Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 4 December 1906

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  • 18 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 379 VOL. H. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4/1906. PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • 35 1 Reuter's Agency wires (By submarine telegraph.) ASSASSIN ARRESTED. London, December 3, 940 am. The Chief of Police, M. Kazan, whilst leaving the theatre was shot dead. The assassin was arrested.
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  • 66 1 SIGNAL VICTORY FOR SOUTH AFRICANS. UUPRECEDENTED INTERESI Mahifcsted London, December 3, 8-20 a.m. The South Africans have defeated Wales by 1 1 goals to nil. Unprecedented interest was manifested m the game. rlqge crowds travelled long distances by special trains from Swansea to witness the match. Wales was
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  • 51 1 JAPANESE AIIBASSAD4 )R's CONFIDENCE IN PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. Tut: California* Tangle. London, December 3, 8-20 a.m. The Japanese Ambassador at Washington has made a statement m which he expresses his confidence that President Roosevelt will adjust the Californian difficulty satisfactorily and says that Japan has ceased the agitation
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  • 69 1 THE LORDS AND GOVERNMENT AT LOGGERHEADS. London, December 3, 9.40 a.m. Mr Haldane, speaking at Bedford, said that unless a settlement of the Education Bill be effected a secular system must result. The Lords challenged the Govern ment's right to the claim that they
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  • 32 1 INVITATION FROM OIR AMERICAN COUSINS. London, Dec. 3, 9.40 a.m. The Oxford and Cambridge boat Club^ have refused the American invitation to the Regatta m connection with the Jamestown Exhibition.
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  • 25 1 WON BY PROFESSOR THOMSON. London, December 3, 9-40 a.m. Professor Thomson of Cambridge University has been awarded the Nobel Prize for physics.
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  • 54 1 COURT MARTIAL ON LIEUTCOLLARD. London, December 3, 9-40 a.m. The Admiralty has ordered a Court Martial on Lieut Col lard m connection with the Portsmouth riots. The charge is Dot stated but it is understood that it is connected with the order given to the sailors to
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  • 31 1 RECEIVES AMBASSADORS. London, December 3, 9 40 a.m. The Sultan of Turkey attended the Sclamlik on Friday and afternoon received the Russian and Austrian Ambassadors m audience.
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  • 44 1 SENOR MORET FOLLOWS POLICY OF HIS PREDECESSORS. London, December 3, v-40 a.m. SOMMT Moret ha< formed a new Spanish Cabinet. He panties the policy of his predecessors regarding Morocc > but it less anti-clerical. I l—llll H I I■■ 111 ■II
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  • 45 1 BOGUS CAPTAIN GETS 4 YEARS' HARD. London, December 3, <) -40 a.m 1 lie bogus Captain Koepenick WBS sentenced to four years' imprisonment. The Court was crowded The appearance of the duped Grenadiers, the BargOOMWter and other Koeponiek witnesses wtfl (reded with l^ilarity.
