The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 March 1909

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press A N D MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1909. NO. 6,558
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  • 118 1 Tha troubles between S- i Austria 'are said to be again croprin:* up— j A daring gang robbery raid was made on 1 the Chemor ganibling fum— Vdv Ti e Cambridge crew 10 veil a fin^ Puti to li immersmith trial yeateiday r<>g w 5. The As^iz
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  • 544 1 Iks liukutn of thn nY! Ban i ioaed Dillah of the petittoi) frutn the iaige sheet of paper he helJ m one hand with the writing uj v.n. ><1 «.n ihtfttoe I>i]: •> 'lie ec-|uii\ an] hn e--plied "It is Bot kkc^ifluj to v, matters
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 528 1 I Civil Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, I Iron and Brass Founders, I Boiki Makers, Bridge Builders and General Contractors, I SOLE AGENTS FOR Worthington Punr C Patent Punr Pu Coys Pulsometer Puna] 1 Portable Engines and Machinery hard Hornsby and Sons Oi! and Gas Plants Lifts and Hoists F Cos
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    • 269 1 Entertainments. HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. Complete Change OF Programme. GOOD OFTEN COMES FROM EVIL. JIMMY AS STORE FITTER MA-IN-lAW HAS A HARD LIFE, THE CHILD OF THE REGIMENT. LOST AT SE\. WHO HAS SEEN MY HEAD. PROVIDENCE OF CHANCE. CATCHING A TARTAR. BABY'S PLAYMATE. AEROPLANE FLIGHTS. X HARIMA,
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    • 366 1 En tertainmen ts. NEW PICTURES TO-NIGHT. 1. DOBY-TA, the Famous French Dan SOU 38. '2. PATHE FBEBES* BEAUTIFUL PIC TUBES. 8. ILLFOH, the Illusionist. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31. lender the distinguished patronacre and m the immediate Pkesence of SIR ARTHUR YOUNG, K. C. H. G AND LADY EVELYN IGBIB, AND PARTY.
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    • 90 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re Royal Joliore Tin Co dividend Pa.qe 2. Bankruptcy notice re Lee Sian Teck Page Notice re the Malacca Trading Company Page 2. To let Monnt Zion, River Valley Road Page 7. Dr. Tsutada the well known Japanese dentist Page 1. Sailing s.s. Minilya for Sourabaya and
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 395 1 THE WEEK. Friday, W n High Water. 0.61 a.. 1.37 p Municipal CommissioD, 2. 50 p Tangiin Ciub At Home," U p P O Mail Outward due 8 a Y.W.C.A. Concert, 5.:,0 p Saturday, 27th: Hitfb. Water.— l.i »i a., 2 30 p Pirates cf Pulo Brani,' S R.E. (V)
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    • 932 2 l>« portion m front of the dispu'ant whom J it thus favours. The crowd, conr prying friends of boih p^rt c*, now rush up congratulating or oddoling as their interest or friendship lies, and the-e and then t»ny s-i Se issues ate settled by the Pawing m a prompt and
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    • 621 2 UNDER NEW PROPRIETORSHIP. ADELPHI HOTEL. E f^|l d Select fireproof residential and transit Hotel, commanding the most peaceful and attractive outlook m Singapore facing tbe Cathedral and adjoining the Esplanade. NOTABLE CLEANLINESS. iV^ftAr 4 jr^rr^^ ANGLO- FRENCH COOKING. fePECI ALITIEi? the best wines. The highest class accommodation at moderate prices.
