The Straits Times, 15 June 1906

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    15 1 The Strait s Times. \O. 22.0<5.S THE STRAITS TIMES/FRIDAY. JUNE 15. 1900. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1278 1 A COLONIAL'S TRIBUTE TO DE DION-BOUTON THE RELIABLE CAR. JAMES i.l II." l->~ i l Road, SeviMonr.X i. .r..i. An^tnilm. uritm: lfltli rebruary. 1906. I feel it my dnty to agaiu write to you with reference to tbe phenomenal raaaiagof njy6h.p. De Dion. C'onHiHtently for nearly three yean, my little
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      479 1 ROBINSON and CO. ARE iNOW SHEWING Choice and Exclusive Silver and Electro Plated Ware SUITABLE FOR Prizes and Wedding Presents. Tea Services flHj B Rose Bowls Coffee Services *?^l I iijkit Salad Eowl.^ Hot Water Kettles VJ^ L- V, "M let Faii Entree Dishes Mljll I r --illlf^vi uer^ Butter
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    "SMILE JACK."
    1389 2 Prehistoric Days in the Land of tin When tin Imonis, (.'oumii Jack smiles, and lie v smiling bow. This time it Iris be-on a koßf smile, a continuous smile, a smile which com mem-id a year <>r M fD, Im adening and deepening as the maiket moved steadily
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      231 2 45,000. "EMPIRE" TYPEWRITERS. are in use. H.M. Government use 725 "Empires." C. P. Railway 450 L.&N.W. Railway,, 80 Harrods Stores 68 Manchester Ship Canal 40 Visible writing Simplicity of Construction Durability and Perfect work c strong points of the Empire." ••Foolscap" Model $110-00 takes paper 9" wide. 135.00 13V ••li.surjince
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      72 2 BUCHANAN'S BLACK WHITE j Eiolds top place in the highest class of Whiskies Guaranteed 12 (twelve) years old. c 46 \Rrtie '(Bully. Turf Commission Agent Now has a book oi>ened on the Kwala Luinpor Meeting. DOUBLE EVENTS Planters' Cup and Hone Handicap. Planters' Cup and Ex-Griffins. also Treble Event Planters'
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      354 2 J. MOTION CO. WATCHMAKERS JEWELLERS. OPTICIANS. REPAIBS PROMPTLY EXECUTED POWELL CO. Bole Agenta for PIANOS BY S. MOUTRIE&CO., LTD. Pianoforte Manufacturers Bharjghai and Hongkong. NEW MODELS JUST UNPACKED luspection Invited. Powell Co. 2180 CRUSHED FOOD. TRY IT AND YOU WILL BE SATISFIFD I. R. BELILIOS begs to inform the public
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      248 2 R|LEY.HaRGREAVES& Co., Ltd. SHTO-APOE/E &o IPOH. Electrical Engineers. HOUSE WIRING Estimates and Advice free. ELECTRIC FANS Crompton Punkah Fans, Table, Bracket and Ceiling Fans. MOTORS From B. H. P. upwards for small Machines, Pumps and all Purposes. DYNAMOS For light and Power, Private Plants, etc. ELECTRIC BELLS For House or
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    RUBBER IN PERAK.
    188 3 >v Ear, little or no Para rubber ha* been planted in Kedah. but of late th« Ktdah Givernment and plant ei-s generally are ciisid ring Kedah trom a planter's outlook. Several European;; have taken up land for planting Para rubber Mr I. Hawkins, who opened the Cicely
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    New Bangkok Trams.
    277 3 (Saw lines of Tramway are under 1 1 moderation in Kangkak. A new I'liip.mv which was turned a short time ago for the construction of a -team Ir.ui.M.iv tr< 111 Bangkok to l'akift and Ban Mai has obtained its concession. Among the conditions laid down is that
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      287 3 URALITE. THE BEST FIRE-RESISTING BUILDING MATERIAL SUPPLIED IN SHEETS FOR ROOFING ALL KINDS OF BUILDINGS AND FOR CEILINGS, PARTITIONS, etc. x genh: HUTTENBACH BROS. CO. STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL 1906-7. CONTRIBUTIONS INVITED Straits and Malayan Colour Alone Acceptable SHORT STORIES AND ARTICLES (SIGNED BY AUTHOR) ILLUSTRATED BY SKETCHES OR PHOTOGRAPHS (SIGNED
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      131 3 To PRESERVE your HAIR Nourish, strengthen, restore it, prevent Scurf and Greyness, and provide the natural stimulant so necessary for nourishing the roots, nothing equals ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL It i< unsurpassed foi Children* Hair, as it forms the basis of a luxuriant growth. OOLDEN MACASSAR OIL for fair or grey
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. FRIDAY, 15th JUNE.
    1679 4 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. FRIDAY, 15th JUNE. Aboit a month ago, it will be remembered. Messrs. Nanson and Elliot, ou behalf of Messrs. Syuie and Co., the local agents to the Asiatic Petroleum Co.. appeared before Mr. Michell. the seuior magistrate in Siugapan and placed a matter of
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    The straits Settlements.
    140 4 ifkom ooaanspoimnrr) Sii:i/,ijion: May W. The Government has already HUgl ly adopted the views of the Chamber of < oin merce as t»> abandoning she outxi moles re< .uiiineiided by the Crown Agents'••ngineers. The Government promised to eon-.ider the river improvements urged by the Chain her of
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    11 4 TuiKTY-KHiHT i>ersonB were banished from ii. t olonv in May last.
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    17 4 Tv ileparture of the lm|x ii.il troops for Canada has been ixistponeil for five .lays llfltfa Mavi.
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    17 4 pBOFBaSOI Uxeaao's Oiclif.Ua will play ■v -;i View Hotel on Sutiuilay the I'itli inbuilt. ilurini£am~ after dinner.
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    28 4 a iwimi— rnrTfTtni and a oattletaaagh liavebeeu preseiiud to the >ity of Tokio hy the associatioa w liich has dine so much f(Ood in this direction for London.
