The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 January 1909

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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, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1909. NO. 6,499
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  • 121 1 Details of the Hums .J -huson light argiven on page A notico of the Herbert Withers C unpin-. which visits here*-h r \m, ippeeri on page The hearing of the Bogaa M1 I -npanj case was continued yesterday Page 8 Several more A i cases were proceeded
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  • Article, Illustration
    614 1 There are thirty-seven plain their pardon— thiColonial Office List who era e_U_d simply SmA Smyths aad ed goutletnau, wl bear out the unmistakable Rritishu* Smith. Oirfi Cletnenti Smith, who arrtvee hero this nd will donbUeca look rouod i be remiui.ceut) for people th tt afraid he ought I
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 142 1 LATEST DESIGNS IN I METALLIC BEDSTEADS, COTS, ETC. FRENCH. HALF LISTER AND ITALIAN STYLES j l LARGE VARIETY ol DOUBLE j(| I BRASS BEDSTEADS. |si IN OUR SHOWROOMS. -J C *A John Little Co, Ltd. BH ES Hi B3S_h9 _£a Sa SOLD EVERYWHERE. 111 Great Eastern Life Assurance BOLTER'S Company
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    • 276 1 Entertainments. |the¥aTety hall, FOOT OF FORT CANNING. New Films, Every Wednesdays and Saturdays. Most Up-to-date Show m FIVE GOLD ELECTRO-PLATED WATCHES TO BE GIVEN AWAY ON SATURDAY NIGHT. ANTHONY LEWIS, Sole Proprietor. LOOK OUT, LOOK OUT FOR THIS ORE AT MATCH. A Wrestling Tournament of Catch as Catch Can for
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    • 237 1 Entertainments. TEUTONIC GLUB. January 23rd, 25th and 28th. THE HERBERT WITHERS CONCERT Coy. including Madame Luisa Sobrino, Prima Donna Soprano Mr. Charles Dennett, the famous Baritone Madame Marguerite Elzy, F.t. A.M. Brilliant Solo Pianiste and Mr. Herbert Withers. England's Favour ite 'Cellist, under Direction of G. }larrison (libbons Plan and
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    • 71 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. A dental notice of interest Page 2. Littles' are showing the latest designs m metallic bedsteads Page 1 Tbe Herbert Withers concert company will play here for three nights Page 1. The ss. Kistna is to be docked and will not take her run on Jan. 20 Page
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 376 1 Chinese Girls' School, Prize distribution, 4 p Landing Sir C. C. Smith, 5 p P 0 Mail Homeward leaves 8 a S RE Monthly Shoot, 2.30 p St. Joseph's Schoo l Prize distribution, 4.30 p Sunday, 17th i 2nd after Epiphany. Sw. Club launches 7, 9, 10, a., 2.30 3.30
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  • 372 2 I r I •.■A st 1 1 mns r of t t i. ::i rot person. I had render*- i g• "1 -Series to tbe I esl 'J >vru- be ssrsi led certific ite_ of ur ua I othei token* ol approval
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  • 302 2 i; toast of "The (1 nests" raary dnnnoi ol the Bavaga dnb > Su- \l .A-rt Hut _j.ive sj>ine Bcee of Chinese (eerie, aad said thej poaec 1 th- ofroliering guest- aaabanaaaaacnt of making a "vh aflei mrda Latterly the taohion of lining is China had beea
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1051 2 GRIGGS VIADUCT foi> QTION. Z THE FORTH BRIDGE PROTECTED WITH BRIGGS' PATENT VIADUCT SOLUTION (THE WORLD'S BEST ANTI-CORROSIVE). Not is Britain -low but Uuongho-t the entire civilise,] world has spread the fame ot ll.is stupendous stractnre. A few facts con'"'"'""■iA.'iVu. ;:;:,AAA;:;;'l-,A.'i-.. -"Aei'- funics. ita extreme height 811 tae. WWW the
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    • 452 2 INSURANCES. i NOTICE. THE FEDERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA. Notice is hereby given that IfJHSBS. TBS DORNEO CO., Ltd., Singapore, hay. been appointed General Agents lot tbe Stents E tk-uK-nts and the Federated Malay States for The Federal Life Assurance Co., of Canada. Policyholders m the Straits Settlement-, and
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    • 590 2 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai ]_!*a___kiiig Corporation. Paid-up Capital 515,000,000 Rbsbbvb Fund: Sterling Reserve 115,000,000 f9 Silver Reserve i I _,000,000 j *^-A-^'.^W Rbsbbvi Liability of Pbopi-IBTorb M .....11.-. ,000,000 Coubt OF DIKBCTOB*. E. Bhilum, F..q C kai ait a k Hon. Mr. W. J. ''kkkson Dbpi"' t Cv airju ,h. E.
