The Straits Times, 5 January 1905

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    13 1 The Straits Times. SO. 31,028 SINGAPORE. rHUKSDAfr. JANUAtY 5. 1905 PRICE 15 CEN'*
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    2610 1 uiscussion of the Harbour Inipruvtiiicut Stiii A iiici'tiug of the Strait:, Settlements i.aiuii MM Ik Id .v 1_". ri'iichuivhstreul, Loudou, on Ist Dto. Mr. U Adauiso;;, C. M. S., presided, .md tin .following gentlemen it: Mr-, i l. \V. AaahiadoM, 8 OiliUaa, i M. Uclir, Dr. Browu,
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      491 1 NOTICES. Milkmaid it/r*ii torn IfXllliL i Guaranteed *«Wl^ n**w;siiii\iiE.\in)K! lft^ mr bm this ±Z? Full Cream. trade marb en every Largest Sale in the World. EXQUISITE THE HEALTHY, MOST UNALTER- TKe Luitre Daif y JUSXLY The Sterilized Milk of ABLE Britany. REPUTED Guaranteed ;jS^tK~ .^.T and the fresh State and
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      198 1 NOTICES Xl KNISHKD HOUBI WAN IKdI :.i aaJihom or buncslow. f m nisheil, within l>out tuo mile^ <f t i P.sl (fB c I', rtkulors to F i mm, GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION T, i I; *w.y I Estf-i »i< i Tenders ill c received nt th- I Bet i-i,s\ < tin.-
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  • Reuter's Extra Service.
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      ESCAPED RUSSIAN DESTROYERS.
      15 2 Api anntly ;ill tiMi Km-- and 'IV in. t a iif h
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      RUSSIAN ACTION.
      47 2 Before Surrender Wrecked the Forts and Ships. Mod the imbh f-war a^ Port Artl nr, :ti <i tainq i i n !>il I i; nod Ilit is »Kir tht ren Iw The n v. r. qoti thai ilt-S 'I) MIT I I Coiinni- i- nit-:
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    WIRE NEWS.
    343 2 .■■■in />.'./ -h.i ,j,< It i^ rsanrtod from Qiastown that Samuel Mah.rero. leader of t hi' rolielh (MM 1 1< i< 111 OoTBMa South We-! Africa, has led into Hechuanaland and asaai (or Beraaaaai to remain. The magistrate al Ngaaulaad ith<' tiist ri< t aoar the Hfaaa Lake)
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    MARRIAGE OF MISS MAUD. JEFFRIES.
    126 2 MARRIAGE OF MISS MAUD. JEFFRIES. A littli- rosaaaea at tlu- gnea raoai lia> Jim calatiaated ia tiic Marriage "i Mi" M.iinl Jeffrie*, Urn well known ■i I hi. to Mr, .lam.- N..ti Osborne ai Ckristchurck, New Zealand M lie wrni .in! t,. AuMralia ,i. I li«> lead my l,<ily it
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    LIST OF PASSENGER.
    239 2 f or Mncepure. vr P, A O. s B .tminia OMBMCtlng !li •b lt< in r shiti ■< lit Colombj, from I oodon Dec. due 7,1 i Jm Mit-a Hi |f| Mr. .1 Qnlloway. Measn A. Macneil, C. Moikle \V llaiKli aixi 0. I'mllips Per J?. it
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      328 2 NOTICES. ROUSSILLON CHAMPAGNE A WINE OF HIGH QUALITY AT A MODERATE PRICE. 2doz. pints s36. Ictoz. quarts $34. OF ALL "DEALERS. IMPORTED BY BORNEO Co. Ltd. FODENS STEAM WAGONS a^Hsasi BUILT ON THE LINES OF A LIGHT TRACTION ENGINE. DESIGNED TO HAUL A LOAD OF 10 TONS AT THE RATE
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      672 2 NOTICES. This will Interest you! Read it IVViTi.U T IV.iii ;l |,a|M'i on Alilk.* In W. O, Well) .m, Cliiei", Murotu ot A^licuktUC Manila -J l'ublislieil iv the Daily Huh. lin vi '2ii Ii September, L 904. TWU of tiic must ;>o])ular bcMdi f so-called I -.vaporaieil Cream, were lately
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    THE YARROW TORPEDO BOAT.
    868 3 Hoy. the Russians Oot Her. The Paris .V/-' FVril ll mild gives I In following account of how the Russians got bold ol tli( torpedo boat from Yarrow's In tlu Matin oi today appears what (iui p.ii i to b« ili<- true account ol torpedo i>
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      355 3 NOTICES. HERCULES STIVEN CO., Singapore. Nov. io tu.ths. CHILDREN'S SPECIAL PERFORMANCES (Binematograpfj 320! VICTORIA STREET Friday 6th January, 1905. AT 7.50 p. m 8.30 p. m., 9.30 p. m. and 10.30 p. m. oNK TICKIT AVAILABLE KOI: OKI PBOOIAMMI BY REQUEST Ist Programme, at 7 and 9 2nd Programme, at
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      1051 3 Singapore and Kranji Railway From ist November, 1904, ami until further notice. Train Service for Week Days and Sundays. < £>OW3V. •mm.ammmja.mj >• M P H P.v t k VO. PM. AM. I'M. P.M SINGAPORE: 7.4 'O.(k> IftSo *.M :i.lo f>.*o 6>o H'.ro IS 18 Mi H-# 1007 u.4j ill
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    DEATHS.
