The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 August 1901

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRIk SERIES. SINGAPORE^ TUESDAY, 20th AUGUST^ 1901. DAILY ISSUE, No. 4259
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      742 1 P A X Office. Telegraph St. Bf Wharves. Keppal Harbour. O STB AM NAVIGATION Co. Ahina, japan, penang. CFYLON. INMLA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, MA«CEILLES. GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRIN^KSI. PLYMOUTH AND I ONDON. H Through Bills If Lading issued for Ptrtian Gulf, ConttntHta^KnJ Amarican Parts, also (or China Coast. m^Kl lines. i;:WAKIB HOMBWARO
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      749 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY ACCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL O STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND rpOYO RISEN KAISHA (OKI B MTAk S. 4. CO.) VIA INLAND SEA OP TAPAN ANU HONOLULU. Through Passage Tickett gramed It England France, and Germany by all irans-Attontic lines of steamers, and to the principal c*ie» of the United
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      476 1 DC KONINKLIJKE Pitt^TVAAHT MAATBCHAPPXI. U»nsß (Jownuor wrm ma N«JIW«fIM» Govsaimsa*. ACEim ATSH*OArOt«.SHI«/U»HCV.I>TI I.»ENDELS Co.. a- 3 COLLYSR Qimv Thb vaDßßSißVTtosra* OATas saja omit ArrßosiMATs. Stomnor Wt*m TansiUßil WIM «eeo»te»»*<l lor oa Van BwoU flaUrU Mi Boarabaya Msossasr and GoM of Boni DlO Ang 20 i TaadarPam Ba«bas 19 Poatlaoak and
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      175 1 Westerhout BrosMflchanMai Engineers. Commission Forwarding Agents Timber Merchants khiLACCA. ESTABLISHED 1880. Work*:— Malacca Engine Works" ALWATH IN HAND PORTABLE Eacinea and Bollera from 4 to 12 H. F. by the bo»t nuken. Ceatrifttgal, Palaoawter, Donkey Mid hand |Trr". Lilt Mid Force Pomps (Hayward, Tyler aad Co.> pipe and pipe flttingt,
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      727 1 ITONQKONQ AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL.....^-. Sio^oo.uoo Rf SERVE FUND— Sterling Reserve IOf oo>ooo l 5.11.000 000 Silver Reserve siooo.ooo j* 3t°»»*». RBbKRVE LIABiUTY OK PROPSIRTOKS »i 1 Court or Director*. 9. PMIWAN Et«J. C HAIKMAk Hon. J Bkll-Ikvino, Dkhutt Chaiksu* H. E. TOMKINS, Esq. L R|CHABMO!( r«J A.
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      476 1 Milkmaid PNDENSEDIffI 11/1 -t 7 i r Guaranteed r*yss COSDC6P* 10 Mthl i! vii Lream. tsade uabe liargost Sale m the World. 'T KTORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETYOF NORWICH AND LONDON lilTtllii HID '79*/. r=OK FIRg INSURANCE ONLY. AHOUIT ItSUIID £335,000. JUO NUlPlll 7 n,600,u00 "•vmium ncoMi 906, 00r. Insurance
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      259 1 W W^^^^^^^T wm m wm m v fy^^WTffyWV These tiny 1 A^^X^fA Capsules 1 ■BK^ 9Vlh superior V|O||VS 10 C pa^ ha, < Culx.l..- .aid t < cure the same diseases a* these drags 1 m forty -eight hours without 1 inconvenience. >. Each Capnle bear. ta«.B«m« WilD^J FOR DISEABEB
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    Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH.
    22 2 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH. On the 19th instant, at 2. Waterloo Street. the wife of DR. F. O. d« Sowi*. of a son.
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1901.
