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

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. JULY 5, 1910. NO. 6,9411
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  • 145 1 Vallambrosa has declared a dividend of 3 B— Page 4 The report of B ilgownie rubber company is given on page 5 The Kajane issue has been largely oversubscribed Page 4. Four milliers cf Irish land stock have j been issued P«ge 5. A resume of the
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  • 851 1 In the older days of the Colony, when we were a little les9 civilised, shall I say. a matter of great interest was tbe Commission appointed to go into the gambling question. The Commission was given powers to issue certificates of indemtnticaM >n to witnesses as it was thought
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 298 1 KATZ BROS, LTD. OUR GREAT CASH CLEARANCE SALE NOW IN FULL SWING. Bargains m all Departments. DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY. KATZ BROS, LTD. HARMSTON'S GRAND CIRCUS AND ROYAL MENAGERIE OF PERFORMIXG WILD ANIMALS. LOCATION BEACH ROAD. TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT AT 9*30. GREAT SUCCESS OF OUR ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL CLOWNS PICCOLO
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    • 118 1 MARLBOROUGH BBACH ROAD. The People's Popular. NEW PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT 2nd SHOW AT 9 30 P. M. THE TURN. THE ALLIGATOR. THE ARTIST'S DREAM. (Fim dArt) THE ADVENTURES OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY. S.CA.G.L IN TBE MIRROR. S.A.P.F. THE SPIRIT OF THE SWORD. THE SAILOR LAD. S.C.H.G.L. LOVE YE ONE ANOTHER. S.A.P.F.
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    • 131 1 ALHAMBRA BRACH ROAD. THE ATTRACTION OF THE WEEK. TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT FOR A FEW NIGHT'S ONLY. 2nd Show 9*30 to It pm. FUNERAL OF KING EDWARD VII. On Friday, lOth May, 1910. HAGENBACK'S MENAGERIE IN HAMBURG. FISHING IN THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS. REVIEW IN HONOUR OF Mr. T. ROOSEVELT AT VINCENNES.
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    • 125 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re tenders for police clothing Page 2 Waterbury metabolized cod liver oil Page 1. Sale of unredeemed pledges at Malacca —Page 3. Katz brothers clearance sale is now m full swing Page I. Change of programme at Harmston's circus Page 1. Scotchman with planting experience desires situation
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 361 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday, sth i High Water.— 9.4o a., 8.49 p N D. L. Mail Homeward due. Hockey: Ist XI S.C.C. v. C ffi. of the Garrison. Assizes open. Harmston's Circus. Wednesday 6th High Water.- 10.36 a 9.98 p Harmston's Circus. Thursday, 7th i High Water -11. 25 a., 10.23
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  • 748 2 Since the Shell Transport and Trading Company linked its fortunes with the Royal Dutch Company there has been a steady increase m the dividend which for 1907 w*s 15 per cent, for 1908 20 percent, and the directors now announce a 22* per cent, distribution for 1909 Some
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 4 2 A Good Household Liniment.
