The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 11 April 1907

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    Masthead
    18 225 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1907. No. 1,028
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    CONTENTS.
    95 225 I Sir Aleza lei U2."> I Bk tX Ai 1; B<6 i. i woMi m rth > •1" iviaoa 83M N L' 27 f 889 22:' 89 /j;ss A I JM i an i v V 280 P. M.S. 23 R s SSI 2;: I •i i Coi 896
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    EXCHANGE.
    54 225 mcxn rp to April 10. > 2/'l lei itm v I t/4| 'v v- irr»iil» m rt '2,4-2 ti> ri m s 2/4 7 '^wne, And .vA Bonk M MO I 173? v iexr.aad li'J/Cdia 1 1, !^iand H5 x ii 143 •i* v.,#t«>«, demaDU 62' r«.Baak i>j;iii^ Ml
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Births.
      122 225 Oil the *;tn inataat at No, 2 Eber Kond. the wifa of Mr. S. E. Simon of IPOCL CilI cutta, H',n<*kon£ aru: Bombay papers tea c copy. On Bth April, at Tolporro. Cornwall, tl,e wife of i; G. H. Ifartin:ll, of a daughter. At Singapore, on April sth, the
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      Marriages
      58 225 Warnfoed Lock Erooke-Hcm,— On the 21st Fehruar^- at QtteenatOWP. New Zealand C G. WAKNFOBDLOCK, lateof Raui> y Pahanp, to Lilian Frances, second daughter of C. G. Brooke- Hunt, late R. N. and Mrs. UrookeHunt, of 124 Knightshridcre. LondUL Roi;f:kt^-Cai:kall. lurch 9, at Kingston-on-Thamu«, ROBKETS to IfUEIEL PaWCUB, daughLor of
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    • Obituary
      Deaths.
      65 225 Gii.mouk. March 8, at Mickleham Downs, D. Gilmour, late of Shanghai, agod 61. IIAKcrRY -March 9. at Ventimifrlia, Italy, Sik T. HANBUHY, k.c.v.0,. a^ed 71. Hemingway. -On March 11, at General Hospital, Rangoon, Burmah, George Edward Hemingway, assistant engine* r, Burmah Rail >» a. s. si::th son of the
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    PRODUCE.
    143 225 Apr' 1 10. Tin f>:j. Gaaibier 6.C2J i Gambler Gvta No. 1 10.5<> I Guaibier(V;e No. 2 9.50 ftpperßlaak(oidiiL&'pof*) 18 25 Pepper, White (fan- L.W. 5 p.c, buyers 26 00 BTwlbmijip (lift tn On Hi) L 2T»5(l Nutmeg (SO to tl.o IK) 41 M) Mit'^o (Banctu) nooi Cloves (Amfcoin*:)
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    April 5. Sir Frank and Sir Alexander.
    1112 225 April 5. Sir Frank and Sir Alexander. w 'r^r; ll*i t Vrt*tJi prvcep* c'r. I levied i ii.ii-i I. ysltyabd law. i To all appearauoe what baa teen called the Swet&enham incident, or the Swttten-ham-Daris incident, is vet goinig to be rather more of came cfltibre than the public bad
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    April 6. Bannerman and Biebersted.
    1045 225 April 6. Bannerman and Biebersted. Now that mails aie beginning to come m with press comments upon the deplorably ill-timKl and lU-eoDceiTed article on Di»r.rmament nnd the Ilagnc from tfat pen of Sir Hehey Campbell Bah nermax, the more we become acquainted with these comments the more do v.-c tool
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    • Advertisement
      Page 225 Advertisements Column 1
      52 225 Burns and Scalds. The pain ol* a bum or B^ald \s aloiost instantly relieved by applying Cham>»«rlain's Pain Balm with a leather. It also heals the injured parts more quickly than any other treatment and urlcps the burn id very severe does not leave n Mar. For Bale by ail
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  • Page 225 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 225 Miscellaneous Column 1
      240 225 PASSENGERS. M jv.lv' ri'-u nd r. rVrFvoang I na lV.rdv, Toby, CruitB Del M 8 ui-r-. Mr V»n den :V i r La Seyi Mr* Howe, Cob>, r t: N\"/.in, Cwt l*r. Smith. Kvwackl Mam: Mr K. Ifiwigiswa. agor; Measrs Laihai Marplea, .<>u, i»< .vi...n, Swiit. Oirilvio, Mr and lr»
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      179 225 >+< THE WEEK. The mail of March l~»th wai bronght v? I the U. 1. Mail <»n EktUfdaj. That of a day later by the French mail steamer Sal«i.:u* on j April Bth, This mail is taken by the 1\ &0. Malta earl? to-morrow morning. Lpfpelatire Council h^d an uuovontfal
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    April 8. A Military Contribution Audit.
    1178 226 April 8. A Military Contribution Audit. Tiicre is one direction m which we thick the entice Legislative Council of this Colony v;oultl be well-advised m scrutinising tho matter of our oiost ioiportant itom of expenditure, that on i he Military Contribul ion, which, t-:s this Colony to its cost well
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    April 9. The Swettenham Resignation.
