The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 June 1901

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, 4m JUNE, 1901. DAILY ISSUE, No. 4195
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 786 1 n Office. Telegraph St. JWJ Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. 1 Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, (KYI ON INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, KGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MAITA, BRINDISI, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, C«nt*nent*l and American Ports, also for Chin* Coast. MAIL LINES. OUTWARD
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    • 805 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND tpOYO KISEN KAISHA y (ORIENTAL S.S. CO.) VIA INLAND SEA OK JAPAN AND HONOLULU. Through Passage Tickets granted to England France, and Germany by all irans-Ail khic lines of steamers, and to the principal cities of the United States or
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    • 769 1 DE KONINKLIJKF. PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with ;hi Netherlands Ikdia Government. Vgents at Singapore. Ships Agencv. late DAENDELS Co.. 2-3COLI.VKR Quav THE INDBRMBNTIONrn DATES ARK O\LY APfROXIMATB. Steamer From Expected Will be despatcned tor on /an Riemsdijk Batavia June 3 tialavia, Chenbon, Samarans* S >ur <\i «y.i, Macassar, Ambiini, Banda,
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    • 753 1 a HE TANJONG PAGAR DCCK COMPANY, LTD. Shipwiujhts, Engineers, Iron and Brass Founders, Wharhngtrs. &c. I ""PHIS Company executes Ship and Marine Engine Repairs ol all dew riptions, in the most 1 efhcient matintr, under the superintendence of nperianoad European .Shipwright-, and Enginaare. Graviaj Docks up to 500 (cet in
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    • 693 1 LTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESKRVB KUND.— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000') Silver Reservt 3,000,000 j 3 oo0 000 RESHRVK LIABILITY UK PROPRIETORS m I $10,000,000 C oCRi Off Directors. I, Shiwas K t>\. Chaikmam. Hon I J KaswtCK, tsq.— Drputy Chairman. H. E. ToMKINS, K^tj. I R
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    • 505 1 Milkmaid H Milk j «3«XII1, TRADE MARK Largest Sale in the World. tT v MOKWICH UNION FIRE INSUR- ANCK SOCIETYOF NORWICH AND LONDON. KSTABLIHBD 170V. FOR FIRE INSURANCE ONLY. Amount Insurid £335.000,. >^ I LossisPaid .2 ii,6j0,0;,0 PR«MII'M IKCOMB 906,000 Insurance effected on almost ever* description ol property at current
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    • 350 1 Rolicvtb the scalding pain ;it once wMHBm \Jff%%9 CURES til irgi the IWpUb i l cither best V^H PfM JISUSW 48 ..OURS SanuUMidy Unlike tlu K^v dal ..il r.f i|k or Ir.|'. and i -iveniencc .^^BfP KW Eac! mny hM| HfrnH y^iTr*Er 8, RUL WtVIENNE. PARIS ONE MrfW Mu ivtry
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  • 44 2 Domestic Occurrences. DEATHS. At Calcutta, on 12th May, M A MMDvRCU Kinmont Moih, ii.fant son of J. K. Moir, Mercantile Bank of India, aged nine months. Groom— On 21st May, i qo i at Kuala Lumpur, Samuk.l Kobbrt Groom, of the Middle Temple, Barri^ter-a'-l^w.
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  • 796 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1901. 1 niaT ■r- -;-t. !r*\», !y. and Lmv. m'l An article in LOpimon (of Saigon) entitltd Dans les Mers de Chine Anylais et Kusses goes in for categorial exami nation of the relative naval strength of Russia and Britain in Far Eastern
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  • 56 2 The .-'j-enda of business for the meeting of (he Municipal Commissioners to-morrow includes an application to lay telegraph poles in Keppel and Pasir f'anjang Roads, an application to regu'ate the flow of water through Keppel-rd. Bridge, consideration of the insanitary condition of an area at Hukit f'asoh, and
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  • 64 2 MR. FELIX STERNBERG'S CONCERT 1 Fhe date of this Concert has been changed to Friday, at ih.- I eutonia Club. Circular-, are issued by the Secretaries of the Tanglin and I eutonia ri u t>s ,tikl the Philharmonic Society. It is hope I that Mr. St.-rnberg will be w< II
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  • 587 2 An amuk ol an appalling nature and one which in point ol 1 of life lias not been equalled in Singapore for many years, occurred this morning. Aliout half-past eight, a Malay, named Ibrahim, living at N 1 j Little CfOI was teiied with that sudden lust
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  • 312 2 A pleasing an) varied bill was presented by the Btnvard Vaudeville Company at the Town Hall last night, when the enthusiasm it as on the previous night. The Misses F Ade'aideand Lulu Eugtne also Young Sy\\, immediately hit the taste ot the- audience in them Coon dance and
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  • I REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 24 2 LOCAL GARRISONS NFAR PEKING. The Daily Telegraph corrwp, Washington state. that Germaj ™d I-ranic are garrisoning pui nt 1 ckiog and the sea.
