The Straits Times, 19 April 1905

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    15 1 The Straits Times. NO. 21.716 THE STRAITS TIMES. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 19. 1905. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    SEVEN HUNDRED PER CENT.
    1083 1 Romance of a Canadian Land Bargain. The £10 shares in the liudsou Bay C'lnpany have risen nearly £20 in less j than .1 month, and now stand at tier j £70." To the financier the above statement j ■MM a Stuck Exchange "boom" to which a
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    RLSSSIAN OFFICER'S BREACH OF PAROLE.
    189 1 Official Japanese Statement. The following telegram, dated Tokyo. 2oth March, has been received at the Japanese Legislation in London: "Respecting the capture at Hsimnintun by Japanese garrison of a Russian officer, who repaired there in breach of parole, St. Petersburg semi-official telegraphic agency published an
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    THE SMILE OF FORTUNE.
    202 1 Lucky Manila Merchants. The "Manila Cablenews" publishes this Through the energies and abilities of Coudert Brothers, the famous New York law firm which has a Manila office under the management of the John W. Haussermann and Charles C. Cohn, Manila merchants will have returned to them
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      93 1 NOTICES. CONDOR CEMENT Singapore, 13tli .March, 19<'5. Messrs. C. DUPIRE CO. Dear Sirs, We have carefully tested tk- samples of" COXDOIS Cettent which we had selecte I fr.in shipments stored in your gidoWM. The tests uniformly showed tlie renwnt to k- one of high quality. THE TENSILE i STRAIN WHICH
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      654 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS^ ROBINSON CO. "THE BLUEROCK" INANIMATE BIRD TRAPS. Tlie latest improved Bird Iran ilu\>w.- the Bid in any dir*ctiou or at any ai>ngie SINGLE RISE TRAPS DOUBLE RISE TRAPS Kynoch Sporting Ammunition "The GROUSE EJECTOR" ALL PACKED 100 IK AIR-TIGHT SOLDERED TINS. ROBINSON CO. Compania General DE TABACOS DE
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      242 1 THE EUROPEAN CIRCUS Opening Shortly, Opening Shortly For a few nights only AT 9 I' M GRAND OPENING PERFORMANCE OF EUROf'E'-S STAR ARTISTES, FUR THE FIELST TUB II SIICAPORE The Great and Original WATSON TRIO. The Marvellous Motor Sensation at a Speed of 45 Miles an Hour. Spaapani Secchi lan
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    ADVANCE MAIL NEWS.
    220 2 Prince Khilkofl is going to Harbin to confer with General Linevitch. [Prince Khilkoff is the directing engineer of the Siberian railway, and General Linevitch has succeeded General Kuropatkin in command of the Russian Manchurian Army. The meeting is therefore significant.] The Siberian railway is being improved and
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    JAPANS NEW BATTLESHIP.
    230 2 The new Japanese battleship "Kashima" was launched last month at the Elswick shipbuilding yard. The vessel is 425 ft. long, 78ft. broad, and 48ft. deep, and has a displacement of 16,400 tons, and is the largest warship ever launched on the Tyne. She is the third first-class
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    PORT ARTHUR.
    152 2 The Sunken Russian Warships. On the authority of a certain person who recently returned here from Port Arthur, a Japanese paper states that, with the exception of the "Sevastopol," all the Russian war-vessels now lying sunk at Port Arthur can be raised. The battleships "Poltava," "Pobieda," "Retvizan" and
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    SHIPPING CONFERENCE.
    245 2 Action at Colombo. The shipping conference that sertiou of it which has to do with the Au&i.ralian trade— has just issued at Colombo a circular which introduces a very exacting declaration in the application for rebates, that no ship outside the ring has been patronized. The circular fays
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      401 2 NOTICES HIGHEST AWARD AT ST LOUIS EXHIBITION 1904. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES CO., Ltd. GLASGOW, Gained the Highest Award, THE "GRAND PRIX," for excellence of Manufactures. CARTRIDGES loaded with NOBEL'S SPORTING BALLISTITE and EMPIRE SMOKELESS POWDERS are unequalled. USED BY SPORTSMEN ALL OVER THE WORLD. IMPORTERS BORNEO Co., Ltd. Retail from Messrs
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      631 2 NOTICES. PURE MILK^ i^^^^dA CERTIFICATE j£ jl||' HtT 5 :o: m I'M UNSWEETENED kI mv C^ M I tt Dp. A. B. Griffiths, Ph.D. F. R. S. ot London. O ,>)' 4\^L^N Mwi t Analytical Chemist ami Asaayer Member of the Chemical ff* fk^Vw* 1^ 47 Jf H fi_ Societies
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    BALTIC FLEET.
    903 3 Insurance War Risks. The secretary of one of the leading Marine Insurance Companies in Hongkong when asked the ot.her day for his views on the question of war risks as affacted by the unforeseen developments which have taken place within the laab week or so, told a representative
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      643 3 NOTICES. XIU 1 irirlDAvil JjX\VJO»^ OC V^O«, Straits SetUements, Federated Malay States &etc. Uralite Roofing AND (Veiling Material USED IN Government House, Hospital, Queen Victoria Memorial Hall, and many private residences. Steleonite Stamped Steel Ceilings ÜBID IN Government House. "BEST" W Gasoline Lamps I mjo/^m j0/^ I I**! JO 400
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      35 3 Kitson Lamps Simplest and cheapest Petroleum Incandescent Lamp in the World. Hundreds in regular use in the Straits, F. M. S.. and Siam, 1,000 C. P. Lamp consumes about I cent of oil per hour.
