The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 January 1910

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1910. NO. 6,798
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  • 79 1 Thf? results nf the Penang X ices will be found on p3ge 4 Second Stait won the big race. The Secretary of the Budget League has been rewarded with the as-istant post-mas-ter generalship Page 5. Liter rubber returns on page 4 The Volunteer Orders and list of
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  • 741 1 WANDERINGS IN WONDERLAND. At s,. mi. one Sundaj rolled up and I was tt B t «tua and Aus v found every comfort We were i five; two elder-y Austraiiai --s, a lady i\ a lady duel myself. The ten milts drive I smtly enough before we rt ached L
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 413 1 Entertainments. THE STAR OPERA Co. COMPRISING 40 Dutch ft Malay Actors Actresses at THE THEATRE ROYAL NORTH BBIDOE ROAD To*lVisht, at 9 p. m> will stage the most tragical plaj I akespear FRINCE HAMLET Come arjd see this New Company with their N£W SCENERIES AND NEW COSTUMES SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR
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    • 562 1 Entertainments. ALHAMBRA BEACH ROAD. THE BIG SHOW. Special New Year Attraction. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! RARE SELECTION OF LATEST MOV- LTEP. 2nd SHOW AT 9-30 P.M. Overture. Popular Airs of England, Scotland an i Ireland by the Alhainbra Orchestra cf Goanese Professionals. CARMEN "—After Prosper MerimeVa novex. Brit fly, the story is
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    • 94 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Doctor wanted for local company educ ted lady diesis es home m return for educational advantages Page 3. Auction sale of Malacca pledges Page 3. Meeting re Agri-horty Show, 3 910 Page 4. Shorthand clerk and Chinese interj wanted Page 3. Municipal notice re refund of assessment Pa-e
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 442 1 THE WEEK. Wkbfkbdat, sth Rufa W«t«r 5 10 a 5 4S p Week cf Prayer, M. E.Chui-h, 8.30 p Thursday, 6 th: High Water.- 6.0 a., 7.4 p Penang Races. Second Day. B 1 borne ward mail closes 3 p Week cf Prayer, M. E. Church, 8.30 p j Dalhousie
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  • 485 2 Surrii i tf&rse le bj Ibe i •be v ol tto ao m leni of the New i■' H-- kl 1 i■; v rvpe a the atseri üb« it ihai itt ich tee m I •> hi v 'i r niatl vi about whi tKiffg sterns to
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  • 171 2 Some pipen sontain 'he prospectus of v 0, m I The direston are M B BgSOn, E-.i. Ends Waroham, Saaasa Genera] Manager, Midnapora l*ry Company Limited), (Dir- or, Mai yt Ita i '^d) itiainatt Director, lialaja Geaeral Comi.ir.y. Limiti Ookwa] A >v DunUld, C 31, Par) II
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 561 2 i 11-JTCJI hi] t la the house. My that it saved nry life 1 1 was v«ry 3 i f~JßJffiz*& Ii ihousanJa f^^^|^.^v of h »me. 3 Ayer'a ••"yi'^toral 7^,' a Lousehold S^^vW^^i* has j 4^y been 4 l;y the I en by the parents, and i fch Fur colds
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    • 640 2 NOTICES. MUN ICIPAL NOTICE. EEFUND OF ASSESSMENT. All persons ela'ming refund of assessment m respect of houses vacant for ai.y portion of ti e half-year ended 31st December, 19'J9. are hereby reminded tha 1 such cjaims must be si tit m to the Corutrjis^ioners on or before the 80th d»y
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    • 574 2 NOTIGES. THE SINGAPORE HUNT CLUB. it having been decided that the above Club will be wound up, uotice is hereby given that all accounts doe by fcbe S. 11. C. mnat be presented on or before the 7th January to the undersigned. L. T. BIRD, Hon. See., and Treasurer. Dec
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    • 604 2 International Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000. Hfad OFFICE .—6O Wail Street. New Yobe. London OFFICE Threadneedie House, Bmhcp^ate Bin et Within, LONDON EC. London BAHKRB: National Pi^viccial Bank of Ei; r! :aij<i Ltd* General Foreign Eusiness Transacted. DEPOSITS. CUBBSm [>BPO6n 4000Mrtl opened and Intorasi allowed en the daily
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    • 376 2 INSURANQES. MANUFACTURERS LIFE INS! B kNCB C OP Cl i immedifttel? by < F. S EVAN-. O. BRUC Ma' GUTHRfE (Sb Co., Ltd. eral Ag< SOOTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO LTD FIXE Uumnxux 1 on Buildings, Bent« of every description, &lARINL [nranncea accepted to ail parti d EAETiiUUA. I Manager I
