The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 21 June 1906

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    18 385 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1906. No. 986
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    CONTENTS.
    294 385 381 p I :*r> v 38i i It.- .i I'- 384 IR« :Wi j Theatre rtB6 Labour H 387 M. m sws '587 v 387 He Bill -587 1 Pit«b :> S 7 X■ w l 388 -A- MBB 389 .v 389 :> i. I S <■'■ 'tor ;ixf»
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Births.
      74 385 On the 27th May, at Shanghai, tlie wife of Thbodori Ogieb, of a daughter. Bii.vrr.— On Saturday, 9th June, at the Crag Hotel. Penan- Hill, to E. and L Bratt, a son. YOUJTO.—On l^th .June, at St. Briavels, Wetherdeo, Suffolk, the wife of Robert Young of Penan^. of a
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      Marriage.
      55 385 BAODSLBY-Quieem. On June 12th, at St. George's Church, Penang, by the Rev. F. W. Haines, k.a.. Colonial Chaplain, Frank Mohkish Baddbliy, Civil Service, Federated Malay States, fourth son of the late Frank Baddeley and Mrs. Baddeley of Liverpool, to Frances Gertrude, youngest daughter of the late William Charles Quiggin
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      Deaths.
      52 385 Ptb.— May 11'. at Chingfbrd, H. <;. H. Pve, Captain I*. and O. S. N. Co., aged 39. At Shanghai. Morna Christine, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs. "VV. V. Driunmond. Aged 2<». Ra< hel. Ths wife of Capt Flak, which took place yesterday, the ISth instant, at "The
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    The Police Force.
    1236 385 !!cj; shall the I're?s the People's rifeht mair.U a, UlUNied by influenc* and imbribed by gain; Zltrt patriot Truth hrr glorious precepts draw, b'lc^BCd to Relicion, Loyalty and Law. June 14. A further and more leisurely consideration of the report of the Insppetor General of Police, which
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    Steamer Passenger Fares.
    956 385 Homeward bound, or homeward booked, or thinking about booking homeward, is the pleas.mtest form >A superlative, comparative and positive, to most of the exiles of the Far East. Occasionally one comes ifITOM a man or a woman who professes that the East if good enough for them,
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      33 385 SIAM I IN THE MALAY PENINSULA A Short Account of the position o Siam m the States of Kelantan, Patani Leeeli and Sai. Re-prlnted from the M Singapore Free Press." Price -*>O oonlß
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  • Page 385 Miscellaneous
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      408 385 THE WEEK. The B. 1. Teesta ou Saturday aud the If. M. Tonkin on Wednesday brought the European mails of May 25. Those homeward go to-day by the P. X O. I'ougola. At Fridays meeting of the Municipal Commission the proposal to clear the Clyde Terrace verandahs of obstruct ious
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    Infant Mortality.
    843 386 June 15. The subject of infant mortality in general, and iu the Colony in particular, has, as we know from his excellent address at the opening ot the School of Medicine, engaged the sympathetic attention of H. E. The Governor. Municipalities in many parts of the United Kingdom
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    Colombo's Health.
    554 386 Like Singapore, Colombo is greatly concerned as to its health. The M Time* of Ceylon publishes the views of three prominent medical men, as supplementary to the report of Dr. Marshall Philip, the City Medical Office*. The two diseases tliat are troubliug the capital of Ceylon are dysentery
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    A TELEGRAPHIC Inexactitude.
    342 386 Juue 16. The Times of the 19th May contains this J rather curious telegram TuK Si i: Airs Sktti.EMKNTS. (From a Correspondent. Singapore. May 1*. Th-' Government has already largely adopted i the views of the Chamber of Commerce as to abandoning the outer moles recomrnended by
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    The Natal Revolt.
    340 386 June 18. I I It l« with a Considerable sense of relief that those who cau iii some degree realise the imj mense dangers to the white minority of an j "ail-black"' revolt iu South Africa, now find I that the vigorous measures to stamp out dis-
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    A Temporary Theatre.
    623 386 A Mggettioa bee nmU m vbidi based on practical ideab, if oulv tl stances would permit of Mi which is a matter tin? inij.- j,,_. A few remarks were Mtda m tliis other day, v to tbo poHftb carlv urnvu, the Btetetmi Open c»»!ued\. ;m.iti, able iual.il
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    The Chinese Labour Hoax.
    362 387 i 19, v in this Colony, where Chin; b labour aphi who must l>e guided amusement the f the Radical partv in abundantly i iir," ami during the i I politicians who are I M i Bters X i man, not illibl inirorous Radical, illusions dispt
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    The Jewish Massacres
    319 387 June 20. Thosk horrible massacres of the Jews at Bielystok and other places in Poland, have I proved to be enough to bring to an end the patience of civilised humanity with the sava- gery of Russian official anti-Semitic action, and even worse instigation to slaughter. The
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    Mr Graham Gow.
    501 387 As will be seen from to-day's telegrams the straggle between President Roosevelt and the meat-packing interest continues to engage the public miud m the United States. And foT the matter o! that, everywhere else. It is ascertain from what appears to-day, what is the precise character of
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    The American Meat Bill.
