The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 May 1900

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, 22nd MAY,N 1900. DAILY ISSUE, No. 3
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      671 1 P Office. Co'lyer Quay. Or- Wharves. Keppel Harb our O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamers for CHINA. JAPAN, PENANG, ,-wvfoN INDIA, AUSTRALIA. ADEN, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. ma[T\ BRINDISI. VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued lor Persian K tintntal and Amtrtcan Ports, also tor *in'a Coast, and San Francisco via
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      650 1 PHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMTED. *T*HK tollowint; are the dates on which the Co.'s Sic imers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMKWARD. For Homj&ono Shanu- For M akskillks and hai Japan Pokts. I.dsdon. 1900. iyoo Moyune May aa Yangtsze M^y ai. Pirg Suey May 24. Chirg Wo June
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      563 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKRTVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under (Jomtrict with the Nkthkrukds Imdia Govbrnmimt. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency. lat>: I. DAEN'DELS to Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quay IHh UNDERMENTIONED DATKS ARK ONLY APIKOXI M AI h. From Kapectea Will be despaicned M liroiiw^r Dili M..y 22 I'aneh Bill, Ass .h.n, Deli Sc K<ii
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      202 1 Eraser Gumming OmCIII-71 UatlPty Ro..J. {MnUbUl- |ohuic briaru. Timber Merchants. PRIMI HARD-WOOD, cut by our o n men m the best districts, ami <team sawn o any m W IRKED TIMBBRS. Flooring BMrdi arcuruely plan.-d. ton^urtd and groove*} by t^i* b -st marhinerv, under Uie mpiiiaU rdene, of an experienced
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      719 1 IJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL Jig 000 000 KVK FUND |ml£'£Z Hi SERVE LIABILITY OP I ■3«.««» PUCPRIETORii 1i0.000.000 Coi'BT O» ■■kfCTi.us. N. A Siibi, tig.~ Chairman. R. Shuwah, Esq.— O-f. i V Chairman. R. M. Gl<^v, H»q. I H. W. Suok, E<q. K. Gmtß, Ksq. I|>
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      429 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC IMb only remedy at p.cvnt kno*n M !.Nh,vu., m, Sprue. Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage nnd ulcer.Hon RECOMMENDEI). v SO.MX o, T H,°ml h K C S^ °,^us;s,, w N THE PETER SYS COMPANY, 17. n ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY S FIRE LIFE Total li.vi.sthd Funds Kichd 4y.000,000 THE
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      321 1 pAdKIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL km,, ORIKNTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND 'POYO KISE.m KAISHA r (OP.IBNTAI. S. S. CO. I hrou K h passage tickets grantr<J I ol the above lines. tr To other European points at proLort.onat- r Soeoal reduced rste^ i?rai trn i fur L Army.Navy.a-dCu.i^SrvV the a(, cation
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1900.
    1330 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1900. r». Vr.awed Ij influence and unbribfd I Hrtt patriot Troth het g.yiout \r r <•**** to R«!ii>on. LoT&itr. tmt imm. To Boer iyip»tfciteri m Ja%a Sumatra ar -J elr-ewhere, sot to tprall of Europe, that was a bit of rehned cruelty for
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    1501 2 H M S Linnet left mtajnd at 3 30 p m yesterday. The Ru»»ian transport ftijm 4\'ovgurt>U •ailed for Vladivostok ai j 1 5 p m \>slerday. Oa the 14th, th»- Police it Hongkong t< tind th*- d ad body <>i a Earo|«eaii ying m Chamberlain K«».i<i at tht- Peak,
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    FOOTBALL.
    39 2 FOOT BALL. A return m iti h iv.«s |>"ay d bMween the 1 anjofy Pagar Fooila 1 club and the 12th Co. R.A, on the former's ground last Saturday evening, the Ciub again winning by two goals to one.
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    A NEW INDIAN ORDER.
