Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 11 August 1906

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  • 19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 282 VOL. H SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1906. PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • 44 1 Reuter's Agency wires. (By submarine Telegraph.) DID RECEIVE ILLEGAL REBATES Railway concerns implicated. London August, ioth, 10,30 a.m. The Standard Oil Company has ben finally indicted m Chicago on a charge of illegally receiving (freight) rebates from the various railway Companies.
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  • 46 1 LONDON, HEAVY PURCHASER OF STOCK. French scrip also favoured. London August, ioth, 10,30 a.m. The most noticeable feature m connection with the operations on yesterday's Stock Exchange was the abnor- j mal purchase of gilt-edged securities, for investment m the French loan to Russia.
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  • 49 1 COLUMBIAN SALMON CANNERS SEND PETITION. To REDUCE POLL-TAX. London August, 10th, n a.m. The -British Columbian salmon canners have petitioned asking that a l reduction be made m the amount oi the i head-tax payable by immigrant Chinese, i owing to the prevailing scarcity of labour.
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  • 90 1 PAYMENT OF TEACHERS Not obligatory. London August, 10th v a.m. The greatest importance is attached to the judgment of the Court of Appeal declaring that the Education Act of 1902 does not oblige the local authorities to pay teachers for any religious instruction, which was not
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  • 31 1 NO TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. Marylerone C. C. refuses Invitation. London, August 10, 11 a.m The Maryiebone Cricket Club has finally refused the invitation to send a representative team to Australia.
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  • 52 1 BILL MAY BE PASSED. Before present Parliamentary Session ends. London, August 10, 11 a.m. Speaking at Wrexham, Mr. Lloyd George expressed the desire that the Welsh Church disestablishment and disendowment Bills be passed before Parliment ended its session. Takes a Holiday. Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman has started
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  • 49 1 A RECORD FOR JULY. Increase m British Textile Trades. London, August 10, 11. a.m. The total exports for July amount to ,£33,442,962 which is the largest figure ever yet recorded. The increase includes a sum of ,£2,161,173, being the amount of exports made by the textile trades.
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  • 76 1 OFFICIAL REPORT PUBLISHED. Contractors and others Rob the Army. London, August, 10th, it. a.m The Report of the Commission of Euquiry into the War Store Scandals has been published. It contains many adverse criticisms, and comments on the conduct of the business of the Supplies Office m
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  • 53 1 NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF CORRUPTION AMONG OTHERS. Names of Guilty Mentioned. London, August 10, n a.m. Notwitstanding the losses which have been occasioned owing to inept management, there is> no evidence 'of corruption among the officers except m the case of six, whose names are mentioned
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  • 44 1 The Annual meeting of the Singapore Recreation Club for the purpose of passing the accounts of the previous clnb year and of electing a Committee for the ensuing year has been fixed to take place m the Pavilion on Friday next the 17th instant.
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  • 537 1 WHY DO ACTORS MARRY Although no fools, actors do marry and the above is the query propounded by M. A. P. "I have never been able to understand how it is that actors ever get married. I cannot, by the wildest flight of imagination, fancy one falling m love. His
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  • 457 1 There is a female who has been allowed space m the last issue of M.A.P. to give vent to her feelings as follows (with more to come) In the pages of that generally non-scurrill-ous organ. Instead of looking after the supper of her husband or friends (if
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 237 1 O id in*® curoc Cut Cowcco iO2 vacuum cms pocket tin. O^abl. Everywhere. HIRANO WATER. 1 f The Queen of Table Waters. I JPure, Sparkling, Invigorating. The Leading Mineral Water of the East. Bottled m Japan, by £j^ The Hirano Mineral Water Co., Limited. H. E. REYNELL CO., |gQ^ I
