Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 2 March 1906

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  • 19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No, 148. VOL. II SINGAPORE, FRIDAY MARCH 2, 1906. price 5 CENTS
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  • 79 1 London, March 1, 10.35 am In the Reichstag, Admiral von Tirpitz, Secretary of State for the Navy, denied that Kiaochau would be made a fortress of the first class, but said that there was no <loubt but that the result of the war had changed the
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  • 96 1 THIRTY-THREE REFUGEES FROM THE NANCHANG MASSACRE. London, March 1, 12.05 P- m Reuter's Shanghai correspondent wires that thirty-three survivors of the i massacre at Nanchang have arrived at i Kiukiang by the French warship Descartes. The American gunboat Quirns has started for Kiukiang. The British men-of-war Clio
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  • 74 1 TOTAL OF THIRTY-ONE AND THREE-FOURTHS MILLIONS. London, March 1, 12.05 p.m. The naval estimates are thirty-one and three-fourths million pounds sterling, a decrease of one and a half millions from the estimates for the preceding year. For the construction of new vessels the decrease amounts to £250,000. The
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  • 89 1 CERTAIN ELEMENTS OUT OF TOUCH WITH SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE. London, March 1, 12.05 p.m. Mr. MacNamara. a Liberal Member of the House of Commons, m a speech at London referring to the Earl of Elgin's repudiation of the term "slaver y" said that there were certain
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  • 53 1 PLAN UNANIMOUSLY FAVOURED BY THE COMMON WEALTH COMMISSION. London, Mar. 1, 12.05 p.m. In a unanimous report, the Commonwealth Commission proposes old-age pensions often shillings weekly for all who have been residents of ?he Commonwealth for twenty-five years and have reached the age of sixty-live. The cost is
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  • 32 1 London, March 1, 10.35 a m Viscount Hayashi, Japanese Ambassador at the Court of St. James, has visited Newcastle and inspected the Kashima, the new Japanese man-of-war just completed.
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  • 32 1 London, March 1, 12.05 p.m. The marriage of Prince Kitel Fredrich of Germany and the Duchess Sophie of Oldenburg has taken place at Berlin with the most brilliant ceremonn
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  • 17 1 London, March 1,11.05 p. m. Sir Henry Campbell-Banncrman and Mr. Chamberlain are both indisposed.
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  • 149 1 SIGNIFICANT ACTION BY PEKING BOARD OF COMMERCE. The Tokio Asalus Pekingoormpon dent reports that the Commercial Bureau of the Chinese Board of Agriculture and Commerce ha^ again Sasued an injunction to all the leading men m the various localities, urging them to estimate and apply for
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  • 286 1 V FINDS FOUR THOUSAND CONVERTS AS A RESULT OF lI IK PAST YEAR'S WORK. Al the Annual Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church m the Philippines, convened on the 17th Feb. at the Centra] Church, Manila, Bishop Oldham stated the problems of the session: Ist, the
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  • 315 1 SINGAPORE CHINAMAN BRINGS ACTION IN HONGKONG AGAINST A SCHOOLMASTER. Wong Sham U, a schoolmaster at Hung Horn, was charged m the Hong kouj; Police Court with tuurboui ing .1 married woman without lawful excuse. Teng Fat mkl he was shop coolie m Singapore. Me married mi March, i
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  • 233 1 STRANGE 1 AI.K OF A JOIN I EN l ERPRISE BY BRITAIN AND JAPAN. T 1 Ik./<//>"»1 k. /<//>"» limrs reproduo iiom a South-American journal tin- following story, which ia Alleged to have Ikmm obtained frou ft confidential source: It is stated m private circlea tli.n Greal
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  • 48 1 Mv Qecil la I'mtf, son <>! Assistant StlfgMll Mi W. I .1 I'oiti .mil a Sti.uts (iovti ninciu Mi-diral Stiult nt iit MadfM, (aincil Ofl t\\ t- «\Mits m tin- Mciti- .il CoUcfC S^H>its luld on tin- ;ih Feb., winning tlnt'f hist and t\\»» s t o,.ml l>i i/«
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 808 1 BUCHANAN'S BLACK* WHITE' n TOP PLACE I" HICHESI CLASS OF OlMsklcs ,12 YEARS OLD ro ft m. tmi DM H,R,H. THE PRINCE OF WLES. 16,844 Casks of 'Eagle' Cement. Bare been sold m Singapore, during the past 12 Montlis Our large TURNOVER combined with the high rate of Exchange enables
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    • 17 1 (Keuter's Agency wires. By submarine telegraph.) DEFENCE OF KIAOCHAU. RESULT OF THE WAR HAS CHANGED THE SITUATION.
