The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 December 1908

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 17 1 V THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1908. NO. 6,402
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  • 138 1 His Holiness the l\pe is report id to bt ill— Page 5. Australia has won the Davis Lawn Tennis trophy. Page 5. The new Emperor of China ascends the throne to-day. Page 5. The Court gave judgment for defendant yesterday m the Malapert case P*ge 5. The
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  • 884 1 At the mouth of the Singapore Kiver where blasting operations have rcr?nt!y bttSl canied out to renxve the rocks that formed an impediment to navigation, there exu^t. 1 a rock about which considerable ronitotsfaw has arisen, having on one lids an insctiption man unknown languige. It w.l*
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 14 1 GREAT SPECIAL LINES TO BE CLEARED IN LADIES' GENT'S Outfitting Depts. ASK FOR CATALOGUE.
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    • 590 1 WAYANG KASSIM. The Favourite Theatre! TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT AT THE ALEXANDRA HALL, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. PRINCE HAMLET. PRICES AS USUAL. S. KASSIM, Sole Proprietor. Entertainments. Entertainments. AL ?o A J^ RA HARIMA HALL Change of Programme. E£yS£?£^: CHARLOTTE CORDAY. Charlotte Corday has planned to rid EV^RY NIGHT BUT SUNDAYS France of
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    • 107 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Fice art curios sale Pago 3. Notice re Harima Hall snow Page 1. Singapore Tourist Agency Page B. Wayang Kassim to-night Hatulet Page 1. Singapore diary on sale Page '2. "Wanted a (joick and intelligent typi.-i Page 7. Notice re estate of O.G.D. addison Page 2 Change ol
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 366 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 2nd High Water:— s 35 a 4.5 4 p P O Mail Homeward due. Thuesdav, 3rd High Water.— G. 4 2 a.. 6.37 p St. Anthony's Convent Bazaar, 3 p Friday, 4th Higt Water.— 7.3B a., 8.5 p P A O Mail Outward due. Municipal Commission, 2
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  • 163 2 Ci'cutti, Nov. 22— On the morning of the 15»:h instant at about 8 a.m an unfortunate accident took pltce La the house No. '20, Ekt -ill pore Ro.d. the resileace of Mr Pres ton, Chief Y.ird Foreman of the K.dderpore Dees* It appears that Mrs Preston had
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  • 554 2 Mr William J Bryan, iv a Iptecli it Sin Antonio, Dexaft, said that if the Democratic party and the oontingeMnee of the situa IMQM demanded, he would be willing to run OB the Democratic T.eket as Presidential candidate m U J I-. About 800 York-hire lingers, with o'bei amgetl from
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 476 2 iBRIGGS' SOLUTIONS BBIGGS' PATENT VIADUCT SOLUTION is the result of many years unique I experience and study of Bitumens and their uses for the prevention of ewroßJonud I decay, and the makers claim for this Solution preservative properties peculiar to itself I airi unknown to any other composition extant. I
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    • 749 2 NOTieES. NOTICF IN THE GOODS OToUVtR GEO3BE CAY ADDlSON— (Deceased.) (Pursuant to the Conveyancing and Law of Property Ordinance VI of 1886.) Whereas the said Oliver George Cay Addison late of Syed Allie Road Singapore died at Singapore aforesaid on the 11th November 1908 having duly made his last Will
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    • 504 2 INSURANCES. FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 1882. Capital and Assets exceed 4,000,000 Cold Dollars. J. H. EVAN?, Manager, South Eastern Asia. BURGLARY HOUSEBREAXING THEFT. Policies covering these risks are issued by the COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Terms on application to The Branch Managkr. _Nov 7 7.2 NEW
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    • 597 2 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banting Corporation. Paid-up Capital essbktb fund: Sterling Reserve $15,000,000 f9q SiJver Reserve $14,000,000 i:y OUU M)O Reservs Liability of Paopßi»TOßB >..^.^sl5 > OOO r QO'3 Court of Dikboto&s. E. Shb^ltk, Esq. Cuaik*** Hon. Mr. W. J. (trbsson— Diputt Chairmjv, E. G Barrett, Esq. C. li. L»wimaj»m, Isaq,
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  • 489 3 Waders OF a Leviathan Dredger. Th« mighty modern shipbuilding works <whici Messrg Caimnell, Laird, and Co. have established at Tranmere, on the Mersey, were fitly iiaugurated on Oct. 26 by the launch of a vessd that has no compeer m the world. Her xxam« is the Leviathan,
