The Straits Times, 21 July 1906

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times NO. 22.094 THE STRAITS TIMES. SATURDAY. JULY 21. 1906. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 599 1 MICHELIN TYR£§ NEW STO K JUST ARRIVED C. Dupire Company. C 101 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE K \NDOOKY FKSTIVAI..— The (iraml i KaiiJ.-.rv Festival, of Hazarath Sliklmh.l tlaiueed.' KatlurOli (ianjaswivoy Canjabuksli Hl.sthslia Saliil. Andavar of Na«.»rc- Durga is to Him WIW from tlie -'Brcl July 1908 ami end •nth the sth
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    • 244 1 "STRAITS TIMES" BUSINESS DIRECTORY. AUCTIONEERSPOWELL CO. Singapore. (ESTABLISHKD 42 TBARSI. Real Estate Auctioneers and Valuers. Mortga Jes arranged Valuations made. Rents collected. Powell A Coy's Auction and House- Property ircular is issued weekly and sent free to any Idrese H. L. COGHLANfe CO. o. R-ifflen Place. Singapore. Auctioneers and Surveyors.
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    • 175 1 UATFI ML «D«:-"l« P»l« nUILL C. «th Stk DE LA PAIX TeUphont 65 Singapore The Recognised Headquarters of the Army, Navy and Tourists THE ADELPHI HOTEL A first class Hotel in Singapore. Splendid situation. All modern comforts. £lectri< Fans, Lights, and Call Bell. English and French Billiards. Lawn Tennis Conrts.
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    • 465 1 RQBf^iSQM C PNEW CONSIQNENT OF EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES v)ur Cigarettes are packed in Hermetically-Soldered air-tight tins. 100 Cigarettes in a Tin. Robinson's own f* IO o. m Beresford ™^v^ JJ-JJ (Tip TOP .GOLD T.PPED, M'TTJ THESE ARE HIGH CLASS CIGARETTES. Egyptian Cigarettes Robinson Company. 'I «^«'«^H[^TLA_A_Aj_£k_i^i^riMM M^LkMsV>«aa^lls^J a^^B^* ccain
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    • 293 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED. KICK, fl'ajtted Double rick in good order. GnVis b\ BwsdHsM 101. Paoir PanjauK Hoad, Bwamam, ■>hh:, LBDtMEB CLXXX. Waited tin.,, Ledger Clerk. .<pply by li'tUr only stilting salary anil experiaaoe. K'.lui. I •2H70 I LOSI. IHHi.— This morniuf;. liyht brown puji imalel with black facp. Municipal No.
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  • 1075 2 Gone from One Extreme to the Other. The I'linnu/ OoMtUt is on the warpath, and in a kmdtn concerning the position of tlic Colony, on July lltli. say*: In »pite of the important events of Mm lant few weeks, we have so far had no statement whatever
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  • 1280 2 Mistranslation Makes Bitterness. The "North China Daily News mjt The causes which Jiavc brought altoiit tlio present struggle am plain. With its fine fleet entirely .'reed from government services the Nippon Yuscn Kaisha has to ;eek fresh outlets lor it* energies and enterprise. The foreign firms on this
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 93 2 Wanted it Once. A little forethought will often save nc end of trouble. Think of the pain and suffering th.ir must be endured in case of an attack o." pain in the s.omach or cramp colic when medicine must be sent for. Every family should have a bottle of Chamberlain's
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    • 314 2 Hum her Cycles > MOTOR CARS Represent the Highest Standard of Excellence. CARRETT'S PORTABLE ENGINES. The Borneo Co., Ltd. J. MOTION CO. WATCHMAKERS. JEWELLERS. OPTICIANS. REPAIRS PROMPTLY EXECUTED BUNKERS. FRESHWATER ISLAND (PULO BUXOM) Opposite Western Entrance to New Harbor. LIQUID FUEL 3OI dirt) Skilliip) ftr f. t. H.i«. i« tiuert.
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    • 392 2 SAVE YOUR HAIR With Sbampeos of Cuticura Soap and Light Dressings of Cuticura. This treatment at once stops failing hair, removes crusts, scales, and dandruff, soothes irritated, itching surfaces, stimulates hair follicles, supplies the roots with energy and nourishment, and makes the hair grow* upon a sweet, wholesome, healthy scalp
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  • 548 3 In 189 a tlie UmiM'iiini nt of Banna! with the object of encouraging the in- dust rial development of tha country, i di-teiiiuned to start an experimental rul> bar plantation at Murgui and King!" Inland in the Tenassemn division. The i farm was devoted to Para rabbar,
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  • 81 3 Mr. Stt- L Hiscocks writing from Clan Hnad. Hvculla, India, says: "I have useil and still ret|U'.rc a good many I). >: ties of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholcr'n and Diarrhoea Remedy, and have found it invaluable as a cure as well as a
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  • 568 3 Apropos of the Sail Francisco disturImiie tlic New York "Tribune" tells of the experiene of King Edward, some fifteen years ago. during the shock which startled the Italian Riviera. When the earthquake came he was stopping with his equerry at a hotel in the affected region. Every room
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  • 250 3 The Kawasaki Dockyard Company of Kobe is now building at Shaugli. a shallow draft gunboat to the order of the Japanese Navy. The vessel is to be named the Fusliima," and i'< KKBOVI ed to be launched by tie middle of next month. The dockyard cunpany hai
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 827 3 fj, *Lj^ r ,«■*>> n r ai m m > >aafVff9W. C^V«lßjrv\ These tiny I Capsules ■flj |Rl —superior C VlVlllaiaT to Copaiba, \^^^*BW Cubebs, and 601 0115 c" I*'1 I the same diseases as these drugs |in forty-eight hours without < inconvenience. j Each Oajaai bemrt the vac HdIDV)
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    • 73 3 Chair.brrlain's olic. Cholera and Dla rhoea RemeJ The great success of this preparation in the relief and cure of bowel complaints has brought it into almost universal use. It never fails, and when reduced witb water and sweetened is pleasant to take. It is equally valuable for children and adults,
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  • 2060 4 The Straits Times PRICE 10 CENTS. SATURDAY, 21ST JULY. It is satisfactory to note in Mr. J. Anthoiiisz's report on the financial affairs of the Colony in 1905 that the revenue t»11.6."i7.42»l was $187,069 more than the estimate, and that the expenditure i»l().ft76.s£>) wax $883,715 lew*, through wfacf i- <le-,rribed
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  • 39 4 And talking about hand-writing, a- we did yesterday, we beg to say that ho far m have escaped attack, but we jave run no risks and have carefully avoided a certain portion of Raffles Place, throu»h tear ol accidents.