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    • 15 1 TANSAIM, Pure, Crisp, Invigorating A NATURAL MINERAL WATER OK THI HIGH ESI (LASS. Sold Everywhere
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  • 314 2 The eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. FRIDAY, 2nd MARCH HELP THE BAND. One of our local contemporaries disparages the attempt of the Secretary of the Town and Volunteer Band to secure subscriptions from the public for its support, on the ground that the support of the Band is within
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  • 298 2 The question of the healthfulness or the contrary of pork into which water has been injected may be debatable, but we have never known the practice to be considered otherwise than fraudulent till the receipt of a recent copy of the Times of Malaya, containing areport of a
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  • 219 2 The adoption of the turbine engine for our latest battleships hi^ set the American naval experts at work investigating the possibilities of the same style of engine for their own navy, which is being rapidly increased by the construction of new vessels o( modern type. An American
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  • 58 2 At the half-yearly general meeting of the Selangor Club on Saturday last. Mr. Macfadyen proposed that the Singapore system be adopted, his amendment reading Chits shall be signed by members when ordering drinks and before receiving them." This amendment was put, but was lost. It was then decided
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  • 234 2 Thi Government proposes to acquire five lots ofland within the tow;i*limits of Ipoh for a Government School and for Government Public Gardens. Small-pox Raging The small-pox epidemic m Calcutta is still raging. It is estimated that since December there have been 5,500 cases. In the week ending Feb. iota there
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  • 908 2 HOW YUAN SHIKAI MAINTAINS HIS INFLUENCE. A native correspondent of the A 7 C. Daily News has supplied that journal with the following note's concerning Yuan Shikai, the all-powerful Viceroy of Chihli. As a mark of the supreme confidence the Empress-Dowager has m the
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  • 41 2 The appeal of the Siam Steam Packet Company, Ltd., against the decision of the British Court for Siam by which the plaintiff m a suit for damages for collision was granted Tcs. 3,063, was yesterday dismissed with costs.
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  • 73 2 A Cliiticse woman was killed by a tram yesterday morning, at about 7,30 m front of Teluk Ayer Police Station. She started to cross the line, evidently not observing the approaching train. Before the brake could be applied sne was knocked down and so badly injured
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  • THE WESTERN PRESS.
    • 39 2 There a dazzline attran; tunes ot many million. l as a rule by the vast riches, invite ti, fortunate or gifted, the v t u, u oAermultiinilTionanesandtlM fricu Ilv criticism ol ,1,, ma omi-lleraltf, Chua
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    • 45 2 IJcre is an attempt to lou.s X l\. stvlc nits pu, Thelovelestsnades worn m the U« half of the seventeenth ccnturv being scrupulously copied, and sol the iikm gorgeous trimmii and silver lace will adorn our court. dinner dress. Paris correspondent Gentlewoman.
