The Straits Times, 4 May 1907

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    Masthead
    13 1 The Straits Times NO. 22.333 SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. MAY 4. 1907. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      441 1 CRAND HOTEL DE L EUROPE. Root Curden D| Shortly. A.-; laiMrfagQ ROBINSOM CO* DELIVERIES. Sweets ana fflkvEr Chocolates^ f** Frequent fresh supplies are received from this celebrated Regent Street Firm of Confectioners. w>. -A l A CAaAaikAM^ Wled with Fuller's Best Chocolates. RusD pampers A Most Acceptable Present ROBINSON AND
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      157 1 GRAND HOTEL DE L EUROPE. l"!irivulli.l l'o^iticm. M.v'.i'-r. I I.iihml \m!i nil aaaian vie Toi:!.\ MEMORIAL il.vi.l. M,.,-..h, v M-,,i;. Cliecti.-n for i!.c f. ART NEEDLEWORK ANG FLOWER DEPOT. TauMM v JS7 1 U\:~H (IT FLOWERS. Floral DaeartjtfoM, BaaMfajata, Caakata i ri..w«i Mipplifd. Tclepboue ordan pranptl) i nttfi'ili i! to.
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    Our Short Story.
    2407 2 Incle Pollock's Property. I.M A. I.) fnile I'ollix-k was Biiti*li :ui<l I bit crazy not that I mean to imply any er«nne< ti.'ii between the adjectives f ,i though I'm Massachusetts to the backbone, my mother hailed from Yorkshire, so it wouldn't Im-coiih-Ime to criticise. Hut that
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      217 2 JODELITE. BHBBI Wm The only proved, lasting protection against the attacks of White Ants, Teredos, Dry Rot. Jodelite hasniow been in constant use in the Straits Settlements for many years with complete success. Experiment: -Coat a piece of deal, Serayah (or other soft wood), with Jodelite, nail it to a
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      91 2 ALBERT L. A. DALEY Undertaker Tomb Builder 150 Aful.il,: Road. Sole AgeDt for Meears. Dottridge Brothers, Ltd., London, °218H Telephone No. 619. LIQUID FUEL BUNKERS. I Fresh Water Island (PULO BUXOM) Opposite Western Entrance to Kepjiel Harbour.' I 30/--j (THIRTY SHILLINGS) PER TON F. 0. B. IN BUNKERS. RATE OF
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      370 2 McAlister Co., Ltd. ACKNTS IMPOKTKKS OF GREEN ISLAND CEMENT. BEST Portland Cement. Copy of Testimonial. Mkssns. MtALISTER CO., Simjapokk. July -JH. 1H99. Present. Ukan Sirs:— As requested by you, we have test<-<l samples of I'oit land Ce:i.ent made by the Orkk.s Island C'kmkxt Company, Limited, of Hongkong. The dainplos weie
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      386 2 PIMPLES BLACKHEADS fbtieura YuQAK To treat Pimples and Blackheads, Red, Rough, Oily Complexions, gently smear the face with Cuticura Ointment, the Great Skin Cure, but do not rub. Wash off the Ointment in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, and bathe freely for some minutes. Repeat morning and
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    TRONOH MINES.
    437 3 Dividend of Fifty per cent. Declared. The following arc extracts from the Directors' rejwrt of the Tronoh Mines Co., Ltd., an presented at the fifth annual meeting of shareholders held in London on April 11 During the period named. l.H7f> tons of Tin Ore were Hold, reading £199,*****--10,
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    29 3 Mi" Simpleton: I understand that in some hotels one often situ pahnti about the dining- roomes. What kind ot palm is the most prominent f Mr Diurwelli The waiter's.
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      47 3 SPRAINED ANKLE. STIFF NECK. LAME SHOULDER. Tin— i 1 are three common ailments for \iiich Chamberlain's Pain Balm is especially .nUiable. If promptly applied it will save ou time, money and Huffering when troubled .v itli any ooi- of theoe aiiuieuts. lall by all dispensaries and dealers.
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      206 3 ISMAIL RAHEEM, ""KUik. 82 1 and 82-2 Bros Banal, Road. Exhibit a charming collection of Gold and Diamond Set w, Jewellery in modern and antique design. Inspection invited. No. 23 High Street. r BS HIGH-CLASS JAPANESE CURIOS HAVE NOW ON VIEW A NKW hUIFMKNT OK GARDEN FLOWER STANDS and POTS,
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      915 3 SENn Ynllß flnnßF<i^ Ir peachy 1! ii.lutrate.. i*tai.ooue biykbs JtllU TUUrt MUUH COO oniiK.i, ujouidm media* tooah Wltk Worl.Va areat.-t <'•"» C«utr« an 1 >buwi y»u iu»t liow to iuv dirr. I H Urlory prk'e>- *»>m you pound. as<l mr> \.ni the tot. DIRECT FROM TNE LOOMS. LACKS. LACK CURTAIN*.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    458 4 (Sunday, May 5 It toxrva s, nu, St. Am ■•:!■>■- Cj i I- i.ii'! m..— l a.m. UatilM and I i.i'.anv. 7 l"> a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). :i-'."i a". m. Holj Comiiitini.ni iPlainl. :t-!()pm. Sunday Hchool in.l Bibta Cliwis. (-30 p.m. Bvanabng and Bermoa. 'Sr. MlTnmr'k. >, i
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    CLERGYMAN'S ROMANCE.
    245 4 An Adventurous Career in the Merchant Service. icuuurkaUe and romantic caieci is recall, d liv t!ic death, wliich has just taken |ila ■■'■..>! tin- Bar. .lacol) Thfiiupstiii. of Kew. (dr I! irij :«!.iny years chaplain of the Madw.i> !•■>•-;, ,n to BaaaMM. il :is a s..ii of Jacob
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    Smartest Shorthand Writer.
    87 4 The second annual international short liaii.l qmd contest Ofaji to lha world and to .•ill systems has just taken plax-e at Boston. Mans., U.S.A., under the iuauaf{c>iueut of a loiiiinitteoof Amori can. Canadian, and Euglisli ptofMiaMfa, Thr nold meda! offered for tfaa liinlicst sjiei'd and accuracy wan
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    Cotton al! Right.