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    • 617 2 PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS. Always m stock Cameras, Plates, Papers, Films and every kind of Photographic materials. Developing and Printing executed m good ytylt and with despatch. Price list free. KONG HING CHIONG <k Co., 101, North Bridge Koad. Jan 5^ 5.1 FRASER AND NEAVE LIMITED. Notice is hereby that the Coupon
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    • 629 2 JVOTieES. NOTICE is hereby given that Wee Ann Kee, No. 149, First Cross- st, Malacca, has, from March 12th, 1909, purchased the goodwill and business of the MALACCA TRADING COMPANY. Wee Ann Kee, Choi 1 Kong Ban Too. _Mar 26 30 8 The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888. la the Supr me
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    • 564 2 BANKS. Internationa! Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000 Head Officj::— 6o Wall Street, Nkw Yoi.k. i London Off.te —Tbreadneedle House, Bishopsgate Street Within. London EC London Bankkkk; National Provincia Baak of England Ltd. General Foreign Business Transacted. DEPOSITS. Ctntßnre Deposit Accounts opened am Interest allowed on the daiiy balances
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    • 322 2 INSUR2UVGES. FEDERAL LIFE^ Assurance Company of Canada. EBTABLIHIIED 1882. Capital and Assets exceed 4,000,000 Cold Dalian J. H. EVANF Manager, South Easier^ Thk Bornro Co Gont-ral A{4' Mar NEW ZEALAND INSURANT CO,, FIRE AKD MARINE YAW-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. MARINE CHINA FiRE INSURANCE CO., ITS. LONDON 6UARANTEE ACCIDENT CO., [TD. GUARANTEE
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  • 174 3 .ahore, March 1 1. Roja Bawn wert taking axi round Jheluni B rt-giment w;is iv bivouac, uear t ie I'l ifcbiahak. The watermu iaf to the village and Ha- places and nm banks. On.; I I. wishing to get iy wall r by tlie brink AM watt
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  • 127 3 liana's sine* i I among them we H Mai raj 9 most be --ting Hongkong, launch out on the To deal tin ill -'"rical s:. roogh j 1 as far I confine myself to i to nave i 11 m Da reconcile her claim lian export with rta the
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    • 192 3 PRELIMINARY NOTICE. AY SALE OF lold Residential Property i CUI :OAD I H. L Coc; k ;oms Monday. sth April, at 2-30 p.m. I reehold. I lly built moc 3 •-.nee Cnj H. L. DOGHLAI ft Co.. Auctio:. l I S'iiveyors. SODI MTEI I«HIIERY] 7Ha wAC Ld Xonday. 29th Much,
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    • 610 3 AUGTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF Household Furniture &c AT No. 215, SEBANQOON ROAD. On Saturday, 27th March, at 2-30 p.m. A good toned cottage piano; ruHan chair! ami loaagflßj toak rocking chairs polishes dining table bentwood standard chairs crockery glassware Ac. Iron bedsU.ads dressing tables with mirror attached Ac. (On view
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    • 579 3 REMINDER. TO-DAY i March 26th, at 1 p.m. THE AUCTION SALE f AT t j NETHERLEIGH, 7, NAPIER ROAL OP MR. HAGA'S VALUABLE FURNITURE, j H. L. COGHLAN Co., AUCTIONEERS i AUCTION SALE OF Ualuabie household Turniitire, Plants $c AT "KILLINEY HOUSE," No. 7, ST. THOMAS' WALK. AOn Saturday, 3rd
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    • 514 3 BUCHANAN'S FAMOUS "BLACK WHITE" j§| is absolutely the best value obtainable. i (.9NOOH BJ The reputation of this b!end has been ■ffP built up on the Solid Basis of QualiS***-: rt M »,.«.\NMv Vllll NO CHANGE yßiffii ias been ma(^ e rom ie fo st |Hp THIS FACT SS GUARANTEED
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  • 77 5 New Zealand's Offer Warmly Applauded. i Submarine Telegraph. Renter's) In the Hou3« of C IfrAsquitli etter from 1. >rd Crewe la tfowZ*:ie Governor of the Dominion, t tvl I*lud afoDy aeeeptisg the iB w ighti fi ukL Lord ub t> i 1 Plnnk it, r.or of th^ Dominion,
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  • 24 5 es up his Command. >n hauling I of the Home the me to bi 1 him fire-. 1 the A i >rity
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  • 116 5 m. ladard .-> autl by L >rd :e cons! .'ion so be iaiHt :t oi a home of 1. I ation within. In ward- se has past week, >n to think this All sa: rack, b> m Sir :i;?tli of purpose I d Char!- is the 1
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  • 21 5 nt anr. thai siding m ;v send :i at the is. Dot iv f the ai mi Hi
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  • 49 5 I inta for tbe j on Cbunh I I] on on the tureFun I a ric iustali.U; I small balici indicate 'he expeu I I r tebt. I.' ratpecth m *Q d help. A Bpeeial appeal is j :ud, md astallation $2 l v v. vial
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  • 73 5 i -to represent I at the Imperial Press \>nfereuee m L »odoo, once ti^ured m a I ty Uoßoura 1 List an •:t he never sought the b L ke n ikin, lie holds that I >aoftra I :i Com ;h. Dr D -akin m .M-.'^urne. 'r II u-kett v
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  • 13 5 s one of I iad oft« n van results truni a cold
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  • 69 5 A National Asset. (By Submarine Telegraph. Router's) I^-plyiugt jciitieisinsof the King's foreign visit- un ice ur.pinied by the Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward <;.>\ said that the King bad .t special gift of conveying the impres* ■CM Of i nr goodwill to the countries that ited. I I
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  • 42 5 1 to be Worse Again. B ceived at 2 4<» p m. British medial ions at Vienna, between Tin andSirvii hive hitherto tean un.l. P trparlers continue bul the situation is I isl inct ly r m tog woi se.