    65 4 MlTfllELL:— On the I'nd Jtin a( South-fit, HanU, froiuiwute liroDrhitix, in liei 7*tli war, Mr*, h Mitohell. xkndlu:— On the isthvDiT at ShuriKliai, William \V«lker Arnold, aped 4S years. I'AR.N:— On tin- 4th [)tc. at TlfMMk-NMNi U;il^r Turn, <>f the N;i> til Store Branch, lI. M Admiralty, aged 46
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 15 CENTS. THURSDAY, 5th . JANUARY.
    2163 4 The Straits Times. PRICE 15 CENTS. THURSDAY, 5th JANUARY. ]>ikgo Sc\kfx Bay, w^ere Admirals I! v •ir«i vm-ky aii:i FoctkflfMba iir*' to readtsvoue, is at ihe eijfeinenorthea>r ot Madagascar, and fbout 1,900 "I'll of the, Island of Socotra, near wlnri- ihej probai.ly intend to meet the squadron now at Djibouti!
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    71 4 The directors ot the Hambur^AaiPrican steamer line liav.' issued -t st.ite. mpnt endorsing the British gri against the Suez Canal Company, whose mismanagemti't exasperates the whole shipping world. It tmphi- izep the necessity of something tang done, otherwise Bnawa, with tht Tr<nsSiberian railway, and America, alone will reap the hulk
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    38 4 Thk Kolie I'lnnnicle mentions that a libel suit is being brought against the Strati* Time.- by Mr. M J Seth. It is singular that we liavu never heard ot it. Possibly our Kobe contempomry has £ot thin^.fi mixed.
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    21 4 Share quotations, general shipping imjwi, and passenger lists, besides -hip piug, insurance advertisements will be found on page 9 and 10.
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    13 4 AdvertiiemcaU of Salei, Wanted, T< Let, etc., will le found on Page 6.
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    7 4 The Straits Budget was published this morning.
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    11 4 Several itoini of local interest will be found on Page 1.
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    9 4 A Chinaman commuted suicid yesterday by cutting hie throat.
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    18 4 The Philharmonic Society's orchebtra resumes practice at the Town Hall to night at the usual hour, 8 30.
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    18 4 Shipping is scarco, and freight rate* are phenomenally high just now in Japan, according to the Japan Tim**.
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    22 4 A nativi., who was injured in a row in .Shaik Maiiarsah Lane on December 22nd, died in the General Hospital last night.
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    23 4 Thk Borneo Co Ltd has obtained the contract for the supply of Siderosthen Paint to the Railway Popart went here for this year.
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    26 4 Mk T. Ilinf Hn.i., the Protector ol Labour, V. M Statef, now in Madras on duty, in expected to stay in India until about April next.
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    22 4 The Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board intends to enquire into and report on tbe over-crowding prevalent in the native quarter of that town.
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    24 4 TWO hundred and nineteen deaths were registered at Singapore daring the week ending en the illut c The ratio per thousand was AH _0
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    26 4 Thk Britisli collier Dimeani arrived t hi" morning from Cardiff with t BS6 ton 9 of coal consign*;^ to Hon^kont;. She is expected to leave to-day.
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    24 4 A Chinese tirm carrying ap I in the neighbourhood ol Ine Haoari h. is stopped payment. The Habuitiei ara put at something like Si^O.OOU.
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    31 4 A San Francisco telegram to the ■Twite OmUt ffsm tays the 4ih February (Chinese new year) had been fixe' l bj the J.»pauuM-ah the date lor tin; tiniii >-.orn\:r.g ofvort Arthur.
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    33 4 Mb. and Mrs. J. (>^ilen Armour, of Chicago, arrived at New York early last month with their little daughter, Lolita, wii.) has been completely cured of hip disease by I)r Loran, ot Vienna.
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    22 4 The British Government h ■s.ordercd suilicirnt eighteen-and-a-half-) to rt-ann the whole army. The to bueompl'tf'y till.' l within uvftyenrThe cost is £2.500.000.
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    33 4 A kei'okt cf the meeting in Lukliui of the Straits Settlements Association, on December Ist, is printed oa of to day's issue. A report of the North Borneo dinner appears on page 8.
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    45 4 CoMS%Dun on the extension ol LeaTe granted to the V«n't)le Archdeacon Dunkerley of Singapore, tht-re is h talk at IVnacg of the Revd. Frank Haintß pel haps proceeding to Singapore tor while, in which event UM H. C. Henham wouid continue to act in Per.aug.
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    48 4 BnMAfQM has bean declared M infected pori by the Nitheilanrts India Government owing to the e.xistenco of plague. Veesefc leaving tin.- port foi any port in Netli. rlands Iniiia will have to be rovided with bill of health, countersigned by the Conenli ll in ral for the Ne.'herlnnds.