    174 4 Thaw who foareil a shortage in the world's ooMh supply will derive satisfaction from a l.tiini just ismied by the International Cottou UMgMH, whoso headquarters are at Man.■hi *UT. The r.uirn has been prei«re«l from figures -npplicd by tho owners of 88 per cent, of the cotton
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      RAFFLES HOTEL.
      334 4 lion .Tiuti.-.- nud Hn Mr I Fisher Mr an. I \f.- Derrich lion .v Mrs WithM Mr» Laamnal Col 11. li IokMM Mr K A St.v.iw ..I d. Mr A Wi.lnnni. Mn)-.r .v Hn I Mibiil Mr- J Major .V Mrs i trmiatoa Mr II B i *n
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      A DELPHI HOTEL.
      345 4 Mr* M. 11. W. Barr Mr W. Miller Mr Cm. E. I liamberlin Mr .V Mrs J. Muunich Mr J. Wil .n Capt Mrs Olecday Mr W. G. Bafcac Mr W. Tiiorne MrO. Ri<-.. Mr L. U. Kndbker Air Kmithers Mi- C. Woidringli Mr J. Ballin^il Mr
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    Passenger List.
    213 4 EXPECTKD. Per P A s s Britauuia, connecting with the steamer Oot-una at Colombo, from London \pnl 12, due May 10-Mr and Mrs W Roux, Mr T Meek, Mr W S Kluikli, Mr P A Church Xn E 0 Ellis, Mr PA Yearw.w^ I. Messrs T B Bet
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    VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL.
    104 4 Teluk Anson, via ports, Mondays, S. S. Coy Tuesdays, for Port Swettenham via ports. Wednesdays, for Teluk Anson via ports. Thursdays, for Port Swettenham via ports. Fridays, for Teluk Anson via ports. Saturdays, for P. Swettenham and Penang. Straits Steamship Co. Port Swettenham and Penang, Kapurthala
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    47 4 Ti»: BiXXH on Fort Canning and Mouut Faber drop daily at 1 p.m., Singapore standard time corresponding t,» 6 a.m. Greenwich meantime. The time gun is fired at I'J o'clock noon, indicating Singapore btandard time, on every day excepting Sunday, when it is fired at one o'clock
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      732 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. &O STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Pertan£. Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London Through Bills >f Lading issued for Cli.n C .ust. Peraian Onlf. Continental, and A.men.-.»n P.^rts. Swnmers will leave Singapore aa or abiiiv MAIL LINE. Outtcard (for China). Onaaa May
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      1096 4 STEAMER SAILINGS, HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE. HAMBURG. The itomen nf this Company maintain regular service between H»raburc, Bremen. Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China, and Japan. Homeward*, they are despatched fortnightly (or Havre and Hamburg and onoe a month for Bremerhaven direct, oalling at Penang and Colombo. The arrivala of
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      757 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HORODEUTSCHER H.OIO Imperial German Mail Lm« Tbe fast and wall known mail steam.-r« of j this Company sail fortnightly from Breiium- Hembnrg via Rotterdam. Antwerp, Sonthsmp j Son, Qibraltar, Oenoa, Naples, (conn- i I Marseilles. Naples, Alexandria, and vim v~rs.i) Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo. P.-m ir..\ Singapore,
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      58 4 DEUTSCHE OSTAFRIKA LINE. Regular fortnightly Service via Bombay or Aden to Zanzibar, Delagoa Bay, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth and Capetown. Through b:ils of lading and through pabange tickets are issued from Singapore to all co»,l ports in East and South Africa. For paasage, freight, time tables, or ncy further
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    SHIPPING IN PORT.
    1438 5 11 oiler this heading tbe following abbre»ia- j lions are used itr.— steamer sh.— «hip bq. barque sch. schooner Yet. Yacht Orn. —Cruiser. G'bt— Gunboat Tor.— Torpedo H.p.— Horse-power Brit. Britiiih U.B.Uuited States Kcb. -French Oer.— German Dut.- Dutch; Ilal.— Italian Span— Bpani»b Sar- Sarawak; (Jo.- General-
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    850 5 Yam', port, probable dale of arrival, and name of Ag<nls. Steamers. Aberlour, Hamburg, May IS Behn Meyer Achilles. Liverpool, May H Mansfield Ajax, China, June 9 MansfielJ Alcinons, Liverpool, May 20 Mansfield Antilochus, Liverpool, Jane 26 Mansfield Arcadia, China, May 9 P. A O. Astyauax, Liverpool, July 5
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    Mail Steamer Movements.
    32 5 Outward Fkk\< h Mm The M. M. company's steamer Oceanien, left Colombo at 8 p.m., on May 1, and may be expected here on Monday morning, the 6th inatant.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    93 5 tor Per Steamer MOMDAT. Peuantf, Colombo, R'bay Ptrtia Malacca and Linggi Khrn<i Sfnf Miiar and Malacca Sri Wmmm Muntok and Palembang U. O. Mfyer Teluk AiiH.in via porta Pnnnu Hongkong ft Apear nangknk Dnrre Penang and Rangoon (He>u><tlr Tcesdat. BaUvia La Seynr Sarawak Kuehing P. S'tenham, T. Anson
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    Vessels at Tanjong Pagar and Keppel Harbour.
    103 5 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To-day. raajoaa p«o»« Eabt Wharf Bashfn— Dagmar, 3. W. Wendt. E. J. Kpeuee. EisTWaiar Section I— Me Clellan. Curonia, Totomi Mum. Sect. 1 (Sheers Wbub#) Aldebaran. Bacno« No. i— Thongwa. S— Candlesh.*-. 4 Hong Moh. Hye Leong.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    115 5 From Eomora— By the M. M. 0.-.-ani.-n. due on Mmv 6. From Chdii— Bv the M. M. s.a. Ville de Ik Ciotat, due on May 6. time Ttßi.it or uiu nrr, Loft Singapore Dae in London Arrived Mar 28 P. 40. Apl 20 April 20 Apl 1
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    M\NY-TITLED DRUGS.
    307 5 Preparations with Fourteen Names. Mr. Tlioiuax Barclay, presiding at the annual meeting of Messrs. Soutliall Brosami Barclay, made some interesting remarks mi nvi'tit changes ill the development of drugs and medicines. K> ferring to the preparation of synthetic remedies iv which connexion he made -pecial mention of the
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    Clearances.
