The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 February 1909

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MENCANTILE ADVERTISER. KN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 22, 1909. NO. 6,530
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  • 643 1 w thin the co mm v ken there ha* bean many Q with a claim to r. m m of one kind or another. be rememberel from his (i. fight with the Dragon, aud (m,.i, his th contra BUot ii rather on the scope of this article, for
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 261 1 Entertainments. HARIMA HALL. GRAND CINEMATOGRAPH. North Bridge Road. To-Nightl To-WrM!! j Changed Programme! Heparix New Films. STRING ORCHESTRA. COCL HOUSE. Gome and See. K. HARIMA, Sole Proprietor. THE Gaiety Cinematograph. FOOT OF FORT CANNING. The most perfect and up-to-date SHOW. The Best m the East. Cool Ball, Comfortable Seats, For
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    • 337 1 Entertainments. IMMEDIATE SUCCESS AT THE ALHAMBRA, LONDON, oi* THE WHITE-GLOVED MAN, A Dramatic Comedy by M. (ieorges Docquois. Mimo Drama by M. Breny. These two films will be put on at the ALHAMBRA SINGAPORE WITH AH ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. L. F. WILLIS, Manager. MARTELL'S BLUE SILVER LABEL is an
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    • 266 1 THE DAYS NEWS. The M turetaoia has stt up a new Transatlantic record P>ize 5. Tae Home Gjve r nment has consented to the formation of a Fed*, rai Council i\>r tbe F. M. S —Page 5 Austrii has tuspended execution of drastic me.suresshe coLteoiplated against Servia Page. 5. Bulgaria
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 342 1 THE WEEK. MONDAY, 2>nd High Water.— ll.2B a. Washington's Birthday. U. S. Consulate closed. M. M. Mail Outward da°. If. M. Mail Homeward duo Opening Bible Sec House, 5.15 p «.R E. (V) Fire Trenches, 5. Maxim Co. S.V.A. Maxim Gun Drill, 9 p Tuesday, -3rd High Water.— o.3o a.,
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  • 747 2 I i a ting off North h Lack ia occasionally against I nious and tricky Celestial I v one! iwing to some ***** LOO tin I ai mo dm I for j the Sydney n urtu I fell into Cast n I riii a midday the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 23 2 Chamberlains Colic. Cholera and Diarrhaoe Remedy. This remedy always wins the good opinion. ,f n.-.t the nrai.se. of those who use_ it. Tim
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    • 259 2 TENNIS RACKETS Special Winchesters l^^^^m DESIGNED BY US P^lllJliill MADE T0 STAND THE CLIMATL USED BY THE PRESENT m CHAMPION OF SINGAPORE. mmmM] m _o§l__ gMk dW4_\ I tsicn iZi jj JOHNLim&Co., i RII I IARTI^ tbl gramb alJleWaWl_fjLalXeaV \J# Billiards, Bombay Our new patent Low Set Express Cushions can
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    • 690 2 NOTIGES. LOST. On 19th instant, m Stamford Road, an account Book, no use to any one. Bewacd will be given to tinder I) c o Free Press Office." Feb 22 NOTICE.~ Is hereby given that Wee Kay Siang ceased to be a Director and Assistant Managing Director of the Kwong
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    • 485 2 INSURRNeES. FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 1882. I Capital and Assets exceed 4,000,000 Gold Dollars. J. H. EVANS, Manager, South hxi^tem Asia. Thk BOHM Co., On DM ra! Agents. NEW ZEALAND INSURANT CO., LTD. FIRE AND MARINE. YANS-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. LTD. MARINE. CHINA FiRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. FIRE.
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    • 496 2 BANKS. Chartered Bank of India. Australia and < iRA TEL m Paid up Capital lo 60,000 share* of £20 eaxL £1 o(u\ r___ Reserve Fund i )«*O,Ut Reserve Liability cf Pron Coort of Dire Oaaauag I bhbi i Sic The i Binil<- Lei rumor. ifaaaajwfa, *'h]«'l. Lewu and T. h
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  • 150 3 Fight H POI. _Bs ;>ndon, witnessed i Jan. a f one of U bs il res lean a I m aliens named ti I Jacob Is ti ts a rubber facte I from a motor car iporarily quelling all opand the robi by police BS S-by.
