The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 April 1906

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    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. PRICE 15 CENTS. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. APRIL 24, 1906. DULY ISSUE NO. 5(557
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      653 1 p. b. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Autcralta, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about J MAIL LINES. Churard {for China) 1906. 1906 Dongola Apl
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      738 1 N.D.L Vflddeotßcbflr Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and uell-kncwn mail steamers of this Coinpjmy nail fortn'^btly from Bremos. Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseille, N >,< >■-, Alez^ndvia and \ii-t venui) Port Said, B".ei, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore. Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki and Kobe
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      1354 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIjT Uhdbb Cowtbact with thb NsrrHiEi.ANDH India Oovkehment Agents at Singapore, Ship's Agency, late J Daendels A Co., 2-3 Coltyer Quay. The undermentioned date, are only approximate. S Miners From Eseeeted Will be Dcsojtehcd <cr or Valentrn Sambas Apl 22 Sambos, Pemangkat, Ningkawang and Faatfaaak. Apl 25
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      304 1 RECORD VALUE 10 INCH $1.50 EA CH. Full list of Songs, Bands etc., can be had on application. SOLE AGENTS KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd. Nederlandflohe Handel-Maatschaopy NBTHHRLANDS TRADING SOCISTT. Sttablishbd 1824. OAPTtAI^-t. 46,000,00<J.^a'«-.« «3, 750 000) Baes»T»— fl. 6,ooo^jUi,— }*b««t 417,000.) "*tv Orvioß iK AsrsnaoiM Hsuc Aimct Batatia. BaAMCHsw Ponang, Shanghai,
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      311 1 Nederlandsch Indiscbe Handelstank Xa^fifEKLANDS IXLIA COMMERCIAL i:>.:,*. EiTAUI.IsHSD 1563. Paid-cp Caimtal— fl. 7,2oo,. >„,; i i a^s> R«BKUVB FDKD ■lITIJftHsH 1.1 Hbai) Oryxca Amsteedam. Hrau A<*«nct Batavia. RnANCUSi Tl.e Ha(r.ie, Sonr-.l^ya. Bssa*. raj^ tndramayoe Bandoen« and \V*hevretlon. Ookkbspondbnts iH Java Ca»r.bc-n, Tevril and PecaJongan. j LOH DON Bawkjiu* WillLim Uovcn'.
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      307 1 1 1 jyal Insurance V-ompany. Bl'iro Lite T-ta;. I?rvßHTnn Ftr«f3«» £<*.722 8 V tml uißQw ram <iyncß IN THB WORTiD. nOfT-iTEAD A no.—Aj-^.t* Tho J.uudon and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co. pitax £2.127.6(» Paid-Oi' Capjial CIUJTM U* a iß7« t'vxv i:, n73,5^0 UOnLTZAD Co.— Ag«iii Canton insurance Oince, Limited, llongkong. I<'Ar:Tx-,
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY APRIL 24, 1906.
    2203 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY APRIL 24 1906. l>-- 1...11 ll* I'rr. ti r l>.,i. r'- right maint*l»i Dm m i by M .--i- MM •>> o^*l MMiMMrM t r t rfti draw. Ms i K'l.i-. ■■> ..Itv an I Law. Although it v..i> pretty certain Ui;it with BUcii .1
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    NOTES FROM JAPAN.
