The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 10 May 1906

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    Masthead
    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1906. No. 980
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    CONTENTS.
    121 1 285) 290 ing Al 290 290 290 T le -J!>o 290 29€ 290 I bines 290 291 29] 292 292 v I 294 23>8 i 302 S 291 < 8 i- 2^U 891,302 300 Run 3»>o 301 3 U 295* I i R A 302 392,297,302 B Demon I
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  • Domestic Occurrences
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      Birth.
      18 1 Dknny-. On the Ist May, at Fetftord, England, tho wife of Allbk Denny*. o f a daughter.
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    • Obituary
      Death.
      27 1 Rossigxon. On Thursday, 3rd May. at Rue d Albanie, Brussels, Leopoldinb, widov,- of the lit- Josoph Rossigaon, Procureurde Roi, aged 53 yea R I By telegram-.
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    Turkey And Egypt. May 3.
    597 1 Turkey And Egypt. May 3. If ever die Datives of an\ country should be grateful to another, it is the people of Egypt m relation to the British protectorate. When it is considered what their lot was under Ismail, h >v, the fettaki* were torn from their fields to work
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    Captian Young. May 4.
    720 1 Captian Young. May 4. \V<} have reooired a ♦'•-l>; i Vn- v > Knprou C'Tlie Voiosof vpt p blishr*! portrait of Captain Yocn*, -new Col .1 j Secretary. The ii:]j uader tbe p ct.i!v ;> -O ArCHIGRAMMATEUS TBB BEEI .I. j chobQiagk." There is something quaint al it i the
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    • Advertisement
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      100 1 i iropc th^ Straita »«j ■ed to send to i'io .up m- ijml date "i 'i v "II then ba mailed •f vail. E ivitiußg detailed infor- v v■. <-.<!j haTs r) vy I vi posted to them weekly. i i ROM ENGLAND TO THE IB EAST f5 ibilan wa
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    • Advertisement
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      172 1 YOU ARE WRONG if you think that you saw JAVA properly if you did not spend a few days inSOEKABOEMI, which is the loveliest and healthiest place throughout Java. When m BATAVIA take a railway ticket for Soekaboemi which is Only Three Hours away from Batavia. You will find yourself
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      394 1 THE WEEK. The 1) 1. Thougv on Saturday and the M. M. Sala/ie on Monday arrived with European mails of April 12. Homeward advices are taken to. d;;y by the P. aO. Devanha. At Friday's meeting of the L^isLit've Council a vote of -^1 1,026 "2 was approved for expenditure
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    Sanitary Control oF Food.
    873 2 Many there l>e iv .Singapore who advocate greater supervision over ihe sources of the milk supply of the ton v, and frowe 20 so far as j to recomuien-1 the- establishment of Municipal dairies. How the advocate* of the Utter justify the finance of such a
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    Plural Voting Abolished. May 5.
    244 2 Plural V oting Abolished. May 5. city on account of his office m town, another for his country residence m Hertfordshire or Surrey, and perhaps a third over his shooting estate m Yorkshire Of the Highlands. Aud almost certainly ho would fiud himself able to vote ior three separate candidates
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    The Absence of a Theatre.
    225 2 The managers of the juvenile troupe oi en- rt ra known as the "Bijou Troubadours" notify thai they intend to visit Singapore 1 it June 21st, Itnotii quite clear where they can play, us perhaps by that time the contractors for the conversion of the
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    The Aeabah Difficulty.
    391 2 >ni: little feature of the Akaboh embroglio i* that a part} of German railway engineers hare been reported as busily occupied there m preliminary work. Another statement that can be read with th.it, is that Turkey is vow claiming to push the Egyptian bouudaryback all the way
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    Docking Charges and Passing Trade. May 7.
    896 2 When the two Republican transports Kilpatrick and McClellan passed through Singapore for Manila, the Utter owing to leaky boilers having had to be taken m tow by her consort come Time after the voyage from New York begau, it was stated by one
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    Sir John Anderson.
    81 2 n» Scottish k IIA 1 portrait of Sir .Ton-. of this Colouy. TWe Sir Joi:n was written jut ;i t t risJlj Msiied Aber<Wu funeral, and ju<t hsffon an smfo^ Br.rtjnon-Treni t<» t!.^ !>,.]. father That jowi JofcrtcMMrdfoli M b» success which can 1, siirovd Scotsman with
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    River Dredcing And Disease.
    47 2 r, 1 who In ib it to the Bom it i plaia ittd Matt >•■•■:' i i'.ir-:.' i- liillg 61 ita.te<l tl m I .iv of ll;<- mi Li 'list 1 Lion up BtvMM ihonld be I bj ti.-. leetri lie to dead si.-.
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    The Bertam Estate. May 8.
    108 2 The Bertam Estate. May 8. ivi i pen «to Ifi X r -n 1 vn« iii the netter of tlu' !i 1- it dccc ii-' t| pr \h\& be Mid I It M admin- of the o now n thn ujrfe j'hat is ..thi: Uh B BOOM) LI the npttol
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    "The King's Chinese.
