The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 February 1908

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1908. NO. 6,218
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    113 1 I i the railway project of Austria, Serva attribute s ko that p^w^r the design to dominate the Balkans, backed by Gsrmany. From Berlin comes the German "explanation." (Page 7) The three accused in the Alaagoff murder case have been committed to the Assizes. (P^p_ 7 Kdian
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    UP THE HILL.
    943 1 Everything c -mes to him who knows h -iw to wait," rui s 'he p overb, and so it hijp.':e! that oca day all else in life was b'.otted 01 1 for ui-' ?ave tie glorious panontua from lk* ■:i.ft <v the Penang Hill A great I
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      409 1 DAHL'S MILK. NARROL-JOHNSTONcarI I SCOTTISH CUP RECORDS. 1 g 1905 WINNER. ARROL=JOHNSTON." 1 *****2nd, 3rd, and Uth PLAGES. ARROL* JOHNSTON. M 1907 WINNER. ARROL-JOHNSTON." CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS, AGENTS. I S-n^apoie: Kumpers Co. Kuala Lumpur Federated Engineering Co. KUHN^& KOMOR. HI?E JUS? RECEIVED EX S.S. PRINCE HESRICH. A CHOICE COLLECTION OF
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      356 1 Entertainments. ALHAMiRA GIN VI A TOGRAPH BEACH ROAD TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMME. Ist Show 7.30 pm.— 9 p.m. 1. A kind hearted gentleman 2. Red Tapeisin 0. The Dog and his various merits 4. On the grass 5. Private Atkins minds the baby 6. Fatherhood to drunkenness 7. The Hostage 8. The
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      134 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Wanted, situation as Matron in Hotel Page 5. Steam launch for hire. Page 2. For sale, Japanese embroidered silk goods Page 1. For sale. Brunei teapots by Cunninfiliina Clark, and Motor Cars and Motor Cycle by Straits Cycle and Motor Co. Page 2. H. L. Coghlan Co. announce
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      313 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 19th High Water:— o 8 a.. 11.37 p. Reception to Bisb p Robinson, 5 p Thursday, 20th Sigh Water.— o.29 a., 0.11 p. 8.1. Mail Homeward close j 3 p Lecture, Short-st School, 3 p Friday, 21 s f High Water. 0.52 a 0.46 p Legislative Council,
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    803 2 Extension of traniwivs at a (vst of 117,000 if to Km unieitikeu in PeDarg. The Municipil OommiißOßCTi of Pecans are themselves OoUactim: the r-nt from the installs at two Bukett. The mount 8 received vet are n.r up to the 1 igbeel tendei and boycotting is s;i_-_- %*e% a- the
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      18 2 A r a h? ai K Can i Lady s P eaks H^^iy of Chamberlain i Cough Remldy
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      470 2 p p E-—^— m^mi *t\ va Kit AW&^lB^nl V^^ »?lP ttL '"'>gpyJW J3p^ c 1 T^m $k n E E DON'T fail to come please, judge for yourself anl make an early selection of our newly unpacked GRAMAPHONIS and 40,003 record] in all languages; Chinese and Malay tx'cepted but will
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      376 2 NO TIGES. STEAM LAUNCH "MAX." Suitable for pleasure cruises carries 60 passengers, speed 1 knots, can be hired upon application to PERTILE Co. Feb 19 19.3 ESHARAT KHAN Co. Cheapest and best Book Binder, Printer, and Account Book Ruler. AU orders executed promptly. 84, Brass Basar Road. MADAME FAMBON, LADY
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      758 2 Hi>verttoemcnts. NQTIGES. SHORTHAND TYPEWRITING Promptly executed. Absolute secrecy guaranteed. Mrs, E. F. HOWELL, Cavenagh Bridge Buildings, Raffles Hotel. SMOKE ONCE THE lICO-BURIA TOBACCO OO'S CIGARS AS A TKIAL. The best in the market. Our Cigars are manufactured from the Finest Burma Tobacco leaves, and we guarantee our qualities to give
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      546 2 H^ertiacmcnteo INSURANQES. New Zealand Insurance Co. Ltd. FIKE AND MAEINE. Subscribed Capital .£1,500,000. Paid up Capital and Reserve* 600,000. Fire and Marine Risks of every description under-written at Lowest Current Rates. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN A Co, Ltd., General Agents Eastern Archipelago. A. J. SC ANDRE IT, Manager Insurance Department Guardian Assurance
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      495 2 H&vcrttecmcnts. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER Paid up Capital in 60,000 shares of £20 each £1,200.000 Reserve Fund £1.475.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1.200,000 C Bank D# BvGLAYD nAVTTffnc! J Bank OFScotland BAJSKAKb I The Lonih,n r,, a MID land Bank J| p
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    870 3 ght of Men and Others Spectacular Metal•gy—Walla at an Angle— tvo in without v i-e B<fme Life of an Acrcson, Heat Bong Wo ktd Out— A Vanishing screen"—! Ihe Woik.-hop Litup. The .-yes ol u;aa ar.d tbe higher snima'tt I important differences. Pi of. Heine, at 5 Um
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    THE DEAD RESTORED.
