The Straits Times, 18 May 1907

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 22.845 SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. MAY 18. 1907. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 217 1 GRAND HOTEL DE LEUROPE. UXOAPOKK. Magiiific«nt!v Kiiru sliol With Klegant Piniplicity. CONDOR CEMENT. Messrs. C. Dupire A Co. sin R ap«.re. March i.s. mm. I Dm sim. We hiivu CAREFULLY TESTED tbo sample* of "CONDOK" cement winch wo had selected t iDi 1 1 shipments stored in your Kodowns. THE
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    • 87 1 "STRAITS TIMES" BUSINESS DIRECTORY, HOTELS. CALEDONIAN HOTEL 77. Bras* Baaah Rmu]. Hn&woreThe Brightest and Healthiest Resort in the City. Hotel Porter in uniform, meets all Soate and Traina. HOTEL WISSE Weltivmdkn Bjitatia. Katabliohed in 1M36. Renovated ap to date. Splendid situation in the Fashionable Centre. Opponite the Palaoe of Governor-
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    • 242 1 ROBINSON* Co. "Xiii™. Sweets and mjmF Chocolates f*r Frequent fresh supplies are received from this celebrated Regent Street F§c*m of Confectioners. O«fla?l* R^lHih^t*C llled with uller s Best Chocolates. |\U9I7 l/CllliP^r> A Most Acceptable Present ROBINSON AND CO. ART NEEDLEWORK AND FLOWER DEPOT. Telephone No. ?:!7. FRESH CUT FLOWi:RS. Floral
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    • 20 1 GRAND HOTEL DE LEUROPE. SINCAI'OKi:. InM in omm OHM offering *»«t\ .i-h-nit > nut ■mad) ■■.ii.iiii i>^ t.. he;. HI. >n.(i..ii.(i.rt.
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  • 1007 2 Hon. Herbert and His Wife's Club. It was 1O.;M» a.m. Bertie hm.l Kva M MMMMMI hut only by nil MMMMi of break fast table. Hreakfaxt wax early that morning, for Bertie ha<l to buy a MJMMMMja lieforc lunch as a wedding present for a girl he knew,
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    • 185 2 Moet Qftandon (The Champagne de Luxe) w ff I8»8 1 Dry Imperial 1 j.«OtT 5 CHANDOI j. Importers: BorAeo Co., Ltd. AUSTRALIAN FLOUR IMPORTERS: Borneo Co., Ltd. H. ABRAMS, HORSE REPOSITORY OIM HAl<l> KOAD. •lust liiii(U*l K\. l-'iirtiiiiatus .12 Horses, Cobs and l'onirs in rirntclass ordor. Over KM) Horsex of
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    • 89 2 ALBERT L. A. DALEY Undertaker ft Tomb-Builder 150 Middle Bead. Sole Agent for Messrs. Dottridge Brothers, Ltd., London, c 218H Telephone No. 619. LIQUID FUEL BUNKERS. Fresh Water Island (PULO BUXOM) Opposite Western Entrance to Keppel (Harbour 30/(THIRTY SHILLINGS) PER TON F. 0. B. IN BUNKERS. RATE OF DELIVERY 200
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    • 376 2 McAlister Co., Ltd. AGKNTS A IMPOinV.HS OF GREEN ISLAND CEMENT. BEST Portland Cement. Copy of Testimonial. Mkssks. McALISTEK A ItMMMM, July '28. 1H99. Present. Dear Siks:— Ar requested by you. vre linvc teated samples of Portland I V.i cut made by the Okkkn IsLANn Ckiik.vt Company. Limitkd, of HongkoDg. The
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    • 350 2 WEIGHING THE BABY AFTER F ITS FIRST L^ i BATH K h-t with T^yfrf (oikum 1 *pdu> soApyv Physicians, Pharmacists.and Nurses endorse Cuticura Soap because of its delicate, medicinal, emollient, sanative, and antiseptic properties derived from Cuticura, the great Skin Cure, united with the purest of cleansing ingredients and most
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  • 228 3 Messrs. W. .1. and H. Thomiwon's fortnightly Indian-rubber circular, issued April l:(. is as follows:— Para The market during most of the |>ast fortnight has been weaker, owing to the holidays and plentiful supplies. Receipts at Para for last month totalled MM tons, against 8,700 tons
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  • 383 3 Of proved convenience is the niodrni sys. t .in of linking up a ship, when in dock, with the local telephone exchange. By this menus the vessel is put on an equality with the rest of the port, and those on lioard run eveu i iiuiiiiiukl trunk
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  • 117 3 There once lived a luan called lago, Whose wife whs a thorough Virago; I wonder the fellowDid not get Othello To pack her straight off to Chicago. Why waste time in comparing Ophelia With Kosaliiuls little friend Celia? When all's said ami done You'll timl neither
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    • 1347 3 3rvnSj> rn^rn 0llME 8 mm I CEOSSE By Special AND MM ToV EE o UEfc Warrant m BLACKWELL, MALT S R B LTD .H .H *.wr. ,o« Purveyors to! lea&perrins i.y..«nV l#' ro a r" No. 23 High Street. r* HIGH-CLASS JAPANESE CURIOS BAVK SOW ON VIKW A XKW SHIHMKNT
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    • 323 3 LACE STORE: Just received New collection of SILK LACES (WHITE. BLACK and PARIS COLOUR), aud MISLIN EMBROIDERIES. A fine lot of fanliionable patterns suitable for Dress Trimming is specially recommended. M. E. SHASHA, 30 No. 170. Orchard Road. Alexandra Brickworks Co., Ltd. BRICKS A FIREBRICKS. Bonud well shaped awl bard
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  • 588 4 Social Stone-throwing and Glasshouse Occupants. Wo&den will nev.r OHM. Someone lias irtually htm found la a k lowled;;.' that, ■At* -11. present-day Society is not utterly and liojMlesslv iogMMCSta. i-ordiii}; to this Ixild optimist, there is at least one res-|K-ct ill wliich. so far from Mag
