The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 June 1908

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 THE Singapore Free Press MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1908. NO. 6,324
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  • 161 1 Handicaps for the Selangor Races en PagH 3. The Council of the Empire thinks differently from the Duma iv *he matter of 11 million roubles for new ships P g A murderous <-hief is written about by cur Sandaktn Correspondent ou Fa^t The Hindoo who ran amok
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  • 786 1 .via, Jul. I The average Englishman is convinced that what L. art of oo!oaisati< d worth k; it must be admitted that, even if unxniiable, the prejudice is not wholly umeisonalle Yet the Dutch m this country have succeeded, by meih ing wi.:. ere not diametrically opposed
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 138 1 rw— mi ■■[■■■■i.hiii iuum.l .^^.^»^»a.^ M n r SOLD EVERYWHERE. HOTEL de la PAIX, This Old Established House having been thoroughly Repaired Good Accommodation for Boarders Passengers. A Speciality is made of the Table, and only Wines, &c, of the best Quality are supplied. Moderate. Runners meet Steamers. LA REINA
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    • 142 1 Mfsmmm^mmA **i V 8H KM JP^ ,Mtn^^\ f\S JBSjr j t POPUL/IR W7INTS. (Wanted; To Let; For Sale; Notices; etc., up to 30 words m length will be accepted for this column at One Dollar for three insertions. Ca&h with Advertisement.) ADVERTISER. < teneral Clerk holding tive fairly good certificates
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    • 168 1 Entertainmen ts. RETURN corrTcks ONE NIGHT ONLY Price $2. PLANS AT ROBINSON PIANO COY. TUESDAY, JUNE 30. TEUTONIA CLUB. ALHAMBRA Programme ONLY PATHE FRERES FILMS. L. F. WILLIS, Manager. INTERNATIONAL BAND. 47, WATERLOO STREET. Brass and String: or fctring Band Only. New open for engagements. .Music Lessons given, 7 a.m.
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    • 108 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Return of the Corricks for next Tuesday only Page 1. Five dollars a week will buy a gramophone Page 4. Ship notices; Pr. Ludwig: Sultan; Palitana aud Cardiganshire all on page 7. Legal Notices Mr. C. Dunlop*s Power of Attorney Estate of the late E. W. de Tunzelmann
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 117 1 WEATHER REPORT Date Bar Wind Temp Hum Sky Rain June 20. H'kong X 29.80 E3 8 5 c Manila X 757 SI 31 27 o 21 H'kong 4 p. 29 73 E2 82 c Manila 4p. 755 WSW3 30 2G o June 21. H'kong X 29 K> E3 84 c
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    • 265 1 THE WEEK. TI'ESL'AV, 23rd High Water.— s.2l a., ti.l6 p NDL Homeward Mail closes 10 a. Cup Tie V.M A. v West Kents II Licensing Justices meet, 2.30 p S.V.A. D.R F. Gun Laying Drill, 5.3^ p S.R.E. (V) Semaphore Signalling, 5.15 p S.V I. Company Drill, 5.3" p 8.1.
