The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 August 1909

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)

  • 189 2 Everything m Ibis sheep- breeder's hcuse waa bought with money won at shows. The pi mo, all the cutlery, the claret jugs, tho stivers, the boer fl 1)4008, the whole suite of drawing room furniture, everything io fact was sheep sheep, sheep Women wrote t) him (he was a bachelor)
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  • 440 2 AN Hye Witness's D-WCBIPTIOH I had We good fortune this evening to «v :nes. a fight Ujtweea a four-fool Cobra di ■Oik and a full arrow a common mongoose thf -fagotM of the Sinhalese: KiripiU I th.- Tamili Oe ti st catehin-,' sight of the c_bra Rikki
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  • 416 2 Shanghai is a little inclined to be proud of its lawns and not altogether without reason, observes the Mercury."' Hongkong's aspirations m this direction are also praiseworthy, but unfortunately great sacrifices have to be ma Se to obtain the pure verdancy of a trimeeA lawn." One or two
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 807 2 NOTIGES. EATING HOUSE EATING H3USE Mr. Hoosain Buksh. wh. hai experienced Cooks m English, French, Turkish, Arabitn, and Hindustani Cookery from I adia has established an iw Comfortable Eating Bouse ai No. 170, Middle Boad/Singapore, Gentlemen of all nation ilities are he_e v y informed that the food., Ice-cream. and
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    • 557 2 LEONG CHEONG Go, TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS 61, High Street. Greatly Reduced Prices from Aug. I to 15/ 09. Tweeds, Coatings, Handkerchiefs, Fancy Shirtings, Flannels, Shirts, Hats, Helmets, Tweed Caps, Spectacles, Telescopes and Toilet Requisites Etc. LEONG OHEDNG 00. MJU__L IJ—II— lin llil limim M _l-l-« .11 111-Wl— I 111 I
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    • 505 2 NOTIGES. NOTICE Is hereby given that the business of Provision Merchants hitherto carried on at No. 34, Kling Street, Singapore, by O.T.Ebramsah, Mana Pakir Meydin and Ona Mohamed AH, m partnership under the style or firm of Ebramsah Pakir Meydin Co." was dissolved on the Ist day of September 1908,
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    • 569 2 BANKS. International Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000. Head Office 6O Wall Street, New York. London Office Threadneedle House, Bishopsgate Street Within, London EG. London Bankers National Provincial Bank of England Ltd. General Foreign Business Transacted, DEPOSITS. Current Deposit Accounts opened and Interest allowed on the daily balances at
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    • 488 2 INSURANCES. FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 1882. INSURANCE m Force, Over $35,900,000 NEW Business, 1608, Over $6, 000,000 NET SURPLUS above liabilities for reserve and ail outstanding claims, over $2,035,000 (Straits Currency.) J. H. EVANS, Manager, South Eastern A*%a The Borneo Co., Ltd. General Agents. Singapore. June 9
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  • 822 3 Training the Wili No young thing ever wishes to learn by the experiences of others. It wants its own experiences. The observant mother, noticing thi.-. considers harmless experiences m early youth the bo>t preventive of later disasters. Human b. iegs enter the world with free will. Kroaa the
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  • 158 3 Patient Could not Uhe her Fingeus, or Baisb her Arms. For nearly forty years I was a great sufferer from Kheumatism,'' say Mrs. S. Coward, of 6, Nile Row. Poole, England. Sometimes an attack would last nearly three months at stretch. Tho pain was I couldn't
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    • 67 3 F. CLARKE CO., 207, QUEEN-ST, SINGAPOFE. Livery Stable Keepers Fodder Merchants. For Rubber tyred jrharries and Best Rubbertyred eumf-l ring up Tk LEI* HONK 016. FODDER dciivtml to any part of the Island. SPECIALITY FUUiTVIE REMOVALS m our own vans, by our own men, GENERAL CARRIERS. IZMEHUU Proprietor, Jan |fl
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    • 546 3 PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS. Always m stock Cameras, Plates, Papers Films and every kind of Photographic mate rials. Developing and Printing executed m good style and with despatch. Price list free. KONG HING CHIONG Co., 104. North Bridge Road Jan 5 5.1 YONG FONG, Photographic Studio. H igh-Cla.s Photographs Bnd pDhigement. 79,
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    • 895 3 AUGTIONS. FOR SALE PRIVATELY 0 Valuable Japanese Fancy Articles Ht Powell Go's Saleroom. A valuable assortment of fancy articles comprising rare Satsuma vases and bowls beautifully carved ivory figures richly decorated brass and bronze vases and bowh fancy photo frames elaborately carved c.ierrywood furniture &c. A large variety of articles
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    • 164 3 GARRETT'S Portable Engines. Fitted with patent economical Firebox for burning wood fuel. OVER 50 IN USE IN THE V. M. S. 10. 12 Jt IU H.P. m stock IMPORTERS. BORNEO CO., LTD. NO MORT"CRUST" I N BOILERS!! Where "D. M." BOILER COMPOSITION is used A little "D.M." introduced into a
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  • 462 4 The Singapore Free Press Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1909. H ;hall t>ic Press the People' 1 tight mainta <* TJ .aucd by irifl-jernt and onbribed by gain; patriot Troth hi. pkjriotfc pie-e.'t dxaw* .'-■ie.'_".l to Religion Loyalty and 1 d i The two incidents tbat look somewhit alarming m the wires
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  • 624 4 There is a report that a Straits and F.M.S Trust will be formed ia connection with the ice industry throughout M ilava. (Perak Pioneer.) Mr and Mrs W. W. Douglas have removed ro Kuala Lumpor, consequent on the former taking up the duties of Commissioner of Police. Mr GK M.
