The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 July 1899

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    20 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, 28™ JULY,/i8 99 DAILY ISSUE, No iG 3 6
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      910 1 X* n Office CoUyer Quay. XJT Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam for CHINA, JAPAN, PEN ANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH. AND LONDON. Through Bills ot Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and S*m
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      619 1 f-HINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIM TED. THR following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Hongkong, Siiang- Fok Mirskillks hai v |a/>ak Ports. and London. S.s. Ching Wo July «5 s.s. Teenkai Sept, 8 Through Bills of Lading issued 10
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      995 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKfcTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under onikact with thi Netherlands India Government Agents at Singapore, miipk Agrncy. late I. DAENDELS Co., z--\ Con yrr Qua Time Table for July, 1899 From Eireeteu Wui be despatched fo G.(..s Jacob. bourabaya July .m. Sourabaya, Macaaur, Aotbotna, Banda, Mtnado, Qnrißldh, Tcmatc and Moluccas i,jl
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      601 1 H ON GKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPOKATION -'f-KVh FLNU iiooonnv RESHRVR LIABILITY OK ilooooo< i POPRIHTORS 1 *i0,000,00< i C'OOBT or DlßSCToitv R. M. Gkay, Esq.— Chaisman. 19 N A Eibbs, Ksq.— Urputv Chaikmai.. •9 E. Ooki/, Es<,. I A.J. Raymond, K,q. 2 fc. SMKMM.Esq. K. U. Hill. K.q A.
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      642 1 THE only remedy p.eso,,. U— m,„, N x U FIC. s prue Dysentery oi^^;;;crs;;r 1 .1 pAcmc «a st_ a hh o cc i?I^ A s L H^S R P^v TAL foRI I o.> s^s_^?tip__aß«_£!r" |__^H&wSs_f? ■pplic.»t,o- oervit<? '<» be obta,n«d -ZSTGSJSLA'tt"*** of proPacific and ■Northern rt &HHH_«ts*KJ__r NipfmMt X
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    The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1899.
    364 2 The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1899. Her* »h»ll the Prm thr Peopic'c right maintain. Un»w«d b» influemct and unbribcd by gam H«ra pttnot Truth her glorious precepu draw, f" »4«. d to R«il*.oo. L»ti it. and Law. If it be the case that Canada and the United States
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    501 2 Ihe Mail Steamer t'/iusan left Penang at 10 a.m. to day and may be expected at Singapore at b p.m on Saturday. A Bengali named Patchi of 67 Middle Road says that early this morning property to the value of $17 was stolen from his room. Mr R. H. Young's
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    GAZETTE NOT FICATIONS.
    233 2 A rule is made by the Governor m Co«acil andcr tlif Quaian ii»e O'd'nance, 1 providing for a lejoit to be m.«de to ihe Health Ufficer m c as-- of any Case ot infectiiu^ disease being discovt-rt-d. Il th>'re are DO means ol pr>p' rly treating the
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    A QUESTION OF BAIL.
    233 2 Mr. \V. Adam*, «h r liVCfl iv-ar the fourth mil>- stone on the Hu kit I imah Koad, some ,i^) reported to thr l*,)l'n.n that a Barmese tman named Man Ni had ab(l v\it!i jewellery anrl money to the I §;o > He al-o cliarg <]
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    A NEW WAV TO MARCH.
    857 2 II ere has lately been introduced into the French Airny a n. w sijle «.f Matching, for which rx'i- llHcUimd. It is called Flex .h. n. .iic I. to secure a m.ximum «t -uceii uin expenditure oi ph)s cal ei.rr^). 'I ht oltl M) c
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    65 2 A general meeting of the Chinese Christian Association will be held at the Prinsep str.-d Ckapel to-night at 8 p.m., to elect Officers for the ensuing y ea r, and to fix the date for the 10th anniverssry meeting. Lt. Moloney, K. O. R., has been granted six months leave
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    A WONDERFUL PLANT.
