The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 January 1909

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1(5, 1909. NO. 6,500
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    119 1 Several more ass ze c__-S were dispaatdl of yesterday Page 7. A JAis_i.au loan tf fif'v s x mill steriiuij is shortly to le issued Page 7. Tc.p-.cs of the week aud other interest lag reiding matter will be found on our iuside p __:e Mr Churchill
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    A MAIL WAIL.
    631 1 (With ho A i Oflll wki BLAHS In Singa por*' ths SUUI I naps arrives one lay iftar ths n_ail_ have bssa d***patched to Europe. 'I al _m me. ur letter-;, brought but one short I A*' 1 3 n> w, and on the h si tl
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      436 1 The Federal Life Assurance Co., of Canada. ESTABLISHED 1882 BEAD OFFICE, HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA. Qapital and Assets exceed U.OO0 9 000 Gold Dollars. The Federal life Assurance Co. is one of the Oldest and most favourably known Companies m Canada. Its long and successful! ience enables this British Canadian Company
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      338 1 Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., LtdJ HEAD OFFICE, SINGAPORE, S. S. This scheme has been devised to meet the requirements of those who wish to provide a Pension or annuity for themselves on the attainment of a specified age, which pension or annuity will be paid to them for the
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      152 1 Royal Hotel. 'ramway Terminus, Payah Lebar, Singapore DANQE. TON IGHT --T 9 P.M. Admission each Gentleman 52 (Ladies free.) Ladies' tickets can be had frcm the pro Tietor. Orders for dinner should be sent m writing lot later than the 15th instant. An excellent pianist will be at the piano
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      94 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Horses and trap for sale Page 11. Auction sales of land and property Page White haired fox terrier dog lost Page 2. Tbe Great Eastern Life Assurance company's pension scheme Page I. Nutricia milk has been adopted for use m Singapore public institutions l.ige 10. Municipal notice re
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      345 1 THE WEEK. S.R.B Monthly Shoot, 2.:. 0 p St. Joseph's School, Priz. distribution, 4.30 p Sunday, 17th 2nd after Ei iphany. Sw. Club launches 7, 0, 10, a 2.30 3.30 p S. R. A. Monthly Shoot, 2.30 p Churches Colied for Messina SulTerers. NDL Mail Homeward due. High Water.- 0.40
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    ENCOURAGE BASEBALL.
    682 2 iw m.nv VBir, we cannot quite re- >, tho Qgh th.it vu.ee leio-tbtab-S cxi mbl «f __jtoG_at_on football, Mr. A A -..'»rj, may reriit- niAt-r, the 8 CC. leal ie lirst 1 1 mu a foothill team cv r to i-s eo____oe__o i tnth Ibal ip »r_l__g v
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      21 2 Cure Tint Cold While You Can. Potter spend the small amount a bottle of Chamberlain A Coujjb Remedy would cost you
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      274 2 LATEST DESIGNS METALLIC BEDSTEADS, COTS, ETC. FRENCH, HALF SISTER AND ITALIAN STYLES f AND A"? I J j LARGE VARIETY of DOUBLE I j |f i BRASS BEDSTEADS. Ij^-Hl'K ON VIEW IN OUR SHOWROOMS< John Little Co, Ltd. j t/^f/:/ Is of proven value. Sixty years is SS^r^rf^ a pretty
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      727 2 NOTWES. DOG LOST. Strayed from Holland Raad a white haired fox terrier dog with black spot above tail, wearing collar Municipal Badge Number 476. Please return to Messrs. John Little and Co., Ltd. Reward $10. Jan 16 19.1 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. REFUND OF ASSI SMENT. All persons claiming refund of assessment
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      512 2 INSURANCES. NOTICE. THE FEDERAL lIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA. Notice is hereby given that lIJESSBS. THE BORNEO CA)., Ltd., Singapore, have been appointed General Agents for the Straits Set tlements and the Federated Malay States Est The Federal Life Assurance Co., of Canada. Policyholders m the Straits Settlement- sad FM.S.
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      688 2 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Baniin? Corporation. ParD-trr Capital M 11i.000.00G Rbseets Fuhd Sterling Reserve 115, (M- Silver Reserve f1 4,000, otx» j** Resrk vi Liability of Pacri-iBTOKS $1 t£H£ Ooubt OF Dutß.rro&s. E. Shsllik, Emj. o__aßßß___B Hon. Mr. W. I r ssson— Deputy Chaik-w^b E. O. l-AKUBTT, K«y. C R L»N___Air_l,
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      174 2 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. Bi __hd___-W*i Oathbdbal. .'mi S'UiAv after Bpipbsoy. am. M.otins. "45 am Holy Communion ''horal 1 •|5 BO Ho A* Com ur.. vi. -n (Pb_io). ■Li pBB Sunday SobooL 5.5 pm Bible Classes (Adults). >.30 pm Evensong ar.d Sermon. Aatl___fl Ea fcbss 0 Lord.* 1 St Matthew's, Sepoy
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    THE IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE.
