The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 February 1907

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  • 16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1907. NO. 5,907.
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  • 232 1 Koropatkio'i bistorjaf tlatwar h^> nj, wil. Tfaa tab m «»u<* of ajoJdlp, uuprvparadaMl aud dis-»rj^tuit>;ition. tJ—CfuL. ii" *<\> Hit iv diaubejraj onjrrM, vmm w»i>n eftV-r. on use. The book kus cvi i>u Hh a[ifyjiiiiue«. (Pa 7). A tuiiymai fr.»m t>ur Huaja^OM poudniit last ♦•veniu^. at«lai Jhe Devauhii,
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  • 648 1 -J i ■»a«iag in i wm of tb fllW- fell on tht ears iU iahabiUau. Wilb clock f;u*s in centuries u'.i. Tl»e.»id vant■ol «f having in some rouspouou* place a iianhii|M ::> i WAi -a* ufDoartaa ad> I>U IN tlu u ;i ttf *fi-r i aut. time beinj? tnea
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 452 1 I MANN'S S S STEAM S I JVAGONS I S LATEST TESTIMONIAL. Under date.lan. S, 11)07 Messrs. FKASER \K:AYEjF •^3" I IMITFl) write us: jgm «We have much pli-asurein stating that Mann's <A •Steam Wagfon is -till giving us entire satisfac- It has been running constantly for three years, -and
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    • 306 1 j HOTELS. Hotel de l'Europe KSPLXXaDK. Musical Evening TO-NIGHT AHD EVERT NIGHT FROM 6 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. AUSTRIAN STRING ORniIKSTRA. SEA VIEW HOTEL, TANJJNC KATONGTelephone Vo. 335. j Bachelors Quarters at Reduced Rates. LOWER FLOOR ROOMS. Onl> a tew rooms arc available, comfortable and well furnished. Bith-rcom attache i
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    • 158 1 POPULAR WANTS. (Waatad; To Let; Fur Shlc, BkMeaa; etc., np to S8 words ia len^.'tb will bo aeoept'-d for this colnmn at Dollar for threeinsertions. Cosh with Advertisement.) A BARGAIN. Fust Australian Mare and New Rubbertyred hooded pig with all stable arc<-ssorios and sais's uniform. Price $475. Apply S. 0.
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    • 125 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Mann's Steam Waggons. For prices and particular* wtite to uuiMie 6i Lo. tu^f i. Monarch t>pewrittrd, t>uie a»j*:nuj, lr»ver» and ij'rtlineiuii ctrctt— i'a^e 7. Strait*, CfiiiiM ana fnfUppiues Annual, I'.^-a, becreuu-y, K. W. b^eriuu toaiwiKi— nr. Williams' PinV. I ilLs— Page S. Haiu VaJwaj and P. h. H«^»?nberj»,
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 307 1 THE WEEK bAVBBVAY, I6lh Hijjh VV a.U)t 1.5 a. O 47 f PAO Mail Uuiwj.rd due »:n itracii'** fort Conn Ogkt, l (i I rut>{'- OwMMMw] P:uud«'. 4.45 p tt<-|'ti'»n ;:t GoTijinn^n*. I) CbiiM i" Im BTOOaY) ITti rfl«ll VV^r.— 1 :U 1 23 i. QuadrajK-eimaSu <I y I ?t
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    • 305 1 MAIL TABLE. iLc S D L leave* Homeward en Fob lb, due iv Londuu Mar 14. Tv« t> 1 HM.VW H^uiwward on Feb *1, cue m Liuudun Mar 15. Tlie N UL tecive on Feb 22, duo Hoi>g koug k«%<4a\ riaMajlaal Mar Y^kuiuuiia A»nr y. 'Ihtj M M I* avts
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 994 2 Ed its highest expression in the Netherlands there is in England, nevertheless, a modern clock t>wer with a remwn a» great as any other. l»ig Ben," which was cast barvl/ fifty years av;o, is complete^ identified with'th** life of tbe mighty city. and Lonlonere would be oven more dismayed at
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    • 808 2 A CORWER IN JUTE. A.I the LoB&on Bankruptcj Cotirt ;iu ap-pli-ati- n was made to Mr. Linklater for an order of discharge on bebalf of Mr. Cecil Shra^e*-, the London manager of Shra^er Brothers, merchant-;, of London, Calcutta, Singapore, C ■lombo, Western Australi i. and Alexandria. Tbe joint statement of
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    • 658 2 iv&neßs. BATAM GRANITE WORKS. Tho Office of the above concern has been >pened at No. 35 Robinson Road. E. C. van MARLE, Attorney. Feb 9 16.2 The new steam launch MAX 48 tons, car■ying 50 passengers, speed 11 knots, suitable < 1 T or pleasure cruises etc., can be hired
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    • 368 2 Btocrttscmcnts. norr+Es. H. CROSKEYfIbCo. LICENSED AUCTIONEEKS. No. 8 Malacca Street. Real Estate, House Furniture, Store stocks and Produce Valued and Sold. Loans arranged. l*rompt Settlements, Moderate Charges [\nd Commissions. Telephone No. 902. Nov 27 uc COLLARD COLLARD PIANOS. THE LEADING ENGLISH HOUSE Established 1760. Messrs. CUNNINGHAM CLARK Co., have just
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    • 577 2 Hftvcrtiacmcnt*. Commercial Union Assurance Co,, Ltd. FIRE, MARINE, ACCIDENT, GUARANTEE. Funds Exceed .£12,000,000 W. A. SIMS, Mana^'T, Esiatern Branch Au.n n Koyal Insurance Company. TOTAI. I»VIKT«D Kt'NPH J^M,72-'>-THK LARGEST PIBI OFI 1\ THK WOW D. BOUSTKAI» The London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co. CkriTAL £2,127,500. Pajd-cp Capital A 212.750. Kiseiivs