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  • 28 4 Tuk Klang (Malay) Rubber Comnuiv has Jieen rcgistcted with a capital of £20.000 in ill shares, to take up an agreement with R. Laidlaw and A. F. l.aki
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  • 37 4 Nkws comes from Malacca of the death ot' Mr. John Martin, Inspector of Works, F. M. S. Railways. Deceased was employed ou the Johore extension, and wtm formerly stationed at Hawang and at Padaug Rcngas, in IVrak.
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  • 60 4 Si oki-ions wero to a great extent raayna sible for the recent bursting of the Kamalapuram tank in India. There had been very heavy rains, but when an attempt was madi to preserve the bank of the tank WMfloM issued from crevices in Mie earthwork in such numbers that tlie
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  • Special German Telegrams.
    • 25 4 New Consul -General. ><>th July. Herr von Huii. who was formerly German OomMNmI at Syclno? .ill probably be apiwinU^d Consul. Genera! 'or Germany at Shanghai.
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    • 46 4 The lt'i'xsii/ii, a KuHsian n. paper, a»s« its that (it-rmany and Austria an -oufeiriui; as to what policy tbey hliou!il follow towards ltiiHsia. The assertion lms beea contradicted both in Berlin anil in Vienna. Itelief in aaj such tiling is also disavowed :n Ku--ia.
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    • 39 4 The Duma, by a majority ■>' KM, tlm out a motion proposed by the ';wlicul part} for direct ap|ical to the K ssian people This (li'cixiuii liftoki'ii- compromise bctwern the moderate bmMob >t the Duma and tlir C'/ar.
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    • 15 4 Tbc health of His Holiness the I'oix continues to be Kootl.
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    • 19 4 Tbc Itussiau hanks have con-ciitcd to arrange for a Home loan amounting to tilty millions of roubles.
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    • 65 4 The Brave Defender of Port Arthur to die. Tin- Smtm Vrti.ya, ;i St. IVl> t>ljuih journal, affirm-, that tin inquiry into the surreinl cr of Port Arthur has tafcheA The (in.lin^ state* that tin- MBMailC was ut criiiif. calliDg fni the death -< nlriiiv tv lie fMMd on
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    • 21 4 Kires attended by gMd 10-s of life ,v ported lioiu Sysiuau and A-iatyr. two towns in l>u sia.
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  • Reuter's Telegrams.
    • 50 4 Japanese Hampering in Manchuria. sir Edward Urcj said iv tin Horn t Commons Hint the (iowniuicni was hiijniriliH into allegations of the .laiiauc-i liani|xi iiiU Uritisli tnuli- if Manclinriii. Sir Edward further statfnl that the \vh..l.- i|iusti ,t traili' tlicrc w;i- tWIMHg t J tUtllMoil "1 the (iuvcriimi'iil.
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  • 22 4 H. M. S. Anjnitinif left for Hongkong t!>i» iii<iriiiii<:. Cwtuv W.M. I'yne will Ik ri< Id offic. r during the OOMBMJ wick.
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  • 19 4 Thk j»>licc haw noeived a report ol i (■aun loliU-ry at 'I'lijiiiboii lioad. No detail* are yet |v hand.
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  • 23 4 Thk Xi J. A. Smiih li.is anew to K ak Lnmpnr, and will hold ■acvJeae at Klan« anil Kuala Lumpur on Sunday next.
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  • 23 4 ThK Itoiiml the World CMMrfoci 1 Siugai».n: was crowded out yesterday, but will Ik tuuad on [«me Hi in to-day the Strain Timm.
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  • 28 4 Ink.i .i viion hiis Iki-h received foomtlie Consul (i.neral for the Netherlands that the buoy of the Krederik M« ndrik MWd haw Ik-cm ri'til.-n-rd in its oltl position.
