The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 July 1900

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 20 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. IUIKSDAY. 26m JULY.y 1900. DAILY ISSUE, No. 3 t s
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 460 1 -D P& tt^aea-.. OSTEAMKAVXCATIOWC. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN. PENANG' CEYLON. INDIA. AUSTRALIA. A»KN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES. GIBRALIAR. MALTA. BRINDISI. VENICE. PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills Ot Ladmg issued (or Persian gSSrafaAar-KayStf 1 MAILUINES. —v "OMEWAB° HP £»:3 is. a] CkuM» Oct. I Benjal Oct 5 INTERMEDIATE DIRECT With excellent acccwmcdation for
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    • 370 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIT^^ For HoNciRONO SnvN.i- PotMtMUUMttl mi J*pam Ports. LomDM. I .900. 1900 Oopack due July a.. n.rou^h B.ils o. L,din, issued .0 M,nche,,rContinental ports. N.w York, Ho.ton. Ph.ladelphia and Halrm re. &c. tt££ZZZZ%£*> BRITISH IIDIA-. TEAM NAVr xo,jr c^ooXcr;,u ,a sg^scsaiKsa TO MANI. A IIIRR, T 1U
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    • 266 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKfcTVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIf. SlSS—q* d 6 Boih BaU lu'y narang and |ul 6 Brcniwrr li July 27 v. d. Lyn Cotei. July 2« JAxMES WATSON &COS SCOTCH WHISKIES. VAf.UE IN ,MX MAKKEI. .-cold. $^2 per case, duty y-v PA IN ABLE FftOM METAIL DEALERS OM |\/f #-> AT.|Q* HP
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    • 172 1 «j_ McALISTER CO.' Ju3tP,:c;vCd a Shipment of Fine r:,. f:,,^,, T,v,,,.. a CiMrette Tolaccos. Cigarettes Cigarette Paper Richmond Gem Curly Cut onj./. Birtiffh liiw, fresh, the choicer cdYale Mixture Sle iVllXlUre n pip* «!,,cco m t««.s del.cious blend by A. T. C Navy Cut A I' 4 0/. airtight tins,
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    • 387 1 tJONGKONG AND SHANPHAi "o^SSJ I^l^™^ WH^S^S PKOPRIETORb J °,ooo,ooc Couw or Dmtcrou. II j 1^ riIMH RSh.wan E^ -Dhfutv ru.,,.,, B M Ghav Em m,w\ T E Goixz Em J J Dl'^ A'. Haw, E%,. a" f Raymond Ela -H»*-vJitfSaa. "-«~§SS',acksoh. p GARDNER, T •^SfeiS?ags&EssEsz TS, no ,nterest w.ll be
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    • 354 1 t^ter sys'wond r of the B RKCOMMENDKI) BT SO.MH o^thi CHIEF SI'H Rt-tail.bv all Chem. THE PETER S (P.or«, ITOM Nn Stl;Svt-f^JrJ Nov 16 «us( n.ußm new Zealand, insurance company S.W., c.^'T".'- (r,,,, M p"»SSSiasH. I .ns^ck Compaq FIRE LIFE J OTAL In v*st«d Xl nds £9.722,885 THE LARGEST FIRE
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    • 257 1 erful specific. I I owels. CIAI ISTS m tm- m khh *..»,>»« sts and Wholesll" by Al-' «'^»*-SSIOM YS PHMPAMV sfo oLnT PANY 9, Om Cum* MK^r, Sh,s UM., '««.1900 I pAcmc MA.L st«aMSHlp ncc,OENrr oRIENTAL U STEAMSHIP COMPANY T-o k^'L.sh. a^^-'SsaaE j <T °f he !i Huro P«^ P«.nt,
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  • 628 2 The Singapore free Press. THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1900 Here iha.'l tKe Vre thr I > i num. L'nawrd \>j influence and unbribf d Ljr ga,n Here patriot Truth her (lorioui pfereptt draw ricdart 10 Reli«ion. I^>t»Ht. and Law. Coi I.L) anything be more ludicrously lamentable and yet more unscrupulously astute
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  • 237 2 The mail steamer C/iusan left Fenang at I 10 am. to-day and may be expected at 1 Bwfapon at 5.30 p.m. to-morrow afternoon. The 4-7 guns of H. M. S. his are being mounted on Captain Percy Scott's improved ««n carriages at tlie Naval Yard, Hongkong. The Men's Monthly Medal
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    • 59 2 THE MISSION MURDERS IN HUNAN. One Survivor Escap-b to Singapore Free Press.j Hongkong, July 25th, 5 40 p.m. An Italian priest from Southern Hunan has arrived after a hazardous journey. He reports the massacre of the Bishop _nd thrre fathers, the burning of the mission, and
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    • 37 2 Peking Ministers Safe. Another Li." Shanghai, July 25th 8.25 p m. In an interview with the Unittd State* Consul-General at Shanghai, Mr. John Goodnotv, Li-hung c hang assured him thal "the Ministers wrrr safe."
