The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 May 1908

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1908. NO. 6,2. M
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  • 129 1 A Mansion Hou>e meet ag open a pations! fund for a birthday gift to Canada (Page 5.) Anotl er bomb outrage is reported from Calcutta. (Page 5 A tornado ha.-* devastated a pari i. misiana. Page 5 Sir Edward Grev ba- delivered an nddress on armaments and
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  • 827 1 The brilliant 1 resell writer Ba i seuts an afcsorbiufc picture of tbi istics of thn found in P*ri« in sll oafteu .ague, lv which he c evideLee. of we..! h ano p oepei b and. pride of race, lean m ii} or hideous cr tne aLd mon
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 247 1 ISIDDELEY MOTORS] at the recent motor boat races held at Monaco have secured to Britain the I CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD. I FOR CATALOGI'K AND PRICES APPLY TO ■central engine WORKS I JS SOLE AGENT* SINGAPORE. p; VAN., F.M.s M II U ILrl, SOLD EVERYWHERE. Particularly Attractive Tanglin Auction AT
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    • 275 1 A FEW NIGHTS MORE OCO0 C 0 HURRY UP The Japanese Magic and Comedy Company. (12 LADY GENT. ARTISTS.) AT HARIMA HALL 362, North _?beoge Road. (Back of Raffles Hotel Tram line* HUGE SUCCESS! CROWDED NIGHTLY!! "THE LIVING DEVILS" GRAND GHANGE TO-NIGHT. Prof. KikugoroV intrepid vanishing act into a ta:.k
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    • 310 1 Entertainments. I ALHAMBRA Qinemato£raph Be.u b Road. ALL NEW FILMS TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMME. Ist Show 7.30-9 p.m. 1. The Fairy of the Black Rocks Bobby 'a Practical Jokes 8. Fire in Odessa The Hanging Lamp 5. The Old Maid's Inheritance i>. Charley Paints 7. VIEWS OF THE IMPERIAL CANAL, CHINA 8.
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    • 95 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Lost, gold seal, ring and pendant Pafl Auction sales by Powell and Co.. of unserviceable police stores, property. hor.-t ind carriage^, diving gear and scrap iron Page 3. Georgacopulos Egyptian cigarettes soleagents John Little and Co. Page 4. Birano mineral water sold by dohn Little and Co. Page
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 271 1 THE WEEK. MOHDAT, iBtfa High Water—- I 11.35 Maxim Co. S.V A. Qenwal Meeting. 5.30 p S.R E. (V) Genera 1 Meeting. 5.30 p I s istriet < irand Lodgt i M. M.Mail Homeward due 7 Tue_:»ay. lIHA ffigb Water— '"la S.V. A. D.R.F Gka Laying, 3 S v Corapaaj
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  • 532 2 ta interest! ti si redfron al in Nanking, who was a loctOK on on-- t tt* End sting stea] era cf tl v .a Lloyd. On leaving the company's k ras engaged who bead the special i mis .go, to !i sa_ unitary Las I i
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 322 2 A TIP FOR THE RACES [fl TO COME AND SEE OV.V. Race Week The Finest Exhibition show in town. STOP WATCHES, in gold and silver, SCARF-PINS, in brilliants of our own design, FIELD GLASSES, in large variety. ORIGINAL UNIQUE OWN DESIGNS. The finesi assortment of Jewellery ever shown in Singapore.
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    • 446 2 B&vertfsementa NOTWES. 0. T. E. Co.. Ltd. 1! Aiu w Directory is now in course of pr< pa ration and Subscribers are requested to notify Manager by letter any change of Number, Name or Address before the 25th instant. J. Obiental Telephone ft Electric Co.. Ltd. Telephone House, Hill Street.
