The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 June 1908

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  • 15 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1908. NO. (),:>:>:*
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  • 168 1 Mr Taft's nominee f<r the Yiee-Preei- deucv is Mr Sherman of New York St a'. Page 5. In the French Chamber a heated debate! took place over Morocco but Government met with the support ef the majority. Page 5. The Court of Enquiry into the loss of
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  • 1612 1 inata anjiig" is among ti. i reckoned a man of some official stand ng invested with wide power.-, and occup an envied place m native society, such a> is. To lbs fOing he is a brother lo« kei up to as a very (deter Istlow indeed, sf| principal
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    • 393 1 jSIDDELEY CARS) R A C REL?^I D LITY TRTAT 0 HENRY STUEMEY. COM--1 RELIABILITY TRIAL m MENTING ON THIS TRIAL SAYS ,aru in 'l I *aatke trial officially made under Am-WB*9 Siddak, Car, und I masthe p-.-mit ad I P°* the result of it Tonml AttOmflsstriS w»7^ossfles without a. r..ppa^ut-:wiv
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    • 269 1 Entertainments. alTTamlbra CINEMATOGRAPH, Programme TO-NIGHT. ONLY PATHE FRERES FILMS. L. F. WILLIS, Manager. INTERNATIONAL BAND. 47. WATERLOO STREET. [Brass and String: or String Band Only. Now open for engagements. Music Lessons given, 7 a.m. -9 a.m. 5 to G;JO p.m. J. TRIMDAD, Proprietor k Bandmaster. June 16 uc ADELPHI HOTEL
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    • 89 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. It is to-day notified that the Government Wharves. Penang, will be taken over by the Tanjong Pagar Board from July 1st Page 4. The Taroba for Penang. &c. on Thursday Page 7. Messrs Kelly Walsh new books Page 4. Sale of a Pathe Freres Cinematograph Page 3. The
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 320 1 THE WEEK. Monday, 22nd i High Water. 3.52 a 5.17 p M. tzhn Coy. S.V.A. Map Reading, 5.30 p Tuesday, 23rd High Water.— s.2l a.. 6 16 p NDL Mail Homeward due. NDL Homeward Mail cloees 10 a. Cap Tie V.M.C.A. v West Kents II Licensing Justices meet, 2 30
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  • 737 2 I San Francisco papers of May 9th report die speech (to which telegraphic reference has j already been made) delivered by Rear-Admiral I Robley D. Evans at the banquet given by the L-ity oJ San Francisco the previous evening to Mr Meteatf, Secretary of the Navy, and
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  • 286 2 The following has been issued from the 3t Office To increase the facilities for trade m small articles within the empire, the Postmasteraeral has been m negotiation with certain of the colonies and dependencies for the establishment of a mutual cash on delivery
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  • 52 2 Demand for Marine Products Starits the Move. The purchase of marine products by Chinese merchants, hitherto suspended owing to i anti-Japanese boycott, was resumed at Nagasaki on the 17th instant, when about V.10,000 worth of transactions were made. I'.e sale of aquatic goods m accumulation is likely
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 484 2 Hfcvertteemcnta. TO LET. TO LET Office at 49, Robinson Road Ist and 2nd Floors. Entry Ist July. Apply to— R. SASSOON, 1 D'Almeida St. June 18 v.c. TO LET. Compound House No. 1 Oxley Rise. Apply to— MEYER BROS. May 22 v.c. TO LET From Ist August No. 3, Dublin
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    • 467 2 advertisements. TO LET. a OFFICES TO LET. Raffles Square, over The Robinson Piano Go's., premises. Apply ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ltd. Oct 2 TO LET No. 10 Tiverton Lane off Killiney Road. Apply to B. N. ELIAS, 5, Malacca Street. Aug 7 7.7 PARKSTONE: Nassim Roal. To Let, Unfurnished. 3 Bed
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    • 466 2 Hbpcrtteementa. INSURANGES. NEW ZEALAND INSUBAMCB Co.. Ltd. FIRE A"NfD MARINE. Subscribed Capital £1,500,000 Paid up Capital ,v Reserves X' 090,000 YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. Ltd. MARINE. Subscribed Capital 11,200,000 Paid up Capital ft Reserves $1,720,000 CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd. FIRE. Subscribed Capital $2,000. 10 Paid up Capital A Reserves §2,230,276
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    • 465 2 Advertisements BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Baling Corporation. Paid-up Capital m Rkseevi Fund.— m Sterling Balirn 115,000,000) #1 Silver Reserve 1 1 m »00 j |28 5 00,000 Re.sekvb Liability of PROPEIITOEB... .000,0*0 Court of Di EacTona. Hon. Mr. Hjknkt EnaWHK. CHAifc» A M B O<M EBq.-I) E r; ri <'hairman. E.