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    • 352 2 HtocrtiMincnte. BAJVKS. Hongkong ShanghaTlfe^ Corporation. Pai» i Rksbrvk m s>. Rbskrvk F.iviin.n, D w >/• llA 'i. MBDHI |t t Mr. W. J. HoNGKON-1.-H I Shanghai.— W. A!)\noon Ba Bankin Om < i>?nt p.T inuuiu en tl y.^ liuouut to »."i. n PIKED The mt« of lnt*-m»-t wrtiiiiiHd -pfl:'. M
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  • 396 3 A i»mii:a: Wa'-m v,. time t.i-u th« i>uport »< ■of irdir.,' f ntile iiiiirine ia timt* lm~ aUractt-d the :>n -ntion i thej ,ilt tl.t I«:|VhI IItUOO 1M a snsvw \j ds«ijna«l widi the pving sserchannnen an idea of tb» whiofa v.ould p fvail innssewai break
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  • 136 3 happy v i"i h. Ths (ollowa. Soflse time ago H be^an qnestion tbi •hiniß bald Km i I mm%• rj n.ueli bin the Bail m ass a. with it. Hv haii bean I Klein an rillagt oi Moatai iiMLt r. Thi> K!( in was a
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  • 107 3 VI B ni.Ul, in Xi lishinan, foi oicrly an offli a v iiii It i .i tin- TaJ v t<> Ulfl throne unwilling to make public bet i<l;iti-.cv beaaaaaainated at IVk to the BritiahGoT<r"m.r.t auk I-- thai hec elaJn ba taken up v n
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  • 419 3 Tti'j <•'<<; Uty-lUirU r«;. .it- of the uoj of dtrectoo to the oHiti.i. lmlf-v:; i!y get* il 1 tir-u uCabarehuldan to l>e beM at Ism y ii Hongkong tl M»t?i insf is n^ foi« t To ii..' I'iMpn.'i r of the Efoil^kffßg :j'iJ Siuui^lini Banking
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  • 178 3 ]'.< !.u. .1.0!.. [Q. 71. < i i;:.. i l-'.n perorhaa |nat dealt >i>.ath to the o!>l German ensftom of tuckiug a] m c alku tbc linnet table. The other evening U Mnistera, a maa littN r«.-d in tli. Covi cirelea, waa l m% it. lt
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  • 97 3 I -'r.\o, Ftbru.iiy 7. i. A riotous oui t*i» minerti i-if.!' in tho Asbi<> Copper Mine, near Nikko. c«>ntinu. foe set- ml ti; Tin interiOß »»1 the mine- \vj<- i l\ the rioters, vsho also oyed Lheaarfao* ba3diiif{s. Theoftceof Ihe direoion bed h\ > .;ht huntlred
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  • 96 3 TO STAtti s Mr. John j! who interest in aaimala is bo well-known fa contemplating a new move, which i bablinh a cebn hum am Ceylon. It ix thought liiattlr-- will bi rery nmfill fm lime (nut work in Me hillj ■mitrs in tha interior. With
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 69 3 A Jamaican Lady Speaks Highly of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs. Michael Hart, wife of the *uj><.Tiritendent of Carl Service at Kin^ton. Jamaica, West Indies, aava that she has for some years used Chaamberiain'a CouhjJi Kernedy for eougba, croup and whoopUK COOgll and has found it very beneficial. She has Implicit
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    • 947 3 SO ILL SHE MADE HER WILL. SHANGHAI LADY, SICK I \m DYING, < L'RKD BY DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. It was niter a -hock caused by the burning <>f my residence some years Wo that I fir.-t foil ill," eakl Mrs. A. Brunner of n Haskell Koad, Shanghai. I never
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    • 695 3 nrei uKUSSI Sr pickles, Sy Special HB AND Tomo LieB> Warrant HH BLACKWLLL, maltvin'ecar W- «4'^4jWc 5^ v?^ CIS Agents ro« urycyoy^to p§^^^ LEA PERRIN S THE REMINGTON TYPEWRITER •A 1 I Famous all over the WORLD for SIMPLE and DURABLE GONSTRUGTION, EASY, RAPID GONTINUOS WORK. SOLE AGENTS AND IMPORTERS.
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  • 1373 4 i HMSII ISI.ANM IXIKI< IV t K\TKAOni>INA*Y SXOUY. < file >tory of' a Germm plan to appropriate i tue Spanish island of Fernando Po is can pecedly revived by tbe p-raon who, of all others, is pe'rhapa U- B entitled to pronounce an opinion upon it. This is
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  • 543 4 WOKiD*! Shavinu H*.<okp. News ->f the death of the champion lady nhtvffr of the world, M>> Nolly Wicks, at the early npe ef twenty nne. prompted a \isit to »li" iady barber'a e>tHt'!ish!iieut when I Wicks aotfl'l ns an assistant MTWmI >earq a«o. Poot Nelly and she
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 40 4 GELANG BRICKWORKS. DUNMKN Go. The .Agents for the above, are now prepared to supply BEST MACHINE MADE BRICKS. CHENGAI. A quantity, of squared, well seasoned baulk*. PARA RUBBER SEED. PARA RUBBER STUMPS. PISANG PLANTS. DUN MAN '2, Prince Street. mvrl
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    • 81 4 USE ONLY and USE ALWAYS I UjlPfliJ IMMMPaPaIBtPaM MOST W* M rjl <F^ I a^laTy^lm^aaaL^^ REFRESHING. 2 Far Superior A Luxurious Perfume to th In Health. German Kinds. a necessary S^rVWV^HgVTSHPHaP^V^BrVT'^BI RESTORATIVE S 7*^l WI\M WVaM Bl#Ts*l^lSal tN SICKNESS. fj ib^JL^A^-^AJLaWI jf ■^^^^"a'n^aaaaaaaaaaaWß^aaaaaaaaaaaaa^aaaaanaaa^^ THAT IS Fraser and Neaves' Aerated Waters.