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      16 3 ZYMOLE TOOTH POWDER, a perfect antiseptic dentifrice, cloa-iea ar 1 preserve* the teeth,- vtry rt freezing.
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 15 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, 19th APRIL.
    540 4 The Straits Times. PRICE 15 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, 19th APRIL. Ihe Chinese, at home, are a very nice and a very clever people in many respects, and it is pleasing for westcri: I iiilanthrupists to learn that they are now adopting many of the customs of our more modern form of
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    169 4 The local authorities and the Head of the Public Works Department in Dvli have strongly uri:ed the GovernorGonera! of Netherlands India to fetation permanently a dredger at Belaivan, and to go N with the work of deepening the. port. Thfy liv strr ts on the trade interests bound up with
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    162 4 During the cowing holiday, o— al least of the Magistrates' C urts will be open on Saturday and MlWldaj This necessitates the attendance of a portion of the Court's staff TaOM wbo will have to be present luck on the thing as a hardship. May be it is, but as
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    21 4 Share quotation!, general shipping news, and passenger liaU, beaides shipping, and insurance advertisement! wii' be found on page 10 and 11.
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    13 4 Advertisements of Sales, Wanted, Tc Let etc., will be found on Pagt 6.
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    8 4 The Straits Budget will be published to-morrow morning.
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    11 4 Several items of local interest will be found on Page 1.
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    10 4 The R I M.S. Hardinge left for Hongkong yi-clerday afternoon.
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    14 4 A Chinaman committed suicide yesterday by hinging himself in a saw mill at Kalian?.
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    18 4 The TGwn and Volunteer Band will play at the Esplanade this evenirg from 8 30 p.m. wentner permitting.
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    16 4 The Regimental Spcrts of the Sherwiod Foresters will take place at langlin on Wednesday, 26th inst.
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    28 4 Thjs ciicket matcn between Sdangor and Singapore will commence on the Esplanade on Saturday. A* full account of the match will appear in our issue of Tuesday. m
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    34 4 The Lor.don Star understands that tl.e twelve-ouuce pounds of jam supplied to the troops in South Africa were old stock left over from the Trojan war. In Trey weight 12 oz. made a pound.
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    41 4 Mr. W. Cowan arrived at Taiping on the l-3th April from Hongkong. It is rumoured, says the Perak Pioneer, that it is possible he may be transferred to the Police Department to be at the luad of the Criminal Investigation Bureau.
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    40 4 Messrs John Little and Co., McAlister and Co., Robinson and Co., and Kelly and Walsh will be closed oa Good Friday and Easter Monday. Messrs. Katz Bros, close on Good Friday, and at 1 p. m. on Saturday and Monday.
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    94 4 The Penang Amateur DramaticjClub bave decided to present their Easter programme on the April 2-th and :9th. Fhe pieces selected, are. The Little > Sentinel, a farce in one act by i kVilliams, and an original sketch I mtitled A Breach ot Promise Case < Vining rersus Fawcett) by Alan
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    47 4 About 7 last night a private gharry ran into a ricksha in Stamford Road, bending one of the rikishi wheels. The i Sikhd on duty at the junction of Victoria Street and Stamford Road stopped the gharry and took the address of the owner. Nobody was hurt.
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    46 4 During the Easter Holidays, special tiffin and dinners can be had at St. Valentine's Bath Hotel, if due notice be given. This is a good place to spend the week end, not the least atiractive feature being the bathir.g tank, which is supplied frcn the hills.
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    70 4 The Ceylon Obsercer learns that a big limited company is on the eve of being launched in London to acquire rubber interests in Ceylon. The capital of the Company will be .£50,000, which is all tuoscribed, and there will, therefore, be no public issue of shares The directors of the
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    74 4 Rumour is still busy with M. Beau, the Governor-General of French IndoChina, who has postponed bif departure for France on vacation. It is said that M. Clementel, the new Minister for the Colonies, is going on a tour of inspection He will leave France next July and spend August and
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    75 4 Charges of bribery and corruption at the St. Louis Exposition in connection with the awards of merit are repeated daily, says the New York correspondent of the Telegraph. A special investigation committee has declared that "the system of makir.g awards was a gigantic scheme for securing money," and that during
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    91 4 A Tckio Foreign Department telegram states that when the Baltic Fleet was r-i^hted on its way to Singapore it consisted of thirty warships and fourteen other vestele, including colliers and transports. The transports were in front, followed by the warships, and the colliers brought up the rear. As the vessels
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    97 4 Mr. George Ricketts, Forest Conservator, Mysore, was badjy mauled hy a wounded tiger at the end of last month. A party including the Resident were shooting near Bangalore. A tiger having been hit, two sportsmen descended from the shooting plat form and saw the animal stretched out twenty yards away.