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  • 300 3 H M B»l i Memorial In I h n v. ITher- reeeotli aaraaOad at B.B.af.'a Shanghai, reports the :ry." m the prtaaaMM of Sir Pelham rea, K.C.M.G., HP. li.'a Consul aaeral, a couple cf handsome brass tablets, the hrst one being erected by the naembara ol H B
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  • 219 3 It is well known that the wooden waS„ formed t many officers who subsntrv rose to distinction m the British ft is doubtful, however, it any n of her period ever carried on bet hrst eoramis- a number of young men who wore Is to rise
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  • 318 3 people not actu div m touch with gnni can have any idea of the tie- .>us force of the explosion of a large gun I effects may be realised on o^ mod, B the p irt of the majority of the general public there is
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    • 500 3 Htocttisements. Weakened Vitality Impoverished Blood 1 Hr rs/^fk Bead what Ayer's SU "^flfe Sarsapariiia did I for a well-known t VXvllll 0 1 missionary, W U) Wl *it-es u l was 'or many years k a sutler er from boils and other eruptions of a like \f nature, caused by
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    • 590 3 advertisements. AUG! lONS. AUCTION SALE OP A PATHE FRERES CINEMATOGRAPH APPARATUS 25 PATHE FILMS AT Messrs. H. L Coghlan Go's Salerooms ON Friday, 26th June, at 11 a.m. Comprising Lantern, Operating machine, Arc lamp with Switch Board, "L'Aster" Dynamo 8 H. P. Motor with switch board, Canvas Tent ,4 ft.
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    • 237 3 j HOUSE PROPERTY ENHANCED' IN VALUE if it is known that the Wood -work hat been treated with -V, T^3l The results of 20 years' tests m the Tropics have proved that this PreservaABSOLUTE SAFEGUARD WHITE ANTS. DRY p.rvp, TEREDO NAVALIS DECAY. 1 Gallon $2.50, 5 $11, 10 $21. IMPORTERS,
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    • 106 3 DIRECiOEi 7 FOE BANGKOK AND SfAM 1908. Nineteenth Year of Publication NOW JREADY. The Directory for Bangkok and Siam contains a complete and official List of the Government Departments and the Principal Commercial Houses m the country. I: replete with information absolutely essential to the merchant, the Trader, the Professional
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    • 557 3 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. To Our Readers. The Singapore Pm Pre>* it Isj 1 Morning Dail; mSpots from an early hour each morning (Sun excepted). Qml prio* Tm Oenti a 1 Subscribers' copies will be dels v. their private residences, (or fa i^oduwns if preferred by heven o'clock
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  • 1712 4 Here shai' the Pros*; the People's richt maintain, J aw i gain patriot Truth h fr'onocs precepts draw. Pledged to Religion, loyalty and ]jiw, Monday, June 22, 1908. Although a semi-official version of certain phrases said to have been used m a speech by the German
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  • 68 4 {Froi>. ttt lent.) New Rubber Co. London via Penanf, June 20th. Urn British Somairi Rubber been "■toad pit i present issue 3,00 cent participating preference Bharee The object of the concern is to i Serbadj id Bind i engei Kmim I amounting to 6, which 2,7'" 1
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  • 22 4 The Robber market is firmer i orders tad few sellt There is a good private demand for plan tation rubber.
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  • 443 4 In the current number of the uman f te are published Adiitional Inst; tions to the Governor and Comninler io Chief of the Straits Settlements Our Court of St. Jam m's this nin of May m the E I":.'- revofc the Third, and Thirto i I the I.
