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

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1908. NO. 6,349
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  • 70 1 Further details of tie Pahaug tragedyPage 5. Ad interestiDgiicccunt of His Excellency's recent tour is completed on p>g« 3 The Sultan cf Tu'Wy U d.ijg his best to pacify the army V .^e 5. Figures cf the Valid uibrosa ci\>p ;re given on pace 4. Admiral Kodjestvent^ky
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  • 1508 1 I ..shed, ud of theDawn bare is the auiusing idta th.it the men take an duty of the v >n a* the infant is able to take artificial food, that H fffill cd. Gus is greatly concerned because "it ha^piLk and he has to run 01 ia great
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 383 1 jSIDDELEY CARSJ Yjp^KWfl^HSjJHSi^^^ij c lx^ Cost is, apart 'V lBii\\X/^^^^^t>' from actual running cx--I^^^^ Y^^^\ penses, the Last Cost. (A Your First outlay may llv^v lpl|^ i me y° u use y° ur car. JvNss^/ 3ohpto«rwo^ v^s"^/ Ask us to prove it. i ——-y 1 \QENTRAL ENGINE WORKS s°i^\ (Buhner's
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    • 68 1 Entertainnien ts. ALHAMBRA. TO-NIGHT GRAND FOOT-BALL NIGHT WILL LIFT THE TWO MALAY FOOT- BALL ELEVENS. THE BHRUL BAHAR AND THE DHRUL 7\PMR Special Programme To-Night. i PATHE FRERES world RENOWNED PICTURES. L. F. WlLLlS,— Manager. NOTICE. Our Representative will remain > I at Hotel de l'Europu for a few days
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    • 86 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Sale of Jewellery. Powell k Co. July Page 3. The Borneo Company advertise the merits of Bulmer Cider— Page 1. Bankruptcy sales and notices re F. Krarup S. Y. X M. Ifeydin, Chop Chin Cheng and Tek Moh ft Co.— Page 2. Sale of plants at 19 Emerald
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 425 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 22nd Biffli Water:— 4 51 a, 5 > Cricket Tournament continued Thursday, 2;srd ffigh Water.— <J. 2l a., 6.19 p X.D.L Mail Outward due Johore Planters Ass. Johore, 12.15 noon. 8.1. Mail Homeward closes, 3 p Rowirg Final of double sculls. S.V.I. Sub-target rifle machine practice 5.15
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  • 431 2 15, Miller Street. Coatbridge, Scotland. It is many years ago now since I was first taken with kidney trouble. It began with a dull, grinding pain m the small of my back, but after a while there were sharp, sudden pangs of pain, which
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    • 20 2 Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and :'.:oea Remedy m India. M v ta writing from Clare iloaii. Bvculla. India ooi-o T l
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    • 317 2 Passengers for the Straits. Per P >*. O Xyai)/ i, dna Ju'y 83. Mr M. i omax, Lieut. A. F. P. Wehner, Mr H. S. Gulston. To Penang.— Mi- H. \Tartin. Per XDLP. R. Luitpold, due July 23.— Mr A. H. Begg. Per M M Tarn, due July £'7. Mrs
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    • 492 2 flfwerttsentcnts. TO LET. TO BE LET The large comfortable and pleasantly situated residence known as Mount Zion, No. 123 River Valley Road. Immediate entry. t'OWELL ft Co., AgentsJuly 21 28.7 TO LET. Immediate entry. Compound house No. 15-A, Mt. Elizabeth Road. Rent |45. Apply to— GAGGINO ft CO. July 18
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    • 580 2 H&vcrttscmcnte. NOTIGES. The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888. In the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements Settlement of Singapore. IN BANKRUPTCY. No. 338 of 1007. RE Chop Chin Chang. NOTICE is hereby given that a First Dividend is intended to be declared m the above matter All creditors must prove their claims
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    • 533 2 Übvettteementß. INSURANCES. NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO., LTD. FIRE AND MARINE. YANB-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. LTD. MARINE. CHINA F»RE INSURANCE CO,, LTD. FIRE. Fire and Marine Etiaka oi swety dteaeriptkwi underwritten at lowest oarrent rat< Adamson Gilfillan Co. Ltd. < v neral Agaa^B. A. .i. BCAHDBI Manager Insurance Department. SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE
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    • 482 2 Btoetttsementi, BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Bankia/ Paip-ut Capital ...$15,000,000 HssEfiVH FrND:— Sterling BIWIII 815,000,000) CAA B rMiiini $1 »0) B'o<-KJ.OOO8 0< K J.OOO liE-KRTI IjIABII.JTY OF PMIMbUM 115,000,000 CouiiT 01 ;»e. Boat Mir. KF^ rt EamnoK. Cha»&man I QoOTi hf S Depctt Chairman. K. Q i MAKK, Esq. BAT I WUtAM