    390 387 The Hoogkosg Philharmonic Society baboal to givea eoaoarl Of one iteta a Hongkong paper mti •A pttßO eoucerto is an item which we do not remember baring observed l>efore m a local programme. For the sake of the uninitiated we will explain that a concerto is
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    Military Band Pitch.
    177 387 The lion J, Graham Gow, who is the representative of the Government for the New Zealand International Exhibition of 1906-7 is ai we stated yesterday m Singapore at present, on his way to India. He was a personal friend of the late Mr R. Seddon, and was
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    SINGAPORE AS A GOOD EXAMPLE.
    346 387 The M South China Morning Post," referring I to the prospect of improving the rikisha service m Hongkong, remarks: Surety if neighbouring ports, whether British I or foreign, can Jo certain things better than Hongkong it is not a wise or a sound policy I
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    FAR EASTERN DOCKS.
    717 387 lay Shanghai correspondent of the "Commercial Intelligence writes as follows.— Mlt had been may intention to give details of the dock concerns o* Japan m continuation of my article on docking and engineering companies m the Far Ea3t, but as these are not likely to int?rest British
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    MAGISTRATES' APPEALS.
    114 387 Yesterday afterooon two appeals from magistrate's decisions were beard m the Supreme I Court by his lordship Mr Justice Fisher. Ih the first, the del ails of which are not of a very readable nature, Mr Montagu Harris appealed against the couviction of one Lain Man Heng, for
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    ACCIDENT TO THE AMHERST.
    69 387 Captain Bom of the Dutch steamer van Ho<rendorp, which arrived here this morning from Singkawsng, reports at 1 p.m. on the 17th he sighted thes.s. Amherst lying disabled m the Pontiatiak Kiver. On approaching the Ambent Captain Scott reported that the vessel h.i<l broken her shaft
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    INTERPORT RIFLE TROPHY.
    26 387 To the ount already acknowleged ($115), the folluwhig suscriptioiis are added »-8 i s -M. 10 11. K. I. j 0 Total si4o
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    THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1906
    874 388 Thieve- lia-e visited the new Government School m Outram-rd. ;ind stolen a quantity of lmiss fittincs and nun-water piping. Ti.f- M i s Mail says it bean thai Essington bug 1 may have to be scratched i :he f< rthcoin 1 meeting Hrn B saian Volunteer
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    JOTTINGS FROM BERLIN.
    1365 388 (For the Bi*g*for§ Free Pre«s.) May 17th. The question of the expulsion of the Jlussiaus is still agitating the public mind. No doubt the right of expulsion is being handled arbitrarily and i> directed mostly against the Jews. When one considers that it is precisely Jews which
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    THE BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    276 388 Mr Emerson appeared m the Supreme < !ourt i this morning before Bfr Justice Fisber, m 1 support of a bankruptcy petition against woman, Li m Tim Neo. The boring of the i application was postponed a fortnight ago m order to allow of a settlement being
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    OPEN-AIR OPERA AT SHANGHAI.
    305 388 If only our weather, which i^ generally fickle i from <lav to <l;iy. could be relied on to k<»]» line during the probable return visit of il.e Bandmann Company, it might l>e possible to arrange for open-air perform inces, as ju*t bow at Shanghai. The fact
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    98 388 A Chinainan was charged before Mr Seotfl Ibis rooroiDg with baring attempted to cheat Ibe Tramway by travelling with u<e«l I ticket. It appeared that irhesi the conductor I asked him for bis fare lie handed over the used I ticket, but after he was arrested be offered i three
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    THE ACCIDENT TO THE FALLADON HALL.
    174 388 THE ACCIDENT TO THE FALLADON HALL. Captain- Kk: nm A, ;j, As reported y Falladoii Hall ♦Mil.-., efWUMj m a pi tIM nly report d was thai hi the Board ii a tag of the .sent six mile's west of litli Aivpr^ni.T.. AetUpatKeppel Efari fetaili butC&pi m N safe any
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    A SINGAPORE CHINESE MERCHANT DECORATED.
    172 388 The "South Clue i II c -i re*| nndei I writer 1 chant, U IT wok l.'n subscribed *10/ debt ■übscriptum, bi i ration by Tid; ri J E the recomnec hi the above, I lows: Decorations are list! i hand m China. S >vie
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    THE CHICAGO MEAT SCANDALS.
    117 388 Tlu- China lf*il/' i ■dbjcct. nabn the point I ill wri *v bS ■i note for Britisli into r-1 it non rapidly, Uuiffi Mid Ute a- 'I'll lying Wow* ncbodf 90 I to this cue. 1 tIM w.a<l l.!' V.ii- r works iii Anin. M I
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    FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1906.
    137 389 I the Society des i :;.i-J:» pikab. p published >;\ v... fa ill m it, Ihi we still E 1 l>v < el n man ;tn«l 1 keep her i Bat < lace <»t" S< ni !'•«rd- < m ured i T. 1 n -1 ;tt
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    A BURGLAR ARRESTED.
