The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 May 1907

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1907. NO. 5,985.
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  • 109 1 Further details of the Russian terrorist attacks show ninny killed aud wounded. Pat;e •>. A sensation has been caused iv London by the disappearance of a well-known solicitor. Defalcations amounting to one hundred thousand have come to light. Pape •">. Japan's treaties with Frnuce aud Russia are
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  • 726 1 Q— j tcinntinc writers have be«u bu*v I lately iv suggeMiug devices for muling life I easy, from the piMt^sßNT to the glass ball that you carry iv your pocket aud light vourselve- up the tortuous M-airs after a late night at the office. [Inconsumable fuel, unbreakable
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 231 1 Straits Cycle and Motor Co. BATTERY ROAD. BROWN CARS TO ARRIVE SHORTLY. fI|HHBL This model has doable cylinder W |ft| jl^ 10-12 h.p, Electric Ignition E.I.C. X Coil and Two SO a.h. accumulator*. -ifi Three Breeds and reverse direct g^fl E/j^^ drive on Top Speed. Steering flßfißßß^^BßßßgaßßHjpßoir wheel control. Parts
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    • 378 1 HOTELS. GIVEN AWAY FREE I ZONE! OZONE!! OZONE!!! THF KEY .fO NEW LIFE SEA VIEW HOTEL TANJONC KATONC OZONE is a better Tonic than any medi:ine made by man. Nature gives us more than enough here. No extremes of temperature, but a ret^full lealthful, atmosphere full of bracing, ener- j
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    • 16 1 ENGINEERS eoNTRneroRS. •Si rT 1 v O c BURMA i. STRAITS SIAM and i qh in:
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    • 102 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Keliy ft Walsh's new list of bml« Ngi Mtamers sailing. The Teesta for Pt uang and Indian coast porti on May 23. the Lindula for Penany and Buruiali on May 20, the Lope* y Lopez for Manila shortly after May 23, the Montgomeryshire for Hongkong aud Japan on
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 425 1 THE WEEK. Monday, 20th i Hieh Water:— 2.23 a., 4.34 p Whit Monday. Public and Bank Holiday Cricket S. C. C ts. S. R. 0. Swiiii. Cluh I P. V 11. 2.3' 3.30 p M. M. Mail Outward dun. ul.il. Mail Homeward due. TUB3DAY, 21th High Water 3 :>:". a..
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  • 651 2 At Crojdon Pedlar Palmer, the well-known pugilist, wan remanded. harged with the murder of a fellow- passenger m a race train betweeu Tattenham Corner and Parley Station. Prisoner, whose name was given on the charge sheet as Thomas Palmer, was described as a commission u^-nt. of
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  • 251 2 MaiUme St. Hombeline asks us to state that m honour of His Lordships feast day an entertainment will take place at the J\>n*aot on Tuesday. 21st inst.. at I pm Ine Lady Superior hope* that the Friends of the Convent and the parents of the pupils will do
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1335 2 advertisements. NOTICES. PARA RUBBER SEED. (frdere now being booked for new Season I Crop commencing August. Special rates for i large orders. Apply to Manager, Sungei Rengam Estate, Selangor. Apl 3 v c ESHAEAT KHAN Co. Cheapest and best Book Binder, Printer, and Account Book Ruler. All orders executed Cow's
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    • 463 2 B&vcrtisemcnts. INSURAAreES. Cflmmercial Union Assurance Co.. Ltd. FIRE. MARINE. ACCIDENT, GUARANTEE. Funds Exceed x I 2.000,000 Manager, Eastern Branch. Royal Insurance Company. Fire Life Total Invbstid Fdnds £HJ22,SSo. THE LARGEST FIRE OFFICE IN THE WORLD BOUSTEAD 4 Co. -Agents. The London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co. Capital .£2,127,500. Paid-up Capital
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    • 492 2 I Hfrtxrtttgcmcnts" BANKS. Sterling Reserve $10,000,uhm Silver Reserve... $11,000,000 i |2] Beseevb Liability cf PHOP W .TO« COUKT OF DIKBCTOKS. G. H. MiDKrKCT, Esq r 4llßl CB.L.MMAITK ,E«. JE.S«LU, CHIIF MaNAOIB Hongkong.— J. K. M. SMITH Manager Shanghai.— H. E. R HUNTLK London Banmes-London 4 G, rn Banking Company, Limits
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    • 509 3 a^vcrtlvcmcnto. AUGTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF valuable Teak Household Furniture, Cottage Piano &c. &c. fO HE HKLI> AT No 1-A DEVONSHIRE ROAD, ON H ti,. j. :;th Mu i. at .;..;o />./»*. Excellent Toned Cottage Piano by C. Bechstein, Berlin Bentwood Revolving j piano Stools Beautifully Carved Teak Drawing Room Cabinet
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    • 638 3 H&vertteements. RUQTIONS. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Teak Household Furniture Cottage Piano (She. The Property of C. BRUDERER Esq. TO BE HELD AT "KALANDA" NASSIM ROAD Saturday, 25th May at 2.30 p. m. POWELL Co., Auctioneers, i May 20 PRELIMINARY NOTICE. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Teak Household Furni-j ture
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    • 530 3 Hbvcrtiscmcntfl. 2WGTIONS. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KHOO CHENG TEONG, DECEASED. AHCTIOH SALE OF Valuable 999 Years Leasehold Riverside Property, KNOWN AS No. 17, BOAT QUAY, AREA 2,245 SQ. FEET, AT Messrs. H L. COGHLAN Co's MART, On Monday, 10th June, at 2.30 p.m. H. L.