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    54 4 Th« HrimMffAaai /W.< London correspondent aestits that the King ot Siani has despatched a letter to the Government of India askiiiL: for the loan "—that is ttio ollicial term of artificers skilled in the production of gun*>, and apparently the MCeeearjr maehinwry of a gun laciory at Bangkok i« tn
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    63 4 BkkOT. MIBkMTM >l m o local police force left for Penang to-day where lie has been transferred Meredith is a kten footballer and was Hun. Secretary of the local police football tenm He had also played for th. V.M.C.A. in Singapore. Mereditn will attempt to Ml up police "soccer" team
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    82 4 In the Banknurtey Uuurt tliis murnil:;; iit-lijr* Mr Justiit: Thornton, Mr i: viand Allen appeared for Keeeia. Campbell ;inil Co. iD rapport ol pttition tor ;i receiving order iikiainst Cliee Chee and > lately i-.irrjiiiß OB business at 20 R illles Place, hi. ii tor adjudication against the only known
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      569 4 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Caldbeck Macgregor Co. (EiSTABLISMfeI 1804) Wine Spirit Merchants. (London, Glasgow, Hongkong. Shanghai) SINGAPORE. price list ozsr _V-?-?3_xOj--,rj!w->r. WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL CO., Indian Store, No. 1, 2, 3, 4, High Street. New Stock of Silk Curios and Silver and Gold Jewellery. MplM A'o. I|i. hupeetton Solicited. WANTED. TOWN HALL. LESSONS
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      392 4 In the Uppei Buom, coauu ucmg9p.nL Tlip rio pun w. 1 t-oa-i t ol h tliorl Vein: and Batiumeatal Oaaeafl u.ider the direetiee of Mr telcaMnn, in whici Mrs -i!/-::inti, M-s N.iv.ou, Mr E. A Brown, .Mr. Davi^on, k v tnd many others trill Uie part. Ihe -i' :oml pirt
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      148 4 G. R. LAMBERT Co PHOTOCRAPHIC ARTISTS, (iresham House, Battery Rua.l Orchard Road, No. JL DAILY SITTINB9 kpp r.tmc't- for sitting ghoul) 1)9 mo if •> wlb*« nc<!:iv I) for^html. S >.-ciahtv Enlargsmant. <i > irt> iic*ilv finished hi ul.ck am wh.io or in Pec- 18 uc Haiidlx: —On the ISth
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  • Reuter's Telegrams.
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      PEACE RUMOURS.
      60 5 mam, .~>tli Jvnuarj Varioui m^pin-d fiiegestions, pointing in U'c direction of pear*, Hr» Hin..rui. in.: fin n. Washiiigton. ieti< ni raprenwil thai Praeideul Bo« vdl il5i 15 enxkn to mcdi.;.- bal that ha csdbol nsovi insroi both tl p b'!lii;<-r> nts Nothing whatever confirming this has been received
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      BALTIC SQUADRON.
      38 5 Adr&iral Poolkaraahai's igsailron is now anehorad Pawsadawa Bay Admit il R shdeetvenshy's ships ure n(W at Antongil. Both .ire now pr ivtsionioj si Hi wibe, Mojooga and Tamatave It is believed tha raedeavous la Diego Su;ir.
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      A MAGNIFICENT GIFT.
      13 5 Lord Slountstaphen baa !>iven £200,000 to tbe King's Hospital Fun.i.
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      THE NEWS IN RUSSIA.
      45 5 The iii'»' of I'ort Arthur's fall, now publisbe i in Ruasia, has had most dapreasinfl effect; but the newspapers exhort the nation to support the (ioverniin nt in proeacniiag the) campaign and thus to show that, Russia is :i preat nation.
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      STOESSEL AND THE TSAR.
      60 5 Ueneral fUoessel, telegraphinf to the Tsar the formal surrender of Port Arthur, at] On t forgive u< We have I n ill that was bunanly possible Ju'trt OS, mil be meiciful." A Bent i irom Tokyo says the I- ir has cabled to General Btoaaaal pviai
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      PORT ARTHUR.
      209 5 AN OFFICERS ACCOUNT OF THE LAST STAGE. Japanese Guns and Tunnels Versus Russian Bayonets. la»iilhu, BtM .hiiiatnu A m. in- poignant not* is struck in accounts now giv«n by Uus-ian sursdior; J rj v-tSi'ir. A Russian naval officer a* Obefoo said 111 1 uti i atattvc The news
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      HOW SURRENDER WAS ARRANGED.
      73 5 HOW SURRENDER WAS ARRANGED. The scene I itieni for the sum Oder of Port Arthur, whs tin- bhl fort near BtlaiMjßban. Colonel K-IK- represented the Ru<nd (General Ijichichi Japan. Ti-' atmoel harmony Chatfteterteed The fonaal courtcty thown at first liiickly DUlted into informal «ou.l fellowfcbip. The en to ji impliinontetl
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      SUFFERING OF THE BESIEGED.
      104 5 HEAVY LOSS OK GENERALS. the bhthwji '1 art in -I itch from Ge.ueral Btoeeiel to n- Tuar, dated on the eve, of the c ipil illation i ihe QenertJ Kays n of tlie fortreet was >ur principal enemies are MOrvy which ifafewing down (he men and
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      LATEST.
