The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 July 1908

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AN D MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEX CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1908. NO. 6,351
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    THE DAYS NEWS.
    117 1 Last evening a fire broke out m Mr Kinsey's house, East Coast road, and burned it to the ground Pdt;o S President Roosevelt says America ibould have a first class navy or none at all- i Walker of South Africa has won tl: metres race at Olynipit
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    BETTY'S NEW FAITH.
    1475 1 Much as I said I siov.lv sank ba.k ie her 1 chair "< ne cannot help calling that hivff abi\ sublime." A wave of a slim white hand guarded by a softly Aishing opal, v understood to imply tint ml the setting sun ia all its glory.
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      232 1 c~~~^ i V^^^^^^B^^ri^ JJßiT-_t"^ The First Cost is, apart j penses, the Last Cost. c\ if^x w Your First outlay may l P» to l tT' j a 1 t *iv \£3ffrih^ Y ou save money every j^ 3^-- i^s fcSe^ 1 time y° u us e your Car. S
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      288 1 POPULAR WANTS. (Wanted; To Let; For Sale; Notices; stc, np to 30 words m length will be accepted for tins OOhmm at One Dollar for three insertions. Gash with Advertisement.) Competent Hotel Manager offers Ins services. Unmarried. Apply to 11. M. c o "Free Press." Wanted to Rent. A godown
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      326 1 Entertainments. TO-NIGHT NEW PROGRAMME. His first frock-coat. A Young Sportswoman, Miss Holds puppets. The Oyster Industry. A young lady would marry. Picturesque Naples. In poses plastiques and feats of strength. L. F. WTLLlS,— Manager. SINGAPORE AMATEUR DRAMATiG COMMITTEE. "THE STARBOARD LIGHTS 11 IN THEIR AMUSING MUSICAL VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT SATURDAY AUG.
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      79 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. The Straits billiard table. John Little ft Co.— Page 8. Alhambra new programme Page 1. S.C.C. Annual meeting— Page 2. Land sales Page 3. Notice re Lawrence and Ifayo'a representative Page 1. Trade mark notice of A. S. Watson Co. of Hongkong— Page 2. Wanted. Palanquin and pony.
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      376 1 THE WEEK. Friday, 24th High Water. 7.63 a. 7.21 p Mr Tso Ping Lung, At Home," 4 to 6 p S V.A. 1) B F. Gun Laying, 5.30 p S.R.E. Military Engineering 5.15 p Motor Club Annual Mtg 5.15 p Concert Tanglin Club 9 p Saturday, 25th High Water.— 0.11
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    LEMON BATHS.
    397 2 X-r SuMMIB FASHIOH Favoured by QfEEN O* H< -I. LANK The lemon bath is. so it appears, the latest -urnmer ersze one likely to achieve Buck popularity with 1 hose who delight m new Bfmflfttmin and have the leisure to pn sue them. ••I: is a valuable aid
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    JAPAN'S FINANCIAL POSITION.
    540 2 Remarkable Interview. On tho 20th ult Mr Xakano, chairman of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce, reported to the Conference of Chambers on the result of rvit-ws -which he and other gentlemen forming a deputation had with the Minisi ct Finance and Communications on the question of the
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      511 2 ]B^vcrfl£?cnlcnto. TO LET. TO LET Office at 49, Robinson Road Ist and 2nd Floors. Also Kildare pleasantly situated m Bukit Timah Road close to Wayang Satu Police Station. Entry Ist August. Apply to— R. SASSOOX. 1 D'Almeida St. June 18 v.c. TO BE LET The large comfortable and pleasantly situated
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      518 2 B&verttsementa. TO LET. TO BE LET Furnished Claughton "6, Paterson Rd. 4 bedroom-. Apply to ~H. L. COGHLAN ft Co. July 24 31.7 TO BE LET FURNISHED. Pleasantly situated house about 4 miles from town. Furnished m teak. Rent $90. Entry Ist September. Excellent tram service. H. L. COGHLAN ,<c
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      366 2 Bbvertf£ement& INSURANQES. NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO,, LTD. FIRE AND MARINE. YAN6-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC, LTD, MARINE. CHINA FiRE INSURANCE CO,, LTD. FIRE. Fire and Marine lii-k- of every d» scrq tion underwritten at lowest current nil B. Adamson Gilfillan Co. U < knenal Agents. A. J. SCANDRETT. Manager Insurance Department. SOUTH
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      507 2 Bbvertteentott*. Hongkong Shanghai Baiii£in^ Corporation. Pail-cp Capital .000,000 Rkskkvm Fini>: Sterling Reserve $15,< N H MX) rrn, M tt $1 •°w> l ouo ksvi Liability oy Pkopeibtoes <300,000 Court of Dikacro&s. Hon. Mr. Bknkt KeswiCK. :'i sea*. E. Deputy Chair: X > Li nt, Esq. 0. is 1 B E
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    MALAY STATES GUIDES AT BISLEY.
