The Straits Times, 11 May 1905

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    15 1 The Straits Times. NO. 21.733 THE STRAITS TIMES. THURSDAY. MAY 11. 1905. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      297 1 NOTICES. i 1905 MODEL I MOTOR CARS. We offer but the latest Why Because we carry no stock. All our cars are sold before arrival Besides our famous and so much liked de Dion" cars, we can also offer Peugeot, Richard Brasier, Serpollet makes at very low prices. C. Dupire
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      72 1 Compania General DE TABACOS DE FILIPINAS. Singapore Agency: No. 4 Battery Road, Telephone No. 384. We lily. just received a shipment of our PERFEGTi js, REINA VICTORIA NON PLUS ULTRA, PRINCESAS, LONDRES, CONCHAS ESPECIALES, NUEVO CORTADO. ALL IN BPLSVDIT) COXDITIOK WATSON'S NUMBER SI PRE.IE SAMPLES M 0!R M A FREE
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      348 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. ROBINSON CO. FULLER'S CHOCOLATE. FULLER'S SWEETS. FULLER'S BISCUITS. In 2 Ib. 1 Ib. Boxes Fancy Hampers. H ROBINSON CO. May 10 VACCA MILK Retail at 28 cents per quart bottle. HOOGLANDT Co "Wnolesale Agents. OX^TDTHJ^I^L HALL. A BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS. Healthful location, fcod the best, large play-around,
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      149 1 ■AT W JAY. Thursday, nth May. Hi«h Water. 1 44 urn. :i 2n p.m. Football. V. M A v A. Co. S.K Football. Vampires v. S.V.A. Pbilharinonic Urrln^tr i. S 30. Yap Chow Thong Opera. 9. Friday, 12th May. HiKh Water, -j H9 a.m. 4 39 p.m. Moon. First (jaarter.
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    VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR.
    888 1 Wharves at Which Different Ships are Berthed To-day. East Wharf— Benio;i|>. Victoria Graving Dock—Billiton, Srie Borneo. Albk&t Graving Dock—Nil. Section Na 1 Indian Monarch, Eskdale, tin 2 Sophie, Rickmers, Itrin I Hydra, Duada*. 4 Thongwa. M 5 Dagfred, Zweenu. Nil. Borneo Wharf 7 Briagavia. 8 Arratoon
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    BLOCKADE RUNNING
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    SWAMPY LAND FOR RUBBER.
    106 2 Considerable acreages of swampy land) are now being planted with rubber ia Ceylon, particularly in the south of the iiland. But, to th» "Ceylon Observer" remark*, planters who contemplate using such land for "the profitable Para" should be careful how they treat the ground before planting.
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      398 2 \'Ol ICRS 5_ SIDEROSTHEN PAINT. <^- —^^J^ F K Bridges, Pipe-lines, Pontoons and all Steelwork. The only preparation which will satisfactorily stand a tropical climate. IMPORTERS BORNEO Co., Ltd. JODELITE WOOD PRESERVATIVE. Renders *oft Woods secure against attacks of White Ants, teredos, dry rot, &c. IMPORTERS: BORNEO Co., Ltd. EVERY
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      45 2 A Sore Throat may be quickly cured by applying a flannel bandage dampen■ed with Chamberlain's Pain Balm. A lame back, a pain in the side or chest, should be treated in a similar manner. For sale by all dealers. THE DIBPENSARY, tu.th.s. 31/5 General Agents.
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      457 2 PURE MILK. CERTIFICATE |p UMWJCTEHW J < OrAB G ifflths L Q ,N 4\dw^V mUF > I. V CH I Ciitmisi siiiii AssavtT Member of tin 1 Chiinical ff± \v AX^^ mTm fIQ s tirS of Pfiris anil Petersburg, Hactenolujfical Mi\ I X(j«rt. etc. etc write*: "1 have examined The
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      77 2 NOTICE. The Hotel da Syndicate beg to inform their customers thai for any bills paid their Bill Collector* on and after to-day, a separate receipt, bearing tbe signature of Mr C. Chaytor, tbe Manager, ahould be asked for. No bill will ba valid without this receipt. HOTEL DKJu'JttiftOPE SYNDICATE, The
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      344 2 Singapore sporting Club. PRING KACI MKETINO. ■i,:uiiii May, Tkundmg, m& S.ititrdtiy -ird Jim*.. I M katS of -\< in issioti to th;> (iriind Sthud U9 now l>^ had of Messrs. John I.hti.k I.r: J)aily Tiekflt 4 Season f Ladies' Tickets. Free, can ?iot« be obtained on application to me Secretary
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    JOB CHAMBERLAIN'S ORCHID.
    121 3 Air. Chamberlain's collection of orchids is one of the finest in the world, and he justly prides himself upon it. During a recent visit to Paris, he saw a rare j orchid, the duplicate of which he had i added to his collection under the impression it
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    THE "HANSA" FREIGHT WAR.
