The Straits Times, 9 February 1907

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 22.203 SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1907. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 601 1 HOTEL OE L EUROPE. SINGAPORE. VMM with the latest Mixlern Appliancc-s for OmMml and lloivltli. UVINTY CIMSINi:. SELECT WINES. L 1 DE DION BOUTON CARS 1907 models OUR MEW PRICES s li.ji., 1 rvl.. Tonne**, I nated <2,200 s li.p., 1 cvl., Yoituivttc, '2 seated $2,100 10 li.p.. '1 cvl..
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    • 257 1 HOTEL DE L'EUROPE. SIXiiAPOIiIv NM lib th. M.«).ru Appluiir. I a mf..rt uud Hfslil.. KAINTV CCIBIKK SELECT WINES. J STRAITS. CHINA. PHILIPPINES ANNUAL. 1907-8. A New Publication Tlm Hiadiu" I'nlilii Ad\iiti^i-. and Literary Contributor^ in the Straits ai d Km Kast arc informed th.'t .is the hirectors of •Struts Tinii'H"
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  • 586 2 Advantages to Cause of Social Reform. Any timid povii who may sti'l have tin ii doabti aa to the inunoaia advantage it will Ih- to the oauae of scmihl reform and national pragreai to Btafraßcbisel won. en, -lioiild read Alice Henry's BlticUl in the North Ainciic-im
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  • 319 2 Hi.- new <»I.I Bailey. «f whi.h thr v[» :iin<; bj the K i-ijj r:iiin, > be long de- 1 laved nii^ 1 1 to be the im>-t hanatoa 1 -|.'K ill the l!ii '■uiivil mi... 1 lvnu'lll-Ki-r Tram aijo (write* a covrvapoMdevt) win m 11 waa \[«','il['
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  • 24 2 11l 111 'v I-.- ..ml\ :i .i.in.id.iir.-. but the<!i ■•■'•mi; in. 1 tin KnffiaßM flwitution has i ■,..,.i5.-.|.-l., M .|> v.itl. l!.< ..|H-uii.y ofUM u>ir'»in
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  • 1109 2 ALAS POOR SHAKESPEARE. Neither Art nor Morality Count Tolstoi. la tlic Fertaiffcthr Review for January, Count Tolsloi continue* and conclude* his remarkabl i diatribe against mikmmmn wbkb m \>-j.un w thr Dmhbmt number. Jl •> mr* Hurt plena tliousand volumes l:avt- lin-n wi-itu-ii about Shitkf*poarp, and win la M-icnrv of
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 215 2 Moet Qdandon (Tip© Gfiampagpe de Luxe) Dry Imperial j Importers Borneo Co., Ltd. AUSTRALIAN FLOUR Liu/J tLA^e lam ROLLER rLODJ /flKsj f\ JAMESTOWN* ufl IMPORTERS: Borneo Co., Ltd. H. ABRAMS THE HORSE REPQSiTOAV. SINfiA \()l;K 1 EaW jusi lauded f x s.s. l>arius" ibixtv lii^'li-chiss Hones, Cobs and I Ponies,
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    • 124 2 ALBERT L. A. DALEY Undertaker Tomb Builder i:>o Middle Hood. Sole Agent for ißUnm. Dottridge Brothers, Ltd., London, c 218H Tolophom' No. 619. BUNKERS. FRESH|VVATfcR ISLA!\D tPULO HI RDM, Opposite Western Entrance to Kcpp i I J arbour. LIQUID FUEL 3O(THIRTY SHILLINGS) PER TON F. 0. B IN BUNKERS. RATE
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    • 299 2 MoAIjISTER &c Co. The jleraingteii Typewriter Famous all over the WORLD for SIMPLE and DURABLE CONSTRUCTION. EASY, RAPID CONTINUOUS WORK. SOLE AGENTS IMPtfRTERS: McALISTER Co., Ltd. Shiiiiijitiri 1 1 nil. Kuula Lumjiiir, ami Praam*. USE UNLY&bSE ALWAYS IPl^PVrlfVWnr l^ MOST W^ Ifl mlH I sW if>^t l tUa^OB REFRESHING. A
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  • 642 3 Strange Story of Telcphany. Mr Laag, in ;m inU-resting article he oontribttted the other day to the Morning lost ii|x>n what be calls telcphany and ti'lethoryby." i.e., the nianife.sUttion of living penoaa ciilier to the eye or tn llu- ear of someone at distance, cites in support thi>
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  • 807 3 Further Alienation cf I ilucated Class Inwise. There aro si:.-ns not a law which sugge.-t. that beft.ie k.ng pPMNaivt policy will focus on a demand fur the eiVßMßtary education of tlio whole of the pi- pla i India. In the Asiatic Qaartarhr M« is published a paper by
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 61 3 SOUND ADVICE. Never aaajlaet a bad eoM. You M' not toll BOW it niiiv result. A sini]) 1 home roniprly will ofton briusj rcliof am should not be igaatai, but tlioio is BO thin? so reliable :u> Chaasberiaia' I Cough Remcdy.lt is well known for it I quick cures of
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    • 364 3 HUB OFili /titiciura YSOAP* Assisted by Cuticura Ointment, the great Sk in Cure, for preserving, purifying, and beautifying the skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts, scales, and dandruff, and the stopping of Calling hair, for softening, whitening. ;ind soothing red, rough, ;ind sore h;inils, for baby rashes, itching, anJ
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    • 782 3 ISMAIL &RAHEEM Manufacturing Jewellers, Diamond Mounters and dealers in precious Htoncs. ORDERS EVEN OF TEDIOUS NATURE PROMPTLY KXECITi:i). l-ocul and Outport ordei carefully atttudi-d to J^ 82-1 ft Bt-2 BRAS BASAH ROAD. SINGAPORE. i CALEDONIAN HOTEL. 77. P.RAS BASAH ROAD. Tln-'propriotor ha* much pleasure iv announcing the arrival of the
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    • 272 3 J TEUTONIA CLUB. 4> THE BANDMANN COMEDY GO. LONDON AHTISTS. Grand Opening Night I'd. i.r tlie I'utronagc and in tin- BBBam S if H. B. i tic Oewaaasa, Sn: tmm Aaasassa. Wednesday, 13th, RAFFLES (THE AMATEUR CRACKSMAN.) Thursday, 14th, "HIS HOUSE IN ORDER." Friday, 15th, "CHARLEYS AUNT." Kftch piece ix
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    • 61 3 RHEUMATIC PAINS SUHKLY RELIEVE?. The excruciating pains characteristic of rheumatism and sciatica are quickly relieved by applying Chamberlain's l'aui Bi.lm. The great pain relieving power of the liniment has been the stirprise and delight of thousands of sufferers. The <|uiek relief from pain which it affords is alone worth many
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  • Ships and Steamers.