    485 3 Col. Walkei Mads itttareating reports to tgh (,\'!U!i)i,siouer of the daily doings of his -1 •rachiiient of the M S.GI, tppit to Live settled weH down at aul to be gating quit o omfortabij at borne with their mrrooßdiiigs. Ta'e :ier has ben variable, and
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    THE PORT OF PENANG.
    397 3 The fl laments on tL v Council relative to the improvements for n* While we may not see eye to eye m everything with the Hon. John Anderson, we are yet grateful to him for his efforts to get some information out of the Government with
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      581 3 H&vcrtisemcnts. AU&TIONs. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Freehold Agricultural Land KNOWN AS THE SengkanQ Estate SITUATE AT Lin£gi near Port Dickson m the District of Negri Seinbilan, CONTAINING AN AUEA OF 7,710 ACRES, I ROOD, 32 POLES i To be held at Powell Co's Saleroom On Tuesday, 4th August 1908, at
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      381 3 B&vertisernents. AUCTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF 1,554 WATCHES. (SILVER AND NICKEL CASES.) SEADAMAGED. To be held at Powell and Co's Saleroom On Priiay, 24th July, at 11 a.m. Now on view. POWELL Co., Auctioneers. July 22 25.7 ESTAtToThADJEE IOONAH, DECEASED. AUCTION SALE OF JEWELLERY. Saturday, 25th July, at 11 am. Diamond
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      834 3 THE WONDERFUL The most silent running and best hill climber on the market. Trial runs can be arranged. STRAITS MOTOR GARAGE SYNDICATE, Singapore. SINGAP ORE AND KRANJi RAILWAY. From Ist April, 1908, and until further notice. TRAIN SERVICE FOR WEEK DAYS ONLY. UP TRAINS. 12 3 4 5 6 7
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      535 3 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. To Our Readers Tha Singapore Free Press is now a Morning Daily, and is on sale at from an ear!\ boar each morning (S exeepted). Cash pric« Ten Oil fs* Subscribers' copiestbeir prtl dences, (or kflfll O(BOM OT godowni ifpreCei wntu BMn Biorning. 1-
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    Domestic Occurrences. Deaths.
    90 4 Domestic Occurrences. Deaths. At her residence The Pavilion Oxley Rise on Thursday, 23rd instant, Miss Rosalie (Rose) the eldest daughter of the late Catehick Moses aged 60 years. Deeply regretted. Calcutta and Java papers please copy. McINTYBB. At the General Hospital at 5-30 p.m, yesterday, Howard Joseph, the dearly beloved
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    The Singapore Free Press. Friday, July 24, 1908.
    1182 4 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, July 24, 1908. Although yesterday was the culminating point of the great Tercentenary festival of the founding of Quebec, an event that was the seed from which sprang the Canadian Dominion of to-day, yet the incident m the celebration that will have the highest significance
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    QUEBEC-OLD AND NEW.
    947 4 QUEBEC -OLD AND NEW. Sir Gilbert Parker ox Ca.VA.DA.*! Tercentenary. What is implied m the present celebrate at Quebec, to which the Prince of Wales has gone The founding of the city by Champlain three hundred years ago, and so I founding of Canada Of course but behind that what
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    Correspondence.