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  • 926 1 PREIWKA fIONS A I Ai.KA lii connection with the approaching visit of the Amir of Afghanistan to Agra, the viceroy's camp is to be ditched m the circuit House grounds. His Excellency and family will occupy the Circuit House, and the gitaais including the Staff, numbering about
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 160 1 intITTLt&COLTO. Roys n Anni al Cn M cazwii SCLECTIOII GIF T BOOKS rO R BOYS GIRLS A 1 LITTLE'S r 3oDn Cittk 6i Co. Od? I rt Rolled Ci*»ld Necklet with 0 Pretty Pendant m Pearls. Price $4.50. V Rolled 6old a«a Parisian &L ARE NOW OFFERING A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT
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    • 224 1 Howarth Erskine~] m Epot)ccrs ai>d Contractors. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. I Telephone 23. Telegrams ERSKJCNE." f ART NEEDLE WORK One of the Finest and Largest w Electric Fane m very Bedroom 1 AND Buildings m I'enang (wj^^fes Cuisine and Catering under FL fIWPR fIFPfiT Entirely under European Supervision of an European rtUlILn
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    • 16 1 JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd X'MAS CARDS I OR HOME POSTAGE. AN UNRIVALLED SELECTION A I LITTLES
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  • 749 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS, TUESDAY, 4th DECEMBER. POLLUTED WELLS. Ihe question of polluted wells has again been brought forward It is a matter that has given the sanitary authorities much trouble fever since Dr. Middleton started his crusade against the wells he has been opposed all round
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  • 160 2 Recently, we mentioned m an editorial on the subject of school accommodation, that this school was to start on its mission, yesterday. A representative of this journal called and found the Head Nfistn ss Miss Buxton, busy registering the names of children". Anundreo had up
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  • 92 2 Mr. F.. Fairer Baynes goes v Malacca to-morrow Lo attend the Asthere. The Emperor of China has sanrtioncd the establishment of a museum at 1 eking, at the expense of the Government 1 1 was recently reported that H. E. a uM a Skk thc Chinete Minister at the Court
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  • 176 2 "'-■l-hl].jv It I, nU In that itv K|u Mr Morten who s for the Civil s, nedlo any I mi King sed to m ments toth< To be H f oI °ncl r ada Japai i Kazno V. Army fo he h ■he Fourth Shimauchi, mpe V
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  • 87 2 Kon« i rhev relies esters" who morrow. Tin. Chinese Ei ed the propo I 0,000 in Eur 3 completing Railway. Mr Wylly, Hougkonj [^ayattached to the 1. two years to mak< with the Canton in, Revd. arrived yesterday mor pel S. shortly leave!- hoi friends will gatto WyOgt Mr. lustice
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 279 2 MaMsaaMaL^BFiaaßaaaHßacßasaißaßC^BavavaHßaißaaaßßißVßHaHßßßi^^^ ORDER TO Haw^a^l INTRODUCE B^a^^^b. a^r WI/lvlVv* IT WILL BE SOLD AT HALF PRICE, i. c. £tt% ja** mbw ytor the case of 12 bottles quarts, %(k E\ excluding duty, or 85 cts the I \U7^# 0 quart bottle, duty included. RECORD No. 1177. OLD TAILOR SCOTCH WHISKY. Fr>>m
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    • 289 2 FRESH GRAPES. 40 cents per Ib. OR PACKED IN 5 ib. WOOD BOXES FOR POSTING TO F. M, S. AND ELSEWHERE. PER BOX $2-00 POSTAGE FREE $2.50 Outpoit friends arc requested to send remittance with urder, if not P in Deposit Account. If you have not bad our Special Xmas
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    • 408 2 FOR SALE. Sunup Singapore, Europeans m the Far East— Chinese Abroad. History, Geography. Description. Advanced orders booked with the Author Re J. A. B. Cook will be sent post free. NOTICE, Notice is hereby given that all bills and orders issued by Chop Kirn Eng Choon cV Co., timber merchants,
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  • LATEST TELEGRAMS.
    • 47 3 Prize Court on the "Oldhamia". N F AVOUR OWNERS TSUSPI ND lUDGMENT lU STEAMER. 40 p.m. ourl at Libau has t< und en of the "OW- aptured and burned w ho claimed jT 150,000 j refers w "OWhaB bui the decision mci itseH is postthei expert enquiry.
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  • 18 3 lESTS OF MIL FRENCH lADRON. ■> Kirn. ALFONSO. a.m. calls at Cadi/ d will visit King
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  • 30 3 Mr. Lloyd-George and the Lords. lIIK LATTER'S AIMS itOa Td, ird the ridiculous 1 s< the busiiu m their claim \-ider whether g veined by the by the King and
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  • 48 3 HAT JAPAN GO TO WAR I HI MA* ber 3, 1-1 5 p.m. with Mr. Miller, V tana, and now he declared that i ar over the is led to a re- le mow -j'lper deplored m irtment emanded from Mr. Miller
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  • 145 3 Seattle. iuth evV Perkins m the elabo ite Guide 1 'Ice. and pectus the book 1 to publish. -ip around R. Steamship I ng line^. and 11 md words and places of while travelling by und m fuil Moer two hundred the 1
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  • 68 3 t, the teacher n the Raffles (.iris 1 School, gnation. This —ion of a Cam- and has done acher during the past taught us that it is rices of qualithe pity that, toem, we cannot keep has also been the school for ilI "l has, as is known,
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  • 20 3 lepurt made by Peking to the ng made to the purpose of '"-istians n Hukirn province alle(J u P<>n tin.
