The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 November 1904

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1 6 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. 4 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER .3, 1904. DAILY ISSUE NO. 5215
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 818 1 jtotftttsfnunts. p. o: STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, japan, Penang, Ceylon Austral!*, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Port*, Plymouth and London. Tnrrxtgt Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and American Porte. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. i; Ouimtrd (for China) f J Kttbia
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    • 716 1 aoßniisniuiib. N. D. L Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast aad well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, SouthampUm, Gibraltar, Gtmoa, Naples, Port Said, Soar, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki and Kobe to Tokohama and beck. They are
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    • 1017 1 SINGAPORE AND KRANJI RAILWAY. FROM Ist NOVEMBER, 1904, AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Train Service for Week Days and ndays. extra trains on SUNDAYS ONLY. Wn Tra>n Down Train,. Singapore .4 tm rm tb'oo S. Jfi tAo iSTh SA |5g ft ?Z !i 2 ffi js I g g Roaa Jg
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    • 552 1 Manager. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-up Capital $10,000,000 Rbsbuvb Fc»d Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 M I|Ml|M aaSar Reserve.... s 7,000,000 j fl OO oo Rsmnvß Liabilttt op Faopmraroaa. $10,000,000 Coust op Dikbctoss. A. J Ratmubd Beg, Chaikman H. E. Tomkibs Eaq Dbputt Chaikv aw. E. GosTX, Eaq Hon. R. Suiwin
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    • 339 1 RAFFLES HOTEL SPEeim. DINNER ON SATURDAY, THE sth INSTANT SKATING AFTER DINNER FOR DINEKS ONLY IN T HK MAIN DlNjrto HAL... Nov;J BAKD I.V ATTENDANT TdealMlljr gp Enriched 20 per cent. L^j|ftrl Sterilized-Not Sweetene A Perfect Substitute for Fresh Milk. RUBEROID < ROOFING AND PAMPCOURSE RuberOid h S a P
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    • 198 1 New Zealand Insurance I FIRE 1 MARINE. Subscribed Capital iU <X' Paid up Capital k Reserves '5; UITUMITBr LIABtUTT O» BHAE«HOLU» Fire and Marine Risks of erery desoriptioii 1 written at Lowest Current Rates. \DAMBON. QILFILLAN Co, I Qancnl Agent* Extern Archil Norwich Union Fire lns« ance Society of Norwfal.
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  • 55 2 Domestic Occurrences. Death. At the l en«ral Hospital t> d.iy, Ai-jcstiw D'Silva, Chief Tlerk Army Ser\i<-e Corps. His remains will l*» rei/iov«Hl from the reitidenos of his brother, Mr. J. D'Silva at Urn Municipal Poudrette WorkH. Tanjong Pagar, at 4 p.m !omorrow to the dihedral of the "Good Shepherd." thenc*
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  • 816 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1904. Hcrr *»u*li the l"fe** the Pcoplr'* s^M maintain ißaWra PT awsaSCaBCC sUftal aMMVtswCB V^ psVO Hew patriot Track hrr c'«wn precept* *»w. hethkk public feelihg at Übtaa will view the present aspect of tbe North Sea difficulty with satisfaction we very much
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  • 752 2 The Singapore I>ann- <lul>^ive a(JiU'l*;rvlla Dance at tit* 13ouat<»a<l Institute to-ni^ht The Bom Mob, froH JUmj yn»t«nlmy. brought I,<>k:{ CbfawM d«el |a«Mngem The I'ut.li Qmml. Wr Hp«k!<T. paid an officitil v i i 10 N'lmiukl N"*-l oh tin- Outfj Ihia ni'.rninK Uuiir« asked lo »iv UmU It Barriaoa not to
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  • 160 2 Last ni'/ht the semi-finals of the single sculls were rowed off. with the following results. li Q. Whiu- im-t) beat P Burgess (scr). Tksl was a rery floe race, White getting off with a sHghl \mmA, kept 'it up all through, but never got a«ay from Bur^nss,
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  • 227 2 Yesterday before Mr Colman Kader Mydin, At A an employee of a Kling cattle-dealer, charged CapUiu Robinson of the us. Singapore with k v\ voluntarily causing hurt to him and wrongfully A i cotitiain^ him. r The complainant deposed that he was em- W played bf a
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  • 62 2 Kesenred aeaU near the Saluting Fbs* wiQ 1 be provided for (iuverntneut UfliciaU. Fomui Consul*, and their families, at the parade to Vy 1 b.- bald m honour of His Majesty The King's Birthday on Wednesday, Not Oth at 7 15 am Applications for seats should lie