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    • 177 4 GARRETT'S. Portable Engines, r^^T^ "-1 m^^.l. hk^'s- B l^^™* 4. > [HI g*. .h W^?>t l^^bPbbB)^^ >b^ y Fitted with their PATENT FIRE BOX For Burning WOOD FUEL ARE MOST Efficient (§t> Economic^ OVER FIFTY, in use in the Federated Malay tate^ IMPORTERS. I THE BORNEO Go, N Careful j
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 825 4 VESSELS K&PEUrciU. STBAMEIt^. G i ct',uf port of departure, amd re ImwkJ dot-' due here, atul tiatnc of uts. Airlie, Sydney, Ft-b 24: Bousted. »!..-i nuus, Cliiua, Feb 17; Mansfield. AnU'ii'jr, L'pool, P#b -7 Mai sfi.-ld. \parima, Australia, Feb-—; BtMMftaaA Ar vAia, Colombo, Mar :!•> I* A O. Vuotralien, Saigou,
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    • 394 4 Passengers for the Straits. B:r P& Mumikmlm. itnn Itfi Itf M A. M. Obborne, Miss L. C. OalitHT— Mr C. Osborno, Mr H tfttUMT, Mrs S. IT. Hendriek, Mr C. I. Carver. Mr H. 0. Belfifld. Mr and Mrs B. O. Hartnel, Mr and Mh <\ J. Brooks, Mr H
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  • 1189 5 |< -,hiv i n'ui'S- Muted [/vnd •:•>«>} i.> ru'. wns > Met) i ->n 1. 1 Kinffa. ;Hon ith it- i«cenrjsfi< n by Uaflkt 'ti Frthrii .rv r.n, |«>U). ,t.er. Tht C." r\, r. oi WviltmimSay i !..-i- 30th, 1819, is numbered I that aliowins) lor Sundays
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  • 150 5 BlßOo* Nl [sCIAI 'I- TO PfeASVn la Mm Uantckong Court, ou I Ctiiel Fustics (Sir Francii l*\xI a the actiou tmughi »»v the M.:u Siifen U.l ajjaiusf th»? lirin-i lodi<t Steiim Narigmtion Otiavpaaj (Massr* Jirdine, llatheson aud C'»capauy p a^pnts). which w;m a ci.iia> for $1,863 The
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  • 399 5 TKe BrjHfVM sorreaa »n<l-r.t in Mexioo T'itj saada rtn uatSMsftiaaj ace »unt of a viatt to FeUro Alvu a-i t. riobsa m.tu in Mei. w iio h«- astoi;- 1. irurld by iinno«a«-inj that ho in* 1^ v. -t fortune »w«y i-ffonj he Aiv:;r.ido. who begUl 1 If*-
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  • 138 5 > < K^lVrrintr l«» ilih MrcuJeni at StiangtiMi liv vhirlt lfi I). F IVuish uivt bin deal I, ilih N. C D. Kews any* Mr lVrti»e w.^ ridinK iv the liUiii on Hip VVruaii Cnt*li Imp when bifl (Ouv siiuul'lol and fell s«'mrurdfl iv frutti t»f a «i i v
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  • 226 5 ti. Vlaii i d<- l';ii hniuiiii piv< I< i.in ivntal at .-bst.iu HalJ. niwl a» ...,ual, utti.'ictod a. liii^c ami:. -nee. Elowasio his nu.-t occentt i« .iud art -tic Ui(...xi. Almost every itena was prefaced <vith explanatory speeches, and his intnrpnilatVini w»w puiK -turtti-d
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  • 71 5 Then an non cnl\ elerea tuil>li< gambling honaea left open in S;au: proper, all of them l.e\ne in Moatfcon KrungTliepe I'.-iU^ kok. I)'!iin. tl year I"-'.'*, jn-t end< ing, tiiey bronchi in a fvnmtm of 4 catties or tical- t«.<K.^>. I'ui next year (136) the; have been
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  • 56 5 ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE BOAT FUND. lin\: List of BcßscßinroNa Ani<>)iut alrsadj aeksi !«.'<.! 1 Osptain Hud*. 1 Collec'v.i k I ktion 31 Dr. Lisa Boon X 1 s. 1»> A Fri«a4 1 1186 1:.- List baa ba« Ut-u dosed and a rt«ajitttaaes £15.189 baa Wvn furw:irde<l v. tlie Secretary in
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  • 333 5 i.i.-r o> Visrn RsaiDSKTa. Mr. 1. I>" BTrjr, Mr. Baddesey, Mr. and Mr^. H;trD«-. Mr. A M -i r ■>. Mr. J. Hiunie, Mr. and Sirs. i^l.» ned< j Mr-,. Stewart, 1 W* MacDougaA, My. G. B. ChaasVcafiai, MiwJ. WQboO, Mi. F. Mit; Mr. fc. Hckj Mr. J.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 193 5 mjQTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF The Wreck of the Dutch Steamer Pc jmersz, LATELY ON FIBE IN BINOAPORE HABBOCB TO BB lIF.U) AT POWELL Co "s SALEROOM Wednesday, 20th Feb., 1907. at 2.30 p.m. (Fop. Account ok Concerned) VAHThULAkS. The Djtch Steamer Reijniersz as she- lies on the beach opposite Tan
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    • 698 5 miGTIONS. Re CHOP "HIAP SENG WATT," Re HOP "SIN HIA P WATT." Ti t "h.l, rrigmtd has reotiaasl Umtruet&\ TO SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION jAt Nos. 203, 209 and 212 North Bridge-rd On Tuesday the 19th, Friday the 22nd and Tuesday the 26th February, 1907. Commencing each day at 10.30
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    • 636 5 if or yow health Jg I: m Infants, Invalids, 4^ ik A^J Delicious, Nutritive, />/•; BENGfcIR'S FOOD *i* hA (ohm MM !m 1!. rtg> lttd C*»— In.in'- thrr v a1 1 m igad peraoM cajay it BfK& l.rd/- said TO LET. TO BE LET The large comfortable and splendidly hitulted
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 49 6 Cameron. -Jan. 19, at Plymouth, wife of Commander Ewen Cameron, r.n daughter. Sinclair. -Jan. 15, at Ilford, wife of J. Sinclair, R.N.R., P. and 0. Co., daughter. Rridcer:- On January 27th. 1907. at the Redoubt," Sandakan, B. N. Borneo, the wife of W. (f. Bridge*, of a son.