    961 3 The recent ar nouncement that arrangements are bei.)|_; mad. for an Imperial PrSSS C.nf .rence m London next June has called renew ,1 attenti >n t > a fa itor m the develop ment of the B itish Empire, the importance of which is perhaps not
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    "HOME" IN DECEMBER!
    775 3 A Risk to ws Avoided by OlfD T__OPICAIi Residents. A c orrespondent home from Ceylon writes thu j fco the Times of Ceylon." What he say., will probably appeal to some homegoers from the St r aits who have taken a wi_ter trip t England If ilea
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    BEATS COCK-FIGHTING
    236 3 A gM| a\ta*a i_ being told amonp naval men concerning tin- rce. ot visit of tbcan 1 It et to AuHraha wi r .rth r. j><..: M salt- A parly of An r-rew thi lint. round to 1 fighting Some of the berland i tod i odt o
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    SUFFRAGETTE RHAPSODY.
    201 3 Fern. ID Bl LOOT OF Ml 2«The current issu.journal eruus eulogy of 1 who will be relea Tuesday. T II Liwrence. The following a:e m the article Ohrtetafael Obrtets to the waiting eaith upon wl ill ni^h* tl to the hea-t- f ug, long, we walked f>r youi
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    ABORIGINAL REBILLION.
    100 3 BATTLI Link ON The main body v,-hi- I m Uokl and cannonaded an eun: to i.d after nee as •well huts and bei to have s). Te.- 'J M I to have i ihe ttigbl I I body b; on the next d rnment I pon t on
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      69 3 1 will deliver to you /w\ *U_B **^__i MBEYPHONr JL \11»*S? ■P T_r SFtF CTIONS ffi__________M ■k s \-3tLtui*uno 1 japplj EDISON, \K //V^^^ I S/Vl ODEON. COLUMBIA, -"JK ThE ROBFYPHONE" jjll EDISON BELL, BTAB. TK\ [S tf^\_ ___-Sl ZONOPHONE, PATHS. X_> T T__l EXCELSIOR. STMrHONT, _^A^ KLINOoOR -r-.r-r 1"
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      799 3 HE COULD NOT KNEEL IN CHURCH. Crippling Rheumatism Cured p>y DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. The world wide reputation of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People aa a remedy for Rheumatism is constantly being added to as fresh cures come to light. One of the latest recorded is the case
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      510 3 CARRETT'S Portable Engines. m aaY~M aa Fitted with patent economical Fire-box for burning wood fuel. OVER 50 IN USE IN THE V. M. S. 10, 12 W HP. m stock. j BORNEO CO., LTD. Where "D. M." BOILER COMPOSITION is used A little "D.M." introduced into a boiler with the
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    DUFF DEVELOPMENT.
    1424 4 iMroUT *.Nr D__VKI_OPM-Dni KXI'ECTKI) IN XXI.AN 1 \N. Ihe.i .th annual ordinary general me3ting Dufl Development Company, Limited, "*a Dec li at V.'inr-he -ler House, E. I ,Mr 1;. W, Dufl (managing director 1 presiding. !I ('h;iiru:an first, explained that the had been defern d because tbe direc
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    THE INDIAN ARMY.
    330 4 Concessions to Officers and Men. Calcutta, January Ist. The following Gazette of India Extraordi nary is published In pursuance of His Majesty's Gracious Ifeasage published on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the transfer of the Government of India from the Hhist India Company to the Crown, EL E.
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    'QUERIES AT A MESS TABLE."
    164 4 A second edition called for after the Apse ol quarter of century since the first was lished surely is proof that a book is alive and reeded Qoeriei at a Mess Table" by Lieut-Colonel Joshua Auke, I. M. S., first ■aw the light m l^Ts
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    GOSPEL OF COMFORT.
    232 4 O-kUSI OF PA Ki'l'K X Pt tU Germany A f _a1 lin j_t birth rate, moved t he Pun-nan I>i"t to ad pi m heiM I <rf income- tai reduction f<»i !;ir^ Limit-*-. evidence that that eountn* 'gO6p«A Of comfort,'" Hud I < d i.j, phy. i<
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    CHINESE LADY DOCTORS.
    245 4 I Mil ATION ..1.1 H MAI, AT C>Tbat nolle woman, Dr Karj I ulton, of Canton, must bave felt pride on Thursday, Jan "tb, when for the seventh time font of foreign train- -j <, graduated from tbe E A. BexikeU Medical College for women, of which
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    ELECTRICITY IN DISEASE.
