Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 25 April 1907

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 495 VOL. m. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS
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    THE TURKISH AMBASSADOR IN LONDON.
    469 1 A STRIKING PERSONALITY. His Excellency Stephen Musurus Pasha, Turkish Ambassador to the Court of St. Jamess, has got his house m order at last— that is to say, ne has completed the work of converting into a palatial Embassy the late Lord Goschen's spacious mansion
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    ATROCITIES IN GERMAN S. W. AFRICA.
    212 1 ATROCITIES IN GERMAN S. W. AFRICA. According to the Deutsli Sudwestafnkanishc Zcitung a young German farmer m the Ontjo district has been condemned to three years' imprisonment for killing a native woman and causing the death of two others and for attempting to bribe various members of tlie German Protectorate
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    AN ENGLISH LADY IN THE AMIR'S HAREM.
    211 1 An Ootacamund correspondent writes Miss A. H. Bushby, who has lately been appointed to an important post m his household by his Majesty the Amir of Afghanistan, arrived at Coonoor from Ootacamund on the 26th March, and left by Mail for Peshawar en
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    SPAIN AND ITS HEIR.
    660 1 King Alphonso has determined that ilic advent of an heir to the Spanish throne, which is destined to take place m April, shall be celebrated m a spirit of unrestrained joy. No expense is to be spared m making the celebrations as national as possible, and
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    PARLIAMENT FOR CHINA.
    301 1 The new century is destined to witness a remarkable upheaval of popular power. Not only Persia, which has already got a constitution is this new movement is m the ascendant but it has penetrated through the Celestial Empire, which has been so far regarded as a sleepy
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      175 1 W paP er r giie peoplecue Best fldtfcrtisM tedium i« «X Straits. 1 ijijnjTTLE& Co., Ld. REDUCTION IN PRICES OF «S--IOVER CYCLES. i duality of the well known ROVER offering same at considerably •OVER ROADSTER cst improvements. Free wheel. Complete with lamp and bell. I OMPLETE $80.°° his buili to
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      198 1 Howarth Erskine Epgiijeers apd Contractors. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. I Telephone 23. Telegrams ERSRINE." 1^ THE ONLY GENUINE ROSKOPF T TRADE MARK _~r*i_ I IBNj^^^B BEWARE OF IMITATIONS ■fciaj^V^Bl I Wholesale and Retail it^^pF I WEILL AND ZERNER'S, I Sl 19, Stamford Road. jtf "MOTORS agents foR.- THOROUGHLY RELIABLE UP-TO-DATE, MOTOR CARS
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      10 1 Ule 6uarantee the largest Circulation of anp paper m Singapore.
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    BIRTH.
    18 2 On Monday. 22nd April. 1907 at 33. Queen Street, Singapore. Mrs. Dora William Sampson, of a son.
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    The Eastern Daily mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. THURSDAY, 25th APRIL. FLYING MACHINES.
    1034 2 The Eastern Daily mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. THURSDAY, 25th APRIL. FLYING MACHINES. Some time ago both the English and the French press devoted a good deal of their space to the achievements of Santos Dumont with his aeroplane. The French papers with a remarkable unanimity of opinion disbelieved the account
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    AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT RE OFFICIAL SALARIES.
    189 2 To The Editor" Eastern Daily Mail." Dlar sir, With reference to the an which appeared m the "Straits Times" of yesterday headed 'official salaries' the facts .ire as follows: Subject to the concurrence of the Legislature the Secretary ol State sanctions a local allowan*
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    116 2 Ylsterday a quantity of cold storage fruits and meats arrived from Auatnuii by the steamer Aii lie. The wax palm tree of South America which grows at an altitude of 10,000 above sea-level, is completely covered with a coating which consists of a vegetable wax and crystalline resin. When mixed
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    OBITUARY
    7 2 the lan* tenberg Battciibcrj: is tli.