    209 226 April 9. The Swettenham Resignation. It is not only by Sir Frank Swettenham that scepticism is pubHclj *-xp»essed over the official reason of ;*^e ;is Mag the true reason for Sir AIJEX&JfDBR Swlttenhaai's resignation of tht- Gkffleraorahip of Jauiiica. We find tint, Ihe turdoy Review looks askance at the frUteoMßtof
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    C.-B,'s Brave Words.
    523 226 m mp *r the <flaoninfimi < I panaoßa vfco talk big aWaj will do m the A-ay of Raaahia'g I ti ut, un-1 the ether tiling whoa get a dWMM t> ba mad* to Wok OOOUBOn ly foolish v. hen the opport r. comes, M 1 they
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    April 10. Mr. Staniforth Smith and New Goines.
    630 226 April 10. Mr. S taniforth Sm ith a n d New Goines. Mr booster SrAjiiPosm Sm.:h, f>r the preseu*. m Sin^tpora, i* to leave for Jiva, Humiaj UUa V th^N^w Guinea, strainer*' Metric Bu*-* for that aew Aagtratiga \tpmMmntff \\\i\ (it'peDdeccy Mr Stanzfouto .Suit 1 bat been empow^rod lo dial
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    April 11. Sir Mathew Nathan.
    448 227 April 11. Sir Mathew Nathan. BgfcMg paper MMUMH 8 r M^titew Nathan, (t >vn.', has been se'.ectecl •r t 'lhis etatemont, it de--Jin with anj surprla© to ?el iWt Colony. That jour- l•' t}>< j.jutL h\n& Mornic, P >»t. reeds to re- Hoagkoasj is too amal! tat a man of
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    Easy Punishments.
    936 227 We cor it-.- to have noticed with considerable regret, coloured latterly with considerable indignatk that the Magisterial sentenet's ca offences npiinst the person or against life, have btvemo extraordinarily mild. The matter has been brought most forcibi. befoie the public of lute by the peculiarly lenient sentence passed
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    BELGIUM'S MERCHANT MARINE.
    203 227 Tiio Antwerp Chambor of Comiutrce publishes a remurkablo report of the result of tbe inqnirj regardinic the proposed «voation of a L> Igian merchant marine, which is desired by enthusiastic patriots, v. ho cannot under&t;ind why tlio prodocti of Deigian industry should be transported m British nd
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    ROBERT MORRISON CENTENARY.
    47 227 ROBERT MORRISON CENTENARY. Bishop Hose before sailing for Borneo wrote expreaaiog bis regret 1 o could not be pretest on tijis fortbeominp eventful occasion, and BOld 4< i am glad thit aoCDOtbiag sbniild be done towards weening rbe i nan!'- c i Roi «-r' Morrison from oblivion.
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    THE WORK ON THE "McCLELLAN."
    525 227 THE WORK ON THE McCLELLAN." SATISFACTION AT TANJONG PAG A JR. It will by remembered that m upuo competition the Taujont? Pagar Dock D>ard were successful m securing the tender for t ho repairs necessary to the U. 8. Army transport McCle] lan, and the vessel has now been lying
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    AN EXTRAORDINARY HONOUR.
    292 227 The North China Daily Now-; ncuerfrom its native correspondent m L'ekiug that Friuee Chtng has recommended to their Imperial M ijesties the propriety r>f advancing Doha You Shca^ to the rmak of a Prince, iv view or the ex.raordinary honour* recently bestowed upon his illustrious aooMtor the
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    130 227 The annual ir.cet?ijpr of tLe 6iu,^f*»Hi Marine Insurance Agents Association m L«- d m the Exchange on Tuesday, llr. JP 11. Carr presiding. Thf- amutrs baring I eon confirmed it waa slated that tin ace* unts shewed ;i balance of $1,000 iv band The aui»uai report contained refetvneei u> a
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    THE PRIORY.
    1023 228 Pass their ann&ld by Nor harsh reflection let remembrance raise Forbear to mention what thou const not praise.— Matthew Prior (*****721) Id most respects Have that of religion, the Priory of which I write conforms to the old standard of a place for retirement from the world, for
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    SOME PLACE-NAMES.
    1005 228 The theory that there's nothing m a name was exploded long ago. Sam Slick pulverised the belief, and ©very individual uuit of the great Army of Drummers has been engacred ever since m scattering the resultant dust to the four wiuds of heaven. Every newspaper and poster advertiser
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1064 228 I The Singapore Rifle Associ.it In Meeting i is practically over, e\.:ept for the tunning door and the prize giving. It hao been quite successful, m the number of ompetitors, iv the 1 shooting, and m the HMUMgoment. For the first and third itOOJB, Capt. Colbeck is largely
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    LATHAM'S SHARE REPORT.
    381 228 The rcarkel throughout th* ve»*k lubeen unsatisfactory and irragvUr. trials have boen stea-i :i s m# BUM sho-viug an upward hndaatj, business ha- been small. Tho Miniag mar bet on the atfcmr hand b i- bam iii -livihm.but a QBaarfal mood: moyt Hock* b*c< decline 1, due
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    CHIENGMAI CHALLENGE CUP.
    155 228 A NMB for this cup iMfl Ik'.ti ifTU bdbe pldcu to-day w^ath^r \y>n :i»!:?ie. Tl. eotmewiH be from opposite Cljd»' T- w" uiirk'jt to near the nkiwi of |Jm Biagiptfi liver. Should the sea lye too r<»u^h th^ rttt will be rowed down tin l.'._ r o
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    BISHOP J. N. FITZGERALD.