    1017 2 (Front i :>r MM o, ie.-po,:d*i,t. T.-kio. April of h. Xaiionamzi.v.. thk Kii[.w. v As t«> the Railway Nationalisation, th>< tirst step |o )>e taken by (lie (fovernmeuf under th« law passed by fh<> Diet, is the establishment m| an .Hi •>• under the control of the
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      372 2 Co-.toaqs flltttoettigenuntg RAFFLES HOTEL SPECIAL DINNER ON SATURDAY NiGHT. REGIMENTAL BAND IN ATTENDANCE. Sobcrtisrmcnts. I X E LLY WJlcfH VOCABULABt A no( K ()F M U{K MALAY MEDICAL TERMS THE RE-SHAPINC OF THE n i>.. v s «;kkkard. F7KR EAST -Tlnn- v. i> Ii" v.,>ik 1 XV win. h »l.ou/.l
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      401 2 I CHILDREN'S CONCERT. Tfco B i I'll.t'K! N > < ONCEBT of U ia Horn .1 ai Urn Towa Hall. .•li Fi id \]i '<, :;<• ji m Hoadi .-i. >- u aanjato "ill Liudh i, U A,,! JI > MUNICIPAL NOTICE. W i.- i,i Haaieiaa I itaaani al 1
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      18 2 r IDrs. KEW BROTHERS I DENTAL SURGEONS, I No. f, Battery Koud I I Chartered Bank Buildings. I
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      36 2 A LUMBMM Colon may rtMolt m con••jmptiou. t'li niberluin's Cuu^b Hctnedy cores. cought, colda and influuua. It contains no lui'iitil suldtai cc and h pleasant and safe to t»ke. For sale \y all Dealers. Tbo Pupesbarr
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      113 2 THE WEEK. Tuisdat, J4th HighWatei -11.Ua.. 11.13 p Town Band. Hish Service Reaervoir. p V MCA. Monthly Mlg. 5.15 p P WIbNBSOAT, Mtt Hi^b Water— lM7a.. 11.37 X Wt. Mark's Day. V Town Band. K-^laua 1^ 5 p. TIILK.iDA*. J.itli Hi^'L Watoi:— o.lll PiO Honieward Mail doe Town Band. Ui«h
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      THE STRIKE IN FRANCE.
      29 3 Troops Concentrate at Lens April 23. S.'SO, a. in. 8.000 more reinforcements have arrived at hens. There are now 21,000 troops m the mining districts
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      An Abyssinian Outlaw at Work.
      46 3 Mariam, the Abyssinian outlaw, Las made a mid on the Soudan Tillages to the south-east of Kedaref and killed 100 villajjars He seized 41 men and 133 women. Posts have been formed on the frontier for the purpose of capturing him
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      The Olympic Games Begin.
      41 3 The Ohinpic games have been opened at Athens by the King of the Hellenes, who wa» accompanied by King Edward. Cjvieen Alexandra, and the Prince and Princess of Wales. There was an impressive procession of !»oO athletes.
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      King Edward Greek Admiral.
      38 3 The King of the Hellenes iias appoint<ni King Edward an admiral of the Greek Fleet. A Royal Birth Princess Margaret af Connaught. wife af Prince Adolph of Sweden, has l*.-en delivered of a sob
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      The Aldershot Ragging.
      48 3 April '2'i. 3.30 pui The official announcement regarding the. Aldershot ragging case, is that Colonel Cuthbert is placed on half pay. Adjutant btracey is removed from the adjutancy, and Lieutenant Hamilton's leave is stopped for a year, aud he will be twice superseded for promotion
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      Wholesale Penalties
      40 3 Twelve other Lieutenants suffer p^ualties which vary frem «ix monthn stoppage of leave to a year's stoppage, or buperseMsion. All excep' Colonel Cuthbert have l>eeu severely censured, and the Army Council '> displeasure is conveyed to Surgeon Major Whiston
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      THE SAN FRANSISCO HOBROR.
      39 3 April t i.20, am The proves.- ot rewtoratiou haa already begun at San Fransisco Up t<> tbe prtsent 500 belies hay«- been recovered, but the fullfciteut of the mortality of the City remain. ijuiU; uncertain.
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      Sixty Million Damage.
      18 3 Competent valuers estimate the total losses at approximately »jO,OUO,<XW sterling, of which 35,000.000 is insured.
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      Skyscrapers Still Stand.
      24 3 It is a note-worthy tit that the steel-built skyscrapers, including the famous <_'all building, were uuburnt on tlw exterior, though gutted
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      Lancashire Cotton Troubles.
      59 3 April >'4. 9Jt aiii. Ninety seven per cent ..f the 1 ".<"•< I.anc*ahira cotton spinners aul cardroom workers. «re involved m th»- di«p»it>-. aud have voted ia favour of a strike if the demands are refuse<J It lo believed that the empl-.ye.-s will ajaiat unless the scheme
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      Abyssinia and the Postal Congress.
      39 3 \by Mini* k*« b***i granted a deliberative nUtus at tb* Postal Concrre»«> m view of her impending entry into the union, while China, which is not at preseut entering, ha» only a consultative -tatuv
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      The Natal Troubles.
