The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 January 1904

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. JANUARY 8, 1904. DAILY ISSUE NO. #962
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 600 1 SBbrrtisrmcnts. I jp. O. STEAM NAVIGATION OOMPAJM For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediter- ranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of I*£ag i"""'" 1 fl r hina Coast, Persian Gulf, Contin.nt.il. and AaMfM POrt MAIL LINES Outward*. I Malta Jan 1" OHIWM 1.1 .II Chuaan Jan
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    • 702 1 gUrtmusrnunts. Pacific Mail Steamship Co Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company MID Toyo Kisen Kaisha (Oriental SS Col VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU. Through Passage Ticket* gtanted to England Fra^eand ot^y Ut I AtI rS. I D!rJ 1 steamer*, and to the principal cities of the U nit«l Status
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    • 896 1 gEtorrtigrmcmg, Singapore and Kranji Railway. From January 4thrT9o4Tand until further notice. Train Service for Week Days and Sundays. DOWN. AM am f.U. I'M. I'M. I'M. P.M. ,5a id no 1-»:U) 21" 828 4t{ ,V4<» SINGAPORE <...*» M H 2f mj «J ,47 Stwum jits 7« US 15 S3 SJ t2
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    • 681 1 aubfrtiscmrnts. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-op Capital...: $10,000,000 ItBHKkVK Fund i Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 11K m>o Silver Reserve...* 6,000,000 j $lb WM) 000 Kisiikvb I.; \ini itv or Pbofbibtob« $10,000,000 coubt of directors. A. J. Raymond Esq. Chairman H. E. Tomkins Esq Deputy Chaikm ah. Hon. C. W. Dicksom
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    • 567 1 BBbcrttt(fmfwtt Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society of Norwich and London. EsTABLIBHHD 17 97. FOR FlttE DTOUIUVGI ONLY. Amount IMVUI £.J3. r >,000,000 LOBBKB Paid ll.«oo,n»M. Pebmiijm Incom« 906,800 Insurance effected on almost every description >£ property at currpnt rates of premium. THE BOJUnO Co, Ltu,— Agenta, (iuardian Assurance Conapany, r
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    • 259 1 atJUcrtiscmrutfi. I Die British Medicaj J says "Be.'itfrt load fu>- I excellence cstaMit hfd vi I reputation of its own." B" I for Infants. 5 J and "the > i i This dciicioii i 1 1 Food I able moces *'f I Infant-, aru! i jJ^H i! :i > ;'l;
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  • 1978 2 The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, JAUNARY 8, 1904. I h Kill \hr I're.s t!:r I'.ople*. right man.f. ■nM Uy inll.iri.cr r.n.l unbribrd |,y Ra in :itr;o» Truth l»r (.iiKlfn^ cj.tn (raw t'. IV, ;t With Hi.- begfeaiag „i the v.iirtheAl iph.no Ordinance. XV ..f I<>»:{. W a* \mmuht into for,-.-.
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    • 24 2 'Special to the Singapore Free p r. Hongkong, Jaa lv CoondemUe activity H i viu>? evin^ military and naval circies here.
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    • 35 2 Destination Unknown If i. n.mourwl that 2.'»0 of th« Sherwood PsiMteii will embark to-day. TIH Authorities refuse any iuforrnati.,ll, but it h Im-Hov.-I UMJ will -aiLon the Humlier tor Urn North
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 29 2 Death -roll 4'.i. Bj M explosion of Urn total of HMS WaßanaT at Sv.lro-i t m n h*^ killed Basaived t.4'» pm London. .J.ui 7
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    • 24 2 l< iaeOaallj rtatadal 8t Petmstiaif, thai Baita Boeaa, tli.iK.iHHi.ni Kiaiatar at Tokio. ye»t«<rdav pnHßtal the fcuaMMJ reply to th<) MMIMM Cabinet.
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    • 43 2 Neutral Unless Treaty Rights Infringed. The L'uite.l StHU-> (Mn^ruunut, tele,/raphjag iaatmetioaj to Admiral ETMsforguiAaMM m the *,vent o! hostilit i-,. aedafM llittthe LaMrieaa pong h t<* ohaarf tin* strictest neutrality, uuless Amerir-au tr»-itx rights are infringed lioudou Jan 8.