    73 2 i> will U >.*»' ii ma Mr <* B. lUnn i! -i\vv»t. Ml i WBim b />./•'<• Mod tf* ..Mii- Stnu r ;»Imi *i •Im ;»i 'T •Th rill be w4 iriH Mp m, v. rill I i tad af ll l 15 ti t Mr R4ni
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    Hongkong Opinion On The Vagea Ordinance.
    311 2 Hongkong Opinion On The Vagea Ordinance. i v i pi of ii« c«r*'. t (be w* rht«£ .i ,;•..,!<■!;!- y [turn rfth 'i«iij."i uiil i: \*m ma* 1 tiltglitoncd JiiWfw L, 1 -l.iirtl '•I m here This view has been §ufc many prominent citizens here, vitha iv.'.tiu MMwal ofeOTjthe n
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    The Japanese Minister In China.
    86 3 1 it ii Urn intention ol it to replace Urn Ja] >.:. m :i_r to the irwilrniMi v hieb hi* dealing! with the < )n the oth m- and, the ghljr esteeneJ ami rw■tNT >r his n.;u jp od l>t' caaQ mi iv.l.' <Nm of
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    The "Bentong" Collision. May 9.
    1036 3 The "Bentong" Collision. May 9. UT llßg '!> is Icirmiaitcd. it n i per- to ciwuidar the iocklent itionin log i «a1 r hu to lx* pointed i I Malacca b sot nnvigable to <!•!. lo all boats, .m.l I Jistanee of i tin-; iceogßned that t!ie •j 'lut ships
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    A Rifle Wind-Gauge.
    830 3 Those wlii' are interested rrie phootiiig will reawmbef that off and en during the past t»*n >e;ir- <>r D vr% 9 fr^'ivecv !v;^ r ited the application of a sliding wind gauge to the bind sight of the service rifle. Even the Martini Henry as supplied to
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    SPREADING DISEASE.
    152 3 Yesterday a Chinaman was charged before Mr Col man with dumping a body m CeciLst, denth having hz2n due to Cholera. Accused pleaded not guilty and si id that Ihe co«»lies from the coffin shop' told him to bring tlm body down to the five-font -way. H*' minted
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1250 3 There have been two Rugby matches within a few days, and m both was the scoring rather heavy. On Friday the Telegraph emerged triumphantly from their seooad encounter of the season, defeating the Sherwood Foresters XV with ea»e by 3 goals and a try to nil. The game
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    THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1906.
    691 4 Prom be Hongkong Daih Press" office »mci ata ates »>t exchange at Hongi »og for demand drafts on Bombay from \x\K\ 11*01, and a -< the rates for sovereigns, gold i? .f, etc In all 1 witnesses have been summoned for llift Havortham Grance-Bentong Collision EnFifteen
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    The Bentong Enquiry.
    1368 4 OPENED THIS MORNING. The enquiry into the sinking of the bs. Bentong by the Havershani Grange on the night of Thursday last was opened m the Marine Court this 'morning. Mr Bryant was the president of the board of enquiry which also comprised Capt Kadcliffe. R. n..
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    THE LOCAL BAZAAR.
    472 4 Demoralised and Unstable. For some considerable time pa>i the local market has been suffering from what is eupheniisticallv called M depression. The boom of some two fears ago led all the native firms to buy largely, with the result that they are still very much over-stocked. The
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    FIBRE PLANTS FROM UGANDA.
    207 4 Lv the. Court of Request* yesterday, Mr Carlos J. Scbirmer, irho said tliat he was the Bfanager of a rubber planting syndicate whose estates are inJohore, deposed that the syndicate had a nursorv under his charge, located at *217 Berangoon Road. This was v kind of
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      The Cost Of Living.
      345 4 T« THE KDITOR. Sir, It would in<W<i Ik- bution if those who are da this question. ;ind *fco or her tKperitMt ou th^ tub I have for souip trouble to daily j.,t penso>, bragiag the I if(l aimual columns md I uou copy from my kooln
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    A QUESTION OF REPAIRS.
    271 4 Mr Coehio, the Stamford ttoad i appeared m the CVurt of ■a plaintiff, daraiisg $10< bicrele and ricksha rep-iir-Ptoiifc vhoee shop mil N RotX Mr Coehio had a rickidtf the pride of his Le.trt. 1 Btauti Ctofe Agtwi I ium s used it for sewn ■toatbi
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    PENANG NOTES.
    593 5 rVnaag. April '27 i\i. ii Province WeDesley nversation here dor. Q g m\ quarantine regu- the iiik ,tn<l are taking 1 lie <li I •»ln i ing m em t«. and 1 regret i ••i I bring i! h uutl 0 I la, .i I 24th ij we
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    CHINA AND MISSIONARIES.