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    • 20 2 The casualty lUt. ol the en^ Vlakfontein show six killed and ed belonging to the 28th Field I
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  • 13 2 {Later.) Lord Kitchener report manry officers killed and on< \'lakfontein.
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  • 43 2 A French View as to Guarantee. X1 D< in the Chamber i stated that he favoured a conn lotec of the Chinese indemnity all the Powers would then be int maintaining the integrity oi Cl. London, June 4th, i,, O
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  • 628 2 Thirty Filipinos have gone to Japan to study at Count Okuma's College at i Even so smail a thng as this ii a that shows iht way the Filipino wind blovsr Not towards Boston or.Philadelphia. The French cruiacr D'Entrecasteau formerly the flagship on the far e Blatioa, which has recently
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 351 2 j POWELL ROBINSON Agents in the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States for 3 JONES' CELEBRATED SEWING MACHINE aaal >UiV l4auk'> tlaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaK bhm vj a^ JJ^^lS.-. TaV' -c^^mb U'* 4amcE^Eß^^ "m T FAMILY SEWING MACHINE THE NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE i- MEDIUM SEWING MACHINE &c. &c. June 4 John Little
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    • 298 2 SPECIAL OFFER. To make room for a new ship 1 ment of Pianos, to arrive shortl> I the undermentioned SECONI HAND PIANOS in good con dition are offered at reducei prices for CASH or on the Hir Purchase system .\l;i~'»n Spa Collard and Collard 445 RonUch R P Co Ltd.
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    • 742 2 r lost f^NE Bl NCH OF KEYS, somewhere near the 1 l Square or the Esplanade. Reward will be given to finder. Apply to K. Lh c/o Free Press. May 28 uc NOTICE OF REMOVAL DR. HANDY has removed his residence to Sophia Koad. May 31 7,6 EMPLOYMENT WANTED TI>Y
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    • 557 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. STOLEN $50 NOTES. I_>ET\VEEN the alternoon of Saturday LJ May -s ln and the morning of Tues day, May 28th, 4,7^9 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Notes, each of the value of .S5O, were stolen from the Singapore Office of this Corporation. All holders
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 147 2 The Week Tuesday, 4th High Water 11.58 a., 11. 1 8 p. Legislative Council, 2.30 p. Philharmonic Choir, 5.15 p. St. George-, hapter, 8.4^ p. Band i6m M.I.. Botanical Gardens The Banvard Vaudeville! Wednesday, 5th Hi^h Water :—o.-;i a., II. 54 p. l)trLy Day. Municipal Commission, 2 50 p. Chur..h
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  • 792 3 (from eur own Correij undent.} H. M. S. Pigmy Emmahaven 26th Ma\ We have successfully eclipsed the sunthat i«, very successfully from the s| ec tator's point of view and moderately so fron the astronomer's. It took us about a fortnight to get tin instruments in position,
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  • 164 3 I his instance of a triumph of medical diagnosis comes from Prance* Ihe son lis the lecture room ot a hospital. Tbe professor, in order the better to emphasis*; his theories, has caused a patient to be brought in. Gentlemen, permit me," said the protestor
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  • 146 3 The Nord. German Lloyd steamer Rkeia of 10,058 tona gross, chartered as a transport, arrived from Bremerhaven late la-t evening. She has on boar 1 1,637 marine-, including 74 officers, for service in the German East Asiatic Squadron. She is now alongside the wharf where ibc will take
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  • 844 3 (Asian j It was after n abaenca from the nciae taddle of „v r fi Vfl V(ars luii whir f, lapse of One hU w ,Ut had expanded as n only the waist of an elderly jockey can expand, on his discarding the muzzle and e