    82 2 Mr. H. N. Ridley writes from the Botanic Gardens It may interest your readers to know that the extraordinary plant Amorphophallus Titanum from Sumatra is just opening its flowers m the plant house m the Gardens for the first time m Singapore. It will probably be fully
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    AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN CONSUL MISSING.
    144 2 (onsul-General Schmucker, the Austro-Hunga-rian representative at Shanghai who arrived at Vancouver or the Empress 0/ Japan en routno Europe, is missing, says the Victoria Globe o' June 17th. Mr. Schmucker was to have sailed fom New York on the Teutonic a few days ago and left
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    217 2 We (Bangkok Times) regret to learn that the health of M. Rolin-Jacquemyns has not been vrry good lately and that his medical adviser has ordered him a trip to turope. M. Jacquemyns, with Madame and Miss Jacquemyns, will accordingly leave this week for Singapore by a Government steamer, and thence
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE TRANSVAAL DIFFICULTY
      29 2 An Officious Intervention Snubbed. Lord Salisbury has refused to receive a deputation from the Peace Association wishing to urge arbitration m the case of the Transvaal.
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      THE ALASKA FRONTIER QUESTION.
      44 2 A Probable Settlement. Lease of a Sea-Port. It is believed at Washington that a settlement of the Ala-ka difficulty will be srrived at, Canada accepting an indefinite lease of a sea-port, whereof the I nited States will retain the sovereignty.
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      THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT AND BRITISH DEPENDENCIES.
      39 2 A System of Loans to Crown Colonies. Railway Construction to be Promoted. Sir Michael Hicks Beach has introduced a bill authorising loans to Crown Colooid including the Malay States, for railway construction purposes.
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      JAPAN AND CHINA.
      57 2 A Possible Japanese Reorganisation of the Chinese Army and Navy. A Japanese Admiral and four officers ar-: staying at Peking. It appears undoubted that negotiations are proceeding having for their object the reorganisation of the Chinese Army an Navy by Japanese Officers, but the success of the
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      653 2 /*s -t^ v> t 1 uWB&Yx 1 A_" ?JaK^- <^riaa^ •xwwTACf^iiw^- > ?rj\ if iTiTrirvs^ j^^- -TT. I ivUlritliHYl ill<ivl Ie r I Ir V*'- i mHK\E^ j; ikf/* i r r iir i r* at* a aa/\ct i T. L. GOSLING Co., Agents Mrs. R. STERNBERG TDEGS to inform
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      831 2 WANTED TO RENT A small house nrar town for a long period at the beginning of October or later. Apply to X., c/o Free Press. J«iw 3»-7 W" A k>' European firm an intelligent hint-se Icik. Oru- with a knowledge of shippirg preltired. Apply with copies ol rtcent li timonials
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      440 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS TO LET Si \sidk Hoi>», at Passir Panjang. Apply to GKOK I EAT Co. July 1% UC. The State Fire Insurance Co., Limited. Hh\D OFFICES: LIVERPOOL. *THK uniii rsigned, having been appointed agents for the above Company, are prepared to accept risks at current rates. BKJJR Co. July
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      553 2 O-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS RAFFLES^HOTEL. Patronised by Royalty, Nobility, Diplomats, and other Distinguished Personages. Proprietors SARKIES BROTHERS The Proprietors beg to announce that the new am Building will shortly be opened. A new Electric Installation of 1600 lights and Five 2000 c.p. arc lamps is n w being made, and the building
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      52 2 BOARD* LODGING FOR two Gcntl- mm w.th pnvaii f .mily. Applt L. H., i. a Free Prta July 28 4 8 Communications on literary matters should be addressed to The Editor, Singapore Free Press." All letters connected with business (advertisements, subscriptions, accoun's, &c.) should be addressed to The Manager, "Singapore
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      223 2 The Week. Friday, 28th Htt»h Water i.ji a., 1.56 p. Straits Settlements Association, 5 p.m. Kurby Football, Graf ton r. S. C. S. V A. (jymnasium Class. 5-15 p^D. Chinese Christian Assocn Pnnsep Street I Emulation Lodge, 8-30 p.m. Tanglm Club, Cigarette Concert, 9 p.m. Saturday, 29th High Water 2.13
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    THEFT IN THE SQUARE.
