The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 January 1909

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 0, 1909. NO. 6,49]
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    157 1 The cutter of 11. .M S Booounter bas been tank m Bjdnej il- >: ur, sixteen ol the crew being drowned- I S}me particular! cf ihe we'l«3icg ere mony of Miss Seah Bag Wah aro given on page 8 of this issua. The tale of woe m
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    THE LAST OF THE PIRATES.
    655 1 To become aw.. ,e varii spots that lie hid m the pore, oae must b<* s HMtthiag of with an eye to appreciate Colouring and dark jun/ II ous by-paths, leading to eequ and rising hills, irfaich though ou turo sc;i!;' ,t he journeys can
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      400 1 TRADEj: f J MARK Singapore Enmpen Co. Kuala Lumpur Federated Engineering Co. \The "Straits* New model Special low Cutting lawn Mower. An excel \> r.-. luo-v-r foi Cricket, Tennis and Goll y adjusted and of very light draught TO CUT INS., 18.50. To cur 18 INS., x jf-**&&& SPARE] PARTS
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      140 1 Entertainments. TEUTONIA CLUB Friday, January Btb, 1909, at 9-15 p. m. GRAND CHARITY GONCERT for the Benefit) of tlic gnfferera of the Earthquake m Sicily given by the ViOLiN VIRTUOSO PREMYSLAV. Admission S2, Tickets to be had at the Hon. Secretaries of the Tanglio and Teutonia and Dutch Clubs and
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      42 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Bankruptcy Notice, Chop Ban Xin P# Teutouia Club charity concert Page 1. John Little Co. for lawn n Pa^e 1. New sailiug date? for K. P. If. Page 8. Bicycle wanted Pago 7. 11 Saved from the knife "—Page 3.
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      417 1 THE WEEK. WKDXISDAY, Gth Fn k -h Water:— 9.s2 a 11.30 p Epiphany. New Year Laud Sports Committee, 5.15 p Week of Pmyer, Presoyteiiun Chnrcb, 8 p Full Moon, 9.18 p Thursday, 7 th BKgt Water.— lo.32 a. B I ICai] Homeward closes 3 p 3.V.1. Squad and Company Diiil
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    THE LATE LORD GLENESK.
    158 2 s >ttiab i.- r i Mul urding the Ql«n tad si* n m tntk j r, k ol the Momlong N Bj d he wan a t'e i people; anil when be bad r -if-nk of Mid- Hii y life North I periods attended the I
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S RUBBEE REPORT.
    241 2 Look After Your Health. December 11th, 1009. The following lots, comprising about II I were ottered at auction to-daj and sold as follows LSD Mai as. ca per lb C. R. 13 shuts 1 sold R. W. a Co. 10 crepe 11. C. 2 al
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      426 2 ONDBB NEW JMiOPRIETORSHIP. A DELPHI HOTEL. E S£ d Select irepCOOt residential and transit Hotel, commvilin:,' the most psaseful and attractive outlook m Singapore befog t!» Cathedra! an 1 a Ijoiaia^ the BjpUoadS. mat 4 T>f U! LEANLINKSS. .MM AbLL ANGLO-FRE*C« COOKING. SPEC 1 ALiJ lES the best wines. The
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      713 2 NOTIGES. The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888. In the Supr :me Court of the Straits Sattlem-r.t sktti.jmext ck BnraAFOBS, IN BANKRUPTCY. No. 203 of W0& Notice is hereby given, that on a Petition filed the 11th day of August, 1908, Koceiving Order against Chop Baa Hin of No. 49, Boat Quay. Singapore,
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      441 2 INSURANCES. FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. ESTABUmB 1882. Capital and Assets exceed 4,000,000 Gold Dollars. J. H. EVANS, Uamm§mr t South EatUm A BUB.GLARY HOUSEBREAKING THEFT Policies cov«rinu theae ri-ks are iasa i by Om COMMERCIAL UNION 4SSURANCB LXJ.MPANY, LIMITED. TerUM on application to The Branch Hal uh I.