    171 4 Writing on tbe tmbjm t of the jiency current treatment, the 1 tot rmneili t^.t eetnrally, fn m i powerful apparatus gre;i< rai and rightly so. Then •> not merely tbe earieoo I ut s of the body. Every minute cell am: I r. brought under their
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    JAPAN'S TRADE FOR 1906.
    31 4 A HEAVY I In a hrii Empire ior a r Oaaana Mamu-lw Myi that own,, w f reaeioa pean_vt__ng "•Jfi hm* i urn _nor« oe i. 1
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      493 4 /A POPULAR CLERGYMAN Sciatica, Stiffness, I Nervous and Muscular Fatigue— The remarkable public appreciation of the important letters appearing m this announcement week by week, is due to tlie absolute reliability of the experiences narrated. The very people we all know and feel we can trust, m whose word we
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      209 4 IF YOU SUFFER From any Skin o* Blood Disease, such a* Eczema, Scrofula, Scurvy, Glandular Swellings, Bad Legs, I leers, Abscesses, Tumours, Boils, Sores, liruptiens, Blood Poison, Rheumatism, Gout, &c, DON'T DELAY bul at once start a course of O Mixture (the Wodd-fu Purifier), aad the experience of thousands whom
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    TANJONG PAGAR AND THE SHIPPING RING.
    388 5 I To the Ed:tor of the "Pinang G_/._tte." D*«ir Sir, On pi-**;*. of to-day's piper it ia stated that Tunj >ng Pager ha-s I ilren the American b t\ lentine Jos. E Eviston m hand, whereas only a week or two a^o all tbe
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    ANGLO-DUTCH RELATIONS.
    235 5 The London cor: :.t of the Ani- 1 au interview with Sir Chat Ane relations between Great N trlands. Bil Charles tveatsd the probability ol isioa oi }A.i land J peror of China," _c no invader d fain anything, no had such fleet as Gieat Britain possesses. Beth
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    MR C. S. BENNETT.
    188 5 Mr. Charles B db It, Ibe I_moui1 moui 1 >ne, who will be heard bere i [erberl Withers Mad.-.;, i 1 tooring party, enjoy** norn la.-* B sg Day inch bs c lot of ona uteri doing the .1 Family for up wards of au hour,
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      11 5 Gi imault Co's Sarsaparilla elsanaaa a.i i___ lv *.riti ri_ir*_.' from
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      492 5 AUGTIONS. AUCTION SALE Wadnesday, 20th Jan., 1909, at 2-30 p.m. 999 years Leasehold land situate at Chua Urn Estate eff Rukit Timah Road, area 13,735 _q. ft. Quit rent Hi cts. per annum. G*. A. FERNANDEZ ft Co., Auctioneers. Jan lfi 21 1 AUCIION SALE OF The Valuable Freehold Residential
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      361 5 AUCTIONS. MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF Four Hackney Carriages Nos. 650, 656, 814 and 85.'} and seven Deli Singapore Ponies &c. TO I.E HELD AT Nos. 66 k 73, ORCHARD ROAD. Saturday, 16th January, at 4 p. m. G. A. Fernandez. Co., Auctioneers. Jan 15 17.1 AUCTION SALE OF Horses and Carriages
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      723 5 IMPORTANT TANGLIN AUCTION SALE OF 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 Hardec-ire BRILLIANT TONED CONCERT GRAND PIANOFORTE bf Rachals Co., poliehed teak drawing room suite, QUAINTLY DESIGNED TEAK
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      438 5 SINGAPORE RAILWAY. TRAIN SERVICE <>n th< 22nd and 23rd instant. Tram*- w run m accordant! wah ti.. Stmdaj Tables. i Jan 14 H. KAPS, Piss of mus; nstfaai i. sisnohip usaranteed Addreas^ Hotel. A post.- .ni 1 J *.ie Church of out 1 m The work he has d 1
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    35 6 f ler. -hall the Press the Vecple's right maintain, U awed by influence and unbrihed hy g.'un Here patriot Truth h~«- p-Vrio'is precepts draw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and Liw. I
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    Saturday, Jan. 16, 1909.
    1809 6 In the Sydney Morning Herald of Dec. 18th there appears a summary of the opi nions formed by Professor Macmillan Browne, a well known Australian authority, upon the present position of the political situation m the Far EasA and also as regards the trend of the
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    ANTI-OPIUM PROGRESS.
    441 6 Kk Au r. i -ent Poem Mr Joseph •> Aiexami-r, assssjss Anti Opium Society, writ*- I i the ral European Member, Col Dec. 1 Tt 1 D ii dissppointi|-g thai Tin- r. ksi to stand sffcer i i y OU w j]j Bo^ bs m ths jislative 0
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    THE TAR EAST IN PARLIAMENT.