    28 3 oount of khe w i lists ir v rthakie. M w>lj ieaiM degrai and termer |U produce total inBensibi.ity top ;re certain recorerj wi dou«
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    KIDNAPPING.
    384 3 The '"oolif: Traffic Th Cb iii9ee frcm c i g-ip' i\ >a i the* far w Ma] ij Stafc^s, as w 1 ;-s tii >se who re~i ia Um Dur h C loaiea have '> -n Binding strong re jr. s -r.^'i to tl. Veoioja of KwuL^ta g and
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    MURDER OF AN ITALIAN ENGINEER IN YUNNAN.
    292 3 Roßßxe o? $12* 0 by Gang op Armed C< "LIKS. En connectio iritti the reported murder of an Italian engineer in Yunnan, a native paper ■tatea tbe f '11 1^ report has just leached the Wai Wu Pa from the Viceroy cf S/ejhuAn
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    LONDON FIRE BRIGADIER.
    216 3 Capt lin Hamilton, of the London Fire Bri i v.-';i i fiasja it rec ;ve ed ivo.n a severe il D U, like bo many of his predecessors in office, a retired sailor. He has had ii fair share of u .-;«..> eenrice, and received his b
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    MOROCCO.
    73 3 One cannot help feeling a nrry for that poor Lappet of a Sultan, who is as well meaoing and amialfe aft he a m»>, and, therefore, nrterfj by nature to lord it in a land er9 lyth Btronn mva armed oanhapeto hold his own. SilUn Ahdul Azi« is a
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    MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
    354 3 New York. Dec. 19. From informati ceived at the Maritime Kxchange tc lay i: ifi believed that a shipwrecked crew is living oa MM of the small islands oil Capi Hori The British steamship liaphael, whi at Montevideo on November 10, ca i .:> trotu C'allao
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    DEATH TO CROCODILES.
    346 3 ]>r Koch dk Cure of Sleeping Sickness. l-'rom Angus* 1908 uutil Onfofcei Kocb was engaged in carrying .ing sickness investigations on tb< B ...ds, in the Victoria Nyauza. Discussing with Keuter's represent some features of his work, Proi<--ir I. saul that he had beta ahle to got
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      15 3 B heumatic Pains Quickly Relieved. The excruciating pains characteristic o >;,™ o«H sniatina are auickly relieved
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      371 3 fffjjt ""J *A."3 fea fill I K2 SBI la3M ■■■■in tt r^^^^^™^ is THE IDEAL ROOFING FOR THIS CLIMATE Durable Sanitary Vermin 'proof. IlilltjllllWlll'i THE THICKEST QUALITY (3PLT) CAN BE SUPPLIED AT $12 per roll of 216 square feet complete with caps, nails and cement for fixing. AGENTS Singapore. Tor*
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      405 3 Hl)vert(oemcnto. When Mosquitoes begin to annoy you, remember I Calvert's 20- Carbolic Soap. j It Has been found so useful either to prevent the attacks of these and other insects, or to antiseptically cleanse their bites. I j In other respects, too. for instance, as a safeguard against contagious diseases,
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      90 3 > < IXPERIMENTS IN ADVERTISING. The advanfa bw»j aper ov< i advertising is Btdkingly shown bj Ui< Order Journal," wbicl I a Cliicayo jewellery ooncern that sent out 2< circulars, at < uclading addrei velopes. i and re- i replios, which led present gross profit of #78. The i dollars
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    THE PEACEMAKER.
    1253 4 Constant! i though*, she had a talent for w peacemaking, ani she I xercised it in and out of seison. Peop'.e, ftl nit* don't want to bj paci <■ fled," I tried to IdQ her. They like to igfct it out. It's really better, and more conducive to
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    F. M. S. AGRICULTURE.
    558 4 Uader the heading "I* agriculture en c mraged m th- F. MS r Mr J C P sq 1 i writes an interesting critical le"er tn th< Malay Mail. The ladian Immig^H >n Pupcl Bill and its effect on eujall planters is dis-juss-d. Mr Pitq ill
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    JUGGED-WHAT?
    197 4 JUGGED -WHAT? We are indebted to tin Paris Daily Mail for the following story which, as the French say, gives furiously to think. According to that pictoreaqae organ, a Proles *oi from the ral History Museum, exploring the catacombs of Pavi' came upon a pyramid compos-: 'or decomposing of cats'
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    JAPANESE HOTELS.