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  • 183 3 t r „.»n.-. K. <i. Broadriek, Com- v C. Singapore, 4th January. B V. 0. Tbe 9 B A abort ran*"* handicap shoot v a BaadftJ, IOH instant, at p.m. S V A ling w eek 2nd ry >' i <> < rpL R. W. B Ox-hrane. .1
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  • 286 3 c following new Books will be ready lot Issue to-morrow, I I the Salt- Pans. Anon The -rs •-way. ofTei'or. :non, The Education ol Savage. pb The Sutler L crothea, Lady Eiveiton's Em■raM 1 m Q the "Wind. v R D.NaorH holm. A Igc 3( and Wb. DevW«HX,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 30 3 A Remedy for Croup That is Absolutely Safe. I r most prevalent during the dry i w.at;,. r of the early winter months. Partuia of youg children shouid be prepared
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    • 231 3 CHEAP SALE AT No. 10, HIGH STREET. Branch of K. A. G. CHOTIRMALL Co, CASH CLEARANCE SALE For 15 days only. Mow Proceeding. From Jan. Ist to Jan. 15th. Great Reductions, In all Departments. NOTIGE. The Bernese Alps Milk Co. wish to draw the attention of the public to the
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    • 601 3 WANTED. WANTED Immediately a Chinese Interpreter able to speak Cantonese and Kheb dialect?, also able to writ ■>. Eng ish. Apply with testimonials, to Messrs. Pateb&on, Simons Co., Ltd. Jan 5 dc< WANTED Good shorthand clerk and type writer. References required. Go^d Salary. Aptly X Y.Z. c o Free Press."
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    • 383 3 CARS if" 1910 MODELS (Shortly Expected) In the Scottish and Irish Reliability trials this year secured the highest possible awards m their class -the Efficiency Gold Medal. They also secured the Special Medal for Hill Climbing. Such a record has never before been made by any cars m the Scottish
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  • 20 4 Domestic Occurrences. Death. Campbell-Macmillan. At Elnavilla," Cheaoe Road, Rm^oon, 01 the 28:h Do-em-ber. 1909, Archibald Campbblli-MacmiliL \n aged 40 years.
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  • 1355 4 The singapore Free Press. Wednesday, Jan 5, 1910. rlete shall tbe Press i-'?"^. J'iawed by influent c r f<" patriot Trutii be» jrlciow! Hie c] I > Kelifi .:i There is something suspicious about this curious simultaneous unanimity that has been displayed by Ministers Mr As<4Clth and some unspecified others
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  • 586 4 The annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church commences to-day, under the presidency of Bishop W. F. Oldhani. The hom3ward bound Italian cruiser Puglia is expected to arrive from Hongkong on Sunday. The Rev Bishop Oldham, d.d., will give the address at the week of prayer Methodist Episcopal Church to
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  • 365 4 GOO;) RACING. BUT SOME RilH. i. The > iced threavi ■ke after the third race. ii i veruor arrive, the second ra ATE. 0 M I 1 j liana B.H 6 .:a King sees. Dmiend 134 B six furlong p Gir i ipatrick II Won by meleDj Gf
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  • 65 4 Singapore .V Jobore Co. I Bd tie Lin; 24 Senawang (Barker Co.) Dec. I (F, The following rubber ett&tt Decembf^r are rapoi^ I er] Rubatu i Now* 8 Krtu Gtadong 100 VdiUmhr...... i» mmb« date 280,902 v i^auitl ear. EifffaUndi and I ;iiber, i' 078 total t tba
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  • 7 4 Boatt A -relation Bai
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 120 4 Player's i navy mixture. In w \h. \h Tight TSn. Price 55 cts. obtaisablk ax Robinson Co. IPS. 1 VINTAGE 19 OU S^ Mr Quarts Pints. SOLE AGENTS John Little ®> Co, Ltd. RAFFLES^I^ HOTEL. SPECIAL DINNER OX Saturday next, Jan. 8. LEE BROTHERS. ROBINSON PIANO 58-4. Hili Street, off
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    • 105 4 AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SHOW 1918. A general public meeting will be held at the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, the 12th January, at 5 p.m., to discuss the Agri-Horticultural Show to be held m Singapore m 1910. H. N. RIDLEY, Director cf Gardens, S.S. S. MOUTRIE Co., LIMITED, THE AECADE, RAFFLES SQUARE.