    180 6 Railway Ooi von m Ckown (Dec. 17.) Mr (iinm-ll asked the I Secretary of Stat< r the construction depai a ra,. kheongh I was op- ii. -o l oa 12th m both time and more more than it would hay. i il by contra^ Railway
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      201 6 TURKISH GICARETTES. -__-_____BBj aaaammamam JOHN DUNCAN SON'S m 255., 50s. and WOs. Caldbeak, Macgregor Co Singapore Kii..; s Own Felt Hats. Dr. Jaegers All Wool Caps. m ProWS and QveOS A An... PRICE PRICE $7.00. $1.50 TO $2.50. A Smut Go'f Cap. Scott's Felt Double Te ai Hats. PRICE Iv
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      39 6 ISALE HIRE ir ie !0 v YOU CAN PURCHASE ON THE Easy Payment System; payments extending over a period of one year or more. All pianos specially constructed L for the tropics. THE ROBINSON PIANO Co., LIMITED. IITO THOSTi_JTnTV__EW-i_B.TlJioiran.
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      136 6 NOTICE. G. R. Lambert Co., LIMITED, (recall to the public that they are the only really reliable studio m this Colony for high class photography m all prog cesses, being the only firm both owned and managed by Europeans, whose professional qualifications, experiences and resources are superior beyond comparison. H.
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    DEMOCRATIC FINANCE.
    60 7 CHURCHILL ON TRADE PROSPECTS. Business to Improve. T__egi B nter's) Jan A, 7 1 pm. ,'.ll speaking a' Aice_ter dwelt on th- n and I that he thought the I had beea reac i tho pro;pec.s ir A' promising. j would bea year ot imp imo Bg to
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    LORD AND HEIRESS.
    35 7 Brilliant I Wedding. i I itatet thai Miss Beatr* I Ifi Ogden Mills the millionaire bai n_l man I to Lard Gr Li the most important event of the New Tot- season.
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    TURKISH REGENERATION.
    23 7 Naval Sto ints. including a son of itan, join the A ships n the _nd proceed to Ameica for naval stu
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    FRANCE THE MEDIATOR.
    24 7 P_ pm. Ed at Vienna that France has offered to mediate between Servia an 1 Ausa the event of a Conference.
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    LORD CURZON IN AFRICA.
    24 7 Daughter 111. i and his daughter have arI at Buluwayo. Miss Curzon has fallen 1 has been removed to Hospital.
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    ASSIZE TRIALS.
    140 7 A* tne Ass i yesterday the trial was concluded ot m Ah Kee, charged with nine a forged document. He was sentenced to four years' rigorous imnment. The trial was Ih:n proceeded with of Fook Lye and Lee Teck, on charges of gang oluntarily causing hurt. The evidence
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    A CHOLERA CORPSE.
    127 7 I n giving the name of Yam Eim waa bet-:- Mr (Adman, third BD igistnte being m company of or m charge of an unknown nun i eholeni and not BforßM "see-, and removiug :i Januai r7l Duiton Bond Chiei try Inspector Mayhew prosecuted aud Mr Yarbor.
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    THEFTS AND BURGLARIES.
    80 7 s broke int..> the Portuguese ja S on Thursday night, vo silver censers, a small I I holding water and some oil b Altogether property valued Win in M t-squs street has told the polios _t his house his been Bi lg« Bond hash- his bos A
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    RUSSIAN LOAN.
    295 7 ARRANGEMENTS FOR BIG ISSUE. (By Submarine Telegraph.— RetAer's) Received Jannarj 15th, 10.82 am. The total oi' tl <• lAassiiii 4 per cent loan of forty-eight million* which was to have A-en issued nmnltane >u_ly m London Bans and Bl Petersbni-g, i.s now to be of Eiftj-six millions, of
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    THE EARTHQUAKE.
    76 7 Services of Intercession. Reoeived Jan. 15th, 11.8 a.m. P. dressing scenes occurred at Bologna on th right of the earthquake there. The Pope has directed all the churches m to hold services of intercession for the cessation of earthquakes. Duke of Connaught's Views. The Duke of Connaught has
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    Admiral Sperry Thanked.
    29 7 A** B me King Victor Emanuel La. received Admiral Sperty and has warmly thanked him for the American fleet's assistance after the earthquake at Messina. > m* <
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    THE CEYLON VOTE FOR MESSINA.
    139 7 THE CEYLON VOTE FOR MESSINA. R_Bo,ooo has been promptly passed by the Finance Committee and as we do not doubt it will be approved by the colony as a whole, Sir Henry MeCallum and the Committee are to be commended for the absence of delay. Sir Henry Blake took a
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    TALE OF A GOAT.
    275 7 Three dings were before Mr Green, se "nd magistrate, yesterday, on charges ot theft of a goat valued at $18 and slaughtering the animal. A small boy said he saw the accused knock the goat down with a itone and cut it up. Samy Naidan, the
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    Sir CECIL SMITH, G.C.M.G.