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  • 239 4 .hulU'iiU by tin' i xiX'iii'lHC of smvi —sivc years, the pln^.ie mortality over the whole it' ImIJH should have MMssal its masurium luring April. The yenesal rule is that the lealli riite Ix^iiis to rise rapidly in February, or towards the end of the cold wenthcr. that it
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  • 633 4 KAKKLBS HOTEL. (lon Justice and Mrs Mr K A StovtnFisher fir Bill it TTTHiaJ Hon A Mr« WilU-r Mr .1 C W Weber Col H. 11. JehaasM Mr A Hanimerberg Col G. Wright Mr A PMm Major Mrs F ...I Mr R (i 11 Hartuill Major Mrs OmMn
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  • 132 4 Expected. Per P ami O s s Marmora, connecting with the tteamer Malta at Colombo, from London April 26, due May H, Dr and Mrs A A Wood, Mr K S Fry. Mr L MacLeod, Mr Ma. L Robertson, Mr T K Welen, Misx B Dixon. Per P
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  • 97 4 rrom Kcßont By the MM. s.s. Anatralieii, lue on May 20. From China— By the M. M. s.s. SaU/.ie, lue on May 20. riliK TiMI.K <>r M 4114 IH'K joft Singapore Dae id LoodoD Arrived Ipril 18 B. I. May 10 May 11 Lpril 22 M. M.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 85 4 A GOOD SUGGESTION Mr. 0. B. Wainwright of Lemon City Fla., I'.S.A., has written the manufacturers that much better results are obtained from the use of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in cases of painH in the stomach, colic and cholera morbus by taking it in water as hot
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    • 701 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills if Lading issued for Chin* Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and Amer,.- m Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or abont MAIL LINE. Outward (for China). Malta May
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    • 694 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HANDEL AND SCHEEPVAART MY. "BANDJER." BANDJERMABIN. The Steamers of tbis company maintain a regular servioe between: Singapore, Bawean, Sonrabaya. Bandjermasin. Pnlo Laat, Balik Papan, Koetei, with transhipment at Bandjermasin for Sampit, Mandawai, Koemai, Kotta Waringin, Djelai, Mnrabahan, Marakasaries, Negara and Bebirik. The steamers have good aooomodation for first
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    • 498 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LIME. HAMBURG. Y^aw Tbe steamers of this Company maintain a regular servioe between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China, and Japan. Homeward", they are despatched fortnightly for Havre snd Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. The
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    • 756 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. D. L. NORDOEUTSCHER LLOfO. imperial Clerman Mail Line Tbs fast and well known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from BremeuHamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southamp too, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (conuuction Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Por Said, Saei, Aden, Colombo, PenanK, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki,
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    • 186 4 VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL Teluk Anson, via ports, Mondays, 8. S. Coy Tuesdays, for Port Swettenham via ports. Wednesdays, for Teluk Anson via ports. Thursdays, for Port Swettenham via ports. Fridays, for Telnk Anson via ports. Saturdays, for P. Swettenham and Penang. Straits Steamship Co. Port Swettenham and Penang, Kapurthala
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 28 4 WEATHER TELEORAM. Hongkong, May 17, 10 a.m. Barometer 29.79 Direction c-l Wind North Force of Wind 1 Max. Temp in Shado 83 Manila, 738 W.S.W. 1 31 26
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  • 865 5 Under this beading the following abbrevia liouB are need :—«tr.— steamer sb. ithip l>q. barque sch. schooner Tot. Yacht Cm. Cruiier. G'bt.— Gunboat Tor.— Torpedo H.p.— Horsepower Brit. British U.S.— United States Feb.— Freuob Ger.— Qermau Dot.— Dutch Ital.— ltalian Span.— Spanish Sar.— Sarawak G.o.— General oargo;
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  • 85 5 May 17 QiHMMM, Hrit «tr, Colombo ami Lon.l.ui Hiibv, lint str, li m^ami an. l Ki'lhiiUiii M>m, Hrit str, Hongkong, Shanghai. Japan Srharnhorst, (ierxtr, H'konfi, £haugluti, Japan Irt I „ie-,l Ddlu, Rrilstr, Sourabaya Hraenmr, Hrit »tr, Hongkong an 1 Japnii S.KMtra. Urit str, II ngkong, Shanghai, Japan .lupin. lint
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  • 82 5 tot I'er |HM Timt MMBMh Bangkok 5i.;.1l noon Malacca ini'l llm|:i« h'i-iit Ann ■> y.m. Malacca Port IMM Ht-iiy l.ian 2 p.m. Htii^kHli--.S,.ik. I'hk.hii 11-iiij I. re |i.m. IVnaiii! and < 'alculta 0. .Ipcur 3 p.m. Teluk Auwni via pr>rtB Pen-inti 3 p.m. lVuang ami Calcutta Sam S.m.i
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  • 460 5 Directors Consider Year's Progress Satisfactory. The report of the Kubber Kstatoiof Joliore. Limited, for tin- year ended December 81, states that the two blocks of 5,000 awes each selected at (tpinaH have been renamed Sungei <ioninli and SuD^ei fcieuarut respectively. The former Uin charge of Mr.
