The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 February 1904

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1904. DAILY ISSUE NO. 1986
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      785 1 ilUUfrtiSfmrnts. P. O. STEAM NAVKiATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Laafag basal sW China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and aVasafsaaa Ports. MAIL LINES. OsrfssaraV Ballaarat Feb 7 Bengal Htf SO Coromandel Feb 21 M:dta 4ffl Simla Mar.
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      717 1 atibrctiscmnitfl. Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes de France l..!«««raphio Address.— MESBAOERIE. The mail steaEcra will leave Singapore on or about the undermentioned dates. OUTWARD HOMEWABD Sydney F<-l. 1"> E. Simonb Feb 15 Aim.m.l BeUt F.-l. 2'.t Tmm Fel. 89 BaklM Mar 1 1 A :-tialiali Mar I t Armani Mai 2^
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      804 1 3pbrrtt«mcnts Singapore and Kranji Railway. From January 4th, 1904, and until further notice. Train Service for Week Days and Sundays. DOWN. A.M. A.M. A.M. I'.M. I'M. TM. I-.M. I'.M. SINGAPORE 4..AM 7M2 10.00 I2JO 2.17 l' M:: :>.4*) „((;.:57 7.:5!» 10.07 11.87 ':«<» r >" 47 Newton ,1 ,c>:ix 7.U*
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      330 1 N Y K JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Limited A regul.u FOKTSKihTLY Service is maintained lietwern. .Tap<r d Eumpe hy the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Under Mail Contracts with the Imperial Japanese Government. Special designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation for First
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      679 1 -loiinubn.u'iiu. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-up Cahm vi....^ $10,000,000 Hk-k.h Fund Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 1 Silver Reserve.. ..s (J.000,000 lbl o0 00 Reserve Liability or PROPRIETORd $10,000,000 COUUT OT L)IRK<-TORH. A. J. Raymond Etq. <haihm\n H. K. Tomkin.-j Bas] Daren Chairman. I Hon. C. W. Dickson N. A. Sikbm,
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      626 1 Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society of Norwich and London. KsTAIiLIBHRb 1797. FOR rißl INSi KANCE ONLY. Amoc.vt Fnki :.tn CS3S t OOO,OOO LossKs Paid t ll'tiO.OOO Pkkmtum Ini-omm 1' tMIIOO laaafaajao aflaetad oa aJiaoal ttvrj aWoi > of pn»;^rty at corrrr.l rntw af jit-r;n in THK H<>KJ«» Ltk a« Guard
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      235 1 niciiis. PJui'iiix I .siiftisee Company Limit »il, ol LondOaU I i'li" ui I nu- for t!< .ilhiv *Jf pany »ra pn i risks in f^tfc}'-*.-jxue at onrreaf i > :-lIVI-.\ v Oa These CAPSULES cua I recent and chrouic discharges. I i THEY NEVER FAIL j \jo TRY THEM Apollinaris
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    The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1904.
    2126 2 The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1904. l'« »-a:: it* |'rf.< l>o«,lt'. r.trl.t wr.l l,v nliwiuf jr.d .mhr-h. .1 ratrxit Truth brf %\<yt\tn* prn-i |>t Jraw ti. Krli^Km. |j-v;.lt) ntKl Ij.»- Thk tfu^rof^inu' thought in all tnind» just now i* ,t- to what i« to h;ip|Kii, perhaps an to
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      STORM AND FLOOD.
      36 2 A Tidal Wave in the Kn^lish Channel. Destractloa ,Monp the Co a t A tidal <M|||lll| bv a bJ, *wfi batkeaMtaaf IkaOlMwd aad S aBMMaMdaMaM al I'N,,, „,-h. Po rt rii Mini H.i-tillifS.
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      Thames Flanks Hooded.
      14 2 TW |Mhw of If in, a/lj^-enf to Thiiiuos v.-n- also H.^^Jh.l
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      Earthquake in the Chanru Islands.
      12 2 Earthquake in the Chanru Islands. I l.'r.- wh.> an Murth.ju^kf. m Jew.
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      Heavy Rainfall in Kngland.
      12 2 Kxtensive Inundations. b «aaMMK»«ftMI iin lm IWI Valley
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      THE OUTWARD RUSSIAN SQUADRON.