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      554 2 BANKS. llongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-up Capital $15,000,000 Ra^EKva Fund: Sterling Reserve 115.000.000] toQOaou^ Silver iv^ervo Jl4,'»'AMMki j*~ Jl wo Rs^ervi Liability M PftOl Ri*TGEB OOOM 01 DOMWWBIL E. SUUtfK, I RAIfcMA* Bob. Mi v< msha*. Bam i l-ssi. i-f-"»^ i E. I- 5. g. i i.^\. Cb ki Man
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    THE BRENNAN MONORAIL.
    1353 3 a fupi be ramarki m ids vej idvant ig-M a the i i<>p'i.>a ol the ,q t nt in! u> 1 'rmspott mventi t --rii m. i "Til" idd" valui! 'MM <■' >r3s :i [v l< ir m a p M B I > i >ted KM
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    SANG IN COURT.
    198 3 CTsis to All its Wys." In New York, while Congress was renooomhiing. while Mr Roosevelt was accusing two newspaper editors of slanderous mendacity, and the six day cyclists were breaking records m M&diaon-'Cq. Garden, Miss Vesta ti rested and taken before the giatrate charged with wearing a
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    SAVED FROM THE KNIFE.
    312 3 Mr. C. Mayne, of V 2. Gladstone iload. Boscombe. Uourncmouth, England, says I sutft-red tight or niuc years froiji chronic inflamwatiom of the kidneys and stone. I was Twice Ewmined Urdbb thi x-Rays. and the doctors thought they could see the ston.'. I was told again
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    MUNICIPAL NOTICE.
    95 3 The Municipal Commissioners invito Tenders for the supply of a four-cylinder Marine Motor of British Manufacture, of about 14 H.P. The Motor to be supplied and fitted complete m a launch now lying at the Municipal Store, and to be provided with all fittings including propeller, shaft, silencer,
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      88 3 Hjw C'jughs and Colds Are Cured iv Burma. Thol Mowing letter from the Superintendent of Bm Municipal office at Ifaadalay, Mr. EL J. vuh. BhoWS that the method of curing colds ill Burma i* not unlike that used iv ahiust every part of the civilized world. He sa\ "1 have
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      367 3 POST CARD EXHIBITION. Messrs. Koh k Co. announce that owing to the paucity of the competitors to date, they are reluctantly compelled to postpone till February, (probably during Chinese New Year), their post-card exhibition. Due notice of the date will be notified m the Post Card Exchange Eegister." The prizes
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      440 3 NOTICES. REIVnNDER. BATAM BRICK WORKS OFFICE 135. PBINSEF STREET. We are now able to receive orders or enter j into contract for the supply of our wellI known bricks to any quantity. Delivery on the foreshore of Singapore at the rate of 160 per 10,000 bricks. Apply early to the
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      388 3 SPECIAL REDUCTIONS. HUMBER CARS Vs^^' "HUMBER" 10 12 and 2O P. NEWLY ARRIVED UTEST MODEL. Owing to facilities for turning out largo 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
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Birth.
      24 4 Swan. On 4th Jan-, at Plantation House, Hooding Estate, Eeppel Harbour, the wife of W. H. BWAN, Tanjong Pagaz Dock Board a son.
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    32 4 Here sii.'il! t^e TVess tlic T'copleV ric;ht maintain, U awed }>\ influence and unbribed Ly gain; H<-!<- patriot 'truth h~<- piorioas precepts draw. F!c<'j;t-(l to Religion, Loyalty and Ijlw,
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    Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1909.
