The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 December 1901

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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  • Title Section
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    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TiilKD SERIES SINGAPORE MONDAY. 30m DECEMBER, 1901 DAILY ISSUE, No. 4368
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      687 1 W q Office. Telegraph St. i ROS Wharves. Keppel Harbour. /Vfe O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. 1 .Burners for CHINA, JAPAN, PHNANIi, IBLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, V flßr. MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, PLYMOUTH AN!) jJ-^Bough Bills of Lading issued for Persian "vK Continental and American Ports, also for I MAIL LINE. B^
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      779 1 Pacific mail steaA COMPANY L A v /-.CCIDENTAL AND oL LJ STEAMSHIP COlVi AND L #pOYO RISEN KAISi 1 (ORIENTAL «.S. CO. k VIA INLAND SEA OF t AND HONOLULU Through Passage Tickets fi? rantt «ii m l l« Prance, and Germany by all lrans Lft ne of steamers, and
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      1582 1 D£ KONINKLIJKE PARETVAART M/ ATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract witi the Netherlands Ida Gotirmiimit. Agents a? Singapore. Ship Agency, late J. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collver Quay The undermentioned datrs are only afi koximatm. Steamer Prom Expected Will be despatched for on Coen Batavia Dec 30 Bataviu. Cheribon. Sairtrang n Sourabaya Jan. 3
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      690 1 LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL «i 0,000,000 RKNKRVE FUND.— Sterling Reserve |i0,00n,000l m Silver Reserve f 3,750,000 I *»3.7.50,c00 RKSKRVE LIABILITY OP PROPRIBTOWS »ioooo,ooo COUBT OP UIBBCTOBS. t<. Shbwan, Esq.— Chairmai. Hon. J. J Bkll-Irvino,— Deputy Chaieman. H. E. Tomkins, Esq. IL L. Richabdson taa> A. Haupt. Esq
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      570 1 JJORWICH UNION FIRE INSUR ANCK SOCIETY OF NORWICH AND LONDON. Established 1797. FOR FIRE INSURANCE ONLY. Amount Insured i 335,000,0c 3 Losses Paid 7 600,000 Premium income yoo,o< > Insurance effected on almost every d^criptien el property at current rates cf premium. THK. BORNEO Co., Ltd.— A^ent I *pHE STANDARD
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      394 1 Til* pr.tenption .o th<- p.,-. from SO tVVoo "rtp. 7■ ft BOLOO-VERNEI •'4i*a-i P NB(BlioUuzi^| 0U B. ni|Kal]Ti /S«TO/: VERNE. 0 B I AS/*i£7 I ■■■■■'■■'•(■■MlBliUI Forfanctlonn! and those irr* o 'UJjr. r peculi. tbe sex. :ho highest I al autkorltles Taasey, »tefl :,nv royal CUAI^OTEAUT, 8. r V. can«.
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    The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1901.
    1683 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1901. I t-r r.» m ■< to 1 t.i i n This interesting little bit occurs m a I private letter to the Editor from a friend m Merlin I was dining en j famille the other night with Baron Edri- J heim
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      45 2 THE RECENT FIGHT AT' TWEEFONTEIN. The Casualties. The Yeomanry casualties at Tweefontein (under Col. Firman) amounted to six officers killed and eight wounded 52 men killed. A list of the wounded has not yet been received. Half of the column wrre made prisoners
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      The Boers Too Numerous.
      20 2 There was no panic. All did their best, but the Boers were m too great strength.
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      Boer Casualties.
      11 2 Two wagon-loads of Boer dead an wounded were removed.
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      Constabulary at Work.
      16 2 Kitchener's Constabulary made a su cessful capture of wagons and pribouej near Bothaville.
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      Spens's Casualties.
      17 2 Spens 's Casualties. The losses of Col. Spens, mentione^H the 24th Dec, were ten killed and*fl wounded.
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      A BOER LAAGER CAPTURE.
      34 2 Major Chapman, the hero ot the gall defence of Fort Itala, dispersed a 808-* laager at Babauango and captured a >iuan^ tity of stock and prisoners. London, December 2gth, igoi.
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      21 2 The Tweefontein Prisoners The Yeomanry who were taken prisoner^ at Tweefontein have been released and hay arrived at Bethlehem.
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      A BOER REPULSE.
      26 2 The combined Boer commandos m the Wcbtern district of Cape Colony have attacked a convoy and have been repulsed. London, December joth, igot.