    538 7 ARRIVAL YESTERDAY. Not only to do honour to the chosen representative of Great Britain at the Opium Conference to be opened at Shanghai shortly, was there a large gathering at Jjhnston's Pier last evening. The mission on which Sir Cecil Clementi Smith comes out is of
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    RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    216 7 RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. His Excellency the Governor could hardly have devi-el a more pleasing way —to Singapore at least, and il one might judge from appearances, also to his distinguished guest —than that of giving an At Horns on the only evening Sir Cecil was to stay m Singap
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    148 7 Five Russians, on their way to Ameiica recently, all m good health when they left Antwerp, were found, less than twenty-four hours later, lying deul m their berths on board the Great Central Railway Company's steamship Ashton. The solutieu of the mystery was only made known at the inquest at
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    MIDDLESEX BAND IN BOTANICAL GARDENS.
    160 7 The public will be pleased to learn, that by kind permission of Col. Glover, 1). S. 0., and Officers, the Band of the Middlesex B .giment will play m the Botanical Gard ns on Monday evening, tbe 18th instant frcm i> p.m. till 11 p.m.
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    TALE OF A WATCH.
    237 7 A Chinese kd was before Mr E. E. Colman, yesterday afternoon, on a charge of theft of a watch. Accused pleaded guilty. Then Koh Ah Teng, a pawnbroker, was charged with dishonestly retaining stolen property. He claimed to be tried. Mi Qawtrey, second Superintendent of IMice
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    THE MESSINA SUFFERERS.
    232 7 The public are reminded that to-morrow (Sunday), at all the Church of Englind, the Presbyterian, and the Methodist services, collections will be made on behalf of the survivors of the disaster at M.S3ina. It is earnestly trusted that there will be a generous response to this joint
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    YUAN SHI KAI.
    199 7 Union Times' Special Poking telegrams stat- that there aro three causes affecting the fall of Yuen Shi Kai, firstly on the sth diy of 12th moon (27th Djc Yuen strongly recommended a certain great cfti-ial, but the Prince Regent objected to the nomination and scolded him persocal'y.
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    ROUND THE WORLD.
    79 7 Capt. Akin-Eiggins, F.R G.S, left yester. day by the Nuen Tung for Bangkok with the fourteenth of tho round-the-world partits organised by the Raymond and Whitcomb Co. New S'ork. The party consists of Mrs Delia E. Gate, Mrs Wm. H Cook, Mrs J. H. Cc/.zino, Mrs Charles
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      119 7 ROBiNSON&Co. P5sEsS-B)sfta^ *j^ay AtSWS n3B^r i^t?^* af*9aA9e^*^mJkaarvf^t mA N^CfcA l_l CAn wP^jr^ S_f_?*^____i J» ftf i i \r9a\jmjf jmjaff'' -'"iiMi i! ■P**^f^Mntf*T''S7'iMir'S^T?*^**^Mff^^^^ySl^^K^-' S^S ONE GRAMAPHONE. ROBINSON AND Co. [Talking of Typewriters.! ■DO YOU KNOW THE MERITS OF THE OLIVER 1 ITHE MACHINE^^p|f |fes' I %S imply Perfect Perfectly Simplct I
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    OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
    410 8 f-k.n_U.ni-.--n, t ...U>, th.-ir wearied minds by hon.-t pa. turn' -t, i-'-y- nt rhrnnn, thssstlO BntnHr s caHif. m th.? train-. which wh.-tt«_ tr i>r vitten, recreates theyr mind, aai hurt. n.,b.„.y ia th_ mean > b. Ail comm naii kt: -thould be a.Mreseed to tht. Ch.-,.-;
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    LAKER v. SCHLECHTER.
    325 8 Tho condition:, oi for the hampionahip bei d Dr. Lashes I .'1 Behleel kjrotsel ef Wochen It appears I A > _chts_ -went direct to B -rim to I ge Dr A •wh-> replied on A* Bn ber 3rd, seespting the challenge and subs mi oi oonditioni
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      27 8 No Opium ta Chamberlain's Cough Ba___edy There is n»-*. partklt ol opium or otber I nar, sia'a Coogb s__s_-edy t aad i was Bast offeted to tbs
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      547 8 SHIPPING. I RTI JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. A regulrvr FORTNIGHTLY Serves is maintained betwoen Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Undsa Mail CoKraACTS with THB IMFSRIAL jAPi__.EBn GOVSBNMBKT. Specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation for First
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      725 8 SHIPPING. "pT&oT STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, HI d iter r* -lean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Ooast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will tsars Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Britannia
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      708 8 SHIPPING OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and A__tv.erp every fortnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre and
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      695 8 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. vm m. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service betwetn 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 Benang and Colombo. Taking
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      497 8 SHIPPING. NJXL Norddeutscher Lloyd. Bremen IMPERIAL GEEMAK MAIL LUTE The fast and well-known mail _te__m ars < thiß Company fortnightly from Hrnrat^i, Hamburg via Rotterdam, A ntv. _rp, Sout hamptm Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection MaroeNaples. Alexandria and vice versa; Port Said Su_z, Aden, Colombo, P*oa_aff. Bingapoie, Hons> kong, Shanghai, Naga__-i)
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    THE PANAMA CANAL.