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  • 833 4 The Report of the Committee for the year ended 30th Jun*, 1909, to be presented at. the meeting on Monday next, is as follows Yuur Cjmmittee present to you their Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th June, 1909. The G-eueral Account closes with
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  • 310 4 WILL COOPERATE WITH GOVERNMENT. Bengali Labour Wanted. {From < m tm Cm IVuaiiL'. Aul: lv The meeting of the P.auters Aeeeeiaiiea of Malaya v.is held m Penang this momin <> m the Agri-Horticultural Shof) buildings. Mr IC. Camming preside! There were twenty represtmia' i w plentm
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  • 51 4 TOWKAY REFUSED BAIL. rom tmr sm Oorn m m Unt Ku.tla Lumpur, Aug I 1 Tow Lay Yap Hon Ch;o. who has been arrested m connection with the Pudu Temp... ■eeint society tight, who through Mr. Phmn applied for bail, has been refused bail by rlie Supreme
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  • 86 4 M.S. G. to Return. iFsx m,. n i will I'enang. Aug 10. Commander 11 ard, of II M S Cadm; m. who was sent to hospital owing to an as teck of fever bag left there, anl leaves a the Cadmus to-morrow. H I EBseetteeHf the Governor is
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  • 34 4 Mr Agar, the eentractor, is suing tbe Pihang Government for a sum of f 71, ♦.»;<>, the balance he alleges to l>e due for I done on the Bentong Kuantan R>ad
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  • 17 4 A long list of orders of the d_v >« [published for Friday next The bills down
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    • 109 4 W. D. H. O. WELLS. THREE CASTLES MAGNUMS" A LARGE HAND-MADE CIGARETTE. ___g__s Q v v CJ> m~*~ o J ■^^____f__i__i_-^™j Packed Kr^*-^^^-^-^^ Pr/cc j lhe magnums: rAi IN y "Three Castles J55 cents 50' S Cigarettes n;r-tidht. t^E^SI 1- per I W.D.frßO.Wilis Messrs. JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. 1N BIE
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    • 54 4 THE "CRAG" HOTEL SANATORIUM, PENANG HILLS. A perfect health resort and lan ideal spot for spending I holidays and week-ends. Crisp and bracing atmos- 1 phere. Bungalows for fami- 1 lies; also single and double rooms. TENNIS, BILLIARDS, CROQUET. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. tM«_---H--i«---HnMnn-nHiav G. R. Lambert Co., LIMITED. Established 1h75.
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    • 61 4 We Lead Competition Eollows. NEW 1 PIANOS ON HIRE ff% fi fi kW PER MOXTH TUNING 6\ REGULAR TION INCLUSIVE. |S. MOUTRIE $f Co., Ltd. UNDER HOTEL EUROPE ADIS BUILDINGS. DWELLING HOUSE TO B 3 LET. A commodious dwelling house Mimiville," No. 188 Tanjoug Katong. Available Ist Oct. Apply to—
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  • 58 5 AUSTRALIA'S SCORING. By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's) I. oeired 1 ).90 a.m. Teet Matoh began at the Oral lay m fine boi weatber. The wicket nasi 111 Ui tbe nrst inning-, ol the Aastrai made 325, Birdalej 137, Trumi >-. "t\ M icartney m1 m ide I fur
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  • 43 5 To Endow Cancer Hospital. iol tbe late Barry Birnato led tpply the sun ol a quarter I i ...Is f or the f un li- ili isp ti. and to the building and ol .m tnstitu! 'U i>r C incer LtS.