    279 5 Cujhesi Bo k ok Mabttbs. a itated that the Waiwupu has sent d circular a tion t i the Vioeroja and Gover- j l (bout the Empire to send, without delay, a del tiled list of everj disagreement, rioi cr anti-Christian demonstration that bas occurred m the
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    A NEW ARTIFICIAL RUBBER.
    184 5 A A3 Bonet baa patented (French patent, i X-». 347,943) an artificial rubber made from t, follow ing recipe Gutta-percha scraps 10i> li>. Calcined or carbonated magnesia... 17 lb. Stockholm tar 13 Shellac (J lb. Trinidad asplialt <; 1'.. Ceresine •*> lb. Rosin 3lb. Yh'. W
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    JOE'S LITTLE FLUTTER.
    103 5 A Mr>iit<> Carlo eonvspondent writes to ;i Binsuogham paper I was m the C;t.-ino on Satorday, 31st tilt., irtien Mr. Joseph bamberbun and lii> wife came m, apparently having brokea th*Jr journey on the way to San Remo. Mr. I imberlain tru) k«d up to the table
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    THE HONGKONG PERJURY CASE.
    97 5 I The Cbiel Justice of Hongkong, Sir Pntncis Piggott, Ipis given s long judgment iv an appeal by t!.e eight Chine?** merchants who w .-i c« m- mi!te<l r.» prison lor perjury, iv the Lai Hm^ Bank bankruptcy mse. The appeal was dismissed, and, as the
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    WITH THE RUSSIAN RED CROSS.
    1959 5 THE FLIGHT TO MUKDEN AND •THE BATTLE OF YENTAL (From the Diabt of Mai Webdbich, art 181 with the ruBBiam headquarters r. M.Wt HUB I A.) V 1 >■■' I r d leave Li loj ing carrying c l !j ;i grounded, were crowded with
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    SALE OF PROPERTIES.
    131 5 The following properties were U auction at Powell Co'i lalerooiii resterdav Afternoon: -No. 113 Bukit Timah-rd, Singapore, itreaGacre: i rood 22 poles, freehold, Syed AiLoff $3,600. Freehold Coeoamtt plantation off <; i vl:i ;ur-r«l. v tie diftrid of Upper Bedoh, about itjiles from town, area 147 acres
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    THE SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE.
    743 6 How THE News Bbachbo Manila Owing to the cable l»eiu^ interrupted l>y the earthquake the Manila papers have been dependent for newi upon the cable between ngl ag and the capital of the Philippines. Howevei lonte significant messages were received l the cable company from the
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    A CHINESE AMOK.
    156 6 Ij«v Badli Wounded Rumour this morning reported thai a Chinaman had run amok :it Rochore- The usual >• ureea <>i information dealt m nothing I niinour, and it was necessary for our ret >rter lo investigate for himself. Chinaman employed m a shop m Middlen I rau
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    FRIDAY, MAY 4. 1906.
    392 6 The master of the M. Glaueus reports parting on May > at 8.15 am. m Lat. 2.35 N. Long. 181 E. a white ship's boat full of water. The Amateur Dramatic Society pla> "His Excellency the Governor'" m the Memorial Hall on May li». 2± and
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    193 6 S.CC. *S. SIIERWOODS. The Club turnel out a verj Pair team against the Regiment last evening and a good i:\\nv ended m a win tor the soldiers b) one goal to nil. The game commenced with the Sherwoods facing the sun, bu( despite thi> handicap they [hi v
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    HOW TO PRESENT FOOTBALL MEDALS.
    357 6 HOW TO PRESENT FOOTBALL MEDALS. There was a large crowd watching the football yesterday between the S. CO. and the Regiment, many having Ik en particularly attracted by t lie announcement, made some days ago, that the a1 the close of the game the trophies won by the soldiers would
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    ROUND THE RACE COURSE.
    391 6 The Course was good yesterday morning, some of the horses did a good gallop First Preston has been bought foi Mr t. V. Cochioi of Batavia by M. Burke (his trainer) who will take it over together with his string viz Blackbird, Benedick. Deduction and Kitty
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    THE "L" IN "GOLF."
    112 6 Colonel Sir C. Euan Smith, pr< siding nt the Wembley Golf Club dinner recently *aid certain legal luminary ua d often to be very cross when playing on the ground of the club, as an equally illustrious lawyer when teaching li is friend's daughter to play
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    CHINESE STUDENTS.
    389 6 WHAT THEY LEAKS' ANI> HOW THEY APPL1 IT AT HOME. The president of the Universitj of Lllin Edmund J. James, baa addressed an open Lett to President Roosevelt, in which lie urges that v.' establish Bach relations with China that the Chinese will he Indue >d to come
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    47 6 M. and Madame Housset have booked theii passage tor Marseilles by the Polvnesien leaviog ou the 21st instant. During M. BotMtet*f Absence iv Parii his place as the local MMMger ofl ih.i BttOque <le l'lndo Chine will l>e taken bj a gentleman from the branch at Tahiti
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (BERTAM) RUBBER C., Ltd.
