The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 November 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 AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1909. NO. 6,755
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    162 1 Locil company news will be found on page 3. The Aver Kuning rubber company has been oversubscribed Pape 4. An account of the Eastern Smelting Company's meeting is given on page "J. Molt Liw has been set up m Illinois and sol Hers have been ordered there
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    OUR WHARE.
    974 1 The leaden skies have at last lifted and Spr:; DM a reahtv. In tha Spiin^, m this city, a young man's fancy turns not so much to thoughts of love as to bow and where he may hire a suitable whare. it said, en passant, that I M
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      164 1 KATZ BROS., LTD. ANDERSON'S FEATHERWEIGHT RAINCOAT. AL.■ Variety of Colours sp-'-'^-^ IH THE CHESTERFIELD. ™E ROSBBEBSY Price $22 each. Price $2O each. BRIGG&' VIADUCT SOLUTION is uxz jallid 4?* m J*S TT" C P C H9HwV v ,j j I v C 5 1 •■fit HHbßl^eS2ss_ i P"^^^^P^^* Briil 7
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      437 1 And Royal Menagerie of Performing Wild Animals LOCATION OF OUR TENTS. BEACH ROAD. LAST Q NIGHTS! T AC* T^ m m T\T T T¥ T* 1 1 JLm^JL JLs^mJ JL li JL xJs J» JL JL UmJ Another Grand Change of Programme. TO-MIGHT First Amateur Gontest on the Revolving Table
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      65 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Dutch mail Nederland for Batavia Page 6 Brooke Bond's teas make life worth living —Page 2. Kelly and Walsh's latest list of books Page 4. Last three nights of Harmston's Circus Page 1. Auction pale of new Christmas dolls at Coghlan's Page 3. The Merrymakers at the Victoria
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      372 1 THE WEEK. Monday, loth Sigh Water. 11.5 a. M. M. Mail Outward due. M. M. Mail Homeward due. Municipal Commission, 2.30 p St. Andrew's Ball practice, Memorial Hall 5.15 New Fear Sports Meeting, Exchange, 4 45 p C. W. Prayer Bitg, Chinese Girls' School 5.15 f The Merry Makers," Victoria
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    THE EASTERN SMELTING CO.
    726 2 r'a Mketing. ng introduction to a n I iccapies many columns of the Piii ÜBJ ring .veil defined rumours of internal m nsioiifl and proa iu.lity of a row taken m the half-yearly shareholders m the 4 Company which was held rtiay afternoon m the Company
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      508 2 Weakened Vitality j Impoverished Blood H-' "*^ffijk '.'hi did J^V^J I for ;t well-known I V I il > niissionary, \yr '-I was for many years I jf a sufferer from .M,iis and \>^ other eruptions of a like ished s' .t>> < t my blood. My :1 iras poor
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      275 2 THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CARS OF THE YEAR. i SPLENDID LIST OF WINS FOR 1909IRISH TRIALS. Non-Stop Throughout, Fastest time on Both Hill Climbs. "OPTTIPU TDIMQ Non-Stop Throughout. Special Silver Medal for ReSOOTTIon I KIALo. liability. Two Bronze Medals for Hill Climbing. AM^TRAMA S H PFTRD! > ai Winner of 4
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      578 2 International Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000. Head Office 6O VfeU street. New Yobk. London Office: Thrtaineedie House. Bißbopsgafce Street Within. LONDON EC. London Bankers National Provincial uk of England Ltd. General Foreign Busjxess Transacted, DEI* -ITS. Current DsKMttT Accounts opened and Intt.rest allowed cd the daily La.anceg at
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      289 2 MANUFACTURER^! Policies ai < W v, and Indisp.- I 'o-day tuor«" i fcnj tl r Canadian L ever had at t: .1 All claims art cash surrenders, ci I application, by tl pore and Penan; ence to Head Oli S. EVA- A 3£aaag< I CUTHRIE 8 Co.Lt/ lU] s SOUTH
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    COMPANY NOTES.