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    33 4 It was stated at the annual meeting of I the Cinirch Missionary Society at -Tetei Hall that in some paite of India motor-ears are worshipped as incarnations of tl" spirit of tin aL'e.
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    36 4 Co; \Y. .1. K\..;.Kiu i.. a ictired oMi ■>■> ol the lioyal Engineers, was found dead in his m". room at TavisUxk recently with a re/o'ref wound in his head. He had been iv |i h depressed.
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    33 4 H. E. the Gofl .nor. Miss \nd. iaO9 and a |>arty of guests from Oovcinment HnUN •will be present at the I'liilliarnioiiic Sixi.ty's Popular Orchestral I'oncert. on .Monday ni^ht at the Town Hall.
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    45 4 STAVDAKB silver, says the Latin t. contains T."> per cent, oi copper, and evidently this alloy in readih .u'tinl ii|miu by «>ld brand] it would seem desirable, then fore, to abandon nlvei unless it is ah-olntey unallov, 1 as a materinl for th< brandy Hask.
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    34 4 Thk tiov, mi;i, n ts order (or the yew I" small-arm ammunition ami ammunition lor machine j;nib amounts to some -J7.lioo.iim rounds. The contractors rcceiv alxmt mOOOfIOO. and the Itoyal Arsenal. Woolwich, about 22.000.000.
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    42 4 A London telegram received iv ToUo states that the British (ioveiinneiit bare contradicted the report that thc\ are negotiating with China with a view to th, restoration of Wei hai-wci to that country and its CO—VW sion into a Chinese naval port.
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    39 4 Thk. investigation regarding the plot against the King of Italy at Ancona reveals extensive ramifications. The lionihs dis covered at Aucoua arc identical in construe tion with the one thrown it the Kin^' and Queen of Spain at Madrid.
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    45 4 Thk officers of the 'urimii, which has arrived at Auckland iN. from Karatouga. one of the Polynesian Islands, twice pMMd close to a sea MCpcai. They estimated its length at sixty feet. Its colour was reddish brown, and its head the shape ot a gurnet*.
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    56 4 Thk race for the Upton Jap, worth a thousand dollars, (ran New York to lieiinu da. a distance of 800 miles, started on May Mth. Then' mm to be four starter-,. Yachts were limited to fifty r eet. over all. only ama tenr yachtsmen might be carried, and the crews
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    52 4 Infant mortality from dial rlu. a is said to bu iuc.rea.siuK iv Bangkok largely Otriag to dirty inetliods of feeding the ftOOM I to milk and other fo<Kl of Hies and other injects, with feet swarming with micro-orgauistiiß rIUt visiting foul yurlm^e. dtmt and dirt from NvreetM and yards, is
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    52 4 In accordance with instructions lviviw.l from Government, il is officially notinel hy the Acting Hegistrar of Deeds tii.it no type written copies of detxls will be accepts! lot enrolment as from tin- 6th in si., as mu-Ii writing wears out within a period of i\\<- ny six years, and is
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      Count as Royal Tutor.
      18 4 aVrKa, MO fmm. Count Sodcn has l>cen anointed tutor to the Imperial Prince Oskar.
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      A Sporting Prince.
      16 4 In the HcrkoiiK i motor car race, Prince* Heinrieh won th. noU medal.
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      American German Relations.
      55 4 Baron S|xrk roa Stoi •nbiirg. the (ieiiuan Minister at Washington. attended the Iniversity festivity iv Illinois. In a spooch. he dwelt upoii the intel lectual relations between the TuittHl State* and German y. He also laid rtruf iijhiii the success „f the above .mentioned Iniviisity iv furthering
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    49 4 A mi Mi American lady applied for a com iiiei-eial position in a large business firm in tli.- West. "Married or an— larriedT "was the managers question, as he hooked tin If plication. The lady hlushcd slightly, says the Triliinif ami then replied with charming naivet.' Unmarried tour tiineM."
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    47 4 Dbrdmi tniu Chines-, Japaaeea, ami British tixjk part in tbe tifteenth .inLiial ilinner ol the Japan S(Kiety on tli>- lbtll of May. Lord ltmßwrialw presided, and s|x>kiol the t,''"cious ncejition granted by the BmperoT of Japan to the (.alter Mivsion. ol which his Lordahip was a member.
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    47 4 A Homk pa|>er recently mentioned Ills Highness the Sultan of JobOM as the ow nei of a motor U)at nartajnaMag in races "hilst it is only a tew weeks sflO that the public hand nj Hi- Bigha esa tnnrhasing one of the most expensive motor ears made.
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    48 4 On readers a,, iiilormnl t'lat a liranch the Deotoou >«iaMeohe Baah is to i M one ned in Singapore. The Manager will Ix at home ,in Saturday next, from noon to one o'clock, to receive all who i. ay beta terested in the enterprise direct!] or in directly.
