The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 June 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, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1907. NO. (5.012.
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  • 128 1 The >'\' ii ition m ton* hera Pimmb ft*»m*< daily vi. te aarious Tr ,<ie aanriac into th south all daj. and niuh', ai'«l pnhl,ex^itUiOni is iji"Wi.i^ gmmwgwwm j I'^u'e Mr Chaiulel m v>cs tcoiej ii t.. ,u\<>u yesterday, an.l it saiiMasnel tint he bsi had another
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  • 937 1 B let VI M rene*. To-aiffcl I .an lint' i.i.-te .1 little barber's .-hup t .it Ul ..> ,|,j rai I'.-t < »;li c ii .«si___» the stie->f waade I a plaonl with -a i tai .11 ou it. "Meant teal rad t"n* ibla bmnv l>v its t h
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 68 1 Il_Ltl.i.___UUt..__iiU.t..l_tL.^A.:S-.l_lU < .«..__iL^*..l_i_U.l..l_tL^^ GILLINGHAM I RED HAND CEMENT, j 4/po A Niyga importations into the Straits Settiements During 1906, l WERE FIVE TIMES MORE THAN ANY OTHER BRAND OF CEMENT. GUTHRIE Co. Ltd., SOLE AGEATTS. QAHL'S |y|ILK. The only canned Milk m which the full flavour of fresh cow's Milk
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    • 388 1 Entertainments. SINGAPORE TOWN BAND. 47, WATERLOO STREET. Brass and String; or String Band Only. Now open for engagements. Music Lessons given. 7 a.m. 9 a.m.— j to 6.30 p.m. J. TRINIDAD, Proprietor Bandmaster. THE PARSI ALFRED THEATRICAL COMPANY OF BOMBAY. AT BEACH ROAD TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! RAJA GOPICHAND PRICES OF ADMISSION.
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    • 15 1 ENGINEERS j; QONTRAGTORS. v. j LJJ vi 0 < o BURMA STRAITS r. SIAM and GHINA.
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    • 69 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Kat/ Bros advertise Leopold Baf> 1) famous Egyptian cigarette*- l'aj.:e Wanted. Eurasian overseer., tor rubber estates, and Chinese Krani f<>r tank installa tion- -Page t, Tbe Parsi Theatrical Coaapan) tonight stages Raja Gopicband Page 1. Sailing. Tbe s.s. Ist<>k itrset loa B.inbay about .Tune 26 Page 7. Auction
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 431 1 THE WEEK. Thursday. 2<_'th High Water:— 4.l^ a, I 41 f PAO Mail Homeward due PAO Mail Outward due S.C.C. Lawn Bowling. j Lodge Eastern Gate. Philharmonic Orchestra practi c. 8.30 p Parsi Theatre Raja GopichanH. 9 p. Friday, 21th.— High Water .—5 41 I M f Legislative Council, 2.3<
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  • 274 2 VIEWS OS 1 AR EASTERN TRADE. How about onr Oriental ••omincrce r" of James J. Hill. Ww .my. wjs Mr. Hill's reply. Like -r int"ns-*ly raetic.il men. Mr. Hio m ide a theH cit to the tmth. hnvini; m mind a lamerea •omparabh* with thtt of Great F»»-
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  • 229 2 l poeni by M J m The Staa Mary a-_ p Mt. i Leart ccaaae n( j .!-> I II Son.. It i-. tn- ,r~ tL. I i>.irk *nd eal .y 'r ;ii^uit, and de i I itt ma, wed." iy to th- laaev d lof
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 2007 2 aspcrtiscmcntg. a&t>crtisciiicnts. Htwrtiscmcntg. HDwrttscmcnts. li^cm^!^ NOTIGES. I NOTIGES. NOT/GE^. INSURANGES. BA\KsT~^ government notice. j ussohs m fehc.ng^ Commercial Unisn Assurance Co., Ltd. Hongkong s s__an g J Private, or to class, by a Fencing Master. P r Tenders will be received at the Colonial Terms moderate. work promptly done. Absolute