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  • 454 3 M. A" ix, a French write r, bas 1 -.s i i of ir! critii un*? *i tra *be Eoglishworn Iho following is a [notation from I kind article dealing with the EnglishWOi' BBSSI life ibout '"Home and the Kriiflishwon: i _-_Uanr_-_na_ry effect ma' il
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  • 92 3 I Ig U) a Daily Rj I ono step further foi Oy l eooming a teetotaler. H god himaeU to ab.stain from all alcoholic drink, lot the remaind life. torn a ild, aceO-tUns to •trie. *__> b alooh ak from all dini ->*h tbe 17 ia
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 12 3 BtA a Bottle Today. Lr t :r famU*- hv kt-c pin>> I
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    • 637 3 WANTED. WANTED Two good new or Second hand Ton»kangs or Lighters 100 tous or over. Offers to Sir John Jackson, Ltd., Harbour Works. Jan If. 17.1 m amam WANTED A smart assistant m a provision and grocery IbOßinoßß. Must have experience m above and produce good references. No other should
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    • 737 3 IMPORTANT TANGLIN AUCTION SALE OF 5 Superior Teak Furniture, Grand Concert Pianoforte, Turnouts Plants. THE PROPERTY OF Mrs. H. SCHAEFER, AT Mt. ALMA, DALVEY ROAD. On Tuesday, 26th January, at 1-30 p.m. Including a Har.dtome BRILLIANT TONED CONCERT GRAND PIANOFORTE by t Rachals Co., polished teak drawing room suite, QUAINTLY
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    • 48 3 Siderosthen Paint. KILLS RUST. Used by Government, f Municipality and Contraci^^^lot sim IRON work f^lflfd V Steam and stands Tropica! vc -|(B^^K-?r!-* "^^-.r^-BB /s^{'"" j) x ak^Eft^fiulA."" *iC '.._fit>_F^-i_!sS» i *-^oc**^ -*_4^Qe2^B6^^^K^ 0 i The most economical and effective I Gallon drums $1._ 5 IMPORTERS BORNEO CO., LTD.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 345 3 Sif-OAPOf-E ANO KRANJI RAILWAY. From Ist August, 1908, ar_d until further notice. TRAIN BERVICE FOB r EEK DAWS ONI UP TRAINS. am. am. am. am. am. am. pm. pm. pm Tank Rd 6.00 7.05 7.30 8.20 9.05 1 1.05 1. 8.20 4 Newton 6.05 7.12 7.85 8.25 9.12 11.12 12.50
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 37 4 Sua.— On the llth January, 1909, at 2b, Cantonment Etoad, Penang, tho wife of John Hug, of a daughter. On the 18th instant, at Claremont, Orchard Koad, the wife of J. C. BAUD, of a son.
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    • 38 4 O'Brien. Oswald Morrice O'J.rien, Prop rietor of the Rangoon Times M Press, at his residence, Armadale," 9, Tamwe Koad, Rangoon, suddenly, on tho morning of the 2nd January, from heart failure. Aged 37 years and 5 months.
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  • 35 4 shall t'i«* Press tlie People's rii;ht maintain, U .awed by influence and tinbrfbed by pain llicr patriot Truth h- r jr'o-i -vis precepts draw. Plei'^ed to Religion, Txjyalty and I .aw.
