The Straits Budget, 5 July 1906

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1 1 The Straits Budget
  • 84 1 The Straits Budget Established over Half a Century \ol>* kX. Cable Address Times, Singapore Straits Budget, 40 Certs SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. 5 JULY. 1906. BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES Straits Times 10 cents NO. 2524 T e STRAITS TIMES” circulates y in Singapore and Penang SicOH.tcV ALL THE
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  • The Straits Budget. THURSDAY, 5TH JULY.
    • 161 1 A* kuala Lumpur, on the 23rd., June. It .1 1 L. king, of a daughter. H i\. At Kuala Lumpur, on the 26th June, the wife of W. Henry, P. W. D., of a i At Bukit Timah, on the 28th •i. f t wife <>f N. P. Leicester,
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    • 112 1 I On tlie-7tli of .June, at S. I> r.aha*. I’accoinbe. Hampshire, by Rev. Harding. Rector, Leslie Harry Rupert, M I cinple. and .>f II M. Consular Oliina. elder *011 of Henry Bauuiste, "f .he Oaks. A in lover, to Mary Annier < aptnin John Farrow, and daughter 'I’tun John
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  • 419 1 Pages. fading Articles filing extraordinary 1 iiii ipal Accounts 1 ,lt lf *Ht Scandals 1 in, l»‘cal Diet 2 1 wh i t tles 2, 3 l, *al: of the Week 1 Occurrences 4 n s birthday 3 Uaiig Risturlted 3 u. •A. Tennis Tournament 3 and
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  • 321 1 Tli e Straits Budyet this week, is mailed along the P. it O. route by the Areadia. The M. M. mail for Europe by the Oceanian closed on Monday. The German Mail from Euroi>e by the liuyem arrived on Friday. The R. I. mail from Europe
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  • Leading Articles.
    • 842 1 .S' t ra i t* T i dux ?8th Ju nr A mono the questions of interest and importance, which exercise the Angloj Saxon mind just now, thal of faith-healing [occupies a promineut position. We un- derstand that Christian tScience has its I Jl disciples and students hcrfct
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    • 980 1 i Strn i tx T ime*. *?ttd July) For us in the Straits, and for Europeans 11 di other l olonie*. the Chicago meat I scandal lias a most poignant interest. In I towns people do not habitually consume > I tinned provisions, except at impromptu >
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    • 957 1 (Strait* Tim-IrJ Jut if.) Mr. A. Knight ami Messrs. Lyall ami Evatt rejKjrt tlieir completion of the audit of Municipal accounts for the past year ami add. by way of explaining their delay, that the closed statements of account were not forwarded to them till the 11th of
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    • 4468 2 (Strait* That*. 4th July y More than half the ills of life oat here aiisc from the quality and quantity of diet, and consequently diet is an all-important subject to all of us in the Straits. At the present time, we have Dr. W. J. Simpson with us,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 94 1 The p 1 st free price of the Straits Titties Jvear The post free price of the s fri K Budge* is 320 a year. It is not ary to subscribe for a year. The mb'cnptions for shorter periods are at same proportionate rate of price as for a vear.
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  • 59 1 DEATHS. On the Hist of May, suddenly, o- !,l ;r lia*niorrliage, Cornelius Thorne, for "f Shanghai, liina, late of Sidctip, Kent* 7:*, u*aiN. M •*n:. On the .7tli of June., at 1. Belterra Glasgow, Walter Graham P!i. J i.i, Publisher, in his 91st Frit-nds will please accept this intima- At
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  • 302 3 Liritkxaxt G. A. D. Harvky. R. A. M. Corps, resumed his duties as officer in medical charge at Pulau Brani on the 27tli instant. Captain F.M. Thrupp. R.G.A.. lias granted leave of absence on private affairs for the 29th instant to the 31st of July, with ]iermission
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  • 146 3 Thk following telegram has been received by Sir John Anderson from Lord Elgin, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and has been communicated to the Strait* Tim*'* through Mr. Oliver Marks by command of His Excellency the Governor, whose courtesy the Strait* Time*
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  • 106 3 Penany, :i0th June. Yesterday, at the meetiug of the Municipal Board at Penang, the Commissioners passed unanimously a resolution to the effect that they regretted the Governor's inability to-reappoint Mr. J. W. Ilallifax forsix years on a salary of £1.200 per annum, in
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  • 133 3 Final Results. Thk V. M. C. A. tennis tournament was brought- to a close yesterday afternoon, when the final game in the Double Handicap was played off between D. M. Dent and V. (1. O. Koblboff —2 and F. S. B. Jennings and M.H.
