The Straits Times, 12 July 1906

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    15 1 The Straits Times. VO. 22.086 THE STRAITS TIMES. THURSDAY. JULY 12. 1906. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      914 1 MICHELIN TYRES! NEW STOCK f I JUST ARRIVED C. Dupire Company. G 101 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED. UUSSSBaV— A Chines* Dtaaaai or Apothecar> for a rubber estate in Kntish North Borneo. Preference given to one üble la si>cak several dialects. Apply iv writing, stating salarj- required, to f -.'Tk9 GI'THRIK A
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      254 1 jj ROBINSON and COMPANY. f SEWING MACHINES Jiew Revised New Family Hand Machine a^S^MJ^ft^^PSSHBl Ba^La^Lfc Made of Best Materials, und workniaiir-liip. light running New Family Foot Machine RECOMMKXDED FOR FAMILY" Isl. Vff*J ,_J(i VI j) will sew from the finest Muslin to the Stoutest Cloth i wv Price Complete $40.
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      292 1 LATf=ST ADVHK'TISMENTS. OI'II'M AND LIQCO& I AIJMS KOI! THE PERIOD I! j l. Notic- ia haraby givaa lhattaadan will i the olooial Boeratan ami of tin- Baaidaiil ConneUleis, Penaag and Mbljith. ii|> to noon on Thursilav. tin fad of Aii^ii-t. 1906, lir the porchas* of tin- follow iug «(lusn<- righm
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    THE RUBBER QUESTION.
    636 2 The competition of Brazil makes experimental coffee culture problematic. Init it is different with cotton and rubber, which are products with I I'u lire -ays a French trade journal. The progress in the cycle and automobile industries and increasing application? of of all kinds in shoe making,
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    Rubber Planting in America.
    143 2 Rubber p!: nting in utral .nui Soutlii-rn America hai inonucd rapidly I mint yiarv. and thi: it. 00 doubt. <lvi in a great measure to the example of the Eastern tropics. The MOOM and progress of Ceylon and the Malay Peniarula ar<. rarcmlly batrvad in the
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    60 2 Tin- Husrinn Genera! Ri a:i< nk;i'n;>f. who h:- been appuiu.cd OOMOMUMbr of 1 1' Third Silin :tn Army Coiya, in U ;:fTr H nncr soecch said that the moment far Russia's revengo in the Far E:ist *M Mpprenchint* and prt paratvns w< r* made o that end. Charge* of «n
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    WHERE LIFE IS CHEAP.
    742 2 What Performers Get For Facing Death Nightly. Among no class of the community, it would appear, doos Il.imlct s famous phrase. I dv not set my hfe> .it i pin's fee," form a BOM enduring basil of life than in the show world." The small value
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    Outlook In Siam.
    167 2 The future i Biam prnannta different oallook o-day, mti h Pit rie Id roj B aal ni in tin Ecoi onii'ti Kiancai;' from whit it d ouly i t; w ymn igi 1 c 11..- i\ agdOBI 1. ..iv in vv In i.;. l ■I unrad tor
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    27 2 The Siam Observer uiuUr-tan)-thai the Deutscho Ocsta&iatischc B:mk is about to open a branch of its own in Bangkok. It already haa one of its representatives there.
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      202 2 NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES Dynamite Detonators, Gelignite Safety Fuse, Blasting Gelatine Accessories OF BRITISH MANUFACTURE. Importers: Borneo Company, Ltd. H. ABRAMS The Horse Repository Orchard Road Ark just lauik-tl ex s.s. Durum forty vtiy ■abet horses, Cobn, aud Ponies, all thoroughly broken to sadillc and harness and ready for immediate use. This
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      109 2 J. MOTION CO WATCHMAKERS JEWELLERS. OPTICIANS. REPAIRS PROMPTLY EXECUTED i BUNKERS. FRESHWATER ISLAND (PULO BUXOM) Opposite Western Entrance to New Hifbur. LIQUID FUEL 30/- Thirty Saillings) per tti f. t. k. la Knaien. Kate tf deliver? MO Uni per kssi. •FOCKB ALSO ATKutz, Bombay, Colombo, Penang, Bangkok, Hongkong, Shanghai, Yokohama,
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      226 2 SATOGRAPHSS AT0GRAPHS Pathe Freres. For a complete Cinematograph Installation apply to Levy Hermanos, 3 Battery Road. finrnM ai double-sided records "■•■-■afH AND TALKING MACHINES. ODEON Talking Machines from $20. SOLE AGKSTS Levy Hermanos. 3 Battery Road. MICHaELIN Tyres for Motor-cars always in stock. Levy Hermanos, 3 Battery Road. 1 c5l
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    THE EGYPTIAN INCIDENT.
    293 3 Further Particulars. While a body of British troops was marching on tho 13th June from Cairo candria, five of it- oAeen enter ad a \ilhiyo Mil Tanlnh to shoot pi-iji-i us lien an oHicial instigated the villager* t > imiwm d the owm and deI ilicmi i
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    The American Meat Scandals.
    588 3 The British troops eamaiped on Sali*Imiv Phi n re u-0.1. on I <>t lt .lime, to ew tinned meat, <nnl emptied th<. meat i. in-. [WtainilH t h«-ir rat. n>. OB to the grcmad. Souk- ■ml hi warn gunliauts troying lam supplies of tinned food British
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    AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
    667 3 Bands of terrorists in WaiMW oa the I 9th June siniultaiio-.u-ly attacked SO Government ali-.»hol -:tores. They threatened the clerks with revolvois. and decamped with the cash. The terrorists carried off in loot 30,000 rouble.; (about j£3,000.) Six of the employees at the alcohol st res wen-
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    89 3 J. IS. Raphael, the well-known Oxford Uouble Blue, Surrey crickotur. International Rugby footballer, and ex-pre-sdenl of Oxford U ni- i>it\- Bwimaung Club, has recently taken his B.A. degree a! Oxford. Herbert Hearnc. the cricketer. has died at liis liom.- ;:t C'lialfinit Si. Giles, Bucks, of pneumonia. The deceased was brother
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      339 3 THE DERBY HORSE FEED. Out' of the greatest appetizera and muscle producing foods of the prusent day, consisting of mixture of sugar, maize, paddy, bran, and salt. I'scd as a substitute for other food. Readily Wken l>v linrses with rapid and astonishing results. Recommended by all who have tried it.