    • 831 4 Samr, ftrt, pnktile dats nrncal, tlliil MMX o/ Aijints. Stkamkks. iUh, Sy.lnt-\. IVb. 24; Bouste:i,| ileiMM, Chi'im. I'll. 17 Man»ii. U Antvnor, 1,ivn|.....|. K« l> 27 afsnsili Id Apanma, Australia. K< 1.. KoiMtcad Arciwliii. C.loinK.. Mnr :K) P A Australien, Kniguu. Mar. 11 M. Maritim. Austria. Hongkong Mm.
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    • 64 4 fuf Prt MM» f Ihmi, Ttmc Muar au.t Malm M 'i'< //<< MllU.v.1 mnl l.lli;.'" hh.n.l Snip Telnk Aihmi tM pati H:tu,:k .k „„.,„<, l.nii;.kut M'i/. 1 .in. 1 ,MM. I p.m. 4 1p.m. I T. I-.,. Sarnu:ik Kitrhii,., P. S i.-nluiiii. I Aiiv.a /••<•../. P.SuHiteiiliam mu port*
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    • 466 5 Tbc tollowinK passengers are oxpiTted to j arrive by the lin|>ei'ial German Mail steamer I'rin/.ess Alice due licro today. Mr. and Mir. F. B. Jameson, Dr. and Mrs. Ron W.ilol. Mr. ami Mrs. J. H. Tern. Mr. P. T. C Nibandhu. Kaiuiuriliorr Baron von Hcynit/. Mr. anil Mrs.
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    • 1618 5 NEW LOAN NEARLY FILLY SLBSUIBED. Au aatenry laeattM at the Muuieipal Coininissionei"-. was held at the Municipal Hoard room at ■_'.;ii) p. m. \esterday. Mr. K. U. Hioadriek. the President." occupied the chair anil theie were also pn sent Dr. Murray lioO.it-.ini i.i,,l Stmra, Kenneth WmMIM Una Peek
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    • 87 5 FRF.xcn M.\it. The M M. Company's nteamer Tonkin, left Colombo at 5 p.m. on February 6, and may be ixpected to arrive here on Monday the 11th nstant at about 11am. The M. M. Company's steamer Oceanien, *ill leave Saigon to-day, and may bf expected lere on Monday,
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    • 104 5 Ft Kraary 8 ilopsang, Bri*. str, Samarang 'hi»a, Aust str, Trie-te via Bombay ■Mm- Ik. Brit str, Hongkong and Shanghai Ssrkston. Brit str, Chili an.i Australia DR'val, Ger str, Sandakan via ports J. Cr. Meyer, Datstr, Muiitok, Pulemliang Hong Wan I, Brit str, PeuaiiK 9 Hong M(.h, Bnt str,
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    • 103 5 VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KE PPEL HARB OUR. Wharves at, which Vessel* are Berthed To-day. TAHJOHO PCGIR F.ast Wharf Bun: Me Cle'lan. East WHARrSr.T. I— Zeeduif, Thoug«a, Hong 1 Bee. I Sect. 1 (Shfers Wharf) Nil. Section No. 2—lsmaila.2 Ismaila. B— Nil. 4 Hong Moh. A Yamata Maru. 6—
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    • 106 5 From Europk By the M. M. s.s. Tonkin due :>u Feb. 11. From China By the M. M. s. s. Oceanien lueon Feb. 11. Ian Mil 111! [an Ian Ian I in Ian [in Feb. i, 3 7 10 14 17 21 ■24 28 SI 4 7
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    • 1149 5 I Cnder this heading the following abb-">-m I tions are used str. steamer sh. ship bq. I —barque sob. schooner Yet. Yacht Cru —Cruiser G'bt. Gunboat Tor. Torpedo H. p.— Hone-power Brit. British U.S.— United States Feb. French Ger German Dut.— Dutch Ital.— ltalian Span.— Spanish Sar.