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    • 31 6 Lawrence —Pollock. Jan. U3, at London, H. P. Lawrence, of Ipoh, to Emily Pollock. LFA'ITA Wolton.- Jan. 19, at Hanoverflquare. Hamf, ««n of K. f.evita, to Ksmo Gnet Virginia WoJton.
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    • 66 6 Clifford. -At Trinidad, Minna, wife of Hugh Clifford, c.M.G. Dodd. Jan. 7. at Cairo, J. R. Dodd, formerly of Singapore, aged 61. Pickering.— Jan. 1-1, at San R*»mo. W. Pickerine, cm G., late Protector of Chinese Straita Settlements, aged 66. Wylie.— January 12, at Birkenh^ad, R. A. Wylie, late
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  • 1311 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, Feb. 16, 1907. II .J! tlie Pi 1 by Mmi llert patr: llr ej>tj rir«w. It is hardly possible Vj conceive of an\ morfl effective blow delivered at the present economical policy of the Government now temporarily in power thin the refusal of Admiral Lord
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  • 163 6 Mr Stanley E. Dun.i is appoint*) raufiafrat* him! tf<>iu.ii>B«iou«ir of the C .v. M Kt-qUefttg, SlU^HJ.orf. Thrt name of Mi V. G. Sivi an<l F. M Wuu'ht»reii(l.!ea i.) tbe Cuu.in:sBjou ot 11, Pfuce tor Siugapoie. A list of person* l.ai.i*hM.l r?u,i ne J, n I**o7. IK plll)ll*llf<] 111 tIIMU.V.'IIIIM Ml
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  • 688 6 INTERESTS 1 Tbe mail briaga full mohsjU of ti, mil strike, th»» result of whrh uJ-T^^B (hi January 22 the striL... MM to halls control! M ill.t lU-*. 8pl#». dtO I 9 xl ».y Mr U. a-lu- v lum'-er of mu>i.; ball- #1 iMfratO to 11.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 186 6 Caldbeck Macgrcgor Co., WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTS. HAVE JUST RECEIVED. A FRESH SHIPMENT OF HEREFORDSHIRE CIDER. JOHN LITTLE &Co L^ REQUISITES FOR ALL INDOOR OUTDOOR Games Sports. W TENNIS. V\ c have now on Show a cripkft Special Display FOOTBALL. HOCKEY. op POLO. GOLF. TENNIS CROQUETS. BILLIARDS. RACKETS t CHtss jK
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    • 233 6 Drs. Kew Brothers, dental surgeons No. 2, Battery Road Dr. A. G. BUTLER, L.D.S., K.C.S.E. DENTAL SURGEON. 6, Battery Road. I HANS VALOIS. p.p.c. I P. H. HACENBERG, C/O 8.8. KONING WILLEM HI." p. p. C. G. R. Lambert Co. j PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ROYAL VISIT. 1. Arrival of T.
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    • 79 6 NOTICE. All communications to the Kditor should be legibly written on one side of the paper only, and should in all cases be authenticated by the name and address of the writer, not for publication, unless clearly so indicated. The Editor is not responsible for, and does not necessarily endorse,
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  • OUR NEXT ROYAL VISITOR.
    • 47 7 Mail in Collision. »/">,". ur own VorrespoHJaii.) Hongkong, Feb. 15th, 5.2 r > pm. The P. 4 O. Devauha, with Prince Fushimi, the Emperor el Japan's Buvoy to Ba^bUK), arrived at Kobe to-day after being in collision with tbe Bhiagu Maru, off the coast of To
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    • 36 7 bai tiirrv holes in herabov^ the Wfctet 1 the b »w is twirtt»><l Th-d big Miil steamer is repairing at. Kiw.^cki DocJc an 1 expect! to le-ive thii mail will not l>o «]elj)el.
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    • 30 7 Tl.t- nooad i-omprudore of the EusaoCbina Bank at Shangli.ii has decamped with funds belonging t the Biuk, the sums taken hem:; -t;mat«?<i at 20,000 to KKKOOO Uels.
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    • 21 7 New Drill. The War Bi.ird of China has ordered the Manch'i troops to b^ drilled iv the foreiirn ■tola
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    • 26 7 Jof Commerce r.^fußes to approve of the Belgian Loan of four million taels for the Kiukang-Nancbing H lilway which was neg 1 in January.
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  • THE ADDRESS.
    • 54 7 The debate on t\w A.Uivss was largely oDoerned with the New Hebrides Couven:m)d, the Opposition twitting the O >vernment with sgpteiag im laboar coniHiionn thos.. .mpos^l >n the Chiaestnti T r <: mL Mr Wioatoa Churchill and Sir Bdwari (Jr»7 <1- :.rn<l that tlin Cmventiou was 1
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    • 58 7 Tie Ltix»ur Party wished to withdraw an ameudm-nt to the Addiee*, regretting that r.;.j i_- paajaioM were not mentioned h.ou the Government promising •1 to the, matter as soon as mmntbfl time .-illov.ed. Hue tbe Umiwm iati ttutmd a division and •u.lment was rejected by
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  • 29 7 Ib« Caadkoboi fr-mi Bun t.» BuKupim ih a.hi.re in the Gulf of Su« a, with h-rfurw.-iH OOWfUrtMBt full of wat*-r fa <~ui to h*;r.
