The Straits Times, 15 April 1905

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    10 1 The Straits Times NO. 21.713 THE STRAITS TIMES. SATURDAY. Ti
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      527 1 NOTICES^ CONDOR CEMENT hiogapOTf 13t!i March, 1905. Messrs. C. DUPIRE CO. Dear Sirs, Wt haw carefulty tested tl>e sampk-s .f "CON* i) ')•> m• it winch ma liad selecte i from shipments itored in yoor gi^down*. The tests uniformly showed the cen en* to lie rwe of t,ij.h qu&iity. THE
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      222 1 NOTICES. ■Manul'aclnn'is' 1/ifW INSURANCE CO. Head Officb, TORONTO. CANADA. New Investment Plans. Endowments with Guahantekp Divim.sD. 5% Gold Be nd Policies. Speciil Endowments. Apply for rates and paiticulari W. A. WHITE. Manager, r Messrs. GUTHRIE CO Ltd, General Ag«n s ■ten 14 w. a. 10-« MORTGAGEE'S SALE Viienl'iy. UUk April,
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      7 1 Milkmaid j(r iV TOWKCONDDS»»fj| liargest Sale in
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      366 1 w CHi>l.\STI ill'R reqn r privata popil* tit .is* 0:il and r f r>-.i «j A:i.i'y to I. t-. 7o.SJ.aUI T;t.\pi ifl I 250 LOTS. Auction Sale of handsome Hong-kong-made Teak Hou'ehold Furniture, Handsome Dinner and dessert services, excellent c t-g!ass table wire, and a large assortment of silver plat
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    16 2 were bn no withdrawal from Toyko, occur in two or be no hostilities PPfr.»tion of war.
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    MA CANAL COMMENCED.
    22 2 has been decided to commence The Panama Canal works immediately, and to engage 2,000 Japanese and 2,000 Chinese coolies
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    CRAVEN STAKES.
    18 2 The result of the Craven Stakes is as follows:— 1 St. Oswald, I Shilfa, 3 Hastings.
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    THEIR MAJESTIES' TOUR.
    22 2 The King and Qaeea will pny a two days' visit to Algiers, and afterwards go to the Balearic Island.
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    RECONCILING THE MINISTERIALISTS.
    58 2 RECONCILING THE MINISTERIALISTS. The remarks of Mr. Chamberlain in his speech at the Liberal Union Club, praising Lord Lan3<lowne's exposition of fiscal policy in the Lords on Tuesday repudiating pritec'ive taxation of food, is regarded as likely to lead to a modus vireiidi among the opposing sections of the Ministerialists.
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    A DANGEROUS CHARACTER.
    173 2 Bom tinio ;iIT". is m (U'MilUd ill the ■Straits Times, a Sulu named Pala escaped from British North Borneo after carrying on a fearful massacre at Lahad Datu. He made for the Sulu islands where he built a fort. The B. N. B. niriJioritus ha\o applied to
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    CROWN COLONIES.
    379 2 Mm li lias been said about the contribution, t.i Imperial defenoe made by the flourishing self-governing colonies, but their aid is small in comparison with the amount paid by the Crown Colonies. Last year Sir Charles Bruee mentioned that the Straits Settlements contributed to Army funds £218,500, Ceylon
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      24 2 CHILDREN ARE THE SUNSHINE of the home. Sttmnuf Wine makes the suoshiue brighter. A splendid tonic for thp little ones. So pleasant to take.
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      348 2 B^f la^a^J a\l 7\ i a^r \^H j# aW "i^l^Bl I l 1 ,ju SUPPLIED TO H. M. The King, H. R. H. The Prince of Wales, House of Lords, House of Commons, PRICE $13.50 PER CASE. SOLD EVERYWHERE, PHK VBQLBOT OF T IFE A 88UHANBK. .Li A YEAR AFTER
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      642 2 NOTICES r PURE MILK. CERTIFICATE j£ TM> ""SWEETENED j ;JJ D^ A^ G r|ffithBf p h> D F It. S. of Londen. Q lXW 4 \^^^iw lUg* > %{i Analytical Chemist ann Assayer Member of the Clk mical m± ijV A\^^ Jrj J*j V, M Societies of Paris and >t.
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    MAN-EATING CROC.
    228 3 The "Manila Times" dwell.- apoa the fact that the Philippine island of Ma«l>aU- lays claim to the 'liMinrtinu cl having. m> far as known, the only genuine asaa-oatißg crocodile in the Philippine islaiuU Tkia saurian, according to 1110 natives, m about twenty fee; long and m daagnrOM as
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    207 3 P<" Mngapore Per P. .t O s s Jndi cocnt-ctinc; wi; h th» stPTmpr .V«ft n at Colombo from London March Si.dup ''ue Si'th April— Mrs. Deßborouyh. Mr*. McKeDzie. Mrs K. Parker Mr.. W Cook, Mesurp W. Stint: and ACM. Weaver, Lieut. W 8 Brow: rigg, Mr
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      390 3 NOTICES. fM HERCULES Nov. 10 tu.th.B. SINGAPORE AND KRANJI RAILWAY. From Ist April, 1905, and until further noticeTrain Service for Week Days and Sundays. K^.s^™ DOWN TRAINS. DOWN TRAINS. A. M A.M. A.M. P.M P.M P.M P.M. P.M P.M. A.M. P.M. P.I SINGAPORE a 8.36 7.40 10.00 12.35 2.02 3.16
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      486 3 %anzjosm XJ^^ tHe on]y palafable 1 1 "Of <:od ihmgs a^ays have the Best." I Absolutely the Best, I ml, and therefore the cheapest I SPORTING GUNS. liagfc and double- 'X.:,■ Revolver! with and I Iv k :.-hip and I .inteed (or hr>i-rale, -Noting. cnlnnunl highlit f -r tntty H.