      20 2 THE OUTWARD RUSSIAN SQUADRON. Oslabya" Uftmjl >u, A Hi- I man Uulathip "O.Uh lTa 4ll ,j Tii r th. r,,
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      MANCHURIA.
      16 2 Brttala'i "Wnqmtmt" IXmiglmlmU Mat \'-t a rrwr H'-.j^- ~brtir,,r^ iCo^a. m.:~ f.. r m tll
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      BUILDING CONTRACTORS FINED.
      124 2 Thw inoniin- Mw Mr Mi. M! G r,-rnau.l.v W<w oh-jyti w.th failm- _'.hhl mortar in the ,-,.a«truct ion of buiWim: <ia.vlang.nl. TJie »a> tine-l .<»* eosUi. I Wore the same Mi-istmte a ChiiLim.iU •M fiu«l HO far tear in« Uiildiu in,iterial> uuproperh fen.^l i n R-»l«rts Une
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      RAFFLES LIBRARY.
      202 2 RAFFLES LIBRA RY. The following lSooLs will I* readv fur •li Saturday. Barhoin. K II Ih- 1«,n.l ..f J,, y Biirj-ott. Frank. I,ady Ju.Lu. Karrett. U.ls-.n. The Si^n ..f Mm Cro* D»n>ton, H.-rK-rt. The n Cn IV. V. «>c Hall, M.,r..f,,n, (Ji-nerai (Jvur^e Ma.vl.n Kl.nnur 0.. Turopk* -Traveller* J.1..M1.-. .I.T.IUW
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      72 2 iJL UllBBls u f a»hion of wearing diaphanou- res** m winter ha. reached London and many summerhko frocki are bem* .old robe« dinteneur CKpe de Chine is lavuunte material, as it le U< l 8 it «elf to the art* -»t the dre^maker with ex.,.,i s ite ad.iptibilitv i the
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      372 2 atitrmsfnirnts. f ctUß^ WHISKY ALL MALT AND MI'PUKI) RBGULABLV TO All the .THE PRINCIPAL CLUBS "s£„£&* I N*v*l and Military STRAITS SETTLEMENTS amongst Europeans in I Meuu and thi M irket I F. M. S. I PRICE $10.50 PER DOZEN. NETT. I DUTI KXIKA I Sole- A-ents Tor Straits StttUnnnts.
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      63 2 Robinson Che British Journal Photographic Almanac 1904 i'kk k 75 cram Robinson DALLAN'S Horse Repository ABKIVSP |;y 1H -> ATAKA Horses and Cobs, SPK< LVLLV SKUXTKI) 6SOMMI n. k INSPECTION AND TRIAL INVITED Dallan*s Horse Repository. lll»f TO LET tint ftoor X,,. i lUspHft Street, ft by Xi ft. ItiioiodtMte
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      613 2 iTo Uacs aubrrtisfmrnts THE RUSSIAN EAST ASIATIC SS Co. Ld For Penang, Colombo and Odessa. The Rutwian MALAYA. Captain Neumann in exfxyted to arrire from Japan on th« l<»th of February, and will reeeire a prompt denpatoh for the alwve port* hhe haa «xcellent J^ooromodation for fir»t chtM J>a»«eng»:iFor freight
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      674 2 JJoDaus aWjrrtisrmrm FOR SALE An Irish shepherd pup t months eU Apply at 52 Hit! Street Fe». I 8.1-J WANTED Buuril and l^ltfin^ by an Englishman. Near Town. Prl»»t»- Family pr*f»»rr»d. Addi^sti A. I. c o Free Preaa." F«l. fi I MALAY COLLECTOR Wa'ted a -mart man with nonie ex|>eri>-ii.
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      163 2 THI U'KKK V A (fattarr L M Rwtttn >^-j E.i»i-.. In-ira ZMikar Tbiacr*. 9 o IMbi Co. > p I s v a <;,m Dr.;. A 8 R E EngitMenn^ Dr-.... 7 15 A Swimnnn^Clnb Lannciww. 1m v H V D L Mail HouH>ward dar In.lru ZuniLar Theatre I p
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    THE DALLAS COMPANY.
    58 3 In spite of the short Bort* lioukin^j .inon briskly for the first perfonnuuv t■■ -n ni^'ht "A Chinese H n i n r Coin p;UJy»nuniU>rs *J-">, old t.. urites n: I aaw, nl Miss Wallace, a new soprano, is eoauag out by the Hallaarat Plan at the
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    MORE RECALCITRANT SEAMEN.
