The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 August 1910

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1910. NO. 69,450
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  • 162 1 Our special London .Sporting letter will be found on page 12. A further share auction was held at Penang yesterday page 4» Penang is becoming exercised over the rap-city of its wharf coolies Page G. Rome has disclaimed all connection with the San Sibas'ian demonstration Pitr Sir
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  • 704 1 INTERMEDIATE IMPRESSIONS ye was up. Very s vhen •cdtr put me oa Atr; who had c nee me < f\ or t love with the not quilt- c< rt*in wl ich. Anyhow, m half an hour t] died bt Tilbury. We were left at and The first evening on b.ard
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 142 1 SEE STALL No. 7 FOR Pianos AND Organs Gramaphones and Records. S. Moutrie (8b Co., LIMITED THE ARCADE. CFTFTWeariic CoT, Automobile Engineers and Importers. STAND No. 17. We have on exhibition the following High Class Motor Carriages NAPIER S STAR and J. D. S. Type DEASY ROVER GARS Also a
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    • 295 1 ALHAMBRA BBACH ROAD. Singapore Premier Show. Special Exhibition o? Pathe's High Class Series TO-NIGHT 2nd Show 9 30 to it pm. 1. Ove. ture.— Airs of England, Scotland and Ireland by own Orchestra of Professionals. 2. Fa&hcda— Showing the actual site of the meeting between Lord Kitchener and Marchand at
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    • 139 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Planter wants situation Pajje 5. Notice to French subjects Pag? 5. Katz broB are at stall number 8 m the Show— Page 8 Wearne's have a splendid motor show at stand 27 Page 1. See stall No 7 for Mou trio's pianos and organs Page 1. Auctions of
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 341 1 THE WEEK THUEBDAT, 18tf. High Water 953-, 8 31 p B I. Mail Homeward closes 3 p N\ D. L Mail Outward dv«. Agri Horticultural Show, Planters' Association MeetiDg, IC a Boxing, Tanglin, s p Friday, 19th High Water —10 28 a 9 22 p Agri Horticultural Show, H a
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  • 93 2 Bight th^re was a Urge gitbenng of the I many civihai the at Tanglin to witness the ;egimeatal box at. iae and prettj M j >r C^pt Hsy and T^. _c urapi ■MB throughout showed excelleat I impartial with its appl i the results beat Ketterhorn. irrell;
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  • 406 2 m has been Thomas n on the The trip was unfortunately marred by napped and m its fall narrow It m*v Xii j iward was yachting with S Thomas L-ptoa on tl 'it when m ouUide th- »a steel 1 up i the owner The latest bulletin roncernink:
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    • 253 2 THE j CLEW OF THE AGRI- HORTICULTURAL SHOW IS THE DA COSTA RUBBER SMOKING APPARATUS. TWO DEMONSTRATIONS DAILY AT 12 NOON 3 p.m. STAND 31 IC uala l.umpur Engineering yy orks, W. D. &H. O. WILLS. I THIS THREE CASTLES MAGNUMS "I v A LARGE HAND-MADE CIBAEETTE. TASTELESS- ODOURLESSf§ -ll^y^^L—r^^^^^'
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    • 547 2 Chartered Bank of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CBAMtMR Paid up Capital m 60,000 shares of £20 each #1,200. nrr Reserve Fund £1,600,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 1,200, OOf Court of Director*. Sir Montagu Cornish Turner (Chairman}. Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham. K.C.I.E. Thomas Cnthb^rtton. E«q Sir Alfred Dent,
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    • 275 2 manufacturers!!?; I Claims, loans ca Parr promptly sett Sings por. *&*h m Head Office r l( y holders an ov< j«j anoe 1 insa, CUTHRIE !"<» 7r** SOUTH BRITISH I nrsuEAsFIEE Insurance ac earthquak: Offices.- 2 Royal c Total Frxot i THE L/ The Londm and Lammghiß Fire Inst -anc*
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  • 2207 3 TRADE EXHIBIT AT THE SHOW. >kine and Co Ltd. the vu pro vn ia the rubber >r iv ■er mike la r s whilf per exhibit rubber th j I be where this oed I the J->dt Fhrit and CoI by this well known rowde«l with interesting the visitor a
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    • 155 3 Ho war th Er skine, ltd! I ENGINEERS CONTRACTORS. I I SPECIALISTS FOR THB DESIGN, GONSTRUGTIOX AND ERECTION OF I I BUILDINGS. Iron, Steel and Gomposite. Watertowers I Lighthouses, BRIDGES. Lattice, Plate, Girder, Suspension &c. Pontoons, T^ Ornamental I Uh. SIGNS AND TENDERS— for the supply and Erection of any
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    • 53 3 DOUBLE ABJ) SDTGLE ROOMS Now avai'able m "THE MAXSfOX" Entrance. Oxley Rise and River W High-Clan Board ng House. Tennis Court <!t Commandir^ Terms Modera Granite. The undersigned are prepared to enter into contracts for the supply of Granite crushed find screened to any sizes. FRASER ft CUMMING, 29, Winchester
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    • 100 4 I SHOW THE FEDERATED ENGINEERING COY., LTD., I OF THE F.M.S. AND JAVA. I Designed and Built m Kuala Lumpur the I First Machine ever made to treat PlantI ation Para, since then they have equipI ped ten times more Estates than have I all their competitors put together. SEE
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    • 119 5 NOTICES. CONSULAT de FRANCE. onsolat de France i Singale I I eonnai-sanee dans .aire qae. par envoi uvelles de la part se faire immatriculer immatrionlatober, 1910. -its pour I'accoinplissement de c* :lat, ouverte de 10 Le (.it rant dn Consnlat, THILLe of Meeting of the Board of Licensing Justic s.