    145 3 Id connection with th*> freight war between the P. A O. and B. I. Companies s>nd the Hans* Line, a Calcutta paper mv« This attack of a fortign Company upon British ship-owners will bring prominently to the foreground the question of German fteamen being allowed in
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
    613 3 The Mining Industry. T!io "Mining, Journal says hat the Qomique" recently publish ed extract* fro* tae Pub Ik W« I d to ilic .it the ing of 1904, of which the following is .i summary. Mining tinns uv consists red wider thn inted with full prohip; (b) Apj
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    88 3 The "Ban Seng Guan" left on the 2nd May, upon her last trip out of Bangkok. The sleamer, says the "Bangkok Times", has been on the BangkokSingapore run for 18 years It is stated that she has been sold by her old owner, Mr. Low Ban Seng, to the Japanese.
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      175 3 NOTICbi IHuyl CEMENT. STIVEN CO., Simjafort. K i«l tu.ths. Handy Things Handy PrSces.j T*%m m S VI P«RKUTS IISTEARNS' HEADACHe.C W q\S IS i; iT I SYPHON S| A y I |FttSSSK«tm»SStca^ST»OT.W^^IWS»SfcSW.| $jX$. »MU« STEARNI HEADACHE CURE. I \i;i.ktv t T B SST CURE ~***f? m^* r F* MMs^MsjsjMssl^^s^MaV-SaS I
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      126 3 John Little Co., Ltd. HAVE IN HAND A LAKOE STOCK OF JAPANESE MATTING. EXTRA FINE WHITE BICHIN MATTING. 300 Cotton Warp, Per Rjll of (IB A A Fine soft Pliable Straw. 40 yU. ty 1 W FINE FANCY COLOURED BICHIN MATTING. 180 Cotton Wrap, Per Roll of £fAAA Beds. Blues,
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      315 3 Sensation Sensation CAUSED BY THE GRAMOPHONE TRIPLEPHONE 1 his marvellous machine of the highest perfection with 3 trumpets and 3* reproducers is worked by <>ne spring. i'h is Gtigmutic Graniophona produces an effect which is much superior to tha< of an orchestra. ANY RECORDS MAY BE USED. Come and hear
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      183 3 NOTICE. CHARLES DAY CO.. LONDON, ARE THE SOLE EXPORT BOTTLING A«EKTS Hili JOHN JAMESON SON'S WHISKEY. And on each label mast be found the following Notice and Signature In order that Consumers may feel assured of genuineness, we would request attention, to this, oar Special Export Label, and to our
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 15 CENTS. THURSDAY, 11th MAY.
    307 4 The Straits Times. PRICE 15 CENTS. THURSDAY, 11th MAY. During the list two or three days we in Singapore have had plentiful indication?,in the shape r.f high, gus'y winds, that the change of monsoons is proceeding. In these latitudes we do not experience tho elemental turbulence that attends this season
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    566 4 Thk Kuala 1. impur Rices are now fixed for the 4'.h, 6th, and Bth July next. The Selangor Turf Club met on Saturday and sacctioned theprogramme after striking out 900 dollars from tbe total amount proposed to be spent on prizes. Mr. George Cumming who took the chair explained that
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    21 4 Share quotations, general shipping news, and passenger lists, besides shipping, and insurance advertisement* wili be found on pag: 9 and 10.
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    13 4 Advertisements of Sales, Wanted, Tc Let etc., will be found on Pagt 6.
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    7 4 The Slraitt Budget was published this morning.
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    11 4 Oslookek" must forward his name to secure insertion of his letter.
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    16 4 A Conference of F. M. S. Residen's will be held at Kuala Lumpur th s month.
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    20 4 The Rev. Dr. Edkins, an eminent missionary sinologue, died at Shanghai, the other day, at the age of S2 years.
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    23 4 Tub Kuala Lumpor races onsijt of eight events for each day— the meeting being fixed for the 4th, 6th and Bth Ju\f next.
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    25 4 Mr. Miller, who has been undergoing a coutse of training in forestry in India, has arrived at Kuala Lumpur and hat joined tbe Forest Department.
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    24 4 The Siamese Royal yacht Maha Chakrkri arrived from Bangkok this morning. She brought down T. R. H.s Princes Asadon, Mahadol, and Tjutatut and mite
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    27 4 Dr. Lim Boon Kkng has been nominated a member of the Municipal Commission. His proposer is the Hon. Tan Jiak Kirn and bis seconder Mr. M. Meyer.
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    32 4 Mr A. Gray has joined the Chartered Bank at Ipoh from the Ist inst. as accountant. He is a recent arrival in the Federated Malay States having just come out from Home.
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    69 4 Thk German mail steamer Prnusen having left Hongkong yesterday at noon may be expected here on Sunday at about 4 p. m. and will probably be despatched for Europ* on Monday noon. Last night in the harbour a launch, painted white, ran into a sampan containing four Javanese. One of
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    43 4 It is rumoured that Mr. H. Conway Belfield, the Resident of Selangor, is going on a mission to Lawas in connection with a settlement to be arrived at between Rajah Brooke of Sarawak and his nephew, who holds certain concessions in Lawaa territory.
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    42 4 Babon Suyematsu, the special Japanese commissioner, now in Europe, has emphatically declared to a visitor that France has no intention of offering any assistance to the Baltic Fleet, or allowing the fleet to disturb the friendly relations existing between Japan and France.