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  • 62 4 Thk j -iiurd found by tlio Ist Slicrvtoml Forester* -it Government Bohi will be discoutiuurd lioiii tho 21st ot .Inly to Mm UMi of Anyusi mm. lioth days inclusive, with tile exception at I'riday. the J7t)i i»t July, OU which div tlm guard will mount an nssael During tlw .tlnnciiu-ntiomil
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  • 57 4 Thk new. -,t ambition of the Hritish l'o-,t Office is to connect LaadOßud New York ljy telephone. To be successful it is essential that the lv;iil;\ Icug distance induction ooilx shonlil 1m- nmead tOKiniiller iliaiiietei. Tin Post Otiici has made so many impro\cmi <;•■ in laud telephony that it ihmiilii
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  • 60 4 Wk note that a Yi.-, I'r.-idi nt of tinInstitution of < 'ivil Kn^im-i'i'* t. i in connection with Harbour M'orict U colonies, lias i.ciu-d promotion (roil) tile eompanioiislii|, to the l;i;itdili (iiiiuauili i ship of the Mm of St. Miclm.l and St. (ii-orge: and in Sn William Matthews are reeoyni/e
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  • 90 4 At the minimi installation of tin Alasoui, l.od«o 2.H70. Kastern liato.wiieu W. Iliotli. F. M. Klliot. I). 1). (i. M. pn sided. Bro. A. l-'owln wm installed W.M. Theuthei offii of the Lodge appointed are: W. Kin I. .M. I.; T. M. Wrfaht, S. W.j W. (.arele.l. W W. AlVn.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 120 4 Caldbeck, Macgregor co., Wine Spirit Merchants SINGAPORE and PENANG. HONG-KONG, SHANGHAI TIENTSIN. LONDON GLASGOW FINANCES OF THE COLONY. On Tucml.u tli. :!lst .Inly, 19i»6. at 4.4.) p.m. tln-re will b held in the Ippcr Boom of tin- Victoria M'-morial Hall (under the a;ispiees of feba Siiifjap >r«- liranih of tin-
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    • 284 4 WILSON Co.'s PHOTOGRAPHS AKB ACKNOWLIDOKD TO BE The Best in the Straits, Price ef Cabinet Portraits: 6 Copies 13 Copias IN MATTOTYPE $8.00 »ia.oo BROMIDE „I*oo „18.00 P«^ATINOTYPE „15 00 „25.00 CARBON .SS.OO ..40.0U Portraits on Porcelain each $15. WILSO S PHOTO ART STUDIO Q. R. LAMBERT Co. Photographs in
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  • Reuter's Telegrams. (By Submarine Cable)
    • 128 5 RUMOURS THAT CZAR SEEKS FOREIGN HELP. Reports Denied. hW>l. Bt* I 441) >'"'• '"''■>■ Sensation 1m- Im'CU caused in St. Petersbury through I inours that the Czar has decided to do- .In Duma by the help of troops if the me "hers of the Duma issue a manifesto
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    • 34 5 h,r,l. !>l*t July. Lord FiUinaurice stated, in the House of l.onls. that Britain had joined the Powers in making representations to Greece regardin^ the proceedings of Greek brigand bands in Macedonia.
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    • 23 5 Five hundred and eighty toreiyn Deputies will attend the international conference of Parliamentary Delegates to be held in Lonlon on Monday.
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    • 43 5 British and French Interests in Egypt. The Pan-Islamite agitation in Egypt is eiiuaHint; the attention of the leading Paris prt|« is. Tin > ayiee in regarding the question as grave one. They declare that British and French interests are equally imperilled tll.lehv.
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    • 134 5 CHRISTIANS BEATEN. REALIZED WHEN? Moslem Demonstration in Alexandra. The corretpumlcut of the ftn'/j ChrmAdU at Alexandria s;iy~ tlmt the Moslems at Si nuoures made a demonstration against 'liri~tiH.HK there and beat them. They also pfllajri tlitir simps. The authorities on the ~i> iti.a-<«l tin i-iiilty partial, alaf^ag tli it tin
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    • 66 5 The following is the result of the Nmmuu ra Rssbwaloi In Ecwea Stash ot lOjOOO soys about one mile and a quarter: ntries closed .Inly I'Htli. MM. Mr. L. Neumann's OB c Ll«af*Me by Wildt'ouler Concussion 4 years 1 Mr. .1. A. de Ro'hschild's tflffC years... 1
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    • 192 5 BENEVOLENCE Enormous Windfall to Cape-Cairo Railway. The will of the late Alfred Iseit gives XI Ji MI. IKK I towards the lir ails of promoting railway omiumii.ntioii between Rhodesia, tierinan Has! Africa. Portuguese East Africa. Portuguese Wist Africa and all other parts th.i; tin ii|H- to Cairo railway iiiay traverse.
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    • 57 5 i the court martin! on Adwiiral Rojdestvenaky,bold in Kroustadt. the sailors ou many ol the Russian ships engaged on the battle of the .laiwn Sun gave OkaiagJM K.'stiiuony concerning the lack of discipline m the ;un! the |mku regard which many of die Hi, ,s s, enied to tuvi tot
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  • 2816 5 PROPOSAL TO ANNEX LABUAN TO SINGAPORE. Forthcoming Important Questions. Public Petition to Amend Liquors Bill. 'I'm- proposal to place the island of Labuan under the administration of the Government of the Colony of the Straits Settlements was considered at the meeting of the l.i-jjisliitivt- ''imncil, yesterday afternoon, and
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  • 58 5 Ykstkkhay afternoon. Haji Ahmed appeared before Messrs. Michell and Nathan on an allegation of perjury in that, on the Kith, instant, during a judicial proceeding in the Supreme Court, he denied that he had ever signed a certain agreement with one Abu Bakar. a trader in Singapore. Kviilenee
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  • 36 5 No miikk tins of American food, Mr. Kuchanan has assured the member for East St. Pancras. are to be served out to Mr. Thomas Atkins. The meats are to be destroyed that Tommy may be preserved.