    736 4 Bi MM TO THE EDI I i.. Sir, I shall be obliged if y m wi! I me, through the medium valued paper, to ventilite a giv am presently suffering at the hands of the P.M. Government. 1 am a landel proprietor and i merchant m here for ii«-
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      426 4 JUST ARRIVED i A I -mm mi -«-T¥ii— TiT*~mT«iniTl»»Th'^nnn—^^^^^^■^^^■^^n— c— »KJoaa»ao3mJgaßaeHCj.--jaMt- ■■*^W'"" <t<»m^k— I fHOIfF SFLECTION OF SUITINGS IN A URGE VARIETY OF COLOURS. ALSO Iti-ie idsal fabric fos tropical wear. INSPECTION !NViT:"D AT Tailoring Department. I i ii. i him him m mi iiibi— i ■nfinn TO BE HAD
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      182 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 iv the most picturesque part of the town, adjoining Government House Domain Moreover, we possess m a high degree all the
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    AMERICA'S NAVY.
    78 5 DEFIANCE NOT DEFENCE. Roosevelt's Ideas. Submarine Telegraph.-— Router's.) July 23, 5 pm. .1 tdressing githerueat nay:! men at Newport thai they wanted a first class or none at all. ensive D H worth!- v The cruise of the battleship s the -motive lesson on the reality of M
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    IN THE BALKANS.
    38 5 Receive! I m. The Turkish officers murdered m M iceed by the Youn/ Turks' 1 j informers. The Q reek bands upon ;ited the Cartridg shai m found bearing the mirk of the Greek i
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    Turkish Officers Pleased.
    17 5 The is promoted 570 of the I -inople £irrisan, who I a urn our.
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    MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
    34 5 B. July 'Jo, <„:,0 pm. I Pacha, the ex-Grand Vizier, n I :ha, th bo has baen dismis? Moer Rushdi Pacha, chief of the G i Pacha, 3d oistex I a War
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    CROWN OF WILD WLIVES.
    337 5 A Great Victor liter, the S.nith African, won the hun-dred-metre race m ten and two-tifth Beoon -or, the American crack. There was immense enthusiasm, fifty thousand -rs cheering for five minr n H. R H. the Date of C warnmon wt to the Royal bos and
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    GAMBLING FARMS.
    63 5 Suggested Interference. (By Submarine Telegraph Router's.) Mr R. Liidlaw, MJP., has asked Colonel Seely. Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, to consider a refusal to continue licensed ir n.r.n_r houses m the Malay States, after the present lease has expired. Colonel Saely siid that while he was
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    THE PRINCE AT QUEBEC.
    46 5 Great Enthusiasm. The Prince of Wales has arrived at Quebec. He was greeted with an ovation from the dense crowd. Sir Wilfrid Laurier presented an address oi welcome on behalf of the Government, t3 whieb the Prince replied m French and English.
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    RODJESTVENTSKY NOT DEAD.
    37 5 Received July 23, 10 30 am. The report of the death of Admiral Rodjesvecstky is untrue. It arose from the confusion of a person of the same name who was undergoing treatment at Bad-Nauheim.
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    JAPAN'S MINISTER.
    39 5 Bids Farewell to England. Baron Komura has had an audience of the King an<l has presented his letters of recall. Sir Edward Grey was present. The Baron afterwards had a farewell audience of Her Majesty the Queen.
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    THAT COLOSSAL FINE.
    44 5 On Paper Only. A telegr un comes from Chicago and Btatet he Circuit Court of Appeal has quashed the fine of 29 million J>>il;irs imposed or the Standarl oil Company on Aug 2, I C(|I 7 and has ordered a re-trial.
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    DIAMOND MARKET.
    28 5 No Demand. The de Bears Diamond Mining Co., has decided to close down the de Beers Mine necessitating the discharge of 200 whites and 1,200 natives.
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    CLARKE KENNEDY RELEASED.