    76 5 May 3 Telemacbus, Brit air. Livi-rpvl Tsintiiu, Gemtr, Bangkok Bangkok, Ger »tr. ltannk •V. WiUm-Imi. BntHtr, KmbMl (tepjtM 4 Antom.r, Britstr. Con.*. MmmMm, Liverp.ol llongMnh. Britntr. HikMg. Am.>>, Swstow Perak. Hnt str. I'orl SwvtU-nham. Penang Pin Keug, Brit Htr. I*. Swottenhain and Psoaag Bantam. l>ut »tr. Sahaug and Pailamj
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      375 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. INDOCHINA STEAM NAY.CO..LTD. Tiik steamers of tltia Company maiutain a regular service between Calcutta, Straitß and Hongkong, taking cargo ou through Bills of Lading for Cantou. Swatow, Amoy, Shanghai. Chef.», Tientsin, Newrhwang. Yan«tM/« Ports, Formosa, Jupan, the Philippines, *c, Ac. Steamers ou Ine Calcutta. Strait* miml Hongkong r
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      468 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. Ocean Steam Ship Co., Ltd. and CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. The Companios 1 steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every wwk, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight and fi r Genoa, Marseillea and Liverpool monthly.
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      415 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. nimtlMli BEHVITE OF THE OCEAN S. 8. COY.. LTD.. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN S. N. CO.. LTD. BRTWF.IM lltt.n .Mil: I'KRTH NORTH WEST sTK U.I %> POBTK. JAVA AX» SINGAPORE Regular Fortnightly sailings between Singapore and Western Australia, calling at Java (as inducement offers), Derby, King's Sound, (Port for
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      238 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. C. P. R. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO KTTP.OPE VIA CHINA, JAPAN, CANADA and the UNITED STATES. Route from Hongkong, mi Shanghai, Nagasaki, (Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria aud Vancouver, X.M.S. Ehpbbm o» India 1 Twin-screw steaK M.S. Kmi'Kk—
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      287 5 AUCTION SALES. Powell and Co. May. 6— At Saleroom, unredeemed pledges, at 10 a.m. 6— At Saleroom, 350 Cases Apolhnari* water at 11 a.m. 7 At Sale-room, residential property known as Helvetia," Confederate Kstate, at 2-30 p na. 7— At Silerooan, Singapore, Rul>l.er ami Tapioca estates situate in Malacca, 2-30.
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      126 5 DAY BY DAY. Saturday, May 4. High Water. 1-44 am. 343 p.m. Chinese Volunteer Club House opening Beach Road. Race Entries close, noon. Sullivan Concert. Teutonia Club. 9. S. L. Club. Concert. 9 p.m. Sunday, May 5. High Water. Ml a.m. 510 pm. Moon. Last Quarter. 445 a. in. Rogation
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    DEATHS.
    23 6 < iiank.-Ou May, I, 1907, at Malacca, Henry William, eldest soa of Mr. and Mrs. 11. A. Crane, aged 31 years Deeply rcgrcttad.
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    In Memory.
    60 6 Thou art gone to the grave, But 'twere wrong to deploie thoc, When God was »hy HanKom, thy Guai-Jian. He gave thee, and He took thee, thy Guide Aud soon will restore thee, When death hath no sting, Siinc Thy Saviour has died, Tiiaill.— On April 6, at
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    In Memoriam.
    54 6 In loving memory of our dcir mother, Ke Gik Eug, beloved wife of Mr. Lim Ko.m Yang, who died ou May 4, 190«, agtd 35. Deeply regretted. A light is from our hoinustewl yone. A voice we love i- stilled. A place is vacant in our home. Which
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. SATURDAY, MAY 4.
    405 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. SATURDAY, MAY 4. The Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council have made the first move in the now game of Military Contributions from Crown Colonies. They have no reason to be discouraged by the formal nature of the reply given by the Colonial Secretary
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    541 6 In the Legislative Council yesterday, the Bill to amend "The Taujuug Pagar Dock Ordinance, 100.")," passed its first reading. The proposed new Ordinance does not affect the vital interests of ths Colony but it affords us the opportunity of rein irking that for some people, language was invented to conceal
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    336 6 Local shareholders who desire to apply for a portion of the loan in respect of the shares in the Company of which they are the registered proprietors may communicate with the undersigned secretary to tbe company at Tanjong Pagar up to 3 p.m. on Friday, the 28th instant. J. S.
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    11 6 The Catherine Apcar, bound for Hongkong, arrived this morning from Calcutta.
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    12 6 Two steamers laden with rice arrived from Bangkok yesterday, and one to-day.
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    12 6 All telegrams published in this issue are protected by the Copright Ordinance.
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    13 6 About 2,000 passengers arrived by the >teamer Glenoglc from Aluoy aud Swatow yesterday.
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    18 6 The reward of $4,000 for information regarding the wounding of Syed Abdul Cadir has been reduced to *2,<NH).
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    20 6 Arriving ou Thursday, the I*, anil O. steamer Nubia brought out silver coin to the value of SBLJttt trom London.
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    24 6 The total mmber of deaths recorded iv Kuala Lumpur during the month of March was 224, as compared with I.M) di:ring Mm previous month.
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    29 6 The motor launch Lauadrou. which left for the Muar Kiver yesterday, found the heavy weather too much for her aud was compelled to put back under a jury rig.
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    27 6 There are some ninety applicants for the post of Chief Engineer, Rangoon Municipality, on a salary of rupees 1,500 -2,000, the majority of whom are from Eurojic.
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    25 6 Couut Osteii Saxeu liordarotl is a passenger on the Russian steamer Kiev, of the Volunteer Fleet, which arrived yesterday from Odessa en route to Yladivowtuck.
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    26 6 His Excclleucy the Governor. Sir Johu Anderson, K.C.M.G., has approved of a new table of fares for sampans between Singapore aud l'ulaii Braui and lilakang Mati.
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    27 6 The new bye-laws for the regulation of the storage of firewood aud charcoal, which have been made by the Municipal Commissioners, arc published in the Government Gazette.