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    • 14 2 Kang-Yi Not Appointed. Kang-yi has not been appointed Viceroy ot Canton.
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    • 20 2 Hock by Hundreds Into Shanghai. Refugees horn tiM Yang-tse Valley MisMOM are arriving at Shanghai by hundreds.
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    • 31 2 May March m Two Weeks. A despatch from Timtttß, dated the 20th, stat.-s that there are hopes that the Peking relief expedition will start within a fortnight. Later.)
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    • 44 2 I Menacing Situation Up the Yangtse. (Special to the Singapore trte Pren.) Hongkong, July 26th, 12.10 noon. Admiral Seymour, with the Centurion and the Harfleur, is expected at U'oosung today m view of the menacing sut-j of the N MgtM.
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    • 16 2 Seek Sanctuary at Hankow. Ihe Luhan Railway engineers have all withdrawn into Hankow.
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    • 26 2 Visited by Several Consuls. L->H«nf*C_Mg was yesterday visited by the French, Russian, American, and Japanese Consuls. The others refrain from visiting the Viceroj, distrusting him.
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    • 35 2 The Peking Slain to be Killed Again. Pretence to Deter Foreign Advance. I.i insists that if the Allies advance on Peking it will lead to the inevitable massacre of the survivors inside.
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    • 31 2 Produce Signed Messages." Five Days* Grace. The Consuls demand from him to procure recognisable messages from the Ministers within five days. Otherwise they will c onclude the worst.
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    • 29 2 (How Does Li Know?) U says that some people of the Legations may arrive at Tientsin m a day or two.
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    • 129 2 The two Misses Searell and Miss Whitechurch of the China Inland Mission have i>een murdered. No details are given oi the murders. These ladies were stationed at Hsiaohsier, m Shansi Province.' To-day is» the first of the Chinese Seventh Moon, an occasion always before celebrated by
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  • 58 2 Sales of land wl.uh took place at Powell f VJ^ StCrdiy realisrfl fair Pnccs. sia freehold building allotments m Orchardd oppos.te Emerald Hill, fetched n cents 1 foot two houses, 168 and 169 Orchard-rd ■vere sold for 7 o 5 o and 75 77 10 the ,ame oad
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  • 31 2 Ihe British transport Urlana No n •assed through bound for China at 6 L •m. yesterday. >o < This morning at 6.30, the R. I. M S anmng left for Hongkong.
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 45 2 A Further Vote to Account. Eleven and a Half Millions. Jt is understood that the House oi Cow. mons will be asked Jo vote a further sum of eleven and a half millions on account ol the war m the Transvaal.
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    • 31 2 Fifteen Thousand men. The House of Commons have read for the second time a Bill for creating a nava' reserve of 15,000 men having twelve years service.
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    • 43 2 Gen. Kouropatkin Commands the Russians. And Probably all Troops as Senior General. The Times correspondent at St. Petersburg states that the War Minister. <i*nT_l Kouropatkin, will probably command the Russian forces m China, and prei mably all the Allied troops.
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    • 40 2 Further Boer Movement (Later.) The Boers m force have crossed the railway to the southward of Serioi tThe Captured Detachments. Official returns .show that tli- Hots h_vr captured seven officers and 272 men m the past week.
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    • 60 2 THE EMPEROR OF CHINA 'S" MESSAGE. The U. S. President Willing to Mediate President MeKinley, replying to the message of the Emperor of China said he was willing to mediate between China and the Powers to obtain an amuable settlement of all ijuestions, provided that the Chinese prove the safety
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    • 25 2 A Colonial Debate. Government Carry a Division. An amendment to the Colonial Vote m the Estimates) was rejected by job vote* lo 52.
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    • 20 2 To be Disfranchised. Mr. Chamberlain vigorously defended the proposal to disfranchise the rebels m South Africa.
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    • 40 2 Hr said he believed the Boer? would settle down m the \iew that it was _m intention of the Government to give South Africa a form of self-government similar to that m our own Colonies.
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    • 40 2 Boer Suspects Arrested. There is excitement at Louren' o Marquo at thr discovery of quantities ol corned beef and other contraband to be smuggled into the Transvaal. Several arrests have been made. Ltndon, July 26th, igoo.