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    • 337 5 RAFFLES HOTEL. Hon A Mr* Wilhcr Mr F. H Carr Col II. H. Johnston Mr C F. Veltfe Col 0. Wright Mr Somerset Playn« M«jor H. V Kent MrJ. Denn son Major Mm Ford Mr Van Bergen I Major A Mrs Ormiotou Mr K. J Picctt lMaj.ir.1. Henbow
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  • 46 4 Tun Buu on Fort taaaaaj and Mount Kalx-r .|...|j lUily at 1 p.m., Singapore stau<iar<l time ....responding to 6 a. in. Greenwich HKk'ilHll.' Tl.. imioL'nii is lead kt ij i^k .i.)on, iadir.ilii.* rtiaasauai standard tiiu--. Un ever} da; except./.- Sunday, when it n liiv.l at ..ne
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 683 4 INDOCHINA STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. 11.,I 1 nlmaan 111 tlii< Company maintain regular -.ervice batvaaa t:alcutta, Straits and Ifnatfmax takiaQ eaaji on iliruugli Hills ..f I.ailiii4 for ChiiMu, Swatow, Amoy. Shanghai. Moa, I'i.utsin, Newrliwang, Yaa#aaa Varta, rm aiiaa. Japaa, tlin Philippines, .Ye... a.-. St.amers on the t'.iloutt:!. Slralts ninl Hongkong
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    • 671 4 P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China. Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills >f Lading issued for China ('oast, Peraiau Gulf, Continental, aud American Porto. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINE OaaaaaJ UWOMaat. ■beaaaata 16 Feb M Ap! Malta
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    • 742 4 KONINKI IJKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPIJ. Under c< i. tract with the Neth«rlandB India Government. A/tent' at Singapore:— Snir A.;kxcv. i.atk J. Djnwi-.l Co.. •> :j CaixnaiQcM. The iindernn'nti .mil dates ore only appro.ximat* From l'.pccted Will be desiaU'bed foi PSh Batsl Batavia I'ih 4 Bataviii, Java-CmHt, Sninarauff. Haaav Immi, Makassar. Balik
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    • 524 4 HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE. HAMBURO. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, aud the Straits, China, and Japan. Homewards, they are .1. 1.1. hH fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg aud once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling si Penang and Colombo. Tbe arrivals
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    • 727 4 N. D. L. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOfO Imperial Oerman Mall l.utr The fast and well knowu mail paaaaan M this Company sail fortnightly from It ».n Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Souiriaiiipton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (oomieciion Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, anl «aM asraa] Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penam;, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, mil
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  • 48 5 Tlih heir-apparent of the Sirguj* State, a boy of eleven years, lias already accounted for seven tigers, six pantLe'rs, and two bears, but a little maiden of our acquaintance, only five years old, puts this record completely in the shade. She has accounted for a whole Noah's Ark.
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  • 457 5 (Sunday, February 10 Qui.Ngi aoksima Sunday. Sr Asi'ki w's CtTiirnitAL. 7 a.m Matins and r,U:inv 741 n. in llnlv Communion (Choral). 1-4 D p.m. Sunday t-cli x.l and Bible Classen. 'i ::n p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Si Mvr utw's. kM Lines.— 9-15 a.m. Holy '„111:********** 11-1"> am Foo
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  • 111 5 Yokohama via ports, A. Apear, due Feb 12, Paterson Simons .UeiLMiiiue uud Sydney, 1/ariui, due Feb. 12, Mc.Vlister. Peuang and Calcutta, Ap<ar, on Feb. 16, falerson biraou Hongkong, Kuttang, on Feb 14, Uoußlead London tia portH, Macedonia, on .March M. P. <ft O. Co. Uuueaiu via
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 158 5 P.&0.5.N.C0 'ho.vieward passenger SEASON 1907. S.S. "MACEDONIA." 10,512 TONS. From SINGAPORE DIRECT to MARSEILLES and LONDON without transhipment Leaves Singapoio 2Mb March !i p.m. Leaves IVnang Mh M^rob 8 p.m. Leaves Colombo :'.r.i April. Leaven Bombay (ith April. Dae Marseilles 20th April. Due London 27th April. PaßHengers by tliix vc-i.pl
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    • 650 5 a p. r. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO EUROPE VIA CHINA, JAPAN, CANADA and the CNITED BTATES. Ronte from Hongkong, i in Shanghai. Nagasaki, (Inland Sea of Japan) Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver, R.M.S. "K>ifri'.ss or India" Twin-screw steaR.M.S. "F.mpressckJai'an" mers 6,"00tou«, R.MS.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 31 5 WEATHER TELEO«AM. Hong Kong, February, 8, 4 p.m! Barometer 80.U7 Direction cf Wind Eaet. Force of Wiui 2 Max. Temp in Shade 62 Manila. Feb. 8. 759 MM. 2 30 22
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    • 47 5 WEATHER REPORT. KanJanp Kerbau Hoipilal, February S, 1907. "a x.iTrTTy em»«,». Bar. :H2 i'Ml ,29.*«; ■<■>■'. Temp 78.4 S .Vet BulbTlier 7-1.0 74.8 M.« Oir of Wind m rib north n >rtb Max. Temp 8(i(J «jj tfin. 85.6 J| tfa.i. iuSr.li ...ltfl.l Terr rad.Tilei Id./ Jg-a, BainfaU nil
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  • 634 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9. It must be most exhilarating to the Colonists to find that three out of their four representatives, who were present at yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council— we can no longer regard the Hou. \V. J. Napier as Unofficial— stood manfully
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  • 782 6 Two matters cauie under discussion auo the vote-test at the last Conference of Head masters of Public Schools in Fngland. whicl must be deemed of some importance l.\ most public schoolboys, past and present Kith out here as well as at home—tht iludy of Greek ami the pronunciation o; Latin.
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  • 19 6 Mr. A. 11. LtBBM is a|>|K>inte>l to act a.-. I'ilst Magistrate at Penaug. with etieet fioiu the MM ultimo.
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  • 17 6 Mr. Justice S. Leslie I'liorntoii isappoinled Senior Puisne Judge at Penang. with fleet from August JJ. I!M>6.
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  • 22 6 Mmm I udets A. de Mello and F. T. Fllis having pasj;<-«l the prescribal examina:. m in law, are apjointcd Passed Cadet**.
