The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 February 1901

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, cjth FEBRUARY, tgoi. DAILY ISSUE, NO. 4102
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      663 1 P Office. Telegraph St. ffr Wharves. Keppel Harbour. 0 STEAM NAVIGATION Co Stearur for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, fKYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA. ADEN, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MV i\ BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH A SH LONDON. >. Bills of Lading issued for Persian q. ai K !inental and American Ports, also for Cr.tr.i '.'-'<"'• BMAIL
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      782 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED. TO PINANG, RANGOON fc CALCUTTA Onr ol the Comoany's steamera ii intended t* I leave ai.ionp P.-^ar Wnarf every week. j Hassen^ers and Cargo booked by the above I Hi_--'. l through rates to all ports in Ind.a and Ov on also to East
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      739 1 DE KO.NINKLIJKE PAKB.TVAART MAATSCHAPPII. A^ D UNDBR COMTRACT WITM Til NITH>RUHDS IIIDIA GoriRNMINT. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collvek Quay Thb unobrmbntionbd datks are only approximate. .M n Fron> Expected Will be despatched lor DBCvpMi.il BatMia Feb. j Batavia, Chcnbon, Tegal, Pekalongan, S;iiiiaian K 1
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      717 1 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI n BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL liooooonr, RKSERVH FUND— 10.000,000 Sterling Reserve 1i0.000.000 a Silver Reserve y ■/k'ioc li i uu RESERVE LIABILITY OP V PROPRIETORS j $i0,000.00e COOBT OP UIKBCTOBS. N. A SIBBS, Esq.— Chairmaii R. Shbwan, Esq.— DiPUTy Chaiiman. E. Goitz, Esq. Hon. R. M G«a».
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      531 1 ROY £Vr,J> NSURANCE COMPANY FIRE LIFE THE LARGIST KIRK OF Atlk IN 5 THE WORLIJ. Mnr l6 B USTEAD Co.-Agents. CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED, HONGKONG. apital Subscribed $2,500,000. A-o, T ,j in ve 4 J H«-«K», H, MD JfIISOOOO Marine Risks at Cunentßa'tesi HOUSTEAD 4 Co.-Agents T HK LONDON AND
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      343 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY O CCi PJ i:NTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND *pOYO RISEN KAISHA (ORIENTAL N.S. CO.) VIA INLANDS,- X,, |A AN XN|) HONOI 111. France, and GeraMny by .11 Lrwis-AilanU? line V sSE!! 1 ind to the i^'^'P^ l cities of the United States or Ccnada. Rates
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    The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 9, 1901.
    333 2 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 9, 1901. I'm. |..wn Council of Douglas, Isk ol Man. w i id] resolved to marl, the Dg ot tbi v. rstury by a gr< at religious festival on January 6 al the I'ala< DougUs, in \\hnh over 10,000 people were expected to take
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    382 2 .v Johnston's Piei for the Sv% lin mi nj^ Club Bungalow at 8 30 and y jo .1 m. on Sunday morning It i-* Stated tl.at an extra n (MOO ol Congrebi will be held to enact the rneasurr> for the <.ml government of the Philippine Islai iig t(j pressure
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
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      CHINA.
      36 2 THE RIVER PIRACY NEAK CANTON. Heavy Compensation Claim. Special to the Singapore Free Prcs .j Hongkong, Feb. Sth. 11.3 a.m. The foreigners who were attacked by Chinese near Canton on the J'-tli demand §200,000 COOipeatttUMl
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      AFFAIRS AT PEKING.
      32 2 Punibhment List Still Unsettled. I In: political situation at Peking U USchanged. Tuesday's coufereme was lor the purpose of naming tin officials for punishment, but DO progf€M was made.
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      ANOTHER MEMORIAL SERVICE.
      27 2 An International Function. I den" n i 'i'l memorial >emce held m the Forbidden City, all nationalities attending, on the i -t in t
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      A Rescue Expedition.