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  • 462 5 (Sunday, May 19.) Whit 81 slay. Ht Ankhkw'h Cathedral.— 7 a.m. Maliu* and l.itany. 7-45 a.m. Huly Commnnum 'horali 9-13 a.m. Holy Communion (Plain). 3-40 p.m. Sunday Silhm'>l aud Bible Clasxeß. 5-30 p.m. I'eatal Evensong and Sermon. Btden Powell'a Hail KeHtai Day (WhiUuu) Anthem. Alt wood's Come, Holy
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    • 687 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. INDOCHINA STEAM NAY.CO..LTD. Ihi steamers of this Company maiutaiu a regular service between Calcutta, Strait* and Hougkong, taking cargo ou through Bills of Lading for Cauton, Swatow, Anioy, Shanghai. Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwaug. Yangtsze Hurts, Formosa, Japan, the Philippines, Ac, Ac. Steamers ou the Calcutta, MralU and Hongkong Run
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    • 809 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. E team Ship Co., Ltd. MUTUAL STEAM V. CO.. LTD. leu' steamers are despatched lulwards for the Strait*, Chin* I week, and from Japan licmedoo, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight »Dd fir Genoa, Marseille* and Liverpool monthly. One outward steamer every 38 days eiteuds to Vancouver, Seattle and
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    • 787 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. COMBINED SERVICE OF TH r OCEAN 8. 8. COY.. LTD.. ft THE WEBT AUSTRALIAN 8. N. CO.. LTD. FftEMAXTLE I'ERTII NOKIII WEST \i sTK\l.l»\ POSTS. JAVA (Mi SINGAPORE nebular Fortnightly wilinga between Sing pore and Western Australia, calling at Java (an in.ii.i incut offers), Derby, King's Sound, (Port
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    • 657 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. vy. r. iv. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. THE NATIONAL HIOHWAY TO KIT ROPE VIA I'lirNA. JAPAN. CANADA aud the HHHI STATES. Kuute from Hongkong, i«<i Shanghai, Nagaaaki, (Inland So* of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver, X.M.S. "Emfrkmm of India" Twinsorew steaR.M.S. "Exprkhh of
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 122 5 DAY BY DAY Saturday, May 8. High Water. 1-44 a.m. .J 4.1 p.m. Races Third Day. Sunday, May iv. High Water. 245 a. in 510 p.m. Jewish Festival. Whit Sunday. Swimming Club Launch, 9, 10, 11 a.m. J SO aud Mi p.m. Monday, May so. High Water. 4-3 a.m. 637
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  • 1128 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. SATURDAY, MAY 18. Shanghai has had its I'erak Sugar Company, its Sumatra Tobacco Company and its Laugkat Petroleum Company. It now wants itn Kubber Company, and the Dominion Kubber Company, Limited, the Prospectus of, which has been put before us, comes to satisfy this
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  • 150 6 These arc the main facts iv connection with this valuable property. The Vendors aro Mr. E.T. C. Garland and Mr. G. L. Bailey, both of Ipoh. They take iv cash only the amount they have spent on the Estatesmade up of less than one year's rental (which equals 1,240 acres
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  • 12 6 All telegrams published in this issue are protected by the Copyright Ordinance.
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  • 15 6 The British steamer Benmohr put in for orders, yesterday. She is from Moji in ballast.
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  • 20 6 A cargo of 3,736 tons of coal for Singa pore arrived by the British steamer Merion ethshire yesterday, from Kuchinotsn.
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  • 21 6 Among yesterday's maritime arrivals was the Dutch lighthouse tender Zeeduif, from Indragiri, on her way to Rhio. She carries two guas.
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  • 21 6 On the British India steamer Teesta, which arrived from Madras, this morning, were 358 passengers for this poet, including 96 immigrants.
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  • 24 6 There were about a thousand passengers on the Italian steamer Ischia, which arrived from Chinese ports, yesterday, on her way to Penang and Bombay.
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  • 24 6 The enquiry into tho Anu Siang Hill murder, of Nov. 39 last, with begun yusterday afternoon before Mr. Culmau and adjourned till Thursday, next.
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  • 11 6 The Straits Times will be published about l-.'IO p.m. on Mouday.
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  • 12 6 The average amount of currency notes in circulation during April was 128,858,418.38.
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  • 13 6 Raub shares were quoted at 7 yen sel.crin Yokohama on the Ist instant.
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  • 22 6 John Ramsey, an Englishman, was arrested by the Marine Police, this morning, on a charge of being wanted in Rangoon for theft.
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  • 26 6 Mr. J. N. Dick, Government Marine Surj veyor, Singapore, has been granted leave o absence for throe months, to be taken after three mouths' vacation leave.
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  • 24 6 A sixteen-year old boy of Indian parentage was expected to deliver an address in English at the Mission Church. Farquhar Street. Penang, on Wednesday.
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  • 24 6 The Genro Council of Japan elder statesmen has discussed the Franco-Japanese agreement, and the French Ambassador had a two hours' conference with Baron Hayashi.
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  • 37 6 A Hongkong paper publishes what purports to be a memorial drawn up at a meeting of British Indiaus in the Colony and sent to the Gaelic American for instrtion. It is couched in incendiary and seditious terms.
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  • 36 6 Two arrests have been made as the result of investigations by the detectives employed to discover the murderers of Constable Morrow, of the Shanghai Municipal Police, who was fatally stabbed while on duty some time ago.
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  • 45 6 Haeiuorrhagic scpticocuiia has brokcu out among cattle at a Hongkong dairy farm. The cows have been inoculated and every precaution taken to restrict the range of the disease, those animals which were in contact with the suffering cows being also segregated from the In r<l.
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  • 56 6 Instructions have been issued to push recruiting for all it is worth to obtain men for the Royal Garrison Artillery in all the recruiting centres. It is very hard to follow the reasons of the Army Council in reducing company after company of the R. G. A. and then moving
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  • 44 6 According to the quarterly report issued by the Huangpu Conservancy, which has just been published, the expenditure for the first quarter of the year ending March i)l amounted to 91,684 taels. The work, it is stated, was greatly hampered by the lack of dredgers.