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  • 327 3 A h n m»- \>;tp*-T ha> tlrj The Late B.j 1 op Siu'it>' >r all his learning ws a ke« n hum.iur st one oc> as>on while <>fficia'ink! at the «-'i >n of a BuijHiMgh-imshire church he »3 Men t>> h si'-Ue befoie i-sceuj-ihfl alu MefWi A derg)
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  • 32 3 The Japanec miit.ry authorities contemplate changing the uniform ol the army to gr< y or kh ki colour, the p esent white having bten found very disadvantageous in the North China campaign
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  • 632 3 By Wen Ching." As m mentioned the other day Mr. Gi ant Richard* las now published in co'-le-ltd, cacßpressed, and re arranged form, thai series of articles on the Chinese Cri>is that Jittr.tctrd so Brack attention as they appeared from time to time in thesr
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  • 139 3 It is this inner knowledge, this seeing of the situation in reverse and t'lroujli Chinese eyes, that gives to ihr-se ir.sirucive and informing papers so p*culnr, indee.l, so unique a value. Apart from the hi<h political interest attaching to the discuss'ons of tin; cv^ ita and ptrSwagas of the Ctiiiese
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  • 154 3 Th<» method of arrangement of the book is as loaurts Co nt k nts. Part I. Tars ReroßM Movp.mknt in China. I. Th* Grwmtk <f Reform Ideas. II Pioneers of A" form. 111. The Chinese F.ncyclopte.hs'i. IV. Jealousy btt-xeen Chinese and Manchu Part 11. Tas Fmp taaa-Oowaoaa i Hkr AnvisaaSi
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  • 228 3 The artickl new repaMi»h«d nave already Wprarad uuhe Singapore Free Press. Originally wri.ten for the arr.u <ement and use of the author, p ip«-rs are severally complete in therr so that tnere is a c rtain aaaoamt of repetition and overlapping— not altogether a dis dvanta Ke t,>
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  • 183 3 (By the Editor of the Singapore Free Press.") The •erica f 1 apirs co ..t ,i,,,d in thi-, rirWittha Wtn Vrittl >■ vtc.ally lor the Singapore Free /'ress duin^ the- earlier Beam ot ih,- cris.s ka China. The lathee is a Chinaman who has had an excellent «eaura
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  • 104 3 M lath.— Ih.Hon'bk- Mr. Buckieyi s >o m.nt o- Beacal, i 1 ilm W. D A(f .o 1 1,,. t orp>,r^tion s<. 1 u p ml UUi toi •era executed by M iracU dealiag r supply and dra Me order* the g oo as c
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  • 119 3 auasuMßMT, r.'e annua te ni* tournament of the above CUtb romatei ed y -t- r.!a> alter <ir. five v- Hi-, vis Cham< P' ii 1 I>ouble H ludicap to. tl«* SiugJ sod Double Handicap lor Cii-- I'-. Ibe following lica were played oft u,vi.cap— Cl.jv, A.)
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  • 526 3 Av innnriN KeMiMstts. g. A conrspond.nt write- —Apropos of the re■■rfcibli in'ta ice of conju^iil devotion which, atcurdn >; to Wednes.liy's Globe," has recenily been displayed by Mr. Gannon, of Cincinnati in bracing h s wUt body from America to lei native place in this country for interment,
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  • 150 3 S. C. C. LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT. YESTERDAYS PI.AY. Si >(>LK I I ami; i AT. (A Cuurt.) Fritchard 7 beat Timlin 6, 21 16. (C Court.) Ritchie g beat E. Abram? 8, 21 —16 Uoihlk Handicap (U Court.) Mackenzie .uid Sime, 2 bctt Robertson and Brown, 7, 21 4--1 IKS
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  • 197 3 SIBOU Ihvim at. (A Court.' J. Winter 5 v. Suit 9, 'IJ Court. 1 Norria 7 v. Biiimi»s 7. I )'J' ULB HANUK Kin«ey and Clarke, scr. v. Chudleigh and D^rb shiif, 8. f h* Jiji le.irns that about ten vessels of tie Biiliah >q«adron on the
