The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 February 1900

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, 24m FEBRUARY, /1900. DAILY ISSUE, No. 3*l 1
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      747 1 JT t% Office. Co'lyer Quay. Itg Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers Jor CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN. FGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICK, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of 1-idm^ issued for Fenian Gulf, Continental and American Portt, a\so for China Coast, and San Francisco
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      707 1 fHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. I ""H X following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. Fok Honohong^ Shanu- H \l Hi J (I'AX ['OKI s. li^ On. 1900 Yangtsze Mar. K. Teenkai Mar 15. Through Bills u( Lading issued to
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      493 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARiTVAART MAATSCHAPPI). Unoir Contract with tbi Nkthkrlands India Ijovirnmint. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency. late I. DAENDELS ft Co., 2-3 Collvkr Quay Time Table for Feb vary, igoo. Prom Eipected Will be despatched icr de Carpentier Batavia Keb. 22 Billiton, Batavia, Cheribon, Samamng and SoorabsM Ft-b. Brouw^r Deli
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      908 1 THE NEW HARBOUR DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. .f I m^j:.y BBBMaa <;.jp >r(.jii> m*U dt ci-.v'ii 1 11 >n- 11 tli t;ii •r. .c, It* tmflt mt. v ie: c; latcaa»a hhif.vr,. L 3 I (MUM IKO ijw I Ii -4J.S !< Depth of Wi r Iro-r. 14 >-et t^ 151
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      666 1 LIONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. KSSJV^Sff 1 j.o^ocvo Ki-.- KVH r'.,D siiooo.mo RKSERVI LIABILITY OF PROPKIKTOKS j *io,o*j,ooe COM! '>r Dimicviu. R. ML Gray, Kj,,-Ciiaunah. N. A Sibss, Ksq Dsnm Chaijiman. E. Gokt/, E»q A. I. Raymond. I q. I D. M. M mis, Esq. K. R|< MABOSUM hsq. A.
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      449 1 PETER SYS WON: I UK only rc:ncdy at BIMBBI knj.vn is m I Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea RSCOMMENDEDai SOMI inn CHIKP^i SoU Retaillbv .ill Chi THE PETER J (Propribiurs »nd Sol* MaVVFACTOI TSov itt pHCKNIX ASSURANCE COM- PANY OF LONDON. The u,idcrsi K ncd Agents for the above Company are prepared
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      296 1 DERFUL SPEGIFIc7~" I HWALU9LM ami pkkm \n>;\ i c «;rk i or Hemorrhage and Ulceration Hovvels. SYS COMPANY, WM), 9. OloChim^Strkki, S.mv DACIFIC If AIL STKAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDKNTAL AND ORIKNTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY 4M) 'pOYO KISEN KAISH/\ I hroa^li passage M* i; r-.ntcd to F Pmc« and Germany by all l«m-AtUntic
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    The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, FEBRURARY 24, 1900.
    692 2 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, FEBRURARY 24, 1900. -i L t llrre patrot Truth htr g-» «"«i««4 to BMatai i-«»»:i». li will not require an) \-iy dote >tuHy ol tli- war on tlx- put <»t li, r.-A.i.-r tv .t'H.n < iatc the <lr.Tin.r l.ar r ol I'i-da) wire, lakes mUk
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    194 2 Hie Imperial German mail steamer Koni% Albert having left Colombo on the 23rd inst.-uit M 10 am may be expected to arrive here on the jBth instant. A Hokien living at 191 Fisherst. states that his Siamese servant lias stolen $100 from him, and absconded. Macao woman had her ear-rings
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    DEPARTURE OF THE "KINGS OWN"
    222 2 A great gathering of Singapore friends —■cabled .it Tanjong Pagai wharf tinmuMiing tosee the last of the departing Kittf/sOwi Kegmient. arho proceeded m the s. Ihl-.nira t»» Southampton via Aden. Colombo being omitted. Practically ey< i>bod> n ifl there, military, naval and civil, and thai
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    SGT. CLOKE, S.V.A.