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  • 21 5 A Wise Prejudice.*' bers, especially m the poorer nrhooda, bate found the Chineae .e.ih;.'. owing t» the public pre-
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  • 38 5 SLIGHT REVIVAL. i!v m p rts there is an increase M dl I >73 and m exports of 31*513 ttflO Sil :uve increased by 23,717 wool by £374,639 other yarns «j_d textiles by i-VJ "u.
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  • 34 5 Kec. Aug 9, 6 6 pm. H-use ot Commons has resumed the tte on the Finance MD, the Opposition attach being ol a -t. rigorous nature .he sitting lasted all eight
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  • 303 5 Re| '-he Committee for the year ended KHb -luce. 1969, contains the folnriag. During the voir 62 members (lo ordiOld 17 honorary) were admitted, 17 nary and 2 honorary) resigned and rdmarv) were removed, leaving the ;-er uf member^ on Ist July this year at 139 <
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  • 52 5 Captain C. N. Fwart, R.G.A Staff Officer to Colonial Forces, SS. having arrived from Kctfland, on the sth instant, per P. and O. S S. Borneo" is taken on the strength of the Command accordingly. Don't Ignore Slight Injuries. Deni neglect giving every cut, wound or bruise prompt attention. Blood
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  • 53 5 PEACEMAKERS TO THE FORE. (By Submmne Telegraph. Router's) Received at 10.48 am. The conflict between the Japanese and Chinese 6-rer the Antung-Mukden Riilway is earning disquiet at St Petersburg. It is state 1 that Russia ia endeavouring, at Tokio and Peking to secure a peaceful solution of
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  • 75 5 The Soft Answer." Austria nt the request of Greece haa intervened at Constantinople iv favour of paace, pointing out the dangers of warlike TurcoI (ices compile .tions. R.ceived at 2 53 pm. Tbe -J reek reply to the Porte asserts the lenre of that Gforernment to maintain the eloeeet and
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  • 655 5 I >B8TRU<71 in-. 5 it Way. A Dutchman uamed Orhnbcst was before the Sani >r Magistrate yesterday for the third time on the atone charge, to wit placing picking-eases in the five footway and Ciusiou' obstruction. A due of $20 was iui p Bed. Storing Fisb Without Licbncb.
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  • 432 5 The following report was presented to the shareholders at the seveath annual meeting on 20th July, 1909.— The Directors submit to the Shareholders their Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1908. As shown by the Accounts the Gross Profit on Dredging
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  • 150 5 It is reported from Washington that the Waiwupu has inaugurated a movement to limit tbe field of labour of missionaries m China. There are some 7,000 missionaries at work throughout the Empire, exclusive of thousands of Catholic and Buddhist priests, and the idea of the Waiwupu as
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  • 1198 5 DR FOWLIE'S EXPLANATION. ro the Editor, Sr, Thank you ve»*v much for the very :ourteous slating you gave me yesterday norniog. I appreciate its moderation all he more, as it is evident that your righteous c udignation at what you think my base deals of public duty, would perhaps
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    • 279 5 ROBINSON Co. STERLING SILVER ,^o^^^^^^.^^^^. AND BEST ELECTRO-PLATED ■***^B_' *C*_____>' Ij^'fp'''*" i ffißMff*^^^^ "**_fc*_JSl l^jljjfjl ROSE BOWLS. HANDSOME SOLID SILVER TEA SERVICES. 1 t*eu tmWAirjsrsLwAm\'* y_jjP_f^ £f%^£r** •v s U1 tabu FOR WEDDING PRESENTS. IWOLSELEY-[____J| i i\ U 1 \j \___z JrL X I I SKILFUL DESIGN SMARTNESS I ACCURATE
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  • 632 6 lo a lettar to the Times of Ceylon we find the fallowing. The closing days of the Conference were no less interesting than the earlier ones, ln last week's contribution spoke ol tho proceedings of last mail day. and sent the text of the resolution on cheaper cables.
