The Straits Times, 20 May 1907

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 22.34* SINGAPORE. MONDAY. MAY 20. 1907. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    • 231 1 GRAND HOTEL OE LEUROPE. SING.U'OKK. Mttnuit.cently Furn'shel. With Klegaut Simplicity. CONDOR CEMEN T. Messrs. C. Duplre Co. *<"•'• I Dear Sirs. We have CAREKILLY TKSTED tlu Hflil of -CONDOR" cement winch we hai «e\tcf* f i oin shipments stored in your tfodowns. THE TESTS IXIFORMLY SHOWED the cement to be
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    • 64 1 NOTICE. THE HOTEL DE LA PAIX. This well known establishment, which has changed ownership, is now open and ready to receive visitors (Boarders Passengers). The House has been thoroughly renovated, and will be made com-j fortable in every respect. The management intend to keep up the good name this Hotel
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    • 186 1 "STRAITS TIMB" BUSINESS DIREGTIRY. HOTELS. CALEDONIAN HOTL 77, Brass Rasah Bna'h SintooreThe BriKhtest and Healthiest ftort in the City. Hotel Porter in uniform, nets all 4oa» and Trains. HOTEL WISSE Weltstmdim. Hiyia. E»tablished in 18AR. Renovated up to date. Splendid siMion in the Fashionable Centre. Opposite the lace of Oovernor-Oeneral
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    • 191 1 Robinson and Company, BOL L EE n TS RALEIGH CYCLES Season 1907. The RALEIGH CYCLE Co. own the finest factory in the world, equipped with the most up-to-date tools and appliances for obtaining accuracy and finish, and are thus enable to produce CYCLES THAT ARE UNEQUALLED IN VALUE AND GENERAL
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    • 19 1 GBAND HOTEL DE L'EUROPE. SIXGAI'OItK. Moi.khx in Ommnm imi .•iferinK m| :iil\^nt.iu<-iiul nervitMitv «-»'inlnt-i\ I iwiitii mttmmtmi. L J
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  • 1056 2 INew-York-to-Paris Railway. W m ratki New York tol'aris liail MM Alaska and Sil>ciia. whiih MM 1 earnest advocates during Hrn I«st few years, irtrictly discussed and sum niarily disused of by Alfred H. Brooks, ot Mm United StiU's OmIMmI Survey, in the MM a" articl.- on Unilway Kontcs
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    • 375 2 THE 'EMPIRE' 40,000 in use. the Empire typewriter f CMtlcami. f Htkt nir trier '^t Over 300 sold locally Over 700 sold to the British Government This Machine has been supplied to: The Postmaster General. The Government Printing Offices. Colonial Treasurer. Colonial Secretary. Survey Department. Govt. Veterinary Surgeon. P. C.
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    • 318 2 McAlister Co., Ltd. AGENTS A IMPORT. -KS OF GREEN ISLAND CEMENT. BEST Portland Cement. Copy of Testimonial. Mkssks. M. ALISTEK v* CO.. Sin,;aiokk, July 28. 1899. Present. Dear Sibs As reijucoted by you. we have tented sampler of Portland Cea.ent made by the Orkkx Islami C'kmknt Company, Limitkd, of Hongkong.
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    • 272 2 f/9TTI-Ff B t These tiny flSft^^^^ifA Capsules pftHPJPJPJPJtfI superior fr/in lamav t0 Copaiua, 1 \^^^M^^^y Cubebs. and 1 Injections cure the same diseases as these drugs I in forty-eight hours without inconvenience. >. Bach Capsule bears the name (hIIDY) aa^a«a*B^Ba^aflaaßamfaaa*tfaaa*tf>aaatf^aaaVi^M4a^^ria|^aaflla^saaaaal FN GREASES OF THE GHEST. I SRIMAULTS SYRUP Of Hypo-Phosphite
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  • 382 3 The Hon. Mr. K. Srinivasa Kan wriU's as follows from Knruool to the Madias Mail: The following words were written immediately after the great Indian Mutiny, about the |iart educated Indians )>layr<l in the Mutiny. After mentioning how Jung Kahailnr. of NYpaul. who had visited England
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  • 183 3 The Constantinople correspondent of the Pall Mall Uazette states The Sublime Porte is probably the one •_;reat capital in the world where Japan is not represented by a duly accredited Embassy, and she is now engaged in -jegotia•Jons for tilling in the void. Her Ambassadors in Vienna
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  • 18 3 The unexpected is the very wine of life, and tin chanpefulness of people their only really silent point.
