choir, 5-30 p.m. Moon'ight Band, Ciardens. harley's Aunt, 1 lovsn Hall. Tuesday, 25th High Wa.er —o.'j midnight, 11.46 a. German Mail Homewards closes. 8 a.m. legislative Council,
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    JOHORL.
    128 3 His Highness the Sullan artived from Muar on board the S.s f'ulai at 2 o'clock ve^terday (Saturday) Altogether about JO pig s were ba £K ed> bul no lar R rr game was obtained. H.M-S. Phcemx arrived at Johore on trtday afternoon. The Senior Naval Officer called upon His
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    NATIVE STATES TIN.
    112 3 fht tcturns of tin and tin ore and duty 1 m the F. M. S for taM six mouths ended lunc 30th compared with the c r--fs|ionding period the previous year, give ihe following particulars. i9<>9 1898 204 Kyi pik. 01 pik. tt. 577. 32" *i..39i.N8 Thus
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    THE LATH CAPT. H F. GAYNOR.
    276 3 ;.o knew Lieut. Gaynor. k.K., of the sapper* m Singapore a few years a^o anil -<ed to iu-ar that this popular ami ung officer has lost his life through a lamentable accident. The Daily Graphs of the 2<>th June gives this account of it
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    424 3 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION. rt Bra ths report to the Members of :rf S;ngap re Brand f the StfViU Set: \»soc;ation, for the year ending 30th |une In.tted at the Annual General Meetirg to be held on hr:da> -st. at 5 p.m 1 Lommittee ben to r r \nuual Report and
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    THE BICYCLE ACCIDENT CASE.
    43 3 *mt case against Mohamed Isahak arged with causing with doing a rash a tt by causing the death of A. J Montfiro, ■-rther remanded till the 31st instant P«naing the result of the inquest. Bail •3 000 was extended.
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    54 3 f'enang Races commence on Tues- '''> next, August isr, and are continued on 'V and Saturday. The entries are 1 >et down from Penang \V. Dalian •t lor the northern port on Saturday with '"Mowing horses, Locky, Reward, ll 'le«gh. the Count, Stephen and MarThree of the Sultan 1 horses
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    LATER THAN THE MAIL.
    629 3 Profi-ssor Slnii-iii.-iii, ike orn- I. Umvareit] who iso c of the Am. nc.vi Peace C mmieaioMra m the Philippines, alter visiting the outlying disMen ol the islands. h.,s s. m m a rep«,rt. He states that ike slanders generally are friendly to the Americana, and will
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    TELEGRAMS.
    650 3 (\'tu C-y. (.oiui > ia.— Ad .U ,r Naval Com- i mander-in-C hid al the ipe, has ..rnved at j i)• iftoa U v with the cru.,c-r A>>r<; and ll'i ii," m < I-. aiion tea dealer-., hai lh« •>' r ">d diaft aliimance. *f~* j a Committee develop*
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    MAIL NEWS.
    1073 3 Arfmjr-tl Sir W. Hornby was previd" g on 3M> insi. at a meeting of ihe II >ichki-s OMimnce C ompany at Winchester House, Old Broad-street, I when he was attacked by apoplexy, and died m a I few minutes. The event recalls the equally sad and sudden decease
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    282 3 If. Louis Charlel arrived by ihe Ernest Simons y Merday afternoon from Marseilles t<> be ie< ond European i-sistant m the S"g«l ■»< nc) i I 1,,- .M.-- .^v.i.j.M^. t m m place of M. larut. invalided home. I lie SiaaMM gunboat Muratha left Baagfcok on the 2i>t iiistani. .md
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    THE PROTECTION OF HONGKONG.
    469 3 For ihr -»d- ij i-<ir protection ol Bri ish interests at Hongkong r-Uim .irx (ourstepn Are «b o u'eiy necssar\, writea Mr. A. Krauze m the fall Stall. In ihe first place, the exivtirikj lease of the Kowloon I Pnnineala mu-i be converted into a perpetual
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    NAVAL NOTES.