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    58 4 Ihk pnerliiig season is now over is Hergni (Lowei lluiina and nearly all tin hoatsai. ill. The price of inother-ol jnarl aud other shells. howe\( i has fallen \i l y siderahly and only thnee, in this year nut more than tonr.who have been lortmaatr enoogfa Ito rind iR-arls or
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    56 4 I "Ik I didu i take it away soineom ■N, I would have done so said a i nolle, charged. »t the lloti^kone Magistracy on the "th .Tune w ith stealing poraoo ol a wejshins machim from a ship in thehaihoui. The m uiisyinp.itoetii- and iiiiiM.sed a senteui ol three
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    57 4 I'musuntM has uiean in Colooibo as to tin increasing death-rate there. A 1-nttirj expert iv that tow n, however, declares that it compares \ery fa>. nuniblv with. siiv. Sißotpon They, says be, are wttrj nodi m in Singaixire. \et the death-rate there is between 40 and SO per thousand, while
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    64 4 Tm official inquiry into the shortcomings in tin construct i hi and woridag of the telephone system ii! Colombo makes two poiatM clear, namely, thai the pereoa ranponaibli tor the work lju-ked the i|iialitie,itioiis and experienoo (or it; and that the telephon lines were pot np and nrorked in sin
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    70 4 AWW condition ban ban attached this year to tin retail liquor licences jeilMWi In Hangoon. It runs as follows Should tin Collii-toi heii •niter ill accordance with in ■tractions from the Fin—aeU Coauniwiionen ti\ what bread* of Uqro) bm to beaokl ot the prices below which tin liquors an- to
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    56 4 Thk crews of the new Japanese l«t llc-hips Kninii sad Kathima visited NcUoiib old flagship, the "Victory" at Portsmouth on the lith June. The •MM was most ilupnssi\e wlien the visitor-. lo.ml hy the s]Hit where N«|si.n tell. The Japanese one and all saluted. Alter the isii the Japaucs, in
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    59 4 IHM ;n. not many among the SclaKui planting coimiiiuiitv. remark* the \mUuj Moil, who repaid ooffei nowadays witl'i favour, and even the small liaml who ha\i stuck to tin- old product havu bad th.n tii.it) i ((insidfiahly Hhal;cn of late, owimj| t. the ilcstriictioii iiy oaterpQlan >>f imw 800 hi
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    65 4 Tin. nuri-sl and rli— itiafanlillll shown li\ tin- vmm in mm province* of Cbiaa m account of tlic liijjli and nn|in< i dinted nrio demanded for rice liav« OMUed tin- rado| (ioveriiinont la strike at tin root of tlu tioubbj an Imperial Beaeript v.is bsoed on Mm :ilst ultimo roTMiiiaiidni^
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    71 4 Thk trial of the men arrested in eoniicc tion with the I'iiiider of the two hetti,and their servant was coiiiinei:. >> BtraU» i'.rho, at Kedah on Bfttuntey. Tin evidence of K. M. N. Kainasuiii Cbettv, I Hindu |M>st ]hh>ii. and a detccliv ni h—O B. One <>l the accused was
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    63 4 Ail hi: a lii]ise of siiinc coiimili" ililc linn:. \c\\iiiss popular illnstra*. d BerviM pn|*T. the .V.m;/ ,iml Arniij, Mi-, been restarted as a sixpenny fortnight] public*' tiim. V ruther more technical flavour than MOM lias Ix in intronliueil. Tlie ill istratioMs Mrse. nrst-rute. as usual and we warmly commend
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      88 4 WILSON Co.'s PHOTOGRAPHS ARE At'KNOWLEDOBD TO BB The Best in the Straits, AND KQI-AL TO ANY ANVWHRRK. Price ef Cabinet Portraits: 6 Copies 12 Copies IN MVTTOTYPE 8.00 »12.00 BROMIDE „12.00 „18.00 PLATINOTVPE „15.00 „25.00 CARBON ,25.00 „40.00 Portraits on Porcelain each SI 5. WILSON'S PHOTO ARTSIUDIO G.R. Lambert Co.
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      When the Alliance is Operative
      57 5 r\l. Singapore 14th June, I>,l\l. l.y Hrntrr i.5 p.m It is reports from Vienna that Count (ioliichowski. till Austrian foreign affairs minister, in i ply to the attacks on"the Triple Alliance, said the Alliance would only be o]xrative la pvent of any oneTof the Allies
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      No Campaign of Expansion.
      18 5 lied, nii-d Hid the Austrian (iovi ininent (■•inteiuptattd eaiiipaiyn of expansion in the Balkans.
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      Next Parliamentary Vacation.
      32 5 It is aspacto I that the Mouse of Commons will finish dealing with the Kducabion Rill by the UNk of .Inly aud will rise on the 3rd ot August.
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      Autumn Session in October.
      15 5 \n autuiiin sessinn will 1»' held which will bcyin in OaaßßaE
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      Fatal Shooting Expedition.
      34 5 Bred ,it Stafoawr* l.'itli Am /»W'ii. l,ii Kcitt.r 11 .i.iii Kive British officers when out shooting pigeons at I ill i-je rear Tantali. in Kgypt. \t. re surrounded by the \illagers.
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      Bludgeoned by Villagers.
      46 5 The villagers deprived the orrieeis of their nuns, and bludgeoned them. r.iptain Hull of the Sixth Draginms died of his wounds. Captain line Coffin of the Mounted Int. mil v had an aim broken. l.ieHten.uit SmitbwieU of the Kiblin Fusiliers m badly hurt.
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      Explosion on a Liner.
      21 5 Their was an explosion on lnKird tin liner OpOO her ai rival at Ltwpaal from New ork.
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      Long List of Casualties.
      11 5 Eleven pcw9— mta killed and forty woumWL
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      Cause ot Disaster.
      15 5 Tin esplo-ion m aactftea 1 bo fames boaa ■■<. consignment of naphtha alxiard.
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      Political Relationship Severed.
      240 5 I'olitical relations between On ,na have Anally baaa broken off. Etnaaia has undertaken to protect the < i reeks in Koiimania. .it Hingapon l-itli -Inn. 1 1. ■/'</. hj Umtrr 0.4 M. Mr. Crevie Bead, an Assistant i'o minis sionei. has baaa tnurdi red at Aatba, in
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    STILL THEY COME.
    234 5 h will 1m reim-inlH re.l that Detective lii-lriyiu". mtri«N time ano tried at the Asm/i lot alleged I'luatiii"; by way of im rcasin^; tin- amounts of his rikisha bills alter they bad been parsed, but not paid. He was dJM'liiinji'ii. Ba w.i^ th. ii re arreHMHl on
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    PLEASANT FUNCTION.
    368 5 Presentation to Miss Buxton at Raffles Girls' School. On of those very pleasant functions which cement the ties which bind teacher and pupil together took place in the large hall of the Raffles Girls' School yesterday. The W rion was that of the presentation to Miss l!ii\ton of
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    ST. JOHN'S ISLAND.
    531 5 Chinese Custodians Suggested i.M>sr advice- from Singapore report that tlie Singapore Chinese have decided not to visit the sins of one man upon the whole of the Sikh community, which decision is. we consider, a wise one. says the Strait* SetlO. The Sikh watchmen and milk sellers
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    The Bijou Troubadours.
