The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 April 1900

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE TUESDAY, ioth APRIL,/ 1900 DAILY ISSUE, \o. m
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      826 1 \J f. Office. Collyer Quay. Xtj Wharves. New Harbour 0 STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, j KYLON. INDIA, AUSTRALIA. ADEN, L/ivPT MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA. BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills oi Lading issued for Persian j Gulf, Continental and Amtr-.can Ports, al»o lor ;.i?i« Coast, and
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      707 1 f HINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- i GATION COMPANY, LIMITED. TH E following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMKWARI). For Hongkong Shano- For M arseillrs and hai Japan Ports. London. 1900. '900 Ping Suey Apl. s Yangtze May 21. Ch n^ Wo
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      533 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKLTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undbr Contract with thb Netherlands India Gotirnoimt. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency. late 1. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quay 'J ME t'NDKRMKNTIONtO DATES ARK ONLY APPROXIMATE. From Expected Will be despatched lor Reael Batavi.i April 9 Batavia, Cheribon, Simaranu, Sourabaia, Timor, Cotei, Bercu* BoEJpMan April 13
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      412 1 STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. I Stbamkrs i.kwk SUMBAVOM *t 4.15 J\M. iiye Leong,— every Monday (or Malacca. Kuala Klan,.' arid l'clok Anon. Malacca,— every Wtiii,- ■■-day for Malacca, Port 1 Ijickson, Kuala KhMMJ and Tclok An^on. Ban \V:ut: //in, evtry Friday lor Malacca, Purt Dickson and Klang. Sappho. tveiy Saturday
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      739 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI XA BANKING CORPORATION, PAIIMIP CAPITAL Iro.oooo'o I RESRRVB FUND fu 5 »,a0 RKSBRVI LIABILITY OF > PHOPRiETORS $i0,c00,000 C'>UBT Of UIKBCTOKI. N. A Sibbb, Esq.— Chairman R. Shiwam, Esq.— Uy.pvr* Chairman. K. M. Gm», Esq. A McC >*\cinb, Esq. K. GotTZ, Esq. J D. M. M-srs. Esq.
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      535 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. TMK only remedy at present kno.vn as an INFALUttLI Md P -i< lANB T{ JR| Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration of the Bowels. THE PETER SYS COMPANY, Nov [J' ROPR TORS ANn OLK MATOFA«nrMM) f ft<H»C«aASTftUT,S«J I 17. 11,1900 ji ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY FIRE LIFE
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      246 1 1 pAjiriC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIKN'TAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. AND 'fOYJ BISBM KAISHA (ORIBNTAL ■>■,••.) h Hani Mctati linn °i S wn Ll of the To other European p. tJCrate rate* y S; •f Ofl. rrJand by t!;c Southern Pacific and rthein Pa... I -i Canadian Pa M f
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1900.
    1000 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1900. Mmimol t r r. t' rawed br ,nf Htfe patriot Trijt*: r.rt gloriM.t f i*>4M4 to lUiiaior;. Lot* (T. M 1 A further consideration oi the new south ward movement of Oi.ivier's and other r:nmmaii(loti alon^ the Bas<Jto frontier and Caledon Rhft
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    182 2 I l>r 11. 11. Company's ftteawef Uceau. n left Colombo at 5 p.m. on tbc 9th instant, and Maybe rxpected here on Saturday, .•bout tin- -ame Lour. S.r AleßMldcr Swettcnham, k.em Officer AdMiaislrrifig tlie Government, will be at Home at Government House on Saturday n» xt, at 5 p m.
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    POWELL'S SALES.
    64 2 The following machinery was sold \>y M«Mf». Puwi-11 Co. yesterday afternoon, at the price* .juoted below. A brkkinaking plant, tompUte, went for o. hundri-d „ml yards ol portable railway r»*.tli-.-rl B|,BoO, three tipping araggotti latched $100 each, three plaiform araggOM \%L-r«» bou^lit for 32-5, and a 6-h p.