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  • THE CAMPAIGN.
    • 56 5 {By Subru&rm* IVie^raj: h. K-u't-r's) 85 un. The moderate i i both ie result of the d flependa I seemi ;c silent I believed are ex* J t p ;n. en "<h refei Mr m i speech deliver no Government d rem&cj a now an 1 ure
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    • 17 5 22 p.m. M I', Saffron hen v completed we i ..t i v:1.
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  • 126 5 I f Sir 8 'onser ..ephilaiv :it :he fuitiler of i and ncor St John was eighty five years and wa3 one whose life had b3en ited with this part of t\ c A\ known from his 1 ojks R h Brooke of Sarawak and ret m
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  • 239 5 The ioy'B Cup. Calcutta, December 27. The following iatl t the races to- ttd Annual: 1 Moyfowl; 2 Kipling Eclipse Pcny Plate: 1 First Bell Martin B Etna. Plate 1 Resemblance 2 Galileo Hoy. Cap 1 Retort 2 Fizz 3 Master -ival. 1 Coultline and Tangaroa, Favillion Plate:
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  • 33 5 AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SHOW. Attention is called to an m our advertis regarding i meeting to I nexi week m the Chamber I c to 1 lean irraage•enti Show, whijh will be held m ur
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  • 18 5 Tht- Sekag *t Lidiei tbonl for the Milla Cup resuhei m a score of 197.
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  • 180 5 Sobmirine Telagrapli Etmter's) Jm. 4, 6 50 p.m. Sir Henr| N -ruian, the energetic woretarj 4Um B t Igel L tagu J fa il baea appDinted to toe new poet "i A.9tutant Poetm&st^r--1 tenet il. Sir Fr»my Norman look op ipnnutiisin early m life and iraa ob d
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  • 32 5 An '/ernational conference on gun rootling hel-1 B Kssels has separated without fa mng ivy result, one or two of the Powers opp ring inj extension of the Brussels Convention.
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  • 42 5 At Vienna the Enperor Francis J tsepl) received the Chinese nav.il commissioners UB I pr-sented Prince Tsu B.BUO with the Grand Cross of the 0.-der of the Leopard, and also give decorations to the other members of the mission.
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  • 25 5 The late Lud\iig Mond has bequeathed til pictures t:> the National Gallery including Riphael's Crucifixion," for which he paid eleven thousand pounds.
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  • 64 5 England vs. Africa. Jan 4, 10.50 am. The first test match between England md South Africa is being played at Johannesburg. South Africa batted first and scored 208 to which England replied with of which Hobbs made 89 and Rhodes %6. South Africa m their second innings scored
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  • 110 5 The V. M C. A. is about to undert ike for bojs and an inaugural meeting will take place on Friday at 5 p. m. m the r is-.s of the Chinese V M C. A. ">1 Hill-st. the presidency of Sir Arthur Young. Mr Junes Aitken will
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  • Correspondence.
    • 84 5 The Editor, —The Ulster feeling against Home Rule will be better understood if the letter H s he first v hanged to R." Rome Rule for the loyal Ulster people would without a doubt mean a civil war. for no one with any stake m the
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  • 132 5 Bittery Road will smile at this from By the way," m the Globe To-day's Shocking Monologue entitled The Absent Practitioner the L >cutn Tenons and the Fiurried Maid." "Please, mom, the doctor is away, but his low cjmedian is coming round lmejit." Mention is deservedly made m the columns of
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  • 1533 5 As events turael cut our men might just U wjll have gone away to Selangor at ChrV,mas time, Lut still little harm was 'k.'iie as far as the Rugby was concerned, though the hock?y team which weut up was aot as strong aa was hoped and the Associat;on
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  • 232 5 The above hotel could hardly want a better advertisement than the directors' report to the shareholders, which will be presented at the annual meeting to-day. The report states The steady progress noticeable m the past has been fully maintained during the year under review, and, taking
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  • 144 5 We have to acknowledge with thanks a copy of the Postal Guide (official) for IUIO, which like other publications of ananuutl character steadily grows bulkier. It would be a good idea it' some preface were written to the guide giving details of developments m posiai work which
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  • 45 5 The accident to a Bibbj liner is explained m this Rmgocn telegram The Bibbj liner Derbyshire has l»een m collision with an oiltank ship m a fog ia the Mersey. She sustained a twelve-foot rent amidships. She has been beached to prevent her Bin king.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 11 5 Not the Ordinary Kind. Chamberlain >l Conch Jtmii-lv i^ nntL a.