    1757 4 When the general election was the scene of an immensity of will enthusiasm amongst the Radicals, who felt that all that they had to do, m addition to the circulation of such taradiddles as those about Chinese slavery, was to promise a new heaven and a
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    553 4 > <: Captain GK W. Neill^adßvttaTon, li^yal S:uts died at Colaba on the 15th Ddc. T! c Bingkok Customs officials seized 18^ tae!s of opium on board the I\t6anukk the contraband being concealed m a cot.l bunker. The Prices Regent has given directions for the establishment of a Municipal Conn<
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    165 4 fc Dai X POT. 7 p m Tlm mbbbl day'i racing I y/ Tarf Club RM mjcchssl i: roUr^ t<,.,iav m iM Wttl hM 1 1 w.ts MftVJ fr ;n PMHM I I I were j] X (ik I! H\ N I St c iad Bud i ll
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    RUBBER WIRE.
    48 4 STOCKS AND THE JET. Serdang Dividend. Th< a Itubbar durii month mtm > toi i is 8,269 tone, as against the beginniug of Dacenibt"Tho world's supply for I Bt; the estimated consu. 07,500 tone. average price for Senl.uij- Aeciftrei i lend i peroeot, and cirries forward I
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    Correspondence.
    188 4 A I Sir, Cau any iuo on the foliowiug I Tliw fll CUkiag "diumj a game, m wbi tha mistake of leading I instead of from partner (who is the tha card placed, m an r, bj '■ora would appenwhy the card should i we invite expert opin II
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      329 4 REYNELL'S i Jgk^H HI RANG' ~4M SOLE AGENTS LIMITED. TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. Secures ten per cent discount. But not if bills have to be issued and collectors sent. Send to this Office, any time before January 10th. $6. 75 for three months subscription. $25 for a whole year (Any time
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      101 4 WILSON C 9 PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS. The only High-class Studio m the Straits. High as our standard for Portraiture has been m the past it n even better to-day, as hundreds of customers who have given us sittings during the last couple of months will gladly testify. Our productions invariably earn
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    RENEWED AUSTROSERVIAN FRICTION.
    36 5 ibmarin»> 1 -:-_t tph f*i) Kec. .1 m ">, H ■m s iv>4 th t f the An* li k«i beea inttroct- ;h .;f I. in J. otherw!s3 there will be a rapture <»f <
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    NAVAL DISASTER.
    12 5 k the pinna M S. s M crew were drown
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    CUTTING CASTRO.
    261 5 Pi Important Personage I -nezuelan rated oa for cornf the bladder and of the iatesti: r;ditioD was danp pera:ul. .«>. .<- Th" -to 13, Medical Hall. I is due hero this morn- imbton .rd. 9 mg on. the T/vlind Rubber Companj, let _ipore hence he will m rubber
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    TRAMWAY CUP.
    73 5 litaUi a met th- ground, an I the iby a hirL'*' 51 1■ I dub is a, new ibo eon to bo 111 inaik >penlen minutes the S:raits forward I I »l; i be Kfa m: ir I I )OM .>ml. ihii •-I ly poini j I y
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    SICILY'S SORROW.
    153 5 PROBLEM OF THE DEAD. Many English Killed. (T.v Submarine Telegraph. Beater's) Pelayed through error of service. •Jciii. 4, 10 53 am. Bignor Qioiitti m an interview with a repwantatrfe of L 3 Matin laid tint 1113 present surplus of the 1 1 j.li tn budget was thirty-seven Billion
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    DISEASE AND DROWNING.
    203 5 A Charnel House. Foreign Aid Forthcoming. The Vultures Gather. R c. Jan. 12 15, Lamentabla conditions still prevail at \less:n i, where the food and shelter hitherto provided has prov.l utterly inadequate. The survivors are being decimated by i lung diseases caused by exposure. Scoffldi to g€t
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    TROUBLE IN CHINA.
    325 5 Yuan Shi Kai's Position. B -c. Jan. 5, 11.80 am. The home papers legard the fall of Yuan Shi Kai as disturbing and ominous. The Times anticipates serious cons DCea and recalls the fact that it was his influence which saved the besieged legations at Pekit 1\
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1075 5 It does not look as though either Bangkok or Singapore are going to have much oh nice tor practice before the game conies off here at Chinese New Year. Reference to the Siam papeis show that the weather has been so bad of late there that games hiv.'