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  • 192 7 Kho-iv. <! .it 11.25 M. Th«. T.m. t tl.itt t»)H visit of Priatv li to England a w»lc<»in<' op P rtuiiiij 1., „n Britain of pr«>vii v M n »«of tin ffbufe Mtiofl towardi[Prince Fusliimi, a hw of thp Impe»e of Japan will shortly proceed to
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  • KUROPATKIN ON RUSSIA'S WAR.
    • 73 7 Muddle and Disobedience. Muter publishes full extracts from Kuropatkiu's history of tho war which was >'ontiseated immediately it appeared. It is a dismal retrospect of a muddlo < I unpreparedues^ and disorganisation. A^'am and again the fJe.nerais tlatlv disobeyed their orders, notably Bielderliug and Ktulbars, whom he
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    • 46 7 There were disastrous dissonaious and jealousy between the high officers and their early contempt for the enemy changed to the extreme and they overestimated hi* power in some instances. lustan.-.es are giveu of many oaVefl leaving tho firing line on the flimsiest of pretexts.
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    • 60 7 Russia's Strength Out of Weakness." }et in ipiteef everything the frfkil Army, when peace signe-1, had been 1 efficiently schoolod in war and Russia, thanks to the development of her .:rmies, had gained tho right fee victory, but owin^ to political troubles at Home, and the indifference of tho nation
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  • 48 7 Duty Raised. Mr John Morley says that the Chinese Government has put an increased duty on native opium to tho extent of 115 taels, which i* above the duty on imported opium. Her Majesty's Government are considering proposals for a corresponding enhancement of the latter.
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  • 52 7 Ice Enclosed Corpses. The passengers from the ill-fated Larehmout passed tbo night in their night dresses in the open boats or on the rafta. Tht -pray froze oa them. The shore in the morning was bestrewn with blocks of ice encasing corpses. The wurvivors were scarcely alrve
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  • 52 7 Escape in the Canal. Received F^b. 15th, 10 42 am. Turkish transports with 1.290 troops were p*B..ing through the Canal for Hodeida on the 13th. 177 of them jumped overboard at dif ferent points of the Canal. Tbe fcmefe aboard fired t,n the fugitives, killing five, but the
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  • 77 7 M. (>. Grun. wlm r. sides ai Xo. 4 Osl*»v. i", »e|«>rted .it Orchard-id Polne Sutioti > eef i Mai wmnmn thmt hi« l«»v" and Mm* l)-)i|i Klii<j_'K, h;id dtme the v.ini>hii'>: Mick wiih $150 iv $o notes. The mouev w»s in in ..lin.ir.ili in Mr.
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  • 164 7 A i-ln-ttv wan rlMitfni lief.-re Mr. Michell \eht,r.l;«v moiling w.th h.ving taile<l to inply with h Municipal in;iinJ«toi v ortlwi eij.udiiii.' ceriMlii hln*p houses It, wks f X |>hiili>d t)i;it the defenditnt li.nl a lien on th< I- nt- qjf Ihe Id u-es vvliic'i I
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  • 1220 7 I Quicquid agunt hominc* no*tri >>*t farragu Uhetti. i:\knal. The Topiclst agaia has tho pleasure to doff his hat loyally to the Soldier-Priuce who is to tho Army the impersonation of supreme efficiency, aud whose lofty duty it is ip hold up to the Empire the
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  • 158 7 ~s% Ah Ho lives lv a house in Banda-st. Ou Tue»dav eveun lie w.ts pouring heii/.iu.- iuto a uui tJI am. It bl«^-d up, and Ah K*h j got frightened and thn w the cau out of \he window. The fiery missile IVll on a f reg
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  • 219 7 Charleys Aim." The short season of ih'i Band man a I Company wa3 conclude*! last night with I Charley's Auut," aud for thil old favourite i there was a %oo<i audience in the Teutonic Club. The pfcjf is too well-bnown to Singapore themtwyi le r\*-\\ any description. The
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  • 309 7 Y-Kierday H. R H the Duk« of C«>nnaught cuinmeuod his inspection of t|» G.«rris«)n. Leavnig Gnven ment Houm< the Inspector Geuer.il m-'tored »<• Alexandra Fiarrack«, and iut|H»i»»l the turracks aud the 95tb Kuss^UV Inlantrv. ifterw^rdu t?>iin > r ov.r the wpsiern defei cc position. He th»n pr.»ee>Hied
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  • 83 7 The f'liurcli W-rk Ass.n.j.tion will h-M Illinl'le Sile om Mirll 2nd. at 'heMs-ioi. Hi II All <» lit i il-Utlons Will l>e £isilfl||||« ie«-ived ;it >he P.r-ouage an> tune beloiv Thuibdny Feb. 28th. The s.«. Arijo will lenvp Johnston's T*i^r for tin- BviMHniup i Jill* Bihiuhlow n Sun<l«y «t 9,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 249 7 Robinson and Co. a^Bl^R p^i y v fe^refei I "^M Hi Vl>< fw<) s< '-l' s i<JI r^Hßfi •>■■' I X <>i^l)t liOatlu r Hi >«M ■&C imiMMn^Mi -^mtt BBBH 8 '.''jL*/^ "r^f handlr.H mli t jHLjHBB^HBiBHiHB^K_.^»— Kolltrv, II Hir-J DRESS BASKET. ROBINSON COMPANY. j TYPEWRITBBa I H Ffil? Y
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  • 1101 8 7 /if T OOnWpoejiettt at Hou^'kong, in reviewing *he t ratio of the year at that port, write* It was hoped toward^ the end of 1905 that UM coining year would prove a better onthan that just clo-in£. it v.a^ ne\er thou-M that there coi:ld be
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 530 8 H&pcrttBcment6. FOR STILE. FOR SALE 1 Brown Australian Cob, Gitf and new harness a neat and useful turnout, regularly dri/en by lady. Apply F. W. co "Free Press." Feb 11 uc "EMPTY HOGSHEADS" (54 gaUons) For sale about 10<i to 150 monthly. Apply to "B" 0/0 Singapore Free l*r< M.