    71 4 Barring the bath, ;ud perhaps the beds, Japanese hot^s ar-3 chlightfuL All dining yonr stay in Ihsir spotless praoinota you are ma le to feel tl at y- a are an honouied guest, Japanese etiqu.tte is lavished upon you, and when yon depart you are always given a
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    A QUEER CASE IN CRICKET.
    548 4 44 During the match between M C. 0. and Victoria, says the Westmin.-ter Q rotte.) Hardstaff wae endeavouring to Im^ the bowling, and, cutting the last ball of an over, he might easily have run twj. Bra. xious to get to the other end, he
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    RAILWAYS.
    274 4 Bayl the "Ootoaul •rh •<> Journa January "A colonial I raised ip* fically thi riestion I its- tl ay construction w.ik irhfob is j ourrM >''■■ n>tructions of ponanlt'ng en^in^rs ia heinfl effi I expeditiously, and economically carried out. It us detr that the offi whose c i the
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    TREES AND NEWSPAPERS
    35 4 I Thoughtful and inb U gen( neru'.Ij iind the bulk of mochrn pu! especially of Sunday iMwaptpers a I coottnxukl «naojaaoa The hug€ comii ture s :pplem l.ts ;tr J nfhpn r>ii^»-il<->
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      195 4 HtwcrttsementaA Monster fßp Devil Fish Destroying its vie- \fig tim is a type ot WEBtm Rheumatism. To be overpowered by this terrible disease, crippled, helpless, bedridden, is to-ciay the fate of hundreds of sufferers. For but few diseases are so many remedies recommended as for Rheumatism, but among them none
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      731 4 Hackenschmidt's Great Rival. l^P^'V ?ll aMI ls the ver >' personification of health, 1^ J fianie is s P lendicl evidence of the careful and KLvIBIMM methodical way he fosters bis wondeiful §&fflWJL*%k muscular development, which, he says, he can only keep perfectly vigorous and well Wf\ braced by the
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    THE SPORTING WORLD.
    1041 5 i Fr >m Our Sp*ri ,1 Correspondent Ttonca ths Tukf. London, Jmuiry 24, 1908. Keatlj ev-rv crack of cote is numbered anaOßg rbe 71 eutrauts fur ih« Gaud Ni- ual Steeple-chase, the chief of those not BOSninated tvin^ Eremor-, last gear's winner Timothy Titus. Three past winners
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    COST OF BUNKER COAL.
    606 5 In a review of Shipping generally in 1907 the Times says in respect of the subject of bunker coal as-an element in the expense of freight- carrying j It is not necessary in an ariela of this kind, taking a general survey of the trade, to
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    THIS YEAR'S PAN-ANGLICAN CONGRESS.
    236 5 TAO HUNDRED BISHOPS. THE S'NGAPORE DIOCEE Frame June 15 to 24 next London rill he urraded bj hundreds of specially selected delegates—representing every diocese of the Church oi England and its sister and daughter Churches— who wiU have travelled from all park of the world to
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    OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.
    448 5 Mirny °r>raHed w^moi's comoinin's can be tr e«-»t uO tl;s>rdt r- ol u.l 1 liver, stouitoh bowels. A wuni.i)> work i-; m«">*e or less s- dentary s'io dot a >ot get h fresh air, the exercise or the regular hours of rest that a man does,
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      302 5 I II I I TO LET. HOUSE TO LET. 11 Siarn House," No, 188 Bukit Timah Koad adjoining Wayang Satu Police Station and close to Xewton Station. A compound house with four Bed rooms and stables. Immediate entry. Apply to Messrs (iuthvie Co. Ltd. Ftb IS u.c TO LET GORMER
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      541 5 B?vcrtisement9. TO LET. TO LET Godown No. 35 Anson Road, two Stories floor, space about 5,500 square feet. Apply to-SISSON DELAY, 16, Change Alley. Sep 14 u.c TO LET A large furnished house at Tanjong Katong with pier and bathing shed. "KILDARE" No. 268, Bukit Timah Road. Immediate entry. Apply
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      466 5 HDvcrtti'd^c't*. AUGTIONS. AUCTION SALS OF A Lerge Collection of Valuable We»l-Grow<i Posetrees, Palms, Orchids <fcc. The property of Capt. R, J. REEK. TO HE HELD AT "VILLA TERMIN'US," CATHXHILL ROAD Oil Saturday, 22nd February, at 2-30 p.m. Large well-grown palms in fancy Shanghai jars; bt-^nias. lilies, dahlias, anthorioms, orchiils. maidenhair
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      513 5 H&vertteemcnts. AUCTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF A TURNOUT (OWNER LEFT FOB Et'KoiE At Junction of Tong Watt and Bofiamed Sul an Roads On Saturday, 22nd February, at 2.JU p.m. Ben ioaable Cb< yictoria, Haommi fee. in good <>i H. L. OOOBLAJ) .v Co, Licensed Auctioneers and Surveyors. Feb 19 23.3 MANILA
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    The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1908.