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    138 4 Flaverv in Biua is lingering under the operation of laws for its gradual suppression. The King of Si un has now decreed that slavery in his dominions shall be done away with altogether. The Rangkck 'limet, says that the measure will result in the disappearance of slavery from Siam, sir
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    142 4 Thb R. I. M S. Dufferin, Commander A. J. G. Piffard, arrived from Bombay this morning and anchored in the roads. She is bound for Hongkong and Taku j and is expected to leave to-day. The following are passengers on the Buffer- in Majors G. Soody, E. 8. Hall, Capt.
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    A CONSTABLE CHASED.
    85 4 YBbTKRDAY evening, a Chinaman who i was obstructing the way in Hill Street i was ordered by P. C. 1206 to move on I 'lhe Chinaman resented this and chased I the constable with a carrying pole. Mr. J. Paterson happened to be on Colman Bridge au.l
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    Reuter's Telegrams.
    60 4 LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE POLES. liondon, \9th April. The Governor-General of Poland has summoned a conference with a view to the establishment of a system of 1 nil Government in the rural districts of Poland similar to the Russian Zemstvos. 111 1 is announced that the Government is
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    Reuter's Extra Service.
    92 4 PORCELAIN WORKERS STRIKE. Fighting the Troops at Limoges. Ijondon, 19th April Toe porcelain workers who are on strike at Limoges (capital of the tm ii Department of Haute- V r iennc) attempted to storm the prison to release their comrades, and t'iey erected barricades to prevent the
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    SHIPPING FREIGHT WAR.
    77 4 ss. Per ton to Calcutta. The attack of the Huisa shipping line on the British India and I. A<>. Companies has led to a freight war in/olving several other British lines. It is s'ateu that cargoes for Calcutta are now beins accepted at Hi. per tn from
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    LATEST.
    111 4 King EJwaici has decided to irulong his stay at Algiers. Seven oflictrs and 63 suluitrs wire wounded in the strike riot at f iwtogm KoliaetF, the a«ia*sin of the Oread Duke Serjrhr-, fc^rtjeViFcoi'ideiuiit-ii "To denth at MoMMT. He declared th he was a pri:. a civil war and w
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    Reuter's Telegrams.
    97 4 The Japanese i-jiumenls on the stay of the Baltiekers at Kamranh Bay are most severe. The Atihi charges Fr.uico with deliberately concealing the presence of BaUc Fleet. Tue Jiji dtelam :hat the Russians are simply usin^ K unranh Bi) ,i- jl base, niui that Japan must ask ior
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    POLICE NEWS.
    160 4 This morning, Lee Chin Sai appeared befoie Mr. Sproule on remand on the allegation of thell ot bank notes and jewellery value Sl2OO, '.he property of his master, Q. O. Mc'JlelUn, on the 21st of September last at The Mansion." The case was adjourned. Insp. Bateman (Weights and
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      789 4 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL CO., Indian Store, No. 1,?,3,&4, High Street. Just unpacked a fresh stock of silks of various sorts, beautiful Kimono 3, Maltese and Ceylon lace collars, Sandlewood and ivory ware, Chefu Silk fjr gentlemen's suits and Japauc-ee and Indian curbs &c &c New Supply of Gold and
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      289 4 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. [1 GHARRY FOR SALE. J NEWLY PAINTED ETC. PRICE $00 t Apply F.M.Q. c/o Straits Tint. l M*r 22 n. t. 1 GODOWNS TO LET. Palmer Godowns An oa Road, several godowns, one itoiied, no in cou'Be of erection. Entry end of April. 1 Soir.e of tbe gO'lowos
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    THE SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    132 5 H H. the Sultan of Johore is due to nrrive here to-morrow evening by the German mail rteaaisr Roon from Europe. As soon as the Roon is signalled, the Johore gunboats Sayang and Pulai and the local steamers Sri Miuir, 'llimggi, and Hodt Seng will proceed
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    211 5 78 Co. R.G.A. v. H. Co. Foresters. The Gunners had another League win yesterday at Blakan Mati, defeating H Co. of the Sherwocd Foresters by one goal (Delaney) to nil. Neither team played up to form, the sun being against pood play, and some of the Gunners had
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    A MISLEADING LAW.
    122 5 Wages must be Paid when Due. Mr. Thomas, contractor doing Government work at One Fathom B:mk. had six Kiinp workmen before Mr. Howard, thii morning, f>>r leaving tlieir work without giving due notice 11., mplainant said the defendants demanded their wages for March at a moment when
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    PERILS OF SELF-DEFENCE.
    134 5 Lxi Tuna Wah went lately to a theatre in Merchant U k*d and, in hi 9 efforts to pain admis-ii'n at half pticc, drew upon him«elf the attention of the persons running the ibow, and th;it of the watchman He was, it would seem, ordered away, probably
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    REFORMATORY LADS.
    99 5 About 2 this morninp, Sergea. t Major I'uteh arrested lour young Chinese, sleeping in Uw verandah in Cheang Hong Lim Lane. During the forenoon, Insp Kirke charged them with vagrancy. Witnesses showed that the defendants lived by their wits. One of them had been five years in the
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    MOTOR PROGRESS.
    123 5 Mb. Henry Norman, in the WorhVt Work ■mil I'luy, se'.-s in the recent motor chow at Oljmpiat triumph of ■Mi afactort. He says the show has proved beyond question that the British motor manufacturer need no longer take second place to that of France. America is years behind.
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN NOTES.
