The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 February 1911

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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, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1911. NO. 11l
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  • 138 1 L itest rubber auction prices will be found on page 4. The illness of the Princes is taking a normal course Page 5The annual meeting of the Presbyterian Church was held last evening Page 5. At Courville yesterday three trains dashed into each other and several were
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  • 1116 1 Wit live m an age when tbe publication of verse dees net pay, when but little poetry »s read. Ptrcbance cut here even lera is read. Still if tbere be any witb s< me poetic instinct, any to wbom tbe E**t is a little more than tbe
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 379 1 KELLY WALSH, Ltd TO SMOKERS. H. W. S4VORY Cos Abdullah Cigarettes No. 4 HICH CLASS CIGARETTES. An E M e,.e^ Z,"l o < SPECIAL VIBGIRIAH. 0 ciauui Tob«co, always tnah. rresh Supplies Received Every Fortnight. PriM n mttM per tin. M^aafactnre of this High Class Brand. Ail Sizes and Shapes.
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    • 285 1 W. X GARCIA, 219, ORCHARD ROAD Piano, Organ Musical Instrument dealer Pianos bought, sold or exchanged. Good prices allowed for old instruments Cheapest and best stock of Music and small musical goods m Singapore. RUBBER STUMPS. 2,500,000 FOR SALE. Nursery 25 acres fully planted. All guaranteed fresh and m nrst-chiss
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    • 282 1 Ghildreris Q on cert VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL. Monday, Feb. 20th, 5.15 pm. The Band of the Buffs, by kind permission, will assist. ST. MATHEW'S CHURCH, SEPOY LINES. A Concert and Entertainment will be given m aid of the repairs to the above Church on Thursday, Febrrary 16th at 8-80 p.m.
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    • 143 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Cameras for sale Page 3. Furnished room wanted Page 7. Notice ie Naval tenders P-ge 2. urwbeeled dog cart wanted tage 7 At the Theatre Royal no performance Page 1 Bcxing match at Harirua Hall this evening —Page 1. ice re agency of Talang Rubber Estate —Page 2.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 348 1 THE WEEK Thursday, 16th High Water- 0.31 a., 0.12 p B. I. Mail Homeward closes 3 p Opening V.M.C A 5.15 p Friday, 17th Hij?h Water.- 0 ">8 a., 0 52 p N. D. L. Mail Outward dm Legislative Council, 2.30 p Municipal Commission, 2 30 p C. C. Asso
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  • 473 2 Entertained by the Vicmot. Calcutta, February A dinner was given at Government House kit night to the Crown Prince and Staff, the principal officials and some others being present. After the dinner L >rd H having proposed the health of the King Emperor and German Emperor,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 749 2 NOTICES. NOTICE. The undersigned beg to inform the public that from the Ist day of March, 1911 they will start an stablishment under the Firm name of Ching Keng Lee Co at No. 3, Raffles Place, as Auctioneers, Estate and Commission Agents and Contractors. Dated this 16th day of Feb
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    • 740 2 NOTIGES. Kempas, Limited. Notice is hereby given that all Shares standing m Mr. E. G. Cropley's name m the Books of the above Company are not at present transferable. By Order of the Board, SI ME, DARBY Co., Ltd. Secretaries. Malacca, 6th February, 1911. Feb 10 17-2 The Sembawang Rubber
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    • 725 2 NOTIQES. CINEMATOGRAPH FOR HIRE. Cinematograph apparatus, complete, for hire. Terms moderate. For partien Apply to K. Harima, 5-18 Beach Road. Feb 13 20-2 Mr. H. A. Crane with over 35 years experience an Auctioneer and Valuer has this day reestablished himself as a Licensed Auctioneer and Valuer at No 9,
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    • 552 2 Chartered Bank of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BJ ROT AL CM ART MR Paid up Capital m 60,000 shares of £20 each *1,200,0rw Reserve Fund £1 600.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietor! «1.200,0O( Court of Directors. Sir Montagu Cornish Turner (Chairman). Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham, X.( Thomas Cuthberteon, Esq Alfred