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    • 283 1 r J. TRAVERS SONS. Ltd.^ I 7 3)'3llmeida Street, I I HAVING BEEN APPOINTED I SOLE AGENTS I FOR THE I General electric Companp, £td< i I IN SINGAPORE AND THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, BEG TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT THEY ARE READY TO CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY I I
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    • 10 1 3IN6APORE J. LITTLE I CO., LTD. and AttENTS. ROBINSON &CO
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  • 341 2 The Eastern Daily mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. SATURDAY, 11th AUGUST. THE SEAL FISHERIES. Again there has been international friction over the seal fisheries ot Alaska and the Aleutian islands. The latter form a lone chain extending from the North American continent nearly to the continent of Asia, and are much
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  • 348 2 In an interview with a Colombo Press representative, Mr. James Kyan, who had recently returned to Ueylon from an inspection of the ru bber plantations m the federated Malay States, said that as an agricultural labourer, he did not think that the Chinaman could compete with the Madrassi,
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  • 284 2 The great naphtha case which has occupied the attention of the Senior Magistrate for so many days was concluded on Thursday and resulted m the acquittal of the defendant on a technical point of law. Mr. Napier pointed out that the Regulation under which his client was charged
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  • 332 2 v Send me somewhere We^t of Suez 1 is the gist of an advertisement appearing locally. It is announced that from October next, only those pupils who are qualified to enter standard IV, will be admitted as pupils into Raffles Institution. The mobilization of pirt of the local gajrison has
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  • THE WORLD'S PRESS
  • 341 2 1 neir- To t MR, H I P recent >;k\ warm I United States that al papers aneni country wa* al British reallj American I There is n loubt 1 a grc.it ezl :t it als i amply ver S F. on the rep m 'Federated
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 415 2 Caldbeck Macgregor and Co. WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTS ALE, BEER, STOUT IMPORTERS. fiotci a* r europc. Austrian String Band UNDER CONDUCTOR MR. C. MUHLBERGER Iwill play to-night and every night. From 5. 30 p.m. to 7. 30 p.m. 8. 30 p.m. to 11. 30 p.m. C. CHAYTOR, Manager, I FOR 14
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    • 216 2 f HAVE YOU HEARD OF #SHL©L?# THE LATEST AND THE BEST DENTIFRICE. IT QUITE SUPERSEDES ALL OTHERS. It is pleasant. It is effective. It is convenient. and IT SWEETENS THE BREATH. AS A MOUTH-WASH IT HAS NO EQUAL PER BOTTLE: 45 CENTS. I Sole Agents and Distributors I THOMPSON, THOMAS
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    • 187 2 NOTICE. P. A 6. 8. M. Co. 8. 8. MOLDAVIA. This vessel will be open to public inspection m the Singapore Roads on Thursday 16th August from 4 to 6 p.m. Steam Launches from Johnson's Pier. L. S. LEWIS, Acting Agent. Government Notification. Rqeuired two Demarcators. Applicants must have some
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  • THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT.
    • 12 3 THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT. SINGAPOftB, BATDBDAY, AUGUST il TH 1906.
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    • 27 3 FINANCE COMMERCE. Government Rate 2/4 $60 for £7. The Netherlands Trading Society quoted yesterday the 4/ms bank rate at 2/4 1/2. The Mercantile Bank quoted 2/4/7/1 <■ I
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    • 143 3 On London Bank 4 m/s 2/4^ Demand 2/4 do. 6 m/s. 2/4 5/8 Private 3 m/s. 2/4 3/8 On Gem.any Bank d/d 2.39 Private 3 m/s 2.431 do. 6 m/s 2.45$ On F ranee— Bank d/d 2.93 Private 3 m/s 2.97 do. 6 m/s 2.99 On India Bank
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    • 147 3 Tin 89.50 Gambier .buyers „7.15 do Cube No. 1 1 1.12$ Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore),, 21.35 do White, Fair L.W. 5 p.c. M 27.624 Nutmegs (1 10 to the Ib.) 31. do (80 to the lb.) 52. Mace (Banda) 1 45 Cloves (Amboina) 34. Libcrian Coffee 22.50 Tapioca, small
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    • Page 3 Advertisements
      • 41 3 THE QTJEEN Table Waters Apollinaris SEE MUN 'tffc .^k vifc REMOVED TO 50-2 VICTORIA STREET Opposite St. Joseph's Church INCREASED BUSINESS, COMMODIOUS PREMISES, MEAN HONEST PRICES, AND RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP. Cycles and Accessories, Rubber Tyre Ricksha Wheels, Sewing Machines and Type-Writers Repaired.