    137 2 Sum hi I H' \> r'a Hi mI W I A the S.V.A., who I- it Singapore on Dec. tor South Africa, wiih 1 w rolaatatriim iwr s'-rvic'- Ihm mam arrived m .\tnca. A short note tr >m ilcvtta said that he had hid sout: iitt c
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    L. L. T. C.
    180 2 In oOMCMCace of ram there was no play ft •■<■< r.l <v entag TIIS HOK SAI 1 ROA\ i.M'it < urn Pun A Mr. ami Mr*. H.ti MM }> v. Mrs. KfHMHhy Md Mr. Wright, o*» [5. I Gwm anrl Mr. paber, u«i v. Miss J.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    910 2 VuicqutJ agin.! hohiiHn noitrt est farrago libtlli. JLV I K AL Honest John has been at it again. Whether he is to be regarded as a blind man trying to le.d his equally blind leUotrers, making lor the nearest ditch, or as a malcontt nt trying
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    THE PROPOSED RIFLE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    103 2 The following appears m the Government Gazette. Under instructions from the^Right Hon'ble, ihe Secretary of State tor ihe Colonies, the Officer Administering the Government ha* been pleased to accept an offer made by moie than one hundred and sixty persons (through Mr. Arnot Reid, Editor
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    • THE WAR.
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        KITCHENER REFUSES ARMISTICE.
        39 2 Cronje Must Yield or Fight t» a Finish.' The Battle Resumed. Lord Kitchener ha^ Tttwmj thearm,-t,. >ought by Cronjc and informed him that be must fight to a finish or surrender. The battle has been resumed
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        EIGHT THOUSAND BOERS IN A DEATH-TRAP.
        38 2 EIGHT THOUSAND BOERS IN A DEATH-TRAP. On the Modder River Flats. Cronjes army, which i* ctimate-l dt Sooo, is enclosed m a death-trap m the bed of the Modder River. Nevertheless the Boers are fighting «itl desperate courage.
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        GALLANT EFFORT BY CANADIANS
        12 2 The Canadians ■•successfully aittniLtcd to storm the laager.
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        CRONJE S LAAGER IN A BLAZE.
        36 2 LIGHT TO FIGHT THE GUNS BY. BOMBARDMENT BY NIGHT. Ihe Boer waggons have been by the bombardment, whic!. Aa 5 continued far into ike night by n, tt.- (lame I(La
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      NEAR LADYSMITH.
      13 2 Fort Wylie Occupied. The British have occupied Poet WyKt, opposite olenso
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      Casualties Near Colenso.
      119 2 General Bull< 20th and Feb. ji 3t include, killed <if the Somerset Light lnfaiitrv Cap: S K. V. Crealock, Lieut. Victor F. A k>iiliFalconer and _-nd Lieut Parr Of Ike Me-iical S< r. ip| R Hr Holt Five Otticcr- wre wo-inded. beside? twenty men killed and 91
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      AT PAARDEBERG.
      33 2 The Boer Laager Attacked. The British Losses. An Advance m the Open. The casualties at Paardeberg on Sunday were 14') men killed, while attempting to assault the laager over level ground.
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      Severe Fire of the Enemy.
      20 2 The terrific lire compelled the troops tj lie down, and they were powerless to move
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      LORD ROBERTS ARRIVES.
      16 2 The Artillery Attack Begins. Lord Roberts arrived on Mondai -shen the bombardment began.
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      THE PARLEY.
      25 2 Cronje Refuses to Surrender. The cannonade wa^ atoppeu lor nai: day on Tuesday, during the parrying, which ended m Cronje refusing to surrender.
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      BRITISH SHELL-FIRE RESUMED.
      28 2 Concentrated Attack at io«o yds. Then the whole force of artillery concentrated its lire at a thousand yards range over a space of a mile.
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      GENERAL FRENCH'S ATTACK.