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    • 403 2 MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE Co. OF CANADA ■BT LIHBKD 1997. Polici«* an "WORLD WIIjK Mam. TRICTED, 1 l-e^iiS? 1 FORFEITABLE." Wol Claims, loans, cash-Burrenden, e»xpromptly settleo by the General Am ttsgftpore withoat the delay of rsfei Head Office i The Reserves for proteottoa of fc holders are over 120,000,000 s.C.) The
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    • 565 3 TO LET. TO BE LBT. 04 gwifiW WKk Road from Ist March Vitb sUblin* for 1 horses. Water laid on Apply *o B. P. Urn Bilva, High Street Fefcls uc TO LET FTTRIISHED ICo. M, St. Thomas' Walk. Tennis Court *d Staking. Furniture to be taken over at vacation. Apply
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    • 580 3 m AUCTION BALE OF a h Valuable Oil Paintings t OF ■XCEPTIONAL AniSTIG MERIT. Messrs. H. L. Coghlan Co.. will sell by anct,on at their salerooms. 4 On Tuesday, February 21st, at 10-30 am P I H COGHLAN ACo Febjft AT)Ctk g5 11 MORTGAGEES SALE OF ■*999 year leasehold oMophouse
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    • 688 3 nUQTIONS. Mf RTGAGEI S SALE s Tuesday, 21*t February, r2 30 pm. ehold land fronting a reserve for roi on Balestier Road, Singapore, area ?3,6< square feet being lots 19 7 and 19K of Gran l Nos. 12 and 26 POWELL Co., Auctioned ■J' 60 16 ,d Estate of Charles
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    • 933 3 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Teak Household Furni'iire, Collage Piano, Wei Grown Plants &r. The Property of A. Hagedorn Esq.. at No. 5-A. Devonshire Road. Ok Saturday, 25th February, at 2 p. m. !te A e Cfcllent toned cotta c P iano b y M. F. Racbals A Co., Hamburg, m
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    • 862 3 IMPORTANT SALE OF VAIA Alil.i TO Mi:-! I lISKS .cc is hereby given that the ondermgßed has received it)>tructioni> fron. vern ment of Selangor m < \ercise < cower as Mortgagees, to sell by Public Auction on Wednesday, the Ist day of March, 1911 and following days, commencing at 11
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  • 1440 4 The Singapore free Press. Thursday, Feb. 16, 1911. Here shall the Prew the People* rifht maintain. Unawed hy influence and unbribed by gain Here patriot Troth her gkjrioa* precept* draw. Pledged to Religion. Loyalty and I aw. •n Parliament met and its first actual ness waa the debate on the
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  • 600 4 Members of the V. M. C. A. are invited to bring their friends (ladieb and gentlemen to the opening ceremony this afternoon. Captain Bower is expected from England lon the l«Lh. He will carry out the duties ipenntendent of Police at Singapore. At the police courts, yesterday, several uese were
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  • 38 4 A MARKED IMPROVEMENT. (from our men *Ment.\ Kuala Lumpur. Fefc The Planters' Stores and Agency h* London cable giving the following m^j^ Plantation sheet tad biscuit pc Scrap k Scrap Scrap untreated Rambon^ I hard Para
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  • 42 4 Uie weekly Auction salt of rubber yesterday at the Rubber Kxchange the bidi for the Ciepeand Sheet offered were tfcs and $250 per pikul respectively. TW IoU were withdrawn at tLese figures tbe pricet not being oonaidered s itisf actorr > <
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  • 580 4 Mr C. W. C. Parr, who was recently aa» pointed by the High Commissioner for tat Federated Malay States to enquire into tat condition of indentured labour, has writtei two interesting reports, which have hem laid before the Federal Council Three classtt of labour an
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  • 22 4 THE DECLARATION OF LONDON. Australia's Attitude. The Miwto** r O— %Tn+* 53£SSSSUs explained her obj«*»» w -k.fcthf and it is notary to
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 454 4 Messrs. Bollinger (whose Ghampa^ne is so well known on the local market) have received a warrant of appointment as purveyors of Champagne to His Majesty King George V. The firm previously held similar warrants to Her late Majesty Queen Victoria and His late Majesty King Edward VII. Caldbeck, Macgregor Co.
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    • 88 4 No Home is Gomplete Without A Gramophone THE BEST CHEAPEST MEANS OF PURE ENJOYMENT. TERMS TO SUIT ALL. S. MOUTRIE AND CO.. LTD. THE ARCADE. mth LEE BROTHERS. Z 58-4, Hill Btreet, (off Stamford Road. HIGH CLASS PHOTOGRAPHY. Enlargements a Speciality PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION. BILLIARDS. The Anglo Australian Cushion.