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    • 58 2 The motor omnibus is alre* established m London, v enough, the motor cab -till holds b, Even «ix years ago, when m were thst put on the streets, a commoner sight than th. j In a year or two doubtless, I will "arrive, but it is
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    • 65 2 Value of Jockeys' Tips. They arc misguided individuals hang about to gel "tips" f rom jockey with whom they \w.\\ happt be on speaking term-.' I 0 t> it is the business ol .1 ja k< his tongue; secondly, nine jo o\ ten arc very indiffen racing and, thirdly, iro
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    • 65 2 Canon Lytteltou deserve* 1 put vote of thanks for his n of school hours at Eton m Midi fashion that the lower boys will gel bed m future at halt past nine insti 1 'of ten, and the upper schoo instead of half-past ten for every boy
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    • 85 2 There is no delusion rw i vain thai the modern belief that <!. tutiom are a universally a| panacea for the restoration order, social justice, and social I flic history of all gron shows that the only institution boast of permanence md ness are those which, m
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    • 102 2 In such centres of industry field, Leeds, Birmingham and ter complaints of scarcity of worktn are constantly heard. I hen true, a surplus of unskilled and incompetents, bul tl skilled in.l first rate m<n is below demand A short while ago i, 700 p sons applied for
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    • 107 2 Tarifl reformers -|>r.ik and irri ol Mr. Balfour with und insolence and contempt, though all tl while protesting that they th most amiable gentle m m". W lid thi have subjected him to these md if he had n.>t been unseat" Manchester J ll x
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    • 35 2 Hie Kdi'or invues correspondent* interest t,, .1/ ,r..1.- Ms-, written on one M.le .>t the papa shuu d exceed 4 <.. w. i 1 [He I I ble for the opinions .1!
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    • 88 2 Sir, Will any ot the mmieroui 1 Christian readers ot youi inform me it the "Indian < hritl .vi s tion' of this place is still m t listen c Association irai ipoken <>t notes of one of the ia a ol 1 I'atriot "of Madras, 1
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  • 127 2 To-day, 2nd March. High Water: -2.iSa.m M»P-« Legislative Council, i. P- m S. v. A. iopr.G«n i>i S. V. I.Compain Drill. P-'» To-morrow, ?rd M.irch. High Wtm J.,2 MB M I. ft Mail i hitwai I S. V. I. data I n iv. I r v Flull>ann.Soiut\ Mil
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 576 2 EISi GUSH M I LKS. SWEETENED WITH CANE SUGAR. "JOHN BULL" 18 Cts; per tin Containing 1 Ib. Net. DIPLOMA FuSI Cream 23 ditto ditto 1 Ib. Net. ppom Australian Stores and all Dealers. J Sastern Oriental Sfotel) PENftNG. PENANG HILLS. Sankies Brothers, 5 Proprietors. BOOKS JUST RECEIVED 19th February
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    • 387 2 i MIMIsIHIMMHHnHHsM j "Victoria Braad 7? 1 lh TTI^^I J^^^^ pep tln 20 cts. #^§P^ 9 oz. TINS. Registered per dOZ. 1.40 Trademark CONDENSED MILK, pertmi2ots. I II Dhompson Dhomasand Co. r The Australian Stores. I COGHLAN CO. Licensed Auctioneers HOUSE ESTATE AGENTS. Auction Sale. UNREDEEMED PLEDGES. On Thursday, Ist.
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    • 232 2 Notice. Superior Apartments m private European Family On the Ist of April, a French Lady will have accommodation for a limited number of Gentlemen, either single apartments, or suites, first class cuisine, under personal supervision, house close to town, m good locality, terms very moderate. Apply Box 1 E. D
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  • 14 3 |xM ,;IK OF DEPUTIES RE- ES PERIOD OF MIL] lAKY fRAINING.
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  • 57 3 VEHEMENT PROTESTS FROM M. ROUVIER. I „v March 1, 5.10 p. m. Ihamber of I teputiesi to 17.}. has agreed to il pet km! of training for >ps to fifteen days, and i! forces to «*ix days ■!< cided upon despite opposition «»t" Mr., Ik <l to be 1 party
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  • 41 3 N l\\ BRITISH MEN-OF-WAR TO HAVE I URBINES London, March 1, 5.10 p.m. malt include three pounds sterling for the wire j.hv ;it 1 longkong. .ii decided to put turbine m all the men-of-war provided enl year.
