The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 February 1909

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  • 17 1 ASDFASDFSDA THE Sinapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1909. NO. 6,513
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  • 125 1 The South African Convention is fin is much difficulty iv deciding on a federal ■pita! as Australia did Page 5. Turkey bsi Bent a strong note to Bulgaria asking i£ she proposes to resume iegotiatious Page 5. California is passing a bill prevent m^lie granting of land
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  • 585 1 And if be be one of I he now that be knou b,.. fore ho voya Oriental A j>«ep through Chinatown diversions of the mail passer i are ■currying round the ,r intention be to p i hereafter as ai t 1 .'-.1:..' 1 I So m
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 254 1 UN ADELPHI HOTEL. E^) li Vl r Wi commaa-liM^ th»- most peaceful and attractive outlook m Smga;- m 1 1 nfl the Cathedral and a (joining the Esplanade. NOTABLE CLBANLINE S PF( J \I r r TYFQ< A NGLO-FREVCff COOKING. i i-< i-\Lllll.>. TIIK ISKST WINKS. moderate prices, by the
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    • 240 1 Entertainments. ALHAMBRA ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. LEADING ACTORS and ACTRESSES of Urn COMEDIE FRANCAISE and ODEON THEATRE APPEARING TO-NIGHT. IN A CINEMATOGRAPH BNTEBTAINMENT. "THE RED HAND" A Drama m 11 tableaux, exhibiting moii< m Palis m its ni<^ht aspect, the taverns and supper rooms of Montma're. the resorts of suspicions characters and
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    • 266 1 Entertainments. H ARI A HALL GRAND CINEMATOGRAPH. North Bridge Road. To-Night! To-Nightp NEW PROGRAMME Famous Gaumont's Films, Gome I Gome 1 1 K. HAKIMA, Solo Proprietor. THE GAIETY HALL, FOOT OF FORT CANNING. New Films, Every Wednesdays and Saturdays. Most Up-to-date Show m Singapore. FIVE GOLD ELECTRO-PLATED WATCHES TO BE
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    • 59 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The Exchange Banks close on Saturday, Settlement Day— Page 2. Board and Lodging wanted. Stamps wanted —Page 3. Office to let Page 7. New time table of the Steamship Co. Neder lands Page 6. Baa Hong Liong for Bangkok Page 7. New d.-parture films of the Alhambra Page
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 388 1 Tuesday, 2nd High Water.— 7.4s a., 9.50 p Wishing Cap" 5.30 p Polo Club Meeting, Exchange, 5 p Wkdkrsday, 3rd i High Water 8 40 a 10.8<i p Asiatic Society Gen. Meeting, Museum 5 p Thursday, 4th High Water.— 9.3o a., 11.15 p Ponies measured for Gymkhma, 7 a. B
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  • 308 2 The "Standard" contains an int'-r" tribution f Sir T le Scsheriaad, the rni^D of the P and 0. Company, on the bhl jet" It Britain were it w.u- is an v v r i easantto oontemplate -vh ol Hninent thinker*, of Bit The -up, are
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  • 158 2 Hi IBAOI Pn wgb'u Ci.ut-' U•' nai ■•tly solMunoed of Mr Joseph Gaj BnV- Eh third son of the hits Mr s--pu H.lt'uk,.) >• pi Liverpool, to ,'r.--; Maiuwu r»hter of (\>!'jnel Thou .s H-ury Pi" Lite X A of EEajtj Plae fcTaiflstflHl. K»Mit The Urido* wlw
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  • 158 2 A meeting of dbvoboldan iv Sorembn, Straits mine, was held at Redruth recently, when thft direct.'. rs I Messrs A Lanyon. F. I> Bain, T. W. Raid, B. P.-u- .1 m, Wiekett and Capt. O. PSfco) pwoaated rapori st.itin_- that, althc. th-'tin returns had iai-reased hiriDaj tl>i yeir,