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  • 1784 4 "I go awiy from you full-handed and with a full heart, with many happy memories of my life bare, and although I do not. expect to b? long remembered, yet if I am remembered at all, I hope, and incA-ed I may say I believe, that
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  • 539 4 Mr Charles Harrison Gihl r., the w. known London impresario at, i v, a nager, who directed last season's round thi ir of Mad hup AH. mi and her SOfIBMI 'Ring a EOtable musical compan} ■>■ t f dm, _r_tfc whom he has just closed s
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  • 151 4 Me- i- I i Italy. TA.e Senior Italian A i Eastern Station ha^- following cable from the Ital: f Marine -ount of Italy being m profound mourning over the unparalle u?r which destroyed Mess .10, and th< on with the birthday of her stsjsS-I the be omitted.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 335 4 -»KELLY WAL.SH.f--1909 ANNUALS 1909 j N£W BO S I Sriuirei Companion to the tmuan •lITAK.AAS ALMANACK Pharmacol ia 1908 S -'-00 $1.50. Bkmentary Dynamo Detain hn W. ALMANACK DE GOTHA p. H.rd ago c The N\ ay to Aiv. health .and phys!>.jU. sice! fitness, hy a< >rge HackenCAI ENDAB midt
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    • 39 4 SALE HIRE YOU CAN PURCHASE ON THE Easy Payment System; payments extending over a period of one year or moreAll pianos specially constructed for the tropics. THE ROBINSON PIANO Co., LIMITED. I NOTICE. a an I C s_% s_
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    • 50 4 r I Visit of Sir C. Clemen!! Smith. On the occasion of the visit of the Rt Hon. Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, G. C. M. G., to Singapore, His Excellency the I Governor will hold a reception I at Government House at 9.30 I p.m. on Friday, January 15th. I
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  • 171 5 A HOPEFUL AUGURY. Turkey's Friendship with Britain (IW Submar il Telegraph.— IA-uterV) An. 1 A IS pm. \n itatenMnl leaned al Belgrade thai t_ceptanc_- hv Turkey of the i good augury. pw s of opinion that Bervla and tegro are cert tin to receive riompan a. It is
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  • 71 5 Another Demonstration Not Alarming. (From OUT er.-/; v.'.) London, sin Penang, Jan 14th. Mr Arthur Hieietn inn, late of the Congo, h produced a tiny sample of rub-ber-like substance from isoprene, made with acetylene, ethylene. with hydrochloric acid. The pr k three hours. The •'inventor" wants to sell
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  • 430 5 A IA Q A. The return match between the above took pA ifl Fanglin, last evening, trga gathering of spectator It will be remembercc! that at the first the game resulted m a draw. The teams turned onl Bl foHowi i If IdJesex Begl Qosl. S-under_ Busks, lives,
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  • 80 5 FURTHER EARTHQUAKES. ITALY AND AUSTRIA AFFECTED. People Camp Out. (By Submarine Telegraph. Reu.er's) Received at 11.30 a m. At Qenoa, Pados, Florence and Venue, sheck- of earthqu tke occurred yesterday, so rioh nt that people rushed out of their houses, B number of whi »h were Bracked. The people of
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  • 56 5 Meant for Publication K.<-_i.ed at 10.55 am. President Roosevelt, conversing with a friend, characterised tho anti-Asiatic mea- es introduced by the Californitn Legislature aa a piece of folly, bid faith and iniquity. Theee measures exclude the Japanese front the public schools, provide for the segregation of the Chinese
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  • 21 5 In Virginia. A hundred men are entombed m the Lick Colliery, B.usfielde, West Virginia. Their rescue is considered hopeless.
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  • 572 5 The persistent drop m the price of tin has assisted the geneial depression and business during the past week lias been of wry desultory nature. Mini*. Salak Souths have been m good demand since the Meeting, and close steads Bt $8, the Manager being very
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  • 1837 5 A BITTER STRUGGLE. nam stopped by police. {From Australian Papers.') Sydney, December 27th. In fourteen onesided rounds, m all of which he had prevailed, Jac_ Johnson, the colourel champion, defeated Tommy Burns, the holder of the world's boxing championship, yes'eiday morning, m the presence of 16,030
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  • 127 5 Before the Second Magistrate, yesterday two Kehs were upon charges of assisting m the management of a Wah Weh lott .rv, and being m possession of Wah Weh tickets at No. 305, North Bridge Road. Captain B )we*\ assistant superintendent of Police, said he made a raid