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    • 273 3 a^vcrttocmcnto. mienoNS. AUCTIOH SALE OF SGRAP IRON TO BE HELD AT Messrs. RILEY HARGREAVEB Go's j SHIPBUILDING YARD AT TANJONG RHU On Thursday, 2Srd May, at t.30 p.m. A large number of ships' plates, a quantity of scrap steeL scrap iron, steel cuttings, ships' funnels, ventilators Ac. Ac. POWELL Co.,
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    • 337 3 CARRETT'S. Portable Engines. Fitted with their PATENT FIRE BOX For Burning WOOD FUEL ARE MOST Efficient <Sb Economical OVER FIFTY, m use m the Federated Malay States. IMPORTERS, THE BORNEO CO., LTD. SLEDGE NATURAL STERILIZED MILK A very rich and specially selected cows milk from the famous pastures of the
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  • 2098 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, May 20, 1907. Her? patriot Truth h«T ~;?r>_* pr* t;t\ elr»w. Fledged to RtLjioa, Loyally *zl Law. It would be gathered that the ware of sedition that is now m various ways traversing the whole expanse of Northern India, with concurrent eddies iv Bombay and
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  • 230 4 Mr W. S. Gibson is appointed Second Assistant Protector «f Chinese for Singapore. Mr Gh E. Chamberlain is recognized as being m charge of the U. S Consulate and of the interests of Cuba and Panama Mr W. N. Masterton is appointed Acting Government Marine Surveyor for Smgapore, and Mr
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  • 362 4 Magic L\kter\ I Tho Daily Cbrooicle is inform* Colonial Ofti< that t)i« Princi ss has lately had her attention the objects and work of the <\,r. Visoal Instruction appointed by Mr < lain m 1902 to consider tho possibility vidinj» on a uuifonu wygU'iu illusl tares for use
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  • 212 4 .Mr Cbishohn. a te Consulting A t the Government of Madras jd i the "Journal of the Society of Am, admit regretfully the truth of tin ro>r»a*k by I ■Tames Thomson m the paper ho r« n i oeior. the Societj' that it is not m
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  • 165 4 The 24th anniversary of was celebrated, by a series ot Exeter-hall. Sir C K. Tritton tcctthe evening. The annual report wi adopttxl at au earlier meeting of tin points oat that the Central Polic Im Adelpbi terrace has a heavy rental, mU the public, who re
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    • 289 4 KELLY WALSH. THE HORSE NEW BOOKS. ITS AILMENTS ACCIDENTS ,M v t>, The Origin and Nature of Life, by Prof. BY F. leDantec $3.80 FRANK. T. BAJLTON, M.R.C. VS. Variatiori, Heredity and Evolution, by $1.70. R. H. Lock 4.60 A Practical Guide for the Amateur. Hunting and Shooting m Ceylon
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    • 91 4 Dr. A. G. BUTLER, L.D.S., R.C.S.B. DENTAL SURGEON. 6, Battery Road. THE ONLY AND MOST I SUITABLE, HEALTHY I AND I COMFORTABLE PLACE FOR HOLIDAYS (S THE GR7IG HOTEL PENANG HILLS DISTANCE from SINGAPORE 26 HOURS ONLY. NOTICE. AH communications to the Editor should be legibly written on one side
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  • 100 5 LONDON SOLICITOR DISAPPEARS. Defalcations of a Hundred Thousand. Losses Liquidated. v ßv Submarine Telegraph— Ueuter'a.) The Jisttppearauoe of a partner of an important firm of City solicitors and the dis>t serious defalcations, has occasioned i number of sensitional reports m London. understood that the sum involved ■I i hundred thousand
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  • 13 5 tv.iten Oitor 1 by nine wickets. Keut has b*at~u Somerset by ei^ht
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  • 21 5 Fnnee Chin.- vho n Muy 8 w ia m .ultteJ mpeichins the Chinese Imperial Censor. been cash ereU.