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    THE SEA SPORTS.
    208 5 The Singapore Malay newspaper, the Utosan Malayu, m its account of the Sea Sporti on New Veir's DiJ, mentions the greit inteiest the Malays take ia thes9 sports, coining from Johore and surrounding places. But it also calls attention to the absence of official instructions to the
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    CHINESE NEW YEAR SPORTS.
    278 5 A public meeting ot" those interested m the Chinese New Year Sports was held yesterday at the Chinese Volunteer Club, presided o\er by Mr YeD S.vee Hee to consider the ad visibility of holding the Sports •luring the forthcoming Chinese New Year. Tha minutes of the
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    SEQUEL TO FRAUDS.
    145 5 Judgment Set Aside. When the Suprem.3 Court resumed its sitting yesterday, the Chief Justice (Sir W. H. Hyndmau Jones) had befoie him a cumber of cases m which chetties were concerned. The first oce related to thfl ciee heard at the recent Assizes when a chetty was
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    FOR THE MESSINA SUFFERERS.
    188 5 FOR THE MESSINA SUFFERERS. Mr Leopold Premvslav, who has for a few days postponed his departure for China, prc poses to play again to a Sing.ipoie audience on Friday evening, at the Teutonia Club at 9 15 pm., the proceeds of the concart t) be remitted for the relief of
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    SALAK SOUTH MINE.
    47 5 The returns for Dec. at the above show that the machinery worked 455 hours out of a possible 576 hours. 108 hours were lost through accident to sluice hox. 29,510 cubic yards of overburden were elevated and sluiced, and returned 241.81 pikuls of clean
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      43 5 No Op.u:u m Chimb Q ilain's Cough Remedy. i trtloli oi ■>; .:u 01 OthCi narcotic iv > igfa Remedy, and c it was first offered to the public, it, Ui(<iuiue fur a child as t r v d.,iuit. Thi- rtiuedy m famous for rto
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      288 5 ROBINSON &Co. CHOICE PERFUMERY p "ZENOBIA" PERFUMES jj AS SI PPLIED oSH^PP TO HER MAJESTY "THE QUEEN" Other perlames, Wall Flower, Jasmin. Stcpha- V& notis, Carnation, Primrose, Gardenia, Heliotio: Qpoponax, Parma Violet, Whits Rose. k ROBINSON COMPANY, HH3i WBBSBSBBBG ffiflHfc^gEgflgfr g ffiffij^fftfflff* IKfjlillfrilfW QiHft BDO YOU KNOW THE MERITS OF
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    SUICIDE AT PADANG RENGAS.
    187 6 SUICIDE AT PA DANG RENGAS. N bae rea bed the T. 0 M o! the nut le i' Padang Bengal on I 1 -Sofa Tamil erk whe i employed al Orii bj the Pnh ie o»ki D rim ml ii »p« ura thai a kre anl i Mil ol inep
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    362 6 LuilK.h' f'HAI.!.KN'-8 TKOIiIV, IS0& Tb<; following are the conditions of a chal- ■U;nsc> trcphy. T" open to Ladies' Bile Clubs, Federated Malay StutsH and Straits t>ettletjien^ I. To for orii-^ a month, from January L> S«*pteuii'>*r IL>< m :v>; on the Irtl Gfan IV to eoeapeting. I Range
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    PERAK CYCLING CLUB
    182 6 A\ N I Bit -T' !.H II X The Pttai CJjeUng Cl the aiemben ol wj.h h are yoanaj Strmiti born Chinese, held t i r Hi.il a Fi iJiiy. The m m vaal tth Clohk mcc m li Je Str« I ■0 X 1 ll l
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      86 6 NEW FRENCH REMEDY ■> «s ikm > i— i |m < N0 1 i- tnunil.it M'ftlielilWlTlllPttfl.K'! I I ring complaints pf thit kuad, it wi J;^ t (fording prompt n tiefn t iTHERAPION No 2 o i m'■ _j, i t<x> nni( h a tAsU'un the destrw I i of
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      497 6 lurri j wealth \^J%N indeed, espeS^iv y) cially to a wom a ii. If your t!^^\ too thin, orislos(L^i ing its colur, use It will remove all dandruff, idossT. and beautiful hair. nesa and luxuriance of your li dr to an advan< I period 0 life. P-k. ikgDKJ.C. km Co.,