    86 5 Tm Bijou Troubadours stayed their tarewell iHifornuiiHe in the Town Hall last erasing and once more they gave a very smart and pUasii.e account of themselves. Kach of them, from Baby Liddle upwards went lit. ut and HMJ into their work and canied the audienei n.vav with
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    Band at the Gardens.
    41 5 B\ kind permission ol Colonel Watts and the officers of the Ist Sherwood Foresters, the Hai:d of the Battalion will play in the II. il. in. i i! (iartltns. tonight. weathti permitting, litmi '.I to 11. p.m.'
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    24 5 h i- stated that Viscount Hayashi will lie appointed Jasaaaaa Poraign Minister, and that Baron Konmra will imocaad him M tba Kmbassy in London.
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS.
    868 5 Delivery of Coal and its Sequel. An action was brought against the Messageries Maritimes Company yesterday by Neo Cheh Ho for tHO claimed to be due as lighter hire. The plaintiff said that he was in partnership with a Mahomedan named H. L. Sautan and that
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    SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
    188 5 TU first Popular Orchestral Concert of the Season HHKi 1)H)7 will be given in the Town Hall on Monday lHth inst. at I p.m. The Orchestra will play tlie following pieces the Andnnte from Beethoven's Symphony Xo 1 the Valse from the Hiillet 'La Belle an Bois
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    Town and Volunteer Band.
    23 5 Thk Town nnd Volunteer l>an<l will play at the Kxplunarie this evening from 5 to 6 p.m.. wcuther permitting.
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    CUPID'S ROMANCE
    691 5 Alleged Kidnapping by Malay Policeman. Lam Lin Mooi.a Chinese, whose age is given variously at from twelve to fourteen, Brae with her parents, Lam Kok and Ng A Weng, in an opium shop in Wayang Street. On the other hand. Mahmood was a member of the local police
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    THE THIRD MATE'S GUESTS
    324 5 Ai'Koi>os of the paragraph in yesterday's issue, headed Kxchange is no robbery," it is satisfactory to learn that Mr. Bin liner. Third Mate of the s.s. BeeeTM, has recovered his watch, chain, locket, sovereign purse and hat. Yesterday after the matter of the loss was made
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    International Golf
    73 5 Tiik international match between Scotland and England, which opened the amateur golf championship at Hoylake, ended in favour of Scotland by 7 pointx to '2, her fourth victory in the event's five years' history. On the morning round Kn^land led by 4 matches to 8, and 16 holes
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    MONEY THAT IS OF NO USE
    269 5 Can Chun went to a money changer ill Rochore Koad on the 6th instant, and MOght change for a twenty-cent piece. It was bad. He then handed in a ten-cent piece for change; it was also bad. The money changer forthwith gave him into
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    THE FLOATING DOCK "DEWEY."
    147 5 Wk have baaa. courteously informed by the I'nited States Consul of the movements of the huge floating dock DinMy, which is expected at Singapore shortly m hmU to Manila. The German mail, which arrived this morniny. passed the Driewf off SaaWaf OB Wednesxlay. so it is
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    A TRICK THAT FAILED.
    194 5 On the llth instant, a sampan man loaght employment from iuany di. a trader in Beach Koad and was forthwith BWgagpfl to work on a tomfkongMe aske»l for an advance, and was given 1 2 and was told to begin work two j daVH later. He
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    28 5 Wk areaskeil to sn\ that play in kba Final Tie of the S. K. C. cimmpionsinp. h:is been postponed to Monday, the lHth instunt. owing to yesterday's rain.
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    35 5 Captain .I. Pun.i.ii's, until recently Chief Officer of the s. s. Batawitr, and formerly Captain of the ll<m<j Wan, has baaa apix>inted Second Uoaidinj; Officer in the Harbour Department, vice Captain Willock promoted to Senior.
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      594 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS RAFFLES HOTEL. SPECIAL DINNER ON Saturday 16tfi Jnstant REGIMENTAL BAND IN ATTENDNCE. A LITTLE DOWN AND A LITTLE EACH MONTH until the Purchase is Completed in Urn Terms upon which We are prepared to 'supply A v PIAINO_-~=^ STOCKED BY US We Off©P You a large variety makes
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    A SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.
    459 6 Leper's Sad Act. A sad case of suicide is reported from Robben Island, the South Africau leper settlement near Capetown, the victim, an official on the Medical Officer's itaff, having committed the rash deed because he had contracted Leprosy as a result of coutact with the leper
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    About Two Republics.
    645 6 A Paris Correspondent writes The appalling catastrophe of San Francisco has been followed here with the keenest atUnfon. M in general it has always been the case that the occurrences in the iiiMi.-t republic of America attract the eager interest of >;he greatest repablic of Europe. The
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      567 6 WANTEI* WANTED. Bis good Compositors by tbe Straits Time* Press, Ltd. Apply with testimonials fttraili Ttmm Office, Cecil Street, Singapore. WANTKD for jungle work, an experienced Mineyor. Apply, sending testimonials and <|iiahnratioiis also stating salary wanted and aga, to J.," c/o stmiti j SELANOOR CLUB Tin Siiretary. Selangor Club. Kuala
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      553 6 TO BE LET. TO LET from the lit April, bonse No, 102 River Valley Road, Rent 185. Apply to L.D, I c/o Strain Ttmei. I i 1966 TO BE LET.— small first floor office* facing Cavenagh Bridge Road and Fliit Street. Ap) ly to Guthrie <t Co. Ltd., AgenU. v.c
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      452 6 TO BE LET. TO LET, Kinrara,' Orchard Road, partially furnished. For farther particulars apply to D. Turner, British Dispensary. L-2346 TO BE LET. Rooms to 1-t with board, in a healthy and pleasantly situated residence in Taiighu. Tennis court and (tables. Terms moderate. Apply on the premises, 30 Stevens Road.