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  • 69 5 THREE TRAINS COLLIDE. Many Killed and Injured (By Submann* Telegraph. Reutert) Rec. Feb 15 6 35 pm. At Courville jeiterday evening, an expreai nn travelling at full speed from Paris to treat daek«d mto a goods train and at th< une moment almost a third train
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  • 40 5 South Africa's Views. Renter Iwm thai it is not now tin ateotion of tW Sjuth African Union Got ramest, to submit to the Imperial Con erence propolis relating to the substitutioi if a deleooe contribution for preference. > <
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  • 315 5 Tboublk Cavsbb bt Visitobs. Before Mr Firmstooe, m the District :ourt, yesterday, Mr L. E. Gaunt appeared :or Mr J. Ceramet, proprietor of the A-lelph BoteU who had been served with a summ ma rbarging him with failing to keep his lodgers' oook ia a proper and
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  • 132 5 About ten o'clock on Tuesday mghr CewtosMse smoked opium m a shop m Middle R*d. When the proprietor asked for payment, the men drew daggers and thr—toneri him and his assistant*. The Cantonese then ransacked the till and made off with a sum of $12 The police succeeded
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  • 59 5 E. O. Cropley appeared before Mr A second ssagieUala, yesterday, on a charge of criminal breach of trust m respect of 3.(00 Kempaa shares valued at $15,000. Mr F. G. BHtsn, counsel for the prosecution, applied lor a abort postponement m order to get some witnesses from
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  • 119 5 According to a Nagaaaki telegram, an \merican lady pass—gar on the P. M steamer "Manchuria" committed s\ by jumping oTerboard when twen' mk* Mi a| H* Gets EalaaaH near N ipav aaki, at about U :r o'clock on the mormcir of the 26th ult. The Xagaaaki Press states that the
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  • 114 5 U.S. CONGRESS DEBATES RECIPROCITY. Speaker Clark Predicts Canada's Absorption. (By Submarine Telegraph.— Reuter's.) Kec Feb 1 pin Renters correspondent at Washington ■ajt that the House of Representatives has pawed the Canadian Reciprocity Bill by 200 votes to The papers state that Mr Clark the Speaker of the new
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  • 36 5 In answer to -juestions m the House of Commons Mr Montague said that France felt unable at the Brussels Conference on gunrunning, to renounce her rights of I unrestricted trade m arms from Muscat.
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  • 27 5 Renter's correspondent at Tokio says that Admiral Togo and Ganeral Nogi will accompany Prince Hey ash i Fdabimi to the Coronation. -m m
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  • 20 5 THE HEALTH OF THE PRINCES. Rec. Feb. 1 iin. Bjth the Prince of Wales and Prince Albert are doing well.
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  • 179 5 Boy Drops 700 F«et. Denver, Colo Dec. I Walter Archer, •tventeen years old, fell 700 feet m an aeroplane of his own invention at Salida, Colo., and was instantly killed Nearly every bone m his body was broken Archer's machine was driven by electricity, furnished by a
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  • 194 5 It is not often that we we a display of fisticuffs m the Sandakan Police Court. A Chinaman employed by Messrs Darby A: Co was charged with stealing a watch from the stall of one of the party of American Jews who came here by the
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  • 120 5 In dealing with the production of tin last year. Messrs W. T. Sargant and Sons report off m the Straits exports of 9 tons In thirteen months there will be a falling off of exports of 5,800 tons. The reason for this lies mainly m the enormous development
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  • 1667 5 AVNUAL <ii:\ ;;\i HBBTDfO. The annual general meeting of the l'.es byterian Church was hel-1 last night. The Rev W. Ruuciman presided and there was a small attendance. >ng those present were the Eton \V Murray and J. A. B C*x>k, and Me R. D. Prinze. Puidy, T.