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  • 520 2 The Police plat the Warden ;it football \s •vaawg oa the Kiifl-s Beekumtioa Ground it i« uuJ.-rni.Hnl that H. M. S. I lien he although her three years' oomniixtioo has pired will return to Hongkong early m FwH*a t\. Her relief ua« supposed to he nx Andromeda he The M»ssu/«ries
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 976 2 CLUBI^rfISKY t I ALL MALT -fsi AND SIPPLIED REGII^KI.V TO V- AU the THE PRINCIPAL CLUBS Has the largest >> sin in the consumption .\VV N»t«1 and Military STRAITS SETTLEMENTS amongst Europeans m M Jesses. *"d this Market. L 2T V. F. M. S. I jgp" f PRICE $10.50 PER
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    • 466 2 couaw atitfTttgcinrms. "Yeonicn of the Guard/ Last Performance WJI.I, HK «.IVKN »N THE TOWN HALL, Saturday, Jan. 9th, 1904. Hooking :it Mosurn Juhu Little «V ('<> Jan Q Wayang Kassim. THE INORA ZANIBAR ROYAL THEATRICAL COY mil i. MA'»K K««r tin- hrnt time m Singapore 1 I.i- ..pi. -n li'l
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    • 806 2 I AUCTION SALE OF '25 Bales Gunnies At our Hiile-Koom Tiustrtay. X'lth January, at 11 a.m. POWELL A Co, .Auctioneer*. Jan h i j i Auction Sale of Unsexviceable Stores. To be held at tbe CABLK DEI'OT. KEPPKL HARBOUR, W^U'H.lnj, \Mh J ',,:>„!, 7. 1'.1.1J., 2.M) /> HI. A ijii:tnti»3
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    • 44 2 Wanted capable *„<! energetic Chinese Salesman for tho Wmmmr. Apply s utin- wl-ry i-e(juired aud ex|ierience to I M IM >HT;;il, „-F ree Press" H 12.1 FOR SALE A fttitmg JWack Deli Pory, H;u-k ©hairy, HariKrt, and L.uit*;rin < /•nj.lel. Apply i-: T f Free l'rwa"
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    • 12 2 LIBBY'S OXFORD SAUSAGES Th* yroot of the Uiug is m Ute mtina."
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    • 28 2 ASK FOR BOOKLET How to uirtkc ipxA thii^js to eat." LIBBY'S Natural Flavor Food Products. Or all Stobsjcufsbs. Let tw put-take of the gowl thin«* «>t before u»,'
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 164 2 THI WKKK. FriUAT, Btll H.-li Water -l.oti a, 1 i> I v <;,,„ i). ii, s v p I VIC Drill. (.IS r •SaTI I. I»AV. :<tij Hi^n Water: 8.41 a n 8001 Ifedd Play. BVII 1«m Pirpg, p P ft 0 M;til Outwar.l .luc t M> j, f«MMB r,f
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  • Correspondence.
    • 496 3 Yn TUB RntTOK De^r Sir,— My lei cultivation has provoke a >U «'i cnticuun. Tbe critics have expre«sed m English prose (of quality ranging from bad to worse) aud m Latin "and English verse (not without merit) opinions r-V.ch would add weight io any con-,-eivable controversy, but which
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  • 144 3 The Port Arthur m. -j n>!. Nt of tbe Asahi." one of the ♦-t luformeil of Japanene newspapers, scadk the i- Dowasg ply interesting messf ge i.. lu> journal "Admiral Alextotff, ihe Ki:--iau i..i\al >uimacder. addrtssing lus »t;,ff. said that if BuHsia had three d«-cks at Port Arthur
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  • 167 3 recent home pSij'e'' bOCBWOB* ai' mcHietil, wh'ch should not l< oretlooked m .be re<-4jrdi» of woman's braveiy and presence oi :uind io moments of emergenrv "The st/.ry ttt the rescue effected hj two niece« of Major-General Smith-Dorrien ou the wild coast of the Ictlrj Itje« during tbe late
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  • 141 3 THE "OKHLA SIGHTED. ;jW||e«sr» Boustead aad Co. Agents of the B I El y Joy. received a wire from their Agento m y/jAgkJag this morning, to the effect that tbe I steamer <^khla," whose non arrival han < >j sed Home an xiety here, was sighted and spoken by the
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  • 178 3 JVDOMERT AOAIKUT THK CaMAKIA* 1 Pacific Compajii. According 4 telegram iveeh»d lat«-)y I by Mr 1> X Brown, (i^neral Mana^r of the f Canadian Pa< ifi'* Railway Companjr, the C"«irt at Shanglian which dealt with tli<- cas« arwing oaf ««f the collision betw<H-n tlie Knii
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  • 40 3 Mr A. M Perreau. Chief Clerk of t4ie Stamp Office i« about to retire on pension ■hortly after having rendered faithful wnne t<> <l«'v•nunent for upw%rd» of 3*> yean* iI retire ny-nt is coinpolsory a« he hait attained theagt otW.