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    NEW CHURCH
    23 2 II I Mcl on 1 the and upoi ded bctv j~ over is probab< Sophia, present, 1 Mission utlised by lhf
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      307 2 Ute be() to inform our customers thai the price per case, ol 12 quarts, Das been rmv\ to till further notice. RETAIL OP ALL DEALERS. H.SCHAEFER&Co. OVJUC 1 4VI r Ui\ 1 Lr\J, TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! Jubilee Hall BEACHROAD niCMrl nAr ruto. Ropal Cinematograph 7.30 P M. 9.30 P. M. Dhe
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      621 2 Swallow and flricll's Celebrated I Canterburp Cakes I 1 lb. Tins, at 60 cents. I Fruit, Plain, Seed, and Preserved Ginger Cakes I fl lb. Tins at 65 cents. I Cherry Ripe and Sultana I Block fruit Cake, larger sizes I 4 lb. Tins $2.15, 6 lb. Tins $3.00 I
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      152 2 GASOLENE LIGHT A CYCLE COMPANY. 5 Beach J Sole Road SSC A B mts {next to \jsjfy °f Raffles "Arid" Hotel Cycles. Dealers m Gasolene Lamps, Bicycles, Moor Cycles, Accessories &c. &c. Motor Cycles &c repaired by an expert lately employed by the Straits Cycle Motor Co. *"Asthe proof of
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      70 2 COMING EVENTS. To day, 2stb High Water. 8-lt am., 9-15 pm. P. &O. homeward m.»il closes. 3. Lancastrian Meeting. Singapore Club. S. V. I. Extended. Order Drill. 0-15. Orchestral Practice Vie M'rial nail. United Choirs' Practice. Presbyt'-rian Church 8-45. Hippodrome 9-3o pm. Friday. 26tb High Water 9-/ am, 9-4,-, pm.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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    The City and Suburban.
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    Great Fire in Toulon.
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    The Colonial Conference.
    10 3 RYDEI 1: was lane the the nth
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    The Berlin Disaster.
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    The Royal Tourists.
    6 3 55 p.m. v.l
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    The Stranded Mongolia.
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    Cricket.
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    Chinese Ministerial Changes.
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    Promotion of Knowledge of the British Empire in English Schools.
    17 3 Promotion of Knowledge of the British Empire in English Schools. B c m the 'rime J -upport-
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    Obituary.
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    THE CEYLON PEARL FISHERY.
    32 3 T HE CEYLON PEARL FISHERY. inder I .has the i .says the in--00,000 ten hu ■"Ultimate that the wive that, •Pany has "'returns, n the at.vu, returns atu,all y keen '•and,s WorkinK
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    SELANGOR RUBBER COMPANY.
    246 3 The Sclangor Rubber Co. Ld. one of the oldest of F. M. S. Rubber con rein -5 (founded m April, 1899), pays a final dividend of 25 per cent for the year 1906, making— with an interim of 1 5 per cent already paid the handsome total
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Fire at Toulon
      35 3 INCENDIARISM SUSPECTED London, April 24, 3 35 p m Hie disastrous fire m the naval arsenal at Toulon (referred to m a previous telegram) is suspected to have been caused by incendiarism.
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    The Army Bill.
    52 3 SECOND READING PASSED. London, Apiil 24, 3.35 p.m. The Territorial Army Bill introduced 11 the House of Commons by the Right Won. R.B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, has passed its second reading by a majority of ***** 31. The minority represents the votes of the
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    Chain of Empire Forces.
    96 3 BULWARK AGAINST CONSCRIPTION." London, April 24, 3.35 p.m. In moving the second reading of the Army Bill, Mr. Haldane mentioned that the Colonial Premiers were unanimously of the opinion that the Territorial Force proposed under the Bill was the best pattern, which they would keep m
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    SUPREME COURT.
    167 3 Ine claim of Messrs Cadonau Co., against Sheik Omar bin Br b.hir for s''- 7° for goods sold and delivered was concluded \csterday morning. Judgment was reserved. An important Crown suit was heard at the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice yesterday, ard w^s continued this morning. Kumarappa
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    AN IMPORTANT QUESTION IN LAW.