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    • 129 3 VIOLENT METHODS are unnecessary to conquer that bitter enemy of civilization— Rheumatism. Ail its forms, including Rheumatic Gout, can bo cured permanently, safely nnJ Inexpensively by Little's Oriental Balm. Rub it in well and plenty of it— that's all that stands between you and perfect health and comfort. Nothing like
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    • 142 3 HUTTENBACH BROS. 0? Sleetrieal SHOWROOM: 13 COLLYER QUAY. w Dynamos, Motors, Supplies, Fittings, Lamps, Wires, Cables, etc., etc., in Stock. ESTIMATES PREPARED FREE OF CHARGE BY COMPETENT ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT where Eno'i Fruit Salt' has been Ukan in the earliest ttagea of a disease it hat
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    • 626 3 Yamato Co. Patronised by T^eir Royal .Highnesses tfte Duke and Duchess of Connaug^t. WHOLESALE AXIJ RETAIL DEALERS IX ALL KIXDS OF JAPANESE CURIOS. 4/ High Street, Singapore. 94 Telephone Xo. 129. SINGAPORE AND KRANJI RAILWAY, FROM JANUARY 21. 1907. AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TRAIN SERVICE FOR WEEK DAYS ONLY. UP
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    • 333 3 FOR LAD!ES» oJORET.HOMOLLE'S'APIOL th§ most turt remedy iqtlnst the Sickness, Mil othtr effects caused b t the delay of the regular periods StOUIN Cl.i;it.lBs.RaeS'-Honort.P»Rls *ii«. 0. J. KEYMCm 00. ra utimr th»)r wrWcM mm AGENTS IN INLAND, tatabllxhed In IB**. Ihmy a thorough Hnomlaana mt Iht Mar kola, and mritmrlmnca
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  • 1023 4 Company Dividends. It. i^ a ic;ix<!iihl>l<- expectation tliat. with, large dhridcsMSl Ix-in" Uml by promim-nt nililx-r »i>:ii|ianiis. tlic iituntinn of tin- lion"' I'iililic will Ik 1 more largely attracted to nib-l«-r •.Imiis as mi invistiii"iit than lms Imvh tbe OMe hitherto. Tlic Aii«lo- Malay iliviilnul <>f »p*Y cent.
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  • 663 4 RAFFLES HOTEL. Hon Justice and Mra Mr K A Stevens Fisher Mr ll<>!> rt Wii.lm^ Hon 4 Mrs Wilber Mr C W Weber Col H. H. Johnston M r A riammerberi; Col G. Wright M r A Pearce Major 4 Mrs Ford Mr E G H Harm. 11
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  • 132 4 Expkcteu. Per P and O s 9 Marmora, counecting with the tteamer Malta at (Hloinhj, from London April 26, due May M, l>r and Mrs A A Wood, Mr R S Fry, Mr L MacLeod, Mr Ma» L Robertson, Mr T K Wuleu, Miss B Dixou. Per P
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  • 107 4 From Eobops— By tb P. &O. s.a. Malta, due on May 25. From China— By the P. <fc O. s.s. l>- In. due od May 23. imi TABU or MAII» DDE. Loft Singapore Due in London Arrived April 18 B. I. May 10 May 11 April H
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    • 738 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. #0. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China. Japan, Penan*;, Ceylon, Australia. India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London Through Bill* >f Lading issued for Chins Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINE. Outward (for China). Malta May 2j
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    • 1198 4 STEAMER SAILINGS* HAMBURG AMERIKA LIME. HAMBURG. The steamer* of this Company maintain a i regular aervioe between Hamburg, Bremen, i Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China, and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo.
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    • 756 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. NJXL. NORODEUTSCHER LLOYD Imperial Herman Mnll Line The fait and well known mail steamers of this Company tail fortnightly from BremenHamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vioe versa) Por Said, Sne*. Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, and Kobe to
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    • 170 4 VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL Teluk Anson, via ports, Mondays, S. S. Coy Tuesdays, for Port Sv.-cttcuham via ports. Wednesday*, for Tuluk Anson via ports. Thursdays, for Port Swcltcuham via ports. Fridays, for Teluk Aniton via ports. Saturdays, for P. Swettenham anil Penang. Straits Steamship Co. Port Swettenham and Penang, Kapurthaia
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  • 1297 5 tinier tbia bending tb. following ahbrevia t »re usod ;-««tr. steumer Mb. ship; bq. liun|ue scb. schooner; Yet. Yacht; I'm Cruiser. G'bt.— Guuboal Tor.— Torpedo H (>. Horsepower; Knt. British l*.S liuitnl States. F.-.b.— Freuch Uer.— German iJul. Hul.-ti; I i»l. -ltaliau Spun. Spanish S»r. Sarawak, (i.e.
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  • 103 5 tor Per Steamer Tin* To-Hoßaow Batavia La 9mm 9 a.m. Bangkok Urrid 10 a.m. Manila aud Japan "St. Patruk 11 a.m. H'kong, S'ghai, Japan Mimtgomtnjthirr 11 a.m. Sarawak MMaj noon Muar and Malacca Sri Mum 1 p.m. Fremantle via ports .n'mlmh 1 p.m. Sahak and Djambie 110 2
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  • 48 5 Tiuk-Baij.s on Fort Canning and Mount Faber drop daily al 1 p m., Singapore standard time corresponding to tt a.m. Greenwich mean time. The time gun is fired at 12 o'clock noon, indicating Singapore standard time, on every day excepting Sunday, wheu it is fired at on* o'clock
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  • 802 5 Nairn, port, probable date 0/ arrival, and name of Ayents. Steamers. Airlie, Sydney, June 24 Boustead Ajax, China, June 9; MansfielJ Alcinous, Liverpool, May 20 Mansfield Antilochus, Liverpool, June 26 Mansfield Arcadia, Colombo, July 19 P. A O. Astyauax, Liverpool, July 5; Mansfield Australien, Saigon, July 1; M.
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  • 5 5 Convenience is mother to connivance.