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  • 228 3 A meeting called at the instance of the Ward.-rs Fi>otball Club, was held m tli<> YM 0 A last evening to consider the adv is- ability of forming* football le:igue amongst i the junior clubs "f Singapore. The clubs represented, were the WaxMTs, Police, Raffles Cricket Club,
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  • 141 3 The Ycoaicu of the Guard" sru given again last night for the sewuth time, by amateurs to a large and appreciative audience. The play went better than ever, as from the ■■iik' run it has had, the a<tors have obtained more confidence m thein*elv«K. and it
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  • 184 3 We should think the Pollard Company ha* seldom played uuder such dispiriting conditions, us have prevailed during the two nights they have lieen here. "< haileVw Aunt on Wednesday was followed last evening by "Tom Oick and llai tv pieie of l-rutul farce, which boasts little plot, but
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  • 223 3 Bl'YKk AND StI.I.KK 5»R..!(.a;.1.V .SfI'AKATEI>. Da.U Mul." Philailelphui. Wedi.vl.n Dm£ Jjr Neidon broutrin frosa Pkiladelphsn to-<lay tbe man w1... paid Jfcl.UOO lor another man's ear. and privately showed him to two physicums and a Press correspondent. The man who bought and 'he man who sold it were
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  • 212 3 Boutheni Crusw,'' m tlte Tiinen," protevU against the suggestion that the Australian Governmint^. denial to t.l»e Chinese lal»ourer free ingresb to Australia chiefly <>n the ground that tbe white man's wages would 1»; reduced and his held of euiployineut would \tn interferrwl uith by Chim>«« .■••nipetitiou
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  • 185 3 B<>iim- nioull.- ugo Munuipal liuilditi). ln-|K-.M.r fouog. fouud that a buildiug ir <'< oil nt owned by a Chinaiuau wa* m a daa ganaa condition and likely to fall at uni moment Tlie Towkay was ordered to ram out alteration* to the building conducive U »afetv, |,iii
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  • 62 3 Af-'M'liu,; Ui the report iv the" l'mau| Gazette Mr Ju»ti« <• LftW* judgment m th< Koe Uiiiu rtlupj.iiv OM, was far Capt Wood oil the ground that !>•• wssnoi pi ID a.-apiuin' vacancy, an ajji«nl upon, whan one occurred He held', m tiif UM*e jrf tb« w<> matru, that i
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  • 1195 3 Thk Situation Diucubhed. The Tokio correspondent of the China 1 Mail writing on the 19th ult, produces an estimate of tin political situation that give** a olear idea of the position produced by the unsatisfactory course of the negotiations with Russia It includes the following passage* ltU»Hl\'s
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  • 72 3 i The V &.V mail steamer Malts* 1 left Pe* na»g at 10 am t«-day. and may be expected at Singapore ai LStf pin t<>-inorrow. I A l-v 1 1 1 i -_r tongkang nuiii was fined SIU m tlie 11 Marine Court this mornimz for allowing hie tongkang to
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  • 167 3 Tlie chartered transport Dil war* "arrived j hem thin morning from Southampton, and went to Section 1 Tanjong Pagar. The Dilwarn left Southampton on Deo H, and had an uneventful and ijuick passage out. She is to coal at Tanjoug Paiiar .itn>r n-hich she goes on U>