    65 3 1 ast night at 5 p.m. Messrs. Katz Bros, ffodown was locked up and everything was fhen correct but on opening it this mornoat 8 o'clock various M tictM were missed These included cutlery, amber cigar holders, ro !d watchguards and cigarettes The ntre lock ot
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    22 3 To-night a team from H. M. S. Graf ton plays a team from the S. C. C. at Rugby Football-
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    DARUL ADAB FOOTBALL CUP.
    94 3 The scratching of the Raffles Victorious m the tie on Saturday last left the Old Rafflesians winners of the first tie. Ihe Straits Chinese National will meet the Fathool Karib on Sunday on the Darul Adab ground at Jalan Besar at 5 p.m. The other matches
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    THE RULER OF CHINA.
    144 3 The Peking correspondent of the Hupao, writing about the treatment of the Emperor Kuang Hsu at the hands of his gaolers, says: His Majesty is no* provided with three meals a day, at each of which he is only given two kinds of vegetables and a
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    THE POLICE COURTS
    268 3 E Selections from yesterdays sentences For stealing a goose, valued at $2.— Toh Poh got months ■xtth hard labour. Yot slabbing a man with a knife neces.tating his being m hospital just under a month a seaman wa^ tvitlvt dollar Draw him tresh from school-books take his
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    ROWING.
    207 3 The Singapore Rowing Club propose holding a Regatta, to begin on Monday. :th There are a iarge number of entries, the best for years, and the prospects of good racing look encouraging. There is a race for scratch fours. Three seats to complete crews will be filled by the
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    ANOTHER SUICIDE AT SHANGHAI.
    231 3 He China Gautttt o! the i;ih mst. says: < onsiderable regret is being felt within the settlement at the death of Mr. H. D. Patch, of the Shanghai Brewery, which occurred yesterday afternoon at his quarters close to the business premises. Ihe sorrow is all the
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    A BANFF BIVORCE CASE.
    710 3 1 mi Bbst Dress* n Woman at Singaporb Kaibs. (Glasgow Evening Times, June 24.) Evidence was led before Lord Low m an action )f divorce at the instance of Jeaunie Margarieta Mevens Kilgour or M'liregor, bridge Street Hinfl, against Ali x tndcr Ronald M'Gregor some j
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    PHILIPPINE NEWS
    521 3 (From Manila Poptrt.i CoKRe ro>DEi>i^ is t-iLiriNO (.ami. El I'rogrtno of the yih mstant stales lliat the Revolutionary government have decided to admit representative of f reign newspapers into the Filipino camp. All that is necessary (or ihe correspondent who is desirous of v;siting the rebel lemtory is
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    45 3 Sergeant Ambrose last night at 9 15 as the result of a raid on a gambling house arrested nineteen Russian and Austrian Jews. On the application of Mr. R. W. Braddell the hearing was adjourned by Mr. VVolferstan, and bail of $^5 each I allowed.
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    THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.
    387 3 Via'or writes :is follows m the China Gatette The Hongkong and Shanghai Bulking C'«p<T- I at ion has come t be r< garded as llie backbone of A<>glo Saxon commerce m the Fai E'Sl and, by those hose interests here lie, the B ink's half-
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    "LAN MACLAREN" ON THE CHURCH CRISIS.