    21 5 Kec. July '23, <> •">() pin. The Moors have released Mr Clarke Ken nedj who was captured by them recently. > <
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    KING AND KAISER.
    21 5 Kec. July 23, 5 pm. King Edward meets the Kaiser at I ron b rg on August 11.
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    RUBBER NEWS.
    138 5 THE OLYMPIA TROPHY. {From our own Correspondent!} London via Penang July Entries, specifications and samples of rubber for competition for the Gow trophy will be received up to Septemb3r the fifteenth. A wed- 1 took place at St. George's Church on Saturday afternoon, the contracting parties being' Mr
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    TROUBLE ABOUT A RAT.
    287 5 M. Fish and Ko Ah Choey, appeared before Mr. Thuuder, fourth magistrate, yesterday, on a charge voluntarily causing hurt to KM. Kader, au Indian Mohammedan. Mr. Chopard appeared tor the prosecir ion. Fish admitted striking the man and the Chinese defendant denied the cft\mce. K. M.
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    MUSCULAR DISPLAY.
    631 5 Axhamb&a Audience Amazed at Ben Hlr's Feat. A grand football night was celebrated on Wednesday at the Alhambra, Beach Road, Singapore. A special feature was the performance of Ben f 1 ur, the well-known strong man. Keen interest was manifested m the appearance of this muscular expert, and
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    FRASER & CO.'S SHARE CIRCULAR.
    190 5 FRASER CO.'S SHARE CIRCULAR. Our market during the past week lias been exceedingly quiet, and with the exception of a slight recovery m Tronohs, calls for no comment. Mining. Tronohs made a smart advance to $10.25 with very little business on the rise, and sellers are now asking $10 50
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    A DISTINGUISHED ANGLOCHINAMAN.
    219 5 The Western Mail (Perth, W. A.,) gives a portrait of Mr Foo Choo Choon, the wealthy rnineowner of Perak, and adds the following letter press "Mr Fooo Choo Choon is the sc':ou of an ancient family whose ancestral home is Kwantung, China. While still a mere boy,
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    THE BIJOU TROUBADOURS.
    151 5 Mr Tom Liddiard, who has been for a long time with entertaining companies m India and the Far East, notably with the Stanley < »pera Company, is just now m Singapore with his company of Bijou Troubadours, that have already scored great successes m their ludian Tour,
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    MORE MURDER CHARGES.
    110 5 Before Mr Ju-.tice Serjombe Smith at Singapord Assizes, yesterday, three men named Sukander, Syed, anl Sitimin, were brought up to answer a series of charges. All three were charged with murder, with being members of an unlawful assembly, voluntarily causing grievous burr, and rioting with deadly weapons
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    ANOTHER STABBING CASE.
    159 5 About nine o'clock yesterday morning, a Chinese towkay went to Sungei Road to collect rent from one of his tenants. This m ::i picked up a knife airi stabbed the laudlord ia the throat, inflicting a severe wound. He then fiad, but was captured by a police
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      31 5 Wanted at Once. A lictle forethought will often save no end Think of the pain and suffering st be endured m case of an attack ot mach or cramp colic wl
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      18 5 Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy m India. Bfn Sd Hiscocks writing from Clare Road/Byculla^ h^f^J X ™!Tt
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      329 5 ROBINSON GO. I Tennis Racquets -.1— mj FRESH SUPPLIES OF >/ AYRES'&SLAZENGER'S TENNIS BALLS. k J SOLE AGENTI j R/IMSBOTTOM'S M "DOWIINO" I TENNIS RAQQUET. Slazenger'B "Doherty" j^ <>na" fr Rani mt Specially W Strung for the Tropics. w Strongly led. ROBINSON COMPANY. A FOR COPYING YOUR CORRESPONDENCE. l^| If
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    822 6 STEAMERS. Giving port of departure, ami (where Tcnovm date due here, and name of Ayents. Aparima, Calcutta, A.ng Bou>tead. A^ia^'tiinon, Chin i. tag Mansfield. Airlie, Sydney, Lag 29 Boustend. Ai.tx, [/pool, July £9 If— fluid. Atnbria, Hamburg, Avg 5 Behn Meyer. AntuDL,', Hamburg, July 26 Behn Meyer. A
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      514 6 flfcvcrtisements. 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 4395
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      614 6 Sbverti6emcnt& SHIPPING. Jl €3C STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London* Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Pert®. Steamers will le*vs Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1908 Delhi Aug.