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  • 62 5 The special attractions for this week drew a large house to the above hall last evening, including a great number of Chinese ladits and gentlemen who were particularly interested m the "Veil of Happiness," a Chinese play acted by Europeans. The film m the iJjzatte of the Mile End
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  • 107 5 His friends will regret to hear that Bishop Oldham is confined to his bed with fever, and was unable to attend the reception at the Ddaconess' Home yesterday afternoon m honour of the Methodist Bishops now m Singapore. We have received a copy of the conditions of competition m the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 55 5 Colds May When your feet are wet and cold, ano body chilled through and through from expoanre, take a big dose of Chamberlain's Goo** It— sfrr. bathe your feet m hot water before going to bed, and yon are almost cer ;**o to ward off a severe cold. For sa'e
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    • 46 5 How to Prevent Croup. When given as soon as the croupy cough DD earB Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will ward off an attack of roup and prevent all j danger and cause of anxiety. Thousands of mothers use it successfully. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 58 5 Absolutely Safe. nen you have a cold get a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It will soon fix you up all right and will ward off any tendency toward pneumonia. This remedy contains no opium or other narcotic and may be given as confidently to a baby as to an
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    • 232 5 FRI3TER AND ROSSMANS SEWING MACHINES. ,-^k Hand Machine jLogSg^V, ?^S' -^y' Thk Machine is on a Wain at 1^^ 1 -r" --^^2^*^^ Whaal Miltiplji^ Action, Aato- tic Bobbin Winder, and improf. ed Set of attachments. fluents, ROB/NSON Qo. THE GARRICK. C'.GARETTE^T A LARGE HAND-MADE CIGARETTE. i^%s"tff^ Packed m 50's Air-TdV
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    • 527 6 NOTICE. m JUR6IE CLHRIkB CCIPW. LTD AUTK r.ISID CAPITAL $200,000. The Company undertakes contracts to clear Jangle, clean, improve, plant, drain, cultivate, develop any land control, superintend tbe onjntßMJ. planting of land and plantations ■net, construct, repair, bungalows, c< Isms, liosffitil aheds, houses and other buildContract for the supply of
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    • 400 6 NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. FOB Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan Ports. THE IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL STEAMER "PI BSS ALICI 10,911 tons, Captain Grcsch, having left Colombo on Sunday, the 12th instant, at 9 p m. may be expected to arrive here on Friday rno.n the 17th inst at about 6 p. m. en
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    • 572 6 HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG AND Deutsche Dampfschifffahrts Hansa' Bremen. COMBINED Bl BVIGB. The Btoamers of tht-< Companies maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, j Antw< -rp, and Rotterdam, unJ the Straitn, i China and Tapan. Homewards, they arc despatched fortnight ly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month
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    • 719 6 |9BP^^sS| Mm 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 boSfl Japan homewards for London Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for Genoa, Marseille acd Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre
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    • 625 6 N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GEEMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Soutbampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connect*** Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice verts*} Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Peo -apore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau, Nagasaki and Kobe to
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    • 517 6 P. O. STEAM NAVIGa Foi China, Japan, Pcnang, Ccvls* Australia, India, Aden Egypt Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for n, Coast, Persian Gulf, 'insnsi oan Ports. d Am r> Hteamors will leave Singapore on or abssa MAIL I (hUwa, 11 lgn Marraora Feb. 24 Delta
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  • 1377 7 RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. 9 ifn'?? 0 2/ AUagar Rubber Eatatea Ltd 0 50,000 2/- 2 Batang Malaka 2 3 2 6 1 1 Batu Caveo 35% int.13 17 6 H 10 0 1 irK'XX Batu Tiga (Stelan r > 2 4-3 9 4 10 0 2> 25 i 5°^*