    495 5 l'ort Dickion, 17th April Tan Choon was on the 12th April armigned before the Senior Magistrate and two assessors, Messrs. Coates and Cameron, at Seremban,for having on or about the 1 7th March committed murder by causing the death of his cooly at Titi. Captain Jones- Parry
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    CIRCUS COMING.
    170 5 The combination known as the European Circus, now on tour in the East, will open shortly on the Beach Road ground, their last place of call having been Medan, where they played to bip audiences. The programme appears to be an excellent one. Among its chief attractions are
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    THE "SULLY."
    128 5 The work of salving the French cruiser Sully stranded in the Bay ol Along has, says the South China Morni,ig Pott, not been abandoned, but it progressing very slowly owing to the necessity of obtaining a cofferdam to bt constructed round the half-sunken portion of the vessel's bow.
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    SIAM AND ITALY.
    114 5 A Treaty providing for the system of jurisdiction to be applied to Italian subjects in Siam was signed at Paris on April Bth by the Siamese Minister and the Italian Ambassador at that capital. The treaty sets forth that where an Italian subject is defendant, the case
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    LAND SALE.
    407 5 The following properties were disposed of by auction at Powell Co.'s saleroom yesterday afternoon 999 y«ars leasehold land and house No. 40 Kerbau Road, area 6,263 sq. ft.. annual quit rent si. 40. Bought by Tan Tajig Nia for 53. 500. 999 years' leasehold laud and shop house
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    NAVAL NEEDS IN CHINA.
    298 5 The naval correspondent of the Globe writes It is aljout time that the Admiralty made up their minds to decide upon the construction of the vessels to succeed the ■Surpr.se and Alacrity." Both hr.ye done an enormous amount of hard work during their time, but they
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    HONGKONG'S RIVAL.
    185 5 Manila to the Fore. An important step is, so the ■'Hongkong Telegraph" points out, being taken by the Government in Manila, to foster the shipping trade of that port. A committee has boeti appointed to investigate the harbour regulations and the restrictions which hamper American and foreign trade,
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    WHERE IS IT?
    78 5 The Ceylon Ohterver publishes the fo lowing rxfract from a letter dated r< mpwhere in Malaya— ro need to specify 7th Feb 1905 Unfortunately." writes the correspondent, I h:\ve only n terr s of rubber fielding at present I gft about $100 per '■ereamon'h profit from them
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    CONDITIONS AT VLADIVOSTOCK.
    223 5 Preparing for the Japanese. Passengers from Vladivostock who arrived in Europe last month report that at the time of leaving, great activity reigned in the threatened port. New fortifications aro beine built constantly, and the existing forts are being strengthened. Soldiers arrive by every train, and the
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    A DREAM OF EMPIRE.
    424 5 Remarkable Speech by the kaiser. At a banquet held in the Bremen Town Hall, ou l2"Jnd March, on the occa sion of the unveiling of the movement to the Emperor Frederick, the Emperor William, in reply to a speech by HtR Pauli, the Burgomaster, said that
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    HARBIN ARSENAL DESTROYED.
    165 5 A cablegram dated from San Francesco on 4th inst, states that a bomb exj>'< siou iv a Russian arsenal at Harbin was the cause of a terrible disaster t'fvi-nty-five men, mostly soldiers, van k'led and a great many others wet wi nnded. The official explt i ition
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    LIQUOR SYNDICATE BAULKED.
    135 5 How keen competition can run up the price of liquor shop licenses was lately strikingly instanced at Rangoon. There the annual saltt of liquor licenses for the district concluded, the other day, with very satisfactory results to the Treasury ,the total Rs. 938.300 showing an increase of
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    60 5 I The following arrannemeuts have I been made for Swimming Club launches i during the Eatti r holiday! Friday aiid Saturday, leavo Johnston's Pier at 10 a iv ntora iv IS.SO p.m. Sunday, leave Pier st 10, 11,915 .i.'iO, 1 returintiji at 10 80, 19 30, 3
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      552 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Raffles Hotel. SPECIAL DINNER Saturday, 22nd Jlpril, WCS. BAND IN ATTENDANCE. WE MANUFACTURE, IN SOLID TEAK UPRIGHT IRON GRANDS. $100 cash And 17 monthly payments of $25 each. Prompt cash $4-7 5 a Absolutely guaranteed for this climate. THE ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ltd. 33, RAFFLES PLACE. ADELPHI HOTEL
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    SHOULD COLONIAL GOVERNORS RECEIVE DEPUTATIONS?