    114 228 Death m iloscKo.v !>l-h »p J.ii-i^s N. F:tz_"-r.jii. «>f fa M th<>di*t Bpiaoopsl (,'hur<! «li»!<l ie <bn B<«£ koag Government Civil H A t'r«»iii pleurisy. Hisiiop FiU.fHr.iM wt tour of the world, v- 1 In* pi- ;»n included o<>!it<T». i n(Vfi m I:: li.», liuriu i-fcn
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    77 228 A new Siamo*** pip»*r make-- t.fk> 1». MMMHMNNII M The ue*s .>t' R«i£'i*h, 'e!l tho latest. Writ"! iv pr^f»s:!:v ilfli most r:ir!iHst. I) MT<i<r i'«3t OIWH wo hear of an 1 fell it. I) •h. might y i lip, v;t* publish it, ml m U »r Ws (»f k -»n:^
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    Friday, April 5, 1907. JAPANESE FINANCE.
    525 229 Friday, April 5, 1907. JAPANESE FINANCE. Twm Xrw fiftaTO {O O I Cor res pen 1 1 >nt.) ►> mission of the Japanese Financial Bimisai oeraafaai, Mr K. Takahashi, for l of the two sets ef 6 per ceut v i' kai bet n brought to a eatia- .-> "in'-e
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    FRASER & CO.'S SHARE REPORT.
    163 229 FRASER CO.'S SHARE REPORT. 1 alcnlated up to latent iat< sal lerJa; as a, itwhrt k> Our market hinco I ;.i> hat been extremely quiet m aonl Htock.-» easiei ratm prevailed ajlcfi btiri^ laajafj ia eoßeess of Steal the Tin ikaapaaiosaN hew- 1 I Unit the aspect iv Uitrit; iur
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    35 229 C. I \V;<_'- :...s beta appointed Cbair•l t}.. Committee of Mm Singapore rioa Mr C Sugden rebi^nnl CN'ii.nv— J.nd Messrs I>. P IT. F. H. Eaiii :md L. E. h«av#» U-4 :i up;^,:!:tf.l to vacancies
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    KUALA LUMPUR NOTES.
    1053 229 April Ist, 1907. Mril.C. Iwbinson, the Curator of tbe Museum has left K. L. f*,r a trip to the Pabang riveV, m company witL Sir William Taylor, the Resident-General. They will be away about a fortnight. The Colony v. F.M.S. cricket match came to an untimely end
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    THE SUPREME COURT.
    336 229 Bankruptcy. The public examination of Oog Swee Chiang was continued. Debtor Bpoko to a i sum of 14,000 which waa m 190 transactioa, I booked a yttut later. He did not know what the figure referred to. In 1906 $17,000 was his indebtedness as to t^peubes of
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    NOT TO HANDLE THE ESTATE.
    535 229 JUDICIAL STRICTURES IN THE GUEST CASE. i Shady Coxduct. m An application was made by the OHicial Assignee a fortnight ago, to Mr Justice j Fisher, for the commital to the civil prison j of O. W. I*. Guest, for the non-payment of monthly instalment
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  • Correspondence.
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      The Church and Dancing.
      208 229 To TiiL Editor, »Sib, —l thiuk that your correspondent Church of England is decidedly prejudiced. In answer to the first question, I could tell of another denomination which sanctions concerts—not sacrod —in the Church. I could also name a minister, not foreign to your readers, who
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    COUNSEL'S UNAVAILING INGENUITY.
    468 229 Obdkb Y'tMwst a Man' Who Dm Things Well. Iq the matter of the recent applies tiou by tbe Official Assignee for an order oil ling on Lee Keng Kiat, the Chinese manager of the Straits Steamship Company to pay something monthly Ron .his salary, iv i bankruptcy,
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    FOOTBALL.
    189 229 8. U. C. VS. W AUDEUS. Teams i'roni the above Clubs rift List evening oo the Esplanade ie a hiendly #atne, ;i fair number of tpGctttova l>eing present. The Club as usual t&ittA iiiihvt a full team, and il "W/A* U"t ti;! »(ter me time that they bad their
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    CRICKET.
    422 230 F. M. S. The Colony. For some reaton unknown to U6, our Kuala Lumpur correspondent after sending the result of the first -lay's play m the above match failed to wire U3 any further •letails. Wo take the full score from the Malay Mail from which it will be
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    THE JEWELLERY CLAIM.
    197 230 A Witness' Memory. The claim by de Silva against M. C. S. Mohamed wad proceeded with yesterday before tho Chief Justice Sir W. H. Hjndxnan Joue^. The claim is far the value of two rings, or their value. Defendant was closely cross-examined m the afternoon and swore
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    THE CHARTERED BANK.
    98 230 The local Maniger of the above Bank write* to us. We have received a telegram that at the uintml meeting of shareholders this Banks Diracton recomuaeud increasing the capital to .£1,000,000, £200,000 new shares to be oifcred Bhareholders at .£4O, payable by four instalments from June to
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    RUBBER: ITS DEMAND AND SUPPLY.