    367 3 M I S3. f the member- <,i Mr ThOflUU A M I y. m are i t:. vendor a- y3( itea, and rament road m the wig I ben f Koala Selaag minul rent 09 petvaj •ounded B me- w west l.y t When we took this I
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      34 3 N^w Christmas Dolls OF Off DOLLS Ods, BOH I S November l! lla:. H. L. COGHLAX Co.. Auctioneers. I.- 11 AUCTION SALE OF Damaged Goods ex S.S. Kalomo At Powell Co's Sale-room. ft *A
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      328 3 I lM> ««««»n n ■mju>iee»,eiie»i^a»e»»e>eee < K^ I I bb mOtk. x&l Qw MBB& tfBSft ffea^ flßßCHftk. as BaL I aC B HHHi ANNUAL T. r J am aP 1 au A JB A n !7mv I NOW I I THE LATEST ARRIVAL OF Silver Ware, Pottery, Porcelain, Lacquered Ware,
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      311 3 FOR STILE, FOR SALE. HULK GAXYMEDB As she now lies m Penang Harbour. Built of Iron 1879. Fitted with Galvanized Iron Roof. Total capacity of Holds and Tween Decks approximately 1066 tons of 40 c. ft. Also moorings, consisting of two anchors, bridle, cable, and buoy. For further particulars, apply
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      309 3 nUQTIONS. MORTGAGEES SALE. Tuesday, 16th November, at 2-30 p.m. Freehold land situate at Jervois Eoad Singapore, area 1 acre 2 roods 35 i poles, be ing part of Grant No. 42 and marked lot 2 of Sri MenaDti Estate. Together with the attap house erected thereon. Parsons Rhodes, Solicitors. POWELL
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      320 3 H& Mm 1 I Prevents the attacks of White Ants, Dry rot. Teredo navalis, and decay m all kinds of timber. Ai the same time it stains the wood, A Handsome Walnut Colour. Estate Bungalows built of soft woods will last for many years without attention if the timber is
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    The Singapore Free Press
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    Monday, Nov. 15, 1909.
    1944 4 Elsewhere m this issue appear details of one of the niDst serious shipping disasters that have ever occurred m local waters, this involving the swift foundering of a steamer with heavy loss of life as a result of a collision at an early hour yesterday morning,
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      HURRICANES IN WEST INDIES.
      49 4 HURRICANES IN WEST INDIES. Gunboat Jamaica ititn that \i\ and rains have presided stant and I being ten il v Three s have been and the Am-i. been sma*he<: y lives I aii<l enormous dam; the plantatii i indland, H i have been ntitad by km and great damagf-
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      THE BUDGET.
      51 4 Economic Cost of Be The Econ jection of the Badgi lorn» the Exchequer sterling. Lord Swaythliu:.--n banking firm and Co.) m the course of clared that if would i upon a tight money market. There would be an en<»i imports, and we ehoul<: golu to pay for a
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      THE SYDNEY STRIKE.
      40 4 Japan's Aid The strikers at Sydney h ~'oaJ miners m Japan askn. port m their strike. sympathy with the miners iocludißf til skin trade, the store mci SMiM workmen. The IVst Oft* 'or a ton of coal.
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      THE GERMAN ENTENE.
      35 4 Ibe < term m ami W tfetternich, s; I Chamber on h&m 'many he grasped the ha: I hip extended by th,. »f trade, and was conti I I iesired to live io
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      LIVERPOOL CUP RESULT.
      10 4 The resu 1 Santeve ige of Ea.ru
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      MACAO'S BOUNDARIES.
      23 4 H ng on m regard I ons. now proceed i:. c J*jrt\ii_' te Pan le negotiation ainion that the i« rbitration.
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      AYER KUNING COMPANY.
      5 4 I Kudu,.
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      477 4 KELLY and WALSH, Ltd. NEW NOVELS. NEW t( :tl1 X The Conquest ot the Air by Alphonee ns aad Reaetiom by Rndyard Kipling Berget with explanatory Diagrams The Paladin by H )r;ic<- a. VacbeU and Photographs 7.7. The Roma:: i t Bfidttel Tr. vail by Joseph Marks ou *<**?/* ani]
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      391 4 ALHAMBRj* BEACH ROAD. To-Night! To-Night! 2nd SHOW AT 9-30 P.M. B ENTIRE NEW PiCTURES. 0 yi N :'ALSE HAIR COMES FROI I ais is the most original film th; n placed on the market and it jtatbei an eye-opener m some respects. J any case it is amusing and interesting,
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      5 4 BIRTHDAY I ELEBRAIW KEI'AH. I
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    GREAT SHIPPING DISASTER.
    2377 5 BRITISH AND FRENCH STEAMERS COLLIDE. THE LA SEYNE SUNK. TERRIBLE SCENE IN RHIO STRAITS. Ninety One Lives Lost. theNagpoota toOßed -y.-\ Kwantung near native, wer- w Teck Seng Guan and Aing Hoe Jffab a tul titty lives were lost, has news of such a fearful which reache.l
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    THE JOHORE ELEPHANT.
    208 5 The big Malayan Elephant which the Sultan of Johore shot on Friday and kiudly presented to the Ra files Museu engaging all the endeavours of the xVuseum staff. The animal was shot early on Friday at Senoi, sixteen miles up c mntry, Dr Hanitsch, Mr Knight and
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    THE GAZETTE.
    106 5 The Parsee Lodge Charity has been added to the list of charities administered by the Muhammadan and Hindu Endowments Boird. Mr H. Chevailier is appointed Resident of Libutiii. Mr V. A. Flower is appointed a member of the Botanic Gardens Bjard m place of Sir W. J. Napier.