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  • 62 3 this solaiion j Were 1 mand, be would is I url and rti efficient tring I all t biy anoth unlikely to be any separaI II rmed f it it ry high mmand. meutioi I be felly develop Fleet there ly to be seen that reduc and
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  • 119 3 I ai Field," that a and with the I lied. A i *rly randed m which on. DOt1, fully eleven feet 1 all but tore him b > itli but without iui I __4 I hi- I into him then n m the tree lookow- > ha
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 440 3 O. A. DERRICK, Eho.. AD. ASMUS, ESQ., P. FOWLIE, m.i:, cm.. Chairman. Vice Chairman. Chief Medical Officer. Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. GUARANTEED POLICIES. PROMPT SETTLEMENTS. BEAD OFFICE, SINGAPORE. A. EL FAIR, Managing Director. AUGTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF U7 Gases Scotch Whisky It Powell and Co's Saleroom. On Tuesday.
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    • 568 3 Saturday. 27th February, at 2 p.m. Comprising Cottage Pianoforte by Schiedmeyer and Sohnes Stuttgard teak cabinet, well made rattan furniture, teak dining room table, set of teak and rattan chairs, teak marble top sideboard. Iron bedsteads with spring mattresses, well made teak wardrobes and almeirahs, teak dressing tables, teak marble
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    • 211 3 BUCHANAN'S "BLACK WHITE" E___________________| |||P THIS F/SCT li (IRANTEED. il -il-— mi hi mv m-Mn-__r-M— in There is only one "Tansan" refuse all imitations. Borneo (Bompany, BLUNDELL'S PETRIFYING LIQUIDS, A cheap and efficient substitute for expensive _^1 For the preservation irom decay of stocked by RIGOLD, BERGMANN Co., Sole Agents
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 25 4 Wekster. At No. G9, Lirut Road, on Feb. 16, the wife of A. E. Webster (Manager, Fraser and Xeave, Ltd., Penang), of a daughter.
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    • 26 4 HiGGixiiOTHAM Round Jan. 23, atßircb Church, Essex, Major Charles E. HlGGlNbotham, 58th Regt., to Luc? F. Gray Round, daughter of the Right Hon. James Round.
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    • 19 4 HOLLEY. At Province Wellesley, on Feb. 11, (reorge, eldest son of Frank Holley, aged 8 years 7 months.
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  • 29 4 People's ri.cht majattOß, U'.aued by influence and unbribed by gain Here patri .1 Truth h~r $rk>rioi'.s precepts cira-w. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and I .aw.
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  • 1016 4 By the mail, amongst other items of interest, there is the thrilling story of the loss of the White Star liner Republic," which went down m the Atlantic about two hundred miles from shore as the result of a collision during a dense fog with another
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  • 970 4 According to a letter written by a Japanese officer m Tokyo toa friend m Wellington, a squa Iron of eight vessels of the .1 ipanese navy is likely to pay a visit to New Zealand and Australia. The visit will probably take place early next 3 ear. As there were
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  • 449 4 WHITE STAR LINER IN COLLISION. I Savin Thi A most striking.] tion with th. Republic, which was rata if the A oan liner I [aan-ediateJy tl graph w» of distress wan fl over the ocean. French liner Lamias, tha two Ajßerfisssi narder fiSCSSJS, nil of w\ moments sp» l I
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 353 4 -^KELLY&WALSH^-l FOR STATIONERY AND OFFICE I REQUISITES. Account Books. The DADE Perpetual Ledgers, Loose Leaf Pocket Books, Chit Books, Check Rolls, Manifold Books, Stationery Cases, Despatch Boxes, Cash Boxes, Letter Baskets, Files, Etc., Etc. LARGE ASSORTMENT OF COMMERCIAL AND FANCY INKSTANDS, Copying Presses. Letter Books. Oiled Sheets, Blottings, Carbons, Typewriting
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    • 4 4 INEXPENSIVE tmmamm^mamxmmmwmximM* ■■■■aßaßaasß! ROBINSON
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    • 175 4 WILSON COPHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS. The only High-class Studio m the Straits. High as our s'aniard for Portraiture has been m the past it is even better to-day, as hundreds of customers who have given us Httiogfl during the !a3t couple of months wiil gladly testify. Our productions invariably earn for U3
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  • 14 5 FEDERAL COUNCIL FOR MALAYA. Lompor, Feb 2 th. mnoai M Secret* for tie Council