    358 230 RUBBER ITS DEMAND AND SUPPLY. The following is from the M Times Engineering Supplement The vastly increased demand that has arisen m recent years for indiarubber m the electrical industries for insulation purposes, and m other directions for the manufacture of tirea for motor* and cycles, has, as is well
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    THE CHILD SLAVE.
    481 230 INHUMAN TORTURES. It will be remembered that last week a report appeared m these columns of a terrible case of cruelty m which a littlo Hokien slave girl named Ko Ja was tortured m a most fiendish inauner by tho inhuman couple whose bond slave she was.
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    111 230 We regret to hear of a fatal case of plague which occurred at 1 1 am yesterday at the residence of Mr E Jacobs at the Borneo wharf, the victim being Mr C. S. Struys, hid son-in-law. The deceased was from Ceylon and for some years was m the employ
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    Saturday, April 6, 1907.
    333 230 The output of dry rubber from Lanadron Estato during March amounted to G.&3S lbs. A*wire from London to Colombo states thatjthe Sumatra Para Company has been sue*** aful floated with a capital of X 109,000. The director are Messrs K. V. Arbutlmot. K. W. Breti and
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    SPREADING DISEASE.
    197 230 SMALL-POX PATIENI IN* A RIKIBITA. Yesterday morning before Mr Green, Tan Ah Ileo was charged with doiug >m act likely to cause the spread of disease. Ho had small-pox and rode m a public rikibha. 'J ho defondaut admitted this and said he was on his way to
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    FROM AL KORAN.
    108 230 Tnt Story of Amena. Bei'cre the Mncddin called to prayer, Amena, old, and bent of frame, Amena, worn, and white of hair. Alone unto the Prophet came, With falt'ring ntep and humble air. The Prophet looked, with kindly eye. And asked her softly her behest Pray for
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    THE MANAGEMENT OF ESTATE COOLIES.
    148 230 We note with much satisfaction that the issue of the Agricultural Bulletin for March appears thus early, and the absurdity of monthly numbers coming out many months late now no longer exists. The March volume is noted as being printed at Kelly and Walsh, probably
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  • Correspondence.
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      Mr W. H. READ, C. M. G., AND THE NEW YEAR REGATTA.
      286 230 Mr W. H. READ, C. M. G., AND THE NEW YEAR REGATTA. To the Editor Dkatl Sir,—ln the i«siw of yo\ir pa»-i of the 7th February, (my Mr-hd*y) t m were good enough to reprint an addroa t« me, relating to ray C>mmoiorethip of t; j Singapore Y*cht Club. vhirh
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    • Letter
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      523 230 Tub E\sterk Thadtv. C v'v. L i I To The Editoc, Di:ae Sir,—The extra t app<^rin.' ii tho local Presa taken from HougLonj. Papers anent tho fl natation of the Ensieri Trading Company cannot bit be endor** by anyone who has any llnancial or Com j pany promotion oxpoilen^e. Tnore
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    38 230 The Japanese Government hat? bean en gaged m tho investigation of life insuring businoss m Japan since last yo±r. If finds it profitable, the Government wii. purchase all. the insurance companies MM make the business a Government moiopolt
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1395 231 a ler-«5 the lUuical Prime Minister has »nil hi«i &Uk& *han most men of that £tiea] part?, bi ought just now to be a rruing iv lively style at the vigorous roda be i daily receiving from his foreign If he has anything of a conscience,
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    AMATEUR THEATRICALS.
    360 231 On Saturday eight tho Amateur I>raniatio Seciety repeated at the Teutonia Club tbotw the two oue act comedies, "The Burglar and tbe Judge" and "Dream Faces." A notice of these pioces as they wero j rendered by tho local A. I). 0. has already appeared iv these columns.
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    FIRE IN CROSS-STREET.
    117 231 Just after 10 o'clock on Saturday nv>ruiiig i the alarm vvas given that a fire Lad broken out m a Louse, ia CVosa-.st. Tho men from the Ceutral Fire Station ie Cross-ot, vere promptly on tho scene and extinguished the tii e which I hev found to
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    15 231 The Lusiranian Club propose- giving a musacil cntcrtainmen* at iti Clubhouse one d.iv next week.
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    COMMERCE AND RINGS.
    873 231 SINGAPORE CHAMBER DISCUSSES IT. A COMMITTEE APPOINTED A meeting of members of the Chamber of Commerce and Exchange was held m the Exchange room ;-eaterday afternoon to con- j sider the question of taking stern with re- i Sard to the replies to the <jiu>stioDs submit- j
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    82 231 > >#> < A pleasing little ceromooy toot place vesterdiiy at IMe^rs Adainsun QDiiDM *Cc, when Mr A. .i MacdoDald waa present ed v. ith a iroid watch and chain bj the staff of the dm, including the i'enau^ brunch. Pleasant, although llßged with regret, for the oc<'u.sioii f(.r the
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    509 231 Oumwry Meeting, Friday, Apbii swt I'RKSBNT B.U Exoeßesoj the GoTcenor fcir John Ander?on. K.C.M.O. Hi3Exco!lfncyMaj..r-C.on!. T. I* rrot, G.O.< The Uou'ble the C it Secretary Capt. A.H. Young. the Attorney-Genl. W. J. N*pior. the Act. Auditor-General A.T. Kry&nt t bo Act. CoL h«MMI J. A nthoniaz the Act.