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    47 4 The Japan Mail had compiled a statement of tbe spoils taken by the Japanese since the beginning of the war among other things they bave taken 796 guns (counting only 66 at Mukden), J 11,446 rifles, 1,375 ammunition waggons, 2,016 transport waggons, 4,053 horses, and 1,026 tents.
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    51 4 It is reported at Peking that H. E. Tang Shao Vi, the Chinese Minister in London, intends to resign his post in connection with tbe Tibetan treaty negotiations. The fact, however, is that the Minister has been disgraced and recalled, owing to his failure to prevent the signature ot the
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    53 4 The Committee of the PcaiLg AgriHorticultural Shaw have adopted the design for a show medal from Ibt pen of Mr. Alan Hamilton. It re^iesents the dawn of progress and \i depicted by the rising sun, tbe modern oceau liner, and a Chinese junk, with a Malay house and coconut trees
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    44 4 Town Topic*, a New York society journal, says that Mif Alice Roosevelt is engaged to Senator Bevoridge, and that the marriage will take place in June next Mr. nvwUfl is a Republican Senator from Indiana. He is 42 years of age, and a widower.
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    44 4 The Times of Ceylon. L mdou correspondent wires on the 2bAi April that, in the rubber market, Para is quiet ai.d the quotation Ijr Fine Para" is oa. 7d. Plantation rubber is dearer; and the following transictions are recorded Hapugastenne,6i 0, 1 N.kakotua.os. 01.
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    47 4 The first meeting of the FrancoSiamcge Boundary Coirmusion v>.is held at Bangkok on the sth inetant at the Ministry of trie Interior, /ll the members of the Commiesion, French and Siamese, were present. A preliminary diecusEion ot the various undecided points in the boundary line took place.
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    64 4 It is rumoured tLas Press Agency is negotiating for the purchase of the s.s. Wuchang in China for the purpose of conveying correspondents to witness the expected battle between the Japanese and Baltic Fleets. It W also stated that an offer has been made for tbe Tiiwnn The Wuchung was
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    81 4 Thf new tariff on rice of 3t cents per picul will pive a SturaltM to the Saigon- Mauili rice trade and imny vessels leaded with the staple food prjduct of the Orient will arrive at the capital of the Philippines, says a Manila paper, from tho French p ;rt in
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    139 4 '•A Sufferer" writes in complaining of a nuixance caused to residents in the neighbourhood by a Chinese entertainment" given in Ophir Road yesterday. Crackers wore exploded and there was a big bonfire round which w crowd of Chinese danced and sang. Tbe people in the vicinity must have bad their
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    GRAMOPHONE-TRIPLEPHONE.
    166 4 Messrs. Levy Hermanos are presently showing a new musical instrument which bears the above sounding designation and is far and away the best thing of the gramophone kind that has yet been produced. Its triple character consists in its having three funnels or emitters instead of only one as
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      JAPANESE WARSHIP OFF BORNEO.
      39 4 Paris, sth May. Advices from St. Petersburg say that Admiral Rojdestvensky has wired that there is a Japanese vessel on the coast of Borneo. Should this be true, Russia, will lodge a protest with Holland.
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      KUROPATKIN ILL.
      18 4 It is asserted that GeneratjKuropdtkin has, on account of ill-health, been at once recalled to Russia.
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    NO BALTICKERS AT VANFONG.
    43 4 llti.igkung, lOlh May. The Surd pmeil close to Vanfjng Bay on the 6'.h inst, and saw no Baltickers. JAPANESE OFFICIAL WARNING The Japanese Admiralty has w.irne<) shipping not to sail within liz miles of the Pescadores on of mines.
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    LATEST.
    61 4 Paris, Bth May Otlkial denial h piven to i statement made in a telegram fr<nn Hongkong that France had iillen short in ooserving the rules of mi traHljr The Government of the FreLch Republic has given to iis olliciuU the most stringent instructions to observe the rules of neutrality,
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    "Reuter's Telegrams.
    46 4 Loiuion. lllli May. Count Cassiui. Urn BoMiaa Ambasead rat Washington, has been transferred to Madrid. Baron Rosen, formerly M.nis*cr a', Tokyo, succeeds him at Washington. A J mini Rafeogatoff I, us c-ffeetH a junction with Admir.il R j lestvenfikv's i Il'jei in neui.ru! waters.
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    A PUBLIC NUISANCE ?
    398 4 A PUBLIC NUISANCE The Roaring Lion of Thomson Road. An ardent Lverot animals whether lion or dog wri'.es to say that tbe recent decision of Mr. Rjss, the 'ILird Magistrate, to the licet tiiat the iioise c;iu-(d by the barking of dogs was not a i uh.ic nuisance, has apparently
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    BARRISTERS COME TO BLOWS
    72 4 Rangoon, 28th April. A very undignified squabble took place outside the Deputy Commissioner's Court this afternoon at the conclusion of a criminal trial in which Mr. A. P. Pennetl and Mr. T. F. R. Macdounell, ban'lstcrs-at-law, were opponents. From words they came to blows, the latUr
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      BAIKAL RAILWAY BLOCKED
      14 4 Berlin, \Qlh May. Tbe railway around Lake Baikal is partly blocked.
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      RUSSIAN PRESENTS FOR THE THIBETAN LAMA.