    207 389 Tliis moraing before Mr Scott a Chinaman was charged with larking housn trespass at Ihe Officers 1 Mess, Tanglio Barracks, aud dishonestly retaining certain stolon property a watch, a <j;ol 3 ring and a £o!d stncL The focti of the case were that on t lie ni^ht
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    RAFFLES GIRLS' SCHOOL.
    839 389 PuuvTAnoa to Mm Brno* A very interesting ceremony took pi i Testmlay at the EUIH Girls' S-h wbSThe popili bade farewell to Hi*. Buxton, who ii "ing on promotion to become Hen I Mistn Cross Bireet School. Miss Buxtou wai presented with a handsome, silver-fitteddress-ing and v
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    INTERPORT SHOOTING I CONTESTS.
    500 389 INTERPORT SHOOTING I CONTESTS. thf: si.ooested trophy. The "Hongkong Daily Press'" says:— Mr. M. B^Northcote informed our representative yesterday that the committee appoint 1 to con. aider the conditions which it is proposed to apply to the Interport rifle shooting trophy will probably hold a meeting during the next fortuight.
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    LEWITCHING A GIRL.
    337 389 Policeman Charged with Kidnapping. On April lt> Chinese woman aud her twelve year old daughter went to vUit some friendd m Hocklauvst. And when it was i to go home the girl, who is said to be twelve years old, was Bent to cull arikisha but did
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    WHERE THE "DEWEY" IS.
    168 389 The I. S. Goverunieui tog Wonpatrick, arrired here this morning from Carita to assist m towing the huge floating dock Dewey to Manila. The Dewey is due here on the Ivth. From a Ceylon paper it appears that the i_-re;it floatiug dock M Dewey for Manila,
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    SAD DEATH OF AN ENGLISH VISITOR AT MAIKO.
    292 389 SAD DEATH OF AN ENGLISH VISITOR AT MAIKO. We regret to loam of i tragic occurrence lat ;>!::. Bfr Frederick Dv Croz, a young Englishman of good family, irbo bad been suffering from neurasthenia a^ the result of over-work iv studying for the 15 r, arrived I m this c
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    ABSENT DEFENDANT AND SOLICITOR
    208 389 A Peculiar Heabisg. A claim was brought by Hadji Omar bin Ali against Grhoo Boon Yek m the Supreme Court this morniug before Mr Justice Law, for $1090 damages foi breach of covenant contained m a lease made between plaintiff and defendant, concerning (he renting of
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    AUSTRALIAN ARMY QUARRELS.
    228 389 April -j.; Owing to mismanagemeat •>« I i> i lie board which control* the C tuioii thtlt.li tWceti, and which is on the I lines of English Bjard, prominent ofioers are resigning At a 11 i- m Sydney, the chairing i I lk*r-G ueral J. 1L Gordon,
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    ARREST OF U GRATREFUL GUESTS.
    189 389 Yesterday afternoon before Mr Colman Inspector li.v. «i,i charged two Australians, named L linand Gould, with having stolen a gold watch and chain from lfr C. Buckner, 3rd mate of the fc». Boveric Mr Uuckner gave a similar story to that repotted m these c»:
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      37 389 QnSundiT Hit Gftibcdrai of theCkx)d Step- herdumlt i€ Port uguese Church of St Joseph wll svleia tUe Ibo aiiUQil f«sa»l of Corpus j Chiitti or Fete Dieu an-! ilia umjul procewion will t;iktt place m tb« iii'teruoon.
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    NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
    416 390 I'l'i'in Vari&u* Ymperi.) the (tkrman Garrisons. I 'eking. June I Viceroy Fuan Shin Kai has informed the Peking < rovernmeut by wire that the balance of the German garrisons at Yangcbun, tangfoug, :t,ii and IVitauu haw all left for Europe, and their barracks have been presented
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    PRETENDER AND ALFONSO.
    46 390 A telegram to the "S. C. If. Post gays The Spanish Pretender (Don Carlos) is acting j m a most courteous maaner to his adversary", King Alfonso, m connection with the Madrid < utrage. He has telegraphed congratulation to King Alr'onsv on his escape.
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    THE LOST GUN-RUNNER.
    343 390 C v '-!K IM. I. \i;i.;> TO U.v\ E BEFN I'nsK VWi »Ii T.U V. Judgment was given at Cardiff, Mai 11. in II B f Trade iuquirj into the loss c>t* the steamship Carlisle m the River Saigon whilst liden with munitions of war belonging to
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    TIN RETURNS.
    38 390 The oi.tpu' of tin oxide hrom the underi ioned mines during the month of May oipiau Tin Company Limited, 148.28 Pels. The Kuantan Tiu Mining Co. Ltd. 265.50 pis. Debt Tin Mining Co. Ltd. 400.00 pis.
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    SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1906.
    870 390 Mr P. Bptoole is appointed acting Solicitor General for Tenant,'. Mr Wong Man Po is anointed a meufber of the IV Leung Kok. Mr Bhelford'a appointment as member of council has been confirmed. Mr II- (1 Belli lias been appointed a magistrate for Malacca, together with
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1050 390 An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commission was held yesterday afternoon m the Board room. The President Mr E. G. Broadrick, was m the chair and there were present Dr Murray Robertson, Ifcssrs J W. B. Maclareu, R. Allen, A. W Btilev, W. Macßeau, Cheng Keng Lee, H.