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  • 78 3 Co'cls Aye Larger on. If re peopU woald :.iako an aittiiirt to p -t ri.l ol the Qolds from vrhich thf*y are ■Hffevisg, M a rasolt of this changeable weatl I r, (ben woula be a decided decrease m the n ;:-b«_r of cases uf pneumonia. A few doses of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 155 3 MADAME FAMBON, LADY DENTIST High Class Wosk Moderate Pbice. No. 215, Orchard Road. Nov 21 n.c Singapore Cold Storage Co, Ltd. Hear Entrance to Borneo Wharf. Teieptcna 1026. Sea stocks of all kia.ls of Frozen Meats etc., can be delivered to shipping at the Wharves, or m the Singapore Roads
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    • 394 3 Cough Drops Cherry Pectoral. Sixty ycar3 ago physicians first U3ed Ayer'3 Cherry Pectoral, and ever since then it has been Ul3 standard cough remedy all over tho world. Thousands of families, m Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, keep a bottle of it m tho house ready for an emergency. filler's
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    • 580 3 FOR SALE. FOR SALE. 4 Cyl. 16 H. P. First class Motor Car, Wind screen. Hood 5 Lamps, full kit of Tools &c. &c. Apply to C. H. Willis, 33, Raffles Place, or No. 1, Scotts Road. Nov 2 n.c. FOB SALE A light Dogcart and Pony, with Harness complete
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    • 717 3 AUeTIONS. MORTGAGEE'S SALE Wednesday, 2nd December, at 2-30 p.m. 99 years leasehold land situate off Pearls Hill Road, area 6,757 sq. ft. Quit rent $1. G. A. FERNANDEZ Co., Auctioneers. Dec 1 3 12 AUCTION SALE OF A Valuable Residential Property and Fruit Plantation situated and known as No. 20,
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    • 282 3 SPECIAL REDUCTIONS. NUMBER CARS "Number" 10,12 and 2O H. [P. NEWLY ARRIVED LATEST MODEL. Owingto facilities forturning out large numbers of these famous Cars m order to meet the growing demand, Cost of Production has been reduced to a point which enables them to be offered to the public at
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  • 19 4 Domestic Occurrences. Birth. Cormac— At Kwala Lumpur, on Nov. 29th the wife of C. R. Cormac, of a daughter.
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  • 1442 4 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1908. Here shall tli» Pres* the People's richt maintain, l T RWed by influence and unbrihed by pain Here patri it Troth h r p^o-ioos precept! (irav*. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and I«aw, A referonce to the telegrams published elsewhere, will make it
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  • 31 4 Mr Holley, Superintendent of Slaughter Houses, prosecuted two Chinese before Mr GreeD, the second magistrate, yesterday for offering for sale pork which had not been slaughtered m the abattoirs. He stated
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  • 510 4 REPORTS <>F MANY lOLLEI. WbCVDKD BbOUOSI Vo SlN.AioiK What appears to have betn a deeiledly serious accident occurred at tin gnu quarries now being woi k-d by Sir .1 _>hn lai kson and Company on Polo I'oiu m >nnection with the harbour aud other wo
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  • 309 4 ProCeei Ryder, who ph ing-room on j vi lienst trt on > l i.;rd,iv night; g n i performaii to Ibt b j i of the A. mi m 8 h I to MOW H tOTHHHI BJ Two mad Chinamen l.i'.v been up l\ the Marine polio* Oat area j-vinming
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 139 4 SPECIAL OFFER OF De St. Marccaux Cos. n ~n EXTRA QUALITY, j VINTAGES 1898 1900. Price per case Qts. $33.75. Pints $35.75. JOHN LITTLE CO. LTD., SINGAPORE <& KUALA LUMPUR. TRADE H i^-->JI i^jjMA^K Singapore Ktunpen Co. Koala Lumpur: Federated Engineering Co. il HOTEL de la PAIX, SINGAPORE. This Old
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    • 355 4 WILSON CO PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS. The only High-class Studio m the Straits Having two Studios, one adapted to the Forenoon and one to the Afternoon Light, we are enabled to give sittings throughout the day with uniformly successful results. We however recommend customers to come, if convenient, between the hours of
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  • 96 5 AN TI- AUSTRIA. SERB HATRED GROWING. Trouble m Prague. (By Submarine Telegraph.— Rtuter's) A great anti- Austrian demonstration has! ukeu place at R >me. Troops barred the r-ids leading to the two Austrian Embassies. Received at 3 50 p.m. The Czechs of Pragw have had two days ri Am pro-S-rvnn
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  • 27 5 ffia Hotiaea the l\>pe, who baa been tang Erron i oo!d for a fortnight, is B BU Mixiety is felt f.»r ir- -oaJiti.u. I
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  • 13 5 Ban Fleet has left Manila fn 1 1: MBewatds.