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    • 569 8 a&pcrtiscmcnto. SHIPPING. KTk. JUPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co Ltd. A A i«gaav FORTNIGHTLY Barrioa ia] muintuined between Japan and Europe l>y tho folloMinj? NliW TWIN SCRhW SThAMERS. Uwtma Mail Coxtbacth wm the Imi'ekial Japanese Qay MKMMff, Spe<-ially designed fortbe Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, < provided with excellent accommodation
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    • 674 8 afcvcrtiscmcntfll SHIPPIMG. P. O. BTEAH NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for iu'mu Coast, Persian Gulf, i ontinentn! and Anierica.n Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore en or about M «TL WS9B. 1 arCi (for China)
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    • 671 8 a^vcrt!ocnlcnto. SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. COAST LIKES oteamers of the Coast FleetFttohaburl Paklat Borneo Ul 0 Anghin Kohaichan^.' ■'<■' l."ck<UD 1 Hajah 5 n£ ICW7 Pit".-a!iulok wn.9 Poafto^g ...»k IM S.uno«n Etajabari X IU 0 Phra 1~. MamLi 178.» Mach«w I kkau I7W Maiud.. Mv |Cku» 1 77 7 Darroi
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    • 281 8 SHIPPING. WEI. Norddeutscher Lloyd. Breaa IMI'KRIAI. OSEM \N M Th.- ;i.l 1 T| I .v. r this Company sail v»r^ via K*>tt*T i •zandria > Ifti und«'nr.»-nf.<«n»"d dat. OITWAIU) HOW >1 V H [AUtOOld M*: SI I P E riwlri A,pl t l-t I I A; IV II l.iv 2
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  • 3346 9 I ..nilak i»- reni-wne.l from an. i^nt tunes as sootve of gold and diamonds The \n*te pHy»;d groat role in the bfotor ox I.andak. Mr. J. O- Ooorm.in has written ai n this subject iv the Tijdeclmft too- eid en Lmdbouw, and b»><j;nK it. will
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  • 431 9 It is proposed to ltold th« Agrt*Horticulfinal Sh< w in l':iij>«ii<» ii>is \.';ir un-1 the LVsi'lt'iif has issued afrojukr letter appeal tag for fuu'l> to males the Show incests. Fljo Times of Mihvi, natural I j fhiuks fpoh would be a belter pUoa for the Show. j:> the way, we
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 304 9 NOW READY. THE SINGA ORE AND STRAITS ROUCH DIARY for 1907. Price 51. 2 5 per copy or $1.65 post free. PUBLISHERS: FRASER and NFAVE, Limited. THE "CEYLOtf OBSERVER" (Established In Colombo 1834) Circulates throughout the island of Ceyloi ivU'l in Southern India. Its Overland Edition (jirculntes extensively in Gnjat
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    • 367 9 A POPULAR COUNTESS Contributes an opinion remarkable feat;;: t >pondencc now appearing, is the bet that it repri ::i nearly o\ery calling and pa Statesmen, tinChurcb, Army, Navy, Law, S 1 th« armies of Industrial Workers. Our oocceqpondcotfl row iliat norv«B are destroyed by «p a foothcikl in the ranks
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  • 682 10 SOHTH-WK*T CANAUI MOKK IMERH iS Tfl VN Kn(;i.ism I North-Wefd Canada, BeO&imetit apart, ia a writer hi Ihc "Monthly \U \k w.'.ih* ady note American than Knglish. What else cap \«>u «\|.««t. when there notliiaf l>ut aa ;iiiliit between a ponntn vh\i five or six million inhabitants
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  • 118 10 ihaJ] fi it adi "f 1-; Km ft %v ill lik<-. to Ml < I' m niii been si-tit from SeriiiMifrah,u] to Calcutta to taki part v HmL Mii;to f'-.,t'.:i! )'-t. If him -••t-- Iv t l-- m .Mi" Pete footbt I Umntimi at, tl:c tin- Bfancbeston
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  • 542 10 TORRES STRAITS PEARL FISHERY. \4 .in ma vvirw rt'cvntlj j'iil.li>li<il :n Lhc.J Brisbane Courier." Mr. Ui._Ji Mibnan, Gi'\tMinin-iit Besident at Tliur>i!ii\ l-lnnd. S -aid tti;it tit |>«-:.v]-sli«-liin- in< ln-try v.-is in ti :m-iti<'H -t;i;_;c. CdWhs i;"r< nt c;itr v.i- t\- V erc-wed hi dealing wHli it. Lie was of opinion
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  • 134 10 I A? MJatiar, India, tli-y n<\ bate s^ 1/ -itade I I- in the homes ii On t ilthy. Thr Malabar ia»k»y >-i kfci the IB It i* in ICatatar, and l! ".huh u«r-'i to he li i :i ,-lu\.r It <■ 'to j. ..l. i n v a
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 60 10 Morrhuol Creosote v, rjextanalTi ly during the^ist •Vll> Bmneuil ami Tabtteakr dla renld Mvwwri oam, 1 I'un^ been Mt^hWd horn rapidly repair hay •akeo place. In ruimonary feaberenloeia, tliey vbeek Urn jv. ruction of pondtM i ipntlwa tiOII li liv.iii oho „f f,, lv. BM«iiM, IMtOTC i'Hiient^ ;o health.*' (TmtaUhed
