The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 May 1911

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    Masthead
    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 15, 1911. NO. 7,215
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    107 1 The Mtrxican rebels bave captured Juan z and have appointed a provisional governinent P**ge 5. Several prominent politicians participated m aviation teats at Hendoa Page 5. The U.S. secretary for War has resigned —Page 5. An emphatic denial hap been givea by Russia regarding rumours concerning unitted
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    NEWCOMERS
    1173 1 Every mnn hccording to lbs X rule of justice, ii guilty until Le is proved 'innocent.' So m a like mantier, is ever? newcomer into a reiptb< ml* < d su.«-j.fcted of being a theif, an Opftiatt, ot a convict until it is proved to the oostrary. Before tbe
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      440 1 iALHAMBRA iTTTi-t tx E SH W WITH A REPUTATION FOR IHIGH-CLASS PICTURES MUSIC SELECT PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT vrm iit-ttt B 0 8 lattrcst to Entertain YOU WILL REGRET MISSIBO JT IF YOU DONT COME I "THE RESEMBLANCE o^tl'f 01 6 S o h WiD «*«a is «ur ß to be TiORMINA
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      378 1 TRIUMPHAL SUCCESS AT GRAND OPENING Fillis Great Circus SITUATED BEACH ROAD. THOUSANDS TURNED AWAY! THOUSANDS TURNED AWAY!! EVERY ITEM ENCORED. Everybody Enthusiastic m praise of FILLIS WONDERFUL SHOW Astounded Amazed k Bewildered was everybody present at Tremendous and varied programme presented To-Ni&ht To-Nl&ht II Grand Repeat of Saturday Night's Wonderful
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      71 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Sailing Notices.- Dutch mail, Straits Steamships, and Paketvaart Maatschappij. Pages 6 and 7 Standard Life Assurarce Page 1. Auction sale of building allotments Page o. Municipal Notice, tenders re work at Isolation Honpi'al Page 2. To night's performance at the Theatre Royal Page 1. Fillib's Circus Page 1.
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      308 1 THE WEEK Monday, May 15th Hiffh Watw.~o.6a.. 11 24 p M. M. Mail Homeward dae Philharmonic Oiche6tra, 5.15 p Fillis's Circus. 9 p Tui^DAY, 1 tith High Water.— o.4o a., 11.50 p W»DNI9DAY, 17th High Water.- 1 15 a Thursday, 18tb High Water- 0.18 1 51 p P. Sl O.
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    A FRENCH CRIPPEN.
    662 2 ChAK'JE OF WIFB-MURDEB A SENSATIONAL STORY. Paris April 20. A man named Victor Gaubert has been arrested on a charge of having murdered his wife at Lappene, a village near Marseilles. The circumstances of the tragedy resembles those of the notorious Crippen c»se m L )ndon. Madame
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      464 2 i =r 'VANA' |v 3^ TONIC WINE '~j 000 000 n n w One or two doses daily, strengthen body, brain and o I U nerves, and counteract the o v^ I yl fatigue and depression (j i o I produced by extreme heat. hr Fortifies against Malaria Of all
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      727 2 NOTiGES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders are invited for (a) the erection of three steel wards (b) the construction of concrete platforms and (c) supplying and planting Bamboo Hedges and Trimming Existing Hedges round the Boundaries of the proposed Isolation Hospital Grounds, at Moulmein Road. A copy of the Specification and Form
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      791 2 NOTIGES. THE BU KIT K.B. RUBBER Co, Ld. Declaration of Dividend and Notice as to closing of Transfer Books. Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend at the rate of 4"., will be paid to shareholders registered m the Books of the Company on the Mth May 191 1
