The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 March 1909

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    15 1 THE Singapore Free Press MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1909. NO. 6,557
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    146 1 Tie Paris strike bas ended PagB 5. Australia has decided to adhere to policy of defending her own shores P<*ge •>■ An tfficial statemett regarding the Ger- man navy his been issued Page 5. The Assizes were continued jcsterdav Page 8. I'he Royal Johore Tin company meeting
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    CHANCE ACQUAINTANCES.
    1049 1 To the student I haauu to m »eirch. i .iM i the ii- mi c and cubis follow i-.-eatur. tiiai: u .r railway j mrney provides, tafcei a 3y!e;tion of people entirely unkn >wn to him it the cuts- 1 I i him the i al«3Lt f meut
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      101 1 i\ M ii y i IjL3 iXW^ Hmummt JlJ* i^JT^ 3^* /^~L > S *V* v I KATfIA-MILK 3 h'ura-Miich-Exporfgesellschaft Bosch Co mb.H JTSTS Cs^S v iecklenburg. 11 77/H STANDARD QUALITY. II PURE NORWEGIAN COW'S MILK. "THE only Qanned Milk m which the Full Flavour of fresh Cow's Milk is
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      290 1 Entertainments. HARIIA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. Complete Change OF Programme. GOOD OFTEN COMES FROM EVIL. .JIMMY AS STORE FITTER. MAIXLWV HAS A HARD LIFE. THE CHILI) OF THE REGIMENT. LOST AT SEX. WHO HAS SEEN MY HEAD, PROVIDENCE OF CHANCE. CATCHING A TARTAR. BABY'S PLAYMATE. AEROPLANE FLIGHTS. X HAR!MA
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      387 1 Entertainments. ALHAMBRA NEW PICTURES TO-NIGHT. 1. DORYTA, the Famous French Dan seusp. 2. PATHE FRERES* BEAUTIFUL PIC TURES. :j. IIiLFOR, the Illusionist. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31. Under the Distinguished Patbonagb and m the Immediate Pkesence of SIR ARTHUR YOUNG, K. G. 1. G AND LADY EVELYN YCMG, AND PARTY. SPECIAL PROGRAMME
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      110 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. G. R. Lambert's for good photographic work Page 4. Annual meeting of Union Insurance Society of Canton Page 2. Academy pictures for sale at Sabatier's Page 2. Notice by Chua Chui Geok of Malacca Page 2. Bankruptcy notice re E. Chin Kiat Page 2. Mess writer wanted for
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      324 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, 25th High Water.— o.lB a., 0.49 p Annunciation Lady Day. P O Mail Homeward closes 3 p S.V.I. Company Extended Order Drill. Pirates of Pulo Brani," 9 p Friday, 26th High Water.— o.sl a., 1 37 p Municipal Commission, 2.30 p Tangiin Club At Home," 9 P
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    STORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL.
    741 2 M Ptorii out nponury apropos of tfce deatii fevdutand de Lawop*. > f ates i interesting to re all fcbfl fact that i -r..-'->"'>n tor cutting the S: Ouift] was the price 'us m noraemaßsirip. At time 'ime wh-'ti d' 1 i.'--' j t^ v,
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      685 2 TRANSPORT TO THOSE DESIROUS OF REDUCING COST OF TRANSPORT Halley's Petrol Motor Lorries CANNOT BE SURPASSED One of our Clients writes For your information the total running cost of the 4 Ton Lorry you supplied, inclusive of all replacements, driver's wages, oil, petrol etc. runs into 17| cents per mile.