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    HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.
    334 5 Most of the patrons of Harmston's were m their seits when the rain came on on 1 Saturday night and they had no reason to regret their evening's entertainment. The change of programme is attractive and the revolving table, where the pony keeps on galloping was great fun.
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      20 5 Do It Now. Now is the time to get rid of your rheumatism. You can do so by aDDlvine Chamhp.r.
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      202 5 RI^INSON CO, n TlTn nr—i n ■im umuamamm^mt^mmmm m i n "FULLER'S" "FULLER'S" FULLER'S SWEETS AND C 1 10( JO LATES. Shipof the Desert BOlltOll ROUge is no less famous than lip f GILICCSI /f *^V. >c i£&£? tJnc Man of reP^jk fXjj^^^pWk^ ROBIXSON and (2o 9 J^^^r* -*^3L_ aDl^
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      506 6 APARTMENTS. BOAED EESIDEXCE For Oxley i .ble. Ttrius me v.c New Year Sports IQIO. NOTICEA Bg will be held m tb< X t nday the 15th November ai 1 15 o'clock p.m. To consider the desirability of holding Lar Spoiti farm ary, 1910, and if, apj I I I appoini
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      543 6 On the Berth. STOQMVAART WAATSCIttPPIJ OERLAND Steamship Company "NEDERLAND.'' Royal Dutch Mail Service. THE COI Mail STEAMER KONING WILHELMINA" will leave Batavia on the IB4h instant, a 6 p.m., and t> dto arrive here on tki 20th instant, at 8 a.m. She will sail for Sabang, Colombo, fpaez t Port
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      999 6 SHIPPING. I HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo
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      713 6 SHIPPING. ~R O. BTEAJI NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Pcoang, Ceylon, AuitralU, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Porti, Plymoath 1 and London. Through Sills of Lading issu&d fcr China Ooast, Persian Gulf, Continental and AmeriJ, can Port*. Steamers will laavt Sinpaport oa or aboal m MAIL LINES. id OvUrard (for China)
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      387 6 SHIPPING. I Norddeu tscheT Lloyd IMPERIAL GERMAN M... i "ne EMM ana wll^BOWl BM mpauy aail I > Es. Rott»r La *.r -ien.'*, Naples, (oonn*- ?>.'»; ..-xandriA tad t Sue>z, Aden, Coiomb< kong, Sltangn*. Naga»af: A a and b&cK ny ar« dw S.-.-»: r* underruention^i dates DTWAB HOME w a
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    SHARES.
    1046 7 November 13. Cap. Issue. Paid. Last Div. Buyers. Sellers. 2/- 2/- Anglo- Malay 24% Int. 14/6 1; 30.000 1 I Batu Caves 10% 5 17 6 6 0 0 80,000 1 1 Batu Tiga (Salangor) 5% 2 10 2 30 100,000 i] I BnldtKajang 2 iO 256 1 76
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    EXCHANGE.
    57 7 (Corrected up bo Nor. Bank 4ms 2/4 demand Private credits 8 m s 2 44 credits <J m g France, demand Bank... Germany, demand Ixkia, T. T, :^mand 2 dn. Yokohama, demand j Java, demand .-.ok' demand Soverei..- ink Buying $b. 4 53 Bank of England Rate 5% Discount
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    PRODUCE.
    123 7 Nov. IS "Tin $7 Graml.ier )U y,. uier Cube Xo 1 tm Uhainbier (Juj« .No. g nO m Pepper Ban (ori'w. 8'por«) buyers 1 Pepper, Wnit« 'faj Nutmeps 1 1 1 0 to tea Ik. Nutxnek'-*' (80 to ih» Ik.) g Mace Bwidaj "ores (AmboiB* nom Bally 0 iM
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    VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HABBOUR.