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      789 6 NOTICES. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The offices of Messrs Uiang Bros. 4 Co. and the Singapore Steam Saw Mill Co. have been removed from No. 2 Malacca Street to No. 11 and 12 North Boat Quay, from Ist June, 1906. 2484 CHOA GIANG THYE. NOTICE. The Sale by Auction of ALMA,
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      147 6 ALBERT L. A. DALEY, Undertaker A Tomb Build t Every attention given to business Charges Moderate ISO ffflflfff lioad. Sole Agents for Hmn. H.ttridgc Brothers. Ltd., London f INI THE Straits s Wimes CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES IN =lSingapore. MESSRS. JOHN LITTLE CO LTD MESSRS. KELLY AND
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      185 6 1 rf[/^\ ArtiNlsTCriNc7]/1 NOT BEYOND HOPE Those who have suffered year after year with Rheumatism will he to hear of a remedy that lus proved an absolute specific. Then- are n > conditions of Rheumatism, no matter how severe nor from what cause, that c.innot immediately be relieved, ;inj permanently
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    Mainly About Space.
    442 7 The first idea of space conceit d by the human mind wa- that of I gnat vessel, as it were, ia which everything that exists is contained a BOM real, and limited nccpton. The Kli-a tics, the followers of I armenides and Zciki. wan tha fir>t to
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    Science and Law.
    486 7 The MM which has lately l>co:i occupying the attention of the Law Courts, whatever may be the ultimate vcidict. is important for tin- i .in that it drum pnl>li. attention to fact that, owing to Mr Eddy's «rkb reaching influence, nun and women, hi i nt wlinn,
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      141 7 WILLIAMS TYPEWRITERS. Modal No. 2 $120.— nett a. aa 6 $180. a. WILLIAMS DUPLICATORS Price $3O. Will turn out better work khan Rotary Duplicators costing double the price. Sub-Agents, John Little Co Ltd SYME Co. FOR SALE SULPHURIC ACID. SYME Co. MM What we Do, We do Well. f-f—^^^ Gaod
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      194 7 btU. ANUUb UU., B~ msjii m admiralty QUALITY INDIA 8T. «7a^ssusH« tma mur nsn Oak Tanned Leather Belting. THE "RED ANGUS" SHEET. Unk Belting, Raw Hide Belting, '^mml^i^ TT V Raw Hlde^iear*. 4c. l^l^^ffla^-^^ j A Genuine Ooo stam P ed wlth |^^*w|iW^PK our Trade Mark. CANVAS HOSi, COTTON BILTINC,
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      133 7 PHOSFERINE Tha Greatest of all Tonics. 5 I RADIATES HEALTH. J Pkftfrieton Ashton ft Partoni, Limited, J a 17, Famngdoo Rood, London. E. C. J LAGE STORE 17n. ORCHARD KOAD. Large and varied nock of Laces, Nottingham. Valenciennes, Irish and Brussels and English and Swiss t Embroideries. Prices very moderate,
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    CRICKET DEADLOCK.
    241 8 Some Leading Australian Players Suspended. l\ connection with the dispute aa to the i xt nisi 1 of cuutrol over the visits of Knglish cricket teams to Australia, the Sydin. eialioii has sus|Miidetl Noble Dull. Cartel. tfackay, Diamond, iiarnsev. and O'Connor Ini ictiisinr, to giw an undertaking not
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    SUPREME rOLRT.
    395 8 SUPREME r OLRT. Breach of Contract. I in firs! ease ealli d this uiorniny was that in which a wealthy It'iyis named Ha ji Ulliai sued a Chinaman named Chin Boon /ek im dnmngmi for hriiai li of contract in n s|,,ct of the lease of seven shop-houses at Beach
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    Scorching in a Warship.
    92 8 Dgol the Southampton Harbor I i id from Mr. Albert li- the. calhng attention to the I ol torp, .1,, boat i King of n to llvihc on ti his s visii to the w Foi, -t.aml pieferti ig .i 1 1.-. in. for Bye guim
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    13 8 «fa to n mind v fi ii mlthe Anglo-Chini nc [r mi p.i
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    41 8 ne, lit ol tin- i:;ti, sic, 5,.,, ii Tiaui, Iv ol the Import and Kx|H)rt vttice. we* Ited while walking along BnacL Komi us;, and 1 Second Magi irat, da\. Mr. Scott sent liiiu to jail tor lion ol a tin.
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    58 8 rollowind notice to Maiinei- uas I bj the Master Attendant tin! ol the s. >. ha/lodo,, Hall report* 1 uncliartered reefer shoul xix talili S. K. of Stork Keel. Lima I ndx. Singapore straits, least water IH feet Lat l.l U '"i. 18" K. Vis-, la are caul this localil
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    82 8 I'm. C.I.X. Directm of Public 1 x tliera India. pre»idins at a l<ii ilistrilmtion at the Ifoliaiuedan School, amid that too iuan> prises were ltv.' 1 that pnUea were to a'gn t extent trashy, that nutny of them wi n given without reg nl to competition or ffort and that
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    DOOM OF THE BIG WHEEL.
    325 8 _4- London's Famous Landmark to be Taken Down. At the conclusion of the present exhibition at Karl's Court. London, the Hig Wheel will he taken down at enormous cost, and said to anyone who desires a distinctht ornament 'or the garden. For over t»'ii years
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    Divorce Illustration from Chicago.
    164 8 Basv Divorce.' says President Booae\elt. ■is a bane to any nation. Divorce hi an appalling < rat Not many weeks ago a man of fifty-six applied for a dci it c in the UoagO 'units Ulldel the following eilelllilrtances. He had just married a girl of
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    Chinese Ports
    164 8 h iw reported in mandarin circles in Peking posal made some tfaneago l>\ the British Minister to th< Waiwnpa I Foreign Affairs Board rec irnnu nding the opening to International tiad. ol Chugtefa tamooi tor il porcelain luUm and Wnoh'ena. has met with opposition from the Council Stati
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    Ulu Perak.
    150 8 i »881 oMiKM K i ufMnlaya: an instano tliedangerx atteudine elephant driving occurred at TernuiciiKong. iie.tr tlu Reman boundary in I'lo rVrak. on th. Bnl i.:-t. The driw r. bulat slipptd off hi- Least in avoiding tt, and in endeavouring to regain li- -.at was charged by toe
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    Brunei News.