      35 4 Captain Koslow, of t lie Russian Army, has Mt Russia on a visit to the Dalai Lama of Thibet, taking with him a number of presents from the Czar.
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      JAPAN AND FRANCE
      36 4 Paris reports staic that, in view of the energy with which the Japanese Government has pressed its represent tiens en Prance in regard to neutrality, France is curtain to yield to these representations.
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      CRETE AND MACEDONIA.
      35 4 The conflict between the Cretan insurgents and the Powers still continues. A collective Note from the Powers, in rega r d to the finances of Macedonia, has been har.ikd to the Porte.
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      ROJDESTVENSKY SAILS
      42 4 tmdtm, lltl< May. A telegram from Nliatrang [_on the coast of Annam] dated 9th inst. states that Adrain.l R j lustvonsky, who had been cruisii.g for several d»ys off Vanfong Bay, It-It that day with tbe whole of his fleet.
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      BAIKAL BAILWAY BLOCKED.
      9 4 Th«circum-B.iikal Railway is blocked by avilanches.
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      PRINCE ARISLGAWA
      10 4 Prince Aris neaifta! at the Quirinal Palace, Rome
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      CENSURING THE GOVERNMENT
      29 4 The H^use of Commons MM thru vn out a vote of censure on the Government moved by Sir H. C.unpbillBanneriiku* in connection with the Macdonneil incident.
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      ANOTHER RUSSIAN SCHEME
      50 4 The Russian Minister for the Interior has drafted a scheme, subject to revision, for establishing a form ot Parliament in Russia coMmtiag ot two houses, of waieh the lower would consist, of .■so elected deputies, while the existing Council of the Empire would constitute the upper house.
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      MOSCOW ZEMSTVOS CONGRESS
      33 4 Li,., (Inn. hi//- .'/"I/ Tha :n-'» at Mm i a pro,;ran)inj providing tor the oraatioa of two A«semMies, the first chosen by universal second coi;?istii>tr of delegates from autonomous institutions
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      MR. WYNDHAM EXPLAINS.
      103 4 Dining the debate on .Sir H. CampbellBannerman's v >te of censure on tLe Government, Mr Wyndh.nu made a personal explanition regarding his action when Secretary for Ireland. Mr. Wyndhum affirmed his adherence to the Union and repudiated the scheme of devolution wi'li which his name had been
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      TORNADO IN KANSAS
      29 4 A tornado has razed a track IGO feet wide through tbe whole length of the town of Marquettu (Kansas). Twenty-four people were killed, and thirty-five injured.
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    57 4 The Ipoh correspondent of the Piimng Gazette reports that when he congratulated one of the three Chinese towkays on the Perak State Council, on tbe honour of his appointment, be (the writer) was told in a Monfol way, Honour The only honour I get out of it ib the glory
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      483 4 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. \A/II QI^KI R? C*r\ beg to announce that, in VVll-fwV/iN CT V*/O. re-ponse to the repeated wishes of tlieir nuraer us customers, tley will keep their Studio open on Sundays from 8 to 11 am. May 11 Caldbeck Macgregor Co. (ESTABLISHED MM Wine Spirit Merchants, (London, Glasgow, Hongkong,
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      THE ACCOUNTANTS' PROBLEM
      192 5 To the Editor of the "StraiU Timet." Kir,— As your correspondent, signing himself "C B. B of the *rd May, 1905, very richtly remarks, it has been highly amu-ing to Fee the efforts that have been made to solvethe simple little problem winch I sent on the
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    THE ASSIZES
    610 5 At the Assize yosterday afternoon the jury returned a verdict' of not guilty in i he case in which Ho Ah Chow was charged with having taken part iv an arm. .1 nag robbery in a house at 1!) llokiin Street on the 7th FWW—rj, when I HUB
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    GENTLE TREATMENT
    110 5 On tba Mth tilt., Mr Hendricks, j Whiteaway Laidlaw Co., laid an ition ;if'iinst Letchmekan, a •errant of the firm, alleging criminal of trust in respect of S 32. 55, an amount collected on bills from Robinson it C> The man was arrested ar.d the case postponed. This
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    THE BALTIC FLEET.
    781 5 Sighted by the P. 0. Coromandel." Reuter notifies us today that, according to a Nhatrang telegram, Admiral Rojdestvqnsky, who had been cruising for severe 1 days off Vanfong Bay left nn the 9th inst. with the whole of his fleet The departure of the Baltic fleet from
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    COLONIAL GOVERNORS.
    153 5 In the House of Lords on the 10th April day Lord Monk Breton, late Private tiecretary to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, who last year visited Australia, suggested that it would be very advantageous if the Governors of the autonomous colonies were appointed from the Colonial
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    CONTRABAND OF WAR?
    629 5 Sailors Charged at the Marine Court. Before Capt. Boldero at the Marine Court this morning Capt. Stitt of the s.s. "Parthinia" charged twelve European firemen and seamen of that vessel with refusing duty this morning. The accused were F. Johnson, N. Heaton, D. Sullivan, G. Wilkie, W.
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    THE 'VENGEANCE' BAND.
    136 5 There is no brass band on board 11. M. S. "Vengeance," but a string band composed of ten men only. Five men are due here shortly from Malta to join the band and bring it up to full strength. Meanwhile, arrangements are being made by Mr. C.