    1387 6 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1908. fS !h« Pe<->nl*-"s r-'b' maintain, f'-.-.u.. 1 i flw»»nc( nbribed I y rain: K*r« iir-."-i.ir <-nt)i h~' sr'o iiiis ti-'i»-ii's draw. P!=' i. Re igion, Loyalty and I<aw. Occasionally we hive had to question the capacity of Renter'* agency to present political
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    450 6 Two ex-nnrines from H. If, S. Merlin at Hongkong, Messrs Ford and Went, were sworn in by Mr Colman, th:rd magistrate, yesterday as policemen. On the last trip of the Giantr Seue from Sirgapore to Sou? aba ya, Captain OflUg discovered opium valued at 18,450 coMualed on board the ship.
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    LETTERS TO AN EXILE.
    952 6 London, in. 1 As usual the weather is Mr eh I ;onversation just now. List week •eaily bitterly cold, last Sundtv in some alaces the thermometer registered 15 Ug >f frost and on Monday it ran up n about twelve hours. It felt u Q g
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      389 6 JOHN LTTTLE CO., LIMITED SINGAPORE. Latest Novelties in Stock in TAILORING MATERIALS. 1 nTT rnTTVTr* ANGOLAS, Cheviots, Tweeds, Ac. All J jL qU ±XJNvT^» I f-pecially selected exclusive designs. Our M g I Special Linen Singapore Suitings. Quite a m I new llange. Dress Suiting, Tropical Vi- 1 X M.
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      34 6 i i I THE SANATORIUM, PENANG HILLS. A perfect health resort and an ideal spot for spending holidays and week-ends. Crisp and bracing atmosphere. Bungalows for families, also single and double I rooms. 1
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      225 6 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHERS. THE LEADING AND ONLY HIGH-CLASS STUDIO IN THE COLONY. Oar Photographs are of the highest Artistk and Technica Excellence, and are admitted to be Incomparably the Best in the Far East. No Satisfaction, No Payment, Orchard Roal and at Ho:el de l'Earope. The Standard Photographic Studio, No.
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    KING'S SCANDINAVIAN VISIT.
    26 7 KING'S SCANDINAVIAN VISIT. Ree. 6.20 pm. :i. M. the Kiclt itarts fot Btarriti on M 2, and h> w'/.l afterwards proceed to vrk isd X rway.
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    APPLE OF DISCORD.
    126 7 THE AUSTRIAN RAILWAY. Servia Grateful. GERMAN VIEWS. (Bv Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's.) The Servian Press protests against the Austrian Railway project and thanks the m is, British, French and Italian Press' r tkcn attitu le. The Servian Press attributes to Austria I Rgn to dominate the whole of
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    CRUISER'S BOILVR EXPLODES.
    24 7 Ree. 6 20 p.n. A dried on the French turtCO, .a M r •■■lu water-. Thrc- I ->1 and three injured.
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    STABBING OX THE MARIA RICKMERS.
    221 7 9ergeanl Braratoo o! tbe Marine Police charged a Chinese c> k employed on the i Uickiners before Mr (i.bson ia the second Magistrate*! e ur', yesterday afterDcor. with voluntarily caosißg hurt. Two boys'* relavd BOW they had a dispute atx ut the coffee on board
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    AN ARMED DUTCHMAN.
    187 7 Carl A M i Dutchman, was Mr tireen, second magistrate, lith cheating in respect of foot bottles w 1 with being in nooacanioii I revolv ml i rerur.t. S trgeani Giirav prcsecu"- I. 'p public house at i 3t* bow the accused „..t'. walked awaj Wlt for
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    CANADA AND JAPANESE IMMIGRATION.
    68 7 PRESERVING THE TREATY RIGHTS. (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's.) Received at 3.11 pm. The Jap-mesa Vice Consul at Ottawa, has had an interview with the Secretary of State for Immigration with reference to the two Jipanese who weut into British Columbia from'fhe United States. T'ae Djpirtunnt of
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    THE WRONG PLACE.
    33 7 Keir Hardie in Johannesburg. K?c 6 20 pm. K<rir Hardie was pelted with eggs, tomatoes and bottles of chemicals at a Labour meeting at Johannesburg. H^ tied without having pp^ken.
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    CHARTERED COMPANY.
    40 7 Increase of Capital. Received at 10 45 am. Feb. 18th. The Chartered ConiDanv is issuing to shareholders a milliou pound shares at par. The Directors intend asking for a second million in 1910 and a third in 1912.
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    ALLEGED GANG ROBBERY.
    164 7 '•A BIT OF A LIAR." Two Cantonese, brothers, were again before Mr Column, third magistrate, yesterday afternoon, for further enquiry into the obarge of gasg robbery brought against them. Mr Gaunt oondoeted the prosecution and Mr U. J Braddell defended. The accused are alleged to have robbed,
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    FRASER AND NEAVE'S BOTTLES.