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  • 51 6 The Chinese Government and the Japanese Minister in Peking have concluded an agreement for the formation of the Antung Timber and Forestry Company with a capital of 12,500,000, to be jointly worked by Chinese and Japanese. Viceroy Yuan Shi I. kai has appointed Chang Hsi-luau as a CoDirector of the
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  • 53 6 Tiling Kch Tai, a Hylam servant, has been fined $10 or in default, two weeks' rigorous imprison uient, for the theft of a singlet valued 11. ."id from Mr. Peck, by whom he was employed. After he securod the singlet, prisoner ran away. When brought before Mr. Green, this morning,
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  • 53 6 Major General Alderson, formerly of the Royal West Kent Regiment, has been named for the command of the troops in Cape Colony. Major General Alderson, who succeeds Major -General Brooke (who retires under the age rules shortly), served with the Mounted lufautrv in the Transvaal War 1881, in the Matabclcland
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  • 73 6 Mr. K. I). Lave, Mauager of the Kukob Kubber Estate, .lohore, applied to the Senior Magistrate this moruing for the extradition of some of his coolies, whom he accused of breach of contract iv deserting from the estate. The men were in the custody of the Marine Police. He was
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  • 68 6 The third international tobacco exhibition, organise! by the jjurnal Tobacco, was opened on April 20 at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster. A Urge number of the principal firms connected with the industry have taken part in the exhibition. British Borneo tobacco is well displayed at Messrs. J. R. Freeman and
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  • 67 6 Mr. R. E. Belilios is keeping up tbe custom followed by bis father, the late Mr. E. R. Belilios, of decorating the Beaconsfield statue on Primrose Day. His tribute this year was in the shape of a nautical steering wheel, upon the spokes being written in flowers the names of
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  • 61 6 Several postings have been made to the ships of the China Squadron. These include Sub- Lieutenant K. V. de Hal pert to the Tamar, Hongkong, for the destroyer Virago; Sub-Lieutenant K. V. Orlebar to Tamar for the destroyer Fame; Sub-Lieutenants I). Maxwell and H. W. K. Young to the cruiser
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  • 163 6 Glanders is very prevalent now in Bangkok and many cases are to be found amongst the horses in the various livery stables iv Newroad and other parts. Apart from this, there are large numbers, of horses working which are suffering from all manners of diseases and wounds. The Palice are
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  • 464 6 Mr. V. Dyson and A.dc Mello have becu appointed Magistrates for IV-iaug. Towkay Loke Yew and Mr. I'hil Russell have returned to I'erak from their trip t<> China. Mr. Choo Cheng Khay left Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday, for Singapore, en route to Shanghai. Mr. J. P. Carruthersis
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  • 101 6 In celebration of Empire Day, the Cadet Corps of the Rabies Institution will parade at noon ou Friday for the ccrumony ■■< hoisting and saluting the flag. It is expected that His Excellency the Governor will be present. In the morning at 10 o'clock, at the Raffles Girls'
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  • 104 6 It having been represented by several shareholders resident abroad that the time lias now arrived when extended facilities should be granted for the transfer of the shares of the l'u-ing Lama Tin Mines. Limited, the directors have seriously considered the matter, says the London and
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  • 153 6 A programme submitted by the Committee appointed to consider the fittest way of celebrating Empire Day in Colombo aud to arrange details, has been drawn up and will be sent to H. E. the Governor for his approval. The National Anthem is to U sung by
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    • 171 6 FRESH SHIPMENT JUST LANDED. Tansan Gingerale. A NATURAL TONIC Bottled at TABLE WATER Takaradzuka, Japan. Ca'tlbeck, Macgregor Co., sole agents. ELEBANCE OF (>!X n l l K tit '•*•> proved that the HIGH nPfticu plact for tiriaß Ul- clmrgc in a pcpipicmpv Utoiun motor is between the pistons of an
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    • 159 6 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS. Our Productions are of the highest possible ARTISTIC TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE and are kuown throughout the East as INCOMPARABLY THE BEST In Photography, a« in anything else, "The Best is the Cheapest." NOTICE. The Excliauge Banks will 1» closed on Mouday 20th inst. Whit Mouday. 1064 WHEN
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  • 421 7 NINE GUARDIANS SENT TO PRISON. Champion Bleeder. WOMAN'S INTERESTING STORY. |Rkutkb's Telegram', l."iidoii. May 17. Nine of the West Ham Guardians, who were charged with corrupt practices and conspiracy have been sentenced at the Central (•'riminal Court (Old Bailey) to periods of imprisonment rau^iug from two years
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  • 64 7 Excitement in Belgium over Sir E. Grey's Speech. [IlKLlKll's TKLKCiIJAM Ijondon, May IT. Sir Kdward (irtys -Uteuunt iv the House of Commons, in reference to the state of affairs on the Con i. h.is created uiucii uneaM nrs. in Belgium. The Gazette BriiNclles observes that the monitciug declaration
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  • 42 7 Rki-tkk's Tklkukam i London. May 17. M. Nelidoff. Itussiau Ambassador to France, has b'jen appointed the first Russian delegate at the luturuational Conferenco at the Hague. It is expected he will be elected President of the Conference.
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  • 34 7 1 Rkuticr's Tklkoham London, May 17. Prince Chiug, who was impeached at the instance of Shuiu. the c\ Viceroy of Canton, has been acquitted. The impeaching censor is cashiered.
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  • 50 7 Rkctkk s 1 ki.k<;i:am London. May 17. A meeting has been held in London, under the Chairmanship of Lord Curzou, with the object of formulating a scheme to raise a quarter of a million sterliug on behalf of Oxford Iniversity. Already, the sum of f.'i.iiin has been promised.