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  • 454 3 ...p 11 Nt. oni >m .be ii_ON,-:ii of my becoming 1 _nd am tent pastime up to -r-nt time the question as to which presents the more difficulties to the l-e. h.is frequently been running through I od. I hay»« debated the point with -d m tb**
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    • 1371 3 K>pcrtwcmcnt9. B&tttttocmcntg. j ?.>-^tt3cmcntg. f iVAA'TEi). TO LET\ AUCTIONS. _,ET AUCTION SALE OF £S£E&Js&mmZ!&2__ *'*•**&*&*£«*s■„ Valuable Land House Situate tw ur ma k 0-)« m Tree Apply v. LEtc HßNoj s^. at Bencoolen Street. **V mmm-WmWmm." C Tuesday. 25,h June, at 2-30 p^m i lin uc Area B,l£B square feet
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    • 638 3 *Sr If i\»__*^ &5-EAL A pure Whiskey of the highest quality it is possible to produce at the price, this Blend compares favourably with ma- y higher-priced productions. Sl^m Guaranteed 7 years old. RED ■BMPI i/^f j _^n _f _f W^ c__llco« ;^j fil 'rW Ih VVHITE A blend made
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  • 46 4 I Domestic Ccciirrcncvs. Marriage A I the Cathedral of the "Gxtd Shepherd fc lon Saturday June :.th, Robert Edmund b.a. (Cantab I, son of Joseph Smith of Ii Penang. to Ida Agnes, daughter of Alex A. Mcintyre, Chief Const rvancv Superintendent Singapore Municipality. Penang paperplea3e copy.
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  • 13 4 ____M iii !tM Pr»». 1 -Fiec_2_<_ im 1.07* if
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  • 2069 4 It cannot be very easy for the cisual reader of the daily telegram.- to appreciate the fact that practically the half of France is at the moment m the midst of an econo. mic ciisis of the gravest possible character. d The viticultural iadustrj haa come
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  • 159 4 ll A n B oid. hLi::. L<»ndon foi som< months. I lie bbo*e H- m re m London. .Melbourne mm towns. Monti ea Paaaaf, Shajapon M Koinbay. Madras. Galeatte < n m Baaaan toaaa, aad ia IW cepital (»a of Ll ea- b.
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  • 47 4 w J taa bills. Amendment I Ibruga Vmenduiei I. 1 tioiuoeai into t i aims at iaeta liag ,lr I ff t|„- ll r.-i aaJa I vision, and an bieh waataatai heag The Saviugs Baal B aaaee pi•Alien th. and r pan grai. aitl l;
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  • 262 4 aicutta tirm Messi-. Moi Mvii are WWWJgt} .n;_ *.o the 1. ooaaottve Depart aud > a» < lie oil industry m I'd. _*ee__ .i-lw-r proposition. Hie Pauheratoa 0 BMaeaaod a tit\ j Ukrains. t lint i^r the OMVCtori. t Wij>e out the wri'e £19,000 .ff
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 178 4 _>j_4|k s<^£*mX' £MY_mm m r*^^ fa? lj]_K T*. I a fc£ /Ar y^_r_i ~^>//v £st? |£6* A PURE MALT TONIC. Burkes Guinness' Stout is more than a delicious beverage. It is a wholesome, nourishing, Strang- thening Tonic of recognised mcdii cinal value. Physicians prescribe BURKES BURKES GUIX-V& L SS' I
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    • 210 4 TO LET. WHITE HOUSE," Dalvey Road. Immediate entry. Apply to KRASER i CUMMING. 29, Winchester House. May 11 tths l'_en_e-eB-o H _ea-e_e_B-Be___w_______Hß-B__| THE ONLY AND MOST SUITABLE, HEALTHY AND COMFORTABLE PLACE FOR HOLIDAYS IS THE GR7IG HOTEL PENANG HILLS (DISTANCE from SINGAPORE 26 HOURS ONLY i (NOTICE All communications to
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    • 21 4 Matico Capsules and Injection tti iaintain their reputation for the c lose inconvenient diseases, about whi. i 'ia~t said the better.