    1263 9 tl am. Prospects, g At i* of the Royal Otogiapbical S Society m the theitre of Burlington Hou.e, ti I_o_-_kHS, Dr Vaughan Cornish read a paper eutit it Panama Osnal m 1 9iJ^. tt resident, Major Leonard Darwin, oc- •< Dr. Ootaisb, whosS lecture P itrated y
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    LOG OF A "LOVE PIRATE."
    305 9 LOG OF A LOVE PIRATE." The Diary 01 a Shai-ow Kl_U_____. M A Sem York p.ipei says Here are selections from the log of A Love Pirate," which is the sinister designation that has been applied to girl secretaries and their kindred, m orhjes of American men, by Mrs Allegretti,
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    " A CHEAP FOOD."
    286 9 A CHEAP FOOD." The Government of Bombay is considering a suggestion by Commissioner Booth-Tucker to introduce tapioca as a cheep food. The Bhils of Khandesh have taken readily to the new food and are experimenting m growing it. The tuber is indifferent to heat (thriving best m open sunny situations)
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    SNAKES ON GOLF COURSES.
    73 9 Walking from the 1 tth to the 15th hoi on the old goli course, St, Andrews, a caddi [eetnUj discovered a grass snake lying nea the Cottage hunker. The snake was aim and measured sboot 2 j ft. long. It is sut peeted that it arrived
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    THE DAILY BREAD OF BRITAIN.
    296 9 Ch 4 op v d wheat ti inmeoo•At v, ith d< enii d tenden-iwsrdsli-ghet \alu. Tin probability H that this n w v the I 3 KM I .it,- ia ii] i m boo pro! ably bs f-r< -at* C thai; imported wh. St. The
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    Passengers for the Straits.
    654 9 Per P{ 0 Hore, .lue Jan 21 Mr YA Mir- A Bobertsoi Mn Stanford, Mr nnd Mrs Carpenter. Mr and Mm Moor*-, Capt II P lAlton. Mi B G Qrigor, Mr 0. T Bai aa, Mr Whhna, Mr 9 B Ward, Mr B I > Web
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      645 9 C^ By Special ~%ti_BS__4c^ Purveyors to HH A Warrant j33r_3?X HM The KinK g II Celebrated Oilmen's Stores JSjT I L PICKLES, SOUPS, JAMS, JELLIES, OF ri POTTED MEATS, MALT VINLGARAgents for LEA PERRIES WORCESTERSHIRE SAICE U Crosse Biackwell, Ltd. BHHH aaam r 1 lauiiMMiiMiniin 1 i_i— nun --hi ■<_«-g»a—
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      78 9 How Cought and Cold* Are Cured m Burma Tin foUowing letter fr m tin Ku peril tendt-nt I tl,< Mumcifial ol! a: Mandela] Mr. A Steveai Ai v.- that v.< n I caring boUi la Bara i ii i I os si 1 1 ia aim nl everj pari I
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      518 9 SINGAPORE AND KRANJI RAILWAY. From Ist August, 1908, and until further notice. TRAIN SERVICE FOR WEEK DAYS ONLY. UP TRAINS. 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 14 am. am. am. am. am. am. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. Borneo Wf. 7.18
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    CORAL REEFED.
    1586 10 Lira on Dbskkt Inland. The story of the wreck ct the Australian steamer Aeon, of the two month* pxiatence of •.'apt. Dowoie, his crew and passengers on a bleached coral i.land m the Southern S*»H. t of the heroic and ultimately successful attempts to obtain relief, would make
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    DROWNING OF A CAPTAIN.
    146 10 A TSAG! DI i.l ."-KA.. Yesterday morning, 29th ult., it was learned that Captain Wsgermann, cf the P. vt A. Bteamer Nicomedia, had bsen d '-owned shortly bei we the veeeel enter, d the Straits cf Shimonoeehi. Pull detaia of the occurrence are not fel to
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    PRISON AS CLUBHOUSE.
    122 10 Clubhouses for criminal loafers is what an American State Prison Commissioner eal's county gaols, where prisoners have nothing to do but wait for tha time to eat snd .leep. Every inmate of a gaol, he thiuks, should *a;n his keep, and wherever practic able should be kept
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    HOW TO GET WELL.