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    • 379 2 NOTieES. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office up to noon on the 23rd Jnly, 1910 for making clothing for the Police Force, Singapore, from Ist August to 31st December, 1910. Fall particulars as to requirements may be obtained on application to the Chief Police Officer,
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    • 798 2 NOTieES. NOTIC I OF REMOVAL. We have removed from No. 11, Raffles Place to No. 52, Malacca Street. SARKIES MOSES. July 4 48 PIANO LESSONS. Letters may be addressed co MOUTRIE PIANO Co., Ltd. July 2 38 NOTICE. Tbe interest and liability of Mr. James Guthrie Mactaggart m our firm
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    • 585 2 NOTWES. PENANG CRICKET CLUB. DIBENTURE INTEREST. Debenture Holders are requested to send m their bonds for endorsement. They will be returned together with cheque for amount of interest due to 30th June, 1910* J. R. BROWN, Secretary. June 29 10 7 The United Singapore Rubber Estates, Ltd. NOTICE is hereby
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    • 532 2 Ciiartdred Bank of India. Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CEAMtER Paid up Capital m 60,000 shares of £20 each i1.200.00C Reserve Fund £1,600,000 Reserre Liability of Proprietors £1,200.00f Court of Director!. Sir Montagu Cornish Turner (Okairman). Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham, X .CLE, Thomas Cuthbertson, Esq Sir Alfred Dent, K.CM.G
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    • 398 2 MANUFACTURERS^ A INSURANCE Co. OF CaNad Established impolicies are "world wnm TRICTED," "INDISPUTABLP ?**s• FORFEITABLE." and Nqk. Claims, loans, cash-surrenderf promptly settlec by the General' a Singapore without the delay if <* Head Offioe y r< U:T **<* k The Reserves for proton L f n holders are over «20,000,000
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  • 623 3 At no previous period m its history has J^nga-pore and the Malaya Peninsula played so prominent a part m the industrial world as th^ present time. The great rubber industry, i( h h<* 3 developed beyond all anticipation. has gi »«n employment to numbers of youm*
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  • 115 3 Di> ss the recommendation to prohibit, ase f petrol hair washes, the fifofll Wt WOU i prohibit also the use cf other utile cleaning; and drying as enta sncll Ml I tetrachloride, the use of which h v re- j v le-n sbuwn to
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 971 3 WANTED. WANTED An Assistant Chinese Collector. Apply per onally to JOHN LITTLE k Co., Ltd. July 5 8.7 WANTID Manager for Pantai Estate. Apply to W. M. SIME, Malacca. July 5 12.7 WANTED IMMEDIATELY. Chinese Clerk for Produce Department. Apply stating salary required and experience. B. c/o Free Press." July
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    • 683 3 AUGTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF NREDEEMED PLEDGES from 4 pawnshops On Thursday, the 7th July, 1910. AT NO. 63, NEW MARKET IN MALACCA Chops Eng Hin, Seng Joo, Chee Hin and Ban Hong. The pledges will be on view at the Central Station two days prior to sale and also on
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    • 446 3 |U for increasing the weight and strength of E i weak and wasted persons of all ag**-. Iljlll Makes new flesh, new blood, and renews |«M the vitality more rapidly than any other |BljBk Children like its delicious flavour and the AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE JAPANESE FANCY ARTICLES AT POWELL
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  • 32 4 Here the Pres* the People's right maintain, Unawed by influence and onbribed by gain; Hera patri.it Truth htr glorious precepts draw. Pledged to Religion. Loyalty and I .aw.
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  • 977 4 That all important qu3stion to our sniping trade, the suppression of the secret rebate and the opining of our ports to all steamers, irrespective of the Conference or the L ne to which they belong, is naturally attracting a little attention outside the Colony. Our contemporaries
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  • 905 4 Mr Pett, Superintendent of the Singapore Fire Brigade, has been commissioned, it is said, to inspect and report on the fire defences of Taiping and Ipoh. In the Portuguese Church of St. Joseph the feast of the Sacred Heart was solemniz. Ed with ajiigh niassjit 8 a.m. on Sunday by
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  • 68 4 A FULL PROGRAMME. [Frum Our mm nirmyi The Bishop of Singapore mUft U m^ Gajah from the sixth to tbe thirteen^ is at Ipoh from the iMMteeath til] the teenth. DlDfe He has a very full mgumtm before him including a m church c >uncii. He
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  • 178 4 Agents Evatt and Co. Cham. hat Seklav, B|__. five months 15.928 lbs. Gammy (Jvited I 11,800 lbs. Agents Guthrie and Oo lUhi: Ka n lbs.; uul Bil months 831 lbs rarplut rnbbti al tfe LZ of April, ii ,885 Urn, Agents Gunn and Co. Bora Liittaj (.800
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  • 37 4 l > Kuala Lump;; 1 Mr X ndersley has ifeooifad i ibfesta tingthat Kgtng B tMtor Bd I Ikm oversubscribed s.\ tmumt The shares are now il fckn I M ers to seven eights premium. > m <
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  • 24 4 IF*\ m j Kuala Lumpur. Juiv I The directors mt .allanibrosa reommeni a dividend of I Making 25 per cent the year.
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  • 22 4 Hsu Twibi i A\h m\ Bottom GKau Tin 71 pi PrsiNo Bah u r mk\t SiPt rm 800 pkls.