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  • 46 5 Manchurian Differences. B March 25, at 9 3 I am. The correspondent of the T t me 3 at Peking says that China has formally proposed D td submit to the Hague Tribunal the differences between China and Japan ling M mchnria.
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  • 17 5 Government Capitulation. A telegram from Paris stitcs tbtU the Government has practically capitulated to cert
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  • 18 5 Cambridge has rowed from "Putney to liimmersmith ia 7 minutes 12 seconds jjnds under record.
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  • 42 5 4 Joe G.ms has baaten Jabt/ White c«a point*, m a ten round contest. I f is announced that H. I. If. Princess Tike-la, daughter of H. M. the Emperor of JapAO, lias been safeiy delivered of a son. The Fruit Season.
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  • 50 5 GAMBLING FARM ATTACKED. Ipob, Received at 0 30 m. y night gang-robbers attacked tl:3 Cheinor Gambling Form, armed with revolvers. They stole II Those who were gambling resisted the robbers and (liree were ehot and sent to hospital. One had three builet wounds. No arrests were made.
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  • 336 5 Geographical problems concern'ng Tibet were discussed by the Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society. Dr Sven Hedin dealt with the sources of End Sol and Brahmaputra, and showed how mistaken had been the idea that the two former rose on the northern and southern slopes of the Kailas
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  • 1076 5 A DOUBLE BILL. The beginning of 1909 will be memorable m amateur dramatics m Singapore for its activity. Toe opening of the Victoria Theatre greatly facilitates practices and rehearsals, and the certainty of fiaanci il suc--0690, unless the show is very poor (which is not to ba expected
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  • 353 5 FRASER CO'S SHARE CIRCULAR. -Our market still keeps fairly active and a few of the local tius have attracted more attention than has been the case for some time past, although the bulk of the business has been m lubbers, "which contiuue firm. Miuiug. The capital of Silak Sjuth Ltd
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  • 254 5 At a recant mect'iDg of the French Societ) 1 of Civil Engineers a paper was read by M. Michel-Schmidt describing what is knovvc as The B.itterie des Maures." This was recently constructed for the French Admiralty, and is low established between the ifcltnd of Ejeres and the
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  • 165 5 The tenth annual general meetiug of the Singapore Marine Insurance Agents' A— <> ciation was held at the Singapore Exchange yesterday afternoon, Mr. \V. Macbean presiding. The proceedings were mainly of a forma] nature, during the past year nothing exceptional requiting the consideration of the members of
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    • 170 5 ROBINSON Co. GENTLEMBX'S NEW X COAT f SHIRTS i as illustration. the advantage of >^& this shirt is that there can be No Creasing of -^X the Front m putting on. new coat shirt r -=^i I \J J} CENT I Insist of having ROMEO goods and RONEO only, such
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  • 242 6 The Australian team of i Voters to visit >;nt*lan-l UIM year m now complete, ami it is > *>niefli remarkable for the number of JOUBg j c.-icketers unknown on this side, who have; laeea included. M. A. Noble, who is to r,*pUia ttolifetad wh> is
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  • 98 6 A Sprained Ankle j A Ah a fi' will fed wtll wtiwtWtd ii he g can h >bble around on crutches m fcwOj wt-»kH afu r spraining his ankle, and it H :wo arthra mvUm Wow he is fully recor« This ia an unnecessary km tii time, lor m ■i
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 338 6 YONG FONG, Photographic Studio. t High Cia^s Photographs and fetargenuotfl B SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD. M MUSIC N Mr. Josef Tou.bri!:i., PlofalSl mJ TvßOt ■I thf kmdb idm o I f r l<j takt i r-.\.te engagements for the piano or o r^an. >k;iUd repairs n a m al hranchc- Ttmjpm