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  • 89 5 During the week ending Jan. U, there were 270 deaths m Singapore giving a mortality rat. of 50.58. There were 14 cholera eises, *<1 malarial fever, I*s unspecified fever, 26 phthisis, 19 beri beri. and 18 pneumonia. No European or Eurasian deaths were recorded. Daring the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 37 5 look After Your Health. If you bave a cough, cure it. A cough is a symptom of more serious trouble. Chamberlain's Cough Itemedy is the best obtainable and you need bave no hesitancy m using it as
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    • 302 5 ROBINSON &Co. FOR WHICH THE I J <__3__S_J Ran '^B l_l V ONE GRAMAPHONE. ROBINSON AND Co. __D_B_____ fll Hi I WW 111 l S ______________E___V««___. g9_B_____P mm Bjß SH X- I Bn Iff (SI BE (BE pm. 1 1 alking of yp .writers.! ■DO YOU KNOW THE MERITS OF
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  • 755 6 fia Heme* >»<j (..'INKS*. PO-TAL lI'GHTS. bth Janoary. The Mm. .try of I'osN and Communications i_ ißßsrasined tc rseoaei china Postal right:-* after China New N ear. X Quite Well. IV kin, January 3. The downfall of "i van Sbib kai is the cor.se quence p bis taking
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 556 6 Weakened Vitality Impoverished Blood ■fF^^V Hand what Ayi.-rA t^ Sarsaparilla <ii<i PTN^J I for a well-knowii x^^ I cli y missionary, > >N\^B who writes J\/ "I was for many years yr asnfterex from boils and \>r other eraptions "f a like. SV ri'.tnri-, oausod by the ImpOTSTw mm 1
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    • 738 6 SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For Chins, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Ooast, Persian Gull, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will Sea*s Singapore oa or snoot MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Devanha Jan. 15 Delhi
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    • 703 6 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 woek, 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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    • 705 6 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regnlar service between Hamburg, Bremen Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they ar< despatched forti i, for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo
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    • 503 6 SHIPPING. MX. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL OEEMAN MAIL LINE Th_ fast and well-known mail _t--__n< this Company tail fortnightly from t:*.;/i«o Hamburg via Rotter '}__m, Antwerp, Sout vmptuQ Gibraltar, 'inn >_„ Naples, (conn. ir_*til)e&. Naples, Alexandria and trie* v_r_a Suez, Aden, OoleßßVaj laaaßßf Magi kong, Shanghai, Jsagai-aiu Ah and Arlf
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  • 279 7 The price i quoted are generally those ear*nt at Cl. tat Market. At 0m other ■narktts there may be small variations. Bfa^fOft, 11th Jan i uy, If fc j..t c.itty 3 So p*»r lb. 18 Sprouts J*V > Bamboo Sprout* .m do. M BrinJAla l Batems A
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  • 180 7 LThi si Prohibition. c new-, of M I lie Natioa a do nuts m At. which comes lo ____rrea us from eaila Hrn imns-ng tb ry oaa ■eruing the thick prohibition campaign m the hieh Sir Thoma- IV war one* i vtm -A_ ktions oa ieriea.
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  • 684 7 Per PAO Devanha, dug Jan 15.— Mr I and Mrs C. S. Crane. Mr Rickard, Mr G. A. Talbot, Mis. A. M. Smith, Dr W. R. P. Middieton, Mr D. M. Hurne. To Penang.— Mrs Matt Smith, Mr E. C. Smith. Per PAO Nore, due Jan
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  • 73 7 (Cobrectbd UP TO Jan 14 Bank 4 m/s mm w norn demand 2/3gPrirate credits 3 m/s 2/4 ,A credits 6 m/s 2/4 j Fbanoi, demand Bank^, 291 Gbb____j.t, demand 2364 India, T. T, 174 Hohokoho, demand flom Yokoh ama, demand BO_n 113| Java, demand W| Bangkok, demand Sov»aHiotK_, Bank
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  • 138 7 Jan 14 Tb.* M buyers $64.84 Gambier 10.12| Gambler Onbe No. 1 «>• 13.75 Gambier Chi be No. 2 M 13.00 Pepper Black (ord'u. Spore) 1%62{ Pepper, White (fair L. W. 5 p.c 19.20 Nutmegs (lia to ths Fo.)^. 19.00 Nutmege (80 to the lb.) 24.00 Mace (Banda) norn
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  • 678 7 Capita! C«s!t*! Ibsm f»is lisued paid op Yalcw op Com^nf %.dWcfc* $300,000 300,000 10 lv Belat Tin Mining Oo Ltd YtiH $300,000 225,000 10 10 Bru^n* Limited $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin MC« Ltd '<-- £+00,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development 00. Ltd $400,000 375,00 ft 10