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    • 6 2 President, »fe Mr Iv/ Hall.fax as
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 403 2 NOTICE. VfESSRS \Y A WAKKOMD Co., beg lo .nform the.r patron,, and th, Pub),c XTX tht-v art -again buttling INI) COOHI- Co.> tamou> Ale and Stout m patent ten* „d aOttlM -a 8,, p.r^dozen delivered fre<- to anyad dross m Singapore g—«^^^ 6B^^ Rst%Lsk fe/PAI£ALBtgm ff^.l^.-: 1 td| il^l^^^'^^i l';
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    • 566 2 MET2LER PIANOS $450 payable m one year, tuning free Longer Cr. can be arran^.-d 10% discount (or Cish A First Class English piano by an Qld Maker Guart nteed this c^. HAAKE PANOS $47^ p ayablt m aac jrcar, Inning f rt-«- 4 8 discount ,f cash pawl. A thoroughly
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    • 309 2 TO-DAYS ADVFRTISFMPNTS "»io ftMVtKUbtMhNTS. Tn LET H AII r "L')-'"'<ir.rn. Apply at above addrrss. July a- 2 o pok SALK DR H Rp -vi rr r v A und> «f***« rkii^ N- >"•/ > goAKI) ,;,h ,lllinK rrom ,or nllemen ...u-.t.T,^ W l*m^- li VI H "< V. MED A
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    • 31 2 All letters connected with business (advertisements, subscriptions, accouns, ficc.) should be addressed to The Manager, "Singapore Free Press." Communications on literary matters should be addressed to The Editor, iiingapore Free Press."
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    • 31 2 The total number of deaths for Singapore >r the week ending July M is >MO PM nrulle of 37-30. The fcvtr rate as d.stinctly decreased and a gene'i nprovement now indicated.
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    • 11 2 l^teTSL Sande s '^4th Company, Siig^orc D VISIOn Ro^ l Artillery,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 154 2 The Week. Thursday, 26th HiKh Water 10.55 a., lo.iypw cY/o' Almin Position DrUl, 5.15 p SV.R. Signalling, 5 5 p Ne* Moon, 8.38 p. Philharmonic Orchestra, 8.30 pv Friday, 27th H. K h Water:-!,. 29 a., u«^ Chamber of Commerce, 2.1s a Tanglm Club At Home." Annual Meeting, S. Rifle
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  • 647 3 SIR FRANCIS CARDEW. Appointed to bk Go\krvor vmi Com-mander-in-chief of the Straits SetILF.MKNTS AN1> ITS DVCMMMCSS We have a* private telegram from what we believe to be a well-informed source, to the effect that Col. Sir Franc i s CARDl-w has been finally appointed to be Governor
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  • 192 3 Bit. Ar»i\bs Tomorrow. A private telegram from l'«:nang notific us that Brig.-(j' neral Cr<- i^h and the Staf of the Indian BfigMfc fc« China ar< 01 l >oard th- P. &O. S.>. Chusan, which wil arrive m Singapore to-morrow afternoon. The statt of the 2nd
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  • 80 3 limn feLobertson and Suermondt telegraph Lath-« and Mactaggart as follows Stares have been aidUed as under /Lotted to holders >f Hoipog Lttong sham 5>43' s Allotted to l^bong Gold SyodiOU 2.250 m Allotted to general public 2,319 TW total public subscriptionfc were lor *£4fi shares so applicants will
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  • 467 3 1 (Contributed.) So much that is untiur has been recently published concerning Brunei, that it may be of interest to r.-.oi the tollowing facts. There is no intern on f annexing Brunei, either by tlie Buti-h Govt-rnment or any other, nor is it contemplated In take over l.abuan trom
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  • 124 3 v\ I N. Af orrimandant i %l •lery, m-- j:h«.e, Kofi PoKcrton, .pore, July 26th, 190*. I. IJlTlts Orderly Officer f(<r tl'e ensuing *eek l.t. H. H Oic *ee^ H r-.. Thomson. 2 ArruNTMENi W I ommand'ng J. I". l<- id H.<. Aover th>: duties f_ \ii]