    65 7 Wharves and Docks nt vhirh differ ev' vessels were berthed on Saturday. East Wharf Basin— Minilya. E. Wharf Sec. 1 Heathdene, Teesta, Itria. Section I— Sheers Wharf— N,.. 2 Lightning, Dtgmar. 3 Wray Castle. h 4— Nil. n s— Nil. f> Minderoo. B—Prinz8
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      283 7 LEVY HERMANOS, h BATTERY ROADJewellers, Watchmakers, Gramaphones, Fancy Goods. Cash Clearance DURING NOVEMBER. Special Bargains. Enormous Reductions. ODEON RECORDS. SPECIAL SALE PRICE $2.25. tlarly Inspection Kindly Invited. IN4B £/q Jg A Beware H ]A" S AT" jut a i jm roY" -?fl I imitations X,,^/ S^^^^l i^^^^H c belief without
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      325 7 TO LET. TO BE LET OR SOLD SEPARATELY OR TOGETHER Four spacious European Godowns, Nos. 3, 4, 5 6, Nanson Road. Robertson Quay, extending through to Saiboo Street, at present occupied by the Handefa: "Amsterdam." Imrx-'<iiate Entry. Apply to the UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON LTD 6, Collyer Quay. A
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      215 7 THE YOKOHAMA DOCK Co, Ld. No. 1 Dock. No. 2 Dock. No. 3 Dock. (In Course of Construction) Docking Length 515 feet Docking Length 376 feet Docking Length 481 feet Width of Entrance 80 Width of Eitrance 50 Wiith of Entrance 63 Water on Blocks 28 Water on Blocks 23
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      741 7 VESSELS IN PORT. Steamers Flasr Tons Master Arrived From Consignee I "^h«D (J. Hock Ki&n but 1020 Hubert Nov 11 Bat. Broa. Ohow Fa LOSS Behmitz Xov tow 15 Clam Brit 2311 Bland Nov 5 .tie Pat Sim on b tJi Coulsdon Brit 278« Tornbull Nov 12 Hongkong Boustead T'ncert&in
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      148 7 PASSENGERS. PerTeesta: Mrs Perrott, Mr ;u G. Beckles, the Right Revd. Dr. I D.D., F A Kret/.schmar, Mrs It. B and three children, Mrs Ink.stor and two children. Miss De Souza, H and Mrs M. Ali and low children, Mrs Essofally. Per Perak Mr and .M I Cook, Miss Mitchell,
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    IMPORTING CHANDU.
    209 8 Bob M sOm 1250. Before Mr A «1h Mell< i Mng i m igistv Bi d Satwda Ho Pu ih w Bin and Company, waa targtd i S the owner of the n Song M i ship which -be import I '> undn on 1 to wit 1
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    PUSHED INTO THE SEA.
    223 8 ClIA!; H KILL. Com woman, was cha- I bel I .mac, third uia^'istra? Sal irdaj with cu'.j. homicide mt amounting to murder. isked for a postponeeek and this was granted. Bail fixed at lv this case, the police have a somewhat lv the early hours of
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    THE KUALA LUMPUR FIRE.
    346 8 In i; m Petaling Street on iy night the Malay Mail says The of the Brigade recognised on arrival that the only possible p!an of action concentrate the efforts of the force at -posal on clra further spread of the tit e. .V rime there were
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    THE ACCIDENT ON THE PALAWAN.
    305 8 iller detatla which have l>»jen kindly used at our disposal regarding the Bad occurrence on board the ml Palawan m the Su- show that the telegraphed information it m some respects not accurate. [t appears that shortly after breakfast the liarm irai raised of man
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    JOHORE (STATUS.)
    584 8 On the 18th Oct. Mr Oinnell asked what the status of Johore now is. whether a Free State, a Protectorate, or a British Crown Colony and, if either of the two latter, whether debt was the principal means employed m depriving Johore of its independence Colonel Seely replied
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    TANGLIN NEWS.
    268 8 .Battalion Cricket shield. Another match m the above Competition took place at Tanglin last week when I'». Coy met E. Coy the present holders of the Shield. The elevens being about equal the j match proved very interesting, and a good 1 number of spectators witnessed the game
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    CRICKET.
    93 8 The S. C. C. played a Ceylon" eleven on Saturday on the Esplanade the latter winning: a fairly high scoring match. The S. C. C. made 142 for six Haddon making 36, Bath 31 and Jensen 27. To this the Ceylon eleven replied with 1 •'>."> for four Dr.
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    THE MERRY MAKERS.
    65 8 This well-reputed company of entertainers arrives here from Selaugor this morning and opens m the Victoria Theatre to-night. The strength of the company is m bright and amusing variety turns, all of the new set, and not before se«n m Singapore. Papers m India and the F.
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    TWO BISHOPS AT PRESTON.
    473 8 On Oct. 16th evening <i good number of the parishioners of St. Paul's Church, Preston, assembled m the Pole-street School to meet the Right Rev. C. J. Ferguson-Davie, a former curate at the church, and now Bishop of Singapore. During the proceedings Bishop Feiguson-Davie expressed his
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    880 8 A Malay bo sun on the bandakan died ot liver disease. The P. 0. s.s. Palawan after discharging cargo from London left, at 12 noon on Saturday with the Singapore cricketers on board for Hongkong. The B. I. S. N. Co.'s Jtria, with a cargo j of coal
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    LATEST SHIPPING
    75 8 In addition to that on page 7. Onda, Brit. 3409, Oapt. Dagge, XoviJ. Karachi, Boustead, Put back. Glonfalloch, Brit. 1443, Oapt. Mason, v 14, Swatow, Wee Bin. fur Penang. Van Diemen, Dut. 216?, Capt. Dekker. Nov 14, Batavia, Ships Agency, for Bank 17. Mahidol, Siani, 474, Capt. Svarrer,
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