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  • 24 7 Rui TKli's Thl.hiilt AM London, May 17. Prince Fushimi has -ii.iri.-d for a week's tour in the North of F.nglaud.
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  • 27 7 ;Dek OnifUSmCMM Lloyd Tllkukam Berlin. May 17. The nei.-ntiirions between France and Morocco with retcreuir to the murder of If. Mauchaui|i.. are proceeding satisfactorily.
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  • 678 7 KOWLOON -CANTON RAILWAY. Track Damaged by Heavy Rain. I ■'miii the accounts which have jusl come to hand, the recent heavy ruins in the New Territories, or, srx-akinu more correctly, on that section which is under the control of the liritish engineers engaged iv the construction of the Kow-loon-Canton railway,
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  • 145 7 Ther* was an interesting case- before Mr. •lustice Kislier iv the Supreme Court, yesterday. A Tamil named Vonkitraui stud Motuuial, formerly his wife, and Perianen Ohctty for tlie return of jewellery, or for it-, value. Mr. Knowles appeared for the defendants. The plaintiff wax not represented by
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  • 248 7 A recent French Consular report from liangkok wakes some interesting remarks with regard to the mineral riches of Siam. of which so much has been said. It is incontestable, the report points out, that there are found in this country gold, rubies, sapphires, tin, oil, iron,
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  • 389 7 SUCCESSFUL ADMINISTRATION OF SETTLEMENT. An Increased Revenue. The revenue in Malacca during last year was $707,785 < 4X2,574.), the expenditure $550,586 lii.l.HT'.i,. This left a surplus of $157,249, or $125,122, excluding a payment, in final settlement of the Railway account. as against $88,208 last year, without Railway
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  • 228 7 Commenting on the Straits Settlements Loau, the L. and C. Express says:— The (iovcrnment of the Straits Settlements have not at the present time any public debt. The new loan is secured on the general revenues and assets of the Government of the Straits Settlements, ami thu
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  • 137 7 It was decided at a meeting of the Suez Canal Committee, held on April 19, to withdraw the regulations prohibiting the passage through the Canal of tank steamers carrying benzine, or petrol, in bulk. The chief supflies of the spirit come from the Dutch
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  • 155 7 Mr. Justice A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge, sat at the Hongkong Supreme Court, with a jury, on May 9, to try the case in which Yip Yen, alias Yip Wai Pak, of 279 Des Voeux Hoad Central, mauaging partner of Wah Yik and Co., sued the Man
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  • 119 7 Writing to a Hongkong paper, a correspondent asks, in relation to two cases which recently came before Mr. Justice Wise, the Puisne Judge, whether it is playing the game to call a man a blackguard and a scoundrel, when he is absent from the Colony and only represented by a
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  • 1877 7 SOLDIERS STR4NGE CONDUCT IN SINGAPORE. Coronei s Investigation Continued. tour nun of the Koyal West Kent Regiment left Tanglin Barracks one evening and lmil their heads and moustaches shaved. They did this for fun, well knowing it to be agaiust military regulations. The strange admission was made
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  • 216 7 The Udabage Tea and Rubber Company, Limited, lias been started to acquire Udabage Estate, Kegalle. Ceylon, containing 1,626 acres in extent. The nominal capital is Rupees 1,000,000 in Rupees 20 shares. The first signatories are Messrs. .J. Forbes, Q. H. Alston, W. H. Figg, W. Dickson, R.
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  • 140 7 RECRUDESCENCE OF TERRORIST OUTRAGES. Wild Charge by Cossack Patrol. [Rbctbb's Tklk.ckam London, May IT. Tlir Russian terrorists arc again at work, and robberies arc reported throughout the country almost daily. baud of desperadoes attacked a mail van at Lodz, killing and wounding four Cossacks and policemen, and escaping
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  • 73 7 IiKUTKK's TKLK<iRAMs| London, May 17. Lancashire, who were beaten so badly by Cambridge ruiversity earlier in the week, have beateu Oxford I 'Diversity by nine wickets. The match was playud at Oxford. Kent has beaten Somerset by eight wickets in the Country Championship, at Ton bridge.
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  • 47 7 Dkr Oktasiati.s<:hk Lloyti Tn.K...mv Berlin, May 17. Signor Tittoni's xpcocli referring to the recent movements of Kinjj Kdward and international agreement* lm been well received in Berlin and Vienna. Lo Temps professes to be displeased, thinking that the references to France were not cordial enough.
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  • 28 7 I)KK OsTASIATISCHE Ll.ovn TkLEORAM! Berlin. M ly 17. Serious riots have taken place amongst the white workers oo strike in the gold-mine 'listrict of .Johannesburg.
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  • 24 7 [Dkr Ostasiatischk Lloyd Tklkuram; Berlin, May 17. Signor Carcano has been appointed Minister for the Treasury in succession to Signor Majorawi.
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  • 270 7 U.S. Army to Remain as Before. Commenting on the forthcoming election in the Philippines for the first popular Assembly or Congress, Dun's International Review takes a veiy roseate view of the situation in the Archipelago. It is confidently believed by those familiar with conditions in the
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  • 137 7 In connection with tin Star of the F.a-.t lodge of the Order of Good Templars, au election of oflicers for the current quarter rum takcu place, and a contributor writes to say that any of the undermentioned would Ik- too pleased to help anyone desirous of
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 156 8 Fulhani has won the championship of the Southern Football League. Clem Hill, the well known South Auxtra lian cricketer, has had a good season iv club ciiok.t. He top* the avcrngi sof his Hub it li low per innings. Devon and Durham have drawn a second time.
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    • 44 8 Tin writer of our Training NoUn semis un the following tips for t idaj's event*: Open I Iriltin. Zauibar. Steward's Cup. Miss Hamptoa. Scurry Stakes. I. ady Krockleigli. l.ailicH l'late.- -Orara or KxctiUior. (ialloway H'<-p. -Wanda. K\ lirittin H'cp.— Pet^rave or Victoiia.