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  • 814 3 Hie suit of Mr. J. II Tradislcr, of Switzerland, against Messrs. L. Anker Bmit Co, of Singapore, for alleged infringement of the anchor brand trademark on red cloth, which has been going on m the Supreme Court since the middle of last week, was concluded yesterday.
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  • 143 3 An important meeting of the Calcutta Temperance Federation Council tM held the other day. The arrangements for the forthcoming All-India Temperance Conference m December were Sscussed, and approval accorded to an invitation being sent to Mr. Samuel Smith to preside. The Secretary inti mated that delegate,
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  • 879 3 ALLEGED FORGERY Yesterday afternoon, Inspector I tooIcy placed Ibrahim bin Amat before Mr. Colmar for preliminary enquiry into allegations of forgery and using as genuine a forged document. Mr. St. J. Hraddell appeared for the Crown; Mr. R. Lowell for the defendant. Yeo Swes Hee, Manager of Huttenbach
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  • 144 3 THE report that President Roosevelt has decided to hold a general election next March m the Philippines for a National Assembly, m fulfilment ol his promise that this course would be taken, provided that good order was observed for two years," excites some surprise, inasmuch as not a tew people
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  • 490 3 PROPOSED APPOINTMENT OF A LIEUT-GOVERNOR. Penang is a growing port, and it is only natural that the residents should agitate for a Lieutenant-Governorship. With this object m view a meeting was lecently convened by the principal residents of the port when the question was discussed and a powerful
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  • 109 3 On Sunday night undesirable visitors appeared at "Labrador Villa," the residence of Lieut. Col Whittall of Russel's Infantry. The visitor or visitors were seemingly acqupinted with the interior of the house. They got m by a bpek door and had a thorough walk through the house.
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  • 136 3 An inter-state campaign against the cigarette is now proceeding m Australia. The latest we hear about it is that the N S. Wales Premier proposes ro introduce a bill providing fi) That the ago limit be 21 years; (2) That boy smokers be made personally liable
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  • 119 3 With the announcement that the Prince and Princess of Wales will most likely pay a visit to Egypt during the approaching season, the World" has appropriately issued as an illustrated supplement, "Egypt as a Winter Resort. A bright picture is given of fashionable life m
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  • 120 3 Lieutenant Lang Kilcia, says the Standard, has just Completed a period of instructional service io the Army gymnastic staff m the principles of Swedish drill, and the Army Council will shortly authorise the introduction of this drill m place of the British Army system of
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  • 568 3 MISSIONARIES FOR JAPAN It is m DO way surprising to discover, writes a Japanese correspondent of the Morning Poof, that the visit of the Abbot of the Nishi Hongwanji sect of Japanese Buddhists to China and his expressed intention of making a prolonged tour m that Empire
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  • 113 3 The Japanese Cinematograph. The programme at the Japanese Cinematograph this week isan unusually amusing one and almost ever}' series of views was greeted with laughter and applause on Saturday night. The first five items m the first show were all new pictures and all of the comic type. The Nihilists
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  • 116 3 Jack McAuliffc begs 10 offer his sincere apologies to all his friends and patrons who turned up for the above event on Saturday last. Through absolutely no fault of McAulifTes' it was impossible to present the programme he had advertised. The owners and the manager of the
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  • 37 3 The Director of St. Joseph's Institution wishes to acknowledge with thanks the following subscriptions which he has received during the month. Tan Hoon Chiang Esq. £200 Barlow anil Co. $ioo L Dupire Esq. $50