      21 2 He Cuts Off" Cronje to the East. General French was meanwhile engaged eastward London, February jjth, /fou. mmmm
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    142 2 The Defence Contribution Ordman and the Presbyterian Church Incorporation Ordinance have not been disallowed by her Majesty. Mr. A. H. Capper's leave i«. extended till the arrival of the Hakata A/aru, about April 2nd. Archdeacon Perham s leave is extended till June 26th. Mr. Lo Tsung Yao is
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    17 2 A Malay has been arrested lor impersonating a public servant, and thus obtaining money under false pretences-.
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      306 2 Katz Brothers, Limited. Be<* to Announce the Arrival from America of 100 "Dodge" Bicycles Price 75 Dollars Nett, 1 he>e Machines were lately introduced into Singapore by us and found a >peedy Sale, gHrmg ever) satisfaction. K.i. h Mail me fitted with Tool Bajj ami Tool.v It is only on
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      327 2 GEORGE MICHAEL, Photo Stores. The largest and most reliable Stock m the Far East Dry Plates O' ili'. Foltotriag \lim-- vmyi m >\o<. K. ILFORD <>r l.inpr >B#Cml Rapid MAWSON AND SWAN'S 1. trie ami Lantern. THOMAS'S WRATTEN AND WAINWRIGHTS ntantous Allati r ,g priLts, except Wratttn's per 5' 50
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      725 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS TOWN HALL IMPORTANT E Y E N I MR. HENRY DALLAS' Musical Dramatic Company, IN A ROUND Of 111 I Latest London Successes MARCH j For a Short Season Only. The opening attraction will be The Enormously Successful Musical Play, The Geisha The Geisha The Geisha With all
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      166 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMEN TS. WANTED^ )NK or two Fox terrier^ thorough bred. Vy Apply H. c o Free Press. frek 2 84 FOR SALE A USTRAI.IAN Horse lUi<;gy and llawm m tubt claw conditiun. Price 5400.. Apply to W. s. c o Frm Prt>s. V*\i 24 1 TO LET i /^SBORNK
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      212 2 The Week. Saturday, 241 b High Water 4.12 a., '..10 p. St. Matthins. Sepoy Line-., MonthU Medal. Cricket Match.— S.K.C. it XI. r. S.V.A. S X.( 2nd XI. P. St. Josipds C.C. P. Ac O. Mail 0u1w..: d-, due, 4 p. St.n i.( Baal, I'empei.ince i.lub, 7-30 p. < armen,
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    Correspondence.
    165 3 KoODOOsRAND -AMD Al II l< 1 ihi r-onoß. lk ._l tl»ink it is only 1 i^lil ikat Wbl)C all Britishers must naturally rejoice at the <ucce>ses which are now attending our arms, some expression should be given to the admiration which we hear expressed on j all sides at
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    THE DALLAS COMPANY.
    94 3 Mr. Dallas and his talented Company are expected m Singapore early next week and will open for a short season on March jnd. The pieces to be produced here will include the "Geisha," with which the Company scored a phenomenal suness m Cal- 1 cutta, the Runaway
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    787 3 i'resint Mr. Uentle President, Mcs~i- A. M A. Barker, T. Sohst, P. E. Jago, Choa i i,.»ng Thye, Col. Pennefather, and the Municipal I- ng:nccr. A^esT Mr \V. Evans aud Tan heng I'uan. i i special meeting called tor the purpose of considering the report of the bye-
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    36 3 Ihc Russian transport I'ctersburg pro--1 ceded to Udivostock at 8. 30 a.m. this 'norniny. A case o( smallpox is reported at 1; •Miiito-strect and a Chinese woman died from this disorder at 31 Bug»»ia>-&treet v <-!terday.