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      388 3 dessrs. Simpson Coach Builders, JJiadra*. To H. I. 1. king Edward VII His Eicflleney Sir j/hn Anderson, LC.l.fl. OoTeraor of tha Jtnita Settlrmenta. Catalorue and all information may be had of our A| H. ABRAMS, The Slnrapore Horse Repository. N iv HO v.c. MACNIVEN CAMERON'S PENS. They come as a
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    DEATH
    33 4 MimikiikL'^e M the General Hospiul, SiiiL'M 1"1 I.1 II "'l' LucY Al il.-.-;ily l.fl.ivnl wile of Sylney M«orhuii<e, of N. -ii s.-:ni.iiHii, afetMyean. (Oeylm snd K M. S |.a|.ei |pl>- IM mifj)
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    The Straits Times PRICE 15 CENTS. SATURDAY. 15th APRIL.
    748 4 The Straits Times PRICE 15 CENTS. SATURDAY. 15th APRIL. The veil of mystery in which the mernbt is of tho Daniels"' V*W Expluiing Expedition! enshrouded themselves while in S.ngapore M to the rc-ulis of t'leir journey lih« at i i*t I (>n rent. Ueu:er's Aeen' y la L mdon has
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    291 4 Di'kino ilip bearing tA ■>> ••:>-•• m whieb oartabi Ohitliw oi afarkatdtiw brought into prorniru n■ v.d ajbiab was but this morninz concluded, it transpired that in Xj. :52 of '> hat thoroughfare the number of clerk* above who sk-pt on the preruthirty or forty This of course, did nV>t
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    216 4 Moxtv mat'.ers have come to a pretty pass at Bangkok, despite the sold standard adopted there. The liuitijl.un Times bawaile the fact that the piicesthtt it is possible lor the t ice mills to pay in that port have MM yet brought out any very large quantity of paddy. People
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    164 4 Mk Uchioa, the Japanese Ministi-r to I'ekin?, report! that the Chinese B jar J of Finance has hit upon a new idea of obtaining revenue. It proposes. to buy up all stocks of opium now iv bond in China mid MOtrol all ill I t I the merchants and people
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    20 4 A special wire to aO lin i paper says that a commission of investigation under the presidency of the Grand
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      BALTIC FLEET. "Orel" Calls at Saigon.
      52 4 Stiigoii, 1 Ml' April. ['he Russian hospital ship Orel came to Saigon and remained here 30 hours she took on bo^rd 900 tons of coal, as well as provisions and medical etores. A French lady nurss uamed Jacquelin; jnd a Puri.-i'in doctor were seen
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      Vladivostock the Fleet's Objective.
      55 4 They atntad that the objective point al the fleet and base of its operations IM VI uivoßtock. K nr German transports anchored off Cupe St. James yesterday, but sailed again in the evening. The fleet th mid nosy be proceeding north. A Imiriil de Jonijuieres was
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      Excitement in Indo China
      24 4 Unprecedented excitement was Ciused throughout Indo China by the spread of wild rumours connected with the visit of the fl^et.
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    77 4 Duke Nicholas, and composed chiefly of members of the Russian council of war, is proceeding to the Far East to investigale tb« condition of the Rii'siau army in Manchuria. This Investigation will take mime coneiderahla tinM aa the qim^tion of defective transpoit, complained of by General Kuropatkir, mwat 1•■ examined.
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    21 4 Share quotations, general shipping newa, and passenger liati, besides shipping, and iasuranoe advertisementi wilt be found on pag: 9 and 10.
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    13 4 Ail.trUseiueuts of Sales, JVanted, Tc Let etc., will be found on Pag* 6
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    22 4 The Itispection o! ihe BY* A Muxim Co. will take plat.? on Saturday. Und mat and i ol m pablished in orders.
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    25 4 Tin diraetati of the Steamship Com pony Nadariand are goii.c to order a new mail steamer, the length of which will be abcut 420 ft.
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    BALTIC FLEET.
    440 4 Battleships Sighted Steaming for Sunda Straits The P. O Li.it r Mirmora passed S Rus-sian battleships on U:e 3ni instant, early ir. ihe n. "ruins, in latitude -ibou!B- S Hitli, 1 ngirude 92 E ist, on a Ihik iiitwei-n tl r< i orili of Madagas cur and tie
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    Special German Service. MOROCCO.