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  • 366 3 Thk prospectus of the Borneo Rubber and Trading Co., Limited, says the L. and C. Kji press. shows that the company acquires the whole share capital of the Handel eu Industrie Maatscliappij Wilheliuiua. a private compauy working in Pontianak, Dutch West Borneo. Mr. Daniel
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  • 1777 3 An Australian View. Tl» Daily Telegraph re cently had an interview wit l, J! Wamford Lock formerly a mining M a nager at Raub, on the subject of Chinese labour in Malaya. Mr. Lock rnr es t as follows; I know of only one in the
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  • 773 4 To the Editor of the Strait* Time Dear Sir, —In your leader of the 21st ot June, you say: “There are to-day valuers estimating rubber in bearing, evenly planted, as worth upwards of £*200per acre: but who would venture to value at the same tigme
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  • 187 4 While on the subject of motoring I may mention says the London correspondent of the Malay Mail that I met that peculiar potentate, the Sultan of Joliore, at Maidenhead the other day. He seems to prefer motors and Maidenhead to a monarchy in Malaya. In addition
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  • 810 4 Sequel to alleged Incendiarism in Thomson Road. Thk case of Chan Ah Fook vs. Wong Man Poll and six others, for $500 damages for aiming of the plaintiff's house and money, which was begun before Mr. Justice Fisher a week ago, was resumed yesterday afternoon, the plaintiff
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  • 261 4 On Tuesday. Mr. Colman resumed the prelimiuary enquiry into sundry allegations of forgery and using as genuine forged document. Detective Inspector Tyrrell appeared for the Crow n. Mr. Yan der Beck. Financial Assistant to tlie Police, was called. Certain bills, the particulars of which have already appeared
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  • 532 4 Last night a considerable number of the friends of Mr. F. Woodford met at the Warders’ Coucert Hall which was very tastefully got up for the occasion of a smoker given by his brother warders in his honour on the eve of
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  • 238 4 The report of the British Borneo Exploration Company states that the engineers ha\e beeu actively employed in connection with the deposits of manganese. The necessary railway for connecting some of the deposits w ith the coast is uearlv complete, and has been equipped with rolfing stock.
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  • 185 4 Inspector Bateman (weights and measures) has an unfailing weekly budget of summous cases before the senior magistrate, for possession of unjust weighing instruments. Possession of such tilings does not necessarily mean fraud, since wear and tear are factors which must tell on the accuracy of the
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  • 338 4 S. C. C. v Dutch Club. Thk Dutch Football Club again met the S.C.C. on Hie Esplanade on Tuesday afternoon a good game resulting. The teams were: S. C. C. Goal. Barrett; Backs. Chapman and Linton; Halves. Phipps, Fislier and Lyall; Forwards, Edinitt, Nathan, Cuscaden, Lieut Hardy, and
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  • 232 4 On tlie lOtli instant a Chinaman was taken to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital aud was seen bv Dr. Oibbs. the Resident Medical Officer. He was then >omiting and purging. Tan Hoh. the mail who brought* him told Dr. Gibbs that the sick man had been in
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  • 253 4 Fit-.-Grafton had a very narrow escape of never even starting for India’s sunny clime. The Melbourne Age says: A rather serious collision occurred on Tuesday (May 22nd) on the Flemingtou sand track. Melbourne. Fitz-Grafton purchased recently in Sydney for 1.800 guineas by Mr. 11. McKenna on
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  • 130 4 Vkstkkuav. tlie preliminary enquiry in this case was continued by Mr. G'olman. Mr. van der Beck, Police Financial Assistant. continued his evidence as to the alterations made in three bills for detective rikislia hire. Lim Tye Kay, cashier to the Financial Assistant, said he had paid these bills.
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  • 822 4 ClBCi '‘KS ill virtually idfcm;, H been u» lby the Pa1.a,,,, I by Phan, .vaten R i„ I a scheme ..r the amalgamating Z U companies, and the purcha* of f H the properties of the Malav v v I Syndicate, and for raising trlvl pi rill:r
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  • 231 4  - SLAVERY UP TO DATE.” Multan} He will not leave it. “No,” he’s To slavery's oppression, cruel aixt And l»is stupidity is so immense That all the Lib ral (Government cix Him common sense, ami make h 1 e wounds f wT ,u^ Of whips and chaias. by cruel l n)
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  • 354 5 r,H)lip mot with his death at a r'fokillaog this morning. A heavy 1 n '.'r l.ini and crushed him to death. i 1 int'~e suffering from beri beri. u I here yesterday by the Sultan rom-Sinker, and seventeen j banishment prisoners from SingaMon she left for China.
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  • 35 5 l.\ \*hv' will leave Johnston's Pier for !;< Club bungalow on Sunday the Ist pi \mii. it In. 11. 2.1.) and J.oO p. in., ot iiiiiin at 10.30. 12.1 A. :->. and Jp. m.
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  • 98 5 the ehief clerk of the Siamese prosecuted a Ceylonese ayah aged i W<imling from her employment last She had received an advance at an<l her passage across had been »i i> t »lie decamped on the 20th instant. v arrested a couple of days ago. She h;
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  • 154 5 R. C. 2nd XI v. Foresters Band and Drums. 1 S. K. C. portion of tlie Esplanade 1,1 t v a team of the Baud and Drums of id wood Foresters tried conclusions at u ‘tli the second string of the S. R. C. niutc-li was fairly interesting, but
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  • 158 5 'tu was a Revenue Officer. Two or vs ago. lie went in his official l v on board tlie Hong Mob. There V* across a Chinese passenger. This w *th other money, a few British 10^ar s.Subrailu took advantage of this rrorize him. The man fearing to
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  • Correspondence.