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      188 3 STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL 1906-7. ORDERS Now Received for Delivery at the End of November IN Singapore and other places in the Straits. Any Desiring to Advertise Should Communicate Without Delay With i he Ediior, Straits Times Annual, Straits Times Office, Cecil S:reet, Singapore. GRAND EXHIBITION OF STATUARY W NOW ON
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      72 3 Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Dia rhoea Remedv.y The great success of this preparation in the relief and cure of bowel complaints has brought it into almost universal use. It never fails, and when reduced with wster and sweetened is pleasant to take. It is equally valuable for children nnd adults,
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. THURSDAY. 12TH JULY.
    1193 4 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. THURSDAY. 12TH JULY. Bb"aiil\ speaking, there are at preseut three sorts ol ordinary domestic servant* In Singapore, apart from the special experts exerts, save the word such as cook, saice. kabnn. Ac. who are not under consideration. These three sorts are. where the employer
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    382 4 tn notice was taken, the other day. of a troiii (ierniauy th.it Japan had deuii adopting as a new state religion the promulgated by Mahomet. Surprise was expre.-sed at so foolish a rumour having reached Berlin aud having hjeen dispensed a^uin from a capital reputed for the .shrewdness of its
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    292 4 The Straitt Times' subscribers and advertising customers will probably have noted a permanent increase in tlie size of this journal. Until February last, the Stniil* BIMM intermittently succeeded iv coming out ax a twelve-paged paper but since then a gradually successful endeavo.ir has liecu made to produce twelve pages, every
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    696 4 Tlie Viminij (i,i i», .ipparuutly very inn. ii i'\ficis< (1 mentally over the appear ancc cf certain iuuoccnt Singaporeans in I'eiiang. Oar contemporary remarks We have Rood reason to believe that 'lie pretence in Penang at the present moment of several well-known Mafajen •■ata**l nieu is not unconnected with an
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    Special Telegram to the "Straits Times." CHIEF PENANG NOMINATIONS.
    53 4 Special Telegram to the "Straits Times." CHIEF PENANG NOMINATIONS. I Hii Snhmarine t'alU) 1'.;,,,,,,/, i I, lily, 1. 10 i>.<«. The following ny I; entries for the Club Hauii: up. Kssinuton. Rutland, First 'rostoii, Juindo. Rapid Pilgrim,. l im <io»|>er. I'uuxiiK Co*. Kitty. Dawn, Itutland, Highlander, First Preston. Juin.l.i. l.'itlemau.
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  • Special German Telegrams.
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    35 4 at I'cnang. Hut. by the way. who are our Directors in FBBSBgf No matter when they reach here, they must not forget to sink the title of Director ,v.-l retire into simple Collllllitli c i
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    122 4 ACOMMM in the following sUtem.nt which appears in the Maley Mail, the X..1.rated Malay KtetM are on velvet in NefWCt to the recent avv aid. They hold !K»1 sl.a, of the Tanjoug "ng« Dock Company, i >l dilating each skuv at the approximate rate of 57.V1.H0. the v.ilu, of the
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    6 4 The Strmih i m |„,i morning.
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    14 4 Thk liev. H. < :md Mr~. l/r.l t.u .i I I'roi i .lava on Wixlneaday.
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    20 4 Thk liev. .1. I!. Cook, at the Jofaun Cliureh. .vill OOOdoH a SMlku in Knglish on Sunday at 9 a.m.
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    24 4 Thk lliv. \V. M iiuy will give an a kin in Kuglish in the I'hinea Church, Tanjoug l';i»:ir lina.l. on Sunday at 7.4."> p.m.
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    22 4 Tin. water i- over road and r.tilw.iy from W.iyang S;::n to Hukit Timaii aad a I trains are e:uu elled to day.
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    18 4 Mi:. A. I. Huttoii I'otts. share-broker .a Yokohama, reports I,'mlis there as at M, buyers at last idvioi
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    24 4 Thk (ieriuan mail steuniT Prim Kitet Vrimhrieh left I'ort Said on the iJtli imtant outward-bound. She is due hen OB l-'iii-(V the 27th instant.
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    32 4 Tin hrn." of the word .Marry' was a com niou favourite of BUnmir, hut I'tw uuderstHTid tlie real men-iing n! the e\|>ies sion. it is mi oath meaning 'illy Mary, the Virgin.
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    25 4 Thk. London CiiieiiiiiUiurapli Slur., ■gain liad a good boOMlasl evening. The pictui s are still interesting, amusing, and limnoro iand it well worth patronising entertairmi'iit.
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    36 4 11. K. Snt John Ani>krsii\ and lUm An clersoll are eXiM-cted to leave for the M.iiay States by the M,-,r „n Kutiiidiiy. It is undersUiod that H. K. will lie away trow Singapore for a mouth.
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    38 4 Thk heavy rain of to-day flooded a iititrrlf-i of streets in the low-lying pert of the town. In the harbour vessels dragged their aiielnu*. A collision nearly occurred between two kical vessels which wire lying; iv tlie roads.
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    36 4 On hundred and ninety seven deatiiwere register! d in Siugni>oie during tlie week ending on the 7tli .Inly. The ratio thoiisjiiiil wa« iMi.H'i. Last mouth. US deaths »<»■ registered In Sinyaj.oie. The ratin n thonsaud whs :i.s.:si.