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  • 10 5 Flattery when practised as a fine art ig called tact
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  • 113 5 ■■Tin- proverbs of Kusma," said a red, or revolutionist, "show the people's opinion of tlic C/.ai Soiui'of our proverbxare very old. They all indicate that Czars, from the earliest times, have Int'ii alike." The reel then recited bitterly tilt' follow my Knssiaii piDveibH. Kvtn a MMNM
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  • 92 5 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To-day. TAHJOBO r»«»« Eabt Wsubt Bahsin- Oagmar, J. W. Wendt. Aldebaran. EastWbabfSection I—lapan,1 —lapan, Iscbia, J. Nicoli. Seer. 1 (Sbuhis Whabt):— McClellan. 3ectiox No. 2 —Boscombe, Teesta. 3 —Saint Patrick, Glentalloch. 4—llerlm. v s— Hultau. 6—Gregory Apoar,
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    • 409 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. n?y:k. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. ITU. A regular FORTNIGHTLY seru.-e is mam lani'd bultteeu Japan an.l Kurope by the followiug NEW TWIN-SCREW STEAMEKS. Under Mail (k)nlra.t ttith the Imperuil Japan --M- Uoveruineul, specially desigued for the (kimpauy Kuropeau Service, lighted through >ut h_t Electn.aity. MMWai with excelleut aouom'modatiou
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    • 504 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. Ocean Steam Ship Co., Ltd. and CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. Tin- Ci.tiipauieH' ilnuimn are despatched from Liverpool outward* for the Straits, China nod )h|«ii every wiwk, aud from Japan homewards for I. mi. l. in, Amvtrrdani and Antwerp every fortnight and ft r Ueuoa. Marseilles and
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    • 500 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. APCAR LINE STEAMERS 1m uiult-rineutioued mail nteainern of tliabov l.uif maintain regular service between i 'akutu mi. l .lap.'iv, calling al Penang, Siuga pore, Hougkoug and Shanghai en routt FLEET Tons Commander H.'JINI 1 6,300 J. <i. Oui-Ksr "OunonAnAii" 4,600 S. H. Bkl*>n Akko.n.n An Ah" 4,500 A.
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    • 428 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. C r. R. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. TUX NATIONAL HUiIIWAY To *****1 VIA UMIMA, JAPAN. CANADA au.! ibe DIRU .STATES. Route from llougkoug. iiu Mm^l, Naga.-uiki, (lulaud Sen .if Japuu). Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria aud Vancouver, K.M..S. "Kmpmkss or Ini.ia" I Twin screw .<ln R.M.S.
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    • 435 5 AUCTION SALES. Powell and Co. Mat 21- At Saleroom, valuable property, No. 11l TMI street, at 2 30 p.m. 21 At Sale ro m. Towu properties, at 2-30 p.m. At Saleroom, building allotment* fronting SI. Michael's Road, oil Seraugoou Rood, at 2 30 p.m. 21 At Sale room, freehold land
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 28 5 WEATHER TELEORAM. Hongkong, May 20, 10 a.m. Barometer 2U.94 Direction cf Wind East Force of Wind :i Max. Temp in Shade tM> Manila, 761 West 0 30 26
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    • 123 5 DAY BY TOY. Monday, May 20. High Water. 4-8 a.m. 6-37 p.m. Swimming Club Launch**, 10, 11, a.m 2-10 and Mi p.m. Public and Bank holiday. Tuesday, May 21. II..!. Water II 4» 1.111. Ch.nese V.M.C.A Key. 11. K. Well. addrM*. Mm. Legislative Council. 230 Wednestlay, May 22. High Wai
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  • 1496 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 cents. MONDAY, MAY 20. In fulfilment of Mr. Churchill's promise in the House of Commons ou th« lMth of April, a White paper containing a certain portion of the official correspondence relatiug to the Jamaica Incident was published ou the 19th, but never wax the
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  • 12 6 All telegrams published in this issue aro protected by the Copyright Ordinance.
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  • 16 6 An examination iv Law will be hcl' <<t Taiping on June U. and tho following day.
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  • 15 6 All the criminal and civil courts are closed to-day. The Police Courts are beiug renovated.
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  • 14 6 Both the homeward and outward hound French mail steamers arrired al daylight this morning.
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  • 15 6 Forty-six vagrants deported from Peuang to China arc on board the Glcnfalloch, which arrived yesterday.
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  • 16 6 The Dirjccling Planters' Association has been asked to recommend au agent for pushing tea iv Tibet.
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  • 35 6 Rubber has dropped in price, very gradually. about lOd per lb. iv the last two years, but, on May 11, the report is that the market i.s up a |d., according to a Ceylon paper.
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  • 23 6 The steamer Berei/. Vy.el. belonging to the Federation Maritime de Brctagne. arrived, yesterday, from New York with 1"21,(HH) cases of kcrosine for Saigon.
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  • 28 6 At Wat Klong Suan. Siaiw, it is stated that corpses, instead of being buried, are often suspended from the branches of trees to be devoured by carrion creatures.
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  • 53 6 The Times of Malaya hears that, at au early date, a motor gymkhana is to be held at I (Mih. and that already the success of the venture is assured. Ou the Gcrmau steamer Schroabeu. which arrived, yesterday, from Batavia. en route to Bremen, there is ouly a dog passenger,
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  • 30 6 It is announced that Hie Methodists have already raised *".,ihhi fur the construction <ii tlicir new church on Fort Canning ltoad. Other subscriptions arc said to be coining in rapidly.
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  • 38 6 Tin i-iii^n of tin .],i)i,iiiii .mi' i Yedo Mam, wliicli arrivrd from Moji, yesterday, oil hwr way to -lava, consist* of coal aud acid. The latter includes ;jU) caacx of muriatic acid and two case-- of siilplninc acid.
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  • 41 6 For tlic bcuctit of tlie Sanitary Depart mcut at Hangkok, the Siam Kru RM publish) s the report that tin extremities of tlic limbs, and even the heads of corpses, buried at Wat Sum l'lu, can be seen by the visitors.