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  • 23 6 Mi. W, Langhaiu-Carter s leave baxlcaaV ai, mi half salary, until the arrival <•! the ■A Malacca, d'le here ab<.ut April I in \t.
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  • 25 6 February 19 will be a I'ublic Holiii.y iv Penang in honour of the visit there of 'I .li.ll. the l>ukc ,tud the DMahcan ot < oniiaii!.-).:.
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  • 30 6 Febiuaiy M and II will 1,. ..I,- rrmi throughoiii the olony as I.auk Holidays lor t'if Chinese \cw and all 6t>*rrament (Man will he elosod on Iho-.c i ln vs.
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  • 31 6 The UeiiU:rstolc»raius published M this issue were received liv Mibiuariin cable, the date and hour of n.-ccipt beiug February 8, j. 40 p.m. and February 0, 11.1.', and IKM a. in
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  • 32 6 The tim new ulttetsuf th« Mitsui Uus-an Koisha were opeueil in Shanghai on the '.'tith ultimo, and in houotir of the occasion Mr. .1. Vamamoto held a reception, whieli was largely attended.
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  • 30 6 The claim thoughtlessly made by n rUini Progressives that MmIa.CC has' reduced the death-rate of London is regarded as a strong canxassing point by Moderates who have to approach undertaker.-.
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  • 34 6 The Japanese 'ioverament has received information that a World's Show will be held at San Francisco in 1915 to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal which is expected to take place that year.
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  • 38 6 Governor Kn Shon. of Shansi, has memorialized the Throne requesting that a brevet rtuttnu of the first rank be conferred on Dr. Timothy Richard, the well known missionary, in recognition of his aarviaaa in fouinlini; the Slniisi University.
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  • 42 6 Chang (hih Tung, the well kuowu luMM} tse Viceroy, has been instructed by the L'uart at Peking to enter into negotiations with Foreign Ministers there for the revision of all tbe treaties which bear upon the stauding of foreign religions in China.
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  • 45 6 Japaacau sooucouutoiihaviuga Volunteer Fleet of her own; the pioueer vessel the Sakata Maru will be launched this year. The Japanese people have subscribed .so far only three million yon. An ap|>eal will shortly be made to them to raise the amount to fifteen million yen.
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  • 50 6 Dr. von Lc Cog discovered during excaxa tious in Ka-t Turkestan a eavu packed with the dead bodies of Buddhist monks. Me secured manuscripts in ten different alphabets, two of which are uuknown, They lay bidden in caves tilled with mud. They were on Chinese paper, white leather, or wood.
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  • 51 6 Tht pmtrict Couferenct of all tbe Metbo dist mission workers in Singapore will be held at the Theological School. Mount Sophia, on Monday at 8 p.m., Bishop Oldham presiding. Reports will be made by all the ministers, local preachers, exhorters, district stewards, Sunday-school superintendents and Epworth League presidents in the
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  • 60 6 Commander Klurins umved here ymtmtd»y ofternooon with his four destroyers. The From'.e. which suffered so much in the disastrous typhoon of Hongkong, lias been left in dock at that port. Commander FloriuH, with his flotilla, will leave Singapore for Europe on .Monday next. The *****111- of the iMMn tarn in
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  • 64 6 This morning, the ■feaaaaan Cold Storage Co. exhibited, by the kind permission of Messrw. John Little and Co., a Maniple of their im|x>rts in the form ol a sucking pig. These pigs are from thoroughbred imported stock belonging to tbe Queensland Meat Export Co. of Brisbane. Like all the Company's
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  • 382 6 Mr. lucent Sleiulman has ve tv ck-oM a l-i How ot the Koyal Cotoaial laath liou. John Turin r arrived un the Tth iu-t aud i-. staying at KaflUs Hot. I. Mr. Justice aud Mis. Kiahat .iiiin.i tl M morning, and are staying at l.'atll. s Mot.
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  • 39 6 Aboiit 0.1.'i last niyht a llnkh i! youth «rf captured in the act of -teal in i .'lock (mill the "hoys" i|ii;irUrsat tlic 'ten. r;:l rfonpital at Supojr Line-. Me v han led i Urn pnliiv.
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  • 85 6 < ipuui \k\andor S. Venn Hied ahi tvaUmet, SaJt Watatiaa Wtomit, tins morn iug, from heart failure 'aptan. I'mn, i| will be remeiiiUrcd. was lv comiii.UMl of Mm local steamer Hcntong whin si., was sunk in the Straits of Malacca h\ Urn Mavwahaßi Grange. The funeral
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  • 102 6 The butch authorities ha\i recently granted a conceMsion to the above eonerrn for the exploration of the granite said to be found M the island of liataui. situated opposite, aud within two h mrs diKtauce ol Singapore. An Knglish mining MajiMar, Mr. W. Laws, has been «M|M
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  • 22 6 At llic luct'tiiiM ut the Municipal < mnim* siouns ycslvrday. rlcutii. lan-- uue h^.kl for tlic first tim< HMIMd oi tin old |.iinknhs.
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  • 74 6 Thc<>ovcrnshipof Kuiin<>siproviii< r.i South Cliinu) is n»w held hy a youDR official barely 'M years of ay<- The •Kolio dc Chine ohscrvus that tin I linn >.■ authorities tlicruai'c. generally speaking, mij nil(U>m\ ly towards bMH Than is much umli.i hand work against tOMigMn Tin noted sell confidence ot tin
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  • 91 6 At a. recent meeting ot Russian riga; refiners, held in St. Petersburg, it *u an animonsly decided that, id Tien- of the difficult hituation which has arisen in con oection with the export of sugar from Ruinit the Minister ot Finance should be aslced to raise the bounty on sugar
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  • 107 6 Order- werr Umiol for tin- mooted enn sor Hedford. I'nptiiin Hrymotu 1.. K.rskiu. i 1m- aaaqplatai i<< tin- full ootaplMMai oi 7(m dttiicrs and in. 11 hy tin: Mk iustaut, Jii Shcemi-ss. litre shr is MAttiM, la rnlt>Tl the Diadem, cruiser. farrtaia f H. I'mfrc villc. on tin- China Station.