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  • 26 3 OPENED A I MELB4 »l KNE. Lonix »n, March i, 5 i<> p. m. A lapanesc famine relief fund has ai Melbourne. i—
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  • 180 3 PHILIPPINE APITAL TO BE MADE IMPREGNABLE. Island occupies a [>osi- importance at the mouth Mamla May, commanding completely I Orders lu\c 111 st been sued by the American War Departonstruction <>t" modern on thi> island. lli» will t>c so placed as to mmand l>«»tli channels and
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  • 153 3 nturi* ago that tl c lal mi g man is :iu greal French dical t.\- monstrating that "t the Wo.lv tin day is exercise were n«»t >> p »is >nous as th<-v u< re the that had l.« 1, spent m Australasian •> < d Health stagnant
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  • 104 3 U<tty sue< |MeBBrs Schrater due t«.i rice suppli- 1 ""l>" Uu 7 Ui February. Mr. «no\cdthatMe»a«.Ck)r«lon Messrs. Whittall ft Co., ,tht Eastern Produce Geo. Robson "I. Mr. W unc.il, ke. 7 a "ag< I G.R., be not, lied debi; due to the V 1""'• so much
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  • 40 3 1 1 mine Fund being Mooday ias» anB ;im lm t<<l to*6 f 130 on roadU l/ JA///, a motor I'"'.^k.,k1 '"'.^k.,k in( tenant Ke "ion rhedi.U«ceVu object being quicker ltliH 7 nic «'on with Kuropeaud 1 l; traffic i
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  • 622 3 M F teo L:MHER »"> H E AND MISS ANDERSON BON VOYAGE.. Sir Joftm A.iderson and Miss Ander n zrir d r d r ui r *St he "ohi r aUSht ,V r left f °r 11 Country" vesterH™ llhmc w, T a lar nu b
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  • 194 3 BRITISH COLUMBIA DISSATISFIED. I he movement towards the secession <>t l>iiti>li COlumbia from Canada is growing Berious. wires a correspondent to the M<<niing Leader. Mr. A H. B. McGowan, member tor Vancouver, at the opening of the Legislative, made speech wbich < voiced great applause, and
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  • 118 3 rENNIS TOURNAMENT. Al no play was possible the past two days. Tin 1 follow ingtixtures are repeated at the request of the Honorary Secre- I tary To-day, 2\i> March. LaMU Sim, us Handicap. H. Mrs. Saunders v Miss Boulton. S.vn KP.\Y,3rd March. M. Mrs. Hartncll v
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  • 223 3 MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THF SANDAKAN BAY COAL-FIELDS SYNDICATE. A telegram to the Times of Ceylon from Nuwara Eliya, dated February Bth, states that Mr. William C. Watson, who had been suffering for some days from affection of the heart, died at the Grand Hotel,
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  • 148 3 The following from the Malay Mail shows an encouraging advance* along the lines pointed out m a recent leading article m this paper The railway department is erecting by the side of the railway line from Seremban toTanjong Malim (a distance of 100 miles) a line of telegraph
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  • 94 3 Specimens of new silver dollars (one tael value) have been sent trom the central mint to the branch mints at Tientsin, Nanking, Wuchang and Canton with instructions thai the minting of the coins begin at once, says the Hongkong fe/rgrop/t. The new dollars will be first circulated
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  • 88 3 We take pleasure m acknowledging ths receipt of S5 from Mr. F. Mac Dougall of Messrs. WMteway Laidlaw Co., and 55.40 from Mr. H. E \V. Koelmeyer. of the Survey Department, as further subscriptions for the Japanese famine sufferers, making the total of our fund Si 90.40.
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  • 76 3 A statement recently issued by the Bureau of Statistics of the American Department of Commerce and Labour shows that the trade between America and the Philippines for 1905 has been worth about (^4,000,000), as opposed to $4,000,000 for the year prior to American occupation. Of this trade, the
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  • 89 3 A Rcirra'a wire from New York, under date ol January 27th says that m the motor car tournament on the Ormond Beach track on the day previous, Marriott, driving a cigar-shaped American stenm-car, broke the world's mile and kilometre records, covering the distances m 28 i~ssec.