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      738 2 WANTED. WANTED Ladies Bicycles seconi hand m good condition. C. Held A Co Cavanat Bridge Buildings. _MaylB_ M WANTED Immediatcily, a furnished house with 4 bud rooms, Tennis and stabling m Tangl-n or Tanjong Katong. Address to A. o/o Press." Apl 7 ROOMS WANTED. From end October by married couple.no
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      607 3 CHANCELLOR INSURANCE SCHEMES. Ovke Seventeen M,lliox Workers J Involved. London, May 4th Iv the House of Colons M? u'e George introduced an elabora^ scheme o insurance apnnat mvalidity, sickm*. r unwup.ovuieut He proposed that U k peop c sbould U compelled to contubute r eekl> sum of 4d m the
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      509 3 nst i |pc^ v Hard coughs sre bad enough, t:> be sure. Eut ift often t'/.c Bti tie, hacking, tic*:lin^, pe~-'JbuA cough that menus moct, espccial'.y when there v a histc»7 c f weak lun«s m the family. What should be done? A A your doctor. Ke knows. Ack him
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      537 3 Hongkong Shanctw Backus Corporation Pxi.'or UAP'TAL^^,^.^^.^fU t OOO,OO^ Ra&'Bva Vvm*: Sterling £1.500,000 at 2/- $15,000. >K) fqi haMm $16,25 M.000 w-^.UVC RasiftTi Liability 99 Coukt oy Di&at*vju Kon Mr Hinrt Ki.-wick, Chairman. G. H. MiiHCßbi Ktg., Dbpxjtt Chairman F. H. Armstrong, Esq. CR. Lbnzmann, E*q G. Balloch, Efq. F. Libh,
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      771 3 AUGTIOIVS. AUCTION SALE OF Household Furniture &c. At No. 132, Prinsep Street. Tuesday, 16th May, at 4 pm. On view from 15th inst. Catalogues issued. POWELL ft Co., Auctioneers. May 13 17.5 AUCTION MU OF PRIVATE EFFECTS Ac AT POWELL k COS SALEROOM. Monday, 15th May, at 11 a. m.
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      897 3 AUCTION SALE OF Superior Teak Household Furniture Valuable Collection of Well-grown Plants &g TO BE HELD AT "SILVERBANK" No. 108, ORCHARD ROAD. On Saturday, 2Oth May, at 2 p.m. Beautifully car vrd teak drawing room cabinet with mirror panels; teak drawing E "l e u P ho ,M er<? <J
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    The Singapore Free Press
    1979 4 Monday May. 15, 1911. K'sewhere m to-day's issue appears a letter from Mr W. Fran:; Zkhndkk, a Q lean's Scholar of this Colony, now studying law at Gray's lun, L >ndon, covering a copy of correspondence that h is passed betweeu himself and two other Q
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    TIN SHARES.
    92 4 PENANG'S VIRWS. rw9m v- mm i Pdnang, The Pmang Ghlitte IUtM few days has witnessed wi, a long expected upward ■QTf m.( shares. The better ckss shares, and Lihat, I\ a* i mi Tekke^ Hio verr demand, botk ia L?e4oa v. the Straita. The Pinang G«zett« Uan leQt
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    TRONOH TIN.
    25 4 Ipoh, lUj 18 h 12,30 pin. It is ru-n .\ired thai Urn I output for the OSITMIt m »oth will seven thousand picul>.
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    MALACCA RUBBER SALES.
    25 4 (Fin Mir mm Con Mil ire I i i, 18.40 pm. The foil .wing prices we last Balf •Sheet Sheet link Crepe
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    ESTATE DIVIDENDS.
    31 4 Tremelbye and Golcouda, PiMNf. M I 1 wires that Treinlhye KsUte ii n«1 ired an ia'eriin 1 1 of 10 p+v c^nt. .iiid Qolooada hu b per (MAt, uirtkiu.
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    STEWARD CASE.
    19 4 X lab I up >r, M Th»» rise ae-iins 1 Mn Prondloek m be takeu till Juue.
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    TIN AND RUBBER RETURNS.
    35 4 Mrr Co% tmL\ X '.i Ktßfior IVii r ubber i nti piekod 29,6 N ilmo, tin foi L\ il D 9. :\r- rooa B Ltd. T&AJ M. Ll i". 1 0 ■> <
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    Y. M. C. A.