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  • 23 5 Prince Fuahimi or" J^pai has beea ear..rAinei at luncheon at EJiubuixh by rhe Pro Tost and Citj Corp-ira* -c.
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  • 27 5 At- from Washing \ir. Tfaouiis O'Brien, VS. Wm*m at Copenhai^n. su Mr. Luke E Wright, \mba3sa<! > it T-kio, ie September.
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  • 323 5 T\w coalfiol<is at hat*n, tiie I'liiiippin. s. romise to be ver\ valuable, atconlmg to tiie titajjithfirnl by the Mining Biireaaof the Gov- -nment of the Philippines, says the N't? w York "Kagiuetrio^ KecorJ Both lignite and bitea:nous coals have been minetl, and thorough Mate by Government transports and
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  • 154 5 In Broad Daylight. Innocent Punished for Guilty. (By Submarine Telegraph Reuter's). itec. May 18, li.2oam. Terrorist robberies occur almost daily m Russia. A band att icked the mail van at L<»d/ killing and wounding four Cossacks and policemen and escaped with two thousand roubles. A Cossack patrol
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  • 25 5 At the Hague. Mr Nelidoff. Russian AtulxissaJo:- at Paris, Uas 1-een appointed rirst Russian delegate at the Hague. He will probably be eleovd TVesiden*.
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  • 66 5 Her Commercial Methods Disliked. Boeerod May 16th, 3 M pu |M| >n.ltnt .it Peking attention to the Japanese negation m praethe policy of the Open Door iv Manchuria, to the Japanese wholesale einploymmt of imitated British and t trademarks, also to breaches of the In of copyright.
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  • 60 5 Agreement with France and Russia. Received May l!»th, 10 10 a.m. The Times correspondent m Paris says that it is stated m diplomatic circles that the Russo-Jtpinese treaty is likely to be finally concluded m a week or ten days. The same correspondent al^o states that the
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  • 217 5 Ciptain Colbeck, the energetic and popular Volunteer Adjutant has received the following letter from Major Marshall, Hon. Sec. of tho Commonwealth Council of the X tie Associations of Australia Iq view of the anticipated visit of a •earn of British Riflemen to Australia m October next,
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  • 1262 5 London, 24 April. You niuat forgive me, 1 have been m the vortex and the London vortex is more compelling than Charybdis. If you could watch the lives of the really idle, as distinguished from the class of workers, you w0u.14 be, amazed, and would understand that
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  • 689 5 A PRIZE EXAMINATION SCHEME The management ot the children's Concert Fund propose to hold, early m November an examination of those young people who are at present learning some string instrument, such .us tbe violin, viola, or violoncello. Prizes wili be given, at the discretion
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  • 210 5 By kind permisssiou of the Committee of the Teutonia Club, a "Musical Evening" will be given at the Teutonia Club on the evening of Saturday next, the 25th inst, at 9 pm. This entertaiumeut is not open to the public, but is solely for the members of
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 112 5 An American Remedy. There is probably no mcd* me roanufac tured that can be found m more homes ir the United States than Chamberlain's Colic, holera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It has beer ;n general use for over thirty years and each successive epidemic of diarrhoea and dysentery during this time
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    • 84 5 A Good Suggestion. Mr. C. B. Wainwright of Lemon City, Fla., U. S. A., has written the manufacturers that much better results are obtained from the use of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy m cases of pains m the stomach, cone and choiera morbua by taking it m water
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    • 306 5 ROBINSON Co. LADIES PROMENADE, DRESS AND DANCING SHOES. STOUT WALKING SHOE, Finest Qua- llr VIVT^ mmm lity Black and Brown Glace Kid, lacing VV ALKING SHOE. Brown and Black walking shoe, extra strong soles, leather ilace Kid, one strap shoe, extra stout heels, straight toe cap, perfect fitting. "^r 8