    140 8 Tm. Sandakan correKpmkk viite- aa follows ondi r date 29th May. There are no further developments of the (■Mtnrbanees in Brunei The trouble was confii ed t'i one petty chief and bin following, and tlie people are notinastate nf pamire rebslliou. I'lesuming thnt the Brituh li'sidi ii. is
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    Football Fixture.
    28 8 The 2nd XI White Crew Football Club will meet the St. An&oay'a club on Saturday 10th iu.-t. OB the Old C K'.c! lit) .I p. in.
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    May Output of Tin Oxide.
    27 8 Sipinu Tin Company, Limited. Um.'.'s p,l-. The Kiiautan Tin Mining Co. Ltd. MMO do. K.lal Tiu Mining Co.. Ltd. ***** do, I
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    CANADA'S SUPERFLUOUS WOMEN.
    251 8 The Other Side of the Picture in the West Thk Ontaiio farmers daughter Batted with -com the announcement that Knglaud was sending out a batch of young women to provide wives for the bachelor settlers in the West. "1 giiefw if they want wives they know where
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    Seamen's Troubles.
    221 8 Al the Police C ourt. Bonghong, on t'ne 7th .lime, m yen Boropaaaa of the crew of the steamer Eari cf Carriek wareohargad with refusal of duty. The defendants made statements iv their own defence. Thtv declared that thenwas no habitahle sleeping accommodation on the ship. They all
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    Constitution for China.
    182 8 Thj Bye travelling Chinese Imperial Hiub t lamsiaaii mi ra who ara now in Europe studying modern political and administrative svstiius. iiave cut iv a joint memorial to the Pi king Government dealing with what ::i the vaiiotis fiin iyn conn tiies daring tin lust three months.
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    Seventeen Pirates Put to Death.
    198 8 n..i who arrived at Hongkong ii. V.iul.uw r Canton the 7th June inform* t!.. S. i that when 1.. left Wochow. there was a great elr>uging of gongs and blow in^ of whistles. The people lire wded the stu-ts nnd housetops. ]i j appear* that
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    £73,000 Penally for a Door.
    130 8 rHBKi thousand poundi was the amonirt 4 .i line iacarrod by i Cheshire iNibUcan through his anxiety to br in close touch with bi» daughter, living next doftr. He cans, d a coiuiiiiinieiuMii to he ni..'l< from the back of his premises to the kitcb
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    67 8 <>\ M; was toliave Ikiii launched l in .!:>) K.iw.isaki Dockyard— the the his. ,if six sister- I boat* for the Chinese Navy. Tie dimen- t te hunts are to be length over p all. 200 ft.: breadth moulded. 20 ft; draught v a*. The spe t<> be l:t knots,
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    The Original of "Jeanie Deans."
    396 8 Mil ,1. K. Hawnoa has ooatributed to the guuliaum an Maareeting article aa The PrototyiH 1 of .Jeani<! Deans." Mr. Hewiaon has been searching the Justiciary rinnnU m the trial at Dumfries of Isohi-l Walker, whom Sir Walter has lllMlMlltaHsnd in his Heart of Midlothian."
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    The Latest Discover}' of Papyri.
    219 8 Tn latnl Uncorer; ofOnak papyri al Oxyrhynclins ironM asem to bo of exceptinnal interest, couiprixins; a> it docs anbatantial portions of Piadar, Euripides. Plato, and I.I theaea. But eraa s'uii timls' an dwarfed in value by the recovery of a M'llmn i..il rnntaiiiLiy forty-liw liius
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    Golf in London
    157 8 hi. iuti Tv-tin^ to lean that goliat game waa m>t unknown in London aa Ear back as 178 H. That year Alexander Carlyle -.v.i-.n visit trom Kdinbnrgh with John Home, whenthej were invited by Oatrick to Hampton, and asked to bring golf clnba and baltt they might
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    A Peer for Five Shillings.
    58 8 Si.p.i.vM'- fanona waxwork Bhow, which ban been in exiatenoe at QlaaßOn lor otw Ins been dupcraed andi r the i anctionecr'a t> Bobm <>( tbi ;iiiic~ rr>ali>ic<l were low. Lord Etoaeber^ (etohed I the m:>-li-t |iri.i- ■>: 6a.j Mr. and .Mi-. (Hidatone, John Briohl and
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    101 8 Sun romarkable diaooveries of aucii.'iit doonmentn have been anain made kr Drs. (iifniili and Minn hi the monnda of Osgry. iiclnis. in Soiitli Egypt. Here it may l>c iwiia«ilnmnl aoroa nine yean a^i>. eight t "sjiyint!-. •>! tin 1 Lord" TCM iliscnTorwl. 1 1 miyjeoil to be part of a
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    GOING TO THE FAIR.
    152 8 Old Order Slowly Changing at the Hirings. Tin. cli.-uart. ,i-iii- ,11 olil liiiinjjl.in-.il changing, ami i!>i- iraa especially noticeabb al toe gatli at 9teafotd Liacolnsuin rea ntly. The aenrantM who wi>ii.d |o be hired a... 1 i-itlirr rr i > n-alk to the town at ride
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    a Princess's Picture.
    92 8 S:i: Bdwabji PotxTca'* graceful refereiioe it the Acadenij bauupet to the picture paintad by the PrincexH Patricia "t Connaaglit, uini liuug in ti' Academy Kxbib&ion, ha? aaturall) drawn crowds »t persona aaurfoai U) ie« t!n work. (t hangs on -i aore a in ilic water-col om. tad
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    Straits Rubber at Antwerp.