    264 3 An important question affecting the liber subjects came up for consideration before Justice Stephen and Geidt of the Calcutta High Court on the jrnd instant The point arose out of an appeal preferred by the Government against the order of acquittal. In 1906 an auent
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    SEREMBAN NOTES.
    828 3 (From our own Correspondent.) ARRIVAL OF MR. BELFIELD Seremban, 20th April, 1907. cJ J he Ctin r£ hief J udicj al Commissioner Mr F. Belfield arrived by the last train from Kuala Lumpur on the Bth to conclude the case of defamation ins muted by Datoh Bandar against
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    299 3 Miss Decima Moore, the popular actress, returned to England, one morning recently and played the chief part ia All of a Sudden Peggy at the Crystal Palace m the afternoon. Few of her Syndenham audience realised that the last place m which she had acted was Coomassie, where no white
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    THE EVERLASTING COMPLAINT.
    510 3 (By a Sufferer.) I wo persons were even hesitating to give an answer, to what is the everllst ing complaint, n.netynine out of every hundred will reply 'the ricksha coolie and the r.ckshacoohe it is. It is real,' marvellous what thesr y beings will da wiUKnXieJfgSS: ment,
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    MORE MONSTER JAPANESE BATTLESHIPS AND CRUISERS.
    320 3 "THE BEST ryPES OF VESSELS IN THE WORLD/ According to a Tokio despatch the following information has been obtained from the Naval authorities .—At present the be«t warship* m the world of their respective types are the battleship Dreadnought and the armoured cruiser Invincible
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    THOSE CIGARS!
    147 3 The late James Wylie, the "Herd Laddie," whose name is synonymous with all that is popular m the game of draughts, received a box of cigars from a German enthusiast during the course of his last battle with ex-champion Martins. Mit dose cigars," said the donor, you can
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    25 3 Mr. A.E.C. Franklin is to act as Assistant District Officer, Larut, vice Mr. H. A. Burgess who goes on leave on account of ill health.
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    RETREAT OF EXILED KINGS.
    335 3 PARIS THE MECCA FOR THE WORLD'S DETHRONED MONARCHT. They come krom all Quarters. The dethroned King of Dahomey ed m Algeria, leagues away from the boulevards dear to exiled royalty but he was none the less a Daudet type, says the New York Herald. Behanzin was
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    WORLD'S WEALTHIEST WIDOW.
    306 3 Mrs. Russell Sage is ridding herself as quickly as possible of the .£30,000,000 whicn came to her on the death, last July, of her husband, 4< Uncle Russell Sage, described as "the iichest and meanest man m New York." Striking, indeed, is the contrast between "Uncle Russell's"
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    234 SHIPS IDLE.
    91 3 The harbour traffic of Hamburg was seriously disorganised by the <tt ike of stevedores. As many as 234 vessels were lying idle uniting foi their cargo to be stowed or discharged. Seventy thousand tons of saltpetre were disembarked, the freight accumulating to such an extent that lighters
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    258 3 We learn from American exchanges that the professional pugilist C. C St. Clair, who had rather a shady reputation m the prize ring on the China coast, was arrested recently, at New York, as a deserter from the American army, at one of the stations m the Philippines. At the
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      470 3 Clarke Co 3 l?^" 207. Queen Street. J VICTORIAS, BROUGHAMS J BUGGIES, DOG CARTS, RALEIGH CARTS, ETC. ETC. j H m the pink of condition 5 LJk 11 beautifully upholstered CT2 g A Ell RUBBER TYRED J^ J SINGLE HORSE, PAIR HORSE, ANY OTHER STYLE 4 1O SUIT ALL CUSTOMERS
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    VISITORS AT HOTELS.
    273 4 ADELPHI HOTEL. Mr. 1 Drcwry,Mr. Mrs. B. W. Borr, Messrs. G. E. Chamberlin, J. Wilson, L. Mitchelmore, R. Heap, V\ G. Baker, Ci. Rice, Smithers, J. Ballingal, W. G. Pfeiffer, J. A. Brusse, A Cumming, 11. rilston, Mr. and Mrs. van Rosscm, Messrs. G. Lav son, Stuttield,
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    MARKET PRCIE LIST.