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  • 615 3 lvii.iv tha Chief Justice, Sir lnonel Cox. Tiik Alleged Kabuicatiom <>»• Evidence. Teh Kirn Piau was charged with fabricating false evident-** ami with forgery of documents. The cane was l«guu venterday and this moruiug Mr Hraddeii crosH-exuinined the prisoner from fhe gaol who alleged that the act used
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  • 149 3 Tv»<> \nni a«M;i<lenl« UMpueiM^l \er,t<^r<lav evening, while a game of Kng>n Fo«>il>all wiui hHEg played at Tangl'2, lietwetu a team of the Manchester's, «i«d a fifteen frotn tin- lil«nheiin." The piiiie started rather late, ■o it was decided to play unh» minuter either way. Before play had been
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  • 127 3 Tin* (-oilier I/euuox alter pwtiflHf out bw car^o of coalx left for h«* r l««i-lni ,'"|h h-i Kau<^oon yesterday. St*ain«-r* m d(w:k at T;uij«>n- Pa^ar: Mala.va. Rrnvwor ami Snltau Van Langkat." At Keppt-] II =»rt i. .:ir Betitang and ll.u pong." The »t»*;iiati Pal ujn-otu-i from Kan^H»u arri
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  • 517 3 WashiugUai. De« 2»;.— Secretary of War Root luu asked Congress to appropriate *2,U' u.Omo more for defences of th« injßulitr possessions. Admiral Evans, commanding the Asiatic *|iw»lron of the raited Ftat«-« Navy, hat* made a ntaioment tliat the prnmnni condition of Pearl HaH>our mak>*s it utterly vulueleHs f..r ri.nul
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  • 118 3 (Jauuurj v Tin B.t. Qambio. 12.2'> do. Cute No. 1 17.70 Pepper, BUck (ordinarj S"poro> „32 73 do. White, (Fair L. W. 5 p.t., H 5l. Nutmegs 11" to 'he !b.) S*i do. 80 to the ft. 115. Mace (Biuid.-.; 9" Glotm (Aiuboina; 33 Libcrian Coffee -3. Tapioca, small
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  • 20 3 |miiv :i.iu< i-.il <['i. ■-lu.u.-i au<l iii:ittffj? f byaddn sung lattwa to PJnancn." I/fIE KM -halt have lllr iltl-'Dtioll.
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  • 60 3 O>RRECTKP IT TO .l.muaijßf^ Hank Im a (^H« ■Jt-MUai'-J Jljfj PruaV credit* m k oro-liU» (l hi a •••■''bbbbb* Fi\>\e, <lt<inaud &JK^r (]RKM«N (ltiiUKili \SB lin::.»ii.ix^, Jeau.ii-1 -.IBf, Yokohama <l«ui<m<l •^^Br>n •T&va. ifouiAnd •<^H ir l>.VK'iK<>K, dentaud TKic a Sovkkeions, (u> I>ii. y Bank <»t Kn-Luil I. 1 Discount
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  • 243 3 MINES. j If l:-l.a Tin >io m :*K)/x£ wm I:. .i*-h H. Tin lo ly u*?£gL' I '•••IH-UK'TiQ "^CI X\ XUAKOOCk- I .K4ebuMin.&T. inlii{. *viflU&n !\ilnUrt<ii.M lit m L'(M,Ol>)y I kunuiir*u Tin .In lit Vi.ixifiDt' jH X i utu A**' < >nl 1(» m lj<>.u»> jLjT"- V l>'>. L»ef.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 5 3 LIBBY'S VIENNA SAUSAGE AND SAUERKRAUT
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    • 35 3 5 LIBBY'S COMPRESSED HAM t Some hae meat and canna eat And Home <;au eat but hao no meat" Bot we hue meat and we can eat" J Su« let the Lord be thank Is"
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    • 154 3 LAND SALE The following properties were-<liMpo»e<l of by auction at Mr H. A. Crane's saleroom yeHtenlay afternoon. Land, and House No 25 Cross-st, area 1 ,221- s- j ft. under leuae for W.i yean, montlilv rental S2O. Bought by Chew Jen Chiat for 57.800. Land, and House No 139 Tanjcm£
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    • 232 3 The French liedk-al Profe»«ion r»»lv <.» Santal Midy to cure chronic bronchitis, kidney and bladder trouble, as well m di>M:liar^<>-4 from the urinary organs. Not 28 Don't Fool With It It will not do to fool with a hod cold. No one can tell what the cud will I*> Pneuinuuia.