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    S.R.A. MEETING.
    235 231 Sixteen teams competed and good deal of interest uab taken m the competitiozj, Lt-Col Wright, n.QA end Col litton, d.5.<.».. at- r. to His Majestr the K»g n«w on the raupe. Oi>i> livN'rib. Sercu and lighter at IJOO, 40) and TOO yds.— Lt A. M. Thompton 27 29
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    CRICKET AT MALACCA.
    532 232 The Malacca Cricket Club played a match 4jiriDg the Easter holidays against a Singapore team brought down by Mr Sproule. Malacca was not at full strength, Vowler and Ess being absentee? and Mr Sproule lost oue of hia men by an accident with a bottle of s
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    99 232 The men's March medal was played on 3Otb. Scores There will be a men's Foursome Competition match play, handicap, for which entries may be posted at the club up to the 15th Apiil. Capt. Young has offered prizes for competition against Bogey for both ladies -tnd
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    ESPERANTO CONGRESS.
    102 232 The third Esperanto Congress is to take place at Cambridge from August 10 to 17 next. About #,000 people from all parts of Europe and America will be present. Tbo organizers m Cambridge are receiving the :ordial support of the town and University, and many of the public
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    MINE OUTPUTS FOR MARCH.
    22 232 The Kuantan Tm Mmine Company, Ltd.. Pck 225 00. J The B«*la f Tie Mining Company, Ltd., !'c1£435.75.
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    Monday, April 8, 1907.
    878 232 On Saturday afternoon next Mrs Dare and I Miss Hardman proceed to Penang, where i they will begin a motor tour through tho I Native States, returning to Singapore] on j May 11th. In the early hours of Saturday morning Sergeant Nicol. who v,as on rounds
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    ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL PRIZE DAY.
    912 232 SOME IXTKRESTING SPEECHES. The annual priaegiving of tho above school was held on Saturday m the schools m Coleman-st, there l>eiug a very large at- j attendance of scholars and their parents. His Excellency the Governor presided and amongst others present were Mrs Wilbur, who kindly
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    MR. HUGH CLIFFORD C. M. G.
    669 232 WaX'TKD FOE A GOvlEKOßojrjf, the Caribbean. We regret to loam that Mr WIMJk C < ford's service* n<< Colonial S» retirv r ing 10-^t to Trinidad... W<t Mr ford's services are only temporarily f red to the Far Ea-f lie is t,V« typ<» of
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    DISMISSED WITH DISGRACE.
    351 232 NAVAL LIE! TENANT COMMIT I KD 10 i'KISO Early last month, at Albany, m West Aus tralia, a naval court martial -at on board ofl H.M.S. Powerful M dealing with charts o: desertion and ombozzh meet against Lieut' nant Charles Mon tag m; Foote, of 11. M.
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    BOOKS RECEIVED.
    1029 233 m -'-*•<>• I\ v Irving Kachellar. (Cnwir/- Sew Library.) This story of the Adirondacks, and more „v.T a pit**, by i lover of those glorious olitudea of N*tur«\ that they should not entirely swept away before the steamw ggi i th»' timber contractor. The acmosf the book is
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    SUNNY SINGAPORE.
    1147 233 Si isi BmoApoßß, >>v the I: v. A. h *hnm« C k. Kllint Mock, Ono confesses 1u havo approached iho task of reading this book with conquerable iuterest, and to have sustained considerable disappointment. In a book of this kind (MM does not look for the delicate niceties
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  • LETTERS TO AN EXILE.
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      1170 233 London, March, l!M)7. D&uiest Exile. Politic** lire more tho topic of the hour than usual just now. First tho enormous reduction of tho Radical Majority at Aber- deen set peopla talking, and now tho victory at Brigg. 1 ought to call it iho glorious victory," as oven the most sanguino
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    THE DEMAND FOR RUBBER FOR INSULATION.
    352 233 \Ni> THK SOURCES OF SUPPLY. The vastly increased demand that h;;- rifce:i m recent years for inch- rubber and the electrical industries 'or insulation purpose^ and m other direction, for the manufacture of tyros for motors and fTjrrlos. has, as is wel! known, led
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    MINING AND PLANTING.
    169 233 The output of tin t'roin the Serendah Hy draolic Tin Mine tor March was 947 picuK. <Pinang Gazette.) The Penan^ Syndicate has been innuci at Home with a capital of £60,000 (600 £100 ordinary and 200 Is. deferred.) To acquir< certain estates, plantations, and land* m Pro
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    JOTTINGS FEOM BERLIN.
    1296 234 (For the "Singapore Freo Press.') March Oth. lf»07. The opening of Parliament always partakes somewhat of the nature of a private function m Berlin. Unlike m London, there are no waiting crowds, standing patiently to see the King and Queen drive by m carriages of State nor
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    THE GOVERNOR OF NATAL.
    1078 234 A.V AITKECIA'iION. 1 can remember, a good many year.- ago now. the late James Racial! Lowell saying to j i me, "The telegraph wire has done away with I all the romance of an Ambassador's life.' And the remark made to me m his own 1
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    ALTERED POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN MERCHANT.