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  • 40 5 An interesting body of police specialists in New York is calleu the sanitary squad. They are dressed in plain clothes, and their duty is to arrest anyone found spitting ou the pavement and other prohibited places in ti-Mins. theatres. Xc.
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  • 38 5 DUSIXO the first ijuartor of 190G ilia exportation of rice from Saigon hat: risen to 1)11,839 tons. The principal destinations were France, 28.875 tona Dutch Indies, 22,285 tons Philippines, 19,265 tons Hongkong, 15.511 tons and Japan, H45.H26 tons.
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  • 44 5 Mkssks. Wm. Simons and Co.. Limitkd. Renfrew, have received an important order from the C rown Agentx for the Colonies to conntruct a 1,200-ton twin screw sand pump hopper dredger fitted with special appliances for dredffing th»- Bar at Lagon. West Censt of Africa.
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  • 39 5 Th i output of tin from Negri Sembilan from January to June this year shows a decrease of 2,469 piculs. compared w >th the corresponding period in the previous year. The duty collected, however, Hhows an ucreaneof »21,784. l
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  • 61 5 Thk programme of Harnistous Circus has been so popular that crowded houses have been witnessed nightly but an entire alteration will take place this evening. From what »c hear the change will be for the better, if such a thing is really possible. This afternoon a matinee will
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  • 121 5 On Wednesday morning Commander Tibbits. H. M. s". (lntlh-ivj.r. placed his bicycle, valued M.VlonTaujong Pagar Wharf, opposite the ship. In the afternoon, the machine was missing. A report was made at the Detective Station and the Detective Inspicun set to work. He was successful, for the bicycle
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  • 48 5 Os the Feua'ng Hills, Government are rejiorted to have lately acquired, for the porpoaM of the catchment area there, the properties known as The Chalet and lielmont." otherwise The Spout." Hoth places were owned by Chinese residents. The price paid for the former is said to be »lK.om.
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  • 59 5 Thk German cruiser NtfwqQt has been ordered to East Asiatic waters to join Uie n is. squadron there. The Sijmplu- is a protected cruiser built at Kiel in 1899, of the class of the Theti* (formerly in Chiim waUrsi. She has a displacement of ■i.W.i tons and on trial did
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  • 54 5 M. BliC, the (ii)viinov(ienoi-al of French ludo China, will leave Saigon for Franco by the M. M. Mail leaving that port on the •28th instant. He will return in December. M. Beau goes to consult the Home liovcrnmint on urgent questions arising in the Colony, including the raising of a
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  • 51 5 JHHHKern Extension Australasia ami liiina Telegraph Company. Limited, hax declared an interim dividend for the quarter ended the 81st of March last of 2s. 6d. per share, free of iaoome-tax, payable on the 14th instant. The Share Register was closed fn mi the Mil to the 1-Jth instant, both days
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  • 93 5 Thk steamship (JoldmoHtk, belonging to tin- Shell Line, has just arrived at ltotterdaiu. after steaming from Sinjjapore by the route round the Cape of (iood Hojm', distance of 11,791 miles, in ~>i days, without ouce htopping the engines or checking the generation of steam in the main boiler*. This performance
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  • 85 5 Twn IrnH townsmen. .Mr. Chn Phin and Mr. Ku Tang Sen, have, say» die Tim i of Malaya, just returned from Pi nant; having purchased rrom Mr. J. L. Wemyw oi tin I'i'iiann h'oiindry Company his- hill property known uk "The Highlands l..">(Xt ft. I. for tin sum of 12.000.