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    • 120 6 M. Bolter's. SALT HERRINGS SMOKED SAUSAGE •j WHITE CREAM CHEESE S RUSSIAN CREAM BUTTER FRESH MACARONI ASSORTED SOUP PASIES &c. are now awaiting your trial purchase. Telkihonf. 99%. 09, Anson Hoai\ B. LUKWELS l A CORONA viIJfIIYIJ"SALONA The Siamese Cure for Dhoby Itch. Cures the worst cases m a few
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    • 306 6 Sounding tho praises of Ayer's Hair Vigor. That's what every ono does who uses this splendid &!i_vP re P aratioa fajj^ji for the hair. IBjgk If you don't Mor Wa n ij^t\\\ S^ty*. praise it, then use it. You see, fnjlr I y° u wiRDe so Pleased fill V I
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    • 1104 6 SHIPPING BURNS PHILP UNE. SINGAPORE TO *JAVA PORTS, PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND BRISBANE AND SYDNEY, ALSO TAKING CARGO FOR OTHER NORTH QUEENSLAND PORTS, BRITISH NEW GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN AND NEW ZEALAND PORTS (with transhipment) as inducement offers Smooth passage Superb Scenery. A regular monthly service to above ports i_ maintained
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    • 586 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 issued for Ohina Ooast, Persian Gulf, Continental and Ameri. can Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Devanha Aug 13
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    • 761 6 SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Branr IMPERIAL GEEMAH MAIL LIKE The fast and well-known mail steamer, of this Company sail fortnightly fro__ I'romai Hamb.urg ria Eotterdam, Antwerp, Southamptot Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseille., Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Sues, A don, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Rong kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki Kobe to
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  • 906 7 C*p!t»! C*plUl P*M Company. Isaced paid op ValtM ap 1300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining 00. Ltf 575 $300,000 225,000 10 10 Bra&ng Limited 650 $600,000 600,000 10 10 Bruseh Hydrar.hc Tin M. 00. Ltf 800 £500,000 444,769 1 1 Dafi Development 00. LU 6.50 $4Oo]oOO 375,000 10
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  • 69 7 (CORRECTED Ut TO Aug. 1U lUnk 4 m a 2/4J demand 24/ s Private crtdits Amu 2/4^ credits (5 m s 2/#^| FuANt-K, demand Bank... 294 (iEk.m any, deuiaud 2.38* India, T. T 175? H<>n<.kon<;, d.^ma.ad 2i,; die. Yokohama, demand nom. 11:^ Java, demand 139^ BoMHCOK* demand M Botbbkons,
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  • 145 7 Tii* M7.«S Gambier W.tS Gambier Oabe No. 1 13.«J5 Oambier Onto No. 2 12.00 Pepper Black (ord'u. Sport) 11 TS Pepper, Whits (£air 18.(0 Nutmeg (110 to Ot IV.) M l«. 0« N T utmeg« (60 to tb» IV.) 22.(0 tliuce (Band»> m norn Olores (iLmboiafc) M 24 7S
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    • 567 7 On the Berth. rjOIPARU TRASATLANTICA OF BARCELONA. FOR \.lombc. Port Said. Genoa, Spanish Ports, Lisbon Liverpool. nn __rAJDBB MAIL STEAMKR ALICANTE" ..<• :u arrive here from Manila on I evening, the 14th instant, and will i for the above ports on the folly, --he bats excellent accommodation t v 1-tand
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    • 611 7 TO LET. TO BE LET. I tana" No. 33, Grange Road. Four b.drooms tenni.-court, and stabling for three horses. Kent $90. Entry Ist September. Apply to MORAUX A Co. Aug 11 Two large and Airy rooms vacant at No. 9. Cpper Serangoon Koad, near Tramway line. Tennis Court. Apply to
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    • 73 7 Siemens^Ti-glpore." SIEMENS BROTHERS No. 647, Singapore. DYNAMO WORKS LIMITED. 32 and 50 HIGH VOLTAGE 200 TO 250 Candle Power m TANTALUM LAMPS Volts 2, WINCHESTER HOUSE, Head Offices 6, BEACH ROAD, Caxton House, Westminster, SINGAPORE. London, S. W PENANG. |Qg^Q£B-K_BB-9-B---^----_H_-E __H____i I f^^K^v LADIES SAFE REMEDY I I \^fifl^ for
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    • 138 7 DE KOHINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (Jndbb Contract with tub Nbthhh.la.nds India Govbkinmbht. Agents at Singapore, The Ships&gency, Limited, 2-3. CoUyer Quay. THE UNDESMBNTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE. BeomvER Moeara Saba, Shapang. Djambi and Ton^kal j Aug. 11 VAX Diem en Muntok, Blinjoe, SoengeiLiat, PaugkalPinaDL, Kola and Toboali Aug. II
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 1007 7 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For Wh«n Waterwitch H M.S. survey 033 Douglas July 23 P. Sw^ttenham Uncertain Steamers Flaa: Tons Master Arrived From Consijrnee J- or When Anamba Brit 1159 Sangster Aug 7 Shanghai Kail Bros. Lingkat Bangkok Ger 1237 Nicolaisen Aug 7 Bangkok Behn
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  • 980 8 Gaki>en Citt v*>k Ho-foxonci Chev. K. Pesci the originator of the brilliant scheme for tunnelling the Peak m Hongkong, and building a residential suburb on the southern side of the Island, is passing through Singapore on his way to England. He arrived m the Colony by the
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  • 1180 8 IThe annual meeting of the Singapore ricket Club will take plae3 on Monday ugustl6, m the Club pavilion, and besides ie ordinary business to be transacted, an teration of rule two will be proposed by Mr Perkins and seconded by Mr Noon. Thi. alteration on the face of
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  • 98 8 A Golf match Scotland v The Rest was played on Monday afternoon over the Race Course Links and resulted m a win for Scotland by 5 points to 2 j The following are the scores: Scotland Rest 1 Ferguson Watt Miles k Mugliston 0 0 Sir A.