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    • 277 5 WANTED. WANTED clerk for the Tebrau Rubber i near Johore Bharu. Must have r thorough knowledge of accounts and be able 9 to t -^Pply with copies of referen- ces to, THE MANAGER, Tebrau Rubber Estates, Ltd., Jobore. 1 _Aug 17 24.8 i WANTED Board and Lodging with private family
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    • 552 5 FOR SALE. FOR SALE. Microscope, No. 1, D. P. H. by Baker. Two Eyepieces, Three objectives, 1 4, 1/6, 1 12 oil immersion, Mechanical Stage, Condenser $200. Apply T. co Free Press." Aug 17 14.8 FOE SALE. A large quantity of sawn timber of various sizes m Chengai, Kulim, flooring
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    • 762 5 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Building Land SITUATE AT St. MICHAEL'S ROAD, SINGAPORE. To be held at Powell and Co's Sale-room. On Tuesday, 23i i August, at 2-30 p m. All that valuable piece of building land situate at St Michael's Road adjacent to Serangoon Road, Singapore, containing an > area
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    • 706 5 IVERMOREL'S -"3 I- SPRAYERS.! I These SPRAYERS are now being used by all the leading Plant- 1 I ers for killing out Lalang, Grass, and every description of Weed I with Arsenite of Soda. They REDUCE THE COST OF WEEDING to 50 cents per acre I ■The Borneo Co, Ltd
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  • 779 6 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, Aug 18, 1910 la anticipation of the Coronation of His Majesty QsOEGI the Fifth, which is announced to take place next June on some particular date to be hereafter notified, a London pip3r, the l)<ti!y Express, makes the suggestion that the King, on that day
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  • 293 6 In the recent cigarette cisc the plaintiff* got an inju action to restrain defendant? selling, hut it is said there may be an appeil lodged. MrDJ. H \rhet has left the F M. S on a holiday trip I n- Mr and Mrs B. W. King, of Kijang, have gone
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  • 65 6 WILL PREVENTS ABBEY INTERMENT. (By Submarine Telegraph. Reut<*r*g) Tie Dean of VV r estminster has < ffered to arrange for the interment of the remains of Florence Nightingale m Wdstminster Abbey. By the provisions of the deceased's will the executors have to dfdiue the offer and the interment
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  • 53 6 (Fi ni.) Penang Aug 17. the share auctions here to day the following prices were realised, 1 500 Xellmays at ents. 0 Perak Valleys at Rubber Estate of Kriins at %2 15 Brieh el share*X" tnabois at The first ordina»-v general statutory meeting of the Nilla&f C.nnpiny is
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  • 85 6 Tde Pio. itte is calling attention to the feib deminds of luggage coolies at S^dttanhaii wharf, who are licenfeed by the Pdnang C )mmittae of the Tanjonj "d. The writer eta** he liei liar demanded from each of two pissengera to remove I or three pi to
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  • 33 6 KuiU Lumpur, Aug 1 The prospectus has been issued of the Kuala Lumpur rks limited with a cipital ol JO which takes over three lot rns. \h Hti Tin lo2 pkl6.