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    327 2 Mr. J. B. E'cum is appointed Acting Inspector of Prsons, S.S. Mr. J. R. Lines, Collector of Land Revenue, Penaog, is appointed Deputy Public Prosecutor, Singapore. The P. O. Intermediate steamer Java left Hongkong at i p.m. on Saturday and is expectei to arrive here at 8 a.m. on Thursday
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      523 2 John Little and Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. :o:» fi Champagnes. ■El Pommery and Greno. Extra Dry quarts $50 Bfsl do do do do do pints $53 JHyrMt do do do do do magnums $50 Geisler Co. v India, Dry quarts $46 M do do do do pints $48 M M Iheophile
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      273 2 JUST RECEIVED Kodak Films P.O.P. Papers Dry Plate m all sizes G. R. Lambert Co, PHOTOGRAPHERS. Dec. 17 uc The China Mutual Life Insurance Co. Ltd. The only local British Life Insurance Company m the Far. East, organised especially for the benefit, und to supply a long felt want of
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      748 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. TOWN HALL To-night, Monday Dec. 30th GRAND GALA NIGHT THE ATTRACTION OF THE CENTURY. HARRY .pCX COGILL and S TTON'S ENTERTAINERS A COMPANY OF HIGH-CLASS ARTISTS A Small Card To the Amusement-loving public ot Singapore. The management, m submitting this Company of entertainers, wish to draw attention to
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      619 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. To Let. v CHARON," River Valloy Road. Entry on •J the Ist Febroaiy. Apply E. NATHAN, Change Alley. Doc 30 v.c ONE room vacant m good locality. Distance 10 minutes from town. Apply A. C. c/o Free Press. Dec 30 mwf. 16.1 DEI OS I AMAThKE KOMPAGNI. For
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      158 2 I Mr. A. J. Ross, p.p.c. Notice of Removal. I HAVE this day removed my office to No. 7 Raffles Quay. A. CLOUET. Singapore, 30th December, 1901. 4.1 Belgian Consulate. T"*HE office of this Consulate has boon this day removed to No. 7. Raffles Quay. A. CLOUET, Acting Consul for
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      187 2 The Week Monday, 30th Hi»{h Water 1.35 a., 1.5 p. S.V.R. Recruits Drill, 5.M p. S.V'.A. Guard Mounting, 5.15 p. Cogill and Sutton Co. Town Hall, 9 p. Tuesday, 31st Hiuh Water 2.7 a., 1.53 p. S.V.R. Signalling Parade, 5.10 p. S.V.A. Gun laying fuze setting, 5.1^ p. Cogill and
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  • Correspondence.
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      France and Siam.
      167 3 To n» Editor. Dear Sir,— A little duH, which 10 on I lookers may have seem A unintelligible, I between Bangkok journals, has attracted your attention, as I see by the Singapore Free Press of the 17th inst. From what I hear, I believe the French representatives
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    THE FIRST TEST MATCH.
    98 3 Sydney, Dec. 16th. The hrst test match was concluded here to-day, the Englishmen winning by an innings and 124 runs. In the first innings Maclaren's team made 464, the Captain himself scoring 119. The Australians, who scored 103 for three I wickets, only put on 65
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    PENANG HILLS RAILWAY CO.
    350 3 Satisfactory Interview with thi Governor. The Pinanf Gawette of the 23nd inst. says A deputation, consisting of the Hon. J. M. Vermont, .m.g., the Hon. Dr. Brown, and Messrs. J. Turner and Alan Wilson, waited on H. E. the Gov* error on Saturday, to lay before
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    452 3 Mr. A. R. Catto, formerly of Singapore, and more recently of Calcutta, is passing through on his way to Japan. There is a rumour that the dhobies of Singapore, ill-pleased at certain sanitary regulations which they are expected to observe, are goiig out on strike. In the Cathedral of the
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    SIPIAU TIN COMPANY LIMITED.
    40 3 The following telegraJ was received from the Manager at Sig» v on Saturday Ore December about SP* a November, Two monitors working^UP-day, heavier leakage pipe rivetting d«|' xtr a pressure. p. S.— The Nuvembef upput was.-,/,
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    SIR HENRY McCALLUM AND THE S. V. A.
    161 3 Members of the SiigiJ re Volunteer Artillery, particularly tttt MC° r m en, will be glad to hear that their fHA mma n'lant Major McCallum ?noW H.JI!- 1 C <>l. Sir Henry McCallum, Govomorol al s ends, through Major St. Clafc&jß"' lhe
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    THE COGILL AND SUT ON COMPANY.
    159 3 THE COGILL AND SUT ON COMPANY. This Company open m the TV; 1 this evening and a programr nounced for the occasion. ACCO Press notices, the combination '\< one, each of the various artistes b^ kfc( r J appear having scored success m b particular line. Among the pre** l
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    141 3 The homeward German mail stea Konig Albert arrived from HongkongM terday afternoon and leaves for Europfl The collier Rokcby from Moji, has arrß with a cargo of about 5.500 tons of •TajH' ese coal for this port H The MM. steamer Tibre, connecting i^m the outward P. md
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    TO "SUNYI" AND OTHERS LIKE HIM.