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    • 52 8 Competition at Tanglin. The Oarrixon Order* state that there will im a middle weight boxing competition, list 4 His. and under, open to memberx of the Kegular Garrison of Singapore, at Tanglin, on June 14 and 21. Ka tries must be given to Staff- Sergt. Wright on or before
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    • 74 8 M. C. C. Team for Australia. Tin- celebrated Lancastrian. .1. Tyldesley, has written to a friend in Melbourne, stating that he will lie n\ful to have another trip to Australia, but ho will want more money than he got laHt time. He and Tom tlayward are not likely to
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    • 109 8 Well-Merited Punishment. At the Criminal Court in Melbourne on April 10, L. (i. Allietti was found guilty of having solicited Mr. S. (iriHithx. the Moonee Valley handicapper. to cm tor into a confipiracy with iiim to cheat and defraud certain of His Majesty 'n xubjectH. Mr. Justice Hodges
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    • 190 8 Warren Shield Competition. Both Co. R.U.A. v. C. Co. K. West Kent*. Teams )'<'|>i'i"«>utiiiKtl'('HOtli Co. K.ti.A. mul C. Co.. Knviil West Knits, met on tin- S.U.C Imll hi tin- Ksplanade yesterday to play of) tin 11 tic in tin .ilniM- coinpi-titiou. Itnth teams MM in good form, but
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    • 254 8 S.C.C. 2nd XI v. 95 th R. I. and XI. Ou the S. C. C. portion of the Ksplanaile a Hockey match took place yesterday be tween the second elevens of the S. C. C. and »stli Russell's liilitntr > an. l a good, though not very keenly contented,
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  • 87 8 Major H. Kiclmrd- .v. late of the Sherwood 1 vi i-ht/Ts, left Alili-rsliut on April 22 with n couple of brace oi serially bri d antl trained atnbulance ilovn for Conotantinoplo, wliioli the Sultau of Turkoy lias ptircliaxed. witii a view of t-sublisliin^ kennels iv the Turkish army tot rain
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  • 938 8 Two Cases of Plague Reported in Singapore. Ad ordinary meeting of the Municipal i ■inn 1 1 c■e ■hit- wax held yesterday afternoon. ThoHe present were Lieut.-Colonel 8.->.ulrick, I'r, -i.lriit Mr. .1. Polglase, Secretary. Mr. I: 1 i Knyiiu .i Dr. Murray Kobertson, and Mi— .rs. Kowland Allen,
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  • 126 8 The past year's working ou the properties uf the Asiatic Kubber and Produce Company Ltd., of Colombo has been distinctly unsatisfactory from the shareholders' point of vi«w. says the Ceylou Observer. The chief cause of complaint is the poor progress, which, from a variety of causes,
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  • 405 8 Rticoming Annual Prize Meeting, programme of the forthcoming annual meeting of tin- I'erak Kirle Association held on Hit Taipinfc range, on Satur j, .Mimliiy and Monday July 20. 21 and 2*J lias been piiblibhed. Chief amongthe events an the following Saturday, July 20. 1. Vanishing Tarokt. (Opkx.j
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  • 360 8 Questions at Meeting of Municipal Commissioners. At tin- meeting of tin- Municipal Coiumis sion yesterday afternoon. Mr. K. A. Mm* asked the questions (1) What control liave tile Commission. rs uver the Telephone i-ystem of Mm Torn of Singapore l2i Can the Piosideut inform the Boanl when
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 75 8 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. HOUSE WANTEO TO RENT. Uvutlemau wauts torentgniall lichiw, furniitlicd or .i:ifiirij.-h.-l. kUlilih^ for two I, It. Y. X., <: SlrartH Tiiiioh. PRELIMINARY NOTICEAUCTION SALE VAM'ABLK TKAK HOOWHOU) KntNirnKE, cottaok tianuand an IMUHHUH FUi,r. HIM BILLIARD TABLK. The property uf D. i>k BRANDT, X*)., To be held at STANMORE,"
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    • 715 8 (TWO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN WHO ESCAPED SPRING CATARRHJIY TAKING PE-RU-NA. Spring Fever Is Spring Catarrh— Nothing Robs One of Strength Like Spring Catarrh. iSP^' 4* --&A I f >e ru na s amt Tonic For a ir||fij||i|l Bl^^ > "I consider Peruna the ideal spring tonic. 5 llilßiliillt "/-or /.'if /ms/
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    • 53 8 Kfli ulfff g§* Xj^/) ml Hi T I GOMPANIA TRASATLANTICA OF BARCELONA. FOR MANILA. The Spanish mail steamer C. I.OPKZ V LOPEZ.m expected to arrive here from hurope on Thumday, the 23rd inst., and will have prompt despatch for the above port. For freight and passage apply to 1084 BAKLOW
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    • 36 8 PRELIMINARY NUTIUE. AUCIIUN SALE vai.i:ablk tka'k BOOSBBOLD FI -KNITUKE. COTTAGE AIANu, *,m, m The property of C BRUDERER, Eso., To be held at "KALANDA," NASSIM ttOAK. Satitnhiy. \[,nj M, „t !>,)O p.m. Powell Co., 1(84. Auctioneer^;
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  • 221 9 SiN.iAfoHK, May 17, 1907. PRODUCE. ia'iihi< r buyers? 6.6."i do (Cube No. 1) unpicked 10.35 Copra Bali 10.45 do Pontianak 10.10 Pepper. Black 18.00 do White 5% 25.80 Sa^o Flour Sarawak 2..12. do Brunei No. 1 2.90 Pearl Sago 4.00 Coffee Bali, 15% 19.00 Coffee. Palembang, '20^. bnsiw 22.50