    86 2 FOX Sk.KVK ES KtMifKH) TO THE COUNTRY. Ca'<utia, May \2\\\. A Royal Warrant appears m to-day s Gazette wherein the Einprf-ss institutes a nrw Order styled the Kais'-r-i-Mind," to be awarded to all who rendrr service to India, irrespective of race, > 1- rank, or creed.
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    LT. COL. GAWNE.
    123 2 MajOC (j.iwnr numcrou."! friends here will l)<-- pleased to read thi- announcement by the mail Major Gawnp. second m command of the is>t Lama^er Regiment, Aldershot, who has been appointed Lieutenant-Colonel to command the 2nd Battalion, which suffered so severely at Spion Kop, has had nearly twenty
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    SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL OFFICES.
    118 2 l l'inang Larrf* \W must hrarul) con^jraiul i'» Singapore, her I— icipal cmmissionwrs, and he- ralaßayCffl on the putcliase of --o super'i h si 1 the Hotel de IK. t ihr new miapal aflkata It is the sit-, vhicfl we at hr't vi nluied to propose for
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    THE CHINESE JUNK AT COLOMBO.
    135 2 N bing hat been si' cc the Agenls of the Stttfl I. tie Company look out 4 writ of detention fr..m lh« so|M 'ii- < owl 11. hi Vice-Admnalty -tram the Chme c Juilt t '''•/-""<i f'om IcrfMug Colombo wthout paj the 1,00.1 d.l .die
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    A STORY OF SIR GEO. WHITE.
    169 2 A m. 1 1 .i-kjc White's staii has related 10 a ne* correspondent the following particular, <,f an incident m connection with the WTiva a.Jva'.ce party of the r. iiet o i irnn. Sir George White was sitting under the veinnciah -t his qu^rtrrs,
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    KIPLING'S NEW POEM.
    289 2 s Him 1-ihsbh kt a War Cos. iki m >Ol Til Afßlc At a concert ghm* at B!«.mfontein, by the war correspondent .n aid of the Wi Jows and Orphans Fund of London and H! mfontcin, Miss Florence I r, who io«>k the h iu-e by storm
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    TO ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET, HON. SIR HENRY KAPPEL, G.C.B.
    176 2 TO ADMIRAL OF THE F LEET, HON. SIR HENRY KAPPEL, G.C.B. I ike a B»lt from tlie Blue he came, In his ol I impetuous way, That Veteran bold, Of years untold, Win. links all the patf with to-day. When Singapore was scarce a name A d our old wooden
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      WHOLE BOER BESIEGERS CAPTURED.
      34 2 WHOLE BOER BESIEGERS CAPTURED. GUNS INCLUDED. The Daily NtWX correspondent at Lourenco Marquf-5 wiring on May 20th, say* that the British on the 17th captured the entire Boer force round Mafeking, including the gun>.
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      INVASION OF THE TRANSVAAL.
      15 2 KLERKSDORP OCCUPIED. No Boer Opposition. The British have occupied Klerksdor^ unopposed.
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      THURSDAY, MAFEKING DAY.
      20 2 i Later., Sir Alfred Milner telegraph, to \h Chamberlain that Marking ua< relieve on the r jtl.
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      MAHON IN COMMAND.
      18 2 The relief column v\a"« composed ot a composite force of about 2,300 M Colonel Mahon.
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      HONOUR FROM THE QUEEN.
      17 2 Gen Baden-Powell. The Oueen has promoted Lieut. -Co! Baden-Powell to be a Major-General.
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      SUPPLIES FOR MAFEKING.
      25 2 Sir Archibald Hunter is pu«.hin^ 1 railway with supplies for the Ma: garrison The tick and wounded will be removed to Kimberley.
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      BRITAIN, RUSSIA, KOREA.
      23 2 Mr Brodrick has stated that the righto( British subjects at Ma-ampho are no l limited by the Russo- Korean agreement.
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      AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION.