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    24 6 A telegram from London says that the Berlin dramatic critics have mercilessly slated Mr. Beerbohm Tree's productions of Shakespeare, which they characterise as "travesties.
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    33 6 Mr. Edward Dcslandes Bowman, of Baddcgama Estate, Baddegama, Ceylon, has beeu granted leave to file a specification in the Straits Settlements ot an invention for "a knife to tap rubber or other trees."
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    37 6 Tiic IL M. S. Thougwa with the London mails of the 1 -'tii ultimo, arrived at daylight this morning, and the Imperial German mail steamer Gneisenau, with the London mails of the 11th ultimo, arrived at 10-10.
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    33 6 A inaiiiage has been arranged to UU place early iv September next between Mr. Egbert V/.eliuan. Mining I'ruspcctor. liatu G.tjah. son of Mr. V/.elman, of the Johore Secretariat, aud Miss Elizabeth Violet d'Aranjo.
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    37 6 King Edward has granted toCaptaiu Sperling, Capta u Jansen, aud Captain Berkhout, gold medals for their work in connection with the rescue of the survivors of the Berlin. Thirty other Dutch sailors have been awarded silver medals.
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    48 6 Siriya Singh sued Mr. H. Philips, before Mr. Justice Fisher yesterday, for 1170 alleged to be due on two promissory notes. Judgment was given for the plaintiff for $98 only, and tbe defendant was ordered to pay 140 a month, beginning June 5, till the account was settled.
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    44 6 Sing Kak, of Chop Ho Seng, was convicted yesterday afternoon by the bench Court ou charges of not giving tbe Official Assignee correct details of bis financial circumstances, and of making a material omission in his statement, and was sentenced to four months' imprisonment.
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    59 6 A fire broke out last week at the country residence of H. H. the Raja Muda qf Kedah, at Kapala Batas, Kedah. The building, which has been completed, was being painted when one of the painters accidentlv set tire to some kerosene oil. This ignited the roof of one of
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    56 6 The Assizes begin ou Tuesday before the Chief Justice. At present, there aru only four cases on the list, but others may possibly be ready by Tuesday. There is one murder case, that against Ting Leong Ho, two counterfeit coining cases, and a charge of criminal breach of trust as
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    49 6 Mr. A. V. Martin, formerly in the f. M. S. Railway service, and now on the Siamese Government Kailways, haw been transferred from Chicngiuai to Pataloong. The < 'instruction of a railway to the last mentioned point is to be undertaken immediately after tbe completion of the survey. Perak Pioneer.
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    59 6 Mr. F. W. Coehlo sued Mrs. Elizabeth Young in the Court of Requests yesterday for $10 for repaint to her piano. The defendant alleged that the work had not been done as had been arranged. What was done she said wan uot worth more than which she offorrcd the plaintiff,
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    Social and Personal.
    760 6 Dr. M. .1. Wright. State Surgeon. Perak. has returned from lca\c. Mi. F. Shelleoek. Senior Warden. RmMHM Prison, has gone home on sick leave. .Mrs. Iliguett and Mrs. Cook, of Kuala Luripur. left for Home on Thursday. Mr. Skinner Turner, .Indue of H. I!. Ms Court for
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      127 6 Qaldbeek frlaegregor (80., WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTS. (Price List on Application). THE CORRECT CARS. Hrrol Johnston WITH HORIZONTAL ENGINE. "X 30 Hrrol Johnston WITH VERTICAL ENGINE. AftmU: CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS, Swpftn: J. Travers Sons, Ld. I SOLE 7, D Almeida Street. AGENTS for jjj GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., Ld., II LOITIDOJSr. p®
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      275 6 EYE-SIGHT. Mr. N. Lazarus may be consulted for SPECTACLES at 6-b Battery Road, opposite liiley Hargreaves Co., only for a few day 6 more. m Consultations Free. WILSON Co. Photographic Artists. Our Portraits and Enlargements are of tbe highest possible Artistic and Technics* Excellence, Prici of Cbin.t Porlr,, 1 1
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    FISCAL REFORM.
    416 7 SIR JAMES MACkW SPEAKS FOR INDIA. Free Trade Speech by Mr. Asquith. jßeutkr's Tbumum London, May 3. At yesterday's meeting of the Colonial Conference, Sir James Lyle Mackay. c..< .m..... was preseut on behalf of the ludia Office. Speaking on the subject of preferential tariffs within the Kinpirc,
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    PREPARATIONS FOR ALDERSHOT REVIEW.
    87 7 i Kkutku's Tklkgram London. May Si The review of the Itritish troops aj Alder shot, in honour of Prince Ftishimi, takes place on Thursday ne\t. the IHh instant. General Sir Johu I'rcuch will be in comnwiiid. and upwards of >.!):> I uiuii will take part iv
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    RESULT OF THE ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS.
    79 7 iucikk's IkMMua London. May t. The following is the result of the One i Thousand Guineas at the Newmarket First Spring Meeting: One Thousand Guineas Stakes of 100 sovereigns each for three-year-old fillies: Ost. each the o\\ in r af the second to receive
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    GERMAN BANK IN PERSIA.
    76 7 Kkitkh's Tklkc.uam London, May o. The KocluiHchc /eitun^ says there is no question of secrecy in the schemes attributed to the Oerruau Orient Bank. Mr. lintin inn. the representative of the Bank, has arrived at Teheran, and was introduced by the German Minister to the Mritish
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    AN ANGLO-GERMAN ENTENTE.
    49 7 Ki.rTKii's HbhUl London. May :l. Sir William Treloar. Loci Mayor of Louduu.and the Sheriffs of London. Alderman T. B. Crosby ami Mr. \V. 11. l>uuu. have accepted the invitiition oi the llurgomcistcr •f Berlin to visit the OetTM in capital in the middle of .In in-.
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    NEW INDIA LOAN.
    36 7 Km tkk's HbMUI London, May ;t. Applications have been invited for jt;i..vmi i icr!l I ia tat India bIBJ par cent, i smxl at UN I. The loan is required for railway |iurpu4»>.
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    TANJONG PAGAR AWARD.