      40 2 A -mall lout- of infantry, cavalry an<l marines, with field and mountain guns, under General Trotha, has started in a .-ly direction to li ince of a ChrUtian villa^ that ha* been attacked by ItOA t T >
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      A Cold Snap in South China.
      17 2 It 1- intensely cold here and there have kths in Canton
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    CHINA.
    29 2 CH INA. THE RETRIBUTION DISCUSSIONS. The Allied Demands. Six to be Executed. Hongki a ;n. I be Mi list on th** execution ot ind the bani-hnv nt of two.
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    A Decision Postponed.
    13 2 opinion i ituotliing detiinte will till after the New Year
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    MAJOR HEARN, R A. M. C.
    462 2 A N*W Ylt*k lv. k GKBBTtI Ma;or Hears k "!.< writes to the Kditor a letter from th- City Club, Cape Tcwn, \j jrtions ol it are of general inter- ally to Major rn'a many frirnd- in Singapore and F'er. u te as follows
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    THE VICEROY'S AUSPICIOUS RAIN.
    141 2 The Bombay Gazette observes that a curious circumstance connected with Lord Cur/on's tour, is that rain has followed him almost everywhere. In Madras, wheie the N. E. Monson appeared to have ceased and practically failed, Lord Curzon's visit has been synchronous with a renewal of rains
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK.
      34 2 THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK. Well Definitely Visit A- stralia To Leave Next Month. I lie Times states that it finitely decided that the l)uk> and of York start for Australia r March.
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      35 2 Further Boer Movements Small bodies of Boer- < ooti Cape Colony at various pointTwo hundred pn~->ed to north ot Middelburg moving weft to }o tienag at Calvinia. iJelisle with a strong col m Calvinia.
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      HEALTH OF THE TROOPS.
      18 2 There were <>J death- tr amongst the troops in Sou; yesterday i < a-ualty list.
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      WEDDING OF QUEEN WILHELMINA.
      14 2 Great Public Bathusia Quern Wilhelmina Hague amid.-t tlie utmost thu-aasm
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      THE KING.
      15 2 To Open Parliament in Stat The Kin,; will open I J ar. state
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      MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN ITALY.
      55 2 The Italian Ministry ha The Italian Ministry was a* folio* Premier an Mini;'.?' ::e Saracco Foreign Afi-.-> Visconti Venosta fustic* Signor G M General Count Ponza di Sin Mar Admiral Morm Pu'.i fmstr w '/'rcasur,, Signor Ratnni mirri Agri mttttrt Signer 1 U Signor Uranca iignor
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    455 2 I>b. ;th was another clear day— nou^e of cholera and none ol plague wtn reported It has been suggested that the \>f ol cholera in Bangkok at this I of the year may in part be tra cremations. The great crowds t! after day throng the Premar. pollute the water
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      532 2 I McALISTER Co. SOLE AGENTS I CLAYTON SHUTTLEWORTH S I Portable Steam Engines 6, 8, 10 12 Horse-Power Engines always in Stock These engines are world renowned and require no testimonals ij THESE ENGINES HAVE ALWAYS STOOD PRE-EMINENT. TO BE LET ~T*HRhh newly buiit corrtor>ab!e 1 o; .pound Houses at
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      92 2 wf 4* 1 1 1 O L Whisky Price SlO pcr.Case Caldbeck, Mac^regor Co. MERCHANTS. LONDON W SHANGH HONGKi SINGAPORE f-.K GEORGE MICHAEL PHOTOGRAPHIC And Fine Art Stores Just Received Ilford Plates IN ALL SIZES AND RAPIDI I I ILFORD, EASTMAN AND WELLINGTON Bromide Papers P.O.P. IVELTIES IN ALBUMS MOUNTS
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      546 2 I N all of the best brands of Dutch Cig.trs I Pr e moderate. (hop KON(i TEONG HIN u< < r «=t l>t CLEARANCE SALE 50 Reduction on all Goods, for J Ladies and Gentlemen EXCEPT IKKMMERS I 1 I kKY Maison Paul Kmmcm H Si oo> .■UrHes Place, m
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      626 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. BIJOU THEATRE FOOT OF PORT CAN N INC. i Entrance Ucing Ice Works^ D'Arc s Marionettes I uNTIM ED SUCCESS OF "Bates in the Wood." TO-NIGHT and Every Night at 9.30 sharp Tlie Great Death Scene. The Funeral Procession. The Robbers' Fight. Sunset and Moonrise in the Forest.