    568 3 A- r.kwick. on 271)1 ii.st.. MeSMS. Sir W. C. Armstrong, Wnuwonh, and Co. la im hed thi m d im i.atti tl ip Hatiusr. wh eh they have built lor the Japanese navy. The {Jut <r ii if.c lar* ir up ever built upon the lyn,-, b'.-m,/ 4.,
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    THE FOURTH TEST MATCH.
    178 3 London, July 17.— The lourtii lest Match U• gan to-day at Manchester under favourable con- duion*. The weatlu 1 was fine, and the wicket fast. Kn^land went m first, and though the first ■nckatl fell quickly, a grand pattnership was witnessed between Mr. Jackson and Howard.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    177 3 Mr J-i«tire Hynil.-rnn Jones, who usually h^.irs the summ. ui-.es and magistrates appeals m the Second Court on Mondays, had at the last moment this morning to take the Assizes m the Supreme Court at the request of the Chief Justice. Very great inconvenience was caused the Members
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    ACCIDENT ON THE "GLENTURRET."
    166 3 Shanghai, 14th July.— A lat.il uiilajil occurred O*l baud of ihe steamer Gtcntur, t,, il Jll g*ha Light*] 1 1> hi 1 p.m. on Tut day whilst ■'c fr.iii London to thi-, port. Without any warning a 64m. steam pipe <onrcciing one of the DOllar* to
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 3 (COKRECTEU LP TO July 24}. ON I. ON DO Har.k 4 m/s 'iemand i 11 Private credits 3 n/a docum<-nts 3 m/s a/oj cre<!its (> m/s France, demand GffJtHANV, demand India. T. T '-v/ Hongkong, dcamaad i\ A^ Yokohama, demand 4 m JAVA, demand 1 |,a Manila. «iemand i^j,
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    PRODUCE.
    114 3 Jily .4 >»o^, 'i.-nnbier do. cube No. 1 r, Uiick (ordir.arv S'porei M do. Wh.te, (Fa,.- L/W= S 3t 4" 5 o Nutmajn i. 110s :o the H>., 64. do. (80s to the lb» 84. Mace (B-inda) m x k Cloves (AmboinaJ Urn i.ibrtian Cottce Tapioca, -mall pearl (Fail
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    SHARE LIST,
    153 3 JULY 24th, i« 9y. IMn«ofCh,na,ndj..p£^j. Norn.naKf^.ooo.ooo L 450,^8 m»S i*eierred. £5 I Bell's AsheMos Eastern A K enc>. $3 Seller .0,0,0 f£ B'5S-»8 '5 S *.5*4 Clear Water Dairy Fa Mn [ta 100 l>4 ft lj "I* i'ebs. par. 12^000 Unallolted. 3 *25.0« x. I 2J5.000 45,000 5
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      185 3 Is it Right For aa h dttor to Recommend Patent Medicines? From Sylvan Valley-News Brevard, N. C. It m.y be a question whether the editor of a newspaper has the right to publicly recommend any of the various proprietary medicines which flood the market, yet M a preventive of uffenng
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      79 3 The Stanaard Time Balls. TJm» Ball at Fort Canning and one tf P u Am Bi fa Is each day at I P.*. £ng,.porc mean UmZ nw.ch mean t.me 6 hr S 4 m,n.. 3S 1C b c.rr°cllv y KOrt Cann 1Rand Pulau B "n' both fell ORCHIDS. J. <T
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      239 3 MAILS LOSS. HIIK,(llW F«f I'er \t Bayer ii 01 H<"nlj iy Moz 1 1 am IJ Pafcal Srt WoHgmt neon K. Fahanjy, c AimgHim 1 pm Kual il' f Ice. I: n IfM I li M Sultun 2 r«i HonKkonffi h Ckimg We 2 pm I nan Gmmn 3 pm
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      873 3 VESSH L^^^ p O Pla«ji mnd Ton« Corr.mandrrs Arrived Kr >m Kor Wbra g» ni>o Brit, cruiser, Sos P. F. H. Booth July 11 L.bua.. Koad, X NKI Sian 1 b., 450 Back* Other Ve.iri. KlmiTom Matters ArnveJ From Con.i^neet For When IKSI^ Ger. I3M Knuth July 21 It \'\l
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      313 3 CLEARANCES. «i Nizam, Brit. Mr., Elliot, tor Bin' Stimto*. lir.t. ht |acka mi, lor iv at f.ip a 'i rAMTALUI Brit. ST., 11,. mpM ,n t,t Lot d Brit, str., p r-t. r, for I Triookia, Brit. Mr., Phillips, for FJ. Papa:'. UOROOOHS, Kr. s ir J .OrdoO, PITBRMORS, Ku,
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    BAMBOO CYCLES.