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  • 133 2 1 .v i) PASSENGER'S ADVENTURE. I';. kki. i on Port DiCKSOV, JM a- nw go to pviM, taja the Haiaj 'Liii vi Dal hi da j. m lean tl 8 P. and I ni.x.l L>:it.mini «at pas-ing thror.^'h Urn --••■its on Un waj to Biagapore joatsrdaj londagi Bneoftaa
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  • 36 2 You may not iucl Chamberlain's Ooagb Keiaedy now, but at this season of the yt-ar you are liable to need it within twenty four I*, ia jr it. limit. jlnnKL then h^si. nr^fVio
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 236 2 HIR.ANO THE BEST TABLE WATER. OBTAINABLE Pints per case U Dozen U. 25 Splits 8 6.00 SOLE AGENTS y LIMTED. NOTIGES. NOTWES. THE EXCHANGE BANKS WILL HE CLOSED ON SATURDAY 6th FEBRUARY.— Anniversary of the Settlement. Feb 2 6.2 CHANGE OF ADDRESS. MADAME FAMBON, LADY DENTIST Bigh Class work at
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    • 368 2 GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's O'lice up to noon of Monday March Ist, 1009, for the purchase and removal of the Woodlands Bungalow. Particulars and farther information may be obtained at the Railway Ofiices, ltiver Valley Koad. Colonial Secretary's Office, Singapore, 27th January, 1909. Jan
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    • 1045 2 NOTieES. TAiPUSUM. The members of the Chetty Community respectfully invite the Ladies' and Gentlemen of Singapore to be present at the Taipusum Festival, to be celebrated at their Temple m Tank Road on Thursday Fub. 4th. The programme of the festivities is. Wednesday :ird, 4 p.m. to 12 p.m., procession
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    • 553 2 INSURANGES. FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 1882. Capital and Assets exceed 4,000,000 Gold Dollars. J. H. EVANS, Manager, South Eastern A^ The Bornko Co., General Agents. BURGLARY HOUSEBREAKING THEFT Policies covering these risks arc issued \>\ the COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Terms on application to The Branch
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    • 582 2 BANKS. Chartered Bank of Inc Australia and China. ISCoRPORATED BY ROYAL CBAI. Paid up Capital m 60.000 share* of £20 each £1,200 Ott Reserve Fuiid Reserve Liability cfPrO] £1.200,000 i }i art Cuanin^hflta I .ui-h Ti.: I F, !i nager, T I r Bank ok E.n bankers) Nationalßank X, Ltd.
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  • 233 3 I \ND. Chicago, De<- II li f r coconut oil ha 4 con><l for by t;.. trade. T KA the raw material f been a- ptafl fttV< b tinI a! quota. Importations b*'<*n very liberal, then- og small part of Ibt tot mails fctant presei r
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  • 117 3 The monopolize the I t >rdiog to the I .tl says T :ed m the from pom's tin lent, ■whui! I with the n the iniersof Ky rail and partly l>y C 6 IX mta charg I is the M Uh the ,-ii
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  • 24 3 Th:- pi^u D IM it- 'fh« cures whicl tvt io tl. aevere cases, mall it a tavorite evevjwben
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    • 1042 3 SINGAPORE AND KRANJI RAILWAY. From Ist August, 1908, and until further notice. TRAIN SERVICE FOR WEEK DAYS ONLY. UP TRAINS. 1 '2 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 iy 14 am. am. am. am. am. am. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. Pasnir P.