    636 234 The Foochow Echo says It waeaataadefl that finropeaas first c;imc to China and it is as trailers nine out of every ten ooengf themselves still. The lOiniajMfiilii outlook is therefore a question of general interest. In the f^ce of the statistics published annually by
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    THE JAMAICA INCIDENT.
    339 234 S'iATE^I ri !.V A C^.W'lW V si- In ;t p;:p r<vnttv ityp' 1 ;orT Dominion. Canadian wl.o wa* ;.t Kinpt. > at the- timf «f the recent earthquake pi further evidence of tho condaet of t! o Arr,*cans. He f- :>s The swagger of the American intensely
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    THE NEW LEARNING.
    452 234 Ar r\i; Xi; LXS9Q.J By the Durrnci SUdsnurcoi Kvehjs.' O Empress, look (luv.n bon j our 1 itgfe, and receive- iii Ir:ipe:*:ai way Tlii> poor petition of iiiiv. \\}n> is U ;.ru' your dMMi will to obey, It Is now permitted to i;s to v ;•<!. mir
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    WEDDING AT HONGKONG.
    127 234 Mr Arthur J'Lc, of Ms. n Dm D tfm*. was married yesterday <M:;;v". hi MiLily Kic^, cf OUm UrnJL fbe briii M« hertr.: ekinp ure^r, mJ h M -f.uniiinj;. Mr F. T. Ciupp]" a. Jed I bIMK while Mr A. lic.lin.o^ v. tI 1 ride awa)'. The
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    A LINE FROM THE CALL BOY.
    950 235 uid ii dream the other evenißg, and two tVssl h :ndre<i pnopte had the same dream n -he R*roe n:gh». Knotty speaking it belong to me. the man who dreamit first is a gen?lonian called Wynn il.Uer, .md he says that it is his
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    ABOLISHING THE BARMAID.
    947 235 Tho Barmaid will not be abolished, if she hag any say ia this latest effort of very virtuous le^Ula-.ora to "abolish* her. I notice m one of the most recent mail papers, that tho ladies of tho bars have held a j "meeting of protest." Shortly they
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    THE IDEAL AND THE REAL.
    1553 235 Tho globe-trottor had far better not read this, while the new arrival, if he wishes to retain for a time a belief m tho gorgeousness of Nature m the far East, had much tetter pass it ov«>r and wait for a year or two until
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    BLACKWATER RUBBER CO.
    515 235 Tho second ordinary genorai meeting o" the bh&rebolderd of the alovc Company w^s h- Id it the Office of the Agents and Secretaries (Messrs Skrinc and Co.). Colombo, on March 23, when the Hon. Mr W. U. Fig^ (Director) presided and there were present Messrs H. Goodwyn
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    Tuesday, April 9, 1907.
    796 236 The appointment of Mr. J. R. Innes as a, Judicial Commissiocer, F.M S., has been approved by the Secretary of Stato and dates from March 21st. Sergeant F. Holding, A. S. C, is grafted rhe local rank of lieutenant m the 31. S. Guides and i=
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    THE CHILD TORTURE CASE.
    341 236 FOUR MONTHS FOR (INHUMANITY. The above case m which a Chinese woman named Cfoh Pang, was charged with having cruelly ill-used a little slave girl named Koh Ja was concluded before Mr Column yesterday. Mr A*. W. lUiley, Assistant Protector of Chinese, prosecuted and Mr Roland
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    CATHEDRAL OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
    257 236 The annual report of this cathedral for 1906 has been printed and issued. At the beginning of last ye:ir there was a credit balance of $142.06 and the receipts during 1906 amounted to $7,4G7.12 making a total of $7,609,80 Against thi«, there was an expenditure
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    MURDER.
    173 236 i Uu tbeSlst ultimo Ting Lcong was arrested on the allegation of having murdered Tan Ellg. Yesterday Inspector Connor placed Tin^ Lcong m the dock before Mr. Green on the capital charge. Tay Choon said that at 8 pm. on the ni^'ht oi the Blit he was m the
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    A BABY AS A WITNESS.
    138 236 Yesterday iiiternoon boforo Mr Colnjiui a Kling v.as chartred with having committed an ataault on a little Kling girl nged three yearr. The iittle *,'irl, quite a baby, was placed on ILO interpreter's stool iv tho wit- I uess box, but difficulty was c-xperlcncod m
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    THE LIFEBOAT SUBSCRIPTION.
    165 236 Mr. E. M. Janion, Hon. Treasurer of this fund, has received the following letter Royal National Lifeboat Institution. London, loth March, 1907. Dear Sir, I have the pleasure to acknowledgo the receipt to-day of your kind letter of the 15th ultimo, and to request that you will
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    DEATH OF A YACHTING MILLIONAIRE.
    207 236 Tbe» tU\it!» is reported at Kycf>, Japan, of Mr J. H. Smith, the American millionaire, who recently spent some time m Si^aporo uud Hongkong. He urriw d ;«t Hongkong on the private yacht of Mr Div>.e], the wmillij proprietor of the v Philadelphia Ledger," and
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    M. AVALLE'S CONCERT.
    161 236 There was unfortunately only a small attendance at the Teutonia Club last evening to hear this talented violinist. His Excellency and party from Government House were present and those who attended had an artistic treat. The programme opened frith a Grand Sonato for violin (Yiotti) and after
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    WAS IT "PLANTED"?