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    WRECK OF A SIAMESE COASTING STEAMER.
    172 2 It is reported that whilst the Siam* •>■ tOMtiag steamer Ratnu Pichai was Tt turning to Man K k«k on the Bight of March 31st, the toun(!frr(J m a squall off the mouth <.f Urn Bang Ka I J «Jnjj river It NM tlint
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    COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS.
    75 2 C OUNCIL APPOINTMENTS. A Gazette Esttaortimarx is published announcing that the Hon'ble C. \V. Saeyd Kyaaanlejr, Resident Councillor of Peaaag, h.is r- Mimed the duties oi hn appoiat Mr W. Walter EgtttOU is appointed to ting Colonial Si < rotary, from the 1 1th Mr. C. W. Laird ha^ been
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    THE AUSTRALIAN BUSHMEN.
    183 2 I A Ntralian Bust, men's ontinfjent had a j ng km up for ihem m FTiadiicli ■iiiimtnt wludi it 1, a wonder no getting up for UmadWs Hor.e, B rnMepuppy order. At X lor rroopen and Oft. m I one for O bath events •n ur.c 1
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    532 2 Mr \V. j Napier, and Mr. C. Laird tlw> a 1 temooa ftworn mas members oi the Legislative Count for the relief of the India was. parsed unanimously ye Council to-ddy A brown bori i n found ttraviag m Havelock»rd n fjr which an owner M d. > m. barterrcd
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      THE REDDERSBURG AFFAIR.
      60 2 The Boer Position m Eastern Free State. 1h- Junes orrespondent at Bloemtoi.i tein wiring on the «.th Mat. MJI ll affair of the lost companies at RHdersbuiv was unfortunate m that it complete- tfV eastern flanking movement of th»- Boerwho i)o\v stretch m a thin line from
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      BRITISH DETACHMENT EVACUATES ROUXVILLE.
      60 2 [Later.) Arrival at Aliwal North. Brabant's Border Horse Covering the Movement Neuter's correspondent at Aliwa! Nor- or\ April ;lh, aajfli that four com pa: the Irish RiHes and two tompaii.Volunteers arrived from Rouxville, day eve, covered by two squadrons of the Border Hor.^e sent out by
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      GENERAL RUNDLE ORDERED TO KIM BERLEY.
      17 2 .Major-General Kundle ha- beta ordereon -pecial duty to Kimberley l.'ndon Apr
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    419 2 Mr. Wfcddei! reports t/iat ten tow. re stolrn from hk house during the night of the ->nd. The annual sports ci the 10th Madras Infantry will be held at Tanglin on April 17th and 2bih. Lt. Col. Parker and the officer* will be M At Home on Saturday -Mh. at
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    POLICE NEWS.
    101 2 Two Chinese women were remanded yesterday on a charge of assisting m carrying on a chop jee kee lottery. A Chinaman was sent to gaol tor two weeks yesterday for be.ng m fraudulent possession of a cricket bat. A Chinaman named Chow Teong hM had to pay $10
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      194 2 The Robinson Piano Co. A FEW COPIiIS OF THE MUSIC TO "IN TOWN Just received, Price $4. 50 each. ALSO A FEW SONGS FROM THIS PLAY Price $1 50 each. THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. KATZ BROS., LTD. Are now showing the latest London Novelty m Ladies Khaki Shirts TAIL O
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      335 2 D• > \HI) r.n 1 MMI can i family, on j 1 > *ar town. K. r-. I. „jj. Qi i» it Ifriiml H 1 d 1 »no. ii f KS. k. V MacM 15, rv i 9 MARY S, HILL STREET /'\U()El<> foe ending darning i rr l needitwork
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      957 2 A lady is anxious to hear ot a situation for her Children! Maid. Apply M. C, c/o Fne Press. Apl 9 i 6.4 NOTICE *T*Hr. KMMMMM Banks will be i.lo=ed on the fcllowin^ days, being E isier llul ik\ Friday, IJlk.l Saurdiy. 14th. I April. M.vil iv, |6 h.j NOTICE
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      389 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. FOR SALE A line SHiliiiK li. t t, m good condition and coin- plete with n, w sails. Capable o< holJing four persons. Price $50 Af'ply P. K. A. W. c/o Frte Prea. Apl 10 ,84 NOTICE KfK. AUXAMOSS Hooa M. is from th.sdate authorised lo m K
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      184 2 Ihe Week Tuesday, loth H Vmu l-ejfislative Council, 2-30 p. Flower Show, |«6*JO p., -.11 \>. S V.A. Racruil! and Reserve, 5.1 Wednesday, nth thuh Wat.r -> p. Mohammedan Festival fHar. K*)a Had|.. Municipal C Mnmtawen, p. s.\ .A. i.\ m. H. M. < p. Ada Ddroy Co., >) p.