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  • 181 5 Empress Dowager Declines Administration, To Form a Navy. {tit T v- the Regent, rod the Cain. Minsters nrgentlj asked the Empress 'be E press of the bl i E nperoi Bg Si] to hold the i Iministrati nol Q it, tr this was .leciiued Prises Chm p
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  • 33 5 to the Chinese C 111 at J Mr o Tsien, n i'jf inf >rm€ nement ol the uew Bmpp Bk bßperisJ Majesty Bbuan Tung, take place to*daj il 11 m.
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  • 78 5 were disposed of ictionat P well &Go'a Baleroom jesterB od. area 2 acres 2 t K>dg 3 l i the Bui ►pean residence erec t. |t i^ I known as Strathm D B 11, Bini?apore. Mont) Bought for $17,400. Uinga fa lown v N I 117 Jj
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  • 145 5 8 3 i M day's house at K aml Road md removed clothing I rained at IS y became U'e^il to import 3traiU M> I robaidiary cows \jh-.'vli. I X Bg i pawed be^w Mr BwJring tf*laeiei»ort of robber He wm «w»toa wd ito a moiitli'i bird labour. ;:i „...^,t:theMuni:irvil
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  • 74 5 Legalising Labourites' Salaries. (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's) Received at 10.35 am. In consequence of the judgment of thy Court of Appeal, deciding that it is illegal to apply the funds of Trades Uaions to piy their members m the House of Commons, the Labour Members will introduce
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  • 23 5 Collision m Japan. Reuter's correspondent at Chefoo says that two Japanese steameis hava collided and th.it 700 persons are drowned.
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  • 18 5 A telegram from Mt-lbourue states that Australia, has wen the Davis Lawn Tennis Cup, defeating America.
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  • 41 5 Russia Approves. Rejeived at 10 55 am. TheNoToe Vremya unreservedly welcomes the Japan* American Contention as av ivBoence for p?aee. But the Busa declares it is merely a trace irnUethe two Powers complete their prep-rations fof the great struggle. > <
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  • 463 5 The telegrams received and Bent on Monday on the occasion of the Scottish Pa'ronal celebration were as follows Hongkong. Chief Chatham Hongkong Soots greet blither Soota David Wood, Secretary. Penunj. Greetings frae blither Scots. Weihaiwei. Hearty gieetinga from blither Scots at Weihaiwei Lockbart, President. Calcutta, Calcutta Scotsmen
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  • 1258 5 "There is no truth m the rumour that Scotland is going to import a professional golfer with a view to the next St. Andrew's day match." This was the way jubilant Southroners— of the non-playing typerubbed it m after the result of Scotland v. The Worli. Sunday couldn't
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  • 360 5 A Question of Fitness. Bsfore tho Chief Justice yesterday morning the c-ise of W. A. G. Tilleke, v. C. W. Abrams was heard, Mr G mat for defendant, Mr Upcott for plaintiff. The statement of claim was for damages $2,100. Iv Feb 1908 plaintiff instructed defendant to
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  • 352 5 The strength of the 3rd Batt. Middlesex Regiment which arrived by the Duffer m was l<j officers, four ladies, three children two Warrant Officei s, (170 other ranks, 14- women and 31 children. Captain P. Percival Mackie, P.EO.S. of the ludi m Medical Service, and assistant m the Bombay Bacteriological
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 252 5 ROBINSON Co. Toy Bazaar NOW OPEN. Xmas New Year's Presents of every Description* PRICES TO SUIT ALL POCKETS. ROBINSON and COMPANY. I™ I IVklii !\l n| i Do you use the Roneo Stee! VerUcal Filing System. IF NOT WHY NOT?! It is a System whereby a lost letter I is
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  • 220 6 Registered October 2Jnd, with a capital of JR125.000, m t'l shares, to acquire (1) about 1,463 acres of land known as Ledbury estate mnd Kuchai estate, m the district of Kuala liumpur, Selangor, and the business of rubber »nd general planters, carried on by the Ledbury
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  • 193 6 TLe acknowledged leader of the Chinese; R^foim Party m China, Yuan Shi-kai, is the! man if tie mameert at Peking. Foreigners will hi apt to forget the many and various Bervices which the Viceroy of Chhli hai ■aveVved, m the nee of much Manohn op j positi-n nnoe
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  • 200 6 A Willing Teu bbb. Ex:nct from rcp-r: cf Yokohama Charily Organisation Cast Tina andefiinMe came to the Home for v.:-:\\. -ayi", Km wanted to get some -work. On offioei KRmnged a berth f<nrMmi on a vessel that same tiay. but he pwposely stayed away hoflD the Shipping