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  • 111 5 Troops and Prosecutions, looih Regiment Mutiny. Ft Suomarine Telegraph— .Renfe'V) itiou iv South Frame almost vooaahaai aahalaaaa. li.vernnient has decided to replace the ■ted regiments oy m*>ps from the iad to prosecute the recalcitrant Kee. at 11 SO am. i Xi -Miieut which w a rie ISth
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  • 82 5 TRJOPS POURING INTO THE SOUTH. The Tocsiri Run? m Narbonne. i iaa i". ti pm m th i i C-aaabat M iti -.u _v 1.1 the iraaaaal al •bite on •i 1 .a. ln et, vkicft M i.v US to 158 M R fie
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  • 46 5 c, f Ceylon his the io.'.-.wug rgardiag i_bl>er com-' •The >imo Jara Rabbet Oeaapaaj .us tl 4'e.l X i gall i Rabbet EsA divi •nt i- geaarallt expt I Ptaaaataeaa, Ltd ight. i believed that ia the preference will ba a m w
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  • 285 5 I -'IClt IMld meal m au ot'»r a t > t Cork faa mouths ...t a Bra otter. __c, after >me tune led ia taiui; g I'd trained it to 'he river for l killed some fi-h, j the -trip to ft* waiting some foav lo induce the V. tl
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  • 95 5 Famous Gold Cup Stolen. CBy Submarine Telegraph Reuter's). Beoeivod at 10.24 a.m The resuh of the Ascot Slakes is 1 Tom Point Featherbtd; SGoord. The lietting on the Hunt Cup was 3 1 Hillsprite: 8 1 Audover; 100/9 L >rd CarUrn 100 8 Lilla Rookh anl Champ
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  • 74 5 STATUS QUO IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. Common Procedure. It has baaa inliinited semi officially thai aha Governments eoaearaed hive notified the Powers of the term* of the Spanish j Agreements, th.it they may tea that the sole aim is to eliminate the ctu<es of misunderstanding and maintain the ttatni i}Oo ia
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  • 31 5 Rumoured Renewed Illness. Mr Ch.imb?ri r.n cm:e to London reeterj day It is raaaoaiad iv th. L>bby thai he _i- .1 1 vi .titer st r .,b._
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  • 181 5 u>i;on Ke« \i Sot ra. It ie reported trom Hongkong that th wh Squadron, which appeared lately m the neighbourhood of Wei-hai-wei, has beea ie called t3 the Sou:h. A large number of troops hare lafl Hoaghoag ha Swatow. It is mparted from San Francisco, thai
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  • 336 5 If tin moon bad Barer beea born ii w. H. PSeherieg paiata ont. lhe highest intelli- ni-. on tht earth wooM not h.iv. advanced mu.-h beyond that of f he present deep aaa tish< As tbo original earth nebula con i. ns e-i. the light i ils
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  • 787 5 THOU3LES IN MADRAS. Mn Morley's Firmness From Colombo pipers to hand last evening we take the following telegrams and local news bearing ou tht> troubles m India. London, June. 1 1th. Sir Henry Cotton, m the House of Commons, asked wliether Mr Morley could continu his statement
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  • 109 5 Yesterday. Before Mr Justice Thornton and Mr Justice Fisher. The appeal of Tan Se? Cheuu m the Boat Quay property ease was continued There had already been two days of legal argument and counsel did not conclude until tho afternoon. In the original cause Tan See Cheuu,
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  • 243 5 To THE EdITOI-. Dear Sir, A short while ago a letter appeared iv your paper re "Children on Trams." wherein mention was made of an attempt by a Conductor to put a couple of little children, or rather one of them, out of the tram m a crowded thoroughfare,
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  • 614 5 A meeting of the Licensing JtMtioM w.is held at the Senior Magistrates Court yesterday aftarnooa to consider the applications for new licuse.-. renewals, trausiers aud removals. Mr. Michell, the Senior Magistrate, presided anil there were also present: Captain Radcliffe. Master -teudant, 1 >;• W. R C. Middieton. and
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  • 85 5 Dr. E. J. Routh, whose death is recorded m his seventy-sixth year, was by birth a Canadian, being son of Sir Randolph Routb, Commissary-General for Canada, and was married to a daughter of Sir G. B. Airy, Astronomer Royal. He graduated with the highest honours m London University, and at
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 35 5 Bheuxaatism. Why suffer from this painful malady when one application of Chamberlain's Pain Balm gives reiief Hundreds of grateful people testify to the magical power of thia remedy over rheumatism. For sale by all dealers.
