The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 April 1906

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. PRICE 15 CENTS. DAILY ISSUE NO. 5651 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. APRIL 17, IUO6.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 571 1 fltibfrtißcmcmg. p. 6. STEAM NAVIGATION OOMPANT. For Chin*, Japan, Pcnang, Ceylon Autcralia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Golf, Continental, And Am»r>o«n Port*. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MATT. LINES. Ot»»ard {for Ckiwi) 1906. 1906 Doogola Apl
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    • 736 1 jLDociuscmrnt*. I N. D. I. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. Tb« fast and woll- knows mail steamers of I t hi.-. Con-.punj -ail fortnightly from Bremen, j Hamburg via Kott«nWn, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, i hu.i, Naples, (connection Marseille, Naples. Alexandria and vice versa) I Port Raid, S"e/., Aden,
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    • 737 1 aouaii&f mniifi. DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Uhdii Contract with th« Nbthbblakdb India Ootiikmint. Agents at Singapore, Ship's Agency, late J Daendels At Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay. The undermantioned dates are only approximate. S'Mmm From Bsvccted WUI be Dt»r*tch«d tor 00 Brouwer Bengkalis Apl l<i Bengkalis. Siak, Pakan Baroe, Paneli, Abakan
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    • 665 1 STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPY (STEAMSHIP COMPANY.) 11 NEDEELAND." Fortnightly Hail Service between Java and A. m tier dam, via Singapore, Sabang and Genoa. Steamers are due on or atrout the und«ruientioned date* Outward Homeward Oranj.- A, M K. Willern 111 Apl 1» K. Willeui II Apl £H l'nnn ilendrik Vpl 'JH K.
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    • 646 1 jautirrtisfmnus. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-up Capital 110,000,000 Rbsik vm Fuhd Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 7 fto f>0 A Silver Reserve...* :.,500.000 $1 00 000 Risirvb Liability or Peopri«torB f10.000,000 Cockt or Oikbctoes. A. Hai it, Esq < haibma.n. Hon. Mr. C. W. Dickhok Dki'utt Chairman. Goktz, Esq. Hntv H
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    • 494 1 3&Unt!srmnits. SINGAPORE AND KRANJI RAILWAY FROM Ist AUGUST. 1905. AND fNTM. further NOTICE Train Service for Week Kays ;m.i Sundays TTxtTTTrains on Down Trains i Sundays only Down Trains. SINGAPORE -\.|g $J0 JOOO n u iSSSiii sla&iSS B Uk ,,P. n ng SJEffigg SS SE !:.St;i! Woodland* 4 p 2B
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    • 242 1 Guardian Assurance Company, I 'United, London. Subscribed Capitn. £2,000,000 Toud Invents F md-. npward<i 0f....£4,516,(X'« Annual Imci-B Dpwaidi of 938,0^9 Fire Ri sli b tort or I.on^ Periods U co rent rates. PATERSON SIMONS A Oo,— A K it New Zealand Insurance Co. fill A MARINE. Snbscnbed Ci\> Ui L.J.".i'.iJ
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  • 22 2 Domestic Occurrence. Birth. «>uili I In. Aj ..I. ai tl,.- Re ii. _v. lauh, ii..wif.- r .1 W» i ..f i ..ii
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  • 1847 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY APRIL 17, 1906. r tT» i.UD| y «»">i M**»| i Irair. i it mm i I r*BOM wlial t!i- uiuti Kmperor haa apo..■•u«i said ahxtt Moru ■ml Um ALjaoinj •"■•li 1 i\f ..t!.l hfl ImVU Mtoft|^t th.lt all that < tcrni.ltlV .sLDMbIj iklllfd «M iio
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  • 387 2 S. C C t. S. K. Owiug to the unavoidable abandonuivnt ot the iutci -club match arranqml for Easter, a two dav's Ljauie was played on the Ebplan.ide on ,S;iturdiy and Monday between the Ohlb and the 3.RC Some excellent cricket MM witMMed. and a clom-Iv fought o.nest
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  • 322 2 MALA CCA EASTER SPORTS. «Jui i>:id»r-> ill doubt U« mt-Teste'l with au oaloolbgr'i imerifltitm of the Kaster Batar< day Clicks' Matcti at Malacca Th»- piu:h wa.--m sflsvdld '■•ndition. tu>i r\mni-<l no siuTi <>t' wear aft«r ni.iny htmn play The BMIHW] difficulty > ijuiiiUts M ..''if OWtt, bf mtLin^ up with
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  • 259 2 Tut a mttfJUnm tmtmm iyo«i. Teams entering for thia match ha*l to shout fliU y«ar on their reNpective ruugeo betwAeu 7th and 1 Ith April. l>otli d..y>- mcJueuo. Condition. O(,tn t-> teaius of ri men repi-e entmg day Volunteer Unit in tlie Straitb bettleicentu and F M S..