    43 4 Berlin, 1411, April. The Morocco ipiestion develops slowly The signing of the FrancoMoroccan protective treaty was prevented by the announcement of the German Mission The Sultan now apparently appeals to the Powers which were signatories to the Madiid Convention.
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      FISCAL POLICY. Healing the Unionist Split.
      94 4 FISCAL POLICY. Healing the Unionist Split. l.n,i, luu, 14/ A April At a meeting of the Tariff Reform members of the House of Commons, presided over by Mr. J. On— harlem it was decided to appoint a deputation to wait waon Mr. A. J. BsJfwjr, The deput.kti< B, with Mr
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      The Irreconcilables.
      14 4 The Duke of Devonshire and his supporters are looked upon as irreconcilables.
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      THE ARMIES IN MANCHURIA.
      41 4 .','.»/<</!, \')lh. April. (ieneial I.in'evitch raporta thai Russian cavalry have raided the railway near Kaiyuan and nave demolished the telegraphs Marshal OynwM r-'ports thai the Russians are gradually retiring alnng the Kirin Bond. The ponWomi re otherwise unchanged.
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      MOROCCAN APPEAL TO THE POWERS.
      78 4 l.iii'iloii, \4lh April. It is etate.i at Tangier thai 'l>e sultan ol M-< replied lo tl ie repreeeatati laid before bim by 'he French mi'sftm to his Court. The Sultan declared that he had already i ngrai man b France' aboul the Algerian boandary question.
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      LATEST.
      139 4 A telegram from Manila has i I (few York atatinj thai Admiral Train, commanding the American mi haw rec< I tnit the Ku ii tn hospital ship Orel arrived at yesterday morning with many wounded (probably lick P) Reuter's Tokyo eomapondant wires that an Imperial Ordinance pi .in immediati
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    THE SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    93 4 His Highness the Sultan ol I a passenger h ...rn <• noa I man miiii itnanu t Baaa rao bi ie oa Friday next. \V« undantand thai ihe .Sultan will be royally e/alooaaad at Johore on liis return A Kcheme of decorations and triumphal arehaa baa
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    7 4 The s.s. Htn','l wat still aahoM to-day.
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    11 4 Pahans Kabu..*: si.«i«b hnve risen to Si buyers, and 11.10 tellere.
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    16 4 The annual Police Sport! an held on Raffles RaoUaoation Ground on Saturday next, the 22nd uis-t
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    16 4 A.mov and IMratov an now quarantined against Singapore owing to bubonic plague breaking out I here.
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    23 4 Thk battleship Africa will ha launched at Chatham on M iy SO, and I the battleship Bihenia at Davouport I >n June 17.
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    24 4 II I tha Qo»wot '"i- i| pointed Mr. 0. MeArthur, Managing Din the Btraita Trading Co., Municipal C >mraiseionet vii Mr Bowl m resigned.
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      441 4 Dinner Mr r/ze 22nd inst at 7.3) p.m. in atterdance. c CHAYTOR, Manager BFoRAGE SUPPLIES. PHICI LIST. ■u«e<i b. !l.> B tO h .1- ■l-'ltV- r li n -.t.f oar I! in (h fatur appl c■■ 0 fiiu."l Li on •l> :i ;-vI oa I c u,:i n bui Lha
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      307 4 FOR A SHORT SEASON Pardo's Cirp Varietie, BEACB ROAD, BY MIDDLE ROAD. Grand Opening Night TO-NIGHT. arid foll< i'i>g <•<;.• i' >>' n 4m\ mthtiti IVifoiii uc II I l.ich cliss liiiaiir.t:, Co.T.e'iy, .:> natia, fu 1 n iga UlniioM a i.i M i»kelyn« anoi Cook, Pantoaiiiaca, Ball Puaebian «bA
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      168 4 l y. ■tka rs' i n i c s at 2 30 p.m. Buffalo KoaJ 9 U 49, 50 aad 51 [Jjffalo XT 40 Kcrimii Kovi 9 >9 y. ar36 Ar tb .Street Hi yearn. Hulling allotmeat at Orcha-d area U.)-8< square f.-. t. Freehold. P|,,i 8. Tanah Merah Kesar,
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1484 5 Friday, 14th April. RMR His I'.ncki.i.kmvthk llovkisnkk, Sir John Anderson, X.0.M.0. Hon. K. L Itr.i.kiimii (Ac-tin* Colonial Sei-retury). lion W K Collyer (Attorney-General). 808. A. Mnriny, 0.8., M.1.0 K. (Colonial faaiM t). lion K.I 1 II lill (Au.'.itorUenernl). Hon. .1. AaUoniM (Olootal Tretxurer). lion. Tnn.lmkKini. Hon W. P.
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    Mahommedan and Hindu Endowments.
    475 5 The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Mahommediu and Hindu Reliciotis and Charitable Endowments Bill for the better administration of Mahomruedan and Hindu religious and charitable endowments, of which the objects and reasons are as follows: The object ot tin Ordinance appears from the
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    IMPROVING SINGAPORE RIVER.