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    51 4 \s nKH—rj mMtiam al las Mwnii i{m l Uoui iMis-iomTs will be lield on Friday. The report of the lienith coiiiuiittee on tli.- t. for the quarantine camp will be moaklen I. At the cloho of the ordinary linmtilUj. i npecial meeting will be held to eMUddei I rwnssd general
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    45 4 W« are NSjeastsd to state that, iv ■dditiou U> the numerous nppoiutinontH to Royal |H.-Hoiianes, the A|>ollinarin Co. Ltd., for whom Messrs. the HandekvcreoniLiini; Amsterdam arr the Hole Agent obtained the Koyal Warrant of SfWoilltlili lit to H. K. H. The Crown I'iinee of (in.
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    48 4 L\vr ni>{lit a visit to tlie Tl|f irtii ('iiiciiiiito^rapli found the liouso paektd. The programme ma n laa mm and htclnrtod tin- *ii pictures with scenm of the i>r«-at battle mound Vrlii district. The N;ival Untie were realistic ami oxcitiuf; while tl: liuuohmis turn wt v very amusing.
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      218 4 Caldbeck, Macgregor co., Wi c Spirit Merefiants SINGAPORE and PENANG. HONG-KONG, SHANGHAI TIENTSIN. LONDON GLASGOW Hotel de TEurope :o: MUSICAL TIFFIN on Saturday next, tde l£t6 instant at 1. pm. The Austrian String Orchestra will play >i|):vi;il selections of Music during aml after Tiffin. Fresh "Fass Beer" Iced KOTOS* LAUNCHES.
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      187 4 WILSON CO.'S PHOTOGRAPHS ARR ACKNOWLKDGKD TO BK The Best in the Straits, AND KQUAL TO ANT AN VWHKRK. Price ef Cabinet Portraits: 6 Copies 12 Copies IN MATTOTYPE 8.00 $12.00 BROMIDE „12.00 „18.00 PLVTINOTYPE „15.00 „25.00 CARBON ,25.00 „40.0U Portraits on Porcelain each $15. WILSON'S PHOTO ART STUDIO NOTICE. AVIS.
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      UNPREPARED ENGLAND
      255 5 Drastic Schemes for Re-Organising Army. Lord Milner on Conscription. 1;..; i. S -i».r- 4-;5,,.,u. Uth July. Imk lioln rt« hM drawn attention in the Mouse of Lord t i our lack of preparation lor war. .-niphnsi. n|| tin- fact tliat the Navy is unable t.i .Miiiil Hh frontiers
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      BRITISH NAVY TOUR AGAIN.
      33 5 The Admiralty MMkMBMM that seveu kittle-hip- and -ix crui-ei- will -tart tor the Baltic Sea on the 21st of July, to visit Lilian. H.ingidlend. Knm-tadt. Ki\al. Pillau. and Laebeek.
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      RECIPROCAL PREFERENCE.
      66 5 Resolution Adopted at Chamber of Commerce Congress. Sin.i. l:'fl, July. w.i- nn ntioued in ve-ti iday's telegrams. .1 1 anadian n|n. -entativ. at tin Congress of Cbamben '<f Conanene .>! tin Kmpire. which is being held ta London, proposed a renolotion favoiuing reciprocal preferential trade. At the meeting
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      TANJONG PAGAR AWARD.
      76 5 Home Government not Desirous of Reviewing Matters Mr. Winston Clmicliill. in Mm loilM tl Common- yi 1< ril. iv. «as ijnt siioiicil with n-yard tv tin- Tt*j«ag l'ayar awaiil. Hi -tat.'il tlmt 1.in.l Kl^in Mi Ml l.vl mM ].|»ni t<> rrviiw tin- traiisHctinn as it was wholly
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      THE NAVAL VOTE.
      42 5 Discussion Postponed Pending Developments. 1;., d. i-.'ti, .i,,hi, ii.:, Tin- ron-iili ■nition of tin- \a\a! votv by Uw Home of C'ommo— hM baaa ]K-st|ione<l tv i-:inl)li' tin- Ciihiurl to tiirthii ilis,u~~ llnpmpOMl to mli.vi.l.iii the iriildiiiy .it „m,l ■••Im.ughl.
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      AMBASSADORIAL RIGHTS.
      71 5 Turkey Objects to the American Proposal. The UMfieU <io\ eminent formally notified Turkey alma inMi.-iiiatrinteution to BTMta ;i ji BaNMMJ at onsLintinopie. Ohji rlimi. liourvi-r. l-riih: from Turkey to Mm |>io|);jsal, but tii.-ir apixials to \\'asliin.;:,iii unv aMMMM Tlio Turki-.li autlioritics li ive now inifonii. I tinI'liiU-.! StiiU-,
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    Sale of Properties.
    147 5 Tin following pro|M-rtii's ueie dis|H>sed of liYa.ictiuii ;it IWell ,v fo. s Saleroom, yester ■la) afternoon. Moon-hoMoi prtmiaaa No. 6 Phillip Street. Sini;»|).>ic town, 11H1I MpiHie int. (iiiv.in in le;i-, BM Man, quit rent *4.".M. Van I'ow IKVaOa .Monthly rent Ma Freehold boildjafl land at BumUcH Hoad,
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    CHINESE LIBERALITY.
    613 5 Splendid Generosity of Christian Converts. Sumk people apeak as though the Chinese were not liberal, bnt this can scarcely be maintained in tlie face of facts Mk as that must useful institution the Tan Tock Seng Free Hospital, which was fonndod by tlie great grandfather of Mr. Tan
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    After the Wedding was Over.
    203 5 (In the MHfe ol May. the wife of Mahomed 1 Sailed went to a weeding and. as a matter of course, bedtcked herself in all her jewellery. On her rituru she carefully ;I ■< .<! them in a drawer. On the following 1 veiling Salleh's
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    Dariel Adab Club.