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  • 503 2 AMATEUR VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT. The Amateur Variety Entertainment which was arranged in view of the visit of the F. M •iK k.-ters to Singapore, took place in the T<>* n II ill on .Saturday night, and was in every w;iy .in 'in.)iidlifi»vl success despite th<> absence of tli fin whose, honour
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  • 422 2 Hr BBMCMMH I be •> i n n i r Camp baa broken up, but aa pr..nu-.-d. Hreechblock the second despatch •-hroDiching tbe doing* of bin;apore'4 •I ■>u_'li'y defenders under canvas On .""Saturday morning reveille weut *t am. ;iu-l 10-p and lurid language was Lurled at th<>
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  • 71 2 The Imy Uenuan mail Meainer I'nn' Meiuneh having left Colombo ou the 14th instant .»t x p.m. may be expected to arrive here on Friday about 7 a.m. The I'. and U intermediate bteamer Val* wuu left Colombo ou Saturday outward bound Amount thepiissen^enj by her is Mr. Walter MakepeaLts,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1065 2 3tt»brrtisfmrni». K E LLY&'WAI fi H JUST PUBLISHED JI'ST REPKIVED. HRKE $550 I New Novel by the \utho «ir Scum- > kum Coi»UKiaa>a Von IJiK)k •-.IOIIX CHIIA'O i ..M.i»* aatiMMrfasaa TU r; nAMßirro SOME CHINESE PAINTERS OF IMC U M IVI D U K THL p R| SENT DYNASTY L.
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    • 92 2 TO LET T.iual. btamh Kitclul. H.j.im: No. Kent I M». Apply to JsEAH LIAN(. SEAH. Apl IT 24.4 THE KUANTAN TIN MINING Co., Ltd. Xoti<-« i» lie re Ijr j^iv^n that the Tmnsfer B okn of tlie Company will lie > I from the 10th to th.- MM iiiotunt, U)tl,
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    • 32 2 Yor Wood tL<j rWBaBiM lu'. chemut bia desk fonwoi. favoured bis interlocutor With a calmly qtxuzicil look no Mtti? Me oracbee coW Me bo***, tellum me, Yoacatobom Woops' dnzsi P«f »u tt
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 69 2 THK WEEK. Tcbsday, 17tb High Water 3.53 a., 6.30 p WIDNBSbAY, 18th Hi«h Water 5.28 a., 7A2 p Sipiau Tiu Coy. Mtg, noon. Thcbsdat. 19th: High Water 7.0 a. 8.36 y B 1 Mail Homeward cloee». T t o Friday, 20tb High Water .—B.lB a. 9/j, p Saturday 21ts High
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 43 3 GERMANY AND ITALY.* April 12 2.50 am The Frankfurter Zeitung saya that the telegram sent by the Kaiser is a clear indication that the Triplice has cut a poor figure at Algeciras, and has perhaps already gone to pieces.
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    • 252 3 April, lo" 4 Ii pui. A sensation has been caused in Vienna by the publication of a telegram from the Kitser to Count Goluchowski, thanking him for his unwavering support at Algeciras, which was ft splendid deed of loyalty to an ally. The telegram adds You hare
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    • 30 3 April \~>, 2.'A), p. ui. The i»erman Ambassador at Rome has tendered the official condolences of his Government to the Italian Government in connection with the Vesuvius disH-ter
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    • 91 3 Afril 14, ~i 08 am The mil ol *mhm ai Naples ha* ceased completely, the -ky is How clear an<i tlic nun bright. Vesuvioe m, «ow visible, and the public n regaining confidence and resuming its normal avueattona I\e French Admiral at Naples ha* placed ships -iH men
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    • 96 3 At Washington tb* German amb*»*ador presented ifty Germ»n veterans to Present Ro>seveit. who in a speech said that that no imputed better qualities to the American people than the German. It must be the pn;.arv object of thetr sUtesmansbip to kuit tb e '."o nations cl»«e He
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    • 40 3 April 10. 7.UJ, a. in President fcwsevelt'B speech lias alM> caused sensation in tirn where the niessage regarding tbe fwrtun*fc is r*-?Arded as advanced socialism, which H is anticipated will overshadow tbe pending economic •r **tions
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    • 43 3 There a widespread strike amon/st the postmen at Paris. The Government has superseded thi«e h»»dre<l of the strikers. April 14 9M, a. uj. The F*n* pttetiueu XT* reuirnjng to work and it i* Wiered that the rftpke w virtually «nded
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    • 12 3 Uut*44 ha* t-\pre<Med williu.,'U*»b to po«tp.jue rhe Uaguu L'onlerance
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    • 26 3 M Bourgeois iu bis bpeech, paid tribute lo the unwavering >]•}•■ >' of their steadfast ally KubSia, and their loyal frien<i Great Britain
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    • 23 3 Aprii IT, r ">*). a. m. Kin,; Altouso ot .Spiiu Las st^rte<l on a visit to the Battaafaqp at Cow
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    • 28 3 The r«'{><irt of Ihi Couirieres commission confirms the p<ipular conclusion that many more ini^ht ha\-- l>«'eu navod, but for the company -losing down tkt mm"-
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    • 10 3 The French budget has l«e»*n finally passed.