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    RAFFLES SCHOLL SPORTS.
    307 390 It was MforUmtt tlu prevailed yetterdaj v.1,,. Raffle Institution the ground tety ing, but the rain of 0* finali were held, rmm( There tin bow*»v a v.-r. visitors who v. the i interest. Amoopl tb Buckley, who lvirsdlv consent* prizes away, and Mr*E. i! Taking the decidedly
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    "ANOTHER USE FOR RUBBER."
    142 390 Under thin I ling [he latest JemrtuJ, otittiou*h ua i itatMNttt How iur tlic following report El nnnttatf can Im' taloea ■artoMeK •*•> bat if ibj extended in* I brought nbout it t -ill BM*a ratbera for the robber traJ*-. 6ev«r»l nitt mpt wa> nada lo
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    CHINESE IMMIGRATION INTO B.N. BORNEO
    45 390 CHINESE IMMIGRATION INTO B.N. BORNEO Ike British V ti. civ*-:! I r ifctuoc ill whicfc tiit- I 'I < to iJ ,i! KihUi irot* I:-t,' tnd I ttk p§ naa hum;: v a i t lilt lli- m j v t>U a (nit* fm i inent
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    608 391 dfmrrmgo Hbelh JrVKNAL. Ms home papers tlie _'!it 'i' the old familiar name The ''v produced it •I [I was wirh v 'i that ke willed sal of > plo( of Ike pi iv. last u«er o! I re n t.> I f > it. Iniast'a
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    "RAMIE."
    483 391 tOne who ha. grown it" write, to an Anglo- contemporary I b, an acco^ nt a story t...1. (by Mrs Kn,,t Hart of the aU* .mils There is no doubt from some of ?««Pto«l have seen of cloths made at ber Ui that they are v,,y beautiful, though expone
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    MAIL NEWS.
    404 391 H lil.-r's eorre-p ndent :.t New Orleans, fh > chief tit he State of Lonuian*. I S.A.. states I tlnf th; Board of 'ontro oft bo Louisiana Leper Home aonoonce the discharge of three lexers absolutely eared. The German Reichstag Ins impose n »w taxes, which are calculated
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    83 391 F«»rft*»m* iime P 1 Mr Colman hai I><Jell i willi ;i case m which a Chinaman was i <1» awing ;i CJhinaman Milforing rmm ••lN»leia livm Havelock-rJ to Victoria-st. Tlu fuels wera that the house m Havelock-rd wm ;iu eaUoic hoy«eand when thedeceased waa takeu ill then he was promptly
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    Correspondence.
    120 391 A Times Telk.;ram. To THL hniJUR. Dear Sir, -I think that mauv readers of llie Loodofl "Times" will, like mjself, ims P it t the audacity of its Correspondent m leading the telegram published m the issue to han<l by tins morning's mail; bat what shall we <\y of
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    REGIMENTAL FOOTBALL SHIELD FINAL.
    649 391 K." C^y Wins by On*; Goal. The final for the Regimental Football Shield j for the Companies of the Sherwood Foresters, was played at Tanglin Barracks yesterday evening before a large crowd, the game having attracted o,uite a gwd number of civilians. Amongst tho.se who witnessed
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    ALLEGED DAMAGED CARGO.
    186 391 Claim Against Shipping Aoests. Iv the {Supreme Court this morning before Mr Justice A. (Jr. Law, a claim was brought by Messrs Jaeger Co. against Messrs Belm Meyer, fur damage! caused by defendants negligence and failure to deliver certains croods, shfpped by t lie M. Alesia and
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    RIPE FOR DEVELOPMENT.
    283 391 The Special Commissioner of the Pacific Comnieicial Museum m the Orient writes toAmerican Industrie* myn—'ug the opinion that only bj visiting the prormce can OSK gain tolerably accurate impression of the Philippine*. "Among mo Imfamgeneuiu a people -looted t«> agriculture and with but little coi. j croc,
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    A CHINESE DUEL.
    166 391 On the 20th May a Chinaman was killed m B house at Bangkok, as the result of duel with another Chinaman. The method they adopted m fighting is of some inte est, notes the Fmijiil Time*. Thejfoaght with the two forefigners of each hand, si ibbing each
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    BANQUE DE L'INDO CHINE.
    75 391 The annual report presented to the mnotiap; of gharehoMers oo May 9 contains a nefoind to tlie branch established at Singapore, which i« now ia full swing. It is proposed to writ** oft" Singapore establish meat charges tV -2,5 7 an 1 install ition chaiyei t'r
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    PROSPERITY IN AUSTRALIA.
    59 391 Australia is eujoying a little ran *t gooct seasons. Its luck, with good crops, g**oA woo' prices, auJ a metal market which is bxlaaosd on a (]y/.7.y pinuacle of ifflueooe, lias been s.j remarkable that its banks and fiuancial :^ti:utions don*t know what io do with the
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    353 391 Mr Sabatier is n«»t yel quite up to date, hi New Jersey, [Jutted Si ales, a liairtfro nor h— had a telephone installed at <»\<>rv chair iv his establishment, m ordertltai his* patrons may talk on business Batten while their h-.ilr i* U?ing cut. Mr H. lfuir becomes Gtorernmeni Marian
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    MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1906.