    82 7 M ;>rs Howard ard Green sat as a i^nch Court, yeeterdaj Rfternooo, to rehear the case of Fraeer and Neave, Ltd., vs. a Chinaman named Siang Hock who was charged with putting his aerated waters into bottles belonging to the prosecutors. The Chief Justice ordered a
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    A SHOP BURGLED.
    74 7 Some time during Monday Light or in the e.irlv noun of yesterday morniDg, thieves broke into a sht p at 65 Selegie B >ad and removed fifty Barongs, hfty bajua ami i Bmal] barmo&inm to the total valu3 of $630. The shop belongs to a Mohamedao ed
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    ENLARGING HOLLAND.
    175 7 The Dutch are entering upoa a tremendous undertaking, which will throw into the shade all their past feats in their long struggle with the sea The reclaiming of the North West Polder by the const; union of a dyke from North Holland to Wieringen Island, for which aßiHiaa
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    ALSAGOFF MURDER.
    445 7 THREE ACCUSED COMMITTED TO THE ASSIZES. End of the Preliminary Enquiry. When Towfik, Sulong and Syed Mohamed bin Agil f.c d Mr Colmau, third magistrate, yesterday, for further enquiry into the charges of murder by causing the death of Syed Abdul K*der 41sig<ff in April last, Mr Sproule
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    AMERICANS IN MANILA.
    485 7 WHY THEY RESIGN. Why did 500 American clerks, teachers and other employes of the Philippine government leave the service in the past year The Executive Secretary, Arthur \Y. Fergusson, a shrewd observer of conditions here, and one whose years of faithful work in a difficult and high
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    989 7 It is quite a new and interesting depar ture, the decision of the S. C. C. lawn tenni committee, to ordsr a preliminary round ii the tournament. Under Bye-law 16 the^ hare the power to do so, and in D. Doubles and the Profession Pairs, qualifying rour.df are
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      234 7 Robinson Company. THE "BLUEROCK" BIRD TRAPS. These Traps are now being used by all the Leading Clubs in the Far East. C m^m^^^: \C lit I 'i'-jJlVi* o S 8 <r j^H Hk into Cord (t Spikes i^2&&sS* 1^ 01 lXin ILtO :t ground. Jt^ I JVC *J9 i O
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    TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC.
    375 8 Calais to Calcutta in Twelve Days. 44 One first BOMB ticket to Calcutta, please, x><> Baku and Krassnovolsk. How much Forty pounds." A.nd what's the prica of a aeeond'-cUiss ticket r" "Twenty-three pounds." W U a do 1 reach my destination Well, that will iaftaol to S3m3
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    ADMIRAL SIR. C. DOMVILE.
    260 8 Thata is cix British blood in sOYer-haii A 1:. Si Compton Domvile. who retired not long since on reaching the age of 65. Few Navy men have had B more distinguished Ren is a a rj whiet shows the kind of stutf he la of. Xe.vr.v
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    69 8 We notice that tha Crown Colonies on i ran formal noised ttination nf the K g p D«] lof the Piiuce The Hosgkocg .we CjoocU has in :,v-d a for:., i] T ana Sir Heurv BicCaQmn Q« i r Ceylon 1 Jso telegraphed i ijmpithj to the OoTeraor-Geaeral of pap&r
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    THE EMPRESS EUGENIE.
    177 8 Bjapteaa Bwgenia'i embarkation for I a reminds the Daily Telegraph I M her voyage i he Suez 1 pened oupkei amid spect es cf almost rantastic brilliancy nearly \v m th w itera of the B d Sea ad the AI lite naaa lowed to -.ier, an-i
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      527 8 Htwertlsements. A crown of glory is a beautiful head of hair. An Australian lady <s&di(L now in London 1$ IC-'lSiu "Ayer's Hair Vig >r rrflU^^H^ Thanks to it, my hair v #wi jlfjl is now thick, glossy, tll'-Ec every woman who iiym jjn takes pride in her 1«1 Iff{ appearance."
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      510 8 advertisements. SHIPPING. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAV. COY., LTD. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular direct service between Calcutta, Straits, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Yangtsze Ports, Formosa, the Philippines &c. &c. STEAMERS. Tons Commander Kutsang 4895
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      465 8 Hbvertisements. SHIPPING P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bilk of Lading issued for China 3oast, Persian Gulf, Continantal and Ameri:an Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1908 Vlarmora Feb
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      676 8 a&verttacmcnte. SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. COAST LINES. i; earners of the Coast Fleet. tons reg. tonb re^. Petchaburi 21yl Chow Fa 16*3 Borneo 2I 0 Dbrawong'M 16-4t Kohsichang MMO Paklat 1657 Rajah, %2S Anghin 1657 Pitsanulok 9019 Locksun 1657 Bangkok 1890 C noising 1657 Rajaburi 1904 Pungtong 1657 Korat IQiJO
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      589 8 advertisements. SHIPPING. ntt lit A/« JL'* I Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen I IMPERIAL GERMAJT MAIL LIKE. j i m t The fast and well-known mail steamer.- t this Company sail fortnightly from Bvmefl Hamburg via Eotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Bfaraei Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Tort Bfl Suez,
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    BABTTS ESSAY ON THE HORSE.