      42 2 The Appeal Question. A Compromise. Mr. Chamberlain has stated that an agrrement has been reached with the Australian delegates, whereby the Imperial Ap" pea! is fully maintained m every case where other than Australian interests are conLondon, May jjnd igoc.
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    POLICE NEWS.
    166 2 Mr. C. Srt-gal of the Tivoli Hotel report, that some shells and jewellery value $500. were stoU from him yesterday by a Chinese coolie, who helped him to carry the<"> articles from a rikisha into his house. A Kling boy is suffering from smallpox at 1 13 Penang
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    THE ASSIZES.
    61 2 \esterduy, Mamat was sentenced to six month's imprisonment for complicity m the Tanjong Katong murder. He was abo charged with assisting a prisoner to escape. This morning, three Chinamen, Sim Ah Kow, Goh Kow, Tan Sin, and Koh Chom Feng and a Chinese woman nan.fc.i iio Siew Peng
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    HOIHOW.
    164 2 (China Mail Cor.) Tut New Fren. h Post Ofiick. Hoihow. May 12.— The foreign community here were surprised to-da\ by .1 new development of the French Colonial Poiicy m regard lo Hainan. It seems that a French Postmaster has been appointed for this place. He arrived yesterday and today
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      274 2 A 55 GUINEA PIANO FOR S 400 The Robinson Piano Co. HAVE hi stock a ifriymt ot thoroughly guaranteed Hiano> wliith they can sell t, t'ou^h the I.omfon selling price of thr->e Pianos is 55 Guineas beMM on the KASV HIRE PAYMINT SYSTEM for 850 cash and $15 mil unum,
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      464 2 To-Night To-Night (WILL STAGGM SINGAPOM) HARMSTON'S GRAND CIRCUS AND ROYAL MENAGERIE OF Performing Wild Animals. Returning i kom a Tmumtmant Tovr Through India. The only Company receiving the patronage of H. K. the Vi< tßnt 01 India, Laol C' b/on -M) Si 111 M C»LCLTT\. H. K. Lord Sandhikst mid
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      188 2 TO-DAYS APVER ISEMENTS WANTED APPLICATIONS for the post of Engineer m a local Public Company. Aj.ply VV. A. c,'O Free Press. May 22 26.5 \I7.\NI"KI) situation by experienrcd person as Nur^e or Nursery Governess. Or any position it trust. Excellent testimonials. Cheerlul, Very fond of children. A. B. c o
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      157 2 The Week. Tuesday, 22nd High Wmt v— 3.3 a., 4.44 p. tUtOm lirst day, J. 45 p. Mwiii I-ast Quarter, 3.26 a. Tanglm lub At Home." y p. Wednesday, 33rd Hi«h Water 4.28 a., U| p. S.V.K Squad and Coy. Drill. Lodge St. George, Regular, 8.45 p. Thursday. 24th Hi|jl.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    38 3 Among the business to be transacted a' the meeting of the Muncipal Commission on Wednesday, there is Further correspondence on the Singapore -Kranji Raihvaj Floating Batl.s. Water Supply. Fire Engine Shed, oleman-st. Leave arrangements, Municipal Engineer.
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    BATAVIA GOLF CLUB.
    59 3 April medal played lor on Saturday, sth May, 1900. resulted as follows I.L. Burt 44 I 45) c H.K.Robertson 4^ *2 45 j•" 1 .A. Gswdnsf 51 1 50 H. V. S. I)av;d> V\ C. U- Turner > retired K. 1.. Whittall I ie played off 10th
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    PUBLIC LIGHTING IN COLOMBO.
    459 3 •..'.lovung reference is from ihe Colombo pal report tor iBgg Pending the settle- j merit of ths terms of 1 fresh contract to be entered hthsCokmbs <ia-.ar.d Water Comp the extension of public lighting was praa dec 1 Terms were eventually agreed to m the month
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    NOTES FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
    209 3 Mannduque 1 x '"> st< wds, the have been occup.ed b> ins. Dr. Beede, (ormeriy Medical Officer at U.S. H MRonSji is ly:ng seriously Orient*, Manila. Ma)or-Gcnoral tlweil Oti-- f<xmer Military vcmor ol the Philipp c I tndft, left Mai by the L .S. Sitadt lor
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    AMERICAN JOTTINGS.