    319 4 The first Annu tl Sports ol held oti Bltur liv M IIM 3 fti him! (by km.l i M chiiel) h..» div VU i v there were 101 l N eatr. «s m > 1 keen ti lishfH so :h a tht< Ltdl aBu m 111
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      198 4 KELLY WALSH Ltd. JUST PUBLISHED. THE BOOK for RUBBER INVESTORS Itlalayan Dollar Rubber Companies. (BY F. C P£C<.) WITH DETAILS OF PLANTED AREA. AND ESTIMATES OF' OUTPUTS AND DIVIDENDS FROM 19 1 1 TO 19 17. Price $1.00. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd Singapore. IPommery&Greno's Bf EXTRA SEC NATURE II CHAMPAGNE
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      163 4 No Home is Complete Without A Gramophone THE BEST CHEAPEST MEANS OF PURE ENJOYMENT. TERMS TO SUIT ALL. S. MOUTRIE AND CO., LTD. THE ARCADE. mth BILLIARDS. The Anglo- Australian Cushion. (Alcock'b Patent with Imphovembhts uy John Roberts, Retireij World's Champion) ABM&UTUjY THE BEST CUSHION TO DATE FOR ANY CLIMATK.
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    MEXICAN REBELLION.
    58 5 INSURGENTS BOLDER. Diplomats Meet. Submarine Telegraph.— Reutsr'a.) Miy IS*. from N !W V >rk says that the !1 to I proclaimed Juirtz I i -Mexico and hive appointed a .1 Government. pi m*9 at Mexico City met at the L'uited BUtM Kmbissy and decided to take for concerted
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    THE CAPTURE OF JUAREZ.
    57 5 May IStfa 1 It', pm .«"t that the MtKlOia rebelt «r« u..w Mioa of the towa of Joirei ii con- > be important, lm uuder the Vineric.in iuterpret aion of Beatmtity laws tiid munition cm pass the frontier tj unhindered, provided tint tWj m •!)•> way
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    HAGUE CONFERENCE OFF.
    22 5 A -'_r;ni from the Hague sa\s th it. ir s no i th±t the Conferenea will uc. >a held. > <
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    SERIOUS BLASTING ACCIDENT.
    287 5 AT MOUNT WALtICH. Servua complaints are beini? made by reDti iv the vicinity of i\ 1 >k Aver Street, •v aco. vat of the danger attendant upon the iog operations now bein« ctrru-i on by Sir John Jdcksou's Ltd, at Mount WV.iich. \bout four o'clock on Thursday
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    20 MALARIA DEATHS A DAY
    426 5 h-ited May 10th but reaching v* Miy DO rtrilir y retu' tp >ra lot i ded M .v b and tor t lie month of April. The extraordinary death ratio oi 35.98 m population for the week end*. 1 M v 6 no I m
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    RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
    63 5 Rumoured Policy Towards Chin:. Emphatic Disclaimer. A S- Petersburg telegram states that a lemi'Offioial oinnmnifi'ia hai be^n i->med which >:tvs th *t, the rumours of the Rnsaiaa and Jipiuese Governments negotiating re- ,i oommon or m >re active poliev towards China a:e pnre inventions. Russian p< licy
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    U. S. MINISTER RESIGNS.
    41 5 New War Secretary. A Wellington telegram states that Mr D.ckii.s.c, the U S Secretary of State for War hat u>uned, aud Mr Stiuison, who was recently a candidate for the Governorship of Njw Yjrk State, mcoaadi him.
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    FILLIS'S CIRCUS.
    641 5 A BU< > IFUL < M'ENIN'. Mr l-Yink E, Pillis advertises ther f C th vt his circus has nol veiled ttns Svtle MU'ut for a quirter of a OBtttury. it is a long time u> bark back to those div-, but if tbe sh fh->n provided was
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    Correspondence.