    95 5 The members of the Dariel Adah Club held their half yearly general meeting at the club benaja, l!ace Course Koad. last night and the following officials were elected for the half year ending Itecember 31st 1906:— 5. A. Hautham: Presidtnt. H. M. Si rat Vice President. H.
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    The Kelantan Case.
    90 5 Vk>tkkday afternoon, Messrs. Michell uad Nathan, sitting as a Item-h Court, resumed the hearing of the allegation made against Moona I'ather of cheating iv respect of cattle valued at V2..MHI. the alleged pro|)erty of Haji Awang of C'ucop. Kelantan. Mr. llawtry prosecuted Mr. Everett apjHMreil far the
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    Linggi Plantations, Ltd.
    43 5 Maaam (nitliiie iV Co.. Ltd.. have received ■a telegram from Loudou yesterday morning stating that the minimi meeting of the Una Plantations. Ltd.. has beeo held, a.id a ilivideud of 7°,, on Preference Shares and •I', on Ordinary Share-, declined.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    308 5 Five years for Counterfeit CoinersTwo Chinese, a man named (Jhong Ah Chong and a woman uamed Chan Ah Oy, were charged at the Assize Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr. .lustioe Fi)ther and a jury, with being in possession of instruments and materials for counterfeiting current coins. The Acting
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    SUPREME COURT.
    468 5 Son's Story of his Father's Many Divorces. Mk. Bhadiikll the Counsel for the defence in ili.- case of N'ai Tahadjah v Hajee Ismail ami others. opened hi< case yesterday mom iug. He staled tliat lie would call evidence to prove that Hadjee Osman had divorced the plaintiff about
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    Important Chinese Visitors.
    103 5 H. K. Tivvn Kan... Viceroy of Woo Nan and Woo Pak, aud H. K. Tai Hung Tnz, Presiilent of the Hoard of Revenue, who have been travelling for some mouths in the West and stndying the people- of those parts, their politics, industries, manners, Ac. arrived lien-
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    Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
    52 5 The Local Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is in receipt of a telegram from lii< Hongkong Office that, subject to audit, the Dividend will probably be X'l.l'V',, per share: amount placed to Silver Keserve Fund lacs; amount to b. 1 earrieil forwaid
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    Cornwall Minstrels.
    34 5 A knkhal meeting will be hel 1 on Thursday. 12th instant, at Hp.m. sharp at Mr. Koh rloou Teck's residence the Elephant: important buaineas. The attendance of every member is earnestly requested.
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    SERIOUS ALLEGATION.
    318 5 Boarding Officer and Constable before Magistrate. Wmm Woon of Smith Htreet, accompanied his sister-in-law on board a steamer and on returning, lie landed opposite the Hylam Kongsi, Beach Road. Revenue Officer No. 146 met him and invited him to a hut mar by where he also found Corporal
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    RAGALLA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    281 5 As is understood, the above-named Hubber Company is about to be floated in Singapore, and the Subscription List will close at 8 p.m. on Monday next and so a word or two in reference to the enterprise may not be out flf place. According to the
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    Smart Sentence for a Thief.
    149 5 Cm a -k Bbm, a man familiar with the police was found on the second storey of 73 North Hoat Quay, during the early hours of the 27 1 1 ultituo. The occupant. Lv Chung Teang, was about early and saw the man taking his
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    Tramway Cases.
    151 5 Vkstkkdav. Captain Dewar. A— i-tant Superintendent of Police, appiaiiil betel Mr. Michell in the Summons Court to press I a complaint against a train car driver foi > neglecting either to sound his gong. *r to j slow down when passing the junction of Bencoolen Street and Hras
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    Rope Tells of Rain.
    101 5 How many )xx>ple are aware of the weather indicator inside the parish church at A mi nster. Devon I A rope, 70 feet in li-nyih. dropn from the tower into the body of the church. It is used for tolling a bell to announce weekday services.
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    Post Your Collar.
    67 5 A un collar has been used for a strange purpose by a resident in Gloucester. Win 11 clearing the letter-box at the post office theie hi 1 n tly the officials discovered that n letter had 111 1 in written upon one side of a collar. It
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      405 5 STRAND HOTEL RANGOON. "The Queen Hotel of Burmah" The finest and most mo3ern hotel in Rangoon. Magnificent Suites with private baths. Service-de-Lnxe and unrivalled Cuisine. Most perfect sanitary arrangments. Electric lights throughout. Sarkies Brothers) Proprietors TROPICAL MODELS of upright and Horizontal Grand PIANOS IN ELEGANT and CHASTE DESIGNS. BY THE
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    CASTLEFIELD (KLANG) RUBBER ESTATE LIMITED.
    208 6 The following details of a moderatelycapitalized development company formed in London are taken from the prospectus. The capital of the Company is 35,000 •hares of £1 each, of which 30.000 shares are now being issued as follows (i,OOO fully paid in part payment of the
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    Consumption of Beer In North China.
    543 6 Mr Obata, Japanese Consul at L'heI nt tin- roUowiag report tD liis Government on the consumption of beer in North China: Of late years the Chinese have bern lo fonsfaa -;iko ia preference t» be ■nd for this change cheap Japanese been go a
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    SPEARMINT'S NARROW ESCAPE.
    235 6 Rumoured Accident fo The Winner Of The Grand Prix. According to the "Journal,' the horsebox in which Spearmint, the winner of the Grand Prix de Paris, wa,making the return journey, via Boulugue. was run into at Amiens Station while isolated temporarily on a siding. The precious freight,
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    Indian Immigrants in British Malaya.