    239 5 The Three Schemes. At the Legislative Council yesterday a paper was laid on the table dealing with plans and estimates from the Colonial Engineer for the proposed schemes of improvement of the Singapore River. Three schemes were submitted. Scheme Number 1 provides for the construction of revetment
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    SUPREME COURT IN 1904.
    317 5 Increasing Litigation. Mr. 0. K. Veloe, the Registrar, in his report on the working of the Supreme Court in 1904, says the number of persuiis tried at the Assizes was 128, of whom 96 were convicted and 32 acquitted, the corresponding figures in the previous year
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    THE SMALL-POX CASE.
    426 5 After tiffin yesterday the defence in the charge against threa Chetties of concealment, of smallpox, was continued No. 3 was discharged. Witnesses were then called by Nos. 1 and 2. Mr. Kline addressed the Court, reviewed the evidence and characterized the chitties, if the p»oseeution was true,
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    COLD STORAGE.
    216 5 To the Editor of the "StraiU Times." 6ik, In your issue of 14th iust I notice a letter signed ''Alpha relating to prices of meat as supplied retail from tht' Cold Storage Co. Now, here in Singapore, ntCtive butchers have been charging from 56 cents to 70 cents
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    THE BATTLESHIP "VENGEANCE."
    215 5 Five British Warships in Singapore Harbour. Yesterday afternoon the British battleship Vengeance, 12,950 tons displacement arrived from Colombo where she went from the China station to get her relief crew from the battleship Barfleur. Captain C. H. Adair, A.D.C, and nearly ail the officers and practically the
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    71 5 At the Legislative Council yesterday Mr. M. B. H. Mr-Arthur took the place of Hon. K. L Brocknian as Clerk of Councils for the first time. Mr. G. B. Stratton, P,>nang, his been api> tinted to act as Second Assistant Colonial Secretary, Mr A Cive:ilish as Superintendent of Bduoatioß in
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    15 5 In March last, 932 deaths were registered at Singapore. The ratio per thousand was 43.49.
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    32 5 At the opening performance of Pardo's Cirque Varietie to-night, Artie Tully will box a sailor from the Amphitrite, by name Wade, who is or,e of the hard nuts of the s quadron.
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    28 5 The Master Attendant notifies tl at Suez has been declared free lVom plague by the Netherlands India Government, instead of Singapore as previously notified on the 10th instant.
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    32 5 Thb police hsivo arrested a kebun for being in possession of military stores in a hut off Paterson Road. He whs charged at the Police Court this morning. The case was postponed.
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    27 5 The Union Insurance Society of Canton advertise, for the benefit of shareholders, that an interim bonus of 20 per cent on contributions for 1904 lias been declared.
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    55 5 Thk Athletic Spores of the Smqapire Cricket Club on Saturday, 24th Junr, include 100, 300 and 800 yards handicaps, Veterans' 100 yards handicap, Sack race, Cycle race I mile, Relay race (teams of four) mile, 220 yatds open race for school bays, throwing cricket bill, l'2o yards consol.Uion raci liandicip,
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    44 5 Aqu l i: in urli n I pape Sin 'i. .in. utli A:r .11 eoolifl bip( I in V< bruary owing tdtlie. i farther. Mr. LyttleU ii c-x| lain< I Ih il tl of Clrn apparand c i Dl upon contii Oppo "Policef'i! pen
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      216 5 THE^H YOU Easy payments ROBINSON Pli^^H jiH adelphT hot^B The only Hotel with music every evening. The Popular Trio Berggrun have returned after o hieLly s'-r< ■< ul t<,m in Europe, an*! will discourse f-wet't mus-ii every evening rlaring and after dinner. SARKIES, JOHANNES Co., Proprietors. April 10 HOTEL KTJPEBT
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    173 6 often n i lie Genera] 1 ilra.l y. and (ioil wl c. raited up General No r--.it unprovemeni am haw mad. 11 btunan ingenuity can H^^' Ilivv t*fcen coobml wiih the U'viil (K-nplo iii tip.' different 1 with regard to the future of Mr pi-..jH.-1-iy. Jt is all Wttled in
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    THE MONEY MARKET.
    254 6 Japanese Policy. A telegram received at Tokyo gives the following M the substance of a lengthy article of Ihe "Lokal-Anzeiger" on the MM f the Japanese Bonds in London and Xew York: The JapaaeM liave proved themselves excellent tacit-inns not only on the field of campaign in
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    THE "BONAVENTURE."