    888 392 The Fmch steamer Yunnan from Antwerp for Hongkong which has six Greek p issengers on board, carries also some war stores. M H. H. P. 8." forwards a subscription of 15 for the Singapore list for the Interport Bifle match trophy. The Indrapum which arrived on
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    A VISION OF INDIA.
    1392 392 Mr Sidney Low has written a remarkable j book. He wont out to India as a Special Cor- j respondent daring the recent tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales, bat tins volume has very little to do with the Royal journey. The j reader
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    ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL SPORTS.
    448 392 j I v the presence of a large Dumber of friend* and relatives and Ihe bojl of the school, the annual sports m ooniiectiiNi with I lie An^lo(Jhinese School, were beld OB Siturdav m \lw grounds at Oldlum Hall, llappilv the weather remained j ni t fine
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    THE REPORTED RESTORATION OF WEIHAIWEL
    124 392 DftNIAL BY TH!. 1 BftlTim OOTKBBMKKT. Li mm? be ivuem tared Ui.tt v M »> iei>Mi«-.-» i> m;»«le lte«¥ to f lie jVki:.^ t#*^ra»M tWOit ing llmt Sir Rrtitott S.n,,w i,., i. Itj 1«» 1 H .•i.ii..v^ti'ui for ilih n*»t«»ntti«Mi W, M:u if »v is
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    73 392 T««*mi? v*x w. iv Ufkq o<i) f«ir ilte Jin M..J.-1 <\.in^-'ni..n. PUt ;.^>j!t i v M will IW MrJL tfiimplir9r«wttii <»!•• fx»t.<nf#.|v finest fv,.j 34 ami 35 IHi 71^ ln r #l '>'•'' > lii^-s, s«\,.|i foum u,<i I". fis» lV*|:RlitU*«*M ;i r.rord t',.f til (VUftC ah
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    THE FOODS THAT PRESERVE YOUTH.
    560 392 THE FOODS THAT PRESERVE YOUTH. A I* rpSLLS b Tho,-,,, m„ U nat m m or s ds d <■■ give a fortune I With a lifor ten or a doaon was not realised nutil srery i ns hasp pro. ess of growu 22 ■fleraum numb. span of life. Tiimu-h
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    RAUB GOLD MINE.
    13 392 Hl'|»ttt f.HT flu* f 111 P^rl m<mu onwM W UC4.
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    17 392 A.-.-.niiM.: a ■!i■ T-l, L nag Taa* Wm -^t«-ui < f.ina. 1 ■fmftftl oAoi for thctr u« tiutM
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    S. V. A. RIFLE CLUB MEETING.
    265 393 i .\V:n\l''. Mauksmkn. Hi etitioa outha Baleatiof fteraoon l>ro;i^ht t>> a >■• vessful nu^tiuij heM VnlmiT.-. r i interesi and enthn- shots ol I i i various j' u ba ';.ii:''''i bf the huge iwpi ctable lin the vu I 1 1 hui prow
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    PATALING RUBBER.
    1014 393 1 F*hm noB Excow Prospectus Bstimat* r J third annual meeting of the Pataling r> w beld at the offices of the '.yl'.n lumber oi Commerce «r JJ«. Anstruther (chairman of the company) P~^g, said 'l have much pleasure m conPfratnlating the shareholders on the satisfactory PJ»»tion which
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    GREAT BRITAIN AND SPAIN.
    2032 393 THE NEW ENTENTE. (By D. M. <;.\:,e rs thi Globb.) ttjs daily becoming more apparent that the destiny of the British Empire is being shaped by a mind of extraordinary creative power. Thongh m the laying of the foundations of this raet imperial fabric *c may
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    LIVING LATIN.
    56 393 \.j keowledge of the le.nl language is needed loenable us to decipher ilie meauin^ of the**) lines, ererj woi J m which is Tiatin: 0 nec aii^o m a!) illi Ardor pyram id cont^btata Potor, XC :»n non. 8i <V'i> puto Bftl timo-s, On ret tn ted. U
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    THE SPORTING WORLD.
    1634 394 (Fnm Special Correspondent). London, May 18. The Turf. Recent happenings m connection with the Turf have given sportsmen much to talk about. Firstly the scratching of Flair fur the Derby put quite a different complexion on the bi£ Epsom race and appeared to clear the way tor
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    SERIOUS CARRIAGE ACCIDENT IN CAIRN HILL-RD.
    238 394 Mrs J. T. lilov 1, and two daughter* (Mrs Addeubrooke and M^« H'h.l Lloyd) were driving down C'airnhil! rd Mbortly before li v yesterday when tlie sycn >pive tlie lu»rue a nil with the whip: the aniinil !v»!t»'J; r«'.K !nu_r Orchard-rd. m front ol"
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    DRAMATIC POSSIBLEITIES.