    445 7 Facilitating The Payment of The Compensation. Iv order to save time and possibly extra expenditure in the payment of coni|>eu'<ation for the acquisition of the I\injong Pag«r Dock property, the officers of ihe Hoard approached Government with a view of obtaining au amendment to tin 1 Dock
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    CHINESE INTERPRETERS.
    408 7 Scheme to Encourage Competent Men. At tlic meeting of the Legislative Council M'stcrday aftcriKDU. Captain Voting moved lhc following resolution That the Council agrees to the addition of a sum of »1,140 to the votes for the Establishments of the Colony, in order that certain Chinese Interpreters may
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    Official Appointments.
    160 7 His Excellency the Governor lias been pleased to make the following appointments, with effect from February 17 Mi. I!. N. Bland, an Officer in Class I of the Civil Service, to be Kesident Councillor, I'cnaug, in Mm same Class. Mr. W. Kvaus, an Officer in Class I of
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    14 7 In In bull or bear Neither since tin paaJc la- has been a buffalo.
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    Disastrous Explosion.
    78 7 POWDIR MAGAZINE BLOWN UP AT CANTON. 25 Killed; 140 Injured. (Fkiim OiK Own Corkkspondkntl. Hongkong. May 4. 11 a.m. A terrible explosion of a powder magazine at Canton is reported. It is estimated that at least twenty-five persons were killed. Forty were seriously injuied, and over a hundred
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    NEW FLOTATION.
    323 7 Prospectus of New Siamese Tin Estate. The prospectus has been published of the Kdliman Hydraulic Tin, Limited, which has been formed to acquire and work certain valuable miuiug lands and properties near Klian Hitain. la the Siamese Malay State of Kahman. Tlu property consists of six blocks of
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    IMPORTANT CONTRACT.
    187 7 Success of Messrs. Howarth, Erskine and Company. We congratulate Messrs. Howarth, Erskine and Co., Ltd. of Singapore, upon having secured the contract for the construction of a new aud, as a ma'tcr of fact, the first railway bridge over the Chu-Kiaug, or Pearl Kivcr, Canton, especially ho as
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    HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
    181 7 An impudent and daring highway robbery is reported as having occurred at lpoh on April 29. An opium retailer who lives at Aiupang, about I miles from Tambuu. left there about 6 a.m. iv a ghari for lpoh with (130 in cash, for the purpose of purchasing opium.
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    Sullivan's Concert.
    75 7 The Sullivan's Concert, promoted by Mr. Frank Whitcticld. iv aid of the V.M.C.A. and St. Mary's Home, will take place tonight at the Tcutonia Club, aud it is hoped there will be a large attendance. The Orchestra will play selections from wellknown operas. The vocalists will include Mrs.
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    Missing Emigrant Ship.
    68 7 The steamer reported to be missing is the (Jitta di Milano, belonging to La Veloce Navigazione Italiana. She is a vessel of 18 knots speed and 4,041 tonnage, and wok constructed in 1897. Her home port is Genoa. A Der Ostasia tisuhc Lloyd telegram received by us
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    Riots in India.
    54 7 BUNGALOWS BURNED CHURCH PILLAGED. RiotTs Dispersed by the Police. l(n lhHs Th'I.KIiKVM Bombay. May 4, 8.15 a.m. Serious rioting occurred in Rawal Pindi yesterday. Tlic mob liuiiiiml motor cars, furniture and two bungalows, and pillaged a Mission Church. The police dispersed the rioters. No cause has been
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    TANJONG PAGAR DOCKS.
    122 7 Provisions for the Payment of Compensation. Cndcr the Ordinance submitted to the legislative Council yesterday, provision is made only for the payment of the compensation money by the Government to the Company. No arrangement is made for the date of payment by the Company to the shareholders.
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    EASTERN RUBBER FACTORIES
    353 7 Prospects of the New Singapore Venture. For Home time past, says the rubber Hyatt in the Financier, we have beeu waitiug for thu announcement that a rubber goods factory has been, or is about to be, established in Ceylon or the Malay Peninsula; Whether such an enterprise
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    German Election Voided.
    135 7 The Elections Investigation Committee of the Ueichstag has declared invalid the election of the Conservative Deputy, Baron von Kichthofen. The latter was opposed in the constituency of S( huii.lnit/ Striegau by a Radical and a Social Democrat, tbe result of the first ballot necessitating a second ballot
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    An Oil Town.
    230 7 The business of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company on the East Coast of Sumatra is steadily increasing. It has absorbed several smaller oil companies, and is a formidable competitor of the Standard Uil Company. Pangkallau Brandan is the Dutch Company's principal seat of operations, and there an
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    CIVIL SERVANTS' SALARIES.
    843 7 Unofficials Desire Time for Consideration. Captain Young gave further details of the scheme, submitted at tbe Legislative Council meeting yesterday afternoon, regard ing the proposed increases in the salaries of Government servants. He moved That this Council approves the expenditure of a sum not exceding STO.iiOO to
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    MOTORING ACCIDENTS.
    120 7 The motor lorry of the Straits Ice Company was being driven in Robertson Quay on Thursday night, when the driver lost control, and the lorry crashed into the railing aud fell headlong' into the Singapore river. The driver swam to tbe other side and was not seen again
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    Wedding at St. Andrew's Church.
    129 7 A pretty wedding took place at St. Andrew s Cathedral, on Tuesday, when Mr. S. Aveliu, of Melbourne. Chief Engineer of the htuaiuor Gelayo. was married to Miss Alice MacKensie, who arrived the same day from Australia, by the steamer 'Fortuuatus. The ceremony should have
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    SHIPPING DISASTER.
    271 7 SHELL LINER BLOWN UP IN BAY OF BISCAY. Five of the Crew Missing. [Kkutkr's Tklki.kam' London, May <(. The steamer Silvcrlip, bound from Singapore to Londou, had to be abandoned in the Bay of Biscay, after a terrific explosion of bcu/iue. Five of the crew are missing. Forty-eight
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    KING EDWARDS MEDITERRANEAN TOUR.
    89 7 Appeasing German Excitement. Dkk Ostasiatisi iik Lloyk ftajMßM Berlin, May It has beeu stated in the British House of Commons that the visit of King Edward to to Cartagena was a ceremonial return of the King of Spain's visit to England, while the visit of His
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    GERMAN FORCES IN EASTERN ASIA.