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    • 466 3 2WGTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF A Valuble Library of Books At Messrs. H. L. Coghlan A Co's Salerooms. Wednesday, 10th February, at 10-30 a.m. Including several valuable books on Malay Lore and Life, China and Japan, History of the Coronation of Edward VII by Loftie, The Hussian and Japanese War. Chinese
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    • 243 3 Siderosthen Paint. KILLS RUST. Bias Municipality and ContracW^'^^^m STEEL IRON WORK. Resists the action of Acids, f *^s^^^ggpr J I 1 111 > -^< I _J The most economical and effective 1 Ga! f on drums §1.75 2 p t $3.25 -5 »t ft $7.50 IMPORTERS i O "O TYF
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  • 1437 4 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1909. Here shall the Press the People's ripht maintain, Uliawed by influence and unbribeil by gain Tiere patriot Truth her jrUinous precenis diaw. Pledged to Religion, Ixjyalty and I j.v/. la spite of the protests of President Roosevelt against the action of the
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  • 1372 4 Sir Eiwird Grey, m a speech, has strongly deprecated the hostile attitude of Austria towards Grroal l>. itain. Miss Elise Craven, II yi'irs of age, has b?en engaged to appear at the London Cjliseuui at a salary of jSIOO a week. Captain C. W. Mead, who died suddenly last week
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 147 4 sfs yb 1L Hall-Marked Silver Ware. Electro-Plated Ware. IN GREAT VARIETY. r\A 0 err tb ms& P/r-'^ -■•'->- —^=^5 ?r^^-' \rr rf i f \f ff f 1 f V-^-.' V-H I "'""'"If #^ia^^/ O Hall-Marked Silver Salt Cellars Elec tio-Plated Eggstand. m Case. INSPECTION INVITED. I THE "CRAG" HOTEL
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    • 114 4 THE "MANSION" Entrance Oxley Rise and River Valley Roal. A BOARDING HOUSE WITH 2" Comfortable and well appointed Rooms. The Dining and Drawing Rooms are spacious and well furnished, the latter coinnicwuling a view of the Town and Harbour. Situated on high ground and apart from noisy thoroughfares and insanitary
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    • 177 4 WILSON C« PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS. fhe only High-class Studio m the Straits. High as our .standard for Portraiture has been m the past it is 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 for
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  • 52 5 BELGIUM IN EARNEST. Rubber Profits (By Submarine Telegraph ktr't) In connection with the B-itish t f B to settle the abuses ia the m i reran mies that t; a t B their territories will be prohibited Plate commercial fre* compai: fa a paid up la eju I
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  • 51 5 lion of a Capital.' h African Convention, wbic'; luring the month has reached i that all '•< -en settled ptUtatof 'tie choice of a. capital. CapeD :iml Pretoria were the principal rrm the even* idloek Bloomfoir would be ch<>sen. v over the choice •al and i has
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  • 24 5 I at 5 1- p.m. slature is proceeding bill pro aliens from holding uor .Uclaring that it will not with Japan. > <
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  • 68 5 Ree. Fob. 1. n M. B nheure, the Lieutenant v China, has committed He had Wen suil'eiing severely from nia. M. Bonheur was a first class governor and >n on retirement, and nival of M. Klobukowaki, he •J the government general of ma. He had
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  • 18 5 ilmenv has aunouncad that he he Midlothian division, as aible to support the Government
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  • 256 5 A llvl.iinar' a Middle plained that an M informer" I htm W Iward and Lecide, of the ire leaving I >r home rath,— (T.O.M ittempted housebreaking at the coruer »ts, a Chiua months' rigorous iin- bf Mr H :1. m the District v. He was arrested m the (ing up
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  • 112 5 THEATRICAL PATRIOTISM. EDUCATION BY PLAYACTING. Recruiting at the Theatres. (By Submarine Telegraph B rater's) B P«b 1 10.45 a.m. A >-•! uion tit-, bean cawed &t home bj Ike prodoetion of pUj entitle "An ihn in*! H mf "bj Gerald ImMaurier t' U'vLdham's Theatre. Che play depicts the hopeless unpreparedness
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  • 18 5 Turkey has sent Kul^aria a vigorous note asking whether she intends to resume negotiations or not.
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  • 41 5 {from our tnun Corn spondenQ Feb 1 London via Penang. There are small supplies of rubber on the IB irket and the demand has been brisk. Thirty tons of Plantation were on offer at an average of 4/11
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  • 54 5 The annual Methodist Conference will begin on Friday morning at ten and will continue m session till Thursday night. On Mond t. ;ift»-rnoon a reception will be held it the Deaconess 1 Home, Mjunt Sophia, to give the public an opportunity of meeting the visiting missionaries, who have
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  • 58 5 Bishop ihara of the Methodist Church arrives on Thursday morning from the F.M.S. In the afternoon, the new Methodist Church on Fort Canning will be dedicated. H. E. the Governor, and the members of the I *gislative Council aud Municipal Commission have been invited to be present. Bishop
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  • 96 5 A telegram to Hongkong states that Lieut. Berkeley Hill and two companions have been killed by an avalanche whilst mountaineering m the neighbourhood of Andermatt, Switzerland. Major B.iyly, who was also off the party, had a miraculous escape. It is uncertain whether the Lieutenant Berkeley Hill reported
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  • 195 5 There has come to hand a well- printed volume of 100 pages, produced under the editorship of Mr Song Oag Siang, MA Cantab) and printed by the Straits rimei l'r^'ss. It is published m aid of the endowment fund of the Singapore Chinese Girls School, and by
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  • 76 5 Him EftaUe Finch, an American minionarv belonging to the Independent Branch of the Evangelical Association of North America, has become a naturalized Japanese. She is working m the big naval port of Tokoanko, and she becomei Miss Shimada Koehi It is reported that the I'nn.-e Regent will pardon the reformers,
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  • 1118 5 APPEAL DIFFICULTIES. LEGAL REFORM WANTED. > i. i Sym BM was Best. la the Supreme C->urt yesterday Mr Justice Sercornbe S oitfa heard a number of appeals from magistrates' decisions. A remarkable instance of dftijulties of i r 1 procedure under the existing state of the Code was provided m
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  • 176 5 The following list, contains the names of the Commissioners to the International Opium Commission. The names of the representatives of Persia and Turkey have not yet been received United States of America. (Convenors of the Commission Bishop Brent, Dr Hamil ton Wright and Dr C. D. Tenney.