    90 3 This moruini: l>t'fore Lieut Kadchfte 34 <* the crew of the Putney Bridge" were charged with beinir absent froln dvitv without leave, Tlie Court ordered that they be lined two ,1 ij t pay and ktck to the ship. The men r'etused to beck to the Putney
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    LADRONE RAIDS IN THE PHILIPPINES
    161 3 Major Billiards men ia the Mono counm ..t tbe Philippines have U»u ■abjected to om or two nasty skirmishes of fete The last occurred at Marahin the Annrn,iu> being rushed, and losing a Lieutenant Flake killed, whilst Lieut Roberts aiul Private Poj received nasty injuries.
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    THE JAPANESE CRUISERS
    488 3 That the MM who form the cnwi i»l the l.ijKim-se cruisers ,ir»- n>t .ui^-U or ii i'i.-\ .tie tlwir <lisiiiii-s« is r»-markahh g It in..re than iiiiirht ha\e beea e\|>e<?.-.; ing the banri with wbieh thev wore _'-.t i... IfCther, .iii'l tlie nature of 'he ta.-k r
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    JAPAN'S POSITION.
    479 3 .1 jj.-i ii* ofh<er. who know*, th>; on«li( oaarataaj «t prew^nt. write- A-> t'< th*- relati%e of th»- Rnmiiaa sad Jaaaaaai aaVkarj ,m<i naval forces in tti*- F I from my own know)«-dir»», ~.<v that Jaj.an.- .nv mi |<:-- tionahly not inferior to tho«e of Baaaia al are
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    PATRIOTIC JAPAN.
    781 3 An Interesting Speech. At a l>an<|iiet £iven to war correspondent--, at Tolriu on the. 15th. Mr Souoda Kokiehi, President of the Nobles' Hank, made the EoUowiiag spaaah <'aptain TroubridK« and Gentlemen, —We business men and financier* of Tokyo and Vokohama are met here to-BBjht to pay our raspeoWto
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    RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
    568 3 London oorTeapoadeal <>f tli>- [»i..ii. 1 .•uation i uly roon,ll I l> ii J i ii»- War Wl MHf ti:l MMMV It i- -laid that MMM w.-»k.-> iini-t -till <!.ij/~- before a final ■efetleaMßt h ■■<>■ tiuM latter of arfae r i v ]••.<. -h i-fon- the
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    JAPAN.
    845 3 Spin i.iUy contiihuted to the Madias TiuioH."] One often wonders how Japan, unaided, would fare in* the event of war with her powerful rival, Baaria. A nation of Inlanders, Japan, like our■sKea, relies on her Navy for the protection of her Empire. Witli- command of the sea lo«t, she
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    CRISIS SIDELIGHS.
    107 3 Wheat raat#d to I- al Briatol laeaatlj. I'.iiv ii b«rrjtag eat tha kTaroo Polo t<. china H M B Maaa" it at F'-.n Said awmitiag Tin- i>Ti>b eraiaar Sully" i-, t<< i^- harried r.ut to kka Far Baal Ship, an raadj >t Cardiff t-. t,ik.- lO.OUU toaa of
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    LABOUR FOR THE RAND.
    242 3 BFBW I)KAKI (lIIIiINAM K Pretoria. .January >>. The draft ol thel.al>cnir Importation Ordinance M |>ul>li-lifd in the <J.i/.ett» to-dav [I provides f.il the introduction of unskilled lalxiiir under contracts ti'i three anil five IVMI t<>r the exploitatioa I' tha iniiHTiiU in 1 1>«- Witwat* r>-nin-l iirc;i
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    THE "OKHLA' ACCIDENT.
    1139 3 How the Shaft was Kk placed. A MARVELLOUS EMtINKKKINO KEAT. The accident to the staaßMT Okhla short tune a^o, iu wliii-li slit; liroke. her tail end shall on .1 VOJBM from. Manila t<> Singapore, will Ix- MHUMd bjf all, l>ut littje has Imcii Miid about the runoval
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    RUBBER IN ASSAM.