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      98 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED HY IHK BRITISH NORTH HOKNEO GOVBRNMBNT. CDPBRINTBNDBNT of Public Works and 3 (iuvernmtnl Surveyor, Sal.iry >iJS P cr inonih with allowanct-. Qualifications, knowledge of I-and Surveying, Bridge, Wharf, and House Mmlding, Road Grading, vVaicrworks Engineering, and Reclamation Work.* hink.sk Clerk a* S'-iond Inttrprettr Sand.iWan. Salary $40 per
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      169 2 The Week Saturday, 9th High Water 1.3; a., 1.43 p. Penang Races, Third Day. < rickei— S.C.( v. The Garriyjn and 1 S.C.( 2nd XI. v. S.R.C. Star of East, Temperance Club, 7-3° P--1) Arcs Marionettes, 4.30 and y.30 p. Sunday, loth Hi^h Water 1—2.3 a., 2.21 p. Sevigesima Sunday.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1169 3 :rrugo libelli I< VKNAL. U -eens that we are to be in corrc-s--poodeoce with Mars, shortly several distin guishe<l astronomers have told us so, an the Topicist is scarcely impolite enough to express more than a mild scepticism, when the familiars of the telescope are so
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    DE WET.
    229 3 A r Mr. Arlc. (Respectfully dedicated to the British army in pursuit of General Dt Wet.) 1 »h sre merrily march along. Ue Wet, Ue Wet. Singing the laote old 'irt-ary son^, De Wet, De Wet. W e'll catch him alive loru cri'on thttr And we il tumble
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    QUARANTINE.
    58 3 loliowing telegram ha- been ret eived tr S retary to the Government of Durma Your tc-W.-gram 1 I ehruary reSingspoi led 1 undr: ramed ander letter A| [<ln.ation \*il! 1, tow to the Government of Burma to cancel the notificatic: 1 no cav: ot plague oc».ur I ...tli 'Jay
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    KECHAU GOLD MINING Co. Ltd.
    316 3 With reference to the January crushing of p. B°ld, *"<■' 'I" 3 1 1 re crushed was 251 ton giving a n->.uit to 15 <K\t. 14 grains oi gold per ton of or- < >ur 1 Orrespoodent XXX is informed that li letter is under
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    THE JELEBU TRADING AND MINING CO. LTD
    224 3 An extraordinary general meeting of the above Company was held at the registered Office of the Company, 16 Collyer Quay, at noon to-day. There were ptesent Mr. A. Barker (Chairman) and Messrs. E. Nathan, \V. Dunman, J. Graham, J. E. Romenij, Wee Kav
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    282 3 I lie Chinese New Year holidays are Monday— Wednesday, i v th— 2oth Feb. Ail Government Oflkes will be closed on those d.tv•n. Craufurd K N Master Attendant, n granti dt< n months leave. Cain. I: Idero, R N. acts a* Master Attendant, Mr. I\ M. Murph) toactaa
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    THE SMILE REMAINS.
    142 3 who fad and left n mile behind wa« -imp:.t anticipation of event.-, so t.tr as pi (.onc« i nabining many one compfl .el a ijpe fate r was t by j il'o'' ,s whs has now d>the oppo i i.ilytic il portranure, in ndividual expn c of
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    NATIVE STATES NOTES.