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    • 139 6 Qdldbeek frlaegregor ®0., WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTS. HAVK -irsT MCCKIVKI) a|KHKsii snii'MKNT UP HEREFORDSHIRE CIDER. J. Travers Sons Ltd. 7 D'ALMEIDA STREET. SOLE AGENTS GENERAL ELECTRIC CO, LTD. ENGLAND. 0. UM. The Egyptian Government \UK SO WKI.I. PI.KASKD WITH THK ARROL-JOHNSTON Car of which thry btvame possi'ssoil tarly last year that
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    • 293 6 UTEST ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE. Tbe lAc'iangt Bai I(h will be i-i.--.-d on Weduesday 13th inst. > r Thursday, 14th j Chn.se New lea.. TO_LtT. COMPOUND HOUSnP.-No=. 21 Wilki Road and 106 a Orchar Koi d Apply t A. S. h.-oker, D'Almei a Roan. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE OFFICIAL ROYAL GROUP taken by
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  • 204 7 i FAMOUS QUEENS MUMMY. Marvellous Coffin. Beautiful Alabaster Portraits. 1 Reuter'b Telegrams 1 >ii< 1. >n. February '■>. \u nii|'.iilaiil HiniMiinei rniuL tn archwolo;;ists is made- by Thi TinMsa," wliich -latts thai the wdl-lcßuwo KgyptoJogiat, Mr. Tlu.odoit; Davis, hi- .li-c.\er. d iv the i xeavations ..t Theln-
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  • 60 7 Lnormous Increased Consumption of Raw Materials. i.i-Ti. k's Tki.i crams LjOltdaM, l-'chruarv The iiul-l.iM.i 'calm. iv the liritish i uvenuc return pubtinhod, is the in- ■>•• msc in th.- i'li, -i. ill Mtt m itciinis into kbe I'nited !uug.luiu. Tl;t iiii.-i rcioarfcahh] incroaacaari iacotuin .i ..i ml,
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  • 120 7 Another Governor Killed i itllU'l Ti I■OR AM I I. i -n. l'chinary H. \lcNaudi..v-ki. (hm-raor uf Dm Ii» t inc.- of I'eli/.a in RllWJa. a--iissiuaUd aa he wan IravioK tin ;i/..-ic. Hisus-ailants phot ami m-vpnJy woninkd M. Vl< ■mmidrovski. and h. wax trikm to the imspital.
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  • 93 7 UNIONISTS CHALLENGE A GENERAL ELECTION. I Rioter's Telegrams 1 t ,.iii.l.iii. February In -ih.ccIi«s delivered throughout tlie country, the loaders of tin CiiiuuKt Party rliallcn^o llic'iorernnii'iil to make an ;ip|>< al to tin country nil tin: remit uctiuii vi tl;c House "f l.onl-. Tl.i y UfTUtM 'Jk iil:iiii-,i i:uii tii
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  • 46 7 koyal Exchange Losses. RgUKit'l Tklkcram liondon. F'.biuary 0, lln Utut ut Uiv Uii\.,' I .change A-siir ■ice Corupauv. arMm; from the Sau Fran '.i.i.iaake, umouut to ttil(t,:i'.«i. This will be met from Dm .ivailablo haluucc -tiindiug at tin- credit of the t 'iiinpativ
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  • 37 7 Socialistic Stretents Expelled f RttTER s Tell'.h.vm- I London. February Alien >tudcntf-, raustly Rawfco, who a>*ihlad ih Suci.Ui-.is at the reuuut uk»iioa« lor lllr Beiolistiii;, Imvr lx>c-n :i->l ili.-.l li:ix <M'iin:iii\ uilliin v fortniitlil
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  • 32 7 Rgcteb 8 Teleobaw j London. February d. A sliarp fall has occurred iv French Rentes. 'iv. ing t i the .iui!iiguity of the new Income Tax Hill ..-.■.■.ding them.
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  • 27 7 rREUTEBS TELEOBAMS] London, February 0. Meningitis ha.-, made its appearance in Liverpo.4 Tbirc- have been tn, frf-l, mm* and f.-u.r d> .iths in Ola'gow.
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  • 956 7 THE TRANSFER OF PASSENGERS TO THE DIADEM. Handy Men Arrange Dances. TbuUgil the |MMn by the <»erniau mail steamer Seydlitz had au exciting tiiuc through the outbreak of tiro on board U'twi-i n Pciiang aud Colombo, thoy met with the Baal cordial hospitality ou thu Bntir.li
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  • 122 7 >iij acccjjjktul coLctu nijiNi di iii,. v ictolia .Memorial Hall last night by the members of the Singapore Catbolic Club under the conductorship of Mr. B. de Crnz. His Kxcellency the Governor and Miss Anderson were present and there was a large audieiu. 11 1 An cNnllent
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  • 219 7 THE DUKE AND DUCHESS VISIT CANTON. Floating Lace of Fire. iFkom On: Own OmmmjMMMM). Hongkong, Fobruarv 10.5."i a.m. His Koyal IlighucHs the Duke of Coiluaught. iv his ofli'Hal capacity if InspectorOmmml vi the Aiinv, was engaged ou j Thursdny nud Friday in iMMMMMJ the I defences of
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  • 70 7 No Ultimatum No War Danger. I Rkutek's Telegrams London. February 8. I'rcsident Roosevelt, ou being interviewed, said the report of his speech to the Californian Members of Congress wa- unfoiiuddd. Me never suggested thnt .lapau had pic--ciited mi iiltiniatiini, uud never said there MM danger of war
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  • 38 7 i Hkltku's Tf.t.kgrams I ..in. i.m. February H. It i-. n-p >rUxl tiom Washiugtun that the u.w 1 1 Laty l«!l«ccn Japan aud Aineii'jii may p.i— ilily be presented to the Senate iv Mai eh.