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  • 191 2 'AB BSH LL." Reverting ibject of the granting of by Government to planters whose ea bates had a fai reported upon by xperts, and the recommendation Commissioner of a farther i.iif amillio:: the Times g (June 1- -ble be i b i- b en exploded iv up
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  • 233 2 On May 30 the Ironmonger had the following m has had a very weak market. Th? pressure of liquidation and of bear selling proved altogether too much for the mail:" ance of values, which slumped heavily aim from day to day, and -tutiment has b i n
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  • 252 2 thrilling story of the wreck of the sailing ship Eclipse and of the sufferings of the crew has come to hand. The Eclipse, a vessel of ras on a voyage from Newcastle '.n Francisco, whm, after 85 days at sea. she by a U rrific hurricane, accompanied
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  • 76 2 C. L. H." m the "Scotsman" records the death at Leith Hall, Abe:deenshir perhaps the most distinguished I thai ever hved. It was captured by a s.l tier m Colonel Leith-Huy's detachment at the I of the Ind.an Mutiny, and was holding forth Hindustani. Ti: (3 i(led
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  • 572 2 We have every reason to be sanguine as to he results of the new arrangement by which lie control and management of Swettenham Pier and the Jetty Sheds pass over to the Penang Committee of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Board. As will be seen from au advertisement
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  • 306 2 The S. C. Morning Post," referring m the first instance to the excitement and anger caused m London by the signiug on of a Chinese crew for the s.s. imbesi, goes on to remark We may be excused fur regarding with certain grim satisfaction the efforts of
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  • 146 2 Increasing Demand. The expo=t of Japanese goods, says the Kobe Herald of June 5, to South China, which has for some time past baen very dull, owing to the fall of silver and the boycott movement, is now, according to Japane-e papers, reviving, the boycott losing
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 474 2 advertisements. 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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    • 618 2 Bfcvertisemcnts. TO LET. TO LET. i 89 Orchard Road. Furnished. With or Without Carriage and Horse. Entry Ist July. Apply T, D. P. co" Free Press. June 23 80,6 TO LIT Claughton, 6 Paterson Rd. furnished. Entry Ist July. Apply on the premises. June 23 30,6 TO LET No. 10
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    • 423 2 H^vcrtisCincnts, INSURANCES. Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd. Fire, Life, Marine, Accident, Guarantee. LSSETS exceed SHVENTEEN MILLIONS STERLING. W. A. SIMS, Mana^t i I [Jnderwifti Eastern Branch, Singapore. May 27 28.6 Yew Zealand Insurance Co. Ltd. FILE AND KABm. fabaoribed Capital mXLJSOOfIOO. D aid up Capital and Reserve* jC E9 ;.000.
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    • 452 2 EU^pcrttscmcntv. BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-up Capitai |1« RESKRVM Fl'Nl': Sterlinc Reserve $1 »0 tOQ Silver Reserve $13,500,000 fc s w>,ooo Rk:-ervk Liability of Propribtoes ...^15,000,000 Court of D^krctokh, Hon. Mr. Hknkt Kmm E. -k:/., Esq.— I-»ki E. G. Bakkett, 1 -ann, Em. GrURTA\ E. S" q. C. Bkcuersex,
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  • 638 3 L are patting on thinking caps m the hope of U klisg the [ring cordil ■m the E ist. khe .of the -ter Commerce, recently aaid tk I the ts were failing Si I sh merits, ad he pessimistically added that I tt is
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  • 239 3 of the M dis- several vicissitudes. I tribe, inhabiting the the Mergui A; go, -ere the rs m the industry, and m l v Sing mipany commenced operations with diving gear. This Company subsequent ights to a number of baa pearlers, and abo no some
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 579 3 H&vcrttscmcnts. AUCTIONS. AUCTION SALE 0E The Beautifully Situated Freehold Residential Property Knows as Dunroi.in." No. 40, Barker Road, Duneabn Estate, Singapore. To be held at Powell and Co's Saleroom ON Tuesday, 30th June, at 2.30 p.m. Area 1 1,897 square feet. At present m the Occupation i I Mr. W.
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    • 533 3 advertisements. AUGTIGN*. AUCTION SALE OF A PATHE FRERES CINEMATOGRAPH APPARATUS 25 PATfiE FILMS AT Messrs. H, L. Coghlan Co's Salerooms ON Friday, 26th Juce, 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 74 ft. by
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    • 558 3 Jul* JL-r JC# V^ X £\.i.V^ are not more silent when running than FOR Simplicity Reliability and Elegance These Cars are unrivalled. X> *-S£><-.r >- I^2^=. IK. have been sold locally and every one of them is giving complete satisfaction. A recent testimonial says "I have completed 25.000 miles on
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    • 530 3 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. To Our Readers. The Sings,] re Pres Phssi ng Daiiv. aud is on si from an early hour secfa morning (Sundays ed). C »p¥. Subscribers' copies will be their private residences, (or fa godowEs if preferred) bj seven morning. Full add opies are tc
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  • 2174 4 I Here -hr.!! th- Press the People's right maintain, t wc\ by influence and unbribed by pain Here patriot Tmth h-«- g-lonous precepts draw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and Law. Tuesday, June 23, 1908. What may lie taken as the final settlement of the territorial differences
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  • 19 4 The Rubber harvested ou Balgownis Estate tor Mi v am, tinted to 3, dry.