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    • 81 10 PO THOSE HOMEWARD BOUND James Ccmpbel! (8b Co., Court, Naval tc Military T;».tioi> '"Mx rr tsma Mr. H. C. D!SS ALEXANDRA BRICKWORKS Co., Ltd. BRICKS FIHEBRICKS. Sound, well-shaped and hard burnt bricks can be supplied at $150 per laksaat the Works. Firebricks .sOO per thousand. Fireclay $30 per ton. Any
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    • 411 10 x?\m The value of a tonic depends upon -rjK ;^^pC its effect. S§ HalTs Coca Wine £K2£ It Dourishes the blood and feeds your 39? 2^i> starving nerves. <$T j^O?J ps —.Trf It gives you increased C&? vitality and the vigour -QYt SvW 11 fi« of perfect health, vtf vCtt^r
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    • 390 10 i Japan Coals, j THE I Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. (MITSUI CO.) Houd Ottlcc: No. I, SI Xl c;.\ \IU TOKIO London Branch: 34, Lime Street, E.C Singapore Branch: 2, Flnlayson Green. OTHER BRANCHES:— Nca Yo.i, Sun FrauciM-o, H.unbar}/, IJoinKiy. S<>ur:iUiia, Maafla, Boagfeoag, Ajboj, f<x>, Tientßir. Newckwaag, Port Art I oal,
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    • 102 10 THE Singapore Free Press: Morning Daily TV I P ttoii I ■p to I tlio TO ADVBRTISI 1 w p Depot* rKur. In tbnco n x !v i 1 ilak r.'..iD_r In nl. i K• ird-ni. v iv r,i At S i H I I la H V < J'in>
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  • 705 11 DOVBIM, ig..ld mid Sal/mann and <jaunt and Linton owe 75.3, Miles and Hanbury and (jrepn and Dr. Nicholas owe 15.5, Clearer jn ,l iVrkins mn 1"».J, Kent 3nd Wells owe t, ('apt Stanbiough ;ind Lt. Harvey, Batagl *n<l W infield and Muyson and hurray
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  • 130 11 > < Am .nt; th pia«*tngMrM i»v i Mic <1 ••>' M M i X H »;•>»•.. lI.M- I) J k-. Mr. aJ- Cbnre*. Mt it c. v. iti. i-i. I!»";]{r>7i>i ll'il'j Frets lias tlu-«»--t V ilc m r..] Sr A Alison, ;in«] I.u^liiiMjt n ;i re I fury Tilling
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  • 67 11 (CoßKKotKi> up to Feb 15.) Batik-im/s 2/4;; douiau<l *2/4j Private credits 3 m 2/4J credits (i m/s 2 Fr4N t cb, demand Dank 294', Germany, demand 239 J [ndia^T. T 17 A\ Hongkon'J, <lt»ui.ind l\ %dis Tokohama, demand llfi Java, demand 140 Bangkok, deru tv 1 SovßKsiGNS.Bank Jsuyin^ 8.55
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  • 141 11 Folirumy 15. Tin buyox- 15.12] Gainbier 7 20 Gimbicr Cub-} No. I 10.' -5 tiainbier Cube No. 2 9 4" Pepper Black (ordin. Spore) buyers 1 S.B7 Pepper, White (Cur L. W. 5 p.c.) 25. Nutnie»rB(llo to the lb 25 20 Nutmegs (80 to tbe 1b N. Mace (Banda)
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  • 506 11 .MINES. Capital Capital Issue Paid n Issued paid up Value up Company. Quotatiom $30y,000 .Tm.ooo 10 10 Bclat Tin M. Co. Ltd I35,o«0 140.U00 10 10 Bereaw.Ji (Jold M. Co Ltd a Do Do •Deferred; 1 norn! *GOO,OOO tft)<\OCO 10 10 Bruaeh Hydranlii'Tin M. <7> U\ 1s $o £100.000
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 512 11 advertisement:?. WANTED. SHIPPING CLERK Wanted at once. Knowledge of shipping routine essential. Apply FRASBK NEAVK Lti». Raffles Quay. Feb 11 17.2 WANTED A SURVEYOR Apply giving references, and stating salary to Manager, Malacca Rubber Plantations, Malacca. Feb 9 25.2 WANTED A medical man for Estate Hospital. Must possess locally registerable
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    • 466 11 ■H&vcrtiocmcnte. On the Berth. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. For Europeri,<» Imperial Gorman Mail Stoamer "GNBISBNAU" K.O^I tonr*, Captain Bolto, left Hongkong on Wednesday the l:>th mat., at noon, and may bo expected to arrive hrro Sunday the 17th instant at about 1 p.m. She will probably be despatched for Europe on Monday
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    • 513 11 SHIPPING. OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' gteamerj are despatched from Liverpool utwarda for the Straits, China and I Japan every we»>k, and from Japan homeward > for L.->ndr>n. Amsterdam and Antwerp every i night and for Gen«>a, Marseilles, Liverpool monthly. One
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    • 512 11 HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE. I PASSENGER SERVICE. I My the new steamers, Hhknani\." lUhshuko." BOOMIAOn BCAMXA and "Silksm." The stoamem an s|H-cially built for tho troni.s have luxuriou> PHnaget ■ecommoii.ition. Kir.t t-lai-s Cabin* aumlshin b thronyhout by electricii> oabm. fitted with fans. D.x-tor and irio—cn ca Lanndry on board. Return tickets issued
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  • 1077 12 There arc many Singapore residents who w'.ll learn with deep regret of the death of Mr. .lohu Fraser, who U7M for so many yean closely identified vrith the social and commercial Ufa of Binganor* The news came to Messrs. Fraser aud Co.. brokers, by telegram