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  • 371 5 The S.C.M Post concludes an article on the above subject with this expression of opinion It remains for us to ask ourselves the plain question are we becoming too lenient m our handling of the lowar classes of Chinese within the Colony, those classes from whose ranks
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  • 192 5 Miss May Yohe, "who is now m Hongkong, dopes to give a concert there shortly. The woll-known firm of Matheson and Co of London, has been registered as a joint atock company with a capital of half a million sterling. There is probably no linn better known m the Eastern
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 232 5 3 Patent-Thermos Flasks g^JPft s'l (For hot and cold Beverages) T^L ROBINSONS 1 Pint size leather co- IM^^ E vi^reci with str t n ff V^ r\ T) t* 1 1 CO ITHfcBE months a^o the Gentleman above purchased A Typewriter. THR.EE weeKs aficr he saw the Oliver Typewriter. THR.EE
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  • 790 6 Low Wn.i ivm Cbtcn/i H To China. J next month, thlßti Lord j William Cadi, rector cf HatteM and ton of I the Ute Lot I Ball buy, will lee*i Bagiand on aii important \iut to ('!;ina. T v m ol j«t of the miaaion ia
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 54 6 A Popuhr Ecmevly m South Africa. Chan.' b*i b< -t nin South r v l F**Wi U!^ tioe fact tlia: il laiM iai popaJaritj aa a ruri o f colda and oronp ia certain proof Uiat it satisfaction. Moruin Bros., general mcrcbants at Tarkastad, Cape Q lony, i »Ak«_tl:f loilowing
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    • 548 6 SHIPPING. <L If sfL JL &Bf| JAPAN KAIL BTEAISHIP Co., Ltd. >' v^ A r&gnlar FORTNIGHTLY Serr oe is maintained between Japan and Earope by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Umdjx Mail Contracts with THB IMTHBIAL jA.PAhfKfI» GoVSiSMMXKT. Specially doaignod for tho Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity,
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    • 701 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 iasaed for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Porta. Steamcri will leave Singapore oa or abotrt MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Britannia Jan. HO Devanha
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    • 714 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 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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    • 698 6 SHIPPING. ~HAMBURG~AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers cf this Company maaitain a regular service betwern Hamburg, BvOOMB Antwerp, and Kotlerdaiu, and Urn Straits, China aud Japan. Homewards, they arc despatched fortnight'y for Havre and Hamburg and DBO6 R montii tat Bremerhavjn direct, calling at Penang lad Colombo. Taking cargo at through
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    • 473 6 SHIPPING. i— lit J-/« JL^» Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LIFE The fast and •aflafaaaam mail llaamen ofthis Company sail fortniffi/'y fr Hamburg ria Kotterdam .Antwerp, fe Gibraltar, (t^coa, NapUn, (r Naples, Alexandria ana vkv I 1 >rt S.- k Sues, Aden, Colombo, Pena kong; Shanghai, HajaaaMi Kokt to
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  • 1184 7 l! Murray, 1- l; 1 i ail BogißM sr, Mr Settlements. (Colonial tffio Journal ■if- h :pt have been I a* ra to b ice Its Ib ut i.ttit ode n i 1"! deg, as Pile Light I be >-c i I m! Uae. ierffjd U
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  • 251 7 At Urn durbar held at Jamnagar on the 4th January, an address of welcome was presented Elk Highness the Jam Saheh, upen his from Kagland, by his subjects. The Durbar was attended by Bhayath Girasia, the otHeers of State, and waa largely attended by the populace. Exactly at
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  • 31 7 When you have a bad OOOgfa or cold do not Ut ii drag alon^ until it becomes chronic or develops into an attack of pneumonia, but give
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  • 71 7 (Corrected up to Feb 1.) Bank 4 m/s M nom demand 8/8| Prirate credits 3 m/s 24 credits 6 m/g 2/i| Fbanoi, d@m%nd Baak M M 29 U Qsemaict, demand m 2364 [kdia, T. T, 174 HoiroKOir«, demand 2o roKOHA2HA, demand M norn 113^ Java, demand w 139 J.