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  • 138 9 Mr. Will Crooks and his 13s* are uneoiu nionly hard to please. They have been OSMMoriag for a ii dm lion of armaments and lor the lessening of e\])enditiire on warlike material, ami yet whfii Mr. Haldano takes them at their word and. with obvious logic, dismisses
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  • 142 9 \l the Sliaiiyhai Missionary C'onVi. me. one of the resolutions emphasised t!.e nccch siiy of identifying Christianity witl the more conservative style of Chinese dr< ss and the simpler habits of life. Than was a section of the Chinese wlio were tor imitating foreigners in
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  • 240 9 Though the crusade for simplified six-lliu^ vii-ins tc> have passed tlir siH-ctacukr stage oi it- hi-torv. the idea continues to make li iinds. we arc informed, "audits supporters are sanguine than ever of its ultimate -IK cess." Such is the profession of faith of the Simplified
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  • 15 9 What is a self-made man One whose wife doesn't have to wear a self-made has:
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 320 9 Date of Mi-iniii Capital ion Subscribed Nam bar of Share. i luae Value Paid 1908 $300,000 1901 $600,000 1903 £400,000 1907 $400,000 £60,000 1906 £100,000 1905 •IM.OOO 1906 £130,000 1906 $450,000 1906 £350,000 1904 £120,000 1905 £27,000 I •dOO.OOO •600,000 £350.000 $375,000 30,000 60,000 350,000 37,5000 2, SUO nniuuetl
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    • 351 9 1905 1905 1904 1905 £150,000 •200,000 £30,000 700,000 £104,937.10 »«7,400 £11.126 56 10,000 I 46,500 I 93,500 I 1.700 I 8,800 9,5 ml uni.iued f 7.000 S li.ooo 70,000 0,000 uniuuwl 70,000 9,|»>l uni«iuo.l 12,500 I 6,000 1 6,000 1 1 10 10 1 1 io 1 12/6 I
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    • 219 9 a. Special Gold Reserve Fund. b. Insurance Fund. c. Sundry Reserves. d. Sundry Reserves. i. Speoial Reserve 1894 1898 £5,877.10.0 •225,000 £4,648.15.0 •225,000 7,638 4,500 12/6 50 13/6 50 1865 jsio.ooo.ooo •10,000,000 80,000 1125 •125 1901 •2,400,000 •2,-. 00,000 r is.ooo 6,000 6,000 I 4,000 3,400 6,000 2,750 24,000
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    • 42 9 Howarth Erakine, Ltd. 0% MOO.OOO S% pram Riley Harm-eaves, Ltd. 8% 325,000 3% pram. Hirwapore Municipal 6% 400,000 30% pram 5% 1,878,000 3% pram. 4% 603,000 3% dis nominal Taniong Pagar Dock Co., Ltd. 6% 250,000 M prem 5% 1,050,000 par.
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  • 211 9 In regard to the nistoms of tlie Nechilli Esquimaux, many interesting observation!! were recorded by Captain Anuundsen, who H]>ent two yearn in tlie Arctic regions during luh exploration trip in the Ojoa. "The luxury of a waHhing in," lie Hays, 'administered to a child by its motlier
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 118 9 MORTGAGEE'S SALE. Tuesday, May 21, at 3.30 p.m. Freehold land, area 8,480 feet, part of Grant 63, together with the dwelling thereon, known as No. 187 Aleiindra Road, Singapore. Powell Co.. 1082 Auctioneers. THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE, 1888. la THI SUFKEMZ CoDBT OF THE Straits SrrrLiiuifTf). Settlement op Simafom. In Bankrnptcy
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    • 39 9 O c t t e L »s ai ;ft t f N <£~ SIi w I 40M SHIPBUILDERS. ENGINEERS. VESSELS Built up to 200 Feet Long. SHIPPING ACCOMMODATION FOR VESSELS UP TO 160 Ft. LONG. RILEY HARGREAVES and CO., Limited.
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    • 463 9 yyASSIAMULL ASSOMULL AND CO. LARGEST INDIAN. CHINESE AND JAPANESE SILK, JEWELLERY AND CURIO MERCHANTS. 1, 2, 3 4, High Street, Have great pleasure in announcing to the public of Singapore and up-country, that they are clearing all their surplus stock at very reduced prices, the lowest ever offered in Singapore.
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  • 1179 10 Dear Atlas. Do you renieml)cr my writing to you l>efore I was awfully nervous alxmt it at Dm time, and all the family Implicit m at tin- bare notion of my being able to string a dozen words together that of ■Mm I didn't tell
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 369 10 SALES BY AUCTION. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. Tuesday, May 21»t, at 2.30 p.m. Four building allotments fronting St. Michael's Koad, off Serangoon Road. Total area 13,004 square feet, Statutory Grant. Powell Co.. 1073 Auctioneers. AUCTION SALE or A COLLECTION OF VALUABLE WELL GROWN ROSE-TREES. PALMS. STEPHANOTIS AND OTHER PLANTS ALSO HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
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    • 544 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. paid-up Capital ti0.000.000 REBERVE FUND Sterling Reserve .10,000,000 Silver Reserve 111.000.000f WI.wW.OOO Roaerve Liability of Proprietors 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. Fuchs, Esq. A. J.