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      624 6 B&vertisemcnts. SHIPPING BfflLl OCEAN STSAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companit-s' sbeaniers 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
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      559 6 fl&v>ertisemcnt& SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, lirei. Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits. China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a mouth for Bremerliaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo
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      495 6 a^vcrtlscmclU3. SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Branei IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LIKE The fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company aail fortnightly from ;aen Hamburg via turdain, Antwer]i. Bottl an Gibraltar, OOT Naplee, (con: Hapiaflj Alexandria and vict- vnrbx i n Sut-z, Aden, Colombo., Penang, Singmp re kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki A Kobe
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    CICELY RUBBER ESTATES.
    1386 7 better Results than Ahticipatbd. The thir I general meeting of the Rabbet Estates Company was held :a June 23rd. The Chairman said This is our third anjual general meeting. You have already had m opportanity of loading (he directors' rend comparing the btlanei sheet with ra former
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    UNITED SUMATRA RUBBER ESTATES.
    678 7 Details of the Undertaking. The first general (statutory) meeting of the United Sumatra Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at the Cannon-street Hotel, E. C, Mr. Keith Fraser Arbuthnot, the Chairman, presiding. The Chairman Our company was registered on the LOth of March, and our shares were
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    EXCHANGE.
    83 7 (Corrected up to July 23.) Bank 4 m/s 2/4 demand 2/3'^ Priyate credits 3 m/s 2/4| credits 6 m/s 2/4yV Fsaxcjs, demand Bauk tM w 2^o^ Ghrmany, demand w 23 G [ndia, T. T, w w 1741 Hongkong, demand M 22 j% Yokohama, demand 113} Java, demand w 139^
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    PRODUCE.
    130 7 July 23. •Tin $68.00 Gambier Gambler Cube No. 1 11.35 Gainbier Cube No. 2 I<>.OO Pepper Black (or&'u. Spore) 11.10 Pepper, Whits (fair L.W.JS p.c.) 17.75 Nutmegs (1 10 to the lb.) M 3 8.00 Nutmegs (SO to the lb.) 20.00 Mace (Banda) M M norn Gloves (Amboina) Liboiirn
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    SHATES.
    731 7 £150 000 124.12S J 1 l **&>*** ****O± 3.12.6 £150,000 124,125 x lv Do Do 350 £140,000 100,375 1 1 Asiatic Rubber acd Prod. Co. Lt,t $200,000 125.000* 10 10 Balfomis Rubber Estate Ltd. IS.Ofl £30,000 22 7 0 i 1 Batu Caves Rubber Coy. Ltd. 8.17J £70,000 66,700
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      424 7 advertisements. Weak and Exhausted Almost Ready to Surrender and Cease Fighting i the Battle of Life. If your blood f^^L circulates /^^F^N poorly and your /K'^w'^^-V nerves are Ay weak if you fik. are despondent /r^A '-j^ and discouraged, 'iktsM with stomach out I J/SfY:'>f of order, and have p^
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      316 7 WANTED. TURN-OUT WANTED. Palanquin and Deli pony wanted. Particulars and lowest price to M.L. c o Free Press. July 24 31.7 SITUATION WANTED By a young Swiss, with some experience, is Assistant. Knows several languages, including Malay. Shorthand writer and typist. Excellent Testimonials. Satisfied with moderate salary. Apply to C.
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      330 7 It list vnynEJAimA nnnv on irn irii IUIiUHAIfIA utihn UU.. LTD. No. 1 DOCK. No 1 DOCK. Length Inside 514 ft. Length Lnskfa S7fi tt Width of entrance, top 95 it., bott Width of entrance, top 60.5 ft bott. 75 ft. 45.8 ft. Water on block* 27.5 ft. WaU p
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    FIRE AT KATONG.