    466 9 The Baku's essay on "The Horse,"' says the Indian Field is sometimes quoted. R^. i cently we were asked to give it publicity we nee it now. Some of it has been printed efore, put, we believe, haa not hithertj been Um üblic. -The horse
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    ALCOHOL AND THE BRAIN.
    313 9 Dr. R. J Oo ol the Elucation Depurt- Lo don Qoufty Ooaaoil, addioeaiag meeting- mll the C >l!e^e of Preceptors, en Pr^v-riti!'-^ Physical Defects of •i Childr- hi I ilcohol Brat quickened the circulation, ce.vt U left a man out of touch with his m I
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    "KINGS OLDEST SUBJECT."
    53 9 Campbel faring m the eve of c 8 berl'lth .be is tne o cest ia J ol > I has hved in In her f>aelc, hoover, si freely an 7 ,upbel! has great faith in the vu-tues she asserts she tared and still thrives; teetotahsm „w3ns auk
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    THE PUNKAH-WALLAH.
    796 9 A Threatened Occupation. Whoever has travelled in India or the East brings home with him thankful memories of the punkah, and of the cooling streams of air which it creates. There is always, too, a recollection of the dark-skinned punkah-wal-lah, the native whose task it is to pull
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    RUMOURED MOTOR RACE.
    205 9 A LOCAL Peking to Palis. It is rum raied, says the T. 0. M that a motor ruce from Ipoh to Malacca and back i.cne of the possibi Uiea of tha nea- future We hope this is true for if properly arraug >d fcobeatestofieliabrityas well as speed,
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      26 9 i Kißg oi All Cov.gh Medicines. carri tol Can ronnecti^:. I .-.A.. ht* been in gtateß Serrioe tor about sixteen aavf Wo have tried many cough
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      526 9 homeland u/iTenyb round NQIO and [[iHIHIILL ft llijlUj) p JAMES WATSON U Co., Ltd., DUNDEE. Agents, Mc&LISTBR Go., Singapore. Singapore and Kranji Railway. Prom 30ih September, 1907 and until further Notice. TRAIN SERVICE FOR WEEK DAYS ONLY. UP TRAINS(I) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Pa-ssir Panjang d
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      559 9 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. To Our Readers. 'I *.e Singapore Frpe Pn>w it now i tforning V;i\\\, and is on at dupou from an early hour each mornisg (Snndayi exceptad). Cush price Ten Cents a cop\ Subscribers* copies will l>e delivered atheir private residences, (or town offices oi
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      709 9 VI ;>SELS KXI'hCJ tA). >Ti-.\Mr;Uh. Givi)>g }>nrt <h']° f and (where knutcnj date due )i< ,nnie pf AgentAcLilles, Litorpool, M ur 8 s M.msfi Agamemnon, China, Mar 16 ftatofcfi*ld. liriie, Sy in- y. F- -I. Bon«t< t, Livei u'. Feb %i ilaatfi id. Aicioooa, Tj'.vr j.i i \\> i;ld. A.
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    INDIA.
    1746 10 IKDIAH ADMINISTRATION (Part 11-', BY THE UT. HON. SIR CHARLES W. MLKK. BART., M.P. n anal powerful attack oa any deeealation scheme for India which would Beat ol the positioa ot the native princes, w.i- a letter from Lord a, published by the limes u Jute. Roughly sp along,
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    GRAHAM WELLS, DECEASED.
    243 10 Any person having in his possession Policy No. 7fi6 granted by the Positive (rovernment I Security Life Assurance Company on the life of Graham Wells late of Singapore in the British Colony of the Straits Settlements formerly employed at the Tanjong Pagar I Dock Singapore and afterwards
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    LORD DELAMERE AND EAST AFRICA.
    487 10 Lord NmMI has returned to his Chesbi.e seat at Vale Royal, from East Africa, after 5 years expei ience of farming a tract of 100,0 (l acres of land, carrying J.'2<o head of cattle and from 14,0 0 to 15,<> >0 sheep. He remains only
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    CHINESE NAVAL BASE.
    152 10 NKAK lIXEI DAY F The recent Wa .'how olt B j'uper. NMM t the P'-. i; QoHMI ;.d the < ButhoritiM bave, andsr iastructious f }'> «rd 1 1 War, daapa) make I mrfCf of the^.-.a'ity I:. r I e'es it m led fcba j bee I■<
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    ENGLISH.