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      397 2 MUSIC. Mr. Josef Tombrank, Professional Tuner, of the Amsterdam conservatoire, is prepared j to take private engagements for the piano or I organ. Skilled repairs undertaken m al I branches. Temporary address, 3, Orchard-rd. _J\lar_3_ 3.4 GYMKHANA 1909. Any firms or persons having Bills outstanding against the Gymkhana Fund are
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      412 2 ACADEMY PICTURES. One hundred and thirty choice Academy Pictures are now on view (admission free) and for sale by private contract. Agents Messrs SABITIER, Eaflhs Place. OPEN TO-DAY. Mar 25 Union Insurance society of Canton, Ltd, NOTICE. The Annual General Meeting oi Shareholders v, ill be held at the Offices
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      600 2 1 International Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000. Hbad Office 6O Wall Straet, Ni.w Yokk. London Office Thread nc-d l <. Houbc. Biehopagaie street WlUiia, LOKDOM 80. [jOKDOM liANKi.i.h Xational Frcvincial I Bank of England Ltd. Geieral Foreig-n Business Transacted. DEPOSITS. Current Deposii AeoouaUi opened nil Interest allowed on
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      404 2 MSURnXQES. FEDERAL LIFT^ I Assurance Company of Cmi, ESTAJ-LIHHKD U Capital and Assets exceed 4,000,000 Cold Dollars. J. H. EVANS, I Manap'r, Smith I TBM Boknf: L\... Oh i and Agents. Mar I KEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO., 11l TIRE AND MARINE VAK6TSZE iKSUfiAKCE ASSOC. MARINE. mU F.RE INSURANCE CC, FIRE
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      832 3 AUCTION SALE OF 7k Large Quantity of New Goods, Engineers' Stock, Tinned Provisions and Sample lots of Hardware <£c. At Messrs. H. L. Coghlan Cos. Salerooms, Wednesday, 31st March, at 10-30 a.m. Cot Scissors, Tailor's Shears, vices I r-i 1 1 Presses, Bicycle Bells, Hatchets, L k», I) r Knobs.
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      1005 3 White Ants!! Teredos, Dry Rot, Decay m Timber. The ONLY SAFEGUARD has been on its trial m large quantities for the past 10 years m the Straits Settlements, and proved all that is claimed for it. Six pieces of deal were partly coated with Jodelite and buried m a Singapore
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    The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, Mar. 25, 1909.
    1099 4 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, Mar. 25, 1909. Here shall the Press the People's right mpinlain, U:awed by influence and unbribed by gain Here patriot Truth her pkjrious precepts draw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and I-aw. I Possibly many of those who have glanced at the references m the Indian
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    ROYAL JOHORE TIN MINING CO.
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      170 4 1 Sii Caldbcck Macgrcgor Co. P Wines and Spirit It Merchants, Ale, Beer and Stout Importers. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., Singapore. SPECIAL DISPLAY OF Appropriate Wedding Gifts. AT LITTLE'S MUFFINEERS SALT CELLARS sr» In Hall-Marked Silver. VASES TEA SPOONS, etc etc. J SALAD BOWLS TEA i COFFEE SETS CAKE BASKETS 111
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      139 4 ngapore Amateur Dramatic Committee, wi er AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL COMEDY y THE Crates of Pulo Brani i PRECEDED BY A ONE ACT PLAY The Ghost of Jerry Bundler ON V hursday Saturday Bar. 25 k 27, at 9 p.m. D IN THE <] Victoria Theatre. j Plan of Seats b
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    AN ANTARCTIC CONQUEST.
    114 5 AN ANTARCTIC CONQUEST. SHACKLETOX RETURNS. Eleven lilies hem the P«>le. (V>\ Submanri* Tr-ltvraph.— Usurer's) I I a h 9 55 ptn n message to Urn Dat ,)k V a, who has been kfl cinrge 1 v towa: B .h Tole, the narrow e^capes tnd i safe red dorisg the laal
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    Flies the British Flag.
    37 5 w UQ. L ►•uteuant Shackleton's antarctic expedi- -w /.ailand on Jan I.l' 11. to 1 \tily Mai] that a i itant I o the as beiii.' l tSt. The Bag was hoisted* at
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    GREAT DISCOVERIES.
    31 5 Mountain hams. m. it ,'es that Lieuteuiiut m^iri exptditicn travelled m ?08 m.les m 12 Dined i Jan is m lit; iud eight >vered I 1 mountains were survey
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    Varsity Boatrace Trial.
    17 5 El rowed the full boatrace course m minutes and 21 seconds which is a —> <
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    TO-NIGHT'S PLAY.