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  • 43 6 Wo .n> notified that the Government has been informed by the CoDHul-Gcneral fur the Netherlands that the importation of cattle from the StraitH Settlements and Simn into the Government of Achccn and it« I >epcnd cucies is prohibited as from the lHth insUiH.
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  • 50 6 Mr H. Alexander Parsons, f. K. N. S.. the author of Art and Knglish Coins, is contributing to the boys' Own Paper* j.aix i on The Colonial Coins of the British Empire," and in the May number deals with those belonging to the Straits Settlements, British North Borneo and Hongkong.
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  • 58 6 Tlio attention of the active members of the Y. M. C. A., h drawn to the fact that Mr. .1. N. Kanjiihar. M.A.. has beeu delayed in Hongkong aud will uot arrive a Singapore to attend the meeting tixod to tike place tn morrow eveniug, win n the quextion of
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  • 56 6 The exercises ou Thursday, iu couucctioii with the Au^lo Oiincsc School, Siu{;a|)oi'u. iu celebration ut Kmpirc Day, arc to be of the nature of a concert -songs, recitations. ll.it; drills, fta# saluU.^, .ml auch like. The school's annual Field Sporbs will take |ilaee on Saturday, Juul 1. ;it Oldhaui Hull.
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  • 69 6 Census returns fur lluufjkoug have just boon published and will cause surprise. English head the list with 2,683, Scots have a total of 671, Irish 889, Welsh 47. Of < iermaiis there arc 788 in the Colony, French 150, Austrians 124, Jews 156, Spanish 11 J, Portuguese 2,310. Indians arc
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  • 60 6 Mr. 0. Colliugwuod. of the Siam Royal Survey Department, met with a serious accident, at Bangkok, on May 10. while he was attempting to board an electric traiucar in motion. He fell immediately in front of the life-guard, which mounted bis body. Fortunately, the car was stopped with commendable promptitude
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  • 87 6 At tlm Cathedral of the Good Shepherd yesterday morniu^, tlic lUght Kcvd. liishup I'.iirilUm astfisted by the licv. l-'utln r-. 1'iMi^t and Lambert, ufticiiiU-d at a l'outitical Hi^li Mass, tin service being in plain ehaot. Thirty-two boyu and twunty-tliruc^irk were confirmod and received Holy Communioo for the first time. In
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  • 73 6 There was a large company at Kattles Hotel on Saturday night, and several race dinner parties enjoyed the choice menu prepared by this popular resort. Unfortunately, the Parisian trio is at present reduced to a duet but the excellent quality of the music played by Madame and Monsieur Diet/ on
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  • 925 6 Mr. It. Mcfotiiicll lias b*M mhU to >c a Kirst Class lns|>et:tor in Mm K.M. S. Mr. f. K. IdiiittlikoM replaces Mr. A. \V lust, as Actiujj Magistrate. Kuala Ummfm, The Secretary of StaU lias Hp|>oiiite.l Inspector ImtaH as au Assistant Cmv uissioucr of I'olico in (lie
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    • 188 6 FDpC I— l Regular 1 V i-/ <J I 1 SHIPMENTS. SPKCIALLY PAI'KKI) i Jonathans red w<!ou.y. OUTPORT TRADK. -SMSThompson. FiV CrOWil "SU Thomas Co., !!TC $6. H. THK AUSTRALIAN STOKKS. A Treat. J\ f I LCu DRESSER WANTED. YOUN6 PARTNER WANTED. Vouug European for Produce Gotlown. A Exi«ricncoa Drawer
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    • 147 6 Wilson Co PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIBTB. Oar Productions are of the Sighest possible ARTISTIC A TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE and are known throughout the East as INCOMPARABLY THE BEST In Photography, a* in anything else, "Tht Best is the Cheapest." WHEN ON LEAVE Koep in touch with the Colony and its doingH. It is
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  • 214 7 TINE SPEECHES MADE FOR SHOW PURPOSES. Colonials Disappointed BITTER SPEECH BY MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL. Hkutkii's Tki.ki.k \m London. May I.). Dr. L. S. Jameson. Premier of Cape Colony, has sailed for Capetow n. He states that he is disap)>oiutcd with the result of the Conference of Colonial Premiers;
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  • 59 7 Elaborate Ceremonial Ends with Baby's Decoration. Rmtkk'h Tmjmm \m London. May 1!). The Spanish Crown Prince has been christened with elalhiiati jxilnp and cerelnony. There was h long procession of Sponsors, Princes, foreigi 1 representatives aud giandees to the Chapel. Kiny Alfonso decorated the Crown Prince with
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  • 74 7 Disappearance of a Well -Known City Solicitor. 1 Kki'tkk's Tm.ki.iiwi London, May 1.1. The disappearance of partner in an iml>nrtant firm of solicitors iv Mm City 'ias led to the discovery of serious defalcations. This has caused a number of sensational reports to lie put into circulation but
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  • 181 7 liKl'TKK's Tm.Ki.IIWI Louduu. May lit. The ill ith is announced of Mr. Kdwin llurd Conger, who was the United States Minister I'lciii|h.U ntiaiy iv Peking during the siege of the Foreign Legations iv the DuKM outbreak of I'.MKI. I'm; O-i .i misi iik 1,i,..\n Tk.i>..i; wi licrlin.
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  • 41 7 linin's TfcUMUH London. May It. It la reported iv a Washington despatch that Mr. Thomas O'lirieu. at present I'nited States Minister to ('o)ieuhagen. succeeds Mr. Luke K. Wright as Ambassador at Tokio. The change will be effected iv Septcml>er.