    • 175 5 To the Editor of the Strait Timex." llkar Sik. Allow us to bring to tbe notice of the Police the disgraceful behaviour of some half-dozen beachcombers who at certain hours of the day and night congregate in a Chinese spirit shop next to our establishment and, after
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    • 304 5 To the Editor of the Straitx Timex." Dear Sir, I have been surprised to learn lately, in conversation with a number of seafaring men, of the entire absence of social functions or any attractions whatever wrliich would tend to their betterment or lead them away from
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  • 149 5 A meeting of the Singapore Football Association took place last night at tlie Singapore Cricket Club for the purpose of arranging the forthcoming football competition. Mr. Scoular presided. The following ties were drawn: S. C. C. v. Dutch Club. July sth
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  • 291 5 5. C. C. v. Army and Telegraphists. A soctkk match w'as played on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon betw'een tlie S. C. C. and a mixed team composed of Telegraphists, military officers, and some others, probably with a view to picking out players for the Association Cup Tie. Play
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  • 1615 5 I Pcnany. Sunday, i*Hh June The cyclists of Peuang appear to have l>eeu bitten with a microbe which leads them to boast of tlieir ability to loop the loop. The result lias been that the Chinese Cycling Club have offered to put forward a member
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  • 560 5 Uh.istekkd at Edinburgh, ou May 16th with a capital of AToO.IXN). in XT shares to acquire certain lands in the Island of Jugra, Selangor, and to carry ou the business of rubber planters, etc. The subscribers are:— shares. E. V. Carey.
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  • 837 5 Os Moucl&y. we reprinted from the Minina ■lonnu'l an article on tl.e deep Tin lead* a theT r \f- V s M vi Herbe No > fo,uieri > at the F. M. S. Mining Department. The criticises the article as follows: i e i
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  • 543 6 He wanted to Pay his Cook in Coppers. I Asa Pakir Mohammed brought an actiOD vesterdav against Rowther Naina for *41.30 aUegetOobedne his youngbrother aK wages as cook on a tongkang. The p aintiff test.fled that his brother "its on, y age and dependent upon him.
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  • 377 6 About 10 p.m. on Wednesday, David, a runner for the Raffles Hotel, was on the ground floor when he saw Tan A Wha, one of the boys,” acting suspiciously near a side door which led into Brass Bassa Road. A door leading to this was open.
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  • 133 6 \estkrday morning, at an early hour, Dr. Simpson, accompanied by Dr. Campbell was pursuing his in vestigations in a small block of houses in Prinsep Street. He commenced by measuring a lorong formerly need for stables. He then called at a house, one of a block near
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  • 844 6 Action Against Architect Fernandez for an Alleged Balance. Yko Geo, Tan Kee, and Tan Chee, three building contractors, began an action before Acting Chief Justice Law yesterday against Mr. George A. Fernandez, an architect and surveyor, for $1,200, as a balance alleged to be due for the
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  • 76 6 A number of milkmen were fined heavily at the Police Coart to-day for selling adultrated milk. One of them named Samynathan sold milk to Sanitary Inspector Rodrigues, which Major Ritchie of the R. A. M. C. stated contained 19 per cent of added water. Defendant had already
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  • 74 6 Departure of the Dewey.” The big floating dock Dewey was towed away by the tugs Glacier Brutus and Caesar about 8. 80 p.m. yesterday. The smaller tug Wommmtuck acted as tender. It is understood that she will endeavour to wake for Manila direct Mr. John D. Rockefeller, the richest man
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  • 135 6 Captain G. L. H. Manby, 1st Sherwood Foresters, is appointed field officer for the ensuing week. A Chinese Woman was yesterday charged with being in possession of 1.000 grains of morphine. She was ordered to pay $250 or go to jail for three months. Messrs. A. C.