    231 5 the k n iai ge number d for BAi ;'eur i show to-night to see [t isaa follows V JERRY BUNDLES. .n one act by W. W, Jacobs an .Mr H. M. Holland. L. A Mr h 8. B BfrT.G. Treadgold. Mr H. Court?:- j Mr F. Toogood.
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    NAVY STRIFE.
    150 5 COMMONWEALTH VIEW. (By BobmarilM Telegraph. Reuter's) B M Mau-h 24, at 10 10 am. hi Melbourne the Australian Cornmonreahh has decided not to offaff a DreadkOUght, preferring to adhere to the settled •olicy of defending AustrUU, thereby releving the M )therl md. A movement his been started m
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    AMUR DISTRICT.
    57 5 No Foreigners Admitted. 'egram from St Petersburg states that a inference meeting at the Ministry of Conimercr hus decided m favour of the abolition o£ coastal steamer trhiVi: m the F« Biat under s reign tiigsfromOjt 14th. The GovernDrGaneral of the Amur is empowered to allow siD^'e trips
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    PARIS STRIKE ENDS.
    14 5 The strike among the postmen and telegraphists at Paris has ended.
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    Mr. ROOSEVELT'S TOUR.
    28 5 M, Uiosevelt has embarked at New York for his African Tour. He was escorted by immense cheering am b ad bands t3 bid him farewell
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    THE LINGG! ISSUE.
    82 5 An Awkward Situation. i ndent^ London, via Penang. The Damansara dividend is nine per cent making twelve per cent for the whole year lias bean put to depreciation func and £2,219 is carried forward. The estimate for the coming year if 1 pounds of rubber. Colombo advices
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    ACCIDENT ON A TRAM.
    300 5 Inspector Frayne charged Chinese con ductor No. 71, of the Electric Tramway Company, before Mr Green, the seconc magistrate, yesterday, with committing I rash act. He exp!a usd to his worship tha the complainant, a Chinese ccolie, got int< x first class seat on a tram.
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    SERIES OF THEFTS.
    1259 5 RAFFLES BOYS LOSE THEIR PROPERTY. J THE PROFE3SOB AS SHERLOCK HOLMES." al A young Eurasian named Alexander R. Van der li^ek appeared before Mr E E. Colman, third magistrate, yesterday afternoou, charged as follows: (1) theft of an bicycle, (2) dishonestly retaining the same, t. (3), theft
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    SIPIAU TIN Co., Ltd.
    415 5 The following is the report for the meeting to be held on Wednesday next Your Directors submit herewith statement of the Company's accounts for the halfyear ending 31st December, 1908. The following is the tab!e of monthly 1 1 outputs n From Purchased iAc Monitors, from
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    SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTITU TION.
    176 5 Sir Percy FiTzPATjiicK's Tribute. Pretoria, February 20. Sir Percy Fitzpatrick addressed an enthusiatic meeting here yesterday on the subject of the new draft Constitution, which he de- dared was the best m the Empire. Originally, Sir Percy said, he was nervous, but all his apprehension had
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      219 5 ROBINSON &Co. iENTLEMBN'S JEW 7 x SHIRTS I I ts illustration. he advantage of ""^gjl fcp^' his shirt is that here can be to Creasing of \^_i V i^J? the Front n putting on. new coat shirt I g The New OLIVE 11 writes m bight, writes xn colours, writes
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      EAST AND WEST.