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  • 348 3 The L.C.C. jnsl Nation for junior county scholar-^;- iome of the ac>\. budding geniuses are delight- 1 .iesti->n which SM ma to have evoked the fanniost replies was iv the I -r full account of how you DSO i.urday morn „v jrott WOold ridoiUjf with a candid mind
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  • 212 3 Board of Trade Memorandum on the Lam;: ted the following instructions to superintendents of mermarine offices with reference to the application test to Gh and other Or: meu is informed that Chi•.men should not be alio'- the articles of any Brit ship cew is beinj
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  • 184 3 At the twenty- second annual general meet el Dynamite Tina* Oompai Sir R.ilph W. A;; r; Bart presiding The Chairman announced a dividend of B per i per cent whilst adding an j-lon rd A; rkfl cf interest were knds out indubitably, and that is the v oar
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  • 223 3 CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT. Ni.'a S\: i. TV RBGUIiATIONS. The following clause las been adopted by the committee oi the House of Commons on the Children's Bill. It should be borne iv i by the organisers of children's entertainfcfi i\i v m Singapore, where the strucj, being pressed for room, are less
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  • 238 3 Strong Comment at Iciiang. The following piquant comment is taken from the report of the Commissioner of Customs at Ichang, Mr. W. Thurlow Lay: Notwithstanding attempts to restrict the use or native opium, our returns, m which the appear^ as an export, show an increase of over 4,000
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  • 171 3 A correspondent writes t the "N. C. Daily 9 to complain of the habit of certain ladies who go early to the Public Garden and ct about half-a-dozen chairs around them for friends and members of their families who do not arrive with them and
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  • 118 3 The Admiralty has decided that m futureall destroyers and torpedo-boats shall be con- icted to use coal as well as oil fuel. For >.rs all torpedo vessels built for tin N.ivy have been constructed to burn oil alone, and aa the result of this innovation and the introduction
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  • 72 3 Ler-nberg (Galicia), June 22. i The River Tysmenit/a. which flows through the town of Drohobytz, and into which large quantities of naphtha escape from the refineries on its banks, is actually on fire and threatening destruction to parts of the town. remen are engaged m cutting a
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  • 91 3 The relations of European Powers over Asiatic affairs are now. and have been for little tin i past, entirely peaceful. But asia herself is not at peace. In different widely-separated regions of her huge ana t! ire are tumults and risings of sufficient importto eanse Europeans to
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 594 3 Bfcvcrttsements. Sounding Lho prairies of Aycr's Hair Vigor. That's what every one does who uses --^^Wj. this splendid if*'; 7 /'^S%i. /siLa preparation )%is>J KjLfffiT^i for the hair ift^^& Ifyoudon t «!p|^ ?wan t t0 X v m praise it, then you must not use it. You see, you will
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    • 528 3 Hfcvcrtisemcnts. AU&TIOJVS. AUCTION SALE OF 1,554 WATGHES. (SILVER AND NICKEL CASES.) SEADAMAGED. To be held at Powell and Co's Saleroom On Friiay. 24th July, at 11 a.m. Now on view. POWELL Co., Auctioneers. July 22 25.7 ESTATE OF HADJEE tDOMH, DECEASED. AUCTION SALE OF JEWELLERY. Saturday, 25th July, at 11
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    • 206 3 (In common with every article of Proved Merit) HAS ITS Tansan is bottled under the strictest European Supervision. The Extensive up-to-date Plant is open to the inspection of all visitors to Takaradzuka, Japan, where the Bottling of Tansan m its natural state may be seen. No contamination is possible the
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  • 1805 4 The Singapore Fre e Press. People's r'cjht maintain, i'ed h\ ii fluence anu uni -.V;n i nuh h .'',.-i precepts draw. I Law. Wednesday, July 22, 1908. Of till the moment of writing no news has yet come to hand of the fate of what will prove to the people
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  • SPECIAL RUBBER WIRE.