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  • 126 6 I In the Adriatic Harb-: ur Wor^s at Sistisßßi a^'u r 'n'.i.- blasting operation Liss just Leeu c:inifd int A solid hill of stone and rock j three l.nndred feet m height and nearly four! hundred t'eet m length was completely shattered by the explosion of
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 567 6 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 Kutaang 4895 R.
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    • 735 6 SHIPPING. P. O. 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 Ports. Stcamcra will leave Singapore on ox aboot MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1908 1909 Delta Dec.
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    • 688 6 SHIPPING OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd.] AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. LtdThe 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 for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseille?, Havre and Liverpool
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    • 631 6 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AME RIKA LINE, HAMBURG. *v The steamers of this Company maintain a regalar 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
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    • 569 6 SHIPPING. N. D. L Norddeutscher Lloyd. Bremei IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LIKE The fast and well-known mail steamers this Company sail fortnightly from BreaMO Hamburg ria Rotterdam, Antwerp, Soutliani] Gibraltar, G«noa, Naples, (connection M&rsc Naples, Alexandria and rioe versa) Port s.s Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Song kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki Kobe
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  • 997 7 Recent events m Peking have naturally .n-ouijht into prominence the name of Kan^ Vu-wei, the Cantonese reformer who fl4 Peking for his Hfe m 1893, when the Empress Dowager interfered with hia and the Emperor's schemes to p-ematurely start China along the pata of
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  • 473 7 At no time is it of such vital importance to safeguard the kidneys as during pregnancy. Mrs. Mary A. Willis, of 169, Kirkdale Terrace, bouth Wigston, nr. Leicester, England, tells as of her terrible suffering, which was all brought about by a fright during that critical period.
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  • 774 7 Capital Capitol Issac Paid Issued paid op Valu« op Company. QaoWtfo* 1300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining 00. Ui 750 1300,000 225.000 10 10 Bruang Limited 70s $800,000 600.0C0 10 10 Brasefa Hydraubc Tin M. Oc. Ltf IO^O £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Co Ud 3 V
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 273 7 WANTED. WANTED A good, quick and intelligent Typist. Apply YOST c o Free Press. Dec 2 v.c WANTED. To purchase a piano player and music rolls. Reply stating lowest price and number and names of music rolls. PIANO c o Free Press, Nov 30 v.c CHINES S CLERK WANTED. One
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    • 551 7 On the Berth. INDO-CHINA S. N. Co., Ltd. FOR PENANG CALCUTTA. The Company's steamer "FOOK SANG" 3,100 tons, T. A. Mitchell, will be despatched for the above ports on Saturday the sth inst., at 5 p.m. She has excellent accommodation for first clasß passengers, amidships, carrying a qualified European Surgeon,
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    • 612 7 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to Dec 1.) Bank 4 m/s norn demand 2/3| Prirate credit! 3 mf§ 2/4 T 8 ff credits 6 m/s 2/4| PaAHoa, demand Bank** 291 1 Gbemaht, demand 236* rKDiA,T. T, w 174f Hokokok«, demand 26 Yokohama, demand norn 113^ Java, demand w \39{ Bangkok, demand SovamaioHß,
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    • 250 7 Ii vl(i UNSWEETENED h buy inf erior milk when you can get Zsf **,C^ %4, the best at tho same Price? l^fKiyit SLEDGE A^ESE^^MI? C GUARANTEED V **^H~^7~ ~~~~~~^*~^r preservatives. THE YOKOHAMA DOOM 00., LTD. No. 1 DOCK. No 2 DOCK. Length Inside 514 ft. Length inside 375 ft. Width
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  • 2103 8 CASE OF "HOGAN AND COMPANY." Lengthy Task m Supreme Court. The sum of $4-">,800 is involved m a case tbe hearing of which was resumed by Mr Justice Sercombe Smith, m the Supreme Court, yesterday. The action is brought by the Preeureur m Singapore of La Socieic
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  • 256 8 S. C. C. vs. Y. M. C. A. These clubs met last evening on the Esplanade before a fair attendance of spectators. The play was not of a high order, the capabilities of the Club who had a strong leaven of the first team included, not beiu^ really tested.