    656 6 Tho Hrmul tlass cruiser "Bonaventure." Captain Hugh H. Torlesse, arrived at Hongkong on the 7th inst,, to relieve the second-class cruiser "Thetis Capt. Julian C. A. Wilkinson, ordered home. She is a very smart cruiser of 4,360 tons displacement, has a speed of ]9.5 knots per hour, and
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      493 6 ■nent. Cutlcura Soap, vo ■ff »often the thickened Cutlcura Ointment Hprnmatlon, and soothe and to cool and cleanse the cure the mott torturing, dUhumours, ecitmu, rashes, a h lr > when ail else fails. of the skiu, In eczema; the frightHJP^ logg of hair and crusting of the -scalp, as
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      635 6 notices. once. class Chinese or Indian servant Wo act as valet to a single gentleman. M u -t posress a two years' previous character at to honesty, etc. Reply immediately to "AlciMades" c o Straitt Times, ApllO CHINESE DISPENSER. Chinese Dispenser wanted. One who bas had some experience preferred. Apply
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      670 6 t NOTICES. SINGAPOREKRANJI RAILWAY EXTENBION For Sale, a quantity of second-hand llding materials in houses lying between Havplock Road, CheoLg Him Lane, and Pearls Hill Road. Also all the materials of house, No. 402 Bukit Chermin. Further particulars can be obtained at the offices of the Resident Enginner, River Valley
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      625 6 NOTICES. OOOMB TO BE LET, with board Tat CV 'Braeside" 118 Bukit Timah Raad (near Newton Station). Apply S. K. S. c/o Apl a.c. TO BE LET, small first Boor offices i facing Cavenagb Bridge Road and Flint Street. Apply to Gatbrie 4 Co., I Ltd., Agent*. n .c. 'IX)
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    SECOND DAY.
    284 7 Thursday, Ist June. 1. 1 HE FIRST GRIFFIN HANDICAP. Value MOO, and96o to the Second Horse, provided there are five starters the property of different owners. A Handicap for Griffins that have entered for tbe First Griffin Race (Race No. 0) on the First Day. Winners excluded. Distance,
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    THIRD DAY
    509 7 Saturday, Srd June. 1. THE OPEN QBIFFIN HANDICAP.— Value 9400, and S6O to the Second Horse, p-ovided there are five starters the prop )rty of different owners. A Handicai (or all Griffins that have started at this Meeting. Entrance 910. Distance, K. 0. i THk BTF WARDS' ODP.—
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    151 7 The Union <^^H E l^H Hongkong, Shangffli^B Saigon, Haiphong, Pnom-Penh, Hatt»inbfl[^B Pondlchery, Noumea, and ''^H Correspondents in all towns in France, Kurupe, i^H Japan, China, Java, Man^B AustrUia, United Staws, Ac The Bauk is prepared to transact local and foreign banking business of every description with all parts of tbe
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    HONGKONG RIVALS LONDON.
    89 7 Hongkong has hitherto been spoken of as the third shipping port in the world, The figures for 1904 are not yet available^ but those for 1903 show that it is no* only far ahead of New York, the third largest, bm> so good a second that there;
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      610 7 AUCTION SALES. COGHLAN S AUCTIONS. i Monday, 17tn A P rl l.atc Khoo Boon Seng's Estate. Friday, -H h April. Mission House. Rev. E. G. Evans. Saturday, 2»ih April. 5 a Devonshire Koad. W. Houston Esq. Morday, Bth May. j Jellani Cocoanut Plantation. Unredeemed Pledges. During Ist w >ek of
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      709 7 AUCTION SALES. MESSRS. POWELL V CO S Forthcoming Sales. Saturday, 22nd April at 1.30 p.m. At Garnton," No. 9-a Syed Alley Road. Household Furniture. The property of 0. Fittock, Esq. At 2.45 p.ra At Aunterlitz," No. 2b Lloyd Road. Household Furniture Ac. The property if 8 Donnenberg, Esq Saturday, 29th
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      282 7 j-jj- SPECIAL WARRANT 3| 9 B|| moA purveyors to «B*^B 1 Celebrated ull^^H Singapore Sporting Club Programme for the Spring Race Meeting, 1905. May 3Oth, June Ist and 3rd, FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 30th May. I. THE MAIDEN PLATE.— VaIue i«00 A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight 9st. :<lb. An allowance
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      345 7 Hongkong 8* Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-Uf CAPITAL $1G,000,000 KF.SERVE FUND:— sterling Reserve 110,000,000) -mnnnooo Silver Reserve 8,000,000/ 18 > uou ouo Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. H. E. Tomkins, la, Chairmao U. W. Slade, E»q Deputy Chairman. E. Goeti, Esq. H. Schobart, Esq. Hon. W. J. Gressoo
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      283 7 INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION. fueai Ajenti for th* United Statet of Anuriee in Chirm and th* Philippine Itland. Capital Wd t3,947,2«©.0»' Sartlis .Mi f3.»47,2<HMH> HEAD OFFICE. 1, Wall Strett, New York. LONDON OFFICE 1 hreadoeedle House, Bish^psgate Street Wilhiu, Loudou, H C. LONLOy BANKERS National Provincial Bank of Englaud, Lt<l. GENERAL
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      15 7 ZYMOLE TOOTH POWDER, a perfect antiseptic dentifrice, clesuie* «l 4 preserves the teeth,— vtry rtfrrthxng
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    703 8 The reports ili>ii-ti r was cantonment It left -tiiii.lequally. In ad- ln< l several European bi-iii^ killed, numberless It is estimated that of llu- population of DharH^'ii killeil and serioutly injured. shock was MMM and terHP^i'i the majority of the people lay in when tli<- onwk MM in.l buried Hnii
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    60 8 Captain (i. M Baooo, II N., hap died H f New Milton, Hants, aged ."4 At ing lieutenant of the QkaryMit, be was with ihe N tv;<l lie cult) during >i.. 01 1 rations against tfafl Malays in tl 1 Straits ot Malic 1 in \~-74, for both ol uhicii
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    230 8 Aboit 10-30 p.m. on the 31st inst. Lim Yong Teng wi»b returning to his abode in Bencoolen Street when Ahmat struck him on the head. A second and a third man assaulted him, and the last put his band in complainant's pocket and took away $9 The three
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    269 8 Thb Hon'ble F. G. Penney, Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, has taken leave of absence with half salary for Sve and a half months, after three months' vacation leave, commencing on the 13th intrant. The following appointments have been made Mr. K. "L. Brockman, Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk
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    29 8 Sir George William Robert Campbell, formerly Lieutenant-Governor of I'enanc, who died at, Wimbledon on 10th February, left estate of the gross value of X17,1?3, with net personalty of 15,217.