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  • 138 7 Feb 1. TL* $63.50 Gambiw Layers 10.00 Gambler Oab« No. 1 13.65 Gambier Oabe No. 2 13 00 Pepper Black (ord'n. Spore) 12.3 0 Peppsr, White (fairL.W. 5 p.c, buyers 19.00 NTutEi«gB(llofco tkalb.),^ w K 4 00 Nutmegs {80 to the Va.) 24.00 ila.ee (Banda) M M M norn
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  • 766 7 Capful CapiUl Iicoc F*»d r Issued p&id op Valat crp Company. QaoUtio* $300,000 300,000 10 10 Bolat Tin Mining Oo. L*4 $300,000 225,000 10 10 Braug United $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Bras*;. Hyd™ i<- Tin M Oo Lt4 £400,000 350,000 I 1 Duff Dove! pment (Jo Ltd 3 85
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 584 7 TO LET. OFFICE TO LET. That spacious and conveniently situated office at D'Almeida street, at present occupied by Messrs Sharpe, Ross& Co., Ltd. Immediate Entry. Also ground tl 3or of No. '2, Malacca Street. Apply 1, Malacca Street. Dec '24 U.C HOUSE TO BE LET. European Residence No. 52, Spottiswoode
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    • 324 7 On the Berth. NOTICE. SINGAPORE TO BANGKOK, The steamer Ban Kong Liong," Captain Rushton, will leave Singapore on Tuesday, the 2nd February, at 5 p.m. and fortnightly hereafter. Comfortable accommodation for first aud second class passengers. Electric Light. Single passage £50 or 80 ticals. Return passage §90 or 140 ticals.
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    • 276 7 Length inside 514 it. Len^tb Lnstde 87S it Width of entrance, top 95 ft., bott Width ot entrance top 60.G rt bott. 75 it. 45.8 ft. Water on blocks 27.1 ft. Water on blo< kfi 20 G ft. Time to pump out 4 hours. Time to pump oat 2 hoi.
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  • 199 8 B O.G. IbuDLttn Rtc X match between teams reprinting the' *SCC. and the Middlesex Reg! vat played on the S C.C. groun 1 last evening Teams S.C C UUndiord Parnnt and Mason *>.lerhea.l. Cirmichael, and Gardner, Brace, Oatfee, Bow, G .11, m 1 Appleton. Middlesex FUgiment Martin, Warren *ad
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  • 27 8 R C Kkot. Last /a match betwu-Q these ttim> b 8.8.C ground. The I bemaeta i quit issed, ag in a uin ior the O!u!. bj <
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  • 84 8 Tm M- u'- m.: .r Medal result* 1 The QoldSd been postponed to next Saturday an A nembar baa offered, tpi petition among ladies >r over. Trurawillbe ng round pla\- BOUSIj witb theLa lalon Monday tbe Bh. Full partieulan p ite lat the Club. ft. Hows
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  • 76 8 AmoDgthe athletes who look be .M in:l i Carnival is Lincerp] And] the l»t;l v Ho enters half mile races, the Lien are stated to be made of gol i Ik d running for two years, pjizjs. Hetcob thn .irniv d r nab the Transvaal, |ai pa I i all
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  • 276 8 Mr 1' Mollison, lecturing before the I haaaa I. rary Soci< is the other day. uiach some reference to ti. interport rruki i mat 5 b Hongkong and Shanghai, li v. play< I n Hongkong m 1881 I M >llison .a tj iy 1 n. much
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  • 50 8 Tokyo, January r )th. Th»' J.ipaiH-i^ sto.unei Ibuiitnaiu had i.ist left th.' dry d.-rk at Uraija wlien thfl fjiii^ifn f parted >• sterdaj occurred. Shf »*ank m The dwi thaw loasai Fan 150,000. TWdamagi i nedbytht Preneb ami] »»teaai**«" "Sidney' was et y flight H X Duily
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  • 6 8 i \> .J,r »,.,u (won
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  • 681 8 Five A< < uskd Bkfoup: Districi Coi rt. Arthur de .Cott.i. yOBSg Kurasian, appeared before Mr II >ward, iv the Ditttist Court, fMterdaj BOrning, on ditrges of theft of m >n. -y tad jewellery amounting Ito $2,566 from Mi P. Jotopb'l BOUM m Killiney Boad, nnd with