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    • 78 5 Whooping Cough This is a very dangerous disease unless properly treated. Statistics show that there are more deaths from it than from scarlet fever. All danger may be avoided, however, by giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It liquifies the tough mucus, making it easier to expectorate, keeps the cough loose, and
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    • 290 5 Robinson and Company. m i rnj r~^ Every Ws? n|® ■WP? Description JL nJ3P A- Glassware. 9HC=»RY PORT 1 Cut Crystal S& !k. table glass /JL s V ware V lJ a,a _a_. >_(__. /It f_f)Pf Tti' champacnl ace mtcr rSSSca ROBINSON Co. LEPELLETIER'S MILK. > < Full fresh cream
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  • 241 6 II L VALLE T€ 1.1 RMANY. >'*■ t'orrespi>!i«i' There liaa long heen tu-ri a \\idel\ spread '•'t'lnaiiy ought to give up its 1 _o I I Qaa Aaa which it aaaai m Novembai I^'.»7. and which vas transftrred i.y a lease of 99 year*, on March 6, 1898, when
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  • 37 6 B j- W Tora 'iar, I taa Buraaaaa -ton Mr. Dr. S t with ol P.tli and ted for 1 aides t which it tai comaientary. an i life, aad _ner_tion< i d ■r of
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  • 81 6 ■bosnag a tu know wl.v firAWsaa I •en the_>- gaa.fi himself, a former Premier of tened to U'e^tr.!. I daughter appeared m Westralia. it aai IBiillilj without j C hia sanction, secondly, if sh»> had aaila Ifaa-Jaaaß railway da :iad done it without his ki.thority thirdly,
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  • 156 6 »>n tl.e point of obtaining a new overhead foreman t' >r the Penang Iran. The President Had th.it be should have mentioned thu; Aa aaai ->f the ttf-tßifal staff of the Tramway Department wa> \erv small. It worked out at H ct.v j>er aai mile, whereas the profit was 2o
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 94 6 An Old Maxim Applied to a Modern Remedy. Everyone speaks of ihe feast as he finds it. a a maxim of the Portuguese. Judgin* by the letters received from people all over the country praising Chamberlain's Colic t holera and Diarrhoea Remedy, it is evident th* .remedy haa been found
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    • 2087 6 H6vcrtiscmcnto. a&pcrttscmcnts. H6verttseiiicnt3. a&vcrtiscmcnt9. H^crtisctncnt:?. FOR SALE. SHIPPING SHIPPING. SHIPPING. SHIPPINgT^ i^^iiS- tti \i v 1/ P O Norddeu fe m B \j i\ r 8 Malacca Rubber Plantations, I% I Tf IC A V-«__. Wm* l^h j t June 11 MaW J[lj J^ STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. J^V^ MM I
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  • 351 7 Ihe Pomtion of German. Tagblatt publishes an l ng communication from a well m- c iormed French quarter on the genesis of the c franco--' .panes- agreement. It represents igreement as having grown up m conseKrench mediation letween R: m iv reg-ml to the execution of tbe
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  • 226 7 ras cosvExno-j m m bus. h ai MB. I Hr J m Ri montl. M. tary I'arty. 1 i>;_biin at a National l t 1 power Tl y in J 1 tile the Urn Iri^b Ih aa mm t led Land Bill, and I taaaata. lamd
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  • 516 7 Ml!. BukNNAN\ AMBITIOXB. India will probacy ba the Iral country lo pat into practi.-dl aaa the mono- rail method >f locomotion invented l>\ Mr. Leak Brennan. if torpedo tame The Indim Government have granted Mr. 3rennan a sum of ,5.0' towards the irontilaaaea al hi> ments, and when
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  • 474 7 In ti 1 graph] which he is con. _:n_, to lha North American Review Mark Twain tak*- _as moralise taaa upon kha fancy and fashion of dress. Ho says. All human beings would like to dress ia ..ad comfortable .md highly-colo red md ti laaaaata,