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    • Page 3 Miscellaneous
      • 301 3 SHIPPING NEWS. V£SS£LS \ti PJRT. MERCHANT VESSELS. Put. <:r 794 U*+ Captain /"'X nhAug. From Sampil G.c, Vdp. D«odeh and Co. For JJiicrwa^n, 1 ith- Rds. gu Otti Brit itr. 139 t( ns Capt F om N 1 Ituna, 4th k G a ,i :;dp Teo Teem Peng U Rds.
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      • 541 3 LATEST ARRIVALS. AUona, Ger. str. 2,787 tons, Capt Hdlerich, Bth Aug. From Sydney, 24th July. Coal. Behn Mever Co. U Rds. Ban IVhatt Hin, Brit. str. 195 tons, Capt Morrell, 9th Aug. From Teloban, 3rd Aug Gc, ami 36 d. p. Straits Steamship Coy Ltd. For Teloban, U. Rds. Betsey,
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    • Page 4 Advertisements
      • 555 4 YAMATOJc CO. Dealers m High Class Japanese Curios and General Goods. SOLE AGENTS TO TOKIO SEIKOSHA' 1 CLOCKS AM) \V^~CH FACTORY. Contractors to the Japanese Navy and flipponYusen Kaisha's Fleet. 27, High Street, SINGAPORE. MAILS TO ARRIVE. From Europe— By the B. I. s. s. Teesta. due to-day. From China—
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      • 136 4 NOTICE. 7 EBTABUSHEO 9Q3 THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM "SINMAY JANAjimif PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY EVEN^NG^ Telephone Xo yyj. THE ONLY TAMIL NEWSPAPER IN THE HAST (PRINTEI TAMIL CHARACTERS). IT IS WIDELY CIRCUUTI THE STRAI rS SETTLEMKN I 5, JOHORE, THE FEDERATIO MALAY STATES, SIAM, BORNEO, NETHERLAND INDIES SARAWAK, JAVA, SUMATRA AND
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    • Page 4 Miscellaneous
      • 519 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Name, Port, Probable date of arrival, and Agents. Steamers. Airlie, Sydney, Aug. 24 Boustead. Albenga, Hohgkong, Sept.— Behn Meyer. Andalusia, Hamburg, Nov. 7 Bnhe Meyer. Ayuthia, Bombay, Sept. Borneo Coy. A. Apcar, Calcutta, Aug. P. Simons. Austria, H'kong, Sept 7 Rautenberg Armand Behic, Saigon, Aug. 13; M. Maritimes.
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      • 69 4 Tourane, Colombo, Sept. 24 Maritimes. Tydeus, China, Aug. 25 Mansfield. Wakasa Maru, Japan, Aug. 27 P. Simons. Yunnam, Manila, Aug. 20 M. Maritimes. Zieten, Hamburg, Dec. 14 Bonn Meyer. Men-of-War, &c. Diadem, (Brit, cru), Hongkong soon. Duke of Edinburgh, (Brit cru.) England soon. K. Augusta, (Ger. cru.), Germany, shortly. Mutine,
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    • 21 5 X „l,crapH-> TF KTM^'' l BUC c.R^' T (l1 NnKM'n ,otl<. 1 T, 1 Ti"<-»" Tiritv covered by
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    • 9 5 I r ..^UMESBUIXION I|CA P URCHASES
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    • 18 5 j n 10, 5 p.m. twV i^hasii of silver hC rri ;uirrd. rnmmrnc.np upplv of.«« hundred
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    • 21 5 dsfgsdfgdfg Its Mamcei th at the IWunr intro of considembfe f o r future ddiverv. disturbing the
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    • 36 5 mtsnON OF NATIONALITY 3 "involved. R ESPOHSI«UTT. luthority on cs that the fishing off the m their raiding .iperaI eithi mada or SESE. i tercd m Japan le any responsibility red by
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    • 17 5 FIREARMS AND BOMBS I.KKD. dfsdfgsdf m. .rms itionary n St. Moscow. being implicated stantlj
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    • 96 5 lAL REPORT MADE N \TION ;>.m. iS :i of 5t tdals is that the I have the declaration of ints to betand one g Red-tapi -mnation rable lack of i eston and tween i c departments as inexplicable tg A'hlch v U>rd Kitchener. Hie re;. t
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    • 27 5 JO CONTEND WITH DIFFK ULTIES AL BCOKTRM is. 3° pm -M.C iiffcul*h«* Lord l.vtticton had lnum ascsuchai system all cm, and for .Ked upon