    925 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1901. ,t*rt w.»i. tt.« I'rw tl c I'eofiei nfft MM» -r.»wed bf .nf u«nc€ atwJ U nbr,b»d b T I H*n p*xi<* Troth tut |florl<w« f*c*#* in* r**m*i M R« if .or.. LvfkltT. »nd very important memorandum ha* ju^t bren issued by the
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    711 2 There are about 300 Municipal cases for hearing to-day m the First Court. Lt. R. S Cooke, of the Unattached List, I Indian Staff Coips, has committed suicide An S.C.C. "pick-up" game of hockey will be played on the Esplanade tomorrow The receipt of the Administration report of tie S
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      UNKNOWN
      14 2 A Special Aril lli Fl atcd that Germany decided to jlonial army. W'm
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      UNKNOWN
      30 2 fRMANYS' re reported on TowMrfer Hi// «v ai not iremises of the NI^H fuuwattee 7 ea y, but those of MesWJ* rs VV a jfe crand Densham and SoB/
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      UNKNOWN
      79 2 {Uter.) f tcamer Strikea^oW i lceber 6 Sixty-Five Livenl i Lost. :an*dian Pacific sJR Jeamer Islander from Yukon struck an "c^iberg and sank [The Islander, a British tB <p lwin screw steamer Of ,g^ tons gross, was built forV >rol (He Canadian Pacific Co. Ltd. by Messrs. Nal^* r
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      RUSSIA AND FRANCE.
      26 2 The Tsar at the Free! ich Manoeuvres. ■1 1 4 Xa The Tsar attends thelCL-lFrench manceuvte* London, August zotfa™ 1901. 1 V-u w^
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    104 2 The M. M steamer Indus left for China and Japan last evening. Tne colliers Alberta, Aker, Patroclus and Auchenarden, have arrived with a total cargo of about 19,000 tons of Japan coal for this port. The French Mail La Seyne, with the mails from Europe, ex the Indus,
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    THE S.S. "ZWEENA" ASHORE.
    109 2 received a wire yesterday from the British Consul at Baiavia informing them that the steamer Lweena (owned by the above Company), bound from Saigon to Singapore, ran aground on Table Island, m Gaspar Straits, early on Saturday morning. To-day Mr. Tan Hap Seng was the recipient
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    55 2 There will be a scratch game of Waterpolo at Tanjong Katong next Sunday morning. Two Chinese have n committed for trial for dishonestly < > ving stolen property, to wit 20 1 cases of condensed milk, the property of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Ltd. The other prisoners charged were acquitted.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      697 2 Scry thing known m music." "^nccfiplTwalsl), Clnffled, 32, Raffles Place NEW COLONIAL JUST RECEIVED LIBRARIES ENGLISH-MALAY At $150 Each. j The Second Dandy Chater, by Tom Gallon VOCABULARY I Ourfriend the Charlatan, by George (M* The real Chinese Question, by Chester WITH NOTES Holcombe The Joss, a reversion, by Richd:
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      1483 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS, BOARD ft LODGING \I7ITH English family, ten minutes from town. I W Tennis Court. ft., clo Fres Press. A go WANTED. A FURNIBHKD houae m neifhboarhood i of A Tanglin, with 4 bedrooms, for two months, from October Ist. Apply L.,e/o trt Prets. Aug2o ffl 8 i WANTED
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      139 2 TO-CAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. I TOWN HALL Bo Le 2? 58 and l M«mrs. A. J. Fmut k Co. Proprietors > For tlie Pint Time m Singapore. THE 1 I Australian Vaudeville and Specialty Co. A HERIEB OF MOST POWERFUL ATTRACTIONS. 15 Star Artists 15 FOR A SHORT SEASON ONLY. Grand Opening
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      184 2 *ST»R R' THEAuft D Dalian vaudeville^co^ Owing to the non-arrival of the Kumsang, the ve»!>el by which the Australian Vaudevil c Company were expected here this morning at daylight, the performance advertised (or to-night has been postponed and the Company will open their season here to-morrow night, to-morrow's matinte being
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      242 2 The VfTvlVeek ie -ntl Tuesd»y, »otb:— /jj £J Hiijh \*»te> i.33a«i* valit- wr- v a Warren Shield ComptX,^ p* v. 3Sth Co. R.A. Philharmonic Choir, 5.1 p. (with Orch.) SV.A. Ma*im DtiH, SK*^s PWtdn«»d«jF. »ist 24ti\ 'li<h Water a.l3 a.. 2.i P Hockey.— S CC. pick-* Ka<^. S.V.A. Maxim Drill,
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  • Correspondence.