      130 5 II nter wires from Weibai-wei II MS A ulrnrnvi'i his left. Wei heiwi i !>r Pur. Arthur with S) 'nnr< of medical KU|>plie<>. and comfort? f r l!,e siik nnd wounded. She also takes ."150 beds and 100,0<X' pounds of provisions This cargo was rushed aboard daring the night
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    JAPANESE OFFICIAL NEWS.
    25 5 We are indebted to Mr. Tanak:i, the Japanese Consul at Singapore, for the following official telegram from the Foreign Office at Tokyo.
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    PRESENT POSITION IN PORT ARTHUR.
    50 5 BaMJwd H45 m. Tlitrxduy. The I'ort Arthur Army report* Older is heing maintained in the town. The population is 10,000 civil, and :.'">, ihjO combatants, vhereof l'o.dOO are sick and wounded. Some provisions art obtainable. l)uc sanitary materials being exhausted, th Japanese are bufy giving
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    ALL FORTS GIVEN UP.
    28 5 ImM 1 !.">< '•> dap. (ieneral Nofi reports ltsushau arid toiler I .i>s .wre delivered to M M l«>0 p m ai au.irjiitee hi i ipitulation.
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    NEW YEAR LAND SPORTS.
    42 5 I'hk New Year sports tH the Kacecourse which were postponed trom Monday la-t on ace.vi.'. of rain, will be helu on Saturday next at -J p in. The programme is precis-ly the s.imi. m <\\i< arranged for Monday
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    49 5 a tssoi gan: robben i' mftttmi from Kallang PuJding.< A gang of Chinese robbers are allege* to have attacked a Chinaman's hut last night him) stolen a tew rtoHaW ami --.me property. It is said that ore ol the Sbbers is known to the oooaa pol ol c hut
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    69 5 Tin: week's training operation*, say* Urn I'iiuiiiit ommMi of the ,31st Dec have been of the best Several new urivaU have to be notified in fJeMsor ;iud ftJBMr under their old coach T 8 mthau, white Higklmudtr aad I Wil have come from Deli OOBM Holley's r.tre as formerly they
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    61 5 itEAk-Admiral Arai, who March Btb heen attempting 1 Ik thf Russian cruiser Wiryng ianh ..t CbeaalpO, returned on 1)< "ith tj Sasebo According to him. lays tbk Ktkmmm, the work ol tloating the shir. is hampered bj the high waves which run during the winter, so that work is now
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    70 5 Thk Tims of Malaya uiKierslandti that Mr. A. V. Brown has been ii|rointcd Principal Assistant Superintendent of Indian Immigrants in the KM S, and that he will be station* <i in IVnang from the h\gt of the next month. Mr Brown is temporarily relieved by Mr. I>y>nn Irom Ipoh and
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    91 5 Wiuki.ksi.o telegrams have been ki hinged between Mr. Marconi from the I'oldii, Cornwall, Station and V mi i r il Mirabello, Italian Minister i>! Marine, at the Amodi Matici 1 Italy, a ii .me of about I,O(K' miles The Ai.r in Station is a -in ill mie, tod mi not
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      ON SHOOTING DOES.
      334 5 To the Editor of the "Stmih Times. >ik. With ref»rejiQe r o urn -»i>-i" kpoeariag inyo^i isiuc tucSnl ia> ■ln.ler hp a ding of lln»p.)rt-ioaii-'like,' 1 hiu.i bo loc.llyour .ittention to the fact that d. are no- -•'.< j a general rule When a dee: re> k<-s
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    LICENSING SESSIONS.
    339 5 A mmiil the Licensing Justices M held at the First Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon. Mr E. C Howard, the Se.-.ior Magistrate, presided, and tht-re were also i>retent Ur Middletoa ami Mi->rs. A (jeotle, I*. S.Thomson, I! V W Vade, and W. H. Shelford. Mr W A Cuscadtn, the
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    HOME VIA THE PACIFIC
    158 5 V nkw service has been inaugurated by the C. P. U. mail steamship line ;u -t 088 the I'aciuV To meet the demand fur a cheaper means ol crossing tiuut China ports to points in Canada, and at the same time to provide the .Minn dation
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    THE ASSIZES.
    412 5 Thb Assiz°s were continued yesterday alternp'm bef'o-3 Sir Lionel Cox, the Chief J^tire. Counterfeit Coininjr. Lim Kit d««g MM charged with 'living m 3rd c jne)terfejted the Kiiik-'g' jir uid Oeinj. id |K>B£estinr of iMttiDintota for unking couuterfei: coins. He pleaded not guilty. Evidence »M given to the
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    FIRE IN RIVER VALLEY ROAD.
    185 5 Narrow Hscapc of the Ice Works. Shortly before ltt o'clock last nigi t a tire was discovered to have broken out in a corner of the roef of^the Ice Works in River Valley Road, near the (junction with New Hri^ce Road. Mr and Mrs. Curamings
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    WANTED A MALAY JURY.
    130 5 lliis was the rather unusual request put ir.vard at the Assizes "yesterday by a Malty »harj;e( 4 with uttering base sivereign?, when he was asked if he had any objections to the jury that had been balloted. It is so seldom one hears members M the
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    SUPPOSED SUICIDE.