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    • 50 5 CONTROVERSY STILL CONTINUJ MDOMEO. new development rthe Kduration the topic of uniC d B io,il a ?i |ri>t);il X be finally general feeling is Bilin -nvMlai, by the intav "ur,t lf l<irm v dropped, h 'ch o v lh k l 7'l'"-^^v measures **> »ith the poMtion
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    • 48 5 f? nt(r --l'< v^ hlan th( lra^ncore rki »«> L 1( -'-'c-al side of the Urba tr|, v tllcc f vl ''cl»Messr, Cumj: in^v r 'S'^,i,cp, JSition a Ullt m J slan<l d bj Mr I A r ird la' U f V *»c Mr EdCrof^CV,k. w io Club
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    • 496 5 Last night there was a medium, though select gathering m the Club Teutonia at the concert provided by Miss Murkens. H. E. Sir John and Miss Anderson were present. Although the concert was not a public one, the attendance being limited to the members of the Tanglin
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    • 234 5 His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam Bej Effendi is the full title of the Liverpool solicitor who. as a British subject, is plain Mr. Quilliam, and wh-"» has been very much decorated by his august patron, the Sultan of Turkey. He is a small man, still
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    • 181 5 One Wednesday afternoon, m those days wnen the House rose at half-past five on a Wednesday, Mr. Macaleese's Bill came on for its committee stage at five o'clock. There was half an hour for its consideration— ample time if all had gone smoothly. Mr. Macaleese explained Clause
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    • 1048 5 THE SERA^. 1 he case between two serangs, former partners, named Shaik Mohamed and Kochappi, which has been occupying the attention of the Acting Chief Justice for two or three days past, was continued yesterday. Dorasamy, the clerk of Messrs. Aitken and Ong Siang who gave evidence
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    • 1269 5 The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held m the Board Room yesterday afternoon. There were present Messrs:— Broadrick (President) Bailey, Macbean, J. W. B. McLaren, Coghlan, Cheng Keng Lee, j Dr. Murray Robertson and Dr. Lim I Boon Kent?, also Mr. Polglase,
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    • 240 5 A shipment of Shanghai jars and flower pots was landed ex. s. s. M Pin Seng ;"many were damaged and broken, which is a discouragement to importers, as the ship is not responsible for breakage this is one of the causes of these useful articles being so expensive;
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    • 344 5 Mr. Harold Spender* m the Contemporary, reviews the report of King Leopold's Commission and the consequent debate m the Belgian Parliament He calls special attention to the report presented by Professor Cattier, who showed that m 1896 King Leopold set aside from the Congo State a large
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    • 61 5 The new gas engine at the Government Printing Office was working much better yesterday. The smell was still m evidence m the Supreme Court, but there were no more of the startling detonations which were so disagreeable on previous days. The only noise heard was thnt of the steam escaping
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    • 265 5 A NEGRO ON THE WAR-PATH. William Harris, an American Negro, was charged before Mr. Green with disorderly conduct on the public road. Accused was on a spree i.i^ht before last and he took up a position on the five foot way on the Teluk Blr iga Road terrorising
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    • 171 5 Among her special friends were the Russian Imperial family— the present Car, his late father, and the Dowager Empress Marie of Russia and also the late Empress Frederick of Germany. As may be guessed, she received many interesting presents and among the most valued of her