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  • 87 6 Inspector Hart, yesterday, brought A Chi before the Bench Court for the theft of a quantity of wearing apparel from a dwelling house at Ba. in. on the 22nd instant. A Chi did not wish to take up the time of the Court and promptly
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  • 84 6 Yesterday, Inspector Conlan charged a Malay named Talip before the Bench Court ‘with the theft of a coat belonging to Tahal. The defendant was also charged with the Ulieft of son e things from one Ali. The articles reported stolen w'ere all recovered promptly by the
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  • 118 6 Accused Committed for Alleged Forgerj’. Yesterday. Mr. Column concluded the ireliininary enquiry into the allegations of lie forgery of a lid the using as genuine of three nils for rikisha hire in the Detective Department for sums of $5.98. $10*40 and $3*24. Inspector Slieedy arrived from Penang on
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  • 147 6 The third children’s concert of the present season took place last evening at the Town Hall. There was a large company of children, and several ladies and gentlemen were also present. A capital programme was gone through, and the children enjoyed themselves to the
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  • 232 6 The following passengers arrived here on the 28tli June by the Bayern. From Bremen: —Mr. and Mrs. C. Doehring, Mr. K. Heffens aud family, Mr. Wm. Orr. From Antwerp:—Mr. J. P. W. van der Does de Bye. Mrs. H. B. C. Block, Miss Block. From Southampton
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  • 1294 6 The Legislative Council sat yesterday afternoon when severed important Bills w'ere discussed and advanced a stage. There were present: Hik Excellency the Governor, (Sir John Anderson, k.c m.g.) Aim Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, Major-General Inigo Jones, c.v.o.,
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  • 481 6 Adoption of a Child Proves A .Losing Game. Hi t recently the details of a story a alleged kidnapping were given. The wak features of the case were that a ten-year oi<i Chinese girl had gone into service as nursemaid with the consent of her mother The
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  • 721 7 SEW SITE WANTED FOR QUARANTINE CAMP. W nraiimry 0.iiiM 1I 4>lontrs t<dav Mr. E. G. Broadnck, at P; ,u the chair and there ♦t* President .__Lr. Murray Robertson Macbean. Cheng KengLee, and Messrs. w Bal i ey also J. t B- an,l C. R. Williams vn<nneer). m .Actint,
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  • 126 7 Thk ease of Yee Goo and two others vs. Architect G. A. Fernandez was contmuea **fore Acting Chief Justice Law yesterday Mr. Emersom placed before the "part the case for the defence, and call first witness, the defendant himsel Monday he will be cross-examined by -»r. hyons.
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  • Correspondence.
    • 435 7 To tlie Editor of the Straits Times Dear Sir. —The impossibility of getting a room at any licensed hotel here after midnight, to say nothing of the ntter inability for the hungry to get refreshments then in any respectable|eating-house, is the source of great surprise to many
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  • 296 7 Story that Costs Government a Month’s Board. Ox the 15th, instant. Mrs. Olsen, w ho I resides at No 10 Gilstead Hoad, engaged a I Hylam boy named Wi Bok Ji. On the 23rd I idem she missed two brooches, two bracelets, I a chain and locket,
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  • 97 7 Yesterday, Mr. Scott had before him two Punjabis, charged with begging in public. One of these had in his doksosmou eight sovereigns and thirty-live dollars the other had nothing. They each got a month's rigorous. A young Indian female professional beggar was also before the same magistrate for
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  • 109 7 The laying of a telegraph cable in the Pacific between San Francisco and Tokio is stated to be progressing favourably. The Japanese cable-tender Okinawa-mar u. is fmcaeed in the work between the Bonin Islands and Hachijio Island off Izu Province, an 1 it is
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  • 775 7 Story of a Ship’s Cargo of Eighty Cattle. A few days ago, some details appeared in these columns of a case in wlt.ch a Kling cattle dealer from Kelantan had been arrested on board the s.s. Batavia, and eighty head of cattle seized by Detective Inspector Tyrrell at
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  • 335 7 S. Cr C* v. R. E. Despite the threatening state of the weather a match was playe<l on the Esplanade yesterday between the S.C.C. and the R. E. The teams were: S.C.C:—(No Goal keeper) Backs. E. R. Taylor, H. A. Mason and Lieut. Comyn; Halves: H. Millard, Lieut. Becke,
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  • 361 7 We hear that a European 1 who arrived here by the Nubtn pa *2^§ ers lias disappeared. on n ‘^ay. Thb total amount of tin ore the tributors in the land* of bj 1 Johore Tin Mining Ca, Ltd month of June, 1906 was 419 1 1
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  • 142 7 The first performances of the Austrian string band of lady and gentlemen performers were given on Saturday, and drew large numbers to the Hotel de P Europe, the proprietors of which are to be congratulated upon their enterprise. The band is under the conductorship of
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  • 186 7 On the Brd ultimo, Ann Cheh, P. t'. 582. Ooman aud P.C. 615 Mustafa were arrested on complaints made against them by Chons A Yai. Chong A Yi and Chan Lo£- Th® allegation against Ann thea and F.t. wm extortion and that against P.C. 615 was