    95 5 Commander qf H.M.S. Whitinj{ Shoots Himself. Early qp the :'>o h Uac. Lieutenant Ci iiiinajgnr K K. Jelli'-oe, of the torpedo b^HpsLuyer W'hiiiug, was fouti'i lying ii^ms cgprn (at Hongkong) with a biillef*wound in thB head. A weapon was lying heside him, ore of jjie chamhnrs of which
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    20 5 Thk P. and (> limy a, which arrived tro-n H iii.l.oni; this noorniniz, sighted a Jap«ne l etuis cr off Hongkong.
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    RUSSIAN GENERAL'S REVELATIONS.
    257 5 RUSSIAN GENERAL'S REVELATIONS. The (xmeaondent "i tut- Pari» Journal At M. l'etii^lrug lenda hi aiciiuut of .i conversation he had with a general, a meiubet of Ihe Ruaiaa War Council, on the^bjeekof the Anglo Kussiau incident .^MeeVding to this officer, Russia had a cut-aud-dried plan, elaborated by a well-known general
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    39 5 L The (ierman mail steamer Seyrfhh Hhving^ lek Hongkong c.n the 4th mit at noon may be expected to arrive here on Sunday at about noon She will p-p-bably be despatched for Europe on Monday at 10 a. ro.
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    78 5 It seems tha f the cages in which the four licqs of Harmston's circus were kept had been washed with a strong solution of ammonia ju«t prior to disembarking at flkuila, and be\ond doubt the strong fumes, in conj jnctiou with the closing of the sides, and the heat of
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      40 5 NOTE On Page aof to-day's issue will be found a number »t Telegrams received prior to this morning. STKARNS' UEADACHE CURE, .an be obtained from all dispensaries by post). Gives instant relief. A\ id iiiit'itimis. Keep the Genuine iim.lv t.th.s.
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      13 5 STEARNS' WINE, for "children, so palatablfe, they take it without calling it incdicinn.
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      566 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. RAFFLES HOTEL. SPJECIAL DINNER Saturday. Tt6 instant SHZ -A- T I IT O BAND IN ATTENDANCE. II C. THE Robinson Piano Co., Ltd. For Christmas (jf New Year The Mastar Piano Player reduced to $3OO Payments of SSO or IO per censor Cash. letted in tlie stniiis f««r
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    THE FRENCH MAILS.
    542 6 The followiag letters appeared m the nimiiti'- ol Ihe Sliiuighai C Miami., i ..I C'ollllU«'HC SlianL.li ii Qeneral Chamber meroe. Shanghai '11-.t OetOßer, 1904 The Chairman. The l-oiiilmi Chamber ol Commerce, Oxford Clint. l,on<ion Sir, The irregularity and urn 'ert.imty of tlio arrival of letters irom Kurope
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    A BLACKMAILED KNIGHT.
    170 6 While diatt ing i ■< nt Ij ilirani Maxim, whi Las bad fitted up private experimental labon x\'r t Nor* I. and nip ideal ai\- rapidly maturing, I aaked eurreepondoßl bi M A P.) tlu- inventoi how he came to maki England I of hi it not
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      664 6 NOTICES. Xsfje Straits Jsimes. AND Wfye Straits budget. When sent by post, there i« added for the luily ißsue, two dollaiK a quarter to Home and Foreign countries, and one dollar and a half to Johore or the Federated Malay States, and for j i be weekly issne 50 cents
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      672 6 NOTICES. FOR BALnf A ve*J l e- vice i.. I'rrnout c«n»toMng of 'in Aut ralmti mare., a l.oode'l v X- aad in of h.i -v ii la v < d ordiT. i twin r leaviag toe i.'..'iouy. \r.pl- to Powell ft* CdR Auctioneers. I I. in 4 n I'Oi; .-ALK.
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      611 6 NOTICED. I npO BE LET— No. 6 off Kampoog Java X Road, a commodious bungalow, dry and airy. Rent moderate. Apply to X/ J. R c/o Strait* Time*. Aogt 20 n.r '\\O BE LET— After thorough repair-, L No. 3 Lloyd Road suitabl- tor a boarding house or a large
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      522 6 -JOTICF?. ■fEN.RY SIMPSON Go's., Special T iqueur very Fine Old Wnisky .i- iuppUed t«i TH E3 HOUSE OF I_.ORX)S To he obtained oi YONG LEE SENG Co. Kling Street Orchard Road. w MCALISTER CO. LTD., LOCAL SHIPPING AGENTS Oct. 11 t.th NOTICE. CHARLES DAY 9 CO.. LONDON. »KE THE SOLE
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      389 6 NO ICE. Notice is hereby giv«n that the business and goodwill of the Kirn Ouan Hean Press" of No WT-i North Hridge Roa Singapore have this day been assigned by Lee FCbye (ivan, to me All oebts kithorto contracted t>v the «ai<l Press mil be pail by the said l.c*
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      29 6 B said I h:i\ Coogi) KeBMdy very cum, ha .1 i-nld, and u :i pi- croup in childn d iti Ml 1IH Mi. I) alera THE DI^PEXSARY, Gener;., 31/1
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      37 6 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. PAYABLE In ADVANCE. Daily iuue per year $3<> IM> do per quarter 7.6U do per month 2.50 do per copy 0. 15 Weekly Usue per year 18.00 do per quarter 4.00 do per copy 0.40
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    VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
    192 7 In l.r Col. tiik llon'iiik A IIDWUY, V l». Com \.\iiw i B.V.C. tUmgnpm-e, ■■'> Jiwumrg. i iiips. l.icin "i;'*C i s I. i ii ,i irked i 'i I i. Se gt. V. Dtuke. I 16 p in. Run IJ 1 Jih Otßce i. m, :v. ii
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    RISE AND PROGRESS OF BOMBAY.