    145 394 The CouH <4 ilm L u«1 CIiW J igtwe Im I reccutly litsanl I<<mv Mr "i; <!••*. •M >i ,»u I Stewart MrL-l'^M nl>t;m»^ I fi,«^ UleM f.«r L'vili Klexlum^, Uh iiiis intor*«'iit|» .nth r of «!f;!QIA Mll'l (sir* 11-IS <*i»;Hl*«i Ml Ji,.! „f JClfi Jama^ui. fur iii»ei
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    1069 394 Quartz Glass m Quantity— Electrifying the I Gas-Light— Sitting lessens Work— The Auiocarte— Mineral Stockings— Vegetable Sponges Fog Dispersion Teeth Destroying Saliva Liquid Air's Real Use The Sun's Temperature. Glass from pure quartz can be heated to 1,000 deg.C. without softeuing, is not era k<- 1 by sudden
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    ENGLAND'S GIANTESSES.
    213 394 Burn Wqumm M INCKEAKIN.. ov X jf j The English woman i stature at tho r.t. Thisa.stoun<lin^; J ll|r) phjtfcal hnH >\ v it!l *|W physicians and even 1 omed with gr rapid i-1. v5..-. 1 A simple calcul ;i f or m 2025, the I 12 bcUUrZ
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    RUSSIA IN THE FAR EAST.
    260 394 St. }>,-; 13 Tlm new ooaAitkM of tiling and Japan now display a m aofth-aaateni Btberit, ie Russia won Uh bta var, wool and unexplored for ontarMi I Japar.es would h;i\<- I Urn BvtsittS wdii'il }in\-«; bad to exploit. The Jiipaiuse i to send commercial
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    GIRL SOLD FOR $230.
    107 394 kiJli.tppiu^r rise, mi an mrrjiug tm mi.ait ra j J.'l'.'ii. I.:.!, li.spvt. rli<-u II IA mm I was all<-_'.'l t Li tw.lv.. ><•;,»> <!! fur t!:i» li.i'l ton -I" 1 "ii mm* m*4Xmr The gtH Imul 1^" Cliin.-e }••••}>!(• m S..ij.i|m.i«* i to Btlik r.pm. Him
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    THE NATION'S TEETH.
    648 395 a health v te<'ih you i Mrrieeable citizens. bad bitberto failfld. un<l j realise iv any adequate j.. rentable evil that I realise the value >..im«i and health y I M L D, 8 to the members of d. Thai the wall- dependent up«>;i was, m tact,
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    THE SUEZ CANAL.
    528 395 Itb Capabilities am. its Future. luth^s^kM "K.uu.lthe Empire" iv th», World, the Suei Canal forms the subject of mi interacting article. Daring the past twenty fears, smjs the writer, steady spade-work has 6-n constantly going on. Ja 1870 the Canal ii-i-l a bottom width of seventy-two feet.
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    CRICKET.
    180 395 S.C.C vs United Skkvicks. This match was played on the EspLmiJe <»n Saturday resulting m ;t somewhat easy wiu for Ihe Club. Tiie Services b*d no lewi than thirty extras girea them. Keid took four \vici>>L< for 24 and Jones tliree for nine. For the Services Povutz took tliree
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    HEAVY-WEIGHT CHAMPION SHIP OF AUSTRALIA.
    1078 395 HEAVY- WEIGHT CHAMPION SHIP OF AUSTRALIA. Squikes Vs. MUBPHT: A HUBRICAVS FIOMT. The boxing championship of AiMiulia was decide^ at the Exhibition -build ing, on Saturday evening, April 29th, irhen W. Squirei defeated T. Murphy, after a whirlwind battle of three rounds, m the pretence of the largest body Of
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    HOW TO WARD OFF SLEEPLESSNESS.
    555 395 There are five things to remember if you want to rest an overtired brain. A healthy i indifference to wakeful ness, concentration of j mind on simple things, miration of the j bodj, gentle rhythmic breathing of fresh air. regular nourishment. They nallj eater all!
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    A SHORT WAV WITH SHIPPING RINGS.
    188 395 lii an ;ii tide on tlij Shipping Ring, a Johannesburg paper says When we have our own Government here m the Transvaal nothing will be easier than banting up this Shipping Ring. The Currie Line is pii<l an enormous sum for carryiug the mails.
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    MONEY IN THE GREEN COCONUTS.
    241 395 Coconut growers aie watching with interest the narket reports from Hongkong tad Singapore. At the former place, the price of the green nuts wae 50 pesos per thousand at last report, while the Singapore pries was but 33.35 r,*^ per thousand. The nuts are sold
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    TWO NEW NOVELS.
    2002 396 1' it'i^ot." by Mary K. Mann (MtMn Mot! <<*.... l'ri'-j '"si r/<^ Angtt of Paim" i.\ Vv i; Benson (Messrs Heißsmann. Price Oi.) Mi* liana ii certainly worthy of being tanked amongst those, modern writers whose books contiuue Bteadily to march towards perfecti- In her latest novel
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    261 396 Cosmopolitan Bistros. i; v Bed Lancer "Tiinei o': Ceylon" Press. i\ 6 The universal British cir,l game has now so many exponents that it is no surprise to find one of them located m Ceylon, And one, too, who deals with it from the continental point of view Bridge is
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    IN PRAISE OF MRS. GAMP.
