The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 June 1908

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  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1908. NO. 6,317
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  • 137 1 Sir K. Hart inti by Rrotsr said m four or five fears jourg Chinese not being trained would be ad mis. able to Customs appointments. Tne foreign element will disappear. China is considering development ot Tibc.t. (Page 5 Chinese ssilors are no' t i be permi I
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  • 507 1 V\ picture M is the mon observation of tithe image on the >_d .ss-screen of hie camera with a good i deed; well«focu*sed (thai the picture made sharp m the colours of the origin il seam cond< more vivid than m nature -diado and colour are all then-,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 510 1 WANTED. WANTED. A Young Rubber Planter with 3 to 5 years' experience, and a working knowledge of Javanese or Malay. Apply to, THE BORNEO Co. Ltd., Singapore. June 18 20.6 EUROPEAN ASSISTANT Wanted by a large mercantile firm, a European Assistant (British), must have a thorough knowledge of Accounts, and
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    • 317 1 Entertainments. ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMME. BEACH ROAD. CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. 1. Constructing a fishing boat 2. His first success 3. An Arabian Dagger 4. The Poisoned fowl 5. The Rag-picker's daughter 6. Bicycle robbers. 7. Daily life of a French Sailor 9. I'll dance the cake-walk 10. Grandfather's pills. 2.
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    • 119 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTSAlhambra cinematograph programme for to-night Page 1. I-.M.S. Government notifies withdrawal of advertisement re Farms Tenders Page 5. Picture postcards m exchange for Straits stamps Page 2. 8.1. Teesta and Putiala. leaving respect for Calcutta. Madras, kc. on 15th and and the Carrie steamer Darius for Australia fee., on
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    • 319 1 Monday, 1 5th Eigh Water.-— ll. 31 a, 10.39 p M. ML Hail Outward due. M. M.Mail Homeward dn? Maxim Co. S.Y.C. Musketry Drill, 5 30 p Tuesday, l'ith High Water.— o.s a.. 11 IS p S.Y. A. D.R F. Gun Laying Drill, 5.3^ p S.R.E. (V) Semaphore Signalling. S.Y.I.
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  • 423 2 T m P ■:*<■■ vrdatri sak oi iocs to them 1 3 foreign me r |t« the consulate to avoid ai ion. I ♦he third of the Nippon c Club ;e i M a c tail some years a p mi lent rider g tings, won the tfeur riders up.
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  • 824 2 BETTER PRICKS EXPECTED. Steady Consumption This year Indie \ti:d. Since Dec2iub3r (says the Mining Journal a considerable improvement m tin vilins has taken place. Before passing to consider the outlook it is, perhaps, as well to record here the actual production of last year ■._i as can
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  • 87 2 WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY BY BALLOON. W Dg tfay il.— The United States Government is turning its attention to tbe installation of wireless telegraphy apparatus m balloons. YeBterday a balloon equipped with a receiving apparatus ascended here and soon established connection with Annapolis, 25 miles distant The < ffieerin charge of the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 904 2 Penang Turf Club. AUTUMN MEETING, 1908. Tuesday, the 28th, Thursday, the 30th July, Saturday, the Ist Aug., 1908. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, J.sth July, 1908. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value $509. A Race far Miiden Hjrses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 Ids. All horses imported into the Straits or F.M.S.
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    • 439 2 Secretary, Penang Turf Club, Downing Street, Penang. No second prize will be awarded un!e3s there be at least 5 starters the property of different owners ani no third pr'ze will be awarded unl *s there are seven such starters. In calculating the advertised value of any race the valje of
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    • 392 2 Hbvcrtiscmcnta. NOTIGES. of England Zenana Missionary Scciety. CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL Sale of Wor A* ni Uu Victoria M*\\m\vorial Hall Friday June 19- 4to 6.30 p.m. Saturday June 20 10 a.m. to 12.80 Kindly help m any way possible. E. GAGE-BROWN. Chinese- Girls' School, Government Hill. June 12 ILS 1 1
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    • 453 2 fl&vcrttscincnt^. BANKS. Hongko: g k Shanghai Banku:. "Corporation. Paid-up Capital '„000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling Reserve $15,000,000 49Q Kat fif Silver Reserve $13,500,000 z »^W,OOU rvh Liability of Proprihtors I i ,000,000 Court ok Dibbcvom. Hon. Mr. Hexrv Kj_>wici-.- umta E. (joetz, Esq.— Deputy Chairm. E. G. Barrett, Es<-.. jC.R Li
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  • 380 3 The China Mail editorially rem tm May no immediat a l eaily supp'ession ol Vunnan. Teh is one of the principal port*- sg 1 aeaa eon; tion with Hong- nton and elsewhere, h.3 been ia the hands of the rioters for over a mon h, and althoug;
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  • 166 3 Ceylon Observer." June 5, says Mr. J. R. Bruce, who died of the at midnight, had been ailing for some _a the time he returned N m the t the SouthHis end was a sad one >out him. at the A.