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    THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
    133 3 Aiur a very long period of uneventful, may. unsuccessful, from a \oting point of view Municipal elections, we are at last to have a contested election for the Rochore Ward, to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Mr. W, Nanson. The election takes place on
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    CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA AT THE TOWN HALL
    652 3 CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA AT THE TOWN HALL 1 Lavalleria RustlCMa" ntnds no introduction to the public, Pietio ilmcajfi'l fatuous opera M too well known, if one may say this without m the |,-a>t detracting from its well-founded Merits. It> dramatic possibilities are grt-at thf quality of tlie m Jsic, of the
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
    169 3 < »rp-. < >iders by < SPtaia W. G. St. Clair. Commandarit, Singapore Volunteer Artillery. Hand Quarter Office, bon Fullerton, Singapore, 23rd February. 1 000. 1. 1) l 1 IS* Orderly Officer for the ensuing week l.itut. Hilton. (Jrde^ly Sergeant for the ens.iing week Sgt M K.Jonalil.
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    85 3 1 According to Japanese papers there are now more than twenty parties, both loreign and lapanese, competing for the camphor monopoly irom'thp Formos»an Government. Ihe sudden increase al the end of last year of the capital of the Yokohama Taiwan 1 rading Co. lo one million yen is understood to
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    LATER THAN TO DAY'S MAIL.
    2349 3 (Due 4 p. m.) February, 3.— A <orporal of irregular-, was shot by I lie British during the engagement at Spion X He was found shaking hands with an acquaintance within the enemy's lines. This conduct was deemed suspicious, and led to the summary despatch
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    STRAITS AND MALAYAN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR RELIEF FIND.
    351 3 STRAITS AND MALAYAN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR RELIEF FIND. v enlh List. Amount previously acknowledged ?i 11,808.56 Trading Community. Kelly 3c W*!sh, Ltd. ioo Aiulcison 6c o. ao (Jpor^c Michael 20 a:, k. P<xfc< > 1 lie X' mi Pi mo '-y Chop Ju iian X Long 100 hop Kun H..n
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    PRODUCE.
    110 3 (February 23 l/g ii.iiiij.fr 780 do. Cube Nf. 1 1.V75 Pepper, l-'.lacW (ordinary Spore; 30.30 do. White, (Fair L/\V---5%) „46 Nutmegs 1. 110s *.o the Ib.) 62. do. (80s to ihc Ib; 80. Mace (Banda) 92. Cloves (Amboina) 3a. Libenan Cotiee 24 Tapioca, --mail pearl (i-n\i quality) 775 do.
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    SHARE LIST, FEBRUARY 24th, 1900.
    293 3 BanUofM^andj.^,,,^, f^Zl'l < U Shu,., P AID O.r. Uefcrn-d. £5 >Oininal t, a.000.000 4 i-M3« 199,875 44 Bell's AsW,, Hasten A«...c>. $3 Sellers. 4 "8,584 8.5S f I Z Clear Water I>.,.ry Farm Ltd. $100 t *f l>4 6 unissued Fraser and Heave l.ul. tftB
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      17 3 _j DAMP PROOF l PIANOS iCJI Robinson Piano Co. I|LijJ'y^A iuaranteed for Climate. TpJ^ZfjZm**** Aug 14 t.th.s
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      191 3 No other preparation will satisfy you as a tonic .ift« r you have once experienced the beneficial effects of Steams' Wine of Cod Liver Oil The reason of this is that t never fails to give peril ct satisfaction, and when a preparation is found that is acceptable to the
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      218 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP CJMPANY. I > NEOEKXANOSCHE STOOMVAAkT MAATSCHAPPIio lEAAN. lhe Company's steamers are despati, ran Liverpool outwards for the Straus, China d ir;;en n i y r s om Japan homewar d f &-2 The Company's steamers on the Java Line an (-'"Patched Tom Amsterdam and L,ve* P oo
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      47 3 The i>tt;nciar'l lime Balls. A Time Ball at Fort Canning and one at Palaa I Brani falls each day at 1 p.m. Singapore mean tirr.t (Greenwich mean time 6 hrs., 4 mm., 35 ■sc^)hesag hoisted five minutes previously. To-day Fort Canning anil Pulau Brani both fell correctly.