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  • 52 4 B__Ho LT Ol W* i k i»: Ui Output, Tribute.-*.' pk'!> Mme< I Total (»utpuValue Tribut* re' I )M Mine Ore 1 tal rata* Estimated PrOit Tnbuters v 4.47 Mine I'ou! Pi Karang treated from ikaftfl From open Total cubic yard. First 6 months Iff* mkk 1 I
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 182 4 COURVOISIERS FAMOUS BRANDIES. SAMPLES PRICES FROM CALDBECK, MACGREGOR AND CO., SOLE AGENTS. BURROUGHES WATT'S FULL SIZED BILLIARD TABLES. .__^^______a*^ b i_tVc^^_s a—?"*————, v^.U—S^^^Si fSßS*?^ '"""-f^-r^^^S mmn*Em UUsSSmW F^**r"~ii'T 1 "_> r~_—_^T^ BJM_y ____fIH __>H__^__ m^^mmt kS3fci fc _*^^5 i ,i^^^T_H_|^_H EH 35! _Hl^^^^^A^_b Titled will) tbe special 'eureka' cushions AM)
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    • 233 4 Agri-Horticultural Show SINGAPORE. ENTRY FORMS for all the Divisions can be obtained (1) direct from the undersigned (2) m Singapore,— from the Hon Secretaries of the Sub-Committees Messrs. W. P. W. Ker (A Div St VB. Down (B Div A. G. Harrington (C Div H. Elphick and F. Hilton (D
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  • 85 5 A YEARLY IMPERIAL CONTEST. By Submarine Telegraph. Router's.) ll^c July 4 6 15 p.m. A: the request ol Lord Roberts the Daily establishing a yearly competition for iture rifh clubs of the Empire to be A ofl on Lird Roberts' birthday on -~>prernber >0. rd
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  • 48 5 Reed, J uly 4, 3.15 pm. V t_M opening ot the Rheims Meeting 'uar-T i roplaned sixty miles and the HMMnwwrt of his machine then collapsed hfl fell six hundred feet and was killed I tht .pot. Bii mother, his wife, sister and child saw *r-agedy.
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  • 40 5 iter's correspondent at Constantinople iyi thai the anti-Greek boycott is slackenT.ie P«MTM kis asked Germany and Mtria. whether they are prepared to j on the ratM conference with a view to a definite ement of the question.
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  • 62 5 M death is announced of the H )n Mtu;e Gift >rd wao was uudergucg a rest cure B nldesdon. He was found rushing _d the garden a mass of Himes. He n 1 that he had been cleaning his cbthes i tl petrol and his cigirette must
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  • 18 5 -ie ieat -s announcad of Mr Macarthur. I. P. for Liverpool Exchange division.
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  • 17 5 ar millions of Irish three per cent land ■k have been issued at 92|.
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  • 210 5 An E\- ELLEN 1' Es lERTAISMENT. tlarmston's Circus nave been playing :o picked houses since their arrival n and they fully deserve the pat- ugt llwy have received. It is a really exri:t sh.-w and there is not a dull moment ag the whole performance. Almost all the
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  • 63 5 Mr Staines Menders writes that the Ruber Growers' Association is pres3nting three -dais >'i, niter, and braze), to km com- I ior M tne Exhibition, and particulais published shortly. The Rubber futurers' Association of Germany h met recently, unanimously decided to pport the Exhibition, and Mr
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  • 33 5 The bowling medal for June was won b; •Ir A. G. Hirriogton with the score o 7, 160 -27. Why was tke water supply cut cff rod i^L'v yesterday afternoon r
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  • 47 5 EMPIRE CUP FINAL. (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's) Rec. July 4, 10 32 a.m. At Bisley torrrential rain fell during the shooting at the nine hundred and thousand yards. The result of the Empire Cup is Great Britain _,177, Canada 2,105, Australia 2.045, India 1,978, Singapore 1,972.
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  • 44 5 JEFFRIES THE FAVOURITE. Reuter's correspondent at Reno, Kansas, says that the m_n have stopped active i training and everything is m readiness. The betting is ten to six and a half on Jeffries. The purse totals ,£20,200 which is a re-, cord.