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  • 46 7 KIU'TKK's Tk.LKI.RAMJ London, May in. The Paris correspondent of The Times telegraphs that it is stated in diplomatic circles that the Itusso Japanese Treaty will likely be coiicludi d finally in a week or ton days, and llic. Fruuco-Japaucsc Treaty .ibout tin same turn.
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  • 530 7 Suspicions of Incendiarism in Penang. (FitoM 01-r Own Corrksfondknt). Penang. May 16. So far as the little tell-tale thermometer goes, Penaiiy may, at certain times in the course of the twelve calendar months, be well described as a warm place." but its claims to celebrity in
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  • 258 7 Development of Work in the East. Voting men are well to the front everywhere vow a days, and it is well it should be so. if they prove themselves worthy; and older men find no greater pleasure than in encouraging such enterprises as promise good, permanent
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  • 193 7 Commenting on the paper, dealing v lth sanitation problems, written by Dr. Galloway, aud published in the Journal of the Malay Kranch of the British Medical Association, the Bangkok Times remarks that. as Dr. Galloway had described Amoy to be the dirtiest city in the world, with
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  • 81 7 A couple of nights ago, says the Siaiu Free Press, of May 13, a Siamese aud his wife were travelling by boat near Mak Heng, Siaiu, when they were suddenly attacked by four robbers. Two big monkeys, which are always kept in the boat, seeing their master
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  • 98 7 DEMONSTRATION IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE. The King's Sympaihetic Letter. lil. in. Tk.LKi.UAM London. May lU. Two thousand men employed at Woolwich Arsenal made a demonstration in Trafalgar Square against the discharges from the Arsenal. A letter from King Kdward was read in reply to a petition from the
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  • 682 7 Extraordinary Dealings of Municipal Officials. In refcreuce to Iteutcr's telegram published in the Straits Times on Friday, respecting the Municipal corruption in San Francisco, it may be said that rarely has any town received so many thrusts forward into notoriety in so short a time as
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  • 181 7 After a residence in Ceylon extending to ±i years, Mr. C. tlouly, late- Superintendent of Atubatcnue estate iv the Kulutara district, left Colombo on May 11, by the N.-D.-L. Steamer Scharnhorst for the Malay States, to assume charge of Sungei Ilengan Kubber Kstate in Selangor. This is
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  • 1566 7 THE CLOSE OF THE ENGLISH SEASON. Selection of International Teams. iSI'KI'III.I.Y WkITTKN KOK THK. STRAITS Timkh ry E. H. D. Sk.wm.i... Henley. April 20. The season is coded and in a most uncx pectod manner. For tlic first time in ithistory, the County Championship com petition reniains undecided.
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  • 322 7 People Resent Increased Taxation. Pakhoi. the home of many a Hylani iv Singapore, has been brought into prominence by reason of a disturbance in the neighbourhood. According to news just to hand, an additional tax was to be levied on several kinds of goods by the officials
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  • 130 7 The weekly report on the India Rubber Marketof Messrs. (tow, Wilson, Stanton, Ltd., of London, issued on April 2n, says: At today's auction, 862 packages of Ceylon and Malaya Plantation grown rubber were under offer, of which about 879 were sold. The total weight amounted to
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  • 39 7 The Japanese protected cruisers llashidalc, Itsukushiiua and Matsushima arrived in the harbour today from Australia. Thursday Island and ll.iUvi.i. The sipiadron will remain in p >ri live day*, after which time it will return to Japan.
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  • 57 7 We have received from the Colonial Secretariate a copy of the circular sent out by the Crown Agents with reference to the Straits Settlements Government Loan. This circular arrived in the Colony on Saturday, the 18th instant. It is dated Office of the Crown Agents for the
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  • 32 7 The Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands has jutst decided that sending hbelous matter in a sealed envelope by messenger to the libelled (tersou is not a punishable publication of the libel.
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  • 94 7 JAPANESE POLICY IN MANCHURIA CRITICISED. Dr. Morrison's Thunderbolt. 'Kkl'TKß's Tk.[,K(,RAM| London. May I*. Dr. G. K. Morrison, the Peking correspondent of The Times, calls attention to the policy that is being pursued by the Japanese in Manchuria. He states that their action iv that Province is a negation
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  • 57 7 Hkutkr's Tki.ki.ram London, May 19. At the Oval, Surrey beat Derbyshire by seven wickets. Worcestershire defeated Yorkshire at Worcester by ~>i runs. The match between Middlesex and Hampshire, at Lord's, was drawn. Last season, Surrey beat Derbyshire twice by ten wickets Yorkshire l>eat Worcestershire by nine
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  • 30 7 1 Kkl'TKK's TkLK.IiKAM 1 London. May I!). Prince Kusliimi, who is at present in Scot land, has bee-n cntcrtaiued at luucliuou by the Corporation of Kdinburgh.
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  • 24 7 I Kbvtkr's Tklki.k am London. May IH. There were twenty two persons killed and forty-eight wounded in the terrorist affair at Lodz.
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  • 45 7 IRkutkr's TK[><.r.M London, May 19. A St. Petersburg telegram states that information has been received from Tehcrau to the effect that serious disturbances hare Dceitrrcd at Tabriz. Hesht, Kernian and Shiraz. the people calling upon the Shah to ixmfinn the new Constitution.
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  • 40 7 IDbr Ostasiatischk Lloyd Tklkuium Merlin. May 1!). The Socialist party hopes, at the clone ol the second ballot, to secure a total of eighty seats in the Austrian Lower House as the inal result of the general election.