    2037 5 THE QUEEN'S SCHOLARSHIP. To the Editor, D.iar Sir, I shall be greatly obliged if you will kindly give publicity to the enclosed I correspondence, whicb has pissed bstweeu J certain S" raits Students here ;ind the Secretary of State for the Cjlonies, on the «»ub j^ct of the abolition
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      120 5 ROBINSON CO. JUST UNPACKED. LATEST STYLES ...1N... LADIES SHOES Tan, Black, White and Calors. ROBINSON &CO, "EMBASSY." W. D. H. 0. WILLS'S Latest Smoking Mixture. lib Patent Air-tight tins Price 75 cents per tin. I Obtainable* J^ LjUfe CO., Robinson Co. Specially Se!ected| v. We are showing some of the
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      581 6 Granite. The undersigned are prepared to enter into contracts for tbe supply of Granite crashed and screened toany sizes. FRASER CUMMING, Winchester House Jan 10 mtb ac fTclarke &To 7 207, QUBEN-RT, SINOAPOPB. Livery Stable Keepers Fodder Merchant*. For Rubbert-yred Gharries and Best Robbei tyred carriages, ring up TsLBPHONB 916.
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      588 6 STOOMVAAAT KAATBCHAPPIJ NtDERLAND. Steamship Company "NEDEBLAND. Royal Dutch Mail Service. The Company's Mail Steamer "VONDEL" will leave Batavia on the 18th inst, at 5 p.m. and is expected to arrive here on the 20th inst, at 8 a.m. She will bail for Sabang, Colombo, Suez, Port-Said, Genoa, Algiers, Tangier, Lisbon
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      741 6 N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southamp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau, Nagasaki and Kobe
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      596 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 Ameri oan Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward for China) 1911 1911 Delhi May
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      917 6 HOLIDAY-TICKETS, Between 15th April and 15th July, 1911 Holiday-Tickets to and from all the places of the ]\ether)ands-India Archipelago (Singapore and Penang included) will be issued. These tickets entitle the passenger to make a return voyage against payment of siagle fare and are available f or a steamer of the
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    TIN RETURNS.
    127 7 Mar. Apl. Total 1.176 Bruang 75 252 Brn&eb :lcriang 440 440 tfopeng 650 673 2545 Heawood 628 810 1,438 Kaninmng «5,287 $5,285 |23,014 Kanaboi 293 6? t Kinta 4>o 1-J2O Association 220 766 Kleilang 133 2Q9 Kramat Pnlai 842 2 qq.^ Kaantan i-ahat 431 46 MrnMlombo Lode 304
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    748 7 Mar. Apl. Total. r 4,150 8,830 12,205 \lor Pocg^u 3,791 3,041 14,38'J Alor Gajah jv 5 490 2J28 K^* 1.5' 0 1,600 6,250 Anglo Malay 42,290 158,2.0 Ayec Knning 560 620 2,331 Ayet Molck 8.049 «<,4VO Ayer Panaa 1,685 2,016 t!663 Bakap 2.132 4,192 Baigownie 8,026 9,108
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      RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES.
      689 7 Oaf. I«6U». Paid. I a«t T>i* r,. y »rs. S»llers 85,000 2/ 2/ Allagar Rubber Estate* Ltd 10% for 1910 4 1 4 8 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo- Malay 100% for 1910 ly 0 1 0 3xdiv 50.000 2/- 2'- Batang Malaka 2 3 2 0 30,000
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      RUBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES.
      249 7 750,000 5 5 Aver Pacag ft 03 510 12U.000 1 Alor Gajau Rubber EitAte 150 1 ft) 150,000 1 1 Aver Kuuiiig 50 go 500.000 10 10 Efu kit Tiuiah Rubber Estates 25 12 00 200.000 1 1 Bugowme 70%int 10.00 1075 7 ).LXJO 10 10 Changkat
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      MINES.