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    OVER-SPECULATION.
    134 5 The "Malay Mail" is of opinion that to check reckless speculation with F. M. S. planting and mising ventures in London, the Government of the States should take action in ;he following way: "A great amount of good might be done, we think, and possibly much harm might be
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    700 5 With the ground in such excellent order a good morning's work was gone through to-day, and although there were not many attempts at galloping against time, several horses gave us an insight of what we may expect from them at the coming meeting. Wingaroon was one of tbe
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    THE COLOMBO HARBOUR WORKS.
    113 5 The following is from "Indian Engineering. The new northern arm of the Colombo breakwater is now all but complete, and the northern pier ahead at the main entrance is being finished i ■IT. Though there is no doubt that alic pilots will succeed in negotiating the
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    PERAK NOTES.
    110 5 It is reported by the "Perak Pioneer" that, on Mr. D. G. Campbell's return to Negri Sembilan, Mr. F. J. Weld comes to Kuala Kangsar as Acting District Officer. Mr. V. Hill will probably go to Sereniban. Inducements are being held out by Government, for jinrikisha owners to
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB
    64 5 Men's monthly medal for April. Result In the tie, McArthnr beat Mr. Wo .11combe and won the medal. Mrs. Hartnell has won the Ladies' medal for >fey McArthur 50 45 95 —10 8S i. M. Woollcombe.. *> 43 93 —10 Hi K Salzmann 43 46 =89
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    INHUMAN PROCEEDINGS
    153 5 On Tuesday evening, a constable ■aw three Khehs and a Macao woman removing a body from the five- foot way into North Bridge Road. They were arrested pending the result of the Coroner's inquest. This morning, these people wero charged by P. C. Dowling with commit" ing a
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      284 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Raffles Hotel. SPECIAL DINNER Saturday, IStf) May, J9CS. Band in attendance. Just Arrived ex s. s. Jiratdoon Jipear Another Consignment of our Special Teak Pianos. BUILT AT OUR HONGKONG FACTORY THE IDEAL PIANOS FOR THE CLIMATE HERE. HANDSOME MODELS, FULL IRON FRAME, FINE TONE. Small model $435. Large
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    THE HOME OF SHIPS
    642 6 A Trip Down the Clyde. [tU« In ay fin... t ho Clyde to the "15- fragrant ;;T the hina Mail, ivourable climate conditions yrtrip than i b) lin in tha I pollul .1 cond.tic an ntiang, rroni ii- ill channel bearing forth hw laden with .aim
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      430 6 NOT [C^ THE Straits Wimes CAN BE OBTAINED at tui: FOLLOWING PLACES n Singapore. sjsjn. Johu Little Co., Ltd Vtusrs. Kelly aad Walsh, Ltd ..Uffles Hotel. I lilies Tiffin Rooms Messrs. Kirn i Co. vlelphi Hotel. tote I de la Paix lot el de l'Europe. Hotel Netherlands, Tanjong Pagar. The
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      595 6 NOTICES. r r*O BE LFT, small first floor offices I facing Cavenacrh Bridge Roid and Flint Street. Apply to Outhrie 4 Co Ltd., .uents^ n c. 1"H) BE LET— No. 17 Armenisn Street next to M. Andrew's Houee lately in the oc?ui ation of Messrc Tomlinson and j Lerroit. Suitable
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      551 6 NOTICES. FOR SALE ONE BIX-STRING ZITHER BANJO in perfect order I (cost eighteen guineas). > Any reasonable offer i.ccepted. Apply lo H. L. Coghlan Co.. i icensed Au.tioneers j May 9 ]6-B FOR PALE. A Standard Remington Typewriter in good order. A (mall Theodolite suitable for both field and mine
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      799 6 NOTICES. mm- Singapore Spofttno Olob Programme for the Spring Race Meeting, 1905. May 3Oth, June Ist and 3rd. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 30th May 1. THE MAIDEN PLATE.— VaIue *>0 A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight 9st. 31b. An allowance of 71b. to ex-Grifflns imported into Striits Settlements or Federated Malay
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      679 6 NOTICES. Owners of Griffins arr entitled to enter for either of th" following 9"ri"B of Ka- <>s Kki t: .Sr»»V.« No. J Firxt Day Race No. 7 Seuuud I)ay— lUcb No. 7 Thlr \'o. 7 gsrfoj No. Fir?' V>. 8 -Raoa No. I Third Day— Rac* No. 7 An> owner
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    OPIUM CASE AT BANGKOK.
    269 7 Obliging a Friend. In 1,. Britisb C< or! for Biam on tli<' •rd May, bii Honour Judge Skianer Turner gave judgment in an action brought by the Opiuni Farm against Mr. .1 K. Black, chief engiaeei I the Borneo iompany'i mills. Th. charge contained iome hall
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    PRIZES OF WAR.
    119 7 Mr Griscom, the American Minister to Japan, tends t" the state Dapartawnt an interesting statement i aoeraing the lon of nun h. mi vesseli in the war. The lista in complete, Uh il knowa thai the Jap* noes have captared -';i Rassi;cii rteamen, nwstlv ftae .-lii])^. aad
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    THE REXER MACHINE GUN.