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    • 553 2 a^vcrtiactncnts. NOTWES. NOTICE. Take notice that the Power of Attorney dated 25th October 1907 from Nai Nieng Pisam to Koh Chwee Chiang appointing him Manager of Chop Hong Lee Chan of No. 68 Poat (.nay, Singapore has boon revoked as from this date and that I the Undersigned have been
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    • 503 2 Btoertteemenfc. NOTWES. MADAME FAMBON, LADY DENTIST. High Class \Vork Moder ati: PBB e. A T o. jl5, Orchard Road. Nov 21 u.c NOTICE. Persons having any clain_> _,-.inst the Estate of the late Dr. C. Bailees are requested to forward them forthwith to the undersigned. D. DOWBLL. Principal Civil Medical
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    • 366 2 .Eftterttecmcntf Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-up (Ul WAI 510,000,000 Re.ekve Pom Sterling Reserve /v^ BflMr Beaarra 113^0 000 Reservh Liability of Peopeimtoes ...sl'j Court uf Djkkctof.b. DM Mr. IIKNET EBSWICK. <'kA\RHi* Esq.— I'KI" MKMAV. i I.AKIiEI-T, 1 A- iron b| C. S. Gl'beat, Esq. j H. A. W ii. I
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  • 177 3 34th, i 90& BTI STATES i about I ne Straits and Urns Ceylon, were oflered at auc:. i •;...>• and sold as follows. Cav pec lb. CM. H.H. Ld __ga a bid cast b sol 1 8 8 leasee 2 7 g B/2 bid I
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  • 51 3 laed by rheuma- of the muscles and ma cored by applying Chamb- Pain B or a day aad robbing khe t -.y at each application. If this does 4 bind a piece of flan n. slight! Bahtn, a I inick i t sun i follow. 1 Bale by
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 135 3 AU&TIONS. AUCTION SALE OF SCRAP IROX. TO LE HELD AT IKlessrs. Riley. Ha I Co's UNO YAKI) AT Rot, Fr day May, P" POWELL ft Co Auctioneers. Ifi AUCTION SALE OF DIVING GEAR Etc. H pm 1 Ww Sata room May, "'ll an POWELL oc C A ttaneen Ma, AUCTION
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    • 594 3 Hfcvcrtieemcnta. 2WQTIONS. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. Furniture Auction at 157 Middle Road On Saturday May 30th 190b. Useful Teak Household Furniture. Excellent Nadun Wood Dining Table Etc. Well grown Plants including good collection of fine Crotons. THK PROPBBTT OF THK REV. J. ANDREW SMITH. G. A. FERNANDEZ Co.. Auctioneers. Surveyors, etc. May
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    • 604 3 advertisement*). AUGT lONS. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. The following properties will be sold at our salesroom, No. 6, D'Almeida Street, on Wednesday 27th May, 190s a t 2.80 p.m. No. 196 Victoria Street No. 147 Siraugoon Road No,. 14 15 Off Orchard Road No. 47 Minto Road No. 31-11 Off Rangoon Road
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    • 497 3 Stovcrtisements. AUQTIONS. MORTGAGEE'S SALE Tuesday, 19th May at 2.30 p.m. Valuable 999 years' leasehold land, area 8,480 square feet. Together with the six shop-house dwellings thereon knowu as Nos. 5 to 10 Buffalo Road. Singapore. POWELL ft Co.. Auctioneers. May IB 20. 5 AUCTION SALE OF AN IN\ OICE OP
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    • 209 3 EAGLE __T V^*fl__Lll_**_B___t___Hl^^^^ FOR ALL HIGH-CLASS WORK. S~>m X T THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES. IMPORTERS, The Borneo Co,, Ltd. AUCTIONS. AUCTION SALE Valuable 999 Years Leasehold Building Land SITUATE AT INSTITUTION HILL. LiVEL VALLEY LOAD. AT Messrs. H. L Doghian k Go's Salerooms Nos. 4 and RAFFLES PLA<
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    • 171 3 AUQTIONS. BV ORDER OF THE SUPREWE DOUBT. ELM.C.M. Supramaniar Cl and Tan Chee Tee ndant AUCTION SALE OF Freehold Land and Hoafe To be held at Powell k Cos h M ON Tuesday, 19th May. at 2.30 p.m. Area 750 square hot. part of drat: and 152. Together with the
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  • 25 4 Domestic Occurrences. Birth. JOHHBTON. On 4th .May. 1908, at Tyrella Rectory. Co. Down, the wife of L. A. M. Johnston, oi a daughter (still bom
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  • 2061 4 I Press 1 -'ch. maintain, U av fluence anci unbribe H- I- -i .iK precept- draw. for., Loyalty and Ijlw. Monday May 18, 190s. There appeirs t<- oe some good foundation for that New York telegram to Manila announcing that Mr JOHN I>. R< >CKEFE_ mi:
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  • 831 4 I. \pr*.. 1 ")S. Deal 881 Emm. "Oh, to be in England now ril'n here Are you poor < riles keen. as 1 used to io when 1 w_w It of Sot I Everybe !j gi I I Oout the cold, but still London with all
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 274 4 KELLY WALSH PURYTA PARCHMENT. A Perfectly Made Writing Paper of Uniform I Texture and Quality with a Medium Low Glazed Finish to Suit All Writers. I AZURE AND WHITE. I FOUR SIZES Octavo Tin. v Albert 6in. by 4in. Albert 5| by 4_. Imp] 6'\ by sin. In Boxes of
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    • 177 4 Best Lighted STUDIOS In the East. LIGHT, that is the proper kind of light, plays the most important part in the production of perfect Photographic Portraiture and we must confess that no small measure of the success of our portraits is due to the ideal LIGHTING ARRANGEMENTS of our Studios,
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  • NATIONAL GIFT TO CANADA.