    77 7 In OsrvsiMisi ii k Lloyd Tklkcham Berlin. May 8. The Budget Committee of the Ueichstag has passed the estimates of expenditure required for tho maintenance of forces in Eastern Asia. The tank of the Legation guards is stated to be still unfinished. [Rkutkk's Tklk'.kam London,
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    JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
    41 7 [Dkk Ostasiatischb Lloyd Tki.f.ukvm Berlin, Mty o. It is reported from St. Petersburg that the Conference of plenipotentiaries representing Russia and Japan have arrived at an agree incut with regard to a commercial treaty between the two Powers.
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    DEFENCE OF THE WEST INDIES.
    27 7 [Dkr Ostasiatischk Lu>vi> Tklkokam' Berlin, May :i. The British Government is considering the subject of the maritime defence of the West Indies.
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    RUMOUR CONTRADICTED.
    22 7 Dkk OnHMB Lloyd Telborah Berlin, May 3. The rumours of a visit of the British fleet to Kronstadt ace incorrect.
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    OPIUM RESTRICTIONS.
    150 7 F. M. S. Chandu Shops to be Closed at Eleven O'clock. We understand, says the Times ol Malaya, that at a meeting of the chandushopkoepers. libld at the Chinese Protectorate on May I. the haapan were warned by the Protector )f Chinese (Mr. W. Cowaui that, on tho
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    39 7 The examination into the charge of criminal breach of trust, made by Kauianatlmn Chetty against his agent of the same name, which has been going ou fur nauic weekb before Mr. Coleiuau, was concluded yc:.tcrday lilt, accuntd belli;; acquitted.
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      FIRST DAY.
      588 8 l-THE MAIDEN PLATE—VaIue MOO A Race for Maiden Horses. Wright 9st. I.x Griffins allowed 7lh. Entrance »20. Dis Uuce, R.C Mr. Lee Peck Moon's Halopin Mr. 1 .<■!• Tikiii I'oon's Kenisou Mr. Khaw Tuck's Pet^ravti Mr. Kemp's Fair Deal Tliei>aliuation KMg< si's Madame Meg Mr. Chan Ah Yonu's
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      SECOND DAY.
      594 8 I— THE FIRST GRIFFIN HANDICAP— Value f4OO, and K0 to the Second Horse, provided there are Bye starters, the property of different owners. A Handicap for Griffins that have entered for the Secoud Griffin Race (Race No. 8) on tbe Firwi Day. Winners excluded. DixUnre, 6 furlongs. Same
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      THIRD DAY.
      461 8 I— THE OPEN GRIFFIN HANDICAP— Value 1400, and 150 to the Second Home provided there are live starters, the property of different owners. A Handicap for all GrimuH that have Rtarted at tin-. Meeting. Entrance, $10. Distance, It. C. Messrs. Math aud Williams' Lady Kluie Mr. S. Kassim's
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    429 8 Peninsular and Oriental Company's Bill. Among other matters brought forward at the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon was the second reading of the Peninsular and Oriental Company (Validation of Grant) Bill, upon which a little explanation was asked by Mr. Anderson. Those present at the meeting
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    INDIAN PLAGUE VICTIMS.
    269 8 The plague figures for the decennial period, 1897 to 1906. exhibit for the whole of India an appalling number of deaths. The epidemic soromenced in October, 1896, and up to tbe end of that year the deaths numbered 1,704. The mortality increased in the next three years,
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    25 8 Belsliazzar saw the writing on the wall. It's only unwritten law that goes," he remarked airily. Being fully up to date, he had no fear.
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      Notes in General.
      66 8 R. Bryant will arrive from Ku.ila" Luni pnr, on Monday, with string of seven MM f the Singapore Met tint;. To colehratr liim man iai»e at Kuala I jinn pur. on May 1, Dr. flerrard. of the Native Hospital there, has mmU*4 to yive silver cup, to
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      The Turf.
      45 8 Singapore Derby. The following is Mr. Artie 'fully* latest betting in connection with the] Singapore erby Rapid Pilgrim First Tenor 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 1 i (^uarnjlxilun;: Acetine Jim Gtxiper Oillo Uto4 T.i 1 In 1 Btol Htol -'!> U> 1
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      Hockey.
      340 8 S. C. C. and XI v. S. R. C. A Hockey match was played between a second eleven of the S. C. C, aud a team representing the S. R. C, on the former's ground yesterday, and a good, though a MJfa slow, game was'witncHscd. From the bully off,"
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      The Milk Supply.
      366 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Singapore, May 4, 1907. Sir,- 1 think that your food cominisiu'ouor must be in error, iv writing, in yesterday's paper, that the milk of the Singapore [anus is exceptionally rich aud would com pare tuost favourably with the product of
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    Cunning Criminals.
    165 8 A Chinese cashier in tbe employ of a European firm at Sourabaya is reported as having bolted to Singapore with a lot of the firm's money. The Sourabaya Handel sblad says that steps have been taken to make sure of him. Difficulty will lie in the identification which
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    Coal Imports into the Straits Settlements.
    78 8 The Colliery Guardian states that the quantity of coal imparted into the Straits Settlements .dnring 1!*>") and 1906 is as follows I9OS. I* hi. Tons. Tonß. L' cited Kingdom 66,7a 1 90,362 Australia 00,720 218,931 India. (Calcutta) MMO7 WMJKH Uritinli North Kornco and Sarawak
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    62 8 The policemau, who describe a cul-de-sac a» a coal-Hack iv tbe police-court, reuiiudß us of the old-time tragedian at AmMT'I who, in reading a new |>ait. caiue acrottH tin- word Houpcou Jor the first time in his life. He read it Uiuh Ha fair uiaiden. how pallid that erstwhile rose-blu»h
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      589 8 THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME Are Never Without Pe-ru-na in the Home for Catarrhal Diseases. MB.H. I>. >'" x I' s I'- fi tn -»tr i 11 jI Hit !n my c»^e lYiuna 1- Minneapolis Miuu.. rUM. fte-h luiiltli r I :-.m n.nv at nrk e\i ry "I wish to
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      PRODUCE.