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  • 78 3 Rome. -The Tribune publishes from its special eorrespon illah, m coj quence of th- has sustained and the the traffic m am-nunition and has been bml gainst 1 wo Su'tans. who are unci oe, m the hope of c pplies He has also ast those cf ther
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    • 97 3 Do Not Neglect the Children. D of the year tbe first un natural! of a child's boi uldimmediate attention. The best tbiug Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by bottle of tbe remedy can be depended upon, and when recta I with* asant to take. Sold by all ii
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    • 635 3 flfcvcrtiscmcnts. AUQTIONS. Re LIM HICK PHANG A BANKRUPT. THB BKOnHC i BO B\3 KECKIV.h 1N B 1 J_I'CTIONS TO SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION AT Nm. 30, ABAB STREET On Wednesday. 17th June, at 10-30 a.m. All the stock-in-trade comprising Batek. Sarongs. German sarongs, Singlets, Handkerchiefs. Belts, Slippers, Scents, Umbrellas, and
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    • 596 3 advertisements. AUCTION*. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Teak Meranti Household Furniture Etc. the PROPBBTT of J. A. FARMER Esq., TO BE HELD aT No. 3.->, WATERLOO STREET, SINGAPORE Saturday, June 20th* at 2 p. m. Comprising iron double and single bedsteads. Teak oval dining table, teak dinner wagon, Teak Whatnot, Teak
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    • 258 3 Silent When running, Flexible Engine, Durable, Economical, Trial runs can be arranged. c_p > < HEREFORDSHIRE Guaranteed to be the pure juice of AN IDEAL DRINK FOR THE TROPICS. w m At^*. *j% Vm\ f^w t% jr" 1 AUGTIONS. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. At Powell Cos Saleroom ON Tuesday, 16th June, at
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    • 230 3 MORTGAGEE'S SALE. Tuesday, 23rd June, at 2-30 p.m. Synagogue Street. Shop-house N Synagogue Street, Singapore town. 1805 t Lease No. 497 for 99 years from 1841. quit rent $2. Bain Street. Shop-house No. 10 Bain Street. Singapore town. 999 years, quit rent $1. Barker Road. Two freehold building allotments, area
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    • 522 3 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. To Our fceaucrs The Singa- i PMm Morning Daily, and is on sale at from an early hour each morning (Sun; ex< py, Subscribers' copies will be delivered at their private residences, (or town offices or godowns if preferred) by seven o'clock each morning.
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  • 31 4 Domestic Occurrences. Birth. GILMAN.— On the 29th May, 1903, at 3. 1 lark R I. Kilpank, Madras, the wife of E. i. Gilman, Federated Malay S'.ates Civil Service, of a son.
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  • 1700 4 ETbou a letter appearing to-day it will be seen that the financial situation iv the Colony coiitinii3s to occupy the general attention, although nobody seems to be very clear to what the general commercial malaise is due, or i 3 prepared with any suggestions for any
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  • Correspondence.