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    • 19 3 There has beeu uu evrtlnju.tke iu southern Formosa doin^ mu rh <Uin.nre and causing several casivilties.
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    • 35 3 There have l>een several mutinous outbreak* ou Portuguese uien ot war recently another occurif'l to .1 iv ou board the Vasco «]e Gama. The ccn- >rship prevents details l>einur obtaiue.il
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    • 32 3 The Natal Government has offered a reward of tive hundred pmin.ls for the capture of the rebel chief Bambaatsa, who is hiding in the caves near L'et*avo's gra^c
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    • 22 3 The progress of Prince Arthur of Connaught in Canada eastwards has been marked by extraordinary demonstrations of enthusiasm.
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    • 15 3 Sir William Stirliug, l)r. Richard Garnett and Sir George Olirien are dead.
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    • 27 3 The Federation of Master Cotton Spinners has decided to ballot its members on the union operatives' demand for a five per cent increase of w.iges.
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    • 34 3 April, Ui H 35 a.m. The I'an Islamic press insists that the Porte claims the Sinai Peniusula to the Canal, and intends to construct a railway from Akaba to Sue/.
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    • 51 3 J i!>ez B*h\>ur, the famous Liberator fraud uouMot, has l)«en released from gaol. The Unitei States Nee s Gold. W ith the purpose of eucouraging impo-ts of ffold the Tnite<i States Secretary of theTieasury has arranged to lend the banks money daring the trauMt ot gold irom
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    • 35 3 April. 16 7.40 am. An exp)e««i has taken place on board the iaehcan w»»hif>Ke»n»rge whUst gun practice **s proceeding. A. lieutenant and tive men *ere ViUed and many injured
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    • 53 3 Litraordinary Weat prevails iu tin-it Britain. Russia's new Loan. April. 1^ BIM am. Ih* KuaMau tive per ceut loan has beeu Mgned aA. Paris. The'price is eighty-eight. It is stated that I < ui. share is forty-six million sterling Germaaj's refusal U> participate iu the loan uas csMited
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    • 46 3 1 lie K'ho d<- I'aii- -ay;, that «t»-tieral V'oyrvii during his iii-jre«.ti"U of ludo-C'lnua was blounded at the lamentable condition of tl defence, aud ur-_'ei tli»- Mir.i-.tpr of tH." Colonies to bring the matter immediaU-ly before the uewlv formal Coun.-il of National Defence.
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    • 104 3 Mm Mr Bryant thi?> morning a Chiu-iiuau BJM charje'l v.ith r>fJ,rmL' CUal BaWtMJ In--■aotar Ifajaav bribe tt Mr saarasm -ai'l that "ii aaftavaa| bf went to No. •>" Pago*lt-n' t«» >>ee the 1,.«1v ot a person alleged to have died from aa intecU"U3 diseise. He asked the accused
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    • 116 3 We are sorry to hear thai Mr-> Evatt. has bueu the victim of a serious carriage accident. The acoideat happened yesterday whilnt Mrs Evatt was gang home after tlie long service at tL« Cathedral, the h.<rv\ wlikli wasatfache<l to a\> i.ii taking frigiit at feometbiug and MHtwaasaj
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    • 278 3 Mr Oliphant De\>!* of the well-known I .on don tirm of rubUr-brok» r>\ Messrs l^wis and Prett, has arrived in Singapore to make personal acquaintance with rubber planting, and tbe UL'tbods u-ed by planters for getting their product <>ii til-- I«>udon aud Continental markets Mr IleviU his
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  • Correspondence.
