The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 January 1900

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  • Title Section
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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, 16,11 JANUARY? 1900. DAILY [SSUE. No.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      818 1 V? n Office. Collyer Quay. Ifcr Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamers for CHINA. JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT. MARSEILLES. GIBRALTAR. MALTA. BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of I_tdinp issued for Persian Gulf. Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and San Francisco
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      516 1 f HINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- GATION COMPANY, LIMiTED. THE following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, vi^ OUTWARD. HOMF.WARD. For Hiim.kom. Shami- For Marsf.illbs hai Japan Forts. and London. 1900. Teenkai Jan. 33. Through Bills of lading issued to Manchester, Continental ports, New York,
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      1247 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undir Contract with thi Nkthp.rlands India (iovirndint. Acents*xt Singapore, buips Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer (Juav Time Table for January, i; From Expectea Will be despatched lor tic Carpentitr Batavia Jan. 15 Batavia, Cheribon, Samaran^, Sourab.iy.t .nul I imor Jan. 10 M. Vajirunhis P.idang
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      650 1 IJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI X BANKING CORPORATION. A '^'r CAPITAL 1,0.000,000 RI-...:-.RVE FUND fiiooorw-o RRSHRVK LIABILITY OF V |MOOOoo PROPRIETORS J $»0,003,00 c Coubt or DhjMMML R. M. Gray, Esq Chaibmam. N. A Sibbs, Esq.— .Dn>-i;rr Chairman. D. M. M<MM, Esq. R. H H!LL, Ksq. A. HAUPr, Esq. F. Sachse, Esq?
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      489 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC TMI only remedy pi v u knOxn s I NFA 1. 1.1 BLK and PUMANBNI CUM Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and WeemHoil THE PETER SYS COMPANY Nov I ROI Rlt7Oßs AN S Manimoturms), g. Old Chikl^Kt, Shy pHCENIX ASSURANCE COM- PANY OF LONDON. The undersigned A
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      439 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY Occidental and oriental STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND 'pOYO RISEN KAISHA (ORIBM v. O .> Through passage tickets R rar.r. Hrance, and Germany by all tra of SMMHis, .0 to Sm Pranctscs b> <>.r ,i anH of the above lines. To other Kurope.-m points .a pn.port.onatc rat. bpec.alreJu.cd
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1900.
    1667 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1900. Hrr« »i.»U the fMH «M l>< r,gr t nl »,n. LV.awed by influence »nd uiibr.bej by K a>n Mere patriot Truth her g lorioui prrcrpt- draw. '-mi to Rt t L«t,l|t. and U.. I III.XX arc vwioM efforts being made now to
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    197 2 A the meeting of the Legislative Council thi> afterno n th< Acting Colonial Se--1 retar\ m eloquent ttrm«s moved a resolution ot regret at the death ot Mr. THOS. OHO, en, which Dr. Boon Kcng I ded. Thit resolution was unanimously carried Ihe duty collected on tin m Selangor m
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    178 2 FIGHTING IN NORTH BORNEO. Two Rebel Forts Captured. Rebel Village Burnt. Mat Salleh s Fort. Hi» Force 1300 Strong. Police Casualties Light. Sixty Rebels Killed and Wounded. (Special to Singapore Fret Pre^.j I-abuan. iMh jan The B. X. B. Police expedition under Capt. C H. Harrington is making
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    137 2 H.E. LI HUNG CHANG. Official Landing at Hongkong. Vast Crowds of Chinese. Excellent Relations to be Maintained. Piracy to be Suppressed. 'Special to S >:gaf)r' tree Pr* Hongkong, lOth Jan., 1900. H. E. l-i-Hung-Chang. the new Viceroy of Canton, arrived at Hongkong ye-«t» f da His Excellency's official
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS. THE WAR.
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      MAFEKING ALL WELL.