    230 396 A charming and accomplished lecturer. Miss Genii admirably eater ain-jd tho members of the (,)ueen-S({uare Club with a proposition that Ifn Gamp was preferable to the modern trained nurse. The boundless potentialities of the late Hn Gamp be* robust humanity, her conversational charm," and, by
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    FREEDOM OF THE AMERICAN PRESS.
    263 396 !i*>re arc a few gems of newspaper work m the Far Watt. The f ollonin i I trial aoi v•ed m the Athena Emgle (Kan.) roeentlj •We I thought the citizens <i At: .-::s respected and t j desired freedom oftl Apparently they i do
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    A CONCERT AND A PLAGUE OF INS CTS.
    135 396 The Rangoon Times* 1 (Maj 2Uh) lays:— Miss Eenriette Murkons aud :,ii«s EdiUi Merry lees, of the Londt>u Ladies 1 Trio, gave a grand evening concert nl the Raugoou Gymkhana Club last night, lvi the proceeding!, though thoroughly enjoyable from luuiictl standpoint,
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    182 396 At a meeting of pUntera held at Kuala Belatigor, on June it iras decided to form a brand, of the V. P. V. Mr J. A. Hunter vai elected Chairman, Mr A. Irviug hou. s-c. and committee Messrs Milne, More, llankev, ITaughan, d'E. Darby. Mr Frank T. BuUen,wh i hai
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    WOMEN IN THE EAST AND WEST.
    547 396 WOMEN IN THE EAST AND WEST. tlfn Flor.i Ann!-- fl ►ject of m-.r i B cm may I.) ;iti::_' H la pi o B >!1 Of I urriege, tinker, tail fl epoflieearj, B after it. T! H 1 -f-.ro bis name ij fl never be bo bim B Murrkge i
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    TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1906.
    505 397 m n=li authoriti.s have dccitlea to re- I ,:,vf-bv2 Wm en. CapUMi Flak ..f this j I thy to hi m iii the j leath ol his j with the j n,l be motor touring 1 by m tor«c ur m 420, of which i m
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    SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
    875 397 Popular Orchestral Concert. The first Popular Orchestral Concert of the PJfi season eiM "tV last night at the Town H ill m the pres^no; of a considerable nu- l i-nce of members and of the public, inclmliutf Miss j Anderson and a party from Government House. H.
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    NEW ZEALAND'S PROBABLE PREMIER.
    815 397 Ax Exposition Com mission ek\s Yikws. Whilst the grief of the New Zealand people at the lamented death of the country's Premier, Mr R.tJ. Seddou. the world-popular "Dick," as lie was affectionately called, is still keen and the day's telegraphic messages tell of the king iv
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    DEAR DEER.
    216 397 This morning before Mr Col man two Chinamen were charged by Mr \V. Ho) lev, Superintendent of the Municipal Abbatoir*, with Blaughering a deer m a place other thin Municipal Slaughterhouse. Mr Ifolfej said that one <>t the peons arrested the two *ccu9dd aud brought them with the
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    COAL UNDER SEA WATER.
    929 397 How Waste of Energy by Exposure May be Preventti>. How lo preserve stacks of coal is a problem that has long attracted the attention of eoalownera and coal-users. Experience showed that when coal is stacked, it loses something of its calorific value owing to the action
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    112 397 Idat'J know Mr Frank Adam, now <>i !ij- r, ai 8 i t the 9•*g n and 1 1 i bijjfli ity on tbe hisl jof the cluu, will be iiiteresiecl to bear thai bia new magaom opus" on the Bigliland clang is now m kUtc preparation m ihe pvUKsben'
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    WEDNESDAY. JUNE 20. 1906.
    780 398 Sergeant Dowlißg leaves for the F. M. 8. to-day to take up his appoiument iv the Police there! Last night at i gathering at the Deteclive Station his oomrade* wished him success m his new position The death occurred at St. John's Island this inorniu- of
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    INTERPORT RIFLE TROPHY.
    23 398 The subscriptions umlernoted are acknow■raged AlvmmN itemed SK h\ h. a o. s. a. w. b. J|{ Total .slir, j
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1653 398 The season for holding athletic sports is nowover as far us the schools here are concerned, and when we have eliminated the schools, we i have taken most of the kernel out of the nut. 1 The results of these sports have on the whole been sa* isfactory,
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    305 398 {Our O'"i> Corresp indent.) K u ill Lumpur, June 19. I ufortunately for the raoosai of tliis minting rain had been falling before the racing began and continued lor some Untie after the start. The going was iv consequence heavy and time> not von- good. There was a
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    THE POSITION OF TIN.
    591 398 Duuro vom tm Xi P TheJdtnes II W oftiu.it* high pric to trade, m the ffolloi of Mm 24th:* Sir,— ln fcm !irt to-day issue y hjpothMit iMttM up; ranee, namely, that the upon this: At what curtailed r To answer this M M y the
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    35 398 The British ite> riwl i for Biogaporp Tbe Ummmm w in.m niiiniltrl Imwwmri Ikmiu«l Bm«uui h The aimual uieetiß^ I l,all kmocaMiiom vUI Club piivili..ii to-mori tlu» purp)s" of ntkii r ;l MMMmI Cop rijK'ti'i-";
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      55 398 Mr WatfOO, au American, stopped :i milk cart driver who hud knocked down v qrelist m ;i P«rk street by ikooting hit horse. He was anested and ftllbfequeatlj released or. bail, lii> revolver beiu^ returned to him, as it was of a calibre authorised by Lav to be carried without
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    TELEGRAMS.