    668 7 RISE AND PROGRESS OF BOMBAY. rYw are aware, uti Indian Kpytfrriiij. few even "f tliuse who raoscieitti■.uslv. > 1 1 t in igßoranse, iii<liil','<- in ttic vain boaal thai Hmubav is wrw frima in Indit, wli.r ■arvelkiM won has been done in ci pinj thr Islam? aV.'.'L'iU 1 i lii.-
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      14 7 H POWDER, a per fi-ci. antissptic dsatifrios, elsah«ea aai pit-serves tb« teeth,— very refreti-wj
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      280 7 NOTICES RIGAUD'S Kanaaga TOILET WATER Bigaud'f KamngaWtt*r has the sweet perfume M I^IT of the Kinanga I lower of jf^Hl RIGAUD&C PERFUMERS I 8. rue Vivienn*. S V, Beware Uii^ ml ImlUtlonel L Ankersmit Co. having been appointed Agents FOk THE INTERNATIONAL LLOYD INSURANCE COMPANY, are prepared to accept seariskss
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      194 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. VllF Uflli \j «^H .^B t^SHBH 39KL^H^BIh&£ W« r^^^ IM r^ r w t J^TiJ jHr' x ~^^™^^^K Lnßhk?^nn^HnnnK dannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnM.^^Lnklnnnn^^^^^nnnnnnnav^^^^^^^ _^^LfA f < w RACE OF WHISKIES IN SIIIBAPORE > Over 50 Golds. Prize Medals Awarded. y— j just arrived per'str. tßoon. A Fresh Stock of ITALIAN WINKS
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      188 7 K. K. Kuhp Komor The leading Art ft Curio dealers in the Far East. Have .tust unpfcked their (toods ex s.s "Ceylon" which will be said at greatly reduced prices, the firm having -enured them cheap on account of the war. 'tone Art Curios of every description always on hnnd.
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    PORT ARTHUR.
    449 8 What Chi rtrnd the Japanese. Die M.u.jUi- d Adda.tVun Italian j iiinalisi. who had just returnid from Port Arthur, waa mtciMcwcd a Hong koug a fortnight ago. il<j was- with the Jiipauesc army there aud had full op pnrtnnitiWn of observing the tactics pur =ued. lie said that
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    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF TONKIN.
    201 8 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF TONKIN. Phe development of mine prospecting tring recent years in Tonqmn and bat Gendered organisation of a Mine ScrtSoa essential, and_ at the I.l'nli lied 111 favourible eireiini-l.im ,s under asaiia^. inent f a.n enmneer-in chief, assisted by three eoiuptrolTers of mines and llu. Die work of
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    801 8 The Annual DinnCT in London I'll, an.iual N.itli Borneo Dinner" w:i> held on Dee. Olli at the Hotel Cecil Sir Charles Jtssel (cliairman o,f the Briti>h North Borneo Company) preaided, and among those preaani were tli< ('ln neae Minister, Lord Btrathcona, Lord \dmiral the lion. Sir E.
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    KAISER'S MISSION TO MENELIK.
    187 8 A < mard of Qerman Giants. The (jcrmau ndanioa, winch is mow on the way trf the capital of Abyssinia, has for its* olijnt t.. licentiate ***** nicicial treaties with ana Negus and presenting to this potentate gifts from the Kaiser. According to .1 Berlhi paper,
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    82 8 Arrived sth January Per I'iti Sem<i —From I'enanj; Mrs. and Hiss Murpby. Per JMasta —From Port Swettenham Mr. K.C. Kevnard. Mr. R. Kn«ler and kfal Morton and two children. Per ftafaßSta —From Peimnu— Mr. and Mrs. Warld. Gel and Misx Davi«, M.--,- .1. Ponsonby, A. Sarkie-, A.
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    VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR.
    86 8 Wharfs at Which Different Ship* are Berthed To-day. WHAKF— NiI. Victoria Ukavi.no Dock— Utamm \LBKRT GKAVING DOCK— NiI. SECTKiS No. 1 blander, Spir, /.aiii.inia, Kau Shu. liianp Rer. 2 (iUnroy. S I HlllldlMl/ 1 4 Aiav. •> M S l'etei Kickim 1-. Mii.ilya w Nil. i!e«Nfco
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE.
    40 8 FINANCE COMMERCE. 5/. Jl, IMC lo- li)'* 4 m brink rate is i 11,',, To-dtvV f>lvir«i|iint:)tinii cliHnpe*«ri Buyers Straits Tradinga .'>(' 110 jonp PHL'ar- |H7C fwllafi Dtavtß sari( s >7l' I •-> SIM Last Trmn sa(*i. 11s— Duffs $1350, Honpkoni: Banta >>15
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    THE MALAYSIAN CO.