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  • 57 3 A special telegram to the Times of Ceylon, dated London, February 12th, says that the Scottish Malay Rubber Company is being formed privately, with a capital of The directors are Messrs. Robert Bowie and James Hunter. The company is to develop 2,100 acres of land m Kuala
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  • 65 3 Says an India contemporary:— "I*. is r proposed to start a big Company for growing rubber m S. •India. The Hon. Mr. H. P. Hodgson is the moving spirit m the scheme, and the prospectus will be issued shortly. A great many of the shares have
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  • 36 3 Launches will leave Johnston's Pier for the Club Bungalow on Sunday, the 4 th inst., at 10, n, a. 15 and 3.30 p. m. returning at 10.30, 12.15, 3 and 5 P- m^_
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  • 19 3 Gurmukh Singh, son of SubadarMajor Gurdit Singh, has joined the Medicine School m Singapore as a Perak Government Student.
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  • 492 3 NOVEL BUT IMPORTANT PROPOSAL AT A PLANTERSMEETING IN CEYLON. At the annual meeting r*r »v Hall Brown proposed- Th-^t r\ men.be aske^ To take proposal of ,n,,,e may s-r^i^: We task to you, gentlemen. I have mentioned the matter to many men In the Island
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  • 378 3 ALLEGED PIG-STEALING. Ihk Courts were unusually quiet yesterday there being but a few cases on tile. Two Chinamen were placed m the dock of the 2nd Court charged with the theft of 2 1 pigs valued at $260, the property of one Tan Sam, a planter and pig
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  • 130 3 Mr. L. Davidson, the well known retired Ceylon planter, has retuned to the Island on a short visit and is also coming to the Straits where he hns •considerable interests m rubber. When seen by a representative of the Times of Ceyton, Mr. Davidson said he
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  • 20 3 MEN OF WAR. mSSJKAjsr Horsey Feh a3 SwSS m for y p: i kC Alli Feb 20 Port
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  • 277 3 c^^vsae ssssj* 25 n Hrecons/rre Br.t 2323 Elliott, Feb 25 New Castle, Guthne, Uncertain /lan HinGuan Brit 24 5 Hunter, Feb 28 W Swettenham, Wee Bin, for V Swett 2 /W.v, Dut 107 Bagan, Feb 28 Bagan. Tan Ah Clioon, for Bagan Dock OW, W Brit 134,, Anderson,
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  • 156 3 Benatty, Brit 2510 Sarchet, Feb 28 Kohsichang, Pat Simons, for Antwerp 2 Antnior Brit 8563 Williams. Feb 28 Amoy, Mansfield, for Liverpool. Tmmrlm, Ger 1280 Lenss, Keb 88 Bangkok Behn Meyer, for Bangkok. Hencleuh, Brit 2679 Reid. Feb 2* London, Pat Simons, for Hongkong 2. T d'LH'"'" V
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  • 119 3 To-day. For Per At Manila C. Lopez V Lopez 11pm Sourabaya Chaterhouse noon K. Pahang, &c Aing Hing noon Malacca, Linggi Kheng Seng Ip m Batu Pahat Aing Ann 2pm Muar Malacca Sri Muar 2 p m Malacca &c Ban Hin (uian 3p m Malacca I. I >ickson
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  • 73 3 Wharves at which different Ships were berthed Yesterday East Wharf, S. V. Langkat. Victoria Graving Dock, Nil. Albert Graving Dock, T testa. Section No. 1 Simonang, Mosscl. „2 C Lopez Y. Lopez, Hengloe. „3 Brecon shire. n 4 Nil. 5 Minilya. 6 Beechley, Antcnor. 7 (B.W.)Aparimn,
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  • 27 3 FINANCE COMMERCE. Government Rate 2/4 $60 for £7. The Netherlands Trading Society yesterday quoted the 4/ms bank rate at 2/4 I. Tlie Mercantile Bank quoted 2/4 7/16.