    257 6 A Bomber of bom j pectusuf this rul.'.t-i fl wtH-iafotawd quarts over-capitalised ic\ 7* The Bight Hon. Sir .1 st i G.C.Mi;. K.C.B Oejloo 395, Balisbi |i 8.C.; John Edw«i I I, Aiiglo-llak i><\ 52, < J racechui J.P. (Din P, Limited Short D
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    NATAL KAFFIRS EXECUTED.
    379 7 r\vi:i.\ E SHOE Phi i l vnos, I- ritzborg, April 2. g ted thn:r u'uilt for BS j i Bust .tii-1 Trooper r:.- i it 4 iv pre* ik c "f .\u iblftgQ !tfi Ql i point i the nidi mned as a. inreh. m was the
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    THE LABOUR QUESTION IN MALAYA.
    692 7 m view of the article wbiob ippea 1 receut- be Malaj Mail on the Bubject of the I roblem as vp\ 1 to Malayan into 1 r of t to si Lte a w i for the 1 aiefil of the many who would be
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    THE "KAZAN" A TOTAL WRECK.
    121 7 Th-» Russian cargo boat bs. 4- Kazan, which ne oa tbe reef oil Panaduw at b p.m. on Tbnisdir, Idihalt, a few houra a^ter leaving Colombo ii total wreck. As Boon sa intiination wjw received m Colombo of the Tossela the local AKnta srransed to
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    SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1906.
    834 7 Lt-Col C. N Watts, Sherwood Foresters, is promoted t>> l>e Brevet Colonel. The Sultan of Johore has just applied for mem bersli ip 6t the Aero Club. The resignation ofCapi K. Peiroe of bis commission m the S. B. E. (V) is accepted Mr A. «iivi^
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    120 7 TSLEOBAPB V. SIIUWOOD rOECSTEKS. The TViliw l ijjli Company m their m match on the Esplanade last, eTBBIHg igMßtt the Sherwood Foresters, gained a ra* victory by goftli and try to nil. F. I Becke had got together a fceamoCtri I a1 they irerenot a match for the
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    THE LATE MR LEWIS FRASER.
    66 7 A < rlasgo\t corresp >udeut ineui i I ite r Fras was staj ing ov< t with Li death :urred 'i be funeral I k place at H :tn iinpi Ann pres >nl w< re M uui A C. L ixers md 3iJ Capi G
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    A TROPICAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
    106 7 I>; Jai i suggests ill 1 rcul of 'i ropie v Tvl Ui i f it is foi m 1. He bat the Dumb men directly int I iv ti nuts 1 I, an'l 1 Largesl B» n of rjualifi< i 1 iouers on (h< 1
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    STARVED INTO CANNIBALISM.
    377 7 Eft iRRIBLE STORY FROM sIJ SeLF-Dc PBUCTION «»i WIJ )l rSt Petersburg, Sunda} A An account of :i remarkable ea-ae v□ balisin cornea from Sredne-Kolyuisk, i province of Yakutsk, Eastern Btberi A member of tbe tribe of Yukagirs. nuv. v..i>: m December lasl brougi I K(il\;i;sk and
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    115 7 i W have received i copy <>i So I i tl« Sir- gapore Taller a v weokli journal ta •porting, mining, planting, mcul, eig». sliippiiiLT oommereial, legal aii uf'.vs," 1 whicli is l>ein^ got up by Me*« I Heline and 0. C. Bam. The pip«r i« »tti lively printed au«l
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1085 8 Quic'juidcupmt homines n ><tr> eH farrago libelli. Juvenix. ••All's well that ends moderately well," might be the summing up <»l the Algeciras Conference, no*\ luckily, a thing of ihe post. It might bo easily have been ga te the other tray, if the'tact and forbearance 01
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    HONGKONG IN THE EIGHTIES.
    703 8 The Army and Xavy lir >r March prints the second instalment of >; d«?scri] article entitled [Jnder the or Foreign Service m the Eighties Oh Clerg, who, we understand, is a reti iantofthe Koyal Navy. We m extracts, which we expect will mixed feelings. It i<
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    44 8 Two li;tl<> Chinese Udtwere plaving marb •> vosteidav wli^n one of them having lost ;ill i bis innM-'s -IrtMv a pmknife and stibbed his j plajuiHte m rite ll»igl«. Tbe iujureO Ud m*a sent In Ifwpital ;ji!<l me Police ar6 looking f«>r lio other !»'»y.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    988 8 Friday, May 4. 1906. Fees e nt His Excellency the Oilier Administering the Goirer*men t t.sir William Taylor, k.« -.?i.a.) I'he Hon'ble the Acting Colonial Secretary (E.L. Brockmam.l t!»e Act. Att'.rney-'ien!. (J. I.'. Inu«*s.) the Act. Col. Treasurer (J.O. Aruh<»ni-z) the Auditor-General (B. C. 11. II ill.) the
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    RED ENSIGN DISAPPEARING.