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  • 117 7 Dec. 1910 Jan. -..at 516 8,984 647 Broanc 1S3 2,265 s; Jopeng MO 8,8 :-fc 15,775 Kaaaboi 3,812 Aiata 450 5,818 Kiato AMoeiation 8,946 X.edang 140 M I KnnaftPolai IN MM aoaataa 4 Ml I. Jut 350 9 0S1 810 -v, L^bo Lode SewGopeng Sew Tambun |gg p^aBgCoMolidated
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  • 579 7 Dec 1910 Jan Ajlagar 8 ,90 0 36,777 4,00( AorPongsn 4,:' ,13 3,80* AlorGajah 555 1,839 TV Alma l (E0 0 8,650 |,4« Anglo Malay 66,182 656,755 61.97; Ayer Kuning 500 8,526 60 Ayer Molek 2,748 24,032 Ayer Pant* 2,400 10,105 1,961 7? a a 7 <*
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  • 56 7 (Cobksotid up to Feb. 15 Bank 4ms demand Private credits 3m credits 6m s France, demand Bank... 295 Germany, demand M 240 India, T. T, 174* Hongkong, demand Yokohama, demand Java, demand 14O| Bangkok, demand M 66 Sovereigns, Bank Buvmg $8.54 Bank of England Rale... Di&count 3 months bi11..,
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  • 115 7 Feb. II Til* j Gambier Gam bier Cube No 1 14 s<j GambiarOua* No. 8 m M Ptpptrßiaek c% port) b«fmls 75 Peppar, White (fair) bujm M 7S Nutm«g.(llotetktlb.).- norn tctk» k. norn BaUy Coffee (10% Black) >M |00 Liberuui Oo«« Tapioca, tmall pearl (fair {maiitf 10. do. takt
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 373 7 WAMTED. WASTED A four wheeled dog cart or dog cart phaeton :.r m cob about 14. J. Reply u Dogeart" co Free Press. 192 x URN I SHED ROOM WANTED. Well fwiahed room, without board, wasted by European gentleman. Reply stating terms c o Free Praam. WAITED] Job Compositor. Apply
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    • 19 7 GRANT Co, AUCTIONEERS ACCOUNTANTS ESTATE AGENTS AND SECRETARIES. Loans Mortgages Arranged Robber Exchange Building* Telephon ;4. Dec 6 n-c
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 822 7 VESSELS IN POK'I n, yUe nd ToM Cammmtan Anired From W K Calabria Ital crnis 1860 <»nnova Feb 15 Saigon 2S Piemonte Ital gun boat NO Cavaasa Feb 13 Colombo H. Inepecteur Siatn gun I oat 146 Zaeman .n 29 Bel a wan certain F.M.S. dredger 500 ...U, Mew Col.
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    • 311 7 Passengers for the Straits. Per P ,v O. Palawan, due Feb 16 —Mr A. x. Mrs Douglas and children, Miss B. Meiras, Mr W. M rie, Li«nt. A. J Peareth. Mr H. C. Heck, Mr J. Hpwell, Mr W Lsighton, Mr W unner Lampard, Miss Camming, Mr < ,nnor. To
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  • 1954 8 SPECIAL MEETING HEI/ Mi I extraordinary meeting of the Met Kubber Estates, L d, was held at the offices of the Company, The Arcade, yeete; aMrmng, to consider the report rec* circulated amongst the shareholders which a shortage of over 30,000 trees is alleged by Mr Milne,
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  • 869 8 I.vVBDOWN« AND IS! I UTION. (Via £i London, February, 6 In the House of Common- »ftei the re-elec-tion of the Chairman and Deputy dwif— ('..minittees. Mr Asquith gave notice that I tirij date he would ask leave to introduce a bill regarding the powers oi
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  • 99 8 r nuition has been received of the death drowning of a soldier belonging to the which proceeded from Karachi a little while ago by route march to the practice c imp at K-.m. Ku route a} of men entered the River Indus for
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  • 567 8 The B. I "Tnroba" s*ils with the European mails .it 5 p«n to-' I The port ul declared infet 1 owin^ to 1 1 The is lading 800 tons of Kjhipineut cargo for Java ports and sails orrow. )e "Qnm" and huh Wo" are taking on cargoes of
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 23 8 Grimault (StCo's Sarsaparilla deaaaM the blood from all impurities arising from Scrofula, Eczema, Bad Legs, Skin Diseases, i Pimples and Sore*. 14 I
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    • 480 8 rOf COO LIVER OIL IN MALT EXTRACT) This delicious, digestive body builder exerts its influence upon the ourcc of nutrition- the blood. It fills the veins with rich, vitalising blood, and rapid improvement takes pla< The cheeks fill out, the limbs t become covered with healthy fat, flesh and muscle,
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 279 8 LATEST SHIPPING. S. van Liogga, Dat 105, Saman, Feb 15, n der Lijn, Dnt 600, Mulder. Feb 15, Pontianak, Ships Agency, Pontianak, 16. Triumph, Ger 7^9, Jacotaen, Feb 15, Bangkok. Han Seng Soon, Bangkok. Profit, Ha 715, Olsen, Feb 1."., Bangkok. Tim Ban Seng, Bangkok, 1 Bnii, Dur I Bafcma,
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