    157 236 The Revenue Of&oers searched the bteuiaer Merapi yesterday morning und found 00 tahiis oi contraband opium niddesi amongst the ci'iil m her buuker*. Ole oi the vessel's crew v;as be tore Mr Green later m the day iiud it was described how active the informer vras m
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    168 236 Tboee who rmcembm Mr. R. W. Smith, wbo was m tins Straits P. W. and sorred m Pfthaog nu<i Malacca, v. ill be interested to le;«rn thai lie is novr m fair way to recover fron Ihe effects of what looted for a time M t bough it might pr«.
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    THE SUPREME COURT.
    752 236 A: i jeai Ins- «.cj Mr. Just: a fisher dcllfOOed fc m the appe.d of Xgo Siu Cbo m h. Spanjaard was the respondent, having been -entenced to 1* nioiith* roua imprisonment for having deceiver] dishonestly induced respondent to him goods -.alued at Tbe Jud-e at the
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    ANOTHER HOOLIGAN PUNISHED.
    77 236 Ono o veiling last week vu:;i.j IW* hooligan went to a coff«MVfct»!l k«-j»* XTK T v Cbitmmun :ind regaled Lin^e!: **till h\> beOj was di«ten(]M" as the complain told the Tolitc. When at Led i«.r imvm^ni he assaulted the Chinaman ::l COl 6m the face with v
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    Wednesday, April 10, 1907.
    704 237 y tl Su?T.n*on F. R. Martin, m.a., llr, o f T v Mtiit- Settlement* has \meu elected Of* the I' »yal Colonial fu«t:tate. [pipe ftUT T Howard resume-.! the duties Chief Inspector of Police yesterday vice y r ;ksos promoted to be Superintendent. •1 raid ni
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    CHINESE CLAIM AGAINST AN ASSURANCE COMPANY.
    767 237 CHINESE CLAIM AGAINST AN ASSURANCE COMPANY. IMPUTATIONS OF FRAUD. A Juwmm by Consent. An action which promised to present several unns :ai features had it been pro- j coedod with, v.a-, commenced m theHupreine i Court before Mr. Justice Fisher, yesterday when a Chiuose woman, Cbsn Tm Neo sued j
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    LEDBURY RUBBER COMPANY.
    172 237 A general meeting ut uhe above company was held at the <'fnVes yesterday m Winchester II use, 21v F. W. Marker presidium, thero btiug alst> present Messrs A. D. Allau, A. J Koss and G P. Owtn. lhe report, which has already been printed, w;is moved for
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    THE SUPREME COURT.
    622 237 Houfe Rkpairino is Bvgo Sihelt. Before theOhief .Justice Sir W. IT. Ilynd- man Jones, jesterdsj, a claim was brought by Kong iSoon against \V. C. Nib!*>tt, for i $2,912.72, tho balance alleged to bo due for work done, and labour and materials j supplied for thq repair
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    JEWELLERY CLAIM ENDS.
    180 237 Dei endant Committed fob Perjury. A somewhat sensational dim x marked the continuation of the hearing of the claim brought by Mr de Silva, «he Hiith-st jeweller, which entered on the third day yesterday morning at the early hour of 10 o'clock. Plaintiff's claim was lor §1,280,
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    86 237 The April Monthly Medal was played for »n Situ^lay and Sunday last, when mVasrs C. T. Durward, J. Kirkwood and A. C Padday tied with net scores of 79 each. The following cards wero returned C. T Durwara 40 39 scr 79 J Kirkwood 39 40 scr
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      Family Function and Press Report.
      527 237 and Pres* Report*. To Tnn Editor, St.. —Will you please permit mo to ask fur jour or any of your numerous randan' opinions on the following points. 1. Cathedrals, churches or chapels aiv without question public places and open u» the public at all times,
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    CHETTY'S CRUELTY TO A PONY.
    423 237 Yesterday morning before Mr. Michell m the First Court, Kurpeu Chatty responded t a summons, issued at the mstaJMS o 4 Inspector Pest ana of the P. C. A. Department, charging him with cruelly ill-using i pony. Mr. P. J. Sproule, D. P. P. prosecuted,
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    TANGLIN CLUB.
    461 238 The Annual General Meeting of the Tanelin Club was held last eveuin^. Mr F. M. Elliot, Presideut, took the chair and there were also present Messrs Llewellyn, Mul•joli.md. Withers, Mason, Glennie, Macdonald, Sju ham, Renuio, Wadde!!, Hooper, Bim, Taltca. Parkins, Knight, Htubury. Carver. Cunliffe, Simpson, Dunmiu, K^rr i3lack,
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    THE CLEARWATER DAIRY FARM.
    122 238 Connexion For Adultssatiok. It will be remembered that last week the .nauager ot the Clear water Dairy Farm was summoned to appear before the Fir^t Magistrate on a charge of having sold adulterated milk. The defendant did not. kow**er, put m an appearance and the case
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    FIRE AT THE DOCKS.
    136 238 leetofdaj morninir at daylight the alarm ptjis given that a fire, bad broken out at Keppel Harbour. The Tan jon^ Fa gar D«>ck Brigade under CapUin Chauco»lor turned out promptly and on hastening down to Ceppt-1 Htrbour it was found that the root of one ot
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    MINING MATTERS.