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  • 51 7 [Deis Ostasiatische Lloyd Telegram.] Uerlin. February The newly elected I'uited Statt< Congress will assemble in Mmicli next. Among t'le business to be laid liefoic th«Scimte for ratification is the commercial tr. aty between ficimuiiy and the I'nitcd States. Thi- treaty ha* lon^ been the -ubI'd of licati'l
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  • 61 7 [Uei: Ostasiatische Llotd Teleokah.l Iterlin. February 8. Iv the French Clumber of heputics the Socialists have mad. violeut attacks upon the Uiissiau liovernincnt. and u|kjii the Frauco-Kussian Alliance. M. I'ichou. the Minister for Foreign Affairs, successfully beat off the attacks. hi silencing the Socialists, ha laid MmW
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  • 60 7 (I>KH OS.TASIATI6CHK LLOYD Tt.M.r.KAM.] Berlin, February 8. Herr Ummt, the Mayor of Vienua, is dying. He ii best kuonu t., fame M violent Clerical reactionist. Anti-Suinite. and bitter political opponent of the Hungarians. He made no scruple of attacking oven Hrn Austriau Imperial Family. The Bm ■cr.,v
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  • 29 7 I' Rkgtxb a Txue&iju London, February 9. King Edward and Queen Alexandra spent a quiet day in Paris, yesterday. Their Majesties return to England, to-morrow.
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  • 73 7 There is a startling rumour current to the effect that Wall Street aid the financial district of New York j>enorally have decided to open with prayer," after which all preRent will bo asked to swell the tnajebtic choruu of the Old Hundredth" as an introduction to Hofa day's Stock Exchange
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  • 2126 7 DISCUSSION IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Unofficial Proposal Defeated. At Friday's im rtmg of the Legislative Council, tin question of the postponement of tLit I'i-lnk Ayer Scheme was once more debated, and a motion by Hod. John Andersou defeated. The Hon. .lull n A ndi 'i si hi wanted some
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  • 48 7 M. Dulaurier, a French inventor, the Figato announces, has left to. the poor of Pahs his patent .'or aerial nirigatiun without balloons, wliicj he called "Chaadicrc UDiveraeUe Motriee. If they cannet lire lan air, they c hall -at least have a chase* to i Live in it t
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 21 7 A .soccer match has been arranged for Tuesday next between thrY. M.C A. and the S. K. C.
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    • 148 7 Amateur Championship. Accordini; to a contemporary, Mr. Kdward Rlackwcll ought to win tlic Amateur Cham pionship this year, aud is likely to ntart favourite for that <v< nt. It is true that Mr. hlai-kw.il is usually seen at his l»«t nt St. Andrews, whore the tournament is to he
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    • 195 7 Royal Hongkong Yacht Club. A lace for I'liinror-rifjuwl enMMfl hhheld the other day. the course bein^{ ronml Wnylnti li^hthoiißo and home. A fair mini ber of cruisers spread their sails to a favour ablr north-easterly hnMH which wrk blow in^ iv the haiboiir, but wlu v ln-ycm.l its limitr
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    • 276 7 Club Match. A match was pla\ed on Wcdni-ctny >>< t ween two scratch Club teams. Kevan and Taluia bowled well for "A" tram, Bcvan capturing five wickets for 1 1 rims aud Tallin, tour for 21. wbile van Cnylenbcrg bad MM for "2 runs. The MM were M follow
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    • 189 7 L. L. I C Tournament. The following arc lUe results ol -t« rda\ play: I, Milts' I '"i BUM. Mr-. Sanderson aud Miss I .cask b* at Mihs Abraiiis ami Mrs. May-sou. •> 4 H, ti a. Mm Sal/.niaun and Miss l.ittlefair beat Mrs. Lovell and Mrs. Salzinann.
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  • 2443 8 Thk Logißlative Council m.-t M^terday i a f t-riu».ii at '2.30. when me toiu>w<ng were present His Exckllkm.'Y mi. Govkknok i»ik .lohn tmniiiii k.c m.o i The II hi blc tlie Colonial Sec.ftirv (Cjot. A.II.V u uo s ,c.». v l T*S Ovttcn CSaanttXMM int. Troops, (Lieut. Col
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  • 282 8 Public Memorial to High Commissioner. TakpnaUag from I|).>h on Monday, a •orrespoudent of tho l'inang <ia/ettu says A public meeting was held herf at 2 p.m. tml.iv in Mr. C'huug Thvn I'liin's uttiee to iMnisiiler the projected construe* tot' of a rail I way from Ipoh to Tronoh.
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  • 376 8 Rival Claims of Bombay and Glasgow. Au old problem was revived in the course of the lecture on OlMgMr as to which is» the spcouii most populous city in the British Kmpire. Tin' lecturer pave tlie palui to Calcutta, but the Chairman (Mr. Fairlie) as
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  • Correspondence.