    111 8 V. I ■< to lif I again I i i t our li alien the o' I. 1 lit Bailing pi thai tin 1 c 1 m a short time. !*riti«li Li( ions Cd 'i.t Sil r.-li -.\ii V '<■ ii i•-•I i t i 1 ow
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    THE HUNGHUTZES IN MUNCHURIA.
    45 8 THE HUNGHUTZES IN MUNCHURIA. A i!! REBK I lism" of tli-' }f us .ii'it/- V.\ M.tlieilM! :;l. TU R«4bai i China is niol»iii^u r l i> ifu] ea6in£. bum «tor li .ah! i l l.lSt l.i^llt :«U<l .11! .^>'l l« act of Making Übe ojmi
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    THE BENTONG DISASTER.
    1625 9 I EteujiSD ti first \>iiuess was j i ron tIH'H;i < ..Tsljiim certificate, rail good Ilisiou. The;' bet usu il spa d Bong I'uil aid not full B] Be did not < :{it. i j tri i i ii' vVit- I h was t\ Is m lv
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    TRAVEL IN THE BAST.
    676 9 BRITISH LINES*LOSE < ROUXrt. A few years ago, say* Commercial Inlelll- nne t it was found necessary by foreign bteam- bip owners catering for tb jeng r trade to advert se bh if the c tptain ;ind offi r peak BcgUsh." From present indicati i it
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    TRANSHIPMENT IS CONCERNED
    490 9 it is difficult to see why the P .;n<j 0. Company cannot run a direct line to C m Even th»* new steamers of the D class off ma befcPMß Bombay and Shanghai. Li I with" ed to book by aP. and 0. steamer, bat sil 1
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    THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEER IN THE HOME PRESS.
    382 9 THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEER IN THE HOME PRESS. The Surveyor of April i b I this ref< a to the refusal <>t* the Governor to Hand Municipal Coinmissiouer's raisi s Mr. Pei *t salary: 3.! r. P.'irco. in anicipal engiaeer of Sing i- resigned his position owing U the r I
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    APPOINTMENTS.
    87 9 hi the O.uzette Ibe following are made. Mr A. T. Brjant to be acting Auditor Qeaeral vice Mr B. C. Tlill grmnted li months' l^.ve. Mr W.C. MicballtobeacUiig rstM«gii rat*. Mr E. C. Howard to be Comaiis»iox>er Court «>f Requests. DrC. -I Singer t«j lje bovte mreeoaL General Hospital.
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    WITH THE RUSSIAN RED CROSS.
    2659 10 THE FIGHT AT THE SHAH-HO. (FaOM THE Di .v^ i I > T \x Wenihih h. ABTISI with i;:i: li' 98IAH HEADQUARTERS I s M kNCHVBI v. I The Evangeliache Hospital was located m a number of big Btone houses belonging to the railway departn*
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    THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
    232 10 I Fere is ;;:i e!o*iu«?ni picture of tUi Ei f-jw sentences. Tli« King lias i:> Ibl m :;<<>.• (it',- 00 ml j*?cts; m A ttterica, I iv Airi h, t,O(M'.ool*; m A"st> 5,000,000 m Europe, i>v«»i I ;i'\i'.- tlttui l»roa llj \*y i- on a i liUgli
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    INTERNATIONAL POPULATION STATISTICS
    113 10 INTERNATIONAL POPULATION STATISTICS Ij» results of t),!. I «r I.IHOo hare been ma* teruational comparison e<l quarterly RVSJiber German Empire, wi,. m det.iil m 1 very mi It is i Mga of tta that the n: ii( decrease m ali <-i\ ilu ptist ten rein. B <]»• ii bi per
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    THE WAY OF THE EAST.
    96 10 t I*. ma?: Hied < :11 i <• ■> cust J« avl foUllH I lii «.f the d uid convicted, but ;K'.l EC I'!• iiij iuformatiott In m 'I"- bad -ji^Mi t!i inform ceived v i I', trill tIM fowl }"i' I:-- I- \\;i> ll«»1
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    463 11 :v r o f this Board was held M inicipd o&Ve. Mr The other mamV r AW Dai!,-,. I ,i. \V. Macbean, and B. j Pol* m 8* I •> st meeting which hi ni. nfirmed. Btlal Femasof hia r oi fii i d X .l!»-.J L 1
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    ROUND ABOUT THE RACE COURSE.
    408 11 weath rwa delightfully fine on Saturday morning, wh«?n there was a lot oi galloping q the irse j roj er and the conditions gin \H\ i'\ urabl •to lime making A MR A.MS Acetino hlirwan) once round slow then the second n uad, picking up
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    H. M. S. THISTLE.
    106 11 ■i British gunlx al Thistle arrive !li Bterdav from I> ronp >rl where she was eommissioued and from whence she sailed <>;i March >. i'U* j Thistle >> eoninianded by Lt-Coin-mander West and ia now coaling al Tanjong Th« Thistle isa gunboat of 710 tons dispi
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    153 11 Mr T. <■"•! >m. ;i genuinely authenticated globe-trotter, arrived m Penaug by the ss. Lai Sang/ 1 from Calcutta. Mr Goodwin is on a walking and cycling tour round the world. t}.. Juried -if from Boston m th»> United States, ulx>ut two years and seven months und wuce then baa
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    THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT AND SIR HENRY M'CALLUM.