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  • 33 6 Kuala Lumpur, Aug 1 The railwiy traffic staff is petitioning Sir John Anderson for quicker promot extra vacation leave, and Sunday and holiallowance, and a reduction of the pensionable age
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  • 24 6 A start has been made m Penang with laying a cable insulated with the special compound inveuted by Mr <> V. Thomas. ■> <
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  • 27 6 INTERN A GHGH -uter's c that it is annouti given two huu retnembr. respect to t aid mdiv gent sch tione. Th» land at.
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  • 10 6 m. work, which was Bti. A advi:-
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  • 29 6 people vfco •:kii :nm wer in' b? Commandant a and Sit wh DO I an\ the appeara: have been n mere wert Show, tbeit a telepL
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  • 22 6 Ur ciuein tors apt 2J^ arranged. Gre^ Chamb You will bunt I 4 r>' find a 1:: lain's Pain Halt:
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    • 181 6 ealdbeck, macgrcgor AND COMPANY. Hava pleasure m announcing that they have been appointed SUPPLIERS of their well-known SCOTCH WHISKY V. 0. S. (OLD MATURED) I '$*Sl* to the Refreshments Departments of the Bouse of Cords and Rouse of Commons and to the Rouses of Parliament OTTAWA, CANADA. They also supply
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    • 184 6 Agri-Horticultural Show* DIVISION E. Native Industives and Manufactures. Notice is given that (1) Exhibits m the School Section will be on sale from 9 am. today (Thursday.) (2) Exhibits m th* other Section, Sarongs, Mats, Metal work, Krisses, Embroidery, etc., will be on sale from 9 a m. on FRIDAY.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 170 6 SHOW WEEK DIARY. Thursday Aug. 18. Sh«' open 9 a.m. JudkMn^ continues m all divisions. -sociation m Hall 10 1 n admr poi In the Ii I p in. A 'i:.tr. ii. 1 p.m. Grounds illuminated. 7 Show cl«>Exhibition Dutch Club 11—1. ial dinner Raffl 38 Hotel. Da. follows. Bjxiog
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  • 1284 7 AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SHOW. RETURNS TO SINGAPORE. A Record m all Respects. THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. A Counsel of Perfection. "Cultivate what you have got." How the Show hw Grown. a where \±n when used as descri.ptruive tltural Show ed the lore •k columns and ie line which c trouble
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  • 1075 7 An Orgaaisation Success. To those who had s^en the previous show :i^apore four jo the present one iuve come as a revelation. There was nuch diff-rence between the two as there is batween a conglomeration of native huts thrown together anyhow and a well o-de-ed and laid
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  • 563 7 The following is a list of those concerned m the management of the Show. Patbohs. His Excellency The Governor and High Commissioner, The ResidentGeneral, Federated Milay Sates, H. H. The Sultan of Perak, H. H. The Sultan of Selangor, H. H. The Sultan of Pahaner. H. H. The
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  • 2690 7 Punctually at 11 o'clock the Governor's 'arriage drove up to the entrance near the ->>imf>rd R >ad Canal, accompanied by lis aid«-de camps, dpt C. H. Gay, and Japt. F. Hilton and Mr Claule Severn Private Secretary). A guard of honour )f vhe Middlesex Raiment
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  • 1399 8 Flowers and Fruit. The plants, flowers, fruit and vegetables were tastefully arranged iv a apacious and I shed opposite the main entrance. This was a delightful pkce to wander m duriDg the heat of the day. The pleasing shades of the palms and ferns were enliv.
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  • 246 8 la the early evening judging took place m several of the horse classes. The entries weie exceptionally good and the parades turned out m the ring well up to the Lumber entered. The re- u its were as follows. Gharry Turnout 1, Mohamed Ariff's biy D*li; >,
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  • 289 8 The list is of necessity still unfinished but we give those available below. They are complete m the rubber sech DIVISION A ii. Chs> 7 Ptr.t Crepe liest Simple. 1 ii .te. te. H aes. Sheet (lusmoked Ltt M ki icca K-ihber (lljkit As 4 han.) 1 (rienealy
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 174 8 WHAT NOT TO y\ i^T" AT THE EXHIBITION. RUBBER MANGLES "LATEX GUPS" TAPPING KNIVE S "AJAX" FIFE EXTINGUISHERS The only Portable Fire Extinguisher adopted Singapore Fire Brigade GUNS, RIFLES. EEVOLTEES. ROBINSONS Netherlands Gutta Percha! COMPANY LIMITED. Singapore Rubber Works. Matting and Floor-Tiles S] Shipbca Banks, Insurance-Offices, Churches, Hcspit.jis, and Public
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 111 9 j AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SHOW. I We have pleasure m informing all visitors to the I I above mentioned show, that we are exhibiting I I our goods such as our well known Motor Tyres, I I Motor Cycle Tyres, Cycle Tyres, Mechanical goods I I of all descriptions, Balloon-Aeroplane, Beltings I
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  • 965 10 TRADE EXHIBITS AT THE SHOW. Riley, Har greaves ani Co Ltd. s well-known local engineering firm a v«rv -rcond to their local I be extremely difficult ruv any distinction at all. There should be|u > difficulty m is the Oiilv steel i ihow. lr is from oue of tt as
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  • 796 10 British Borneo Exploration. The report of the directors of the British Borneo Exploration Company, Ltd for th year ended 28th February last, to have l>een submitted to the meeting to be held on Friday the 22nd alt states that the company's operations for the past year have been
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 226 10 PEOTSCHER LLOYD. Shanghai Sc Japan Port*, srial German 3 "BUELO 9,028 to: eft Colombo :h instant, at 1 p.m., may be i Boon, tl. lem, at a ■jute for abo\ passage and freight, app BEHN. ME D> Ag» Ac:. 19 8 BRITISH INDIA S. K. Co.. Ltd. BAH T\JM PENANG,
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    • 303 10 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 LINKS. Outward {/•>,- Okina) Delta Aug. 26 Arcadia Oct.