    • 230 8 To the Editor of the "Straits Times." SinnH|M>rr, February 8. Sir, May I fIWM a little space in your t st<-> niQci journal to bring to the notice of tlio Jim ikishti Department authorities the dangerous practice- resorted fc, and the I annoyatu-e yiven daily between 9 ami
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    • 800 8 Rear Admiral tiichb^n rf» 1 Praises Pe-ris-aia, |fe> '^^b^HbV^^" la^aujxv :':f-:: f-: vK£wßaVr j/^ <>.; j WfkS'- sZ^&l**; ?sss^%%^: SESSstßffiHßHavi^ H^sss&af^nßl f^DMIRAi/S V/OnDS CAnnY WtIICMT. CHROMIC CATARRH OF THROAT. I RnA::-ADMi;iAI. niCIIDOr.N is one of tho best -r was tr.mUc-d wi'h <-atarrh oi tho thr.-t part!< ularty. ]:r.o-.vn r.dmir-'.s of
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 155 8 DAY BY DAY. Saturday February 9. High Water. 8-59 p in. German outward mail due. Concert. Teutonia Club 9. Prize-giving. St. Joseph's Institution, 4. V.M.C.A. Mr. Whitehead's recital. Hunt Club At Home. Tyersall. 3. Sunday, February 10. High Water. 7-57 a.m. 10-1 p.m. Quinqaagesima. Swimming Club Lannche?., 7, 8, 9,
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  • 218 9 Sl\...|.n,.i li MM UN INT, PkODUCE. <';iiu>ii>'r bnyemt "JO •I.. iCuIm Ko. 1 nnpii-k...! 10..V. Com Kali 1 1.«»» <!•> I'lintinn.-il; 10.4.1 PoMCT, Itlaok Imvirv Im.-'.'i do WMta I4.7S rtago Flnwr flam auk AM •1(. Brawl JJo. I iM i'i:iri Sana .1.40 Coffee Kali, ir. 1O00 MwiW tf v
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  • 514 9 4 Modern Monarch. In the "Badminton Mawiinr Mis 1 Annie To|ihani has a well illustrated payer oata t hi- Bahject. Pmhably n<> nuiileni tnonan-h is seen so often em koneaack as the Kaiser. Wherever hi>. numerous horses can be accommodated. he- rides ou. daily, if possible.
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 371 9 I >.iii- '.i Numbur ormat Capital Subscribed of uc Paid ion Share* N laa a P 1903 9300.000 tdOO.OOO 30,000 9 10 $10 .900 9175.000 "M»| (JSfiJ 10 10 1901 9600,000 9600,000 i 60* 000 i 10 io' 1903 £400,000 £8*0,000 350,000 12 1 1 I 1901 9800,000 9293,600
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    • 309 9 !90.-> 190-i 1901 190-3 iauj 1906 1U04 MM 1906 1906 1906 1903 19(i4 1901 1*98 1903 cumm tmjmd{ $25 y 1*00.000 i ,87.400 I I J .ho,xk, «IM- 31 J 1 Pel 700.000 M10.000 70,000 10 IN 170,000 £70,000 70,000 t 1 1 JIVt.OOO 1125,000 "*l333| t 10 5
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    • 220 9 ii. Special Gold Reserve Fund. b. Insurance Fund. <■. Sundry Reserves. d. Sundry Reserves. c. Special Reserve. 1894 1898 1865 1901 1X96 190' 1899 1903 1891 1884 1890 £5.377.10.0 £4.648.15.0 7.638 12/6 12/6 kW.11.9 Bella Albert m Kutern "Agency, Ltd 1225.000 $225,000 4.500 9 50 50 112,500 Fraaer Nea\e,
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    • 42 9 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 6% MOO.OOH 3% prem. Riley Har«re»ve9, Ltd. 6fc 2-25,n0<) S% from. Singapore Municipal (S% 400,0 0 20% prom 5% l.«78,0(XI 2% prem. dftJ.-O 2%disnoi.iiiml Tanjong P*tJ»r l\>ck Co., Ltd. 6V. 2.>0,' 1 00 2^% prem i% 1.U.W.0u0 par.
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  • 359 9 Mr. Francis Duckworth writes in The Monthly" showing plainly how much dissatisfied he is with the way books are often reviewed. Considering the overproduction of novels, and that all overproduction is waste of energy, i. is M great exaggeration to *peak oi the remedy of criticism
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  • 47 9 Why did you commit biganiv diked the '(iM-urder of v prisoner at the Old Hailry Mm other day. I hardly know mv««-lf." \v is tlie reply. In these days of hurry it is a little hard to expect a man to remember that he is nlnaly married.