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    • 426 4 I KELLY WALSH 1 FIVE nights new BOOK J VICTORIA CROSS. BY I and the most brilliant work Victoria WIlMj I UIM LnLIKLniLLI I Cross Imm produced. Like her other B m iis i story of imson, but this Author of t h e Crisis, Richard Carve! etc! sse and
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    • 508 4 RUSKIN, EMERSON UNO DERRICK Agree that Price is Governed by Quality. Those things called dear are, when justly estimated, the cheapest; they are attended with much less protit to the artist than those which everybody calls cheap. All works of Art must bear a price m proportion to the skill,
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  • 93 5 ...urine Telegraph. Reuter's.) CHAMBER DEBATES. Receive i Jure 20th, 2 25 cm. A Paris telegram states that there was a Chamber ou the sub- :eo. 51. Pichon indignantly repudiated a rag. ►by M Jaur& that Gertuanv iting F:- un The srnmcnl vac cooperating with sen and taking
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  • 35 5 I- 3 ice I hni i by the an Coi iidate f Mt W. H. Tafi has r mgaed p I I? ur, Hr Luke r nnessee, succeeds Mr Taft m point ment.
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  • 410 5 kITAIN TO COME IN. me 81st, tS a na. E' I I the rmatioa ol an inter* •nal steel trust are nanewe 1. The oapi to be 150 millions >--■: til g astmoted m Britain, IB M m VMJ. The I sa commence on 7th. match jto
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  • 201 5 (By Submarine Telegrapa Router's.) KAISER'S SPEECH. i Ready for all-comers. Received dune 80fch, 10.10 am. Consilerable stir, even anxiety, is being caused by the alleged remarks of the Kaiser at a review m the pretence of foreign military attaches, m which it is report el that he
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  • 45 5 FRANCE AND CHINA AMICABLE. telegram from Paris states that while expressing regret si the frontier incidents, and thanking the French for their support m suppressing the rebellion, China Las demanded an enquiry. France is inclined to agree to the proposal. m> m 1
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  • 363 5 Taft's Nominee. Received June 29th, 9.55 a.m. The Convention has adopted Congressman Sherman of Neu York for the Vice-presi-dency. Mr Sherman is the nominee of ft for the post. Members of the S.C.C. are notified that entiles for the six-a-sida football close on Wednesday next the
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  • 2138 5 MARINE COURT OF ENQUIRY. CAPTAIN'S TICKET SUSPENDED. A MLrine Court of Enquiry was held at the Mister Attendant's office, on Saturday afternoon, to enquire into the stranding m the Pulau Laut Straits of the British steamer "New Orleans." Mr E. C. Howard District Judge, presided and the
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  • 124 5 Per Lady "Weld Kr D Benjan Per Calypso Mr D. A. van der Weida. Per Montgomeryshire Mr and Mrs Dl monl Hay, Miss°s Robinson (I Perl llcn'ble A. Murray, Iff "Wayte Wcod. Per Merkus Mr Lousemeyer. Per Glenlogan Mr Skyb Per Selangor: Messrs B" Doninthorne. T. Hart, Tisdall, Pen
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 113 5 Robinson Company. Large Shipment .g 77 Millinery ff FOR J Morning Wear pi EVERY ONE DIFFERENT. Price $3.25 $3.50 $3,75 $4.25 and 55.50 each. IT 13 IN THE INTEREST OF EVERY I 1 BUSINESS MAN TO CALL AND SEE I DUPLICATING MACHINES. I STEEL FILING CABINETS. I STEEL OFFICE FURNITURE.