    323 10 If there is not a motion of th*- bowels once or twica a day, you will soon grow heavy, drowsy and dull the head wiil throb and ache. there will be an unpleasant taste m the mouth, the tongue will be coated, and the sight spotty
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    GYMKHANA RACE MEETING 1909. RACE COURSE.
    768 10 GYMKHANA RACE MEETING 1909. RACE COURSE. Saturday, 13 ;h February, 19G9. 1. BoNTRR'a Hurdle Race. A Cup presented by H. E. Maj >r-General T. iVrrott, CB. A hurdle race for horses that have never won a fiat race or hurcle race value 150. Catch weights 12st 71b. nnd over. Galloways
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    622 10 STEAM BBS. Giving port of departure and (whew <Mt>m** date due here, and name of Agenit Achilles, Liverpool, Peh 4 Mansfi Airlie, Sydney Peh 29 Bu astral, Ambria, Hamburg Har 1 Behn Koj A. Apear, Hongkong, Feb P. Simona Assaye, Colombo, Apl I P I 0, IstjSOST. Chini,
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      86 10 G t a Bottle Today, (iuard lhe !:s ilth oi yoox family by keeping ad a bottle of Chamberlain's Cou-^h i baa no equal lot coughs, colds kd 1 croap. Foi sale by all dealers. An Anecdotal History OF OLD TISSHS In Singapore, from the Foundation of tho Settlement oa
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      345 10 Coughs and Lung Troubles. Angier's Emulsion is both different and superior to all other emulsions because it com- bines the remarkable healing properties of our special petroleum with the tonic properties of the hypophosphites. It not only cures i coughs and heals the lungs, but it promotes appetite, aids digestion
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      26 10 SIAM IN THS MALAY PENINSULA A Short Account of tho positiot of Siam m the States of Kelantan, Patani Legeh and Sai. R. _.«-lr»f t_lJi»AnLHi* P_>##
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      26 10 look Aft.-: Jam Mama*. A foa havi i < ougli m a syinjl' i.. I OMW Mtioai lain Uj<Mi y nab!-. u_ i ii l^i_v. »t i
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1379 11 t;>tnt fi-imn-* nnft ri e*t farrcu/o JIVKNAI,. As the Topical writes for ins hebdomad--umn, the P. and O H denoting the arrival ol themul bringing a p. pular lor- v.-r-l ia? shores, i'\ ta ■gi Faber. Thfl the hfternooa is to be loQowod too soon by
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    EXCHANGE.
    81 11 (Corrected up to Jan 15.) B&nk 4 m/g M com demani M I/S| PriTate credit* 3 m/§ 1/4 7 credit* 6m/i w 2/4,; Frafcb, dem&ni Bank^ M 29l£ O«ma h t, demand M 236 i [ndia, T. T, 174 HoN'iKowe, demand M «n 22J'o Yokohama, demand M nom 1
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    PRODUCE.
    147 11 Jan 1 5 TL* $8 4.87* Gambier 9.87^ Gambler Oube No. 1 13.75 Oambier Cube No. 2 13 00 Pepper Black (ord'u. S'pore) 1 2.5 S Pepper, White (fair L. W. 6 p c 19.00 Nutmegs (110 to tie Ik)-. 19J0O Nutmegs (80 to the lfe.) 23.00 Mac*; (Banda)
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    SHARES.
    753 11 Capital Capful JfRtM Paid Iraaed p+td ap Valm ap Compaq. Q«oUttat $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining 00. Ltf 7HI $300,000 225.000 10 10 Bruang Limited $«00,000 600.0C0 10 10 Brunch Hydraulu- Tin fc Oo UA £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Oo Ltf $400,000 375,000 10 10
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      303 11 FOR SALE. HOBSES AND TRAP FOR DISPOSAL. Ha NO so. nip: I iF.i.DiNd, 6 off, 16*2; absolutely .ound, very showy, fast trotter and good worker splendid hack. With high, hooded gig and harness ali m good condition. Complete $500 must sell. Also Pay Polo Mare, 5 off, 141 one of
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      618 11 TO LET. HOUSE TO BE LET. The comfortable and beautifully situated residence known as WOODSVILLE, near Serangoon Road, 3rd mile. Tennis court and park like grounds. l For particulars, apply to POWELL ft Co., Agents. 1 Jan 16 tts 1.2 TO BE LET UNFURNISHED. That nicely situated Residence, Auchen- cairn",
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      344 11 On the Berth. BRITISH INDIA N. Co. Ltd. FOR PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, MADRAS NEGAPATAM. The Company's Steamek "TARA" 36,51 tons, A. H. Acheson, Commander, will be despatched for the above ports on Thursday, the 21st instant, at 5 p.m. Sbe has excellent accommodation for first and second class passengers. For
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      279 11 THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD. No. 1 DOCK. NO I DOCK. Length Inside 514 ft. Length inside 375 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft., bott Width ol entrance, top 60.5 rt. bctt_ 75 ft. 45.6 ft Water on blocks 27.5 ft. Water on blocks 20.5 ft. Time to pump
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1127 12 Ordinary Mkstin*.,, Friday, Jan LA Present.- Mr F. G Broadrick (President), I )r Fowlie and Haters Wm. Macbean, A. W. Bailey, F. F Jago, (J. W. I) irbwhire. A. J. \V. Watkins. Gog Tek Lim, and Cheng Keng L*v, else J. Polglase Secretary and R Poire* (Engineer.) Minutes.