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  • 90 3 THE FINLAYSON SHIELD. Firing for the Finlayson Shield took place between the Singapore Volunteer Artillery and the Maxim Company at 200, 500 and 600 yards, ac the Ballestier Road range on Saturday. The scores were No. 3 Section S. V. A. Bombadicr Walker 340 No. 1 Sergt. Stockwdi 316
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 511 3 H. S. KIRWANS TANK ROAD LIVERY, RAGING, COMMISSION STABLES (OPPOSITE RAILWAY STATION} A new building specially built tor stahks, absolute!) Stnitarj .m<l up-to-date a Accommodation for Horses and Carriges by day, week, or month al Popular Prices EXTRA large loose J>oxes for Race Horses; al-o suitably equiped ami well 1
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  • 418 4 Hie educational advance ol which the results are visible to-day really began only thirty-five years since, but more than twelve centuries ago the introduction of Buddhism and Chinese civilisation i.iiil the beginnings ol education m j.ipan. As Buddhism originated m India it lia^ been observed
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  • 263 4 BURGLAR'S RUSE. < tet *5 A Russiai official named M. LoktietT, on xi nc I I about two "\iock \n the morning, wafed by a strange 1 the draw .as it a chair was being pushed. An examination by candleI nothing .id a search m
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  • 214 4 It is no doubt Beatifying to learn on the authority of /imbmi tftat Mr. Dadab hai Naoroji has received a telegram from India informing him that he ha^ been elected by all sections unanimously.' President of the twentysecond Indian National Congress to be held m Calcutta
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  • 68 4 A 290- CARAT DIAMOND. At a meeting ol the shareholden of >'<• Iretona and District Diamond ompany. m connection with the move-m-ntto detent the directors' propel rheasseteoi the Company tortVe IVenncM.^vMlu -Kin ,u,. ia I irraXl t JJ^tated that the directors were with "ohl.ng the important information that worth £6
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  • 476 4 MINIS FOR BOYS AND GIKLS. •Let girl> many at eighteen and boys at twenty, and the world will be relieved of -ome of its gravest problems" 1 his was the advice given by a speaker at a conference of the Parents National Educational Union at Brighton following
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  • 394 4 following is the text of a speech delivered by H. If. King Edward VIL during inning of King Edward VII Grammar School King's Lynn I thank ,f t h e Queer. and myn!: tor your loyal and dutiful address It is pleasure to open your new
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  • 195 4 We regret to learn from the Thtosop/us/ that Col. Olcott, President--I'ounderot the Theosophical Societv met recently with a serious accident on board the steamer which took him from America to Italy. It is laid, that "as he was about to descend a stairway of fourteen steps leading to
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 171 4 > Recreation Hotel ROAD, TRAMW ;y r£ x Has ezcellenl a commodation 1,,,- v V manent boarders. Airy rooms with Verandah and ball i J,Pri««. moderate which may be asc, V It J A/v/v/vyv/v/v/v/v/vz/v^ NOTicirr J eSTABUSHEO J THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM I !!SIH^€AYJAHAJHTTRAH" PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY EV^T" hitphon. No
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 1753 4 SHIPPING NEWS. VTCSSTCT^S p re u U r Sen mbur J™ *5 B. Meyer LATEST ARRIVALSV jCjOOJIJXJK^ Pak Ling, China, Dec 23: Mansfield nxyTirnrnri-n Prinz Alice, Hamburg, Feb 8; Behn G. Meyer, Dut str 442 tons, Capt E XT* JilU 1 XLD. p M ,f ye r Vos 2( ->
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  • 275 5 Eiaddoa and Co.) London, Novembei 9, moo. is steady; Natal g worth 50 to 68; n 11 v to good 25 to I iiul yellow round wt. idj Zanzibar g worth I') to 30 na ry to good bright Ny issaland 1 w t. Ilic market
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  • 133 5 <L> A I LASI ha- masqueraded oliceman m dis- < -ult of an fractured her leg, Seville correspondent correspondent is always gore I enzie, g -1 and her a; born m Sp tin m the d contrived to c disg ii-ed md pretended own ->m.