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    • 20 5 Ladies who are about to become ra others and those courageous women who norM JJifiir^ own _childre_n,_ deriye_ assisttince and
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    • 214 5 ROBINSON CO. "Fuller's" Sweets Chocolates "Fry's" Chocolates (IN FANCY BOXES"Cadbury's" Chocolates "Mackintosh's" Toffee "Southwell's" Sweets RAH? I\TH AIVT O jO* •"V (JK IMSOIV CO n i :w^wjHHHMfaMHMnuiaMMaanMaMMnMMan«MMaM» Proprietor: J. CAKAPIET. phone: THE BEST FOOD THE BEST Bn XD V^ SPECIAL GUEST AIGHT DiXKBR EVERY SATURDAY. Orchestra can accept m m
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 484 6 TEA Satisfaction results from the frequent use of Brooke Bond's Tea. Our tea saves the purse and satisfies the palate. That is why over Two Million people drink it m Great Britain alone. brooki noxirs tea S J! respect able dealers throughout the Sti i ts SetUemeaU Wholesale \sj ->:
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    • 623 6 On the Berth. NOTICIT Singapore to Bangkok. The sttarucr Ban Hodr Licng." Captain Rushton, will leave Singapore on Thursday, the 6th January, at M a.m. Comfortable accommodation for first and second class p— mngfTiii Electric Light. Single passage $50 or MO ticalfi. Ketnrn passage $'J>) or 140 ticaU. For freight,
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    • 1058 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 fortnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre and
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    • 709 6 SHIPPING. o P. O. BTEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, AttitralU, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. T* «ough Bill* of Lading i»»ue4 for China Coast, Periian Gnli, Continental ani American Poi Steamart will leave Singapore oa or eboot MAIL LINES. t tiward (for China) 1910
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    • 643 6 SHIPPING. NDT Hi mJ% JLrn Norddeutecher Lloyd, Breme: IMPERIAL GEB.MAS MAIL LIKE The fast and well-known mail steamer:- <y this Company aail fortnightly frcm linu)i«, Hamburg ria Rotterdam, Antwerp, Soatnampt Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Mar^ Naples, Alexandria and vice v«r«a) Port Bai I Sues, Ad«n, Colombo, P«n*ng, Singapoie 1 kong,
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  • 458 7 Gallons OP WaTEB Tapped Away. Six Ellen J. Pocritt, of 20, Kiln Road, Lcaq I i >■ way, Dewsbary, say?: ''My i Inessb^gan int.. mni rof 190t 1 first noticed cruel egioi I the kiJney j and many .m attack of almost unendurable cache i iiave
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  • 1124 7 January i. Cap. Issuic. Paid. LastDiv. Buybbs. Sellers 85.000 2/ %j Allagar Rubber Estates Ltd 3 3 3\\ 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 25% Int. 15 6 15 9 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 10% 6 2 6 6 7 6 80,000 1 1 Batu Tiga (Selangor) 5% 2 5
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  • 56 7 (Coi. i rBO 4 Bank 4ms 4 den md 8/4 Private credits 3MM crediti 6■ 1 FgiirrM. flnmmd pM.uk... 294 GhIEMAVT, iMßftod > T I I"; I tad t Yokohama, i\4{ Java, Jeman 1 ■<k, dem.. 66 Soverei b, Babl Buying ?-.54 Bank of Englam; <.% Discount 3 months
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  • 91 7 I Gain Gambier Cube Xo 1 (3«tfaMrOafet JNwi M Per I Uflf^l Rapper, vv bili tfcur) Sirhnegt (110 to tfcw Ik)^, to tb> Bk^M, i KiMI Ektide; m> cm norn Cinrag :>roboir«-- norn Bally Coffee (lU f Tapioca, hmU ftui <->r m ;j; rom do. Ak bfa io, #>M
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 340 7 r er from Croup. Bates lay m treating some cases I E6B good n. kin's C I croup jiive the r lak by i" the 1 j"CRAG" HOTEL.| I SANATORIUM, I IPENANG HILLS. A perfect health resort and I an ideal spot for spending I Itidayi and week-ends. Crisp and
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    • 50 7 MARTELL'S BLUE SILVER LABEL is an accepted guarantee, ail over the world FOR THE BEST QUALITY IN BRANDY THREE STAB A ONE STAR foil kno^ it P'or particulars To be had by the Blue of trade prices of and please all Dealers. Silver Label. Ij to Adamson, Ciifillan Co., Ltd
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    • 58 7 Singapore Cold Storage Co, Ltd. Near Entrance to Borneo Wharf. Telephone 1026. Sea stocks of all kinds of Frozen Meate etc., can be delivered to shipping at the Wharves, or m the Singapore Roads on short notice. OFFICE KOUBS Weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 pm. I 7 a.m. to 8
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    • 43 7 F. CLARKE CO. 207, QUEHN-BT, SINGAPOPB. Livery Stable Keepers Fodder Merchants. For Rnbber-fryred Gbarries and Best Rubbertyred carriages, ring np Telephone 816. FODDER deliveder to any part of the Island SPEOIALirV: FURNITURE REIOVftLS m on own vans, by our own men. GENERAL CARRIERS.