    940 6 Opinion of Alex. Swettenham. Sir Alexander Swettenbam, formerly Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements and now Governor of Jamaica, objects to receiving deputations. We find in a recent issue of the Jamaica "Gleaner" that at a meeting of the Kingston City Council, the following letter
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      626 6 NOTICES. WANTED AT ONCE. A first class Chinese or Indian servant to act as valet to a sitgle gentleman. Must possess a two years' previous character as to honesty, etc. Reply immediately to Alcibladas" o .Strait* Time*, Anl 10 v.c. EMPLOYMENT WANTED. A Gentleman desires employment in an Import and
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      662 6 NOTICES. TO BE LET Compound house, No. 6 Dablia Road. Apply to Ed. Nathan c/o Adis A Co., 9 Baffles Place. Apl 6 m. w. f. 8-6 10 BE LET— Part of Collyer Quay, at present in the occupation of Messrs Syme A Co. Also No. 9 D'Almeida Street. Dates
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      626 6 NOTICES. ROOMS TO BE LET, with board at "Braeside," 118 Bukit Timah Rnad (pear Newton Station). Apply 3. E. S. c/o SiraiU Timei. Apl 6 n .r. TO BE LET, small flrat floor offices facing Cavenfcgh Bridge Roid anr Flint Street Apply to Qnthrie Co. Ltd., AgenU. n.c. rpO BE
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      616 6 Davis if he would go along with himself and Dr. Love to see the Governor, and Mr. Foster Davis had most emphatically declined to do to. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital .£BOO,OOO Reserve Liability of Proprietor* £800,000 Reserve Fund £800,000 BANKERS. Bank
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      607 6 BANKS. Hongkong fi* Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-DP CAPITAL ..$lO 000 000 RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve #10,000,000 tlannftnnn Silrer Reserve 8,000,000/ 18 .000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 110,000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. H. K. Tomkins, Esq., Chairman. H. W. Slade, Eaq Deputy Chairman. K. Ooeti, Esq. H Schubart, Esq. Hon. W. J.
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    RAUB REPORT.
    1009 7 'l'Hr. Manager's mine report for four weeks tnding March 25th tn the chairman and directors of the Raub Australian Gold Mining, Co., is as follows I beg to submit my monthly report on your mining and milling operations. The mine measurements and assay results of prospecting work show
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    NEW CLUBS.
    469 7 Their Growth in London. London, 10th March The growth of new clubs is certainly extraordinary says a correspondent, who gives the following particulars': Never a wpek passes but I am invited to join one or two. This week I have been asked to become member of the Newmarket
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    MEAT WORKS CLOSING.
    304 7 It is probable, says the "Melbourne Australasian", that all the meat workß in Queensland will be closed down, and not one is likely to re-open within the year. The price of cattle locally is so nigh, and the price of meat in Londo'i so low, by reason
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      677 7 AUCTION SALES. ALTERATION OF DATE AND PARTICULARS MORTGAGEES SALE of VALUABLE RUBBER AND COFFEE PLANTATIONS known as ATHERTON and AINBDALE ESTATES situated in the FEDERATED MALAY STATE OF NEGRISEMBILAN To be sold by Public Auction (by order of Collector of Land Revenue) at the LAND OFFICE, SEREMBAN By Adam bin
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      74 7 An Editor's Testimony. Last winter I contracted a severe cold, the only one to my recollection that ever gave me any trouble. Mr. Peak, our chemist, suggested a trial of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I procured one bottle but did not finish it there was no necessity. The remedy is an
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      791 7 NOTICES. Riley Hargreaves Co., Ltd. SHIPBUILDERS AND ENGINEERS, SINGAPORE AND IPOH. Telegraphic Address: "Hargreaves" Singapore. M HART'S PATENT "DUPLEX" Adjustable /^SzT^ DIE STOCK for pipes. THREAD CUTTING TOOLS. I A GREAT VARIETY OF SHIPS AND ENGINE BOOM Ji^PWHHWB STORES AND OTHER REQUISITES. fiBBBI TOWN STORE, MACHINIST'S SET. 13, Battery Road.
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    BISHOP FAVIER.
    246 8 Tue 'S.mth China Morning Post" pays the following tribute of praise to the Late Bishop Favier —The bishop WM Over sixty years old. and was I native ot Dijon, 111 die department of La Cote dor, France, and came t.> China 37 years ago. He was MM of
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    PERAK GOLD.
    237 8 Tlu Perak cnrraepondeal of the 'Pinang Gazette thus discusses gold saining in peel there Had this been a gold country the ul>iquitout Celestial, who has been burrowing round tor centuries, would have found it out. Certainly the Malays, have been in the ha'ni. oi making their own golden
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    BANK BURGLARY.
    322 8 Crime at Hongkong. An exceptionally daring baniary was committed tvi the prnmisoi of lling. banker, .it Hongkong, in the early boan of the Dili nil and money, l>;ink notes. .111.1 nenrHiea ■gjnemilng 9216,010 wore appropriated No doe to the the perpetntors of the burglary haa bean found. when
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    AUCTION SALES.
    335 8 Powell and Co. Apl. -J-2— At Gnrston No. 9-A Syed Alley Road, household furniture, &c. 1.30 p.m. 2-2— At "Auiterlitz" No. 2-B Lloyd Road, HopgkoDK-made teak household furniture, &c. 2.46 p.m. 29— At Park House 67 Institution Hill valuable houxehold furniture. I I m -J9— At No. 3<>-c
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    VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR.
    180 8 Wharves at Which Different Ships are Berthed To-day. Ba»T Whabf— Zamania. Victoria Graving Dock— Nil. Albkr? Uravino Dock— Patrol. Sbction No. 1 Bhnrata, Penan)?, Hye Leonu 2 Claveiburn, I'mWla. it S Pernley. Nil. ,i i, 5 Charun. H 6 I'aknaiu. B rnko Wharf 7 Natuua, Benglue.
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE.
    721 8 FINANCE COMMERCE. 19th April, 1905 fo day's 4/iu bank rate is 1/11|. HADDON'S PRODUCE LETTER. The following i 8 the General Produce Letter kindly furnished to us by Messrs. John Haddon 4 Co., the well known Colonial Produce Merchants and Commission Agents of Salisbury Square, London, E. C, and carrying
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    PERAK TIN.