    • 550 4 D.-^ar Sir,- >ur o tn r y Small ai. I mtplaoeat trted «t game oi which the ruks are n A formulated. Vt-' E I an i<lei that if oar mer ncr do son; t<> relieve the stringency. It is rather difficult to hee what more they erald
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 433 4 I KELLY WALSH 1 fo ■_________3w_____-__-^-__--M-_^_--------T----T^»Trr_--Tr- __W_B_____B____BBM-_____-_--______-i__-_M___-__i m -_uw_-_-------------------»w«__- j MINES AND MINERALS j THE NAVAL ANNUAL 1908 JO? THE BRITISH EMPIRE By T A Brasssy l7 7 tion of tho HUivorica!. ADVANCED GOLF ittores ofthe j By James Braid |2.75. of Minei 1 1 Production ha I British Domini
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    • 385 4 RUSKIN, EMERSON AND DERRICK At;ree that Price is Governed by Quality. Those things called dear are, when justly estimated, the cheapest; they are attended with much less profit to the artist than those which everybody calls cheap. All works of Art must bear a price m proportion to the ski
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  • 128 5 SUFFRAGE INAUGURATED. Mary Ann m Procession. (By Submarine Telegraph Renter's.) i cci id 10,00 n men marched on lay from the Than mkmentto the a I ill. with bands m 1 banners, and mac. A 8 rhe inclu oh m the c m Reform Rill nment I
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  • 47 5 A Language Test, Mr \V. Chu, President of. the Board ion representing resti of Bri aen that it was I to ail aw Chinese sailors ed on) within th. United Kingdom. drafted requiring a langu mle.s the Chinamen cou t were i.ritish subjects
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  • 29 5 Sentenced to Death. reived June 14*h, 11 35 am. ram B rer of Mr -.nutdy at Mozufferpore by the explosion of a bomb, has been sentenced to ith.
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  • 62 5 RUBBE R FREIGHTS ciation Protest. Sale Prices. {From Lv: i B. Penang, Juue 1 The Rubbers Growers A- .ition is .gainst increa- t rubber 3ing i -.-ore. L ndou via Penang, June 14th. The Rubber sale passed quietly, with penny to a pen ay half penny below 1219 pac .talogued
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  • 150 5 THEFT AT TANGLIN BARRACKS i SENT TO PRIS Further evidence was taken I Mr < rreen, the sec B m the dhoby wis cha ate Cook •at, for ihe j> last declared tint the money s part I his wages He mploveT aud two fellow-workmen as wit- His a_.rn.ne them
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  • 136 5 DISAPPEARING FOREIGN ELEMENT. li A World Power." (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's.) Received June 13th 3 fcO pm. Sir B bait Hart, on being interviewed by B liter's agency m London, stated that he thoughl that the young Chiuese now m course o! training would be admissable to app)intments
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  • 93 5 Dismissed His Ship." Eec. Juue loth, 10.18 a.m. Captain Lumsdeo, of H.M.S. Giidiator, m been found guilty of default but not neglect concerning the collision between the American liner S:. Paul and the cruiser, and has been reprimauded and dismissed his ship. s penalty is much heavier
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  • 22 5 The Xew York State legislature Las passed a Bill making gambling on raco courses a penal off.- nee.
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  • 32 5 Kee. 10 40 a.m. Mulai Hind's entry into Fez seriously affects the situation m Morocco and will probably oblige France and the other powers to reconsider the position. .-a*
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  • 46 5 A semi official Communiqua from Paris shows that France adheres to her demand to China regarding Yunnan and that she also requires chat the Chiueso shall pla <■ no further obstacles m the way of the carrying out of French mining concessions m Yunnan.
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  • 27 5 The Cunard liner Lusitania has arrived Smdv Hook iv 4 days 20 hours and 8 minutes, which constitutes a new record for the j aurney.
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  • 142 5 The Pulau Bukom Football Club is exempted from registration under the Socie ti -S Ordinance. H E. his appointed Mr C. B. Whi'ebead, *ud Superintendent of Police, Penang to act as Second Su} t Singapore, and the following confirmations are notified Mr C. V. Dyson, Registrar, Suj
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  • 104 5 The Ben Hur Company which hid been showing at Kaill "-s Music Hall opened to a a 1 house at Harima Hall, North Bridge -atui day night. The two perform went with pkn'y ef verve and were received with hearty applause. The chief inter, st centered m the wrestling contest
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  • 1383 5 Trial of The Prisoner. In connection with the telegraphed news of the sentence of death upon Kudiram Rose, the surviving murderer of Mrs and Misa Kennedy at Mozufferpore (the otter, Dices!) Chandra Roy, committed suicide with a revolver when his arrest was being made at a railway
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  • 497 5 A NEW CHURCH. Ia view of the growing community of the Cantonese section of the Roman Catholic Chinese of Singapore who at presant worship m the Church of St Pe!er ani St Paul m Queen Sa-.e\ with the Hokien and the Teochew sections, it b decided for
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  • 129 5 A shooting accident ecsurred at the Hotel van W:jk on Friday night. Mr Mend rick of Mess is. Katz B os went to the hotel to call on a friend, Mr Pircztk. He was examining a revolver belonging to Mr Pirozsk, when it went <H and a