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    ROBERTS S TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO BLOEMFONTEIN.
    669 3 How thi Union J*«k was ItetSTtD. "(Jon Save tub QUVBM Si m, h THK PSOFLB. Kloemfontein, March 13.— As the procession, i headed by Lord Roberts and his staff, aproached the town tfreat commotion was observable among tat inhabitants. Mr. I ollin-., the Free
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    ON THE TRACK OF THE REFORMERS.
    115 3 M 1 re h. —Orders hive been sent to Yen, commanding the Peiyant' sfjuadron, norn at Canton with the fast cruiser, Haitit>. to the Sir ir es empress Dowager having already arrived .•pore m the hope of MMMMMtiM cr <-■ Kin^ Ch'.u Shunr of
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    ELECTRICAL RANGE-FINDER.
    301 3 Ihe War Office lor many months has ijeen engaged m testing an instrument which it is will prove of :-nmense value m artillery I 1..s is an electrical position -hnder, which MH .nvented by Mr. A. V. Acock, an > -«n electrician, who spent twelve years n perfect,
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    93 3 The Eastern Extension Lo. reported that *b!e i ommunicition with luilo is totally nilerruptcd Steamer communication how--1 vet betweea Manila and Iloilo i» trecjuent, lliough not regular, therefore messages poste<l from Manila must necessarily suHer delay. A'l lovers of Tom Brown will he sorry to know that Mrs. Arnold, the
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    THE PADRE IN SCOTLAND.
    1679 3 Written for ihr Singapore Free Press by the Key. m. Hkith. No. XXXII. We are m the first week of Sp<ing i according to the old fis!iiont*d almanacks, and Winter has at last set m with unusual severity. The long wished for frost began a week
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    371 3 TRAINING NOT ES. I ii,un<!<(l Rising this morning's training m detail, but the work done wa> mj *low and uninteresting, <h.<t it woul-1 i.<- monotonous to record the individual performance! of tL< bones. 1 bey all dii good v->- lul steady work, but with tli»- Kcepiioa of one or two
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    THE AIM DELROY COMPANY.
    208 3 I here was a fairly large audience attracted to the Town iiali last nigl>», arhefl the merils ofthi-> renowned Company were gr*illy appreciated. ih" i cms M 3 the new programme were one and all received with favour, the larcical absurdity causing muth amusement Ihe arrival
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    ANOTHER SURPRISE FOR THE WAR OFFICE.
    166 3 Wrily the Boer is a slim being, and m the mailer of weapons is very much up to date. As an instance tit ihi«, it is stated < hat an automatic ntfe was picked up at the battle of M-igersfontein, and one or two
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    24 3 Messrs. B. P. de Silva and Co., Jewellers, High Street, notify the closing of their establishment to-morrow and Saturday, for the Sinhalese New Year.
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    THE INDIAN ARMY AND THE MAGAZINE RIFLE.