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  • 241 3 C»rp, Orders by Capt. W. G. St. I Mead Q«Mt«r Office, Kort 1-u lcn»n. July Itthy if. 1. l)< Tif' Ordrrly Officer for fc week ipt h. t Broadnck. Ord«rlv N.< .O. for ihe ensuing week !jt. L). Ritchie. 2. P*ra»rs Mokuai, V>th at 5.15 p.m. I^_ture
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  • 225 3 I- r Latham and Mai 'aggart.j There h^s bee 1 little or no h n^ d ..ing ilariuj the pail week. Rain m mining blurts .ir (generally weaker. Hongkong report flwl business is nearly at standstill. Bantu.— Hongkong litnk-. have rtcedtJ t I $1,00. Nationals are unchanged, without
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  • 618 3 The Powers and China. The Krpkcskntative of Leuimate Slnngh-ii, July 17. -The Powers have come to a 1 MTMW4MMM to recognise Viceroy Liu Kung-\ i, of Liangkiang (Nankin*), a- the only represent* tative uf legilim tie |oMnMH*4 in China. Liu Kir k )i w.s ihc fir>t
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  • 550 3 The Shanghai Daily Press publishes extract from letters recivid from r.bin^' the accident to the U. S. baitb ill \> Or*g*M .ind the means that were employed 10 extricate her from her perilous s i u iiion. l-r./tn Chefoo on the ;th mil., rur letter
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  • 504 3 At a spe::iil meeting of the Municipal Commis- si'wv rs held at the Roard R>om yisierdny afternoon, to consoler tenders for the PltwbuH— g» M irket f.irm, Mr. Gentle (the Preside i 1 j ml that at a ■eating of th^ M irk-ts and Slaughter Houses ommittee
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  • 457 3 OFFICIALS AT PEKING AND TIENTSIN. II In. I I nd F i i*d if i ess.:.. <jf the i., a i ot 1 i t.st undii the m it i II 'nay be ali e published U>* r day. W« Imi ca'ion vkiu, »ho ha\e courteously M th-i t the
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  • 132 3 The semi- final pull ot the above troph look place ye-t»-rday ai Fort Canning, th comp t< 11 ji UftiM in^ the S. V. K an the Briik I he lirst pull lasted for 9 minutes. The Volunteers had all the scaniihut three over the
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  • 21 3 The quarantine order, prohibiting th landing of deck pajaengetf from Cal< utt, is cancrlU-d l>y a (iazette lixtraordinar issued ihi- day.
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  • 322 3 The Ist Batt 4t.11 Goorknas whose head quarter wing, 363 strong hespassed ihltMgtl m the. Indian Government troopship Canning for Xjrtli China, is commanded by Lt.Col. V. M. Rundall, (>. s.O. This distinguished (officer has seen much active ■etTtce, this including the Burmese i\ pedttioo, ilir Oin-Lushai expeditions,
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  • 73 3 (COKKECTED UP TO July _">;. On London Bank 4 m/s 1 demand Private credits 3 m/s documents 3 m/s 2/o,V credu.s b m/s 2 r France, demand 251J •iERMANY, demand 204 India, T. T 150J HONGKONG, demand J%pni. Yokohama, demand 3*, pm r Java, demand 1:0 MANILA, demand 2\%
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  • 420 3 CJuotatio*. Capital. Paid \Jr. Shaßis Paid DtfJ Bank o< (Hma and Japan, ltd. 41 Nominal. C 2,000,000 414,231 199,875X4 Deferr.d. £5 I 1,250 Zi Bell's AsUstos Eastern A. Nominal. loooof^ S> B> a ur 1 1 v« \L «.4«fi unissued Nerviwan Gold Mine Co. Mbn.
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  • 105 3 (Jill) I m ~r I. liambier j^ dc. Cube No. i Pepper, Ulack (ordinary S'porv) 10 do. White, (Fair I../VV— >% MM uos to the Ib.) do. (80s to the Ib) 80. Mace (Banda) V y, Cloves (Atnboina) Liberian CotTee m Tapioca, small pear) (Fair quality) ti. 7yj do.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 17 3 Young Politician What must Ido to gain tl unanimous applause of ihe Press r* Great Head Die!