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  • 88 2 \esterday.before .1 Bench Court, Saininathau Pillar wa» charged with being m possession of •tolen property Mr Khorr repmwntod the T^2 •J 1 ,•"*»<» f o' the prosecution showed that about two months aon V Ram Ayer established himself v a clock inerdMnt. I H«- had m hit employment
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  • 35 2 Yesterday, thin excellent combination of »Ur *rtut« gave two performance. one t£T afternoon, and the other at night The We marquee was densely crowd*?, and m beW I everybody who witnemd l£ I
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  • 17 2 Nov U and 12, Hongkong t StimiU Nor U and 5. ShaSgCV sSnS. W
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  • 18 2 &sfeis fir JIS J had aot iXj™lj! U T h C """Tfc it V'lelai.le on <>, i u-.i. S3«S3SSSSffi
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1090 2 JCotjap* ftfttrttsrmrutg I TENDERS INVITED. FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS STEEL PONTOON. Tenders are invited for delivery at Port Bwettenhain of one Steel Pontoon 45 ft l>y 11 ft.. 6 m. by 4 ft. 7 ire., deep of ebovt 80 tons dis placement suitable for c.irryin^e. dredger cr;me using a Bells
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    • 649 2 tfoUaus 3Dibrrtis?mrnts Singapore Straits Directory All directory forma m the L-..u<Js ..i' t'i Public are requested to I'tiiin-.l Any persons whose numos have beea omitted I from this year's <li eotory, are requested to nmnicate with the Put Usher*. FR.Y S EX A N i:\VL'. LTD.. K.nllesQiiay. Nov 3 TANGUN
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    • 237 2 LOST In the Botanical Gardens on 30th OotoUr. two fox terrier bitches. regi<tration MntM 86^7 attached to collar. Any perxon l>rin^ing the»e animals to the < Jardens Office, wdil be suitably rewarded. P. J. BURtiESB. ferl "ii TO BE LET From l«t Febmary. IIW, "Sharon" 10* I Riw Valley Road.
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    • 5 2 xraveuuxg Trunks McAlister Co, Ltd.
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    • 4 2 Horse Pood er& Co.Lt<|.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 176 2 THE w,JSBi^. -mr THPB.9DAT. 3rd I Rowing Club Eaoes. VMmrm Football (League)-S V I ftn jd Philh. Oniiestra practice, o.O» p Fitzyrald's Circus, 9 p fcIDAT, 4th High W'at<*r 7.42 a 7.42 p WM Tvam Learea. Legialatire Council. 2.30 p Ml Municipal Comnriwion, 2.30 p f Gtexman Mail Outward due.
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  • 1256 3 0' Timew" Correspondent.) The statements recently published respect ing the killing of women and children m engagements between the Dutch and the opposing tribes m the island of Sumatra have attracted so much attention that it may be useful to reproduce here the main contents of
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  • 124 3 "Bloaterville" is far ahead of Pineapple Town m municipal enterprise. Mr Mayor E. G. Broadrick will feel jealous with envy when he learns that tbe latest idea m municipaluation is a music-hall, and Yarmouth has carried it out on lines that hare led to financial sucoees. The
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  • 124 3 ENGLISH OFFICER'S BRAVE ACT. Paris, S«pUraber 9.— The Petit Parisien publishes the fo'lowing, of yesterday's date, from Marseilles M Pdhianat, Naval Administrator, tbin afternoon received a report from the commander of the Saghalien, Messageries Maritime*, reporting the heroic conduct of Capt Maurice Campbell (passenger*, who jumped into tbe water m
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  • 538 3 Ponch onoe desoribed the Worshipful Company of Mercers as Watney'n Entire," by way of emphasising tbe predominance of members of this well-known family m the guild, bat to make its little joke il oonveai«iitly left oat of account altogether the almost equally large xhare
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  • 530 3 Aw Allt^.i Tbmfbbawcb. There v no question that as the world get* older, it sets wiser. That particular portion of the world m which it is our pride and happiness to live is. whatever the croakers say. daily l>ecomiag saner, healthier, cleaner, more intelligent. It is always
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 395 3 Snt3cvtibimrntb. r M Kcllp i Walsl>; Cimltca, i2 f ttaincs Place t NEW A LARGE ASSORTMENT COLONIAL LIBRARIES. DOUBLE HARNESS, by Anthony Hope. TOMMY A Co, by Jerome K. Jerome 4. "Kr^^.^l fl THE MONET GOD. by J. P. BUke. XvfcJUfc/11 b IIUVUIO "SL3SS 1 8 ADV<SCATE b% "j BY
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    • 468 3 Poor little fellow! He coughs so hard he cannot sleep. That males him weak and sickly all the next day. His brother thinks this coughing is terrible. So do we, for we know that just a few doses of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral will cure this cough. For 60 years it