    • 46 5 (Bj Submarine Telegraph-Renter's.) Am t .-.n_:ha.WnheidartheM i n. lon1 on douse, presided m« by the 1...,] MlV(>r natu.nalfund >o L ia 1 hinUav nnmn n-taWollenadGenenU nt i.m. Th. I__ nJ the PHm. w _|e_ We BBade I -ibscnption r j the fu:.
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    • 20 5 Recebed M.. 1 7 h 9 Umirahjorda in*] m Un if Ui _ht -xercises until further orders.
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    • 26 5 There m indi generally that the aa Convent i vi n nominate Mr :I I u! i: ■»1 bailor, for the Fte United States.
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    • 25 5 mmm Preach Gk-rernmenta -sence ol M. Cruppi in a ion and have ii* discussed the [Option of a commercial treat v.
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    • 51 5 Reosrve I Mav 16th, u du The Court ol Criflflinal Appeal waa inLUg When the mail left three appficati au 888 received under the new Act for .-'lishnient of the Court of Criminal Appeal, but are invalid as they rata* to _en- sed before the Act came into
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    • 264 5 M iy 16th, 5 p.m. a tirni on advices ac A.. riflß and more crier d trosa the trade. Met Pi .son and Crostield. Limited opens on the 1- inst (to-day) with a I dikting pictomuce rdinaries, and management shares. The- l .en directors, who me'.' de
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  • OUR NAVAL POSITION.
    • 120 5 t (Bj Submarine Telegraph. Renter's.) i R_c. 10 56 a.m., Mav 16. 1 feir E Award Grey was pn-sent as the *;uest of honour at the I run and Steel Insti- i ute dinner, and in a spt*-_h which he j lelivared, said one nation
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    • 41 5 Eteoeiyed at 6.13 pm, May 15th. The Scottish Land Values Bill has passed through committee of the House of Lords. The Committee has considerably moditied the measure and has made it optional instead of compulsory. m
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    • 39 5 Received by the King. Received, M iy 16th, 3.13 p.m. Herr Dernburg had an interview with I. >rd Crewe yeet3rday and was received by His Majesty the King in audience prior to his departure for Damaralmd.
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    • 34 5 Great Havoc. A tornado has swept over Western Louisiana, and has destroyed the township of Gilliam, devastating the oil region. 1 toe hundred persons have been killed and seven hundred injured.
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    • 19 5 Tii'-re fa tg been another bomb outrage at sutta by which four persons were injured.