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  • 49 9 Tlu; limiting fentival at Calcutta uasatton (led on tho 14th ultimo by about li i.i kki people a record number. Then: was a terrible crush at tin- hiitliin^ yliaut>i. mid several |M'o|il^ were killed in tin- Htriiig;le to dip in the i ivcr itnriiig tile (••■lip-r
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    • 341 9 Bouton Rouge Felucca 1 I CiaueMaa are Maaafaaaaai \J I ao<i I'ucketl at ('Aim. KiQ'pt. with n T Gl tn-me e»rc. so ai Ui retain the fresliiiet.. I u( t li' ir e\.|UiKit<3 nroinv ami anaaM J_ :h. ren. liini; Mai aaaaaMH iii |^J. Y.»b- lutely i*rfcctic.iu<liti.)n. V* No kettei
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  • 1126 10 Interesting Passages in a Lawyer's Address. The dffi'iuc of Thowsi Bearfwood at livcTpool Assizes, which rcMilt<-d in his neqwual, was a winarfcahWi tff< r. whirh ha.s hardly BSOted in the I>«iidcn Press thr u 'i- H deserves. Tin- earcnauUnn- of the ca.so will »>«' romcmbcicd. ThontL, Hi.'.idwo.i.l an<l
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  • 657 10 Failure of the Water Supply. Last July Mr. Hans Vischer, British Resident at Kuka, ion Lake. Chad, Northern ffigeria, started out from Tripoli with the lnteiitinu of closing \hc Sahara Daaart to Kuka. He was accompanied by a number af British Moslem pilgrims, who were returnnifi; i"v>m
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  • 2324 10  -  J, H. Yoxall, M P. All KrciHTM K*srm«i>. AS THK BEST CLUB IN EUROPE. lIV Is it the best club iv haemal I cannot pisitivelv say. To be .sure aboiv that one »i mid have to know every club in Europe and I'm not such a clubbable
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    • 1171 10 Banks, Insurances, Auctions. iongkong V Shanghai Banking Corporation. eAiD-up Capital 110,000,001 RESERVE FUND:— sterling Reserve »10.000,000» 120 nftfi Sliver Reserve 110,250.000 20 25<) 0t R .serve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. Hanpt, Esq.— Chairman. O. 11. Medhnnt, Esq. Depnty Chairman. Goetz. Esq. A. J. Raymond, Eaq. Hon.
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  • 341 11 Novel Scheme. A new -ytein of Lift liisiiraueo Ist tos Maassa i< beiag tried ia ltjj\-. and in tho hecond Dsessxber nuinbiT i>f La Revue" Paoli IfmbroMi ni."-s an uniline- of the seheew. Thia i- the Cmm rVovidcilti Italinii at. Tunn. a mutual insurance aoeiety,
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    • 67 11 SPRAINS. A anraia m.-iv ho eared very quickly by SjmMng Cliiiiiiln-ihiiii s P.iin Haliii to tin- injarsd parts svsij hour, ami rmbaing vigorously at sash application. If the ruhbing OSttsm too niticli pain, apply the Pain Halm without rubbing. It should be applied as scon as possible .tfter the injury
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    • 790 11 NOTICES. TO ADVERTISERS C/ 0 "STRAITS TIMES" Advertisers, whose ausueni are la l>c smVaM cd. to c/o Strait* Tim*, will coufer a favour on the Management, if. wlie.ii they w rite to thia office, to haSBSM fir thow aii-w.T». they instruct their tamb> who briu^« the letter to wait for
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    • 514 11 NOTICES. The Tanjong Pagar Dock Board. CHINESE NEW YEAR. NOTICK K lion-l.y ni\i n thai Tin Taajsag Faflst Dask ■sara «ill tmnavi WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 13TH. 1907. SI I lioliduy. All arstk on nmatla will snansnasi <\<c|'t in snjsnl uas>, previous notice Bavviaaj U< n atvsn t<> aas l><«ni. Tin (unlowns
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    • 658 11 »§^K amTl B^H OILMEN 3 SIORES &*&&>> M CEOSSE 9 By Special AND ToV/o^ 8 Warrant m BLACKWELL, W\ aH LTD H H A« CH r.ro. Purveyors to ■»*>** h hh lea&perr N B MMmt%o nlaf "'IT" 1 LACE STORE. JUST RECEIVED: SPECIAL MUSLIN EMBROIDERIES. Choice collation of Laen from
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    • 693 12 WANTED. CIIINKSK KUANI. -For shorthan.l :ni(l *jT>e writing. Apply to R. B.e/0 -Strait- Timt-" MM BOARD AND LODGING. Two pi litlimcu r ijiiin l.o.ird ami lodging in private f:miil\ Tarm* ainflsmti R< pTj P. M. s. 1 1990 TO ItKM Wi 11-furnißhe.l House tr I |*r > ns. Tanjuad Katong
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    • 682 12 TO BE LET. OFFICES.— SmaII first floor offices facing Caveuagb Bridge Road and Flint Street. Ap^ly to Outhrie A' Co. Ltd., Agents. v.c OFFICE -No. 7 Battery Road. Three rooms cm "2i:d fl.i. Apply to c 1558 GL'THFJE A CO., Lid. SMKRWOOR" Patersmi Road, furnished. Hi it *IVI ]M-r month.
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    • 458 12 TO BE LET. COMPOIM) HOirsK. -N0.6-4Oxle> lioad. Enter Ist of Hareh. Apply to A. S. S 7 D'Alneida Street. '184 A COMPOi:XD 1I()ISK.-No. 10-J. 1! m alley Road. Newly repaired. Apply 1.. MEYER A CO.. IN No. 1. Malacca Strut. HOUSE.— No. M Chancery tmm. A hrst rla~s Kuripean rssUsasa.
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    • 638 12 FOR SALE. I'AKA HIBKKK STI'MI'S and i*ds. -'fc! K. JIATHIEf. Siiigaiwic. 1 KIHBEK KSTATK.— tM arros, «ituatocl Hum to Mnlaixn Towu. For full particuliu:i| llv i Strath Time*. i man boomkam in gallons.) AiK.ut ](V| to I'iO monthly. Apply to B. r'<. "Sti-.iit- Time-." Pinjjapiiro. i 121 PAKA IU BUKU
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    • 88 12 mW^ Cti'S' In^nV n^ni fe^l ns^oa m^f iii jT mfjt' AfufiiflM H^l JHM9 iL ,»B HW t-»£>*^t -»£>*^' B jß JnVn^ Ijktji,, »-.i(Jl' DAN MACFARLANE CO. S Royal Liqueur Scotch Whisky. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL DEALERS. Wholesale from SYME and CO., Sole Agents. CROWN 3g§jg? PERFUMERY. 3gf|j^ -..JlyM^L Manufactured b\ «krl«»^*v^
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