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    • 181 4 »-i» ii— i mwmmMaammimmimomma>jmammammmmmmsat^mßmai^ammmmmm*maKMmamammammmsKmts^mami^a^m»Hm^ CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO'S 1 I r £C/ EXTRA SPECIAL I L LiQUEUH WHISHY. d 'llQim^ KNOWN AS CALDBECKVACCRFCOR &C? s= m h g». m^^mgggy t.nynp RA.IAU" Obtainable Ii j Perfectos 25s m Box 2.00 Discounts 5-v &an extra 5 for lots of 1,000. J SOLE AGEXTS
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    • 12 4 m anßsanaaeasi aaanansjsjsssj ssojummmwEstw**) *^mw JL NOW??? BY PAYING $5 A WEEK,
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    • 488 4 2 STUDIOS 2 1 Adapted to the MorAing and I to the Afternoon Li^ht. They are the Largest, Coolest and best Equipped Studios m the Colony, and are situated m the most picturesque part of the town, adjoining Government House Domain. Moreover, we possess m a high degree all the
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  • 45 5 marine Telegraph. Renter's.) Received June 22nd, 6 4<> pm. The P. and O. steamer Himalaya, which a- is detained Pert 9aid with a damaged proceeded on her outward voyage on Saturd ij. The reest which connects with the ra, waa thus three telayeel
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  • 38 5 Brilliant Garden Society. The Garden Party of Their Majesties at the close of the A I -abrilliant 'ion. It was attended by nine thou- representatives of Socie' The BBg a conversation with Labour MV tubers.
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  • 75 5 Result of a Yorks Bye Election. < BeosWcd Job 22 i I vol election m the PuJsey Division nth V jrkshire, cause.! lhe I to the peerage of the Right Hon. v, Government Whip, the follows Mr Oidy (Unionist) (1 I md MiBenson Labour) 1291. This is
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  • 505 5 Ujssias by **S Sir John Dalrymple Hay, presio at the meeting of Reuter's Telegram I :.v aai 1 that a feature of the news hiring t te past year had been the reports of ti ag tour m Australia, sen attended with the best results, id been
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  • 88 5 (By Submarine Te'.egrajh Router's.) I Receive 1 June 22nd, I I<> pm. Hie language legulations mentioned m the wire of Juce 13th have lean issued. Ifl Winston Churchill assured a deputation representing ths interests of British seamen that new regulations would be drafted requiring a language test unless
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  • 61 5 Council and Duma. A whe from St Petersburg sits that the Financial Committee of the Council of the Empire has reinserted m the budget the vote of eleven millions ot roubles for the construction of new battleships which was struck out by the Duma, following au acrimonious debate
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  • 28 5 Cruiser Blamed. The Admiralty Court of Enquiry has led that the cruiser Gladiator was alone blameable iv the recent collision with the Atlantic liner St. Paul."
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  • 44 5 Juae 22nd, R c. 1059 a.m. A great demonstration of Suffragettes took place m Hyde Park yesterday. A procession of thirty thousand women of all ranks of society marched, escortcl by police, to the Park, where a resolution demanding
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  • 416 5 young Chinese woman named Chong Ah Woo, residing at 6, Seah Street, was icked by a Chinese youth at the Harima Cinematograph show m North Bridge Road .8 i\ liv night. He assaulted her and robbed her of three rings. The irirl had a whistle and
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  • 893 5 I Wake cjp! Singapore and Penang. Sir, The establishment of local industries offers a field for investment and enterprise which has been too long neglected. A hand to mouth business seems to meet the ambitions of local capitalists, and they leave to home companies the exploitation of the Scraits
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  • 1006 5 ACCUSED GETS A LIGHT SENTENCE. Rimsammv, a young Hindoo who ran amok m a dhoby's house near the L.L.T.C on May 18 and wounded two people with a knife, was before Mr Green, the s3cond magistrate, yesterday afternoon, on two charges of voluntarily causing hurt with a