    330 3 Manila Times.; I MkS-H' N7 \tRXOSI. New York, May 4.— Considerable excitement has been <aj.td at Vermont over a manhunt hlf t*o criminals who had escaped from custody. A lather and t is son had been arrested for committing; -i crime, but made their escape by shooting the
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1082 3 Mommy, May 2ist, 1900. H. E. the Officer Administering the Government (Sir Al«x k.C m.g.) The Hon'lc the Acting Col. Secretary (Walter E to the Attoriuy-GenemJ \V. R Collyer). the AiMm 'Q— wl (E C. Hll the Acting Colonial Engineer (F. St. G CmMH d. (.»■■.> the Acting
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    THE BOERS AND THEIR CAUSE.
    2326 3 Skkv from thr Duuh Point 01 View. Camp at Colewee, igtli February 1900. When 1 on the 21st Ja<>uary again returned to the Camp near Colenso I found things considerably altered since the 15th December, m many respects. In the first place a regular railway
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    S.C.C. LAWN BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    105 3 Pf.AY ON MONDAY. Si <.i is HtMiM <i. Sharp, 7 b«M !>■>- »er.. 21 to iR. > k; f scr. be:U Tomlin, 6, 21 to 17. DoUBLFS HtMlll H<:!owiy and M.-icKcr'i', tcr< baat Earii and Mimi't, s, 21 la 14. nn hor widnisoay. Sim.i.ks H ISM
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    41 3 The d«'«rli ratt: amongst foreign residents m Ban^knk this yar lias bein appalling, a id one gr'uvously sad case i> report* d of the death of a father, inotht-r and l\vo cnldreii a little boy being left alone m the woiM.
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    363 3 Sxngapure, May 21 I'j'j'j. Baa**, Lang per catty ct. 3 Do., Ftandi <1 12 H..1 dv. IJ. .1 M,-ak do. 2h i.. .11 Spf do. 2 SfHOOll <10. 2^ do. 1 1 B<i 1 <i- 'i C«UMtf< ,B 1! .VI.. 00. N 1 I h do. N.I
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    EXCHANGE
    81 3 (CORKECIEO lIP TO May S3). On London Bank 4 m/s i/iif| 2 demand i/ng=J£ Private t dits. j m/s. J< A documents 3 m/s 2 j credits 6 rn/^ 2°A France, d<-man<l 24 7 Germany, demand laol India. I\ T 147^ HONGKONG, demand }%dis Yokohama, demand 4* p m
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    SHARE LIST, MAY 22ND 1900.