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    • 275 10 STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPY fBAMSHIP COMPANY) "NEDERLAND." Fortnightly Mail Service between Java and Amsterdam, via Singapore, Sabang, Colombo, Genoa, Algiers. Tangier and Lisbon (Dover occasionally). Steamers are due on or about the undermentioned dates rwAiD. Homeward. Vondel Aug. 2fl Rembrandt Au« '27 K. Wilhelmina Sep. 9| K. Willem I Sep 10 K.
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    • 375 10 Pacific Mail Steamship Co. AND Toyo Kiscn Kaisha (Oriental S. S. Co.) via inland ska of japan and Honolulu. SEMI TROPICAL ROUTE. Only line taking the warm SOUTHERN ROUTE across the Pacific via HONOLULU, OAHU, on the most fertile and beautiful island of the Pacific. Through Passage Tickets granted to
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    • 574 10 Professional AnnounceniG^^ Dr. W. R. LAMB, American Oculist and Opiiciau Specialist m Examining the Eye and Correcting defectiv v No. 1, Hotel de l'Europe Buildings Corner 0 St And" w' at tbe Sot SZte :*H«&i Viii: instruments and apparatus, inclu I for Examining and 1; and has a large supply
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    • 85 10 BRITISH IA STE NAVIGATION Co. L: For Port Su HA M and an i j OCEAN STEAK China Mutual S The Compb from Liverpc and .lap..' war ndon A: au ai rpool and for Mar pool tL Tacoma, tar Lad. Points. pool Tlr China. Japan. kok, Mai >nean ai rica.
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  • 1366 11 Aug 17. A Time Saver. Keep Chamberlain's Pain Balm on hand It is an antiseptic liniment and caus 8 e woands to heal m less time than by any other treatment. Foi sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers. HOUSES TO BE LET. Nos. 8 and 4, Chancery lane, a
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  • 362 11 Ma* and Tons Command*™ Arrived From W Mew Col. yacht 500 Chamberlain July 27 Penang Steamert Fla« A Tons Master Arrived from Contra. *b-A-napa Brit 22^0 Park Au. Brak Dut 3<>o GhrmffhlMr Aug 9 Tuempa Borneo Dut 2; 67 V Aug 15 Tegal Darvel Ger 8 8
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  • 57 11 (COREECTBD UP TO Aug 16.) Bank 4 ms 2/4^ demand 4^. Private credits 3m i credits 6mi France, demand Rink... 294| Germakt, demand T. r, Konokono, demand 22 4 %d:«. Yokohama, demand IUJ Java, demand Bangkok, demand Sovereigns, Bank Buying $5.54 Bank of Engfland Ra: Discount 3 montha bill
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  • 129 11 Aug. I TlE# $7680 Gambier 5 1 1.371 Gambier Cube No 1 14 6tl Ghunbier OnW No, 2 M norn Pepper Bit** (ort*. S'fort) Pepper, White (fazr) Sutmegt (110 to Ut lk.)^ Vntme^i (80 io ike Ik.) M M 22.W 51«5t (Burfa) aaj 7lot»b (Amboiu^ nom Bally Coffee (10%
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 79 11 THIS SHOW SHOULD NOT BE MISSED. Our Great Sale is now! [on. Bargains m every Department. SHIRTS. ENGLISH MADE DRESS SHIRTS. $1.50, 1.75, and 2.25 each. GENT'S SOCKS. $3, $3 95, $5, $7 per dozen. Gent's Wool Sweaters J i lj^ 75 cts. Pith Topees. Si. 95. 2.75 3.15. CO
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    • 130 11 De KOXfNKLIJKE PAKETVAAHT MA A ISCIIAPi^U Under Contract with thk Netherlands Ihdia Governmen \-ents at Singapore, me -ency. Li.nited. 2-3. Collyer Quay THI UNOBKMCNTIONBO UATBS OK DIPABTUBi AKI ONLY APPROKIMAVB. Run nus Batavia, Semarang and Soerabaia n Anamba and Natoena islands M Aug. van ri' ems- Batavia, Java-coast. Semirang, Sjerabiia,