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  • 65 7 (CcaaacTir/ up to June 19 (BxHm'e 2/4^,--demand 2/4| Private credits 3 m/s 2/4/'^ credits 6 m/s 2 4 i France, demand Bank 294 Gbemant. demand 239^ India. T.T, 74 Hongkong, demand ">J%dis Yokohama, demand U5 Java, demand 140 Bangkok, demand 63 Sovereigns, Bank B_yin_ 8.5.3 Bank of England Rate...
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  • 128 7 Jnne 19 ,Tm buyers 92.37^ Gambier 6.70 Gambier Cube No. 1 10.35 1 Gambier Cube No. I 9.50 Pepperßlack(ordin.S'pore) buyers 17.55 Pepper. White (fair L.W. 5 p.c.; buy 2 k75 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) I-.50 Nutmegs (80 to the 11.) 3«.0o Mace (Banda) 63.00 Cloves (Amboinai 47. 0u
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  • 550 7 Capital Capital Issue Paid Issued p*ld up Value up UmpiDT $300,000 C!«m>,000 10 10 Belat Tin M. Co. Ltd 16 s(t $300,000 225.000 !<• 10 Bruang Limited V s<» WOO.OOO tiOo.OCO 10 10 Bru&eh Hydraulic Tin M. Co. LU 18.5" £400,000 350,000 £1 Duff D^velonment Co. Ltd -30,000 60,000
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 71 7 Do Not Neglect the Childr-n. At ibis season of the year the lirst unnatural ooseness of a child's bowels should have mmediate attention. The beat thing that an be given is Chamberlain's Cohc Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor cv I directed with each bottle of the remedy. Thu.
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    • 525 7 Hcvcrnscmcnts. On the Berth, j AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAW NAVIGATION Coy.; For Bombay direct. S.s. ISTOK may be expected to arrive from Hongkong en ihe 26th inst and will receive prompt despatch for the above port. For freight and passage apply to RAUTENBERG, SCHMIDT Co., Agents. June 20 27.6 STOOMVAART KAftTSCHAPPY
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    • 442 7 SHIPPING. OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every forteight, and for Genoa, Marseilles, Liverpoo 1 moathly. One outward steamer
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    • 433 7 IHAIUIBURC-AMERIKA UNE. PASSENGER SERVICE. By the new steamer's Rhknania," Hajskkurg.'' Hohen__ta.j_en, and the ''Scandia" and Silesia. The steamer* are specially trait! for Has tropic*-, and have luxurious Passenger accc? I '.asp Cab lighted throughout by electricity, cabin*, Itted aria. BMB. Doctor an -BNB carried. Laundry on board. Return ticket^ issued
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  • 787 8 CHINESE STORY IN BRIEF CHAPTERS With Quibt En mm.. A strange story was told m the Supreme Court yesterday to tbe Chief Justice, Sir W. Hv oilman Jones, by a Chinese woman named Low Xi, formerly of Hongkong, and before that of San Francisco, who
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  • 213 8 The Ar<H]4 and Savy Gazette stated that <.'<tpt. Adoniah Graham Schuyler, formerly of the 2nd Batn., Middlesex Reginent, died at Glebe Houae, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, after a long illnees, on the 28th alt., aged 54. He joined the Royal East Middlesex Militia (now ilth Batn., Middlesex Regiment)
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  • 173 8 MIGHT I MENTION TO YOU LORDSHIP There was a further batch of postpone j ments of causes bafore the Chief Justice, Sir W. Hvndniau Jones, m the Supreme Court yesterday, and several weut over to next ..month's list. Various reasons were advanced, and his lordship reminded one applicant for a
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  • 109 8 WaKKKN ShIELI> COMPETITION. B company of the West Kents met -cth Co RGA m the above competition last evening on the SRC portion of the Espla nade. tbe game resulting iv the easy win for the (Dinuers. The RGA were a long! way ahead of their opponent* and scored
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  • 41 8 On the S C C portion of the Esplanade a. practice match under Rugby rules was played. The teams were not at full strength iud shor time was played. Some sound practice v as however the result of the game.