      91 2 All was well at Mafeking on the Jfrth u!l. SIR CHARLES WARREN'S MARCH. Right Flank Advance on Tugela. Moving Through Weenen. \t Da.y .l/a. Correspondent at Mari^. burg, wiring on the 12th inst.. state- that Sir Charles Warren with 11.000 men inarched eastward from Frere via Weenen
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      THE ORANGE RIVER ADVANCE.
      48 2 A Bridge.Head at Zoutspandnlt. General Wood, with a force of all arms, has established a post at Zoutspandrift, on the north of the Orange River m the Orange River Free State. A Pontoon Bridge Ready. On Jan. oth he made a pontoon bridge. Later).
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      AT LADYSMITH.
      44 2 rf Last Efforts of the Enemy. The Times correspondent at Pietermarit/burg, telegraphing on the 13th, statethat it is heliographed from Ladyamith. that that place is being attacked- throughout every day strongly The original wording is extrem«ly vague, and ]-> susceptible of various interpretations.
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      THE BOERS REMOVING GUNS.
      35 2 Grobler's Kloof Being Evacuated. It is reported that the Boers, since the repulse of the 6th inst.. are moving their guns from the positions south of Lady>mith. London. 16th January, tfOo,
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      MUSIC AT THE GARDENS.
      77 2 i I D re was a [air »"endance at the Moon light Band last night, though not so large as usual, probably owing to the short notice given and the uncertainty ol the weather, which in spite of a few threatening drops kept hne, the moon
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      405 2 ll Katz Brothers, Limited. Have Just Received a Large Stock of ll PROVISION H AND [I ICE CHESTS COMBINED //•y^ Height v s m-i'> by 15 i(Sj flSBB! HHHB Hm-m .^in.by i. s b\ jj Ijll" j) Hi ion 137 m. by 24 by 17 .k.fc 1 W^B I Hek-im
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      593 2 tu.th.s. J LYONS t^e^.'- to r.ot.ry tv his a->torner- that he has removed h>s Shoeing Forge to his for- r pr.r m Arintn <»ii Slreel. Jar |J 1-1 NOTICE MR. A red fed« 1 Sim 1 i sign MM Km per r h I 1 L. COSUNG x < 0..
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      814 2 \\J ANTED an experienced nurse. Reply by V letter to M.A.,— to Free Press. Dec 28 u.i \\/AN TED situation m Singapore by an Euro< V pean (late R. Navy). Applicant can furnish testimonials, is a temperance man, thoroughly trustworthy and handy m general. Apply S.Y., r o Free Press.
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      890 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMEN TS Pomrsttc ecrurrmccs. BIRTH At Biarritz. 1 Singapore, on the 14th instant, the wife of E. L. Hi -ntkr, of a daughter. OUARL) ft UNXHNO can be had at Insu- linde, Alison Road, from the i.sth January, lyoo. Terms Moderate. Jan 16 6 2 WANTED pOR Merchants Oltice
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      179 2 The Week. Tuesday, ifrtn High Waier io.i ;a,, 1 1 ;s p. Full Stoon. la,-ini~um (Hindu FotualJ. hurch Work Association, ik-oh. Penang Kaces, First l>ay. I.^ljislaiive Council, 2-30 p. S V A. Kecruils l>rill. 5.1 s p. Philharmonic Choir, 5-30 p. Wednesday, 17th:— High Water 10.52 a. Municipal Commission, 2-
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  • Correspondence.
    • Letter
      A Far East Corps.
      687 3 T* Editor. s k You write praiseworthy articles on the War, and it is to your columns that your readers turn for an explanation of Reuters oft-vague telegrams. Will you do one thing more And by so doing please more people than you will ever be
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    TELEGRAM.