    • 94 4 A COBRECTIOY. To ITOR. Dear Sir, Referr notice m your issue of this moruin. 0 the Royal West Kenl i meat we tided by Mr GreeD, second mt| o f voluntarily causing hurt bo two officers of the "Thong**/* bog to inform you that on no oc v "r
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    • 134 4 A European nai guilty before Mr Colman, thiiu yesterday, to bsiog drunk and m Sikh constable said he s. European come out of a liquor shop ia H and fall into a drain. I -upposeyouliveonyrurown resouroesr" ask«-l his B engineer was th 1 have not much moaey and
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  • 300 4 l< to Hyla.m sknt Pi v. Tan Ah Hee, a Hylam boy empioin the S Ke« q banrrcks, was before Mr 1 i -ward, m the District Court, yesterday, n t of causing hurt with a daatjerani 1 1 pon. Polics Sergt. Nicol o A billiard
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 205 4 iiiot s su n?n dUoi LAnUSiU A SMALL SHIPMENT OF FULL CREAM ENGLISH MILK. GUARANTEED PURE. NO PRESERVATIVES. Quarts. 38cts. Pints 26cts. SOLE AGENTS Price $13.00 per case duty paid. 111 l I S ID BY VOXiT HOA SENG VOX. LEE SENG lIOOX KEVT ANN LOCK KIM HIN. GHEE SOON
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    • 296 4 2 STUDIOS 2 I Adapted to the Morning and I to the Afternoon Light. They are the Largest, Coolest and best Equipped Studios m the Colony, and are situated In the most picturesque part of the town, adjoining Government House Domain Moreover, we possess m a high degree all the
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  • THE LORDS ON OLD AGE PENSIONS.
    • 114 5 Lord Lansdowne's View. :ine Telegraph.— VieuterV) In the debate m the House of Lords on r.heo. ig n aenems, YiaoountCromer, 9 A.lwv;. i^d ■•■<rv, all condemned the v: ai dangerous to the hmpire. 1 w.r'i this view but > i ->ible to opppose the measure, which was obviously
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    • 46 5 Further Trouble &B occurred yesterday "h rasand mill hands rurnei out and broka windows and Btoi the police who tired on the mob killing one and woui: The trial of Til ik is still pi ding and c posted throughout the City.
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    • 393 5 By Major E.G Bttia, Acting Commandant. v. c. Singapore, 21st July, 1908. S. V. C. There will be a Church Parade for the members of the Singapore Volunteer Corps on Sunday August 5.30 pm. at St. Andrew's Cathed: 8 Aforij officer for ensuing week L:eut. D.
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  • 50 5 Grave Discontent. Grievances of Officers. (B\ Submirine Telegraph Rauter's.) Received July "Jl-t, at 10.5 a.m. The unrest iv the Turkish ftrmj at Ackianople continue s. tiroups of officers have telegraphed to the Su'taa formulating their grievances, inducting delay m pro motion, arrears of pay, and delay m discharge.
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  • 74 5 The Sultan of Turkey has replied to the Turkish officers genarally granting their dem uatda. In the meantime the time-expire 3 men hate left their barracks and have assembled it the mosque awaiting discharge and payment: of arrears. A situation similar to that at Adriauople has declared itself
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  • 39 5 M. Fallieres, the French President, has arrived at Copenhagen on board the French battleship Veritr," escorted by a French suuadron. President Failures was received by the King and Danish l'rinces and diplomats, and proceeded to the palace.
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  • 31 5 The Times correspondent at Tabriz, sates that the Royal infantry sent from Teheran to restore order have left their riflaa and uniforms at Tabriz, and have absconded en naaaoo.
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  • 16 5 Received 10.45 a.m. The Bank of England issues 1 8 million Transvaal Treasury Bills.
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  • 26 5 Rec. July 21st, 4 I p in. Admiral Rodjesvenstky has died at Badnauheim of heart trouble arising from the wounds he received at Tsushima.