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    57 8 Captain BaVO*T. the skipper of the 1 iiiM-i-1 1--. cruiser Diadem, now coming out to China, is a clever officer, of over thirty- five yearh' experience of naval altars He reached his present rank in June, .901, and latterly he commanded the cruiser ffmek, employed in carrying out naval relief
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    294 8 Sunday i6th April. suxiiay next before k \stkr. Palm Sunday. St. Asdrkw'sC'athedhal. —7 am. Matin* and I.it.-i.i 745 a.m. Choral Celebration. l I.in. Children's Service: 5-30 p.m. Evensong with Sermon St. Mattiikws Sepoy Lines.—B-15 p.m. Evensong with Sermon. Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Brass Bassa Road. —6-15 a.m.
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    29 8 Princess Christian stood sponsor at the biftism of the infant daughter of Sir Henry McCalltnn, Governor of Natal, and Lady McCallum, at ht Margaret's Church, Westminster, on 21et March.
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    53 8 Mr J. Wahr, residing at Syed Alley Road, S3vv 3 Chinaman lurking under hin I. ii-- hst night. He was captured and handed ovt-r to the police This morning Mr. sproule fined the ruun $25. He was recognised as a workman who had been employed in repairing tho house a
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    61 8 As regards tiie salvage cf the Svlly, the Hongkong Telegraph says It may be asserted that the -salvage party from Hongkong havo not abandoned their efforts to save the cruiser, and far few believing that the success of their operations is impossible, the highest hopes are entertained that the Sully
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    80 8 The United States Secretary of War Mr. Tilt will leave for the Philippine Islands on the Ist of July next. ExSecretary of War Root will accompany him us well as the House Speaker Cannon, the head of the Department of Insular Affairs, Colonel Edwards, ten Senators, eighteen members of the
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    87 8 We greatly regret to record the sad death of Mrs. Moorhouse, the wife of Mr. S.W. Moorhouse of Negri SembilaD, whose many friends will sympathise with him in his great affliction. Mr Moorhouse, who was married only eighteen months ago, brought his young wife to the General Hospital here on
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    20 8 STEARNS' WINE for weak, sickly women and young girls they are especially benefited by its use. A nutrieut Iron Tonic
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    HOTEL DE L'EUROPE.
    94 8 List of Visitors and Residents. D. B. Daly, CMfc Itra^shead, Mrs. Daly, J B Gibbons, Mr. aud Mrs. T. Davidron, Miss Davidson, M. A. Pett, T. D. Smith, ,1. K. i. Semmelink, A. C. Harper, A. Mellon, E. S. Johannes, A. S. Abranis, G. W. Pugh, C.
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    40 8 Mb J. Pclglase, Secretary to the Municipal Commission, returned to the Colony by the P. and O. mail yesterday after a year's leave at home. During his abfencetho duties of the Secretariat have been fulfilled by Mr. F. J. Benjafiold.
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE.
    13 8 FINANCE COMMERCE. loth April, MOB To day's 4/m b:mk rite is 1/1 1}£.
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    PRODUCE.
    94 8 Gambiei '"ive do (Cube Na 1) unpicked Copra Bali do I'iiiilrni Pepper, Black do White, 5 Sa^o Flour Sarawak do Brunei No. 1 Pearl Sago Coffee Kali, la basis Coffee, Palembang, 20'/ basis CotTte, Liberian No. lati>ca, small Flake do nied Hake do small pearl do mcd do Tin
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    EXCHANGE.
    135 8 On Lyndon— Bank 4 m? 1/11 li Demand 1/llft Private 6 m/« 2/ J do 3ms 1/11 o>i O'rmany— Bank rf/d 2.02J Private 3 m/s 2.05J do 6 m/« 2.07* On France— Bank d d 2.46J Private 3 in s '2.6J4 do 6nih KM] W» /.idia— Bonk T. T.
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    DEPARTURES.