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    • 591 5 ROBINSON CO. g# NOW ON SHOW. "C X* V r_4. C *i_V LdbO ftODBS Fjf*-; AND 1 4i'** _fesMiiqliii -T»1IL F. M. S. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. The advertisement calling for Farms Tenders for the Grovernnient of Selangor is hereby withdrawn. By Order, Lan u'or. t^~ ™~r*° .-.—l __.«_.--»i-ii i i mini
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  • 663 6 S r Thorn is S ither and, chairman and manas_;in_; di:- P. O. Company, and ad lim pmiduill of the Suez Canal Company, gave evidence on May 19 btfora On Koyal Commission on Shipping Etiagv, Hr ___rtfamr Ooihaa raai Bug. Sir Tfcaiaaa i that
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  • 137 6 Tht eompri-: g ahout '27. red at auctions to-day and sold as follows Si HID Malvy State& ca- per lb. ")0 crt-pc boi: 1 crepe bou^i.t m C L. <a bought m 4 cm ght m V. 1 civpe boi LA.R.C. 4sl c: Bi4 ock
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 502 6 advertisements. .-L »j£. sure beacon. J^ 'i'SSife*" l- ias l>een J^l^|! |p ,C V ing the sick *'»*->- ?V-v and suffering ''n-^ bor of health and strength. Isn't that a record to be prond of? For more than sixty years tm «r j^jg^g BiSBSk SS f&SfjL <ffa Ss ffl w'^T
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    • 612 6 Hbvertieementa SHIPPING. -S %mF'iwm \,m*tr 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 Guli, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1908 Devanha
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    • 721 6 H&vertteemente. SHIPPING "'t_' ;^T^K***lC IktM I jP_fc&&i OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual uteam Nay. Co. Ltd. Ihe 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 fortnight, and for Genoa, Marseilles
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    • 625 6 advertisements. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regolar service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and J lamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking
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    • 414 6 t^vcrtiscmcnts. SHIPPING. MT. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mail eUwn^r.this Company pail fortnightly fr men, Hamburg wia Rotterdam, Antwerp, bout: ampt-n Gibraltar (renoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles. Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Baid, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki A Koba U.
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  • 453 7 B Ov Mm 1 1 I Ash Ac, UC. LTT':: I MK\'T. 'stin^ report aa Urn agriculture and indu* 4 thr*- Pednated Mm] _j States has just been issued I y Mr. Bajaas, tha American Consul-* wbmu il ai Singapore. Tne States. comprising Perak, Sefaugor, Negri Sembilan
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  • 750 7 Capital Capital Issue P*ld Issued paid up V*la« ap Company. Qu f*t*o»» $300,000 300,000 10 lo Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd 5 $300,000 225,000 10 10 Brwng Limited 5 $600,000 60",0C0 10 10 Brmmk Sjdraohc Tin M. Co. Ltd I] M £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duif Development Co. Ltd
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  • 105 7 Th? syndicate has formed during the jear the Soeb ploitation de-Ling-N_ran (registered under Freneb law), to which it has _;hts m the departement rf I eg 7gaa for £21 pajahle aa to 621 tin shares. The capital of the new company is £37.000, and I parts de
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  • 36 7 Tha Borneo Company, Limited, tbe company's n. the East, advice •Mr. -writes Struck lede slate May 11— eve!) feet wide very rich ore ide will te'es_;raph you further as .en additional star- M .14"
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 163 7 Whoop ng Cough. is a very dangerous m S -v that there are mor from it than from scarlet All<_ i .v be avoided, however, .ing Chamberlain's Cough It liquifies the tough mucu>, making t to cough loose, and makes leee Ereqneat and Et has n used m many epiperfeet
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    • 961 7 i HOLIDAY TICKETS Koninklyke Paketvaart Maatschappy. The above mentioned Company issues, during the months MAY and JUNE, RETURN TICKETS to all ports on its lines against payment of a SINGLE FARE. The return voyage must be undertaken not later than 30th June. These tickets are also available for the steamers
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    • 550 7 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to June L> Bank a ity* 2/4 demand 2/3| Private credits 3 m/s 2/4 2 credits 6 m/s 2/4 T 7 Fbakcb, demand Bank. M M 291 Obx_iiant, demand M 2£G~ India, T.T M 175 Honokon 9, demand mm *m 21 norn Yokohama, demand 1 1 3
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    • 87 7 '.m. i I I Z,— wL k w I. i I 52 i 1 -rtt r-"~^.i if V 'E v i4 "S S^»«S____. 'Cl _^*t-' _r- f- =J V *< *~<*^ J «&^**h£ _> ''t? A STUDY OF THE FIRST WATER ERASER NEAVE L' d SPECIAL FEATURE A CHEAP ADVERTISEMENT
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  • 262 8 I Nl the S. C C ground on Saturday, this ma.e'i was WOO ei-: .y by the Club. The S. C. C who wan*: ta first, bitted fairly fitulj ani E d Ls, Mason, Ollerhead and Cant rdl put up some useful performances a
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  • 157 8 B NS'DICA! CS. Tiie nan I v I scratch sweep-* were p laved en Su. th the following ranihi Bye*, a kgnew 5 and A M H gg 2, a k^mmmW 0 D.M oH .nd WJ. May son S, Miller S I Miller Inp after a tie
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  • 148 8 Rl .DAY'S PLAT Bug I tag J 1-eats Chco Siai. 4 6, 6 1. 6 3. beats Tan Boon Xi Oft-TO-DAI > TIETan Chew Kirn, owe 1 vs Lac Chim Tuan, fcr. B Sin-. les. Song Chin E *p Yeow Chin, owe 6 (final).