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  • 34 5 on. pranu. Renter's) anting a H y.i! mi *he le ts •present inidad, ref the .e> j Bxbi--1907 he m dftlea the ln> ian md the ■rai publications culture, ilti-
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  • 12 5 New York m the 1. ing i course the
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  • 9 5 need ice ia vi -.'rice
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  • 12 5 21st, 1 1 am. ph has received A.in
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  • 7 5 i Cup. I> v-
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  • 163 5 A VISIT TO CHRISTMAS ISLAND. IB William Andre- AS, Department of the A X 'nsingm Christmas Island ts been ties. Dr. Andrews d i i recent i him to ie the obsery bim with the existing nd had been tat time its ri 1 there is people, pany. Q tarmannre,
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  • 82 5 XO GROUNDS FOR ALARM. Bulgaria Wants Recognition. A Submarine Telegraph.— Router's) B Feb 20, 9 45 a.m. Lgeucj learns thtt there is nothing I nan vat the alirming rumours a storm brewing m the litlkans and an Australian ultimatum to Servia, with which the papers are filled. to
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  • 72 5 SERVIA'S CANING POSTPONED. Russia Supports Bulgaria, re Turkey's Friends? Fob 21,11 35 am. s announced at Vienna that the drastic measures against Sarvia that had bean contemplated, are temporarily suspended. Austro-Turkisk agreement is aho expected shortly. Piiace Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who is visitii j tersburg, will be recaived with The
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  • 652 5 irions but intense y dramatic and very interesting play is An Englishman's Home," by A Patriot," produced last night, Jan _7tb, at Wyndham's Theatre bifore anexceedj enthusiastic audience. The new play is a drama of the grim reali I r, not of its pomp and circumstance Tbe
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  • 1384 5 PINAL PERFORMANCE B ton a house crowded m every part, and demonstratively enthusiastic, the "hard working and ace .mplishr A company of amateurs who have been entertaining ali Singapore with a series of representations of Gilbert and Sulhv in's ever popular comic opera, The Pirates of
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  • 297 5 The new buildiDg of the Bible Society m Armenian Street is now beginning to look quite presentable, instead of the unsightly object it has been for some months psst. When opened at 5 15 pm. to-day by 11. E. the Acting Governor, this building will form the
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  • 260 5 Farewell to Mr A. E. Pringle. A happy little gathering of European school teachers assembled at dinner at the E and Hotel on Tuesday night to bid farewell to Mr A. E. Pringlc, Inspector of Schools, Penang, who is leaving for Home by the P. and O.
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  • 16 5 Mr Liang Lan-bsun, the Chinese ConsulGeneral for Australia, arrived m London on 24th Jan from Melbourne.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements

  • 210 6 Jaauarj ML Tbe Bellowing ko4 comprising about X .'A t«;n-t straits, and 22i tons Ceylon, were offered ■I asaaaea I Iv* end -ad sn 1 S \.nd Malay States. a A it. i 2 .i bid ■old 4/8 I < nda i I I -hi
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  • 254 6 li-ibb, r Shan Market was moderately I ra m dan. 27th, a fair b ising m ucipal issues, a Issaa ksoaad tad inquiry for leas-known found the market generally .n a number cf instances than the previous night's final <l i I 4:0 Malays rather quiet, but
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 222 6 BUKIT CLOH RUBBER Co. Ltd. „iry. Capital N0 t OOO ia kX\ ahsrci Objst 1 ici md i and psupuitj bs tin lioV i ss> d i or assssvlMia to iii-iii! 9 Ltd. (ol Ceylon). and la carry OB kbc b B< BS of plaint rs, ■wsiisa adjarabber, gaits pert-ha,
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    • 459 6 fiRSB^ V-'hat a jr-.-iind family KvL. AL eLiL 1 f ,v 1 k r:iU(i Py Jollt m thenouse, stirne ajpF during the year some member of the family aril] certainly need it. V« >v can surely trust amedicine that has been used fur over sixty years. Tested and tried, nnd
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    • 713 6 SHIPPING. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London, Through Bills of Lading issued for Ohina Ocast, Persian Golf, Continental and Ameri can Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or aboat MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Macedonia Feb. 26 Delta Apl.