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  • 82 3 ■CORKBCTKU UP TO J«ine 4 1 LOM Bank 4 on/- 2 oi liiti I I I J K P. iv Mi crediti 3 m/s 2u\ docum *r is 3 m/s 2 o, 6 ff credits m/.- 2 France, demand *49/ Germany, demand 202+ India, r. T M9 dONGKONO, icrr.and
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  • 104 3 (June 4 1 $74- i^mb'cr.. q |ji •lc. i übr No. i 387 .-.ck (ordinary 28.71; Jo. White, (Fair 1./W— s% 46.25 N tmej iim to lh« lb,) M M dc. tSw to the Ib; 6* ">1 .ie (Banda) 92 Cloves (Amboins) Libenan Colfee 17.50 lapiofA. naN pearl 1
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  • 297 3 SHARE LIST, JUNE 4t h, 1901 Bank o China and Japan, Ltd. ii Nominal Divine*DS. Deferred. /c.5/ V'l'- Ash-stos Pattern Agency. Nominal. f Bersawah Cold Mine Co. 63.75 Selleti M Clear Water Dairy Farm Ltd. J 1.0 «t, K Fraser and Neave Ltd. $86 n <v 6% Deb,. Par. S
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  • 389 3 Fl^in"°f" War Dn?^f. T C m dc A ™ed From For When other Vessels F lag s*lons M .sters Arrived Froi! Consignee" "gf^inm A11 Brit. 616 Oarl Apl. 24 Calcutta Borneo Co Bangkok InnAkkar Out. IHI Baldwin Inne 2 Calcutta SkrT£ •in Boon Chow Ida, s^-Si hi,
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  • 44 3 A Trno IUII at Fort Cumin- ami one »t Fulau Br.uu uiU ekoh «i.iy at 1 p.m. Singapore mean time (liroonwichuu\i I min., Smoc.,) beinj; hoisted live mm t .i-.> i..a->ly. T«-iL»y Fort Cauui«ij .vud I'alau bnai botli iei oornwUy.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 246 3 H \!K PRESERVED AND BEAUTIFIED.— I In- < ni> r. li ibl« preserver an.) rrstorer of the hair is Rowland's Mac* mk fhi. wtmh clowlj 11 > I) "liit.r n it urr provides for nourishing and uirouUlii j wiihout which the hur becomes dry, thin and bnule. It prevents b.,l.iuess
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    • 324 3 OCEAN STEAM 1 NBDIRLANDSCHI STOOM. VAAKT MAAT-,CHAPP[J OCEAAN, Tons. Tons. Achilles 7043 Mvrmtdon 2870 Agamemnon 7011 Nest r 3809 Ajax 7039 Orestes Alanous 6743 Patroclus 550J) Anchises 2729 Peltus 7500 A> tenor 5531 Polvphemus 261? Calc has 6748 /'riafu 2845 Cyclops 2066 Prometheus 5570 Datdanus 46^7 Pyrrhus 3621 Deucalion 7030
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 75 3 Weatoci i\e,t«i (June 3.) Taken at Kandang Kerbau Mogpitai Observatory. 9. a. m. 3 r. m.9 p. m. Bar. red. 3 Kali 29.874 29 786 29.&3<J Temperature 88.0 b9.5 84.8 Wet Bulb Thermometer... 81.5 SO. 5 81.9 Dir. of Wind S K. K.b.E. H.E. Max. Temp, in shade 90.2 Min.
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    • 104 3 Kasseii«;er> Arrived. Jump Per Deli: Mr. J. M. Miller. Mr. 1 L. i). H .»an, Mr. Harinell. PASSENGER'! BOOKED H O M W A R D S H n O. P.r Parramatta, June 28.— For London.— Mr. J. Bower>. N. D. L. Per Hamburg, June 11.— Mr. and Mrs. Kclcardt.
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    • 422 3 CLEAR AICI8. Naderi, Brit. H ('olombo. Reynold, Bnt.. MulUn, i-r Pi, t Teucer. Dut Pigtitlin*, for BaUvia. e 4- U, Brit., G.ier, foe Madras, Kincal and iU Br,t Stewart, i ,r Rangoon and Corom imlel < o,i-,t poris. Ban Hin Gu.vi, Bnt., Scott, fjr T. Anson, via I Ban Long,
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    • 21 4 (Special to Singapore Free Press). Hongkong, May 29th. The German battleships start for home from VVoosung on Sunday.
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    • 21 4 THE S.S. MUNCHEN." The s.s. Munchen has safely arrived at Hongkong, (having been towed from Yap where she was stranded). 1
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    • 17 4 TRIBUTE RICE FOR TIENTSIN. Hongkong. May 31st. Tribute rice is goinj; (from the Provinces) to Tientsin.
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    • 19 4 It is believed that this indicates the early return of the Chinese Imperial Court to Peking.