    402 7 A clr'u. Munition of (he Rexer ■■>«■■ tic machine gun. wli-i-h. it st;ited. has been adopted by the Danish Government iv both army and navy, was given at li.iin. i 3rd lilt. 11l this device the power foi viu'king the ■eekaaiasi is obtained fn tke raeoil,
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    A PETROLEUM WAR
    254 7 At lasi a British cruiser has betn fitted to use petroleum instead of coal. The result will be watched with curiosity and interest, for, if the new departure proves an economic success, there will be great, times for the oil trade, in which, of course, Burma would
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    An Esoteric Consciousness.
    871 7 1.11t11,,, r,ii,t«y<- tjioitiitl oi th fa It all happened to me as 1 was living iin a long chair on the dee* a! Meal coasting steamer. Mow anaaic it HNUssh\ But in truth, I exclaim il wae not 'lU. re was just the soothing ripple, ripple, and
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      263 7 STEARNS' BKADACHE CURE .au be obtained from a!! c'sptnsarie(quickly by post). Gives itufmni relief Awj.d imitations Keep the Genuine handy t iii.-. BANKS. Hongkcmg t* Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP capital sio, 000.000 KiiSEEVE FUND:— -terlinKKeFerveJ 10.000.000 1 illinm l(y Silver Reservn 8,000,000 18 U00 0U11 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000
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      447 7 BANKS. i Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHASTER Capital X800,0(K Reserve Liability of Proprietors .£BOO,OOO Reserve Fund .£BOO,OOO BANKERS. bank of England. National Bank of Scotland. 1 i.c London City A Mindland Bank, Ltd SINGAPORE B*UNCH. Current. Aocounts are opened and inter est allowed at
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      668 7 NOTICES SINGAPORE AND KRANJI RAILWAY. From Ist April, 1905, and until further noticeTrain Service for Week Days and Sundays. E l^J^., oU SOWN TRAINS. DOWN TRAINS. A.M. A.M. A.M. PM P.M P.M P.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. P.M SINGAPORE d 6.36 7.40 10.00 12.56 2.02 3.16 4.41 529 650 10.30
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      19 7 STEARi.S' WINE, for thin, nervous and fretful people, old and young. Immediate benefit. Improves the quality in the blood.
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      431 7 AUCTION SALES. MESSRS. POWELL CO.'S Forthcoming Sales. Saturday, •.'Otb May :it p.m. Ai "Mou-.t i 11.5r," Re <.y Una Hou=;<liold Fu -i-.'tur.-. 'I Dr. LeasK. M.tl'l At Hatherl slab," ra holil Parnl ar c property of B. Vil Powell £r Co.. Auctioneers, I v.c. AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE lIOUBBHOI I)
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    BALTIC FLEET
    409 8 Coal Stacked 15ft. High A i. dan afO the U. Stettin" (Captain farm) had arrived, at Hongkong wftfc ik w- that, and the captain had sighted 37 vessels of the Baltic Fleet in Honk, in Bay (about 50 miles north of Kamrauh Bay). Annam coast. A representative of
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    NO REVOLUTION
    365 8 Tl -Mailard' correspondent ;it St. Petersburg writes: I i .1 MMgeriwn eoßvMMtkm i»day gentleman wln> has lived mm y leven] Oriental countne- lie remarked to me. "I do not believe in a l; revolution. I remember when I fti i :n rariow eowtriw ot tha Orient. I ni
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    IMPERIAL ORGANISATION.
    347 8 "Imperial Organisation" was the sub ject of a paper which Sir Frederick Pol lock read at, a meeting of the Royal Colo nial Institute ou April 11. If we were to strengthen the ties between the mother country and the selfgoverning colouies it did not seem, lie said,
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    TIN AT 900 FEET.
    309 8 Particular interest, says the Australian "Mining Standard." is now being taken in the operations of the Vulcan Tin Mine. situated in the Walsh and Tinaroo district (Queensland), because of work being carried out at a depth of 900 feet This is considerably deeper than till has
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    WIRE GUN SCARE.
    162 8 The "South China Morning Post," in noting the wire gun scare says that the life of such weapons is a short one, judged by experience at Hongkong. Recently changes in the armament of ships in the harbour there were made to ensure efficiency. The changing of one
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    JAPANESE SEAMEN v. AMERICANS
    276 8 Mercantile marine sailors iv America, like their English cousins, are very bitter against Asiatic competitors, who keep down the wages and break up trade monopolies. The following appears in the "Hawaian Gazette" of the 28th March Capta-in Aas of the barkentine "Amazon," now en route from
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    THE VLADIVOSTOCK BLOCKADE
    219 8 The difficulty experienced in trying to run the blockade into Vladivostock is indicated by the report just made to the Western Fuel Company of Frisco byChief Officer Webb of the steamer Wyefield." which was captured by the Japanese a few weeks ago. The Wvefield" left Puget Sound
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    INSINKABLE SHIPS
    321 8 An Interesting Cunarder. You may now cross the Atlantic with no fear whatever of a watery end unless you jump overboard. For the latest thing in liners is the ship "Caronia," that cannot sink. She left Liverpool on April 1 on her second voyage to New York. And
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    PRODUCE
    93 8 Uitmbier 5.571 do (Cube No. 1) nnpicked 12.12 Copra Bali 8.20 do Pontianak 7.80 Pepper, Black buyers 25.50 <lv White, 5 37.75 Sa?o Floor Sarawak 3IS do Brunei No. 1 :t l-'i Pearl Sago 4.40 Coffee Kali, 15 basis 24 00 Cotfce,Palembang,2oXb«*ts 25.00 Coffee, Liberian No. 1 22.(0 Tm
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    EXCHANGE
    132 8 On London— Batik 4 m 1/11} Demand 1/1 Privates m/« 2 do 3in i mOn Germany Hank d/d 'J.o-J Private 3 m/i 2.04} do 6 m/« 2.06J On France— Bank d d 2.48 Private 9 m 2.f 4 do 6 in s 2.66 On India— Bank T. T. 147|
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      Man-of-War.