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  • 154 7 It is not an everyday OC 9 ,U I t an< j lawyer has such confidence in liis that client an apparent stranger* prepared to becomTsurety forluaW hmd. This, however, happened on Sat y» Mr. Montagu Harris, in applying extra hischentTaMr. Horn, against whom dition proceedings are
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  • 119 7 Orders of the Day. Friday, 6th July 1906. Slants Liability Ordinance Repeal Bill (Bill To repeal The Public Liability Ordinance 18H9 2nd Widows and Orphans Pension Ordinance 1904 Amendment Bill (Bill **To amend The Widows and Orphans Pensions Ordinance 1904 7>—Committee. 3* Volunteer Ordinance 1888 Amendment Bill (Bill
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  • 387 7 Defendant Receives Advice From Bench. Govinden as a Kling carter. On the 26th ultimo, a trader of his own nationality entrusted him with certain property to convey to the beach for conveyance to Kelantan by steamer. A lad was sent with him and when they arrived,
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  • 447 7 Arrival of the Royal Delegates in Singapore. His Grace Duke Tsai-tse and His Excellency Shan# Clii-hang, members of the Imperial Chinese Mission, to Europe and America, arrived this morning by the French Mail Steamer Annand Behic en route for China. Many of the Chinese business houses in the
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  • 1092 8 The Anniversarv gathering of the members of the Y.M.C.A. took place at Zetland House on Saturday night, and it was largel\ attended. The building was tastefully decorated,—inside with bunting of various colours, flags and shields; outside wi Chinese lanterns, tlie work
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  • 536 8 Y. M. C. A. v. The Dutch Club. The soccer match between the Y. M. C. A. and the Dutch Club, which was fixed for last Friday but did not come off. owing to the bad state of the weather, w as played on the Raffles School ground on
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  • 74 8 June Medal. The Men’s June Medal was played on Saturday afternoon. Scores: R. D. Keith 44 45-r 89—10-79 E. Colman 52 48=100 —20=80 W. G. Ellis 46 44= 90— 9 -81 Messrs. Hall, Everett, Kerr, Forster. Stiven. Hewan, Draper, Nathan, Finlaysou and Rodesse also played but
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  • 118 8 Several members of the Volunteer Engineers Rifle Club attended the rifle range at Ballestier on Saturday afternoon to shoot for the Club’s silver cup. The weather was everything that could be desire —a fine, steady light, with a gentle breeze. No scores of any
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  • 77 8 About 11 a.m. yesterday Police Inspector Hart and a Chinese detective constable made a raid on a hat on the Alexandra Road and discovered a one-legged Chinaman in the act of counterfeiting British dollars. We understand that Inspector Hart found a very complete set of counterfeiting tools
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  • 423 8 The Club v. Law and Civil Service. The match between the S. C. C. and the Law and Civil Service, in connection with the S. C. C. cricket tournament, was brought to a close on Saturday afternoon amidst much excitement. On the previous Saturday the
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  • 102 8 On Friday, there was a little sensatiou at the Shipping Office. A Cingalese and three of his nationals fell out. The three, one armed with a loaded revolver and other two with knives, set about scaring the other. This they most effectively did and he
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  • 99 8 On Saturday, Mr. Emerson called Mr. MichelTs attention to the Kelantan alleged cheating case iu which an order had been made ou Friday for the sale of the cattle. He said that though there were apparently 130 head of cattle at the infirmary, only 80
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  • 108 8 A number of small Kling boys were playing on the verandah of a Chinese shop ou the Serangoon Road yesterday morning, wlieu one of the Chinese occupants of tlie shop threw some boiling water over one of the children. Police Inspector Sullivan, of K&ndang
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  • 150 8 A wkek ago a police Court report of a sordid nature appeared in these columns, to the effect that a Chinese woman, in Johore had instituted extradition proceedings against, a very young womu, her reputed daughter, for theft of 11,500. The case for the prosecution was that
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  • 381 8 Lieutenant H. M. Mil ward, Ist Sherwood Foresters, lias rejoined from leave of absence. The French cable steamer Franqoia Arago arrived yesterday from Pontianak and leaves for Mauritius shortly. Four meat-packing companies in Kansas and the Burlington Railroad have been fined heavily for accepting and giving rebates.
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  • 56 8 We understand that, wrhile H. E. Sir John Anderson was playing golf on the links on Government Hill, one day last week, some one annexed his coat, which he had placed near one of the greens. There was nothing of any value in the coat except a
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  • 204 8 Susdarafpa Chktty holds a mortgage on some land belonging to Anam&lai. but the latter holds the right of farming out the produce of the land; just now a Chinaman holds this right as to the mangos teens. These are now being gathered as they ripen. A week
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  • 234 8 Koh Soo Koch was a bill collector of Chop Seang Tell Bee, Cecil Street. On the 4th ultimo, a bill for $BOO was entrusted to him to collect from Chop Eeli Chan. He collected the money, did not pay it in to his firm, and later on
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  • Correspondence.