    • 1213 3 To the Editor. Sir, I read with interest your note to the letter of Coat of Arm* in your issue of the 11th instant, as it deals with a subject upon whicb inf.irui.it i..u is scarce. I have not suectt!(l«d m tiuding any Act of
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  • 112 3 The Bea Mew returned from f'euaug this tuoriiiug with the Atg. Governor and Miss Taylor. The Monthly Medal played for on Saturday was won by Dr Campbell with the tine score of 7-2 plus i <m 74 i 1-1 constitutes a record for these links. Mr H Schaefer, of Scbaefer
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  • 892 3 Makinu Trained Titoors in Six Months. Colonel Pollock on March 15 entered on his experimental scheme of making au army in six months. During the morning the ono hundred men who had been enrolled in tlietntiniug company assembled M Hounhlow Heath. They have never done any >o!diering
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  • 194 3 On Saturday the BOlfc dy R.G.A. played the Rover> at "soccer" at Pearls Hill and won by four goals to nothing. Tbe heavy rain debarred good play. On Sunday night the Straits Indian Football Club entertained Mr Rajnknshnen at a supper party as a token of recognition of what he
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  • 528 3 Capital Capital I^uc Paid fouci paid up Value up Company. QansatfaM 9135,000 I40ll0 1" 1" Basra Bah Geld M. Go. Ltd ISssBers 94O.O0O lo lo Do Do I us 9.2o 8600.0OO 600,000 10 10 BmseL Hydraulic Tin il. Co. Ud Ufa 3200,000 -uutttuti 1*' Ksdnss Cold B .Co I.t
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  • 61 3 (CoBkBCTCD UP TO Afril 17.) Bank lms 2 4," 4 demaud Private crediU3 in, s 24- credita 6mn 2/4J, Fka.vce, demand Bank jy (»KKMAvy. Jeuiiin'l... 2-40 India, T. T, 17i« HuvuKoxi, rkMuood 12; iiß Yokojuju, (Jemand 114; Java, deu»and 1411 Bangkok, demand... '4 SovratioMß,Bank Buying $8.57 Bank of England,
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  • 147 3 'April, 17 Tin 5 S GkiuUe* m 7 :ji» do. -Jul-i No. 1 u. do. dt>. No. 2 „)o Popper. Black (ordinary 8 por»» |;«.M» do. White, (Fair L. W. spo «s lsf Nntmejf* :1 10 U> tb« J>> „33 do. 80 to t be ft. 59 M»ce (b»nd»j
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 23 3 SUtlco C*f»ul« «d toMtiM -*U i«»iB. '.am their reputation for 4b« cure of tbOH» h*a*>- -aieu» ditieswes, «boui wi^ob tic least iuud «fc«
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    • 104 3 H'iti matism it* a stubixtrn disease to tight, but lut. 1 ..-l luu/h Pain ll.ihu baa cured it many times and wili 4f) so whenever opportunity offers. Tin* rvtutxljr a gaseral f iniily liniuient and not only '1" itquk'kly re'i*vp riia^oj^tic pains but it aloo cures laene lj«ck, at iff
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    • 35 3 A LliroKßiva Cocon may result in coo>acjption.Ohanib*rlain's Cough Remedy curesrough-., colds and influenza. It contain no bar., ful substance and is pletw«nt aid safe to take For sale by all Dealer*' The Dißpunsary Vi^entl A^ntK..