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    • 196 3 CL6ANSe YOUR BLOOD with CRIMAULT fc. C"* SARSAPARILLA (IS Sim The original tar- I Mparilla. rccon mended for the ■HH'j last 40 years for Vml lymphatic diMiKt, Dj^l 1 eruption*, boils, Kfl and all disorders I II of the skin H>^A PARIS Wk W ASK FOB 'DAGGER" /J§£«^ BRAND Guinness'
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    • 210 3 C. A. FERNANDEZ C SURVEYORS ARCHITECT 4;j, RAFFLES PLACE, IHK DUnOfRAKI HMLbIN'. n 1 All kind> .>1 Kuxineering, purveying, ac Anhit.iiural Works undertaken and •lespatelied with prumptu accunu'T ;ia>l ur.ttnan" Telephone No. 91. lAt lo F. CARLYLE QUINE. h.n MAJUNK ■ÜBTSTOB Inspecting, and Exporting Engineer Rcfrig. Mining Mich nery, 6cc
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 683 3 I Shipping. VESSKLS i;X?ECTK Giving' port ot <fep«rfW'*r n< w known date «1 uc here, indmifP* S_ 1 MEN-OF-^AR/^^ H.^ue. H.M.S., Portemonth, v xm Nov Hya.inth, H.M.B. T-- imlee, due Nov H.M.8., Sydney, du«> N TRANS I*ORT. Avoca, Bombay, duo S'.,\ >( Dhilwara. Trine >malle, due De. MAILS FROM EUROPH
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  • 996 4 Promised Reappearance dokimo thi Billiard Skason. Everybody who Las seen the famous John Rol«rts play daring his Indian and Far Eastern tonra will read kin f llowiag with interest: Professional billiard* m England thia aeMon KMpthmal interest from the fact of tin- >•• 1*1"" ■nn:« of John
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  • 179 4 I With Apologies to Eugene Field.) lv an twean, way out yonder An all xapient people know >, In the land of Wonder- Wander. Whither tthipping comes to go It's the dividend)* on shipping That give great joy to me. Where the Dinkey-Bird is singing In the
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  • 126 4 Ino'er the old fabulous dispensa .on .t was Leander who tried to "oss the Hellespont to Hero, and fails. In the modern r«*l *orld, it S Hero who Ukes the water for Lender and succeeds, because, with a woman s wit. sho .has MVOMtfaa to have a
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  • 410 4 Mr V. W. Warre has been lecturing At H.,iigko U g before the Victoria Recreation I lul. on Rowing." Mr Wsrre it the son of tbe Itev 8. Warre. headmaster of Eton College <wh<»e approaching retirement Ifcas been announced) is an ex-president of the Oxford Boat Club and baa
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  • 369 4 Democratic Polict. ixmim AKb rosBiGM attaium. Judge Parker, m bin letter accepting nomination as Democratic candidate for the Presidency, expresses his unqualified belief m the •Undard The necessity for tariff reform he saya, was nerer greater than at the present time, and the work of reform should be
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 359 4 w^^ aSt? SB BsS BBJ tBS £h h^S vcm/ k^2 j i*^vi u^E I I B mbm Be B B X Sa R I 5^3 S3 B^^^ I Ba I {jjjgf Fine Collection of Japanese PRESENTS 1 l|§ X'MAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS Calendars for iws Jmßi I $£%ffi IN
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    • 59 4 What could be more distressing than pile* They keep «ne awake at night, and are torturin X all the day. Doan's ointment cures pile., eewma and any itching akin cou^laint. Ibe first appli cat»n wIU bring relief, and your cure will l!e lasting one Doan's ointment wto lw had of
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    • 508 4 UAM 4| j^>"' Inequalcd 1 B^ Pu p ifyj3g Agent 1 jmadispeniabie m Hot Coaatf les.j M If "Santas Disinfecting Fin d i.l j .1 ,n;bly*ficr"i>r. I I i vSw.l. 11 ill >'- J I tif 1 1 "Sanitas "Disinfecting Powfci MM ii the bc«t air ptirifi- r known. an<>
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    • 42 4 A SLRE Cl RE FOR CRocjp Following ||i, hoan« n iJ P 'r eh atta «k. the «Wi,i C l o^ Prevent tLe atUciTTu, Sy b *«««^wS borne, m thi« nmd «»«ij thoa^d. -«le instance m •W dl K^^ t te le^S.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • THE BALTIC ARMADA
      • 49 5 It is nutboritatirelj stated that the undertaking to detain the Baltic H**r <waa Honied to the duration of the Russian inrestigation at Vigo, and not to that of the international invnatigation. It is asserted that the British Government nerer interpreted (the matter of the detention) otherwise
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      • 30 5 Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker's cruiser (uadroa at Arosa Bay Hailed immediately the Altaians loft Vigo, and it i* reported thai this squadron is following tit** Ruraiau ship*.