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  • 191 5 A rickish: 1 puller namud Sim Sco Vt'oou liroii'jlit a Hiitt ayainst a .<> ng I'liiin ■•>< liuly nml her fatlier.au ex-ilcavtu ger, for tl'.ll. which lie claimed w*- value of -mid: jewellery, tnrnitiu. ing etc.. beli>nnint! to him," hut return- the defendants when he was
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 237 5 RAFFLES HOTEL SPECIAL DINNEIt W)K TO-NIGHT REGIMENTAL BAND RARE OPPORTUNITY Just arrived ONE SEMI-GRAND PIANO BY M. F. Rachals Co. Hamburg. Apply to H- Schaefer Co-. Sole Agents. HARMSTON'S GRAND CIRCUS AND Royal Menagerie of Performing Wild Animals To Night To-Night Our First Change of Programme. -V. B. The Management
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  • 486 6 An Interesting Statement. Mn Hugh Fraser has contributed to the Mvnthly Review" an interesting article on Japanese Statesmen of Yes-t«-r<lay and To-day," in the course of which she gives a notable account of a conversation with Marquis lto, a promiuuiit Japanese statesman, on the
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  • 263 6 Does Steel Grow Fired Aii interesting problem, often discuss•ii is whether iron and steel l»ec<iiiie n..ngi'd in their properties by what is termed "fatigue." Mont probably, .umulling to Mr. R. A. Hadfield, says the American Manufacturer,' they do not, if tlic material is in the first or anginal state properly
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  • 172 6 Tin- niiiioownors on tlie Hand ai> in I !u< X lianiicsburg H— iftlnjuwl at ilay. The Radical newspajH»v. in I. nclon lia.l this departure as the |> i. ward- the abandonment of (li: nr.se labour. A deputation, compos- *•>! of lt>n Radical members of Parliament, M the
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  • 646 6 Rumours are widely current m China that Chinese coolies engaged in the construction of the railway from Ton quin into Yunnan by a French Company are ill treated. The prevalence of these rumours led a Hongkong Tele &raph reporter to interview 11. Liebert. the French Consul
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  • 170 6 A ojrrespundeut writes thus from Simng, in the province of Kan-Mi, under date of the Oth oi April: -Dr. Albert Tafel, tin eminent German geoli and explorer, who has travelled in nany parts of Asia, and who took j.ait in Ikexpedition to Tibet in 1904 wit!, i.t.u
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  • 99 6 The Viceroy of Canton haa given in 9 ructions to the Commissioner of Customs and the police, disallowing the importation of Hongkong Chin— o newspapers ii*to Canton and to eflfei-t the arrest of any person distributim: ing the same with the UOtp&N] I fool papers, which are considered t.> in-
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 631 6 WANTED. SHORTHAND WRITER AND TYPIST.— In a Solicitor's Office Apply by lettr to K. E. t,.,c/o Strain Time: ***** TEACHER— A teacher with some experience for II Standards Commencing salary 985 per mensem. Apply enclosing copies of recent testimouials to Alpha," c/o StraittTimet. SURVEYOR.— Government licensed surveyor. Wanted immediately. Apply,
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    • 649 6 TO BE LET. HOUSE— SmaII, near Borneo Wharf. Apply stating particulars to N. 1., Strain Timet. 2836 OFFICE.— No. 7 Battery Road. Three rooms on 2nd floor. Apply to v 1598 GUTHRIE ft CO., Lid. OFFICES.— SmaII first floor offices facing Cavenagh Bridge Road and Fliit Street. Ap) ly to
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    • 711 6 NOTICE. SALE.— The Sale by Auction of ALMA. BATU KAWAN and PRYE EBTATES stands postponed to a future date, of which due notice will be given KENNEDY A- CO., > A. A. ANTHONY 4 CO.. j A ««t'<»>«e™r/1656 TENDERS.— Tenders are invited for the rebuilding of 22 Sliophonws at the
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    • 482 6 NOTICES. THE SINGAPnRK INTELLIGENCE AGLNCY, OFFICE FOR TRANSLATIONS. Documents and correspondence of any description translated from aud into European aud Asiatic languages. Absolute discretion guarantee i Tuition in languages after an approved method. information, Researches, Enquiry in private cases, about countries and place*, whereabouts of missing persons, etc. Observation of
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 175 6 Wde Strail* Wmes. AND (9#e Straits Sdudgel SUBSCRIPTION RATES. PAYABLE In ADVANCE. Daily issue per year 130.00 do per quarter 7. 50 do per month 2.50 do per copy 0.10 Weekly issue per year 18.00 do per quarter 4.50 do per copy 0.40 When sent by post, there is added
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  • 689 7 "J'.'nd June. The following is from the Mining Journal This market has born almost controlled throughout the past week *>y dealers' operations, and it looks as if for (OSM time to come this will be really the dominating factor, as consumers are well covered at high prices,
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  • 204 7 'Pi rSOSBI aiiiiouiux>tiirnt of tluOkwsrnot a Oosmcil < r ooatmipla loan of £3,000,000 in i<inntc-tion «!t'i the Singapore and Peiiiing Ilarboui I-,iI -,i prov-ments, ihow: m the npinion the Perak Pionerr," the wiFduin of the Government in fixing tlu dollar ;it a high figures.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 126 7 WILLIAMS TYPEWRITERS. Mlodjl No. 2 $120.— nett si 6 $180.— aa WILLIAMS DUPLICATORS Trice S3O. Will turn out better work than Rotary Duplicators costing double the price. Sub-Agents, John Little Co, Ltd. SYME Co. FOR SALE SULPHURIC ACID SYME 6? Co. What we Do, We do Well. iJl aasssasaassssssssa- Cwml
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    • 956 7 STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL 1906-7. ORDERS Now Received for Delivery at the End of November IN Singapore and other places in the Straits. Any Desiring to Advertise Should Communicate Without Delay With he Editor, Straits Times Annual, Siraits Times Office, Cecil Street, Singapore. COMMON SENSE-NUTSHELL A new mriiu-al work on the
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  • 1568 8 Turf. I'Ut' next race meeting at Singapore is already creating excitement in sporting cikli-. A glance at the card for the three day> is sufficient to prove that the stewards intend to leave no stone unturned in uiaking the mooting a success. The value of the total