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  • 80 8 Between 5 3 I and 1 30 pm on Monday, thieves broke into the Internationa] Exchange at t. Cavenagh Bridge Road. A Sikh constable on r» unds discovered tLe Isk ofE the front door. [avestigationt showed that silver coins amounting to $60 and jewellery valu d at
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  • 150 8 Mra Andrews of Sarangoon Road left a Bowing machine valued at 518 m a, rikisha on Monday, The coolie disappeared with it. The police were communicated with. A Baling goldsmith of Keppel Road v also look n, r lur a rik'.sl;a couli-j who abBcocded wi ii money and
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  • 233 8 By Lieut. Col. K. <I. Broadrick, Commandant 8.V.0. Singapore, Ist. Dec. 1908. 8 V 0. Lieut. Colonel E. (J. Broadriok, having returned from leave of absence, resumes command of the S V.C. from this date, vice Ma jor E. 0. Ellis. S.V.I. The Monthly shoot of
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  • 137 8 A charge has bean entered at Panang against the captain of the Italian steamer Capri for receiving three pilgrims on bosrJ his vessel, she not being a pilgrim ship. The Capri had left tbe port and tbe case waa adjourned sine die. Two N. D. L. steamers arrived
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 10 8 No Experiment. You are not ex perimenting when you buy
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    • 55 8 8 SINGAPORE I TOURIST AGENCY. m 1, St. Andrew's ROAD, m Corner of High Strep. m Telephone No. 89L f Telegrams NIMAJNEB." f Baggage collected and delivered to i Hotels and Residences, Stored Insured. MOTOECARS I CARRIAGES J 1U 1111 V« Passages booked without extra charge. Agents for Gco: WHEATLtY
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    • 204 8 DE KONiNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Atrents at Singapore, The Shipsa^ency, Limited, 2-3. Coiiyer 0, ay THE UNi'tKVKMIoNEU DATBB OF DEPASTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE. Brouweb Koeara-Sa S apang and Djan Van l>ii::n:v... Bioaw, Hunt k, Btin joe, S gei-Lial Paagka Ptnanf Kobfl ana Tob *Ii Lai bbme li: Bioaw, Prigi Etadjaand lu-rcat
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 413 8 CLEARANCES. Dec 1. Nerite, Dut. str., Westers, for Paleaibang. Knelling, Sar. str., Waddell, for Sarawak. Ban Liong, Dut. str Winters, for Cotie via ports. Braemar, Brit, str Saxl>y, for New York. Resident Bchieff, Dut. str., [Jnns, f r Rbio. Ivotorua, Brit. Btr., Glendaj, for Port Swettenham and Penang. Sayo Maru,
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    • 561 8 VESSELS IN PORT. Man-of-war Fla* an* Tone Commanders Arrived From For When Sea Me* Col. Yacht 500 Coleman Oct 8 Ma'acca Uncertain ShiD Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consijarnee For Wher Anghia Ger 1031 Tiumpul Nov 27 Bangkok Behn M eye* Asama Brit 2706 Carr Nov 2 3 Kuchinotzu M.
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