      88 9 ..;iui!>icr 6.K0 tic (Cube No. 1i nnp;.-l;.«l 10.45 /ipra Bull 10.60 ■Jo Poutiiir.al; 10.10 Pepper. Black boyen IH.OO Ir. White MS '-''>.75 Sat;o Flour Saiawak '2.8« do Brunei Xo. 1 2.78 I'earl Sago 4.0:1 Coffee Bali, 15% 19 fnttin Mmblmm tm hvirn HM Coffee, Libcrinn No. I ttM Tapioca,
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      EXCHANGE.
      127 9 ')•> London Bank 4 in/s 2/4 L Domaud 2 I Private 6 iu/m '2,4; ilo in/s 2/4} m (irrmtny— Bank d/d 2.;i'.l Private 8 ni/s 2.4.H do 6 m/s 2.47* fr<i«e«— Bank d/d 2.94 Private 8 m/s 3.08} do 6 m/s 8.06 On India— Bank T. T. 17.1 A
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    THE TYPHOON.
    565 9 New Dramatic Spectacle at London Hippodrome. Haiti new s|«Mtiulc at the I I)|i|mkliouii' ;il home milker one marvel lunw at the in. •jcniiitv and NMM <>f Mr. Frank Parker. trim, with such limited s|kkc at his command. Ml managc-M t° I'lodnee erteets which ;ire eoneeived on a coloHsal
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    34 9 BY It-am from a contempt irury that trained liui'Ms tiro now requisitioned to Hit up nil uiyht with ailing canine pets. After this the W'lin li'iulinn a ilog's lite loses all its oldtime Hignificaucc.
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      MINING.
      324 9 Date of format Capital Subscribed 1903 SHOO.OOO tdOO.OOO 1901 $600,000 WOO.OOO !903 £400,000 £350,000 1907 $400,000 W70.000 Number of Shares I I 30,000 60,000 350,000 37,5000 2,SoUuniun«d 60.000 90,000 ilU.UUUuniuaadj 15,000 120,000 45,000 600,000 100,000 98,000 21,750 i,MO uniMUd .50.000 150,000 35,000 I 4.500 unissued 20,000 2,U00 uniuued 22,000
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      DEBENTURES.
      31 9 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 6% I 5!X 1 2X P"n> Riley Hargreaves, Ltd. 6% WS.OOO ?*E rem Sin^poreMun.cpal 6% P™ 4% 603,000 2% dig nominal TanjongP. ar I> l>ockCo..Ltd. t* 3%p«n
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      RUBBER.
      321 9 190S £150,000 j £104,937.10^ 1905 < $200,000 »87,400 I 46,500 1 V 93,500 1 1,700 10 8,800 •10 9,300 uniMlMdl f 7,000 1 f 11,000 i 1 70,000 10 8,000 uniuuad i 70,000 1 9,000 uniMuedl 12,500 10 6,000 1 6,000 1 1 12/6 10 8 Anelo-Malay Rubber Co.,
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      GENERAL.
      213 9 1894 1898 £5,377.10.0 £4,648.15.0 •225,000 •225,000 7,638 4,500 12/6 50 12/6 50 814.11.9 112,500 10.000,000 a) 9,500,000 260,0001) Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ltd Fraser Neavt, Ltd. •7.00 140.00 1865 •10,000,000 110,000,000 80,000 •135 •135 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 855.00 1901 1896 1901 •2,400,000 12,, 00,000 •1,000,000 »1 ,000,000 •34,000
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      98 9 THIS SPEAKS "pYyp T r P^l"PTi'F 1 Extract from The Autocar, March 30, 1907. REPORT OF THE ENGINEER OF THE ROYAL AUTOMOBILE i LIB OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND The 14 h.p. Star Car lias been iv continuous use for driving lessons and general instructions for over THIRTEEN MONTHS. The
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      27 9 1 lit, C I tAMPLES* 4036 Tel. Address HARGREAVES. Telephone NO. 4. BOILERS AND COMPLETE STEAM PUNTS. WOOD AND STEEL VESSELS. RILEY HARGREAVES Company, Limited, m Zm.
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      405 9 H. It. H. THE DUNE U O |j U VI I I If A H. H THE SULTAH OF COKN/SUGHT \J I UL vILInj OFjOHORE. MANUFACTURING JEWELLER. i II is .11 ST oi>ened a Large and Various^A^soiuiu nt of 60LD MOUNTED JADE SLEEVE LINKS. BROOCHES/IBANGLES.: NECKLACES. CHARMS. PINS. ETC. And
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    NO ANKERING ARTER OLLIDAYS.
    575 10 Porters View of the Easter Recess. The Weatnfaatet (iazett* 1 awarded a Two (■rim. h Prize to the contributor of the following article 011 a Hank holiday: "Not that 1 olds with it in workin" ours as a rule, hut there's no denyin' it ionics tjrateliil
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    Jurymen and Their Remuneration.
    334 10 "The scale of remuneration of Knglish common jurymen is absurd. S. i says a writer in I'liainliprs's Journal, ;i n< l lie |>roceedti]to give particulars in support of his statement. In "a civil case in England a common jury mini is allowed live shillings a day
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    Simla Calling League.