    1053 3 "LAN MACLAREN" ON THE CHURCH CRISIS. A FoKtiAsT or m I'xoßAßi.e K*i a. Rev. j>.h i Watson wntts M iha X-irth AmenLan twM fur May on Ihe R. h^mu-. SMMMIi n m fci.^luid." Me I. ikes evident pains lo be impartial .ii'iJ judicial and Anglican-, m.iy pvrhap-> be surpuscd ih.tl
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    SINGAPORK VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
    102 3 Cor rs Orders. Head Quarter Office, Singapore, 28th July, 1A99. 1. Orderly Officer (or the ensuing week Ll. D. A. Denic'k. 2. Gymnasium Cl-tss. Wednesday 5.15 p.m. Fiiclay 5.15 p.m. 3. Mr. F. 1.. Tomlin having been duly elected, is posted as a Gunner to No. I
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    DYING NATIONS
    578 3 How Kmtikk. is Akprctud by the Climatb. A nation (inly lives a few thousand years. Look at ihe great nalio 's of 4,000 years ag.>. Etfypt, Yucat^i, Mime.i, I. iv, Aisjria are all dead and buned. China is only si«yrg alive to save funeral expenses. I'hf n» xt
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    M. DE LAN ESS AN AND HIS CONSILIUENCY.
    557 3 fTramlu:M. 1, it.-- ..in baa obta Bed, before tl.fr i Republican oamitteea ol t'.t- i-t Arronrixi.t ;ii Lyom imi thai *lio\%« <1 how wel the electorate knew how to appreciate I) i^ 1 W J bring Coai >,;■ coaarieare to ihe <x-cuti.ii
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    178 3 H.M S. Grafion left Hon^kon^ I short time after the homeward I* O. mail steamer liallaarat The Graf ton came m about <j a m yesterday whilst the Dallaarat did not arrive till yesterday alternoon. The Graf ton will leave for home to-morrow afternoon after the delivery of the English
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    32 3 The orders of the day for Tuesday's meeting of the Legislative Council include the Explosives Bill (ist reading) and five other bills that have passed their second reading, m committee.
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    BLUEJACKETS IN QUARANTINE.
    123 3 \Yi 'China Mail) he.ir iliai 'he ipiain it a Hritish war-hip which il leaving this S' II 0 has novi I way of punishing mc-n who overstay their leave. A few of them, failing to catch the midmijjht samp n, remained ashore all night recently. On going
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    NEIGHBOUR WOLFF AND OTHERS.
    766 3 Almost every afternoon m BieaaMM weather 1 see my neighbour Wolff silling m an easy cliair m the sii.ide m Iront of his own door. Sometimes Ie kills time by reading the paper, bui ottener he does nothing but watch the people and the vehicles that
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    SHARE LIST,
    351 3 JULY 28th, 1«9 yuoTvrioM. C*fit*l. Paid Up. Shaw.s Bark of and Japan, Ltd. jLi Nommal. < 2,000,000 450,968 10x3 >• Deferred. £5 I 1 Beir»As'..-.;,KK*rtern A K en,v. $3 Seller-,. Q io,ooo{£ J-5J4 8. Clear Water I >...ry hum Ltd. J.oo 25.000 5 a*2lo WnmrmiHmmUd. $724 Sales. 225.000
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    EXCHANGE.
    83 3 CORRECTED UP TO July io). On London. X 4 m/s j/ o j demand '/"a it«- credits 3 m/s 2 /oft documents 3 m/s 3/0 j 1 i^g credits 6 m/s j/ o A France, demand 250 Germany, demand 2«W India. T.T ..ii.ii.l49r 1 Hongkong, demand di s YOKOHAMA,
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    PRODUCE.
    96 3 (July 28 c:::zz 3^; >•*•- ■r, ,<UtU (ordinary S'porc) a do. White, (Fair L/WSX) 4^ 50 .utrncn I 110s to the Ib.j do <y«»s to tie !b) tZ. 1 (B.iiida) t g t ..Arnboina) 33> L.-r>»n Cotlee IS*l7i i t .'oca. pearl (Fair quality') 6.7s do flake (do. do.)