    84 3 ym I ,14*31 i 9« <ei;\ Aw. v,. .-aste-., N L -:i«r Watar timy b.mn Ltd. #r,« S >- < K^i-h.-»u Gold M. Co. < Kclub, Ltd mm. ■■> <* North K«hau CoM M. Co. »6., S.l.r, il Banli of < lin i fag I
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      109 3 IJPBANO VKiOUR FOR THE HAIR I lv- only article winch rtally possess- s nutations v rtur* f. r snmiiU'i"*?. rL >t r '"K ilie hair, ii Kowland's MWIWM Oil. It removts scurf, highness, dryne-.s, pr«?vi-nts the h lir b«;n>n injured ty illness, and stuiulJ always be us--tl f>i childrcn'-j haii
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      140 3 Remarkable Cure of Rheumatism. Kknna, Jackson Co., VV. Va. About three years ago my wife had an attack of rheumatism which confined her to her bed for over a mon h and rendeied her unable to walk a step without assistance, h.r limbs it inn swollen lo double their normal
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      262 3 MAU.S CLOBK To-1)^. For fv r '.ur.h.y.T, &c. ff u> p,,/, C«a» ]cm '>tt Dickava at Klaag BtU wVr cm i ..invj ft Otli IVII j PM Itintok ac t'alembang G, G. Meyer 4 rv >."tll»Ofl Hinsrl,,^ 4 •ont/.T.ak JW'AaAmil 4pm Vllan e Meissen 4 rvi ion K konp; sc
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      634 3 IF B SI i !> Bk. cruu., |6ia k-v lold p "MS* M..CU... 7 bTSTi ltitlVMl lli l41OM »amm mnm worn AMMTiCO As >5«3 |,r.h,..i. M«y 14 Kuchinotiu I f v .-is M .::5 i; c....«. ml,* •i.i ii Brit. 1434 H Hvi Uon h, »J K.OM. G M K..s
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      68 3 Paiak Baa»> Maaf a.>d on I) naild Po.,Sa. k M and laar. iy. c 1 May^, •••">■ s Wj o II I. TV. UNA' 27 b]Q I o* y, »o. ,c 0.,, 165 S4 Btsaraa w n.> of i.,. on r where mo old I KmuU.oii aurl M h vlun.M
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      977 4 POLICE ORDERS B*tl OVER KM KNT HOISK ON ThIRSDAT. 241H May, 1900. The d Ik vm,r Police arrangements will be made ALL nii.Rt- Mill proceed past the Guard H Ml m single rank, and will set down at the mai porch, and thrn proceed down the road '".idinu 10 IIM
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      790 4 NOTICE R. A. J. Veenhuijzen ceased to be the manaK er ol the Singkep Tin Maatschappij from the ist day ot May 1900. May 16 23.5 "notice SW Ii \»IU IKIIII < BIN MM I.X >HM«S ALSAooh has been admitted partner m our firm from the Ist day of January,
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      506 4 John Little CO., LTD. Nh.W BOOKS. RHI) POTTAGE by M. Cholmondeley. THE SCARLET CITY by Pots and Swears. ROAR OF THE RING by Nat G ,uld. MALAY MAc.IC by W. \V Skeat. CAKES AND ALE by H. Spencer. GERALD FITZGERALD by t harles Lever. SEA URCHINS by W. W. [.icobs.
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      439 4 4J^. KW AfIG A of Japan I TOILET WATER m Appreciated for its delicate perfume and the feelimj of comfort B and freshness which it imparts to the skin Kananga Extract r 1 1 1 Vl I" I'HU !Ml I"H I Ml. II M.X; I.i MIRK s^ jtarSJt c ulul
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      149 4 TO LET Y\7ITH entry f u m the 15th of May, l-arjjeAiry v v Offices, now m the occupation of the underBAKLOW Co. Mar 27»ri uc TO LET PURNISHIO HOI'SK ne.r langlin Club. Almeid.i Road, No. 7, uiit.,ble for bachelors' mess. Apply to W., c/o Singapore Free Press. "»y '7
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      125 4 For Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. Imperial (ierman Mail I me The S s. OLDENBURG, of the Nord leutscher Lloyd. Captain H. Praobr, having left Colombo on the 18th instint, may be' expect* d to arrive here on the 24th instant m the afternoon, M route for above ports. For freight
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      589 4 The Singapore Free Press. AkD Mercantile Advertiser Cable Address,— Advertiser, Smgapon. Telethons Number. No. 61. Published at 30-3, Raffles Place, Singapore. THE leading English Newspaper m the Straits Settlements Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak, Selan. gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the .N'egri Sembiian British North Borneo; Sarawak Netherlands Indies.
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      1119 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port ot appariui^, BSW kno n date due here, and name of AgWßlßj .1 v »H A'f.oNH'T, H.M.S., Chatham, due June Baltimore, U.S., HonvWonjj, due May I'iNMvß' k FtRST.Ger., Wilhelmshaven, due July C'oaußTTß, H.M.S t.b.d., Chatham, due June Cygnet, H.M.S. t b.d., Chatham, due June Goliath, H.M.S.,
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