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      • 95 5 Points for Discussion Russian Officers at Vigro Negotiation* (in connertiou with the North Sea affair) are progressing. Th«- Counuiwion will probably consist of an Admiral an<l Jurist on both M.l«. b au>l naval ofticvrs of 1 neutral nations. Britain favours Paris as tlie place <«f meeting.
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      • 95 5 Forts Damaged I Eriungshan Breached Desperate Night Fighting* Tokio official despatches show that a treinw endoiu bombardment of Port Arthur began od <>ct 26th (Wednesday) and lasted till the 29th (Saturday) with ever increasing effectiveness. A number of the chief fort« were severely damaged. A Japanese miiie
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      • 43 5 I Keuters correspondent at Toluo ut< that J the Buniu prisoners raptured in the sortie from Port Arthur drf-elan* the fall of the f«>rtreM to be near at hand The food is insufficient and th»- garrison greatU reduced.
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    • THE TIBET TREATY
      • 76 5 Empress Dowager's Revision Tbe 3t<ind*r<] Tientsin orre«pr>ndent savB that Tong-Sha<> s vj. tbe «.'hine-»- ••nvov. ha* had a rebuff fr>m the Indiau on bin eo<|uiruig wbftljvr his pn^^v would b^ uctnptable in T/mdon in dmoectiou witli \.\ie ameii'ltoeot of th<- Tibet trwtv. He also stated luat tiie
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      • 17 5 Mr Baifour U coutuied to his room owing to irritation vt a atuall vein
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      • 16 5 Mr. Balfour prettutal at a Cabinet Council which hated au hour and a half
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      • 15 5 ;Mr Faget, Charge d'Affaires M Bangkok. Hw been appointed Minister there
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      • 21 5 1 be running for the Melbourne Cup resulted «M follow*: Acnwia 1 Iy<.r»l Cardigan Blinker ft. London, Nt-rember
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  • 387 5 In the M-.uala Sunday Sun there i* a lady's letter from Millicent to Aii^uota." which contain* thin We have ao little to talk about m Manila that it is quite refreshing to tell yon of somebody who arrived here by the Empire the other da/ and has
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  • Correspondence.
  • 479 5 Skkoeant Crakokd with THBrr. This morning l>eforo Mr Sproule, Armourer Sergeant Bennett of the Army Ordnanoo Corps, was charged .with theft of a caah-box containing $105 belonging to Sergeant Ridler. Sergeant RHler? of tne MEtadiester Bejfi< ment. said he isMMMsjs] tka ill. li asj Suudav on his
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  • 180 5 iaf Mad We Mr Willis' report on agri«ul" Hire m the I M B will t>e ready shortlj Mr H C. X >lj'.u»'.!i has now finished his investisrationt into the habits of white ant* .1 nuthr'nmt number of players have aoi signed l\i- iiockev li.t lor t> moiro*.