      484 7 $300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mming Co Ltd 10% int 570 (5 00 1800.000 10 10 Bruang Limited 500 550 $0.00.000 10 10 Bruseli Hvdrauhc Tin M. Co Ltc 6% for 1910 600 $400,000 10 10 Kanaboi Ltd 1.05 1.20 60,000 1 1 Kinta Tin Mines l'-int 17.50 16
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      405 7 TO LET. TO BE LET. The comfortable and pleasantly situated residence known as M USONE CTE." off Tanglin Road. Rent $70. Immediate entry. Apply to POWELL Co., Auctioneers. _May 1 3 20 5 TO LET. Furnished rooms with or without board m private bouae. T*n^'in. Apply to S. A. c
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      1369 7 VESSELS IN PORT n MQD x p I **ff 1 Tons a Commander- Arrived From For When H.M S. Pelorus Brit 2135 Davidson May 12 Hongkong P'moiith U Sea Mew Col. yacht 500 Murphy Apl 12 Tringganu Uncertain Nor. Hassm Sar schr., 85 Matnoor Apl 29 Sarawak Sarawak Sea Belle
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    THE RACES.
    1825 8 THIRD DAY. Entirely pleasant were the climatic condi tions of the day for the conclusion of the Spring Meeting on Saturday. In the enlv part of the afternoon, the heat was mitigated by a strong east wind blowing straight through the stands, that raised many a daintily gloved
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    ANALYSIS OF THE RACING.
    425 8 The Hokses. 1 I 3 Unpl. Santos 2 1 Lossie 2 1 Phonograph 2 1 Damfino 2 Chanticleer 2 Happertyclink 111 Troubadour 111 Wallasey 11 Windfall 11 i Salute 11 i Pin 1 1 Progress 11 Seddon 1 Black Douglas 1 j Bolster 1 j Good
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    BROMHEAD MATTHEWS SHIELD.
    107 8 SSLJLVGOB BcOftß. Filing m the competition for the lirorahe id MitthnwH Bbield, by the ICBT.R, BaUagor hvisum, to«.k pl^ce at Amptug on Saturday under ideal conditions. The scores were •j<'<) 500 600 Tot. Kvins V Kvans. 31 :;l S.r.som 29 SI (■.strove 38 ;-ll l".* Btibj 90
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    DUTCH OIL.
    249 8 At the extraordinary geuer.il meeting of the Koninklyke Petroleum Maatscuappy the proposal to increase the capital from 1151,500,000 to fllot\ooo.ooo was carried unanimously and without discussion, so that iv future the capital will be divided into 1,500 preference shares, 88,500 I] percent priority shares, and 70,000 ordinary shires
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    "THE SINGAPORE AGENT."
    550 8 "Capital and Commerce" April 28th says "We havf had several occasions to point out the iniquities of the company promoters, the directors and other officers of the company who accept office without a correct under standing of their responsibilities It needs no reiteration that the Shanghai public,
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    133 8 The B. I. "Teesra"' with mails fri^m Madras and :>("• tons of generil cart T <> v land ariived at daybreak on Siturday. She buLkers l.< <»(» tons ol eoml, loads foi Madras and sails at 5 o'clock this afterno<.n. The Hucentaur wis discharging a full cargo of
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    PASSENGERS.
    229 8 Per Lady Weld Mr Jely, Mr Leruiit CLEARANCES. M.«y 13. EmU«, Dut str, Mahmoot, for Rhio. Ornapm, lirit str, Lyons, for Port Swettenand Penang. Ipoh, Brit str, Olsen, Port Swettenham and P*»nang. Sti Mmr, Brit, str, Hud»on, for Muar and If itl.iCf.-J. Sappho, Brit str. Dun. for Kelantan via
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      159 8 Fresh Australian Pure Creamery 1 BUTTER. I Singapore Cold Storage! COMPANY, LTD. B BARGAINS IN IRON BEDSTEADST I j i J?i \pe^~^ 1 InstitutioD Btds without pc&tß 3 ft. wi-Ir qa Convertible Btdfi with two detachable po^t- .^oq Combination Beds with 2 posts, 3 f'. vidi $9.qq Fourpost Beds, .'<
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