      925 6 Til*. Pbobwi oi Immiokatiov. *To Tan Bdi rom, I>k\k £i::.— i\e->3 allow me t o mention \be lollowiag "Joat lately President Booserelt intiniit«b! to t'f Ciliforuian authorities that antiJapanese legislation apart from beiuij quite contrary to treaties was <!■ ft \d canto, seeing that after little time
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      504 6 SHIPPING. 3TOOMVAAET MAATSCHaPPT (STEAMSHIP COMPANY. NEDERLAND.") Fortnightly Mail Service between Java and Amsterdam via Singapore, Sab an g Colombo, Genoa and Lisbon (Dover occasionally). Steamers are dne on or about the under mentioned dates Outward. i s. Groins Mar. i~ Homeward ft.s. Koning Willeru II Mar. 27 R.ate of passage
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      1270 6 SHIPPING HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regalar service between Hamburg, Bremen Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, J China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for j Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking
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      680 6 SHIPPING. n7 d. l. SINGAPORE, GERMAN NLW GUINEA. es. SANDAKAN will leavr for Batavia. Satuarang, Soerabaya, Macassar, Amboina, Banda, Berlinhaien. Potsdaiuhafcn, Stephansport, FinHclihafen. Simpsouhafen and vice versa on April 2nd m connection with the German Mail ss. liuclow and after this date regularly every < i^ht weeks always conuectiug witli
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      413 6 SHIPPING. Norddentscher Lloyd, Brene: IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and weli-knowTi mail etow: this Company aail fortnightly fr< m I i Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Scmt v J Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connectv.;, M» Naples, Alexandria and vioe veisa 1 Suez, Aden, Colombo, P*n*ng, Biagmpon kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki t K
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    MERCANTILE ASSISTANTS IN CALCUTTA.
    272 7 A < >■-!•-: I nt. rp> appe IT to itfll n n.> do n.»t s L:da ti;"ir neigh •n, while they would loudly r-±->ent the tame kind ftdnei it' pi tiaedtowardi A iein j tint is this: A youn^ .nan came out freea boaM on a
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    127 7 l'r:\ bJ the Monte Shoot;: 1 .rnaicent has (gain gOM to an m. Signor Cacciari thre kills, lUthoogh Kau'li*h swimming has developwonderfuliv through the hbU E Ah* out hern is to oppcsa the spending for the purpose of ret urn u >inplitnent by seuJn ih I »f Somerville, which, .1
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      210 7 WANTED. WANTED I riter S I monthly. Ap ply :rications to I -s Secretary, b Infantry. Alexandra Barracks. L.C WANTED :«acher foi Ion: one who r .:ior Cambridge Local K\l referred. Apply by letter tfl ihe (Schc tig, 8. and It ad March, 1 2S .>hman »f age, seeks situa;i
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      595 7 I FOR STILE, FOR SALE. One "ToHt" fan, :}0 inches diameter, new latt year $70 or nearest offer, ij One Tent, 10 by B with bathroom and verandah complete |70, or nearest offer. Two servants' tent-, Sl'J each. OaeOranaphone, 100 needles, 26 Reoorda 185 or nearest offer. One B. S.
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      614 7 TO LET. FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET. From Ist April, Baxtei l«*y," Grange RL Municipal Water laid on. Two Tennis Courts. I Stabling. Apply to ROWLAND ALLE.V, 22a, Raffles Place. Mar 21 n.n TO LET. Small famished bungalow, .Barker Road. ior 6 months, suit married couples, 3 minutes train, entry end
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      568 7 EXCHANGE. (COERSCTKD UP TO Mar. 24 > 1 Bank m/a 2/4^ demand 2/8{ Prirate credits 3m/t w w 2/4 1 credits 6 m/s 2/4 j PaAHoa, dftmaad Bank... 292 GhnMA2fx,^mAnd 237 India, T. T, 174^ rToK<iKOW«, dp,man^ w 24^%dis. Yokohama, demand nom. 1131 Java, demaud 189| Bangkok' demand 651 3<'verek;ns,
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      1008 7 SHARES, CypltM C«IUI 1..,,. Ptl t MINES> Issued paid O p Valut op Company, QaoUtUm £60,000 60,000 1 1 Kinta Tin Kirn* ?3f° 1Ot) 00 l l Kledang Tin Mininif 00. f 30,000 30,000 1 1 Malay, ,nd Siam Corporation, LU 7 $450,000 450,000 10 10 Malacca Tin DrodpngOo. U4
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    BRISTOL & THE "RING."