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    • 517 10 BANKING COMPANIES. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital £800,000 RenerveJLiability of Proprietors £800,000 Reserve Fund £1 .075.000 BANKERS. Bank ol England. National Bank of Scotland. The London City <* Midland Bank, Lit*. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest allowed at 1 per
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    • 1099 10 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION BALE OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITI'RE, ETC. To be held at No. 141 Prinsep Street. Saturday, Mai/ m\ 1907, at 1 p.m. ,The sale will include a Cottage Piano by N. Newfeld). G. A. Fernandez Co., 10-VJ Auctioneers. TO MINING ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS. AUCTION SALE VALUABLE MINING
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  • 467 11 Food \.a\\ Prohibition and Dutch Indies. If the Pure Kuod Law does nothing else it will doubtless enlighten the public nn many interesting |«iints in dietetics. Hundreds of imestioiis of interpretation are arising which may be illustrated by the typical one regarding ".lava" MOM, treated editorially in
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  • 199 11 The following is taken from the Tail Miuzft.iiu I'idu monthly pulilishcil at SikauderalKid Ail ancient poet yives the fallowing version of the creation of women:— The Almighty collecteii every kind of matter in one place, anil out of its fei iiientatiou pro ducetl the souls of
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  • 212 11 Kvi'iyoiH 1 iutrivHted in iiiedifoli'fjal OMM knuWH Imw ilitticult it somctiiii<'> is |n IWagaiM ;i lilimkl stiiin. uWJtdUtoj it it is old, :tnil limit' is|H'i'iallv if tin- miiiiuu-r licit (it ln<lia has Nc-orcliinl it. Dr. Hiiukin. tlu- Cliriuic.il Examiner to tin- (iovtrimit'iit (if the llliUil i'nit iik-pm.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 45 11 SPRAINED ANKLE. STIFF NECK. LAME SHOULDER. ThaM an- three- coniinou ailments for winch Cliauibcilaiu's Pain Halm it oWMsUhf valuable. If promptly anplied it will save you time, money and suffering when trouble^ with any one ot these ailments. Sold vy >s |fl dispensaries and dealers..
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    • 499 11 ISMAIL RAHEEM, "BiSbibi B*2-1 and 82 -2 Bras Basah Road. Exhibit a charming collection of Gold and D'araond Set •v*. Jewellery in modern and antique design. Inspection invited. USE ONLY USE ALWAYS aoni 'jy'Wiifl^^wnjf^ most I? J3is*^Bl?iS?T*^b-mK^ refreshing. A Luxurious Perfume Far tth^ hh P crior In Health. German Kinds.
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    • 432 11 PHOSFERINE 5 Tba Greatest of all Tonic* 3 1 RADIATE* HEALTH. g Pruoilami Aatatoa a Fknooa, Liaaliod. Z La 8011, iauraga, Laaaoa, EC Z a MARVELLOUS OFFER. \fltjp aNLr to introduce my I will send POST FKKE 9ct GOLD HINO Hall Marked, set with A Doublet Stonea, 4 Real Rose
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    • 201 11 Dr. S. Iwatsubo, JAPANESE DENTAL BURGEO*. Consulting hours H a.m. to 5 p.m. 1. RAFFLES PUCE. ■291 Do Not Wait V until your good health Is Impaired, V S but take steps to keep it up to the S ft mark. Remember that ailments S V apparently trifling may very
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    • 298 11 BUCHANANS WHISKIES. are not an experiment. They have been tbe favourite blends at home for many yevi and are rapidly gaining similar popularity in tbe Colooie*. No expense is spared in keeping both "RED SEAL" AND "BLACK AND WHITE" np to the mark, c 48 CRUSHED FOOD. TRY IT DID
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 569 12 Scale of Cbaroes. PREPAID ADVERTISEMENTS'— MisceIIaneons Wants of Every Description, Houses, Land, etc., to let, are inserted at the following rates: One Insertion 1.20 per inch. Two 2.00 Three 2.80 Six 5.20 Nine 8.40 Twelve 7.20 Twenty-five 10.00 (Each subsequent month IS per inch.) The above rate is based upon
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    • 538 12 ARTICLES FOR SALE. Rates -—Four Linn, on. or two inaartiona, SI .00 By th« inch, m Heal, of Chargaa. FOR SALE. RUBBER ESTATE 800 acres iv Malacca, also Rubber Stumps. Apply C. c/o "Straits Times," c 103 EMPTY HOGSHEADS FOR SALE. EMPTY HOGSHEADS (54 GALLONS.) About 100 to 150 monthly.
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    • 618 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. Bates:— Poor Llnw, on. or two InMrtions, tl.oo Br tb. inch, ace Seal, of ChargM. COMPOUND HOUSE TO BE LET. No. 38 Sophia Road. Apply to 18-2 Prinsep Street. CBll HOUSE TO BE LET Frankfurt House, No. 1 Lloyd Road. Apply within. 665 ROOMS TO
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    • 557 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. Rates:— Four Linaa, on. or two insertions, ti. By tta. inch, m Meal, of Char* ea. FURNISHED HOUBE TO BE LET. To be let, furnished. Villa Germania" at Pasir Panjang. Apply Nieuwkamp, 1 Almeida Street. m OFFICE TO BE LET. First floor of No. 1,
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    • 487 12 Miscellaneous NOTICES. Rates lat Month. M per mcli. subsequent mnntha, 96. For shorter peri<>«U nee Seal. ..fcharite.. NOTICE. The undersigned is prepared to book orders for Rubber Seeds from nine year old trees, for 1906 delivery. Price on application. MANAGER. c 427 Highlands and Lowlands Estate. NOTICE. Oar customers and
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    • 448 12 Miscellaneous NOTICES. Raflal! Ut Month. *ln p<r ii.,-h. .SnlawqiiAnt month*. X" -It.'lter p-ri-Nln IsilS •Kkatgsa, TO PEARLERS AND FISHERMEN AND OTHERS. Ix thk Sri i. mi: Coirt at \Vi>rn:\ Ai-rn.iv I! No. 3 of 1007 In the matter tt C N. MIKI'HYA COMPANY. LOOTED: i UK dim Is\nko;-aisti:ali\ i.imiti:i). aiDotnai
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