    276 10 Our Simla Correxpondcnt writes The sensible step is being taken of putting tinSimla Calling League, which lias proved such a boon to overworked meniHhibtt ujmmi ;i permanent footing. A complete list of iiicin bers of the League is now to In; kept up at the Station Library,
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      85 10 A 600 D SUGGESTION. Mr. 0. B. Wainwright of Lemon City, H.i.. I'.S.A., has written the manufacturers tuat much better results are obtained from tin- ii-' of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Kcmedy in cases of pains in the Ktouiach, colic and cholera niorbua by taking it in water as
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      546 10 BANKING COMPANIESHONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. paid-up capital »i0,000,00c RESERVE FUND Sterling Reserve »10,000,000) fw, /vyi Silver Reserve »11,000,000f uoo ow Reserve Liability of Proprietor* 110,000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. G. H. Medhurst, Esq.— Chairman. Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson— Deputy Chairman. G. Balloch, Esq. C. R. Lenzmann, Esq. A. Fucbs,
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      615 10 BANKING COMPANIES, CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital £800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £800,000 Reserve Fund £975,000 BANKERS. Bank ol England. National Bank of Scotland. The London City 4 Kid Und Bank, Lie*. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest allowed at 1
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      597 10 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE A Consignment of FANCY GLASS EPERGNES AND FLOWER HOLDERS At The M*rt." Not. 4 and 5, Rsffles Place, On Monday, May 0, at 10.30 p.m. Now on view. (For account of concerned, i To be sold without reserve. H. L. Coghlan Co., Licensed Auctioneers 976
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      627 10 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE OF PAWNBROKERS' UNREDEEMED PLEDGES. To be held at Powell A Co.'s Saleroom. Monday, May 6, 1907, at 10 a.m. Jewellery consisting of diamond rings, brooches, earrings, bracelets, watches, chains, Chinese and Malay gold and Native ornaments, ie, <tr. On view from April 29, 1907. Powell
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      381 10 SALES BY AUCTION. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. Tuesday, 7th May. al tMpm, The dwelling No. 4, PALKMBANG ROAD, area 363« square feet. I-eaw for 99 years from Ist October, IH)M. Powell Co., "•7 Auctioneer!.. So. 14 DALHOUSIE LANE. MORTGAGEE'S SALE Tueaday, May 7. at 'I.W p.m. All that valuable pieceof land. ireal.44osquaiv
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    RECORD RUSH TO EUROPE.
    353 11 Promises of Record Season for Travel Across Atlantic. This is Koiim to l>e the MggMt season in transatlantic travel. This docs not mean that folks ho intend to «o to Kuropc w itliin t!ie next several months need BMMMi their plans for f. ar they will
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    Largest Room in The World.
    125 11 Tin- iniHiiilna MSMM witli tin- Molmin mii-ilhm MfM lit Lnckuow contains the largest room in tin- world without columns. This room is 162 ft. long. 54ft. wiiie. mid 'i: lnu'li. and was built during tlie UMM tiimiiit' in 17H4 to supply work for a ;t
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    Grave Incident at Foochow.
    135 11 Wi Inn that a serious assault MM lias ii'iiiitlv taken plmc in Koocliom. the victim i~ my a Kroneli yciitliinaii. Kroni a <at>li'^raiii n-ooiven! locally, it ap-|M-ars that the mHmI of Monsieur Vetch. a French merchant, lias Itru broken into and the owner assaulted hy a
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    German Princes and Nobles in Business.
    249 11 The Kaiser, who inherited from one of hi* wealthy mibjectH a porcelain factory at Car 'linen worth aliout six million marks, is not the only Koyal man of hnsinoss in Germany. The I'rince of Lippe-Detmold makes the major part of his income from the
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      40 11 ECONOMY IN THE END. A In dox'N of (.'haiubcrlaiu's Cough Krniftly will i-tite your cold ami p<'t Imps mj doctor m bill lutir on. It always t-uret and i nrcs quickly. For salo by all dispensaries ami d valet v
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      515 11 INSURANCE Companies. KOYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE AND LIFE. TOTAL INVESTED FUNDS EXCEED I £19.000,000. ibi üboist nu omci in Tar world. BOUBTEAD C0..-J»*a. j LANCASHIRE INSTTRANCE COMPANY WOW If PRO Pit nf THE ROYAL INSURANCE COFIRE A LIFE. INVESTED FUNDS £12,300,000 POWELL 4 Co..— Agmti. THE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE
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      753 11 CARBIDE OF CALCIUM STRAITS CYCLE MOTOR CO.. 13, BATTERY KOAD, BIXGAPORE. i 759 MONEY TO LEND from •10.000 to 1100,000 on finrclu-K security in tnwu. L. HERMENT, Broker, t; Change Alley. CRUSHED FOOD. TRY IT DID YOO WILL BE SATISFIED I. R. BELILIOS begs to inform the public that his
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      738 11 fe f£* j£l mmmmmmH mmHmmmmV t«-l-£BSIItfI Wm& i|^^ OILMEN 3 SifIRES mmm I ceosse 9 B pICK s UPS AKm I JAMS, JELLIES, By Special AND M potted Warrant H BLACK WELL, j malt vinegar H H LTD mH I Aat«r. ro. Purveyors to I lea&perrins m MB H MUt
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      419 11 USE ONLY &LSE ALWAYS |nHajffing|pHpaß|H| MOST *IHH m B?|CT*liulK^ refreshing. A™ mous plrfumT Far Superior In Health. German Kinds. a NECEssi.!?' RESTORATIVE V»ll F 1 'H*]'(*T*lk7| 31 IN SICKNESS. MONEY SAVED IS MONEY EARNED. IF YOU INTEND TO SELL YOUR LAND AND HOUSE PROPERTIES. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Jkt. FIRST CONSULT Fernandez
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      209 11 SINGAPORE RACE MEETING. Jlrtie Wully has opened a $10,000 l>ook on The Singapore Derby; also Double Events on The Lawn Stakes and The Derby, and The Derby and The Grand Stand Cup (1,000 to 7.~> if noti and The First and Second Griffins; and Treble Event ou The Lawn Stakes,
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      614 12 Scale of Charges. PREPAID ADVERTISEMENTS'-Miscel-l»n- Wants of Every Description, Houses, Land, etc., to let, are inserted at the following r»". One Insertion 1.20 per inch. Two 2.00 Three Ml Six 5.20 Nine 6.40 Twelve 7.20 Twenty-five 10.00 'Kacb subsequent month $"> per inch.) The above rate is based upon an
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      507 12 ARTICLES FOR SALE. R\Tf>:— Four I.inei. one or two insertion*. »I.'» H> the inch, m Mcnla „f Charges. FOR SALE. RUBBER EBTATE. 800 acres in Malacca, also Rubber Stumps. Apply C. c/o "Straits Times," C 103 EMPTY HOGSHEADS FOR SALE. EMPTY HOGSHEADS (M GALLONS About 101) to 150 monthly. Apply
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      592 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. 1UTO:-Fotir Lin*., on. or two inwrtion., H.oo By the inch, w. Seal, of Charire.. TO LET: COMPOUND HOUSE. No. 15-i Mt. Elizabeth. Rent $45 monthly 485 A PPb to OAOGINO Co. COMPOUND HOUSE TO BE LET. No. 88 Hophia Road. Apply to 18 2 Prinsep
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