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      M. Doumer.
      110 3 TO THI EDITOR. DEAR SlR,— There^re .-< me ..luraciee m your representative's article, published yesterday, under the leading M.Doumrr." i. The Yunnan Railway is not a purely private enterprise, as it is under Govern ment control, With State subsidy and guarantee of inkerest. But, it is closely connected
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    RECONISTRUCTION.
    614 3 ißy tUffome Critic J A new book By Mr. Clifford needs no introduction. anAis sure of a very hearty welcome We appreciate highly his insight into our enVtronmt-nt, and this, combined with his lte^kry skill, makes his books always interesting In this, as in^Biis earlier bonks, life is depicted
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    SINGAPORE ROWING CLUB.
    283 3 AXMUAL RtOATTA. The preliminary heats for the Scratch Fours" will be rowed off next Thursday and Friday afternoon, weather permitting. The time fixed for starting on both days is five o'clock and the distance of the course is one mile, from Teluk Ayer to Johnston's Pier. In
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    36 3 H. M. S. Albion was expected at Colombo about tbiee days ago. That expectation, if correct, would point to that battle ship's arrival here next Sunday or thereby, allowID g for a short stay at Colombo.
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    RAUB.
    1596 3 Big Manager's Report to August lellis Mins.—Tht 150 It. south level has yen 34 ft nuking the present end afoft. east crosscut. The reef m the face is 3 ft. d shews an occasi >nal c >lor of gold, but striking a general average for the 34 ft. diiven,
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    THE TRAIL OF THE BOOK-WORM.
    2130 3 "TatM VKOM IHI L«ND OF SIHNIM." I In this volume Sir Robert Hart ba« gathered t<»gethcr the five articles which he published m the Fortnightly during the tarly months of the cut rent year. No atKmpt has been made to dovetail these s«ysoie mto another,
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    INQUIRY INTO THE DEATH OF IHE LATE MR. FILDES.
    771 3 INQUIRY INTO T HE DEATH OF IHE LA TE MR. FILDES. (Mr. Carlisle, acting H B.M. Vice-Consul, sitting oroner, opened yesterday morning (nth inst.j inquiry into the circumstance* attending the ath on Friday afternoon ia>t of the late Mr. A. G. K.ldcs. Or. Kerr was the first witness and he
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  • LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB TOURNAMENT.
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      YESTERDAY'S PLAY.
      54 3 LaDISS* SINOLKS H»NUH IP. Mrs. Adam* beat Mrs. Kerr, 6— i, o—i. Mrs. Farrant beat Mrs. Saunders, 6— 3, 6—4. Championship Pairs. Miss Gunn and Mr. Rtid beat Mrs. Coleridge and Mr. Buckland, 6—l, 6—l. Mm. Saliinann wnd Mr. J. G. Mactaggart v. Miss J.Gunn and Mr. Gieen,
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      TIES FOR TO-DAY.
      46 3 Championship. Mrs. Gansloser v. Mrs. Coleridge. Mrs. Ad>ms v. Mr-.! Saunders. LaDIKS' AND GcHlLttfUh's IJOVBLIS HANDICAP. A. Class. Miss J. Gunn and Mr. MacDuugal! v. Mrs. Prcstun and Mr. Rainnie, Championship Pairs. Mis- Lovell and Mr. Hearse v. Miss Gunn and Mr. Kcid.
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      TIES FOR TOMORROW.
      59 3 TIES FOR TO MORROW. Lad 1 us Singles Handicap, Final. Mrs. Adams v. Mrs. Far rant. Ladies' akd Gintlihin's Uovblss Handicap. A. Class, Pl»*b Mrs. Sau- ders and Mr. Mulh JUrd v. Mr. an d Mrs. Gai iLv.r. CHAMrioNiHiP Pa i» 5. Mrs. S Icmann and Mr. J. G. Mactaggart
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    LIFE AND VIGOUR FOR THE HAIR.