    • 403 8 Death of Mr. J. R. Dubois "“DOIS Toll,, ’■diU>Toft) u !ilra Dear —I waK „i nn lated newsjwpers when. by*,"™ **>* u a paragraph in your jS- 1 Mi*, a Kelantan corns,.ondent 5 death of Mr. R. Dufois Z service of the Duff Developme^T'^t As an erroneous impression W circulated
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  • 213 8 A Light Calendar: Thirteen Casts to be Tried. The Assizes commenced at the Supreme Court, this morning, before Mr. Justict Fisher there being only thirteen ca*es on the calendar. The list include' charges of committing a rash act. counter feiting, unlawfully returning from ban Mi ment. criminal breach
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  • 241 8 Judgment for the Estate of the Late Sultan. Actixc* Chief Justice Law morning gave his decision in the case of i>at Meotri Besar of Johore. as executor of the of the late Sultan Abubakar. George d’Almeida, architect and survey for the recovery of certain land at
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  • 1116 9 important Judgment Given for Mr. Fernandez. i Chief Justice Law yesterday l ;h 'iu cast of Yeo Goo etc. vs. G. i xva concluded, the case for F submitted by Mr. Emerson. '"“j tint the plaintiffs could not fi it thev had not had a fair and
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  • 787 9 Severn ban June 30. Ihk Chief Judicial Commissioner having gone through the cases ou the Assize list, left for Kuala Lumpur on the 21st iustant. The feast of Corpus Christi was celebrated by the Homan Catholic community w’ifch the usual pomp last Sunday week, the Revd. bather
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  • 371 9 On the 16tli ultimo. Teo A Han. a tongkaug mau. was arrested by Lance Corporal Abu Bakar. of the Marine Police, for not having a iH*ritiit on board bis boat. On the 18tli idem be* was cited 1 adore the Marine Magistrate. but was seemingly not present
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  • 536 9 Chinese B nkrupticies. The last Hongkong yarn market report says:— Beginning with the same dnlesonie tone, the alloted span bids fair to present a cheerful closing scene, a lifeless beginning and a reviving end. Our market for yarn is somewhat cheering up, prices have advanced by about
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  • 853 9 1 Gold. Thk gold export from the to.„k 1 the 4 weeks endiug lGth une J m,Us for 780 ounces, obtained from rne< a I stone crushed. As there are no 10,18 i working gold mines in Pahan« t t,i 1L er i taken as the June output
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  • 163 9 Wk regret to announce the o! Syed Mohamed bin Ahmed Alsagoff which occurred at his residence Bokit Tu n gal, Thomson Road, this morning- The deceased was the senior partner of Alsagon and Company, a long established and. wellknown firm of Arab merchants, commission agents
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  • 900 9 in June, 1st 1006. I n AJijes Market quiet. 47 bags of Uracoa offered recently; medium liver klnd P** dark sold at 42/, Water I damaged at 20/6. African kinds are firmer and dearer. i th,^ ap8iC T S Market st °ady, the sales X hlS
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  • 492 10 A Chinese woman was yesterday sent to prison for a month by Mr. Scott for fraudulent possession of two coats and a pair of trousers. Gan Dbk is now doing two months’ rigorous because he coveted two bottles of scent worth a dollar. Mr. A. C. Hutton-Potts.
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  • 63 10 January to May. 1906. 1906. i, i. Piculs. Piculs. 179,173.88 179,383.29 Semhil 11 --085.65 120,220.23 N. Sembdan 32,610.44 34,290.32 I ahang 13.848.02 13,081.36 Total 387.717.99 346,975.20 A decrease of Piculs 9,257.21 Duty Collected. 1906. 1905. JM alc 2.112,085.34 1,876,857 40 Seiangor 1,321.986.32 1,278,888.52 N. Sembilan...
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  • 265 10 Judgment for Katz Brothers. Mana Mohamed, whose illuess has been noted several times lately in various local Courts, was the defendant yesterday in a case which came up before Acting Chief Justice Law, the plaintiffs being Messrs. Katz Bros. Sheikh Ali Kadir had bought goods from Katz
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  • 539 10 Impressive Sight at a Mohammedan Funeral. The funeral of the late Syed Mohamed Alsagoff took place yesterday afternoon aud was attended by practic ally the entire Mohammedan community of ‘Singapore. The deceased was much esteemed and universally respected, not only by the Malays aud Arabs
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  • 152 10 Kissen Singh, a watchman was. out for a holiday on Monday. He imbibed sundry glashes of exhilarating and apparently iuebriating fluid, so that, at an earlv hour in the evening, he was found himself lying in the gutter. P. C. 208 w as kindly disposed, making an
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  • 180 10 Chief Inspector Black of the Police Force retires to day oil pension after twenty years’ meritorious service during whieh he has done excellent work iu the Colony. In connection with this it is most satisfactory to learn that Inspector Howard’s most commendable work in the police has
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  • 809 10 Fine of $25 imposed on Driver of Tramcar. On the afternoon of tiie 22nd of May last, traiuc&r No. 28, driven by one Mowlasah, came into collision with a Municipal ambulance van. at the junction of Coleman Str *et aud North Bridge Road. Sanitary Inspector T.