    78 238 fho Uoval JoboreTi'i Miuf Coa»pauy holds its metiup <m April 20 iind ttmottfrst other buniaesa v/iii dnclit** a Guiii dividend foe the period up to I eb liV Th« output of the Kiuta Miuo durißfZ 6l^»cli iy rf ported r.t *J<»o pikali va!u*»«l <11.000. Profit are estimitt<l ar
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    FIRE AGAIN HITS 'FRISCO.
    42 238 A special to the Cable new s dated April 3 >m.ja that the electric light plant of Sai Francisco his been destroyed byjiiro, entail ife* a loss to tLo city of two and a. ball •lilliocs ef d»«i:ars.
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    Thursday, April 11, 1907.
    486 238 We hear that M. Roudauovsky, who was Russian Consul at Singapore before and during the Russo-Japau war and who went j homo after the war, has refeigned tho service. Orders of tho Day for tho meeting of Legislative Council on l£»ih, include lirst read in <r
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    GERMAN STEAMER ASHORE.
    170 238 Tsv Days Agrofni*. TLe master of tho German steamer TBing< tau, which arrived here yesterday from w m Macassar, reports that on the 19th ultimo he lighted the .steamer Elizabeth Bickmers ashore ofT l'ulau Laut. Thn Kickmcrs boat signalled for assistance and tho Tsiugtau went to her
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    HOUSE REPAIRING IN SAGO STREET.
    151 238 JtTDGMCSI TOR THE EIPAXBBB The Ciilff Justice, Sir \V. H. Hyndman Jonep, yetterday continued tho bearißg cf the claim brought by Kor>L' Soon against \v\ C. NibleU for the balance duo for work done &o, m the repairing oi' defendants 1 bouses m S.i^o Street.
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    A CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.
    1365 238 MASTER MARINES DISABLED. CLAIM FOR $15,000 DAMAGES A heavy claim for damages for serious injury iv a carriage accident, was brought yesterday before Mr Justice Fisher m the Supremo Court by Mr ileinrich Oldsen, the defendant m the action btiu^r Mr Manasseh Meyer. Mr Farter Barnes for
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    A DISGUSTING PRACTICE.
    282 238 In a case recently m which aCuiuawouuiu was charged with keeping lighlflail I than M hours, she said for agricultural j purposes, the Miur'strate MDMhI bii4a> gUPt at th« practice and lined her tbflM dollars. His Worship may be interested to know tliat the fiithv and ianaltaffV
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    NEW DOLLAR FACTORIES.
    151 238 Inspector Fuji Imi w*At m»i Lis captuien oi Dotetr*. On T»." l B notiug on ••iuf(»rmiiti«»r: n-^;.. to a house a little be;; vA IIK I on the, Qsybftg-vi :<" 1 tfcw :li<; usual roiLer't cutiit m 4 foftJ-fwW fcits of Hn mm Btrmiti ik«lkr. i W4B
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    "THE FOLLIES."
    634 239 •TRROT AND PIERRETTE IN SINGAPORE. v l. ?at of AdcW and Sutton's, and I a pain si sitraetMSM of tho saosv isn- r in!aii«! and j»«3as»ido resorts at home, Hrn Fslfitaj who BB*3s a v.«ry welcome ;ir)p«'arau^e last evening at the ib, at whljh m the ordinary :U
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    TELEGRAMS.
    3074 239 UeMer Agtney) P»t .Svthmarios Tslsjrapb) Hec. April 4 12 46 pm. Tho Rwosiin Miuist^r of Finance has presented tbe Budget to tho Duma, and m doin^ so staled thfit ho had contrived to make the or«iiuary expenditure and revenue balance, but tho extraordinary expenditure for famine uud war settlements
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    161 240 {From cur tram Corrts^omdemt.) Penang, April 5, 1.30 p.m. The German mail steirner Sachseu wit li King Utakloagkorn on hoard arrived hero yesterday at 11 a.m. The Kiti'4 received the officials of tha ■Jinuieeo Western States to- day and enquired as to the welfare of the Sooatry under
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    SHARES.
    552 240 Capita! Capiul Isstte Paid Issued patfap Value op company. tfrHHIl» $300,000 300,000 10 10 Beirut Tin M. Co. LM W $600,000 60»,OCO 10 10 Brueoh Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd It. £400.000 350,000 £1 £1 Daft Development Go. Ltd 9f% V 00,000 60,000 1 1 Kinta Tin Mines Hit
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      678 240 CLEARANCES. April 4. Deli, G«r btr., Lensß, for Bangkok. Bandai Maru, Jap. 8 r. f Murio, for Rangoon. Sabino Rickmers, Brit, etr., Watson, for Bangkok. Emilio, Dut. etr., Suiong, for Rhio. Hong Wan I, Brir. str., Kingborn. for Hongkong, Amoy and Swa^v. Sappho, Brit, str., Turner, for Telik An=on via
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      570 240 VESSELS IN POUT. Meo-of-War FUg and Tons Commanders Arrived From Pet McClellan Am. tra., 1870 Lothrop Jan ll' Mumia n;kt Sea Bello F.M.B. Yacht 48 Ahmat F*b 5 P. Swet. f or Ship Flae Sl Tons Master Arrived Krom C-onstenee For Wh tr Amherst Brit 135 Scott Apl 9 Panah
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