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  • 1274 6 IV.— THF At ADKMY \NI> THK TkRHACK. «J I ti*ve many tiling to enter here to-day. So many thing* that it is difficult to believe that the calendar is strictly accurate when it shows me that only three- days have passed since I
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 391 6 FOR SALE. "EMPTY HOGSHEADS" (54 gallon*) For sale about 100 to 150 monthly. Apply to "B" o/o Singapore Free Press. Jan 17 o-c FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY. The Iron Screw Steamer "Japara," 1,198 Tom gros9, 748 Tons net register. Built by Messrs Caird a Co, Greenock m lsT6." For
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    • 515 6 advertisements. SHIPPING. Apcar Line, The undermentioned mail steamers of the above company maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan calling; at Penang, Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai en route. FLEET. Tons. Commander. s.s. Japan 6,300 J.G. Olifent. s.s. Gregory Apcar 4,606 S.H. Belson. s.s. Arratoon Apcar 4,510 A. Stewart, s.s. Lightning
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    • 678 6 Httpertteementa. SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issned for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Malta May 25
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    • 782 6 a^crtiocmcnto. shipping. Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, COAST LINES. iteamers of the Coast Fleet. tons reg. Toys reg. Petchaburi 2191 Devawjnga* 1648 1 Borneo 21C0 Paklat 1667 Koheichang 2040 Anghin 1657 Kajah 2028 Locksun 1657 j Piteanulok 2019 Choising 1657 Bangkok 192u Pongtong 1»>57 Kajaburi 1904 Samsen lt>s7 Korat 19(10 Loo Sok
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    • 571 6 Hfcwcrtiecmcnte. SHIPPING. KM. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and mail ■teamen y :his Company tail fortnightly from Brtwwt Katuburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton iihraltar, <i«noa, Naples, (connection Maraeilln S'aples, Alexandria and vice vena) Por Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Smtrap"rkong, Shanghai. Nagasaki k obe to Toe >hau
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  • 351 7 April 2t>th 1907. Tfce following lots, comprising about 12 J i Ila nd !4 i tons Straits, were offered ::ins today, and sold as follows: Per lb. L.E- >i'i*r cases tine Mock 5 I<< ,j] y cases mottled a darkish cr*-pe 5 2 5 3
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  • 318 7 N Y.K Wikoaa Math, due May 22.— I" J A Pattie, Mrs W. Tro well, Mrs S Boyea Per PA O Malta, due May 25.— Dr and 1 A. A Wood and children, Mr R. S Mr McL. Robertwa. Mr T. K. Welch >. D.xon. Mr
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  • 68 7 (Cobmctkd up to May 18.) Bank 4 m/s 2/4 j demand 2/4^ Private credits 3 m/i 2/4 -J credits 6 m/a 2/4J Fkancm, demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 239 [ndia,T. T 173f Hongkong, demand 7 i dis Yokohama, demand 115 Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 63a SovkrbionB, Bank Buying
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  • 135 7 May 13. Tin buyers 93. Gambier q-q Gambier Cube No. 1 10.35 Gambier Cube No. 2 9.50 Pepper Black (ordin.S'pore) 18.00 Pepper, White (fair L.W. 5p.c.) 25.50 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) 25.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 3S 00 Mace (Banda) 63.00 Cloves (Amboina) 42.00 Liberian Coffee 21.
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  • 260 7 r MINES. C*p}ul Capita Issoe Paid Iwaed pdd ap Value up Comp*a f Wuoutloa* 1300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin M. Oo Ltd k m 1300,000 225.000 10 10 Bruang Limited Ifls $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Bruwh Hydraulic Tin M. Co Ltd 18 5 £400.000 350,000 £1 £1 Daff
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 502 7 H&vcrtiacmcnts. TO LET. BOOMS TO LET tmFV*™ Ist1 st June M p ark, 2 St. Thomas Walk. Tel. 639. May 14 2 >'.j t /ife^r l A and 12 Mount Elizabeth. Apply to LOH LAM 503, North Bridge Road. May 8 9 7 TO BE LET Sandlands Tanjong Katong, furnished.