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  • 139 3 On London Bank 4 m/s 2/4 7/16 Demand 2/3 3/ 1 6 Private 6 m/s 2/4 13/16 do. 3 m/s.. 2/4^ Oh Germany Bank d/d 2.40 Private 3 m/s 2.45 do. 6 m/s 2.47 Oh France— Bank d/d 2.95] Private 3 m/s 3.00 j do. 6 m/s 3.02]
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  • 106 3 From ENGLAMD. I'cr P. ftO. )ceana, on Saturday. From China.- Per N. D. L. /ieten on Monday. MAILS ALREADY DIBPATCHEO for London. Left Sing. Due m London. Arrived. lan. i M. M. [a& ;in 'lan. 4 I J &O. Jan. J«n. tj 'lan. ii B. L Feb.
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  • 65 3 Mar. i. -Per Malacca: Revd and Mrs. E. V. P. Schdler, McMn W.L. Wafkins, F. Ncarr.c G. A. Talbot ami H. 1.. Coghlan. Per Sea Mew: Sir I avter. Mrs and Miss. Taylor and nia;d, Ifiaa. Flefcl- ing, and Mr. 13cn/ic. Per Rajah of Serawah l>< I lllU
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  • 101 3 lastor t'>i I longkong Java Chemulpo, *'A Manilj a Sourabaya and I' i •■mantle Isabella Lingga Ischia Hongkong Aaahan Panen, Bib, Aaaiian A Penang IJ Uraballa Hongkong and f <kt >liama. Resident Schieff Rhio Edendak Samarang Bendeudi Hongkong, China an<! Japan »i Delhi Bombay 'r j Ayuthia Colombo A
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 260 3 [ROBINSON I 1 i^g^and OoJ j FIXED EXeHSNGE I j REDUCED price! Raieidb Bicries 1 j 1906 MODELS j |S j Free Wheel and two Brakes I I COMPLETE With Saver Plated Lamp, Bell and all J| Accessories 1 $70. 1 The "Raleigh" machines Represent J| THE BEST I ROBINSON
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 260 4 THAT IS FRASER NEAVE'S AERATED WATERS Phoenix Assurance Company Limited OF LONDON. The undersigned have this day been appointed General Agents for the abovementioned Company for the Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States and Johore, and are* prepared to issue Policies of Fire Insurance at current rates of premium. Guthrie Co.,
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    • 717 4 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai tanking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $*****000 RESERVE FUND.- •lu.wu.uuu Sterlinc Reserve »10,000,000 1 #tQ A Silver Reserve 8,600,000 f •18.600,000 Reserve {Liability of Propriet^is 910,000,000 Court of Directors. H. A. W. Slade, Esq- Chairman. A i^i'P 1 Ks( l—^PUty-Chairman. Hon. C. W. Dickson, I A. J. Raymond, Lsq
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    • 1387 4 Best IKoulmcin Cigars. We beg to inform the public that we have received a large consignment of this brand of cigars by the s. s. m 2aida To suit those who cannot smoke strong cigars we have imported the best and mildest of the brand known as the "wash leaves"
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    • 576 4 "K. D. M. AttLßm M PREPAID. Cheap Publicity for all your Wants: Houses, Godowns etc., Wanted d To Let. Situations Wanted d Vacant. Exchange d Mart. 1 Day. 1 Week. Fortnight. Month 25 words or under 50 cts. 1. 50 2. 00 3. 00 50 75 cts. 2. 00 3.
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    • 412 4 >X saw, WANTED, ETC TO BE LET. PURNISHED from town for < Court preferred. lll) r Replies to -oivn,,-,-,.,,,^. No 7 Battcrv I*,, 6 on 2nd h loor. Mrc c n, AppiytoGUTHßli Ui T be Let No. r, f Ced] street Apply to GUTHRIE If To be Let A Compound
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