    21 8 By Wire, lUtib, Janua^Bftb>:i(K) Diiticeo vnlii from WjHownft of ■Mm cnuhsi Ova a»UI out orbrrion for tliren weeks.
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    FEDERATED MALAY STATES.
    38 8 Tin Output. I9<>4. IWH. January 71,4'JT piknls 7,9 7. pikiil? Kelirn«r> b.'.IH) 61,705 Miinh «-_>,:rn 69,1-JI April i>I.»H) K1,7-.'l May 69.67S 64.10H •Inne 70,454 74.22H July 70,841 77,744 kagmt 81,2- I 74,589 September 7>.*70 75.571
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    PRODUCE.
    103 8 Uaiiibiei $9.05 B. to do (Cul* N.i I unpicked 13.00 Conra Hali do I'ontinn.k H s.Hb Pepper. Blark knyen SM.ISI do Whit*, I 4i.(Hi Sago Klour Sarawak 3.45 da fenmei No. 1 nso Pearl Sago j (j,, Coffee l!ali, 1"> 111- •_'3t«i XofTee, Palvnibanz. '.'nv l>uiH n "4.50 Toffee.
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 8 On /.!,»</.>,. Bank 4 m> |/|i'. Demand 1/1} Privute 6 ni/n l l j do 3m h win On Qtrm,,,,ij— Rank d/d i.jUT Private 3 ro/s -Wi do 6 ni/» 'iiKJ 0a Franci— Bank d d -'J^L Private 3in 'J/491 do 6 iii.i- ''Jfiii On Ind -Bank T. T.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    79 8 Vm MraMasMci To mobeoti Boropc Tia pona Mm ii a ni iiHnpknk 1.r,,-, itn l[ii,i Bamikalit and Ba|*n tty I p.m Hilliion ft Pot s m Mu.r j, 1,1 Kennnp jn:t l> !i C«( p.m 'k> p m Soarabaya ate I'„ i: ipm Patawlmii. p i,, !i«n.ljernia^>:n el>'
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    104 8 From Kuro(» Uy lhn I. A( i due oa^atuii ii From Ohun Bj S I iluo 01 t*t h .1 TIMK IAHI.K OF MAIL' Left Singapore Due in l.orMu: \r Nov tmk r.v i». Dc< i:th Nov jntti N. D. 1.. Dec tttad Dec :'lgt Nov :,uth
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      318 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL Co., Jewellers Silk "enchants, 51, 52 High Street. JUST RECLIVLD A FSESH SHIPMENT OF MARVELLOUS AND BEAUTIFUL SILKS OF mm, kind, and differei I colours. .ulUble for NEW YEAR PKKSENTS. sl,n«ls ..f Indian silk m vuriual prices an.l of ezeellanl nvleT Maltese and ('eylon lace of
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      21 8 REMOVAL SALE Has your Capital Shrunk in 1904? READ OUR DEPOSIT SYSTEM THOMPSON. THOMAS' CO,, The Australian Stores. lit 26 S-7-i'iS
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      456 8 TRADING VESSELS. &c. Arrivals since Noon of Yesterday. Ajai (l r .t str. -J.l" tjn-. f;ipt Half, 41. Ian FJom Liverpool. 3rd Dae. (1< >:r.n fi fi. vi',. Por HoQRtong Vi -W fc .1 ilr. 2li t :.s. mm Uel Hli.l.y From PtUeabani tn-iiw <; JOd Jfi Sw. F.t r-.loni!..!
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      114 8 UhJaa K- yaia i..l [> Uaiajiui vi tmiiwu fwm nail 1 dp 1 Dm. lop. 2nd 'an I and 10n ci p. Tan Kirn i l XI ton* Oaffl 'iii Hut. :im „hu. From ft I 1)1 1 G aai ,< ld.| i v Co. Xi r Vaii us 1.1.
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      136 8 DAY BY DAY. Thursday, sth January. High Water. 11 A p.m. r P.M. Hetuodiot tlmnli. I Philharmonic Oreheitra. S:l S.V.I. Lecture. 5. Friday, 6th January. High Water. 10-91 n.m. 1 1-43 |..m P. &O. homeward mail closec 6 If.M. Metlmdiiit Cbareh. 8. S.\'.C. Maxim Gun Drill. 5-V-New Mv<iu. 1-18 niu.
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      69 8 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Hotpita.l. flk .Inn l<*i.r IKKS. Bar K1.0(998.MiMl 10 Morninp Temp K7JU kho 77 0 cloudy WB'lbTher 77J1 77H 7fO ..i /zicd at UirofWind s k nk intrrvel darMax. Temp 6bM lagtheaflaf Mm ..j 74.S noon nicht Max.in Bnn 14H I clear Terr, rad 75>.5. RHinfall v.::>
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      843 9 Aatraea, H.M. era. 4,360 tons, 818 crew, 10 <uns, 7,000 b.p. Captvn Lionel G. Tufnell, 3rd Dec. From Batavia, 30th Nov. Unc. RdP. Sea Belie, Lighthouse tender. 48 ton* registered, 89 crew, 100 h p. Nacodah, 10th Nov. From Malacca, 9th Nov. Colonial Government. U— Rds. Vessels which
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      400 9 Name, port. prol>able date of arrivl, and name of agents. -tiamim Alesia, Hamburg, Jan 12; Behn Meyer. Ambria. Hongkong. Jan 27; Bebn Meyer. Andalusia, Hamburg, Jan 8 Behn Mey«r. Australien, Hongkrng, Jan 30; Maritime" Ayuthia, Bangkok, Jan Borneo 007. Calcbae, China, Jan 8; Mansfield. China. Hongkong, Feb 6;
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    MINING.