      29 8 MohaChnktlcri, H S M ycbt. .',400 ton*, 2W! crew, 12 gang, 3.0C0 h p. Capt .-'clionni/., 1 ltb May. From Bangkok, 7th May. Siamese Consul. U—lsth-Rds.U 15th- Rds.
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      TRADINQ VESSELS, &c.
      290 8 Arrivals since Noon of Yesterday. Ban Hin Guav, Brit. ttr. 199 tons, Capt Hunter. 1 :th M.yv. From PonlmnaL, Hih May. Q.c, and Bd.p. Wee Bio *Co For PoDtianak, 14th— Rds. Han H halt hiu, Brit, str 19 j ton* Capt Rawlingeon, 11th May From Kwantan, SUh
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      MAILS TO ARRIVE
      127 8 From Eurofi— By the P. &O. ».s Bengal due on 18th May. From Chika— By the N. U. L 8.3. Preu»ten due on 16th May. Left Singapore i>u« in LoDdon Arrive* Mar 23rd B. I. Apl Kith Apl 15th Mar 27th M. M. Apl 18th Apl 20th
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      DEPARTURES.
      53 8 EBSKLB Name. "ringanu '(i I liu ni'i Urn Inn/inn [mini l Ponty I ,r.h> tt I. Apcar 'enang KIG. ATIO.f. DATK Ger Btr. Sandakan 10th Brit nr. Hioco Kith str PSenil.ilanlOth Ger str Ashan 10th Fch etr Saigon l Oth Brit str. PSwet'ham 1 1 th sti. Cxlcntta litb
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      MAILS CLOSE
      69 8 hot Pit ttf timer Turn To MO— OW. Batavin .t Sou almy i I>> CmrpmUir 7 a.m. K InntauA Tringganu Anuj amy 11 am. P. B'ham T. Anson Hyt Lemuj .i p.m. Hongkong and Amoy Purnra 3 p.m. HI Bani'j. rinaitin etc. AHhtg 7 a.m. Bangkok »fmpmi 2
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      LIST OF PASSENGERS
      128 8 Arrived IVr iI.M. m Wbhii'ii Kr.11,1 Maneilka —Mr. Frank I'ostli', Mr. C. L tiady. From Bombay-Mr. CbrisM, Mi .1. \li.-i Frjin Colombo Mr. Statltlniemliui, Mr. ll. u. y Gillard, Mr. da Silva, Mr. I>. W. Abraham, Mr J. O. Connell IVr M. M. Armmmd From Yokohama— Mr.
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      ADVANCE MAIL NEWS
      113 8 The Government Geologist, who ac coiupanied the TUbsjl Mis-ion, reports that the country rim:aiiis no minerals ot any economic value Some gold was washed from gravel, l>ut was not found to be in paying quantities There are also no indigenous gems A Calcutta "Englishman special telegram from
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    26 8 i Syi nev prrper is responsible for the assertion that, "never sine tai commenced in Australia has there been such a bad lot of jockejf now
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      58 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL Co., JEWELLERS SILK MERCHANTS, N 51, 52 High Street. Have just received a new 6tock of silks of every colour, and de6criptiou. Best Japanese crepe and silk kimonos, cashmere and Canton crepe shawls, Indian, and Japanese curios, etc. Gold and Silver jewellery can be obtained at
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      289 8 NOTABLE VALUE IN OUR GENTLEMEN'S DEPARTMENT. Every Article Recently Revised in Price. COOL TWILL SHIRTS. /fl\ >^r #A\ WH TE MERCERISED II vPV/ I "«ATTE SHIRTS. Made of a strong Man 1 Chester Twill Shirting. U 0 C^-^H A well make Shirt. Obtainable in The material is bcamtiNeat Stripes. I
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      1228 9 Under this heading the following abbrevUlon« arenaed: str.— atetuner; ih. ship; bq. oarqae »eh. schooner Yet Yacht Cm.— Cnuser; Gbt Gunboat; Tor.— Torpedo; H.p. Bone-power Brit.— British U. B.— United 3*ates; Feh.— French; Ger. German; Dnt.— Dutch; G.c. General-cargo; d.p.— deck pasicnger; U. Uncertain; T. P. W.