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      732 6 SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIOATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London* Through Bills of Lading iasued for China Coast, Persian Gull, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore oa ox aboat MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Devanba Jan. 15 Delhi
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      712 6 SHIPPING OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamera are despatched from Liverpool outwardß for the Strait-, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre and
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      696 6 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steam er« of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen \ntwerp, and Rotterdam, and the China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched forti [or Havre and Hamburg and once a month fur Bremerbaven direct. QaUlßg at PWMi and Colombo. Taking cargo at
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      464 6 SHIPPING. I Hi JL/« JU^ I Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAJT MAIL LIKE The f»st and w«il-known mail st^am. thifi Compfcny Mil fortn>?f<tiy fron Hamburg ri» Rotterdam, Antwerp, S< Gibraltar, (k&oa, Naples, (ixmmoction l\'.v Naplee, Alexandra and v.o* 1 vnrsa) i d said. Suf-z, Adtsn, < i-mbo, l^enanjz BinfApon B
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    DISPUTE ABOUT A CHEQUE
    97 7 7 II 01] j i mes, Bangkok st M m iMr U Tooth, H -h tin- Char X i for j appeared f >r r!. 3u .lunton the i iii and ftefa bens on ti F< i'iainly account No. 1 aod I account was Defends H.
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    TONGKAH TIN.
    206 7 EAllurirg Frojpects v tie is. I the TongI M reurj" all Tin my this week pa inly tool m future before it I tome interesting inroperty. value. Be it will take i a.s the ;«on can win 2 tons of oi the sue and value of •ns can
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 7 Bank4m/a nom2/4/ demand sd/3^ PriTate credit* 3 m/t 2/4 T M credits 6 m/s M 2/4| Fbahob, demsjid Bank^, 291 1 Qi*maht, demand 236 [ndia, T. T, l 7 fi Hongeon«, demand 24% Yokohama, demand norn 113^ Java, demand *^l Bakqkok, dem*nd 66| SovßitßiGNH, Bank Buying 18.54 Bank of
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    PRODUCE.
    134 7 Jan 5. Tin buyew $67.12| Gambier buyers 10.10 Gaonbier Cube No. 1 13- 7t) Gambier Cube No. 2 33 00 Peppcrßlaek (crd'u. S'por«) buyers 12.124 Pepper, White (fsdrL.W. 5 p.c buyers 18 75 Nutmegs (110 to tha lk)^ 19X 0 Nutmegs (80 to the lh.) 24 00 Ma-ca (Binda)
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    SHARES.
    752 7 «-.-aaaa tnv nr (1 1 Anglo Malay Rubber On. 5x50,000 124,125 lflJ 4| £140,000 100,375 1 1 Acktic Rubber and Prod. 00. 18/--10,500* JlO 10 Baigovmia Rubber Batata Ltd. $22.(0 .£30,000 22 7c9 1 I Batu Cares Rubber Ooy. Ltd. 3.10 0 £70,000 66.700 1 1 Eukit Rajah Rnbbar
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      366 7 WANTED. I BICYCLE WANTED. Wanted, second-hand bicycle, up-to-date model. State particulars and lowest price. Apply If. V- C. c o Free Press. •I'll: I U.C WANTED I!' ar.l and R< si]enc<- m private family. (bouding hooted not Wanted). Moderate terms. K*ply to Yountf British,' 1 C 0 this office. •Tan
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      584 7 FOR STILE, COCOI NUTS. Germinated nuts for sale, $90 per thousand. Klanang Estate, Selangor. Dec 1 p-C--APARTMENTS. Single and double rooms with board at Barganny Houee, 7, Oxley Rise. Terms moderate. »f:t 24 P-C--TO LET. TO LET "Devon Villa" 103, Paver Valley Road. Entry Ist November 1908. Apply to N.