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    • 74 3 AN EDITOR'S TESTIMONY. Laat winter I contracted a aeTere cold, the only one to uiy recollection that ever gave me any trouble. Mr. Peak, our chemist, suggested a trial of Chamberlain'** Cough Remedy. I procured one buttle but did not finiah it there was no aeoeaaity. Tb« remedy it aq
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    • 180 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co.. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nav. Co.. Ltd. TIME. TABLE FOB SINGAPORE HOMBWAKU. BTBAMEKB WHIN DUB FBOX BOUND KOK Dioiued Apr 15 China A'duni Lon. A Ast. Machuuu Apr r Chinu <ien. Mm L'pooi. KintiK-.k Apr 29 Chiuu A'Jhui Lou. A Ant. Kellerophun May l:i China
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    • 113 3 PIANOFORTE TUNING DEPT. AUGUMENTATION OF STAFF. To enable us to give our Clients the fullest service in this DEPARTMENT m have engaged two more EXPERT PIANOFORTE TUNERS from LONDON of high qualifications. WE CONTRACT to keep PIANOS m FIRST CLASS TUNE and execute all minor REPAIRS free at the following
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 647 3 MAILS CLOSff, TO-MCEBOW. Kelantan Ac Flevo 7 AM Palembiing Ruby 11 A« Indragiri Aing Thye noon Sabak A Djatubie Hong Ho noon P Sw*t"lia.ui A H.ni*!'.: Ki*tn« 1 PM Pontiauuk Amber«t 1 I'M BatMvia tc. rJd*>ndalo 2 I'M rVwßfl y 1 fVii ntU MweatU i"« Malacca A-. S.'J;iii-.)|- PM Venaug
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    • 582 3 VESSELS IN PORT. Men^f-War f Bd^° nS C 7' n^~A-v.j Fro n For Whe £L Col. yet.. MO M,,,,, Vl *S *SS! Other V.s e«< FU.s Ton. M^cr. aI, nra -?tSS SnofAirJio Brit 1'.'70 OMutag Apl > .U,.. Fo^ When Haliotia Dut 1046 Van Riju Mar !<< Pa j'? fiLTT
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 845 4 .I^mionnnus. i rOI'M' V sjntwuj lucreas^ in the protttsof »Uo u«o tbe TRAMOARS h» V .n, n.»i«m.> App'y tu TH E OIIIKN- II'ANV. Lto ".:-'j3 Koliuson Road. 1 Mm IT 17.4 NOTICIi 7O MARINERS ITl.ii HIM AT LKJHT t«.Tii Channel. P«i«an.. Tliis Li.'"* tlif ■•'.i;b an i.c»-i.l»-ut to the R'tby
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    • 876 4 LOST. Thousands of dolhirs in the part year »J firma uisplaoin^ the r art vert ising. Also I ■h.iiu cf making uion^y by not advertising in PKAUCARS through THE ORIENTAL COMPANY, Ltd., Advertising Agent*, *»--u3 Robin ton K ad. Mar 17 17.-4 i»nt«-h Firm in Ain*U>rdani mshed to enter uUi
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    • 827 4 aubrrttsrmrna. AUCTION SALE OK Municipal Gas Department Stores. TO K I ÜBLU AT POWELL Co 8 t^ALKUooM. On Friday, 20th April, at 11 a.m. iIM stained yl.i-'S kail bimps, 4 'crystal ga» rackets, st> > urii»-i>. (No. 2 6 incandescent miners, 290 crystal drops, 144 fancy snade*. billiard uhad*» and
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    • 761 4 "JUbrrtisr mints MORTGAGEE'S SALE Valuable Freehold Property. SITUAIK AT CHITTY ROAD, SINCAPORE. TO MK ISOLD lIY AUCTION At Messrs. 11. I. Cojrhlun Co's Marl. On Monday. 20/</ Afrit, I'JOO, ni 2.00 jj Mi. Four parcels of r '■> M Land situate In District of RtH-hore IWflAbsV with the live houses
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    • 689 4 gbbrrttgrnuntg. BOARD A RESIDENCE. Vacant room* in privite family. Mb, S. ConOBICAO, No. 2 Wilkie Read, (Jool airy locality. Mar 24^ 2 I A RECREATION HOTEL. Airy Rooms Vacant. PRAKKE BROTHERS, Proprietors. Feh 27 uc To let Nob. 1 and lti. Devont)hire Road Apply to M. Jf. SASSOON, 24. Malaira
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    • 623 4 2H)bfrtisrmrnis. ~A VERY AHRACTIVE AUCTION SALE OF SUPERIOR KICH CRADE TEAK FURNITURE The property of Mr. Justice Thornton. AT CHANCKItY HOTSK, CHANCERY LANE Saturday, the 21st April, 1906, at 1.30 p.m. Specially iadjgwi Kml ■mVMH f«mitM», T.iik Impsial Ward-robet., Iron Bedrteada and «U-. Handsome drawing r..um artioloH K.itt m i.incj
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    • 70 4 "Venosta" ASbS uru largely used for p^^'ng T.-a. I'r i-i i,,n.,. i4 Ji ,orte .if I»r.»lur*'. KUtwuary, Hofitu, HatHaod Millinery, Toha<ioand Cigaivtter, l'.ottok-d Clothing, Trav«Uent &*af4tw, Hanlwart-, Butter, Egg*, ParccU Pi«t Boaov.Bwkj BIN CAStS for Van Work and En»rt S ENLs-j BOAKDS are' also largely uc4 by Van Buildorst, Cabinet
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