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  • 1015 10 Rear-Admiral Shimamura and Three Cruisers. For the first time since peace was declared in the Russo-Japanese war a Japanese squadron has arrived at Singapore. This morning the Japanese training squadron o:' three ships, under Rear Admiral Simamura, steamed into the port in line abreast. The
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  • 139 10 Seven Years Clun Chun aud ho YoL^" 1811 0 .J ,r 5 charges of counterfeiting U** arr »iCl^ srfcj-sr Ester*** ,on 4L c^ sentenced to Seven’ jear^ri' 1 R Ut) «'sl'v ment No. 2 was Sin Slew and Chia Kim o., charged with a similar offend ’2* <he,
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  • 735 10 r Taiping, .Tune fHtk, ltMjfj Thk long looked forward to M ayaif Converaaz.ooe s a thing of the many of us regret that it should lie the universal opinion is that it was Z of tlie most enjoyable functions «j veil C fo F, a 41 H Taiping
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    • 148 10 Sale of Properties. The following properties were disposed of by auction at Powell Co’s Sajeroom yesterday afternoon. No. 16 Hong LimQuay. Singapore, 1,571 square feet, lease 999 years, Lim Kit Soon $9,900. Xos. 9 and 10 Magazine Hoad, adjacent to Singapore River. 5,680 square feet, lease with 70 years to
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  • 403 11 c V. 95th Russell’s Infantry. S' -iiite a match was plave.1 T is a ai „i the 9;7th Russell’s between 1 u ri Ay afternoon the two teams ,ofa ,tr> tl„ Esplanade and interest in the v* 11 evinced by the presence of the mat 1 1 j tl
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  • 633 11 General Meeting. knkku. mooting of tlie Malay Peninsula \griciiltural Association was held on the27tli .1 ,u. it Penang. The Hon. J. Turner, PredT nt. took the Chair. Labour Scarcity. letter dated 29th March from the Secrettrv of the F. M. S. United Planters’ Association was road
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  • 896 11 Facts and Figures. Mr. Fraser, the British cousul at Batavia thus reports on the trade of that island, last year. The year under review may certainly be regarded as a satisfactory one. The sugar crop, it is true, was smaller than its predecessor, but against this must be
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  • 81 11 On Monday, Mr. Hawtry, with a posse of )K>lice, made a raid on No. 118, Middle Road and arrested five-respectable Nonias, for managing or assisting in, a Chap Ji Ki lottery. Yesterday, these ladies appeared before Mr. Scott. The woman who tenanted the house was
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  • 227 11 Thk Cingalese nurse, sixty years of age who was, a week ago, sent to prison for a week, for failing to fulfil her agreement, was again before Mr. Column, yesterday, to sliow cause why she should not be bound over to serve out the remaining five months
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  • 521 11 Thk Perak Pioneer'* correspondent at Perak Buntar gives the following part'culars of a money lemliug ease there: —A aonoy lender is short*y to figure in Court for his repacity in the exaction of usurious interest. A sum of $60 was borrowed on which $15 had to be
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  • 833 11 A Grand Undertaking. The announcement that th. b Government has formulated sslan on which it will consent to th** i* 6 5 of a railway tunnel from XlskTtf Siberia must, remarks the -\i Poet,” be accepted as evidence tocmating proposal ,n ques ti on j, d«d.” it i,
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  • 57 11 Penang 29 th June. Judgment was (delivered on the *27tb instant at Alorstar by the Court which has been trying the Kedah murder case. Tunku a t!m and two others have been sentenced to be hanged. One man received five years’, and three others
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  • 1155 11 |By special arrangement with D'-r Ostasiatiscxe Lloyd (By Submarine Cable) Berlin 21th June. Turkey is preparing to send reinforcements of troops to Arabii. A British fleet is probably about to visit several Russian ports. The German Asiatic Bank will issue notes at Tsingtau for circulation in Shantung,
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  • 3918 12 [By Sabinarine Cable) Herd. Singapore 27th Jane. Del'd, by lleuter 4.3 p.m. The rebels in Natal have been largely veiuforced, aud impis from the Mapmnulo district, numbering 2.500 men. have joined them. The minority in yesterday's Division on Clause 4 of the Education Bill included 70 Nationalists, 27
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  • 353 12 Arrived 30th June. Per Sappho: —from Telok Anson cm jwrt* Messrs. A. W. Tally. Nugent Walsh, -L Wilson, Millington, Coldicote. *in«l r man. Per P.»fr O. s. s. Marmora, the steamer Delhi at Colombo, from due 6th Jnlv —Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Carey. K. H. Dobson,
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  • 323 13 7 Hiiiiiiiu Ca l ,,tal Subscribed Shares Value R»er>e Company Quotations j p *yB^Uj» rtgent i i 6 OLD. I ~T I I I ]9OO 5175,00*) *140,000 -j wtZZLI lo 10 Beraawah O. M. Co., Ltd 12.50 seller. HIS) 000 £550.000 *'*> (Deferred) 8.00 sellers 1905 £lOO, SK 350,000
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  • 318 13 190.) i £!50,IHNi £140.000 140,000 1 lj Anglo-Malay Rubber Co., Ltd. £2.17.6 1903 320U.v>?° $120,000 20,000 3 10 3 6 Balgowttie Rubber Estate Ltd. 13.50 buyers 1901 Jtto.000 X11.135 f {i R B»ta Cave, Itubber Co. Ltd. (f.p) £2.7.6 v ll»5xz i 7/9 (contrib.) £1.12.6 1905 700,000 3610,CfH) <0,000
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  • 212 13 f I I 1x04 Jt5,377.10.0 £4,648.15.0 7,638 12/6 t 12/6 i Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ltd..' |7.00 1«98 f225,000 3225,000 4,500 3 50 3 50 112,500 Fraser A Neave. Ltd. 105.00 buvet w 10,000,000a 1*65 310.000,000 310,000,000 80,000 3125 3125 9,500,000 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. 775.00 buyers 250,000* 1901
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  • 49 13 Howarth Erskinc, Ltd. 6% 3600,000 2% pretn buyers. Riley Hargreaves, Ltd. 6% 225,000 2% prem buyers. Singapore Municipal 6% 400,0 0 2% prem buyers. 5% 1,478,000 par. buyers. 4% 602,000 par. sellers. Tanjong Pager Dock Co., Ltd. 6% 8 250,000 2% prem buyers. 5% 1,365,500 1% prem buyers.