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  • 22 5 A German car is leading m the New Vorl to Paris motor race and has arrived at St Petersburg.
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  • 295 5 The qualit --.nd of 18 holes for the Cup presented by the Hon. Captain Young, k, is to be played on July 25th and 26th. The conditions will be the same as for the tent's Prize. Mr G. S. Beutens was elected vice president, and Messrs C.
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  • 742 5 SOME DETAILS OF THE ROBBERY. Theft of $8,000. Through the courtesy of Captain Morris of the local steamer Hock Lee, which arrived from Kelantan and Kuantau last evening, we have b^en able to obtain a few particulivs of the gang robbery m Pahang which resulted m the
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  • 208 5 THE COLMAN SHIELD. A large gatheiiDL!: of people, chiefly Malays, assembled on the Baach Road ground last evening to watch the match m connection with the Oolinan Shield Competition between the Babol Aman and Sijratol Muntaha Club. The teams appe;i.red to be well matched, and neither side had any
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  • 1006 5 The annual cricket tournament now proceeding has developed very interestingly and the final game should be a keen one. The match between the G.irrisjn and Ciub to-day will probably end iv a victory for the former judging by the scoring hitherto, but it is on the cards* that
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 304 5 ROBINSON GO. Tennis Racquets FRESH SUPPLIES OF AYRES'&SLAZENGER'S TENNIS BALLS. t |.i SOLE RTIMSBOTTOM'S |J "domino" j; TEJVNIS R KG Q LET. m Slazenger'a "Doherty" a Corona" Ra Racquet Special! j/ 4A Strung for the Tropics. Cw ROBINSON COMPANY. I STEEL ROLL TOP DESKS. I STEEL DOCUMENT CABINETS. s I
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  • 793 6 The crack steamers lot many years now ban held tbe speed raooxd of the ocean, but «raa time when "sails" could i^ivc EoßMifl a start ami a beating. It is infag at the prasent time to recall some ofl Übetfl notable sailing ship performances. ear
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  • 176 6 T, DmONED TO TBAVBL 120 MILES AN 11 i;. I: Urn claim put forward by Mr. E W. MR r his high-speed railway should erer be journey from London to Manchester will be made wi;: m ua hour and a half. Mr. Kearney claims that sp eda
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 524 6 £lbv>crtisemciits. SHIPPING. Apcar Line. The undermentioned mail steamers of the above company maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan calling at P nang, Singap~re, Hongkong Shanghai en route. FLEET. Tons. Commander. s.s. Japan 6,300 J. G. Olifent. s.s. Gregory Apcar 4,606 S. H. Belson. s.s. Arratoon Apcar 4,510 A.
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    • 597 6 Hbvcrtisements, i 1 SHIPPING. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China t Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London, Through Bills of Lading issued for Ohina Const, Persian Gulf Continental and Amerij can Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or abotit MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1908
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    • 631 6 Htocrttscmcnt& SHIPPING OCEAN STEAM SHIP 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 for L-nig-ht, and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly. One
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    • 596 6 advertisements. SHIPPING. i HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company mainta::i a regdar service brlwccn Hamburg, Breint-n. Antwerp, and Kotterdanj, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homtw ards, tliey are despatclied fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and one< a iiiontli fm Jiremerhaven direct, calling at I'tJiang and Colombo.
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    • 424 6 Hln>crtiocmcnto, SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lioyd, Ere::. IMPERIAL GERMAK MAIL LINE Thd f»st and well-known m&il et.-s. thie Company tfcil fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwc-rp Southxunpt, Gibraltar, QenoA, Naples Napiee, Alexandria ani vie«- versa) P Suez, Aden, ColombOj Peiuuif, Singapore, Ii kong, Shanghai, Naga^at, A ko\x> to Yoi: and back.