    139 10 Tuose who are straggling with I 1 f l lv- bicallj ige) t i tbe Eclm i, ■In 8Dll:e i ness i f retnttt U uliere, fro: of the Ifaiter of tie Bng] !>•■•'— f- 5 i] Ha Eng isi Dr. Batter i 1 In i nmiidEfl lha tbeiaselvf
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      212 10 JJ^-.r-^ -1 ifffffy-aoagjt -T- ffm«~— "•—^ll ill n »»> 1111I 1 11 —lM^ Eg ill Celebrated Oilmen's Stores Mw L PICKLES, SOUPS, JAMS, JELLIES, &jl B POTTED MEATS, MALT VINEGAR. fflffl BBS Agents for LEA PERRIN'S WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE jpr Crosse Blackwcll, Ltd. [kelly walsh' i just published. (Sincapore Parity ixgkance
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      352 10 Nederlandsch Indische Handelsbank. NETHERLANDS INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK. Established 1863. Paid-up Capital fl. 10,000,000 (about .£883,000 Ebsbbvb Fukd fl. 2,112,000 (about «£l7s,Ul>u Head Office Amsterdam;. Head Agency: Batatia. Branches i The Hague, Sourabara, Se marang, Indramayoe, Bandoong, Wot-erredet and Hongkong. Corue3ponde;?ts Minium. CfluMnbos Tegal, Pec.tiongan, Padang. Medan. Pntil nak, Penang, Shanghai,
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      321 10 Nexi Week I I ai. l'i; kfk;: km k rOB India," BT SlB K li'i-.u LSI B :;uujtii;. Pafscn^crs for the Straits. r< v P A Borneo, dne Feb 2 Mr J. <>;i^. Mr J. Gi'cbrist, Lieni Et. Rogers, McKcigbt, Mr E 0. Hussey, r .1 Gibeor, Hon. W. Evan-,
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    385 11 Singapore, 16th February, 19^ 8. ■a, Long p er catty 6 do. French do |fi Bmi per lb. is Beef Steak <j o oq H-n Sprouts per catty ~3 too Sprouts d o> < B.uhan a 0- o 0 Pr: do. 4 _r*\ Batavia d o> b
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    MINING IN CORNWALL.
    179 11 Um Hal v States produce nearly two- f th« w rtd't tin, thi grsd of the aliuvLtls ha- m iecroassd in ra'ua, whilst b an extent, I Cornwall with Irs iapimd equipment in mod rn |ml n libs *W :i s cl P r> B tin at
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    SAVING FOR WAR.
    93 11 Elg \A NUM of *J T T. Hatsoa&oto quo ti •*«> approval Um a a address which Mr Kanamuri. Um \w:!ecooomwt, raoratlj delwewd at kbe Kateunioto Middle School Hkto y tells us Ihat J.tpan baf bad aad wfll ha^ w*r9f**J year. Every Japanese mud therefore g M
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    SHARES.
    761 11 MINES. Capital Capital Issae Paid Issued paid up Value ap Lompan-. Qu jUtioa. $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin M. Co. Ltd $300,000 225.000 10 10 Bruang Limited 705 $600,000 600,000 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co Ltd M £100,000 350.000 £1 £1 Duff Development Co. Ltd 1
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      755 11 Singapore Sporting Club. THE SPRING RACE MEETING WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday the 12th, Thursday the 14th and Saturday the 16th May, 1908. FIRST DAT. Tuesday, Uth May, 1908. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value $-3)0. A. Ra^e for Maiden Horses. Weight *»st. Ex-Griffina allowed 71b. Entrance, $20. Distance, Race Ccu-se.
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      559 11 7. The Griffin Consolation. Value $300, and— provided there are five starters the property of 'different owners— sso to the Second Horse. A Handicap for all Griffins that have run at the Meeting, and not won. Distance, Race Course. 8. The Ex-Griffin Consolation. Value $300. A Handicap for all Ex-
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      538 11 EXCHANGE. (Corrected tj? to Feb. 17.) Bank 4 m/s fy4| demand iM 23| Private credits 3 rn/s M 2/4 T credits 6 m/s 2/4| Fbanck, demand Bank. M 291 Gbemant, demand 237 India, T. T, 178J Honokono, domard 17£% Yokohama, dematd M 114 Java, demand M 139^ Bangkok, d( ma
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      183 11 1 HAMBURG-AM RIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. By the new steamers Rhenania," Habkburg," Kohenhtaufes." and the 1 SCAKDIA and Si^EBlA." The steamers are specially built for tlie tropics and have Ecxnrlccs PMBenger accornLaodatinn. First-class Cabin« imidrilini, lighted fchronyLcut by c)cctrir?ity, cabins fitted with fans. Doctor and Stewardesses carried, Lacndry on board.
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    THE POLICE COURTS.