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  • 52 8 >.. Saturday the irib Club met tbe Bnshdiah Club m another fixture m the C 0..; tl Shield competition en the targe gathering wit,.--- teams wtre matchel and the first is uneventful. In the tea tried hard. but neither were able to score and the ended m a
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  • 84 8 The output of the Chenderiang group of mines for ihe month of May am-. pikuls. c output of Tekka for last month ills of cIoaU ore. The cor; reeol the output ofthe •a bun Mine from Jannax ue as Hows: January, pie. 1742 February pis. l< eh, pla.
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  • 971 8 Admiral Evans declares that the gunnery of the American battle fleet during the Pacific cruise beat all previous American. British. French, Japanese, and Oerman records. "If the report is given out." said the Admiral. and I believe it should be, it will cause a most profound sensation m
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  • 61 8 I 1 Mr Verney asked the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether he was m a position to state the terms of any propcsBd atrreemeut with the Siamese Government m 1 lo the modification of existing treaes dealing with extia-territoriai jurisdiction. M: .1. A. Pease replied on
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  • 335 8 Successful Afternoon's Sport. The Anglo- Chinese Sohool sports were held on the school grouud on Saturday, and with numerous banners and streamers the scone was a v. ry gay oeo. A large gathering, including many ladies and the parents of the boys attended. The following were the winners
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  • 552 8 From a Parliamentary paper just issued ue xtract the following reports on tin -S. F.M.S., and Borneo. Cultivation.— Cotton is grown at pr. -< 1 1 only to a very small extent. The climate is not altogether favourable, since the wet and as are not definitely marked. Tincotton
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  • 152 8 A Chinaman suffering from beri beri was detained on board the Dutch steamer Ban Liong on her arrival here on Saturday. The Dutch steamer de Eeren. arrived hereon Siturday from Bindjermasin and on board were the captain, officers, engineers and crew of the wrecked steamer New Orleans from
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  • 511 8 o Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consignee Adana Brit 2KB Pars June 11 Sa gon .1 M H pool Anghin Ger 1 U< l Kumpet June 6 Bwal Bylm Mejei Bangkok Ban Hin Guan Brit 248 Hunter June 12 PontUUMfc Han l.< Bong Pontianak l; Ban
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 13 8 Bought, Sold or Exchanged Pianos at $150 and Upwards, by different Makers Guaranteed
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    • 188 8 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Cnder Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore. Ships' Agency, iate J. Daendels Co., 2-3. Collyer Quay THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE OM .> APPROXIMATE. s.s. BROUWER ara*Saba, Simpang and Djambi witb tran»hipmexv Palembang. Sekajo*. Lakh. 1 If ara-Klingi and MoearaEnim .1 s.s.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 397 8 CLEARANCES. June 13. Strathspey, B.it. str., Osborne, for Moulmein. Elbing, Ger. str., Paulsen, for Batavia. G. G. Meyer, Dut. str., Griffin, for Muntok and Palembang. Perak, Bi it. str., Quine, for Penang via ports June 14. Giang Ann, Dut. str., Moss, for Samarang via ports. Simongan, Dut. str., Yos, for
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