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 489 11 Passengers for the Straits. Per N. D. L Bulow, due Aag 19— Miss J. Glanz, Mr and Mrs S S. Cookson, Mr C. Rademacher, Mr H Ridenncber, Mr W Bochow, Mrs W. F K. Anemaet and child, Mr A Fritsche, Mr J. F. Frank, Mr C. F Maeaskie. To Penang
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    • 99 11 VESSELS AT TAN JONG P AGAR Al^D KEPPEL RABB3T7R. Wnarvei and B»ck» a 1 which difer%t •v«'#'* «?«r<i her East Wharf (Basin)— Nil. Wbarf Sec 1— Wearmouth, Thoigwa. Sheen Wharf— Sea Mew. Main Wbarf Sec 2— Dilwara, G 3-Nil. 4 Bombay Mar s— Ban Whatt Hin. 6— Chow Tai, Theseus.
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  • 1472 12 (JV S nt.) Landon, J The Scotch athletes showed to great adTantage m the annual contest between Ireland an and won by the big margin rmU to 2. Tbis is the first win of Scotland for four years, and the wea. he Royal blue jerse>s are to
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  • 115 12 Bbitish Firms To Build J>ocks. The Imperial Chinese Board of Finance have resolved upon the apportionment from revenue of a sum of It!, 500,000 taels, or approximately two-and three quarter millions sterling, for the improvement of the naval ports of China. As the first instalment of a sum
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  • Correspondence.
    • 301 12 To The Editor, Sir, Mr. D*rbishire mint not be taken too seriously. It must be remembered that he is more or less writing to order that the firm he so woithily represents has long bonefited under secret rebates taken from the pockets of less
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  • 100 12 SENSATIONAL OCCURRENCE. LoCAL CAPTAINS SUICIDE A sensational occurrence marked the voyage of the Han l\>h Gujij from Sing** pore to Mt'i—ir. When a day iff the latter p<»rt second offiotr, Guy, who was until recently the master of the Teresa," and who is said to have lost his life's savings
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  • 86 12 By kind permission ol M>, r X W. R Stephecson, the Bind of the 3rd. Battalion the Duke of Cambridge*! Own (Middlesex K-giment) will pi v m the Botanical Gardens Ifoaday next, 220 d inst. from 9 to 11 p.m. March... ...Silver Trumpets Viviiu Valse Si&tiago
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  • 52 12 There was no play yesterday TODAYS TIES. Championship Pa Mrs Coombe and Howe v Miss J. Gunn and Gaunt. Motd Doi blm A. Mrs Sal/tuann and H. Legatt v Mrs (^insloser and Miles. Lames' Open Doubles. Miss Elcum and Mrs Robertson v Miss E. Elcuin and
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  • 43 12 The S. R. C put up a very feeble show against the Middlesex Kegt I m a football shield match on t lie Esplanade last evening. The soldiers had matters all their own way, and eventually won by 9 goals to nil.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 10 12 LEE BROTHERS. 58-4, Hill Street, (off Stamford Road.) HIGH GLASS
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    • 97 12 NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BUY PIANO MUSICAL A STAND 9B TP THE ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ltd SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES at the SHOW only CASH OR HIRE PURCHASE. CHANCE OF A LIFETIME. DO NT MISS IT. GIVEN AWAY. OUR 1910 ART CATALOGUE. |G. Otomune ®> C° JAPANESE CURIO GALLERIES ITIIE
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 96 12 Next Mails Due. From Europe. Per N. D. L. Buelow, today, with mails of July 27. Per B. I. Teesta, on Saturday next, with mails of Ju'y 29. From (Jhma. Per M. M. Polynesien, on Monday next. Mails already despatched for London. Left Due Arrived B I July 21 Aug
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