    58 8 bniaia Aavenobe publish, ss nartionlan i!..ir sal< of rnbl M;i\ 1.5,-\,-ii loUof Snails S.-ui.:-neuts rubber were offered ami aotd, and ;iM..i k lined us follow 2:1:12 2:i."..l au i USA MM tan HUM liisii n 6a [K-r a t>» ;:.i 88 2 ■>■:*{ -mil' (fa i
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      238 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL Co., JEWELLERS SILK MERCHANTS. Have jnst opened a fresh stock of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese floods i.e. silk kimonos, Maltese silk lace collars. Ladies' silk blouses, Japanese cotton crape kimonos, Persian and Indian mi-pets of nil sizes, gold gem set-jewellery, silver ware etc. etc. Ladies and
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      110 8 DIVD l V BY DAY. HriJay. 15th June. llii.li Watei 1 M p.m. 11l Ills. Town Band. Bsptenad 106 g Kiissun. 9, :< I II Chronograph show 7 li. MI. Japanene 1 mom I graph Saturday, 16th June. High Win. -i -.1 a.m. 1; ij p.m. B. I. Hill Ami
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      MINING.
      267 9 Date of formation Capital Subscribed fib»r.« X lue Paid up to Reserve Company QWMMM Payx Ht Present Price. «140,000 I I ••.>95,600 < I £191,2.>0 /.1.H00.000 13.500 10 3.JUP um~tMd 4,000 10 20.000 > 10 10.000 > 10 640 umuiwd 50.000 1 150.000 1 1 20,000 100 3,000 uDuuad
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      RUBBER.
      198 9 1905 190.5 i'.MP.S 1904 •200.000 700,000 £70.000 i-:-2,000 •120.000 •610.000 £59.520 £10.500 20,000 I 10 f 6 70,000 $10 10 9,000 UQli-nuad 63.000 i 1 1 7.000 1 £0.15 i.OOO unlwMd 6,000 1 l j. 6,000 1 £0 15 Balgownie Rubber Ebtate Ltd. Bata t'ujur Rubber Co., Ltd. Bokit
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      GENERAL.
      190 9 1903 UM lf-65 1901 1901 IW»9 1903 IH9O HOO.OvO •22.'i.000 510.000.000 •2.400.000 •34.000 <k hi 1600.000 •30.000 •200.000 •500.000 £150.000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Co. Ltd »3.00 mm V IOOU V5OO* 1 •50 50 112.VX) Fnuser 4 Netve. Ltd. 103.00 boyeri IJ Jl 10.000,000 a 1 1 0
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      DEBENTURES.
      31 9 Howirth Er.k.ne, Ltd. 6% %t00^ 2% prem buyer.. R.ley, Hargrove., Ltd. 6% WS.M0 J% prem buyer.. S.^poreMun.c^ Slg^--4 Mtt.000 I»r. selleni. T.o J oo g P^bocUCo..LU J .n ,«Mg SS?
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    The Habits of the Turkish Sultan.
    728 9 This is the twenty eighth Sultan who has j ii igncil over the Turks -mi c the compicst of Constantinople, and the thirty-fifth male de sii nlant ot the house of Othinali woman. ti.it bis maternal ancestry, like that ot all Sultans, is vague.
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    German Colonies.
    290 9 Amur a month ago the (iernian Heic hstag |w^s, d ii Kiil for creating a I oloninl Department. ThOM who were mainly instrumental in passing it wen the LilM-rals. who had pre viouslv been antagonistic to all Colonial mat teis. till they were won over by the cl<x|iicnce
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    163 9 TbKM i- H ji.iln croiiml lit Wembley wlii tin r divers mciiilicrs of ParliaiiK lit rcpi.ir in Kpaii' loreenoaa lo enjoy Urn mm The k.bui of Mm ground chetea. them no rent tor it lir i- himself a player of merit, and sometimes join til* lugislaUirs u> make up a
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    Commercial.
    229 9 Singapore, 16tk Jpw, 1906 PRODUCE. iainliier buyers 7.H0 do iCube No. 111 1 unpicked m 10.75 Copra Bali 8 do Pontianak •> 7.95 Popper. Black buyers 20.75 do White. 2H.62J Sago Klour Sarawak Ml do Brunei No. 1 2.66 Pearl Saßo MB Coffee Bali. U buyers MJI Coffee. Paleinbang.
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    An American " Dreadnought."
    295 9 An American Dreadnought." A 19,400 Ton Battleship. Tn following additional particulars of the programme for new shi|>* in the American Navy decided on by the Mouse of Kepresent atives Committee on Naval Affairs, are given by the ./<i/m» Adn,ti*,r: One battleship. to cost, exclusive of armour and armament. 16.0(10.000 the
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    The tse Of Asbestos
    324 9 Few people know the wide range of uses to which asl>estos may lie put. but tin- Deo I sity of making stage projKrties and Ml m r\. as possible has led to many experiments in the various forms of asbestos. Though it is well nigh impaaJbM
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    A Coffee Loan
    256 9 >Ksnt \rio\ is generally sup|M>sr<l to he an incentive t<i appetite, and Kra/.il having of late been a very free borrower in Biope -the loins of one kind and another last year aggregating It} millions sterling her desire to raise the wind for the pmpn— of rigging
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    The Education Bill
    155 9 Thk Coiinnittoe of the NonronformiHt mi iiilhts ot the House of CoiiiinoiiH. appoint ed to safeguard the interest of the fri c churches in res|icct of Mm Education Kill now before Parliament, waited on the 14th May upon Mr. Augustine Kirrell. President oi the Board of Kdtication
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    IN LIGHTER VEIN.
    742 10 It is very pretty," hesitated Mrs. Smith, but— but Well." interrupted Mrs. Jones, "but wh.it Why er -I think the shade of one of the feather-. altogether too light and Never mind farther criticisms. Ymi are envious. You are jealous because your husband didn't buy you an
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    THE MAN WITH WORDS
    951 10 Mr. Kipling's Speech i>* the Academy banquet. Mr. Rudyard Kipling, acknowlpdjfing the toast of Literature." at tlic Royal Academy Banquet, illustrated the chief function of literature as the record of achievement in the following striking speech The most case-hardened worker in literature must recognise the gulf
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      793 10 Ships and Steamers. P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. Per China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon. Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth aad London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about Mail Line. Outward (for China). Dnanha 23
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      1241 10 Koninklljke Paketvaart Maatschapplj. Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agenti nt Singapore Seir Aoekct, lat« J. Daekdi:ls Co., 2-3 Collteb Qdat. The undermentioned date* are only approximate Steamer From Exp'ted i ill be des|ati.bed for Pahud Batavia June 11 Batavia. Java-Coast, Samarang, Soera-' baya. Macassar. Amboina. rtai*mes. Banda. Toeal,
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      681 10 C.P.R. Canadian Pmoiffo Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. THE FAST ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA, JAPAN, AND EUROPE, VIA CANADA, AND THE UNITED STATES. Ronte from Hongkong via Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver. Twin Screw Empress Steamships— 6,ooo Tons— Speed 19 knots. PROPOSED BAILINOS FROM
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    405 11 out to the uttermost by every moans, fair and foul, that the mind of man can suggest. Thtre is no room for pity, mercy, or respect, for fear or even for' legality between man and man when the record of the tribe comes t > be written. The rtcord muit
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    The Claims of Christian Science.