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    • 58 7 VESSELS AT TANJOXG PAGAK Bast W bai 1 Baa i ya. E. W 1 T«r I.m, TwkM i M I OliiWl WiiKii- 2— Lighto r.j, cVtsitta Maru. 3 D< 4— No. t. E Dnrvel. M 6— 1 .1. B Blimi 9— Na Jtrdme't Wmrf- Nil. Ktppel Harb*%t. Main Wharf- NY
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 117 7 Passengers for the Straits. J k a 6 Mi^s J I me, Him v?« I) i i v To .Mi I H X kw, S. D F-s^. F< Kirby, B v m I M i W J. l >v, &fiaa R. --f twyck, II i II i an 1 I
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    • 954 7 VESSELS IN PORT. Steamerß F!a4? Tona Master Arrived From C >rm<rne« For Ajar Brit 4478 Husband Jaa 1 To\ ■> osfiald .d 5 Randon Dan 2_'3(t T ttmwm Dec 2u r Bangkok (Jer 12.17 X <n -Tan I Baagkoi Ban HosffLiong Brit 709 ftoahtoa Jan 2 Bangkok Lot B Baa
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  • 851 8 Tw Li i Skj< TK- :'.'->• Assies i t&e Supreme Court yesterday before the Chiet Justice, Sir WillUm Hyndman -J uea >v/ Chin lit pleaded guilty to unlawfully returning fi as hsuiiahmeßt, but added tat' lit? l: i COSM hen IH take h:.-> family t ":.,Ui%. with huu
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  • 471 8 most inteiesting series of competitions played during the Christmas and Xew Year weeki brought to a close on January 2q<l iv appro.' g and putting com* peiition for wbicb a large entry had been received. The conditioiis weie approacu:r_' an'l •Dg cut over three greens, the total
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  • 74 8 A? tl nnuil general meeting of tie Tians; Bo E k Association held at "Fain dale" the I llowing gentlemen were elected e>bearerB for 1910: —President, Ong BengOuat, Vice P»eaident, I.im Hon^lluat, Hon Secretary, See K'mi KOw, Asst Ht>n Secretary, I. ni Kee Beog, Hon Treasurer, Tan Kboon Eong, Hi-n
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  • 864 8 DISOXDXBLT PIRBOMB. Two couples were before the Sdoond Magistrate yesterday cha,rgel with disorderly Conduct. In the first oase it scenTs that the j woman had ciuseai more disturbance than the man and a crowd gathered to satisfy its curiosity. The man was cautioned md difcbarged, and the woman
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  • 91 8 At thf half yearly general meeting of ihe Bukit Bihiu Football Club held on Sunday a^ tbe Club House, No. 127 Tiong Bihru Koad, the f< llowins? officials were elected for ihe ecsuim: halt' year. President, Lim Tiam Hock, Vice President, Teo Toug Kwang, Hon Secretary, ljoh Hean H«ug, Asst
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  • 998 8 i The Norddtriitscher Lloyd steamer Manila is m port again after her long island cruise as far as German New Guinea, the ports of Sirupsonhafen and Fnediuh Wilheiinshafen having been visited. The Manila was formerly on the Hon&'kongr, New Guinea and Australian run but her plice, owing to
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 111 8 HAMS BAGON. "PINEAPPLE" BRAND. Singapore Cold Storage Co. t Ltd, RETAIL DEPOT, 1U2=25, Orchard Road. g Its a treat I Y^y i notusel€3!>. ■mi flsS A Machine will be sent to your Office for a Free Trial on receipt of a chit to §BONEO Ltd, 11, 13, 15, TheArcadel i
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