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  • 160 5 < In China Papers. Berlin, Met 21. The American Ambassador m St Petersburg has presented to tin- Russian Government Japan's protest against tbe disguising of Russian troops a» dunexe Uendrik Witboi. the Hottentot chief who has risen* against t lie Germans m South- W.-tt Africa, has captured Station Nomtsa*
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  • 186 5 HXTSAOBDIKAKY STORY. The following is vouched for by the Pioneer" The blood-fend, which is one of the features of Pathan life, occasionally assumes an extraordinary character Thus m the case of the Mali Hud sepoy of the Southern Wa/.ristan Mil-ti i, who murdered Captain Bowring, his death
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  • 1731 5 From ."fAyrtb China Daily News." A BArn-fled Plah. Tokio. October /*Q.— The critics agree that General Kuropatkin m his solf-co^fidence intended to crush /Kuroki m the mountainous districts while hi/df his army were engaging the Japanese l«ft and subsequently the two armies were to unfrte and cut off
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  • 677 5 8. V The woskly lecture on military sketching will be given on Thursday Nov 10 at 5 pm. Babject, the metho 1 of executing the .ketch 8. V. ARTILLERY. Orderly Officer Lieut W. Makepeace N. C. O. Bomb A. Store* Parades, on Monday Nov 7 Rehearsal parade of
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  • 167 5 The SUndard OU Company is suid to bavo a simple but effective code of rules, which probably explains much of its success. Some of the most important rales ure Keep your mouth closed, ss silence is gold, and gold is what we exist for. Collect your
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  • 184 5 A Hongkong paper says 1 The battleship Glory, with Vice- Admiral Sir Gerard Noel, is leaving here early on Friday morning for Singapore, followed later m the afternoon by the Crwssy. The Humber leaves f<>r Shanghai on Saturday, and from there she will go to Weihai-wei
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  • 216 5 In a leading article this week the Lancet writes At Stockport last week an important case wan heanl m which two publicans were sum nioneJ for snllint; rum not of the nature, quality, or substance demanded inasmuch as it contained, according to the certificate of the analyst,
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  • 28 5 Tommy and his Uncle. Unule. England's a free onntrr, ain't it It is, indeed, my hoy." Then why won't they let me go into the circus without payin'
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  • 62 5 (CoaaroTßD vr to Nov. B.) Bank 4 m Mil domaoo 1 111 Private credits 3 m/s Ill,', credits ♦> m/s 1/11* FaAJ(CB. demand S4»> Oikmajtt, demand..." 197; I»dia,T. T 143» Howesoae, d«mau<l 4J di» Yokohama demand 96 Java, demand 117 lUxgkok. demand MM Bov«b«ioks. f 10.40 Bank of England
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  • 130 5 (Nov. 3 Tin 7!».lOambier m I4M do. Cabs No. 1 14. do. do. No. 2 IS. Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore > mSI do. White, (Fair L. W. 5 p.o 42.' Nutmegs 110 to ihe ft.) „48. do. 80 to the ft. V 80 Macs (Band*) 145. Gloves 83 Liberian
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 325 5 SHAKES. MINES. J I t I Helat'lin flu In 3OO/M> Nil) H.UO Btrawah<i.>)d<v>l... lo 74 76,000 i:».oo Do Def... 10 1O 40,000* 8 Bruanh H Tin 10 1O OOOyUOO 3 3..iO Duff f tov»lopmeat Co. 41 41 4400,000 1O..1 I 10 Gopeog Tin ...XI 41 4i00/X» 16 Kadana <*old ord.
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    • 1489 5 V E SjSELSINPOI/ -1 .Wen-of-Vaf Kla« and Tons Commander* v i from Wot Artraeu Brit .ruiwr 4360 Tufnell nbam UnoerCf y ,cf* Mttam Amcr crm*er 441S Biiggs j Colo nbo Manila 5 Cre«y Brit cruUer 12,000 Tudor KoV 2 BoukoM Roads Euryalu* Brit cruiser 12,000 Napier Fre -iiiiutle Albany rv?'
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 920 6 [-V \A^,^ pa\d from London A'o Singapore m Febraary or March, Coinu n. yonng, strong, will give her services on .rl to Udy with children, iv return for above. Apply Mrs. DEXTER ALLF.\ Ranting, Sarawak. '»ot 28 4.11 wk NOTICE. We hereby notify that we have dUmiaaed iat Hln Omar,
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    • 1542 6 afobertigemcnttL I a DO YOU DRINK UVSE JUICE f THEM DPIMK THE BEST 3L*. M MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the book* contaiuing tbe valuations of. and rates imposed on, buildings and hinds situated within^he Municipality of the Town and Fort of Malacca, for the year li*os, sre
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    • 579 6 GENUINE PiffENT WORTHINGTON U .JMVWUKAC'F URED BY THE WORTHINGTON PUMP, CO. LTD. PUMPS, WRITE FOR PARTICULARS AND PRICES OF SIZES IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SOLEAGENTS FOR THE WORTHINGTON PUMPING ENGINE COMPANY. LONDON, E.C. HOWARTH ERSKINE LIMITED. -:-n Skin w s l-rccious |x>sscsiioii. It is made and kejat dainty by
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    • 593 6 'TURNOUT FOR SALE. Bicycle-wheeled Tale cart and Cant trotting ony for sale. Owner insiving the Colony rice $485. Apply ARAB a o Free Press," Jaly 7 FOR SALE s.s. "Biiiiton" Vow Lying m the Roads GroM 385 Reg ton Nett 231 For inspection and full particular» aj>pij to Shipaagentuur lat«
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    • 575 6 TO LET Feb23 M TO LBT M One newly-constructed building m Bo*" 0 I Road close to P. AO. Company*- Office. Ready for occupation. Tk«oPTn« Acplj to O. A. DERRIU*, v (Hwham H<m«. Dec 4 -JSL. TO BE LET. M A compound house. No. 48 Killinej Apply Withm. H Bept26
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