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    • 121 5 The Chinese branch of the Young Men's Christian Association is exempted from registration under the Societies Ordinance. The Hon. Et. X Bland resumed duty on his return from leave of absence on the 7th. The leave of absence of Mr J. B. Elcum, Director of Education, is extended
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    • 224 5 Commenting on the departure of Sir Robert Hart from Peking. The Times correspondent while all the foreign newspapers contain appreciations of Sir I the native papers, with one exception, confine themselves simply to recording his departure. There is abundant ience. however, that the educated Chinese, though undemonstrative,
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  • 208 5 GERMAN CAPTAIN HEAVILY FINED. Mr Column, the third magistrate, reid out, on Saturday, the written judgment of the acting fourth magistrate, Mr Thunder, in the case in which Captain Reher of tbe dermaii steamer Wongtoi was charged with allowing his vessel to be used for the importation of
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  • 324 5 I >a Saturday morning, Mr W. E. Hooper spent more than an hour in investigating two cases of bilking brought against a European. In the tirst case, the defendant was able to show that he had offered the puller fortv-three cents which were refused.
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  • 435 5 A Straits correspondent sends to the L. and 0. Express the following growl The favourite season for residents in the Far East to visit Europe has now commenced, and therefore a word of protest against the evergrowing habit of tipping the stewards and other attendants on the
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  • 280 5 S. C. C. vs. Y. It C. A. Mr Justice Sercombe Smith's Bow j. in., Perform LNCB. Oa the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon the S.C.C. met the Y.M.C.A a good game ending in a draw, with the figures a good deal in favour of the Club, who on going
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  • 148 5 At the Swimming Club yesterlay morniug the second race for the handsome silver cup swum for yearly was held. The distance was 150 yds and the starters were EL L. Cuscaden (scr.) ft. M. McKenzie (7) N. H. D. Cascalen (8) W. Templer (12) E. D. Butler
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  • 28 5 CROQUET TOURNAMENT. Tuesday's Ties. Mixed Double _EL___h_>lCAP. Mrs Jago and A. W. Bailey, scratch vs. Mr and Mrs Treen h bisque. Championship; Mrs Law vs. C Guinness.
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  • 115 5 At the Raffles Hotel, the higges 4 ofthe three race dinners was given on Saturday night, when there was a crowded attendance. A particularly good menu had been prepared, aud while dinner was on the Parisian Trio played a charming selection of music. l>iuner over, the large central
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  • 162 5 HOTEL DEL' EUROPE. The third of the popular race dinners at i the Grand Hotel del' Europe on Saturday night was largely attended. An excellent; menu was presented by Mr Sohutz, the manager. His Highness the Sultan of Johore and party were among the guests. i and the table was
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  • 20 5 f Mr. C. B. Wainwright of Lemon City, Fla., U. S. A., has written the manufacturers that
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 648 5 ROBINSON &Co. JAEGER'S UNDERWEAR ™"^t» IS RECOGNISED /^miitwyS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AS \^\2B/^|/ A GUARANTEE OF PURE WOOL. GENTS PURE Wool Undervests, light weight half steevtiti All sizes from 36 to 44 inches. GENTS PURE Wool Pants light weight Ail sizes. GENTS PURE Wool Colic Belts. GENTS PURE Wool Dressing-Go
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  • 615 6 Hongko UmmmXtn S THE 801 I Peking. Maj The G mI ol Van:. ired to tbat aft e engage-. Hokow ba a re-capfcared Arrangements are being made with the t 88 to sup**. h ..> '-le. T Eimperok's Illnes? Baking, 7th Hay. Ihe per- i and om his
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 508 6 Hfcvertt3ement& Weakened Vitality Impoverished Blood ■T\J3>.W Read what Ayer's fc*^ Sarsaparilla did PT^s-J I for a well-known V \3T^ I LMt v missionary, j\y Iv. as for many years I y asufEerer from boils and I other eraptions of a like ky/^ naturt-. caused by the impoverw bbed state A
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    • 578 6 S&vertisements. SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamer* will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward {for China) 1908 Arcadia May
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    • 743 6 H&vcrttsemcnts. SHIPPING OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd, AND China Mutual Steam Nav. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, (.hina and Japan evt-ry week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp everyfortnight, and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly. One outward steamer