    1101 11 The Daily Telegraph of Saturday March :51st has this vigorous article on the Natal crisis, the Government climb-down, and the endeavour of the Colonial Office to lay the blame/>ii Governor M'Calhim on the ground of not baring given complete information to the Secretary
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    MONDAY, MAY 7, 1906.
    644 11 Capt. C. H. H. Moor*> former!/ of the Sirius on this station, is appoint**! to tin* Vivid," for the "Donegal." H>* therefore, after the latter ship is repaired, will lake the place of Capt. Grogiin, who lost his command as a result of tbe stranding of
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    DEATH OF MR E. NATHAN.
    242 11 The sad news was n Saturday ewen- ing i i the deatb, urred between q and Colombo ou Tuesday, of Mr Ezra Nathan, tbe well known [ndian exchange a 1 share broker, of [rwell Bank, Grange Ki. The deceased ms n was ii! two wars
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    THE COMMERCIAL POSITION OF SINGAPORE.
    1384 12 THE COMMERCIAL POSITION OF SINGAPORE. TRADE V.-ITHOUT STATISTICS. "Singapore Free Press.") A ri :-M I m old doctrine under a new v:,.. is nostrum as "Tariff Reform emulating the example of re the popular sugar coated I v. ly disguise the taste of tli operties. jug review of the com-
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    HUNT CLUB.
    120 12 Unfortunately heavy rain fell for an hour or two on Saturday morning, wliicb had the effect of not bringing out siu-h a large Held as usual. Mr Sub] had arranged n nice little course which was thoroughly enjoyed l>v every gone riding. The Club was fortunate m i^uiii^
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    92 12 The Kob, Herald understands (bat a Urge syndicate has been tunned by French. Belgian, English and Japanese capitalists for the purpose of establishing glassware factories iv Osaka and other towns m this country. A syndicate formed of foreign and Japanese capitalists is also about to set up modern saw mills
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    869 12 London, II April. Last week the Countess of Cue we gave a small dance in her charming old house in Curzon Street where were collected all the beautiful women and girli of smart society then in London. Besides" the hostess there were the Dm-hess of Mariborough and
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    CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA.
    172 12 The directors 1 report which was presented at the fifty-second ordinary general meeting of the above bank on April 1' last, stated that the accounts showed a net profit, after providing for bad and doubtful debts, of £342,111 14s. 4d. inclusive of i:s<v>7- 16s. 3d. brought
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      190 12 To THf I IJITOR. l»KAUSlK. V,,;;. tarr arrangement* well on questions ol i ■hotter mage and p raeeat liiu'li <1«m i rate, On ;mv <l,i\. ,i,i, tl,- M 'nil „<•);' TOUT >1h{V wlft in a sauipuu i, Ki er, about in eo— cSottsucgg, uh cholera, &c., <• The
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    S. V. A. RIFLE CLUB.
    122 12 6 booting m the U tin ited <!i Saturday I day for f i A.ustra i r >- >d light c< On 8m for Australian Stonei I being seven au<l tiOO yards, Iht Shield till the Md i!i»-i!>i "r n Miring i Rilvei every unit
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    SPORT AT THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    85 12 SPORT AT THE SWIMMING CLUB. There «BI I of ipocting' mat '•!.(•> pi re I Silt was a btMl WW i the Wegrmph <• m\ \my, t!i betog Club, Kirkwo B sou. Tblegrsph. nt<ll< \V;il(l At the would via, as t !:<•;• m tbe IWegrapliUU and wou l>v Lliree polognNUMi.
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    THE STRANDING OF THE "BEECHLEY."
    646 13 THE STRANDING OF THE "BEECHLEY." ,\VN IN A DIVING BELL. |;-.-.hU'v. uhu-h had bon I the Wetta on Friday evening, I, ,w X inu' alongside the i prior t. cks foi repairs, and a I l»r*\ss piM a \i-it i tint the mt-th-'- i>y which received M, W L ..f-n.
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    FLNODS AT CANTON.
    118 13 BMBAKKMSNTB COLLAPSE. Mann Livk Lost. Canton, April 26. Considerable Buffering lias been caused m the region of Can ton owing to the floods which have taken place. Around Sainainand Yingtak the dainaire has been extensive. The embankments along the river at Sainam have collapsed, despite the fact
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    PUSING LAMA TIN MINE
    27 13 The output from this mine for the month of April last was l,lH<> piculs of tin ore of an approximate value of 160,180.
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    RUGBY.
    145 13 8. C. C. v. The Gabusok. A -uniev.hat unequal game resulted from the meeting of the Club and a tifteeu of the Qarrison, <>v the Esplanade last evening, and but foT the fact that the Club's three quarter! were splendidly watched the score would no doubt have been heavier
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    NEW STEAMER SERVICE TO THE FAR EAST.