    373 3 Mr. C Meiklc i-> shortly reiurn.n^ to iselanj»or. «md vmII br accompanied by a sister. M'-.irs. Fonse< .1 ..ml Leeds, two new Cadet,, *re leaving this week for China, to study the hinesc language. Cap!. Kivis, the new Wn the Malay States < itjirJes, .<nd Mr Kims
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
    514 3 Corps Orders by Major the Hon'ble A. Murray, Commandant, Singapore Volunteer Corps, Head Quarter Office, Fort Fullerton, Singapore, February <ith, 1901. 1. Duties: Orderly Officer until the 15th Lieut. L. A. M. Johnston. Orderly N.C.O. until the icth Corpl. H. W. Noon. 2. Strisi.th Gunr. F. S.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    66 3 ►rdei !<>■ Major the II in ble A. Murray, Sln| February u'.h, i>^oi. mmaridant will administer the c.iih ol e t.< .'ill Volunteer-, who have not already on Tuesday text, the 12th inst., at 5.10 p.m. V.R. I! parad< .i> strong U possible in_ at p.m. to
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    212 3 lI KS I-OK MONDAY. Mt&BD DoOBLBSi A i tSSa Mr,, Reid and Capt. Dewing, owe 15 Ml Waddcll and Mr. I'pton, owe 2. Mrs. Lovell ••'id Mr. VVjMhl WS t Mrs. inn Hid Mr. Darbtshire, scr. Mhs J. Gttnn and Mr. Macdougall, scr. v. Mrs. Adams
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    231 3 i'he production ol the babes in the Wood by D'Arcs Marionettes in the Bijou Theatre at the foot of Fort Canning is quite up to the standard of excellence of the other productions of this Company and, will prove a attraction when better weathet pre v.nls. It should be said,
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 3 (Corrected uf to February 9.) On London Bank 4 m/s 2/0 I 'icmaiid 2/0' Priv.-itr credHi 3 ni/b 2/0; documents 3 m/s a credits 6 m/s 2/o| FRANCE, demand 2S-i Germany, demand 205 India, T. T i SO HONGKONG, demand ,%dis. Yokohama, demand.. >%pai Java, demand uiManila, demand par.
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    PRODUCE.
    90 3 t February g *<>7-5° ■■■•iL.er {j.90 uijr No. I i 4O P« tr, ...c* rd u do. VVrme, (han p, I ins to r 56 los to thr 1t.,.. 76 tface (Bands) yj loves fAmbomaj A 1 t,' r 1 ii'tt- M 1 j Tapioca, sm^ll p-^ r do.
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    SHARE LIST, FEBRUARY 9th, 1901.
    348 3 IHa Camta, Pai, s„a R .s Paid Div. Bank n n6li K:ir r ::i' »~m« '.'so i Hell's Asbestos Kastern Awmcy. Nominal. 4 loooof^ 8 8,584 £1 Ss^aS^ vraßVss s=^ Kechau Gold M. Co. Si <; Sellers a .r„ Kelub. To., I ,d. S^ Sales
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      166 3 Their Claims Set at Rest. The claim of other cough medicines to be as good as Chamberlain's are el'tei tually set at rest in the following tcMim nial ot Mr. D. Glass, an employe of Bartlett fc Dennis <. 0., Gardiner, Me. He says I had kept adding to a
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      310 3 OCEAN |g4Mi STEAM SHIP |p^* Co. NEUEK; A A E »T< .1VAAKT MA A lAPHIJ O EAA". 1 oss. I'ONS. Achilles 701 1 Myrmidon 2870 Agamemnon 701 1 Xestor 3766 /4/nji 7011 Ortstes 4^53 Alcinous 6743 Patroclus 5500 Anchise: 2729 Polyphemus 2613 /Iw^nor 5531 Priam 2845 Calchas 6748 Prometheus 5570
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      95 3 SERV l< ES l< t-M<H<KOW -1 Vndrew's Cathedral. 1. m. horal Celebration, Huly Kuchai 4p. in. Sunday School. B ind Sermon. Si Matthew's Church, Sepov Lines. i the Archdeacon there rill t St. Ma ew's on Son* d.> i.ext. Imi .>\ Ba Ba \h Road. n. Worship and The lord's
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      513 3 CLEARANCES. I'cbruuiy .1. Chely/jRa, But. str., Davits, foi HoogkMg. February y. Sahi-ho, Brit, str., Turner, for Port Dickttfl and Klang. Pin Skno, Brit, str., Davidson, for Penane. Riverdalk, Brit, str., Hay, for Saigon. KoMNfeY Brit, sir., De Vine, tor Saigon. I Ritas, Ger. str., Clausen, for HoiiKkony. Calypso, Brit, str.,
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      805 3 KUK.and font Comm.ndert Ar 8rk.1J»..755 J-KGren Keb. >' U Z H««*Tod. Mui... Arn^d .rom r M ,1r..,, Wll lUv Min (jlas Brit, lofj Scotl 1,,, 1 ,> in SS" g- g-| I CM>VSD«I» V.t. Ui.M.,, 1.,11,v.nd 1),,., UouS II- |f P II I? St. Po.TU«« Dut. 2^ DeWyn Keb 6
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    LORD ROBERTS RETURNS TO LONDON.