    190 8 March Output. During Man ti. Perak exported 39,399.58 piculs, the figures for February and January being 27.831.61 piculs and 42,070.26 picuU respectively. The total says the "Perak Pioneer," for the first quarter is therefore 109,301.45 piculs against 104,105.36 piculs (as amended) of the corresponding period of last year.
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    RUBBER MARKET.
    103 8 Messrs. S. Figgis' Report. There has been a sharp decline in the Para market. proHably owing to the large receipts in Para. Sales have been made of Hard Fino forward delivery down to 5 7, spo! to o '6*. Hard Entrefine 5 5 J— 5/5. Scrappy Xegroheads small
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    PRODUCE.
    104 8 Unnihier f 5.65 do (Onbe No. I) unpicked W. 874 Copra Bali g 3d do Pontianak 795 Pepper, Black buyers 26. C0 do White, S% 38.75 iiufo Flonr Sarawak M.I7J/3.20 do Brunei No. 1 1 30 Pearl Sago 4 40 Coffee Kali, 15 ba»is »400 Cnff-e.Palenibanir. 201; ha«ls 26.00
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    EXCHANGE
    133 8 On London— Bank 4 in s 1/11} Demand 1/11 Private 6 m/» 111 do 3ms 1/11; On Germany— Bank d/d Mgj Private 3 id/i 2.05J do 6 m/« 2.07t On France— Bank d d 2.461, Private 3ms 2.52 i do 6ms 2.54) On India— Bank T. T. 147 Private
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    Man-of-War.
    333 8 Man -of- War. Dvffeiin, R.I.M ship, 8,966 tons, 2fW crew, Capt Piffird, 19th Apl. From Bombay, 11th Ap 1 For Hongkong. 19th— Rds. TRADING VESSELS, &c. Arrivals since Noon of Saturday. Bon Poh (hum, Brit. «tr. 675 tons, Capt *mith, 18th Apl. From Macassar, 10th Apl 3.c, and 34 d.p.
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    DEPARTURES
    54 8 Name. [Homed Flkvo Haidinge Al'tmanniii Liijhtning Hut 1/ (Hang Ann Krih'i,, Stlangor liio. mom, J>ATE Brit Btr. Honykon^- .7th str. I hii:a 17th sir. Natuna la 18tb k.i.m. str Hongkong Hth Nor «'.r. Batavia 18th Hrit ttr. Hongkong l-th Mr. Palemliangl9th DUI SM-. J i\;l ;Ulh Bni I'enaiij; 19th
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    117 8 tui nrmmmtt T\me. To HOBaov. Vialacci and l.inggi Kh'inj Seng 1p m. turope via port? Bkmrata I v Pctiaag au.l I)eli Culijpt-. 3 p.m. f.Swet'buni via ports I'innng 8 p.m. Malacca* I. .Swet'hatn i4mA/r»/ :i p m Bangkok Uyjrn 4 „.m fuloLaut anil Cotie Ban Liur.g 4 p.m.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    124 8 fromEnuoPE— By the K. 1> 1,, s.?. B—m due on il tt April. From China- By Hi- M. If. s. b. Trnkin due ou °J4th April. TIME TABLE OF MAILS DUE L( K Singapore V Mar 6th I. 1). 1.. Mar !)th R I. Mar 13th M.
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      102 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL Co, JEWELLERS SILK MERCHANTS, No. 51,152 High Street. Have just received a large afsortment of Japanese, Chinese, and Indian eilks of all kinds an i colours, j Indian, Mid Persian carj^.s of all sizes, rugs aud handsome ivory goods. Also many pretty articles of silver and
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      415 8 WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co LADIES' WHITE CANVAS COURT SHOES. LADIKS' COURT SHOKS, cut from tho best white canvas fancy white ailk bow, smartly trimim-i tifft, pointed toes, canvas heel, superior finished uppers and soles, light weight, very good smart looking shoes for dancing, weddings, etc. folly ti hizh class and ckeap
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      183 8 DAY BY DAY. Wednesday, 10th April. High Water. 10-33 p.m. Full Moon. Ml p m. Football. O. Co. r. 80th HA. Blakin Mati. S. V. C. Maxim Section Squad Drill. B-3U. Town Band. Esplanade. 8-30. Yap Chow Thong Opera. S. Thursday, aoth April. High Water. 11-1 a.m 11-5 p.m. Passover
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      104 8 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Ktrbnv. Hospital, lslh Aj,i, 1906 Dam. Spm. Up.m. Rsmakks. Bar 29 941 »;'6 Temp >H. 6 9J6 BJtt Mornins, WH'ibTher 7V.0 805 78 1 day <t n IIU Dir<fWind s. k. s k i.k. clear Max. Temp 9)6 Mm 7rt.lj Max.in Hun 144 0 Terr, rad Ml
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    A GENERAL ON THE WAR.