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      302 7 On the Berth. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. For Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan Ports. The Imperial German Mail Steamer 11 LUETZOW 9,000 tons, Captain Dewerp, having left Colombo on Sunday the L'rd in.st., at Eoon, may be expected to arrive here on Friday afternoon the Bth idem. She will probably be despatched for
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      267 7 NO. 1 DOCK. No 2 DOCK. Length Inside 514 ft. Lcnpth inside Alb ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft., bott Whilh of entrances top 60.5 rt. bott. 75 ft 45.8 ft. Water'on blocks 27.5 ft. Water on block- 20.6 ft Time to pump out 4 hours. 1 »me to
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    CHINESE WEDDING.
    925 8 A PRELIMINARY CEREMONY. To m bri lei and even bridegrooms •'getting married (as <*. B. Shaw say«) is a very considerable ordeal." Hut the Chinee** bride, whether iv China or m a. KritUh Colony, has to undergo a speciality m the way of ortJeale. From the point of
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    MERCHANT SHIPPING LAWS.
    1120 8 A BQrata] of the objects and reasons of the above draft consolidating ordinance to which we referred yesterday brings out many interesting points. It has taken ten yearj to produce this ordinance the recommendation acted on beint,' thit of the Shipping Cornmissk a of 1898. The bill
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    337 8 FIXAL CASK HEARD. la the Court of Appeal yesterday their lordships the Chief Justice (Sir W. H. Hyndman Jones), Mr Justice Fishor, and Mr Justice Braddell, iv the cisc of Ang Chont? Cheng sued Weo Bin and Co.. and Lim Peng Chiang. Mr Ellis appeared for the
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    SPITTING ORDINANCE.
    334 8 VWIST OFFENDERS TRIED. The first person charged m Singapore under the Spitting Ordinance was Mwee Ming Ghia, a Teoclew, cf New Market Road. He was charged before Mr ColmaD, third magistrate, yesterday, with spitting iv public at the Central Police Station at 11.20 pm. on the 24th." While
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    BALGOWNIE RUBBER.
    19 8 The harvesi on Bilgowcie Estate for December according to the manager*i report waa 1,178 \hs. dry rubber.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    459 8 The British steamer Idomeneus which rrived m port yesterday had two distressed earn en on board from Port Siid. Fashion m the matter of ship noirenclaure is well illustra'ed by the names, just published, of the five naw Orient mail steamers. Like the other vessels of the line,
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      30 8 MUSIC JUST ARRIVED A KM \LL or ENTITY OF PIANOFORTE MUSIC SONG ALBUMS DANCE ALBUMS ALSO VIOLIN BANJO STRINGS. [Apply noon to fi p.m. W. J. GARCIA, Pianoforte Music Dealer.
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      233 8 ■DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSC'-lAPPIJ. I UmOMM CCNTBACT WITH THK Nk;; Agents at Sing-apore, The Shipsajenry. Limited, 2-3. Coliyrr Quay. THE "WWW PATM OF DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIM Van der Parra Moeata-Saba, Simpang Lav!.; Riouw, Prigi-Radja and Bengal Gamphuts Batavia. Java-Coast, Samar&ng, Boerabi Papao. I)ong B ala, Mcnado, Tagoeladang, Liroecg. Pota,
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      340 8 PASSENGERS. Per Singora Messrs H. Taylor and S. Raby. Per < >phir Mr and Mrs H. Schaefar. CLEARANCES, Jan 5. Flevo, Brit, str., Gibson, for Ananabas and Natunaa Is. Am heist, Brit, etr Scott, for PontianaV. Jacoba, Dut. str. De Beer, for Batavia. Petchaburi, Ger. str, Wolff, for Pulo Laut.
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