      313 3 Tbe authorities m Natal ar. recruiUu.' a Ihoutuind mounted native scouts. Tbe Premier af Natal m a speech la his Tonstituents rejected totally the idea of requisitioning Imperial assistance, which wouM entitle tbe Imperial Government to take the settlement of the matter ont of the hands of
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    WITH THE RUSSIAN RED CROSS.
    1783 3 The Flying Column on the Dolinsky Pereval. 'From mt Diaky ok Max Wendbich, Wn TIB nii Hr>.-i.\s Heaikji ai.iki." m Manchuria.) 11l It wao not long alter the incident recorded m the last art Mo, Unit news was brought to us that sharp I^Mh was
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    FREE SUPPERS.
    195 3 For some time pa«t it hun l>een the practice f'>r youn(( L'lunesc- {,;.,...u to to house* iv S.i^'. .si an«l simil.tr ntn^ets an<l onler nupperw r..n«pri>in^ U-»-r. lii:i!i<ly an<l heaps of <laiutiett. The»es!i{>p*-rs mv t.>.tl»oiit ■"'l"^, but ou l*-in;;<i»l-♦••ltopav the voting wparka refu.se Vkloho. Lately several oaw* havo
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    CLOTHES THIEVES IN TANGLIN.
    130 3 OlotUee tlii*-\»-e h*\e *xuiu started opumtionit m Tanjjliii, their method bern/ to £■> r- -iiu-l to houses iv T<tu.'!iu .L i purloin clothed hanging out to be aired V will be retneuil*ered that Home tiiii" at»o th*»»! thiev»- r had tlj.- audacity .:.!■.»•> thefC"hi»-t' Police <
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    THE TANJONG PAGER COAL FIRES.
    131 3 The tire* |BH|rt the coa 1 at T.ui|on;» P.t^.tr tire believed to out as there is no indication «>f tire amon/st the *>tacka of )'»-i.ji. at tlie Ka>t \Vh;irt Captaiu <Jhan<^;llor of the J>ock Police m a con\ersat>MU with one of our .[.p-— n* i*.
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    CHOLERA DECLINING.
    261 3 Jt. is pleaaiui.' to be able to report I hat Ihe Mii'.irv authorities have the slight outbreak of cholera here well m haud ao<l ure confident of wholW htauipin^ out the disease withiu the next few days. Ourintf the past three dajn iin r.. i» only Iteen oue
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    Correspondence.
    24 3 EUTHA.NA.SIA 1 <>R INCOBABLES. To THE |MM Dea- Sir. What a pity they could not keep tbe optiihotonog going! (signed; All Hib Pai.s.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    281 3 Tbe following are the scores returned for the April M"dal. This competition is the tirat lo U' pl.ivi-il over the now nine holes courts, which promises to iKVome very popular with the Club. As ewdeuc* of this nearly half t>f the inem^rs took out oirdri and the
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    SIAMESE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
    68 3 The eiportt> ot Siam for l!<0*». are the highest oil record amuuutiu^tu Tea IIKU-iO.oW, »Ml the exporti* of 1.*04 oulv uuiounted Tea Ul/P^*», 4-V.*, t):-->- of previoud jrcan falling fir aud away, short. The imports of IMS, are however lean than those ot I'.HKJ l>> Ten
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    FREEMASONRY.
    136 3 I .iii huh! installation of Lo<l^»- .St <ieor^'»-. No. I*>^, ni held m thl Knv-niiv'iji Hall last eveniutf (Si liwr^ii l»a\ i uu<)<i the presrdeun of W Bm the bo«*Mo W I. Napier. I>. C. L. the Pihtrict Gran.) M.tster. liro. I. J. Sproul*; wan :.-t ili«-<l Wor^lnplwl Master
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    ACCIDENT ON THE FRENCH MAIL "TONKIN."
    176 3 MLB»T OK A el LAM PITK AT >tA An accident of a somewhat Mrioua nature t'Mjk place mv brard 'hf French mail »*.in.< "T-iukiu" on April \'-'>, whilst ou her wh\ t.. Colombo from the »tmitß »nd Clnua Urn* <>t the ~t 1 1
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    A SWIM FOR LIBERTY.