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  • 190 8 A new shipping enterprise is about to make Hongkong one of its centres. The announcement tends to brighten the outlook. The company, which is to be known as the ChinoSiamese Mail Boat Co., Ltd.. has had its charter published m n pages of the latest "of the Government
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  • 76 8 At a meeting of the Committee cf the Royal Bangkok Sports Club held on the 22nd inst. it was resolved ;i sptvul entry be made m the minutes expressing the sincere regret of the Committee at the loss the Club has sustaiaed hj th-3 deatli ol
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  • 179 8 The following is the reiult of work at Riub for the four weeks ending 30th Januarj L9o9;— Bukit Coman. Stone Crushed ;5774 Tons. Gold obtained !>2l Ounces Average per ton 488 dwt. Bukit Malacca. S'one Crushed 17M Tons. Uold obtained 110 Ounces. Average per ton 1.22 dwt.
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  • 176 8 Mr Justice Fisher has been ecgaged for vnal days m a very lengthy case connected with the Menglembu L r de. The case is that of Mr J. M. Wilson vs. Mr Maxwell B. Thornton. The former was lately M msg ing Director and is now a
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  • 157 8 HOUSEBREAKING AND THEFT. A diamond ring valued at d£^o has been stolen from Mr Gaunt's lesidence at Nassim Road. Mr. Careless, Secretary of the Masonic Club, has lost a gold watch and chain valued at 3'2!>o from a drawer m his quarters at the Club. He went for a walk
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  • 210 8 Mohamed Khan, a P. C. from Sandakan was before the third magistrate yesterday, to show c.mse why ho should not be bound over to be of good behaviour. Abbir Khan also a constable at Sandakan, said he travelled with the accused m a ship from SaudnlcAu to Singapore.
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  • 186 8 On Friday, Jan. 23rd residents of Hong kong were very much grieved to hear of tin death of Mr. A. Pierre Marty, which tool place about 10 m the morning. As it wai China New Year, offices were closed, no news papers appeared, and
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  • 366 8 The new naval dock at Sasebo, which is reputed to be the largest yet constructed m the East, is now fast approiching completion and is expected to be opened shortly. The Japanese Training Squadron, consisting of the Soya and Aso, with a number of graduates from the Naval
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 241 8 DE KONINKUJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. I HMO ''...TRACT WITH THE NkTHKHUNDF TnDIA IiOVEKN^ Agents at Singapore, The Shipsa^ency, Limited, 2-3. Coliyer Quay THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE. BoTH Soerabaja, Boeleleng, Ampenan, Uiiua. i Sawoe, Roti, Koepau^, At If OR DILLV, Ilwaki, Kisar, Serwaroe. POUT-DA KWIX with traMhlptoent to
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 305 8 CLEARANCES. Jan SO. Hong Bes, Brit, str., Home, for Hongkong, Swatow and Auioy. Rumphius, Dut. str., Donck, for Deli. Selangor, Brit, str., Turner, for T. Anson via ports. Hai Nam, Brit, str., Pbiliips, for Muar and Malacca. Iscliia, Ifcal. str., Belsito, for Hongkong. Euiilie, Dut. str., Mahmood, for Batu Pahat.
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    • 668 8 VESSELS IN PORT. Man-of-war Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From r g Wbae Sea Mew Col. Yacht 5 UO Murphy .Tun 13 P.-naiv It Zeeduif Dnt 3 20 Marie J;in 27 B— gfcaUl Ship Flag Tong Master Arrived From Consijrnee I >>t Banka Brit 127 Simpson Jan 30 Natunas TtO
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