    99 13 A DOinber of companies, including the Hamburg-America Live, the firm oJ UWilhelin Dieckmann m Hamburg, and Ihe firm of Eugen Oellier m Hamburg hay«? agreed to substitute for tht' occasional service between Hamburg and Antwerp, on the one band, and Vladivostock and NikolaieTsk,
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    RUBBER IN THE AMAZON BASIN
    422 13 RUBBER IN THE AMAZON B ASIN Rubber M not produced m Chile, but m al l the country watered by the River Amazon, eomj.risimj large portions ol Bolivia, the ports of entry for which are m Chile, the industry is attracting the attention of foreign capitalists. The note elevated parts
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    TUESDAY MAY 8, 1906.
    963 13 The steamer Draco now m. port is specially fitted up for carrying heavy machinery. Her derricks are extremely powerful and capable of lifting the heaviest weight*. Brigtdier General T. H. Bliss, U S. Army, lias been installed as Governor of the Moro province of the Philippines,
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      The Bertam Estate.
      772 13 To j HE EoiTOK Sik, Yourcoutt mporary the Pimamj Gozeih>' stems to have gone out of iiis way to criticise adversely, the Straits Settlements (Bertaui) Company Ltd. He regrets teeing the name of Sii T. Wfi Ridgeway at the bend of ihe Board of Direefo inferring thereby
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    THE DUTCH EAST INDIES.
    98 13 THE DUT CH EAST INDIES. Brussels, Api B. -A telfigraai to The Hagi^ says that the itrongb 1 of Enrekang m the Celebes has been ttonned ■tfter a v%otcmm resistance. The enemy lost 39 killed and many wounded. With the downfall ef Enrekang organized restafaace m the diatriot of Kantoe
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    58 13 In tie month of April m Singapore then were Dv*2 deaths, i I vhieh 23 were on thtQuarantine Island. 0° *he 62 deaths from cholera, tive were imperil proved to l-e im ported, presumably. Phthisis caused mofrt deaths, 17*2; 147 took place f r >m natural causes lU'2 from beri-Jwi
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    THE KING'S CHINESE.
    1433 14 Tei.lo'* Citizens of ocr Empire In tl >: bads of our Kint,' live some millions of loyal Chines A lew i.-c o!i Mired Sphinx, slightly animated, but possessing a bewildering facial restraint; l-einu' m wl.oni there are neither moral- HOT truth, an I BO MM tf NTtmo6
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    THE BENTONG DISASTER.
    350 14 Tkii of the Court's Finding. The Court of Enquiry's finding, delivered about midday vii Saturday, was to the following effect. As to cost*, their order was that I they be divided. The report stated that the Court found for I the reasons given below, the ss. Bentong
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    CRICKET.
    130 14 8. C C. v R. A A match was played on the Esplanade on j Saturday between the above teams and eixled m a wiu for thp club. R. A Smith ran out Browning b Nicholas Arthur c Cantrell b MeKeau. 21 Perraro b Nicholas 3 Madden t MeKean
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    48 14 The performance will bo repealed to-night and to-morrow night, and will no doubt attract ClUlaudeneei for now is our silly season re* marks a recent issue of the Hongkong Telegrapu, with frankness. The pifagnph refer*, to the Amateur Dramatic Compauv'a perfor mancee of t; A Counlr) Mouae*/ 1
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    SUPREME COURT.
    231 14 The Temple Case. Iv the Supreme Court* this Morning, the Acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice Law, proceeded with the heariug, adjourned from a fortnight a^o, of the action by X.V.A.C. Chetty tiud PJi.P. Anuainalav Chetty and eight other defendants, of the money-lending order for 510,000 and interest. The
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    NOTES FROM JAPAN.
    480 14 (Fro hi our oven Correspondent^ Tokio, Amu li'tl Diplomatic Appoints nm, It is confidentially stated thai Japan w':l open her Consulate m Antnng-hsein m May I and her Consulate-General m Mukden m June. j As to the occupant of the Foreign portofolie, I now temporarily held by
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    GOLF IN MALACCA.
    192 14 The result of the April too&tbly uiedaJ t the M. G. C, played on thoSeroh Liaki wat The bearing of the char-..- i *hmtiu rikisha coolie against F. W. Coelho iras < eluded on Saturday before Mr Colgoau. His Worship ronvicfed the accused uu>\ heft passing tenti-iice
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    WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1906. ROUND ABOUT THE RACE COURSE.
    240 14 WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1906. ROUND ABOUT THE RACE COURSE. ft wa« nice and Cv the big track wag i a L work was done on it. Lm sent Wiugarocii Meros (Fenton) tuj i over a ii ile and i ipu for the last 9 farftoogi Tease (Rudin^s > wel 4
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    A Y.M.C.A. MUSICAL EVENING.