    504 6 Mr. Thos. 11. Hill. Protector of I. a bour, F. M. S., writers thus to the Maim Mail -In your article on the "Indian Immigrants in Malaya. 6th June. l'J'M'i. you call attenti n to the high death rates. They were extremely unsatisfactory in .some
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      84 6 Wanted > t Once. ill,' foret hough: will often save BC 111 1 ui>k'. Think ..i ill.- pain and ■offering that imi>t I endured ia cmi it. irk pain •>: tho >• omaeh or cramp eolk when laodirine nmt be r.em l Kvcry family ifcoaM h;u-e a bo.tie i 'iiamiierlain
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      574 6 WANTED. SURVEYOR.— Government licensed surveyor. Wanted immediately. Apply, giving references and stating salary required to Survey," c/o Strain Timrt. 1-2750 STOREKEEPER.— Wanted immediately Chinese Storekeeper, who thoroughly under- 1 stands produce business. Apply with copies I of testimonials to K. P., c/o Straits Timet. c 2754 < ASSISTANT MANAGER.- An
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      675 6 TO BE LET. PAKTIALLY FURNISHED HOUSE.— Kinrara." Orchard Road, partially fnrnithed. For further particulars apply to 1 D. Turner, British Dispenaexy. C 8846 < GODOWN.— from the lit June, a godown No. 7 Bernam Street, off Anson Road, area 12,000 square feet, at present occupied by Messrs. Byrne Co. Apply
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      795 6 NOTICES. REMOVAL. -The office* of Measra Giang Bros. 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 TH V I SALE.— The Sale by Auction of ALMA, BATU
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      1056 6 8I1I&AP0RE SPORTING CLUB PROGRAMME FOR THE AU TUMN RACE MEETING. 1906. Oct. 16th,l8Th and 20th. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, October 16th. I.— THE MAIDEN PLATE— VaIue 1600. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight 9»t. 31b. Entrance »20 Distance, R.C. THE LAWN STAKES— VaIue MOO. A Handicap for all Horses imported as
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      147 6 Entries close at noon ou fiallllllaj Uth Oct.. 1906, except for lUces N«s. 'I. A A 4 ou the Thud Hay. For these Baoes, SBtrbs will Ikaccepted »|i to ti o'clock p.m. on Thursday the lHth Oetobw uiHiii pa\ meat of m Eztn ftm Ten Dalian. All an entries must
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    U.S. CONSULAR SERVICE.
    556 7 President Roosevelt's Opinion. The Consular Reform Convention at Washington recently decided ko invi.e every commercial body in the United States to become a member, and where there is no such organisation in any Congressional district- some prominent individual in the district will be dtnga ated as a
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    Phosphorescent Meat.
    245 7 Reference w.-is made at the inof the Board of Health in Melbourne on the Bth June to the fact that ami ■ui'uii.- phoaphoracanfl thero pli (ili 11 111 meat WSJ poaad tor -alo. Dr. Karris, I of tht Board, seated that a large p»rtimi of the i. r
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    121 7 The Governor of Ceylon ha ;i|>|> I <- ed a Coinmi: ion Co inquire iut< port upcni the iacreuiaf ngtmai sance rhere. The question oi Urn MM at tlif pMMf jnij)ulatioii of C lombo wmi brought forcibly bef Government by Sir. him I the City Coroner, as a result f:.
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      128 7 Dan Macfarlane Co. s ROYAL V. 0. V. Jbiqueur Seoted <:o:) OBTAINABLK FROM Messrs. Yong Lee Seng Co. Ghee Soon Co. Ann Lock Co. H Hong Seng Co. Hoon Keat Co. and all dealers. Wholesale from ,Syme Co. Sole -Tlgents. What we Do. We do Well. Good Work I TELEPHONE
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      319 7 DOGSHEAD j£!jk BASS'S ALE B Can be had at all first class \Cfe/^^C^®S&W Bars and Hotels B>^a^^ GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Ltd. LoisraoiN*. Having been appointed Hole Agents for the above Company, we shall shortly be in the position to undertake Electrical Work, and Supply Fitting* of all kinds. Oar Engineer
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      217 7 BRAND GULNNksSN STOUT. Sole Agents. Kirn Hin Co., Singapore. COMFORIABLb I.IViMi IN EVERYTHING. The Towkks, a Family Hotel, situated at Spotteswoode Park, Singapore, provides comfortable living at moderate cost. Equipped with billiard table, two tennis courts and good stabling. Large dining and drawing tooms. Large cool and airy living rooms
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      The Natal Rebellion.
      103 8 f« tht J-.iliU'r nl the "Strait' Tintf." to: I read with interest the article in vesWrd.iv s issue by Triuiu under the in aiding "of The Natal Rebellion. I have had an exWuded exjierience iv South Africa and have been brought into contact with the \arious tribes
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA NEWS.
    558 8 'I'm Governor-General has shown, in 1 clebe-. that he means to stand no more nous, use from turbulent vassals. Progress las also been made in bringing under the K-iid hunting tribes of Ccrani in the Moluccas. As mark of submission they pay a poll tax in coin.
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    Sceptre's Progeny.
    207 8 Ni m is to hand from home that the famous v -m ptre. lias thravvn her first foal, the sire being I'vllene. Sceptre, it will bercntMabwed, ni gM flOl Sir. 1!. Sievicr in l'.Xt! by Ml. W. Bass foi tJ.i.iKlii and last Mat the same gentleman .chased the
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    The Swimming Club.
    58 8 We are Mind to state that the steam launch .{>•!<• will leave Johnston's Pier at 3-AOp.U on Saturday for the club's bungsI and v\ill return at .1 p.m. Launch— will leave .lolnistoiis Pier for i baaaakm on Sunday the I.lth inst.. at ill. 11, -j-15 and 8-80
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    37 8 A I'.iustcs v. 8. I!, t to be played K-.)iUnade to-day. Shcrvvixid I -t.-i Uoal. 1t,.. .Marsdin Backs, lie. -■int. Murphy: Half Hacks. Its. <• P .in. Silaliorp,.. Seoti: Forwards, l'ts. dbnr, Daaarfag. like. and w.W,.
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    12 8 ■R.i/ nHi/ arrived this morning 1 -eillcs with twelve |ti>u< of dyna-
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    1152 8 July t, 190 G. Tiikkk was a fire in Raub. the other day. six atap- roofed shop-houses, and another house behind them, having been destroyed tin Police rendered valuable assistance in saving property and were also successful in confining the fire to this one block. The last Police
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    PENANG LETTER.