    250 3 A WaBNIM! A'iAINST (hKli TwTlN'i. Tli«' PiMMMV M llMMHiag tin" A Forest RflpOft for r.H»-J-<>:;, makes tins ,illu-i..ii |o rub I tr in Assam In vifWtifthticuUBtaiit.lv increasing demands for rubl»er, the careful cultivation of this valuable MMt of the Assam forests is a matter of some iiii{)ortaiu
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    THE MABINE CLUB.
    64 3 TJie half v.-.trlv meeting of tb« Marine Club was held last rvenin^ m the dub premises, there l>ein^ a larye attendance of int -miters The rtport which showed an increase during the year in the nieiiiltership was adopteil ■with the aecouata. TVa oaVen elected were I'resident '.ipt
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    WARSHIPS.
    125 3 The .Irtpmiese cruiser- Kaaiiga and Nissinn' ara still iu tin- Bumli aad ue not expected to leave till tliii orening The Kumj Alfred, an arnioured crutaar of ***** '""s. sist.r shi|. t.. tin- Loviathaa" wai expeeted to arrive to-day. Her diaMßsiuM are SOOftiloag, 71ft Uam. 86ft draught, ih p
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    FOR JURYMEN.
    84 3 It if related that I prisoner." arrest. -d for murder ia America, bribed an [risbmaa oathe JUTJ wiMi a hundretl dollar- to hanti out for i#Yerdict of aaaaabuighter. The jur\ ware oat for a wag time, ami tinulW OHM in with u verdict of ■aaaaJaugbtar. The man rushed
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    COMMERCIAL.
    27 3 iWL ii li'it-uti' i-liiiii,'t'. m.tki'iii jim n oust paay lajuMbaawastMai Badawttots, Bay.ds m l>y %^MrBWaM I'tt.-r-, t" F'in;ilH'-," <• thin sSOKj .i:;l narin' -Uail hare bit attentMß.
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 3 (CoaaaoTsa vr i<< Febraary > Baal 4 m 1 l<t; demami 1 10] Private cre.l iU« Ain b 1 1". eraditj Oid x 1 1 1 Fra-ncb, domand 235J Gkr.mant, demand... 191 Inuia. T. T. 188* UoNiiKONO, dentaoid I din V<JKOMAiI.v demaii'! '.'J Java, demand 118 Hw.h'K, delii.,ll 6*.'
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    SHARES.
    340 3 mFnes. 4 Be' 1 lu 4 BatMwah tiold ord, i'» Ti 7;..UM u.-r 1. 1 io tajoa 1 Krn- .i 1! Tin i.l. i gi I (lopeng Imi Jt I Xl £100,000 i .1.-i, .in, in \i. iliq 300,000 Kad.r.i. <• 1.1 ..r.| Kl 1" 800,000 4 i I'..
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    PRODUCE.
    120 3 I 77J6 O.*m>.i«r #>l i i < *til»s No. 1 j( ]7 1 I -10. Wiutc. (F;tir L. V\ r 5 p.c, Jo. n-itine^'fl 110 to '-he !b.) t ;o v!u. b<! to the Ib. H j >i?co (Bitnda) >># f I^s CloTea <A>ul>oina) tm >t ■>$ i. i»nan
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      22 3 A CARD )>u. i I>. NUNKS. I'hvmcian ani* .Sck«;icon, S2-:{ lira > Hawaii Koad Telephone No. 949 Can be eonaulted day and ni^lit
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      313 3 'J'hat "all koii<- fiM-lin^ of wln.-h ladiai w> oft^n Complain in no ex i^LT'-ration. Chapoteaut's Phosphoglycerate of Lime Wine (or aaraa^ in a great raaterative aad takaa twiea day with BMala, i-- tkl true aarva-food which nature cravf*B for Nov 2>; Nine Epidemics OaaaaaarlaaVa Ootic mmi Diaiihae BaaMdy lia*" baai
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      248 3 MAILS (LOSK. Tu-IK'KKow For Per At (al.iitta Sli.ill.-y 1 VM MoiilmtMii Pundua am Labuan \< Kii'Lit I am Hali;;.M>ii DI«fOMUI I I AM FF.M^Un,'\' Pak l.iu- II am r..ii'_'K..lv (Jai-a HHM HalMsoa \> BhlMg Thwh I pm Port Dirk* .n A P Swet Pin .S'n k Ipm HalMMi ftl Sappho