    195 3 On &ilurJa% morning a Malay '>ji L v MLable on duty at Kamp<>u^ Martin saw a (Jhinamau -linkiuj alon^f carrying tliret; fowls Hh bjUM to ill.- bjm to Htopan<l t lie < 'tnu.iuian threw dowu the towln, stripped off biii clothet*. divetl iut" the Uiver au<l
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    THE COURT OF APPEAL.
    215 3 Kcnu or run Mvab-uu lUut. Mr. .Justice Law. iv the iiimreine Cour*, yesterday afternoou delivered judgment m 1 1 1 appeal u+;aiust t lit- luagislratVa deciwiou, iv what is Lii'.ui. as i ln- n-coiji Mu.ir K-i.nJ riot, iv which -7 prisoueis char^'^l. The uiw^ititratti couvictud ti
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    AN EDITOR'S TESTIMONY.
    73 3 Last winter I contracted a severe cold, the only one to my recollection that c ?er gave me any trouble. Mr. Peak, our chemist, suggested a trial of Chamberlain* Cough Kemtdy. I procured one bottle but did not finish it there was no necessity. Tlic remedy is
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 3 (Cobeiutbd V* tv A|»ril. «4.) BauL Im a 2/4, 4 demand 2/4 1 Private crodiU U m 2/4 > crijdits (imt France, <leiii.iQ<} BauL JZ)~, Gekmant, demand 2U> India, T. T I7&J Hosokok'i, demaud 11 dv Yokohama, deinaul 11-; Java, <Jeu.&nd 11l I LUnokok, demand *4 SovKßEioirs, Ud.uk Buyiug
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    PRODUCE.
    138 3 April, S3 Tui w S <s7 7". G»rabier m 7.30 do. CuUi No 1 11. do. do. No. 2 „]Q Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore ]'<'>') do. White, (JTair L. W 5p c IB l-'l Nutmeg* 110 to «.he 33 do. i B't to the m 59 Maoe (Banda) US.
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      60 3 A yo«iDK man < rfUed upon a v. i -Come down, my pretty loxe." 1*« «-i4 I ««a'i," <*«»d she, I m batuiug d«M. Ao»<l itave no proper clothing Lett Ob. »Up on -omethißjc aren't you game t t*e Wipped on tLe »t«p and down «he < ame. And butfer
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      46 3 Tfltß HICM T^tAlMtM lliat OM be given out*. bruU»-6, hjii*iii-, n<*til<l«, r.r lik<i injmie* is f'*«» aj p!i<u'ioa of 'Ti lUilxrrLm'k Pftiu Baliu It allays tbo pan uluiodt in*Untly uud should always be kept on hand. For sale by ail Du«isj\.-. 1 Tbe Pi:«pta»vv< Gc^et»l A^'-fuu
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      102 3 K«r« triKW a stubborn (li-w.kmj to fight, but CbmibrUin's fiiin B;ili» |jii» pqred it many times and will do k» whenever opportunity ulfe» Tliii remedy is a general family liniment und not only do»« it .jui.kly reliuvu rheumatic puma l.ut it .il.'i cures latntt hack, »tiff m-.U, itorenatMi of the
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      45 3 The man who drive* the royal mail, The maid who curries the uiilking-pail. The stout man on the cattle run. The spo tanian with hi» d<% and gnn. The «;itcLuun going his nightly round. The miner working underground, All make themso yea from colds secure
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      340 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co.. Ltd. AND C.i ma Mutual Steam Nay. Co.. Ltd. The Companies' steamers ure despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straito, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewxrdi for London every fortnight and for Liverpool monthly. One outward steamer each month extends to Vancouver. Beattle
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      8 3 "STEIN WAY" PIANOS THE ROBINSON PIANO Co., Lid.