    382 3 TO "SUNYI" AND OTHERS LIKE HIM. 'Neath your pseudonym Malayan— thoufh your gender isn't plain, I'm assuming you're a mcmUr of the 'gender mas-culaine But I ask a thousand pardons and I (eel myself a churl, If I'm— as perhaps I may be— writing verses to a girl. Oh these
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    TELEGRAMS.
    1241 3 I (Via Ceylon.) London, Dec. 17.— A correction of Lord RoseEr >'' s speech shows that His Lordship said Th c Party must "clean its state" and not clear 1 (s s t a te, as was at first reported. y lesbage is still wrong— the expression mvs t
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    YUAN SHI-KAI ON MANCHURIA.
    295 3 A leU-gram from Peking co., tamed the other day j ■MwiHitto.'N fapw Dmmcm had commar,d<d Viceroy Yuan Sh.h-k'ai to learn ,he opm.ons of tl.c I^.Ngn Kepresentat.ves al P efc j n -1O"Cer n""! the P'°P°~d Manchunan Convent.on .rrangeri betw. I, e late Ll Hung-chang and M
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    282 3 w i,yae le^generally those current inert may to W At tht other market, Won. Stngapvtt, D.ctmktr joth, t 9 oi. m Sprouts pe r nboo Sprouts 110 y 3 Blachan j rill l al > do' 5 Cabbage. Batav.a do ,J Do., China do !>,.., Salted do
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    THE UNEASY ROCKS.
    651 3 fcarthqaakes are the cause of mnch destructioD but what is the cause of earthquakes? Tht scientific fellor.s say the heat inside the earth, and the big rocks trying to get into more comrortable potions. That Vx-ing so we can't cure earthquakes the cause is too deep and
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    PRODUCE.
    91 3 (Uecember 30.) r >'*mbm.Z'. |65.6a; Tube No."i l3 **s do. White, (Fair L/W-tf \i' Nutin€»s (nostothelb.) *l m do. (80s to the Ib) Mace (Bands) 8 Cloves (Amboina). V.V.V." Liberia n Coffee 3* tj. do flake (do. do.) JS to. dc W »haj, Ho.i l S ar! ba^o. small...
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    SHARE LIST, DECEMBER 30th 1901.
    174 3 V' "TATIOI.. p A n l Vo^nal. r. D.r.O.KDS. leferre.!. h.* Asbe to. Astern V^.i. y. Nomin-.! 9* Bersawah Gold M,ne Co. StZV Clear Water Dairy Farm Ltd. frJ*" «S I- 6% O*u K; Buyers S i. for year ,ooo Sjasar ei, SaIes ?w io/
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    EXCHANGE.
    62 3 .<Corr«cto UP TO December 10 On London. tinvk 4<m/s 4«,and Private credH, 3 m/s //°\> document*? «»/s .Y.Z\ u credit* f m s f IO A FHANCB, demand... l/xo Germany, demand...".'.'/. f^ India, T. T Hongkong, demand.'..'" Yokohama, demand. pm JAVA, demand... »o*pm Manila, demand...';;;; [1& soverejgns, (to buy);;;;
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      25 3 DEVELOPING AND PRINTING. GKORGE MICHABL, PHOTO STORES jIPIQL&STEEL. HMMdy for all m aiuiai ln M P»W by _llng.por. Ol.ptn.lng 00., LM. MARTIN. c»»-«- SOUTHAMPTON. ENQLAHa
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      257 3 OCEAN fflti% STEAM SHIP |P* Co. AND U/ A l il2 ERLAN SGHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. A,kv Tons. Tons. AehxLts 7043 iiynmi*>x 2870 Agamemnon 7011 Nestor 3809 y, a 7039 Orestes 4653 6743 sSo^ ?sz ga gar- -g g"s* ao<s6 Prometheus Dardanus 4653 Stt GUucut 5573 5-^, Hector 4663 &farf|||
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      144 3 MAILS CLOSE O-MORxnw Pe I&SS »-:>»« Can ft. Deli Kumsang 3 rm M^ O n fc P. Swfrham C B^ r Rangoon ac Calcutu UnJIZ* 3 Man.la ft Japan W a 3 Pl< Bangkok Houiman 4 PM K. Pahan K t Jg*« 4 r* Bangkok r Wl lhe W*P 4
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      868 3 VESSELS IN poi. Men-of-war Fl. g and Tons Commanders Arr Brisk Brit g.b., 980 Marti,, r Ol Por When Mnratha Siam u.li.. 4.V) Sorcnsen i. I—** M Other Vcel. Flags Toni Masters An ed f v r Ban k k Acara Brit 2077 KttjMI Dec •> if Consi P>«« For
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      A ROYAL DIVORCE.
      26 4 The divorce Letwcen the Grand Duke and GrandiUu^lu si ct Hesae has been pronounced absolu on the ground of absolute incompatibility of temper.