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      1155 3 VESSELS IN PORT. J £™/S" H 11 I jWja«B*soo M,,n,t Jm 28 Palo Pimm SIJ Oercrulaer 1850 II taa Jaa S] H *~*f 00l jaebt .-595 Marphy MBl P. Boa-l* Jywhui Jm... 77.- w i6 r^T"' v c. J r i*»y»tar Peb -2 Colombo V Other VukU PU«r.Ar on. MMWn
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      263 3 •AS! .Ni.l UM AiiKIVKU. I P« Pi« ng H .1 rumor, D* llr tnd M lira M« Ur Hartley, and D-itb 1 P«r Uadan Hr Un ill PASSKNGERH ARRIVED IJV lIIK M \H I I r Pi Ruag-k-li. Ml l-i Ihi Mr I. u< ■n Hr 1 r M Hop
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      707 4 sl^bcrttsrnirnts. NOTICE. During my .il.-.-n,.. f.- m Sißpipoi* Hr uarle* R.... l.mreiH-p lioldi BIJ pnwar t4 ■tlacaey, rKBDI B. POOLEB K.-l, 4 *v j NOTICE. <>t»r nit^!-...t ..ii. l ifpo— il«ility in ili^ Rial I '•'(••x-i Et/taU v.,i....-,. < hop H.MiK- M«aa;Bu j •*m,kml fi-om 1 I. January. lAN .11AK
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      336 4 JtoUfitiscmous. *C >> i -|M. \|-.i|.-r. \*> Fine Art Curios {inm KOiiioft V" NOVELTIES i INSPECTION INVITED. BOARD AND LODGING ruOM «itli M-r.ill'i.ili 1 1 1 .1. i M Huaac memr Tcmm Traaai Pouri 11 •EDGEHILL. MT. ELIZABETH. To km I- M BMMtiM Teaai* Ctmti Water laMoa B 8 PET.
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      324 4 sbbrnisnnrnts. SHIPBUILDERS, ENGINEERS AND BOILERMAKERS, SINGAPORE fc t 4t~-I 4jßß^BBa^aMalßJ*^-Sij^i/^f^JT^X. ■^&3M^pßß»»^ga mmi B^ExE^E^BSITVMt)iBfIPBfIMiVPVyj > iWfe9CV4"^'"*Y~^ .'V'-lfV^V 1 Wi iCf^'f^'Wi. I i Steam Vessels IN STEEL Oil WOOD. ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FROM 38 ft. TO 200 ft. OF BEST DESIGN AND FINISH. MclChinGrV !>!>> <*<* *>> leading British linns. I llijrh
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      318 4 lIN LJ Uv^vJi Ii \IN Uvy. BURTON-ON-TRENT ALE STOUT Hogsheads of 54 Gallons Casks of 36 Gallons BORNEO Co., Ltd., agents. THE YOKOHAMA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. Ko l DOCE No \n>< K ru'tf"- :'.-:.i< rt. i• n| wii'.fhuiinti 1 ~< '1 1 Width of ent inre.topCo sft..bott.4 Bfi On blocks
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      176 4 JAPAN GOALS THE Mitsui Bussan Kaisha (MITSUI <V Co.) H«adOfHo n<» i min i; a ino TOKIO London Br.nch: J4, Lime Street, E.C. Singapore Branch: 2, Finl.jyson Green. OTHEB qptANCHFS I Pna, ho, H.kiil-'ii Boatbay, Boarafaaia, M.mil:i. Hongkong \iii.iv, Shanghai, hefoo, Ti«rit-in. Port Arthur S< nl, Cbemalpo, rokohaaia, .>►.•■■ v
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      456 4 £n&rrtiSfuifut£. n t I I'.-.,- FOR SAU-. A i t > selection n -t<K-k r. 1 1 i,i Bonn Del I of i'ii 1.- .tii-l .ii A-ikii- PonJaa in daily rue, itmng ;m<l poong A iv u> (1 Praa pn I).. M I' J i: MUM i.i.i v-. i■ !]i
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      839 4 U&bmisrmmts. Kinta Gymkhana Club. PRCKiK til ME I**4 MEETING 23rd, 25th and 27th Feb, iqo 4 FIRST DAY. I Tu Haimi Plate, j..;., H x<ll rtl .ommUt Batraaeans Thk |*1881 Ckikmn i ■>, g.|g M up ,iu- >laowith *XSU »hich J«1OO xon to 8. I 11..,-.. k-;,,,. r ••I IBM
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