    430 3 {From Dut roam, Jan. ith.— The fight between General French and tlie Boers only resulted m his loss > *ere :.-.«Jo pr s.r.cr-. H*p^t, Jan. 10th. The Netherlands < < ment has ordered the commander of the CHMM Frit '.and to sail (or Durban to fetch the second ertaaei
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    65 3 1 lie British steamer .l.olus, ot West j Hartlepool, passed through the port from Weal to East at about live o'clock last VH ning. The M. M. Company s steamer La > left j Colombo at 10 p.m. on the 15th inst. and fnay be expected here on Saturday the
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COMPANY.
    987 3 The thirty-fourth half-yearly general meeting of the above company was Held on 19th ult. at the Cannon-street Hotel. Mr. Richard H. Martin, u.r., 'resided. The Chairman, atter remarking that tl ere was no formal business, stated that the accounts which i had been received showed that
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    THE ASSAULT ON LADYSMTH.
    87 3 r.a Mail/ l.ond'jt January Q ln the determined attack jp',n Ladysrmth on Saturday, the '»th instant, the ISoer troops were successful, under cover of a heavy artillery fire, m capturing some of the British entrenchments The British soldiers, however, defended with equal determination and gallantry, and
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    POLICE NEWS.
    174 3 A Chine se woman living at j4 Macao Street, states that as she was standing at a street corner last night, two Chinese men came up to her and snatched a pair of gold ornaments valued at from her. A Chinese passenger on board the S. S. Aptar,
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    45 3 A letter from the Director of the Imperial Institute states thai he nab received an oiler of /,15 a ton, cif London, for Khea ribbons, i.c the bark and fibre as stripped from the stems. The offer might be of some use to local cultivators.
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    PRINCE HENRY'S DEPARTURE.
    405 3 After a long round of minor festivities and sports held m his honour, and foremost among which have certainly figured the Polo games of which lie is so fond, Prince Henry of Prussia yesterday left Singapore for Europe, by the If. D. L. mail steamer Preussen. Just
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    THE NURSING ASSOCIATION.
    291 3 \V« are askffd to t>ubli-h tlx. following 1 h»- Coatauttcc ol the Siagaparc Nuraiag Association do draw th- attention ol tf^public to Ibc n'-». 1 f,f Niirsm^' Horn*-, to be built, and if poaaibla eadknred out of lac funds subscribed by tli.- BvrafMM Community toward^ Urn Diamond
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    DEATH OF THE FLAG-LIEUTENANT OF THE "ZENTA."
    163 3 DEATH OF THE FLAG-LIEUTENANT OF THE "ZENTA." The Times oj Ceylon says Alfred I'ruckmi.Her. Hag-Lieutenant of the S. M. S. Zentu, i xjyirt'l this morning, 4 t(i January, at the resideacc of Dr. Ifarray Peak iew," m the Cinnamon Gardens On the arrival of the Xcnta m Colombo, about a
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    SELANGOR FINANCES.
    192 3 The probable balance to the credit of Selangor at the beginning of the current year was $.5,071,71;. the estimated revenue for tins year 54.7J9, 1 Out of the total of these two it is proposed to spend $5,2261 Ij, leaving a balance of £-2. 174,593, of which $1,
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    34 3 The Olhcer Commanding Royal Engineer* notifies that on and Jrom ihe 2tfth instant certain straits and channels m Singapore harbour (which are detailed m our advertisement columns) will be closed lor sub-marine mining exercises.
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    BATAVIA GOLF CLUB.
    115 3 The December monthly medal was played for on Friday January J, only a few of the membt turning out. 1) G. Rose 58.4 42 I. L Kevet 45 j-i 4^ H. V. S. Oav.ds 5215 45 A. Gairdner 40 2 47 C. H. E. Robertson 4'>-r 2-
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    VOLUNTEERS AND THE WAR.
    758 3 Sikono Sraat h by Mr. Goacaav. IJisiributing pn/cs last night iBih Dec.) to the Victoria and St. George's KilUs Voluniecrs, the First Lord of the Admiralty spoke of the reverses la South Africa and the steps the (iovernmen l had taken lo send reintoi cements. Gen.