    1296 8 Sunday, Sth July. Our pier, about which no many people have laughei, owing to the long time spent in its construction and its apparent ignorance by the shipping, lias been coming to the front rapidly and is month by month becoming more popular.This is shown by the fact
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    SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB.
    92 8 Porgramme issued for August Meeting. Thk Singapore Sporting Club have itemed their programme for the Autumn meeting to be held on Oct. 16. 18 and 20. next. The stakes are valuable whilst the events come up to the number of 20. With such a long and varied
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    Servant's Alleged Dishonesty.
    205 8 Tan Hak Ni keeps an opium shop in Fraser Street and lie has a considerable number of customers among the women of the neighbourhood. He kept a man on a salary of SH a month, and his duty was to take from the shop every afternoon a
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    Rhodes "Ducks"
    181 8 When Wilfred Hhodes first secured his place in the Yorkshire XI just after he had left a southern Scottish Clvb GalashicU. in secured his place iv the famous team of the White Rose as a bowler. He began his career as one of England's lx st trundlers in
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    VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
    286 8 Bl ItM E. G. Bbovi.mi.k. Commandant. S. V. C. SiiifliiiH,,,, KHli s. v. C. Medical Inspection-: The Medical Inspection of all recruits joining the S. V. C. will be carried out by Lisut. O. I>. Freer, at the Municipal Health Office, on Thursday, at I p.m. until further
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    55 8 A> »c staU'il at the time, a < liiiiainan m nicked up by a DoUm patrol earily on Tuesday inuiniun lying m au unconscioun condition iv Armenian Street. The man had two iucise<l wounds ou his head. He died this murniii)! without regaining consciousness. The police have ho far befcu
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    54 8 Mk. Skimion'-. characteristic: speech at Sydney, ou the 10th of June, was his last public utterance. He said it was a suicidal policy for the Colonies to scud trade to foreign countries, thus enabling them to strengthen their navies. Trade. b« declared, should go to the Motherland, to assist in
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    26 8 Sih .lohn .loi'livn, the newly B|inattted MiuisUr to China, will Im- MMUg t>n. i^li Singapqfe oh lu~ way to Naag at tin cud of tins mouth.
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      272 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL Co, JEWELLERS iILK MERCHANTS. Have jnst opened a fresh stock of Indian. Chinese, and Japanese good* i.e. silk kimonos. Maltese silk lace collars, Ladies' silk blouses, Japanese cotton crape kimonos, Persian ;unl Indian carpets of all sizes, gold gem set-jewellery, silver ware etc. etc. Ladies and
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      146 8 DAY BY DAY. Thursday. 12th July. High Water. M p.m. (ieriuan oui.vurd mail due. Philharmoiiic Oltlmtn M>. Town Band. H. 8. Reservoir. "it..li. Football 6 H.C. v. Foresters. Musical Kveniny. H.uel W Earop* MOtoll Friday, 13th July. High Water 10-13 p.m. I.enislntiveCor.ncil. MO. Munici|iul C immiwiwi. ■»>■ Town Knnd. BaßkuMte.
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    THE SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY.
    323 9 Prospect of Profit. Varied opinions prevail in Japan business circkb with regard to tne prospects of the South Manchuria Railway, in the opinion of '.he Japanese Government, the main 'line between Changchung and Taircn Dalny will pay as well as the railways in Japan. The line
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    Shipping Competition in the Far East.
    267 9 representative of ';he Osaka Mainichi at Tokio has had an interview with a leading official of the Nippon Tun Kaisha who is represented to h.-vc mad? the fallowing statement All the steamers charetred by the Government in connection with the war have now been
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    Shell Transport Company.
    167 9 The Royal Dutch Petroleum Comp.mv. which recently decided to double he amount of its ordinary Fhare capital. i< rc|>orted by the Kolni?ehe Zeitung to have in contcmDlation a scheme of fur.ion with the Shell Transport Company. By reason of its own "petroleum fields in I he Dutch
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      MINING.
      356 9 fc£& CapiU. Subscribed u oT Bbam I Issue Value Patd np to Reserve I Company Quotations Pays at Present Price. I I I OULO. 18,500 4,000 350,000 20.000 10.000 640 uniMowl 6,207 10.493 36.700 110,000 50.000 150,000 20,000 S.OOO USIMIMd f 10 1900 1175,000 1903 £400,000 1901 $300,000 •140,000
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      RUBBER.
      293 9 r Anglo-Malay Rubber Co., Ltd. Balgownie Robber Estate Ltd. Batu Caves Robber Co. Ltd. (f.p) (coutrib.) Batu Unjor Rubber Co., Ltd. Bukit Rajah Rubber Co., Ltd. m (contrib.) £2.17.6 14.50 buyers £2.2.6 £1.12 6 •23.50 sales and sellers £4.0.0 £3.15 0 1905 1904 1905 1903 £150.000 1200.000 £30.000 700.000
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      GENERAL.
      197 9 1894 l-<;-, 1901 1901 1899 1903 1891 1884 1890 £5.377.10.0 •225.000 ♦10.000.000 •2,400.000 134,000 •875,000 $600,000 130.000 1200,000 •300,000 £4.648.15.0 7,638 12/6 •225,000 4,500 $SO •10,000,000 j 80,000 j (125 •2,400.000 200 i SIOO •34,000 3,400 10 •87*000 < 00 i llo •875,000 2750 j $100 •240.000 24.000 10
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      DEBENTURES.
      48 9 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 6% MOO.OOO 2% prem buyers. Kiley Hargreaves, Ltd. 6% 225,000 t% prem buyers. Singapore Municipal 6% 400,0 0 2% prem buyers. 5% M 78.000 par. buyers. i% 602,000 par. sellers. Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., Ltd. 6% 250.000 2<X. prem buyers. 5% 1,865,500 prem buyers.