    350 4 Singapore. 24m April 1907 Bean;-, Long per catty 5 do. French do. 1 2 lice! per lb. 18 Beet Steak do. 24 Bean Sprouts per catty 3 Bamboo Sprouts do. 4 Blnchan do. 16 La d b o b Thina taVia "a Carrots, Imported do. s do.,
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      298 4 TRADES, PROFESSIONS flG^i SINGAPORE carbide of Calcium. STRAITS CYCLE AND MOTOR CO., BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. (v. c.) BRITANNIA BRAND GROUND COFFEE QUALITY PURITYAND-FLAVOUR GUARANTEED. TO BE HAD FROM GHEE SOON Coo GENERAL STORE KEEPERS, ORCHARD ROAD. KOH COMPANY have just received the foilovving books The Warwick Shakespeare— As you like
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      369 4 SINGAPORE SANITARIUM HEALTH FOOD DEPOT. IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS CEREAL AND NUT FOODS. 213, ORCHARD ROAD. GRANOSE A WONDERFUL FOOD FOR INVALIDS DYSPEPTICS and also for those who are well. "A COOP SHOT IS OUR LAST HOPE SAID LORD ROBERTS. So young boys don't waste all your i time on Football
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      50 4 S EREJ|I RASSOOLBHOV 1 Silks and Si I Oea 'ers m 6oo« J a "d GentltJ FEDERAL CYcJ I I 1 H. W. A. Oe SILK I i I PEhAK DIBPW Dru^ hoot com* s /EAH POK(* CHOF fcV>£sJ M i DEN YEE CH£(* lAILUK The Taipmg All.HON* BEE it,
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      107 4 VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR Wharves at which Vessel were berthed YesterdayTANJONG PAGAR. East Wharf Bassin -Dagmar, Breid J. VV. Wendt sea Mew i; am Wharf Sect. I— McClellan, Capri, Teesta Curonia! Sic. 1 (Sheers Wharf) Aldebaran, SicnoN No. 2 Arratoom Apcar .5 Nil. 4 I ambov 5
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      1833 4 SHIPPING N EWS. VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-War. Flag and Tons. Com'ders Arrived. From For When Lying McClellan Am. tra., .870 Lothrop Jan .2 Manila Do* Sea Belle F. M. S. Yacht 48 Ahmat Peb 5 P. Swet. for dock. ng „F. Sec Ships Flag* Tons. Master Arrived From Consignee For
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    POLICE NEWS.
    627 5 det< I watchman i ct from 5 to the I 1 and I I two the j manu- ins 1 i E I 51 I" le by I I rue i I Mr. iraong the Pang aciits m him ppca .^l-<Mm4 d; and was unable to sustain the
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    NEW OFFICIAL BOOK ON RUBBER.
    286 5 M Ridley, and oti cr ExjKTts. I >r. 1. C Willis, Director of the Botanical Department, Ceylon, has ju^t sent tl c printer the manuscript of the IBM of an official book on rubber. The work is to be published m two volume-*, and will
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    160 5 lm Malay Mail hear- that when Mr. Claud Severn goes to Singapore to act ftf Secretary to the High Commissioner m place of Mr. Oliver Marks who is Koing on leave, Mr. N. R. Crum-Ewing will be appointed to act as District Officer, L'lu Langat, and Mr. B. 'V. Ellcs
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    Stocks and Shares.
    747 5 j| Capiul. Sab* bed K»ft| I <^ Juo.a.i.n, Sj£ GOLD. I'JOO, $175,000 $,40,000 I Moo' Sued IWwal. G. M. Co. Ud 1.00 nomina. 1000^,00,000 350 000 £Zo 'i*. co.lm lUeferrcd) 190! ,300,000 „03,000 ££2 »{o *lo Kadana G .M.to..U,l. 2 .00 mhl I 640 unissued n ret)
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      EXCHANGE.