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    • 8 4 Plague is raging at Canton
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    • 39 4 The Hongkong cases of plague yester day amounted to forty-three, including Mrs. Willoughby, of the Cosmopolitan Dock Co.. and Harry Faunch, of the Praya East Hotel. Hongkong, June Ist Mr Harry Faunch is dead of plague
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    • 87 4 Count Waldersee's Staff has been disbanded* Count Walder&ee leaves immediately in the cruiser Hertha for Japan. He starts about the 15th June from Nagasaki in the Gera fcr Batavia. the Sey^ chelles, and Europe. Hongkong. June 3rd, 1901. Count Waldersee left this morning At Peking, on Saturday,
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 14 4 Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Seymour has been gazetted Admiral of the Fleet
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    • 17 4 Sir Alfred Milner ha£ been gazetted Baron Milner of St. James and Capetown.
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    • 17 4 Lord Salisbury and Lord Miluer are quests of the King at Windsor.
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    • 83 4 Forty-two British were killed and j o j wounded in South Africa d^f^tTthe past week. JDp^JJij'ULtL'efl Dixon s f orce at laktontein, south-east of Heidelbun,'. The enemy were eventually driven of! and left 35 dead behind The British killed and wounded amounted to 174. Three Yeomanry diners and
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    • 52 4 The Boilers Committee have arranged that two sister cruisers the Hyacinth which is fitted with Belleville boilersj, and the Mtnena (which is tilted with Scotch boilers; are to compete in a fullspeed trial between England and Gibraltar The Boilert. Committee are to accompany the vessels. London, May
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    • 36 4 The thermometer in London marked 88* in the shade yesterday There ha* been a drought in England since the 1 7th of April which has injured the crops. The Continent is suffering similarly
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    • 13 4 Heavy rains have fallen yesterday over many districts in England.
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    • 71 4 China formally agrees to pay an aggregate] indemnity of 450 million taels, with interest at 4 per cent. Russia and France are strongly pressing the United States to make the guarantee of the Chinese indemnity international and joint. America firmly refuses It is stated that Sir E
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    • 46 4 The betting on the Derby is as follows 100 to 30 atjst. Vlodyoviski, 7 to 1 Handicapper, 15 to 2 Fl jriform, 9 to 1 Revenue, joo to 7 Veles and Doricles, 20 to 1 Cottager and Olympian, 25 to 1 Lord Bobs.
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    • 16 4 The Queen of Italy has been connned of L a daughter.
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    • 23 4 A ROYAL RECEPTION. Twenty-two delegates from the New York Chamber of Commerce, including Mr. Pierpont Morgan, and otheflfcnilvisited Windsor on Saturday
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 781 4 The King and Queen cordially received the visitors. The incident is considered significant in j regard to friendly Anglo-American rela- 1 tions. Mr. Conger. Mr. Conger sails on the 7th ol July to resume his duties at Peking. TO LRT PURNISHED Linnsbrab. Oxley Road, j entry Ist July. Apply H.
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    • 741 4 FOR SALE A FEW first class articles of furniture to be sold privately, owner going to Europe. Apply LINNS BRAE, 6-1 Oxl»v Road. May 29 5<S- "-c FOR SALE T*"HE Island of Sebatak, situated on the X.E. coast of Borneo, off the Frontier between the British North Borneo Company'! 1
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    • 573 4 Acetylene Gas Illumination. "THE NEW LIGHT 4 I Howarth Erskine, Ltd. HAVE BEEN APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS FOR THK "Freyr" Patent Acetylene Gas Generators and are prepared to enter into contracts for the SALE of these improved iimntii or or the INSTALLATION of complete plants l FOR THE BEST Permanent or
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    • 261 4 W. Dalian. Australian Horse Repository 3, KOEK ROAD, (off Or< hard Road.) HAS FOR SAF.K OVBM 100 Horses, Cobs Ponies 100 SUITABLI PCM ALL PURPOSES Kx HUCEPHALUSCr CIJTUS Ihe above shipments have been most careful y selected for ;he requirements of this m rk'-t and the horses having been all
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    • 1245 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port m departure, and (where known) »te due i:*re, and name of Agent*. MbN-01-\\ AK. ionau Austrian, W. C. Africa, due June clipse, H.M.S., Chat ham, due July I larco Polo, Ital., Spez/ia, due June bresvibt, Rus. b'ship, Europe, due June ollada, Rus. cruis., due June ola,
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    • 784 4 IMPERIAL GERMAN A n Np For Hongkong, Shanghai" and Japan ports. nd The Impe lal German Mail KIAUTSCUOC captain Llneso.loss, of the Hamburg Lmie, having left Colombo on PrSH .It., at .0 p.m. may be expected toarr, rhursday morning, the 6th instant for above ports. For freight and p^-.sage apply
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