    321 12 Mr Knowl?s made an application to the senior magistrate yesterday for an officer of the Court to be present at the Japanese Cinematograph last ni^ht when certaiu films under dispute, in the charge agiinat Willis, were to be examined. Mr Bheem, clerk of the court, was instructed
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    THE COMMERCIAL AGENT FOR VICTORIA.
    185 12 Mr J M S;aelair, who is the Conimevchl Ay >-a*e 1 Victoria, Austral;. i, is g Sutgapaiq oa Friday by the ss P.ir EM I HMHri visit to isttMuOOT!?* He II D ibfcj m Viciuru about a month. .c-u to Singapore Mr Sinclair returned tasl
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    VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
    331 12 By L eut-Col E. G. BfOftdrioli CorninanfentS vO, Singapore. 18til Feb. 1908. S. V. C. Ttosunud gtMnJ meeting of tb- S:n_' i I R;ti-> \aaofliatinn iriD bt beH at the B.T.C Drill Hmfl on Mondaj 24th at 5. 15 pm B.T.C i-i- Nj. 3 of 2nd July, 1907
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    Correspondence.
    708 12 On. Directing Crowds. To the Editor. Sir, List ni^ht a little before 9 p. in. a European, dressed in inufti, but recognised to bo a policeman, was iu Connnught Drive near the Recreation Club. I noticed that he took infinite pleasure in striking at random and with force with
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    £6,000 FOR A COIN.
    165 12 A telegram from Belgrade states that a unique incident occurred there, when for a 20 franc £.old coin no less than fc(!,o o was paid. The French National Museum in Paris offered tha*' ram for a certain franc piece of the year I^'ti, of which only
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    A CRICKET FEAT.
    46 12 A correspondent of the Pioneer" says Last Monday Mr A. H. Mehta, the wellknown Parsee cricketer, playing for H. H. the Maharaja cf Kashmir's team against Sialkote in the first innings captured eight wickets for six runs, and the whole team were dismis-
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    SCC TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    461 12 QUALIFYING ROUNDS. Owing to the heavy rain yesterday, play in the qualifying rounds of the S.C.C. tennis tournament was impossible. Yesterday's i ties are fixed for to-morrow. TO-DAY'S PLAY. D Single. J. Nel3on v J. Watson. F. E. Worsley Taylor v E. R. Taylor. C. W. Ballantyne
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    L.L.T.C. TOURNAMENT.
    57 12 TO-DAY'S PLAY. Lames DOUBLES, Final. Mrs Murray and Miss J. Gunn v Mrs Nicholson and Miss Littlefair. Championship Singles. Mrs Ganslos3r v Mrs Hartnell. THURSDAYS PLAY. Mixed DOUBLBS Finals. A Class. Miss J. Gunn and Mr Gaunt v Miss Littlefair and Mr Upcott. B Class. Mr and Mrs
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    THE RECENT RUGBY INTERNATIONAL.
    264 12 A writer n the Athletic News says of the International Rugby fixture, England vs. Wales. "Asa matter of fact, the proceedings were terribly disappointing, for not one-third of the game could be followed from the chief stands, while the fo^y conditions tuust have had their effect
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    RACE FOR WEALTH.
    20 12 It is characteristic of England that the race for wealth and position is tot looked upon as
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    221 12 The outward and the homeward French mail steamers Polynesien and o:eanien are due here on Mouday morning. Mr Gordon Bennett's yacht is now on her way to Singapore from Colombo and she should arrive here shortly. The homeward Spanish mail steamer Isla de Panay left Manila yesterday morning
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      10 12 PIANOS Bought, Sold or Exchanged Pianos at $150 and UowarHs.
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      270 12 DE KONINKLIjKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Dmdr Contract with the Netherlands India <ioye&nment. Agents at Singapore, Ship Agency, late J. Daendels Co., 2-3. Collyer Quay. THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE S.s. VAN GOF.NS.... Hontok. Bliajoe, Sm-ngei-Liat. Pangkal -Pinang. Koba. Tandjod^! PanJan, TobDali. Soeagei-Sba and Pale-mbang I■ I s.s. Brouwer
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      400 12 < PASSENGERS. Per Malacca Mr R E. Corbett, Mr T. B. Paterson. Per Asdang Mr Jenkins, Mr Anderson, Mr Paris. Per Hoehens aufen Mr and Mrs Malet, Director J. Suht and Mrs Naht. Per Kistna Capt. aud Mrs Dawnej, Miss Willet, Messrs J. But/' ach, H Baker, A B. Milne,
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      582 12 VESSELS IN PORT. o Men-of-War Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For When Sea Belle Jf\M.B. Tacht 400 Ahmat Fab 15 P. Swe.tenham Uncertain Sea Mew Col. Yacht 300 Murphy Feb 4 Malac a I'ncertain Koningen Regentes Dut 4950 Pinke Feb 13 Sourabaya Batavja fcO Ship Flag Ton3 Master Arrived
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