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    • 533 7 t H&vcrtiscmcnts. WANTED, S WANTED >'onnf; K-.iri. an for Produce Godown.— ;nowled«e of Malay indispensable, by letter only to BOUSTEI* Co. lay -id -J3.5 GOVERNMENT NOTICE. WANTED, A Clerk for the Government Printing Department, Commencing salary $25 a month. Applications should reach the Colonial Secretary's Office on or before the
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    • 474 7 SHIPPING. OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. China Mutual Steam Nay. Co, Ltd. The Companies' steamere are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards 1 for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight, and for Genoa, Marseilles, Liverpoo 1 monthly. One outward steamer
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    • 167 7 HAMBURC-AMERIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. APPROXIMATE DATE OF ARRIVALS OUTWARD. HOMEWARD SILESIA about May 2^th FOHEVsTaT'PP'v v' SCANDIA .boat Junl 25tb SILESIA it. smst o-d s Pl ix^si TO s z London) and Hamburg. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARD. HOMEWAPTi CHRISTIANIA ab* May »sth BRl^avia SILESIA ab t ZZ%£ HSiENSTirFEV VANDAUA^N-YoriO a^May 1
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  • 1816 8 AN UNSATISFACTORY DAY. WHEN PHILOSOPHY IS AN ASSET. TheSprirg race meeting cime to a close on Saturday, but the day's racing cannot m view of one or two drawbacks associated with it, be described as wholly and entirely a success. The morning dawned damp and wet. a ifood
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  • 519 8 Houses Placed. Ist 2nd 3rd unpld Pc» grave 2 10 1 Actress 2 0 10 Malapert 2 0 0 0 Harmony 2 0 0 1 Stannum 1110 Wanda j Stapleford 110 0 Jim Goaper Lima 110 1 Eclipse 10 10 Lady Brockleigh > l v i
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  • 90 8 The stake money won by the three owners highest m the list amounted to the following. Messrs. Yap Brothers 53,500. Mr. Payne £1,500. Nameless Kongsee $1,200, Of tun horses Jim Gosper wen 52.000, Malapert 11.809, Acetine 31,500. Harmony H.tOO, Pets^rave M,OOO. Mr I*. A. Yearwood is appoiuted
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  • 46 8 The homeward P. O. mail steamer Delhi left Hongkong at 1 pm. on Saturday 18th May and is due m Singapore at 0 am. on Thursday. The Japanese training squadron is expected here to-day. It comprises three vessels the Hashidute, Itsukushima and Mat shushima.
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  • 142 8 The programme of the Perak Rifie Association is to hand and contains a good number of interesting events. The meeting commences at o" am. on July 20th, with the vanishing target competition and continues on the two following days. Amongst the items of a well compiled programme
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 65 8 Lame Back. This ailment is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles and may be cured by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm two or three times a day and rubbing the parts vigorously at each application. If this does not afford relief bind on a piece of flannel slightly dampened with
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    • 34 8 Economy m the End, A few doses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will cure your cold and perhaps save a doctor's bill later on. It always cures and cures quickly. For sale by all dealers.
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    • 232 8 DE KONINKLUKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. Undb» Contract with thk Nsthkel^nds India GovsarjiiST Agents m Singapore, Ship Agency, late J. Daendels A Co.. 2-3 CoHjer Qua? THK UNDERSIGNED DATEt AKZ OWLT A.'PaOXIMATI Van den Bosch Soerabaia May 2i Olth-leh. Miv Van Hoeendorp Bensrkalis May U Eengkaks. BM Pakan Asanan and Beiawan Deli.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 471 8 PASSENGERS. Per Penan t; Messrs Sect Kenic Seek, Beaumont, Vixsebox, Robinson, Yap Hon Shin and three other Chinese gentlemen. Per Teesta i Messrs Gorton. Mustan, Little, Mrs Jambu, Miss Berllhu., Mrs Rose Woodford, Mr and Mra Tan Kheam Keat. Ban Hong Li->ng Mrs Rush ton, Messrs Dunn, David, Simeon, Keltraslla.
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    • 637 8 VESSELS IN PORT. o Men-of-War Flag and Tons Commander* Arrived From For h McClellan Am. tra.. 1870 Lothrop Jan 1 Manila Doc* Wright Am. tra.. 364 Hamilton May 1 7 Manila Dock' Sea Belle F.M.B. Yacht 48 Ahmat Feb 5 P. Swet. for d Sea Mew Col. Yacht 500 Murphy
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