    90 4 We have jusst been appointed agents for thesecelebrated inacl.inr> ami have received our first consignment. For a>r and comfor m lMtag abMMa of vihia'inn, durability and artisti< .iuly they hSM no rival m the whole of the Cycle \V\.HcJ I lie) art constructed of Bamboo, Aiamimuin and Strrl,
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      721 4 STRAITS CYCLE AGENCY. It Bkttiry Koad. July 15 'v.c 'Salvitis^' for Horses. A iW^ilT class tonic, and replenisher vi biood, bone, muscle and sinew. Is an excellent nervine, of spl«n«lid trfect m inghalt, trembling and o her rervou- di-orders Kives tbe greatest saii-fatton, wht" thi s Win is out o»
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      1229 4 Singapore Sporting Club. PROGRAMME FOR THE AUTUMN RACE MEETING, 1899. October 94th, 26th dr 38th. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 24th October. First Raci. I'm Maidim Plat*.— Value 1250. A Race for Maiden Horses- -Weight as per scale (lost.) An allowance of 2 tlb. to horses entered for the Intermediate Races only.
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      329 4 RILEY, HARGREAVES CO., LTD. ENGINEERS, Boiler-Makers, Shipbuilders AND General Contractors. WE ARE PREPARED TO SUPPLY FROM STOCK Steam Pumps. Mining, Horizontal and Vertical Direct Acting Duplex and Special Sinking pumps up to 20,000 gallons per hour. Boilers for i Mining: Purposes. Locomotive, Colonial and Vertical Boi'ers m Stock and m
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      106 4 I obaccos Wl^^^^l A MILD CIGARETTE TOBACCO i^ »<??t ,^op cj" 4H tor Arrn R>^*^^ ARTHUR BARKER. lill *^B Retail from KELLY WALSH, Ltd. r June »7 m.th.a 7.9 H U MB E R S ARE STILL THE BEST ALUMINIUM OR BLACK. v Standard 1 55 complete with lamp bell.
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      59 4 A SPECIALITY EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES IV AIR TIGHT TINS. Manufactured by the Anglo Egyptian Cigarette Co. CAIRO. fcOYALES (Gold Tipped), 1 1. 25 per box of 50 or, if cash sent with order, 5 Boxes sent post free. KINNEY BROS. FAMOUS CIGARETTES. Straight Cut 75 cents Sweet Caporal 50 per tin
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      620 4 The Singapore Free Press. Mercantile Advertiser Cablb Addrbss,— Advert, ser, S»ng»p ort Tblbpmomb Nuatßsa.— No. 61. Published at 30-3, Raffles Place. •i« €-Mf THE leading English Newspaper n H. Straits Settlements; vSore! Federated Native Sutes of Perak, Selat gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the St tv Sembilan British North Borneo; Sarawak
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      1086 4 VESSELS EXPECTS B. Giving port of departure, and (where known; date due here, and name of Agents. Mbn-of-War. AlHONi, Jap., Poplar, I) warp, H. M.S., K-b.. Devonport. Endtmion, H. M.S., Chatham, f uly Ftkm, Danish, Hat-PsN, Chin., Portsmouth, H atm si, Chinese, Iosvmo, Jap., Elswick, Iwatb, jap., EUwick, JO'UAR, (irr.,
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