    3018 399 P i bOWUM tcVu'mph.) Aj—cg.) FRENCH POLICY. Bee. June 13, 4.85 p.m. I i Deputies M Sarrien f MUMMUMStd a the im] i I n «>f an income I nnrtial. >?ees would U» allowed to iM not lie allowed to strike. ii 1 itnengtbesi the present I bipa and
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    98 400 (JFt'OM our ntn Correspondent.} Rec June IH, 1.42 pui. Hongkong. A correspondent at Changtu wires that two thousand men of Viceroy's Yuan Shi Kai s troops who were sent to disperse bandits, came into collision with Japanese settlers and afterwards attempted to surround the Japanese Military administration but
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 400 (Cokrecteu up to June 20.) Bank 4 in/5 •/*i 7 i demaud 2/4 Private credits 3 m/s 2/4 0 credits 0 in/s 2/4* France, demand Bank 293.! Germany, demand... 239 India, T. T, 174} Hongkong, demand iU^clis Yokohama, demand 114?, Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 54 SovEKEiGNS.Bink Buying... $8.57
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    TROUBLE IN AMOY.
    54 400 EUROPEANS ATTACKED. Hongkong, June 19th, 1.10 pm. Dr Home, the China Mutual Life Assurance Go's, medical adviser at Amor, has been dangerously wounded at Tuugngan. Mr Forbes Eadie, the Company's assistant is slightly wounded. Dr Moorhead and an armed party of foreigners have left Amoy for the
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    31 400 {From put own Vorrtspotidtnl^ Hongkong, Bee June 20, 2.4 pni. it is reported that the Roman Catholic Missions at Hoshau and Auhwei have beeu attacked. Troops have been despatched from Ngankin.
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    PRODUCE.
    147 400 (Jane, 20. i Tin G*mbier baj«n M 7.221 do. Cube No. 1 „11 do. do. No. 2 „9 00 Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore) buyers 20 50 do. Wliite, (Fair L. W. 5 p.c, 28.25 Nutmegs 110 to the ft.) 31.50 do. 80 to the ft. „52 Mace (Banda) 145.
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    ANJER SHIPPING REPORT.
    54 400 t.. A]} „limli l,.«l for tl--D..«sin<' A N>t. i 'Qi H < ,pt:iin'B (t1TOfS I'.-'^ l ld R D H /"hristiu:^ -luli e N H; M '«»J I "S X v I '< T I■• N J 1" i 0 Xl H: fl i,,- !i •sl M
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    337 400 .Sri Muar, Brit str, Hudson, for Muar, Mala«*i*;i «fc Bawear.. Tlhstios, Ger str, BdlVMnr, for Pasoroemi. Kolisichang, Ger str. Gosewisoh. for Bangkok. June M Tambfl Mam. Jap sir., Butlor. for Antwe.'p rli port-;. Is«i)eil:t, Dut. sti" Chote, for Rlii'j, Lin_'_M ;«nl Bingk»p.« La Se_vn«. Fr. str.. Muiruen. for Hai;ivi;t. Tonkin,
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    SHARES.
    462 400 Capital Capital Issue Paid Company. Quoutio* H Issued paid up Value up H $135,000 11ftlA 10 10 Bersawah Gold M. Co. Ltil 12 s<< $40,000 14U > UU> io 10 Do Do (Deferred) s $600,000 600,000 20 10 Bruseb Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd. $200,000 o AAAIin 10 10
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      185 400 FASSEN'JEIiS ARKIVBD. June 14— Per P O Sardina Mr and Mrs Knocker, Mr W. R.Lyth, Mr B. J. Eaton, Capt It. M. Porter, Mr Swettenham, Capt Colbeck, Mr G. Terle, Mr V. D. Pfordten, Mrs G. E. C. Cohb, amaaneo Army. June It. Per A. Apoar To Singapore Mr and
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      761 400 Per Sappho Messrs Dickson, Trowell, Phillips, Paterson. Mr and Mrs Waldgram, Mr and Mrs Walker. r JlinP 17._Per IsU ds Luzon: Mrs Beavetherich, MrJ Gombo, Mrs P. G. Wooley, Mr P. V. Baness, Hon. John Graham Goar, Mr Carl Forubald. Per G. Apcar: To S'pbre— Mr A. Tabbah, Miss Smith,
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      430 400 VESSELS IN PORT B iw-n of-War F la g and Tons Commanders Arrived From H OoLTct.soo Murpl.y .lu,H. K. M.ran Fed. yet., 100 Alii J« 18 I Vessels Flajjs&Tons Masters Aruvcd Bnribat Siam 352 llaun ;I^^ Bin Hin Guan Brit 2 15 Hunter fan 20 T«lal A) i m Chiengmai
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