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    • 570 6 I V. X/ JAPAN SAIL STEAMSHIP Co., ltd, I t wo regular serviceß are miiint.tined heeea JAPAN and EUROPE >.y the Oem- D ny'B well-known TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS, fa Mail Goßtmoi with the Imperial Japan- s Government, specially designed for the y >mpany s European Service, lighted throught by Electricity, provided
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    • 1296 6 SHIPPING HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. si alw The Bteamers of this Company maintain a gte: gnlar service between Hamburg, Bremen faoo itwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, fiw lina and Japan. i_u_u t0 Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly siu r Havre and Hamburg and once a month for ■emerhaven direct,
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    • 692 6 SHIPPING. ~n7^T l. r NGAPORE, GERMAN KtW GUINEA, j ss. SANDAKAN 1 leave for P.atavia. Saajarang. Soerabaya, cassar, Aiuboina, Banda, Berlinliaicn. -W .sdambafer, Stepbauspurt, Finschhafen, j jpsonbafen and vice versa on April 2nd m j mection with the German Mail ss. P.uelow Uj, I after this date r< gularly every
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    • 486 6 SHIPPING. OX [orddeutscher Lloyd, BreIMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LIKE The fast and well-known ms l «tewut>r ua Company aail fortnightly from amburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Sou 1 ibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Mh aplet, Alexandria and rioe versa) P< ri aez, Aden, Colombo, Penang. Singap-.r ong, Shanghai, Nagasaki 4 Kobe to Yofci
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  • 228 7 Singapore, March, 22 al 19 9. per catty 4 do. do Beef pwlki ]t: BeefSteak da 1* Bean Sprout* per cutty 2\ 4 ta da n da 10 do. ia. <-!■>. ijil M do. 7 do. I uported do. re do. nil do. 89 etch 1 |0
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  • 714 7 C.plt.l C.nlul In, r M MINES. r«ld»pV»lm op Compuir. «ooUtl«« ssasss ass 2 k^^- 1 8 $400,000 375,000 10 10 Kanaboi Ltd 1»■ £60,000 60,000 1 1 Kinta Txn Mine. lE, £100,000 100,000 1 1 Kledang Tin Minim, 00. sin $150,000 99,000 10 10 Kuantan Tin Mining Oo" Ltd
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    • 145 7 WANTED. WANTED Sal monthly. Apply lOna to R *.iiry v.c WASTED s los:itutiou one who i tor Cambridge Local Exi. Apply b\ the AdM. I March. 19 WANTED. r parna Ledgi i 1 3 ri s r.t. R 1.. kkf (MOg. Siagapocc Rw Presa KMPLOTMSVT WASTED one w g apparatus
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    • 1812 7 FOR SALE. TO LET. exchange. lll (Cobbbctkd up to Mar. 25.) 7 Bank*in/i» 2/4^ iOR SALE, T0 BE LET n demand 2/3J- One Tost' f an..H) inches diameter, new The comfortable and pleasantly situated Pri^te credit. 3 m/f 2/4 last year «<0 or nearest offer. residence known as Mount Zion
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    • 277 7 THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD. No. 1 DOCK. No 2 DOCK Length Inside 514 ft. I < n^th Inside 375 ft Width of entrance, top 08 ft., bott Width of entrance, top 60.5 rt bol*. Water on blocks 27.5 ft. Water on blocks 20 5 ft Time to pump out
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  • 906 8 i vn.; RoBHKRY CHARGE FAILS. t IV fore Mr Joatici Sercottlbe Smith, at 1 YheA^s/ :■>, <>n Wednes lay afternoon, the j try returned I rtrdict of not guilty against 8i Toh Yin ih is EH Toh Kih who wa> charged wti 1 1 gia^ robbery and (2)
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  • 544 8 F Hongkong I CHIKSBI ROYALTS to Kntkh Ai;m\. Peking, March 15. The Prince R< gent directs thai m future all memben of the Royal Hue most serve for three fears m the Army as supervisors of soldiers before being allowed to take op any :ial position. G <-Ki:N<u;
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  • 94 8 Duk to Business Methods. I >}r Ostisiatische Lloyd,"' the German newspsp?r of Shaughai, m commenting upon rations of a l>ine regarding German business methods at Singapore, siys th.iT similar principles have secured German ess ako at Shanghai, Hongkong, Hankow, Tientsin, Koba and Yokohama! It a- r^s