    1199 8 BRISTOL THE RING." The Same Old Game. "It is not very much satisfaction to Singafx>re that cny of the chief ports of the (Jmted Kingdom, Bristol, if also suffering from the hampering of Ml trade through the sjptntiiiDl I tin- Sooth African Con fftrencH, or King. Sir I'ieter van lUm.a
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    WRITES OF "COUPLETS."
    156 8 A literary man was the accused m gang robber) is€ yesterday morning. Givir.u evidence m his own defence lie said he 1 Wr ut out to visit a friend who had asked him to write two literary couplets. The I knife he had with him, rather a
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    DID HE?
    67 8 Whether or net Si Toh Yin, alias Si Tot Kah, is guiUy of having committed a gang 1 robbery m MoFque-Street is a matter oi doult. Mr. Justice Serccmle Smith and 1 a jury commerced the trial yesterday at the Assize* Mr. J. Crabb Watt, 'Acting Deputy Public
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    FRENCH ART.
    63 8 large number of the fine oil aud water colour paintings by French Artists of the J Academy are now on view m Rafflss Place next to Messrs Sabatier. The pictures are by artists of repute, and are for Bale by private contract. Buyers will se z9 the opportunity
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    "END OF A ROMANCE."
    311 8 1 A Hongkong paper quotes a correspon--8 dent of the M Express," who writes The beautiful young Counter Vilma Fel' stetics has died at Budapest, says the corl: respondent of the Express. Her elopement two years ago with the gipsy violinist Xyary caused a grext stir
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    REGIMENTAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT.
    56 8 D A very interesting game iv the above ?> tournament took place yesterday evening ,f between the teams of B. and G. pompanies c The team of G. Company proved slightlj 6 superior to that of E. Company, the forme. ,f winnirg, after a very good game,
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    MALAYA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
    23 8 We are informed that Mr Norman Haigh of Ji^tilrs [nstitution has kindly promised to present the association with a flig. > <■» <
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    S. C. C. LAWN TENNIS.
    24 8 There will be no further tent is before Monday next for which day new ties will be i published.
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    CRICKET.
    15 8 I The E-tster Cricket match this year is Singapore vs Selangor at Kuala Lumpur. >
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    THE BAGDAD RAILWAY.
    217 8 1 The Upper Euphrates Section. I The survey for the Bagdad Eiilway 9 through the region of the Upper Euphrates Valley reports that the region is one of ex- treme fertility aud especially adapted (o the cultivation of cotton, while* tie population is denser than had been
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    93 8 The Danish salvage steamer M Protector" arrived yesterday from 1113 North. It was reported on the ariival of the P. and O. mail steamer Macedonia from Shani gbai yesterday, that one death took place on the voyage and the deceased was buried at sea. 1 The outward hound
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      183 8 DE KONINKLIjKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIj. Dmmb Cv)nti:ac. warn m SmrmmmLAMm India Uovbrnment. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsa^enry. Limited. 2-3. Collyer Uuay THE UNDEBMENTiONED D\TE^ M DFIAETURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE. La uk ens Pit Riouw, Prigi-Radja and Bengal VAN GrOBNS Maras (Djemadja), Tercmpab (Siantao .j-.-inbarat Midai), Sedanau Oeloe, Poeloe-Pand.jang and Serassan Van
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      491 8 CLEARANCES. Mar 23. f Resident ScMeff, Dut. str.,Unus, for Rhio. i Alar 24. 1 Clan Macinnes, Brit, str, Biggins, for Souia- haya. 1 Tasuum, Dnt. str., Winkel, for Muntok. Van der Lyn, Dut. str., Bab, for Singkawang I and Pontianak. f Brouwer, Dut. str Resner, for Moera Sal>a. Natona, Ger.
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      483 8 VESSELSJN PORT. Man-of-war Flajr and Tone Commanders Arrived F rom 5^ ,v Ziliora Sar. Vatch 7" Nandak Mar 21 Km X uiv^ ShiD Fla«r Tons Master Arrived From Consume** I Ban Whatt Hin Brit Im:> Cob}. Mar 21 Mai Btrtite SS C E Ohiflngmai <ier 1080 Schmalfuse M.ir 22 Ban^'k.
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