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 48 7 How Coughs and Colds Are Cured m Burma. I I f.- r boss the Superintendent Municipal at Mandalay, Mr. R. J. ovens, shows that the method of curing vi Burma is not unlike that used ir :tm I part of the nwSi/.ed world. Ht i naetL Cliaiiibprlain's L!o*_*_»L
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    • 58 7 APIOLINEj (CHAPOTEAUT) For functional troubles, delay, pain and those Irregularities peculiar to the sex. Prescribed by the highest French Medical authorities and superior to Tansey, steel Drops and Penny royal. CHAPOTEAUT, 8, rue Vivienne. Paris. Sold hy all Chemists. I. DENTAL SUPPLIES. LABOBBX STOCK OF C. ASH, SONS AND CO/S
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    • 577 7 APARTMENTS. _-_-_-_-M-MMa(j--B---n-Sja--_^ Private family (-_aropean) taking a house at Tanjong Katong for 2 or 3 months, desire two paying-guests. Apply, Sea-side c o Free Press." Jan 12 19.1 Single and double rooms with board at Barganny House, 7, Oxley Rise. Terms moderate. Oct 24 U.c. TO LET. TO BE LET
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    • 378 7 On the Berth. s.s. KISTNA" FOR PORT SWETTENHAM PENANG. The above steamer will be detained here for Docking and Boiler cleaning, and will not take the sailing of 20th instant. She wiil resume her usual sailings on Wednesday the 27th instant. Jan 15 21.1 NORDDEUTSCHER LLOTD. For Europe. The Imperial
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    • 270 7 THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD. Length Inside 514 ft. Length in-ide STI ft Width of entrance, top *35 ft., bott Width ol entrance, top 60.5 ft. bott. 75 ft. 45 Hit Water on blocks 27.5 ft. Water on bio. ks 20 5 ft. Time to pump out 4 hours. Time
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  • 1995 8 MORE ABOUT HOGANS." BIASING RESUMED IX SLPKKMK COI XI Rasas me Pa ro Jntncm." In tho Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr Just'i h BssaMSbt Smith, the hearing wa.. continued >f the ease m which th I'rocureur m Singapore of Ai Socie de_ Missions Etrmng.- e_ sues Mr A. Kmalio IJ.nzie
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  • 689 8 Bukit Timah Gang Robbery. Before the Chief Justice, Sir William Hyndman-Jones, and a jury, yesterday, six Chinese were convicted of gang robbery at Bukit Timah. It will be remembered that on November 19, a gang of twenty or thirty Chinese attacked four coolies who were taking a handcart
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  • 87 8 Information has been received by cable that the Bangkok team to meet Singapore next week, left there yesterday by the s.s. I» A. The names of the players are Daw, Beckett, Le May, Fitzgerald, Johnson! Spivey, Sutton, Cartwright, Churchill, Taylor aud Oldham. Tt would appear from
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  • 20 8 ADYUK I FloiKKs LIABUTOCOBBXCTIOIf. Block Tin 11,419. 91 pikuls; Tin Ore 32,644 2 pikuls; Duty §:;*:;,r.)7. 59.
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  • 32 8 When your dealer tries to palm oir an imitation of Rigaud's Kananga "Water or any old thing which is not what you want, then is the time to throw a little hot
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  • 285 8 The mail steamer "Devanha" left Penang at 10 a.m. yesterday and m iy be expected at Singapore at 4 p.m. to day. The B. I. Kistua will not tike her usual sailing next week, 20th, but will go into dock for overhaul and boiler cleaning. The homeward P.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 254 8 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Usdku Contract with the A ktukkland*. India (jJovebnment. Agents at Singapore, The Ship_a ency, Limited, 2-3. Collyer Quay. THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OK DEPARTURE AH*, om APf'KOXIMATE. Valentyn j Maras (Djemadja), Terampah (Siaatan., S Uat (Midai), Sedanau, Oeloe, Poeloe Pandjang and Serassan Jan 1 Jacop.a Tandjong-Paudan (Lilliton),
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 438 8 CLEARANCES. Jan 14. Resident Scbieff, Dut. str., Unus, fcr Rhio. Avagyee, Brit, str., Campbell, for Port Swettenham and T. Anson. Siam, Brit, str., Binns, for Langkat. Hai Nam, Brit, str., Phillips, for Muar and Malacca. Sultan Van Largkat, Dut. str Licerg, for Shanghai. Putiala, Brit, str. Farquharson, for Penang, Rangoon
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    • 616 8 VESSELS IN PORT. Man-of-war Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From y r Wi Sea Belle F.M.S. Yacht 4 0 -ilwaat Jan I I' aaasasa__a_s I) oft Sea Mew Col. Yacht 500 Murphy Jan 13 Penang Atu .it ..-> Argus Dut gov. str 320 Rossen Jan 13 Batavia Batavia Sperwer Dut
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