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  • 265 6 Mr Stephen Burrowes, superintendent of the Sailors' Rest. Naples. Italy, says: "Our Sailors' Ke^t m Naples is the only Bible depot m the South ff Italy. It has distributed: 57,0€ C copies ol the Bible, New Testament, pets, Of Scripture portions, m the
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  • 701 6 Singapore, the g taway oi the Orient, is a remarkable instance of the progress derived by ti a administration. For m lhe year 1822 there were but 129 Bailing with a capacity of 190,0< Q tone, tor 19< 6 total 10,993 vaesels entered of a tonnage of
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    • 522 6 Advertisements. SHIPPING. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAY. 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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    • 626 6 S&vertisemcnts, SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For Chin?, 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. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Old ward (for China) 1908 Marmora
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    • 653 6 H&vcrttscmcnte. SHIPPING g rags, &smz OCEAN STEAM SHI? Co. Ltd, AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. lhe Companies 1 steamers are despatched from Liverpool out wards 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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    • 586 6 flbvcrtiacmcnts. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regclar service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and KoUerdaui, and th* Sti China aud Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg aud once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Peiiau^ and Colombo. Taking cargo
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    • 455 6 Btocrnecmenta SHIPPING. m Norddeutscher Lloyd, iIMPERIAL GF.EMAh"maIL tO| The fast and well-known ma tail Company sail fortaightlj Hamburg via Sutterdam, Antv «^r; Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (com Naples, Alexandria ami vxc*- veraa) P. Suez, Aden, Coloatbo, Penai. Singap r--kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki A tLob* to Yoke and back. Thaw are due m
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  • 1704 7 0 Londoa, M ly 29 h, 1906. Tan T'ckf. v Aea are m print, mv readers ;vill have learnt the winner id* the Derby by cable, so that it ia b i uae going deeply into the aroaaacti for the race. A'l that has bee: i before,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1048 7 Selangor Turf Club. PROGRAMME. July rth, 9th and 1 1th 1908. FIRST DAY. 1. Maiden Plate. -Value *400. A Rice for Maiden horses. Weight 9 stone, Exgriffins allowed 7 lb. Entrance $20. Distance R.C. 2. A H 3rse Handicap.— Value $500. $60 to ?nd horse provided there are 5 starters
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    • 527 7 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to Jun? 19.) Bank 4 m/a w 2/4 T y demand 2/3$ Private credita 3 m/a M 2/4 T credits 6 m/a *ay4| Pbanob, demand Bank.„ w 291 GaaMANT, demand M w 2£6£ India, T.T M w 174^ Hongkong, demand w 20^% foKOHAMA, demand w 113 1
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    • 929 7 SHARES. MINES. Capital Capital Issue Paid Issued paid op Valaa up Companj Q„ utiea $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd 5 $300,000 225,000 10 10 Bruang Limited 5 $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Bnwea Hydraulic Tin M. Co. LU II M £400,000 350,000 1 1 Daff Development Co.
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    • 108 7 I\ the same diseases as these drugs I iin forty-eight hours without I C inconvenience. I Each Capsule bears the name f|UDYj m^ m^ m^*^Mt m Mt*3t?^ o*M£MM^MtmMm0 *M£MM^MtmMm COT nillMimil il.-BWH»inM—M^M FOR DISEASES OF THE CHEST. I IGRIMAULTS SYRUP Cf Hypo-Phosphiti cf Lime. I Prescribed m France for the
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  • 413 8 Tne playing held of the Institution on Siturliv was gay with girls, boys, and eiders who went to watch the annual athletic sports of the Riffles Institution Athletic Club, Enthusiasm is always a marked feature of these young athletes, and Saturday was no exception, the number of events
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  • 82 8 On Saturday evening lhe Darnl Khair met the Sajral >] Huntaha Club m lhe Colman Shield napetition on the Djiul Adah eround, the field as usual being crowded Sajratol were the stronger team and m first halt had the gai mud) lo themes, scoria g two gculs. Ia
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  • 236 8 Play [or the Spring Cup of the S G.C. place on Saturday end yesterday. c were over thirty players md the result is as follows. 1 w. J. Hayaoo 3 48 It 7€ .-id 1-77 13 B 78 V M 3- 38 plea 2 78 McKea 4 2 17
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  • 23 8 HOSPITAL ASSISTANT CHARGED. B ,v. charged a named Thomas Ander. n P bedav on olman tbird magistrate, on Siturnay. >v t nrp*. nY>a».~
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  • 156 8 Ebootx&S Beat Maxims. The S.R E. (v) shot off an eight-a-side match at Balestier on Saturday afternoon against the Maxim Company and won by six points. At -2^\) yds. they led by 19 ;at 500 by 35 but th-3 Maxims pulled down the lead at the longest range.