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    • 709 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 f >rtnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre
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    • 688 6 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen Antwerp, and Botterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched Eortnif for Havre and Hamburg aad aaa month for BresnO-haven direct, calling at IVnang a;. I Colombo. Taking cargo at
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    • 380 6 SHIPPING. 1 1 v. L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LIKE Th* fast and »*di -known mail gt.^x thi* Company »a;i f. rtn;^htly fr m H&mhurv via Rotterdam, Antwerp, v Gibraltar 'wn.*, Naples, (connect; r. v slaaass, alsssssaris ami vice ver** Suet, Aden, (A>ioniU>, IVnang, s kon^, M.anghai. NagT*._a_.A
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  • 911 7 Rgant a ant d nrn i' f!> «B 4 Bi the invi- I '■>•.. ;..iny U OSS] OSi ;;tson to the ill anal a| the M— <" li! d and < similar type of ship to the ths M flßgolifl Mooltan. toon ay of
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  • 131 7 A curious club has been formed m New or, at least, a Paris contemporary bo ifl its readers. It is known as the Grub," and its members consist of heavy weights. The president turns the scale, it is s i tOlbs. The statutes enact that I
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  • 710 7 MINE*-. Capful CtplUl Isstu Paid Issued paid np Valat op Company. QanUHmm $300,000 300,000 10 lo BeUt Tin Mining Oo. LU tSS $300,000 225,000 10 10 Broan* Limited 871 $€00,000 600.0C0 10 10 Bruseh Hydrauhc Tm M. Go Lt4 £400.000 350,000 1 1 Dnff Development Oo Ltd $400,000 375,000
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 356 7 A Popular Remedy m South Africa. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been m South Africa for a number of years, and the fact that it still retains its popularity as a cure of coughs, colds and croup is certain proof that it gives satisfaction. Morurn Bros., general merchants at Tarkastad, Cape
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    • 594 7 TO LET. GODOWN TO BE LET. I a best part of _he 'quare. with plate glass show window 'and fittings if desired). Area over 1,200 ft. Own entrance. Recently done up. Apply to SAB \T I BR, Rayal Hair Dressing Saloon, Rafflae Place. Feb 13 v.c TO BE LET UNFURNISHED.
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    • 555 7 EXCHANGE. (CORRECTKD UP TO Feb 20 I B&nk4in/& 2/4,-V- demand M m, 2/8| Prirate credits 3 m/s 2/4 credits 6 m/s 2/4 Peakos, demand Ba*ok«, 2b 2 GaanAKT, demand mm 237 [kdia, T. T, -.1741 Hoitokohs, demand mot 24 Yokohama, demand M 1131 Java, demand 1 39 i Bawokok, demand
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    • 278 7 THE YOKOHAMA BOOK CO., LTD. No. 1 DOCK. No I DOCK. Length inside 514 ft. Lengtt [aside Iff ft Width of entrance, top 95 ft., bott Width of entrance tup fX> 5 f t. bott. Water on blocks 27.5 ft. Water on btOCStl M I ft Time to pump out
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  • 324 8 B-Dsvk k at thk Cats Last twaaiaa; tbeChnri b Parade of Singa* Bjasa yotaatoen k place. These was a. muster < i 1 Amn sad 9 I N. C I»A sa I _mi m the Drill Hall, Bench-road, snd thn [iand t Middled x P-giment, beaded- A' An
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  • 211 8 I ft pa] :egraDdoD, Feb. 8 h. g from Addis A ss of Bffenelik. His ing iv a motor c ir. '1 In MAN IA A.N C The su 1 tf or tbe new Indian ■1. ions amount t between nine and t»-u millions. >. _'hths premium.
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  • 176 8 K. A w7a kJ the North Hum i; walking from the fourth mile on the Klang Bukit R jth Sungei Bulofc station, a few weeks ag*.. m fceeh -fa salad m the Sungei Buloh forest reserve. The gakaia a m a with Mr. Wiokham assured him that
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  • 399 8 Thk 8 C C. TOI BHAMBVT. '1 b Best of the Club met the Law and Civil Bervioß ia this competition on Batorday, thfl Grarrison having previously beaten the Merchants. The Law did fairly well sgalast some good bowling, but when the Rett went m Gardner and Ollerhead got
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  • 79 8 I'i\ i; v.- SIDE Pol,} The second round of the five-a-side polo competition took place yesterday. The tide was high and the water favourable, but there strong current. The results were. R L Ctjscaden's Team (Cuscaden, Sinclair, Carpenter, Ollerhead and Gallimore) Nairn's Team: (Nairn, Pentycross, Harris, Robinson and
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  • 74 8 The February Monthly Medal was played for on Saturday an I yesterday and resulted m a win for Mr 11. \V. Vade who returned a d tt score of 78. The following cards weie 1 ia The February Competition for Souvenir Spoons will be placed to-day. II
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  • 114 8 Somi Slight Esrobs. The thirgs that Renter and his gentle coles of the cable do are really astounding. Sere an account m a Japan paper of the recent Djimbi Tan; >ng Pagar: Ir is telegrs] b tai y reported from Nags aaki that the M M. steamer Polynesien,
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  • 173 8 Profession Pairs. Tel. IV. Gardner and Reynolds v C. E., Paxon JTid Ci R. Williams. TeL VI. Mackay and Hunt v Army I. Capt. Bishop and Lt. Wehner. Press. Jennings and Davies v Law 111 Bailey and Millard. Tel. V. Lowe and Keenan v Mupty. 11.