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    Commercial.
    238 9 Singapore, 12th July, 1906 PRODUCE. (iambier buyrrs I 7.15 do (Cube No. 111 1 unpicked 11.00 Copra Bali 8.70 do Pontianak 8.80 Pepper. Black buyers 2(1.371 do White 5% 27.87 Sago Flour Sarawak 2.70 do Brunei No. 1 2.60 Pearl Sago 6.40 Coffee Bali, 16% buyers 18.50 Coffee, PaJeinbane,
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    SOME NOTES ON FOREIGN TRADING.
    1604 9 International Methods. The special agents, commercial agents, aud Consuls ot England, America, and Germany, are undoubtedly doing good work in furnishing their respective countries with trade information of special value. So far as Germany is concerned, however, remarks the Indian Rubber Journal," a great deal
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    87 10 The Aim rican G<\ oniiiKMil li.ivc entered upon ;t crass sjainii dishonest manufactoren <>t nindiii'nws The P<is. sill :-"i i w.inl their circnian sal li ritii- insist < a spirit beins taken ca( if the quantity perl jonate and a i lie .il < hernia s the o v Bending
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    70 10 Flogging myth Exposed. NVith regard to :he alleged flogging of Chinese employed in the Cason Mine, the Johannesburg corrp*pondeiu of the "Standard" is informed that independent investigations instituted by the Government and Jie chairman of the East Rand Proprietary prove the report to have been an invention. The
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    Bengal Tigers and Elephants.
    333 10 The most stimulating paragraphs in the Annual Report of tne Fort-.st Administration iv Lower Bengal, tor the year 1904 05, are those retWnug to the depredatioiu by wild beasts, ihe number of men killed iv the torests by tigers was 166, c. oSJ nwre than in
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    Rubber-Seedling Thefts.
    292 10 The •Agricultural Bulletin for April contaais much interesting readBag matter. The toll iwiug WsUoiug t. ptanten v given bj Mr. n. a. tticUey I'lauu-rs would do well at the present time to keep an eye on their rubber■saaaries. 'itie demand f-jr plant., and seeds especially for Dutch tenit,
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    127 10 Sir C. J. Dudgeon, chairman of tho Shanghai branch of the Chin Association, has forwarded the Maori i i mercantile investigating i> mi which recently returned thither from Manchuria, to the Diplomatic Corn al Peking. In a covering latter th« Chair man urgrd that JapajMßS goods bad an unfair advantage
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      721 10 Ships and Steamers. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. Par China, Japan, Penan*. Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Etypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth aad London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Golf, Continental, and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about Mail Line. Outward 'for China). UM.uia 21
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      686 10 Koninklljke Paketvaart Maattohapplj. /i Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. dgtmU at Singapore Bur Aoekct, late J. Daekdklk A Co., 2-8 Collteb QcAV^y The undermentioned date, are only approximate Steamer' From Exp'ted Will be despatched for Camphuyi Batavia July 9 Batavia, Soerabaya, Makassar, Balik Papau. Denggala, Toli-Tol Bwool, Palch
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      448 10 HAMBUROAMERIKA LINIE. HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Strait., China, and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. The arrivals of the next
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      708 10 C.P.R. Canadian Paoifio Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. THE FAST ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA, JAPAN, AND EUPCPE. VIA CANADA, AND THE UNITED STATES. Route from Hongkong vit Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver. Twin Screw Empress Steamships 6,000 Tons— Speed 19 knots. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM
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    TRONOH MINES LTD.
    698 11 Report for 1905. The following is the Annual Report of the Tiouoh Mines Limited for the year 1905. The Directors have the pleasure to present to the shareholders the accounts of the Company duly audited for the year ending 31st December, 1900. The delay in presenting these
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    The London Library.
    167 11 Mr A I. Balfotir. as president. I the <-li uv at the annual huh t i:,;; :if tin- Loadoi Library in St. |ii;ii,\ mid in moving the adoption of tin' reoort, referred at length tlio pwillitf tune MM and cliarattrrisi of the library. Auk'M'.' t lit r
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    CLEARANCES.
    90 11 July 10 Sambia. Ger str, H'koug. Shanghai. Japan Keemun. Brit str. Karachi Rajah of Sarawak, Sar str. Sarawak Terrier, Nor »tr. Bangkok Glenstrae, Brit str, H'konß, S'ghai. V'stock Aparima. Brit »tr. Peuang and Calcutta 11 Indrasamha. Brit str, New York via ports G. Apcar, Brit str. I'enang. Calcutta Itaura,
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    114 11 For Per Sttamer Time Tomorrow. Snurabava, Macassar, etc.C'<i»i/>'i»!/< N a.m Anamba Natuua Is. I'xmkn 9 a.m. Bangkok Deli 11 a.m. H'kong. S'ghai, Japan AtUttfi 3 p.m Teluk Anson via ports Hyt I.tmiti 3 p.m. Malacca aud Bagau Kimi Ann p.m. Tcluk Alison via ports Han Hin (ju«n 3
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    132 11 From F.oropi— By the N. D. L. i. 8. P. R. I.uit/mld due on 12th July. From Chisa— By the' M. M. b. s. Tourane due on 16th July. >j/tf Loft Singapore Due id London May 2-tih N. D. L. June Had M:i'y 3Kt B. I. June
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      1166 11 Under this heading the following abbreviations are oaed «tr. steamer ib.— ship bq; —barque scb.— schooner Yet. Yacht Cm. —Cruiser Gbt.— Gunboat Tor.— Torpedo H.p.— Horsepower Brit. British U.S.— T Bited State* Feb.— French Ger —German Dat.— Dutch Ital.— ltalian I Span.— Spanish Bar.— Sarawak O.c— General-cargo;
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    843 11 Name, port, probable date of arrival, and name of Agents. Stkamkrs. Alcinous, Liverpool, July 16 Mansfield. Alesia, Hongkong, Aug. 12 Behn Meyer. Anamba, Copenhagen. Aug. 3 E. Asiatic Coy Annam, Saigon, Aug. 30 M. Maritime! Austria, Hongkong, Sept. 7 Rautenberg Ayuthia, Bombay, July 14; Borneo Coy. Alex. Wentzel,
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    THE SOCIALIST IDEAL.