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  • 187 8 Advice from His Highness the Sultan of Perak to all persons in the State of Perak. It is hereby proclaimed that, in the opinion of the British Resident, there will shortly be plenty of work to be hail in the rubber plantations iv Perak. This is a
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  • 184 8 H. E. Sic J.iHv Am>krm>n and party left in the S. a hi yesterday afterno)u for the Malay States. H. E. is expected to arrive at Pert S» ettenhani at H p.m. to-day. N route for Kuala Lumpur, where H. K. will visit the Volunteer Camp and
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  • 196 8 fmiim Mr. Green MMMd the jireliniinary enquiry into the allegation of murder brought against Sallth bin Lin tone, of having on tlie 2:">th ultimo <a;i~.-.ltl. I. ,rJ; of Haji \iiki' at Teluk Knran. Detective Inspector Tyrrell cuiulucU.l the enquiry for the Crown. Assistant Surgeon Williams. Tau Tuck
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  • 59 8 Di'KiM. the- debate on Senate iifi.ru, ;u lha lauadiau f1»illl Senator Kllis. of St. Joliii iNiw lirnuKwii-ki. one of the oldest journalist- in Canada, siiid :—-There: -There is proceeding in this country today a movement uliitli is rapidly making for absolute national imle[H'udeui t i The statement excited
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  • 1183 8 Alleged Breach of Contract Regarding Crushed Granite. Bbfobk Acting Chief Justice Law yesterday an Indian named Perrithe brought an action against Mr. Owen P. Thomas to recover damages in the amount of 1750 fir an alleged breach of contract made on the 11th January of last year, in
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  • 188 8 Thk Netherlands Trading Society have published their balance sheet which exhibits a profit balance of f1.9,948,522. being f1.1,860,000 more than in the preceding year, and more than double the profit of 1908. It may further be observed that this higher profit was obtained after an extra writing
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  • 478 8 (Sunday, 22nd July.) Si\rn Srxniv AfTKi; Tmxity. St. Andrew's Cathedral. 7 a.m. Matins and Litany. 7.40 a.m Holy Communion (Choral). 3-30 p m. Sunday School mid Bible Classes. 5-30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. St. Matthew's Sepuy Lines.— lll.) am. Foo Chow Service, k-15 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Preacher
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 286 8 K A. J. CHOTIRMALL Co., JEWELLERS Sf SILK MERCHANTS. Have just opened a fresh stock of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese goods i.e. silk kimonos, Maltese silk lace collars, Ladies' silk blouses, Japanese cotton crape kimonos. Persian and Indian carpets of all sizes, gold gem set-jewellery, silver ware etc. etc. Ladies
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    • 224 8 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Ltd. Having been appointed Sole Agents for the above Company, we shall shortly be in the position to undertake Electrical Work, and Supply Fittings of all kinds. Our Engineer is due tlie fintt week in Augimt. JOS: TRAVERS SONS, LTD. •27H0 7, D' Almeida Street. 7 11
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 127 8 DAY BY DAY. Saturday, 2ist July. High Water. 10- IH p.m. New Mmrn. T •">■"> p.m. Harnitton's Circue. 4 and 9. I rukit ToMnKMiifiit. Golf (lvi.. tprwgCvp Match. V.M.C.A. Mr. Buckley's Lecture. M*. Eiifi. Assiici.it ion meeting, ltaffles Place «I'>. Town Hand. Ksplanade. ito 6. Raffles Hotel. Special Dinner II
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  • 305 9 Patents of Nobility to be Granted In the Yoroiu Choho," a Japanese newspaper, the Japan Mail finds a note on the subject of the chief promotions in rank which it has been decided to make in connection with the war. The native journal did not pretend that
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  • 197 9 According to a memorandum drawn ■pi by the British Commercial Attache ;it Vienna, the Austrian Government li.i- siirnod I new contract with the Austrian -Lloyd Steamship Company, which will come into effect on January Ist, 1907, immediately after the expiry of the old contract, and will remain
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  • 132 9 The road from Kuala Pilah rJght up to the Pahang boundary will says Malay Mail," probably be metalled by the end of next year. It is said that. though keen prospectors have searched along this route for tin, they have ivot met with much success. The
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  • 132 9 In lie Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Supicme Court at Hongkong tb? Chief Jam r gave judgment, on the 9th July, on a motion to dismiss an action in which the owners of the junk Tung On Tai and the owners of the cargo sued Arthur E.
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 354 9 Date of formation Capital Subscribed Number of Bhar— Issue Paid Value up to 10 10 10 I 10 £1 1 10 I 10 10 1 1 10 I Reserve Company Quotation Pays at Present Price. •140,000 q SOLD. 1900 1903 1901 1902 •175,000 £400,000 •300,000 £30,000 £350,000 •293,600 £16.175
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    • 298 9 1905 l-.H1.-i 1904 1905 1903 1906 1904 1905 1906 1906 1903 1904 1904 1898 1903 £150.000 1200.000 £30.000 700,000 £70 000 $150,000 £1-2.000 £75.000 •250.000 £300.000 30.000 fJOO.OOO 1100.000 £30.000 tIOO.OOO £140.000 •120,000 £11.125 1610,000 £59,520 »1 25.000 £10.500 £55,000 •225 000 £260,6-2-5 £20,000 •135.000 »<5 000 £26.000 191.500
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    • 193 9 a. Special Gold Reserve Fond. b. Inanranoe Fund. c Sundry Reserve*. d. Sundry Reserves. 1898 »225,060 Xf.DtO.liJ.U •235,000 4.500 50 50 113,500 10,000,000 a 9.500.000 250,030 b I Bells Alberto* Eastern Agency, Lt Frailer Heave, Ltd. M •7.75 sellers 117.50 sales 1865 •10.000.000 •10,000,000 SO.OOO •125 •135 Hongkong and
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    • 48 9 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 6% WOO.OOO 2% prem buyers. Riley Hsrgreaves, Ltd. 6% 225,000 2% prem buyers. Singapore Municipal 6% 400,0 0 2",, prem buyers. 5% 1,478.000 par. bnyers. t% 602,000 par. sellers. Tanjong Pagar Dock Co.. Ltd. 6% 250.000 2*, prem buyers 5% 1,865,500 I',, prem buyer-,.