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  • 39 7 [UKB OsTASIATISCHK Ll.oYh Tr.LK.R AM Berlin, May 19. The Colonial Office here is preparing for Liv- establishment of a Department where information may be obtained by officers and tin- employes of business houses in the Colonies.
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  • 31 7 [taUnUWIMI Lloyd Tki.k/.k \m Berlin, May 19. Mauser, the celebrated inventor of the rifle which bears his name, has produced a new weapon for the King of Wurtteinbcrg.
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  • 49 7 London, May 10. The Kubber market is steady. The price ot tine hard Para is 4s. ,'d. A better demand for Plantation rubber is apparent, especially for biscuits. The bent prices at to-day's sales were obtained by Aberdeen, Kumaradola, and Kumbukkan, all at h 7 Jd.
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  • 146 7 Our Kuala Lumpur corres|K>ndont writes to say that Mr. (Jlioo Chccng Khay. a wellknown luiin r and trader of Sclangor. who was rcs|x>nsiblc for the introduction of the labour-saving Blondin machinery for the use of mines, and who. as was mentioned in the Straits Times on Saturday,
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  • 43 7 A man, whose brother wan in India, had telegram suyiug Turn dead. Hi replied Sorry, send body. After U weeks came the body of a tiger. M the Kcntlruuui tele graphed U> lu<liu: Mi-take-- -bent tiger. They replied No. mistake. Tom iv tiyn.
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  • 1684 8 UNSATISFACTORY TERMINATION OF THE SPRING MEETING. Madame Meg Disappoints. The representative of the habitation Kougsee came under the starter s orders iv the ex griffin handicap, the name of the jock wan run up oil the board, and over 1 hundred tickets wen- issued at the totalise tors
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  • 179 8 Hnhh Mpn Actress Malapert Harmony Stauiuiuj Wanda i Stapleford .J i m lumper i Lima Eclipse Lady Biocklcigh Acetine Grey Seaton Sextant /auibar I AthoH Prince Cioortjc Lady Klsi.ExccUior Ainarusa Orara Septet i Huttty ljuarrobulou<; Mullinyar First Tenor Pagi I'asi Halopiu Miss iiainptou Madame Meg The Marquis Kairdeal
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  • 78 8 The Russian Hremeu on the steam. 1 Corouia struck work on Friday, just as the vessel was about to leave for Rangoon. As a nniMi|Ufiuf. the steamer wax unable to get away till Saturday, Chinese firemen iM'iug employed in place of the strikers. Nine of the
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  • 138 8 National Union Cup Tit. The National I'uiou and the hand Apia met in the National luion Cup Tie coinpeti tion on the Beach Road ground yesterday A goxxl. though indecisive, game was pi 1 veil for about tifteeu luiuiitcs. tinri n>> which both sides obtaiuetl chalices but laili-d
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  • 228 8 Y. M. C. A. Tournament. In the V. M. C. A. tennis toiiiuaineut. iv addition to the results given ou Saturday. Sammy has defeated Iliilpern The play is progressing slowly ou account of the had weather. S. R. C. Tournament. The Siugapore Recreation Club tennis tournament is progressing fairly
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  • 288 8 An Imperial Match. The following letter has been addressed !>\ Major T. S. Marshall. Melbourne. Hon. S»re tary of the Common wealth Council of l!ill\>sociations of Austriilia. to Captaiu 11. It. (Mkask, Hon. Secretary. NfcaJpafSM Ititie .Vssociatiou In view of the antici|>Hted visit of a team of British rtirlemcn
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  • 162 8 Output for April. Tlic output of tin in April wan 20,674.82 piculs against 19.789.37 picuU in March. The value of the metal is returned at $1,H90.407.25 on which duty amounting to »287.«70.17 was collected. The price of tin averaged $92.. r >7 per picul with duty at >:<H.HH
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  • 15 8 Every uiau when alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person hypocrisy begins
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  • 342 8 New Buildings, New Bridge and Electric Light. Although, says In Tin land, this little' journal is not prepared to euiei hats the i joutroversy of I poll v. Kiial.t Liini|iiu. jcia few reuih.us about l|>oh as a centre and risinx buninesH town would not hi out of
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  • 195 8 A correH|M>ndent to the Malay Mai! writes I hear that there has Ix-.n a movement to net-lire Telu«ii labour for the Federated MvUy States, and that tin- attempt has uot Uen snccew«iiil n« far. It appears that none of the kanxanuies at the recruiting
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  • 30 8 Madras, May 14. Lieutenant Haven. Adjutant of the South Indian lUilwav Volunteers, hax bsstj found dead in O. Well at Trioliinopoly. Koul play iv HpMfeMi
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 250 8 LATEST ADVERTISEMeNTS. BRITISH INDIA BTEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED. XIX TKNANG, NKOAPATAM. MADRAS, KARICAI,. POKTO NOVO AND PONDICHEKRY. The ('ompa.ny'H twiu acrow Mail SU>amer TKEKTA, 6.996 tona. C. H. Bh»rp, Com maoder, will be deapatched for the »bo\c port* ou Thursday, tbe 2Srd inatut, at 4-30 p.m. She haa ezoellaot accommodatiou