    225 3 With reference to the're-nrmament of the Native Army we 'Pioneer) are glad to be ab!e to state thai full p ovision has been made m the military I budget of 1900-01 for meeting the com of m .ga/ine ritl.-s required by Native rt^im.nis
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    THE MAGERSFONTEIN TRENCHES
    829 3 Flu- Special of the Daily Te/fgr,if>/t tl us j (escribe* the oct«palioti ut M m, aii< r tin H ten had Mawpedcd. Oir iv uts on the il^ht r. w s.(.,dilv i'|' to the I lip up 10 the ko| j o\, 1 it and dl Vul
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    GUNNER'S REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT.
    195 3 The Dai'y Mail correspondent at I'ielermaruzburg, m ln-> description cl tliu lnule of I'nlci. Mill, mentions voine remarkable si. noting by a naval gunner. The corn sponcicnt says thai on two occasions a gunner was tnld to bting down a mil), and he did tin each instance.
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    74 3 A one-legged bull. An Irish soldier who had his leg amputated after the batile of Coknso, begged to be allowed to go again to thft front when the wound was healtd. His arguments, were as ingenious as his determination was great. You Me, sir," he said to the doctor, I
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    WHEN COAL RUNS OUT.
    177 3 If we continue to di* v,> 1)1.u.k-tii.,tnoi.ds at our present rate, it is oUi us that, m ihe i ca r fulure, some form of luel will have to be invented- For instance, m 1897. the output m .he United Kingdom alone amounted lo uv.r 200.000.000
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    THE FOOD FOR OUR ARMY.
    412 3 A Vkrv Satisfactory Ri cord. l<> tht caaras of an at idahcedbd v>me Things »i.i'li hava (,ont VVMI," .he G*pa Tim* earn*. p-i.ileni of (lie Times »*)•> ihu the- -upjly A<m> m die fieia li.i own Mini ratal) vurfcadfn n rj 6nt 1.. C*Jm< IK
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    SHARE LIST.
    127 3 APR II ,oth, 1900. MkAtetalMmA bSrihn. ,o»*,fs *J«I S Z Clear Water Dairy K.rm Ltd. 5-»o 1 *l 46' >4 6 v V tracer and N\.«vt. 1 t.l -»S.ooo 150 7 Debs. Si prem J 3IW3 4",a, S o to HOTgfconf; and Shanghai tfcu* s2 x J Kjr.'::'-
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 3 (Ml CTEI) UP TO A t >ril 10/. On Bi It4«/i i ;d i |1 2, document.:* 3 m/s 2 „1 credits 6 m/s jo 5 KRANCIi, (1, m.uui *ff India, r. T 7 Mon'GKONG. demc»r.fi 1 %'dis Yokohama, riiranil ...4 'ava, demand.... 1 i)S I IA, demand m%
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    PRODUCE.
    71 3 (Apn 10 *7^ 3 7 i cube No. 1 Clach (ordinary S'po el i-i^i Whne. (Fair L/W- 5 i h ■I* "'hc1b.)...... llOi to the Ib) M.uidai \»nix)ina) 71' •1 Couee J Ca.MM> MMI (i'-aiVqi',l.;V' '<■• do flake (do. do.) Ho. med.ump«.ar« (Fair aW) do fl^e (Fair do.; L
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      339 3 1 he Cure is Worse Than the Disease When the doctor 1 t. -< b. 1 .1 I.ivli Oil. M.ikes \ou shud 1 1 ihinh JM. A I „,1 am unl ul ii v eating s .ti is <i| v .1, ,v im .h 1. ...1 pan. In .1 pn
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      268 3 OCBAM UP C > rihlL.'.--^ h VAAKT MA i o. Tnc Company -.tf.Tn' Liverpool outwards for th« Straits, |apan, and from JapWl l\oincwar' J .s f<n 1 every ten J iv The Company's Miimits on :he I .1 despatched Irom Am'-ter<( m ..'d Livi fortn^ht for thr; StiAits, Halavia, 'snin
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      218 3 There hat been latel) lannctM i Sii W'ii.i.hm Armstrong Whitworth and •bip-buildiog yard .it Ncircattle-oa-'l lllc fir-[ ol lour ->uctioii fiie«Jn e 'S>. built 10 tlx- onif-r of il.c Port Coa>missioa< Calcutta, tiom (be dcsigai ol Mr. Liadva r ttork iii the Hu^lili. MAlLii LO^B. H<JI 1 At '•>!*" A'ta.