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    THE ASSIZE
    69 3 etteffdfty at the Aim Court, before the Chief Justice, Sir I icnel Cox, a charge of Kan^-robbery on llie Balestiec Road, again^t /ive Cliinamen named Tan All Tee, Tan Ah I'iow, him Kat Watt, Tin Tan long, and N eoli Tai Chin, was heard. After a good deal
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    SUPREME COURT.
    177 3 Before Mr. Justice Hyndman Jones m the Supreme Court thi?. morning, the 1 ase of Syed Allie bin, Mohamed Al Habshee, Syed Mohamed and another was heard. It appeal that the pldintill deposited the sum of $4,400 with tin defendant:,, his uncle and aunt, on the 17th oi
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    68 3 I A telegram to Hongkong says De- roulrde, Buffet, and Saluces have been sentenced to ten year's banishment, Ciuerin lias been sentenced to ten year's detention m a fortified place." Guerin has got hi* way again. He can fancy the fortified place to be m the Kue Chabrol if it
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    DEPARTURES OF WARSHIPS.
    49 3 The German cruiser Hansa left for Colombo at j45 p.m yesterday, the Austrian cruiser 7.e ntm proceeded on her voyage to Hongkong at nine o'clock this morning, and the Russian transport Orel sailed for Od.-.sa at halt-past ten. H.M S. Hcrmionc leaves for Labuan this evening.
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    ANOTHER CASE OF INFAMY.
    33 3 Mr. H. G. Sawar, yesterday sentenced a Chinaman named Lim Chaah to ten week's rigorous imprisonment for living on the proceeds of prostitution. Mr. Evans prosi i it ted
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    FOR THE MALAY.
    156 3 What seems a very laudable scheme for the improvement of the Malay, is now under weigh at Kuala Lumpor, where 22 r i acres have been set apart for a Malay Agricultural Settlement. I he Settlement is to be under the control ot a Board of M«MfMMat,
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    EXCHANGE.
    77 3 (CORRECTED UP TO January 1 6). On London. Bank 4 mh 1/11J demand !I i« Privat«* tr.dits 3 m/> o documents 3 rn/s o i'., credits 6 m/> a/o] Fka.NCE, demand 240 (iEKMANY, demand. 300] India, T. T i 4 4; Hongkong, demand Yokohama, demand s*, pm Java, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    112 3 (January \<> r« i6.j -.2 Gambier 7.12" dc. Cube No. 1 15. Pepper, Ul.ick (oidir.ary Spore) 21 do. White, (Fair L/W=s% +(>.' Nutmeg-. lies to the Ib.) 62. do. (80s to the Ib) Ho. Mace Banda) (l yj. Cloves (Amboina) -ja. L.iberian Coffee 17.50 Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality)
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    SHARE LIST, JANUARY 16th, 1900.
    290 3 Bell's AsL^t^ Kastt.n A K t,y. i 3 Sellers. to,ooo f f 8 -5»4 1 Clear Water Dairy Farm Itd *ioo t *i» 4 6 umssurd Kramer and NcavcLul. Kile 25O 2SIOOC 25 Slo H 6% «)eb S g^ 1 wis. Hon X koni,' and
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      256 3 When >o :i ask for Headache Cure insist on racnvtag Steams Headache Cure. Ihe original, satest, md best remedy or all headaches. Ot all tliemists. 11 LIFE AND VIGOUR KOR IHE HAIR.— The only adida winch really possesses nutritious \irtues tor stimulating, and restoring ihc hair, is RovUW's lUctfMl Oil.