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      244 3 MAILS LLOSK O-MOH rt'.W. Hoi vl R*n|poon Omiptuit 11 am Dj-irnbie Ktan Ann I>'l' Sumatra .1 B« k KeJuh .1 B^t.n ;v<. Coen .1 '■*< 'i.im< /(".ja 3 iM Saigon fibre m Labnan, Ire. .Vj« Youg v liand)cinia-,sin, &c. Ran I.i,,ng }HM M.• s, 4PM ItC 4 FM S 1
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      1041 3 VIIIKLI IN POKI Flags anJ Tons Commanders Arrived From For VVbeo <y r P. P. M. Booiii J u ;> 11 La ida. Rl> 45a Ba<ke I. 1 i- ,'^nu R Mua*T«< .b,i^ ClCScidclin |u\ 21 H, *„k. July 28 J*«*ftoi< Brit, cninar, 7^50 |W. Fishar July 17 Hon K
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      184 3 IC I URAICII, af. I Catrrso. Brit I Sult am, Brit, sir., Hendrv, br Mur Malacca. X» s 1 'Kd \>i Maar. KiT.viiß. Brit. Mr., Bruce, for Kbit* via ur., Wilkint, tor li Mro( ima, Out. str., Chevalier, tor Ben^ki V*aOi rMooaw, 1)..t. ,rr.. Ei.br.icht lorS bly* igkist, far Labvait
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      521 4 BAMBOO CYCLES. We have just been appointed agents for thesecelebrated machines and have received our first consignment. For rase and corafor m riding, absence of vibration, durability and artistic br?.uty they have no rival m the whole of the Cycle World They are constructed of Bamboo, Aluminium and Steel, and
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      539 4 TO LET NO. 144. Seranjjoon Road, suitable for two bachelors. Entry from August 16th. Apply O. R., c o Free Prtsi. July 24 1.8 TO BE LET. r-LARELANU, Tan C l n. Rent 565. At present m the occupation of J. M.tcLennan Esq. If desired the furniture can be i^ken
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      287 4 A SPECIALITY EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES IN AIR TIGHT TINS Manufactured by the Anglo Egyptian Cigarette Co. CAIRO. (Gold Tipped), $1.25 per box of 50 or, if cash ?ent with order. 5 Bcxes sent post free. KINNKYBROS. FAMOUS CIGARETTES. Straight Cut 75 cents Sweet Caporal 50 per tin of fifty. Obtainable from
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      409 4 HUMBERS ARE STILL THE BEST ALUMINIUM OR BLACK. Standard $155 complete with lamp bell, a. FREE. We give to all purthasers of our Cycles a Silver King of the aTi,> anc^ c without extra chst The BORNEO Co., Ltd. Sole Agents J >.^ rwj/cur faith fa i^^FRASER \!;aVE'S J I
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      79 4 PINAUDS Eau de Quinine." FOR THE HAIR Is Superior to all Others JOHN V. SHOEMAKER m his celebrated work entitled, Heredity, Health Personal Beauty SAYS One of the best hair tonics Is PINAUDS "Eau de Quinine" This is the Universal Opinion, The many imitations being useles Pinaud's Eau de Quinine,
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      608 4 The Singapore Free Press. A*D Mercantile Advertiser Cablb Adorsss,— Advertiser, Singapore TtLirHowß Numbs*.— No. 61. Published at 30-3, Raffles Place, Sioj» ?ort THE leading English Newspaper j 0 t K f Straits Settlements JohorFederated Native States of Pera ft gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the ?gri Sembiian British North Borneo Sarawak
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      981 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Glvinj? port 01 departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agents. Mbx-of-War. Atiioxt, Jip Poplar, Uwarf, H.M.S., n.b.. Devonport, Endymios, H.M.S., Chatham, July Fybm. Danish, Hai-PEM. Chin., Portsmouth, Hatscsb, Chinese, lozi'mo, Jap Klßwiek, IwtaTß, jap.. EN»ick, J a«.uar, Gcr., Kiel. Lie, l'hia, hat., Speuea, Mi
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