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  • SINGAPORE, 4TH JULY, 1906
    • 89 13 Gambier buyers 3 11.25 do (Cube No. 11 unpicked 3*59 Copra Bali 8.20 do Pontianak buyers ,,21.00 Pepper, Black ,,28.00 do White 5% tf 2.70 Sago Flour Sarawak 2.60 do Brunei No. 1 5.40 Uffoe Bali, 15% 21,00 Coffee, Palembang, 20% basis n 21.00 Coffee, Liberian No. 1 sellers
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    • 136 13 On London —Bank 4 iij/s g if 2/4^ Demand (tt 2/4J Private 6 m/s 2/4-4 do 3 <n/s t>< >t 2/44 On Germany-— Bank d/d <m tM 2.40 Private 8 m/s 2.44 do 6 m/s 2.46 On Prance —Bank d/d tM t<i 2.95 Private 8 m/s 2.904 do 6
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 119 13 Gbt.—Gunboat; Tor.—Torpedo “Horse-power; Brit. British: US Uuitod States; Feh.-Fmnch S?%ormL~ Hafmw ak, G.c.—General-cargo: do deck passenger; U.— P TanjonglWjrWharf; T.P.D.—Tanjoog Pager Dock; B.W.—Borneo Wharf; K H—Keaml ar nn P m B;- Pn l° Bnsni; R^JbSS' 'zstssr*’ mooth cnrrent Men-of-War. .VooMjrtone H. M. tug boat, Capt MelUr, 13th
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    • 918 13 Latest Arrivals. B 8tr 127 tou C*pt Stewart. fad July From Natan* Island, 1st Julv. ESS’*^ 24 T Hoe Lye. For Katoea island, 4th—Rds. Charterhouse, Brit. str. 1,278 tons, Capt Clif, ton, 4th July. From Samarang, 1st Julv. G.e., and 13 d.p. Wee Bin A Co. For
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    • 600 1 Name port probable date of arrival and name of agentt. Snum. Achilles. Liverpool, July 9; Mansfield Ajax, China, July 8 Manstield. Alesia, Hongkong, Aug. 12; Behn Meyer. Anamba, Copenhagen. July 26 E. Asiatic Coy Annam, Saigon, Aug. HO; M. Maritinies Arcadia, Hongkong. July 4 P. A O. Arconia,
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    • 599 1 June 26 Palawan, Brit str, 2995 tons, Steet, Yokohama, P A O Coy Oanla, Brit str, 4867 tons, Kiley, Liverpool Maustield Deucalion, Brit str, 4476 tons, Jacksou, Hongkong, Mansfield Petronia, Russ str, 3253 tons, Smiltneez, Hankow, East Asiatic Coy 27 Telena. Brit str, 3124 tons, 8 tar key, Hongkong,
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    • 388 1 June 26 Spithead, Brit str, Hongkong and Japan Tanglin. Ger str. Bangkok Kajah of Sarawak, Sar str, Sarawak Banka, Brit str, Auamba and Natuna Island Hong Bee, Brit str, Penang 27 Glcnroy, Brit str, London aud Antwerp Glenfailoch, Brit str, Sourabava Castor, Nor str, Hongkong Brouwer, Dut str, Belawan
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    • 79 1 COMMON SENBE"»NUTBHELL w< °S the eamm d t™* scieStß < S^2T^ l, cur for nerrooa o 1 TiuUt y* deprcßioo of c wltfc pr««ic«l observation* on marriage and foil direction* for removing certain disqualification* that dm Omptom*, rtrictore, «c. t and no sufferer shonld fail to avail himself of it*
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    • 592 1 Doan's dinner pills, which are sold by all chemists, immediately relieve a constipated state of the bowels, stimulating the flow of bile, and driving out all the poisonous waste matter. They restore a regular and natural action to the liver and bowels. MARTIN’S A VtMMh InnIv for all Irrogularttloo. Thousands«l
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    • 396 1 and Perrins’ Sauce. By Royal Warrant to H»® Majesty the King. THE ORIQNHL MID DEMINE WORCESTERSHIRE. USE ONLY a USE ALWAYS Atkinson's MOST refreshing. A Luxurious Perfume In Health. Far Superior to the German Rinds. A NECESSARY RESTORATIVE .1: SICKNESS. Eau“ Cologne; fV cm} ktedlclneaf the kind awarded a Crrr.'cate
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    • 187 1 A WONDERFUL DISCOVERT. Tlii-is of research and all ii.Hrr-, so to speak, is ransacked by the c for the comfort and happiness of man. indeed mad* riant strides sissy. particulars of which will be fo,l < ti !?L.prw* column. This prrparat’on is unqu fm of the most genuine and bfenu^
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