    429 11 Some lam of religion whatever the State in its wisdom may some day see fit to decide with regard to ito schools is an indispensable necessity of human nature says tin- World." For a time we can get o;i quite eOßffl ltably with•ut it. never
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    91 11 Readers of Mr. Urxott Siiubir recent loyal 'The Junele." [HlMiillll )>v Mr. Mciiieniann. will nut be sur prised at tin- raped bow issued as t< some of the Borriiyiag cnnditioiis o the Cliica^ii inciit trade. es|>ociiil]i ill. i- in r. uiiding tlie [Ml ting for ex pOti It w.i.- in
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    SHIPPING IN PORT.
    144 11 Under this heading the following abbreviations are used str. steamer ah. ship bq; barque; sob. schooner; Tot. Yacht; Cm. Cruiser Ght. Gunboa* Tor. Torpedo H.p.— Hone-power Brit. British U.S.— United States Feb.— French Ocr —German I>ut.— Dutch Ital.— ltalian Span.— Spanish; Sar. Sarawak G.c— General-cargo; d.p. deck
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    TRADING VESSELS. &c.
    893 11 Latest Arrivals. Jrnttaaa Apcar, Brit. str. 2,931 tons, Capt Fey. 14th Jane. From Hongkong. 7th June. G.c., and 1,041 dp. Paterson Simons .V Co. For Calcutta. 19th- Kdt linn I'nh (.inn. Brit. str. 575 tons, Captain Smith, 14th June. From Macassar. 6th June. G.c, and 39 d.
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    704 11 Same, port, probable date ot arrival, and name of agent*. STZAioas. Acilia, Hongkong, July 1 Behn Meyer Airlie. Sydney, June H Boustead. Ajax, China. July 8 Mansfield. Alesia. Hamburg, June 'Ii Behn Meyer, Andalusia, Hongkong, June 29; Behn Meyer Arcadia, Hongkong, July 5 P. O. Atholl, London, July
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    MAILS CLOSE
    89 11 for Per Steamer Time To-moki:.>«. Penang and Colombo Palm,,., 9 a.m. I.abuan it S'dakan etc. Marudu 10 a.m. Bangkok Jauft Sin-ll 11am. Bangkok Mm 11 a.m. Shanghai and Japan Ping Siisii 11 a.m. Smirabaya Chrang (heir 1 p. in Penang. Sabaug, Padang Japan 1 p.m. P. Swettenham, Penang
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    129 11 From Europe— By the M. M. s. s. Taukim due on 18th June. Feom China— By the M. M. s. s. S,,lu it doe on 18th June. Loft Singapore Due in Loudon Arrived Apl. SOtu N. 1). L. May 25th May 23rd May 3rd B. I. May
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    The Interport Shooting Trophy.
    531 11 The North China Daily .V wn es as follows —A tangible record of each port's success or failure to prove victorious in the annual interpjrt rifle-shooting contest will shortly bo au accomplished fact. The pros and cons of the question, as to whether it is more
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    61 11 Tin Rajah af Sarawak MiiU.s kn.iwn that for three \ears from the 10th May, Uihl lot the honi liilr planting of ruhlxT. gutta. peppet and pMnmn in the Lawas distric* will Im' BWated fri-e of |>aynient. on applicants -liowini; --iitticieiit ciipitiil to briny the same iindei cultivation. A m.ixi muni
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    168 11 Per P. iv s. t. ttttttmtt, coniieetin« with the steamer htratiha at OosoaibQs from l..nidon May SM, due BM ivm Mr. 11. Purdy. Miss'L. lfcnw i.t.Mt-sMb. J. [iahlia. B. Tni vere, C. B. Franklin. J A. Small, and K. K. Sal/.mann. A Smilli. Maj-.r I). C. W.
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    VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR.
    77 11 Wharves at Which Different Ships are Berthed To-day. Eaht Wharf Nil. Victoria (jravimi Dik k Xweena. Albert Gravino Do. k Nil. Section No. 1 Louise Roth. 2 Trowbridge, Pnliud. 3 Van Kirniiulvk. 4 I 'pa la 5 Calypao. 6 Ja-on. 1' iik Boej Hohseo Whakk:-: HatgWanl,
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      744 11 Ships and Steamers. N. D. L. MORDDEUTSCHEf LLOYD. Imperial (Jerman Mall Line. The fast and well known mail steamers of (his Company sail fortnightly from BremenHamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice vena) j Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang. Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai,
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      662 11 N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co Ltd. A regular FORTNIGHTLY service i« maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Vnder Mail Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government, specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electrictity, provided with excellent accommodation for First and Second
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      26 11 WEATHER TELEGHAItI HONOKONO.—I-Vi ii .li nk— 10 am. Barometer.. ..89 91. Direction of Wind hoi.ii. FoVeeofWinl Mmi Tempera Shade MANILA'.— IMb 759 c»l». o it to
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    POLLARDSS LILLIPUTIANS
    112 12 The members of the Pollard Opera Cotn|iaiiy Miffiic-d the loss of much property thtXMfh the earlliquake in San Francisco. The company was playing in Sacramento at the time and the youthful singers rushed into the street at the first shock, in a merry in' "d They seemed to
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    THE NEW ART OF LIGHTING.
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