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  • 11 5 Controllei of -vaal Nou Photograph „t the aspromin- election, was rPekiD,say«
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  • 478 5 Lieutenant-Colonel G. If Watson who has spent thirty years m India] -nd has served m the military line as 7 'I s m ~S. pans of India and Burma, read a very interesting address at the Ladies Literary and Debating Society at Mussourie on sympathy with
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  • 366 5 DREADNOUGHT NOT TO BE IN FULL COMMISSION. When the trials I the Dreadnought were held last month it was universally assumed that immediately after her completion for sea she would join the main tleets and act as its flagship, with a full crew at war strength and
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  • 67 5 The Bmmb Mmktfmm observes We understand that a tender for the erection of the pavilion at a cost of Ks. ,8,000 has been accepted but we are chary to believe that this unprecedented cost will be sanctioned by the Reception Committee which meets on the ,Bth Never
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  • 109 5 Hie P ftO. Homeward Mail "Malta' Iclt Hong Kong at p.m. on Saturday .lav. and is due here at 8 p.m. on Wednesday the >tti instant. 1 he knvvard Mail steamer Simla j left Colombo at 4 a m. on Sunday, and is expected to arrive here on Saturday at
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  • 335 5 I lie Chronicle of the London Hisnonary boc ety, commenting on the recent Chinese Imperial Edict to suppress the opium truffle, asks -Is not !V"i fail response to Mr. Morley's challenge of May 30 If China wanted seriously and m good f =tH to res net the
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  • 193 5 BANNED BY SOCIETY FOR RIDING ASTRIDE. Pittsburg society, which ha- been accustomed to regard leniently the vagaries of millionaires, finds itself outraged by the spectacle of a clergyman's wife, who is also a milliona-' -ess, riding astride. Mrs. Maitland Alexander, the wife of the pastor of
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  • 194 5 "While the question of the effect of cigarette-smoking on boys is before v- it is important to take note of some remarkable investigation? published under this heading m the French workman's imuspapers. The investigations have been made by Dr. Mutrel m connection with infant mortality
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  • 91 5 An erroneous impression seems to prevail that the Government intends holding a Durbar at Agra m connection with the Amir*l visit. As no such ceremonial is contemplated the functions there which are now being worked out will include the State arrival of the Amir, the exchange of
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  • 25 5 lhis cup, open to all members )t the Singapore Volunteer Corps, will be fired for on Saturday and Sunday next at Ballestier.
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  • 113 5 Inouikn into the death of Makat Singh, the watchman who \ra- said to have committed suicide at K>6 Thomp son Road, by -hooting himself with a revolver, has shown that his death was the result of pure accident. He was cleaning the weapon, ignorant that it was loaded. It went
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  • 484 5 VESUVIUS DUST IN PARIS. TO THE EDITOR, THE GLOBE Sir. It was recently stated, m The Globe," that M. Stanislas Meunier had analysed the dust which gave yellowish tinge to the fog that oecurrcd m Paris on the $th*of April. He found that it was not identical with the Vesuvius
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  • 303 5 CALCUTTA MAN FINDS Ills THROAT CUT. Boy's \h 11 rminfo Attemfi A determined attempt at murder was made by a Hindu boy recently at a hou^e m Watgunge, Kidderpore. The place is owned by a widow wh<> takes m gold and silver ornaments on pledge, and keeps a
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  • 95 5 The Calcutta Exhibition building will represent a happy combination of Hindu and Mahomedan architecture. There will be an Alpine Railway, a tower fifty-five high will be erected and a carriage will run upon a spiral railway, the gradient will be m places one m six feet but.