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    • 316 8 f\\ r^ \^^^|b^^^ John Vt^cir 0 oorvs L§ ■li 111/ 'S^J liJtil iii V|| tl O|"V jlfj M* M I M it- HARMSTON'S GRAND CIRCUS ROYAL MENAGERIE OF WILD ANIMALS. LARGE AND BETTER THAN EVER. TUB oNI.V snow TWICE HONOI BED BY Ills MAJESTY THK Will! .IM KIMI Ills in;
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  • 229 9 linmiinM. May 18, 1907. PRODUCE. Gatubier b;iy.rs i 6.6"> do (Cube Xo. 1) unpicked 10-!."> Copra Bali 10.4"i do Pontianak 10.10 Pepper. Black IH.OO do White 5% 25.H0 Sago Flour Sarawak 2.92} do Brunei No. 1 2.90 Pearl Sago 4.00 Coffee Bali, 15% 19.00 Coffee. PaU-mbanu. 10% hn.sis UM
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 313 9 'ormat- Cpiul Subscribed I of ne **>* Re^erre ion Shire. ne Q P*° tMmeTr I i 1903 $300,000 $.100.l>00 30.000 g 10 10 1901 $600,000 1600,000 60,000 10 •10 1903 JKIOO.OOO £880,000 X50.000 1 1 1907 $400,000 1375,000 37,5000 i f 10 flO umsiue.l £60,000 £60,000 60,000 1 1
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    • 309 9 190S £150,000 £104,937.10 1 1 I 93,500 i 1 H/6 1905 $200,000 $87,400 j J-™° •10 •"> 9,500 uniuucd 1904 j £30,000 £11,125 f 7 000 *1| 1 1905 700.000 $610,000 l voloOO $W J %\H 1903 £70.000 £70,000 ""to.'oOO 1 1 1906 »150,000 1125,000 "'""l^aSo $10 $10 1904
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    • 203 9 a. Special Gold Reserve Fund. b. Insurance Fund. c. Sundry Reserves. <i. Sundry Reserves. c. Special Reserve. 1894 I £5,377. 10.0 £4,648.15.0 7,63* 12/6 12/6 1898 $225,000 $225,000 4.500 950 150 1865 $10,000,000 »10,000,000 j 80,000 $125 $125 1901 12,400,000 $2,*00,000 0 JlOO »100 1896 '$1,000,000 $1,000,000 j ™g
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    • 42 9 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 8% 1600,000 3% prem Riley Harfireavea, Ltd. 6% 225,000 3% prem. Singapore Municipal 6% 400,000 20% prem 5% 1,878,000 2% prem. 4% 602,000 2% dis nominal Tanjcnn Pagar Dock Co., Ltd. 6% 250,000 3% prem 5% 1,050,000 par.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 115 9 Alexandra Brickworks Co., Ltd. BRICKS FIREBRICKS. Sound well shaped and hard burnt bricks can be supplied nt ?1 50 per Laksa at the works. Firebricks v3O parthwmal Fireuiay 3 -> par tou Auy shaped bricks can be mud* to orJar and delivered In :,V>< nl By* -.voeki". Apply to The
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    • 17 9 "DOGS HEAD" i BRAND tJ AjC 11^*1 Trade Mark. Registered jjf Guinness' Stout, A HEAD OF ALL.
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    • 87 9 PRELIMINARY NOTICEAUCTION SALE VALUABLE TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, COTTAGE PIANO AND AN ENGLISH MADE FULL SIZE BILLIARD TABLE, The property of D. Uk BRANDT, Esq., To be held at STANMORE,- GRANGE ROAD, Saturday. June ■■>, at 2.30 p.m. (The furniture will be on view Due week before the sale). Powell Co.,
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    • 724 9 yyASSIAMULL ASSOMULL AND CO. LARGEST INDIAN, CHINESE AND JAPANESE SILK, JEWELLERY AND CTRIO MKIUHANTs. 1, 2, 3 4, High Street. Have great pleasure in announcing to the public of Singapore ami np-conntry, that they are clearing all their surplus stock at very reduced prices, the lowest ever offered in Singapore.
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  • 1184 10 Pithy Points From the Perils of the Wash. The movements uf the Governor, and his \isits to different places, are of BaaaSMßaf iiii|K»rtauce: l>ut if there i- a man who-e sisitv are ot more immediate eoiicern it is the .Ihohie man. The world is indebted to him
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    • 445 10 SALES BY AUCTION. MORTGAGEES SALE. Tne.-d.iy, May 2l*t, at 2.30 p.m. Four building allotments fronting St. Michaels-Road, off Serangoon Road. Total area 13,004 square feet, Statutory Grant. Powell Co.. 1073 Auctioneers. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. Tuesday. May 21, at 2.30 p.m. Frt-ehold land, area 8,480 feet. i«rt of Grant 63, toLVther with
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    • 557 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. paid rr Capital ..110,000,000 RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000) .2i. 2 i onn 000 Silver Reserve 111,000.000) wo oo Reserve Liability of Proprietors 110,000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. O. H. Medharst, Esq.— Chairman. Hon. Mr. W. J. Greseon Deputy Chairman. G. Balloch, Esq. C.
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    • 558 10 BANKING COMPANIES. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital £800,000 ReeerveJLxability of Proprietors £800,000 Reserve Fund £1.075,000 BANKERB. Bank ol England. National Bank of Scotland. The London City <t Midland Bank, Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest allowed at 1 per cent,
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    • 637 10 BALES BY AUCTION. TO MINING ENGINEERS AND C ONTRACTORS. AUCTION SALE VALUABLE MINING PLANT iNKWi At The Mart," Nos. 4 and I Rattles Place. On Friday. May 31. I'JOT. at 11 a.m. Comprising 1 8 h.p. Vertical Tubular Boiler. 2 Complete Blacksmiths' Outfits, including Forge, etc. 1 ton (about) Octagon
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    • 407 10 SALES BY AUCTION. to minim; engini:i:i:s and CAKPENTUKS, AUCTION SALE I Inc Complete Set l VALUABLE BORING TOof.S (SEW), At The Mart.' Has. and I KaflU-. Raoi On Frulay. May 31. IMf, at 11 a.m. >l>eci!U:atioii may be had at H. L. Coghlan 0. Co.. Licensed Auctioneers IWW and Surveyors.