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 220 5 Robinson Company. ■anoananmißaan Large Shipment g^^^^E^ E I li! 11l Evil i?*^ HSfc -ri^p yj»> s*r^ W^^? __-<^i y Price $3.25 $3.50 $3.75 $4.25 and $5,50 each. gy y gggjg.~.i' L o p jjajajrjjfctf^SjjßßH^^ BUHL- c j^gsjsjia 1 FOR COPYING YOUR CORRESPONDENCE. I The Standard Copying Machine of the World
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    • 75 5 DIRECTORY FOR BANGKOK I AND STA 1908. nth Year of Publication NOW READY, be Directory for Bangkok and Siam con tains a complete and official List of the Government Departments and the Pri Commercial Houses m the country. It is replete with information absolutely to the merchant, the Trader, the
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  • 383 6 Singapore, 22nd June, 19(8. Beans, L>ng per catty 5 do. French do I** Beef per Eh. IS Beef Steal do. 20 Bean Sprouts per catty 2 BarrJ-oo Sprouts do. 3 Hhckaa do. 1 1 Brin.iais do. Cabbage, Batavia do. H do.^China do. nil do.. Suited do. 5
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  • 128 6 S}- sNew birk recently Wu Ting .'.\x interested m the h Eoi the Chinese m this I all those arosoni s\ -Lilly net be -i'.-itr for they would be permitted to peep into the terns they had to be I He
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 49 6 Austrian Lloyd Steam Navigation Co* lhe follow ir...- an the data the Co's Btssnwss may b. acrire and sail htsas OUTWARD Arrives S Btfa Jnly s.s. Votwaerts 6th August s.s. Austria sth Beptember nuMEWARH 1906 Sails Trieste 7th July Nippon 7th August I 9 sth Septembi i -Bombay^ Karaebi
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    • 504 6 fl&vcrtisemcnts. SHIPPING. KYX JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co,, Ltd. i ('•A/Sen' TO V A regular FORTNIGHTLY Service is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Undks Mail Cont»acts with thb Imperial Japanssh Government. Specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with
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    • 615 6 H&vertieemcnts, 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" Ohina Coast, Persian Gtdf, Continental and American Porta. Steamers will leave Singapore oa or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1908 Marmora July
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    • 636 6 advertisements. SHIPPING OCEAN STEAM SEIF Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight, and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly. One outward
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    • 579 6 H&vcrtiecmcnts. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regciar service between Hamburg. Bremen. Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo
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    • 452 6 fl^crtiscmcnts. SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bran IMPERIAL GEEMAN MAIL LINE The fast and weil-know-n mail steamers o c this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bold Gibraltar. Genoa, Naples, (connection >U; Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Perl Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hong- J kong, ShangiJAi, Nagasaki A.
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  • 643 7 (Via fl gk :-j h\n British Battubship. •:id<>n. June 13. The British provided for mmedial ai m immense battleship of a new tyi a This r< seat, which complete! within eighteen months. from Urn time I will be of 'l.u'finent. She will be armed lon id on the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 537 7 H&vcrtiscmcnts. s.s. "KISTNA" FOE PORT SWETTENHAM PiNANG. The above Bteamer will be detained here for docking and boiler cleaning, and will not take the sailing of the 24th instant. She will resume her usual sailings on Wednesday the Ist proximo. June 18 25.6 NEW SERVICE BETWEEN SINGAPORE, MUAR AND MALACCA.
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    • 919 7 Penang Turf Club. AUTUMN MEETING, 1908. Tuesday, the 28th, Thursday, the 30th July, Saturday, the Ist Am*., !9DB. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 98th July, 1908. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value >50J. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 14 lbs. All horses imported into the Straits or F.M.S.