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  • 77 8 Qermasj has more Colonial trouble. All the members oi the Government GVuncil of iT-riL.tb New Guinea who are not officials have resigned Their resignation is due to controversy with the Goverror regarding natters of local policy. Their places cannot be filled, because all the German residents
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  • 196 8 In Mr. A. P. Wilder 'a speech at the banquet m honour of the American Squadron at Hongkong, he paid this graceful compliment to the Governor So if you took Frederick Lugard, st'ipped i him of his titles, his decorations, the re- j wards of
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  • 144 8 Malai Kills Five Persons and Wounds Nihb. A correspondent at Kiub sends us particulars of a ghastly tragedy which took place at Tranum about 4 pm. on Sunday list, March *21st. It appears that a Malay named Java suddenly became amok and, catching up a weapon, dashed
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  • 160 8 Alexander H. V-n der Biek, a young Eurasian, waa again before Mr. Colmln, third|magistrate, yesterday afternoon, charged as follows (1) the ft of a bicycle, (2) dishonestly retaining the Bame, (3) theft ia a dwelling of a watch, (4) dishonestly retaining ir, pawning the watch without
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  • 89 8 The ninth annual meeting of the Singapore X Ha Association will be held on the Ballestier Range on the following dates: April 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, U. Corpl. Chater is hon. Bee. and programmes can ba obtained at the Drill Hall.
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  • 41 8 The s. 1. Argo will leave Johnston's Pier Eor the Club BuDgalow on Sunday at 9, 10 and 11 a.m., 2 30 and 3 30 p m, returning at 930 and LO3O a.m., li! 15, 3 and s.Gopm. B»—
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  • 154 8 RAISING THE KALOMO." The Danish salvage steamer "Protector" is to make an attempt to raise the Kilomo." Mr. McArthur has introduced a Bill m the House of Commons to amend the law with legard to lighthouses and to abolish light-dues, which was read a first time. The second reading is
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  • 69 8 The mail steimer "Devanha" ltft Peaang at midnight on Wednesday anl may be expected at Singapore at 8 a.m. to-day. A laseir on board the P. and O. steamer Macedonia while fixing pulles's on the dtck yesterday afternoon slipped and fell into a bold sixteen feet deep. He
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 18 8 W. J. GARCIA, 50, BRAS BASAII ROAD. Piano, Organ and Music dealer. SOLE AGENT FOR CHAPPELL BROADWOOO PIANOS.
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    • 305 8 DE KOMNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCH APPIJ. Under Contbacx 1 with the Nkthkelant}!? India Gk>vEaNM«!rr. Agents at Sicjapore, The Shipsagency, Limited, 2-3. Coiiyer Quay THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DE! ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE. VAN Goens... Mara- (Djemadja), Ttreiupah 'Siair q), gel -edanau. Oeloe, Poeloe-Pacdjan^ and Sera- Van Hoorn Bawean. Soerabaia, Bandjermasin, I Samarinda,
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 639 8 CLEARANCES. Mar 25. Laurens Pit, Dut. str Dencker, for Indragiri. Fuh Wo, Brit, str., Wright, for Langkat. T:surngi§an Main, Jap. str, Nagatsu, for Rangoon. Nord, Brit, str., Prycn, for Ningpo via Hongkong. Macedonia, Brit, str., Bennett, for London via poits. Dovre, Nor. str., Panlsen, for Bangkok. Resident Sehieff, Dut. str.,
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    • 447 8 VESSELS IN FORT. Man-of-war FUf? and Tons Commanders Arrived From Ztbora Sar. Yatch 75 Nandak Mar 21 Kachiog ShiD Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consume* Breid Nor 645 Polkaatad Mar 24 Bangkok .1 S^'! Chiengmai 6«r 1080 Schmalfuss Mar 22 Baagsol Babn Meyei B Cbeang Chew Brit 1213 Troan Dec
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