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  • 247 11 Too lat to perform Vanishing Lady Trick. A i Will. -sden I'cHlv Court. Me B>at Lun(!. described as a UhbMH mauioian. answered a summons for deaeftiag his wife. Janata Paa Lnaaji an Knylish wouik.ii liviujj at Sandrin-juam road. \Villes,|en. l ireen. Mr*. I LriUMJ -aid
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  • 316 11 Advain inn Na*OM why women should not •moke. Dr. KoU'itson Wallace says: "Man has always lieen inclined to raise the fairest HBOag women on a pedestal, and to wmslnp her as a sort of aapariat lx^inj;. bafaM whom it is .his piivilej-e and his pleasure to
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  • 280 11 Mr. f. C IVutield has written an iidinir- ablcnnd instructive voluine.cntillcd Kast of j Sti-z: Ceylon. India. China, aud Japan. He remarks thai from the moiuent ha passed the Sue/ Umml to his in-rival at rlon^kou^ or Vokohaiua. the Stars and Stripes are ilis. covered in
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 113 11 AN AMERICAN REMEDY. There is probably no medicine manufactured that can be found in more homes iv the tinted States than Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and diarrhoea Remedy. It has hem in ojaaanJ v* tor over thirty years aud cai-h sii.cessive epidemic of diarrhoea and dysentciN dmin^ this time has tested
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    • 412 11 Why Suffer with Prickly Heat MAYNARD'S PRICKLY-HEAT LOTION Will yive iustant relief $IK A few applications will completely cure the most obstinate case! y Price 50 cents per bottle. MAYNAED COMPANY, Ltd., 14 BATTKRY ROAD, SINGAPORE. Braiic-h .->«*•:( NOUTII I'.UIOCiE KOAI). 3^irn Jim Qo., 7 KLING STREET, HAVE REMOVED FROM
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    • 624 11 'MAINTAINS THE HIGHEST REPUTATION EVERYWHERE. BUILD UP and PRESERVE YOUR HEALTH and Fortify the System against Disease witli \<.*cabilsh«d ilno* 1379 > ESSENCE OR FLUID fXTRAoi v i-.fc.Ll JAMAICA 'We annnt ipsnk ■^■TwSW^»rWJI tig nTi H Iff Bt' 4WT 100 highly o: it FsZlI M'^fc^W MKJ QM.M [C E*HT Jt
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    • 294 11 BUCHANANS WHISKIES. *re not an experiment. They have been tba j favourite blends at home (or many yeira and I are rapidly gaining similar popularity in the i Colonies. No expense hj spared in keeping both "RED SEAL" AND "BLACK AND WHITE" np to the mark. CRUSHED FOOD. TRY II
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    • 616 12` Scale of Cbatoes. PREPAID ADVERTISEMENTS I—Miscellane^as1 Miscellane^as Wants of Every Description, Houses, Land, etc., to let, are inserted at the following rate- One Insertion S 1.20 per inch. Two 200 Three 2.*) Six 5.20 Nine 6.40 Twelve ".20 Twenty-five 10.00 (Each subsequent month 55 per inch.) Tue above rate is
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    • 530 12` ARTICLES FOR SALE. Rates :-Foor Lliw, on* or two inwrtiom, Sl.'V By the inch, mm scale of charge*. FOR SALE. RUBBER ESTATE. 800 acres in Malacca, also Rubber Stump*. Apply C. c/o "Straits Times." c 103 EMPTY HOGSHEADS FOR SALE EMPTY HOGSHEADS (54 GALLONS.) About 100 to 150 monthly. Apply
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    • 606 12` TO BE LET OR SOLO. Rites Four I.inM, on* or two inxrtioin, tIM By the inch, sm Scale ol Ch&rgw. COMPOUND HOUSE TO BE LIT. No. 28 Sophia Road. Apply to 18-3 Priniep Street. i -Hi HOUSE TO BE LET. Frankfort House. No. 1 Lloyd Road. Apply within. 665 ROOMS
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    • 543 12` TO BE LET OR SOLD.; Ratxs:— Four Lines, on* or two insertions, tl. By th» Inch, ft Heal* of CharfM. FURNISHED HOUSE TO BE LET. To be let. furnished. Villa Germania" at Pasir Panjang. Apply Nieuwkamp. 1 Almeida Btreet. 5»7 OFFICE TO BE LET. First floor of No. 1. Malacca
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    • 503 12` Miscellaneous NOTICES. R\TK»: !«t M..nt!!. -i |H-: talk. >ul~« t uent ltn>iitli*. tm -liTter ix-rii. i- »c« Bmtt rfChMPI NOTICE. N itice is hereby given that a!! roads tvituin Government House Domain wi!! be closed to the Public from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on each of the following dates,
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    • 472 12` Miscellaneous NOTICES. ■mil— M Mimth. par lark. Mtfcn^Mal month-. H. 1•• li'ttar |>n..-l- > i|iTO PEARLERS AND FISHERMEN AND OTHERS. Is hie hMM d>i nT M W.-.in Ai UUi, D No. l«l HH In Mm matter if N. aUIBFHI COMFAHT i.:m i Kl>. [Ill: I MON lt\NKo! AI STKAI.I UHRBD,
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