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  • 797 5 "JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE." THE EVE OF THE BIG FIGHT. Will Jeffries H«>l» the Championship "r All the world's a stage wrote Shakespeare, but the particular corner of the stage to which ail eyes turned yestedav is Reno, m the state of Kansas, C.S.A. It was there that the much
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  • 431 5 The following is the fifth report of the directors to the shareholders to be presented at the meeting of the above Company m the Exchange on July 11. Tne nett prtfic on Working Account for the year amounts to 8167,009 22 which with the carry forward from
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  • 133 5 Messrs F. W. Birker and Co. state that a Company under the same auspices as Lauadron Rubber Estates L f d. with a nominal Capital of £100,000 m shares has been registered m London to acquire the Cluny Rub'oer Eitate. 70,0lK) shares constitute the present issue of
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  • 249 5 {From our own Correspondent.} O a the afternoon of the l<>_ti the Resident accompanied by Inspector Crummey and Mr J. AH Hardie, left m the s. 1. "Mcarthuc" for Balait and Tntong, returning on the _lst, having successfully entered both rivors, which at times are quite impenetrable, being
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  • 961 5 Accidentally or Intentionally. In the Magistrates' Appeal Court y sterday, before Mr Justice Fisher, an appeal was lodged by a Sikh policeman against the decision of Mr Wolferstan, who convicted him of causing grievous bodily hurt to a small Chinese boy, Wong Yee, of 84 Upper Cbin Chew
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 4 5 Why Suffer From Rheumatism?
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    • 303 5 ROBINSON AND Go. -22 R.F. AMMUNITION 1 The Kynoch new -22 Rim Fire cartridges are superior to any on the market. These cartridges are made throughout at Kyn Jch's factories They do not miss*fire. They do not split. The accuracy is superior to anything that can be obtained with any
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 796 6 BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co.. Ltd. FOR PENANG, MADRAS AND NEGAPATAM. The Company's Steamer THONGWA 6,208 tons, F. Herrington, Commander, will be despatched for the above ports on Thursday, the 7th instant, at 5 p.m. She has excelient accommodation for first and second class passengers. For freight or passage, apply
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    • 1102 6 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 Liverpool
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    • 670 6 P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Foi China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Delhi July 1 Delta Ang.
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    • 643 6 N. D. L. Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremer IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well known mail r_-^, this Company sail fortnightly fro; Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, 8 ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Napier. Marseille*.. Naples. Alexandria ana Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo p e _o! Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai d and Kobe to
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  • 160 7 April May Total. Pikuls, fi elat 221 296 1,200 Bruang 336 264 1,198 Bruseh 180 200 895 Chenderiang 125 711 Gopeng 725 630 3,445 Kamuning 14,541 3,370 $22,921 Kanaboi 267 360 1,598 Km <» 565 531 2,706 Kinta Association 729 1,461 3,840 Kledang Kramat Palai 647 1,084 Kuantan
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  • 343 7 All totals are calculated for the calendar year instead of the financial year, which differs with many companies. Managers of Estates, returns for which m above list are incomplete, will help to make the list more useful if they will kindly till m the gaps I May
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  • 1299 7 July 4 Cap. Issua. Paid. LastDiy. Bmiu, Seller 85,000 2/ 2/ Allagar Rubber Estates Ltd 7 0 8 0 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 80% 1 9 0 110 0 50,000 2'- 1/6 Batang Malaka 10 20 pr 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 50% 17 10 0 18 2 6
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  • 67 7 (CORRBCTBD UF TO J uly 4 Bank 4na s 2/4 A demand 2/4£ Private credits 3mi 2 4 7- credits 6ms B/4*{ France, demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 231*4 India, T. T, 175* Honokong, demand 2. 0 dis. Yokohama, demand 114 4 Java, demand 140! Bangkok, demand 66Sovereigns, Bank
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  • 147 7 Jnly 4 Tin* $7540 Gambier buyers 11 60 Gambier Cube No 1 mm 14 70 Gambier On be No. 9 m norn Pepper Black (ord*. .^fere) buyers 13 50 Pepper, WhiU («*ii) buyers 24.75 Nutmegs (110 to tke le.U 18.00 Nutmeg. (80 to tkt lb.) M M 22.00 Mace
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 560 7 Apcar Line "he undermentioned mail steamers o the above company maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan ailing at Penang, Shanghai, Hong. Kong Shanghai en route. FLEET Tons. Commander. I 1 T a pan 6,013 J. G. Olifent. I Gregory Apcar 4,606 S. H. Belson. a Arratoon Apcar 4,510
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    • 10 7 CWrtpfirst Annual Publicatioi THE SINGAPORE and STRAITS DIRECTORY FOR I9IO.