      128 5 On London. -Bank j m s -.4 Demand 2.4 i/S Private 6ms 2.4 7/8 do. 3ms 2.4 9/16 On Germany.- Bank d d 2.40 Private 3ms 2.46 i do 6ms 2.48] On France.— Bank d d 2.95 Private 3 m s 3.03* do 6ms 3.08 On India. Bank T.
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      PRODUCE.
      283 5 Copra Kcanun .*«J do Mixed 10 -t do Bali m XOi do Timor io6 do Sarawak »«°5 do Pasir n do Billiton IO "*5 do Pulo ..10.50 do Dongola ll# 3° do Sankawang 10 -45 Coffee, Bali i6j per cent, buyers 3 p/c. »9-oo do Palembang, 20 p/c. basis
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      557 5 Fcrro- Do you wish t0 be healt h y Fclis Bislcri &Co rßlx jWffil »ffli B Sf THE ROYAL ITALIAN ARMY CORPS **AN h^J COXTMANDKR IN CHIKK OF Tut Massoivah, 2%/h Jan., 1886. r-y^>' roops itj J\\ ricn HEAD yUARTI KS. J/t'SSTS FELIX Bisi pbi x,i\ tOfc|«ct of L.tt,r, S^MSSSSIi
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    ARMAGEDDON.
    972 6 iIIKOUGH A GERMAN FIELD GLASS. We have been more or less deluged with volumes on the coming Armageddon from a British point of view. On the one hand we may read m our own language accounts of Britain single-handed lashing into subjection the beaten, fawning nations of Europe. On
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    THE KAISER AS JOKER AND PHILANTHROPIST.
    466 6 So much has been said and written lately about the stem unbending nature of the Kaiser, that it is pleasing, says M. A. P". to remember he has a genial side to his character, and that on numer-* ous occasions he has showed himself
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    A MARVELLOUS TOWER.
    307 6 A tower 658 ft. high is to be built New York to complete the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's new building. Next to the Eiffel tower, Paris, 984 ft., it will be the tallest m the world. Cologne Cathedral is 528 ft., and the Pyramid of Cheops 452
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      274 6 NOTICES. NOTICE. WEEKLY SAILINGS. The S. S. Pontianak (Captain Casey, sails from this Port every Monday at 2 p.m. for Quantan, PAhang. G^Kxl accommodation for passengers, special rates for cargo. Apply to The BORNEO Co., Ltd. Agents. THE FAMOUS WRYAfIG KfISSIM. To-Night To-Night Thursday 26th April AT THE ALEXANDRA HALL,
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      891 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL «10,0UU,000 RESERVE FUND:- Sterling Reserve «10,000,000 1 21 QOO.oOO Silver Reserve $11,000,000 f 9Ai vw> Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. G. H. Medhurst, Esq. Chaiiman. Hon. Mr.W.J. Gresson— Deputy-Chairman. Balloch, Esq. d. M. Nissim Esq. E. Goctz, Esq. a Raymond,
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      222 6 E. D. M." ADLETS. FOR SALE, WANTED, &C. TO BE LET. TO BE LET. No. 7, Battery Road. Three rooms on 2nd Floor. Apply to GUTHRIE Co., Ltd. To Let, Moss Bank No. 28 Grange Road, situated m fairly large private grounds, with good stabling accommodation &c, For terms apply
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      416 6 WANTED. WANTED. Situation as Teacher m I School at Singapore or out of Singapore can produce testimonials or good reference^ Apply to MAGISIER, c/o E. D. 11. WANTED. Experienced NATIVE DRIVER for MOTOR CAR. Apply— 45, Robinson Road. WANTED. MOTOR LAUNCH, good secondhand or new not less than 10 H.
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      117 6 SinjrU f I I Wan HT, k l 'W I twoinsen I l* r insertion. I Manager, l( W NOTICE List of Depots 11 Ea stern Oait,| M ay be obtdn Rail-.. 5 I 1 1 es 1 lotel. f K. 11. Adunash, I Orch I 1 iotel. Temj Messrs.
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