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    • 627 6 a&vcrttscnicnts. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The- steamers of this Company maintain a tgular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Lntwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, Jhina and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly or Havre and Hamburg and once a month for -Jremerbaven direct, calimg at Penang and Dolombe. Taking cargo
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    • 445 6 fl&vcrrtsemcius. SHIPPING. NDT lit JL/« JUt Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen INPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mail sfesssnan this Company aail fortnightly from Bren Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Sou: bamptoa Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (cunnection Marse Naples, Alexandria and vice veraa) I Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore B kong, Shanghai,
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  • 1279 7 v-> if tlnded an mportant It >eems not lil ingement may be ii no distant date by a net. Negoti this object have been in progress for some time back, -and r m nderstood that •onsiderable progr urds so agreement on several points has been male. It
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  • 409 7 "A Woman's Letter" from London to the M Adelaide Observer" gives an impressionist description of the new Canadian dancer that will give some idea of the fas* eination that is sending all London to the Palace Theitre. It is given below London has a
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  • 155 7 'hMIII.SuKY V.\t*t 1.N.Vl I< >\. Rangoon, April 25th. At the next meeting of the Burma Legislative Council the Hon'ble Mr H. L. Earles will ask leave to introduce a Bill to make farther provision for compulsory vaccination in Burma. Recently severe epidemics of small-pox prevailed in
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  • 167 7 A correspondent writes to the .Madras Mail India seems destined to have a revival of the elephant, viz the new Jumbo motors to run on a single rail flush with the ground with no lateral support whatever, with the power of the Lsviathan and the gait
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 341 7 On the Berth. BRITISH INDIA S. N, CO. LTD. FOB Port Swettenham, Penang. Negapatam, Madras. Pondicherry, Cuddalore, Karical, an I Negapatam. The Company's Bteamei "TARA," 6,322 tons, A. H. Acbeson, Commander, wil] be despatched for the above ports on Monday, the 18th instant, at 5 p.m. She has excellent accommodation
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    • 546 7 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to May. 16 dank 4 m/- 2 4 demand M 23' Private credits 3 m/s M 24; credits 6 m/s 2 '4 Francs, demand Bank... 291 jlbrmant, demand 2.?India, T.T, 17-1; Hongkong, demand 23% Yokohama, demand M 11 3^ Java, demand 139| Bangkok, demand 64 •50VBEKIGNS, Bank
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    • 954 7 SHARES. MINES. Capital Capital Issue Paid r Issued paid up Value up Company. tatfoet $300,000 300,000 10 10 Bela: T__ Min Ui 650 $300,000 225,000 10 10 Bruang Limit $600,000 SOO.OCO 10 10 Bmeel Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd 11 £400,000 350,000 1 1 Defl Development Co. LM 1 60,000
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  • 2135 8 THIRD DAY. MAY 16th. As on the other two dai glorious weather prevailed for the third day of the Spring Meeting of the Singapore Sporting Club. There was not much breeze, aud the clouds at one time threatened rain, a few drops causing anxious glances from beneath pretty
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  • 397 8 Jockeys. R. Bryans 5 3 2 7 J.Ruiz 4 2 4 1 J. Cartwright 4 2 6 V. Southall 3 6 4 1 W. H. Ross 3 8 W. Bailey 2 3 1 B. Kirwan 2 2 2 6 S. White 2 2 6 J. Duval
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 81 8 HIRANO MINERAL Jlncasesof4doz Pints $4.25 N. M. m A and 8 Dozen Splits $6.00 HLRAilOjj N. M. I I '"V'^M'^ri SOLE A GEMTS John Little Co J I I^^ LIMITED. I SPECIAL FEATURE A CHEAP AD V] POPUL AE WANTS Jf tttwi nn.tra T «_t is n you taw a
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 699 8 SHIPPING NOTES. The German steamer Choi Sing arrived on Saturday from Amoy with 655 Chinese coolies. I >ne case of smallpox occurred ou board. A male passenger died from heart disease during the voyage and was buried at sea. Seventeen Chinese seamen aboard the steamer Clam, bound from Singapore to
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    • 703 8 j VESSELSIN PORT. Men-of-war Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For Zeeduif Dut L'tship Dryoer May 11 laambas Bl Sea Mew Col. T»cht 500 Coleman May 1-1 T. AJM rinoertain Ship Flag* Tons Master Arrived From Consig-nee Breconshiie Brit 36^6 Tomlinson Mav 1 1 Kuehinot/.u Boustead I Boertaia Bullmouth Brit
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