    1243 4 (By a ionng Singaporean At Homt.j Our morning papers of January the 3rd told us that our hero had been created an Earl and Knight of the Garter at Osborne. It was a cold, foggy day but as it grew late, the fog dispersed and
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      885 4 NOTICE THE Opium Farm of Acheen and Dependencies for one >ear and for three years will be let at Kota Radja on the 25th instant. J. CT. RELLhS, Consul-General tor the Netherlands S.S. Singapore, sth February, iqoi. a^- 2 MUNI' IPAL NOTICE. O 1 K E i> hereb> «iven tl.al
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      604 4 RILEY HARGREAVES Co., Ltd. OFFICE AND WORKS SINGAPORE SHIPYARD Tanjong Rhu READ STREET TOWK STORE 13 Battery Rd. fc m IMPROVED Steam Road Rollers By RUSTON PROCTOR Co. Ltd., England. 1 1 a WHHKHS^P^**™ *usnm iwcyan ixn. 1 ■k jy f** SSbbbWbm a^F/ Fitted with all the latest improvements efficient,
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      386 4 THE HORSE I REPOSITORY K-. BUCEPHALUS H Abrams Btgf to inform t! --:ngapore that h<- has just landed 44 Hotses, Coband Poni* I, whi< h have been specially < ted for the requirements ol this market. All are thoroughly broken in, and in the best of 1 ondition, and ready
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      374 4 "White Horse Cellar" Whisky. To be obtained from Mnws. chin ho.\ hong .v Co., HOON KEAT Co. I ANN LOCK Co. GEOK THAT ft Co. VONG HOA SENG ft Co. VONG LBS SENG .v Co. GHEB soon Co AGENTS GUTHRIE and Co. Nov 1 luth« uc K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL
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      64 4 NOTICE. \I7E have appointed Messrs. Guthrib k Co., Sole Agents for the sale ot Portable Vertical, and Fixed Engines, Boilers, he for Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Siam, and Cochin China. Messrs. Guthrib at Co., have at present in stock of our improved Portable Steam Engine from 4 to 12 nominal H.P.
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      593 4 The Singapore Free Pr ess Mercantile Advertiser Cablb Anoßuss,— Advertiser, .s, n^. Tiuntn Nlmibr.-no. i,, Published at 30 3, Raffles Place, k.i. <tpolf) 'pHE leading English Newspaper j. h 1 Straits Settlements %Lj Federated Native States of Pen! gor, Sungei Ujon/f, Pahang, the Ncwi Sembilan British North 80rn.,, Netherlands Indies.
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      1159 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port oi departure, and (wnere known) date due here, and name of Agents. Mbn-of-War. Amir, Rus., Europe. Blbnhbim, ri.M.b., Chatham, due Feb. Dolphin, Rus. t.b., Furope. (iromoboi, Rus. cruis., due Feb. Hatsusr, Jap., due Elswick, Iwatb, Jap., due Elswick, Kasatak, Rus. t.b., due Feb. Kn, Rus. t.b.,
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