    1040 9 The Evil of Publicity. (in. nil X;i<j;,..k;t, V.,r 'hl< f of the Army Staff at Tokyo, t ho <.tli<r day. ;id dressed the Oriental Su, ,ty at tlic Nobles Club. In the wn of his speech General N;iga<iku said that while civilisation was |>t f
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      436 9 NOTICES. Isde Straits Jsimes. AND V)lje Straits fßudget. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. PAYABLE in ADVANCE. '•'.llyiMue per year $30.00 do per quarter 7.50 do per month 2.60 do per copy 0.15 Weekly i»nue per year 18.00 do per quarter do per copy 0.40 ~.-nt liy iioKt, there i» mlded (or the d
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      682 9 NOTICES. CHARLES -£jfi HEIDSIECKS j White Seal Champagne. cOLE AGENTS I 1 Behn, Meyer ft 9 Co. Jfc^L Sir *i -port and Penang. DEPOT l^R^^B Singapore, lUbsb^Bl Hlfssrs. lAvi I JOH\ LITTLE (o, L:d. Harefa :ti> m. v. f THE TAN'JONQ PAGAR DOCK COMPANY. L i D. SliH-W. Kli.ll 1
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      807 9 NOTICES. CMC M 9k A|Bnts fOP LEA PEBRIBS WORCEBTE^ SIiIRE^ CE gra^ cprriif WARRANT C^MSr_FlSHHj^*iarw ii.lii* I WJD Celebrated Oilman's Stores mJm 1 SINGAPORE AND KRANJI RAILWAY. From Ist April, 1905, and until furl her noticeTrain Service for Week Days and Sundays. E »SJ~oV DOWN TRAIN*. DOWN TRAINS. A.M A.M.
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    THE SULTAN OF MOROCCO.
    896 10 A Striking Pen-Picture. Tkt Julian vi Morocco, vital Mr. Wifur B. Harris in Hlackwoods Magazine for Maivli. it. now some twmty-livi' via? .1 •.<•. Mime fivo feet tea inches in licighl. ami strongly, even 1 stoutly, Imil:. iv- is no darker in colour lhan a natkem
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      76 10 Under this heading the following abbrevla rions arc nsed: —str.—steamer; sh. ship; bq.— barqne j sch. —schooner Yet. —Yacht: Cro. Cruiser; Gbt. —Gnnboat; Tor. —Torpedo; H.p. Horse-power Brit. —British i U. S. United States; Feb. —French; Ger. —German; Dut Dutch G.c. —General-cargo d.p. deck pastenger U.—Uncertain T.
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      Men-of-War. etc.
      1154 10 Amphitrite, H M twin screw, first-class armoure I cruiser, 11(100 tons, "CO crew, 16 guns, 18' (Oh p. Ctpt. Charles Wind ham, cv o Hi Mar. From Hongkong 2is> Mar For Crincomalee. U.— Rd* Iphigrniu, H.M. twin screw, second-class cru 3,(JO'Mons. /70 crew, 8 gun*, 7.C00 hp. Cantata
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      VESSELS EXPECTED
      417 10 t?-im», p>r'. t probable ilate of nrru-il, n/l uume of rige,Us. Htbamkrs. Armand Behic Saigrn, May 8: M. M. A I M rl ur. Hamburg, May B Meyer. Agamemnon. China, Apl 30; Mansfield. \lcinoun, China. Apl Sf; Mansfield. Airlie, Hy.Jnev, Apl 24 Boustaa'i Ashrldge, Calcutta. May 7 Bouatead
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      PASSENGERS BOOKED HOMEWARD.
      373 10 P. O. Per Manila sailing ci l»th April— Mr. K. I. Hallifax, Mm K. (J Sunierville ant 'Jrhildren Lieat. Col. Whitta'l. Per Simla sailing un 27lli April Rev. I', i; Evans, Mrs. Kvaim and 2 irinntn Mr rind Mrs. Wickett and child, Mr«. 1'tilnfor.i. Mr. and Mr».
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      LIST OF PASSENGERS.
      178 10 For Singapore. Per P. <V O. 8. s Indit MMMeMa| «iih the steamer HmUm at Colombo, from London March 3:, due due 90th April— Mr*. l)esboroui<h Mr-. MeKi nzi" Mrs K. Parker. Mr«. \V. Coo':, fcfaaan W. Skinner, acd AC M. A'unri Lieut. W B Browariant, Mr.
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      MINING.
      262 10 N ler oi Shard Isane Value Paid np to Company Bajm 5tU» Utft 'Jraaiaetioni in .1.1 rGOLJ. I I 13,500 6^oo oniuiwd. 4.JUO IJ.UUU 1 6,-Ml 10,500 io,7W lIu.UOj W.UUU 160,000 20.00U 1,000 UCIMUtJ. I 10 •7-M Bereawah ti. M. Co.. Ltd lit* 18.00 t 10 10 9 10
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      GENERAL.
      138 10 *w,wu &0,090 uuuwuod. 2,000 4,600 SO.OOO X 1,000 2,760 36,000 600 2,000 i.UOO 755 IllUMlMd. SOO.OOU 50,000 nniuu«d. »7,0U0 1 Duff Development Co., Ltd. lo.ou I lo.O'J $100 60 $1-26 100 10 $100 100 10 60 100 $100 1" 60 126 $100 10 100 $100 I 10 f 60
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      DEBENTURES.