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  • 228 9 Singapore, 20th July, 1906 PRODUCE. Oambier buyer* 7.05 <lo iCuUe No. 1 1 unpicked „11.00 Copra Uali 9.00 do Pontianak 8.20 hM, Black buyers 20.45 do White 5% 27.62* Sa»;o Flour Sarawak 2.70 do HruDei No. 1 3.60 Pearl Sa«o 6.40 Coffee Bali, 15°£ buyers 16.50 Coffee. Palembang. 20%
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  • 1635 9 Old Companies and N.w. The Financier of the 21st June contains the following interesting article on the rubber share outlook. The investor .n Middle East Plantation Rubber shares has, of course, two points to consider before he purchases a holding in these securities. One is the liability which
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  • 206 10 Tlk> "Japaa Caneide gives a piece f |>lc;ivuit l-.';id.lij,' fi-i I to BUCBJ InUl^oA J||HM butchor has informed Mr if the Tm4*n of the Eastern WcrM thai he gave ■rwints 10 cents in cash on ever}- pound of meat tl v Imy, and 10 per cent, on the
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  • 2044 10 Singapore is the gat?way in the Pacific Ocean, but it is more than this, says the correspondent to the World in the series ot articles on Round the World." It is the strategical pivot round which radiabj the three divisions of the Ka ti
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 733 10 P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Penanf, Ceylon. Australia, India, Aden, Ecypt, Mediterranean Porta, Plymouth aad London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Ccast. Persian Gulf, Continental, and American Porta. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about Mail Line. Outicard i for China). Malta 4 Angt Devanha
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    • 1163 10 Kcnlnklljke Paketvaart MaatsohapplJ. Under contract with t c Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore Ship Aonrcr, late J. Daendkls A Co., 2-3 Collier Qcat. The undermentioned dates are only approximate Steamer From Exp'ted Will be desratvhed for Jaut'ent Bawean July 16 Bawean, Soerabaya, Bandjerruassin. Kota Baroe, Balik Papan, Moeara Djawa,
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    • 705 10 C.P.R. Canadian Paoifio Railway Company* Royal Mail Steamship Line. THE FAST ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA, JAPAN. AND EUPCPE, VIA CANADA, AND THE UNITED STATES. Route from Hongkong via Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver. Twin Screw Empress Steamships 6,000 Tons Speed 19 knots. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM
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  • 78 11 Another cotton fire occurred at Bombay on the 28th June, bringing up tb? total loss, so far. to over 18 lakhs. Tho opinions rf those in the trade is thar the fires are the work of incendiaries and that the insuranc? comoanies have to deal with criminals of remarkable audacity
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  • Ships and Steamers.
    • 71 11 Fremantle via ports. Sultan, on 24th July. I Sfansnekl. Haagkn*. 'i/>ri. due Mlh July. Behn Mayer! Keel Cwst ports. Ban Whati Hi", alternate. Saturdays aud AYHuesdays. Teluk Auson via ports, Sappho on Monday, Srlaiui'T on Wednesdays, and Hye I.eong rr. Fridays. S. S. S. Co. Port
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    • 140 11 From Ernoir—Rv the K.D. D. s.s. E. FHMriek due mi -_>7tli I«lr. From China—By the t. I). L. s. s. Stt/Jlitz due on 23rd July. Left Singapore Due in London Arrived Ma) ->*:h N. !>. L. June Hal June 21st May 31st B. I. June 22nd June
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    • 1000 11 Under this heading the following abbreviations are nsed str. steamer ah. ship bq; barque sch.— schooner; Yet.— Yacht Cru. —Cruiser. Obt.— Gunboat Tor— Torpedo H.p.-- Horse-power Brit. British U.S.— United States Fch.— French Ger —German Unt.— Dutch Ital.— ltalian Span— Bpanish Sar. Sarawak G.o. General-cargo; djj. deok
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    • 859 11 Name, port, probable date of arrival, and name of Agents. Steamers. Alcinous, China, Sept. 4 Mansfield Achilles, China, Sept. 2 Mansfield Alesia, Hongkong, Aug. 12 Bebn Meyer. Anamba, Copenhagen. Aug. 2 E. Asiatic Coy Annum, Saigon, Ang. 30 M. Maritimes Austria, Hongkong, Sept. 7 Rautenberg Avnthia, Bangkok, Aug.
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    • 183 11 Per P. .V 0. 8. s. Macedonia conuectiui; with the steamer Malta at Colombo, from Loudon Jnhr 8, dne 4th Augt— Rev. It. De Coun-v Blakeney, Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Cherry, M- A. Keir.G. M Knight, H. E. Girdlestaue, H. 8. Meikle, J. D. Sauiidera, \V.