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  • 373 8 GOLFERS V CRICKETERS. The S. C. C. played the Singapore Golf Club at cricket on Saturday. The thinstir ked men were badly off their game, throe got bunkered, all but three foozled the drive, the rest were left on the tee, and the team went down by 184 and
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  • 49 8 1 I a Friday aftemocn at 6 p.m theHon'ble J. O. Anthonisz, President ci' the Sepoy Lines Golf Club, on behalf of certain members of tie Club, presented a handsome canteen to Mr li. Marriott, Secretary of the Club, on the occasion cf his marriage.
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  • 60 8 A Hokien living at 22 Nivtn Road reed to the police on Saturday that his house had been entered by burglars and eg valued at 828.50 was stolen. A pair of clogs were found at tho back door, aul tbcsa the complainant recognised as having belonged
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  • 50 8 Two Hokien women were arrested on Friday night for assisting m the management of a Chap Ji Xi lottery at 57-1 o River Valley Road. Mr Henson of the police mentioned the caaa to Mr Caiman, third magistrate, ou Saturday, and asked for a T>oatnrtm-*vi»nt. till
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  • 291 8 {From a Correspondent?) His Lordship Dom Joa Paulino Azevedo c Castro, Bishop of Macau, has come and gone. His pastoral visit was a very short one. In spite of the early at rival of the S. S. Sappho on the morning of the 13 h instant
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  • 115 8 The festiral of Corpus Christ 1 was celebrated gorgeously at the Roman Catholic churches, yesterday. Owing to indisposition, the Bishop of Macao did not celebrate high mass at the church of St Joseph, but at its close His Lordship pronounced the benediction. A number of young people made
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  • 440 8 Mkssenoer Saved From Thugs. New York, May 2b. A daring and desperate attempt was made last evening to rob a bank messenger of a large sum of money, which was only frustrated by the plucky action of a waitress, who went to the man's aaaiatance
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  • 200 8 On the 10:h May a packet-boat, built at Nantes for the Tour dv Monde service of the Compagnie des Chargeurs Reunis, was launched and named the Corse." Capt Mori is of the Hock Lee reports fresh southerly winds and rain, coming down from Kelantan. The Captain of the
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  • 212 8 June 19. Devanha, Brit, str., Hide, for Hongkong and Shanghai. Nuentung, Ger. str., Hinsch, for Bangkok. Emile, Dut. str., Mahmood, for Pulo Higo. June 20. Headley, Brit, str., Butter, for Vizagapatam. Alicante, Span, str., Ageo, for Iloilo and Manila. Mahidol, Siam. str., Larsen, for Bangkok via ports. Teo Pao.
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  • 53 8 Wharves and Docks at which different vessels were berthed on Saturday. Section I— Sheers Wharf —Nil. Section 2— Montgomeryshire. 3 Ayutbia. 4 Clan Buchanan. 6— Strathavon. 7 Guadiana. Jardine'a Wharf I ai Sang. Keppel Harbour. Main Wharf Magnet. Dry Docks. Albert Dock— Nib
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 14 8 PIANOS Bought, Sold or Exchanged Pianos at $150 and Upwards, by different Makers Gumvmteofi
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    • 58 8 1 Th? "Shifts New Mode!" Specie! Lew I ul I*2 ij© au? /I PATENT WATER BttUST BttDHI ROLLERS. j 8 1 I Width k diameter. Weight empty. Weight full. Price, I 18imbyl8in Bwt <*w cwt. qrs lbs. jj /I 27ia. by gTiu. 62 0 10 O 0 $75. t-SiLj John
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 111 8 WEATHER REPORT. Date Bar Wind Temp Hum Sky Ram June IS. H'kong 4- p. 29 79 El 79 o Manila 4p. 756 Wi 32 26 c June 19. H'kongli'A 29.82 El S3 o Manila 10a. 75 7 SSWI 30 26 o Kandang Kerban Hospital, June 19, 190 S. 9 a.m.
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    • 806 8 VESSELS IN PORT. Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consignee Adana Brit 218 Park June 11 Ba gon J. M V 9 i Liverpool Banka Brit 127 Simpson June 19 Anam has Teo Hoo Lye Anam has 22 Clan Buchanan Brit 3288 Darby June 12 Cardiff Syme a( o J
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