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    LATE CABLE NEWS.
    335 12 YA an BHI Kai. London Jan. 7. Renter wires from Peking that the British, American ar_d Japanese Ministers are warning the Regent again. t any administrative set endangering the internal peace of China. The Chinese ohicia's intimated that Ooveninent i.s not prepared to receive representations on ths
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    TWO GANG ROBBERIES.
    125 12 The police are busy enquiring into two reports of gang robbery. ut sevou -A I L. on Thursday night, ten X- ha irmed with parangs rushed into a Chinees house a mUe-and a half m the be tenth mi!e on the Bukil I'iiiiah i.-ud. The h><u-o belonged
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    ANOTHER TIN CASE.
    89 12 [n the Penang Supreme Court Mr Justice T. ds Mj I* Braddell delivered judgment m the ca.-.- oi Boustead A Go. Ltd., t Ehoo G mi Cheng was an action m which the plaintiffs claimed $80,000 under s contrac: made by the u< fendant guaranteeing to make
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    SHORT OF CASH.
    358 12 BANKBUPTOT CASES. Motions For Committal. In the course of bankruptcy business m the Supreme Court yesterday Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith waa engaged m the bearing of applications for committal to the Civil Prison for contempt of court. In the case of Lm Koh Swee, the Acting Official
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    CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL.
    180 12 Dressed all m their best, and many wearing gold chains and sparkling jewellery, the girls of the Singapore Chinese Girls' School turned up yesterday at the annual distribution of prizes. Mr. S >ng Ong Simg presided, and the prizes were distributed by Lady Hyndman Jones. The girls
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    SINGAPORE'S NEW DOCK
    236 12 Mr Smith Leaves Home. At a public banquet m the Hotel Metropole, Swansea, recently, Mr A. M. Smith, manager of the King's Dock works for Messra Topham, Jones and Railtou, contractors, and who is now on his way to Singapore, was entertained. Sir Griffith Thomas, chairman of
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    FIRE AT CEBU.
    104 12 ).i the last day of the old year the coufimsrcial section of Cebu was burned to the ground, the damage being estimated at l'_. 500,0*1 N >. The M tnila Carnival this year will be run at no cost to tho mercantile commtmity, except a tiuancial backing
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    78 12 The Master of the P. and O. 8.8. Assaye reports having passed on the 13th instant a derelict native sailing craft, mast and yard showing upright m the water. Position Latitude 2 deg. 39| ft. N. Longitude 105 deg. 7 ft. E. and with Pulo Demar bearing true
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      315 12 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (jNDKK ComTMAOX WITH THK NKIHRBLANDf InUIA (m'VEHNMIN*! Agents at Singapore, The Shipeajency, Limited, 2-3. Collyer Quay THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATK. JAPARA j Palembang .Jan. 16 DB KOCK i Paneh, Asahan. Batos-Bare and Belawan-Ddi Jan. 1«. Rumphius Beiawaa-Deli (passengers onl> ,i a n.
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      120 12 WEDDING IN ABERDEEN. CHURCH The wedding took place m Ferryhill U F. Church, Aberdeen, of Mr James Le Mesuiier, Singapore, to Miss Helen Jane Stronach, eldest daughter ol Mr Alexander Stronach, advocate, Aberdeen. The bride, who was given SS iy ly her f.it her, looked charming m a dress of
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      564 12 CLEARANCES. Jan 15. Yaroslavl, Rus. str, Oranovsky, for Odessa. Assaye, Brit, str., Daniel, for Bombay via ports. Den of Ogil, Brit, str., Humming, for Hamburg via poits. Benoa, Dut str Melus, for Rhio Indragiri. Ban Hong Liong, Brit, str., Rushton, for Bangkok. H:ck Lee, Brit, str., Morris, for Bagan. Tamba
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      511 12 VESSELS o I_N PORT. 2_s__r w Sea Mew Col. Yacht 500 Murphy Jan 13 Penang CJnceH Sperwer Dut gov. str. 120 Kievich Jan 13 Muntok Batavia Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consignee For -h,. Bulyssss Brit 3)57 Falls Dec 26 Kobe A. S. Pet Oo 1 mm Baud Dut
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