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    • 92 5 The above cruiser, m command of CapUn E. H. Smith R. N. arrived here from Hongkong yesterday afternoon, she left that part on the sth instant and thus effected the voyage m 5 days. The Argonaut is a first class cruiser of 10,000 tonnage her engines
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    • Page 5 Advertisements
      • 58 5 Wanted. PUPILS FOR MUSIC. By a Lady, well experienced. Theory taught. Willing to go to Pupils residence, or Schools. Terms Moderate, Apply to S. K. v.c. c/o Eastern Daily Mail Oflire G. A. Fernandez Co. No. 6 D' Almeida Street. LICENSED AUCTIONEERS, SURVEYORS, ARCHITECTS APPRAISERS, AND HOUSE AGENTS. Charges and
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      • 169 5 AUGUST IS GTTIR, cast niabt Last Few Nights Last Few Nights Last Few Nights T©-vi£bt To-i>i£l>t! SHOWS First Commences 7-30 p.m. Second 9-80 Srand Shogramme OZ£T. /STTER DINING RAFFLES COME TO Matsuo's cmem/icosßflpi) matsuo's •i Japanese Cinema oflraph, Absolutely no connection with any other Japanese Cinematograph Co. The Singapore Intelligence
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    • Page 5 Miscellaneous
      • 21 5 PASSENGERS ARRIUED Per s. s. 4 Singapore Capt. T. Robinson, from Bangkok, Mr C. H. Wray, Miss Wray and Mr. Uttley.
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      • 202 5 COMING EVENTS. To-day Saturday, 1 ith High Water:— 2.2 a.m., 2.49 p.m. B. I. outwird mail due. Lus'tanian Club Concert. 9. S. R. A. Annual Meetins. Sunday, i2tb High Water 3.11 a.m., 3.29 p.m. 9th After Trinity. Penang Settlement Anniversary. S R. A. Shooting Matches. M. M- Outward Mail due.
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    • Page 6 Advertisements
      • 419 6 ARRIVED! ARRIVED! After an absence q/ j years STRONGER THAN EVER. The Indra Banqsawan Theatrical 60C of Penan q myma pusi To-night! To-night!! Saturday nth August at the Alexandra Hall North Bridge Road "ALI BABA or FORTY THIEVES." New Faces. New Dresses. New Scenery. Our Own Orchestra of Clever Musicians.
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      • 674 6 BANKS. I Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL «10,000.000 RE&EMVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 I ..q.^. Silver Reserve 9600,000/ 195 0 °."00 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Direotora. A Haupt, Esq— Chairman. Hon. C. W. Dickson— Deputy-Chairman. E. Goetz, E»q. I H. E. Tomkins Esq. C. R. Lcrumann,
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      • 430 6 paai fush CINEMATOGRAPH I FILMS For a complete Cinematograph Installation a PP i y to o Levy Hermanos 3 Battery Ko ad. 0 OdeOfl D°uble-sided Records H "WWW v«m and Talk ng Mach nes jj Rden Double-sided Records I w and Talking Machines JO "Eden" Talkin g Machines n Sole
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      • 317 6 THE CHEAPEST RENT IN SINGAPORE, To BE LET. Three houses, of three storeys each, viz Nos.47^ 48 and 49 Tras Street, otf Tanjong Pagar Road. Kent, $25 each, per mensem. Immediate entry. For further particulars apply to O. L. Whatt, Brothers. 51 Tras Street. To Contractors. Tenders are invited for
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      • 494 6 II'E.D. M." ADLETS. F WANTED. Apply by letter to 'O/7/O7 U. c. C/ ThisVaper. AnnlLL knowledge of Piece Goods &s^ o tter> WUh C pieS Oftestil M. c/o E. D. M. WANTED, ffggiiiik dd«ble '9i Past p SbyP S SttO Sw ansea" 9' Pasir Panjang Road. Singapore. S_2T_^[___ ltoClllllll A-AtML
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      • 220 6 Fop Sale, and pc' 1 le at c nl y ridden a ?'V hcas. a lew 0 AUCTION 8A k 0F VALUABLE TEAK HOUSEHOLD P UR^ i No. 6 DAlm r N meat-safe ,f teak 2 »ockjng chairs, bent^S ha ngmg lamps and r utensils ftc, Sc "W c«5 I
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