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      272 3 OUt AN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. AM) NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten days. The Company's st^amtrs on the Java Line Art despatched trom Amsterdam and Liverpool mn fortnight for thr;
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      222 3 MAILS CLOSE. I O-MORROW. Ho, (Vr Al r. ingkok /y<i>.. ,y n M heribon -v Saaucaag GimmgAmm 11 \n I>J irnbie Kian Ann I I AM lndiat<iri /)i/i/m San I I i Pe.ia.^ Kuxi 2 rM IVn.-iM^', tcc> Lamiaum 2 l-M Pmang aicult.i Ap.ar 1 im Beagkali .v Bap.in ,Sn
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      345 3 VBB S I _L^__M^ PO H Mer .-,,,.w., Kl.«. and Ton. Command*. Arrived r, uJL.t fans** s n jH fe£ J. fe»as=. BalilwI M K r 't Jin u SssrSS IS X"o L S«, w I > 7, S^f"" M kCo. May.Jan. i« holio» k M X, h JT? Guan
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      310 3 rVNJB REPOKT. I dncnpuon ol r md 1 itin »tion. I. lint thip, Iki v> Kn.jwlton. I 1 1 iston Mbt a gkok. lirtm. Jan Dut. iti Sm t Cm irit Bai an I .3 X IU J«n. 4. D«t lr. \lvlvn 1, KkMi Uau Not 1 li Mo«i 1
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      1717 4 The Ijm of applications will open on Wednesday. January xoth. 1900. and will close at twelve noon on Saturday. January aota, 1900. The Royal Johore Tin Mining Co., Ltd. ,1O HK INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES 1 ORDINANCE, 1889.) CAPITAL $220,000. In ijj— o Share, ol io each of which 8,000
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      1047 4 K S\£ art manufactured h\ thf scry By f -*MH&Bm j\ .md are acknowledged on all sides to b<- H B f*E>£«* BH GOVERNMENT NO TIFICATIOM. TENDERS will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of the iolh J^n.. 1900, (or the following works General repairs, p»intiri|{
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      861 4 ARMY CONTRACTS. SEALED Tender, miM be receive.l at the Head »-> Ouarter Otti Pearl's Hit until 12 o'clock fnoon; ON WcdMMtay, II C 241 h |an ..iry, |O| (or the following Milit.,r\ Stipf ie-> tnd Service^, .it Sin^'aport-, foi ttic p. 1. (1 st, led .i K 'ainst each contr.ict,
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      601 4 TO LET f*OMMODIOUS and w.-ll lit Oifio.. i-i Battery Road i Private Entrance. OFFICK, c o Free 1 Nov 14 v c IJ OOM to let above The Kob.nson Piaaa 1X Apply to IHK MANAGER. 1 uc. TO LET THK dr.^r 1 1 X f. 1 Apply lo MEYER BROTHERS.
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      309 4 THE BANGKOK TIMES. Cable, Times Bangkok." Tma LSAMM NbwwatM m Siam and widely circulated m Malaya, Cochin-China, China, the Straits Settlements and Burma. A Daxly Xewspaper with a weekly Mail Edition (20 p.p.) SiBMRimoN, L)»ilv postage uxtraj delivered free locally, {30 year. Weekly, Posi Free $20 a year. AnvtKiiMNii R\tbs.
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      624 4 The Singapore Free Press. MM Mercantile Advertiser Cablb ADn**ss,-Ad*ert,,er, Stnf,^,. TBLBrHOMB NUHIU.-No. 61. Publ..bed at 30-3. Raflßes Pl.ce, S« Mport THE leading En^ish M| Straits Srttlements, EC, Jj Federated Native States of Perak, S^; an gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, th e x,.^ Sembilan British North Bornro; Sara^fc Netherlands Indies. Java
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      976 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port of departure, ami (where known) late due here, and name of Agent*. Mbk-of-War. DlOWll, Kr., Bre^t, due Uec. Hai-PEi*. Chin., Portsmouth. H«Tsrss, Japanese, Idzumo, Jap., Elswick, Wai c Jap., Elswick, <ai,kron, ]ap., Stetun. VI AKIB*, [f, S., Virginia, Vli kuuuo, Jap., Uiodon, Sazmii, Jap., Portsmouth, I'ITROfAYLuvsK,
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