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      212 3 MAILS CLOSE t... At To-I)a\ Bangkok r m I' I P ma 3rM Hm^kalis J. r, il'.jng {m 1 pm Mi icin, ate. 4 pm IV 11 g ft IMi H<b' 4 tit Laiurkai Sink 4 pm K. Pahang a P«kan Aing 11 4pm lllplt, 4 Ml Pontia iak .si
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      729 3 yssiits ia. port. j S4i*.»«, lp ,ut.,, KS?E X: «n P B*a W«a« Him B. B.OOU,- H-, »f— a Kirn N«m Sch< I) |)h Ntwro- H»Lt Brit V r. f I RAT-O i,n:. RrcoRMH Brit. J«M Brit. *»j Lyom X b. EK»a,- StHS SL S S«. Pom w,,,, SaiT.PiHAiiri Dwt.oi
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      67 3 M I! I j 1 1 I i i n"" f *l o «l'l Feb. .4. Manila 10 v. > b EXCHANOB, RRW 1. iv ro February n London. D d ..1 11 Private r did 3 documents 3 m /s l/o l ......::::::::u Hongkong, deosaad Manila, dtmanc] ,J Sovuuon,
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      825 4 NOTICE THE lit'nitf of the Spirit Farm-> c! the district Her ;k.(!- iruJ of the rest ot the Residency Ea.l Co.t t Sui".«i 1 including Tamiing, for the periods 1 t April 1900 to ;ist March iyoi and Ist Aprl to- o to .v^t March 1003, will take place at
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      806 4 NOTICE WE have appointed Messrs. Jabokk and Co. as our Sole-Agents for Singapore. They will receive orders intended for us, which will be 1 executed on the same conditions as formerly. TIELEMAN DROS. j* Dec 91 s 20.3 NOTICE RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET. s.s. EKA TERINOSLA V, Bound for St. PETERSBURG,
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      1280 4 H. Abrams' Horse Repository Horses. Cobs and Ponies. Ex. S. S. CL/TC/S. A select shipment of 44 only, specially selected (or the Singapore market. Tl.e lot includes a very handsome four-in-hand of Bays, thoroughly broken, and all four go m Single Harness and Saddle. There are also several well matched
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      816 4 Th§Mj, Medicine of the kind awarded a Certificate at tht Calcutta Exhibition, 1663-64, open to all Country m worldwide rerumtion H ,hr Hc»t and L^S mer^um* effecti ire ?hewn from the «lly nliabi. W.o.phorl« Cure f,* 'jL. I.? CompU.nt.. Mm i -„,m v refn lure ■^'jCj-iA A™ n. K «<:on
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      397 4 John Little CO LTD. SINGAPORE. H.we JUST RECEIVED A Large Consignment OF Egyptian Cigarettes FROM G. GEORGACOPULO. CAIRO. Strauss Cigareti- > 100 $t.OO per tin. Kelah do i<>o ll.jo do DcOfMtffl <l>> *****.7 s do I-.-~'-ndma <lo imo3i>s M«M »io 100 S-.»o do ZmmMM do *****.2S do Gold ripped No.
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      619 4 The Singapore Free Press. AMD Mercantile Advertiser. CABLB •■■Mm, I Urn,, S,ngapor t Trlbphomb Numbb«.— No. 61. Published at 30. 3. R.ffe. Pl.ce, T^HE leading English Newspaper r ,h 1 Straus Settlements; KdT Jj Federated Native Stales of Perak, Sela gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the N^ Sembilan British North Borneo
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      1512 4 V E S SE L SE XPECTED. Giving port of departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agents. Mbn-ok-Wak. Ik(;\lls, U, S., Ni'w Y<>rk, due Feb. Sl'MUbr, U. S New York, due Feb. M'lL .-TKAfcIKKS FROM KuKnll. P»RR*MATr* l.vnM, due Feb. 24, P. 6c O. KOMM Albkkt,
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