    764 11 M. Jaures' Attack on. M. Clemenceau. Paris, 14th June. The importance of the Ministerial declaration has dwindled down to in- significant proportions in presence of the intervention of the great Collectivist leader, M. Jaurea. On Tuesday he only, so to say, announced the title of the chapter
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    78 11 Mr Uoatyn Weld, 'I" 1 Hydrographer I I hi- Admiralty, b his rop >rt tor 1906, tales that M e\vr tlian BM daogW Ul ■ks and -h aU «v diaew wed lor ha •a) :t t, me during thai ye»r U P-.-narkable fact," says he, thai the nber <>f rocki
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      744 11 Pacific Mall Steamship Co. Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company AMD Toyo Kistn Kaisha The three great steamship lines between :HINA, JAPAN, and EUROPE, via Honolulu iud San Francisco, operating the new 12,000 on, twin-screw steamersKOREAaodSIBERIA, ogether with the well-known steamers CHINA, DORIC, COPTIC. GAELIC, AMERICA MARU, HONGKONG MARU, and NIPPON
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      472 11 INOOXIHINA STEAM NAVIGATION LIMITED. FOR BABARANG AND BOURABAY*. The dhpany's steamer CHUN »ANO, 2.21" ton., Captain Cox, will be despatched for the above ports on Saturday, the Uth inst. For freight or passage apply to 3763 BOUSTEAD A CO., Agent: j NOBDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. FOR HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, AND JAPAN PORTS. The
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      52 11 VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL. East Coast pnrts, «.in IFWR Hin, alternate Saturdays and WmluemlayS. Teluk. Aiiaou via port*, Sappho on Monday? keltmgor ou We<liie»tJ»y», and II ye 1 Fri<l»yt. S. S. S. Co. I Po«t> 8w.etteuhara via p«rt« /Vim'mj1»i. Thandays, aad Malacca on Saturdays, S. 8. eenauipvik^ot-ts, Kutni e\«ry WeJi;i
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    WHITE AND BLACK IN SOUTH.
    579 12 The Ethiopian" Menace. Africa for <the Africans is the keynote of the Ethiopian movement, write*, a correspondent in the London Times About 1836, mission work had got fairly firmly established in South Africa. About 1892 the Ethiopian Church was established in Pretoria; in 1893-94 the
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    The Siberian Route.
    198 12 So much has been wri.ten concerning the present difficui.y of travelling on the Tran:>Siberian Raiwlay that it comes a^ a pleasant surprise, says the Peking TOM," to karn '.hat once a week at nil evtnts there is already running from Vladivostock an express train perfectly I. l
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    63 12 Consul Wang, who. says the Caiv.on (\>rrc*pondent of the "China Mail," by tin way. i= a brother of H. E. Wang Tah Shik, Minuter .o Great Brit an. and who has been appointed Consul General to Singapore, is unable to priK-wd thither owing to ill-health. The Consul is reported t«*be'
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    398 12 Messrs Wilson, Smithett Cu's Circular. In auction on Bth June a small proportion of the moderate supply sold, prices continuing in buyers' favour. The sales included M packages Para and Peruvian weak entrefine at ss, virgin at 4s 7Jd, good negroheads at 3s 9£d, fair at 3s
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    The Interport Shield.
    93 12 Subscriptions towards Hongkong's share in the purchase of the Interport Shooting Shield come slowly if surely. Mr. M.S. Xorthcote, the Secretary of the movement, has received S5O from Sir Matthew Nathan, the Governor of the, Colony. This is encouraging, in the opinion of the "China Mail," and
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    133 12 The Board of Commerce at Peking has communicated to the Chinese Chambers of Commerce in different places that the custom of smoking opium cannot be prohibited at once but that it would be advantageous to gradually force the people to cast it off by imposing heavy duties while, on the
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    GOLF.
    504 12 England v. Scotlaud. This fourth annual professional international match was played on the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers' links at Muirfield. Of the preceding contests Scotland had won one and two had been drawn, so that the English professionals that day scored their first victory, and did »-> in
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    Witness and Judge.
    142 12 11 is Honour Mr. A. G. W.'te was cornered by a wi' ness in the Supreme Court Hongkong on the 27th June. Mr. Lammort. an auctioneer, was giving expert evidence as to what did what did not spoil goods for sales. His Honour contended that the appearance
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      561 12 Banks, Insurances, Auctions. Hongkong V Shanghai Banking Corporation. paid-up Capital n0.00b.000 RESERVE FUND Sterling Reserve t10.000.000l tl9 sqa ooq Silver Reserve 9,500,000f 19 *****0 R .serve Liability of Proprietor* $10,000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. A. Haupt, Esq. Chairman. G. H. Medhurst, Esq. Deputy Chairman. E. Goetz. Esq. A. J Raymond, Esq.
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      494 12 Chartered Bink of India. Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital 2800.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietor* £800,000 Reeerve Fond £075,000 BANKERS. Bank ol England. National Bank of Scotland. The London City A Midland Bank, LV. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest allowed at 1 per oent. per
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      687 12 rf^^An Exceptionally Good Tanglin Auction. |^w Sale of High Grade Household Furniture THE PROPERTY OF J. W. VAN DE STADT, ESQ. AT MOUNT ALMA, DALVEY ROAD, SATURDAY, 14th. JULY AT I. 30 P.M. Rooms well appointed throughout in best TEAK GOODS' all of ARTISTIC DESIGN and GOOD FINISH. DRAWING ROOM.
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