    101 3 The only article which really possesses nutmiou* virtues lor st muUiin^, and restoring the hair, n Rowland's Macas-ar Oil. I. removes scurf, harshness, drynrsv, pi events the hair being injured by ill- ess. and should always be used for children's hair; no other article
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    HONGKONG WEATHER TELEGRAMS.
    119 3 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, I and to the level of the sea m inches ten t a, and hundredth*. Manila baro. reading* m millimetre*. I Temperature m tlio shade m degree*, Fahrenheit. ManU» tomDerature 1 -g ildmidii.^, m percentage of saturation, the I aomidity of
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 3 (Corrected up to August 20.) •n \jtmnt iemand !/ni Private credits 3 m/s j/j documents m/- .1/11 14 credits 6 m/« »/"t! FRANCE, demand 243 Germany, demand i O7 i f -mA. t.t ;;;;:,;a Hongkong, demand <% pm Yokohama, demand.. 6|%pm Java, demand m Manila, demand 3%pm. SOVRREIGNS, (to
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    PRODUCE.
    114 3 (August 20.) r /o.^ Cube No. 1 i j 5 Slack (ordinary S'porei 20. White, (Fair L/W-5% I ios to the Ib.) S2 00. ties to the Ib) 64 Mace (Band*) Cloves (Amboina) 33 LiberianCoffee 17. so Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality. c 6; do. do flake (do. do.)
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    SHARE LIST, AUGUST 20th, 1901.
    293 3 gUOTATIO.. P» 10 DmDiKDS. Hank 01 tuna and Japan, Ltd. Li Nominal. i Deferred. J.'-S/ ?7 •*ell'« Asbestos Rastem Aipmcy. Nominal. t Bersa wan Gold Mine Co. $3.75 Seller* Clear Water Dairy Parm Ltd. f roo (>H) Praser and Neave Ud. 184 Io for y^r
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      118 3 I A Cure for Cholera Infantum. vast May," says Mrs. Curtis Baker, of waiter. 0. U. S A., "an m ant child of oar ibor's was suffering from cholera infant am doctor had yiven ap all hopes of recovery. 1 took a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Itemed
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    • Advertisement
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      355 3 The .Standard Time Balls I A Time Ball at Fort Canning and one at Palan Branl (all every day at I p.m., Singapore me an time (Greenwich muao time 6 hrs., 4 nxiix 35 sco i being hoisted (Ire minutoa previously. I If either cf the balls should (ail, the
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      14 3 VJCUI iiC *-i J Pill [^Michael F.i 0.0 STORED, i Robins.)n Koad. J«ne 35
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      74 3 'Veatfoer Hcv (August 19.) Taketi at KacdaDg Kerbau Hospital Obsei vatory. 9. A. M. 3 P. M. 9 P. M Bar. red. 32 Fah 29.907 29 890 29.869 Temperature 85.6 87.9 82.5 Wet Bulb Thermometer... 79.5 79.3 79.0 Dlr. of Wind SE S.E. S.E. Max. Temp, m shade 89.3 Mm.
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      816 3 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-War Plsg and Tons Commanders Arrived Prom For When Lizard Brit p.*\. 715 W;»twn Aug 7 Bangkok Un^ortain Zenta Aus croi.., 2300 K.nite %«Ju Honing Pen7™Aug Other V«M«1» Flag* Ton« M stera Arrived From Consignees For Whir; Acilla Ger Dovern Au,. 18 China Behn Mover Haini.ur >«#
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE TEA MARKET.
      45 4 The attempt of a ring to boycott the public tea sales has (ailed. 19,000 packages of Ceylon tea were sold publicly yesterday at splendid prices. 25,000 packages Indian tea werr «*ol<l «>n Monday. Only 11,000 packages remain tor to morrow's secret sale.
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      THE ROYAL TOUR.