    60 8 VKBSKL'S Fl. (i .V l>liBTIN- Namk. Mm a 1 10 I'uni i'rit fc'r. Raagooo lltta Zahora Sar\ct. Sarawak Uih Aker Nor Hr. (Jop'hagan i4th Lavgb.nk lint str. HoßgkoDfl Uih Ayuthia nti Ma. ma IHh Km 11 lux Cakatta 16th Mat'ucca Bli l'>.M':'i an 'th Pin Seng loth O G.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    72 8 hot Europe v.. i pi! /i ciWi. am Saiycin 1 1 i m Malacca anil Llnggi Kkmtg t«oio r .talo vi.i pnrrs Bkahtmmg .-i.vi ft'rabaj;i pJB P. S'hani A T. Anton p.m Sh>ingbni urn: Japan I' fa > 3p ra Sarawak R.o/ SmrtHtak 2pm P.Swet'liam% ia porv.- Hentoig
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    119 8 From Europe— By the K. I). L. 8.3. Koon due on •-'Ht April. From CniNi 8] Urn K 0 1. Hrinrich i)ut> on 1' tti April. TIME TABLE OK MAILS DUB. Lef-, SingHp-iv Dae in J.imlon Arrived Mar Hth N.D.I-. Mar ."Olli Mar Oth Mar 9th B.
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    903 8 Man -of- War. Vevgeance, 11. M. twin-screw, first-clnse nimourtd batiletbip. r.'.SHO tons, 7>7 crew, lit guns, 18 600 b p Capt 0. 11. Adnir K N., 14th Apl From Colomlvo, Ttb Ap'. msici Naval Officer. tor Hmfcktng, V.— Kils. 'cnger^H H.W.— BoIM month it name^Hj rally nnderntood^HJ Men-o^Hfl Amphitrite, H
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      144 8 articles No. 254. HJ^ Powell ami Co. At Devonshire and Somerset Roads, licsidenti il properties. 2.30 p.m. IM— Fronting Cantonment Koad, freehold building allotment 2.30 p.m. T 18— Floating New liridge Road, Defaulters' »ale of l.iiililing allotments. ■J.:)0 p.m. 18— At Mandalay Koad, lie-idem ml property. 2.3 r p.m. 13—
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      297 8 WTwUW. 15. I #05. ~*^^^M Important to ladies "TX7" TT T rri TT 1 A TXT" A "^s7" "D C^t W XX± JL JtLi -Ztiu. W a. X SID DRESS DEPARTMENT NOW DISPLAYING H Very Special Bine IN ALL WOOL, LIGHT WEIGHT, Tropical Dress Material. This new dress material is
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      20 8 Has your Capital Shrunk in 1904 <*EAO OUR DEPOSIT SYSTEM. fEOMPSOfi, THOHAS GO,, The Australian Stores. l v- :o 8-7-05
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      217 8 TRADING VESSELS, &c. Arrivals since Noon of Yesterday. hen'miy, Br.t. Mr. 3(40 tooa, l'ii(.i (^iiidp, 15th Apl. From P. BwMteablUM, 1 itb Apl. G.c. unJ 81 d.p. .-'traits Steam sh; 1 Toy. Ltd. For Port Swettenbani, loth IMh. Other, F.:h :tr -J-M7 loos, <"ipi l.j- nt, IMh Mar. Fr, m
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      218 8 DAY BY DAY. Saturday, 15th April. High Watur. 7-5 C p m. Cricket R.K. v. T.M.C A Singapore v. S.<(. P. W. D. v. Raffles. Football. H. Co. v. E Co. Tangiin. ii. Co. v. 78th R. A. B. Mati. St. Joseph's v. C. Co. Tanglin. X.(i C. Monthly Medal.
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    209 9 Same, port, probable date of arrival, and name of agent*. Stkamkbs. Armand Bebic, Saigon, May 8 M. M. Aberlcur, Hamburg, May B. Meyer. Agamemnon, China, Apl 30; Mamfleld. Alcinoaa, China, Apl 25 Mamfleld. Airlie, Sydney, Apl 24 Boußlead Aihridge, Calcutta, May 7 Bonstead. Bayern, Hamborg, May 6, Behn
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    70 9 FOR EUROPE. The Imperial German mail steamer PRINZ HEINRICH, 6,268 tons, Captain Grosch, left Hongkong on Wednesday, the 12th instant at 1 p m., and may be expected to arrive here on Sunday, the 16th inst., at about 3 p.m. She will probably be despatched for Europe on
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    NAVIGAZIONE GENERALEITALIANS.
    59 9 FOR PENANG AND BOMBAY. The Italian s. s. CAPRI, 4.196 tona Captain Belsito, having left Hongkong on the IStlf inst., may be expected tc arrive here on Thursday the 19th inst.. and will be despatched for the above poits on Satarda\ the 22nd inst. For freight and passage
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    43 9 A Church of England Boarding House for European and Eurasian boys who desire to attend the schools of the place. Applications to be made to the House Master, St. Andrew's House; or to the Colonial Chaplain. w. t. v. a
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    MINING.