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 1151 7 VESSELS IN POHT. W *K n <* T °nt Commanders Arrived From For Wb_a g Sea Mew Col. yacht 500 Coleman Jane 9 Penang Uncertain Lucifer Dut 349 Van der Ham June 22 Batavia Uncertain Thalang Siam gun boat 106 Crichton Jane 30 Penang Uncertain Pharus Dut Gov. 183 Voister
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  • 1949 8 A YEAR'S WORK. Tbe President's report for 1909 has been j forwarded to us and we extract the follow- ing items There were 25 Ordinary Meetings and 16 Special Meetings held during the year, The Finance and General Purposes Committee met 30 times, the Health and Disposal of
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  • 466 8 R. G. A. v Y. M. C. A. A fast and exciting game was seen on the Esplanade last evening when the R. G. A, met the Y. M. C. A., m the second round of the Association Cup. The Y. M. played a grand game throughout, and
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  • 141 8 RESULT OF YESTERDAY'S PLAY. A SIHOUBS. Tun Chong Khee owe 3 beat Ong Teck Lim owe 18, 6 3, 6 4. Sue Hock Seng owe 5 beat Chia Keng Tye owe 3, 6—2, 6—3. Tan Chong Khee owe 3 beat Chua Seng Hong owe 4, 6—o, 6
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  • 79 8 S. C. C. SPORTS. The preliminary heatß m the above will be run cff on Wednesday and Thursday of this week commencing at 445 pm. Those concerned aie requested to make a point of being at hand on time. The finals will be run cff on Saturday when the members
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  • 136 8 Mr Rene Eber, who went to England to study law as a Q UBen 8 scholar from the St. Joseph's Institution, is returning shortly to Singapoie to enter the firm of Messrs Braddell Brothers. Mr Eber is now a full Hedged barrister. Mrs. Charlotte Scharnhorst died yesterday morning at her
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  • 474 8 The Breconshire bunkered 250 tons of coal yesterdf y The Aratoon Apcar" ss Is this morning for Calcutta. The "Guadima" sailed at noon yesterday for Saigor. Transhipment cargo for Bangkok is being loaded on the "Patani" at the wharf. TheHamburg Amerika steamer "Scandia" lands 650 of general cargo
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  • 25 8 The Hongkong Cricket Club have accepted the challenge of the Shanghai Cricket Club to send up a Hongkong team by the end of September next.
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  • 92 8 [In addition to that on page 7 Van Noort Dut 1235, Winsemins July 4, Batavia, Shipsagency Belawan 5. Singapore, Brit 718, Fripp, June 4, Bing kok, Joo Seng Bangkok. Minderoo Brit ltf3tf, Mills, July 1, Fremantle Boustead Fremantle 10. Camphuys. Dut ltf9tf, Dekker, July 4, Batavia, Shipsageicy, Batavia
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 414 8 WAYGOOD LIFTS jMK 4tity> _J_j_ BY ROYAL «s^*k*'* T HIS LATE **WWI WAKRANT JOS^ST- n 8 VB HAVE BEEN FITTED IN THE FOLLOWING INSTITUIION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS fl) Institution of Civil Engineers (2 Royal Institution (1 Surveyors' lnstitution f] Royal Society of Medicine f| British Medical Association tm Lister Institute
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 186 8 PASSENGERS. Per Van Noort Mrs Delgijer. Mr Mrs Henrich, G. H. West. Mrs Prager, La Yink. A. Katz, Balliston, Heliers, Sluysbeer, F. X Schumann, A. A. C. le Roy, Laurens, Peters, Mr and Mrs Henry, Mr and Mrs Westmaas, A. J. Stoh, J. 0. Hermansen, Mrs Batenburg, H. A. Sherida,
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