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  • 73 8 TO-DATS TIE 3. Championship Pairs. Mrs Holden and Mr Green v Miss Gardner and Penny, if they win. Miss Gunn and Mngliston v the Gaunts or the Hartnells. A. Doubles. Mrs S f unders and Mr Bremner v Mrs Biooke and Mr Frank Salzman. B.
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  • 332 8 Ceylon telegrams give details of the shooting of the public prosecutor of Alipore Public Prosecutor Shot Dead. Calcutta, Feb. 10. Ashutcsh Biswas of Alipore, Public Prosecutor at Alipore, who has tiken an active part m the prosecution of men low under trial before Mr. C. P. Beicbcroft, ADJ.,
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  • 124 8 AVSTRILIAN PEESS OPPOSITION' In a leading article on the movement initiated m London for the reduction of cable rates, the Melbourne Argus s >ys At the first breath cf expert criticism Mr. Henniker Heaton's visionary penny palace fell to ruins. He is airily indifferent to the financial aspect
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  • 24 8 Sentiment m the Hcuse of Representatives ia m favour of the proposal of President Roosevelt tint the Maine be raised.
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  • 73 8 The German steamer Phranang brought iv a number of coolies from Amoy yesterday. The captain of the Perak reports one death of a deck passenger on the voyage down from Penang. By the I horned yesterday there arrived '421 pilgrims. It was reported to the Port Health Officer
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  • 189 8 Feb 19. Fook Sang, Brit, str., Mitchell, for Penang and Calcutta. Tsurugiesan Maru, Jap. str., Nagatsu, for Kucbinot/u. Feb 20. Islander, Brit, str Wright, for Xmas Island. Resident Schieff, Dut. str., Unus, for Rhio. Asdang. Siam. str., Svarrer, for Bangkok via ports. Hebe, Brit, str., Inkster, for Penang Deli.
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  • 88 8 Wharves and Docks at which different vessels were berthed on Saturday. Fast Wharf Basin— New Orleans. East Wharf Seel- Nil. Section I—Sheers1 Sheers Wharf— Nil. Section 2 Nansban, Kuin Sang. 3 Perak. 4- Oriel. s—Gorgon.5 Gorgon. 6 Patani, Dicined. 7— Teesta. B—Kleist.8 Kleist.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 7 8 Thoroughly Tested. Cbamberlain'a Congb Remedy has been
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    • 226 8 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPij. Und*b Contract with th« Nkthkrlanj^ India Uovmtmn Agents at Singapore, The Ship?agency, Limited, 2-3. Collyer Quay THE UNDERMENTIONED DATE 3 OF DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIM Sri Band.ier j Muntok, BHdjoo. Socngei Liat, i BuOUWER Moeara-Saha, Simpan^ and Djambi Lai kens Pit Biouw Prigt-Radja and Rengat MCSSIE
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    • 29 8 SIAM IN THE MALAY PENINSULA V Short Account of the position of Siam m th. Statin ol' Kelaman, Patau I egth md Sai ?e-prtn!ed from the SlnrArort In* Preta,"
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 289 8 PASSENGERS. Per Malacca Mr W. G. Symons, Mr G S. Teale. Per Teesta Mrs Lunberg and child, Messrs Adams, S. J. Mascarenhas, H. Melletna, H. Carter, F. S. Peacock, S. A. Lane, Rt. Revd Dr. E. Barillon i> i> Master A. Menzies. Per Selangor: Messis Hanitsch, Renan, Dusserre, Scully, Fitzgerald,
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    • 339 8 VESSELS IN POUT. B Shin Flaa: Tons Master Arrived From Consiame* Banka Dut 127 ftuaastl Pah 1 I Anambas Teo H Baa Leong Dut 275 Winters J :to port B; s B;.n Hin Gkna Brit 248 Hunter Jan 25 Pontianak Capri Itai 2718 Domenico Ar. Hongkong Behn M< Cheang Chew
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