    232 9 Number p. La* t GOLD. t t Numbei of Sbareo 13,600 10 17.60 Bereawah G. M. Co., Ltd 14.00 13.00 ,600 umaaued. 4,300 I 10 10 (Deferred) 8.00 40,000 t 10 10 KadanaG. M. Co., Ltd. 10.00 nom. 10,000 I 10 8 (Pref.) 8.00 nom. 8,207 1 1 Kecbaa
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    GENERAL.
    137 9 400,000 1 1 Dutt Dev«fcpnieut Co., Ltd. '2,000 I 100 10(1 Federated atgineeiioK Co., Ltd. 4,600 60 S 60 Kra»er 4 Neave, Ltd. SO.OOO 125 $Hi Hongkong and Shuni;liiil Runk 12,0110 $100 t I'M' Howaith Erskiue, Ltd. 3,400 10 Hi Mayoard Co., 1.t.1. 8,000 9 100 I 100 Riley
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    DEBENTURES.
    41 9 Snwartb Kr.-lane, Ud. 7% 250,000 3% prem. Kiloy, Uaricreavet, Ifd. 8% -»iB,OUO 2% prem t>ayen. iingapore MauioM 62 400,000 !i% pram bayen. „1 4% 666,600 2% din. now. mii... "im l>plß^> I.'d. fiv '>6X),CKMI ,reni Vmyer- 5a 1.»66,6ti> 1/ rwn »..>«',
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      297 9 NOTICES. Dr. S. Motostiima, JAPANESE VETERINARY SURGEON, No. 4:i, Sliort Htreet, Singapore. Telephone No. 82:». Nov 10 9-1-06 J. MOTION CO. WATCHMAKERS. JEWELLERS. OPTICIANS. RBPAIBB I'KOMPTLY EXECUTED. Sulphuric and Hydrochloric Acids MM TO THE SINGAPORE PLANTING i PACKING CO., 66 llorih Bridge Road. SINGAPORE M*r f Messrs. Simpsoi Co., Coach
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      294 9 I NOTICES w I MAN^S WATSON fif CO.'S SCOTCH WHISKIES ARE THE BEST VALUE IN THE MARKER i FLAG BRAND, 10 YEARS OLD $12-50 per cuse. Duty extra V.V.O. SPECIALLY RECOMMENDED $8-50 per case. Duty eitra >.-!> \StHI.K FROM KKTAIL OKAI.KK* O' McALISTER &Co.. Ltd sole agents Ny Carlsberg Beer
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      605 9 BANKS. Hongkong 9f Shanghai Banking Corporation. •PA.ID-DP CAPITAL 51C ,000,000 KESERVE FUND:— Hterling Reserve $10,000,000) Silver Reserve 7,000,000 f Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. J. Raymond, E»q., Chairman. H. E. Tom kins, E»q., Deputy Chairman. B. Ooeta, Esq. Hon. R. Shewan. W J K Gre D
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      691 10 At the price you pty for your STEMGAH you arc entitled to the very best. See that you set Buchanans "Black and White" you can have It for the asking. STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. Per China, Japan, Penan*, Ceylon. Australia, India, Aden, Bcypt, mediterranean Prrts, Plymouth and
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      701 10 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. Konlnklljice Pattftvaai* Maatsohapplj. Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore Ship Agency, latb J. Dabndbls A Co., 2-ft OaLLTis Qcat. The undermentioned dates are only approximate. j i -*f~ Steamer From Kxp'ted.j Will be eWpatcoed for Merkus Sambas Jan 2 Sambas, Pemangkat, Bingkawang, Mempawa, Pontianak.
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      486 10 HAMBURGJUpERIKA LINIE. HAMBURO. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China, and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre aodHamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penana and Colombo The arrivals of the next steamers
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      619 10 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. N.D.L NORODEUTSCHER LLOYD. W Imperial Herman Mail Line. The fast and well known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen-Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles. Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Port Said, Sues. Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hon«kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, and Kobe
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      564 10 STEAMSHIP COWPANIEf 'IGSAN STEAM SHIP Co.£tf. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co., Ltd. The Companies' xteajaps are ciesvetrhe.l rom Liverpool outwards Mr the Straits, Chum tnd Japan every week, and from Japan home »ard§ for London every fortnight aud foi Liverpool monthly One outward SM*V"'' >ach month extend* to Vancouver
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      498 10 INSURANCE COMPANIES. ~royaL7 i nsUrance co. FIRE LIFE. TOTAL INVESTED FUNDS EXCEED JE12,0C9,000. THE LARGEST FIRE OFFICE IN THE WORL* BOUSTEAD 4 Co., Agent*. THE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £2,127,600 Paid up Capital. 212,750 Keaerve Fund. £1,073,550 The undersigned, Agents for the Company, are prepared to accept
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