      49 10 Howarth Ersklne, Ltd. 7% HUey, U»rgre»TO., Ltd. 6% Singapore Maaicipal 6% Tonjonv P«a»r I)o«l< <'•> L'H 8^; «v 7 26U.UOU 225.UUU 4C0.U00 I,B7B^XX) 866.60U 2W 1,000 i •>** mi» SY jirei.i 2% prem bnyen. 2% prow buyer*. 1% prem boyeit 2% din. 1 1 "in. 2% prem t-ay^ri-IV pvoto
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      17 10 STKARNS' HEADACHE CURB, can bt obfaiocd from all dispensaries by postl Never be without tht GrnuiDe. m.w.f.
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      121 10 NOTICES. B jj^l DO YOU DRINK LIME JUICE THEN DRINK THE BEST jjM Aitntl-jtkr, Littl« it Co BAGNALL HILLES. GoDtracl-ian Klectfical Engineers and Importers OP Electrical Steam Apparatus. Have always on band i most Exteisive Stock of Klectrieal Apparatos. iJVOTATIOXS OS APPLICATH*. Japan Office, 42 Yokohama. Singapore Gffi^. 4L5 Robinson
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      48 10 NAVIUAZIONE'IENERALE ITAUANA FOR HONGKONG, The Italian i. g. I.SCHIA, 4,*>o tons, Captain having lolt liomuay oa the 17th inst.. may be expected to arrive here on Friday, the will have prompt despatch for t' port For fre.ght anJ paaaaue apply u> BEHN vIKVF.K >v OO ««nt«. Apl If*
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      670 11 BUCHANAN'S BLACK WHITE The favourite at home and abroad 12 YEARS OLD. STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For Chin*, Jnpan, Pcn.tns. C?ylos. Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Prrts, Plymouth and London. through Bill" of Lsdtafl hwn i for China Coast, {'<:?:;in f!'j<t OttoUiMQtaJ, and Am«ric»r. Ports. Steamers v
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      1235 11 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. Konlnklljke Paketvaart MaatsohapplJ. Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. AgenU at Singapore Ship Agbkct, latb J. Daihdblb A Co., 2-3 Collyib Qoat. The undermentioned date* are only approximate, From Kxp'ted. A ill 0e Imi pate O' a ioi Fan drr i.yn Pontianak \pl IK Billiton, and Pontianak
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      646 11 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. N.DTL NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial Uerman 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) Fort Said, Sues, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, and Kobe to
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      628 11 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES (H.. fig dClAfi STEAM SfILP Go., Ltd AND Cbina Mutual Steam Nay. Co., Ltd. The Companies' Kteamer* are denpstchei roni Liverpool oatitards lor the Straits, Chin: tnd Japan every week, and from Japan how wards for London every fortnight and foi Uverpuol monthly. One outward steame; >ach month
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      526 11 INSURANCE COMPANIES. ROYAL INSURANCE CO. FIRE LIFli. TOTAL INVESTEd"fuNDS EXCEBB 12,000,000. TH* L4BOBBT »IBE OrflCß IN THB WOBi.* BOUSTEAD ,v A^enU i THB LONDON AND LANC. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY CapiUl £2,127,500 Paid up CapiUl. JL 212,750 Reserve Fund. .£1,073,550 Th* undersigned, AgenU for the Com j pan^, are prepared to
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    HAMBURG-AMERICA-LINE.
    762 12 The Annual Report. The brilliant wilU <,t t h<- mi „,,v rear 1904 appear still morv inpusing »yen than was exported, in the report ,o be presented to the stock -holders of he Hamburg- America Line at the gone ■al meeting taking place on March 30th. Fhat the profits
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      251 12 NOTICES. HOWARTH ERSKINE, LIMITED. CONTRACTORS TO BffisfI&TFOREIG N GOVERNMENTS. SOLE AGENTS WORTHINGTON pump PATENT co LTD HIGH-CLASS PUMPINNG ENGIESHigh Lift Centrifugal Pumps. Pumping Engines for Waterworks. HYDRAULIC PUMPING ENGINES. Surface Condensing Plants fiew INDEPENDENT AIR PUMPS. Improved design HIGH VACUUM PLANTS. Construction nil MDO I Feed-Water Heaters. D II Ml
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      140 12 THE INDIAN OIL WELL SUPPLY STORES CO. 2, ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Have always in Stock: Engineering, Mining, and Sdip stores requisites. ZDiapfiragm-pumps, ZDiapdragm Jorce Pumps, Rotary Pumps, etc. Cylinder, Engine, Carriage axle oil. Pale boiled and Raw Jsinseed Oil. Paints, Enamel, YarnisdSBest Portland Cement Samson SBrand. **7rencf) Roofing '(Biles. Coloured
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      380 12 NOTICES. tTbr JYews of tde Straits, T -f Straits Times. IT H-A.S THE Largest Circulation O F ANY PAPER PUBLISHED IN MALAYA. FOR IVar Welegrams, Straits Times It may be obtained in Singapore at the following places Maaara. John Utlla 4 Co.. Ltd. The Kclre.hment Buffet. Tank Sapoy Line. A
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      161 12 A Lingering Cough im.i\ iv,u!i hi on sumption. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cures coughs, colds and influenza It contains no harmful substance and i> pleasant and safe to take. For sale by all dealers. THE DISPENSARY. m w.f. 30/4 (initial Agmti Sprained Knee Cured by Little's Oriental Balm. O. F Pchr»mr"r,
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