      19 4 The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York have arrived m NVal and are visiling Pietermaritzburg.
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      204 4 A four hours' fight took place at Fish River between three hundred British and three hundred Boers, who loughly resisted but were driven from kopje to kopje. The British los<- *vas> ne >flirer .ui<! private killed, an<t s-ven men wounded. The Boer lo*s is »ot mentioned, but Commandant
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      COUNT WALDERSEE.
      33 4 Many Gdftnan newspapers are condemning the boastfuiness and aifgressivrpf Count Waldersee's speeches. They especially deprecate the assertion that while the names of other nations have sunk that of Germany had risen.
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      PARLIAMENT.
      53 4 The House of Commons has read the Royal Titles Bill a third time, and the Naval and Military Works Bill a second time. The prorogation ot Parliament is expected to take place on Saturday (to-day). Parliament has been prorogued. M Jh» naval and military works bill.- hare ret d--«^i
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    THE HONGKONG DOCKYARD.
    68 4 iv^^v r Capt. Pretyman, m introducing the Naval Works estimates, stated that the extent of the Naval Dockyard at Hongkong would be 34^ acres, leaving space for the construction of an :i'iditional large dock if required. Storage would be provided for 100,000 tons of coal TEA WAREHOUSE
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    JAPAN AND GERMANY.
    19 4 The Kaiser and the Mikado have exchanged cordial telegram- with reference to Count WaMerser's reception (atTokio).
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      336 4 WANTED. AHKELKTON Mail Phaeton, Lawtort S or j European make, suitable for a cob of 14 bands- I Two second-hand Victorian, with hone and I hanwrt complete. Apply MARIE." Office. Raffle* Hotel. I Aug NURSE PVKhIKL* euiploymeut with German or English I LJ family. Willing to tnwl. I Apply N.,
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    • Advertisement
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      800 4 TO LET OFFICE at No. 11 Almeida Street. v-J Apply to 6. Chance Alley. 7"O LET FURNISHED. "Salamat" Bukit Timah Road. Apply to N. N. ADIS, 9a Baffles Place, j .Wig 3 U.C HPO LET No. 3 Lloyd Road, well raited for a i boarding house, or family residence. Apply.to
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      459 4 LIMITED. j Have just unpacked a large new goods. New Electro-plated and Silver Hanging Lamps Table Lamps Lamp Shades Cricket Batt Lawn Bowls Golf Requisites Billiard Cues Billiard Cloth Fancy Leather Goods. j A large Selection ot Bird Gages! Prom $3 Each. Katz Bros., LIMITED. John Little Co., Ltd. i
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      799 4 I MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE v mail ii 3 iMoe of Manteip9Bl Loan 1901 Amounting to $1,000,000 at 8 per cent. mJ >1 r 1 ri u-^- f a J1r n in llrttllll important MkBeworka and acting heeatn wltk eke aanotlon of the Governor In Council of the i '&fc&&J l,mltmwA
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      53 4 DBTOSTASIATISKB KOMPAONI i St. Petertborg. t Da VA,"^ stiaii win be datp^d** far th. 1 for |mm ma frtght «pp| y tQ For Aactaidc, Melbourne and 1 Sydney. I OhiUlb Blown. MT h^.^ I Mrtv»tet« on wr »bout U>»«tk, iIZIL-V 0 1 wHJ lire pcttui itrwpatnh fct iff^ I tot
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      1037 4 Dissolution of Partnership I HCRKBY wive notice that I have v from the I 30th April MN>l dissolved partnership with \yfß. George Laws, m.b; a.i.m h. 5 Battery AVA Road Singapore, having had 17 yean •ining experience m the East is now open to Wimint and report on or survey
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      1287 4 autum^rSe 11 October 32nd, JkmmXt fmany J|W( «nd 26th FIRST D> W/ Tuesday, J 2nd R H f 1/1W J First Ra II ..on lowifMm Thi MaiDiN Plat*.— V W» Maiden Horses— Weight -the M *W A An allowance of laJb. to of Me9 H VBT s P er c
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