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      292 3 Pl.f. .nj Too, tMM« M ~r s b as l)r \Kii.Mol! 11l Bnl. v i c;\ ?«.T.P..ae« out. 9) latest arrival^ 1 ap..,, 8,. For Vet.se!- Ho Mr.gei H i-sv trr^ Arrived. Apl .1 Mr. and Mrs. I I Apl. 10. I' Mr. md \i children. Per B««aa Mr.G. Htwett.
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      66 3 •AA N G I H 1< an I and baro. as. blue eky. Mu>n. Sky K.,in Apl. 9. Apl. I 1 »o< t; Si o 1 U b Wetttxmt Kcport. April Ttken at KaudUa* K«rba s? 1 rv.tofy '0.840 3,5 J N. x r /.!l O Lalm. 5 M U7.0
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      848 4 WAVER LEY HOTEL Hm.l Strict. Ji,lN-»M Rti Saving purcliased the abo\e \ncl m •'i Kss.-iblishmcnt, begs to inform the publ.^ l! I it Ml l>e carried on as a First Class Hotel. I :i|uo?s of ihc Lest only sold. Excellent accomrrw I m lor Uuwdtn. Billiard Tables^ Oood Cu.iik-. French
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      523 4 TYPEWRITING. SPECIFICATIONS, Lepnl documents, Com mcroal papers etc neatly and promptly executed on moderate terms. j STENOGRAPHIC WORK undertaken by a competent Stenographer. Courts, Public and Private Meetings attended. BOOK-KEEPING m all its branches attended to. Accounts and Books audited. Secrecy guaranteed. TR\NSLATIONS from and into any European language. J.
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      848 4 bvgfhgjmhm WANTED IN Na^»e St-itt-> .1 compete. it man accu->'.i'ned lo r >ad conslrtii.'. ion to takt.- r'lar^t of s«-^tiou ot new ro=»d Btatlrg previous e\pe i-»ce and sa'ai\ rtqu-rcd lo !1 c o Writ P>es>. Ap i.4 WANTED AN tpencacad Mintr and Prompt ctor .'or a partly deveK ped
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      158 4 mr r rrtr J JKANRNGfI of Japan TOILET WATER IffNtfcM hr its idh ft fKkm and Ita MM Kananga Extract RIQAUO AC .S.rur Vivicm.fi FARM firerpzzp^ E 20 per m quality to firT v cejl every other 2r**p«'-«-i T brand of t(^^; IOT BWEETBMXD. Unsvve<tene t Milk. 6^TC;i l A
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      1147 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port ol depanure, ai [«MN known) date due here, and name of \gt-nts. Mkn-ok-Wak Asahi, Jap.. Portsmouth, due Apl. Soliath, H.M.S., Chatham, due May Imgalls, U. S., New York, due Apl. [ancs, t.b.d. H.M.S., Sheerness, due May Vui, t b d. Jap., Ponsinouth. due Apl. Ottbr, t.b.d.
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      624 4 The Singapore Free Press. AND Mercantile Advertiser Cable Address,— Advertiser, Smgaport. TtLIPHONI NUMUR.-Nu. 01. Publnbed at 30-3, Raffles Place, Sir. fenO ie •T*HE leading English NtwtMMi m tht A Straits Settlements Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak, Selar gor, Sungei L'jong, Pahang, the N Sembilan j British North Borneo;
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