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  • 320 7 \ir Competition Em Avbicab T i Considerable comment, irritei a corre^pon«l re:ently SMBI le m South pping circles on t: a of the Ger: Line, which runs from iburg and Continental ports virtually round j the whole of t- Afri m Continent, calling at nearly e\- on
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  • 301 7 .E T3 n 1 i ra Ei'iNi.n -.h E There can be no question as to the success of the fourth general meeting of the British Esperanto Association, which was held at Edinburgh recently. Th«* gathering, g for business, is not usually largely led; but some six
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  • 111 7 action fca Sir Ralph Littler m B g to seal w "»g B of brißf ie is m .-the case up There are I id ia every profession, therefore be ex; at all soldiers will of the civil power. When, how- th an offence wl under the
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    • 28 7 Wasted a* O::ee. io end I trouble. Think of the pain and 1 be endured m case of an attack ot am i: mach or cramp colic when
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    • 843 7 VESSELS EXPECTED. STEAMERS. Giving port of departure, and (where known, date due here, and name of Agents. Apariuia, Calcutta, Aug Boustead. Agamemnon, China, Ang '2. Mansfield. Airlie, Sydney, Aug 23 Boustead. Ajaz, L'pool, July 29 Ifansfield. Atnhrid. Hamburg, July 29 Behn Meyer. Antuuu', Hamburg, July Behn Meyer. Australian, Marseilles, Ang
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    • 847 7 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to July 2] Bank in/s 24 demand 2/3|| Private credits 3 m/s M 2/4| credits 6 iu/s 2/4', Fb4.kcx, demand Bank. M 290^ QaaMANT, demand M 236 India, T. T, M 174 1 Hongkong, demand ~^l% TcKOSAStA, demand M 113; [Jay a, demand w 139^ Bangkok, demand
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    • 1001 7 SH AJiE«. MINES. Capital Capital Issue Paid Issued paldupValat ap Cc.-ap*n QuH*t.'o« $300,000 300,000 10 JO Bekt Tin Mining Co. Ltd $300,000 225,000 10 10 ftnmmg Timitiufl $600,000 600,000 10 10 Bniseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd i•• 8 £400,000 350,000 1 Dvff Dovalopmeiit 00. Lfci f 69,000 60,000 1
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    • 37 7 DYSENTERY AND DIARRHOEA. OW\ ,c. To be had SINOAPOSB Disri I i and of y\ Road, Siugapcrc. M*] mwf 23.11 SIAM IN THE MALAY PENINSULA A r: ACOOBttt Df the pOSIIiOII of Siaro m the Statos of
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  • 2305 8 TO LABUAN, BRUNEI SARAWAK. i ted). At Brunei. The Seabelle' anived oft' the Residency leto Brunei town at 11.90 a.m. on the 12 h July. El nuy be convenient hare to fpn kthiori description, of the country and n pla All Branei, Of
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  • 107 8 TUESDAY'S PLAY. Single Handicap. White, owe 5, beat Rhodes, 5, 21—!'. Robertson, v Coveney, scr. postponed till Wednesd iy. Feldon, owe 3, beat Fitzgerald, J, 21—^. Foreman beat Bentley, il 20. Opbn PaibB. Bntchart and f.ow, beat Lyall and Harding, 21—16. WEDNESDAY'S TIES. Double Handicap. White and
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  • 64 8 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. "A Doubles, Song Ong Siring and Kiong Chin Eng, scr. beat Ong Tek Lin> and N'-o Ewe Kiang owe 6—3. 6—4. TO-DAY'S TIE. "A" Doubles. Song )ng Siang and Kiong Chin Eng, scr. v Tan Tiam Keat and Choo Sian Kirn, owe 1.
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  • 101 8 If the weather is lice enough the final tie m the Rowing Club double sculls will be raced on ThursJay evening. Two of the pairs have dropped out thus leaving F. W. Davis and I). Robertson to oppose Carpenter and Simpson. His Excellency the Governor and Miss Anderson and
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  • 302 8 At the Singapore Assizes yesterday, before Mr Justice Sercombe Smith, was concluded the cas9 m which a Chinese coolie named Chio Ang was charged with the murder of another Chinese coolie named Po Sui at the sixth mile at Changi, nine months ago. The jury consisted of
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 391 8 SHIPPING NOTES. The master of the steamer Cyrus reports that on July 19 off Diamond Point he passed the British ship Glendoon bound foi I>elagoa Bay. The Russian ship Ocean which discharged at Singapore a c.irgo of Tasmanian gumwood from Hobart for Sir John Jacksorj Limited, is under orders to
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