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      267 3 MAUiH UIAMJfc. To-Mf BROW. For P"r -At In. ii.i^ni AinifTliyo noon PalemlKin^ Ruby no n P Swet'li.in: A IVn.iii,' Xintna 1 VM Batu Pabat A.n,- Ann 1 im Munr A Malacca Resident S Bahru 'J I'M Penan;; A Colouibn liin^o Mam '•> PM Malacca Ac Selangor I PM Hongkong Ac
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      1071 3 VESSELS IN PORT Men^>f.W*r FU B a-.d Tons Com.uandcr Fr ti For Vhfl Other Vessel. FUrs .Tons Master j^, n For Wher Asaban SSaJJL s^*- --V,,1,, n h.^mM^,, SSm Baron Ai-lraoon Hr.t-..4 ****~*J kfi U Hmy ITiiblbT7 Cro.-n of CU. Ml UU A,| t X,/,^,. VmSS Clam Bnt M« Bn.«.t«,
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      270 3 CLKAIiA N U X April -jr, Resident Sihiu", D\ 1. »tr, Sudin, for Rltio. Kd«.inl Rei;-1. H\is -tr, P.i-tvU. r..i «»Ip^h» \i Apul S*. liidien. Dau tr. lug'iuian. lay Vl.xlikosfoclt Beniuolir. Brit *tr. Wikikm, for H'k«>r».' ji»'» J;<[>au. V rderkf. Brit etr, Ofsthun, for Uoagu^B La SSeyu<-. l"i. «tr.. Ma^nen.
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      886 4 atmrrtiSfmntjttL I LOST. Thousands of doll.irs m th« past year l.y fim>« misplacing th^ir s««J|Mbj; Also naaaaaa <■( making uion^y uot adveiiUing u TjiAMCAHStlirougbTHE ORIENTAL COM\NY, Ltd, Advertisint,' Aypnt.-. 52-53 Robin•a Read. Jiar 17 17.4 NOTICK I.« hereby g\\en that Ta.ll Wan Hup our jianuger has left oar mst\ ice
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      809 4 gbbrrtiscmratg. J $IO,O(X» to lend on MortfMl, W. BUCHANAN SMITH. Apl 18 2b. I FOUND. A uiaten-il me reuse m the profits of *ise merchants who use the TRAMCARS aa advertising mediums. Apply to THE ORIENTAL COMPANY, Ltd, st-M Robinsou Road. Mar 17 17.4 Dutch Firm m Amsterdam wishes to
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      855 4 atiUrrtiscmmts. AUCTION SALE Municipal Gas Department Stores. To 111 HELI» AT Po«KLI. Ct»'s SALKBOOM. On Friday, 27th April, at 11 a.m. Five stained fjlass hall lumpy, 40 crystal gas brackets. ."<t> burners, Mo. '2 6 incandescent bnrnere, SfO crystal drops, 144 fancy bhadea, 6 billiard t>had»^» and a number of
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      778 4 dlibfrtisfmcnts H. L. COCHLAN COS FORTHCOMING ItJEHITUBI AUr'TIONS. Sntvrility, IBM Apr!/ Kinraia, Orchard M t Wils.n BmiL.i. Em\. Saturday, '2Kf!i A, rlt 18. Sophia Roa-1— O. P. Tiioma-. aVf> Saltirtlay, oth ifuij Labrador Vill.i, rasif Punjuu^ —O, T. Hare, Er-.j. (decdw H.L.OOOHLAN Co. Lieaaaai Am.tiaajaaai A. Buneyros. Apl I-' 111
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      664 4 gtofoerttsrmf ntg. RECREATION HOTEL. Airy Room* V ;l ,mt. PRAKKi; KROTHERS. I'roprietore. _Feb tT uc To let Km, II and lt>. Devonsliii-e Road. Apply to ML H. SASSOON, 24. Malacca Street. Apl I 1.5 To lot from the lbt June, a j;odo«n No. 7 Bernum Street off Anson Road, inslMMiq
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      490 4 aubrrttsr mrnts. HIGH CLASS HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE The I'KorniJTv of r. wilsox BARKER, Esq. AUCTION SALE AT "KINRARA" ORCHARL^ ROAD Saturday, 28th April, 1000. at L3O p.m. OwpiiMfr M«h<m«ay iqdebourd, ilinner wdgous, w *»ll made whatnots ;md drawing room lumitui.-. thive liandtxmin ln«lian Car{>etB. w.n.lril-.. uhueirahs, mirl.lt; tuj) wa«ihiitends, Chin^ un«l
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      5 4 VU.M Ml HAP HEADACHE CURE.
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