    201 14 Arranges! with the objed MMtiofAi funds ot the Athlctir \AI C.A.. tin* OOMtft, DT fat ftHm U» thf program me. ft u-usii-al Hcrnse I** righf prowd. botli uaacal point of vicu. bjm) artigticmlh. the lu-ped Cor l>.\ Ihotc proa was a fairly burgß t»in j bnl
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    AN ABANDONED STEAMER.
    46 14 Fuses Fuu»jFtn*< Captain Bfciafaridfi of tbe ».G which arrived here this luormnt: tneporti prrrim i hfge > f< rocki ut the south m Uuit«| 9 kin on the 5tL 1 peand ftbaadoasd m km She had tba Freadi ensigafl^ Her nan-e oouM nol *i
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    BURGLARY IN BATTERY RD.
    43 14 BKwmii B v fkurs broke nlo*llßMn rifcesia Bittctr-rd i»d stofc w tmber ci nnitc pipes ml good thierej i#eeted vi vhMiow nptUiii rhidi led no ilue i-i.:u-! M clerk mv M Hie t»o S but when be left diti
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    MINE RETURNS FOR APRIL.
    27 14 >U1 riti Mining Tl X intoa i .i Urn Si}.: m Tiu O Ltd S.( .< terda; aa Mm E#p i iro all nil
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2057 15 g 1 I illK TIBBT TREATY > iv. «.l ou Mm 2. 0 \au n the House ol v Peking >i.i»ned on jo o t < 'hina to the I I i ise alters the i t toei h 4 ii Tif'e •::t. bj i"' rei I r «>t
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    TURKEY AND GERMANY.
    889 15 The Sultan of Turkey has presented the Order of Osma,!iieh set m brilliant^ to f he f hree* youngest sons of the Kaiser and the *orlon of Chefakat to the Kaiser's daughter. Repatriation of Rand Coolies. A proclamation informing the Chinese that any desiring to return to
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      POSSIBLE RUSSO-BRITISH ARRANGEMENT.
      100 16 (/•''#t jar own Cot -> t -*f undent.) Hongkong, M »y 4.15, p.m. Reports .lie w» hauvi fruno Peking thai it is probable that mi .^''vui.Mit hat been arrived at botwtvn Gioa? t». :.i a ttnd Russia. Bumm (soil i* swutl) baa ngreednofl to interim m Urn
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      CHOLERA IN PERAK.
      19 16 (F:s»: our oii>: Co:;espoiulent.) Peoang M.iy 8, Reed. 1.10 p.m Cholera ha?i broken out m P«»rak.
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      PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
      283 16 May 3, PerWaihora: Air Steedman. M.iy 2— Per Pro\idence Messrs A. Ker and \V. Ferguson. >[:iy Per Malacca Messrs A. Proctor, T. J. Anderson, 6. Privett, Oli.m Soon, and Ah Foou M.fv V Per ThoDgwa: From India.-— Mrs KoMoiffand I children. Me A. S. Williams, Mr K. S.
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    SHARES.
    467 16 Capital Capital Issue Paid r rt^«,««r I Issued paid up Value up h $135,000 v 10 lo I.*.-. ...ih Gold M. Co. Ltd $40,000 10 10 Do Do (Defonvd) I $600,000 600,000 1" 1" B: Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Lid. I $200,000 W I" X: f.JoM M. i'o. Ltd.
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    PRODUCE.
    140 16 Way, 9 Tu. s ;»:;>,:: <jhuu-'»«ji 7 •"»"> do 'jui.t- S,, v> do. ')>•: No. 2 n '>♦> Pepper Black 'O!tlil!*«r 8 |*>j«*l !»U do. tfTiite, (Fair L. a >. l 9 50 Nuinie^s (110 lo Urn fci 33 do. 30 to tbe I -VJ M*c« (Hand*) U5. Olovea
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    EXCHANGE.
    62 16 (Corrected up to M'iy, 9.) Bink 4 in,s 2 4;, demand 2141 Private credits 3 m/s -/^X credits 6 m/s 2/4} France, demand Bank 293 Germany, demaud 230 India, T. T, 17:» Hongkong, demand 9}/&dii Yokohama, demand lit.' Java, demand i|o» Bangkok, domand 54. SovKitKioNs.Bauk Bajimg... 58.57 Bank of
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      790 16 CLKAUANCBS. May 3. Bombay Maru. Jap str, Ishika^va, for Colombo and Bombay. Lai Sang, Brit, str., Lake, for Hongkong. Hong Wan I, Brit, str., Slaker, for Penang. Resident S :hieff, Dut. str, Sudin, for Knio. St Eg!>ert, Brit 3tr, Cafferata, for Manila. Penang, Brit, str., Baker, for Port Swettenliaui via
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      582 16 VESSELS IN^ PORT. Men-of-War FIa K and Tons Commanders Arrived From H MS. Thistle Brit 710 West May 6 Devonpon Pof Sea Mew Col. yet., 500 Murphy Apl 3o Pen, Other Vessel Flags Tons Master- rri r cd o b r m Consignees V' 1 Altint? Dut 70i Danck May
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