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    • 325 3 WHITE AND SOUND TEETH.— K-.w-l\m>> ObOMTO is the best and purest dentifrice bCNH( wHtr.intt (1 itet; from any acid or m i gradients; it whitem and preserves the leeth.it er.i(lii..ites the formation of tartar rtmovs spots ot incpient decay, polishe? and pr. aWM the enamel. »weetens the breath, induces a
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    • 329 3 The Standard Time Balls. A Time Ball at Fort Canning and one at Pulau Brani falls each day at I P.M. Singapore mean tin (Greenwich mean time 6 hrs., 4 mm., J5 sec.,) beir.f hoi*t**H five minutes previo-i I'uUu Brani Cable is under repair. Fort Canning Time-ball fell correctly. OCEAN
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 238 3 MAILS CLOSE "-M'IHKOM'. IVr At Kurope la'etta h am ttet raw 7 am X.l' Am 7 A M Sultana la AH Saigon 1 i 1 i-m Malacca li I. H* iim i PM Pi 1 1 I)■ Cmi m i,k 4 1 x Mumok iv Palemltang Of kit 4pm 15
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    • 1041 3 miiLi m po k 1 Mtn-oi.Wn Flag* and Tona Commander* Arrived From Wo«k Bri*k Brit, cruis, 1770 Sir B. Wrey July 2 Kaala Klaag Station. other Veiaela Flaea ft Tona Maatera Arrived From Conaieneea Whn. Aries Brit. 1968 Disney June 2g Barry Rep.i A«a«««i I' 108 An^us July 2 j
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 904 4 WANTED A\joan of $4,000, on Good Security. Apply sub L. L., co Free Preu. WANTED AN Experienced ompounder (Chir.ese). Apply to MR! TISH PHARMACY, Middle Road. |uly2S »-8 WANTED Ist SALESMAN (Chinese) for Hardware and House Furnishing Departments. Good salary to competent man. Apply J. L co Free Press. July
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    • 1274 4 NOTICE THOMAS SHELFORD Dbcbasbo. ■^OTICE is hereby eiven pursuant to Section A 46 of Ordinance Y*l of 1886 that all persons having any claims or demands upon or against the estate of Thomas Shelford c.m.o. late of Leeuwenrust Guildford m the county of Surrey England formerly of Singapore Merchant who
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    • 467 4 "^-"T^rj Mi IT-"" MJUL x- I ■Je^E^bWl v> J9B^"j^*'"*^^3^'~;*^«^''*''*^ 'i^*'*' <*' SP^^^'**^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^/^'^ *S*?l^<?, y y m^\ 1% YS 'r-'y tP^y 7~Vi f/r- /si >gB fRASER JSEA YES IQJH iSis^rt AIRAIID WAiLKd |v: WksxJjtMi I •fn&^4* J.* arc manufactured by the v«|T L+ Wty t "-^AJ *'>iy)k^* trom thr '•v'ffiffi'-ffi ijr^fesC
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    • 267 4 Z Egjj -s^r! "^1 <♦ A R>X, AAA laaa a 7 '**fr^ Itff Niturnl l"it IT.p.-intM.ns. ikrj i-i. |nf>*^ 'i 'Ummm yt jf* '>*7 j' ir" l-anolim.' l«nlri 1 MAKER It) HER MAJESTY iiikoi T^ > TXT A t isensons Watches ife?^, MAMI\- ll RKDKUH HJK KAm \JML^k. THE;,FIE,LI?" watch
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    • 256 4 1" T t y ..4-1"" JOHn Little V- ("O I Tf) W LIU rrW T3--^C HLW BwwJlS. „.,^,r; ™\i %EX?S£!S* m -+'m-*-w'* O I HALL, by A. -tton. FHE PI NIHk by G. G. J X XLM.V.skki. HKS. b, H4F«i» JORERY. (Nn I- ;N N«»Ed«.J BILLIA nnett '><•■'" fLMI ,eh
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    • 124 4 U/ HAT T A yr VV LJCi. Lj J-//\.IN Anqfralian TTnrQP T?<mno^n™ iiUSiraiiail -MOrSe ttepOSltOiy. RECENTLY LANI)KI) Ex BUCEPIiALUS A Select Shipment of U orPOC, r»^U« O T-i Worses, Cobs&Ponies SUITABLE For all Purposes FORAGE DEPARTMENT "2'^^S^ Crushed Food Bar' e >' and .Lins«d,: Shipments every lort "'ght ensuring freshness.
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    • 479 4 The Singapore Free Press. AI|D Mercantile Advertiser h|> TH\^et£*«r v ,T "A < '——«^v,»«. o( p tr.k, .Sfla, r, Z<>r, Sungei Ljon^, Pahang, the Netherlands Indies. Java and Sumatr Japan, Cochin-China, Ceylon, India an-1 the f»r East generally. ICI PP-) published cs Patch by the homeward mail. The daily is
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 523 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port 01 departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agents Rramblb, H.M.S. g.b., due July C'out'ETTK, H.M.S. t.b.d!, Chatham, due July li'Ss'^Ep^,». Vinomous H M.S., Malta, due Aug. vlVuiTj-P"stltiin. due July Koln, German, Tsmgtau, dve Jblunoa, British, W%Tf kind, German, due Aug. 3; Behn
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