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      VESSELS EXPECTED
      528 9 Name, port, probable date of arrival, and name of agents. Htiamibs. Aberlonr. Hamburg, May 16; B. Meyer. Ambria, Hamburg May SO; Behn Meyer. Annam, Saigon, May 33 M. Maritimes. Atholl. New York, May 36; A. 3ilfillan Aynthia, Calcutta, May 14 Borneo Coy Bayern, Hongkong, June 12, Behn Meyer.
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      PASSENGERS BOOKED HOMEWARD.
      407 9 P. &O Per Coromnndrl, sailintr on lltli May Mr. E. 8. Haalam, Mr. MacUregor, Ini>pector and Mr*. Williams and r.hil.l. Mr. Ma<dc l nell, Mr. Ward, Mr. Rntherford. Mr. J. McLean, Mr. Rowand, Mr. Nerbitt. Mr. S. R. Will-;i|i». Mr. McClintock, Mr. Low Gek Seog, Mr. TTc.
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      MINING.
      254 9 N ber lane Paid BhaL V "P* Company Bo7«n BtUtn I LMt Tranaae tiont SOLD. I 12.01* 13.00 13,600 6.M0 uniMuad.; 4.J00 2U.U00 10,000 8.J07 10,601) )6,70U 110,000 60.U00 16U.000 M.OOO ununued. 10 17.60 Bvuwtb Q. M. Co., Ltd.. ■M 8 10 10 10 a 1 1 I 1
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      GENERAL.
      141 9 40U.00U 60.000 iiDiuud. 2,000 4,500 h h i in lib B.UUU A7SU :i6,uuo •oo -',OUU 6,000 785 aniMMd. 300,000 SO.UUO DIHUId. 87,000 I 1 1 Doff Derelopment Co., Ltd. io.oo| 10.00 1100 60 9126 100 10 100 100 10 60 100 100 1100 60 $125 100 1U 100 f
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      DEBENTURES.
      50 9 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 7Jt Kliey, Harrreavei, Ltd. 6% Singapore Municipal 6% 8% Tanjonir P«««r'r>«.»k P-. \M T 3 I 960,000 IV prem. 826,000 2% prem bayen. 400,000 2% prem bayen. 1,878,000 1% prem buyer*. 656.600 2% Si., uom. 860,000 i% prem bayen. I «*R.IIOO IK r ,.n, ».n T^
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      169 9 NOTICES. HK ,jw HK^ssflv sfe^' lc SS GOSHELLS LATEST I S AUSTRALIAN COOKING BUTTER IN PLAIN TINS. PRICE ONLY Fifty Cents per 1 Ib Tin. As we have only a small stock on hand orders, should be sent in without delay. McALISTER Co., Ltd. April l' 7 tu. th. b.
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      378 9 NOTICES. IRIGAUD'S Eaaaaga Or JAPAN TOILET WATER Nfavd'a XaaaagaWat»r hu tkt nr« perfume of the Kacingt Flown of Jtptß and toothing u4 cooling .ction on the ikin, it reli«Tt« ao«qnito bites, and it awn rebohing sf> RIGAUD A C° mnuu 8. ru. YlTteBM, PvU-Frmm J. MOTION CO. WATCHMAKERS. JEWELLERS. OPTICIANS.
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      53 9 Protect Yourself and family against attacks of pneumonia by securing at once a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. If this remedy is taken on the first appearance of a celd all danger will be avoided. It always cures and cures quickly. Sold by all dealers. THE DISPENSARY, General Agent tu.
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      687 10 BUCHANAN'S BLACK WHITE The favourite at home and abroad 12 YEARS OLD. STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Penanc, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Bcypt, Mediterranean Pr-rts, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issvted for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and American Ports. Steamer* will leavo
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      1198 10 m STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. Koninklljke Paketvaart Maatschappij. Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agent* at Singapore Ship AotHOT, lats J. Dabndels A Co., 2-8 Collyrb Quay. 'Iho undermentioned dates are only approximate. ■ssMSBMi rrotn bxp'teu. win <>« imi pate trna lur:— Ailing Bawean May 8 Bawean, Soerab.iya, Bandjermia vfay 12
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      633 10 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. Nbl NORDDEUTSCHER LLOfD Imperial (le.man Mail Line. The fast and well known malt steamer* ol this Company sail fortnightly from BfemSd-HMnburi? via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Soulhanifit.nr, Gibraltar, Orthoi, ShpU»», (connection Marseilles. Naj)le«, Alexandria, and vice verM) Port said. Hkes, Aden, Colombo, l'enang, 81ni<anae6, htougkong, Shanghai, Na^risakl, and Koke to
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      591 10 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES 10EA5 STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co., Ltd. Tkd Companies' steamers are despatched rom Liverpool outwards for the Strait*, China tnd Japan every week, and from Japan homeirardi 'or London every fortnight and foi Ulverpuol monthly. One outward steamer tach month extends to Vancouver
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      509 10 INSURANCE COMPANIES. ROYAL INSURANCE? CO. FIRE LIFE. TOTAL INVESTED FUNDS KXCBEB £12,000,000. THB LARGEST FIBE OFFICE IN THE WOftLl BOUSTEAD A Co., Agent* TUB LONDON AND LANCASUIBI FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Capital £2,127,500 Paid up Capital. JL 212,750 Reserve Fund. .£1,073,550 Tbe undersigned, Agent* for the Conpan/, are prepared to accept
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