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  • 54 8 YESTERDAYS PLAY Championship Pairs. Mrs Bnckland and Mr Biron beat Miss Abrams and Mr Ransford, B—6,8 6, 9 7. Mixed Doubles. Miss J. Gunn and Mr Sah'mann beat Mrs and Mr Darbishire, o—6, 6— 2, 6— Mrs Hartnell and Mr Hooper beat Mrs Green and Mr
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  • 53 8 Ladies' Doubles. M;s Hartnell and Mrs Mactaggart v. Mrs Gattley and Mifs Hastings. Miss Webster and Miss F. A. Webster v. Mrs Bucklaud and Mrs Carver. Championship Pairs. Miss Gunn and Mr Green v. Mi?s J. Gunn and Mr Nunneley. Mrs Napier and Mr Craig v. Mrs Saunders
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  • 40 8 Handicap Doubles, Mrs Coombe and Mr Denny3 v. Mrs. Saunders and Mr Nunneley, Mrs Mactaggart and Mr Cochran v. Miss Abrams and Mr Courtney. Ladies' Doubles. Mrs Darbishire and Mrs Robertson v. Miss Gunn and Miss J. Gunn.
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  • 74 8 YESTERDAY'S PLAY Friently Pairs. Paasmore and Freeman beat Biddulph and Crawford, 21-18. Haxticap Pairs. Marsh and Harrington beat McKean and .coular, 21-1(5. On Beach Koad ground last evening the match between Rikisha Station and Sharul Kamar m connection with the Farrer cup competition resulted iv
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  • 222 8 The following properties were disposed of by auction at Powell and Co.'s sale-room yesterday afternoon. Nos. 40, 41 and 42 Dickson Koad 4,175 s<[uare feet, 1 W years, gait rent $2. Monthly rent $27. R. M. V. R. Letchman Chittv $3,000. No. 15 Burmah Road, (',,725 ft, freehold,
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  • 624 8 The British steamer Indravelli took on 20,000 bales of hemp at Cebu and 12,000 bales at Manila, a total of 32,000 bales. The Yokohama D.ck Company bus received the whole of a million yen loan raised m London through Messrs. Sale and Frazir, Ltd. The borrowed money will
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  • 21 8 In addition to that on page 7. Amiral Magon, Fr. 3588, Bernard, Aug 10, Dunkirk, Moine Comte, Saigon 11.
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  • 88 8 Wharves and Bocks at which different vessel* were berthed yesterdoy. East Wharf Basin Tancarville, Hong Bee. East Wharf Sec I—Kaloum,1 Kaloum, Benoa. Section I—Sheers1 Sheers Wharf Nil 2— Nil. 3— Nil. 4— Nil. 5 Nil ii 6 Japara, Kaisow, Mm, 7 Cambyses, B—Nam8
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    • 29 8 Mr Ltttton l^vid. lhe talented piano virtuoso gives bis opening concert at the Adelphi EXotel this evening, when a special diuner wil! l>e served. Proper Treatment for Dysentery and
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    • 20 8 CHANGE OF ADDRESS W.J. GARCIA Piano Music Dealer has removed to larger premises Situate at 219. Orchard Road. (Corner of)
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    • 223 8 111 'VANA'-" 0 JJL Tonic Wine (fj^C The ,deal "Pick-me-up" t4\JP_l__M aU A vitalising tonic specially prepared for use m tonE-S^Xe tropical climates. J_ZTZJr__r jJ Dispels lassitude and depression, gives strength, energy and appetite, and aids digestion. Va**-. T... .W. I j A 11 f 1 I An excellent safeguard
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