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    • 280 3 If S OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. AND China Mutuaj Steam Nay. Co., Ltd. The 'companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for tin- Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London er^ry fortnight, and for Liverpool monthly. <>ne ontwu.l rit-.tnicr each month extends to Vancouver
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    • 10 3 PORI ijRGER 5 Wi 1 v ii. Pi* *W Am
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 131 3 UONOKONU WEATHKK TELEGRAMS. Barometer, raduoed to 32 degree* Fahrenheit, and to the level of the sea m inrhee tenths, and hundredth*. Manila baro, voiding* m millimetre*. Temperature m the shad^ m degrees, Fahrenheit. Manila temperature Centigrado. Humidity m percentage of saturation, tb«j humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
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    • 877 3 YES S E Ii S IN .OUT. Men-oi-V.tr P\»v jrj Ton* <".»tnTn md -v For When Blenh-iin H. M iui*er ;.iV.;'! citain Other Vess-.!» Clwn 1 on« Masters .-.rrivc j from Uio*i^ne«> For Wbta Brouw.i Dut 342 <!nw Dw I<> Batavia Daend«l» Deli Carolina Dut 20 1 Awaur rin 2
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    • 203 3 MAILS < lOSK. P 'i DjaatMa li mg Uo Hi I"' 1 Am- Ann urn v .•> v N.iiuui I- 1 BasAa 1 X I baa Mv n M.,, Suit .m t Dm kaoa v I' bwi i Pia aij Hoagl .(i. if' ii- Mi.li 'Ji Mai... S.,j.].!i«. Jp D*
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 722 4 TOfrb CLitm type-wrrtin£ of all de«criptk>UB. Cwrgflß very Moderate. Apj.lv EXPERT. o Free Press.' Jan 2 2 Niiuv gentleman int^r^tv.i m f<-iKini; communicate Jitl. KKEN JDec*) UJ__ j Xouag m«ii experience 1 m English or French «f«>nrnxUem. are incited t<> oommuuk.it*' with (il AEROR. Wmtti good middle bw« to .airy
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    • 765 4 S&torrttsrmrnta* MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Mu.-ken/i.- Road l-rtween Mayne Street and Hclegi.- Roa.l v. kll he close.l on and after Thurs,luv. Ttli Ln*»Unt, "iitil tl»e onjpl-tion uf tbe Tramway Wwrk and re-metalling of the r»*dTraffic *ill lx» -liv^rte.i rh Bukit Tiuiitli X.md. By Order. J POLGLASE. Mnnu-iiNil .Snivtarj. J-I PASSAGE HOME Oiffi-ed
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    • 965 4 3fttorrtusnnrnts. SHIPBUILDERS, ENGINEERS AND BOILERMAKERS, SINGAPORE. 1 Steam Vessels IN BTESL OB WOOD. ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FROM 38 ft. TO 200 ft. OF BEST DESIGN AND FINISH. MclChlVlGry supplied •>> leading !?ii(i--li linns. UoCCaIc Hi^ rh shallow draft BTJSRN WHEEL and paUnt twin SCREW STEAMEHS VwbbvlO with machinery a speciality.
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    • 597 4 iUiormsfmrpts. Turnout For Silc ')"<- U»d I* ml i -i „t 1,;,,-. 1 n v FOREIGNER frw IV---.J.iii S FOR SALE CUM ulj.li'ii ,i i<] Aji-Iv to D BBAVD? I I <>. Dwt; ...wf |1.l FOR SALE One C|io«tniit inure. wry .jiii*-t m BWMM ;in.l Mdilt '>i, „f 11.0 ir..tt.-rs
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    • 578 4 UtrtJfrtisrnunts. rbe Sritisti ffltfta Steam Navigation Co., Ltd For Port Swettenham and Penang Tkm Oonpaa]p« ttSTNAi I.IBSJ rk4eWr, iju, Commander, win lamra kfca Biagapora EtoaaV for the abore porth f-very \Vpdn«s<lay uftfrnoon at o'clock wrinag al Port HilllMrtii m time to connect With t1,.. 3.80 a.m. train for Kuala Lumpur
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