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    • 489 7 Secretary, Penang Turf Club, Downing Street, Penang. No second prize will be awarded unless there be at least 5 starters the property of different owners and no third prize will be awarded unless there are seven such starters. In calculating the advertised value of any race the value of any
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    • 1009 7 SHARES. MINES. C*ph*l CsptUl laaae PaJd Issued paid up V&lae up Company. Quotation $300,000 300,000 R 10 Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd $300,000 225,000 10 10 Bruang Limited 5* 1600,000 BOO.OCO 10 10 Brass* Hydraulic Tin M. Cc Ltd II.M £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Develonment Co. Ltd 110 f
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    • 34 7 SIAM MALAY PENINSULA A. Short Account of thc position Ol Siam m thf state-, of \o:antan, Pitani L>: A Sai. Re-printed from thc M Singapore Free Fress, ,r Price 50 < DYSENTERY AND DIARRHOEA. 01
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  • 237 8 An important match will be fought at Ta.n_.Ha P>-rvael> OB Thursday, 25th inst., at 9 pm. between two of the regimental M cracks, L\.nce-C >rp. Sbepnturd, B W X and j Corp. Kirov. IIW.K. The contest will be i twenty rounds, and the men, who have b
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  • 217 8 Tbisclever music il family of Entertainer! will ret Java tour to Singan r€ th" 29th innt, and will appear for one aighl i Oth inst, at the 1 tutonia Club, by permis.^i on of the Co nun.' In thee* wh i have i em present Mpk ii
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  • 117 8 The I ndi tpi I r the fowl day'i events at Selangor are A Sonsi Sairn-K vp. Pin 10 3, First Tenor B bare 12, i I v The SnXAKGOn Trial Stakes Per] !'h' Newbury!''.-. 1. ly Brock B B 7 THK GrJ I 1 HANDICAP. Ls ry
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  • 93 8 S.C.R.C. LAWN TENNIS. JUL! 0 rESTE IDA V PL \V I [SHIP. t Song I teg Joo 6—4, IS 10. D Soo Bin, vs Chia Hoed Sang 6—2, A SIN'.LES. Se aws 12 beat Lee Chim 8, 3. B Dot ELKS. Tan Keng Swee and Boon Lim Seng, owe 4
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  • 58 8 a keenly contested game of hockey was 1 Bt evening when JJ* s «nb 1 team "of the 1 1; -'V *Mm B b M r Douglas Kobertso_ acted m referee. I_ tie first half of the gasne the Club had most of the play and their opponents'
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  • 651 8 THREE CINEMATOGRAPH CASES. 01 APPBAX IN IntERPLKADERS. Having succeeded ia one appeal iv which ac sought to have judgment of lhe Acting Chief Justice, the Hon'ble A. F. Gr. Law, set aside, L. P. Wii', is, manager of the Aihambra Cinematograph, was concerned m another, yesterday,
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  • 54 8 < >a Thursday morning, next 25th inst the things left over from last week's sale will be on view at the School at Government Hill and some who were prevented goin r to the Victoria Hall, may perhaps come to the Mission premises and help on
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  • 187 8 Three detective constable', two Chinese btl.v, were before "Mr Howard, m Disti Court, yesterday, on serious charges. It was alleged that on May 30 m a house m Fraser Street the accused com mi tted robbary of $12, the property of Phun A" Fatt, and extcrtion of
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  • 370 8 A TROUBLESOME CHIEF. From Our Correspondent. June 13th, 1908. The principal news here is of trouble with some of the natives of the Paitan River. So far as can be ascertained, a certain troublesome Chief is the ciuse of ail the disturbance. The police have been after him,
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  • 192 8 AN ECHO <>F THE ALSAGOPF MUBDEB CASE. Two daring attempts were made on the 1 7th and again on Sunday morning to burn down houses at Tunggal Road. The buildings, No. 1 17 and 118, belong to Syed >mar Alsagt fi, and are obstructed of planks and attap.
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  • 113 8 Seveial thefts have occurred at the Sailors' Home rccantly and rikisha coolies have been suspected of being the culprits. On Sunday night, a rikisha coolie was arrested for trespassing m the home. He was hancel ever to the poli:e. Sergeant Mac A tee mide enquiries and
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  • 81 8 Two Chinese, a man and a woman, have i < -v poisoned at 83 Waterk o Street. A man and his wife and a friend lived together, and, on Sunday aftern>on, the husband reported to the police that his wife and the friend were dead. The husbunl was
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  • 115 8 Per Reynst: Mr E. H. Colleyshaw Mr Koch, Mr Kempenear, Dr Thoniann, Mrs Backhove, Mr Hubrecht, Mr J. W. Wilson, Dato Mohsmed, Mr Gray Barclay, Mr Baring, Mr Loft, Mr Straus. Per Airlie Mr and Mrs Groves, Mr snd Mrs Oardale, Mrs A. Baier and child, Mrs Sb Walker,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 783 8 VESSELS_IN PORT. Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consignee Adana Brit 2178 Park June 11 Saigon J. IL Wood Uverpool Ban Tong Song Brit ?8o Angus June SO Palembang HokSeng Palss Calypso Brit 3 9 Bannatyne June 21 Dcii Mansi; SMSsmgi Clan Buchanan Brit 8288 Darby June 12 Cardiff Syme
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 731 8 SHIPPING NOTES. The port of Anping and Takow are declared infected owing to the existence of bubonic plague. There seems considerable prospect that the British Shire Line intends to compete against both the North -German Lloyd and the Hamburg-American Lines m the Far East, remarks the Hamburg correspondent of The
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