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  • 283 12 THE LATE W. A. PICKERING, C. M. G. Another DolfcM* character in tW history *»f SingHporp of 20 ypmivs air«> i« Mr W. A. VWkrnng, 0 M.G. formerly Prot^tor of f'hinpsp in Sinejuporp. His nam« wtill sur\ivp» with rnnrv of the Chinese. who sn^alof the "Protectorate a* Tuan PiekHiM' Pwnva
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  • 218 12 THROWN OUT OF THE WINDOW. Xi kiu Chaui; keepi an opium Vi<-t >t !A-tt. About 4 a.m. uu the ♦Uh iustant he ni roused by l,:^ witV. H*> Mivr a man run across the p>->m uud juiflp out of tne window. Tlwj olk-dt'or L\>liCf, aud a Uttlr later a oaasteltw
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  • 95 12 J ni>:Lt Emeritus Prof j ssor Sir A.t\i tinier Simp*«>ii w:t*. euUrtuiued at d.tiuer jattl.e l^iugapore Club by a numhwp <>f t»f E-liuLuri^h I uiversitv. TWw i wt-re jtivsent Dr Gmlimj, (in the eh I D»s. M<jr!rt.y Koberta.m, More, «lc B-«V Serle, Tuil»y. Black, Lilt: Boui Ketiif,
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  • 254 12 Sir AlfXHMil^r R Jjtwpscn, M.D., Detn of F. linbur^h I Live»-»i!y give y,u in'ereaiinn Itxturt? at l lie Presbvieriun CfiHreh la»t night, the *ul'j-c? being, "The P« ogress of" Science and Keligr-n." The Rt-v J A Gray M. A., Pastor of the Church presided. The
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  • 78 12 nSTKROATH PLAY. HAMIIONSHIP PaJI.: Miss Gunn iin<l Mrs G- unt l<eat Mrs R«'s« uiaiiti aud Mr F. Sii'zmann. r > 7, 6 2, 15 —1. Mixk)> DOVSUM Final. A Class. fcfn- Ftevens and Mr Cleaver beat Mra Gan- loser and Mr Mile-*, 6—3, 6 4. B
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  • Correspondence.
    • 648 12 Wan kj\ Tme Tri l "TKnn Akoi i The Katt. To Thj; Eiutok Sir, It is a vital question lor tbi country whether our navy to-day is ready at nu\ noilMOt to face a surprise attack or only j pra"t;c:il!y tttUfy for war The public is naturally uneasy, for which
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  • 235 12 Thk Lady and tub Bcbglab. li ihman in h »ailin-.ker an»f lives at N 114, Siiiitt^<«>ii id. On ilw 17tli watnni h> >-i.>Ktjd his li'«us»« ttinl went to 'own. Oil lii.« ivtu n he t'ttvind nil attempt li «<i l.*«ei! iii.hl» u> enter luh h<>u*e t»* k
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  • 53 12 A line of ahoee was lately iaaUe^i ii Australia invoiced from America at a Bhad under lid. a pair. The only f-crap of rea leather about tbeui was a abating on th Boles, the rest consisting of a cloth that loole< liko kid, some woo<i, some paper, and a*»ou i.»i;jrhty
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  • 149 12 Und XI S.«J. «J. Vs. Y. M. C A. S.U.C. X Trav-rs k Re\en 2 Sproulec. Bakfr b Devon W K. Bai b B-vmi 7 B.a.Mfll 1 »> w b Keven l» DiO'btr I» Mak»«r r. Capt. Pr tt b B-ven 7 »'<J. Mavta.wait ti Kak r Va Cuvl.
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  • 75 12 Th^ annual union <^rvieo of all the Methnlixt dim dill ot the c-it will b*. I eh I *i tne 't'leman Strvet Church u> morrow at 9 nu». Key. W. T. Cherry will l»e the preacher. Bishop C. D F «»h, D. D., of the Methodist Epi>copal Church, wlu> is
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 169 12 HARBOUR NOTES The French steamer Amiral Pooij arrivd here yesterday from Haiphonp with a ompanv of time expired French Soldiers X n board. H The U S. cruiser Knltimore arrived here M esterdav MOniiog from C;tviUv She is fi loinewuni buQttd. TJie B*lUflM>n is a yes- A f\ of 4.41
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    • 91 12 POMMERY AND GRENO I chaivipagne| E AC NTS FOR SINGAPORE: I JOHN LITTLE CO.. LTD. I THK SUCCESS OF THK ARROL-JOHNSTON CARS IN OPEN COMPETI I'NIS IQUAiL D IttLT »V TH^. SATIFA'TIUN THEY AbE YIELDING IN DAILY 4 PRIVATE US£; WHILE IHE F^CT THAT REPEAT I RDERS HAVE BfcEN GIVEN
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 127 12 WEATHER REPORT. Dat* Bar Wind Temp Huia tikv Ham. Feb 1 rtkoug l«> a. SA.U >.*• HI o Manila 10 a TGI Bby 81*7 22 i H'kong Q :U'.v7 4 6 1 o Muuila Q 7*9 ESKJ 3«» 2-» Feb IS. H'konk: 1« a M2l B5 60 c Manila 1«;
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    • 533 12 VESSELS IN PORT. O M Men-of-War Flag auj Tons Commanders Arrived From >ut Rrit cruiser PSr)«- dr Hurry Nb 19 Hnagkoaj Saltin.or. Amr. cru. I4IT. Stono 1 b |fi c I [tClellan Am tra 'ft7u Lothr. .I;.n If iil fk en Roll 9 M.S. TmM <^ AWttl r• b p
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