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    • 241 11 Stamp. A stamp design has caused considerable trouble at the Government's Engraving Bureau at Washington, and incidentally illustrated one of the minor difficulties Uncle Sam is experiencing in framing the administration of his Phi lippine possessions. Since the occupation in 1898 the current American stamp, with
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    • 199 11 Mr. Koida, chief engineer, and two s.tokers of the steamer TopoUMM Mam. which was recently blown u|> by a floating mine off the North Korean coast, arrived at Moji on the L'uth ult. The engineer gives the foUowiag a unit of the disaster: "A. about
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    • 100 11 Wharves and Docks at which Different Vessels are Berthed To-day. TANJONO Ntll Evvr Whuik Bamx: Nil. Ka-t U'ii\i:> Si rios 1 Pentakotl. Ilni'la. tunOunM Do i:— Tandam. Shikbs Wiiu;i s,,ii,.v I:— Edeaoale. Viii.iiulii.niv. l>'i k :--Sane Bonao. MAIN WHHF. TANJONO PAOAK BncnwHo. HaevWaal,
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    • 97 11 July 19 Isladc- Panay. Span str. Manila Trigouia. Dut *tr. P, r~ Trocas, Brit str, Calcutta live Leung, Brit str. Tiluk \us >n wa p iris Hok Tjioe. Dut sir Booeahaja !-iak. Dut str. Langkat Manila. Qet Mr, Bangkok Dagmar, Ger str Bkagfeoh De Carpentier, Dut str. Batavia via
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    • 85 11 for Per fit earner Tint Mom. at. Kurope via ports s,,,,mtz 10 a.m. Saigon Mmtht 11 a.m. l'ekan and Tringjjaiiu ifaf L«af 1 p.m. K. Pahang, Trinjwniiu Sttikm H p.m. I'enang and Calcutta Catherine l/x-nr 3p.m. I'enangand Deli llelir p.m. Teluk Aiinon via port* Supplm p.m. Iliitavia.C'ribon.S'rang Otaaf
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 283 11 naym;az:<>m: OEXSBALB itai.iana. FOR HOXGKOM; Tli- Itr.linn s.^. A 4200 tons, C'nptain BeUito, liiiii^ Ml Bombay on the 17th instant may he axnestad t-> arrive here on Saturday tin- ■-'-tb niHtuKt. and will have prompt despatch for the above port. l'"i I- ci^lu and pii»-isi.v. Apply to BEHN, MMYEK A
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    • 760 11 Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company AMD Toyo Klsen Kalsha The three great steamship linaa between CHINA, JAPAN, and EUROPE, v» Honolulu and Ban Francisco, operating the new 13,000 ton, twin-screw steamers KOREAand SIBERIA together with the well-known steamers CHINA, DORIC, COPTIC, GAELIC, AMERICA MARU, HONGKONG MARU,
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  • 850 12 Advices from Shanghai state tha: the British steamer Ningpo struck a floating mine 120 miles from the Saddles on the 6th July. She sustained serious damage to her bows, a big hole being made ii the fore part of the vessel by the explosion. The Ningpo at
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  • 306 12 Mr. T. Trood, Acting Vice-Consul, reports: The labour question is the most important matter, after rats, as regards the planters. The Chinese labourers, of whom about 800 ari now in Samoa, give great satisfaction. They are docile and intelligent. Those who arrived in 1903, about 300,
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  • 194 12 A correspondent thus re'ers in the Hongkong Daily Press," to a mild form of gambling which prevails th*ere A friend of mine has recently bc?n dilating on the evils of dice-throwing as it obtains in the Colony. He refers, of course, to the practice which prevails in
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  • 112 12 The Siamese Royal Yacht Maha Chakkri was to leave Bangkok for Singapore on the 18th inst., with 11. R. H. Prince Sukhothai who is going to England for his education. II E. Phya Sri Dhamasorn, Siamse/? Minister to St. Pctereburg. who is returning to his post, will, says the Siam
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 558 12 Banks, Insurances, Auctions. Hongkong V Shanghai Banking Corporation. paid-up Capital »i 0,000,000 RESERVE FOND Sterling Reserve »10,000,000) tlo nnn Silver Reserve 9,500,000f 19 800 ow) F. ;serve Liability of Proprietors 110,000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. A. Haupt, Esq. Chairman. O. H. Medhurst, Esq. Deputy Chairman. E. Goetz. Esq. A. J. Raymond,
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    • 481 12 Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, D INCORPORATED BT ROYAL CHARTER. Capital £800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £800,000 Reserve Fund £975.000 0 BANKERS. Bank ol England. National Bank of Scotland. The London City 4 Midland Bank, Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest allowed at 1 per
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    • 761 12 PHK OF J^IFE TEAR AFTER YEAR men are cut down suddenly in the prime of life, whose families are left in extreme poverty from their neglect of Life Assurance. Many men who are assured for £500, ought to be assured for five or ten times that amount. For Forms, Prospectuses,
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    • 611 12 MORTGAGEE'S SALE. Tuesday, 24th July, at 2-30 p. m. Freehold land together with the tannery erected thereon known as No. 8 Mandalay Road, Singapore. Area ***** square feet, being part of Grants 2, 28 4 25. POWELL A CO., 2842 Auctioneers. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. Tuesday, 24th Jnly, at 2-30 p. m.
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    • 190 12 BY ORDER OF SUPREME COURT. AUCTION^ SALE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND. 7 uesday 24'h July at 2-30 p. m. Agricultural land at Jurong Road, District of Pandan, Singapore, 9 acres 8 roods 22 poles comprised in Statutory Grant No *****. Powell Co., Donaldson and Burkinshaw, Solicitors. Auctioneers. AUCTION SALE OF HOUSEHOLD
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