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      31 4 Col. Mackenzie atUcke 1 a B er laa^ t r m the Carolina disitict > <lawM on il<e 19 11 ins.t. killing six and tapturn*^ sxteen. London. Deccmba astl n>oi.
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      MARQUIS ITO'S TOUR.
      30 4 Marquis Ito has arrived m London SOUTH AFRICA. Col. Colenbrander and Col. Sleele have each surprised Boer laagers m the Pieterburg district, capturing sixty-two and thirty-two respectively.
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      HEAVY FIGHTING AT TAFELSKOP.
      34 4 Ma or j. li. Damant (commanding Rimington's Guides) had llie following casualties at Tafel-kop on the joiU inst Three officers and 29 men killed fivr officers and 35 men wounded.
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      MARQUIS ITO.
      29 4 The Times has a laudatory article upon Marquis Ito. That paper also publishes a long special article recounting the details of his political career. London, December 2(>th.
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    THE U. S. TREASURY.
    93 4 Mr. Shaw, Governor of lowa, succeeds Mr. Lyman Gage who ha* rrsitjned the Secretaryship of the Treasury. Leslie M. Shaw was elected Governor of lowa m November 1900, taking his seat m January 1901, and thus having two years of offk? to run. He is a
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    THE UNITED STATES AND THE CHINESE INDEMNITY.
    53 4 The AVa- York Herald's Washington correspondent states that of $25,000,000, which is the American share of thr Chinese indemnity, the I nited States will relieve China from having to pay *i 5. 000,000 only retaining the barf amount required for extra expenditure. London.
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    64 4 In a despatch to Lord KkcWner Irotn Johannesburg, Genera! Kundie r<*-> »rts that on the 14th Dec. Co' Firman Camp at Tweefontein was MBCCUfaII? rushed by a considerable force under D^ Wrt It feared that the casualtie- are heavy. The Column consi>t*-d of four com^ani*s ol ycomaniy with
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    THE PURSUIT.
    13 4 The Imperial Light Horse have gone m pursuit of the Boers.
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    MARQUIS ITO'S TOUR.
    45 4 Marquis Ito, accompanied by Baron Hayashi (Japanese Minister) has been re- eived at the Foreign Office and was subsequently presented to the King. The Marquis will lunch at the Mansion Houston the 3rd lan. and will leave Marseilles on the 1 2th.
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    TRANSATLANTIC WIRRLESS TELEGRAPHY.
    19 4 TRANSATLANTIC WIRRLESS TELEGRAPHY. Signor Marconi is erecting a transatlantic wireless stat; <n »t Cape Breton. London, December rtth, iyoi.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      136 4 The Singapore and Straits ROUGH DIARY for 1902. Price $1 20 per copy, tit $1.00 poet free to Federated Malay States and Joh ore. THE Traveller's Malay Pronouncing Hand- Book, Wkv vt THE Town op Singapore, &c, &c. FRASER NEAVE, Limited, I'KlSltß^. IH «li*her>. Anoisr Book MamTACH-RKR^ <1 CoMMtRc ial
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      1027 4 WANTED IMMEDIATELY. GoodPiarst. Apply H. C. Waver'ey Hotel, Dec 24 MC WANTED T*WO F«t 'c Teachers for a l.'jPiti/ School. 1 Apply SIMPLEX," c/o Free Pre». T» z 28 tA WANTED CM ART t'hino* Salesaan, tlioroaghly acqi m ted with the fotr-r. Apply to HOOGLANDT a Oft l>ee>l VAN'I D
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      658 4 RILEY HARGREAVES Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. SHIPBUILDKRS, ENGINEERS!! AND BOILERMAKERS Vessels J BUILT FOR Till: I Colonial and Federated Malay States. United States of A«erl ca and Netherlands India Oovei-iments I Prices and particulars of Launches. Barges, Lighters and Sternwheelers on applicati I Dec -■> v On Sale. JUST i> .rived
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      589 4 AHE THE IiEST VALUE IN i'HK MAKKi:rJ,*P^ F flag Brand, 10 years old. $12 per caseJ ef (Specially RecommendeJ) J NAOLK FROM RETAIL IjF.aieT^»H 1 McALIbTEK and Compfiwf I SOLE AGENTS 3f I Jewellery Jewellery SwWGVf 1 Ladies' and Gent's rings, set with bril'ants and gems I Ladies' bangles set
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      719 4 W. 8mith, Mr. T. Lamble, Mr. T G Mr. a.iil Mrs. Clement Cuff, m- F i ton, Mrs. Tree -nd child, MlssJ.il 1 r Mr.aml Mrs. Stormont, Mr. ar.J M andfannly Sir John Hall, Rev. n.d U I H" tton M rs.W. F. Morgan, M Mr and Mrs. Staples, Opt.
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