    125 9 Number of Bhare» Iwne Value Paid np to Company Bnym BtUmt Lmi Tiannac tioni 13,600 6.500 uniMuod. 4,000 10,000 10,000 6,207 10,600 J6.700 110,000 50,000 150,000 20,000 2,o<fi iiniuuel. I I 10 $7.50 I 10 10 I 10 i 10 I 10 8 t 1 1 i 1 19/<1
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    136 9 10,000 I 10 40,000 10 60,000 f 10 12,000 t 100 3,000 100 80,000 M I 244,306 1 «60,0L0 6 I 16,000 M 1 £2,000 t 10 .3,000 10 2,000 t 1U 2,100 10 160,000 U 1 I^Bl4 uniMiwd. io f 10 10 I 100 f 100 S 1
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    145 9 400.00U 50.0UU uuiHunJ. 2,000 4,600 80,000 12,000 J> 6,000 2,760 ;<t,ooo 600 2,000 6,000 786 uniMaed. 300,000 90,000 m.imuc-1. 57.1W0 I 1 100 60 126 100 10 100 100 10 I 60 100 t 100 4 t 100 60 125 f 100 j 10 t 100 100 10 60
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    49 9 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 71 Kiley, Hargreaves, Ltd Z% SinK»pore Unnlclpal 6% *x Z Z Tunjone P«ioi»r J>n-fc <>„ I.M «V f 260.U00 |V prem. !U6,0U0 2% prem buyers. 400,000 2% prem buyer.. 1,878,000 1% prem buyer*. 868,600 2% dia. nom. 260,000 2% pram boyara. IJWCBi I* t, nT <r*
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      358 9 NOTICES. TO THOSE HOWEWAHD-BOUND. James Campbell Co. COURT, NAVAL. AND MILITARY TAILORS 59, CONDUIT STREET London, W. vlr. 11.4;. IMKN Mmrc)> 30 v.c. J. MOTION CO WATCHMAKERS. JEWELLERS. OPTICIANS. KIPAIM PROMPTLY EXECUTED. *Jina\ Jiwards AT Tilt St. Louis Exposition. UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER Received the only GRAND PRIZE That was awarded. GUTHRIE
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      126 9 NY CARLSBERG BEEJ (Produced in J 'enmark) r l he best bottle of beer in the world $11^1 Grand prix Paris, 1889. 9 Sole Importers nc (J tu. th. 8. BA&NALL HILLES, CoEtracting Electrical Engineers and Importers OP Electrical Steam Apparatus. Have always on band a most Extensive Stock of
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      221 9 m t^^^B aninialß^HJ on tpplicn^HJ hire only 1 here were Department in '"^H The Infirmary >°^H Animals in eiluatedatl^H and is intended for ov^HV sfford proper veterinary an^HJ for the detention of animaMHJ for treatment by the MagiHtraH^HJ W. E. HUOJ'KR/^BJ Address to c/ Hacknej (arr^Bj Registration omo^Hj Telephone No.
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      523 10 June 17 June nln June 1R +Pnli>rnio June I'M thereafter) paHttcnf r1 les. by these steunmr-, are London Ist saloon £45. 2n:i Return tickets available foi can now i>» issued at a fare and a ■BT^ W The above dates are only approximate. Consignees of cargo by the Company'? steamers
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      534 10 W BEB^^ Bri.anu." Service between HRm, Batavia, via Uenon and Singapore. departure-" from Singapore TNames of steamers im Koningin Wilhelmina in Apl Koniagin Ragentes Apl Koning Willem 111 13 May Prins Hendrik 27 May Expected to arrive from Europe. 1905 KonineWilbm 111 18 Apl Prins Hendrik 29 Apl Oranie ls
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      596 10 ■JT Apl 21 o< B^^l Baros B^^nnd Padang Apl '."J ■■PT-Baroiv l!nlik B^B^Djaaa, SamaPHP^'. and Donegal a Apl P^Koe. angi, Hoelcleng. BBHlai<a!'-''r, Baiik-Papan, ■■K,Toli-Toli, Bwool, PalehpHcemnluta, Amoeranj;, Mena P^P^rTernate, Totok, Kota Boen i, P^Wrontalo, I'oso, and Mapine Apl Hmbas, PemaDgkat. Singkawang, Mempawaan Pontianak Apl 26 Pontianak Apl 26 Billiton and
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      664 10 companies. ITO.L NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial Herman Mail Line. The fnst nod well known mail steams a of this Company pail fortnightly from Bremen-Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genni. Naples, (connection Marseilles. Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Port Said, Sues, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong Phan<{hai, Nagasaki, and Kobe to
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      709 10 STEAMSHIP COWPAWIB* if y ICEAN STRAM SHIP Co,, Ltd, AMD China Mutual Steam Nay. Co., Ltd. The Companies' stei.iicrr are despatched rom Liverpool outwards for the Strait", China tnd Japan every week, and from Japan homeward* 'or London every fortnight and roi Liverpool monthly. Ono outward steiunei tach month extends
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      499 10 iNSUKANCIi COMPANIES. "royal insurance co. FIXE LIFli TOTAL INVESTED FUNiJS EXCESS £12,000,000. TH* LABOEBT FIBE (IFH, E IN THI WOBLI BOUSTEAD A Co., AgenU THE LONDON AND LANCASIiiRI FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. CapiUl £2,127,600 Paid up CapiUl. 212,760 Reserve Fund. .£1,073,560 The undersigned, Agent* for th* Con pang, are prepared to
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