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  • 49 8 S. C. 0. v. G. Coy. West Kent*, to-day. rhe Club Team is Goal. C. T. Costigan Stcks, E. A. Abrams. W. H. Threitall ialves, T. Sauuders, D. IWinl. J. Henderon; Forwards W. C. Phipps, K. W. P. Fulher M. B. Brockwell C L. Chapman. I. L Weir. >
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  • 194 8 S. C. C. LAWN BOWLS TOURNAMENT. In Tuesday's ties a mistake was made m ttributing the win m the double to Williams nd Richards, the winners of this tie were ..yall and Sparke. WEDNESDAY Om Pairs. Crawford and Myram beat Barclay J. (i. and I tichards H. E., 21— 4
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  • 123 8 WEDNESDAYS PLAY '"A" SINOLES. Scow Poh Leng owe I beat Neo Ew*- Kiant. ret 4. 3, 15—17. 6—4. Ch»MPIONoHIP, Teo Kwang Leng y Lee Chim Tuan 4—6 10—8, 2—2 unfinished). Tan Tiam Kiat beat Song Ong .Too walk over. THURSDAY'S PLAY Championship. Chia
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 40 8 A Medicine that Will pure Chronic Diarrhoea. Chamberlain'a Coflc, Choleraand Dairrhoea Remedy is the most successful mefieine m the world for bowel complaints, anTS the only remedy that will cu^a chwmic d-Errhoea. Erery bottle is warranted. For aale byall dealers.
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    • 252 8 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Under CoNTaAcr with the Netherlands India Gotrrnmrnt Agen s at Singapore, Ship Agency, Ute J. Daendela Co., a- 3 Collyer Quay THR -NDRRBIGNED DATES ARE ONLT APPROXIMATE. VaD an e d Deli* Ben kaH9 June lb Bengkalis. Siak, Pakan Bareo, Paneh. As Van Swoll Billiton June
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 937 8 RACING RESULTS. Details of the Derby axi> Pimv DC Jockey Club. The following special telegrams appear m he Asian. Phi\ nr .i.k key Club (f bench Derby.) Prix dv Jockey Club ol H.OOO soys for three car-old?. Bst 21b. 1 1 mile. M. M. Ephrussi's cb c Mordant 11, by
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    • 729 8 i SHIPPING NOTES. ranch steamer Gilbart his arrived 2 tons of dyn*mit". boaad for amese gunboat Sucrib left the port y for Bangkok. s. Pontianak yesterday started to tor launch to Pulo Simbas. The had been m Singapore for some repiirs to her engines. These were satisfactorily completed, but during
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    • 496 8 VESSELS IN PORT. d o. r Men-of-W.r Flag and Tons Commander* Arrived From P 0 Wrifsht Am. tra.364 Hamilton May 17 Matila l t Sea Bell- F.M.S. Yacht 48 Ahmat Feb 5 P Swe' Sea Mew Col. Yacht 500 Murphy May 27 P Swet 0 Ship Klaa Tons Master Arrived
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