    312 8 Narrow Escape of Mr. Kinsey. ALONE EN A BURNING HOUSE List Storing soon after ni^ht o'clock a ii *ree cjlow of fire VU Botionfl 1 m the direction >f Tanjong KaftOßg From town it could be distinctly seen bat a fire of some proportions had brok-a oor.u
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    CLAIM AGAINST A FOUNDRY.
    370 8 8 VORTHIN BSfi AL ienco was taken by Mr Howu l> yesterday afternoon, m M M udeen for $100 from Ltd. There was IMr Hog m, tanager of the S I .undrv. otrff sa is a -teamliuneh conof Neil Rofl -entered int^an agreement with the defendant
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    ROWING.
    225 8 Final Of DOUBLB ScULLS. There was just enough iw#U m the harbour last night to prevent good rowing, and the ftaal pain left m decided to row ou the lagoon i caursa of about inilf\ ending at Sandy Point Pier. S'\ pairs originallj enterel, bat delays owing to bad
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    FOOTBALL.
    110 8 COLMAN Shield. Wh il proved to be an exciting match was •1 last evening on the Raffles reclama tion ground, when the li >oshdiah Club mcl the Majilis Persuka'an Sri m the Colmar Shield competition. A large crowd gathered to i the second meeting of these teams held mi
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    LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
    103 8 WEDNESDAY'S TIES. Sinoli Sard* MeKeao, owe 5 beat IfcKenzie, owe 21-17. Freeman, 5, beat Holt.:. 5, 21—9. Robertson, 2 v CoYoney, Ber., 21 —8. Double Handicap. V- bite and Brown, owe :> beat Feldon aad Orton, scr., 21— IS. Open Paibs. B v and Feldon beat McKen/ie
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    S. C. R. C. TENNIS.
    43 8 RESULT OF YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Championship (Semi-Fiual.) Scow Fob Leng beat Kiong Chin Eng, 3—2, 6—4. SATURDAY'S TIE. "A ".Doubles (Final.) Chia Hood Saug and Lee Kirn Choo, scr. 7 Tan Tiaiu Keai and Choo Sian Kirn, owe 5.
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    CRICKET.
    227 8 lalma'a XL plays Mr C.intreH's XI on Sat ii I v, tbe team of the former Dg coinr Jiltssrs IWen, Noon, J.tynson, Williams, C. H. Mackaj, Capt. son, O. Brace, B. B Bullmore, F. C. 1 kegsoD, and Biendell. To-day at 2 30 p m. comireaces the long dial
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    FIRE ENGINE ACCIDENT.
    968 8 FIREMAN CHARGED. L dim it, the driver of the motor fire engine Broddrii- 1 which collided with a rikisha on Cdvanagh Bridge-rd., while proceeding to a tire, was charged jesterday morning with driving a motor eagine m such a way as to eadanger human life. The case
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    60 8 The Kussian Volunteer Fleet steamer Yaroslavl arrived from Vladivostock yesterday, en route for Odessa with a cargo of tea. The Bin Watt Hin whilst passing near Johore Straits during the storm of A\ ednesday night, fell m with the Chinese crew of boat No. 56, which had capsized.
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    WEDDING IN COLOMBO.
    453 8 Johnson Mitchell. The marriage of Mr H. A. Johnson, of Gingran Ova, Kotmale, son of the late General Alured Johnson, c.b,b a., and grandson of General Sir lI. A. Johnson, Ku Baronet, with Miss Alice Mitchell, daughter of the hte Mr W. Mitchell, of Dorset, and niece
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    VESSELS IN PORT.
    543 8 Valentya Dut 248 Brust July 22 Anambas Daendels Billitoi. Ban Hong Leong Brit 710 Rushton July 22 Bangkok Low Sam Totomi Maru Jap 2+6 4 "Winckler July 22 Hongkong Pat. Simons Ook>mbc Nyanza Brit -4180 Bradshaw July 23 London P A P." R. Luitpold Gar 3920 Pahnke
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