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  • 145 5 On Friday night the Ilokien community entertained the recently arrived official of Chinese Railways to dinner. He expatiated on the benefits the proposed railway would confer on the Fukien Province. Some of the wealthy merchants present promised to subscribe to the scheme. Lokp Wolseley lias decided to parwith his arms
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  • 600 5 Dm Nlumher CaDital Subsc bed nf Issue Paid D ays* a. utioni 2>ubscbea Value up to Reserv< < nmpany Quotation prei 1 J price I l GOLD. KM $.75,000 $.40,000 3.500 'Sued »—al,<-..M, vm £400.00. £350,000 3 po°o H? W Duff Dcvol O pmc,;,r,,.L t<l ll w""^
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  • Commercial.
    • 154 5 Gam bier buyers *6 58 r *> Cu^e No. n ia9S v_opici, nan 1 1.40 do Pontianak „9.80 Pepper, Black (ordinary Singapore) t 18.6 c do White, Fair L. W. 5 per cent. 24^75 Sago Sarawak Flour M 2() do Brunei No. 1 <>- Pearl Sago, small H 5-4©
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    • 103 5 On London. Bank 4m a jj?- J m a MS/16 n r Pnvatc ms »/4 (V// (.mutiny. Bank (1 (1 j'T, Private 3 m 8 n d di m B m* On /ramr. Bank <1 d lVivatc,,n- V,-, O// Batik 1.1. V I I l\ cllL {U (I •>
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  • 1482 6 ATTACK ON A TREASURI VAN £37,000 Stolen. ST. Pi n RSBURG, O I St. Petersburg has long been exempt from the outrages, armed assaults, and robberies, details ol which m the provincial towns till the newspapers of the i apital Bui lately St Petersburg has been the
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  • 107 6 London, Nov. 12. nun* referring to Lord biffins sympathetic reception of the I ransvaal deputation points out th.it the Asiatic Ordinance is only temporary and cannot now be altered by Downing Street Beeing that the Transvaal as a responsible government will shortly have to deal with
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 697 6 BANKS. Honykonu Shanghai Bankin Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL fio.ooo.a RESERVE FUND: Sterling Xt serve $10,0*X>,«XK) I agnQcn^ Silver X, serve ?10,250,000 s Reserve liability <>t Proprietors $10,000.0< Court of Directors. Haupt. Ksq— Chairman. Hoi v \Y. Dickson— Deputy-Chairman. K. GoeU, Ksq. H. E. Tomkins Eaq C. R. Lcnzmann, D. M. Nissim,
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    • 268 6 NOTICES, 1 G. A. Fernandez Co. No. 6 DWhncida Street. LICENSED AUCTIONEERS, SURVEYORS, ARCHITECTS, APPRAISERS, AND HOUSE AGENTS. Charges and Commission will be found moderate. 9-SO6. uc m. Bolter, 69, ANSON ROHD. Telephone No. 398. Just Landed a Fresh Stock q/:Pickled Herrings m tin Smoked Russian Spratts Fresh Bombay Butter
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    • 250 6 Dr. S. IWATSUBO, Dental Surgeon. No. 1 Raffles Place. Hours of consultation 9 a.m. to 12 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Or by appointment.) 3/8/06. tc 2/2/07. For Sale. This is the time to get ready for Christmas. Why wait till the last hour when you now have time to
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    • 465 6 E- D- M." ADLETS. fjjlWin.^ WANTED. WANTED. Three Motor Wagon Drivers. Apply personally to FRASER ft NEAVE Ltd. Aerated Water Department, Aitsou A', a SITUATION WANTED. As Travelling Agent. •?l a vr °P can a «cd 27 well acqua F m If dia Straits M. S. and Java. OffcTi under
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    • 102 6 A Moun, A i <"»> 'CTUM Tlc nounc, arrai g< COLOMBO, KANDv Tour Tickets > Reduced Tarn? ::i -st March, '^^V Mr. T. KCDO CHARGES WOOEI rPOm 7 am. t 0 5 "OTICE Tl MiWm ger anti] the fflS FOR XMAS AND NEW YEAR PICTORIAL POST CARDS XfVJAS POST CARDS
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